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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-14
CULT|VAT|NG ASPARAGUS
9IDGED GROUND SECURES EAR.
LlER GROWTH OF PLANTS
IN SPRING.
BY Or. J. c. Written, Professor Of
Horticulture, University
OF Missouri.

When asparagus has been properly
planted, in rows, It should be kept
cultivated all summer. This is to
save the moisture and to make con.
ditions more favorable for growth Of
the sprouts.
As early In the spring as the ground
can be worked, II should be plowed
between the rows, turning the land
onto the plants and leaving deep fur
rows midway between the rows This
throws a ridge Of fine soil over each
row OF asparagus. These ridges may
iurrow between the rows This ridg-
ing secures an earlier growth OF the
plants IN spring. Ridged ground dries
out, drains and warns up more quick.
~. The deep burrows between the
rows will be about rs deep as the
crowns Of the plants, SO the ridges
warm through the sides TO the
rows. BY ridgiHg, additional sur
plus earth Is also exposed TO the sun,
So more heat Is absorbed These
ridges dry out quickly and therefore
remain mellow and workable to iacil-
itato cutting the asparagus without
pudding the soil Where ground is
left entirely level without ridging, II
IS likely TO remain cool, wet. and un.
workable kidCod in this way the
ups may i, cut as soon as the
sprouts show through the ridges.
These ridges Of mellow soil bleach
the asparagus. II green, rather than
bipachcd asparagus is desired, 1t is
better NOT to ridge the patch The
cost Of cultivation Is much less where
the ridges are maintained along the
rows. They may be turned up with
plow and cultivated with light
Harrow. The ridges may be kept
smoother and more symmetrical If
kept dressed up with the garden rake
from time to time. The ridges should
be narrowed or stirred just after the
asparagus has been cut so the grow.
ing sprouts will not be injured below
ground.
Where level cultivation is given, 1t
is impossible TO harrow the patch at
frequent intervals without danger to
the sprouts which are just starting.
This frequent narrowing will XIII
most Of the weed seeds in the patch,
which will sprout from time to time.
When cutting for the season ceases,
which will be in early June, the
ridges should be worked down, leaY'
Ing the patch level again. The plants
are then allowed TO make their nor
nal growth throughout the summer.
md should be given good cultivation
to induce the best growth possible
This summer growth Of the plants is
essential so that they may store up
food for the following spring. 1t
should he borne in mind that all
plant food TO be stored in the crowns
below must FIRST be manufactured in
the preen growing parts above
ground The ranker and greener the
growth OF the tops, the more plant
food they can store up for the follow
ing year.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-14
Shot With a knife.

Years ago in a stock performance OF
famous old meludrama, the villain,
Charles WolcOu, suddenly discovered
that he had eft his revolver in the
dressing room. In much confusion, he
fumblCd in his pocket and found a
penknilc which. he figured, would do
just as well for the bloody deed.
Imagine his CONSERVATION when, after
plunglng the blade into the heros
breast. that player failed to change
his lines and screamed at the top OF
his voice: Heaven forgive you! I'm
shot"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-14
How He Was Hurt.

Sunday School Teacher-And when
he prodigal son came home. what
happened, Tommy?
Tommy-llis father ran to meet
him and hurt himself
Sunday School Teacher Why,
rhere did you get that?
Tommy-It said his father ran and
fell on his neck. bet It would hurt
vow TO fall on your neck.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-14
Mother or
LARGE FAMILY
Tells How She Keeps Her
Health -- Happiness For
Those Who Take
Her Advice.
Scottville, Mich. -" want to tell you
how much good Lydia Z. Pinkham Veg

etableCompound and
Sanative Wash have
done me. ] live on q
armandhaveworked
very h ard. | am
forty-fye years old,
and am the mother
OF thirteen children.
Many people think
it strange that ! am
not broken down
with hard work and
the care of nv fam
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-14

The ground for the garden patch
should be deeply plowed and heavily
Most vegetables need to
be started well ard pushed rapidly
throughout their whole growth. Espe.
cially root crops need rich soil SO
that they will grow rapidly.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-14

The best time TO cultivate corn Is
before II is planted, The Job Is easier
then, and can be done more thorough
ly. A well prepared seed bed is a
good start toward crop. Then after
the plants are up few inches 1t
won't hurt to harrow them again to
kill the young weeds.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-14
RHUBARB, Or PIE PLANT
CULTIVATION DURING
SUMMER.
BY Or. J. c. Written, College Of
Agriculture, University
Of Missouri.

pianlont is ono nj mr. oldest host
rnovr ana moe, bi,hl,. rr,zed gar-
dom yoretabIe, !, :. one n, rho onr.
l,os, 10 ,pr.ar IN srrin. and cors,.
nuontIv cnmas =, . limo uh.n snror.
lept mr. ocid nI,r,s yro ,nnroeiatod
Az nreporod for no ,,his i mar.
,okos in charac,,r nt tho r,,rro or a
,rui, hainr snr,cbtiv ana ,3d liz,
rho borries II, rre.test u.n cop,ns
before tho stravbarrv hapirs IN rircn
~ toke tic rI.r.
rho soil r.criromorts are simil,,
n ,bosa of ,sr,ropr,. that is tb,
rlcber the soil ,hs hotter ua,,., ra.
nrrir, IL essaptior and , drnssior ~
mamma ,honIl no prt on Ivory ,aa-
rho host ,.rict,as of ,lepI,n, ar,
irr,ors yi,,ori, aud NI,,,rorb
m, : i,,,crs is Tho fret IN nroduro
=, .,r,,. J., h,. .,,,li,.. s,,r,s bour.
a,.a. ,i,.,, t,o ,.io,o,.i., ,r rho Nam.
r,oh Nov h,, ne, rirroors Ia
,,,,,o,I,, ,l,,,,.d ,o,. Ga, Grs, o,rly
nron ~ bo ,oI,ov.,d i,,o,. r,. tho Nam.
,,,o,i, and ,.t,,,ri,
p,arts may mo occurred from sc.d
or he dividirc ,hn crowns of Gid
,I.,,. pint ao ma, ,,r,o ,r,e to
.ania,,. .ln,s,,d rno ,nodrircg ,r.
,.,,n,. ,.o.,,t,I,. IN, -, ,,o,, bo,.ipr
e,,ou sI.,.d,r loaf storEs and orra.
sioually one having the large doslra.
bic leaf stalks. ON account Of this
variability. now varieties are occa.
sionolly secured from seed.
Ordinarily II is best to secure dyis.
iors Of old plcplaut crowns for plant.
ing Those may he secured from the
purseryman. or by DIVIDING any good
rrorts from an adjacent garden
rho nlarts may he set either In M.
,,,,, ar IN o,rIv epr,rr ,rhcv sbould
ha GOT so the crowns are barely GOV.
orod by tho coil II DIantnd le.u thu
crow,e arc almost sura 70 rot during
,bo bot weather NJ tho first season.
plants sbouId lac set two feet apart
&, mug fopr foot onor, for tho homo
a,rdo, In largo COMMERCIAL aroma
r.boro Il 10 desirable ia cultivate the
,l,n,s both wavs trev NAV he set
IN choct rows n. foot opart each
nor IL. ,euarorus pienrant should
NO Of, on thoropcb cultlyation during
no srmmor and Iibarol mapuring
oyorr uiutor
II. - -, It'll. 10. .ho
~ pu'''"e W" ~ ~, -, n,,n
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ou' '''e pa'' y. ,'o ,, -
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oh "' 'ne suIiaNe Y, w ho a.,.Sta,
lhb d snoI p'eIe W ~, g,, 80 &c. aT tba
~ ,Ne p"i.AS - In d,a al
,e"l ie'. :" w soa go, rhta
leHNen,'s ,,.oarn ,no,.n as stow
nIa' , 'nuns' 49, ,ho atam md do.
NV ""I," 60, -, 60 ,na ,nos, co.
Io. ,,soo.a -, ,ionla,t +, ,bis soc-
''o"' ,r,,. 80 49,. -, nro,.or, I, ora
, ~" =, ,ia,, ,bo rion,or, noor tho enr.
w. W r r' 20, 80 BE- r,,ro ,o got tno on.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-14

Don't tell me that girl IS used to
the bra, society"
"What makes you think she Isnt?'
VIII II you notice. she is polite
to everybody be meets"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-14

Hsrses that are to so through
season OF hard work need to- be fed
well before they start A horse that
is In poor condition at first, but is
.ed up just as work begins, can not
stand up To his best
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-14

Why leave the harness on the pegs
until blowing begins? Every season
there are some hame-staples that
break, and some straps that pu" In
two. II this Is left to happen while
there is lots OF work to do. valuable
time will be lost.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-14

Corn testing Is not somebody's pet
theory. 1t is practice OF demon
strated value. The man who tests
his corn gets the big yields and has
little or no replanting. The other
man sometimes does, but not 30
often
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-14

II stock is allowed to run on wet
ground it may take several years to
restore It to good physical condition.
Good filth 10 one OF the most impor.
tant factors i good crops, aud it'ih
impossible In land that . puddled.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-14
Incubator Chickens.

Expert poultrymen in the west claim
that in the west after several genera.
tions, incubator. Matched chickens lose
the instinct TO sit upon their eggs,
and It is believed that in time all
chickens will have to be Matched by
artificial means.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-14
talented.

"Dubslcy would have q brilliant ca
recr on tn, stage
why do you think soo'
lie can wiggle his ears and im!'
tate a COW to perfection"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-14
A Mean Disposltion,

rs PGnhins all wrapped up In his
motor carr"
Not yet, but have hopes"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-14

Mrs. W'Dslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
tcethiug, snftens tho gains, reduces IphammR'
ton, a.!ay pain, cures wind collie, 2Jc a bottle.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-14
Rather Rough.

why Is It that they cant find a
white hope, MAJ"
Because they first have to find a
man Tho is white"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-14

Occasionally bachelor thinks he
will marry a certain girl until he dis.
,oyers that she thinks likewise. also
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-14

The simple lie is best. Let your only
medicine be Garfield Tea. the pure and
proven remedy. All druggists.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-14

No one but gossip can attend to
everybody's business at the same
time.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-14

Most human maladies arise from wrong
dieting. Garfield lea gives immediate relief.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-14

Piles Cured IN TO IL DAYS
Your druggist will refund money ~ fhhO OlNI-
hENr fatlH 20 cure any case OF Itching, bllnd
HetiiuE OF pfutrudiug Piles In q to Il days. tOc.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-14

It's the Contrarincss Of her sex that
induces woman to agree with n man
just when he doesn't want her to.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-14

A married woman's description OF
an ideal man seldom fits her husband.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-14

Some men make matters worse II
they try to explain.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-14

LEWIS Single Binder straight Sc cigar.
You pay loo for cigars not 80 good.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-14

Ornamental penmanship is also n
hourishing industry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-29
SOCIAL ARTS FOR PUPILS
Director of Entertainments
Urued for Public Schools.

II the Board OF Education takes kindly to
the suggestions of Clarence Arthur Perry,
OF the Russell Sage Foundation, the pupils
of the New York public schools will be pol
ished beaux and buds by the time they are
graduated.
Mr.. Perry wants the school buildings used
as social centres, and he wants every school
to have a social director, or a social staff
IL the school be large enough TO call for II,
to organize balls, receptions and similar
affairs
At the New Jersey State Conference on
Charities and Corrections Tuesday Mr..
Perry talked about the great need Of bring
ing young people together socially In the
right sort of surroundings, and yesterday
he told Tribune reporter his plan for
using the schools TO this end.
Pm in favor Of a. larger financial sup
port for the recreation centres Ia the
schools" he said. New York is doing
more in this direction than most other
cities now, but there is room for improve
ment. l believe that social dancing should
be taught the older children, and in general
such a training be given TO them that they
would have the social arts at their COM
mand when they left school. West Point
and Annapolis make a feature Of the social
side; why shouldn't our public schools?
Many hotels have their official entertain
ers. The. social directors I suggest for
schools wouldn't be exactly entertainers,
but it would be their province to make IT
pleasant for everybody who goes to the
school social centre They could organize
clubs among the mothers Of the neghbor-
hood, and make IL possible for group Of
mothers to give parties for their friends in
school building, just as wealthy people
do in their own private bathrooms or in
hotels. The social director could send out
the cards, see 10 decorating the rooms, get
the flowers and provide music; and all the
mothers would have TO do would be to fur
nsh a list of the friends they wanted in
vited, and then go 10 the party with their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-29
DIVORCE FOLLOWS REQUEST
Wife Free from Husband Who
Tried to Scandalize Her.

Justice Page signed a decree OF divorce
yesterday in favor Of Mrs. Helen J. Robin
SON. Several weeks ago Justice Bschon re-
fused TO open the default Of William Rob-
inson. the husband. on the latters motion
because he had tried to scandalize his Wife
One of the causes OF the trouble In the
Robinson household was q $4,000 beQuese
left by Alexander Miller. a brother OF Mrs.
Robinson, to her son, Russell Robinson.
Robinson alleged that his wife was not the
daughter Of James Miller and Jane Miller.
but was the daughter Of Mary Ensaoetn
Miller, a sister Of Alexander Miller, ana
that her husband was unknown
There is litigation now over the Miller
estate, and It was alleged that one Mary z
Gooch. who was mentioned In the divorce
suit, had written twenty-five or thirty let
ters 10 Gordon Miller. brother OF Alexander
Miller. and executor under his will, that
II Miller did not help Robinson out OF debt
influence would be used to damage Miller In
the suit over his brothers estate
Robinson openly admitted his affection for
Miss Gooch and wrote letter to his wife
saying he waited for an answer TO g. COM
munication that he wrote her before going
West with Miss Gooch. He also expressed
his hatred" for his wife and all her rela-
tives. Mrs. Robinson said her husband
sauandered her money. Also Gordon Miller
Maid some OF Robinson's bills, It was said.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-29
GIANT RAT BITES GIRL
Fights for Life Though Trapped
Weighs Over 10 Pounds.

The giant rat which East New Workers
saw has been footing houses and stores for
months, and which by the bloodthirsty
manner in which II killed two cats so
struck terror TO the rest that not a yowl
has been heard from a back fence for
weeks came 10 his death yesterday, when
he broke out OF a heavy steel trap and gave
battle TO the entire family Of Terence Nc
Kenna, Of No As Montauk street. Before
the rat breathed his last he had bitten May
McKenna. girl OF twenty. and nearly over
powered an elevator man who Joined III the
fight with coal shovel
The rat first showed up in the neighbor
hood two months ago. He took up his
abode in various barns at first, and met all
Corners, either dogs or cats. Before he was
finally driven to take refuge in houses he
had severely bitten and put to rout
dozen dogs and had killed two cats out
right As the rat was a great fighter. he
was also a huge eater, and carried of
whole Cheeses and hams. A few days ago
II took up residence in the house of Charles
Smons, a grocer of No 31S Logan street,
and not only ate his way from cellar TO
attic. but Jumped into Simons's bed a few
nights ago and tackled the grocer and his
wife They beat him off with club.
The first the McKennas saw of the war
like animal was two days ago, when he was
sighted dragging a sack Of potatoes out of
the pantry. Mr. McKenna got the heaviest
steel trap he could find, and yesterday the
rat was caught.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-29
SUFFRAGETTE SEEKS BOSS"
Sees Murphy's Hand in Oppose
ton BIZ at Albany.

AnVcne seen Bose Murphy or Tam
many Hall? There's a suffragette out
looking for Murphy. What is more, she
has bands Of her friends sleuthing for him
in places where he sometimes goes for his
health Every possible haunt Of his IS
covered, but the anxious suffragette can't
get a trace Of him.
She is Mrs Rudolph Muller, of No. So
West 50th street, and she lacks barely an
inch of being six feet tall. The Tammany
boss" is several inches shorter, which,
perhaps accounts for his hiding. Mrs.
Muller saws when she went the other day 10
the house where Mr.. Murphy hangs OUT
when he is in New York the person who
answered the door bell scurried back and
called TO a person upstairs:
There's a woman here eleven feet tall
ants 10 talk TO Mr. Murphy"
Word came back that he wasn't there ."
Every morning after Mrs. Muller takes
her daughter to school she calls at this
house in her vain search for Murphy. Last
night she wrote to one Of his ieutenants
requesting an interview with him. She has
set her mind on asking him why he is OPP
posed 10 giving woman the vote, and few
little questions like that, and she says she
will run him down, no matter how long It
takes
Mrs Muller made one Of the trainload Of
suffra gettes that inraded Albany week be-
fore last, and what she saw there OF the
opposition to the suffrage bill made her
feel that "Murphys hand was in it
Local suffrage organizations declared
thmselves strong in hope Yesterday.
though the legislature sits only one more
dav The Womens Political Union was
thrown into excitement by tho receipt of a
telegram from Mrs Harriet Stanton Blatch,
no is In Albany:
Send friends UP here tomorrow. Bill
will undoubtedly. be reported out Of Com
mttee on Rules
Mrs. z. Jean Nelson Penfeld, chairman
Of the Woman Suffrage party. said that
Mrs Martha Wentworth Suffren and Mrs
A. c. Hughston, who are 81 the seat OF
war, had telegraphed that they had OBJ
tained the signatures OF seventy-s!x As
semblymen to petition TO the Commit
tee on Rules to report the bill out
That means. too, that these Assembly
men will vote for the Murray bill If the
Committee on Rules gives them the
choice" Mrs. Penfeld said. "Seventy-six IS
the majority we need to pass the bill. II
# goes through the Assembly, it will be
taken instantly to the Senate"
The Murray measure is practically the
same as the Stilwell bill which the Senate
, killed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-29
LEW" SHANK A SUFFRAGiST
Discusses Present Economic
Fight at Berkeley Theatre.

Lew" Shank. of Indiana polls Mayor and
marketman, is out for woman suffrage.
And It's entirely dlsinterested on his part.
because he doesn't expect the women to
vote for him
with my ugly nose, they wouldn't vote
for me, Of course, even If ! ran for the
Office Of Mayor OF Indianapolis again.
which I won't do" he told an audience at
the meeting Of the League for Political
Education, at the Berkeley Theatre, yes
terday morning "All the same, | want TO
say right here that I'm a woman suffra-
gette I've come 70 see that this country
s IN bad way. and there's no hope that
the men will make II any better It's up TO
the women. The economic fight that IS be
fore us IL the uoman's fight
IT'S this way with men-they'n come to
a meeting and indorse anything you saw
Oh yes, men will indorse anything. And
then they go away and forget all about 4
They haven't time, for one thing 70 pay
attention 20 political questions and the
character Of candidates and so on because
they're too busy earning Paris hats and
hobble skirts-and they've got 10 earn EN-.
of course.
But the thing Of all others that's STAN
peded me for woman suffrage is what I've
seen IN Indianapolis OF the way men are
tied up with special interests The men are
all tied UP some way or other. You seldom
get a man working with YOU in.ofice or on
a committee but n turns out that he's con-
nected with this traction company or that
trust-or II II isn't a business interest It's
the party. Now. women aren't tied up with
big business interests, and my honest be
lief is that they wouldn't he so bound BY
party. That's why I'm for woman suf-
frage"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-29
SPIED THROUGH AIRSHAF T
Husband Obtained Evidence for
Divorce After Long Watching.

For the second time IN week the air
shaft separating two apartments has fig
ured importantly in divorce case in the
Supreme Court In this second instance, as
in the first, the airshaft has been the means
NJ separating husband end wife In the
first case the husband was the defendant;
IN the case decided Yesterday the wife was
the guilty one
The latter suit vas that of Calvin S Den
ris against Mrs Annabel Beatrice Dennis.
The cnuple. who were married IN 1904. lived
at w az Central Park West prior 10 Jan
nary d last AT ! O'Clock on the morning
oF The NEXT day the husband led raid on
he apartment and the evidence he OBJ
tainaG then was the ground for the decree
~ divorce which Justice Gerard signed yes
about O'clock on the fatetul night Den,
NE and two friends Claire Evans and Rand
{ Rates. took up a post az WINDOW op-
rceite the APARTMENT occupied by Mrs. Dem
rp{g They waited until nearly ! CLOCK,
nben looking across the airshaft, they saw
,ba sienal for their attack Going TO the
,nor of his apartment Dennis trled the iocE,
but II would not open. Then ne DIoEe doWh
the door and with his friends rushed IN.
The enraged husband began pummellng
tbs man he found IN his home, hut oeslsted
when the other men interfered Dennis
took his seven year old son with him after
The raid