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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-09-04
Fertilizer for Wheat.

In some parts of the East farmers
are giving up wheat growing. Many
of them think it useless to try and
compete with the newer and richer
soils of the West. Many argue that
wheat growing is profitable only on
new and rich soil. MIR. C. R. McKen-
zie, of Westfeld, New Brunswick,
undertook to see if by the use of
chemical fertilizers on poor soil he
could not compete with Western
grain fields.
He selected a piece of dark loan,
slightly gravelly soil which had had
no fertilizer for ten years It had
been in grass, and farmers can readily
understand it's poor condition for
grain. In order to test the soil, Mr..
Mckenzie used nothing on one part
Of the field. On another part he used
Thomas Phosphate to supply phos-
phoric acid and nitrate of soda to sup
ply nitrogen. On another part he
used the phosphate and the nitrate
and in addition, muriate of pot
ash. The object of this was to see
which element was the key to wheat
crop on that SOIL
Potash gave the yield. The answer
was clear, as the following figures
show:
Yield of Increase
~ per 81 H acre fertilizer tl aH
No Fertilizer. ...............10 blu.
800 rs T Theme Phosphate aaa IS bu
500 lbs. Thomas Phosphate
( 1870 lbs. Nitrate of Soda 40 blu. 3Obu.
l2O lbs. Muriate of Potash J
The natural soil gave only 10 bush
els. The phosphate and the nitrate
brought the yield to IS bushels, but
when the potash was added there was
an increased yield Of 16 bushels per
acre. It is evident that this increase
was directly due to the potash, and
when we compare the cost of the pot
ash with the price received for 16
bushels Of wheat we see that few
other farm investments could have
paid so we'll. Consider the price of
wheat and straw on an East
ern farm and it is plain that no
Western wheat field can compare acre
for acre with such yield as 40 bush
els. The main reason why some
Eastern farmers say that wheat will
not pay is because they use the wrong
kind of fertilizer They use a smell
of nitrogen. a peck of phosphoric
acid and pinch of potash. No won
der their yield is poor. Mr.. McKen-
zie's experiment shows why. The
wheat crop demands potash. If the
soil will not supply it the fertilizer
must do so.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-09-04

TEN WEEKS FOR TEN CENTS.
Until further notice we will send the Agri-
culturist ten weeks for 10 cents to new sub
scribers only.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14

SHADE TREES AS ROAD B~EAUTIFIERS.
are the hickory, the walnut and tn,
butternut for New England and alons
the Appalachian mountains as fal
south as Georgia. At this point the
distribution Of these nut trees SHOULD
take a northward turn on the wesr
side of the Allegheny mountains, where
they should not be used south Of Ken
lucky or farther west than Colorado
The hickory will not thrive in northern
Iowa, northern Wisconsin, Minnesota
or in the Dakotas.
The black walnut, however, may bt
planted over the southern part Of Min
nesota, eastern South Dakota, eastern
Nebraska and Kansas.
Personally | believe that as a rule
1t would be better to select long lined
shade trees than to attempt to com
bine fruit production with shade and
beauty.
The following list Of shade trees
would, in my judgment, fulfill the re
~quirements better than the fruit and
nut list:
Elms are desirable, but do not give
as dense a canopy as do the naples
In New England and the middle states
the sugar maple is one Of the most de
sirable and extensively used shade
trees. If a shade more dense than
that given by the sugar maple is de
sired, the Norway maple may be plant
ed instead. 1t has long been considered
one of the finest shade trees we have
about Washington. From Washing
ton southwark to the Carolinas a varl'
ETY. of shade trees may be employed,
such as the silver maple, which is per
haps the least desirable Of the maple
family. The sycamore has n natural
distribution throughout this whole ter
rltory and Is hardy and beautiful. The
oaks offer a number Of good shade
trees, although some grow slowly, In
this family the red oak, the willow
oak and the pin oak are all desirable
for roadside use outside the territory
In which the live oak thrives.
In my judgment, there is no tree
which compares with the live oak for
shade and ornament in regions south
OF the northern latitude of Carolina.
This tree might be used to the exclu-
sion of every other throughout the
southern part of the United States, be-
cause it Is typical Of that region.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14
ROAD BEAUT|FY|hG,
What Trees Should Be Planted
by the Wayside.
WHY FRUIT TREES ARE USEFUL
Their Yield Would Build Up q Fund
For Maintaining and improving High
ways-List of Long Lined Shade
Trees Preferred by an Expert.

The question as to what trees should
be set ont to give shade and charm to
our thoroughfares is thus answered in
/ the Good Roads Magazine By l.. C..
Corbett, horticultural to the depart
ment of agriculture:
Ii Is known In a general way that
chestnut, walnut, plum, apple and 9th.
er fruit trees are used for this purpose
in many foreign countries. 1t is IN
many cases desirable that the trees
which are to give shade shall also
yield fruit which, when gathered and
sold in the proper season, will build
up a fund to be used for the main
tenance of the road, or perhaps to be
devoted to the special purpose Of fur
Their Identifying the highway and so
adding to the material as well as to the
aesthetic value Of the ~neighborlng land.
Within the confines Of the United
States 50 great a variety of conditions
exist which bear on this question that
II would seem impossible to designate
d list Of trees which will be adapted to
all tHF IOdu tOlullibHS III tiiS tbunilg,
unless it is desirable to limit the list
TO fruit or to nut bearing trees, IL
this is the case, the fruit bearing trees
which will be found best adapted to
highway conditions are the apple and
the pear for some localities.
Apples may be planted in all that
part of eastern United States north Of
the Carollnas and in the Appalachian
region even south Of that section. West
Of these mountains the apple will serve
MS far south as the gulf states and
westward to the base Of the Rocky
mountains, with perhaps the exception
of the northern part of Minnesota, the
Dakotas and Montana, where 1t would
be we'll to substitute other plants for
the apple unless the crab apple were
substituted for the common apple.
Nut bearing trees which are adapted
to this use in eastern United States
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14
EXCLAMATION OF Swaps.

The immensely Of the stake fol
which the permanent organization oI
the drainage convention recently or.
ganlzed IN Memphis is working is
admirably sci forth by Mr.. Herbert
NJ. Wilson Of the United States geo
logical survey.
In the United States says Mr..
Wilson in the National Geographi
cal Magazine, ARE over 10000 900
acres Of swamp or overlooked lands.
Let Iii speculate on what drainage
Of one-half of this may mean. If it
we're possible to reclaim b~ydrainage
100000 acres Of these swamps,
the land values Of the country would
be increased by more than $500,
COOS 600 and the crop values Of these
sections by more than S150,0O0,0 900.
ltit is possible TO subdivide this
enormous area into forty-acre farms,
it will supply l,2j0,000 families
with homes, and would put 100000
people upon lands that are now
practically worthless. 1t is safe to
say that each of these families will
spend $4,000 in houses and equip
ments for their farms. This will
cause the expenditure on the waste
land today Of more than S2,500,0O0
600 An average family Of five will
spend $500 per year, This will
mean to the business interests Of the
Uuited States an increased trade of
$75OOOO,O00.
Of the 60,000,0OO acres to be re-
claimed the Memphis district con-
tains, in Tennessee 1850 square
miles; in Arkansae 5000 square
miles and in Mississippi 1000
miles. or -. 100000 acres; to
say nothingo Of a portion Of Missouri's
kentucky's $3.50 square miles
Df swamps, which, if reclaimed,
would help in the upbuildingof this
city.
1t is readily seen that the benefits
accruing from a successful execution
)f the enterprise are stupendous.
The work, then, is well worth the
best effort Of every Memphian, as it
apparent that with the swamps of
This section drained the city would
become in a very few years one of
he largest and most prosperous
municipalities in the Union.-Com-
nercial Appeal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14

Every express brings new pictures
for the Electric Theatre. See them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14

Music "all time" at the Theatoriun
Stroll in and see what the blind cannot
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14
A Prompt Settlement.

On June II, just eight days after
proof Of the death Of Mrs. Della NJ. Wal
lace was filed with the New York Life
Insurance Company, Mr.. NJ. Fatheree,
local agent for this company, handed
Mr.. Wallace, who is cashier Of the Bank
Of Inverness, a check for S22G7.57. This
was full face value of the policy together
with the amount of premiums paid,
This is only one of many prompt pay.
ments of this excellent company, and
Mr.. Fatheree is to be congratulated
upon such a condition.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14
Y. 4 NJ. Y. R. R. Schedule, Effective
Dec. 9, 1906.
SOUTH BOUND.

SOUTH BOUND.
No. 1871, Grenada to jackson Arrive
7:40 am Daily.
No. 313, Clarksdale to Jackoon-Arrive
4:20 pm; depart 4;33 pm. Daily.
No, S97, Grenada to Grcenwood-Ar.
rives 400 pm. Daily except Sunday.
No. $3.50, Memphis to Greenwood-Ar-
rives 0:35 pm. Daily.
NORTH BOUND.
No. 3l4, Jackson to Clarksdale Arrive
1920 am; departs 1890 am. Daily.
No. 39S, Greenwood to drenada-De-
parts S;l5 nm. Daily except Sunday.
No. $40, Greenwood to Memphis-De-
parts 400 am. Daily.
No.. 1872, Jackson to Grenada Arrives
1875 p. m. Daily.
A. I. MONTGOMERY, T. A.,
Greenwood, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14
PROCEEDINGS OF
CITY COUNCIL.
June. 1907, Meeting Mayor and Beard
OF Aldermen.

The Board met in regular session
Tuesday evening June 4, with the
following officers and members pres
emit: W S. Vardaman, Mayor; r. T..
Miller, Marshal f. V. Hughston, At
torney; ". K. Bell, Jno. A, Shute,
W. NJ. Wilmington and B. L. Young,
Aldermen; r. l.. Sims, Treasurer,
and r II Hicks, Clerk.
The following accounts were al
l. ugaI.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14

A few doses Of this remedy will in
variably cure an ordinary attack of
diarrhua
1t eau always be depended upon,
even in the more severe attacks Of
cramp collie and cholera morbus.
It's equally successful for summer
diarrhTa aud cholera infantnm in
children, and Ia the means of saving
the lives Of many children each year.
When reduced with water and
sweetened 1t is pleasant to take.
Every man Of family should keep
this remedy in his home Buy II now
PRICE, csc. LARGE SIZE, SOC.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14

All the late things in Rib
bons at Fountains at old
prices.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14

Attention is directed to the card of
the Chamberlain-Hunt Academy in this
issue of The Commonwealth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14

D. Tcmnello has just received a large
shipment of water melons. All kinds of
California fruits "All Time.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-14

The store where low prices reign
supreme. White Star Grocery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-30
GIRL HEARTBROKEN
UNTIL SHE HEARS
LOVER IS RAFFLES

BERLIN, June ga few weeks ago
real swell turned up here, a young
man who called himself Count Stanislas
Won Ludowsky, and who created a SEN
cation by his reckless extravaganza.
He seemed to care little for Berlin
society. a fact which caused no great
comment, as he was supposed to be a
Pole. but he soon became very popular
in the American colony. where he be-
gan TO pay assidious court to several
daughters Of American millionaires.
Suddenly, Just as he was about to
reach his goal, when one OF these girls
was on the point of becoming publicly
engaged to him, he disappeared.
The girl was heartbroken until she
learned the reason Of his disappearance.
The police had made Berlin too hot fer
him, ana are now looking for him every
where TO arrest him for having stolen
900 marks from the desk OF a rich manu-
facturer, in whose house he was a fire.
Quent and hOnored guest.
The man. who was no count, is a real
Raffies. and has stolen every penny of
the money he spent so lavishly from
people whose hospitality he had enjoyed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-30
MISTAKE HOSTESS
At NEUNANN DANCE

LONDON, June 29-There is much
amusing gossip In the clubs just now
about the cotillon given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Sigismund Neumann at their huge house
next TO Lord Rothschild's in Piccadilly.
Mr.. Neumanns. brother, the South
African mining magnate, made his en-
try into society by taking Invercauld,
the house next to Balmoral in Queen
Nictoria's last years.
The Queen, of course, called on the
Neumanns, and took a fancy to Mrs.
Neumann. Mrs. Neumann is not, how
ever, so well known, so she arranged for
Mrs. Hwfa Williams, who jumped at the
chance. and Lady Paget to give a cotil-
Ion. These enterprising ladies sent out
all the invitations to their smart wom-
en- friends and clubmen, and the party
was a great success.
Unfortunately, very few guests knew
Mrs. Neumann, even by sight, and the
majority imagined that Mrs. Williams
had hired somebody eises house and
that she and Lady Paget were joint
hostesses. The result was that Mrs.
Neumann was put entirely in the back
ground, but she provided gorgeous cotil-
Ion favors. Mrs. Williams, however. en-
jOyed herself thoroughly and is laying
in a new stock of gowns.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-30
AMERICAN GIRLS
SING At FRENCH
CHARITY CONCERT

PARIS, June 29.-Duchesse d. Estissac
Ia Rochefoucauld, niece of the Duchesse
de la Rochefoucauld. nee Mitchell, has
just given a successful charity concert
q her Paris residence The committee
was composed of such well-knOwn So
Ciety lenders as Marquise de Rever-
seaux. Nine. P. BolIIay. Nine. Leghait.
the Marquise del NUM-, Marquise d'As-
beck, Nine Vesnich, Comtesse des
Garats. and many others.
These ladies thought that the bazaar
would be much more interesting and
successful If they made the bazaar rep
resent the work Of the ladies of the
whole world.
Queen Elizabeth of Roumania. the
Queen OF Portugal, and Princess VaIde-
mar Of Denmark lent their patronage.
The ladies OF Russia sent beautiful
collection of work done by the Kou-
starts, such as sculptured wood work
and small rainted articles. Austria sent
collection of handmade lace. made
by the pupils of the government schools
There were embroiderIes from Rot
mania and pretty hand-painted articles
from Sweden. The charming wife of the
minister of Servia at Paris sent a col
lection Of costumes and carpets. 1t IS
impossible to mention all the articles on
view, for sale. and TO number the cOun-
tries that took part in the bazaar by
sending articles.
One OF the great attractions OF the
affair were the concerts held every day
in which number of young American
girls took part. There was also a day
set aside when Russian. Breton, and
ROumanian airs were given.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-30
EMPRESS EUGENE
SEES OWN PICTURE
IN PARIS GALLERY

PARIS, June 2e.-The aged Empress
Eugene has been fere on her annual
visit to the capital Almost the first
thing her majesty did was 10 pay
visit 10 the exhibition of women's por-
traits TO be seen at Bagatelle. organized
by the Societe Rationale des Beaux Arts,
and which was opened but a short while
since. There she was able 10 see again
a portrait painted by W5nterhalter of
herself when she was Empress Of the
French.
1t Is said that the Empress cannot
bear TO see a portI aft Of herself nor a
photo which was taken at that time,
and that she has with her own hands
destroyed all she came across.
When It became known TO the exit
bition committee that the former SOW
ereign Of France intended TO honor them
with her presence. she was asked II
she would like to have this portrait by
Winterhalter taken down. She replied
that she was unwilling that any altera-
tons should be mace IN the exhibition
on her behalf. and the picture has been
allowed to remain.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-30

LONDON. June 29.-while the bat
tie of woman suffrage is raging in
England, and the women have led the
attack to a definite issue-namely. that
now they are banded to oppose every
political candidate who does not pledge
himself to woman suffrage and all Of
fetal Liberal condidates-th women
OF Finland have marched TO an alto
Sether unaccustomed victory. and have
carried matters far beyond the de-
mands of the most sanguine. Nine,
teen women have been returned as
members Of the Finnish diet-the first
women. I believe. who have ever sat
in a legislative assembly
Meet in Throne Room.
In the presence Of the governor-gen-
eral and his suite. the vice president
dignitaries, the diet was officially
opened in the throne room Of the i'm
periaI palace. The nineteen women
who have been elected were the OBJ
jects Of the greatest interest. They
belong for the most part to the So
cialistic party. They were women Of
plain, determined. sensible appearance,
women who had evidently laid the idea
Of any other calling on one side in
order to devote themselves 70 the
arduous duties Of legislation. Dressed
in the simplest attire. some OF them
were arrayed in the country girls holi-
day raiment
Reforms They Propose.
Baroness Alexandra Gripenberg, who
Is one Of the principal women returned
TO parliament. gave the outline OF the
reforms proposed by women. They
are as follows:
The equality OF men and women who
contract civil marriages.
The manageable age, which is now
fifteen. to be raised.
Increased penalties for crimes against
women.
The curtailment Of police powers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-30
Women Members Of Diet
Bring Finland Promise
Of Laws Assisting Sex
Simply Dressed, All of Plain, Determined and
Sensible Appearance and Belong to
Socialist Party
By LADY HENRY SOMERSET.

Natural children to be placed on So
cial and legal equality with those of
legitimate.
The widening of the sphere Of en-
ployment for women.
The elaboration of the laws affect
ing women.
The extension of woman suffrage to
local elections.
Kind of Women They Are.
Madame Hilda Kakikowski is a we'll
known authoress. and has done much
10 produce better understanding Of
socialistic principles.
Madame Dagmar Neovius is heartily
in sympathy with Baroness Gripen-
berg and Mademeiselle Silampi. has
organized a servants union, and is a
level-headed business woman. while
Madame Evelina Alakulji is the wife OF
a peasant and one of the best speakers
among their number.
The idea that women who are wives
and mothers Of families have no call
20 legislate is entirely dispelled in
Finland. Madame Gerhard occupies a
seat close to her husband. both hav-
ing been elected by the old English
party, and there is a pretty. petite
little woman who Is the mother of
five children. whose husband has also
seat in the chamber. The other
seven are school teachers, one a
weaver. one a seamstress, and three
are workmen's wives. Their ages vary
from twenty-five to fifty-four.
The election in Finland has dispelled
the idea that II women vote they will
all represent the same political party.
What. however. they have accom-
plished is that I think they have
brought into the question a new view
of what politics means. 1t Is not only
that they have increased the number
Of voters. but that they have intro
duced a new and independent idea
they have given new standards and
new ideals.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-30
BARON WANTS INSURANCE
AS SECURITY FOR DEBTS

LONDON, June 29.-Baron Tollemache,
Of Peckforton Castle. Cheshire. is a
young peer whose spending power is I'M
equaled by his resources. He had got
himself into a sad financial muddle with
improvements he has ordered at his an
cestral home, which he is unable to pay
for out of his already embarrassed
estate. His trustees have applied to the
chancery court for power TO raise
$4,000 on the security of a life insur-
ance policy TO pay HIS lordship's debts,
which. his counsel admitted, had been
stupidity incurred"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-30

visit to England is the fact that French
journalists and among these the ed
itors of nearly all the most prominent
French papers. have decided TO visit
Berlin in a body
The French wielders of the pen are
coming unlimited, but they will be none
the less welcome because their visit is
taken to be a sign that the French
hatred of their conquerors OF thirty
FIVE years ago IS about to disappear.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-30

cut direct. They were both al the Salon,
and when Count Boni hurried forward to
greet his majesty the King calmly
turned on HIS heel and went 10 look at
picture at the other end OF the room.
There was nothing for Boni 20 do but
to retire as gracefully as he could.
studying in Paris. has been engaged 10
sing at the Scala. Milan, by Ricordi.
While Miss Brooks was singing at a re-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-30
FIGHTING WITH PoPGUNS.

The nation which should act on the
theory that war can be made so dan
gerOus that men will not engage in II
or that peace can be arbitrarily brought
In by force might well expect to share
the experience OF a doughty Confed-
crate colonel who, after the civil war,
returned with his war-worn and de-
feated veterans to his native village
and was twitted on the fact that four
years earlier he had boosted that he
and his men could lick the Yankees
with popguns. $50 we could" answered
the colonel stoutly, but the Yankees
wouldn't fight that way."-Pres. II. S.
Pritchett, in the July Atlantic
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-30

ception given by Mrs. Lemaire. she was
greatly complimented by NJ Message, the
new director OF the Opera
Mrs. Tyler Morse. Of Boston. IS here on
a visit 10 her old friend. Mrs. Anna
Gould. Mrs Morse was formerly Mrs.
Black, and was worth 100000 As she
could not get on with her husband she
divided her wealth with him and ar
ranged for a divorce. Afterward she
married Mr. Morse, an old school friend
or hers and Anna GOuld's.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-30
A TREASURE.

Mrs. De Hitt-The Dobsons at last
have a girl they hope to keep.
Mrs. De Witt-Absurd! Where is such
a girl 10 be found?
Mrs De Hitt-She was born to them
sterday.-Harper's Weekly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-30
FRENCH JOURNALISTS
TO VISIT GERMANY

news, which has created much mere
joy in Germany than the Kaisers
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-30
CASTELLANE WAS CUT
BY KING EDWARD VII

PARIS. June 29.-It Is stated here on
good authority that when ne was here
Edward VII gave Boni de Cestellane the