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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-16
nice flock Of fowls in one year, when
you may be in a position to sell to
your neighbors at good big Prices
Exchange.
Cutting Grass Early.

Cutting Grass Early.
Chemical analysis is said to show
that the grass cut when the seed has
ripened, or is nearly ripe has about
the same amount of nutrition as it
has when cut earlier, and thus some
allow it to stand that it may increase
in weight. But when the cow puts it
through her laboratory she does not
find the same value in the latecut hay.
A part of the seeds have ratified out
and been lost. and the remainder are
so small and so encased in dry coat
ing or shell that not many of them
are chewed up. and thus pass through
the stomach and bowels undigested.
Then the stalks which contain the
most nutriment before the seed has
formed have become simply woody
fibre as indigestible as bean poles, and
she gets but little nutrition from them.
We think If she could speak she
would say that two-thirds or less OF
the amount Of hay, cut early, and not
sun-dried too long, was better than her
usual ration Of hay, ripened before
cut and oyerdried afterward. But If
she can not talk she has many times
put herself on record to that effect
at the mailk pail and the churn, and
it Is because the owner fails to see
and understand these records that he
does not know the facts. The scale to
weigh the milk and the Babcock test
for the butter fat help to tell what Is
the best food, as well as which is the
best cow.-American Cultivator.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-16
A Good Thing to Do.

There is no branch of farm opera.
tions that can be permanently and
probably improved more easily and
at less cost than the poultry yards. A
dollar or two invested in eggs of good
breeds of fowls will bring back many
times the investment within a year or
two. If you want to improve your
poultry, you can do it quickly. cheaply
and with but little risk.
Breeders have learned that it pays
to send out no eggs except from good
stock. A sitting or two is all that Is
needed for a good start. A very few
dollars spent for good eggs means a
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-16
His Stcpma.

His Stepma.
knowed a little codger once
AS onery as could be;
He'd chaw and swear, run off from school
And poster beast and tree;
Kept all the neighbors' dogs afeared
And half their winders broke;
There couldn't for that Tommy Tuff
One praisin' word be spoke.
But by and by-his ma was dead
His pa met Widder Green
And courted her; she parleyed SOM
Cause Tommy was SO mean.
But last she said she'd give consent
If neighbors, friends, and kin
Would promise to let meddlin' out
While she broke Tommy in.
These mentioned, knowin' things was
bad,
Saw something must be done,
So all agreed to keep hands off
And let his stepma run
The youngster; well, she used the twig
A little, but not much;
But, gracious! How she used the az
And 'tater hoe and suchi
And doin' turns and chores,
And hoein' corn and garden sass
And scrubbin' steps an floors
Till he was glad to go to school
To get a little rest;
Yet she was monstrous kind and good
Soon. as he'd~done his best.
His busy hands stirred up his wits,
And soon that boy at school
Was leadin' all his classes; him
They used to call fool!
He studied doctorin', got to be
A most uncommon man,
All cause his stepma worked the vim
That once to meanness ran.
The nerve that playin' hockey takes
Might turn a whole school down,
And that which breaks a winder light
Might sometimes build a town.
There's lots of onery little tykes
A loafn' round the streets
Need only work to make 'em men
Instead of trifiin' beats.
Denver News.
NToIx;ro Eiouraa nth TorhoorH
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-16
Grass for Sandy Lands.

Awnless bronze grass (bremus in
ermis) will be found excellent for use
on drifting sands. 1t is perennial,
looks somewhat like blue grass and is
suitable for light, dry. poor soils and
resists dry weather. About fifteen
pounds of seed per acre should be used.
1t spreads by creeping underground
stems or root stocks. 1t will not thrive
on wet soils. While not as valuable as
many other varieties, yet it serves well
on light sandy soils upon which no 9th
er grass will grow.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-16
Commercial Feeding Stuffs.

The New York experiment station
says that in it's inspection of CONNER
cial feeding stuffs unmixed or stand
ard goods were found to be of fairly
uniform quality and practically as
good as the guarantees except in
single instance. The discrepancies oc-
CURED with the mixed goods, many of
which contained oat hulls, as shown
by the percentage of crude fiber pres
ent. Adulteration of cornmeal and
other grain products appears to be
practiced.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-16
After Harvest,

After the wheat is harvested the
young clover grows rapidly, as it's supr
ply of plant food is increased by rea-
son of the riddance Of it's wheat COM
petitor, but many farmers allow weeds
to grow, moving them down before
they produce seed. Such plan is bet
ter than to leave the weeds to mature,
but the proper course to pursue is to
NOV the weeds when they are young
and before they have deprived the
clover plants Of food. By moving
them two or three times during the
summer many of them will be de-
StrOyed.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-16

shape Of saw and beveled to the saw.
There are three h-inch bolts at C, C, C,
on which saw rests and is tightened
when put in the frame. The entire
height is 45 inches.-W. A. Sharp, in
Farm and Home.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-16

my life. 1t is too pretty to use, so I
am going to stick it in the front of my
best dress, the way mother does hers.
send you my love and big. big thank
you, and this nice round kiss. Your
loving niece, Ruth"
did I hear you read 'map'?''N ex-
claimed Mrs. Seymour; and she lifted
the letter for a look.
"Oh, well. course it was a handker-
chief" said Ruth. cheerfully. "but I
put map on purpose, cause you said
this had to be nice letter, and I must
get every word right. And I didn't
know how to spell handkerchief, and
did know how to spell map, SO I put
map. But map'I be all right" declar-
ed Ruth. with confidence, cause
aunty knows what she sent me, course
she does"
So Ruth's thank you letter was sent
just as it was; and aunty knew what
Ruth meant-of course she did-and
was delighted to see that her young
niece had spelled every word exactly
right-Youth's Companion.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-16

Making Butter in Hot Weather.
In a recent Home and Farm, Maud
Shields, Of Arkansas, gives some points
on the subject. She says: l say by
all means get separator, then buy
milk cans large enough to hold one
milking Of cream, let it cool, put the
lid on the can and hang it in the well.
It does not matter whether it is in
the water or not, it will keep cool. and
will be ready to churn in twenty-four
hours. Use thermometer and churn
at about Ga or 81 degrees. Take up the
butter, wash thoroughly by pressing
with the paddle. Don't drag the pad
die through it, as it spoils the grain.
Salt it, using pure salt, and mold it
as quick as possible. Wrap each pound
in a nice clean cloth wrung out Of
cold water.
Get you an empty butter keg from
your grocery man, bore holes near the
top just below the lid, take piece
of new rope and make a handle, put
nice, clean, new white paper in the bot
tom, then put In the butter. Put an
other piece on top just below the lid
and hang it in the well. Paper is bet.
ter than cloth, as the cloth mildews.
When you are ready to go to town,
use another keg just like the one in
the well; put clean towel in the bot
tom; put in the butter; then another
clean towel on top. Fasten on the lid,
wet some clean sacks in tub, fold
them without wringing on the bottom
of~your wagon, set the butter keg on
them, and wrap wet sacks around the
keg and on top. As you deliver the
butter take the cloths off, take them
home, and wash and scald thoroughly.
Keep two sets Of cloths; while one set
Is summing and drying another can be
used. We have separator; we sell a
part Of the milk sweet, the rest we
make buttermilk. We set it and let
it clabber; then take an old-fashioned
churn- dash, and churn it up and down
until it is free from Jumps and is
smooth. Don't put any water in it!
leave 1t thick; it sells much better.
When you are ready to go to town,
mix what buttermilk you have from
the cream with it.
Saw-Fi1ing Device.
Selecting a crosscut saw that will
work rapidly and with ease requires
considerable experience. A saw having
4 cutting teeth, as shown in cut at
a, to straight drag tooth, b, with back
of saw 4 gauges thinner than edge,
will do as much work as any other.
1t requires less work to keep such
saw in order. Medium thickness is
best. A thick saw is clumsy and cuts
large groove, while very thin one
requires frequent resetting. Our cut
shows a filing frame for crosscut
saw. The base, e, is feet long, 1 foot
wide and inches high. 1t should be
fastened to the floor. The pieces, d, d,
are 2x3 inches and are mortised in the
base. The piece, C, is Ike inches, cut
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-16
Hayinx on Soft Meadows,

Along sluggish streams are thous-
ands Of acres producing fairly good
cow hay, but on which teams cannot
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-16

out" or carrying the hay in large
cocks on a pair of poles, to the
edge of the upland, where it is to be
loaded. To avoid this drudgery some
farms use mud shoes for their horses,
as illustrated. The shoes are of oak, 1
inch thick and Sx1O inches for a horse
of average weight. Edges are beveled
and planed, and ends are strongly
cleated on the under side. Holes are
made to fit the projections of the iron
shoe and an iron strap, which black
smith will make from the Illustration
for a few cents, passes across the hoof
and is fastened by nuts on the lower
side of the mud SHOE
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-16
Watching for Faults.

"When was boy said an old man,
81 was often very idle, and during the
lesson used to play with other boys as
idle as myself. One day we were fair
ly caught by the master. Boys, he
said, you must not be idle; you must
attend closely to your books. The first
one of you who sees another boy idle
will please come and tell me-
"Ah!" thought to myself, "there is
Joe Simmons, whom don't like. I'll
watch him, and If 1 see him look off
his book I'll tell the teacher"
''It was not long until saw Joe look
off his book, and went up at once to
tell the master.
Indeed said he, how did you know
he was idle?
"I saw him. said I.
You did? And were your eyes on
your book when you saw him?'
81 was caught, and the other boys
laughed, and 1 never watched for 'dle
boys again." ~
If we watch over our own conduct,
and try to keep it right, and always do
our duty, we will not have time to
watch for faults or idleness in others.
This will keep us out Of mischief and
make US helpful to others.-Baltimore
Mathodisf
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-16
Willing to Take Chances,

Willing to Take Chances.
A little girl wanted more buttered
toast, but was told that she'd had
enough and that more would make her
i'll. WELL" said she, "give me anuz-
zer piece and send for the doctor''
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-16

cannot be driven without
danger of becoming
mired. The work is
therefore all done by
hand, including the
dreaded task of "poling
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-16

Man in the Moon Off Duty.
81 think the man in the moon must
be SICK" said little Fred. one dark
night.
"Why, dear?" asked his mother.
"'Cause," replied the youthful OBJ
server, che didn't light up tonight"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-16
The Banana Plant.

The Banana Plant.
The banana was named musa after
Antoninus Musa, the freedman and
physician of the great Augustus of the
Romans, says Linnaeus. The sapien-
tum-the wiseness-in its name is a
graceful tribute to it as the "wise
mans food" for, incredible as it may
seem, it is perhaps the best food pro-
duct of the earth. being far more pro-
ductive than either wheat or potatoes
the staple food Of other nations. Long
ago it was calculated that it is 1873
times as productive as wheat and a
times as productive as the potato; in
other words, that the ground that
would give 33 pounds of wheat or 90
pounds of potatoes would, as far as
mere space Is concerned, give 1000
pounds of bananas, and with a frac-
tional amount of the same trouble. 1t
has been called the prince Of the Trop-
ics," because It takes the same place,
only to an even greater degree, i'll these
hot countries that wheat, rye and bar
ley take in West Asia and Europe, and
that rice takes in India and China.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-05-07

the exposition should visi. this
ga.aden. Here are to be found
growing over fifty different species
of forage crops suitable for our
Southern suns, as well as wheat,
rye and barley of many kinds.
TIE seeds of the different forage
crops referred to have been gath
cred from Africa, Egypt, China,
Ireland, Scotland, England, Au-
stralia and many other countries.
The representative Of the Agri-
cultural Department in charge of
tie garden, is practical farmer,
and can give the visitor full ill.,
formation regarding each and ev-
cry species of the crop, and it can
be said to every farmer, if he can
spare time to come down, even if
be spends only one day al the
exposition, let him carefully study
these forage crops, get a list of
such as be wants to use, and he
will be ten times repaid for the ex-
peuse of the trip, and for the time
be may think he is losing from his
farm.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-05-07

teemen.
club at Ropers was ssc'
convention. After the enrolment
of delegates permanent organiza-
tion was effected by the election of
the following officers to serve for
the ensuing two years:
Thos. H. Rainsford, chairman;
A. E. Padgett, 1st vice-chairman !;
M. Toney, End vice-chairman; j..
L. Minis, secretary; B E. Nichol-
son, assistant secretary. Thos. H..
Rainsford was elected chairman
of County Executive committee
and L. J. Williams as a member
of the State Executive committee.
The following gentlemen were
elected by ballot as delegates to
the State Convention, giving the
number of votes each received of
the 93 ballots cast: B. E. Nichol-
olson, 79; J. C. Sheppard, 76; w,
J. Talbert, 76; B. r. Tillman, II =;
J. VIM. Thurmond, 70; N. G. Ev-
ans, s.; L. J. Williams, SO; j. H
Tillman, "A. There was not a rip
pie of discord in the deliberations
of the convention. Everything
was said and done in very pleas
ant manner.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-05-07
EDeEF1ELD, S. c., May 9TH, 1902.
To the Contributors, Friends and
Members of the Edgefield Mon

EDaEF1ELD, S. c., May 7th, 1902.
To the Contributors, Friends and
Members of the Edgefeld Mon
ument Association:
1t is is with pleasure announce
that the efforts to collect suffici-
ent sum of money to pay the in
debtednes of the association in the
erection of the monument to the
the memory of our Confederate
dead, have at last been crowned
with success, and that all debts
over the same have been paid,
leaving balance on hand, which
1 shall pay over to the town coun-
Gil Of Edgefeld to assist them in
the erection of an iron railing
around the monument, as l am re-
liably informed such is their in
tention.
I wish to express to each mem
ber of the association my heartfelt
thanks and appreciation for their
untiring and jealous assistance i'll
this grand and noble work; to the
contributors and friends, the as
sociation's most profound graft
tude fol- their generous contribu-
tions and good graces; TO the
County newspapers and various
correspondents of the State press
the lasting obligations for courte-
sizes and kindnesses.
I must especially thank Mr.. D
A. Tompkins, of Charlotte, N. c..
for his assistance, but for whose
generous gifts,untiring ene' gy,and
valuable advice and suggestions
we would have failed in our mosl
worthy cause.
The purpose for which the asso
citation was organized having bcel
accomplished, and as it will be al
most impossible to assemble itt
members, 1 take this method ant
opportunity of dlssolving th'
same, and reslgning the position a
President, whose duties | have
faithfully endeavored to perform
to the best of my ability. AskinI
Gods divine blessing on each an'
all of you, l am sincerely,
! Mrs. GEN. N, G.. EVANS.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-05-07
VISIT THE EXPOSITION.
Cheap Rates are Vow Given on
Tuesdays ana Thursdays.


The Southern railroad, the At
lantic Coast Line, and the Plant
System haye arrang5 ID to continue
the sale of the cheap Tuesday tick
cts to the Exposition, as sold dur
ing the month of April, on every
Tuesday and Thursday during the
month Of May. This will enable
all who have not yet visited the
Exposition to do so during its
closing month, and those who have
visited it, to again take advantage
of the low rate offered, as many
undoubtedly will.
There has been a great deal said
through the columns of the news.
papers in regard to the exposition,
and its many attractive features
Thore is ore however, that has
| bsen almost entirely ignored or
| overlooked by all correspondents
aud probably from the fact that ltE
loca ion is such as not to attract
| general attention. Reference if
made 10 the Grass Garden of the
United States Agricultural Depart
MELT, which consists Of four acres
of ground, and is located just cas-
of the cncampment of the Marine
corps, Every farmer who visits
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-05-07
Mrs. Margaret McHugh.

On Saturday afternoon las, af-
ter short illness,in her 18th year,
Mrs. Margaret McHugh breathed
her las. A good woman has pass
ed from life to death. not death but
into life eternal.
Mrs. McHugh was q native of
Ireland. In 1856 she came to
America and located at Philadel-
pbia. Three years later she came
to Edgcfeld to be with her brother
William Logue, who was practic-
ing law here at that time. Throug b
out her loDg life, most of which
was spent among Us, in spite OF
many crosses and vicissltuoes, she
has always been consecEated wo-
man. Her loyalty aHd devotion to
her church we're not only b=AutI-
ful but should he en,ulatod by
many Iukewurm Christians. -Four
children survive her, Mira. ". Fl.
Turner, C. j.. aid y, r. McHugh
and daughtet who resides III
Philadelphia.
Her remains were laid to rest
-, ~. H"tLol;o
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-05-07

evening laeV "-oh Wy auuOuucluS
that he would give them a picnic
on Saturday. TO heighten the &C.
stacy of the visions of pleasure that
loomed up before them be left tie
place at which the picnic was to be
held to their selection, to be de-
cided by ballot. Several places were
put in nomination, as it were, but
Centre Spring being the most pop
ular place won. 1t seems that this
place SO beautifully located and
environed was provided by nature
as a rendezvous for those who are
pleasure bent. All the wagons,
carts, buggies, mountain wagons,
tallyhoes-everything on wheels
except automobiles-were pressed
into service to carry the gay and
light-hearted pleasure seekers from
the din and tumult of our city to
this sequestered spot for a days
outing. The young ladies attired
in the gauzy fabrics of the season
and wearing broad malaga hats
with lorg streamera unfurled to
the breeze were typical Summer
girls. The boys, though handsome,
being made of ordinary clay like
the balance of mankind, contrast
ed with the angelic companions st
their sides, showed off to a disad-
vantage.
The pavilion reached, Cupid
soon paired off the young people
and many q tete-a-tete of the day
will be long remembered. A de-
lightful picnic luncheon was serv-
ed at ihe dinner hour. All declare
chat the only thing that marred
the pleasure of the occasion was
that the day was entirely too short;
AS the descending sun heightened
the shadows the bright and smil'
ing faces became ovsrshadowed for
the days pleasure was at an enc
and all were soon homeward nouud
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-05-07
Summer Schoc, tor Teachers.

Mr.. A. R. Nicholson, the Coun.
ty Superintendent of Education
after comforting with the State
Superintendent, has decided to
open the Summer school for the
teachers OF Edgefeld county about
June 25th. Much good has been
accomplished in the cause of edu,
cation throughout the state by
these Summer schools. The Edge
field county school gives promise
of surprising all previous ones.
A competent corps of specialists
will be in charge. Every teacher
of the county, unless providential-
ly kept away, should attcnd every
lecture from the opening g till the
closing day. The time is coming,
and may public sentiment hasten
the day, when a teacher who does
not attend these normal schools
will, to use a common phrase, be
out of job. We shall have more
to say later on this very important
subject.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-05-07
The Deficiency School Fund.

The law requires that every
school in the State receive not
less than $500 for the year. The
dispensary has recently paid 25,-
600 into the school fund and the
Comptroller General has appor-
toned it among the Counties in
making up the Deficiencies as they
appear from the County Superin.
tendents of the State. Some of
the counties reported no defcien-
cies. What remains of the $685.
600 and the additional funds re-
celved from dispensary profits dur
lug the year will be apportioned
among the counties according to
the number of children enrolled.
Our county treasurer has received
$4,000 of The deficiency fund
which will be divided among the
schools according to their needs
by Superintendent Nicholson.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-05-07
An Oasis.

AN OaSlS.
All Of our merchants have agreed
to close their storcs from now un-
til September 1st, at 7 o'clock, Sat
urdays excepted. 1t is we'll. This
will be a pleasant oasis to the
clerks. The bachelor CLERKS can
take stroll or g promenade with
his dearest girl and the mHrf,sd
ones can 60 home and play WITH
the baby and get it 10 sleep.
Edgefeld business men are only
like the balance OF The American
people who are wearing themselves
out IN the race for the alrnighty
dollar and after all very few over
take il. We ought, like the stur-
dy old Roman, seek to have "a
sound mind in a sound body"
which cannot be had without dl-
version and recreation. Look pr
marily to your health, secondarily
to your wealth. The former the
latter cannot buy. Employers new
er lose by giving employees oppor-
tunity for wholesome recreation.