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Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1913-02-28
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Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1913-02-28

Mrs. Lizzie Horne is very i'll
at the hom., of her father, Jacob
Neff.
IF you have a phone message
for US, call US at r. S. Doak's
store, aud he will tell us what
you want. We have moved ours
to our residence.
Don't forget we have full
line of Mems and boys clothing.
j, X. Buck & Co.
I have just flushed unloading
a car of American Wire Fence
all the standard sizes. IL you
want fence see me. prices and
terms right. E. G. Tarter.
Wanted A purchaser for s.,
600 cabbage plants. Must bt
sold at once. Will make tllt
low price of 81 90 for the 5000
See us at once. The Times. Ru-
raj Retreat, Va.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1913-02-28

WANTED.-To correspond
with some nice girl, about II or
Is years of age. Write TO "Me''
in care of Times, Rural Retreat,
Va. 2-14- At.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1913-02-28

Grass Seed Of all kinds fol
sale at w. S. Lindsey's.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1913-02-28

| have a feed cutter and gaso.
line engine ligged up. Come IL
and see hes run. E. G. Tarter.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1913-02-28
LOCAL NEWS

The w. G T. U. will meet
with Mrs. w. H. Sprinkle on
Tuesday March 4th at-4 O'Clock.
Let every member be present if
possible.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1913-02-28

Do you realize that it is only about three weeks un-
til Easter Ii you have not already placed your
der for that spring suit it is high time you do
ing SO IL you want it by the 23rd of March The most
beautiful complete line of wooens you have ever
seen are ON display at,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-12-04
CHAPTER xIu.-continued.

81 don't understand how you NEAR
that. I know Mr.. Gregory's work
would be seriously crippled. And it
would be a great blow to Walnut
Street church-she's always there"
"Still, you see she can't stay"
mo, 1 don't see. You and Miss
Grace must be reconciled."
ooh, Abbott, can't you understand,
or is it that you just won't? 1t isn't
on my account that Miss Noir must
leave this house. She's going to
bring trouble-she's already done it.
I've had lots of experience, and when
l see people hurrying down hill. | ex-
pect to find them at the bottom, not
because it's in the people, but be-
cause it's in the direction. I believe
some mighty good-intentioned men are
stumbling down hill, carrying their re-
Iigion right into hell"
Hush, little friend! You don't un-
derstand what religion is."
'If l can't find out from Its fruits,
I don't want to know"
"Of course. But consider how Miss
Grace's labors are blessing the help
less"
abbott, unless the fruits of relig-
ion are favored by love, they're no
more account than apples taken with
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-12-04

yield soluble food from its "chem-
ically locked-up" store depends upon
the compounds present, the season
and the methods of culture employed
BY the farmer. OF the three factors
limiting a soils capacity to produce,
the latter is least important. Conse-
~quently, there soon comes a time in
the working of all lands, where in
sufficient material is returned, when
crops will suffer from need Of n or
more of the essential plant food ele-
ments.
European agriculture has neces-
sarily felt tais effect first, while
America, with her newer lands, is
only now in actual need of better
management to secure most profit
able production. The American farm
er has not studied the soils as thor
oughly as has the German farmer, for
instance, and not until he does and
has learned the needs of even. the in
dividual fields of the farm will acre
yields be greatly increased in this
country.
Up until this time intensive culture
has hardly been a paying proposition
here, but with new lands no longer
available and with population in
creasing more rapidly than produc-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-12-04

it, myself-tell you that this is no
place for you"
"You shall never say that!" Mrs.
Gregory spoke up, distinctly, but not
in his loud tones. She dropped her
work in some agitation, and drew Fran
to her heart. 81 have a friend here,
Hamilton-one friend-and she must
stay"
Don't be uneasy, dear one" Fran
looked up lovingly into the frightened
face. HE won't tell me to go. He
won't put an end to it. He won't tell
me anything!"
Listen to me, Lucy" said Gregory,
his one altering, Eyes, she must stay
that's settled-she must stay. OF
course. But you-why will you refuse
what l ask, when for years you were
one Of the most faithful attendants
at the Walnut Street church? am
asking you to go next, Sunday because
well, you know how people judge
by appearances. I'm not asking it
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-12-04
CHAPTER XIV.
EinhtInu for Her Life.


The next day found Fran the biuest
Of the blue. No laughing now, as she
sat alone, halfway up the ladder lead
ing to Gregory's barn-loft.. She meant
to be just as miserable as she pleased,
since there was no observer to be de-
ceived by sowing cheat-seed of merri-
ment.
THE battles on now, to a finish"
muttered Fran ~despondently, yet here
| sit, and here | scrooch." Fran's
thoughts we're at the abysmal stage OF
disbursement. For a time, there
seemed in her heart not the tiniest
taper alight, and in this blackness
both hope and failure we're alike indis,
tinguishable.
But we'll see," she cried, at last
coming down the ladder, we'll see!'
and she clenched her fists, flung oper
the barn-door and marched upon the
house with battle in her eyes. Grid
ing up her loins-that is, smoothing
her hair-and sharpening her weap
ons for instant use, she opened the
library door.
She knew Grace Noir had gont
to the city with Robert Clinton, ant
yet her feeling on seeing Hamilton
Gregory alone, was akin to surprise
How queerly lonesome he looked, with
out his secretary! She found the phil
anthropist immersed in day-dreams
The thought Of the good his none,
and influence we're accomplishing
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-12-04

ton to increase the acre yield is be-
coming more and more necessary. IL
is, then, helpful to know what, If any,
of the essential elements are defi-
Gent.
There are four methods in common
use by which the defects of a partieu-
lar soil can be roughly estimated.
These are by direct determination OF
the total supply of the essential ele-
ments, which can rarely be inter-
preted in more than a general way;
by a study of the natural vegetation;
by pot fertilizer tests; and, lastly, by
field fertilizer tests.
Field fertilization is by far the east
est and most reliable method and ont
that every farmer can carry out. In
short, 1t consists of laying out a series
of plots on the land in question, ap-
plying nitrogen to one, phosphorus to
another and probably potash to a
third, leaving, Of course, one or more
plots untreated as checks. If circum-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-12-04
SYNOPSIS,


Fran arrives at Hamilton. Gregory's
home In Littleburg, but finds him absent
conducting the choir at a camp meeting.
She repairs thither in search OF III
laughs during the service and Is asked TO
leave. Abbott Ashton, superintendent OF
schools. escorts Fran from the tent, lie
tells her Gregory Is a wealthy man.
deeply interested In charity work, ana a
pillar of the church. Ashton becomes
greatly interested IN Fran and while tax
ing leave of her, holds her hand and Is
seen by Sapphire Clinton, sister or ftop-
ert Clinton, chairman of the school board.
Fran tells Gregory she wants a home
with him. Grace Noir. Gregory's private
secretary, takes a violent dislike to Fran
and advises her to go away, AT once
Fran hints at a twenty-year-old secret,
and Gregory in agitation asks Grace 10
leave the room. Fran relates the story
of how Gregory married a young girl at
Springfield while attending college ana
then deserted her, Fran. Is the cnlld OF
present wife three years before the death
of Fran's mother. Fran takes a liking 70
Mrs. Gregory. Gregory explains tnaI
Fran is the daughter of q very dear TREND
who is dead. Fran agrees to the story.
Mrs. Gregory insists on her making her
home with them and takes her to her
arms. 1t is decided that Fran must go 70
school. Grace shows persistent interest,"
in Gregory's story Of his dead friend ana
hints that Fran may be an imposter.
Fran declares that the secretary must go:
Grace begins nagging tactics in an EFFORT
to drive Fran from the Gregory home, put
Mrs. Gregory remains stanch IN her
friendship. Fran is ordered before super
~intendent Ashton to be punished for In
subordination in school, Chairman Gin
ton is present. The affair ends In Fran
leaving the school in company of the two
men to the amaZement Of the scandal
mongers of the town. Abbott, while TAX
ing a walk alone at midnight, finds Fran
on a bridge telling her fortune by CARDS.
She tells Abbott that she Is the famous
lion tanner, Fran Nonpareil. She tired OF
circus life and sought a home. Grace tells
of seeing Fran come home after midnight
with a man. She guesses part OF the
story and surprises the rest from Abbott.
She decides to ask Bob Clinton to go to
Springfield to investigate Fran's story.
Fran enlists Abbott in her battle against
Grace.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-12-04

In answer to the question do com
mercial fertilizers pay in Missouri"
1t is necessary to look squarely into
existing conditions. Missouri is a
large state and its soils are of vari-
u composition, not only because of
their origin but because those formed
from the same material, in the same
way, have been handled differently. Il
is a known fact that continued crop
ping of a soil will at least greatly re-
duce the easily soluble plant food and
If this food is not returned productive
efficiency is reduced. The history of
agriculture in tie old world, especial
ly in China, has emphasized this
truth.
Most soils which are physically fit
for the pillow contain in their virgin
state sufficient of the essential plant
food elements, nitrogen, phosphorus,
potash, etc., in an available form to
supply the needs of several crops.
Just how long a soil will continue to
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-12-04

for my sake-of course l know your
real character-but go for Miss
Grace's sake-go to show her where
you stand"
How is it about church attendance,
anyway" asked Fran, with the air of
one who seeks after knowledge. Il
thought you went to church for the
Lords sake, and not for Miss Noir's."
Il have given you my answer, Mr..
Gregory" said his wife family, "but
| am sorry that 1t should make me
seem obstinate"
He uttered a groan, and left the hall
in despair. His gesture said that he
must give 1t up.
Mrs. Gregory folded her work, her
face pale and drawn, her lips tremu-
Ious. She looked at Fran and tried to
smile. I'VE must go to rest now"
she said-"if we can"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-12-04
BIG SURPRISE TO MONARCH
First Experience With seldlltz Pow
ders Produces Startling Scene In
Court In Delhi.

On the first consignment OF seidlitz
powders in the capital Of Delhi. the
monarch became deeply interested in
the accounts of the refreshing
draught. A box was brought to the
king in full court. and the interpreter
explained to his majesty how It should
be used.
Into a goblet he put the contents OF
the twelve blue papers, and. having
added water, the king drank 1t on.
This was the alkaii, and the royal
c%ountenance expressed no signs of
satisfaction. It was then explained
that in the combination Of the two
powders lay the luxury. and the
twelve white powders were quickly
dissolved and al eagerly swallowed
BY his majesty.
With a wild shrek that will be re-
Ilmembered whila paihi Ii numbered
among the kingdoms, the monarch
rose. staggered. exploded. and. in hia
full agonies. screamed. Hold me
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-12-04
"MovIEs' FOR THE FAMILY
Time Not Far of When Provision
VIII Be Made Ia Home for
Picture Shows,

A prediction may safely be made
that in the very lear future provision
will be made for moving pictures in
the home. When a man decides to
build a house to cost, say, $25, 900 or
more, the architect will plan the pic
ture room in which the family and
their guests can enjoy a select pro-
gram OF latest productions. It may
be in connection with a dancing room
or 1t can be accommodated in much
less space. A projecting machine suit
able for the home viii not be very
costly, and the films will doubtless be
delivered each week by companies or
ganized for that special purpose. Trav-
slers returning from abroad will ind
seizures Of cities and scenes they have
visited a wonderful reIp In ~reciting to
friends and relatives incidents OF The
places they have visited.
Another new industry which Will
soon come into existence In all the
e<ear citas viii be Aim photography
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-12-04
He Took IN Coat.

Chester Thomas. colored. was being
tried before Judge Amber on the
charge Of stealing an overcoat. He
began:
Il war walking down Charp street
when a man / never saw befo' comes
up and says, Here, Teller, is a good
o~vercoat.' l takes the coat frsm him"
Judge Amber interrupted. saying:
Thomas, you do not think I am
going to believe any such tale az that?
II you had pleaded guilty and made
an honest statement / might have been
considerate."
Thomas shouted:
III that's the case. Judge. I took ths
coat
He was paroled.-Baltlmore w
patch to New York World.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-12-04

tankage stands we'll up in the list Of
economical supplements. Tankage
contains practically twice as much
protein as linseed oil meal, about four
times as much as shorts and about Is
times as much as skim milk. It is
only a matter of calculation, then, to
show that, protein content alone
considered, a ton of tankage at $50 a
ton furnishes muscle-building nutri-
ents more cheaply than linseed oil
meal at $50 a ton, shorts at $25 a ton
or skim milk at rs cents a hundred
weight.
While the feeding value Of tankage
has been recognized for some time,
the. amount which should be fed for
best results is still more or less an
experiment. Up until very recently
the proportion of tankage to corn
recommended for a fattening hog ra-
ton was one part tankage to ten
parts corn. The Iowa station, how
ever, has some recent results with
feeding meat meal Ia clearinghouse
5%y.product very similar to tankagel
which indicate that better results
may be expected when n part OF
tankage is fed with 10 to 16 parts
corn.
In addition to the high protein and
ash content, tankage contains soluble
meat extracts waich have a decided
stimulating effect upon digestion and
help materially in keeping up the ap
petite of the animal. Tankage and
corn make one Of the most palatable
swine %rations, and, while it is hard to
measure the value of ~palatability, all
feeders recognize its great impor-
lance. y
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retary." MI
He leaned toward her from over the
table, and spoke in a low. level tone;
81 am going to appeal to your better
nature. Think of the girls Of the
street who need rescue, and the wom-
en- Of the cities who are dying from
neglect and vice. If you hinder my
work, let the souls of these outcasts
be upon your soul! You can ruin me,
but not without running my good
works. l don't ask you to keep silent
on my account-what am l but an in
strument in the hands of Providence!
but for the sake of the homeless
thousands. l have atoned for my past,
but the world, always readylto cruelty
the divine, would rejoice to point the
finger of scorn at me, as If l were still
the fool of twenty years ago.
But your secretary"
"She is a vital factor in my work.
1t would be impossible to replace her"
Fran made a step toward him-"My
mother was replaced"
He started up. you shall not speak
of that. She lived her life, and |
demand the right to live mine. tell
you, the past is ended"
But l am here" returned Fran.
II have net ended. Can't you look
into my face and see my mother liv-
ing? She paid for her secret mar
riage, wandering over the face of the
earth with her baby, trying TO find
you. don't deny that you've paid for
all-yes, even for your desertion and
your living a hidden life in this town.
Maybe you've suffered enough. But
that isn't the question. Look at ne.
l am here. l have come al truly out
of your past as out of the past Of my
darling, uncomplaining-what did you
call her?-friend.' And being here |
ask, What will you do with me? All
l want is-just a little love-"
The long loneliness Of her life found
expression in the eager voice, In the
yearning eyes. AS he stared at her,
half-stupeied, he imagined she was
holding out her arms to him in plead
ing.
Fran thought his covered face a to-
ken Of weakening. "You must have
loved my mother one Is it all SO
dead and forgotten that there is none
left for your child?"
But she was seeking to play upon
strings that had long since ceased to
vibrate. He could not bring back,
even in retrospect, the emotions in.
spired by Josephine Derry. Those
strings had been tuned to other love.
harmonies. To remember Fran's moth.
err was to bring back not the rapture
Of a first passion, but the garish days
Of establishment. He could not tell
Fran that he had never loved her
mother. The dead must not be re
preached; the living could not be de
nied-so he was silent.
His silence inspired Fran with hope
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-12-04

II am 80 lonely, SO lonely!" she MUIR
INJURED plaintively, $50 very lonely!
There seems a aso for everybody
but mel can't be explained. That's
why l am disliked. II there could be
one heart for me to claim-whose
heart should 1t be? Does no sort Of
feeling tell you whose heart it should
be?"
CTo BE CONTINUED.)
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-12-04
7ANKAGE GOOD FOR SWINE
BY l.. A. Weaver, instructor In AMI
NAL Husbandry, University
of Missouri.

Tankage fattens. 1t contains t1e
necessary protein and ash to serve
as an excellent complement to corn
in the fattening of swine,
An enormous amount of work has
been carried on in the last few years
by state experiment stations, with
the object in view of finding methods
of feeding which would cheaper the
cost of production and thus increase
the profits from feeding operations.
Work on swine feeding has shown
co~nclusively that for best results corn
should be supplemented with some
feed high in protein and ash, these
nutrients being the ones which build
muscle and bone. By using some
such supplement it has been found
that the cost of production will be IL
to 40 per cent less than when straight
corr is fed. Successful feeders long
ago recognized this fact, and good
feeders would not now attempt to
feed hogs on corn alone.
The question is no longer, Shall ]
use a supplement-" but is rather,
what supplement is the most eco
nomical?" Since it is muscle or bone
building nutrients which r needed
in order to supplement a cor ration
the feed which supplies the largest
amount Of these for a given price Is
the most economical. provided the
animal to which they r fed is able
to equally utilize the nutrients sup
piled from different sources.
An examination Of the feedstuff'
available for use as a supplement- t.
corn for swine feeding shows that
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-12-04

Nd. FH| r.. I'D
Children's birthdays, garden parties,
weddings and other functions which
will in later days or years recall pleas
ant memories will be thus perpetu-
ated by the film photographer. He
will eventually be considered as much
a necessity as the orchestra. I'm
doubtedly n Of the most acceptable
wedding presents In days to come from
parents to bride and bridegroom will
be a set Of progressive films showing
the children as they advanced from
infancy to high school days. AS a
feature Of the wedding festivities these
pictures would afford both amusement
and observation-disclosures Mechan-
les. a54 q
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-12-04
verhatlm.I

This, from my Cambridge messenger
boy friends, is reproduced verbatim:
"The old bridge works field is getting
a foundation laid for a new building
witch is getting built by the Boston
bridge work and company. When the
boys Of East Cambridge used to get
chased away from the Sixth street
bridge where they used to 50 swim
ming they Used to run into this field
and get there cloths on before the POI
,lIceman caught them. So 9heE will
lose a good place to get away from the
police when .hey get chased nsxt gum
mer."-Rosfon Post
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-12-04

down." then, rushing from the
throne, fell PROSTATE OF the floor.
There he lay during the long-con-
tinued effervescence OF the compound,
spurting like ten thousand penny
worth Of pop, and believing himself
in the agonies of death--a melancholy
and humiliating proof that kings are
mortal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-12-04

to resist gluttony, OF wine or sensual
ity, or fatigue or sleep? Or, If, being
at the close of life, we should wish
to commit to anyone the guardianship
of our sons or the care Of u unmar-
ried daughters, or the preservation Of
our property, should we think an in
temperate man worthy Of confidence
for such purposes?"
The Greeks we're above all things
reasonable. Temperance to their clear
vision was one OF the greatest OF vir-
tues.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-12-04
Greek View Of the Unfit.

In connection with the prevalent dis
position Of great corporations to ex-
clude drinking men from their employ.
ment, consider this remark which
xenophon credits to Socrates: III my
friends. when q war was coming upon
us. we should wish to choose 4 man
by whose exertlons VIZ might Ourselves
be preserved. and might gain the mas.
terry over our enemies. should we se.
fect one whom we knew to be unable
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-12-04
RIn nemand for leak.

Steel beams are beginning to take
the place Of teak wood in india.
There is no other wood that resists
the white ants and rot as well as
teak, and teak is becoming scarce and
expensive.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-12-04

stances permit, combinations of the
above treatments may be tried. After
determining the limiting factors to
best production, a cheap means OF
remedy is OF. next Importance.
Should nitrogen be deficient, the
most effective and best means Of
restoration is by use Of legume crops
fed or turned under. Where phos-
phorus is the limiting factor, $50
pounds of steamed bone meal or acid
phosphate drilled with wheat brings a
big return from this money crop, be-
sides giving a luxuriant growth to the
following grass crop.
Potash is rarely lacking in suffi-
cieht quantities in Missouri soils to
warrant much attention, but in some
cases the application of sulphate OF
potash or muriate of potash with the
phosphate will bring remunerative re-
turns. A 3-10-4 fertilizer also may be
applied with good results.
In general, then, where proper pre-
caution is practiced to apply only
such achievements as the soil needs,
together with proper rotation Of crops
and maintenance of organic matter,
commercial fertilizers will seldom
fail to bring a good net return on the
money invested.