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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-05-28

more May 23d, after long illness, aged 76
years. He was born at White Hail. Balti-
more county, and was the eldest son OF the
late Thomas Burns. When he was small
boy his father located near Riders y. G. r. r.,
and there reared large family OF children.
married, came to Towson to live and was EN-
ployed at his trade of carpenter in building
the Sheppard Asylum. He has since resided
in the city. Mr.. Thomas Burns, of Sherwood,
and Mr. Benjamin Burns,of Mt. Washington,
are brothers of the deceased. Besides his
widow he is survived by three sons and five
daughters, all of whom are married. Mr..
Burns was for many years connected with the
I'M. E. Church. The funeral took place on
/ Wednesday and the interment was in Loudon
Park Cemetery.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-05-28

Rutledge.-The funeral of Miss Henrietta
Rutledge, daughter of the late Major Joshua
Rutledge, ,of Hartford county, took place at
St. James p E. Church, My Lady's Manor,
last Monday. The rector, Rev: Sidney A.
Potter, conducted the services. The pall-bear-
ers were Messrs. John H. Turner, William
Hutchins, Jacob NJ. Pearce, Joshua II. Cockey,
n. C. Hutchins and Julius Thornton.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-05-28

Miles.-Mrs. Martha Miles. wife of Mr..
John B. Miles, we'll known farmer of Phil
opolis, 9Th district, died on Tuesday morning
last after a lingering illness, aged SO years.
She was native of Baltimore county and a
daughter of the late Daniel Marks. She is
survived by one daughter and two sons-Mrs
Calvin D. Price and Messrs. Harry Miles and
Clarence F. Miles. Deceased was for years
member of Jessop M. E. Church, where her
remains were inferred. Rev. R. G. Koontz, Of
Hereford Circuit conducted the funeral SER
vices. The pall-bearers were Messrs John
w. Miles, N. Clinton Miles, Frank Shipley,
Wilbert Price, Joshua X. Richardson and DIR.
Stanley Gorsuch, all nephews of the deceased
William c. Brooks was funeral director.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-05-28

Lilly.-Mr. Harry J. Lilly died on Saturday
afternoon last at his home, "Montrose," Long
Green Valley. after short illness from a
stroke of paralysis, aged 55 years. He was an
active business man and for some years had
been engaged in the sale of agricultural inn
.plements and machinery. MIR. Lilly. is sur
is daughter of the late Col. Edward Jenkins,
Aand seven children-Mi Uses Mary j., Marie L.,
Edith j. and Margaret ]. Lilly and Messrs.
Edward Austin and George G. Lilly. The
funeral took place at st. Johns Catholic
Church, Long. Green Valley, on Tuesday
conducting the ceremonies. The honorary
pail. bearers were Messrs. George W. Yellott,
10. +. Raphel w. 0. B. Wright, Paul E..
jEleurY and Frank ,Ksag1sy. 4 eli i've zMessrs:
sE Ambrose.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-30
SOIL PARTICLES.
[Magnifed 162 timeS.1

GzsrIar shapes of particles as they ap-
War under the microscope are shown
lEs the cut Particles of sand are not
Rass than 200 times larger than par
essfes of clay.
As the soil particles cannot lie to-
gsfAer so as to form a solid mass,
SEaeSe is large amount of intervening
Sgaee, which in an average soil equals
Rxarly half it's volume. The smaller
ftsks= particles, the greater the proportion
gE space. Thus clay contains 65 per
essm of space, while a sandy truck soil
oxaNxains 81 per cent, ordinary soils
vmEying all the way between these ex-
frames.
rs the result of the surface tension
each particle of soil holds a film Of wa
~ over it's entire surface and thus
EEravides a supply of this material for
Eaae roots of plants. When the quaint
IF at water in the soil is so much great
er than is required to supply that
which is held by surface tension that
Ike remaining space is filled, the soil
15said to be saturated. If we provide
gEs outlet for the water, the surplus
SSH pass off by force of gravity, leav-
Ing only the films which are held by
szrfaee tension and which furnish the
Desired moisture to plants. Thus from
rs 10 20 per cent of all the water which
Sss soil will hold will not pass off as
0ExInage. but will remain as capillary
zxter to contribute to the growth of
VsExRts and to further aid in the prepa-
rsEEion of additional plant food. This
Heseessary moisture moves through the
ssziI5 independently Of gravity by the
GEEee of capillary attraction or surface
tension, which tends to distribute and
eHsualize moisture in the soil.
About 80 per cent of the volume of
ordinary soils is space which is al
ways filled with water or air. The in
Egidual spaces are larger or smaller.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-30
THE BUTTERFLY.
Some of the Extraordinary Gifts of
This Silent Insect.


The extraordinary gifts of the but
terfy race have always excited the
wonder not only of naturalists, but of
the most ignorant observers-their 81
lent and unseen changes, the instinct
by which they distinguish their favor
lite plant foOd-aS,l for instance, even
among the scarcely differing species of
the complex race of asters, where they
show themselves, as Professor Asa
Gray said, 'better bOtanistS than many
of u.s." their skill in depositing their
eggs unerringly on or near the precise
plant on which the forthcoming cater
pillars are fitted to feed, although they
as butterflies have never tasted it. To
these should be added their luxurious
spread of wings, giving opportunities
for those likenesses and variations of
color which protect them during the
few days of their winged state; the
brief time when, if ever, their eggs
must be laid and the continuance of
the race made sure. The whole realm
of animal "mimicry," as it is now term
ed, reaches it's highest point in them
and leads to some extreme cases, as in
the fact that, while butterflies are or
d1narlly homogeneous, there is yet one
species in Africa which has departed
SO widely from thus rule that the male
has not one mate only, but actually
three different wives, each so utterly
unlike him in appearance as to have
long been taken for wholly different
species.-T. W. Higginson in Atlantic.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-30
BARNY aRD MANURE.
Tremendous Annual Waste-LeEu-
minOus Crops and stock Feeding.

A Tremendous Annual Waste-Legu-
minOus Crops and stock Feeding.
A we'll kept manure heap may be
safely taken as one Of the surest indi-
cations of thrift and success in farm
ing. Neglect of this resource causes
losses, which, though little appreciated,
are vast in extent. Waste Of manure
is either SO common as to breed in
difference or so silent and hidden as to
escape notice.
1t has been figured out that if one
third of the manure in the United
States is wasted the total annual loss
would be about SOS, 100000 annually.
If the farmer, instead of selling off
his crops feeds them to live stock on
the farm as far as possible, a large
proportion of this fertility is retained
on the farm, and if the business of
stock feeding is carried to the point
where feed is purchased in addition to
that grown on the farm considerable
addition may in this way be made to
the fertility of the farm at an almost
nominal cost, since it is assumed that
feed will not be bought unless it's feed
ing value will at least pay its cost.
The growing Of more leguminous
plants such as beans, peas, clover, lu-
pines, etc, as means of increasing
the fertility of the soil is strongly
recommended both from theoretical
and practical considerations, but the
leguminous crop Is best utilized when 1T
is fed out on the farm and the manure
saved and applied to the soil. The
greatest profit is thus secured and near
ly the same fertility is maintained as
in green manuring. The farmer should
mend his system so that the barnyard
manure will be as we'll cared for as any
other farm product. Loss from surface
washing, teaching, fermentation and
decay should be guarded against. Then
the feeding of richer food will mean
richer manure and better and cheaper
crops.
1t is hard to persuade the farmer to
abandon time honored practices and
adopt methods with which he is I'M
familiar. He also heSitates about
mourning the necessary expense Of
building suitable receptacles for the
storage of manure, frequently assum-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-30
WASTE OF BARNARD MANURE.

ing that this is greater than it really is.
As Roberts states, 1.-THE new idea that
the manure should be as carefully pre-
served from unnecessary waste as any
other product of the farm is hard to
put in practice after having for forty
years stored the farmyard manure I'M
der the caves upon the steep hillside
which forms one border of the running
brook"
It is to be feared that the introduc-
ton of commercial fertilizers has not
been without effect in increasing the
apparent Indifference with which this
valuable farm resource is so often re-
garded Too many farmers lose sight
of the fact that, as rule, commercial
fertilizers should supplement and not
entirely replace the manurial supplies
of the farm, says w. II. Beal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-30
One Thing and Another.

That the Michigan fruit crop is all
right is indicated by the activity of
the fruit box makers, who are prepar-
ing for big strawberry and peach out
put.
Decatur, ILL.,, is said to have the only
corn Oil mill in the country. The oil
is extracted by means of solvent, in
stead of the old pressure process.
Within the last ten years we have
learned that potatoes are not essential
ly potash crop. It is the experience
Of scientists, and seemingly Of prac-
teal growers, that phosphoric acid
has more to do with increasing potato
yields than has potash, says Alva Agee
in National Stockman.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-30

the Company's service Again, the
young man who came to this country
over thirty years ago, penniless and
friendless and who, during the first tive
years, earned only $500, working beside
tank foul with the smell of oil but
to-day, there is scarcely drop of Oil
consumed IN this country which has not
been purchased from his stupendous
organization, the Standard Oil Company.
In another walk of life, we see at the
head of great college, a man who
chopped wood to pay his way through
school.
The great captains Of industry of to-
day were the poor boys of thirty years
ago. 1t was not wealthy parent nor an
influential friend who started these men
on the road to fortune; they made their
own opportunities they fought their own
battles they have won.
What is the secret of their success /?
What is that irresistible force which has
enabled them to overcome all obstacles,
TO surpass their fellow-men? Every am
bilious young man is searching for this
secret. He believes that honesty, Sc
briefly, perseverance, and determination
are essentials in the foundation on which
to build successful career, and vet he
realizes that he must possess something
more than these mere prerequisites if he
would achieve conspicuous success =
Those who have studied the lives OF
successful men will tell you that they all
possessed certain force of character
the power to mould the opinions and
direct the actions of others. John D.
Rockefeller has often said that he at
tributes his success largely to his ability
to influence and control the minds of
men. How to acquire that power is told
by Mr.. Edward Box in his Lecture. "Kevs
to Success, the most inspiring address to
Young men ever heard from an American
platform. Mr.. Box does not preach
theory; he gives good, sound, r-or.ical
advice. He tells young men
they can develop those quail >
pensable to success, and win botn .uoney
and power. Every word is suggestive
and inspiring.
The Publishers Of this Lecture. Tohn
D. Morris and Company, 100, Chestnut
Street, Philadelphia, Pa, are desireus
that every ambitious young man should
possess copy Of Keys to Success"
and they will send, complimentary. a
complete copy Of this Address to eyerv
reader who will write fer it, mentioning
this papef and enclosing six cents to
cover mailing expenses. "Keys to Sue
cess y is one of the many inspiring
speeches contained in modern Elo-
quence,' library of famous >After-Din-
ner Speeches, Addresses and Lectures. in
ten volumes, edited by the Hon. Thomas
,. Reeo. The Publishers believe that
these complimentary copies Of Mr.. Bek's
Keys to Success" " will prove effective
Advertising fer the sale Of Ex-Speaker
Reeds rema rkable werk, hence this lib
eral effer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-30

1.-THE first foreign adviser whom the Jap
anese ever employed was one VIII Adams.
an Englishman. who in 1900 was cast
ashore In a storm while plotting Dutch
deet.-"Japar In Transition."l
Old Will Adams, in Yellow seas
Running some Dutchmen before the
breeze,
Caught by squall that whipped the
decks
And strewed the tide with a mile O
wrecks,
Was tossed ashore where the chopsticks
grow
Over three hundred years ago.
And when the people restored his life
He would fain go home to his English
wife.
But 1--WE will provide thee score" said
they,
Build thee palace and gardens. Stay
And teach US the English tricks you
know"
More than three hundred years ago.
Well, pilgrims visit his shrine today
And schoolboys honor his name at play,
For his was the soul that first began
The English lesson in old Japan,
And what VIII taught them those years
ago
You must ask the bear If you want ia
know.
London Globe.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-30

I'd experiments at the Oregon station
sEzEeat has given excellent results as a
E1ening food for hogs.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-30
News and Notes.

Profit in poultry as a side issue Is
illustrated by the statement that the
bulk Of the eggs, Is per cent of the
whole amount, comes from small focks
owned by wage earners.
Comparatively few of those who pay
daily visits to the grocer and the mar
ket man realize that 100000 farmers
are engaged in supplying the other TO-
100000 people Of the United States with
food.
Roberts suggests $3.50 as a conserva-
tive estimate of the value of the ma
nure produced during seven winter
months on a small farm carrying four
horses, twenty cows, fifty sheep and
ten hogs.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-30
EG L.


IElg. /, soil grains and spaces; Fig. 2, soil
PARTICLES in masses; Fig. 8. joint clay
Structure.l
eerording as the soil grains are more
GEE less minute. The fine grains pres
emf more surface in given volume Of
xsfI and hence will retain the greater
Grantity of moisture. The coarser soils
msln permit a much freer percolation
oE water, and hence quicker drainage,
SAan the finer ones.
another mechanical condition of soils
kES more to do with their drainage
yrxperties than the differences already
ECsed. 1t is the massing of particles Of
GEMerent character to form compound
sxfE grains which lie contiguous and
HKEe spaces between them Srhose who
nave examined the physical structure
NE soils infinitely will have observed
aHse granular structure of soils con-
Saeaing a mixture of humus and clay.
Sksane subsOils are commonly known as
a-sint clays'' from the fact that they
Ss&sw natural cleavage or fractures
vxsadch mark them as soils easily drain
ia Others of marty, sandy or gray
silly nature mass their particles into ir-
E.yular forms which cannot lie close
TEgsther and are known as light sub
Ea8k2s. Still other clays appear to be
wngzgting in the characteristics named,
%ssEar Individual particles lying CEN
Essgssy together and forming a dense
nEssgH capable of retaining larger per-
Gfsxage of water than any other varie-
g.gSaad are commonly known as reten-
GtEsz4sr impervious soils. Some of these
MRaiaanical characteristics are illus.
fxsed in Figs. /, 2 and 3.
I'd experiments at the Oregon station
sEstaat has given excellent results as a
EaESening food for hogs.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-30
"SpOt Disease of Alfalfa.

The so called "spot disease" of al
falfa, which is not uncommon in the
western states, especially during wet
seasons, became somewhat prevalent
in Illinois in 1903. When the effect Of
this disease becomes marked, the leaves
turn yellow and growth is retarded If
this occurs the alfalfa should be
clipped. This is the only effective rem
alfalfa with light nurse crop is gain
ing favor in Iilinois.-C. G. hopkins.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-30
s45Rf<2 RINGER 3. 7':2R1eX
: e. ~ 'p'1:sS "a
THE MAKEUP OF SOILS.
&lS. Influence of Its Mechanical
Condition ON Drafnage.

Sic Influence of Its Mechanical
Condition on Drainage.
RE -. G. ELLIOTT, ONCE of Experiment
Stations.
Soil is made ups Of exceedingly fine
particles Of irregular shapes, varying
eumposition and different properties.
z is formed by the breaking down of
Eucks Of different composition which
grB disintegrated by the weather,
ground up and distributed by glacial
asStion and floods and mixed with the
products of successive ages of vege-
EAble growth. These particles as they
appear under the microscope are rough
sad irregular, some Of them being ex-
e2edingly small. They range from
ex1arse sand 004 of an inch to clay
1902 of an inch and less. The pc
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-30
KEYS TO SUCCESS.
Mr.. Edward Box, Editor of the Ladies' HONS
Journal, Tells Young Men How
Success is Won.

Every lung man wants to succeed.
There is nothing SO self-satisfying as the
bountiful rewards which await the man
who struggles and conquers. Fame,
honor, wealth and power are the laureis
which Success bestows.
The present century is replete with
examples of young men, who, alone and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-30

maturing early, long keeping variety
and very firm In texture. 1t is highly
recommended
These onions were sOwn in boxes.
Date Of sowing, Jan. %; date of plant
ing, March q; date Of harvesting, Aug
"a; yield per acre, 648 bushels.
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unaided, have risen to
the very highest PIN
nacle of success in their
chosen calling oHere
we have the striking
example of the presi-
dent of the largest
manufacturing corpora
ton in the world, rising
to this position from one
of the lowest places in
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-30
An Onion That Ia Gaining Favor.

An UNION That IB Gaining Favor.
The Australian brown onion, as
shown in the cut, was grown from seed
raised by the Oregon experiment sta
ton. It is a variety that is becoming
we'll known, being Of medium size and
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-27
pou,s Theater.

George Henry Trader and a big conl- pany are making merry in a fine sketch as the feature of the Poli bill this week. "Oscars Birthday" is delightful bit of comedy.
 The Todd-Judge family of acrobats scored successfully with a varied col- lection of astounding feats. They have the right sort and handle one another in most excellent style
 Garvie and Thompson with Wanted,
 a Partner" did a good turn; Johnson and Wells as the coored artists were easily leaders in their line; the spec ial feature of the Five Nosses made q decidedly pretty act and they played musical instruments in charming manner. Daisy Dumont as the come dienne was good and the Helstens in song and dance act did we'll.
 The electrograph has many novel views in the motion picture series.
 Prices Evenings, 1Oc, 20c, BOG; after moons. 1oc, 20c; ladies at matinee, 1Oc. Box seats, soc,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-27

place bond issues as desired. But this view conflicts with the argument that the large temporary borrowing by the railroads are to continue improvements to which they were already committed before the blockade in the bond mar ket. Another note issue announced to- day by a subsidiary company of the Metropolitan street railway was ex- plained to be for the reimbursement of the parent company for improve ments already made and for which the bonds provided could not be marketed. An initial engagement of gold for Thursdays steamer was made to-day land bills sold in the exchange market were supposed to be against other ship ments in contemplation. The money market was entirely unaffected, the de- mand for time loans being little more than nominal. The weekly bulletin of the weather bureau on the crops was not a helpful factor. The recovery. of a large fraction in United States Steel preferred was the only movement of any significance in the days market. The closing was heavy and stagnant.
 Bonds were irregular. Total sales par value s2O90,000.
 United States 2s declined Is per cent. on call.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-27
PLATT- LYNHAM.

At the home os the brides parents, 767 State street, by the Rev, MT. Luck ey, Miss Edith Theresa Lynham and MT. Henry Spencer Platt were united in marriage at o'clock last evening, in the presence of Mir. and Mrs Richard Lynham, jr., MT. Richard Lynham, ST., Mir. and Mrs. William Sturrup, MT. and Mrs. J. A. Weiss, Arthur Lynham, MT. and Mrs. s J. Ostrander, MT. and Mrs. F. F. Platt. The bride was attired in beautiful gown of ivory crepe de chine over white silk taffeta with lace yoke embroidered with opalescent beads, shirred tucking and made en train. The bride carried white roses. The maid of honor, her cousin, Miss Hazel Sturrup, was in white organdie and carried pink carnations. The ceremony was perform ed with the ring beneath a bower of palms, ferns and roses. The house was beautifully decorated by Munro with greens and white carnations. The bride was given away by her father. The brides mother Mrs. Richard Lynham, jr., was gowned in black etamine. The groom's sister, Mrs. c. l.. Young, wore black grenadine, handsomely trimmed with black lace. The ushers were young lady friends of the happy couple. They l were Miss Helen Cook, Miss Lima How ard and the Misses Mildred and Amy Nettleton. A reception from to g fol- lowed to about 100 friends, Stewart ca tering. Mallon's orchestra discoursed sweet music for the ceremony and re- ception. Many beautiful gifts were re- ceived. From office friends of the Con- solidated railroad, handsome mahog- any rocker, dinner and tea set, Havi- land china, from c. L. Young; Haviland salad bowl. Mrs. L. l.. Norton: Havi- land green salad bowl, MT. and Mrs R. W. Gillespie: silver tea set from Mir. and Mrs. J. A. Weiss; solid silver bon bon dish from Duncan McArthur; solid silver tea spoons from Mrs Shaffer, solid silver forks from Miss Agnes Platt, hand painted yellow cream pitch CT and cake plate, blue china cracker jar from Mir. and Mrs A. E. Ostrander, of New York; Japanese chocolate set from Mir and Mrs. A, s. Ostrander of Boston, Mexican drawn work table scarf from Mrs. Edwards; also curtains linen and many other sweet remem- brances; tablespoons from Mrs. Humis- ton of Springfield. berry spoon, gold lined, from Mrs. Page, pickle fork and sugar shell from Mrs. c. L. Young, su- gar scoop from Mrs. Collins, olive fork Mrs. Stables: meat fork, Mrs. Barto; gold lined ladle. Mrs. Mrs. McVean; picture from Mrs. Terry of Long Island; cracker jar, MT. and Mrs. o. J. Race; Japanese tea set, Miss Hesselbach; Haviland cake set, Miss Lena Hassel- bach.
 MT. and Mrs. Platt left for trip last night. The travelling gown of the bride was of blue Venetian cloth, with which she wore blue and ecru flower hat.