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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-08-15
The Sowing Of Alfalfa.

grow. 1t is one Of those crops
which is sure to be used more
extensively as our lands become
higher in price. The idea that
it can not be grown successfully
in Missouri is largely a matter
of not understanding the re-
quirements of the plant. There
is little doubt that the not dis
tant future will see alfalfa grown
to a greater or less extent in
each section of the state. In
the richer sections it will be
grown on the uplands, and in
thinner sections it will be grown
in the fertile valleys and bot
toms.
Experiments which the Agri-
cultural Experiment Station has
been conducting with farmers
throughout the state have shown
many interesting results and in
many cases they have practically
solved the problem Of getting a
stand. Briefly summarized
the results are as follows:
First, that on uplands Of av-
erage fertility liberal manuring
should give good results. 1t is
useless to SOW alfalfa on poor
land and expect a satisfactory
yield, but where the soil receives
a liberal application of manure
there is usually no difficulty in
growing it profitably if the land
is reasonably well drained.
Since, as a rule, the average
farmer wants only a few acres
of alfalfa this manuring is per-
fectly feasible in most cases.
Second, that incubation of the
soil on uplands is usually OF
much benefit and is generally
necessary to success.
Third, that the best time tc
SOW alfalfa on most upland soils
is in August, although on the
richer uplands and the bottom
lands spring sowing may be just
as successful.
Forth, that on a few soils in
the state which have a tendency
to sourness, lining will be a
benefit and may be a necessity
Fifth, that top dressing with
manure in the fall and the cul
tivation of the land with disc OF
spring tooth harrow after eacl
cutting if possible, usually ac
composites beneficial returns.
Briefly the best method o
handling alfalfa is to break tn,
land early in the summer, pillow
ing undera liberal dressing o
manure. The land should bt
worked down and cultivated
whenever the weeds begin t,
start until the middle of An
gust Qor central Missouri whei
the seed should be sown. II
north Missouri somewh a
earlier seeding will usually b.
better, in south Missouri tn.
seed may be sown somewha
later. Experiments indicate
however,, that early Angus
seeding even for south Missouri
is frequently better than late.
seeding.
Just before sowing ther,
should be scattered over tn
land broadcast, or drilled in wit
a grain drill, two or three hun
bred pounds of inoculate sol.
This soil may be taken from a.
old alfalfa field, or since swee
clover, or what is commonl.
known as bee clover" has tn
same bacteria on its roots a
alfalfa soil taken from aroun.
these plants will answer. ]
this is broadcasted it should b
narrowed just as fast as it
scattered, since the light kill
the bacteria.
The seed should be Of a stronI
vitality and free from obnoxiou
oo1- "a I.Il
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-08-15

Democrats might well take a
lesson from hepuOlICans III pre-
serving harmony and keeping
the party united. They are free
from pickering and wranglings
and heartburning, while the
Democratic campaign closed
with a most regretable exhi-
bition of elimination
and recrimination. The
result of such campaign will be
the exhibition Of sore spots by
disappointed oticeseekers to
to the party's hurt. So long as
there is no way to keep unde.
sirables from seeking office,
just so long will there be trouble
over their defeat-and they are
not worth the trouble they make.
Glasgow Missourian.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-26
Noah and Solomon.

a Sunday school teacher in Bryn
Mawr was questioning her class about
some prominent men of the Old Tes-
lament.
Now, Henry, can you tell me who
was the wisest man in the Bible?" she
asked
"Noah!" Henry answered promptly.
"Oh. no. Henry" the teacher said
"yon don't mean Noah; you mean
Solomon, don't you?"
NO. maam; mean Noah"
What makes you think that Noah
was the wisest man?'
well" said Henry. my papa says
man like Solomon, with 600 wives
and 500 porcupines. is blamed old
fool, while Noah knew enough to get
in out of the wet when it began to
rain. "-Philadclphia Ledger.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-26

partly in British East Africa and the
Uganda protectorate. That is as far
as the survey has been carried north.
ward, but reconnaissance has been
continued up the valley of the Nile
through Uganda into the Sudan to
meet the Egyptian railway at Khar.
tum.
The telegraph wire now extends all
this distance and messages can be
sent direct from Cape Town to Cairo.
Railway from Mombasa.
There is also n railroad from Nom
basa into the interior of British East
Africa as far as Fort Florence, a new
town on Lake Victoria Nyanza. COW
ering a distance of 5S4 miles, and the
journey is made in about thirty-six
hours with sleeping and dining cars
said to be quite comfortable. Lake
Victoria Nyanza is the greatest body
of water in Africa and is about the
size of Lake Huron. 1t is the real
source of the Nile. just as Lake Tan
ganvika is the source of the Congo
Mombasa is becoming quite an i'm
portant commercial city and it is Wis.
lied by four lines of steamers-Brit-
ish. German. Austrian and French
from Bombay and Rangoon. and
through steamers come from Marseille
and Trieste. 1t is said to be very
comfortable passage down the east
coast of Africa, with much of inter
est for tourists. and the East African
company has provided a hotel at Lake
Victoria Nyanza that is quite attrac
tive. There is also a club there for
the lcneft of Englishmen and others
who go in to shoot big game.
The province of Uganda is now re-.
cognized as an Independent kingdom
under British protectorate. with 4
native ruler called '.kabaka." The
present kabaka, his highness Daudi
Chua, being minor. is represented
by regency of three native chieIs
and European adviser There is a
native assembly which passes laws.
raises revenue and votes budget. and
native courts having jurisdiction over
the people. There Is also a court of
appeals. which is partly native and
partly British. A good many foreign
ers are going In to develop the won.
derful natural resources of the coun
try. Gold, copper and iron are found
In large quantities. and the rubber
trade Is developing very rapidly.
The missionaries, both Catholic AMI
Protestant have been remarkably
successful. and in the Uganda protcc-
toratc at present. in native popnla.
ton of 100000 there are more than
1000 churches and about 250,OO0 con.
verts.
The journey from Mombasa to Lake
Victoria Nyanza shows some very at
tractive scenery following the base Of
high range of mountains and offer.
ing a view OF several high peaks, in.
,S-seNxr. =
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-26

pulled out small pad and pencil
Say. who are these people / am TO
draw" he said.
Strong and Roosevelt" said.
Strong Is the new Mayor of New
York-reform Mayor"
And who's this other fellow-this
ROOSEVELT" he asked.
had just about finished telling him
who Roosevelt was--up to date--when
the chairman introduced the frat
speaker. Theadore Roosevelt The
speaker advanced to a small Bible
stand that stood on one side OF the
raised platform, gripped the top OF II
with his left hand. firmly planted his
feet. stuck his head forward, opened
| his lips and apparently gritted his
teeth at the audience. Then he be.
gan to speak. Davenport made few
passes with his pencil, then said in n
whisper:
who did you say he was?"
When had REPEATED the name he
made n few more lines on his pad.
Then he listened to volumes of sta
tistics about the quantity of liquor
consumed in New York. Theu Mayor
Strong came forward. Davenport.
made few more passes with his pen
Gil and, saying he guessed he had
better get downtown in hurry, gum
shoed his way out of the church.
Next morning there appeared In the
paper column and salt story con-
tanning all tho dignity at my command
and all the serlousness demanded by
a struggling newspaper owner anxious
| TO make friends; but with it were two
small one column pictures, one label
ed Theodore Roosevelt and the other
Mayor William L. Strong They were
startling because of their originality
as we'll as incongruity with the story.
Davenport had caught Roosevelt to a
I. There was the great reformer In
the attitude of pounding table with
his hand and gritting his teeth at his
audience in the true Rooseveltian
style that has since become so fa-
miliar to the public. AS for Mayor
Strong-you could almost gee tho
pain in his equity feet. The picture
made hit among newspaper mon on
Park Row-they were so differenE
from the story. The laugh On Mf.
Hearsts paper lasted several days,
rhen other cartoonistg began to try
10 draw pictures of Rooseveit's teeth.
While Davenport was sent to PhiIadei.
phia to draw pictures OF the trial of
1olmes. the celebrated murderer.-s
New York Telegraph.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-26
When Great Men Meet


Do you know who first pictured
Roosevclts teeth? No? Well. I'll tell
you, because think there are but two
persons alive today who do. They
are Homer Davenport. who Ia the
guilty one, and mysclf-and l think
that even Davenport has forgotten
the incident. And. by tho way. this
first picture of Roosevelts teeth is
doubly interesting bocauge It waz
Davenports first bit Of work In New
York.
Davenport was one osS the young
men who had followed w NEs. Hearst
from San Francisco toy Siew York
when Hearst bought the Morning
Journal--now the American-In the
latter part of the summer OF 13O5. He
arrived in town on a Sunday. tand in
the late afternoon waded into the
Journal Office. then in, the Tribune
building. Davenport always %wades
into places-eyerything has to get
out of his way, or be pushed, After
wading through the screen doors OF
Hearsts private office and those of a
few of the managing editors, nc was
finally cnticed into the elevator and
taken 10 the art department IN the
ninth floor, where the late Pruitt
Snare was in charge ms art editor
About o'clock the city editor hand
ed me clipping, saying:
Get an artist and cover this"
On my way up in the elevator
found that | was to cover n temper
ance meeting In Methodist church IN
East Seventy sixth street, at which
the late Mayor Strong-who had beer
elected on tho Republican ticket as Z
result OF the Parkhurst crusade oil
lS94-and Theodore Roosevelt, whom
Mayor Strong had appointed presi
dent of his board OF police commits
sioners, were to speak Roosevelt
had only recently come from Wash
ington. where he had made record
for strenuosity as Civil Service Com
missioner.
When | arrived OH the nInth floor
and asked Mr.. Share for an artist he
looked about then introduced me to 4
lean, disjointed looking man who was
Sort OF folded UP on stool near his
desk. The stranger unfolded himself
and shook hands in true Westerr
style as he said. Why. sure-glad tc
meet you'll don't mind going te
church for a starter"
On the way downtown Davenport
asked many questions and made man,
comments about New York. He haf
already decided that it was a jay
town and wasn't in ii with San Fran
CISCO. He didn't say Frisco" be-
cause no real San Franciscan ever sc
lowers the dignity of that city as tc
abbreviate It's name.
When in the church we were shown
into seats In the first row. Davenport
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-26
South American Tacticn.

The battle was going against him.
The COMMUNICATIVE chief. himself rul.
er of the South American republic,
sent an aide TO the rear, ordering
General Blanco to bring up his regI-
ment at once. Ten minutes passed
but 1t didn't come. Twenty. thirty
an hour-still no regiment. The aide
came tearing back hatless. breathless
My regiment! My regiment! Where
Is It? Where is it?" shrieked the
commander
General" answered the excited
aide. "Blanco started 1t all right. but
there are couple of drunken Amer.
leans down the road and they won't
let 1t go by."-Everybody's Magazine
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-26
Musical Warmth.

Miss jeanette Glider was one of the
ardent enthusiasts of the debut OF Te-
trazzini. After the first act she rush
cd to the back of the house to greet
one of her friends. Don't you think
she Is wonder?" she asked excited.
~.
"She Is a great singer unquestiona.
bly, responded her more phlegmatic
friend but the registers of her voice
are not SO even as, for instance, Mel
ba's."
"Oh, bother Mclba." said Miss Gill
or. ,fTetrazzini gives infinitely more
heat from her registers Everybody's
Magazine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-26
Railroads Into Darkest Africa

There are now more than 5000
miles OF railway in South Africa. run
ming northward from Cape Town
through the Transvaal into Rhodesia,
as the British possessions in Central
Africa have been called, In honor Of
mini at present are Salisbury. the cap.
ital OF the Northwest Rhodesia. writes
William E. Curtis, in the washington
Star. 1t Is now possible to. go from
London to either OF those places in
twenty-one or twenty-five days. An
express train meets the steamer at
Cape Town and carries passengers to
Kimberley (647 miles) in thirty-one
hours. Johannesburg COST miles) in
forty-one hours, Pretoria Q.002 miles)
in fifty hours. Bulawayo c.352 miles;
in seventy hours. Victoria Falls in
ninety-two hours. and Salisbury a.
COB miles) in ninety-two hours. and
Kalamo U,74S miles) in a hundred
hours.
Cape Colony. Orange River Colony
and the Transyaal are pretty we'll
gridironed with branches from this
grand trunk line, and South Africa
is quite as well supplied with railways
"a any country outside of Europe and
the United States. The government
owns and has constructed nearly the
entire system. which had its begin
ming in two short private lines at the
southwestern extremity of Cape Col
ony and the continent, triit in 1859.
~nll ofO ;rt,t
to Wynberg. six miles. In 1873 these
two germs became government prop.
crty. and a vigorous policy of internal
improvements was then adopted, and
has been continued until now the
tracks reach the Zambesi river and
are being gradually pushed northwar6
toward the pyramids Of Egypt.
North from Salisbury.
a route has been surveyed from
Salisbury. the northern terminus OF
the system northward about $50 miles
to Lake Nyassa. That Is n large body
OF water about 300 miles long and
from forty to a hundred miles wide.
II has already several steamboats, fur
nishing transportation facilities for
The towns on It's shores and they vii.
he made to connect with the railway.
At the upper end of the lake is gap
Of about 200 miles TO Lake Tanganyi-
ka, which is also 10 he built as part
of the system. and passengers will he
carried on boats to Ujiji. There tho
railroad will begin again and connect
with the line that the Germans are
building from the ports of Oar Es
Salaam and Bagamoyo on the Indian
ocean TO Ujiji via Talora. the capital
and chief city of German East Africa.
From Tabora tho line will run north.
ward to Lake Victoria Nyanza, which
lies partly in German East Africa and
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-26

work, and the labor Is done by SOL
diers of the Turkish army, who are
paid no wages and are very poorly
cared for. Most OF the material comes
from France and Belgium, but a little
has been imported from the United
States.
The sultan has recently issued an
order requiring the road to be COM
pleted to Mecca. n distance of go
miles, before the next pilg. image.
which will take place in the winter
OF 1908. He has also ordered the
construction OF the branch line. dis
lance of eleven miles, from Mecca TO
Mount Arafat. where important rei-
gious ceremonies occur annually dur.
ing each pilgrimage.
Last year thee number of pilgrims
visiting Mecca. according to the on
cial reports, was $4,000; this year
the number is estimated at 300, 900
although those figures are believed 10
be greatly exaggerated About two
thirds of these pilgrims are expected
to patronize the railway, and trains
Will be run especially for their accom-.
mediation
AS usual. cholera has broken out
among the pilgrims. who fall easy
victims to the disease because of in.
sufficient nourishment. fatigue and the
privations. discomforts and exposure
to which they have been subjected
during their Journeys. When these
plaques occur the pilgrims die like
the locusts of Egypt. and 20 straight
10 the presence of the prophet. There
lore they do not dread death or take
sanitary precautions to protect them
selves. as they otherwise would.
Water and Light for Medina.
Consul General Rayndal OF Beirut
who Is the best posted American i'm
all that country. wrote the secretary
OF state not long ago that an English
firm had been given contract to light
the great Isiamic sanctuary at Me
dina with electricity. and also that the
sultan has issued an trade to furnish
a pure and sufficient water suppJy fol-
the city of Medina. The latter is ex
tremely important because of its eff.
feet on the plaques that recur every
day.
| extraordinary efforts are being
made to protect Egypt. Palestin;
and other sections in that neighbor
hood from the cholera. For year,
every plague that has occurred coulf
be traced directly TO returning nil.
grims, who brought the disease witt
them from Mecca.
This railroad from Damascus
when completed. may enable the sui.
Tan to suppress the chronic rebellion
in Arabia by furnishing means o.
transportation for troops and militar,
supplies. Hitherto he has been com
PEELED to rely on ships. which have
landed his men. his munitions of wa,
and provisions on hostile shores where
means of interior transportation were
very difficult 10 obtain and to operate
Thousands of men have been sacrific
ed every year in attempts TO put dowr
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-26
Guiding Mt. Kcnlo, which is 1890
feet. Mt. Aberdeen. 10000 feet. and
Mt. Elgon, 1900 feet.
Through the JunaIe.


Through the jungle.
Adventuresome people. who do not
mind roughing it. can follow trail
northward about 200 miles to Condo
coro, the head of navigation on the
Nile, and there take a steamer to
khartlim. which is said to be de-
lightful journey. The forests are FILL
ed with wild beasts and sometimes
passengers may see lions and tigers
from the car windows. A party OF
friends who made the trip last fall saw,
three lions standing calmly on a, hill
! lock watching the train with evident
curiosity as it passed ty. and a story
Is told of one of the station agents
who wired to the next town asking
that the next train bring TO his place
n squad of soldiers with rifles to raise
siege that was being conducted
against him by huge lion which had
occupied the platform for nearly
twelve hours. The agent had barred
his doors and barricaded his windows
and had been compelled to remain in
seclusion without food since the pre.
vious evening. He had no means Of
communicating with the neighboring
settlement and as there was only one
train n day he was compelled to wait
for the relief it brought.
1t is also possible to take through
train at the East Africa seaport of
beira on the Indian ocean. three times
a week, and go direct to Cape Town,
distance of 2037 miles, with sleep.
ers and dining cars Beira is a Por-
tuguese town in the state of IIourenco
Marquee. south of the mouths of the
Zambesi diver. The railway is own
ed partly by the Portuguese and part.
~ by the English. The dining and
sleeping cars are managed by the CO
lonial government. ana the Zambesi
express. as it is called, looks very
much like one of the limited trains on
our railroads.
The Zambesi river is crossed at
Victoria Falls by a bridge $50 feet
long and 42O feet high, which was
built by an American company, and
opened to traffic in September, 1905.
There is good deal OF railway
building in northern Africa. and the
Egyptian trunk line, following the val
ley Of the Nile. also is being pushed
rapidly southwark, so that very short
~ 1t will be possible to cover the en-
tire distance between Khartum and
Cairo on the cars.
The Railway to Mecca.
The railroad which tho Sultan OF
Turkey is building from Damascus
south to Mecca for the transportation
OF pilgrims to the holy city of Mo
manned. and at the same time, fol
the transportation OF troops to sun
press the revolutions organized by
the Wahabites, who refuse to ack
nowledge the spiritual as well. as the
temporal authority of the sultan, i.
progressing rapidly German ant
French engineers are in charge of tns
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-26
He Had Goraonzola.

Waiter, have you any Gorgonzola
cheesc?'
yes. sir"
rs ii very nice and whitc?"
Eyes, sir. very white"
And good and hard in the middle?
ooh, yes. sir. Stone hard"
Thanks. Gorgonzola cheese ought
to be green and very soft! '-Every.
body's Magazine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-26

these rebellions. Shlploads of CON
scripts have been sent from various
ports on the Mediterranean, but few
of them have ever returned. Their
bones lie bleaching on the deserts of
southern Arabia.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-26
A Beautiful VleW.

Are you: satisfied with your new
apartments" = = q
Yes, indeed; OFT back windoRs
command view OF some OF the moat
expensive lingerie ever saw
Brooklyn Life.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-26
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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-02

ORDER TO HEAR PETITION FOR IL
CENSE TO SELL LAND OF MINOR,
ETC.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-02
FORAKER ANSWERS CHARGES
AssaiIs Taft and Roosevelt in Lengthy
Reply.

Assai|s Taft and Roosevelt in Lengthy
Reply.
Cincinnati, Sept. Ex-senator For
aker has issued a statement replying
TO the recent charges made by Will.
lam II. Hearst and President Roose-
yelt. In addition he bitterly assails
Hearst, Taft and the president, charg.
ing Taft with consorting with Stan
Gard Oil magnates himself and declar-
ing that President Rooseve]t's actions
Indicate a guilty conscience.
In the opening paragraph Mr.. For
aker declares that the president
showed bias in accepting as true all
the charges. He denies that he acted
improperly in accepting employment
from the Standard Oil company, says
that there was no secret about it and
produces letters to prove that after
the government began it's attack upon
the STANDARD Oil he declined to accept
a retainer from them. He charged
that Mr.. Hearst had other letters in
addition to those which he gave out
and that these other letters, if made
public at the same time, would have
showed how harmiee---- ~:s ss7 >"nnec.
ton with the STANDARD nann!e.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-02
IDu POnT OUT OF CAMP Align
Head OF Republican Speakers Bureau
Resins.


Head Of Republican Speakers Bureau
Resigns.
New York. Sept. 26.-Following
many rumors on the subject. which
were afloat here and in Washington
Chairman Hitchcock of the Republic
can national committee announced
that General T. Coleman Du Pont of
Delaware, head of the bureau Of cam
paign speakers of the national COM
mittee. had resigned as head Of that
bureau and also as a member Of the
executive committee of the national
committee and that his resignation
had been accepted. In IN elaboration
of the announcement Chairman Hitch
cock said:
Last Tuesday General Du Pont
rendered his resignation as a mem
Der of the executive committee and as
director of the speakers bureau. Ac-
ton on the resignation was deferred
awaiting my arrival in New York,
when General Du Pont and I had a
personal conference concerning the
matter, in which he insisted on the
acceptance of his resignation, feeling
that the tendency of the suit by the
government against the powder com.
pany with which he is connected
might be employed by our opponents
to the injury of the campaign to which
he is so earnestly devoted. His resig-
nation, therefore, has been accepted"