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PROF. HANSEN AND ALFALFA
How lows scientist Secured Drought
Rsslstsnt Plants to Supplement
Those Of Northwest.

II was back In 1897 that Professor
Hansen. was called upon to 70 70
Russia and Asia as the nations drst
plant explorer. It is told in the Re
view Of Reviews that James Wilson.
the secretary of agriculture at that
time. had known Professor Hansen
at Ames, and he was instructed by
Secretary Wilson to secure drought
resisting and cold tesistent plants Of
commercial value to supplement those
OF the northwest or other parts OF
the United States. =
Having crossed through northern
Europe. and made his way eastward
and then southwestward across Rus
sia again, the professor turned south
ward through transcaucasia. and then
sailed over the Caspian sea to the
realms Of the Turkoman. Here he
came face to face with the problem in
the discovery Of q hardy alfalfa.
II was almost like discovering new
continent. Here was an alfalfa that
nature, doubtless through Thousands
Of years had Injured to drought and
cold. 1t held hardness. Hardiness
had been worked into 1t by natures
slow processes ~ the plant had trav-
eled with INFINITE pains from the
southward: perhaps in Persia. where
as the common alfalfss Of the United
States had travelled another way.
These were taken from Persia to
Greece in the NTH century B. c.
Thence they were carried to Italy
and Spain. and after that to South
America, long after which they were
brought to the southwestern states.
They had never had an opportunity
to spread northward through long
centuries of time. becoming hardy by
Infinitely slow degrees. rs had those
of the part of Asia where Professor
Hansen had Just made his discovery.
With the discoverer's philosophy Of
plant hardness, however. the hardi-
ness OF these new alfalfas could be
transferred to other alfalfas, and q
variety both luxuriant and hardy
could be invented. That IL. II this
newly discovered alfalfa would not it.
self do a. . successful forage in the
middle west Of the United States.
But the thing to do was to follow
this new plant northward. and find
out the home Of the hardest Of the
hardy. With this in mind he set out.
He followed the trail across deserts.
among wild and forbidding mountains,
along routes infested By bandits. trac.
ing It by caravan for 1900 miles to .
latitude about level with st. Paul
IS degrees north-in the very heart
Of Asia 8.
Along. the diaicuit way he inter
viewed natives. soldiers. and tho
horses In the markets.. He and his
company sathered seed BY hand out
IN the steppes. Then winter overlook
him . little TO the, northwestward Of
the Chinese frontier. and. riiking his
life BY exposure. he made TOO mile
dash northward to Omsk on the
Transsiberian railroad. whence he
started westward with his precious
freight OF seeds.
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means Of fighting the fre. not to men-
ton the lack Of food and drinking Va
ter. II capitulated.
The fire was so intense that the
bells in the church towers were melted
and the stacked silver pieces in the
bank were turned into ingots. Six hun
dred and seventy houses were d.
stroyed by fire and shells. while s,eoo
soldiers and citizens were taken pris-
oners-N. Y. Sun.
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tudents Removing stumps With
Dynamite.
RoBABLY no movement In
education has received as
much attention In the past
few years as has that which

phases Of farming and home making.
The importance OF this movement can
easily be seen when consideration In
given to the decreasing fertility Of
agricultural lands in the United States
during the last twenty years, and the
relative decrease in farming popula-
ton. From recent Investigations 1t
was found that probably 60.000.000
people live in cities and 100000 re-
main on the farm. when only few
years ago the bulk OF the population
resided in the farming districts.
. Formerly when free land was
abundant and the soil fertile. little
difhculty was experienced in the grow
ing of crops. At that time. also, prac.
tically all the food and much of the
clothing used by the farmer and his
family were produced In the home,
the homes themselves being built from
trees in the neighboring forests. Now
these conditions have changed mater
tally. Most OF the Industries have
been taken away from the farms and
are now found In factories throughout
the United States. And while these
changes show advancement, and this
advancement is to be welcomed. at the
same time It has taken away from
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EzalEHalA AeI1l
DRESSING SACKS AND
OTHER DAINTY GIFTS
pv JULIA eoTToMLEY.

What could please dainty woman
more than the little dressing sacks
made Of null or silk or any OF the
thin flmy fabrics Of which there are
70 many? These fabrics are gay with
printed flowers or covered with dots
and embroidered figures. When .
plain null or batiste II used It y en-
belIished with tucks. embroidery and
lace. Ribbon rosettes and bows are
used on all Of these pretty morning
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Greatly Desired Lady

Il would appear from bits OF the 30
cial gossip Of her day that Miss Bur
dett-Coutts' nearest approach to an
occupation was refusing offers Of
marriage. It Is stated that the name
of the Prince Of Adventurers" was
connected with hers that she NJ
fused the duke Of Wellington and .
score OF lesser gentlemen.
For years the great heiress was the
most glittering matrimonial prize in
England, and when At last she con-
scented to change her condition by
marrying an American, a London club
wit struck responsive chord by OBJ
serving, II don't blame Ashmead Bart
lett for proposing to the baroness.
I've done 1t myself. regard 1t as .
duty every Englishman owes to his
family."-.'Intimate Memoirs OF Napo-
lean ILL.,"
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Ths Lats Pasture.

Sheep owners should realize that
having two or more feed lots 10 econ.
omy. Az soon ~ one pasture 10 pick.
ed hare, change should be- made. In
this way the pasture becomes fresh-
ened and the weeds will be kept down
better. Sheep do much better on less
ground when this system h used. and
many more sheep CA be kept.
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idly vanishing In the rural homes Of
America.
Wisconsin was the first state In the
Union TO organize county school Of
agriculture and domestic economy.
The early history OF secondary asri-
cultural education in Wisconsin dates
back TO 1899. when the safe legis-
lature appointed commission 70 sin
svestisate and report upon the methods
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Musielan's Devotion to His Art
In 1888 Robert Schumann wrote 10
Clara Wieck: "I have given several
hours hard study every day to Bach
and Beethoven. and to my own work.
and conscientiously managed large
correspondence. am young man Of
>twenty-eisht. with very active mint.
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TOWN GETS LEGION OF HONOR
Decoration for French City That Stood
Two eleges With Much

The town of Peronne. not far from
Amiens, has had the distinction Of be-
ing decorated with the Legion Of Hon
lor and can now place the cross 10
much sought after by every French
man In It's coat Of arms and on its
seal.
! Peronns has two memorable sieges
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The man who is handy around the
house usually isn't much good any
where else.
The Ordway new era., 1913-11-28

Keep ON asking a woman to marry
you. and your blum will be called some
time.
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Stubborn Colds and irritated Bronchial
Tubes are easily relieved by Deans Men
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Be happy. U.e Red Cro.s Bag Blue;
much better thnn liquid blue. Delights
the laundress. All grocers. Adv.
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Tasmania boasts the richest d
mines in the world.
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A soft answer doesn't turn away
the young man who is in love.
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Teaching Agriculture and Domestic Economy

County Schools OF Agriculture Very Important Factor
in the Education and Development Of the Young People
gyA.A A. JOHNSON ss4
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-11-04
Lecture Tonight.

Rev. J. Murray Taylor, one of
the most scholarly eveangelists
who has ever visited this city,
will lecture this evening at 8
o'clock in the high school audito-
rum and a large audience should
greet him.
Mr.. Taylor is classed with Bob
Taylor and other noted plat
form entertainers by some of the
best critics and his lecture upon
"In Old Kentucky" will doubtless
prove literary treat to all who
hear him. Admission 20 and
35 cents and tickets may be
bought at the door.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-11-04
Caused Reign of Terror

Batesville, Nov. 3.-Sheriff w.
A. Fike and Attorney V. G..
Richardson today arrested Roy
Pace, a young man OF near
Sandtown. The young man, ac-
cording to neighbors of that Vi
entity, apparently is insane and
was creating a reign of terror
among the residents. Sheriff
Fike says Pace believed that ev-
eryone was trying to kill him
and that he succeeded in getting
Pace to surrender by telling him
that he was wanted to appear
before the grand jury. Sheriff
Fike says he will endeavor to
have the young man placed in
the State Hospital for Nervous
Diseases at Little Rock.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-11-04
Order Negro Freed.
condition

A Lawrence county negro was
brought here Saturday night by
Sheriff Owen Of that county and
placed in the Jackson county
jail, it being feared that mob
violence might befall the negro,
who was charged with writing
an insulting letter to a white
woman.
A phone message received from
Walnut Ridge Monday night au-
thorized Sheriff McCuistion to
release the negro, but the local
authorities were not sure the
message came from the sheriff
and are holding the negro, pend
ING written instructions.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-11-04
Baby Burned to Death.
Commits SlOner.

The two year old baby boy Of
John Hall, a negro living near
the intersection of Vine and
Remmel Avenue was burned to
death at noon Tuesday in a fire
that was probably started by
the child playing with matches.
The mother had gone over on
Main street and there was no
fire in the house. The two year
old child was sitting upon the
bed playing with matches, which
had become ignited. A younger
baby of only one year was play
ing beside the bed and rescued
unframed by some Of the neigh
bOrs when the blaze was discoV-
cred.
The older baby died in a hall
hour from the burns received
though only the bedding was
burned before the flames were
eXtinguished.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-11-04
Depository Row Ended.

Batesville, Nov. 3.-The I'm
ion Bank and Trust Company
was today named by Judge JEFF
ferry as the independence county
depository. The decision of
Judge Jeffrey came after the
case had been appealed to the
supreme court and remanded
for new trial.
The County Court first named
the Citizens Bank and Trust
Company as county depository
on a bid of one-fourth of a cent
more than any other bank, with
out naming any specific amount
The case was appealed on the
ground that this was not a lega
bid.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-11-04
Physicians Body Is Found Il
Well.

GAINESVILLE, Nov. 3.-Falling
into a. well, to which he is sup
posed to have gone for a drink,
DR.. F. NJ. Cullom, a well-known
physician Of Hartman, nine miles
northwest of Clarksville, was
drowned early this morning. His
body was discovered in the we'll
about 6 o'clock after q search
had been made about the house
and yard.
DR.. Cullom, so years old, had
been in failing health for some
months. A general impression
that he had taken his life was
contradicted in the verdict Of
a coroner's Jury held today at
Hartman, when the jury decided
death was accidental.
He was in his night clothes
when found. Twice during the
last month, DR.. .Cullom has fall
en- in d faint on the streets of
Hartman, and it is believed that
he experienced a sinking spell
shortly before daylight this
morning. He is survived by his
wife and two children. Funeral
arrangements have not been an
nounced.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-11-04
Deep Fall
Flowing Needed
To Raise Best Crops And Wealth
err Has Prevented Gathering
of Present Crop.

Fail blowing and deep tillage
are important factors in the
growing of good crops. The bad
weather that has prevailed this
fall has delayed the gathering
of the cotton and the corn crops,
and of course the farmers can
not break the ground for the
next crop until the present one
is gathered, hence many tar
mers will be prevented from
breaking their land, or part OF
it, until after the first of Janu-
arv. However, those who can
should break all the land they
can without delay. BY fall
breaking a greater amount OF
green stuff and vegetation Will
be turned under, and humus
added to the soil. BY adding hui
mus YOU get more organic mat
ter into the soil, and 1t becomes
enriched and otherwise lmproV-
ed thereby. The vegetable mat
/ ter turned under will decay and
have a beneficial effect on the
soil. No soil will last and con-
tinue to make good crops with
out organic matter, turning
under the weeds, grass aho
stalks will not meet every pur-
.,se but it will go a long ways
towards maintaining the produc'
tiveness of the soil.
Deep tillage serves another
purpose. 1t gives a better seee
he'd and more loose soil to hol(
the moisture next year whll'
the crop is growing, and als'
goes a long way in preventing
washing. If soil is plowed shall
low the soft pulverized dirt o.
ron soil will easily wash away
IF plowed deep the rainfall will
he absorbed to the full depth
and the washing will be lessen
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-11-04
Ranev Announces Candidacy

Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Nov. 4.-State
Senator T. J. Raney Of Newark
arrived last night. He has an
nounced as a candidate for Rail
road Commissioner against
George w. Bellamy.
A. H. Hamiter of Lafayette
county, is in the city, and says
that he will be candidate for
Prosecuting attorney of the
EIGHTH Circuit if his friend,
Steve Carrigan, does not run.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-11-04
McCrOry Team Coming.

The Newport High School
foot ball team, captained by Wi
ley McMinn, is expecting a game
with McCrory High School here
Friday afternoon.
This is the first skirmish of
the season and the devotees of
this popular game will no doubt
be on hand to give the local boys
the kind of encouragement it
takes to win games and also to
pay expenses.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-11-04
CattIe Shipments Hen,A-

HARRISON, Nov. Son n.
count Of Boone county aeiaa
'43aced above the RE- ~ta.e-
quarantine line oa@Novenba
cattle fre being driven over ahe
ty have been heavier within 6ae
last few davs thqn .nya,. l.s..,,.,
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-11-04
Many Judges Visit Exhibit
ial to independent.

Special TO independent.
Little Rock, Nov. 4.-Half
the county judges in the state
were callers at the Good Roads
exhibit at the Hot Springs
State Fair, said State Highway
Commissioner r. G. Dye, who
was in charge Of the exhibit the
greater part Of the week. On
Good Roads Day he says that
5000 people called at the booth.
ut was a success beyond my
fondest expectations" declared
Mr.. Dye.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-11-04
PRESIDENT HUERTA
MUST RESIGN
Uncle Sam Takes a Hand In
Mexican Trouble Demand
ing That Huerta Re-
sign.

Mexico City, Nov. 3.-Presi-
dent Huerta has been told he
must resign the presidency of
Mexico without loss Of time and
he must leave as his successor
General Aureliano Banquet, his
minister Of war, or any other
member Of his official family or
Of the unofficial cotorie whom he
might be expected to control
This ultinatum from Wash
ington was conveyed to Presi-
dent Huerta through bis private
secretary, Senior Rabago by Mel
son O'Shaughnessy, the Ameri-
can charge d'afaires, acting un-
der instructions from the State
Department.
Senior Rabago presented the
memorandum to his chief late
Sunday, but up to this evening
President Huerta had returned
no answer and as far as could
be learned, had guarded its con-
tents from almost all of his Of
fetal and intimate counsellors.
Those who learned Of the
Washington note regard General
Huerta's position as one in
which he will be forced to give
one Of two ansWers-refusal
point blank to comply with the
demand, possibly going so far
as to hand the diplomatic repre-
sentative his passports, or the
elimination of himself officially.
| Those most intimate with the
president insist that the latter
course will not be taken for
many reasons, chief among
which is that such action would
be tantamount to submission to
the rebels.
Official Mexico is no longer in
doubt that the Washington adj
ministration favors the rebel
'cause and is convinced that this
! is the means adopted by Presi-
dent Wilson and Secretary Bry-
Ian to assist Carranza to win.
General Huerta summoned to
1.-THE national palace tonight the
diplomatic corps, but for what
purpose was not revealed.
Three of the ministers, those
of Germany, Norway and Rus
Esia. were absent. They have
been in Vera Cruz where they
were in conference with Presi.
Ident Wilson's representative
John Lind, who is understood t
be fully conversant with the
--latest representations from
Washington.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-11-04
Wedding Invitations.

(sville, Nov. g. Invita-
IRE out for the wedding
S HAITI Padgett of Bates
J DR.. Lawrence C. Sloan of
I'm, the wedding to take
It the First Baptist church
fesville Wednesday after
November y.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-11-04
Notice to w. O. w.

The Law committee of the
Woodmen of the World will
meet in the Board building We'd
nesday evening, November 9Th,
at 1880 p. m.
w. H. Baccus, Chm.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-11-04
NOR GRANTS
| TWO PARD0NS
IT, Convicted While
Vas Judge--Another
| Park Hunter
Independent.

Independent. .
lock, Nov. 4-G0y.
granted a pardon to j :
Of Magnolia, who was
last February while
[nor was still circuit
| that district. Roper ,
hitherto borne a good
1, was convicted of for
Sentenced to two years
hitentiary. His pardon
blmended by the prose
korney and All petl-
1 the county
vernon restored to citi-
|Otto Tapley and Nor
,,oro convicted in
burne circuit court
|, last on a charge of
,eny, and sentenced to
! jail. They had never
en- in trouble, they serv-
hull sentences, and have
infant since. The par
recommended by Judge
Prosecuting Attorney
vernon Monday after
donpd Park Hunter, q
county youth who was
Of being an accessory
lrder of T. P. Patter-
mpire, by Walter Nc
Who was convicted and
: a long term in the
ary. Hunter, who was
years old at the time,
.nced to five years and
ling six months in the
nv was transferred to
)rm School. He has
odel inmate of the in
and clemency was re-
ed by Superintendent
atom. Pros. Atty. J. c.
writing Mr.. Deaton
case, said:
not regard the case
Park Hunter a strong
y means, but | thought
ne there was evidence
} go to the jury and
returned a verdict of
would not have been
however, had the
rned a verdict of not
cause as | have stat
Use was weak from the
t Of testimony con-
i'm with the crime
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-11-04


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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-30
POSTCARD SENT NEWLY WEEDS
Highly Decorated Remembrance Is
Inscribed With Advice
From Sender.

Denver.-A wooden postcard nearly
two feet long and more than half 1
foot wide and highly decorated nth
instructions TO newly married couples
was handed to e. c. Bennett, clerk at
the kaiserhoff hotel, by the letter car
rier when making his usual mail de-
livery.
1t was addressed to ar. and Mrs.
Roy ID. Lee of Pueblo, who were here
on their honeymoon. The couple had
departed, however, before the card ar
rived. Clerk Bennett tried to put it in
the mail box and it wouldn't go. Then
he hung it up over his desk. That
caused so many people to make use
less remarks that he showed it under
the counter
Then some one told him he was in
terfering with the United States mails,
so he took it out again and handed it
TO the telephone operator, who wrote
another address on it and forwarded
1t after the happy couple.
one motto said: May all the
troubles be little ones" Another said:
BE good to one another" Another
card asked the clerk, in the event he
could not deliver the postcard, to re-
turn to the couple addressed at Rose
lawn cemetery, Pueblo, Colo, as that
would undoubtedly be their stopping
place in the end.
The card had thirty-four stamps on
1t and numerous pictures Of hearts,
cupids and other designs which con-
veyed the impression that the parties
addressed were in a blissful state of
mind.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-30
GREAT WAR CHIEF STARVING
Dire. Straits Of MatabeIe Warrior in
England Through Inability to
Work.

LondOn.-Loben Lobengula, eldest
son OF Lobengula, the famous Mata,
belle warrior. is living in dire straits
of poverty in Phillips street, Whitlane,
Salford. He is afflicted with consump.
ton and is no longer able to work
and his wife and children exist on
charity.
At the end of the last Matabele war
in 1896, the tribe was scattered, and
LCbcngula came over to England with
q Savage South Africa show. For
three years he tC1red this country,
and then got an engagement in a Man.
chester pantomime. In 1881 he mar.
ried an Irish woman. and in the fol.
lowing year To went to work in a pit
at Pendleton. Since he settled at
Stafford he has lived the life OF a col.
lier. He was quick to pick up work
in the mine, and became proficient in
his fob.
The Rev. s. D. Bees, vicar of the
parish in which Lobengula lives. says
the circumstances in which the son OF
the African chief had been reduced
suggested very lamentable disregard
OF English tradition of generosity to
vanquished adyersaTies.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-30
MASTER JAILED, DOG STRIKES
Searching for His Owner, Hector Dis
appears and Police Are Asked
to Look for Him.

Minneapolis.-Thi Is a story of q
dog that went on a hunger strike. 1t
is also a story of a man the dog adopt
ed, showing his faithfulness and set
ting the whole police department on a
hunt for the dog.
Hector is the dog and Frank TreZ-
wick of st. Cloud, Mimi, is the man.
The man took drop too much and
was snagged into the East Side police
station. The dog accompanied him and
when his friend disappeared cellward
Hector set up howl that kept the po-
icemen awake. Frank was fed in his
cell and food was offered Hector in
Lieut.. ]. Quealey's office, but Hector
would not eat. He would only howl.
When Frank was fined and it looked
as ii he would have to spend a few
days in the workhouse, arrangements
were made to have Hector cared for at
the pound, but Frank pGid his fine and
asked for Hector.
The dogs bowling has ceased, but
the policemen were surprised when
they discovered that Hector was not
in the room where he had been lock-
ed. He had wriggled between narrow
bars and had gone TO look for Frank.
Now tlae police have been instruct.
ed to find Hector and restore Frank
to him.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-30
How to Clean Marble Told.

Scraping marble which has been
blackened or turned green by air and
damp is dangerous to the design;
whatever precautions may be taken,
the work is always scratched more or
less, and it is impossible to cleanse
the carved parts without breaking the
sculpture or causing incongruities be-
tween the designs in relief ard those
which are sculptured Soiled a. ticIes,
which have not been furnished by ex-
posture to the open air, may be
cieansed by potash water, then wash
them in pure water and finish with
water containing a dash Of hydro
chloric acid. Soap. and water Is often
sufficient, spread on with a brush. and
introduced into the sculpture parts by
somewhat stir pencil.-Constructi
News.