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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-12-11

to be divided into small farms and given
to homemakers and settlers. The Hans
brough amendment, it is claimed, would
allow the lands to be filed upon in tracts
Of unlimited acreage by individuals or
corporations holding lien lamb rights for
lands included in the forest reserves.
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In his annual report to the district
commissioners, Major Sylvester, superin-
tendent of the Washington police force,
says that the cocaine habit is greatly on
the increase among the lower classes in
the capital city, and that vigorous meas
ures should be taken at once to check the
evil. at is bound to become q destruc-
tive agency unless something Is done to
prevent it's sale by druggists" he says.
1.-TWO years ago the drug was hardly
known, but the habit has grown, and the
wreck of lives which accompanies the
use of this deadly drug and It's sister
drugs, morphine, choral and other phar-
maceutical preparations, and even patent
medicines, is becoming apparent"
The comparative statement Of the gov
eminent receipts and expenditures shows
that for November the total receipts
were S44, 500, J94, and the expenditures
SAT, 427, 1888, leaving a deficit for the
month of 81, T35, 1914. The receipts from
customs are shown to have been S19,
22O, BAT. a decrease for the month Of
about $3,370,000; internal revenue, $21,-
235,511, an increase of $2,3SS, 900; mis-
cellaneous, $4,236,7 35, increase, $1,000
600. The expenditures on account of the
War Department show a decrease of
S1,450,O00 For the navy an increase is
shown of $3,703,000.
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The fight for statehood for Arizona,
New Mexico, Oklahoma and probably
Indian Territory is fairly on the way.
Senator Quay again is the champion Of
statehood. Nothing is to be done in the
direction of securing statehood until the
regular session. Then the subject is to
be precipitated in the House, where quick
action is confidently expected upon bill.
Senator Quay expresses the opinion that
Indian Territory should be included in
those to be admitted to the Union and
provision to that effect probably will DO
included in the bill.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-12-11

The amendment Of the timber and
stone law as proposed by Senator Hans
broughs bill, introduced the other day,
in the opinion of many irrigation advo-
Gates may have a disastrous effect upon
the irrigation law, killing it's homemaking
features and leaving it convenient and
profitable tool for grasping spectators
and cattle men. The irrigation act pro-
vides that the government shall store the
f1oOdWaters and construct dams and di-
yerting works, the land, when reclaimed,
to be divided into small farms and given
to homemakers and settlers. The Hans
brough amendment, it is claimed, would
allow the lands to be filed upon in tracts
Of unlimited acreage by individuals or
corporations holding lien land rights for
lands included in the forest reserves.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-12-11
Praise for the Army.

The great work which Secretary Root
has performed in placing the army on
its present footing, so that, to use the
words Of one of the best-known military
experts of the country, 1--WE have an
army in time of peace Of 10000 men. and
an army in time of war of 10000, which
can be increased to 100000 with the right
sort Of machinery behind it." comes in
Tor word Of praise from the President.
There is also recommendation for
a further and steady increase of the fight
Ing strength Of the navy.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-12-10
DRESS GLOVES.

Correct styles of dress gloves for
women to wear are now seen In the
shops.
White, gray and tan gloves in glace
kid and Suede or soft undressed kid
are in request in hand-sewn material.
The strapped wrist glove, and also
the gauntlet, are purchased by auto
MODELLING women and for driving and
riding with horses.
By this time the girls have usually
come to the bottom of their glove
boxes, and they are glad to replenish
the stock of "handschubs," a band
shoe, as the literal and ridiculous
translation from the German has 1t.
"Outseam Cape" gloves give satis-
faction for hard wear and knockabout
uses.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-12-10
noirOw Holhs il cattle.

Veterinarians and others who write
on the subject do not seem to be- ac-
Sdhainted with sthe disease called hoI-
low horn, ] know that all cows horns
are hollow, but when you bore the
horn Of a healthy cow the horn 10
warm and will bleed, while one With
what is called hollow horn, the horns
are cold and will not bleed when
bored ,.f Leuy
do not think that the disease % in
the horns alone, and perhaps not IN
the horns at all, but likely In the
head and spine, and affects the horns
so as to dry up the blood.
Cattle in the South have little or no
protection in many places, and In WIN
ter and spring have both so-cailed
hollow horn and hollow tail. =.
hold that If the cattle are wen
protected in winter and the middle
properly filled the ends will be all right
with no hollow horn or hollow tail'
correspondence, Farmers Tribune.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-12-10

Secretary Shaw reports that women
are in charge Of thirty-three Govern
ment lighthouses. ..faafig
Bx-Queen Ranayalo, OF Madagascar,
will pass the winter with her sister
and her niece at Vic.Sur-Cere, In the
Department Of Cantal in the south Of
France.
Nearly one-thlrd Of all the employees
In the Government departments at
Washington are women. Several re-
ceive over $4,000 a year and a large
number from $1,000 to $1,000,
Arrangements are being made for
800 Wellesley College girls to assist
in taking the religious census Of Bos'
ton, which will be conducted under
the direction Of the \. associated
churches.
The Public Improvement Society Of
Denver, Col, of which Mrs. w. s.
Peabody is president, is an association
of men and women for the purpose Of
identifying the public parks and
drlveways.
Sir John Cockburn, an eminent Eng
fish authorities on matters medical
and surgical, says that women are less
nervous than men in surgical cases,
and are altogether better cited than
men to become doctors.
The Governor General Of Canada has
just presented to Miss Georgina Pope
the Royal Red Cross in recognition
Of her nursing services in South AT.
RIGA. She is the first woman in Canada
to become the recipient of this honor
Mrs. Caroline Scott, Of Frankford,
Pa, is q member Of the Philadelphia
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
to Animals. Her special work is to
put to death painlessly animals affiict-
ed with incurable disease or wounded
beyond hope of recovery.
Rochester, N. Y, has a Council of
Women composed Of two representa-
tives from each women's club in the
city. Five members of the council
have just been appointed a commit
tee on woman suffrage In the city
schools Of New York State.
The office of master Of hounds has
just been conferred on Miss Greta
Pomeroy, one Of the fashionable sum
mer residents Of Newport, by the Mon.
mouth Country Club. She is daring
horsewoman and is always the most
persistent member Of the chase. She
is also q skillful sportswoman. b.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-12-10
A NEW FAD FOR WOMEN.

Enamel work and the designing Of
jeweled ornaments have become seri-
Gus recreations for the artistically
minded members Of society. Our New
port woman produces beautiful specl-
mems of enamel work, as the friends
who are the. fortunate recipients of
specimens of her handicraft can fully
testify, and is singularly happy in her
combination Of colors and metals;
while there are not few other smart
women who are prodlgiously proud
and rightly so-of the exquisite hat
pins and medallions and quaint chains
which their clever fingers have fash
toned. Z Truly a pretty pastime, and a
useful one to boot; and in view of the
fact that the era of Jeweled lace has
already dawned this is a craft which
women will do well to cultivate.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-12-10

~fhefgs nothing 20 now--or, atlea@
very little. Freak entertaining has
gone out Of fashion. Paris has given
1t up, London frowns severely upon
it, and most OF the innumerable co..
teries of American society are begin
hing 10 look upon II as bad form.
though one still hears Of freak dinners
In Chicago and Plttsburg,s
1T IA now the correct thing 10, have
the dinner. table simply but richly
adorned, and to serve nothing which
is not In season. Forced fruits and
vegetables are no longer provided, A
few months ago the dinner table used
to be covered with all kinds OF ribbon
and lace decorations. Now you never
see q hitcfit. There used to be dozens
OF queer kinds ofsknives and forks and
spoons by each plate. Now there is
only one knife aad one fork, and they
are changed for each course.
Z d ''The trend is toward simplicity It's
a. good thing no doubt, but it's q very
bad thing for women like me. Still,
we manage to pick up living, Many
don't know how to combine
simplicity with elegaheel and, so they
have to call us in" &.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-12-10
FANCY vELvBTs,

1t N pity stamped velvets were
doomed because they became common.
About two years ago these velvets
were shown. in a wonderful NssortT
ment. The stampsi yeivets 'caught
on" at oncd ! Initators found they
contemporaries these .yelpetS. eheaply.
In fact. some were sold at sixty mine
cents yard, and the woman who had
paid seven times this sum for material
for her carriage robe felt impelled to
give away her questionable gown.
Crushed yelvets are always good and
many women win return to gun metal
gray and pure blacks Fashion de-
crees that these velvet robes be
trimmed with fur and net lace, as for
perly. ..
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-12-10

l see in the Southern Cultivator
mat some Of its subscribers now and
tpen ask questions In reference 10 the
culture OF strawberries. What have
" say-is not from the standpoint OF
q nurseryman, but from thirty odd
years 40 grower Of this most delici-
Vps fruit for market, ut is presumed
nat you want to grow nice, wsliade-
geioped berries for your table or for
eFEet These are the only berries
pat a cultivated, taste would appre-
pate' In fact they are the only Kind
at are at to eat. No lone, cani raise
Eet,class berries without an obsetv-
Wee~ OF all the conditions. necessary
wt their production.
First, the location and soil must be
lpst right. A sandy loan with clay
s9psol and good drainage would be
desirable. II should be free from nut.
Eass Johnson grass and joint or Ber-
uuua grass. Such. grasses are a pest
aug a great nuisance to the strawberry
grower and market gardener. They
double the cost of cultivation.
broadcast the plot Of ground with a
swo-inch coat of wellrotted manure
turn all under with turn-plow, Har-
rSw' Then plow il and cross-plow 1T
wan hull-tongue. Harrow again. The
vDlect Is to get the soil thoroughly pull
,verlSed and mixed with the manure
'9etore the last narrowing top dress
llg OF 1000 pounds to the acre Of 400
pounus acid, 400 pounds kainit and
~ pounds cotton seed meal can be APP
pned with benefit Lay of rows three
.eet apart and set plants eighteen
.ecnee In row and keep In hills. In our
slmete the matted row system will
~ 90 Tor the growth Of choice fruit
sny ninety per cont Of a strawberry
"a water and when grown IN matted
Ax42. ne epount OF water % usually
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-12-10
HuMus IN THE ORCHARD.

1t is an important point in farming
to preserve the humus in the soil
where there is no humus. Humus
has a value distinctive from that Of
the fertility It contains. It holds moist
lure in the soil and also holds some
forms of fertility. To increase 1t In
the orchard good way is to grow
legumes Of some sort and pillow them
under at stated seasons. Not only
does the cultivator thus increase the
humus in the soil, but the nitrogen is
increased, as it has been caught from
the air by these plants. Some fol-
low the practice OF not blowing or
spading under the green crop, but of
moving and leaving It on the ground.
But to our mind this is a very inferior
way Of getting the good Of decaying
humus. The air must in that case rob
the crop mown Of a part Of its fer
tillty, especially the volatile portions.
Moreover, the roots in the ground can
not get hold Of this decaying vegeta-
ton, and we see little chance Of their
benefiting by It. We believe that by
oil means the crop should be turned
under in some way. The soil will then
grow more perfect in mechanical struc-
ture from year to year and the roots
will always be able to get into touch
with the humus and the fertility and
moisture IN 1t. --------' ---
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-12-10
GIRDLING GRAPE VINES.

The girdling, or ringing, Of grape
vines is done to increase the size OF
each cluster. 1t is not praeticed ex-
oluslvely, however. although, some find
the method profitable. The bark is en-!
tlrely removed below the fruit clus.
ter about a month before the period
Of ripening, which hastens rlpening
about n week or two In advance. ana
enlarges the bunch and berries. The
sap ascends through the pores Of the
wood to sustain growth, but the elabo-
rated sap descends through the wood
and the bark, and can so no lower than
the point at which the girdle is made.
where 1t stops and is utilized in feed
ing the grapes. Some injury is done
the vine below the glrdle, and 1t may
not pay to girdle on an extensive
scale.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-12-10
SOUTHERN : FARM : NOTES.
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70 THEPLAETsS SrOcK@AEAo TRUCK GROWER


not sufficient to supply the thirsty
plants. Keep the. crust Of ground
broken and clear Of weeds and grass.
Use cultivator and narrow hoes A
harrow sweep that runs fat to the
ground answers good purpose. The
culture must be shallow 1 find we'll
routed stable, manure broadcasted be.
tween the rows to make the best ton
dressing for strawberry bed. Work
1t into the soil with cultivator or sweep.
strawberry roots extend out from the
plant to q great extent -YAshes and
fowl manure are both excellent for
top dressings. Keep Off all runners.
l am often asked what are the best
varieties to plant7 The question Is a
most difficult one to answer. So much
depends upon the Kind of soil, loca.
ton and manner Of treatment they.
are going to receive. AccHmated plants
raised from selected acclimated ones,
bred up to a high degree, are the ones
to plant tfyou want Choice fruit, and
viii give the necessary attention and
labor.
The fruit bearing capacity Of plants
Of the same variety differ very much.
Now, when young plants are allowed
to make unfortunately from the
. good and bad, and allowed to keep on
making tailend and internode runners
rntil the ground becomes a. solid mat,
they become weak and unreliable.
Such are dear as gift. Breeding.
up 10 the watchwordof the successful
strawberry grower.-J. P. Fl. Brown.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-12-10

The great value Of green manures
for the light and humus.lacking soils
Of the cotton region is now generally
appreciated by all the more intelligent
farmers. 1t is well known that soils
lacking in humus burn out in dry sum.
mer weather-rarely giving over half
the crop that similar soil well stocked
with humus affords, when both soils
get the same amount Of fertilizer and
tillage. There Is an unfortunate ten.
dency among cotton growers to de.
pend too much upon commercial fer
tilizer for making the crop. CONNER.
cial fertilizer is always profitable
when applied to soil rich in humus,
but on humus.lacking, and therefore
droughty, soils neither commercial fer
tilizer nor anything else can insure q
good yield in dry seasons, Owing to
the mild winters Of the cotton region,
there is no reason why all cotton fields
should not carry a winter crop Of
some legumine, which will furnish
good supply Of vegetable matter to
turn under in spring in plenty Of time
to prepare the land for either cotton
or corn or almost any crop grown in
the Southern States.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-12-10
~ SUCCESS WITH CALAIS.

Contrary to the usual rule OF the for
fists to give Gala lilies complete rest
during the summer months by turn
Ing the jars over on their sides under
a bush and Withholding water, l have
found by eight or ten years. experi-
ence that | obtain most satisfactory
results by setting the Jars In shall
low brook. which never becomes dry.
In August l take out the bulbs, some
times wash and scrub them with n
brush, though not always, replace them
with fresh earth containing plenty Of
cow manure, and plant as many as
eight or ten in a ten-inch pot Water
freely, never allowing the saucers to
become dry.--Sailie- Story.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-12-10
A GARDEN STRAWBERRY PATCH

usually spade under three or four
rows of old strawberry plants and set
as many rows of new ones. cover
the ground next to the strawberry
rows where l want to raise the run.
ners for plants for next year with
rotted manure saved for this pur-
pose. 1 dig 1t in and place the plants
on this prepared ground. l all $50
small pots with rich earth and sink
them in the ground next to the rows
from which l wish to propagate. In
each pot place n runner. and keep it
there with an ordinary wire fence sta
pie. The great advantage of potting
strawberry runners is that they are
not checked in moving, but grow nice
ly by fall and bear abundantly the
first year. In fact, the first year they
usually bear the largest berries, but
not the largest quantity, I never keep
n bed longer than three years and
sometimes only two.-Alfred P. Edge,
Hartford County, Md.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-12-10
PREPARING ORCHARD LANDS.


An orchardist of large experience
says: The general work Of preparing
the land for planting an orchard con-
sists in deep tilth, and the more thor
oughly 1t is done the more certain is
success. The preparation had best be
done late in the fall, when 1t will be
ready for early spring planting or for
fall planting If preferred. Many sue
cessful orchardists, especially in the
Western States, prepare the land by
opening with a heavy pillow a furrow
where the rows of trees are to be set
and then back furrowing the space
between them, making a land section
with a tree row In the centre. This
method affords a deeper filth under
the trees, and at the same time, sur
face drainage into the opening and
finishing furrow midway between the
rows, which will receive and, If prop
erly graded, carry off any surplus
water which may accumulate from
heavy rainfalls.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-12-10
Put Away Farming Tools Now.

The season OF active farm operations
is drawing to a close. Some fall plow'
ing is on the programme, and the corn
harvest will soon begin, but the NOW.
err, the binder, corn planter and cult
yators, garden tools and other imple-
ments should be housed for the win
ter. A farmer is known by the imple-
ments he keeps, and still more so by
the manner in which he Keeps them
The best investment on the farm is q
shed room for tools. Nothing pays so
well. How many sons Of Adam are
housing their farming machinery on
the lee side Of a barb-wire fence, or
at best under a cottonwood tree1 The
sun and wind and rain are peeling the
paint on, cracking the wood and rust
ing the iron parts, Machinery well
cared for lasts twice as long as thGt OF
the shiftless agrarian, and the salts
faction of using sharp, clean tools In
good repair more than pays for cheap
lumber. III. A. BERGMAN, in Coiman's
Rural World Fm "a
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-12-10

rho ewaet potato is epar excellence.
M crop Of the Southern States,
s.rsa Il ia suited to climatic and soil
ssS,t,ops as found in these States. 1t
aIso one Of the most profitable and
,ssssctory crops that the Southern
,mer cal, make either for market OF
anne y use and only state what is a
'ssll.known fact, that there is not an
Ehsr crop so universally grown as
ssiS crop. because 1t can be found on
NJ least piecelo OF cleaked land. where
,Se foundation of the future farm is
Solno laid, to the large felds Of the
IA plantations. where they count their
~ srras by the thousands. At this time
every year a great many Inquiries
N1me to hand from. parties newly
moved into the Southern States, par
trularly the Gulf States. as to the
best method Of getting a satisfactory
ma profitable, yield from this crop, for
Nappears to be a wen ecognized fact
ahat TO the newcomer this is one OF
re crops that he can hardly fail in
making something from II. To such
lnonlries 1 would say first of all see
lhat your land Is well broken and put
m good filth. II the land is old pillow
ssdeep as your soil will allow you, and
a little deeper. II the new land is
beIng, used, don't plow deeper than
ycur top soil is, but pulverize thor.
cusliy what you do not pillow 50 as to
make thoroughly mellow bed for the
young potatoes to grow In. On our
tough wire grass sod OF the long leaf
sbine lands 1t is not advisable to cut a
large furrow slice, and a very small
plcw OF the one-horse type is recon.
mended to make beginning with, be-
cause q large slice viii take a long
time IN decaying and getting incorpo-
rated with the other soil. What l
specially recommend and have been
practising personally for a number Of
years on this kind Of land is a very
narrow scooter, say about two inches
vide, cutting and prosecuting the
land at the very first and going about
SIX inches deep. This method Of
breaking new land mixes 1t all up
thoroughly and goes deep enough to
DO little subsoiling ut the same time.
This followed with the turning pillow
few inches deep and again with har-
row and cultivator makes an excel
lent Job on our stubborn wire grass
God, After the blowing, either old
land or new should be treated with a
good application Of high grade fertil-
Ter. The claim is often made that
new land does not require fertilizing
FOR a first crop. Perhaps not, in a
certain sense, but the farmer who takes
the fertility from his soil that nature
put there for crop, therefore a crop
without adding some more to It to
make that crop, is a SCHROEDER, and
NE results will come back to him in
Ritter years. For It is a we'll recog-
uized fact that among all our best
agriculturists that every crop grown
" the farm must be provided with the
necessary plant food for that crop in
ne form Of the proper fertilizers for
Rme. The fertilizer for sweet pota. |
oes should contain a liberal amount
\ phosphoric acid and potash. The
hrogen 10 not 30 imperative, as in |
noet Of our soils enough nitrogen is
Iiready present An excess OF nitro
~ viii promote the growth Of the
me at the expense OF the root pro-
Iuction, and IL IL riot we are inter.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-12-10

A good fertilizer for strawberries Is
the Following: 200 pounds fine bone
meal ana ten pounds Of potash, mixed
thoroughly. Good for one acre. II
GOOD ashes can be had use 200 pounds
in place Of potash, mix with bone meal
and apply this fall or spring. The fer
tiIixer can be sOEn broadcast over tne
ratch .isi''AA.'saasx~A
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-12-10
IS s:jEIEE5E;s . IS
Fringe 'is very popular. "

Fringe rs very popular" H'Sl ! .
Maggie combinations are as good as
ever. 'h'h'"9HHf'' -' "I.N''H'. ?.
\ GGeniIie ffinges are among the smart,
things! f''''' ''.. ~ 'iGLa!si :.
Dropping wings are a pretty black
finish to many hat. hfha' -
The over and over stitch in embroid-
cry is used a great deal. t9R7dc ! b.
Biaslz chiffon with Chahtilly APP
bliques overwhlte is in high favor.
twisted plumes are a variation on
the regulation ostrich curl. .lt@i
Cords, as edging and fdrapery, are
conspicuous on cloth costumes.
Zibelines boast all figures from
Scotch plaid suggestions to snowhakes.
Quaint little triple capes TINT dwindle
away to nothing at all at the front are
effective.
Chinese or Indian embroidery in
bright colors is used for collars and
cuffs ON jackets.
Rhinestone buttons and handsome
enamel and oxidized silver ones are
used a great deal.
Gold lace, gold braid, gold buttons
and embroidery make the darkest Of
cloth gowns splendid.
Rhinestones are combined with en-
broideries for evening gowns and pro-
dnoe scintiilating effect particularly