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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-11-19
DEPRIVED OF THE
FRANCHISE,

The result in California would indicate that a
great many people in that state were deprived of
their franchise In reporting the precinct OF Bald
Hills we read the following:
Bald Hills the last northern precinct to strag-
gle in today, brought a smile by failing to alter
the result one iota. Staunchly Republican the
precinct cast four votes for Taft, one for Chain
and none for the two leading candidates.
The conclusions drawn that the bulk of the
vote remained away refused to vote for presi-
dent rather than vote for Wilson or Roosevelt, as
there was no Taft ticket in California. But -four
went to the trouble of writing in Taft electors.
Which all appears to be mild form OF disfran.
chisement of American citizens But what else
could be expected when the Bull Moosers decided
to follow Roosevelt anywhere everywhere"
i ;. Il
There Is sort of man for whom there Is
no place in the universe, and that is the wobbler
the man the fence who never knows where he
stands; who is always slipping about dreaming,
apologizing, daring to take firm stand on
anything. Everybody despises him. He is weak
ling Better a thousand times have the reputation
of being eccentric peculiar, even cranky than new
er to stand for anything Success
Carlyle always takes us to the of in
tense personal and original conviction. 1t is his
supreme merit that he spoke with absolute SINGER
ity; according to the beliefs, traditions con-
ventionalities of his times, for they We're mostly
against him. He presents the singular anomaly
of a great man, of a towering and unique genius
such as appears at intervals OF centuries who was
not in any sense representative, who had pre-
cursors and who left followers man
| exceptional, towering like solitary peak cone
| set over against the main ranges. He is in line
with none of the great men, small men, of his
age and country-John Burroughs.
| y. Il. ~
| Affairs too great TO breed petty jeal-
ouses and 50, allied with the hope OF gain, is the
desire for progress invention improved methods,
scientific development and the pride of success in
man seeks and receives to day is not alone in dol.
lars. He receives with the dollar something bet
ter-a dividend in the shape of satisfaction in be
ing instrumental in carrying forward to higher
stages of development the business which he make
his life work.
| | confidently recommend to you the bust
ness in which there is abundant
for the exercise of mans highest power ant
OF every good quality in human nature. sheliev,
the career OF the great merchant, banker or cap
tain of industry TO be favorable to the develop
ment Of the powers of the mind, and to the ripen
ing of the judgment upon wide range OF genera
subjects, 10 freedom from prejudice and the keer
ing Of an open mind-Carnegie.
!. !. .f
st. Louis Globe Democrat: Some thoughtIes
Democrats feel their hair stand on end when the
read the platform Bryan wrote at Baltimore
Hedges the party TO immediate downward revisioi
of the tariff with protection declared to be uncol
atitutional and NJ M va1ua In kaanino nm Aroarioo
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-11-19

st Louis Globe Democrat: Some thoughtless
Democrats feel their hair stand on end when they
read the platform Bryan wrote at Baltimore It
Hedges the party to immediate downward revision
of the tariff with protection declared to be uncon
stitutional, and Of no value in keeping up American
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-07-18


this reason that the ground must be
so carefully prepared and as many of
the weeds killed as is possible with
the means at ones command.
Flowing for alfalfa should be deep
and thorough, especially if done early
in the summer. If done later, care
should be taken to pillow no deeper
than can be we'll compacted by roll
ing and narrowing before time for
sowing the seed. Subsoiling has often
been recommended, and doubtless on
soils with heavy clay subsoils it
would be of benefit, but the expense
and difficulty of doing the work just
in the proper manner usually makes
the practice inadvisable. The expert
ment station has conducted no inves-
LEGATIONS on subsoiling on the heavy
clays.
Final preparations of the seed bed
should be thorough, although care
should be taken not to have the land
in such fine shape that the beating
rains of the fall will pack it seriously
VI CduSC IL " wash Uduly. Ill IIlc sew
eral instances at the experiment sta
ton stands have completely failed,
due to the heavy beating of fall rains,
which either washed the young plants
out or compacted the soils so that
they did no good.
The best time to SOW is just after
good rain in late August if possible,
but judgment should be used if rain
does not come. If the land is prop
erly prepared and loose mulch has
been kept on it by narrowing for
some weeks, there is little fear re.
garding the seeds terminating. Usu.
ally when the soil is moist the plants
are up by the third day, and with a
week or ten days of good weather fol.
lowing, without washing or beating
rains, a stand is almost assured. These
suggestions, of course, do not apply
particularly to bottom lands, except in
general way.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-07-18

Scientific farming is not the use of
peculiar methods and different crops.
It is the using of the old crops in a
better way. 1t is throwing out the
parts of the system that don't pay
and leaving those that are profitable.
It is selling the COW that is a scrub
and buying one that pays q profit. It
Is raising an extra colt a year when
geldings were used before. There are
no secrets about it. The essentials
to success are keen observation and
. will to do. This is as the depart.
ment Of farm management Of the Uni.
versity Of Missouri breaches the doc.
trine.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-07-18
PREPARING ALFALFA LAND:
GOOD SEED BED NEEDED
BY M. r. Miller, Professor of Agron-
omy, University Of
Missouri.

The Missouri experiment station at
Columbia has made no experiments
with the single idea of determining
the best methods of soil preparation
for alfalfa. However, various expert
ments in which different methods
were used indicates what appear to
be the proper and improper methods.
In the first place, it may be said
that on soils we'll adapted to alfalfa
the matter of soil preparation is not
of so much importance as on those
poorly adapted to the crop. 1t is to
these latter soils that the most atten-
ton must be given. On such soils,
where fall sowing is practlced, it is
best to have the land plowed con-
siderable time before the time to sow
the seed, in order that it may become
we'll compacted in the under layers.
Recently plowed soil is not prop
er seed bed for alfalfa, for, like wheat,
it requires a loose surface soil with
compact soil beneath. Usually wheat
land may be turned for alfalfa with
good results if the wheat is gotten off
sufficiently early, and providing the
land is reasonably fertile to furnish
plant food for a permanent stand.
A crop that removes much moisture
from the soil, such as oats, cane or
cowpeas, is to be avoided unless they
may be removed early. Wheat, too,
will dry the soil very much unless the
summer is one of considerable rain
fall. A moist fall will allow alfalfa to
follow any of these crops with little
difficulty as regards moisture, but a
dry fall makes it very important that
the water should not be SO completely
removed from the soil to begin with.
The surest method is to begin the
preparation of the land in early sum.
mer and to harrow it whenever
crust forms or weeds start. This con-
serves the moisture and fertility and
frees the land of weeds, SO that when
the alfalfa is put in the land is clean
and in good condition for its growth.
OF course, the character of the land
must determine largely just when this
preparation shall be done, as care
must be taken to prevent the serious
washing Of the surface, as occurs on
the bare uplands.
Clover sod pastured down, literally
dressed with barnyard manure and
turned under early In the summer
gives one of the best seed beds for
alfalfa. Heavy bluegrass or timothy
sod should be turned under early in
the spring II one wishes to SOW such
land to alfalfa. A loose. porous layer.
such a. . heavy undecomposed sod
will Give, cannot be tolerated under
ordinary conditions.
Young alfalfa plants are very ten
der and require careful handling to
secure . permanent foothold. It % TOR
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-07-18
Selected caded bring It
mistake a

is possible to go through the flock of
growing chickens and pick out the
ones that are going to give the best
results, and the ones that will always
be scrubs. 1t is this selection and
throwing out of the poor ones that
will improve the laying stock until it
will be paying a good profit.
What can be expected of the eggs
the following year if all the scrub
cockerels and pullets are left in the
flock? They will be scrubs, and the
next years flock will be scrubs.
One of the best indications of the
probable ability of the growing chick
en- to give good results later, is the
vitality and constitutional vigor. The
same rules apply in estimating this
that are used in Judging horses or
cows, or any other animals. They
must be deep chested, bright eyed and
active The shape of the head is a
good indication. The accompanying
illustration shows a striking example
of the difference in Vitality between
two chickens that came from the eggs
the same day, from the same incuba-
tor. The deep strong looking head,
with a short BILL is the healthy one
that should be kept in the flock The
long, scrawny looking beak, called a
"crow-beak." is always an indication
of low vitality. If disease should
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-07-18

In districts where hawks give much
trouble to chickens, there is q method
that has been tried successfully to
prevent their marauding. II q slated
coop. similar to fattening coop. 10
placed on the range where the chick
ems are likely to be troubled. the
chickens will learn to run into 1t at
the first sign Of danger. This method
has been found to give entire protse-
ton from birds Of prey.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-07-18
Laying Flock Can Be
Improved By Selection
Scrubs Can Be Picked Out Young.

No two chickens are just alike.
Some of them are weaker than others,
and some, if they develop to maturity,
will be better layers than others. 1t
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-07-18

dinner, picks out the best looking one
of the lot, the way for him to do if he
would have better flock next year
and more profit from the eggs, would
be to catch the ones that show their
lack of vitality. Then the strong ones
will be left for breeding stock, and
the flock will be improved
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-07-18

get into the flock 1t is likely that
these weak ones would be the first to
CO.. While the average farmer, in
catching up a chicken for the Sunday
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-19

globe were only creations of his own
guilty conscience.
Johnson sat down and cried when
told by the marshal that he was a free
man; that the government did not
want him, and that for the last fifteen
years he might have settled down and
lived as an honest man instead of
wandering as a hobo" over the world.
I'm too old to make new start
now said Johnson, after he had
braced up. IF l had only known this
years and years ago l might have
amounted to something. If l hal
stood trial and taken my medicine
would have been out of prison fifteen
years ago. My punishment would have
lasted two or three years. AS a fact
it continued eighteen years, and its
effect will continue throughout my
life"
Cant you lend me quarter to get
something to eat within" And with
the twenty-five cent piece in his hand
he shuffied off toward restaurant.
Johnson was an official in the pub.
lie land office in Del Norte, Col Ia
] 1898 he was found short $1,000. He
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-19
SOUR STOMACH.
Gas and Heartburn Stopped in Fivt
Minutes.

Get rid of Indigestion.
Or dyspepsia, or whatever you call
your stomach misery.
Drive out the sourness.
Lift off the heaviness.
Stop the fermentation of food.
Danish gas, heartburn, foul breach,
dizziness, headaches, nervousness
night sweats and bad dreams for
ever
Get a so cent box of MI-O-NA tab
let's at Murray & Hooks Pharmacy
Americas, Ga, today. They guarantee
them for any of the diseases named
above or for any stomach distress.
No better prescription for indiges-
ton was ever written.
MI-O-NA makes the stomach vigor-
Gus and strong to digest food without
aid For sale by Murray & Hooks
Pharmacy, Americas, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-19
FLED is YEARS,
none PURSUED
Travelled Over the Earth, Be-
coming a Hobo

Omaha, Neb, Jan. 18.-Elmer :.
johnson was fugitive from justice
for eighteen years. In that time he
wandered through every state in the
Union but one and visited every
country in the world in an effort 70
evade the federal inspectors and secret
Service men. Last week he walked
into the office of the United States
Marshal at Omaha and surrendered
He then learned that the case against
him was quashed fifteen years ago;
that he had fed when none pursued
and that the army of federal Officer
who had been chasing him over the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-19
CONSTIPATION WILL VANISH
Baiky Livers and Upset StOmachs
Quickly Put in Prime Condition

1.-THE secret of success in this life is
to keep your bowels open and your
mouth shut" said a great professor.
Readers of the Times-Recorder who
suffer from constipation, sluggish liv-
Ter, upset stomach, headadache, diz-
ziness, nervousness or malaria should
go to Howell's Pharmacy, 410
Lamar St., this very day and get a
25 cent box of Hot Springs Liver But
tons. They are surely the real bliss
full, gentle, sure remedy from consti-
patton. Mail orders from Hot Springs
Chemical Co., Hot Springs, Ark
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-19
RECORDS OF INTEREST
KEPT BY CAPT. COBB
Scrap Books viii Prove of
Great Value

Of great value even now the con-
stantly increasing value of the scrap
books that are \ II by Captain join
A. Cobb, of the .rt of Ordinary will
make them do tents of the greatest
Importance in ethe course of a few
years. This is one feature of Captain
Cobbs work in which he takes the
greatest pleasure and interest, and
it adds greatly to the worth of the
records kept in his office.
Many an item of general importance
nas been clipped from various sources
and neatly pasted away in the big
books for future reference. A census
report here, a weather record there.
and so on throughout the list that
makes up this book that is to save
so much trouble to many in the flu
ture. The list of contents already
collected would form a collection of
unusual interest.
This is one Of the many duties I'M
dertaken by Captain Cobb which Is
not listed among the duties demanded
of the judge of the Court of Ordinary
He does it because of the pure love
that he has for work of this kind. The
result of these tabulations, however
will prove of inestimable value with
the flight of years, for there are many
clippings and items that will prove
not only of interest but of genuine
value to many in future years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-19

was indicted on a charge of embezzle-
ment, forfeited his bail and escaped.
For three years the government in
spectors kept lookout for him. Then
the case was dismissed and there
after no further efforts were made %
capture him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-19

A widow seldom credits man
with having good judgment unless he
proposes to her.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-19

A man knows more at 81 that he
may be able to forget at so.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-19
DIET AND HEALTH
HINTS
By DIR. T. J. ALLEN
Food Specialist
PRESCRIBING OF FOODS.

A writer In the journal of the
American Medical association
says that as drugs are carefully
prescribed in quantity and with
reference to their known effects
so should foods be prescribed
for the sick, not only In dia-
betes, rheumatism and other
ailments in which dietetic treat
ment is acknowledged, to be
vitality important, but In all
cases. The coming generation
of medical men, he says, will
be better qualified to do this,
since the Importance of dIetetic
treatment is being more general
ly recognized.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-19

Force a man to eat his own words
and he will soon lose his appetite.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-12-19
luxurious Church Pews.

A good WilberfOrce story is toIo Dy
the Rev P. a. Ditchheld Id The o'u
English Country Squire" In the oid
days the average squire believed I'D
taking his religion easily aid comfort
ably. and his pew was often the most
luxurious in the parish Mr.. Dltchheiu
describes it as "a eoZy. sleep provoking
structure. curtained off. wherein was
often special fireplace. the pew BENG
furnished like drsi wing room. lf the
clergyman was rather too long preach
ing his sermon the squire would POKE
the fire somewhat impatiently and Wig
orously. 1t is reported that sherry ano
biscuits were sometimes served by
livery servant and that the squire useo
to have his letters and newspapers de
livered to him in his pew and to reao
them during the sermon
when Bishop Wilberforce was
shown luxurious squire's pew. with a
special fireplace. aftnchairs and every
convenience and when the clerk asked
if the bishop could suggest an! I'M
provement or the addition OF any fur
niture Wilberforce quietly whispered
to the clergyman by his side. A caro-
table,"
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-12-19
Penrith Notes

The King mill closed down for the
season on Friday last Logging opera
tons for next seasons run will be
started shortly after the opening of the
new year. Most of the mill payroll
finds its way to the Golfers of the New
port merchants, the mill being located
less than three miles from town.
The Graham mill closed down more
than week ago, and most of the lumber
has been shipped through Penrith.
Ranchers are beginning the delivery
of ties and cordwood. Considerable of
the wood goes to Central Washington
points, as the producers claim Spokane
dealers do not treat them fairly.
About dozen Penrith citizens have
been regular attendants at court in
Newport.
Likely Bros. we'll drilling outfit was
moved to the Paine farm near Diamond
Lake last week.
Log hauling from the Rauch camps to
the spur at belong was started out
on Tuesday of this week.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-12-19
A Voracioue Appetite.

An example of eating to wager in
the good old times of a hundred years
ago is to be seen in the following news
paper scrap: "A singular wager was
decided yesterday at a public house in
Shepherds market A man of the
name of Bushel in that neighborhood
undertook for the trif1ing bet Of one
guinea to eat and drink in the course
of twenty minutes the following arti
cles-viz. six pounds of tripe, two doz-
ems of large onions in sauce, two three
penny loaves. three pounds of pota
toes and three pots of porter. the whole
of which. to the great establishment of
the company, he devoured in fifteen
and one-half minutes, and such was
his voracious appetite that he exclaim-
ed that if any man present would treat
him with bumper of brandy and half
as much more as he had eaten he
would tuck it in."-LondoD Spectator.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-12-19

tertainment Thursday, December 10.
Over in Pend Oreille county Newport
is one of the liveliest towns in the In
land Empire. It seems that lot of
progressive people have become inhabi-
tants of that little city. At the late
election proposition to issue bonds for
public improvements was submitted to
the people. Did they vote it down?
Not at all. They sent the proposition
through with a handsome majority.
Those kind of public-spirited people will
make any community prosperous.
Colville Statesman Index.
Do you know that you can get good
lot on the Blackwell addition for $1OO.
Two blocks from Washington and one
block from the school house. ADV.
Milo White, homesteader, was
fatally injured Friday, while placing
logs. in building stable at O'Neal's
logging camp, opposite Tiger. A log
slipped and the peavy handle struck him
in the stomach. He was taken to the
lone Hospital, where he died at 1920 a.
m. Tuesday, the 10th. The remains
were buried today in the lone cemetery.
Deceased had homestead near Crystal
Falls. Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Howell, of
Harvard, Idaho, nephew and niece of
dacaaSad wnro with him whon no died
lone Record.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-12-19
Old Time Hanqinas.

The Anglo-Saxons," said a scientist
OF the British association. have a
great love of hanging. and the science
has constantly improved. In medieval
tunes many of the places where they
hanged people were provided with a
kitchen with big pots of pitch. The
bodies were pitched all over and made
waterproof and able to resist the at
mosphere. Then they were hung out
as warning to other offenders.
Hanging was also used as an an
aesthetic in connection with the old
practice of killing a man for high trea-
son by hanging. drawing and quarter
ing him. This kind of hanging did not
necessarily hurt man. for FIVE men
hanged in 1447-gentlemen belonging
to the Duke of Gloucester-had been
marked out to be quartered and drawn
when their pardons arrived They
were cut down and soon were none the
orse."-London Cor. Baltimore Star.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-12-19

the supervision of Diking Commissioner
Geo. H. Jones.
C. A. Stuart, of the Usk Trading Co. :,
is in Spokane purchasing goods for the
company.
Four inches of wet snow fell in and
around Usk Sunday night. A good
many of the farmers are now using
sleighs.
E. C. Perrott and L. E. Miller drove
to Newport Friday and returned same
evening.
Ole Olson came into town from his
homestead, about three miles south of
town, suffering with a felon. DIR. Eos
ter is attending him.