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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-06-17
Essentials to Success With Al
falfa in Missouri.


ton has been conducting expert
mentS with alfalfa on the various
soils Of the State for a number
of years and as a result Of these
experiments, the following brief
summary of the essentials to
success are given.
l.. 1t takes good land to grow
alfalfa without considerable care
Well drained creek and river
bottoms as well as all well
drained deep rich uplands will
grow it readily where it is
properly handled but for aver
age to thin lands considerable
care is necessary to success.
2. On rich lands alfalfa may
be spring sown, but on average
to thin lands fall or late sum
mer sowing is much more GER
tain of a permanent stand. From
the middle of August to the
middle of September is best for
central and north Missouri but
in the south third of the State
it is best to- SOW from the middle
of September to the middle Of
October.
3. The seed bed must be well
prepared. For spring sowing
Il should be plowed deep and
thoroughly worked down. For
fall sowing the land should be
plowed early and well settled be-
low with a fine seed bed pre-
pared on the surface.
4. incubation of uplands which
have never grown alfalfa be-
fore is beneficial and usually nee
essary to success. This is es-
pecially true in regions where
sweet clover does not grow. In
oculation is best accomplished by
scattering on 200 to 300 pounds
per acre of soil from an old al
falfa field and narrowing in
Immediately.
5. Lime is beneficial on many
south Missouri soils and it is
often necessary to success, 1t
should be applied at the rate of
from 5000 to 1000 pounds per
acre in any convenient form.
6. On land of medium and
poor fertility cultivation with a
disk or spring tooth harrow
followed by a drag harrow is
necessary for best results after
the second and third cuttings.
7. On lands OF medium to poor
fertility the application of 10 to
10 tons Of manure before plow-
ing is necessary for best results.
Top dressing with manure each
fall 4 to 6 loads per acre, is
very beneficial unless the manure
contains much grass seed. Fox
tail, crab grass, and bluegrass
ar the worst enemies to alfalfa.
s. The application Of 20
pounds per acre Of bone meal
On all lands of medium to poor
Cfertility is very helpful in Sc
curing a permanent stand.
8. On all lands of medium to
poor fertility a man must be
willing to give considerable time
and care to the preparation Of
the lands, seeding and cultiva-
ton if he is to achieve success.
10. The use of clean strong
terminating seed, free of dodder
IS essential to the greatest sue
cess.
gricultural Experiment Sta
ton, University of Missouri,
Columbia, Missouri.
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New Pastor.

The local Christian church
which has been without a pastor
since Rev. Briney left, has Sc
cured Rev. S. Boyd White who
is now stationed at Moberly.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-06-17
Yes We Do Love Work.
NJ. C. McFADIN.

Don't forget us, we are in
town and we want to make your
side walks. We make the best
and treat you white. Others
,ome and make big talk then go.
say, WORK, and deliver the
goods.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-06-17
MISSOURI MULES.

Last year there were more than POLL
OG0 mules in Missouri. Hitch the
whole bunch together and you could
plow a strip somewhere near forty
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-06-17
TRUSTEES SALE.

Whereas, Zue L. Smith and w. Har-
vey Smith. her husband, BY their GER
tain deed of trust, dated November
18th, 1909, recorded in the office OF
the Recorder Of Deeds for Lafayette
County. Missouri. in Book 178 at page
trustee, the following described real
estate situate in the County Of La
tayette aforesaid, to-wit: the S. w.
a Of Section 6. Township As Of Range
~; in trust. to secure the payment Of
notes in said deed described; and
whereas, default having been made
IN the payment Of one of said notes,
when the same became due and nav
able, / will, at the request of the legal
holder Of said notes, on
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the Los Angeles Times.

not educate their offspring to
respect and engage in whole
some labor. There is a notable
absence of discipline in the
training of children.
A Mexican family, besides wife
and children, includes more often
than not dependent relatives.
y man is bound if called upon,
as though under the old Hebrew
law, to care for his parents, his
wife's parents, the maiden sis
tiers on either side, as well as
orphan nieces and nephews. But
the same custom which provides
that a woman's male relatives
shall care for her also places
Ter under their control.
To Americans it seems that
the only hope of freedom for our
sister Of the southern republic is
u become a widow. AS a girl
she is under the surveillance of
her parents. Till she marries
i she be of the uppermiddle or
upper class, she does not to this
day 80 upon the street unatt-nl-
cd. The extent to which pro
lection of women is carried may
he seen from the fact that in the
higher eastes they never attend
burials, the experience being
considered too public and ex-
cruciating for them.
The Mexican girl never sees
her sweetheart alone excepting
from the balcony. She knows
nothing of athletics, of the indie
pendent and busy life enjoyed by
the English or American girl.
As to intellectual culture, some
OF the wealthiest senoritas
are educated in Europe and many
at home in music, a smattering of
painting and in science, history
O. mathematics. The majority of
the women of the country know
little beyond reading and writ
ing.
The Mexican women being left
more free from household cares
than the women of most other
countries would seem to have
much opportunity for social life.
But this phase with them is ex-
tremely quiet. They drive in
their carriages and visit close
friends or relatives. They en-
terrain old friends on the occas-
ion of family birthday and
saints days. But there is
lacking the busy system of calls,
clubs, receptions and constant
theatregoing which obtains
among American women.
Till a few years ago even the
shopping was done largely at
home, the stores obligingly send
ing quantities of silks, laces,
and other goods for the inspec-
tion Of an intending purchaser oJ
receipt Of a message borne by a
servant. The custom was mod
Fled by the buyers driving to
the stores and having goods
brought out to their carriages.
Now Mexican women shop as
Americans do.
In the capital of the nation
and in the State capitals there
is more or less holding Of offic-
i'll functions. Young people
enter with romantic zest into
their occasional balls and into
garden parties held in the ''al-
amedeas'' or parks of suburban
towns and smaller cities. There
are the peculiar Christmas festiv-
tiles, lasting for a fortnight. But
on account Of the close chaper-
onage it all seems tame and OPP
rressiyely formal to foreigners.
Mexican homes are pretty
well closed to foreigners. But
when once a stranger is admit
ted to the family circle he is sc-
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-06-17
CORN GROWING
CONTEST FOR BOYS
Keep Lads on arm is Prof.
RutGhiSOn'S Advice.

By c. B. Hutchison, Instructor in
Agronomy, College of Agriculture,
University of Missouri.
We have long been educating our
boys away from the farm, We have
held before them as an ideal the
statesman rather than the successful
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-06-17
JOHN l. ASHURST.
'ffice Phone 437. Res. Phone 1926.

l am prepared to make your
engagements from $1.OO up. En-
fragments from your kodak film
from 80 cents up. COloring
botos from 80 cents up ac-
cOrding to the amount Of work
required Phone 245.
n NnTPTN
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-06-17

Coaching delinquent public
school students done by Floyd
Greene. Terms reasonable.
Phone us.
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Saturday, the 18th day of
June 1911,

between the hours Of o. a.
M; and 3 p. M. of that day,
highest bidder at the front door of
the court house in the city OF Lex
ington, in Lafayette County, Missouri,
Tor cash, the property above described
TOT the purpose Of satisfying said debt
and the cost of executing this trust.
JOSEPH o. LEsUEUR, Trustee.
Lexington, No. May %, 1911.
The above described land was som
conveyed by said zue 1. Smith and
w harvey Smith to one ]. G. Luse.
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gricultural Experiment Sta
ton, University Of Missouri,
Columbia, Missouri.

III you have never us
ed Gregg's coffee, you
have missed a delicious
treat. Kenney keeps ii.
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miles wide at each round. These
mules are valued at more than $12t
100000. There are three times as
many hOrSos as mules.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-03

Miss Ella Gill returned to work this
morning after being off several days
on account of illness.
Miss Bessie GormerIy of Wamego
has returned home after spending a
short time here visiting Miss Lillian
Ward of German avenue. ,.
The regular election of officers of
the Kings Daughters of the Presby-
terrain church will be held in the
Presbyterian church tonight. A full
attendance of members is desired.
Mr.. Luther Britt of K u visited
friends in Topeka over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Brit of Grafton
street spent Sunday the guests of DR..
and Mrs. Norman and family of Logan
avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Dawdy of 317
Lake street spend Sunday in Prairie
Home visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dee Alexander have
returned to their home in Newton
after spending a short time here visit
ing relatives and friends.
Mrs. c. H. Hart and Mrs. Frank
Short of College Hill visited friends
on the East side Sunday.
Mrs. W. L. Horn and daughter Viz
ginia of Kansas City are here spend
ing two weeks visiting relatives and
friends. Mr.. Horn spent Sunday here.
The regular business meeting of the
Endeavor society of the Christian
church. At the close of the business
meeting social time will be enjoyed.
Mrs. z. T. Brown and son of. Tyler
street spent Sunday the guests of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clark, on Lake
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keevan returned to
their home in Nortonville today after
spending a few days here visiting Mr..
and Mrs. William Vetter of 319 Bran
ner street.
| Florence, little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Daniels of East Fourth
street, who has been quite sick for a
number of weeks with an attack of
pneumonia, is much improved.
| The regular meeting of the B. B. B.
B. club will be. held Tuesday evening
with. Mr.. Garnett Kennedy at his home
/ in Belyiew.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Montgomery of
Kansas City spent the week end here
with relatives and friends.
| The teacher training class of the
1 Christian church will meet for study
| in the church Wednesday evening.
Mrs. A. Luthey of sos East Fourth
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state will meet tomorrow afternoon fl
Gemmell hall.
? A. B. Peacock, a prominent merchant
of Protection, Kan, is in Topeka today
on matters of business.
Attorney A. B. Quinton left Sunday
for Denver, where he will spend sew
eral days on legal business.
B. F. Milton of Dodge City is in To-
peka today on business matters. He
will return home this evening.
E. E. Williams of Mcpherson is in
town today on matters of business. He
will return to Mcpherson tonight.
Prof. ]. E. kirkpatrick of Washburn
college spoke this morning before the
students of the Topeka high school.
The buffalo at Gage park are thin In
flesh. They look as though the
change of air didn't agree with them.
Robert H. Heller. former judge of
spending the day in Topeka on bust
ness matters.
The annual reports of the heads of
the various departments of the First
Presbyterian church will be read at a
meeting this evening.
The grade cards for the first half
term are being returned today by the
students of the high school with sig
natures of parents attached thereto.
George S. Murphy and daughter, Mrs.
E. ]. Moffett, are in Topeka today.
They came in their touring car and are
returning from a business trip to Kan
( sas City.
E. w. Smiley, secretary of the State
Grain Dealers association, and B. F.
McDermott left today for points in
Nebraska, where they will spend sew
eral days.
A story is making the rounds to the
| Lee. ! l.
city are being told that it will be nee
essary to sign their names to the bal
| lots tomorrow.
The board of education will probably
| decide tonight whether it will be wise
to add another two years to the new
business course that was started last
fall in the high school.
DIR. Matt Hughes will speak Tues
day evening on 1.-The Passion Play al
the First NJ. E. church. Election re-
turns will be given from the platform
at the close of the lecture.
The brotherhood class of the First
Presbyterian church will hold its an
nual meeting at the home of
| Frank L. Campbell, 1907, Buchanan
street, Wednesday evening.
The members of the Baraca classe:
| of the First Baptist and the Second
/ United Presbyterian churches will de-
| bate on "Women's Suffrage" this even
ing at the church of the latter.
The annual family dinner of thu
| Westminster Presbyterian church will
be held this evening. The men will 81
! direct from their business to the church
| and the spread will start at o'clock
C. E. Benton of Fort Scott is in To
peka today. Benton is attorney fol
the Fort Scott-wichita branch of tn,
| Missouri Pacific He is here looking
after several court cases in which tn,
road is interested.
c. E. Green, postmaster at Effing
ham, was in Topeka several hours to
day. He left over the Santa Fe thi
lafternoon for Sacramento. Cal, Wher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-03

with his son, ]. NJ. Green. manager of
the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany. s+5 r.
Clad Hamilton will meet about TWEEN
ty young men at the Central Y NJ. c
A. Thursday evening for the purpose of
training them to act as hoy scout"
leaders. The scout movement in To-
peka has grown rapidly.
C. ]. Brown of Blue Rapids was in
Topeka several hours today visiting old
friends and looking after matters of
business. Mr.. Brown was formerly
clerk of the supreme court and held
that position for a number of years.
T. A. Kramer, an Eldorado lawyer,
is in Topeka today on legal business,
Kramer has been praeticing law in
Butler county a number of years and
was one of the attorneys for the de-
Tense in the Jessie Morrison murder
case.
Mr.. o. ]. Wood. of the Santa Fe law
department, who suffered an attack of
acute pleurisy while on his way to Chi
cago Friday, was returned to Topeka
last night, in Division Superintendent
T. H. Sears car. Mr.. Wood is now at
the Santa Fe hospital. He is much i'm
proved this morning and hopes to be
home in a few days.
The children of the Topeka schools
will enjoy a holiday Friday. Most of
the teachers will attend the meeting of
the northeastern kansas TeacherS as
lsociation. They will return by a spe-
cial train. A number of the members
| of the high school teaching staff will
visit the high schools of Kansas City,
while others will visit the other insti-
tutions.
Miss Carmie Wolf of Topeka has
taken the place of Ward H. Green as
instructor in English at the high
school. Mr.. Green left today for the
university of Chicago, where he will
study during the next quarter The
: board of education will probably
choose some one to take his place as
director of athletics at the high schoo
for the remainder of the present term
Cards are being circulated today con-
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street, who has been quite sick for the
past two weeks with an attack of the
mumps, is improving.
Mr.. Judson Williams left today for
his home in Colorado Springs after
spending a few days here visiting his
cousin, Mr.. Carl Williams of 31S Bran
ner street, and other relatives and
friends.
Mrs. n. Kelley, who has been quite
sick at her home on Lake street for
number of weeks, is reported to re-
main about the same.
Mrs. Furman and daughter Nellie
returned to their home in Argentine
today after making an extended visit
here, the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Furman of 306 Branner street.
The regular meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society of the Christian church
will be held in the church Wednesday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Wiscombe were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Harris
on Chandler street Sunday.
Mr.. Roy Pardee of Usage City spent
Sunday here the guest of his sister,
Mrs. Charles Laird of Branner street.
Mr.. Frank Hagenbuch spent Sunday
in Eudora the guest of his sister, Miss
Nettie Hagenbuch.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Crook and son,
GaIen Crook, wen. to Kansas City Sun
day to attend the funeral of Mr.. A ].
RAIDER.
Frank, little son of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Luthey of East Fourth street, is suf-
fering with an attack of the measles
The regular meeting of the Dorcas
society of the Christian church will be
held Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. o. D. Johnson, 419 Locust
street. This will be guest day for the
society.
Mrs. George Woods and children of
| Argentine have returned home after
! spending a few days here the guests
| of Mr.. and Mrs. George Furman on
! Branner street.
Mrs. Helen Heberer of Manhattan
spent Sunday here visiting friends.
McKim Harper is able to be out and
around after being quite sick for the
past week with an attack of the
/ mumps.
Erett Scrivner, who was burned
quite badly sunday morning in an ex-
plosion of gas, is reported to be i'm
| proving.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Arthur of Ills
/ Madison. street entertained Saturday
/ evening in honor of the birthday an
| nfversaries of Mrs. c. A. Moore and
/ Mr.. Joseph Arthur Their guests in
Guided: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Arthur
! Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Moore. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Arthur, Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. A Moore
Mrs. Lima Burdett of Lexington, Mo.
and Mrs Sid Norman. The evening
was spent in conversation after which
dainty refreshments were served.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-03

tanning the "Women,s ticket" for mem
bers of the school, board: Following
are the names: Mrs. c. ]. Evans, S. A.
Swendson, S. r. Kutz, A. v. Lindell, ].
F. Haskell, DR.. L. A. Ryder. The wo-
men are indignant at the effort to draw
the line apparently to defeat this
ticket by creating the impression that
1t is a women's ticket. Mrs. Lee Mon
roe said: I'VE are not ready to divorce
ourselves from the men. We believe III
having a woman on the school board
but not in a woman's ticket
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SlsSSnlors

The polls open at O'Clock tomorrow
morning.
Don't forget to vote tomorrow. 1t is
important.
Fashion week began today. The stores
are decorated for the occasion.
c. NJ. Williams of Hutchinson is look
ing after business interests in Topeka
today.
The Presbyterian ministers of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-03

w. G. Tandy is the only man
on the list of the six high candi-
dates for city commissioner liv-
ing south of Fifth street.
Surely the south part of the
CITY is entitled to a Representative
on the board of city commits
sioners.
Tandy has had one years ex-
perience as commissioner of pub
tic works, the department for
which he is a candidate for re-
election.
{ y NOTICE-Any dodger or pos
fer printed or circulated and
credited to me or my friends will
he without foundation.
All the printed matter for
which | will be responsible is my
Candidate cards and such state
,nents as l have made through
the press. - n.11Dv
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Items for the East Topeka column may
be telephoned to Ind. phone 1751.l
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-22
WAR RUM0RS AFFECT
FINANCIAL MARKETS
Trouble Between Germany and
France Reflected on the
Stock Exchanges.

Berlin, Sept. 13.-No further devel-
opments in the Moroccan affair are
expected here pending the receipt Of
Frances reply TO the German note.
The French ambassador, M. Cambon,
is in Dresden with his family await
ing the next ove by his govern
ment.
Although the public anxieties re-
garding The differences between
France and Germany have been largely
allayed, stocks opened somewhat
weaker on the bourse today, owing to
the unsatisfactory course Of the New
York and Paris market yesterday.
A report printed In the foreign
press that the Russian government
had withdrawn great sums of money
from Berlin is authoritatively denied,
and ii is asserted that the withdrawal
Of the French credits from German
houses has been much exaggerated In
the reports. Whatever Withdrawals
were made were so slight, II is de-
clared that they played no important
part in the recent stock market panic.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-22
VOLCANO SCOUTING
IN FIERCE FASHION
Eruption of Mount Aetna in
Sicily Becomes a Genuine
Disaster.

Catania, Sicily, Sept. 13.-The erup
ton of Mount Aetna is assuming the
proportions of a real disaster. The lava
stream whose path crosses the railway
line circling the volcano, is approach
ing the railway stations to the north,
and especially those depots at Moio
and Alcantara, which were abandoned
today. Squads of laborers were at
work today taking up the railroad
tracks and removing al transportable
material to places of safety.
The entire crest of Mount Aetna ap-
pears to be in a state of ebullition. An
a count of the number of assures is
impossible because of the smoke which
shrouds the whole mountain, but there
seemed to be more than so openings all
belching smoke and lava.
The gravity of the eruption of Mount
Aetna is indicated by the abandon
ment of the railway stations Of Moio
and Alcantara, at 80 .5it "a, of the vol
cano. Alcantara marked the limit of
the lava flow in the eruption OF 1879.
Moio was threatened at that time.
The eruption means much suffering
for the p~easantry. The slopes of Mount
Aetna, with an area of more than 400
square miles, support a population more
dense han that of any other portion
of Sicily or Italy. There are SIS cities
and villages in the entire area, and the
number of Inhabitants which obtain an
excellent agricultural living from the
fertile Law beds totals more than 500.
600