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The Washington times., 1907-04-28

After the formal ceremonies. refresh
mentS were served. Mr.. Hawk was IN
charge Of the program.
Notes and Personals.
The Rev. Claude c. Jones, pastor Of
the Thirty-fourth Street Christian
Church. delivered an address at the Dis
trict Reform School last Sunday after
noon. Many residents Of this place at
tended the service.
Mrs. Radue. of Rhole Island avenue
addition TO Mt. Rainier, has been SUI
fering with rheumatism, but is now
improving.
Mrs. sdllings Is out again, after an
illness of nine weeks.
St-s. z. H. Mcintosh. for many years
a missionary in Japan. viii speak at the
Christian Church Sunday morning on
Missions in the West"
Mrs. Snead, OF Dewey street, who has
been confined to her home on account OF
illness for the three last weeks. is out
again
Jesus and NIcodemus" win be the
subject OF Sunday mornings sermon by
the pastor Of the Thirty-fOurth Street
Christian Church.
The Christian Endeavor Society Of the
Christian Church is planning for a so-
ciaI, 10 be given some time In May.
Mrs. T. c. Elliott and children. OF
Thirtieth street, have gone to Arkansas
to spend the summer with relatives and
friends.
The Rev. William c. Crerie. formerly
pastor OF a Christian church IN Hayer-
hin. Mass. and at present a teacher in
the District Reform School. filled tht
pulpit OF the Thirty-fourth Street Chris
tan Church last Sunday evening.
Mrs. RAIDER. Of Thirty-fourth street
has been III with pneumonia.
Mrs. Walter Kinso1ving and daughter
of Twenty street. are visiting rel
atives and friends in Texas.
]. D. Hughes viii soon begin the con
struction OF a residence at Twenty-nintt
and Ash streets.
The lecture of the Rev. DR.. Power. or
The Land and the Book" delivered or
Tuesday evening at the Christian
Church, was enthusiastically received
by a large audience
The Washington times., 1907-04-28

Mrs. William A. Cady visited her
mother, Mrs. Robert Mundcll, of Wash
ington. d. c., on Thursday.
The Washington times., 1907-04-28

Mr. sandburned moved his family
Monday from Maple street into their
new house en- Willow avenue.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-11

Tennessee City. Tenn.-In 1905 ]
planted a piece OF corn about 10th of
June / first drilled corn, then put
stock pea plate in corn drill and set
1t to drop eight inches. That put peas
about four inches apart I ran the
drill in the same burrows drilled
the corn plowed the corn twice. ]
had ten or twelve acres of corn besides
this plat that was planted about May
Is and plowed three times. When gath.
ering time came / couldn't tell any
difference In the corn. The same num-
Der of rows made load from each
piece.
l turned some calves on the peas be-
fore frost. They didn't hurt the corn.
but fattened ON the peas and vines
after corn was gathered. 1 turned
hogs on the remainder of pease. made
two crops on same piece Of land at
the same time, same cultivation. and
each crop made as much as II it had
been planted by itself, and also built
up my land. DIXIE WRIGHT.
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USE FoR PICTURE POST CARDS.


4 pretty and simple way of utilix-
ing picture post cards for the decora-
ton OF the walls of a nursery is H.
lustrated In the accompanying sketch.
To suspend them from the wall in the
manner shown is very little trouble,
and they make nice bright decora-
ton, and are easily added to or chang
ed. thus making them always q new
source of interest
The cards may be fastened on q
piece OF fine Irvine or strong cotton, or
for preference. narrow robbon by
means Of little pieces OF stamp paper
over the top Of the card. They can
then be hung up in large or small fes-
toons round the room. Humorous
cards mixed with views Of places that
perhaps tho little ones have visited
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NECKWEAR IN FAVOR.
SMART STYLES FOR THE COMING
SUMMER.
Handkerchief Stocks VIII Re Largely
used-Some Of the Most Dressy
klnd-1ows Of Embroidery
and Lace.

Much of the smartest neckwear de-
signed for spring and summer is made
from handkerchiefs. and 1t Is 30 sim
pie to fashion that any needlewoman
Of taste can make 1t for herself. For
q dressy stock take not quite half OF
Q sheer handkerchief with q scalloped
buttonholed edge, run several fine
tucks to form the collar, which can be
finished around the top and down the
back with narrow valenciennes lace.
The average sized handkerchief just
goes around the average neck. For
the bow. or jabot, use the remainder
Of the handkerchief; plait the mate
rial from the center. making a sort
OF fan affair; after 1t Is pressed, gath
er the top part slightly to make 1t mar
row. and tack 1t onto the collar. An
other style of handkerchief which can
be converted into pretty neck pieces
for palmer wear is that with the col
ored border. Dark blue with touch
OF red makes pretty combination.
The fluffy little bows of embroidery,
lace and linen SO popular now to pin
on as q finishing touch to toilet are
easy to make II one is the least bit
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DICTATES OF FASHION.

An the skirts Of thin material SHOW
. little fullness at the waist line.
A little touch Of black velvet some
where about the gown Is : distinctive
note just now.
valenciennes. torchon and several
other fashionable laces are now inf
tated in gcldp and silver thread.
Brightest peacock blue appears
now and then, crude IN It's garishnens
and out Of harmony With its sur.
rouudinek
The old-time serpcntine skfrt
weighted with jettsd insertions ana
Trimmings ID one Of the graceful re-
vivals for slender hgures-
Another pretty touch Is = black.
velvet buckle catching dovn Z cor
sage bow Of white tulle or = stock
how Of soft satin ribbon.
Feather toques, composed OF two
large vinus and sons tan feathers
pounted % small velvst frap>, are
hndins iaver b Paris soF uatines
WQxkt 1
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Cotton Fertilizer.

Experience has taught the most sue
cessful cotton growers to mix 1,000
pounds Of acid phosphate, IS pounds
muriate Of potash and TOO pounds Of
cottonseed meal as the proper proper
tons for cotton. Acid phosphate is
Of more Importance than the other ele-
ments. Mix these SO as to apply as
much as 400 pounds OF the acid to
each acre. An abundance Of barnyard
manure will help loosen tough soils.
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JOHN ELIOT,S CHAIR.

ly voted to present the chair to the
Roxbury church in recognition Of the
fact that as John Eliot, The Apostle
to the Indians" had been minister in
Koxbury for many years the Eliot
church. so-called. was the mos. suit
able place for it.
A recently erected tablet In the
First Church of Roxbury-placed high
up on the wall back Of the pulpit
gives In brief epitome Eliot's life's
history. 1t reads:
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CAREER OF r. D. eUcKNAM. A
MASSACHUSETTS BOY.
sega" Sea Life az Cabin Boy at Six.
teen-At Forty He HAS Charge
OF Fleet Guarding the eos-
porus and OardanelIes.

worcester Mass.-After a varied
career "Rancy" Buchanan. formerly
OF this city. is now a naval adviser to
tne sultan of Turkey, and the fleet of
which he is admiral guards the Bos.
porus and the Dardanelles.
knowledge of his attainment of
this high position has recently been
received by a relative here. While
ne was a resident of Worcester he
was known as Capt. Ransford D.
buchanan. His father was lost at sea.
and when a lad the son was taken in
hand by his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Buchanan. After receiy-
ing a good education he had the
choice OF going to sea, to which his
boyish ideas and hereditary inclina-
tons led. or Of remaining ON a farm.
He chose the sea, but first went to
Duluth and gained experience with a
Capt. Elliot on a schooner plying on
the great lakes.
From cabin boy at is to admiral
at 40 Is his record. He included me-
chanical and electrical engineering in
MS study OF navigation. His first rise
was to mate on a lake schooner.
Later he went to Boston and shipped
for number of years on one of Pea
body's Australian packets, plying be-
tween this country and the orient.
he was once shipwreckcd on the
north coast of Australia. worked his
way to IloilO in the philinn;nos thon
to Hong-Kong and finally back to
Worcester.
Then he returned to the great
lakes, and John d. Rockefeller, who
sailed with Capt. Bucknam from Og-
densburg, N. Y, to Duluth, with his
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Broom Corn.

Broom corn belongs to the sorghum
family and should be planted and cult
waited about the same as sorghum.
The price is good II the heads of the
straw be turned down when they are
straight and stand up. While the
straw Is green the top OF the broom
corn is turned down so the straw viii
remain united. From 600 to 700 pounds
OF cleaned Is about the average yield
per acre. The price Is from $50 to
$50 per ton.
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Hog Staggering" is either the re-
suit OF kidney worms. or some dis
ease OF the nervous system. Take
some turpentine and rub along the
back and ioins. Give one ounce Of
castor oil. into which you have added
eight or ten drops of turpentfne. In
three days, II not decidedly better,
give a tablespoonful of sweet oil, into
which put three drops Of fluid extract
of nux vomica an dflfteen drops OF o.,
Of gaultheria; give this for three days,
The above Il good Tor any partial par
alysis IN hogs.
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Difference

| How does the above showing strike
the farmer reader who never investi-
gated the subject? Bear in mind that
the test was not between improved va.
rieties and admittedly non-improved
varieties The seels Of each were
supplied by grower, or scotsman. I'm
full confidence that his would prove
to be one Of the best. True 1t is that
some of the varieties included among
the poorest" may have been no bet
ter than ordinary, unsolicited seed.
But the value of the test is In no wise
affected. On the contrary, It is a les
SON to the farmer who realizes the i'm
portance OF planting the best variety.
but who does not conduct the work
OF selecting in scientific way.
1t VIII be interesting to compare the
economic results of two cotton-grow
ers, one of whom plants only the most
productive and the other the least
productive OF the 20 competing varf-
cites: The difference In value of prod
uct per acre in favor of the best va
rfeties was $20.oS. Suppose we allow
$lO per acre as the cost c. preparing,
planting and cuitivating one acre OF
cotton, and IS per acre for fertilizers
making SIS in all. 1t is clear that the
$20.05 would pay the cost of produc-
Ing an acre Of cotton and leave $5.0s
Ito the good"
Put 1t a little differently. Two high
~ improved and productive farms
might be fertilized and cultivated ex-
actiy alike in every particular for
ten years. excepting that on one farm
the best variety only is planted. and
on the other farm only the poorest va
rfety is planted. The result would be
that the one farm would produce $40
per acre tn excess of the other. or
enough to pay all expenses OF prep
aration, cultivation and fertilization
(not including cost of picking).
Or suppose two farmers, of equal
skill and industry, should each plant
and cultivate 100 acres OF exactly the
same highly productive quality of land.
and with the same kind and amount of
fertilizer, in precisely the same man.
ner. for period of ten years, with
the single difference that one plants
seed OF the best attainable variety of
cotton, and the other plants of the
poorest Of the varieties tested each
year. 1t is clear that the farmer plant
Ing the best variety win produce an
nuaily $4,000 more cotton than will
the other; or, in the ten years, $20.-
700! This would be enough to buy out
tho second farmers 100 acres at $50
an acre and have $4,000 left for other
lnvestments.-J. r. Redding. ex-Direc-
tor Georgia Experiment Station.
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AT present prices peanuts are more
profitable than for years. Lime must
not be neglected. as 1t Is essential to
an average yield. The pods will be
full where there is an abundance OF
potash. Do not allow a bushel Of
ashes to be poured out at the back
yard. when they will do so much In
increasing the crop of nuts. Where
ashes can not be obtained at the rate
OF 50 bushels per acre, then buy -
to 400 pounds Of German kainit. One
ton win be sufficient for i've acres.
and the increase Of crop in value viii
Tar exceed this expenditure.
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SOUTHERN AGRICULTURE
IMPROVED COTTON SEED.
The importance Of Careful Selection
for PLANTING.

TOR Planting.
A good many farmers appreciate, In
some degree. the importance OF care
fully selecting cotton seed for plant
inc. A large number give little or NO
attention to the matter, and are con-
tent to plant the same variety year
after year, only taking some pains to
save seed from the BEST picKings. But
very few indeed are aware of the diff
ference between the productiveness of
The best and OF the poorest varieties.
The writer, while director of the
Georgia experiment station, conducted
careful field tests of varieties annually
for period Of IL years. During the
ten-year period covering the years 1895
TO 1904. inclusive, the number of vari-
ties annually tested ranged from ID
to 80, averaging %. Taking the av-
erage yields and seed of the variety
that stood at the head OF the list each
year. and the yieias OF the variety that
stood at the foot OF the list eacn year.
the results were as follows:
Yields and value per acre Clint, 1Oc:
seed, soc, per cwt.)
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took a battIeship to Constantinople
after Its completion at Philadelphia.
Bucknam remained there several
months training the sultan's men.
Abdul Hamid offered him a vice ad-
miralty and he returned to America
to look otter some business interests
before accepting. He went to San
Francisco and married Miss Rose
Thayer and then to Constantinople.
He has now been made an admiral.
He speaks several languages, but
has remained an American at heart.
He holds many patents on navigating
instruments now in use, among these
a ships compass which traces the
course of ship in ink on chart.
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THE WEEKEND BOX.



The weekend box IL quite as much
a part of the fashionable woman'S
wardrobe as her jewel case or any
other accessory, says the New York
Tribune. for since 1t has become the
thing to 90 out of town from saturs
day until Monday It Is Of prime I'M
portance that milady's luggage should
be easily handled and at the Same
time combine all Of the comforts pos-
sible consistent with compactness.
The black enameled leather Englisls
weekend box Is practically . small
trunk. but wonderfully light and eas-
lily carried by maid or groom, and can
be slowed away IN the automobile or
railway carriage with little or no Dis
comfort to its owner. 1t Il lined with
plaid cloth and Is provided With I
couple OF trays. 30 that the skirts and
waists may be kept separately and
= place found for underclothinx.
shoes. slippers and other necessaries.
OF course, the toilet articles have
their own bag, preferably . Glad
stone. and the combination OF these
two travelling companions makes the
stay over Sunday thoroughly com
Portable one for even the woman who
expects to crowd into her brief VISIT
q dance. q dinner party, q game %
tennis or . meet OF the hounds, and
who win require several changes az
clothes in consequence.
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Private Tommy Atkins, Of the -
regiment, was considered the smartest
man on parade that morning, so he
was told to report himself at the com.
manding ofacer's quarters at ten a. m.
sharp; dress-belt and bayonet, and
his stick. The commanding officer,
who was just having breakfast. star.
tied by the sudden rap. rap" thun-
.dered forth. Come in"
Tommy (entering and salutipg)-
Commanding oficer's orderly for the
day. SIR.
Commanding OfHcer Don't you
know how to report yourself to q COM
manding officer?
Tommy (nervously)--N-no, sir.
Commanding Oficer-Then I will
show you. just consider you are the
commanding officer for the time. and
i am your orderly. Just sit here.
The commanding officer then re-
tired. closing the door. and Tommy,
creeping up behind, turned the key,
then deposited himself in the chair
and commenced eating the unfinished
breakfast Then knock sounded at
the door.
Tommy-Who's there?
Commanding Oficer - The COM
manding officers orderly for the day.
sir.
Tommy-Oh. Just stay there until
have finished my breakfast.--Tit.
Bits.
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Richest Glass In the World.

You farmers. men and women, think
yourselves too poor. You belong to
the richest class in all the world, the
land-owning class. Stick to it, even
though you do have to work hard to
hold the land, and though Injuries do
come very slowly. Those of you in the
possession of small tract Of land
should have the same ideas. the same
ambitions as he who has titled for him
hundreds and hundreds of acres of the
richest bottom lands.
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ADMIRAL FOR SULTAN

family, liked his work and offered
him command of the first Of the
wha'eback steamers just building at
re time. Bucknam was raen known
as the Kid Captain" He accepted
Mr.. RockfelIer's offer and became
master OF the Joseph L. Colby. His
first trip on her from the great lakes
to the Atlantic was exploited far and
wide.
He then went into the service Of
the Cramp Construction company and
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-11

A Novel Way Of Choosing Partners.
The most troublesome feature Of
most parties Is the choosing OF part
ners for games. This grows especial
ly hard when the part, celebrates
some special occasion, such as Val
entine's day.
At last year affair each lady was
presented with small mounted pic
ture OF the one-cent size how so easily
obtainable. These pictures were all
different. but each referred in some
way to love. No two subjects were
the same. To each Of the gentIemen
was given the same picture, as,o
mounted. that some one Of the ladies
possessed. with the exception that
his had been cut up into five or six
irregular pieces. and then pasted In
any position en- the card. which made
It hard to dissern inst what its sub
iect was. OF course. the gentlemen
were supposed to search for The cards
Identical with their own, and to claim
the lady holding them - their part
uers. This searching created Z grpat
dsal Of laughter and discussion. md
ekectuaIly broke tAA icA
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-11
Mule Colts.

Every farmer should get him a good
brood mare and raise at least one mule
colt year. The tremendous revenue
that is being paid by the south to the
north and west for mules alone is as
tonishing. A hundred million dollars is
paid out by the cotton growing Sec
ton annually for mules and horses
This estimate is far too small, and II
actual figures were at hand to quote
from 1t would be found that this Is the
very minimum.
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CASE ron rHE SCISSORS.
Here 10 One That Can Be Quickly
Cut Out and Sewn Together.

For keeping scissors nice and bright
and In good condition q little case of
some kind is almost q necessity, and
the case we illustrate can be quickly
cut out and sewn together. 1t must
of course be made to at the scissors
1t is intended for, and can be cut out
In one piece and sewn together at the
side.
II an extra little piece Of material
should be sewn on to cover the point
OF the case. 1t viii strengthen II aad
prevent the points of the scissors
from wearing through. Soft wash
leather is very good material to use.
a. 1t win keep the scissors bright and
In good condition. The tops of old
suede gloves may also be utilized.
There Is Zap at the top which bends
over to close the case. and fastens
by means OF q button.
The small diagram illustrates the
shape In which the material should be
cut out, the dotted line showing where
1t folds over. and 1t il sewn together
on the right hand side. 1t is good
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handy with q needle. Take q pleco
OF fine lawn or sheer linen about four
inches wide and eight inches long, roll
. hem and whip narrow lace on the
sides. Basic the tiny plants firmly
and then press them under . damp
cloth. Twist . heavy thread around
the center OF the plating several
times lido not try to sew it) and then,
cover the center with q piece Of in
sertion to match the lace edging.
These little bow affairs need not nee
essarily be plaited--a piece Of mate,
rial edged with . fuiltng of lace and!
gathered several times IN the middle
viii give pretty fluffy effect Tiny
pieces OF allover embroidery can be-
used up In the same way. Round
clasp pins found at the notion coun-
tiers can be sewed on to the backs OF
these bows. making them safer and
more convenient to wear.
But tie new neckwear 10 not con-
fined to white or wash goods. Little
bows to match the belts seem equally
the thing. II one wears q blue belt
with gilt buckle. quarter Of =
yard Of blue ribbon four inches wide,
q tiny gold buckle or two gilt buttons
will make the smartest kind ~ neck
arrangement to match. Run two rows
of gathering down the ribbon. about
half an inch apart. gather 1t up nrm-
" and cover the shirrings with mar
row strap of ribbon, and on this uso
the little gold buckle of the buttons-
A piece Of plaid silk bound with .
strip of plain silk and drawn together
in the center with piece Of eyelet
insertion makes . pretty
addition to Z plain white waist
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Rape Plant For Hoas.

II you were to travel from Canada
to Florida hunting for q feed to keep
pigs and hogs IN a healty condition
there is nothing that can be found mat
will equal the rape plant. 1t win grow
in q cool climate. 1t will be ready Tor
stock in fifty to sixty days from time
OF sowing seed. Seed can be sown IN
drills and cultivated.
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q They Only Would.

II every farmer of the south could
be persuaded to have as many cows
on his farm as he could, then the long.
looked-for time would be here when
prosperity wouio spread her wings
over all this beautiful heaven-blessed
land. The fatted calf would not longer
be figure Of speech, but a veritabls
reality on every homestead. Debts
would be well-nigh abolished and .
joyous content would smile on every
face
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Good plowing-that Is. to have land
well broken--is also essential to .
maximum corn crop. AS a rule, farm
ers Of the south do not attach enough
importance to the thorough breaking
OF the land. No work should receive
more attention that the FIRST breaking
for corn crop. The good results can
be traced throughout the entire sea,
son.