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Arizona republican., 1912-08-16

IRRIGATING WITH TOMA- and fill the lat
 TO CAN. ter with water. Keep the can filled until the plant is out of danger.-POpula Mechanics.
Arizona republican., 1912-08-16
Irrinatinn With Tomato Cans.

The following is an easy and effect i've way to start plants in dry weather: Sink an ordinary tomato can, with a
Arizona republican., 1912-08-16

Contributions to The Republican Want Ad section are good business get in on it.
Arizona republican., 1912-08-16

Two things for the farmer to , do this fall-vote right and save . the seed corn right, but save the
 , seed corn first.
Arizona republican., 1912-08-16
DAILY FASHION 2 A'Ks
 BY MAY MANTON
THE EVER USEFUL SEPARATE BLOUSE.

blouse
 to
 washable silks beautiful well seryeabe This made of
Arizona republican., 1912-08-16

Thirty bushels of wheat to the acre on fifty acres will result in as much wheat produced at a much less expenditure of labor and seed as will fifteen bushels per acre on 100 acres. This is the whole argument for inren- sive methods in farming.
Arizona republican., 1912-08-16

and there are many is one is made of white silk with scallops and dots as finish but a great many of the silk shirtings show a stripe of color and 1t Is claimed that they are so effect ually treated in the process of making that it is impos- sible to fade them. White, however, Is always pretty and always satisfaC- tory and some of the new silks have a crepe surface that is charming while practical women realize that such material can be laundered with very little diff Culty. We are wearing many skirts finished with over-lapped edges and this one Is es- pecially graceful and attractive. It consistsof only four pieces so that the making Is very simple and it can be finished at either the high or the natural waist line. In this case, 1t is made of khaki colored serge but it is adapted to all materials that can be made in the tailored style.
 For the medium size, the blouse will require 314 yards of material 27, ? yards 36 or I5s yards Al inches wide; the skirt 415 yards 27 or 36 or PA yards A inches wide if there is no up and down, but if there is figure or nap, 5 yards P or 90 or 3s4 yards A inches wide will be needed.
 The May Man. ton pattern of the blouse 7493 is cut in sizes from 54 to A inches bust measure; of the skirt 75o7 in sizes from P to .32 inches waist meas ure. They will be mailed t6 any ad- dress b y t h e Fashion Depart- ment of t h i s paper, on receipt ot ten cents for each.
Arizona republican., 1912-08-16

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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-03-07
Jesse Smith Entertains.

Jesse E. Smith, cashier of the Mis-.
souri, State Bank, entertained the
members of the Butler Fire Depart
ment Thursday evening at one Of tht
most delightful and bountiful ban.
quets ever served in this city. One
long table was laid in the spacious
dining room for Mr.. Smith and his
guests and delicious three course
dinner was served. After the BAN
quet toasts were responded to by Mr..
Smith and members of the party,
after which a delightful evening was
spent by the fire boys at the Electric
Theater, as Mr.. Smiths guests.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-03-07
Mulberry and Western Bates.

w. B. johnson loaded car We'd
nesday and left for Beatrice, Nebras-
ka, near which place he expects to
farm.
Rev. R. A. Esdon, of Amoret, and
Rev. J. C. Bertle, of Wit, Kansas,
were guests at Dr.. j. C. Sageser's
Friday.
Wa. Walden sold fine span of
mules to Vane Walker a few days
ago.
Fred Williams left Friday for a
visit with relatives in Illinois.
J. M. Smalley has been on the sick
list but is able to be at work again at
the Beall coal mine.
The protracted meetings at the
Mulberry church were postponed on
account of the deep mud.
The entertainment and pie supper
at the Eldorado school house Friday
night was success. The entertain
ment was exceptionally good and the
pies sold high. Twenty-seven amoun-
ted to $2l.5O Squire Rambler did
the selling. The weatherman was
not in the best of humor. Miss Helen
Park is the teacher and the patrons
may we'll be proud of the success of
the school.
Little Virgil Payne was very sick
the latter part of ihe week but is re-
ported better.
With the big snow that fell Satur-
day it looks like the ground hog was
onto his business this time.
Harry Porter took dinner at J. r.
Knox's Saturday.
Geo. B. Bohlken was caller at j.
H. Leiner's Monday.
Mrs. Harriette Payne and family
visited at Frank Payne's Sunday.
RAMBLER.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-03-07

Martha Kinder dance Of long ago by
the bride, Mrs. Mat Gray and Amos
Lloyd, while Uncle Mat Gray played
the violin. This created much laugh
ter by the old folks as we'll as the
young.
After the supper the balance of the
evening was spent in vocal and in
strumental music which was excel
lent and enjoyed by-all.
The guests were Uncle Matthew
Gray and wife, N. T. Badgett and
wife, Will Humphrey and family, A.
H. Lloyd and wife, Henry Briscoe and
family, "A. Metzler and wife, Gus
Trussell, wife and son, P. L. Shelton
and wife, Ed Doke, wife and daugh-
ter, Jesse Bradshaw and wife, Mrs.
S. w. Havely, Mrs. Perry Jennings,
Mrs. Shetron and family and Mrs. A.
J. Webb. Misses Cleda Doke, Win
ME Frankenfield, Ina Martin, Elsie
Seelinger and Jessie Briscoe. Messrs
Ralph Mills, Arthur Cobb, Harry
Martin, Delbert Mccullough, Harold
Cobb, Frank Badgett, Vernie Shetron,
Jim McHenry, Dewey Mccullough,
Guy Frankenfield, Ira Craig, and Tom
Cobb.
Regrets-W. A. Chamberlin, W..
P. Cobb, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. McCol'
Tough, and j. w. Darby.
We will say to our friends who live
at a distance, with those who honored
us with their presence on our thirty
second wedding anniversary, that we
thank you for the shower of beautiful
cards we prize, not so much for their
beauty, but the sentiment expressed.
We will ever hold you in kind re-
membrance of our wedding anniver-
sary when the last rose of summer
has faded and gone. =
At late hour the guests departed
for their home wishing Mr.. and Mrs.
Arbogast many more wedding ami
versaries. D1NAH.
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East Lone Oak.

The heaviest snow of the season
fell last Saturday. 1t was about 6 OF
Z inches deep. There will certainly
be no more complaints about water,
especially for the stock, when this
snow goes off.
The Misses Mae Daniel and Marie
Cough returned last Saturday from
a several weeks visit at lines, Kansas.
They report fine time.
On account of the storm Saturday
and Sunday there was no preaching
at Peru last Sunday.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-03-07

he is very thankful to all who assisted
during the sickness and burial of his
beloved wife.
Mrs. John Huffman expects to 60
to Springfield to visit her sister, Mrs.
Silvers.
w. w. Park is on the complaining
list.
Mrs. Truman Gilbert of St. Louis
writes: "We missed Young Aaron's
news for two weeks as it is like get
ting letter from home and if we
don't get one every week we feel
lonely We miss Mr.. and Mrs. Gil
bert. Uncle Truman always could
tell US what the weather was going to
be and we expected after he moved
to St. Louis he would still send us the
weather forecast.
Some new rules by board of direct
ors of the Charlotte Telephone Com
pany. First: The dues are due on
the first day of January, April, July
and October and it is very necessary
that you see to keeping your dues
paid in order that we may put the
line in repair. We have purchased
three hundred and fifty good hedge
poles already but they are not all set
tied for and cannot be without you
pay your dues; and further, we will
require the switchboard tender to
close the switchboard on any and all
that are in arrears for dues for three
months. Send check to Grace l..
Darr, Butler, Route 5. Article of
the bylaws says no person shall have
use of the line at any one time over
five minutes and any failure to give
the line to another party when re-
quested to do so is subject to fine of
one dollar. Now this is the law and
we ask you in all candor to observe
it and if you do not and the plug is
pulled on you, don't fuss with the
switchboard tender but have the law
repealed if it is bad law.
L. S. Paddock, Director.
Geo. Porter of Virginia and Miss
Myrtle Knapp of near Adrian were
united in marriage Sunday March 8.
YOUNG AARON.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Latham visited al
C. w. Dones last Sunday.

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Latham visited at
C. w. Dones last Sunday.
F. L. Blankenbaker took his father,
C. C. Blankenbaker, to Mound Valley,
Kansas, last week where he is to be
treated for cancer on his lip. He
returned last week while his father
will remain some time.
The annual meeting of the Butler,
Peru and Pleasant Gap Telephone
Company was held last Monday. A
very good crowd was in attendance,
but not enough to change the consti-
tuition, which requires a two-thirds
majority Of all stockholders of the
company. We certainly did hope
there would be enough for we surely
need new constitution bad enough,
but from the appearance of things it
don't look like we ever will get a new
one. The directors that served last
year were reelected for the ensuing
year. They are R. R. Carson, Neff
Blough, Paul Walton, Lafe Cassity
and j. E. Bartlett. The finances of
the company were in good condition
and eight new shares were sold last
year. There will not likely be many
more new members for the territory
is now about covered. All we can
expect now is some in the territory
who may decide to take phones later.
We hear that Ed Stokes of this
neighborhood and Miss Clara Powell
of Butler were married last Wednes-
day. Both parties are we'll known in
this vicinity and we wish them long
and prosperous life.
We heard that there was another
wedding Sunday but we are not sure
of that. We hope to have big spiel
to write about that next week.
PUSSY WILLOW.
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VIRGINIA..

Matt Hinson and sons sale was
we'll attended Thursday of last week.
Col. Robbins turned the wheel and
everything rolled to the high mark.
The Ladies Aid of the Christian
church served lunch.
DR.. Lockwood was called Thursday
of last week to counselwith DR.. Smith
of Amoret in the case of Mrs. Henry
Ison who was very sick with pneu-
monia.
Dave Bean who moved from the
county farm to Amoret Friday passed
through Virginia.
James Crooks of Santa Cruz, Cal.
arrived Saturday to look after his
farm here and visit his sister, Mrs. j.
H. Park, and brother, George, al
Virginia, Mrs. John Cope and his
daughter, Mrs. Julius Heckadon al
New Home.
| Ray Kellogg who has been visiting
his aunt, Mrs. Geo. Thompson, re-
turned to his home in Kansas las
week.
John Hedger returned home Mon
day from visit to Lees Summit ano
Kansas City.
Mrs. Henry Ison al Rest
Edith Merry Ison died March 3,
1912. She was born Nov. IL, 1884,
near Crown Point, Ind. She is the
daughter of S. E. and Adelaide Jones.
She was married to Henry lson
March 4, 1903 and to this union two
children were born, girl and boy.
A husband, two children, a mother,
two sisters and three brothers are
left to mourn the loss of a loved one.
She was a member of the Christian
church. Friends and neighbors
gathered at the house at 10 o'clock
Monday and after singing a couple OF
songs the remains were taken to
Butler where the funeral was preached
in the Christian church by Elder j.
w. Rogers. Her body was laid tc
rest in the Butler cemetery.
| School commenced Monday a
Bethel with Miss Mary Allen as
teacher.
Virgil Jenkins has returned from
the west and is ready to do black
smith work. He reports seeing the
families of Charley Vert, Dick Craig,
Will Smith, Lucy Berry. He reports
Mrs. Will Ayres as improving in
health.
Henry Ison wishes us to say that
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-03-07
NUMBER 20
West Star Items.

The weather is bad again. We
hope it will be better soon. There is
about six inches of snow on the level
and it is drifted terribly.
Miss Myrtle Keeble is visiting with
her relatives this week.
W. A. Searfus shipped cattle to
Kansas City last Monday night.
Mrs. Fred Wishert went to Rich
Hill shopping last week.
L. &. Thomas and family visited
George Daniel last Sunday.
Fred Wishert came down to attend
Charley Daniels sale last Tuesday.
Bert Blough and wife moved into
their new home in Butler last week.
Charley Thomas of Willow Branch,
and Miss Velva Brannock of Butler,
were united in marriage at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Brannock, last Sunday evening at 5
p. m. They will make their home on
a farm near Worland. All of their
many friends join in wishing them
Joy and pleasure through life.
Ed Stokes and Miss Clara Powell
were united in marriage last Wednes-
day. Our wishes are for the best.
Miss Marie Cough and May Daniel
returned home from a four weeks
visit in lines, Kas., where they ac-
companied Mrs. Katie. They report
having fine time and say it showed
more in Kansas than in Missouri.
Geo. r. Daniel likes his new home
very much.
Mrs. Maggie Rogers of Oklahoma,
is here visiting with her sister, Mrs.
Charley Stewart.
Louis Stewart and wife moved back
on their old home place last week.
w. A. Searfus and family visited at
the home Of their daughter, Mrs.
Fred Rogers, last Sunday.
Mae Daniel visited at the home of
Mrs. L. G. Thomas Monday.
Geo. Lawrence is confined 70 his
bed again with rheumatism.
Quite a number of people from this
community went to Butler Monday.
AUNT SALLIE.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-03-07

Monday, March 18th, will be the
opening day of the Parlor Millinery
Store, at which time | will gladly try
to relieve you Of every difficulty in
selecting your Easter bonnet. Over
Times office, south side Of the square.
II RUBY STANLEY.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-03-07
WOOdman Social.

Butler Camp No. PASS, Modern
Woodmen of America, will hold a
social session next Thursday night,
March Z, 1912. All members cordial
" invited.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-05-16
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS
FkCTUhEK to STATE THE
SCCnLE OF MATERIAL.
Ely +. =. Irowbridge, Professor Of
Agricultural Cnsmsstry, Uni
versI,y Of Missouri.

The Missouri Agricultural Expert
NEST Station has made thorough
study OF the commercial fertilizers
that are sold III Missouri, and has
complied from great many analyses
a bulletin which shows what each fer
tilizer actually contains. 1t is impor-
tant that every farmer have one of
these bulletins, which is sent free to
Missouri farmers, before buying fer
ulizer. Professor Trowbridge has the
following to say about the compost
ton OF market fertilizers:
THE user of commercial fertilizers
should not be misled by the name of
fertilizer concerning the source of
the material in the fertilizer. The
Missouri fertilizer law does not re.
Quire the manufacturer to state the
source of the material, nor does it
prevent the manufacturer from using
any name he may choose for a partic-
ular fertilizer Common sense would
indicate, however, that if the name of
the fertilizer is plainly indicative of
substance, it should in that respect
be true to name.
"In nearly all fertilizers where an
amount of available phosphorc acid
Is guaranteed. this available phos-
phoric acid is chiefly acid phosphate
from rock phosphate. Phosphoric
acid in this form is probably more
Immediately available for plant food
than is phosphoric acid from bone.
However. owing to prejudice against
rock phosphate, or rock phosphate
treated with sulphuric acid (acid
phosphatel manufacturer are contin-
uing to use names indie lting that the
source OF the phosphoric acid is from
bone.
AT present prices for mixed fertil-
izers, the farmer is paying more for
the plant TODD he secures than the
cost to him Of the separate materials
would seem TO warrant. This is par
ticularly true Of such fertilizers as
contain 0S2 to 165 per cent nitrogen,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-05-16
WHY CULTIVATE CORN?
KEEPING WEEDS DOWN NOT THE
ONLY RESULTS OBTAINED.
BY A. c. Page, College Of Agriculture,
University of Missouri.

A common idea among farmers Is
that the only reason for cultivatine
corn is to keep the weeds down, and
perhaps to hold some of the moisture
by the soil mulch. These are both
important functions, but they are not
the only results of cultivation. One
of the most important, which is not
very generally known about, is the
nitrilcation process which takes place
and which is essential to proper de.
velopment of the corn plant.
Nitrogen, best known in the form
of a gas which comprises large part
Of our atmosphere, is essential to the
growth of plants and animals. In an.
imals it is found largely in the com.
position of the hair, hoofs, horns, and
lean meat of the muscles. 1t is the
great building material of which the
animal structure is made. In plants
it is found in the seeds, and in the
interior of each tiny cell. Without a
large proportion of nitrogen, neither
plant or animal could live or grow.
There is an abundance Of nitrogen
free in the air as gas, but this is
not in form which can be used for
the building processes. 1t must first
be fixed in solid form in the soil
and dissolved in water which is taken
up by the plants. Certain bacteria
working on the roots of legume crops,
such as clover, cowpeas, alfalfa, and
the like, have the power Of taking
this nitrogen from the air and leaving
it in the soil. That is the reason such
crops are always followed by increas-
ing yields the next year.
The plant is particular, however,
what kind of nitrogen it takes up.
Ammonia contains nitrogen, but ex-
cept in rare cases, and these some
what doubtful, the plant can not use
this form. Other forms of nitrogen
exist in the soil, but they must first
be- converted to the form called by
the chemist the nitrate, before they
are Of use to the plant. If nitrate of
soda is applied to the ground, an i'm.
mediate change is observed in the
growth of the grass, because the nj
trate is Immediately ready to use.
Wheat -four contains the necessary
food value for our use, but we will
not eat it until it is made into the
form Of bread. So the plant will not
use nitrogen until it Is made into the
form of nitrate. !
When manure, or the carcass of an
animal, or other organic material de-
Gays, there is a good deal Of nitrogen
turned loose. 1t would seem that the
plant should flourish where this ma
terial is, but we find again that unless
the nitrate form is reached, the plant
will not use 1t. Now, the agency that |
makes this nitrogen into the nitrate
form IL a particular kind Of bacteria,
too small to be seen with the naked |
eye or with any except the very pow.
srful microscopes, called nitrifying |
bacteria. They have other longer
names, but this win su1ice to call |
them BY. These must get in their |
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| work on the decayed material before
it is in fit condition for the plant.
Fortunately these bacteria are thor.
| oughly scattered through the ground,
and are ready to work whenever they
get a chance. However, they must
receive the proper conditions or they
will not flourish.
Here is where the connection with
cultivating corn comes in. Cultiva.
ton OF the corn gives these bacteria
the proper conditions under which
they thrive. They need air, a sweet
soil, and warmth. If the soil is hard
and baked, or crusted over so that no
air can penetrate, they will not work.
and there will not be sufficient nitro.
gen changed to the nitrate for the
proper growth Of the corn. Professor
M. F. Miller of the University of Mis-.
souri, says that often there is not
nearly enough nitrate for the crop at
the beginning of the season, but ow
ing to the unceasing work of these
bacteria there may even be a surrlus
at the end of the season.
II land is cultivated thoroughly all
through the season without any crop
at all, the nitrate will be formed lust
the same. But as this form is easily
dissolved in water, the rains and the
snow OF winter are likely to wash out
any such nitrate that is formed and
not taken up by plants.
In cultivating the corn, then. there
is net-enly the keeping Cit of weeds
and the conserving of the moisture
but there is the loosening and warm.
ing and aerating of the soil which is
essential to the proper preparation of
nitrogen for the use of the crop.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-05-16
FORAGE CROPS PROFITABLE
BY A. c. Page, College of Agriculture,
University Of Missouri.

The drouth last year taught an i'm.
portant lesson to good many farm.
ers who would learn it in no other
way. There were more cowpeas
planted in Missouri last year than
ever. before. The use of forage crops
is part of the modern way of farming
and will increase as farmers become
more careful of their farm manage.
ment
In every summer there is a time
during the hot months when pastures
are not all that could be desired. The
cows lie in the shade rather than
tramping around all over the pasture
to pick the short dry grass. The re-.
suit is falling OF in milk and a loss
of profits. 1t is expensive, yet if the
farmer is depending entirely on the
pastures for summer feed it happens
almost every year. This can be avoid
ed quite easily. If some small patches
of soiling crops are put in, these can
be cut and fed daily as they are need.
ed, and the milk flow will not decline
but little.
Various crops are advised for this
summer feed. Cowpeas are good. The
cows will eat them well until they are
wilted, but then take them keenly.
Oats and field peas are sometimes
used together. and make fairly good
mixture. Sorghum or even ordinary
corn. drilled in, makes . lot of fine
feed. An armful day cut with the
scythe win keep each COW doing we'll.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-05-16
Getting Start With Alfalfa
Success Possible on Upland Soil.
BY Professor NJ. r. Miller Of the
Missouri College Of
Agriculture.

Alfalfa should be sown in late sum-
mer of early fall, but to secure proper
results the preparation Of the land
should begin not later than the first
of July. The young alfalfa plants are
not hardy and must be free from
weeds until they have start.
The kind Of seed bed required for
alfalfa, according to Professor M. F.
Miller of the Missouri College of Agri-
culture, is one which is thoroughly
pulverized but settled. This is sim
liar to the requirement for wheat, ex-
cept the alfalfa needs deeper pulver-
ization.
In order to learn the best methods
of success with alfalfa on uplands,
Professor Miller is conducting from
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-05-16
7 to per cent available phosphoric

Z to 8 per cent available phosphoric
acid, and to per cent potash.
''If the manufacturers make these
fertilizers from high grade materials,
very considerable portion of filler
must be used. and the consumer pays
the cost of mixing and transportation
of this useless material. If now grade
material is used, the farmer is paying
higher price per pound for plant
food that in many cases has been
shown to be not more than one-third
as valuable as the plant food from
high grade material If the lower
grades of mixed fertilizers can not be
purchased at cost which gives the
farmer his nitrogen, phosphoric acid,
and potash at prices comparable with
the cost of the unmixed goods plus a
reasonable cost for mixing, it is rec
commended that for such fertilizers
the separate ingredients or simples
should be purchased, and the farmer
should do his own mixing"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-05-16

All of the soils in Missouri will,
sooner or later. need to receive a
treatment of lime, according to Pro
fessor NJ F. Miller of the University
of Missouri This is because the de.
cay of organic matter which is neces.
sary to the maintaining of fertility
sets free acids that sour the ground.
The process is much the same as that
which forms vinegar from apples. The
poorly drained soils become sour first
Lime sweetens the soured land by
neutraizing the acids, just as soda
takes away some of the sourness OF
turned milk.