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Newport daily independent., 1902-07-09
SLEEVES AND COATS.

The Butterick Patterns for August, ust received, are strong in large sleeve styles and the latest coats. Slot seam features are also shown. For sale at the Right Place. 66d6t.
Newport daily independent., 1902-07-09
SUMMER TOURIST RATES.

Choctaw Route will sell excursion tickets daily Newport to Mt. Mag azine, Ark, at rate of $7.50 for round trip, good returning Sep. 30, 1902.
 51btf. w. R. THOMPSON, Agt.
Newport daily independent., 1902-07-09
NEW WASH GOODS.

15 and 200 dimity, lawn and baptiste all go for 10c yard at Chas. Meyers Great Bargain Store. 67dtf.
Newport daily independent., 1902-07-09

The Daily Independent by mail or carrier, Ioc per week.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25
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There was the usual collection o'
commercial travellers in the smoking.
room of the hotel and the Inevitable
quiet man was one Of them. They
had been asking cunundrums. many OF
which had been received with roars OF
laughter. as being particularly clever
Then the quiet man lit fresh cigar
and spoke.
at is easy" he said Ito think Of
such riddles az why is your hat like
a baby which contain one simiie
bu, those with two are far more dim.
cult. For instance:
what are the differences betweet
the son of millionaire. an orgat
grinder and gluepot?'
''I give up said the mustard tray.
cler. presently.
"The son of a millionaire is an heir
to millions. while an organ has a mil.
lion airsi Dye see?"
"But what about the gluepot7" in.
quired the hosiery representative.
"Oh. that's where you stick" re-
turned the quiet man. And the walt
er smothered a guffaw behind a tray
he was dusting. while the hosiery rep
resentative howled for soda-watcr.-
t.ondc1 Answers.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25
rhc sll. Cation Tree.

Although the silk cotton tree Is
native OF South America, there Is one
specimen OF 1t In Nassau. Bahama
Islands. that has fiourished wonder
fully. and Is one OF the greatest Gu
riosities on the island. II Is Just now
In bloom and at the height of its
beauty. II was planted more than two
hundred years ago by John Miller.
The roots seem to be unable to ind
their way down after the manner OF
ordinary roots. and so swell up like
great buttresses radiating round the
trunk OF the tree. rising from the
ground TO n height of from six TO
twelve feet. They reach out to irresu-
lar distances. gnarled and twisted In
the most curious fashion. They turn
and bend and double point In all
sorts OF unexpected ways and make
dark hollows and rayines. where the
dnrkies believe the elves and snomes
make their home.
The great seed pods are Allied with
hnc soft fleece of silk. which the na-
tives use for fillnE their pillows and
mattresses, There ar. several speci-
mems OF the tree ON Ge Island OF New
Providence but this one Is monarch
OF them ALL
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25

year usually do not amount to much.
for the critical time comes later. when
spring frosts. rains In blooming time.
insects and fungi set In their work.
Prof. Chas. A. Kefer. Tennessee:
The freeze OF two weeke ago injured
the peach buds very much In this VI
cinity. Fully 80 per cent were killed.
Pears also were injured. but not se-
riously. Japanese plums suffered less
than peaches. but seriously. ] have
no returns from other parts Of the
state. but as the freeze was general.
think the Injury widespread.
Prof. II. J. Waters. Missouri: Pros
pect for apples good. except on trees
that bore q heavy crop last year.
Plums. cherries. pears. splendid pros
pect. Peach fruit buds were killed In
nearly all parts OF the state by severe
cold In December. In a few specially
favored localities In the Ozarks, It Is
estimated that there are sufficient live
buds to produce almost q full crop.
In one or two of these localities some
OF the largest commercial peach Or
chards Of the state are located.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25
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Farmers Revie~ Special Report,

Farmers Revisw Special RePortD
]. W. Stanton. Southern Illinois;
Tree fruits promise good crops on
trees that we're no; full las, rear.
Prot. =. A. Waugh. Vermont: The
general outlook for fruits was never
better at this time Of year than II Is
now.
o. n. LoTd. Minnesota: Plenty OF
frri, buds. and they are entirely un-
hurt. Season opens ten days earlier
than usual.
Z. A. RIeh1. Southern Illinois; So
far as can be seen nou all fruits ct
eept peaches are in good condition and
may give good crop. II favorable
conditions are maintained throughout
the season.
Geo. n. Parker. Eastern Illinois. The
present outlook for apples Is good.
The peach crop will be very short. We
will have over $1,000 barrels Of apples
for sale in this county tCrawford)
next fall. II the present outlook is veri-
fed.
Prof ]. Troop. indiana: The outlook
for peaches Is bad. The buds are pret-
ty generally killed. other kinds seem
TO be in fairly good condition. I do
no, look for heavy apple crop. ov-
ing TO the dry weather last summer
and fall.
Prof. John Craig. New York state:
The prospects at present are excel
lent for full crop Of apples. peaches
and plums. This applies especially to
the western part of the state. but I
think is true of mos, Of the fruit
growing sections.
Prof. l.. n. Taft. Michigan: All trees
tfruit) are In good condition. er-
cept the peach. and these are not in
jured, except in the southwestern part
Of the state. where tender varieties
have had their flower buds killed and
some injury has been done TO the
hardy sorts in many townships.
Benjamin Buckman. Central 1lii-
nois: The prospects for peaches are
gone. Very few strawberry plants are
left. other small. fruits promise an
average crop. The same may be said
Of apples. pears. cherries and grapes.
Calculations on crops Of apples. pears
cherries and grapes at this time Of
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25
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From rarmcrs' Review: The milk
men OF Evansville. Indiana. have o.
earned an association for the advance
'mtnt of their intr-t.ts. This associ'.
ton. OF which J. C. waiicnmcycr Is
secretary. co-operatcs with the city
food Inspector In securing better sani-
iaTy conditions on tho farms OF i,s
members. Meetings arc held regularly
al which prominent physicians OF tie
city have delivered lectures on Tie
requisites for hcaithfui milk for infais
feeding and family use. Veterinarians
discuss the prevention and care OF dis
eases among dairy cows. Al q recent
public meeting one session was given
10 the discussion u those phases OF the
subject which should interest tho con-
sumvrs u milk and cream. AZ the
sreoad session. II. 4. Van Norman. IN
s;Fueior In dairyInk at Purdue uniScr-
siiy. lee,ured on selection and feeding
Of the dairy COW. and care and hand
iins Of milk for city trade. The edu-
eaiionai feature of this associations
efforts 10 new one and cannot help
but improve the sanitary condition OF
milk delivered TO city consumers. This
move IL ono that could be followed
with advantage by the miikmcn OF ota-
or eitics.-w. c. t-aita. Purdue rsI-
vcrsi;y.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25
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The standard of Islam is a green
Gag or banner. about two feet square.
Of the finest silk embroidered rith an
insctipti0n siasIlar 80 muse seen ia
ell the Nohammedan churches. de-
claring that there is no god but Allah
ana tnat Mohammed is his prophet.
This standard is said to have been
carried by Mohsmmsd himself anil
has ever since been the most signia-
cant and sacred aegis Of the Noslein
world. II the Sultan should appear in
the mosque Of st. Sofa bearing that
banner every Moslem in the universe
would be required 10 offer his allegi-
ance and take up the sword for holy
war.-COrrespondence Chicago Rec
ord-Herald
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25
Curiou. Thimbis Gaze

Very curious is a thimbie case
bought about forty-hve years ago At n
small exhibition held In the Crystal
Palace In New York. II Is made from
the nut OF n palm tree which grows In
Peru.
The kernel of this nut. when unripc.
Is soft ard II is then that the nut Is
picked. 30 tina, Its kernel can be easily
cut into small articles. This thimbls
case. made from one OF ,hes. kernels.
Is about the size and shape of an e.s.
II is followed out and divided into tive
parts. which screw together.
The kernel has been carved In such
way that. an openwork OF leaves and
stems Ia all that Is left OF the nut.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25
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From Farmers Review: In reply
to yours will say that It would be i'm.
possible to give you any idea In the
way OF figures as to what extent the
different varieties OF fruit In Illinois.
Indiana and Michigan are disposed Of
In the dried form. but as guess. We
should say that perhaps IS per cent Of
the green fruits are either dried or
canned. The largest quantity of dried
fruit In the way Of evaporated rasp-
berries and apples comes from New
York state. There are also a good
many berries and apples evaporated In
Michigan. and a good many apples
evaporated and sun dried In Indiana
and Illinois. The fruit that is dried
and canned Is not first quality. Il being
usually marketed green. and the sec
ond and third quality are canned and
dried. This refers TO apples more than
berries. as berries. that is Strawberries.
raspberrics and biackbcrries must be
OF good quality to 70 into the can. al.
though Of course. they are not selected
as closely as they would be II they
were put on the market In the green
state. and takc for instance. apples.
II they could not dry and can this
quality Of apples referred to above.
they would probably have to throw
them away. ax they could not 10 put
on tho market kreen.-Miiicr & Davis
Co. Chicago. III.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25
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Swine arc by nature otnnirofous
feeders. They cat assh. heritage. CO.
reals. roots and fruits. Their food Ia
their natural state has q good deal OF
bulk. The bad results sometimes OBJ
tained By feeders Is due 10 fossosful.
ness Of this fact The salvation OF
pigs kept in confinement has been tho
general impression that s-iii uas pre-.
eHiasntiy a hos feed. This has given
btik 10 an otherwise condensed ra.
tion. The pig has 10 large extent
been the victim Of a wrong system OF
feeding. lie has been too often con.
fiaed In a small space and fed a con.
deased ration. As a result disease
and death have Gu; short the proats Of
the pig raisers. The feeding Of fa-
,ion OF cereals Is not in keeping with
the natural requirements Of the porcine
moHsr-makcr. II Is no, a dificult mat.
,er for the swine feeder 10 increase
greatly the bulk Of food fed. silaEe.
roots and vegetables can be fed in the
winter. n the farmer have not these.
he can feed clover hay. This should
he cut in a fcsd-custer and soaked by
pouring boiling water over II. To this
may he added the meal OF other con-
ceHua,e ,ha, Is 10 be fed.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25
a scotch sahara.

The fact Ia not generally known
that there Is In the north OF Scotland
n miniature Sahara some twenty
square miles In extent From Nalrn
to the river findhorn there Ia a great
expanse OF shifting sandhlils. known
aH the culbln Sands, which show all
the great pceuilaTiiics of a srcat dcs-
ert. and which successfully resist all
attempts at cultivation. Three cen
turtles ago the place was u smiling
garden with several farms and a viii
iasc. all OF which we're overwhelmed
In a single nish, by srca; storm Of
sand. The remains of the buildings
can still occasionally be seen when tho
nand shifts. and many old domestic
articles have been picked up. Some
tragic stories arc still current In the
locality Of IN. wonderful escape OF the
Inhabitants from tho binding sand.
drift, on ,ha, terrible night.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25
4 c~.y n,,xl.. Isv..

Gh-ei II town about thirty miles
cas-, OF Antwerp and abnnt ,ac same
distance from the German frontier.
!, In unique. for there Is no other
Town In III. world which can number
so many iunaues smonss, its inhabi-
ianis There arc some I 400 denensed
creatures within its boundaries and
they are not confined within the walls
OF any asylum. being perfectly harm
less. They live In the houses Of tho
sane Inhabitants. with whom the gov
-ramcnt make, arrangements for their
keep. etc. There arc four mental
specialists resident In Ghsei. who.
With the assistance Of four other men.
look after the people Of this curious
town.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25
Xaak Lambs.

We have recently received several
complaints from shepherds to the ef-
feet that their lambs come weak. sea-
son after season, and are again snow
ing similar and even worse symptoms
this year. They say that the lambs
can scarcely stand when born, anu
even although they try to suck
seems difficult undertaking ana they
fail to derive strength from the nour.
ishment taken. Invariably Is aduea
the fact that the ewes have peen leu
apparently well upon coarse foddefs'
such as clover hay. timothy hay, corn
fodder. wheat or oat straw. THIS Is
one of the explanations Of the trouble.
II has been noticed that unless ewes
when pregnant are fed additional con-
centrates such as bran. crushed oats.
oil meal or oil cake they tend 20
become constipated and In this conei.
tion there Ia either trouble at lambins
time or weakness among the lambs.
The weakness Is due tc the fact that
the ewes merely manage to derive per-
sonal nourishment from the food given
but an insufiiciency OF surplus from
which to build up strong. we'll
formed foetus. 1t Is also reported in
the same connection that many OF the
lambs come into the world showing
enlargements OF the glands of the
throat. The enlargements are of tbs
thyroid glands and constitute "goitre.
trouble that always Indicates debil-
ity and lack OF uterine nourishmeat.
It also bespeaks lack Of mineral mat
ters In the food OF the ewes and N
the milk nrst furnished-a lack OF
such salts as lime and phosphate
minerals which are always freely isi-
parted to the blood circulation In bran
and other grain foods Of the nitros-
enous class. In addition to the az
sravating causes OF weakness IN
lambs may be mentioned in-and-in
breeding. or too seldom changes OF
breeding stock. The ram Is used year
after year. and nt last there Is too
close connection In mating. with tho
result OF loss OF vitality. constitution
and strength OF bone. To prevent
weak lambs from troubling In tho
nock the following measures conse-
qucntly become necessary: Use or
new rams of strong constitution and.
II possible. from higher altitude:
and generous feeding OF concentrates
to ewes before and after service and
during pregnancy.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25
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J. W. Doies: The frs, few days
after a SOW farrows shc should have
but little food. Very rich food will
seoar the pigs. I save more pigs far.
Fored In the spring tha, do thus.
tsrru~sd In the fall. A lot and house
Tor each SOW arc necessary for best
results. After pigs are old enough to
cat siop. composed Of bran aud ship
stun and a little oil meal. diTefca, III.
ters may be turned together. For hest
growth and development feed mostly
sof, food with grass and clover and q
little corn. Equal parts Of bran and
ship stun with very thin siop o. oil
meal is what I Use. Plenty OF wood
ashes. siaked lime. sal, and charcoal
made from burning cobs or wood
should be in their lots and pas,urcs
all the time. Hogs will cat great
deal Of sand. wheat straw is best for
bedding. Millet is good for grown
hogs. will keep them out o. the dus,
better than anything else. I, is no,
best 10 have young pigs very fat. The
development of bone and muscle IL
the primary object OF the FIRST six
months of a pigs life. Overlooking Iin-
pairs the health and usefulness OF the
pig very greatly. We should keep Il
in a thriving condition.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25
lssiiilsex Hasa>

Press Bulletin 20. New Hampshire
Station: A curious sign OF tho pfeju-
dice Of fertilizer buyers for a name
vas shown By tho brands put on our
market BY ono large company. This
corporation had in our state fourteen
different brands guaranteed to contain
: per cent OF nitrogen. per cent OF
available phosphorie acid and , psf
cent OF potash. while ten more OF It's
brands differed from tho above lot by
each having . guarantee Of ID p~r
cent OF potash instead Of , per cent
In other words. this company had
t~enty-f brands TO represent only
t~e dinefeat formulas. because fessii-
isrfs arc bought BY name instead OF BY
composition.
The las, census states tho value OF
fertilizers bouEh, In Seu Hampshire
In 1900 10 have been e,ss. 900. making
an average for each farm af sis.ss.
The most common fertilizers sold In
the state we're those eosiias 80 peF
too. For the average sun per fasm
there ~as purchased Of such a snisei
fertilizer SIs pounds. containing II
pounds Of nitsp<cn. 81 Of available
phosphosie acid saa Is - ps,ash. OF a
total Of ics pounds Of plant food. Dy
buying the hishes; grade Of ehsnieais.
Including nitrate Of soda. dried blood.
acid phosphate and spiphate Of potash.
and paying cash. sis,ss epald ssve pss-
chased 500 pounds o: chemicals eua-
tanning 20 pounds Of Nitrogen. - o,
available phosphosie acid and 30 pot
ash. q total Of iss pounds Of plaa;
food. OF one and oae-haif times as
much as by following the usual method
Of buying. Long credit aaa commits.
sioas TO agents make fertilizers costly
In the past year the trade in ashes
has taken up an inferior grade. which
is sometimes sold under the name OF
ilme-kiin OF lime ashes. They eontaiH
much less soluble potash than good
hard wood ashes and their value is
pfobiematieai on that account because
the availability OF iusoIubie potash ss
unknown.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25
re.s t,.- rrs..

Chestnut groves. Wi,h fali-srova
trees. produce siS times as much food
per acre as any cereals. aud Humboldt
estimates that a banana orchard will
feed twenty-five human beings. where
a potato field Of the same sise would
support two and a wheat farm only
one. a time nay come when the
staples Of human food uiii bc chiefly
derived from trees. thus Increasing
the iife-sustaininz capacity Of our
planet more than aVC-fold. no, To
mention the savuE in drudscry. nor
the beneficial climatic Influences Of
tree p'aniaiinna No Pipuins. husinE
and moving. no worrying about win
tcF food for hungry cattle. no deserts
uvsrspreadinE vast areas Of tree
deprived territories
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25
uou.. p..p uua., ,h. Earth.

An interesting discovery has been
made on the estate OF the Marquis oi
Zetland In Orkney.
workmen came across n subterra-
mean house about thirty-six feet long
and further exploration brought ID
light several signs OF habitation. In
cluding the remains OF the ruined
walls. the bones OF sheep. oxen. boars
fish and whales. deer horns. stone
tresties. pottery and charcoal. to-
gether with some implements fash
ioned from bones.
The most remarkable feature In the
building Is that the roofing Is support
ed by four massive pillars. each con
sisting OF a water-worn stone placed
ON end.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25
po.i,s l1u-.r r,t.

Hugo IyonItz Of NeuhaldsnsIeben
Germany. claims that his new flower
pot. which is made Of two separate
parts. is the best flower pot now on
the market The inventor. who Is a
weIi-known Gurisl. says that on ac-
count of the air being able to circu-
late around the earth in the inner pot
the plaat develops not only much
better than in the ordinary pot. but
also grows quicker. and larger. and
keeps better. The rots are both mad
of clay. and the outer pot has several
nose-shalsd holes. through which
the air is admitted into similar holes
of the inner pot. The latter can be
turned in such way that its holes
are closed by the outer pot.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25
tse---i,.s r-n.

At this time o. year many breeding
pens are being made up. wha, are
the fowls used In themr We believe
they should he birds that have proven
themselves excellent By more than one
year Of existence. Mature females
and mature males selected as the re.
suit Of known qualities should and
will produce eggs that contain strong
embryos. These will give vigorous
chicks. which will develop rapidly un-
der skiIlful feeding. The birds kept
for breeders. even though there be
but eve Of them in yard. should have
a considerable area devoted to them.
.he writer was pleased 10 notice while
at the North Carolina Agricultural
College last year. tha, the yards devot-
cd to the breeders were so large that
the birds had an abundance of green
grass. with no prospect OF rendering
the ground bare. In addition to the
grass. piats of oats were sovn. II GER
tainiy is not advisable TO conhne a
breeding pen"-a cock and four hens
lin a little yard not more than 1--WE
by ave feet. as ne have seen them.
Exercise induces fertility in eggs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25
Ntss.tss r.s Ham.

a large fog horn IL TO be placed In
the Gulf Of ST. Lawrence. The horn
is four fee, in diameter q the outer
end and twelve feet long. and tho
sound Is produced by driving com.
pressed air through a double sct of
valves carrying revolving disks with
holes Gu, in them. one 80, of disks
produces a deep roar and the other \
shriii shrek. The valves arc con.
troilcd by clock uuTk. and every
tao minutes roar is emitted. fol.
lowed ten seconds later by a shrek.
To operate the horn there arc three
air tanks. each siS feet In diameter
and twelve feet long. and three oil
engines run three cumpTcssars TO all
the tanks. on favorable day tbs
horn can be heard a distance OF twelve
TO nf,ceh niles, The plan, Is auto.
matte.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25
s,s.y Of Cecil mssa...

The late Cecil RhoIcs no, only was
a bachelor. but fought very shy OF
the fair sex. There Is a story which is
told OF him In this connection; Will.
on a visi; to London several years ago
he dined at th. house Of very
wealthy .ady Of title. Later. when he
was discussing the AFFAIR with his sec
r-iary, the latter asked. And whom
did you take to dinn-rr'' "oh. I doa't
know, Some Lady Somebody" was
the reply. ''nu; what did you cali
herr" ''Didn't call her anything
never spoke TO her." replied Rhodes.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25
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An unusual sight was witnessed at
a funeral at Herself. England. the body
being drawn to the chlrshyard in a
fouf- wheeled faTm wagon painted red
and blue and attached to which were
a couple Of farm horses The funeral
vas that Of Rishard Brettell. solicitor.
uf CheTtscy. aud Il was his last reaups;
that he should bs conveyed in this
manner to his grave The Journey from
Chertsey to Horsell occupied two and
half hours. and six farm iaborprs
walked by the wagon the whole dis
,ancc. in addition to which they bore
the conn from the vehicle into the
church.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25
Hlsrh aut I.ins

There Is n curious growth OF trees
at Tiiden's Point. Me. Three yellos
birch trees are growing on a pine
stump. The tree. which Was about
two and a half feet In diameter. Is
though, to have been cut down some
nf,y years ago. leaving a stump three
and half feet high. The seeds OF the
birch mus, have lodged on this stump
and as they grew they sent their
roots down Its sides TO reach the
ground. The three trees are. r-sp-o.
lively. nvc. sis and seven inches In
diameter.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25
ra.r..s.,.E .. n. sec.

The growth seward Of puasrness
Point Ia England. caused by the east
ward dFiu OF shlnsie. has caused the
erection of new lighthouse there to
become necessary. and the eoatraes
has been placed with a Deal arm to
carry out the ~ork for $4,000. This
viii be tho third lighthouse crveir-!
upon pnnsrness Point. Tho nrss.
built about sixty years ago. is now =
milo inland. and the lighthouse which
suprrseiei ,ha, one IL no~ about hal.
a mil. from the s-ashor-.