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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-30
Penetrabflitr Of Matter.

In a lecture at the Royal Institu-
tion reC entity. Professor Sir James
Thomson said that matter is neither
continuous nor homogeneous. He
showed by an experiment that hydro
gen can be passed into vacuum
bulb through an incandesceat plati-
mum window. In q similar way
sodium can be passed into the tube
to absorb the residual oxygen. Bel
lati, the Italian physicist, has shown
that hydrogen can pass through cold
iron geatter may therefore be gen
orally regarded as fun OF holes
Youths COMPANION
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-30

French, mOngrel English, and out
landish expressions
without attempting to name the
different articles. ! viii say that it
seemed they had swept the pools, the
ponds, the swamps, and all strange
places to get the materials for din
ner
Never having tasted terrapin, I
thought that when we came around
70 that ! certainly should be delight
ed We had gone through With the
frogs and different kinds of soups,
and then came the terrapln and can
Tasback duck.
Il had eaten among the Indians.
among the negroes. among white
folks and among the Dutch. but /
had never tasted anything like that
terrapin- It seemed TO be mixed M
with little chips and gristle, small
boncs, spices. fsavoring extracts, sage,
rue and hair OIL
Il tackled 1t BOLDLY had tried
several other dishes and SOUPS and
failed-but the first mOuthfuI of this
discouraged me turned to ny
neighboT and said
How do you like thisss HIS an
sEer fully cOneurred with my judg-
ment- then knew be vas wise
man.
-'lt took till very late in the night
TO 50 through with the whole buzi-
ness. but hung on because I waited
10 hear the speeches. =
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-30
Some ot1er Insects to Combat.


Another very prevalent scale ana
one that does a great deal Of damage
Is the oyster-shell bark louise, so
named from its general appearance
and easily recognized By its name.
This may also be controlled by spray
ing with the lime sulphur wash o by4
the use of a solution made By dis
solving one pound of eaustic potash
IN i've gallons of water. This latter
is best nsed from the middle of May
TO the first of June just as The young
insects are beginning to crawl Pro-
lessor Waugh says that spraying the
trees il winter with pure line white
wash viii also get rid Of the oyster
sheH louise
The cooling moth is another enc
my Of apple growers which can be
controlled BIZ spraying just after the
blossoms have fallen and about one
week later With Paris green or ar
senate Of lead.
This poison IS usually combined
with the Bordeaux mixture so that
two purposes may be served by the
same spraying; and the same thing
is true Of the poisons used to kin the
destructive potato beetle
In conclusion it may be said that
spraying is one Of the persistently
neglected pieces of work that should
be done on the farm. There is Ger
tainly no economy in allowing from
ten to twenty per cent. Of our crops
to be destroyed By insects and plant
diseases. Spraying cannot prevent
all the loss from these sources: but
it viii prevent much Of il and pay a
handsome profit On the money and
time invested. when properly dome
Get good sprayer and take care
of your orchard, vineyard and truck
patches this year-Progressive Far
mer.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-30
Testing Plant Life
on Fort Brown Land
Remarkable Results of Experiments Foreign Growss m
cudng Cork Oak Bamboo Raised Cotton Plants Crossed

oak. The acorns from which these
trees sprang were brought from
Spain A barrel Of the acorns are
being planted each year. The trees
are OF slow growth. but are valuable
when they attain commercial size.
which is at an age OF about twenty
years 1t is from the cork oak that
the cork supply of the world l. OBJ
tanned ThHre Is one OF these trees
on the Jagna ranchs near Fort Brozn,
which is nourishfng At the age Of six
teen years 1t as~stafsd by Professor
GEeen thai whensa enrk oak has a.
tanned the age of twenty years it is
good for one hundred years Of pro-
duc1ion The cork oak trees which
are now growing id the Fort Brown
gardens are doing splendidly.
The growing % bambOos Is anoth-
er feature of these gardens Owing
to the strong Gulf winds. which pre-
vail almost constantly in the lower
Rio Gande Valley, the need Of wind
breaks TO protect the growing crops
is felt upon the farms. particularly
where certain delicate kinds Of gar
den truck are raised. 1t Is the opin-
ion of Professor Green that bamh0os
are the coming windbreaks OF the
valley. NSen planted from the seed
the bamboo stalks make q growth Of
twelve feet in one year The second
years growth Is twenty to thirty feet,
and. ifh irrigation, the stalks grow
to height 81 sixry to hundred feet.
the timber il from four 10 eight
inches in diameter. anda b bard and
straight. This bamboo tnbeE is good
for use as rafters in houses. and is
valuable in thousand other ways
BY moistening and splitting, hand
some and durable furniture and mat
ting can may Be made from it The
bamboo stalks which are growing up-
on the gardens here demonstrate that
they are well adapted TO this sou and
climate
The experiments and investigation
that have besn made in growing date
palms in the Fort Brown gardens
show that the raising Of this fruit is
a domestic proposition in the lower
Rio Grande Valley. The trees thrive
ana produce an abundance OF fruit
1t is probable that these gardens viii
have more than 1900 date palm trees
ready for distribution negt year
Exhaustive experiments are being
made with cacti There are now as
varieties Of cactns growing in the
Fort Brown gardens OF this NUM-
Der sixteen or seventeen varieties are
perfectly spineiess- The enormous
production and great value Of the
cactus as a forage product are well
known to the stOckmen Of the South
west.
Much attention is given to growing
native fruits. vegetables and grains
in these gardens. A Mexican variety
Of corn, which has unusually long
and thick husks. that protect it from
the weeyil. Is being grown This corn
is said to bs wen adapted TO Texas.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-30


The American novelist OF the newer
order Is apt to write, as the American
young woman talks. at the TOP OF his
voice. There Is something in the at
m0sphere of the United States. partly
natural, partly artificial, and the eff
feet Of an inve1erate spirit Of rivalry
which stimulates the organs OF ex-
preston to an excessive, often a
strident, pitch of energy. The itching
national desire to be thought original,
to have snap and go, in season and
out of season, leads inevitably to
freaklshnsss, irrelevanee, slang and
grieTous maltreatment of language.
The literary ideals of Hawthorne
are evidently obsolete Even those
of Mr. Henry James and Mr.. W. D.
Howells are condemned or forgotten.
The ambition of the younger school
of transatlantic noEelisfs Is, as vie are
frequently told, to produce real live"
stories Assuredly that Is one OF TIE
most Iaudable Of ambitions, bat it
miscarTies sorely when it results in
fussy effort to galvanize inert matter
to a semblanee of vigor and gayetE
Not thus is the novel endowed with
organic iife.-London Chronicle
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-30


1ne military reservation at Fort
Brown. which served the United
States useful purpose in trouble
some times during periods of border
warfare, is now being put to still
greater and far more beneficial use,
writes the Fort Brown lTexasl Ger
respondent Of the New York Tribune.
The abandonment Of Fort Brown IS
. military post as direct result of
the shooting up 0f the t0wn ID
Brownsville On August as. i SOS. left
the War Department with this waln-
able property upon It's hands. Soon
after the abandonment an invesfsga-
ton Of the agricultural possibilsties
Of the Land vas made under the d.
rection Of the Department Of .Agricul-
tire 1t was decided that It would
be an ideal site for the stablishment
Of a United States plant testing and
Introduction garden. 1t vas found
nat II was the most sontherly local
ny in the United States where such
garden could be established. In
point of climate and in other respects
It offered opportunities for conduct
ing experiments and Investigation in
the growth Of wide variety Of pro-
ducts that could not be undertaken in
any other section 81 the United
States. There were two other govern
ment plant testing and Introducing
gardens IN this country one 81 Miami
Fla. and the other at Chico, Cal s
Professor E. G. Green was put il
charge His FIRST step was to clear
the land and install a system Of irri-
CATION. The water for irrigation
purposes is obtained from the Rio
Grande by means of one eight horse
power gasolene engine, which drives
a centrifugal pump Of capacity OF
six hundred gallons minute. a
small, engine provides the agricultural
colony with its own electric lights and
domestic water supply
These gardens al present embrace
an area of fifty acres, but the remain
ing hundred and fifty acres viii be
brought under cultivation as rapid
II as possible. Even with the fifty
acres in use more than twenty-five
hundred different varieties of plant
life are growing or have been grown
since November, 1907. A detailed
account of what has already been ac-
eomplished in these gardens would
occupy many columns. Seeds and
plants have been brought from all
over the world and are being expert
mented with in order to discover
whether they are adapted to the soil
and climate Of the lower Rio Grande
Valley, as well as to other parts of
Texas and the South generally.
As an illustration of the possibili
ties in this direction, one variety of
cotton which was obtained from Mica
ragua produces squares which hang
downward. It is a proved fact that
the boil weevfl is clumsy insect and
that it clings with difRcnlty There
fore it would have difficulty in hang
ing on to the Nicaragua cotton The
Nicaragua variety is being successful
ly grown in its native country despite
the fact that that is the country
whence the boil weevil originally
came. 1t is Professor Green's idea to
cross the Nicaragua cotton with the
best long staple cotton of the South
in the hope that. the trait Of the
squares hanging downward may be
retained and at the same time the
yield Of the staple increased
One of the most important expert
ments is that of growing the cork
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-30
Nirogsn q Ferdlizer.


Getting gas and power frDm peat is
= great deal better than using it as q
source Of nitrogen in fertilizers, as
many fertilizer men are doing. The
fertilizer may ana1yze All right. but
TIA peat nitrogen wiz be long time
showing its effects, IL ever And yet
4 hear of prominent men using it.
Dried peat may make better filler In
low grade fertilizer than sand, but
the time is coming, and in some sec
tions of this State now Is. when farm
ers In the best wheat growing section
q Maryland lave not bought any nj
trogen IN 2 fertilizer for twenty YEARS,
and yet have seen their wheat crops
trebled and quadfnpled, while using
nothing but acid phosphate and pot
ash In fact, one OF the English bull
letins has shown recently that where
phosphate fertilizers only we're used
Tor eleven years the soil nitrogen in
creased S51 pounds an acre over the
son receiving no fertilizer, and the
plats receiving sulphate Of ammonia
and nitrate of soda IN addition 70 the
phosphate fertilizers contained less
nitrogen than those receiving phos-
pha = alone
3 cd friend and correspondent Il
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-30
The ..sFedicinew Ration.

The best medicines for the hog are
well-balanCed ration iAcInding a
wide range OF green foods which he
must harvest for himself. freedom
from lice. dry sleeping quarters and
a clean place 10 eat.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-30
Corners and 8 simple.

Dragging Dutch fashion" is moth
ing new. / learned it more than
twenty years ago. Still. il may be
new to some and prove 0f value Its
advantages are that it drags neither
lengthwise nor square across the
furrows and makes easier corners
than the ordinary diagonal dragging
Plain Dutch fashion is shown in dia-
gram above Commence By striking
out from A to B. Turn to the right
and 60 back on the left side of fFst
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-30

Travellers through SerFian villages
often see dolls suspended in the win
dows Of cottages. The dolls have
nothing to do with child life, but sig
nifty that a manageable daughter or
q widow lives in the house.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-30

The tEo cardinal points Of profit
able hog-breeding On the farm are
l1p By all means use a pure bred
male; CD when yOn have dee35 q
On Z breed, don't change.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-30

The total number of negroes in
the United States in the year 1900
was 1000, 00O. speaking in round
terms. and in 1900. s.s41. 900.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-26
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS
Amateur Athletic
Union Awards
Championships

Boston. Nov. 25.-The national
championship committee of the ANA
teur Athletic Union has awarded the
track and field championships for 1910
to New Orleans on the conditions that
satisfactory arrangements can be en-
tered into between the Southern Asso-
citation of the A. a. u. and the cham
pionship committee. The date has not
been definitely decided on as yet, but in
all probability they will be held the
first week in october.
The boxing championships We're
awarded to the Boston Athletic Assoc
citation. which association has success
fully managed them for several years
vast. They WILL no doubt, be held
some time in March, as usual.
The national wrestling champion
ships went to Chicago, Ill. The ma
tional basketball championships, sew
eral weights. also went to Chicago, and
in all probability the gymnastic cham
pionships will be held there some time
in April
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-26
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
Aroostook SIS. In Equity
ALBERT A. BURLEIGH, in eq.,
In Equity.
ALISTON CJTSHING @,

VS.,
ALLSTON CUSHING, ct ais.
To the SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
The undersigned Byron Boyd, of Au-
gusta. in the County of kennebec, Re
celver in the above cause. respectfully
represents that he is seized as such Re
ceiver of the following interests in lands
Parcel |. One undivided third of the
northwest quarter of Westfield Planta-
tion in Aroostook County, exclusive of
the Public Lots excepting and reserving
| and in Range s. and lots l and , in
Range 9, said reserved lots having been
sold to settlers and said one-third con-
tanning 1881 77-1OO acres, more or less.
Parcel III. One-third of the Cord. So
called. lying West of the North one-half
Of Westfield Plantation in Aroostook
county, ana east of Townships Nos IL
and IL in the third range of townships
sad one-thrd containing 33S acres, more
or less.
Parcels one and two are subject to a
mortgage for Three Thousand Dollars
tSD0OOO and interest, dated Sept. II,
Book 1856. Page 399, held by Augusta
Parcel IT, Ra"s Two undivided twenty
seventies of Township ). Range II, west
County of Somerset, said two twenty
seventies containing in all 1893 1S-100 acres
more or less
Parcel " Two undivided ninths of the
south one-half of Township g. Range II,
W: +. l.. s. in the County of Somerset,
sad two-ninths containing 2265 2S-l0O
acres, more or less.
Parcels three and four are subject to a
mortgage for Five Thousand Dollars
'S30oOoo) and interest dated Sept. II, 1909.
and recorded in Somerset Registry. Book
2sl. Page ~. said mortgage being held
by the Augusta Trust Company.
Parcel ". Four undivided ninths of
lots numbered as follows all in Town
snip ID, Range . w. f. l.. S. in Aroostook
County:-l .otS bearing numbers one, two,
three, four, five, eight, nine to twelve
inclusive, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen. seven
teen, eighteen. nineteen to twenty-five
inclusive. thrty-eight. thrty-nine. forty,
1orty-one, forty-tWo ninety-five to nine
iy-nlne, inclusive, one hundred one to one
hundred five inclusive, one hundred
seven, one hundred ten, one hundred
eleven, said four-ninths containing in all
800 '4-lOo acres more or less.
Parcel VI. Four undivided ninths of
lots numbered as follows all being in
Township f, Range 2, w. f. l.. s.: two
lot SIX in lot seven lots ten. eleven,
twelve, thirteen. fifteen to eighteen in
elusive tWenty-one, said four-ninths con-
tanning in all 1868 acres, more or less.
Parcel VII. One undivided half of lots
township Z, Range .. viz:-Lots bearing
numbers six and nine, also all nv inter-
est in lot number 8 in said township, my
interest in said lots six, nine and three
amounting to GIL 91-100 acres more or less
sand fifth, sixth and seventh parcels are
subject TO a mortgage for Ten Thousand
Dollars G10OO0.0O) dated September IL,
1903, and recorded in Aroostook Registry,
Book 1876. Page 35S, said mortgage being
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-26
Mal0ney Wins
Amateur Title,

Brookline, Mass, Nov. 25.-Mud be-
spattered after completing 10 miles
over heavy, soggy and rain soaked
roads, James II. MaloneV of the ST.
stephens Total Abstinence Society of
worcester won the New England anna
teur championship at that distance to-
day in 5436 35. He was first of a
held of % to finish. Almost catching
the mud thrown from NEaloneys heels
was Raymond f. Willard of the Provi-
dence Athletic Club, while William J.
Hack"tt of Quincy, winner of the
Rrockt"n Far Marathon and running
under the cohors of the F;roo<line GYM
haslum Association war; third. Hask-
EFT was the first of the five runners
from the Rrookline cub who brought
IN" club prize to their organization
with % points
seldom has. the annrEal 10 mile cham
lloliSllIp been held under more I'M
ldN"fhDIt conditions. But despite the
h'aFN io"tlnS, 10 of the field of % run
h"fS 1lni$t Il, all in comparatively good
shape
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-26

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 25.-Wallowing
and sliding around on a field that was
several inches deep with mud. slush,
ice ana pools of water the University
of p. nnsylvania football team defeated
Cornell in the annual game on FRANK
lin field this afternoon by the score of
II to 6. II was a poorly played game,
for which the weather and field condi-
tions were in a great measure respon- :
sible. Twenty thousand persons braved
the clements and witnessed the game.
There was hardly any choice in the
teams during the first half which end
ed in u tie at to i. but Pennsy show
ed the better form in the second half
Neither side because of the wretched
field conditions. could make any great
gains by carrying the ball and punt
ing was largely rcSOrted to. Fumblng
was the rule rather Tran the exception
and both teams suffered equally in los
ing the slippery ball
Cornell started out like winner.
Pennsylvania failed to make any gains
and was forced to kick. The Kick was
returned by Cornell and getting the
hall on a fumbl" the Ithaca boys start
ed in to hammer the Pennsylvania lne.
Footing in the slush was uncertain for
the. defensive team and Cornell easily
carried the ban over the Pennsylvania
line. Robb made the touchdown and
O'C"nror kicked the goal.
This score Dv Cornell so early in the
game disconnected the PennSylvanianS,
but thtV pulled themselves together.
Securing the ball in Corne!! territory
on a tumble. following punt, Penn
sylvana changed its kicking tactics
and started in to buck center. Cornell
was slowly pushed back. With five
yards to gain the ball was given to
Ramsdell and he was pushed over for
touchdown. Braddock kicked the
goal. Score, 6 to 6.
Pennsylvania broke the tie soon af-
ter the second half began Getting the
ball in md-field Hutchinson ran 10
yards and Marks and Pike were used
to carry the ball. Pennsylvania final
~ had the ball less than 10 yards from
the Cornell goal line. Here Cornell
held, but on the last down Pennsylva-
MIA managed to push irwin over for
Pennsyvanias second touchdown.
Braddock kicked the goal.
The last scoring of the game was the
result of blocked kick. Hutchinson
for Pennsylvania had punted to Cor
nelrs 1ive-yard line and soon attempt
ing to kick out from behind the goal
line. Simpsons punt was blocked by
Holman for Pennsylvania. Heilman
darted after the ball and fell on the
pigskin before a Cornell man could
tackle him. The touchdown was made
well to one side of the field and the
runtout for a try at a goal was fun
bled The lineup:
PENNSYLVANIA. CORNELL.
Braddock lie. Seeley (Teagle, Hurlbur)
Fretz (Byrne) 1t, Weeks Darlington
Dietrich Qambertom lg. Donnan
Cozzens, C, Seagrave (Pfeiffer)
Pike, rg. O'Connor
Ferrier TT, Munk
Kaufman (Marks) re, Crosby (Sutton)
Hutchinson. Oh. Owen (Wood)
Sommer Young) lib, Robb (Tydeman)
Irwin (Heilmam RIB. Hoffman
Ramsdel MILLER. ScotD fb, Simpson
Score-Pennsylvania Il. Cornell G
observation-disclosures Irwin, He'll
man. Robb. Goals from touchdowns-
Braddock .. OConnor Referee. Sharpe
Yale. Umpire, Edwards. Princeton.
Field judge I.angford. Trinity. Head
1ineSman Evans, Lehigh Time 35-
min. halves
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-26
FOOTBALL RESULTS.

At Philadelphia Pennsylvania II +;
Cornell 6.
At Easton Pa.-LafaHr tie ); Dick
insOn q.
At Pittsburg Of Pitts
burg o: Penna State 3.
At observation-disclosures w Shington
6; Buckncll II.
At Pittsburg- Carnegie Tee / 6; Col
gate 3S.
AT st. Louis-Carlisle o: St Louis 0.
At Columbus-Ohio State %; Ken
yon o.
At Kansas City--Missouri p; Kan
sas G.
At New York--Fordham >; Syracuse
>.
At New York Trinity New York
University game postponed. VIII prob
ably be played next Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-26
STATE OF MAINE. &.
Aroostook. IS. Supreme Judicial Cour
In Equity
Albert A. Burleigh, In Equity
AIlston Cushing, ct ais.

Allston Cushing, ct ais.
Interlocltory Decree for Sale Of Lands
Upon the foregoing petition it is here
by ordered, adjudged and decreed as fol-
lows:
First That the lands described as par
GELS one. two. three, four. five, six. seven,
eight nine ten, eleven, twelve and four
teen, fifteen. sixteen, seventeen, eighteen,
twenty. and twenty-one, containing for
ty-four thousand four hundred and for
weight and 41-1O0 acres, more or less, be
sold as one parcel at public auction to the
highest bidder at the Court House in
Houlton, Maine, on Tuesday. the sew
enth day of December 1909, at nine
o'clock in the forenoon. With said lands
shall be included a right to collect
stumpage for logs and lumber cut there
on under written verbal permits, by
acts or trespass or otherwise, since Nov
ember l, 1908. and not paid for by said
permittees at the date of this petition, as
well as all that may be so cut after said
last named date, and such sale is subject
to. the provisions of all permits made
prior to sale.
No bid for less than One Hundred and
lightweight Thousand Nine Hundred
One and 75-10O Dollars G1Ss,9Ol75) shall be
accepted. From the proceeds thereof
shall be paid,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-26
Good Time at Phil
adelphia Marathon.

Philadelphia Pa, Nov. 25.-The an
nual spectacle of young men partici-
pating in Marathon race in the heart
of the city was seen here today and
Notwithstanding the streets We're COW
cred with slush, the result of last
nights storm, good time was made by
the runners. Although a chilling wind
blew, the young men, logged in regu
lation running dress, Draved the ele-
ments and fought every inch for SUI
premacy.
The first to finish was Joseph F.
Ballard, of the University of Pennsyl-
vania, the half and mile inter-a academic
champion of America. Despite the
weather conditions he made the dis
lance in 28,45 2-5. Billiards. home is
in Providence, r. |.