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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18
USE OF LIME TO
REMEDY ACIDITY
Best Test of Soils Can Be Made
With Blue Litmus Paper-A
Few Suggestions.

(By GEORGE H. DACY. Copyright, 1914.)
Sour soils spell poor crops, so poor
crops mean less to eat and wear for
the farmer. Therefore every farmer
should play detective and seek out soils
on his farm that are acid and reform
them by the use Of lime, which neu-
tralizes the acidity. The chief handi-
cap experienced by the farm with an
acid soil is that the culture of clovers
and similar legunses IL prohibited by
the fact that the nitrogen-fixing bac-
terra which inhabit the nodules on
roots of the clovers abhor an acid or
sour soil, and clay loan soils that are
deficient in organic matter are espe-
cially prone to acidity.
The farmer desiring to locate sour
soil on his farm should purchase about
five cents worth of blue litmus paper
at the local drug store. AS soon as pos
sible after a rainstorm, when the sur
face soil is still moist, he should go
out into the field and with his jack
knife cut slit in the earth into which
he should insert the litmus paper. He
should then pack the soil firmly about
the Indicator paper and allow it to re-
main in place for about five minutes;
then he should remove the earth and
examine the paper, which, If it has
turned red or pink, indicates the soil is
acid. The farmer must be careful In
handling the test paper, as perspira-
ton is acid and affects the litmus pa
per.
There is also the ammonia test,
made by putting few drops of com
mon ammonia water in glass hold
ing a teacupful of pure water. Into
this stir teaspoonful of the soil to be
tested. If the soil needs lime the wa
ter after the soil has settled for few
hours will have darkish, red brown
or black appearance.
If the countryman finds his soil is
sour he can correct it by using finely
ground unburnt limestone, mari or
refuse from sugar beet factories.
Freshly slaked or burnt lime is objec-
tionable because it tends to burn out
the supply of organic matter contained
in the soil. The application or from
one-half to one ton OF ground lime
stone or mari per acre every seven or
eight years controls any acid tenden-
cies of soil and puts it in a fit condi-
ton for clovers, alfalfa and other leg
umes. 1t is good plan to use ground
limestone as an absorbent in the dairy
or horse stable and to apply the lime
tn the land with the manure. 1t is a.
correspondingly bad practise to apply
freshly slaked or burnt lime to the
soil with manure; in fact, it should
never be used the same year manure
is distributed over the field, as It's
tendency is to burn up and waste the
organic matter in the fertilizer before
it can be used by the plants.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18
CBy w. A. FREEHOFF.)

Lambing-time is the shepherds har-
vest-time, the percentage raised de-
pending upon the care taken of them,
and nights spent in the sheep-barn to
assist at Landing. Extra help should
be hired If the size of the flock war
rants.
The shepherd should raise at least
one lamb to every eve. One hundred
and twenty-five per cent is good, $50
is possible.
Rye, corn, wheat, barley, oil meal
and cotton seed meal should never be
fed to breeding ewes Soy beans must
be fed in very small amounts, while
oats and bran, with few split peas
mixed, is good ground ration.
Milk is one of the best cures for
bloated sheep. Not minute must be
wasted, but the nearest COW should
be stripped, and the milk fed warm by
the means of a drenching-b bottle. A
neighbor of ours saved Is ewes by
that method, and to my knowledge 1t
has never been known to fail when
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18


tell All
misdoubt angels of their
but
this world and the
thouta any
cowing It's curious the rooster put
of min That the
of calling the
him that wire
telling that he's trouble
that
The biggest half Of those horses
in
ready
white
him and hurts his
pride Now personally white horse that"
M SO on.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18
TAKING VERA CRUZ

plaza between these buildings and
estacion Sandal. After a sharp en-
gagement, in which ships in harbor as
sisted by Smelling, the naval academy
and market were taken. The San
Francisco's guns were firing on the
desultory after this engagement and at
10: 80 our regiment was deployed along
Gale Zaragoza from C. Benito to C.
Estaban Morales.
THE San Francisco's battalion act
ed as a support all along this line.
At noon we were quartered in custom
house and have since held custom
house and surrounding territory as
signed to our precinct. This district
comprised the section of the city from
Gale Zaragoza to water front between
C. Vicario and G.. Montesinos. Our po-
sition was fired on by snipers from
time to time during the night.
April %.
"Snipers continued firing along our
front, principally from incompleted
market building. This fire was 81.
fenced as often as it broke out.
Having suspected firing from the
Sonora, a Mexican steamer moored to
the sea wall just northward of Muelle
Fiscal, we arrested the crew of this
steamer and they were incarcerated In
the municipal Jail.
April "a.
Same conditions as preceding day,
except arrested chief engineer of So
nora and secretary of the Navigation
Company of Mexico, who were on that
vessel. These men were placed in mu
nicipal Jail German steamer Ypiran-
ga and Spanish steamer Libertad were
Locked at Muelle Fiscal. Both allowed
to land passengers and baggage.
"Patrolled district under our charge
night and day.
During the period covered in above
report the San Francisco's battalion
has suffered no casualties. The bat
talon were quartered in No. l ware
house in the custom house compound
during this tinae.
1.-The list of dead and wounded cared
for by the San Francisco's hospital
corps after the engagement Of April
%. 1914, is attached hereto"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18
U. S. Navy Officers Report of
Capture of Mexican Port.
Ensign Ralph Martin, With Spartan
Terseness, Tells His Brigade Ad-
iutant of Occupation of Town
by American Forces.

Washington, d. C.-With Spartan
terseness are written the army, navy
and marine reports which officially tell
the story of our advance into Mexico.
There Is little attempt at literary
style and none at bringing into promi-
nence spectacular events and heroic
deeds. Yet through these dignified
straightforward pages runs an under
current for the careful readers that
thrills with tale of romance and gal
lantry.
Here is how Ensign Ralph Martin
adJutant of the marine battalion OF
San Francisco. writing from the GUS
tom house at Vera Cruz, tells his brig
ade adjutant of the capture of the
town. He heads his latter Data Con.
corning Landing Engagements"
THE San Francisco's battalion land,
ed at midnight, April Fl. This force
consisted of nine officers and 116 men,
comprising two four-squad infantry
companies. two Benet-Mercier auto
matics and special details with gun.
cotton party.
April e.
Upon landing reported to regimen.
tai headquarters at Hotel Terminal
and then proceeded to custom house
in rear of which our battalion was di'
rected to erect a barricade between
No. 1 warehouse and the water front
in prolongation of Gale Miguel Luer-
do. This work was completed and bar
ricade manned before daylight.
zone of our automatic guns and one
from the Utah mounted ON the roof OF
south wing of custom house began FIR
ing on Hotel Oriente at daylight Ho-
tel was captured and several prison
ers were taken. Desultory firing all
along our front during morning and
forenoon, which we succeeded in 81
lencing by volley firing.
About nine a. m. the Second Naval
regiment passed In rear of custom
house and proceeded 10 southwark OF
our line. When they came abreast ma
val academy and the incompleted mar
ket they were subjected to heavy
fusillade, principally from. these build
ings. The regiment deployed in the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18
Dying Woman Says She Started
Chicago ConfIagration.
Miss Rebecca Thrift, on Death Bed,
Declares She, and Not Mrs.
O'Leary's Cow, Was Cause
of Flames of 1871.

Lima, O.-The legend that Mrs.
O'Leary's COW kicked over kerosene
lamp and started the fire which swept
Chicago In 1871 is challenged by
the death bed declaration of Miss Re-
becca Thrift, who died in the county
intirmary here, aged about seventy.
Il started the Chicago fire." gasped
the strange old woman, land fear
ing arrest, l fed while the flames
ragged"
Further details. whatever those de-
tails may have been, were sealed by
death, and were buried in the potter's
field along with the body of the wom-
an whose life story has for more
than 40 years been an impenetrable
mystery
Coincident with the burning of Chi
cago in 1871, this woman was found
secreted like hunted animal in a
straw stack on the Booth farm, south
of this city. With her was man.
The yigilante spirit, rampant in those
days, asserted itself in the form of
a mob, which, after a parley, spared
tar and feathers, but warned the man
to leave the country. He fed and no
tidings concerning him have ever
come
The woman, sullen and dazed, made
no explanation at that time, except
that she was homeless and sick. She
gave the name of Rebecca Thrift She
was at that time apparently a little
less than thirty.
The authorities, not knowing what
else to do with the odd charge thus
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18
HITS FIRE LEGEND

thrust upon them, committed her to
the county farm.
Here, for 43 years, she has re-
manned a county dependent and never
once has she consented to give the
names and addresses of relatives or to
reveal other family history, and no
one has ever claimed her. No one in
authority ever believed she had given
her real name and no one was ever
able to learn her age. Less than the
width of city street away from the
pauper grave into which the Lima's
woman of mystery was lowered is the
spot where she sought refuge in a
straw stack in 1871
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18
Lenient to Deserving Hero.

Paris.-"The only punishment
should like to see imposed is that he
serve France as he served Greece"
was the announcement of Government
Commissary Alix at the court-martial
of John Corinthious, a Greek, who de-
serted from the foreign legion to fight
for the land of his birth in the Balkan
war At the conclusion Of the war he
returned to the foreign legion, having
served heroically The court agreed
with the prosecutor and unanimously
acquitted him.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18

Il am self-supporting and brave
enough to admit my age. My address
is care Box %, Bangor, Me. / am b.
woman who offers some up-to-date
Bostonian or New England bachelor
an opportunity to dodge the bachelor
tax. / am lonesome and want to get
married.
4 would as soon have homely man
if he is only lovable and good. am
thirty-four years old, not awfully
homefy and not awfully good looking,
but am lonesome and want the COM
partnership of real, lovable husband.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18
S2O,OOO,OOO IN MAYO ESTATE
Board of Trustees to Handle Estate OF
Kentucky National Com
mitteeman.

Paintsville, Ky.-The body of John
C. Calhoun Mayo, Democratic national
committeeman from Kentucky, ar
rived at the Mayo home here. Gov
ernor McCreary and state officials at
tended the funeral. 1t was officially
announced that Mayos fortune, esti-
mated at more than $20,000,O0O, is to
be placed in the hands of a trustee or
board of trustees.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18

mostly white-and many chickens In
crates. And if you are lucky enough
to meet on the steps little. old man.
who looks like a dried apple that had
a soul to 1t, he will tell you some
thing like this:
"Yes'm, those pigeons know mar
ket days as well as the hucksters do.
They come from all over the city for
the bits of grain and green stuff that
get spilled or thrown away. And
every pigeon strikes it on time, like
....II. folln.,. N train OF 1nnaI times on
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18

Nature mas prOduceu mOuHLdIHS
whose buried wealth has entitled them
to be called mountains of silver and
gold, but it has remained for man to
produce mountain of greenbacks.
Three departments of the United
States government have co-operated
in this project, which required the
united efforts of eleven experts for a
period of three months, and. In addi-
ton, a cool million of Uncle Sans
macerated greenbacks for its surface
The interior department. the agri-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18
Double Acre Yield.

The possibility of doubling our acre
WELD of corn is SO certain and its &C
complishment of such tremendous I'm
nortance that school, state, national
and independent organizations of corn
clubs and associations of corn breed
ers and corn growers are helping in
a way that will lead to success.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18
MORGAN BOOKS TO BE SOLD
100000 Collection Owned by Late
Financier VIII Go at Auction
in France.

Paris-The Foulc collection of rare
books on ornaments and architecture,
purchased by the late J. Pierpont
Morgan in 1910 for 100000 with a
view of supplementing the Hoenchel
collection of art objects in the Metro
politan Museum of Arts in New York.
will be sold at auction by Andre Des
Vouges.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18

culture the the
modela carefully perfectly
working modeof Yosemite the
grandeur.
elargestw
bered that miniature
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18
PRODUCING and Selling.

Producing is but half of the farm
er's business Selling is the other
half, and 1t is at least OF equal Inn
portance. A farmer may produce the
best and most salable commodities,
yet If he does not sell at the best
prices obtainable he will fail to realize
the most profit.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18

want my husband to be clean and re-
fined and not under forty years of age.
want an everyday, good, honest man,
who will fight the battle with me as
it should be fought. I want him to
have money enough to give me good
home"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18

Of birds
ascertain if state and federal
game birds increasing decreasing
under the
increase their The
will materially aid department
a BILE national resource
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18
FARMING a Profession.

Farming is profession no less i'm
portant nor less difficult to master
than many of the so-called learned
professions, and the man who believes
that farming is foolproof occupa-
ton will usually make an abject fail
IRE of the business.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18
Corn cron In the sIlo.

The feed-cutter should be in use on
every farm, the corn-shredder is an
excellent thing. but why not put all Of
the corn crop in silo as the best
probable position to get every pound
of value out of it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18

of all bird lovers. The primary 90
ject of the census is the preservation
Of this important game.
The count of the bird population
Is to begin about May 80, ana the de-
partment hopes to have the maj re-
suits in hand by June 30 AS be-
ginning ESQ correspondents in all parts
of the country will assist In taking
the census, but voluntary observers
are expected to furnish most OF the
data for this undertaking.
Tn tho anuD,oro+ior on effort la to
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18
Dry Feed PaIatable.

If we cannot afford silo, we can
certainly afford a field of horned tur-
nips or mangels. They are not equal
to a silo, of course, but they do help
to make dry feed palatable. and there
fore increase its value.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18
FINE STORY FOR SINGLE MEN
Massachusetts Woman Wants
Good" Husband, and Says Home
ly Man VIII Answer.

Boston. -Bashful bachelors here's
your chance to make good matri-
monially. Here's woman who wants
a husband. You don't have to be an
Adonis to fill the bill. She says
honely man viii do If only he Is
good" Here's her letter to Boston
paper:
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18

: Central Valley, N. Answering
her husbands charge of unfaithful-
ness, Mrs. Percy Anderson said Al
bert Grant accompanied her on walks
in the woods because she was afraid
of snakes.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18

There is no other branch OF farm-
ing which if conducted with reason
able amount of care and attended to-
Systematically. will respond so readily
and with such profits one year with
another as stock raising.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18
To Celebrate With Movies.

Jamaica, N. Y.-The sane Fourth of
July committee has decided that the
tango is no Improvement over fire.
crackers. They win celebrate with
"povies."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18

Children Answer Purpose of Clock.
Winsted, Conn.-S. w. McCleve tells
the time of the day by the faces of his
IL children, who laugh and cry at
regular intervals.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18
Mako Every Acre Pasa

Making every acre more profitable
making every acre yield larger crop,
is the solution of increasing the size
of the farm.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18
STRENUOUS LIFE" is SCORED
Secretary of Commerce Redfieid Says
1t Is Least Effective and
Efficient.

Providence, R. 1.-The strenuous
life is in most cases the least effective
and efficient" William c.. Redfield, sec
rotary of commerce, told the Brown
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18

university students in an address on
Effectiveness"
1T is an infantile view of industry
which measures its results by either
the duration or the extent Of effort
he asserted. both the hustler and the
apostle of strenuousness have become
back numbers in their methods. They
are in the same category with him
who also ran
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18

Build silo and save much of the
fodder that would otherwise go to
waste.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18
Uncle Sam Has a veritabIe Mountain OF Money

growing And the pot of gold
of traditional for
there veritable mountain Of
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18

LaTy CTaInIng. In6y III CI1oIO UJ Po1
mission of the French government,
given upon request of the United
States, and are welcomed in the
friendliest spirit 1t appears to be
the intention of the war department
at Washington to have six officers con-
'tinuously on service In France, so
that French experience and French
military science may from year to
year be available for the United
States army Occasionally an English
nffinnr Or officers from thn Balkan and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18
Pigeons at Washington Know the Market Days

National museum will notice
1 a divides the
hihed droop horses
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18
United States to Take Census of National Bird Life

CENSUS Of all the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18
Plant only Tested Seeds

Be careful that you plant only seeds
that have been tested and are proved
fertile.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-06-18
U. S. Army Has Ten Officers Training in France

VIZ ASNGToNThe American Mexico brings to
notice officers representing
of the service instruction In French
The Coconino sun. (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1898-1978, 1914-12-04
California Woman Seriously Alarmed

"a short time ago l contracted a
severe cold which settled on my lungs
and caused me great deal Of annoy
ance. l would have bad coughing
spells and my lungs were so sore and
inhamed | began to be seriously
alarmed. A friend recommended
Chamberlain Cough Remedy, saying
she had used it for years. l bought a
bottle and it relieved my cough the
first night, and in a week was rid Of
the cold and soreness of my lungs
writes Miss Marie Gerber, Sawielle,
For sale by all Druggists. --Adver-
tisement
The Coconino sun. (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1898-1978, 1914-12-04

The Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union will meet with Mrs.
Acker W, dnesdav, Dec. 9th at 5
p. m. Mrs. Milligan, Sec.
Tom Wagner and outfit of teams
and scrapers left Tuesday for his
new homestead which is located
about fourteen miles northwest OF
Anita, to start tanking and other
wise improving his new location.
Il. ]. Flanagan, the genial Gus
todian OF time for the employees
at +. l.. Nj. camp /, has been laid
up this week in the Milton hospi
tai with an attack Of appendicitis
He has been able to be out again
since TUESDAY,.
1t is said on good authority that
MIR. T. A. Riordan is planning the
construction OF couple Office
buildings on San Francisco street
between Aspen and Birch avenues.
While plans are not dehnately
known it is thought that the Offices
will be one story brick.
The big Packard auto taken
from the two men arrested charged
with having passed worthless
checks at HoIbrook, was sold to
Under Sheriff w. G. Dickinson
Saturday. 1t was also claimed
that the car was stolen in New
York. The company insuring the
car ordered it sold here.
Frank Fairchild and ]. d.
Jackson were given a splendid
reception by the E'ks Tuesday
night and were invested with all
the secrets OF that organization.
1t was very enjoyable affair to
all members and interesting to the
two popular candidates.
Tony Olson, who has been
gathering wood at Camp A. l..
& T. during the summer months
for his health and pay check /,
missed ten trains by either being
too early or too late for them, but
at last picked out one that just
suited him Thursday and left for
Jerome Junction to look after his
mining laims.
Harry Fulton, a pioneer resi-
dent of Flagstaff. now of San
Diego, was visiting old friends
here the past week. This is his
first visit in eleven years and he
sees many changes and improve
ments in the skylight city. Mr..
Fulton now has big SQUAD loft
in San Diego and is doing we'll.
Mr.. E. A. Sliker who has been
cashier and held other responsible
positions with the Arizona Lum.
Der & Timber company for many
wears, has rendered his resignation
to take effect January Ist. The
mill Office will not look the same
old way without his presence
there and he will be missed by
many customers OF the company.
DR.. Ward of the Ward Optical
Company OF Los Angeles, eye
specialist, will be at the Weather
ford hotel next Monday and Tues
day. DR.. Ward makes regular
visits to this city every three
months. A plumber of our repre-
sentative citizens are his patrons,
and the work he does is giving
general satisfaction. Call and see
him if your eyes are troubling you
in any way. Examination and
consultation free.
The Coconino sun. (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1898-1978, 1914-12-04
$3.50 SUITS IN TOWN

A complete line Of sample suits and
overcoats. See S. J. Wolf at once at
the Commercial Hotel. Hours 9 to IL
a. m. and Ito S p. m. Don't overlook
this opportunity Of seeing the goods on
display. Bigger, better values, abso-
lutely guaranteed for less money.