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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-09-12

McssrR Editors: wiah To- "a !.
Sunaow.r County. Mias.. get up ard
write Mcssrs. Edltora. to answer tai
roil-call. aa | have not ac~n anything
from thlm county In Quit. a while, I
want 10 sAy ut tho frat. | am taking
three nt the bca, farm papers pub
lIah~d. I nnd many slngl. pieces
published ia them tha; arc worth
the price Of the papers. II IL had
not been for Tho .as~ssr. would
not know the facts about tho A. a
~ College mcaa at Starksiilc AMI
tho koyhoie rule. Co ahead. ~
schcret. kcrp up wlsh sh.m. ami
give " To ua as II IL. ~ you and ynuT
witr have 10 come By uY house to
su, dinner have been taking Thr
nssrtt. our aud onc.fuurth years.
long enough In set lots Of good
ideas. have put some into prac~
slcn and expect 10 put more Into
practice Fight along II thia Ocean
go tn tho waste basket. wili come
again snd tell tuu something about
tho Delta and tho nay they farm
here. Good wishes to editors ans
she FcadoFas
Moofh~ad. Mas.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-09-12

Messrs. Editors: have read with
interest the article Landlords and
Tenants" by o. G. Whitaker. pub
lished in your valuable paper several
weeks ago: and beg to state that |
own property In the Mississippi Delta.
] agree with Mr.. Whitaker. that our
lands are being scratched and botch-
cd over year after year" and ARE
depreciating in value each year" But
what are we TO do? To build nice
houses and fix up. and then not get
good tenant farmers. men who know
how TO farm the landlord would be
In 1t. | have as fine Delta land "a
there is anywhere, and am willing
to do all In my power TO get In land
fix up for them good farming ten
ants: but 10 go TO the expense of
building extra houses and FIX up. ex-
pccting 10 get good tenants and not
get them. would be out.
T. 4. HEATH.
shiloh. Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-09-12
Our Roads Should Be Continuous ParkwAys.

II IL usually agreeable w~i
Who ride - n at shade. for a
II
parkways containing
district of all The native be-
locality country
pleasing but usually irregular with
between them will bc found
-actory. Many Of bushes.
sumas berries. viburnans.
atractiyenc.s
should a
tober of our may bc In
bioom-From address of ID Ward King the "splitog
man before American Civic Association.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-09-12
HOW DEEP DO YOU PLOW?
Many Imagine They are Flowing
Deeper Than They Really Are.

Messrs. Editors: I keep seeing
statements from people about plow-
Ing eight or nine inches deep. and
| am inclined TO think they are reck-
less statements. Nothing Is easier
than TO make an honest big mistake
about the depth of blowing. ! want
TO give a few figures. In England
and America trials have shown that
a good pair OF horses or mules has
a good days work II kept under a
constant draft at the doublctrea OF
900 pounds. Numerous plowing
trials with various kinds of plows
hav. shown the draft necessary for
each square inch of a croaa section
Of furrow slice turned. to range from
ia to s pounds. That Ia. a 1a-inch
plow running Ave inches deep gives
cross section of 50 inches. II each
of these so inches requires a pull of
pounds. rather below an average.
Is. hav. 400 pounds constant draft.
or more than good team ought TO
do. II n is.lnch plow runs lie
inches deep. cutting cros# section OF
so inches. w- have exactly what n
good pair of horses or mules ongh,
In do.
Sow want 10 AJAX your corr~apnn.
dents who say they plowcd eight ar
ninr inches deep aud their neigh
bors If they really worked four extra
good hnrmra or mules to is-lnch
plnw. don't thlnk they did. and.
therefore. | do no, believe they plow-
Cd morn than about four inrh~s
~hlch IN really good blowing OF
course. sandy land wnaid pInw with
lrss draft. but surely SANDY land does
not need very deep blowing
repeat ! am much afraid some
propi. have been d~V~lsiaE them
selves so much about the depth they
plo~. and have been telling big
storira about deep plc~inE and aub.
sol!ins so long that they have got tn
believing the stoTlra themselves. Lot
ua not forget that II probably re-.
qulr~s more power to plo~ tn tho
South than further North whore
there are deeper freezes
W. G. wELDoRN.
Texas Experiment Station.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-09-12

also an appreciation I'm each OF the
rights of the other and OF the com
mon interests that landlords and ten
ants have.
A merchant who sells bill of
goods benefits by 1t. or he would not
make the sale. The buyer benefits by
IL. or he would not make the pur-
chase. No business transaction under
ordinary conditions Ia made without
both parties 10 the transaction bene-
fitting by IT, IL must be by some plan
that enables both the landlord and
the tenant to- make a reasonable
gain. that this problem of housing
tenants will be solved. TO the end that
tho tenants will be soil builders and
not soil dcstroyers. Both aides must
be considered. both should DO heard
and both landlords and tenants can
well TAX. part In discussion of this
question. Others are earnestly re-
questcd to suggest som. practical
plan.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-09-12

Editorial Comment; The auggea.
ton In good one. What have others
to suggest on protecting birdar What
other suggestions are there on how
to Improve our paper. no that IL will
be more helpful To It's readers? In
several respects readers can answer
the last question better than any
other class of persons. aud all viii
benefit by good advice for the ed
ltors. Let us have II.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-09-12

Editor ~shrs~s'. Comment. alp.
ptrciat0 thIs Invitation to alancr. IA
1 do many Others tina, have been re-.
crssri since mp wIfr aud my1clf
acre refused dinner at the College
mess hall For the roundup lnati.
tusa held at the College September
Ssh to iith. meals at Is cents arr
Advertised for all corners. Furnish
srz meals for all waa the rui- I'LL I
began To publish som. ugly facts
about tn. College meas. when nv
aitc aui myself acre refused meals
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-09-12

tn Sugg~ss.
Mcssga Editors: You ask for aug.
sesiions from subscribers on how to
DO s,lll more work for tho farmers
interest. In answer To that I will
10y work for the passage of a ssrin.
son, game Law. such an Illinois and
Oklahoma have. or. better attn. a
combination OF the two. III hunters
were required to pay $40 or more
zach for license TO hunt In the open
season. and could be- fn-d s25 aud
coats for hunting on land without
permission Of tho owner. with a rsh
and game warden 10 each county to
set liberal percentage OF the me
for fees. II would certainly stop tn.
slaughter to some extent. IL the
United States Department of Agri.
culture yearbook OF 1904 is good au-
thorlly. birds arc tho farmers friend.
an they not only destroy insects In
iarioua Ia crops. but also destroy tn.
weed seed. ED, ]. nEAf.E
Tohnla. Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-09-12

Farm 0verseef Wanted . S"s s,tn ia sss0 20
take charge of small farm for salary eonsiders-
ton. State experience. Reference resources.
v rite DIR II q MCCORMICK
LAUREL Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-09-12

Tho housing OF tenants on y plan
iha, will be- reasonably profitable to
tho landlord and ~iil be attractive TO
tenants who arc good farmers and
who will care for tho land. maf
problems that the South haa to solve
In the not distant future. Tho Inter.
cs'a of landlords and tenants are nat.
uraily 30 antagonls,ie that d-licacy
and tact are required on both sidca
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-09-12

Editorial Comment: Good tenants
can hardly be got to live in poor
houses. and poor tenants would not
fully appreciate good houses or take
care of them. II either the house
kind. the other ~lll TO undesirable
nine timcs In ten. i, docs not follow
an surely tha, good houses wlll 20.
cure good tenants. but they will help.
Some landlords have With success
worked on the plan Of paying ten.
ants something towards fnlns up nice
tenant homes. 9th tho understand.
ing that under reasonable conditions
the tenants wIll bc gladly kept by
tho landlord and be- allowed tn live
in Ia. homes they have helped in
up. Thln scheme has much To re-
commend X. 1T enables the landlord
gradually TO select good tenants and
not To put much into building till
the right men have been found. On
the other hand. white families could
hardly be expected to move Into y
cabin. with tho hope that somo Imr
later a better HON" would $50 pro
sia.d. Even poor foreigners ~oula
hav. some h~aitancy about moving
into hosel unless starved to IL.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-09-12
Plantation for Sale.

Ga ussrsgsA river. cloec so elsr. 81 hall sAsa<.
NAch satl. Acc sos cossoa. stock. trails OF truck.
wni eat laso ssssAsi OF lars~ srness wcrsh
f0ssaac ia 10. r~ar~~ Address
joins nMEAEroN. Mosaons Ia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11
AUTOMOBILE NOTES.

Charlotte, N. c., has 125 cars.
A state association has been formed
in Kentucky by the clubs at Louisville,
Lexington and greensboro.
The king of Saxony has ordered a
ive-barre1, 1ong-distance gasoline stor-
age outfit from an Indiana concern.
Carbide expands very considerably
during decomposition; therefore, gen.
orators must not be filled to their ca
pacity.
has decided to undertake the task Of
marking the roads throughout the
state.
The Automobile club Of Philadelphia
has Just issued a comprehensive map
and route book of the vicinity of that
city.
The Briarcliff race for stock cars in
westchester county, N. Y. April "a,
will be started at 4:45 o'clock in the
More than 1875 sign-posts have been
erected in Hamilton county, O., by the
Cincinnati Automobile club, which now
has $50 members.
in a handbook recently issued by the
touring committee Of the Minnesota
State association.
A campaign is on to secure, good
roads leading into Kalamazoo, Mich,
backed by prominent motorists of that
city and of Benton Harbor.
A club has been formed at Little
Rock. Ark, and a state organization
allied with the American Automobile
association is under way.
Moving pictures of auto races and
aeronautical achievements are being
utilized by several clubs to add zest to
their smokers and banquets.
In accordance with the plan it has
followed for the past two years, the
Albany On W club will hold five
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11
TO GUST COMMISSIONERS.
Attorney General jackson Brings Ac-
ton Against Allen County Board.

lola, Kan, April 11.-Fred S. Jack
son, attorney general of the state of
Kansas, has begun a suit in the dis
trict court Of Allen county to GUST Paul
Klein, 9. M Reynolds and T. J. Ander-
son from the office of county commits
sioners. The action is brought on the
relation of the state Of Kansas and is
signed by Fred S. Jackson, attorney
general, and ]. r. Miller, of counsel,
1t is the most sensational suit ever
filed in Allen county for it asks for the
forfeiture of three offices, declaring
them vacant and new men elected to
fill the vacancies.
The title of the case is The State of
Kansas, on the relation Of Fred S.
Jackson. attorney general, against
Paul Klein, G. M. Reynolds and T. J.
Anderson, as commissioners Of Allen
county. Kansas. The petition recites
that these three men are the duly elect
ed board Of county commissioners of
Allen county and that they have served
for more than one year in said office.
The law entities them to receive as
compensation for their services the
sum of s. day and five cents a mile
for every mile actually and necessarily
Travelled in the discharge of their duty,
but in no case shall it exceed $500
year.
I'm violation of their duties and act
ing jointly and by agreement with
each other" the petition says, they
have presented their bills greatly in
excess of the amount actually earned
in accordance with said law. They
have put in bills for a greater number
of days than they actually spent in the
performance of the duties of said office
and that in pursuance of said arrange
ment and agreement among themselves
and confederating together they have
failed to furnish itemized statements Of
the amounts so claimed and allowed by
the said board of county commission
ers. And that they have presented to
said board claims for a greater number
of miles than they have travelled In
the discharge of their duties"
The suit will probably be heard by
Judge Foust in May. The issues are
plain and it is not believed that the
commissioners will resort to dilatory
tactics in an effort to stave off the
Judgment of the court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11

business institutions In accordance
with the committees idea of the bene-
ut to be derived by each firm, taking
the present business conditions as a
fair and reasonable basis for fixing
the amounts.
''The advertising of cities is not an
experiment and if Topeka is to keep
up with the procession of other cities
of It's class you will find advertising
necessity, and if your business men
Will put their shoulders to the wheel,
I predict that the results obtained will
be far beyond their fondest hopes"
Mr.. Whitten's remarks were re-
cefved with hearty burst of APP
plause by the club members present.
He had been followed closely all
notes, and now arose to ask few
questions. He asked how the club
worked to draw trade to town for the
retail merchants. Conventions and
state fair was the response
How do you protect your mer-
chants from the graft advertising?"
I'VE follow the Topeka plan and
found it a great success. wrote
here for the details of the plan some
time ago."
Had you state aid for your fair up
to the time it died %
mo. 1 will send you the full par
ticulars of our state fair work, or
rather have the secretary of the
state board of agriculture do so.''
Mr.. Crosby asked several other
questions. He learned that the Lin
coin club membership was composed
of sos active members. J. w. Rob-
inson also asked several questions
about club and fair work and the as
sessment plan which had worked so
we'll in Lincoln. Mr.. Robinson told
of the troubles Of the state fair COM
mittee in raising the $4,000 fund.
Messrs. Miller, Borman and Jen-
son and Poole all made short talks
on club work as explained by Mr..
Written. L. r. Robinson, former sec
rotary of the Cheyenne, Wyo., club,
was present and made a short, but
strong talk endorsing what Mr.. Whit
ten had said. HE knows his bust
ness" declared Mr.. Robinson, land
has told you lot of practical facts
about successful club work.
"A vote of thanks was passed for
Messrs. Written and Robinson and
also for Marshall, the band man, who
had helped with his concert for the
state fair fund.
Homeseekers' excursions were dis
cussed and Mr.. Crosby thought they
should stop here and suggested that
an effort be made to try and get
them to do so. Mr.. Borman stated
that Mr.. MacLennan had spoken of
this matter at a recent meeting and
stated that the roads had promised
that excursions should stop here this
year. .ts
An emphatic kick was made on
the Santa Fe train service for Topeka
as regards inconvenience for out of
town customers from the east and
west. 1t was fierce, declared several
members. A customer from the east
can not get here before o'clock in
the afternoon and must stay till
midnight. In the case of woman
with children this is great hardship.
From the west it was just as bad
They got here at noon and had to
leave at 8 o'clock. The secretary was
| instructed to take this matter up
with the Santa Fe.
The club adjourned after most
| interesting and profitable session.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11
THERE were NO JUDGES.
But Washburn and X. U. Did Some
Mighty Good Singing.

Being as there were no official
judges to decide between the merits
Of the Washburn and X. U. glee clubs
which gave a contest at the auditor
ium last night, every member of the
audience is privileged to award the
honors to the club he liked best. The
WaShburn students and their friends
of course thought the blue had it,
but there are many Kansas university
alumni in Topeka and old K u, had
strong following in the audience.
This reporter will venture at the risk
of displeasing both sides. the opin-
ion that when it comes to looks and
voices the Washburn clubs got it,
but if you're talking about the songs
they sang, clothes, savoir faire (what-
ever that may be) and nifty stunts.
the K. U. men had the local college
beat to a froth. Miss Grace Boles and
Nellie Lincoln, both of Topeka, as
sisted on the program, the former
with the best vocal solo of the even
ing with the club Ginning in on the
chorus, and the latter with some OF
her clever readings, monologues and
impersonatiOns.
Say what you please about the gin
ger and style of city chaps, if you
want size, height breadth of shoulder
and general physique, you have to go
to the farm. Take the two colleges
represented in the contest last night:
| he N. u I1ltU were lai 6Oiy ACSA 0AtC0
from the towns and the Washburn
students, as everybody knows, rarely
more than one generation from the
soil. And the Washburn glee club
will out weigh the K. U. club almost
two to one. There were really only
two big, full grown, healthy looking
chaps in the K. u. crowd and one OF
them was Topeka man, Irwin, pop
ularly known as Fat Snattinger. But
the Washburn men are all big and
husky looking, and what is more to
the point. they have big (but not nee
essarily husky voices. Their ensemble
singing was much better than the 9TH
err clubs and Miss Grace Boles, their
soloist was a pronounced hit.
But K. U. had the best of it in the
selection of their songs, which were
newer, more clever and gave better
opportunities for effective by-plays
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11

Most OF the Washburn numbers were
cnoruses and nearly all the K. U.
numbers were solos with chorus. The
X Y. crowd very cleverly avoided
That long awkward exit from the au-
dftorium stage, trying enough for a
professional and doubly SO for anna
tours. by staying on throughout their
program and they had lot of fancy
business in illustration and embellish-
ment OF their songs which made up
In part for what they lacked in voice.
Moreover their summer attire, of
white duck trousers ana shoes. blue
serge coats and negligee shirts was
more fetching than the conventional
evening dress of the Washburn men.
Rully. You know, it, brought back
dear old college songs of umpty-
umph years ago sung by the Wash
burn men: The Spanish Cavalier, We
Are the Jolly Gay Students, Maybe
You Do But I Doubt It, and others
that you used to carol under the win
nights in the dear days when we
were twenty-one.'' The only thing
the program lacked to take you back
completely to prehistoric times was
"Juanita." .Nee-eta! Hwa-ah-ah-nee-
tai they used to sing through their
noses to the accompaniment of tink-
ling mandolin and a sentimental gui-
tar. Gee, but it was great!
The X. u. clubs best song last
night was the last on the program.
Kansas. written by Harry Kelly of
Kansas City and dedicated to Chan
cellor Frank Strong of the Univer-
sity. Mr.. Kelly and his orchestra are
the scream of the frat parties in
Lawrence and his K. u, song, which
introduces the thrilling University yell
is a cracking good college song.
After the concert last night was
over the Topeka Wader's Union quar-
tette, including Harry Eagle, Joe Ris-
teen, Wilson Hobart and Darwin
Bradley, which had attended the con-
cert in body, jealous perhaps of the
attention the Rah-Rah boys had re-
ceived, grouped themselves at the en-
trance of the auditorium and tore off
a few barber shop minors on their
own account, just to show what they
could do. And, while you're talking,
they weren't so poor. Indeed, there
are mighty few colleges which can
boast as good a quartette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11
CHEERS FOR BRYAN.
When Taft Mentioned His Name in
Louisville Speech.

Louisville. KY, April 11.-Secretary
Of War Taft ended an eventful busy
five hours in Louisville by a speech
last night at the Hopkins theater. The
secretary arrived in Louisville at $3.50
p. m. and after a rapid ride down
town from Crescent Hill was given a
public reception at the Gait house.
After dinner the secretary addressed
an overflow meeting in front of the
theater. Secretary Taft upon entering
Hopkins theater for his principal ad-
dress was accorded a laundering well
come.
1--WE have before u.s. said the secre-
tary, "a campaign presenting many
serious issues. some others are not so
important, but are being kept alive by
the gentleman who, 1 presume, will
head the Democrat column
"Mr. Bryan, I presume, speaks for
the Democrat party At the mention
of Mr.. Bryan's name there was scat
tering but vigorous applause lasting a
minute or two. When they had be-
come quiet Secretary Taft smilingly
said:
II am glad to note that what APP
pears to be a number of Democrats
disguised as followers of Mr.. Bryan in
the house. I hope they will stay and
hear a little sound doctrine" Amid
laughter and cheers the secretary then
launched into a discussion of the poll
cies of the Mckinley and Roosevelt ad-
ministration in regard to the acquisi-
ton and government of the Philippines
and other colonies acquired as a re-
suit Of the SpaniSh-American war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11
TODAY's MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, April 11-WHEAT-The wheat
market today opened strong. prices ad-
vancing about 1c at the opening. Ihe ao.
sence of rain in Kansas and the fear OF
possible damage by drouth, together with
strong cables, caused an advance: May
wheat opened A@asc to 1@11@c higher. at
91h@92Ac, and sold at 92ssc. Minneapolis.
Duluth and Chicago reported receipts OF
172 cars
Sentiment continued bullish all day, May
selling up to 93Ac Some reaction took
place in the last half hour on proIlt-
taking, but the close was firm, with May
X0lc higher, at 921Ac-
CORN-The corn market was firm small
local receipts and the strength OF wheat
were the chief bullish influences. May
opened M@Kc to Nc higher. at 671x@679sc
to 675sc, and sold at STAG
The corn market continued strong ana
May sold up to 6S3sc. The close was strons
with May z@ssc higher, at 677s@6Sc
OATStThe oats market was firm along
with wheat and corn. May oats opened
unchanged at 5311zc, and sold at 53Ac.
PROVISIONS-The provisions marKet
was firm because of a Be advance IN the
price of live hogs. May pork was &c hlgn-
err, at $780, Lard was 21zc higher, az
So 371k. Ribs were 21xc higher, at $.O.
RYE+Ca sh: 76@7Sc.
BARLEY-Cash: 6S@84c.
TIMOTHY-April. $3.50.
GOVERNMENTS doing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11
Lottery Men Fined.

Chicago, April 11.-Ffnes aggregat-
ing $10,150 were today imposed by
Judge Bethea in the United States dis
trict court against SO men who were
arrested in various part of the country
on the charge of being connected with
a lottery. The heaviest fine was So
900 and it was placed upon David H.
Jones of Chicago, said to have been
the owner of the Old Reliable Guar
anty Loan & Trust company, and the
head of the lottery concern. John
Miner, the chief agent of Jones, was
fined $1,000, and the other defendants
were fined from 500 to $125 each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11
Bank officials Sentenced.

Oklahoma City, April 11.-Judge Pol
lock in the United States circuit court
sentenced c. E. Billingsly, former
president of the Capitol National bank
in Guthrie to seven years and five
months in the federal penitentiary at
Leavenworth. A. S. Hayes of Little
Rock, Ark. former cashier of the
First National bank of Lexington,
Ok, was sentenced to five years in the
penitentiary. Billingsly was convict
ed on a charge of Incorporating
bank funds and Hayes for classifying
reports to the comptroller of the cur
rency.