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Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1915-03-12
DEPTH OF A SEED BED
Prairie Soil Was Flowed to a
Six-Inch Depth and Disked.
Small Grain Narrowed Until Six Inches
High and Corn Treated With Same
implement as Long as Possible
Prevent Evaporation.

Three years ago | took charge OF a
dry farm. The soil was n good loan
containing a great many powders left
by a glacial drift. At one time wheat
In this section gave large yields but
during the dry seasons the crop fell
down to six TO twelve bushels the acre
which was scarcely worth fussing
with at harvest time and stock was
turned into many OF the fields. | be-
gan the work OF tackllns virgin prairie,
The n%elghbors thought | was crazy
because ! plowed the prairie soil six
Inches deep and followed the pillow
with n disk several times; because
! narrowed the small grain until II
was six inches high; because | har-
rowed the corn every week so long
as possible and then plowed II each
week with a very small tooth cuitive'
tor. But they were surprised at har-
vest time because some of that land
gave a return OF $32 the acre. writes
Clifford Willis In Denver Field and
Farm.
Last year many OF the fields in the
vicinity were prepared and plowed
better than they have been for some
time because the farmers saw more
bushels as the result and bushels
meant dollars. | also had to work on
some heavy soil. A part of this land
was turned six inches deep while
some was plowed only four inches.
In each ease the disk followed the plow
and would have been still better II |
had cross.disked before / owing as !
am now doing. Everything possible
was done to make a good firm seed
bed aud also to prevent evaporation.
Many people In the vicinity thought
II strange that we would harrow our
small grain when II was six inches
high.
While working In the field stirring
the soil, although dry, many OF my
brother farmers were not ven In the
field. We have harvested more and
better grain than many OF u neigh
bors simply becaure we kept at work.
On the slx.inch breaking of adobe the
corn gave a yield OF t~hirty-elght bush
els the acre while four.inch breaking
ave II yield OF less than thirteen
bushels. In cultivatlng our crops In
the dry area we followed these three
factors-a deep seed bed, a firm seed
bed and surface cultivation. In every
Instance we disked our ground just
as loon as possible after harvest and
on the corn ground we dIsked the
stalks IN order to cut them up and
also to make q mulch.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1915-03-12
From the Battlefield.

During the recent lighting along the
banks of the Aisne a man was badly
wounded. The ambulance corps ten
DERBY placed him on "A strotcher.
Take him 10 the hospital. said
the man In charge.
Slowly the wounded man opened
his eyes and whispered family:
Whats the matter with the can
teen?"-London Tit.Bits.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1915-03-12

- HE newcomer In Hawaii
." finds much of novel inter
est. aud the drawbacks are
not insupportable. The ort
entail servants. with their
@ %politeness. their love OF
izN> flowers, their look Of dam
- tiness and gentleness, and
their quiet movements, are a JOY 10
have about. or course the FOLK that
have always lived In Hawaii may
smile at my statements, because 81
their own remembrances, memories Of
grim and lon%g.drawn-out familiarlties
with other qualities posi- essed by
these specifically praised folk OF the
East: and what | present here Is ayow'
eddy given as merely impresslonlstic'
not the fruit Of extended experience
The names Of a number OF gracious
servers have known IN Hawaii come
readily to mind, of man and maid who
have ably and cheerfully assisted
sometimes gulded-me In %housekeep-
ing and hospitality. That OF Natsu
should perhaps lead the list, Natsu,
the daintiest, deftest, Understanding
little Nipponese that ever graeed II
household. Always tidy In appearance
looking fresh us a llower-Natsu
brewed and baked. swept ana busted,
made beds. waited at table, answered
door and telephone bell, earned her
board and keep" and wage without
doubt.
ON those rare lazy mornings when
I breaklasted In bed, the Indulgence
was made doubly pleasurable by the
grace Of the handmade that brought
me the breakfast; almost | was tempt
ed to be lazy every morning. A little
spook in pale gray would glide into my
room, smilingly, tremendously bid me
good morning. In cordial tones In
uuire breakfast this tlmeg' softly
disappear, shortly renppear And this
was the breakfast she served:
First-placcd on a spotless cloth
wherein lay a single yellow bios
som-h half of a papaNu tfruit of
the so.called lemon treel, q section OF
lomon, a glass OF water. Then cereal
and cream. The last tray held a pot
Of coffee. In q rineed napkin two
high. hot popotcrs. "a pat OF butter
and an egg Excellent breakfast
Naisu Ia the garden was "a study
worth while. and every morning Nat
su would go out 10 set "a trosh spray
of ginger flowers for the room of the
member of the household who was
particularly fond OF the lemon-like
fragrance and transparent beauty OF
this blossom. Natsu never was too
hurried never too Indifferent. to take
into consideration individual tastes
ana pfeiudlces. and II anyone loved
i'ov ers then there was a special bond
oi attachment She herself generally
wore "a blossom In her hair be It blue
Monday or holiday sunday
Turniug from maid TO man, the name
of ITO is referred TO gratefully. No
miior tho number of guests, the sud
domcas thereof. Ito would smile. bow,
answer. IAN right" and almost al.
ways everything would turn out all
right. such simple. sensible little
mnoheons ns be daily set forth, every
thing cold that should be cold, every.
thing hot that should be hot. ! know
nothing more deadly dun In the mid.
die of The day. tropics or temperate
zone. than u heavy lndigestible meal,
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1915-03-12
The Essentlal Thlnn.

what must ! do. doctor, to attain
q ripe old age?'
Live. boston Evening Transcript.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1915-03-12

"Ill be true as steel" he protested.
common or Preferred she quer.
ied.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-25
Business After the War

All but chronic pessimists expect to see the beginning of an era of up- paralleled prosperity immediately after the close of the European war.
 When hostilities will cease, no one can predict just now with any degree of confidence. But it is safe guess that peace negotiations will be under way before December; and a reason ably good guess that the war will not last until autumn.
 When peace is concluded there will be phenomenal demand for all com modies produced in America. It had been suggested that Europe would be too Impoverished to buy anything for a long time to come. But there is nothing in such notion. Austria is threatened with famine and there is talk of scarcity of food in Germany, but it is not very serious talk. No matter how greatly prostrated the warning nations may be, they will re- cover from their desolation-some of them in a surprisingly short time. They will all begin the work of re- mobilization with energy and hopeful ness.
 This country is ripe for great, solid boom. With the war in the past there will be no such problem as unemployment" There will be work for everybody and prosperity will be here to stay for an indefinite period.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-25

which the Register intimates very broadly was unremunerative from the standpoint of the state. It would re- quire very little effort on the part of the committee to arrive at the truth, The head of the convict bureau could give the profit-if there has been any-derived by the state from it's conviets working Banner mines. The head of the convict bureau could also contrast the present contract with that which formerly existed between the state and the Tennessee company.
 And for the information of the com mittee, it might be added that the man who made that contract on the part of the company was ". A. Gib- son, whose residence is at Quinton, and who, The Age-H Herald knows, is not adverse to giving testimony.
 The Banner mine contract has been "whispered about" The truth should be made known-all the truth. It is obviously the duty of the committee to prove or disprove the insinuations of the Register.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-25
NATURES MYSTERIES

regard to this rotundity were quite vague; and it is, therefore, no so greatly matter for wonder that many Hand lubbers'' in this day, having fewer op- portunities than seamen for ocular proof should still adhere to the theories of the ''wise men of the east" of many centuries gone.
 Yet landsmen, as we'll as mariners who a few centuries ago sailed around the earth, should have observed, even with little travelling, that objects such as mountains. hills, towers, trees, etc., which had not been sooner seen, sud denly began to come into view, then to grow higher and higher as they were approached until their full height ap- peared thus duplicating the appearance and disappearance of ships at sea, Yet through ages these simple phenomena, proving beyond doubt the rotundity of earth, to say nothing of eolipses, which showed the circular shadow of earth on the moon, taught little or nothing to the greatest of men, to say nothing of the merely shrewd ones; and, as the foregoing incident suggests, there arc many people clever in every day affairs of life today who still cling to the ig- norance of ancents and of years so modern as those of the fifteenth and six teenth centuries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-25
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson

The death of Mrs. Thomas J (stonewall Jackson reviyes stirring memories of the Confederacy. Few ot the noble women whose husbands won fame on the field of battle are now left and with the passing away of Mrs. Jackson the south loses one of the truest and gentlest of them all
 She was woman of strong mental endowment, but her only literary ef- fort was the memoirs of her hus- band-"Life and Letters of General Thomas J. Jackson" published in 1892. Of the various biographies of the illustrious commander this was of most absorbing interest, for 1t re- vealed as none other could the tender as well as the heroic side of his char acter. It was written with sweet modesty and natural grace of style, 1t has, indeed, a charm all it's own, and because of it's historic content stands out as valuable contribution to the literature of the civil war.
 Until the infirmities of old age prevented Mrs. Jackson from leaving her home she attended many of the annual reunions of the Confederate veterans, and the demonstrations in her honor on those occasions were as marked and spontaneous as they were fitting.
 Stonewall Jackson was known for his piety and his abiding, ehild-like faith in the teachings of the Bible and the wife, the true helpmate, was distinguished for her beautiful Chris tian life, which was ever an inspira- tion to those around her.
 Mrs. Jackson numbered her per sonal acquaintances in hosts and nc one could have had more devoted friends. Fondly will her memory bt cherished throughout the southland,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-25
NEWSPAPER CLUB STORIES

Petersen Marzoni told the following:
 Upon a recent occasion when Fairfax Harrison, president of the Southern rail- way, was in Birmingham, I went to interview him. During the course of our conversation I asked him in regard to in- dustrial conditions.
 Conditions? Investigate conditions. young man. Your work will bring forth revelations like the one made by the widow.
 A friend of a widow whose husband had recently passed away said to her.
 Did your husband leave you much, Emma?"
 "Every night the widow sobbed, "every blessed night"
 Charles H. Scott, formerly of Montgom- cry, but for several years citizen of Bir- mingham, and at one time member of the national republican committee, being in reminiscent mood yesterday told this:
 "Tha term steam roller, now so familiar in political parlance, was coined during the republican convention in Chicago in 1908, and the first time heard it used was in reference to myself. John M, Green and I were the delegates from the sec ond district, The convention was being directed by President Roosevelt in the in- terest of MT. Taft. Joe Thompson was chairman of the republican party in Ala bama and as such played the roll of boss. He was for Taft. I and my district cole league were for Hughes. Notwithstanding the fact that I was a member of the na- tiopa1 aaffanaiffoa that h0dV refused to recognize my credentials for temporary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-25

organization. MT. Green was treated the same way.
 MT. Thompson had a set of delegates to take our places. They had been se- lected by trump district convention, and. of course. were not entitled to seats but the Roosevelt-Taft machine was in per feet working order and the committee on credentials reported in favor of the rump delegates and turned us down flat.
 "As l was standing at window in the Coliseum looking down into the street noticed a steam roller at work. Angus Early, the we'll known newspaper corre- spondent, came along and asked me about my case. That is what they have done to Green and myself said l. pointing to the steam roller.' T read your brief said Early. The credentials committee could not in conscience go against you. We'll. see now. Somebody has run the steam roller over you
 'The next morning all the Chicago pa Pers had something to say about the re- publican steam roller and some of them carried 1t in their head lines.n
 Jack Earle of the Ledger is guilty of this:
 we hdd report once Tn the office that a man whom I will call Smith had been left a considerable fortune and I was sent to interview him. I knocked at the door and his wife answered;
 ' Is MT, Smith in?' I asked.
 "'Yes. he's in all right Mrs. Smith an swered in a defiant tone.
 Then can I see hime
 No, you can't
 But why not, pray if he's in?
 Because he's in for six months was the startling reply"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-25
WHAT IS A COCKTAIL?

are still unlynched-at which two rupees. the equivalent of 66 cents or thereabouts, is charged for a mixture misiaheed an American Manhattan eocktail'' and served in a brown glass, to hide the fact that it is made of white lead, linseed oil and coloring matter.
 The "coclktail'' Is anything which any one chooses to mix and serve under an uneopyrighted name. It is, at it's best, a very mixed drink which no stickler for health and for healthful beverages can approve, At it's worst it is liquid assault upon the inner man with intent to com init mayhem. There are no legal proceed ings under which anyone can be estopped from calling any sort of mixture cock tail. Its basis may be gin, whisky, cham pagne, hook, soda water, blue points, creme de menthe or anything else the maker may choose.
 An unabridged dictionary or an accom- plished drink mixer can tell you what some varieties of cocktails are, but all of the Photographers and all of the harten- ders in convention assembled could not tell what is in all cocktails.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-25
Reflects Business Improvement

The New York stock market is often barometer of business condi- tions. When the general depression was acutely felt last fall transactions on the stock exchange were few and price levels were low.
 But the new year brought more confident feeling in the financial and commercial world. Manufacturers and merchants were less pessimistic than they had been, and in February indus trial operations were showing good gains. The situation has grown steadily better. March will turn out to be a better month than February and April promises to be better than March.
 There has been strong upward tendency in the stock market this week. The demand for certain rail- road and industrial stocks has been particularly significant. United States steel common has advanced to AS and better-$4 a share more than it sold for week ago, This rise is attributed partly to the increasing demand for steel products as shown by the order books and partly to the bright out look. The steel export business is now in very large tonnage and there are reasons to think that it will be still larger with the approach of sum- mer
 At any rate, the strength of steel stocks is having an excellent effect on the business situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-25
A Great Musical Event

After many little ups and downs many bothers-the Birmingham Choral association has at last made definite ar engagements for the appearance of the Damrosch orchestra on the afternoon and night of Monday, April 19,n said a music lover.
 'The management committee signed up with Damroseh's representative several months ago, on the condition that the naeity, could be secured. Two or three weeks ago, when it looked as if the 'Bijou people would not rent the house for April 19, it was decided to cancel the Damrosch contract unless he would come down in his price, which, by the way, was not at all excessive. Then Damroschs management in New York got busy and secured an agreement with the owners of the Bijou for the rent of that theatre. All was then going well, but a few days ago it was learned that the Bijou could not be put in good fes- tival condition withop, an expenditure of several hundred dollars. The agent refused to spend any money. Then it looked as if the festival was all off But on Monday the facts were wired to Mr. Damrosch and he made a financial concession so as to insure the associa- ton against deficit in case they ren,ed another house. The arrangements com mttee then called on Mir Douglas at the Jefferson. He named a moderate price for his theatre, and the contract with him was quickly closed.
 "The festival chorus will have half of the programme on the night of April le. The rest of the festiyal-afternoon and night-will be made up of orchestral numbers.
 If the Jefferson is crowded at both performances at regular theatre prices there will be cash surplus instead of a deficit. There was surplus last spring when the festival was held at the Bi- jeu."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-25

The statue of Florence Nightingale. un yelled in London recently, stands in Waterloo place, It is the first statue erected in the worlds great metropolis in memory of woman other than one of royal blood. It was placed by the side of the statue of Sidney Herbert, with the Crimean Guards memorial few yards in the rear. Herbert afterward Lord Her. bert, was secretary of state for war. at the time of the Crimean hostlties and granted the necessary permission to the ''iady with the lamp'' to carry out her mission of mercy. The New York Suns London correspondent says The Night ingale statue stands on a pedestal 10 feet 10 inches high, the figure itself being nine feet high. It shows Miss Nightingale as she walked through the hospital wards at Scutari, In her left hand is lamp. The sculptor is A. G. Walker Four panels on the base of the statue are filled with rep resentations of Florence Nightingale in various phases of her work among wounded and ill soldiers. Waterloo place was deserted at 7:30 when three workmen from the office of works arrived with a hand cart and few ladders. The statue. swathed in canvas, was covered with snow. Ladders were placed against it, they shook the snow from the covering pulled the cords and the figure was dis closed. The workmen departed as quietly as they came, and thus was the memorial to q noble woman unveiled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-25
LUKE M,LUKE SAYS

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 Lots of men remind yeu of an old hors that never tries to get up any speed unti it knows that 1t is on its way home t eat.
 What has become of the old-fashione gambler who used to die of 8 fatal dis ease known as five aces?
 Don't waste your time in hating a ma you don't like. Just feel thankful tha he isn't twins
 Most of the men who brag that the self made give you the impression ihe they got tired before they finishe ~ job.
 Love may make the world go iei but it can't make both ends meet.
 Some men spend half their lives to kill time and the other half try g save it. A woman may have some secrets el her husband. But what she really -t of him isn't one of them. The trouble with a wife is tha either believes too much or not enc Man will always be regarded as ans superior as long as he has enough to wear clothes that buttal the front Wireless telegraphy will flash a sage around the world in a few mi This is great age. But dog still attracts as big a crowd as in the days when it took two IT to send "a letter to England. Maybe you don't know it. But devils do not wear horns and red suits and all the villains do not we;
 hats and black mustaches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-25
EvoIutien. in Shoe Business

'.In no line Of business has there been suef evolution of methods, manufaetur- ing and selling, as in the shoe business,'' said J. D. Collins, proprietor of the oldest shoe store in Birmingham.
 Time was, when standard shoes for men and women could be carried from year to year. If not sold one season, they would be absorbed the next, or the next, All this is past, never to return. Today, the successful shoe retailer must keep right up te the season, and mid-season demands of e4aeting, educated trade as to style. He may try delaying the changing order, but he had just as well write his ad in the sands of the sea shore, with it's waves running in and running out.
 'The shoe business has come to be, like the millner's business; the caprice of style for the foot brings changes as rapidly as that of head-dress-a hat. The pop ular magazines, newspapers and attrac- tive advertising have made 1t imuossible to sell shoes out of style at full value. When a merchant awalSens to this who is carrying stoek-however good 1t may be- that is not in vogue, the sooner he cleans his sfelves and throws such goods on tie bargain counter, realizing in part on purchases, but keeping right up to the hour on the demand of customers, will he find Q fair margin of profit in doing business. That's what we have been do- ing in our .Whirlwind Sale "