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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-12
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drainage, can be relied upon to bring
about soil condition which will Ia
vor the growth Of bacteria friendly to
maximum crop production.
It is stated that the territory at
present available for wheat produc-
ton, 24O,OOO,OOO acres, is capable
with the present average yield per
acre, II 1-2 bushels, Of producing
enough wheat for only 6OO,OOO,O 600
people, assuming the average annual
consumption per head to be 4 IL
bushels. At the present rate Of in
crease the population Of wheat-eating
inhabitants of the world will reach
this number in 1910; with better
methods of culture and more liberal
use of fertilizers it should be possible
to increase the average yield from
IL 1-2 to 20 bushels per acre, but it
is estimated that to do this would
require 100000 tons Of nitrate Of
soda. Judicious planting Of legumes,
which take the nitrogen from the air,
will aid in the increased production
of wheat, and we have no fear that
there will be a famine in either the
grain or nitrogen markets.-Texas
Farmer.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-12
WISDOM FROM THE OKLONA
MESSENGER.

Rake and burn up the rubbish.
That low, wet ground will do we'll
in Herds grass.
Kill sheep this fall and corn the
meat. It is delicious.
Never feed more to the animals
than they will eat up clean.
Often the pessimist needs a change
of diet as much as anything else.
Keep down the weeds in the fall.
It will tighten the work in the spring.
Pig raising is most successful where
skim milk is a large part Of the feed
ration.
Machinery all housed? You can
not afford to let the rust eat out the
lining of your pocketbook.
Irregular feeding is one contribu-
tory cause to horses acquiring the
habit of boiling their feed.
Put a mulch Of strawy manure
around the berry bushes and the
grape vines, but don't put on too
early.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-12
USEFUL SOIL BACTERIA.

A very intimate relation exists be-
tween the fertility Of a soil and its
bacterial life. It is therefore impor-
tant to know the conditions of the
soils which are most favorable to the
rapid development of soil bacteria,
for upon these will depend plant
growth. Acid soils are infertile be-
cause the soil bacteria can not grow
in them. Lime, when applied to land,
assists in the decomposition of or
ganic matter in the soil, but indi-
rectly. Lime neutralizes the acidity
of the soil and renders it more favor
able to the development of soil bac-
terra, which are the true agents for
the composition of organic matter. A
very fertile soil may be so water
logged as to be almost entirely I'M
productive. Why? The excessive
amount of water cuts off to large
extent the supply Of air which is re-
quired by the bacteria. Muck beds
are rich in nitrogen, and often con-
tain considerable PHOSPHORUS and
potassium, but they will not produce
good crops. Make them fit habita-
ton for soil bacteria, that is, drain
them and correct the acid condition,
and they become heavily productive.
Acids in the soil may also bring into
solution minerals that have a poison
Gus effect upon crops, as, for exam
pie, compounds of iron and alumina.
The whole difficulty must be met by
overcoming the injurious effects of
soil acids. But nature has provided
cheap neutralizer of acid soils.
Lime in some Of its forms is the
most economical. It exists in several
available forms. 1t may be had as
quicklime, hydrated lime, air-slacked
lime, and finely ground limestone
(the unburned rock, finely ground).
It is also contained in shells, mari,
wood ashes, lime-kiln ashes and Stag
phosphate, and occurs in combination
with other elements in phosphate
rock. A study of the soil and proper
use of lime in some of its forms, COM
bined if necessary with adequate
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-12

A farmer at Florien, Sabine parish,
tried for twenty years to support his
family on a forty-acre crop. Each
year he come out in worse condi-
ton than he began; so this spring he
resolved to make living on one acre
Of truck and a corn crop. On the
acre he raised 1876 bushels Of Irish
potatoes, which he sold for rs cents
a bushel. He then planted it in peas
and raised 20 bushels, which he sold
at $3.50 bushel.. He now has fall
crop of Irish potatoes growing on the
land which bids fair to bring him
over 5000 more. His experiment is
not unusual, but happens everywhere
that it is given a trial.-Dodson,
La, Times.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-12
THE MAINTENANCE OF EARTH
ROADS.

country, but still the fact remains
that for a long time to come the ma
jority of the roads will be composed
of earth. Furthermore, in about nine
months out of the year, the earth
road, if properly cared for, is reason
ably satisfactory. For many agri-
cultural districts, it is the only road
at present available Hence, these
communities should set themselves
seriously to work to learn the best
methods Of maintaining earth roads
and of getting the maximum service
from them. Prosperity comes to the
country to a great extent through the
prosperity Of the farmers. This fact
strongly suggests the Importance of
giving the earth road every possible
care and attention in its location,
drainage, construction and mainten-
ance
An earth road composed of water
holding soil should be exposed to the
sun and air as freely as possible, as
comparison between the shaded and
sunny portions of such a road will
easily indicate. This should be ac-
complished by clearing sufficient
amount Of trees and underground
away from the road. It must be re-
membered, however, that sandy and
gravelly roads require moisture, and
in these cases some shade should be
retained. Furthermore, trees are
beneficial along river banks and on
steep grades subject to washing.
Drainage is one Of the most i'm
portant points to consider in connec-
ton with an earth road. The ma
jority of earth roads in all mountain
Gus and billy districts have too much
drainage. Occasionally a road will be
found with five bitches, three in the
middle made by the horses hoofs and
by wheels of the vehicles, and two
on the sides. All well-constructed
earth roads are supposed to have no
more than two bitches, one on each
side Of the Travelled roadway. Keep
the water out of the middle of the
road by giving it crown or elevation
in the center Of 7 1-2 inches above
the top Of the inner slope of the
ditch for a 20-foot road, and where
the hills are a little steep make the
crown 10 inches. With a crown of
about one inch to the foot from the
center to the sides, the bitches which
are often built across the road on
steep grades to defect the water will
not be needed. Instead of carrying
water across the road in open bitches,
tile or concrete drains should, if pos
sible, be provided. They should have
sufficient capacity and fall to carry
the maximum amount of water that
is expected to flow through them at
any one time. The capacity is in
creased in proportion to the fall or
grade; for instance, 12-inch pipe laid
on one per cent grade will carry 1900
gallons per minute, while the same
L.: 80 - ,oo,, oo,,t or1,o do III
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-12

Not only place the farm machinery
under cover, but oil it so that af-
mospheric dampness will not rust the
exposed bright parts. A little time
now will save days Of trouble next
spring.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-12

Careful feeding can keep up the
milk flow. It does not pay to let it
run down, for once a smaller yield is
established it cannot be increased I'M
til after another calving.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-12

The cold rains Of the fall prove a
great drain upon the vitality of the
live stock. The farmer that does not
provide shelter for the animals is
working against his own interests.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-12

A t1dD1t IN the way OIL piece VI
sugar or an apple will prove ideal in
winning the confidence Of the colt.
Always have something for him, and
you will be proud and delighted at the
attention he will shower upon you.
Grade up your dairy COWS by using
a pure-bred bull. It may take few
years to do it, but each year saving
the best Of the heifer calves will give
YOU in time a herd of COWS that will
prove far more profitable than your
present herd.
Raise the best crops you can and
sell them at the best price you can,
but don It speculate. The farmer that
begins to deal on the grain market
has taken his first step to ruin, for
nothing but failure and loss ever came
to the farmer who tried his hand at
the game.
An old swindle that is being tried
on the farmers again is that of selling
them a new and wonderful kind of
wheat and binding them by a con-
tract to return to the man (who thus
places them in a way to get rich)
certain number of bushels of. the
grain next year. Look out for it.
Sheep that have been long time
without salt are apt to make them
selves sick eating too much Of it when
the opportunity comes. Be regular
in feeding it to them, or, better still,
provide box to which the flock can
have access at all times. They will
help themselves, and will eat only
as much as is good for them.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-12
FOUR 7T frson
or INTEREST TO WEALTH PRODUCERS

Your first mistake Is excusable,
your second, never; for no man has
any business making the same mis-
take twice.
The dairyman profits come in dur
ing all the year. That is one reason
why that type of farming is better
than any other.
A good herd of COWS of one breed
and in thrifty condition is the best
kind of an index to the character of
the farmer who owns them.
Colts will not raise themselves. Hit
and-miss methods never yet produced
the best horses Remember that rails
ing colts pays if you give them intel
ligent care.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-15
Thrown on Her Own Resources.

One day the unexpected happened.
The daughter, who had spent twelve
OF her twenty-elght years in an Office
toiling to make comfortable her sole
surviving parent. was killed. She was
coming home from the great wholesale
establishment where she was working
overtime in order to add to their mea-
ger income. Tired and nervous, as she
crossed a street she did not notice the
automobile that came whirling around
the corner, and In a minute she was
crushed beneath its heavy wheels.
There was a tiny insurance on the
daughters life. enough to bury her In
the simplest manner. and a small sum
in the savings bank. which expended in
the very thriftiest manner would sup
ply the elder woman's wants for six
months. The owner of the automobile.
anxious to compromise matters rather
than go into court. paid the bereaved
mother $500. and with this sum she
purchased very tiny house in the out
skirts OF the town. She first intended
to take dodgers, but found 1t more con-
Venient to rent TO a nice young couple
who wanted part of the house unfur-
nished. 1t happened that the tenants
supplied the answer to her problem.
One day the young wife CHANGED to
come into the kitchen, where three
golden loaves Of homemade bread were
cooling upon the table
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-15

Ancient Rome had its racing and its
popular and well paid jockeys. Betting
ran high. and the excitement Of the
people over the races and their favor
lite color frequently led TO bloodshed.
Caiigula-he who made a consul OF his
hOrse-passed most of his time riotinR
with the chariOteers. The circus was
the place for the racing. The largest
OF them. the Circus Maximus. about
2l.O00 feet long. could accommodate
10000 spectators. Seven times was Il
necessary to race round the spIna. a
low stone wall running down the cen.
ter OF the circus. The jockeys drove in
a light chariot-usually four In each
face-and wore close fitting TUNES and
leather caps Of distinguishing coIors.
That the profession was a paying one
we learn from ancient writer's. money
prizes and wages being paid. The
jockey Crescens at the age Of twenty
two had amassed fortune, and Do
eles, the king OF jockeys. left to bis son
more than $1.000OO0.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-15
The Home Bakery Grew.

When the business grew beyond the
limits of her own strength she got
from an orphanage in the city a bright
girl of fourteen who was we'll youched
for and In her found a companion as
well as an assistant. 4 boy with a
hand cart to deliver the bread and
rolls was her next addition TO the busl-
ness, and only last week she was tell
ing me that she thought she would
have to have a horse and wagon and
turn her sitting room into a regular
shop. Her tenants have moved Into
house OF their own, and the income
from her business is large enough TO
permit her TO keep all OF the house 10
|herself-a pleasant consideration TO a
woman who has always been accus-
toned TO her home TO herself Best Of
all are her improved health. her gen
eral air OF self reliance and the keen
interest which she now takes in life.
Although her next birthday viii be
the fifty-fourth. she Is actually looking
ten years younger. The respect &C
corded her growing hank account and
her experience In mixing with the
World have taught her that the idea that
there Is something humiliating IN =
woman OF her age working for q Nv
ing Is antiquated.
PRISCILLA PkICE
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-15

The original New Zealanders were
known as the most ferocious cannibals
and the most warllke savages. They
were big. gaunt fellows, Of immense
muscular force and great sagacIty.
These savage New Zealanders, though
they ate their enemies, inferred their
own dead, and they believed that the
third day after burial the heart sepa-
rated itself from the corpse and was
carried to the clouds by an attendant
spirit.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-15
THE MIDDLE AGED WOMAN.
Business Enterprise IN Which the IN
trained May Hope For Success.

Business Enterprise IN Which the un-
trained May Hope For Success.
Il can't for the life of me imagine
what would become Of mother II I
were to be taken or suddenly ex-
claimed the breadwinner Of the family.
with a sigh. Indeed there seemed to
be reason for her anxiety, for mother
was one OF those women who unite to
a natural timidity a general inclination
to shun contact with the bustllng work
aday world. In her own sphere. the
house. mother was thoroughly compe-
tent, but beyond that no one gave her
credit for any ability. All her life she
had had some one at hand to lean upon
and do her thinking. and she had thus
developed a form Of mental Incidence
that was often as trying for others as
unfortunate for herself.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-15
She Saw Her Opportunity.

What fine bread you can bake, Mrs.
True! l wish l could buy loaves like
that My husband is so particular
about his eating and keeps telling me
of the bread that his mother used to
bake" said the tenant
That was the way it all began. Mrs.
True began baking for her tenant, and
the fastidious husband providentially
had a wonderful appetite for bread
Six loaves a week were consumed by
him and his wife. A sister in-law
who heard about it also asked to be
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-15

served. In a short time Mrs. True had
a dozen paying customers and had de-
veloped an enterprise and business
judgment that would have amazed her
daughter. She asked rather more for
her lOaves than any of the bakers did,
but her clients did not complain, for
they found the homemade kind went
further than the bakers. When she
learned there was such market for
the staff of life she began to make
rolls, and If the orders were left with
her early in the week she would sup
ply on Saturday mornings old fash
IOned cinnamon. apple or raisin cake.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-15

WANTED-A thoroughly respectable nridow
one grown child, wants position as hOusekeepef
tof Whoever, OF house 20 care for Object home.
Address mrs. r. b., Occur 'Alene, Idaho.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-15

MANfED-Position as domestic In family.
No. 1. RathdTum, Idaho. -
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WANTED-1O trade, town property for team
Leeper, u2O north Sixth 81.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-15

,MANIED-MusiciAn wants work OF any kind
Wiling TO work. Address N. Press
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FOR sALE-Fun blood white wyAndotte null
lets and cOckrellS. Also White Rock aud mixed
hens. l.. Lowentroui, Spokane Bridge, Wash.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-15

FOR sALE-seeond hand furniture, almost
new; MIS-. I; A. Briggle, cor A and Idaho, two
blocks north hospital
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-15

FkATERHAL ORDER or RAGLEs - AeFie
no; ESQ meets every Tuesday evening In sandef's
han, 49th sherman 81 o. ". Butcher, p.eei~
Gent; Claude burtingame, secretary.
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SECRET SOCIETIES

ODD FELLOWS-COeuF 4, Alena loa~e ~ -
meets every Tuesday evening AZ Fralarnai Haii
sgfnnr Fourth and Occur a Alene affeefs D. n
Ntlliams, Noble Grand: Ludwig Roper seeiy
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MISCELLANEOUS.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. four ladies 10 travel
- month and expenses Call room 80 Idaho
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-15

FOR SALE OR RENT = House tent at la.
Crosse. See ]. l.. Noelker
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-15

FOR SALE--TwO hole gasoline stove viii
oven. See G. Press ONCE
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-15

FOR sALE-A Go-cart, inquire at 100 West
Indiana, adjoining park.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-15

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-15

FOR sALE--Two seat surrey and harness. I
g. kaesemeyer, city.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-15
PACIFIC ELECTRIC IRONS
The Best by Actual Test

Several years test has be
the most perfectly practical but the
electric ron on the market -
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-15

FOR RENT-Furnished bedroom down stairs
Close Ia, cheap. SIS Indiana 81.
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FOR sALE-A new modern room house,
bath and electric lights Address owner, bon
lac City.
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Pacific Irons are Renewable

Should the GU in year or
dWith
as las new
Thousands in
are spoken hand favor of this wonderful
IRON PUT OUT BY IT A PREMIUM
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-15

SACRIFICE sALR-House and lot 50Si4o OF
Fourth St; close in: 500: title perfect Alsa
block II, lots slO0 each terms. Address Box s,n
city, or phone Interstate 49,
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-15

FOR REHT-The basement now occupied b,
Salvation army. See J. L. Voelker.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-15
There Are No COmebacks

The Pacific iron guaranteed for year guarantee holds
the used 10 hours
cfc iron WILL LAST A LIFETIME "
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ECONOMY

patent which transmits Is removable
ma9ng the operator not only to regulate the heat perfectly but effect
about from electric fixtures Then
a n onomyO of time
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-04-02
MlcKLEToN.

Laura H. Ridgway, of Philadelphia
was guest of Joseph T. and Emma
Carter last week.
Edward L. and Hannah Peaslee
Bond recently entertained Grace ane
Walker Bond, Of Baltimore
Jerre Haines and family entertained
a number Of friends for tea on the
twenty-eighth.
James c. Dawson has been improv
ing his property by grading.
Erickson and McGlabe are doing Ed
win A. Holmes concrete work thi;
week
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Batten have beer
spending few days with Mr.. ant
Mrs. Earnest Talleck in Philadelphia
County superintendent of Schools
D. T. Steelman, visited our schools
last week.
Professor Pancoast, of George
School, Newtown, Pa, and our young
people who are attending that school
are enjoying their spring vacation
Mrs. Abbie Dawson is now with her
son, James c., having spent the great
er part of the winter with her daugh
ter, Mrs. DR.. H. c. Carr, of Mullica
Hill.
Herbert Borden and Milton w. Herr
tage attended the Williamson School
commencement on Saturday, the TWEEN
ty-eighth. There were sixty-five grad.
yates. Isaac H. Clothier presided. DR..
Braumbaugh gave the address, which
was up to his usual standard of ex-
cellence.
Mrs. Enoch v. Locke is quite i'll with
erysipelas. we are glad to learn she is
improving.
The Grange Literary last week was
excellent and largely attended The
feature of the evening was drama.
Way Down South" Josie and Joshua
were comic characters enjoyed by ALL
Those participating in the play were
Mrs. Albert Dawson Miss Maud Daw-
son, Cora Dawson, Esther L. Rulon,
Mary Rulon, John G. Heritage Clar-
ence Heritage, William Dawson, Edgar
Thompson, and Earl Reeves. Miss
Blanch Dawson furnished music for
the drama. REGULATIONS and music
completed the program for the even
ing.
The next meeting of the Young
Friends Association will be held on
Seyenth-day evening, the fourth, at
7.30 o'clock, in the meeting house.
Among the numbers on the program
will be Life Of HELEN Keller, by
Annie G. Bradshaw. and a paper on
Our Institutions for the Blind to be
read by Annie W. Heritage. All are
welcomed whether members or not
Members here are reminded that
the next meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union viii be
held at the home Of Annie N. Dale, on
Wednesday afternoon. the eighth. at
2.3O o'clock
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-04-02
cLARksBoRo.

The Clarksboro Jr base ball team
will play the Swedesboro team on
Saturday, April 4th, for the opening
game, on the home grounds, near the
depot. The lineup is as follows: AL
fred Kershaw, catcher; Thomas Ker-
shaw, pitcher; Carroll Haines, 1st
base; Henry Nolte, I'd base; Karl
Herzog, short stop; VIM. Kern, Sd
base; Frank Durham, Jr., right field;
George Sale, left field and Hunter
Vannatta, center field
Mrs. E. III. McCarty and daughter,
of Glendora, spent Monday with her
sister, Mrs. Kemper Atkinson at Sc
we'll
Next Sunday morning communion
service will be observed in the M. E.
Church also reception of members by
letter or probation. All welcome. Ser
vices commence at 1890
Master Hunter Vannatta was the
guest of relatives in Camden for a few
days this week.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Kugler, of
near Gibbstown, called at the NJ E.
parsonage at high noon on Sunday
and had their infant son, Paul William,
christeDed by the pastor, Rev. J. r.
Vannatta. Several relatives of the
parents participated in the ceremony.
Mr.. George Burdens property is I'M
dergoing extensive repairs. Miss Rae
Hinchman has had her house. newly
weatherboarded.
Mr. and Mrs. George Crist of Clay
ton, spent Thursday and Friday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Eldridge.
Mrs. Laura McElwee. who has been
spending the winter with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Harry Tussey, at Jeanette
Pa. returned home on Thursday.
The Sewing Circle of the NJ E.
Church spent Wednesday as guests Of
Mrs. William Cooke
Mrs. Hannah Friant and children, OF
Baltimore, are visiting relatives in Mt
Royal.
number Of friends of Miss Anna
Geitz called on her last Thursday ev-
ening and reminded her of her birth
day A very pleasant evening was
spent and she received some very use
full presents.
Mrs. Lulu Clark TTaiues and son,
CLARK, spent Sunday with her cousins,
the Misses Dole. in PHILADELPHIA.
Mrs. Charles Steward entertained
the Thimble Club lgst Friday evening,