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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-02-14
ROOT SYSTEM OF SUGAR BEET.

depth. The effect Of subsoillng on the
root growth and development Of sugar
bcets as studied by this station result
ed In a considerably better develop
ment of feeding roots and more SYM
mctrical development of the main root
Oh the SUBSIDIZED plats. The Kansas
station also found that the root sys-
TEN Of the sugar beet lies comparative
ly deep and that the crop therefore
admits of deep cultivation.
AS to improvement of the sugar beet,
c. L. Saylor states the following:
From plant yielding from q to
per cent OF Its weight In sugar the
sugar beet has been improved SO that
1t will yield from Is to 20 per cent.
some individual beets going as high
rs % per cent. There is a marked
tendency throughout the beet growing
districts of the United States year by
year TO increase the general average of
sugar content.
OF the work of the bureau Of plant
industry Ii. +. Galloway, chief, says:
Except In general way In no part
of the sugar beet area Is 1t definitely
known what cultural methods will
give the best results under different
conditions of soil and climate. During
the season Of 1906 experiments were
commenced along this line, but 1t will
be necessary to continue this work for
several seasons before definite conclu-
sions can be reached.
The breeding Of pedigree strains of
seed from individually analysed and
recorded roots has been put on firm
basis In each Of the five localities-New
York. Utah. Washington and two
points In Michigan.
Twenty acres Of seed beets, all of
which analysed % per cent or more OF
sugar. were grown on the farm OF L.
II. Morrison Mt Fairfield. Wash. The
seed secured from these beets amount.
ed to about 15,0CO pounds.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-02-14
General EnaiIsh Revolt.

Tns Loudon Morning Advertiser
sfvet an account Of the organization
ON June S Of q federation Of ratepayers
and kindred associations to take steps
ITO prevent reckless enterprises Of the
municipal trades from being carried
on az they are at the present time"
Representatives from organizations
all over the country were present This
movement is a pretty good indication
Of the revolt Of the English people
against municipal ownership.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-02-14

The curtain had just gone down on
the second net. leaving the heroine In
the villains clutches. Up in the balco-
ny sentimental woman burst into
tears.
Don't cry, dear" said her husband.
Remember. it's only play. Act like
q man"
Every well. John" said the lady,
smiling through her tears. You'll ex.
cuse me for a moment. won't you?
must run out and send telegram
Bohemian.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-02-14

COTTON as . surplus Crop.
High priced cotton does not help tho
all cotton farmer. for the price of ev-
erything else rises ut the same time.
The man who raises cotton as a sur.
plus crop makes net money when cot.
ton goes to good rrices.-T1xas Farm
and Ranch.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-02-14
The judo IS ADVANTAGE

'There Is one advantage which 4
Judge always has Ia his profession"
"What Is that
whether he succeeds in Il given caea
or not. he can always try it."-Kansaf
CITY Independent.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-02-14

operations. such
a 8 uppOrt Is
found necessary.
This little horse
Is an improve
ment over the Or
binary stiff affair
In that 1t shuts
tA-okh@. -
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-02-14
POULTRY PENS.

Satisfactory Ventilation Secured by
Duck Covered Openings.
In giving description OF a Now
York poultry house. which contains Il
number of pens. G. Arthur Bell writes
Of the system Of ventilation In use as
follows: Several Of the partitions In
the house are boarded up solidly from
floor to ceiling to prevent the drafts
which are so likely to be found In long
houses.
In the front or south side OF each
pen are placed two windows. each
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-02-14

Ward HssIsrs on The PayrelIs.
The greatest evil in municipal own
ership Il the crowding Of the payrolls
with ward heelers who will not work.
but who Will persistently agitate for
raise Of pay and put up their political
influence as a reason why they should
mt it-Du6alo Times.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-02-14

SUPPORT BRAcED. together when
not in use and so can be packed out Of
the way. says writer In New Eng
land Homestead.
1t is made Of boards cut In strips.
the two horizontal boards at the top
being hinged together.
While in use the legs are kept apart
by long hook, as indicated.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-02-14

Cr'c1PeSs ooUbs
The cheapest protein feeds In 1908
at the New Jersey experiment station
were buckwheat middlings, malt
sprouts. dried brewers grains, high
grade distillers' grains and cottonseed
meal
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-02-14

THEY pillow with gasoline traction
engines in the eastern part of this
State. This mode of propulsion turns
over ~ acres a day of furrow a. a
cost of IS.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-02-14
A Foldinu Support.

On the farm there is continual use
for such 'horse" as Is shown In the
cut. Not only when doing little jobs
Of carpentcring. but also in many other
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-02-14

LEATHER trunks were used in Rome
ia the time of Caeser.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-02-14

OUT OF 2O5 men but one is over six
feet tall.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-02-14

AS compared with normal person
the brain of an idiot is deficient in
phosphorus.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-02-14

THE eagle can withstand a twenty
cight-day fast.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-02-14

WALLA WALLA has organized a
" Hoosier" club, of people from Indi-
ana.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-04-16

me to put on the dress. My, how
[ did wish that | had gone ashore
with Bill when he had requested
me to, for I was frightened half to
death. However, 1 quieted my
nerves and put on the diving suit.
I made for the side rail of the tug,
shaking as tho I would fall to
pieces any moment. Crawling
over the side of the tug [ went
down fifteen foot ladder, with my
jerk line in one hand and my body
line in the other. Reaching the
bottom of the ladder I SWING of, J.
to be lowered gradually with the
body line by the captain and two
others. AS J could not sec above
nor below, I had to trust to luck
in landing in some secure place.
The surface of the lake was as
smooth as it ever was, SO there
was no bobbing up and down with
the surface movement.
In few moments I realized
that things were not as they should
be. | discovered that I was grad
ually being lowered into the smoke
stack of the tug 3D." she having
settled on bottom between two
piles of earth, thus forming a
cradle that kept her in an upright
position. When / discovered the
odd position I was in, [ began to
get all kinds of chills, and fran
tically pulled at the signal rope to
be drawn up. When {, told my
story to the boys on deck they al
most had fit from laughing SO
hard. j. D.,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-04-16
Don't Watch the Clock.

When was boy in printers
office, said Robert Bonner, and it
came along about three o'clock in
the afternoon, I would say to my,
self. Suppose the proprietor
should come out where we were at
work and say: Robert, what have
you been doing todayP' What
would I answer?" He never did
such thing, but I used to. reason
to myself, Suppose he were to do
itr' If I could not, with pride and
pleasure, point to what had been
doing, I would pack up at six
O'Clock and leave the place. I
consider that spirit an element
Of success, and there is always
room fof men who show that kind
Of disposition. The INDECENT man,
who shiftlessly goes thru his days
work, will never reach the goal of
success. The man who is con-
stantly watching the clock, wait
ing until it shall strike six and.
trying to "kill time, I" we'll, it will
not be long before time will kill
him SO far as business is concerned.
Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-04-16
Ny First Experience as
a Diver.


Paper Read Before the Chautauquta Circle.
Several years ago while employed
by company that owned and oper-
ated several dredges and tugs, a
peculiar accident occurred whereby
was given an opportunity to do
some diving. The outfit 1 was
with consisted of a dredge, tug and
several scows- including Bill the
diver and his apparatus. On each
side of us was an outfit correspond
ing with ours, excepting that they
had no diver. The fleet had been
working night and day all summer
without having any serious acci-
dents, and everybody was we'll
pleased.
While I was in the employ of
this company | had, on various oc-
casions. filled every position with
the feet, excepting captain and
diver. I had q keen desire at all
times to survey the bottom of any
old lake or river in a diving suit.
In fact there were times when |
felt like asking Bill to let me take
his outfit just to satisfy my curl
osity. While with the feet | was
the divers favorite attendant while
that gentleman was working under
water. I never realized until later
that it was who held Bills life
at stake, who, while beneaththe
water, depended upon me to keep
up the slack of the signal line.
The line was only fve-eights inch
rope and which in those days was
the only method of communication
between the diver and his attend
ant. The latter's duties also were
to maintain d certain pressure of
air thru a'rubber tube to the diver.
During a severe storm one Au-
gust day, the tug "B' belonging
to the dredge to our right decided
to touch the bottom Of Lake Mich
|igan. She did SO and succeeded
in taking with her one Of her crew,
the others barely escaping a SINH
lar fate. The accident occurred
tabout midnight on a Saturday, and
as the several outfits had quit oper-
atoms until Monday, the crews had
gone to the city, including Bill the
diver. The course of the tug 'F'
in going to the city took her past
the outfit to our right, and asthere
were no signs of tug 3D." the cap
tain of the feet instructed the
captain of the "F" to look for her
on his return. Not finding
the tug 3D. and after Jamming
into one of the scows she had been
towing, he came where we were
tied up and routed US out of our
berths. Ordering us on board
with our cables, hawsers, and the
diving outfit, we steamed for the
dump arriving there at. break OF
day Sunday morning.
After, picking up the two sur
vivors we began operations to raise
the tug. At this stage Of the pro-
ceedings / began to wonder who
would take Bills place as diver.
when suddenly the captain ordered
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-04-16

Only unsel6shness wins affec-
ton; only toll achieves success;
it is only the courageous heart
that does brave deeds. T. Fsrqu-
harson.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-04-16
Gut Of the Hist.
ssLong
eyes" he said quietly
u Short Serial Story
By G.. r. w

Der the little girl you found In the
fog? I kept her for few month";
and [ grew to love the child. Then
her aunt, found her and took the
little one away from me. She is
an orphan. I have never lost track
of her. Once, five years ago, she
came to stay with me for year.
and now-I have come to her.
She will be eighteen soon and her
aunt will not have the power to
keep her-and make her slave.
Her name is Audrey
Quentin stared at her stupidity.
"Audrey?"
"Why, Quentin, do you know
her?" and Wilhelmina's voice was
happy with surprise.
II know her," and the radiance
died out of Wilhelmina's face at
the sound of his voice. Il loved
you once. Well not speak Of that.
This summer I found Audrey. I
never knew she was my little
treasure of the mist but learned
to love her and now-she is gone!'
"Gone?"
Quentin escorted Wilhelmina
to the hotel, trying to explain the
events of the night before, as they
went. Near the noon hour Quen-
tin was awakened from a fitful doze
by some one hammering on the
door. 1t was the hotel proprietor's
son.
"Pa sent me up to tell you that
your friend Mr.. Berriman, met the
bear, and they're bringing him
back"
"What, the bear?''
"No; Mr.. Berriman, sir"
A little later, when they helped
Jack up to the room, they found
it empty.
For several hours Jack talked in
his pain. When the delirium had
passed, Wilhelmina sat beside him.
He reached out and touched her
hand, the wonder in his heart
surging to his eyes.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES I dream.
ing?"
She leaned over him, whisper
ing:
Il have loved you all thru the
long, long years. It was just after
l gave my promise to Quentin that
l found out it was you, dear, and
Il couldn't marry him knowing
l did not love him. Now, you will
soon get we'll and l shall never let
you run away from me again
never" then she bent her fair head
close to his, and-well, Jack didn't
protest.
"But, oh, john" she sobbed
presently, when she remembered, q
sad shyness in her voice, ''now We
must find Audrey-and Quentin,
too, has disappeared"
And Jack whispered foolishly:
eyes, dear"
The rush of the new born day
scattered the shadows that had
stood in purple ranks down the
long forest aisles; touched with it's
magic the sweep of the far hill
crests, and slipping down into the
valleys, brought up the gloom from
their still depths-fung it, with a
burst of the south winds laughter,
on the daylight's golden sea. Yet,
ever thru the sigh of wind and
bird-songs there was sense of
shy, fragrant silence, strong IN the
heart OF the forest colonnades-
the silence that at first one finds
80 delicious, but that, ere long be-
gins to beat in upon the brain,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-04-16
CHAPTER VI.

Quentin, Audrey came to
me and said she WAS going, and
before I could answer, she left.
They can't find her. She has gone
out into the night alone"
Mr.. Passelton spoke up.
"What makes it so bad is because
that black bear old Moree fetched
down here t'other day, got loose
this afternoon and they amt
ketched it yet. 1t is mean crit
ter, an if that there girl makes his
acquaintance out there in the
woods, the Lord only knows what'll
happen. But 8 he can't have gone
far; it's just little after twelve,
now"
Altar in the south the moon
withered under the approaching
day. Signal fires began to glim-
mer less brightly. All night long
the woods had been explored by
the dancing glow of many lights.
Quentin searched with the rest.
"You go back to town." Jack
was saying, land get some rest
and he faced Quentin towards the
dimming lights of Wiscoy. Meekly
the man obeyed.
At the store, Blair waited anxi-
ously for word brought by any
stray searcher. She sat beside her
father on the ever serviceable soap
box, and the yellow fame of a
small oil lamp cast shadowy host
about them.
81 don't see why you should
think such sight of her," Joe
speculated.
IL don't know, Daddy, but | do.
II thought l understood
she stopped abruptly, as a form
appeared on the threshold. and
rose quickly when she recognized
the face of Quentin Burgess, but
she faltered when she saw the look
in it, and the hope went out of her
own.
"She has not been found" he
responded, and then turned away
to his lodgings.
He tried to sleep but found it
impossible. An insistent thought
berated him that some where, over
in the forest, Audrey was wander
ing alone, and that he, who should
be foremost in the search, was lying
idle. Itwas unbearable. He tossed
restlessly, at the same time cursing
himself for lying there. Finally
he got up, more tired than when
he had lain down. Once down in
the street he wandered blindly-
aimlessly-up the narrow street in
the dawn when objects are still in
distinct. Far ahead glare of
light flashed straight into his ach-
ing eyes, and he heard the rumble
ofan approaching train. Hecrossed
without purpose to the little depot,
staring at the swaying light that
swept down towards him. It de-
layed but a moment or two and
was on again into the infant day,
and Quentin turned away unheed-
ing, when voice spoke at his side:
"Will you please tell me, sir, if
this is Wiscoy-the town."
He turned sharply:
Eyes, madam, this is Wiscoy."
He was directly in the light from
one of the depot windows and as
he spoke the woman stuffed a little
startled cry. He looked at her
closely.
"Wilhelmina! Is it you, really?
Do you remember meP"
The woman smiled family:
II have not forgotten you, QUEEN
TIM" and at the sound of her voice
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-04-16

js waiting waiting-always walt
ing for the sound that one feels is
near, and yet just beyond the
bounds of hearing.
| There is one who entered that
realm of silence but felt it not.
About him played the lights and
delicate shadows of the golden day,
the witchery of the sunlight.
Leaves beckoned to him with
fingers of shining emerald; the
brooklet's mellow voice called to
him; from the swaying tree tops
the wind swept down merry in
vitation. But to his heart they
all whispered Audrey" and the
wooded aisles gave back the echo.
"Audley," a white-throat sang,
and the whole forest choir took up
the strange new song.
When the day was at its height
silver thread of water swept
across his path and he knelt to
drink, and the little streamlet
awoke to talk to him IN some
strange, new tongue. AS he listened
it laughed:
audrey, Audrey"
After awhile he, too, shouted it.
All the long day as he walked, he
called the name, and laughed with
the mocking echoes. Twilight
drew near and swept it's sable
shroud about each tree. Low,
low beat the wind among the trees.
Far fled the glory from the sky and
no star CLEAN sifted thru the lower
ing clouds. lightning played back
and forth along the horizon.
Nearer rolled the thunder. Then
the wind died suddenly; an omi-
nous silence fell upon the cover
ing forest. All things waited for
the storm to come.
The man looked up and laughed.
In reply came the rush of rain,
and the man slipped forward and
lay face downward among the
crushed flowers and sighed and
slept. At dawn the voice OF
silence called him out of his slum-
Der. Obedient, he rose and walked
on thru the storm tortured forest.
When mid-afternoon slanted the.
shadows eastward the man stopped
to listen, then shook his head
vaguely and passed on.
Slow fading of the sunlight found
him at the margin of broad. shall
low stream. Throwing himself
down he laid his dumb lips to the
cool water and drank greedily,
mechanically. Then raising his
head slightly he listened-the
silent voice was stilled!
A white-throat sitting near by
burst into thrilling, joyous song.
Then the man rose and turning,
saw her standing quite near him
in the little open glade. Her eyes
were fixed upon him and about her
drifted the tangled cloud of dark
hair. The white-throat ceased his
song, and seemed to wait, breath
less. Then a voice rose out of the
hush.
audrey" it said, low and grave
as the sea murmur on some far
low-lying shore, audrey, your
soul called to mine and I obeyed.
l have come to you across the long,
long miles.
And then the man knew it was his
own voice-but above all he knew
the face of the woman he loved
was before him. Miracle of change
of thought. She was Audrey
woman. He caught the plead
ing of her voice thru the new
plOaminp.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-04-16

He surely is in want Of another's
patience who has none of his own.
-Lavater.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-10-07
Locals from Richland.

Richland, Oct. G.-Special Miss
Alice Gaines and little brother, of
Seneca, spent Monday in town.
Hilary Sigh left last week for
Birmingham, Ala, where he has ac-
cepted a position.
Miss Myra Ballenger Is spending
some time in Mayesville as the guest
of Mrs. II. A. Knox
Harry II. Hughs has been elected
principal Of the Norris school, at Nor
ris, S. c.
Prof Kennedy has been chosen
principal Of Richland school and
Miss Hortense Jones, Of Westminster,
| assistant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ottie Burriss, of
South Union, visited Mrs. Lucy Bur-
riss recently.
w. c. Foster, Byrd Wyly and Miss
Ada Wyly took advantage of the ex-
cursion to Atlanta last week
Mrs. Charlie Gaines and children,
OF Seneca, are spending several days
at the home of j. II. Dendy.
Mrs. Lucy Burriss left Sunday for
a six weeks visit to relatives in An
derson.
Miss Wingo, of Cleveland, Ohio,
is the guest of her friend, Mrs. Sallie
Coc.
Mrs. H. p. Mickey will leave We'd
nesday for Selma, Ala, where she
will visit relatives before returning
to her home in Santa Clara, Cuba.
Mrs. Mickey has been spending some
time with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
y. -. Foster.
Quite number from here attend
ed he unveiling of the monuments
at Westminster Sunday afternoon
One of the happiest occasions of
the season was "tacky party, given
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. r..
ilughs on Friday night, October I'd.
Music and games were indulged in
until a late hour Out of all the
tacks present Miss Leize Perritt and
Marcus Mcdonald were the tackiest,
and each was presented with box
Of tackS.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-10-07
DEUGGED IN GREENvMLE +?
Mysterious Death of an Alabama Man
i'm Atlanta,

Atlanta, Oct. 5.---A. S. Barnes, of
Patton, Ala, strangely disappear I'D
in Atlanta on September 23. Satur-
day the police found him at the Ter
minal Hotel, just returned from
Greenvi!le, $. G. Before the police
could notify his relatives, DR.. Len G..
Broughton's family Barnes dropped
dead in the police station.
Circumstances connected with the
tragic death render it mysterious and
have led to the belief that Barnes
probably died as the result Of a
crime; that, just as he had fallen
into the hands Of rescuers his life was
taken by some subtle and deadly poi
son that for days had been gradually
sapping his vitality. This theory
arises from brief statement made
to the police by the missing man,
just as he was found and while death
was creeping upon him.
Il was given some kind Of poison
by a strange couple in Greenville, s.
c., and robbed about September 23."
said Barnes in weak voice to Police
man Wilbanks, who found him in the
hotel.
81 lost consciousness at that time
and knew nothing more until / ar
rived in Atlanta last night. My mind
was perfect blank and don't
know where | have been or what
have been doing. When l came to
myself l found all my money gone
but Is cents. I don't know how l
got here"
How much money he had at th.
time he was doped in Greenville Is
not known.
Because Of this dying statement
and the peculiar features of the trag
edy, 1T is expected that relatives Of
Barnes viii. institute an investiga-
ton and have the mytsery thorough
ly probed. Every effort will be made
to trace the movements Of Barnes in
Greenville and to ascertain the iden-
tity Of the people who administered
the poison.