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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-28
LIGHTNING STRIKES DEAD.
Woodchopper Meets Death Through
His AK.

Berlin. June 27.-While chopping wood
near Augsburg, a boy named Wilhelm
Behr caught his axe against a wire
clothesline.
At the same moment a fash of light
ming struck the line. passed down the
axe and killed him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-28
SHE DENoUNcEs KoDAKERs.
Princess Appeals to King to Protect
Her innocence.

Vienna, June 27.-The Princesses Obol-
enski and LubomirsH. who intend to
swim from Dalais TO Dover with Baron
ess Isacescu. have sent a singular petit
ton TO Emperor Francis Joseph.
They want him to order the Minister
of the Interior to combine with the
French and British authorities against
camera fiends. who may want to snap
shot their Highnesses in bathing cos
tunes.
we don't want our figures, arms and
limbs scattered all over the illustrated
papers" wrote the picturesque Princess
Obolenski. The Emperor has taken the
case under aQvisement-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-28
ONE VIENNA ALDERMAN.
ISLANDERS RepubIicanism and Causes,
an Apology.

Vienna, June 27.-The minister Of for
eign affairs has called at the American
embassy to explain that the government
must not be held responsible for the on
elaught upon republicanism in the Vienna
city council
Alderman BiIalavegue designated all
republican governments as a combination
Of rogues and blackguards, much to the
Indignation of American visitors.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-28
poMuLUs is DIscREDITED.
Declared That He Was Born After
FOUNDING of Rome.

Rome. June 27.--The most amazing dis
coveries are being made every day in the
depths of the Forum ROmanum. Among
the latest finds are number of tombs
which prove beyond all possibility of
doubt that RomulUs did not found Rome,
for It existed several centuries before he
was born.
A few days ago the worlmen in the
Forum came upon the remains Of an
elevator which was used in Julius Gaze
sar's time Some Of the woodwork, black
ened with age, was still recognizable.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-28
MAscAeNI is ROASTED.
Roman Paper Gives Him Rounding
Up and Cleaning Out.

Rome, June 27.-Mascagni's first dra-
matte effort, a comedy in three acts.
IS TO open the season at one of the
smaller theatres in October. The Meme
streT' newspaper comments on the report
as follows:
Composer. leader. newspaper man,
lecturer, professor and conservatory di-
rector without job. likewise playwright
Mascagni would hop around St Peters
on one leg if he could get an audience -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-28
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-28
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-28
RECEPTION TO KAISER.

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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-17

Scotland Neck Commonwealth:
Mr.. J. A. ~Stikeleather, of Olin, N.
c., writes to the Statesville Land
mark some interesting items about a
farmer of his community who fol-
lows the intensive plan of farming
rather than the extensive. The far
mer in question bought n bushel of
artichokes for $3.50 and planted
them OF one-tenth of an acre in his
garden and made 100 bushels. One
bushel of the artichokes, says the
correspondent, is worth as much as
a bushel of potatoes, and the farmer
is feeding them to his hogs and
COWS with great advantage. This
same farmer killed three 82 months
old pigs weighing respectively 229,
236 and 234 pounds. All this goes
to show that intensive farming pays
better than extensive over broad
acres of poor land. This is a good
season of the year for farmers to
study such matters.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-17

fertilizer intended 10 be given to the
crop should be applied during the
narrowing and working of the land,
and will thus become thoroughly
mixed with the soil, and will be much
more effective than if applied just
previous to planting the seed. If
less than 500 pounds 20 the acre he
applied it may be put in the row,
and should be thoroughly mixed with
the soil by running 4 cultivator
through it, but we are on principle
strongly in favor of broadcast ferti-
lizing. Before planting the seed,
freshen up the soil by running a cul-
tivator down the row. AS to the
fertilizer to be used: A series of
experiments made in South Carolina
demonstrated very positively that it
is an easy matter to supply more
plant food than the crop can utilize
with profit. The maximum quantity
of fertilizer that can generally be
used to advantage on average land
is such an amount as will furnish
so pounds of phosphoric acid, IS
pounds of potash, and 20 pounds Of
nitrogen to the acre. A fertilizer
made of 1900 pounds of aid phos-
phate, 600 pounds of cotton-seed
meal and 200 pounds of kainit viii
supply this need if applied at the
rate of 800 pounds to the acre. If
peas have been previously grown On
the land as a preparation for the
crop and acid phosphate was applied
to them both the acid phosphate and
the cotton-seed meal in the moisture
may be reduced or a less quantity
be applied per acre.
x X X
Ia laying out the land for crops
see that provision is made for grow
ing an abundance of forage crops,
such as cow-peas, Soy beans, sor-
ghum, millet ~(so-callcd Pencillaria,
which has been much ADVERTISED and
recommended, is nothing more than
the old cat-ta;I millet), AMI in South
ern Virginia and the States South,
Teocinite. Do not let the live stock
have to depend for their long feed
next winter on the blade and corr
fodder made in the production of the
corn crop. Southern lands will V
be improved until more s~tock-feeding
crops are produced and either fed
or turned under.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-17
Grating and Budding.
Editor of The Progressive Farmer:

AS the grating season is near at
hand, a little instruction may be ben
efcial to a beginner.
It is very difficult to graft nut
bearing trees. A pecan can be graft
ed on a hickory if properly done. The
peach, it is said, will grow on a plum
stock, and a Romantic apple upon a
sycamore sprout, but I have never
tried either.
Crafts, if not already cut, should
be cut and put in a cool damp place
and kept dormant till the buds of the
tree to be grated begin to burst.
Choose a pleasant day when the sap
is in flow.
Grating wax should be prepared
in the following proportions: One
part tallow, two parts beeswax and
four parts rosin, or "scrape" from a
pine tree, melted together. Into this
mixture dip strips Of cloth three
fourths of an inch wide.
Prepare CRAFTS, a small one for a
small stock, and large one for a large
stock, with three to four buds to each
graft. Cut the graft wedge-shaped
with the inner edge thinnest, COM
mencing the slope at the lowest bud.
The stock to be grated upon should
be in good growing condition. The
tools used should be a fine, sharp saw,
a good pruning knife, a small ham
mer. A chisel or stout case knife will
serve in place of pruning knife. Place
knife or chisel upon centre of stock,
and split if possible without tearing
bark. Remove the knife, force into
the cleft a small wedge made from a
nail or piece of hard wood. Insert
the graft into the cleft, carefully adj
just the inner bark of graft to that
of stock, and remove wedge without
d~isplacing graft. Now carefully
wrap the stock so as to exclude air
and moisture. If the work is prop
erly done nine-tenths of them will
live.
Budding may be extended from
this time till the first of September.
If anyone has a young bearing tree
that does not produce good fruit, do
not destroy it, but bud with a good
variety. Bud only when the bark will
strip readily from the wood. Choose
a twig about the size of ones little
finger, make a straight slit three
fourths of an inch long and be care
full not to score the wood. Carefully
make a cross cut at right angles, or
anchor-shaped. In the early season
select a bud not quite so much devel-
oped as the buds upon the twig to
be budded. In cutting the bud COM
mence about one-fourth of an inch
above the bud, cutting deep enough
and coming out to a point half inch
below. With point of knife careful
ly raise the bark, push the bud down
ward with thumb and fore finger, be-
ing careful to place all the bark sur
rounding the bud in the incision.
Take a strip of mulberry bark, or
narrow strip of cloth, first pass
around above the bud, then cross and
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-17
FARM WORK FOR MARCH.
s~essonable Suggestions from the South
ern Planter.

Grass ana clover SGCu ShOulu NC
-o,rn this month where not already
,oodod in the fall, which in the South
: undoubtedly the best and most
nroncr time for the crop. In our last
issue we wrote fully on this question.
We want again to emphasize the i'm
nor+arce of not seeding grass with
= grain crop at any. time if the best
stand of grass is desired, but GER
family with spring seeding nothing
Int grass and clover should be sown.
T.. the earlier part of this article we
have made a quotation from Mr.. G.
", Clark as to the way in which he
prepares his land for seeding with
grass. and thereby secures enormous
crops of hay. We refer our read
ers to this and ask them to follow
the directions, certainly to as great
an extent as time will allow. Fine
and perfect preparation OF the land
before seeding is absolutely essential
to successful grass growing. As a
fertilizer for the crop Mr.. Clark, al
ter long experimenting, finds that he
succeeds best by using all his coarse
farm-yard manure for the production
Of corn and other cultivated crops
where the weeds can be killed as they
Sprout. When seeding with grass he
uses only commercial fertilizers made
from bone, muriate of potash and Iii
tratc Of soda. He applies these in
gradients to each crop of grass-that
Is to say, twice in each year, as he
makes two crops of hay each year.
In the fall applies 1000 pounds Of
bone meal, 800 pounds Of potash, and
2@ pounds of nitrate Of soda per
acre. In the spring he applies one
third of each of these ingredients.
Inns applies to fall seeding of grass.
II seeded in the spring we would give
the heavy dressing before sowing the
grass seeds, and harrow in, and then
IN fall, after the hay has been cut,
apply the lighter dressing as a top
dressing, Mr.. Clark sows only tim
ojhy and red top (herds grass) 1G
quarts of each per acre. On his very
hneIy prepared land he finds this
quantity of seed sufficient, but on
'>> carefully prepared land we
would sow twice this quantity. The
poorer rHo preparation o. the land
amt the less fertile the soil the more
,'cd should be used, mp to three
bushels f." the acre. The sowing Of
"'""'hE and red top alone prcsup-
poses that the field seeded is only to
T9 used for moving for hay. If il is
'S'''' ais" to secure a pasture af-
moving. say two or tire years.
'p'' 1t will be we'll to SOW also Or
".' grass, Meadow Fescue, Per
%','I I'y" and Virginia Blue grass.
I''F Grazing, the timothy will die
o'' "0lI~, the other grasses will en-
ao'g' De- very careful to SOW the
Win regularity. 1t is we'll to
nal. .'o way of the field and the
s@ "I' .... across. Harrow in the
ninn NIL. " .moothing harrow, run
.'. harrow both lengthwise and
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-17

0AOuAO OC OO1u6 LII m1IIu GudG UQ6y
are intended to produce a heavy
yield of hay. Mr. Clark has made
over $4,000 lbs. of cured hay to the
acre In two crops in year. Our
W experience has convinced us
that it pays to be liberal in the use
of bone meal before seeding grass,
and we would never apply less than
500 lbs. of this to the acre. We be-
lieye that much less potash (prob-
ably less than one-third) than Mr..
Clark uses will be found sufficient
in Virginia, and that probably $50
lbs. of nitrate of soda to the acre in
two dressings will suffice.
In the cotton section land should
be broken and be got into fine condi-
ton for planting as soon as it is
sufficiently dry to work. The same
remarks as to the Importance of
perfect preparation of the land be-
fore seeding apply to cotton grow
ing as to other crops. The yield
of cotton per acre is, on the average,
less than half a bale; whilst there is
no reason whatever why at least a
bale to the acre should not be pro-
duced, and on much of the land, prop
erly adapted to cotton, ~ bales can
easily be made. Where land will
not, under proper cultivation, and
with reasonably heavy fertilization,
make a bale to the acre, it should not
be planted lin cotton until sufficient
ly improved to make that quantity.
There is not a living profit in MAX
ing half a-bale to the acre even at
present prices. The cause Of the
failure to make more than half a
bale to the acre is mainly TWO fGId--
lack of fertility in the land and lack
of preparation of the soil before
planting. The lack of fertility is
mainly a lack not so much of the
mineral fertilizers as of humus (veg-
etable matter) in the soil. No appli-
cation of commercial fertilizers
alone, however heavy, will correct
this. Vegetable matter must be
grown, and be put into the soil, and
then even a moderate application
of fertilizer will produce a paying
crop if only hat soil, when thus
reinforced with life-giving matter,
is properly prepared before the crop
is planted. We would strongly urge
that only such land as is not alto
gether devoid of humus should be
planted in cotton, and that other
land should be planted in peas to
prepare it for cotton next year.
Only by following this practice of
growing humus making crops and
turning them into the land in the
late fall, or feeding part o. the crop
to stock, and applying the resulting
to the land and turning
down a heavy stubble, a the in
creased yield be secured. Do not
bed up the land intended to be plant
ed unless it is wet land or liable to
be flooded. Cotton, like corn, sue
The Newtown bee., 1903-06-05

Mrs E. L. Hanfeld of New York City, who recently bought the George Bassett place near Mrs D. B. Ferris, is making extensive Improvements about the place. A shop which stood near the house has been moved to the rear and is being fitted up for tene- ment house. New roofs have been placed on the house and other exten- sive improvements made. The house is soon to be newly painted. The old fences about the house have been re- moved and the lawns newly graded. New fences will te built about the place and fruit trees are being set out Mrs Hanfeld is intending to erect a log cabin on the place in the near future. When all the improvements are completed it will make a very handsome residence.
The Newtown bee., 1903-06-05
A THREE PER CENT DIVIDEND
DECLARED ON THE BANKRUPT ESTATE
 OF H. E. MOTT.

David 0. Peck. trustee of the estate of Harry B. Mott, presented his ac- counts to Referee John w. Banks of Bridgeport and hearing was had on the same on Saturday last. After the payment of the expenses of settling the estate and~the preferred claims there was a dividend of three per cent declared on the common claims. There was also hearing before the referee charge. AS no one appeared in opposi- tipn he will undoubtedly obtain it.
The Newtown bee., 1903-06-05
WAS WASTING AWAY.

The following letter from Robert R. Watts, Salem, Mo-, is instructive: ''I have been troubled with kidney di- sease for the last five years. I lost flesh and never felt well and doctored with leading physicians and tried all remedies suggested without relief. Finally I tried Foley's Kidney Cure and less than two bottles completely cured me and I am now sound and we'll" Sold by R. H. Beers & Co.,, Newtown; Betts & Betts, Sandy Hook; A. B. Blakeman, Botsford.
The Newtown bee., 1903-06-05
a few days recently with her daughter, :, Mrs Nellie Mcdonald,

a few days recently with her daughter, Mrs Nellie Mcdonald.
 Mrs Rubie Mcdonald, who is suffer- ing with an inflamed knee. is slowly improving.
 Mrs Maranda Gibbs is anticipating a visit to friends in Bridgeport, Brook lyn and Philadelphia.
 Mrs F. A. Bryant of New York City is expected next week to visit her sis ter, Mrs Charles A. M anville.
 Mrs A. L. Shepard is housekeeper for Robert Ray for few weeks
 Miss Edith Mitchell is spending a week at Kensington, where she is the guest of Miss Rubie Dickinson.
 MT and Mrs Stephen Baker of New York were guests, Decoration day, of MT and Mrs Merwin Mitchell.
 Miss Judith Mitchell, who is study ing in Bridgeport, was a guest, over Sunday, of her parents, MT and Mrs William Mitchell.
 The union service held at the Metho- dist church, Sunday evening, was large ly attended, and greatly enjoyed by all. Rev MT Sparkling and Rev MT Will Hams had charge of the meeting.
 The delegates from the South Brit ain Congregational church to the Litchfeld South Consolation meet ing at Woodbury, held Tuesday, June ,, were Rev H. Dew. Williams, Leroy Mitchell, M. w. Mitchell, George Rus sell, Edward Platt and Wesley Dickfn- son. Mrs A. B. Walls daughter from Plymouth, Mass, is with her for a few weeks. Mrs Wall is in poor health. [ A large tract of timber situated in , the western part of the town, and be- longing to Miss Annie Stiles and Mrs William Hicock, has been sold to OK ford parties.
The Newtown bee., 1903-06-05

MT and Mrs Amos Culver of Nauga- tuck entertained THE BEE representa- tive at dinner when in that town, last Friday. MT Culver is making exten- sive altera tions about his place. He has recently erected large up-to-date horse barn, with all modern conven- fences, and has moved his stock barn to the rear of his house. He has also graded around the house and made many other improvements about the place.
The Newtown bee., 1903-06-05

The Bachelor Girls club gave quite a swell dance at the Town hall, Friday night, in honor of w. w. Gardner, who was visiting in town. The hall was very prettiy decorated with flags, bunting, Japanese lanterns, and red and white tissue paper. About 30 couples enjoyed the festive occasion.
The Newtown bee., 1903-06-05

| | SUNDAY, MAY Z4, l9O3, BEFORE THE
 e. A. R. POST.
 The sermon of yesterday inspired must
 have been,
 By the presence of union of veterans Imposing the honured and aged men stood,
 Who ventured their lives for their country's' best good. As the speaker referred to the scenes of past wars, That brought to the memory the stripes and the stars, The drum beats that called them in action to stand, Obeying as one their leaders command, What emotions of loyalty their bosoms did swell,
 And they thought of the comrades that around them there fell: And now as Memorial day draweth near,
 We will bring to them flowers to cover each bier. Of the loved and the lost, died away from their home, Where no dear kindred hand to their bedside could come, On the soil of the battlefield, with wars blood once red, Now blossoms the roses of peace there instead.
 In place of the lash for laboring slave, Now free labor wrestleS, with hearts
 true and brave. Soon will schools show results, long to natives denied, And education fast coming, means wealth, enterprises; To the patriots and soldiers that there
 were laid low, And to brave veterans living, we with
 honor would bow, Who helped throug great trials our
 flag to maintain, A nd the voice of secession was uttered in vain. All honor to soldiers who peace fairly won,
 And the hope of the country, it's fame
 just begun. May the sons of the veterans long live and sustain, And prove by their fealty the right to their name. Should trouble arise from just cause e'er again, And our nation seem threatened with anarchist reign, Then, then comes the occasion for VOL unteers true, That will uphold our standard, the ''red, white and blue.'' As a God-fearing nation, may we peacefully live, And to neighbOring countries, all due honor give. Our flag at the mainmast to the breeze be unfurled, And our motto be justice. good will to
 the world.
 -[ Helen 4. Taylor. | Erant D1aip Dnnh1lrv
The Newtown bee., 1903-06-05
ALL MINISTER'S should r,

ALL MINISTERS should remember we give liberal quantity of the Long, man & Martinez pure paints, toward the painting of churches, parsonages. or institutions supported by voluntary contributions.
 Note: Have done so for 27 years. Sales: Tens of millions of gallons; painted nearly 2,OOO,O0O houses under guarantee tore paint if not satisfactory. The paint wears for periods up to Is years. Linseed oil must be added to the paint (done in two minutes). Actual cost then about SIPS gallon. Samples free.. Sold by our agents, Watts & Cogswell, Washington Depot; Taylor, Curtis & Co.,, Sandy Hook; C. M. Beach, New Milford.
The Newtown bee., 1903-06-05

Selectman Levi c. Morris drove tC Danbury, Saturday afternoon, ano brought to his Newtown home his parents, MT and Mrs George Couch o1 Brooklyn, who had been visiting Mrs William l. Sanford. They returned to Greater New York, Monday
The Newtown bee., 1903-06-05

II have been troubled for some time with indigestion and sour stomach, " says Mrs Sarah w. Curtis, of Lee, Mass, "and have been taking Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, which have helped me very much, so that now can eat many things that before I could not" If you have any trouble with your stomach why not take these tablets and get we'll? For sale by R. H. Beers & Co.,, NewtOwn; Taylor, Curtis & Co., Sandy Hook; w. N. Hurd, Long Hill; The E. c. Platt Co.,, Hawleyville; A. B. Blakeman, |, Botsford.
The Newtown bee., 1903-06-05

William w. Gardner of South Man chester, formerly principal of the New town Academy, was the guest from Friday till Monday of MT and Mrs Levi c. Morris.
The Newtown bee., 1903-06-05

The Creamery siding at the New town station is to be extended north from it's present terminus about 1900 feet to what is known as Houlihan' $ crossing, making the length of the siding very nearly mile.
The Newtown bee., 1903-06-05
OUR NEIGHBORS.
SOUTH BRITAIN,
FRANK EVERTS INJURED

FRANK EV EXITS 1NJORED.
 Last Friday a~hQrse belonging to Sidney Platt, which stood near the creamery, became frightened and ran away. When near the store of Nit chell & Williams it collided with Frank Everts team, throwing him out and stunning him. He was taken into the store, where he,recovered conscious ness in a short time. MT EvertS was badly shaken up and bruised but there were no bones broken. MT Platt's $ horse ran under the church shed where it stopped. The wagons were both badly wrecked. Dr Green attended MT Everts, who is now able to be about.
The Newtown bee., 1903-06-05

Miss Elizabeth Shepard is passing a short time at her summer home on Shepard hill. She is having an addi- tion built on to her residence, Edward Botsford doing the work.
The Newtown bee., 1903-06-05

Mrs Ruth Jackson and daughter, Miss Ruth Jackson, of Hartford, who have been guests of Mrs John B. Peck and other friends, have returned to their home.