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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-11

= @ss@ ses W. &@s&s@ $@s ssR# ts A"1 s@Ako
NN would heed wha, Ia said abou, tho crop
lUO on page =. With n smaller area In cot
ton. peavine hay 10 feed. corn 10 sell and chick
ems and eggs and butter. the cotton farmer
need not worry no much about tho price Of cotton.
But IL another IL. 600. 900 bale crop IL grown. tho
men Who have onl, cotton that has cost Thorn
sessn cents To grow. and sells for six. ~iii bc In n
bad way. while tho man ~ho grows |, at a cost Of
four cents will aiiiI hare n aliEht tnarx!n. and
while he viii n, make much money on cotton. hc
~itl be- independent and not Obliged To sell I'LL tho
price To better.
Daniel Lane knows how Ia raise good swc~t po-
taso~s. for ! have eaten them on hs table. and
noted that everything on that table carrp, the SUI
gar. salt and pepper were raised on ha little
farm. for Mr.. Lane in a farmer and not \ planter.
10 told me once tha, 8, only took four acres TO
raise and educate n boy. lie farma thirsy-si acres.
II remember Alright, Perhaps IL would DO we'll
To explain Just what be means by sprouts and
rinea. Sprouts arc those raised from tho bed 10
the spring. and he IN riEht Ia saying that cuttings
from tho vines that these sprouts produce viii
make bciicr-kccping potatoes than tn. early
sprouts themselves ~ili make. The best potatoes
for the ncat years bed are grown by cutting vines
about n yard long. and coiiing them around tho
hand aud planting tho whole coil. leaving only the
tip OF tho vine exposed. DO this In August. and
the hill will b. full OF little potatoes that will give
you the bes; Of sprouts. For larger po,aioea for
winter keeping. make shorter cuttings and set
them In Juno Or July.
Head your trees low" says Mr.. Gates. Right
what 10 you want with any more stem than will
carry the head. IL 10 The head that bears the
rnit. not tho stem. and a io~ headed irec has 80
many advantages that ! never could zee Why 20
many people are fond Of a long trunk. Planting
d young yeariing tree and heading IL but = Few
inches from the ground YOU can stick n shingle on
the southwest, side and save IL from sun scaid IN
ths top shades II. Go through an orchard In the
south with tall stems and you will md many OF
'he Trees with tho bark killed on the southwest
sue all because IL was exposed TO the sun when
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-11

There Is such a thing AZ one living In the fu-
ture so much that he accomplishes nothing In the
present. but the farmer who does not plan his
farm work before he has to do 1t will not live
very we'll In the future and probably Is not living
very well In the present.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-11

VARIETY OF FARM QUESTIONS ANSWERED..
To get In more answers. we omit printing most
of the questions. Many Of these answers will ap-
ply to two or three different inquirers. And even
II you haven't yet sent your question. you may
ind Il answered here before you ask It. Read
and see.
Bermuda grass will do very we'll on land sub
ject TO overflow. II the water does not stay on It
very long. Tho best grasses for such land will
be Tall Meadow Fescue and Foul Meadow grass.
There IL no application now that will be better
for oats than 100 pounds OF nitrate OF soda ap-
piled broadcas, when the oats are dry. and II wet
from dew the application might burn the leaves
somewhat. They viii now be rather too high for
narrowing TO do any good.
Spread ashes with a shovel II you have no ma
nurc a~prcadcr. at rate OF 900 TO 1000 pounds
per acre. Owing TO the large percentage OF lime
In hard wood ashes they cannot DO safely used
In n fertilizer mixture. IN they viii drive on
ammonia and revert phosphoric acid. Better
spread the ashes alone.
How to Plant Velvet Hcans.-vclvet beans re-
rnirc n long season. They will make a nne forage.
heavy crop OF humus- making material to turn un-
der. hut. unlcss he soil Ia very poor. It would
DO far better to cure and feed them and return
tho manure to the land. I know OF no expert
mcnts comparing their value rs nitrogen-giving
plants with the cowpca. but they are doubtless
worry good for tho purpose. Plant them In rows
not less than four feet apart. for they make an
immense amount OF vine. and will cover the en-
tire ground. Between n peck and half bushel will
seed an acre. You can plant them from middle
TO last OF April. as they take a long season. and
can DO planted rather earlier than the cowpeas.
Navy beans Not Profitable In the South.-Navy
beans may be grown In small amount for home
use In South Carolina. but as a commercial crop
they are not profitable. Your climate Ia too
humid and there will be so large a percentage of
damaged beans that the hand picking would take
all the proht OF tho crop. These beans are better
adapted to tho drier climate Of the North and are
mainly grown In Western New York and In Michi-
gan. and We cannot compete with these States In
growing them in the South. They do not need a
very rich soil nor heavy fertilization. High sandy
soil will suit them and a fertilizer OF about 500
pounds per acre-nve parts acid phosphate. one
part muriate OF potash. and one part nitrate of
soda-will do very well. Would not advise you
10 plant them on any large scale till you have
tried them. w. +. MASSEY.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-11
Suggestions for April Farming.

III PRIL is a busy month in the South. Corn
lM should be in the ground or going In rapid
t0pG ly TO be out OF the way of the cotton crop.
Have the ground we'll broken and also thor.
ouehiy we'll prepared and plant with a corn
drill. using plenty of seed. 1t Is far better to thin
ou, than replant. In fact. I long ago abandoned
replanting, for 1t does not pay for the labor. un-
less one has so bad a stand that the whole should
be r~splsntcd. Then determine to keep the plow
out of the field after the land Ia broken. and use
the riding two-horse culuvator. after the nrs,
working with weeder or slant tooth harrow. Do
no, make burrows around the hills To catch water
and break over and make gullics.
The Land and the Young Cotton.-On tho hin
lands cotton, too. will be better planted on a ,eve,
and worked a, frat cross. wise once or twice with
the smoothing harrow or the wccder. and save a
great deal OF %chopping while breaking tho crust
and Kidding the plants OF danger OF getting sore
Skinned. You can 30 over the neld rapidly with
these tools. and tina, may mean getting ahead OF
the grass II a rainy spell comes In.
On fat lands where drainage of tho surface In
important II may be best To plant on low beds
But every obscrvans farmer should be- the Judge
OF his own conditions. Hut In any case. the early
going over with alan; tooth harrow or wccdcr viii
often save your gc;,in. In tho grass.
Then keep tho pillow out OF the cotton field. too.
and remember that cotton. like corn. sends It's
roots far and wide and the cultivation should be
shallow 10 prcvcn; damage TO these roots.
Applying Manure and fcritsrr.-ls you have
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-11

Applying Manure and fcrsiitsrr.-ls you have
coarse manure and eos;ona~cd that you intend 10
put on the cotton crop. try putting II In a furrow
down the msddlcs. and use only fertilizer under Il,
The roots will and the material when they need II
most. and II will not be in the way OF termination
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-11
Some Running Comment on Recent Articles.

OrLD tina, every cotton farmer In tho Sou,i
kvHN would heed what In sasd about tho csoi
lxlxQ on page 2. With n smaller area In co,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-03

1t is said that Miss Helen Taft, the
17-yearold daughter of the Republican
candidate for president, has golden
maple hair, whatever that is.-Atehi
son (Kansas) Globe,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-03

The salaries of the members of the
Russian Duma have been raised to
is a liberal sum when
you consider how very little they are
allowed to do.--Kansas City Star.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-03

Brigadier General Richard H. Pratt
formerly superintendent of the Carlisle
Indian School, has recently been elect
ed commander of the Military Order
of the Loyal Legion of the United
States for the State of Colorado, which
is a high but deserving honor.-Carlisle
(Pa.) Sentinel.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-03

Native girls in Honolulu decorated
the parading American blue jackets
with wreaths and garlands of flowers.
Wait few days and Richard Pearson
Hobson will raise his voice to proclaim
the degeneracy and unpreparedness of
the American Navy, sinking as it is
into the sloth of sybaritic indulgences.
Press.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-03

''Louder! LouderiD shrieked the
delegates. Gentlemen" protested
the presiding officer, CT can assure you
that the disappointment of those who
can t hear isn't marker to the dis.
appointment of those who can.-Phila-
delphia Public Ledger.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-03

The congressman was leaving Wash
lngton for his own town. fWell, good
bye. said a friend Ct suppose the
citizens will be out in force to meet
youg" CT m afraid they will, = re-
piled the eongressman.-Time Demo
erat
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-03
THE CAMPAIGN MANAatns.

randpo power
Republican National Committee
virtually begging As much just of the Democratic chair
But until along the eighties the National camanship had not
managed the mailed fist
policy He
National Committee had presidential
But especially Republican campaign has
along scientific lines years
The first the late Senator Arthur Cor
in O
Buy Bnum mysterious political
dispatch had embodng
latter having then 1880 chair
Ohio,
presidential He had been named chairman the campaign
National Committee the
s rival He won that fierce political wear Of 1sss the b Of
persistent carry
psi
DENTAL candidate had that His claims unlike
Valley which him.
years
comd be elected without the aid of New York.
United States Senators and prospective United States Senators had managed
MAJ many 49, p =. lg up alt :; e4s s e e s
experience Campbell Chicago
ton declining ehairma which eventually Thomas
National
State Committee the Fifth Avenue Hotel He started innovation by
hiring him
dental wear probably the only presidential year when the Democrats had
frying chairman 1855 comparatively little
spent
Secretary
for along in the seventies has said that the
% $4,000
the Mckinley the
Hanna Ohio who 1897 and the
Jones' Of faced each other managers The public familiar with
but the politicians
then with notifications, likely
Of years to The literary bureau which Senator Hanna made
1876 with Samuel Td who widely eued for the Importance
actually spent writing printing
semination
1904 other Republicans declined circulated but six
Eihu Roots while
exay of War; and speech by the late Secretary of State John
Hay celebration ffth the Republican
held Michigan extended the publicity idea advertise
parties likely adopt extensively campaign advertisements
include Tom about
The selection the National Committee rather than by the designation
presidential candidate
candidates The Republicans
Garfield campaign
Marshall Connecticut the
leading sympathy with Garfield
when selected for chairman and Garfield President dissatisfied with things
Jewell the campaign did him recognition the
The Of the National Chairman dispensing has been
probably win recognized
times chain served
compensation for the
Without poor allowed
the Edwin D. Morgan Washington
o
also Senator and Republican
Chairman
managed the Grant and Wilson
also political
zaarah Chandler Michigan native of New Hampshire Chairman
Executive Committee and managed
F.. rich of
viii
the
York where the Burehard incident
that time Mexico
pagn generath
to previous campaigns At a
of
attended
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-03

No dressmaker has been found try
ing to turn Carrie Nation from her
resolution not to wear sheath skirt.
Washington Star.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-03

Richard Croker is talking about com,
ing to this country and boosting for
Bryan. He is the man who thought
Bill Squires could whip Tommy Burns.
Post.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-03

reported kilograms President : MEETING with
experts Newport consider charges against the structural don
of the American Deadnoughts
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-03

The political wire-puIler is out of
date. The politician with a wireless
pull has succeeded him. Tacoma
Ledger.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-03
Press Notes
and Comment

4 girl of sixteen never has cause to
wish that she were a man; but wait
until she is older.-Atchison (Kansas)
Globe
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-03

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Andrews
to Mrs.
Irs. Bick.
avenue Q
ere she
ing deei'
&c.
,uring th
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hing pari
tage, viii
by their
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1DcT Oh /
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Mrs. Ael
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-03

Ann Arbor physicians have recently
removed a rubber eraser from the ear
of a schoolgirl She must have been
trying to get something off her mind
Washington Post.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-03

King Alfonso has refused to take
dietation from the female end of the
house, and the mother-in-law has been
bounced. This is sudden and entirely
unexpected. Alfonso looks like long
suffering and patient man. Quite a
revelation and enough to make Queen
Vic to turn in her grave. Imagine
Halbert Hedward talking back to his
wife or mother-in-law.-San Francisco
News Letter.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-03

The time came with the Spanish
American War, when we needed Hcno-
lulu as a base in the Pac ;fc Since
then the Sandwich Islands have been
good, loyal American territory, and
every year proves the wisdom of their
annexation. 1t is safe to say that
the American flag flies over no part of
its domains more delightful in char
acter nor more peaeeable of intent than
that little cluster of palm trees, vol
canoes and poi, lying out in the middle
of the Pacife.-Cincinnat Enquirer.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-03

1t is hoped that now that Anna
Gould and the man who has been ehas-
ing her over two continents are alleged
to have been married that they will
disappear from the newspaper columns,
at least until after commencement of
the divorce suit which seems to be ex-
pected as sequel.--Troy IN. W Bud
get.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
MAINE AND ALABAMA
WI. L VOYAGE HOME ALONE
Receive Orders to Sail from San Fran.
cisco Monday Next for Hamp-
ton Roads by Way Of
Honolulu

SAN FRANCISCO. June 3.--Next
Monday morning the battleships Maine
and Alabama, classed as a speciai
service squadron, will sail for Hanp-
ton Roads by way OF Honolulu ana
points beyond. They are the first yes
sells to be DETECTED from the Atlantic
fleet and will make the long cruise
home i'm advance of the flagship Con-
necticut and the others. arriving at
Hampton Roads October %. The fleet
proper will not be due at that place
until next February.
The dropping of the Maine from the
fleet is due to the fact that her steam
ing radius is. limited to about 300
miles without recoaling and there Is
stretch of about 1000 miles to nego-
tiate after the ships leave Honolulu
and before they reach New Zealand.
The Alabama is to be detached be-
cause of her inferior engines, which
may cause trouble at any time, al
though thus far they have kept up
fairly well.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
COTTON CONGRESS INVITES
MUTUAL CURTAlLMENT

cotton congress today adjourned to
meet in Italy in 1909, either at Milan
or Rome.
A resolution was adopted inviting all
federated associations to join in har
monlous curtailment during periods of
distress arising from over or UNDER
production; another invites the Euro
pean governments to study and adj
vance the extension of colonial pro-
duction; a third instructs the contract
committee to place before the ex-
changes of Europe a recommendation
for the substitution of net weight basis
of purchases for the recent basis.
which allows a shrinkage of thirty
pounds in a bale of 500 pounds and a
fourth looks to the introduction in
Europe of the mutual mill insurance
system now in vogue in America.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
LABOR LEADERS TO HOLD
CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO
Executive Council of American Feder-
alton of Labor Will Meet June
13 and Discuss New
Political Policy

CHICAGO. June 3-For the first time
in ten years, a meeting of the execu-
tive council of the American Fedora
tion of Labor will be held in Chicago.
Sessions of the council will begin June
10 and continue six days. 1t will be a
regular quarterly meeting, and labor
questions of national importance Will
be taken up for consideration.
Chief among the questions to be dis
cussed will be the political action policy
recently adopted by the federation.
The sessions of the council usually
are held in Washington. Plans for the
national labor political campaign Will
be made by the council at the sessions
in Chicago.
The council is composed of eleven
members, and the sessions are presided
over by President Gompers. There will
be two sessions a day.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
EIGHT SMALL CHILDREN
RESCUED BY PATROLMEN
Refugee Shacks In San Francisco
Catch Fire and Police Officers
Are Burned in Heroic
Struggles

SAN FRANCISCO, June 3.--When a
fire broke out in one of the numerous
refugee shacks orr Langton street to-
day Patroimen Gaylord and Clarke,
who had huTried to the place, rushed
into the Turning buildings and sue
ceeded in rescuing eight small children
belonging to the families of John Dom
ovan and w. Tyde from the flames
The rescue was accomplished with
great difficulty by the officers. whose
hair was singed and hands slightly
burned before the children were all
conveyed to places of safety.
The children were sleeping when the
fire broke out, and in the mad rush of
the occupants of the shacks they were
overlooked at first and the flames had
made considerable headway before the
officers learned of their danger and
went to the rescue. The damage to the
property is estimated at $4,000. None
of the children were injured, but all
were badly frightened.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
PLATT MUST PAY s247l
TO ATTORNEYS FOR WIFE
Jury in Supreme Court Of New York
Brings in Verdict Against Sem
ator-outcome of Sep
aratlon Suit

NEW YORK, June 3.-Senator Thorn
as c. Platt will be compelled to pay the
law firm of Marsh. Winslow & Weber
S2471 expenses which they paid for Mrs,
Lillian Janeway Platt. the senator's
wife, during the pendency of her suit
for separation.
This was the verdict of a jury in the
supreme court, which heard testimony
in the case yesterday. The terms or
agreement between the senator and
Mrs. Janeway Platt at the time of their
separation became public for the first
time during the hearing yesterday.
1t appears the senator agreed to pay
his wife $4,000 in lieu of all her claims
upon him, besides recognizing her as
the absolute owner of Tioga lodge. the
Platt summer home at Highlars Falls.
and several other smaller pieces OF
property which had been deed~1- TO her
by the senator.
In return Mrs. Platt agreed to discon-
tinue the suit for absolute divorce,
which had been begun against the sem
ator. and also not to make any de-
mands upon him for support
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
FIRST DAYS PROGRAM OF
CONVENTION ANNOUNCED
Republicans Will Be Called to Order
at Noon, June 16, in Chicago,
by Chairman Harry
S. New

CHICAGO. June 3-AThe program
for the first day of the Republican ma
tional convention was announced last
night by Chairman Harry S. New and
Secretary Elmer Dover. 1t follows:
June 16, II o'clock noon-Conven-
ton called to order by Chairman Harry
S. New.
Prayer by Bishop P. ]. Muldoon.
Presentation of gavel to the natonal
chairman, Harry $. New.
Call of national convention read py
Secretary Elmer Dover.
Introduction of temporary chairman.
Address by temporary chairman.
Presentation of gavel to temporary
chairman.
Election of temporary officers.
Selection of committees on tempo
rarv organization. rules and order OF
business. credentials and resolutions.
Miscellaneous business.
The gavel will be made from WOOD
from Fort Dearborn, according to the
plans of the local committee on ar
rangements.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
PHILADELPHIA MAN Is
HELD IN FRENCH JAIL
Request of Consular Agent and
Makes Vigorous Protest
to Authorities

LILLE, France. June 3.-Charles Won
Milevlch of Philadelphia has been in
jail here for the past forty-eight hours
on an extradition warrant from Tour
mai, Belgium, charged with robbing his
ftaher-in-law of $400 while visiting him
at Prasnes. Belgium. The authorities
have refused to permit him to see his
wife and for time they would not
allow him TO communicate with the
American consular agent here. c. j..
King.
Later they ignored communication
from Mr.. King transmitting a confess
sion from Won Milevich's sister-in-
law. Mile. Laurence Noules, declaring
that she took the money in question
to enable her to accompany Won Mile
vich to America.
MIR. King has asked Ambassador
White and Consul General Mason at
Paris to intervene.
PARIS, June 3.--Ambasador White
has protested to Foreign Minister
Pichon against the action of the Lille
authorities in the case of Charles Won
Milevich in disregarding the confess
sion made by Mile. Noules in refusing
to allow Won Milevich to communicate
with the American consular represen-
tatives and in not permitting the ex-
tradition of Won Milevich.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
DENVER AUDITORIUM
TO BE SEA OF FLAGS
DEMOCRATIC DECORATIONS
MOST PR0FUSE
Huge Central and Side Shields and
Profuse Display Of Bunting, with
Suitable Emblens, VIII be
Conspicuous Feature
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
DENVER, Colo. June 3.-The deco
ration of the new Denver auditorium
for the Democratic convention will be
the most elaborate used in any pre-
vious Democratic convention in the
country. Among them will be six
United States flags, S0x50 feet. -Four
OF these viii be behind the speakers
platform, and between these four flags
will be suspended an immense curtain
of bunting containing 5000 yards of
scwed cloth. In the center of the cur
tain will be a shield seventeen feet
long by fifteen feet wide. Attached to
this shield viii be eight fffteen-foot
flags, and on each side of this central
shield will be four similar shields
smaller in size. being twelve feet long,
displaying eight flags.
Beside the platform will be an enor-
nous bank of green roping and arti-
ficial palms On each side of the plat
form will be artificial palms standing
five feet high. Above the platform
will be suspended four life-sized eagles,
with wings extending four feet.
The balconies will be draped with red,
white and blue bunting. with a series
OF shields of two colors alternating
along the rails.
ne Sdtnc ScHeiie ot ucCuidtiVh WIZ
be carried out with regard to the gal
leries.
The side walls of the galleries. from
the ceiling down, will be covered by one
large drapery of bunting.
Forty-eight stars. ten feet in diam
eter will cover the ceiling and IN the
center of each star will be placed a
representation of each state. These
stars will cover the entire ceiling inn
mediately above the place occupied by
corresponding delegations.