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The Delta independent., 1906-08-10
NINE MONTHS OLD PLYMOUTH ROCK cAPoNs.

ing the months of November. Decem
i1r. January. February, March. Apri
and May. at which times there Is tho
greatest demand for them In the cities
and highest prices secured.
PROFIT IN CAPoNS.
Caponize the chicks and you have at
once laid the foundation for hand.
some profit In short time to come
outside OF the cardinal points OF prof
II. the simplicity of the operation
when proper Instruments are used,
recommends itself TO every one. A
boy ten years old can readily perform
the operation. and any one can soon
become an expert.
To the poultry raiser 1t can be said
that there is no source OF profit bring
Ing larger returns for the outlay than
raising capons, the profit in great
majority OF cases being over 100 per
cent. The question OF assured profit
Is an nll.convincing argument In any
line and pre-emlncntly so to the poul-
tiymcn whose losses are added to from
various unlocked for sources.
DIRECTIONS FOR CAPoNIZING.
From twenty-four to thirty-five
hours before performing the operation.
select such cockerels as you intend to
caponize (thcse should be from two to
four months Old combining them in n
clean airy coop or room without
food or water. The best time TO con-
fine them Is ut early morning, rs their
long fast will then end about noon OF
the following day. at which time the
operation is performed. Should the
day be cloudy or wet do not caponze
them. but let the operation go until
you have n bright and fair cay. 1t
Is necessary that you have all the
light possible In the matter. Now
after slightly wetting the spot proceed
TO turn down the feathers from the
upper part of the last two ribs and
Just In front Of the thigh Joint.
Pull the flesh on the side down to-
ward the hip. and when the operation
Is finished the cut between the ribs
The Delta independent., 1906-08-10

planted In the greenhouse. One OF
these was treated with the Imported
German fertilizer another was left
without any fertilizer mt all. and the
third was fcrtliized with finely ground
common granite. The granite was
high In potash. but 1t had not been
treated In any way. and III the expert
incnt succeeded II simply meant that
there was n big new field OF home
grown fertilizer open to the farmer.
When the crops OF tobacco were
cut. the imported fertilizer had pro
duccd n crop OF green leaf thntweiGhed
155 pounds. The powdered granite
produced n crop OF lJi pounds and
the unfertilizcd crop was spotted and
ran only about 40 pounds.
This crop was examined by the cx-
perts. and SO far ms could be told, the
leaf was not only just rs heavy. but
OF Just ms good texture In the granite
fertilizcd patch as in the patch on
which the German fertilizer had been
used. The crop IL being dried now.
and II VIII take n long time before
II IL all fermentcd and properly cured
so that II can be made UP for smok-
Ing and tested In that way.
But that was n greenhouse expert
mcnt. and greenhouse work to fieid
work Is nbout like laboratory expert
mcnts to commercial work What
succeeds under glass may or may not
20 out Of doors. But the department
was no well pleased with the results.
that IL has tried the new fertilizer on
crops OF tobacco up In Connecticut, In
Virginia. Kentucky and Florida.
These crops are now under way, and
there Is Il great deal OF interest felt
IL, hs nf thn work ntlt OF
doors. The principal question seems
to be whether there Will bc enough
water In the natural rainfall to make
the potash In the ground rock avail
able for the plants. During anything
like n decentiy wet season there IL lit
tie question that there would be
water In plenty. But 1t Is possible
that for very dry crop there VIII
have to be as much ns n tenth or I'M
ported fertilizer added to the native
rock.
"A VAST SAVING.
The ground rock. on the other hand.
can bc produced for about ~ ton.
and there IL 10 much OF 1t In the
country that runs high In potash and
il available for use that the supply
could never he cornercd. II IL true
that the native fertilizer takes about
two tons to give the same results ns
one ton OF the soluble imported salts.
But this amounts to SO for fertilizer
against $40 or 800. SO the result Is
not bad.
Several mills nrc already being
erected. one In Maryland and one IN
New England, for grinding rock Tor
Just this purpose, and there are
number Of other concerns that have
talked of going Into the business be-
fore even the field experiments OF the
department are finished.
The outlook In for Il very important
change in the fertilixing business In
this country. Just where the credit
for the work ultimately will land L.
question. It probably will not be
with Dr. Cusmnn or the road Office,
IA ~
The Delta independent., 1906-08-10
CapOns and CapOnixing.
By CHARLES J, FILLING.

Capons are aptly termed the finest
chicken meat in the world" for there
Is nothing growing feathers which is
their superior, II equal. A capon Is
neither rooster nor hen-it is nothing
else than a capon. After removing
the organs of reproduction from the
cockerel, its nature becomes entirely
changed. The birds take on a more
rapid growth, are more tame. awkward
in carriage and always exceedingly
lazy: they grow a very heavy and
beautiful plumage, the comb and
wattles cease to grow, the spurs do
not develop as In the cockerel. and
being cast on by both rooster and hen
the capon soon shows a fondness for
the society of little chicks
The Delta independent., 1906-08-10
New Potash Discovery.

One series of experiments have Just
been concluded by the Department of
Agriculture that promise to be OF I'm
mense value to the farmers of the
country in furnishing them with n
new supply of fertilizer at very much
cheaper rates than has ever been pos
sible before, and at the same time
emancipating this country from Ger
many, which has heretofore furnished
almost our entire supply of potash
fertilizer. II Is a long and quite an
interesting story, and probably will
mean great deal to agriculture in
this country. The most remarkable
part OF il is, too, that the idea origin
ated In the bureau of roads, which
nominally has nothing to do with fer
tilZers
Last summer when DIR. Cushman OF
the roads Office was working in the
laboratory with very finely powdered
rock, the idea struck him, as 1t has
struck good many other chemists.
that II was natural born shame
that this country. with an unlimited
supply of rock high in its percentage
Of potash, should have To depend on
other countries for Its potash salts, for
there has never been any commercial
deposits Of the salts found in this coun-
1T! rs II II IN germany. lie extracted
some I the potash by electricity.
though II Is by no means ccreain yet
that this can DE done on 4 paying
commercial basis. But then he de-
cided that as ground rock was very
cheap II might be worth while to try
the experiment OF letting the plants
do their own extracting. He tried
the experiment on his own place up
country and found that the powdered
rock did actually act as fertilizer
though the potash II carried was so
tied up that IL took the chemistry OF
nature to extract IL and feed IL into
the plant But the first trial prom
Ised well.
SUCCESSFUL GREENHOUSE
EXPERIMENTS.
The work was then turned over TO
the burnu OF plant industry, and
three similar plots OF tobacco were
The Delta independent., 1906-08-10
-DeSNA1,nA auN. v<~A
MAKING THE INCISION.

will be entirely closed by the skin
going back to Its place.
PROPER INSTRUMENTS.
It Is n matter OF Importance to have
proper Instruments for caponixing, and
the more Ia read OF the literary effu.
slons appearing in numerous papers
to-day touching caponizing Instruments
the more need there II to caution the
inexperienced operator. While II Ia
not cruel to cnponlxe, Il il inhuman to
butcher or to cause unnecessary pain.
NOT A CRUEL OPERATION.
A large number Of persons hesitate
In caponixing, feeling It to be cruel to
The Delta independent., 1906-08-10
BEST TIME TO CAPONIZE.

Fowls Matched any time Of the year
make fine capons; no III results follow
the operation Mt any time in the year.
The bird should be from two TO three
months old mot over six months) and
weigh not less than n pound TO pound
and n half. The size Is equally as
important as the age. April, May.
June. July. August, September and
October are the months generally taken
for caponizing. for the reason that
spring chickens arrive at the proper
age and weight for the operation dur
ing these months, also because cock
erels caponlZed then reach at the
proper age and weight for market dur
The Delta independent., 1906-08-10
TO Determine Length Of D.v.

BY simple rule the length of the
day and night Mt any time OF the year
may be ascertained. By doubling the
time of the suns rising, the length Of
the night IL obtained, and by doubling
the time of setting the length Of the
day is given. Thus when the euu
rises. say at Ave O'Clock, the length
Of the night u ten hours.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-10
BirfhpIace of Common Plants.

Celery was first grown in Germany.
Italy was the first home OF the chestnut.
The onion is from Egypt.
Tobacco is 4 native OF North America.
Spinach was originally an Arabian plant.
The radish Is a Chinese product.
Rye was first cultivated In Siberia.
Greece gave Us the citron.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-10

the bird. To these the writer wishes
to bring his experiences in this matter
proving to the contrary. This is a
greatly mistake notion. and the oper-
alton bestows an unlimited amount of
kindness on the bird, syen Il ther:
The Delta independent., 1906-08-10

The Standard OIL Trust has now got
ten control OF the starch industry.
Here is where we will all get 1t In the
neck.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-10

A musty cellar may be sweetened b.
setting pans OF very hot charcoal abou
the floor, especially In the dark corners
The Delta independent., 1906-08-10

"That farmer thought he would fool
me when he put door knob and q
.cbina egg In my nest"-From Life.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-10

SHIRT WAIST HOLDER EXTRAORDINARY
keeps waist down all around no pins or hooks tn
send -. with waist measurement over corset
and ask for white black Felix corset CO.. lis
Pine Street New York.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-10

Numerous ONCE boys who lost their
grandmothers Just after the opening Of
the last baseball season are already re-
porting other relatives in critical
condition.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-10
JOB OFFICE WANTED.

WANT TO LEASE-A good Job or newspape per
ONCE in live town OF $50 or over will pay monthly
rental lin advance each MONTH, until January !.
o. when substantial payment viii be made. Ad-
dress A l. Boreman-Colo. Iowa
The Delta independent., 1906-08-10

WANTED; A Hundred Firemen and Brakemen on
different railroads. Age % 10 % good sight and
hearing. Experience unnecessary ftremen slD
monthly, become Engineers and earn s1u Brake
men t1O monthly, become Conductors and slsO.
Positions awaiting oInpetent men. send stamps for.
particulars Name position preferred. Railway
y. y.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-10

STENoGRAPHERS Bright your men who
take dctation rapidly and do apid work on
machine Salary tSsj 10 start Write to-day: Offices
in I2 cities. HAPGOoDs, suite li3 1889 Broad
way, ".
The Delta independent., 1906-08-10
SUCCESSFUL GREENHOUSE
EXPERIMENTS.

The work was then turned over TO
the burau OF plant industry. and
three similar plots OF tobacco were
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-25
man ana His ..GnIIuaes.n

The -gallus'' marks the freeman and
the man of genuine. unpretending cul-
tIIre and civilization. Your snob and
your savage abhor It In AIesopotamia
the wild bashi bazoulz wears belt; in
Yucatan the Indian wears Glrdle of
sharks teeth: In SenegamblH the
shameless cnmnibal sports gunuy sack;
In Atlantic City some years back the
dudes used to wear sashes. But find
man who when he throws on his coat
to begin his daily toll lays bare pair
OF heavy sky blue gaIluses and you'll
Gnd a uian who pays his way in the
world loves his wife. rears his chill
dren ia the fear of the Lord and votes
the straight ticket The .'Esllus" Is
useful. it is graceful. and properly
adorned with hand painted flowers and
brass buckles 1t IS beautiful To be
ashamed of il. 70 conceal it or; to aban-
don IL for :, sonber lesIther belt is to
fail ia an essential of tgue manhood
and ny IN tire face Of fSlA.-Baltmore
Sun
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-25

The unicorn vas one of the tabled
monsters OF antiquity. 1t was. accord
Ing TO suzia-a:y OF the opinions of
several or tie old time writers. beast
ABOUT tie SIG OF a common horse but
with very short i,',-s. The people Of the
middle ages believed in the existence
OF three kinds OF uuic3rfie-t,ic I.iaiznifi-
cent white unicorn. - - -. We
face and bi,.s c..--1 a,.
yard IN Ic:.gt'l t'I@
resemble ii--.
very sharp hr-u gto -
die of the foleiies-l ::. eos.
or comm "a ur.'prii. lii' ;2 uni
corn's horn was af t.iFcs s,i'-el'ent col
ors-wlIlts at tie lower part. black as
ebony in the middle and red at the
point. Common unicorns were said to
have had horns abs eighteen inches
in length. but so strong that they could
easily XIII an elephant.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-25
The Breath of Life.

It's a significant fact that tn
strongest animal of its size, the gor
lila, also has the largest lungs. Pow
erful lungs mean powerful Great
ures. How to keep the breathin
organs right should be mans chief
est study. Like thousands of other
Mrs. Ora A. Stephens, of Port vii
liams, o., has learned no VITO dc
this. She writes: "Three bottles of
DR.. Kings New Discovery stopped
my cough of two years and cure'
me of what my friens thought con
sumption. o, it's grand for throat
and lung troubles" G6aranteed by
Frank G. Bland, druggist. Price
Soc and 81. Trial bottle free.
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Ilcr In IN =, nook
GEAR VIII sou bring mo M
scuftie % c1al nom 81 6 cen sold
busy wife
That's just the way with JON, sara
james. with a frown, as he pus- down
his book and rose from the armchair.
Just the way with me2'
.sYesr' he snapped. As soon as you
see me enjoying myself you have some
thing or other for me TO do. Didn't
you see was absorbed IN my read
ins2r
etVveIl. dear. I VIII do It myselfH
Eyes. and tell everybody, your moth
er especially. that you have to carry
your own coal up from the cellar.
No. IN do it Let me mark my plnce.4
So he marked the place in the book
at which he had ceased reading, and
when he went down to the cellar. grum-
bling all the way. she pickel up the
volume and found It was love story
and that the passage he had been abb
sorbed In was as follows:
MY darling when you are my wife
I viii shield and protect you from ev-
cry care. The winds Of heavens shall
not visit your face too roughly; those
pretty bands shall never be solled by
mental tasks; your wish shall be my
law; your hnppiness"-
Just then he reappeared and, drop
ping the scuttle upon the floor, said:
There's your cOali Give me my
book "-Tit-Bits.
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81 a.s.

5, V ing pi Grove
Old pavilion
Coal District
no. i voting place, StrotheT
Store, Wilsonburg.
No. 2, voting place, Adamston
School House.
No. 3, voting pPlaees Ed Arm-
stroug's Office.
No. 4, voting place, Walker house
No. 5, voting place, Nutter house
No. 6, voting place, s. N Bart
lett School House
Eagle District
No. 1, voting place, Lumberport
s. n.
No. 2, voting place, W8att s. Fl.
No. 3, voting place, g. w. Robins
Elk District
No. i, voting place, Quiet Dell
Nos. 2 and 8, voting place. RO-
mines S. n.
Grant District
No. /, voting place, Lost Creek
No . 2, voting place, Mt. Glare.
sardis District
No. 1, voting place, Sardis s. ii,
No. 2, voting place, Brown 5. H.
No 3, voting place, Wallace s. ii.
Tenmile District.
Nos. / and 2. voting place,
Salem City Building.
No. 3, voting place, Bristol 8. II.
No. 4, voting place, Lynch s. 81.
No z, near PIT Pleasant church.
No 5, voting place, Marshville
Simpson District.
Nos. 1 and 2, voting place,
Bridgeport s. II.
No. 8, voting place, Meadowbrook
No. 4, GrasseIli.
Union District
No. l, voting place, Burnside S.
81.
No. 2, voting place, Jarvizville
No. 3, voting place, West Mil
lord S. n.
Given under our hands this the
9th day of Sept 1906.
STUART F. REED,
Chairman.
mas. C. COrman, Secretary.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-25

Cured Hay e ey u and Summer
cold.
3ltE1i, Bateslille Ind,
writes Last year I suffered FOR,
three months with "a summer cold
o distressing that St iinterfered with
my business. I had many Of the
symptoms Of hay fever, and doc
or7s prescription did not reach my
ecret which the rspectable and
ase, and I took several medicines
,hich seemed to only aggrayate my
ase. Fortunately I insisted upon
having Foley's Honey and Tar IN
he yello Wpacllage, and It quickly
ured me. Ny wife has since used
Foley's Honey and Tar with the
anne success Sold by Sturm 8
wilson, druggists.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-25

Bees Laxative Honey and Tar
the original laxative cough syrup
acts as a cathartic on the bowels. Tt
is made from the tar gathered from
the pine trees of our own country,
therefore is the best for children.
cold, the cause of the cough. That's
Honey and Tar-the original laxa-
tive cough syrup. Contains no OPT
ates. Sold by Stone s. Mercer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-25
eeTo Cure a FeIon''

Says Sam Kendall, of Phillips
burg, Kan, f[just cover it over Will
Bucklen's Arnica Salve and tn
salye will do the rest.0 Quickes
cure for burns, boils, sores, scalds
wounds, piles, eczema, salt rheum,
chapped hands, sore feet and sore
eyes. Only s5c at F. G. Bland's
drug store. Guaranteed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-25
A Lessan in Haalth-

Healthy kineys filter the impure
ties from the blood, and unless they
do this good health is impossible.
Foley's Kidney Cure makes sound
kidneys and will positively cure all
forms of kidney and bladder dis
eases. It strengthens the whole
system. For sale by Sturm & vii
son, druggists.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-25
LItcrnI.

The new ice boy was fon4-.l sitting
in his chair. VIII the telephone trans
mitter in his ZAP.
Whit IN the world are you doing g
asked the boss.
- fellow called up "A little while
ago." replied the future head of the
arm, and told me to hold the phone
TIL he called again." = Lippincott's
Magazine.
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NOTICE

will leave for st. Louis, Mo-,
Sept. Is, to take special course in
facial massage and hair treatment
and will return Oct 8, 1906.
Mrs. Hilda Hidlebrand Ieichner.
Dermatoligest, 21S Mechanic street.
SLIT.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-25

In these days of rush and hurry
ourtesy is often forgotten. In the
mad, pelI nell rush of our life little
hings are done TO offend that we
ather remained undone a hastily
aten meal and its resultant head
che may cause us social or finan-
cial loss. The wise man or woman
is the one who relieves little ills o
this sort by a little dose of Kodo
for Dyspepsia. 1t digests what you
eat. Sold by Stone & Mercer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-25

SATISFACTION is. MY NOT.
To-. %. We'll Oh, GAS H.Lslsl.
Ing AND Fl1II9 NIB
PIX
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-25

Plumbing done neEEly and cheap
" By the Roberts Hardware Com.
pany. deG1seod4
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PRLM RULES
AND PEGLIL LONS


1lican Voters Of Har=
West Virgins
der The Republicati
nnitee Of Harrison
81 est Virginia.
rebY gwen thai apEi7
1at lection Of the voters iof the
3epdt can party Of Harrison coun-
Virginia, and each magl5-
thereof, viii Sc held
da3 Sept ~, 1896, At the
afera places designated by
commit tee FOR the purpose Of
nominating two candId tor
House o Delegates, one candidate
Or comfy superintendent q free
i6el one candidate Tor county
comm Toner to nominate candl-
date q Gil any vacancy caused by
eatll. ienation, or otherwise, OF
Justice OF eonst bles IN any of the
tisefial districts of said county
me did 20 for chool con1mis Jon
gisterial district one
ndfd ~ PRESIDENT Of the board
aduca 81 aeh magisterial dis
rict also. lie purpose OF elect
~ SO me of the Harrison
odnt Repu ar Executive Com
of1riitttee in eaeb Of the said
gisterial districts. The said
Urinary section viii be held be-
cen The hours of 70 80 and z 700
clocir .. M, IN accordance with the
iies and regulations adopted by
ia said Executive Committee gov
rning the holding Of said primary
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-25

0'Gara Coal Mining Co.,
Room 42s, Fourth Floor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-25

Cook Coal 8 Coke Co,
Room 42s, Fourth Floor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-25

90 not risk havfng
BF5ghts piaeaae
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\ o Di u 10
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-12-29
STOLE 4 HORSE
GUS scHoLTs, A FORMER emf
PLoYE OF n. I. READE d CO.,
STOLE A HORSE FROM READE
. AND TRIED TO SELL HIM IN
MANDAN--cAPTURED.

i q sah
Gus. scholtz, formerly an employee
of a. 2. Reade & Co, Of this city, lies
in the county jail a self confessed
horse thief.
Early this morning Scheltz and an
other man, as he claims, entered the
barn OF Oh. a.. Reade, corner Rosser
and Fifth streets, and stole a valuable
horse recently bought by Mr.. Reade,
together with harness and blankets.
Going to the store Of Austin Logan
the horse was nitched to a sleigh
owned by Mr.. Logan and driven to
Mandan.
The theft was discovered sometime
after "a. m. and the alarm given.
The loss Of the sleigh was soon after
reported and Sheriff WEIGH quickly
connected the coincidence with the
theft OF the horse through the hoof
prints and trailed the sleigh tracks
toward Mandan. He phoned word to
the Mandan police and the capture
soon followed.
Scholtz drove the horse to Mandan
and tried to sell the outfit to a livery
man who was much pleased with it
and asked to try it. SO he and Scholtz
We're driving around the town when
Policeman Weeks recognized the
horse and arrested SchoItz. The
sheriff went over and brought Scholtz
to the county jail, where he broke
down and told the story essentially as
i above. He claimed another man was
t with him and prompted the theft, SO
Sheriff WEIGH went over the river
this afternoon to try capture the
other fellow.
4 Scho1tz is about % years old and
formerly drove H. l. Reade & Co.'S
delivery wagon and was highly
/ though. of. He left here and went to
1 Garrison, and only recently returned
to this city. It is said he has beer
drinking very freely and fraternizine
with the gang Of toughs, who hang
j around some Of the pigs, and claims
i to have been induced to do the trick
5tsby one of these. He has man,
friends here who regret his downfall
and blame it entirely upon liquor.
All OF which emphasizes the goot
the blind pigs are doing to and FOL
the city and its young men. Ss5 Ss =:.f
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-12-29

Owing to the increased cost Of
labor and mining material we are
obliged to advance the price Of coal
to $3.50 per ton delivered after Jan
1uary list. We regret TO be obliged to
DO this at this season Of the year. but
the great increase in cost of mining
forces US to do so.
WAsHBuRN Ignite COAL CO.