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The Keota news., 1912-07-19
THOUSANDS ARE HOMELESS; BE
LiEvED MANY MORE DEAD
WILL BE FOUND.
DAMAGE 100000
CITY PROVIDING FOOD FOR VIC.
TINS; MANY IN SERIOUS
CONDITION..
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Denver.-Two known deaths. the
serious injury OF eight persons. and
t4.OOO,0OO worth OF private and city
property devastated. is the toll paid to
the flood which swept down Cherry
creek Sunday night. vaulted the shat
tered retaining walls and inundated
miles of adjoining territory in its f,i
rious onslaught. Thousands of people
have been made homeless. All thei,
earthly possessions gone and left only
with the scantily-clad clothes In which
they fled for their lives.
To prevent the recurrence OF such
. catastrophe In the future. Mayor
Arnold has taken steps toward the an
pointment OF a committee to act with
the city engineer with view OF d..
vert!ng the waters OF Cherry creek
into Sand creek. SO they will be car
ried into the Platte below Denver.
The City Council in joint session
concurred with the mayors plan and
the committee will be named at once.
A number have been enabled to ro-
turn to their homes. The remainder
were thrown absolutely upon the mer.
cy Of the city.
Mayor Arnold and the Chamber II
Commerce furnished relief by provid.
ing meal tickets and assigning the vic.
Tins to rooming houses and hotels.
The condition OF hundreds of fami.
lies 10 pitiable in the extreme. Many
women and children are i'll from ex.
posure to the waters
Some of the victims are in a seri.
Gus condition from their narrowing
experiences in the flood and physi.
clans have been summoned to attend
them.
The people in the lower sections Of
erything. including their homes. Prac-
tically every hovel in the 1900 block
on Blake is about to crumble, and
the street has been closed to traffic.
Considering the extent Of the terri.
tory inundated by Sunday nights
flood-not less than $50 city blocks
together with the panic that ersued
when the torrent that spilled over the
retaining walls of Cherry creek hurled
havoc through all the lowlands. 1t Is
amazing TO the police that hundred
lives were not lost.
Frank Hill, crippled shoe lace ped
dler. and Lydia Beckford. eighty-five
years old. are the only known dead,
but Chief OF Police O'Neill believes
that many bodies will be found when
the debris has been wholly cleared
away. But eight injuries were report
ed to police headquarters.
The Keota news., 1912-07-19
Mixture Of Caution and Economy.

Mixture Of Caution and Economy.
AT the Union depot q few evenings
ago mother who had gone to see her
daughter. a miss OF about 1S years.
safely started on a journey. WAS heard
TO give the young lady the following
words of advice just before the train
started: Now. goodby. my dear
Take good care OF yourself and re-
member not to be too free with strang
ers on the train. But II a nice looking
man should speak to you be polite to
him-he may buy your supper for
kansas City Star.
The Keota news., 1912-07-19
His View.

Hewitt-This place Is 1000 feet
above the sea level.
Jewett-But the sea isn't on the
level; 1t always makes me sick.
The Keota news., 1912-07-19

A woman may not realize that she
has good figure until other women
begin to find fault with 1t.
The Keota news., 1912-07-19

Garfield Tea is Invaluable for oil irregulari-
ties of the liver, kidneys and bowels. II 10
made from pure and wholesome herbs.
The Keota news., 1912-07-19

If YOU wish beautiful. clear. white
clothes. use Red Cross Bag Blue. At all
good groccrs.
The Keota news., 1912-07-19

And the Lord also helps those wht
help others.
The Keota news., 1912-07-19
True to His Trust.

Father" asked the beautiful girl.
did you bring home that material
for my new skirt"
"Yes."
Where is IT."
Let me see. Wait now. Don't be
inpatient! didn't forget It, I'm
sure I've got it in one OF my pockets,
somewhere"
Living Up to Its Name.
How do people seem to like your
new song. The Acceptance"
'Just carried away by It,"
The Keota news., 1912-07-19

Even your best friends haven't time
to do much worrying on your account
The Keota news., 1912-07-19

II your digestion Is n little of color
course Of GARFIELD Tea will do you good.
The Keota news., 1912-07-19
Good Bait.

Aunt Sarah, cook in Richmond
family. took home dish of macaront
from her mistress table for the edi-
fication of her own family. When her
children had been assured that 1t
was good they proceeded to eat with
great gusto. The next morning Aunt
Sarah discovered two of her of.
spring in the yard turning over stones
and soil and scratching vigorously in
the earth.
"Heah, yo' chillun!" Called out Aunt
Sarah, what yo' all doin'?"
Yves a-huntin'," was the reply, 10
some mo- Of dem macaroni worms
The Keota news., 1912-07-19

A truthful fisherman always knows
where to draw the line.
The new era., 1912-08-01

fKRM15N0TES

Rusty cans and pals are more use
full outside the dairy.
The more butter is washed the
more It Is robbed of Its flavor.
A good churning will not leave ove'
. per cent. OF fat in the buttermilk
Cooling milk quickly after milking
is one way of prolonging Its sweet.
ness.
One great secret of keeping butter
in summer is to have 1t good to begin
with. then keep 1t cold.
Horses cannot be grown as cheap
as they were when land was half the
price and grain half the price.
The development OF the youns
horse requires the exercise of the
best judgment in handling him.
The destruction Il organic matter
by cultivation and otherwise. is large
ly responsible for the depletion OF
our soils.
Money that Is spent for wel!-bred
stock might just as we'll be thrown
away II the stock Is not properly
taken care of.
Goslings will thrive II fed on grass
alone. but will not make such rapid
growth, Of course, as when they are
given a little grain.
Keep the cultivator busy. Don't let
the weeds get ahead Of you. Remem-
Der that they use the plant food that
should go into your crops.
The farmer who uses his farm for
banking fertility from his animals is
wiser than the man who sells of
everything to swell the figures in his
bank book.
Every farmer should plant such
crops as milo. sorghum. kaffir and
shallu for his fowls. A small area OF
land will produce enough grain to
feed large flock of poultry.
There Is little danger of indigestion
among the ducklings SO long as the
green food and the sand hold out.
Sand in the drinking water prevents
tipping, and Is easily gotten by the
birds.
The new era., 1912-08-01
HER EVENING TO BLUNDER
Fate Evidently Wss Determined 70 es
UnlkInd to Fair Diner Making
Conversation.

Can you tell me-" remarked fair
lady of her partner at the supper table.
who that exceedingly ugly man isf
I mean the one sitting opposite your"
Tho gentleman smiled sardonically.
"oh. he's my brothsri" came the
reply.
The lady went scarlet, and her con.
fusion was almost painful
"Oh. I'm 20 sorTyi" she suffered.
apologisinS profussly. you see. did
not notice the resemblance between
you"
A moment later she turned to her
neighbor on her left. who happened to
be q woman.
DO you see that handsome fellow
over there. twisting his mustache?"
she asked. "He's been watching mo.
and making eyes at mo all the evening.
Who II he?"
The other woman turned scornfully
and angrily upon her.
"Oh. he's only my husband!" came
the biting reply.
The new era., 1912-08-01
SUBSOILING WITH DYNAMITE
I uNcuC1ivATED SOIL
, FULL OF PLANT FOOD
'ss;s!Gtss s:;s &; si!s ,

A method Of subsoiling that is at
tracing a great deal Of attention is
dynamite blasting. The claim made
for this practice is that it virtually
changes farm from a 6 or S-inch lay
er Of top soil to a 6-foot layer because
of the food in the lower strata made
available by blowing daylight into
them. The dynamite has a three-fold
effect on the soil. 1t not only pull
verizes it, making 1t ideal for root
growth, but it irrigates and drains 1t
at one and the same operation. The
cost Of 'shooting-up" an acre of
ground, labor and all included, is said
to approximate $16 an acre. So far
The new era., 1912-08-01
SAVING OF WATER AND TIME
Much Harm Done to Soil and Crop
by UnbusinesslIke and Ignorant
Use Of Irrigation.

The amount Of water used in differ
ent districts runs from n to 4 feet
the acre. but why the growers use so
much water few II any seem to fully
understand. The fact Is most people
use three or four times more water
than is necessary and do good deal
of harm to their soil and also to the
crop by an unbusinesslike and really
ignorant use Of valuable quantity.
The soil is a sponge which will retain
only certain amount of moisture.
II more water is supplied 1t simply
teaches down and Is lost or. runs
away, carrying with 1t fertilizing
element Of the soil In solution and
only those which arc in solution are
Of any value to plant life. The prin-
cipal value Of water is to make the
fertilizing elements soluble Proper
tillage following irrigation extends
the time Of service of the water in
the soil and thereby lessons the
amount of irrigation as we'll as the
frequency Of application. This makes
a saving Of both water and time and
at season when both are valuable.
The new era., 1912-08-01

For the purpose Of showing the
farmer and fruit grower how he might
save that part of tho apple crop which
u usually sacrificed to insects and
fungi. most excellent experiments
were made during one entire season.
by the Kansas College Of Agriculture,
the college men going into the field
and personally carrying on the work
Of spraying. The results Of the spray
ing were uniformly good. and the own
ers Of the sprayed orchards were well
pleased.
The following splendid results Of
this work are valuable to farmers and
fruit growers In every other state in
the union as we'll as Kansas. for
they demonstrate beyond q doubt the
helpfulness of spraying.
Commercial results from seven
widely separated orchards, includ-
ing both commercial and homo types
and composed of the varieties Of ap-
pies recognized as standard in Kan
sas, carefully sprayed showed an av-
erage gain Of four bushels in actual
The new era., 1912-08-01

yield of merchantable fruit per tree.
or 81 per cent compared with un-
treated parts Of the same orchards.
Not only was the actual and rela-
tive amount Of merchantable, fruit
materially increased. but the average
percentage Of number Is and number
rs, which are the high.priced grades.
was also increased by 15 per cent and
sc per cent, respectively.
The average net profit from spray
ing was shown to be 31.62 per tree.
or $97.20 per acre when the fruit was
sold a. orchard rum" and to be al.
most doubled when properly graded
and marketed.
All seriously Injurious insects and
fungous diseases have been markedly
reduced and most Of them have been
made almost negligible.
Prepared lime-sulphur plus arsenate
Of lead has produced the best results
on apples subject to Bordeaux injury
and nearly free from apple blotch.
while Bordeaux mixture plus varieties
attacked by apple blotch.
The new era., 1912-08-01
WHITE PIMPLES ON HEAD

Ransom. Ill.-"The trouble started
on our baby when he was only about
two weeks old. Started like little
white pimples. looked like an old scab
Of blood and matter. His whole head
was covered for Q few months. then It
went to his ear. shoulders. and his
whole body. Il seemed to come out
thick and sticky ON his head. while
on the other parts Of his body It was
more like water coming out Of tho
skin. He would scratch until the erup-
ton would be all covered with blood
and gradually spread. Tho least little
stir or rub would cause the sores to
bleed. spread and Itch. Never had =
full nights sleep. restless all night.
"The sores were horrid to look at.
Il lasted until he was about two and .
half years old. Then We saw an CO.
sema advertisement in the paper to
use -, but It did no good. Then
We used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment. We put the Cuticura Oint-
ment on thick at bed time and put .
tight hood on so he could not scratch
the sores. Then we washed It clean
with Cuticura Soap and warm water
twice a day. and he was completely
cured" (signed) Mrs. q. =. sulzber.
ger. Dec. 80. 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free. with 32.p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura. Dept L. Boston"
The new era., 1912-08-01

the main objection to the use of dyn-
mite on the farm Is the fear Of 1t,
says the Missouri Valley Farmer. 1t
is dangerous unless handled right, but
SO is gasoline, shotgun, or a mule
for that matter. 1t is not exploded
as easily as commonly supposed.
Dropping 1t on the ground or similar
accidents have no effect on It, The
various manufacturers Of the explo-
sive issue printed instructions on the
use Of dynamite in farming based on
tests and experiments.
The illustration shows a piece of
ground before and after being treated
by dynamite.
The new era., 1912-08-01
IRRIGATION FOR SOY BEANS
Frequent Shallow Applications Of Wa.
ater Better Than Long Ones
a. Roots a. Not Deep.

Some difficulty has been encoun.
tered In some localities In the produc'
tion Of SOY beans. The first important
feature In the production Of this crop
10 good seed. and considerable dim.
Guilty Is encountered In securing 1t.
The seed. therefore. should be tested
by placing In = pan Of damp soil In q
warm place to determine how much
will germinate. II less than 80 per
cent good seed is found, either better
seed should be secured or . larger
amount In proportion to the quality
should be planted.
condition. for the sprouts of soy beans
arc very tender and any obstacles
such as Jumps. stones or crust on the
surface Of the ground will materially
impede tho growth. Seed should be
planted from one inch to ono and one
half inches deep In the heavier soils.
and two to two and one-half inches
deep in sandy soils. Water should be
applied before planting. so that a
crust will not form after the seed has
been planted. This is important.
Soy beans may be planted in rows
two and one.half to three feet apart.
or may be drilled or broadcasted.
writes Rev. E. Willard In the Indiana
Farmer. Planting In rows and cult
waiting will give the best result In seed.
but for feeding purposes. the entire
ground may be covered. When plant.
ing In rows. about sixty pounds per
acre will give good results. II planted
broadcast. considerable more. about
$50 pounds. should be sown. The
roots OF soy beans are not deep. usual.
ly not more than thirty inches. 80 that
frequent shallow irrigations are pre-
ferred to heavy irrigations and at long.
er intervals. This Is usually true II
the crop Is planted in rows. This
should be done two or three times dur
ing the early part Of tho growing sea.
son. both to break any crust that may
form and to keep out weeds. 1t will
be found most beneficial to cultivate
AZ soon as thassoil is dry enough after
irrigation.
The soy bean plant IL q legume. and
10 therefore a nitrogen gatherer for
tho soil. II properly handled It should
leave the soil In better condition than
before. This Il particularly true Of
sandy soil. which is generally truo of
what deficient in nitrogen. The crop
usually does well on the higher soils
as compared with the heavier soils.
Soy beans mature in from 80 to lis
days They may be planted at any
time after the danger Of the last kill.
ing frost Is passed. Slightly more
than thirty bushels Of seed to the acre
were produced on soil where the seed
ing was about sixty pounds to the acre
in rows three feet apart.
Rabbits and gophers are particular
ly fond Of the young beans. and II
there Is danger from these pests. 1t
will be well 10 plant enough for your
sel' and the pests also.
The new era., 1912-08-01
Method of Dosing Sheep.

Sheep medicine needs to be given
carefully, and should be as small as
possible in quantity. Doses are ad-
by holding the animal be-
tween the knees and pouring the
fluid into the mouth, observing the
same precautions as to coughing as
With other animals. The best form of
bottle in the absence of the patented
urticle Is that in which sauces are
sent out. They are strong, have mar
row neck and are generally about the
right capacity-six to eight ounces
American Cultivator
The new era., 1912-08-01
CARING FOR PIGS
DURING SUMMER
Busansss Should Be Conducted IN
Careful and Blaoa.,eso-L11kS
Way for Ultimate
Success.
(By A. J, LEG0.)

Many farmers think that they can.
not afford to feed the pigs literally
during the summer season. The pigs
are allowed to shift for themselves
in many instances and Of course do
not make much growth but one may
see a pretty good profit in feeding at
the present high prices of both feed
and pork.
The hogs will just about live on
the pasture they can gather from the
field and what grain is given them
goes to growth and any one who has
tried 1t has found that only a mod.
crate ration fed to the shoats on pas.
ture will make a good growth through
out the season.
Early spring pigs Of any good breed
can be made to average a pound OF
gain a day by the time they are eight
or ten months old and a large part of
this can be made on pasture. :.
The pig that is fed enough food to
keep 1t growing rapidly from the
start to finish Is usually the most
profitable porker.
In some sections where there is suf.
ficient waste crop to fatten the hogs
it may be profitable to allow the
shoats to shift for themselves.
However, usually the hogs that are
allowed to shift for themselves and
get fat on the waste are easy victims
of cholera and swine plague. There
Is a section in the western part Of my
country in West Virginia where the
hogs are allowed the free range OF
the forests and that locality Is visited
by cholera every year or two.
There are quite as many hogs that
die from cholera there as ever reach
the pork barrel. Hog raising as a
business must be treated in a business
way and IL it is conducted without
cost there is little profit.
The new era., 1912-08-01

What the Addltien Of an rs" Did.
"Plsase Do Not Pluck the Flowers
Without Leave" was the request
placed eonspiouously in the garden
Of residence to which the public oc-
ossionally Is admitted.
Ono day . practical Joker added -"
to the last word Of the sign. The
result was that everybody who visited
tho estate for the next few days car.
risd away . large bouquet Of the
flowers. and with the blooms. lots OF
leaves.
The new era., 1912-08-01
ECCENTRIC FARM
WORK THAT PAID
EnGIash Gentleman Used Novel
Method Of Kidding Farm
OF Iniuriouo Potato
Beetle.
Dy J. H. HAYNEs.)

On a neighboring farm lived an Eng
lish gentleman who certainly had
some novel methods Of working.
His farm consisted of some clay
lands. In the center Of this farm was
a very rich, black field that had for
merly been q swamp.
The soil was mainly made up of de-
cayed vegetation. and when drained
was as loose as an ash heap.
In this field he annually grew po-
tatoes and watermelons. When the
Colorado potato bug came around he
headed them of in this way:
He planted the potatoes In drills
and leveled the land smooth. When
the potatoes began to come up he ran
along the rows cultivator and COW
cred all the young shoots under.
In week or so when they made a
thing, using a larger shovel on the
cultivator. This was done the third
time using a single shovel plow which
left the rows properly hilled up.
The bugs never got chance at the
potatoes-get disguised and looked for
other fields to work on.
The covering Of the shoots seemed
to help. for when they were left to
the light and air they grew tremen-
dously thrifty.
He raised watermelons and lots Of
them, but not for the usual purpose
they are grown.
He pressed the juice from the mel
ons, boiled 1t down in copper evap-
orators to a fair syrup, and with this
syrup he used apples for thickening,
to make apple butter and it was of a
quality hard to beat.
He supplied large quantities of it
to the nearby markets and at good
prices. The syrup was ofsa1est quail
ity and much Of 1t was u1s&
The new era., 1912-08-01
Result Of the Primary.

It had been q hard day at the polls.
The addition Of nearly a thousand
women's votes to the poll made the
counting a prolonged proposition.
"Well. James," said Mrs. Wallicky.
es her husband returned from his
arduous labors as a teller. how did
the vote go?"
Mine hundred and two votes for
Bildad, seven hundred and flfty-three
for Slathers. eight recipes for tomato
ketchup. four wash lists and MILL
ner's BILL" said Wallicky. 1T was a
mighty interesting vote."-Judge.
The new era., 1912-08-01
jolt to Romance.

"How about that young doctor? Has
he proposed?"
Not yet. Papa nearly ruined ev-
erything last night"
"How was that"
Just as the doctor was pleading
for n peep at my eyes. papa came In
and asked him to take a look at my
tonsils."
The new era., 1912-08-01
The Main 1hina,

wouldn't you die for met" she
murmured.
"Gladly. darling" he answered.
"And would there" she continued.
softly, "be anything loft for me after
tho undertaker's bill was paidf"-Ths
Bachelors Casket.
The new era., 1912-08-01
A Formal Figure.

"A delegate doesn't get chance to
take much more than a perfuncrory
part in a big convention nowadays.
NO" replied the prominent citizen:
If he is associated with a successful
candidate he feels like an usher at a
wedding. If he isn't he feels Mke an
honorary pallbearer."
The new era., 1912-08-01
Bears the

On the ocean of life 1t Is case of
sink or swim with a large portion of
the floating Observation-Disclosures
Bulletin.
The new era., 1912-08-01
Incredible

Incredible.
"Cholly told mo solemnly yesterday
that he once had brainstorm."
Pooh. pooh! I'd Just a soon BE-
lieve that . jelly nsh could have the
backache."
The new era., 1912-08-01
Desirable 0pot

Desirable Spot.
Mother-Johnny. you have bsen ae
the top shelf again.
Johnny-Yes. mother. that's whetO
you always have the clerks pull things
down from.
The new era., 1912-08-01
Grading Up Horses.

1t Is slow process grading up
horses and the best way is to buy a
pure-bred mare and breed to a pure
bred stallion.
The new era., 1912-08-01

Red Cross Bag Blue much bettrr goes
farther than liquid blue. Get from any
grocer.
The new era., 1912-08-01

Don't count on your excuses before
they are Matched.
The new era., 1912-08-01
SUCCESS in DairYina.

The more the study. the greater the
-lccess in dalrying.
The new era., 1912-08-01

important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, q safe and sure remedy for
infants and children. and nee that 1t
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-14
Attended Missionary Society.

Mrs. Leah Cox OF this city attended
the meeting OF the Women's Mission
AIRY Society, Of the West Virginia Con.
ference OF the ". E. church South
which was held this week at Hunting.
ton. Officers were elected as follows:
President, Mrs. G. 4. Armstrong. OF
Logan: first vice president, Miss Ada
virts. Parkersburg; second vice presi-
dent. Mrs. ]. C. Grandbery, BarbouTr
vile; third vice president. Mrs. J.iW.
Hasan. Huntington; fourth vice presf
dent, Mrs Carpenter, Charleston; for.
eisn corresponding secretary, Mrs. G.
a. Nash. Louisa. KY; corresponding
secretary. home department, Mrs. II
Bowman, Huntington; recording sec.
rotary, Mrs. Arthur Bennington, Park
arsburg; district secretaries: Charles
;on-Mrs. A. NJ lmboden. Ansted
Huntingtcn-NIrs. ]. w. Calvert, St
Adams; Palkershurg-Mrs. J. A. Grose
Parkersburg: FaIrmoHt--Mrs. Leah
Cox, Fairmont; Ashland-Mrs. J. d
Redo. Painisville, KY: agent Of sup
plies. Mrs. II. NJ. Smith, Huntington.