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The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-05-14
SMOKING out the Bugs.

a light frame four feet wide and SIX
feet long, to which attach eight-ineh
legs. Cover this with a good grade
of muslin, cut two feet longer and
two feet wider thanth frame, so that
It will cover the side and lap on the
ground. Earth may be placed on the
lap to keep the smoke and gas from
escaping.
After the cloth has been sewed and
cut to the size desired it should be
saturated with linseed oil. then wrung
out. slightly dried and nailed to the
frame. For field work make up at
least ten frames, which one man can
attend TO-
Place the frame over the infested
plant. Take some fumigating tobacco
paper made for the purpose and put
a piece IN tin can, which has per-
forations at the bottom edge, made
by driving a large nail through the
side. and place each can in opposite
corners Of the frame, but not on the
vine: light according to directions.
BY this time many OF the beneficial
Insects have escape1 from under the
cover.
with a trowel or other convenient
small tool place a little dirt on the
border OF the cloth which lies on the
ground to prevent the escape OF gas
The frame should remain Ia po1ltion
long enough TO su1ocatc ell aphit
under Il. which Is usually from three
to thirty minutes. One man should
have enough frame 70 handle 50 thnl
each one ia succession may rlmall
on vine during iheS6ore tlmo,
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-05-14
THE HOME HUSH.

The pipe me father used to smoke
is hangin' on the wall,
I don't know where his hat has gone
At all, at all, at all;
The oowhide boots he used to wear
Stand in the corner near,
Beneath the go-to-meetin coat
He wore for twenty year.
An all is still about the house,
As still as still can be,
An not a voice from anywhere
Is calm out to me.
An when / move about at all
It's noiseless Is me tread
] know too much to make a noise
When father is in bed,
Houston Post
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-05-14
KILLING MELON ApHIs.

eo.iAs --

The melon aphis has done great In
Jury to melon plants In various sec
lions of the country, particularly
Texas. In a bulletin OF the Texas ex-
pertinent station It is recommended
to plant a few rows of rape at both
ends or at the side Of the melon field
before planting the melons. Rape Is
natural food plant for an aphis which
has universal distribution. This in
sect is the host for the majority Of in-
sects which destroy other aphides. In
his way. ladybugs and other insects
will become SO numerous that they
will ordinarily take care Of the melon
aphis The rape should be left TO
grow until the cantalopes are har-
vested.
The aphis can be killed on the vines
by fumigating with tobacco smoke.
For vines two or three feet long make
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-05-14
puTrING IT sTRONo.

II notice" said the new guest.
'that everybody calls that hallboy OF
yours Buttons
Eyes, replied the noted proprie-
tor "he is SO called because st Is his
duty 70 gather up from the dining
room floor after each meal the
numerous buttons the gentlemen
burst from their vests. "--P hiladol.
phia Press
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-05-14
First Ala 70 che Unininred.

A young lady had a rather embar-
RAISING experiencein aLondon church
last Sunday. She accidentally let her
handkerchief fall. BY repeatedly
stopping to reach It furtively she at
tracted the attention Of the gentle
man in the pew behind, who thought
she was about to faint, With the
best Of motives. therefore, he took
her gently under the arms and raised
her up. greatly to her surprise. As
she tried to release herself another
gentleman went TO her assistance,
and before the lady knew what was
The matter they we're moving her out
into the aisle. and, indeed, carried
her into the vestibule before she
could recover sufficiently from her as
constituent to find words for protest,
The finale, Of course, was ludlcrous
b the extreme. London Tribune.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-05-14
A WIFE,s REToRT.

you're trying very hard to be a
man, 1t seems" said the dlsgusted
husband the other day to his wife.
well" she replied coldly, don't
you think we need one In the fam'
ily?"-New York Tribune.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-05-14
FRFD LIsT SUSPENDED.

Bilkins has recently moved from
New York to Boston. The other
morning he went to the butchers
''Give me a nice porterhouse." he
ordered
Extremely sorry, sir, said the
proprietor Of the establishment, ur-'
banely, "hut we are not giving any
thing away this morning. Harper's
Weekly.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-05-14
"A NECESSITY.

what makes you keep on talking
about war and financial ruin and that
sort of thing?" asked the peaceful
citizen.
Its largely the pubiic's fault
answered the sensational statesman.
People are getting so blase that
you've got to scare EN- in order to
get EN- interested Washingt
Star.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-05-14
CAUTIOUS BRIDE.

Mrs. Bacon-"I see a fashion ar
ticle on bridal wells relates that re-
cent bride wore her face covered on
the way to the altar"
Mr., Bacon--"I suppose the bride
didn't want the groom to see she was
laughing at him. "--Yonkers States.
man.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-05-14
on THE Wy no FAME.

The New Member hate these
here one-night stands, Why, l amt
had a square meal in a week"
The Manager-"A All the better. In
a month you'll be so thin Wen be
able to star you as Camille. Puck.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-05-14
PREHISTORIC MAN NOT AN AMERICAN, SAYS DR. HRDLICA.

Through the Bureau Of Ethnoogy Well Known Scientist VIII
Skater Theories To Deny Old Age Of Famous Frag-
ments-In Pamphlet He Declares Grave Doubt Ex-
lists Regarding All the Discoveries-Has Studied
the Sluls-Takes Issue With Fellow An
thropologists in Declaring There is No
Proof Of Antiquity Of Bones Found.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-05-14
ONLY sUPERFICIALLY PLEASANT

This man, sitting for his portrait,
said impatiently to the artist:
well, have ] got now the pleasant
expression you desire?"
"Yes. thank YOU" said the pho
tographer, "that willdo nicely"
Then hurry up" growled the man.
at hurts my face H-Washington
Star.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-05-14
PROGRESS AND RETRoeREssIoN

America is the land Of opportu-
nifty" said the patriotic citizen.
Think of the men who have attained
greatness from humble beginnings"
YES answered the European,
who had been reading investigation
reports, but think also Of the men
who have attained humility from
great beginnings" Washington
Star.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-05-14

she-"Did the ladies take part in
the last church fair?"
He--"No; they took alll"--New
York Telegram,
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-05-14

The only good husband IS when b
has widow.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-03
Electric Postal Vans.

Since Aug. /, two electrically driven
vans have been used in Hamburg for
collecting and carrying letters from
the outlying to the central Office. Ac-
cording to the Rundschau fur Electro.
technik und Maschinenbau the vehi-
Giles carry battery whose caapcity is
80 amDere-hours and two. 2.5 horse
power motors The standard speed is
about ten miles per hour. The recep-
tacle for the letter bags extends from
the drivers seat to the rear axel. 1t
is provided with movable sides which
slide in slots, and which, when remov-
ed, permit the \ rapid unloading or
loading Of the sacks. a. small box,
placed Immediately under the drivers
seat, is used for the conveyance or
registered packages. Engineer.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-03
BEATI MoRTUI.


Blessed the dead in spirit, our brave dead
Not passed, but perfected:
Who tower up to mystical full bloom
From self AS from d Known alcheInic tomb;
Who out Of wrong a,,e.
Run forth with laughter and broken
thong;
Who win from pain their strange and
tiawless grant
Of peace anticipant
Who late wore cerements OF sin, but now,
Unbound from foot to brow,
Clean IN and out of cities, beautiful
AS sun-born colors of forest pool,
When autumn sees
The walnuts splash in, from her thinning
trees. Ia
Though wondered-at Of some, yea, feared
almost
AS any chantry ghost,
How sight of these, in hermitage or mart,
Makes glad wistful heart!
For life,s apologetics read most true
In spirits risen anew,
Like larks in air, N rs
10 whom fiat earth is all a heavenward
stair;
They from yon parapet az ~ t#A
Scorn every mortal fret. s 4ysA s.1
And rain their sweet bewildering slaves
Upon our furrow of fresh-delved graves. i
If thus to have trod and left the wormy
way
Leaves men so wondrous gay, sas0
So stripped and free and potently alive,
Who would not his infrmity survive.
And battle in victory, and come to be
As blithe as We,
Saints of the ended wars? All, greeting
give;
Turn not, too, fugitive;
But fastening towards us, hallow the foul
street.
And sit with us at meat; .si1
And of your courtesy, on us unwise
Fix oft those purer eyes,
Till in ourselves who love them, dwell
The same sure light ineGable;
Till they who walk with us in after years
Forgetting time and tears
GAS we with YOU, shall sing all day in
SHOW blessed are the deadl"
Louise Imogen Quincy, in the Atlantic
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-03
Conflicting Evidence.

The venerable and learned Justice
John M. Harlan during a game of
golf at Chevy Chase explained the in
tricacies Of evidence to young man.
Unusually, in conflicting evidence"
he said, lone statement is far more
probable than the other, SO that we
can decide easily which to believe.
ut is like the boy and the house
hunter.
"A house hunter, getting off a
train at suburban station, said to
boy:
my lad, I am looking for Mr..
Smithson's new block of semi-de-
tached cottages. How far are they
from here?
About 20 minutes walk the boy
replied
Twenty minutes?' exclaimed the
house hunter. Nonsense! The adver-
tisement says Ave.
WELL said the boy, you can be-
lieve me or you can believe the ad-
vertisement; but l amt tryin' to
make no SALE "'-Washington Star.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-03
-. "A s.a. = Z.
ISEzs Ter TIC ULTU F " zEE,y
lllAlN!-Ss
go ;!:..I:s.''l

DOES NOT APPLY TO THE PEACH.
Whatever the merits Of the sod
mulch for the apple it should not be
accepted as equally applicable to the
peach. Here the conditions are DIFF
ferent, says National Stockman. The
tree is short lived at best, as COM
pared with the apple, The purpose
IS to encourage early and heavy bear.
ing for a brief period. Cultivation
and the annual blowing under Of le-
guminous crops will assist in this. a.
peach tree may live longer II in sod.
but will not prove as profitable. Some
of the short lived varieties of the APP
pie might be placed in the same class.
On very hilly ground the sod mulch
method may be necessary, in which
case it, is probable that something in
place of the peach should be set.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-03
ASPARAGUS.

Can you tell me why some say
that it is better in starting an aspara-
gus bed to set one-year roots rather
than two-year-old ones? Will the
one-year roots come TO cutting as
soon as the two-year ones under
equal conditions? s. If roots can
be secured in perfect condition, it is
better to use the two-year-old aspar-
agus plants. They are larger and
stronger and give better results. How
ever, in handling plants in nurseries
it is much more difficult to take up
bundle and ship two-year-old plants.
The roots are larger and harder to-
manage. The plants, therefore, are
frequently received in damaged con-
dition. 1t is nearly always the case
therefore, that when plants have to
be taken up and shipped to consider
able distances, the one-year-old plants
will arrive in the best condition.
Country Gentleman.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-03
THE ARBoRvITAE HEDGE.

II you have the courage of your
convictions you can restore that rag
ged arborvitae hedge Of yours to
density and symmetry by cutting it
back severely. A ten foot arborvitae
hedge that is bare at the base can be
cut back to five feet and new
branches will come right out of the
hard old wood. Is there any other
evergreen hedge Of which you can
say this?
Many people who plant a hedge OF
arborvitae are disappointed with its
winter color, which is dull and life
less, The Siberian arborvitae is a
darker and livelier green in winter
and is more compact. 1t cost more
because it is slower growing. An
American arborvitae would grow
thirty feet high while the Siberian
is attaining twenty feet--its maxi.
mum. indianapolis News.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-03

and higher kinds we'll worth the at
tention OF any young princess anxious
to do something in the way of self
Improvement, There was the beauty
Of art. there was the beauty Of music;
above all, there was moral beauty.
The princess always listened when
she was spoken to. This is in fact
almost the first mistake which well
bred child is taught to make. She
set to work at once on the beauty Of
art. She spent three years at 1t, and
at the end OF that time she could
draw a little. She had taken Inn
mense pains and had worked so hard
that she had injured her health, and
the result was that she could draw
little. She was as far away from the
beauty of art as am from the Sahara
or Great Desert. On referring to the
map am inclined to- believe that she
was even further. She knew it, Of
course, and she had the sense to
switch off. But owing to her great
conscientiousness she got shunted off
on to the line Of music. Then for
weeks the palace rang to the inspir-
ling strains of Clementinis sonatinas
land to the sound of girl going
through those exercises that are in-
tended to produce flexibility of the
voice She attended concerts relig-
iously, and thought II irreverent to
come out before the endIof the SER
Woo Che did how xyarxy hhc+ and che
grew tired, thin and worn, having
indeed just about as much real gift
for music as you have. So she soured
her nature by one more bitter disap-
i pointment, and the palace no longer
i heard her playing tarantellas rather
quicker than She should. $50, 80.
III. 'F@'T7'F'F szV'
But she remembered what she had
been told. Hardly anything that she
had been told was worth remember
ing, but she was like that. She had
been told of the special advantages,
the cheap rates, and wearing of quail
| tiles of moral beauty. She had never
been very bad princess. She was
just about as good as you are, and if
anything a trifie better. But so far
she had not specialized in goodness.
Now she cultivates virtue with fervor.
And at that time there came a
prince from foreign country. He
had seen the princess years before,
and had promised himself that when
she was little older he would give
her to himself for wedding present.
This time he met the princess in a
II narrow street. She was wearing plain
and charitable clothes, which de-
formed her grace, and was carrying a
large charitable basket, which
smel1ed of cheese and tea. This may
have been because there were both
cheese and tea in the basket. Her face
was pinched, her mouth was bitter,
her eyes were worried, and her hair
was pulled fat. The prince saluted
her with the Old World courtliness
Then he felt in his pocket for the
return half of his ticket.
The princess is still searching for
moral beauty, and I hope that she
may find it here. I hope also that
she may find some of the things she
lost hereafter The Tattler.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-03
Father Of 500 Children.

Among their treasures the late
Ambassador and Lady Durand have
a. large quantity of Persian silk stuffs
and a magnificent Sultanabad carpet
of quaint design. Horns of ibex and
the rest are evidence that Sir Morti-
NOR is an excellent shot. While at
Teheran the late ambassador had
hung in the billiard room a painting
of Faith Ali Shah, who is reputed to
have had over 500 children. This
painting was executed by order Of
the new shah's grandfather for pres
entation to Queen Victoria. 1t never
reached England, however, for very
obvious reasons. Sir Mortimer Du-
rand has spent practically the whole
of his life among Asiatics, and is as
we'll acquainted with their peculiari-
ties as any man living. 1t was in
1878 that he joined the Indian Civil
Service, and during the Afghan War
he accompanied Lord Roberts as po-
litical secretary. His principal dip
lomatic service was mission to the
Ameer of Afghanistan some years
ago, whose vigorous personality
greatly impressed our representative.
During those negotiations, which
were for the settlement of trouble
some boundary questions, Sir Morti-
mer would sit for hours porting over
maps, and working on them with
pieces of colored chalk to illustrate
his arguments.-P T. o.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-03
The Road to Fame.

"Zangwill," said magazine edit
or, entered literature by the back
stairs. Instead of submitting his
first story to the magazine he had it
printed in pamphlet form and sold it
on the news-stands at a cent copy.
He made out of it $3.50. Now, had
this story been submitted to me, l
should undoubtedly rejected it.
"zangwell has turned to plays be-
cause he doesn't think there is much
in books. once l heard him say Bit
terly:
eff you are blessed with talent,
great industry and conceit it is pos
sible by dint Of shaving day and
night for years during the flower of
your youth to attain fame infinitely
less widespread than a prizefght-
er's.' New York Press.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-03
BallOoning Not So Expensive as Autoing

lessness of balloonists abroad has in
several instances resulted in injury to
persons and property, the English Aero
club has issued some warnings and sug-
gestions. They intimate that this long
distance sandbagging or leadslugging
Of unsuspecting country pedestrians Is
not altogether sportsmanlike, and that
the overtoppling Of chimneys, upset
ting of cottages, breaking of window
fronts and such stunts are not diplo-
matte, to say the least.
The country around Pittsfleld and
Lenox has been thoroughly charted
from the balloonists' point Of view,
and the study of local geography has
received unwonted attention. Birds
eye view" has come to have new and
more humanity persoHal meaning. 1t
may before long be supplanted by the
phrase "balloonist's-eye view"
A new kind of town labelling will
likely come into style, the name of the
place or its assigned chart number be-
ing painted in mammoth size on its
largest roofs. One of the leading aero
nauts says:
1--WE want names of towns and cities
we are likely to pass over within the
ballooning zone painted in big white
letters on the roofs of some Of the big
factories 1t would nelp greatly in
aerial navigation, for you cannot be
sure of your maps. think this will
soon be generally recognized as is the
necessity of signposts on the streets
and roads,"
With such guides the dangers of
ballooning or Of getting lost in heaven
or on earth will be very slight. Fly
ing machines and airships are in an
other class, their hazards being many
times greater.
a short-distance balloon trip is far
less dangerous than spin through city
or giss.h2H,~b in an auto car. Among the
few dangers to balloonists are those
from terrestrial cranks with shotguns
who are possessed with a mania for
taking "a winger" at the aerial voyag-
ers. The only dangers from shooters
is that the bullets may hit passenger,
for the shot punctures in the gas bag
would cause scarcely noticeable defla-
ton.
Pursued by Eagle.
Occasionally an eagle or hawk will
pursue balloon; but birds are, as a
rule, afraid. Not long ago a party
Of aeronauts were kept on the qui vive
in trip over Connecticut by an I'M
usually large bald headed eagle, meas
uring more than twelve feet from tip
to tip, which followed closely for 200
miles
The matter Of food on ballooning
trip has been an interesting one to
noVices, who usually anticipate sort
OF balloon sickness, similar to sea-
sickness. Such a thing is practically
unknown. There is usually nothing of
the dizziness or nausea which so fire.
quently assail those earthdwellers who
aspire to high places, such as skyscrap-
er tops. The balloon seems to have
soothing effect on the nervous system.
The possibilities of some peculiar
action on peculiar system are always
considered and various stimulants are
usually taken along, as are also patent
hot and cold bottles, so that a "hot
chocolate" or cream frappe are in
stantly available even among the
clouds. The heavens cannot be de-
pended upon to provide mama or an
gel cake, so reasonably well supplied
larder is an essential From the New
York World
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-03
BY BARRY PA1N.

There was once a princess who had
a governess, for even if you are the
royal blood you cannot dodge all the
trouble. The governess taught her
how many square yards there are in
an acre and how to draw a map illus
ltrating the course of the. Ganges, and
the French for penknife, and how a
bed is made.
This and other useful knowledge
being duly assimiiated, the governess
turned her attention to higher things.
to wit, the formation Of character.
She was strong on the formation of
character. One of her best testi-
monials said: II consider Miss Blank
to have an especial gift for the forma-
ton of character. Just show her
any young character and she would
get her teeth into it at once and never
leave it until it was formed.
So one day the governess surprised
the princess by some sardonic and
scathing observations on the subject
OF personal beauty. She asked of
what avail it was for a woman to
paint her face and tire her hair. The
princess gaped with astonishment,
but her conscience was. clear. She
never painted her face, and as for her
hair, she just brushed it in the or
binary way. The governess proceed
ed. She asked where Aphrodite of
the Greeks might be and what had
befallen the fatal beauty of Helen and
the drowsy charm of Cleopatra. These
questions were purely rhetorical. and
the princess was not supposed to an
swer them, which was just as we'll.
because she did not know the an
swers. The governess answered them
herself, and she knew nearly as. much
about it as the princess. Aphrodite
was gone back to the foam of the sea
from which she sprang. Helen and
Cleopatra were but a few handfuls
of unclean dust. At it's best the
beauty OF the body was turned to
corruption by death. Often it had
faded into nothing before death came.
Then the governess, with great eau
ton, gave this a personal applica-
ton.
"Let us suppose, she said, "for the
sake of argument, that, instead of
being as you are, you happened to be
quite a beautiful princess. What
would happen if acart went over your
face?"
II should think it would hurt, F." said
the princess, which was not at all
what she was meant to say.
AS matter of fact, the governess
had done her some slight injustice
The princess had the beauty of a
flower with the sentiment Of a moon
light night in summer thrown into it.
& II.
The governess was in the habit Of
saying that destructive criticism alone
was insufficient. She illustrated this
by the happy observation that one
must first clear the ground and then
build upon it. She had got this happy
observation out of little book. AL
most all the knowledge she had had
tumbled into her lap in dry chunks
out. of little books. Is,
Having demonstrated then the van
ity, folly and sinfulness Of physical
beauty, she proceededto point out how
much more beauty there was of other
&N $k4sysM
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-03
Chief Dangers.

The dangers from it are chiefly to
those who are not in the air. AS care