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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1905-02-15
The Fool Killer.
Ne. EDITOR:

enething about a fool killer in
papers. We don't exactly
kyw whether such a being ex.
Is or not. vet from what we
i've read for the last SIX months
i the papers, there was enough
tolishness connected 10 put the
making ones TO tecl like such a
heing il now wanted. II il evil
dent from every point of the
compass. that all our people are
more or less embarrassed nor
he drop ia the price of cotton.
The Boil weevil Convention and
tbe debates following accom-.
plished nothing outside the ap.
propriation by Congress. only 10
,ford wind and debate on an
inpossible something, Ten cen,
fotton operates uo' only here
bot on all farms everywhere TO
PIT down every available space
. cotton. Such being the case.
sscry sensible man knows tina; a
very large crop IL expected and
II ten cents sill get rich or
something of the kind. In other
he becomes coyctogs. aud
he smaller details around home
hat make home a pleasure, and
,clfrcstraining il lost sight Of.
{ people could repent OF their
polishncss. there would hc -
adical change along the line. aud
re would have the finest couu.
nv on Cod'S green earth. The
vice OF cotton should never fig
sre as 10 whether we arc 10 be
or not. Men may &c,
Exh handling cotton. but the
has no stock IN this
irsde, only less sympathy. The
frsi OF April IL ali fools day and
1 suppose the rcason for il il.
hat this il the time Ia plant -
srything down IN cotton and The
ico,s do this. ! cove, many lie.
|gToes and a large area OF land 20
scar out and AT gathering time.
Ike the rich man Spokcn nj IN
ne Scriptures, here - mach
|koods. | will tear down nv barns
md build greater. only To hear
DC words. Thou fool. THIS night
by soul will be required of thee"
| b il no, foolish for a nan 10 get
own on bis knees and pray Tor
rporai blessings when he ~
king RICH, against his pro-
sionf
think be IL doing this when
he ID harniuy h,s eastou q. farce
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1905-02-15
Saw Briars.

EDITOR GAZETTE:
Will you kindly tell me how to
get rid OF dewbcrry vines aud
small green briars. have \ 10,
Of the dcwbcrry and green briar
vines IN my bermuda meadow
and they r. undesirable in hay.
| would like to know how To get
rid OF them. J. w. Mason
These vines arc very aggra.
va,ing on n farm and hundreds of
the GAZETTE readers are anx-
lous To know how 10 economical.
~ get rid OF them. The Editor
asks those who have had expert
cnce 10 give the best known
remedies. The SUBJ cription &C
counts OF the first five subscrib-
crs that answer the qncstions
~ill be credited one year each.
EpiroR.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1905-02-15

That is tough language, but it is
as near the truth as is possible
to get 1T. have been a reader
OF agricultural papers all nv
days and have heard MANY fine
speeches on the topic and with
ont exception will say make
home selfsustaining and the
cotton we make is ours, and we
can make 1t cheaper because we
have more elbow room, that ,s
spare land, for everything else.
1t our people were all gamblers,
we could send our Missionaries
among them and de molish their
Cotton Gods, but the matter is
10 mixed that everything thus
FAR has been a failure. Planters
merchants and all others are
finding this out, and are meet.
ing everywhere to see il some
thing can be done TO get this La
Grip off. that is causing all of
this grumblc. which only leads
TO anarchy and ruin. Ne have
fried politics only TO sc red hills.
rabbits aud negroes IN a long
Christmas frolic. Our brains
cant stand ten cent cotton.
NJ. CHANCE.
libby, La.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1905-02-15

The following plants arc rec
ON mcndcd a. the best for win
dow gardens; sgeratum, asicr.
eacalia, ca.enduia. candytuft. di.
an,hus. holichrysum eternal
flower lobelia. mignone,te, mas
,urtium. pctunia. snapdragon.
and sweet ~aiyssum. Most OF
these varieties are included in
the fee seed distribution, and
can be obtained by applying to
members of Congress or Sena-
tors.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-12
Death of Claude Mood.

Claude Wood, q years old, son OF
Mir. and Mrs. L. c. Wood, died in the
homo of his parents In the West End
~ 1880 o'clock Yesterday morning
The funera! services will occur tomor
row and the interment will he made
in st. Johns cemetery.
The family has requested tho fol
Lowing gentlemen 10 act as p%alihearers
at The. funefal tomorrow morning n.
o'clock: Messrs, J. T. Weber. e. D
Trneblcod, J. b. Topping, Il. y. Bentn.
All Wfili"m Mears. Thomas Curtis.
T.. pcndleton Jones, u. d., ci
the Hampton Baptist church, Will con.
duct the services.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-12

Tonrhdowns-Byrd, Parker. Goals
Daoueherty, Parker. Times OF halves
% minutes. Rcferee-Hamil.Cl
Richardson. U~mpirc-Joe Canning.
ham. Final Score-iIamrion. l.: In
dien2, 6.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-12
LOST AND FOUND.
LoST-AUTOMoBILE LANE ~
Hampton or Phoebus. Finder will
return lamp 10 142 West Queen
street, Hampton. Reward. 1t-9-lt
frogs to Give Reception.

The Hampton Frogs have issued in
vitations to n reception on Friday
evening in compliment to Mr.. and
Mrs. George a. Abbltt, of Newport
News. MIR. Ahbitt Is the first member
of the Frogs to desert the bachelors
in the club since It's organization.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-12
Transfer DELAYED.

Owing to tho failure OF Judge Ell
mvnd Waddill to reach Norfolk yes.
terday, the transfer OF the Hampton
Roads Railway Compnny's properly
was deferred until Tuesday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-12
XMAs %souNEMiRs-

Your W portrait on a post carl.
four for soc. CHEyNE'S STUDIO.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-12
Trueheart,a win.

The last will of Alexander Tr"a
heart was admitted to probate in the
clerks Office Thursday. The estate
is left 10 tho widow, Fannie T%rueheart,
VINO qualified az cXecntriv. giving
bond in the sum of $4,000. j. II. Rob
inson. Thomas Garrett. r. b. Steven
son. Thomas Kennedy and Rev. T.. II.
Shorts were named as appraisers of
the estate.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-12

In g game of football, notable for
inmblcs. the Hampton Athletic ASS,
cations team and the Richmond In.
1ians ba,llcd 10 n draw on The River.
Wow chochcrboard yesterday afte..
noon. iiainE" on put up by far the bel.
Tor game, hut an unfortunate tumble
allowed the visitors to mako enough
points 10 tic the score.
~. 2:i5 O'Clock Hampton kicked 10
tho Indians. defending tho eastern goa.
and the bah was downcd OH the "a.
yard line.
In the first. scrimmare J. +. Moore.
liampton's left tackle. received al
ugly cut on the left check which nccas.
@tated his retiring from the game.
Henry Moore TOOK his place. The In.
d;i'nS failing 10 gain the nee -sslry
1--we yards. lest the ball TO hampton
and in five minutes repeated line-brcks
kiaced the ball over the line, Byrd
having carried il the last time.
DacnehcrIy kicked Il pretty goal,
Score: Hampton. .; Indians. >.
Aftcr Il few more minutes uf pltY
t:Tc was M for the first half, win
the ball in tho Indians noss Assion on
i!ampton'S 20.yard line.
At the beginning of tho SO Gnu i.slf
goals were changed and Uaniptnr ~.
'eircd the kick. iienshaw Cr =
iumsle. apparently made 20 yards.
I'LL was called back OH an attempted
o"hlc pass. Hamptou fumb.ed :hr
hHiI. and Parkec ran nfty-nvc yarGs
far q touchdown. and Their i;irh..i ,
gal. Score: Hampton. 6; In,linns. Il
!he remainder nj the gama vas hot.
~ contested. hut Hampton !pst her
Only chance 10 win the game wi,ca
Belat fumbled on tho Indians 15.yarl
iinc.
The entire Hampton line deserves
credit for its good york. Ctisunn ara
llenshaw deserving special mention.
Behind the line The playing of Byrd
WAS q feature Of the game, and Bela:e
deserves mention. For the ndians.
farkor, Grnncr and May played by far
he best ball. The number OF fumbles
vas unusually great n prevented
Tho game from being as fast as IT
might otherwise have been.
The lineup follows:
hampton. Indians.
urges Baclic
left End.
j. 7. Moore, II. Moore 49,. Childrcy
Left tackle.
Mc:t'iistor BclviG
Left guard.
Center.
- ''i'iN''hi '.'.'......-. summers
Right guard.
Chlsman ............ Harlow. SintOn
iienshhw .......... C%ragion, Cullman
Right end.
r"y Sihclair Mayo
! Quarterback.
7 Left halfback.
byrd Bird
Right halfback.
D~soughcrty. Thomas ........ Grnner
Fullback.
Tonrhdowns-Byrd Parker. Goals
D~aoueherty, Parker. Times If halvla
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-12
NOTICE.

The Junior Aid s2cioty o3 Hampton
naptisi .chHrch viii have o "Wpman's
Exchange" IN Bcasiov x Bush'S win
dow. beginning the last week in No
vembor and ending Christmas. Let
MS sell your fancy work and good
things to cat for yon. For further par
tlculars phone 223. or address CT
Carey street. It
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-12
Attention. }. o. U. A. Nj!

Attention. }. o. U. a. Nj!
The members Of Peninsula Council,
No. i25. Junior Order United American
Mechanics, are requested to assemble
in their hail this Sunday afternoon
nj . o'clock for the purpose of attend
ing the funeral OF. our late brother.
Henry Wagner. which Will take place
from the Newport News Christian
church at 3 O'Clock this afternoon.
ny order Of the councillor.
JOSEPH JOHNSON.
l.. Nj. crnbINcs, Councillor. ).
Secretary. 1T
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-12
CHEAP ADvERT.slNo,
CASH IN
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-MoDERN RESIDENCE.
u rooms, cistern, city water.
hnth. latrobo and rnngc. Apply to
GEO. M. RICHTER, Hampton or
Nowport Nova l0.2aif
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-12
Funeral of Mr. euX

Funeral services over tho remains cf
the late Mr.. Smith Guy Will take place
IN Fox Hill this afternoon n 2o'ciock.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-12
VICTORY LOST by
A BAD TUMBLE
Richmond indians Played lie
Hampton Athletics a Tie Game
on Riverylew Field.
BOTH OF THE ILEVENS SCORED

But the Visitors Made Theirs After
Hampton Had -Eumbled the Ball
and Parker Carried the pigskin for
Fhy Yards-Mr. Moore Was lniur.
ed in the Battle.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-10
Slams Fichtino Fish,

Fish fighting is a most popular
sport in Siam. The two fish, train
ed from the age of six months to
fight, are placed in large glass bot
tie. 1t is most curious to note each
fish's attitude when it becomes
aware of its adversary's presence in
the bottle. Swelling with rage and
pride, they sail around the narrow
space, pretending not to notice each
other, until suddenly one fish makes
a savage dart at its unwelcome COM
panion, biting its fins and body.
The fight continues until the referee
sees that the issue is no longer in
doubt, when the contest is stopped.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-10
The Value of the Classics.

Eyangelicism as reflected in the
letters of our ancestors was pecu-
iarly icy and of a kind to freeze up
the high spirits of young people.
In 1850 a devoted mother wrote
to her boy, after he had gone to a
preparatory school 'to fit for col
lege," and said:
Il am glad you are reading Plato
and Herodotus. Communing with
the dead, you will learn how to die"
That was the worldliest sentiment
in this letter to a boy of fifteen, ex-
cept an injunction not to squander
his monthly allowance of So ''in
foolish purchases of sweets and
trivial knickknacks."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-10
Pascal.

Pascal, who Disraeli called the
greatest of Frenchmen, from birth
till death suffered from nervous
troubles. At one year of age he fell
into a languor, during which he
could not see water without mani
Testing great outbursts of passion,
and, still more peculiar, he could
not bear to see his father and moth
er near each other. In 1927 he had
paralysis from his waist down, so
that he could not walk without
crutches. This condition continued
three months. During his last hours
he was taken with terrible convul-
sions, in which he died. The autop-
sy showed peculiarities. His crani-
um appeared to have no suture I'M
less perhaps the lambdoid or sagit-
tai. A large quantity of the brain
substance was very much condensed.
Opposite the ventricles there we're
two impressions as Of a finger III
wax. These cavities were full of
clotted and decayed blood, and there
was, it is said, a gangrenous condi-
ton Of the dura mater.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-10
Very Dear at, the Price.

Queen Caroline, the wife of
George H., seriously thinking of
closing st. James park, in London,
and turning it into a garden for the
palace, asked Sir Robert Walpole
what it would cost to do so. GA tri-
fe, madam; only a trife," replied
the minister. GA trife?" rejoined
her majesty. 81 know it must be
pretty expensive, but can't you tell
me as nearly as you can guess ?" To
which Sir Robert answered, "Why,
madam, l believe the whole thing
will cost but three crowns" The
queen had sense enough to see Wal
poles allusion to the crowns of Eng
lang, Scotland and Ireland and said
at once that she would abandon the
notion.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-10
SEAT LOST BY TELEGRAPH.
Why Representative Wallace Was Not
Returned to Congress-.

"After Morse had invented the
telegraph" said General Lew Wal
lace when he told the story, che
wanted congress to appropriate $780,
900 to build an experimental line
from Washington to Baltimore. The
matter created great deal of dis
cussion. Morse was sneered at and
jeered at, and many thought him In
sane. Ny father was a member of
congress at that time, and he was
one of the committee to which the
question of the appropriation was
referred.
"When the committee met. nv
father was watching the experiment
of telegraphing from the house to
the senate. Wires had been stretched
and the inventors were operating
the instruments. NY father saw
them work. He sent messages and
received replies. Then he went to
his committee room and found the
committee in session. They had just
voted on the appropriation, and
their vote was a tie. He cast his
vote in its favor, and this caused
the appropriation to go through.
The result was the first telegraph
line in the world.
Strange to say, that vote lost
my father his seat in congress-" con-
tinued General Wallace. "Thirty
thousand dollars was then a big
sum, and this vote became one Of
the issues of the next congressional
campaign. Father was charged with
wasting the peoples money, and his
opponent ridiculed him on the
stump by referring to his magnet
leo, electrico, Geographic appropria-
ton which no one could explain
He even asked father to explain it,
but at that time he could not do so,
although he said it would be Of
great benefit to the country. The
people thought differently, and the
result was his defeat '-Harper's.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-10
Soothed to Rest.

The story is told Of man whose
wife had arranged an authors
evening" and persuaded her reluct-
ant husband to remain at home and
help her receive the fifty guests who
were asked to partake Of this intel
lectual feast.
The first author was dull enough,
but the second was still duller. The
rooms were intolerably warm, and
on pretense Of letting in some cool
air the unfortunate host escaped to
the hall, where he found the foot
man comfortably asleep on the
carved oak settle.
''Wake up~ he said sternly in the
mans ear. ''Wake up, [ say! You
must have been listening at the key
hole!'
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-10
Wasn't Natural.

Fuddy-Everybody is astonished
that so exemplary man as Fodgers
should turn out an embezzler.
Duddy-Everybody but me. I'm
not bit astonished. I happened to
know of his going home in drench>
ing shower when he might have
hooked an umbrella without the
least danger of his being found out
From that moment l suspected Fod-
gers was a man who was not to be
trusted.-Boston Transcript.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-10
A Pointed Question.

Nell is little girl who is allowed
to join the diners at her house when
there are guests on the stipulation
that she shall keep very quiet.
On several occasions the little girl
was refused dessert on the ground
that ''it was not good for her."
Recently, when there was not a
few guests at dinner at the house
in question, the youngster, having
obtained permission to speak, naive
" asked:
Mother, will the dessert hurt me,
or is there enough to go around %
Golfers.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-10
A Lesson,

A man at a Glasgow hotel in a
loud tone of voice called his friend
back Just as he was leaving the dim
ing room and then whispered to him,
Glow far would you have got if |
hadn't called you back %
The other, Strengthening himself
up, replied in a tone loud enough
for all to hear: mo, sir, won't
lend you f5. / haven't got it on me.
and if | had l wouldn't let you have
it until you paid me what you Dor
roved two months ago"
His friend viii never call him
back again in q pubhe dining room.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-10
BREAKING Ii Gently.

Deacon Boggs : Dr. McSwatt,
your congregation has deputized me
to request you to practice what you
preach.
DR.. MeSwatt-Why, what do you
mean? | always endeavor-I shall be
glad to-I--
Deacon Boggs = knew you
would. Now, If you'll remember,
the subject of your sermon vester-
day was Resignation. Cleveland
Leader.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-10
IN THE EVERGLADES.
Animal Life Is Abundant and Plant
Growth Luxurious.

Growth Luxurious.
The islands of the Everglades of
Florida are covered with luxuriant
virgin forests. The live oaks and
the bays are present in large num-
bers, interpreted with wild cucum-
bers, wild lemon and wild orange.
The papaya, the custard apple and
the prickly ash are of very frequent
occurrence, and here and there, gov
erned by the size and elevation of
the islands, are the cabbage palmetto
and the pine. Wild rubber trees
are also found in some localities,
growing to enormous size. Through
out the region there is phenomenal
growth of vines The morning glory
and the honeysuckle attain great
size and are almost everywhere. The
wild fig, which fastens itself about a
massive trunk of live oak or bay,
lives its cannibal life until the sup
porting tZee trunk has been DESTROY
ed. Wherever the land is dry
enough the coontie plant fourishes.
This plant is really the Florida ar
row root. 1t is the mainstav of the
Seminole. From its root he ex-
tracts flour and starch, both of
which are delicate and digestible.
There is a remarkable variety and
profusion of wild flowers. Water
lilies and spider lilies abound. Or
chids are found in great numbers
and are of great beauty. On many
of the islands grow giant ferns, the
fronds of which measure ten feet in
length.
The shores of the streams by
which the glades are entered are
covered with rank growths of the
cocoa plum. The same tree grows
all about the edge. of the glades,
producing blue fruit on the eastern
edge and white fruit toward the
west. The fora of the whole region
is unique and unstudied and con
tains no doubt scores of plants I'M
known and unclassifed.
The Everglades are not a sports
mans paradise in the usual sense of
that term. Nevertheless animal
life is fairly abundant in that por-
ton of the area where the larger is
lands lie. Deer are found on both
the eastern and western edges, and
now and then a bear is seen. The
panther has not entirely disappear
ed, an occasional one finding his
way into the explorers camp. OF
tiers are plentiful, and the Semi
noles, who hunt both the otter and
the alligator for their skins, derive
a considerable revenue from otter
trapping. The alligator is often
seen, and his gentle roar is by no
means unmusical. On the south
eastern edge the crocodile (Croco-
dilus americanus) is found in small
numbers, though his more favorite
haunts are among the mangrove
Businesses between the glades and
the bays and sounds about Cape Sa-
ble.-Century.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-10
All Fixed.

Millionaire Want to marry nv
daughter, Ell? Young man, how
much do you earn?
Suitor-I earn $50 per month.
Millionaire Gmpressively) = Ny
young friend, | spend on that girl
about $4,000 a year How do you
two propose to get along?
Suitor (deferentially)-We are in
hopes that you will be willing to con-
tinue to expend approximately that
-Pittsburg Post
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-10
A Contest In GIuttonv.

'You do occasionally remind us
in Table Talk" correspondent
writes, "that civilization does not
go very deep in spite of our boast
ing. I am surprised that you have
not noted the case reported from
Brentford, where six men competed
to see which of them could eat a
pound of plum pudding in the short
est time with his hands tied behind
him. The winner took four min
utes. This was done to amuse 300
people. London News.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-10

temptuously into the drawer upon
the heap of ties, collars, invitations,
favors, bills, cigars and matches.
"You must be obtuse not to know
love letters when you see them" she
said.
"Oh, no. You're mistaken" an
swered Jack eagerly. 'Wait and I'll
sead you the last one she wrote"
From the wardrobe he extracted
an old blue coat, one not included in
the honeymoon outfit. From the
breast pocket, after some fumbling,
he drew letter.
Listen to this" he said:
Dear Jack-I have just returned from
the south and learn of your approaching
marriage. 1 know you are very happy. 1
am sure you will be in your new life,
and / wish you and your wife to be every
blessing heaven can give. Your loyal old
chum, DIXIE.
Now, Edith, that looks like love,
doesn't it?
Edith shook her head wisely. She
took up her brush and began dress
ing her long blond hair.
at takes a woman to read wo-
mans heart" she said. Poor
Dixiel"
She smiled at her own beautiful
face in the glass as she heaved a
sigh for the girl who had lost Jack.
Jack returned to his mirror,
spending more time than usual in
adjusting his collar and tie. Edith's
words seemed to have torn a veil
from his eyes. He wished she had
not. 1t seemed to him like invad-
ing a sanctuary. What a blind fool
he had been. How many times by
his careless words must he have
wounded Dixie's heart!
Yet how careful he had been never
to disturb the serene course of their
camaraderie. Many a time had he
been tempted to steal kisses from
Dixie's tenderly curved lips, but he
had always refrained, because he
felt that it would not please her.
81 like my friends to be friends
and not play at being lovers" she
had said once to Tom Darling when
he had made a feeble feint at fiirta-
ton. Jack remembered how once,
when the red wine at a studio dinner
daux with Dixie had warmed him
to sentimentalism, he had said:
owe might get married, Dixie"
He had not been sufficiently seri-
Gus in his mood at the time to pay
much attention to her testing reply,
but he now recalled that she had not
answered directly. She had looked
at him curiously, he remembered
now, but her merry answer had come
quickly enough after that:
ooh, three days would put an end
to the romance" she had said.
Was Edith right? Did Dixie love
him? How crisscross everything
went in this world! He wished
Edith had not read those letters
He wished he had not been so care
less in leaving them about.
1t was too late now-too late fol
more than regret
"|Your loyal chum, Dixie, f." the
words repeated themselves in his
brain. He had not been so loyal tc
her. Would she have left his letters
about where he who finds may read
Edith's voice interrupted the
trend of his thoughts.
you're ages fixing your tie" she
said. breakfast has been ready &
half hour Town Talk.