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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

where n five-year rotation is followed
20 show some curious results. one
field would show Gar more scab than
another and some seasons seem to
favor the growth of scab. on those
farms potatoes follow corn. aud we
think there is less scab when crimson
clover is seeded in the corn and
plowed under I'm spring. This seems
20 show that the theory about n sour
soil Is sound
There are three methods OF treating
the seed-dusung with sulphur. soak
ing with some chemical 10 destroy the
germs and fumigation. The busting
is easiest. but not always effective. We
cut the seed into peach baskets and
scatter three handouts OF sulphur over
the seed as it is put in The basket is
shaken down at intervals As 10 stands
on q paper the sulphur which falls
through can De saved. For soaking for
malin Is now generally used This
liquid chemical also called tornado
hyde, can be bought al drug stores.
The proportion is one pint OF formalin
60 30 gallons of water. 10 can be put
IN a barrel or large tank. depending
on the amount Of seed 90 be soaked.
We use two barrels one with the
soaking liquid and the other contain
ing clear water. The potatoes are first
rinsed In the water They are put in
n coarse sack and soused up and down
IN the barrel. An easy way 10 do this
IS to have q pulley fastened over the
barrel so that the BAGS can be easily
raised or lowered After rinsing the
bag is lowered into the solution and
kept there two hours. Then the pota-
toes are taken ont dried and cut. The
rinsing takes OF the dust. thus making
the solution cleaner Farmers have
different methods Of doing this soak
ing. The principle is 90 keep the seed
IN long enough 90 XIII the scab germs
without hurting the sprouts.
FumigatiOn is now used by some
large growers. says the Rural New
Yorker. Al first experiments were
tried with sulphur fumes. as they are
used for fumigating houses. but this
did not succeed. Now the gas from
formaleehyde is uSed with success. In.
stead Of soaking the seed in a solution
OF this chemical IL is turned into a
gas and held in a close room with the
seed. The process is described as fol-
lows:
For a generator small galvanized
washtub about 70 iaches in diameter
at the bottom was placed in the center
of the room about a foot from the
floor, midway between the two lines
of crates filled with potatoes. When
ready 20 use 81 = ounces of potassium
permanganate was spread evenly over
the bottom Of the tub. then four pints
and one ounce OF 20 per cent. formal
dehyde poured over this. The tub
was given one rapid tilt 10 entirely
wet the potassium permanganate with
the formain and then the door
was quickly and tightly closed from
without. The almost entire absence
of the Odor of Cscaning gas while the
treatment was in progress indicated
that the room v.as practically air tight
The door remained closed Tor "a hours.
and when opened the gas was still
SO strong that IL was fmposs.ble to
work In the room FOR from 20 20 so
minutes. In fact. three weeks after
the dts.,fectioa IS fn.shed d.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
Flees Nude from Fierv g.,

York. Pa.-When a PennsvIvania
railroad supply car on a train PASSING
Frazer's station near Philadelphia,
caught fire from a hot box, Elmer S.
Rohrbaugh, conductor. of this city.
who had been sleeping on the car. had
just time to jump and save his use
He left every article OF clothing ex.
cept his shoes on the car. but friends
loaned him an outnC The car con.
tanned 300 gallons OF oil, including $50
gallons OF kerosene, and It was hastily
showed upon a switch, where il was
completely destroyed
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

Lima beans need long season. By
this the pole Lima is meant There
are bush Limas which grow more
quickly. bus they are not productive.
II does not need many hills OF pole
Limas 20 supply a family and the
beans are delicious. The yield which
may be obtained by good treatment
is surprising They may be started
early in cold frame by planting ON
inverted sods. but This is not always
a convenient way OF doing. The cold
frame is needed for other purposes
and il is expensive to provide one Tor
this use alone
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
What sh. nih

Mrs. Stingy-Oh. Clarissa, I saw
such sad thing today; a poor woman
with baby. shivering out in the cold.
singing along the street never be-
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
WILL YoURs7

A waiting cottage by the sea.
A packed-Snd Family,
In state OF glad expectancy
Arrayed IN smiles
Advantages beyond compare,
Not least a Multi Millionaire
Whom each Fair Daughter plans to
snare
With maiden wiles.
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or depths OF woe,
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
Swiss chard.

In many gardens beets are sown
thickiy so as TO supply greens" That
does very well, but there is a better
way TO supply the desired potherb.
Swiss Chard is a variety of beet which
produces a large top. but has a small
root II will supply a much greater
bulk or leaves than common beets do
and of better quality. too.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

writes a correspondent OF Prairie
Farmer. The cover is fastened with
a single ciinChed brad or single nail,
SO II will swing II is quickly and
easily made and only the part pro
tecting the name need be smooth.
The name may be written in
pencil or the printed name from the
seed envelope may be glued on. The
markers may be used many seasons,
gluing fresh names over, or erasing
and rewriting. .
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
IN NOVELTY BoRDERED SILKS.
Material That Demands Much Care in
the Fashioning.

II requires some ingenuity 20 fash
ion the novelty bordered silks into ef-
fective gowns. The average dress.
maker is apt to make a failure OF them
unless she uses judgment in follow
Ing out the models presented by the
best designers. The skirts offer fewer
difficulties than the waists. which
should have the colored border used
without giving it a patchwork eff
feet.
Nothing could be more charming
along this line than the suggestion
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

ti1ct odor of formaldehyde could be
detected in the room. The seed for
the entire 20 acres was treated in this
way, care being taken 10 place the
treated seed in barrels which had
never been used for potatoes before.
This is to avoid contamination in
taking to the field after treatment"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
An Apsrouriate Combination

THE English ought to send a baro-
net as representative at the court of
Algiers." why so?" Because then
they will strike the natural combina-
ton OF a knight and dey."
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

One never secs q boistcrously drunk
person in Swiss town. except in the
tourist season. and then the offender
invariably proves 90 be a forcicner.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
HashIsh : oreoIan pros,,ct

Hashish is the product Of a plant
grown In large quantities in the PeIo
ponesus (southern Greece) In the dis
trfct about Tripolitza.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
Kite Dav in Chin,

Kite day is a Chinese national holt
day. An expert Chinese hte-Gler will
easily keep six or even eight kites
going on one string
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
A DURABLE PLANT LABEL
One Which WI Withstand the Action
OF the Elements.

4 necessity In gardening Is a plant
label ano the best one have found is
made from sections OF lath as shown
in the accompanying illustration,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
rhe motlus Ahou. IL

Whatever may be the Issue. let us
look after the motive. and then all
will be right.-Dr Alex Maclaren.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

Lack O. great wealth koors a lot
OF people out o. "a international di.
vorce courts"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

No man ever won respect through
his ability 10 tell salacious stories.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-12-15
PLANTS WALNUTS, THEN CLEARS
LAND.

c. M Giddings is planting 800 acres
of walnut orchard on logged-off land
at Albany, Oregon. The land is cov-
cred with fern and stumps and in
many places with underbrush, and
while regarded as the equal to any
land in the state for fruit and nut Gull
ture, it is virgin soil that has never
been improved.
At intervals of 60 feet throughout
the whole tract of 800 acres he clears
and prepares a space of ground four
feet square. In this space he plants
tree and then surrounds the space
with a solid fence. When the trees are
all planted and the fences around
them are erected he will turn goats
into the tract to clear the land. When
the trees become large enough they
will be grated to produce the finest
kinds of walnuts, and when the land
is cleared his trees will be of good
size and he can remove the fences
which protected them from the goats.
Instead of waiting until his tract is
all cleared before planting the trees
and then using the land exclusively
for that purpose, he will raise goats,
and at the same time will have his
trees rapidly maturing while the land
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-12-15
THE NEXT EMPIRE
Edited by w. S. VARNUM

the community affords the certain
basis of redemption of these certifi-
Gates. No business man who accepts
them can possibly lose, since taxes
must be paid. If the entire issue
should finally fall into the hands of
one man, the rest of the community
must pay taxes in other forms of cur
rency-gold, silver or National Bank
Notes which in turn would be used to
take up and redeem the Service Ger
tifcates. The issuance of and re-
demption of such form of currency
is but a method of public bookkeep-
ing 1t affords a means whereby the
social organism can always avoid the
practice of selling itself into bondage
to any of it's members. All public
debts are an evidence of either eco
nomic ignorance or social weakness.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-12-15

A Seattle man has patented a stump
burner by which he claims to have
removed six ordinary sized stumps in
six hours. Half a dozen stumps may
be burned with it at the same time.
1t consists of a gasoline engine, a
blower, pipes for conducting air and
several pieces of steel. The pieces of
steel are first heated white hot and
inserted into the root of the stump.
Then stream of air forced through
one of the conductor pipes by the en-
CINE is turned onto the steel. The re-
suit is rapid combustion. The inven-
tor says it is not the force of the air,
but the quantity that causes the rapid
combustion, and asserts that he can
burn green as well as dry stumps by
the process. Aside from the labor
saved it has the advantage of not
leaving large hole where the stump
is removed, none of the dirt around
the stump having to be removed.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-12-15

Secretary Wilson of the Department
of Agriculture has given manufacture
ers of bleached flour six months to
dispose of their stocks on hand and
quit the business.
The Minnesota millers complain bit
terly because the food commissioner
declines to allow them to bleach their
flour. 1t seems that he is so unreas-
enable as to think that the nitric acid
used in the bleaching is not a whole
some article of food for children! Will
the insolence of these government en-
ployes never stop? What incentive
can those philanthropic millers have
to produce -four, if they are not al
lowed to poison a reasonable number
of the rabble?
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-12-15

Let us clear our lands and build our
roads by "team work" instead of in
dividual effort. The latter is the way
of savage or barbarOus man, the for
mer is the method by which civilized
man has won his triumphs in every
field of human endeavor.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-12-15

Jacob Kaufman handles the best seeds
on the market. He has been printing
new catalogue for your 1909 seed guide
Have you written for one yet! II not
first. The Jacob Kaufman Co., western
Ave. Seattle.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-12-15

recommended an appropriation to en-
able his department to continue the
investigation of logged-off land prob
lens, to which work engineer Harry
Thompson was detailed several
months ago.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-12-15
FarmerS,N0tiCe

IF YOU know of any people who slut
fer or stammer kindly send us their
names and addresses, and we will mail
to them free particulars relative to
cure. Write The Pacific School Tor
Stammerers. Centralia, Wash
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
CAPT BARRY IN CHARGE.
Holy Cross Baseball Men Work Out
 in Cage.

Worcester, Feb. 14.-Holy Cross baseball candidates, headed by Cap- tain Barry, worked out in the cage Wednesday afternoon. A faculty restriction prohibiting conditioned students from reporting for practice kept the squad down, as the midyear examinations just concluded have left many of the students laboring under conditions.
 The squad to-day numbered about 25 men, and was composed for the most part of veterans, and members of last years second team. But few freshmen were out, and the probabil- ity is that the team will be much the same as last year with the substitutes filling vacant positions. Captain Barry was not in uniform. but he d. rected the work of the candidates Coach Carney's contract does not call for him until later in the month and until then, Captain Barry will do the coaching.
 The entire outfield is open, as Shay is going out for second base. Coach Carney had difficulty last year find- ing fast fielders and it was only after much experimenting that he develop ed suitable men. The same eondi- tions face him again this year and if he can develop speedy fielders the team should compare favorably with those of past seasons. The regulars and substitutes out Wednesday were: Carney. Shay. Rourke. F. Flynn. Me- Mahon. E. Flynn. Mansfield, Sweeney, Ahearne and Orchard.
 Among the new men the following have all had experience: Coleman, Carroll. Foley. Mccarthy. Lawler. o'Brien, McCabe. Smith. McCann Brennan and Burke. Jimmy Dowd of last years pitching stan. and Lar kin. substitute catcher, will not re- port until the close of the basketball season.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
TELLS ONE ON NAP SHEA.
How Ware Player Was Injured" in
 Railroad Accident.

Larry Sutton. of Newark. x. J tells this story on Nap Shea, the Ware baseball player
 We were going to the grounds in Binghampton. N. r., one day. several years ago. The bus in which we were riding had to cross a railroad track. The driver did not stop tc look or listen for the engine. A ne- gro boy just happened to spy an on- coming train before the driver. He yelled but the engine hit us a glanc- ing blow. Nap Shea was the first one to get under cover.
 "A doctor came to the hotel that afternoon to examine Nap. You're bruised up pretty badly said the doc tor to Nap. glaneing at the black and blue marks on his shins. Nap smiled when the doctor told him he'd be sll right in few days.
 He laughed loudly when the agent of the company slipped him sl0g for the bruises that were caused by foul tips.
 "If you want to get Shea's goat ask him about this-"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
NEW SCHEDULE.

Secretary Pyne last night issued new schedule, covering the games from February IT to March l, in cluding the double header on Wash ington's birthday, as follows:
 Monday, Feb 17-Springfield a New Britain, Waterbury at Provi dence, New Haven at Bridgeport.
 Tuesday, Feb 1S-Springfield a Waterbury, Providence at New Ha ven, New Britain at Pawtucket.
 Wednesday, Feb 19-Pawtucke at Springfield.
 Thursday, Feb 20-Pawtucket a Waterbury, New Britain at Bridge port.
 Friday, Feb 21-Providence a Springfield, Bridgeport at Pawtucket Waterbury at New Haven.
 Saturday, Feb 22-Afternoon New Britain at Springfield, Provi dence at Pawtucket, New Haven a Bridgeport. Evening: Bridgeport a New Britain, Pawtucket at Provi dence, New Haven at Waterbury.
 Monday, Feb 24-Springfeld a Providence, New Haven at New Brit ain, Waterbury at Bridgeport.
 Tuesday, Feb 25-Springtield a Pawtucket, New Britain at New Ha Ven, Providence at Waterbury.
 Wednesday, Feb 26-Pawtucke at Bridgeport, Waterbury at Spring field.
 Thursday, Feb 27-Bridgeport a Waterbury.
 Friday. Feb 2S-Bridgeport a Springfield, New Britain at Paw tucket, Providence at New Haven.
 Saturday, Feb 29-New Haven a Providence, Pawtucket at New Brit ain.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
BITS OF SPORT.
Culled From the Columns of Our Busy
 Exchanges.

No paid coach Is to be secured this year for the baseball nine of George town university. Captain Simon will have direct charge of the men. This is a new departure for Georgetown, and the result will be watched with inc terest.
 Eddie Schultz, a wrestler. was fined S25 and costs at Norfolk. Ga., for using rough house tactics during match with Peter Jerrigan, known as Young Ajax" champion wrestler of Mexico. In addition, Schultz has been barred from future participate ing in bouts in that city.
 At Louisville Dan O'Leary the old time long distance pedestrian. walked one mile at the Coliseum rink while Clarence Cummings. a roller skater, was going two miles. 0'Leary won by eight yards. amid intense enthusiasm. It was not thought that it would be possible for O'Leary to win such c contest.
 John Rugg of Duluth, Minn, is said to be the first skee jumper to have successfully accomplished the feat of turning a somersauIt while on a pair of skees. IL Is said that Rugg suc- ceeied recently in twice making com plete turns in the air on a twelve foot pair of skees. He is said to have gone down the slide of the Duluth skee club and on reaching the bump turned s somerSault. landing on his skees and completed the slide without falling.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
WRESTLING
JIM PARR
 LOST MATCH  Failed to Throw Jim Barnes Last Night But One Fall in an
 Hour.

| Springfield, Feb 14.-England's s heavyweight champion, Jim Parr, bit off more than he could chew when he took upon himself the task of throw ing Jim Barnes, the middleweight midget, twice in an hour last night at Graves hall. Two years ago the Eng | fish belt holder stacked up against the Springfield mat man under the same conditions and was only able to negoti- ate one fall in the time allotted, but he had a notion that he had improved so much since that the two falls would come easy this trip. He may have greatly increased his knowledge of the game in two years but Barnes has been picking up few points dur ing the same period, for Parr could only duplicate his previous perform ance and land single bout. It took John Bulls representative exactly 40 minutes to bend Barnes to the floor and though he exerted every ounce of strength in the remaining 20 minutes, the middleweight wiggled away and stayed him off until time was up.
 Parr tried about every hold in the catalogue, which gave the local man a chance to show just how clever he was in slipping out of dangerous places when it looked as though noth- ig could save him. No finer display of the cleverness and speed of the mid dleweight champion was ever seen in the hall, and the bulk of the ap- plause was dealt out to him. for Parr didn't find time to do much more than attend strictly to his job and guard himself carefully, for there were times when Barnes made him move about briskly to avoid going down to fall himself, Barnes best work was,in get ting head lock on the Englishman. In the first bout he got this grip three times and kept Parr's under story locked tightly under his arm from three to four minutes at a stretch. resisting all of his efforts to release himself. After 40 minutes of the toughest kind of grilling in which the bodies of both wrestlers glistened with precipitation, Barnes fell into q body and cross bar hold that ended with both of his shoulders being wedged to the canvas. for the first and only fall.
 In the remaining 20 minutes Parr la- bored like Trojan to fulfil his DOT tion of the contract but was thwarted at nearly every turn. In one of Barnes bumps against the canvas there was enough force to loosen up couple of the boards underneath and send them crashing to the floor. The final five minutes Parr went after his man in red hot style. but one shoulder was the most he could pin to the mat. The referees announcement awarding Barnes the victory, was greeted with cheers and Parr was the first to con- graduate his eonqueror.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
POLO NOTES.

That was going at rapid gait.
 Gosh ding it, New Britain, why didn't you win?
 Harry Starkie believes he is home at last after his tour of the conti- nent.
 They are bound to keep us in that last place. We had a good chance last night, after winning that hard game, but New Britain failed us.
 We have another chance tonight to get out of the rut we are resting in al present. We go up to Paw tucket and if we can topple over that bunch, Providence will be resting in the last ditch.
 McMahon says he will be in the press box with bells on next time Waterbury plays in New Haven. Come on. Mac, you are as welcome as the flowers in December.-New Haven Palladium.
 Five times did the little sphere go into the netting and five times did it come out again. We suffered to the extent of three and New Haven missed two. Some of them were ex- cellently well placed, too.
 George Bone never fought harder in his life to win a game than he did last evening. There was some consideration shown him. too, for while he was often blocked, rough house tactics were not used.
 Wild Charley must be sent back to Sunday school. It is good thing Rorty was not officiating or Charley might get what Jack Fahey did the other night My, how that wild fellow did use his vocabulary.
 That was a corking big crowd of fans present. Everybody who loves polo knows that the Boneyards make it warm for the locals every time they come together. We made it pretty interesting for Georgie and his outfit last eve.
 The game between the All Brook lyn team of Waterbury and the local amateurs has been cancelled. and the junior league will furnish the preliminary Saturday night. The Waterbury amateurs seemed to