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The Lamar register., 1906-10-17
NECTARIN ES.
A Fruit Which Is Closely Related to
the Peach.

The feature which distinguishes the
nectarine from the peach is that 1t
does not have a fuzzy coat. Were it
called a smooth peach. such as it
really is, the confusion in regard to ii
would be avoided.
1t was formerly supposed that the
nectarine was a distinct species and
was divided like the peach into free
stone and cling. But the distinction
is now known to be incorrect. Nee
tarines have been raised from peach
seeds and peaches from nectarines. 1t
is even possible to originate either
from the other by bud variation.
which is sufficient to prove that the
difference is the result of either
chance or science.
Nectarines are cultivated like
peaches, but owing to their smooth
skin they are more liable to damage
from the curculio than is the case
with the peach. In California they are
grown on commercial scale. but are
insignificant when compared with the
peach, the product of the former be-
ing less than onehundredth part that
of the latter.
In general, nectarines will grow
where peaches do. They are less
hardy than the peach and are shorter
lived, but this is probably due to the
little attention which the develop
ment of the fruit has received. Had
the same consideration been given it
that the peach has received there
seems to be no reason why 1t should
not be as hardy
On the market the nectarine is not
as popular as the peach because the
varieties have been less highly de-
veloped. consequently are inferior.
The only feature that recommends 1t
Is the smooth skin and this is not
sufficient to overcome the disadvan-
tages.
Were 1t not for the curculio the po-
sltion of the nectarine might be DIFF
ferent. If it were equal to the peach
it would have the preference on &C.
count of the smooth skin. But so long
as the. fur coat is a protection IL is
probable that the peach will be pre-
ferred by the grower to the neglect of
the nectarine.
The varieties of nectarines are few
compared with the peach. Bailey men
lions less than dozen as Of impor
lance. The Boston and Pittmaston
Orange are most commonly recon-
mended.
But there is one use for the nectar
inc mentioned by Prairie Farmer.
which should not be forgotten. The
smooth-tongued tree agent finds that
it sometimes serves his purpose very
well as a trap for the unwary.
The Lamar register., 1906-10-17

When the trees are bare is the time
to hunt the caterpillar eggs and re-
move them from the branches. II this
can be done in December. it should be
done at that time, because the days
are mild and boy can climb about
the tree tops without being exposed
to the cold winds that will interfere
with the work later in the winter.
The eggs will be found in clusters or
rings about the twigs and smaller
branches. They are easily recognized.
and cutting them out will prevent the
appearance of the colonies next spring.
The sooner the work is done the more
certain will the orchard owner be that
the clusters of eggs will not be for
gotten. Next spring there will be a
great many things to do. and it is very
easy not to find time then for work O.
this kind.
The Lamar register., 1906-10-17
REMEDY FOR APPLE scAe.
ohio Experiment Station Proves That
This Disease Can Be Controlled.

The Ohio experiment station has
demonstrated that the apple scab is
the chief factor in the destruction Of
the apple crop. and that the fungus
can be kept under control by spray
ing. Four splendid successive crops
were produced on the sprayed trees
at the station, while the fruit on the
unsprayed trees in the same, and
neighboring orchards. was worthless.
The director. Prof Thorne. however.
calls attention to the fact that ex-
haustion of soil fertility, want of wa
ter and insect ravages may all CO.
operate with scab or other fungus
growths in shortening the crop, and
says: If our orchards are again to
produce the great crops of early days,
we must, in so far as possible, re-
store the soil conditions of those days;
we must avoid the waste of water in
those sections where rainfall is
scanty, by preventing the growth I'M
der the trees of weeds and grass, and
by keeping the surface in such condi-
ton as to prevent rapid evaporation"
The Lamar register., 1906-10-17
Acreage Man Must Be the
Bread Winner and the
King or the Domestic
Structure Is in Danger of
Collapse The Case of
Burr Nichols and His
Gifted Wife.
Shattered Romance of 1Do
Artists Seems to P.oDe
That a Woman Must
Bewdre of ming
More Famous Than Her
Husband, in His Chosen
Line of Work.

Jealousy. dissensions, misery and di-
vorce. Are these the inevitable conse-
Quences when wife is engaged in the
same life occupation as her husband.
when their lives move on parallel
lines and with parallel ambitions. and
when 1t is possible that the work of
the wife exceeds In merit that of the
husband?
So it would seem from the unhappy
marital history of Mrs. Rhoda Holmes
Nichols. history in which art and
Jealousy crept in at the door while
love flew out through the window.
Her divorce has just been recorded
in the New York supreme court.
II Is not an altogether unusual thing
nowadays for wife to Guido her hus-
band at his chosen occupation. In al
most every instance where this oc-
ours misery is the consequence.
Men do not like to have wives
smarter than themselves, or more ar
The Lamar register., 1906-10-17

tige it would give him would be of
priceless value in his future work.
The wife watched his work with
the greatest solicitude and pride. She
encouraged him and gave him loving
and unstinted praise. She put her
own brush by to watch his. To her
his work afforded period of self-ab-
negatlon in which all her being was
wrapped up in his.
Eventually the great painting was
finished. With the utmost care they
packed it and sent it off to the Paris
Salon.
Then followed period of deep
anxiety in which two souls Joined. I'm
patiently they awaited the issue. In
month the answer came. The ric-
ture had been accepted and would be
displayed "on the line"
Joy reigned in the Nichols house
hold. They would now paint with n
deep and strong foundation of success
under them. The Paris Salon had
The Lamar register., 1906-10-17
Orchard as a Hog Pasture.

The best orchard knew of in York
state when / lived there. was always
a hog pasture. and my brother has an
orchard there now that has been hog
pasture for 80 years and no orchard
there beats 1t bearing fruit. says an
Illinois correspondent of the Prairie
Farmer. Last year we barreled 2S0
barrels and the year before they bar
relied over 900 barrels. set out the
orchard AS years ago. ! saw but one
dead tree in it, at Rambo. When it
was set out ] trimmed all the branches
off as high as my chin. and II IT went
above the top of my head, cut the to2
off, so there were five to seven branch
es all of height setstwo rods apart
Now the limbs meet and the trees bear
80 to so bushels each year.
The Lamar register., 1906-10-17

tonne. but it has 40 opening. Take
sharp scissors a-d make a lengthwise
cut in the middls IF the material. Be
sure not to cut too cl->" to the edge.
Then at each corner make diagonal
cuts as close as you can without the
material fraying. Sometimes the
pieces thus formed on the side are
wider than necessary and can be cut
off.
Now put the paste on the inside
edges of the frame back of the open
ing. and fold your material back on it.
This part of the work is very partic.
ular. because nothing looks uglieI 4
than a wrinkled cover. Be sure each>
time you paste a side that it is
stretched tightly and smoothly. In
pastng around an oval frame make
a number of Sits in the material so
as to keep it smooth.
After your frame is covered, place
it under heavy books, and let 1t stay
over night. This will prevent warp
ing.
The next day paste the back on
and again put weights on top.
All this sounds more difficult than
it is. A little care and extreme neat.
ness is all that is required to make
your work very smooth and we'll done.
The Lamar register., 1906-10-17

Seeing this. the children were silent
and miserable.
But the last straw came when Mrs.
Nichols picture. her famous Scarlet
Letter" received encomiums on both
sides of the Atlantic. The husband
had never done anything like it.
After year of trouble the couple
separated the husband going away
and the wife remaining to work out
her own career.
Thereafter her existence was peace.
full. If lonely. There was but one easel
now. and one painter. There was but
one ambition, and that was the sup
port and education of her children.
Art for arts sake was no more. Love
for loves sake was farce.
The woman continued to work
bravely. She could have gone 20
France or Italy, where her young artist
days were passed. but she preferred to
remain in this country and educate her
children. She took a studio at East
Gloucester. Mass.
The Lamar register., 1906-10-17

A warm. fresh blackberry pie made
by skilled cook who knows how to
get the crust just right. is very deli.
cious. We think of the seedless apple
while picking the berries. says the
Farm Journal. and wonder If we will
ever have thornless blackberry bush
es; and there are more chiggers to the
square inch in a blackberry patch
than in any other spot on the farm.
But we smile over these small annoy.
ances when the berries are in the
pie.
The Lamar register., 1906-10-17
MUTUAL HAPPINESS
IN CHilDREN'S LOVE.

For eight years Rhoda Holmes Mich
OILS has never ceased to struggle. She
has earned fair competence and has
led retired life. but gradually she is
learning to be happy again-happy in
the love OF her children, which knows
no distrust or jealousy.
The other day the curtain fell on
the last act in this strange marital
drama
Mrs. Rhoda Holmes Nichols received
a decree of absolute divorce. carrying
with it the legal custody of the chill
dren. and authority to resume her
maiden name.
Incompatibility was the cause given.
but the divorce papers are sealed.
Mrs. Rhoda Holmes is still young
and much of life is yet before her.
But 1t is doubtful II she will ever again
regard love as anything but mirage
of the youthful brain, an unsubstantial
dream, the flesh tints laid upon the
bones of an awful skeleton.
But the experience of Mrs. Holmes
is not singular. So long as mans ma
ture remains unchanged. just so long
will he demand the leadership of the
family, both mentally and physically.
The spiritual crown he accords to
woman without question.
Moral: Do not beat your husband
at anything he may undertake.
The Lamar register., 1906-10-17
Ssarrfr fur pnlr
11uurntttahlr
By JOHN RICHIE. JR.,
of Boston Scientific Society.

could hardly trading
parties, while what
cal products of the there be little prospect of return
the cost of exploration this purely business venture The value
of polar research therefore, the best knowledge, lies
in fields other than the
The exploration of the poles value and
like other matters which much this lies in added
knowledge Practically all
of the science of lies from help that
help the the
ability determine places the
The Lamar register., 1906-10-17
DECIDE AMERICA
is BETTER FIELD.

While they were prosperous and
contented in Florence they at last de-
cided that they could better them
selves in this country.
They came accordingly and settled
down in the studio quarter in New
York. They continued their successful
career. disposing of their pictures as
fast as they could paint them. They
were happier than most married peo-
pie They made friendly criticisms of
each others work. adopted each 9th
ers suggestions, were forbearing and
forgiving. as men and wives should be.
In 1897 MIR. Nichols began picture
which. as it developed and the inspira-
ton took wings within him. he re-
solved to send to the Paris Salon. AS
the idea grew his work became more
painstaking. Should he succeed. the
added incentive as well as the pres
The Lamar register., 1906-10-17

From the commercial
standpoint it is difficult
TO see any cash value to
the discovery of a pole.
the north pole, for exam
pie. The route through
the frozen seas from
Nova Zembla to Green
land, requiring, as it
might. from two to three
The Lamar register., 1906-10-17
FIND HAPPINESS
IN COOPERATION.

Up to this time not n cloud had
marred their domestic sky. They were
happy. with the careless happiness of
children. Their art was a joy-a play
TO them.
And so they played together until
The paintings were finished. In order
to insure separate consideration they
were packed and shipped in separate
boxes to the Paris Salon, where sit
the worlds arbters in art.
In due time Mrs. Rhoda Holmes and
Mr.. Burr Nichols received their re-
spective verdicts.
For Mrs. Rhoda Holmes it was:
Painting accepted and given honor
able mention"
For Mr. Burr Nichols II was: Paint
ing judged unworthy: hereby re-
turned"
Here fell the shadow, II We are to
believe those who sympathize with
Mrs. Nichols. Here entered the note
of discord Here was the parting of
the ways whereby two souls became
estranged. through the life of earth
and the eternity of heaven.
Although the shadow was in his
heart. the husband spoke bravely of
the future. Let us try it again. he
said; I'VE may both win next time"
And so they went to work for a sec
ond trial. Side by side they painted
as before But now there stood a
ghost between them-the impalpable
shadow of Jealousy and discomfort.
The wife. perceiving this, grieved
much over it. The husband. imagining
things that were not, grew gloomy
and taciturn.
The Lamar register., 1906-10-17
Good Sample of "New Woman"

Quite a versatile young woman is
Frances Zerby, daughter Of Potts
vile (Pa) newspaper man. She has
Just passed hire law examinations and
Is now licensed to practice in the
Pennsylvania courts. She is also To-
caly famous as a pedestrian. eQues-
t.an and camper out, is handy with
rod and rifle, has tanned bucking
bropehos. has written pieces that hsys
The Lamar register., 1906-10-17

spoken and the Paris Salon was
mighty. The picture had secured
honorable mention
The husband resolved to paint an
other picture for the following years
Salon. The wife would try 1t, too, she
said. Was not her husbands success
hor own? If she should succeed, would
nat her success be gracious in the
Dyes of her lond and master?
Mr.. Nichols smilingly gave his as
sent to the plan and they set to work
with light hearts. Mrs. Nichols could
OILY paint between the intervals of
caring for her children. but she went
at the work with a light heart, hoping
against hope for success.
The Lamar register., 1906-10-17

side the sock and stun with bran.
Sew tight at the top and cover the
stitches with bow of ribbon the
same color as the lining. Another lit.
tie bow at the toe looks pretty, but
that is not really necessary.
II you like, you can stick some safe.
ty pins, few big beaded black and
white pins. ordinary pins and several
sizes of darning needles in the cush.
ion before you give 1t.
The Lamar register., 1906-10-17

tistic. or wiser in business way. or
who win praise for doing things for
which praise is usually accorded a
man. declares writer in the New
York World.
He is the bread-winner and the King.
Those in his kingdom must be weaker
than himself and dependent upon him,
or the whole domestic structure falls
and there is no more happiness in the
world.
The Lamar register., 1906-10-17

the main canes in some such manner
as Illustrated in the accompanying
cut. BY this plan, says the Prairie
Farmer, numerous roots are severed
from the main plant, which immedi-
ately send up shoots of their own.
These may be replanted, either in the
spring or fall, as desired. though we
believe that the former is generally
preferred
The Lamar register., 1906-10-17
HOUSE FOR CURING cNloas.
Suitable Structure Recommended by
Agricultural Department.

The plan shown in the cut repre-
sents what has been recommended by
the department of agriculture as a
good house for the curing of onions.
and has been used with success by
practical growers. The structure con-
The Lamar register., 1906-10-17
Refrigeration of Frui. in Transpor.

Refrigeration OF Frut IN .TrahsPort'
At a meeting of refrigerating engi-
neers in New York. it was stated that
where apples are shipped from the
orchard without cooling and are from
three to ten days in transit, large
losses occur, especially in the top lay
ers of fruit The only way to obviate
this is to have tie fruit thoroughly
cooled before it is placed in the car
or have the refrigerating arrange
ments SO perfect in the car that the
fruit will be cooled uniformly through
out.
The Lamar register., 1906-10-17
ARTISTIC JEALOUSY
CAUSES SEPARATION.

So 1t was with Mrs. Rhoda Holmes
Nichols. who now has her own studio
her own children. and her own lonely
course in life. separate and distinct
from that other divorced husband
Before Rhoda Holmes married she
was known as now as water-color
painter of much merit. Her pictures
were sought by dealers and connois-
seurs. who paid good prices for them.
Being an artist. she naturally be
came well known in the New York
The Lamar register., 1906-10-17
Shed for Drying Onions.

sists of little more than a frame in
which shelves are placed from six TO
ten inches apart This shed is cheap
ly made and keeps the onions well
separated so that air can reach them
from nearly all sides.
The Lamar register., 1906-10-17
Since Birth.

You say you haven't been able to
find work in 46 years?" asked the kind
lady OF Prayed Franklin.
Oats right. mum.
"Goodness! How old are your"
"Forty-six, 1um."-Mnwaukee Seq
tinal
The Lamar register., 1906-10-17
PRoPAeATIne RED RAsPsERRlEs
How It Can Be Done II the Bush Fails
to Put Out Suckers.

Red Raspberries are usually propa-
gated by suckers being thrown up
from the roots, but in case of varieties
that do not SO propagate it is some
times necessary to cut the roots from
The Lamar register., 1906-10-17


EARTH and planets every demand that
observation perhaps and few
will be all that the But
consider the large astronomical research
add largely knowledge that
a.ou surroundings.
intelligent bgrudge the cost in
time life that the search for the demands The Of
the disagreement and discussion this sub
iect is about o accomplish it, and - lup
this point be nearly Him tt<eA<k Pm
opnons thereare individuals.
The Lamar register., 1906-10-17
A NOVEL PIN CUSHION.
It Is Made from One of Baby's Fine
White Stockings.

Do you want to make Just the Gun.
ningest pin cushion for mothers darn.
ing basket? Get one of baby's fine
white socks. the little close woven
ones are best. Cut blue or pink lin.
ing Just the same shape. Slip it in.
The Lamar register., 1906-10-17
A PRETTY CANDY BOX.

Here is candy box. Cut an equi-
lateral triangle and fold 1t by the
dotted lines. exactly from the middle
of each side, thus making second
fold back for the top. Make two holes
The Lamar register., 1906-10-17
M @sA4h

been printed and plays the violin en-
trancingly.
The Lamar register., 1906-10-17

creased by two lovely children as
time passed. and their happiness in
creased accordingly.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-01-06
ROAD NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that at the
first meeting of the County Commits
sioners of Worcester County after the
expiration of thirty days from the 9th
day of December, a. D. 1908, the un-
dersigned, residents of Worcester Coun-
ty, Will petition the said County Com
missioners to open the following public
roads in said Worcester County. all
running from the bay shore across the
beach to the Atlantic Ocean, to wit:
LIST. Beginning at Or about Zippy $
Creek and running from the bay shore
across the Zippy Lewis land and the
land of the Atlantic Coast Improvement
Company and others to the Atlantic
Ocean
I'd. AT or about Broad Marsh and
running across the lands of the heirs of
Levin w. Collins, deceased, and the At
lantic Coast Improvement Company and
others to the Atlantic Ocean.
I'd. At point about one quarter Of
a mile below the Thee Mile Key Post
across the lands Of Jam f. Waggaman
and others to the Atlantic Ocean.
4th. At or about Wild Hog Slough
through the lands Of John +. Wagga-
man, Zadok p. Henry, +. Kate +.
Whaley and Others to the Atlantic
Ocean.
5th. AT or about Jones's Old Salt
Works off Sandy Point through the
lands Of Joshua Caiey, DR.. Zadok Z.
Henry, h. Kate Pumell Whaley and
others to the Atlantic Ocean.
9th. At or about N1rth Beach across
the lands Of Capt John Hudson and
others to the Atlantic Ocean.
7th. At or about Birch Salt Works
off Tingles Island a.ross the lands Of
the Atlantic Coast Improvement Com
pany and others 10 tn, Atlantic Ocean.
Sth. At or about he old landing at
Winter Quarter Slough across the lands
Of the Atlantic Coast Improvement
Company, DR. Vosburgh and Others to
the Atlantic Ocean.
9th, At or about point midway be-
tween Scott's old hotel and George
Merritt's house at Green Run across
the land of the Atlantic Coast Improve
ment Company, Cap. William h. S.
Powell and others totie Atlantic Ocean.
10th. At or about Aiddlemoor across
the lands of Capt. William Il. S. Powell,
the Atlantic Coast Improvement Com
pany and others 70 tie Atlantic Ocean.
llth. Just north If the Maryland
and Virginia State line across the lands
Of the Atlantic Cost improvement
Company and Others to the Atlantic
Ocean.
LEMuEL j. COPPER.
GEORGE " EWlS, and others.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-01-06

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was able 10 Judge his size and from
my calculations made him ont To be-
at least fifteen feet long My foot was
beginning to pain me dreadfuily. ana
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walk \ gond sized piece was missing
from my hccl and tht blood flowed
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neck - quiet waters Ia the boat. where
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not dangerous aud IN few days |
Wus atlc 10 walk around once more
will iho aid OF u stick
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