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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1921-05-26
Vol. XXXIV: No. 43

again. Some OF these virgin soils, like
the wheat belt of the Northwest, the
corn belt of the Central West, the cot
ton and tobacco districts of the South,
have been yielding enormous crops for
a number of years, with only an oc-
casional setback, here and there.
These exceedingly rich soils are COM
mencing to loose their fertility, and
it is safe to say that they must be
farmed in different manner in the
future.
The modern farmer has made too
large an investment and is in no pos
ition to pick up and move, even were
there still frontier to move to. He
has, therefore, had to apply himself
a little more diligently than the pio-
neer, and as his lands show signs of
depletion he takes the necessary steps
to rebuild and return the lost ele-
ments through some sort of fertilizer,
or other method.
Some of these plant constituents
are very expensive, if applied in the
form of a commercial fertilizer, but
fortunately nature has provided
way in which these may be supplied.
Nitrogen is one such lelment which
may be returned to the soil by grow
ing one of the legumes, as alfalfa
beans, etc. These plants utilize the
nitrogen from the air and return it
to the soil through the action of their
Any of these elements that are
deficient may be readily replaced by
the use of fertilizers, of which there
are number upon the market, each
containing ready instructions as to
how it should be used to be most
beneficial, and each of these contain
one or more of the above elements.
Some of these fertilizers are ammonia
sulphate, nitrogen of soda phosphate,
mineral potash fertilizer, guano, lime,
and a great many others, by far the
best fertilizers are the natural man.
ures when supplied in sufficient
quantities.
Machinery has greatly aided his
harvesting operations, what once was
the hardest kind of physical labor has
been reduced to almost pleasure.
Gathering the hay crop, with the aid
of the mower, horse rake, hay tedder,
hay loader, power forks, and in some
localities the bull rake, and slings, is
very pleasant undertaking that was
formerly an exceedingly tiresome task.
Harvesting the cereals has been aided
with the self-binder, the header,
which, as it name implies, merely cuts
the head of the grain leaving the
stalk, or straw, to be buried by the
plow. Then there is the combine har-
vester, a huge machine that cuts,
gathers, threshes, and sacks the grain
all at one operation, as many as thirty
head of horses, or mules, are used to
haul these monsters.
Corn binders are being used to
gather the enormous corn crops, be-
sides the corn huskers and shelters,
that not only husk and she'll the corn,
but cut up the stalks into feed for the
cattle, power for this machine being
furnished by the tractor.
Potatoes are gathered by means of
the potato digger, hundreds of bushels
being gathered each day, with the aid
of only few men, page 4, COL y
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1921-05-26
: HERE are numerous specialized

AAAANG dlC IIullIClOuo SPCNldllLCu
branches that come under the
term modern farming, such as
live stock porducing, grain growing,
cotton planting, fruit, tobacco, poul-
try raising, the dairy, bee keeping,
truck gardening and many others. In
presenting this paper | shall deal
with the farmer as we know him-by
the term general farmer.
To successfully manage and operate
farm one should have practical
knowledge of veterinary medicine,
mechanical engineering, blacksmith
ing and carpentering, as we'll as a
thorough knowledge of the care,
preparation, and treatment of the soil,
for, with the breeding of blooded
stock, and the veterinary often long
ways off, one needs to be versed in the
care and treatment of the animals, in
case of sickness.
With the introduction of modern
farm machinery, the farmer, in case
of breakdown, can not afford to lie
idle and wait for repair man, except
in very extreme cases, for this reason
he must be prepared to do almost all
the repairing himself that may be
needed on his machines and tools; the
upkeep of his buildings, wagons, racks,
ETC., also depends largely upon him
self.
From experience the farmer has
learned the value of choosing good
seed, chemically treating the same for
various germ diseases, of thorough
preparation of his fields, the right
amount of seed to be sown to given
acreage, and what seeds are best
suited for his particular locality.
The various operations of blowing,
rolling, disc and drag narrowing, that
caused his father many long, weary
hours of tiresome labor, are now, with
the aid of the tractor, often performed
at one operation.
On the large farms of the West,
Northwest, and Southwest, it is a
common sight to see the farmer out
in his fields, with powerful tractor,
hauling set of eight, ten or twelve
bottom gang plows, with the disc
harrow, roller, and drag harrows,
hitched, the one behind the other, per-
forming all these operations at once.
With the introduction of the disc
plow some of these implements are
no longer needed, since the disc plow,
not only plows the soil, but crushes
and pulverises it as we'll. Nor does
this operation take as long as it took
the early settler to perform the one
operation of plowing.
Compare the early settler with his
yoke of oxen, or team of horses, plow-
ing an acre, or an acre and half, by
plodding along steadily from sunup
to sundown, with the farmer of today,
who often plows from fifteen to
thirty acres in an ordinary day. With
the oxen, or horses, the farmer plowed
from two to five inches deep, and if
he did plow five inches deep he had
to have an exceptionally good team,
but with the tractor he plows five,
eight, or even twelve inches deep, de-
pending upon the size of his plows
and tractor.
What big advantage this is, in
getting his fields ready for his seed,
and in going after the weeds, such
The daily Alaskan., 1921-03-29
LOCAL NOTES

Mike Vucinich, the popular mayor of Bennett, B. C., was a week end visitor in Skagway having come over on a mission of business. He left on the train this morning for home.
 " Mrs. Winnifred Sharp was a pass enger this morning for Whitehorse, after an absence Of several months in the states.
 John Black with his wife and two children came up from Juneau on the Jefferson yesterday and left this morning on the train for Atlin where Mir. Black has large mining interests. The Black family spent the winter at Tenekee hot springs and are all much improved in health.
 -%$-
 Ed. Sultan, who represents the Linderoth Jewelry house of Seattle. and also the Riggs Optical Company, was a round tripper on the Jefferson from Juneau yesterday. -%A-
 Shilling's Best man Morris was Skagway visitor while the Jefferson was in port yesterday.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-03-29
COMMUNAL SPIRIT IN JAPAN
Writer Notes the Fact That Natives Share Their Sneezes With Strang-
 orc on Street Cars.

Japanese do things In public for which We would ostracIze a man or send him to the lookup. From their communal spirit which tolerates bath ing in public together they go to the other extreme of coming out on their balconies and clearing their threats at i've o'clock in the morning and eX- pectorating into the open gutters be- low.
 They will hold their fans before their mouths wien talking or yawning as do we, but will cough and sneeza in your facs on street cars. And yet, among the refined. observance of cus- tom is pathetically beautiful. They come to celebrate the arrival of the cherry blossoms by bringing with them their geisha and their children; they move in perfect hordes; they go to the station In masses to see off some friend or relative and crowd the plat forms, lowing and lowing and lowing again as though there weren't a thou sand strangers passing before them; they dress, undress, eat, sleep and drink whisky by the tumblerfui on the traIns-yet their inner lives are as se- cret to one another as they seem to be to the foreigner.
 It is as though from behind the scenes-in which many people are more interested than in the play It. self-the actors had come, forgetting, in e moment of absent-mindednesS, 10 put on their makeup, or had come upon the street, forgetting to take if off.-Sydney Greenble, In Japan, Real and Imaginary"
The daily Alaskan., 1921-03-29

Seattle, Wash, March 22.-Mary Brown, President of the Western Washington w. c. T. U., today announced a campaign to put a ban on Sunday Theatre going, dancing, automobile driving for pleasure, baseball games and use of tobacco at all times would be started in this district in accordance with the announcement from Evanston. H., of a National blue law" campaign.
 She expressed confidence that the drive eventually would result in general adoption of the laws pro- posed.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-03-29
Moral Forces.

Above all 1t Is ever to be kept in mind that not by material but by moral force are men and their ac- tons governed. How noiseless is thought No rolling of drums, no tramp of sQuadrons, or lmmeasurable tumult of baggage wagons, attends the movement. In what obscure and sequestered places may the head be meditating which is one day to be crowned with more than imperial au. thority; for kings and emperors will be among its mlnistering servants; It will rule not over but in their heads, and with these its solitary comblna- tions of ideas, as with magic formu- las, bend the world to its will. The time may come when Napoleon him self will be better known for his laws than for his battles; and the victory of Waterloo prove less momentOus than the opening of the first mechan- ic's institute.-Thomas Carlyle.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-03-29
-AdVsrtlsAmeGL. |.
NIGHTS 0f UNREST
No Sleep, No Rest, No Peace With a
 Lame or iriring Back.

No Sleep, No Rest, No Peace With a
 Lame OF irhing Back.
 Weary the 10. of many a kidney sufferer.
 Pain and distress from morn to night.
 Get up witb q lame back.
 Twinges of backache bother you all day,
 Dull aching breaks your rest at night,
 Urinary disorders add to your misery.
 If you have kidney trouble,
 Reach tle cause.-the kidneys.
 Doau's Kidney Pills are for the kidneys only
 Have made an enyiable reputa- tion in this locality.
 Mrs. P. D. Welton, 33 Loveaga St, Santa Cruz, Cal, says; "Doan's Kidney Pills have been a great help to me and I cannot praise them enough. Ny kidneys troubled me and my back was so weak and lame, I could hardly keep going. I didn't know what it was to get a good nights rest and in the morning my back acned, as if it would break. l was often dizzy and had to catch hold of something to keep from fall ing. My kidneys didn't act right, either. The backaches left and l felt stronger iu every way.'
 Price COG, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. WeIton had. Foster-Milburn Co.,, Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-03-29
State of Ohio. C.;y oi Toledo.

Fraak j. Cheney makes oath that he i5 senior partner ct the firm of F. J. Cheney C Ca, 3c.rg business in the City Of Toledo, ,oGu,y and state aforesaid. and that -a.t #s.n will gay the sum of ONE ET=JEED DOLLARS for each and .-e.g ya.- 0. Cstarrh that cannot be cured lv .Ee us1 c, HALLS CATARRH MEDLols F. FRANK J. CHENEY.
 Eg'Jra Co before ua c1G subscribed in my presence, th.a 'G c2y or December. 4. p. ls.a. .. -. GLEASON,
 tSolN Notary Public.
 Halls CG'zrr1 -fa- -.le IS taken ir- tcrrally and r..-h the Blood on the Mucous S-.....-3 .f Jls System. Send for tca,i-JE i-. .r-..
 F. T. CI...,.-... <. O., Toledo. O.
 Sold by an lrl -"ists. t,r.
 Halls Family i.l..5 iI- constipation.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-03-29
ENiNiERSON ROGERS
SAFE

Mir. and Mrs. NJ. E. Ragers have had a few anxious weeks. Their son Emmerson was on the Destroy CT Woolsey, when she was ramed and nearly cut in two by a steel freighter off the South American coast. Since the accident, they have had no news of Emmerson and were not certain but that something might have happened to him. The fact that the Navy department sent no word was excellent assurance to them that Emmersou was all right.
 But on the Jefferson long letter came and gladdened their hearts and dispelled their anxiety. When the Woolsey went down while being tow ed by two other destroyers, Emmer- son was on board, but escaped aft CT being an hour and half in the Wa ter. He is well and getting on nicely. This will be gratifying news to his many friends in Skagway.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-03-29
PRINCESS MARY
 TOMORROW AFTERNOON

Hal Johnston, local agent of the c. P. R. received a cable today to the effect that the Princess Mary would arrive here some ime tomor- row afternoon.
 The Mary has thirty seven passen- gers and "A tons of freight for this port, and will sail south again to- morrow.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-03-29
AUTO ACCIDENT
NEAR PORTLAND


Astoria, March 29.-Three people met death in an auto accident yes terday near Portland. Gladstone Dawson of Astoria was out driving with Mrs. Dawson, his daughter, 5 years old, and a friend, August Dou- nerberg, of Portland. All but the driver, MT. Dawson, were killed out right in the crash. Dawson had 8 leg broken.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-03-29

Chicago, March 2S.-The grand jury of Cook County indicted eigh- teen of the White Sox players who gambled on the game and threw the championship series.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-03-29
ESTEBETH REACHES
PORT

The Estebeth reached port on time today, and brought but little mail from Juneau, and none from the States.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-03-29
JEFFERSON REACHES PORT
 AFTER LONG ABSENCE

Our old friend the Jefferson reached port Monday morning about g q. m, after an absence of several months. Her old familiar wListle awoke responsive echo not only in the hills but in the hearts of the townspeople.
 Mir. and Mrs. Howard Sshley were passengers on her, having had a very pleasant trip up. They were the only Skagway people who came from Seattle.
 J. NJ. Keller. Fred Tanner, J. J. F. Ward, Walter McBrien, William Slime, Wm. Courture, reached home from Juneau, after a few days in the capital. They all report very bad weather at Juneau, glad to get back where We have good weather.
 MT. Lubin, the city passenger agent of the Alaska Steamship Go. in Seattle, and Mrs. Lubin, were round trippers on the Jefferson.
 She brought 15O tons of freight for Skagway. and 16O tons of freight for Haines and Fort Seward. She left port about p. m. and is ex- pected back in ten days.
 While the Jefferson was in port Mrs. LiRdholm, and Mrs. Ragan, of Haines. paid Rev. and Mrs. Winter berger a visit. These ladies are on their way to Juneau, where they will be under Dr. Dawes care at the General Hospital.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-11

took in a jolly show at Seattle
on Wednesday night OF this week
nu,l report u most excellent t'n'.
O,r federated church brethren
are busy hi, week boau,liyng the
church grounds, due to the lnitla-
tive of the livc-wirc pastor, Rev.
Berringcr.
Mr.. Williams of the Island
Transfer company informs us ne
has taken over the Panliratz mill
and is going to sell lumber at
prices that will compete with
either of the cities. Let's keep
our money at home.
Master Arthur Coates OF Ellis.
port, widc-awake and willing
chap is the newest accession to the
News Record force, commencing
with us last Monday. Arthur is
commencing under more auspl.
eious circumstances than Presi'
dent Harding did in Marion, Ohio
fifty years ago-for we have a
linotype. and young Harding had
to "set it all by hand"
U. Nishiyori had his fivver de-
velope about 100 Fl. P. on main
street Saturday and as result
Backed against one Of the posts
of the Petersen Bros. store porch,
The post was knocked down, a
front window glass was broken,
and Mr.. Nishiyori, like the
eunuch, went on his way rejoic-
ing-for he was not hurt.
1t was hoped to have the Capt.
Hubbell benefit lecture given on
the evening Of the 18TH, but on
account of an entertainment be-
ing planned by the school for that
date another evening will have
to be selected for the Hubbell
lecture. Details next week.
This office turned out a big job
of Mating Catalogues this week
for L. C. Beall, Jr. The book
contained 16 pages, with cover,
Illustrated by many pictures Of
his celebrated flock of Tancrcd
Strain S. C. White Leghorns, and
will advertise the island in cred
table and worthy manner.
Mrs. Agren gave a party last
Wednesday afternoon in honor Of
her little niece's birthday, who is
attending school here. Her teach
er and number of little friends
were present and had most en-
ioyable time.
The Washington Coast Utilities
have installed a gong in connec-
ton with the phone of the News
Record Office, so no matter how
loud a noise the machinery may
make in running, the gong sounds
above all the din. Phone in your
news, your want ads, your for
sale ads, your Job orders, and
Wen hear the glad sound
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-11
FEDERATED SUNDAY
SCHOOL

What's the reason FOR 50 many
ties? Girls din't wear ties. but
the boys and girls tied their score
again last Sunday with n each,
The class books totaled up TIA
for attendance-kecp coming and
it will soon reach the 200 mark.
The collection was for missions
and counted up to $3.50.
Glass II call themselves the
Future Of Vashon, and led the
school in attendance with 90 and
a collection of $l2.2S. The True
Blues had % attendance but their
enrolment is %.
DO you know of a nicer place
to be on Sunday mornings than
at Sunday School by 10 O'Clock
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-11

Dupont Powder, 2026 is best for
stump work. | am agent and
will take care of all orders
promptly. G. j. Olson, Burton
O-20-1-2-3
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-11

man school. has been on he is
land thi> week aiding farmers
| in drainage and water supply
and sewerage matters. lie has
given special aid to &. W. Blck-
Rink, Mrs. Dubois, Mrs. tOster and
Mrs. l.. A. Wise. He is mosu
interesting gentleman to meet.
vAsHoN SCHOOL NOTES
Friday evening, March 18th az
the Vashon High school, the grade
children will give an entertain
mcnt for which an admission OF
twenty-five cents will be charged.
The proceeds are to be used for
play ground equipment. Follow
ing is the program with short
sketch of each:
Winding the May Pole--Miss
Hardin S room.
Mother Goose's Flowers-Miss
Rice's room.
Mother Goose goes out in her
garden and finds it bare. She
calls in her helpers such as Roy
Blue, 30 Peep, Jack and Jill, etc.
to help her plant some flowers.
Each character suggests differ
ent flower and each in turn brings
in his flowers, who sing a song,
and place them in the proper
places in the garden.
The Garden Of Flowers-Miss
Busby's room.
A story of spring time, Jack
Frost and his fairy decide it is
time to leave for the north be-
cause the Father Sun and his fairy
are determined to help the Gard
ener made the flowers grow.
Flag Drill and Medley-Miss
Magowan's room.
A medley Of patriotic airs, sung
by the girls and answered by the
boys, followed by flag drill,
bringing in various figures and
formations, including V. G. S. for
Vashon Grammar School.
The Headless Horseman-Mrs.
Kline sroom.
From the Legand of Sleepy Hol-
low, by Washington Irving, will
be given by the Sth grade.
.... Characters in scene L.. .....
Ichabod Crane-School Master,
Robert Mills; Pupils-Norman
Harrington, Harris Ward, Ira
Dcyo, Dorothy Goodman, Ruth
Heiness, Pauline Weiss, Watarii
Tanimura, Tom Fault, and Gladys
stevenson.
...................... Scene IL So.
Introducing a quaint old square
dance, an absurd proposal Of mar
riage and the headless horseman:
Ichabod Crane-Robert Mills
Brom Bones-Howard Bridgman
Baltus Van Tassel-John King
Dutch Mynhurs-Earl Pierson
......... and Wilbert Thompson
Katrina Van Tassel-Ada Blek-
kink
Katrina's friend, Gertie-Bon-
ME Kline
On Friday last the English
VIII class dramatized Hamlet in
the High School auditorium.
The class had no material to
work with in regard to their cos
tunes except their own pluck
and ingenuity. They certainly
had some very novel and picture
Sque costumes. And we all ex-
tend our heartiest appropriations
of this production.
Miss Nina Garvin has been out
Of school for this last week due
to an operation for appendicitis.
That she will be back soon is
the hearty desire Of all.
The ballots used in the school
election Saturday, were made by|
the typewriting class.
The Juniors published a little
paper, continuation of the
Spasms' under the name of the
Junior Critique' last week. The
paper was conducted similarity to
the Senior 'Spasms, and went off
very successfully.
Campus Dayl Friday, the 11th.
Everyone come in your old clothes
and be prepared for good time,
,nn,n ,,n,l, aud {Int ta,l - ,,aa,,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-11

For Salc-Early Rose potato seed
$l.50 per sack. Also Ford wind
shield and headlights COMPLETE
Phone Red 50. 1901
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-11

For Sale-One 6 horse power Yer
teal Engine SO light dynamo.
Only 500. A. j. Stuckey, Dock
ton, Wash. Phone N72. is
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-11

For Rent--3 acre place near beach
in fruit and berries, fair house,
nice place for garden. 5. b.
Morris, Portage, Phone Blk llG4,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-11

For Sale-ToulOuse geese eggs for
Matching purposes. Mrs. Chas.
Sehafcr, Vashon. 0-21-2
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-11

PEERLESS CONCRETE
PRODUCTS
Drain tile, sewer pipe, concrete
piers, building blocks, well curb
ing, vaults.
Anything In Concrete
For samples, price and further
particulars, see E. C. Thompson,
Phone Black ia, Vashon. 5ltf
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-11

For Sale-t'irst class buggy pole,
whjppIe trees and neckyoke.
Price $1,000. Also an Oliver IA.
ZACH pillow, nearly new, needs new
lay. Price of pillow $500. K. Thurs
ton, .Vashon. dig
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-11

Call Black sos and get in touch
with u man Of 20 years exper-
fence for your painting, decorat-
ing and paper hanging. Estimates
cheerfully furnished. j. A. Camp
bell, Vashon. 1Stf
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-11

For Sale-2 incubators, one 200
size, one 125. Also one wash
ing machine good as new.-Call
Sloan Randolph, Vashon Heights.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-11

For Sale-At a bargain. Four
acres Of land, free of stumps,
near Portage. Write to owner,
If price and terms, Route l Box
. Auburn, Wash. 20-1-2-3
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-04
PITTSFIELD

Mrs. Simeon Basford is reported
as being very ill at her home on
Waverly street
Arson E. Smith was a business
caller in Fairfield Friday.
Guy Shaw. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rodney Shaw, left Sunday for Bos-
ton where he will enter an automo-
bile school taking a course in me-
chanical work and driving.
A special meeting of Meridian
Lodge. F. & A. NJ. will lbe held at
Masonic hall, Tuesday evening for
work in the E. A. and r. C. degree.
Mrs. L. M. Kendall and son went
to Boston, Friday, where they will
visit for several weeks.
Mrs. Fred Snow has been in Ban
gor the past week where she was
called by the fatal illness of her
mother. Mrs. Abbie pond.
The many friends of Mrs. John
Walker Of Somerset avenue will be
sorry to know that she is i'll with
pneumonia.
Willis Rich Of Lewiston, formerly
Of Detroit, was in town Friday on
his return from Hartland, where he
attended the funeral services of the
late Charles Cook.
Frank Fuller and son. Stanley,
were In Augusta Friday. attending
to matters of business.
Harry Elias returned Friday from
. business trip to Boston and New