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The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22
Fools All the Doctors.

"There Is hale and hearty looking
old chap walking about town." remark.
ed New York physician int"iy, who
for years has had com. J a II Of dis
cases which make him most .-tcrcStins
to the profession. The ailments Of
which he shows undeulahlc symptoms
are rarely seen in combination, and the
state of his inner workings Is matter
for speculation among the doctors who
have examined him.
"The old fellow himself loves to tell
that when he first asked medical ad-
vice some twenty years ago the ply
slcian, famous practitioner In those
days, wrote across the diagnosis he had
put down on paper: This man cannot
live thirty days. / should like to be
present at the autopsy That great
doctor has been dead these many years,
and the dying patient still smiles cheer
fully and seeks cure for his malady.
Queer. isn't it:"-New York Press.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22
nird EIOcutIon.

The blue jay Is a great clocutionist
and gives utterancc to many unlocked
for remarks, but the one most often
heard in the woods relates to the pos
session of "chcc-tidley- eni." Just ex.
actly what sort of creature or thing
this Is no one can tell, but whenever
am in the woods | hear the jays OK
claim "Chee-tidley-enk - got him." To
which the meadow lark in the pasture
clearing replies, "Oh.so-chcap," with II
most sarcastic drawl on the $50" and
an infection on the cheap" As IL rule
the meadow lark says his say while
perched on n fence post, and he talks
with his mouth wide open. There are
n lot OF little people In the thickets who
are always in such II hurry and talk so
fast that It is difficult to tell what they
say. There is that gayly colored little
fellow the red start, crying, "T-wet
wee-whe- whe-whisett," and the dainty
summer yellow bird, who has some
thing to say in the same line and much
In the same manner. What he wants
is wheat, and, although he never eats
1t, his constant cry is, wheat, wheat,
t'weat wheat, wheat, wheat" - Dan
Beard In Recreation.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22
TIMELY GARDEN TALK

Keep the grass out of the strawbcr
ries as much as possible.
Melon and cucumber sowing Is In or
der.
Where early crops are taken off the
space can now be sown 20 corn, or
sweet potato vines or draws may be
planted.
/ plant couple of rows Of early
corn and later on lin May put hills of
little white table peas in between. AS
l take off the corn / cut the stalks
and give them to stock, and my peas
are already growing, says writer in
an exchange.
Sow more radlshes-the summer va
rleties; also lettuce for II succession,
shading and keeping 1t moist, as the
seed may not terminate well at this
season.
Sow seed for the late crop Of peppers
and tomatoes.
IIaverland Is one of the best grow
ing strawberries and Is very easy to
cultivate. Parsons Beauty, Tennessee
Prolific, Brandywlnc, Candy and Sen.
ator Dunlap are in this class also. On
the other hand, such kinds as August
Luther, Johnson's Early, Marie, Clyde,
etc, make rather weak foliage, and
the grass Is not retarded in its growth
as 1t Is with the very strong growers,
Fruit Grower.
Probably the simplest preventive for
the cabbage maggOt is the six sided
card OF thiE tarred paper, first recon-
mendod by Professor Goff. 1t Is slit
through from one point to the center.
The card Is adjusted closely around
the stem Of cabbage or caulihower and
pressed down upon the soil.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22
WHY ALFALFA FAILS.
Weeds n Common Cause of Disaster
In the south.

BY a. s. HITCHCOCK
One of the most important factors in
hlnderlng the development of alfalfa
on soil suited to its growth is the pres
ence of weeds. This is especially true
In the more humid regions, and in the
southern states 1t seems to he the usual
cause of failure on soils sufficiently
fertile to support alfalfa. Alfalfa Is
quite tender when II first comes up,
and the young plants are easily crowd
cd out by weeds. The weeds may APP
pear about the same time us the alfal-
fa and thus prevent the latter from oh.
tanning start Alfalfa sown in the
spring Is especially vulnerable, for
which reason 1t Is advisable to SOW In
the late summer or early fail and to
SOW upon land which has been freed
from weeds by previous cropping til.
lnge or summer fallow.
How 20 save n wccdy Field.
If the conditions are favorable for
the growth of alfalfa wccdy field
may often be saved by frequent clip
ping with II moving machine. In the
sandy soils of the southern states fall
sowing, as described, may produce II
good stand, and one good cutting may
be obtained the following spring, after
which crab grass or other noXious
weeds suddenly spring up, and the al.
falfa Is Immediately choked. II the
weeds are not too numerous clipping
with moving machine may save such
II field. narrowing may also destroy
some kinds of weeds, particularly crab
grass. Old alfalfa fields may also suf-
fer from weeds. This IL usually due to
the killing of the alfalfa In spots from
some unfnvorable condition, the ground
then being taken by an aggressive
weed. In the irrigated regions such
bare spots may be caused by water
standing too long or by the tramplng of
animals pasturcd upon the field.
Method of Planting In the South.
The Georgia experiment station rec
ommends planting the seed In rows
sufficiently far apart to allow of horse
cultivation. Good results have been
obtained upon the station farm, and
the method Is frequently used upon
small scale I'm many parts of the south
Cultivation between the rows will keep
down the weeds until the alfalfa is
well established, after which one or
two civilizations between cuttings will
be sufficient for this purpose. This
method increases the expense, but since
In this region hay from lcgumcs Is high
priced the returns seem to warrant the
extra expense. Rolling or disklng aids
in preventing the old crowns from pro.
truding too far above the surface.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22
GOOD RAINS FALL.
Sunday and Monday Bring Splendid
Showers OF Rain to the Good Old
Concho Country,

Sunday afternoon as fine n
shower of rain as one could wish
for fell i'll this city and for sever
al miles i'll either direction The
country around reports good
showers and welcome ones. The
hot winds of last week had begun
to tell on the corn and other crops
of feed stuffs and the rain came
just III the nick of time.
Monday afternoon brought an
other shower which lasted for
only a short time here but which
was much heavier twelve miles
south and east of this city.
The country is in splendid con-
dition. A few more showers like
this will put the crops on a basis
of certainty and will assure the
merchants of West Texas a
splendid fall season.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22
Tho Rainh,h Gueat.

1t is the custom In Sarawak that the
raJah's house shall be open TO his sub.
jects Mt any time. That same Kayan
chief from Baram who visited me, Di-
an by name, presented himself one
night at Astana when the rajah had n
dinner party. His appearance clad
simply in chawat (waistcoaD, with
five followers in equally full dress,
among a dozen people conventionally
attired was plquant reminder that l
was least Of Suez." Dian pulled pipe
Il was going to say from his pocket
lit up and bore his part CALAMITY in the
social amenities of the evening-Lon-
don Express.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22
The Kitchen In Chinn,

I'm China everything seems to us TO
go by contrary, and the front part of
the house Is devoted to the Kitchen"
says missionary. Upon entering the
house ut the front door one Is intro
duced into the culinary department,
and so important an adjunct to a
household Is the kitchen that the popu-
lation Of towns and cities throughout
the empire Is reckoned by the number
Of kitchens within the walls. Brick
chimneys In China are thing unheard
OF, and the smoke from the fire is al
lowed to roll lazily along the ceiling
out into the court or through an aper-
ture made In the roof. The kitchen fire
Is usually built in Il mud stove, for
any other kind Of n stove Is unheard
Of among the poor classes, Chicago
Chronicle.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22
Crockett md the Mullen.

When Davy Crockett sat In the ma
tlonal Legislature as IA representative of
the state of Texas he had many clashes
with men OF more education, but less
wit, than himself. 1t is told OF him
that one day while standing In front
Of his hotel on Pennsylvania avenue u
swarm Of mules trotted by under the
custody of an overseer from one of the
stock farms In Virginia. A congress-
man from Boston, who was standing
near by, attracted Crockett's attention
to the unusual sight. saying:
Hello there. Crockett. Here's lot
OF your constituents on parade. Where
are they going2"
The celebrated hunter looked at the
animals with a qulzzical glance, and
then, turning to the other. said quietly,
but with great emphasis. "They are 60
Ing to Massachusetts to teach school,"
-Harper's Weekly.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22
BOOTH AND BARRETT.
How the Breach Between These Two
Grene Actors Occurred.

How the Breach Between These Two
Great Actors Occurred.
The great breach IN the friendship
between Edwin Booth and Lawrence
Barrett occurred when Barrett was
playing THE Man o Alrlee" in
Booths theater In New York city. The
piece did not draw, and Booth decided
to have II discontinued. So (as he aft.
erward told OF the incldenD he breach.
ed the subject to Barrett, who lmme.
diately grew angry. "Do you mean to
say that | can't play IT," he demanded
holly. Booth assured him in concI-
iatory way that he gave the first pnrt
fairly, but not the last. In greater
passion than ever, Barrett repeated,
"Do you mean to say that can't play
it?" Booth, still trying TO not offend
him, said, II don't think you ave quite
worked into the last act" Then Bar
rett's fury burst its bounds, and he ter
minated torrent OF invectve with the
remark: "Your fathers weakness and
your brothers crime placed you where
you are, But / will live to see you In
the gutter and will stand above you"
In spite of this the two grew to be
friends again and starred in the combi-
nation that drew the biggest houses OF
the time.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22
CuttinU a HniIstorm.

During severe hailstorm In the
Himalayas our native gardener brought
out Ratchet and placed 1t edge up
ward In the garden to cut the Storm"
as he said. Catlin, in his North Amer
lean Indians" describes ceremony Of
the Mandan Indians In which hatchets
and edged tools are sacrificed to the
"spirits Of the waters to avert recur-
renee Of the great deluge, of which the
tribe has the tradition. - Notes and
Queries
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22
TIGERS OF CHINA.
The Ease with which one VIII Garry
on n Dead pig.

Annoy is an island city on the China
coast. near Formosa. There are noun.
tains west of Annoy, and, according to
a correspondent, there are tigers in
them. These tigers lead an easy and
Independent life in the caves ana denS
which abound They come out of these
every evening just as the shadows
creep over the land and the blue mists
rise from the lower ground and hide the
hills. Then the inhabitants get within
their houses and keep the door between
them and these savage brutes. Many
Il poor woman coming with water from
the well or farmer delayed too long
In the fields has fallen victim to them.
The nights are spent by the tigers In
foraging, and the foxes ana wildcats
that roam the hills and the dogs ia the
village become their prey.
There Is nothing, however tho
gives the tigers such supreme delight
as the capture Of good sized pig.
They are truly Chinese in their tastes
In this respect. One of these animals
will go at II steady trot with dead pig
thrown over its back up the sides of
steep hills, jumping over huge bowl.
ders and taking cross cuts over the
most inaccessible ground. The physic.
nj strength of IL tiger Is something
enormous, and its capacity for dcyour.
Ing large quantities of food Is scarcely
less amazing"
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22
Chimney Stacks,

The broad brlmmed stone aud iron
capplngs which one sees on the chin
ney stacks in manufacturing districts
are not there for mere ornamentation,
for they serve an important purpose,
On the opposite side OF the stack to
that upon which the wind may be blow.
Ing a partial vacuum Is formed, down
which the smoke would descend were
IL not for the brlm OF the cap blocking
the way, A chimney stack without Il
brlm on the top would discharge its
smoke in huge gusts for some distance
down one side,-PearsOn's Weekly.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22

this and any occasion when quick and
easy capture is desirable the devices
here pictured are worth consideration.
The upper one Is like small sized
shepherds crook, wooden handle
with bent wire attached. This wire
can be reached out to catch the hen by
the leg and hold her. The other Is II
good sized fisherman's hand net with n
long handle. With little practice It
becomes easy to catch hen In this net.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22
Grammatical Discunsion.

Young Arduppe-Is 1t right to say
deem" or Consider" Miss Arress ?
Miss Arress-Oh, both are allowable.
For instance deem you a nice young
man, but I cannot consider you at all.
Stamp pictures, -Henry's gal
lery.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22

Messrs. J. B. Russell and J. w.
Rainey of the XQZ Ranch Co.,
left Thursday for their homes in
Bonham, after short visit to
their interests here.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22
Hen Catching Made Easy.

1t Is sometimes very convenient to be
and running her down. People who are
frequently called upon to engage In the
pleasant pastlme of driving out the
neighbours or their own poultry from
the delights Of the green growing gar
den have often noticed how ut least
one determined bird will llnger behind
and defy all efforts TO eject her For
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22
THE TALL HAT IN INDIA.
Its Reign In Even More Despotic
Than II liz In ENGLAND.

Than II IL In England.
From noon till | 80 p. IN. IL the call.
Ing hour, and, though Calcutta even in
winter Is hot place, no man who Is
not an outer barbarian will walk into
drawing room without tall silk hat
In his hand. Should lie drive round In
dog cart to pay his calls. the man
wears helmet or a "sola topc," while
he drives, pulls up ut house door,
asks whether the gate il shut" and,
II told that 1t Is not, puts on a silk hat,
which the sycc produces from a hat
box carried under the seat, and goes In
to pay his call. Another instance OF the
British worship Of the tall hat, which
the natives consider an interesting
form Of piety, Is to be seen ut the Cal
cutta races on the day of the VIceroy's
cup. On that occasion the lawns and
paddock Are thronged by people as
smartly dressed as can be seen in the
royal Enclosure at Ascot. but during the
early hours OF the afternoon all the
men wear helmets. Directly the sun
dips toward the horizon all the bear.
ers" OF the helmet hated men may be
seen outside the palngs OF the grand
stand Enclosure. jumping up like ter
riers to catch sight Of their masters,
each with n carefully brushed silk hat
he has brought for his employer to put
on.--LondOu Onlookcr.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22

Cheap fuel, whether It he gas. oil or
coal or available water power for the
generation Of cheap electrical power
has much to do with determining the
density Of population of n country and
Its degree of civilization.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22

Mr.. Settledown-ld prefer 10 stay at
homo once In awhile My idea Of do
nestle bliss was to have n home Of our
own.
Mrs. Settledown--EXnc and some
place else to 90 to- - Chicago Inter
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22

The progressive farmer Is quite apt
to be a great disturber of the peace in
his community. There are so many
people welded to old ways and grand
fathers notions that they resent any
attempt to change the old order of
things. A man who decided to and did
care for the highway along his farm
regardless Of his road tax, doing the
work for nothing, was for two years
called fool by his less enterprlsing
neighbors, and not for space of three
years was he able to get them to CO.
operate with him. At last his good ex-
ample had Its effect, and they quit call
Ing him fool and followed his public
spirited example
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22
Moiasscs For Feeding PURPOSES.

For feeding purposes cane sugar mo.
lasses Is mixed with cOrnmcal, cotton
seed meal, cottonseed hulls, hay, rye,
straw, etc. Beet sugar molasscs Is
mixed with bran, palm nut cake, dried
blood, peat, extracted beet pulp, cut
coarse fodder and maize,
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22

No man Is n good nelghbor who will
keep an ugly dog, dog which will
charge out on the highway at passing
teams, one that everybody Is afraid Of.
If such beast Is found dead some fine
morning 1t simply shows that some
patriot has been serving his country.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22
Where He Put IL.

McBluff-Sec here, sir. l believe
you're the man who on the crowded
car last night deliberately stuck your
umbrella in my eye! De Stuff-Do you
know, | was wondering what had be.
come of that umbrella. You've brought
1t back. have you?-Cleveland Leader.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22
A Great Truth.

Prestige is tickle thing, hard to
gain and hard to maintain. The mer-
chant or manufacturer must continue
his leadership as an advertiser or he
will surely drop from the public mind.
Mobile Register.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22

The entire roof of large addition
being made to western insane hos
pital collapsed lately, resembling the
people whom 1t was intended to shell
ter-bcing weak in the upper story.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22
The Very Sweetest.

Husband ION his wedding tour-I
want rooms for myself and wife. Ho.
tel clerk politely)-Suit? Angry Illus
band-Of course she is; perfectly love
ly! The sweetest girl In England
London Taller.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22

1t Is always n bad policy to permit
the poultry to have the run OF and
roost in the horse and COW barns. The
fowls infect the stock with lice, befoul
the hangers and while robblng the
horses and cows of their grain get too
much for themselves. Poultry should
be always kept separate from other
domestic animals.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22

Best beef has gone up to cents on
foot again, and now It will be the con-
sumner aud not the producer who will
do the most Kicking at the beef trust.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22
She Might Wish.

II have always allowed my wife to
wish something for herself for every
birthday since we have been married."
What does she wish generally"
well. the last fifteen times she has
been wishing for piano"
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22

From our point OF view we regard
the new method OF working the earth
roads by dragging them after every
rain during the open season as en-
bodying. where the plan is adopted,
the greatest reform which has ever
come to the people who live where dirt
roads are the only sort obtalnable. 1t
will bring about reform, a benefit,
which will touch all the people both
In n commercial, social and economic
way. Bad roads are ever n blight and
hlndrance to the comfort and pros
perlty of any people. II they can be
made good 80 easily as they may be
by the new method 1t is surely a grand
undertaking.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22

A smooth, hard dirt road makes the
finest possible course for the automo-
bile. Such road Is In measure elias
tic, does not wear out the tires of the
machine as does the macadamlzed road
and permits the machine to attain its
best speed. The automobile Is becom-
Ing very common all over the country,
and the men who own and use these
machines are so much interested In the
Improvement OF the country dirt roads
as any class. The highways as now
cared for are either 80 muddy or so
rough that there il little pleasure to be
had out OF cross country tours. This
condition of the highways is easily
remedled by the new method Of drag
cling the roads after every rain.
We believe the day will come when
a large per cent OF the now abandoned
farms of the eastern states will be In
n measure reclaimed and restored. 1t
Is being found out that on many of
them alfalfa will grow and do well,
and where this legume can be success.
fully grown the problem of restoring
lost fertility Is easy. Timber culture
will restore others, the dairy COW still
more, while many will be made profit.
able as poultry and small fruit farms,
The men who will do this work will
come from Europe, from countries
where 1t Is impossible for n poor man
to own foot of land, and the laborl-
Gus, economical and palnstaking habits
which they will bring with them will
IN time work out the redemption Y
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22

If one seeks n country where 1t Is
never very hot and never very cold,
where no blizzard. snow. thunderstorm
or cyclone ever comes, he Is quite likely
TO find the fact OF living reduced to n
very commonplace sort Of proposition.
1t Is the contrasts of life which fur
nlsh Its clIXirs. \ living easily won
and lazily enjoyed will not evolve
very high type Of manhood.
Along about the last of April we no.
tlced many punches of sweet clover,
which had made the greatest growth
of any plant. 1t stood nine inches high
and from n forage standpoint looked
very inviting. Stock will eat II at that
season Of the year with considerable
relish, but It soon becomes woody and
unpalatabe. 1t makes n very fine bee
food. and we think may have place
az soil renovator where 1t IL difficult
to get stand OF clover. We should
like to see 1t tried In this way.
Arizona republican., 1905-11-01
A DAY OF MARRIAGES
Two BridegrOOms Recruited From the
 County Jail.

There was a. marriage and giving in marriage at the court house yesterday, with the object of emptying the jail. Juan Brava, who had been indicted for constructive rape, having abducted YsabeI Duran, a young girl living with her parents east of the city. BraVa had possession of the girl for several days, before her whereabouts could be discovered. At the time of his prelim- mary examination, when he saw the grand jury, if not the penitentiary staring him in the face. he was inclined to matrimony, but the parents of the girl would not give their consent. Since then they have all softened, and yes terday the marriage was arranged. But Brava had, after all, to spend one night of his honeymoon in jail. Dis trict court was not in session, and there was no way in which hIs release could be ordered He will probably be turned out today.
 The other bridegroom was Curt Reynolds the young man who was ar rested at Tempe, night before last, for a constructive criminal assault upon Leila Para. a minor, whose parents live near Tempe. Reynolds, early in the morning of his second day in con fnement, signified his willingness to get out or hlS trouble by getting into matrimony. But the parents of the girl had to be consulted, and a mes senger was sent over to see about it. He returned in the afternoon with the information that it was all right. The license was isded and Probate Judge Phillips performed the ceremony. It is predicted, though, that Reynolds will still have a rocky road in front of him. The girl has several brothers and half brothers who have not warmed to him. and it is feared they will not welcome him into the family in the way he de sires.