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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
Am Advnntnge of Armor.

"That medieval armor must have
been very uncomfortable" said Wis
itor at the museum.
"Yes," answered the man with darn.
ed clothes, "but there was one salts
faction about it-a man could always
take down suit of it III entire con
hdence that the moths hadn't got into
Washington Star.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11

$50 you don't know whether you
want to go to work or notr
"Well, suh," answered Mr.. Erastus
Pinkley, I'D like de refusal OBJ de job
little while"
'But need somebody right away"
"In dat case I'll have to let it go by.
I'ze jes' bought policy ticket, an Ill
halter wait till aftuh de drawin' to see
whether I'ze gwine to work at all or
not. ot."-Washington Star.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11

Take this sentence, printed nakedly:
at was and tsdid not Of" AS IT
stands it is enough to give the reader
vertigo before he grasps its import.
Properly stopped and buoyed with
commas. it is perfectly simple and
natural sentence. as you will see when
you have got the grip Of your senses.
London Chronicle.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11

Little Willle-Pa, what does this pa
per mean by saying it was fruitless
search?
Father--It probably applies, my son,
to the quest of some man who was
looking for plneapples on pine tree
Chicago News.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
saw Il, reason For swearing.

Saw No HenFOn Fnr SWthrIhR'
General Grant was asked why he
never swore. He replied: 'Well, when
n boy / had an aversion to swearing.
1t seemed useless. an unnecessary hab-
Il, and besides / saw that swearing
usually aroused mans anger. early
had a desire to have complete COM
mand OF myself. l noticed when a
man got angry his opponent always
got the better of him. On that account
also I determined to refrain from
swearing. Then the swearing men Of
my acquaintance when boy were not
the best men l knew. never saw any
reasons for swearing. All were against
It."
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
A Church In p,meuItles.

1t was New England parson who
announced to his congregation on re
cent Sunday. You will be sorry to
hear that the little church at Jones
vile is once more tossed upon the
waves, Il sheep without shepherd"
Christian Register.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11

Edmonia Mrs. Topnotch is what ]
call impertinent.
Eudocia-In what way?
Edmonia Why. she is not Colonial
Dame, but when she came to the colo
NAL reception she had on more ele-
CANT frock than any one of the Danes.
Detroit Free Press.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11

William NJ. Evarts once met Thomas
B. Reed in the capitol at Washington
and said TO him, "Mr. Speaker, half
suspect that you believe that a dehber.
ative body is like woman-if 1t de-
llberates it is lost"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11

"Do you never consider asked the
Rev. Y. Horter that even prison has
its bright sideW
"Supe," replied the convict, "and l
can't help thinkn' and longiu' fur it."
"For wbatp
"The outside"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
uis Fnxorite Remedy,

Mamma" said Tommy, does sugar
ever cure anybody of anything?"
"Why do you ask, my boy"
81 thought I'd like to catch it," said
Tommy.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
ri.bernan.. Luck.

II understand that Miss Specie
caught duke while fishing In Eu
rope"
"Yes. but she declares that she hook
ed two princes, and they got away just
as she was about to land them,"-Towl
and Country.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
Made His Mark.

"Hivens, Moike. TIL eye av ye! Phat's
the matther?"
II sthruck a man Yesterday an he
gave me a receipt for it."-Ohio State
Journal.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
A Cent?. pIoyy.

"Remember. my dear brethren" said
the minister, that charity covereth u
multitude of sins. hope you'll be un
usually generous In your Offering this
morning. ."-Detroit Free Press.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
cautiou. Patient.

81 see you pay your doctors bills by
check and send 1t by mail.'
"Sure. II took him the money, he
might charge me for another yisit.'--
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
"uope Spring. Eternal"

Many a man who thought yesterday
that all was lost has more hopeful!
view Of life this morning. The world
will be normal by tomorrow.-St Paul
Globe.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11
A Way She Has.

Inquisitive Neighbor Il hear that
your sister is engaged. Is that true?
Small Boy--I dare say. She gener-
ally Is.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11

1t is every mans opinion that he
would have been great man had he
lived fifty years ago.-Atchison Globe.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11

The birth of the heir TO the dukedom
of Manchester gives another American
woman the chance of seeing her son a
Duke. The Duchess of Manchester,
whose portrait is on the right, was
a Cincinnati girl before her marriage.
On the left is the Duchess of MARI
borough, who is also the mother of an
heir to dukedom, the Marquis OF
Blandford, whose picture is also shown.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-11

than 300 feet deep. Tue Irish sea Is
2,130 feet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-22
ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE.
TFrom the London Telegraph. ]

From the London Telegraph
Lord AVebury opened the winter SeS-
sion of the London Institution with a
pleasant address on the Senses and
Intelligence of Animals" DeScarteS and
Fabre convinced themselves that the
lower animals were mere automata;
Lord Avebury, after numberless obSer-
vations and experiments with dogs,
wasps, bees and ants. is equally as
sured that they possess sense and glim-
meringS of reason, the difference be-
tween them and ourselves being in de-
gree rather than in quality of sentence
BY continuous aSSOcia ton of food, tea,
water and the like with words printed
on cards, he taught poodle to select
the appropriate card when the word
was pronounced, care being taken that
scent should not be the dogs guide.
His 1ordsLip gave up the attempt to
test the faculty of counting in conSe-
Quence of an experience of Sir William
Higgins with his dog Kepler. If such
a statement as plus 4, minus 3, were
made in this dogs presence and his
master went round a row of figures on
cards placed on the floor, kepler would.
select the correct one, 70, an evident
case of thought-reading Something in
the astronomers manners showed the
intelligent creature which was the right
card. Besides incidents of apparent
thought, Lord Avebury quoted others of
seeming stupidity
to be an insect of very low order of
intelligence. Professional caterpillars
when out for an expedition weave
thread by means of which they find
their way back, and a small party were
lured by an ingenious scientist up
f1owerpot and round the top. He then
cleared away the ascending thread and
for eight days did those caterpillars
walk round and round the top of the
flowerpot, following the circular thread
which remained until they dropped off
from fatigue and exhaustion.
With regard TO the senses of the lower
animals. experiments We're recounted
which seem to show that in the matter
of color and sound some insects, while
not possessing our perceptions, are en-
dowed with others often more acute
a capacity to distinguish shriller sounds
and possibly light effects that are be-
yond our range of vision 1t was, the
lecturer confessed, to him a fascinat
ing inquiry to find in what kind of a
world the lower animals lived. Prob
ably it was widely different from ours
They may be conscious of sounds we
cannot hear, perceive colors we cannot
see. and have senses we cannot con-
ceive Some creatures appeared to
have a sense of electricity of which we
were devoid, and he saw no reason why
there should not be fifty. other senses
besides the five we possess. The truest
and most alluring natural history was
that which made us familiar with the
lives and habits the faculties and
powers of the living world around.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-22
Homeseekers' Excursions Via the
Santa Fe

On February and IS will sell tickets
to points in Arkansas, Arizona, New
Mexico, points east of Rocky Ford in
Colorado, Louisiana, Indian Territory,
Oklahoma and Texas at rate of one
fare plus $500 for the round trip. Lib
eral stop over privileges allowed on go
ing trip. Final limit 81 days from date
of sale. For full information address
agent at depot, Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-22

Clerical Customer (arousing himself
from nap in BARRIERS chair)-All
through, Ell?
Barber-Yes, sir; quite some time aSo.
Clerical CuStomer-Indeedl Then l
must have been asleep.
Barber-You surely have, sir.
Clerical CuStomer-It was certainly
very kind of you not to awaken me; the
rest has done me good, and 1 am very
thankful to you for what was really u
very refreshing sleep.
Barber-Don't mention it, sir. 1t s
only a fair return; L attended service
at your church last Sunday.-Boston
Courier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-22

Stranger (traveling through Illinois,
Springfield is your state capital 1 be-
ieve. It's a pretty dead town, isn't it?
Native-Dead? No, siri No town
could ever live through the governors it
has had if it wasn't a live place, let N e
tell you.-Chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-22

"Has your wife finished her Christ
mas shopping?"
Yes. She expects now to be able to
put in all the rest of her time looking
at things she might have bought for
less money if she had only known it.
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-22

''Oi hear that Denny was blown ur
and killed by the blast yesterday"
KILLED? Then it wor circumstantial
evidence-they haven't found him yit.
Brooklyn Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-22

Briggs-I wonder how long it will be
before a man can write an impartial
history of the United States for the last
twenty-five years.
Griggs-Oh- lust as soon as all the
misstatements have become so fixed
that everyone believes them true
Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-22

Mrs. O'F'linn-I'm writin to the schulz
tacher, darlin', an 1 want ut to be
foine. How nanny capitals do you put
in sentence?
Jennie-Och, be ginerous with them.
Put in half dozen.-Boston Courier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-22

Ruggles-What are you doing for a
living these days?
Grimshaw-Dodging trolley cars
Chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-22

"Ah!" sighed the poor widow, mo
other man can ever fill poor Johns
place. I loved him from the bottom of
my heart
''Of course" rejoined the sympathetic
friend, but you know there is always
room at the op''-Chicago News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-22

Mrs. Carrie Nations assertion that
she is not going to marry any man in
Iowa has been confirmed emphatical1y
by every Iowa man heard fron.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-22

ct hear O'Brien is working again."
said the barber.
Yes" said the bailiff. Hes working
for the traction company"
Il thought it was for the telephone
company"
mo. the traction company is what
they call the street car company
company?'
The distraction company. I guess
Chicago News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-22

Berty-What would you think, dear,
if l should say you were a harp of a
thousand strings?
Gerty-I should think that you were
a lyre.-Tit-Bits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-22

Alpha-Let's see, the married men all
have better halves, don't they?
Omega-Yes.
Alpha-Then what do the bachelors
have?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-22

Hewitt-That street car conductor
ought to go into bankruptcy.
Jewitt-What for?
Hewitt-He can't pay the company
over so cents on dollar.-Judge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-22

'What have you ever done to deserve
the office to which you aspire?" asked
the voter
Nothing answered the candidate.
frankly. IF 1 had ever done anything
to thoroughly qualify me for so import
ant position, [ could probably make
a great deal more money as a private
citizen. "-Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-22
That's

''I say, is this here the novel you ad-
vised me to read?' said the cabman to
the librarian.
Yes" replied the librarian. That's
the one
Well" said the cabman you can
just take it back. There's nine people
in the first four chapters who hired
cabs, and each of 'em when he got out
flung his purse to the driver Now.
when I want that sort of literature Til
go to Jules Verne and get it purel"-
Tit-Bits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-22

Most that a girl says are dares.
"a mans a man for a that'-unleSS
a woman erferes.-Exchange
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-22

her mother. Don't you like your
oysters?''
mo, me DON'T answered Katy with
grimace. Him was too fresh. -
Memphis Scimitar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-22

A very small girl out on the East
side was given her first plate of raw
oysters at supper the other night. She
swallowed one and then pushed the
plate away from her with an expression
of disgust.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-22

do you think 1 ought to attempt to
reply to those charges?" asked the can
didate for office.
Well, that depends on circumstances, "
answered the politician. eff they are
false, you certainly ought to reply, but
if there is anything of truth in them. of
course it would be beneath your dignity
to notice them. Chicago Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-22

Bear-Say, old man, you are looking
rather played out this morning, what
the trouble?
Walrus-I guess you'd look played out
if you'd walked the ice all night with a
enthusiastically Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-22

Teacher-Suppose an irresistible force
should meet an immovable body. what
would happen?
Little Girl-Please, sir, ma says ]
mustn't talk about our family affairs
Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-22

1Well what are you sneering about
You don't seem to have much faith il
my good resolutions
81 was just wondering if you had
taken the paving contract for the mex
world. '-Brooklyn Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-22

ere the novel you ad-
> said the cabman to
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-14
Randolph County Farm Notes.
Editor of The Progressive Farmer:

Editor of The Progressive Farmer:
1t is claimed by those in a posi-
ton to know, that Randolph is the
banner county of the State on wheat.
Trinity Township is decidedly the
banner township of the county. The
wheat crop, this year, was the small
est in years, not half the usual crop.
The average this fall will be consid-
erably smaller than usual.
1t is generally conceded, that there
is the largest corn crop in this Sec
ton that has been known in many
years. However, in some sections of
Randolph long continued drought
greatly affected the crop. There
will not be more than half a yield
on upland.
An item of interest to your read
ers might be the adoption of new
methods in harvesting the corn crop.
Quite a number of new harvesting
machines are now in use in the
county. A number of new shredding
machines will be operated this year,
thus saving to those who use them,
from 25 to 40 per cent of the feed,
which is not utilized by the old meth
cd of cutting tops and pulling
blades. 1t is only the question of a
few years till the old method of
saving the corn crop will be super
seeded altogether by the new, in this
section.
A large farmer on Uwharrie River
had a large bottom in corn this year.
Fearing that the field would be flood
ed before the crop could be gotten
off by the usual method, he cut the
corn with his harvesting machine
and hauled the bundles to the edge
of the bottom and shocked them. A
few days after there came one of the
hardest rains in years and the bot
tom was completely submerged. Had
he not taken this precaution, hun
dreds of bushels of corn would have
been destroyed. I mention this in
stance as a suggestion to farmers
growing corn on bottom lands.
The idea of intensive farming is
fast gaining ground with our people.
More peas are sown every year.
A tobacco raiser near Trinity ex-
poets $500 for his crop this year.
Tobacco growers are greatly elated
over high price of tobacco.
The raising of melons is becoming
quite an industry in this section,
especially in Newmarket Township.
Hundreds of dollars are realized
every year from sale of melons.
We have about an average yield
of fruit. W. A. J..
Randolph Co., N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-14
not

so far as history notes, did not
house them much in those days.
These fixed characteristics made
the breed g most excellent stock to
gradually change and improve, which
the Germans and French took adj
vantage of; the former gave most
attention to fneness, crimp, telling
and spinning properties of the fibre;
while the latter gave most attention
to weight of fleece; including size
of body, partially disregarding fine
ness of wool and mutton qualities or
points in areas Within the last
thirty years both the Germans and
French have given more uniform
attention to size and quality of car
cass, with weight and quality of
fleece.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-14
IT'S HISTORY.

But the most remarkable changes
and progress of these Spanish Me-
rino sheep has been made in the
United States. The greatest atten-
ton and skill in the science of breed
ing was shown for years in the at
tainment of great weight Of fleece
from a moderately sized sheep, and
this has been reached among our
American breeders to a degree above
any others in the world. These Span
ish Merinos so improved in the
United States have by common con-
sent as well as by authoritative ac-
ton come to be known as American
Merino sheep.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-14

Tess-If you really love him, why
did you refuse him? Jess-Good-
ness! You don't suppose I'd be so
unmaidenly as to accept him the
first time? Tess-But he declares
he'll never propose to another girl
as long as he lives. Jess-Of course.
Pm not another girl"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-14

Clear up all trash, leaves, prun-
ings, weeds and waste of every kind
in the orchard, vineyard and garden,
and burn the same, and thus destroy
insects eggs and fungoid spores,
which, if left around, will make trou-
bic next year.-Southern Planter.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-14
ITS MUTTON QUALITIES.

Enormously heavy fleece on a
small carcass was the cone idea" err
ror of years ago and our best Amer
lean breeders have seen it, and for
the last thirty years have been grad
ually increasing the size and improv-
ing the form or mutton points of
their sheep, until now some of them
are boasting about the size of their
sheep and the points of mutton de-
velopnent. That they are challeng-
ing the attention of expert mutton
judges; here and there taking prizes
at the exhibition and meat markets,
warrants the assertion that the
American Merino mutton man is
cOming-yes. that he is already here
and. when he gets the mutton ex-
~cellence of his Merino sheep fully
perfected he will have with it the
finest, heaviest and all-round most
valuable fleece to be found in any
country. Already the carcass of the
largest mutton breeds have not the
readiest sale, nor do they often com
mand the highest prices paid for
mutton in our largest markets. In
using the name, American Merino,
[ do not mean only one family of the
Merino, but in its larger sense, all
the American bred Merino sheep.
In describing the thoroughbred
American Merino there must be wide
I" latitude allowed, for they differ
widely in characteristics.
THE 1 AND WOOL CLIP.
The size varies about as much as
the fleece, but it is a very small flock
of thoroughbreds that will not dress
40 pounds nets, Goo pounds gross)
as an average. I may say that the
great bulk of thoroughbred Ameri-
can Merinos, if made fat for market,
would gross 125 pounds, and net so
pounds, while a few other thorough
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-10-14
Seeding Wheat and Oats.

fast as possible. In our last two is
sues we wrote fully on this subject,
and refer readers to what we then
said. Both crops should be sown as
soon as the land can be got into
good condition, but the Importance
of a fine, well prepared seed bed is
so great in the influence upon the
yield, that it is better to seed a little
late rather than to seed on a poorly
prepared bed. Fine preparation of
the soil is of greater influence than
a heavy dressing of manure of fer
t~ilizer. 1t should always be borne in
mind that all the cultivation that
can be given either of these crops,
Except it may be a narrowing of the
crop in the spring, which, though
often omitted, is yet of great use in
helping the crop, must be given be-
fore the crop is seeded; hence the
great Importance of leaving nothing
undone that can conduce to a finely
broken surface soil and a compact
subsoil. Pillow deep, harrow, and roll
frequently. Much good has been
found to result in the West from the
praatice of subsurface packing. This
is practically a reversion to a prac-
tice that has been in use in England
ever since we can recollect. The
roller used for the purpose in Eng
land is one made with two large
wheels, having the rolling surface
made V shaped, the point of the V
being left about one inch broad.
These two wheels are set on an axle
so as to run one on each side of the
furrow thrown by the pillow so as to
pack the seam between each furrOw.
A third wheel is set on the other end
of the axle to run on the unplOwed
land. This roller follows the pillow,
waiting to start until three burrows
have been turned. It's use has been
found of great benefit, especially
when blowing sod land for wheat.
The close packing of the seams of
the furrow prevents seed from get
ting down under the furrow, where
it rarely terminates or grows, and
thus leads to a thin growth of the
crop. These subsurface packing roll
ers can be had from Western imple-
ment dealers, but we have not seen
them advertised in the East. We
have used the English form of roller,
and can speak f~avorably of it. In
its absence, the corrugated iron roll
er, which is practically the same as
the roller known in England as a
Cambridge roller, can be usefully
substituted. 1t has a corrugated sur
face the whole width of the roller,
and will pack the soil we'll; after
which, the surface should be finely
narrowed. Wheat never grows well
with a loose subsoil. Do not seed
until after we have had a sharp frost
or two to kill the flies. In some Sec
tions these have been troublesome
again this year and in these places
wheat should not be sOwn until after