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The Lamar register., 1906-04-25

The treatment for root maggots is
very difficult, owing to their manner
of working upon the plants. The
treatment which is recommended is
not entirely satisfactory at times. The
method of dealing with this pest,
which has seemed most satisfactory
up to the present time, has been to
watch the different stages of the in
sect and when the first maggots ap-
pear to be working in the plants 1t is
the practice to open a furrow away
from the plants and sprinkle into this
furrow quantity of tobacco dust,
afterwards recovering the furrow.
Another method is to apply at this
time a carbolic acid emulsion mada in
the proportion of one pint crude car
bolic acid. one pound soap and one
gallon water. This should be diluted
in so parts water and applied near
the plants along the row. Either of
these treatments will in general be
somewhat satisfactory. We are at
present planning to take up the onion
maggot problem during the coming
season and hope we may be able to
get more conclusive results-H. T..
Hodgkiss, Assistant Entomologist New
York Experiment Station.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25
VALUE OF A GOOD GARDEN
A Word of Advice as to DevotinS
Small Patch on Farm to Rais-
ing Veg etables.

Man: people fail to realize the grel
value of thrifty, well kept garden.
Even an inferior one is much better
than none. Vegetables are indispensa-
BILE to family, so far as health Is
concerned to say nothing of the money
saved by not having to buy to much
flour and SO many groceries.
1t would seem that every man
should manage to obtain a piece of
ground and see that it became we'll
fortified and enriched and then put
under thorough state of cultivation
before trying to plant the seeds. 1t
only costs little to buy enough seeds
for quite a good sized garden.
Radishes and early onions may be
made to grow in such way as to
keep the table well supplied nearly
the whole season, and, when taken
fresh and crisp from the garden, they
have proved to be fine aid to diges-
ton. Radishes soon grow too strong
and pithy, and are not fit to use on
the table. To be good they must be
planted in rich and well prepared soil.
My way of having a continual sup
ply, explains correspondent of the
orange Judd Farmer. is to get two
packages of radish seed, one of the
small turnip-shaped kind, the other
of the long kind. that are not quite so
early. both of the red variety. | then
plant one third of each package. This
amount is for small family, but
where there is a large family it will be
necessary to plant more.
When the early. little round rad
ishes are about gone. plant again
about a third from each paper BY
the time the third planting has been
neariy used other vegetables have
come on and are taking their places.
The ground, however. should be
cleared by removing all the waste
ones. | have found that hogs relish
these leftover radishes very much.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25
TILE DRAINS AND ALFALFA.
Testimony of One Farmer Shows That
Roots Do Not Fill Up the
Drains

A neighbor planned to SOW % acres
of alfalfa this spring, but some one
told him that the roots would stop up
tile, and render them worthless. | can
not grow It, unless on tile-drained
land, says an Ohio farmer In writing
to the Ohio Farmer. In field of al
falfa five years old i my farm, where
there is as much as so rods per acre,
the tile are still at work. In some of
these tile, however. does the water
flow continuously. In two or three
days. after a very wet SPELL the water
will in the main. IL not altogether,
cease flowing. Several times | have
examined carefully, to see If any roots
could be found in the tile. but was
unable to find any. The roots grow
down to the tile. and then pass on
around.
am told that where the water flows
constantly through the tile. there is
sometimes trouble from the alfalfa
roots entering the tile. have eight
acres of alfalfa sown last August, that
has near 400 rods of tile under it.
From the prospects the alfalfa holds
but to me. am perfectly willing to
take the risk. In fact. I put down $50
rods last spring. that | might feel safe
In sowing the alfalfa. | have no ex-
pectstion that | will ever need to take
up the tile to clean the roots out of
them.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25
WATERING TREES.
Planting-Necessity of Close
Packing of Soil.

An eternal question exists as to
whether water should be used in set
ting out a dormant tree. Some men
hse water and some men do not
When the scientific tree planter uses
water ne does SO merely to pack the
dirt tight about the roots of the new
ly set tree. The unscientific man that
uses water does so because he
imagines that the roots need moisture
30 that they can take in plant food
This is mistake, as the roots do
not begin to take in food until the
leaves of the tree develop. The en-
Tire motion of sap in a tree comes
from evaporation of moisture from
the leaves. This acts as the great
engine 10 propel the machinery of the
tree. If the operation may be so
named. 1t is many weeks from the
time of planting till the time when
the tree begins to use water 1t is
thus easy, says the Farmers Review,
to understand that water is not of
help to the tree except SO far as, it
brings the roots in closed contact with
the earth. This latter is very impor-
tant. One of the great causes of
failure with trees is the fact that the
dirt is not packed in tightly about
the roots and cavities exist under the
tree.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25

narrowest parts. twice or even three
times in the thicker parts; then work
over in satin-stitch. preserving an
even outline TO the edge. The stamen
of the flowers are worked in cording-
stitch with French knots at the ends;
the dots at the sides are each French
knot.
After the embroidery is worked
place a damp cloth on board then
the satin right side up on the cloth.
fix it by pins along the edges. strain
ing it as much as possible; leave it
thus all night. border of velvet of
darker color than the satin, which
is put on with piping of old-pink silk
finishes the square. The other side
of the cushion is plain satin. For the
frill the satin is cut on the cross
about five inches wide, this allows
for a frill that is hemmed at the edge;
the other edge is gathered. and is set
between the front and back of cush-
ion.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25
MARINE NOISE MAKERS.
Tin Horns, Mechanical Fog Horns
and Other Modern Con-
trivarces.

Tin horns, such as vendors bring out
by the wagon load in the city's streets
on election night, are stock articles OF
sale the year around in the stores OF
dealers in marine supplies, says the
New York Sun.
Thousands of tin horns of various
sizes are annually sold to fishermen,
oystermen and men using boats. in many
waters, in various pursuits. and such
horns are sold. as we'll. for boats used
for pleasure. A big horn of this kind
might be heard mile.
For larger vessels. such as schooners
sailing in open water and not equipped
with power with which to blow whistles,
there are provided mechanical fog horns
that can be operated by hand, and that
can be heard three or four miles away.
With the multiplication everywhere
within recent years of pleasure craft
there have been introduced still other
sorts of noise makers. One of these is a
bellows horn, with the horn attached
to the top board of trimlyfinished
bellows of oblong shape. to the top
board of which also is attached handle
This bellows horn can be put down any
where and operated simply by pressure.
Though not as big as the mechanical fog
horn 1t can be heard for considerable
distance.
A still smaller bellows noise maker
has in place of horn an air whistle.
Another whistle continuance has
small upright metal cylinder in which
air is compressed by means of a handle
worked like a plunger. The whistle
which may be one of single tone, or
chime, is attached to the outside of the
cylinder.
Still another modern noise maker is
an airblown whistle with light con-
trivance attached. When the whistle
cord is pulled the light shows as the
whistle blows. Obviously the light at
tachment is for use at night to locate the
boat from which the whistle is blowing.
While these later sound producers, de-
signed more especially for yachts and
launches and tenders and other pleas
ure craft, are rather more elaborate
they are used for precisely the same
purposes as the old tin horn, namely, 10
give warning in case of fog, for signal
ing in crowded waterways. for blowing
for landings or for bridges.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25

a satisfaction that can not be figured
In dollars and cents. But II there were
800 frames to be drilled for foundation
wires I believe this machine could be
constructed. and the frames punched,
In less time than the work could be
done by hand. The construction will
be sufficiently clear from the Illustra-
ton.
The punch should be shaped like a
rhisel edge. and inserted in the ma
chine in such way that 1t cuts
Bquarely across the grain of the wood
For material in making this | cut up
sacking or broom needle. and file or
grind it to the proper shape. 1t should
be about 1882 or one-eighth inch in
diameter. and two inches in length.
Most of these pieces of metal, If they
can not be procured from the scrap
pile or old WORKOUT machinery to be
found on nearly every farm, can be
found In the odds and ends at almost
any blacksmith shop. The drilling can
be done by hand or by the blacksmith
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25

THE late Paul Lawrence Dunbar,
the negro poet" said an editor, "once
addressed a Sunday school in New
York. An odd incident happened,
though. at its end, an incident that
Dunbar laughed at as heartily as the
rest of us.
Dunbar. toward the close of his re.
marks, said:
And, my little friends. II you do
all these things some day you will
wear gold crown. Yes. each of you
some day will wear a gold crown.
IA little chap in the front rev.
catching the poets friendly eye. piped:
My fader wears one now
"'No!' said the poet.
"'Yes. he does-on his toor,. said
the little chap"
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25
THE APARTMENT HOUSE.
Result of Growing Inclination to
Evade the Cares of
Household.

Considering the tremendous fashion
for it really can be called nothins
else-of the apartment house, it comes
like cold douche to hear it's neigh.
bors would curb its vaulting ambitions
If not seriously Directing to its neal
presence, says the Boston Herald. Tbs
erection of apartment houses is the -.
suit Of growing taste for immunity
from household cares; not that the
demon worry can be excluded from
them. but the burden of living is miti.
gatef by degrees when one occupies
teacrp of a fiat or suite in an apartment
houfe. 1t is painful, then, to hear thai
own ers of whole houses" are resentine
the invasion of their neighborhood By
these popular human hives. for it bode
i'll FIR the social community if antagon.
ism is aroused by living according to our
means
Everybody can't live in a Colonial
mausio5.' nor does he want to. He may
prefer chalet or a villa, and he may
even liNa the fifth floor, with elevator
attEchI. nts. better than the imposing
est Enlistment where servants never
ces Sc fVom troubling. Therefore it be.
honves the apartment house to keep ur
Its highest standard and make itself as
choice and agreeable as possible to any
neighb,r 1t may have to overshadow.
Thers are citizens who should retirt
to desert islands for comfort and con.
tentmsEt, but as long as the worlds
spaces continue to shrink. let us try to
make the best of the apartment houses
proximity. Who knows but you'll have
to I've in 1t yourself one of these days?
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25
Planting Corn in Warm Soil

In the growing of corn l find that
the matter of seed is of very great i'm.
portance, writes Kendall county Qll.J
correspondent of the Farmers Review.
| sometimes buy seed to get a change
and then | SOW my own for few
years. l prefer to buy any time after
January l, as after that time seed can
not well be changed. If it is good seed
at that time it will stay good, and If
bad there ls no way of improving it l
test several times and make thorough
test in winter. The sandy loan is
ready to plant several days earlier
than the clay loan. l prepare my
ground thoroughly. and when the soil
has become warm l plant about one
and one-half inches deep.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25
CUSHION EMBROIDERY.
Fur Description for Making a Hand
Home Cushion of Roman Satin
Richly Embroidered.

This is a lovely cushion of Roman
satin in pretty shade of moss-green.
the embroidery being worked in shades
of old pink in satin and knot-stitches
quarter of the design Is shown, and
before tracing 1t upon the material, it
of the piece given. and join them cor
rectly together to form the complete
border. which may be traced on the
satin by means of blue tracing cloth
Having traced the design on the satin,
run it out with soft cotton, once in the
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25
LAS OTHERS SEE U.s."

We, rating others honestly. are prone
To wonder how they. in their littleness.
Can pride themselves on merits of theif
And be so blind to those that we pos
sess.
We see wherein they lack; we measure all
The faults which they serenely think they
hide;
We weigh their worth and see how FAR
they fall
Below the things on which they stake
their pride.
We wonder why they do not stop to show
Due Difference to us who loom so high:
They pass lis merely nodding as they go,
or overlook us they hurry by.
Perhaps when they consider you and me
They, too. discover blemishes that mar;
Perhaps 1t is our present selves they see
Not what we might be-and suppose we
S. E. Kiser, in The Reader.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25
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BEE KEEPERS CONVENIENCE
Holes in the EndBars of
Frames.

Here is a drawing of a machine-a
frame-perforator. When the ordinary
bee-keeper takes a first look at 1t he
will be pretty sure to decide he can
not make that-it Is too complicated.
The reason it appears complicated Is
because he looks at the whole machine
instead of each small piece by itself.
have had this machine several years.
writes California bee-keeper in
Gleanings in Bee Culture, and it has
given me great deal of satisfaction
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25
Not Next.

Mr.. Noorich-You should be careful.
dear, how you talk through that public
telephone. You know many dangerous
germs have been caught from the tele-
phone.
Mrs. Noorich--But, John, was talk
ing to some one in New York. You
know that is too tar away for germs
to come.-Chicago Daily News.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25

Give the hens balanced rations and
do not overfeed on the fatty foods,
such as corn. The men that are feed
ing the right kind of ration find tina,
their fow.s do better and are healthier
than those that are fed on corn and
wheat almost entirely. Oats, clover
hay. alfalfa and bran are all good sub
stances with which to balance the ra.
ton
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25

The man that buys aged feeding cat
tie with the intention of fitting them
for market must be well supplied with
cheap food to feed them at a profit
The question of cost of feed Is the one
underlying profitable feeding. The
man that has only expensive feed to
give can seldom make profit from
any except calves.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25

Plant potatoes five to six inches deep
in good rich soil. in order that the
plant may have room to form roots to
accommodate the tubers. II planted
deeper than this the crop will be short
unless the ground is unusually .oese.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25

For the last few years l have been
using some alsike and little red-t top,
and find it adds much to the color Of
my hay. and the color is everything.
or at least half. in selling the goods.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25

When cream is kept at a high tenn
perature for long time the butter is
apt to have an old flavor On the other
hand II the cream is kept long at a
temperature below so butter may be
bitter.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25
MARKER FOR CORN OR POTATOES.

MARKER FOR CORN OR POTATOES.
corn in width. An extra board Is
placed on the two center runners to
stand on while driving. The guide is
fitted with a double end and hinged
at the center of the marker, so that
it may be turned over to either side
as desired. The tongue of an or
binary bob-sled can be attached with
out much bother. or special tongue
constructed.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25

BEATRICE Sacchi. a professor at Man
tua and the holder Of Doctors de-
gree. is the first woman to vote in
Italy. 1t seems that there is no law
thers to prevent a woman from vot-
ing. Miss Sacchi discovered this and
weas to the polls and voted. M
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25
A HANDY MARKER.
One Which tie Farmer Will Find
ConvenieIS Under Certain
Circumstances.

Where the check row planter or
two-horse drill is not used the marker
here shown is very convenient in lay
ing on field for corn or potatoes.
says a writer in the Farm and Home.
The runners should be 2x6 in strips
at least six feet long. the cross pieces
2x4. as long as you want the rows Of
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25

3eally." said the callow youth. q
an no longer mere youth. "TVe
go. little hair on my lip now"
YES" replied Miss Peppry. "ano
perhaps in few weeks you may have
another one."-Philadelphia Press.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25

1t is mighty easy to pick out the
married mans wife. She is the wom-
an to whom he doesn't lift his hat. =.
Topeka Capital.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25

Its not treating me at all: Ira
still on the wagon."-Houston Pest.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25

If the pens are kept clean and lice
and miies are absent diseases will
rarely a3Eear in the flock
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25

Why net turn the cheap eggs into
chickens?
The Lamar register., 1906-04-25

A farri without poultry is a financial
mistake.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1906-04-27
How He Figured it Out.

This good stoly Is told of ver-
icund youth who had just com
pleted his apprenticeship as a
carpenter. He dropped into a
jewelry store and after looking at
some fraternity pins, asked:
HHow much is this one with the
square and compass on lt?' point
ing to a Masonic pin. Give dol
lars,' said the dealer. "You
haven't got one with handsaw
on 1t have you? I'm just out as a
carpenter and jiner, and I'd like
to .have something to wear, so
people would know what I'm
doing. I'll take it, though I'd
like to have one with a handsaw.
but | guess this one is plain
enough. The compass is to mark
out our work and the square is to
measure it, and every gol durn
fool knows that G. stands for
gimlet. - Exchange.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1906-04-27
VIII Send a Train.

The Illinois Central road is
making preparations TO send an
agricultural train on a tour of
Mississippi for the purpose OF
holding a serias Of impromptu
farmers institr.es at the various
towns along it lines, and probably
visiting places on other railroads
within the state.
Arrangements for the trip are
being planned by Mr.. w. L.
Smith, assistant to Vice-Presi
dent Harrahan, and the enterprise
has met with the hearty approval
of the high officials of the system.
Accompanying the train will be
a party of the foremost agricul.
tural experts of the United States,
including several officials from the
Mississippi agricultural expert
ment stations Representatives
of the government department of
agriculture will also be invited.
Cotton and corn growing will be
the principal subjects discussed.
jackson News.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1906-04-27

Judge Boothe rendered a deci
sion at BatcsviIle a few days ago
of more than passing interest.
J. +. Coggan, the express agent
at Batesville was tried and con.
victed in d Magistrates court for
selling whisky.
The case was appealed and sub
mitted to Judge Boothe upon a
statement of facts. These showed
that while acting as agent for the
American Express Company, last
sun mer, sMr, Coggan delivered
to a person living in Batesville a
gallon Of whisky from the Prog.
ress Liquor Company, Of Mem
phis, the order for which had
been solicited by an agent Of the
above firm.
Judge Boothe reversed the
judgment of the lower court, Civ
ing it as his opinlon that under
the existing laws of the state, the
agent Of the express company
could not be held liable on a
charge Of liquor selling, and citing
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1906-04-27

several authorities for his judg-
ment. In giving his opinion Judge
Boothe stated that he would be
glad to assist in breaking up the
q. O. d. liquor traffic in any way
he could, legally, but that he had
to be controlled by the supreme
court Of the state and he did not
believe that body would uphold
the magistrates verdict. An ex-
ception to the ruling was taken
by District Attorney Roane, who
proposes to give the matter test
in the Supreme Court, -Senatobia
Democrat.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1906-04-27
HORN LAKE ITEMS

Mr.. Jno. Coggins, of Bates
vile, visited, his father and
mother here last Sunday.
Mrs. Gore, of Pittsboro, is Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Coggins, and family this week.
Mrs. Hudson, the aged mother
of Mrs. John johnson, died last
Wednesday after a long and pain.
full illness. We sympathize with
the bereayed ones. We suppose
an appropriate obituary will be
written.
Farm work is being pushed
along with great energy, and
planting will be nearly finished
this week. A large acreage in
cotton is being planted, and if a
good crop is made the stuff will
not be worth picking next fall.
A new organ has been pur-
chased and placed in the church
for the Horn Lake Sunday school,
and we shall now have some good
music. 1t is a sin to give the
devil the best music, and then
gather up all the discordant sounds
and offer them up as praises to
God.
A man went to a preacher in
Little Rock one time and asked
him TO give him a guide to direct
him to the right church, and the
preacher gave him copy of the
New Testament. The man then
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1906-04-27
A Field Full.

From indications, Missisisp
plans will have plenty of material
from which to select a governor
next year. Although the primary
is more than a year off, seven
candidates have announced them
selves for the office. Here is the
list:
Charles Scott, of Bolivar.
Jeff Truly, of Jefferson.
B. F. Noel, of Holmes.
Earl Brewer, of Coahoma.
d. N. Thomas, of Washington.
+. A. Critz, of Clay.
T. U. Sisson, Of Montgomery.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1906-04-27
DAYS DOTS

Mr.. A. w. White aud wife went
to Memphis this week.
Mr.. Fisher and daughter, OF
Memphis, visited relatives here
this week.
Tax Assessor Coward spent
Tuesday night in the home of
Mr.. j. w. Barbee.
Everybody busy and tired, but
if we ADJUST our lives to the prin-
ciples of Eternal Truth "There
will be rest at the end fthe way.o
Miss Maggie Dodds gave an
ice cream social at the close of
her school. 1t was a delightful
affair and it was gratifying that
SO many of tie old people en-
joyed it.
Glad to hear that Rev. It. M.
Cooper has decided to remain at
his present work. Mr.. Cooper
has had numerous offers to
wealthy city churches, but pre-.
fers to stay where he thinks he is
doing the greatest good.
DR.. Wright went to Prentiss
county last week on a few days
visit to his home. Dr.. Wright is
a young man starting in life and
is well prepared for his work.
He is a graduate of Louisville
Medical College and has had a
years practice in his home town.
He seems well pleased with our
people and they with him.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1906-04-27

consulted a preacher of another
denomination and he gave him q
modern theological book contain,
ing the doctrines Of his sect. We
do not know what became of the
man, but we do know that. if
the New Testament is not a cor
rect guide in such matters without
the aid of any other book we
would do well TO throw it into the
flames.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1906-04-27
Notice to Privilege Taxpayers.

All persons liable for privilege
tax license are hereby notified
that same will have to be renewed
during the month of May, as all
privileges expire on the first Of
that month. All licenses issued
during the month of May will be
dated May 1st.
j. P. WITHERS,
Sheriff and Tax Collector DeSoto
County, Mississippi.