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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-06

WAyS In which the Farmer Nay In
crease the Rroductivsnsss Of
His Fields.

4 1t h .eommonly conceded that che
average yisid 'of corn upon the best
adapted lands Of the cern belt proper
might b greatly increased. Il Ii also
true that great advances have been
made In the methods Of seed selection
and corn cultivation, 20 that some
have have bsen made to produce 80 to
100 per cent. increase in yield. These
are comparatively rare instances, how.
ever, and there is great need Of gen.
eraL application Of improved methods
to bring up the average yield of the
entire corn.producing area. II will not
be q dlficult matter to do so. II Is q
very easy matter to increase the corn
yield Of any farm in two or three grow
ing seasons. In the Host place, better
seed Is required, and the seed selected
should merely be the largest ears with
the deepest kernels that can be earist
ripened in a given district, Properly
saved and tested, such seed will give
good results on land that has been
brought to a proper tilth, and that has
been enriched by manure and clover
growing. Given the proper seed and
favorable conditions of the seed bed,
weeds must next be kept down, and
this Is to be accomplished by indus
trious narrowing before and after
gerr ination Of the seed. We want
good planting, too. Three plants to a
hill. all Of them healthy plants, and
on we'll done check-rowing that allows
Of cultivation, too, must be better than
has been the case heretofore, when
small boys were given the work to do
and did II as we'll as could be expected
Of them, but not sufficiently we'll
Much corn is damaged. declares the
Farmers Review, by too close cultiva
ton, so that side braces are cut off OF
the roots deeply buried by deep cul
tivation. when shallow, fiat cultivation
would give better results. But even
with the best of seed, even planting
clean and thorough cultivation, max
imum yields ican never be produced
unless rotation Of crops Is followed
and the soil fertility kept up by clovel
growing. green manuring and top
dressing. We want less acres In corr
and better management Of the areas EN-
ployed. and when the lesson is learnet
on the small areas 1t will be tim'
enough to extend operations to grea
fields managed in the same intelligen
manner.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-06
HOME MARKET FOR FRUIT.
Timely Word for the Farmer Who
Would Make the Most Out
Of His Crops.

The days Of spring are lengthening
and we will soon be putting different
kinds of fruit ON the market. ! wish
to say a few words to readers Of the
Farmers Review relative to the SELL
ing of fruit, says an Illinois correspond
ent Of that Journal have found that
the most satisfactory way to pack fruit
is to have 1t uniform throughout. This
Is a source of satisfaction to the seller
as we'll as to the buyer.
always tried to watch my fruit and
have 1t packed at the time 1t is just
right for eating. AS am selling fruit
In a small way, 1t Is very easy to
do this. OF course, II were shipping
my fruit It would be impossible. Then
the fruit, whether strawberries or
other kinds would have to be picked
while partly green.
find 1t very easy to hold market
against any outside fruit, as the latter
has to be shipped In from distance
and thus always lacks the flavor
of fruit ripened while still in contact
with the vine or twig on which II
grew. I think the surest way of max
ing money out of fruit Is to endeavol
to compete with the shipped-in fruit
can always get considerable marking
over that kind of fruit. This may
not seem much Of matter, but 1t II
really great one. get. say, fivt
cents for box of Strawberries wher
the out-of-town berries are bringing
but four. That Is an advance Of 81
per cent, and In the course Of season.
sellings 1t becomes q big item. Besides
1t 10 all profit
sort the fruit SO that all Of abou
the same size II in the same box o.
package. The smallest fruit 10 uset
for canning or disposed OF in SOM
way that will not injure the genera
market. No unsound fruit ID ever al
lowed to get into the packages. Mos
Of my selling 10 done throgh the 10
cal grocsrs. Il does not pay me to tr,
to carry on retail business over thei
heads, and treat al alike. They hsv
to oaive.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-06
Resolution establishing street railroad route
over Elm. Walnut. High and Main streets.

Resolution establishing street railroad route
Be It resolved, that there Is hereby estab-
OF Hillsb0ro. state of Ohio. over. along and
upon the following streets, to'wit
Comme ucIng In the northern terminus OF
Elm street. thence In southerly direction
along and over said Elm street to- the inter-
section of Walnut street; thence in an east
erly direction. along and over SAID walnut
street TO the Intersection OF High street /;
thence in a northerly direction. along and
over said High street to the intersection % ,o OF
aiops ana over said Main street to the inter-
section Of said Elm street.
ed ana md Sperated S : single track street rail-
way with the necessary switches, turnQun,
curves loops. Us. poles, wires and All other
operated BY electricity OF othcr motive pow.
or except 6team. and 70 be furnished and
eQutpped - nrstrcless street railway, -
ss ie as
cessfui Sidder therefor ana.
ton q soch street rsiisosa over "a Tue Route
herein established shall pc for the period OF
twenty-five (SO years. ana
Re II resolved. that the Clerk Of the village
be and he Il hereby instructed and directed
TO give notice By publication. to invite bida
for the construction, maintenance and oper'
alton Of street railroad ovcr. said route tn
accordance with the terms ana cQnoisions 0i
this resolution ana ~ requires by law. M
Passed June 20. 1905.
H. p. MonnOw, ,Mayor-President OF Council
q. D. DoG0nrr. Clerk. ~
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-06
SIZE OF BUsHEL BOX.
A Few Pointers About the Square
Receptacle for Grains and
Vegetables.

The ordinary grain bushel contains
2,15O.42 cubic inches, 1OAxlOAx2Oh
inches, inside measurement, approxi-
mately. In some sections custom re-
quires 1854 cubic inches for such arti-
cles as potatoes, turnips, etc. A box
of the required shape holding this
amount. says the Midland Farmer,
would be about 10Nx10Mx21N inside.
Weight. IL, however, q much better
plan than measure for handling all
sorts Of produce. II scales are correct,
all lots Of 100 pounds more or less will
be uniform, but no two struck meas
ures Of grain will weigh exactly the
same. A slight jar on the floor or blow
on the measure while being filled will
make q number Of ounces difference in
the contents Of half bushel measure
For handling liquids the measure Il
convenient and correct. but for grains
vegetable, ETC., there is little reason
for using It, except where accuracy Il
not essential.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-06
RAINBOW WOOD INDUSTRY.
Collection Of This Article Has Inaug-
urated a New Pursuit in
State Of Maine.

"The collection of what is called
rainbow wood is a comparatively new
industry in Maine," said Ronald S. Per-
kins, of Portland. to a Washington
Star man at the New Willard.
Though the dwellers along the sea-
board have known for years that drift
wood picked up from salt water gave
out iridescent tints when burned in
open CRATES. they attached no value to
the coloring of the flames until the
rich summer visitors came down east
from an occupation akin to idleness
into a profitable calling.
For five years the whole coast line
of Penobscot bay has been secured in
quest of wood. and when the supply
grew scarce and the prices advanced
from $40 to $25 a cord, Boston chem
ist grew rich from inventing powder
which. when burned with dry wood
yielded colors nearly as bright as the
genuine wood from the sea.
Last fall Emery Bowden, a farmer,
who sold considerable driftwood in
former years, went to the salt mead
ows at the foot of his field al. began
to dig his years supply Of muck, wL.ch
was used as bedding for his stock and
for house banking. When he had ex-
cavated a hole about ten feet deep he
came to flooring Of great pine trees,
which had been impededs In the peat
for ages.
1.-The limbs had rotted away and the
bark and sapwood had gone, but the
dry heart of the trees were as sound
as In life. Kindling FIRE about log
Of this wood, Bowden found that II
gave out very brilliant hues Of indigo
and green. showing the aged wood was
filled with salts of iodine and chlorine
mo sooner had ne made the discov.
cry than he stopped digging muck and
went to mining rainbow wood. He
loaded q schooner with cut wood and
sent It to his Boston patrons, who paid
him 322 cord for the cargo and asked
for more.
"Since then Bowden has hired oil
the men who are willing to work. a9t
Is digging out the trunks of his fossil
forest and selling them at fancy ng
ures. The deposits Of pine trees liei
between the clay subsoil and the over
growth of peat. and is fully six fee
In depth.
"As the muck bed is more than
mile In area. Bowden believes he cal
sell half million cords Of wood from
a forest that has been buried from
view for many ages"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-06
POTATO POINTERS.

Do not make q sweet potato hotbed
and leave It for two or three days,
there is danger Of burning the seed.
A larger crop of potatoes may be
obtained from plowing under alfalfa
sod than can be raised In good land
that has been thoroughly manured.-
Farm and Home.
A yield of 100 bushels per acre is
looked upon by many farmers as a
fair, crop, but over 1000 bushels have
been grown on an acre, while yields OF
$50 to 400 bushels are not uncommon.
One OF the most important reasons
why farmers do not get good results
from potatoes as they should. Is that
they have too many crops to attend
to. Unless potato crop is we'll looked
after. 1t will not be large.
Soaking seed potatoes from one and
one-half to two hours In one pint oi
formaldehyde. diluted by 25 gallons OF
water, will kill the scab germ. II the
soil is infested with the germ. p!ow
under crop of green clover or rye
which will reduce the amount Of scab
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-06

ROOTS THAT HAVE BEEN PRUNED.
nor in all soils. As result the average
orchardist will stick to the best of the
old methods, which provides for cut
ting back Of the top so as to form prop
er head and balancing the roots some
what after the manner Of the lower cut
in the illustration. The upper cut shows
the roots q the two-year-old tree after
tits dug in the nursery and the lower
drawing shows how all the mass Of
flbrous roots, which would die anyway
after exposure to the sun, have been cut
away and most of the longer roots
shortened 1t ID easier, says the lndi-
annapolis News, to plant tree prepared
in this manner and strong young root
lets will form from the ends of.the roots
which were cut. forming . mass Of roots
during the, one growing season follow
ing planting which will give the young
tree q good start In life. x = \ n
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-06

Burns out IL Lining of ths ne
Guns In Comparativsly
Short Time.

A serious trouble that confronts the
modern astlllerists u the tendency Of
the smokeless powders that are now sx-
clusivsiy used to burn out the interior
lining Of the guns. particularly near the
powder chamber. The powder itself is
the cause Of more or less anxiety be-
cause Of its chemical instability. The
erosion or burning out of the interior
tube of the gun, which is in immediate
contact with the powder gases, is due
to the high pressure and intense heat Of
the gases.
At the instant q charge Is fired great
volume of gas Is generated, and, being
confined In the powder chamber by the
projectile, Its pressure rises to an enor-
nous amount, which in the case of the
service charges in the United States
guns, is as high as II tons to the square
inch.
This is accompanied by proportion
ate rise In the temperature of the gases.
II 1t were possible to look into the pow
der chamber at the instant of discharge
II would be found to be at dazzling
white heat. AS the projectile begins to
move down the bore of the gun these
white heat gases rush out of the powder
chamber, and as they stream from the
| larger chamber into the smaller bore
they literally melt the hardened steel
surface of the bore, the process being
probably assisted by some chemical re-
action not yet thoroughly understood
The gases. under the enormous pres
sure, quickly find out the smallest way
OF escape past the base of the: shell, and
they stream at an enormous velocity and
still at white heat through any such
slight opening and melt the hard steel
of the guns just as stream of hot water
could cut its way through block Of
ice.
British artillerists have had great
trouble from erosion because of the
quality of powder which they use. The
powder is known as cordite and the ero-
sion Is the price which the British pay
for certain desirable qualities which are
absent from other powders that do not
cause so much erosion. Cordite consists
Of 5S parts Of nitroglycerin, 81 parts of
guncotton and hve parts vaseline, and 1t
Is responsible for the serious eroding ef-
fects. Bulk for bulk, the English pow.
der is much more powerful than the
United States navy powder.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-06
Irrigation and Gardening.

Slowly the use Of extrs. water In the
garden Is coming into use in the humid
states as we'll as In the arid states.
Wherever a stream can be turned or a
pump Installed with some cheap force
to work 1t, the use Of water In the gar
den Is desirable. A little water at the
right time ia worth more than an abun-
dance Of water when 1t is not needed.
The water is an assurance that the crop
will not. fail on account OF drought.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-06

pins, q and d, can be made of and or
dinary three-quarter of half inch bolt.
says the Orange Judd Farmer. but they
should be proportionately strong with
the kind of wagon the jack is to be
used upon. The lever. b. should be
about four feet long, in order to re-
duce the force required to raise the
wagon
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-06
Not Apprehensive.

The young man was on his way to
ask the girls father for her lovely
hand.
According to the funny papers this
was a time to be humorous,
In the humorous papers fathers are
always kicking the lovelorn young men
with heavy hobnailed boots.
This young man was not alarmed.
however.
You see, the girl was the twelfth
daughter of poor but honest parents and
this young man was worth million dol
lars. Chicago Sun.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-06

Mrs. McSosh-What do you mean by
returning home at a. m In this awful
condition?
Mr.. McSosh--M' dear, I came home
at 10 o'clock, an you said l's full. So
jus went out m got full FIR sure, II
show you tn difference.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-06
war on wald carret.

The Massac achussth legislature 10 con-
sidering law providing that land.
owners shall cut down or otherwise
destroy all wild carrots growing ON
their property o. on hishways adjoin.
Ing, under penalty Of nns for each day
Of neglect Are weed ordinances usu.
ally enforced whore they sxisti
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-06

,Ferdie-What an exquisite com.
plexion Miss Dresden has Nature
has indeed been kind to her.
Gertie-Yes, it's natural gift to be
able to do 1t 90 well. But her people
are all artists.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-06
LOW RATE
EXCURSIONS
va B. so. S-W.
SEASON 1905.

SEASON i0oOs
nsns Ssskses' Tlcksts topoints in the West,
Southwest and Southeast. On sale lst ana
3rd Tuesdays Of each month.
Notlessl Psstssasl Og1er n 1agiss, Arg. ~,
One fare plus Hoo for round trip Dates Of
later.
Nstjeasl goaampsneat q. 4. r. Tickets will
be sold August q to septemb Der 3rd. also Ser
tember eth for such trains that reach West.
eru GateWays on same day. Return limit
Sept: 18th, with privilege OF extension to
October 7th.
BALTIMORE. MD.
Unltsd Seelsty q chrlstlsa Hsdsavos. Tick.
ets Will be sold July .. g., 4. Return limit July
18th. with privilege Of extension to Aug. 81.
For detailed information. rates, time Of
trains, sleeping car reservations, etc, CON
suit your nearest Ticket Agent or address
o. p. MccARTY,
Gen. Pass. Agent. Cincinnati, Ohio
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-06
soiling System.

There are some farms In America
where the soiling system 10 the best
to follow and those farms are on
high priced lands. There are more
farms where It still pays better to
pasture than to cut, feed and carry to
the cows In summer time. because the
land is still low In price In most Sec
tions of the country. As the land In
creases In value the practice Of soil
Ing must increase,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-06

Mrs.-Authorities say that 1t Is uu'
healthy to sleep in the daytime.
Mr.-And yetyou're always nagging
1T ME to 60 to church
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-06
Notice..

y Notice Is hereby given that bids will be re.
s ss e 4 4 sSy ana n s sss
tiOn Of street railroad over the route estab'
iishod above and under date Of June -. 1905
e &c sqS sSs as
isrs Tor the trSnspcFtlticn of pasycngers
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-06

Ihave reopened the cleaning and
repair shop formerly occupied by
Harry Shapiro at Chris. Brunner's,
l5l West Main st. Your patronage
solicited. Prices reasonable. Also
fall and winter samples on hand.
JOHN PFARR.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-06
Fisheries of japan,

The fisheries Of Japan annually yield
about 3,OOO.OOO tons Of fsh, worth $780,.
OO0, 900, to the japanese fishermen.
American fisheries produce about / ,0OQ.-
900 tons Q year.--BaltimOre Herald.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-06
A SIMPLE WAGON JACK.
Device Which Can Be Made at Home
and Which Will Lift
Any Wagon.

This device is one Of the simplest
and most practical wagon Jacks made.
and should be constructed Of good
hard wood and firmly bolted. The
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-06

81 hear that your rich uncle died OF
softenire of the brain"
"He did. But his heart wasn't af'
fected."
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-06

To drive away squash and pumpkin
bugs, sprinkle the plants with cayenne
peppes.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-06
Notice Of Appointment.

NUCIC0 Oh AppOIutm0HC'
Estate of Lockhart Nelson Shoemaker, de-
ceased.
The undersigned has been appointed and
qu allied as administrators of the estate OF
Lockhart Nelson Shoemaker. late OF High
land county, Ohio. deceased.
Datedithis nth day of June. A. D., 1905.
J. N. SHoEMAKER,
ISAAC SHOEMAKER.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-11-11

Diseased seed oats are now medt
Gated while passing through elevators,
a number OF the grain elevators of
Indiana having been equipped for the
purpose. The peculiar ailment to
which oats are most susceptible is
known as "smut" and unless treated
such oats produce very inferior crops.
However, the disease can be cured
quite easily, and the medicament Is
simply formaldehyde, that much
abused germicide.
To treat the oats a veritable drop OF
chute about three feet square and forty
to fifty feet high is prepared, on the
inside of which are placed shelves or
defectors sloping downward, alternat-
ing on two opposite sides from top to
bottom. AS the grain drops from the
top it is thrown from side to side by
the dehectors and thus thoroughly
mixed.
By means of a small steam pump the
fCrmaldehyde is then thrown, in the
form of fine spray, against the falling
grain near the top of the drop. By the
time the grain reaches the bottom it IS
thoroughly moistened, being allowed to
remain in this condition several hours,
after which it is run through the drop
a second time, with a blast of cold air
replacing the stream of formaldehyde
spray, by which it is thoroughly dried
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-11-11
Theory OF French Wafer.

Il have a theory about dyspepsia
and Indigestion said the head waiter
in a French restaurant. that l think
ought TO be considered by sufferers
from stomach complaints 1 believe
that much OF this class Of trouble IS
due TO peoples persisiency in eating
the same kind OF bread for weeks.
months and sometimes years, without
q change
Now. nobody does that with any
other kind Of food; meat. for instance.
or vegetables. or fruit or other des-
sert. Yet the average man viii eat
the same kind OF bread twice or even
three times a day and think himself
wise. The stomach. unless il is OF ex-
traordinary constitution. will naturally
get tired OF this monotony and refuse
properly TO digest this eternal bread
Then the bread eater knows he has
dyspepsia and starts on a course OF
dieting-generally sticking religiously
TO the same old bread-that most often
leaves him in worse plight than ever.
There are many varieties OF bread
corn. rye. whole wheat. graham. Bos
ton brown. aerated. barley. Vienna and
French bread All of these differ il
the making and the material, and II
the average man would only take {
turn at some OF them for 4 change
from his regular loaf he would fint
himself healthier and happier."-NeV
! York sun.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-11-11

Two men were discussing monop-
olies, one maintaining that there are
both good and bad mOnOpolies. and
that those he was connected with are
distinctly Of the good sort Then. says
the New York Tribune. he proceeded
TO Illustrate what 4 bad monopoly Is
and to show the nature OF bad mo
nOpOlist:
There was a young man In the South
who went one summer on a visit &
some relatives in the North On his
return he sought out another youns
man, and said, impreSSively:
Look a-here. 1 understand that yoJ
took advantage OF my absence fron
town last month 10 30 calling on Mis-!
Henrietta Brown"
you are mistaken" the other MAJ
answered 1T is her sister, Mis-
Clarissa Brown. that I've been callinl
on"
well. sir" said the first. ~tha
makes no difference. I've got my ey'
on both them girls"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-11-11
Ahout Rird,.-Ers Mamie.

For hundreds OF years lumbermen
and cabinet-makers have been study
Ing to learn what causes maple wood
to assume the notified and spotted
form known as -bird's-eye" In a
hundred rock maple trees perhaps one
Is a bird's-eye. Nobody can pick the
specific tree out by inspecting the bark
or the manner Of growth You may
have to chop 200 trees before you find
one. but il IS worth the sacrifice
Fact is. the woOdpeckers make all
the bird's-eye maple there Is in the
world. In flying about the woods
they come to q rock maple tree that
yields very sweet sap in the season
when sap is running. Most birds ike
sweets-wOodpeckers are very fond Of
sugar. Having found a tree yielding
a large per cent Of sugar, the birds
peck holes in the trunk and tnen
stand against the bark and drink the
sap as il OOzes out.
After the sap has ceased TO flow and
the trees have Ieaved out new wood
and bark form in those small holes
The pecking and sap-gathering goes
on for years until the tree. having
given up so much sap to the birds, be
gins to furnish 1uid containing less
sugar In ten OF twelve years aftel
the birds quit a tree the holes are al
grown up and nobody can pick out ths
I big bind's-eyes from other trees thai
the wOodpeckers did not yisit-NeH
York Sun