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The log cabin Democrat., 1912-01-20
MEMORIAL TO DR.. KNAPP
C 0 NJ NJ T T E E S TO SECURE
FUNDS FOR MEMORIAL TO
GREAT FARM LEADER.

A sixty-day campaign has been in
augurated to secure funds for situa-
bic memorial to that great fried of
our southern farmers, DR.. Seaman A.
Knapp, organizer and director of the
farmers cooperative demonstration
work of the United States department
of agriculture.
No other man in the history of the
south probably ever did as much as
Dr. Knapp to interest farmers in bet
ter methods of farming and diversifi-
cation of crops and to get them out
of their slavery to cotton. The dem
onstration work and the corn club
work, developed under his fostering
care, for the first time brought our
people to see that the south is itself
in the corn belt, and that there is no
reason in nature why our farmers
should be dependent upon a single
crop.
We are glad to know that the cam
paign for raising funds in this county
has now begun. A special committee
has been appointed and several local
collectors are now at work, a hand
sCmely engraved picture of DR..
Knapp and some of his sayings being
given each contributor, even if the
amount be only dime.
Every farmer in the county should
give something to perpetuate the
memory of this llat man.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-01-20
MAY ATTEND PLAY.

A large audience attended the play.
"Galliger," given by the senior class
at the high school auditorium last
night. The play was well rendered
and highly enjoyed and about $50 was
for the fund being raised bv
the class for gift to the school.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-01-20

bodies being frozen to mere shell.
Mr.. Howard said that while a few Of
them got away in cottonseed, this
number will be very small, and the
percentage of the vermin that the
farmers of this county will have to
contend with during the impending
season will be very small.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-01-20
M'COPPIN AND BOARD
HOLDING CONFERENCE

A conference between the board of
Improvement of Waterworks District
OF Conway and Contractor Joseph Nc
Coppen is being held in the office Of
K. W. Robins, attorney for the board,
this afternoon. AS result of the
conference it is expected that some
action toward the more rapid compile
tion of the waterworks system will be
taken.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-01-20

Rev. Houndshell of Chattanooga,
secretary of the Students Volunteer
Movement, who had come to Conway
to deliver an address to the students
here tomorrow, was called to his home
this morning by telegram announc-
ing the death of his father.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-01-20
PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES.

Preaching at the Presbyterian
church tomorrow at IL a. m and 1880
p. m., by the pastor, Rev. P. H. Hens
ley. Subject of the morning sermon,
"The Diluvian Baptism;' evening SER
mon, "The Law of the Spirit of Life"
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-01-20
TO MOVE MONDAY.

Menty & Dollahite will begin Mon
day to remove their stock to their old
stand on the corner of Front and Oak
streets, which has just been remod-
eled
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-01-20
To Cure Const.ps,,or

AXE just a mite of Live Food before retirin.
each night. Rain0fs Tonic Regulator supplies
y IN paiatahe form Of powder, tea or tonic
as6. aud mouey back i net sat aeed
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-01-20
MARRIAGE LICENSE.

Louis Henze, 81, and Rosa Favre,
Is, Conway.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-01-20
THE ". ". MARTIN
MONUMENT FUND

Previously acknowledge $4,000
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09
ANCIENT HANGlMGS.
In One Case Fatal Rope Sold at Six
pence Per inch.

Executions. Whcu criminals were
hanged in the Old Bailey. in London.
had certain customary spnucls. The
governor of New@ate. for instance. al
ways gave II breakfast to those friends
he bad invited 10 sec TIE hanging. anu
i,y established custom ueviind kidneys
always formed the principal dish. al
though. as John ~liollinSsllead mad re-
lated. nearly every one was obliged to
swallow Il glass of brandy first.
Another function described in Lon
don In tho Sixties" was the reception
held ufterward by the hangman at the
Green Dragon, in Fleet street. where
he took refreshment with his admirers
and sold the fatal rope at the rate or
siXpenCe per inch.
In the good old times nearly every
criminal who was executed was credit
ed with II confession and last dying
words" whether he uttered them or
not. According to Case and Comment,
these were printed in thousands by
Mr.. Catnach of Seven Dials. And some
times an offender was reprieved on his
way to Tyburn and had the pleasure,
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09
Up TO Date Farming Methods
RUNDOWN PASTURES,
Some Wornout Fields May Be Re-
stored nv Proper TOP Dressir,

stored by Proper Top Dressing.
That certain kinds Of rundown nas-
lures may he successfully restored by
:, proper system of top dressing has
been clearly shown by experiments
made by w. =. Brooks of the Mass;,,
chusetts experiment station on one Of
the typical pastures Of the region. IL
large proportion of which is stated to
be producing relatively littlc feed. In
the early spring Of 1909 500 pounds OF
basic Stag and 800 pounds of low grade
sulphatc of potash CmiXed together Just
before using) were applied per acre to
this pasture.
Before the end of the first season
there was 4 marked difference in the
tilted and unfertiiized pats. On the
former white clover WAS found to be
coming in. willie the grasses showed a
much rreencr color ard more vigor-
Gus growth. The pasture in which
these p!ats lay WAS heavily stocL"d
with milk cows throughout the s;ii,l-
mer. and it was observed that the
SIHZCu uIJOl Tx ipp tl'NSpu |nitS ii
much larger proportion Of the time
than on tie other portions of the pas
ture.
In the sprin: of 1910 the application
was repeated. with the result that the
effect of the fertiliZiug WIS still more
marked than in the previous season.
1t is estimated that the top dressed
area produced fully three times the
amount of feed yielded by the untreat-
ed pasture. It is pointed out that not
all pastures can be top dressed success
fully. but in many other cases top
dressing is the only practicable method
Of Improvement.
1t is not believed it will he found
profitable except in those cases where
the turf is mostly free from foreign
growths. such as shrubs. bushes. hard
back (Spireac) and ferns. If any con
siderable proportion Of the area is oc.
cupicd by such foreign -rowtlls the
first step in Improvement should he
their removal. When cleared IL pas.
ture may, in man; cases with advan,
taco. be narrowed and seeded if the
surface is much broken as the result
but if the instructions have been wide
~ scattered it may be advisable sim
ply to level the area dug up in conncc
| ton with the removal OF the foreign
vegetation and to seed those areas only
Kentucky blue grass and white Glove
will he more useful than any othe,
varieties.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09

liz" Lord l;rou-hAm. of reading his
own obituary notice.
I'm execution which never came off
was that of Edward Dennis. the rubiir
llanumHn. who in $50 was sentenced
to death for ronplicit.v in the Gordon
riots. He obtained Il respite and re-
Suincl his occupation. 50 thoroughly
did Dennis regain favor that in 1879
the SherifT> Of London presented him
with = gorgeous official robe as Il
Testimony TO his "eXccIleut mode of
performing business" Dennis found
This robe not only inconycnient when
ut work. but rather conspicuous at
other times. so he sold it TO Old Cain,
Il we'll known charlatan Of the day.
Dcckod in the hangman's robe and a
pastcboarh crown. the fortune teller
cut an imposing figure.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09

Of it's near relatives. us the cotton boil
veevil, strawberry wcevil, plum =on-
ger, alfalfa weevil. etc, arc very seri-
Gus enemies of cultivated crops.
The oyerwinterin: beetles attack the
young apples in the spring shortly aft
err these are we'll set. Both sexes pune
ture tho fruit with their snoutlikc pro
boscis for feeding aud the females also
in egg laying. Feeding and z laying
continue for several weeks or months
in the case Of the harder individuals.
Much of the fruit puncturcl while
snail falls to the ground. but after 1t
has become about the size of n large
marble or larger it may remain on the
trees. Some of the effects on the fruit
are shown in the illustration.
With a small fruit crop and an album
dance of curculioS the most thorough
spraying will not serve to bring
through II satisfactory amount of sound
fruit. With Il large crop Of fruit and
an abundance Of insects results Will
likewise be disappointing.
If the curculioS for any cause are
scarce and there is a large fruit crop
injury is. Of course. much less lnlpor-
tant. In other words. the degree OF
success in spraying varies with the
abundance Of the insects. While
spraying is undoubtedly n most i'm
portant adjunct and if persisted in
from year to year may answer rea'
sonnbly for it's control. yet it is clear
that where the insect is abundant 9th
or measures should also be employed.
The insects have always e found
most abundant in orchards which are
IN sod or are poorly cared for and al
lowed to grow up more or less IN
weeds and trash. Orchards adjacent
to woods vii, also usually suffer Sc
verely, especially alnn. the border. AS
opposed to this condition is the n"fa
lily less injury IT. orchards kept free
from weeds and trash.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09
PecuHGr Circumstances
That Delayed a Bridal
BY FORAGE F. STA NF1ELD
BY HORACE +. NFIELD

scau of a year before altered to meet
changes in fashion, doubtless to be
used as an outfit in her marriage with
the man who had taken the first low
er's place. This set everybody talk
ing. Its shameful" said Mrs. Cloudy.
the way that girl has treated poor
Sturteyant-going to wear the same
things she was to have worn on her
honeymoon with him. Why. she hasn't
even given him a teadstone."
"Wherc would she put it," inquired
Miss R%casoner.
"Oh. yes: | didn't think Of mat. At
all events. it's shocking about the
trousseau. And think h~w soon she
has been consoled! The courtship must
have begun as soon as S%turtevant
died. if not before"
Kind friends-therc are always kind
friends to tell us disagreeable news
kept Miss Minton posted as to all this
talk. and in the meanwhile there
Spran" up a universal desire to know
who it was that was to replace the un-
fortunate Sturtevant. Put the more the
criticism the further every one seemed
! " NC 1lOLA ScltlDS at tue IiClS. IFS
Minton gave out through a friend that
she had been so outraged at all that
had been said that "What's-his-name or
Where's-his-home'' should never be
known till she and he stood up to be
married.
This announcement started the talk
ing social world upon sue Il clatter as
had never been heard before about any
wedding. OF course there could be no
advance cards since the name OF the
groom would not be given. Doubtless
the marriage would take place at home
before Il few Of the brides family.
What vas the surprise, to say nothing
of the shock. when it was announced
that the same wedding arrangements
had been made as the year before.
That was to have been at Il church..
will, Il large invitation list for the re-
ceptlon at the house.
1t was now conceded that Miss Min
ton was resentf,llly flying in the face
Of good taste and society. Many of her
acquaintance vowed openly that they
would not attend the initials, though
secretly they were dying to do so. But
when the cards~came out with the
space for the croom's name left blank
all society was struck dumb with
amaZement.
At the wedding the guests watched
the door where the groom was to en-
ter. the bride being for once suppressed
ed. When Sturtevant himself Ailel
down to the chancel there was aston
iShment which broke into a clamOr.
The mystery Of S~turtevant's resur-
rection was solved. He had come to
consciousness while alone. had stepped
out of a window on to the roof and
thence to the street But why he Went
away no one ever knew. Some said it
was a financial subterfuge. others that
he and his tiancee had quarreled. BE
this as it may, it has remained Il pro-
found secret.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09
.HE question Il What had be-
come Of the body! That Dick
S%turtevant was dead was not
the question or Il question at

come or TIE BODY mat DICK
Sturtevant was dead was not
the question or Il question at
all. He had been visiting the electrical
works of Peter Robinson & Co., was
shown through by the electrical en-
gineer. had grasped u live rod, receiv-
ing some 10000 volts of electricity and
passed from life to death SO quickly
that he hadn't the slightest conscious
ness of the transition. Nevertheless
an effort was made to resuscitate him.
but after half an hours constant APP
plication of all sorts Of stimulants
without the slightest sign Of improve
ment the work ceased.
All this happened about 10 O'Clock in
the morning. The undertaken did not
appear till 1 in the afternoon. when
the key to the room in which the body
lay was handed him, and he went up
stairs. He returned to the office. say
ing that there was nobody. dead or
alive. in the room and there must be
some mistake. Several men declared
! that they had put Sturtevant's corpse
in that very room and there WAS no
mistake about it. but they had never
bcen in that part of the building be-
fore and didn't know there We're sew
eral vacant rooms there. Anyway.
there seemed to be some doubt as to
which of the rooms had eel used.
This doubt grew till the matter was
lost in confusion. The only plausible
theory of the disappearance was h Il
the body had been stolen by medical
students for dissection. Since there
was a surgeons college in the neigh
borhood. this finally came to be the
| accepted explanation.
The heartrending part Of it all was
that Sturtevnnt was engaged to be
married. Every one sympathized with
the girl he had left behind him. espe-
cially that she should be prevented
from paying due respect to his re-
mains. No one else was especially In
terested since the deceased had been
an only child and both his father and
mother were dead. The wedding was
to have come off in a few days, and
the cards were out. The bride to be
put on mourning. shut herself up and
would see no M
\ year passed. and Miss Minton-
that was the girls n~ame-threw of
her mourning. and it was reported tina
she was again engaged to we'd. Their
everybody said that she had beer
shamming about her grief for Stnrte
want. had had another lover most o.
the time fince his death and had onl!
waited the conventional year allotted
to widows to marry another man
These reports were repeated to the
lady, and they made her very angry.
1t was supposed to be on this &C
count that she did not give the name
Of her new lover-thAt is. II she haC
one. which must be since she did no
deny the reports of her engagement
Besides. it was known that she wa:
having certain articles Of her trous
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09
Boyhood,

ALI. then how swectly closed those crowd
cd days!
The minutes parting one by one. like rays
That fade upon a summers eve.
But, oh, what charm or magic numbers
Can give me back the gentle slumbers
Those weary. happy days did leave
When by my bed l saw my mother kneel
And with her blessing took her nightly
kiss?
Whatever Time destroys, he cannot this.
Zen now that nameless kiss l feel.
Washington Allston.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09
PORK FROM FORAGE.
Gains Made at Lower Cost Than With
Use Of Grain.

Among the recent reports received
by tie department Of agriculture from
the various state experiment stations
is one from the Missouri station.
which contains results Of three years
feeding experiments to determine the
ndnptability of forag. crops for swine.
The aim was to take Il hog weigh
ing alo't severity pounds in IN" Int"
spring and Ny fneNin. corn produce 4
gain Of eighty pounds by the begin
ming Of autumn regardless of the con-
dition of the forage. From eight to
sixteen hogs were placed on IN acre.
TO determine the AMOUNT of pork pro-
duccd per acre by forage ten pounds
Of gain We're accredited to each bushel
Of corn fed and the remaining to the
forage.
It was found that blue grass made
more profitable gains in May and
June than later. Red clover ranked
among the first as Il hog forage be-
cause of The p%alatability Of the feed
throughout the season md also be-
cause Of it's mlaptahi|ity to rotations.
Rape fitted in we'll in hog forage
! crop rotation il clover was Sown with
it for the following year. First growth
SORGHUM was adaptable for hogs and
Furnished excellent feed through July
and August. when other forH-cS were
affected 10y dry weather. Gains made
ON forage were made at 20 10 20 per
cent loss cost than gains produced
with grain and dry feeding Where
forage and grain crops We're fed on
the land which produced them the
minimum amount OF fertility WAS re-
moved noh the physical condition VI
the soil Improved.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09
LOTIONS FOR LONG FACES
Cause and Effect.

Heidi you ever observe what a
difference clothes make on ones mind:
Now. when ! am in my riding togs I'm
all horse, when l have on my business
suit my minds full of business, and
when 1 get into my evening dress my
mind takes a purely social turn.
She-And ! suppose that when you
STRAY Stories.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09
BAD APPLE PEST.
Plum Curcu!i0 Is Ranked Second
to the Cooling Moth.
CLEAN ORCHARDS ADVISED.
Injury From Work Of Insect Notably
Less When Ground Is Kept Clear Of
Weeds and Misunderstanding Depends
Upon Abundance Of Curcuiios.

The plum %curculio over n great deal
IF it's range is easily secOEd in impOr-
lance as an apple pest to the codling
moth. says a bulletin Of the United
States department of agriculture. 1t
occurs quite generally from Canada
south to Florida and west to about
the one-hundredth meridian. The in
sect is a small snOut beetle. and many
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09
SOME DRAINAGE PROVERBS.

: DO not let your soil wash
. awny.
Alfalfa cannot stand wet feet.
Good o. does not grow ir Il
. Cuck pond.
!. Cooperation in drainage is
: sometimes Il necessity.
CNt the timber on the ri,cr
: bank and use il for fircWOOd.
: Tile drainage uniOcl:S the
. stored up plant food in the soil.
!. A clean river cllanne! will
: carr from y to 40 per cent
!. more wafer than an obstructed
! one
!. Proper soil drainage pre7CntS
: contaminatit Of the water sup
!. ply.
! Improper drainage causes ma
: aria, typhoid, dysentcry. rheu-
! matism and pneumonia Kansas
1. Agricultural College
80
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09

Not Interested In That Part Of Il.
"Now," said the lawyer, please tell
us how the alteration began"
II didn't see any alteration" replied
the wltress Il was too busy watchin'
the fght."-Chicago Record erald.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09
Vaior and Discretion,

.lohnny-What made you run away
from Bill S%lutthcrs? You was afraid
q him. That's what's the matter.
Iummy-No. t., neither. II
we'd fought I'd "a licked him, and then
my ma'd "a licked me. That's what i
run aWay tOr-SO!
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09
Not Entirely Useless.

"Oh. Willie, Willie,' cried Il teacher
I, Il hopelessly duh pupil, "whatev''
Go vru think your head is for:
Willie, who ,,i-ently thought this
auotl CT of the Troublesome questions
that teachers were always asking. pom
dcrcu it deeply. please. MISS he
replied at length, ito keep my COLA
ou."-Iouth'S Companion.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09
Bankers Interested In Farmin1.

I'll banker; of several states are
showing Il deep interest in scientific
agriculture. In North Dakota ala as
so"iation has been olganiZeu for tie
purpose of studying agriculture
throu ,Lout the state which is support
eG by the bankers Of the state
Hoard's Dairyman.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09
Simply O~utraqeous.

II wish to complain" said the bride
haughtily, about that -four you sold
me. 1t was tough"
Tough. ma'am?" asked the grocer.
Yes. tough. l made a pie with it.
and my husband could hardly cut It."
-EverybOdy's.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09
An impossible Hero.

"Hillinger seems 20 have great con
fden.e in his wilc."
Yes, it's really extraordinary. tie
would even be willing to stay in the
yard while she was manipulating the
hose "-Chicago Record-H araAu.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09
When PLANTING Trees.

When planting never let the roots get
dry 10y leaving them in the sun OF
wind. Keep the trees covered witt
wet sacks and lncovc one at a time.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09
An Easy Remedy.

Mrs. Knicker-There aren't enough
closets in the fiat.
Agent-But you can use any room for
one.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09
In thA S+iUv Nioht

In the Silly Night.
Mrs. Fidgit-What's that noise l hear
down in the library?
Mr.. Fidgit-Must be the history re-
peating itself. Go to sleep.-Puck.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-08-09
1ima to Escapa.

Time to Escape.
The next time you spill your coffee
on the tablecloth don't try to hide it
by setting the cup on it. l will notice
it, anyway, when l clean up"
Eyes, but I am in the Office by that
Neutrality-suspicious. Batter.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-15

bia, will advertise the stock of goods
at once and the Court will proceed to
wind up the affairs of Mr.. Roof in the
usual manner in such cases.
Under the terms of the compromise
the creditors will probably receive
about 20 per cent, less the expenses of
the Court, attorneys and trustees
fees.
A warm fight will be waged in the
courts over the alleged priority claims
the claims of the county and State
amounting to $4,000. Should the
Court decide that these claims must be
paid in full, there will be nothing for
the other creditors.
Tt is said that the same conditions
would have existed, however, had the
compromise not been accepted; tor
had the trustees administered on the
estate it is said that only about $4,000
could have been realized and the tight
would have been made over the prior
ity claims anyway.
The large department store of Mr.
Roof was opened on Monday morning,
in charge of O. E. Leaphart.