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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-04-15
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Can Mntonio, IA. Npril 1909.
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Gan antonio, IA. Mpril 1909. =
Odfen $3.50 Bis 1925 per 100 gib.
&Ibe $40 biz $3.50.
8u1en nnb oStags" $500 bis 1925.
SGbrlinge $2.75 Biz $3.50.
RGlber 1915 Biz $500.
6dafe $3.50 Biz $4.25.
3iegen 1925 Biz $3.50.
5dpeine $500 Biz $500.
ct. 2onis, IA. MpriI 1909. - Minos
Dieb. SegdszGie1, $500 BIB $500.
Gdtpetne $3.50 Biz $3.50.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-04

The method is summed up as FOL.
lows:
ITO destroy wild onions, harrov
with disk ia the fall when N.
onions are one foot or more high
and follow with deep ploviny
Trench blowing should be very en-.
cient. and has to recommend II tho
additional advantage that most a,
the hard-shelled bulbs are thus bur.
led too deeply to ever get out. This
treatment is 10 kin plants coming
from soft-shelled bulbs and from
aerial bulblets which have fallen on
tho ground.
Break again. shallow. early in
tho spring. plant 20 a cultivated crop.
and give careful cultivation. This IA
20 kill the plants from the hard.
shelled bulbs when this Is accom-.
pllshed tho pest ia destroyed"
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-04
Mississippi State Farmers Institute.

ROUNDUP held Mississippi A. NJ College
kk>l IS, successful held All
Az helpful
demanded did that demand The gush
and
NEE
the direction OF Prof Lloyd Director
that long making those attend
came
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-04
Commissioner BlakrsIcc Urges Con.
tract System of Working Roads.

Tho discussion OF the important
question Of road Improvement was
opened by Commissioner Of Agricul-
turc BiakcBlec in his usual cnthu-
aiaRtic manner iio declared that
we must build roads nj u cost within
the ability OF our people To pay. but
that our largest tax today was our
bad road" tax. llc showed that
good roads would save the average
farmer from $40 To &i2 on the mar
kcting OF his cotton crop alone.
amounting In the aggregate TO from
one To two million dollars annually.
Also that accurate estimates showed
that IL cost on al average &c cents
An acre more TO market our pro-
ducts over bad roads. which In Mis-
sissippi meant that We were paying
bad road" tax Of $5.200.000 an
nually.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-04

Mr.. Blakeslee advocated the abol-
ishment OF the overseer system or
working the roads and the substitu
ton OF some form OF contract system
He stated that Go or 81 counties in
Mississippi were now doing some
thing In good road building and urg-
ed every county In the state TO send
representatives TO the meeting OF the
State Association OF County Super
vlsors at which road building will
be fully discussed. and at which
Good Roads Association will be or
ganized.
(To be Continued Next Week
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-04
Let An I.H.C. Gasoline Engine
Be Your Handy Man

THERE is no season OF the year when an
|. II. {. engine will not be of use 10 you.
Many times it will take the place of
hired man and save you hired mans wages.
j. will make easy jobs out of the hard jobs. 1t
will enable you TO get more and better service
out of your other farm machines. Don't let
the item of first cost keep you from owning
faithful, dependable helper which
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-04

yet. he proceeded to show how these
dirt roads could be- made and main
tanned at an expense within reach
OF any section
lie stated that the spllt-log drag
would construct road in time. but
IL was too slow The drag was the
Implement for maintaining roads In
condition after they lad been ditch
cd and properly shaped by road ma
chimes and Hcrapcrs. The road keep
or OF the future will. In the opinion
OF Prof Fox. undoubtedly be the
split-log DRAG. Its use up to ta.a
time had been retarded because OF It's
simplicity People will not believe.
until they have seen It. that 30
simple a machine. one they can build
themselves al practically no coat.
NIll do so effective work Up TO
tao or three years ago the Delta
people did not believe they could
have good dirt roads on their buck
shot land In the town OF Green.
willie. when OF the paved streets.
scarcely pull an empty wagon. but
after tho use ot the spltt-log DRAG
one year there ia no timo that tao
mules can not easily pull a ton.
by arat shaping up the strcotA
aud then dragging after each rain.
just as tho dirt waa drying. tho city
Of Crconyillo in one year has made
her streets pasBablc. thing thought
impossible before Without paving
Prot Fox advocated spending
about 500 per mile In the shaping
az our dirt roads DO this by con
tract and employ men wlth accurate
know ledge 10 Pc" that contract Is
properly carried out. then spend 1lb
10 SIS n year. per mile. ia maintain
Ing thcao roads @ith tho Hpllt-log
drag. In this ~ay one.tourth the
roads could be- Workcd tho nrat year
and then another quarter added each
year. and la I've years by this meth
cd. good dirt roads could DO had
every a here at coat which NC are
able 10 stand To maintain good
roads SIS To SIS mile IL not too
much to spend and for this amount
good roads may be- maintained by
the use Of the drag There IL no
other way or implement which will
enable uB to have good roads. and
all will use the DRAG when they know
OF It's yirtuca
Commissioner Ilakrsl~c Urges Con.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-04


Wednesday forenoon at the open
In session no time was lost in the
customary nonsense of addresses OF
welcome and responses. but AT once
the business OF the meeting vas be-
gun in a discussion OF the good roads
problem.
Prof. W. -. Brown. of the Missls-
sippi 4. a VI. College. Was the first
speaker After pointing out that
France was doing more In national
Nay than any other country and
stating that France vas spending
SIS. 100000 annually while tho
United States. with her much larger
territory. had up to this time. all
told. only spent about $4,000. 900.
be called attention to the fact that
OF the Southern States only Virginia
and Georgia sere giving State aid
to road building.
While the modern macadam road
~as regarded as the best road. II was
pointed out that tho coat was attll
too great for most rural sections and
he devoted his remarks largely TO
description OF the methods OF build
ing sand-clay roads and tho ordinary
dirt road. The eandclay road could
be constructed At moderate coat
After proper drainage and shaping
OF the road. the vet clay should DO
plowed and SUFFICIENT sand narrowed
I'm. Just enough clay should DO used
TO Ill up the spaces between tho par
uclcs Of sand The sand and clay
should be- mixed with the harrow.
The traffic Of the road should not
be depended upon 10 do thiR mixing
The frat Htcp in building dirt
roads is TO properly construct and
maintain ditchcA These mus, be
kept clean by attention both spring
and fall. In shaping the road one
half inch crown TO every ]. inches iR
about right A little more may be
given nj first 40 that when packed by
traffic IL w!ll DO about that II too
steep. water wiil run OF ia such a
manner AS 10 produce gullies. Kuts
must be kept out 80 that water sill
run OF TO the sidcA. The water
should never be conducted across the
road as In 30 commonly done. IL
necessary to take the water across
the road IL should be with n culver,
The little bridges constructed OF
wood which are now made should
be replaced with cnlverts OF concrete
Prof Brown insisted that the State
should appropriate. say 900. FOR
each county that would give like
sum and that with these funds
should be- built one mile OF good road
as an object lesson. la each case the
road should be constructed with the
materials most readily available In
the particular locality where built.
The Split-Iog Drag tho TOAD Keeper
Of the Future.
Prof. J. w. Fox. OF the Missisbippi
Delta Branch Experiment Station. re-
lated his experience and observation
OF the effects OF using the split-log
drag on the stiff gumbo soils OF the
Delta
After stating that the dirt road
must OF necessity be the road for
most sections for u number OF years
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-04
To Destroy Wild Onions.

The United States Department OF
Agriculture has issued a bulletin tell
Ing how TO eradicate the Wild onion
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-04
Works for You at from
Csc TO 4Oc a Day

May 'imo l. H. {. viii hlring
from 81 20 TO s. 80 a
That is Grpay!rg tho frs. rapidly.
|. III. {. gasoline lied
They made many styles and they especially
adapted 20 farm purposes.
The lire cc.udcs
Vertical 2 } aad 2s horse power.
Horizontal stationary and pogtabiel TO- Il? IS 70?
hof~r
Casohne tractors IL. IS and 20 horse power.
Famous air-eooed ! and 2hogsc power.
Famous skddsd snginss ?. 3 I. q and shosc
AIso complete limo OF Fsmous to
horse and and
Count the have lot a
and figure up how days IN tho
Then
agent about Tho ca,aiogs he will hand
ulafs IL YOU prefer write for further
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY OF AMERICA
is
Chicago. u. S \.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05

over and beautiful to such an extent that 1t is now one of the prettiest theatres in the south. It has always been com- fortable house, but the changes and im- provements have added to the comforts and added to its appearance, making it both comfortable and beautiful. Manager Semon promises a glad surprise to every one.
 ''The Cowboy Girl' is well known to Birmingham audiences, having been one of the most popular melodramas at that house. It combines in most happy manner drama, fun and music, and three great essentials of successful amusement of the people. The company Is said to be stronger, the chorus larger and better, and the scenic effects superior to those of any previous season. There are 12 beauty girls assisting Miss Marshall, and they arc also capable singers and graceful dancers. The company contains several Birmingham favorites who will be well comed.
 There will be the usual Tuesday, Thurs day and Saturday matinees and the regu- lar performances every night during the week. As usual the curtain will rise promptly at S:S0 o'clock at night and 2:So o'clock In the afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05

! It was a room about 20 by 70 feet. with
 no partitions. He went to work to make it habitable, for it was simply of rough hewn logs The first thing he found in the cabin was big pine bar, which had evidently done service-yeoman serv- ice at that-judging from it's polisheq top: and poker table. He made in quiries and found that his cabin had been one of the principal saloons of Spar in it's glory days. He couldn't find any
 thing to tell whether the saloon had been Chance" The Always Open," or some- thing else. That part of it's history is lost He cleaned up the shack, built q fireplace and partitioned 1t off.
 The bar and poker table he turned over to the town company, and by agreement the 15O prohibition Kansans are tho joint owners
 Some time later Creede old-timer came to Spar. and his story gave the bar lustrious fame. "Why, that's the bar" he declared, behind which Bob
 James. was killed It was sold to Spar
 saloonkeeper and moved up here. Ford was shot in the back just as he had killed James, l Since the Kansans bought the whole town and everything that was therein. they are the lawful possessors of the
 Bob Ford bar If their mining ventures don't pan out although the prospects
 are good now. soft drinks viz lemon- ade. pop soda water, milkshakes and farmer cocktails may be dispensed across Of course every man, woman and child who buys" will be told by bark CT, free of charge, the story of how Bob Ford was slaughtered behind that bar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05
BOB FoRD's BAR.
Property of Jesse James Slayer
 Owned by Prohibitionsts.

From the Kansas City Journal
 Time and chance play some wonderful
 tricks, shift strange scenes and employ unthought-of players. Who would have
 ever dreamt about a quarter of cen tury ago, when Bob Ford. the slayer of
 Jesse James, was killed in his saloon, at Creede, that the bar in his saloon, behind which he was shot to death,
 would some day become the property of band of 15O prohibition Kansans? But such is the run of circumstances and fact Back in 1892, Creede, Colo, was in the heydey of it's glory. Big finds of silver had been made. The Com modore was producing in great shape. The overflow of fortune hunters, miners and what not started the town of Spar, just a few miles from Creede, and sought there the float from the Creede find ings.
 Roth towns were wild and woolly. Creedes habits were paragraphed in this line: "Its all day nthe daytime, and there is no night in Creede." Spar too was lively It had it's proportion of saloons and dance halls.
 But Father Time shifted things again; the silver fever died out silver went low" and both towns slumped. Creede survived, but Spar fiickered out and was completely abandoned
 Four or five years ago a number of Kansas men who wanted to have good summer homes and do little mining, bought the deserted town of Spar. About 20 cabins are there now; the membership of the town company is about 150, and all of them are Kansans, or formerly of Kansas. Judge William sThompson of Kansas City is president of the company.
 Charles Ryker, railroad commissioner, whose home Is at Hutchinson. is stock holder and member.
 Ryker was given one of the cottages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05

time is so short that the lawyer is com pelled to go himself and impersonate one It doesn't need any great imagination to forsee the comedy complications that arise from this situation and MT. Fig man makes the most of it. Of course there Is a romance. The mock min ister falls in love with the pretty daugh- ter of the minister whose pulpit he tem- porarily fills and he discovers incidental ly that an ambitious young district at torney has trumped up charge against the aged minister for alleged embezzle- ment of charity funds. The lawyer comes to the front to defend the father of the girl whom he loves and does so with boldness, cleverness and dispatch. In doing so. however, he prejudices himself with the pure minded girl by exposing the fact that in his earlier life he married a chorus girl who divorced him. All ends happily, however, to the satisfaction of the audience.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05
Max FIgman in "The Substitute"

Max Figman, John Cort's most popular and prosperous star, comes to the Jef- ferson next Friday night for his annual engagement, when he will present new comedy, "The Substitute" from the pens of Beulah M. Dix and Evelyn Green leaf Sutherland, authors of that quaint New York success "The Road to Yester- day." There is an adage that lightning never strikes in the same place twice, but MT. Figman has disproved it and followed one success immediately with an- other. He made lot of friends and a big reputation with ""The Man on the Box" and nobody believed that he could duplicate it immediately, but &C., cording to all accounts "The Substitute" though wholly different In theme and treatment, is even a greater success, both from artistic and financial points of view
 It is claimed that this play differs en- tirely from any that has been written in late years and not only affords Max Fig man opportunity to display his talents as a comedian, but also as an actor of se- rious moment.
 Report says he is more than equal to the occasion. The title of the play is derived from the fact that Max Figman, who takes the part of an up-to-date young New York lawyer, to keep his word with his prospective brother-in-law, young theologian who has suddenly been over come by the heat, promises that he will get substitute for him to fill the pull pit of little Connecticut church. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05
ADJUSTMENTS.
"G,austarkp Here Thursssv

Aeoh0iN FIGfc nurSQ5X.
 George Barr MeCuteheon is an author whose books readily adapt themselves to l stage purposes. This was demonstrated when his "Brewster's Millions,' provided d theatrical success. Graustark. the hook that made MT. McCuteheon famous has
 been dramatized by George D. Rakor 1 ana IS accepted as the premier romantic drama of today. This attraction hos played extended engagements in Now
 iorh ana Chicago and in both cities re- l eeiVed the commendation of press and pubic, "Graustark" will be seen in Bir- iningham at the Jefferson theatre Thurs day matinee and night
 The play embraces all the thrilling in- eidents of the book and stamps Mir. Me cuteheon as an original and versatile writer. Baker & Castle, the sponsors for this production, have more than sat- isfied the critics. and playgoers flock to the theatre wherever "Graustark" is an- nounced.
 The company is an excellent one. head ed by Isabel MacGregor Maurice E. Brierre, Jr., and J. H. Lewis and have been singularly and collectively praised for their good work in the different char acters assigned them
 As a scenic production "Graustark' is in class by itself, all the beautiful landmarks described by the author in his bewitching story are shown. James w. Castle, former stage director for Mime. Schuman-Heink Opera Co.,, staged the play MT. Castle has introduced num- Der of mechanical devices new to the stage to get several novel effects and they are of such an intricate nature that Is necessary to have a special crew of expert stage mechanics travel with the company to manipulate them.
 The Toledo, O., Times says of "Graus- tarlS":
 Elaborate in it's scenic effects, dramat- ic in its climaxes, and based on a story of heart interest into which is woven l spirit of patriotic pride, 'Graustark' | opened at the Lyceum Sunday, under | most favorable and suspicious conditions. 1
 "The matinee audience simply went into l ecstacies over the performance and time | and time again the members of the very | capable company were forced to respond | to curtain calls and encores
 'The play is a dramatization of George | Barr McCutcheon's famous novel, Graus- tark.' and that the thousands who have | read the book are anxious to see the | characters and story acted out is evident | from the advance sale at the Lyceum this week."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05
Labor Day Matinee.

A Labor Day matinee tomorrow after noon at 2:30 o'clock will be the initial performance at the Bijou theatre for this season, and the first night performance of the season will be tomorrow evening at S:30 o'clock.
 The attraction for the Bijou all this week Is Miss Sue Marshall, a pretty and popular little woman, and very capable company in "The Cowboy Girl" one of the happiest combinations of drama, music and comedy that will be in Bir- mingham this season. Manager Semon picked this as the opening attraction on account of its general excellence and great popularity.
 A rejuyenated Bijou will surprise the public Monday afternon and night. It is a Bijou with a new coat completely done
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05
His Proud Lip CurIed.

His proud lip curled.
 You think you are clever' he sneerad "but I can see through you"
 And the next day she had her summer gown lined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05

Fireworks, Barbecue, Danc- ing Music. East Lake, Labor Day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05
At the Hippodrome.

The Birmingham amusement were surprised with the Hippodrome of fering for the week just ended but there is a still greater surprise in store for them at 10 cents this week. when Mana ger Lyons will present one of the strong est 1O-cent vaudeville bills ever produced in the south. The bill opens with a special matinee Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. which will be a holiday event, and there will be a regular matinee at o'clock. The regular night per formances during the entire week will be at 7:30 and o'clock
 The famous Military Four. quartet of extraordinary merit will be one of the three star attractions this coming week, and these boys of harmony prom ise to form one of the record-breakers in popularity. Quartets are popular in Birmingham. and this quartet promises to be doubly so.
 Then comes Howard and De Leon, said to be team of as clever comedy aero bats as one could want to see. Their twists and turns, those dffifult stunts of the stage will be amazing and their comedy will be laughter producing. The remaining number of the trio will be Mill and and Du Bois, singers of sweet mel odies and clever parodies. and a pair of performers with a brand new line of rapid fire conversation that will conyulse the audiences.
 There will be new motion pictures, one of which is the very latest product of the manufacturer and which will be seen in Birmingham for the first time. The H. lustrated song will also be new one and will be rendered by singer of great ability. The entire programme will be bright with musical excellence and plenty of the highest class of comedy.
 The Virginia.
 Nothing succeeds like success. Manager Kelly was the first man to introduce To- cent vaudeville and pictures in Birming ham at the Alamo and the Air-Dome. His succeSs was so great that he has se- cured the lease of the O'Brien opera house from the Columbia Amusement company, and will call it The Virginia
 The house is in the hands of the deco rators and painters, and when 1t Is turned over to the public Monday matinee Sep- tember 6, for their inspection and amuse- ment they will find 1t one of the prettiest playhouses in town.
 MT. Kelly will offer at this popular fam fly resort the best vaudeville and pie lures money can procure. The Sullivan X Considine agency will book this house, and as they have chain of theatres of their own, they are In position to send the best vaudeville acts that come south
 The moving pictures will be first-run' subjects, and will be thrown with all the effects. This is something that has not been introduced in any of the picture the atres up to the present time and is said to make the picture much more interest ins There will not be anything in the way of comfort and good, clean amuse- ment overlooked by the management MT. Kelly has, it is pointed out, the confidence of his patrons and he means to keep their patronage by giving them the best pos sible. Therewill be two shows in the aft ernoon and two at night. The admission will be 10 cents.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-12-01
Knockdown Prices.

81 rise TO offer another instance of
that wonderful adaptablllty of the
American business man whereby he
turns even accident to advantage" re-
Gently announced a visiting Briton at
a Washington club.
"While in an Ohio town not long ago
| observed that some mischievOus in
dividual had thrown a brick through
the window of a tailoring establish
ment. Several sale placards had been
knocked off the goods displayed, where
upon the quick witted proprietor ex-
hibited the following notice:
"'Some one has thrown a brick.
knocking our prices down. Don't re-
peat. They can't so any lower. -
Washington Star.