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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-08-22
Company 4 Back Home.

Company II returned home Wednes-
lay evening after ten days stay at
Manistee. All the soldiers were IL
good shape physically. but were glad TO
get home. The Owosso soldiers made a
line record In target practice they
made larger scores than any other COM
pany in the regiment.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-08-22
WHOLE NO. 1916
purand Badly Beaten.

The Y. NJ C. A ball club defeated the
Durand team in an easy fashion Tues
day, the score standing IS TO 2. The
feature of the game was the playing Of
Matthews and the hitting of all the
OwOsso PLAYERS.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-24
HERE AND THERE.

For every sugar grower IN this
country there are about 5000 sugar
consumers. The one would be bene-
flied by dear sugar, the 5000 would
be benefited by cheap sugar. r.
Ducks are profitable birds to raise,
both for their flesh and their eggs,
though they do not lay SO many eggs
as common hens. But they begin lay
ing when the hens are idle. SO their
eggs fill an aching void. .,
1t is no more senseless and cruel
to fog q child for being frightened
than to whip or jerk, or otherwise
punish q horse for the same offense.
None but blockheads do it. Horse
beating is close akin to wife beat
ing. Esa.ss#eB#k s4gsass5f
Wait until the ground is dry
enough to permit the best work be-
fore putting q p1ow into it after q
rain. Better wait q week than to
pillow ground that is too wet, for the
clods thus formed are soon converted
into brickbats.
The man who never worries over
anything" may get on smoothly, but
he never accomplishes much. The or
der of progress these days is push,
rush, energy, enterprise, sleepless-
ness, unrest. It may not be best, but
it is the fashion. gUE
A new poultry food comes from
Nebraska, in the form of ground
grasshoppers, the product of the
hopperdozer. II the product is gen.
uine, it is good thing beyond all
question. Grasshoppers, green or
ripe, raw or cooked, are a model ra-
ton for fowls. =
A farmer can not be up-to-date if
he farms as his grandfather did. The
nineteenth century is out Of date;
the twentieth century is here. Get q
move on you and keep up with the
procession, even if you have to sub
scribe for an agricultural paper in
order to do SO.
Some men permit the horse and
COW stables 60 go two or three days
without cleaning, and then have q
grand cleaning up spell" Some 9th
ers let the stables 60 uncleaned for
an entire year, and few never clean
them at all, leaving that task for
their children or grandchildren.
j. H. Hale, the great peach grow
er, and who owns the largest peach
orchard in the south, says that dis
aster threatens the peach growers OF
the south on account Of overproduo-
ton and consequent decentralization
Of prices. The danger consists in tho
immense number of EIEertas being
planted.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-24
FELL BESIDE HER MASTER.
Canine Companion of an English Sol
der Waited for the Fatal
Bullet,

Nominally, Towser belonged to his
master; actually, he owned the xegi-
ment. He joined with his master,
but from that day he ceased to be
private parsonage, and became the
regimental dog. When the "fall in"
sounded Towser took his place at the
head of the regiment, wet or fine,
in daylight or darkness, he was al
ways there. We had supplied him,
as became a military dog on active
service, with neat coat of khaki
paint, and emblazoned on his back
by way of fashion in red paint, were
has name and regiment, and there is
no doubt he was thoroughly proud
of his get-up, writes B. Garland Mat
thews, in the Empire Review. Off
duty he unbent to large degree,
and though sticking very firmly to
his own tent, in spite of the many
temptations offered elsewhere, he
shared his favors very equally among
those of us who formed the inmates,
sleeping in turn with each cuddled
up under the blankets, and being
iu1CC ILL pdI '1nA III tASSCPtilIs, AAS Ia
tions from any that offered. So he
continued, the friend of a few, the
leader of all, caring nothing for bull
let's and dearly loving a skirmish,.
until the fatal day of Colenso, when
he had come out as usual, and, sit
ting beside his master, signified his
approval by excited banks. A few
yards advance was made, and the
man struck full in the chest by a
bullet, pitched forward on his head
to move no more. The dog was sur
prised, then distressed, then over;
whelmed. He had seen men killed
before, but at the end the old affec-
ton for his master proved strongest,
and. realizing the truth, he sat be-
side him with his head bowed down.
and shivered all over. In this posi-
ton he remained for over half an
hour, for he was still there when the
regiment retired again. At length
another bullet laid him beside his
master. I hope that the Beers
grasped the situation and buried
them together.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-24
A DIFFICULT PROBLEM.
Prouer Fertilixlng fer Cotton II
Largely . Matter Of Soil
ana Condition..

One of the most difficult problems
With which southern farmers have
had to wrestle, is that Of proper fer.
tilizing for cotton. On Texas black
lands with alternate plots fortified
and unfertilized, the unfertilized have
usually given tho best results. On
sandy loans, heavy applications OF
heterogeneous manures have given too
much tsweed" without a correspond.
ing yield of lint and seed, and yet on
our river bottom lands, rich in humus,
the cotton plant frequently grows
eight to nine feet high and yields
from $50 to 1000 pounds Of lint cotton
per acre. Here we have a heavy
Weld and great growth of weed" are
not incompatible, but under proper
conditions Of soil and good cultiva-
ton the ''weedy" growth is necessary
to q large yield Of cotton. The writer
had seven acres of sandy loan that
had been a sheep pen, or series OF
pens. For - years this ground was
planted alternately with cotton and
corn. The first year the cotton was
left IS inches apart in four-foot rows.
The result was an impenetrable thick
ct and not 500 pounds of seed cotton
on the seven acres. Afterwards, it
was planted in six-foot rows and
thinned to four feet, and the aver
age yield Of five years Covering a
period Of IL years. was SIS pounds OF
lint, and not pound OF additional
fertilizer was used. The same land
also averaged AZ bushels of corn for
the six alternate years. There is
something moro in this matter OF
fertilization for cotton than the
character and quantity of the fer
tilizer. In one respect cotton differs
from most staple crops. because the
more fertile the soil, the greater dis
lance the plants must have. 1t is the
reverse in the case of corn.-Texas
Farm and Ranch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-24
INTRODUCING A FASHION.
How the Kamrs Of south Africa Were
Forced to Wear Hats, a Custom
That Became Popular.

Andres De Villiers, Boer, was the
person who first introduced hats
among the South African natives,
says the Hatters' Gazette, and profit,
not philanthropy, was his motive.
One morning many years ago, he
chanced in Port Elizabeth to come
across a consignment of damaged
hats, offered for a mere song. He
bought the whole lot, packed them
away in his wagon and started for
Kaffirland. ~. ts
When he reached Tembuland he I'M
loaded his stock, opened his kegs of
liquor, without which no trade was
made in those days, and began busi-
ness. But he found his venture to
prove an Improbable one. The ma
tives did not want hats; they wanted
blankets and beads and looking
glasses, and above all liquor, but they
looked askance at the hats. Then a
bright idea came to Andres. He
wanted to introduce those hats. He
did introduce them. His simple ex-
pedient was to refuse to sell any
thing to Kaffir unless he bought a
hat, too. The Kaffirs wanted his
goods, so they bought the hats.
When a Kaffir buys anything he
feels bound to make use of it. The
natives, therefore, donned their
headgear and returned to their
kraals. Now appeared the bril-
liancy of the traders idea. Fashion
rules the world. It is as strong in
Africa as in America, and when those
who had stayed at home saw the
travellers return in all the glory of
this strange covering they felt be-
midland and old-fashioned Their
desire to possess the latest thing in
hats became intense. They paid An
dries visit, and his stock no longer
hung heavy upon his hands. The hats
were soon sold. se
This happened some time ago, and
now every trading store keeps sup
ply of hats constantly on hand. They
are said to be manufactured express
" for the natives, and no one who
glances at the show will doubt it.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-24
Feeding wheat to stock.

Those who have failed to secure
satisfactory results from feeding
wheat to cattle or horses, should try
grinding coarsely or crushing the
grain. Wheat, being small grain.
much more of it passes through the
animal undigested, for the outer coat
ing protects the grain from the ac-
ton of the digestion ferments, so
that unless the grain is crushed or
broken, it is not digested. Grinding
is especially necessary when feeding
wheat to cattle; whether beef steers
or milk cows, or any other. Hogs,
sheep and goats, however, masticate
their food much better, and any gain
from grinding wheat for them will
not pay for the grinding. Wheat
should be fed in combination with
some other grain, on account OF the
liability of the gluten Of the wheat
to form gummy mass, interfering
with mastication. Mixed with corn,
oats, kafir corn, or other grains, this
trouble is done away with.-Farm and
Ranch. ISL #4=s 5Et& ts a
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-24

CONGRESSMAN Brownlow has a smar,
granddaughter. whose clever SAVINGS
are the delight Of her parents. Ths
otner day she came to her erandf,+ha.
with her face all smiles.
Grandpa," she said, Il saw some
,nlns THIS morning running across the
Al'cnen moor without any legs. What
do you think it was?" 's
MI. Brownlow studied for a uh;,a
and gave up. What was III. ha .s,-a.
water said the youngster. tri-
umphantly. 't1-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-24
The Poultry Business.

The poultry business is small one
in detail, but in the aggregate is i'm
mense. Every farmer raises fowls.
Every family that can do 30 raises
fowls. There are more people rails
ing fowls than all other animals COM
bined, including cats and dogs. In
these days it would be considered a
cruel punishment to deprive person
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-24
Skilled Versus Common Labor.

Why does the skilled mechanic get
five dollars per day for. his services
and the common laborer one dollar?
Why does one farmer clear $50 or $500
per acre, while many others barely
come out even at the end Of the
year? The answers are easy. One
is learned in his art, while the other
lahors as his ancestors have for gen.
erations; one studies his soil, his
crops and the markets, while tie 9TH
er labors only with his arms legs
and lumbar muscles.-Farm and
Ranch,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-24

prssident German Relief Association,
Los Angeles, Cal.
q dav at a time how ! would feel tne
next day. Five bottles Of Lydia ~;
Pinkham's Vegetable C0mpo9nd
changed all that, my days became Gays
Of health, and have enjoyed every oay
since-now six years.
"We have used considerable OF your
Vegetable Compound in our charitable
work. as we find that to restore poor
mother to health so she can support ne r.
self and those dependent upon ner' u
such there be, is truer charity than %
give other aid. You have my nearly
Endorsement, for you have proven
Yourself true friend to suffering 70
men .-MRs. E. SALER, 756h HUI Dr.
Los Angeles, Cal-S5oo0 forfeit yaOoos to-
No other pers on can give sucn
ha1nful advice to women VINO
are sick as can Mrs. Pmknam,
for no other has had such great
exDerience-her address IS Lyna y
Mass. and her advice rec
Won are sick write her-yOu '>1o
foolish If you don't.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-24
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The last census taken in Germany
showed that 1918 British subjects
were residing there.
In 1910 only $4,000 tons of beet root
were crushed in Germany for sugar.
Last year the tonnage was 12,o00,ooo.
A haul of herrings which sold for
over $500 was taken from the English
channel in four hours by Boulogne
fishing smack. --.. D..
A queer country home is that OF Mr..
Van Prinsep, the Royal academiclan.
1t is at Pevensey in one of the big Mar
tello towers that were built genera
ton or more ago for the defense OF the
British coast. ..
In digging up courtyard OF st.
James palace, London, coffin con-
tanning the body of a monk was found,
together with lot of loose skulls and
human bones. The officials then re-
membered that the palace is built on
the site of an old leper hospital.
The daily press of Paris has under
taken an active campaign against the
custom of milk adulteration, which
has reached enormous proportions,
and the various reporters of the diff
ferent journals have brought to light
some extraordinary facts, which have
created great excitement.
Cephalonia, which is one of the Ion
ian islands, is going to be rich 20years
from now. Mr.. Panaghi Athanasius
Vagliano, a native of the island, be-
came rich as a Greek merchant in Lon
don and died recently at the age OF
81 years, leaving nearly Sf5,o0o,0O0. Ot
this 2,5O0, 900 are to be put at interest
for 20 years, after which the interest
is to be used for charitable institu-
lions in Cephalonia. e
The cutters of the great glove houses
at Brussels and in France earn even
higher wages than the cutters OF the
most fashionable tailors of London
and New York. So difficult is the art
of cutting gloves that most OF the
principal cutters are known to the
trade by name and by fame, and the pc
culiar knives which they use in the
business are so highly priced that they
are handed down from generation to
generation as heirlooms.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-24
A Hard Life.

Il suppose public man has n rood
a great DEAL" said the thoughtful man
YES answered Senator Sorghum
the demand for anecdotes is so great
now mat man has to keep digging
In the library all the time IN ordar ~
keep up the supply Of stories about.
Observation-Disclosures Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-24
CHANGE OF LIFE.
Some Sensible Advice to W0'
men by Mrs. e. Sailer.

"DEAR MRS. PMKHAN:-When I
passed through what is known as
schanRe Of life,' I had two years suf-
fering, sudden heat, and as quick
chills would pass over me my appetite
was variable and never could tell for
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-24

He-"Darling, what do Won snnno.. IN.
done to-day" She-"I couldnst o,'ea. lave y
hundred years" He-"I have hai NV Il Tf =
insured. e-'That's Just like Won .In ,ho
Mann. All you seem to think Of ;s von.
self. Boston Transcript. =. 2 = - you1'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-24
A Profitable YEAR
ON THE FARM
Depends large extent pure blood, good d'ges'
5 sSja~ ton and sound physical condition.

blood loadeo with
Impurities When the
spread their malignant influence
producing tired feeling Work becomes
instead pleasure and the victim has himself to his daily
condition corrected Of spell sickness
with bad
feveshne, all which gradually
the
anything He weak and his swim:
compelled valuable
will be question strength and
constitution end
inevitable much suffering The
right thoroughly purifying the
bowels
for hard work hot weather Prudent persons begin
regularly this sprng
cleaning tng beyond estimate The number
for this
increasing rapidly its efficacy purifying the blood and regulating the
widely all
who life manager and nowhere
recognizes between health
earning make because the
maker
and enehes the blood strengthens the digestive
the
When all vital and the stomach
best capacity limited his strength
bowels drives impurities,
healthy
to their establishes
the
the bloom of health in the comexon
7lsa SOLD EVERYWHERE At 500 PER BOTTLE
S:R%. f sz f % % %
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-24
A Non.Sinkable Ro.+

experiments are being made on device
20 I prevent boats from sinking: By turning
sta meet cs several Watertight doors are in
ocean travel as free from danger as Hosf a f.
ter's Stomach Bitters does the road throueL
lie; 1t IS specific remedy for stomach ;ifs
such as belching, fatulency, heartburn in.
digestion, dyspepsia and constipa ton" Il !,
also splendid blood purifier and prevent +; -
sure to try it. @soo' Dc
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-24
Only q Bird.

Nervous Lady las large bird flies be-
fore the vessel)-Oh, captain, il that IN
omen?
Matter-of-Fsct Captain - No, madam;
that i q seagull.-Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-24

of the privilege of eating eggs, TT
chickens. Think of the innt1mera bic
forms in which eggs are presented to
the appetite, and Their consider what
it would mean if there should sud
denly be inaugurated a total egg
famine. This merely illustrates one
of the important features of the
poultry industry. A hen is not to be
compared, in value or Importance, to
COW, but to get just view of the
matter compare the COW with flock
Of hens. The cow will give 900 gal
Ions Of milk worth 1925. The 200
hens will produce 1000 dozen eggs,
worth $500. The cow should be cred
tied with . calf each year. The 200
hens can easily, in addition to the
1000 dozen, lay eggs enough to re-
produce their number, and an ciual
number Of male birds, worth at least
$50, and do the Matching besides. IT
the hens will not average 125 eggs
per year, cows do not average 900 gal
Ions of milk. So we think our esti-
mate about fair one. It is the inn
mense number of fowls, and the inn
mense number of people who raise
them, and the Importance of fowls
and eggs consumed by the people,
that give to poultry its Importance as
an indutry.-Farm and Ranch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-24

Some people take a great deal Of pains to
choose the lesser evil when they could get
along without either.-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-24
Selling Fresh EggS.

To get the best prices for eggs one
must not buy them to sell, but must
have enough hens to supply the de-
mand. All eggs should be collected
daily and should not be allowed to
remain unsold over twenty-four
hours. No stale nest-eggs should be
used, and every precaution must be
taken that each customer may never
be disappointed. When the conf
dence Of customers is secured the
matter Of good prices will be settled,
as the majority of persons are will
ing to pay an extra price when they
know that the eggs purchased are
fresh. As one can make a speciality
OF supplying fresh eggs unless he
carefully avoids those eggs found in
stolen nests or in out-of-the-way
places. The reputation for supplying
choice fresh eggs must be made and
no mistakes must occur at any time,
as a single bad egg will deteriorats
tho whole in value. Those who pay
extra high prices are not always
judges of the quality Of eggs, but
they have faith and reliance in him
who supplies them.-Feather.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-16
Progress of Cuba.

Recent statistics show that the
exports from Cuba have been large
ly increased and the imports de
creased since it came under Ameri-
can rule. This proves that things
are becoming more settled. Cubans
can always look back on the change
of rulers as the successful turning
point in their career. The turning
point i'm the life of any weak. sickly
or nervous person will undoubtedly
be when they resolve To try Hostel
ter's Stomach BitterS for ailments
of the stomach, liver and bowels.
This splendid meuicine will cure Hat
ulency. heartburn, belching. indiges-
ton. dyspepsia and constipation.
Thousands of people have been
brought back to health by its use
during the past 30 years. We there
fore urge you to try il. Our private
stamp is over the neck of the bottle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-16
YATES SCORED AGAIN
Invidious Comparisons Made I'm
Speeches at Chlcaao
Banquet.

Chicago. Jan. 16.-Comparisons be-
tween Gov. Odell. of New York. and
Gov. Yates, of Illinois, that were
hardly favorable TO the latter. were
drawn at n banquet of the Mems
club of st. Bartholomew church
last night. Gov. Odell was held up
as an example of the young man in
politics and declared to he absolute.
master of the state government.
He has a future before him. -
said one speaker. because he has
shown that "a practical poli,leiu can
give an honest administration and lie
governor i'm fact rs well as in name.
Would that there were more govern
ors like Odell. We have had cnough
of that type of state executive that
goes to the political doctor after
election and has his backbone re-
moved. The people of this common
wealth have grown tired of tie srrt
of man who breaks all his pledges
and violates the provisions of the
platform upon which he WAS elected.
There is not a man i'm this room who
would vote for such man."
Charles Gates Dawes, former comp
troller of the currency and present
senatorial candidate, was present
and listened with pleased attention.
He had been the previous speaker.
Gen. John C. Black took occasion to
argue against pessimism ON the pa II
of public speakers. He declared
that America still was and always
would be the country of opportun-
tiles Cor poor young men.
Rev. William White Wilson, pastor
of st. Marks Episcopal church, also
spoke. Rev. NJ. Edward Fawcett.
pastor of ST. Bartholomew church.
presided and acted as toastmaStcr.
The banquet was the first annual
dinner planned by the Mems clGb OF
the church. II was attended by 40
of its members.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-16
TOO MUCH EUCHRE
Trouble in Pennsy lVania
Town.

Pittsburg. Jan. 16.-The evil of card
playing for prizes is alleged to be
running the homes of scores of we'll
TODD citizens of Beaver Falls. Pa.
Euchre parties are said to be the
subject of discourse to the exclusion
of every other subject, and n number
of merchants and professional men
revolted. They first went TO Justice
William Piper and asked that war
rants be issued for the arrest of the
leading society women of the town,
some of them being Spartans en- ugh
To include the names of theic own
wives.
They said that euchre parties were
dragged into the church to such an
extent that one-half the congrcga-
ton was at ioggerheads with the
other, and all kinds of charges were
being made of cheating at cards To
gain a miserable prize. They also
said they were being impoverished
by their wives 10 buy prizes. They
got no more cooked dinners. the
children were neglected and the
town. If unroofed, would be a big
gambling house.
Justice Piper dissuaded them from
laying informationS. They turned to
Representative W. II. Bricker and re-
quested that he present AN act to
prohibit card playing for prizes. He
told them there was sIci, = Law on
the statute. but the penalties were
too severe. and he favored passing
an act with a nominal fine and an
Imprisonment of twenty.fouf hours
or so against this form of ganbling.
which. if enforced. would break ii up.