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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-31
The Wonders of Radium,

This newly-discovered mystery of
physics suggests undreamed of posi-
bilities. 1t seems a sort of impairment
violation of the laws of nature 1t ap-
pears to upset the idea that out of moth
ing nothing comes. 1t is an element
which reveals an energy or force equal
to the widest flights of Imagination.
Bulwer, in one of his latest romances,
invented fictitious substance-he
named il "vril'-to show how an ir-
resistible force in small compass could
be used for good-a piece in the head
of wand or walking-s stick giving one
the power to destroy entire armies of
men, shrivel up forest or level noun
tain. Thus the scientist makes good the
widest flight of the romance writer.
and truth to-day becomes stranger than
the fiction of day before yesterday. Ac-
cording to the estimate made by ex-
perts, it would take about billion years
for piece Of pure radium to wear itself
out.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-31
ENAMELED PULP BOARD

ing perforated in the grooves to enable
the plaster to penetrate the enamel and
adhere to the underlying pulp. The
board is not only cheaper to manufac-
ture than the small tiles, but is much
more convenient to handle. The enam-
eled finish makes it impervious to water,
and it can also be made fireproof by spe-
cial treatment with chemicals, which
is necessity when the imitation thing
is to be used in connection with the
fireplace. The pulp board is originally
built up of plurality of thin paper
boards cemented together, being finally
compressed and enameled on one sur
face, while the back is provided with
staples by which the boards can be
fastened in position.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-31

1t is to do away with this ladder, and
at the same time provide a rail which
shall serve the double purpose of as
sisting the traveller into his bunk and
preventing his falling out after going
to sleep, that this berth attachment has
been designed. AS a glance at the
drawing will show, there is pivoted
bar, which has a stirrup at the end, in
which the foot can be inserted for
climbing to the upper berth. The low
ering of this stirrup into vertical po-
sition throws up a horizontal bar along
the outer edge of the berth, thus af-
fording assistance to the climber.
When not in use both these devices can
be folded into the side bar of the
bunk, though at night they should be
allowed to remain extended to insure
the sleeper against accidental rolling
off his high bed.-N. o. Times-Demo-
Graf
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-31
FARMERS ARE WORRIED.
PhOsphOrescent storms on the Mary
land Coast Said to Lure Cattle
Into the Sea.

The farmers along Chesapeake bay,
in Mathews county, Md, have beeen Wis
tied by a new peril in the form OF phos-
phorescent light which rises from the
storm-tOssed waters at night, flashing
the sea with ribbons of fire that lure the
cattle, browsing in the marshes, to their
death.
The phenomenon appeared first on
the night of recent windstorm. A
stiff gale had set the tide billowing in
toward the pastures, which are always
more or less submerged, and as the wa
ter rose the flashes of phosphorescent
light began to glow stronger and strong
eT. From knee deep the sea rose to the
shoulders Of the startled animals, com
pletely enveloping them in a cloud Of
shifting, tremulous light.
Losing all sense of direction and seek
ing only to escape from the mysterious
light, the herd broke and each animal
swan, blind and bewildered. out to sea.
The believing of the frightened Crea-
lures was heard for several miles along
the shore line of Mathews county on
the night of the storm, and cattle in the
neighbOring barns, utterly unconscious
of the cause of the panic, displayed that
instructive fright which manifests itself
in dumb animals in the proximity Of
great danger.
Since this wholesale drowning the
farmers in the neighborhood have
driven the cattle off the swamps before
nightfall whenever a storm has been
threatened
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-31
TEETH AFFECT SIGHT.
cayed MOIars Cause Disturbance
of Ocular Nerves.

MANY people who come to me to have
their teeth attended to complain Incl
dentally of failing eyesight. and when
tell them that bad teeth, in nine cases
out of ten, are the cause, few feel in
clined to believe me-" said a well-known
New York dentist to Times reporter.
Bad sight is generally attributed to
overstudy, debilitated constitution, and
a hundred and one other causes, but
have you ever heard anyone place the
blame on the teeth? Bad teeth are the
direct result of insufficient application
of the tooth brush, and bad eyesight,
resulting from the decayed molars ex-
citing disturbances OF the ocular nerve-
is the next inevitable penalty That Is
a fact which seems to be little known.
THE other day | extracted four de-
cayed teeth of young girl who was al
most totally blind; her pupils were
dilated and insensible. A week after
I had pulled her teeth her sight was
practically restored. Two months pre-
vious to this cure the girl had been ex-
amined by an expert oculist, who. after
putting her to various tests, designated
the case as 'hysterical amblyopia.' and
l guess that's about all the satisfaction
the girl got, judging by her condition
when she came to me. In saying this,
do not think for moment that am in
any way prejudiced against oculists.
merely cite the instance.
In the course of year attend to the
teeth of scores Of people with impaired
vision, and in every case where the teeth
are drawn the sight is soon after either
greatly improved or entirely restored"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-31
BERTH ATTACHMENT.
Designed to Assure Comfort and Safe
ty to Passengers On Sleeping
Cars and Steamers.

A berth is berth, whether in the
sleeping car or steamer and about
the only good advice which can be
given the traveller is to get the lower
one if he can. But if his wife is along
she may object to his following this
advice-though probably the objections
that she should have the lower berth
and he should take the upper one.
Well, whichever way they settle it,
the one who has the upper berth would
have a troublesome time getting into
it but for the little stepladders which
the transportation company provides.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-31
Books She Admired Most.

When Tolstoi was in the Crimea recent
ly rich American arrived in his yacht
with a party of friends and asked permis-
sion to call on the great Russian. Leave
WIS granted on condition that Tolstoi,
who was quite weak from Illness should
not be troubled with talk On, woman
visitor could not restrain her conversa-
tional propensity, but said in gushing
tones: Leo Tolstoi, all your noble writ
ings have influenced my life, but the one
which taught me most was"
Here she forgot the name of the book
and Tolstoi asked, insinuatngly: WAS it
The Dead Souls?
Eyes, yes" was the eager reply.
"Ah," observed Tolsto, "Gogol wrote
that book, not l..
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-31


they were surrounded did they realize
they were in the hands of the officers of
the law; then there was shooting and
violent efforts to escape, but in vain!
One man was killed outright and the
other wounded severely-Don Simon
himself
The other member OF the band had
remained at the house, but Don Simon
suffered the full penalty of his many
crimes. Ere he was executed he sent
Lula as present the famous Thunder
bolt-a token of his high esteem of her
bravery.
But Lula declined to keep the horse,
and sold him, giving the money to those
whom his master had most cruelty
wronged.
Lula is lovely matron now, but re-
members with little thrill of horror
the night she fed to give the alarm,
mounted on the back of the famous
Thunderbolt.-N. O. Times-Democrat
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-31
Afraid of American Push.

Referring to the proposition to make
a ship canal from the Baltic to Berlin,
the Tageblatt says: in view of the
American danger which threatens our
commerce and industries, it's carrying
out appears to US a. an unavoidable ne
cessity,"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-31

I'm so glad you chose the subject Of
Chinese Women said Mrs Flushly to
Mrs, Gushly, who had just finished read
ing her paper The subject is so inter
esting,, | never tire of hearing about the
poor things"
Mercy thought the author of the
paper. Il hope no one else stops to con-
graduate me before | get home. These
new shoes pinch me so | can't stand it
another minute!"-Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-31

A New York lady who told her am
anced that she loved him for himself
alone now wants him arrested because
he pretended to be a member of FAM
lily renowned for its money.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-31

Patience" said Uncle Eben. lis what
er'ybody thinks evybody ought to have,
an what nobody has much personal use
for w Washington Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-31

The speeding trains came together with
dull, siclening thud. A moment later
the happy pair sat facing each other in
the corn field far away. well. what are
you crying for" asked the man. The lady
wept anew. TIT is our first falling out, -
she sobbed. - Cincinnati Commercial-Trb-
une.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-31

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalli-
Samuel, Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. II, 1900
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-31
Danger in Baby Foods,

Most Of the prepared baby foods con-
tain too much fat and develop the ch lids
weight more than its strength.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-31

Mrs. Homeleigh-"Y our husband is at
his club good deal, isn't he?" Lady
Gadabout-"Nes. The poor boy hates be-
ing at home alone, you w.'-Punch.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-31

This is where we part company" said
the comb to the brush as they were set
out in the guests bedroom. Columbia
Jester
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-31

Charity and personal force are the only
Investments worth anything.-Walt Whit
man.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-31

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-31

You can do your dyeing in half an hour
with Putnam Fadeless Dyes.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-04

ferent crops and fields, and make
my mixtures to correspond with
these results. I always buy for cash
the highest grade raw materials, and
mix a high grade fertilizer.
This spring I bought SO tons, all
told, and the composition I top
dressed my wheat and oats with
was made as follows:
1900 pounds, 16 per cent, acid
phosphate.
500 pounds nitrate of soda.
200 pounds muriate of potash.
This would analyze 1914 per cent
phosphate acid, 4A per cent ammo
MIA, 5 per cent potash, pure.
The cotton fertilizer that the most
of the tenants used was made from
1850 pounds acid phosphate.
$50 pounds tankage.
200 pounds eotton-seed meal.
100 pounds nitrate of soda.
100 pounds muriate of potash.
Giving 11h per cent phosphoric
acid, 3 per cent ammonia, 2M per
cent of potash.
Pea fertilizer has
1900 pounds acid phosphate.
200 muriate potash.
And runs IA per cent phosphoric
acid and 5 per cent K2O.
Quite a number of mixtures are
made and used every year. To this
manipulation of fertilizers some of
my neighbors attribute my success
[ pile them on renovating crops
sometimes like some one was giving
them to me, but I bank equally on
manure, good preparation, selection
of seed and thorough culture. For
instance, 1 have selected my seed
corn in the field for some five years.,
following our best authorities, and I
see a wonderful improvement. It
all looks like it had been planted Just
when the moon was right!
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-04
EASY SCIENCE o D FOR.
FARMERS.
xIx.-Plant and Soil Constituents.

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Things in this world are divided
into the Animal, Vegetable and Min
eral Kingdoms. There is a great diff
ference between a classic epic poem
and a pebble. Yet the poem was made
out of the rock. A man wrote the
poem and he wa made from the staff
of life which grew in the soil made
from the rocks. So the poet who
said "books in the running brooks,
tongues in trees, and sermons in
Stones" not only saw good in every
thing, but spoke the literal truth.
Of course, one element was added in
the plant-Life, which is a state
rather than a thing, and the animal
received a brain, man a soul and the
poet genius, of all which, science in
its material department has little to
do, but, in its last analysis, has
everything to do.
In considering the constituents of
plants we find on analysis that while
plants are organic, they are com
posed of inorganic materials. The
nitrogen and potash and sulphur
found in plants are identical with
the nitrogen, potash and sulphur in
the soil. As we have said in these
studies, the soil is composed of a
great variety of minerals; so, also,
do plants require for their growth
many of those elements.
It is a remarkable fact that the
constituents most plentiful in soil
are used in the least quantities by
vegetation, while those elements
which plants demand in abundance
are found in smallest proportion in
the soil. This is the basis of all our
talk about Nitrogen, Phosphorus and
Potash. It seems to be a subversion
of natures economy, but in reality
it is a wise provision.
The chief constituent of plants is
water. Lettuce and turnips contain
over 80 per cent; growing timber
seldom. contains less than 40 per
cent.
Plants are composed of three kinds
of elements, and they may be deter
mined by the heat test. If a plant is
thoroughly dried by heat all that
weight which disappears in steam is
water. If the plant is burned a very
large part passes away in the form
of gas, but there is left a small guam
tity of white ash.
The combustible part of plants is
made up of six chemical constituents
carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitro
gen and sulphur with a little phos-
phorus-and without these no plant
was ever produced. Carbon general
" forms about one-half of the dry,
combustible matter of plants. Nj
trogen seldom exceeds 4 per cent,
generally much less; sulphur and
PHOSPHORUS are still smaller in
quantity. The remainder is oxygen
and hydrogen.
The incombustible ash also con-
4o;n1 civ ~ooroocso
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-04
TBS

This may not seem to be an "easy"
study to some, but while some of the
terms used above may be little un-
derstood and in practical life UNI
necessary, farmers are famiIiarizing
themselves more and more with
scientific language and thought. At
any Farmers Institute you may hear
rugged old farmers rattle off ques-
tions about protein and carbohy-
drates and when you once understand
that these simple elements, with a
few more in a proportions, make
up the material universe, you begin
to see the Importance of becoming
acquainted with the most common.
The practical farmer need not
bother himself with any of these
minerals, except those which are
r and which he is using up at
SO rapid a rate in his crops. These
r. the Big Three-Nitrogen, Phos-
phoric Acid and Potash. Chapter
10 On availability showed what a
very small proportion of these ele-
ments are found in the soil.
When American farmers realize
fully the significance of these pro-
portions and get away from the no.
ton that the soil is the widows curse
from which earth's bounty may be
poured forever, a new era will dawn
upon American agriculture.-H. A.
Bereman, IN Colman's Rural World.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-04
THE QUESTION OF LABOR.

whats worth doing at all is
worth doing right" has been a mot
to of mine. I want good heavy mules,
good strong, large plows, and men
who can handle them. A boy and the
o%ne-horse Dixie is a poor outfit to
improve clay land with.
Four good big mules, a good driver,
a sixteen-inch steel turn pillow, and a
good man to shake it well, will be
more to my liking. After a crop is
planted on thoroughly prepared soil
the battle is half won. AS I am not
contented with a half-won victory, I
insist on thorough, rapid culture,
kept up until late in the season.
Never overtask hands with big
crops. Keep them well up with their
work, pay them promptly, keep them
in good spirits and interested in their
work. They are as proud of a good
crop as you are.
Negro labor is the thing for our
cotton farms. Make them happy by
furnishing good quarters, good a
tions, prompt pay, and listen to them
sing, and brag about your good crops.
I have taken hold of the pillow ham
dies myself that I might learn just
where the difficulty lay. I have hunt
ed up tools and placed them where
needed to avoid loss of time in chang
ing work. I want to be on the
ground myself, no matter how good
are the -overseers / have.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-04

Peas to be cut for hay, and wheat to
follow, and I want more than 90
bushels per acre next harvest.
ROTATING CROPS.
When I began farming, I tried a
six-year rotation: cotton; cotton;
corn and peas; wheat; clover; wheat
followed by peas and then back to
the beginning.
Experienced soon showed that a
shorter rotation would suit my lands
and ~pocket-book better, as clover so
often failed me, throwing the whole
system out of gear. I adopted a
three-year rotation: cotton; corn;
wheat. Of course catch crops are
sown and the rotation is not iron
clad. Some of my cotton lands are
sown in crimson clover at the last
working, while others are sown in
rye at first or second picking. This
clover and rye are turned for corn
and peas, or peas only, for hay. The
corn and pea lands go in wheat, y
or oats for grain, or oats and vetch
for hay; all to be followed by a crop
of peas for hay and part of the pea
stubble to be sown in crimson clover,
or vetch to be turned for cotton in
the sprig. I try to get a full third
of my arabic uplands in cotton each
year, for this is my money crop,
while the wheat and corn lands are
always divided with other crops.
A good pea hay crop will give as
much feed as a corn crop and i'm
prove the land besides. By this man
agement we SOW peas at three diff
ferent times each spring, and it does
not Interfere so much with the work
ing of the crops. Just after the
crops are planted, we turn our rye,
prepare well and SOW peas; then just
before harvest and after the oats
and vetch are mown, we turn and
SOW peas; after wheat harvest, peas
are put in in a rush and work not so
well done. Oats, vetch, and peas
have solved the problem of hay; two
heavy, sure crops each year. Why
should I wait on red clover, when it
has failed me so often? or depend OF
ovcrtiown creek bottoms?
FERTILIZERS AND MANUREs
l have said scarcely any thing of
stable manure, as none has been
made on this farm except in bottom
pasture.
l keep cattle, to be sure, but they
are wintered on the home farm, and
all the manure-is needed there. This
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-04

The water in plants is supplied
through the roots from the moisture
in the soil, with rain as its original
source. Carbon comes from the car
bonic acid gas in the atmosphere.
Hydrogen and oxygen are elaborated
from water. Nitrogen must come
from organic material in the soil or
In the case of Ieguminous plants
from the air through the Office of
bacterial nodules. All the rest are
mineral and are either found natur-
ally in the soil or are supplied In the
form of fertilizers.
In the following table will be found
the average composition of a crop
of meadow grass weighing over FIVE
tons when cut green and making
when dried one and a half tons of
hay:
Composition of a crop of meadow
grass:
Water 8,378 lbs
Carbon ........"....1315
hydrogen ........... IA
Nitrogen ............ AZ
Oxygen and sulphur HOS
Combustible matter -. 2,613 TBS
Potash ....:....... 56.3
Soda ................ 11.9
Lime ............. PSI
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-04

An interesting bulletin on SQUAD
raising has just been issued by the
Bureau of Animal Industry, known
as Farmers Bulletin No. III. The
breeds recommended for market rais-
ing are Homers or a cross between
them and Dragons. Successful
breeders use Homers almost exc1u-
The author of the bulletin.
William E. Rice, has 425 pairs of
pigeons which produced last yea
AGO squads for market.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-04
FERTILIZERS AND MANUREs

l have said scarcely any thing of
stable manure, as none has been
made on this farm except in bottom
pasture.
L keep cattle, to be sure, but they
are wintered on the home farm, and
all the manure-is needed there. This
farm is worked entirely by tenants,
Tor whom we furnish everything, and
ON time. There is not so much profit
IN this, but it is hard to get out of
old ruts.
10 show my appreciation of ma
nore, / am now building a COW
barn, on the Moore Farm, 81 x no
lect, where cattle are to be fattened
That l may have the use of the ma
nure in building up my poor fields.
l sadly need more humus to let
water IN and hold it there. Decaying
n'mus matter gives heat, and this,
with humic acid and water, helps
10 set free plant food, as well as let
ing IN air and keeping the soil in
good mechanical condition.
Now a few words about CONNER
claI fertilizers. For some five
years L have been mixing my own.
l nave made numerous tests on diff
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-04

Peas to be cut for hay, and wheat to
follow, and I want more than 90
bushels per acre next harvest.
ROTATING CROPS,
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-06-03

ceived;-Frank, ThurmOnd; to dig the
well: j. A. MahOney, to furnish the
windmill; ]. A. Tracy, the tower;
Judge Field, Jas Corbett, MA. Bolich,
s. Lindauer, P. r. Smith, Geo. Shepard,
A. J. Clark, and w. H. Greer, TO
furnish one tent and floor each.
Major Waddill assured the committee
that the selection Of Deming for build
ing sanitarium was final. It is the
disposition Of the committee to assist in
every manner possible towards carry
ing out the project. To that end, a
committee composed Of Messrs Tracy,
Lindauer and Greer, was appoint
ed to collect subscriptions and arrange
for the breaking of ground Immediately.