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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1904-12-14
APPROPRIATE GIFTS FOR THE

APPROPRIATE GIFTS FOR THE
MATRON.
Brooch, Brush and Comb Set Baking
Dish Berry Bowl, Puff Box, Candelabra.
Chatting Dish, Salad Bowl, Vase, Tea
Spoons, Clocks, Hand Bag, Knives and
Forkes, Coffee'set, Imported Umbrellas
Tea Set.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-13
MAI@NSUp.' IN
M>,!dSllEyBS
A TALK ON TILE DRAINING.
Simple Essentials Which Will Assure
Work That Will Last and
Prove Effective.

In my experience have learned
that. as a rule. tiles Of too small capac-
fly have been laid with the expecta-
ton of carrying away the vast volume
of water that often suddenly collects
in deep depressions after heavy rain.
Four-inch tile is often required, and a
tile of less than three inches In diam
eter, inside measurement, should never
be used. The work Of grading the bot
tom of the ditch for the reception OF
the tile often results in failure. owing
to depressions or irregularities re-
naming where silt or. other foreign
matter accumulates in the til,, thus
obstructing the flow Of water.
The final grade Of q ditch should
never be finished, especially where a
doubt exists in regard to required fall,
without the aid of q level. and the
work should never be trusted to the
eye of anyone, no matter how expert.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-13
Who Supported Atlas.

Not long ago the genial superlntend-
emit of q public school was asked by one
of his youthful friends to listen to the
latter's rehearsal OF a lesson in which
there was reference to Atlas.
do you know who Atlas was?" asked
the superintendent. J
Eyes, sir. He was giant who sup
ported the world"
"Ah! Supported the world, did hep
went on the superintendent. "Well, tell
me who supported Atlas?"
The little fellow looked as though he
had not given the subject any particular
attention, but showed immediate will
ingness to think 1t over. The superin-
tendent stood looking on, trying hard to
keep back smile; but the youngsteT
finally frightened up and answered:
We'll, think he must have married q
rich wife."-N. Y. News.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-13
TILE DRAIN LEVEL.

once employed a professional ditcher
to drain slough or pond hole, and,
owing to its failure to perform Its
work, the tiles were taken up and the
bottom Of the ditch properly graded
with a level, when 1t was discovered
that the grade at the outlet Of the ditch
was IS inches higher than the point 1t
was intended to drain. OF course, such
q piece Of work proved Of short dura-
ton and very expensive.
1t often happens that the outlets OF
drains are allowed to become obstruct-
ed with silt, coarse grass, ETC., render
ing them nearly or quite useless. To
those who may contemplate the I'm
provement Of their farms by inaug-
urating a system Of tile drainage. but
are deferred from doing 30 owing to
the impossibility Of obtaining a profess
sional ditcher, allow me to state that
the services OF ordinary farm help with
the oversight and assistance OF the
farmer himself give as good, II not
better, results. Where a suitable fall
is plainly visible. 1t Is not essential
that level be used, providing the bot
tom of the ditch has an even grade
and is free from irregularities. But
where doubt exists, level, as shown
in the accompanying diagram, should
be used.
In the device, a and b represent the
base of level. 1871 feet long, six inches
wide, tapering to two inches at the
ends; C and the plumb indicating on
the amount Of fall per rod. A wire
or wooden guard at keeps the plumb
bob from Topping about. The up
right is six inches wide at base, where
II is mortised into the long strip. a b,
and two and one-half inches wide at
the top. The braces are two inches
wide and made from one-inch pine
Irving B. Cook, in Orange Judd Farm
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-13
LITTLE MARKETING HINTS.
Shippers Should Study the Conditions
of Trade Rather Than Depend
on "Luck."

OF all the practical points In farming
there is not one that has greater claim on
the attention of the raiser of farm prod
ucts than the art of marketing. Many
farmer puts tons Of energy into produc-
ing first-class fruits, cereals, or live
stock and when 1t comes to putting them
on the market acts with childish judg-
ment that loses him many fine margin
that he might gain.
There is no better way to practically
illustrate the market feature Of farming
than for farmers to visit their markets
o few times each year and see just how
their commission men handle their con-
signments. There are innumerable lit
tie hints farmer of good judgment can
pick up any time he visits large pro-
duce or live stock market. He should
study very carefully the best seasons
to market his produce, and when the
market looks favorable should hustle
his consignments In as promptly as pos
sible.
The shipper must bear in mind that
there are a few honest commission men
at least and that being on the ground
from day to day must know the market
better than a man looking at It at long
range. AS rule the seller Of live stock
does his best to get the top price, but
he must follow the market. What the
shipper or producer Of live stock, vege-
tables or fruit must look out for Is TO
get what the market wants and when II
is wanted. To illustrate the point will
tell OF conversation first-class butch
er had with q seller Of cattle.
"Your cattle look all right" said the
butcher, but am going slow because
this year all cattle that have had any
grass, kill spongy. We must make an
allowance on that. II has been that way
this year."
This is only one phase Of the business
and serves to show that the shipper
must ever keep in mind the exact state
Of the trade and to closely follow its
vagaries. Luck frequently aids the ship
per, but good judgment on market con-
ditions Is better than trusting to luck
Sherwood, in Ohio Farmer.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-13
Rells 20 Guide vessels.

BY agreement with the Canadian
government 30 bells are to be installed
in the river st. Lawrence and on the
coast Of the maritime provinces. Twen-
ty-six Of the stations will be worked
from shore, and four from lightships.
In order to use the system ships are
equipped with telephone receivers
which pick up the sounds Of the bells
at a distance of four to ten miles. II
is claimed that vessel thus equipped
can easily pick its way through a diff
cult passage, even in fog or storm. II
is expected that all ships making Can
adian ports will be equipped with tele-
phonic apparatus for picking up the
sounds of the bells.-Chicago Daily
News.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-13
BECOMING vECETARIANS.
Consumption Of Vegetables by Ameri'
cans on the Increase Every
Year.

Striking though the decline in meat
consumption as shown by the census
reports is, none Of us will take 1t as
evidence that We eat less generously
than our ancestors. Indeed. Ameri-
cans as a people never Jared better In
food than they do to-day, says Pear
sons Magazine. To make up for the
decreased meat diet there is but one
way to turn. Have we increased our
vegetable food-our wheat, corn, oats.
p; ia oes, garden vegetables. fruits,
sugar?
The census gives interesting results.
In 1850 Americans consumed 430 bush
els of wheat for each 100 persons; In
1900. 623 bushels-a very marked rise.
Corn and potatoes give very similar
percentages Of increase. But the most
surprising change is in the consump-
ton of oats, presumably on account Of
the improved methods Of the manufac-
ture of oatmeal; 80 bushels in 1850 to
$50 in 1S90-over fourfold in 40 years.
During the last decade, however, the
consumption OF oatmeal has lost
ground relatively, dropping to 361
bushels for each 100 persons. This de-
crease is probably due to the substi-
tuition of other cereal" and "break-
fast" foods, which have in some fami-
lies wholly taken the place OF oatmeal.
Now, take the market garden prod
ucts, fruits and sugar. Anyone who
will stop to think of the present-dav
grocery store with Its rows upon rows
OF inviting canned goods-tomatoes.
corn, peas, beans, and all manner Of
fruits, and of the excellent displays OF
green vegetables and fresh fruits, from
huckleberries to watermelons, Will
find himself convinced Of the impor-
tant parts these foods play In our
common diet. And then our candy
item. our preserves item; no one
whose memory can supply compare
son of the candy stores Of 30 years
ago with those Of to-day can fail TO
be impressed with the increase Of
sugar consumption. Here, indeed, the
figures tell a striking story: In 1850
each man, woman and child in Amer
lea ate 20 pounds Of sugar; in 1900.
65 pounds Of sugar And In the 20
years since 1880 the consumption Of
market garden products and fruits
has increased more than threefold.
And here is another interesting
point: Ten years ago potatoes out
ranked market garden products more
than two to one. The last census puts
them in the opposite relation, potatoes
falling behind by nearly 100000.
One of the most striking features OF
this increased eating Of market gar
den products Is indicated by the re-
markable increase Of land covered by
glass to supply our modern bills OF
fare with early and late green stuff"
It is scarcely dozen years since this
increase began Its expansion, and yet
the census of 1900 reports over 300
acres of land covered with glass in
New York state alone, and nearly as
much in Pennsylvania and In New
Jersey, with over 200 acres each In
Illinois and Massachusetts,.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-13
CROPS IN YOUNG ORCHARD
Cow Peas and Berries May Be Planted
with Apples Without Injury
to the Soil.

Apple trees set permanently should
stand in rows 30 feet apart. However Il
you desire to plant early trees between
the rows of late trees you may do so.
An early apple tree begins to bear soon
er than the late variety. its vitality be-
ing exhausted when 1t has borne for
eight to twelve years The late variety
is then Just beginning to give the best
crops and will continue to do so. At this
period in the trees life the top has
grown and spread to considerable ex-
tent; but the room occupied by the early
fruit can now be reserved for the late
fruit. In raising crops in an orchard.
study what chemical the crop you intend
TO plant will take from the ground. For
instance: potatoes, oats, wheat and rye
take or assimilate the potash from the
ground, therefore they should not be
planted in an orchard; the trees need all
the potash they can get. Corn takes
less potash from the ground and may
be planted. Care should be taken not
to plow into the roots Of the trees. Cow
peas may also be planted in an orchard.
A nursery man who lived near us told
me he made a practice Of planting cow
peas and In the fall when they ripened
he turned his hogs in. OF course, the
hogs root but they smooth the earth
down under the trees 30 the roots are
not exposed to the frost. He considers
this method one Of the best ways to cul-
tivate an orchard. Small fruit, such A.
strawberries, raspberries. ETC., may also
be cultivated in an orchard.-Cecil Abel
Todd, In Epitomist.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-13
MONT ST. MIcHEL's STORY
How the Ancient French Abbey Came
to Be Located on Lone
Island.

Mont st. Michel has the romantic air.
II suggests Dumas and Scott. Its his
tory Is q romance, but 1t was curious to
learn that the first monk did not settle
there because of position thought too
obviously, even SYSTEMATICALLY made for
monks, writes Elizabeth Robins Pen
nell, in I'm the Peril of the Sea" in Cen
fury. When they came. Mont st. Michel
was not an island "in the peril OF the
sea-" but rose in the midst Of a great
forest, with Roman road leading
through 1t to the hill, where the Romans
had long before worshiped Jupiter and
the Druids had long before that set up
their mystic stones. 1t was after the
Christian hermits had been there a
couple Of hundred years, and Aubert.
bishop OF Avranches-th white city you
see with its towers glistening in after
noon sunlight, on the hills across the
sands-was busy building the shrine to
st. Michael, that one day Git was early in
the eighth century, there was ter
rife trembling of the earth, and out at
sea the tide rose, as never before in the
memory of man. It swept in over wood
land and village, and when It swept out
again there was no forest. Mont st. MI
chel and Tomberlaine near by were the
only dry spots of land in vast bay; the
hills of the Cotentin were far to the
west. Northward was the open sea.
never before seen by the monks from
their hilltop. Southwark the sands
stretched toward Poutorsou.
Had there been no earthquake and
rising of the waters, the story Of Mont
St Michel would be very like that of any
other medieval abbey in France: the
story of sanity monks and miracles.
of shrines and pilgrimages of piety ex-
pressed in noble architecture, of love OF
art and learning, of increasing wealth
and power and abuse of 1t, Of reform and
revived ardor and fresh relapse, and
finally the revolution. Only Mont st.
Michel answered too well as prison to
be destroyed. And when jailers and
prisoners had got done with 1t enough
was left to be turned into a national
monument in 1870.
But II the monks were like all other
monks, their abbey was by no means
like all other abbeys, either in its archi-
lecture or as fortress. When the other
abbeys increased in Importance, and the
monks in number, new courts and clois-
ers were added, more ground covered.
But at st. Michel, after burrowing down
into the heart Of the rock, there was
uothing to do but to build upward and
ever upward, to pile story upon story.
until the abbey, springing higher and
higher heavenward. became everywhere
visible to the people on the mainland.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-13
DESTROYING THE cURcULIo
Experience Has Taught That Prompt
Removal Of windfalls Helps
Along the Work.

We have frequently called the atten-
ton OF our readers to the Importance
OF destroying the windfalls of the Or
chard as a means OF lessening the fu-
ture damage from insect pests. Some
experiments recently conducted along
this line emphasize the Importance Of
this method of insect destruction and
also furnish q basis for its practical
application.
In the case Of the curculio, which
causes the stings that appear on ap'
pies, It has been found that the insect
will not develop unless the apple drops
from the tree. Therefore II the wind
falls were carefully destroyed through
out an entire neighborhood this pest
should be almost eliminat"a.
In the experiment referred to one
half of the orchard was supplied with
hogs to eat the windfalls. while In the
other half these were left to decay on
the ground. The results showed
marked contrast between the condition
of the apples in the two halves Of the
orchard, Notwithstanding the fact that
the adult insects have wings to facili-
tate their movement. Much Of the
damage observed in the treated part
of the orchard was thought to be the
work OF insects from the untreated
portion. This injury grew less as the
distance from the untreated part OF the
orchard increased. And right here we
wish to call attention to the impor-
lance Of preventive measures being
adopted by the fruit growers OF 0
whole neighborhood. One unkept or
chard will grow enough insects to
stock the orchards Of whole commun-
ity. and 80 long as any such orchards
exist the efforts of neighbors to rid
their orchards Of insect enemies VIII
be to certain extent annulled. There
is perhaps nothing connected with ag-
riculture wherein cooperation Is OF
greater Importance than in the COM
batting Of insect pests.
To return to the consideration Of the
apples. says the Prairie Farmer. 1t ID
important that the windfalls be re-
moved and destroyed at least once
each week. as the curculio will begin to
emerge from the fallen apples II LETT
on the ground longer than seven days.
In the above experiment, applied to
half dozen different orchards, the re-
moval of all windfalls every seven
days practically prevented the develop
ment of the curculio beetle.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-13

Any handy man can make one. The
upright Is two and one-half feet long.
three inches thick and eight inches
wide. Bottom plank is one and one
half feet long and same Dimensions a.
upright. Brace is Of same material
and Is % inches long. and put in place
as per cut. Cut into upright and base
enough to give a good shoulder to
brace. Secure same with one-half-inch
bolts; and II made Of good hard wood
II viii stand the strain Of the strong
est team. The advantage Of jack =
that It raises the object to be pulled
straight ~ Orange Judd Farmus
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-13
Price Everything.

Mrs. Newrich-I got rid Of our old
phone this morning.
Mr.. Newrich-Why, didn't 1t work?
"Oh, yes; but had them put ~ long
distance one instead; it's SO mich more
expensive to talk through them, you
know."-Detroit Free Press.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-13
Comparison.

she-It mus. be awful to owe money
and not to be able to pay I'll
He-Yes-almost as bad as lending
Il and not being able to get It back
Detroit Free Press.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-13

Butter win not keep well II over
worked 20 that its natural grain Is de-
stroyed. The overuorking tends to
smash the globules OF the butter and
b give Il ~srsass feel"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-13
a USEFUL LITTLE DEVICE.
For Lifting Out Dead Peach stumps
and Small orubs It Will Be
Found Of Much Use.

The lacking shown in, the illustra-
ton is used for lifting out dead peach
stumps and small grubs Of all kinda
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-13

wrote, what in the name Of all that's
holy, do you stay around here for? II
I was such an egregrious donkey as
you are I'd go of and die, but I've got
to be the one instead-and I've got
eyes to see. That's ever the way in
this vale Of tears.
'Well, you must know some time. II
will come to you all at once, as the
knowledge of 1t came to me-then, old
boy, wouldn't mind being in your
boots. I'd give my life for that one
hour as happily and freely as I'd toss
a copper to q pickaninny. It can't be
so ] give you my blessing and what
little I can add to your future-though.
of course, you know, l mean hers
and that is the fortune that ! haven't
been able to squander with all my idle
worthlesness. Make her happy with
It, II you can, and SO / shall know
have a hand In her comfort after all.
"You weren't cut out for a pill
doper, old man. Drop 1t. Well, 50
long Take keer Of yersef,' and be
good to her to make up for your
cussed stupidity. Landry"
The name stared up at us In his
well-known writing, and suddenly, an
oyerpowering sense Of his nearness
mastered me. Kit reached out trem-
bling hand. I felt a shudder go over
her and q mist obscured my sight'for
q moment Then:
EYES, yes" heard her whisper.
family. Il see you. dear, dear Lam
Dry.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-05-25
An Open Letter.

From the Chaplin, S. c., News: Ear
iy in the spring my wife and 1 were
taken with diarrhoae and SO sever.
were the pains that we called a ply.
stefan who prescribed for us, but his
medicines failed to give any relief.
A friend who had a bottle of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrh-
Oae Remedy IN hand gave each Of us
a dose and we at once felt the ef-
fects. / procured q hottie and before
usng the entire contents we we're en-
tirely cured. 1t Is a wonderful RENE
dy and should be found In every
household. H. C. Bailey, Editor. This
remedy is for sale by all druggists.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-05-25
eyeFs, Texas, Friday June 10,
1904.

For the above important occasion,
Through which small fortunes will
acrue to those wise enough to grasp
one or more of the goodly opportuni-
ties to be afforded or laid open In O
nection with the primary establish
ment of a coming city)-"The Denver
Road" The Wichita Valley Railway
Co. will sell tickets June 9Th and 10th
to Byers. Texas and return at less
than one fare for the round trip from
all points between, and including Ft.
Worth. Seymour and Amarillo, Texas
Tickets sold at points on the Denver
Road will be good for return until
June 18th. and those sold at Wichi-
ia Valley Railway points will be good
for return until June 18th. "Byers,'
is situated twenty-five miles north
east of Wichita Falls, on the newly
constructed Wichita Falls and Okla
hOfna Railway, and is so located as to
readily possess as it's own magnificent
scope OF extremely, rich and highly
developed agricultural and newly dis
covered and partially developed oil
territory, thus more than justifying
its own quick and substantial expan-
sion as a most important business
community. A propos:-'A word to
The wise is sufficient" Interested par
ties may obtain information upon lap
plication to local agents Of either of
the railway lines mentioned above.
or by ADDRESSING the general passenger
of the Denver Road at
TT: Worth.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-05-25
LUMBER
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r. N. Andrews, editor and manager
Cocoa and Rockledge News, Cocoa.
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l recommend 1T unhesitatingly.'' SOC.
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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-05-25
A Positive Necessity.

Having to lay upon my bed for IA
days from a severely bruised leg,
only found relief when I used a bottle
of Billiards. Snow Eminent. can
cheerfully recommend it as the best
medicine ever sent to the afflicted.
1t has now become a positive neces.
sity upon myself. ID. r.. Byrnes, Mer
chant. Doversville, Texas. Csc, soc,
$1.00. Sold by the Pecos Valley
Drug Co.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-05-25
EXPOSURE

To cold draughts of air. to keen and
cutting winds, sudden changes of TEN
p%erature, scanty clothing. undue expos
ure of the throat and neck after public
speaking and singing, bring on coughs
and colds. Billiards. Horehound Syr-
up Is the best cure Mrs. A. Barr,
Houston. Texas, writes. Jan. 81, 1902:
"One bottle of Billiards. Horehound
Syrup cured me of a very bad cough.
1t is very pleasant to take" CSC. soc.
500 sold by the Pecos Valley Drug
Company.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-05-25

Cured His Mother. Of Rheumati.m.
My mother has been . sufferer for
many years with rheumatism" says
w. H. Howard Of. Husband, Pa. A,
times she was unable to move at all,
while at all times walking was pain,
ful. / presented her with n bottle OF
Chamberiaipss- Pain Rain and after
q few applications she decided it was
the most wonderful pain reliever she
had ever tried. in fact. she is never
without 1t now and is It all times
able to walk. An occasional applica-
ton Of Pain Balm keeps sway the
pain that she Was formerly troubled
For sale, by all druggists.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-05-25

In the spring Of 1891 my children
had whooping cough" says Mrs. d
w. Capps Of Capps. Ala. 9" used
Chamberiain's Cough Remedy with
the most satisfactory results. / think
this is the best remedy I have ever
seen for whodeing cough" This rem.
edy keeps the cough loose, lessons
the severity and frequency of the
coughing spells and c0unterActs any
endency toward pneumonia For sale
Al druggists