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The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-18
How Sour Soils Are Made.

The black prairie soils are invari-
ably rich In nitrogen and potash, be-
cause they are largely composed of the
charcoal of decayed vegetation. The
accumulation produced has been pre-
vented from total decomposition by
the water lying heavily in the soils
and excluding the air. Tie drifting
sands and clay silt. and the earth in
which the plants were rooted supply
sufficient mineral matter to make them
into healthy soils. which settle grad
ually to fairly firm mass. except in
some parts where the water lay stag
nant too heavily the year round. The
last condition allowed only a growth
of water plants like sphagnums, and
resulted in what are termed bogus
Soils" too deficient in mineral matter
to properly support farm crops. AS a
portion Of each years vegetation be-
came entirely decomposed, and the
charcoal bodies, or carbon structures,
were burned out and passed off into
the air as carbon gas. humus was de-
posted through the mass. thus max
ing food for plants to be taken up by
them in absorbing the soil waters.-
I. c. Wallace.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-18
The Seeding Apple.

For a good many years there has
been contest as to whether ii was
better to hunt up new apples in for
eign countries and import them or de-
velop new apple varieties from seeds.
Both methods have been tried and
both have yielded some discouragins
results. A few good apples have oeen
imported from foreign countries, put
very many, after having been tried Tor
dozen years, have been cast aside as
worthless. On the other hand. OF All
seedlings that have been brought TO
stage of fruitfulness not one In thou-
sand has proved to be OF value.
However, we should not forget that
all the progress that has been made IN
the development of new varieties at
home or abroad has been by means oil
seedlings. For every good variety we
now have, multitudes of seedlings
have been tried and cast aside we
must continue this work, though II is
very slow as q process. 1t Is great
task to care for thousand seeding
trees and bring them to bearing age.
They must be planted at first in seed
ling rows and then transplanted. Ihey
must be cared for after the best meth
ods for years till they come into fruit-
ing. Even after that II is sometimes
necessary to keep them for other
years to determine other facts about
them: for a tree will sometimes show
increased fruitfulness as the years go
on. Among the things that must be
done for the trees are keeping the
ground fertile and the trees sprayed.
The borers must be hunted out and
the caterpillars attacked as soon as
they appear. The discouraging thing
about the work is that after SO long &
wait and much hard work the grower
may find that not one tree is superior
to varieties already growing, and un-
less a new variety be superior In AT
least one point to other varieties 1t is
of no use to save 1t.
The laborer can never know that he
is to reap the benefit of his hard
work. Even II he develops superior
variety. other years must elapse be-
fore he can make anything from IT.
and even that will depend on his busi-
ness acumen and business energy.
However. the Seeding is the only
available road of advance. II all apple
growers would each grow few trees
it would distribute the load over many
backs and 1t would weigh less heavily
a few.-Farmers' Review.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-18
Missouri HorticulturaI Meeting.

l.. A. Goodman, secretary of the
Missouri Horticultural Society, noti-
fies us that the forty-fifth annual meet
ing of the society will be held at
Springfield, Mo-, December to 4. In
a circular he says: The state society
has been a great factor in the wonder
full growth Of the fruit industry in
Missouri. She ranks first now in ap-
pie orchards of any state in the Union.
The fruit lands of our state have
been brought more and more to the
notice of grower and dealer. We feel
proud to-day of our position, and with
proper care and attention we shUGld
be able to hold 1t. To this end the
society In all its efforts to develop the
fruit interests of the state and to bring
good fruit men into 1t, has never lost
sight of the need of the best means
for educating, assisting and develop
ing all our fruit growers; instructing
them where knowledge is wanted, ad-
visIng them where experience would
give the help needed, assisting, direct
ing. encouraging. whenever opportuni-
ty is offered.
This forty-fifth annual meeting will
be one of the best ever held. Some of
the best men of the state and nation
will be there to help answer scientific,
technical and practical questions and
to give instructive papers. The fruit
growers of Greene county and south
Missouri will give us a hearty well
come. One hundred and fifty dollars
is allotted for premiums. to be given
on fruits and flowers in our usual
manner. Five specimens constitute a
plate. Perfection Of size, color, form
and condition will be the points con-
sidered. Collections shall embrace
only one plate of a variety for the
Judges to pass upon. New varieties
and rare ones are desired. Specimens
for name are always in order. Let us
make this banner meeting. Monday,
December !, the Ozark Apple Growers
Association will hold its regular meet
ing and all apple growers OF the
Ozarks are invited to be present; the
society delegates will also be welcome.
Railroad rates will apply for this day
also. good program will be carried
out. Fruits should all be arranged on
Tuesday. All fruit will be reserved
and put up in glass jars for the
Worlds Fair.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-18
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1SA..e.ssA;5z.
Farm Economies.

There was a great failure in New
York not long ago which Involved mil
lions of dollars. Investigation showed
that the failure was due very largely
to the neglect of small economies. the
saving Of a few cents here and OF
few dollars there. The waste had
gone on for a quarter of a century and
had resulted in bankruptcy. How many
farms have been lost because OF the
reckless way their owners had OF do
ing business? The best thinkers on
this subject have been for years ad-
vising every farmer to keep books and
by that means looking after the big
and the little things. The little In
comes and the little outgoes are al
most lost sight of, and even the big
things and transactions are too sell
dom properly accounted for. We do
not wish to advise the farmer. to put
his family on shorter fare than at the
present time, but we do wish to urge
that he know where his money is go
ing TO and where the money is coming
from that is to meet his future obliga-
tions. We do wish him to know
whether his various farm operations
are all bringing him profit. 1t not
infrequently happens that a certain
crop will be grown on the farm for
years without ever paying a profit. 1t
would be economy to know fully the
truth about such crop and cease to
grow it. To cease to lose money in
that way is one of the most necessary
farm economies. 1t might be well to
inquire ION some farms) II the money
that is being put into that embryonic
trotting horse is not mostly wasted.
Has account been taken of all the
little expenses incurred In his devel-
oping? To save these expenses (in-
CURED on "gamble') is a worthy
farm economy. 1t is economy to put
the farm tools in out of the sun and
rain and cover them with preparations
that will protect them from the damp
ness that everywhere exists. Not the
least Of the economies on the farm is
the saving of time. Tne shortest way
to do this is to have place for every
thing on the farm and to see that
everything is kept where it belongs.
This will save both time and effort.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-18
unseIentIfie HandIinc Of MINK.

Mr.. McNutt said: The farmer sells
his milk for cents quart, the baby
who drinks it pays 8. Two cents for
production. 6 cents for distribution.
There is something wrong about that.
found out the trouble one morning
when in New York. At 4 o'clock
milkman came along. climbed stairs
and left pint of milk. His wagon
ratified away quarter of a mile and
delivered another pint. That orning
over fifteen milk peddlers cs me up
those same stairs to deliver milk. We
have learned how to distribute our
letters, but If we had the same system
of distribution in the mail service that
we have in the milk business every
letter would cost 25 cents postage
Benton Harbor, Mich, News
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-18
BUT THE HORNETS ESCAPED.
Disastrous Attempt to Smoke Them
Out OF Barn.


Ames Young of Sterling, Wayne
county. took e load Of hay to Scranton
the other day and sold 1t. When he
went to unload 1t at the barn of the
man who bought 1t he found big
hornets nest hanging to a beam in
the NOV.
To render the occupants of the nest
harmless some sulphur was placed in
a pail. set on fire. and held under tho
nest so the fumes would suffocate the
hornets. The pail was held too close,
the nest caught fire and dropped into
the pail.
The hornets began to swarm out
and the hired man who held the pail
chucked 1t. nest and all, out OF the
NOW window. 1t fell on the load of
hay, which caught fire. Young had
time to get his horses unlocked aad
out of the way, but the hay and
wagon and part of the barn were con-
sumed. The hornets escaped.-New
York Sun.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-18
Gain in Feeding sIIaae

There are about 3.4SS hilh in an
acre of corn. Valuing the corn at
from $40 to s12 an acre, you will
find feeding six hills a day, 1t will
cost you 21s cents a day to feed
cow or a horse. The COW or horse
is doing its own grinding and shuck
ing the feed. costing you 21s cents
per day per animal. We remember
one year after our cows had gono
through a terrible drought, they
caught the pink-eye from a neigh
boris cattle, which he had bought at
the stock yards. They fell of IN
flesh and milk. Frost had killed Cur
field corn and we were at loss to
know what to do. This was the lat
ter part of October, and we began to
feed ensilage and from that day we
increased our milk, the COWS gained
in flesh, the hair looked silky and
glossy and the milk was of rich
June color.-L. A. Spells.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-18
The company's Loolc.

An amusing extract from BelgiaA
paper gives the following incident:
A woman whose husband had lost
his life in a railway accident received
from the company ten thousand francs
by way of compensation. Shortly
after she heard that traveller who
had lost leg had been paid twenty
thousand. The widow at once put on
her bonnet and shawl and went to the
office of the company.
Gentlemen, how is this?' she ask.
ed. You give twenty thousand francs
for leg, and you allowed me only
ten thousand for my husband"
Madam" was the reply. the rea-
son is plain. Twenty thousand francs
won't provide him with a leg, out for
ten thousand you can get husband. "
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-18
Compulsory Attendance.

Emperor William recently ordered
the army chaplains deliver periodical
lectures in the evening for the benefit
of private soldiers. Attendance is us.
ually small, not being compulsory. but
one reverend gentleman found that
his lecture-room was filed every
evening. He was much pleased and
to the commanding officer expressed
his pleasure at the religious awaken
ing. Rubbish" said the uncompro-
missing colonel; Il have merely dis.
covered that compulsory attendance
at your sermons is excellent punish
ment for trivial offenses."
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-18

! love her for the wealth OF gold
That Elistenr In her wiid-blown tresses.
Whene'er The sun and breeze. grown bold.
Bestow on her tneir soft caresses.
love the diamonds in her eyes.
That sparkle from each giistenlng facet.
All. met The wealth that In them lies
The I<ohinoor cannot surpnss Il.
] love the richness OF her skin.
That nushes with each new emotion;
Her marble brow that might have been
OF Pares-far across the ocean.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-18
HARD WORDS FOR KRUGER.
Eastern Paper savaseIy critieises ths
Transvasl's Ex-president.


The Brooklyn Eagle makes the fol-
lowing savage onslaught on ex-Presi-
dent Kruger:
Some men there are who will not
taste the sweetness drawn from the
uses OF adversity. They will not bury
their dead ambition. They will not
accept for themselves what all the
world has accepted for them. they
will not admit the justice OF an arbi-
trament which they invited and which
resulted In their discredit and disas-
ter. Clearly such man is Paul Kru-
ger, late president of the Transvaal
republic, whose memoirs are now to
be published in London. Some ex-
tracts from this forthcoming book
have been printed In advance of the
volume itself They are monument
ally bitter They are characteristic
ally abusive. The man who encour-
aged clique OF corrupt aliens to bat.
ten upon the treasury of his own land,
who is known to have profited enor-
mously by the sale OF privileges, II
not by the Sale of Law, enlarges upon
the lies, treachery, intrigues and
secret instigations" of the govern
ment with which he so fatally clash
ed. The approver of the Infamous
dynamite concession says that Cecil
Rhodes was one of the most unscrupu-
lous characters that ever existed, a
liar and briber. Lord Miner is a
murderer at Ills worst and a tool
of Chamberlain" at his best. Hard
names are not arguments. According
to the proyerb. they break no bones.
In more modern phraseology, they
cut no ice. They prove nothing. they
indicate nothing, save the gall and
the wormwood, the bitterness of an
lrreparable defeat
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-18
Need Of Improvement In Dairy
Methods.

From Farmers Review: In no ar
ticle OF human food is so much NTH
consumed as in dairy products. when
milk or cream is ordered even at
our best hotels and restaurants, dirt
is frequently found at the bottom II 1t
is allowed to stand a short time. This
is not appetizing. to say the least. and
is driving people who like milk 10
using something In Its stead. This
greatly reduces the consumption OF
milk and at present Americans 90
not consume more than one-third AZ
much milk per capita as is used In
some European countries. Many per
sons use as little milk as possible
because of the careless way In which
1t is produced and the fear that 1t may
contain disease germs. AS dairy prod
ucts are usually consumed in the raw
state, there is, OF course. moro danger
on this account, but when in proper
condition they are both healthful and
economical and would be construed in
much larger quantities If people could
always obtain them clean and II good
quality.
Simply because we are acc, stoned
to doing a thing in slipshod way Is
no reason for Its continuance. We
are living in an age of the mott rapid
change and Improvement aid the
sharpest competition. The pibiic is
becoming more intelligent am, is de-
manding better food produc: year
after year. and unless the d. irymen
fall into line and march with 'he pro
cession by producing clean max and
dairy products their consumpb on will
certainly decrease. People viii not
continue to drink milk in Shich
sediment is found and to e,t poor
butter and cheese. 1t is then to the
interest of the dairymen the nselves
as well as the general public hat at
tention be given to the produ :tion OF
milk, butter and cheese that al clean
and attractive In appearance S well
as of superior quality.
In dairying as in all other occupa'
tions there is room at the tor and II
is in the better class of iairying
that the profits lie, for this is as yet
a field almost wholly unoccupied.-
w. J., Fraser. University of Ii nois
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-18
RIa Returns From eoultrx.

Now what about the returns from
eggs and poultry meat when producedg
| am disposed to under. rather than
over. estimate in this matter A very
moderate estimate is 100 eggs per
hen per year for sale or use. These eggs
at one cent each are worth S1.00 all
told. In addition to this you should
have n setting of eggs that would give
you eight chickens, which. at 10 cents
each, would be worth so cents. This
makes a total return of Sl.S0. What
does 1t cost to produce these returns?
This is just where one marked adyan-
tage of poultry raising comes in. A
great deal Of the feed used to produce
poultry on the farm is made up OF
what are, comparatively speaking,
waste products-small grain, table
scraps, green bone, etc. But we have
made experiments at Ottawa with
view of learning Just what the cost of
production is where foods have to be
purchased-the cost of the grain used,
being placed at cent pound. Even
on this basis. the cost of feeding hen.
as shown by actual experiment, was
not beyond rs cents per year. This
left profit of at least $1.00 per fowl.
And this was allowing only a cent
each for eggs. How much greater
would the profits be II eggs were
produced In winter, when 25, 80. and
35 cents Ter dozen can be obtained
in Toronto or local markets? In that
case the net profits would run up to
s1.50 to $500 per year.-Prof. A. G.
Gilbert.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-18
National Bureau of Forestry.

The work of the Bureau of Forestry
Is now being carried on in 20 states.
The Bureau appointed 80 new student
assistants for this season. the entire
field force numbering 165 men. The
work includes, among other things,
the gathering of the necessary data
for several working plans. study of
a number of well-known commercial
trees. the examination of farm wood
lots, and study of the treeless areas
with view of devising plans for for.
est extension. The Bureau of For
estry began the new fiscal year of
1e02-1903 with an appropriation of
1921 $50. The amount for the pre-
vious year was s1S5.440. This in
creased appropriation shows how this
work commends itself to Congress.
and It makes possible much wide..
range Of work. The present seasons
work is by far the most varied and
Interesting yet undertaken by the
Bureau of Forestry, and is being car
ried on in Maine. New Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts,, New York.
New Jersey. Maryland. Tennessee.
Kentucky. West Virginia, North Caro-
Tina, Michigan, Minnesota. Nebraska.
Oklahoma, South Dakota, Montana.
Arizona and California Later in
the season 1t will be extended to still,
other states and territories.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-18
WEDDING roa Hl.:,ss.

The pearls that peep sith every smile.
The ruby lips that Or 30 sweetiy
And ali my WEAKNESS bcguile
BY Kidding me OF care completely.
The voice that whispers sweet and low
Its silver tones my heart consoiing-
So tenderiy that bestow
My life. my all. TO Its controlling
with thus my ceaseiesr longing fed
On all that mortal nun bewitches,
How can 1 calmly shake my head
And say / will not wed for richesY
Era magazine.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-18
Stood at the door of theIr home.

he was up and about when the hand
began stirring and went out on the
front porch and looked north. High
up flock OF wild geese were flying
southwark, their silent wedge cleav-
ing with unerring instinct the way
to the valley of the Mississippi. The
CLEAN of red birds wing flashed In
nearby thicket and the sun shone
brightly on the still green grass be-
fore the doorway. All at once a great
peace fell on the mans heart. and he
seemed boy again. He turned back
to the kitchen and said to Hick'ry
BIZ I'm going to town. Bill; back
tonight He swung himself into the
saddle that lay on a bay pony's back,
and started in steady canter for
town. Once there he had his beard
shorn, his hair cut, and his appear
ance changed to much like the man
of ten years before. He sent a tele-
gram, and waited for an answer. The
answer came. and the agent stared
as Miser John gave strange shout,
which was after all only college
yell of seventeen years back.
That night John Hall took a two
days journey. When he came back
carload Of furniture, including
piano. came with him. And with him,
too. was the prettiest woman the peo.
pie of that section had ever seen.
And the sweetest natured, and most
heighborly. All the women and girls
fell in love with her: all the men
worshiped her from afar OF. And
or Thanksgiving there were times at
John Halls farm. The big barn floor
! was made ready for a dance. The
dinner was given there beforehand.
and there never was such feast pro
vided in the memory of the Oldest in
| habitant.
Over twenty turkeys were on the
boards. And the quantity of 'stuf-
flng," pies, cake. pickles, potatoes.
gravy and cider consumed and a very
rare brand of sparkling cider never
before seen near Whipple Station.
made things hum along in beehive
fashion. John Hall made speech
and the neighbors were amazed to
hear the silent man tell jokes and
stories that kept them laughing as
though their sides would split. 1t
was the event OF twenty years In
vermillion township and everyone
had the time of their lives. Three
cheers were given for John Hall and
his wife. and when the lamps were
lit in the barn there was the biggest
crowd that ever gathered under one
roof in the county. John Hall and
his wife were the first couple in the
first four OF the opening quadrille and
everyone danced until the roosters
began to crow. There were cheers
and handshakes for them at every
turn. and as the guests moved away
in their buggies and wagons there
were more cheers and hearty goot
wishes.
And as the sun came gloriously VI
over the distant hills and lighted tbs
barren fields with touch OF autumn
al glory. John Hall and his wifi
stood at the door of their home with
hands close clasped and with facei
radiant with the towering hope o
long lost years blossoming in thei
hearts. A jays wing glInted blue IL
the orchard and white clouds sailet
by and past to beckoning shores.
And this was how Thanksgiving
came to MiEar Iohn
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-18

ut was my fault. see It now.
You were not to blame. as | had been
led to believe. VIII you forgive? /
am just the same as ever was. ex-
cept for the years which have gone
by. have never cared for anyone
else, and II the old light has not
faded l shall hope we may not miss
each other on the way.
MARGARET"
John Hall sat far into the night
wrestling hard with bitter thoughts
and sweet He opened a trunk in
his room and looked long at a picture
which he drew from Its depths. He
took out a package of letters and
read one or two of them At dawn
he turned In. but did not sleep. But
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-18
Plum Trees in a Foultry Yard.

From Farmers Review: would
.ot by any means have plum trees in
a poultry yard. If 1t must be kept clear
from grass. in order to have the plum
trees do well. can not see what good
they do any way. for the shade from
them is very poor. besides. unless the
ground under the trees is well stirred
after every heavy rain. the ground
will harden so they will not scratch
or keep ii loose so as to act as a
mulch. consequently they will do no
good In there OH that account. OF
course, II you spade up the ground
under each tree after the heavy rains.
1t would make an ideal dusting place
for them. A poultry yard. by all
means. must have grass. for 1t is al
most impossible to raise chickens and
have them do well without 1t.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-18
couraaeous Woman paln,.r

Miss Lucy Kemp Welch. the animal
painter. Possesses small menagerie
of pet creatures which serve her as
models. AT her capacious studio she
necessarily plies her brush in the de
lineation OF equestrian studies, In
which she excels. She combines pluck
with genius. for one day spirited
horse. serving as battle model In
her studio. escaped into the street
but, nothing daunted. the artist
rushed after and captured the run
away, brought him back and contin
ued her work.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-18

Spain has 100000 miles of cork for
ests. and Kentucky is insanely lear
-uk.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-18

Public virtue never survives the
demise OF private rectitude.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-18
MISER JOHNS THANKSGIVING
BY ERNEST McGAFFEy.

eo0pyrIsnt. lsos. By paIly slory rub. col
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-18

Bet and honor are sometimes .,
odds.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-18

Drew his chair to the table.
the lamp-wick trifie higher. 1t was
not a long letter. There was no
studied commencement, and no end.
ing except a name.
Miser John read 1t twice before he
stopped to consider. 1t ran as fol.
lows: