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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-31

have your esteemed favor and
in reply 20 Number I. How does the
crop Of Mississippi compare with last
year.. beg 10 say. that. in my opln-
Ton. IL wiil b. practically the same
possibly : per cent greater. The
condition IL hard to Judge. in some
sections Il la almost a calamity.
sail. sa other sections ~e are max.
lnE above the average.
Number : What are tho farm.
err aotuE. and what DO you think
th.y AhouId do. 70 set better prices
VIII they hold for ten cents" To
the latter part Of this question wiil
answer. No. they are not holding
her" or anywhere else. The great
majority have no right 10 hold the
cotton n not theirs 20 hold
II belongs "a the men who have
furnished the farmers wifh some
thing so eat during the entire
year. and these men need their mon
e. and arc entitled To IL. Those who
are nelf.sustaininw and own their
cotton. are not holding and will not
hold. because they held last ycar''t'
You hnos their H. a time 10 sell cot
tua and also time 30 hold. have
you not no,iced that the grest ma
inrlty ~ ns DO the wrong thing az the
arong tlmer
You ask what they should do 10
maintain prices Permit me FIRST 10
tell what they should not do They
should not publish II broadcast. a.
they did last year. that they are hold
Ing any cotton whatever. II nil the
warehouses this year are AS full Of
cotton aa they were last year 90. IL
would indicate crop Of twenty mill
lion bales.
Now. as 90 what should be done
20 maintain prices: there are only
two problems 20 this question. and
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-31
HOW To MAKE BOTTOM LAND
PASTURE.


M~wsrm. Editors | have about
forty acres OF bottom land that
has been cleared eighty years
A largo creek fowm through this
land. A considerable portion OF
the Iand has bern saie or tara
s<i cut" long enough 30 gTow up
in alder bushes. pines AID grass
A great portion of the land IN
subj rcs 90 uw~rHo~. and con@o~
quentiv an effort IN make corn
on IL has proved 20 be d failure
for eight or ton years, The @sti
Ia a hrowniah rmd clay. and
a@~fnm inclined 20 Erow eros
foot grass and ~e~ds
want to cunsurt than land
into a rawadnw I attn cnstgsat.
lug some ~ Il this year ia corn
sofle has been tGie fer avc or
six years. and has gro@n gp In
halruxh and in other coarm~
grasses. w~edK and alder bushes:
aud some shat has b~"n idle
foTtY-avc years 10 covered 9th
pines. alder bushes. grass. etc.
Should lhAt portion shlch
has been idie I've or SIX Years.
and no~ covered @ith bulrunh.
weeds. older bnshen. ssc.. b~
broken this fail and pulrrsiEed
and irvelcd n9xt spring late
enough ia The spring, tn prevent
1e~ds from growing ap slth The
er0w-fOog Nhirh wuaid gro~
npg
What about that portion
~hAch has been idle f0rty-ns9
tesfB and is nos covered attn
pihsa. alder bushes. grass. etc
Whea the pines. bushes. etc
are removed from the land
@onid ii br proper Ia piow up
The sod which d. now embedded
ID The land aud haFrow and
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-31

MrSMrn Editor wlMh 20
ma~ three hundred pounds cot.
tunmes-9 meal. - per cent. per
acre nn6er cotton ln 1903. I
also wans not less than z~s-a
goods. nor more than Ave or sir
hundred pounds per acre. what
other material must use. and
hos much 90 Er, the goods de-
sired Hoping you wili gsvc inc
the information. I arm.
W II p
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-31
CoiION CROP REPORTS FROM
EVERY SOUTHERN STATE.
CONTINUED from Page 81

tCohunued from Page 81
opening OF the season. cotton that
was left over from last year. I do
not believe word of II, but We have
no way Of arriving at the truth Of
their statement Twice a month
during the cotton season and before
the United States Government sends
It's agents around over the South
making up reports on the condition
Of the crop and estimating how
many bales OF cotton each State N
going 20 make. They also report all
the cotton on hand at all the ports
and in all the gins and warehouses.
but there is never any report as 10
how many bales OF cotton the mills
have on hand. how much stock they
have made up and ready for sale.
and right there In one place the
South IS imposed on for the bene-
81 Of the mills and the spinners.
They see our hand but We never
see theirs. and that is great injus-
tice To the people NJ the South.
Congress In going tn be compelled
30 change ali that. and TO give to
tho world the number Of bales OF
cotton held BY the mills and the
manufacturers. also the amount OF
goods they have on hand and for
sale G. r.. HTGHTowER.
President Mississippi State Farmers
Union.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-31

pulvertze the land and TO make n
meadow. or would II be better
10 leave the sod unhrokens
Thrsa are some nice spots of
natural grass in these bottoms
and cattle like TO grace there in
summertime.
! would be glad 70 receive any
Information on the subject
through your highly esteemed
and most valuable paper for the
farmer. y. $ B.
Moore Co. ~. c.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-31

To Evt 5-sz mixture yua
want alxty pounds of ammonla. 100
pounds Of phosphorte acld and mixty
pounds of potash en- a ton. without
regarding the pho@phnrie acid aud
potash you will get In the cottonaeod
meal. you will come rtnbn enough for
all practical purpose b. making the
mixture $50 pounds of costonReed
meal. goo pounds of Is per cent
acid phosphate and 100 pounds Of
murtafe 90 potash. This will give
yoa rather more than the per cent
af potash aud q little fraction more
thAn per cent phonphorie acid. but
you can remedy this last by using
"a per cent acid phosphate. But the
mixture wiii he far better than any
D ss goods ready mixed on the
market
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-31

Shall | have 90 Set married when
graw up" asked little Floasle one
aay of her mother Just aA you
please. dear. answered her mother.
~ifh i smile. most women do. how
ever. Yes. suppose no. contin-
uea the little Eiri musingly. and |
guess Ia better start right In and
hustle for a husband no~. They
say that Aunt Jane has been at IL
for twenty years and hasn't caught
Que get.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-31

as the second question depends on
he first, I will only speak of the
first at this time; and this is the old.
old story. which you and thousands
u others have preached all your
days, and which now the great God
OF Nature, despairing Of mans eff
forts. has taken in hand. by sending
the boil weevil, tn compel n DIVERSE
fication. that the lands may be saved
for future generations to whom the
lands belong.
WALTER CLARK,
President Mississippi Cotton Associa-
ton.
Clarksdale. Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-31
GETTING 4 PASTURE.
How to Prepare for it--A Good VIM
ter Cover Crop.

Il have afteen acres which |
want 20 make into pasture. 10
last two years for dairy cows
Tn corn last year and peas and
sorghum this year What shah
use this fally Also n tract in
corn this year that must 20 In
corn next year. Want winter
cover for e.. ]. r. l..
London Co. Tenn.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-31

The general advertising rates In The Ca
rette ara strictly n.n per single column
inch. without discount for time or space.
That is 10 say. . onc-inch single column nd
costs rs each and every time IL appears
whether one week or one year: . hal,-inch
al 81 cents each and every time IL appears.
snchrs n-is: inches. A.so. etc.
The one ard only exception 10 this rule Ia
that In order to encourage The live stock and
poultry interests Ia our territory. we make
srocial discount OF 10 per cent on live stock
ard poultry ads running 3 months or longer
- per cent or live stock or poultry ADS run
nsrx usnnths or longer and no rsr cent on
xurh ads running one year or longer
These discounts will positively never be
allowed or any other class OF advertising
erorps !iv1 stock and poultry ada
Cspv fov a~s~ eds. - fov change ~ espv
sAcssid v~s~A 10 dsvs ~ s<s~sscs AZ sh~
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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-31

Greater work is the best reward
for good work.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-31

FURTHER REPORTS FROM COT
roN GROWING STATES WILL aP-
FEAR IN NEXT WEEKS PAPER.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-16

If Illogical sex What really object to is Lucy's intention to marry me to one of them
 "Oh-h. Does she?" "She does, really!"
 Which one?'' Miss Fane inquired
 "I haven't the least idea" Miss Fane laughed merrily.
 That's exactly my case. professor She wants to marry me to some one An enemy presumably-if the wretch has onel"
 .Upon my word, I don't believs she has," confessed.
 NO. I really don't believe she has. We'll say to friend who needs littt harsh discipline. However, l do not apprehend any danger"
 You may be able to defend your self" said; but I am not so secure. Women are attractive creatures. A man is never safe unless he runs away!"
 "There!" she cried, triumphantly. And yet you claimed, in your articles that men had more moral courage than women! Now 1 am only poor weak woman, but 1 am not afraid that any man will marry me against my Will.
 But aren't you afraid of being will ing?" I inquired.
 Certainly not" she asserted. Tn the present state of the laws-the man-made laws-I am very unwilling and likely to remain so. l shall work in my cabin, and have no more to dc with them than civility requires; or if I do, it will only be to tantalize Lucy, and make her think that she is succeeding in her evil designs Miss Fane laughed laugh which did not strike me as that of a bluestocking ''She will be so mad when she is un deceived, the little monkey"
 That's capital idea pro nounced. T think I might try it; but you mustn't"
 Indeed! Why not?"
 Tt wouldn't be quite fair to the poor man; unless he was in the joke"
 Moo; but 1 cant very well tell him."
 You've told me" pointed out. We might kill one bird with two stones, don't you think? Besides, there are lot of things that I should like to discuss with you.'
 She looked at me without the pince' neg. They were drenched with spray and she had taken them off and was
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-16
ABOUT TOWN

When you run across a fellow Who is knocking on the town, Who declares that it is back
 ward, Who just loves to run it down Never argue with the growler For it is not a bit of,use Take good aim, my friend and
 kick him Where his pants hang loose. You are apt to find this fel-
 low,
 Every day and everywhere Though he knows his knocks are
 harmful
 He's the kind that doesn't care You can't shoot him; you can't
 hang him.
 Laws prohibit gun and moose, But this much you can do-kick
 him; Where his pants hang loose. -Bide Dudley, ill AtchisOn Globe
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-16

wiping them. She looked still more charming without them.
 We shall quarrel violently, of course" she stated, buff you really mean it! We understand each other. of course"
 "Of course" I agreed. Decidedly"
 And she really does deserve to be taken in
 Exactly" I said. Precisely
 "It will annoy her so much because yes, I really think we might, be- cause she is so silly. l simply cant make her understand how utterly i'm possible 1t is for me to contemplate mar-such an absurd thing-in the present state of affairs. She thinks that woman Is made only to be mar ried. It is absurd!'
 "Preposterousl" I agreed. She thinks just the same about men. I've often tried to make her understand the position; but it's no use."
 And" said Miss Fane, impressive ly, T believe. positively believe, she's always extolling you to the skies. I'm almost sure that we are the snares which she has laid for each other"
 Miss Fane laughed, ironically. We argued about moral courage, the civic disabilities of women, the rela tive value of masculine reason and feminine instinct ahd many other points, and it was not long before we discovered that our seeming differ ences were not so great after all. Before many days she had promised to pre- side over our home.
 We were sitting hand in hand watching the sea grow smooth, ant the red sun drop below the horizon when a white little face peeped be tween our shoulders: and my sister in-law's coaxing voice whispered 1T our ears.
 God bless you and make you very very happy" she said. " wonder i you know how much 1 wish it, dears ?
 'T wonder if you know what a goot woman you are, Lucy!" said.
 Come and sit beside us" Margare
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-16
Man of Many Accidents.

Sir Claud de Crespigny is arranging a balloon race between the Valkyrie and the Lotus and, undeterred by his many accidents, will probably travel in one of the balloons. He has had two leg bones broken while ballooning. three arm bones smashed while hunt ing. three ribs fractured while. .steeple- chasing, one rib broken in cab acci- dent. one finger broken while riding and two fingers fractured, in addition to having been partly scalped by a fayorite monkey.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-16
Rather a "Josh."

Hldegarde Hetherington, the edit or of the List O Lovers column, sneered.
 Here is somebody trying to get gay" she--said- to the book reviewer. Trying to kid my column. Listen to his dope.
 Dear List O Lovers: l am farmer If 57 years, five feet three, inclined to embonpoint, and am considered very good-looking. I have two pigs, and, as am running short of bacon, 1 want to kill one of them for salting, but as love both of them dearly, 1 don't know which to destroy. One is blue eyed and fair, pretty and gentle little darling, answering to the name of Lil- lian. The other, Enid, is reserved and stately, black-haired, with proud, black eyes, but of a very upright and gen. erous disposition. Having lost both my father and mother, wish you would tell me which pig will make the best bacon for mcdonald A."
 Egg Plant. This vegetable Is not appreciated and appears only too seldom on the average table. It is excellent when baked Boil it 20 minutes, in salted water. Halve. and scoop out tho cen ters. Chop and mix the inside with bread crumbs, raw tomato, onior juice, chopped parsley and seasoning Refill the shells with the mixture ant bake half an hour.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-16

told her. We couldn't bear anybody else; but we shall love to have you with us. dear"
 Old Bob grinned when he saw us.
 So you've scored again." he re- marked, you box of tricks!"
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-16
Axx44S

am still unable to be out and will appreciate the favor if my friends who are supporting me in the News contesty which is to close Oct, 31st. will hand their subscriptions into Mr. John son for me Greatly thanking you Mrs. Dale Wilson
 After several months of cores pondence by mail, numerous eX- changes of teie9rams and several trips to Little Rock The News has finally landed a piano and it is now in Prescott.
 On June IT we gave q travel ing representat tive of the Boston Piano and Music Co. an order foi one of their best instruments They promised immediate ship lnent and when we asked con corning it's shipment we were all ways asured that it would reacl us soon and by their clever me- thods we were deceived into be- ieying it was the fault of tht railroads and not the company that we had not received it. I'm agine UT surprise about the mddle of last month when we re- ceived a telegram announcing that the factory would positive fly ship it next week" We posi- lively countermanded the order and immediately bought in Lit tie Rock but on account of cer. tain advertising arr angements the instrument had to be ship ped from Chicago Hope it vii please all our contestants anC spurn them to greater activi. ties
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-16

The recent action of the bishop of Dorking in volunteering for work out side of England has inspired mum. Der of men to follow his example.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-16

The German Baptist Brethren of Iowa, or Dunkards as they arc more commonly known, have opened a home for the aged near Marshalltown.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-16
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An exchange has the following ito say about angels: For a good everyday household angel give us the woman who laughs. Her bis cult may not always be right and she may occasionally burn her bread and forget to replace
 dislocated buttons, but for solid comfort all day and every day
 she is a very paragon. Home is
 not a battlefield, nor life one long intending row. The trick of always seeing the bright side or if the matter has no bright side of shining tp tn edark one. is a
 very important faculty l; one of the things no woman should be without We are not all born with the sunshine in our hearts as the Irish pfettlly phrase it but we can cultivate cheerful sense of humOr' if we only try.
The Washington times., 1908-08-26
WAR ON DISEASE
IS SCHOOLS PLAN
Health Department TO Aid in
Elevating Condition of
Washington Pupils.

Determined to wipe out all semblance
Of disease among the ranks OF public
school pupils. and raise the health stand
ard in the Washington schools 10 the
highest degree possible, Health Officer
Woodward and Superintendent OF
Schools Stuart viii hold a conference in
the near future to devise systematic
methods whereby the most favorable re-
suits may be obtained
Special efforts win be made 20 isolate
all cases which might possibly result
in the spread Of contagious or infectious
diseases.
The school physicians daily will attend
the homes OF ali pupils who have been
found to be suffering from such diseases.
Teachers in all grades viii be required
10 report each morning to their re-
speetive principals the names of ali
children whom theyf believe 10 be suf-
feFlng from disease, and the division
physician viii then be called upon to
diagnose the case. Besides these special
visits, the inspectors win make semi
weekly trips 10 all schools
Medical examiners for the Going
year are Or. j. s Arnold, DR. W n
Barton, DR.. Thomas A. Groover, DR..
George Heitmuller, Dr. II. c. Macoties
l'F, J, =. Nichols. DIT. j. D. Thomas
ana Dr. J. Ii Lamb, for white schools;
DR.. y. j. Daniels. DR. II. W. Freeman,
Dr. l. ". Mitchell and DR.. Albert Ridg-
ley, for cotoTed schools
The Washington times., 1908-08-26

were not. he would soon have the tele-
graph company hiring piano movers 10
handle the money accruing TO them
from the telegraph tolls.
But, as a rule, he gets away with it,
Gus karger is, first and last, news
paper man. He learned the business IN
Cincinnati, ana then went TO Washing
ton TO earn some money. This he did
IF several years as the Washington cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Times
Star. Then, having made a reputation
for himself, Gus went out TO cash Il in
tie did not have TaT 10 so.
The Repu blican national committee
looked pretty soft 10 him. and he
made up his mind TO take a little Of it,
He presented himself as a candidate
for work and fancy salary. The pow
ers looked him over. 0utlived the shock.
thought of his ability, and he was cash
ing in before he had made arrange
ments how to spend the money.
Such a Hard Job, Too.
Wherefore and consequently. he is
the official publicity agent of the na-
tioRai committee. and has as his wOr.-
the duty of going everywhere that Taft
goes from now until election day.
He will follow the candidate 70 the
The Washington times., 1908-08-26
PAID FOR CATTLE
HELD BY VENEZUELA
State Department Issues War
rants on CaStro's Customs
Receipts.

The State Department today issued
warrants for the payment to the Amer
lean Contract and Finance Company
of New York Of the first installment
in the claim OF Ford Dix against the
government of Venezuela, represente d
by an award allowed by the mixed
claims commission
Dix obtained an award OF $f2. 600 on
account OF cattle taken in the Venezuela
revolution. The American Contract and
Finance Company protested against the
payment 10 Dix on the ground that he
was but the agent of the company After
several conferences, Dix agreed TO an
assignment 70 the claim, lesss 81. 500
Later. IL developed that the company
was insolvent and the State Depart
ment was unwilling TO pay the money
until the question of attorneys fees and
claims were adjusted Finally, James
$. McDongh, Of so Wall street, New
York, was appointed receiver. Mr.. Nc
DOngh has dled the necessary certifi-
cate and bond, and today received a
small lnstallment from the customs re-
Ceipts OF Venezuela
The Washington times., 1908-08-26
BODY OF MRS. SOUSA
IS LAID AT REST
Famous Bandmaster Pays Tonch-
ing Tribute TO His Dead
Mother.

Mrs. Elizabeth Sousa, mother Of John
Philip gousa, the bandmaster was IN
TERED this morning IN Congressional
Cemetery. Funeral services were held
from the residence. 502 Seventh street
southeast, and were conducted by the
Rev. A S. Jones, rector OF Christ s
Protestant Episcopal Church. of hlch
the deceased had been a faithful mem
Der.
In speaking of his aged mother. Sousa,
who arrived in the city yesterday, paid
her a beautiful tribute:
TT is her that / owe my faith IN man
kind. used to compose small pieces OF
music, and then stand IN the corner and
play them on a violin when a boy. Al
though she did not understand the
nature of the music. she always en-
cOuraged me by saying il was pretty.
My mother came to hear my band
only once, and that made her so nervous
that she never did so again. declaring
at that time that she knew what I could
do, and that my telling her about ms
music always satisfied her"
The Washington times., 1908-08-26

Legal Aid Society Invades
Marshall HalI-Funds
Added TO Treasury.

The "a came mighty near putting
the kibosh on the excursion OF the Legal
aid Society to Marshall Hail yesterday.
However, J. PIuv. has no mean dlspo-
sition, and considering that he has 10
bsar the kicks and snarls OF pessimist.
cynie, and other dyspeptic individuals
Witt a perpetual Crouch, he IS an angel.
Just 40 show v hat a soft heart he has,
ne sIudiously refrained from over
tapping into the Vicinity Of Marshall
Han. Although he spread a wet bian-
ket over the city early, II was dinner
time, and the picniCkeFs had had a day
Of enjoyment before he visited them.
Two hundred or more Washing Cuians
VINO had braged the ominOus threat OF
the day were dispOrting themselves on
the green sward, and enjoyed the dan
cling by way Of helping the needy persons
OF tie District with legal advice, when
J. PluV- after condescending TO wait
all Cty, called ting. The evening boat
had just arrived etom the city almost
empty. with taffrail and halyards drip
ping and there was mad scamper for
vantage points inside and for home.
Robert r. Bennett, president Of the
society, said that they cleared a little
money despite the small crowd.
The Washington times., 1908-08-26

laughing waters cf Lake Erie and the
emerald shores of Middle Bass Island.
lie VIII also follow him to the smoke
stacks Of Cincinnati And, as he goes.
he win write. Gus Joseph Karger writes
his way through the world. That mucn
IS easy for him. and he even makes
the boast-not without reason-that ne
viii write Mr.. TAFT into the White
House.
All licking aside, howeveri KarEer is
one Of the big factors IN this campaign
He gives out a lot of information, ana
he gives out the Kind which VIII De
printed and help the Republican cause.
II he continues TO do as brilliant Work
as he has been DONG, the Hon. ana
Radiant JaTles Hamilton Lewis, Of chi
cagO and ChiVairy, may tire OF beng
his own press agent and hand over the
job TO Karger.
From all this, It IS evident that IL Is
time for a grateful people 20 approach
I'm reverence and lay the blooming
laurel wreath upon the highly polished
brow Of Gus Joseph KarEer-
But the grateful people should see
that the laurel has no rough edges, FOR
Gus Jostph is frankly and unmlstaiaoly ly
bald.