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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-08

Gibraltar. Sept. 7.--Admlral PTlnea
Louis. Of BattsnbuFE. comma 1Isr 0f
the British second cruiser squadron,
u preparing to sntsrtaIn on boaFd his
aagship. tbs aFm0ssd cruiser DRAKE.
Rear Admiral browRsoa aud the ON.
GERS % che Unltsd States sseona
cruiser sauadroa bound far ths Var
Easi. and which 10 sxpsctsd here
ae"as s~ptsnsbss a. The squadron
eoasists of ths west Virginia. Colo
rsdo. Pennsylvania and the Conasctl.
cut The admiral pFiBes IL anxious
10 DO al hs ess 70 Feeiproeais ths
e"sFtsssss N the AassSaesn saw whes
Ne vss on . visit 10 ths Chiisl STATES
last rear
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-08

Hot Springs. Sept THE sxecu.
i've eomHA gee ~ The Southern Coatou
sss0rlaiioa coayenea at the AFIlnE.
Ton hoisl 81 : o'clock this afternoon
tor tnreeday seaslon. Prs.tasnt
hs'sis Jordan and Secretary Richard
chsataam have arrived Aboat so
ean'mvissmsa are eKpeGtsd 10 be pres
est the majority a uhOm are now IA
IN" eiit Ano'hsr ihportaai matter
=" come before the eoaveatIon.is the
eons'aeraiIo ~ eharEss against Sec.
Fs'Afy chsa'ham Of his alleged eonnsc.
'lon Siih brokerage armA
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-08

Macon, Ca. sept : LII took extra.
ordinary efforts u the physicians o.
the city hospital 10 ave the life 90,
n"sfo child little more than tire.
year, % age. Who had taken a full
iose 81 a psisn, medicine stamped
pApin~." The eject vas said 10 b.
that ~ opium. and u uAs . rather
se'iss nghi that vas pp, up asaIasi
Tue dfuE The nsxro was sav~a. Sui
"a" Paysieiahs weTs sosswhai sar.
P'is"e q, ~ aaaafify ~ opiam "A.
covered IN ias msaiesas which ha..
oe~u tskan
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-08
PROSECUTION FOR
ALL RESPONSIBLE
For the Dissipation of Deposit
or's Money.
INTERESTING STATEMENTS MADE
Two Directors St Looted Real Estate
Trust Company Are Said to Have
Predted LArssly In Fees for Pass.
mo on sseutny rendered by sesal.

Philadelphia, sept. I.-Rumors OF
arrcs,s OF ulrtc,urs or me looted Real
estate Trust company dew fast GU
Laursday.
D,stIct Attorney BSll said positive
~ that no man viii be spared Ia tina
efor, To bring to Justice. those re-
spolslbie for ,ne dissipation oi the de-
uoSitors' money, The sia,tment mas
been made that swo dir, ctors, also
members of tue bar, have proht,d to
tue cxtent vi 100000 Ia the past three
years by aoeep, lng fees from Adolph
seGal for tsssing ON security tender
81 by him Tor loans from the bank AZ
gregHting S6.SOO,OOO. 81 far rs II
KNOWN. warrant, have uot set boon
issued for these men.
President hlpplo's plAlntly0 cry
from his grave "segll got all" has
arounsed the deposltOrs to "a high
plea Or Indignation. Lawyers rep.
rtsentlng many hundreds Of ,hom arc
taxing an active part IN che condition
~ che compauyA accounts aud ahe
looking Into the affalrS very sharp.
IT, Investigations OF the looted trust
company show tina, the lootlng will
cost the Presbyterian church not less
than 100000, aud the executive board
congratulate themselves that tho
church IL ~ ting on ~ lightly.
Rocoiyev Earle expresses the 'opln.
Ion That president Nipple was money
mai." and that there seemed To- be-
no cnd to the variety of methods by
which he iugglcl with securities. that
toll into his bands
u has been established that the sub.
slitutlOn of bogus bonds for good
bonds among tho trust securities of
the Presbyterian board wiz accom-.
Pushed by Mr.. Nipple through 80.
rlra OF slight NJ hand performances
Tie went Ia the boS IN the vault con.
'alninE he trust securities IN ques-
Iion IN tho proteSt ~ cutting eon.
pons In order 10 cash them aud place
the proceeds Ia the credit Ut the
board Aiter tho boz was opened.
hippie Informed the clerk hat some.
body st the door wanted 10 see him
Toe moment The clerk nnspHpeel.
inElr left HiFDle alone for this brFer
ln'srVal' The tins wss Sufficient 10
enable him 10 substitute Two bogus
Oonds for iSo genuine bonds, when no
ait"Fward hypothecated for the hens-
NJ of himself or aegAl
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-08
Many Saw MIlIs win Shut Down.

\ Savannah, Tia. Sepa The lumber
men comprising the 0eorgia Inter
state sawmill association. II IN 70.
por.ed. will proceed Immediately to
shut down a percentage Of their saw
mills In order tn decide tho output
The large concerns that operate iva
or more mills will. II Is said. shut
down one or more until such tine az
conditions tina, obtained some sir
weeks ar two months ago are re-.
stored There has been slump In
prices OF pine lumber. This Il Ia
said, has been due To combination
NJ building inspectors of New York
and Philadelphia principally. who, for
some reason that the southern lum.
berncn are unable a. fathOm. have
declared against the use ~ shore leaf
pine lumber The result has been a
fall Of g. to g. thousand In price,
u II expected that the shutting down
OF some OF ,ho mills viii by reducing
the output rgatore the price
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-08
sponser ief crulser Mer,h carolln..

Washington. Sept The navy de-.
lparimeat has written Ia the Nswpor,
News shlpbulIdIng ard Dry Dock com.
pany. which IL baildlns the armorsd
cruiser North Carolina, dirve Ing the
company 10 communicate With Oovor.
nor Clean. q North Carolina, With
the visw U selection of hla daughter
~ sponspr foe the cruiser Shea Il r.
launched co Oct ssh.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-08

PiiisssrEn Pc. sept. T.-S,orHslius
ceeaibs sad Joan Williams. nsxross.
vers hasSss n me lail yard bsFs on
Thsfs.iay rhs ertms Coz wkieh The
too asaFoes we're sKeenisf we're msr.
sefs ~ nost afFoetsss sharastss me
ytetinss uevs wosnsa - their rmes
Williams shs's sad allied biz moshss.
ia'tss SifsSet sny sUparsnt prove,
estspa fegrss shos eel killsA =
snsuaa sta Tsem be- boarded h Ne
kssspeFf Tia sh0otis9 wss aoas n
ibs pFspese ~ a wemaes hsshsna
snd ssS pfDassssi b. isaioaas
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-08

AsegS Ga. sspi - W Eslssa
ssi's siAV'91s - Dzk Gauns H.
80, ''As'ss asfs. HAse az saou o.
ED hi- ~ ~ iakina keansam IA
sssiip"ea lafEs qusnttsy ~ tbs sruK
al "a n0sisR - acsn the stss-.
% fsissi es4sitiDs sksa i2sa.sas
Hsrp1f sgl sssa4sa Aim Wa \.
80 seai - $50 si'f sossiisi 30 "a
safassr .ess 60 ssvsrsi asssns ~, tss
fsFs 80 40 .. F4HFs aaS -.
ifsef tin Fff b. fsss,ssr s,.,
tsH b. $50 - 49, ai4gis ssss -
nrs
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-08

buffalo. n. T., sept 7--fhe eonveu.
tion al ihs Chapter General u Amsr,
CO. knighh II g. John and Malta
completed tie work Wednesday niEht
and adtournsd tn NEE, asxs year n
Philsaesphia. u vas Decided IN Isvy
. pei capita. inr % 10 cents 10 DE-
fray orgssiration sxpenses. me pres
eat onesrs vsFs eli uhsnimousiy 70.
stectsl
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-08

ohpsoiaa CITY. Gaia. sept T.
Jsdxs Bsrvsil. ea rsaasss ~ tie Ma.
MAS sosassT. hsa ESsniea q tsmpo
-fsTy injsaesIes pssVea,las . rsvins
essssss shssh psrtf~s plaansa sss tAs
nsiSsd msssina - ihs neo IlSos "a
- h@Sd hers Asvtenber q crushy
Z ssS~e ~ fhe Fsassa Zoe ne laIsne.
mos 4 hsastag uii ~ Nd - BaL
ur6RT.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-08

Nee YEA. Ssse Ty--iaisrstewn4 -
~essia3 pepsF. hoxsF G. assllyss
sA@ ss8nesssle rsfioasi esussm1'le~mna
sruS D''aeds. sko h af ~ wsaesgf
Assosss. fsfseea - asske ssr ssv,y
~ Va sssnes Sale 500 hlm ~ NJ
hfFEs - CAieana = 80 ennfs.s a.
shin4 sAisss sssf SO - marssas :
~ sat@. ~ I'll have sseusahsna -
AZ AZ ftg4t. v4sa sas 49, -
caisaga-
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-08

Cairo, TIA. sspt, 7--NeWtOn TIRE
heid. after the Iasy had been oas ave
hours, sas feasa guilty of nufdsr Of
VILLAS prsw aad ssnseaeea 20 . llss
'sf'H ~ me Deus .sHtisfy. haVlns been
Fsssiisaissaed iO the mercy ~ shs
e'aT'. f0aHs tBew II chs time shai
Tar Asld IN shs side Esd nsek asd Coz
soms nms ThFessia xus nat expect.
81 - I've iioth pastleA were AlEhiy
Fsspselsa eiti1ens
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-08

yes Vera, sFpt la cable dlh
Saseh 70 mtvaiax iNpsf frem B
asaak aa1s mas shs fsn0as Cs-
sise s9afs ~ i1srasd asvs w4aae.
a. TIE s4E sxyio44d ana ala :
't'f ~9fta - wiSs aewe4 ats 20
1ffsss Tas taeka saa baoafs ~
80 sm vsg, sss@t
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-08

Washington. Sept. Following the
investigation ~ the disappearance OF
many rare and valuable lRw books
from the document room Of the Unit.
cd states senate, II Y. Quincy. q ne.
Ero. has been arrested ~ the capitol
ON the charge Of larceny, The ur.
rest vas made by Detective Weber
a. Quincy was entering the committee
RON % Representative CalderheAd, OF
ksnaas whom Quincy says he assist.
cd In the distribution OF pamphlets
To Kansas constituents. when the
COMMITTEES room was searched the De.
teciive aays he found 20 volumes Of
digest Of international Law which
are the only original caples In the
country. and which are barred from
resgoval from tho document rom,
tightly wrapped asd addressed Ia Gu.
Hsy.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-08

Pc fsss SIT Atcorslax q
tssis eable s4Tlsss s~xsfved hsss
- guca ~ Ara sstoe.ss - sAf
- cEffA sSss4 ~ R3riiz vac IN.
fu1F % this UasztrY 30 sas ga
3 a. essr sssr Cd waAssm corts
- eeaf ~ 80 hpsss@ srnyaeay
+ ststfs = 81 IA Csgmsng - sss
4aa ~ - sgsrs4s9 psstss@s4 tss
~ aSa
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-08

Neg feFk. SEQ The sssts~es.
ssY weinesGNf tfsasssrs4 q 80 &C.
20 SO rE1asbseo " gslssfneh
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-08
LONGING FOR COUNTRY
WOMAN KILLS HERSELF
Mrs. Eawss To k LsudanI m
Anu Death Followed.
SECOND ATTEMPT TO END LIFE
Sick and Dependent and longing to
90 Back to the Country Mrs. Halves
Mas Unwilling to Live Lonosr--lll.
fasalth Primary Cause.

s Atlanta, Sept. I'LL health andsan
utsaushed longing for a return TO a
i|Ie In tue country where she was born
and reared. led Mrs. llah May Belle
hltenpt 10 take her life Wednesday
night,
"a ABOUT week ago she made her
NFst attemp, aud took a double dose
" laudaaum ana morphine. The
fDmbnaIon. however, acted As an
4ntido,e ami she recovered Wcdnes
14ay nign' she made second attempt,
Ehicn r,sii,ed Ia her death ThuradAy
porning.
b. II. HAYES. the dad womans
R8nsband. l. nni,ler AID Is employed
~ the National Furniture company
.11er In her IL q. ". Wuoi Marle'
street merchant Surviving Mrs
Mawe, besides these relatives Is her
hree.> .arOld daughter Lille Belle
Iawc,
s Mrs Halves had been IN III health
Dr several week.. Sh. complained
nervousness ana inability 10 sheep.
s be talked CONSTANT, uf the country,
hence sac h.d come nine years AFRO.
be had ncer become use % city life
ND Illness added q her homp.sick.
s as. Tier HUSBANDS business pre-.
.ftrtel tie!r moving 20 the country.
81 Mr liaWos knew q her trst attempt
ID week agp. ahd watched nl7 vii,
.klose,l u, glte his precautions. she
30; hold AZ laudalum ", Inesday
3nigat. aud Il IL believed. .oI, tie
1pOisou someN a,rr oetWe,u and ~
.o'c.J,h.
~ 3 o'clock N the morning. her -
band wen hurried % The hpusr of
.Colnty Policeman Dunbar. whI lives
.next door, anu aroused him. Halves
no. o., oa.ccr tIat Ms. HaNos WAS
+ De- e.a,r,y il. ana ASKED that a doc
BOZ De- summoned Tnl, done. the
twn men went back to the HAYES
Bone and entered hct room. She
'Nay Wing on a bed IN an apparently
7kOma;n,c condition. and her little
1augl'rr Vas sleeping close By
Il Presently a phy sIcian arrived. NJ
Folic,ma DUNBAR a. lIs order. lifted
<drs Halves from tlc bed and laid
her On iAc ruOr ~ hat timc -Ie
"a able 10 speak although with grca,
|#imcuiy. but quickly lost conscious.
ess.
81 Other ply siciAns were summoned.
tpd they worked on tho unconscious.
Oman until shortly nt,r o'clocs
ben she died never having reEi.l'v
sci0usness
. Airs haWcs vss jus 81 years old
~ traEtc death can-ed genrfai ~
D. In 'ho neigh borhn1d unere the
18IaNcs famtiy - sell AMI favorahiy
nONn
81 Tae coroner vas noiiacd ana an In
pest vss hed
81 Wnois Fawuy Maze ~
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-08

Pa George Set a shO.e FAINT
\ LIVING usss here Earr1WIt escapr Z
kpiA FROM p'on.aine poi.oriaE By ne
Enmgi srri,sI - a rs1tieisH Fgs
pnsr tbr aou.shoid - Ilsn tssfrs
fes,s'inE q ta.se,t lrstSus. hss at
h rnssi Fu'k tss' I'D bs.u caos 80
aay before ~ = Ia PES Tao
~. aaA aesa sil1sea - rvm1in b.
pan sRfn i-v nesi dsy sa~u n
~ sarassa over IN ere nns vusseI
b strysd Tor aiEasr ssarl'y AZ
s Sarls az 10 tauIy i.s-an,. ss-,
~ sra EAt ssss.is ~nss~4 Tl-s
m7' @frissi - ~ ruirtkne p-sss-
I'D ssf~ ssvfrsl menbcrs frosa zgv
Me- rlls fe.41serqr
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-08-04
HILLSIDE ORCHARDS.

The orchard on the top and sides Of ~
hill must have different treatment frog,
that growing on the level or gently
sloping land. The latter may be culti-.
waited annually. The hill orchard can /.
not be cultivated. as that would result.
in disastrous washing during heavw
rains. One object in putting an orchard
on rather steep hill is to utilize 1t in
a way that will prevent loss of soil and
liz fertility by the means Of runnir e
water But in the case of the hillsidr
orchard 1t is not generally necessary to
sat out the trees ON the native sod an
leave them to their fate. In many
cases, where the soil is composed Of
heavy clay. drainage is help. We have
seen clay hillsides that would hold wa
ter in holes and hollows for a week
after rain. In such soil the excava-
ton made for the tree at the time Of
setting out will prove a veritable water
b3wl. in which stagnant water will re-
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him-and was seen NO more until the
next day.
There was Just one clew which for
time promised to reveal to the Gu
rious ones something tangible regard
orally appeared 10 the public. gaze
coming from the Rue de l'Echelle into
the Rue dc Rivoli, short distance
from the Palais Royal and the Tuil-
cries. Once he was seen to turn from
the Rue Saint Honore into the Rue
de fEchelie-a short half block from
the place he usually appears in the
Rivoli. But beyond that he never has
been traced.
Some declare that he slips on the
mask while walking along the street.
and that, when he wants to disappear
and elude pursuers, all he has to do
Is to take OF the mask and walk past
them unconcernedIy.
They declare their belief that his
statement that he never would re-
move the mask was a mere pretense.
Greater Mystery Than Ever.
I A short time ago three young men,
sitting with a party OF actresses In a
boulevard cafe. drinking wine, saw
the Man In the Mask stroll out an.i
they pledged themselves In cup OF
wine to follow him and unmask him.
He walked down the Boulevard
Beaumarchais, closely followed by the
trio Of young men. He turned to the
left into the Rue st. Claude. with the
men pressing close behind him. The
man seemed absolutely ignorant of the
fact that he was being Swallowed, and
walked leisurely, playing with glove
that he carried in his hand.
About that time sergeant of police,
in citizens clothes. observed the odd
procession, and. noticing the suspicious
actions OF the three young men, fell
into the shadowing game to see what
was happening.
Directly in front of the Church OF st.
Denis du Saint Sacrement, In the hue
de Turenne, the three men sprang for
war,l and grappled with the Man In
the Mask. Two pinioned his arms be-
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-08-04
A NIGHT PASTURE.

During the cool OF night after the
suns s.aring face is hidden and those
incessant fiies have hidden away lot 4
few moments of rest-this Is the time
for the over-heated and much-woriied
dairy COW to do the major part OF Der
pasturing. Many experienced COW raen
keep the COWS in the barn all day and
allow them to pasture by night osly.
BY providing good ventilation sad
darkening he windows with old guni,y
sacks the flies give comparatively little
trouble. Though this il well 1t h not
to be advised unless one Il intensirely
In the dairy business. Then he should
give the method a fair trial. Keep ac-
count of quantity Of milk given BY tho
herd for week on pasture by day and
yard by night and then barn by day and
pasture by night for another week, then
again for a week same as drst weef x
divide the herd equally and altefha ~
the two halves. I think there will be
little doubt that the night feeding will
show up better than the day. but wheth-
er there will be enough difference to
warrant the extra labor remains for
each man to decide for himself
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-08-04
HARVEST TIME COMING.

The harvest season is nearing, the
time when old mother earth awards
prizes for faithful and intelligent work
and punishment to the lazy and shift
less. 1t is to be fruitful season. The
Well-headed wheat, oats and barley
make a beautiful picture as the fields
bend to the summer winds and wave up
and down as the pillows on summer
sea: the pastures are covered with the
snow of the white clover bloom loading
the air with delicate fragrance that
minds one of the breath of the crab
apple and plum groves of the spring;
the red clover fields are cardinal red,
heavy as seldom ever before, lordly
crop above ground, while they have
richly stored the earth with food for
succeeding crop. The crop has fairly
reveled In the heat and moisture OF June
and its green uniformed rank on rank
the golden wealth Of great state.
Fruit is abundant. the bees all In the
clover surfeited with honeyed richness,
young ROSTERS Just trying to crow are
advertising their fitness for the frying
pan and their untimely end. the flowers
are all on dress parade, the red OF the
roses, the royal purple Of the wistarias,
while the grass Is yelvety green. Fine
country to live in and fine time to live.
HE that goeth forth weeping bearing
precious seed shall doubtless return re-
joicing bearing precious sheayes." This
is the time of rejoicing.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-08-04
RE IN FERr1L1z1Ne OR.
CHARDs.

t is hard to get the soil too rich. or
too full of vegetable matter for the best
production of vegetables. With fruits
the case is different. To secure the best
results on thin land orchards must be
fertilized. but 1t must be done with
care and Judgment. Excessive appli-
cations of stable manure. or other nitro
genous fertilizer. should always be
avoided, especially after trees reach
bearing age. Such applications induce
a rank. .sappy growth that makes pear
trees much more liable to blight, and
will surely cause destructive rottinx of
the stone fruits. With apples there is
less danger. and they may safely be
fertilized quite heavily. Excessive
wood growth is. however, never desir-
able in bearing orchard of any kind.
The trees should be carefully watched,
and be given such treatment as will
give crop of well-developed fruit; and.
at the same time, moderate growth Of
well-matured wood. The leaves should
always be of dark rich green, for
pinched yellow foliage indicates starva-
ton.
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hind him while the other, with quick
motion, reached for the mask to tear
1t from the mans face. Twice his
fingers clutched at the mask, then, just
as the sergeant sprang forward, the
man fell back us II frightened, and
stood staring in establishment at the
masked one.
The man in the mask smiled slightly.
The other assailants, when the
sergeant grabbed them, released the
man and all three of the young roll
sterers were placed under arrest.
Seems to Become Invisible.
AS usual. tine victim of the assault
was requested to accompany the ar
resting ofIicer and enter complaint
against his assailants. He bowed his
acquiescence to the ofiicer, and an IN
slant later had disappeared as II of
the earth-leaving the ohdcer and the
three prisoners standing dumb with
establishment.
The roisterers were released on pay
ment of nominal fine, and then the
one who attempted to tear the mask
from the face Of the mystery told to
his friends of the cafes and concert
halls the strangest thing of all. He de-
clared that the mask was no mask
but part Of the face Of the man. He
vowed that either some thin material
had been pasted to the skin, or that
the mask was q strip Of skin itself, col
ored with some pigment.
EEort after effort has been made
since then to solve the mystery, but
with no success. The mystery Of the
Man in the Mask continues to stir
the jaded sensations Of Paris.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-08-04
FROG RAISING.

Can you give me any information re-
garding the raising Of frogs for market?
Possibly you can refer me to some work
on the raising of frogs. We are think
ing of starting frog ranch and would
like to gather all data we can before
giving 1t trial.. J. T., Colorado.
Every year or SO this frog ranch"
idea is started. 1t is much like skunk
farming! Most OF the frogs and all the
profits are started by lead pencil in
some newspaper office. Thousands OF
pounds Of frogs legs are sold every
ysar In the large cities. In New York
tl,sre is a good demand for these "dain-
t;..s," but 80 far as we can learn the frogs
a,e caught one by one by people who
make a business of hunting them in
creeks and swamps, chiefly in northern
New York and New England. So far
as we can learn there is no such thing
as frog ranch-which we take 1t is a
place where frogs are to be bred and
cared for artiflcially The scheme will
not succeed. largely because the big
frogs eat the little ones up and pay no
such prices for the privilege as humans
will. The United States fish complis-
sion at Washington has issued pamph-
let on the frog which is worth reading.
We have 10 desire to start frog farm
ing. The loss that would surely come
from 1t would make croakers out of
every one.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-08-04
HOW MUSTARD aoss WHEAT.

The plant-foods in the soil consist o.
certain salts or minerals. as common
table salt and saltpeter. Certain of the
salts are abundant enough in the soil
at any one time to feed the crop for a
season or many seasons.
Others. such as saltpeter nitrate
acid are liberated. become available to
the plant, or are rendered soluble. onls'
gradually. that Is. there may be enough
Of the saltpeter in the soil to last Gro,
only a few weeks. AS 1t is used, more
OF this food is rendered soluble SO thai
1t can be used by the plant.
We have this process going on in the
soil during the growing season; the
humus or vegetable substance con-
stantly yields certain quantity Of the
saltpeter. and the growing plants ara
at the same time using portion Of thif.
When the growing crop contains weeds ,
there are two classes of plants drawing
on this food substance.
Nearly all the weeds begin fiowerin,
and ripening seeds long before the
wheat or fax or corn begins maturing
its seeds. Now, plant that is flower :
ing and ripening seeds draws greater
amount of nutriment or food from TIM
soil, proportionately, than does plan.
that is merely putting forth gree;.
leaves. The demands of the mustard
or French weed upon the soil during
Jur.e and part Of July is greater AMI
mo.c insistent than an equal amount RI
wheat or other crop. and its demands
must be frst supplied.
In other words. the French weed o.
mustard is taking up the excess Of salt
peter as rapidly as 1t is formed. leav>
ing no surplus food to be drawn upo',
by the wheat or max when Its time comes
to blossom and produce seed.