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The leader., 1905-02-04
A Moral wave 1t Burlington. "a.

Burlington. Ia, Jan. SO.--A moral
move is sweeping the city. Many resi-.
dences are being thrown open daily for
the purpose of holding prayer meet
ings. The mayor issued proclamation
urging all to close shops for day and
spend the time in divine worship.
The leader., 1905-02-04
The Freexe n Fiorfda.

Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. rs. 1t is be-
lieved that the freeze ii Florida de-
stroyed all cftrous fruits on trees, ex-
cepting In the extreme southern part
Of the state, the total destruction be-
ing placed at 300, 900 boxes
The leader., 1905-02-04
sanansIered n On tI,e pansem.

Memphis, Tenn. Jan. 2S. Ivan II.
Samuels, confidential bookkeeper for
SeesselI & Ashner produce dealers, is
under arrest, charged with taking $11,-
700. all Of which he squandered at the
races.
The leader., 1905-02-04

zens as well as their industries from
the blight of strikes. violence and the
losses brought on by labor unionism
run amuck, by adopting the Battle
Creek plan.' but this city offers indus
trial peace now with cheap coal and
good water, first-class railroad facili-
ties and the best grade of fair, capable
and peaceable mechanics known.
Details given upon inquiry of the
'Secy. of the Citizens Assn"
The leader., 1905-02-04
No More DucIxfng In Boneyard

Champaign, Ill, Jan. go Hazing Of
University Of Illinois students by
ducking in Boneyard branch will soon
be over The city council is prepar-
ing an ordinance for turning this well-
known stream into a ten-foot sewer.
The leader., 1905-02-04
sane Prevents ! wedding.

"A Rhode island girl who loves man
Of the name Of Bumgardiner refuses TO
be his wife until he gets the legislature to
relieve him of the Bum" Here again
we see the far-reaching influnce of slang.
The leader., 1905-02-04
Merely 4 Prediction,

Merely Prediction.
A French seeress gives us frenzied
prediction of the horrors for the year.
TO take the place Of e'Bedelia."
The new enterprise., 1905-04-13

At recent meeting of mining eng
neers held in Leeds, W. II. Pickering
British Mining Inspector, read a paper
on The Dust Danger" The import
ance OF dust as factor IN colliery eX.
plosions was, he said, now generally
recognized and understood. Provisions
mad been introduced in the Coal Mine
Regulation act regulating the use Of
explosives in dry and dusty places,
and the Explosives in Coal Mines"
order had been issued by the Home
secretary In few mines dust was
Systematically laid by watering, but no
widespread effort had been made to
strike at the root Of the danger. Per.
mitted explosives were only relatively
safe, for each one of them was capable
Of initiating an explosion under certain
conditions, and it could not be too
often repeated and emphasized thar a
dust explosion could be started In other
ways than by an explosive. Ignition
Of firedamp might result from a naked
light or from a damaged or defective
safety lamp, or from a spark from a
pick or an electric spark, and. this
might be magnifed by dust into a
great explosion. Dust also increased
the danger Of underground fires. OBJ.
viously the only radical way of RENE.
dying the danger was TO keep the mines
free from coal dust by cutting off the
supply or by other means. As long as
dusty roads were allowed in coal mines
the coal industry was under the dark
shadow Of a coming great disaster.
The looming danger was recognized
by all, and be submitted that this
period Of peace and immunity was the
time to take practical steps to avoid the
danger. He believed a discussion
would show that it was reasonably
practicable to keep most mines com.
paratively free from dust that were
dangerous, and that this freedom
would conduce to safety and to health
and comfort as well,-London Times.
The new enterprise., 1905-04-13
TREES OF MANY FRUITS.

Many people who live on city lots
long for fruit threes Of their own from
which they can gather fresh fruit in
stead of being dependent upon thSNhar
kets, but owing TO the cramped garden
area they feel that an orchard is an
imposslblllty. Mr.. Vaughn, of pasa.
lena. was confronted by Just such
problem, but he has cleverly found d
way out Of the difficulty. On the back
of his town lot he had room for six
fruit trees. He planted navel oranges
and peaches and plums. and when they
had become strong and sturdy be
grated and budded other varieties into
them. The operations were all sue
cessful. and now Mr.. Vaughn has nu'
merous varieties Of fruit that ripen at
all times OF the year. ana furnish an
abundance for table use. on one naN
orange tree Mr. Vaughn hudded tan
gerine, a grape fruit. 4 lemon ana a
blood orange. making with the navel
orange itself five kinds Of fruit on one
tree. They all bear profusely, and The
fruit is of extraordinarily large size
Tho peach trees were budded with nu'
merouS varieties of early ana late
peaches, rs well rs aprico,s aud nee
tarines. These bear from July to NO
ycmber ], The plum trees have been
induced to produce many kinds OF
plums. If all the fruit raised from
these six trees came from individual
trees of their own kind It would ta.e
O five acre ranch to accommodate l4enL
- Country Life in America.
The new enterprise., 1905-04-13

The Southern Farmer has this very
sensible talk about farmers raising
horses:
There is q very good demand for
horses suitable for hauling in the cities
and for farm work, whether they are
of the heaviest type, the medium strong
hacker big little" sort or the express
van kind. Seeing that most farmers
are certain to use one Of these varieties
in order to do the work of the farm,
it is satisfactory to know that the sur
plus ones will find a ready sale, and
surely the breeder has the advantage,
inasmuch as he can market the four
and fve-year-ods and ill up the gaps
with the youngsters which are coming
on year after year, There is no reason
why the farmer should not work this
system, If he breeds at all, and If he
does it is well TO aim at the heaviest
kinds that his mares are capable Of
producing; by which l mean that
blocky mares with substance should
be mated with the welghty stations,
and It is usually better when breeding
draft horses to select sire on the
larger rather than on the smaller side
of the mare.
Horse breeding commcnds itself for
this reason. that the work Of the farm
has to be carried on with horses. and
their presence is indispensable there
fore. those which are fitted can be
made to answer the dual purpose OF
workers and breeders, which must be
better from n financial point of view
than If geldings are purchased and
worked out with no prospect Of re-
newals except by clipping into the bank
for a fresh supply.
The new enterprise., 1905-04-13

Grape vines should be pruned with
out delay. When this is postponed un-
til the beginning of spring the sap
will tiow from the cuts and greatly
weaken the vines PhosphNtes are ex-
cellent fertilizer for grapes. Grapes
can be grown on most soils, and It is
surprising that so few homes have
luscious grapes. II the reader has not
the money to purchase the roots, If he
will obtain cutting fifteen inches
long, and place 1t the whole depth in
the ground, covering the top of the
vine one inch. II will take root and
make grapes in three years. 1t is an
easy matter TO have a vineyard. All
that is necessary is the disposition and
knowing how.
The new enterprise., 1905-04-13

A man went into the general readlhs
room of the Congressional Library ipe
other day to get some specific data ~,
a paper he was writing. He told un
attendant he wanted to find out SONY
thing about Papal bulls, and asheu
If they had any record of any'DIhs
of the kind. He had never been IN lne
reading room before, and he dld Nv o
know the limitations Of some OF ~
attendants. He selected q desk nuu
sat down. At the end Of half an nou'
the attendant returned.
II think, sir" he said, ''you may nuu
what you want here" and he lald w
fore him an Agricultural Department
report. opened at an article on cattle :
The new enterprise., 1905-04-13
The First Twenty Days.

The first twenty days Of a plant, or
calf, pig or lamb almost invariably de-
termines the growth and future devel-
opment Of the plant or animal. This
natural law is the reason why the
Southern Agriculturlst so perslstently
advises the thorough pulverlzatlon Of
the soil, or seeing that the little pig or
calf is warm and full Of milk for the
first twenty days Of its existence. Start
the plants on rapid growth and they
will prove a success. Where the most
Of the milk is taken from the calf in its
infancy it will never become a we'll de.
veloped COW or beef.
The new enterprise., 1905-04-13

No word came from Calvert. and soon
she began TO worry. To ask questions
would be TO admit that she did not
know where he was, and this would
subject her TO comment. She could
only wait and hope.
Finally the family began to notice
her appearance. They declared that a
change of scene was what was wanted.
Then her mother decided that Torquay
was the place for her, not knowing
what reflection that locality would
bring up.
At Exeter the train was drawn up
on siding to permit the London train
TO pass The passengers Of the Tor.
quay express grumbled at the delay,
but Miriam slipped Off the train to
see il she could find any subjects for
her camera, and she trudged down to
get good viewpoint just as the be.
lated train came speeding along, She
thought it would be good chance
TO try the speed of he. camera by
getting a snapshot Of the now slow
moving train, and, stepping on one
side Of the track, held the little box in
readiness.
But the anticipated snapshot was
never taken. There on the platform
Of the corridor car was Calvert, as
much surprised as she at the recontre.
With quicker thought than she had
ever given him credit for he slipped
over the rail and, hanging for a sec.
ond, dropped to the track. He fell
sprawling, but was up in an instant,
and was coming toward her with out
stretched hands.
Miriam" he exclaimed, joyfully,
ITS awfully good to meet you, You
see, l have learned my lesson, and
was chatting at the time ii would take
me to reach home, and here you are
coming TO meet me-"
lie folded her in his arms and kissed
her She made no resistance.
"Well, you needn't have risked your
life just to say you're glad to see me-"
she cried, sauclly, as soon as speech
was possible,
He laughed.
The train wasn't going fast enough
TO make it dangerous accomplish
ment, and didn't want TO lose YOU"
There was new tenderness in his
eyes, new Difference in his attitude,
that proclaimed him the lover, not the
old companion who took everything
for granted.
Il believe you, dear" she said, softly,
but shan't put you TO the test III
accept the old proposal and take a
bridal trip to Torquay'
lie caught her in his arms again, and
for a moment they We're oblvlous Of
everything around them. Then he
looked up whimsically.
81 hope the walking's good he said,
rchectively.
She gave a cry. There in the dis
tance the Torquay train was fast re-
ceding, No one had noticed her leave
The train or had observed Calvert.
We'll" said Miriam, lets walk
Illustrated Bits.
The new enterprise., 1905-04-13

Killing Young Chickens by Feeding
The great mortality amongst little
chicks is caused by too early feeding.
Nature has provided the yolk of the
egg (Which they absorb through the
vent just before hatchingl with enough
nutrlment to sustain life for sixty
hours, and If you feed them before
most Of this yolk has been taken up in
the system, you give them indigestion
bowel troubles follow, anl your flock
dminishes. What the little chicks do
need Mt once is clean fresh water given
them in a shallow pan with board or
rock over the pan to prevent them wet
ting their feet And they also need n
few teeth TO help them digest whatever
is fed later; this is supplied by scat
tering pure sand on the coop floor, and
you will be surprised to see how they
will devour it.
At the expiration of the thirty-slS
hours the first few feeds should be
hard boiled eggs chopped fine, or light
bread soaked In milk, squeezing out
all surplus milk before feeding, Never
feed a sloppy mess to chicks, and never
feed the chicks on the coop floor; have
a little feeding-board and on this
put all feed Feed five times day for
the first week; after that, four times.
When chicks are a week old feed
cracked wheat, or screenings, rolled
oats and cracked corn mixed. Con-
tinue this feeding until chicks are
large enough TO take care of them
selves, and you will raise ninety per
cent. of all chicks hatched If you fol-
low this method.
But never during any stage of its
growth, feed it wet sodden mess Of
corn dough- h.-Progressive Farmer.
The new enterprise., 1905-04-13
SOUTHERN = FARM " NOTES.
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TopcS INTEREST TO rEPLAVrES STocEMHh21 TRUCK GScWES
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ing, which particularly emphasize me
importance of maintaining plenty OF
humus in the soil TO conserve moisture
In tests made soil supplied with humus
produced a fair crop Of potatoes not
withstandng a bad drouth, whereas
the crop on the adjoining tract was
practically failure. The great I'M
portance of thorough tillage is also
brought out by these experiments \
warning is sounded, however, against
ver-tillage-that is, too much deep cul-
tlvatlng. During a drouth the cultlva'
tor should aim simply to keep the sur
face soil loose and dry, The dryer the
surface layer of soil the more complete
a blanket it forms for preventing eVap'
Grafton from the lower soil around the
potato roots. Narrowing potato land
before the plants appear above ground
is considered a wise practice. The use
OF Bordeaux mixture invariably results
in an increased yield, even when there
is no blight. Thorough spraying with
this material is recommended as a
general practice as decided stimulus
to potato leaf growth and consequent
increased yield Of tubers,
The new enterprise., 1905-04-13

VIM, b., Of Trenton. Tenn, says; l
have an orchard started, composed of
apples, peaches, cherries and plums.
The apples now occupy one-fourth of
the ground; they are set in alternate
rows, with a peach, plum or cherry
tree between each apple tree in the
row, 1t Is my intention to cut out all
but the apple trees when they become
too thick. The trees are set twenty
feet apart each way; thus, when they
are thnned, the apples will be stand
ing forty feet apart each way, Early
bearing. short-lived apple trees may
be substituted for the peaches, etc.
My theory Of this mixed planting is
that a larger amount OF fruit can be
grown on the same ground than if
planted to apples alone, that it is no
more trouble to cultivate trees twenty
feet apart than forty feet, that the
peaches, cherries and plums will com
mence bearing first and will naturally
die out first that the manures and fer
tilizers remaining in the soil will be
used by the arples when the other trees
are cut out.
Most Of the peach trees in my orchard
are seedlings, and l consider this a
good way to grow them. as the fruits
Of these trees are doubtful. Should
you be successful in growing an i'm
proved variety, then cut out all the
trees near 1t, thus giving it plenty Of
room to develop. 1t can then be pro-
pagated by budding or grating on
other stocks. If you are unsuccessful
in growing a new variety, still your
labor is not in vain, for where the trees
are Overcrowded they can easily be
thlnned.
The new enterprise., 1905-04-13
NEW FERTILIZING SYSTEM

Certain sections Of the old schdsl ot
horticulture opposed the introduction
Of the dwarf fruit tree. They also
clung to their out-of-date systems OF
feeding. They were at first hostile 10
my views about fertilizers, bu, their
hostility is undergoing a great change
In what, then. does the new fertilizer
system consist? Fruit farmers IN Eng
land have been nitrogen mad for years
Even that great scientist, Sir William
Cookies, considers tnat the want Of NJ
trOgen Is the cause of the depressed
condition of the agricultural industry
and would possibly commend nitrogen
rs the great cure-all for the fruit grow
er. Yet manure induces excessive
wood growth in fruit trees, plants anu
vines, 1t furnishes an excess OF nitro,
gen compared with the phosphoric acld
and potash. and fruit orchards stand III
need Of supplies Of potash more thai
anything else. 1t must not be forgor
ten, though l point it ont now fQfle
first time, that whatever plant foed Do
fed, especially TO the apple orchakl
should contain n larger proportion Oh
potash than of phosphorlc acid, Or even
nitrogen. I emphasize these words Dc
cause the assertion will come as a sur
prise to many. 1t may be doubted pe
criticised, but it cannot be retuted' II
is based upon practical experience
With the aid Of dwarf trees, consisting
Of the special varieties have nameu'
fed on the new fertilizer system, COM
mercial fruit growing can be made ah
important and profitable industry.
Samuel Morgan, in the National tru'
Grower.
The new enterprise., 1905-04-13
ThE HUNTER,

The dawn peeps out OF the dark. Arisel
Shake the heayiness off the eyes,
Put the reluctant s,oth TO rout,
Shoulder the hollow steel and out
Into the East, whose virgin blush
Sets the answering check of the earth
a.lush,
/ bare my brow to the morning See!
The mocR.brd rocks in the topmost tree.
The breath OF the dew darts through me,
llark!
The shortened song Of the meadow.lark.
A flash Of co,Or saiutes my sight
As the swallow sNlms in the morning light.
The robin runs and the bmebird sings.
And the squlrre,,-l can almost see his
wings
The CORY is on me. The very snail
Leaves a rainbow tint in his Shiny trail.
So fresh, So sweet! I greet he sun,
As il the world had but just begun,
As il the Creator toiled last night
And the world was leaving the Lips for
light.
bow my head and understand
Religion, worship in every land;
The worship Of bird, of beast, Of sun,
The worship OF Al, the worship of One,
And the wonder is that we do not bow
To worship the Nature.Mother now.
Ny frantic dog leaps into my face,
Drops and freezes into his Place.
MY blood leaps mp, my pulses thrill,
The savage within me c,amors kill"
Kill" and | bury ~ fanes OF death
Where e,ows the warmth OF the living
breath.
"Kill," and I scar the sensitive sight,
And blast it forever to life and light.
"Kill!' and | tear the quivering note
From its praise Of love in the sensate
throat.
A moment ago and hardly trod
The earth for | held the hand Of God
/ held the hand, and clearly heard
The deepest song and the fullest word,
Fresh'pu'sed from the living heart Of Him!
But now the sight OF my soul is dim,
Blurred by the blot Of clotted stain.
Then | was Adam; now / am Cain,
Edmund Vance Cooke, in the Critic.
The new enterprise., 1905-04-13
APPLES FOR STORAGE.

Formerly 1t was supposed the applps
ought to sweat before they were
stored, but investigations indicate that
any rlpening which takes place be.
tween the picking time and the stomUe
house is injurious I" the keeping quail.
ties of the frIit, eac!es DELAYED
twenty -four hours 'id not keep ms well
ms those stored Mt oEce. Bartlett pears
delayed three or -four days were sort
in two or three weeks in storage, wble
the fruit stored at once was m prime
condition at the end Of five weeks
The Investigations emphasize the ne.
cessity Of qGlcl, storing as soon as ts
fruit is picked. Fruit stored in tbe
orchard or on the railroad siding Or
in closed freight cars, in no. weather,
is injured seriously, and no Treatment
in the storage house can overcome the
damage inflicted
The investigations point ont also
that apples, pears AMI peaches rlpen
more slowly il left on the tree than
when removed and Scored IN the Or.
chard. The fruit is mrch better on tbe
tree than Off II ii ca mot he stored at
once. The method a packing is also
Of fundaL-ental imp 0rtdnc, in intiuenc
ing the behavior of the fruit in the
storage housc.-G, II. Powell, IN tAs
Mirror and Farmer.
The new enterprise., 1905-04-13

Ladies' said the chairwoman Of
the club, Il must ask you to be patient.
Mrs, Rumdum, who is to address us
this afternoon on The Foolishness Of
Modern Fashion has just telephoned
that her modiste has only this moment
delivered her new dress, and of course
she must wait long enough to don it.
as she could not appear before such a
representative audience in a last sea
sons gown
With chorus Of murmured sympa.
thy and approval the members Of the
club settled back in their chairs to wait
the arrival Of the helpful speaker
Life, .-..--.-,----.--.-s-..-
The new enterprise., 1905-04-13
Separate Peach and Apples Trees.

G. w. NJ, Hendersonyille, y. c.
writes; l always plant my apple
orchard to itself, as the planting Of a
mixed orchard is too much encum-
bered, You cannot cultivate it TO an
advantage, although the peach tree If
planted at the same time with the ap-
pie will about have Its day before the
apple comes into bearing, The peach
will just last about five or six years.
Two or three crops Of peaches are
about the life Of the tree. My favorite
plan is to plant the apple by itself and
plant few peach trees to themselves.
The greatest mistake with most Of us
Is in planting trees too close. 1t seems
TO be the trouble all over this country.
This is as fine fruit country as any
one can wish for. | have planted a
small orchard. set my trees forty
five feet apart each way and find 1t the
best distance, I planted some peach
trees in it and let them stand three or
four years, and they encumbered me
so that I went and dug them mp, II I
were to plant a dozen orchards would
not put peach and apple trees on the
same ground from experience and ob.
servatiOn.
The new enterprise., 1905-04-13

In many Of the yards In the South
can be seen the Japanese persimmons,
the fruit being about the size Of the
Lady Blush apple, The bushes are
not more than six feet high and the
limbs are laden with this pleasant
fruit The japanese fruit is consid-
cred a luxury, and the housewife Of
the home where these bushes have
been planted takes much pride in them
as an ornament to the yard, rs well as
the pleasure of eating the fruit, Trees
grated on the native wild persimmon
will grow on any soil in the South.
They will do better on very poor land
than any other kind Of fruit trees.
Take up this spring wild persimmon
trees and transplant in the yard or
old orchard, aad the second year graft
tho Japanese buds into the native
bushes, Such n tree will be an orna-
ment to the home and afford some ex-
cellent frult,--Southern Agriculturlst.
The new enterprise., 1905-04-13

Too many orchards are starved, and
while tree will do the best to produce
fruit under any circumstances, it is
useless to expect much from it unless
it is properly fed and cared for. The
cultivation around a bearing tree is of
less consequence than that the ground
be fertile. Many orchards need ma
nuring, and most Of all need mineral
manures. -. ...--.......--.