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The Southern farm gazette., 1908-08-08

In growth. The Importance OF hay-
ing the bes; seed iustifies more at
tention even than the subjec; is re-
ceiving ! was singularly impressed
with the value Of highly bred seed
corn while on visit las; fall 10 the
great corn show in Chicago. and
what saw there and some impres-
ions ! gathered may be interesting
and. hope, helpful also 10 your
readers
The SHOW and Its Exhibits.
There was offered so .ooo in pre-
miums for the best exhibits of the
numerous varieties of corn at this
grea; Corn Belt Corn show Il was
. great exhibit There were piles
and piles of corn of every known
variety. and each a; It's best, There
were ears OF corn of which slxty-nve
would make bushel OF shelied
grain. Think OF !t--ana ears 40 per
up like stove wood Many Of the
exhibits were reported as making
over one hundred bushels per acre.
and no one could douh; II after see-
Ing the corn ears
The sum OF s35 900 was used in
htt!ng the building and decorating
for the great show which lasted more
than week and one dav had 20 900
visitors. II nil showed The interest
taken in the great cereal. and II In
no wonder the Corn Belt ls piling
up great wealth when such interest
Ii manifested In producing the b<-~s
and mo~t PR acrc.
Why One Far Brought $50
The best ear OF yellow corn O.
any variety. that took III. arxt pre-
MUM sold for 32s0 at auction. and
Was bought by the man xho exhibit
ed IL. He said he heai;ated about
bringing II 10 the sho~ and could
not AFFORD 10 20 home withou; IL
II wAs selected from nff~~n acr-.
thas would make over 100 busl,~l.
of ~hril~d corn per arr-. and shows
what Intelligent selection wilt do for
any of the cereals or stock This
exhibitor took 3s.oo0 In premiums.
and said he must have tha; car TO
raise more premium corn for the
great show mex, year.
How the Cotton H<-it Can B~ai tho
Corn B~lt.
After seeing the great corn exhibit
and seeing the interest manife1ted
tn its production and riding across
the Corn Belt country. with Tia nice
lv kept farms and tinc improvements
and dwellings that would cost more
than many good farms in the Cot
20 Belt. the thoughts came 70 me.
Why do ~e OF the South not wake
up 10 our interest W. Of the Cot
ton Belt have many advantages over
the Corn Belt The latter is handi
capped with six months OF winter
and can produce but oae crop a year.
and is limited IN the number pos
sible 10 grow: while we OF the Cot
Ton Belt have nearly the whole year
To gro~ crops and II one falls se
nave recourse 10 another. and OF
many cereals NC can grow two crops
IN the same ground the saIi. year.
Prices Of Fertilizer Do Not Worry
the stock Kaiser.
Land IN the Corn Belt was selling
from $50 tn 4puu p.y acre, and |
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-08-08
Better Seed. Bigger Yields; More Stock
Richer Lands
Your Seed While You Can Plan, in c.,
and ar1ng-Ihen Learn to Grow stock and
IAnd-I Will Bale and Nor. p,s,.,s p. T.,


uon Is all on our side After look
ing over the Corn Belt and talking
with the men who produced the crops
and the stock. was firmly convinced
II vas the diversified farming along
with intelligent seed selection that
"as responsible for the prosperity
seen on ali sides Many I6O-acre
farms tand that was the mos, com
mon size OF farms) would carry and
faiien 100 head OF hogs each wear.
besides many head OF cattle and
horses
Commercial fertilizers were scarce
lY thought OF. Manure from the
stock vas the dependence for fer
'iliz!ng. and their crops show its
value. When they can grow from
so 10 100 bushels OF corn per acre
With occasional manuring. they have
no need a, present To care much
about the price OF commercial fertil-
izsrg
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-08-08
What Has Be-n Done for Corn Can
bc Done for Cotton.

The thing that appealed TO me
most forcibly at the corn show and
what sat down 20 bring out In this.
vas what had been done 10 increase
The production Of corn per acre thy
selection aud improved cultivai!on1
could be done for cotton. All the
State experiment stations in the cot
ton States ar. doing something to
increase the cotton yield: but. Il
seems 30 the writer. they ar. not
laying the stress on cotton that IN
be!ug devoted to cora In the Corn
B.ls States.
The urging Of Southern sarmers
20 TAX. np NOR. diversified crops Ia
very good. but cotton wili always
have !tN place In n. Cotton Belt. az
corn does in the Corn Belt And
one Of the best things 10 increase
cotton Yield is more diversified farm
Ing. II one-third Of tho pr~aen, cot
ton acreage was rotated ~ith oats
corn. and cn~pcas. and the Data
corn and cowp~as fed IN improved
stock. and the manure from the
stock was put on the land. II In safe
20 aar that IN two or three years the
t~o-ih!ras OF tho cotton acreage
would yield more cotton than the
~hol. now does. And the onc-,h.rd
ia IN. other crops would nearly or
quite. keep the farmer and his
household
Study Your Cotton stalks Now.
Add 10 The above the proper sel-c-
ton OF srad and III. necessary care
10 keep II from heating or deterior-
AtIng. alao g.. that only good strong
terminating seed should be planted
40 that every plant left in thr row
would make a strong vigorous grow
er. and the cotton increase would
soon equal the corn increase in the
corn belt; Not one cotton farmer In
"a hundred. or perhaps In Ave hun
dred. thinks OF going into hts hrid
10 pick the earliest and larges, bolls
the universal habit being To take 40
much seed from the gin as will be
necessary for planting. and the far
mer gets about AZ much seed from
the weak, poor stalks as from the
best onek
We cannot expect good. strong.
vigorous plants from the seed OF
the weak ones; as like produces
like" in cotton the same as in corn
or anything elise In the animal or
vegetable Kingdoms. The writer
has NOT near had his say in improve
ment OF cotton yields. but this IL
getting too long for your valuable
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-08-08
rrces Of Fertilizer Do Not Worry
the stock Raiser.

Land IN the Corn Bel, was selling
rom $50 To 5000 per acre: and. !
thought. Why should our Southern
lands De selling from SIS 10 $50 an
acre. when the advantage OF produc-
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-08-08

Duroc Jerseys s:,:sia. :: $':s q ss.' s.'
akin weeks old saoo each. Boars ready for
srrgtcr about or mon lbs old of2. 50 each
John Lightfoot. East chattAuoogn. Tenn
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-09
The Ridgewood.

E. D. Langworthy. proprietor of the
Ridgewood Hotel. has announced that
this famous Ridgewood avenue houe
will be open for the entertainment of
guests either the 18th or 10th of De-
cember.
A corps of workers are busy now in
cleaning the hi use preparatory to the
opening. aud the verandas are being re-
painted. Probably the most noticeable
Of the improvements made at this hotel
during the summer are those to the
front Of the house, and the yards; many
plants and flowers have been put out in
the yard. and four stone gate pillars add
much to the general appearance of The
Ridgewood.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-09


MeaA Elilyatd and Holroyd. q she
Prines QeoeEe. tngether with . number
eea1iatants. AZ busy preparing for the
'aealneef their hos,ie. which will occur
pecemher 18th.
he hos1os has been repainted. repa-
pefed and recarpetod throughout. aud
y addition to luther Improvements the
toems and Offices have been practically
iefumIshed.
The house win b heated by steam.
The spaeious Offices are finished in white,
and TIE dining rooms in deep red. The
sun paEloes have been thoroughly reno
vated, and the yards beautifed by
plants and flowers.
A pier over two hundred feet long has
been recently finished in front of the
hotel, at the end Of which is platform
"a large AZ an ordinary sized room.
It il probable that AN orchestra will
be engaged for the season at the Prince
George
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-09

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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-09
Net Like de Play.

UV0S e1ko vUe0 puoys
life amt IKE the plays"
sHow nowf
'sWhsa 90 calling no housemajd
oves tolls me- The family history whllc
mating passes ct the furniture with
feather 0nDtes. st. Louis Republic.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-09
Meeo Trouble

Nero Trouble.
whats tho trouble nowr' demanded
the 1anttoe. "Noro heatf'
ma" aid tie tenant Of tie latest
akyscraper. nut want these clouds
eashed away from my .windows."-
louisville Courier Journal
The newspaper., 1908-09-18

The more we read in Denver
papers concerning Colorado
statesmen, the more fully we be-
come convinced that the summary
proceeding against Ananias was
elimination pure and absolute.
Ananias went out on strike all
right. but he hadn't the ability to
carry ice water or dust the home
plate in a Denver game.-Duran.
go Democrat.
The newspaper., 1908-09-18

Fred Parks is making more
noise than a narrow-gauge switch
engine. but Senator Simon wants
the goods he purchased delivered
to him. He bought the Republi-
can party hide, hair and hoofs and
we'll bet he gets the whole works.
-Leadville Press.
The newspaper., 1908-09-18

Taft says there will be immedi
ate tariff revision in case he is
elected, while his running mate.
Hon. J. Sideburns Sherman, an
nounces that the grand old party
will stand pat on the tariff propo-
sition. The last statement is prob
badly Official, as Sherman is the
special representative Of the pow
erful interests that have con-
trolled Republican legislation for
twenty-five years.-Lamar Sparks.
The newspaper., 1908-09-18

The Oklahoma republican con
ven,ion condemned as "undigni
fed" the democratic plan of Sc
curing campaign contributions by
popular subscription. Possibly it
is. Possibly, also. it is "dignified"
to call in the head OF a tariff-pro-
tected monopoly and hold him up
for a hundred thousand dollars
upon the promise that so far as his
particular industry is concerned
there will be no change in the
tariff laws "Undignihed," in
deedl-Leadville Press.
The newspaper., 1908-09-18
OUR EXCHANGES.

Colonel Archie M. Stevenson,
the trusting little Eva of Republi-
can politics, seems to have been
completely sidetracked in the
course of the stirring harmony
events of the past few weeks in
Denver.-Lamar Sparks.
The newspaper., 1908-09-18

John Mitchell. the ablest leader
this country has ever produced.
whose counsel has been sought
by President Roosevelt and other
high officials, was recently asked
by the New York World whom he
would support Tor president. Mr..
Mitchell replied as follows: "In
accordance with your invitation.
| wish to state that. in my iudg-
me nt, the election of Bryan would
be to the best interests of the
whole nation. He stands on a
much better platform and will be
guided by it in the event of his
election. Mr.. Taft is handicapped
by the Jealous advocacy of his
cause by the predatory rich. Hon
est wealth and business have
nothing to fear in Bryan's election.
The newspaper., 1908-09-18

There is enough in the Demo
cratic proposition to guarantee
bank deposits to elect Mr.. Bryan
if anything were wanting. People
have not yet forgotten the way
they were waved aside last fall
by men behind bank counters and
told that their deposits were safe,
but they couldn't afford to pay
back to depositors, They had re-
sources in Denver which were in
Chicago, which were in New York
which were everywhere but where
the people wanted their money.
The only way to prevent panics is
to give the people guaranty that
their money in bank is safe and
that they can get it when they
want it. Thousands of Colorado
republicans are going to vote for
Bryan on this one issue. The
more the banks oppose it the
more the people see that the prop
ositlon is right.-Boulder Cam
era.
The newspaper., 1908-09-18

Get your Abstract OF Title from
c. c. HAWKINS.
Connecticut western news., 1908-06-11
TROLLEY EXTENSION
 MAY BE BUILT
FROM CT HARRINGTON TO CANAAN
Conditions Under Which Berkshire Street Railway Company Agrees to Build Within Two Years.

Last Friday in the Massachusetts senate Senator Richmond of North Adams asked unanimous consent to have presented a new draft of the bill to authorize the Berkshire Street Railway company to purchase the Bennington & North Adams trolley line. The per mission was granted.
 This new draft has been in the hands of Senators Richmond and Treadway for some time and conferences relative to it have been held with the New Ha- ven officials. The two senators have succeeded in getting the company to agree to conditions under which the Berkshire Street Railway Company will within two years if the bill is enacted, build a line to connect the Western Massachusetts road at Huntington with the Berkshire county line It will also build line to the top of Mt. Greylock. wilIconstruct line from Great Barring ton to tho Connecticut state line at Sheffield and from some point i'll it's line to the town of Egremont.
 The total cost of all these extensions wiA be over $2,000,000. It is made condition of this new draft of the bill authorizing the purchase of the Ben nington & North Adams line that these extensions shall be built within two years and in manner satisfactory to the railroad commissioners "The Con net,ticut state line at Shetfield' mems the state line between Massachuset ts and Connecticut d short distance north of Canaan, It Is foregone co1clusiun that the road would be extended to the Causlan station los the right of way ,4id franchise arrangements were made some time ago.
 The travelling public, who have en- dured the poor facilities on the steam road for several years, will once more take hope that there is to be an improve ment .@s
Connecticut western news., 1908-06-11
THOSE AUTOS

"CornwaIP' Has Few Words to Say
 About Present Conditions.
 We say Amen to MT. Deans remarks about the persistent and increasing au- tomobile.
 One now takes his life in his hand ito go to mill and to meetin'.''
 Here is farm ''six miles from a lemon" with two pairs of horses but only one safe to drive single and uncertain when driven double.
 On these hills of Cornwall one used to take some comfort in driving, but now cannot even go to church in safety if the one horse is away. Sunday pleasure seekers going to the lake may come up- on us unawares at the narrowest parts of the road or on a steep hill.
 On almost every farm the women must now stay at home or go only when some one of the men can take them to drive or when that rare horse that is not afraid of automobiles is free to leave farm work.
 There is a farm near sharon where six horses are kept but not one safe to drive in that country of soaring autos and selfish indifferent unheeding chauf- feurs.
 It has been said that greater propor- tion of farmers wives go insane. than any other class presumably owing to the mo- notony of there lives.
 We'll the monotony is certainly bro- ken up if they attempt to ride in these days but hospital is hardly an offset to 8 sanitarium for wrecked nerves.
 The rich can ride in autos, instead of chaises) and "the poor can walk be jab- bers" nowadays. Cornwall.
Connecticut western news., 1908-06-11


 Wilcox and Son, who bought of M. Beers and Sons, and have since main taiued store of general merchandise. He married at Springfield, Mass, April 9th, 1893 Miss Mary Elizabeth Wilson of Philadelphia and has two sons, Ellery A. and Rodney s.
 MT. Wilcox has always taken an in- terest in politics and has served his native place as postmaster for over twenty years, has been many years a justice of the peace and notary public, also has been upon the school board and is town clerk by a unanimous vote. He has also been secretary of the Village Improvement Socity from it's organiza- tion many years ago, was a charter member of Housatonic Valley Lodge, No. 72, A. O. U. W, and is a member of Blazing Star Lodge, No. "A, F. 6 A. M.
 MT. Wilcox began playing i'll the Cornwall band at the age of twelve and was later its leader and for 8 long time has been chorister of the First Gong. church of which he and his wife are active members and interested in the Sunday School In local dramatics he is always the star and still occasion ally joins i'll ball game.
 He is of the increasing number who stand up to be counted for clean politics and is ready to lend hand for every good canse. He is engaged in the real estate business and is also 8 graduate of school of advertisement writing
Connecticut western news., 1908-06-11
Life Insurance,

Two hundred dollars invested in sprout land and reforested by state aid by a young man of twenty will mature a life insurance policy of ten thousand dollars at the age of forty five. No where in the United States does timber grow more quickly and naturally than right here in Western Massachusetts, and these low mountain ranges to be- come principal source of wood supply in later years.-Berkshire Courier.
Connecticut western news., 1908-06-11
CORN NWALL
Score by Innings
Canaan % 9 0 2 1 0-9 Cornwall Bridge % 0 0 3 0 1 0-4

Canaan 0002 o 9 1 0--9 Cornwall Bridge 900 03 0 1 0-4
 First base on balls-0f Cole of OdslT 9. o-basehits, Beirce, Scott, Dempsey Bills, Cole. Struck out-By F. Stanton 9, by P. Stanton 3, by Cole 4, by Odell 4, by Marsh 2. Double play-Stanton 4, Palmer 1. Hit by Iitcher-P. Stanton Left on bases-Cornwal 5, Canaan Q. Umpires, Roraback, Breen and Brinton.
 The game opened with Canaan at bat. Scott popped a high one which Kennedy gathered in, F. Stanton walked, stole second and was out while trying to make third on high throw to second. Dempsey famed. For Cornwall H. Breen hit to centre and was out stealing second. Cole struck out and Bills made a good gobble of hot one from St. Johns bat.
 Second inning. Canaan-P. Stanton out on hit to centre. Joyce went to first on a hit, Bills got base on a hit, Joyce went to second F. Stanton hit to infield, Joyce out at third. Holt hit to short, Bills out at third-Cornwall-C. Breen and Bosler famed, Bills caught Palmer's fly.
 Third-Dean hit for bag. Scott hit to Cole and was out first. F. Stanton hit to Cole, out first. Dempsey hit ball which dropped in front of the plate, out -Cornwall-Odell, Kennedy and Marsh famed.
 Fourth. Canaan-P. Stanton out first on hit to Cole, Joyce hit to infield for bag. Bills hit to inhsld and was caught trying for third on wild throw to first. Biercs damned the sphere to left for pair of cushions and scored on wild throw to second, also scoring Scott. Cornwall-H. Breen hit to Bills, out first; Cole hit for a bag, out stealing second. St John hit to Frank Stanton, out first.
 Fifth. Canaan - Dean and Scott famed, F. Stanton flew out to Bosler Cornwall-C. Breen bit for bag, was forced by BOsler and out second. Bos- Ter stole second, out third. Odell famed.
 Sixth Canaan-Odell connected Demp- sey's hit with first. P. Stanton hit for n bag, Joyce famed Stanton stole second. Bills hit for a bag, Stanton
 IContinued on nape gl
Connecticut western news., 1908-06-11
Champion Grave Digger.

Frank Lawrence, the assistant care taker of the Lee cemetery claims to be the champion grave digger of Berkshire county. He has held his present posi- tion for the past 19 years and in that period he has dug two thousand graves. Eagle.
Connecticut western news., 1908-06-11
A SUNDAY PLOUGHING BEE

And its Disastrous Result Down in ... Huntsville.
 On Sunday William Dean of Hun ts- vile held "bee" which was attended by Cyrus Green and William Murray, for the purpose of cultivating potato patch. It sometimes requires cider to do a job of this sort properly and it did here. Soon there was @ disagreement and the following morn ing Judge Blodgett was busy man. He fined the three men, above mentioned, $10.40 each the charge against them being assault and battery and disorderly con- duct on Sunday. The fines were paid
Connecticut western news., 1908-06-11
Development,

Since the auto craze become so we'll developed the business of the dealer in chattel mortgages has also become we'll developed. In many cities, many an auto carries & mortgage.-New Haven Palladium.
Connecticut western news., 1908-06-11
AN "OFF DAY" AT SALISBURY
SheffieId's Crippled Team was Defeat ed at LakeviIIe-Where This Weeks Games will be Played.

The Housatonic Valley League sched- ule sent Canaan's base ball team to Corn wall Bridge Saturday afternoon and barring the sixth inning when the Corn wall boys scored three runs while the ball was lost in the grass and the seventh when the players from the happy land became busy with their sticks and batted out four runs, the game was a good one.
 The Canaan team was Tn somewhat crippled condition as some of its best players were detained in Canaan. Bills, a member of last years second team, was given trial at short and gave an excellent account of himself and also did some good work with the stick. Dean of the Canaan Valley "volunteers" was given trial in right field where he muffed his only fly. He did fairly well at the bat, however. Scott, as usual put up good game at second. Frank Stanton was puzzle to him opponents, and but few balls were hit out of the diamond.
 Cornwall tried three pitchers, Cole, Odell and Marsh, Cole being the most effective. The Cornwall boys played good ball and it was no walk-ovsr for Canaan. '. .
 The detailed score followE.
Connecticut western news., 1908-06-11
Meat Still Higher.

Wholesale prices of dressed beef took an upward jump of 1-2 to 1-2 cents a pound last week as a result of sharply decreased supplies in packing coolers and more general demand for fresh meats.
Connecticut western news., 1908-06-11
AN ACT|VE'F|GURE
 IN VILLAGE LIFE
WHITING J. WILCOX OF CORNWALL
A Member of Various Orders-Post- master for More Than 20 Years Town Clerk, Musician, Actor.

Whiting Jerome Wilcox is the son Of Collins E. and Augusta (BisselD Wilcox and was born in Cornwall March 3d, 1868. He received his education at the Housatonic Valley Institute and at the age of eighteen entered the firm of o. E.
Connecticut western news., 1908-06-11
Therefore

Vice president Fairbanks says he wants first place or nothing. We'll he certainly can't have first place, there fore
Connecticut western news., 1908-06-11
Savings Bank Business.

Beginning July 1 the National Maha- i've bank of Great Harrington will es- tablish savings bank department.
Connecticut western news., 1908-06-11
Boost

If you cannot boost your own town, better move to another. No one will miss you.-Scranton, (Pa.) Tribune.
Connecticut western news., 1908-06-11
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
Thinks by the Thinkers in Various
 Newspaper Offices
Work Your Thinker.

Work Your Thinker.
 Did you ever stop to think how many people there are ill the world who pro- bably never heard of you ?-Berkshire Courier.
Connecticut western news., 1908-06-11
s C hool Closed

The Berkshire school at Sheffield h as closed for the summer vacation.
Connecticut western news., 1908-06-11

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