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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-31
ROAD DRAGGING
Weeds Along the Roadside Must First
Be Cut or Burned.

This has not been what Truthful
lanes would call a whopper of a year
for vegetable growths, but the growth
of weeds and grass along the grades
of the public highways mas not bee-
oTer-muchly stunted There are sun
flowers, horseweeds and few other
choice varieties to be found on most
grades that do credit TO the soil that
produced them
Any grade that is going to be
dragged this winter must have these
weeds and the gr2s5 moved and
burned. or the read drag might as
we'll be left off the road Il takes a
very little time to NOW, rake and
burn the trash on a half-mile grade
and the time it will take to keep it in
sne shape this winter, with a road
drag would not be missed The main
hing about winter road dragging is
20 get the work done just before a
freeze. then the snoothness may last
fer weeks at a time, OR as long as The
ground remains frozen. If not dragged
The roaghness would last as long as
frozen, or until hard travel smoothed
il of the hard way.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-31
FERTILIZER FOR ORCHARDS.
Trees Must be Fed if You Would Have
Them Bear Fruit.

All orchards, to be the most profit
bile, need to be fortified. Land
planted to fruit trees cannot be treat
soil, consequently it should have at
ten-ion in the way of applications of
suitable commercial fertilizer. Of
ecu sc, cover crops can be used to
great advantage in renewing the soil
supply Of humus, and to certain ex-
ent the supply of nitrogen, but they
:annot be expected to do it al.
While, perhaps, most soils may be
n fairly good condition as regards
trogen, there are very few that do
need potash and phosphoric acid.
these two plant food elements ara
generally lacking ard experience has
9roved that their application is very
Profitable.
On many farms the complaint that
Re trees do not bear is common and
Ne farmer does not seem to know
what is the matter. 1t does not al
Tvs occur to him that perhaps he is
not feeding his trees enough. They
resent q strong healthy growth of
9th wood and foliage and in every
way look as if they ought to produce a
lsrge yield Of fruit but for some rea-
son the fruit does not appear. The
trouble is that the orchard is starving
or something to produce fruit on. The
soil is lacking in the available min
aral elements mentioned-potash and
phosphoric acid The need Of these
IS indicated by the fruiting rather than
The foliage condition of the trees.
Just what fertilizer is best to use
on the orchard is only found by ex-
pertinent However, under normal soil
conditions, where the yields of fruit
are not satisfactory, a mixture con-
tanning seven or eight per cent OF
available phospEoric acid and from ten
to L per cent. of potash will give good
results and may be used with profit at
the start little experimenting will
afford data for future applications An
application of from 400 to 500 pounds
of the suggested mixture per acre,
relative to specific soil needs, is gen
orally advised.
In the above fertilizer we did not
include any nitrogen. Where orchards
receive clean cultivation until mid
summer and then are planted to a
cover crop which is turned under in
the spring. there is not SO much lkeH
hood of this element being needed
The excessive growth OF wood and
/ foliage Indicate this to be the case
Where the soil is inclined to be thin
or sandy about two per cent. Of nj
trogen should be added
The orchard fertilizer should re ap
/ Piled with the first cultivation in the
spring. 1t should be wei worked into
/ the soil in order that the tree roots
may derive the benefit rather thar
the cover crop which is sown later ir
she season.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-31
FARM NOTES.

Sow clover with cas-. It viii do
wonders for the corn crop the follow
Ing year. CloTer straw should be scat
tered back over the fields after thresh-
ing Ofteatimes there is success il
seeding alfalfa with barley.
The happy. successful farmer has
many friends with odd names. Have
You ever noticed it? He has Ex1ari-
ence. Contentment, Patience. Mercy,
Faith, Hope, Charity and Love. You
viii ind yourself happy and success
fui, too, when all these can be found
under your roof
mule once drew a heavy load NJ 2
steep hill; when he had almost
reached the top he kicked himself
loose and the load rolled down the
HILL That mule had to go back and
draw the same load TO the top of the
same hill again. There are lots OF
mules in the world Ponder. and be
wise.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-31
HALF CENTURY IN HOME.
AGED Couples Golden Wedding on the
Old Farm.

Redwood, n. J. In no section of
South Jersey was there d happier pair
of old folks than Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
r. Lacy, who celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary. Just so years
ago Mr.. Lacy, then a young famer, led
TO the altar Miss Sarah Applegate, an
1Svear-old belle of Barnesboro, and
took her to their present home, in
which they have resided and carried
on farming ever since. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lacy are IA years and SIS years old.
respectively, and are both hale and
hearty. Early they were busily en-
gagged in arranging the home for the
celebration Friends who came over
early assisted in The decorations, and
the home was realty trimmed in gold
and white Long before dinner crowds
OF guests commenced to arrive, all
bringing gold coins. $50 being pre-
senteo to z. l., William and John
Lacy. their only children. After the
big dinner, served to nearly so guests.
family "reminiscences we're talked
over.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-31

shown at B, the cut being made at the
crown of the stock 1t will be seen
that these two pieces are cut in exact
ly the same way, however. They are
then slipped together, the tongue of
the scion under the tongue CT the
stock, as shown at G.. This work must
be neatly done, SO that the joint is
smooth and perfect throughout. Some
practice and a few cut thumbs are re-
quired before this can be done nicely
at the rate of 1000 a day. Neyerthe-
less an amateur, after a short season
can do fairly well.
The graft is now complete except
the tying. 1t is tied with soft cloth
dipped in grating wax, or with soft
cotton thread. The grating wax is
not essential However, if it is re-
quired, it may be made up from the
following formula Rosin, four
pounds; beeswax, one pound; tallow,
one pound; to be melted together and
preferably used slightly warm.
AS soon as the gratis are made, they
should be tied together in neat bundles,
about fifty or one hundred in bundle,
and put away in boxes with slightly
moistened sawdust. These boxes can
be stored in any good cellar, and the
crafts are ready for planting when the
grounds are ready in the spring. They
are then set out in rows the same as
any cuttings or garden seeds.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-31
NAME NEARLY coNvicTs HIM.
But Prisoner Was Only Sneezer at
Moving Picture Show.

New York.-A. Zenuff, 16 years old,
yet so stalwart of form that he was
not to be sneezed at, went to pic
ture show at 1873 Eldridge street, a
stuffy little place which soon became
snuffy. Everybody sneezed, including
Zenuf. The picture machine coughed,
the photograph wheezed and the sing
er who abetted them both began to
sniff1e. All emitted "cachoos" in rapid
succession, and when the lights were
turned up Henry Scharfman, who
owned the place, said, between sneez-
es: Snuff Snuff! Snuff"
Now it may have been that the boy
looked startled when he heard, or
thought he heard, his name called
three times by man whom he did
not know, and he started involun-
tarily Scharfman jumped at conclu-
sions between sneezes and said: ''He
threw it." So a policeman took a
good pinch of Zenuff, just as though
he were whole carboy, and brought
him to the station house, where he
searched Zenuff for snuff and found
none.
Don't think 1 threw the snuff,
snuff1ed Zenuff, now almost in tears
because my name is Zenuff.''
So Magistrate Steinert, seeing thai
the youth was in such a box and with
out any evidence against him at all
discharged Zenuff on the charge Of
throwing snuff and then snuffed out
the complaint of one who was in error
in thinking himself quite up to snuff
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-31
WINTER GRATING.
Work Is Chiefly Confined to ProPaea
ton of Apple Trees.

The grating which is done at this
time of year is of the sort used by
nurserymen chiefly for the propagation
of apple trees, says Country Gentle
man. One-year-old stocks are bought
from the dealers, these being grown
chiefly in the neighborhood of Topeka,
Kan, and costing from three to six
dollars thousand, depending on the
size and quality. The scions are cut
from bearing apple trees preferably, or
they may be taken from nursery rows.
The main requirement is to get them
true to name and of the variety which
is desired to propagate.
The grating is done any time dur
ing the winter, preferably in Novem,
Der and December. The scion is cut
as shown at A. The stock is cut as
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-31
GOLD IN MICHIGAN SOIL.
State GeoIoeist Confident Precious
Metal Is There in Quantities.

Saginaw, Mich.-With descriptions
of a possible gold discovery in the
heart of Michigan and with predic-
tons that gas and oil in paying guam
titles would be found in this portion
of the state. State Geologist Alfred G.
Lane, speaking on the natural re-
sources of the state which might be
affected or opened up by the canal be-
tween Lake Michigan and Lake HUI
ron via Grand Rapids, Saginaw, and
Bay City, easily furnished the feature
Of the meeting of the Grand Saginaw
Valley Deep Waterways association in
this city.
Mr.. Lane spoke hopefully of a pos
6ible discovery of gold and said:
AT Lowell and along the Grand
river there is gold in a certain chan
mel that crosses the river near that
place. The gold in the Grand river
begins at Maple river and was found
down to Ada creek and probably down
/ to the lake, no gold being found in the
most favorable bars above the for
mer place. The gravel in the old river
channel seems sufficiently rich to
work with dredges in some parts
| where the land is not too valuable,
and as the old channel apparently
comes from the northwest it is worth
looking into, as its course may be
found and may prove rich in bed
rock
Speaking of oil and gas possibilities
he said that somebody, sometime, will
find oil and gas in commercial guam
titles, and he urged state control to
the end that there might be state reg
ulation in the interest of the general
public and all consumers. He favored
legislation that will enable some new
company to develop this.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-31
HOMEMADE FARM SLED.
Will Prove Handy During the Winter
Months.

The runners for the sled shown in
the accompanying illustration should
be made from pieces of any good
tough light wood three inches thick,
eight inches wide and ten feet long.
A strip four inches wide should be
ripped from the upper side to within
one foot of the front end with which
to make holsters which are thus SKA
and cut four feet in length. These
holsters are raised from the runners
by placing two-inch blocks under them
and the front and back ones are
braced with pieces of old wagon tire.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-31

hinges after the proper bend has been
given to the tire. Holes are bored at
suitable distances. 1t will be found,
says Prairie Farmer, that the fact that
the hinge and connecting brace are all
one piece of iron VIII aid materially
in preventing the gate from sagging
Such a combination is perhaps little
more expensive than the ordinary
hinge. but it will be found that the
extra cost will often be returned in
added durability
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-31
Of Corn Ground.

The ground for corn should be
pIowed in the fal, for it is easier TO
work in the spring. In the sprin:.
work it up with disk. A disk plow
pulls easier than the moldboard pillow
The corn should not be planted until
tie ground is warmed up. 1t should
not be planted too deeply. The. corn
crop should be cultivated three times.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-31

The combined gate hinge ard brace
shown in the accompa aging illustra-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-31
GATE HINGE AND BRACE.

1t Can Be Made from an Old Wagon
Tire.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-31

ton has been
used to an advan-
tage On our farm,
being both simple
and durable. The
combined hinge
and brace is made
from an old wa gon
tire, the ends be-
iE.g worked into
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
TOPICS OF THE STREET.

E-opETc.>r rRADTNG-Forefzn houses traded n
about I0oO0 shares IN this market. practicaHy A.
sales American stocks declined IN the Loneoa
market and closed weak on the curb Ihe L0naGa
general market was duh and narrow. win consos
steady and foreign bonds firm
DIVIDENDS DECLARED--Divtdents have oeea
declared as follows: General Chemical company
regular quarterly 1is per cent the preIeIreds
uavabIe January .; state Bank. serli-aEnual per
cent payable January .; German Exchange Sank.
regular sen-snnUal 10 per cent. payable January y
Texas and Pacific Coal Company. Quarrerly ~ ~
cent. payable in cash December 81; Georgia F-41.-
road and Banking Company, regular qGaIIeIy = =
per cent payable Januarv Is; Union switch anu
Signal Company, regular quarterly per cenL s4TI
common and preferred, both payable January =
BANK CLEARINGS FOR THE WEEFN---Ihs
Financial Chronicle reports the total bank cIssL-
ings Of the United States for the week en5eS % "a "a
cember 19 Zone day estimated1 Al SSl-IS
against BIT. .s45S72 FOR the preceding week ana
& 206 40T $50 for the corresponding week OF 20.
Compared with last year. the total clearings ior
the week have increased SOL per cent New feIS
City shows an increase OF al per cent. Boston -
per cent Chicago 32i per cent and Fnlial5Lp..- ~
III per cent, while New Orleans shows dec'eaS'
of e2 per cent
ICE FINANCING RUMORED--Ir IS reP'f-sa
that a committee of directors Of the American -
Company has been formed To consider plans lo'
readjustment OF capitalization and the raiSins =
sufficient new money to pay on the u'atHs N'-''
about 10000
NEW DIRECTOR EIECTED-G VI. Lane. q
Lee. Higginsou & Co. Boston. has been e-s.t.l
director OF the American Agrtcuiturai 'ns-.- 'nf
Company, succeeding Charles & Homes leS-S.- lS.,-
WABASH DEBENTURE BONDS REpJ tf.D-
The amount of Wabash Railroad toIHi-liE
benture B bonds outstanding has been rrtllru ~
Sl764O00 Recently S266,Cl0 additional OF tie 't -
benture BIS have been exchanged for the 1r7t =
funding and extension IS Only Sst5ttN '- l'' =
benture AS outstanding. the rest Aa'i-5 -->
exchanged in accordance with the plan
VAN NORDEN TRUST COMPANY ~ ~
DIVIDENDS.-The directors Of the Van Nolog Nt
Trust Company have declared the regular qu--4-s"
dividend OF per cent and extra dividend -
per cent. both payable IN cash and also a rl I
dend of % per cent. payable In shares or 'le 80
,FFT N-VuaF ~ a~F
share in the proportion Of one share % the otliN
stock to twenty shares OF the trust company S- -
All OF the above dividends payable on be~'
Der 81
MOVEMENT or COTTON.--"The Flnaa..-,
Chronicle gives the total port receipts 9. r,s
for the week ended December Is as +S,1S- u-S
against 06.266 bales for the preceding WSeN -
4S7544 bales the week before that HaSLlSS -
total receipts since September l. 1915. SoS9so4' -
against 44l264l bales for the same perlod % - ~
showinz an Increase since September l. lSS' y
I bales.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MARKET.-Money call, PA per
cent. Time money in the last week varied con-
siderably. At the opening rates were unchanged.
aftcrward becoming f1rner until Friday, when they
were slightly easier. A good sized business was
done. largely the thirty and sixty days period
Rates q per cent for thirty days. y to = for
sixty DAYS 3 4 TO 3 q for ninety days and four
months and 3s4 per cent for five and six
months.
Mercantile paper IN good demand for the
higher grades A certain amount of such paper
was obtainable but while trade showed improve
rnent volume of business not such as TO force
merchants to seek much accommodation from the
open market Rates. q TO "A per cent for sixty
and ninety days endorsed bills receivable; to
/ y per cent for choice four to six months single
names and per cent fo- others less well known
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-The foreign exchange
market was firm at an advance of about 10 points
4S735d46740 for cables 4S7@4S705 for de-
Inand sterling and 4.S5 for sixty-day bills Short
francs were quoted at 5.15M less 1-32 and short
reichsmarks at s51@ less 1-64 There a
rather good demand for remittance by Wednes-
days mail
Bankers posted rates were as follows:
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20

The floor traders on the Consolidated Exchange
shifted several times in their market attitude. At
the opening of business they were active bidders
for stocks. the disposition being to short
tracts. The result that prices for leading Is
times much ) "a of q point above
the quotations the Stock Exchange. Reading
sold at 1895, when the price the other board
was 13Sz.; Union Pacific at 1904, against I7gzs
and Smelling at So. against 1875 At the extreme
high prices, however. the traders changed front
and offered stocks freely, that prices ruled rel
ativey under the other exchange. On the closing
smash there was renewed covering in volume.
which once more resulted In relative firmness all
around the room. Reading did not sell under 1SSL4
against 1S3; Union Pacific under lisa against I7S
and Steel under 627s. against 525s. Smelling how
ever touched 794s against 7sss. Detailed operations
follow:
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
posted rates were as follows.

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-Boston &c discount :;
Chicago, 20c premium; San Francisco, sight ~ c
premium, telegraph &C premium; New Orleans.
commercial zoe discount, bank 81 discount :;
Charleston, buying par. selling 110c premium; St.
Louis 2oc premium bid, Soc premium asked.
SILVER MAEtKET.-Bar silver, 4S3Ac Mexican
silver dollars 45c Bar silver in London closed at
224sd, advance Of I'd
GOLD PREMIUM-In Madrid. 11-2O: Lisbon,
1925.
MEXICAN EXCHANGE-Mexican exchange on
New YORK is quoted 2.01%.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
sEx dividend.

sf5x dividend
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-Call money IN
London, 2a21h per cent; open market discount rate
for short bills 2AQ2 5-16 per cent; long bills. 29
SIG per cent Berlin discount rate. ga per cent.
Paris discount rate 6-16 per cent. Paris
change on London, 20 francs 121s centimes. Berlin
exchange on London, 20 marks 46 pfennigs Bar
gold, IT'S 10d.
FOREIGN SECURITIES-British consols for
money SO Gle per cent for the account. SO 11-16.
French rentea. SO francs 70 centimes
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20

The following were the last actual sales and the
closing quotations for stocks in which there were
no transactions yesterday the New York Stock
Exchange:
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
DiLidend Notices.
The TRUST COMPANY QF AMERICA
n. "A


ST-43 Street, York, Dec =. 1905.
The Board OF Directors Of THE TRUST COMPANY
OF AMERICA has this DAY declared a Dividend from
@ upon Capital Stock
of the Company, payable December 81, 1905
stock Transfer Books vyl,l P ".
Nondar. December q. 1885. reopeued 10 A.
Saturday January 2ud. 1909
FRANK L HILTON. Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
GOVERNMENT BONDS

The following shows yesterdays closing quota
tions for government bonds. compared with Fri
days
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
IREINe NATIoNAL ENcaANeE -.

New hyFr Afeir-lioel lSlIs Isje
The Board q Directors has This day declared
terry dividend ot TWO 90 Per Cent the capital
Of payable JGLGar- -
b0oks viii remain closed December 3D.
1865. January - 1862. inclusive
BENJAMIN +. WERNER. Cashier
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
GENERAL CHEMICAL COMPANY

regular quarterly dividend o and One-ia
zheb per cent. sslI be ua3I January . 1903 pre-
ferree stockholders q record az T. Il. ou Wednes-
Gay December % 1905
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

rr,oa. ,rara somewhat irregular in the OUTSIDE
market and trading narrow. Copper issues We. w.
the more prominent features, although some a''ei
tion was given TO the silver and goiu lsSuo''
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
oetio. Of the ua-rInnd Goal cn-nnnnr-

Office Of the Maryland Coal Company,
No ! BrpscW2E. New York December Zud.
Az regular meeting Of he Board ot Directors held
day, 2 dividend one-haif
per declared stock payable
December 20th 1as preferred slo-odeTs Of record
December 1elh.
Transfer books VIII close December 18Th. 1905 and
Il =. EEDIAA. Treasurer.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
La Rose Consolidated Mines Company
I65 Broadway, New York

1b5 BToa1Esay- NeW YORK
ON DECEMBER l. 1905 Board o. Directors de-
clsreS quarterly dividend Per
dividend per cent, payable on the
day January 1909 the stockholders record
the clcse Of business January = 1909 The transfer
VIII 5e closed Of business
2 1863, and reopened the opening q business
DAVID 4. DINL.AP. Treasurer.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
AMERTcAN rocoNoTTNE CoMPANY.

80 Church Street New York. December u. 1905
Directors this day declared quarterly
SfznSend Of and rLree-CuaTteTs the
preferred capital payable January u. 1903
preferred stockholders q cf
business January 1909. Checks VIII be mailed
Transfer books Of the preferred VIII close
p n January 1905. and reopen January -. 1903.
8. T. CALLAHAE. Secretary
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20

Saturday. Saturday. Net
Dec. II. Dec. 19. changes
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London, Dec. 1S. ! p. m.-The market for Amert
securities weak. Final prices follow:
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
The chesapeake q ohia Railway Co.

Richmond Va. &oEe-uf-- I-ai. 1908
a dividend Of ONE PER CENT. has been declared
the stock of the company. payable Tuesday De
ceznber 22nd. 1909. stockholders q q
close business Tuesday. December LIST 1903
The Chesapeake 4 Ohio Railway Co.
BY G. = WEXFORD. Secretary
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20

& ADVERTISEMENTS SUBSCRIPTIONS Foh
~ received their 30
1864 Eroeo~eZ 3ezh S7th SITS 8
Advertisements received a nx
branch regular Office unt O'clock p. m
.sh ST. is< EA&f tsfh 257 weEt Ell
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
BONDS.
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE.

'Odd lots. fselIs cents per share.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20

the Observation-Disclosures. bsB0 s48
previous ......... e5? 500
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20

'BX dividend
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
Rnsr0N STOCKS.

ns, ts De- 70 Dec Is DsS =. =
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
WEEKLY STOCK CHANGES.

al saIss Of bonds. 81. 2G5, 800.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-05
.PRONGS OF Pillow
STRUCK OLD HOARD
Included $4,000 in Gold
Coin.

Blue Mountain, Miss, April +.-More
than 81 goo. 900 in Confederate curren-
cy and about $4,000 in gold coin and
bullion was mcarthed by the prong of
a pillow on Bret knoX'S farm. near here,
by the planter. who had just taken the
reins of the mule in hand in an effort
to show Il negro hand how to ''ditch d
trough intended to carry the accumu-
lation of water from the plot of ground
in cultivation.
The treasure is believed to have or
iginalIy belonged to Samuel II.
THOMPSON, whose father was prOml-
nent in the Confederate cause during
the Civil War, but, as there are no
heirs. Knox will retain possession I'M
less a claim is made.
The Confederate bills were mostly of
s., $40 and $40 denomination, and
were so widowed from age that they
fell to fragments when handled. No
tree, post or other means of locating
the buried treasure was visible, bltt it
is said that the spot was thiClly COY
cred by trees during war times.