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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28

Professor Voorhees, Of the New Jer-
sey experiment station has decided
that there is need for some method
of irrigation in the eastern states as
well as in those west of the MISSISSIPPI
pi valley. He estimates that the loss
of hay in New Jersey by reason of the
drought of May and June, 1899, amount
ed to not less than S1,500,000, while
that on small fruits and vegetables
was much larger. He gives these fig
ures from the experiment farm. In
1897 and 1898, both wet seasons, the
hay crop averaged two tons 1900
pounds per acre In 1899 it was but a
s little over one ton. This was a loss of
over $500 on % acres. Crimson clover
for forage averaged for the two wet
years S1a tens per acre, and for the
dry year the yield was but five tous.
The oat and pea forage gave six tons
per acre in the two first years and but
three tons-600 pounds-in 1899 On
small fruits the pats that were irri.
gated produce at the following rate
per acre more than those not irrigated
Blackberries, 1,03S quarts. worth
500. 40; raspberries. 500 quarts, worth
5000; currants, $50 quarts worth
$500. Thus ON an acre Of each there
would be gain OF S211.52 by irrigat-
ing.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28

In the minds of most people Siberia
is connected only with eternal cold and
conyicts, and it will surprise many to
learn that it produces some 100000
tons of grain every year, and since the
completion of the Transsiberian rail-
way quite a feature has been made of
the expectation of Siberian butter, says
The British Food Journal. Last year
no less than $500 tons of this article
We're carried over the 1000 miles COW
cred by this line. That it is likely to
prove a lasting source of income is
proved by the fact that the Russian
government has granted 10 per cent
reduction in tariff in favor of Siberian
butter Owing to the low temperature
at which it is produced and which pre-
walls in the districts through which it
is carried there is no necessity to APP
ply refrigeration methods for preser-
walton.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28
The TempIe of zeun.

All that remains Of the great temple
of zeus, which was 700 years in build
ing Is to be found about 100 yards
from the foot of the Acropolis at Ath-
ems. The ruins consist Of 16 columns
Of the Corinthian order 615 feet in d.
ameter and 60 feet high. 1t was the
second largest temple erected by the
Greeks, one superior to 1t In size being
the temple Of Diana at Ephesus. Ac-
cording to legend. its foundation was
built by Dukalion, the Greek Noah.
who from this point witnessed the wa
tiers Of the food subside. An opening
In the ground Is said to be the orifice
through which the food disappeared.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28

Chicken stealing is generally consid-
cred pretty small business. Still nearly
every community has some sneak thief
engaged in the business. The owner of
lot of poultry in a western county
who had been missing his fowls sat up
with shotgun, and the next day one
man was found dead in a corafeld near
by, and another was good subject for
the surgeon. There will be no more
hens stolen in that community for a
long time.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28

Twice during the past % years has
England sought to develop the cotton
growing industry in other countries
when the supply from America became
limited and high priced, first in Egypt
and at later period in India. In nei-
Their case was the experiment a sue
cess, the product of neither of these
countries ever being sufficient in guam
tity to affect the American product.
America for all time will remain the
great cotton producing country Of the
world
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28

An Englishnlan in Russia says that
I'VE may dislike Russia as we win and
perhaps must but there Is no denying
that the men and women Of Russia are
good lockers" The men are 'tall and
well built" The women. especially
those of the upper classes. have grace
and fascination that is all their own"
The writer adds: II am tired Of hear
Ing. English people say that this is all
show and that If knew them better |
should be greatly disappointed Be
hind good looks and refined manners !
have found the depth and sincerity Of
the Scotch combined with the wit and
humor Of the Irish"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28

We have an inquiry as to the merits
of the Stoddard plum. This is one of
the very best of the hardy American
plums, many growers placing it as the
very best. 1t should have place in ev-
cry orchard. 1t comes, with us, being
more nearly curculio proof than any
one of a dozen varieties we have. The
tree should be obtained from some rep
utable nurseryman, otherwise you may
get some other sort to your chagrin
when the trees begin to bear.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28

One Of the most improbable animals
to keep upon farm is the unbroken
and unused 5-year-old gelding horse
Such horse cannot be kept for less
than $25 a year. The horse raised for
the market should be either sold as a
3-year-old colt unbroken or fitted up,
broken and sold as 4-year-old.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28

The kickers on the farm are not as
hard to get along with as the kickers
in the towns. On the farm there are the
kicking COW and our long cared friend
the mule while in the town there is the
old mossback who wants all the privi-
leges of municipal living without pay
ing for them and blocks so far as he
can every municipal Improvement. The
COW may be sold for the beef and the
mule traced for shotgun, but nothing
but funeral viii get rid of the town
kicker.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28

Some men express their gratitude by
going to kirk and eating big dinner,
others by getting full as tick, others
by giving of their substance to the
needy. 1t is well to remember that
beneyolence never begets dyspepsia or
dark brown taste in the mouth the
day after Thanksgiving.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28

Natures methods of preserving the
vitality of the kernels upon an ear of
corn are almost perfect. There is the
stout stalk to bold the ear suspended
from the ground. There are the inverted
position of the ear and the perfect COW
ering of the husk, making raiRproof
covering. There is the slight opening
of the husks at the tip of the ear, per-
hitting a perfect circulation Of air.
Corn thus kept in the field, provided
that it ripens before frost, win invaria-
bly, grow the next season. One chief
reason why so much seed corn loses its
vitality is because it is kept under I'M
natural conditions.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28

Machine work is very far inferior to
hand work in many things. Here we
have had to buy three ak helves in less
than six months, the only kind to be
had being the machine turned helves
and not worth cents apiece, when an
old fashioned handmade helve would
have lasted five years for the work we
had for an ak.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28

While it is true there are few men
so built that it is impossible to main
tain friendly relations with them, it is
also true that most men can be made
into good neighbors by kind and fair
treatment and good line fences. The
golden rule carried out in all neighbor-
ly, transactions will always be found to
be a friend maker.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28

The time will come in the great
northwest when farm Of 100 acres
will be considered large farm. The
multiplying population of this territory
will compel the breaking up of the big
farms and the subdivision Of the land.
The sooner that time comes the better.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28

A wonderful demand for American
dried fruits is springing up in the coun-
tries of Europe peaches, pears, prunes,
cherries. These dried fruits are sold
cheap, are of the best quality and are
not Disseminated against by tariff reg
ulations. A great market is thus open
ing for the surplus orchard products of
this country.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28

We have tried cutting up corn fodder
with machine into pieces half an
inch, three-quarters of an inch, one
inch and an inch and half in length
and find that so far as waste is. con-
cerned there is just as much when the
stalks are cut as when it is fed in the
bundle. Cut to any length less than
IL inches the cut fodder will give the
stock fed with it sore mouths. Shred
ding, thrashing or converting the fod-
der into ensilage is the only practical
method Of manipulating the cornstalz
for feed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28

When the well is eight rods from the
farmhouse and the wife has to lug all
the water she needs that far, things
are in about as bad shape ON that farm
as though there was 10 per cent mort
gage eating it up.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28

You can buy porterhouse steak in
Chicago for II cents a pound and for
any price up to 30 cents pound, the
difference in price being wholly the diff
ference in the grade of animal from
which it was taken. The rest of the
carcass from which the - cent steak
is taken goes into cans and the render
ing tank.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28

A good horse can be raised for less
money in America than in any other
country. The German government is
just finding this out and is now buying
here to supply the cavalry and artillery
services of that nation.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28

The practical results connected with
the establishment of rural mail routes
are manifest in increased postal re-
ceipts, Improvement in the highways,
better prices for farm produce and in
crease of farm land values Five years
hence will see all the well settled agri-
cultural portions of the country sup
piled with this valuable government
caruina
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28

A chap in Missouri wrote letter a
column long to the editor of promi-
nent agricultural paper, telling how he
had 20 acres of land and had lately
married a widow. AT the close of his
epistle he wanted to know when to sow
apple seeds The funny thing about it
was that the editor should inflict such
stuff on his readers.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28
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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28

The possibilities Of crop production
so far exceed the average yield of
crops produced that an illimitable field
is ever open for the enterprising farm
er to work. We have before us seven
ears of corn grown in one hill of three
stalks which weigh IA pounds. AS
Stunning that each hill on one acre Of
corn could be made to do as well,
which of course could not be done, the
yield would be 29S bushels per acre. If
we recollect Alright yield of 262 bush
els has been obtained from one meas
ured acre.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28

In one Iowa community where the
raising of the sugar beet was undertake
en- by number OF farmers, each rails
ing from one to five acres this year, the
average net return per acre has been
about $50
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28

The most brilliantly colored foliage
of the late autumnal season we found
on the Virginia creeper, furnishing
tints blending all the way from blood
red to lemon yellow
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28

The strawberry bed should have q
two inch covering of marsh hay, clean
straw or cornstallzs as soon as the
ground freezes up. This covering
should be free from weed seeds
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28

A modern philosopher says that the
great evils Of the. present day are not
intrigues, bribery and trusts, but the
frying pan, baking powder and pie.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28

The farm hand may be a gentleman
just as easily as the bank clerk, and
the way to test him is to watch him at
the table eating his dinner.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28

Iowa's corn and hog football team
proves too much for the Standard Oil
aggregation of Chicago university.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-28

Corn shrinks in weight when cribbed
while wheat put in the bin does not.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02
WAS CLEAR KNOCKOUT.
Siler Explains Last Round Decision
of McGovern-Santry Mill

Chicago, Feb. 2.--Terry McGovern,
who last night at Tattersalls won the
clear title to the feather weight
championship of the world by knocking
out Eddie Santry in the fifth round of
a six-round bout, said in an interview:
'Santry gave me a better fight for
two rounds than Dixon did and I must
give him all the credit in the world for
his showing. Dixon worried me longer
and I think, was able to stand the pace
better. I must say that Santry had me
a trifie worried in the second round. At
ter that 1 got the range and it was only
a matter of time"
Eddie Santry said: 81 thought I was
fighting at my best when I was knocked
out. The awful pace McGovern sets is
killing to any man, and honestly think
this little fellow can whip most of those
clever light weights we hear so much
about 1t was extremely discOura ging to
me to hear the cries about the ring about
McGOvern is the featherweight champion
all right. He is the greatest little fighter
the world has ever known. I am simply
nrlucky to be in the same class with
George siler. the referee, said: 81 count
ed Santry out; When reached the count
of ten, said. ten and out, Eddie. you
knees and did not have a chance to get
up. My move in getting between the
men and waving McGovern off appears
to have been taken as indicating that
stopped the fight. That is not the case
and those who bet that Santry would
be knocked out win. 1t was fast
fight as l ever saw.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02
WANT ARBITRATION.
Noted New York Speakers and Di
vines Call For Peace In South
Africa.

New York, Feb. about 300 people
gathered last night in Carnegie hall to
hear speeches in favor of arbitration
between the British empire and the
South Africa republics now at war. The
call for the meeting was signed by SO
clergymen.
Among the vice presidents were Rev.
MeSsrS. Madison G. Peters, A. H.
Evans, J. Wilbur Chapman, W. H. P.
Faunce, c. H. Parkhurst. George T.
Purves, Henry Van Dyke and R. Heber
Newton.
Rev. ]. B. Remen Snyder presided. He
said that belief in brute force, selfish
ness and misguided patriotism We're re-
spOnsible for the war in South Africa.
Arbitration would substitute reason for
passion, put brute force in the back
ground and decide the issues with jus
tice.
There is something greater than a
nations flag he said, and that is the
flag of the eternal God
Robert B. Roosevelt next spoke. He
said the audience had gathered as the
friends of both the British and the
Beers. He said he never heard of Eng
lands terrible losses on the field, but
that it gave him grief.
Don't let US forget that England
was our friend when we needed one and
don't let US fail to stand as England s
friend today" said Mr.. Roosevelt. He
said England is facing the entire world
without a tremor or show of cowardice.
IF the powers succeed on this oc-
casion in crushing England" he said,
they will next seek to crush America
We can not have too many of these
meetings and every man with a heart
in his breast will wish them success. -
Rev. DR.. Charles E. jefferson who fol-
lowed Mr.. Roosevelt, said:
There are those who tell US we have
no right to interfere because of the
Monroe doctrine A few months ago.
when it became our duty to attack a
Spanish fleet on the other side of the
globe, we did it and our cannon balls
went through the Monroe doctrine with
out doing that venerable policy any
perceptible damage. If it Is right for u7
to shoot cannon balls through the Mon
roe doctrine, 1 protest against the idea
that it is un-American and unWise to
thrust our hand through it in order to
stop the shedding of blood"
The speaker spoke in complimentary
terms of the queen of England.
Victoria's name was greeted with ap-
plause.
Rabbi H. Percia Mendoz obtained
more applause than any of the speakers
that preceded him. He said IN part
1T does no good to call England a land
grabber. America is grabbing the Phil
ippines. 1t does no good to call the
Beers narrow in their views of citizen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02

ship, America shuts out the Chinese. No
nation can safely point the finger at an
other today. No nation can say to an
other Stand aside, for I am holier than
thou -
He referred to the pro-Boer meeting
of last Monday night, mentioning the
reported utterances OF a speaker ex-
pressing hope that there might be more
widows and orphans IN England as q
result of the war and that the price of
Grape would go up.
Rabbi Mendoz said: THAT speaker
was a representative of manhood and
Christianity? No, of heartless cruel
ty." (Cneers.)
The speaker urged that all the clergy
men present select a Sunday on which
to preach of the settling of internal dis
puteS by arbitration.
OF the 100 clergymen whose names ap-
peared on the programme as vice presi-
dents of the meeting about forty were
on the platform.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02

ingly not in good condition From the
first Rubin rushed the fighting Fin
negan made a good showing in the first
round, but went to the floor from a
heavy right on the face. In the sec
ond he went down twice, and in the
third once. In the fourth round he was
dazed and wild, and Rubin sent him
down three times in rapid succession.
The fourth time he was unable to gain
his feet, although making a plucky eff
fort to do so. After a minute of fight
ing in the fifth round he was carried
to his corner The blow which did the
work was a heavy one delivered by
Ruhlin's right, and it was fifteen min
utes before Finnegan regained con-
seriousness from it.
Rubin challenges Jeffries, Fitzsim-
mons, Sharkey or Mccoy to fight for
$4,000 a side with gloves or bare
knuckles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-02

she tried to talk esoteric Buddhism in
French with Chinese minister. Then,
inpiv stra fli backed chairNoniy that
chair had a jade seat and dragons on
the arms. Then, too, her French and her
feet had gone to sleep, and the minister
had hypnotized her, with his unblinding
little, a1mond-shaped eyes, as the brass
button on Calves screen was hypnotizing
her now. Evidently there was some sub,
tie connection between torture chairs and
esoteric doctrines. The excitement behind
the screen subsidized
Have. you ever known any of the
sikh, yes: I have had the good fortune.
Paris If l could but study earnestly
enough to attain what such minds have
And have you never wanted to go to
India and investigate occulttsm at It's
The question brought Calve dashing
around. the end of the screen, embryonic
Cherubino costume and all.
1t Is the dream of my life. India and
Egypt. 1 have always longed to go to
both those countries. Some day I shall
go9;;,, .,o.,
She shrugged her shoulders impatiently
Naturally. 1t is for that I would 60.
The reporter had been much subdued by
the singers seriousness and the hypnotic
brass button: but a vision of Calve among
the Yogis, in that Cherubino costume,
was too audaciously, materially bewitch-
sight of her would make the sternest of
Mahatmas forswear asceticism and take
to front row opera seats. The Indian re-
treat selected by her would be besieged
by Buddhists, Brahmins. Mona mmedans
and Christians. .clamoring for instruction
in psychics-and yet she was SO earnest
about her convictions. SO anxious that
they should take precedence of the mater
ial In the days before the mantle of
peace and universal love descended upon
the Grau Opera company, there were
members Of that body who used to call
Madame Calve scatter Drained" The
accusation may have had foundation, but
there is one other thing to be said for
Calve; she has brains to scatter. She
does not live in the little world of her
music like a canary bird in n cage. She
has gone in for a host of things beside
singing, and gone in for all of them: with
wit and intelligence. The enthusiasms.
her study and her varied interests all
have their influence upon her one profess
ed art. and the dramatic force and
breadth of her operatic conceptions and
interpretations prove that the brain scat
tering process has not been without bene-
fetal results. She throws herself with a
viii, into every new interest, that takes
her fancy, and she may yet bring up in
retreat for adopts in Eastern Hindustan:
but. in the meantime. in the intervals Of
learning econ songs cher latest pas
sion) she reads Blavatsky and Gautier.
and sticks pins in the special points of
interest, on large map of India