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HERE AND THERE.

1t will pay farmers on sandy lands
to pillow in "a crop of peayines every
third year. Enough OF peas and hay
can be gathered to more than pay for
the work and seed, and enough remain
to maintain the soils fertility.
The farmer can sell hay aud oats
at a better price by feeding them to
young, sound horses of the right stripe
than by selling them in the market fof
what they will bring. Then the farm
will have the benefit OF the process.
In breeding, do not let your expec-
tations outrun your common sense. DO
not look Tor a full blood sire to pro-
duce after his own style and finish
without any regard to the fact that the
mare is of no style or type Whatever.
Keep new nogs separate from the
home herd until all apprehension OF
disease is past Even when hogs are
brought home from exhibition at the
fairs. treat them the same way. If YOU
buy a breeding animal, put IL on pro-
baton in quarantine for time.
The horses which are desirable for
heavy work, Or for riding or driving.
will never be superseded by mechanical
mower. II is the common bred horse
which is deterioratiug year by year,
for the lines Of work in which such
horses have been employed ara now
'.rgely performed by electricity.
The Van Buren press., 1898-03-12
COTTON ACREAGE REDUCTION
What DR.. Charles w. Dabney Had 10 Say
About IL.


One Of the most practical speeches
made before the recent meeting at
Memphis Of the American Cotton Grow
err Protective association was that of
DIR. Charles w. Dabney. lie argued
that former conventions had done
good In an educational direction, but
that permanent organization was nee
essary in order that the purposes Of
the association might be accomplished.
lie added:
Although resolutions setting forth
the necessity for the reduction Of acre
age and the production of more food
crops and meat on southern planta-
tions have doubtless done some good
in the past by informing the people
as 10 their danger, and may do good
in the future, the reforms we work for
are not going To be brought about by
resolutions, howsoeyer emphatic and
mandatory they may be. Too many Of
our cotton farmers are ignorant negro
renters, who will continue TO make the
crop they know how TO make with the
least intellectual and physical effort.
Many others are too selfish, and will
even put in larger acreage Of cotton
when they think that other farmers
have reduced theirs considerably. The
only way 10 accomplish these reforms
will be by educating the people as to
their true interests. am not one Of
those persons who believe that we are
going TO permanently advance the
price of cotton in any consider
able amount by any means what
ever. But this association can do
much TO teach the cotlon-grower how
to make his cotton cheaper, in the first
place, and 10 teach those who can not
make ii for the prevailing low prices
how 10 grow some thing else. All cot
ton-plan ters need To learn that they
can save great deal by growing food
crops and making their own meat and
other supplies. Our president has esti-
mated that G2 per cent. Of the net pro
ceeds Of each co ton crop is consumed
before the crop is put upon the market.
The most important lesson that this as
ISOLATION can teach is the lesson Of econ
omy Ia farming on our own capital.
In short, as an educational associa alton,
the American Cotton Growers Prolec-
tive association can he Of immense
value at this time and for many years
10 come"
Those remarks have the ring of com
man heRse about them. As we have
pcigted out from time to time, and we
have illustrated our contention by def
mite facts, the true solution of the diff
eulties of the cotton growers is not in
resolving 10 curtail the acreage, but
Ia determining to become Independent
OF cotton acreage by making all other
nredful crops at home. The constant
preaching OF independence in food and
fodder crops has indeed, already had
It's effect. There should be no rleaNa-
tiou of IL. Aud any convention which
is the medium for the widespread dis
scmination OF such views rs those ex-
pressed by DR.. Dabney will not have
met for naughL-Soulhern States
Farm Magazine.
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The Van Buren press., 1898-03-12
OUR BREADSTUFFS.
The Wise Farmer VIII Not Neglect His
Corn Crop.

Corn Crop.
Next to wheat, maize is the standard
bread Of this country, not quite as
well-balanced food as wheat, but very
good and adapted 10 those who work
hard, containing not Gully muscle
forming material, but good supply of
force or pOwer-producing substances.
or course, the wise farmer will plant
corn for bread, even though be may
find IL better TO raise other crops
for stock feed. Excluding the sugar
COINS, there is little difference in
the nutritive values OF the many
varieties Of corn. But wise
farmer will raise pretty, white flint
corn for table uses, because the hominy
and bread from it will look better, be
more appetizing and please his wife.
OF course lie will make ample provision
for supplying his table with green
corn or roasting ears. For this pur-
pose the sugar and small varieties OF
corn are better adapted, and q con-
tinued succession Of paintings should
be made from early spring until the
first OF August. A farmer should
have roasting ears on his table
from June to October. Whe ther
farmer should plant little or
much corn for stock feed, he
must decide according to the peculiari-
ties of lis farm. Corn differs from
most of our cultivated crops, in having
very critical period during its
growth. 1t can stand drought remark
ably well during the earlier stages OF
growth-may delay its fruiting for
some time on account of dry weather,
but when iruiting is about to begin
and during its continuance it must
have rain or it will fail entirely. And,
unfortunately, our severest droughts
are apt to occur just about the
time our main crops of corn are about
fruiting. A wise farmer, therefore, il
he has uplands only, if his lands are
worn and wanting in humus, or his
soil is u thirsty one, impatient OF
drought, will not rely too much on
corn as a stock feed, will plant mod
crate crop only, and that upon such of
his land as has shown itself as best
adapted TO this crop. A farmer with
rich bottom lands can afford to rely
largely ON corn crop. Southern Gull
tiyatOr,
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Fkep congERfEhCEs.


Taere i6 fneqnensly s5asE eDgagh A9st
O eouas farms. through lie want o;
Lag articles. 10 accomplish vast
xn0ans q work Is illustrate. ! ns.
eens.E saw ma and tive BOYS picking
ID e9rn IL aae fsla aud thn1wzag j d.
rseslF zu1e fas uzgoB-e9x Instead o.
rising baskets This neessEz Bass9 much
uaezl lea-fgr ste0plDg. Quite IL e2n-
tfast &c lals vas iae method praeiiesa
b. y0ang farmer ssae recently zaoFsa
in10 our Community. lie Lad quite .
lafge number q llgAa boxes made q
Lz f-zneA pine boar1s- These boxes
are about two Inches shorter ana lar
noarer - abe bgllom thsn lie tep %
that tlaeT pack tegelAer Ike sugar
makers pack ttelr s3p-b1ekels- IBIS
ronag farmer Distributed his
boxes aloag rog VI egra-saa0elEs.
aad lie bnsksrs q Led slleEu - tile corn
wa hnsksl. Tie farlHer thsn cane
along alt6 his pIalfOr1-aagDa saa
loaded up lle boxes thas szkiag all
the labor q picking lac corr from lie
ground
The nrst farmer aCald have found Is
an advantage 70 Azvs haa tss0 good
baskets Or boxes. permitting tae boys
10 fll thea up white Be eupi5ed them
+ ialo tie 81 agoa b8x. consider II
economical - uss boxes instead d
baskets. Day nice boxes q cur sloe
dealer. a. Eve cents each Dg TIE ag0n
load select those that are 81 sullA-
Dle glze snd make handle Tor each
end from piece u cd barness-tfaee.
o. smaller boxes / place handles over
tAe center u taking heavier and
longer piece Of trace. These boxes
vii iast longer with the same care
gIFen item than the average basket
and for most work prefer them y tie
baskets
These boxes also Use for numerous
other purposes. The largest ones
make into chieken-coops b. removing
one side and replacing the boards with
pIasteriag-lalB. These are Light and
easily handled, the5 are tight 30 as 70
protect the little chicks, and when IN
Tested by Ice as they sometimes will
be. it is an easy matter 70 wash them
N kerosene emulsion.
lately purchased bone-entter for
the benefit Of both the poultry and the
back yard. The machine works q
perfection, turning easily and cutting
the bone Ia nice condition for the
/ poultry. The hens seem % appreciate
the machines work. for they begin 70
come in from all directions as soon al
they bear me at work preparing theii
/ feast. and II Is treat TO see how they
gather up the tempting morsels.
This bone-cutter aud q small corn
shelter are great aids IN caring for the
poultry. Before securing the bone.
cutter it was necessary to cut up the
bones with an AK and then pound then
up fine, which 1as tedious task.
A few barrels or boxes filled will
clover chaff will be found excellent ad
dilions to the feed supplies TO the poul
Try yards during the win ter.
Place q good-sized box ia some pro
tected corner IN which - keep sup
! ply Of salt at all times accessible 10 Tn,
milk cows. 1t will repay you well Il
look after their welfare.-John L
I Shaver. In Farm and Preside.
The Van Buren press., 1898-03-12
CLERGYMEN LONG-LIVED.
Averages Given by Insurance Tables
for Various Professions

The figures collated by the life insur-
ance companies in the United States
and England show that as a rule cler-
gymen are long-liyed. Physicians and
scien lists agree that among the ele-
ments which contribute to long life are
sobricty, regular hours, outdoor eXer-
else, some mental occupation, and,
above all, serenity-the quality which
qualities one for honorary membership
of Don't Worry club Clergymen, per-
haps, come nearer to complying with
these conditions than do people in
other walks Of life. What is known as
Neuyille's table of professional men
gave the following average of the length
of life in 1000 cases taken for illustra-
ton; Physicians, So years. lawyers,
81; merchants, 81; teachers, 30; clergy
men, &C. The average life of sailors in
those countries in which accurate rec
ords are kept is 4G years, of mechanics
As, and of farmers 05, though the aver
age for farmers isunduly high. perhaps.
Long life among clergymen is rather
the rule than the exception. Cardinal
Mertel (he is bohemian and occu-
pies at Rome the Office of vice chancel-
lor of the Sacred college) is %; the pope
is 81. Very Rev. Henry Liddell, OF
Oxford, who died on January 10, was
g. Bishop Wilmer is 81, and Bishop
Williams, of Connecticut, is so. \
French statistician some years ago
made the discovery, confederation of
which has been afforded in the United
states Of late years, that persons draw
ing pensions live longer than those who
don't. What is known among insur-
anee men as Kasper's table gives the
percentage of persons of various pro-
LESSONS in England who reach the age
OF 40 years as follows: Physicians, 81;
teachers, q; artists, 2s; lawyers, 20;
clerks, 80; soldiers, 80; merchants. 80;
farmers, 40; clergymen, 42.-N. Y. Sun.
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Lovc-Mn king I'm Public

The comieal sight Of French bride
ard bridegroom, in all the glory Of
their bridal array-whte satin. veil
and orange blossoms-driying through
the streets in open cabs, and hugging
and kissing each other with an nnctn.
Gus freedom, is apt to throw a
conservative American into a spasm of
laughter Indeed, the frank and can
did way that ,ove-making goes IN in
public among the lower classes is 90
amazing that at first you think Won
never in this world will become accus-
TONED to it, but you get accustomed 10
a great many strange sights in Paris
II kiss eNplodes with unusual violence
In cab near mine il sometimes scores
the horse, but it no longer disturbs me
IN the least My nervousness over than
sort OF thing has entirely worn Off
Lillian Bell, in Ladies' Home Journal
The Van Buren press., 1898-03-12
MAxIMS WORTH REPEATING

The first step to virtue is to love yir.
tue in another.
Corn is not to bo gathered IN the
blade, but in the ear.
lie can never be Gods martyr that is
the devils servant. '"' Is
Better a little fire to warm us than
a great one TO burn us.
ihough poverty may bring sorrow
riches create inquietude.
When either side grows warm with
argument the wisest man gives over
Arst e''VS "fer
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lie StiII Had Than,

She-Nery slippery coming home
was it not?
leo, very.
couldn't Keep your feet, / suppose p"
ID, yes | did manage 10 keen them.
but they changed places with the back
OF my neck several times. "--YoDkers
Statesman.
The Van Buren press., 1898-03-12

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The Van Buren press., 1898-03-12

Make crust the same as for soda
biscuit; line your dish; then put in
a layer OF potatoes, sliced thin. a lii lie
pepper and salt TO taste and a bill Of but
YER then layer of ham, add con-
siderable water and you win have a
pice pie.-Ladies' World.
The Van Buren press., 1898-03-12

As people grow older they cannot de
gest their food as in their younger days,
SO the amount Of food taken at time
should be less and the distance between
meal hours much shorter. Old people
frequently wake at four o'clock each
morning so a cup of milk, beef tea.
cocoa or plain tea, with a little food.
should always be beside them at night,
WIN nursery lamp, which will keep
the milk, etc, warm.
The Van Buren press., 1898-03-12

something like home. that is not
home, Is to be desired; it is to bs
found r,...I. In the house of a friend.-sir
William Temple
The Van Buren press., 1898-03-12

The record Of the greatest number
Of notes struck 10y musician iu ~
toursJs said 10 have been made by
fadcfewskl who struck l,09ggoo notes
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NEW HAVEN MORNING JOURNAL COURIER.

The Kentucky coffee tree somewhat
resembles a locust, and reaches a
height of sixty feet. 1t has large and
bean-like seed pods, each of which con-
tains two or more seeds and mass of
peculiar vasellne-like pulp. A danger
Gus alkaloid has been found in this pulp
and also in the leaves Of the tree. A
woman who ate small quantity OF the
pulp was made very i'll.
There is a shrub eight to twelve feet
high, which is nearly related to the
common horse chestnut. 1t has clus-
ters of bright red flowers, which appear
in March, and it's seeds are mahogany
colored and elegantly polished. This is
the red buckeye, which is native in
fertile valleys from Virginia to Florida.
It's seeds and young shoots contain
poison nearly Identical with that of the
corn cookie. Sometimes the seeds or
twigs are bruised and thrown into
ponds, Supplying the fish, so that they
rise to the surface and are readily
taken. The fish thus captured are
wholesome when cooked The true
horse chestnut is supposed to contain
the same kind of poison, the shell of
the nut being a powerful narcotic
New York Sun.
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HOW FAST THINGS GO.
A Mathematician Calculation Of the
Speed of Various Objects.

A Mathematician Calculation of the
Speed of Various Objects.
A mathematician has compiled the
following list of speeds q second: The
SNAIL one-half inch; a man walking, 4
feet; a fast runner 90 feet; a fly, "a
feet; fast skater, SS feet; carrier pig
con, 81 feet; locomotive-sixty miles an
hour-SS feet; swallows, 220 feet; the
worst cyclone known, $50 feet; the Kra-
katoa wave-at the volcanic catastro-
phe of August 9th, 1893 in the Sunda
Islands-940 feet; the surface of the
globe on sea level at the equator, 1,500
feet; the moon, $3.50 feet; the sun, 5h
miles; the earth, Is miles: Holley's
comet in the perihelion 235 miles; cleo
trio current on telegraph wires, 1000
miles; induction current, 11,040 miles;
electric current in copper wire arma-
lures, $1,000 miles; light, 100000 miles;
discharge OF a Leyden jar through cop
per wire one-sixteenth of an inch in d.
ameter 277 100 miles, which is said to
have been the highest velocity meas
ured
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FALLS THAT SHAKE TWO CITIES.
The Lewiston Falls have reached the

The Lewiston Fails nave reached the
f1utter point. When the day is done
and darkness falls from the wings of
night, and far and wide over the city
falls the hush of sleeping thousands,
then the falls gets in it's work.
Men awake with a start to find that
all things are attending. The old
window sashes that have shook to the
angry bowls of hundred northeasters
now tremble and futter when no
breath of air is moving. Men who are
nervous reach spasmodically under
their pillows to see if the revolver is
there, and women awake and demand
that the cat be let out.
If you happen to know what it is
that makes the noise, is isn't so bad
but there are many who do not know
and "speerits" and gnomes and shad-
owy ghosts are suggested. Every year
when the falls reaches a certain indef-
mite point on the ledge two two cities
are set a-shaking like aspen leaves
Then it is that we rise in the night and
stick burned matches into the jamb of
the window and push the door latch
back, so that we can sleep.-Leweston
Journal
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ON THE HORRORS OF WAR.
A Veterans Vivid Recital for the Bene
Of Nau Dammit

A Veterans Vivid Recital for the Bene-
fit of New Recruit.
This really happened. 1t all occurred
in an electric car on the Metropolitan
railroad between the corner of Four
teenth and Fl streets and Dupont Cir
Gle. The listener and the narrator of
the following marrow-curdling CONVEX
sation. which he overheard was in the
seat in front of the parties to the terri
BILE affair. The man who did the talk
ing is one of the most widely known
men in Washington. He has been no.
ted for the enterprises he has conduct
ed and made both successful and un-
fortunate. The recipient of his recital
was young man whose style Of wear
ing his hair and broad-brimmed slouch
hat bespoke a southerner.
This war makes me mad at the way
it's carried on, said the perpetrator of
what is to follow. IT'S a doggone
shame to see such carvings on. Here
we are going to war with a passed. of
boys, half fed, badly clothed, and no ac-
count anyhow 'Tainti like the last
war"
Were you in the last WARP" in
CURED the other
WAS I in the last war? Well, I
should say so. / went In when wasn't
quite fifteen years old. I'll be fifty-two
my next birthday"
did you get hurt?"
Hurt" There was world of mean
ing in his infection. Hurt? Why.
had both arms and both legs shot
through, three ribs broken and my head
smashed in. Oh. that last war was a
war sure enough" he continued, warm
ing to his subject, as he saw his friends
jaw drop in establishment ''We had
men in our company that could take a
sixteen-shot gun and shoot sixteen
times in sixteen minutes and kill six
teen men, Amt many of 'em anywhere
that could do that now, I reckon
You must have had an exciting
time said the victim feebly.
Exciting! Well, I should say so.
never shall forget Cold Harbor. Our
general wanted to get word to another
general and called for volunteer to go
around road that eighty cannon We're
playing on steady. Every one of EN-
was bangin' rebel cannon balls into
that road, and where they'd hit they d
dig a hole big enough to bury mule
in. I volunteered and away went. /
| tell you it was a lively trip"
| The other man looked limp.
did you get through all right?"
Yes that time I did, and / got rein
| forcements for our general all right,
| too. You see, when got on that road
I just went out of one Of those holes
those cannon balls had made into an
other, and kept out Of range of the
shower of shot that way. / got a good
deal of dirt in my eyes from the shots
tearing up the road, but that didn't
| signify anything. Going back to rejoin
my company / walked a mile and a
half and stepped on dead mans body
| every step. War? I tell you--'
| The car by this time had reached Du-
pont Circle and the listener weakly got
| off. The hero and his victim were
| whirled on toward Georgetown, and as
| the car went out of sight the tragic re-
cital was evidently still in progress
Washington Evening Star.