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The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01
WEEDS IN THE PASTURE.
Now Them Before They Have Chance
to Go to Seed.

From this time on weeds will be in
evidence in the permanent pastures
as well as in the meadows. The
weeds of the permanent pasture are
mainly ragweed, dog fennel, iron
weed, and the different varieties of
docks. AS we have pointed out for
some years, the main reason for their
existence, especially in the permanent
pasture, lies not in the fact that the
weed seeds are abundant in all soil,
but that the stand of grass is not thick
enough to keep them down.
OF course It is folly to allow these
seeds to increase by neglect to NOW
them. and therefore, one Of the first
after.harvest jobs is to take a mower
and go over every pasture, whether
permanent or in rotation and then go
over every stubble field that has been
seeded to clover and while clipping
back the clover and thus thickenlng It
up prevent the development OF weed
seed.
The great point we wish to impress
upon our readers, however, is that the
reason why these weeds appear is be.
cause the stand Of grass is deficient
We have seen permanent pastures
this year in which there is no sign of
weeds. These pastures are superb.
Every available spot is filled with
grass roots, and there is feed enough
for two animals and only one to eat
1t. This means a long, late fall pas
ture and fat stock.
How prevent this weed growth ?
You can not do much now, says Wal
lace's Farmer. All you can do is
to keep these weeds moved down to
prevent further seeding. Then next
spring provide yourself with a good
disk drill and drill in clover and tim.
othy just when the frost is going out
Of the ground. This will thicken up
your stand OF grass; thicken 1t up to
such an extent, II the land is rich
enough, as to double the pasture and
do away with the unsightly weeds
without the trouble of keeping them
moved down.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01
BURGLAR HAD TO MAKE CHANGE.
Bankers Business Instincts Asserted
Themselves In Emergency

a group Of his friends we're discus.
sing William Wlnslow Sherman, the
old banker who died not long ago. HE
had the coolest nerve OF any man
know" said one. Three or four
years ago when Sherman was an old
man and partially crippled by reason
OF a fall from horse, he entered his
bedroom late at night to find masked
burglar ransacking It. The thief had
a big gun trained on Sherman In
minuete The banker just waived II
aside with a tired hand Put that
away, he said, irritably Let us dis
cuss this matter like gentlemen The
burglar was so surprised he laughed.
Now. you could hurt me II you wanted
to, and might get away with some
little knlcks-knacks,' said Sherman.
But you might be caught, and there's
slight probability that you could dis.
pose of my toilet articles profitably.
What would you consider fair cash
proposition to go away?' They talked
It over in all peace. The burglar
thought he ought to have $40, but
Sherman, after inquiring into the
mans habits, said IS was enough
You see, he said, you're a known
thief II this were your first offense
I'd pay your price, but now the police
have your picture you ought to be glad
to accept any fair compromise and
run no risk The burglar finally
agreed to take IS. Sherman pulled
out a $40 bill Give me 81 change,
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01

ing OF the lead line. and the cries OF
the lookout. This Is the case even
when the sun or stars are shining
brightly and only the horizon is OBJ
secured.
\ The great danger, and which has
lured many good ship to her destruc-
tlon. Is the counterfeit horizon, which
appears so clear and well defined that
II viii deceive experienced navigators
men who have been deceived before
by the same false assurance that they
we're looking upon the real horizon
Secure In the belief that his sights
are good" which is the nautical way
of saying that the safety signals are
set. the mariner stands boldly on his
course only TO find that he is several
miles out OF his reckoning, and has
made a bad landfall The false horl.
zon Mt sea is as cruel deception by
Dame Nature as the mirage on land
which presents to the thirsty traveller
limpid stream almost within reach
Of his hand
The spanner horizon is 80 called be
cause II exactly spans the periphery
OF the suns image reflected on the
horizon glass OF a sextant when day
observations are taken. II carries q
central wire for night work, on which
star. light ashore or afioat or other
small object may be brought In line.
On the darkest nights the attitudes
OF the stars may be taken with the
spanner In the daytime, when the
horizon is obscured and the limbs OF
the sun are brought between the legs
OF the instrument. the altitude OF the
suns center is obtained and the true
horizon is established.
Capt Gadsen invented the instru-
-spAaT' after his retirement from an &C
tive seafaring life. Its value as an
aid to navigation was recognized by
English mariners and II was suggest
ed that company be formed for the
manufacture OF the auxiliary TO the
sextant, but Capt. Gadsen, who is mid
dle-aged and set" in his ideas. would
+ not consider the proposition. The sat
isfaction that he will derive, and all
he asks for, is the approval OF the nav
igators who find his invention TO be
practical and helpful. He would rattle,
know that hundred ships had laid !
true course and avoided danger with
the aid Of his spanner horizon than I,
receive hundred thousand gulneas.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01
said he. And he got II, before he
paid. From n New York Letter.
How to Place Your pillow.

You have probably been accustomed
to sleep since your childhood on a
pair Of pillows lying broadwise to
your head Sometimes you cannot
sleep, however. Just try lying on
them placed longwise. SO that the
lower ends will touch your armplts.
You will find the amount OF repose
you get is double what you derive
from them when placed in the ordinary
fashion, which really leaves nothing
for the base of the neck to rest upon.
A properly constructed pillow should
rest the head, neck and shoulders. The
one most In vogue rests only the head.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01
BUILT INTO THE gRos' NEST.
Appropriate Place for lace Intended
for Coming Babys Cap.

a young mother sat under an apple
tree while the blossoms fell about her,
listening TO the glad twittering Of a
couple Of song sparroNs who we're
building their nest In the lilac bush
which grew beside the fence. She
was fashioning a tiny cap of softest
lawn and lace, and smiling to herself
while she sewed, after the manner Of
her kind. She was wondering what
the little face would be Ike that would
look out from the dainty cap of rufiles
and frills. II was almost done except
for one little piece Of lace, which she
could not find to finish II. She had
to give up her search for II. though
she knew she had had It when she
put her work basket on the grass be
side her and had gone into the house
TO get some forgotten thing
In the fullness of time her mother
heart was satisfied, for her child lay
In her arms and slept upon her breast.
She carried the babe out and sat again
under the apple tree, now laden with
fruit She glanced into the lilac bush.
es where the birds had bullded their
nest In the spring and found that the
birdlings had taken wing and It was
deserted, but cunnlngly woven into II
around the top was the lost bit OF lace
for which when making the baby cap
she had searched so long In vain.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01
HARVESTING BEANS.
Michigan Grower Tells How He
Manages.

Beans grown commercially in this
section are ready for harvest about
the last of August or the first of Sep
TENDER. | always believe in securing
my beans before the leaves drop. Just
as soon as the beans are fairly ripe
| begin to cut them without waiting un.
I'll they get hard | use an ordinary
bean cutter, taking two rows at time.
| / have men follow and place two rows
of cut beans or four original rows In
one Two men and a team follow and
/ place these on a wagon preparatory to
| hauling to the barn. Two men and
one team can clean five acres a day.
At first | made platforms of rails in
my barn bays. | soon found that this
was unnecessary and gave 1t up, Now
| | put down a layer q straw, then put
on three feet of beans. | then spread
over another layer Of straw, and then
I follow with beans, and so on. | have
never had beans spoil in this manner,
and | often fill my bay full to the top.
Do not try to thresh your beans be-
fore three to six weeks after they are
/ put into the barn. Here is where a
great many make a mistake. Beans
like most grains, are much finer II
they are permitted to thoroughly
sweat in the barn. When the thresh
ing machine comes be sure that the
concaves are low enough TO prevent
the cracking Of the beans Then have
your machine man stay right by the
machine. II is then easily possible to
have the beans threshed properly
without splitting, and there is no need
of having any trash as the beans come
from the machine.
always have my beans hand picked
near home. ! find this very satisfac
tory, as then | can use my Gull beans
If done under your eye the contractor
cannot find any fault, and everybody
will be better satisfied than If he pick!
the beans on estimates.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01
AID TO NAV|GATORS'
CAPT. cADsEN PERFEcTs DEVICE
TO CORRECT FALSE HORIZON.
Relatively as Valuable as seNtant-
All Reward Inventor Seeks Is to
Know He Has Made Ocean
Travel Safer.

Washington. There has been pre-
scented to the bureau Of navigation Of
the United States navy an ingenious
device to aid in taking observations
TO determine a ships position, and
which, IL adopted, will not yield and
IS not expected to yield a dollar OF
profit TO the inventor, Capt II. A. Cad
zen, a retired mariner, now enjoying
the comforts Of life ashore at No. 6
Binden road, London.
Capt, Gadsen's invention Is as i'm.
portant relatively as the sextant itself.
The Japanese navy used It in the war
with Russia, and to its employment
the commanders Of eight ships as
cribed in a large measure their ability
TO surprise the enemy
Dlvested of its technical nomencla.
ture, the invention, which is called the
"spanner horizon" is intended to cor.
rect a false horizon, which the navi.
gator breads almost as much as he
does the uncharted sunken rock, for
he may be carried many miles out Of
his course, and not infrequently to a
dangerous ambush. in the painless
lane he is following.
Ever since the time when the hardy
Norsemen ventured out OF sight Of
land. guided only by n rude compass,
dependence has been placed upon the
sea horizon for those observations OF
the celestial bodies which enabled the
navigator TO fix his position upon and
shape his course across the vast ex
panse Of the oceans. When the horl.
zon is obscured the observations can.
not be taken. and reliance-uncom.
Portable and uncertain-has to be
placed on dead reckoning. the heay.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01
Small Flock Of Sheen.

A small flock OF sheep will often
prove very profitable, even when the
farmer is so situated that the bulk Of
his attention must be given to other
things. Some say that it requires as
much knowledge to know how to
handle a small flock of sheep as Il
large one, and this in a measure is
true. but II is not largely true. For
Instance a small flock of sheep run.
ming in a large pasture with other
stock, will not be so likely to render
the pasture unsuitable for the con
linued pasturing Of sheep by the intro
iuction of intestinal parasites as I'm
case of a larger flock. The little flock
Of sheep will thrive on some heritage
that other stock will not eat, and so
this can be utilized when It would
otherwise be wasted.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01
Give Weeds No Quarter.

The corn is laid by, the hay is up,
and the rush of the seasons work is
past. The weeds, however are still
busy, and in few weeks more many
Of them will have matured their seed.
The cornhelds and the pastures may
be clean from weeds but look out for
The odd corners and barn yards, which
oftentimes contain enough weeds to
seed down the whole place Get down
he scythe on some off day in the next
two weeks and get busy.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01
Future Of the Chinese.

Sir Robert Hart dlrectorgeneral Of
Chinese customs, declares that the
Chinese are destined to become a pow.
erful nation; but with such an i'm
mense mass the work must go slow
and by the time they are organized
along modern lines, even II they we're
aggressive, which they are not. they
will know how to temper their
strength with wisdom AS TO the
yellow peril" Sir Robert said he
thought 5hat, though the Chinese are
likely to become formidable eompeti.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01

are a familiar sight, with their great
hand nets and quaint costumes. Many
of the towns have distinctive cos
tunes by which their women can be
recognized anywhere. Those Of Maria.
Kirke, near Ostend, wear trousers
and loose blouses, while their heads
and shoulders are covered by shawls.
They carry their nets into the sea and
scoop up vast quantities Of shrimps
and prawns, with an occasional crab
or lobster and many small fish. They
often wade out till the water is up to
their necks. and they remain for hours
at time In water above their knees.
rarely returning until their baskets
are full.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01
HOW TO USE CONCRETE.
w. r. Fitzpatrick Gives PraeNea'
Points for Amateur.


The form or mold has to be exact
anA9trong. II you wish to bulld
wall, the boarding has TO be true ana
plumb, set close together and proper
ly braced, both sides II an indepen'
dent wall, one side IL a retaining wall
This planking or the forms retaining
the concrete in place should be KEPT
there until the concrete Is absolutely
we'll set
1t is better to err on the safe SIDE
and keep the forms up for couple
Of weeks than It is to have the whole
thing crumble by removing them 100
soon Fatal concrete collapses are oc'
curing with all too great frequency
and hurry to occupy those buildings
is generally to blame II they fall.
For ordinary walls piers and such
work, dry measures Of concrete SHOULD
be one of cement, three OF coarse, clean
sand and six measures Of clean gravel
broken stone or broken brick, broken
large or small as the nature OF the
work demands. but never crumbled
into dust Where greater strength Is
required, increase the cement proper
tiOnally.
The mixture should be fairly wet
and thoroughly mixed, as wet as
bricklayers usually have their mortar
will accomplish the best results. This
mixture should be poured into the
mold or form and tamped with a
heavy weight and not more than six
or eight inches thick at a time before
tampng
It is difficult TO join It, so one unit
of the work had best be completed
at the one operation. If day has to
elapso between times then leave the
edge OF the finished work very rag
ged and broken so that the new may
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The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01

the other end around the small
ends Of 16.foot poles so neck
of bottle is about one foot from
pole. Sharpen large end of pole
and set in the ground, Set the poles
every ten or 20 rods clear around the
chicken range. The wind blowing
against the bottle causes 1t to swing
and turn around and at the same time
the sun shining on the bottle of water
makes 1t throw beams of light In sew
eral directions. When the hawk sees
this he darts away as though he had
been shot at.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01
Psychology In Clothes.

DR.. Thomas Claye Shaw Of London.
speaking on the subject of the special
psychology Of women. says that there
is a psychology In clothes. 1t is use
less to say that they dress as they
do to please other women or please
men. They dress simply because they
have to I'm their own way and to their
own satisfaction. The psychology Of
dress is that It appears to make you
be what you profess to be.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01

This made Of Port Arthur a grave.
yard that was eloquent but not dig
nified. In the second place. the, pro.
verbal rapacity Of the low class Chi
nese does not spare the poor re-
mains Of the dead. To steal a button
from a tunic, the scabbard of a sword.
II not rings, watches and other valu.
able objects. the thieves will dig up
the corpses and profane them without
the slightest conjunction. Therefore.
for convenience In guarding the
graves, as well as for the honor due
to the brave. the collective tomb was
made and dedicated in the presence
OF mingled emissaries OF the car and
the Japanese authorities"
Gen. Logi was delegated by the EN-.
peror OF Japan TO preside at the funo.
ton. On his side the car sent Gen.
Gerugrao and Admiral Massevitch. as
well as Gen. Tchitchakov, command.
ant OF the troops OF Hardin. and many
officers and privates. all ex.soldiers or
Port Arthur. The wounds and scars
OF conflict were stlll to be seen on
them.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01
BRAVE MEN HoNoREo.
Japan Raises Monument to Russians
Killed at Port Arthur.

London.-The peaceful epllogue OF
great military drama was given at
Port Arthur recently when a curious
picturesque and touching ceremony
was performed Through the militia
tive Of Gen Oshima. governor OF
Kwang.Tung. Japan has put up col
lective monument to the remains OF
the Russian defenders slain In the
siege Of Port Arthur This measure
serves two purposes says ILLUS
tration" MANY OF the soldiers. in the
first place, had merely provisional
burial They we're buried where they
fell, and the place was marked by a
cross OF wood or uncarved stone.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01
Look After the MaehIneru

Now is good time to see about
the machinery which has just complet-
ed its seasons service. II sheds are
available, store all the machinery pos,
sible in out of the weather Grease
the cultiyator shoyels, replace lost
bolts, etc. In short be sure that next
season will 6nd you ready to work
without delay
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01
Wouldn't Intert.re

las a matter Of fact, said the man
who was looking for an argument
every mans life is his own. Now II
! took a notion to commit suicide
what right would you have TO prevent
me?"
Don't you think for minute that
| would, answered the cool.natured
party as he meandered on his way.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01

Wow" growled the old man, re.
turning to the bedroom, 81 stubbed my
toe"
Well" replied his wife, that's
what you get for going down stairs in
your stocking feet"
That's so; II | hadn't gone down
in my stocking feet that young man
of Edith's might have heard me and
got away before / reached him."
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01
caIves for Reef Eeedlnn.

When calves are fed from one to
three months on whole milk Il has
been found by recent tests at the Vir
ginia experiment station that they
make much better gains and reach
better finish later on. The frame
work of the calf Is largely made der
ing this period, and for the production
OF beef Of the highest quality whole
milk Is great advantage. ~
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01

pair OF Guinea pigs, badly In need of
hair cut; a couple of young wolves, an
Ills, falcon. several owls and a fam.
lily OF alligators. And that's not all
With her also are several drays OF the
gaudiest luggage that any hotel here
has ever sheltered. 1t is all painted
red, white and green, the Hungarian
colors. The princess is Hungarian
by birth and Russian by marriage, but
that did not last long. Like any
American girl, she had to get rid OF
her Russian prince. The princess Is
said to be painter OF some note I'm
Europe.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01
A PICTURESQUE PRINCESS.
Touring Country with Many Servants
and Big Menagerle.

Washington.-Who is now touring
this country, and who is quite the
most picturesque parsonage who has
visited our shores in many moons? She
is at present sojourning in this city.
and with her are three maids. by
courtesy French; first, a second and
third attache; a marshal. courier
a butler. a chauffeur. and. for good
measure, three or four other men serv.
ants. And that's not all. With her
also is one small white. woolly dog, a
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01
Water Gateway Through Fence.

supporting wires they should be con.
nected with rod shown at A. Below
this rod is a stationary cross piece to
which BIB are hinged
Boards are nailed across these sup
ports at c. The whole gate is hung
that 1t swings out with the current Of
the stream. When the water is high
the current carries the gate out and
allows the passage of debris, but
when the water is down the gate nat.
urally swings In a normal position.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01
Powerful channel aas.

Among the fishes at the aquarium
likely to catch the eye of one strolline
along the banks is an alert and yigor.
Gus channel bass about three feet long
and weighing probably about 30
pounds. This big fish comes up, head
to the front, and balances itself in the
water, facing the spectator, and then
II swings its tail like throwing over a
rudder and sheers OF and goes sail.
ing around the tank, an embodiment
of strength and power.-New YorR
Sun.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01
More About N,

Hamlet had just discovered that
something in the state OF Denmark
was in an advanced stage OF decay
"or else" he said, its the stook
yards odor."
Seeing no way to escape 1t, he sub.
sequently provoked fight with
Laertes, and died willlngly.-Chicago
Tribune.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01
Old Peonle MAJ. MAJ.

In recently published reports of the
fair which took place at the Home Of
the Daughters of Jacob. New York
mention was made of the chief usher.
4 lad age i05 years, and OF the
girls who sold candy and lemonade,
hithough they were only los and 1O7
years old Some doubt was expressed
az 70 the ages OF these inmates OF the
home Albert Kruger. the superin.
tepdent' said that there was no exag.
geration.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01

Beginners should not start in by
trying to raise several breeds and va.
rieties OF fowls. Better confne the
efforts to raising one species Nearly
all the successful poultry raisers make
a specially of only one or two varie
ties. They find that 1t pays better
than II does to experiment with half
o dozen or more breeds.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01

says a writer in
Farmers Mail and
Breeze. Take pint
or quart size
clear glass bottles,
fill two-thirds full
of water and cork
tight. Tie end of
s I r n & cor d
around the neck
of each and tie
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01
Manner Of Construction.

fully 1t is well worth while TO build.
a pair of steps like the ones shown in
the cut where It is necessary to get
over one Of these fences frequently
In going from one part of the farm to
another
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01
A WATER GATEWAY.
Keeps Stock In, But Does Not OBJ.
struet Stream.

When farmers have trouble with a
fence passing over ditch or small
stream they may be able to get an
idea to fix their fences so as to turn
stock in, from the accompanying illus.
tration.
Posts are set at point near the
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01

Jones--What do you think young
chumpley weighs?
Brown--About 200 pounds ON the
scales and about ten ounces in the
community Hair HOLIDAY