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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-03-28

rsc selected s~cd OF known parent
age and good quality.
Plant shailo~~~not over ono
Follow planting wi,h a roller and
usr care that the seed drill IL not Ia
= trench. Train ~iil ~a~h dir, into
trench aud bury scrd too deep.
lie au.c that seed bed In we'll
drained.
With thcac precautions there
should be no difficulty In securing
a stand of either cotton or corn ,hia
year Thrsc directions arc for %
nal conditions and AFRO applicable
~i,h all ordinary seasons aud soiis.
Owing TO tho differences In soil
fertility IL IL impoaaiblc Ia give an,
general raj. for distance. bot
tho rows and for spacing of tho
plants In tho row. However. IA
sosne guide ". give tho following:
On good uplanda ordinarily pro.
ducing on~-haif to ,hrcc-fourths Of a
bale of cotton per acre. plant tn rows
four fee, apart and CIV. not less than
sixteen inches space between plants
In the row.
On rich bottom iands where cxcc1"
nise stalks are produced. plant In
rows not less than Ave feet apart and
Civ. two feet space between plants
In the row. Increase or decrease
these distances crows and apac.s) nc
cording To tho strength OF tho soil
and the usual aixe OF the cotton
plants.
On pos,-oak fats and alluviai lands
like the mississippi bottoms. give
full distance between the rows so as
To make n broad ridge for the plants
and provide for surface drainage.
-. ~. BARROW.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-03-28

A thorough preparation In
than half the cultivation. DO not
plant either cotton or corn before
the land In worked into y inc seed
bed even II planting IL = little late.
Prepare the land thoroughly and
su~ ficsentiy In advance OF planting
30 that there In u frr1 God bed Then
avoid one OF the most common ca uscs
Of loss of stat d~~shas OF planting soo
deep.
II In the best. even where IL IL not
necessary tn plant upon beds. 10
place the seed upon n slight ridge.
especially in planting cariy. This
insutes drainage and warmth and
consequently u good stand. There
are more stands los, In planting cot
ton by using too much than too little
seed. when u bushrl OF seed In used
II In very often a dcirimeni. bc-
cause the seeds are 30 close hat
when they terminate they lift tho
soil In the whole top OF the row. II
dry or n little cool weather follows
the soil Immediately around the
young plant dries out or In chilled
by The cool nights. and tho plants
die, II ;hls does not occur h farm
"r ~ Obliged 10 thin the cotton when
very young. while the plants are
Delicate and ar. easily injured. Fer
frvt stands of cotton have been OBJ
tanned With four pounds of sred and
II the seed has been properly select
ed and preserved 1, should never re-
quirr more than n peek per acre.
provided the land Ii In good condi-
ZION and the seed Is properly planted.
Prepare the land thoroughly be-"
lore planting.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-03-28

DO Not Overlook What Our Seed, Implement, and Tcrtu,z. .,..-..u
rs Can DO TO Help You Solve This probIcm "

More cotton TO the acre at less cost
per pound, while building up his
soil at the same time-this Ia the
problem the progre ssive cotton pro-
Queer Is trying TO solve. The
thoughtful farmer will be greatly
helped by making a study OF our
pages this week-thc advertising
pages as well as the others. Good
seed will help. good labor-sav wing i'm
PIGMENTS will help. fertilizers Judi
ciously used In a wise rotation will
help-and here our advertising COL
umns come in 10 answer a great
number of questions about who and
where. Look through them care
fully.
All that wc have said about i'm
proved implements In our Implement
Special. and since, about the value
OF improved implements In cotton
farming Nc would like to cmpha-
size afresh In this Cotton Special.
BY getting over your cotton faster
you have more time TO give TO other
crops. BY doing your work better
and more rapidly you reduce Its cost.
Consult our advertisers and get all
the information you possibly can
about the implements that you need
10 help you make more money In
your cotton farming.
Better seed Of improved varieties
will help you 10 get more cotton
per acre At lcss cost per pound. Ou.
seed advertisements you win fud
grouped on appropriate pages. and
II you have not already bought your
co;sonsccd for planting. losc no time
In getting the hcs, possible variety
for your planting this year Tho
best profits are not possible ~4th cot.
ton unless sou have the best variety
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-03-28

Please discontinue my ad. My
seed are all sold. | regard The Ga
scttc as onc OF the foremost agricul-
iural papers published. Every South
crn farmer should have II. Ny nd has
given the best; results.
s. o. NEELY.
Shubuta. Miss.
! have sold everything I have for
sale.-T. L. Jones. Orrvillc. Ala.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-03-28

Prepare the land thoroughly be-
lore planting.
The Western news., 1908-01-01
CIRCUS LESSONS.

Discipline Is one Of the spokes in the
circus system wheel, says writer In
the Cosmopolitan. In the modern cir
Gus no swearing is allowed, as women
and children may hear 1t. Cards, dice
and drink are prohibited. This is not
the conception which the public holds
concerning circus people, but strength
and steady nerves are needed for cir
Gus feats, and dissipation of any kind
would soon leave the performers with
out profession.
When big American circus was
abroad the German Emperor came one
night incognito and watched them un-
load the fiat cars Their system so I'M
pressed him that he had some of the
officers of the German army see 1t and
adopt some of their methods.
In landing the circus outfit the first
man there Is the ''layer-out." He gen.
orally decides in about ten minutes
where. his tents are to be placed. AS
the building Of the white city proceeds.
everything seems to be In confusion, a
tangled mass. Men are running every
way; wagons seem to be dumping their
loads promiscuously but every wagon
IL lettered or numbered. so is every box
or trunk. and all have their proper
places. This great tumble Of wagons
groaning and creaking in the soft turf
and men shouting and singing Is all
working as one great whole to an end
But although they all work together.
each man Is taught to think for him
self, and when a man shows ability, he
Is soon noticed. One instance OF this
was afforded by young man who was
studying medicine in the winter, and
thought a season in the fresh air would
harden him for his next winters work.
The only job he could get was as can
vas man. But he was able to think for
himself, and promotion soon came.
The circus child is not taught by
blows, but BY kindness and patience.
and the circus management insists that
every child shall 80 to school In win
TAR
The Western news., 1908-01-01

Contract work in dentistry is entire
ly out of date" said the dentist "Sev-
eral years ago that was the comnon
way of doing business. A person with
poor teeth would ask us to make an es
innate on the cost of putting his mouth
in shape. Once price was fixed he in
sisted upon sticking to that figure.
Since it was possible to name only an
approximate cost of the work, we fre
Quently underestimatedt the value of our
time and material. 1t was In order TO
secure justice all around that the rule
of paying for work actually performed
was established. The old way suited
our patrons better, however, becaus, it
was usually more economical for them,
and every day we meet persons who
ask for reversal to the old order of
paying a stipulated sum for the entire
lob"
The Western news., 1908-01-01

TO XIII the housewifely instinct in
women and further the ends of care
less or INSCRIPTIONS grocers than any
other labor saving household institu.
ton of the century. Even the most
competent of housekeepers can always
lind one thing more to do at home
and when the solicitor takes such q
friendly interest In her needs and what
her family likes, or the telephone can
be used without changing from the
house frock to street suit, she is very
apt to drop the habit OF marketing. A
New York grocer established one year
In new and prosperous residence dis
trict thus summed up his trade:
I'VE must make special appeal for
the telephone and solicited trade, be-
cause our store and staff Of clerks Ia
not large enough to accommodate GUS
toners If they called every day to mar
ket. Two-thirds Of our trade Is Sc
cured either by telephone or by solicit
ing, and the women never come to the
store except when they happen to be
passing ON some other errand, or when
there is some mistake in the bill. Yet
it takes half our clerks to wait on the
remaining one third of the trade
women who come here every day, and
who waste our time picking over goods,
changing their minds waiting for
change, deciding between this brand
and that
Then you do not care for the wom-
an who want to see what she buys for
her family to eat?
THE man had saving sense of hu.
NOR, and replied:
81 can't say that we really care for
her-but l don't mind adding that we
respect her."
The Western news., 1908-01-01
and Cotton Smith, who was to perform

land Cotton Smith, who was to perform
the marriage ceremony
Before he would sanction the depar-
ture the Rev. DR.. Smith consulted with
the bishop of Washington. The bishop
viewed the request lightly, as a bit Of
feminine fancy, and acquiesced.
And so 1T came about that Mrs.
Wheelwright held up a chubby tremu-
lous little finger when the ceremony
reached the ring-titting stage, and
Washington society gasped in astonish-
ment and whispered eXpectantly.
AS society was astonished the clergy
was shocked. PRECEDENT is precedent,
peculiarly so with the clergy. Wise
faced gentlemen of the cloth are shak-
ing their heads doubtfully.
Under the ritual of the English
The Western news., 1908-01-01

TAFT goods properly send them out In the
sizes desired by the Chinese. but this stinecked lack
of business sense is disappearing slowly, and our mer
chants becoming aroused to the Importance Of his
trade which has grown without government encourage
ment and which has great future
There is reason to complain Of this governmental
Indifference The United States and the other powers
favor the open door, and IL they wise they will
courage the empire to take long steps in administrative
and governmental reform, the development Of the
Of China and the improvement of the welfare of
the people.
To do this will add to China's strength and posi-
tion sefrespectng government and aid her In pre-
pairing to resist possible foreign aggression in the
Ing Of undue and exclusive proprietary privileges Thus
foreign aid will be required to enforce the door
and the policy of equal opportunity for all.
The Western news., 1908-01-01
CHAPTER VII.

O'Rourke's departure affected the yari
Gus members of the party variously. Mas
kelyne frightened up ever so little to be-
gin with, but seeing that Angela had
suddenly grown grave, he himself grew
graver than ever and dropped into YER
liable abyss of despair
Angela did not need to be told more
than she learned In that parting glance
and pressure, and while O'Rourke rode to-
ward the railway station in full assurance
of faith that he had already conquered
she, In thinking Of him, was filed with
cold indignation that he should have
dared so to presume upon her innocent
freedom with him.
II ANA f1irt." she told herself; "a CO.
quette. He saw 1t, and took advantage
of It,"
The novelist, whose strong point was
love-making, and who rejoiced in the dis
section of the feminine heart on paper,
was beautifully ignorant of the drama of
which one scene was being enacted under
his nose. His wife, who dissected moth.
Ing, knew all about the case, and would
have loved to bring the two young people
together, for, like all good women, she
was a matchmaker at heart. As for the
major, he was a matchmaker. too. but he
knew no more than Noah whether or not
the two young people had the faintest
leaning to each other.
The dinner passed OF fairly well. and
then came the mild dissipation Of the
evening. The large room of the Hotel d.
Vile was found to BE- arti6cially dark
ened, for the evening light still ruled out
g;da. Ranged abeut The chamber Wuro Z
The Western news., 1908-01-01
Literary Chickens.

An Indiana novelist with a love for
the simple life moved to farm, says a
writer In Lippincott's Magazine, and
began raising chickens. When he had
some hatched out, he soon noticed that
they were languishing In their coops
and apparently about to die He con.
suited a neighbor.
What do you feed themf' asked thu
neighbor.
Feed them T. exclaimed the novelist
"Why, don't feed them anythinglr
Then how do you suppose thsy an
going to liver
Il presumed" replied the novelist
with dignity, that the old hens had
milk enough for them now"
The Western news., 1908-01-01
CHAPTER VIII.

CHAPTER VIII.
The driver, bearing in mind O'Rourke's g
promise of five francs in case the station
were reached in time for the mail train,
put his fat-ribbed, heavy-footed horse to
the road at such a pace that O'Rourke
had five minutes to wait for the train. He
secured ticket for the first stage of his
journey, and walked on to the platform
carrying his portmanteau. He had been
thinking of Angela and Maskelyne and
his own chances all the way; but now
he suddenly recalled Dobroski to mind
That venerable conspirator and he would
travel to England together, for Dobroski
was on the train.
Nothing occurred to make the journey
particularly remarkable, and the two
companions were silent for the most part.
A brace of early tourists recognized Dob
roski and O'Rourke at Brussels, and
pointed them out one to another; and at
Dover they were known again, and Gre
ated little stir as they walked up and
down the platform, side by side, waiting
for the train.
They arranged where to meet again.
and Dobroski betook himself to the
Streets whilst O'Rourke went upstairs to
Sleep giving injunctons to his servant
to call him in four hours precisely. But
after entering the bed chamber and lock-
ing the door he stood awhile in thought,
and then suddenly reopening the door. de-
scended to his private working room, and
there wrote telegram. The telegram
was addressed to George Frost, Esquire.
at house in Pimlico, and ran thus: Call
at once. Special" 1t did no tpurport
to come from Hector O'Rourke. but from
one O. johnson of Acre Buildings. ANY
way, at l o'clock precisely gentleman
with peaked beard. furtive eye. a soft
hat and an accent blended of the accents
of Erin and Columbia, presented himself
at the door of the house in which
O'Rourke had chambers, and sent in
card which bore the name of Mr.. George
Frost in fourishing copperplate. He
was shown up, and when the door was
closed behind him, the occupant of the
room rose with smile of welcome and
gripped him heartily by the hand.
(To be contnued.)"
The Western news., 1908-01-01
DO YOU KNOW YOUR GROCER

He Respects the Woman who IL
Hard to Please.
Under the title, "Do You Know Your
GrocerT' the editor Of Woman's Home
Companion makes this comment:
There are few Of the intimate de-
tails Of his business life which our
obliging grocer does not wish you to
know. And that il why he sends a -
licitor to your kitchen door every
morning, why he assures you that your
children viii be served a. honestly and
promptly AZ yourself, and why he ID
highly elated when you put in a tels-
phone and Join his list Of telephone
eustomerA
THE telephone and the order clerk
or solicitor have probably done more
The Western news., 1908-01-01

church the ring must be blessed and
placed upon the third finger of the left
hand. The bishop of London may be
asked If this was a violation.
Opponents of the little finger idea
cite Archbishop Farley's recent refusal
to participate in departures from rules
In regard to third-fnger rings.
In Europe Catholic clericals have
been ordered by the Pope to permit no
more such departures.
The Western news., 1908-01-01
ABOC" THE WEDDING RING.

yWoman's whin to Wear 1t On Little
Finger Raises Dispute.
Only q woman's whim! She wouldn't
have the wedding ring on the third I'm
ger; she insisted on the Bridegroom
placing 1t on her little finger.
Only q whim. but 1t has made Mrs..
John Tyler Wheslwright, who was mar
ried in Washington the other day, one
Of the most talked-of women In the
country.
Mrs. wheelwright's hand was small
and chubby. The narrow gold band Of
bondage looked better on the fourth
finger. 20 she asked permission to 20
wear Il from thu austsrU Rev. DR.. Ro-
The Western news., 1908-01-01

"Mr. Maskelyne, may ask you ts do
me very great favor?"
81 shall be delighted" said Maskelyne.
LET me explain" she said, rapidly and
eagerly. You know this face?" She
held the photograph before him, and in.
| dicated Zeno with the tip of finger.
YES" said Maskelyne. II know the
face. The man at the Hotel des Postes
-Zeno."
"You see he is in close conversation
| with some one thereT'
"Yes"
THAT man with whom he is walking
and talking there, arm in arm, is Mr..
Dobroski's btterest enemy-a Pole. but
a spy in the pay of the Russian govern
ment."
you know that?" said Maskelyne,
looking up at her.
"Mr. Dobroski showed me his photo
graph week ago. I should know the
man among a thousand"
1T Is not a face about which ono
could easily be mistaken" Maskelyne
allowed. What must l do"
DO you see to what the companion
ship of these two men and this mans
presence here point?" she asked him. "You
won't think me foolish or romantic, Mr.
Maskelyne?"
II should be very much inclined to
say" returned Maskelyne, that it points
N the direction of Mr.. Farley's fancy,
and this fellow Zeno is a spy upon Dob
roski. OF course the companionship may
be chance, and Zeno's being here an
accident"
''Do you think that very probable, Mr..
yaskelyne"
ut may be-" said Maskelyne. "But we
cannot tell. What am to do, Miss But
ler?"
will you-" she began, and broke
off there. "Mr. Dobrosk has gone to
Brussels. He left this afternoon, and
gave the people of the Cheval Blanc no
address. He Is a known figure every
where, and it will be easy to find him."
you wish me to find him, and to let
him know of this?"
ITO put it in his hands," answered
Angela.
YES" he said, accepting the proffered
photograph and bestowing 1t in his breast
pocket. II will take the morning mail"
The Western news., 1908-01-01

tion expects the answer to be in dollars No other
than that which carries the dollar sign with 1t Is
considered Efforts which not worth the dollar
are efforts not worth expending Somebody made
million dollars in certain line Of work-that is worth
while! Some one else has salary Of 100000 year
to show for his progress the chances
To him there is chance in life that Is by
the possibilities Of above the necessities of simple
living.
Andrew Carnegie is example of the worlds master
Of millions Carnegie will not allow the mention Of
in his presence If he escape It, You young men
who have fixed hopes in life for the accumulation
a million doars-have you any idea Of how many mil
lions this Carnegie might give you In exchange
your youth merely?
What it mean when the master Of and mil
lions In his old will not suffer reference death
in his presence? Simply that in this old he
Tossing to the frutessness Of his past life 1t
fession Of his failure in finding those things in life
which should have ripened him, melowed him and given
The Western news., 1908-01-01
Making Up the Deficiency.

Girls" said the manager of quick.
lunch joint, II want you to look your
best to-day. Add an extra ribbon or
ring. Give your cheeks an extra daub
of powder"
whats the matter?" asked the fai1
head waiter. Butter bad again?"
NO" said the manager; "the beef's
on the Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Western news., 1908-01-01
cHINA's DOOR MUST BE KEPT cPEN.
By Secretary Taft

Our merchants ere being reused to
the Importance OF the Chinese trade,
and they would view with deep con-
'ern any and all political obstacles -
Is maintenance and expansion. This
ceiling Is likely to find expression in
he action of the American govern
lent
American manufacturers to-day do
lOt take the trouble to pack their
The Western news., 1908-01-01

Doctor Ito his patient, who is Ill with
typhoid fever)-This is probably cans.
cd BY some water you have drunk.
When did you last take some
Patisut-About three years aro. I
think.-0impliciWim
The Western news., 1908-01-01

First Actor-Congratulate me, old
man. l have been married just ten
years to-day to one woman.
Second Actor-That's nothing. I've
been married twice to my present wife
In ave years
The Western news., 1908-01-01

Docs dentists 90 to heaven. WiilisY.
"sura They lets EN- in SOS they kin
put gold crowns On the angelR"-Dsn.
The Western news., 1908-01-01

"How did you get into this country.
asked a reporter Of a Chinaman. .Wss
It through the open doorr'
mo; through q chlnk." replied the
Mongolian tersely.-Judse.
The Western news., 1908-01-01
EVERY MAN IS FOR RENT.
By John A H0wland.

Never before in the history Of the United
States as a nation has it been more difficult to
find recruits of first grade for those lines Of
human endeavor where the love of doing and
the recompenses of a simple, earnest life are
stimulus and reward in one for such life.
what Is there in it?' has become the one
set question Of the young man beginning the
world. and that Young man asking the uuas-
The Western news., 1908-01-01

stand the thousands Of employes-the
great army Of American paid body
of men and women in the world
We have much to show the world evidence af Amer,
cas- material greatness venture to saw there Ia
nothing in that respect that should regard with as
much pride as the American pay roll 1t has no eouaI
anywhere In large sense 1t has made the American
home, the American school and the American SAVINGS
bank the of the world tempting thousands to our
shores day. to share prosperity and our con-
tentment
The Western news., 1908-01-01

OK wagon competition makes certain
short railroad lines In South Africa
unDeodtAblA
The Western news., 1908-01-01
THE UNEQUALED AMERICAN PAY ROLL.
BY Secretary COrfeIy0u

Victories Of commerce call for high
courage-courage to plan broadly for
the future, courage to stick to plan
steadfastly to the end. Pluck and per.
sistence are the inspiring attributes of
American manhood. and they are typi-
fed in the American merchant.
No road is too hard for the Ameri.
can business man to travel, no OBJ
stacle great enough to stop him so long
as he sees ahead something to be done.
Back Of him, sharing In his successes
and not envying him his just rewards,
The Western news., 1908-01-01

the old man that old mans retrospect Of life wen spent
such as has allowed thousands the death beautiful
by Bryant: Like one that wraps the drapery of his
couch about him and lies down to pleasant dreams"
The Western news., 1908-01-01

ecuve has reached the conclusion that for the
departments Of the federal to seize power
not granted by the States and the people is Ito protect
and defend the constitution" 1 know not
With equal frankness those Of us who have widely
different views, who love the constitution and revere
not alone the memory but the wisdom Of its framers
who believe that the wisely distributed be-
tween the States and the federal government and deem
that all past history proves it--should speak.
Many of the people have not found time to study the
history and the genesis of the constitution IT, then
there were immediate danger Of effective seizure
OF powers we should to protect the future meet the
assault of the federalsts with an equal vigor They
are steadily at work teaching and preaching the doctrines
of their sect.
SO those opposed to their views should sacrifice any
party feeling and interest and the lists as open
champions Of constitutional system in its integrity
The time to do 1t is now Some other year-aye even
next year-may be too late.
The Western news., 1908-01-01
WARNING AGAINST FEDERALISM.
BY Alton B. Parker.

~ TdEKSTs
The States and the people undertook by the
constitution to fix tie boundaries of each of
the great departments of government, beyond
which neither could pass. Upon the executive
no legislative or judicial power was conferred,
but he was charged to take care that the
laws be faithfully executed" and to protect
and defend the constitution Of the United