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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25

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For a persistent, indefatigab1e and
positively t~ireless man, ma
to President Roosevelt" remarked ona
of the clerks Of a New York hook s+oro
whose special duty is as a searoher tor
elusive titles. when the presIdoD4
was writing his articles for the .Cvclo-
pedia OF Sport he brought in here a
list OF books that he said he must have
n have right away. In about a week
| had managed to get together abort
90 per cent of the lot. and turros
them over to him. He was bacL tho
next day on a still hunt for tba "a.
told him some were out of print ana
the rest books that no dealer ~regularIv
carried in stock.
But must have them, every last
one OF them, and l must have +ho1o
right away. Get a hustle on NV ho-
put don't you dare miss one of them
l can't work without Them
/ hunted high and low, only n y.
stirred up at least once a dav bv ""
roosevelt, who in some wav Iearno1
n hour he was sure to find mn
the hour he was sure to find me- a.
on hand TO give me a good-natured
prodding. At last I managed m eet ~
gether all the books he wanted hut -.
a couple OF weeks | had such a sttrr,S4
up as | had never before. and suoh
one a. | sincerely hope I NAV nevar
nave again though Mr.. Roosevelt was
IN the best OF humor and good natrrs
Iairiy oozed from him when be 80
pushing me in his most ~strsnuous
t tion, lie made a hustler Of me toy
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25
TOXIC GAYER THAN PARIS.
Japan's Capital Is a City Intensely De-
voted to PIeasure-seekinp

Japan Capital Is a City Intensely De-
voted to Pleasure-seeking.
No land upon the habitable globe
possesses the peculiar fascination that
clings to Japan. Other countries have
equal beauty of scenery, greater
grandeur, more noble works of art.
more interesting problems of society.
But none possess an equal fascination.
No one who has been in the real ,Japan
which lies outside the treaty ports n
the foreign hotels and railways ever
could or even would forget his experi-
ence. No n If he could would ever
fail to return. The great secret of
this charm lies with the people them
selves. They have made a fine art of
personal relations. Their acts are those
of good taste and good humor. Two
cites OF about the same size and rela-
tive Importance are Paris and Toxic.
W could now show a greater con-
trast in spirit. Both are, in a ense.
cities OF pleasure. Toxic is a city of
continuous joyousness, little pleasures
drawn from simple things, which leave
sting and draw nothing from future
happiness. Paris is feverish and feels
difference in the morning and
hard, fierce lust and cruel deed"
which go with the search or pleasure
that draws on the future for the joys
Of the present. No one who catches the
spirit of Paris a fail to miss the un.
DERIVING sadness, the pity of it all. The
spirit OF Tokio-not Of all Toxic, but
Its life as a whole-is as fresh as
he song birds, as Sweet as children's
orattle is" and it is good to be under
is spell.-Chicago Chronicle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25
The Dro"kle. of st. r-o..r,snr..

There were $4,000 droslias
tereS AZ police headquarters in ST p.
sersDurg last summer. or one to ahon,
every thirty-three inhabitants pDu
49,. .ne winter season, when tn.
wheeled vehicles are changed %s
siedges of similar patterns las" tor
trv vs,th people come in from the coun.
money. n'ls extra
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25

Il Will follow you to the uttermost
ends OF the earthl" Kissed the villain
mo. you won't" remarked the he
roine. calmly. why won't II" queried
the villain, eghast at her GOODNESS.
Because I'm not going there" she re-
piled.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25

1T was this simple hypnotic expedi-
ent, carried on on a large scale, that
nduce the Boxers to fling themselves
In the field against the modern rifles,
under the belief hat the Buddhist
monks had made them b~ullet-proof."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25

Philosophy hath give us several
plausible rules for attaining peace and
tranquility of mind, but they fall very
much short of bringing men to it
Tfilotson.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25

Malaria continues to be a greater
scourge OF the British army in India
than any other fatal cause.
Good people are not really scarce
In life. only one must look for them.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25
The Russian rnr Trade

Most of the worlds supply of furs
comes from the Russian empire. The
hunters of Russia and Siberia annual
ly capture 5000, 900 ermines, 1e, 0Oo. OeO
marmots and 5000, 900 squirrels.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25

nope little and work much 1. ,A
way the goal to touch. me
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-07-15
Comfort of Pigs.
Winona, Miss.

In growing pigs rapidly aud
protitably it is necessary to look
after their comfort. An uncom-
Portable pig will not be in the
best growing condition. There
should be no pig worrying. Al
though limited amount of exer.
else is good, that caused by wor-
.rying is bad. 1t is using part OF
the worry that would go into gain
if there was no worry. There
should not be any worry for food
or water when thirsty, from cold
in winter or from heat in summer,
The pig that is we'll supplied
with these comforts will repay
the owner in rapid growth. The
herd that is in a dry lot, hot and
dusty, and with no grass is in nc
condition togive adequatereturns
for the food consumed.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-07-15
Goats for Clearing.

We heard of monkeys picking
cotton few years ago.
The Editor has just witnessed
a novel sight in the shape OF 800
Angora goats clearing land Tor
next years crop These goats
are on Elhnwood Farm, Gurlay,
La, near Clinton and Wilson, La.
All the briers have already been
completely killed. All the small
bushes arc bare skeletons. those
the goats cant reach they bend
down and several goats will stand
on it until they strip the leaves.
Certain kind Of trees they eat the
bark from and thus glrdle and kill
it. They clean the leaves off of
young pines, and are certain death
to sweet gum sprouts.
They are a dead shot on all
vines, saw briers and other herb
age in their reach. They eat
cockle-burs greedily and prefer
all kind of weeds to grass Of any
kind.
These goats make nice return
in mohalr, and have SO far proven
hardy, active and well able to take
care Of themselves.
The EIfnwood farm is also
breeding Hereford and Short
aorn cattle of high quality.
This section of Louisiana is a
splendid stock raising country.
Carpet grass, Bermuda, Lespe-
deza, etc, grow in great album
dance. This years drouth has
been particularly severe here and
all crops, as we'll as pastures, are
very much cut off. A nice, slow
rain is falling at this writing at
Clinton.
July 9th. 1902,
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-07-15
A GREAT FAVORITE.
is THE BIG GUARANTY COLLEGE AT
MACON, GA.

IS THE BIG GUARANTY COLLEGE AT
MACON, GA.
1t is gratifying to see that the
young people of this section are
recognizing more and more the
importance of securinga business
education in order to succeed in
the business world.
We have been impressed that
here aselsewherc, a deci led pref
erence is shown for the Ga.-Ala.
business college at Macon, Ga.
This is doubles due to the fact
that although it has been estab-
lished ten years and has gradua.
ted thousands Of pupils it has not
one idle. And futher that il
gives a written iron clad guaran.
ty- as no other school does-tu
secure it's graduates good posi-
tons and back thatguaranty with
a SsOOO.OO bank deposit.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-07-15

EDITOR GAZETTE: Il write to
the subscribers 10 see who has a
fine Poland China Boar to sell,
subject to registration. | want a
young boar six or seven months
old. Also | would be glad to
know if any of the subscribers
have a half Holstein and hall
lshire bull about IL or IS months
old. would be glad to cores
pond with some one who has this
stock to sell.
will thank the Gazette to adj
vertisc this for me. | would like
to buy a boar and bull as soon
as, can find what want
Yours truly,
FL. l.. SUGGET.
Winona, Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-07-15
Killing Johnson Grass in the Delta.

l am making fight on Johnson
grass and need some help, as |
find it very expensive to resort to
the only method | know Of. which
is that of digging it, and it ap-
peared to me that it might be a
good plan to write to each Of the
Experiment Stations Of the South
ern States with the view Of ascer-
tanning if they know Of any cheap
way to get rid of it. l have been
told by some that salt or coal oil
will Kill it and that to Craze it or
keep it from going to seed will
cause it to die within a few years,
=. M. HARDING.
Vicksburg, Miss.
In answer to the aboue we will
say salt and coal oil will be found
to be too expensive to kill John
son grass. A car Of salt or oil
might kill it on a quarter Of an
acre but the treatment would
also kill the soil for some time for
other crops. If the Johnson grass
has gotten entire possession of the
land, grazing close for two or three
seasons will greatly weaken it and
enable the remedy we shall. next
propose to work with entire sue
cess. Merely keeping it from
making seed will not kill it. Sup
posing the grass to have gotten
into the cotton plantations in
patches we will say it can be kill,
ed by the following plan:
Plant on freshly made beds SO
that the cotton can come up as
soon or sooner than the Johnson
grass, and put in plenty of seed.
Work in the usual way, except
have the hoe hands cut the grass
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-07-15

Stock water has been quite
scarce in many places this year.
Many colored people in the prai-
ries have either hauled water or
driven their stock long distances
to a poor supply of impure water
AS easy as we can supply plenty
of pool water in this section every
land owner. should see that his
tenants have plenty of water con-
yenient enough that he will not
loose too much time in getting to
it and so his stock will not suffer
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-07-15
WANTED TO MARRY

Two young men under 25)
well.to-do, desire to correspond
with young ladies in like circum-
stances, with view to matri-
mony. Ladies must not be over
p years of age, pretty, refined,
with gentle disposition, vivacious,
entertaining and of good family.
Photographs exchanged. AID.
dress A. B. care OF SOUTHERN
FARM GAZETTE, .StarRville, Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-07-15
Advertising Rates.

deep down so as to get out good
large portions of theroots. Every
time this is done it weakens the
plants. Plow the crops frequently
with sharp solid sweeps, Give it
one or two extra hoeings and
sweep it at intervals right on up
to picking time. Have hoes dig
it out Of drill and from around
rrees and stumps. After the
usual hoeing is finished only the
parts Of the drill shown e grass
need be hoed. In land clear of
stumps and roots good sharp
sweeps will do the work for the
middles asperfectly as any amount
of hoe,ng.
If the grass is not all dead it
will give little trouble next year
and repetition of the treatment
finishes it.
In no case should the plows be
lifted over the spots Of Johnson
grass as is often done with Bermu-
da.
Hot dry sumers are much more
favorable for killing 1t than wet
summers.
The plan above outlined will
not add more than two or three
dollars per acre to cost Of growing
cotton.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-07-15

An acre Of peanuts that had
been grazcd by hogs at the Ark
ansaw Experiment Station over
500 pounds of pork made the next
pear 1851 pounds seed cotton.
Another acre that had grown corn
the year before made 1850 lbs.
seed cotton. SO the peanuts be-
sides making $40 worth Of pork
at present prices made SEQ in
crease in the next cotton crop
Why do we continue to have
empty smokehouses and unpro-
ductive farms when we can &C
complish such results as this?
Pea crops will accomplish the
same results, except that peas are
not equal to peanuts in pork pro
duction. In another experiment,
where an. acre Of corn stalks was
grazed by steer and 7 bu. cotton
seed fed to the steer on the land,
besides I2s pounds of gain put on
the steer the acre produced next
year over 1900 lbs. seed cotton,
as compared with similar acre
in corn without peas the year
before that made 1000 lbs. seed
cotton. The second year after
the grazing and feeding over 200
pounds increase in seed cotton
was gotten.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-07-15

The Editor has lately been in
the cocoa grass infected districts
of Louisiana, Here the people
care very little for it. Some saw
they prever it as it Keeps the
ground mellow. They usually
hoe no more than any other cot
ton raisers and depend on cover
lngthe grass with the pillow. So it
seems our pests are not so bad
when we come to get we'll &C
quainted. Bermuda grass is not
dreaded any more. Johnson
grass is turned to good account
and many regard it as a great
blessing to the country.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-07-15

The same question Of short
corn crop that has confronted
Mississippi farmers for two years
past is up against them again, or
at least in a large part ofthe State,
Many farmers are cutting and
shocking the corn. Some, no
doubt, will consider the custom
ofbuying shredders, though shred
ding has been disappointing in
many instances, and fewer shred
ders will be bought than hereto
fore. Peas and sorghum will yea
be planted for hay. The small
burned stalks when cut and saved
nicely make fine food, and stock
will consume most Of them with
out shredding. Sorghum has
time to make a crop of forage
planted after August !. No
farmer should fail to put in some
good land in sorghum, planting
in drills on well prepared land.
Then work it a little to save mois-
ture for it. and cut just before
frost the largesl and most satisfac-
tory hay crop ever grown.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-07-15

Hogs have passed the SC. mark
in the great markets. This is an
enormous price. What are you
going to do about ii next year ?
Have you nice crop of pigs and
shoats coming on for this great
market.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-07-15

The Editor has just spent the
day at Elhnwood Farm watching
those Angora goats referred to
elsewhere, They have entirely
cleaned up some lands that were
last year badly overrun with
cookie burr and we were not able
to find a sinffle stalk Of bitter
weed where they have been run
ming. Wishing to see exactly
what they would do they were
brought up and turned into a
lawn badly overgrown with bitter
weed. The ate it without frown
and with apparent great relish.
We feel sure those goats will not
have another chill this summer.
Mr.. McClendon is going to put
them in this bitter weed and re
port if they entirely destroy it.
We believe they will doitin short
order.
Now we have an idea. Suppose
we can get up a herd of 1000 goats
next year and advertise to eredi
cate bitter weed at so much per,
acre. Wouldn't we coin money
and turn all the neighbours pes
tiverous weeds into mohair and
goat mutton besides. 1t figures
out better than the Belgian hare
business.
1t does seem great idea to
clear land of brush, briers and
brumbles and convert their leaves
and buds into valuable and sale
able animal products. We had
already learned to clear land and
utilize some ofthe valuable timbers
for lumber, posts, boards, AK
handles, wood, ETC., but this goat
ing the brush ana briers goes us
one better. SO we advise everv
one that has enough land to clean
up to goat it with the Angora
goats.
We jumped up, caught and
pulled down a limb of a large
black gum tree and called. Those
goats made a break for it, tramp
cd our corns, climbed up on our
knees and shoulders reaching for
the leaves. A little more and
those goats would have been
walking up the limb toward the
top OF the tree. We expect to
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-07-15
FOR SALE.
MISSISSIPPI KING 81, 760.
2:24A Race Record at -Four Years Old.
BY
Tennessee Wilkes 2735.

Sire OF Roam Wilkes, 2:0+34 Ma
zette. 2:04; Verona, 2:l54; Dick See,
2:E4; Norclia, 2:l04 Paul Clifford,
2:14A: Star Wilkes, 2:1534 and many
others with low records.
First Dam, Bertalda. Sire, Dicta-
tor lib. Sire of Jay Eye-See, b4
forty-tive trotters and eleven PAGERS
below $50.
Second Dam. Betsey Trotwood: II
great brood mare. SIRE, lGol, III, by
Mambrino Chief
Third Dam Pilotta. Sire, John,
alias Glasgow Pilot. He was by
Pilot Jr., sire of the Dams of Maud S.,
2:SA.
Fourth Dam, Dairy Maid. Sire
Vermont Black Hawk
L0 Mississippi King is horse of
great power. unusual beauty, fine
temper and excellent action. He has
been driven in 2:12. and is now six
years old. Also some brood mares
and colts for sale
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-07-15

hear of Mr.. McClendon leaning
up poles against trees. like we do
to enable chickens to climb up to
roost, so these goats can get up
and eat leaves.
The Herefords, Shorthorns, and
Shropshire sheeponthe Elhnwood
Farm are all very fine, in spite OF
the fact that it had not rained
for months until last night. Good
rains have fallen generally over
this section of Louisiana now,
were too late in most cases for
corn. Everybody nowproposes to
follow the advice of the GAZETTE
and plant largely Of sorghum at
once for hay. All the early
patches going to seed now will be
cleaned to get seed for the new
paintings.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-07-15
sEsEsslsss AN. !.lAy. eHIyAs.

A few choice pigs of each of
these two popular breeds. Price,
$3.50 each or Sl2.5O a pair. Also
beautiful young Jersey bull.
w. c WELBORN,
Starkvilie, Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-07-15
For Sale.

From August 20 to Sept. 10, 100
STEERS from 600 to 1000 pounds.
Also $50 Cows and warnings and
a grade of Hereford Heifers.-
Apply to- ii. b. GEGAN,
West Point, Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-07-15

There will probably be good
hay crops made the last half Of
the season in the drouth stricken
sections. Last year dry weather
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-07-15
FOR SALE.

Pure Hereford Bull ) years old. AL
SO grade Herefords, Shorthans and
Aberdeen cattle. Also beef cattle and
milk cows. Apply to
II. b. GEGAN,
West Point, Mis-
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-07-15

Shipments of fruit and vegeta.
6les this season from Crystal
Springs. Miss, aggregated $50
carloads.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-07-15

prevailed all mid summer until
about Aug. 10. From then until
frost the biggest hay crops ever
seen were gatherd. Let us hope
this thug will occur this year,
and that we will be better pre-
pared to save these hay crops than
ever before.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-08-09
PRIMARIES.

The subject of primaries seems
to be agitating quite a number OF
our good friends throughout the
State. Our position is that we be-
lieve in the custom and precedent
of our party heretofore. Primaries
for the local parochial offices, Con
ventions for the State and National
offices. These methods have al
ways given the most perfect salts
faction, and we see no reason to
change when nothing is to be
gained by it. A primary is simply
an election with all its expenses,
excitements, hard work. as in a
regular campaign, and to force our
candidates to 60 through the arduous
work Of two elections, one on the
heels of the other is great injus-
tice and is entirely uncalled for.
The voice Of the people in conven-
tons assembled is just as potent,
as discriminating, and as honest as
by any other method, especially
when applied to State and National
offices.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-08-09
II. H. CALDWELL.
LET GIRLS STICK TO THE FARM.

Farmers daughters who leave
comfortable homes to seek uncer-
tain employment in town often
make a mistake. There are few
cases where the same amount of
energy and industry expended at
home would not bring equal results,
besides the comforts and safeguards
that are retained.
Most girls could obtain the use
of an acre or two of land, and on
this they might produce something
profitable. Eggs, guaranteed strict
ly fresh, pure honey, fat squads,
plump and tender chickens; all
these good things are desired by
city people and many of them are
willing to pay a good price for arti,
Giles that are always kept up to the
mark in quality. The raising of
these may mean some hard work /;
but not so hard or combining as
standing all day behind a counter,
or sitting at sewing machine, or
typewriter.
A New Jersey women some years
ago planted fourth of an acre of
Tom Thumb cucumbers, tended
them with care, and picked them
according to an old family recipe.
She sold them first by retail gro
Ger, but when they became known
she was able to sell them to the
best wholesale trade and makes a
tidy sum.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-08-09
or IN Hot ~ rUfEpp E'utDj .S
WHISKY IN MEDICINES.

South M'aleSter, l. T., July 81
United States Attorney Wilkens
to-day served notice to all drug
gistS and merchants in the central
Federal district that the sale of
Peruna wonld be a violation of the
liquor law in force in Indian Ter
ritory and prosecution wonld be
made in every case detected. Ow-
ing to the strict anti-whisky regn-
lation in force, medicines contain
ing sufficient amount of alcohol
to produce intoXication have found
a ready sale.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-08-09
OUTLAW TRACY DEAD.

Spokane, Wash. Aug. 6.--Harry
Tracy the notorious outlaw, who,
with David Merrill, escaped from
the Oregon penitentiary at Salem
in June after killing three prison
guards, killed himself early this
morning after being wounded by
the rifle of one of a posse in pur-
suit Tracy was surrounded in a
wheat field near Fellows, a station
on the Washington Central rail
road, about fifty miles west of Spo-
kane, last night. Word was sent
back to Davenport, the county seat,
and a large number of armed men
hurried to the scene. The posse
opened fire on the outlaw and one
bullet pierced his right leg between
the knee and the thigh About
twenty minutes after being wound
ed shot himself with one of his re-
volvers and his body was found
this morning after daybreak. The
revolvers with which he killed
himself was grasped tightly in his
left hand. In his break for H.
berty Tracy has killed seven men,
including his pal, Merrill.
He had baffled the officers of two
states and had made a wonderful
fight across Washington and Ore
gon.
Tracy was hunted down by four
citizens of.the little farming town
of Creston; and a sole deputy sher-
iff. Sheriff Gardner and posse ar
rived in 1ime to guard the wheat
field throught the night but the
work already had been done.