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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-21

Up TO Date Farming
On our up-to-date farm we set out early
to do what little we could toward keeping
the wooded part of the place intact. We
began by setting out a few trees every
spring The first were set some twelve
years ago, along the roadside; and to-day
they are fine trees, large enough 20 cast
quite a shadow. Some of those near the
house look beautiful now. They are all
sugar naples. These grow a little slower
than any other, perhaps, but they are the
best trees for shade that we have.
Then, too, when we have been clearing up
brush lots I'm the pastures We have left
every hard maple and ash and chestnut
1t has been understood that every such
tree was sacred. No destroying AK was
to be touched TO IL, unless to trim il up
and make it more beautiful. The result is
we have a nice row of naples along the
highway and about the house. They are a
source of pleasure to us all. Not only that,
they do a little toward keeping the eli
mate Of our country healthful and lessen
the danger from floods.
Every farmer ought 10 do something in
this direction. If he cuts down a tree he
ought TO set out another one. Work he
never will get any benefit from, do you
say? How much such work we must do
first and lasti a large part of the farm
er's work is for the future. He never
knows who will reap where he sows. To-
morrow some new man may come 10 take
up the work where he laid ii down. All
right BenefactOrs know they never can
eat the fruit Of their labor The farmers
are the worlds greatest benefactors. They
ing trees that others may sit under their
shadow.
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FARM AND
GARDEN u
INTERESTS
Fall Orchard Fertilization.

New England Farmer.
The practice of applying plant food to
orchards in the late summer and fall seems
to be growing, very probably because it has
been found profitable. OF course, no nitro
genOus plant food is applied at that time,
only potash and phosphates being used.
There are many reasons why this practice
should grow, but the best one of all is
that potash and phosphates seem to COM
plete the ripening Of the wood and fruit
buds for next years crop. Nitrogen in the
fall would tend to make sap wood, entirely
too soft to accomplish any useful purpose.
The best way to apply the fertilizer is
TO broadcast any time in August or Sep
TENDER. If the soil has been kept under
tillage for saving moisture. harrow a trife
deeper than usual after applying the fertil-
izer. and smooth harrow in. AS to the guam
tity and quality of the fertilizer a fair
apple yield per acre is about fifteen tons,
and this fruit will contain about forty
pounds OF nitrogen, sixty pounds or potash
and thirty pounds Of phosphoric acid. In
addition 10 this, the annual crop Of leaves
and new wood growth takes rather less
nitrogen than the fruit perhaps, but GER
tainly more potash and phosphates.
In a large measure, the leaves and new
wood growth remain on the SOIL so that
the drains from that source are not so
threatening, but the fruit is usually sold
of the place, and. Of course, the plant food
goes with it, In orchard work we have.
therefore, a positive drain of plant food
much larger per acre than is the case with
the Ordinary field crop excepting the ele-
ment nitrogen Yet. how few farmers actu-
ally fertilze their orchards?
As commercial fertilizers are not specially
prepared for fall manuring Of orchards, 1t
will probably be found necessary to home
mix the goods, though home mixing is not
always desirable. Use per acre 100 pounds
of sulphate, or muriate of potash, COO
pounds of kainit, and 400 or 500 pounds of u
per cent. acid phosphate. A fertilizer con-
tanning equal percentage of potash and
available phosphoric acid will do very well,
but see to ii that enough is used per acre TO
secure at least sixty pounds of actual pot
ash.
A good indication of the fertilizer needs
of an orchard is the quality of the fruit.
If the fruit is rather small and lacking in
potash is required. II the new wood fails
to make fruit buds you have too much
nitrogen in proportion to the minerals
PhosphOric acid, though necessary. has lit
tie effect on the physical characteristics of
fruits, except in the case of berries, with
which fruit il tends to elaborate the seeds
not always desirable qualification.
OF course, nitrogen plant food must be
used on orchards, but ii is best applied in
the spring, and then in some readily avail
able form. If nitrate of soda or dried blood
is used, the acre application should not be
less than $50 pounds, broadcasted over the
field. 1t is now believed by the best or
chardists that the soil should be regularly
titled, though no crops grown. The object
is to conserve the moisture through main
tanning an earth mulch.
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Country Gentleman.
The growing of dewberries formed n in
teresting discussion at the meeting This
fruit is considered by many to have an
especially timely value TO the fruit grower,
as it ripens right after the strawberries
and takes a useful place as a money maker
when no funds are coming in from the sale
Of other fruits There were not many pres
ent who had much experience in raising the
dewberry, and probably from the lack of
familiarity with this fruit. il looked
upon with more or less disfaNor. Still, the
Irult had its friends, who were emphatic
in asserting that when the plants received
proper attention they were great money
makers. The cultivation Of this berry
should be much the same as for the straw
berry, but preference should be given TO
gravelly soil.
l. A. Goodman, Of Kansas City, secre-
tary or the society, told remarkable story
about the dewberry. He said, a man who
mad great faith in the profits Of this berry
confidence that ne was going TO make a for
tune. After experimenting for two or three
years with Indifferent success, he became
Disguised and plowed up the patch on &C
count of borerS. The following year he
had a mammoth crop of dewberries and
realized large sum of money. He picked
the berries for two or three years, and
supposing that he had come to the end of
his string. he moved down the vines and
then set fire TO the patch. He was aston
ished TO see the following year that he had
another tremendous crop Of dewberries.
Two or three years later he repeated the
experiment Of moving and burning and
il was followed by splendid results. The
past year he gathered fifteen carloads of
dewberrieS, and they sold for s. a crate.
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Government and Farmers.

washington POST
If there be one interest which more than
any other has had the watchful care of
the government for the last forty years il
is agriculture. If there be one interest
which more than any other is, at this
date, the recipient of peculiar favors from
the government, it is farming. That there
are some abuses in the tariff that impose
unnecessary and. therefore. unjustifable.
burdens on the farmers as well as upon
the masses of their fellow-citizens en-
gagged in other pursuits. is undenia bic.
But, as a whole, the production Of Amerl-
can industries has been, is now, and will
for some years to come be intellectually
helpful TO the agricultural interest II has
built up the home market-the cities and
villages-whose demand for farm products
is to-day creating wealth for their pro-
ducers. They are not complaining of the
know that most of IL goes to them. Not
only this indirect benefit of protection is
making the farmers forehanded. but they
are greatly helped by tariff schedules
framed directly in their interest.
The government has given away farms
by the hundred thousand, and the Agricul-
tural Department, through its various bu-
reaus, has added hundreds of millions TO
the farmers gains. II has shown them how
TO protect their live stock from the ravages
of disease. their crops in fields, orchards
and vineyards from devastation by insects
IL has introduced new varieties of cereals
grasses, root crops and fruits. and shown
the farmer when where and how 10 plant
them. There has been as great an advance
in agriculture as in manufactures, and the
Agricultural Department has been a very
potential factor in producing IL. That de-
partment took UP and intellgently pro-
NOTED the good roads movement whereby
the value OF farms has been enormously in
creased The farmers quite as much as
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they'll do on a jury. / know they never
changed TO Bergman, but how they're goin'
to find it out in time 1 don't see. The way
you asked each one of them was the best
thing / ever saw. and of course. every
body thought eight Of them said Bergman
TO you, but l know better. They said Law
son-hve of them-and Gillespie-fve of
them-and il was you that said Bergman
eight and nobody else. Don't say wo:j-
1 don't want TO talk TO you about it-bVI
you get a little stand-in with Uncle Tom
my Rutherford, and you'n be the next
county clerk" And Fletcher left Shacklett
at a corner.
Shacklett told his mother that night
what Fletcher had said about his going
after the clerkship. and she was pleased
with the castles she built on that founda-
ton. He did not tell her why Fletcher had
made him a protege, except that it was
because of the way the chairman of the
Sugar Creek delegation attracted him.
Il believe I'll try to get to be county
clerk" he told her, land then we won't
have 10 work so hard and can move to
town, and you can have an easy time. With
Fletcher and Uncle Tommy Rutherford to
start with 1 ought to have a good show
for the place. it seems to me. You're get
ting too old to work the way you do. and
l want 10 have you live more comfortable.
I'll jest take good care to keep on good
terms with the people that run things and
who knows what may happen? It's a pref
ty big job for me to tackle, but believe
l can make it,"
Il believe you can, Noel his mother
said with some of the pride left to her as
a residuum by line of Kentucky ances-
tors. Il know you're as smart any of
them, and l don't see why you shouldn't
have it as well as any of them. Start after
it right now, but be careful, Noel, how
you work it. Your father was a man of
good judgment and he said it never paid to
do things that you had to keep secret, for
chickens are sure to come home to roOst.
So. my boy, / want you to be honorable,
whatever you do, and I'd rather work here
on the farm the rest of my life than 10 feel
ashamed to hear people talk about you.
| tn be awful nice 10 live in town and not
have much work 70 do, and TO think that
my boys a county officer, but 1 feel that
it's my duty TO keep you straight first.
"Your father used TO tell me often about
| fighting the devil when he saw a chance
| to take a short cut, as he called it. He used
to tell me everything. so 1 could hold him
| back when he got started wrong. 1 wish
| you'd do the same thing, Noel, for you re
! growing more and more like your father
was"
! Noel thought Of how Bergman was NOM
mated, but his eyes smiled into hers as he
! answered:
'If 1 stay as good a man as father was.
/ or aS ha
| do, won't it? You mustn't be squeamish
/ in politics, you know; but, mother, I'll
! promise you that I'll never get myself in
the pen when I'm trying to get into Office
| TTo Dc Continued
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Farming Broadens the Mind.

Hoard's Dairyman.
There is quite a tendency TO go from the
city to the farm, and not a few city-bred
boys make successful farmers, but these
are they who do not measure all success
in life by the size Of a bank account or an
nual salaries. Farming is not an easy
road or short cut TO wealth, but in all that
really makes life worth living IL offers op-
portunities not available ia the city, espe-
cially for those who work on salaries. IL
is something worth while 10 have home
in close contact with ones business and
employment, and If one has an inclination
TO study the great fundamental laws of the
universe, rather than worry about the con-
ventions OF society, there Is no occupation
which will so broaden a mans mind as
modern farming.
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Forty Acres of Onions.
Kansas City Letter.

Kansas City Letter.
Forty acres Of onions. yielding an aver
age of 100 bushels 10 the acre and bring
ing an average price of S1.25 a bushel in
dicates the scale which the crop is
raised in the neighbOrhood OF Lawrence.
onions raised 10 this extent for the Kan
sas seedhouse of Barteldes & Co. The in
dustry has grown from trial patches OF
few acres until the forty-acre field is now
regarded with as little anxiety as were
the smaller areas when the cultivation Of
the crop was first commenced.
The work Of handling a forty-acre field
Of onions is, however, no small task for
IL means the direction OF a small army Of
boys and girls from the time the seed Is
sowed until the onions are hauled 10 mar
ket.
Just now the fields OF the Barteldes Com
pany are lively places. for the work Of
harvesting is going on The work on the
onion farm is done under the direction Of
William Gibson, and in the harvesting Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-21
FOUNDATION OF "SHACKLETT."

ITO Be Continued
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other classes are the benefciaries of the
good work accomplished by the forestry
bureau.
When an agricultural and manufacture
ing interest conflict, the farmer appeals TO
Congress and wins. Let him who Ques
tons the accuracy of that statement look at
the several acts of Congress for the pro-
lection Of the dairy business. Are there
any other national laws marked by so
much of special favor TO a single interest?
We know of none.
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the onions between eighty and 100 boys and
girls are employed.
The onions are sorted according to size,
placed on big open crates 10 dry and are
then hauled TO the lighthouses where they
are thoroughly cured before being hauled
TO the market AS a preliminary 10 the
picking of the onions the sets plowed
out OF the rows in which they are sowed
and then follows the army OF boys and
girls who make their vacation money in
the onion patch. The boys and girls are
paid by the amount Of work they do.
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realize it. perhaps more so than in any
other range-sheep State, and ] think we
but take an initial step in the matter"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-09
READY FOR BATTLE.
Republican State Organization
Prepared for Action.
Campaign Will Open Monday, Aug.
10, and Last Three Weeks.
Distinguished Orators from Abroad
Will Speak in Maine.

A meeting of the Republican State
committee was held at Hotel North,
last evening, for the purpose of COM
pleting arrangements for opening the
campaign, Aug. IS. There were pres
eut at the meeting representatives
from nine counties, as follows: An
droscoggin, Seth NJ. Carter, Auburn;
Kennebec, Byron Boyd, Augusta;
Knox, Arthur S. Littlefield, Rockland,
(proxy for Hon. Reuel Robinson); Lin
coin, AlonZo r. Nickerson, Boothbay
Harbor: Penobscot, Chairman F. NJ
Simpson, Bangor; Piscataquis, j. B.
Peaks. Dover; Sagadahoc, S. w. Carr,
Bowdoinham: Waldo, A. I. Brown, Bel
fast: York, Charles NJ. Moses, Bidde-
| ford.
| Although the campaign proper Will
not begin until the 18th, Congressman
Charles E. Littlefield of the I'd District
will go on the stump. Monday of next
week. and the following assignments
| have been made for him: Aug. II, APP
pleton; Aug. u, Union; Aug. 10, St.
George; Aug. IA, Warren; Aug. is,
| Camden: Aug. 16, Bar Harbor.
Besides Congressman I4ttlefieid the
| following Maine speakers will be I'M
der the direction of the State commit
| tee and will speak in various parts of
the State: Senator Hale, Congressman
Llewellyn Powers, Congressman Allen,
Hon. ]. H. Manley, Hon. H. M. Heath,
Hon. L. c. Stearns. DR.. D. A. Robin
son. P II. Gillin, Esq, Hon. Warren
C. PhiIbrook, Forrest Goodwin and w.
C. Emerson. In addition large num-
Der of local speakers will be sent out
by the various county committees.
The speakers from other states will
begin their labors, Aug. 25, and con-
tinue through the last two weeks of the
campaign. The following gentlemen
will constitute the list so far as is
known at the present time: Senator H.
E. Durham. New Hampshire: Senator
]. H. Gallinger, New Hampshire; Hon.
James o. Lyford. Concord, N. H; Con-
gressmen Elmer ]. Burkett, Nebraska;
Frank D. Currier, New Hampshire;
Samuel L. Powers. Massachusetts.
Charles H. GrosvenOr, Ohio; and Geo
w. Prince. Illinois.
1t is also expected that a few
speeches will be made by Secretary CT
the Treasury Shaw, Speaker Hender-
son. Senator J. p. Dolliver of Iowa, and
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massa-
chusetts.
The following protest vas received
from the Republican town committee
of Chelsea:
Chelsea, Ne, Aug. :, 1902.
To the Republican State District and
County Committees:
The action of the Republican District
caucus at Chelsea, yesterday, in SO far
as it relates to the election of a Re
publican town committee, was wholly
without authority: and the so-called
committee there elected is not entitled
to recognition as the Republican town
committee of said town.
The caucus was a district caucus,
called by the district committee, for
the purpose Of selecting a candidate for
representative, which was properly
done.
No call for the election of town
committee was or could be included in
the notice calling this caucus.
Republican Town Committee of
Chelsea.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-09
AUGUSTA CHURCHES,
Sunday Services Which Al! Are Cor
daily Invited to Attend.

ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
State street: High mass at 10 A. M.
PEOPLES CHURCH,: Services at 1875
A. NJ, sermon by l.. T. Brown, of Auburn
ST. MARKS CHURCH, Rev. Geo. f.
Degen, rector: A. Nj, holy communion
II. mathis, litany and sermon; 7.30 p. NJ.
evenSong.
THE GOSPEL TEMPERANCE meeting
held in the rooms of the w. c. T. U. in
conducted by one of the members.
FRIENDS CHAPEL: Sermon Sunday
morning by VIM. j. Savers, of Fall River
at 1890 o'clock: Sunday-school at close OF
the service; Prayer meeting in the even
ing at $50. Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening at 745; Children's meeting Wed
nesday afternoon at go
WATER STREET GOSPEL MISSION
Sunday-school at 1870 A. NJ; Gospel ser
vices at and $50 p. NJ. meeting every
evening in the week except Monday
reading Thursday at go p. NJ; Prayer
| meeting at hose house at Pettingills Cor
| ner, Monday night at $50.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH on Win
| throp St, Rev. E. p. Hope: Service a
| 1870 A. NJ, with sermon by the paste:
subject. The Possibility of Being Away.
| with jesus Sunday-school at Il o'clock
| Y. z. S. G. E. prayer meeting at $50 2
NJ: evening service at 40, with sermon b!
the pastor, subject, "A Question o
| Values prayer meeting on Wednesda,
evening at 80.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-09

Members of the Independent Order of
Foresters in the city will be interested
in the sixth meeting of the High Court
of Maine. which will convene at Ban
gor, Wednesday and Thursday, Aug
20 and Il. DR.. William McDavid of
this city. who is high secretary Of the
order, has been busily engaged in mail
ing notices of the meeting to the vari-
Gus courts in the State. DR.. McDavid
will attend the meeting in his official
capacity and the local court will be
represented by Chief Ranger Oscar H.
Groves. The basis of representation
will be as formerly, each court having
% or less beneficiary members being
entitled to one delegate and one addi-
tional delegate for each additional 25
members or major fraction thereof in
good standing, July /, 1902. The ses-
sion of the High Court will be held in
A. o. H. hall, corner of Main and Union
streets. The opening session will COM
mence at 10 o'clock Wednesday, and
continue until the business is COM
pleted. The high standing committee
headquarters will be at the Bangor
house. Arrangements have been made
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-09
FUNERAL q Miss Grace Goodwin.

The fune1sk of Grace. the infant
daughter of -. and Mrs. Richard E.
Goodwin, was held. at o'clock yes
terday, at the home on Chandler street.
The services were conducted by j.
Frank Pierce and the Episcopal SER
vice was read by the Rev. Geo. F.
Degen, pastor of st. Marks church.
both at the house and at the grave in
Forest Grove cemetery. There was n
profusion of floral offerings. The bear
ers were A. w. Brooks John r. Gould,
Norman L. Bassett and NJ. S. Holway.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-09

The following companies have filed
articles of Incorporation at the office
of the secretary of State:
VIM. A. Lowe Co. organized at Port
land. for the purpose of carrying on a
general plumbing business, with $4,000
capital stock, of which nothing is paid
in. The officers are: President, John l..
burlington of Portland; treasurer. Geo.
b. Morrill, of Portland. Certificate APP
proved. Aug. :, 1902.
Lashaway Carriage and Wheel Co.,
organized at Lewiston, for the purpose
of manufacturing and leasing all kinds
of carriages and vehicles. with Sl50,00t
capital stock, of which $50 is paid in
The officers are: President. Edward F
Bunker of Worcester. Mass; treasurer
Olney T. Inman of Bridgeton, r. 1
Certificate approved, Aug. s, 1902.
Weeks and Hatch Transfer Co., or
garized at Portland, for the purpose Of
carrying on a general trucking bust.
ness. with $4,000 capital stock, o.
which nothing is paid in. The officer:
are: President. Howard r. Ives Of
Portland: treasurer, Charles e. Cur.
ney of Portland. Certificate approved
Aug. 8, 1902.
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The annual reunion of the members

The annual reunion of the members
of the I'd Maine Cavalry Associa-
ton will be held at Portland, Sept a..
Headquarters will be established at the
Preble house. Arrangements have
been made for a shore dinner at Cape
Cottage Casino This is located on one
of the most beautiful spots in or
around Portland, and is fitted up with
many attractions which cannot fail to
interest the veterans. Electric cars
will be taken at the Preble house at 10
O'Clock, A. NJ, and will arrive at the
Casino at 10. 80 o'clock A. NJ. The bust
ness meeting will be held in the hall of
the Casino at II o'clock A. NJ. Dinner
will be served at / o'clock p. M. Ar
rangements have been made with the
| Maine Central Railroad, Somerset
Railway, Washington County Railroad
| R,,mfcrd Falls Railroad, Grand Trunk
Railroad, and Bangor & Aroostook
Railroad, for half fare for round trip.
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for an excursion by electric cars to
Orono and OLD Town, Thursday after
noon to delegates and their friends. At
Orono the University of Maine viii be
visited. and at Old Town the Penob-
scot tribe Of Indians. A banquet viii
be rendered the visitors by the mem
bers of Court Penobscot, at their hall,
on the same evening. The Bangor
Brass Band VIII accompany the excur-
sionists and general good time is ex-
pected.
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What a Tale II Tells.

If that mirror of yours shows q
wretched, sallow complexion. a jaun-
ciced look, moth patches and blotches
on the skin, it's liver trouble; but DIR.
Kings New life Pills regulate the liver
purify the blood, give clear sl>in, rosy
cheeks, rich complexion. Only Csc at
Bowditch & Webster's drug store.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-09

On Saturday, Aug. 16, the inter-regi-
mental rife match will take place at
the muster grounds in this city. A spe-
cial prize will be given to the individ-
ual making the highest score. The
prize is an elegant silver tobacco set
and was presented by a. ). Pierce of
this city