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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-29

New orleans. Sept. 2s-LouIsviue u
Nashville officials here reported that
an embankment upon which their rails
were laid at West Paseagoula. MISS,
less than fifty miles from Mobile was
washed away by the storm. Up to that
place they report the damage as not
seriouA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-29
Flre on Government Foree.

Havana. Sept, est is reported that
rebels have fired on government
force near the Woledo plantation. south
OF Marianao and also that they at
tackled the Marianao electric plant
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-29

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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-01-31
A Lusty Pair of Porkers.

Can any Florida farmer report the
weight of two pigs only week more
than eight months old that will ex-
coed that the two reported by the
Maine Farmer?
An unusually good story of pork
making comes from the farm of J.
o. Varney, w. Gardiner, father of
A. NJ. Varney, foreman of the print
ing department of the Farmer, who
is also financially interested i'm the
aforesaid farm.
Two pigs, a month old April 26,
were fed principally skim milk for
the first month, then a mixed slop
feed was given, composed of one
half bu. feed flour and One-haIf bu.
mixed shorts placed in a barrel with
the skim from one COW and sufficient
-four to form a thick slOp and allowed
to sour moderately before feeding
This was continued until sweet corn
WAS ready, when a fair quantity was
added to their ration. September Is.
cornmeal, scalded. was given them i'm
gradually increasing quantities and
during the last month, one-half teacup
of mOlaSses was fed each, mixed in
the meal, daily, the cost of which be-
ing 56 cents for the two gallons fed
the pigs; when butchered, December 2,
they scaled 346 and 293 pounds, re
spectively.
Besides the value of the pork, be-
tween three and four cords of dressing
were saved, which is considered of
sufficient value to pay for the feed
purchased.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-01-31
Insuring Farm Buildings.

Are your buildings insured? In
many parts of Florida it is almost
impossible to get country property in
sured Even where it can be had the
rate is excessively high. In no case
will they insure for more than three
fOUrths the value of the property.
Therefore i'm all cases whert there is
no insurance and even where the place
is partially insured, the advice of the
American Agriculturist to keep on
hand one or more of some make of
modern fire extinguishers, is very
good. None of the makers advertise
in our papers, but their advertise
ments may be found in some of the
Northern papers and magazines. A few
dollars spent for good fire extinguisher
may save great loss and much ena-
vailing regret i'm case of fire.
A great many of the old line COM
panies consider this risk too hazard
GUS. AS a result farmers must assume
their own risk. or pay a very high
rate of insurance. The cooperative
companies organized and managed by
farmers have accomplished much good
i'm recent years. This fact was dwelt
upon in the November meeting of the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-01-31

seed. This was done to avoid the
seed producing nubbins, as it is gener-
ally supposed that corn from the ends
of the ear will produce short ears.
The undesirable kernels throughout
the ear were also taken out and the
result was a much finer grade of
corn than we had ever been able to
raise before, and neighbOrs from
miles came to buy seed of a corn that
was equal to any of the other large
varieties and ripened much earlier.
A. Lamont.
White City Fla
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-01-31
Improving Seed Corn.

Improving Seed Corn.
An article i'm your issue of January
Bird. about improving seed corn to in
crease the crop, reminded me of the
method by which we improved our
corn i'm southern Wisconsin 35 years
ago.
AS is the case i'm Florida, the land
was not all alike and, while some of
our neighbOrs raised large variety of
yellow dent corn, we could not ripen
it on our farm, only about a half
mile away, and was obliged to raise
a small variety of white flint corn,
which was not over 10 inches long
at the best, and only rows at that.
There are two varieties of this white
flint corn. and which has very small
butt and husks out easily. The other
has very large butt and will invari-
ably break off about an inch up the
ear, leaving a nubbin of corn On the
stalk.
One of our neighbors had the latter
variety, not being able to raise any
of the larger and later varieties, while
the corn we had was that of the
former variety, and, although the hard
husking variety produced larger ears,
we preferred the easy husking part to
a larger ear Time and again Father
tried to raise the larger corn, known
as yellow dent, but could never get
it to ripen before frost came but
at last one of our neighbOrs obtained
a large white dent corn that was re
ported as being very early, and gave
Father a few seed, which he planted
beside his other corn and behold it
ripened almost as soon as our white
flint and produced ears from II to 10
inches in length with II and 16 rows
of kernels to each ear. Still Father
was not quite satisfied with it as it
was or 6 days later than our white
flint, and as we sometimes had that
caught by frost he could not feel safe
in describing the flint He noticed,
however, that ON some of the ears the
corn was badly mixed, both flint and
dent kernels on the same ear and he
hit upon a plan of improving his corn
by crossing, and the following year
planted it in a mixture, selecting the |
most promising ears for seed, and in |
a few years had a corn that produced |
ears of II to Is rows and II to Is |
inches long. The kernels were of a |
cross between the flint and dent, being |
a medium hard, very slightly dented.
In the selection of seed we always |
selected the best ears while husking,
taking nothing that had not produced
two or more ears to the stalk no
matter how good the ear was, it must
have two good ears on the stalk, and
full of kernels to the end.
On such ears a few husks were
left and thrown into the wagon with
the rest and while unloading at the
corn-crib were thrown aside and then
stored in a dry, airy room to dry out.
When planting-time came, the corn
was shelled by hand and a few of the
most unpromising kernels on each end
of the ear were thrown away and
only the best part of the ear used for
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-01-31
Jacksonville and Deand Fa Wednesday, January 3d. 1906

and worry sheep then compel the own
er to pay reasonable damages.
l am friend to a good, well-bre(
dog, but the sheep are to me of more
interest. because they are more profit
able than any dog can be.
The writer of the above article lives
in New Hampshire. In the same pa
per appeared an item which indicates
that the farmers of Maine are having
the same trouble.
Sheep and Dogs in Maine.
f. ID. e. L. G. Hilton, the sheer
breeders of Arson, Me-, write the
Farmer of that state:
''There is not enough protection for
the sheep. There is no question but
what there would be many more sheep
kept i'm this state if it were not for
the dogs. Where is the farmer who
wants his sheep chased by dogs and
part or all killed? Even if he can
recover a portion of his loss, we doubt
if one farmer in ten gets andwhere
near the actual damage"
And E. G. Clifford, a farmer of Ca
naan, sets forth his own experience
thus:
Hardly year passes that l do not
have from one to six sheep killed by
dogs Recently 1 purchased this
farm, thinking 1 would be clear of
dogs, and was cOngratulat ting myself
on not having a sheep killed, but such
was not to be. On my return from
the fairs 1 found six sheep had been
torn up, three grades and three reg
istered sheep. Now if there is any
thing that will discourage a man and
drive him out of the sheep business
quicker than dogs, l should like to
know what it is.
''The officers say I should stand part
of the loss, but l don't look at it in
that light. l say if the tax on dogs is
not sufficient to pay the full loss, it
should be raised until it will pay it.
If one gets pay for the sheep actually
killed, it does not pay for the damage
to the rest of the flock. 1 have at
present some over 80 sheep, but if the
dogs continue their work l shall be
obliged to sell the most of them, and
keep what few 1 can close to the
barn."
1t is agreed, says the Portland
Press, commenting on the above, that
Maine is well adapted by soil and eli
mate for sheep-raising, and that with
her cheap grazing lands she is capa-
BILE of supporting at least million of
the animals instead of a fraction of
that number, thus adding millions of
dollars to her annual income. But if
it be true, as claimed, that dogs make
the business too risky, then the dogs
must 60 They add nothing to the
public wealth and the sheep do. In
crease of the dog license fees is sug-
gested. and if on consideration that
appears necessary to the greatest
good of the greatest number, let it be
lone.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-01-31
Sheep Keepers Demand Protection
from Dogs.


Which is the most valuable to the
state, dogs Or sheep? The answer that
you will give depends On whether you
are a farmer or hunter We like a
good dog but there are ten worthless
ours, i'm this state, for every dog that
is worth his feed. why do you not
unite and demand a law which will
abate this nuisance? Encourage the
raising of sheep by making it possible
to keep them without fear of their be-
ing killed by dogs. We are not alone
in the need of such protection. A
writer in the New England Farmer
says that they need such a law
even in that old settled country. can
we not set them good example?
l have noticed of late in the New
England Farmer much in relation to
sheep and dogs. There seems to be a
desire by many to go back into the
sheep business again, and all that pre-
vents is the destructive tendencies of
ill-bred dogs. There seems to be a di-
versity of opinions as to what law
should be enacted to encourage farm
ers to keep more sheep. This cannot
be done with the present laws. Some
advocate a law requiring the owner of
dogs to keep them tied OF muzzled all
the time. 1t would be impossible to
secure such a law. The dogs have
strong influence in the legislature.
There are at fairs more dogs exhibited
than sheep and better premiums Of
fered for the CANNES. The owner of
dogs that have killed a lot of sheep is
not so likely to be called upon to pay
damages and kill his dogs, as is the
town; but my way has been to look up
the dogs if possible. In the past 80
years my loss by dogs has been over
a hundred good sheep and in many
cases l have found the owner of the
guilty dog would lie worse than about
any other thing brought against him.
We sheep men want a better law to
encourage us to go into sheep keeping
on an extensive scale. They are and
have been for so years my favOrite
stock. Give us law that will require
all dog owners whose dogs weigh over
% pounds to keep them safely tied or
from April first to December
first, and if the muzzled dogs chase
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-21
DASH ON AND ESCAPE ARREST.

New Hyde Park, Long Island. May 2O.-On the
turnpike near the homestretch OF the Vanderbilt
Cup course there was quarter-Tnile marked out
this afternoon. and drivers spun over il at rates
Of speed which caused them to be arrested
One merry one of six. three OF them women
escaped They had powerful car and were not
going fast as they neared the start OF the
measured course. Then. apparently realizing
what was on hand. they put on speed and shot
over the course at fast clip. the women waving
handkerchiefs. The pace was 50 great that they
could not be stopped Three different readings
Of the number were made. and as they are said
10 disagree. the authorities viii ascertain II
either number answers the description OF the
car before doing anything.
Another machine disregarded the signal 20
stop and went II cannot be identified. as
the number was 50 dust covered as 20 be un-
readable.
Judge William A. Dodge was in charge. sittinr
at MIler's Hotel The names given by fbous
who paid fines were; j. z. Jaeger. No. so West
129th street. Manhattan. $50: ]. A. Martin No
loo West s4th street. Manhattan $40. L. =
Halle. No. 10 Riverside Drive. Manhattan. 500.
Victor HewsOn driving for L. ]. Waller. Of that
address, SIS; Vernon Childs son OF former Sen
ator J. Lewis Childs. OF Floral Park. $40: David
Magnus. Robert Perkins and Charles swain. an
0G Manhattan, each SIS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-21
THE FRENCH ELECTIONS.
Large Government Gains = Paul
DerOuIede Defeated.

Paris. May 2O.-Voting on the second ballots
for members of the Chamber OF Deputies took
place to-day. The heavy rain stopped demon
strations The government everywhere con-
tinues to gain. and up to the present time has
won twenty-five seats. Among those elected are
Maitre Labori the famous advocate; the former
Minister OF Commerce. NJ. Siegfried. and NJ.
Bietry. leader OF the Moderate Labor party.
Among those who have been defeated are Paul
Deroulede, the founder of the League Of Pat
riots; Colonel Marchand. who ran on the anti
bloc ticket: NJ. Briant a sOn-in-law Of BOu-
LANCER; Yves Guyot. former Minister of Public
Works and NJ. de Villeneuve. who exposed the
system of spying in the army.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-21
FIRST TRIP TO EUROPE.
John d. Rockefeller VIII Visit Sick
Daughter and Brother.

For the first time in his life John D. Rookie
feler is to go abroad. The dangerous illness OF
his daughter, Mrs. Charles A. Strong. and of
his brother, William Rockefeller, has proved
a stronger influence than dread of the sea- and
with three members Of his family he will sail
for Europe on the Deutschland. Of the Hamburg
American Line, May 81. Despite the great
advance booking on the steamer, Mr. Rookie.
feller's influence is said to have helped him to
obtain sufficient number of suites to insure
absolute privacy. He will be accompanied by
Mrs Rockefeller. his sister-in-law, Miss SPELL
man, and his daughter. Mrs. E. Parmalee Prem
tice.
Professor Strong has been abroad with his
wife nearly two years. seeking in vain to restore
her health. it is said. At present they are in
Cannes. One of the results of the nervous dis
order from which Mrs Strong is suffering is said
TO be the dread that she will die I'm poverty.
William Rockefeller has been seeking health
IN Europe for long time and. it is reported
without much success. Several times he has
been reported close to death
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-21
NAN And BOY DROWNED.
Mgstery in Canoe Spill in Union
Lake, n. j.
IBy Telegraph to The tribune !

NillviHe n. J.. May 2O.-A double drowning
accident occurred on Union Lake, above this
CITY. at noon to-day. when Thomas P. Clark
manager of r. D. Wood & Co.'S South Jersey
Stores. and Richard r. Lewis, nine years old,
son of Daniel c. Lewis, president and general
manager of the Millville Traction Company,
lost their lives by the capszing of their canoe.
Mr. Clark and young Lewis We're taking a
cruise and it is thought that either the boat
struck a stump or that in changing seats they
caused the canoe to overturn No one has been
found yet who tell just how the accident
happened.
At the time not less than hundred canoes
were on the lake. Clark and Lewis were to
meet some other canoeists at Union Lake Park
and when they failed to appear search was
made for them. The canoe. with their hats, was
found washed up the shore, and this was
the first intination their friends had of the
accident. At o'clock Robert Ewing found the
body Of Clark. but the boys body has not yet
been recovered. Two thousand persons watched
the grappers at work. Mr. Clark was a we'll
known business and society man. and lived
IN the old historic mansion house. He leaves
wife.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-21

A big touring automobile ran down JacOb Codan-
sky fifteen years old. OF No. 252 BrOome street..
Yesterday afternoon The boy had been SAINT By
his mother to the plaza Of the WIIiamsburg Bridge
to summon two brothers 70 dinner. Crossing Ds-
Iancey street, at Allen, the boy was knocked down
by an automobile In charge Of ChaTlss LAna0ss Of
No 424 Gates avenue. Brooklyn IN which Darlsl
s. IOughlin his wife and two sons. MsxEndsr and
Frederick were riding. Mr.. LoughllR lives at No.
PA Carlton avenue. Brooklyn
When the boy was knocked down. ths GhaUf~sur
stopped the auto, and Nfr. L0uzhltn and HIS pifs
ran to the lads assistance. A crowd uurnh-zrins
several thousand. surrounded ths autOmobllas ana
several policemen were hurried TO the soens from
The Delaney street station
The injured boy taken into a drus st0res anG
DR.. Levine. OF Orchard street. who Wls passing.
volunteered his aid BY the time an ambulance
from Gouverneur Hospital got to the scene rhs
boys brothers had helped him home La4sr his
condition bad that an ambulance was sum
moned again, and the boy was taken 20 the hos
pital where il was said he had fracture Oc the
right leg conclusion Of the brain and many trG3es
about the bOdy. His condition Is serious
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-21
MURDER At BOYWOOD.
TScO WOunded in Fight of Italians
at Rockefeller Estate.

4here was battle last night between three
AlaIans employed at Boxwood, the country estate
OF John ID. Rockefeller. at Pocantico Hills and
-FOUR Italians, said to be agents of secret So
cie'V VINO nave been trying to get the Rockefeller
Italians to contribute funds. Seven shots were
hred ana John Contentino was killed by bullet
in his brain. while Tony Dominicx and another
were badly wounded Dominick is expected to
die. At late hour last night it was impossible
&c learn the name of the other injured man.
The men who did most of the firing escaped
and posses of foreigners are hunting for them
in the woods.
The battle took place on a new road which
passes through the estate about quarter Of a
mile from the house of J. D. Rockefeller jr.. and
which the senior Rockefeller recently turned
over to the town for the use of the public
Nobody seems to know how the shooting started
as the wounded men refuse TO talk and declare
that they do not know their assailants.
1t was only a couple of weeks ago that an
Italian deputy sheriff employed on the Rookie
feller place was fired upon from ambush because
of his persistent efforts to drive the Black Hand
brigands from the neghborhood.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-21
SPED INTO DEATH CRASH.
automobile Hits Telephone Pole
Near Erie-W Killed.

Erie. Penn. May 2O.-A large touring car with
a party OF six people going from Cleveland to
Buffalo. while running about thirty miles an
hour hit telephone pole at a sharp curve. re-
sulting in the death OF Mrs. Albert Young c.
E Shurmer had both legs broken. and his father.
w. H. Shurmer. had his shoulder broken Al
bert Young. the husband Of the dead woman.
was badly bruised The chauffeur and Mrs. W.
II. Shurmer escaped injury.
The accident took place shortly before mid
night on the new macadamized roadway west Of
xhe city The night not dark and the party
was trying to reach Erie The chauffeur did not
notice sharp bend in the road until too late to
STOP but by a desperate effort he managed to
keep the car from running head on into the pole.
The injured were brought to this city.
Mr.. Young is vice-pTesident and secretary Of
the GIens Run Coal Company. W. H ShGrmer
is connected with the Royal Motor Company,
and his son IS cashier OF the company The
elder Shurmer is a son OF the late Daniel ShUr-
mer. an independent oil man. who was John d.
RockefeIleTs chief rival years ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-21
FLED WITH FRENCH MAID.
Pittsbmg Iron Nan DisinheIts Son
Couple IN This City.
TBy Telegraph % The tribune.

Pittsburg. May 2O-Pittsburg society has
been shocked by the elopement of John Aston
1ioorhead. son Of John Moorhead, jr., wealthy
iron and steel manufacturer. and French maid
who was brought from Paris by his mother sew
eraI months ago.
The Moorneads are a weu known Pittsburg
family Young AIoorhead is a graduate Of Yale
and was a member of the football team there
A Younger brother. Turner. is now in Yale and
also prominent in athletics.
The maid who is known Frances. was
brought TO this country by Mrs Moorhead about
E.x months ago. Immediately after her son met
the gt-l who is attractive. he became infatu-
ated with her. His parents objected strongly
and finally sent the woman away. Young
AIoorhead went with her. They went direct to
New York and were married there. and are
thought to be still staying at a New York hotel
j is understood that they viii spend their
honeymoon at Moorhead's uncles summer
home on Long Island The uncle, Horace Moor
head has always been fond Of the boy
John Moorhead has disinherited his son. Mrs.
Noorhead was Miss Anne Aston of Chicago.
Dr. ". J. Holland director OF the Carnegie Mu-
scum, is an uncle of the bridegroom by mar
riage. and Mrs Louis Dalzell. Of this city, is
his aunt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-21
TWO GIRLS IN FLAMES.
Cat Upsets Lamp an BedrOOm-One
Victim Likely to Die.

a cat overturned a lamp in the home Of James
Graves. in White Plains early yesterday. and
his two daughters were probably fatally burned
while trying TO extinguish the blaze which fol-
lowed Estelle Graves fifteen years old. was
the most seriously injured. and seems almost
certain to die. while Adele, her sister. eleven
years old. will be disigured for life. II she re-
covers
The girls were sleeping in a room upstairs
when the cat which had been lying on rug
in the hall. ran into the room and hit kerosene
lamp, overturning 1t and causing il To explode.
The blaze awoke the girls. who jumpeed out Of
bed and tried to extinguish the flames. In their
efforts their night clothes took fire. and they
were badly burned about their faces and bodies.
The unlucky children screamed for help and
ran to a window. which opened 4 porch in the
rear of the house. They got to the porch, where
they were found casped in each others arms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Graves, with the assistance Of
their neighbors succeeded in putting out the fire.
The children were taken to the White Plains
Hospital At the hospital last night it was said
that Estelle could not possibly live she had
inhaled the flames Adele was severely burned
about the body and head but has good chance
Of recovery The hair Of both girls was burned
close 10 their heads. which were frightfully
blistered.