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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1905-11-24
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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1905-11-24

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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1905-11-24

Stor G~fpsbanbel. anoers RGs,
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Dor aobberpoIoen ioIst 400 SNSter
8rls ! N9sifosen poa &oSen for
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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1905-11-24
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ben Iuffet, oa Der | et at Sadrnets
Wiler er opitaaet en- opb Rcoue, Der
fnnoe laoe beirpgte GaarnetS Reb.
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melt,
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1905-11-24
GienbomsiaIe.

GitnbomsiaIs. Sfiineripaoaro
peS @!umss err at Gierinoen Srsfer
90. Sneobien ioIat til BartifuIier
SfaSe al Rafifop for 10000 Sr,, til
@aarSen bsrer ct areul al 100 Gbr.
Snn0,
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1905-11-24
Sra Uorae.
GienbpmshanbsL.

Gienoumsbanbsl. Sermon Aens-
ri0 bar ifelge Duff. 9lao"
iolet i'm @ooro gilffe ! Sebnlen til
Ole RGrbp for 10000 SIR.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1905-11-24

w. WV cnIfes
Seg CT auturiieTet til at bstaIe spoe 9riier for at fnIDe
eurppRite Erore. Sfriu efter rliae 9lptertHAer apr.
A, {. BURkhARDT Q 60 sincin ma .'T OHIO.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19

announces that it is ready to ship colo
MES of the soil bacteria to agricultur-
lists making application for them.
It is familiar fact that fields may
be enriched by blowing under beans.
clover and alfalfa. This restores fer
tility to wornout. fields. The reason is
that the roots of these plants have
bulbs that are masses of bacteria which
constantly draw free nitrogen from
the air and distribute this life Of the
plant world among the plants and in
the ground. With this fact as a start
ing point, DR.. Moore, who is an author
ity In botany and member Of vari-
Gus learned societies, though only
about thirty years Of age, has expert
mented and studied. He has found a
way at last by which colonies Of soil
bacteria can be systematically produe-
ed and distributed. The postal service
is used in the distribution, and the
farmer who receives a shipment of this
kind may, by following the simple di-
rections given. treat the seed that lie
sows in such a way as to increase by
many times the yield of his field:
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19
NEGOTIATING THE SOIL.
Discoveries of DIR. Moore May Mean
Revolution In Farming.

Tue idea OF lloculating the soil with
benign bacteria to increase its fertil-
ty and multiply the fruits of the ground
is something one might expect to find
in story by jules Verne. but scarce
ly in real life Yet that is just the
ide: that is now being put into effect
by the United States department Of
agriculture The department has be
gun sending out to farmers beneflcent
germs whose use it is claimed. will
ealNlc the ElShandman to multiply in
definitely the yield of his fields. No
greater benefit could have hcrn con
fCrrel had the government undertaken
to s'tjnIy tive magic wands used by tie
heroes of fairy tales. 1t is prophesled
that Tie new soil incubation process
will ere long rake the department of
agriculture the most popular branch
of the government with the farmers.
If these expectations ire realized
clief credit will be due to DR. George
T. Moore, director of the laboratory Of
plant physiology in the bureau of plant
industry. He has studied the problem
of how to cultivate and distribute nj
troeen producing bacteria so that the
processes of nature in the production Of
vegetation may be aided and man
thereby he benefited AS result of
this study the agricultural department
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19


to Kansas. He got a job sticking type
on a weekly at Florence. The local
banker. who owned the plant. ran
away from his creditors. and. not be
ing able to carry off the newspaper OF
fee. the young printer was left in pos
session. He was editor. printer. press
man. devil and business manager ali
in one.
Iitigat ion let him out of the Florence
paper In three months he left 1t. and
in 1878. when lie had turned tsTenty
four, he walked to Marion and began
work on the Record as a joelrneyman
printer. TIE owner of the paper soon
owed his printer so much that he could
not pay. He made the best of the sit
aation By turning the plant over to
Mr.. Hoel. mortgage md all. As the
young editors capital ut the outset was
only $40. it was a hard proposition to
bandIe, but he swung it and in suite OF
the grasshopnera which visited Kansas.
that season managed By strict econo
my to hold his own.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19


and had a career even stranger than
her husbands. At sixteen she per-
suaded a famous priest, the Able Con
slant. to break his vows of celibacy for
her sake. He was communicated.
She deserted him after two years and.
turning her attention to sculpture, be-
came famous in that art She also won
popularity as novelist. She was a
favorite Of Emperor Napoleon Ill. her
relations with whom were the subject
of scandal. AS Il correspondent in the
chamber Of deputies she became ac
quainted with NJ. Rouvier, whose polit-
zeal advancement she aided by her
writings. The death of the ex-abbe
enabled her to marry the rising French
statesman. AS Nine. Rouvier she be-
came a leading figure in the life of the
French capital.
Representative John Sharp Williams.
whose leadership of the Democratic
minority in the house is being hotly
contested. tells more anecdotes a week
than any statesman in Washington.
There was Il sure thing gambler
down in Mississippi named Gamble"
Mr.. Williams said the other day. HE
never made a bet unless he was sure
he would win. He was out at coun-
try fair. staying at a hotel. One morn
ing man who was in the sporting
line himself got up early and looked
out OF the window. He saw Gamble
carefully measuring with a tapeline
the llitching post in front of the hotel.
He knew something was up, and when
Gamble went out to the fair he went
out and measured the hitehing post
himself. Then he took sledge ham,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19
Savings Deposits.
SHREVEPORT, LA.

MERCHANTS & FARMERS BANK
AND TRUST CO., CORNER OF
. SPRING AND TEXAS STREETS,
SHREVEPORT, LA.
The savings deposits of the bank is
one of its deservedly popular features.
Interest at the rate of three per cent
per annum is allowed on all sums of
one dollar and upwards remaining on
the calendar three or more calendar
months.
When made during the first three
days Of any month, interest is allowed
on these. deposits as if deposited on the
hrst day OF the month Interest on all
siinls not withdrawn will be payable on
the first days of February and August,
and interest not then withdrawn IS add
ed TO the principal thereby giving the
depostors compound interest,
Deposits may be made by married
women, men Of minors, in their own
names.
Facilities are given depositors to
draw money.
Deposits made for a longer period
than six months draw a higher rate
than ordinary savings deposits.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19
AMERICAN UNlTARIANS.
Their Churches. Ministers. OrEaniza-
ton and Creed.

There are in the United States AGO
churches and $50 minister's that may in
general lie "lnS>el as Unitarian The
greater number Of these is t. be found
In New England and tive least number
in the Sonth. In poiitE Unitarian
churches are CONGREGATIONAL ~ Il rule
they are organized up"n the basis of i
simple covenant or assertion uf pur-
pose, Of which the following is the
more common form: In thr love of
truth and in tie spirit of Jesus Christ
we unite f ~ II g worship of GOl AMI
the service Of man" The american
Unitarian a;Socatiun. with h"nduuur
tiers III Eoston. is the one general mis-
sonary body with which Tue most of
these churches are affiliated 1t was
formed in May. 1879. and. as stated in
it's bylaws. its OBJ ect - ito litruse the
knowledge and pro;rote the interests of
pure Christianity" 1t is presided over
by the Rev. DIR. Samuel A. Eliot. Il son
of President Charles W. Eliot of Har-
ward university. The national confer
ence of Unitarian and other christian
churches. of which the Hon. Garroll
D. Wright. IL. ~. is president. was
organized ut New York in April. 1868.
It is a religious and fralernal body de-
voted to the strengthening Of the
churches and societies which unite with
it for more and better work for the
kingdom of God. 1t is composed Of the
representatives Of such churches as
may be invited by the council. as the
committee which manages the business
of the conference is termed. 1t recog-
niZes the fact that it's constituency is
congregational in tradition and Dolity.
and it applies no authoritative test nor
exercises any control. combining itself
to recommendingt to the churches which
are the Instruments of its activities
such undertakings and methods as it
Judges to be within their purpose and
score. The conference meets biennially
at such time and place as the council
may determine.-Rev. nr. Peter H.
Goldsmith. Unitarian. Salem. Mass.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19

The accounts of Master Danewski.
who at the mature age of eight has
been conducting full orchestra at
BOurnemouth in military march of
his own composition. casually remark
ing afterward that he had written it
several years ago. "when he was quite
young suggest question which is
worthy of more attention than it has
received. tie London Chronicle says
Why are genuine musical prodigies
comparatively common. whereas in 9TH
er branches of art they are practically
nonexistent? We say genuine" the
Chronicle adds. because it is undoubt-
eddy the case that while. of course, not
every precocious musician is heard Of
in maturer life. nearly every great mu-
stefan has in his time been prodigy
One need only instance Mozart, Schu-
bert. Haydn. Chopin and among exec
utants of today Joachim and Norman
Ner11da to realize that this is 50. Have
psychologists explained why the genius
of music should and does awake in the
soul years before that of painting and
the allied arts?"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19

-
can come nearer to its height than any
body here e.. 49,.
How high would you reckon it is?
asked the sledge hammer artist. who.
after lot Of conversation. had put mp
the hundred with Gamble.
Oh said Gamble. TIL take 1t at
thirty inches ,' vi
".Oh, no. replied the other man;
you are wrong. Ill bet it is less than
twenty nine
They measured, and it was twenty
eight and half Gamble hasn't smil-
ed since that day" +
Governor Edward Wallace Hoch of
Kansas. who was swept into Office last
fall by the tide of popular sentiment
and in spite of the opposition of many
politicians in his party, is the editor
Of a country paper. Two years ago
he sought the office of state printer.
and the circumstances Of his defeat for
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19

mef and drove the
post into the ground
an inch and a kalf.
f"That night after
supper, while they
were all sitting on
the hotel porch.
Gamble craftily led
t he conversation
around to the diff
Guilty of judging dis
tances and heights.
:" Now he said,
there's that hitch
ing post out yonder.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19
CARS GATSHtNA HOME.

Grand Palace. which In One Of thu
Autocrnt's Hiding Places.
Since the exciting events in the vi
entity Of the Winter palace at st. Pc
tersburg the Emperor Nicholas II. mas
visited some of the many ether pal
aces which he owns. He passed some
time. it is said. at the Gatshina pal.
ace. twenty-five miles from st. Peters
burg. Here the whole town is owned
by the emperor, and the palace. which
was built In 1870. contains many apart
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19

EMPRESS SALON AND HALL OF STA rUaxsY
IN GATsHINA PALACE.
nents of great beauty. 1t was tile e..
vorite residence of the Emperor Alez-
snfIer III
There are fine art galleries. one Of
the most stately Of the apartments de-
voted to this purpose being the ball OF
statnary, shown in the picture raDre-
aneed herewith. There are 600 rooms
in the palace, and fine theater is in
Guided In the royal residence. where
the imperial family may witness the
atrical or musical productions without
going. to public resort.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19

chances OF advance
nlent lay in the OPP
erative branch Of
the railway sel.fise
and therefore at his
own request was
msa1e a conductor.
He served Eve years
taking tickets on
trains before being
nude q station mas
ter. From this posi-
ton he rose through
various CRATES of
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19

this position created
n sentiment in his
favor that resulted
in his nomination for
the more exalted
post of chief exeeu.
tive of the state.
Governor Hoch was
born in Kentucky
ffty-three years ago
and was educated
and learned the
printing trade in the
Blue Grass State.
-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19

time he was charged
with gross immoral
ity and at another
with forgery. but in
neither case were
the charges proved.
Though a man Of
marked ability him
self. he owes much
of his success to his
late wife, who was
one of the cleverest
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19

x,,-aa,,I;.,o ". r. POTTER.
ment until lie was general superintend-
ent OF the pere Marquette In 1897
Mr.. Baldwin. who had been connected
with this road, was chosen president
Of the Long Island railroad. and he in
vited Mr.. Potter to become it's general
superintendent lie took the position
and last March was chosen vice pres
ident and general manager. For some
months during Mr.. BaldWin's illness
lie discharged the duties of president,
and when death made the Office vacant
the directors chose him to fill it.
The career of Elmer j. Burkett, the
senator elect from Nebraska. resembles
in some respects that of William j.
Bryan. WHO would have been chosen
senator instead of Mr.. Burkett had the
Nebraska legislature been Democratic
instead OF Republican. Mr.. Burkett
was born on farm In Iowa In 1867.
Like Mr.. Bryan. he went to college and
afterward studied law. Both are resi-
dents or Lincoln and have represented
the First Nebraska district in congress,
and each was elected to congress before
he was thirty years old. Both have
met with opposition in their political
careers on account Of youth. Both
have sturdy frames, penetrating brown
eyes and faces that evinee the earnest
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19
Folk Who Are
In the limeIieht
Of Publicity
~ MPEROR NICHOLAS II. of

~ MPEROR NICHOLAS II. Of
Mxmw Russia likes to be called the
~ little father" by his people. but
it is sometimes said that the
real little father" of the Russians is
Count Leo NikoIaievitch Tolstoi be
cause Of his moral and intellectual pow
or over them and his lifelong work for
the bettcrmeut Of their social and
spiritual condition. According to a dis
patch f tie New York World. Count
Tolstoi does not sympathiZe with the
efforts recently made to bring about re-
forms in the Russian government
through resort to force He says the
Russian people do not desire revolu-
fion: that those ia the cities desire
only opportunity to work under honest
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19

cOnulIi0IlS ana IlOSe
in the country desire
only the ownership
of the land. They
desire continuance
Of the autocratic
monarchy, he says.
as the best safe
guard against the
nobility and landed
aristocracy. Never,
he thinks, will there
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19

hc SCACl
al revolution in Russia, as the reforms
needed must come through spiritual ell
lightenment, passive resistance and a
campaign of education.
Count Tolstoi's~ adherence of war,
even in behalf of reforms, does not
come from cowardice, for he Joined the
army as young man and served in
the Crimean war, doing good service in
the battle Of Tchernaya. But the hor-
rors Of battle impressed him 50 much
that he determined to preach the doc
trines of peace the remainder Of his
days.
Though the son of princess and
Graded in luxury. Tolstoi has for years
lived as peasant. tifiing the soil and
performing all kinds of mental labor,
refraining from the use of the large
income he might receive. He carries
his ideas to such all extreme that
when his son returned from the CON-
pletion of his technical education at the
st. Petersburg School Of Technology
and asked his father what use he
sage advised him to take a spade and
clear the roads of snow.
The career of William r. Potter. the
successor Of the late W. Fl. Baldwin
as president Of the Long Island rail-
road, illustrates the possibilities of adj
vancement which the railway service
presents. Mr.. Potter was born in 1866
at Utica. n, Y. educated at Worcester.
Mass. and in Europe. and at twenty
began business life as a clerk in the
office Of the auditor of the. Pere Mar
quette railroad. His salary was $40 a
month. 4 years work brought him
promotion to IL cIerkship In the Office
of the treasurer of the road. but he
soon made up his mind that the best
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19

main props. He is quite a fighter. bit
has q capacity for making friends even
when fighting One day during his first
campaign for congress he ran into n
nei2hborliont1 row Tie hogs Of one
farmer had rooted up 4 field Of corn be
longing to a neigahol. The hogs had
crawIetf through d division fence own.
ed by bot, men. The man with the
corn HANDED out his grievances = BUR
iSetf Just Htsasalf the time Elrkett got
l,Hsy WITH his heart L, l.easI talk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19
FREE TO READERS OF The CAUCASIAN
NAsHvIL LIE, TENN.

short time will give every renewing sub
scribr years subscription the Southern Agcu
tust absolutely free charge aayan
! face Of remarkable offer 81.
you already pay and
net this valuable present.
leading county and the leading Southern farm pa
Del. both for the price Of one. b
This proposition will BE held open indefinitely so hurry M
Sample copies Of the Southern had st this
ofice.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19

en- men waiting for him to side one
way or the other How he did it no one
knows. but in less than an hour those
two farmers who had threatened to 60
to law over. the matter and law for the
rest of tlInis born days were out fixing
UP that fence. and Hurke,t got the sol
id delegation from that precinct
The new premier of France. NJ. Mau~
rice RJuvicr. has had Il life full of re
inHr!,lhle episodes. He WAS born ut
Al: IN lS42 anil az Il young man was Il
book "@fni. He entered the service Of
n Greek WHO WAS engaged in the Rus
sian grain trade and il, this business
lie travelled through tie orient and ac-
quircI Il III owled"p Of conditions in
that part Of the world which became Of
mucil Use to him when he entered poll
tics, He was premier in 1887 and in
the recent cabinet of NJ. Combes was
minister Of finance. His name has been
associated with scandal. for at one
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19

ness Of their person
aiities Like Mr..
Bryan stgain. Sena-
tor Buislsett is q
forcaful speaker.
though he has won
his reputa ton in
congress RI t b e L
through hard work
than uratory IIe Is
Il member of the
appropriations COM
nfttea and is affe Of
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-06
SHOULD CULTIVATE GRACE.
Mental Cosmetic Recommended to
Obtain Pretty Manner, Possess
sion Hiding Many Defects. r~

Many women are naturally graceful.
and to them pretty pose comes as
simply as do other inborn talents to
favored individuals. The girl who is
awkward should first become aware
OF it-then cure her clumsiness. There
is no more excuse for ungracefulness
in a woman than there is for slovenli-
ness-indeed awkwardness may be
said to be the same thing, applied
to carriage instead of dress.
The girl who wishes to be thought
pleasing in manner usually is So while
her sister, who SCOTS at her effort to
please, is the one who will be found
among the wall flowers at almost any
party. In these days of mental science,
most of the social accomplishments
are to be affixed by little effort, a
little necessary mental and physical
exertion, and sheer laziness is to
blame if any girl allows her charm
to lag behind that Of another
Plainness of feature is forgotten
when offset by presty manner, and
if massage and physical culture do not
improve the former defect it is well
to try some mental cosmetic toward
developing the latter substitute for
beauty.
Warren sheaf., 1905-04-06
TESTING SEED CORN.

Hundreds of men who read this item
will be planting field of corn before
long Most Of them have their seed
corn saved after fashion; some have
it in the crib, some up in the attic, some
in the oat bin, some down cellar Few
Of them really know just what per
cent of this seed corn will grow. Many
Of them will test it by selecting a few
kernels here and there and planting
them, but that will be all. There is
better way-a method by which the ex-
act terminating power of the seed corn
can be determined. It requires little
time and patience, but the work can
be done during stormy days. Take
the corn selected for seed and lay it all
out on the table or on the floor First
make a careful selection as to type,
throwing out all ears which are not
up to the standard which you select;
then put the selected ears in groups
of ten each and number each ear; then
take out four kernels from different
parts of each ear, laying them opposite
each ear; then take a box five inches
deep and large enough to test each ear,
marking it off in one and one-half inch
squares after it is filed with two inches
of sand or loan. Number the squares
in pencil so that they will cor
respond to the numbers on the corn,
place the four kernels in their proper
square, lay over them sheet of cloth
and place on that an inch or so Of damp
sawdust Set the box in room where
the temperature will not be over 70
and inside Of a week you can gently
raise the cloth and find out just what
kind Of seed corn you have got Ears
which are thus shown to be defective
or weak in terminating power can then
be identified and thrown out Good
seed has more to do with the yield Of
the corn crop than most people think.