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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-07
Christian Endeavor Hour

Cato held that an account must be
ure.
John Wesley once exclaimed: II have
lost ten minutes forever.
81 shall pass through this world but
once. Any good thing therefore, that
can do or any kindness tht can show to
any human being. let me do it now. Let
me not defer it or neglect it. for shall
not pass this way again.'-A. B. Hege.
man.
How to Help the Leader.
Tell how YOU find tirae for daily Bible
reading and prayer. or tell what proper
ton of Christians leisure time should be
spent in religious work and amusements.
respectively; also what general rules will
help in determining what are legitimate
amusements for the Christian who is
studying to know and understand what
the will of the Lord is y
Parallel Passages.-Psalms. xviii: Ec-
clesiastes. ix:10: Corinthians, yii:29-sl;
Isaiah, lv:6; IICorinthians. Wig: Romans.
xiii:11: Colossians. Two: Psalms. xxxii:6;
Revelation. X:6.
Hints to the Leader.-The Endeavor
Hymnal, s, II. 90 80. A. Ill.
In your own talk show how God does
not wish one to be long-faced. unpleasant.
unhappy Christians. and when He warns
one against following the worldly desires
against being filled with wine which
takes the thoughts away from spiritual
things-and urges that we be filled with
the Spirit" the apostle at once goes on
10 show how that filling with the Spirit
will make one break forth into music, and
constant thanksgiving anc joy. The work
that is done with song on the lips Is
twice as well done. and twice as quickly,
too Ask members to tell how they
think Christians time should be divided
among the various interests Of life, and
call for instances of lost opportunities or
improved ones. that have brought great
10y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-07
BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW

The opening service for the course of
midday Lenten services, held under the
auspices of the Washington Brotherhood
chapters at the Church of the Epiphany.
G street between 18th and 18th streets
northwest. will be held next Monday. and
the address will be made by the Rev ].
Henning helms, rector of the Pro-Cathe-
oral Church of the Ascension. Rev. Will
liam Meade Clark of Richmond, Va, will
be the speaker Tuesday. Wednesday and
Thursday and Rev. George F. Dudley.
rector of ST. Stephens Church, Columbia
Heights, will speak Friday. The services
are scheduled TO be held each week day,
except Saturday. beginning at Il O'Clock,
closing at 1928 o'clock sharp
The officers for the ensuing year for
the Brotherhood Chapter of ST. Stephen
parish have been elected as follows: Di-
rector Clarence Doyle; secretary and
trea Surer, r. H. Cole.
Rev. Lionel a. Wye. assistant rector of
Trinity parish, was the special preacher
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-07

treasurer of the Cathedral Chapter. Riggs
National Bank. Washington, D. c.
IF the diocese makes a worthy response
to this appeal, we believe that the many
friends of our beloved bishop in the whole
church will cooperate in providing the
sum necessary for laying the foundation
of the cathedral. If this work could be
begun on Ascension day, May %. 1905. II
would add one more to the great WORKS
either begun or completed on previous
Ascension days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-07

Cato held that an account must be
given, not only of labor, but also OF leis.
ure,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-07

Rev Lionel A. Wye. assistant rector of
Trinity parish, was the special preacher
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-02-29
HOW To nrIf.D TIP SANDY LAND.

4 reader Of The Gazette asks how TO I'm
prove sandy land. The only way 10 improve
sandy land. or any other land. In tn practice a
good short rotation Of crops and bring in peas
and crimson clover At every opportunity.
wha, the rotation shall b. will depend on the
crops you grow and the crop that 10 your special
money crop. II that Us cotton. then n good ro-
tatton all b.. cotton. with crimaon clover sown at
last working. and all the farm manure spread
on the land during the winter and planted 10 corn
In The spring. Peas sown IN IN. corn. Corn cut
and shocked and The peas chopped up with the
disc and winter oats snwn IN September, After
harvest pillow and harro. in "A hush.l or peas per
acre with 900 pounds Of acid phosphate and
tsenty-av. pounds Of muriate Of potash per acre.
Now the peas for hay and SOW crimson clover
On the sfubblr NJ "A winter cover ana turn IL I'M
der In the spring for cotton. and then repeat Inc
rotation. This will make II three-year rotation.
and IL will be we'll TO apply in six years or IN
each alternate round OF the rotation. twenty
bushels OF lime per acre. or mari II you nave
II usxt year. The place for IN. lime Will Dc on
N. peas chopped up for sowing oats.
or course this ia only suggestive Tor no nara
and fast rules can be laid down for any ana every
farm. and we must assume that the farmer has
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-02-29

These tao questions are @ent by r. r. viii
llama. Of Monroe. - e: 49, In spreading ma
nuru direct on II. Geld. aora II matter whether
the ground In broken. provided The manure @iIi
tot saaa on 80 tfn@ ahali / prepare a strong
fertilizer for an old WORKOUT suiT
Il doe. not matter aawsher tha Land Is broken
or not. for The safest place for tas aaanar. In an
the land.
On old worn -oIi you need Horn.thins b~aidra
fertilizer. On such land heavy fertilization In no,
usually ~proasahle since The Land docs not retain
moisture enough 10 completely dissolve tha fer
u!Ixe.. and a heavy application an such land Will
often do more harm than good. Tho tTu. use OF
fertilizer IL 10 get a stronger grn~th of the crops
liAe peas that ALI Improve the land and '""d
stock. II you hare plnnty Of peas proceeding a
crop for sair yoa wt!i not need he taakaEs or
any other heterogeneous manure.
Bald up the land with dncayins vegetation
from some crop Ike peas. The roots Of which
left IN tAe soil aad the topa made into hay VIII
that poor land rich. while fertilizers applied To 1t
merely 20 get a crop ~ IN sell. viii never MAKE
the no!l fertile. You can uss The cheaper forms
Of plant fond such aa acid phosphate and nariain
OF potash 10 get u heavy crop Of peas Tor nay. anu
by feeding these you can get tnanur. Tor that
poor laad. aad by following a good snort ro'a-
ton In which The peas come In often you wiz
soon Aave improved Land instead or old WORKOUT
land.
You can make q good fertilizer by mixing l.Zo'
pounds If acid phosphate, coo pounds OF TANK
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-02-29
FOR The LANDS SAKE, co TO FARMING real. FARMING THIS YEAR!
here" absolutely ohpe &c" the Southern Farmer so Long as heDHedLU Utterly on Dnz His Starving Land
Year After Yea" Witt commercial Fertilizer" Instead of uHdngh p by Stock Raising and Proper Crop Rotation

Letter after letter comes tn me from our read
crs in every section of the south asking for a
formula for mixing \ fertilizer for this. that and
the other crop. II at times makes one almost
hopeless that the farmers Of the south will ever
get out Of their slavery to the fertilizer mixer,
and realize that with a proper rotation of crops.
with plenty Of legumes thrown in. they can in
crease the fertility and prosiuctivcn-s. Of their
land and not use = fertilizer for every crop
planted.
DO you want tn grt a. independent ~ possible
of the fertilizer mixer II so. you must forever
stop the practice of growing q clean cultivated
crop like cotton or corn year after year ON the
same land, and attempting to galvanizr the dead
skeleton Of sand and clay into some sort of life
with a little complete fertilizer. and that of a low
grade, in which all the plant food costs far norr
than in \ hi-,, grade article.
po you want to know how tn avoid the cos. Of
half the fertilizer? II you do. you must adopt a
rotation Of crup~ suited tn the Increased proiuc-
ton per acre OF your money crop. In short. IL
you arr growing cotton. you mu.s i"arn to farm
I have tried to show how the fertility of the
drained swamp land. i- due tn the great accumu-
lattnu at organic decay in the swamp. anu Ihaf
tho barrwnnr.. of the ~and-hiiis h. due tan the alb
sence Of this humns formed from the vegetable
decay. and that by srtsins this organic matter ON
the soil. Mr.. Tufts at Pin~hur>s, a. I rrorutiy
showed. In making = fertile ~otl where none exist
ed before.
I have tried tn .inow that the poverty Of much
Ut our cotton land t. due to ttr fact that by long
continued clean culture all this organic matter
ila. bern used up. and tho sail has become poor
and unprosiuctiv~ by reason II it's ahs~ner. Al
most daily I yet irttcr- frum farmrr~ saying that
their land has been cultivated for many years
without any MANURE. and In now i'm = very unpro-
dnctiyc state. aud they want ia know how muci,
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-02-29

4 Hyde County. y. c.. rural carrier wants TO
know what sort of fertilizer TO use this spring on
his timothy and herds grass. Your black soil 10
fairly supplied with organic nitrogen. I assume.
but 1t will be- helped in the spring by having an
application of nitrate of soda as II starts into
growth. Then that kind of soil needs phosphoric
acid and potash. and | would make n mixture of
400 pounds of acid phosphate. 100 pounds OF nj
trate OF soda and IS pounds OF muriate OF potash
and apply this per acre Just as growth starts.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-02-29

There Ia more hog and hominy grown In the
South every year. and We hope TO keep hammer
ing ut II till Western bacon. the great cause OF
weak cotton" Is suppianted by homegrown
meat. The more Western side meat that Is sold.
the more mortga ged cotton TO bear the market in
the fall. Land owners should bear that In mind
when they put troopers In competition with them
In growing cotton.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-02-29

corn, but all winter through ut every practicable
time they are hauling out manure and spreading
il on the sod that is to be plowed for corn In the
spring. And then they SOW crimson clover among
the corn and thus have still more humus-making
material going into the land.
They do well and live well because they keep
up the productivity Of their land. They are far
mcrs and not planters only. I saw one farm
there enclosed with . wall of square cut red
sandstone. and 1t was not the farm Of q million
airc. either, but an old family place. and that
wall has been there for generations, and will be
for generations to come.
There In NO crop grown that 50 readily Ats into
An improving rotation ~ cotton, and no crop that
% rapidly increases In production through good
farming.
The Dutchman plows with . heavy team and
turns the sod eight or nine inches deep. Our cot
ton planters scratch the soil about three inches
deep with . single mule. The Dutchmen have .
>od to turn that I'm. been well MANFRED for the
corn crop all over. Our cotton planters have not
the MANURE. for they grow no forage and feed NO
stock. and they dribblc a little fertilizer In the
furow, which the crop takes up -. once. and
when frniting time comes IL Is foraging in poor
soil for what IL needs. And the soil grows poor
or. Now why not VOW crimson clover In your cut
ton. and have that to turn for your corn crop In
the spring. Then have pea. among the corn. cut
the corn OH for curing In shocks and SOW oats on
tho land in september. Follow the oats at once
after harvest with cowpc.s for hay. and sow GRIM
~on clover ON the pea .suhblc after having given
the pea. . xood dressing of acid phosphate and
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-02-29

commercial fertilizer they must use tn make ,
premium crop on such land. And I have to tell
ohem that It cannot be done in that way. Il took
'"hs years to wear out the humus the land had
IN ITS virgin state. and IL ~ not going to be- virgin
soil and productive land until the humus has
been restored tn 1t through a well arranged rota-
ton of crops and the feeding Of cattle on the
farm.
You may say that your interest IL in cotton or
tobacco and not in stock. But il does not matter
what your money crop il. you cannot farm riyh,
till ron feed stock and grow plenty Of forage of
the best kind Of feed them with. You cannot
grow cotton chcaply and probably 80 long A. you
start in the spring on a credit basis: and the only
way to cash Is through . good system Of farm
ing that will bring you something To sell besides
may be your money crop.
You will never advance much 80 long ~ you
consider everything but cotton merely n. sup
piles" and fail tn rraiix- that thc~. auxiliary
crops that make mp tho improving rotation can
b~ Developed into something more than supplies.
and become a profitable part of your farming.
Up in Pennsylvania. where I have been i-ctur-
ing at Institutes for tho past hvc or six weeks.
ti,c Dutch farmers win have. ON - little nfty-acrr
farm. = barn that cost more money than most Of
our rural churches in the south: In fact. a.
much ~ moss Of the town churches; and mn pro-
pic live ON tho fat of tho iand better than these
Dutch farmers. for I have eaten At their tables.
What In tho s~crrt Of their S~stins independent
On these little farms, and building such massive
harms Primarily. b~cause they work hard. bat
actually because n,ry vainr the homemade ma
uur~. and they =ruw tie forage GRIP. that make
it wh~n fed to cattle. and they have cattle To sell.
and piss to ~~ii. and fruit tn .~Ii. and eggs and
chicken. and wheat and corn. and they do not
sirihbir . little MANURE In the hill tn make the
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-02-29

In ordering your new improved seed corn. be
sure 10 ask for the kind that Is adapted TO your
iand-upland or bottom land. heavy red land. or
rich sandy loam. as the case may be. Corn tends
10 adapt Itself to the soil 1t grows on. and seed
that has been bred up to a high state OF perfec-
ton on bottom land. Is not the kind that will give
you best results on upland.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-02-29

age and 900 pounds Of mariate Of potash. aud 400
opa uds Of that per acre VIII make cotton. bur
ih~ laad stiI ho no better OF after Tho crop IN
told. shgt. son. acid phosphate and potash only
apnlte! 10 peas sili start The soil upwards. W.
aeed To study good farming In The South more
than fertilizer formulas.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-02-29
w. r. MASSEY.

rom non SENSE enough TO adopt tina, which suits
hts condition best You will and In my book
"Praci!ca! Farming the full discussion of crop
rotation and methods for different crops.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-02-29

II you ara going to let your manure leach. 1t
ia better to let IL beach out In your fields than In
your barn iW.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-11
R[TZ-CARLT0N PLANS
HOTEL TO COST $4,000, 900.
Title to the Cockroft Building, a
Nassau Street, Transferred.

Warren & Wetmore, architects have filed plans
with Buildings Superintendent Murphy for tbs pro-
posed fourteen story Ritz-Carlton Hotel to be
erected for Robert Walton Goelet on the block on
the west side of Madison ave-, from 46th to 47th
It is to have frontage OF 2oo feet
and @ depth of 14o feet on either street It will
be Of brick with ornamental stone trimmings elab-
orately decorated In the modern Renaissance style
The facades viii present series of tall pilasters
extending around the building inciosfng the win
dows above the second story, and Ionic pilasters
in similar at the top story, supporting cor
nice with festoon carving and having balustrade
adorned with long rows of pedestals bearing deco
rative vases
The restaurant will be great oval salon with
Z mezzanine story approached through palm
court and a terrace beyond opening into the res
taurant Below 1t will be grillroom. Above the
dining floor VIII be what the architects cali the
bachelors" floor, part of which is to be divided
into dining for children and their maids
The building is TO cost So. 100000
Few important realty deals were reported yester-
day. Larner A. Cushman sold to n builder for i'm
mediate Improvement plot 5ox100-11 feet on the
north side Of 111th ST, 75 feet west of Broadway.
An eight story apartment house viii be erected on
the site. Thomas J. Manning the broker
John Y. Cockroft transferred title yesterday TO
the Coczroft Building. Nos II and 7S Nassau ST.
northwest corner of John st, to Edward T. Cock
roft- The expressed consideration nominal.
The property Is rnortsagei for s1,405,000.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-11
REALTY NOTES.

Burrfll Brothers have sold the four story Anneri-
can basement brick and stone private house No.
427 4th st. between 9Th and 7th aves. Brooklyn
a lot 2ox10O feet, for Walter NJ Bristor to A D.
Ponthier.
Chambers & WELLER have leased to the w r
Riker Drug Company q S4-foot store IN the new
building at the southwest corner of 14th ST. and
5th ave for a term OF ten years.
C Brettell & Son have leased No. 3Ss Pleasant
sve No S31 East 10th st. and No. 523 East l24th
st three story private dwelling houses
Reniamfn r. Lurnrnis has rented to Charles a
I5ndlev for the summer season the house or w
G. Eliot on Ocean ave. CedarhUrst- Long 4s!ahd'
near the Rockaway Hunting Club.
George F. Richardson, as trustee, is the buyer OF
the Hardware Building at the northwest corner OF
Walker and Lafayette SITS. recently sold by Charles
Laue,
DeBlois & Eldridge have leased for the ossood
estate their Newport place, OakvieW. to James
Brown OF New York.
w c Reeves & Co. have sold for Thomas Collins
a geven-roorn cottage, lot 25xi00, on Lincoln
ave- Richmond Hill, to Mrs. Emma L Winkler,
Of Valley Stream, Long Island
The H H Fuller Realty Company has leased
for Charles Laue to P & F. Corbin the fifth loft
in the Hardware Building at the northwest corner
of Lafayette and Walker sts., for a term Of fifteen
years.
The Duross Company has leased No 1o6 Barclay
St for S. Charles Welsh to Michael J. Sullivan
for a term Of years
New-York tribune., 1908-07-11
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago July 1o-The local wheat market
closed weak to-day owing to liberal reallzlhG
eafes e1a1 quotations on the September delivery
heing down &c TO &c Corn was up &c 10 &C
oats were "a higher, and provisions lz1@c 10 i0'
10 321eC higher
The zr7aI weakness in the wheat market marked
the close of a nervous session. during whlcn
uuresponsive tone Of the Liverpool market piICe
for wheat on that exchange being only a Urine
higher Notwithstanding sharp advance mere yes
terdev caused considerable selling here at me
orrerfnr which resulted IN q slight dip during the
first few minutes Of trading Commission houses,
roura1s- we're active bidders and this soon caused
a sharp upturn. prices advancing about lc before
the end Of the first half hour For 1llhe seh'l-
rnent in the pit continued bullish. lnsplreo 70
large extent by unseasonably high teInper@alure @
IN the Northwest principally IN NORTH Jaho.a- h
The market weakened again IN the hHal hou.
owing TO quite general proht taxing, anu @ SiCS 60
vraax ar almost the lowest point Of the day sep
+arber opened Il to g lower at S9Sse TO o9 sc
advanced 10 9lc and then declined TO 6S9sc Inc
close was at 6e2 TO SO &c Clearances OF "heat
or5 Ao,rr we're equal to 10000 bushels Exports
For the week as shown by Bradstreets, were
eoI,ai n 275O 600 bushels. Primary receipts were
900 600 bushels compared with 43T,Op0 pushels
the corresponding day year ago minneapolis
Duluth and Chicago reported receipts or 1s' cars
against 213 cars last week and $50 cars . E931
ago ..,.,,. +ba
sessions. owing 10 active demand by shorts anu
leading bulls. At the top prices were &c 10 : ~
sbo1-a the low poiuts of the day. The upturn
seemed TO he due the Oversold CONDITION OF the
market rather than TO any news OF oullish cIar-
aa+a- weather conditions were extremely favor
able for the new crop and damage reports were
fav The market reacted bit from the Top, pu1
cIosa5 strong September opened 4 c lower to Is
higher at 71ac to 72c. advanced to !41sc r1 and
closed at 1850 73bc Local recelpts were
$50 cars with Il OF contract grade d..
The bulge in corn caused q strong market TOT
cots leading bull was an active buyer, and
there was also a brief demand by shorts Daseu %
sLsas-- - the hot weather in the Northwest The
market vithstood liberal sales and closed stIos
Septeter opened 81 lower TO 1sc higher at 90 -
10 40c and advanced TO 4O%+c where It closeu
Local receipts were IS cars .-
provisions we're active and strong The strength
"a. ,ocs 11,era the chief bulIish influences. OF
fariros were nneagre throughout the SESSION anu
n-icAs scored substantial gains Al the oIose
Santenaber pork was up 3272c at SIb - r. @ IaIu
vas mn 12l6c to 15c at So 621s TO SO 60; ribs were
15c 10 l7l6c higher at So - .,
80. corn 12s cars; oats, ia cars; hogs, l4,oo0
head.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-11
PROSPERITY IN THE VEST
Theodore N. VaI Says Business Con
dstaons Are Highly Promising.

1heooore N Vail, president OF the American
Ieiephone and Telegraph Company who has lust
returned from trip TO the West his tourney ex-
tending from the Mississippi TO the Coast and
from 1e1as TO the extreme Northwest said yes
terday that basic conditions throughout that sec
uoh We're sound and promising. He added:
have been taking a broad view of the West
ior thirty years. and never in that time has the
outlook been better than Il is now Crops are
promising indeed; In fact the original producers
are IN better shape than have ever known them
Ihose people are all busy: they look rich and
they act rich Developments in every phase during
the last 1--WE to eight years are beyond compre-
hension and belief. Cities as widely apart geo
graphically as Dallas Tex. and Spokane Wash.
have expanded in every direction
In regard to the business outlook Mr. Vail said:
when the tide will turn cannot say. but when
II does start II will come so strong that many
or US viii be unprepared The railroads in particu-
lar. fear, VIII not be ready for the turn. What
has been the central factor the business situa-
ton? The public utility and the public service
corporations And they continue to remain the
Dominant element, and many OF their problems
have not yet been solved. This is the disquieting
feature What brought this about and how it
was brought about every one knows"
Speaking of the companies whose interests he
serves Mr.. Vail said that their business showed
practically no falling of and that the business
Of the associated Bell companies was better this
year than last.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-11
soSToN & MAINE STOCK TRANSFER.
Hove BY n. Y, n. H. & H. Road Shuts Of
Massachusetts, Suit.

Bsstor. July Io.-WIth reference 70 the bearing Of
the repCrted sale Of the Boston & Maine stock held
tv the New York, New Haven & Hartford road to
Jot- L Billiard, OF Merfde2. Conn. by that cor
po-zton on pending suit Of the commonwealth
against the railroad, Attorney General Dana Ma
lone Of Massachusetts,. said to-day: IF the re-
ro-t that the shares OF stock Of the Boston &
Maine controlled by the New Haven company
have been sold is true. then. far as I can see,
ts matter Is ended The suit was brought for that
vsry purpose
When asked how che reported sale OF the stock
would affect the federal suit pending against the
Neg Haven road. United States District Attorney
Asa P French declined TO discuss the matter
syng that any statement n reference TO it should
cne from Washington
President TutJle Of the Boston & Maine said to-
day that 109SzS shares Of the Boston & Maine,
controlled by the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad. were put IN fer transfer July L
Our transfer agent. the Old Colony Trust Com
panE notified me" said A[r. TuTtle. that this stock
had been presented for transfer, and that It had
beer placed n the name CT John l. Billiard I do
nst know the price paid for the stock Mr.. Billiard
nay have banking connections which would be glad
io finance such purchase, and Il he had not the
bankers interested in the New Haven road could
easily arrange the matter