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The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-11-29
SOIL MOISTURE. wv;
of the Ground Must Be Kept
Powdered.

There are still many persons Who
Go not exactly understand that it is
good practice to plow corn during dry
weather In order to preserve the
moisture already in the soil. | have
in mind field of corn that was free
OF weeds, and the ground in such fine
condition that | was told the corn
did not need, nor would it stand, more
blowing. But l went ahead and
p.owed half the field for the last time.
In few weeks l was in the field
again and noticed that the corn
plowed in dry weather had made de-
cidedly the best growth. l could not
lay the cause to anything else than
that the stirring of the ground had
assisted in reserving the moisture, for
the ground was already in good con-
dition when plowed the last time. Fur
Their investigation has proved this to
be the fact.
l believe that wrong impressions are
sometimes obtained by some persons
who have plOwed corn in dry weather
when the ground was hard, and evil
IDENTIFY had a bad effect on the corn,
causing the blades to roll. The mis-
take was in permitting the ground to
get hard. as under such condition the
ground cannot be worked without in
jury to the roots of the corn. Besides
this the clods leave openings which
facilitate the evaporation of moisture.
A good coat of fine dirt over the sur
face of the ground will prevent this.
1t is well known that water is con-
stantly evaporating. In other words.
1t is taken up in a finely divided form,
carried to the surface of the ground
and given off into the air. At times
1t may be we'll that this is true, for
1t gives the plant a chance of relief
from an occasional Oversupply Of
moisture. But in case of drought it
is necessary to prevent evaporation.
This can be done by stirring the
ground, leaving mulch of finely pull
verified dirt on the surface. Then the
moisture. instead of escaping, is taken
up by the roots of the growing plant.
To secure this condition it is neces-
sary that the ground be stirred as
soon after a rain as the ground will
permit. If, says the Orange Judd
Farmer. heavy rain comes right
away after the corn has been plowed
the last time, it will be necessary, in
the event of a dry spell following, to
stir the ground again if the size of the
corn will permit. If the corn is large
enough to shade the ground pretty
we'll, the evaporation will not be so
great, and the heavy dews will also
be more effective.
In preparing ground for oats, or
other plants with shallow roots, the
ground should not be stirred too deep
If dry weather is expected, as the
moisture will be shut off too far down
to be of benefit.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-11-29

LIE S11iA>SII DO1.
Adult at left; a, b, eggs magnified and
natural size; C. young nymph; e. sec
ond stage of nymph; f, third stage; g,
full-grOwn nymph; d, h, j, legs; i.
beak, through which food is taken.
Small lines show natural size
of the bugs, together with the bugs
themselves, by deep blowing. Chinch
bugs fly in the fall to bunch-grass,
their natural food before crops were
introduced, to pass the winter. Not
finding the grass, they will hibernate
in any shelter that may be at hand.
During April they fly back to the
crops to mate and deposit their eggs.
Generally the wheat is in prime con-
dition for them at this time, and 1t
is the crop that suffers most when
the eggs hatch and the young bugs
begin to feed. OF course the great
est damage is done later when the
broods become very numerous and
begin to migrate to new fields. The
crop moved upon at that time is the
one to save.
2. Plant trap crop" to protect
the main crop, and when the bugs
move upon the trap, pillow the whole
under, bugs and all. This method has
given good results. The trap crop
may be millet, Kafir, or sorghum, and
s.ould be on the side Of the field
nearest to the wheat.
3. Pillow a space of ten feet around
the cornfield when the bugs begin to
leave the wheat, harrow and drag
with brush to make as much dust as
possible. This can be done only in
dry weather. Small, immature bugs
will not be able to cross the ten feet
of dust, and the mature ones will
seldom resort to flying.
4. Later in the season, when the
insects move upon the corn, a few
rows cut and piled in armful-sized
piles will attract the chinch bugs, and
If it is warm and the corn heats,
thousands of bugs will die under these
piles from a chinch-bug disease. The
piles of green corn offer the ideal
weather conditions, hot and damp, the
disease being naturally present soon
takes" and the result is the death
of all bugs affected.
Do not attempt to destroy the
chinch bug by spraying. 1t has been
tried at the experiment station and
by numerous farmers, with the same
unsuccessful results. A few more
tests will be made with sprays, and
the results given if successful. But
until then the farmer has adequate
means at hand to materially lessen
the damages by this pest, by using
the above methods.
To repeat: By all means plant a
trap crop and pillow it under when
the bugs move upon it in great num-
bers. Pillow a dust strip and lay piles
of green cut corn or sorghum in the
path of the migrating bugs. Then
finally, begin next winter to save
your wheat crop, by cleaning up all
places where chinch bugs could hide
away and pass the winter months.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-11-29
REMEDIES FOR cHINcH BUG
Fighting This Pest by Disease Inoc-
ulation Has Not Proved Sue
cessful.

Spreading chinch-bug disease has
not proved very successful in Okla
homa. At one time it was thought
that perhaps by the spreading of an
infection that this pest could be sue
cessfully eradicated, but experience
has proved that warm, moist weather
is necessary for the spread of the
disease. On the other hand, cool dry
weather is unfavorable and no infec-
ton occurs. The authorities at the
Oklahoma station point out that there
are four means by which the farmer
can protect himself from the chinch
bug. These are given in the follow
ing:
1. Destroy, during the winter or
early spring, all the winter quarters
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-11-29
1t is easy to spoil lot of religious
logic with little off color religious
living
Made Happy for Life.

Great happiness came into the home
of S e Blair, school superintendent, at
st Adams, w Va, which his little
daughter was restored from the dread
full complaint he names. He says: "My
little daughter had st VituS' Dance,
which yielded to no treatment but grew
steadily worse until as last resort we
tried Electric Buffers; and l rejoice to
say, three bottles effected a complete
cure. "Quick, sure cure for nervous com
plants, general debility, female weak
nesseS, impoverished blood and malaria.
Guaranteed by McRObertS drug store.
Price SOC. I'm
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-11-29
killing Out Bermuda Grass.

Those who fear that Bermuda grass
does too we'll with them may kill 1t
out by piowing two or three inches
deep in December, after allowing stock
to Craze it closely. After freezing
weather in January or February. the
land should be plowed again six or
eight inches deep, we'll narrowed. and
seeded thickly to oats as soon as the
weather is warm enough, usually
about March 1. Cowpeas should be
planted on the oat-stubble Immediately
after harvest, and after they are
moved, pastured of. or plowed under:
wheat should be sown. This method
will effectually remove Bermuda
erass.-Midland Farmer.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-11-29
Dat Hay for Roughage.

At times when the hay crop Is
short, oats may be grown and har-
vested before the grain is mature and
cured for coarse fodder. The plan,
however, is not an ideal one for maxi
ing hay, as the stalks are hollow.
coarse and hard, and unless dried
very quickly in dry season, they be-
COME bleached, even when cut green.
To cure the crop in best condition it.
says Orange Judd Farmer, should be
dried in the sun for few hours with
a liberal use of the hay tedder, where
there Is q heavy crop.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-11-29

ANOTHER THREE-HORSE EvENER.
and five-eighths inches thick. Two
five-eighths-inch holes are bored in
either end, II inches from center. An
other five-eighths inch hole is bored
a third Of the distance between the
two, or four inches from the other.
These holes should be bored so as to
give the greatest drawing surface on
the side Of draft. A long evener is
fastened at the lower end with whifle-
trees for the outside horses, and a
singletree fastens to the upper hole
for the center horse. The hook or
clevis used for the attachment Of the
single-tree should be long enough to
bring it out in line with the whifle-
trees on the evener below. The Whit
fle-trees should be of ordinary pillow
length or just long enough to swing
clear of each other. If they are too
long they are sure to prove trouble
some.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-11-29
Had a Close Call.

IA dangerous surgical operation, in
vOlving the removal Of malignant ul
GER. as large as my hand, from my
daughters hip, was prevented by the
application of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, -
says A G Stickel, Of Miletus, w. Va.
Persistent use of the Salve completely
cured it." Cures Cuts, Burns and Inju
ries. Csc at McROberts druggist. I'm
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-11-29
FARM FACTS.

II your family have not had all
the strawberries, peas and other good
garden stuff they can tuck away
what do you think of yourself?
Show us how to make swinging
hoe as popular as swinging a baseball
bat and we will solve the labor prob
lem and provide food for all.
In our investigation Of the farm
help problem we have found man on
the Pacific coast who makes business
of supplying Japanese farm help.
A neighbor who has a large flock
of hens saw us carrying large bunch
of alfalfa the other day. "Why, I pay
$50 a ton for that stuf-dried and
ground" he said.
Shocks are not confined to electrici-
ty. The man who takes up dairying
as an easy way to rake in money will
have a shock when he discovers his
mistake.-Orange Judd Farmer.
In spraying potatoes don't wait I'M
til young bugs are Matched. Destroy
the laying beetles and eggs by using
good sprayer and tobacco juice
mixed with . little gasoline and blue
Stone.
Flies Never Grow.
That little fly on the bread will
never grow to be as big as those large,
stupid, loudly-buzzing fellows blunder.
ing about the window pane, nor will
the little one even grow to be an big
as the medium-sized chap who Just
fell in the cream.
For flies never grow.
The fly, as large as he will ever be.
crawls out Of the smooth, brown
chrysalis. uncrumples his draggled
wings, and from that moment till his
death changes In nowise. It is only
in the original state. the ugly maggot
state. that the fly grows.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-11-29
1t is wonderful how little it takes to
satiate the elf-respect of some people.
A Year.of Blood.

The year 1903 will lung be remem-
bered in the home of E N Jacket, of
Alliance, KY, as year of blood; which
flowed so copiously from Mr. Jackets
lungs that death seemed very near
He writes; "Severe bleeding from the
lungs and frightful cough had
brought me at deaths door, when 1
began taking DIR Kings New DiscOv-
cry for Consumption, with the aston
Shing result that after taking four
bottles was completely restored and
as time has proven permanently cured
Guaranteed for Sore Lungs, Coughs
and colds, at Nc Roberts drug store.
Price SOC and 81. 90. Trial bottle free.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-11-29
THREE-HORSE EVENER.
Handy Arrangement for Use on the
Plow, Harrow and Other
Farm Tools.

The accompanying cut which was
used a number of years ago, shows a
three-horse evener which has sever
al advantages over the triple trees for
blowing, narrowing, etc. 1t is lighter
and handles better in turning The
short evener is made of iron and is
about IA inches long, TX inches wide
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-11-29
Sheep Help the Land

Sheep are almost essential in MAIN
tanning the fertility and cleanliness of
the land. 1t is claimed that sheep re-
turns to the soil more of the fertilizing
matter of its food than any other ami
NAL and In majority Of cases this
fact alone is no unimportant consid-
Grafton In deciding the class of animals
to stock up with to maintain the fertil.
ity of the soil.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-11-29
Indication.

Mrs. Neigh5ors-The Homers ev:-
IDENTIFY contemplate the purchase of an
automobile.
Neighbors-Why do you think SO?
Mrs. Neighbors-A canvasser was
along to-day taking orders for a book
entitled First Aid to the Injured" and
Mrs. Homer subscribed for a copy.-Chi-
cagO Daily News.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-11-29
Honnelike.

H0mel1ke.
i suppose you miss your wife dread
fully while she is away?"
Il did at first"
And you don't now?"
Nope; I've arranged the photograph
50 that 1t starts a conversation the
moment l put my key in the keyhole
Of the front door."-HoustOn Post.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-11-29
Force of Habit.

"Henpeck returned to life after he
had been pronounced dead"
Peculiar case, wasn't it?"
Eyes; at the funeral his wife
shrieked: Come back to me, Henry!
Come back!' and he Immediately
opened his eyes and sat up"
Didn't dare refuse. eh ?'-HoustOn
Post.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-11-29
Happiness in Store,

Happiness IN store.
81 think that little girl who was
here calling with her mamma to-day
will make some man happy some day"
said little Willie.
What makes you think SO, Willie?"
asked his mother.
Because pa said when she was here
she lost her tongue. "-Yonkers States
man.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-11-29
Famous Strike Breakers.

The most famous strike breakers in
the land are DR. Kings New Life Pills.
When liver and bowels 60 on strike,
they quickly settle the trouble. and
the purifying work goes right on. Best
cure for constipation. headache and
dizziness. Csc at McRobertS drug
giSt. I'm
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-11-29
Hard Luck.

"Howja like y'r moo job, Mayme?"
''Watcha Kickin' abOut?"
"Well, If I don't do things right
they'll get another girl, an if l do
things right they make me keep right
on a-doin' EN- cleveland Leader,
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-11-29
PHILOSOPHICAL.

philosophical.
Even misfortune has its advantages"
remarked the homegrown philosopher.
''Oh, don't know" rejoined the
skeptical person.
But it has," protested the philosophy
dispenser. 81 know a man who lost
both his legs in railway accident, and
he is no longer troubled with corns and
bunions. Chicago Daily News.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-11-29
Rather Sharp.

Stubb-Yes; the Colossal Wild Ant
NAL Shows went to pieces. The cred.
itors seized everything until they
reached the animal In the last cage.
Penn-And Why didn't they seize
thar?
Stuhh-It was q porcupina-Juden
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-11-29

fugitive.
HOusewife-Alas. poor man!
H. H-Yes, ma'am, | am running
away from the artist wot draws me in
tia funny papers.-Washingto Stag
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-11-29

The faith that is forced down the
throat does not drop into the heart.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-11-29

The man who puts bread and butter
first will never get much beyond it.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-12
THE SPIRIT OF TRUE GOVERN.
IEt MENT,

In discussing the sensible advice
given by Secretary Taft to the
Cuhans, the Now York Tribune mp
plies some Of the things said by
the provisional governor In his proc
lamatIon to tho people nearer home
than tho Pearl of the Antilles. Our
/ New York contemporary says:
( "The principles which he urged
upon the Cubans are. 1t Is true.
.thoseS which tho country processes
ito practice and TO have been prac-
Y tieing for generations. Yet 1t does
not practice them 40 perfectly that
At does not itself nced to have them
: recalled TO attention and urged upon
II. When Mr.. Taft deplorcd the fact
/ that SO, many Cubans., especially those
OF wealth and education. trained
themselves, not only to Indifference,
but to Inactivity. in the field Of pollti
cal and governmental matters he
indirectly rebukcd not few of his
Z own countrymen. Time waS when
i such a rebuke was not needed and
could not have been truthfully made.
We can not say that OF the present
time. IT Is not only in Cuba that
some who should be men of light
and leading In governmental affairs
conteut themselves with tho func.
tlon Of criticism and dlsda!n or at
any ratio fall to take an efficient part
In constructive politics The United
States has undertaken to teach Cuba
. great lesson. and il may itself
l derive soulo profit from the reflex
action Of the sclfsame lesson"
II tho optimis;!c belief of the
Tribune is indicated Cuban inter.
ventlon will prove profitable In.
restment. mo matter what It may
cost Uncle Sam.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-12

ton, Mrs. Melvina; Cocks. Mrs. Rosa
Cook, Miss Mary b.; Dercing, Miss
Matte; Dozicr, Mrs. Alma Duggln-
field, iss c. b.: Elsmore, Mrs Bes.
sic: Evans Miss Sue; Ferguson. Mrs.
Lille t2); Gregory, Mrs. Arnold
Gregory, Mrs. k.ttie; Hamilton. Mrs
FlOcy: Hardy Miss Susie: Hynson
Mrs. c. E.. Johnson, Mrs. Sarah
Kidd. Mrs. Annie: Lancet. Virginia
Mason, Mrs. Rachel; Moore, Madame /;
Morris, Gertrude; Ransom, Miss Mag.
gle; Russell, Miss Bennie; Scott,
Mrs. Laura H.: Scott. Miss Melvina !:
Scott. Mrs. William; Smith. Miss
Pearl; Spight. Miss Dellar Sprat-
ley, Mrs. Addie: Taylor, Mrs w. a.
s.: Thomas, Mrs. NJ. Washington,
Mrs. Addie; WEIGH Miss Lizzie; VIII.
liams. Mrs. Lou.
STATION NO. 2.
Blackson. Mrs. Lucy: Ball, Miss
Deller. Sr.; Bcster. Miss Narssy;
Dennis, Jennie; Gadsie. Mrs. Lille;
Robinson, Miss Lucy.
w. T. HOPKINS,
Postmaster.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-12
PROSPECTS FOR FRIENDLY he
LATIOkS.

Prospects for am,cable relations be.
tween the common council aud board
OF aldermen during the present term
seem to be looking up. The two
bodies, IN joint session last night.
agreed upon the report Of the rules
committee. the members of the lower
branch putting aside their opposition
To the amendment which gives tho
board three members Instead of two
on the standing committees. With
equal representation upon commit.
tees and rules almost unanimously
agreed upon It seems that the bodies
should not be troubled by the rivalry
! and antagonism which has been sup.
Il posed to exist.
The abolishing Of the market COM
4 mittee may make 1t necessary for
the president of tho common council
TO revise his list of committee ap-
botntnients slightly. If he wishes TO
have all OF his members assigned to
fommittec work. The president OF
the board Of aldermen will have to
appoint third member to each com.
mittee. If the presidents will do
their part without delay, the commit
toes may organize aud the regular
work Of the term begin lii earnest
before this month is over,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-12

The people seem to have overlooked
the clever character drawing by
which man with high ideals Is
transformed into Il highwayman with.
out violence to plausibility. They
saw only the sordid filth Of the
packing house. 1t Is this absolute
Indifference TO the welfare of those
around us which makes possible con.
ditions which perennIally call forth
the cry OF the poet:
"Oh. God. that bread should be SO
dear
And human life so cheap"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-12

or course, It IS all right to nveigh
against the poor farms, bu, II should
be remembered that poor farmers
are more to blame than an inner.
cnt lack OF fertility. In these days
OF advanced knowledge concerning
scientific Improvement of land, Il
farm into n fine one.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-12

1t is because most women suffer from
some arrangement of their delicate
organism, the discomfort of which is
less trying when they are in motion
than when standing.
In some states laws compel EMPLOYERS
to provide resting places for their fe
male employees.
But no. amount of law can regulate
the hard tasks of these women. They
must get the strength which this work
demands or run the risk OF serious
diseases and the surgeons knife
Read the experience of Miss Margret
Merkley, 2T5 Sd Street, Milwaukee,
Wis:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
Gradual loss Of strength. nervousness,
bearng-down pains and extreme irritation
compelled me TO seek medical advice. The
doctor said | had diseased organs and ulcer
ntion, and advised an operation if wanted
To get we'll. ] objected tn this and decided
10 give Lydia Il. Pnkham's Vegetable Com
pound trial. soon found that NIL the good
things said abont this great medicine were
true. The liberation soon healed backacle,
headache and nervousness disappeared and
In short time ] was strong, vigorous and
perfectly well. I wish every working girl
who suffers would try Lydia T. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Lydia j. PinISbam'.i Vegetable Com
pound is q vegetable tonic which invig-
crates and strengthens the entire fc-
male organism. and will produce the
same beneficial results in the cases OF
other sick women as with Miss Mcrkley.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-12
DETERMINING LEVELS.
Hcthod by Which Every Man May lie
Ills own Suryryor.

Method by Which Every Man May lie
Ills Own Suryryor.
y simple way of roughly determine
Ing levels, and one which can readily
he practtc4l by any one and which has
the advantage of not requiring any
special apparatus. is by means of
spirit level ami board with Il straight
edge. The way to go about ii is this:
First determine on TWO points the lev
els of which YOU wish to know ana
drive Stakes into the ground. Then
take board with n straight edge and
tack it To Il tree. if one happens to he
available. in Il line with these two
ttalicS. Put the board at such Il height
that YOU can readily sight over it and
carefully level this board by means OF
the spirit level. Then sight 1t over to.
ward ono of The stakes. havin. some
one ut that stake who will by means
Of small piece of paper. locate the
point ut which Your line OF vision cuts
it--in other words. where Il line pro-
jcctci from your sighting board would
strike the stake. Make some sort OF
mark ut this point and then sight to
the other stake in the same way and
mark the point where the line would
strike II. Ry measuring distances that
these two points are above the ground
you can get the difference In levels
with reasonable accuracy. For in
stance, il your line of vision has cut
one stake eight feet from the ground
aud the other one five feet from the
81
In level Is three feet or, in other words
the vicinity OF the stake on which the
mark Is five feet from the ground is
three feet higher than the other stake
AMI Sou will have three foot fall
from draining from this point to The
other Farming
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-12
Hwy lie Kncn II

Fair Passenger They say you can't
fool street ear conductor with a
plugged nickel, but worked one off
on him few minutes ago. The Other
Passenger know 1t. madam. 10
gave 1t TO me In change Just now. Chi.
cago Tribune.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-12

Grccnsburg, Pa. has discovered two
new comets. What's the matter
with the night editor OF tho Lick
Observatory? Another scoop" like
that ought to cost him his job.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-12

The Columbus tO) school board
has adopted the Roosevelt simplined
spelling fad, which means that Joey
Benson Foraker is being stabbed
in the house of his friends. he hav.
ing declared that he Ia opposed TO the
scheme.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-12

Tho Celcstian devotion to Chinese
institutions was clearly shown in
the action Of the Monaghan mutiny
at Pensacola because chop suey was
stricken from the menu card of the
fu'castle.