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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-01-29
Bothschlld,s Theory Of Luck.

The opinion of the elder Rothschlld,
who was certainly most practical
man, would seem at first glance to be
a strong argument for the theory that
after all there are "lucky" and "un-
lucky" men. He wrote to one Of his
sons. Never have anything to do
with an unlucky place or an unlucky
man; | have seen many clever men,
very clever men, who had not shoes
to their feet; | never act with them;
their advice sounds very well, but
they cannot get on themselves, and II
they cannot do good to themselves,
how can they do good to met"
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-01-29
Question Of Economy.

Laura" said the young lady's
mother, not unkindly, 1T seems to me
that you had the gas turned rather low
last evening
1T was solely for economy, man.
ma" the maiden answered, at
Its no use trying to beat the gas
company, my daughter, have no.
ticed that the shutting off Of the gas
Is always followed by corresponding
Increase Of pressure"
"Well, that lessons the waist, doesn't
1t, mamma dear?" replied the artless
girl. And her fond parent could find
no more to say,-Stray Stories
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-01-29
CHAPTER XIII.

The professor stirred in his chair
and drew eagerly at his pipe. His
eyes were full Of light. For some
moment he made no reply, while
Eleanor rose and seated herself quiet
ly on the sofa at the other side Of
the table.
What put that idea into your
head?" he asked.
Il have always had It; that is, |
have always been fond Of books and
reading and study, and after fathers
death had made up my mind to try
to get some pupils, when Uncle Har-
old arrived and persuaded me to come
East. | gave up my plan because |
wished the boys to be well cared for,
but I've been sorry ever since; not
sorry that l came, because can see
how much good 1t has done me in a
variety Of ways, but sorry that I've
had to give up all my interests Of that
sort"
HIN! Have you spoken to your
uncle and aunt Stagg?"
Il have mentioned the plan to Aunt
Emma; she was Mortified"
Precisely" murmured the profes.
sor and his eyes cleaned again. "Pre-
cisely." He pulled away at his
mahogany-colored meerschaum, so
that the smoke rose from his mouth
in a sable cloud
What do you think Of it?" she
asked, presently.
q am not prepared at the moment
to say that your aunt was not right"
he replied dryly.
What are the objections to my
plan, uncle Pnln!
Ibid not your aunt mention them?"
"Oh, Aunt Emma could see no sense
In 1t at all. She said that | would be
running my prospects"
well, wouldn't your
Prospects OF what?"
The professor pulled meditatively.
His face was turned from Eleanor SO
that she could not see his smile.
q imagine that your aunt had ref
erence among other things to mar.
riage," he remarked in the same dry
tone
"Yes! She referred to that"
"In which she showed herself wo.
man of the discretion for which have
given her credit. The chances Of
your making a brilliant match would
certainly be seriously diminished If
not utterly destroyed were you to for
sake your present home for a posi-
ton such as you have in mind"
q have said, uncle, that had no
thought Of marriage" Eleanor said,
In a suppressed voice.
mot for five years, believe you
said. At the end Of that period, or,
with due Difference to your knowledge
of self, even before the end Of that
period, you might think differently.
What them"
"'What them Surely, uncle, 1t Is
not reasonable that should have
to pass some Of the best years Of my
life in idleness and amusement In
order to keep myself before the eyes
Of young men who are on the look
out for wives"
There Is something in what you
say" answered the professor; "but
apart from the question Of marriage,
Eleanor, there Is that Of quitting a
comfortable home and all the com
forts and luxuries that belong to a
life Of elegant leisure such as you
"1. l
enjoy and would continue to enjoy In
your uncle Harold's house. Have
you taken all that into account
There was judicial calmnesa In
the professors tone, but one watch.
Ing his face could have seen that he
was awaiting the answer with Inter.
est, and that for q moment his lips |
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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-01-29

Christmas In the White House.
The first celebration Of Christmas
In the White House occurred on Dec
Is, 1900,
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-01-29

reached the legal age, he finds some
woman that will make him look like
the monkey wards Of a Zoo. You read
from poets that It Is the sublime Of all
passions; that love will conquer oil
things make honest men II
thieves and temperance lecturers Of
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-11-17
IMPORTANCE OF HTMIS.

Some years ago the enthusiastic editor
Of the american Fertilizer" told Us to
give hunjus Il rest and that Commercial
fertilizers would do all the work needed.
But to show that We have been right all
teh time IN urging the Importance Of
humus i'll the soil in making the use of
fertilizers profitable, we call attention to
the results obtained at the Tennessee
Station and noticed this week in the
Cream of the Bulletins. In these ex-
ptrImentS 1t was shown that 10 tons OF
of stable manure per acre increased the
Weld Of wheat on bare fa1loW 1911
bushels per acre, while fertilizers alone
on poor soil failed to increase the
weld more than from three to five bush
els, and in dry season were used at a loss
And yet all over the country, and es-
pecally in the middle South. men are
depending on $50 to 200 pounds per acre
ct complete fertilizer on poor land, ard
wonder that the yield of wheat is so
small. The Tennessee experiments also
showed that where COW peas were ploWed
down there was an increase in the wheat
crop of five to eleven bushels per acre
in a favora BILE season, and from three
to eight In a dry one. 1nis all shows the
Importance of humus IN conserving the
moisture in the soil. The fertilizers ap-
Piled to the poor soil doubtless had mora
available plant food than the stable man
We. but associated with the stable man
ure was a large amout of humue making
and MISUNDERSTANDING vegetable matter,
and the plant food was better dissolved,
while IN a dry season the fertilizers alone
were wasted. This is the point on which
We have insisted for years. Land destI-
tute of humus seldom returns fair
profit from the use of commercial fer
tilizcrs, especially in a dry season, be
cause of the lack of moisture to dissolve
lt while il q soil Astounding in vegetable
decay al the same time the results from
Fertilizers Will be good. There is nc
better argument for the use of a good
rotation and legumes than the results
Prof. Soule secured in Tennessee.
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ing out and distribution OF the elements
OF n composite population, the develop
ment of the national Industries and com
merco the IocalizatlOn OF the TocatIono
Of the inhabitants, are directly controlled
by it's physical features. But the IN
fucnce of land contour and water and sky
penetrates beyond these externals OF Hfe
1t extends into the sphere Of the spirit
and with an intimate and subtle power
applied for generations with prssufe 50
constant as TO he unconscious, 1t trans
forms in the end the very temperament
and character OF people.
Not only So when man and nature
have thus given and taken and come to an
understanding with each Other: when man
finds his place in nature and settles into
il he finds himself a'so. He comes 70 his
own III capacity to grow, or to endure, OF
10 achieve He i III the condition. OF
stable cdIilibrum. set broad based Ike .
granite pyramid and ready for whatever
Heaven NAV send This alliance with na-
tllle /, his strength And SO 1t has tulne1
out that the man OF the field II the lnan
CT the world The history Of civilization
can hardly be said to begin untll man
root, himself IN some loved spot ot ground.
Once rooted-whethcr by Nile or Eu-
pirates. or Indus, OF Rhlne-hlS ploW and
axe lav the foundations OF civilized iltc
OF upon demand turn sword and spear 3
defend II From the days when the Oh
! Saxon standing astl1dc his burrows
changed a transient defeat into an endur
INK. victory over Angle and Dane and Nor
man. down 10 Concord where
once the e1nbattled farmers stood
And fired The shot heard round the world
Your Anglo Saxon farmer has been YOU
prime maker Of history.
Moreover, your farmers. il he is no
himself historian OF poet, i the iathe
of the historian and the poet, for countr,
life is the native soil OF literature Th'
literature OF which / speak here Is tn
Literature Of Power, as dlstlnEuehc'
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-11-17

The snow that fell on the morning of the
oath Of October was very wet and soon
turned to rain. and not the slightest dam
age was done to vegetation not even the
lima beans showing any signs of cold. To
day ,Oct. 26th) the sun IS shining warm
and We are getting fresh figs and beans
from the garden, and the finest roasting
ears o. the season.
Six varieties of winter radishcs Sown
last week are now above ground. The
seeds were sown little later than usual.
and we will look with some interest Iol
the results. But with heavily manured
ground it does not take a radlSh long
to get Of eatable size. AS we got through
the past cool spell without frost l look
for Il lease of warm weather and real IN
dian summer.
In the shrubbegy the Eleagnus Simoni
and Photinia Japonica are in bloom, but
neither of them ever ripens any fruit,
since the cold weather comes too soon at
ter their Towering. But these evergreen
shrubs are we'll worth the space they oe
cupy for the flowers OF the Eleagnus per
fume the air all around the plant. and
the foliage of the PhOtinia is large and
handsome. Alongside the Photlnia Is 4
pant Of the sweet olive. Osmantnus Frag-
rams and It's tiny flowers rival the Elcag-
nus in perfume. This plant has occupied
| its present place for five years. Next
to It is our favorite camelia, Sarah Frost,
one Of the few double ones that bloom
well il the open air here. Then comes the
! gold dust tree, Aucuba Japonica, and
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-11-17
Notes from a n. c. Garden.
BY prof. w. r. M Ssey.

1nen group Of Chinese azaleas, which
are now, like the camelia, loaded with
flower buds and promising a great show
for the next spring.
Setting strawberry plants IS now IN or
der, l prefer to set these IN late October
or November, for the ground IS then per-
manently moist, and they are certain to
live Planted early IN ia the plants Will
give a fair crop Of fruit the following
spring but the weather here Is generally
80 dry IN September that the planting IS
rather uncertain, unless one has means for
irrigation. The market gardeners OF the
South are very rapidly coming to the con
clusion that they must provide some
means for irrigation if crops are TO be
made certain in the oft repeated droughts
that come here They are finding. too,
that ii pays to give intensive work on a
small area instead of spreading out over
a large one. They are growing every year
more potted plants OF Strawberries, 50
that they can make a plantation at any
time Pottcd plants set the first OF Au-
gus give a full crop the next sprmG. The
Young runners are taken early IN the sum
mer as soon as they have made lew
white roots, and are carried to the pottlng
shed where one can pot them rapidly.
They are then packed closely in frames
where they can be shaded by lath screens
and convenient to water. They do not
waste time, as some writers aQXlse, III
burying pots for the runners to root in,
about as silly plan as a sensible man
ever contrived.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-11-17

The Enrichment of Country Life" al
address at once brilliant and r-ofounl
delivered BY Prof " l.. Poteat o. Ware
Forest College, president OF the Nortn
Carolina Historical and Literary A>-o-
ciation, was one OF the features Of Jh,.
meeting of that body IN the Puilen Aud'.
torium Of the 4. and n College last
night Prof Poteat is a speaker OF oriel-
nality and power, and his address yas
heard with deep and unhagging interest.
He spoke in part as follows:
THE ENRICHMENT OF COUNTRY
LIFE.
Il venture to think that this subject
irrevalent as it may seem to be a. first
thought, touches in reality the very fouu-
dations OF al we hope for as members OF
this body end citizens OF this State Ours
is rural community, and IN spite OF the
late Ilruption Of steam and Its iron wheels,
trust it is decreed above that it
shall remain rural community. The
history which we wish to make and 10
record, the literature which wish to
evoke and scatter; in short, the manhood
and Womanhood which We wish TO grow
and to brighten must be III the country
and OF the country. And observe. this
fact is not a handicap, but a call and 2
guarantee To see that it IS So let me
remind you that mankind in its long world
| history has shown itself to be most re
sponsive to the moulding action OF exteT
nal natural conditions. The political his
tory Of country as Sir Archibald Geikie
/ has demonstrated. is largely predeter-
mined by its geological history. The shift
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tiyated three years. Please give me all
the information you can through the p
r. The red spider OF mite j. al insect
whose life an activity depend upon the
weather Water Is Its greatest enemy,
and It IS seldom troublesome in a wet
season. Hot and dry weather favor its
Increase and there is no way known Tor
preventing it. Spraying the plants with
soapeuds viii keep them down, but it
IS a heavy job to spray field over Sui
phur, our friend says, viii drive them
and it can be applied with a powder
bellows. Dry weather or anything that
checks the growth OF the plants invites
the attack OF the spider They weave
their webs on the under sides OF the
leaves and increase there very rapidly.
The best thing that can be done in the
way of prevention Is a good rotation of
crops and the increase and conservation
Of humus in the soil which IS Of
misunderstanding nature. and prevents
the growth of the plants being checked
by dry weather and thus inviting the
mites. There is no reason to suppose
that they Will be plentiful in the same
places another season unless the season
IS dry, but It IS bad farming to grow
cotton year after year on the same land.
II You could visit the test farm of the
Department of Agriculture in Edgecombe
Co, you could see the effect Of a proper
rotation OF crops in a crop OF cotton Of
q bale and half per acre this season.
Stunted plants are always tho easiest
prey to insects of any kind. and a vigor-
Gus growth is the best preventive you
can have against any kind of insect IT
the cotton was so situated that a stream
could be turned on it in dry weather, the
irrigation would be the best means for
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-11-17
Talks With Farmers.
Prof. W. r. MASSEY, in Practica! Farmer.

been charged with driving away our IA
tive BIRDS that nest around the build
lnge, but We now so sure even OF
this for since we have strictly forbidden
any shooting about our grounds. whicl
ae coveed with geat old trees we haze
found that birds of all sorts are far more
plentiful. That Is, our native birds are
while the sparroWs seem more retiring
The squirrels have a special animo4ity
against the sparroWs. and they have
driven them from their building nests
Under the caves Of the buildings, whic
they never seem to interfere with the
nests of amy other bird. The potato bugs
have been less abundant than usual, ana
ii the birds would prevent their eating
the tops down entirely We would stop
using pOsons. for there are a number
Of predatory insects fighting the potato
bugs, ad btween these and the birds the
potato beetles would soon be destroyed
il We could afford to wait There is
great complaint of the robin in the North
eating the cherries. We only wish the
robins would stop and nest with US,
which they seldom do. The secretary
OF the North Carolina Audubon Society
says that he saw a chipping sparrow
catch thirty insects III one minute There
are plenty of birds that eat more than
their weight in insects daily. and the
farmers of thee Ountry do not realize
as they should the great help the birds
are to them in the fight against insects.
Every farmer should get and study
Farmers Bulletin No. "a, issued by the
Department Of Agriculture, Washington,
D. C. Write to the Secretary for it. Its
title is Some Common Birds in Then
Relation to Agriculture.
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The business management requests Us
to call attention to the notice at the foot
If the next page, by which every sub
.lriber who sends one dollar ior their
renewal subscription before Dee. tst next.
will receive free copy of The Practical
Farmer Almanac. Every year in the last
half OF December the office force is over
Vhemed with the flood of new and re
newal subscriptions, which keeps it busy
day and night during that time. Every
renewal subscription received before Dee.
1-r helps TO relieve this pressure; the
business management therefore macs it
an object tor our friends whose subscrip-
tons expire on or near Jan. 1st, next.
10 md their renewals as soon as they
read this paragraph. Please do this
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-11-17
Pennington, n. G.

Worms arc doubtless thecau-e OF &c
present trouble a nd may have been pre-
cDt for a long time Give the toal tour
ounces of castor oil and tablespoonful
Of turpcntine we'll shaen UP aud adrnln-
istercd after starving for II hours. At
towards feed on crushed ground Scrc".Ca
oats. wheat bran and corn meal made
INTO amush with sweet milk and moi2~-
scs. Feed i lightly at first aicng VIII
bright. we'll made hay and gradually III
crease ii as colt commences 70 thrive.
Night and morning III this fcod mix z
tcasroonful OF dried blood meal and also
increase this food gfaduaiiy, Allow Tree
access to Il box containing 2 mixture
oc four parts common salt t"o parts
flowers Of sulphur and one part drl'1
.lInhate Of iron. If worms still caus"
trouble. in ono month give another do-s
Of castor oil and milk, and when scou'-
ir. ceases. give turpentiue and raw IN
seed oil Two OF three times at lnteTN9's
Of ten days.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-11-17

kinston. \ G., Nov. 12.-Ihc dlSpeDsatE
viii open here January Isl. nc n'h'.
miesioncrs are =. T. Tapp, NJ Z. toilahe
and c. W. Prdgen. They are cmpo"el 81
ia select a 1ispcnsary manager at q sal
a., If $50 :, month. and he Will be re
n,,i,ed ia give a 5000 bond. a clerk at
SO 2 month viii be appointed, who VII
b, under a 500 bond.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-11-17
/. THE lost ESTATE.

And first VIC must set down he PoE-
erty of country life Itselt Sure good
saws Ruskin. IS first in 1"eding peo".e.
then in dressing PEOPLE, then III LOGGING
rpople ana lastly IN rightly pleasing rco-
ne with arts. or sciences, or any other
subject or thought. IfoW mueh ot he sure
good in these several particulars docs
the country dp 4ller enjoy, not lndsed et
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-11-17
The man of the Fields.
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-11-17
FALL FLOWING.

In northern sections, where the soil
IS closed up by frost during the greater
part OF the winter, and the spring work
is apt TO be very much hurried, it IS al
ways best to plow land in the fall and to
get the mellOwing influence of the freez-
ing. even if there may be some slight
loss of nitrate from the soil. The fine
condition Of the soil for spring seeding
will compensate there for any such loss.
But ia mldcr climates, where foil pioW-
lng IS OF as much importace as IN th"
co.der sections. and the soil in the tall
J., always i'll better condition for deep
rCWipe and Subsoiling, the land should
never be left bare in winter All over
The South there is far more ram than
ireozng in winter. and hare land loses
RAPIDLY. Hence, though 1t is advisable
10 break all the land possible III the fail,
the tre1llng should be accompanied BY
'hc sowing of some hardy green crop 20
catch the feeting nitrogen during the
winter. This. of course, involves the re
blowing Of the land in the spring, but
ih,re IS always plenty Ct time IN th3
south for this. and the green WlntG-'
crop, even If only rye. viii add organic
natter to the soil and pay well for the
repow;ng. Rye can be sOwn all over
lAr South 4, late as the middle OF De
tem5cr and make Il winter cvr and
rrD 10 plow undr IN tho spring, the on'y
tine green growth should be ploWed
under there. II all the cotton fields IA
rD winter. were covered with Il gre"n
growth there would be far less washing
o. IN" soil III the winter rains, and even
t"e continual growing Of cotton would
.AF"Ferish the land less i the soil W&S
b."ring a green winter cover to &c re