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The Keota news., 1915-03-26
nuMus AND SOIL FERTILITY
oeeayed Vegetable Matter 10 Very
Important Constituent In Rem
derIne Sells Fertile.

Humus is decayed vegetable matter
in the soil and II . very important
constituent in rendering soils fertile.
There are . number OF reasons for
this. prominent among which are the
following: First. the organic matter
contains the essential plant food ele-
ments and ~ It decays these elements
are changed into forms available to
plants. In other words. the plant food
10 put In condition to be used again.
Second, - the organic matter decays
certain acids are produced and these.
acting upon the insoluble mineral con.
stituents In the soil. dissolve and rem
der them available to plants. Third.
many Of the changes in the soil are
brought about by bacterial action. and
decaying organic matter furnishes
food for the bacteria % they can grow
and multiply and thus render more
mineral plant food elements soluble
In the soil water. Plants cannot take
up solid foods from the soil: before
they can appropriate food It must first
be gotten in solution like sugar goes
into solution when put into water.
Then there are other ways in which
humus benefits the soil. It renders the
soil dark In color. and dark soil ab-
serbs moro heat than . light colored
one: that II of considerable advantage
In the early spring. A soil filled with
organic matter 10 also capable OF hold
ing more moisture than one that ID
deficient in this constituent. In dry
year this may mean the difference be-
tween q fair crop and 4 complete fail.
ure.
These being facts. why don't we
plow under more organic matter? Why
don't we grow more clover or other
legumes which actually draw plant
food-nitrogen-from the air and store
1t UP in their tissues lxter to be con.
verted into plant food in the soil
Every man should include one or more
legumes In his rotation for soil build
ing purposes and thus maintain the
fertility of his farm.
The Keota news., 1915-03-26

lime water to each pint Of the pre-
pared milk and allow half . cupful
once an hour At first.
As the foal grows. gradually In
crease the amount of milk fed and
lengthen the intervals between meals.
In q few days food may be given six
times day and. later. four times
daily. The foal will soon learn to
drink from pail, II allowed to suck
the attendants fingers at first.
Until the bowels move freely, give
rectal Injections night and morning.
II the foal scours 1t any time give
two to four tablespoonfuls Of mix.
ture Of sweet oil and pure castor oil
shaken up In milk. and stop feeding
milk for two or three meals. allowing
sweetened warm water and lime va
ter instead. Let the foal Lick oatmeal
~ soon ~ It will eat and gradually
increase the amount and add wheat
bran. In hve or six weeks some
sweet skim milk may be given and
the amount gradually increased daily
until. in three months or 10. It may
be given freely three times day in
place Of new milk. The foal 1t this
age also win be eating freely Of grass.
grain and bran.
At all times supply pure cold drink
ing water. Let the foAl run out In =
lot or grass paddock for exercise.
Accustom 1t to be handled daily. Feed
small quantities Of nutritious food
often, keeping all food vessels clean,
and the foal should thrive and devel-
op well. Remember that . colt should
at I'll times be adequately fed 20 ~
to develop It perfectly. Practically
half of the full weight Of . horse IL
gained during the first IL months OF
its life. II stunted during this period
the colt never develops properly: It
therefore pays to feed generously.
The Keota news., 1915-03-26
DISTINCTIVE VALUE OF BLACK
Makes Most effective Foil Ever De.
vissd Tor the More Bril-.
liant Colors.

The decorative value of black as q
foil for brilliant colors, which finds its
peculiarly modern expression in wide
hens and bands, was no doubt sug.
gested to the couturieres by the mag
nincent imperial coats OF the Chinese.
to which special attention was attract
cd after the looting Of Pekin in 1900
On many Of these brilliant garments
the gorgeous colors and the gold de-
signs are, a. 1t were, framed by broad
bands of black, and there 10 no doubt
that the shining dragons and radiant
blossoms gain hundredfold by con-
trast with this sable setting.
It II striking to notice how one slight
but very definite note Of color intro
duced ON q black or dark blue toilet
can give It Just all the distinction in
the world. 1t may be supplied by the
long ostrich feather Of flaming red or
Florentine green which adorns q hat.
or . splash Of vivid orange against q
background Of dark blue or perhaps
simply large pink mallnaison tucked
into waist belt.
The Keota news., 1915-03-26
Cows Milk May Be Substituted
If Attendant Is Patient.
Sc Careful to Keep Bottle and Nipple
serupulousiy cIsan-Foal Should
Be Adequately Fed at Al
Times to Develop.

By A. s. ALEXANDER. d. v. 81
In case the mare dies or has no
milk the foal may be raised on cows
milk. II the attendant conducts the
work patiently and intelligently.
Choose the milk of q COW that has
recently calved, preferably one which
gives milk low in butter-fat. for mares
milk while rich in sugar. IL poor in
fat Sweeten the milk with molasses
or sugar and dilute with warm water.
Give little of this prepared milk at
short intervals from . scalded nurs-
ing bottle and large rubber nipple. Be
careful to keep tho bottle and nipple
scrupulously clean. Add an ounce Of
The Keota news., 1915-03-26
IDEA FOR cHILDREN's PARTY
May Be Help to Worried Mothers at
Loss to Know How to Enter.
tain Guests.

A charming children,s party given
last .year at little TOWN on Lake
Champlain displayed souvenirs that
the hostess had herself made. This
little lady, who was scarcely twelve
years old, was gifted with her pencil
and had made on various occasions .
profile drawing of each little friend.
These on the important day were
shown cut out in black paper and
mounted on white cardboard after the
manner of silhouettes. The delight Of
the little guests can be imagined. for
everybody wants a picture of herself!
It Is always gracious. when 1t can
be afforded, to give some little trifies
at q child's party. for small hearts
always expect gifts. But as the true
spirit Of giving is self-denial the little
mistress Of the day should contribute
some Of her pocket money toward
them. or else be shown that the work
of her own hands provides far more
elegant gift than anything which can
be bought.
The Keota news., 1915-03-26
DRAFT EQUALIZER FOR PLoWs
inventor Provides Evsnsr Connected
At Point At One Side Of csntsr
Of Load Drawn.

The Scientific American illustrates
and describes q draft equalizer invent
ed BY J. L. Klages OF Rockford. L..
40 follows:
The inventor provides draft equal.
ixer for plows and other loads in
which the eveuer is connected at q
point at one side of the center to the
load to be drawn. and the draft de.
vices are provided with flexible ele.
ments which pass over pulleys on the
The Keota news., 1915-03-26
SHOULD DEMAND CLEAN CARS
Up to the Shipper to ee on the Safs
elde-Hoo Cholera Spread BY
RAILROAD Trains.

It is up to the shipper to be on the
safe side and use only clean cars for
shipping hogs. according to DR.. B. A.
Beach of the Wisconsin college Of
agriculture. .
Unsanitary stock cars are respon-
sible for spreading much hog cholera
Cases are on record where cholera
has been brought into Q community
simply by cars carrying cholera infec-
ton passing through on the railroad.
The Keota news., 1915-03-26
Richly s,lIowIna srsadths.

The manufacturers appear to have
decided that as women will not be
tempted during war time by fantasy
or elaboration. their plain gowns shall
be Of sumptuously dignined fabrics.
One sees billowy breadths Of satin in
the deep, satisfying blues Of pre-
Raphaelite picture. silky gabardines
Of fancy brown, and deep. dull. mul.
berry and plum shades.
The Keota news., 1915-03-26
improve SANITARY Conditions.

Improve Sanitary Conditions.
The recent epidemic Of foot-and'
mouth disease has brought attention
very forcibly to the need and impor
tance Of spraying barns. cattle pens
and even the lots with disinfectants or
other agents that will improve the
sanitary conditions and make It less
possible for disease germs to remain.
Spraying machines, big and little.
were put to very effective use in the
great stockyards in Chicago ~ soon
az the disease was discovered. and
made It possible to very quickly disin'
feet the entire place
The Keota news., 1915-03-26
SAVING THAT COUNTS
LITTLE ECONOMY HINTS WORTH
hEEpINo.
orsss Aprons Always Useful Addition
to the HousswiSs's Wardrobe
Treatment Of Shoes That Are
Spotted BY Water.

Dress aprons are useful additions to
the wardrobe Of the woman who does
her own housework. remarks the New
York Times. These are seen 1T their
best when colored linens are uSed.
The tans. green. blue. old red and
brown look we'll with narrow band
of contrasting color or tiny piping of
plain white linen bordering neck and
armholes.
The same careful woman protects
her hair from dust while busy about
the home by wearing q dainty cap
made Of white null and lace over q
wire frame. This frame is turban
shape, and IL economical inasmuch
az the wire frame protects the coli
fure from disarrangement.
For the housewife who thinks in
advance this IL the time to purchase
really excellent half silk hose at the
surprisingly low figure Of IS cents
pair. These were shown at one Of
the large downtown stores in black.
tan and many Of the newer shades.
An inventive young woman recently
purchased dozen pairs of these hose
which were plain. She then EN-.
broidered on them small delicate de-
signs Of polka dots. tiny rosebuds.
and even a pattern Of tiny clover bios.
SONS done in French knots with
silk Of the same shade as the stock
ings.
II gloves or shoes Of any color but
black have become spotted by water
and are allowed to dry there is no
hope for them. They are irreparably
ruined. But II. while they are still
damp. they are kept on hands or feet
and rubbed with . damp cloth. the
spots win disappear. Then brush
briskly, with dry soft woolen cloth.
A young business woman manages
dainty conception in collars and
cuffs over her blue serge ONCE frock
by . novel use Of narrow hemstitched
or embroidered edge handkerchiefs.
Two handkerchiefs made set. One
II folded cornerwise and cut In half.
These pieces, with the cut edge
hemmed. are the cuffs. The second
handkerchief II also cut in half and
one half followed out to at the neck.
The remaining half IL again cut in
two parts and folded over the bodice
in the form OF revers., These SCI. are
inexpensive and give an attractive
touch to the once dress.
The Keota news., 1915-03-26
oraft Equalizer.

ends Of the evener, and ono flexible
element 10 connected with swinging
lever mounted on the evener at the
side of the center opposite the poiat
OF attachment of the load, and the
other flexible element passes around
Z pulley ON the swinging lever and
II connected with the load.
Arizona republican., 1915-05-08
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY TUCSON AT PHOENIX Las Cruces ut Fl Paso. Douglas at Albuquerque.

Back of Chief Galt. the tall, humor- ous raced indian pitcher Tucson made eleven clean hits yesterday, yet poor base-runnihg against the snappy work of the Phoenix infield, lost them their fourth straight game in the present series.
 Hester put in Red Toner. who re sponded to the call of Front like a good little bell hop, and delivered the ice water in fine shape. But Hester hunched for McCroery in the ninth,
 when with two on. two down and one of the best hitters in the opposing club up, it began To look as though rally might tic up the score and make the locals wors some more. with their sticks. So Mack went out to the slab and with couple well aimed teaser- shots. induced Felt to fly out.
 Rotten luck! The breaks have been all against Tucson this series. but each game has been nearer q tie than the last. X prof of mathematics might figure that in certain length 9f time, the scores would be even, ana then might edee-oVer and give Tucson the top. TodaX's game. and that of tOmor- roW-endinG the present series-Will undoUbtediv be harder fought than any yet played here. Brashear is the wise old baseball manager. who cant go long without finding the combination. He found it yesterday in the lucky seventh. when he organized hitting rally and sent Cox. Parton and Gait around the patches for three scores. Another. add ed in the first of the ninth gave Hester the start that c;1used him to hurriedly substitute McCreery for the stumpy red headed pitcher.
 Batting iF getting better in this mans league. For four games nobody had done much except scratch out lin CTS through the infield. with an oc- casion1l long unreachable fly to make the exception to prove a hitless rule. But yesterday. the long stinging ones began to show up. Either the hitters are settling down to their stick work ! or else they are getting hep to the kind of stuff that the pitchers put on the pill At any rate, Mutt, DemaggiO and { Scanlon got three baggers, and Cox and | Hester each did two-sack safeties with apparent ease.
 Yesterdays game was not unmiXed
Arizona republican., 1915-05-08
FATS BIG STEAK
 AND TAKES "ELOP''
sturdy StltZ Cared for by Expert Hugh Miller and prcpared for Journey - Party Leaves for Tucson at = AM.

fuli Csv aheai or his schedule, '.s rsssou af thc fact hc drove half .c ls~- ni-at Erwin q. Baker. the I1ator-yclist turned motoriSt for fame and ucr-. arrived in Phoenix and ehec>si at Ioiu liohrS shop at Sec -ud arl Van Burvn streets at 5.45 yesterday evening. With Erwin Gee, and n"t vot prepared To say he liked .r- w.t~ W F. Stsrm. of the Indian apoli~ News. official observer If the Ameti.an Automobile association. whose auty il k to see that the ~trs3uiing Ho"sier drives every foot of tn, way from san Diego to New Work
 Ee,=u~- the hiu roads are still covered With mud and half melted snow. Isak P is taking [" the Bor- aeriant. nod lsy the time this reach es th- bres SfaSt tables of the Phoe- uiN people. th, Stutz party win be consuming foad in Tucson cafe. F,l Pas. IS t"nishts goal. and it it's made. two good days will have sserr .pp-d off the schedule and the traussuntinentaI tourists will haze stored away some time To spend in 1h- wet and muddy east.
 The firSt sight of Bakers outfit va~ had hy a party of four Phoen-
Arizona republican., 1915-05-08
SENATORS TAKE FOURTH
 STRAIGHT CONTEST FROM
 BRASHEAR'S TUCSON|ANS

with comedy. In fact. it was reeking with fun, for one small short sawed off pitcher by the name of Frank Andrada. Frank disagreed with the way Umpire Kane was seeing 'em, and voiced his disapproVal from the coaching line. And to add insult to mimicry, he pulled off couple of Keystone comedies all by himself. He wouldn't even admit that Harry Kane had a right to his name. "YCu ought to be called q crutch". sa.C the small pitcher Kane ignored the jest.
 Lest Two Games
 The last two games of the present series will be played today and tomor row. Certa nly. Phoenix now has all the right in the world to be satisfied with the sort of baseball they are dish ing out at Riverside, and no doubt the attendance will be worthy response MoCrcery will probably oppose Horst man in this afternoons contest, which assures the hitters of both sides nine innings of agony.
 With Gait Fulwider. Horstman and Kitty Brashear has the edge on Phoenix in the matter of pitchers. Against this formidable array. Hester has McCrcerY and Toner. old heads, and Hall, the youngster In the nine games played so far Tucson has made T hits and Phoenix 70. although the hits of the Senators would have been fewer. had the opposing pitchers al ways been properly supported It is evident now. that Phoenix has Tucson bested in the field-especially in the in- fieid where fast work counts.
Arizona republican., 1915-05-08
BOOSTS FOR RACE ON
 BORDER LAND
Road En@incer Would Com bine Shorter Races. Making IL One Big Event from Fl Paso to San Diego This Fall
BY HARRY LOCKE

Those people interested in autOmO- bile racing in this part of the south west. and their number is only limited ] by the population living along and within 25 miles of the rostes selected for these interesting events. have dre amed fOr the past year of speed duel between Fl Paso. Texas and San Diego, Cal. The race fans realize that for d race of this character d purse ap-
 proXImatinc S25.000 could he hung up.
 d sum sufficient to attract the best
 drivers and cars in the business and
 probably 75 entries would appear at the
 starting line to battle for fame and d
 biz chunk of the prize money in the
 longest read race ever run in this
 country.
 The time is now to start something
 The dissatisfaction in certain sections
 along the Borderland Route resulting
 from the routine of last year Los An
 Seles-PhoeniN race has inspired san
 Diego, Imperial Valley and Yuma peu-
 ple to lay plans already for race from
 San Dieso to Phoenix this fall. simul-
 taneously with the Fl Paso-Phoenix race There is no good reason why
 these two events could not be com bined and every argument why they ~ifbtI'l bt iISttdu or TWO COmIdl1- uVeN small purses for two distinct races a much larger sum could be raised by merging them and amounts worth while would reward the first eight or ten cars to finish
 In the Tast tine races have been run on dates "oincidins with the opening of the Arizona state fair at Phoenix with the finish in the fair grounds Phoenix has alwaN. contributed Illegally to the race fund as it advertised the fair and attracted crowds to the city to view the finish of the desert erinds And the Phoenix contribution will be abso- lutely essential to the success of the Borderland race and it will be available unless the dates correspond with those 1 of the state fair. which this year will ! be the last pert of November II seems ! that the race horses will all be at san l Francisco until along in November i sometime and cannot get to Phoenix l until later than usual
 The distance from Fl Paso to San Diego is SIS miles and where else can ! a similar distance be found that per | inits Of auto racing without discomfort around the first of December? And this brings out the real reason purses are ! easily provided for cross country events. They were mainly donated by i people who are interested in travel i
Arizona republican., 1915-05-08
IRON MAN DRIVES FROM SAN DIEGO TO PHOENIX
 IS HOURS 4O MINUTES

. icians. who hraved the Agua Fria | ford. in order to test bottom before the Stutz reached it. Edgar Orr driving his touring car accompanied by Secretary Harry Welch and Ger old Robinson of the Chamber Of Commerce. and Lyle Abbott of The
 Republican. left Phoenix shortly af-
 ter o'clock and hit the Buckeye
 pike. The party had no more than
 arrived at the CuldWater store some
 twenty miles from the city. when
 the dust of the fast travelling Stutz
 was seen sweeping over slight adobe rise. In moment. the racing
 car shot into sight over the crest.
 bounding high as il struck the fear fully frequent cross washes. ami
 webbing on its course like a mad
 thing Excited waves of the hand brought Baker to standstin at the store. ana there. he was told about the Agua F'ria ford. the half-repaired canal brids- and the rigors of the Buckeye road that made it advis- able to take the Yuma highway into town. Waiting just long enough to hear what he needed to know. ana Io permit his indescrihably dirty face to be photoeraphed Baker dug his heel into the footboard. eaSed in his clutch and was away.
 The exact time of his departure from the store was 5:o5. and his checking time at The Republican of flee was about 5:45.
 No car ever received the loving care that the Stutz got on its ar rival here. John Hohl. as Bakers best friend and his Arizona repre- sentative. had asked Hugh Miller and Ed Orr to look over the wagon dur iEg its short stay in Phoenix The motor was run into the temporary sara ge of Orr and Miller at Central and Van Buren. and there Hugh spent tre fore part of the night put ting m the shock absorbers from the Fl Paso-PhoeniX Pope winner. in place of the Stutz equipment which had proved too light for the grind i Miller also fitted q spring brace across the front of tine ear.
Arizona republican., 1915-05-08
6POPT---- 

To prove that ladies day was q sue cess. The Republican prints thls morn ing a score on yesterdays ball game. kept and compiled by a woman-the first touch of feminism in Arizona baseball Mrs. McArdle wife of our eooG shoftstop officiated with the score blank and pencil yesterday.
 
 Tucson went down fighting again. showing that Kitty Brashear's nine young baseball players have got good stuff in them. In the first of the ninth. with two on and two out it looked dangerous enough so that Hester re lieved Pitcher Toner on the slab, and put in McC,eery. McCreery hurled his permitted five and then caused Felts, the harG hitting g.ccnterfielder to lift the ball into the vicinity of John Burr Mutt, who ended the proceedings with an easy stab.
 Ed Orr believes that he has speed in his touring car, and in an attempt to stay in Erwin G Bakers dust yester- day afternoon. managed to whang rear spring in two pieces on one of road Baker arrived at Coldwater store at 5:05. and checked in at the Hohl- motorcycle garage just forty minutes later Which is travel ing SOME.
 The man who won the automobile race from Fl Paso to Phoenix last fall the car Of the man who won
Arizona republican., 1915-05-08

the motorcycle race from Fl Paso to Phoenix last fall. which is as il should be. Hugh Miller is the mechanic who put the Murphy Mercer first at Pres colt July and his own Pope winner in the second Pass City to Phoenix slind.
 
 Between the ball park at Riverside and the store at Coldwater. where we met the Baker party yesterday after noon, lies some twenty long hard miles. Covering them with the assistance of Ed orr shows how hard is the lift of the sport reporter, when two big things "brcak on his beat near about the same time.
 Red Toner is pitching 75O He has won three and dropped ore game in the Tgcson Phoenix series played so far.
 Todays practice is the last for the motorcycle races at the fair grounds tomorrow. A livelT crowd of two wheeler fans will occupy choice posi- tions on tie rail.