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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-12-05

MONEY IN COPPER.

More money has, In recent years, been
made in copper mining than in any Other
stable enterprise, as free from the element
of risk. The experience of common laborer
at the same Calumet and uecla Mines is in
teresting He began by investing his surplus
wages in the stock, then his dividends, and
today is the possessor by this method OF 800
shares OF the stock worth on the market
nearly $40, 900. Many Of the old employees
Of these mines have accumulated from ten
to fifty thousand dollars in the same way.
The original purchasers Of the stock of the
companies now forming the Amalgamated
I Copper Company paid in most instances not
to exceed 80 per cent. Of their par value.
The market value today is at least fourteen
times the amount paid, or clear profit OF oyel
200 per cent, besides all of the divide Ids
received, which have been at least an equal
amount. Scion NJ. Allis, &. f., formerly
United States Deputy Mineral Surveyor OF
Tucson Arizona. was once offered the great
Copper Queen Mine at Bisbee for 81, 900,
but, although a mining expert, he could not
appreciate its richness then, or had not the
cash for it went into other hands, and is
worth millions today Pages might be filled
with instances OF bo.h lost and improved
opportunities similar to the above, but all
emphasizing the truth OF a statement once
made by John w. Nackay, the Bonanza
King Nothing pays better than an invest
ment in a good mine" The FL Progreso
Copper Mines, advertised in this issue,
affords such an opportunity.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-12-05
WEAK LINK IN FARMING.
The Renovation of Pasture Over
grown With Weeds and Bushes.


grown With Weeds and bushes.
There is q rapidly approaching agree
mcnt that our pastures are the weakest
link In New England farming, and I'M
der present information and experience
pasture improvement Is the farm prob
lem most difficult to satisfactorily
solve. Those pastures capable of till
age may Of course be thrown into the
field area and, leaning on chemicals,
kent productive and effective for soil
ing or dry feeding In the barn. But
am asked for a method or for methods
Of renovating pastures overgrown with
weeds and bushes.
Pastures heavily grown to weeds and
bushes capable Of blowing after the I'M
wanted growths have been cut and
burned should be put in some strong
growing annual. Better tillage crop
like corn and then to grain crop and
even q third crop If 1t becomes neces-
sary to secure q filth Of the soil fitting
II for grass seeding. The crops to be
used will depend in measure on the
degree of good blowing possible to Sc
cure the first year.
Presumably yard manure can Ill be
spared to manure pastures well. APP
ply 800 pounds Of chemicals per acre
ON the usual farm area that is plowed
and take from it one-half the manure
ordinarily used and apply 1t to the
plowed pasture area. AS something
does not spring from nothing use Geo to
800 pounds of chemicals per acre for
each tillage crop taken of the pasture
and to the first crop of grass removed
from it. otherwise the ending will be
worse than the beginning. hold
piece of pasture probably turned from
field to pasture 30 or more years ago
that is without turf and abundant with
weeds.
For a pasture dressing use 200
hounds nitrate Of soda, 100 pounds pot
ash and 400 pounds acid phosphate.
This is for the first year, to give tho
roots a good, strong start and setting.
This first crop should be moved and
may Of course be fed either green or
dried Succeeding dressings may be
much less in amount and with less
ratio of nitrate Of soda and potash. In
deed, the potash on granite upland
soils may be nearly eliminated and the
nitrate of soda cut down to less than
one-half or even one-thlrd the amount
named. But annual applications need
not be made unless the soda Is thus
used
The seeding should be Of mixed
grasses, and they may well include
sweet and alSike clovers, timothy, red
top or Rhode Island bent grass, or
chard grass, meadow fescue, and many
would add meadow foxtail, tall oat
grass, Kentucky blue grass and others.
/ fed in another state over ~ steers
and cows to the acre on n pasture SOW
ed to eight varieties of grasses. | ad-
wise only those grasses that are good
yielders Many Of the mixtures for
pastures contain heavy proportion Of
very light yielding grasses. These l
would not make prominent, although In
mixture they may fill place without
crOwding out others. In trial at one
of our western colleges | found that
when sowed singly the rank growing
grasses produced the most growth OF
steer.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-12-05
A HEALTH RESORT

Excelsior Springs, Mo, on the Kan
sas City line of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st Paul Railway has be come one Ct
the leading all -the-year-around health
resorts in the United States The use
of its waters has benefited a great
many sufferers
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st Paul
Railway has just issued finely illus
trs led booklet. describing the resort
and telling of its advantages, whicl
will be sent free on application to Geo
H Heaford, general passenger agent
Chicago, with two cent stamp enclosed
for postage
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-12-05
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FlELDea'Np GRRDEN
81: " * -.xS>>ssr So -
A FAcT WORTH MONEY.

Phosphoric Acid the Controlling Ell
ememt In Potato Fertilizer.
The potato has always been called a
potash crop because the composition
shows high per cent Of this element
1t follows that manufacturers of fer
tilizers formerly made the brands for
potatoes very strong in this element
The amount of phosphoric acid In the
potato Is small. A fertilizer CORE
spending to the composition Of the po-
tato would have: Nitrogen, Az per
cent; phosphoric acid, 2, and potash, III.
Ii was found necessary to Increase the
phosphoric acid, but they chung to the
potash for all soils, and 1910 ferti-
lizer became a standard one.
Naturally, continues Alva Agee IN
National Stockman and Farmer, took
for granted that potash must be USED
for potatoes, and yet the costly COM
plete fertilizer was not profitable with
me. But our Ohio station, conducting
original Investigations, stated that 1t
was finding phosphoric acid the con-
trolling element for potatoes This
seemed queer. Potash for potatoes was
an old and accepted theory. The sta
ton found increase of crop by use OF
the other elements, but phosphoric acid
seemed to be the dominant one. Some
of lis had come to the conclusion that
we could not get returns from fertili-
zers OH potatoes, but here was fact
new to us, and experience has shown
that a good dressing of rich rock, add
ing but one element and that not cost
ly. would pay in seasonable years IN
our soil. Others over the state nave
learned that this element alone or In
mixed fertilizer In which it is the lead
err pays best. do not assert that TINS
is true Of all Ohio soils, far from 1t pos
Silly. but it is true Of sufficient por-
t,on TO make the fact worth a lot OF
money.
have been looking over tables CIV
ing composition Of potato fertilizers
on the general market, and 1t Is evident
TINT In other states potato growers are
now demanding more phosphoric acld
and less potash in their fertilizers FOR
this crop. One sOil,necds more potash
than another-no rule applies to all
but 1t has certainly been worth while
to many of Us TO learn that Il SO called
"notash crop" may need fertilizer
that is largely composed of another ele-
ment
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-12-05
To Your FEET ACHE AND BURN?

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ea e, pc yder for tie feet. 1t co Is
he fee and makes tight or new shoes
eel easy. Cures earns, bunion', swol-
CD, smar, ing, hot, callCus, sore and
sweating feet. Aleu- Foot-Ease re-
lieves al pain and gives lest and com
fort We have over 10000 t. stimcnials'
1t cures while you walk Try 1t to-
dav. Ali druggists ard shoe store
sell it, 25c. Sample sent free. Ad-
Dire S Allen S. Olmcted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-12-05
Food of the BIackbirds,

1t Is claimed that recent investiga-
lions while confirming to certain cX-
tent the popular estimate Of the grain
eating propensities of blacliblrds has
shown also that during the season
when grain is n,t accessible these
birds destroy immense quantities Of
seeds Of harmful weeds and that dur
ing the whole Of the warmer portion of
the year, even when grain is easily OBJ
tanned, they devour a great number OF
noxious insects. The damage done by
the rcdwings and some other species
has apparently arisen from the excess
i've number CT individuals rather than
from the habits of the species, and
there is no doubt that in the MISSISSIPPI
pi valley the redwings and yellow
heads and farther west Brewers black
bird are much too abundant for the In
terests Of the grain grower. =
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-12-05
WORDS OF THE WISE.

What persons are by starts they are
10y nature. 81 erne.
Indecision and delay are the parents
Of failure.-Canning.
Jealousy is su; tanned as often by
pride as by affec ion. Cotton.
Idlenoss is both gre It sin and tne
cause OF many more. South.
A gentleman is a rarer thing tEan
some Of us think for.-Thaekeray.
Nothing can be farther apart than
true humility and servility.-Beecher.
In elective womanly beauty form is
1lore than face, and m amer mole than
either. --Thacse cray.
x*T
When a young man complains th't
a young lady has no heart it is pretty
certain that she has bis.-George d.
Prentice.
Much of the good or evil that be alls
persons arises from the We'll or IL
managing OF their conversation
Judge Hale.
DO you know what is more hard to
bear than the reyerses of fortune3 1t
is the baseness, the hideous insrati-
tude Of en.-NapoJeon 1.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-12-05

With tobacco it is often easy to pro-
duce an increase in the yield, but the
product will be of an inferior quality
and consequently the total value Of the
crop much less than it would have been
without fertilization. Again. fertilizers
will often show little, If any, increase
in quantity, but cause a decided I'M
Movement In quality, and thus returns
p II advancing the price received per
wurd. Experiments that have been
Conducted at the Maryland station with
fertilizers on tobacco have emphasized
the above facts. These tests included
the use Of yard manure, lime, maSne-
sIa. phosphoric acid and different forms
Of potash and various combinations or
these. Director II. ]. Patterson says:
The application Of yard manure ana
proper complete commercial fertilizei
produced tobacco of about the same
quality and cOmbustibility. Lime and
magnesa compounds in small quaint
ties seemed to produce but little effect
but in large quantities caused growth
that ripened unevenly and was hard to
cure, yet with slightly improved COM
bustibility, but on the whole the appli-
cation of lime Immediately before
planting tobacco cannot be recommend
ed.
Phosphoric acid seemed to have but
little direct bearing upon the COM
bustibility, but generally produced
marked increase in the yield. The re-
suits obtained showed the potash salts
to be the most potent factors in effect
ing the composition and quality of the
tobacco produced. The muriate of pot
ash, kainit, low grade sulphate of pot
ash or double manure salt, an all pot
ash fertilizer which contains cOnsidera-
BILE chlorine, caused the tobacco to be Of
poor quality and combustibility, burn
ing with q fash and having black
charry ash. Hence this class Of potash
fertilizers and any substance like COM
mon salt which contains much chlorine
should never be applied to tobacco or
to land that Is to be cultivated in to-
bacco.
The potash fertilizers which proved
to be beneficial to tobacco, improving
both the quality and yield, were those
furnishing the potash in the form OF
the sulphate or the carbonate.
A fertilizer which has been used with
good results on the station farm for
tobacco was made up as follows:
Dissolved South Carolina rock ............. 1900
Tankage 90 per cent? ....................'.' NV
~ eo1a
High grade sulphate OF potash. ............. 200
Total 1000
This contained approximately phos-
phoric acid (P2 O5), 8 to 10 per cent;
potash Q<2 o., 5 to 10 per cent; am
monia. 8 to 10 per cent
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-12-05
The rohnccn Lenf Miner.

The tobacco leaf miner Is another In
sect which Is comparatively new to
this country. The adult insect Is NIL
mute, grayish moth, which lays Its eggs
upon the leaf and bores between the
surface of the leaf, making a fat mine.
Up to 1898 it was found only in North
Carolina, but since then it has made its
appearance all over the tobacco belt.
In Florida the leaf miners show on the
tobacco plants in May, but In southern
Virginia they have been found In No
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-12-05
Cood AsDnragus.

A Denver truck gardener says, ac-
cording to Farm and Ranch, that Pal
metto asparagus has given the largest
yields of any variety he has tried. 1t
exceeds by 1916 per cent any other va
riety in early yield and by ZIG per cent
In total yields. Donald Elmra is sec
ond in yield and Columbian Mammoth
White third. Conover Colossal yields
the lowest in early cut, with Bar Mann
moth lowest In total yield. In all
cases irrigation increased the early
yield, the increase in favor of irriga-
ton being equal to S.4 per cent.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-12-05
TO THE DEAF.

A rich lady, cured of her Deafness
and Noises in the Head by DR. Nicho-
sons Artificial Ear Drums. gave $1Oe
600 to his Institute, so thai deafpeoplY
unable to procure the Ear Drums maj
have them free. Address No. l24lh
The Nicholson institute, $50, Eight
Avenue, New York
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-12-05
cufnnenna sxmntomr.

A Washington society woman cele-
brated the triumph of her horses at a
horse show by giving an entertainment
to her coachman and stable men. This
Is just as English as 1t could be. and Is
eliminating evidence. says the Nash
Vile American. that there is n secret
alliance between Washington and Lon
don.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-12-05
SI00
SlOO.
Dr.. T.. DErcHoN's ANTI DIURETIC

On. E. DETcHoN's ANTI DIURErIc
May lie worth to you more iban
500 if you have Child who soils
bedding from incontinence Of water
during sleep Cures old AMI young
alike. II arr ests the trouble at once.
81. Sold by b. II. Gorrell, druggist.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-12-05

life, on WHICH NC
gases with hope
lea eyes. A great
many sufferers
from rheumatism,
who had given up
hope, have been
cured by the use OF
DR.. Pierce's Cold
en- Medical Dis
covery. A nedi-
cine which will
cleanse the blood
from uric acid and
other poisons, Will
cure rheumatism.
uColden Medical
Discovery has
no equal in its
power to cleanse
the blood and to
enrich it. uDis-
covefy" contains
neither ale oh oil
nor narcotics.
III had been troub-
led with rheumatism
for twelve years"
writes Mr.. p. ]. Nc
Knight, Of cades,
Williamsburg County,
8. c., ~so bad at times
I could not leave my
bed. I was badly
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-12-05

After Ire convict has served out his
term In the Maine penitentary and has
donned the suit of clothes given him
by the state he Is required to sit for his
photograph. and it is kept for future
reference
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-12-05
Abandoned New England Farms.

The word abandoned" has been
dropped from the new catalogue OF
farms for which Massachusetts, seeks
purchasers and instead has been sub
stituted the title Descriptive cata-
logue of farms in Massachusetts for
sale at low price in proportion to
cost Of buildings and productive capac-
ity." One hundred and thirty-six such
farms are listed. There seems still to
be much popular interest in them, as
evidenced by the number Of requests
for catalogues.
The catalogue Of the Rhode Island
state board of agriculture shows a total
Of $40 untitled farms, with an acreage
Of 3O.313. valued at $4,000.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-12-05
50 ouch J"

That is about thssnildest form of OUT
cry a man makes when rheumatism sud-
denly tweaks him. In It's worst forms
rheumatism Is living death. The VIC
tim, incapable Of moving hand or foot;
has no part in the great procession OF
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-12-05

The vegetable ivory Of Ecuador is
the nut of a native palm. The exports
amount to II 800 tons per annum.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-12-05
THOUGHT OF HIM.

Papa-Are you sure that you and
mama thought CT me while you we Q
away y
Grace-Yes. We heard man kick
ing up a great row about his breakfast
at the hotel, and mama sail, "Thats
Just like papa"
T. is - be hoped that there may be
ncthirg in the revived rumor OF an
anarchist .lie npt up IN The lie O. the
President + bad as Mr.. McA'n ey
may be, eve ybody familiar with the
history of Mr.. Roosevelt, knows that
he would be a great deal WORSE.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-12-05

crippled. Tried many doctprg and tTo OF them
rave me up 10 die. None Of them did me much
good. The pains In my back. Aip.. and and ism
m meN NV appetite vas vsry bad. Everybody
Who saw me said I must do took FIVE bottles
Of Golden Medical Discovery, and four visis
of Pellets and to-day rny health - goo1 amer
suffering twelve ysart with rhsumansm'
Or. Pierce's Medical Adviser, In paper
binding, free on receipt Of al one-cent
stamps TO pay expense OF mailing on!y.
Address DR.. r. v. Pierce. Buffalo. N. Y.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-12-05
Thinks He's Important.

"Blowhard has q big opinion Of him
SELF"
"How bigT
"Well, he's beginning to imagine he's
annoyed by capera fiends."-Puck.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-12-05

This contained approximately phos-
phoric acid (P2 O5), 8 to 10 per cent;
potash Q<2 o., to 10 per cent; am
monia, to 10 per cent.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-22
Music at Central Union.

At the Central Union Church yes,z
day the morning offertory was Z:
duet: Il Waited for the Lord" tfz
the Hymn of Praise. Mendelss0hn Il
quisitely rendered by Mrs. MontagE
Turner and her pupil, Miss Hana
Peck. The shading and blending q
tone We're well-nigh perfect. In U
evening Miss Della E. Griswo3 SAG
The Gate of Heaven" by Tours. Tii
evening call to worship was a don6s
trio, Holy Redeemer." by MarchaIl
given by Mrs. ]. W. Yarndley and Ms
L. NJ. Whine, first sopranos; Miss Char
lotte Hall and Miss Harriet Neeih2a
second sopranos; Miss Della Z. GTs
void and Miss Yarrow, contraltos.
was long but fine number. The a.
compartment was by Miss Carrie Ca;
tie, pianist, and Prof. A. B. ingalls, Of
ganist.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-22
ADDRESS TO THE sHRINERs.

The following address was prepared
by the invitation committee to be pre-
sented to the potentate by Rev. ]. A
CruZan:
To the visiting members of the
Ancient Arabic Order of the
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine and
their families.
Aloha
chats Kanaka for howdy).
Re hookipa nei ma Makaainana o
Hilo, Hawaii, ia oukou me ka pune
hama, elike me Ike Kanaka ma DaSota
hookipa aloha mai al ka qua mohala
mua o Ike kau kupulau.
The freedom of the city is yours,
though the scribe hereof is constrained
to say that the freedom doesn't amount
to much because we haven't home rule.
Such as it is. however, we are willing
to dizzy up with you. We are glad you
are here; doubly glad you are not. en-
rolled in the census of also rams, who.
when they start for Hilo, usually get
stranded in Honolulu. We admire
your judgment in coming here first
We offer you the freedom of our large
and superior collection of extinct volca-
noes; handle and examine them at your
leisure, but leave them behind when
you depart.
In order that you may have taste
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-22
HOTEL DECORATED.

The Hawaiian Hotel was one of the
best decorated centerS of welcome to
the Shriners. Early Saturday morning
Manager Allen brought out his flags,
streamers and bunting, and before
evening the entire premises were trans
formed into patriotic conglomeration
of the colors Of modern nations. Great
American flags were draped side by
side with those of Hawaii. Great Brit
ain and Austria, France and Germany
We're all represented The flags hung
from the trees and balconies and long
streamers of gay pennants, We're fes-
TONED throughout the grounds. The
lanais and pillars We're swathed in
bunting. Manager Allen, spread him
self for the occasion with his numerous
flags, but above them all the crescen.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-22
SHRINERS IN HILO.

and the scimetar were the most prom
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-22
.Shriners Are Here
Two Hundred
Strong.
TWO DAYS IN HILO
OF RARE DELIGHT
ZeaIandia Caravan Descends on
the City and it is
Theirs.
Today the Shriners will go to the
Waialua Plantation at 9 o'clock. Luncheon
will be served at Haleiwa.

XX/HEN THE exceeding fair vision
" of this Queen City of the Pa
o;6o pestlipp in the ancient
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-13
Connecticut Valley.

There are but few sales that we hear
of at present. Most of these are rejected
lots. And, of course, suffering from the
black eye received from the unprincipled
attack of an unfair buyer, who vainly
wishes to impress himself upon the
growers as a wonderful man with all the
wealth of Cresus under his control. We
hope the growers will learn that all that
glitters does not contain all the elements
of pure gold.
The time for preparing seed beds is
now with us. Yet the frost in the
ground is deep, averaging fully II inches.
The snow is nearly all gone. The fields
are bare. In the woods and shaded
places some snow can still be seens~
Growers who have good soil for the pro-
duction of a fine and light colored leaf
should occupy the same field year after
year, and of course, must supply the
needed elements to produce the crop
each year. The alkaline material must
be furnished each year, as we'll as the
nitrogenous and the phosphoric acid
needful to promote vigorous growth.
But if the lime and potash is deficient,
then the leaf is apt to be poor in burn.
and in many other qualities as WE'LL.
Newly plowed sod ground is very apG to-
produce dry, harsh leaf, while continrr-
Gus planting on the same field, the leaf
is more desirable the longer it is used,
and the higher price it will bring. The
best lands for tobacco are light, sandy
soils, since heavy soils are very apt to
produce an undesirable leaf-Cultivato
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-13
TIE
Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter,
Edgerton. Wisconsin.
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES.

1t is early yet to predict the extent of
the tobacco crop likely to be grown in
our state the coming season and yet the
seed sales of the principal dealers is a
pretty sure index of the intent of the
farmers. A single firm reports sales of
upwards of 100 pounds already-enough
seed to plant half the usual crop OF the
state-which has been sent mainly into
new growing sections. This fact is of
itself notice that the coming crop prom
ises to be largest ever produced in our
state. A large increase in acreage may
be expected in all the outlying sections
and particularly in Crawford, northern
Vernon and La Crosse counties. Early
buying in these localities at good prices
has proven a great incentive for farmers
to branch out more extensively into to-
bacco culture. The result cannot be
otherwise than a tremendously large
crop Il conditions are favorable at the
planting season and if perchance the
growing season should not give US a
crop up to average, lookout for world
of cheap tobacco and host of disap-
pointed tobacco growers. There is a
limit even to the market for Wisconsin
tobacco.