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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-03-14
Corn Facts and Figures.

Fo4y-nine Per Cent Of the Feeding Value of Corn is in the
Slower (StaIks, Blades. and Shucks). and the Way to g
Its Worth is by shrcdding o sii"gc-F"dder Pulling Is
an Utter Waste Of Time.
As the corn crop is grown for food purposes only we
should study its food value and harvest 1t = a 3 to obtain the
most from it. Taking the whole cornp plant
46 per cent is ear tgrain and COBB.
But the animals m able to use az feed a larger per een'ase
of the grain than of the slower. hence the feeding value OF
the corn plan, Is:
Ear 81 per cent.
Slower ~ per cent.
The greatest food value will be obtained from the plan,
when It IL pu, into a so and fed az silaEc.
When harvested for the grain Or cara tho whole plant should
be cut and the slower used as feed for live stock.
Pulling Corn Fodder I. Expensive. w"sefui. and po". N"s ray.
In experiments made to tea, the enec, OF pulling fodder
on the yield of weighed and she''ed corn per acre tn" follow
Ing results have been obtained:
Congratulated. 22s bushels per acre: untouched. 2Ta
bushels per acre. Loss a.. bushels per acre.
Florida-pullcd asa bushels per acre: untouched. all
bushels per aer Loss % bushels per aero.
Mississippi 49, Stripped. ass bushels per acre; loss. $ bushels
per acre. Topped. - bushels per acre: loss. i+s bushels per
acre. Untouched. ass bushels per acre.
Alabama 1.-TWO ,riais)-Ioaa. I bushels per acre
Average loss. 6 bushels per acre.
Fodder obtAincd.
Georsia-27o pound. per acre.
Fiortda-sso pounds per acre.
Misaissippl-Sss pounds per aero t'ops Included.
Average-5ss pounds per acre.
These asares indicate that OF an a'erass 6 bushels of
she'ied corn per ser" were sacrificed for sss pounds OF s"a-
Tho feeding value OF ak bushels OF corn Ia nearly a . srea,
pays for this fodder obtained IN los. of eern and ha. tho
pleasure he gets out of tho delightful task of pulling fodder
One acre o, corn. yielding ,~en,y.av. .ushe,. of she,ica
corn. will give an average %. over oe ton of ssorer tssalss.
shred The fodder coats from 100 to ssso. 4 ton of s,oxes
In worth a much for feeding a. 1900 pounds OF timothy hay
10 secure with tho harvesting Of Tho corn crop shro~a In.
and II fed to steers they ~tl par IS a ton for IT, A, least
they have paid mo that much for II for tho ias, three years
Thousands Of tons OF this valuable feed 10 allowed TO waste
In the South each year. while yon buy thousands OF ,ons of
hay and pay from $40 tn t2s a ton for n-From an address
BY pr. TAFT Butter. before renaie'on. 3 G. Farmers Society.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21
Puritans Had Fine Shoes.

The early settlers came over to
trade and to prosper as we'll as to
seek religious and political liberty.
History commonly deals with the
compact signed in the cabin of the
Mayflower, the sufferings of the first
settlers, and their struggles against
the savages, both man and beast. But
it is certain that the forefathers, and
their wives and daughters, brought
over many articles of fine and stylish
apparel, and it may be that several
pairs of fine and stylish boots and
shoes were in the trunks of these
stern persons who landed in Plymouth
in 1920.
The early forefathers certainly laid
the foundation of modern trade.
They certainly brought over love of
fine dress. They established in this
country the foundations of trade, and
the belief that it is persons duty to
dress himself as finely as he possibly
can. From these early foundations,
Americans have built up trade, and
an appreciation of dress that is sec
ond to none In the world. 1t is be-
cause the great majority of Americans
of the present day admire their
stylish and well appearing garments
that retail trade fiourishes.-New
England Grocer.
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DROPPED COFFEE.
Doctor Gains &c Pounds on Postum.

A physician Of Wash. D. c.. says OF
his coffee experience:
For years | suffered with period
ical headaches which grew more FREE
quent until they became almost con-
slant. So severe were they that some
times ! was almost frantic was
sallow. constipated, irritable, sleep
less; my memory was poor, trembled
and my thoughts were often confused.
my wife, in her wisdom. believed
coffee was responsible for these ills
and urged me to drop 1t. l tried
many times to Go so. but was it's
slave.
Finally wife bought a package of
Postum and persuaded me to try 1t,
but she made it same as ordinary
coffee and was disgusted with the
taste. Q make this emphatic be-
cause fear many others have had the
same experience.) She was distressed
at her failure and we carefully read
the directions. made it right, boiled 1t
full ID minutes after boiling COM
menced, and with good cream and
sugar, | liked tit invigorated and
seemed to nourish me.
THAT was about a year ago. Now
] have no headaches, am not sallow,
sleeplessness and irritability are gone,
my brain clear and my hand steady.
| have gained 20 lbs. and feel am a
new man.
Il do not hesitate to give Postum
due credit OF course dropping coffee
was the main thing, but had dropped
1t before, using chocolate, cocoa and
other things to no purpose.
Postum not only seemed to act as
an invigorant, but as an article CT
nourishment, giving me the needed
phosphates and albumens. This isno
imaginary tale. 1t can be substantial
ed by my wife and her sicter, who
both changed to Postum and are
hearty women of about 70.
II write this for the information
and encouragement of others, and
with feeling of gratitude to the in
ventor Of Postum
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to
Wellville. /" in pkgs. There's Rea-
son. !"
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
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One Of TIE
Essentials

Of the happy homes Of to-day is vast
fund Of information as to the best methods
of promoting health and happiness and
right. living and knowledge. Of the worlds
best products
Products Of actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthfully presented
and which have attained to worldwide
acceptance through the approval of the
Well-Infonned of the World; not of indi-
viduals only. but of the many who have
the happy faculty of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords.
One of the products of that class, Of
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and COM
mended by the Well-Informed of the
World as valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the well-known Syrup Of Figs
and Elixir of SIENNA. To get its beneficial
effects always buy the genuine, manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
only, and for sale by all leading druggists.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21
SAILORS MARCH IN HONOLULU
Native Girls Decorate Them With
Flower Garlands.
Various Entertainments Furnished
Men Of the FIeeS Ashore-Din-
ncrs, Balls and Excursions.

Honolulu, Hawaii. When the At
Iantic battleship fleet arrived here,
by general consent the day was made
complete holiday, all business be-
ing suspended Thousands of persons
from the different islands of the Ter
ritory assembled on Diamond Head
and other heights and points of van
tage southeast of this city to view the
vessels,
Early in the morning the crowds
began scrambling up the bluffs to
catch the first sight of smoke above
the horizon, and the first lealization
Of the long cherished hone came at
100 O'Clock, when message was re-
ceived from the leper settlement on
the island of Mnlokai that the fleet
had been sighted. The Connecticut
appeared off the entranceto the chan
1el at noon.
The flagship was followed by the
other vessels in regular order, and
twenty minutes later all but the third
division, composed of the Louisiana,
the Virginia, the Ohio and the Mis-
souri,. were in sight. After passing
Molokai the third division proceeded
to Jahina, on the island Of Maui, for
coal
At 1850 p. m. the Connecticut en-
tered the harbor, and was saluted
from the naval station at 1.2S p. M,
followed bv the other ships. She
rounded the lighthouse buoy and
came to anchor inside the harbor,
while the pent up enthusiasm of the
islanders found vent in whistling ST.
rens and the bursting Of daylight fire.
works.
AS soon as the Connecticut had
come to anchor the reception COM
mittee boarded her and formally in
vited Rear Admiral Sperrv and his
officers and men to partake of Ha-
waiian hospitality. Later in the af-
ternoon Rear Admiral Sperry made
an official visit to Governor Frear,
who returned the visit.
At night the city dressed in bunt-
Ing was illuminated with thousands
IF electric lights. and the streets were
filed with holiday making crowd.
Out in the harbor the men-of-war
we're outlined in incandescent bulbs,
their masts huge electric crosses
against an equatorial sky
The feature of the visit however.
was parade in which $500 bluejack-
cts and marines participated The
procession marched over route
three miles long, lined with specta-
tors. Many of the men in line were
decorated with wreaths of flowers by
Hawaiian girls.
This attention pleased the blue
Jackets nightly and the girls were
most enthusiastically cheered. The
men wore their flower ornaments
back to their ships.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21
Artificial Honey.

Bee keepers in southern Italy are
becoming seriously alarmed at the
perfection which has been attained in
the manufacture of artificial honey.
The West India Committees Circular,
referring to the matter, says that the
process of it's manufacture is very
simple one and involves the use of
the best quality of refined sugar and
it's melting and boiling with the adj
dition to it of tartaric acid to the
extent of about one-tenth of one per
cent. of the weight of the sugar. 1t
must be boiled in an enameled vase,
under pressure for forty-five minutes.
The liquid will then have assumed a
golden color and on cooling will have
the consistency of ordinary honey. If
little true honey is mixed with it the
mass will assume the flavor to such
an extent as to be indistinguishable
from the genuine article.
Bee keepers are endeavoring to OBJ
tain legislation which shall enact that
some substance shall be added to arti-
fetal honey so that it may be distin.
guishable at glance from the gem
uine article. On the other hand, it is
claimed that the artificial honey may
be very useful to bee keepers be-
cause by mixing it with inferior, or
unstable honey, marketable article
may be produced.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21
EpT THAT KL WIRING TIE HEARTS OF COLLEGE BOYS AND Negro GAMBLERS
Fashy Clothes
Sunni

Chicago - Woe for the college
youth, the negro gambler and the
fashy bartender. The tailors' con-
vention, figuratively speaking, tore
freak clothes to tatters. What was
left of the drop-front, the four-inch
trousers cuff, the frilly pocket flaps
and other innovations of the season
wasn't enough to interest ragpick-
err Indignation of the tailors over
bizarre garments rose to high pitch
and they vowed even college boys
would have to submit to conservative
clothes in the fall, even if the foot
ball gatherings came to look like a
campmeeting.
In the campaign against the cher
ished fads John e. Spann sounded a
keynote" in his speech;
Your salvation lies in stemming
the torrent of freakish garments he
said to the assembled cutters. THE
tailors originated the so-called gin
gerbread styles for their college pat
ronage, but they have got beyond us.
They were seized upon greedily by
the manufacturers. They were just
what the makers were waiting for,
but the curves and frills conceal de-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21
Red Blood and Blue.

Three-year-old Allan had a very
aristocratic grandma, who prided her
self on her own and her husband S
blue-blooded ancestry. She told him
heroic deeds OF them and warned
him from ever playing with boys OF
low degree.
One day Allan came screaming up
stairs to his mamma and grandma.
holding his hand up covered with
blood. where he had cut his little
finger. They were both greatly
alarmed, as he was a child who rare
ly cried or complained when hurt
Mamma washed the blood off and,
examining the cut. said:
why, dear, it's pot so very bad.
Does it hurt you so much?"
"I'm not cryin' cause it hurts he
said, "but cause it's only red blood,
and grandma said had blue
Philadelphia Ledger.
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Oyster Bay.-President Roosevelt
has written to Mrs. Grover Cleveland,
informing her of proclamation he
has signed changing the name of the
San Jacinto National Forest to the
Cleveland National Forest, in honor
of the late former President. The
letter is:
"Oyster Bay, 1908.
my Dear Mrs. Cleveland--It has
recently been my privilege to sign a
proclamation changing the name of
the San Jacinto National Forest to
the Cleveland National Forest. May
I express to you the very great pleas
ure it gave me to take that actions
pleasure mingled with keen sense
of the loss to our country and to our
citizens in the death of President
Clevela4-I On February %, 1897,
President Cleveland signed the proc
lamation creating the San Jacinto
Forest Reserve in Southern Califor-
MIA The date-February 22-was
no mere accident, since the signature
of the proclamation was timed to
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21
How to Know a Mad Dog.

Hydrophobia is in reality so rare
and so terrifying that it's symptoms
and treatment are little understood.
AS matter of fact, the commonly
accepted expression of madness in a
dog is often misleading. The real
mad dog does not shun water, as il
is said. On the contrary, mad dogs
often rush to the water and drink
eagerly, if they are able to swallow
The mad dog does not foam at the
mouth. 1t does not run amuck, SNAP
ping at everything in its path.
What, then, are the indications of
the mad dog? To those familiar with
a given dog the surest symptoms,
and the one which should excite the
closest attention is distinct and I'm
accountable change in the dogs dis
position staid dog becoming ex-
citable and a frisky one dull That
condition does not necessarily mean
rabies, but it is suspicious, and if, in
addition, the dog has trouble in swal-
lowing as though it seemed to have
bone in its throat-beware! That
dog should be instantly tied up, be-
cause il it be rabies it takes but a day
or two for ferocious instincts to de-
velop.
The unmistakable evidence, how
ever, of dog with rabies is the
sticky, whitish saliva which covers
the teeth and shows on the drawn
lips. The eyes glare and are red !:
the dog has paroxysms of running
fury, during which It barks hoarsely.
which alternate with periods of tenn
porary' exhaustion. Outing Maya
zine.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21
BROTHERS TRAPPED, KILLED THEMSELVES.
Meat PedIer.

Benton Harbor, Mich.-Both Au-
gust Gross, who without known cause
shot and fatally wounded an in
offensive meat pedler named James
Kirk, and his younger brother, Fred
Gross, lost their lives in a pitched
fight with Sheriff Tenant and posse
of seven men who went to the Gross
home to arrest August Gross. One
of the officers was injured. The
Gross brothers are both supposed to
have been insane
After shooting Kirk, Gross barri-
caded himself in his farmhouse,
twelve miles from here, in Pipe
stone township, and through the
night exchanged occasional shots with
the crowd of farmers and officers who
were guarding the premises to pre-
vent his escape. His younger brother,
Fred, Joined him in the defense of the
house, and the aged mother of the
two men was also in the building.
The officers found her almost pros
trated with terror when they finally
broke into the house.
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Ants Used as Food.

The termites, or great white ants
which are highly esteemed as food in
Central Africa, live in great colonies
and build enormous hills. AS soon as
the rainy season begins, when the
termites are full grown and about to
leave their nests, they are regarded
most choice as edibles, and the man
ant eater then goes forth with his
axe and chops his way into thoir
dwelling place in order to kill them.
Kansas City Journal.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21
Bunyan's Sharp Answer.

John Bunyan wrote "The Pilgrim s
Progress" in Bedford jail, where he
was confined for his religion A Qua
ker came to the prison and thus ad-
dressed him:
Friend BunyaD, the Lord hath
sent me to seek for thee. and have
been through several countries in
search of thee, and now am glad
have found thee"
Bunyan replied, Friend, thou dost
not speak truth in SAYING the Lord
sent thee to seek for me, for the Lord
well knows that ! have been in this
jail for some years, and If He had
sent thee He would have sent thee
directly. Scrap Book. N.Y.-3O
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&c. b. in the Abbey.

Out of the nineteen prime minis>
ters who held office in the nineteenth
century only seven have had monu-
ments in the Abbey erected at the
public expense. 1t is not, therefore,
a customary honor, but distinction,
which Mr.. Asquith will ask Parlia-
ment to confer on Sir Henry Camp
bell-Bannerman when he makes the
proposal of which he has given notice
"a distinction due by the verdict of
popular opinion-British and foreign
Ito character of singular grace and
truth.-W Westminster Gazette.
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fects of fit. Long coats cover up the
mistit OF the barrel trousers. Con-
sentative styles with draping effect
that require careful tailoring will
prevail in the fall F."
The cutters were urged to pad the
shoulders only when absolutely nee
essary to give the figure proper shape
and to balance the garment sufficient
ly to give the wearer distinction and
individuality" Unusual fabrics were
also selected by the tailors for the
discard. Conservatism in shades will
replace the zebra styles and other
summer novelties.
Colors will be toned down to con-
form to the greater conservatism of
design. Brown, it was said, would
be the prevailing hue for fall suits,
with strong representation of green
ish tints.
''Overcoat styles" said one speak
er, will be 'boxy,' three-quarter
lengths, with tendency to shortness,
For morning wear black-braided, sin
gle-breasted frocks of vicuna or chev-
lot will be in great demand, to be
worn with fancy waistcoat and
striped trousers"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21

The posse drove to the Gross farm
in two automobiles from Benton Har-
Dor. Shortly before their arrival the
Gross brothers had rushed from the
house and taken position with their
guns near the front fence. After
about fifteen shots had been fired at
the officers, who replied with rifles
and shotguns, August left his cover
and ran for the house. Fred was
wounded through the leg, and when
he found that he was unable to fol-
low, fired bullet through his own
head, dying instantly Expecting Au-
gust to open fire momentarily, the
posse closed in ON the house, entered
it and found the crazed man dead on
his own bed. A single shot from
shotgun had pierced his heart.
August Gross was well educated
man. Worry over his failure to get
financial returns from sight which
he had invented for military rifles is
said to have unsettled his mind, al
though it is declared that insanity is
hereditary in the family.
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The National Game.

The Boston American Club has
signed Hazleton, Dartmouth's star
pitcher.
The Boston National catcher,
Graham, seems to be something Of a
batsman.
Cincinnati has asked for waivers
on Sincock, the former Michigan Uni
versity pitcher.
Catcher Bowerman thinks Pitts
burg will beat Chicago out OF this
seasons pennant.
Cutfelder Jimmy McHale, of the
Boston Americans, has at last Joined
the Toronto team.
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coincide with the birthday of our first
President.
President Cleveland was one of
the first to recognize the need of for
est preservation, and the creation of
the San Jacinto and other forest re-
serves, with total area of 1850
800 acres, was one of the results of
his foresight in this direction.
Throughout his life he took great in
terest in conserving the natural re-
sources of the Nation; and / particu-
larly regretted his inability to attend
the meeting of the Governors in May,
because that meeting was in part the
fruit of seed he, had sown years be-
fore. The name of Grover Cleveland
will always be prominently identified
with the movement to protect the
forests of the United States, and it
seemed to me eminently fitting that
one of the forests which he created
should bear his name throughout all
time.
Sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
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Prominent People.

President Roosevelt appointed Col
onel William l.. Marshall chief of en-
gineers of the army
Senator W. Murray Crane reached
Hot Springs, Va, where he went at
Mr.. Taft's invitation.
]. Henniker Heaton, at the dinner
Of the American Society in London.
predicted penny word cable sery.
ice.
Glynn Vivian, member of a great
colliery family in Wales. has placed
$l5O,000 in the hands of trustees to
establish a worldwide mission to mis
nars
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The Labor World.

Samuel Gompers announces that
he is for Bryan.
The San Francisco Union of Bar
bers has membership Of more than
700.
The Labor Temple Association of
Seattle, Wash, has declared a divi-
dend of ten per cent.
John Mitchell, the labor leader, is
In favor Of holding every year a con-
ference at the White House,
Chelsea (Mass-) Horsesnoers'
Union has obtained the Saturday half
holiday for July. August and Septem-
her
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21
FATAL NEW HAVEN WRECK.
One Killed and Twenty-six Hurt
When Express is Derailed.

New York City.-The White Noun
tain EXPRESS, while rounding sharp
curve at Greenwich. Conn. at fifty
mile-an-hour clin, ON the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad,
left the track at $50 a. m. One pas
senger-a girl-was killed and TWEEN
ty-six were painfully injured.
The accident was due to rotted
railroad lies. which allowed the rails
to give way on a bridge spanning
Greenwich avenue, about 100 feet
from the station. Accusing the rail-
road officials of criminal oarelessness
DR.. J. A. Clarke. medical examiner
for Coroner Charles Doten, of Fair
field County, began collecting evil
dence to be presented to a coroner s
jury.
The dead; Miss Marguerite Arm
strong. aged eighteen. No POI Wal
nut avenue, Wayne. Pa.
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Al Difficult Lesson.

at is next to impossible for a man
to teach pretty girl how to whis-
tie" said musician who is a good
whistler.
How is that?" he was asked.
Well, providing she is not your
wife or sister, when a pretty girl gets
her lips properly puckefed she usu-
ally looks so bewitchingly tempting
that he kisses her, and the conse-
quence is she doesn't have chance
to blow note. New York Press,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21
Dog Seizes Wire and Dies
to Save Young Master.

Colorado Springs, Col-Apparent-
ly scenting danger for George Brad
bury, aged seventeen, should he Sc
cure firmer grip on live electric
wire, bulldog made leap at the
wire and tore it from the hands of
the senseless boy. The dog was killed
instantly, but his master escaped with
a severe shock.
Bradbury started to push the wire
from his hand when the dog made the
leap to save his life. The boy was
unconscious for five minutes.