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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-24

II IL IL desired to operat. a factory
nrs; rear. 4, la time that plans were
being laid no~ so that factory may
b. got ready and suitable crops
planted. Tn. onward march of the
boil wcc,il makes IL necessary for
the Southern farmer tn look at
something besides cotton more than
has been the custom. Besides. there
In an unrost among the farmers: they
are trying TO reach out and grasp
new opportunities. they are tired OF
the old ruts and want TO find better
roads TO thrift and prosperity. An
unwise attempt Mt running n canning
factory will cause disappointment
and financial loss. but a wisely plan
ned and wisely operated factory
(Which prcsupposes contracts for
enough raw material aud command
of working capital) will be one Of
the beat things a community could
have IL should many times make
buyers come from distant cities 60
receive at the local station and buy
for cash fruits and vegetables that
otherwise might have To be shipped
To some distant market I'm the care
Of a commission man who might.
and who might not. pay the grower
what his stun was worth. We hear
over and over that the man who pro-
duces the raw material does not get
hia share OF the profits and that the
man who works them up into the fin-
ishcd products gets more than his
share. There In much truth In IL.
and canning factory will help the
grower of the raw material to be-
come factory man and get some OF
the profit that farmer usually
thinks f. beyond him.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-24
Bur Clover, Peas, Then Alfalfa.

Messrs. Editors: ] want to know
If bur clover will do we'll on sandy
land. The land will yield 1000
pounds of seed cotton per acre, or
twenty bushels of corn. / want to
plant the clover to be followed with
peas next May and then follow the
peas with alfalfa, If | can get the
crab-grass out of the land. Lespe-
deza strata grows fine here. There
never has been any bur or red clover
planted here. This Is the long-leaf
pine country. IL bur clover will not
grow here. please suggest something
In its place. The land Is In corn now.
ID. w. HILL.
Simpson Co, Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-24

Editorial Answer: Bur clover may
not at first grow luxuriantly on sandy
land without incubation, but little
stable manure scattered on the land
and narrowed I'm would inoculate the
soil. This clover would inoculate the
land for alfalfa. and n crop OF peas
next year would help TO master the
crab-grass and 10 put the soil In good
condition for alfalfa. Till more Is
known about raising alfalfa on crab
grass land. IL is recommended that
ut least part OF the alfalfa on such
land be- sown In drills eighteen to
thirty inches apart. so that the al
falfa can be cultivated TO keep down
the grass till the alfalfa spreads
enough to shade the crah-grass out.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-24
WHY NOT BUILD A CANNING
FACTORY NOW?
CONTINUED from Page g


and standing drought and heat bet
ter than others. Peas and corn are
not considered for packing In this
section. One reason ID they do not
grow the beat here. and other sec
tons can probably handle them TO
better advantage IL they have large
factories. The manager. Mr.. h. A.
Smith. vas very patient and obliging
In answering innumerabie questions
and explaining various matters. II
those who desire TO organize factories
In their own localities could ge;
such man rs Mr.. Smith to talk 10
an audience after the manner of
farmers institute lecturers. there
can be little doubt that much en-
thuasasm would be aroused.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-24

You have the best farm paper
that | know OF anywhere. would
not do without II II II was double
the price.-H. III. Nichols. Holly
Springs. Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-24
4 Surprise for "the Natives.

II was natural that the land
owners should regard this brake as
something that was Inevitable. some"
thing that would have Ia be borne
with or moved away from. When
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-24

from eight to twenty-one feet, and
the grade will be three feet to the
mile.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-24

The tendency ia for tho Mssasaslpps
and other streams In tho Delta To
fox down grooves ia the top of hills
that siopr back from the streams.
This IL due TO the osrrnows having
made deposits Of mud from time To
time when the streams hav. noSed
over their banks. thus building up
IN. country near the streams ~ish
the sediment IL Mas natural that
the land owners ~ith farms near
Delta streams should regard hEhuy
the chances of draining their lands
into these streams. Indeed. IL In "x'
pected that when ,wo Delta streams
parallel each other there Viii be
swamp between them. This Ii trn"
ia the territory lying between tn"
guuaower River on the ~csi and
cassidy'a Bayou on the east OF
Clarksdaie Nearly midway between
these tao streams h ih. Government
brake. n repeiiant swamp nll"d Win
hlimy things that crawl on ihrif
bellies snakes. frogs. and aiiiEatoFh.
Into this the water from the anr-
rounding country drains: and when
winter rains sets ia. the hrak. wia-
ems out over the surrounding conn+
Try. making the roads impossible ana
running crops that may not have been
gathered.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-24

engineers announced that the lowest
point In the Government brake was
tweniy-sevcn feet above the water
level Of the Sunfower River. IL seem
ed hard TO believe. ia IL possible.
IL WAS asked. that this large body
of wonderfully rich land has been
lying here all these years In form
10 make IL an uniuhabiiabie wilder
ness when the hne channel of the
sunro~er River. only two miles away
has been waiting TO furnish an cx-
cellcnt outlet and perfcc, drainag.
for the whoicr''
Extent at tho Work.
TAO NOR. surveys were made. aud
tn. work In now about to begin
Their. are TO be two drainaE. diss
tricix. Tn. larger is known M the
Hopson's Bayou drainage district and
comprises nearly 10000 acrca of
land. The system In designed TO
drain every acre OF the district per-
feciiy. The records OF tho lcvcc
board have enabled the engineers TO
work with data on the rainfall for
the past seven years. and to plan the
siHc and capacity of the bitches intel
ligrnsly. Within twcn,y-four hours
after y pouring rain the lands OF the
district ~ili be perfectly drained. The
smaller drainage district. called the
Fishing bayou district. includes
about s.To0 acres near Mattson.
~hlch In eigh, miles souihcastward
from ciarksdal.. The drainage In
thia district has been planned with
the same care an the drainage In the
larger district has. All the lands In
TN. drainage district can be tile
drained when the drainage system
hna been completed. The total length
of canals of ihla smaller district will
be nine mllea The main canal OF
the bis drainage syrt.m will begin
about a mile north and east OF Lyon.
run thence due south along the sec
ton lines eight mliea across two arms
OF the Government brake Till II
strikes Hop#on's Bayou. IL viii fol-
low this stream southwest TO point
one mile east of the Sunnower River.
whence IL turns and runs west into
the sunrower. Al its entrance into
the river. tn. canal will be eighteen
feet vide at tho bottom and forty
feet wide at the top. II will pass
into the river through big concrete
cuivert constructed on piles driven
far below the river-bed. There VIII
b. three lateral canals that Will
have "A total OF about eight miles.
ON. of these istsrsls will pass
through the center of the Govern
men, brake nine fee, below the bed.
Tn. depth Of the canals will vary
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-24
Drainage for 5000 Acres.


Upwards of $4,000 acres of land
will soon be drained In the yaxoo
Delta of Mississippi. and IL 10 er-
p.cted tina, within a fcw years to-
tai of 100. 200 acres ~ill be drained
in the same vicinity. The rich lands
abou, clarkadaic will be increased In
value many times. II In said that to-
day only one-fourth of the Delta ~
In cultivation and not over on.-fourih
of that onc-fourih--or one-sixtcenth
OF the Del,a--ls weii drained. Ben
der's cotton commands "a premium In
the markets of the world. and good
drainage in this wonderfully rich sec
ton will make tha, grad. of cotton
more common In the market. Large
parts of the Delta will yield immense
crops of alfalfa when good drainage
In had. and. ~ith suitable methods.
this section should yield very profit-
able crops of corn aud encourage
rotation of crops
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-14
: BY MARIE CORELLI

the government, he would spring up
to give a hearty return greeting; his
eyes, which were a clear blue, would
flash with pleasure, and in a moment
he became young-quite young, with an
almost boyish youngness which was
amazing. 1t was on these occasions
that people called him handsome. and
murmured, among themselves, sotto-
voee. II wonder why he married
Lolly?"
And somehow it did seem a singular
thing, till II fin day somebody dis
covered the reason of it. 1t was very
simple, and not at all uncommon.
Lolly had money: Colonel Annesley had
none, or what was as bad as none.
Lolly entertained largely, and gave ex-
pensive %luncheons and garden parties:
her husband was little more than an
invited guest at these. He did not pay
for them-he could not pay; and though
he was supposed to do the honors, he
fulfilled this duty with so timid and
hesitating a demeanor that Mrs. Annes-
ley would generally send him away to
smoke by himself. saying, with a per-
fectly unruffled brow and good-natured
laugh: Really. Claude, you have no
AIN = ~ AC Nv opPOoA "
be deficient in this social quality. 1t
was impossible to the gaunt, young
old colonel to feign t~hings-to pretend
he was rich when he knew he was
poor; to assume the airs of manly and
easy independence when his wife had
all the sinews of war and reins of gov
eminent and expenditure In her hands,
and seldom lost an opportunity of re-
minding him of the fact. OF course
he had his pay, but that he scrupu-
lousy set aside for his own clothes.
tobacco. and extras. A good deal Of it
went, by the bye. in his annual birth
day present to his wife. He was at
heart a good fellow, yet somehow as
soon as people found out that his wife
had all the money and he had one
he got generally misunderstood.
- "a
Cro he Continued Tomorrow
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NEWS FOR SHOPPERS

Good quality two-button kid gloves
in all desirable shades are among the
special bargains at Hahne q Co.'S this
week.
New autumn covert cloth coats in
several shades of tan are found in at
tractive styles at l.. s. Plaut & Co.'S.
Fall and winter suits of broadcloth,
cheviot. serge and panama, prettily
trimmed with scroll braid. are on view
at L. Bamberger & Co.'S.
Felt hats in all the new shapes are
displayed at w. V. Snyder & Co.'S.
There is also a showing of quilts and
plunes.
Fine linen tablecloths with napkins
to match are among the very special
bargains at the Goerke Conpany's.
Women's cotton vests with high neck
and long sleeves, excellent for autumn
wear. are sold cheaply at the David
Straus store.
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OUR CORNER
Hi YOUNG DEFENDER.

nHILIP was a brave boy. All the
other boys looked up TO hiin' allu
liked to have him in then parlies
when they went swimming or tranpins'
But they ali agreed that he was queer
about birds and things.
The others liked to collect olfds
eggs and did not hesitate to take an
they could ind, leaving many little piros
homes perfectly empty. Philip never
disturbed so much as an egg. All
spring he watched a beautiful yeiloW-
nfurled woodpecker drilling a hole in a
hollow tree and building his nest there.
The hole was quite high, but one of the
bows determined TO get the eggs. lie
knew. however, that he would have to
do i, when Philip was away.
The eggs belong TO me as rlucll as
thev do 10 HIM the boy said to NM
self SO oIlc day when he thougnt
Philin was off on a tramp he took a
small saw and went to the tree, lie
had reached q convenient limp ana was
commencing to saw when Philip come
running and shouting -,
'rhe hoy was so startled that he sild
down. dropping his saw, and ran as
though he had seen a ghosl.
Three weeks afterward, when Phihp
h~annened 10 meet. him one day ne
called out good-naturedly: Hello BOD.
7 have heen waiting to- tell yon there is
saw up at our house belonging 10
vor Come over some time and get IT,
pv the way. all those little woodpeck-
re can dy for themselves and they are
AZ cunning little birds as any one ever
raw"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-14
Taking u Brothers, Advice.

Dear Miss Doom:
/ am greatly interested In your col
umn, and would like our advice.
Should a girl of eighteen take her
brothers, advice about going to amuse-
ment parks at night? He is q years
Did. Thanking you, / am, +. c. T..
A girl of IS is wise indeed who pays
attention to her elder brothers advice.
| think he knows what he is talking
about, and would advise you to do as
he says.
she's n Chnngeable Person.
Dear Margery Doom:
am a young man of twenty-five
and have been paying attention Tor
some time to q girl of nineteen, whom
| cannot quite make out. At one time
she is simply fine to Inc, n at an
other she is as cool as can be. with
out any reason at all. She is the first
girl | have ever gone with, 80 ] think
| do not know very much how 70 take
girls. / know for a fact that h does
not go with anybody else. and she tells
me that she will never love anyone
but me. DO you think it would be a
mistake to ask her to marry me? |
have already ave her hints that |
loved her, and always would.
PUZZLED.
Ii you have told her that you love
her and you know that she loves You
your doubts should be at an end. Per
haps she wonders why you do not pro-
pose. and that is what makes her so
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dered in this very studio. and no doubt
that hidden dagger was the weapon
used, Poor Manon! Her frail body
had been cast from the high rock IN
which the chateau stood Into the wild,
cold waves as she or her spirit had
said, and her cruel lover had carried
his wrath against her SO far as to per-
petuate a SANDER against her by writ
ing Occur perfide" on that imperish-
able block of stone. Full of plying
thoughts, I shut the cupboard, n
slowly left the studio, closing the door
noiselessly after me. That morning, as
soon as l could get Mrs. Fairleigh alone
! told her my adventure. beginning with
the very first experience | lat had of
the picture in the Louvre. Needless to
say. she heard me with the utmost in
credulity.
81 know you. my dear!" she said.
shaking her head at me wisely; you
are full of f%ancies, n always dream
ing about the next world, as if this one
wasn't good enough for you. The
whole thing is a delusion.'
But" l persisted. you know the
studio was shut and locked; how is it
that it is open now?"
1T isn't open!' declared Mrs. Fair
lcigh-"though I am quite willing TO
believe you dreamed it was"
Come and sect / exclaimed. eager
ly. and | took her upstairs, though she
was somewhat reluctant to follow me.
As l had said. the studio was open. |
led her in, and showed her the name
cut on the easel. and the hanging CUP
board with its contents. AS these con
! vincing proofs of my story met her
eyes, she shivered a little, and grew
rather pale.
Come away" she said, ~nerYously.
you are really too horrid. | cart
bear this sort of thing, For goodness
sake, keep your ghosts TO YOURSELF"
! saw she was veXed and pet
fish, and | readily followed her
cut of the barren. forlorn-looking
room Scarcely We're we we'll
outside the door when it shue
to with a sharp click. l tried it-it was
fast locked! This was too much for
Mrs. Fairleigh. She rushed downstairs
in a perfect paroXysm of terror. and
when I found her in the breakfast
room. she declared she would not stop
another day in the house. ! managed
to calm her fears, however; but she
insisted on my remaining with her to
| brave OUT WIldleNtE elSc llllSlll idppSii
at what she persisted now in calling
| the haunted" chateau. in spite of her
| practical theories. And so | stayed OH.
| And when we left Brittany, we left
altogether, without having had our
peace disturbed by any more rnanifes-
| tations of an unearthly nature.
One thing alone troubled me a little
y should nave liked to obliterate the
| word ''perfide'' from that stone. and te
| have had 'fidele" carved on it instead;
but it was too deeply engraved for this.
However. ] have seen no more of tho
Lady with the Carnations But |
know the dead need praying or-and
that they often suffer for lack Of such
prayers-though. l cannot pretend to
explain the reason why. And ! know
that the picture in the Louvre Is not a
Greuze, though it is called one-it is
the portrait of a faithful woman deep
ly wronged; and her name is here
written as she to'd me to write 1t.
"MANON.
Occur fidele!"
The End.
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UT in India at a certain English

Ut in India at q certain English
station which was generally ad-
mitted to be socially fast" with
that unique sort of ~fastness peculiar
to Anglo-Indian life. the leader of the
most rapid set was a handsome,
dashing omar known 10 the ire
weren't as "Lolly.'' and to the more
orthodox as Mrs. Claude Annesley. She
was the wife of Colonel Claude Annes-
ley, of course, but this fact had TO be
strongly borne in upon the minds of
those who We're not thoroughly we'll
acquainted with her, because at first
sight she did not appear to be the wife
of anybody. She gave you the impress
sion of being a free lance" among
women, ~joyously insolent n indie
pendent, and the bonds of matrimony
seemed to press very lightly on her
f%rivouous butterfly soul. She was not
what one would call positively young
any longer, being a trifie over forty,
but she was so slim and light on her
feet. besides knowing exactly what
kind of corsets would give her the most
perfectly plant and svelte figure, that
she was generously allowed by her men
friends Though not by her women
IlNuiSJ " pass Iol btli6 sun III NiN
early thirties. She went in thoroughly,
too, for all the newes methods of
Skin treatment" M succeeded in
preserving a fresh and even brilliant
natural complexion. despite the heats
of India. She was tall and brown
haired, with dark eyes which had a
sparkle of the DEVILS own mischief in
them; she had very white. even teeth,
and could smile bewitchingly.
Her husband was younger than her
self-some said four or five years
youngster-though al times he looked
ten years older. He was a big, gaunt,
graVe-featured man with a urn for
philosophy. He would sit silently
smoking for hours. meditating inward
~ and looking very old; but If a friend
ly comrade came In and disturbed his
solitude with some senseless yet we'll
meaning remark about the weather or
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Hg)ifb the Needle and Thread.

Old lace turnover cuffs need not be
thrown away as useless. They can
easily be made into a cunning butter
fly bow for the collar. Rip off the
bands in which they are sewed ana
gather them tightly in the middle, coy
ering the joining with a little strip of
lace or muslin. Embroidered cuffs a
be utilized in the same way by plait-
ing them finely and joining them in the
centre. They will be more effective IL
edged with lace.
Because of its well-known launder-
able qualities pique is fast becoming a
popular material for separate waists Of
the severely tailored type. Because of
the weight and firmness of the weave
it Is difficult to pieat it finely or iaun-
der 1t satisfactorily when so treated.
Instead of pleats bands of bold open
work embroidery are employed YER
tically on fronts and back. or the blouse
is generously embroidered in self-col-
ored soutache. This makes it infinitely
more ornamental than the strictly
tailored garment of less flexible ma
terial, and it is perfectly adapted to
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coats: there is one long curved seam
reaching from the shoulder and meet
ing the sides of the broad back piece.
producing a remarkably graceful line.
There Is black satin and braid trim
ming on the back Of sleeve and should
er, as there is in front; it is carried a
little lower and SO gives a rather short
WASTED effect. Part of the back width
is formed into graduated box pleat. On
the skirt is seen a novel modification
of the draped effect. This very grace
full gown is carried out in navy suit
ing serge n has "a vest and cuffs OF
embroidered powder blue silk.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-14

Everybody is now on the lookout for
something thoroughly smart and dis
tinctive to don at the first hint of
cooler weather. Ones new tailor-mado
suit for the autumn season is always
a matter of great interest to others
as we'll as ourselves, because it is Con
a well-dressod woman an ndcx of
coming winter fashions. 1t behooves
us, therefore, TO make a great point of
obtaining the newest and most favored
of the fall fashions. The model shown
in our illustration shows several strik-
ing changes in the cut of the newest
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-14

and with half of it line a deep dish as
for meat pie. Fill with alternate layers
of fresh pork and apple, s%prinkling the
pork with salt and white pepper. and
the apples with a little sugar and salt.
Cover with the remainder of the crust,
cutting a slit in the centre. Bake in a
moderate oven from one hour to one
hour and a half. according to thickness.
Serve hot or cold. ,
Banana Croquette Salad-A dainty
way to serve the nutritious banana Is
to peel and cut in halves across the
fruit. Take a fork and dip the bananas
in m~ayonnaise dressing. then In equal
parts of chopped walnuts and pecan
nuts. Serve on lettuce leaves, with a
few of the nuts for sarnish. Three
quarters of a cup of chopped nuts VIII
bread three bananas.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-14

even midwinter weather, as a thick,
high-necked and long-sleeved under
waist may be worn beneath it without
any chance of being detected.
If you want to be up-to-date you
must learn at once the clever cross
stitch embroidery work so popular just
now. The wreath design on rough
linen cushion covers is very handsome,
while scroll pieces in the corners of
cushions or luncheon cloths are very
neat. On a small pincushion of pale
cream linen the border edge was made
of deep yellow silkateen and yellow rib
bon run through drawn threads held
the back and front together over the
small muslin cushion. The conven-
tional block pattern, singly or grouped,
is a design easily fashioned by the
amateur. Stamped patterns are very
cheap.