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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-04
WAYS OF ADDING
HUMUs TO SOIL
Its Presence in Land Means the
Production of Bigger and
Better Crops.
EASY TO INCREASE FERTILITY
Stable Manure Best to Apply, But
There Are Other Methods When
This is Not AValabIe-Feed
to Keep Horses in Trim.

Poverty in soil may be due to poor
texture, unfavorable structure, lack OF
humus deficiencies in plant food and
the presence of harmful mineral and
organic compounds. To increase fer
tiIity the texture of soil must be inn
proved, and plant food and humus
added. Tillage may do much to inn
prove texture, but tillage alone will
NOT suffice. Humus, sor vegetable
matter. must be supplied In doing
this plant food is added and the soil
is made more permeable to air and
water.
There are three general methods Of
supplying humus to the soil. The first
and best is the addition of stable
manure When properly managed it
adds large quantities of both plant
food and humus. But manure is not al
ways available. When such is the
case, the best thing to do is to make
1t available. Raise more forage, keep
more stock and make more manure.
But this takes time and capital, so
that other means are sometimes neces-
sary. When stable manure is not to
be had, plant crops for the purpose
of turning them under, thus adding
large quantities of humus at compara-
lively little cost. Flowing under green
crops is called green manuring. Under
certain conditions this is an excellent
practice.
A third method Of adding humus is
10 grow crops like clover and timothy.
These crops are usually left down for
two years or more. During this time
their roots thoroughly penetrate the
soil Old roots decay and new ones
grow. When sthe sod Is plowed up,
more or less vegetable matter is
turned under This, with the mass Of
roots in the soil, adds no small amount
to the supply of humus. Another ad-
vantage from the cultivation of clovers
and alfalfa Is found in the fact that
they are deep-rooted plants. and when
their roots decay they leave channels
deep into the earth. thus aiding in the
absorption of rains and letting in air
to sweeten the soil.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-04
HALFWAY WORK DEGRADING
Should Confess Our Poverty or Parsi-
meny,' But Not Belle Our Human
intellect, Says Writer.

We are, none Of us, wrote Ruskin,
so good architects as to be able to
work habitually beneath our strength;
and yet there is not a building that
know of, lately raised, wherein it Is
not sufficiently evident that neither
architect nor builder has done his
best. Ii is the especial characteristic
OF modern work. All old work nearly
has been hard work. 1t may be the
hard work Of children, of burbarians,
of rustics but 1t Is always their ut
most. Let Ms have done with this kind
of work at once; cast off every temp
tation to it; do not let us degrade our
selves voluntarily. and then mutter
and mourn over our shortcomings; let
US confess our poverty or our parsi-
mony, but not belle our human intel-
lect. II is not a question Of doing
more, but Of doing better. Do not let
US boss our roofs with wretched, half
worked, blunt-edged rosettey; do not
let us flank our gates with rigid imta-
tions of medieval statuary. Such
things are mere Insults to common
sense, and only unfit US for feeling the
nobility Of their prototypes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-04
TONIGH HT

A dandy variety show today
PHYSICAL CULTURE SCREEN
MAGAZINE
Muscular poses by Prof Benar Nc
Fadden. Classical dancing by Miss
Margaret Crawford and a bevy OF
artists. Wrestling holds by Geo
Bother Breathing exercises by Miss
Vera Roehn.
NOTE-This is something new il
the movie line.
Ham and Bud in
"a WHTRLWIND OF WHISPERS
Its knockout. Bring the kiddies
WAR WEEKL YNEWS
Showing "a interesting subjects
Lonesome Luke in
birds OF A FEATHER"
2-Reels-9
We show one of these famous Luke
comedies every Monday. They arc
keen stuff
Tuesday, VIM. S, Hart, Red Ace
Wednesday, War pictures. The
talk of the county. Don't miss them
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-04

rn~se aariaa sasadrewE % s2S m&n zach
at Camp HioiSB, Fort Worth. and three
aex.td s1uadFona. Baso U S9s men eaef,
Il CarB Kelley. San A5stpafo. Tex bAxe
baen conpiefdsy 6QIzlpped frurn olsr 81.
fosFlH Efn5bay hsnss with swWNaeFs. hal-
nne4e, hnfl4eianA cQsafpf3 KITS Assd sooka.
a. Fenxea. Five hSndred and siztx- stsAt
AssSS FisA xrsssfe4 essns nont-
AkAh HcSt SIT o., from st. Lauia This
E 80 NnSxrtf HAktnRY A of st. louis.
kSni &rwYsETss6 o1fnyraaAblnA. who person
SiIy mans the fsaiisitloh
p3yn hHzs1hrad Rliks ef pe3ARres have
bssa c{stBbutsd at Camp AeAStl1uF'
A ,,a.sS,fnr N Spaesaa aonAtbons from IN
i,sslAsss 6hapt~rs for psrtbouhA{ fSF1-
ssaass5 fsa@e been distributed hv uhe Hed
f4EsMa heaA dlreeeoFp, These ooasa@a o.
rssverzl Thousand Articles
Several hrAdred individual regzeAsa
fr1m soad4ers foe warss1 csathinE. Rrtnc4'
rrsl{V awea6ara, havA been investigated
-. when round bona fide. havs beer
aupp3ieA
III nnuo Bowie, Fort Worth. sldder
49, h tan1psrAturA spe@aiy increased tbs
,ss<1fraga resulting IA many eases ul
SsrSsi3aonia Our nalA Gareetor bought
4 f69 fsNnAorts and collected fTeEa nsiEn-
bsTrIna chapasrs alooNt Lace more. With
SShSeh the hnAnttal authorities were ahls
~ lrnsv, thef-. patients warm. Thss fiafr
diree4at has seasassphsd for n.oos more
4 nsSilA1 arSp ia tsmps4surs Aal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-04

caused the flald director at Camp Nc
ArthpR WASo. 10 telegraph fQr blankets
Qna hundred pairs were expressed ~ hsrr
that night fron the st. IIpYts Nareh61ss
md he was esvan ssh&hDFity % rAeqk tht
emergency bg buying cAhezs u needed.
Other activities have been as fCsiowa:
nsportS Of meninEftis ~ Camp Fun.
stcn ana D6adptAn eahsed the director o
wilitarY reItsf 10 tsaeNrabh the eonmand
lag kshsrAL otfaeang 70 send Asd Ctos
Followed by = fsrppst from Camp Fln-
sann fov s. faaa MASKS and Gags Tor the
attendAnks to weAk, This request was
ianrnsdiatelx i1Rled. FT0zA Camp DosaiphAn
lis fkrhf ceaae tolegFNplskc request thar
tks Meh CRnss supply heating appliances
foE an AsulAtiua waFd fof the meningitis
eaeea. u w1A inStsffed the folla%ing
morning THIS brought the folsoeEtus Ao-
knowieaRHenE
NY Dear, Mrl StoneFs
II greatly appreciate rouT prompt ac-
ttau II arranging for tire hospital sup
falea requested hY me N my telegfam. [
thank you on behalf Of the Thirty fifth
division, IS / do aA8o hs< your proffer Of
future assistance. Yours truly,
The Bspartrus6t of Military RELIEF is
es-erers4tpg ht every oa4np and neon-
uaeat With ths mi1ltary ApthoTities IN
every dstas locking toward The health
and oounfort Of Olst saA4.s1ed IseaS- IsenS;
Dirsstor Military Rsliss Southwestern
Division A. p C.. asig Railway Esx-
chs.RSe. 81 Lsps1s.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-04
ZOE 4 RllIous ArTAcK

When you have severe headache,
accompanied by a coatde. tongue,
loathing of food, constipation. torpid
liver, vomiting of partly digested
food and then bile, you may know
that you have a severe bilious at
tack. While you may be quite sick
there is much consolation in know
ing that relief may be had by taking
three OF Chamberlain's Tablets. They
are prompt and effectual Obtain
able eyerywhere.-Ady. DIV
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-04

The dog in the country is useful
and pleasant adjunct to the farm If he
is properly controlled and cared for,
but when neglected may readily be-
come carrier of disease to people and
stock in addition to gaining oppor-
tunity to kill sheep and destroy gar
dens and other property.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-04
EXPRESSION LESSONS
CHICK.SHA IRON WORKS

Foundry, machine shops, black
smith, boiler works, automobile re-
pairing, aud cast iron and aluminium
welding.
Our foundry is in charge OF Mr..
John Dicks, a first class moulder.
The blacksmith work is in charge
OF Mr.. ]. w. Branson, who is able TO
turn out anything in the blacksmith
line.
Our boiler works Is in charge of
lfiIlard Hicks and we bar nothing in
this line
j. w. Minner is in charge Of our
machine shop and is first class ma
chinist.
In our automobile department We
have Mr. John Scott.
M C. and J. J. CONRAD,
Proprietors.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-04
soMErHINc GOOD

Those who hate nasty medicine
should try Chamberlain's Tablets for
constipation. They are pleasant to
take and their effect is so agreeable
and SO natural that you will not real
ne that it has been produced by q
medicine. Obtainable everywhere
Adv.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-04

Even the strongest soils wear out in
time unless they are intelligently man
aged. Continual cropping and imprcp-
er methods of tiIlage should be avoid
cd.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-04
WHAT THE
RED CROSS
is DOING
AND WHAT YOU CAN DO
BUREAU OF MILITARY RELIEF.

e following is brief of Red Cross activities
aog ts located In the Southwestern
Division developed trip taken by the
Director through Gangs October 23rd November ls
Approximately 1E600o from Washington and from
the St. Louis Supply Department have been distributed almost
equally among the dlffeTant camps.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-12-12

with the spirit of the day were
given.
Instead Of the usual opening song
our national hymn was sung. The
superintendent then told the story
Of the Union Jack, and spoke Of
the important part that Britain has
had in the spread Of the liberty idea
throughout the world The school
then joined in singing the British
national song. God Save the King"
Following this Professor Robertson
in few we'll chosen words told Of
the happy relations that exist be-
tween Great Britain and America,
and showed clearly that the people
Of the United Kingdom have always
been bound by the closest ties to
the people Of the United States.
Treasurer Osborne, a native of Eng
land. offered the prayer which clos
ed the special exercises.
The services were simple but i'm
pressive, and the entire student body
saw a new meaning in the two
great flags displayed before them.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-12-12
THE UNION CHURCH
The Annual Meeting

Because of the influenza the de-
fcrred Annual Meeting took place
December I. The largest attendance
II members at an annual meeting
marked the occasion. The reports
Of the officers of the church and its
organizations were received with
Interested attention. The directors
Of the Woman's Industrial an
nounced that because of sickness
they would not resume meetings till
the new year.
The following are the newly elect
ed officers: Deacons, T.. +. Dizney,
Scott Mcclure, Edward f. Cloudy;
deaconesses. Mrs. Dodge, Mrs. Jas.
stephens: organist. Mrs. Chas Bur
dette The other officers were re-
elected.
4 hearty vote Of thanks was given
To- the officers for their devoted ser
vices during the year. 1t was a
good meeting.
The prayer meeting will be on
Thursday night hereafter.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-12-12
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION

, The United States Civil Service
Commission announces that on jan
uary I, 1919, at Berea, Kentucky, an
open competitive examination will be
held for the position OF Clerk in the
post Office at the place specified.
One position as Sub Clerk for
auxiliary service three hours per
day. except Sunday, will be filled
as a result Of this examination.
From the eligibles resulting from
this examination il is expected that
certiflcation will be made 10 I'LL ex-
isting and future vacancies in the
position Of clerk.
For application form 1874 and IN
structions to Applicants" apply at
the post Office or Edward Fother-
gill, Temporary Local Secretary.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-12-12
Eat and-Pla Meeting

Vocational Chapel was the scene
of a pleasant and important occa-
sion on Monday evening when the
officers and'a number of other mem
bers from the Union Church AMI
congregation assembled for supper
together at 5:3G.
When all had partaken of the
b0unteous repast there was an in
formal discussion Of methods where
by the forces for good in the com
murity could be organized and mo-
bilized for more practical and eff
cient service. A committee was
named and instructed to prepare a
tentative program and report at an
early date. II is expected that other
occasions of this character will fol-
low.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-12-12
THE IRISH POTATO THE FOOD
OF THE PEOPLE

The Irish potato is a staple Of
American diet. Enough potatoes were
consumed in the United States In 1915
to allow one eight-ounce potato a day
throughout the whole year for each
man, woman and child.
Truly, the potato Is the food Of the
people. The portion Of the American
meal made up by this vegetable, alone,
consumes over 3OOOO0,OO0 bushels an.
nually.
Intensive methods make II possible
TO grow crops yielding from $50 to 400
bushels per acre. and at the same time
TO decrease the cost of raising each
bushel. The big expense In potato
growing comes In the preparation OF
the land. the purchase VI the seed and
the attention given the crop through
out the season. But II costs no more
to prepare ground, plant, cultivate and
spray a 3O0-bushel crop than II does a
i50-bushel crop. Harvesting will cost
more, but the big overhead expenses
are practically the same. Obviously
the thing to do is to insure large
yields By supplying an abundance Of
available plant food that will give the
crop good start and force It to early
maturity.
Fertilizers should be applied at the
time Of planting, and in order to make
certain that this material may be on
hand when needed 1t is especially i'm
portant to order early this year.
The man who has his fertilizer
stored in his own barn is the only one
who can be certain Of a supply when
needed. A big potato crop will be
needed next year whether peace comes
or not.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-12-12
AN URGENT MESSAGE

James Il. Brown. State Director
Of the National War Savings Com
mittee. has received the following
telegram from Mr.. McAdoo concern
ing hedges for the purchase Of
War Savings Stamps. II is an
urgent message and demands the
attention of all loyal Americans;
James b. Brown.
9i6 Columbia Bldg, Louisville, Ky.
most earnestly urge upon you
that your organization make every
possible effort TO the end that
pledges for the purchase Of War
Savings Stamps be fulfilled before
the close Of the year. The Govern
ment monetary requirements were
never greater nor more pressing
than they are today. Expenditures
for November were greater than in
any similar period. These expend-
itures growing out of the war must
be met by borrowing from the peo-
pie, and their magnificent response
heretofore TO the Governments re-
quirements make me confident that
they will not fail TO continue their
support TO the end that all payments
resulting from war necessities will
be promptly met. Much remains TO
be done, our brave troops must be
maintained and paid until their
work is fully accomplished, and
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-12-12
CANNON AND CROPS CONSUME
THE SAME MATERIALS
Wartime Conditions Threaten FertiI-
ixer Supply.

Every cannon crash and every burst
Ing bomb on the battlefields of Europe
uses up impostant fertilizer materials.
A single skirmish may consume more
potential plant food than would be re-
quired TO feed the fields Of an entire
township. and the quantities burned
up during a real bombardment are ire
mendous. Last year more than 6OO,-
600 tons OF nitrate went TO make ex-
plosives, In the United States alone.
Millions OF tons Of sulphuric acid were
likewise consumed.
Fertilizers and warfare bear a most
intimate and most sensitive relation
ship. War decreases the supply of
fertillzing materials and at the same
time increases the importance OF their
use. Food production takes on a pa
triOtic aspect. The farmers tools OF
production become of importance Sec
ond only to the needs of the army IT.
self. Yet when Mars Is the arbiter
the preference on materials must go
10 the soldier rather than to the farm
er. This accounts for the shortage of
materials from which fertilizers are
made.
But now a new danger threatens the
spring fertilizer supply. The labor
supply has failed. The needs of the
munition plants and the shipyards
have been so great as to seriously
drain the fertilizer factories. Many
plants have lost 30 to 40 per cent of
their labor, and there is no prospect
for improvement by next spring.
In normal times spring fertilizers
are turned out by working the fac
tories at high speed during the late
winter and early spring months, Only
half as many laborers are employed in
November and December as In Febru.
airy and March.
With the present difficulty of getting
laborers, IL can be seen how remote is
the chance of speeding up to double
production next spring. There is only
one way TO get out the fertilizer ton
mage needed for next years crops. and
that is TO start I'm now and run every
factory as best il may every day from
now until spring.
But manufacturing every day must
mean shipping every day. Fertilizer
factories do not have and cannot get
storage space for this tremendous
bulk of goods. Finished goods must
be loaded directly on the cars and
shipped TO the consumer.
Here is where the farmer must help.
He must place his order Immediately
and accept immediate shipment. In
no other way. can the problem be
solved.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-12-12
FARMS FOR SALE

II it's farm land you want, have
IL, and il you are looking for a bar
gain come TO me. for have the farm
you want, at the price you want 10
pay.
No. 6O0-5 acres Of land right in
town, all fenced and in good shape,
on rock pike in 100 yards Of graded
school, one quarter mile OF railroad
depot a No. seven-room frame.
two-story house with porches, nice
yard. hen, meat and wood houses, all
buildings new, good garden. One Of
the best buildings and locations in
town. Price $500.
No. 5O0-Farm OF sih acres on
country road, close TO mail. tele-
phone. school and churches; 81 acres
cleared, fenced and tross-fenced;
fencing good; "a acres in clover and
timothy; large orchard, good gar
den and no better water anywhere;
lot Of nice timber. This farm Is
nearly all level. Seven-rOom frame
house. two barns, 32x36 each; silo
and all necessary outbuildings and
'granaries. Twenty tons Of hay, 2
cows. 2 calves. horses, 2 wagons,
6 10 acres corn, about 60 bushels
Of wheat, about 200 bushels OF oats.
one-half acre potatoes, Q head hogs,
binder. moving machine and rake,
wheat drill. corn drill, breaking
pillow, two-horse cultivator and har-
row. Price for all. $1,000; for farm,
$1,000.
No. IA farm Of SO acres on coun-
ty road. close TO school. church and
store, all level. not one foot Of waste
land: all in timber, except one acre.
A new frame house, two-story, six
rooms, hen and meat house, young
orchard. A nice location and can't
be beat for the money. Price ST.
600.
No. 5OS-A farm of i02h acres
blue grass land; all fenced, all IN
grass, 40 acres Of which is blue
grass; on county road; close to
school, churches and stores; good
water ard a 5-room house. This
farm is about 5 miles from Danville,
Ky. This is good land; can't be beat
for the money. Price $3.50 per acre.
Terms can be made on most all
farms. have the most complete
list Of farms that | know Of. Write
for my price fist-it's free.
Monroe Thompson,
Waynesburg. Ky.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-12-12
KENTUCKY NEWS
Confined from Page one)

lists.
In view Of there not being a ses-
sion Of the Kentucky Legislature
until 1920 il will be necessary for
the state to make arrangements
otherwise to cooperate with the
Federal Government, but the ar
engagements will not be- in the ma
ture of an appropriation of money
that will not be recovered. The
state will procure the land by pur-
chase. The soldier will be settled
upon it. The Federal Government
will develop it to the point at which
the farms will pay, employing re-
turned soldiers for development and
the state will get back from the
Federal Governments revolving fund
the amount paid out for the pur-
chase of the land. From the same
fund formed by homesteaders' pay
ments the Federal Government will
collect its cost of developing the
lands.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-12-12
WHY FOOD PRICES ARE IN.
CREASING

During the last fifty or seventy-f1ve
years principally since 1s4O). while
the large cities in this country and
Europe have been growing. the estab-
lished agricultural areas that produced
food were supplemented by the open
ing up OF new lands In the middle
West, Canada. Brazil. Argentina. South
and Central Africa. Australia and 81.
IBERIA.
Food products. chiefly grains and
meats. were produced on virgin. un-
fortified lands. Emigrant labor was
employed and subsequently there was
cheap railroad and steamship transpor.
tation, so until recently the people In
cities have been fed on food produced
and sold at price which did not take
into consideration the cost Of produc-
ton and the value of plant food con-
tanned in crops which must be returned
TO the soil to maintain productivity
Report Of the Food Problem Commit.
tee, the Merchants Association Of New
York.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-12-12

The Board of Regents of Eastern
Kentucky state Normal School met
in called session at the rooms Of Re-
gent sullivan, on Saturday, Deem
Der eth. Present were Hon. V. o.
Gilbert, State Superintendent Of
Public instruction and chairman of
the Board, and Regents Judge J. w.
Cammack, of Owenton, Senator II.
w. Brock, of Harlan, Prof. J. w.
Price, of Corbin, and J. A. Sullivan,
of Richmond. The Board was es-
pccially pleased to receive the opin-
ion of Hon. Charles Morris, Attorney
General at Frankfort, that the Nor
NAL School is entitled to receive its
part of the State taxes monthly and
is not required to spend it all annu-
ally. This is a new and very i'm
pOrtant ruling as it will enable the
Board to accumulate funds for all
future buildings, equipment and
other purposes.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-12-12
Custom Borrowed From Nature.

The grading system was borrowed
from Nature. Civilized and savage
rocked their babies. The American In
dian woman swung her papoose to the
bending boughs of the trees and lazily
let the wind do the rocking. The In
dian mother had seen the cradle nest
Of the oriole or perhaps the prehensile
nest of the red-eyed vireo. 1t was an
easy suggestion. and the mothers living
next TO Nature took quick advantage.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-12-12

they returned TO their homes This
is not n time for us TO relax our
efforts and the Treasury Department
is making plans for larger and even
more important work during the
coming year. Please make every
effort to bring this statement be-
fore the people in your district and
TO urge upon them the continued
holding Of their War Savings Ger
tincates the fulfillment of their
pledge and additional purchases as
their means permit.
w. II. McAdoo.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-12-12
THE COLLEGE SUNDAY SCHOOL

In keeping with the suggestions
made by the Government and State
Officers, the College Sunday School
at its meeting last Sunday, observ-
ed Britain's Day with appropriate
ceremonies. American and English
flags were displayed, patriotic songs
were sung, and speeches in keeping
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-12-12
WORLD NEWS
Continued From Page one)

toward the betterment of the lab
oring classes are also being shaped
up.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-12-12

According to dispatch from
Paris, President Wilson has received
an invitation from Premier Ebert
to visit Germany. A wireless mes
sage from the Presidents ship
quotes him as saying "only by long
years of repentance can Germany
atone for her crimes and show sim
certify. No true American could
think of visiting Germany unless
forced to do So by strictly official
obligations.