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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-18
>iTRtTE or SODA AND ACID
PHOSPHATE AS PLANT FOOD

IN" nitrate OF soda causes a large
growth of vine and leaf in the plant
which Is good for grass. TO check this
/ acton and 10 make the plant produce
I the grain and fruit, phosphoric acid
SEoulh he used in a larger pro;ortiou
. IMAM is usual in ordinary mixtures
! IN" nitrogen in ordinary mixtures
/ used for fertilizer consists of three
forms OF nitrogen. tho nitrate OF soda
. or pu'ck-actinE nitrogen. tho sulphatc
. OF ammonia or tho mcdillln-ar,iuI. nj
+ tr"gci. and the organic form OF nitro
gcO or the Siow-actinl NITROGEN In
the mlNtGr" Of nitrate OF soda with its
I Guick acting nitrogen, there should he
! used about % per cent more Of phos-
. ihoric acid than IS usually used For
/ example: instead Of using :. per cent
] nitrogen ana per cont phosphoric
/ aero II IS better TO use Il " per cent
I nitrogen and !. ncr cent phosphorus
. ACID, The phosphoric acid will not be
/ lost hut VIII remain in the land for
/ the following crop. Nitrate of sod,
1 is completely soluble in water. ana nc
roots OF The plant can use IL without
'hc material undergoing any change
nc other forms OF nitrogen. like tho
SNirhatc OF ammonia and organic form,
"i nitrogen, must undergo certain hnc-
tcTlal changes before the nitrogen can
be taken by the roots OF the plant TO
as" as food
In the use OF fertilizer in the COW
or nils, the mixture of nitrate OF
SODA and acid phosphate should not
be used In too largo amounts. ana where
~ u. desirable 10 apply large amounts
o. l"ftiilH"r about onc-third should he
bIacef m the hills aAi two-tIirds
hoadoaStod IN order Nat tie plants
may nave supply oF food as the
root" oAl"nd through the soil. the food
#hpply thus being maintained through
'A' growing season. Where ,rucL
er'i' are grown ana the proper ma
h'"'rN can be used, the fertilizer may
he applied in two or ,brcc nnn,;',
tIOns nchr tho MINI, ~. -. -. -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-18
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT

All addressed
Mondny. nnd o sui will be weIco med
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-13
WHAT The LETTERS ACCOM-
fLionEu

Only few weeks ago critics oil
,ne president were alternately
,augnlug ana scouting at MN De-
cause OF nIs Ietler 10 the uerninn
peopie, auuresseu. wILu the csIueut
purpose or IncuicdLing III tneir
iuinus tne unuersldnuins tnat peace
eouiQ be maue inrmeuIaLeiy pussi-
pie II they wouId puI take the mat
ter OF government into tneIr own
nands. Coionei Roosevelt and otner
nre-eating patriots depanaed tnat
tne ielterwriting cease and tnat a
stern ultimatum be issued. and news
ispers which fatten on snap judg-
nent and the clap-trap OF the rlan-
neimouth Joined in the cry.
The letters. of course, continued
without abatement. and with what
result? Beyond the peradventure
OF a doubt they made possible the
most astounding victory in history.
inc German pepolc, awakened at
last to their own power and the ut
ter uselessness of tho slaughter
which mere monarchs demanded.
gave way day by day until rout
followed n retreat. Then came the
revolution which the president had
played SO skilfully With the revo-
luton came the flight of the mill
tary leaders. the sudden conversion
of other leaders nnd immediate
peace.
II the German people had been led
to believe that they we're fighting.
in truun, for their own lives and
the integrity of their country, they
would have fought to the last. Sur
render could have held nothing for
them. But they knew, because they
had been told, that the allied ma
tions demanded nothing but justice;
that they did not seek tho dismem-
berment of Germany or the slaught-
er or slavery of her people. With
that understanding came peace.
Diplomats and statesmen the
world ~ recognized this possibili-
ty and applauded President Wilson's
efforts Only the little enthusiasts.
tne excitable tinhorns. demanded
the more snowy but less effective
ultimatum, and now thousands of
lives have been snved as a tribute
to the greatest program of states
manship the world has ever witness
ed. 1t should be lesson to the
art
that diplomacy is cow,ardice and
that nothing counts but raw blood.
Greeley News.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-13
DIED

Wednesday morning at O'Clock,
Dec. ~, OF spanish influenza, Jonn
noiioy, OF Fondis. Colo. lie was III
lor several days and wnen ne became
worse he was taken to Jalnan emer-
gency hospital where ne passed away.
sr. Moiioy was an old citizen here
and widely known. Last TALL ne
was candidate for sheriff on the Dem
ocratic ticket. He leaves a wire and
nve children to mourn his loss. Fun
eral took place from the Catholic
Church on Wednesday.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-13
PUBLIC SALE
Thursday, December 10.

/ will ofefr to the highest bidder
on what is known as the Walter Dit
temore ranch, seven miles west and
three miles south of Ebert the fol-
lowing property to-wit;
5 head of horses. described as fol-
lows: gray mare, years old,
weight about 1400 lbs. with colt by
side; gray work mare, years old,
weight about 400 lbs; l brown
work mare. Z years old. weight about
1850 lbs; / black work horse,
years lod. weight about 1850 lbs; l
saddle pony. years old. All above
well broken and gentle.
12 head OF extra good milk cows,
several just fresh.
6 head of calves.
Machinery
! Peter Schuttier farm wagon; 2
sets god work harness; l stock sad
die; / 8-ft. Mccormick binder;
12-disc Hoosier grain drill; 3-sec.
harrow; 12-in. gang plow; 14-in.
walking plow; / cultivator: / 5-ft.
McCormick mower; l loft. McCorm-
lex hay rake; 1 hay rack and wagon !;
/ new Hover potatoe digger; l Ev-
ans potatoe planter: l Empire milk
ing machine: l 2-H. +. Wjttie gas
engine; / De La Val cream separator
l power attachment for separator; /;
line shaft and some belt; 6 milk
cans;3 and one half doz. pure bred
Buff Orphington chickens. Tools
and other articles too numerous to
mention.
TERMS OF SALE-6 months time
will be given on all sums over SO
on approved security, notes TO bear
s per cent interest from date. Sums
under $1,000 cash, per cent dis
count. No property to be removed
until settled for.
Free lunch at non. Bring your
cups. Sale to commence 1890 A.
NJ.
Fred Albin, Auc. J. e. Mayer, Clerk.
G.. C. Sutton, Owner.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-13
TRAVELLING SLOW

The troop-train had just pulled
into the station. A big. husky ne
gro stuck his head out Of the car
window and shouted:
"say. boss, what town you-all
call dis?"
"This 10 Accontink.'
"And boss what state is dis?
virginia; Accontink. Virginia. "
well. we'll. All dun boon travel
in on dis yere train foah days aud
foah nights. Where de debbil am
dis yerc France, anyhow"
loan, too. or 1t may be peace loan,
Whatever the conditions, the loan
must be prepared for and it's success
rendered certain and absolute Be
gin now to prepare to support 1t.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-13
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO
LEASE STATE LAND
Office of the State Board of Land
Commissioners

Denver, Colo. Nov. 30, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that The
Cornforth Live Stock Company
whose postoffice address is Elbert'
Colorado, has made application No.
A 998s to lease tho following de-
scribed School Lands, situate in FL
bert County, Colorado, to-wit;
VIZ of Sec. 16 Town 10 S. Range
64W. Immunity Application)
Notice is further hereby given
that all other persons desiring to
file an application to lease all or
any part of this tract of and must
file same In this office prior to 5an-
uary End. 1919, as no other appli-
cation to lease the above desrcibed
lands will be considered after said
date.
Raymond Miller.
President State Board Land Com
missioners.
12-6-26
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-13
PLANO AT SACRIFICE

We have stored near Elbert a
high grade piano. which. for i'm
mediate sale, will be sold at tre-
medous sacrifice. Terms to respon-
sible party. If Interested write
quick for particulars to
THE DENVER MUSIC COMPANY.
Denver, Colo.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-13

Be Christmas member,
Got your Red Cross Button
While the Roll Calls on.
Tho you work or sorrow,
There's a glad tomorrow
To wear your Badge of Service
When the boys come home.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-13

The State Headquarters of the
War Savings Committee are in re-
ceipt of letter from headquarters
in Kansas City of the tenth Fed
oral Reserve District. to the effect
that this District, which includes
Colorado is second in the United
States in the sale of War Savings
Stamps per capita.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-13
BOLTS

l have the largest and best stool
OF machine and carriage bolts II
town, when in need of any, l will
have them for you.
2t-29 Roy Wheeler.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-13
IN FLANDERS FIELD

The poem, FLANDERS Field" By
the late Lieut.. Col. John McCrae
of the Canadian Expeditionary Fore
es, has been declared to be the
greatest poem of the war. Lieut.
Col. McCrae died at Boulogne
France, january 2S. 1918. The re-
ply to Col. McCrae's verses were
written by C. b. Galbreath of Col
umbus, Ohio, Ohio State Librarian
and was inspired by spirited rem
dition of Col. Mccuae's poem by
Maj. Donald Guthrie at meeting
in Columbus.
In Flanders fields the poppies grew
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and In the sky
The lnrks, still bravely singing fly.
Sarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn. saw sunset glow
Loved and were loved; and now We lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foei
TO you. from falling hands. we throw
The torch. De yours to lift 1t high
II ye break faith with us. who die
We shall not sleep. tho poppics blow
In Flanders fields.
(Answcr)
In Flanders fields the cannon boom
And fitful filshes light the gloom,
While up above. like eagles. fly
,The fierce destroyers of the sky;
With stains the earth wherein you lie
Is rcdder than the poppy bloom,
In Flanders fields.
Sleep on, ye brave. The shrieking
shell,
The quaking trench, the startled
yell,
The fury of the battle hell
Shall wake you not, for all is well.
Sleep peacefully, for all is we'll.
Your flaming torch aioft we bear,
With burning heart an oath We
swear
To keep the faith. to fight II thru.
To crush the foe or sleep with you
In Flinders fields.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-13
A. OBERQUELL

the well driller is now in this vic
cinity. All those wanting wells drill
ed see him at once as he will not be
here long.
Address. A. Oberquell, Ebert, 29-4t
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-13
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Inc IRWIN 1amiIy moLored TO Den
yel .a4unuay Ior Iew uay5 stay.
a. -. ..As~l "ao u.u .ue liu 40
~ .-4.u alouna again.
j. 1. bennett was in town Mon
dag WIN pfCspectise lana buyers.
Christmas souvenirs OF ElDerl at
the A al mers sore.
MISS Hazel Han Is now at the Eli
bert Caie.
Miss Mia Allison who is at school
at Grand sunction has had siege
OF FLU"
DR.. Henderson, Dentist will be in
Ebert Thursday Dec. 10. at the Bu-
lah Hotel.
A letter received by Mrs. Schisser
states that her son Fritz is in Camp
Mills, N. j.
join
Mr. and Mrs. e. j. Merriman have
left for California, having leased
their ranch.
Miss Stella Wright, niece OF Mrs.
James Knight died in Denver of the
influenza recently.
join
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornforth are spend
ing few days in Denver with Mr..
Cornforth's mother.
join
Ella Burnside and her father are
both able to be up and around again
after a siege of flu"
Gladys Schisser is boarding at Mrs.
Green's while her motner is taking
care of "flu" patients.
JUN
Mr.. j. C. Sutton VINO was 80 SICK
WIN pneumonia following influenza
is now up and around.
--JOlN-
Mrs. Johns has reltnnod to Castle
family for tho present.
Miss Daisy Mead ls helping Cen
tlai, Miss Iina. VINO mas been quite
poorly, but is improving.
--JOIA-
Mr. Richardson udS received woru
rnal ms sun howard has Deen uAs-
charged from the army.
-JOIN-
Mrs. James irwin who had an op-
eration per med III u Denver fto5-
pital is reported gettns aiong niceiy.
-JOIN-
j. L. Barnes shipped two cars OF
catrie Monuay. hotn Mr. and Mrs.
Barnes went 10 Denver the same uay.
Mrs. Beulah Royal and daughter
VINO heep mouse at Jne Lundy rancn
went to Denver saturday Tor visit.
A telegram was received Wednes-
day by Mr.. McElwain of Fondis an
nouncing the death Of his mother.
JOHN
Keep your Liberty Bonds. They
will soon climb above par. They
arc the best Investment you ever
made.
Josie tanner is very Ill with pneu-
monia, his sister is also down with
Il severe cold. We hope he will soon
recover.
A letter received from j. e. Bark
ley states that his brother Charley,
OF Ft. Lupton, lost his wife by In
fluenza.
Miss Barbara McBreen of Denver
.arrived Tuesday afternoon In her
auto to visit her sister Mrs. T. L.
Harper.
The good new board walk on the
north side of Gates store is a great
Improvement and will insure safety
To pedestrians.
JOIN
We understand that the "flu" pa
tients west of Elbert are all getting
well. No new cases have been report
ed from that neighborhod.
JOHN
Mrs. Schisser who has boon nurs-
ing at the d. Burnside home has
gone out to John Wheeler's home to
take care of Mrs. Wheeler who is
very sick.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-13
EBERT CAFE

Opened Wednesday morning full
blast. Miss Hazel Hall Cook will
serve meals at all hours.
E. t. HARPER, Mgr.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-13

See that all of your pledges to
purchase War Savings Stamps arc
redeemed by the end of this mon tn
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-13

Don't muster out your dollars un-
til Uncle Sam completes the job
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-13
WANT TO RENT

Good Dairy and Stock Ranch.
Cash or shares. Address,
R. E. Erwin,
Box 1872.
Ebert. Colo.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-13
FOR SAI.E

Three Short Yearling. dairy. Short
Horn Bulls.
r. A. Brazelton.
Elbert, Colo.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-13

WANTED-From owner, about
160 acres Improved preferably
stocked and equipped. for suburban
acreage south of Denver. On car
line: room bungalow: lights; city
water; other desirable features.
Littleton, Colo, r. 3. Bx. 80.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-13

Inc Doctor at Matheson who has
pcen taking care OF "a iniiuenza pa
.eIls is i'll himself with the disease
I'D forced to take to his bed. Anoth-
er physicianhas been sent for to take
charge of the sick.
-JOIN-
Some women are bit disappoint-
ed because the war ended before they
could finish knitting the mate to
that sock thy started when we first
joined out with the Allies.-N. Y.
Morning Telegraph.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-13
Classified Advertising.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Morning.
Bible School 10 a. nj.
Communion IL a. N.
Services ll:l5 a. m.
Evening.
Y. P. 8. G. E. at I p. IN.
Preaching 8 p IN.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-13
tlcsrl Eounry Crlbuae
ALnEnr NEuMAN, rubIi.her.

Entered At the ros1 Olfice al EIpert.
Cviorauo .siatter tsv oocoIu-ciass.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-13

We can give you the same service
In Denver and Colorado Springs, as
in your home. Embalming and auto
Hearse when desired. w. C. Whit
eng, Elpert. Colorado Phone 1S1
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-15

run with garden may be brought
about simply by fencing in the fowls
If possible, it would be well to ar
range the division of the land in the
direction of its slope, so that the
drainage will not be from the garden
to the fowl run or vice versa. The
idea is to keep the fowl run free from
vegetation for year or two. This
means that about the maximum num-
her of fowls for the area must be kept
and that the soil must be occasion
ally spaded or otherwise stirred. This
stirring of the soil is a good thing
for the fowls and helps also to re-
duce the nematode pest, for every
time the earth is spaded fresh soil is
brought to the action of the sun and
air and becomes more or less disin-
fected through their action on the
eggs and larvae of the pest.
There are thousands of gardens
where this procedure is practicable.
Definite information with regard to
the existence of the gallworm nema-
tode may be obtained by submitting
abnormal roots to the Department of
Agriculture for examination.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-15
Big Reductions in Bicycle Tires
$1.95 Up

else. In this operation he digs him
self right into the trap and zip-the
boy who owns the trap has a couple
more war stamps in his book. Tho
traps cost about 81 each.
According to Professor Scheffer,
right where one mole is trapped is
Just as good a place as any to get
another one. Moles use any estab-
lished runway in common, and he
has caught as many as fifteen at the
same set. There are usually two
months period when mole skins are
not good, usually soon after the first
fall rains. The moles are skinned
by Sitting down the middle of the
underside. The feet are cut off and
the little pelt is stretched out in a
circular shape and pinned to board
to dry. No salt or other curative Is
necessary.
Professor Scheffer has trapped
moles every week in the year. He
says that they raise the young but
once each year. and usually have
three to the litter.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-15

of the boys working reserve, and is
now listing the exact needs of the
state in the way of men to harvest
the grain, fruit and other crops. He
expects Oregons boys to be big
factor in caring for the states food
supply production.
Assisting Mr.. Brewer will be P. L..
Newmyer, Y. M. C. A. secretary, with
special training in handling boys
problems, and himself a farmer by
early training. He has packed fruit
and punched headers himself, and he
knows working conditions in eastern
Oregon and what the boys will have
to go up against.
The actual work of enrolment will
not begin until April Is, but the Or
ganization of the campaign is now
under way and it is expected within
one week after it Is undertaken to
have. enlisted every boy in Oregon
who is willing to do his bit to help
feed the men who are fighting for
him overseas as we'll as his fellow
citizens at home.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-15
INTEREST GAINING
IN LAND OPENING

That interest is developing in the
opening of the o. & C. railroad grant
lands is evidenced by the mail coming
in to the United States land office in
Roseburg during the past week. Pam
phlets are being prepared in Portland
for distribution, relating to the char
acter of the land, and it is feared the
10000 ordered will fall short of an
swering the calls for information
which are flooding every mail.
1t has required about 100 pages to
set forth the detailed information
deemed necessary by the government
authorities to properly inform the
public relative to the lands to be
opened.
Included in the 800, 900 acres to be
opened to settlement within the near
future are lands that are agricultur-
al, grazing and timber in character,
and each unit has been so carefully
classified under government auspices
that all that needs be done by the
homeseeker Is to find a selection to
his liking and determine its descrip-
ton. There are tracts also Of varying
size, many 4O-acre units being of ex-
ceptionally fine character. These lie
in Jackson and Josephine counties
and in a number of instances these
units are within easy access of living
streams which would provide ample
water for irrigation.
A large number of the units have
been classified as grazing and others
have considerable bodies of timber,
the value of which may be figured
either in ultimate or immediate.
The chief perplexity that will con-
front the man from a distance who
would take homestead under the
congressional law that restored these
lands to entry, will concern the locat-
ing of the land. Maps have been pre-
pared by several different auspices
and locators familiar with the lands
will be available to direct prospective
settlers to homestead units.
Granting that the usual proportion
of the inquiries being received are
serious, this city may be headquarters
throughout the four-week period of
registration, commencing on the 29th
of this month, for thousands Of peo-
pie, and the accommodations to care
for them here will undoubtedly be
taxed to the limit.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-15
BURROUGHS PLANNED
TO HELP FARM WORK

For the purpose of augmenting ag-
ricultural production it is the inten-
tion of the War Department to grant
furloughs to enlisted men to enable
them to engage in farming during the
present season. Commanding Of
ficers may grant such furloughs with
in prescribed rules whenever 1t ap-
pears they will contribute to in
creased farm production.
Furloughs may be given by COM
manding officers of posts, camps,
cantonments, divisions and depart
ments. They will be for short peri
ods, largely for seeding and harvest
! ing time. They will not be granted
to enlisted men of or above the grade
of first sergeant, nor in an organiza-
tion that has been ordered to move
or is in transit from points of mobil-
!zation or training to a port of en-
barkation. All furloughs granted
will be recalled and the men ordered
to their organizations when they have
received preparatory orders for duty
overseas.
Furloughs granted for farm work
will be without pay and allowances,
except that enough pay will be re-
tanned in each case to meet allotments
in force on the day of the order, war
risk insurance and pledges ON Liberty
bonds.
For specially qualified experts in
agriculture furloughs may be granted
by the secretary Of war upon applica-
tion by the secretary of agriculture,
providing such furloughs are volun-
tarily accepted by the people for
whom application is made.
Individual applications for fur
loughs submitted by relatives will be
on a form to be furnished by local
draft boards. Two sections are to be
made out and presented to the local
board, which will complete the form.
If the furlough is granted the ap-
plication will be filed by the COM
manding officer and certificate fur
nished the soldier II not granted
the application will be returned with
reasons for disapproval,
II the soldier initiated the applica-
tion he will give the name Of the
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-15
Starve Garden Pest.

The very serious losses caused by
the gallworm nematode in gardens,
especially in the south have resulted
in the trial of numerous methods of
control. One Of the most effective
methods yet tested is to starve the
pest. This may be accomplished by
dividing the garden into two parts,
one OF which is available for cultiva-
ton. fowls being kept on the other
half and changed from one to the
other every two to four years. The
gallworm is absolutely dependent on
the roots Of the higher plants for its
nourishment. II no such plants are
allowed to grow. the pest is starved,
and in the course of year or two
It can be brought to a stage where its
ravages will not be serious.
The suggested alienation Of fowl
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-15
HOMEMADE TIRE
TOOL BEST YET

Have you ever stopped on coun-
try road, several miles from the near
est garage, to change tire and find
you had either lost or left your tire
tool at home? Then you realized
what an indispensable item of equip
ment the lowly tire tool is in fitting
a clincher tire on rim. Drivers of
the B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company
tire-testing cars have solved the
problem of supply by transforming
broken springs into tire tools.
It's simple process. Here's how
a homemade tire tool is made:
Touch up, with emery cloth, the thin
end of a very old spring. The old
springs are easily converted into
tools, because of the thin end usually
wearing into very sharp point, thus
necessitating but slight application
Of the emery cloth.
"a broken spring makes an excel
lent tire tool for a clincher tire" said
one of the Goodrich drivers, "and
can be quickly made by any one at
no expense. We have found, in op-
Grating our fleets of test cars, that
tire tools are misplaced or lost more
than any other tool box item. Since
our mechanics discovered the Spring
tool we always have an ample sup
ply on hand"