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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-07

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-07

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zS-sRohert r. Downing.
zs- Easenc F. Brsnigan.
4s-Ofto Reirners.
4s-"David :. Stewart.
za-sPeter r. holler.
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bl-JsYnes i. Roach.
b2-1cdmund W. VOORHEES,.
hS-Adinlrned.
Robert II. Dernars-
55--Col. Ardolph L. Kline
IS --Noah Tebhetts.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-10
Test the Seeds.

At this time of year seed should be
procured and prepared for the coming
season. If put of until later time,
because of the delays that arise during
the rush Of spring shipments and
spring work, the seed may not be on
hand at the proper time. the seeding
will be late, and smaller yields will be
the result. This is the proper time to
investigate the vitality and germinat-
ing power Of seeds. This should al.
ways be done unless there is no ques.
ton about the matter. and there usual
ly is; and the cost of test is but
trife. Purchased seed should always
be tested. Seed may have been put
away in storage in proper condition,
but 1t may have absorbed moisture
from the air, the ventilation may have
been poor and the seed may have been
injured by molding or heating or
freezing. II such seed Is used and the
usual amount Is sown, the stand is
poor and irregular, and low yield is
the result
The weather during the fall Of 1902
was hard on the vitality of seeds, and
even where the best of care has been
taken the per cent of termination may
be low. Where the seed has been neg
lected the per cent of termination may
ball below so. The rainfall was fire.
quent and heavy and much OF the seed
was soaked in the field. Freezes do
much damage while seed is in such
condition. Much poor seed will be
sent out the coming season and it is
very necessary that seed be tested be-
fore planting.
A simple terminating apparatus can
be made from two ordinary plates and
a piece Of flannel cloth. Fold the cloth
and lay 1t in one plate, placing the
seeds between folds Of the cloth, which
should be moist, but not dripping.
Cover the whole with another plate in.
verted and stand in a warm place. II
the test is made during cold weather.
care must be taken to stand the plates
where the temperature will not fall
much below SO degrees Fahrenheit at
night and will be about IS or 10 de-
srees during the daytime.
The seeds that have sprouted should
be removed every day and the number
recorded. When the test is completed
the number of seeds sprouted can be
compared with the number put in the
test and the percentage OF germina.
ton determined. Cereals and alfalfa
should be tested for about ten days
while grass seeds need fourteen TO
thirty days.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-10
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The Chinch Buu.

In the accompanying cut we show
the chinch bug. an insect that has
proven very destructive to grain crops
in some sections Of the country By
the side of the mature bug will be
seen perpendicular line about one
eighth Of an inch long. That shows
the real size of the insect, the illus
tration being greatly enlarged. The
chinch bug is a native insect, origin
ally subsistins on various wild grasses
in the Mississippi valley and through
out its range. 1t is now widely dis
tributed, being found in all the ter
ritory between Manitoba and Nova
Scotia and the Gulf Of Mexico.
There are numerous ways Of fight
ing this pest. Waste land should be
burned over and cleared up. Wild
grasses infested by chinch bugs
should also be given the fire treat
ment. The rubbish in the fence cor
ners and by the hedges should also
be raked up and incinerated. When
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-10
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The Expensive Poor Cow.

Some dairymen would be better on
if they did not have SO many cows as
they own at present and some would
be actually better off if they had
none. This is hard saying, but it is
true. The sooner the poor cows are
weeded out of the herd the better. 1t
takes fairly good COW to pay eX-
penses. There are millions OF cows
in the United States that are not fair
ly good. This is proven by statistics
regarding the average of milk and
butter production. The average COW
is not money maker, and there are
millions OF cows poorer than the av-
erage cow. From the average cow
down they should be sent to the
shambles. The farmers of the Uni
ted States would be ahead what they
received from them as beef. This
would be clear gain, and more, for it
would be preventing annual losses
that are now occurring with great
regularity. The men that scoff at
book farming, that will not read ag-
rlcultural papers and that will not
attend farmers institutes are the fel-
lows for the most part that are keep
ing these expensive poor cows. The
men that are awake and that think
are quitting that kind Of business.
Moreover, the men that are progress
sive are getting ahead of the men
that refuse to think. They are going
out among the slow men and are an
nually buying their best COWS to put
into their own herds. They are doing
this at the expense Of a few dollars
per COW more than they would have
to pay for poor COW. They are do
ing the right thing, for if the other
men refuse to be instructed they must
necessarily suffer the loss of their
best animals. A COW that will make
profit of fifty dollars a year is GER
tainly worth twice as much as the
COW that will make only twenty-five
dollars profit in a year, yet the fool
ish man that sells the better COW will
part with her for S35 when he would
want $25 for poor COW. Every
farmer should investigate the matter
and as quickly as possible get rid of
his expensive poor cows.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-10
To Get a Good Dairy Herd.

To obtain a good dairy herd it is
necessary to both select and breed. 1t
is a great mistake to sell the heifer
calves from good cows, as farmers
now generally do. If the people that
are in the dairy business want good
cattle it is now necessary for them to
raise their own animals. The practice
of going out and buying good cows,
keeping them for short time under
heavy feed and then sending them to
the butcher has been going on SO long
that it is now extremely difficult to go
out and purchase first-ciass cows. In
breeding up it is necessary to select
till a number OF good cows are OBJ
tained. These COWS must be not only
good mixers. but hardy in constitu-
ton. They should be bred to the best
sires obtainable. The sire must be
carefully chosen and with due regard
to the milking qualities of his dams
and grand dams on both sides.
A. J. Glover OF the Illinois Agricul.
tural college was recently sent out to
purchase Holstein bull to put at the
head of the Holstein herd at the col
lege. He hunted for good many
days before finding a suitable animal.
One was finally obtained, and here are
some of the things in his favor: The
dam OF this bull produced 662 pounds
of butter fat in one year. That means
Is per cent more than that amount in
butter. The grand dam on his dams
side made 704 pounds of butter in a
year. The dam Of the sire of that bull
made 27.75 pounds of butter in a week.
This bull himself has six daughters in
the advanced registry, and one OF
these daughters has made PASS pounds
OF butter in one week. The dam of
the bull purchased gave 1929 pounds
Of milk in one year, and the grand
dam gave 20.304 pounds in a like pc
riod.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-10
TRADE IN OLD CLOTHES
Philadelphia Does Large Business In
CASTOR Raiment.

Philadelphia is said to DO a bigger
business in old clothes, says the New
York Commercial-that is, of course,
in the cast-off or second and third
hand clothes of mcmillan any other
city on the American continent. 1t
is the center Of the trade in the east
and the buyers of New York-men
with bags from Canal Hester and
Baxter streets-and from ali over the
middle states work" the City of
Brotherly Love for old clothes every
business day of the year These out
siders number nearly 600 on an aver
age. The capital invested in the old
clothes trade Of Philadelphia aggre-
gates S3.500.0o0. There are about
1000 tiourishing retail stores, and the
average value of their stocks is set
by experts in the trade at $4,000. Eacn
of half dozen stores carries goods
valued at $4,000 or $4,000. Each
store gives employment to three per.
sons on an average-the proprietor,
his wife, and the "busheler." or
mender. In all there are fully 5000
N the retail shops.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-10
The Poorly Constructed silo.

1t is doubtless true that more silos
have proven failures because of Door
construction than for any other cause.
The cheap silo is more than likely to
be silo poorly constructed. The
maker tries to save not only on ma
terial, but on labor. The result is
that men are employed that do not
understand the principles entering
into the construction Of a silo.
Apertures are left here and there
where the air can get through into
the silage. After filling, the silage ia
exposed to air not only from the ton
but also from the sides. PERHAPS
corners have been left, even in round
silos, where little pockets Of air are
formed. When the silo comes to be
emptied. the proportion of spoiled
silage to good silage is very large
The owner becomes both dissusted
and discouraged, and does not refill
the silo. The structure stands as
monument of failure and prevents
other farmers from constructing silos
for they think it fair sample of silo
II is possible to construct cheap silos
that are serviceable. and will Last
long time, but the ordinary man will
be more successful with his silo II he
does not try to save too much money
in the first cost.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-10
To Fight Apple Scab.

A Nebraska reader of the Farmers
Review asks how to fight the apple
scab. In answer will say that the
successful fighting of the apple scab
fungus is not an easy matter. Spray
Ing is practiced, but it is not uni
formly successful. Some orchardists
follow the practice of giving a winter
treatment with copper sulphate before
the buds swell. This spraying solu-
ton is made by the use of three to
four pounds of copper sulphate to SO
gallons Of water. This strength is
safe only when the buds are dormant.
For use on foliage the proportion
should be one pound OF copper sui
phate to $50 gallons of water. The
Bordeaux mixture is, however, the
spray that will be found most effec.
tive. 1t is used generally on tho un-
folding leaves before the blossoms
open. and again after the petals fsll
II the season be wet, the second spray.
Ing should be followed by . third in
about ten days.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-10
First Spraying for Apple Scab,


From Farmers Review: l note in
recent issue of your valuable paper
that you advise spraying the apple
tree while buds are dormant to pro.
tect against apple scab fungus Ny
experience has been that this is up-
necessary and useless. The spores
start to grow later and II first spray
Ing with Bordeaux and arsenical mix.
lures Is made when the flower buds
first open. the treatment will be early
enough and of great value. When |
say flower buds first open" l mean
the original bud which contains the
five, or more, separate blossoms and
do not refer to individual blossoms.
Let those who do not understand this
observe carefully the opening and de.
velopment Of the buds There are
many things in nature that can be
studied with pleasure and profit if we
will but give little time to it. The
flower in the desert is not the only
one that was born to blush unseen"
lor few see the beauty of the spring
blossoms as they should.-Henry M.
Dunlap.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-10
Practical KNOWLEDGE.

A Scripture examination was beng
held recently in an English school,
where the lesson was Elijah Offering
sacrifice on Mt. Carmel. AS the chill
dren looked like good scholars, the
inspector gave them question:
Now, you have told me that Elijah
put the bullock on the altar. WHY
did he put water around the altar"
The children looked amazed e1cep,
one little boy, who stood up and said:
Please, sir, to make the gravy"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-10

idly as he could travel until the cav
ern was reached.
rs that the place. Cummins?" he
asked.
Yes
Come in herein this cavern"
What for?"
'Saut your Internal mouth and come
on: you taik too much"
Il won't go!" he cried. for his sus
picions began to be aroused, and he
made an effort to pull away.
The faithful old man seemed to
realize that in some way this attack
had reference to his mistress, and
he fought with the desperation of a
madman; but he was choked into
insensibility, and Lakeland said:
Take him up! Drag him in there,
and tie him hard and fast"
Cummins obeyed instructions. and
few moments later emerged from
the cave, saying:
Well boss. that's done"
Yes. but there is not second to
lose. for the old man at the camp will
not be dealt with so easily. You
must get two or three of the others.
if they have not gone, and bring them
here at once. Don't waste moment,
for everything depends on getting re-
Inducements before daylight
The nights in Alaska were long at
this season, and 1t was possible for
reinforcements to arrive before dawn.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-10

The two prisoners were lifted from
the ground and carried to the caye.a.
where they were left tied hard aud
fast, their fates to be determined
later.
Paul Miller was not unconscious at
any time. and when he found himself
tied. lying on the hard floor of the cav
ern, he began to calculate on his
chances.
Suddenly he heard a groan in The
darkness.
"Kate-Kate-was that you?" he
whispered.
No" was the answer.
who was it?'
And another hollow groan came on
their ears.
Great goodness gracious, What is
it?" shrieked Kate Willis. What is
it?"
Hush, Kate!" whispered Paul
well as ourselves!'
Then came another deep groan.
which seemed to be only a few PAGES
away.
who are you?" asked Paul.
I'm Ben Holton," came a feeble
answer. Il amt done nuthin' t be
tied up here an left t die in this
way"
Il know HIM" gasped Kate. lie
was Laura's faithful servant"
In the anguish of his soul Paul
groaned:
'Oh, Laura. Laura, why can l not
reach your side and save you from
those fends?"
Paul had deep thoughts, but kept
those to himself He still had faith
that heaven would never permit such
an evil as these INSCRIPTIONS men
contemplated to succeed. How
divine interposition would come he
had no idea. but he believed it would
come.
AT that very moment Paul had
faithful friend of whom he had never
thought coming to him. The dog
courier that had borne the tdings
that he and his companion were per-
ishing in the forest had always shown
strange fondness for him.
On the night Paul left, his canine
friend was tied with the other dogs.
lest he should follow and betray their
flight. The dumb brute determined
to follow. and when Paul was sole
set to work to deliberately gnaw tle
seal RATA in twain His sharp inCis-
ors did the work and his keen sense
of smell soon told him the course they
at the cavern.
Paul was lost in painfH thought
when he suddenly felt the touch OF
cold nose tip on his cheek and be-
came aware that friend was near.
The dog shifted about him for a no.
ment, and, reaching his wrists, at
last, realizing that something was
wrong. seized the thongs with his
teeth and began pulling at them.
What is that noise?" asked Kate
Willis.
BE quiet" Paul answered in an
undertone.
The sharp teeth of the dog were
silently cutting the thongs, which
tied his master. In few minutes
Paul's hands were free. Then untying
his ankles, he crept to where Kate
sat against the big rock, her arms tied
around it.
Who's that she asked.
Keep quiet" he whispered Kate
was bit nervous and very anxious
to know if there was any chance for
escape, but she restrained her nat
ural inclination and said nothing.
Paul released her and went next
to old Ben Holton who was groaning
as If he was breathing his, last.
The old fellow. dumb with aston
ishment for moment. blurted out:
BE ye agoin' t unite me?"
NO, no. ye WON'T roared the sen.
try, who began to suspect what was
up. Lighting torch, he started to
the interior Of the cavern, where
they had left the captives. when std
denly there came = sha2p growl, an
oath, cry and man was on his
back. furious dog at his throat.
Ito be continued)
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-10
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Unskilifui OrchardinQ.

r. Morrill,: One of the weaknesses
OF the average orchardist appears to
me to be lack OF plan at the begin
ming. 1t is sometimes sudden thought
that sets a man into growing an or
chard. He has not informed himself
as to what the requirements are or
how nearly he comes to filling the bill,
SO far as the man is concerned or the
soil OF the orchard. In our own state
there are good many meadows and
corn fields spoiled with peach orchards
"a very fatal mistake, because man
can blow money into an unproductive
orchard about as fast as anything I
know of, and take about as little out
OF 1t, and that is often determined by
its location, and often mans troubles
begin right there. The next trouble is
getting the best out of each and every
tree in an orchard. When a man sets
an orchard and finds tree does not
start well, he should understand that
that particular tree has some inherent
dfniculty, which almost invariably will
remain to the end. The life of an
orchard is determined by its surround
ings and the amount of fruit-we are
talking about peach orchard-it may
be ten or twenty years; with an apple
orchard 1t may be fifty years under
good management; and still men will
occupy the ground and expect to work
around tree which starts out weak
ling, and expects to work all that time,
with only one life to live, when with
the expenditure of a few cents at the
end OF the year he may throw out that
tree and put in a good one.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-10
Valuable Horticultural Information

Valuable Horticultural Information.
The 36th volume of the transactions
OF the Illinois State Horticultural So
c1ety, containing the proceedings OF
the state society, Of the northern,
central and southern district societies
as well as various local societies is
already published and is upon our
table. 1t is a substantially bound
book Of nearly $50 pages, and con-
tains full page Illustrations. Parti-
cular attention has been paid in the
proceedings OF the various societies to
papers and discussions practical and
scientific. on fruit culture. Valuable
features Of this book are lists of fruits
recommended for the different dis
trlcts of the state accompanied by
descriptions Of the various varieties,
formulas for the preparing of spray
ing mixtures and directions for apply
ing the same. reports Of the expert
ment stations, reports of experiments
In building cold storage rooms and
in keeping fruits, etc. This is a valu-
able book to all fruit growers and
horticulturists generally. 1t is sent
to all members free and to public and
school libraries on receipt of l5c
to cover postage. Annual membership
in the state society are 81. Life mem
bershlps IS. Address the secretary, L.
r. Bryant, Princeton, III.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-10

the ground is frozen tame meadows
may be burned over without injury to
the grass. Trap crops may be planted
and will sometimes do good. Rota
tion is one of the best ways Of check
ing the ravages of this insect. In the
rotation, small grain should be dis
associated as much as possible from
corn. Some try plowing under the
first rows of an attacked field: but this
does not always prove effective.
Spraying with kerosene emulsion
gives some relief when the work is
done in time. One of the methods
that has been quite generally prac-
ticed is the plowing of a furrow and
dragging log through it to kill the
bugs as fast as they accumulate. The
tarred line has been tried as barrier
to an invading army of these insects
with some success. It must, however,
be renewed several times a day.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-10
Honduras in Hard Straits

Honduras. since 1900, has had no
market for her cattle. In the past she
depended on Guatemala. but financial
conditions in that republic have closet
the market
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-10

Eleven villages in Russian Turkes.
tan are said to be in runs as a result
of the recent earthquake and fully
5000 houses have been destroyed. The
government will be obliged to supply
the wants of the working people at
Andiian until spring.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-10

No farmer can manage his affairs
on strictly business principles who
does not keep an account OF his re-
ceipts and expenditures and take an
occasional inventory to see how he
stands financially. 4
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-10
All He Needed.

Wonder what Brown need. TO
make him successful! autho-7"
Nothing but a story to tell. and
brains TO tell it-'-Atlanta Constitu
ton.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-10

The Hessian fly is so called because
1t is supposed to have been introduced
into this country from Germany by
the Hessian troops in their straw dur
ing the year 1776, when large rein
torcements OF these troops joined the
British army at Staten Island,
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-10

The breeding-up Of tie corn plant
to high protein content means the
revoIHtionizing Of the cattle feeding
industry within the corn belt.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-10

"Spangling" is the marking pro-
duced by large spot or splash on
each feather, differing with that of
the ground-color.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-10

Experience is great teacher. but
her tuition fees are exorbi,ant.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-10
Value Of Texaa Cattle.

1t is said that Texas alone markets
$50, 600 900 worth OF cattle annually,
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-10
The K|D1dyke &ld Mystery.
BY JOHN z. MUSiCK,

Aathsr os "Mystsrto0s Mr.. Howard" TN
DARK Stranger" Charlie AILendais's
Dsabls." Sas.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-07

Tor the necessary working capital
with which to prepare for the sea-
son, making a total of some $3.50
which must be raised before the
umpire can say "play ball" at the
initial game of another season.
This financial statement Is most
magnificent showing. 1t demon
strates the efficiency and energy
and ability~of the managers. When
1t Is considered that the season did
not commence until nearly July,
and that the club did rot reach Its
proper form until nearly Septem-
Der, 1t Is a most magnificent show
ing for the town anu the club. The
people were entertained and the
city advertised and everybody was
pleased.
The Review desires the same
condition another year. The sea
son should begin with strong
club. The experience Of last season
will make this possible. But the
managers must have the help of
the people. This amount OF $3.50
must be raised. 1t can be raised If
the business men and lovers of the
game stand back of those who give
their time gratis for ball club In
the town. Every man In the town.
whether a ball crank or not should
help along this movement. A lit
tie can be given without any sacrt-
flee, and if each one does that little,
the rest will be easy. The leaders
in the movement will double their
holdings of stock They should be
met half way by every stockholder
and everyone not stockholder.
We want a ball club, good one,
winning one, and can get 1t if every
one would help just little.
Sistersville Is invited to be a part
OF the Ohio Valley circuit, composed
of Parkersburg, Charleston ard
Clarksburg, W. Va, Ashland, KY,
Portsmouth, WelIston and Zanes.
Vile, Ohio. This Circuit Is already
organized, and Mr.. Thos. J. Lough-
ney OF this city Is Vice President.
1t will make a strong circuit and
bring here some VI the best teams
In the country outside the big
leagues. But whether In the cir
cult or Independent, we want a ball
club that will make all others
hustle, and can get 1t If thel people
will stand by the association and
help along In the good work.
We trust the name Of every
citizen will be on the roll of stock
holders In the next very few days.