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The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-17

W. ~. NANNY. Chingo; =. g.
Rossitex. Chicago; JAma FFaka. Chi
.cago: J. n. Clark. Chicago: Jacob #.
Rshm. Chicago: II. D. Hughes. Anti.
och: Judso1 Mason. Elgin: B. r. Wy
man, Sycamore: A. r. Moore, Polo:
e. N. Cobb, Monmouth: J. II. Coolidge,
Galesburg; A. p. Grout, Winchester:
s. n. King, Bloomington; 2. w. Bur
roughs. Edwardsville; r. e. Chester.
Champaign; L. NJ. Beal, Mt. Vernon;
Edward Grimes, Montgomery: n. G..
Easterley. Carbondale; F. c. Goodnow,
Marion: Israel Mills. Clay county.
Officers were elected as follows:
President. H. Coolidge, Galesburg.
Vice President-H. G. Easterley,
jackson county.
Treasurer-A p. Grout, Winchester.
Secretary and Superintendent of In
stitutes-A. ]. Bill. Bloomington.
The chief subject of discussion was
q national ChautauQua in the interest
of agriculture. The suggestion came
from Mr.. Frank T. Fowler of Chicago.
whose idea 1t was to establish resort
for pleasure and instruction which
would be of national interest and i'm
portance. Mr.. Fowler offered a valu-
able piece of land of about 1000 acres
in Lake county for the location Of such
ChautauQua- A committee consist
ing of Messrs. Hughes, Frake, Rehm,
Reynolds and Sweet was appointed to
consider the matter.
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Solicitors Revenge on par.on.

Some years ago a country solicitor
accused neighboring parson of
preaching at him from the pulpit, and
Immediately thirsted for revenge. IN
able to obtain satisfaction in the ordi
nary way he erected an enormous
boarding in a field he owned at the
back of the vicarage, which naturally
aroused the ire of the cleric, who, how
ever, doggedly refused to betray his
annoyance.
The solicitor next approached the
owner OF the land on which the vicar
age stood and bought the property
from him, thereby being able to turn
his enemy out. The latter then built
himself a house near the church, but
the solicitor did not intend to let mat
tiers drop. SO purchased the ground
that separated the house from the
church This he closed to the public,
and the vicar had to take circuitous
route to reach the church, which meant
a quarter of an hours walk. Not till
the solicitor found that his revenge
had cost him $4,000 did he abandon
the struggle.
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Pin ching In.

A bulletin of the Tennessee ExperS
ment station says: There is q prac-
teal application of this law of growth.
Pinching is an old practice, employed
to maintain symmetrical development
in young trees. When a shoot length
ems more rapidly than it's fellows the
tree is apt to grow one-Sided. By
pinching out the top of such a shoot
its progress is stopped for time, and
the other branches grow on. thus
equalizing the parts of the crown.
Oftentimes the same branch will re-
quire stopping several times before the
others overtake it Every time
shoot is pinched the first effect is to
cause buds Immediately below to be-
come more mature than would have
happened had the branch been unin-
Jured. Pinching, then, not only per-
mits other shoots to overtake the
pinched one, but has an important in
fuence upon the future growth of the
shoot thus stopped-the operation per-
fecting the buds below and making
them more certain to form branches
than they would otherwise. 1t be-
comes important to remove or encour-
age these growth, according to their
effect in the symmetry of the crown.
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Keep Up tn. Supply Of Hunu..

Keep Up tho Supply Of Hulnus.
e. F. Ladd, Of the North Dakota
Station, reports experiments and OBJ
servations which lead to the conclu-
sion that humus, at least in regions
of low annual rainfall, like the Da-
kotas, plays a more important role in
agriculture than has generally been
ascribed 10 it." It may safely be said
that this is generally true. Professor
Ladd's Investigations show that as
humus decreases tn soils they "be-
come less productive, less retentive OF
moisture, and inferior in physical
quality, while on the other hand 1t was
found that an increase In the percent
age OF humus Is accompanied not only
with an increase in percentage Of
phosphoric acid extracted with the hui
mus, but also with a greater produc
tivity of the soil. AS the hu-
mus increases 1t seems to cause por-
tions Of the phosphoric acid. till then
existing In an insoluDle form, TO be-
come more readily available rs plant
food. The same is true as regards the
potash, lime and other soil CO 7st1tu-
ents." If more attention were given
to maintaining an abundant supply Of
humus (partially decayed organic Mat
teri in soils, they would be more pro-
ductive, require less artificial fertil'z-
ing, and respond more generously
when commercial fertilizers are used.
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Tree Planting.


One of the most important and
promising lines of work Of the Bureau
of Forestry is it's study of economic
tree planting and it's cooperation with
farmers and others in making forest
plantations. Tree planting has so vi
tai and intimate relation to the well
fare of the farmer in the treeless re-
gions that whatever assists him to
grow trees assists him also in the pro-
duction of every other crop. Forty-six
thousand one hundred and forty-five
acres were examined for planting dur
ing the year, and planting plans were
prepared for 5,7S5 acres, while 14S ap-
plications for tree-planting plans have
been received. The number of appli-
cations for commercial plantations Of
large size is increasing so rapidly that
the usefulness Of the practical assist
ance and advice offered to the tree
planters will be limited only by the
men and money available for the work.
A series of important measurements of
the growth of plar ted groves in the
treeless plains has been begun in order
to show the value of plantations as
business investments. A careful study
has been pushed during the year of the
encroachment Of forests on the West
ern plains in order to determine the
possibility of retaining portions of
non-agricultural government land by
planting forests.
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Seven tean-Yenr Ioousea.

The bug men and the fruit men and
wisacres generally are now saying that
Illinois will be invaded this year by
seventeen-year locusts. Some amateur
entomologists have been trying to con-
vince the professionals that they have
their dates mixed as to the time OF
the coming OF these pests, but the lat
ter have produced statistics to prove
that they are correct. The seventeen
year locusts, they declare, made their
last appearance in June, 1885; so there
is no mistake about their being due
for another call the coming summer
People who own young fruit orchards
may just as we'll get ready for the in
vasion.-Peoria Star.
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Stag has been used in large quaint
ties in Europe for number of years.
In 1899 1865, 600 tons of Stag are stat
ed to have been used in Europe. OF
this, $4,000 tons was used in Germany
and 100000 in France. In 1885 the use
of this material was practically con-
fined to Germany, and amounted to
only 5000 tons. The total consump-
ton of phosphate fertilizers in. Ger
many in 1899 was 1854 900 tons; in
France, 245,000 tons-showing that
nearly half of the phosphate fertiliz-
ers used in these countries was Thorn
as Stag. Stag has not been extensively
introduced into the United States. The
larger part of that used in this coun-
try is imported from abroad. Some
has been manufactured at Pottstown,
Pa, and put on the market under the
name of "odorless phosphate" and it
is expected that the Stag will soon be
made at Birmingham, Ala, and prob
ably elsewhere in this country in the
course of time.
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Captain Bobs,' she said, bit I'M
steadily, Pm sorry you caught me-"
ed the tremble of her lip which she
was trying to conceal. The captain Wa
as gallant as he was soldierly.
"A lady's request" he said to her
las we'll as lady's word''-he looked
again at the Rameses II and the silent
cadet, sis always honored by me-"
He bowed and left them standing h
the path.
Stanton did not move for some mo-
ments after he was gone. Miss How
ard waited a while, staring through
the trees down at, the river below
Then, Mr.. Stanton" she said, @arent
we going to finish our walk?"
Page the man answered her, sud-
denly. Page, l am coward l did not
realize what was happening Do you
think I'm going to have you bear the
blame of that for me?" He kicked the
cigarette scornfully over the edge of
the path. NO" he said, I'VE won't
finish the walk if you don't mind. !
want to go back and speak to Captain
Bobs."
The girl put out her hand restrain
ingly.
you're not going to tell him the
TRUTH" she said.
"Of course l am" answered Stanton
shortly.
Then you'll have to say to him."
said Miss Howard deliberately, that
/ told him a lie. That wouldn't be
nice of you"
Stanton hesitated a minute. We'll
he said, sit would be better than going
through my entire existence feeling
that 1 was afraid to own up and take
the consequences like man."
She laughed softly. "Silly!" she said.
Captain Bobs knows all about it. He's
not stupid. And you have no right to
wreck your career at the beginning OF
it and break your mothers heart if you
can help it."
But l shall despise myself so,''. OBJ
jected the man, ''to think that / hid
behind woman's skirts! And Cap
tain Bobs will despise me more. And
you-you will despise me most of all"
The girl drew a long breath. T
-think-not," she said. All" she
broke off teasingly, 81 know what it
really is. You don't like me well enough
to accept one little kind act from me.
Is that to"
Page he said, cit will be the whole
of my life that 1 owe to you If I &C.
cept your generous little lie"
The debt can stand" said the girl
blushing.
No" he said, "a life for life.
will pay you now if you will take me-"
He held out his hands to her. Sweet
heart" he said impetuously, "say you
will marry me and I'll promise on the
spot never to smoke again"
Miss Howard answered from his
arms with little smile, showing be-
hind the mist in her eyes.
I'm afraid she said, that never
could marry a man who didn't smoke"
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The Young swine Raiser.

A liking for the business Of raising
swine is one of the first things neces-
sary to make successful swine raiser.
1t is Of no use for q man to go into
the business If he hates the hog. The
interest the man has in his swine is
soon seen in the way he cares for
them. If he really likes them and
cares for their comfort they will be
made comfortable, even at good
deal Of expense in labor to himself.
Pick out our most successful swine
raisers and watch them about their
own yards. That tells the story. It
would be well if every young man
gong into the hog raising business
could serve an apprenticeship of q
few days to the man in his neighbor-
hood that has been raising swine sue
cessfully. He might learn gentlencss
and a few other things that would re-
dound to the interest of the animals to
be brought under his care. No matter
how much a beginner may know about
halanc d rations, carbohydrates, pro-
teins and nutrients, he can still learn a
good deal of the applied variety OF
science from any old breeder.
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Treo Culture In Connecticut.

A dispatch from New Haven states
that the arid and waste lands of Con-
necticut are to be reclaimed by tree
culture. This is but an effort to re-
store old conditions. The cutting
down of Connecticut forests so reduced
moisture supplies that the rivers of
the state dried up in summer and the
factories along their banks were
forced to stop for lack of water power.
The new law provides for a state park
of several hundred acres to be located
near New Haven. In this park the
Yale School of Forestry will plant all
varieties and determine the species
best adapted to general transplanIing,
and 1t will also study methods of de-
stroying insects that prey upon forest
trees. The new law also provides for
forest warden in each town, who
will be expected to care for the mu-
nicipal trees, and towns are urged to
make appropriations for the setting
out and maintenance Of trees. The law
also protects shade trees against van
dalism. Any person who places an
advertisement on q tree is liable to q
fine of $50, and a fine Of 800 is i'm
posed on any one who wantonly in
lures a shade tree. If q horse destroys
an ornamental tree in a public place
his owner ie subject to q fine Of 500.
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American-Grown Egyptian Cotton.

Approximately 100000 worth Of
Egyptian cotton is imported into this
country every year, there being
special demand for this cotton on ac-
count Of it's high quality. The Depart
ment of Agriculture imported some
seed of this cotton several years ago,
but more recently larger quantities
were obtained and placed where the
variety seems likely to succeed. Very
encouraging results have been OBJ
tanned from the work, and this year a
bale of Egyptian cotton, grown from
imported seed in southern Georgia,
was given thorough spinning test
in a mill in Connecticut. and was pro-
nounced equal to the best imported
grades. 1t is believed that we can
grow this crop, but aside from this
the cottons themselves will be valu-
able in breeding forms, which in all
probability will prove better than
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-17
PATHETIC TALE OF WOE
Young Dignity Sorely Hurt His Trials Dentists Office

tuZn, but he was met at the elevator
door by the starter, who gave him
startling news.
I'm sorry, sir but there is some
thing the matter with the elevators
and they are all shut down. They'll
be running again in 10 minutes"
The dentists's office was on the 18th
floor, and he knew it would take him
half an hour to climb up, even if he
survived the trip. So he sat down
and waited.
Meanwhile young Mr.. Carter in the
dentist chair sat and felt the plaster
harden into rocklike grip on his
bicuspidS and molarS. Soon he found
himself unable to move his jaws. He
went out into the reception room, but
the dentists assistant was out in the
hall trying to find what was the mat
ter with the elevators. The waiting
patients in the reception room looked
at him as if he were crazy.
Half an hour later the dentist got
back to his office. He found Carter
speechless. but purple in the face with
rage. 1t took the Joint and lonS-con-
tinued efforts of the dentist. his assist
ant a cold chisel, a couple of drills and
a gimlet to separate MIR. Carter and the
cast. The first thing he said when he
recovered the power of speech was not
at all fit for publication.
Mr.. Carter is now patronizing an
other dentist, and the dentist whom he
deserted has absolutely forbidden his
wife to call him up on the telephone
during business hours.-Chicago Trib'
une.
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HAS NO OUTLET
putnral rhsnouenon Reported by American
Traveller.

n antsof New York fetches back
Nth him from . visit in Australia
story Ola most startling lake.
sss axe George, the largest lake Of New
6uth Wales, Australia, has no OUT
Ut except evaporation. For series
auf years the brooks that tumble down
the mountains which edge the lake
nay steadily contribute to it a larger
sQu1ntity of water than is evaporated
1f0m It's surface.
Then sfhe lake steadily rises. The
water pushes north and south until the
lake IL twenty-one miles or more in
length, with width Of seven or eight
miles.
For another series Of years the water
brought by the brooks may be steadily
smaller than the quantity evaporated.
ing in few years to half it's former
Dimensions, this process going on
sometimes till Lake George entirely
disappears except for a few water
holes in the lowest parts of its bed
The lake was In flood during 1891, ex-
tending north and south for twenty
one miles with a depth OF twelve feet
Twice In the last century thousands
OF sheep and cattle were pastured on
large areas now covered with water
They were the most numerous repre-
sentatives there OF the larger forms Of
animal life just as fish and water fowl
are to-day.
The cabins of the stock raisers or
0Quatters, as they were called, were
suaestered over the meadows Veg
et8blps>were raised and patches of
Whoat. So little was known of Lake
George in those days that the herders
really had feeling Of security and
;permanency, but the day came when
the rising water swished around the
cabins, drowned some of the stock, and
drove the sQuatters to the highlands
Everybody knows now that the bed
of Lake George offers very uncertain
tenure to settlers. When it comes in
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]. X. L. Carter is a young man of
considerable personal dignity. He is
also extremely careful of his personal
appearance, and therefore he has been
of late spending sometime in the den
lists chair. Mr.. Carter admits that the
man who sits in fitting chair, with
a towel tied round his neck and his
mouth pried open by "a couple OF
corks, does not present dignified ap-
pearance. but he cogtends that the re-
suits justify the gAeans employed.
Last Thursday young Mr.. Carter
went over to khe dentists Office to see
about Having one of his front teeth
fitted with a crown. AS a preliminary
step it was necessary for the dentist
to take a plaster cast of Mr. Carriers
mouth.
Mr. Carter leaned back in the chair
and the dentist and his assistant came
in, the latter bringing with him the
hot and liquid plaster. The plaster
was inserted and Mr.. Carter was told
to shut his teeth down hard.
It'll take five minutes" the den
fist said, for the cast to harden.
Then I'll come in and relieve you"
The dentist and his assistant went
out of the operating room, leaving the
young man in the chair. Just as they
LETT the room the telephone bell rang
: ana the dentists wife asked him to
meet her on the ground floor.
1--WE got somebody here l want you
to meet she said, III only keep you
a moment"
The dentist went down the eleva-
tor, saw his wife, and started to re-
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Outlaws Rocky Stronghold
Soon To Be Demolished.

thieves lived in perfect safety. 1t was
here that the stolen horses and cattle
were corralled and their brands
changed.
Back of this ranch and extending for
a distance of forty or fifty miles is
fertile valley, broken here and there
by small rolling hills. Springs OF
sparkling water, located in numerous
spots in the valley, feed small stream
in which there are millions of trout.
Along the valley of this stream and its
tributaries there are beautiful mead
ows, furnishing an abundance of grass
for thousands of cattle and horses, and
it is no wonder that the outlaws chose
this romantic and virgin spot for their
hiding place.
In early days the hole-in-the-wall
country was settled by ranchmen, says
a Casper (Wyo.) special to the New
York World. but the depredations of
the outlaws soon drove the ranchers
out. With the passing of the central
" yomng outlaw, however. the rich
country is again becoming settled by
peaceable and law-abiding citizens, and
evil-doers will never again find a safe
hiding place there.
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BARREN EWES.

An English writer says: 1t is not
uncommon to find a few barren ewes
In the flock. Some rams leave more
than others. Just before the lambing
season commences, any that may be
suspected OF being barren should be
picked out and tested. There are sew
eral different ways of detecting bar
rem ewes The first thing that would
naturally strike the eye Of the shep-
herd, or an experienced f1ockmaster,
would be their light walk, flatness OF
sides, and lightness of belly, as COM
pared with other ewes Any dirt about
the tail is often sign of barrenness.
But none of these indications are TO
be relied upon in case of the eve
being a late lamber. If these suspect
ed ewes be drawn out and put on
high, banky field, the barren ones will
usually be exceedingly active, and will
commence butting and skipping. A
eve In lamb rarely skips, however
much she may be enticed to join in
the fun by a barren one. This skip
ping is very sure test. A fine day
should be selected, and there are GER
tain fields on every farm, in which
they are more likely to reveal the
secret than others. The shepherd. as
a rule, knows them well. 1t often
happens that they skip when with
their own flock, but are more likely to
DO SO when with younger sheep.
Another test is to turn the eve and
examine the udder. If barren, she
Will show no signs OF secreting milk,
will usually have waxy matter devel-
oped in the wrinkled skin around the
udder, and the wool will generally be
stronger in growth than that on an
ln-iamb eve. If these barren ewes are
In good condition, or can be got in
good condition quickly, it is often adj
visable to sell them in the fleece.
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No Apples Scab -Prnnf.

George P. Clinton, of the Illinois
Agricultural College, in an article on
apple scab, says: There appears to
be no such thing as a scab-proof vane-
ty. Various writer's have recorded OBJ
servations showing that certain varie-
ties have been more severely injured
than others and there Is no doubt that
this is the case. 1t is very likely that
such differences are due in large part
to the thinner or more easily pune
tured cuticles of the scabbier varieties
The writer has also observed that scab
is a lover of neglected orchards-or-
chards which have not been properly
sprayed, pruned, or cultivated-and
that it seems to be less abundant on
very young trees, especially where
such trees are isolated. This latter
is probably due to less favorable con-
ditions. for original infection.
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to view again perhaps no attempt Will
be made to utilize it on SO large a
scale as was one in the 30s and 40's of
the last century.
The lake lies at the lower end Of a
basin SO walled in by mountains and
hills that the drainage into 1t has no
chance to escape to the sea- 1t was
long before this fact was discovered.
Some early maps show Lake George
as the probable source of small river
known on the coast, but careful sur
vey finally revealed the fact that not
a drop Of water escapes from the basin
except to the clouds.
The native blacks have always re-
garded it with superstitious dread.
party to the lake in 1920 (the first
reports OF It's existence came from the
blacks in 1879 splendid sheet OF
water was found.
The whites were first perplexed and
then amused by the stories the natives
told them. It was years before It was
discovered that the natives had been
trying to tell, in their imperfect way,
of phenomena that mystified them. It
all seemed very uncanny to the poor
blacks, who feared the lake and usually
avoided 1t.
Since 1s49 the lake has never been
wholly dry. 1t varies much in size,
sometimes being only eight to ten
miles long and four to six feet deep
and then swelling again to its largest
proportions. At times one may drive
on dry land across a part Of the lake
where few years later there are ten
or twelve feet Of water.
For nine years after 1855 q farmer
used the narrow, northern part OF the
lake as a cattle run, cultivating at the
same time about ten acres of wheat a
year; fifteen feet of water covered this
part of the lake in 1876.
A little money. therefore, Is dan