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FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS UF INTEREST TO AeRI.
CuLTuRiSTS.
Some Up-to-Dats Hints About Culti-
sstion of the Soil aud Yields
Observation-Disclosures. viticuiturs and
BloStcuIture.
Potato Grovisx. )

Professor c. ID. Woods. director OF
the Maine Experiment Station. In his
talk to Wisconsin farmers at the re-
special stress on the great value of
the potato crop. It is valuable because
II does not exhaust land as do some
other cropG Its starch Is made out OF
carbon. and this has been gathered
from the air by means OF the leaves.
So II does not come out OF the ground
at all. The man that grows potatoes
.s not taking from the soil a great
mass OF fertilizer that Is to bc sent
away never to return. The tops are
not sold on. but are permitted to lie
on the ground or In the ground and
decay.
There Is no best way of growing
potatoes. Place and circumstances
must dictate methods. To grow po-
tatoes successfully q man must be suf-
dciently intelligent to understand the
soil and other conditions on his own
farm. No man can AFFORD to follow the
methods OF public speakers or his
Geishbors without first finding out
whether they apply to his case. The
selection Of seed Is important. because
We do not plant tho seeds but cuttings
from the tubcrs. Tho tubers from
which the cuttings arc to bo made
should be ripe and should have been
kept over winter In u temperature OF
from - to 10 degrees. II Ia. however.
a mistake to select seed potatoes from
those that have lain In the ground
too long. Tho potatoes for this pur.
pose should be dug while the tops are
still green. 30 much so indeed that the
potatoes on being cooked will DO what
ws call "watcry." In tho planting. po-
,atoes should be put In deeper In clay
than In sandy land. This may appear
unreasonable. but IL tho potatoes arc
planted near tho surface In clay land.
they will. as they grow. cause tho clay
to split open and this will Let In the
sun. Tho result IL a sun.burued po-
taio. which IL OF no value for eating.
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pgSlRth9!E:izIzia@!|Irj|N & q ) Irj|NzzR

one of the most conspicuous inmates
OF the birdhouse at the Zoo. and so
remained until macaw was introduc-
ed. which at once began fighting the
other birds. When the cockatoo's
turn came It was knocked down from
the perch to the floor. and was insen-
siblc for short time. Then It went
into a corner where II remained the
the rest OF the day. and on the follow
ing morning. when the attendant went
to the birdhouse. he was surprised 10
see that the gorgeous plumage had
turned quite white.
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Hall, Folly!

On day I met with Folly, vi
Knowing not nirt was she:
Hhe was piqunnt. she was jolly.
And she thrust out melancholy
with u smile OF witchery.
]. supine. could not disarm her.
Though I guessed In some degree
There was mischief in my charmcr.
So II came about, you see'
Folly made "A fool OF me- 81
Folly tired OF her adorer u
When her slave ! came TO ne
Scofiing at the love bore her,
Vexed because ! boldly wore her
Too familiar livery.
Petulent. she scourged and left mo
Shorn of all my panoply.
So II was when she bereft me
OF her smile, she set me free
Folly made a man OF me-
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mh. NJ. W. rI..,nd.

In the gang Of laborefs hired TO do
the work Of tearing down the church
at Fifteenth and Chestnut streets was
an trishmAn who seemed to take
great pleasure in his work. When
asked to explain why he was so much
pleased he smiled. placed his hand to
his mouth and whispered: This is
the finest job I ever had. Just think
OF me knocking down an old Protest
ant church. and getting paid to do
it."-Phi'adelphia Times.
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wom.. .. s,u,n smer.,,n ronres

Women Of ali classes in South Am
erica taxi. a keen interest in politics
Whether you listen to the talk Of Ia
dies in the parioT OF market women
on the street. you will hnd them we'll
informed about public affairs. The
mother hates worse than the father
to have a son go away TO war. The
women Of Chill and the Argentine
had much to do with preventing the
threatened breaking out Of war three
years ago: and some authorities be-
lieve that woman suffrage would nel2
greatly to check the frequent wars
and revolutions in South America.
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.n.,,t.,.. Nr,,. Ia enlmr.,.

sexton Davis Of the Coss csa'i5n.
siist church at Winter Park. Fla. me;
With ar unexpected diTIiruiiy when he
made the Hrst Gre OF the season in the
church a few days ago. The chimney
would not draw" and the cause
was found to BE- large squirrels
nest. or a series of nests. in the top
of the structure. The opening was
found completely closed with squirrel
nest material TO the depth of four tsr;
FINN the ton.
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Ns,IfyIrt ~. col

one Of the odd things the visitor
to Burmah will notice is the large
number og bells abou; the psgodas.
These bsi,s arc ually hung on sacrs !
posts a few feet rboyc the ground.
They are swcst-'oaed. ss all Bur
mesp bells are. hut they are not tur.
ntsh-d with tongues. The worshipsr
uho comes to pray before the psEoda
strikes one Of these bells with a
wooden maIict. This is TO attract the
attention of th. god.
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s..-.s..s f.s ,.,a,.rs.

Up to some time ago the Norwegian
army was perhaps the only one In
Europe In which sno~shoss scrc used
10 any extent After several years OF
extensive trials. however. the Aus,si-
an minister of war has now equipped
several tattaiions of the Imperial
Austrian army with snovshoes. Dur
Ing the mancuvcrs eanisd on this
year in the Austrian Alps the shoes
proved 10 be OF immense advantage
TO the troops equipped with them.
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rnr,.. Of ~. 1.l,,rr.n,,.

Capt Ahern of the forestry bureau
says he saw large tracts of virgin for
es,s in the Philippines with 10000 to
10000 cubic feet of magnificent lumber
per acre. where the trees were more
than $50 feet high. with trunks clear
of branches for SO feet. Fifty valu-
able hard woods are now offered to the
uorIf
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25

arc ntntnk
and dark cop
perry or bronxy
In q p . . q 2
aner. When
nrst laid they
arc whitish.
but change In
color. They
arc naticned
on three sides
an q ~ b Q q
viewed from
tho ends arc
sri q n 6 al ar.
EEs masses
arc deposited
usually on the
lover surface
Of q leaf. but
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New Mexico is great sheep coun-
try. There Is but one other state or
territory which exceis in sheep rails
in-. That is Utah. where there are
100000 or 100000 sheep. New MeSi-
co has about 100000. The industry
was never 10 prosperous as at pres
ert.
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Naxasio. 1tAS

When Timothy Dwight resigned ,h,
presidency of Yale university he said.
among other thinxs: Il lay down my
once. not because am old. Seventy
ls not old. bat IL Is the end OF the
summer time and. vacation time has
come
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Bird Ch,nr-d rtam,u.

A cockatoo in the Central Park OF
New York has exhibited remarkable
change of color in its plumage. Or
iginaIIy of red and gold. the bird was
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.nrI-,, Manr..rir,..

1t is curious fact that, while
many ancient manuscripts are almost
illegiblc from the ink fading. manu-
scripts OF the fit,h and Of the twelfth
centuries have so far shown hardly
ahy trace OF fading
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M.r,h.na,.. carried b, shlr..

The worlds ships carry 10000. 900
tons of merchandise a year. and Of
this one-quar;er. by weight. is coal.
and one-tenth wheat.
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c.s, Of rsrse, Practice.

The quarterly target practice Of
the North Atlantic naval squadron
cost sl7s.00o for ammunition.
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Tho accompanying illustration shows
tho eggs OF common squash bug. They
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Tho freight charges Of hauling an.
,hraeit- coal from tho f-aasyisaaia
mines aggregate ticlooo.cco a year.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25

Gillespie
Virginia
from York Mrs Harriet Blaine Bae who
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25

Each tree presents a separate prob
lem to the pruner. who should en-
deavor to get the best disposition OF
branches. both in circumference of the
crown and in attachment to the trunk.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25

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Z. egg s;asisf->- .. ss'sss
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80 es-ssh esisss~ai . 0~sS
I, ss,.,f~s '-s's'ss',.
very of,ea also on shs
snd on tho stems. Th'
its escape By forcine
one end Of the eer. as l
the illustration,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25

Professor Crookshank. governor OF
the Royal Veterinary College OF Eng
land. says that Koch is wrong in af-
firming that tuberculosis has never
been given to bovines by human virus.
He believes that II is a mistake for SCI
entists TO send abroad the. idea that IL
Is right to sell tuberculous milk. His
remedy for tuberculous milk is a rigid
inspection OF all dairies.
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Treatment Of seed pata

Prom Farmers Review: Sothin /.
Of greater interest rad more import
ance occurs to me at present ths
Treatment Of seed GA. to destroy
smut" We have been thoroughly sue.
cessfui with the foilowing-much cas-.
Ter and pleasanter than the soaking
method and seeding with wet grain:
Mix one ounce of formalin with one
gallon Of water for every six bushels
Of cats. Spread the oats about three
inches thick and apply the liquid with
a sprinkling can as evenly as practi-
cable. and stir thoroughly; then
shovel into a snug elongated heap
about three feet deep along the center.
and cover with the oat sacks turned
and shaken. and a light blanket to
complete II needed. and leave twenty
four to forty-eight hours. Then re-
shovel and heap and cover for an
other day or two. when ,ne moisture
applied will be dirused through the
mass and evaporsted. so as no, to be
perceptible. The grain may then be
sacked or stored ready for use when
vanted.-P. r. Nye.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1902-11-21
A REMARKABLE ACHIEVE.
MENT.

The rural mail delivery system today
covers one-third or the one million
square miles possible to embrace in
such service. Within three years it
Is expected to cover the entire country.
No branch of the Government can com
pare with this in achievement. -Four
years ago the appropriation for rural
delivery. admittedly experimental. was
but $4,000. This year it was 81 900. :
ooO yet IN that time the postal deficit
was reduced from ST., 900 900 to 50 600.
OOO Fox the ensuing year an increase
OF s5O0OO00 Will be asked which will
enable the department to establish ru-
raj delivery in half the eligible area.
the total estimate cost of rural delivery
for the whole country being s24 600 COO
The volunteer soldiers In this locaiity
will be pleased to learn that Gov
Beckham hopes to pay out by Christ.
mas all the money due the soldiers of
the First, Second and Third Kentucky
regiments for services before they were
mustered into the army during The
Spanish-American war. The work of
signing the checks is TO begin at once.
and paymasters will be sent out 10
settle with the soldiers.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1902-11-21
NUT Be FOUND.

If one grain of sand on the
shore of the ocean were lost.
and scientists were to spend
years in trying to find it.
they would be attempting a
task resemblingthat to which
leading astronomers of En-
gland and France are now
devoting themselves. One
sixteenth Of a second is miss
ing, and no one can tell
where it has gone. Between
the suns time as recorded at
Greenwich, and as under
stood at Paris, there is that
brief and seemingly unim-
portant discrepancy. No
exI ense is being spared to
trace the missing fraction.
A special building ha2>been
erected at Paris, costly in
struments installed, a corps
of mathematicians engaged,
and a process that may take
years to complete has been
commenced.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1902-11-21
VICTIMS OF A JOKER.

Union City, Tenn. Nov lS.-It APP
pears that some practical joker PLAYED
a trick en- two of Fulton's (Ky.) popular
young people, S. L. Demeiers and Miss
Della Knight, securing marriage Ii
cense for them and making arrange
ments with minister to perform the
ceremony The young couple did not
come, and the Fulton Leader says that
Mr.. Demeiers is wondering how the
mistake occurred. Your Union City
correspondent hearing of the predicted
marriage, and not knowing of the joke,
made mention of it. which uninten-
tionally does the young people an in
justice.
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Columbus Marriages.

Union City. Tenn, Nov. IT,
Sunday morning at 1920 O'Clock
Squire r. J. Polk united the fol-
lowing in marriage: f. H. Wy
man to Miss Alice Elder, John
Perry to Miss Carrie Jones and
James Jones 10 Miss Florence
Taylor. The young folks were
from Columbus, and were accom-
panied by about twelve couples OF
their friends who wished them all
happiness.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1902-11-21
Saloons Knocked Out.

la the contest proceedings before
Circuit Judge Robbins heard at May
field, IN regard to the local option cleo
ton in Fulton. the Court decided that
such contest could only be brought
before the Circuit Court. and that there
fere-the proceedings before the county
election commissioners was an error.
The law requires that contest must be
filed within - days after an election,
and in this case that not having been
done before the Circuit Court, the sa-
loon people are barred from any further
proceedings. The County Judge was
ordered to have spread upon the records
the result of the election in Fulton.
This is the substance of the decision of
the Court.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1902-11-21
70 QUARANTINE FARM HOUSES.

Lexington. KY. Nov. 10. Judge
Watts Parker has decided that the
Circuit Court has no jurisdiction in Ihe
mandatory injunction suit of German
B. Miller, who sought to compel the
County Board of Health to place
quarantines about the residences of
certain Fayette county farmers whose
houses were infested with smallpox
The Board of Health claimed that there
was no danger of the disease spreading
and that the court had no jurisdiction
In the matter.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1902-11-21
Local Option In Tenn.

When seen by reporter of the
Morning News, DIR. Folk stated
that the Anti-Saloon League in
tended to concentrate its efforts on
the Peelss bill this ye ar, and de-
termined effort would be made to
haye it pass the Legislature. He
said so far they were positive of
having eighteen members of the
senate, and the indications were
that they would secure perhaps
four or five others, who were as yet
nucommitted in regard to the ques-
zion.
The lower house is easily anti
saloon. and it is hoped to capture
the upper house by as large a work
ing majority as they will have in
the Legislature.
The Peeler bill which will be so
ardently advocated by the league,
provides for local option in all
towns in the State with a popula-
ton of 5000 or under. At pres
ent the option exists in towns of
only 1000 or under. If the Peel
err bill should become a law, it
would include all the towns IN the
state with the exception of eight
namely; Memphis, Nashville,
Knoxville, Chattanooga, Jackson,
Bristol, GAINESVILLE and Columbia.
In the event that the Peeler bill
should pass both houses without
difficulty, it is probable that the
Anti-Saloon League will make a
fight to have the option extended
to even a greater limit than 5000.
At the present time, however, the
matter is still undetermined, and
the complexion of the bodies of the
two houses will have to be decided
before any action is taken.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1902-11-21
Killed For Snoring.

Somerset, KY, Nov: l6.-John
Sloan, an Old citizen of this county
was shst and killed by James
Pratt, Of Whitley county, at the
Coyler Hotel in this city at an
early hour this morning.
Sloan was snoring loudly and
awakened by Pratt and told TO turn
over. This exasperated the old
man, and he got out of bed and
showed disposition to fight Tie
other occupants of the room state
that Sloan was approaching the
bed occupied by Pratt with a knife
in his hand, when the latter drew
a revolver from under his pillow
and. warning Sloan not to approach
him with a knife, fired. Sloan
staggered out of the room into the
hallway and fell dead.
Pratt is under arrest and ex-
presses his regret that he did not
know the harmless character of the
man, but says he feels justified
in the act, as al the time he believ-
ed his own lite was in immediate
danger. An inquest and examine
ing trial have been set for next
Tuesday.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1902-11-21

'Last winter an infant child of mine
had Group in a violent FORM" says
Elder John w. Rogers, Christian
Evangelist, oil FilleY, Mo. Il gave her
few doses of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and in a short time all danger
was past and the child recovered. y
This remedy not only cures Group. but
when given as soon as the first symp-
toms appear, will prevent the attack. 1t
contains no opium ur other harmful
sutsDance and may be given as conf
IDENTIFY 70 baby as TO an adult. For
sale by Cowgirl q Cowgirl
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RICH MEN THREATENED
MONEY WANTED FROM THEM
AND THEY ARE WARNED.

New York, Nov. 10 Death
slow and painful or long
years of hopeless insanity,
has been the promise made
to j. Pierpont Morgan, Rus
sell Sage, John w. Gates
and scores of other men of
great wealth in this city.
The threats have been con-
veyed in letters, to which are
attached the names of six
men, with the information
tibet they are from a nihilist
committee.
The only alternative left
to the men singled out as
the victims is the payment
OF large sums of money for
immunity. Some have been
informed that 1000 will
save them from destruction,
while Others have been call
ed upon to pay a much
larger amount.
William Becher was arrest
ed day before yesterday at
the general delivery window
in the New York post-office,
where he called for answers
to the letters demanding
money. He made an at
tempt to kill his captor, and
he might have succeedehad
it not been that assistance
was near at hand. Becher
gave up when he saw that
his struggle was hopeless,
and, changing his manner,
pleaded like a baby for
mercy. saying that he was
guilty of no wrong, and
that he had called at the
pOst-Office for no other rea-
son than to accommodate a
chance acquaintance whom
he had met in City Hall
Park.
DETECTIVES ON TRAIL.
Threatening letters have
been received by wealthy New
Workers ever since October
/. During that time detec-
tives attached to the staff
of Capt. Titus have been in
search of the writer.
The letters demanding
money purported to be
authorized by Russian nihi-
lists, who were sent to this
country on a mission to
death. East Indian poison
of a subtle nature was said
TO be the agent of which
they made use. The letters
We're all addressed with black
ink, and they were written
with a fluid that resembled
blood. The envelopes were
all marked personal, inn
portant and private. :"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1902-11-21
spain Faels Bum

Spain feels hurt because the Unned
States has not accorded Spain honors
equal 10 the other European nations in
invitation to take part in the St. Louis
Exposition. The hint is given out that
King Alfonso might attend. At the
bottom of this alleged slight no doubt
is SPANS ugly feeling because Of the
late war. However some of SPANS
greatest statesmen have said that the
United States took great burden of
SPANS shoulders by taking the Philip
pines.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1902-11-21
All the Pretty Girls

AS well as the comeliest men realize
the necessity of keeping the face and
hands soft, velvety and white. For
tunes Almond & Witch Hazel Cream
is the best preparation on the market
for such purpose. The quantity You
get is twice as much and it goes four
times further than any other prepare
tion to be had for 25c. Try 1t once and
You will use no other. For sale AT
Swayne's Drug Store and Cowgirl q
Cowgirl.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1902-11-21
TEDDY WOULDN'T SHOOT
CRIPPLE
SCORE ONE FOR TEDDY

JOOAhAA C~NA< iNfAN 4 L-OD
The Macon Telegraph saws:
"Wild and woody have been
the stories that have come to
us from time to time about
Roosevelt's prowess as a
sports n an, but there have
been those of us who have
not known surely that he
was genuine. Now however,
evidence comes fr4n lie
Mississippi jungle: N W
story runs like this
waits for hours at d j. "a,
and no bruin comes his
He retires for lunch. ] 4 e
guide dopes a weakling t1f-
grown with a blow on )
head. Bruin is ropefS4 /
Cufy and bound to a EE
President is summonsn M
with his favorite r. ~
and told that there m na'
chance-doped, capture H. 4
bound, shoot ButAne.
Teddy. Not a bit of it svics
turned disdainfully En a
Don't shoot dead birds t.nple
Teddy. What do the Nj 'ecs
sippians take him for FIVE
strenuous hunter with rsp
print of a mountain aye =
teeth on the stock apf ApA.
dear old chester in honl 81
No, that was innocenPes tdp
bound to the tree. e. y
throat and end its Z,Ssfrs1flE
When the Rough Mo-
raises his trusty rifle thI&
must be strenuous gam
making fight, or making
freedom, under the bead. :
tin-toy game. No maze.
believe sport. No dead
Iducks heaped up to be shot
at. for the shooting. Teddy
is not built that way. The
strenuous President has
proved that he is a dead
game sport. He is decidedly
fetching. We know it now.
There is the genuine ring in
the refusal to shoot a cripple
tied to a tree. Nothing
short of a mad dog bound
thus could draw the1ffre = a
genuine hunter. 1t was a
sort of snipe hunt trick
showed up to the President
by the boys, but he was too
well up to snuff to get
caught. Score one for
Teddy"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1902-11-21
t.uek In ThIrteen.

By sending ID miles VIM. Spirey, of
Walton Furnace. VT, got box Of
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, that wholly
cured horrible fever sore on his leg
Nothing else could. Positively cures
Bruises. Felons, Ulcers. Eruptions,
Boils, Burns. Corns and Piles. Only
25c. Guaranteed by Cowgirl 4 Cowgirl,
druggists.
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The Reason Why.

why is it that detectives
find it apparently so diff
cult to get on the trail Of
prize-fghters?r
Because it takes ten mills
to make one scent. "-Balti-
more American.