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The Virginia enterprise., 1907-03-22
WHERE EYE.sIGHT IS GOOD.
6ssa Where Distances Are Vast a.,
Obstacles Are Few.

6ssA Where Distances Are Vast and
Obstacles Are Few.
The best eyesight is possessed by
these people whose lands are vast and
barren. and where obstacles tending
10 shorten the sight are few. Esqui.
tnaux will detect a white fox in the
snow at great distance away, while
the Arabs Of the desert have such ex-
tteme powers Of vision that on the
vast plains of the desert they will pick
out objects invisible to the ordinary
eye at ranges from one to ten miles
distant. Among civilized people the
Norwegians have better eyesight than
most, If not all, others, as they more
generally fulfil the necessary condi-
tions. The reason why defective eyes
are so much on the increase in Ameri.
ca lies in too much study of books
In early life and in badly-nghted
rooms.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-03-22
The Child.

A child's face is the window Of his soul.
That yet untrammelel by the world >
control,
Like some still pool upon a summers
day,
Ruffles to every Wild that blows that
way.
A child's face is a yet wide open door,
That every year Life shuts a little more,
It stands wide thrown, and to and fro
pass free,
OF his fresh thoughts, the white robed
company.
A childs face Is a harp that stringed
stands
Waiting the touch of any passing hands
That chance to strike the clear, obedient
strings,
Giving the captive melodies their wings.
A little pool that ruffles to the winds,
An open door where each one entry finds,
A stringed harp to answer song or hymn,
So is a child's face to his every whim.
Pamela Tennart.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-03-22
Was Once an Elevator Boy

A well-known railroad man, whose
headquarters are in the east, stepped
into an elevator at the Midland hotel
day or two ago, saying he wished to
60 to the fourth floor. LET me run it
up, will you?" he asked The elevator
boy. The boy stepped hack and the
railroad man pulled tbs rope and
ran the elevator to the fourth toor,
where he stopped it nicely. you're
pretty good at it," ventured the ele.
vator boy Il ought to be-" replied the
railroad man. Il got my start in life
operating an elevator in an Office
building. kansas City Times.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-03-22
THE el0 COCOA PALM.
arow IN 41lty sph, DsSyino HurrI
cAEses ~ the Tropics.

canes ~ the Tropics.
The coooanut means 4 great deal
to the West Indian negro. says
Country Life. A dark-skinned man
ran lightly up the tall stem, with
suspiciously prehensile feet, stopping
1T the fruit cluster to select and pull
OF great nut, which he tossed to
the ground. examined it with Gu
rtosity. for It was little enough like
the eocoannt OF the stores ia tho
north. A smooth green covering,
hard. tmpervious to anything but i
heavy knife-no wonder the coeoa
palm spreads among these islands!
Boat-shaped, in sense; light enough
to doat easily, the big seed is always
ready for a sea voyage. Cast ashore
on q sandy beach, it quickly germin-
ates and holds fast TN the salty soil,
soon growing to it's estate Of beauty
and fruitfulness and able to defy tho
hurricanes Of the tropics.
Restful as were the isolated cocoa
palms, it was not until l came upon
real grove of them that could
fully appreciate the tropical latitude.
A visit to "Crusoe beach," fringed by
the great palms, hanging full Of heavy
nuts. with liberty to wander where
the sandy ground-it was winter,
mind you!-was covered, not with
fallen leaves Of oak and beech, but
with great fronds eight or ten feet
long dropped from the clean-stemmed
giants with feather-duster heads
this took away the last memory Of
the ice-bound and coal-smoked north.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-03-22
First Chinese Patent>

: The first pateD ever granted by the
Chin sc government was recently is.
sued to citizen of Nanking for an
electric incandescent lamp, 1t is said
to be decided improvement upon tn :
foreign bulbs now in use ill Shanghai
and elsewhere. The inventor calls it
the clear moonlight electric lamp"
Chang took his invention to the taota1,
or mayor, who became interested in it.
and forwarded sample with a me-
mortal to the viceroy, asking that the
inventor be protected from interfer.
ence and competiti',p in it's manufac
ture and sale. .s
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-03-22
How Sea urohins Travel.

Sea urchins, or ''sea eggs," have a
queer method of locomotion. They are
protected by sharp spines, but these
spines do not cover all the surface.
This is divided up into segments, like
a rough-rinded melon. The narrow
segments are pierced with holes
Through these small holes the "sea
eggs" protrude little tubes which act
as feet in the following curious way:
The animal initiates the tubes in the
water from little suckers at the back
and in this way it pushes itself for
ward. The tubular feet are fitted. to.
every side of the creature, which is
thus enabled to move in any direction
it p1eases.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-03-22
Boy Had His Own Opinion.

A boy was holding candle for his
master, plumber, in a Scottish town,
who was doing some repairs to pipe
inside dwelling house. The boy
carelessly held the candle too near
his masters head, and up went his
hair in blaze. The master turned
around in a rage, and said: "You
stupid idiot! Can you NO watch what
ye're doing? The folk of the house'll
think ye've been singeing a sleeps
head with the smell ye're setting up!"
"Aweel," said the boy, "t1 ey'll mebbe
can.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-03-22
Keep on Climbing.
-

Keep on Climbing. :
II you're after fame and glory, ;! -. ]
Keep on climbing. -,
Itd the old familiar story,
Keep on climbing.
Never learn the art of kicking;
Just ignore minor licking,
xnd you'll get there just by sticking:
Keep on climbing.
II for glory you are trying,
Keep on climbing.
You won't get there just by signing.
Keep on climbing.
Never stop and meekly wonder
# the noise you hear is thunder.
But keep from going under
Keep on climbing.
seldom think OF pain and sorrow.
Keep on climbing,
There's another day tomorrow,
Keep on climbing:
Take your time and never hurry,
And, above all; never worry,
AZ the top there y no furry.
Keep on climbing.
philadelphia Press.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-03-22
Out on Midasl

III I had the wealth Of Midas" Mr..
Henpeck began, II would"
20, pshaw," his wife interrupted.
"What's the use of talking about
Midas? If you had the spunk of .
rabbit, instead of working on salary
you'd be a member. of the firm and
getting dividends. I want you to come
home at noon today and take care Of
the children. I've got paper on the
influence of Kant before the New
Century Club, and Of course you're
not able to hire nurse for me. You
can tell them at the Office that you're
sick or something."-Chicago Record
Herald.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-03-22
Six Shots Are Enounh.


y IN the list / have included 4. re
tolvsr. following ont the Old saying
that "You may not need It tor . long
time, but when you do need It. you
want 1t ID quick, Except 70 Inn.
press guides and mule drivers. l. is
not IN essential article, writes Rich.
ard Harding Dayis. in seribner's. n nix
c4mpaiEns i1ave carried one. md
never used it. nor needed it but once.
and then while was lodging behind
the foramast it. lay under tons Of lag
gage III the hold. The number Of tart-
ridges have limited to six, on the
theory that If in six shots you haven't
hit the other fellow. he will have hit
you, and you viii not require another
SIX.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-03-22
Yellow Art.

Tommy Figjam-Paw whose pic
ture is that Teller there where you're
readin'? =.
Paw Figjarn-Why, that's q half
tone of a second cousin OF the step.
brother Of an aunt by second marriage
Of the foster sister of the chap who is
suspected of being in possession of
information as to who was an accom-
plice Of the mysterious unknown who
assisted in kidnapping Sloppy Sadie the
Sad-Eyed Shop Girl.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-03-22
Diouenes Again.

The old man with a lantern was
poking about the streets of Baltimore.
What" cried citizen, in amaze
ment, still hunting that honest man."
"Nah!" replied Diogenes (for it was
he) in disgust. Il found him long ago
hadn't you heard of the fellow that
paid his taxes when he hadn't been as
sessed? What I'm hunting now is the
Marylander who is opposed to giving
:he cruiser Maryland a silver service,
end I'm about to give it up as a hope
less task. ."-Baltimore American.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-03-22
Sinister Eve of the ELEPHANT.

6InTSIer eye OJ I0S GISPJdUts
ITO my mind two things strike the
observer vividly when standing close
to wild elephants in their native
haunts," writes traveller. ''The one
is the gigantic size and his own COM
parative smallness. The other is the
expression of their eye. This organ,
which is surprisingly small in proper
ton to the size of the animal, and set
far back in the head, is of pale blue
color much resembling that of wall
eye in a horse. Even when an ele.
phant Is at rest his eye has all unr
coz ~+-! H. ~ol- and sinister look"
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-03-22
: - -
aiQ Charles Joke.

= =, Dig V5JdTJIS.O VONSs =.
Charlemagne was In need Of amuse.
ment. :.
Why" they asked him, "db you
have such 4 large number Of court 1es.
ters a constant attendance on your
royal person?" Z 5 5a
..Recause." he replied with = right
regal chuckle,s .I could not earn the
surname Of The Great were not
careful to keep my wits about me"
It + said that the conrtiers died
laughing. -ss.Ez
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-03-22
Roaujar Jonah,
The Lingering. Kind.

Mrs. New1ywed-l don't know
whether to bake pie or Q cake for
dinner. s5E ..s ss2s. s B. &. rs B
Chum Which will last longer?
Mrs. Newlywed-Oh It doesn't make
much difference. One IS as bad as
the other! Detroit Free Press. S.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-03-22
Same Old Story

Time repeats itself. In little vol
ume entitled "A Journal of Pleasant
Days-London, 1789," we find the fo:.
lowing entry:
"Went fishing with friend Aber.
crombie,- yesterday. = = Don't
know just how it happened, but, when
we returned, somewhat late in the
evening, his good wife laid him out
with broomhandle and. calling atten-.
ton to his wavering, condition, ac-
c,Ised me with having: led him to his
staggering state. Whereupon I llasti.
II withdr drew."-Atlanta Constitution.
=: Regular Jonah. e5*
de ole mule th;owedz Bier ~Thom-
- head over heels inter de mill pond
en q 'gat0r riz up en- swallered hint
Too bad!" = fEE
Yes. but I. reckon we'll see him
aS'in kase do gator's done crawled up
on de bank en- he's lookin' mighty
sick. Atlanta Constitution. a
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-03-22
No. aood for q. Touejl. s.

No oend for Z: Touei.
There zoe my friend. Jones' tho!
hur1an raxor. S $40.
II 10 - sharp 2, ssE',.s
s he's cont tinually strsp.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-03-22
J Flying start.

4 Flying Start.
did you ask papa r
Il certainly did. You cant blum
me-
well. how did he take it7''
His manner Of taking It gave me-
quite 4 start.
4 What did he say that gave you !
start z"
.:It was not o much Whist he said
90 uhat hes did Z,
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-03-22

Natural coneluslon. ssss !.
Tess How do you know she's
,ns 1a1lEfy IIossple for Nm.
iyhs tod lae q.
% don't mean q say ~
q goins q Z asrI s
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-13
Grieg as a SchooIboy.

Grieg was not pattern schoolboy.
In description of his days at school
he wrote: knowing that by arriving
late / would not be allowed to enter
the class until the end of the first
lesson, l used. on wet mornings, to
stand under dripping roof. until l was
soaked to the skin. The master then
sent me home to change my clothes.
but the distance being long this was
equivalent to giving me dispense
ton! You may guess that played
this prank pretty often. but when at
last carried 1t so far as to come one
Cay wet through, though it had hardly
rained at all, they became suspicious.
and kept lookout. One fine day
was caught, and made an intimate &C.
quaintance with the birch!"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-13

accommodate two packers. To make
such table take four standards about
three feet high. 1t is made SKA feet
in size, the top covered with strong
burlap or canvas and allowed to hang
rather loosely. Saw off the tops of
the legs on bevel so as not to have
the sharp corners push into the bur-
lap, and make points that will bruise
or cut the fruit.
A piece of old garden hose is gen
orally nailed around the top of the
table to protect the fruit Beside the
braces shown in the cut it is also we'll
to wire the legs and braces together
firmly, as there is a heavy load to
support. The shelves on each side
are for holding the boxes, as all the
good fruit in this region is boxed. The
hight is only relative, the point be-
ing to construct it so each packer can
work with the greatest comfort, avoid
ing back bending in all cases. The
top should not be greater than 3x4 feet.
as anything larger would not allow
two packers to reach all points of it
without unnecessary stretching
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-13
HOW TO KILL THE FRUIT FLY.
A Trap of Kerosene Which Does e.
fective Work in Australia.

A Western Australian orchardist
has made discovery 1t is worth
looking into, because it is simple, and
deals with the unconquerable fruit
fly. 1t seems that last season Mr..
Jones. of Guildford. was. drying some
fruit, and was troubled by the ants at
lacking the fruit To keep away the
ants he used kerosene round the posts
which supported the verandah on
which was the fruit The children no
ticed that the fruit flies were attract
ed by the kerosene. and with bits of
board killed d number. This season
Mi. Jones. again smeared the posts
with Kerosene, and watched the flies
come. and found that it was easy TO
kill them. He then told Mr. Walter
Harper of what he had discovered.
Mr.. Harper. after some trials. found
that the flies were attracted by other
odors besides kerosene. and proceed
ed to experiment with cyanide and
other poisons on ripe fruit. The re-
suits are promising; but in the mean
time Mr.. Jones told MT. Devenish, of
Guildford, of the fact that the dies
were attracted by kerosene, and Mr..
Devenish placed some in a small tin
and hung it in peach tree which
was infested with the fly. In few
minutes several flies had been caught,
for one touch of the kerosene does for
them. He continued his experiments
for day or two with such success
that he thought 1t his duty to write to
the papers and state the facts Many
growers at once tried the kerosene
trap, and every one with the same re-
suits. 1t is everywhere found that
within few minutes the flies gather
round vessel containing kerosene,
and are caught in scores and humid
reds.-New Zealand Dairyman.
Here is a hint in regard to other in
sect pests. 1t will not cost much to try
it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-13
The Editor,s rim Shears.

Thursday we borrowed a pair of
tin shears, or ships, at George Stew
arts hardware store from c. r. Hart
man. On the way home, to the Office.
]. W. Patton asked: Are you going
TO trim your toe nails?" Then we
met F. F. Parrish and he remarked:
Going to clip your hair?" and Joe
Wolfe who We met last said: Well.
you are going to clip 'em, are you?"
So every man we met had a sugges-
ton to make, and yet they say your
neighbors are not interested in what
you do.-Washington (Ia.) Democrat.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-13

without reseeding. IL the dodder Is
prevented from seeding it should be
eradicated within this time, or at least
should not interfere with the course
of crop rotation. Alfalfa should re
main indefinitely, ard IL dodder re.
seeds itself it's control becomes much
more difficult or impossible. This is
the prevailing condition in the west.
The fact that the small-seeded alfalfa
dodder of the west has not become
established in the east is of special
interest in this connection. Glover
dodder appears likely to prove most
troublesome in alfalfa culture in the
east
If the dodder occurs only in patches
in the field it usually can be controll-
ed by hand methods. If it covers the
greater part or all of the field. plow-
ing under the stand will probably be
found necessary. 1t then becomes Inn
portant to know how far the crop can
be utilized without reseeding the land
to dodder.
1t is first important to gain control
before the plants have spread lar
from the point of attack; secondly.
and Of greater Importance, they
should be subdued before they pro-
duce seed. Success therefore depends
very largely on early discovery of the
plants, followed by immediate work in
subduing them. Thoroughness invol.
YES the destruction Of every living
piece of dodder stem lying within its
own length of host plant.
Cutting and burning infested plants
and spraying them with copper sui.
plate or iron sulphate are methods
which have been employed. Spraying
has not proved successful as a rule.
owing to the impossibility OF thorough.
ly wetting every part of the dodder
stems under field conditions. The
plants have appeared to be destroyed.
but . sufficient number remained to
continue growth after receiving n
temporary check. Burning In sue
cessful when thoroughly done.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-13
Liquor She FIoated In.

On their arrival in New Zealand.
according to London Tit-Bits. a party
of English people drank the health Of
the vessel which had brought them
safely to their destination. One Of the
gentlemen who was asked to join II
this ceremony replied: No. am
teetotaller; but I'll willingly drink sue
cess to the ship in the liquor she
floats in" A friend disappeared and
returned with glass of water. After
complimentary apostrophe to the
ship, the recipient tossed the water
off at once. but Immediately splut.
tered: "Ugh-ah-oh-this is-oh-
what on earth is this?" THAR" said
his friend. why, you've drunk success
to our noble ship in the identical
liquor she floats in"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-13
THE DODDER PEST AND IT'S
DETECTION IN THE FIELD
Vigilance Only Of Holding
Check.

Notwithstanding every precaution
against the introduction of doddeI.
seeds may find their way to the field
in the seed used. The ultimate con-
troll of the plants may depend upon
early efforts to discover and destroy
them. This is particularly true If the
plants appear in few places in the
field.
The proper time to destroy the
plants is before rapid branching en-
ables them to reach many host plants
Then every firm hold of the dodder
suckers becomes a point of independ-
ent growth. and the difficulty of reach
Ing all OF them Is greatly increased.
New seedlings, therefore, should be
carefully examined for this pest
Under favorable conditions the dod-
der seeds terminate but little slower
than seeds of clover or alfalfa. The
young plants therefore appear at
about the same time as the clover.
Their discovery in the seeding at first
is practically impossible. By the time
the crop is six or eight inches high
the dodder will have branched suffi-
NAOhI%J, oo a ulCJ " us pres
ence noticeable for a short distance
This permits removal of the plants
with the least loss to the stand and
with the most likelihood of success.
Different kinds of dodder exhibit in
the field individual habits well wor-
thy of consideration in detecting their
presence, such as low-growing or high
growing tendencies and their manner
of spreading from plant to plant
Field dodder grows to the top OF the
host plants, throws out it's branches.
and rapidly extends from plant to
plant, often forming a dense yellow
carpet of tangled branches covering
and bearing down the crop. as shown
Ia our illustration. Small-seeded al
falfa dodder, on the other hand. con
fines it's growth exclusively to tn
lower part of the host plant, rarely ex
ceeding foot from the ground 1t
spreads slowly from plant to plant
combining itself chiefly to the severa
branches OF the individual alfalfa
plant. While a patch of field doddet
can be seen long distance. the 9th
err, when the stand is at all thick, can
be observed for but few feet.
The habit of clover dodder differs
from that of each of the kinds pre-
viously described. Its Towering stems
usually climb the host stems for
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-13
THE LADY BUG.
Hope for the Orchardist in the Pres
ence of the Little insect.

There is hope for orchardists in the
lady bug. When the department of
agriculture imported the Japanese
lady bug few years ago, there were
serious doubts as to the practical
value of the Introduction. The lady
bug preys upon the San Jose scale,
and for this purpose it was brought
into the country in the hope that
eventually it may keep the scale in
subsection. From the very start it had
promise. 1t multiplied rapidly, and
became the deadly enemy of the much
dreaded scale. Last winter it came
through the cold weather in southern
Michigan in good shape. and it now
appears it will survive almost any
climate where fruit can be produced
If this is finally established, the value
to the fruit interests may be beyond
estimating.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-13
ORCHARD NOTES.

Fruit which is handled the least
keeps the best.
Look after the gratis put in last
spring; cut away unnecessary growth
or suckers.
Now is a good time to dig borers
out Of the trunks of fruit trees. Use
small. sharp knife and a piece of
wire.
Make a note of the trees which do
not bear satisfactory varieties. Then
next spring you will know just where
to do some grating.
Fix up the ladders before it is time
to pick apples. More accidents at ap-
le-gathering time come from poor lad
ders than in any other way.
Some careful growers pick their or
chards more than once, gathering the
fruit as soon as it is well colored.
leaving the poorly colored and imma-
ture fruits until they have become
well colored.-Farm Journal.
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fdieWild ES1cies.

A Chicago man paid $1,000 for a
motor car. 1t was stolen and the
thief arrested. The jury, in disposing
Of the case, valued the machine at
s14. There must be a big profit in
automobiles.
An unknown man recently wrote
he mayor OF one of our great cities
l letter in which he said: Get the
'ich men to send me some money !
am poor" At last reports, the rich
ne1 were falling all over themselves
striving to comply with the modest
'eaGest.
If Fish wins, Hartman will have
cut bait.
At the Chicago corn show, an Indi-
ma man bid in an ear of corn at auc-
ion for $3.50. The funny part of it
vas, he raised the corn himself. A
nan like that must have lot OF faith
the dealer.
A Nebraska college president is
u0ted as advocating hanging for
nuck-rakers. Good by, Tom Lawson;
axe keer Of yerself!
In Washington, d. c., people are
EoirS to their work on roller skates.
is presumed. however, that many
esidents OF the Columbian city will
continue to skate home at night in
he good old way.
| guess you can put 'em on now.
But don't blame me if they stick.
The LOndCn Tribune prints an ode
o an egg. Coed or bad?
4 Kansas editor wants to know how
long girls should be courted. Try
EN- the same way as short girls, only
reach higher.
Prepare your pucker Christmas
and the mistletoe is drawing near.
According to an Indianapolis news
PAPER, an Indiana girl held two burg
lars at bay with a revolver in her
aand." If she has to hold 'em, that's
the place for the revolver, all right
somehow, a girl never could shoot
straight with her feet
Almost any old dog will bite you
when you are down.
And now We have to work I'D orr
enthusiasm all over again. Baseball
has given way to football.