DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AMD UNION COUNTY.
VOL. VI. NO. 28.
HUTT1G. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 9 1912.
PRICE. $1 PER YEAR
Don't Burn Stalks.
With many farmers stalk burning
will soon be in order. The reason
usually assigned for this practice
is that the stalks must be gotten
ou^ji^he way. That is not, and
never has been, a valid reason.
The stalks will not be in the way
if they are cut and deeply turned
under.
In late years many farmers have
burned stalks in the belief that
they were getting rid of a big brood
of boll weevils. As a matter of
fact, at the time they burned the
stalks they have destroyed practi
cally no weevils. A much larger
number could have been destroyed
by deeply turning under all stalks
and trash. This year there are
but few weevils in the fields and no
appreciable percentage of those
few are on the old stalks. There
is, therefore, no reason whatever
for the burning of either the cotton
or corn stalks.
The man who burns stalks burns
fertilizer and fertilizer cost money.
The following table indicates, ac
cording to Dr. Cyril C. Hopkins, of
the University of Illinois, the ferti
lizing value of many of the mater
ials which many of us burn in the
fields every year:
Corn stalks - - 3.50 per ton
Cotton - - 10.00
Oat straw - - - 3 30
Peavines - - - - 9.00
It is foolish, to say the least,
to spend valuable time in destroy
ing these fertilizing materials and
then turn round and buy costly
commercial fertilizers to take their
place.
But their fertilizing value is not
the only, nor even the greatest,
value the stalks have. When
turned under and allowed to rot
they furnish large quantities of
humus to t^ie soil, and most of our
old lands are literally famishing for
humus.
Let a few days of dry, hot
weather come in the summer and
the crops on our old fields look as
though they had been scaled. The
trouble is a lack of moisture and
the lack of moisture is due mainly
to a scarcity of humus—decayed
vegetable matter—in the soils.
Humus may be called the reservoir
of the soil. One pound of it will
absorb and retain as much water
as five pounds of sand. The more
humus the soil contains, therefore,
the more water it will take up and
retain, generally speaking. The
humus acts like a sponge.
The burning of stalks rapidly
brings about both poverty and
daughtiness of the soil. The
writer has seen good farms ruined
by this prodigal practice in less
than ten years.
Turning the stalks under and al
lowing them to rot has all of the
merits and none of the objections
of burning them. To do the work
satisfactorily the stalks should first
be cut. It will pay any two-horse
farmer to buy a good stalk cutter.
The machine will reimburse him in
full the first year. After the stalks
are cut they should be turned un
der deeply. This will get them
out of the way of future cultivation
and cause them to rot rapidly. It
is desirable to turn the stalk under
as early as possible so they will rot
before crop time. But keep fire
out of the field.
Parcels Post Rates.
Considerable interest is being
aroused in knowing how the new
parcels post system will work out
and how the law will operate. The
United States has been divided in
to eight zones and the rate to be
charged will be based on the dis
tance and weight of the parcel.
These rates will be as follows:
For distances not exceeding 50
miles. 5 cents for the first pound
and 3 cents for each pound addi
tional. Over 50 miles and less
than 150 miles, 7 cents for one
pound and 4 cents for each pound
additional. Over 150 miles and
less than 300 miles 7 cents for one
pound and five cents for each ad
ditional pound. Over 300 and less
than 600 miles, 8 cents for one
pound and 6 cents for each add -
tional pound. Over 600 and less
than 1,000 miles, 9 cents for one
pound and 7 cents for each addi
tional pound. Over 1.000 and less
than 1.400 miles. 10 cents for one
pound and 9 cents for each addi
tional pound. More than 1.400
and than 1.800 miles. 1 1 cents for
one pound and 10 cents for each
additional pound. More than 1 -
800 miles, including the Philippine
Islands. 2 cents for each and every
pound mailed.
After the first of January parce’s
not exceeding eleven pounds in
weight can be mailed at the above
rates. It is impossible to realize
what this service will mean or what
effect it will have on the commer
cial interests of the country.
Read The Huttig News.
County School Contests.
We have arranged to have a
County School Fair and Contest in
El Dorado, Nov. 29, 1912. and
earnestly solicit the cooperation of
every teacher and patron of the
county. Two distinct contests
have been arranged, one for rural
and graded schools through eight
grades, and another for the high
schools.
Lists of rules and regulations
have been mailed to the teachers
of the county and entries can be
made by sending names of pupils
and contests entered to the com
mittee or myself at an early date.
If the proper interest is taken in
this contest, 1 am sure, that it will
be worth a great deal to the schools
of Union county.
The teachers, the paid educa
tional teachers of the county, owe
it to themselves to give their
hearty encouragement and support
to such things as make for the ed
ucational advancement of Union
county.
Let us have every school repre
sented. I want to insist that every
teacher give this work his or her
immediate attention and give the
boys and girls over the county a
chance to win these prizes and
show what they can do. Don't
stand in their way. Give them
every encouragement. Of course
all can not win, but we certainly
can be benefited by taking part in
such work.
We selected Nov. 29, so that
where necessary school can be
taught on Thanksgiving and all go
to the Fair on Friday.
Trusting that teachers, pupils
and patron from all parts of the
county will be present and that we
will have a school exhibition of
which all may justly feel proud. I
Yours respectfully,
A. D. Murphy,
Go. Examiner.
am.
The Womans' Nome Mission Society.
The Woman's Homo Mission so
ciety met Monday afternoon in
open session with Mrs. McHerrv
with eight members present and
the following visitors Mesdames A.
P. Richardson, W. C. Thompson
and Milstead. The program con
sisted of several songs, a chain
prayer and scripture reading. All
enjoyed a most pleasant hour so
cially. after which we were served
delicious refreshments. The
meeting adjourned to meet at the
church next Monday evening and
will entertain the stewards and
their families.
We print visiting cards and
stationery of ail kind.
Il'q lit.- Insurance.
Life insurance companies in the
United States and Canada distri
buted $592,640,000 during the
year ended Dec. 31. 191 1. accord
ing to the figures just compiled by
the Insurance Press. Of this
enormous sum $401.1 40.000 was
paid to beneficiaries for death
.claims, matured endowments and
other benefits under the policies of
level premium companies.
The total of the amounts paid b\
regular companies in dividends to
policy holders for surrender values,
to annuitants and on claims in
foreign countries was $191,500.
000. Benefits of all kinds under
policies death claims, endowment
and dividends in the transaction
of regular business increased large
ly in 1911. The regular compa
nies alone wrote or revived $3.
000.000.000 worth or $400,000.
000 more than in 1910.
The year just passed was re
: markable for large distributions to
policy holders in the form of divi
dends. The New York reports
alone show that $80,095,000 was
paid out in dividends, as against
$72 835.000 in 1 9 10, an increase
of $7,220,000. Millions of dollars
in dividends were applied for the
purchase of annuities and paid up
additions to insurance carried. In
surance companies which report to
the New York insurance depart
ment by annual statements dis
bursed more than $152 000.000
in the last two years.
A smaller volume of borrowing
on life insurance occurred in 1911
than in 1910. On a largeramount
of insurance in force the loans on
policies increased only $40,939,
000 against an inorease in 1910
df $44 400.000. It is noted that
fraternal insurance companies are
passing through an epoch of stress
and reconsti uction and early dis
ruption is predicted for some of
them. There were forty-seven
payments of $100,000 or more on
single lives during 1911. Of these
the largest was $520,288 on the
life of Frank T. Howard of New
Orleans, La.
Missionary Union Mm.
The Womans' Missionary Union
met at the usual hour Tuesday af
ternoon in the church with thirteen
members and five visitors. Songs
’Tis so Sweet to Trust in Jesus
and More About Jesus. Scripture
reading py the president, fo'lowed
by chain of prayer. This being
business day we donated to our
orphans box then had reports of
committees, and discussed our
calico kensington. Mrs. Holtsford
gave in her membership, who we
gladly received. We are very glad
to have Mrs. Crockett back with
with us.
Oi tnhrr Weathrr.
The highest temperature record
ed last month was on the 6th and
5th when the thermometer reg
I istered 92 degrees and the coldest
on the 26th when it registered 38
degrees above. The rainfall for
the month was 1.28 inches. There
were only two cloudless d'ys in
the month.
Arkansas State leathers' Assoc iotion.
The executive officers of the
Arkansas State Teachers’ Associa
tion announce that the programs
for the Forty fifth session. Little
Rock. December. 26-28. will be
the most impressive in its history.
A number of noted speakers and
educational leaders have already
been definitely engaged for the
meeting.
The attendance last year was
! the largest in the history of the
j association and it is planned to
| make the meeting this year still
] greater in every way. Other
1 prominent speakers will be includ
ed in the general program - and the
sectional programs win h are now
being carefully worked out.
Special railroad rates will be
available from all points in Arkan
sas and ample hotel farilitie:- can
be secured at reasonatc et.es.
A registered attendance- r 2.
590 is expected.
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Nort'i Arkansas Apt Its tor Sale.
J. A. Joyce of Springdale, located
in the center of tne apple belt of
North Arkansas, has a car of fresh
assorted apples on the railroad
track just north of the depot at
bargain prices. Call and purchase
what you need now. adv
Everybody has a hobby, dcing
the right kind of job work is our.
Advertised I etter I ist.
The fokow'ng letters remain un
claimed in the Huttig postoffice for
the week ending Nov. 6. 191 2:
G t NTS.
Wesley Jackson
■ G W Smith
M T Mai ley
B F Gash
Charlie Brown
Dot Pagan
George Smith
Randle Divis
R A Gilan
John Bough
F.dche Billinger
i Laws,
Susie Jack; o i Cura Jack? un
Minnie Johnson Mary hlanert
N S Achard Ida Andrews
When calling for above letters i
please say advertised.
E. N. Collett, P. VI.
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nies. Some day it will need more than pennies and
t] perhaps Father and Mother may not be here to give.
“Have you ever thought of the importance of
training your child into the habit of saving? It is
easy to train a child and ‘as the twig is bent, so is
the tree inclined.'
“Open a Savings Account with us in the name of
your child. How proud it will be to have a Bank Ac
count all its own! You know how you would have
felt the glow of pride if your parents had given you a
Bank Account all your own. Wouldn't you have
saved and added to it?
“$1.00 will start a Savings Account with us for
your little one.”
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inclusive limited tor return pa ■Sage to reach original starting point prior to
midnight of November 18th.
Entertainment Features.
Harness and Running Races Firewr rks Display. "Last Days of Pompeii."
Da rice of All Nations. Balloon and Aeroplane Flights. Band and Orchestra
Co net rts Daily Automobile Show ai.d Races anu a host of other attractions
Hot Springs can be most conveniently reached from all parts of the state
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