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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-25

Here is a dressing for saddles. that
in so cheap that the irst impulse OF
the reader will be 10 say IL is no
good. but The cost OF a thing lis not
always In accord with It's usefulness.
and the saddle dressing that will be
given will be found worth many.
many times It's cost. X is produced
by every farmer and it's inexpensive
ness warrants It's frequent use. for IL
stil surprise anybody xho has not
seen the good effects II produces
~hrn applied right X Is nothing but
milk. fresh milk.
II will b. recalled that milk has
fat In H.. which Is here a substitute
for oil: and milk also has other
things In 1, that will have n good ef-
feet on leather used in the way that
saddt. leather Is. DO not b. content
with merely m~nistsning the saddle
xith milk. First clean X thoroughly
atta mild soap u water that has
been slightly warmed. A little ex-
p~erttrent!ng ~tii show Just how dry
the leather should be before the milk
ts applied.
Miik IN no exception tn the rule
that leather dressing should b. thor
ouEhiy rubbed into the leather. The
success Of the work viii depend
largely on tho amount and thorough
ness of rubbing Brides a be
greatly improved by the arm treat
ta.ns.
The leather part of the saddle that
comes next "a tho horse may be treat
I'D with neatsfoot oil The sweat
from III. horx. viii deposit salt on
this part of the leather and be hard
on II. and that Is the reason why spe-
cial care should be given here. II
this lower part of the saddle Ia kept
clean. IL will b.. much better for h
saddle and much better for the horse.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-25

Harvi- Jordan says That Unless This Is Done Low Prices. De-
prr~~aou. and Little q = No Profits VIII be- the Result

HaVt~ Jordan says Unless This Is Done Low 1cr D~
ps~~~iou. and Little or No Profits VIII be- the Result
In a aligned statement just issued % the farmers of the
south. Harvte Jordan. President Of The Southern Cotton Associa-
ton. urges a reduction in cotton acreage OF 80 i3 per cent Unless
tha in done. hes says. prices ~nl be low next fall. Mr.. Jordan
also urges growers to hold To what remnants of cotton they have.
His statement; says IN part:
With a shortage In the worlds supply Of cotton. amounting
10 4 500. 900 bales. due To bad seasons last year. the price OF spot
cotton continues Il so steadily down. American mills have been
for @ time curiaiiing The manufacture of cotton goods, due %
trade depression. and the condition OF the foreign trade is none
too bright at the present time. II the same acreage is planted
In cotton this year that IA planted in 1907 and followed by
God seasons In America. India and Egypt. the growers will ind
but little o no p.ont In the harvest next fall"
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-25

On~ Of The foremost veterinarians
n The country calls attention To VI
or tao errors In Mr.. sidney Iohnsnn's
recent articles on "Bi.rninh-s In
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-25

there are times when they are neces-
sary. but don't use them lust be-
cause YOU have them on.
When carrying a whip It should
be in the right hand. and when you
use 1t strike your horse Just back of
the gtrth.
Breast straps are necessary when
your horse is so shaped that the sad
die slips back on him.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-25

~ saa~~w sohai
The first thing Is a bit and bride
70 a. the horse. This seems easy.
but look around aud see how few
1T
As tn the Bitx.-I. you prefer a
single rein. single bit bride. then
the snaaie bit is the thing. pro-
vided, Of course. that Your horse
does not pull hard enough on the
bit 20 be uncomfortable 10 you. /.
he To hard on the mouth, then I pre-
fer the kentucky Hacking bit. using
q leather curb strap instead Of a
chain curb. as the chain curb Ia rata-
er severe on most horses where only
one biz L. used. when uaing the
double BIT bride I want the chain
curb. ~ here you doat have to use
the curb as much as when only U.s.
ing orn bit
The double bit. double rein bride
is used extensively anon good
h0r%cmcn. aud IL undoubtedly ham
acva1tsga4 When using IL the
a. -s biz should DO above the curb
Bit IN the mouth The saase should
Just touch without drawing up n.
corners of The mouth The curb ai,
should be = little lower IN tac
mouth. The curb chain should not
be fastened antti after tae bride liz
on. and befor. fastening ii. twist IT
until IL ID fat or else II Ia gate so-
we're. The chain should ant 5e csgat.
After fastening Il. catch tho resnm
ahoat ak inches from the mouth
and pull back A. If trying 10 back
III. horse. II The bit stands ati. The
chain tw too tight. IL he bit pulls
back nearly straight wtta Tho rrsrs
Tho chain In too lnoae. Tho carb
chain should he fastened Ia IA. curb
bit oussaa. Of The Knat.. bit. sad It
should 90 around the loser ta~ iust
above -. chin. Don't tAstan roar
throat latch ton tight for IL wilI Ia
t.rfcrs with his breathing.
Putting ON the Rr1dl~~-Astrr The
halter a been removed. pass tssw
resaM over tho horses brad On sh~
n~ck. no az To keep tae-n a1 Tho
gYound and TO <Ivr yoa = aoIa nr
htua should a1 Try 20 move. stand
or aia irfs aide. Gakr sh@ hraiHsaIi
at the bride IN yuur right aa-a and
a. tar horses head Eu~a lnto the
bride catch The Bit IN -. EFF hand
"A -SaA sM. E.fs sMsx~~~ 4@x~~ s&~
lips for tar bit IL he In
catch sh~ naane ttorwsnpE @1th tar
right haad tAat ~ alao holding tho
hsaansa!i Of -. birdie. SEQ HAT
roar hs;a are side enough Tor a4s
rauuth. but they shoaIs not be much
~aa~r taaa he mouth.
~a9tdlr-Thrr- ARE man styles
used In thas section aaa zach on-
bar ia admirers. bat I'D matter shat
style Yoa prefer. * should be Que
that ALL 40; hurt -FOUR hnsa.'s back:
4, should b1 comfortable to yua and
comfortable tn your horse In put
tag II on be- careful not IN put IT
far enough forward to rab tho ~ish"
~rs
hare read fhat d bad ftcuE aad'
die wuuid sometimes cause y horse
tn atutnhlr. | have no experiences AS
10 tAlA, bat II ynsT horse In given To
stumbling IL might be sell sn sFr a
change Bedding u sust irsTp Ia
Nsra~ around the front feet IA hIn
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-25

s@. b@wufoH. "a
saddle 50 hat should the saddle slim
1t viii slip on the pad and not on
the horse.
sfirrups--should be full large for
the feet SO that you ~tll not be
dragged II thrown. or IL the horse
fails. The length OF the stirrup il
a matter Of choice. / use a Ave
gated horse. and | prefer the long
saFTup-by long I mean this: take
the ssirrup in the left hand. hold
he stiTrap leather taat aud press
ai4Trup axains; your body just under
right arm aad the fingers OF the
right hand should ius; touch the
saddle where the gs.rrup leather
fastsns 10 the saddle. The shor.
Hi!Trgp aas advantages 20 those us-
sng a three gated horse called nat
gval gated. because the three xaits
sa1k. trot. and eanter are the natu-
raj ga4isl as you ~tIl want to pos;
rise W ~.th the hors.l when In the
tros.
There are safety s;arrupx that are
good IN that should ron be- thrown
your tsst wtIi pull out aud you can I
be- dragged b. being caught wl;h
the foot There In alao = Device for
fastening Tho atIvrap strap 10 III.
saddle. ~asch allows The xtirrua and
stigrup leather both To come OF
shea ones foot catches IN The stir.
zap When ta-u1a. bat this last naa
The dt@advaatawa hat ahoaGa your
horse rear ~hen you are mounting
yoa nay gwt y bad fall a. tar ativrup
aaa leather ~iil cnuse OF.
How tai Mouus--Staad on the
ssear tIsftl side a. yoar aorac-yoa
caa catch tho Ezaane in n. loft Ia nd
and he right hand -sii assist ron
by being pat on the saddle. som.
riders anla sar raiaa In the right
haaa ~aea mounting. but / prefer
them Ia tae left hand ~sfh The lock
Of maze. whoa mounting a stranx~
horse aon.s stand loo far hack TO-
cards n. had irwn for hr nay be- a
kicker. Tho cowboy. ~Arn mount
inE = hEv1nchn. ataada IN fvunt NJ the
tor-~f@~f and reaches hack and patla
shr siagrap forward and alps shs
food 81 II. then grabs The Saddle
aurr Gpararseil aaa xxs-a ~. OF
course he arat has = good hold on
tho rraaa,
In rtianE tus't at ap too straight.
nur Faazs you slnurh IN the saddle.
kn~p he elbows near roar aide. bat
not held arun!y against ~. aiars
srsat hear the side. Your toes should
2uint straight aacad-~thr foot pa
rallci afth tA~ horses body. Learn
TO grip yoar aornr wtih your knr-a
and legs automatically ~h.n hr
ahl~n ar r1sabehaT~a, Practice oniy
can accomplish this,
Posting rising gp ~h~a tho horse
trotsD TO do this you must grip
aynalY With III. knees ~lth your
w@lxat on thr mtirrupn when rsaing
bead the body = !l,ti. forward from
he hips aud rise up ~ tho horse
gives you the Ifupalm.m~not TOO high
T0u must riae from Tho aiirrap and
You should b.. held steady BY tn.
grip of your kn@~a against ihr
hor~-'a aides. Don't pull mp by the
grins rwiaA are not on III. horse IN
help balances you in the saddle but
Ia guide and control your horse. II
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-25

whip and spur.-ln some sections
here se.efaA n prejudice against
spurs. but The best riders or this
country unr them. | think they are
essential. don't believe in cruelty.
and you will seldom need them. yet
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-25

Tho Five Csaits.-Ths gaits re
rui-ed by n. American Saddle
Horse Register arc the walk. trot.
cants-. rack. aad running walk or
sux~trot The arst three are natural
salts to the norae. tho as; two are
artificial. Tho running walk il a
splendid gait for those who ride
}urS distances. or ~ho ride much j.
IL can bs taught "a many a hurn~ II
you wtli put him In the walk aud
A-rp forcing him 10 walk a. fast a.
b. ran. hut don't let him ;-ot. You
sill aaw. ia keep ~ IL for mu;rar time.
The rack In almost the same Az ths
sinEt~fons. IL In claaned by snra. an
he aassu gait | dnn+s ax-ws that IL
la th. same. bat IL im very rear tt.
To teach your horse tn rack ar1t
pat hisn In III. rot. th~n ait back in
th~ saddle and lift hia head with
tar r~tna. he ma only make one
nr t~o steps AT nras. and sometimes
ar d aut max. y single step In
shc rack. but keep a. 1t and If be
has II IN hita be wiIl get To making
a fcs steps. and then yoa ALL 81 II ply
na vr 10 keep him at IT, Hat let rnr
@ay here. a1ra. wiil n~v1r rack or
tua~trus. and II after a fair trial they
will not hi: the gait. then stop try
tuE.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-25
IL Your Horse R~aH.-A

III hour Horse Rear.-A horse
may rear from being pulled too
hard on the bit or from fright or
from pure (the broncho
VIII. Usually Just As they start up
they Stil cease 10 pull on the bit. II
yon are quick enough and touch him
with the spur at this momen, he will
20 forward Sometimes he will at
tempt several times before he really
goes up: |. he does this II will give
ron ample time 10 use the spur.
and shsn he starts to 20 forward
keep him going,
II You are not quick enough TO
stop him and he gets up. then slack
On the reina Tor you may pull him
over and lean forward on the neck.
II he gets up too straight. or seems
as If he might fall back. dom, lose
any time. but kick Oh the stirrups.
'ake hold of the name or punmel
and throw VAULT yourself OF 10
QUO sid. out Of hts way 20 he canno,
fall on ron.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-25

d N" NHs IN a 0' ~ pride saddle sc that should the saddle slim
to III m morse iMs SEEM easy. 1t viii slip o the pad and not on
but look around aud se how few the horse
At
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
THE MUD DAUBER WASP.
She Entombs Living Spiders as Food
For Her Young.

She Entombs Living Spiders as Food
For Her Young.
When summer warmth has awakened
the maternal instincts of the insect
world the mud dauber wasp may be
seen gathering mortar at the margin of
stream, pool or puddle. Filling her
mandibles, which serve as both spade
and bod, she bears the load Of mud to
some rough surface, rock or wall or
her mortar until, after many visits to
the mud bed, she has built tubular
cell about an inch long and three
eighths of an inch wide.
Then her huntress instinct awakens
and her raids upon the spider realm be-
gin, for within this cylinder the moth
er mason will put single egg. In
course Of time this will hatch into a
ravenous larva whose natural food is
living spiders, and these the mother
proceeds to capture and entomb within
her mud daub nursery. On this errand
she may be seen hawking over and
near cobwebs of various sorts, ventur-
ing within the meshed and beaded
snares that prove fatal to most incom-
ers and sometimes even to herself. II
the occupant. expectant Of prey, sallies
forth to seize the intruder, it finds itself
captive, not captor. The wasp
shakes the silken flament from wings
and feet, turns upon the spider, SEXES
and stings it, bears it to her cell and
thrusts it therein.-H. G. McCook In
Harper's Magazine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
king HORROR IS
| NEARLY DUPLICATED
Action of Engineer All That
Prevented.

FIT Wayne, Ind, July 31.-The King
horror in which an entire family was
wiped out recently by an automobile
being crashed into by a fastfying
train. was almost duplicated. here late
yesterday afternoon and with the
same engineer in the cab as upon that
occasion.
The Pennsylvania Manhattan was
racing along at the rate Of sixty miles
an hour when Engineer Peter Carter
saw touring car on a parallel county
turnpike racing with him for a cross
ing. The car contained two women and
three children beside the chauffeur.
With the picture OF the King disas-
ter fresh before his eyes. Carter re
versed his engine. The auto sped
madly on for the crossing. The engine
stopped just before reaching it, and
Carter saw the big touring car turn
turtle within a foot of the rails and
dump it's occupants into the ditch.
The engineer left his cab long
enough to render assistance to the
women and to give the chauffeur a
lecture which the passengers on his
train applauded.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
A WONDERFUL MONSTER.

Description of q New BattIeship In
the Seventeenth Century.
Is 1t true that our ram battleships are
but old inventions in new forms? 1t
looks like it. Some one has unearthed
curious announcement which ap-
peared in the Mercurius Politicus for
Dec. 6, 1858, to the effect, as stated by
the Dundee Advertiser. that 1.-The IA
nous monster called a ship built at
Rotterdam by French engineer is
now launched" In description of the
vessel its capabilities are thus detailed:
I'D To sail by means of certain in
struments and wheels without masts
and sails as swift as the moon or at
least thirty miles every hour. e. Both
ends are made alike, and the ship can
be stopped at pleasure and turned as
easily as bird can turn. 81 In time
Of war it can with one bounce make a
hole under water in the greatest man
of-war as big as a table and in an
or sixteen ships and in three or four
hours will destroy a whole fleet. az
She will be able to go to the East
Indies and back again in eight or nine
weeks. o. She may be used to kill
whales In Greenland, so that a hun
dred ships may be laden in fourteen
days. TO- She may be used to break
down any pier or wooden work with
great ease"
A wonderful monster" this must
have been. What, one Is curious to
know, was her fate?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
Old Man of the Mountain.

The title "Old Man Of the Mountain"
was first applied to Hassan Ben Sab
bal, who founded a formidable dynas-
ty in Syria A. D. 1890. He was the
prince or chief Of the sect Of the Mo-
hammedans. Having been banished
from his country, he took up his abode
in Mount Lebanon, gathered around
him a band of followers, who soon be-
came the terror alike Of Christians,
Jews and Turks. They paid the most
implicit obedience to his commands
and believed that If they sacrificed
their lives for his sake they would be
rewarded with the highest joys of
paradise. For 200 years these "Assas-
SINS as they called themselves. con-
tinued to be the terror Of the country.
Whenever their chief. the "Old Man
Of the Mountain" considered himself
injured he dispatched some of his as
sassins secretly to murder the aggres-
sor. This is the origin Of our use of the
word assassin for a secret murderer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
SUICIDE FEARED
MENTAL BREAKDOWN
Strain. of the Past Ten Years
Told on Frank LitZen-
s.asa.. berger. IL.
HIS LETTER WAS-OPENED.
No FINANCIAL OR OTHER EATAh.
CLEMENTS TO CAUSE DEATH,
He sAip-suIcIpE WAS Plan.
NED MANY MONTHS.

Mtnofetown. July 3l,-At Coroner
HiatfS inquest here yesterday after.
noon tho letter left by Frank Litzen
bergpr, the suicide. addressed to his
wife, was opened and that part Of ii
that ts made public states that he kill
ed Himself because he feared a mental
and physical breakdown on account OF
The high pressure under which he has
been working for the past ten years
The note went on to state that there
was no financial or other entangle
bnenss connected with his act, but that
he feared that he could not carry Out
his tnians and preferred death.
The letter was full of endearine
Aerms for his wife and children.
To a majority Of people here the
mystery surrounding the suicide is
as deep as ever despite his explana
Hion to his wife.
In the joint letter the suicide made
"a request that G. L. Swain act as ad
administrator Of the estate and gave a
complete inventory OF his property
assets andsliabiiities. He owned stock
in the amount of ses.3oO in various
lumber enterprises, had outstanding
notes and checks to the extent oil
about $4,000 and was indebted to the
amount Of $1,000. In addition to his
assets listed there Is large amour,
of real estate in various places, in
which he is interested, IL not sole own
Or.
Planned Months Ago.
It is evident that Mr.. Litzenbergel
planned his own destruction months
ago. His insurance policies chow In
dcrsements made liz faycl Ut LIS wife
the last one being made last May
The policies amount to $21, 900. Wher
he sold his property to c.. c. Druley
some time ago he accepted a check
for 800 and note for $4,000. These
he Endorsed in favor of his wife Tues
day night. He left message for hel
saying that 1t would be all right fol
her to surrender the note and CHECK
to Druley and take back the property
II she cared to do so. On Monday
morning the suicide took his insur
ance policies from the safe and scru
tinized each one closely.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
Fling Oht Your Sunshine.

What a satisfaction it is to go
through life radiating sunshine and
hope instead of despair, encourage
ment instead of discoura cement, and
to feel conscious that even the news
boy or the bootblack. the car conduct
or, the office boy, the elevator boy or
anybody else with whom one comes In
contact gets little dash of sunshine!
1t costs nothing when you buy a paper
Of boy, or get your shoes shined. or
pass into an elevator, or give your fare
to conductor. to give smile with 1t,
to make these people feel that you have
a warm heart and good will. Such sal
utations will mean more to US than
many Of the so called great things. 1t
is the small change of life. Give it out
freely. The more You give the richer
you will grow.-Orison SWEET Marden
In Success Magazine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
The Deceased Wife's Sister.

The law against marrying a deceased
wife's sister. which caused SO much
discussion in England, grew out of
the ancient tribal law forbidding IA.
Their to sell more than one daughter to
the same man when the Briton was
emerging from polygamy and when
for 81 shillings of the present money
q man might dismiss his wife or kill
her IL she would not go. AS civil law
1t was to protect the living wife and
knit tribes closer together by inter.
marriage. When ecclesiastical law be.
came supreme misleading of some
Scripture text was used to put the
sister Of mans wife among the pro.
hibited degrees of relationship. This
was the act of 1871 (32 Henry Wild:
"a man may not marry his deceased
wife's sister or her daughter, but he
may marry his first cousin."-London
Standard.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
TAFT ADMITS THAT
HE IS A TIRED man.
Engagements of the Past Few
Days Have Been Wear
ing Upon Him.
AUGUST A QUIET MONTH.
HAVE BUT FEW ENGAGEMENTS
SHERMAN TO BE NOTIFIED
AUGUST 18TH.

Hot Springs, Va, July 31.-W. H.
Taft has admitted that he feels some
what tired from the rapid evolutions
he has been going through during the
last eight days.
Few August Engagements.
The engagements during August
are to be very limited. if the wishes
of the candidate can be realized, for
next Wednesday he has accepted an
invitation to address the annual meet
ing of the Virginia Bar association to
be held here His speech will be nom
political. A horse show to be held at
White Sulphur Springs Friday and
Saturday of next week, to which Rep
resentative Gaines of West Virginia
has extended an urgent invitation to
the Taft party, is admittedly some
what tempting to Mr. Taft. He says
he would like to go, especially as the
trip would be made over mountain
roads in a coach. The proposed rally
Of Virginia republicans which is be-
ing arranged to take place here at a
date in August yet to be fixed, will
afford opportunity for what Mr.. Taft
expects to be his only political speech
next month.
Frank H. Hitchcock, chairman of
the republican national committee, is
expected to have a conference here
with Mr.. Taft probably shortly after
the New York headquarters have been
opened on August 1, and Arthur l..
Vorys, chief of staff Of the candidate,
is expected to be a frequent visitor
here during August.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
LIFE IN THE BALKANS.
An ObliginE Woman Whose HOus
Was n Nest of SMALLPOX

An ObIEtnE woman Whose House
Was n Nest of Smallpox.
Miss Edith Durham in her volume of
travel THE Burden of the Balkans"
tells this little story of life in that re-
mysteriously. He said that in his viii
lage there were three traitors. Before
anything further could be done they
must be destroyed. They could not
be shot, for this would probably bring
down the authorities, and it was impos-
sible to buy poison because the law on
the sale Of it was very strictly en-
forced. But madame (myselD was a
friend of the doctor. No doubt if she
asked him he would write her some
thing that could be put in coffee. Then
the three gentlemen could be asked to
supper and their political differences
quietly arranged. Nor had he any
doubt that / should fulfill this humble
request"
OF the dangers of smallpox and like
diseases Miss Durham says that the
Ba kan people show a childlike ig-
norance. She writes: "At one village
VIXEN 1 was leaving was asked to
give a little backsheesh to the priests
wife. Poor womanv they said. Two
os her little children are i'll of the
smallpox, one has died, she has had it
herself and is not yet well, but she
cooked your supper in her own house
and brought 1t here for you! Another
time a woman rushed out Of a house,
seized me in her arms and kissed me
upon either cheek until I struggled
free. Her three children were down
with smallpox, and this warm greeting
was an appeal to me to give help"