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The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03
FARMER ANDPLANTER.
A WORD OF CAUTION.
~" Not Let the High Price of Cot
Ton Lead You Into Extraya-
gaut Production,

The present high price of cotton will
prove blessing or a curse according
10 the use We make of it. If we decide
that we ought to strain every effort to
produce cotton, even to the neglect of
other crops, it will be curse.
what has produced this sudden rise
IN price. The staple is no better and
the goods made from cotton do not
last any longer or do any better serv-
Ice. The rise is the natural consequence
from the scarcity of the cotton. From
variety of causes we have produced
lhree rather short crops One of these
causes Is that we have quit planting all
cotton and begun to plant variety of
crops. -..,.. NY,
We are giving more of our time and
thought and land to producing food
crops anq cattle. The result is that
we are yeryfniuch, better off. we have
something to live on at home. At the
same time, the seasons and the insects
and diseases have helped to reduce the
amount of cotton on the market.
II the seasons had been about the
same as usual and the boil weevel did
no damage to. the cotton, we would now
be selling cotton at eight cents.
We can bring the price down to eight
cents again very easily. All that we
need to do is to plant very large
area and buy great quantity Of fer
fiIiZprC ha,rn 1
will be down.
There are many writers giving ad-
vice now which will be ruinous to the
farmers Of the south if we heed it.
Some are advising using more fertilz-
ers than ever. This is great mistake.
We are already buying more than we
are using to profit.
Georgia in particular went wild on
fertilizers last season. We do not need
to buy more fertilizers but to use what
we buy more economically and wisely.
We should use more per acre, but the
acre should be better prepared so as
to get more profit from the use We
should not buy any more fertilizer
'hSlh "O Soh pay Cdo1 iOl. DuyluS Ter
tiliZers on time is a hurtful business.
1t is not good farming. Every note
given for fertilizer is a mortgage upon
the crop before it is planted. These
notes hurt us in many ways.
Again, the cotton seed from last
years crop will pay for the fertilizers
for this year. The farm should be self
supporting Bnying fertilizers on time,
encourages Elazhess and thriftlessness
Many idle away the precious days
for preparation and say, Oh well, we
can get fertilizers on time and make
cotton on that land any how, even if
we do not prepare it as we ought They
substitute fertilizers for work. Thus
laziness is encouraged.
The simple fact that they can buy
fertilizers on credit, encourages men to
buy other things on credit Men who
could by little effort keep out of
debt and thrive are thus encouraged
to keep in debt and never thrive. 1t
tends to make us feel that going in
debt is all right and honorable, and to
certain extent desirable. 1t is de-
moralizing. Southern Cultivator.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03
ROOM FOR ENTERPRISE.
Thousands of Opportunities I'm the
| south Tor the Wide-Awake
Young Man.

This glorious. southland offers a
thousand opportunities to the wide
awake young man. Sluggards may
find 1t hard to find soft, places. But
auggards are no good anywhere. They
are not in demand. The w,de-awake
man, with brains to learn and -thinl;
and muscles 10 move and act, These
can find something worth while to do
If any other psrtsof the country is
ahead efSpss itrisAin the brains and the
use of themssthe muscles and theil'
trainfng in useful lines. 500
IT is not the material and mental
fields for development These are as
ripe unto the harvest here as any
where. 80 = ",
Here is what vigorous writer. who
has opportunity to study this subject
thinks of the situation. Be willing to
start at the bottom, but do not be will
ing to stay there.
The Southern Field has this to say:
The world is plentifully supplied
with pessimists who prefer To- see in
the industrial eyblution Of the time a
Steady and progressive contraction in
the field of opportunity open to young
men. The young man himself is prone
to lamentations because he is unable
80 see before him suchgopportunities
as were open years ago to his father
and his grandfather for making ca
reers and building, fortunes. The
Circumstance that the father AMI
grandfather sin question pretty
generally failed take advantage of
the opportunities which were open to
them, and that the value of such op-
nortunities then-as they have been
ever since-were left to the discerning
few for demonstration, ought to have
aacertain educational value to the
young man who is just starting in life
He should give himself little self-ex-
animation.
@Thefe is no dearth Of opportunities
in thiR country for5young imen. They
are pre- plentiful and more easily
availed of than at any time in the his
fory & this country. The place for
tlieird velopment has simply shifted to
new f lids. While it is no longer pos,
sible ~ trade pair of boots for the
site of the city OF Chicago, nor buy up
eQuare miles Of mineral and timber
lands in the north for a song, a few
generations hence stories of fabulous
wealth, based upon modest investments
III the great undeveloped south, will
sound as apocryphal as many of those
rslating to the amazing development of
ether sections in years past, which are
true.-Southern Cultiva-
~
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03
HERE AND THERE. tt:

Because young SOW farrows a
small litter The first time is no. reason
why she will not do better the next.
-Roup remedies are of but little
avail as too much work. is necessary
in handling birds and administering
the cures, which are not always cffi-
cacious. Better use the AK
The wool of sheep begins to de-
terioriate after the sheep has passed
its third year! The best wool is OBJ
tanned from sheep that is two or
three years old.
Every flock master should have a
standard of excellence and keep this in
mind in iculling his hock. This is the
only way jim which to Improve ths
flock.
The annual production of glucose
in the United States is said to be about
one million tons. 1t is mainly manu-
factured from corn, and is becoming
the principal source Of the syrup-sup-
ply
The American farmer can no
longer be Justly caricatured as the
"slow COACH. !. The farmer Of to-day
must think and act quickly. The car
of progress does not stop at the way
stations on the main line.
Kingsland Smith, well-known
hour-expert, says, Flour in the Orient
is not used for bread, but is made into
marcaroni or sweet cakes, or boiled in
oil, making sert of dumpiing."
The season has been so dry that
winter grazing has been a disappoint-
ment in the southwest, with exception
of few localities. Grains that were
planted early in the fall On land prop,
erly prepared will yet yield good crop
of forage.
1T is always in order. for the farmer.
to, supply himself with poultry and
eggssbe9ore shipping TO market. There
Is not great deal of difference in the
price of meat, while poultry, which is
easily digested, should DE mores Ad5
farmers tables than It Is. @
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The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03
Clean Versus Foul Feeding,

Stockholders in general do not at
tach sufficient importance to the need
of clean feeding nor realize the inn
portant bearing that care or negligence
in this matter exerts upon the thrift
and well-being of the stock fed.
Throughout the list of farm stock.
from the naturally dainty and extreme
ly particular feeding horse, whose
scent is so keen that the least taint of
foulnesS on hand or foot of the at
tendant is instantly detected and ex-
hibted by sniff or snort, to the occu-
pant Of the sty, which has earned for
himself, largely through compulson,
the epithet 'as dirty as a hog" all
will well repay the additional effort
needed for clean feeding.
The constant breathing and mucus
eXhaled and blown from the animals
nostrils into managers and feed-boxes Of
necessity gets them badly befouled in
time. This befouled condition in connec-
tion with refuse OF grain and mill-feeds
fayors acknowledgements, and pro-
duces yeritable hotbeds of microbes
when the weather is warm, whose ac-
ton gives rise to the putrid and espe-
cially obnoxious scents found around
uncared-for managers and other feed
ng-receptacles. Farm and Fireside.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03
Chance For Investment.

There are millions of acres of lard
left all over the south as the result of
the "cut down, burn up and move on
policy of our fathers. All you have to
do Is to invest little money and
wait. Every year your investment is
increasing in value at a two-fold ratio.
AS the years go by the quantity and
quality of the growing timber is in
creasing. At the same time the ruth
less hand of the lumber dealer is de-
stroying the timber supply, and there
by raising the price of lumber.
These lands are very cheap now, but
will not remain so.
The southern owner will be very sill
ly to sell, but he will sell, nevertheless
Dixie Farmer.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03

hill. Cultivate shallow and rapidly,
distributing In the middle of the row,
when cotton is about one foot high,
400 pounds more of very solubls,
properly balanced fertilizer Repeat
this at intervals of about three weeks.
until total Of 1,200 pounds per acre
has been applied 1t is not necessary
to open furrow in middles for these
applications, the better plan being to
distribute on top of the ground.
In order to economic in plant food.
one should be governed by the previous
condition of the soil-some soils re-
quiring an abundance of one particular
element of plant nutrition, while an
adjoining area might contain an ex-
cess of that identical element. / shall
take pleasure in answering any inquiry
on this line. Let me know character
OF soil, what crop it has last grown
If in cotton, whether well fruited, or
tending to run to weed, and the yield
per acre; also whether inclined to rust.
With this information | shall advise
what ingredients are necessary for the
proper compounding of suitable fer
tilizer, giving in detail the method for
thorough mixing; also analysis of in
gradients and that of resulting COM
pound.
Don't forget in attempting to make
four to six bales per acre that an es-
sential to heavy production in any sol.
is an abundance of vegetable matter.
the cheapest source being the pea vine,
which serves the double purpose Of a
loosener and an enricher, it running
high in nitrogen, the most costly con-
situent of fertilizer.-L. A. Stoney,
in Southern Cultivator
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03

7 A GRIPPE is epidemic catarrh. 1t
- spares no class or nationality. The
cultured and the ignorant, the aristocrat
and the pauper, the masses and the class
es are alike subject to la grippe. None
are exempt-all are liable.
Have you the grip? Or, rather, has
the grip got you? Grip is well named.
The original French term, la grippe,
has been shortened by the busy Ameri-
can to read grip" Without intending
to do so a new word has been coined
that exactly describes the case. AS if
some hideous giant with awful GRIP had
clutched us in its fatal clasp. Men,
women, and children, whole towns and
cities are caught in the baneful grip of a
terrible monster.
The following letters speak for them
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03
AND He GOT 1T.
But 1t Proved to Be Something He
Didn't Care to Hold
Very Long.

An indulgent mother of the Tuxedo col
ony was travelling on local train one day
IN company with her three-year-old son,
hls nursemaid, and a copy Of a society
magazine which absorbed her attention,
relates the New \ ork Times. The son
was occupying the seat behind her with
his attendant, VINO attempted every once
in awhile to curb his restless and rebel
hous spirit by gentle denial Of his lat
est whlm, but each time the mother, no
uclng only that some argument was in
progress, and without looking up from
her book, would remark: Let him have
IT. ..D . .... Fl .u...
The nursemaid thereupon would yield
to this double demand.
Finally strong and rather venomous
looking wasp flew against the window
pane, and the youthful hunter reached out
TO grasp it, and walled deJectcdly when
he was once more restrained by the watch
tul caretaker. Again the fond mother,
without raising. her eyes, exclaimed ~
oh, do let him have it,"
And the howl which followed the
nurses compliance caused an amused
smile to pass around the car. ot
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03

A Plous citizen has a I5,year.old son
chip off the old block" Not long ago the
father discovered to has sorrow that his
boy and several others of the neghbor.
hood had a habit O. matching nlckels
The wrathful parent led the erring lad to
the time ,honored attic, where hangs a
certain strap. The boy didn't have any
agreeable impression of what was to come,
and, on the ground that it is only the first
plunge that counts, he called out: say,
dad! IN 60 you heads OF tails for two
liokinGs OF none! Chicago Chronicle.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03

plaint, but without deriving permanent
relief. Often when alone in the house
the backache has been so bad that it
brought tears to my eyes. The pain
at times was so intense that I was COM
PEELED to give up my household duties
and lie down. Therewere headaches,
dizziness and blood rushing to my head
to cause bleeding at the nose. The
first box of Doan's Kidney Pills bene-
flied me SO much that | continued the
treatment. The stinging pain in the
small of my back, the rushes of blood
to the head, and other symptoms dis
appeared.
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all \
dealers. so cents per box. Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. 'i''g 'u
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03
Fond Parents Pride.

A reporter was endeavoring to find out
the particulars of an accident tnat had
befalien boy, and was asking the ques-
tions necessary in such cases of the father
of the injured boy.
did the little fellow stand the opera
ton well?" asked the reporter.
Like a major-came through it all
right" ..,,..sI,,, ,...lg.
TDid he have to take anything" con
tinued the reporter. .,5. .,... -.
"Not a gol darn thing but chloroform," F"
was the proud reply Of the admiring par
ent.-Utica Observer.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03
FOUR TO SIX BALES AN ACRE
H1n
How to Produces Four to six Bales
5Es of 1FlorOdora Cotton On
I# an Acre of Ground.

AA tiasEFh &ss=Tt TllF9f Wfsss4s s'sFrixt FtsI
When soil 70 not wet, break thor
oughly IL to Is inches deep, following
double plow.-with ssubsoiler.,r. Harrow
when soil is dry, thereby
Monservfng' moisture antB finely sdiviygI
|8hg alr,partic1es. Lay Dir in Ave feet
lows, applying 400 pounds per acre OF
v cpiapetes Fertilizer. Leave cotton
fhrees sfset apart on bed, one, staMin
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03
Paper Mills in -I.0uisiapa.

Manufacturers Of paper have been
searching diligently. everywhere Hin
the country to find suitable materials.
Louisiana, 1t was discovered, prpdueS
two excellent materials, rice stray
and bagasse, from which the best pa-
per can be manufactured, but 1t Inns
not utilized this opportunity, and
throws, away the bagasse and ride
straw as waste products. we have
one mill in the state converting the
refuse from sugar cane into paper, bNt
the industry has been very Little
pushed. II it were extended III wolli
insure an important financial addltion
to the sugar crop, just as the manufac.
4ture Of eotton;lseed oil. has, made .vaiu.
able what was formerly a waste prod
uct of cotton growing, and was deemed
.a-n.iisance difficult to- get rid DIN o.
Times Democrat.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03
A WOMAN'S MISERY.
Mrs. John La Rue, of 115 Paterson

ave-, fater-
son, N. j.,
says: Il was
troubled for
a b II + min e
year q n d
W h a t l suf.
!: fered no one
W il g v e +
know / used
a b u t every
known renle-
dy that is said
to be good for
kidney com.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03

Motherr44. NOW, Bobby, if you'iibe good
for ten minutes, III give you a penny"
Bobby-"Cari't do it, mother. Our boys
BE Good Union has fixed the amalga-
mated scale lat a penny for three, MIN
utes. Glasgow Times.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03

Miss McQuerry-'.Y on and Mr.. Sophty
correspond, do you ,not?", Miss Gidday-
"Oh, gracious, no. He's real dark com
pllexisoned, while I'm, quite a decided
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03

Tingaling-Heho, old chap! Haven't seen
you for some time Hows BUSINESS
Jogalong- the jump. I've got three
frog farms in Missouri Chicago DAILY
News.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03

do you smoke cigarettesr?" asked the
business man. Il don't use tobacco in
any form" replied the applicant for a,
job. IL didn't say anything about to-
bacco," exclaimed the business man,
testify Philadelphia Record. ''n' 4''3'I
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03
Hon. James R. GULL Of Omaha.

Il am doing my best to convince George
that am economical What have you
done!" Il have worn the same dress
twice" New Yorker.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03
selves as to the efficacy & Peruna
Sec of Ia nt,i1a,no Il q nf ftn offnntc

selves as to the efficacy II Peruna in
cases of la grippe or its after effects.
After Effects of La Grippe Eradicated
by pe-ru-na.
Mrs. Fred Weinberger, Westerlo, AL
bany County, N. Y, writes:
Several years ago had an attack of
la grippe which left my nerves in a
prostrated condition. Then l had an
other attack of la grippe which left me
worse. | had tried three good physi-
clans but all in vain. gave Peruna a
trial. In short time was feeling bet
ter and now am as we'll as anyone
Mrs. Fred Weinberger.
Hon. James R. GULL Of Omaha.
Hon. James R. Quill is one of the
oldest and most esteemed men of Omaha,
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03

"lt was only five years ago that | start
ed in with our firm at five dollps week"
said Bragg "and now | earn $50 y week
without any trouble That's 50; it's
how, much do You get?" Philadelphia
Press. 60 ,Aii tte.IlN
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03

If time is money, it may be doubted if
castle in the air is apt to be worth the
cost of onstruction.-Puck.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03
CAUGHT BY THE GRIP! ...m
RELEASED BYPE-RU-NA.

! Neb. He has done much TO make II what
1t is. serving on public boards number
Of times. He endorses Peruna in the
following words:
81 am 68 years old, am hale and hearty,
and Peruina has helped me attain 1t.
Two years ago had la grippe-my life
was despaired of. Peruna saved me-
]. r. GULL.
A Relative Of Abraham Lincoln.
Mr.. Silas s. Lincoln, who resides at
913 l. Street, N. W., Washington, D. c.,
has the honor of being third cousin to
Abraham Lincoln. He writes,
81 had la grippe five times before
using your medicine. Four years ago l
began the use of Peruna, since which
time have not been troubled with that
disease l can now do as much work at
my desk as l ever could in my life.
have gained more than ten pounds in
weight. IS. S. Lincoln.
Pc.rn-na Not Only Cured La Grippe but
Benefited the Whole System.
Miss Alice M. Dressler, 1913 N Bryant
Ave-, Minneapolis, Mimi, writes:
Last spring suffered from la grippe
and was partially cured, blu. the bad
after effects remained through the sum-
mer and somehow did not get strong as
| was before. One Of my college friends
who was visiting me asked me to try Pc
runa and did so and found 1t all and
more than l had expected. 1t not only
cured me Of the catarrh but restored me
to perfect health, built up the entire sys-
tenn and brought a happy feeling of buoy
ancy which had not known for years"
Alice M. Dressler. ... .,.
An Actress Testimonial.
Miss Jean Cowgirl, Griswold Opera
House, Troy, N. Y, is the leading lady
with the Aubrey Stock Co. She writes
the following: ..E'rz
During the past winter Of 1901. I
suffered for several weeks from severe
attack of grippe, which left a serious
catarrhal condition OF the throat and
head.
Some one suggested Peruna. AS
last resort, after wasting much time
and money on physicians, | tried the
remedy faithfully, and in q few weeks
was as well as ever. jean Cowgirl.
Southern Judge Cured.
Judge Horatio J. Goss, Hartwell, Ca,
writes: .-.f.f.,
Some five or six years ago l had a
very severe spell Of grippe, which left
me with systemic catarrh. A friend ad-
vised me to try your Peruna which
did, and was Immediately benefited and
cured. The third bottle completed the
cure" III. ]. Goss. -'
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna.
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving
full statement Of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis.
Address Dr. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman SanitariIm, Columbus, o.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03

life is an uphill road" "If you're
lucky enough to be going that way
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. ''''
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03

Temptation is the BALANCE in which char
acter is weighed Chicago Daily News.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03

The best armor is to keep out of gun
shot Bacon 3,
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03
stops the Cough

and works off the cold. Laxative Brom
Quinine Tablets. Price 25 cents
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03

To pay compliments is much easier than
to pay debts.--Chicago Daily News.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03

Towne--'I understand Melba was en-
gagged to appear at a swell musicale rel
Gently, and she got $1,000 for only one
song Browne "Ah! | think | under
stand now what my wife meant when she
said she got that bonnet of hers for. a
mere song. Philadelphia Press.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03

~ should think" said Mr.. Eighty, chat
the criticisms your husband receives on
his books would fairly make HIM smart. ;"
Mrs. Writealong smiled sadly. 'Yes," ;"
she replied, Il guess they do, but they
don't make him smarterY- CINCINNATI
Times-Star.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03
fmes-DemocTat

N a MTN-t4--------------- nm
not let the brood SOW run viii
the shoats and other pigs, but give M
atqnIa lot BY herself aHweels,cG
days before she Is too farrow. e
z f-Nfs ftr FYtrN t.ftt !'~sstF ,4,.,4.% X
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d;nne ths snt nsfder j sGmpg Wp
ittr-""No; he must be very sick" Mrs.
hewitt Then you got word from him?"
Mr.. Neyitt--"No, but he must be sick
or dead. | told him we dined at $780,
and it's 6:35 now" Philadelphia Ledger
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-03
Salzer's SpeItz (Ernrner).

Greatest cereal wonder of the age. 1t IL
\ not corn nor wheat, nor rye, nor barley, nor
oats, but golden combination OF them ali.
yielding 80 bu. OF grain and tons Of rich
straw hay per acre. Greatest stock food on
earth. Does wel everywhere.