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The Delta independent., 1906-04-20
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He must set his plow perfectly in the
irst place. Next, he must be kind to
and gain the confidence of his team.
for no man can do good plowing with
out the confidence and cooperation of
his team.
A half day was set ..side for the
contest, and all three classes, that Is,
the Freshmen, Junior and Senior
classes. competed for the prizes. These
were, sulky plow for first prize, q
hand plow for second prize and ten
dollars in cash for the third prize.
These prizes were furnished by one
Of the leading plow concerns OF the
United States gratuitously.
In scoring, expert plowmen who
have been with the University Farm
for years, acted as Judges. A standard
Of excellence was established. Twelve
points were given on the dead fur
row." fifteen points on straightness
Of burrows; eight points on ms and
outs at ends; fifteen points on depth
ana width of burrows; ten points on
evenness Of top OF land; thirty points
on the covering Of weeds, and ten
points on the finish. Time was not
taken into consideration In scoring.
Each contestant was given strong
farm team and plow. He had to ad-
just the plow, clevice and whine tree
to suit the condition Of the land. He
was allowed to mark out his land In
any manner he saw at. The "land"
was to be twenty fest wide and three
hundred test long.
Heary 5dhnson, Of New Richmond,
olinn., . member of the Freshman
CIaaa. took nrst prize. HIS score wns
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The Delta independent., 1906-04-20

ON LARGE ESTATES THE AUTOMOBILE y
toothed rake or . fine harrow.
After the seed bed has been thor.
oughly and carefully prepared and
tho grass seed scattered In appropriate
quantities, according to the kind used.
the surface should be given Z careful
raking or rolling II the area Is dry.
II showers have been frequent, rak.
ing after the seed has been sown will
suffice until after the grass has reach
ed q height sufdcent to be clipped by
lawn mower. Prior to clipping tho
grass with . lawn mower. II the
ground was not rolled after seeding, .
heavy lawn roller should be passed ov-
er the surface in order to make It as
smooth IS possible. After the grass
has an opportunity to become erect
It should then be clipped with a now
er.
What Fertlllzers7
Since the lawn Is . permanent fea-
ture. It Is hardly possible to make the
soil for the reception of the lawn too
rich. Stable manure which has been
thoroughly composted and rotted and
which is as free a. possible from de-
trimental weed seeds is undoubtedly
the best material to use in producing
The Delta independent., 1906-04-20
Flowing Contests and Lawn Making.
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL,

o. K. Lathrop. Of the Senior Glass,
took second prize, with a score of 81
per cent, and
w. I. Peterson, Of the Junior Glass,
third prize, with a score of 80 per
cent.
The rest Of the contestants Of course
got no prize, but they got something
much more valuable. They found that
they could pillow, and plow right This
conviction will remain with them al.
The Delta independent., 1906-04-20

One looking at the accompanying
pictures would not think that these
were pictures of college Field
Day." but such is the case.
Last year the School of Agriculture
Of the University of Minnesota varied
q little from the usual field day pro-
gram, and added two new features to
the regular field day sports.
The first was a hitching up contest
IN which both girls and boys took part;
The Delta independent., 1906-04-20

effect Of nature which come from we'll
kept greenswards that make them 80
congenial to man. Grass is natures
balm and healing for all erosive scars.
Nature abhors rough edges and brok-
en- places, and Immediately proceeds to
cover such ugly spots with green
grass. Man likes to get his feet upon
the soil. but better still upon the
soft, yielding greensward. Rich rugs
and carpets do not give the elastic
spring that the well-made and we'll
kept greensward yields. So says L. G.
Corbett, one Of the horticulturists Of
the Department of Agriculture, in
Warmers Bulletin No. 284" Just about
to be printed by Uncle Sam. Since
this pamphlet is free as we'll as In
teresting and instructive, why not
send for . copy to your member Of
Congress or your Senator. II his sup
ply runs out, Secretary Wilson will
send you copy.
In general. Mr.. Corbett says. further,
. lawn should be beautiful and It
should be useful. Its beauty depends
upon the contour Of the land. the col
or the texture Of the grass, and the
uniformity Of the turf. Tho use Of
the lawn 10 to provide . suitable SGT
ting for architectural adornment and
landscaDe planting.
The Soil.
The ideal soil for . lawn 10 avail.
able In but few cases where It is de-
sirable to establish . grsensward. Or.
dinarily the lawn in which . man ID
most interested 10 that Immediately
surrounding his abiding place. The
eoIt Of this immediate locality y, IN
The Delta independent., 1906-04-20
ROmuIas Was PcrpIexcd.

Old Romulus took sick one day. and
in little while 1t looked as II his end
was near. The minister was sent for.
and came promptly-a stout man. done
up In one of those religious waistcoats
without any buttons down the front
or any opening at the neck.
ius:
"Is your mind at ease. brother?'" "
"'Yes sah,' answered the old man.
"'Are you sure there's nothing
troubling your the minister went on.
The Delta independent., 1906-04-20

the desired fertility Of tho soil. Forty
to sixty loads Of well-decomposed sta
uS ~" - .Sf' Xn,. VI u .,oh uosuea I..h, ior tne
- ,nI,oS 4. that ~ rinwira NJ. ~.
peas, soy beans, and similar plants.
The land should then receive an sp-
plica4ion Of about 1000 pounds Of
preparing the sesd bed 500 to 1000
The Delta independent., 1906-04-20
Harvesting by Gas Light.

An interesting trial made In Eng.
land on . farm near Biggleswade.
shows that fields can be so Illuminated
by acetylene gas that harvesting may
be easily carried on at night. In this
test two mowers. each cutting a six.
foot swath, were employed and a
field Of 15 acres was moved In three
hours and 35 minutes. A gasoline trac.
tion engine furnished the power.
The Delta independent., 1906-04-20

Sheep act IS beasts OF burden IN
many Of the ranges OF the Himalaya
Mountains. Each animal is capable Of
carrying from seventeen to twenty.
dve pounds. and lives entirely on way.
side herbage.
The Delta independent., 1906-04-20

While no reliable method can at
present be given for the detection Of
the presence of added vegetable colors
in general II Is necessary that special
tests must be made for special vege
table colors. The bulletin gives quite
. number Of simple methods for detec.
ton OF artificial coloring matter which
may be had on application At tho Do
partment Of Agriculture.
The Delta independent., 1906-04-20
PAINT WITHOUT OIL.
the Cost Of Paint Seventy.ave Per Cent.


the Cost Of Paint Seventy. Per Cent.
Free Trial Package and Big Book Telling
All About Paints and Paint n aking are
Mailed Free to Everyone Who Writes.
A. l.. Rice, q prominent manufacturer OF
Adams, N Y, has discovered q process of max
ing a new kind OF paint without the use of oil.
He calls 1t Powdrpaint. 1t comes to you dry
powder and all that is required Is cold water
to make q paint weather. proof, fre-proof and
as durable as oil paint. For many purposes II
is much better 0an oil paint, and ID indis-
pensable to every properly owner. il saheres
to any surface, Wood, stone or brick, spreads
and looks like oil paint yet costs only one
fourth As much .
Write to Mr.. A. L. Rice, Manufr, 800 North
St, Adams, N. V, and he will send you free
trial package together with color card and his
valuable book on painting, all free. !his.nooa
into the secret of paint making, exposes fahe
paints, tells you how to get the best results
from paint for different purposes, and shows
you how you can save and make . good many
dollars Write today and the book. free trial
OF paint, etc. will Be sent you without any
cost by return mail.
The Delta independent., 1906-04-20
A LARGE LAWN IS EASILY CLIPPED BY noRsspoweR.

-LIppED BV HORSEPOWER.
If there is, speak up. Don't - afraid.
I am here to help and comfort you
"'Dey II one fng, jes one, sah, said
Romulus. Dat 'plexes me-
"'What Is It my brother?' the min
lister murmured.
"'Ah kaint o. de life o mo mako out,
sah.' said the old man, how 20 gifts
yosef inter dat dere vest"
The Delta independent., 1906-04-20

There are four prosperous American
Mormon settlements In the Mexican
state Of chihuahua
The Delta independent., 1906-04-20

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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-30
FAVORS REFORM SPELLING.
President Orders New Style Used
in White House Documents.
Headed by Brander Mathews to
Simplify photography.

Oyster Bay, L. l. = President
Roosevelt has endorsed the Carnegie
spelling reform movement. He issued
orders Friday to Public Printer Sill
lings that hereafter all messages from
the president and all other documents
emanating from the White house shall
be printed in accordance with the
recommendation Of the spelling re-
form committee headed by Brander
Matthews, professor of English at
Columbia University. This commit
tee has published a list of 800 words
in which the spelling is reformed.
This list contains such words as
thru" and Tho" as the spelling for
through and though.
The presidents official sanction OF
this reform movement is regarded as
the most effective and speediest meth
cd of inaugurating the new system
of spelling throughout the country.
Not only will the printed documents
emanating from the president utilize
the reform spelling but his cores
pondence also will be spelled in the
new style. Secretary Loeb has sent
for the list of 300 words which have
been reformed and upon it's arrival
will Immediately order all correspond
ence of the president and of the ex-
ecutive force of the White house
spelled in accordance Herewith. AS
the spelling reform committee shall
adopt new reforms they will be adj
ded to the presidents list and also
that of the public printer.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-30
A RECORD RAINFALL.
Kansas City Visited by Record
breaking Rain Thursday Morning
Graves Washed Out.

Kansas City, Mo. - Within less
than three hours the heaviest rain
fall ever recorded in this locality de-
luged Kansas City early Thursday
morning. The precipitation from 4 o.
clock until o'clock lacked only a
few hundredths CT an inch of being
six inches
The great bulk of water wrought
damage throughout the city in low
places and where the sewerage sys-
TENS were poor Houses were car
ried from their foundations, dozens of
families were driven from their
homes, and the rivers that swept the
streets blockaded early morning traf-
fic. bursting sewer i'll Elmwood
cemetery released a torrent of water
that burst open graves and uncovered
many caskets of the dead. The re-
serve forces of the fire and police de-
partments were called upon to rescue
people and horses that had become
entrapped in flooded buildings or to
save furniture and personal effects
that were being swept away.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-30
umpire Owens Acquitted

Milwaukee, Wis. = The board OF
directors of the American as
ISOLATION of Baseball clubs met in Mil
waukee Wednesday at the Office OF
President Joseph D. O'Brien for the
purpose of investigating the charges
of manager NJ j. Kelley and Secretary
Lydiard of the Minneapolis club in
connection with the accusations
against Umpire Clarence Owens, who
it was alleged wagered sums of money
On the mbus-Minneapolis series
Of games played in Minneapolis several
weeks ago Owens was acquitted of
the charges. President O'Brien sus-
pended Kelley and Lydiard and cited
them for trial to show cause why they
should not be expelled.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-30
The Flood of Immigrants.

The official returns of immigration
show that out of more than million
aliens who arrived in this country
during the last fiscal year 935,9l5
came by way of New York. Ellis
island continues to be the great i'm
migrant gateway to the United States.
OF the New York arrivals 697, 900
were males, who naturally FREEDOM
mate in such a movement. Only 3S.-
296 of the immigrants were Elore
than 40 years of age. Italy produced
the largest quota. having sent 254.2S6
immigrants; Russia coming next with
1886; Hungary contributed 12S,241;
Austria, 96,625; Great Britain and Ire
land, 71,0O0; Germany, 30,S0S, and
Scandinavia $4,000. Most of the new
arrivals located in New York and
Pennsylvania. Notwithstanding the
strenuous efforts of the southern
states, number of which have Off
cial agencies seeking recruits of this
kind and have held out special in
ducements, very few of the newcom-
ers went in that direction. Arkansas
received seven, Georgia &c, Mississippi
"a, North Carolina and South Carolina
each 20 and Texas $50. A consider
able number have recently gone to
West Virginia, where mining fur
nishes employment. But other Sec
lions of the south. Notwithstanding
the genial climate and the inviting
opportunities offered, are strangely
neglected by the new arrivals.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-30
Was No Undue Delay.

Washington, D. c. = The govern
ment printing office is acquitted on
the charge of undue delay in send
ing final prints of bills to congress in
the last end of the recent session. An
investigation into the causes of delay
was made by the senate committee
on printing The conclusion reached
was that the amount of time con-
sumed in handling these TWO meas
lures was mot unreasonable but rath-
er positively expeditions"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-30

Springfield, Missouri. = The jury
in he case of Doss Galbraith, the al
legged mob leader. reported at 5
o'clock Friday afternoon that they
were unable to agree and were dis
charged by the court Immediately
after the jury was discharged in the
Galbraith case, Attorney Vol Mason,
for the defendant, announced ready
for trial again. 1t is not believed
however, that the state will try again
The jury was out almost 25 hours.
Twenty ballots were taken, but there
was no change from the first ballot
Jurors have made public statement
that they were ten for acquittal and
two for conviction. There was no
demonstration and few were in court
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-30
GIANT RADIsHEs OF THE EAST
There the Vegetable Grows to an
Enormous Size.

Radishes in North China and in
Japan are as important and ubiqui-
tous part of every meal as is bread
in America. In both countries many
millions of bushels of this vegetable
are grown every year, and they are
to be had at all seasons. 1t is thus
easy to understand why these parts
biggest radishes known.
The giants beside the little French
Breakfast, our favorite American va
riety, are but babies beside the mon
sters they grow under the warm,
moist influences of the oriental eli
mate.
These radishes are grown on Amer
lean soil from seeds imported by the
United States department of agricul-
ture from China They take well to
the American climate, and probably
would have weighed five pounds when
full grown.
When these fellows are grown in
China they rapidly form a great bril-
liant red globe eight to ten inches in
diameter and weighing sometimes 20
pounds. Another kind is snow white
and grows foot long, and still an
other is brilliant green on the out
side and a beautiful wine red when
the skin is cut. Some of these
strange vegetables are exceedingly
delicate in flavor and texture when
grown under favorable conditions.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-30

The dog days are days to watch the
drains. 1t behooves the brave wife to
lend them her personal supervision in
kitchen and bathroom. In the former
apartment scalding water and washing
soda must be poured down the sink
drain each day. This effectually will
wash away all greasy deposits and pre-
vent odors. Even greater care should
be exercised in the bathroom. To de-
stroy injurious germs all the pipes
should be thoroughly flushed each
morning with boiling hot water. At
night there may be sprinkled into each
pipe large spoonful of chloride of
lime, a can of which may be kept in
the bathroom for the purpose on q
shelf far above the reach of the chill
dren. The attention given night and
morning to drains takes little time,
and not only lends freshness and
sweetness to the household atmos-
phere but may thereby prevent seri-
Gus illness.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-30
ERRORS ABOUT THE WHITE
HOUSE.

To the Editor:
noticed somewhere recently-I
would not say positively that it was in
House which contained several mis-
statements.
In the first place it was stated the
White House was first occupied in
1909 and that its first occupant was
President Madison. The fact is, its
first occupant was President Adams.
who took up his residence there in
1900.
The original mansion was begun in
1892 In 1914 it was burned by the
British and rebuilt in 1918.
Another of the errors in the article
referred to was the statement that
ready-prepared paint is used on the,
White House to make it beautifully
white.
l noticed this especially because I
have used considerable paint myself
and wondered that canned" paint
should be used on such an important
building when all painters know that
pure white lead and linseed oil make.
the best paint.
1t so happened also that I knew
white lead and linseed oil-not ready
mixed paint-were used on the White
House, because had just read book
let published by firm of ready-mixed
paint manufacturers who also manu-
facture pure white lead. In that book
the manufacturers admitted that for
the White House nothing but the
best and purest of paint could be-
used" and said that their pure white
lead had been selected.
Above all people, those who attempt
to write on historical subjects should
give us facts, even if it is only date
or statement about wood, or brick,
or paint, or other building material.
Yours for truth,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-30
brokerage Company Fails.

New York NJ ]. Sage &
Co., brokers of No. 1 Montgomery
street, Jersey City, and No. 81 Broad
way this city, at the close of business
hours Wednesday posted notice at
their Jersey City office, informing
their correspondents that they had
discontinued business. The Sage sys-
tenn consisted of a string Of at least
300 branch offices reaching from Maine
to New Orleans and in some quarters
Wednesday the failure was declared
to involve possibly S2,OOO,OOO.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-30
When a Girl Is Not?

A woman is girl until she is 80,
according to the board of managers
of the Philadelphia Young Woman's
Christian association. On her thirty
fifth birthday she cuts of the giddi-
ness of girlhood and becomes wom-
an. That is, she does if she looks 1t.
II she is able with the aid OF a
switch and perodide, rouge and the
eyebrow pencil, to look or think she
looks less than 35, then she is girl
so long as she is able to look or think
she looks so. For her still the choco-
late carmel and the marshmallow, TIE
American beauty and the matinee
ticket, also the French heel and the
straight front AS not many unmar-
ried women ever arrive at the age
when they do not look or think they
look 80, it follows therefore that a
woman is a girl as long as she wants
to be, in spite of all the boards OF
lady managers in existence. Which
is as it should be. or age is not, after
all, matter of wrinkles and agility.
is as it should be- For age is not, after
of the spirit within. If we are I'M
mortal souls, it were preposterous to
say that 35 years taken out OF eter-
nifty can have any effect upon us;
nor 70 years, for that matter, nor
hundred. If woman's heart be pure
'age cannot wither her." says the Chi
cago Journal She is good, and good
ness grows not old. She is tender,
and tenderness knows no date. She
is loving, and love is Immortality
young. Her hair may be white and
scanty, her limbs feeble, her eyes
dimmed, her once rosy cheek pale
and sunken, but so long as the flame
of life remains within her breast her
husband and her children know that
time has not altered her pure affec-
ton, which burns as bright as ever
and is young eternally.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-30
GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP.
No Medicine so Beneficial to Brain
and Nerves.

Lying awake nights makes it hard
to keep awake and do things in day
time. To take "tonics and stimu.
lants" under such circumstances is
like setting the house on fire to see
If you can put it out.
The right kind of food promotes re-
freshing sleep at night and wide
awake individual during the day.
A lady changed from her old way of
eating. to Grape-Nuts, and says:
For about three years 1 had been
a great sufferer from indigestion.
After trying several kinds of medi-
cine, the doctor would ask me to drop
of potatoes, then meat, and so on,
but in few days that craving, gnaw-
ing feeling would start up, and 1
would vomit everything I ate and
drank.
when I started on Grape-Nuts,
vomiting stopped, and the bloating
feeling which was so distressing dis.
appeared entirely.
/ MY mother was very much both
cred with diarrhea before commenc-
ing the Grape-Nuts, because her stom.
ach was SO weak she could not digest
her food. Since using Grape-Nuts she
is well, and says she don't think she
could live without it.
1T is great brain restorer and
nerve builder, for can sleep as sound
and undisturbed after a supper of
Grape-Nuts as in the old days when
/ could not realize what they meant
fE~r = Il
medicine SO beneficial to nerves and
brain as good nights sleep, such as
you can enjoy after eating Grape
Nuts"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's reason"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-30
To Try Missouri Peonnge Case.

Cape Girardeau, Missouri - An
unexpected session of the federal
court of this district was held We'd
nesday for the purpose of having
forty men from this judicial district
c':osen to try the Smith brothers
peonage case here in September.
District Attorney D. P. Dyer of st.
IIo:lis asked that number of the
counties in this district be left out OF
The panel as the case against the de-
PENDANTS had attracted so much at
tention that it might have caused
prejudice against the government.
Judge Lewis of Colorado came here
to hold court.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-30
Kitch len Notes

When cleaning the kitchen range
wash off all grease spots with soap
and water. Mix the stove polish with
turpentine and use a flannel cloth for
the plain parts, this produces a deep
er polish, and is much easier work
Steel can be kept bright by rubbing
it every day. If any part has become
rusty through neglect rub it with sand
paper and polish with sweet oil and
whiting.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-30
Col. Hall Coa,mand. war College.

Washington, D. C. - BY an order
issued at the war department Tues.
day, Col Charles B. Hall, 18th infan-
try, is relieved from command of his
regiment and of the post of Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, and is detailed
as commandant of the United States
Infantry and cavalry school, signal
school and staff college, all of which
are at Fort Leavenworth. to fill the
vacancy caused by Rrigadier General
]. Franklin Bells assignment to duty
as chief of staff
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-30

Kansas City, Mo. - w. F.
Lyons, president of the Central
Ice company, and Harry L. Burk,
secretary of the Peoples Ice, Stor-
age and Fuel company, were ar
raigned Thursday morning before
Judge Wofford in the criminal court.
The men were charged with conspir-
acy to increase the price of ice.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-30

Washington, d. c. = The Pula-
Jane insurrection in the island of Sa-
mar, Philippine islands, is about
stamped out, according to Col. C. A.
Williams, commanding the depart
,ment of the Visayas, in his report to
the war department made public
Monday. The report says that no
organized bands of Pulajanes are
now out.