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The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05
TO PREVENT SOIL DRIFTING
First Thing to Do Is to Keep Ground
Full of Roots-oraanic Matter Of
Any Kind is Helpful.
fRY W. c. PALNIEEO

In good many places. when the
soil is put in condition to keep the
moisture from evaporating. the soil is
SO loose that it will blow. This is a
serious problem. and 1t will get worse.
The first thing to do is to keep the soil
full OF roots. such as grasses and alfal'
ia. The roots hold the soil grains to.
gether into soil granules or little
Jumps, and then 1t cannot drift. They
act a good deal as the band about a
bunch of shingles. As long as 1t is
in place the bunch cannot blow. but
If the band is broken. then the wind
can take the shingles. one at time.
and scatter them over 40-acre lot.
Organic matter OF any kind is help.
full; spreading manure. and especially
putting 1t on thin with the manure
spreader. is helpful. In case crop
has been sown and the land begins
to drift, then putting on thin COW
ering OF straw will help.
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05
DEEP FLOWING IS IMPORTANT
First Step to Be Observed In conserva-
tion Of Moisture-Use Of Packer
viii Prevent Blowing.

Deep plowing is the first step to be
observed in storing water. The sub
soiler is a valuable adjunct to the plow
and materially assists in loosening
the ground below the reach OF the
plow. thereby increasing the porosity
of the soil. However, dire results may
come from using subsoiler II 1t Is
run SO deep that the subsoil Is rem
dered so loose that capillary attraction
Is hindered. The subsoiler should not
be run deeper than one inch the hrst
year, little deeper providing the
stirred soil is kept compact; in other
words, free from Jumps and air
spaces, each succeeding year.
Water will gravitate through the
lumpy space, but will not come up
through lumpy soil and air spaces. H.
however, the farmer will disk mis-
ground before plowing, so that when
the plow turns the slices of earth the
interstices that may exist on the bot
tom of the furrow made by the sub
soiler are filled with pulverized dirt,
the contact is sufficiently compact to
insure caplllarity, and at the same time
loose enough to freely admit surface
water. The use of the corrugated roll
err or subsurface packer. run at right
angles with the prevailing wind, pre-
vents in great measure the blowing
of soil, II stubble. manure and straw
Is thoroughly mixed with the soil.
Capillary attraction is natures proc
ess of moYing water from the deeper
subsoils to the surface. Stored water
passes upwards. from soil particle to
soil particle. forming n film around
each particle of soil until the surface
Is reached. where 1t is consume ny
growing plants or passed into the air
by evaporation. Water will rise from
eight to fifteen feet. according to the
character of the soil. and the deep
roofing plants, such as some or the
legumes. Will secure moisture from
even n greater depth.
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05
QUIT MEAT If KIDNEYS
BOTHER AND USE SALTS
Take a Glass Of Salts Before Break
fast II Your Back 10 Hurting or
Bladder 10 irritated.

II you must have your meat every
day, eat it, but flush your kidneys with
salts occasionally, says a noted author
ity who tells US that meat forms uric
acid which almost paralyzes the kid
neys In their efforts to expel 1t from
the blood. They become sluggish and
weaken, then you suffer with duh
misery in the kidney region. sharp
pains in the back or sick headache.
dizziness, your stomach sours. tongue
is coated and when the weather Is bad
you have rheumatic twinges. The
urine gets cloudy, full of sediment. the
channels often get sore and irritated.
obliging you to seek relief two or
three times during the night.
To neutralize these irritating acids.
to cleanse the kidneys and flush off
the body's urinous waste get four
ounces OF lad Salts from any phar-
macy here; take a tablespoonful in
glass OF water before breakfast for a
few days and your kidneys will then
act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acids OF grapes and lemon
Juice, combined with lithia, and has
been used for generations to flush and
stimulate sluggish kidneys, also to
neutralize the acids in urine. so it no
longer irritates, thus ending bladder
weakness.
Jad Salts Is inexpensive: cannot in.
lure, and makes delightful efTerves-
cent Whitewater drink.--Adv.
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05
OUR NATIONAL DISEASE
Caused by Coffee.

Physicians know that drugs will not
correct the evils caused by coffee and
that the only remedy is to stop drink
ing 1t.
An Arkansas doctor says:
II was a coffee drinker for many
years and often thought that could
not do without it, but after years OF
suffering with our national malady
dyspepsia. I attributed 1t to the drink
ing OF coffee. and after some thought
determined to use Postum for my
morning drink.
II had the Postum made carefully
according to directions on the pkg. and
found It Just suited my taste.
"At first I used 1t only for breakfast
but found myself getting SO much
better. that had 1t at all meals, and !
am pleased to say that have been re
lieved OF Indigestion. I gained 10
pounds in months and my general
health is greatly improved.
81 must tell you of a young lady in
Illinois. She had been in Ill health for
many years. the vital forces low. with
but little pain. wrote her OF the good
that Postum did me and advised her to
try 1t. tG,.
"At the end OF the year, she wrote
me that she had gained 40 pounds In
weight and felt like herself again."
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to Well.
ville." in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well boiled
15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postum-is soluble powder
"A teaspoonful dissolves quickly in q
cup of hot water and. with cream and
sugar, makes a delicious beverage In
stantiy. 30c and SOC tins.
The cost per cup Of both kinds Is
about the same.
"There's Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05
MAKING AN IDEAL SEED BED
For Wheat and Other Small Grains
Soil Should Be Mellow Only Little
Deeper Than Planted.
Ey PROF. A. NJ. TEN EyCKJ

CBy PROF. A. NJ. TEN EYCK)
The seed bed refers to the titled soil
as deep as J. may be plowed. This
may be from three to twelve. or even
eighteen inches, when the subsoil plow
Is used in connection with the stirring
plow. The IDEAL seed bed. however,
for seeding wheat. other small grains,
alfalfa, etc. should be loose or mel
low only little deeper than the seed
is planted. Below the depth at which
1.-The seed is deposited in the soil the
seed bed must be well pulverized. but
firm and wen settled, the furrow
slices making a good union with the
subsou below.
The seed bed may be prepared by
cultivating with different implements.
The disk harrow may be the best i'm
plement to use after fall plowing. or
early In the spring. several weeks be-
fore seeding. But surface cultivation
Just before seeding should usually be
accomplished with some implement
which does not cultivate SO deep as
the disk harrow.
The mellow soil produced by cult
walton is the mulch which has to do
with the conservation OF the soil
moisture. The soil mulch may be two
o: three inches In thickness when the
ground is being finally prepared for
seeding wheat, or other small seeds.
Again we often weight the spike-tooth
harrows so as to make them stir
deeper and leave the ground In more
furrowed condition than may usually
result from light narrowing.
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05
Tourist. viii Spend s12,ooo,ooo.

Denver. - Twelve million dollars
will he spent this year in Colorado by
cording to figures compiled by r. ].
Ehrhart, state highway commissioner,
and delivered in an address before the
fifth annual convention OF the Colo
RADIO Good Roads Association In Den
yer Within the next five years Colo
rado may expect an annual expendi.
ture of s20,Oo0,oo0 from automobile
tourists. according to his prediction.
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05
mi.dsme.nor to overdraw Account.

Denver.-A bill making II misde'
meanor to overdraw ones checking
account and providing therefor pen
atty of $500 fine or six months i'm
prisonment or both was introduced In
both houses of the Legislature by
Representative Thomas Tonge and
Senator c. b. Hamilton of Denver
The proposed statute is urged by the
bankers. hotel mems and credit mems
associations of the state. All have
suffered through the acceptance in
payments of accounts of checks where
the man writing them had trifling &C
counts.
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05
Winter Feeding Of Horses.

On many farms. after the active
working season is over. the horses are
made to rough it. that is, they are
made to exc out their entire liveli-
hood from straw, corn fodder, or any
other waste food that may be about
the place. While horses not engaged
in active work require less food. the
quality of food supplied should be
kept up. II the horses are to keep in
good order and be ready for the hard
work expected of them in the spring.
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05

man died the other day, ana
,..,t tho sincerest mourner was MS
partner who said: NJ
"Be was a great fellow. He was
-, nartner. He stood by me In all
mv hu.,ness deals. He helped me get
~ ~, money. He shared the risks. He
was a great man to talk Things over
and help with word or two OF timely
.du,ca He was partner. and was
business manager, and so he never
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05
HAIR OR NO HAIR7
II 10 Certainly Up to You and cut'.
cura. Trial Free.

Hot shampoos with Cuticura Soap.
followed by light dressings of Cuti-
cura Ointment rubbed into the scalp
skin tend to clear the scalp of dan
drutf, soothe itching and irritation and
promote healthy hair.growing condi.
tions. Nothing better. cleaner, purer.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard. Cuticura. Dept. Ky,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05

mine. We made money. he and l to-
gether. man could not help 1t with
such partner as he"
There! How would you like to have
that said about you when you are
dead? 1t sounds better than any ser.
mon, does 1t not?-Breeder's Gazette.
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05
"WHAT A PARTNER HE WASP

dictated to me, but It was a great
help Just to have him around and get
his opinions on things. Sometimes we
made money, and then he was glad as
well as ], and sometimes we lost in
a deal, and then what partner he
was! He never put on sour face or
suggested that ought to have done
differently. He took his share Of the
loss and his share Of the blame as
well. even though the fault was all
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05
What War Brings.

Details OF curious family complica.
ton come from st. Gall. Switzerland
A naturalized Swiss citizen. German
by birth. is married to a Hungarian.
His brother.in-law is fighting against
the Servians and the husband of his
sister.in-law is fighting against the
Austrians. OF the mans two brothers.
one is In Prussian regiment and the
other is serving France under General
Gallieni
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05

pObSeSSlOHb AAo oAS ~AAS
one-half times as great as those OF
China and three times as great as
those of Great Britain; how 1t COM
prises one-sixth OF the landed area OF
the globe and one.tenth Of the worlds
population, Gilbert II. Grosvenor, d.
rector Of the National Geographic So
ciety, has Just furnished the nearly
$4,000 members. of that organization
with striking pen picture Of Young
Russia-A Land of Unlimited Posi-
bilities."
After giving an impression OF the
diversity of the origin Of its peoples.
who come from the Orient and the
Occident, the frigid North and the
tropic South; of its range OF climate.
which gives the Palm Beach touch to
It's Crimea and the breath Of the North
to its White sea region: OF Its vast
agricultural wealth; of the widely
varying aspirations of its peoples.
which differ as greatly as those OF the
Poles and the Mongols. as those OF the
Confucians and the Jews, as those OF
the Tatars and the Lapps; and OF the
yastness of the geographic limits OF
the empire. Mr.. Grosyenor says:
But with all its geographic great
ness Russia Is about as,poor In natural
outlets to the world as the smallest OF
the countries OF the earth. Holland
could be hidden in the vast reaches OF
the Russian plain, almost as needle
in a haystack, yet Amsterdam does
more international business than all
the ports of Russia together. Not one
free outlet to the open sea does Euro
mean Russia possess except on the ice
hound shores of the Arctic ocean. The
path from the Black sea to the Medi.
terranean leads through the Bcspo-
rus and the Dardanelles. held by alien
hands"
Mr. Grosyenor next shows how there
live within the boundaries Of the Rus
sian empire enough people to dupli-
cate the population OF Germany. Great
Britain and France combined, with
enough left over to duplicate half the
nonulatiop of Austria Hungary. Fur
thermore. II Russia grows from 1912
TO 1000 as she grew from 1872 to 1912.
her population then will be upward OF
six hundred million.
He then continues: From such a
record of size, of bigness in every.
thing, we should expect Russia to be
an old nation. like Great Britain. with
perhaps a thousand years of unhin-
dered growth behind her. But, as
matter of fact. Russia is a youth
among the nations compared with
england, stripping whose full stature
and breadth is still a subject Of con.
lecture and speculation.
"Russia is young because she never
has had a chance to grow until recent
years. Her geographical shape or con-
dition was such that for centuries her
people were constantly being enslayed
or despoiled by stronger neighbors.
After dealing briefly with Russia,s
remarkable history. especially with
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05
His Mistake.

John" she said to her husband,
who was grumbling over his breakfast,
your love has grown cold"
NO, it hasn't" he snapped: but my
breakfast has
That's just it. II your love hadn't
grown cold you wouldn't have noticed
that your breakfast had = Stray
Stories. ..
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05
Building Poultry House.

In constructing poultry house.
try to secure the largest pen room
at the lowest cost. and remember, IL
you keep heavy fowls to provide
them ladders on which to reach the
roosts. A board with cleats nailed
across 1t at intervals is good enough.
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05
kenehan's Son Resigns.

Denver-Two members of the state
auditors force who served under for
mer Auditor Kenehan, rendered their
designations to Auditor II. E. Mulnix,
who accepted them. Thomas b. Ken.
chan. son Of the former auditor and
a bookkeeper in the department. and
!. l.. Hunter. an assistant public ex'
aminer, were the men who resigned.
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05

the surprising reign OF Peter the
Great, Mr.. Grosvenor shows that when
Alexander ii freed the fifty million
serfs of Russia he released from bond.
age a population equal to that OF the
twelve leading states OF the United
States, and population more tnan
twelve times as great as was freed py
Lincoln's emancipation proclamation
not very many months afterward. Al
exander bought 350.O00,000 acres OF
land for them, permitting them to BUY
1t from the government on easy terms.
He thereby carried into effect the
most extensive piece of agrarian iegis-
lation in history.
Each village conducts its own inter.
nal affairs through town meetings
and not through elected or appointed
officials. Their lands are held on the
common ownership basis. and are ap-
portioned out for cultivation from
time to time.
with the bulk Of its crops raised
by the peasantry, and for the most
mart employing most primitive means
of farming. Russia is still able to pro-
duce a very large proportion OF the
worlds food supply. In 1913 1t gave
to civilization nearly fourth OF It's
wheat, full fourth Of its oats, third
of its BARLEY and more than half its
rye. That year its wheat crop was
zoo, O,OOO, 900 bushels greater than our
own, its oat crop equaled ours, its bar
ley crop was three times as great as
ours. and its rye crop twenty-five times
as large as ours.
Russia has more horses than any
other nation on earth, with 35.0OO.OOO,
as compared with our 24,000.00O; more
sheep than any other nation, with SO.-
OOO, 900, as compared with our 50,000.-
600; nearly as many cattle. with bl,-
900, 900, as compared with our e9,-
100000.
"The latest authoritative informa-
tion on Russian educational condt-
tions, that for 1908. shows that only
211 out Of every thousand people In
the empire could read and write. and
there were two illiterate women for
every illiterate man. With our hun
dred million population, in 1912 we had
an enrolment OF 19,21S.000 school
children. with her population of 172.-
OOO, 900, Russia's total enrolment was
1870, 900, and 23 Of these were boys
for every ten who were girls.
Z And yet the first woman civil engi-
neer In the world was Russian, and
the educated woman of Russia enjoys
a freedom equal to that of her kind
in any other country in the world.
They are even allowed to become pro-
fessors in mems universities. and after
twenty years OF service are retired
on pensions. which continue during
the lives of their husbands, IL they are
married and are survived by the heads
Of their houses.
"The czar OF Russia Is well-paid
ruler. He receives the revenue from
the Russian crown lands, and their
area is equal to that Of one.third OF the
United States. Several years ago the
imperial treasurer is reported to have
advised the czar: Your majesty need
have no fear of ever coming to feel
the sting of poverty. Financially you
are solvency itself. With one hand
you could buy out the American multi
millionaires. Morgan and Rockefeller.
and still have enough left to talk busi-
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05
Some Hint.

Hello, Blank. Where are you 60
ing In such hurry?"
ITO the post Office to put up kick
about the wretched delivery service
What's the trouble?"
"Why. that check you promised to
send me ten days ago hasn't reached
me yet
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05
Governor Plans Legislative Change.

Denver.--A constitutional amend
ment to change the time of the meet
ing OF the Legislature so that the AS
sembly will convene year after the
governor takes office is to be pro
posed in bill which will be intro
duced into the General Assembly and
will have the support OF Governor
Carlson.
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05
Putting It Up to Ma.

"Pop!"
"Yes, my Son"
What Is this war about over In
Europe?"
Don't know. my boy, but you might
ask your mother. She knows lot
about fighting"
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05
LjnouistIc Puzzle.

Tom (reading)-Mr. Comeup main.
tains his own social coterie." say,
Dick, what's a social coatery?
Dick-Why. it's swell name for .
stylish tailor's shop. you stupid.
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05

that is above their own capacity
Rochefoucauld.
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05

Language was given us that we
might say pleasant things to each 9th
er.-Bovee. .IE
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05
Just Punishment,

Mrs. Ilemmandham his paper
says woman burglar was identified
by two missing teeth.
Mr. Hemmandham-Sery her right.
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05

II the silly actions of man are not
due to his being in love. thye are prob
ably natural.
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05

Nothing equals Deans Mentholated Cough
Drops Tor Bronchial weakness, sore chests,
and throat troubles-5c at all Druggists.
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05

Everywhere in life the question is
not what we gain, but what We do
Carlyle.
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05

Makes the laundrcss happy-thats Red
Cross Bag Blue. Makes beautiful. clear
white clothes. All good gToccrs. Adv.
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05

HOWING how Russia is
larger than the entire
continent of North
A m e erica, wit h t h e
islands of the Caribbean
thrown in; how 1t occu-
pies three-fifths OF Eu-
rope and two-flfths OF
Asia; how its Asiatic
possessions are one and
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-05

Ohio now has 5.525 saloons. In 1905
1t had $4,000.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-05
LIBERTYvILLE

Stanley Graham and family were
in Pennington Monday.
Gilbert Alternately made business
trip to Pennington last Monday.
Mr. JEFF Sturgess, our merchant,
had business in town the first of the
week,
N. a. Kinkead, who is school di-
rector here, paid the school good
visit last Monday. Uucle Nick likes
to see the boys and girls do well in
school. He loves the school ard the
children all love him.
Master Carl Sebastian, who has
been real sick, is much better now.
VIII VansiclSle, who has been with
his mother most of the time this win
ter, has lately accepted a position
some miles away "Binp is a SPLEEN
did fellow and a good workman.
A. B. Mckenzie had business in
Libertyyile last Saturday.
Uncle David Fox has purchased his
wood for next winter. Uncle David
gets ready for winter. Why wait I'M
til the SHOWS begin to fall before we
get our winters wood?
Mr.. Fred Hicks had business in
Pennington the first of the week.
Mr.. Fred Meridith, who is teach
ing school beyond Knob Lick, passed
through our town last Sunday. Fred
used to live here and attend Liberty
vile school. We understand that he
is succeeding in his school work
Hurrah for Ferd
carney Moore, our saw mill man,
says that it is too muddy to haul logs
now.
Our school will close on the 23rd Of
February. We understand that the
school will give an entertainment on
the night Of the 22nd. This will be
in honor Of Washington's birthday.
WelSer, we are all coming. Get
busy.
Next Friday night, February II,
there will be a spelling and ciphering
match at our school house. Let's go
and see what the "kids" can do We
understand that all are invited to go
and take part. Let's all do our best
to make this event a booming sue
cess.
Prof WelSer will preach at the
Chapel next Sunday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-05
FARM CREDITS SYSTEM NEEDED

ST. Joseph, Mo Farm wealth Of
the United States, estimated at $4o,-
00O,0Q000O, should be the basis On
which the prosperity Of the country
rests permanently yet ther2 is no adj
equata law under which to finance The
farm. That was the condition de-
scribed here last week at the Inter-
state Agricultural Congress, BY ".
C. Drawn, former president Of the
New York Central Railroad.
@The establishment eff farm cred
its is one Of the n1os6 important CUES
tions now before the nation" Mr..
Brown said. aThe farmer is paying
twice the interest," he Should Long
time loans at q low rate would en-
able the fasmers to properly finance
his work, and it is this financing up
Oh which depends to Q large degree
the prosperity of the country"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-05
FEsTUS NEWS. :

r. f. Panchot Tailoring Co. are
having a new plate glass front added
to their tailoring shop, which will add
greatly to the appearance of the
building,
The Farmer Millinery building on
Mill st. is well under construction,
and will be ready for occupancy by
the middle of February.
Mrs. Wilcox, an old resident Of
Fostus, died at her home Sunday
morning.
Julius Null was of duty at the P,
P. Glass factory last week on account
of illness.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-05
CHESTNUT RIDGE AND
ROUTE NO. 8

Uncle Garrett Counts, who has
been spending the winter at Poplar
Bluff with his son, Frank. visited his
niece, Mrs. Ella Burgess, last Thurs
day night. He left Friday to visit
his grandson, Cecil Gordon. who is
just recovering from pneumonia.
Mr. One pandol,b of Dos1oo.
Misses Rarbarv and Maud Havr M
Tlin Hour MI rlarl- NJ ran,,,a,,