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The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07

We can promote a moderate tempera-
ture by planting on north or north
east slopes, If our country is rolling.
By early plowing,, we prepare the land
to catch AMI hold the spring rains. Ii
these are scanty, we can keep the sur
face fine and level to check evapora-
ton; If they are excessive we may
keep it rough to prevent washing, and
to favor evaporation. Wise pruning
promotes normal growth and admits
light to the fruit spurs. Normal
growth requires that the pruning shall
be moderate and regular, that is, per-
formed every year. 1t does not re-
move large limbs unless they are dis
eased, nor does it head back sufficient
to start the fruit spurs. 1t
thins out the outer, smaller branches
and saves the older wood with
it's fruit spurs. It is preferably
performed early in spring. Wise fer
tilizing means sufficient nitrogen to
promote normal growth in season of
average rainfall, and sufficient phos-
phoric acid and potash to develop and
mature a good crop of apples with it's
seeds. The problems of fertility must
in the nature of the case be largely
studied out by the orchardist for him
self, for no two farms are alike. They
call for constant and persistent OBJ
servation, study and experiment. A
few general hints may, however, be
given. Unless the soil is known to be
very poor, manures should not be ap-
piled in large quantities at once. Since
growth is desired early in the season
stable manures applied early should
be we'll decomposed. AS rule, nitro
gen is best given in the form of the So
called cover crops, of which shall
speak later. Wood ashes. where these
can be had, will furnish the potash and
phosphoric acid
The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07
Remount. for tho British Armv.

Mr.. j. Maclachlan Yc ing, M. R. c. ".
s., who has acted as veterinary lieu
tenant with the Fife and Forfar Yeo-
manry since March in last year, re-
turned home last week, says the North
British Agriculturist. In the course OF
an interview with a representative OF
the press, Mr.. Maclachlan Young gave
an interesting account of his adven-
lures, and some very pronounced views
on the subject of remounts. He holds
that the best animals for work of the
kind are the Basuto and Burmese po-
MES. Australian and other colonial
breeds are also excellent, but the Hun-
garian horses. though very good look
ing, are too soft, while the Argentines
are absolutely useless, and the ordi-
nary British cavalry horse is too
heavy. There is no reason why q
moderate sized horse, with a little
blood" should not be bred in England
or Scotland, and such an animal would
be ideal for remount purposes. The
Beers, he says, must have great re-
serve of horses to begin with, but there
is no doubt they are now using
mares which in the earlier part of the
year were in foal, and this has to some
extent increased their supply, but this
source must also soon be exhausted.
The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07
State onclala Deceived.

Investigation seems to show that
South Dakota has paid somewhere near
$1,000 bounty for the scalps of prairie
dogs and young coyotes, the state Of
ficials being under the impression that
they were paying for wolf scalps. Even
experienced men find difficulty in dis
tinguishing between the scalp of
young coyote and that }of gray wolf
pun
The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRlCULTURlSTS
Some Up-to-Date Hints About cultiva-
tion of the Soil and Yields Thereof
Horticulture. siticulture and Florloul-
iure
American catue arower.' Convention.


Denver, Colo, Jan. 81, 1901.
The first annual convention of the
American Cattle Growers Association
is hereby called to meet at Denver,
Colo, at the Tabor Grand opera house,
at 10 o'clock a. M, Tuesday, March
9TH, 1901, for the purpose of effecting
permanent organization, adopting a
constitution and bylaws and for such
general business as may properly come
before the convention. The present
basis of representation Of this asso-
citation is individual membership, and
any citizen, cattle grower and owner,
is eligible for membership upon pay
nent of initiation fee of five dollars,
md will be entitled to one vote in
his convention. This convention is
ne result Of a meeting of a large
humber of prominent growers of cat
tie from many states and territories,
held in Salt Lake City on the evening
of January 18th, 1901. The American
Cattle Growers Association was
formed in full accord with the main
object of the National Live Stock AS
sociation, tho in session at Salt Lake
City. The present idea is for indi
vidual membership to form the basis
OF this association, which will give
small cattle grower as much voice on
The floor of the convention hall as
large owner, but this will be finally
settled at the first convention. The
only qualification necessary for mem
bership is to be cattle grower and
owner. At present membership may
be secured by sending your name and
address to the Secretary, Union Stock
Yards, Denver, Colorado, together with
I've dollars, the initiation fee that was
accepted at the meeting at which this
association formed it's temporary or
ganization. 1t is expected that the
railways will make greatly reduced
rate for the round trip to Denver.
This association is to protect and
advance the interests of all cattle
growers, large or small, equally, and
we want them all Oh the membership
roll. 1t is especially desired that
large attendance be had at the coming
convention at Denver, and any cattle
grower who can possibly come is urged
to do so. They may be assured that
the proceedings of the convention will
be highly beneficial, and their stay in
Denver exceedingly pleasant.-A. e.
de Ricqles, Secretary.
The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07
coaoher. Of nigh Quality in Dem.n..

Coaohers of High Quality in Demand
There is said to be at the present
time a very good demand for high
priced coachers both for home and
foreign markets. In fact this demand
has been quite brisk for year past.
There are a large number +of good
sized cities In the United States and
in each city are people that can afford
to have team of high quality coach
ers. This makes the volume Of home
demand considerable. There is an es-
pecially strong demand for well-match-
ed teams, and men that have such to
sell can get good deal more than
the going market price for them. Not
being able to get this the buyers will
take the cross-matched teams at a
pretty fair price. II the quality be good.
Here comes in the value OF color. 1t
shows that prepotent stallion in a
locality is Of even greater value than
rdinarily IL he can throw the same
color In his colts. This fact should
discourage hap-hazard breeding.
The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07

The Punjab governments scheme for
the improvement Of the breed of dom
keys in the Punjab has been accepted
by the government of India, and the
purchase. during the current official
year. is sanctioned of fifty donkey
sires.
Feeding in sheep husbandry is like
any other problem in live stock, Good
care and feeding are necessary or the
flock will degenerate.
The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07

Wild gobblers mate later in the sea-
son, and the wild hens lay later than
domestic turkeys. The flesh of the
wild birds is OF better flavor and is
more delicate and tender.
The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07

The volume of hog receipts at Chi
cago keeps UP, 10000 being the total
recorded for the week that ended jan
uary 26th. Prices averaged about the
same as for the week previous, being
about SO cents higher than the aver
age last year at this time.
The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07
Plant Blow. Away ]

A singular plant is ~
bean." known to botan
Etada tussiens. 1t is
warm and moist tropical
cannot and will not stan
dust settles upon the brel
in the leaves of this plant
them q gas accumulates
leaves and when it gairl
strength forcibly elbows \
the pores Of dust and maxi
exactly like coughing. At
time the leaves tremble and
actually "gets red in the face,
the sinking Of the green ch.
grains and the appearance Of rl
cles on the leaves. This plant IS
times used as a house plant,
sweeping the rooms sets 1t cou
to the intense astonishment Of p
not familiar with its peculiaritie,
The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07
killing Time.

When l was boy in a printers
Office" says Robert Bonner, "and it
came along about o'clock in the aft
ernoon. would say to myself, Sup
pose the proprietor should come up
where we were at work and say, Rob
ert, what have you been doing to-
day?" what would l answer?'
He never did such a thing, but I
used to reason to myself, Suppose he
We're to do it?' If could not, with
pride and pleasure, point to what had
been doing. would pack up at 6
o'clock and leave the place. consider
that kind of spirit is an element of
success, and there is always room for
men who show that kind Of DISPOSE
ton. The indolent man, who shiftless-
ly goes through his days work, will
never reach the goal of success. The
man who is constantly watching the
clock. waiting until it shall strike 6,
and trying to kill time'-well, it will
not be long before time will kill him.
SO far as business is concerned"
The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07
Heavy so,,s.

can Ue HaQ, Will IurnlSn the potash and
phoSphoric acid
Heavy So1's.
The novice in farming avoids heavy
soils. He thinks of them as soils hard
to work and as possessing little plant
food. Perhaps his bad opinion has
been strengthened by early experiences
in trying to cultivate undrained clay
land. Rightly handled, however, there
are no better soils than the heavy ones.
The first thing to be done in the way
OF amelioration is to give good drain
age. This let's in both the air and the
frost and conduces to friability. A
heavy soil filled with water is dis
couraging basis on which to attempt
to grow crops. Even the cold is unable
to do its work. Where the soil is
saturated to near the surface, the first
cold freezes it. Ice is formed and the
whole thing becomes, for the time be-
ing, adamant. There is no breaking
up of soil cohesion as is the case where
the soil is well drained. In that case
the freezing is not of solid body of
water, but Of thin films of water
around the soil particles. The freez-
ing of the water films forces the par
tlcles out of the positions they previ-
ously occupied and results in general
breaking up of the texture of the soil.
This takes place in all clay soils as
we'll as in all sandy soils where the
Gr9in4pa ic 0nn1 to- I, 1,o
soils, formerly unavoidable, have been
brought under cultivation.
Heavy soils are frequently very rich
In the elements of plant food, both
soluble and insoluble. Fortunate is
the man who, having such land, studies
it and learns how to bring out the
wealth that is locked up in it,
The Water Table.
The water table is always an i'm
portant factor in farming. Its height
in the soil must always determine to
a considerable extent the value of the
land. Every farmer must take it into
consideration in his farming opera
tions. The water table is the solid
sheet Of water in the soil. 1t rises and
falls according to the prevalence of
rains. When weather conditions are
normal its position in the soil must
be several feet below the surface. If
the land is to produce good crop of
almost anything. For most crops the
soil below the water table cannot be
of use, the roots finding the continuous
water surface an impossible barrier.
When the harvest fails on such fields
we merely say that the soil is too wet.
1t sometimes happens that the water
table is relatively high in field with
out that fact being shown by surface
indications. The upper few inches of
soil may be dry enough for the plant to
get good start, but the water may be
so high that the plant never reaches
the size it should. Year after year
some farmers try to grow tame grasses
on land of this description, and COM
plain because it will give large yield
only of grasses that are semi-auuatic.
If the water table cannot be lowered.
then it is just as well to settle down
to the conviction that only the grasses
and plants can be grown whose nature
it is to live partly in the water. The
scientific farmer, however, will in
vestigate and find out the actual state
of the water in his land.
ru,s--
The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07
The Disciples as Reporters.

ne wrote not only the book of Luke,
but the Acts of the Apostles, and with
out that reporters work we would
have known nothing of the Pentecost
and nothing Of Stephens martyrdom,
and nothing of Tabithas resurrection,
and nothing of the failing and unjail-
ing of Paul and Silas, and nothing of
the shipwreck at Melita Strike out
the reporters work from the Bible and
you kill large part of the New Testa-
ment. 1t makes me think that in the
future of the kingdom of God the
reporters are to bear mighty part.
About rs years ago representative
of an important New York newspaper,
took his seat in my Brooklyn church
one Sunday night about five pews from
the front of the pulpit. He took out
pencil and reporters pad, resolved to
caricature the whole scene. When the
music began he began, and with his
pencil he derided that and then derided
the prayer and then derided the read
ing of the Scriptures and then began
to deride the sermon. But. he says.
for some reason his hand began to
tremble, and he, rallying himself,
sharpened hlSpencil and started again,
and broke down again and then put
pencil and paper in his pocket and his
head down on the front of the pew and
began to pray. At the close of the
service he came up and asked for the
prayers Of others and gave his heart to
God. and, though still engaged in news
paper work. he is an evangelist and
hires hall at his own expense and
every Sunday afternoon breaches Jesus
Christ to the people.
Words of Encouragement.
o men Of the pencil and pen, amid
your unappreciated work you need en-
couragement and you can have it.
Printers of all Christendom, editors,
reporters. compositors, pressmen. pub
fishers and readers of that which is
printed. resolve that you will not write, |
et up, edit, issue or read anything
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-07-05

of hay, which will be followed by
wheat.
Mr.. Yeniyon and wife have rented
the rooms which have recently been
vacated by Mr.. Everhard and fami-
~.
Miss Lossinger visited in Akron
with friends last week
Mr. Charley Smith removed in his
new home the Fourth.
A few of our young people partici.
pated In the races at Barberton,
Thursday.
Miss Gleighman, from Copley, is
making local friends a visit.
A large number of Dur people attend.
ed the funeral of Mrs. Miller, which
was held at Loyal Oak, Saturday Shc
was a resident of this community
for some time.
Mrs. Shaffer having been sick but
a short time, died Tuesday of neural
gia of the heart and was buried al
Loyal Oak. Friday.
Mr. Lanford, of Cleveland, made n
shore visit at this place last week.
Mr.. Kemerer and wife spent Sun
day with Mr.. Bird and family.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-07-05

Not infrequently Akron and Summit
county people have been visited by
agents Of so.called publishing houses,
who. having secured the cash they
sought, have given in return very poor
satisfaction in shape of alleged his.
tories, pictorial collections and the like.
AS a rule subscribers have paid their
money, often under protest, but paid 1t
Just the same, TO avoid trouble.
A case of this kind has recently been
Rested In Wayne county. A Smithville
professor, having found the work de-
liyered to him to be very in,
accurate, refused to pay for 1t. The
publishers agent sued him, and the
Justice of the peace promptly found a
verdict for the professor.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-07-05
MANY RELATIVES
Mourn the Loss of Mrs. Jacob
Boncher.
Especial correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Comet, July 3.---The funeral of Mrs.
Jacob Broucher, was largely attend
cd. She leaves seven children, twenty
four grandchildren. besides many
friends to mourn her loss. Funeral
services at the Mudbrook church. Age
73 years.
Mr.. Alex Steese and family are visit
ing at Mr.. Thomas Kaland's at Moga-
dore.
Mrs. Freeman Daily and family were
the guests of Mr. Logan Miller at
Canal Fulton. where they met some OF
their Oregon friends.
Mrs. Sarah Brumbaugh, from Hart.
vile, visited her mother, Mrs. Julian
Buchte and other relatives in and
about Comet
Mr.. A. A. Buchtel and sons, are work
for Mr.. G. Matte.
Daily Bres expects to take in the
picnic at Myers lake in the near fu
ture. ,-a----
Many OF the young people from thi.
place took in the festival at Greens
burg, Saturday evening.
Thermometers registered "a degree!
in the shade Monday.
A. A. Buchtel and O. Il. and II. s
Buchtel and families, visited relative.
at Millheim recently.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-07-05

A great many people are sadder and
wiser than they were Wednesday.
The number of Fourth OF July casual.
ties Is at least of average proportions
and that is little short Of appalling.
The fact is n very present one just
now, but before the state Legislatures
meet. the coming winter, the horrors
of football and prize fighting, and the
war against alcohol will have so large.
ly engrossed the attention of those
who strive for the enactment of laws
for humanitys sake, that the small
boy and his father will still find dyna-
mite crackers and giant powder read
lily accessible next year, and in any de
sired quantity.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-07-05
Heartburn

When the quantity of food taken is
too large or the quality too rich, heart,
burn Is likely to follow, and especially
so If the digestion has been weakened
by constipation. Eat slowly and not
too freely of easily digested food. Mas.
ticate the food thoroughly. Let six
you feel fullness and weight in the
region of the stomach after eating, in.
dicating that you have eaten too much
take one of Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets and the heartburn may
be avoided. For sale by all druggists
e. Steinbacher & Co, wholesale agents,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-07-05
WISE ano " W
" " Otherwise.

The harvest days are here.
Red astrachans almost ripe.
Another holiday in two months.
More work for the undertaken"
Only 20 weeks till Thanksgiving!
Are any of your fingers missing?
No Elks' fair to look forward to.
This year.
Who would not gladly have been a
deaf man?
Recipes for extracting powder from
fhe face are now being hunted up.
IL patriotism is measured by noise
there is certainly no lack of patriots.
= j. +
What the country really needs is an.
other installment OF those April snow
storms.
The weather forecast says warm"
It's a mistake; what the man means
Is hot ..,.,
At this Juncture a great many peo,
pic are will ng to join the crusade
against CLAN. crackers.
When man says that water melons
are not as good as they used to he
1t is sign that he's getting old.
II they're only fat, the citizens OF
Minneapolis needn't raise such how
about Its raining frogs in that town
Good, fat frog legs are always mar
ketable.
Dog-catcher sreeley and oficer S
~. Taylor are securing almost as
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-07-05
HAY CROP
Being Harvested at Norton Cen.
ter-News Notes.

SPECIAL Correspondenee.)
Norton Center, July 5.-Farmers are
beginning to take care OF their crop
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-07-05
BOY KILLED.
Tried 10 Crawl Under Train of
Cars.

Canton, O., July 5..-(Spl y Eddie r.
zobal. the 8.year.old son of Charles
Zobal, was killed by the shifter on the
Wheeling & Lake Erie railroad last
evening. He attempted to pass under
"A train Of cars and the wheels passed
over the lawer part of his body, death
resulting a few hours later. Two lit,
lie playmates had a narrow escape.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-07-05

A special grand jury at Delaware
Indicted VIM Plover, colored, charged
with assault on child, and he pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to life i'm.
prisonment. all within nine minutes.
This Is more rapid than the local rec.
ord established last August.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-07-05

Remember the primary election to.
morrow night for the choice of dele
gates to the Democratic state conven-
tion.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-07-05
POWDER
Blown Faces In
. Evidence.
Small Boy and Giant
Fire Crackers
Form a Very Disastrous
Combination.
Surgeons and Druggists Kept on
the Run.


the Run.
There was the usual number of vic
tins of the dynamite fire-cracker and
toy cannon Thursday, although no
serious accidents were reported.
All Of the drug stores enjoyed au
extraordinary sale of bandages and
salves. The surgeons were kept on
the move most of the time and today
| 1t is no uncommon sight to see a small
boy wearing large amount of cotton
cloth on his hand or face.
EYE INJURED.
Little George Alderman, of 206
Wolf St, touched n match to the fuse
of a fire-cracker aud then watched to
see the result The powder flew up
and into his eye The injury, al
though very painful, is not considered
serious. He is four years old.
HAND BURNED.
1t required the services of surgeon
| to dress the wounds of Mr.. n. O..
Lauffler, Thursday afternoon. His
right hand was seriously burned and
bruised by u giant cracker.
LEG TORN.
Mr.. John Kindler's left leg was torn
open by the end of n giant cracker.
He stood too close to the thing when
it exploded. Several stitches were
necessary.
POWDER BLOWN.
Kenneth Collett, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William r. Collett, 113 Byers ave,
had his face and eyes filled with pow.
der Thursday afternoon. He was
bending over II toy cannon when II
exploded. 1t Is feared that the injury
to his eyes is very serious.
A son of Mr.. w. Il. Burk, of Cole
ave, had his face filed with powder
from II toy cannon.
A son of Mr.. Thomas Casey wonder.
ed why 1t took so long for giant
cracker to explode at Lakeside park
Thursday afternoon. He made an in
spection just as the spark reached the
powder His face and eyes were filled
with sand and powder.
LOST AN EYE.
Frank Galhuly 2l5 Adams St, will
lose the use of his right eye and that
of his left partially, because he looked
into a toy cannon which some boys
We're firing on Adams ST.. Thursday
morning. The powder did not explode
promptly, but as Galhuly looked into
1t, the discharge came and his eyes
We're filled. DR.. A. f. sippy was called
) and Galhuly was taken to the hospital
His right eye was injured several
years ago and is now entirely de,
stroyed.
Miss Edna Huber, of Forge ST., was
burned on the right hand by powder
The injury is not serious.
A little son of julie zigandet OF
Andrus St. put his finger In the barrel
of a blank cartridge pistol The
weapon went off, The finger, though
badly laccrated will not need follow
suit.
|, UNKNOWN INJURED.
There We're number Of patients
treated by local surgeons that paid
their bills and left no name. A man
accompanied by three year old girl
called at the office of Or. l.. S. Sweltz
er. The child had ben shot in the
face, below the eye, with a 22calibre
pistol 1t was only flesh wound and
the injury was not serious. The mar
said he lived near Halo,
Or, Rowland attended two boys who
had had their hands burned and bruis
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-07-05

A little life may be sacrificed to an
hours delay, Cholera infantum, dys,
entery, diarrhoea, come suddenly. on
ly safe plan Is TO have DIR. Fowler's
Extract Of Wild Strawberry always
on hand.