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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-07-30
Making the Little
Farm Pay
By c. c. BOwsHELD

In the dairy section of Illinois and
In a number of other localities through
out the country the corn crop Is below
normal. and many farmers would be
amazing success OF alfalfa.
AT corn planting time last year the
weather in Illinois was cold and wet.
delaying work and giving the crop u
poor start, lrxt in the fine weather of
April. three or four weeks before any
body would dare put in corn, alfalfa
was growing vigorously. 1t came
through the winter In good condition,
and the yield OF hay has been far the
heaviest ever obtained from the alfalfa
fields Of the northwest.
In hundreds of individual cases al
falfa makes up for the deficiency in
corn, so that farmers will be able to
feed their cattle to advantage. 1t goes
without saying that alfalfa has come
into high favor all over the north, and
farmers are learning all they can about
the crop. This legu,Ife ought to net
SJO TO $40 an acre where II IL cut three
times in u season. The return is SO
to 500 an acre in southern ATTITUDES,
where the crop is cut five or six times
Most OF the arguments for growing
alfalfa are based on the plan of feed
ing the crop to dairy COWS at home
There is another side TO this. Hamlet
Worker of QnOndnga county, n. u,
sells the hay ana cuts out the work OF
running dairy. He has sold his
COWS. His tAirty-fve acres of alfalfa
this year gave five tons OF hay per
acre, for which he has received an av-
erage of SIG ton. Perhaps his work
on the hay represents two months of
actual labor. whereas when he fed his
crop to dairy cattle he worked from
daylight till dark the year round. and
seven days in the week. lie claims the
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-07-30

man advised me to try Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and l got
bottle. / felt better the next month so
l took three more bottles of it and got
well so I could work all the time. /
hope every woman who suffers like did
will try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound" - Mrs. p. w. LANsENG,
Route No. l, Florence, South Dakota.
Why will women continue to suffer day
in and day out or drag out sickly, half
hearted existence, missing three-fourths
of the Joy of living, when they can find
health in Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound?
For thirty years it has been the stand
ard remedy for female ills, and has re-
stored the health of thousands of women
who have been troubled with such all
ments as displacements, Inflammation,
liberation, tumors, irregularities, etc.
If you want special advice write to
Lydia z. PiGkham Medicine Co. Conf
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by
woman and held in strict confidence
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-07-30
owosso MARKETS.
Owosso. Mich. July 80. 1915.
GRAINS

Quoted by Fred Welch
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-07-30

dairy never showed more net profit for
year than docs this crop Of thirty
Eve acres Of alfalfa.
All along the limestone soils In cen.
trail New York alfalfa is working farm
miracles. Wherever its culture be.
comes general ell crops improve. land
values rise. incomes increase and pros
pelity attends the farm. One-half
pound more Of butter and one pound
more of beef for each household in the
middle west Is possibility IL only
three-tentbs of the land now In grass
were given over to alfalfa. The pro-
tein In alfalfa hay Is substantially as
great as that from bran In feeding ra-
ton. Alfalfa ranges in price from SIS
to $25 ton, but after all it pays to
feed 1t up as closely as possible to
dairy and beef cattle on the farm
Whether sent to market or consumed
at home, it has become established as
one Of the greatest Of the money max
ing products and in many cases Is solv-
ing the whole problem Of farm finances.
The yield Of four to six tons per acre
Is a common experience all over the
country where modern methods are EN-.
ployed in raising the crop. At minimum
market prices this means money val
ue above that Of corn, when compared
acre for acre.
The first step to insure success Of al
falfa is to provide q good seed bed
For this purpose 1t is well to choose
land on which corn, sugar beets, pota-
toes or other cultivated crops have
been grown. Through the cultivation
Of these crops the land is clean from
weeds and usually works down to q
mellow seed bed The field should be
plowed. deeply in the fall so that the
during winter, and eight or ten tons Of
manure per acre should be used. In
the spring the land Is to be disked and
narrowed. Then there should be OBJ
tanned quantity Of soil where alfalfa
or sweet clover has been grown. This
soil contains suitable bacteria. In 9TH
er words. II is inoculated. This In
oculated soil should be scattered over
the surface in quantities Of about 500
pounds per acre. 1t must be narrowed
in at once, as sunlight Is deadly to bac-
terial life. The field Is then ready for
seeding. and it will pay to drill I'm with
the seed 400 pounds per acre Of fer
tilizer analysing per cent ammonia,
II per cent available phosphoric acid
and 2 per ceent potash. Twenty
pounds Of seed Is liberal supply
Less may do, and the farmer. II salts
fed with his soil, may cut out the com
mercial fertilizer. 1t is assumed that
the land has been lined or Is sweet
enough for Ieguminous crops. II there
Is sourness apply 1000 pounds of lime
Spring seeding Of alfalfa is generally
favored. Cut the crop when blooming
begins. In order to save the leaves
the hay should be raked up soon after
cutting and cured in cocks. In starting
out with alfalfa look for the seed OF
hardy varieties, and do not use scggy
land.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-07-30
Victor Emm. nu.l,, Mu.taehs.

The first ruler Of United Italy al.
lowed his mustache to attain such q
length that In his later years he would
never eat anything at public ban.
Quet When taking food he was obliged
20 tie the ends of the mustache behind
his head. and lie would not appear In
this undignified attitude in front of
people not belonging to his circle of in
timacy. After visit he paid to Eng.
land, Harriet. duchess Of Sutherland
wrote. Victor Emmanuel is the only
knight Of the garter l have ever seen
who looks as II he would certainly
have the best of II with the dragon"
So evidently he had acquired the wish
ed for look of ferocity London Chron.
icle.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-07-30
NAP0LEON'S MAXIM.
e Can Be Traced Back to Taeitus In
the Second Century.

4 Can Be Traced Back to Taeitus In
the Second Century.
Napoleon's maxim was, It is said,
that Providence is on the side Of the
big battalions, but by what right it has
become the property Of the little cor
poral" is not quite clear. Though he
may have acted upon II, he did not in
vent 1t, and It is bis merely by right Of
conquest.
In the first place, we can trace 1t
back to Tacitus, who In the fourth
book of his history, written somewhere
In the second century, says, "Deos for
tioribus adesse" c"rhe gods are on the
side of the stronger'O. From Tacitus
we jump to NJ. Bussy-Rabutin, French
itterateur, who lived In the seventeenth
century. God Is generally on the side
of the large battalions against the lit
tle," he wrote. From him or more prob
ably from her mother wit Nine. de Sc
vigne, his contemporary, wrote, "For.
tune is always on the side Of the lar.
gest battalions."
Some fifty years later came voltaire
who wrote In letter to M. lie Riche
ut Is said that God is always on the
side Of the heaviest battalions." That
letter was written In ITO, when Napo-
leon was but one year old. Thus we
come to him whose maxim It is said to
be, but here the reference books help
US but little and help Napoleon less.
Providence Is always on the side Of
the last reserve" is given as his ver-
sion of the trite phrase, and even this
Is not credited to him freely, but only
attributed to Napoleon I."-Westmin-
ster Gazette.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-07-30

W w II pains d M
backache, an d h ID
h e ID a CHI e a good
deal Of the time and
very little appetite.
The pains were so
bad that 1 used to
sit right down on the
floor and cry, be-
cause it hurt me so
and ] could not do
any work at those
times. An old wo-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-07-30
IN SUCH PAIN
WOMAN CRIED
Suffered Everything UntilRe-
stored to Health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound.

Florence, So. Dakota. -"I used to be
very sick every month with bearing
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-07-30

WAITER GIRL wanted at Paris
Restaurant, formerly the Arcade, will
open Friday, July % Adv.
Hammocks, Porch Swings, Croquet
Sets, Lawn Mowers at the lowest prices.
Star Bargain House. Adv IF.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-07-30
County Ordesr.

Countv OToooT'
Corunna. July 23.-The following
county orders were paid by County
Treasurer Richardson during June:
Continent. .................s GAS 81
Comfy roads 1892 81
Salaries 2S7945
Buildings and grounds. 25S IL
So,d;ers' relief . 200
Poor orders 80. sS0.0S
Purchases l76 90
W;tresses 3S 30
Abstracts 1853 81
Drain 2.O7l 80
Birth and death. .......... 4S5'2o
Jnrors ia 20
Mothers pension. ......... $50 W
Court bouse bonds. ......... Is, 600 90
Court house coupons. ...... 54o VI
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-07-30
IF Mothers Only Knew.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children relieve Feverishness, Headache,
Bad Stomach, Teething Disorders, III We
and regulate the Bowels and destroy
worms. They break up colds in "a hours.
Used by mothers for 90 years. All drug
gists, 25c Samplee FREE. Address,
A. S. Olmsted, LEROY, n. Y.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-04-13
STAMPING OUT CHOLERA.
Prompt Work by Federal Farm Agents
 Is Effective.

Active and continued combating oi the visitation of hog cholera in Jef' ferson county has resulted in a great reduction of the number of hogs af- fected as we'll as in the area in which the disease is prevalent and it IS now believed to be a question of onlf a short time before the disease VIII be stamped out.
 Farm demonstration AgenSs Joel Lambert and C. H. Thomas have been kept moving from one point to an other the past three weeks, in answer to demands from farmers to have hogs vaccinated. Large numbers ol hogs have died of the cholera, but the energetic efforts of the farm agents and the desire of the farmers to take every action necessary, has resulted in great good. At present, there ap- pears to be more cholera prevalent m the neighborhood of Wabbaseka than anywhere else in Jefferson county and the farm agents are centerlnS their efforts there at this time.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-04-13
FARMERS PLANT
 MORE FOI)I), FEED
Reports $. from Country Indi. cate Great Deauot.o.1 ln
 Cotton 2r9aga.

Reports from aft classes ar r.,n- Sr8' big and 5i't5g, m alJ sections of me county, &s we'll as rom local Iner- chahts who deal Uita inc larncrs and many of whom ctass as ''supr,v men" make Ii appear ae& that ihero will 0e 9 reduction Of app.0ynnataIv 50 Ger cent in the acreage planted to cotton in this cogoA aad section thfs year and !har feed sanaiies fer the iaFmeF'a family @ad his stock Will Pt grown CT his tS0 farm.
 'fae tro23'v t1e cotton farmers mad the past season &ds 1he east tlins th2t eeuld have happened. for the farmer and fer avafH body else sai one o1 the local supply men yesterday. I'll taught h.m tue value oI growing hi. own foodslufs.a his corn. oats, hay, hogs and vegetables. aid he i5 going to grow that stuff this season. The cotton crop in Jefferson county this year will tc the .moGt' cr0p-any- thing il brings will be i3st So much clear profit the remainder ef the crop being depended uHou 10 carry the farmer through he year"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-04-13
He Found "cood ReacIno."

A man came in and said to the oth. or man: Where does this quotation come. I said in my haste, all men are liars" The other man wrinked his forehead. Bible" Get little clos er." How about the Psalms?" That will do for a guess. Met a man out side who said 1t was something of Paul's. Mother man said Job Couldn't find 1t in the concordance" "I'll look 1t up." All right. So will l." The next morning the other man told the first mon he had found it. T spent two hours over it." he said. Did 1t take you two hours to find it?' "No. l found 1t right away" He paused
 That's mighty good reading. isn't it2"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-04-13
FAITH NEWS NOTES.

Faith, April 12-J. T. Herr made a business trip to the city Wednesday
 Prof. Glenn and Prof. Lowe from the city attended the closing exer- cises of the Faith public school We'd nesday night.
 Miss Matte Dial from Kedron was the geest of Miss Hattie Mosley We'd nesday and Thursday.
 Prof. o. H. Taylor, Miss Mattie Mosley and Miss Matte Dial left for Little Rock Thursday to attend the teachers association. H. o. Helvie made a business trip to the city Friday.
 Mrs. Allie Greenlee yesterday re- turned from the city, where sine spent a few days with her sister, Mrs. Gill lespie.
 Miss Kate Simms returned to the city today after spending few days with her parents.
 w. F. Eaton of Pine Bluff is visiting home folks today.
 MT. and Mrs. C. c. Neal visited friends at Spring Hill today.
 Dr. D. E. James of Ouachita made a professional visit to Faith Friday
 c. C. Neal and Herman Cox were visitors in the city yesterday.
 The l. 0. o. r. will hold memorial services at Wesley's chapel Sunday, April IS, at II o'clock.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. B. Wilson and daughter from Randall attended the school closing exercises.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-04-13
REPAIR ROADWAY.
Pine Blusfians Work in Grant. an" Urge Judge Asher to Do
 So In Pulaski.

Clifton Dreyfus, Frank Bloom, b. \, F'oWles and Secretary E. $. Bloom oi the chamber of commerce, Wlth d foreman and several laborers Whoer services were donated by MT. fo"ies from the street car companies 1orce of employees, filled in a number ol washed places and other holes Ill !lie Dollarway road Sunday, cohlillns ; ; their efforts to that part Of the roa'' which is in Jefferson and Gi |, counties, a small stretch or WHICH was in bad shape. H.,
 Several hours were spent py 'ns party i'll the work, and upon ,nen, return to the city, Secretary f'lool' telephoned George Russ Brown' sec retary of the Little Rock Doard ,' u' trade. to ask MT. Brown to ash County Judge Joe Asher of pulasSl county to have some neeoeo I0i ;n n done on the stretch of the ro'o All what was formerly Saline coun,N That stretch is now. by act or tnt last legislature, portion or fuiasm Iarl county, and it is eXpectea nn, the County Judge Asher will nave tne work done today, that thes road may be in fine shape for use bystwenty ol W more automobiles which will carry parties of Pine Bluff people ot 'n] n irst baseball game of the sea'on ' Little ROCK Wednesday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-04-13
kIDDiE%' STORY lsOIR.
Need of Free Library Proved by Be-
 mand ief B06sls.

Arrangements have been completed by the ladies of the library association for a weekly story hour for children, at the headquarters of the library. and beginning Saturday of inc present week, these story hours will be dis tinctiVe feature of the work Of the library.
 The opening of the library and reading room On April has been fol- lowed by unexpected i4rge demand upon the circulating portion of the li- brary. and Dy large attendances of mon aud women at the reading room, where papers from all sections Of the country are on the tables. Donations of books, periodicals and other publi- cations continue 10 he received by the ladies in charge of the library and that already there are something like 1 100 volumes on the shelves.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-04-13
Steals Ring From Baby.

The meanest man in the world broke into Herman J. Boecklins' house. in Kent, Westchester, county, N. Y. He stole two watches, diamond ring silverware, brlc-a-brac, and $18 which he found under a mattress. He also took the family revolver. But to show what he was capable of ha proceeded as follows: He took a piece of soap and greased fourteen-mouth. old Helen Bcee!lins' finger, slipping off her little gold ring. He cut gold chain and !ocket from her neck. He smashed her toy bank anu took $4.63. Lest Helen should cry, he took her out of her crib while he stole her jewelry. Then he went away, leaving her on the floor. Her cries brought neishbore. who discovered the bur glary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-04-13
FIRE LAST EVENING
 DESTROYS DUGGAN HOME
Flames, Originating from Defective FlHe, Cause Damage of S1, ,500,
 Partially Covered.

The home of R. B. Duggan, at TWenty-third avenue and State street, was totally destroyed by fire Which was discovered about 7:50 o'clock last night.
 When the auto truck left the central fire station for the fire, members of the city council watched from win dow in the council chamber and saw the house a mass of flames. 1t was virtually destroyed before the depart mont reached the scene, so greatly had the flames spread before they were discovered.
 The fire is believed to have originat- cd from kitchen steve CT flue. On y a part of the furniture was saved, and the aggregate loss, which iS partly covered by insurance, is esti- mated at $1,500.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-04-13
STEWART NAMES
 PEACE OFFICERS
w. T. Fiveash Again Assist ant Chief, All Old Mem
 bers of Force Retained.

Chief of Police Frank Stewart last night gave out the lst of members of the police department, with their of- fcial titles. indicating the full strength of the police protection that is given the people of Pine Ruff day and night
 The appointments are to he approy- cd by Mayor Bloom.
 The roster of the department is as follows:
 J. Frank Stewart, chief.
 w. D. TiVessh, assistant chief. Evan Parneli. detective
 George Graves, tOundSman.
 R. l.. Miller, roundsman.
 Pat Henry, patrGlman.
 T. l.. Meek, patroman.
 C. C. CulEepper, pdtrolman. Y. II. Boyd. patrolman.
 J. II. Westbrook, day desk ser geant.
 Pat Francis. night desk sergeant. D. w. Scott, stock officer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-04-13
eecullari.x of tho Mlssls.lppl.

One of the most peculiar thiaS
 about the Mississippi river was figurel out by a government engineer. Fl
 says that it woul3 be. possible for man to take a light canoa at Gree1 vile, Miss, and by floating dow stream 40 miles and portaging foq times he would find himself 40 mil4 upstream from where he started.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-04-13
ARKANSAS FOLKS
 TELL. A4OtjT HEALTss

A lot cf A"l,aacas reorlo are neod- tesEiT suffering rom stomach ail- ments. 4 iot of others have found s way to health and del:veTanco from tn' G1suaser~nt5 Of the digestive tra,t, "A.eh aee.Gs ;o b2 particularly prevalent Il Ike G.EtA, Dr tae ucs Of Nayrs "oHdcrfui Remedy.
 Thee l. Eo better reef of what ta:s truly rna-h2ble remedy Will do tnan what t hHs GaHc. Here are the words cf tHo Arka1sa3 people:
 WILLIAM 4. HARLAN, Dewitt, Ark" writes: Y took yoGr full treat Ela4t and #as greatly benefited by it. The amount of impurities removed from ny system was simply wonder ful'
 CHARLIE SPENCER, Monticello, Ark, writes: T received your won- f3CTful remedy and did net take it night away because thought tne dose Was too large. But I felt so bad that made Up mind to take it, and # h29 worked liAo q charm and Eas helped me SO much my stomach feels like s new ore"
 ALayra Wonderful Remedy gives per- ma1c1t results for stomach. liver and intestinal ailments. Eat as much and whatever F0u like. Nc mere distress after eating, pressuro Of gas in the stomach and around the heart Get one bottle of yGHr druggist now and try i.s on m absolute guara antee-if not satia- factory money will be returned.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-04-13

mayor and new city council ias> night. arr as follows:
 l. Tram, stewart. chief oi police
 N. D. Fiycash. assistant chief of
 \. (. Breiner, chief of fire depart luent.
 W Y. Hut, city collector.
 r. R Allen city engineer
 Leonard Carver, foreman street de- partment.
 W. l.. Barton, city sexton.
 ! A Frazier. assistant ponce judge,
 Judge Frazier, who is also justice Of the peace is the only new officer OH the list. the others being reap pointed. Judge Frazier succeeds Justice of the Peaee l.. F. Cheek,
 The= new city council went into session Immediately after the old council had adjourned, MT. Niyen, the enc new member. taking the desk formerly held by MT SorrelIs. The formalitics consisted of rolcall, the reading of tha report of tn" elec1loh commissioners, and the admlnlstef- ing of the oath of office to Aldermen Rahlau, F'raney. Niven and Simpson, new aldermen >d Treasurer Harvey Hogu. who, like Aldermen i'ahlau, Franev and Simpson, had been re- elected.
 The commission issued to Mayor Simon Bloom by Governor George w, Hayes was read, following which the mayors special m ssage was ae- livercd to the council.
 New Council Committees.
 The mayor appointed the new council committees as tolioWS
 Fnance-Ren B. Well, chairman; H. V. Bahau n. B. Niven.
 Sanitary-J. M. Simpson, chairman; Geo. McGibbony, II, V. Bahlau
 Ordinance McGibbony, chair man; Ben B. Weil. J. M Simpson.
 Police-Frank F'raney, chairman; J F. Hut, J. M Simpson.
 Public works--D. E. Niven chair man: R. G. Johnson, J F. Hut.
 Fire-J. F. Hut, chairman; Frank Franey, D. B. Nlven.
 Cemetery-R. G. Johnson, chair man; Frank Franey, Ben B. Veil.
 Water and lights-H V. Bahlau, chairman; Geo. McGibbony, R. G Johnson.
 Auditing-The city clerk. with H. V. Bahlau and Frank Franey. Chiefs Sworn In Again.
 Fire Chief Breiner and Police Chief Stewart were sworn in, follow ing which bonds of Chief Stewart Assistant Chief FiVeash. Police Judge Stewart and Treasurer Hogg were received and filed.
 The council went into executive session to dicuss minor appointlve positions, remaining behind closed doors about ten minutes. Upon the return to the council chamber. the remainder of the officers listed above were selected, each by unanimous vote.
 The council then adjourned to meet again Wednesday afternoon, at o'clock for a discussion and con- sideration of city affairs, and to ar range or the formulation of budget for the ensuing year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-04-13
"I-ess' Miserahies."

A servant girl who had been to nematograph theater was asked by CT mistress how she mad enjoyed erself. Not very much, nNum,' she ,plied. The pictures were all so toomy and sad. Nearly everyone ted in them, and there was hardl, e that you could laugh at. '1 think will be better next week." she add 1. hopefully. "for as ] came out ] wv nozlce that they were going
 have Les Miserablegl' "-I4oudor lpraSS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-04-13
For Sunday School Convention.

Delegates to attend the state Sun day school convention were selected by only two of the local churches yesterday. Other churches were eX- pected to act but named no delegates, The convention will be held at War ren beginning today, and local rep resentatives will be c. A. Hing and Miss Ruth Reyburn from the First Methodist church and D. w. Rlchey and Miss Norma Crist from the First Presbyterian church.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-04-13
In Sink Oil Well,

Announcement was made Yes9ef- day that FreeIand Bros. of TUlsa, okla. oil drillers, will begin Work today on another test wei for the Jetferson Oil coApany. on Rnther. ford place. seven miles southeast oI inc city. A previous attempt 10 dilh q well resulted in the drin peihe broken at a considerable depth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-04-13
STEAL DENTISTS GOLD.
Thieves Get Filings valued at Soo
 During Lunch Hour,

Jnknown persons during 1he noon bour yesterday entered the offices oI Dr. J. C. ODaniels and Dr. E. H. Johnson, in the Citizens bank oulSa- ing yesterday and succeeded in max ing their escape after taking solo vaiued in the aggregate at about s3o. The gold was used as filling. The po- lice are Investigating. with only a mnagre description Of ? stranstf seen by negro porter as tA? fouh- dation mon which ot work.