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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04

The following extracts are taken
from a bulletin recently issued by the
Oklahoma experiment station:
1. Chickens digested Kafir corn and
corn more completely when the grain
was fed whole than when the meal
was fed.
9. The Kafir corn and Kafir meal
fed in this trial yielded but two per
cent. less total digestible matter than
the corresponding corn products.
s. Kafir corn was a more suitable
ration, considering only the relative
amounts of growth-making and fat
forming materials, for chickens than
Kafir meal, corn, or corn meal.
f. Cow peas were digested reason
ably well, and are desirable feed for
growing chickens and hens. But lit
tie gain in digestibility was secured by
grinding the cowpeas.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04
A wel1-Arranged Apiary.

A well-arranged apiary that is sim
pie and convenient is thus described
by an Illinois apiarist: 1.-THE hives are
placed diagonally in the row which
runs southeast and northwest, so that
in each pair of rows the hives front
east In one and south in the other.
making each alternate alley free from
bees to be used as a passageway to
work around the hives. The rows are
placed seven feet apart on centres.
and the hives four feet on centres.
The hives are so placed that line
drawn from the rear of the first one
will touch the front of that imme-
diately behind it. There is one wide
alley crosswise through the centre and
in large apiary more alleys would be
advisable"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04
An Amendment

So small is the interest manifested
in political affairs in Mississippi that
perhaps 10 per cent Of the voters of
the state do not realize that at the
regular election in November an
amendment to the constitution in
regard to the pportionment OF sem
ators and Representatives is to be SUBJ
mitted for ratification. The amend
ment, however, is Of very little i'm
portance to the state in general, as
the only new feature sought to be in
troduced is provision that each new
county created shall have at least
one representative until other pro-
visions are made by the legislature.
No change is made in the number of
senators and representatives, the
number remaining 1873 in the lower
house and As in the senate.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04

not tire ones eyes. Bobbinet or tulle
is the best material. One and half
yards of cotton net twenty-five inches
wide makes a good one. Sew the ends
together in a seam, bind the lower
edge with some light material, run
a round elastic just long enough to
go round hat crown by stretching
a little in the top edge and you have
bee-proof veil if you fasten the
lower edge well. Men can put it in
side the vest or under the suspenders.
l always wear an apron for the pur-
pose, cut like the illustration, and
when the upper part is pinned down
over the veil it is bee proof. Large
pockets are convenient. In one l car
ry matches for my smoker, a small
pair of scissors to clip queens wings
and a large screwdriver or knife that
has had the blade broken off to pry
or loosen hive covers and frames and
to scrape off bits of wax. The other
pocket is used to hold the wax that
is scraped off. Three yards of denim
or heavy Bingham will make the
apron.
I have tried many kinds of gloves,
including rubber, but have laid them
all aside. For the last six years have
used mittens made of heavy cotton
sock legs. Take long ones and cut
off just above the heel. Run two or
three rows of machine stitching
around the edge to keep from ravel-
ing, stitch three rows an inch or more
long at the proper places to divide the
fingers, sew in a short open-ended
thumb and you have a mitten that will
not interfere with the use Of the fin
gers, will protect your hands from the
sun and bees and keep bees from get
ting up the sleeves. A small safety
pin will hold them in place, With
good smoker. veil, apron and mittens
one can work confidently and the bees
are not so likely to be troublesome
when one is not lodging and showing
fear-Mrs. A J. Barber. in American
Agriculturist-
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04
Spring. Cultivated Strawberries.


Many strawberry growers claim that
spring cultivation of the plants re-
duces the yield, while others declare
that the crop will be doubled. Both
are right 1t all depends upon the
method of cultivation practiced from
the beginning. The men first men
toned cultivate shallow and little; the
second deep and a good deal. The
principle involved in each case is the
same. Strawberries produce an album
dance of feeding roots near the sur
face during the fall months when
the weather is cool and the soil well
supplied with moisture. These roots
are the ones upon which the plants de-
pend in the early spring to push them
into flower and fruit. Thus hoeing
in the spring would kill them and
injurc the chances of a crop.
After the fruiting is over these roots
become useless and new ones are sent
to lower levels to get water and thus
keep the plant from dying of thirst.
Then the soil may be cultivated with
out fear of injrring the plants. The
men who cultivate deep during the
summer, and keep it up late in the
fall, make the roots form at a much
lower depth than those men who cul-
tivate only shallow or not at all. The
result is that they may cultivate in
the spring without doing any injury,
but on the contrary doing good, pro-
vided they cultivate shallow at this
season. They also provide mulch to
conserve moisture. In this way the
roots come gradually from lower lev
els, toward the surface, and are
forced back only by the hot weather.
M. G. Cain, in Agricultural Epito
mist.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04
The Pension Roll.

Yallobusha county sends IN fifty
nine pension applications to the state
auditor against seventy-one last year.
This is the largest decrease yet shown
from any county. Monroe county
sends in 1856 applications against
134 last year, which is the largest in
crease yet recorded. 1t is estimated
that the total increase in the pension
roll this year will be about 10 per
cent, but at the rate the applications
are coming in at present, the indica-
tions are that it may be somewhat
less than that figure. Unquestiona
bly, very large increase has been
kept down by the circular letter sent
out by Auditor Cole instructing
boards of supervisors to send in the
ballot cast on each application.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04
Mary listened.

ITS a fake all around. That's what
Think was uttered in the deep voice
of an angry man. and it continued
"The boy was to get dollar for hang
ing in a sling just under the end of
the balcony long enough to tighten
up a single nut He probably finished
the job by this time and never
dreamed of suicide"
But the hurry call was turned in
from this Office" argued a second
voice.
80, you're nutty" responded the
original wise man. Cant you see this
sign says, This Office closes at 3 p. m.
on Saturday, Come on"
And it was fully fifteen minutes af-
ter Mary had heard the last faint foot
falls of the guardians of the peace.
before she dared to sneak out of the
Office and away.-Detroit Free Press.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04
THE HOMINC FACULTY.
Men Who Live in Wild Countries AL
ways Know Where Camp Is.

Men Who Live in Wild Countries AL
ways Know Where Camp Is.
"The mysterious faculty that enables
cats and pigeons to find their way
back from remote points is one of
the greatest puzzles in nature" said
New Orleans educator who has made
speciality of zoology for many years.
1--WE speak of it as sense of direction
'homing instinct and brain COM
pass" he continued; "but as far as
explaining it Is concerned, nobody has
ever been able to offer a theory that
was even plausible. 1t used to be
thought that the memory of land
marks had something to do with the
phenomena, but that is exploded by
the fact that the animals always take
the shortest cut home, regardless of
the circuitous route by which they
may have been carried away. That
such powers should be highly devel-
oped in creatures as different in other
respects as cats and pigeons is in it
self one of the most battling and extra
ordinary features of the whole prob
lem; but 1 am convinced that the fac
ulty, whatever it may be, exists in
rudimentary state in nearly all ami
mails, including man himself, and may
be easily sharpened by circumstances
and surroundings.
For nine or ten years I used to
spend part of every summer in Mime
sofa and Wisconsin, living in the
woods and studying animal life. l be-
came we'll acquainted with many ma
tive hunters and trappers, and have
known several who showed clear evil
dence that they possessed the brain
compass No matter where they
went, how they twisted and turned,
or what happened to distract their at
tention, they always knew the drec-
ton of their cabins and could return
unhesitatingly in a bee line. They
were all ignorant men and absolutely
unable to explain their power. The
only thing they could say was that
they felt it Other trappers We're re-
markedly expert in finding their way
through the forest, but they were
simply adopts at woodcraft and went
by a thousand signs and tokens to
which they had unconsciously turned
their eyes. The two faculties were
entirely distinct, and, while the skilled
trainer was invariably alert and fever
ishly observant, the brain-compasS
fellow was unusually dull and sleepy
and paid no attention to his surround
Il
the existence of the homing instinct,
contented themselves by saying that 1t
came natural to Pete or Pierre, or
whatever his name might be. 1t is
certainly fascinating problem, and
I have long believed that its solution
would uncover some tremendously i'm
portant secret in regard to the rela-
tions of man and animal life. New
Orleans Times-Democrat
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04
WHEN WE'LL ALL BE GOOD.

don't know when the day will come,
But you and l. we know
That after awhile our good resolves
viii into being grow
Some day, when we both have the time,
Well cast our faults away,
And you'll be good, and I'll be good
Well all be good, some day.
Wen run our business affairs
With thought of fellow-men,
For we will let our good intent
Go into action then.
Well make our friends all happier,
And life will really pay;
For you'll be good, and I'll be good
Wen all be good, some day.
Some day-of course, it's way ahead
But l know, 80 do you,
That some day we will take turn,
And try the good and true.
Wen do our best for other folks,
The world will be more fair,
And you'll be good, and I'll be good,
When we've the time to spare.
!, Josh Wink, in Baltimore American.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04
Teachers Examination.

The fall examination for negro
teachers was held in the seventy five
counties of the state the past week
The second examination for white
teachers will take place on the third
Monday in October and for negro
teachers on the fourth Monday in
October. The last legislature amend
ed the law providing for the selection
of county boards of examiners by
STIMULATING that the members of the
board shall not be persons related
by affinity and consanguinity.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04
Writ Adams DISCOVERY.

Revenue Agent Writ Adams has
demonstrated the fact that the laws
of Mississippi do not make it abso-
lutely necessary to destroy all liquors
captured from illicit Establishments.
A short time ago seven blind-tigers
were raided in Yazoo City, and on
Saturday the liquor taken therefrom
was disposed of at auction to whisky
dealers in wet" counties for the sum
of $1,000. A hair-splitting of the
law developed sufficient pretext fo'
the sale.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04
Where Suits Are Lost.

Once when a certain well-known
English judge was trying a case he
was disturbed by Il young man who
kept moving about in the rear of the
courtroom. lifting chairs and looking
under things.
Young man." said his lordship. you
are making a great deal of unneces-
sary noise. What are you about?"
MY lord" replied the young man,
81 have lost my overcoat, and am try
ing to find it,"
well" said the venerable judge,
with a grim smile, people often lose
whole suits in here without making
all that disturbance"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04
Common Sense Plano Keys.

I'D be willing" said the chronic dys-
peptic, "to give my months salary to
any man who would invent a piano
with common sense keys only"
what do you mean by common
sense keys?"
why, the kind that could only be
used to lock the blamed thing up
Philadelphia Press.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04

The enormous appetite of a cham
pion cow is shown by the amount of
food eaten daily during a test of the
Holstein cow, Rosa Bonheur 9Th,
which died recently. She held the
worlds record of milk production of
1O6.75 pounds in one day, and 726.25
pounds in one week. She ate daily
ia pounds silage, twelve pounds corn
meal, nine pounds oat meal and TWEEN
ty-seven pounds roots, or a total of
TIA pounds, of which 52.43 pounds was
dry matter. She weighed 1850 pounds.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04
xIAAAAA~tSas-ssxa,-A1x1sss
! FARM AND GARDEN.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
One Way to Run a Farm.

Land never wears out if properly
handled and one of the most profitable
methods of handling farm is running
a dairy or raising stock that con-
sumes the produce raised and returns
it to the land in the way of fertilizer,
while the finished product is allowed
to walk off to market.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04
A $4,000 Steel Bridge.

The contract has been let for the
completion of the new $50, 900 steel
bridge of the Alabama & Vicksburg
road across the Pearl river at jack
son. The structure is to be finished
by October q, when the new through
train service on the road will be es.
tablished.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04

A telegram received in Jackson
from Aberdeen announced the death
at that place of Major William Vas
sar, one of the oldest citizens in that
part of the state. Major Vassar was
treasurer of Mississippi during the
reconstruction period, having been
elected in 1869 and serving the fou
year term under Governor Alcorn
administration.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04
OUR BUDGET or HUMOR.
LAUcHTER.PRovoKlNc sT0RiEsFo7
LOVERS OF FUN.

The Same Old Story The Lady of the
House-Unrea1ized-F of Habit
knowledge Va. Wisdom-An Easy One
His Position, Etc, Etc.
There was young fellow named Flynn,
Who bet on the races to wynn;
He placed all his cash
On the very first dash,
And to get back to town he walked ynn.
New York World.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04
An Unconscious Disciple.

Trotter-"Its a favorite amusement
among the Eastern fakirs to twist
themselves into some understanding.
nerve-racking. bone-cracking posture.
and"
Miss Rivalton-"Isn't it funny how
those odd Oriental ideas find disciples
hereT
Trotter-"What do you mean?"
: Miss Rivalton-"Really. haven't you
er seen Maud wayuppe play goif?s
Noer's Bazaar.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04
Literary Irrigation.

"Your latest novel seems very dry"
said the reader of the publishing
house to the young but rising author.
II was pretty sure you would say
that" rejoined the author. "Conse-
quently if you will count them you
will find the heroine weeps tears on
just 253 pages of my story."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04
Fixing for Stock Show.

The catalogue and premium lists
of the East Mississippi and West
Alabama Live Stock exhibition,
which is to be held in Columbus Oc-
tober %, "a and rs, has been issued.
The exhibit is being extensively ad-
vertised and bids to be very success
full from every standpoint.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04

from the water. A plan to obviate, in
part. at least, both of these evils is
shown in the cut. Two posts are
driven beside the tub and a wide
board nailed across as shown. This
holds the trough firmly to the ground,
and also separates the cattle while
drinking. The same plan can be used
with any shape of trough.-Farm Jour
nal
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04
Destroying Insects in Asparagus Beds.

Cut off the tops from the asparagus
beds before the seeds are ripe and then
burn the materials. If necessary place
straw ON the beds before firing. By
so doing many of the insect enemies
will be destroyed. Before winter sets
in cover the bed with manure and
leave it until spring.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04

"There was a time when I thought
he showed traces of genius"
Eyes; but he's jumped over the
traces Philadelphia Record.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04

"Well, that caps the climax"
whats that?",
Cook says those folks in that little
we were gone and had their photo
graphs taken sitting on our veranda."
indianapolis Journal.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04
PIntection From Bees.

One of the most urgent needs of the
beekeeper is a good protection from
stings. 1 know of nothing that takes
the enthusiasm out of a beginner like
getting stung about the face. The
best color for a veil is black, as it does
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04
willing to Learn.

Ethel-"Mamma, don't you think
women should know how to cook, so
that they may be able to look after
their husbands digestion when they
marryT'
Mamma-"Certainly, dear"
Ethel--"Mayn't l go to the kitchen,
then. and practice making butter
scotch T'-Brooklyn Life.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04
Indeed.
He Felt 1t KeenIy.

Elderly Spinster (horrified)-"Little
boy, aren't you ashamed to go in bath
ing in such d public place with such
a bathing suit as that on?"
Small Boy-"Yes'm: but me mother
makes me wear it. I'll take it off,
though, if you'll promise to say moth
ing to her about it."-Leslie's Week
ly.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04
Ready to Meet 1t.

The guest at the expensive hotel had
been overcome by the heat and the
sight of the bill combined and was
lying on the marble floor of the office.
Stand back" exclaimed some one.
"and give him air.
Nor gasped the guest, temporarily
reviving. Put it in the bill. I'm
willing to pay for it"-Chicago Trib-
une.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04
KnowIedge vs. Wisdom

"What's the difference between
knowledge ami wisdomf'
"Well, it takes knowledge to build
an automobile, but it takes wisdom
to run it."-Chicago Record.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04
The Lady of the House.

Mrs. Proper Caper-"James, I adj
vertised for a lady's companion"
James-"Yis, mum. The cook wants
a helper, you know."-Judge.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04

"How do you feel now?' asked his
rescuers.
Like a Jersey trust" gasped the
half-drowned man, family.
Then they rolled him on the barrel
some more, for they, too, were finan-
ciers.-Harper's Bazaar.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04

Nodd-"This modern American life
is all wrong. Too much hurry. have
just taken a quiet, retired nook in the
country, where a man can have abso-
lutte rest
Todd-"How far away"
Nodd-"That's the beauty of the
place. Only forty minutes from my
Office
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04

Mr.. Askitt-"How is it that no mat
ter how small chunk Of ice 1 get
1t always weighs thirty pounds?"
Iceman-"That's as low as the scales
90, m friend Baltimore American.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04

Many pasture and farmyard water
ing troughs are half hogsheads set
upon the ground. They are in contant
danger of being upset by the cattle,
which also fight each other away
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04

"Give up the keys of the city?' de-
manded the chief of the allies.
you got checker" asked the cor
poral of the guard at Pekin.-Phila-
deiphia North American.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04

Mrs. Hoon-"Mrs. Babbleby can talk
entertainingly in three different Ian
guages."
Mr.. Hoon-"Yes; and have noticed
that her husband has to keep still
in one."--Judge.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04

to utter Encouragement, and fur
nishes him with an excuse for get
ting away from the farm.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04
Crushed.

Office Boy-HHere's your poems, sir;
de editor says dey are not half bad.
and he's sorry"
Poet-"Ah! Indeed.
Office Boy-"Yes, sir. Sorry dat he
read 'em, and he says dey are all bad.
Good day, r."-Philadelphi In
Quirer.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-04

Y pom the door was a sign con-
veying the information: This
Office closes at 5 p. 10. on
60 ~
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-08
For Reflection.

The Ardmore fire department In
this issue Announces l.. G. Slaughter
as candidate for reelection to the
Office of Alderman for the Fourth
ward. During the past year Mr..
Slaughter has been a quiet effective
worker in the council and his
service rendered to the fire depart
ment, and the street and cemetery
committees have made him indis.
pensahle. He is a good democrat
and should he be elected the Fourtl
Ward is sure of an able representa-
tive in the deliberations of tht
citY SOlOnS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-08

Judge G. b. Stuart will leave to-
night for Washington to lay be-
fore congress the resolutions adopt
ed by the recent convention. This
morning Judge Stuart received a
letter from Senator Culberson stat
ing that Chairman Thurston of the
senate Indian committee, had
agreed to give ample time to the
committee for a hearing. Judge
Stuart will be joined at Muskogee
by DIR. Bennett.-South McAlester
Capital.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-08
From Provence.

Rev. w. B. Moore of Provence
was in ArdmUre last evening on
his way to Pauls Valley. He says
sickness is abating in his commu-
nifty, and that a little excitement
was occasioned over the scarlet
fever reports from Ardmore.
Rev. Roberts of Ardmore and
Rev. Green of Mannsville filled the
pulpits at Provence last Sunday
Quarterly conference was held Sat
urday afternoon and proved a very
interesting session.
Mrs. Furman is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Moon, of Provence.