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The Keota news., 1912-01-26

In the ground and that humus- bearing
matsrial-barnyard manure. straw.
leaves, or other vegetable matter
should be added to the soil frequently
in small amounts. are conclusions
drawn from experiments recently con-
Quoted 1t tho experiment station OF
the state Of Washington. says the
Country Gentleman.
The basis Of the experiments was
soil taken from the dry.farming zones.
ono cubic foot OF which. without
was capable Of absorbing and retain
Ing. without drainage. Is per cent. OF
its weight OF water. OF the water. only
1853 pounds could be taken up BY
plants. whiting occurring when cubic
foot Of the soil held but 81 pounds OF
water. Seventy-six pounds OF this
soil was mixed with four pounds OF
humus. the soil being capable Of hold
ing 10 pounds Of water. and the humus
four-that II. 100 per cent. OF its
weight. A cubic foot Of tho humus-
ter. while . similar amount OF soil
without humus held but 20 pounds.
Forty per cent OF the water held BY
the humus lie pounds-and 3.O4
pounds held BY the soil were unAvaii-
able to plants.
Since In one cubic foot OF soil with
out humus, containing 20 pounds OF
water, but 16.S pounds were available
for the growth Of plants. In tier Of
three cubic feet oe soil 6o.4 pounds OF
water were available for plants. TO
make this amount Of water available
In three cubic feet of soil without hu-
mus volume Of water foot square
and II inches deep was required. the
amount available-60.4 pounds-being
equal to 81 inches OF the depth indS-
Gated
With these facts in mind the next
problem was to md how many inches
Of water would b available to plant
growth when five per cent Of humus
was put into . cubic foot oe soil In
the humus-bearing soil. ~ stated. from
- pounds OF moisture retained 1885
pounds were available for the use OF
plants. 1t was found that the soil
containing humus absorbed greater
amount Of water than did the soil
without humus. two and threesouYths
cubic fest OF the former holding -
much water ~ had been retained ~.
three cubic feet Of the silt. 6ines.
1895 pounds Of water were availxs6s
for the growth Of plants In Q cuh1e
foot Of tho humus-laden soil, two and
thfoe-fourths cubic fest held S0.lS
pounds Of available watsr-or . vol
ums foot square BY S.71 inches dsSp.
Hence. with NO humus In the soil. ~
inches Of the given volume had been
available for plants, and with humus
added In the amount Indicated. S.71
inches Of the same volume were avail.
able.
Said Prof. Clark Q. Thom, In die.
cussinG these results: I'm Ill cases
where humus IL added to the soil VA
tor Il held nearer the surface and 10
therefore moro easily evaporated.
i've per cent Of humus-which 10 -
much - n likely to b addsd-does
not Increase the availability OF mols-
turs and IL Of no direct beneft in this
respect: indeed, It may even b detri-
mental in that it holds the moisture
nearer the surface. where II Il more
quickly evaporated.
The beneficial results Of humus aru
In creating . new supply Of plant food
and It - always advisable, even Inn
perative. that humus be present in
the sson. Clays ars opened mp ~ Il.
The Keota news., 1912-01-26
TWENTY-FIVE MILLION COWS
That Number Of Animals In y. 3. Pro-
ducsd $500, ,ooo, 900 Worth Of Dairy
Products In Year.

There are twenty-five million cows
in this country. and the department OF
agriculture estimates the wealth pro-
duced BY them in one year to be $780,
000. 900. or an average profit Of $685.
per COW per annum. Compared with
this average per COW. tho accompany
ing illustration. showing what one
champion COW produces each year. Is
interesting. This COW 10 Sophie" q
The Keota news., 1912-01-26
DRY FARMING SOILS
Addition Of Humus Does Not In
crease Availability Of Water.

70 ooeuro 0resteet Benefit 0arnyar6
Manure Should b Applied In
Small Amounts and at Rafh.
o. Frequent Intervals.
Arizona republican., 1912-04-29
WEEKLY BOXING
 CARD AT ELkS
Pastime Club Will Stage Five More Matches Tues day Night; Oldtimers and Strangers Will Contest for Ring Honors.

At boxing party to be given Tuesday night at the Elks opera house. the Pastime athletic club will serve the following menu of bouts.
 Burger and Morgan. lightweights four rounds.
 smith and schmidt middIeweight four rounds
 Belcher and Sonoky, who put up such an energetic four rounds last time will stage another go of the same length. They are husky light weights
 Avalez and ShendelboweT. middles, for six spaces. AValeZ is WellknOWn locally as d hard nut to crack, but his opponent is a stranger
 Schultz and Johnson, middleweights will go through six periods of gentle discussion This last is the main bout Of the evening As both the glove Wiclders are unknown, it is inn possible to forecast the character oi their work, but judging from the gen. eraI excellence of the scraps the Pas times put on the go will be good one.
 The contests will start at S:15 promptly and the scene of the war the Elk's theater.
Arizona republican., 1912-04-29
.PAST|ME CLUB
 REPRESENTATIVES.
Good Exhibition at Polk Street Grounds Results Six to Five for Pastimes; Hundred Signed for Tue son Excursion.

The Pastimes and Athletics battled tO a finish yesterday afternoon on the Polk street grounds, the final score-Pastimes. 6. Athletics. 5
 Delgado pitched the first four in nings for the Pastimes and held his opponents down to two runs in that term of office. Smiley who finished the game in the box let them get by with three marks GoOdboy passed the ball in the first four spaces and Godfrey the rest for the Athletics.
 Strong hitting on both sides made the game a good one to watch but there was a lack of sensations which did not, however. deprive the eXhibi- tion of it's interest. Smith and Castle each got q round trip ticket and the former made several other timely hits, that added to the offering on the Pastime side of the score board
 The following is the result of the earnest endeavOrs of one A. C. Der rard who holds the position of base ball manager for the Pastimes and
Arizona republican., 1912-04-29
APRIL 29 IN HISTORY.

ll40-En8hsh parliament that passed the famous acts against horse racing and gaming rrorogued. l7SS-Electlon of representatives from New York to nsileI the fed eral constitution. 1S04-State courts of ohio seriously discussed whether they were bound by United States laws lSo5-Constitution of the Batavian re- pubic changed for the third time
 1S13-Store houses at Frenchtown, Chesapeake Bay. which con tained great quantities of goods belonging to Philadelphia anl Baltimore merchants. burned D. the British Admiral CockbUrn. 1S27-Refuc King, many years a Unit ed States senator and twice minister to England, lied. 1S49-The republicans at Rome re- pulsed the French republicans under the city walls. 1854-Santa Ana's squadron abandon ed the blockade of Acapulco, Mex
 1855-UniteG States troops attacked tdllp oI L idH lnuIdHS near tHS Arkansas river. twenty miles north of Puncha Pass, and cap tured large amount of Indian property and plunder 1844-General Chinese" Gordon, Brit ish commandant at KhartOum, appealed to the "millionaires' of England and America for relief. 1S94-"Coxy Army" reached Wash ingtOn.
 19O9-Mr Lloyd George. chancellor O. the exchequer introduced the British budget. In COnstanti- nople, 250 reactionaries were executed.
 1910-FOrty thousand soft coal min CTS III Pennsylvania returned to work.
 J911-Gates of Canton, China, were closed because of the depreda tiOns of rebels.
Arizona republican., 1912-04-29

Carrying dressed meats through the streets uncovered is bad. Bread that is delivered by men with grimy hands k not tempting to those who see it done. It would cost very little if every loaf of bread sent out from a bake shop was wrapped with care in paper to save contact with the hands that deliver it. The expense of clean Illness is not heavy.
Arizona republican., 1912-04-29
MICHIGAN ALUMNI MEET.

ST. LOUIS. April 2S.-Alumni of the University of Michigan from all over the middle west are holding a great reunion here today. It is the largest gathering of former students of the famous Ann ArbOr institution ever held in the Mississippi valley, and includes many men prominent in business, finance and the profes- SiOnS
Arizona republican., 1912-04-29

Wireless operators on the big boats are being revealed as of the highest type They stand by their keys to the end and never finch Yet the pay of those men. upon who may be forced at any time a situation that is to test their mettle. is really small. The wireless man on the Titanic saved seven hundred lives and lost his own. That was glory enough for a mere boy.
Arizona republican., 1912-04-29

Better far than swimming pools. that sort of thing is fleet of life boats. Those who cannot forego for five days the luxuries of life ashore. for the sake of safety, are not to be considered in the building of ocean steamships.
Arizona republican., 1912-04-29
MINNESOTA ART SHOW.

ST. PAUL, Minn., April 28.-Paint ing, sculptured, handicraft and indus trial arts are represented in the an nual exhibition of the Minnesota State Art society. opened here today. After q week here the exhibition will be shown in other cities of Minne- SOta
Arizona republican., 1912-04-29

An effort to have the dogs muzzled indicates that there is always an eff fective way of dealing with offenders unless they happen to be human beings
Arizona republican., 1912-04-29
Henry B. Harris

Theater patrons who are familiar with the name of Henry B. Harris through having seen it on programs which announced him as the producer Of The Lion and the Mouse" The Third Degree" and a score or so of the most popular hi2h-class attrac- tions of the last decade. will feel that the stage lost a master hand when Mir Harris went down with the Titanic on that fatal night of April IA.
 But the manner of his going was noble. He persuaded his wife to enter the last of the lifeboats which left the Inflated ship. His parting words 10 her as he helped her into the boat, were: Don't worry. Rene, sweetheart I'll get the next boat and you know I'm good swimmer"
 The words were comforting to the the steamer as long as her husband remained And MT Harris remarks to another passenger who stood beside him showed that he realized the gray ity of the situation and had feigned his show of confidence to save his wifes life. Turning to this man after the boat carrying his wife had touched the water. MT Harris remarked: Nothing for us. eh, but to die like gentlemen"
 AIr Harris was the warm friend of actors. He kept many companies on the road and seldom offered a play which did not point d moral and have a distinct purpose It was his firm belief that plays with d message were more apt to succeed Within a year he lost more than $11O,000 in the pro duction of The Christian Pilgrim" d dramatization of Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress" in which Mis- Henrietta Crossman was the leading woman. But Mr- Harris said he did not regret the loss. The play was an inspiring spectacle and it's production was d great event in the history of the stage. Mir. Harris did not believe the finan- cial failure was in any sense an artistic failure and he kept steadily at his profession trying out worthy plays and accepting the failures and the successes with equauimitN
Arizona republican., 1912-04-29

The French are said to have re- captured Fez, but nothing is related to show that the Turks have cap tured TripoH. Chinese troops are killing and plundering in Tibet. But what's the use of going away from home to look for trouble?
Arizona republican., 1912-04-29

The opera Nero" will be presented in New York next season. This is q good time to extend sympathy to the unfortunates cast for the parts of the Christian martyrs.
Arizona republican., 1912-04-29

Italy, having disclaimed any inten- ton of forcing d way into the Oar danelles, the Turkish government has removed the mines placed there, and navigation into that narrow waterway will soon be normal. There is not d fleet in the world that could force q way through the Dardanelles
Arizona republican., 1912-04-29

Should it be proved that German steamship, said to have been the nearest vessel to the Titanic when it called for help, went on it's way, then there is somebody else who needs to receive prompt attention.
Arizona republican., 1912-04-29

Bre'er Wilson has picked up a few more delegates and so has Speaker Clark. Small favors received thank
 fully. If the democratic aspirants only knew what Mir Murphy was to do with his delegation at Baltimore much uncertainty would be removed.
Arizona republican., 1912-04-29

An elevator has been placed in the new Campanile in Venice. Now q gravity road to the top of the great
Arizona republican., 1912-04-29
COAST LEAGUE.

At san Francisco
 Morning game: san Francisco. ,. Vernon. : Afternoon game: san Francisco. :: Vernon. ? At Los Angeles
 Morning game: Los Angeles, [; Sacramento. 4. Afternoon game: Los Angeles. ,: Sacramento. IT, At Portland
 Portland. ] oakland. ].
Arizona republican., 1912-04-29

The chairman of the London Dis trict Messenger company, in present ing a messenger boy with medal for efficiency shown in bearing spe- ciaI message to Liege and Brussels. said that messengers of the company had repeatedly been sent from Lon con to Italy. Switzerland, Turkey France. Germany. America and south Africa
Arizona republican., 1912-04-29

Senator CumminS would doubtless like to forget that he had presidential aspirations.
Arizona republican., 1912-04-29
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.

National League. Boston at New York. Brooklyn at Philadelphia. Pittsburg at Cincinnati.
 American League. Chicago at Detroit. Cleveland at St Louis. Philadelphia at Boston
 New York at Washington
 Coast League. No games scheduled.
Arizona republican., 1912-04-29

THT TTH"uU VT TNV FasTTWe team as given above is practically the same for the Tucson trip on the Cinco de. Mayo. The managers have been hard at work getting names of the excur- sionists so that a special train can be secured. To date there are over d hundred signed up and it will only require tWenty-ffVc more It is es- tmated that about two hundred will Joln the ball players on the trip which will last from early Sunday till Mon day morning.
Arizona republican., 1912-04-29
AM ERlCAN LEAGUE.

At Detroit
 Detroit. , Chicago. 9. At CleVeiand--
 Cleveland St Louis game postponed on account of rain.
Arizona republican., 1912-04-29

The effect or seasoning wood Is to bring into the same space 10 per cent more of the fibers than when the wood was green.
Arizona republican., 1912-04-29
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

At Cincinnati
 Cincinnati. 3: Pittsburg. ?. At Chicago
 Chicago Louis game postponed on account of rain.
Arizona republican., 1912-04-29
American Leaoue.
Goa st League.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-03-20
They Quarreled.

toward the expense Of her wedding
outfit and a few days later arrived to
claim his bride.
There was still the divorce to be OBJ
tanned, however. Ray paid all the ex'
penses Of Mrs. DeWitt's side Of the
case and sat in court during the hear.
ing. 1t had been planned to have the
wedding here, but when Judge Sapp
prohibited Mrs. Dewitt from marry.
ing again for six months that caused a
change in the plans.
A reception was given instead OF
the wedding, SO the guests were not
entirely disappointed. Preparations
were made at once to start to Califor'
mia where the ceremony would be per.
formed. ..s
But I couldn't think Of going way
out there and leaving mother at home
alone" said Mrs. Dewitt. We'll take
mother right along with u.s." replied
Mr., Ray.
Alnumber Of friends gathered at the
house to- wish the party a pleasant
journel. And then Mrs. Dewitt and
Ray %quarreled.
Mrs. Dewitt said Mr.. Ray was q
"jay," that she would not walk down
street with him, let alone be married
to him. Mr.. Ray took the first train
for California after having turned In
the two tickets to Holtville which he
had purchased for his prospective
wife and motherin-law.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-03-20

ing is perfectly produced. and the lit
tie half shuttle, half run, the express
sion, ETC., are all faithfully portrayed.
7 was lucky in seeing two distinct
plays with a fresh set of actors In
each. Some of the dresses are really
gorgeous, and the makeup Is particu-
larly good. In the first play we were
shown a reproduction Of a real Chi
nese criminal court, in which, at any
trial, in true Oriental fashion, they
torture and punish the prisoner long
before they decide whether or not he
is guilty, and in the second play two
mighty warriors, twins and rivals for
the same maiden's hand, fought a long
and most realistic duel. first with dag
gers, then with long swords, and
eventually they INDUCED in a spirit
ed wrestling match, quite %acrobatic
in it's movements, until one poor fel.
low whirled madly In the air, turned
a trick somersault and expired doing
a cartwheel. 1t was really funny, but
the audience took it all quite serioNs-
~. Many Of the women broke down
and wept at the woes the heroine had
to go through, while to the European
eye the whole thing was simply ludi.
crous
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-03-20
THEATER IN CHINA
Playhouse Is the Great National
Amusement.
Enulish Writer Attends Performance
and Tells Of His Experience With
Celestlals-PIay Lasts Sew
eral Days.

Pekin, China.-The theater in
China Is the great national amuse-
ment, and the Chinese will attend a
play that lasts for several days with
out getting the least tired Of 1t, says
an English writer.
Figure to yourself a huge, dingy
barn crammed full Of Chinese, mostly
of the coolie class, the men all on
one side and the women on the other;
attendants go round selling saucers OF
fruit, melon seeds, sweetmeats ana
cups of green unstewed tea. up
above is a huge gallery, also crammeo
with tier upon tier Of men, women
and children, smoking, eating and ges-
ticulating, but, as a rule, perfectly
we'll behaved. In the last respect they
could give many Of our W music
hall audiences points, and they V
applaud.
Some have taken their shoes on and
sit with their bare feet up on the
edge in front Of them, where also is
placed the program Tin Chinese and
written from the bottom Of the page
up to the top), and the saucers OF
fruit and other Chow" purchased
from the half-naked attendants. The
odor from this unwashed mass Of hui
mainly is appalling.
AS you push your way through the
crowd to your reserved pew, because
that is exactly what it is like, you
hear the beating of tomtoms and the
strident squeak of fiddles completely
out of tune, mingled with a sound as
though all the fireirons in Christen-
dom were being thrown downstairs.
This is the orchestra, and 1t plays
throughout the performance; there Is
no escape from it, even for a moment,
and the crash Of cymbals and bang
ings of gongs never give you n mo-
ment's respite.
Through the dim. cloudy atmos-
phere you catch sight of what Is hap
pening on the stage. There Is no
scenery, no drop curtain, no wings
and no footlights. The actors make
their entrance from doors at the back
of the stage, one OF which is to the
left and the other on the right.
No actresses appear. Although
not actually forbidden, it is consid-
cred extremely bad form for a woman
to appear on the stage in China. All
the women's parts have to be taken
by men, and the i~mpersonation is
absolutely perfect as to department,
gesture, dress and figure, and, above
all, voice. The shrill falsetto twitter-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-03-20
WILL BUILD ROAD TO PEAK
Or. F. s. Pearson Of New York, As.
serts Gotham Tramways Company
Plans Mountain Railway.

Mexico City, Mexico.-Dr. F. S.
Pearson of Montreal and New York,
president Of the tramways system
here, has announced the intention Of
his company to build a railway on the
top Of the snow covered volcano Popo.
catepetl, 1880 feet above e level.
The company is completing the sur
vey for an electric line from Mexico
City to Puebla, the road passing be-
tween P]opocatepetl and Ixyaccihuatl.
at an altitude of $4,000 feet. DR.. Pear.
son say that a branch from this road
to the mountain top is feasible.
President Madero is constantly re
ceiving delegations asking for a divis.
ion Of the large states into small farms
and requesting participation in a loan
Of 10000 900 pesos, which the gov.
eminent will make for the develop
ment of irrigation projects on a large
scale.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-03-20
OUTLAWS HAVE
BEEN CAPTURED
AFTER A BLOODY BATTLE THE
DEPUTIES SUCCEED IN AR:
: RESTING SIDNA ALLEN.
WIFE KILLED BY OFFICERS
A Great Surprise Was the Death OF
Miss Ayres, who Was a Witness in
the Allen cace-JaiI Being Carefully
Guarded.
Guarded.

Hillsville, Va.-Shortly after his ar:
rival here Judge Staples, who had
been designated by Governor Mann to
take charge Of the court situation,
summoned a special grand jury to in:
dict the murderers of Judge Thorn.
ton l.. Massie, Commemorative At
torney w. M. Foster and Sheriff L. S.
Webb, who were killed by the Allen
outlaws. This act had a wonderful eff.
feet in restoring public confidence.
Warrants are already in the hands Of
deputies for the arrest of the, slayersr
but the summoning of a grand jury
has aided materially in allaying the in
tense feeling. ..
The circuit court of Carroll county
which was wiped out Iof existence was
reorganized and the citizens witnessed
it's proceedings with the due and or
derly execution of justice. ~
The surprise Of the day in Hills
Wills, was the death of Miss Nancy
/ Elizabeth Ayres, a 19-year-old girl. No
one in the town seemed to know that
she was wounded until her death was
announced. When she left Hillsville
for her home, she did not know she
had been shot, but complained Of
bruises which she thought she had re
ceived in the mad rush from the court
room. Without a doubtI Miss Ayresl
who was a witness in the Allen case
vas shot accidentally.
After escaping from the court room
Floyd Allen was removed to the one
hotel in the village where he was
guarded by his son. Immediately up
on their arrival detectives went to the
hotel and arrested him without
trouble, but once he had been placed
in the county Jail Allen tried to GU,
his throat with a small pen-knife. He
was quickly seized by the guards who
took the weapon. The wound is not
serious. Victor Allen, Floyd Aliens
son Cabel, Strickland and. Byrd Mar
ion were also arrested.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-03-20

seen on the front seat of his motor
car. ~.
The Cossack, a member Of n of
the far-famed light cavalry regiments
which so faithfully guard the car, Is
Of a commanding build and with the
high chapeau which goes with the uni
form appears to be a giant. With his
long wide skirted coat, high black
boots, high chapeau and decorations,
the Cossack presents the most strtk-
ing appearance Of any retainer ever
brought to Washington by any for
eign diplomat. Across his broad breast
are rows of dangerous looking cart
ridges and the revolver and dagger
which are suspended in leather hol-
sters outside his coat look most busl-
nesslike.