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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11
ANIMAL IRREGULARITIES.
Fish and Crabs That Can ImitaAu
Their SURROUNDINGS

Fish and Crabs That Can Imataa>
Their Surroundings.
Many insects, birds, animals and even
nsh and crabs are wonderfully clever
imitators. They will take upon them.
selves the color, shape or position Of
their surroundings 50 perfectly that
neither friend nor enemy can discover
their whereabouts.
There is fish to be seen in the kelr
beds about the island Of Santa Catalina
which has clever way of making It.
self Invisible. The body is slender, with
a pointed head and prominent eyes.
Along the back is continuous frill,
which is the dorsal fin, while, opposite,
the anal fin Is equally ornamented. The
fish vary in color Some are amber, 9TH
ers orange or vivid green, while some
have two hues combined, dark and light
green or olive and yellow. These pecu-
1ar1ties of form and color render the
fish marvelously like the kelp leaves
among which it seeks protection.
number Of these fish were placed
in the tanks Of the geological gardens
where they might be observed. They
showed great uneasiness, some of them
even leaping from the tank. Another
tank was prepared, where the natural
surroundings Of the fish were initiated
as nearly as possible. A branch Of ma
crocystis, with leaves hanging in the
water, was suspended over the tank.
The most uneasy Of the fish were placed
in the new home, and their change Of
feeling was soon evident. One swan at
once to the kelp leaves and poised It.
self, head downward. Another, with
head poised upward. became remark
able imitation of the hanging leaves In
shape and color. The fish made no
further effort to escape.
Another inhabitant of the kelp beds Is
an olive green crab, which clings to the
under side of the kelp tangles. This
crab also showed great uneasiness
when it was placed in a tank. When
the kelp was introduced it crawled up
on it and was at once almost invisible.
so much did it resemble the kelp leaves.
Another crab makes itself look exactly
like a rough stone When it is alarmed
it draws up it's legs and appears a bit
of inanimate stone.
Several deep sea spiders which had
been found at depth Of 800 feet were
kept in tank for several weeks. When
taken from the dredging net they were
dark brown, though presumably the
spot where they came from was SO dark
that they could scarcely have been seen.
Yet even this type of apparently slug
gish life had sufficient intelligence to
realize that in the light of the tank 1t
was conspicuous object, so it began
to add seaweed to its back. The sea-
weed was plucked, then passed to the
mouth and finally attached not to the
back, but to the point Of the shell above
the mouth so that it fell over the back
like gorgeous plume, making the crab
very conspicuous. But when it was
startled the plume Of seaweed would
point upward and the crab would be-
come a rock with tuft Of seaweed
growing upon it, well calculated to de-
ceive the most observing enemy.-New
York Herald.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11
Few Bad Fathers Among Birds.

Bad fathers are rare among birds.
Usually the male rivals his mate in
love for their children. The carrier
pigeon-in fact, so do nearly all birds
feeds his mate while she is on the nest
More than that, the crow, the most
dismal Of all birds. often sits on the
eggs in the nest in order that Mrs.
Crow may have an hour or so Of relax
alton and gossip among the other Mrs.
Crows of her acquaintance. The blue
marten, the black coated gull, the
great blue heron and the black vulture
all do the same.-Louisville Post.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11
Not Old Age.

"Weel, John, how are you todayF'
asked Scottish minister on meeting
one Of his parishioners.
"Gey weel, sir; gey weel," replied
John cautiously; "gin it wasna for
the rheumatism in the RIGHT leg"
"Ah, John, be thankful, for there Is
no mistake you are getting old like the
rest of us, and old age doesn't come
alone"
"Auld age, SIR" returned John. Il
wonder to hear We. Aud age has
naething tae dae wit. Here's my
tther leg list as auld, an it's soond an
soople yet"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11

Looking over the storm swept Pent-
land firth, with Its dangerous rocks and
fierce currents, / remarked to the Ork-
new pilot, This must be a great place
for wrecks
"Wracks, man. he shouted. There's
mony a Draw farm in Orkney got out
O. wracks, but the Breetish govern
ment has put a leethoose here and q
leethoos there, and yon," pointing to
the double lighthouse on the Skerrss.
lyons twa. There IL no chance or
wracks for a puir fisher body noo."-
Cornhill Magazine.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11
He Won 1t.

Dear father" wrote the young law
yer who had just hung out his single
in a great city, congratulate me. To
day I won my first suit. "And." he
continued to himself, 'it's a lucky
thing the cards ran as they did or
wouldn't have had any winter clothes"
Cleveland Leader.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11

Little Dot Seeing some workmen on
a tall spire)-Oh, mamma, there 90
some folks up to heaven. Mamma
Heaven is q long way above that stee-
ole. my dear. Little Dot-I guess 1t IL,
cause they's taking a ladder up with
them,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11

stoieism Worthy Of the Name.
Younger Sister-What is stoicism!
Elder Sister Stoicism IL the ability to
congratulate the f1ancee Of the man
you wanted to marry without showing
any disappointment Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11

in
at
described notwithstanding the
fno satisfactory; separate bids desired on tract
Norhw in Z,
sacked delivered
h hdbo without
half of Section 49, Township containing
without
House of Third and Chestnut Streets in
Wala City.
Mouse Newell Streets
b
in ON OF
in
Of Township being
Columbia County Washington.
Fol- any or
Max Baumeister,
o.
Snah Masterson Deceased.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11
Cranky Patient.

DR.. Bailey docking at thermometer)-
Hum-m! don't like your temperature.
Gck Student-Then why did you take
it?-Harvard Lampoon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11

Hell told your father that just
dote on you. She-And what did he
say? He-That I had better find an
antidote.-Illustrated Bits.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11
Fashion Note.

"And what is the neatest, prettest
thing in waists for the season.
Mr.. Vansant thought moment and
replied solemnly:
'~The tenantr-Balti News.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11

A torn jacket IL soon mendsd. eae
hard words bruise the heart Of q esu>
-Longfellow.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11
his thus far distributed the culture to
ascertain their value in practice.
Reports Of Experiments

In carrying out the idea of interest
ing the farmers in the bacteriologi-
cal experiment, the agricultural de-
partment requested reports from all
persons to whom the culture was sent.
Under that arrangement the depart
ment sent out 1890 packages of the
incubation material between Novem-
Der, 1902, and November, 1904. These
cultures were distributed promiscous-
ly to every state and territory and
tried under all sorts of conditions.
Virginia leads the lists of states hav-
ing used 1,137; New York, 1854; OHIO,
600; Indiana, 447; Maryland, TIA; Mas
sachusetts, 3O5! MINI esota, IS and
wisconsin, $50.
Direct benefit is reported in more
Than rs per cent of theh cases. This
is as good a result as has been OBJ
tanned by seedsmen who send out per-
fectly sound and healthy seed. The
result is all the more remarkable in
view of the haphazard experiments.
Ignorance in handling the culture,
too, must be taken into account. In
the report of failures there were cases
where the cultures had been placed on
Ice to preserve them; where they had
been boiled before using; where the
whole unopened package had been
placed in hole in the ground. Otn-
ers blunder almost as badly by trying
to fertiiize crops of corn, wheat, po-
tatoes or onions by means Of the bac-
terra, Notwithstanding the fact that
thev are of direct benefit to legumes,
such as alfalfa, clover, peas and beans,
enly.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11

"What happy dog you are! Don't
you ever borrow troubleY'
Nope Can't afford 1t. The interest
Is too high."!Town and Country.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11

It is the advertiser VINO keeps ever.
lastingly at it who wins.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11

But for real good meal go to OF.
sons.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11
Nitrogen Is Essential.

Nitrogen, the element supplied by
bacteria, is the most costly fertilizing
element.
Nitrogen. too, is the element most
likely to be lacking in a wornout soil,
and to be exhausted in their rehabili-
tation. No nitrogen, no food. And
the nitrogen of the air is not available
for the plant until it has passed
through the soil laboratory. The bac-
Psychological culture may be the means
of securing the needed supply of the
precious stuff. These cultures pro-
duce nodules upon the roots of legu-
minious plants, and the nodu1es en-
able the plant to take nitrogen from
the air and transfer it to the SOIL
Lime and other elements are still
needed as fertilizer. The bacteriolog-
ical cultures will not take their places.
The archaeological culture, therefore,
has it's limitations. 1t applies directly
only to legumes, does not supply all
the elements which may be exhausted
by continual cropping, and can be
made to benefit such crops as wheat,
corn and cotton, only by rotation of
crops, preceding these staples by some
legume. Once inoculated, a soil will
remain inoculated for several years
although devoted to crops other than
1egumes. Then, when the legums is
again planted, the soil betterment is
taken up again. This is one reason
why the bacteria is so cheap and effec-
tive in lettering the soil.
While soil inoculating bacteria Gull
lures are not panacea for all the ills
of the farmer cursed by poor soil
their use may in many instances make
the difference between success and
failure.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11
Not All Crops Helped

There is no claim by the department
that the cultures are beneficial to thG
soil or to crops under all circumstances
They must be applied through legumes.
Where the object is the enrichment OF
the soil for other crops, the bacteria
are applied through cow peas or other
iegumes. In that way the soil is per-
manently enriched. 1t will be better
for any crop until exhausted.
With the soil bacteria it is not a
case of ito him that hath shall it be
given archaeological cultures are
most generous to poverty stricken
soils which need them most. They do
some good to better soils, but in soils
rich in nitrogen, they are of no advan-
tage.
But even though the value of these
cultures has been demonstrated, the
department of agriculture cannot un-
dertake to handle them as a CONNER
cial venture, and commercial concerns
have undertaken to supply the de-
mand. These cultures are better dis
tributed through seedmen throughout
tthe country, and the business prom
Uses to develop rapidly.
Fortunately the agricultural depart
men has had the process patented so
that it cannot be monopolized by pri-
vate concerns. All culture propaga-
tors are free to use tthe process. If
any company has the necessary equip
ment, department experts will instruct
it's men in getting the processes under
way. While the department has not
undertaken to watch over tthe firms
going into the cultivation of soiI bac-
terra as a business, or to guarantee
their product, it doees keep a benevo-
lent eye upon them. 1t mas bought in
the open market cultures prepared by
these firms, tested them and found
them all right. This line of interest
will be maintained.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-03
Bryan on Immortality.

In delivering an eulogy on the
death Of friend, Hon. w. J. Bryan
gave expression to the Immortality Of
the soul II the Father deigns to touch
With divine power The cold and puls..
less heart Of the buried acorn and
make 1t burst forth from its pris on
walls, will He leave negligent the
soul OF man who was made in the
image of his Creator? II He stoops
to give to the rosebush, whose with
cred blossoms float upon the autumn
breezs, the sweet assursnos of anobher
springtime, Will He Withhold the
words OF hope from the souls Of men
when the trusts Of winter come? II
matter, mute and inauimate, Is
changed by the force Of nature into n
multitude OF forros that never die,
will the spirit OF man suffer anibila-
tion after it has paid a brief visi &
like royal guest to this tenement OF
claw"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-03
A Simple Calculation.

1t Is simple calculation 13, 900, OOO
bales Of cotton will fetch the farmers
$50 bale, or $500, 200, 600. A crop OF
10, 500, 900 bales will bring them 1925,
600, 900. 1t should be easy to persuade
the farmer to save the expense OF
planting, working, picking and glnn-
ing $500, 600 bales and thereby make
an additional sl35, 900, 600. When they
try the experiment. and find it good
the difficulty will be TO keep thousands
from fudgicg. But that will be anc thel
story; the thing to do now is to re-
duce the acreage OF cotton and plant
more food crops for man and beast.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-03
President Will Helm.

In accordance with his statement t
to q delegation OF cotton planters the
President had a talk with Senators
Foster, OF Louisiana, and Clay OF
Georgia, concerning the creation of a
commission for investigation OF trade
conditions In the Orient, with view
to developing trade In cotton. The
President regards it as important
that the far Eastern trade in cotton
goods should be enlarged, IL possible.
The Senators thought iJ probably
would not be possible to provide by leg
lslation for the proposed commission
at this session. AT the next session,
however, they will press for such leg
islation as may be necessary to pro-
mote the cotton trade.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-03
Tcrriule nIurdcrs,

a dispatch from Baku says the town
is now quiet. ALI the Armenian shops
have been closed, but the banks are
doing business under military protec.
ton. Order has been restored at
Bllakbany, but at Romany strickers
attacked Two factories, and as result
80 persons we're killed or wounded. In
Baku many terrible murders have
been committed. Manager Adamof OF
the naptha refining works, with his
wife and children, was burned to
death. A legal official named Tatasofi
and bazaar owner named LalajeF and
the latter's family have been murder
aI
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-03
To Be flung.

AT Wilmingt' n, ~ O., after trial,
col sumiDg less than day In Cum
berland county superior court, the
jury in the case OF Walter Partridge,
colored charged with criminal assault
upon Mrs. Ha'es, white, near Fayette.
Vile, on the afternoon OF February
brought in a verdict OF guilty Thurs.
day afternoon. The prisoner was
sentenced to be hanged on April 9th
Partridge at first confessed the crime,
out when arraigned in court he plead
ed not guilty, and three leading law
yers of Fayetteville we're assigned b.
the presiding judge TO defen1 him
CRIMINAL juTlsdictlor was conferred
on the civil term Of court by specla
act 1f the legislaoureiin order that 9
speedy trial might be had.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-03
Con. Miles sin.

The Philadelphia Ledger says: Gen.
Miles can be freely forgiven for hay-
Ing shack!ed Jefferson Davis during
the hysteria Of excitement following
the assassination OF Lincoln, but he
can not justify his deception In pub
fishing in his defence a letter OF
thanks written by Mrs. Davis, which,
as appears from the diary of Davis
daughter, was written before the
event. The American people might
forgive cruel act done In the throes
OF excitement, but will not excuse de.
colt practiced forty wears later.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-03
They Want Him.

Some days ago there appeared in
the newspapers telegraphic stories
from Waterloo, Iowa. detailing how
George K. Bowder had been Tilted by
the girl he loved. No sooner had the
matter been made public than Bow
der began to receive letters from SYM
pathetic women in all parts OF the
country Offering to take him to their
hearts and comfort him. La two days
he had received 191 such letters from
as many women, and the tide of love.
letters to him was still ut the food.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-03
Cotton Holding Scheme.

President Smith of the Cotton
Growers Association, issued an ad-
dress Friday In which he calls on
county organizations to appoint their
chairman and three other members at
once to arrange with the local ba
for holding cotton. II arrangements
cnn not be MADE locally the cotton
may be shipped to Columbia where
money will be advanced at per cent.
Those desiring to ship to Columbia
should consult The convention com
mittee, b. III. Hyatt and F. II. Wes.
ton
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-03

libraries in the public schools OF the
rural DISTRICTS" approved the 18th
day OF February, 1904.
To require corporations to audit
clair2 OF their employees within this
State.
To amend the law relating to mag
iStrates.
To fx the compensation to be paid
to the county officers of the various
counties In this State.
Joint resolution, relating to the
purchase of a portrait of Chief JUS.
tice John Bolton O'Neale.
Authorizing the passage Of ordin.
ances by Incorporated cities and towns
and the promulgation OF rules and
regulations by the State board Of
health to enforce and compel the vac.
cination aud revaccination Of citiz rs
and residents OF the State Of South
Carolina, and prescribing the duties
of certain cfacials and persons to that
end, and providing certain penalties
for failure, refusal or neglect to COM
ply with the provisions of the same.
10 amend section 63l Of ch lpter 80
OF volume @, code of laws of South
Carolina, 1902, by creating township
deputy, defining his duties and p:o.
vlding his pay.
To amend section 993 Of volume
OF the code Of laws of South Carolina,
1902, relating to magistrates books.
To prohibit the unla wfui mluufac.
turing, selling using or procuring OF
Confederate CROSSES OF honor, and to
provide a penalty for same.
To provide for the appointment OF
two members Of the senate and three
members Of the house to examine Ger.
tain affairs
To provide for convenient deposi.
tories for common school books.
To incorporate the Carolina Land
corporation OF South Carolina.
To establish State armory.
TO require the payment of certain
pensions after death of claimant.
To amend an act entitled IAN act
to regulate the practice of medicine
In South Carolina, to provide for q
State board OF medical examiners, and
to define their duties and powers" ap-
proved 9th day Of Feb., A. D. 1904, as
to time of meeting OF the board and
as to amount Of license fee.
TO assign judges to proper circuits
under ten circuit bill.
To punish certain offense in prim.
ary elections.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-03
Died From Injuries.

At ST. Johnsbury, w., Jonathan
Ross, formely chief Justice OF the state
supreme court and formely United
States Senator, died Friday Of injuries
received last Tuesday, when his sleirh
was struck by train and Mrs. Ross
was killed, He was seventy nine
years old.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-03
Andorson Man Drowned,

A dispatch from Miconapy, Fla,
says John Dean Of Anderson, S. c.,
and Roy Emerson OF Tacoma, were
out fishing in Levy lake Saturday
when the boat capsiz=d. Both we're
drowned. Deans body will be sent
10 Anderson for interment.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-03
Gives One Thousand.

AS contribution to the fund for
the organization Of cotton growers the
Virginia Carolina Chemical company
has sent check for $1,000. The nc.
companying letter states that the
company IL thoroughly In sympathy
with the movement.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1904-1905, 1905-02-28
About Corn, Shucks and Fodder.

Messrs. Editors: In the spring of
1902 / purchased of Mr.. Noah
Biggs, one peck of his prolific white
corn.
This was planted about May 18th
ON red clay upland, that had been
plowed very deep (ten to twelve
inches) the previous fall. 1t was
cultivated in the usual manner with
double shovel plows, and made a
fair yield.
The stalks were very high. soft
and weak, and we're blown down by
the first high wind. There was u.s.
uallv two to four small ears with
short grains and small cobs to the
stalk. There were not more than five
per cent barren stalks and fifteen
per cent with only one ear to the
stalk.
1t was about two weeks later ma
turing than Hickory King corn
planted the same time.
For the next crop, seed was select
ed from those stalks bearing two to
four ears, and usually the bottom
ear chosen.
These ears were carefully sorted
and seed selected from those having
the greatest depth of grain, to
plant three acres. This was planted
about May Is, 1908 Git should have
been planted sooner) on red clay up
land on which had been broadcasted
six to eight two-horse loads of ma
nure to the acre.
This field was cultivated shallow
with one-horse cultivators, but ow-
ing to the sickness of the writer, it
was not cultivated as it should have
been. The yield was 40 bushels to
the acre of much better corn than
that grown the previous year. There
were very few barren stalks, and not
more than ten per cent with only
one ear to the stalk.
The stalks were not so tall, and
stood up much better than the pre-
vious year. There was usually two
to five medium ears to the stalk,
and they were not so high ON the
stalk.
Seed for the following crop was
selected from large, thrifty, stalks
bearing two to four ears to the
stalk; only the lower ear was used
Tor seed. This was planted about |
May 10, 1904, on about four acres
OF red clay upland, on three acres
OF which twenty-five two-horse loads |
OF manure had been broadcasted. It |
was cultivated shallow with the
&c esd no penu!4uoO) ]
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-03-21
THE FLIGHT TO AARBIN.
St Petersburg Not Pleased With News
From Refreshing Army.

st. Petersburg Not Pleased With News
From Refreshing Army
st. Petersburg, March 21 Anxiety
for the safety of General Llneyitch's
army, hard pressed in its flight to Har-
bin, has been changed to foreboding
by report to the czar in which the
commander in chief admits that his
with the First army
(Linevitch's old command) and the
Third army have been broken. This
Information is conveyed IN the follow
ing report from the successor Of Kuro-
patkin in the task Of extricating Rus
sia's power in the far east out of an
parently insurmountable difficulties:
sThe commander Of the Second army
reports that he has had no further
lighting.
o reports have been received fl ON
the First or Third armies.
Il have inspected the troops which
have arrived from Russia. They are
in excellent spirits and good health
The main danger to Linevitch'a
forces are the Japanese columns which
are hurrying northward along the
great trade route twenty miles west