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New-York tribune., 1907-09-22

wears When one sees hoU trivial a happening may
change the whole current Of events and alter the
destiny of an individual, community. state 4
whole people. he cannot forhear wondering whether
# IS blind chance m ell,sent Providence that
trolS and determines alike the fall OF a brick and
the totterIng of throne
Nearly quarter ~ "a century ago. "a farmer. seven
teen miles from Ch-lS-iarShU--. Virginia. the
foothills OF the Blue Ridge Mountains turned his
COWS into newly cleared field. Next morning when
the chore boy drove them II 10 be MIXED, It
Sound that OF them SICK that She
hardly able walk. She was kept N the barnyard
frr DAY TWO. and quickly recovered her usual
fearh Then She turned OUT INTO the pasture
agail. with The res OF the herd. Next morning
shr vas found dead. beside a cool and sparkling
spring that bubblei w from the rocks. which ap
Eea~ed TO be the very symbol OF c-yr Al purity
Then the farmer concluded that investigation
VS. IN order. Taking sample bottle OF water from
the spring 70 a chemist. he had ANALYSIS made:
and informed that = contained arsenic III such
Quantities that too liberal potations might easily
cause death % either man or beast. The death OF
poor bossv was explained. bur why She persisted
drinking that particular spring which instinct
appears to have taf1gH- ali the or The herd
avoid. remains -nyst cry l. may have been owing
e. the traditional oerNe-rv OF he may have
been her III luck L may have been her destiny
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
Craig Mountains Cruet Shoppers

rTRADITION has II that u Ettle gir PLAYING bv a
Georgia brooksIde found shining pebble that lei
t. the discovery of the gold mines ot the Cracker
State. that opened the sole native sources OF supply
Georgia and the tarOlinaS. Tor the tnlnts ot the
United States from the founding ot the Republic
until The opening OF the taI,t'-n.. gold mines n
I649. and that even ycr add 10 .nCnnS.derabe
amount to the total of America , production ~ the
precious metals
In more recent wears. i --lr I.l %, Ou.a-.9 made
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
The Unsung Durango Ram

MOT less wort ny OF TcTller hTauCe : the uuSUng
~ Colorado ram whose untIrnelV taking of has re
suited the starting of the native rubber industry
This has hardly passed the experimental stage but
desert regions OF the West and Southwest. This IS
how Il happened
About three years ago N g BrowneIl Of Durango
Colorado. had shipped 70 him from Vermont q very
valuable for breeding purposes. desiring 70
prove the sheep reared on his ranch. He had
had the long when Il found dead on the
range. As the animal was Of exceptional value
Brownell had post u1orsn examination made 70
ascertain the cause OF death Il found that the
rams inrestnes were clogged with little balls OF
gum. while III the stomach was mass OF partly
dIgested pinguav weeds plant that tiourishes
throughout the more elevated portion OF the plains
region. The little balls OF gum. which we-e taken
10 chemist for ANALYSIS revealed the fact hat they
possessed all the properties OF india rubber.
That was really the starting point OF Colorado :
rubber industry The interest of leading capt. asrs
OF Denver Detroit and other cities enlisted and
experiments have been conducted a large scale
Il claimed that ten per cent. OF the weight OF the
TpInguav. generally known a the rubber plant
he-et otOTe considered wort HESS and pestent weed
IS rubber but little inferior quality 10 the best
Para brand The interest OF the Department Of Ag-I
culture has been secured. and the OF iftv-flve
hundred acres OF vacant public land near Durango
has been granted for rubber culture Tor wears.
The supply OF the weed growing Wild on the hills
while II can be grown with anywhere but the
most alkaline desert lands. Machinery has been
atented and built methods OF extraction perfected.
and q large factory erected a Durango where The
industry VIII soon be launched large scale
As the demand for rubber Is limited only bv the
supply and the virgin rubber forests Of the Anna.
zon and kongo rapidly becoming exhausted,
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22

resist,ble faS-
Cination in a
study OF the freaks
of fortune that have
made and unmade
men andnationS. The
great events OF his
tory, and the epochal
discoveries and IN
Ncn,ionS that have
slowly lifted the hui
man race from bar
hauSm and beStialltv
t. higher planes OF
thought and action
these seem 70 have
been only a long series
of lucky accidents.
Nor Is this less true
Of The boosted indus
trial progress of these
memorable passing
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22

i discovery Df no
less moment 70 the
industrial future OF
Canada than was
the finding of the
Georgia goldmines
to the we'll being
OF the youthful Re
public
More than fifteen
wears ago, lttlc
Emily RalSton and
her father went
out on the stony
slopes OF Craig
Mountain, Western
ontario. to puck
blaCkherricS. The
child picked what
she wanted 10 eat.
and then sat down
to rc9c. leaving her
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
Piqs On Alfalfa.

Alfalfa is one of the best grazing
crops for pigs. Young growing pigs
until the time they weigh about 100
pounds, give the best results, but
brood sows also respond well to alfalfa
feeds. While young pigs are growing
and are producing muscle and bone,
they need food rich in the constituents
which go to build up a strong frame
work and alfalfa is valuable in this
way. 1t is more economical to feed
some grain in addition to the alfalfa
though about half of the regular grain
feed will be sufficient. Alfalfa should be
cut for hay the first and second years,
but by the third, the roots have become
well established, are strong and have
grown a good way down into the soil
and pasturing may be begun. 1t is
estimated that an acre of alfalfa, when
the pigs are fed a half grain ration will
produce 200 pounds of pork during the
season. The great value of green
feed for pigs is not generally so well
appreciated as it should be.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
How Wild Animals Are Trained

When circuses first began to 90
around the country giving perform
ances, they sometimes found that the
audience became so noisy and mat
tentive that even the most difficult
and wonderful of tricks failed to i'm
press them in the least.
How could the audience be kept UNI
der control and its interest kept up
from beginning to end? All! thought
one manager, music will help us out.
So he tried the experiment of hiring
a lively band and having it play loud
and merrily when nothing was do
ing" and stop short the moment some
performance was begun. This brought
the audience up sharp and fixed their
whole and undivided attention on the
performers.
So that explains the invariable pres
ence of bands in circuses.
By far the most interesting men in
a circus are the animal-trainers, says
the Los Angeles Times. First of all
they must have certain qualities-per-
s~uasiveness, gentleness and yet plen-
ty of firmness and great kindness.
These qualities make the people pos
sessing them most interesting, espe-
cially when you behold the wonderful
results achieved through them in the
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08

A circus in the daytime. Can you
imagine the scene, boys and girls?
1t is in winter quarters now, OF
course, SO the scene by day is quite
different from what you might picture
1t to be in the summertime, when the
familiar tents are the habitation OF
animals, performers and all.
All is dark and gloomy in the empty
auditorium. The rows and rows and
rows of seats are all covered over to
protect them from dust. 1t is hard to
believe that after nightfall this place
will be filled with men, ONE and
children, and all sorts of noise and
funmaking.
But there Is almost always this con-
trast between fun and the absence Of
fun. The contrast makes the latter ap-
pear gloom! Look at a comedian
when his face is at rest, and it will
look piteously melancholy-by con-
trast to the expression you have been
used to seeing there.
Meanwhile, what are the animals
doing? And where are all the per-
formers and animal trainers? Are
they out having a good time some
where?
Indeed, no! They are working, and
working hard, too, in the workrooms
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
FARnER AND PLANTER
HIGH PRICE OF FERTILIZERS.
The Farmers Duty under the Present
Circumstances.

The Farmers Duty Under the Present
Circumstances.
The general increase in price of
fertilizer is caused by a number of
conditions. The scarcity of labor in
the mines and the demands made by
the rats has caused a steady advance
in the price of nitrate of soda. The
price had about reached the top notch
when the Gillian earthquake caused
another advance of about IS a ton
The disturbance In the meat packing
district caused a falling off OF the
number of animals slaughtered, hence
q decrease In the amount of blood and
bone to be used as fertilizer and an
advance in price. The demand for
cottonseed meal by foreign countries,
and high price of labor has caused cot
tonseeed meal to advance beyond the
price of former years. Phosphate rock
is becoming scarce and the price is ad-
vancing. There seems no prospect OF
the price dropping o 1t is evident
that under the present conditions the
farmer must grow more cowpeas and
c~lovcrpxo supply the ammonia to their
crops, and study more closely the
value of potash and phosphoric acid
to the plants.
The winter months could be profit
ably employed in hauling leaves and
woods mold and mixing it with the
manure made on the place SO as to
make a compost for the land. OF
course this presupposes some animals
kept O the place. Such a compost
will go far towards supplying the plant
food that is ordinarily purchased in
the form of mixed fertilizers. Six or
eight loads of this compost worked in
well every two years together with the
use of 800 pounds of acid phosphate
and $50 pounds of kainit will partially
solve the problem.
1t should not be forgotten that deep
blowing will add much to value of the
compost to the land. When a deep soil
is made by blowing deep and incor-
porating organic matter, the roots feed
deeper and are not influenced SO
greatly by the drouth during the sum-
mer.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08

aud training yards which are down
the corridors a little way.
Here are the clowns. Do they have
to work? They do, indeed. Only prac-
tice makes the really good clowns
keep on being good.
The ~turhblers, the acrobats, the
trick performers-you will see them
here, there and everywhere, hard at
work, with serious faces, practicing
stunts which they learned and
mastered years before, perhaps. But
that makes no difference. They must
practice daily if they are to feel abso-
luely sure of themselves when the
time for the public performance ar
rives.
How long do you suppose it took
a first-class juggler, for instance, to
master his trick Of tossing up bill
lizard balls and catching them on the
point of his cue? 1t took three and a
half years of daily practice!
So you can e that circus perform
ers are very Woodworking peoples!
Life is no fun for them, not if they
fail to do their parts perfectly.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
MEN r o THE NORTH
Come Down South and Make Money
Farming.

We went down to visit u friends,
Messrs. Wayman and Riegel, at Pc
mona. Ca, says the editor OF the Pro-
gressive Farmer. While there we
took a walk. The first farm house we
came to was that of Mr.. Cooks. Mr..
Cook was reared in New York state.
He has only 35 acres, but he runs a
dairy and ships milk to Atlanta daily.
He has been doing so for Is years. and
has been instrumental in inducing his
neighbors to realize the value Of the
COW, until now Pomona is quite a milk
shipping point. Any farmer could
learn valuable lessons from a visit to
his farm; but my-you just ought to
see his house and kitchen. His wife
does her OWE work, and that kitchen
is better equipped, cleaner and more
attractive than many of our sitting
rooms or parlors. If we had such a
kitchen we would always ask company
in through the back door. Our south
-ern women have got to do more of
their work, and we men have just got
to do two things-frst, fix up our
cook rooms more conveniently, and
secondly, quit eating three hot meals
a day. 1t is all a habit; cold food
is just as good. But we were talk
ing about farms and farming. Do you
know what follows "the path of the
cow" Why, fertility. So Mr.. Cooks
land is getting rich, and we not only
saw large, fine cotton stalks dead and
brown, but we saw fine oats and wheat
that were living green. His next
neighbor, Mr.. A. D. Switzerland, who
came all the way from Canada. Though
from this cold climate, he brought his
knowledge of and love for cattle, and
he too runs his dairy, though his farm
only contains some forty acres. You
should see how rich he is making it.
He showed us two acres from which
he threshed in 1906 70 bushels of
wheat, and then cut 10000 pounds of
~peavines and sorghum hay. Let's see,
70 bushels of wheat at $1.25, $3.50;
4 tons of straw at SIS, $40; 5 tons of
hay at SIS, $75. Total $1S2.50. This
isn't bad, is it? And it did not cost
as much as cultivating in cotton. You
know there is something inspiring
about rich land and a good worker.
If you want to do something farming
Just get your mind on these two essen
tional things and the Others shall be
added unto you"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08

New Haven, Bridgeport and other New
England cities. He has something of
the mannerisms of C%reatore, some
times jumping from his platform and
running among the musicians, en-
couraging, threatening and begging.
His gestures are often such as result
from great excitement. He seems to
forget everything but the beauty of
the music. His favorite, he says, is
Verdi. Hans Saro, conductor of the
Connecticut State Sangerbund, says Of
young Di Vito:
ITO say that he is a genius hardly
expresses it. He is the incarnation OF
musical enthusiasm and temperament.
To my surprise, when I went first to
witness his work, / found that he con-
Quoted with great technique and feel
ing, with all the skill of a seasoned
leader. / expect that the world will
hear a great deal of him and his work.
Spoil him? Impossible! He is not
swayed by fattery. He thinks only
of the music, and not of himself or the
praise that is showered upon him."
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
Pfow All You Can In the Fall

In order to get all your land well
broken, it is best to start in the fall
and pillow on. when the ground is dry
all the land you can in the fall. Take
your t%wo-horse plow and ridge it up
or dry-bed it. Experience proves this
to be the best method, since you hold
the winter rains and prevent your
land from washing, you offer more
surface to the freeze. This ridging
prevents the land from running to-
gether when heavy rains come, as it
does when broken up smooth. 1t new
er Injuries land to pillow it-unless it is
too wet; and the deeper you pillow it
in the fall, the better crop you will
make next year.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
Smart Bows.

Mr.. Samson Biggs is a schoolmaster,
whose precept and practice of the
blessings of punctuality are, as a rule,
faultless. Should a lad be five minutes
late in the morning, he is kept in"
ten minutes after school; if ten min
utes, a penance of 20 minutes is i'm
posed, and so IN. But even Homer
mods, and 10! Mr.. Samson Biggs was
a whole half hour late himself one
morning. Among the pupils there raj
the usual smart boy, who was not slow
to remind him of his offence, nor to
quote from some of his own lectures
on the subject.
Yves, boys" said Samson, when he
had listened to the smart boy. Mich
olson is right, and. as | punish you, 1t
is only fair that you should punish me.
So you shall all stay and keep me in
for an hour after school this after
noon!"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
Potash and Lime For Peanuts.

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 SO bushels per acre, then buy 81
to 400 pounds Of German kainit. One
ton will be sufficient for five acres,
and the Increase Of crop in value will
Tar exceed this expenditure.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
The Animal Trainer at Work.

training of horses, elephants and other
animals.
You would be surprised if you could
see how quickly these animals forget
their stunts; how patiently the train
ers have to go over their work again.
Perhaps you have noticed that at
times trained animals quite refuse to
perform properly when they are out
on the stage. S%tubbornness and
changeableness of mind are things the
trainers always have to reckon with
in their charges. And, on the whole, it
is simply wonderful how great their
cont l is over them.
The busy artists-tight-rope walk
ers, tricksters, trainers and all-prac-
tice busily until about four o'clock on
days when they do not give matinee
performances, then they stop for a lit
tie rest and supper, for the evening
performance will began early and last
late, and they will need all their
strength for it.
Do you boys and girls think you
would like so very much to be in a
circus, after all?
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
When HOGS "staqqer."

Hog Staggering is either. the re-
suit of kidney worms, or some dis
ease Of the v system. Take
some t%urpentine and rub along the
back and loins. Give one ounce of
castor oil, into which you have added
eight or ten drops of turpentine. In
three days, if not decidedly better,
give a tablespoonful of sweet oil, into
which put three drops of fluid extract
CT nux vomica ar dfifteen drops Of oil
Of gaultheria; give this for three days.
The above is good for any partial par
alysis in hogs.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08

Cheap lands, and If the Agricultu-
rist is not mistaken, the value can be
increased so to 100 per cent during
the year. Turn the 40-acre tract as
soon as the soil Is dry enough to be
plowed. Put a number of kinds of
plants upon it, if the food is not in
the soil for one it may be for another.
Don't be afraid to pay out a few dol
lars for seed-they will return the
same fourfold. Here is a list and guam
THY ito each acre; multiply these to
suit the 40 acres: Tall oat grass, 2
pounds; alsike clover, 2 pounds; Els
sex rape, l pound; orchard grass, 4
pounds; white clover, 3 pounds; red
top, 10 pounds; Italian rye grass, 3
pounds. Mix these and put into the
soil in good condition. This combina-
ton will keep sheep in fine flesh. This
should keep 8 to 10 sheep in good con-
dition per acre.
Ewes average n lamb per season.
The lambs at four months of age
should sell at $3.50 to 81 per head.
Some ewes drop two lambs each year,
and all lambs from such eve should
be saved as breeders.
Purchase a thoroughbred ram from
some reliable breeder and the progeny
will be doubled in value.
AS a rule sheep are clipped but once
a year, but as far south as your place
is two clips may be made. The yield
of wool is in proportion to the purity
Of the breed, from 4 TO s pounds for
mature animals; price running from
20 to 80 cents per pound. Each eve
will produce enough wool to ray fof
her keep and give a net profit of IS
cents, and the lamb, in addition, worth
SO.
Wool and lamb growing will LAY .
much larger profit in Mississippi than
cotton culture, even at 10 cents Yer
pound. Inclose the 40 acres in a wire
fence six feet high, and n single
barbed wire eight inches above the
main fencing. The lambs will pay for
these investments and leave a good
dividend above them.-Southern Agri-
culturist.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
Rane Plant For Hous,

If you we're to travel from Canada
to Florida hunting for a feed to Keep
pigs and hogs in a healty condition
there is nothing that can be found tnat
will equal the rape plant. It will grow
in a cool climate. 1t will be ready for
stock in fifty to sixty days from time
of sowing seed. Seed a be sown in
drills and cultivated.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08

Vito, of Waterbury, Conn. who sue
cessfully leads and manages an Or
chestra that plays the most severely
classical music. Michael began to
study music at the age of four. His
father before him was a musician.
At seven and eight the boy could play
well on the violin, the mandolin, n
the piano. Early he began to shoW
ability in directing other musicians,
often showing marked talent in the
way of criticizing the work of his ell
ders. Young Di Vito is now an or
chestra director. having al orchestra
of his own. He has given concerts in
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
The Garden.

In selecting a garden choose a dark
soft soil with full access of sunshine
and good drainage. Lay it off sensibly
and prepare the ground thoroughly.
Make your rows straight, and don't
plant too soon. Use papers or brush to
protect young plants. Keep the soil
soft and free from grass or weeds.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
SHEEP GROWING IN MISSISSIPPI.
Sounds All Right, But parkies' Dogs
May Change Program.

Pickens, Miss have a piece OF
poor upland that l have recently pur-
chased at $5.25 per acre. l thought
of raising sheep on the land. About
how many sheep ought it to pasture,
and how many lambs the ewes aver
age per annum? About how many
times can they be clipped in a sea-
son, and what is the average number
of pounds that a sheep should pro-
duce? Anything that you may say
about the sheep industry would be
appreciated. FRANK MACKEY.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
To Prevent

When a fishbone is swallowed and
lodges in the throat, pressure on the
root of the tongue will induce vomit-
ing, which will in many cases dislodge
the bone. If not, a mustard emetic
should be given and the patient made
to swallow a large piece Of bread or
potato.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
HOW To Kill Willows.

Any time after the sap rises ION the
full moon is the best) cut the bark
about w~aiSt-high and peel it down, let
ting it hang to the root of the sapling
or tree, it will die and never sprout.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
Inconsistent Woman.

Why is it that so many OF these
wronged ladies get married again as
soon as the courts release them from
the brutes who made their lives mis-
erable?-N. T. Sun.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
A BOY MUSICIAN.
Nine-Year-Old Connecticut Prodigy an
Orchestra Leader.

We have heard of Mozart's wonder
full ability as a musician at the age of
-. of Josef Hoffman enhancing audi
ences at Is and IA, and of Kubelik do
ing marvels when but a boy. Now we
have little n~ine-year-old Michael Di
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
Parental Guidance.

To be tactful is the only means Of
parental victory; to be watchful while
seeming Indifferent, to guide with an
invisible hand.-Lavinia Hart
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
Gull the Flock.

Gull the flock and send to the table
or boarding houses all hens that are
not good layers and good mothers.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
Hove Some Crop Growing All the

When a vegetable crop is not grow
ing on the ground a leguminous crop
of some kind can be planted to good
advantage. These crops are beneficial
In many ways, and it is best to follow
nature closely In this matter and have
SOM crop growing on the land all the
time. To grow goo vegetables the
land must contain plenty of humus
time. To grow good vegetables the
and plant food in abundance. In no
way can the necessary nitrogen be ad-
ded so cheaply as by growing crops of
cowpeas, vetch, clover, red clover or
crimson clover on the Land and ether
turning them back into the land or by
growing these same crops, converting
them into hay, feeding this to live
stock and putting the stable manure
back on the land.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
The Home Beautiful.

Up and down the road in front of
your dwelling, as far as possible, the
weeds and bushes should be kept cut.
The grounds in front should be kept
as clear of bushes, stumps, brush,
br~oken-down vehicles, and the like,
as if the place were in town. Take
all rubbish to the rear, or burn it. or
do both.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
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