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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-04-08
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Entered at the Postofiice at Freeland. Pa,
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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-04-08

More animals are lost to the stage
through fear than viciousness. The
show people dread timid lion or
leopard, not only because in its panic
it is likely to injure the trainer, but
because it is unreliable, and may take
fright and spoil a performance at any
moment from the slightest causes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-04-08

A monster conger eel, measuring
eight feet, eight inches in length, two
feet four inches in girth, and weighing
14S pounds, has been caught ON the
beach at Snettisham, near Huntstan-
ton, England. The fisherman's atten-
tion was attracted to it by some sea-
gulls lowering over shallow water,
where the eel was captured after
long struggle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-04-08

A man with two brains is surely a
novelty, yet DR.. Charot, the French
specialist, inclines to the idea that
human phonograph, is so blessed. This
phenomenon made his first appearance
at the Paris hippodrome, and he is
certainly now attraction to the al
ready long list of stars at that house.
His memory for figures is mainly au-
ditive. One of his foats is the addition
Of six lines of six figures, multipli-
eaton of six figures by six figures, the
division of si:: figures by five figures,
and the extraction of the square and
cube root OF FIVE figures all at onc2-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-04-08

One of the curious and suggestive
details in the latest report of the
Swiss factory inspectors relates to tho
attitude of the operatives in a certain
factory in regard to an improved ven.
tilating apparatus. They objected tc
it because it would breed rheumatism
Two years later the same laborers re
fused to go to another building be.
cause ii lacked the ventilating appara
tus.
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TO MARK WHERE HEROES FELL.
New York Commission To Visit the
Vicksbure BattIefieIds.

New York. December 19--There VIII
start from this city tomorrow morning
party of seven New Workers. who are
going 70 V.cksburg. Miss, to try 20 To-
cate the v1ricus spots ON which the New
York troops of the Ninth army corps had
their most sanSuiEary experiences dur
inS the siege OF NicksbUrE In the civil
war The puruose of this "trip 20 the
scenes of long ago is 10 decide where the
state Of y York shall erect u0nu-
meuts in c0E1memOratiou Of the daring
deeds of northern soldiers during those
memorable two MOI t.as.
The present New York committee was
appointed by General Sickles. chairman
of the Gettysburg and Cnatt1nOoE4 COM
mittce. whicl has lreJGv placed mouu-
ments and tablets cn the various spots
about those Two great battle fields whore
New York troops distinguished them
selves.
The metnbers of the Nicksburg con-ni--
tee are Colonel Baird. Major DaviI T.
Wright. C3ptain Henry Dreyer ana Iiau-
tenant J. ]. Johnson They viii be ac-
companied hy Colonel Lev is Il. SteEmal.
jor \. j. Lahrisllie who viii act i'm IN
= week il trampinG about over the his
toric ground.
Opium, Morphine Free Treatment.
Painless home cure guaranteed Fres
trial DR.. Ticker. Atlanta. Ga
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horseback. All distances would be short
ened. the railroad and towns would be
brought nearer TO the country. neiShDors
would be nearer, the doctor could reach
the sick bedside quicker and charge less
for mileage the ought to). Good roads
are a means of grace" a conservator OF
MORALS "A promoter of church going ana
school attendance. a stronger social bohd
a encouragement TO crime GOOD
roads" are not paved with good inten-
tions." but with good materials laid on
with good judgment Let us have GOOD
ROADS. Lot the reform mark the begin
ming of the new century Let every
road commissioner. every county official,
every lawyer and preacher and merchant
and doctor-let everybody wake up on the
subject! Talk about IT, write about ii,
vote fer it, Let the people demand good
roads and they VIII get them. So far
from not being able To- build good roads.
we cannot afford II go without them.
We must have them and we will have
them, II. J. REDDING.
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EARLY wATERMELONs.

G.. J. Rouse. Hilsdale. Miss.-I wish to
ask YOU "A few questions, as follows
J. Can early watermelons be fess-
fully raised in hot beds, and would win
dow panes i0xl4 inches be large enough
for each hill?
.. Where can 1 get n book treating on
melon culture?
3. Where can l buy the best varieties
of watermelon seeds for early and late
planting?
a. | presume you mean raising or
starting the plants. Yes. ii may be done,
but it requires some degree of skill in
managing and controlling the conditions.
1t would not be eXpedient to undertake
to grow a single hill of plants in box
covered with pane of glass. The proper
way is to plant the seeds in 1 inch Hover
pots and place these in box feet across
from front to back and as long as may be
desired. The pots should be buried in the
soil of the bed and nearly touching each
other The box, or pit, may be covered
with by 3 sash filled with glass. or with
cotton cloth soaked in, or painted with,
linseed oil. .
AS above prepared the beds are called
"cold frames" If YOU wish to force
the plants you will have TO dig out the
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RAT POISON.

NJ. NJ. Webster. Bartlett, Text beg 70
ask if any one can give me successlui
plan to poison rats. We have larse
wharf rats. and they are very numerous
and very destructive to corn; mean - /,
ask what poison must he given in that
they will eat 1T? Kindly give me your
method.
Answer-"Rough on Rats" is about as
good to kill rats as anything else III 'he
poison line. Cheese is probably the pest
bait. Cut II into cubes about the SIZE Oh
a dice and smear the surface very thi'ny
with the poison and use enough cheese
To give every rat a chance. ..p,.
Virus" sold by Pasteur vaccine h@ls,I- @
tute, Chicago. which is claimed 70 5,saaso paoo
duce a contagious and fatal disca9o
among rats if led to them.
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izcrs to apply more than 600 pounds per
acre for cotton, unless you are after
premium Weld. AS | have said before IL
is much more judicious to apply 400 per
acre on 10 acres than TO apply 6p per
acre on acres OF the 10 and lO0 pounus
per acre on the remaining acres, me
aggregate amount in each case being the
same. The smaller amounts always re-
turn the larger percentage increase Oh
crop
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DR.. Hathaway has long been 2cknowl-
edged the leading specialist i'm the south.
and has cured more chronic diseases than
any ten other physicians Write him
about his successful system Of home
treatment. J. Newton Hathaway. II. l.,
q Inman bldg. Atlanta. Ga.
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CHRONIC SCRATCHES.

Dr T. w Wessinecr. Ballentine. s. c.
7 have q mare or'S years old that Oc-
r1sf0naIlv gets what suppose. scratches.
especially If sire is riddle or driven on q
wet. muddy road Tho soreness Is around
and lust under the ankle. extending down
tovard froc. Now. II docs not prevent
her from travelling well. never limps. the
hair does not come off. but she Is little
stiff mt times I'm her ankles in taking out
i'm morning. and tho ankles are littIc
puffcd. / have used astrinCents in mild
solution. lead ointment. which would heal
them up for a few days. then return. 7
keep her legs and feet clear on mud AMI
have a good dry. well-Httercd stall
Would YOU nleasc suggest a treatment to
be used and that would not prevent me
using her during treatment?
Auswer-It is probable that the disease
(scratches) has assumed chronic form.
i'm which the skin cracks open and blood
Oozes out after driving the anital a
short distance. Make blister ointment
by mixing . drains Of biniod!de OF NOR
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the stubble Of these two plants. The
average increase in the yield OF the corn
crop of 1900. grown two years aIter thesc
IegImes was 81 bushels per acre on Lhe
plOts where the vines had been plOWed ia
and only . Of a bushel on the plots
where only the roots ana stubble OF COW
peas and velvet beans had been LETT on
"In a second experiment the residual
fertiliZiug effect Of velvet beans. grown
in lSqS was represented by an Increase OF
rs bushels OF corn in the crop OF 1890. IN
this test the residual effect OF FeiFet
bean stubble was considerable. DuI les
than that Of the entire growth Of the
same plant. ,
Hairy vctch. hairy VetCh stubhlc. rye.
and rye stubble We're compared as green
uan1lres for corn Corn planted June 10.
which was more than month after mar
vesting the vetch and rye hay. Yielded -
bushels per acre where the entire rye
plant was ploved under and 10 bushels
where vctch had been used as a green
manure. This IS an increase OF IS per
cent attributable 70 vetch. When the fer-
two plants are compared the differences
are somewhat loss but decidedly IN IA
vOr Of Vetch stubble.
''VetCh vines and stUbble We're nearly
on an equality as fertilizers II measured
nv the WELD of corn following these crons
in the same wear: however. the bcneHt
from blowing in the vines was more hef-
manent as indicated hv the increase IN
tho second corn crGn on the same land
at was more profitahle 10 nary =
vetch for how and utilize only the stun
hle rs fertilizer
meal aud 42i hounds Of cotton seed pr7-
duced practically equal increases IN tho
Weld Of corn-fhat Is q mound Of nitrogen
was Of equal value in cotton seed and IN
cotton seed meal.
nitrogen for corn planted late in the sea-
SON
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"sCAI.DING" OR "rIRING" OF COT
TON

d. T. D.. YoukerS, GAL use iIVin I,l =, -
to three two-horse wagonloaus stap, e,tano
nure with 200 pounds average slaus 3%ro1y
per acre for cotton, which seems " a.
nicely un{il very hot Weatner setS c. -
when il shows a tendency Ia sc2Iu, 81 ~.
What could I use In connectloh WI tho
stable manure and Euano To correc, - ~
tendency To scaId? Is wood PIE Ht.ci
Cpiue) with acid phosphate Sood ma
nure for sweet potatoes
Answer--You do not state Just "ni.
condition the stable manure is that you
annlv. If well decompOsed and wen i'hA-
cd in with the soil (eVen If all put III NV
boddinr furrow) two or three two-horSc
,yaron l1ads 10 the acre ought not 10 nave
any such effect if the land be deeply anu
,vcII brnken--say to inches deep. NOT
should 200 pounds of average efdu~
.,,ano'' pro1uce such an effect under ths
Same conditions Firing" is usually the
effect of a 1eiicinnCV of moisture anu lie
u.e Of a concentrated fertilizer. TINS ue-
G,irncv may he generally obVltteu ny
dccp and thorough preparation ana Soou
cultivatfon Pine wood-plle litter. anu tle
Same is true To- a less degree OF oLA
wood is practically inert 50 far as sun
Di.iuc plant food is concerned; put II
sorv,E a good purpose as mecnaiiCdi
amendment and as conSerVator OF hlolS-
ti.re Ii IS especially helpful to sweet
notutoos or stiff soils. But IT VIII NOT
lake the place of fertilizers tEat supply
pant food.
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% COTTON SEED MEAL FOR HORSES L

AND MI Les. 60 JOliNSoN bi@<NSo'
W 4 Williams. Holder. TeN.--P.ease let
me know through your columns IL II
would be safe TO feed cotton seed meal 70
horses and mul as mixed with chops ana
wheat bran. State quantity Tor ohG leeu.
Niu IL cause blindness II led longer
tnan ninety days? am strictly a Johh-
son grass friend. 1t Is the best TREND
tha farmers ever had. be he small FARMER
.r ranchman. I speak from experience.
Answer cannot say from actual trlai
whether cotton seed meal IS good 1000
for horses and mules. but have heard
of no bad results from its use. II has
becn tried in a limited way. / Wou!d
NOT give more than two or three pounds
per day for fun sized horse or hhuie'
T.. +. Bouchelle BoliEee. Ala. Is re-
ferred 10 the reply above given IN reeaI1
10 cotton meal as a food for horses dlld
mules. Ir any one has had experience
i'm feeding cotton meal to these ahiild's
viii br glad 10 hear from him.
do NOT think cotton huils would an
syycr for horses and mules.
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NOtiG6 TO InQuir6rS.

.. Write plainly and 10 the point, Civ
ing only questions TO which answers
are desired
2. Connne inquiries strictly TO matters
concerning the farm.
8. Never ask for answers by mail.
g. Never ask where tn article can be
had. nor the price.
o. Always give your fun name and ad-
dress. II you do not wish your
name published. say so. and initials
only will be printed.
o. Carefully nle this page for future
reference snc before writing examine
your file to see n IL has not been
already answered.
y. Lock ahead and send in your Inquiries
early Do not expect us 90 answer
IN next paper" The editor must
hand IN his copy a week before tho
paper iF published.
O. Address all inquiries and communiol-
tions for this department TO
The CONSTITUTION,
II. and =. DepartISert-,
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FARM WAGES ~ DIFFERENT
CT tT.T-C

A recent report on the wages Of farm
iaborors i'm the United States from 1865
10 1859 by the department of agriculture
reveals some interesting and suggestive
figures. The highest average wages per
month for the year or season Of 1893 re-
ported for a state is in Montana. So
with board. Nevada pays nearly as
much. or S3l.76. and the other far west
crn states and terTitOr es pay from S2S
10 $50 In North Dakota the average IS
ST -: in South Dakota S20.H; Minnesota,
$l99S. Iowa S1932; Wisconsin, $40 %; Illi-
nois. $Li6 Going east the average de
ciincs to Sl55 in Indiana, S7.29 in ONO;
$iA3I i'm Pennsylvania. and then rises 70
from SIS 10 $3.50 in the New England
states. These figures are for lS@ ana
age for the whole country that year was
SlfO1: the average being reduced BY the
low wages in he south, which run as
low as Sl3 in South Carolina. Fourteen
dollars and cents is the highest average
since 1859. when L was $l6.51. The low
: est average for the country was $lo.l5 IN
1879.
CORN CULTURE IN THE SOUTH.
The Alabama experiment station last
December published a bulletin giving the
results of experiments in corn culture
during n series OF years. Among other
experiments were a number testing the
value of various fertilizers both home
grown and commercial. In a summary
OF these Professor Duggar says.
Lime was useless on sandy upland,
poor in humus; it was apparently slight
lv efIec tive but not profitably So on soil
where there was considerable vegetable
matter.
THE stubble alone of velvet beans
proved am effective fertilizer for corn.
Still more effective was the plowinG un-
der of the entire growth Of velvet bean
vines. the corn crop following the vines
yielding l19 bushels per acre more than
the corn on the plot where only the roots
ana stubble Of velvet beans We're used as
fertilizer for corn.
"BegSar weeds. used as fertilizer, in
creased the Weld Of corn. but in this re-
spect proved decidedly inferior 10 velvet
beans
"Cowpea vines. from which the peas
had been picked. increased the yield of
corn by Il per cent in spite OF the fact
that nitrate of soda was applied to the
corn.
The fertilizing effect Of cowpea vines
and velvet bean vines was more perma-
nent than was the ferUilizing effect of
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HOW To GROW CoPN N a DRY SEA

Y Garlic Rfn~eo1I. Tex-Civa me
sr,acA through vorrr columns to fe'l the
formers how 70 grow corn in dr. seasons.
First nlow the land good ard dn@n before
Christmas. Harrow the lend tho i@t -
March Take two horses. bitch In LiSt71-
Law off rows , feet wide: plant corn with
corn planter in bottom of furrow. When
ii is wei up. run around IL with harrow:
in eight days harror- again with two
iorses: then iD ten GAYS. again, then
thin to a stand fee in drill, chop ont
all weeds and grass found. ;hen harrow
again Keep it up until 2ath Of Jlu-,
turn it loose To Er9W and cXnand- Aol
viii ny this modus Operaudi make corn
to sell and corn to keep" whether wet
or dry. Corn is king and cotton queen N
the south. Let us learn wisdom by OBJ
scrvation and toll. Nature is a graz
schoC master, and We ere all creatures #
circumstance If We are AuGlos. select
sound hCme-ETC wn Germ toT seed 1NG lrl-
prove the breed. Plant fruit trees Wal
mats and pecaus make home attractive,
# it is 2 log mouse. Some years ago
called II the home Of Mr.. Estes, in Nom
taeue county. Texas. His home Wts
nestled down in little valley among
the hills The heus- was made of loss.
hut IL WAS beauty First, half acre
planted In flowers of various kinds am
potatoes; another Of fruit and another
of corn and peas Two Jersey cows
browsing in the meaccW. and chick k-lls
growing and Clucking. At the spring house
and new wine. Mr.. Estes was Il New
Yorker and his wife an Alabama woman.
! thought how changed we mortalS be-
Here was Josepls coz [. Moses and the
burning bush SnoWbe Us. frC.-Tnc heIrL
made glad. the stomach filed the olfae-
tory nerves made 10 - pand by the sTaet
flowers all around This home was what
I call life in Per3dise, and all ID Texas,
but not IN Jericho.
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FARM CORRESPONDENCE.
KAINIT TO PREVENT RUST OF COT
TON.

KANT TO PREVENT RUST OF COT
TON.
W. l.. Hnson. Smiths. S. C.-Please tell
me the best fertilizer for cotton on black
jack land, such Land being subject TO
rust. We have never apphcd anything
except 2o0 pounds OF kainit per acre.
which is generally sufficient 10 prevent
rust. The cotton on such land grows
large weed and produces. with average
seasons. 700 To l.euo pounds per acre. We
cannot dispense with kainit altogether on
account of rust. Could the yield per acre
bc materially Increased by the apphcaa
tion OF other fertilizers alonE with kalhil
II So. what fertilizers should be uSedE
Would kaint. acid phosphate ana cottoh
seed meal do2 II SO. i'm what proportion
and how much per acre. or Moulu soiu-
able guauo bc better?
Answer think you have made ms
take in applying nothing but kainit
While il is perhaps true that the effect
OF the kaiuit has been u prevent rust. IL
is certain THAI am application of acid
phosphate would cause a dtclded Increase
I'm the yield II cotton. You htcd not
dispense with ka.uit entirely in case
You should conclude 10 apply more
complete fertilizer. Sec answer 10 w. -
y under head of Fertilizer Formula
rof. Corn and cotton" Since the lama IN
question grows a. large Wecu y -
probable that no ntr"S'n"HS -
would be required ANA you nINut -,
out th,. cotton seed meal in the lorlhuld
,.ror1f-,eutied for cotton IN thdl 'H0"'l.
saw IWU pounds of acld phosiit", ~
- cont ava and 400 pounds oi halui'
(Which would be eGulNal' ,, - lg3 -, or
If r1l.riatel and apply thc aihuul, !" :"
/, .rtes 1 could advise with greater '""-
f.l.,,e. il advised ot thc ph5 7lr''l 'il". ~
tsr of tie soil. II peculi"I IN lts p,','' fr,
/. n r4e.. that calls for spcchl ltt-
titig.r oxprrimcuts iu order 10 "elr tiIi'"e
,,.bat formula would give best fe9dl'a'
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soil and fill in with fresh horse dung .
to 10 inches deep and covered with or
inches of mellow st,il.
(2l do not now recall book on melon
81 Apply to the large seed dealers. l
advise YOU not to attempt the WORK on q
large scale until YOU shall have acquiIto q,5!
skill and experience in the management
of cold frames and hot beds.
TURNING OVER WIREGRAss LAND
Iuauirer Silco, Gal have about 80
acres of land which has had the umner
cut off Of il for good while. anu which
is covered with the common WIRE grass
which grows all over the woods around
here. Ii also has a few saphngs on It.
/ This land has never been caitiFateu oI
broken: is kind Of gray soil. with
coed many pei bles in 1t. | am thinking
0f turning it al, under with two-horse
turn plow now pretty soon. Would tn.S
iEiure the land? / have been tOid Dv
some that { would. Others say no
Answcr-It does not appear whethe-
by "a good while you mean a year. or
less. or several years. ] presume, now
ever. that you mean several years. as
Stunning that you could not use a Two
horse plow to advantage unless the sur,
face roots are pretty well rotted. i WoHd
rot risk turning il under to any consid-
~. bile depth, certainly not running the
plow deeper than 1 inches. The sandy
SupSGI tf that is its chdractcr) ShOuiu
not be turned TO the surface.
OIrINSY OF PIGS.
NJ C. Afford Warren. Tex.--Please tell
me what ails my hogs and give me
cure They swell up under the threat ano
choke To dcdta i'm a short while. | had
two hogs in the pen feeding them on corn.
one of them died before | knew they were
sick Turned the other one out ana ne
died. The disease now has Struck my
bunch of Poland Chinas one OF them
,Iied YESTERDAY being sick about elSht
hours before dying. Please answer by
letter nv return mall rs all Of my nOGS
VIII be dead before I could get It through
Tho Constitution.
Answcr-Your description Of the syrnp-
toms is not as fun and complete as could
BE- desired. but / think the disease is
| duinsy. Give the patient all the cold
/ water 1t will drink. putting half dram
/ of chloride of ammonium to each quart
/ of water Battle the swollen neck with
I hot water half hour at time three
; times a day and rub on a little Compton
/ atcd Hniment after each bathing. Under
! this treatment. ii il is quinsy, the animal
usually gets better in a few days. But
/ it may be a malignant form Of quinsy
! called gangreuous angina. a difficult dis
ease to treat. IN the early stage give
/ drains of potassio-tartrate of anumony.
Z Is grains Of pecaCuana ana grains OF
white heIlcborc. Mix and give on nttie
food or optn the mouth and throw 1t IN
3 Also give one or two ounces of castor OIL
. You may also blister the sweliingS ny
Z rubbing on drains of CantharideS ana
/ ounce Of lard. and il il does not go dow2,
inject into the swelling IN dlnerent places
4 q lttls Of % solution Of one dram carboic
acid To half pint of water. All the Wen
hogs should be removed TO a consider oIt.
7 dram of hVppu1OSphite of soda IN thelr
food .lT water for week.
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..,,rq,RATF, SOLUBLE AND ''WATIR
SOIL III .ll.''
Total available acid. :. -.

Now. each concern claims that his IS
superior to the other ON account OF TINS
difference. Please explain the difference,
if any.
Ansver-Tndor the fertilizer laws of
Alabama. what Is designated IN Georgia
MS soluble" is called water soluble
the two terms meaning precisely the same
thing. Also in Alabama, what Is called
reverted IN Georgia is called
Citrate soluble also meaning pre-
cieslv the same thing In each case
the sum of the two is called "availab'e
rbosnhn,.ic acid. The soluble" or ''}va-
Ter soluble" is dissolved by plain water.
the "citrate soluble or reverted, -
soluble in the water of the soil In Geor-
t,ia and the most of the states reverted,
or citrate" soluble is considered to be
equally valuable with soluble or wa
ter soluble" Hence the two fertilizers
are of equal commercial and aSricu llral
value. each containing il per cent Of
available phosphoric acid.