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Arizona republican., 1917-08-23
Military Trainino in School

Plans are being made to have mill l. tary training in the Tempe Union High school, as provided by a law passed by the last legislature. The state cadet commission has only recently sent out the first order prescribing the work to be given. the amount of time, the uni
 forms. etc. The work for the first semester will be largely physical train ing and will be required of all students.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-23
Band Gives Send- Off

Tuesday evening the Tempe Mer- chants band went to the depot and gave E. Carlson and Frank Martin a proper send-off. Carlson left for the second officers reserve camp at Leon Springs and Martin for Fl Paso to take the final examination for the navy.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-23
FIRST COTTON READY
 AWAITS GIN ORDERS

TEMPE, Ariz, Aug. 23.-It is report
 ed that one of the cotton growers con-
 nected with the Southwestern Cotton
 company here has enough cotton
 picked to win the fancy prize of $500 which has been offered to valley
 grower. Which gin will have the honor
 of turning out this bale, it is asked. Quite number of growers have been picking cotton on small scale and the work will undoubtedly be in full blast in couple of weeks. By that time the gin being built by the South west Cotton company will be com- pleted and ready. which with the Tempe gin will handle the crop here
Arizona republican., 1917-08-23
studxinu Red Gross

Miss Emma B. French, language teacher in the high school, is utilizing every day of her vacation in study Miss French has finished her work in Spanish and at present is taking the two courses under the Red Cross in Los Angeles. the surgical dressings course, and the home nursing course When Miss French finishes these she will have completed all the work un- der this organization
 Prescott Visitor
 Mrs. Melissa Strong, who has been here the past few days, has returned to Prescott. Miss Rhoda Strong, who teaches in Humboldt, will go north in time for the opening of school,
Arizona republican., 1917-08-23
Dance Toniqht

Another of the popular Thursday night dances is announced for Lehi tonight. The public is invited
Arizona republican., 1917-08-23
Visits Glendale

c. E. Caldwell and family. and Charles H. Prather made a business trip to Glendale yesterday.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-23
Clean Tempe

Now that the extremely warm days are over Marshal Browning has put a force of men to work cutting down weeds. filling up chuckholes in the road and otherwise improving the appear
Arizona republican., 1917-08-23

[ Grigsby of the McFadden Sons agency was out looking at it yestrday and re- ports from six to ten open bolls to the
 stalk. MT. Teal is out after that first 1 bale premium.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-23
To Lonu Beach

Shreve Peterson will spend his va cation at Long Beach with his family. Mrs. Peterson has been at the beach for several weeks
Arizona republican., 1917-08-23
Rob Valuable Machinery

ing before Judge Kingsbury will be had today.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-23

ance of the town.
 Takes in the City J. J. Frazier of Mesa, owner of Everybody's drug store and otherwise prominent in business circles, spent yesterday in Tempe
Arizona republican., 1917-08-23
NaM Iand Cotton

Rancher Teal living six miles south has twenty-six acres in cotton. c. B,
Arizona republican., 1917-08-23
pr. Whitaker Killed

A telephone message from Globe early yesterday morning to l.. P. Cole of this city conveyed the sad news of the death of Dr. Whitaker. All that is known of the accident is that while the doctor was going from Globe to Miami something went wrong with the steering wheel of his car and it turned turtle, killing him at once Mrs. Whit
 taker, who was formerly Miss Lois
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07
SOME TIMELY HINTS
BY [. M. BENNINGTON.

Prune Towering shrubs as soon as
they have finished Towering. The
secret of pruning shrubbery. In a nut
she'll is to study the habit and growth
of each plant, and to strive to encour-
age it; not alter it to your views.
Make a note of the yellow spots on
the lawn. If the grass is scanty the
trouble is possibly sand or poor soil.
The best cure Is to dig out the place
and put in some good loan.
Then resod the place. II the grass
is there. but dead, the trouble is lack
of moisture.
If the grass on the lawn is growing
fast two mowings a week. allowing the
clippings to lie where they fall, are
easier than one moving in ten days
or two weeks, followed by raking to
remove the cut grass.
To insure a thick priyet hedge, cut
back three inches every time the
plants make six inches of growth.
Eyergreens from the nursery can be
safely transplanted by the end of July.
1t is important TO keep the roots moist
with as much soil adhering as possible.
Pinch off the seed-pods from azaleas
and rhododendrons to insure good
flower buds for next year.
Give japanese iris plenty of water to
insure good blooms.
As fast as flowers fade on herbace-
Gus plants. remove them. BY not al
lowing seeds TO form the Towering sea-
son will be considerably heightened.
The larkspur, if treated in this man
ner. will produce spikes almost rs
good as those of the first crop, in late
fall when there are few flowers In the
garden.
Geranium cuttings made early in
July will make good winter-flowerin
plants. During the latter part of the
month sow seeds in cold frames of
English daisies, pansies. foxgloves,
Canterbury bells, larkspur, etc, for
next years Towering.
FIJI up the gaps left by the poppies
by transplanting on the cleared ground
such ANIMALS as China asters or portu-
lacca.
Plant few pots of oxalis and
freesas for early flowers next year.
When watering. do 1t thoroughly.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07
Seekinu Permission,

Old John Gargoyle lived only for
his garden. 1t was to him what
growing son is to other men.
At the end of it stood a telephone
post. and the other morning Gargoyle
watched with feelings of horror a te1e-
phone mechanic climb his back wall.
He descended into the garden, bring
ing with him about dozen loose
bricks, and fell full length into bed
of sweet peas.
He picked himself up, dragged
heavy ladder across II patch of lettuce
and dropped it into cucumber frame.
Then he took a short cut, in his hob
nailed boots, across some vacant beds
where many precious bulbs were in
termed.
Finally, after slipping over a elump
of priceless roses. he appeared under
the dining-room window, where Car
goyle stood in speechless fury.
'Scuse me, sir" he remarked, but
the telephone people are very particu-
lar about us trespassing on private
ground where we have fixtures. Can
| have permission to enter your gar
den. SIR
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07
The Reader.

The gift of reading is not very com
mon nor very generally understood.
1t consists, first of all, in vast intel
leetual endewment-a free grace,
find | must call it-by which man
rises to understand that he is not
punctually right. nor those from whom
he differs absolutely wrong. lie may
hold dogmas, he may hold them pas
sionately and he may know that 9th
ers hold them but coldly, or hold them
differently, or hold them not at all.
Well, If he has the gift of reading,
these others will be full of meat for
him. They will see the other side of
tues. He need not change his dogma
for that. he may change his reading
of that dogma, and he must supple
ment and correct his deductions from
it. A human truth, which is always
very much lie, hides us much of life
as it displays. 1t is men who hold
another truth, or as it seems to us,
perhaps, dangerous lie. who can ex-
tend our restricted field of knowledge,
and rouse our drowsy consciences.
Something that seems quite new, or
that seems fnsolently false or danger
Gus. is the test of Il reader. If he
tries to see what it means, what truth
excuses it, he has the gift, and let
him read If he is hurt or offended,
or exclaims upon his authors folly,
he had better take to the daily pa
pers he will never be 4 reader.-Rob-
ert Louis Stevenson.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07
NOTES

Amateur gardeners often make the
mistake of planting vegetables too
close together. Plants having large
foliage such us tomatoes, peas and
beans should be given plenty of room,
in order that the sunshine may reach
all parts.
Plenty of potash and phosphoric
acid should be used with all vegetables
and particularly with tomatoes. pep
pers. egg plants and roet-erops.
If the ground was well fertilized be-
fore planting the seeds there will be
but little trouble through plants dwin-
ding in the hot weather providing the
soil is kept light
Much of the trouble laid to drought
comes through plant starvation.
Some plants are such rank growers
that they exhaust the fertility of the
soil very quickly unless some reserve
food is provided.
If you have not made due provision
for this in the planting it may still
be easily done by digging a large hole
between the rows or hills and filing
this with fertilizer mixing it as much
as possible with the soil.
Rains will wash part of the fertil-
ity down among the roots and the
plants will thus find source of con-
slant renewal.
This will keep them vigorous and
in a healthy condition throughout the
season and the fruit formed under
these conditions will lack the bitter
ness which we often experience frCn
neglecting the soil.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07
a New Measure for Distance.

Some mudzhespattered aatoists We're
attempting to reach Nashville. Brown
county. Even with chains on their
wheels, they were wasting lots of saso-
line in investigating WaShoat or
valley which they had left triumphant
~ only few minutes before
Three times in three hours they had
asked the distance and each time had
received the same answer
Bout three miles to Nashville
II is true that in those three hours
they had had one blowout and once
they had 10 get team Of horses to
pull them out of the mud But even
so, it seemed MS if they could not be
more than half mile away Finally
they met man on horseback.
GLOW far to Nashville? Three miles.
I suppose :" But the fine sarcasm was
not lost on him. He grinned and said
in a soft voice:
you're most there It's jest two
hoops and "A hollar away. "-Indianap
lis News.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07
SWEET SULTAN.

The peculiarly sweet, spicy smell of
sweet sultan has always endeared this
useful member of the centaurea fam
fly TO gardeners. and. moreover. this
is a very useful flower for cutting.
as 1t lasts wonderfully well and is
light and graceful
The older forms of sweet sultans.
are. however, nowhere as regards size
and splendor with the improved inn
perlalis grandiflora. This is immense in
flower. The flowers are large and
soft, of thistle shape, with beautiful
filament petais of pinkish lilac. and
there is a white variety, not pure
white. but with primrose tint which
is exquisite as table decoration, but
less effective in the border than the
mauve one.
These giant-fowered sweet sultans
are no more difficult TO grow than the
smaller old-fashioned ones. but they
share the family affection for limy
soil and if this element is lacking It
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07
Fights.

Flights" said the would-be philos-
opher, are largely matter of news
paper elaboration. There is one kind
which occurs among men of high ma
tional standing wherein the newspa.
pers give complete details of the stu
alton AT the time the lie was passed
In the senate, description of the ex-
change of blows and how the other
senators sought To separate the bel
ligerents. followed by biography of
the eombatants, including their strug-
gle for fame, photographs of the old
home place and their careers as youth
full masters of tisticuffs. Then there
is the other kind regarding which the
Judge merely says, Ten dollars and
costs, indianapolis Star.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07
A Financier.

Father gave George and Pauline
each quarter With stipulation that
the money should not be spent fool
ishly. When George arrived home
that evening with couple of tops, a
sack of "comboes." few ''immies," a
box of paint, some candy and a squirt
gun. his father took him to task.
George didn't tell You very plain
y that yen were not to spend your
money foolishly?"
Yes, dad. but l didn't See, here's
my quarter" And George displayed
his money.
Great Scott How did you come by
these. things, then? You didn't steal
them. l hope
Course not. dad answered
George, reassuringly. you see, just
spent sisters quarter. Indianapolis
Star.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07

should be supplied at the time of
planting out, when little well-slaked
powdered lime may be put on as a
surface dressing and forked in before
the seedlings are introduced.
Centaureas are hardy, but as a rule
they come up somewhat irregularly
If sown in the open, and therefore it
is best TO SOW very thinly in pots or
boxes, and prick the seedlings out
disturbing them at the root as little
as possible in the process.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07
MIDDLE AGE Is BEST PERIOD
Man Need Not Be Too Old at Forty
if He viii Make Himself More
Useful as He Grows Older.

Too old at forty That is a wall
that always goes up throughout the
country. But writer in the Ameri-
can Magazine says 1t could be disre-
garded If people made themselves
more useful as they grew older. He
writes:
For man to be too old at forty is
not natural. Scientists tell us that
the life periods of man compare with
the life history of the race.
In most businesses and profess
sions the period of mature manhood
is commonly the period of great skill.
The body stilI retains its elasticity !;
previous training and acquired good
habits count in daily work; expert
ence now begins to return dividends.
The individual develops common
sense, conservation and deliberatlon
He is less likely to be swayed by the
primitive emotions of younger life.
Well-laid plans mature; returns from
previous investments in time, labor
and money begin to come in.
But it is during this period that
the competition of newer workers in
the same field begins to be felt. The
apprentices in the trades, and stu
dents in the schools begin to get a
foothold in competition with the es-
tablished worker. And-what is of
vital importance-the beginner is will
ing to work much cheaper than the
experienced man. Thus, experience
must guard against the under-eut
IT is in This period that the great
est displacement occurs. The I'M
progressive, the dissipated, the timor-
Gus. are pushed aside to make room
for those having more enterprise"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07
SUMMER GARDEN HELPS

Make a succession of paintings of
sweet corn and snap beans up to the
middle or last of July. These will
give you good vegetables for late use.
Transplanting celery three or four
times develops a stronger root system
for the plants, and the plants will
grow better when set in the perma-
nent row.
If the garden is stirred frequently
during the summer with fine toothed
horse eultivator the soil will retain
moisture and it will never become
hard and cloddy.
When cantaloupe vines are about
two feet long pick off the ends of the
vines. This will induce free branch
ing and heavier and better fruiting.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07

and stayed four weeks but when came
home | would faint just the same and
had the same pains.
A friend who is a nurse asked me to
try lydia E. Pinkham' S Vegetable Com
pound. began taking it that very day
for was suffering great deal. 1t has
already done me more good than the
hospital. To anyone who is suffering
as | was my advice is to stop in the first
drugstore and get bottle of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound before
YOU go home. - Mrs. w. c. BROWN,
2844 W. 18th St, Cleveland, Ohio.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07

In the meanwhile the round robin"
signed by the sailors on the Solace has
been reported to Admiral Mayo, com
mander of the fleet. with view TO Wig
orous action on his part.
Recently, it was stated. Secretary of
the Navy Daniels with Admiral Palm
er and Surgeon General Braisted Wis
tied the fleet on an Inspection trip, and
no complaints. such IS were uttered by
the 80 Solace sailors reached their
ears. 1t was explained that within ii
radius of 90 miles of the aeet there
are 10000 sailors, and the hospital
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07
WILL LOOK INTO CONDITIONS
Surgeon General BREASTED is Now In
vesteating Affairs at Country's
Naval Recruiting Stations.

Washington.-Distu by the out
break of scarlet fever and measles at
naval recruiting stations on shore and
at sea- and by the conditions reported
TO exist on the hospital ship Solace,
Surgeon General Braisted of the navy
viii make an investigation of cendi-
tions.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07
Damascus Blades.

A writer In "A foreign journal points
out that. according to Jean Jacques
Perrett, the well-known French author
living in The eighteenth century, Dam
ascene blades were probably hard
ened in olden times by powerful
blast of cold air issuing from a mar.
row passage between two walls spe-
cially built for the purpose.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07

nearest the fleet is at Norfolk which is
the largest possessed by the navy and
TO which there We're recently added
400 beds
The Solace is the only hospital ship
in the navy, although another has been
authorized and is being built.
OF the 10000 men within radius
of % miles of the feet. it was said. at
least 10000 are men Who have Just en-
tered the service, and it WAS regarded
as inevitable. IN view of this fact. that
there should be certain amount Of
Illness III The feet.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07
Vanishing Attitude.

do your constituents indorse your
attitude?s
81 don't know yet replied Senator
Sorghum ATTITUDES are not as easy
as they used to be. | can remember
the time when all needed in the way
of an attitude was an Ajax-defying-the-
lightning pose while | mentioned
George Washington and the American
eagle"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07
o Organize Farm Labor.

The department of agriculture an
neuneed the governments detailed
plan for the organization of farm la
Dor. The work already has been
started in 40 states The plan pro-
vides for strictly local handling of all
labor problems that can be adjusted
locally. The fundamental unit of the
organization is the community man"
who, with the assistance of such com
mittees as he may appoint, canvasses
his own neighborhood finds out what
farmers need help and what men are
available for supplying the local need
If, after all local adjustments have
been made, there remains either
deficit or a surplus of labor, he reports
to the county man" whose business
it is to effect adjustments in his coun-
ty. The county man. in turn, reports
and deficit of surplus to the state
man. who canvasses the situation for
the state as Il whole and reports to
the department of agriculture
The finance committee of the senate
spent The week in revamping the war
revenue bill. In the house the food
survey bill the lesser of the govern
ments two food measures. was passed
On Thursday the house by q vote of
1S4 to IA, returned the espionage bill
to the conference committee of the
two houses with instructions to elimi-
nate the press-censorship section on
the adoption of which the president
had been insistent. The senate al
ready had voted against the provision.
The house was influenced considerably
by charges that the administration
had been Suppressing the truth about
health conditions in the navy, and if
was shown later that the senate had
kept secret a report of Surgeon Cen
eral BREASTED describing the epIdemics
in the navy and the primitive condi-
tions under which the medical officers
We're forced To labor.
Two destructive tornadoes swept
through central Illinois, the towns of
Mattoon and Charleston being the
worst sufferers. About 300 lives were
lost and the property damage was
enormous. These storms were fol-
lowed by others farther South in the
Mississippi valley that killed about 10
more persons.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07
MAKE THE GARDEN NEAT.

Too much stress cannot be laid
upon neatness in the garden. If faded
leaves and fallen flowers are allowed
to accumulate, the charm that should
characterize it is gone. and no amount
of bloom can make up for the lack of
care which is thus made manifest.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07

I could t stand
it any longer. 1t
was all in my lower
organs. At times /
could hardly walk,
for if l stepped on q
little stone | would
almost faint. One
day ! did faint and
m y husband W a S
sent for and the doc
tor came. / was Ia
ken to the hospital
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07

Now Is the Time to Get Rid of These

EUUIH
There's no longer the slightest need of
feeling ashamed of your freckles. as the
prescription othine double strength - is
guaranteed to remove these homelY spots.
Simply get an ounce of othne-donble
strength-from your druggist. and apply a
little of il night and morning and you
should soon that even the worst freckles
have begun to disappear while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely It is seldom
that more than one ounce is needed to com
pletely clear the skin and gain a beautiful
clear complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double strength
othine this lie sold under guarantee of
money back If 1t fails to remove freckles.-
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07
Just Reversed.

Doctor-Did he take the medicine l
prescribed for him religiously?
Nurse-No, sir he swore every
time.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07

Trieste, though the forward move
ment Slackened considerably and much
of the time was given to consolidating
the positions already won. and beating
off the furious eounter-aSsaults of the
Austr.1ns. The Italians captured San
Giovanni, one of the key defenseS of
Trieste, and 1t was reported that all
noneembataats had ben ordered to
leave the latter city, Indicating that
the Austrians did not hope 10 hold pos
session of it much longer. The evident
plan of the Italians was to move on
Trieste along the coast of the Adriatic,
avoiding the mountainous country far
Their north and obtaining the aid of
British warships. Northeast of Cor
ftz the Italians made some further
progress The achievements of the
Italian soldiers in this offensive are
truly wonderful. when the nature Of
the country and the strength of the
opposition are considered and their
bravery and high spirit are unsur
passed.
lery firing through the week and the
eombats in the air We're numerous and
spectacular. Again the allied airmen
demonstrated their superiority over
those Of the German army. The Brit
ish aviators have been especially ae-
tive, and in night fights have dropped
many tons of explosives on military
establishments of the enemy far baeG
of The lines.
The Iull in the activity of other
arms on the Wesf front was taken to
presage another big offensive, and this
time ii IS predicted That the Germans
IRE preparing a tremendous effort to
smash France before American troops
can help her
Another marked decrease in the
number of British ships sunk by sub.
marines IS noted in the weekly admir-
atty report. Among the vessels lost
We're "A hospital ship aud an armored
cruiser Spain and Norway We're fur
Tier aggravated by the sinking of more
of their vessels.
The Brazilian chamber of deputies
authorized the revocation of the de-
er"e of neutrality. and the senate fol.
lowed this up by authorizing an ALI.
ance of Brazil with "other states to
defend The American republics against
the world
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-07
About the Thinn

"What does a press censor do, pop?"
ooh, he just incenses everybody"-
Baltimore American.