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The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-26

plants they must be thinned out when quite small. A good strong. stocky plant should be the end sought after. and to secure this, they must be grown slowly but steadily. Keeping the bed well watered after the seed are sown until they are up, is an i'm portant matter, but after germina ton watering must be withheld unless rather badly needed, as there is dan ger of making the plants grow too rapidly at first.
 | Another very important considera- tlon is seed and varieties. The very best grade of seed should be secured. , as there is no economy in planting cheap seed. The best grade of Ameri- can grown seed will cost around S4.0O per pound unless large quantities are purchased. In this latitude, the best varieties for planting for shipment to northern markets in the early part or the season are the Early Jersey and Charleston Wakefield, and the crop may be about equally divided between the two.
 It is not necessary to cover the bed when the seed are planted unless the weather should be dry and windy, causing rapid drying of the surface and delayed germination. Under these conditions it would be advisable to place a temporary cover of old gunny sacks or rough boards over the bed to retain moisture until the seed have germinated but any covering of this nature should be removed imme- diately after the seed have germin- ated. Under favorable conditions, the seed should be up in from five to seven days after planting.
 The next question to consider is the kind of clover to use on the frame, keeping in mind the fact that to grow first class cabbage plants they must be developed slowly, but steadily, and at the same time protected from freezing weather, especially when very small.
 We think it best always to advise the use of glass-regular hot-bed sash, size three by six feet. A medium grade of cotton cloth may be used successfully under favorable condi- tons, especially farther south, but in thic section we wou1d he afraid to risk it. The first cost of the glass is, of course, much greater than that of the cloth, but if we'll cared for, will last from five to ten years, hence, is economy in the long run.
 Now in conclusion, whether we use glass or whether we decide to risk lusing clo.h, the essential thing to re- member is that we are to use them simply as a means of protecting the plants from injury by low tempera- lures. The covers should never be left on during the day unless the weather is extremely oad; and during Ial warm nights, even should there be a light frost, the beds should be ope1. This hardens the plants, makes them stock, develops a strong root system, and when transferred to the open field, the change of environment does not affect them adversely.
 E. J. WATSON,
 Extension Agent.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-26

Celebration Columbus Day, Knights
 of Columbus of Arkansas, Little
 Rock, Ark, October 18th. 1916.
 For this occasion the St. L. I. M. & s. Ky. will sell tickets Prescott to Little Rock and return for $4.70. Tickets on sale October 11th and 18th, going passage to commence on date of sale and bear final return limit to reach original starting point prior to midnight of October 18th.
 Read Woodrow Wilson's article in the October Ladies Home Journal Phone PAP.
 You can also judge man by the company he keeps going.-New York World.
 Some men are born fools, some achieve foolishness and others are driven" to Philadelphia h. quirer.
 No hustler has time to supply in- formation to a man who knows it all. Boston Transcript.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-26
The PRESCOTT DAILY NEWS
 Published by The News Printing Company

Entered as second class mail mat ter November 4th, 1905, at the post office at Prescott, Ark, under the act of Congress, March 3, 1879.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-26

For pure drugs and sure drugs, Hes terly Drug Store.
 Just received new line of trimmed hats. Mrs. T. c. Moody. H
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-26

A little philosophy inclineth mems minds to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth mems minds about to religion.- Bacon.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-26
Iuminescent Illumination.

There are several substances that be
come lumineScent after long exposure
the rays Of the sun, although none
# them emits brilliant light 1t is
Believed that this luminescence could
re greatly increased if the problem
we're investigated with as much care
u that given to the development Of
he incandescent gas mantle. 1t has
,een suggested that If luminescent
.Iaint were spread OH buildings exposed
brilliant sunshine they would give
IF stored sunlight during the night
md thus preserve one element Of the
radiant energy Of the sun. One au-
thority remarks, THE general use Of
such q paint would enable the more
powerful methods Of artificial fllumi-
nation to be limited to special locations
and confine the use of existing systems
to indoor service and to spots where
little daylight penetrates." washing
ton Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-26
drills Tinv Holes.

Making an adding machine required
the drilling of ten holes in a steel
plate a thirty-second Of an inch thick.
each hole to be accurate to a thou
sandth of an inch, yet no bigger than
a pin in diameter. Such a problem
stopped the manufacture Of the ma
chine on a commercial basis until the
inventor of the calculator could invent
q means Of solving it
The machine devised stands but
twelve inches high. The drill which
was built carries ten spindles, each
holding a drill Of No. 6 Morse gauge,
which Is about the size Of pin
Of ordinary use. Each little silver of
steel that does the work is driven by
a belt operating through a cam head
and therefore works at the same speed
as that of its neighbors.
The actual drilling requires ten sec
onds.-Illustrated World
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-26
Turks, Names For Greeks.

The Turks have definite names for
the Greeks who inhabit Ottoman terri
tory and for those who are their own
masters. The latter are Yunan and
their country Yunanistan-names de-
rived from "Ionia"-while the Greeks
and Turks are Rum. By origin this Is
simply Romans" and Is an inherit
ance from the Byzantine days, when
the inhabitants of Constantinople, the
new Rome, were called Romaioi, while
the provincials were known as Hella-
dikoi. Rum" was the conquering
Turks name for the Byzantine empire.
1t survives In Roumelia, while the
popular Greek language of the present
day Is still known as Romaic. But
every Greek, in Greece or in Turkey,
calls himself Hellene.-London Spec
tator.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-26
Pure DRINKING Water.

The geologic resource OF greatest
value to the health of communities Is
supply of pure drinking water. 1t Is
generally recognized that number or
diseases, prominent among which are
typhoid fever and amoebic dysentery-
a disease more common in tropical ell
mates, but found also in the United
States-are contracted through contain
mated water or contaminated food
Therefore a supply Of pure water Will
eliminate one OF the sources Of such
infection.
It Is highly desirable TO obtain sup
plies of domestic water from sources
other than the shallow wells, some OF
them open. that are found near many
houses. The water obtained from deep
wells has percolated through sands and
other material for so great distance
that its impurities have been removed
by filtration. and ii possesses sani-
tary value that cannot well be overes-
timated, for such water is free from
the bacteria causing typhoid fever and
the protocol causing amoebic dysen-
terry, and its use obviates the necessity
for shallow wells that may serve as
breeding place for AnOpheles, the mos
quito to which malarial infections Is
due.-Geologica Survey Bulletin.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-26
Hamadan In History.

Hamadaa seems to be certainly the
Ekbatana, the summer residence Of the
ancient Persian kings, where Alexan-
der the Great stored his enormous loot
from Persia, estimated at over f41, 006,-
600. But there is typographical diff
Guilty about identifying it with the ear
lier and still more interesting Ekbata-
ma described by Herodotus, the city
where the first Median king, Deioces,
realized the ideal of royal isolation by
shutting himself up in a palace on top
of a hill, surrounded by seven fortified
circles of different colors descending
the slopes in order and allowing the in
habitants of these to communicate
with him only by writing. Either this
story is a myth or the Ekbatana Of
Herodotus is to be found on a hill be-
tween Hamadan and Tabriz.-LOndon
Chronicle.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-26
Persimmons as Food.

The only fruit, says bulletin OF
the department of agriculture, which
equals the persimmon in its value as
a food is the date. Nevertheless many
persons with fine persimmon trees in
their possession are allowing the fruit
to 60 to waste, either through ig-
norance of the many uses to which it
may be put or through prejudice.
There is a saying in the persimmon
country that persimmons are good for
dogs, hogs and 'possums." This, how
ever, is declared to be a gross injustice
to a very valuable product
One reason for the neglect Of this
fruit is the mistaken idea that per
simmons are unfit to eat until they
have been touched by frost AS a
matter of fact, much Of the best fruit
Is lost every year because it ripens and
falls to the ground, where, not being
touched by frost, it is left to rot Such
persimmons as are not edible before
frost comes are a late variety Of the
fruit, and the reason that they pucker
the mouth is because they have not
yet ripened. In general, the best fruit
is that which ripens just before the
leaves fall.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-26
M You sell Off the Earth.

After you have learned that the
earth Is spinning through space like
great top and that we are all living on
the outside of this top you probably
wonder where we would all go If
we fell off. The earth itself has enough
power of attraction to keep everything
on its surface from falling on
Now. just imagine that this power OF
attraction stopped altogether. If that
happened and you were indoors your
head would hit the ceiling. If yoQ
were out of doors you would go
straight up into the sky for a long
time. and gradually you would begin
to move slower and slower and slower.
for the resistance Of the air would re-
tard you. At last you would come to
a stop. and there you would stay. And
very cold you would find it
If the air did pot resist, with the
least little jump you would go sailing
of into space That is the only way
you could fall of the earth, when the
earth's attraction stopped and when
the air did not resist-Exchange
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-26
Ironing the Tablecloth.

A tablecloth should be pulled into
shape before being ironed. After it is
pulled into shape, fold it together
lengthwise through the middle, so that
the wrong sideNwill be outside; then
turn back the edges at each side so that
the cloth is in four long folds, each fold
Of the same width. The outer folds
will now be right side out. Iron these
two outer folds, then turn them inside
and iron the two inner folds that are
now outside and are the right side Of
the tablecloth. When the four folds
are thus finished the long length can
be doubled back and forward the de-
sired width, but the crosswise folds
should not be ironed in. Papers can be
placed where the tablecloth hangs over
on the floor from the ironing board. A
little practice will soon make you per-
feet. The Old fashioned way was to
first iron a tablecloth on the wrong
side, but the tablecloths coming under
my observation that look the best are
ironed in the manner above described
Eunice Haskins in Independent Farmer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-26
The JUMPING Froq Story,

1t was in the Angel Camp bar that
Mark Twain heard from an exploit
called Ben Coon the jumping frog
story. Clemens related it to Artemus
Ward, who urged him to write 1t, to be
included III Il book that Ward was pub
fishing. Clemens dallied and sent it
to the publishers too late. but they
handed it over 10 dying paper called
the Saturday Press. which gladly gave
it pride of place in its columns on
Nov. IS, 1865. Professor Sidgwtck
synopsized it in Greek form for his
book Greek Prose Composition" and
thus arose the legend that the jump
ing frog story originated in ancient
Greece, legend in which Clemens him
self believed till Professor Sidgw1ck
undeceived him in 1899 by telling him
that the Greek version was merely q
translation of Clemens own work
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-26
To Calculate Congresses.

To determine the years covered by
given congress double the number Of
the congress and add the product to
1889. The result will be the year in
which the congress closed. Take, for
example, the Thirty-ffth congress.
Doubling it gives US seventy; add 1879
and we have 1859. the year in which,
on March 4, the Thirty-fifth congress
closed. To find the number of a con-
gress sitting in any year subtract 1IS9
from the year. If the result is an even
number half that number will give the
congress of which the year in question
saw the close. If the result is an odd
number add one, and half the result
will give the congress in which the
year in question was the first year.
Take, again, the congress sitting in
1858 Subtract 1889 from 1858 and the
result is siXty-nine. Add one, making
seventy, and divide by two, showing
that the Thirty-first congress was hold
ing its first regular session in that
year. The year 1889 is the basic num-
Der, because that was the year in
which the First congress under the
constitution convened. - Philadelphia
Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-26
Washinqton at Night.

Night life comes on swiftly when it
gets really started. Night in Washing
ton is a beautiful girl drawing black
velvet, jewel bespangled cloak over
white shoulders. The streets are light
ed with dull bronze. rather low lamps;
artistically perfect lamps that hold dull
white, glowing globes. The lamps are
very close together. They are the
pearls that the girl winds about her
throat and in her dusky hair.
The White House stands out, giim-
mering boldly against the black Of the
foliage. its lighted windows dimmed
with tightly drawn curtains. What Of
national portent may not have hap
pened behind those same curtained
windowsI Perhaps fear has grappled
with bravery behind the shelter Of the
friendly walls: perhaps hatred and love
have clashed. Perhaps towards have
become strong. and surely strong men
have wept. Characters and homes and
nations have been nodded behind those
friendly blinds.-Margaret E. Sang
ster, Jr., in Christian Herald.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-26
Fish Exhibit Emotions,

We are accustomed to think that
only we humans become pallid with
fear or agitated with Joy, but some ex-
periments with perch in the artificial
pond show that when their repose is
suddenly disturbed by tapping on the
glass the fish visibly tremble, and the
bars which are characteristic Of this
species actually disappear for the time
being, only to reappear when the dis
turbance is removed and the equanim-
ity of the fish is restored.
Sometimes a pike that is rapidly ad-
vancing on kis prey becomes suspicious
about the latter's character. The pur-
suer will suddenly stop in an attitude
Of doubt, his back will arch, and he
will remain suspended as though
studying the cause Of his suspicious.
Only when he is thoroughly reassured
does he become rigid, to advance to the
final attack: if his suspicion is not al
layed he drops to the bottom Of the
pond or swims off in disappointment
Popular Science Monthly.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-26
Rememberinu Faces.

Hotel clerks have a way Of recogniz-
ing guests as soon as they sign reg,
ister The most successful hotel keep
ers have to have this power Of remem-
bering the faces of their guests and all
about them or they would soon lose
their custom by the mistakes they
would make.
Bank cashiers carry in their memo
ries the faces and signature OF most
of the customers Of the bank.
Detectives, too, get into the habit OF
remembering the faces Of every one
with whom. they have to deal, whether
criminals or not
al don't think have ever forgotten
a customer" clerk in one Of the big
safe deposits recently said. There are
hundreds of safe deposit boxes rented
in our vaults, and can generally re-
member, without referring to our
books. the name, number and pass
word of each customer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-26
Success.

zone night at Lady Jeune's house
Joseph Chamberlain said to me that
he believed any man of even moderate
endowment could attain any given aim
which he set before him with unre-
hitting effort and enduring to the
end To my question, why, then, do
so many men fall short Of their ambi-
tionsY he answered: They come to the
place where they turn back. They
may have killed the dragon at the first
bridge and at the second, perhaps even
at the third. But the dragons are al
ways more formidable the farther We
go. Many turn back disheartened, and
very few will meet the monsters to
the end Almost none is willing TO
have a try with the demon at the last
bridge. but if he does he has won for
ever Princes Lazarovich in Cen
tury.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-26
Music In Shakespeare,s Time.

Shakespeare's time was an age of
music. Catches" were sung by gen.
ties as well as by weavers and thinkers
Lutte, cithern or virginals were in ey
cry BARRIERS shop for the diversion of
customers. Thomas Morley NAV
be using the blessed argument of a
music teacher when he tells US that a
gentleman was counted but a boor if
he could not play the lutte or sing
part in a madrigal, but there is no get
ting over the craggy fact that over
eighty collections Of madrigals, ayres
and songs were printed and published
between 1857 and 1850, in addition to
which vast collections of early music
still remain in manuscript. With an
aristocracy fond Of music and accuS-
toned to play and listen to music and
song, music in the theater was almost
as inevitable in England as in Italy,
says the London Musical Record. 1t
was considered a manly accomplish
ment to play the hunting horn. Every
gentleman who kept hounds could wind
it. A punctilious etiquette fixed the
correct set of notes for each operation
Of the chase. Usually play had at
least one song.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-26
Charley Horse.

Charley horse" dreaded by bali
players. is an ailment consisting Of
displacement and structure Of the mus
cleS of the leg. often the sartorial mus
Gle The trouble is commonly brought
about. not by running. but by quick
stopping at bases. The player who
stops on his feet Is almost certain
70 acquire the ailment in short time.
The overworked muscle, slipping out
If place. knots itself into great lump
and exerts pressure on the surrounding
muscles. producing lameness.
MaSSaging will bring the muscle
ack TO place. but the trouble returns
I the next serious strain.
When, you see a player make a long
:!iCe which appears unnecessary, the
ra$on is that he prefers to scrape OF
1 little skin rather than take chances
IN "horsing" himself by stopping
standing up.-EXchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-26
How Jefferson Dressed.

In dress President jefferson was gov
erned by comfort rather than by ele-
gance. Pride costs more than hun
ger, thirst and cold" he used to say,
and as he lived in an epoch that wit
messed a mighty revolution in mems
clothing as well as in mems govern
ment, monarchy's queues and velvets
giving way to short hair and the useful,
ungainly pantaloOn. only the watchful-
ness of his body servant saved him
from unbelievable anachronisms Of cos
tune. Indeed. in later life at Monti-
cello, where this democrat ruled abso-
lutte king. he often wore the garments
Of several different periods together,
like superimposed geological strata or
the historic remains in the Roman
forum.-Century.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-26
An Ideal Island.

The island of Ascension, in the At
lantic, belonging to Great Britain, Is
unique in many respects. There is no
private property in land. no rents, no
taxes and no use for money. The
fiocks and herds are public property,
and the meat is issued as rations. So
are the vegetables grown on the farms.
When an island fisherman makes a
catch he brings it to the guardroom,
whence it is issued by the sergeant ma
jor. Practically the entire population
are sailors, and they work at most Of
the common trades. The climate is al
most perfect. The island is s by 6
miles in size and has a population Of
about $50. 1t is go miles northward
Of st. Helena and is governed by a
captain appointed from the British
navy.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-26
a Mistake Somewhere

A helpful friend recently requested
us to write funny piece about game
we used to play in boyhood's glad
days called hiding in the barn" He
alleged that part of the gang hid and
the rest searched for them, and when
they were found all hands jumped and
yelled most gleefully. This, he tried
to remind US, was very, very funny.
Either our memory is failing or we
have lost our sense Of humor, for as
we recollect it our father did the hid
ing and we jumped and yelled And
It does not seem amusing to US even
yet-Kansas City Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-26
Two Coyotes.

1--WE watched two coyotes in captiv-
fty the other day." said man interest
ed in humane work. 'They were OF
the same age, Of the same parentage
on both sides. They have been nearly
a year confined in the cage One OF
them, the male, is as restless a crea-
ture as one might ever see, almost new
er quiet, hurrying back and forth with
rapid steps from one end Of the cage
to the other, apparently never free
from fear, the eye restless and wild.
The other, the female, is as gentle. as
a dog, likes to lean against the bars
and be petted, is without fear, rest
full, and one might imagine, content
ed animal Here is the old question
Of heredity. Families Of humans pre-
sent the same problem. Free
Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-26
8azaars In Asia.

Streets in the bazaar districts Of
Asiatic cities are only eight to ten feet
wide. The larger shops are eight by
ten and the smaller ones five by Ex
feet, with one side giving directly on
the street In each bazaar is a khan
for every ten or twelve shops. These
khans are two stories high, with an
open court in the center and rooms on
the four sides. all opening into the
court A door leads from the open
court into the street. Rooms are let to
different storekeepers for storage pur-
poses.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-02-26
al I ove Noub

Very interesting are the phrases used
by the various people of the world to
express II love you" Wherever there
are human beings declarations of love
are made. and there are a thousand
languages in which the tender passion
may be expressed. The Chinese say
"Uo ugai nj" the Armenian expresses
his love with "Se siren as hez," the
Arab is content with the short me
habbek," while the Turk murmurs
'Sidi seveiorum." In India "Main
syne ka pisar KARIN" is the declara-
ton. But the Greenlander holds the
palm for the word love. When he does
not stammer it has fifteen syllables and
has been recorded Theoretically thus:
"Unifgraeerndlainal erfronajunguaTig-
ujakr'