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Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-05-25
ROOTS OF PLANTS.
The Value of Different Crops for Enrichlni
Farm Lands.


The Value of Different Crops for Enrichlne
Farm Lands.
The experiment station Of the Storrs
school has made some interesting and
very useful examinations OF the amount
of roots of plants found at different
depths in the soil. This amount has
an important bearing on the value OF
different crops for enriching the land
on which they grow. Clover appears
to stand far above all others, for in
additional to the mechanical benefit of
its roots, it was found that the roots
and stubble-that is, what is left after
the moving contain large percen mt
ages of the three most valuable in
gradients of plant food, and at the
same time large amount in quantity
is left in the soil In one instance, a
heavy crop left little over three dry
tons of stubble and roots containing
1870 pounds of nitrogen, II OF phos-
phoric acid and II of potash. The re-
port of the station states that It would
require !, 100 pounds Of nitrate Of soda,
400 pounds of dissolved bone-black,
and 150pounds OF muriate of potash. to
furnish the same amount Of fertilizing
materials; but these materials would,
however, have the advantage Of being
used at once by the growing plants.
and before the decaying roots and
stubble could supply them.
Wheat and other grain crops as a
class, were found OF little value for en-
riching the land by their roots. Tim
othy-stubble and roots together, with
the young after-growth-was found to
possess much enriching value. which
was mostly confined quite near the
surface. In the COW pea, three-fourths
of the roots were within six inches OF
the surface, although a portion went
down more than three feet In tim
othy, the difference in favor Of the six
inches of the surface was still greater,
and greater still with buckwheat.
where the upper six inches Of the soil
held twenty-five times as much Of the
roots as the next six inches. Country
Gentleman.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-05-25
DIAMOND THIEvlNe.
Clever Tricks Played BY Dishonest Men
the Kimberly Mine District.

Clever Tricks Played by Dishonest Men m
the Kimberly Mine District
One man left the fields, and upon be-
ing followed and overtaken, pretended
he was out hunting, and as we came
up with him, coollX put his gun to his
shoulder and shot a bird sailing over
head, remarking as we came up: Il
don't suppose that bird has any dis.-
monds under his skin, has hep" We
went through him and finding moth
ing, let him 60. Some time after
wards we learned that the two shells
he slippM into his gun after firing it,
were loaded with diamonds instead Of
powder and shot, and although the
butt had been tested and the amuition
in his belt inspected, no one thought
OF looking at the two cartridges in the
barrels. Soon after this, the same
man was caught at the coast with two
shotguns among his baggage for Eu-
rope, both of them being loaded to the
muzzle with diamonds, held in their
place by a wad inserted as though to
keep out the dust
The greatest haul we ever made was
with q book-agent; he came into the
Fields with wagon and team of oxen
and sold books to every one, staying
there quite awhileI when he left we
found seventeen Of his books had a
cunning receptacle in the cover, made
by following it out, filing it with dia-
monds and plugging the end with
paper-pulp. One of our men picked
up a volume to look at it. and hearing
something rattle discovered the trick.
There were over $4,000 in diamonds
in his possession. e
A Dutch Boor, who came to the
Fields to sell ostrich-feathers filed
the quills of his surplus stock with the
stones and tied the ends over so natur,
ally no one would have dreamed they
had even been opened, and the quilts,
being black in their natural state, pre-.
served the deception. These were
only small stones, and although there
were number OF them they did not
amount to any largesum, compare
lively speaking.
Another clever trick was tried by {
man Who had been shoemaker and
who still preserved his tools. He fixed
some hollow boot heels to a number o.
shoes, filled them with diamonds, ant
passing inspection, boarded the stag,
and drove off. Six hours after he wa
gone a woman whom he had beer
drinking with gave the thing away be
cause he refused to take her along
We had long and weary chase and ,
dangerous one, as the stage had relays
of horses waiting and we had not, ant
to get foundered on the veldt (prairie'
meant considerable hardship, il no
death. We caught up with him q
last, and made him stare by asking
him to get down, while we went foi
his boots. w. f. Pond, in N. Y
Graphic.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-05-25
To Make eoOd orops.

In the making Of good crops three
things ans essential These are good
soil thoroughly prepared; good seed
carefully planted in good season, and
thorough cultivation, given at the
proper time. The growth and yield Of
the crops are largely dependent upon
these three items, and a failure OF
either one will affect the yield to a
greater q. Jess extent. With The rich
soil the elements OF plant growth are
furnished, the preparation places it in
good condition to be taken up and
used by the growing plants, and in adj
dition aids materially to secure a better
termination. For good seed planted
in well-prepared soil not only germi-
nate in shorter time, but there will
be less of the seed that will faN to
grow, so that with these conditions
provided not only will a better germi-
nation be secured, but th,iftier and
more vigorous plants will be started
up.
With these secured the next import
ant item is thorough cultivation, given
in good season. With vigorous, thrifty
plants at the start, good growth can
be readily kept up If good cultivation
is given. 1t must be given in good
season. as the best growth can be OBJ
tanned only by keeping clean and in a
good tilth. II five or six workings are
necessary to give a good crop, as faras
possible the first three at least should
be given in the first four weeks after
the plants appear above the ground.
If good growth is secured from the
start and the crop is planted in good
season, so that good growth ismade,
the plants will withstand a drought
with more or less damage than when
this has not been done, and it is possi-
BILE, by securing this growth, to keep
it up by good cultivation, SO that a fair
yield may be obtained, even in an un-
favorable season. But neglect of either
one Of the essentials will be certain TO
affect the growth and yield.
The quality of the seed and the man.
ner of planting largely determines the
stand, while the fertility OF the soil
and the cultivation largely determines
the growth and yield of the plants that
have started up. The best yield can
only be realized by getting good,
even stand of healthy vigorous plants
and then keeping up a good growth un-
til the crop is made by thorough cul-
tivation, The more Thoroughly these
conditions are supplied the better the
yield and the profit.-St. Louis Repub
lie.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-05-25

has a little st0op and a little limp.
There G~c many green willows on the
scroll Acw. She has great heart and
on undJing hope that pretty soon she
shall know just exactly how the ac.
count stands that she has been taking
for granted so long;
If you search the Connecticut valley
you will find a little dint where nestles
the Gods Acre which holds all those
for whom grandma longs and sighs.
AS the days 60 by the little smile
grows clearer, and she wonders how
people can think calmly of dying who
have not SO many bright faces waiting
at the gate;
Over the river, we've crossed It at last
Over the river, our danger is past,
Safe In the harbor our bark Is moored fast,
Meier from its haven TO roam.
There will we sing with the gloriaed throng
Loud hallelujahs in one happy song;
Praising tho Power that has brought us along
Over the river-at homei
Elizabeth /. Hubbard, in Sprin gfield
(Mass.) Republican.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-05-25
HERE AND THERE.

Young ducks drink water very
often when eating and should be plen-
tifully supplied with all they can
drink, bu tshould not be allowed on
ponds until they are we'll feathered.
"A man who buys a horse must make
use of his eyes. That is law and that
is what eyes are for. If your eyes are
not reliable in case of that kind, get
the use of somebody's eyes that are.
-As soon as a sufficiencY of green
food can be provided, cut down the
grain ration of the hens. BY so doing
they will keep in better health and lay
a larger number OF eggs. As rule
too much grain is fed to poultry
After each rain the ground should
be cultivated lightly in order to pre-
vent evaporation of moisture. Tbs
loose dirt serves as a covering, and
shields the earth from the direct effe,its
OF drying winds and the heat Of ne
sun.
Sorghum is an excellent forage
plant, but it is not equal to corn.
The seed can be proitably utilized for
poultry. Broom corn is profitable
crop to those who understand how to
prepare the brush for market, The
seed is also excellent for all classes ol
stock.
Present condition points TO q very
good increase in this year's wheal
crop over that Of last year The De.
partment Of Agriculture reports pc
the condition at "a per cent this yeal
against 81 last Kentucky stanls il
the list 81 against 76 last year can
nassae Q9. last vear OF.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-05-25
SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL.
Parasitic PIanis...Rust On Cotton.

The Southern Cultivator recently
had letter of inquiry which began in
these words:
'sDr. Pendleton says that exhaustion
causes the rust on cotton, and your
veteran associate, DR.. Lee. laughs at
that He says fungi causes it. The
professor at our State college says not
fungi, but a multitude of mites do the
mischief" The contradiction wit
messed in the above statement is easily
traced to a misunderstanding Of as
sumed facts. DIR. Lee does not say that
fungi cause rust on cotton, but that
rust on cotton is fungus, living
plant that has, in the economy Of nat
ure, both parents and offspring. The
learned professor OF a State college,
the intelligent correspondent Of the
Cultivator and its editor, overlook this
pregnant fact in. treating of rust on
cotton. One talks about ''mites," an
other tells of cotton exempt from rust
on "fresh land" and in "fence rows, p"
while still another regards potash as
the lacking element in soils most sub
ject to rust
Not one OF these three gentlemen
appear TO regard rust as parasite,
whose life is as independent Of that OF
cotton, wheat and other hosts on which
it feeds and fattens, as it is of any
known place for spending the winter
and early spring months. Rust has
been known as a living parasite on
wheat and cotton for more than one
hundred years. Stacks OF straw may
carry cereal parasite through the
winter, but how does the seed of cotton
rust hibernate? Not in cotton seed, as
smut on wheat passes months and
years with its host. The germs OF
smut lie torpid from FIVE months to a
year, according to the climate; planted
with seed of fall or winter wheat,
and then awaken into life and activity,
and move at once from the buried seed
up and up the tall culm to the new
head and new seed forming, and seize
every particle of sugar, gum. starch
and gluten designed for wheat, to make
shrinking mass of poisonous smut.
Smut and rust are very nearly related.
Horned rye has killed thousands who
eat rye bread in the north Of Europe,
and it is about time to make white
man's war of determination against
these hurtful parasites.
Seed wheat washed in strong brine
or bluestone water has all the germs
of smutkilled; and if all wheat-growers
would practice this system, this hurt
full parasite would probably be exter
mir ated from our growing land
From the cradle to the grave human
life is battle for existence with par
asitic plants and animals. Babes are
hardly born before they are filed with
worms; pigs, lambs, calves and colts
! fare no better. Cats and mice, dogs
and rabbits are full of parasites; sc
are all fish, birds and insects. Every.
where it is life against life, and it is
madness to deny the truth of this vita
matter. In destroying hotbeds fol
multiplying the germs of malaria
fevels in and near the city of Nash
vile, ponds and pools of water adapted
to Breeding mosquitoes have disap
pear6d, and two or more parasites, thu
blood sucking fly and pestilent fever
have left perhaps forever. Daniel Lee
in Southern Cultivator.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-05-25

But such a COW In consequence of hen
breeding may produce good calves
A good COW must possess excellent
respiration, good action and conse-
quent vigorous circulation; good dt
gestion and good assimilation. Now a
COW may be we'll bred and yet may be
lacking in the necessary qualities as
the result Of bad management. Hence
the necessity Of giving attention to the
individual merits. National Stock
man.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-05-25
Ripened Tobacco.

As tobacco ripens it assumes a spot
ted appearance, the leaves feel sticky,
and they will break off short when
bent, and this appearance and this con-
dition are an indication that the crop
is done close to the ground, and tho
leaves are then allowed to wilt. Then
they are taken to the dry-house The
leaves should not be bruised or broken
in handling, and they must therefore
be handled with care. Sometimes the
stem is split from the top down to
within sixteen inches of the ground.
before cutting. Those who follow this
practice say that the tobacco cures bet
ter. When this is the practice the
tobacco is hung astride the stocks.
When the plants are not split they are
sometimes .,railed and sometimes tied
to the stocks. The leaves are stripped
from the stems as soon as the curing is
complete, and assorted into grades.
To grow tobacco on a large scale re-
quires more knowledge than we can
give, and more than can be got from
any work on the subject that is pub
lished. There are many things which
can only be learned from experience
Western Rural.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-05-25
pralnage About Farm Aouses.

The house is generally placed upon
a slight elevation to afford drainage.
but a great mistake every way is made
If the natural means for carrying of
surplus water are not supplemented b.
underdrains to carry it off beneath he
surface. There should always Be s
drain through which to throw oa1
slops, and it will be easy to run into
this side branches to drain land on
either side. The idea that a slop draiH
must be made tight to prevent the
iulet Of other water or its own absorp
ion by the soil IS q common mistake.
# the joints are not closely sealed IS
In the city sewer, tho drain viii be
effective, and probably last long
Christian at Work.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-05-25
MY HeNNERX.

Lfeed q score OF hens, or more,
Deh- hens they are ton
The eggs they ly
WIN hardly pay
The time It takes, you see;
Some days it takes two dozen hens
To lay one egg at vast eggspens.
eau not herd them in the yard.
They'd fly above the moon;
And now that spring
Is on the wing,
They keep the place In tune
"Cut-cut-ca-daw cut are the words
That at the anthems OF my birds.
'Cut-cutca-daw! They scratch and claw,
They scar the dimpled lawn;
Flower beds make,
For them TO rake.
They scratch from early dawnt
Like surface moles they dig great holes,
And wallow in their dusty bowls.
Why do herd this useless bird,
That cackles, but not laysf
That wastes her time,
And much OF mine,
In all these busy daysg
Because, when moved out of town. knew II
Ikind O. somehow thought ought to do 1t.
-R. ]. Burdette, in btoolzlyn Eagle.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-05-25

-An Atchison (Kas. } dry-goods stor,
advertised coffee for sale the other day
when a grocery store got even by buy
ing a job lot Of thread and selling Il K
cost
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-05-25

Four boys play around grandma's
chair, who would believe itP and one
smiles at her from Beyond The
green willows have begun to dot the
scroll.
The now home is just as dear as the
old one was. The bees hum, the doves
COO, the meadows are green; the wood
side resounds with the tinlxling bell;
the great trees are full OF birds; all
manner of birds and flowers are nod
ding and blushing on tree and shrub,
and the air is full of sweet sounds Of
unwritten music. Grandma looks pale
and sad. The great West has opened,
and far away, thousands and thousands
OF miles, it seems to her the voice Of
Ambition calls to vigorous manhood to
leave wife and child and come out to
Fortune and pioneer Fame. The plans
are all made. The boys have their
small duties laid out; they are made to
understand that If father goes away he
will come again with hands full of
gold-pieces-and gold-piece is some
thing rare and charming in child's
eyes.
The last kiss has been given, the last
goodbye waved, but the last tear has
by no means been shed by those who
watch the numbering stage bear away
their best beloved to far away and un-
tried wilds.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-05-25

sAeain. 'agaIastn and salaa
are the only words in the English
language where 'sln has the sound s
short e"
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-05-25

year by year. 1t has painted upon it
sweet home-scenes, and green droop-
ing willows, alas, dot it here and thare.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-05-25

Grandma is still with u.s. still loves
US and tells US Of things she used to do
and see. She has a little face now un-
der a little cap She has little
smile, a little tear for every one in
trouble, little sigh for the past, lit
tie appetite for breakfast and dinner,
q still smaller one for supper Sl6
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-17
BY THEIR FRUITS.
Rev. ]. T. HcCrory Draws a Comparison
Between Eden and the Existing World.

Rev. ]. T. BIcCrOry Draws a Comparison
Between Eden and the Existing World.
"By their fruits shall We know them,"
was the text chosen by the Rev. J. 7. Nc
Crory, of the Third o. P. Church, for his
sermon of last evening. The gentleman, in
referring TO the Garden of Eden, said: "It
was probably intended as a sample of what
the Lord could make the earth, had man
not disobeved his laws; but man did DISC
bey the law and sin rose like a serpent to
crush him to earth. Sin not only ruined
man in physical sense, but also blunted
his moral capabilities. Had man not sinned
we should not now be face to face with the
great struggle of righteousness over vice."
The speaker then related several stories in
illustration of his claim that righteousness
was surely on the side of temperance.
Mr.. McCrory claimed that the majority
OF people engaged either in the manufacture
or sale of liquor are bad-which, in his esti-
nation, proves that the business is an evil
one. He allows there are some exceptions
to the general trade, but not many. A
liquor dealer may be man of good heart
and nature when he first embarks in the
traffic, but, the speaker claimed, it is not
long before the associations will warp his
generosity and the evil of his nature will
develop and greed for self will offset all
kindly feelings.
The speaker impressed upon his hearers
the importance OF next Tuesdays verdict,
not only to themselves but to their children,
and announced that prayers would be held
all day in supplication for the success Of the
amendment
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-17
Communicated
HIS CHURCH OPPOSED TO PROHIBI-
TION.


Rev. Mcconnell, an EpiscOpalIan, Declares
Against lt-High License Brooks Ere.
sides at Large ANTI Amendment Meet.
ing in Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, June 16.-The anti.
prohibition meeting at the Academy OF
Music in this city tonight was attended py
large number of prominent citizens ana a
generous sprinkling of ladies. Representa-
tive Brooks, the father of the high license
law, presided, and the principal speech was
made by Rev. S. d. Mcconnell, rector OF
ST. Stephens P e. Church. Mr.. McCon-
nell said that the Episcopal Church is al
most unanimous in its opposition to prohl-
bition. He declared that members OF any
Christian church ought not to favor the
amendment. A careful investigation shows
that about 70 per cent of the adults
Of this State favor the use OF II.
quor as beverage, and one-hali
per cent of the entire population show tnat
they cannot drink with moderation. A solu-
tion of the problem how to deal with the
liquor traffic and abolish the abuse OF alco-
hol was discovered in the new license law,
which is one of the best regulations ever oe-
signed in any part of the world. The doc
trine of the abolition of the liquor traffic is
wrong in principle, and any attempt to pro-
mote it would be gross wrong. In the pro-
hibition school 100 men are expected to give
up the use of drink because one man cannot
use it in moderation. The Christian relig-
ion holds in scorn the drunkard and the
glutton, but not the caterer and the bar
keeper, and does not regard the drunkard as
the victim of the tavern keeper. The Pro-
hihitionists are attempting to weight the
law with larger load than it will carry,
and the progress of temperance in this coun-
try has been retarded by the efforts to usher
1t in by premature and untried endeavors.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-17
IN A G. A. R. HALL.
Address by Rev. William Robertson, in Al
Iegheny, Yesterday Afternoon.

Address by Rev. William Robertson, in Al
Iegheny, Yesterday Afternoon.
At a prohibition meeting at G. A. R.
Hall, Allegheny, yesterday afternoon, at
$50 O'Clock, Rev. William Robertson de-
livered an address upon Objections to the
Constitutional Amendment" in which he
adduced strong reasons for the belief that
the disadvantages Of prohibition were far
outweighed by the benefits that would ac-
crue. The address touched upon the follow
ing points: "They say that prohibition is
not fit thing to incorporate in the Consti-
tuition, inasmuch as all police regulations
belong properly to legislation. I maintain
that the protection of families and individu-
ais from this contaminating curse is proper
ly constitutional and of the highest import
auce. Again, it is stated that prohibition
makes that a sin which is not sin. Tony
mind drunkenness is both sinful and GRIM
inal. High license is a fallacy, and no
license is able to subjugate the liquor
traffic. As for the claim that prohib
itory laws are sumptuary, 1 believe
that sumptuary laws appertain to the
public good. Food cannot be adulterated,
and vet whisky and beer are adulterated
and sold in great quantities. The amend
ment is not intended to prescribe what men
shall not eat or drink, but simply to pro-
hibit the manufacture OF sale of intoxicat-
ing liquor as a common beverage. As for
that side of the question, the public good
must predominant over the supposed rights
of the individual. The argument that men
are deprived of personal liberty by prohibi-
tion might apply if men were isolated and
not in communities. Society allows no
isolation of incidents, and natural rights
are often surrendered for the general well
fare. No man should be given by law the
right to injure others. No man can sell
obscene pictures or immoral books or drugs
for immoral purposes. The laws forbidding
these things are just and proper, and a great
outcry would be raised if an attempt was
made to repeal them. Prohibition does and
will prohibit, and as for the compensation
to liquor people, that must come afterward.
The question now before the people is the
decision as to whether we shall have tenn
perance in this State. Stick to the text,
and vote with your eyes open"