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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-02-08
Gale of Valuable Real Estate.

Rv virtue of a power of attorney
from Mitchell A. Spence and wife,
shall sell. on Tuesday, February 20
1908, at 2 o'clock p. n1.' on tne prem.
ises at Quinby, Va, that certain
house and lot belonging to the saio
snence. For particulars see pos
tiers or apply to Undersigned
G. Walter Mapp.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30
llBERTYVlllE ITEMS.

Messrs. j. G. Williams and J. c.
Crow both shipped cattle this week.
Mrs. J. +. Hicks returned from n
weeks visit at Flat River Sunday.
"Uncle Billy" Sebastian, who is
nearing his ninety-first mile stone,
is visiting his sons, Frank and
Henry Sebastian of Frcdericktown.
One day last week fire got started
on the lease Of Il. j. Landlord, two
miles south Of here, and destroyed
fencing for him, and about mile
of fencing on the lease owned by
Charlie Bclkin, and considerable
fencing on the farm of II. +. st,
ncighbors finally subdued the fire.
Ed. d. A. Hunter, an evangelist
OF Hcrrin, H., is holding services
this week at the Christian church
assisted by Ed. 5. =. Grass OF
Fredericktown. Ed. Hunters ser.
mons are interesting and instruct
i've, and everybody should hear
him. The services will continue
next week.
Mr.. Gus Counts, X. f. ID. Carrier
No. |, invited several along the
route to help him repair place In
the road on Lee Smith hill last Sat
urday, which they did, and did al
excellent job. Gus doesn't grumblt
and criticise the patrons Of his route
for not working the bad places in
the roads, but he helps work them
himself.
This will be all we will get to say
about politics before election day,
and we will give the drift of senti-
ment here. Bryan will get every.
thing here but the Republicans who
are held in line by the bosses; Cow
herd will get all the Democrats and
some Republicans; Gov. Folk will
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30

get the members OF all religious de-
nominations and the law enforce
ment Democrats, Senator Stone the
rest; Congressman Smith will get
everything but n few Republicans
that Mr.. Elvins holds with bride
and stiff bits; Mr.. Gritfard, for Rep
resentative, and Mr.. Kinzer for
Judge of the Second District will
get every Democrat here; II. G.
Tucker will get all the Democrats
and IA number of Republicans; Mon
da Murphy will carry the full Dem
ocratic vote here, as he should've
made II good Sheriff once, and will
again; and for Assessor Mr.. Martin
will make clean sweep of every
thing, just as he should. Tom Halle
Will get good vote here, as every
body likes Tom, also Mr.. Holman
for Surveyor. The Democrats have
n clean ticket this year, and one we
feel proud of. It's good from top to
bottom. FELIX.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30

There is an insidious rumor
among the miners of the Lead Belt
that if Bryan is elected the mines
will close down. 1t is the same old
threadbare threat that serenely
hobs up every presidential yenr
Just before the election, Who is
responsible for this attempt to
brighten the miners into voting for
Taft we do not know; but it is
contemptibly hypocritical, and the
authors of it know that it is only
intended to intimidate and brighten
the miners into voting contrary to
their convictions. The mines can t
afford to close no matter who is
elected, and the business interests
of the country will be safer under
Democratic rule than under the
rule of the trusts and plutocracy,
which dominate the Republican
party and will dominate the Taft
administration if unfortunately he
should be elected
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30

Mr.. Boyer, the Republican eau.
didate for Prosecuting Attorney
did good thing unintentionally
when he rashly referred to Prose
cutting Attorney fuckers record.
1t caused Mr.. Tucker and his
friends to dig down into the rec.
ords Of criminal costs and bring
out the truth. which makes a better
showing for him than his most ar.
dent supporters had dreamed of
1t showed that he had incurred les,
criminal costs than any of hi,
predecessors in of1ice-only ST..
4l2. for which his administra,
ton of the office is responsible. II
further showed that he had cauaeC
to be paid into the county treasury
III the twenty one months he ha:
been IN Office, S., 659. % in fine.
collected in criminal prosecutions
or : ,246 30 in excess of the Grim
lual costs incurred under his nd
ministration. 1t still further shows
that he has sent 80 men and bows
to the penitentiary and the State
Reform School for Boys; aud yet
still further, it shows that in the
cases Of eight men whom Prosecut.
ing Attorney Tucker succeeded in
c0nvicting of crimes, Mr.. Boyer,
his Republican opponent for Prose
cutting Attorney, was the lawyer of
the convicted men and defended
them. And Mr.. Boyer is reported
to have made some allusion to Mr. .
fuckers professional incompe-
tency." Well, we cant help think.
ing that the people will prefer to
retain in Office Mr.. Tucker, who
has collected double the amount il
fines that the criminal costs hay,
amounted to, and defeated his op
ponent in every criminal case il
which they were pitted against
each other.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30

There is no better man and Citl.
zen than Tom Martin, the Demo
cratic nominee for County Asses.
sor. He is admirably qualified to
perform the arduous duties Of that
office, and will do his duty in an
impartial and intelligent manner.
He is the man for you to vote for,
irrespective Of party, and no Dem.
ocrat who is true to his party will
scratch him.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30

We haven't made any wild pre-
dictions about the result of the
presidential election, but now that
the campaign is about to close, we
have the courage Of faith that all
is well. The odds against which
Mr.. Bryan and the Democratic
party have had to contend have
been tremendous, but they have
been met with brave, honest and
open fight, and the drift of public
sentiment has been toward a
change. One of the most hopeful
signs to us is that organized labor,
which has heretofore thrown its in
f1uence and strength toward the
Republican party, promises to be
with the Democrats when the bal,
loting begins next Tuesday. The
Republican party aud the specially
favored interests have used and
coerced them to vote the Repub.
lican ticket, holding out false hopes
to them and betraying them on
every side. Az Mr.. Gompers,
President of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, says, I'VE asked
them for bread and they showed
us a whip, while Democracy has
made our cause its own" If this
large voting force, which holds the
balance of power, votes with us, as
there is every indication that il
will. it will be able to change the
result in enough doubtful States to
give us the victory. Should 1t dc
so, and we now believe it will, De
mocracy will incur a debt which il
will gladly repay along the lines
laid down in its platform.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30

The next Legislature elects
United States Senator. Ii is i'm
portant from a Democratic view
point that that body be safely Dem
ocratic on joint ballot in order to
elect Democrat to the United
States Senate. Remember that
whether YOU are for Folk or for
Stone, neither of them can be
elected, though he get the nomina-
ton of the party next Tuesday, I'M
less the Legislature is Democratic
Therefore see to it that John Grit.
ford is elected Representative from
st. Francois county. He is good,
clean man, and worthy the sup
port of every good citizen.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30

Tom Brown has made q faithful
and competent Constable. He has
taken as much pride in performing
his duties as if he held the high
est Office in the county, showing
that he believes "a public Office is
public trust. He is the Dem
ocratic nominee tor q second term
Let the Democrats of st. Francois
township see to it that he is elected
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30

Tom Halle, the Democratic nom
inee for County Treasurer, is one
of our best men and has proven
himself a good man for the place
by two years of faithful service.
Iou know you have always found
him obliging and courteous, and
that you can depend on him being
always the same. Give him the
Endorsement of second term by
casting Your vote far him.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30

Monda" Murphy some Years
ago, while serving the people of
this county, won the well deserved
name of an honest official. He is
again the nominee of the Demo-
cratic party for Sheriff. Every
body knows that if he is elected
aud he is going to be, that the
Office will be honestly, capablv and
fearlessly administered Make his
majority big, and show by your
votes that you appreciate honesty
in office.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30

Shall the people rulei" Or
are you satisfied with the rule OF
the Trusts and favored interests
through their willing servant, the
Republican party7 Vote for Bryan
and a Democratic Congress and
let the people have voice in their
government.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30

Think twice before voting yes"
on the fifth constitutional amend
ment. 1t is an experiment that
might cripple the States revenue,
and as it leaves the Legislature
without discretion to withhold its
operation or to return to the pres
ent system if the new system
should prove impracticable or in
adequate, on the whole it would
probably be better to vote No. +"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30

Frank Horton, the Democratic
candidate for Justice of the County
Court in the First district, and
Gus Kinzer, nominee for the
same position in the Second dis
trict, are capable men, honest and
worthy the support of all good citi.
zens. The Affairs of the county
will be carefully looked after and
its best interests subservsd by
them. They deserve to be and we
are confident will be elected by
handsome majorities.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30

Hon. W. d. Vandiver, former
Congressman from the Fourteenth
district aud now State Insurance
Commissioner, spoke in Farming
ton last Tuesday afternoon. Al
though there was only one day s
notice of his coming, he was greeted
by quite a good audience. Mr..
Vandiver is not only forceful but
convincing speaker, piling up
fact upon fact, evidence upon evil
dence, and bringing the whole to a
clear, logical conclusion that forces
conviction. He dealt largely with
the official record of Mr.. Hadley's
administration of the Office of At.
torney General, showing that all
the buster about his alleged
achievements as a trust buster and
law enfOrcer were without Il single
foundation in fact; that all his
claims of prosecuting big corpora :
tons and trusts for violations of
State laws were grand stand plays
without any result except the pill
ing up of costs and expenses for
the people to pay, while he neg
lected duties to which his attention
was called time after time, pro-
crastinating in cases that required
immediate attention ana showing
Discrimination or incompete9cy in
the discharge of the duties of his
office. Mr.. Vandiver cited facts of
record and pointed out numerous
authenticated instances to prove
his statements. These facts of
record showed that the Republican
party's star" official, the ouly
man they dared to put up for Gov
ernor, had the smallest capital for
the reputation which his party or
gans had manufactured for him OF
any public man in the State.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30

r Ii Holman, the Democratic
nominee for Surveyor, is sur.
veyor right and as good a man as
treads shoe leather. There aren't
any 'frills" about Tom, but he's
good goods through and through,
and will poll every Democratic
vote cast.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30

Intimidation aud bribery! That
seems to be the policy of Repub-
licans from reports that come to
us from the Lead Belt. 1t appears
to have gotten into the air some
way or other out there that if
Bryan is elected the mines will
close, but il Taft is elected the
wages of the miners will be raised.
No danger of the mines closing;
lead is commanding too good a.
price and Mr.. Bryau's election is
not going to interfere with bust
ness. With lead above 4 cents is
there any reason why an increase
of wages should not be made, NO
matter who is elected PRESIDENT
We don't believe the game of in
timidation. coercion and bribery
will win ont this year with the
miners of st. Francois county or
with labor anywhere. Walter
Wellman, writing to the Chicago
Record-Herald. tells of one factory
mighager in Cincinnati that he
knew of who said to his foreman:
Sullivan, | think it only fair to
tell you that il Bryan is elected
this shop will be closed on the 4th
of November. am q little ahead
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30

DR.. Silas T.. Wood, the Demo
cratic nominee for Coroner, is one
of the highly respected physicians
OF Bonnie Terre, worthy of your
support aud capable. Vote for
DR.. Wood.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30

Pray, little rooster, pray tell me,
What Tuesday next will do for me-
Will you crow? or hang your head,
And almost wish that you were
dead?
Pray, little rooster, tell me true,
VIII Billy Bryan sure pull through?
:. NICK. +.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30

A vote for Cowherd is a vote for
capable and honest State govern =
ment and for enforcement of the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30

Vote No" on the sixth consti.
tutional amendment. unless you
want to overburdeu your city in
dehtedneSS.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30

A vote for Folk for United
States Senator is a vote commend
atory of law enforcement and clean
methods.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30

It's about all over except the
voting and the shouting. Who
will shoutl is the burning ques-
tiau,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30

If you believe in building good
county roads vote Yes" on the
second constitutional amendment.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30

Vote Yes" on the third con.
stitutional amendmeut-the initia-
tive and referendum.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30
"SHALL THE PEOPLE RULER
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

DEMOCRAIlC IlChhI.
For President,
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN,
OF Nebraska.
For Vice President,
JOHN WORTH KERN
OF Indiana.
For Governor,
WILLIAM :. COWHERD.
For ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
WILLIAM r. PAINTER.
For Secretary OF state,
CORNELIUS ROACH.
For State Auditor,
JOHN +. GORDON.
For State Treasurer,
JAMES COWGlLL.
For Attorncy-Gc
ELLIOTT W. MAJORS.
For Railroad and Warehouse
Commissioner.
JOHN A. KNOTT.
For Judge of Supreme Court.
WALTER W. GRAVES.
For Judge of st. Louis Court
Of Appeals,
CHARLES {. BLAND.
For Congress, 18th Dist.
MADISON Il. SMITH.
For Representative,
JOHN GRIFFARD.
For County Court Justice, LIST Dist
FRANCES NJ. HORTON.
For County Court Justice, I'd Dist.
AUGUSTUS w. KINHER.
For Prosecuting Attorney,
RUFUS c. TUCKER.
For Sheriff,
HENDERSON NJ. MI RPHl.
For Assessor,
THOMAS W. MARTIN.
For Treasurer,
WILLIAM T. HALE.
For Surveyor,
THOMAS II. HOLMAN,
For Coroner,
SILAS +. WOOD, NJ. ID.
For Public Administrator,
{. b. MCCLlNTOCK.
For Justice of the Peace.
Randolph Twp. ALBERT J. CAY
For Constable,
ST. Francois Twp. T. V. BROWN
Randolph Twp. d. NJ. FLEMIGN
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30

Mr.. Cowherd, the Democratic
nominee for Governor, was ac.
corded most hearty and enthusl'
astic reception at the Opera House
III Pennington last Friday after.
noon. The Opera House was
crowded, and he was listened to
with the closest attention, ellciting
applause after applause, as he
showed up the DR.. Jekyl and Mr..
Hyde characteristics of Mr.. Had
ley in this campaign; how he was
trying to deceive the moral element
in the country while his canvass in
st, Louis was championed by the
brewing interests and the wide
open Sunday people in the big
cities. Mr.. Cowherd said that II
he were elected, and he is going to
be, he would see that the law is
enforced in every part of the
State-iu the cities as well as in
the country
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-30

of the game and will keep what !
have and shut down rather than
risk my profits in the Bryan dull
times. Now, how are you going
to vote" For Bryan, " replied
Foreman Sullivan, and so will
most of the 1873 men in the shop. "
And that is the sort OF answer
10 give to such efforts to brighten
you into voting against your con
victiOns
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-07-25

OF twenty inches. and that mostly In
the winter.
We find that we can get better
stand OF alfalfa from spring sowing
on fall plowing.
We find that 1t does not do best
TO SOW in loose seed bed. because
the roots at first do not penetrate
deep enough to reach moist soil In
dry weather. Spring plowed land.
unless II Is kept cultivated, dries out
quickly rs deep as 1t Is plowed.
Plow the land deep In the fall. Har-
row as early in spring as possible
to retain moisture and when danger
OF frost Is over cut the land up with
disc harrow and pulverize with
drag harrow and SOW the seed. This
hne soil>on top acts as mulch to
hold the moisture OF the firmer land
underneath. The rootlets penetrate
this moisture and the plant grows of
readily. We prefer not to SOW any
nurse crop but to NOW the first year
TO keep tho weed seeds from matur-
ing. w. Il. HARRIS
Garfield. Washington.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-07-25
Pl0whandle Talks
where Deep Flowing is a Necessity.

Messrs. Editors: l was very much
struck by an article in your paper
from Prof. w. c. Welborn, OF the
Texas Experiment Station. Some
things he wrote were very good
while some struck me as very anus
Ing. such as scrub cattle, etc. OF
course. we book" farmers make
mistakes, as few things are perfect
In this life. We cannot discard all
old things. as great many OF them
are good. But really after reading
Prof. Welborn's article meditated
for some little time. and had a good
many thoughts all at once. | will
agree with him as to sub-soiling. as
never thought 1t paid. but as to
shallow plowing can't agree. as
| have seen both tried here for some
fifteen years. and tho practice Of
plowing n little deeper each year un-
I'll some eight or ten inches was OBJ
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-07-25
Against the Williamson Method.

Messrs. Editors: In the corn CON
troversy between Prof. Massey and
Mr.. Hunnicutt. certainly Prof. Mas
Soy has tho better OF the argument.
have tried the Williamson method
with some notifications. and made
a net profit Of $50 on one and one
fourth acres: but without the stunt
Ing. | am satisfied that IL would have
made just aa much corn. or possibly
more. In my humble opinion. how
ever. Prof. Massey is In error about
complete fertilizers. AS regards the
poor sandy soils OF South Carolina.
The experienced and intelligent
farmer will profit by reading nil
these corn articles from such high
authority. but he must know how Ia
aft out the bad and keep III. good.
On III" black lands OF Mississippi. no
doubt. Prof. Massey ia very correct
ahon, complete fertilizers Farmers
are rapidly improving their methods
of farming all over the Gulf States.
believe that in nifty years more all
the level lands In the South will be
making from 40 To ia5 bushels OF
corn. or from one 10 thre. bales OF
cotton. per acre.
4. J. l..
Alabama.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-07-25

tanned makes more cotton and corn
than shallow soil Of four inches.
| will admit that cotton starts of
sooner on a thin soil than a deep
soil. but let a few days of hot dry
weather come when the cotton is
fruiting. and a blind man can feel
the difference. Shallow plowing
might do in Texas. but you can never
make highly improved farm here
without getting a good soil by plow-
ing little deeper each year, and
after the corn or cotton is planted
cultivate shallow. so as to break no
roots.
Raise all the barn-yard manure
and cowpeas you can. and all the
wheat and corn you need, and then
what cotton you can. and you are
apt to be independent. and have your
land improving all the time.
p. II. MANGUM.
Wake Co., y. G.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-07-25
Some Things I Have Learned About
Alfalfa.
Alabama.

Messra. Editors: Noting the ar,i-
cles In recent numbers OF The South
"rn Farm Gazette concerning alfalfa.
would like To add some OF our ex-
pcriences. hoping thereby to benefit
som. prospective grower.
This is n hilly section with a deep.
fertile soil and an annual rainfall
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-07-25

ny 1udicious use of vetch and acid
phosphate. with thorogh prenara-
uon OF the land and adequate culti-
'atioh ot the crop. corn may be prof
itably grown on dry. worn-ou, hil,
'ahd. me same may be said of grow
ing sorghum. sweet potatoes. or any
other crop that will mature after tho
time To plow under the vetch.
J. 4. =.
Lee Co. Miss.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-07-25

Topping cotton Is debatable
question. II It should be topped at
all. should not top 1t on your land
before II Is waist high I know OF
no series OF tests bearing conclusive
ly on the subject. but It happens to
be n matter which every cotton farm
er can very easily test for himself
with his own variety on his own soil.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-07-25

Messrs. Editors: Is topping cot
ton on strong land advisable where
II grows rank9 II SO. when should
II be topped? G. w. SLOAN.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-07-25

The total good derived from the
use Of manur. and anil-inproyiug
crops then. ia that III" rn'tiug organ.
ic matter furnishes humuH with lts
nitrogen aud control of water In tn.
#oil and Hually makes /, practical TO
use n form Of phoNphnt" that costs
only about one fourth of what acid
phoaphat.s uilt cost II comes very
near making every wcll-manAg.d
farm tin own fertilizer factory. W.
should moi forget that The yc;ch
growing on land In winter will catch
plant food that might b. loai and
will also keep the land from washing
during winter rains.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-07-25
How to Get Good Crops on Poor
Hill Land.
First Improve Your Iand-You Can do IL at Small to., v,.,
and Other Irgumcs I'r FcriIny and , 'e'c"

Messrs. Editors: Poor Hill land
what does such soil lack? Former
owners worked ii until II would not
yield paving crop of anything. Such
land needs three things They are.
ID Humus. (2) nitrogen, (3) phos-
phorous.
Vctch Is Good Humus-Nfakcr.
How shall We get humus7 Shall
we haul leaves from the woods? No.
there is an easier and better way
That Is. to grow II on the land and
plow IL under. Many crops are suit
able for this purpose. by a proper
and continued use of them. go much
vegetable matter may be put in the
soil that IT is like new land in this
respect. Probably no crop is better
TO use than vctch To get humus. Ono
thing 10 hc remembered In It's favor
Is, the time Of year II natures Sown
In the fall. II grows In winter and
spring Between May 18th and June
18th II may. In North Mississippi. be-
plowcd under after IL Is cut into
short pieces by disc harrow. By
plowing the land In beds about Ave
feet wide and breaking deep. tho
soil will he moist and mellow tho re-
maind"r Of The season The plant.
Ing should be done In the middle fur
row. As cultivation cnsucH. these
deep middl~s are filled up. and the
corn. standing deep In III. ground
docs not dry out. There should be-
orc plo~ing with some dccp.running
cultisator. Then two more workings.
shallow. Th"se may he given with
some form of cul,!ya;ing harrow
Then the land In about level