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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-21

a good soil In the material basis
for prosperity In Mississippi. and To
be kept good our soils must be kept
supplied with hnmus VIVA, In hu.
mus? II IN partially decayei vegc-
table matter. In other words, IL Is
the inferred remains of plants. In
order TO have good soils. plants must,
have grown and decayed on the
ground for years prior TO our cult
walton Of II. Plants growing and
decaying on the soil do not exhaust
II. but on the contrary. improve H..
The first and last aim of the farmer
should be 10 get more vegetation
buried I'm his soil PROF. O. l..
ClothIer.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-21

II BY careless handling a piece Of
farm machinery lasts you ouiy ave
years ~hcn II Nigh, have brcn made
10 do good Horyic. for eight years or
perhaps ten years. H~~ what y ioaa
rour car"lcssncaa has coat you --.
Farm~ra' Guide
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-21

.342 adult weevils. out of this to-
tai OF 5.414 weevils. 1.1S1. or ais
per cent. succeeded in living until
spring. showing that where the cot.
ION plants were destroyed between
November 1t and 18th. an avcrag"
of approximately 80 per cent at the
wccviis survived the winter
Cages started on November 3oth
and December Eth. containing = to-
tai OF 1s3 wecyils. showed a winter
survival OF 30 Of them. or ass per
cent Therefore destruction Of the
cotton plants a. late n November
.5th Ia December eth. resulted In
~ pcr cent of the we~vils living
through the winter.
Out OF 1880 woevlls collected In
tho fields on December 18th and 2isi
and placed In cages on those dates.
s15. or as per cont. survived the
winter rostponing fall destruction
of tho cotton Plants until tho middle
80 December err later. permitted over
81 per cent of last seasons boil wee.
,iis To survive th~ winter and attack
the crop III 1000.
Clean on tho Cotton Fields a. Early
"a Possible.
Destruction OF the cotton plants
before October 18th. in this instance.
allow"i but per cont Of the ~eesils
TO live until ihc crop Of 1903 waa
suhj~ct 20 their attack Against this
small number OF over atn;oroj ace
sils. "a has been repeatedly proven
by experience. the planter can make
a good crop by the usc of proper
early maturing varieties and by tn.
adoption of the intensive cultural
methods Hy leaving the cotton
plants standing until after the mid.
die Of December las, fall the farmer
invited certain destruction Of thls
years crop. for whon be starts The
spriue vi;h - per cen, az many nee.
vlla ms no had the previous fail he
cannot hope TO make crop by any
known means under tho sun
Strangely enough. there are farm.
pick out the crop early enough TO
destroy the cotton plants by October
/ 9Th or November lat Tho aifcrna.
/ tive H. to have no cotton to pick ou,
/ Those Who cannot 80 arrange thc.t
/ farm management an 10 follow out
Z recommendation ia this regard ar.
/ simply advised not 10 Ernw cotton al,
all for unless tn" wenyils are de-
atroycd by destroying the cotton
plants early in the fall. profitable
crop IL impossible
do not wait for SAD experience Ia
drive this lesson home TAI you. u
/ you intrnd Ca grow cotton next year.
make all preparations now tn pick
nut this years rrnp a. fast IA II
opens and destroy all cotton plants
10y cutting them down aud burning
them before October 18th. or. Mt the
/ latest, November fst.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-21
Don't Let the Boil Weevils Live Through
the Winter.
Increase the Death Rate Among the Weevils During
Winter So to The Following Crop.
By WiimoH NsnsH

.HE LOUISIANA State Crop
II Commission has just complet-
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-02-01
Tl,e Ar,b MAJ.

The Arab@i3 regarded as the flrst d
horsemen ard the Arab mare as til
perfect steed. The Arabs idea
horse tanning IS of the simplest. TIL
colt Is treated from the first as
member Of the family. 1t goes in ar
out OF the tents and is so familiarizc
with the doings Of that cxtraordinar
creature, man. that there is never nj.
need Of breaking 1t in. The Bedoui
is very careful of his mare He doe
not mount her when he sets out
play his usual tricks upon traveller.
He rides camel to which the mar
Is tethered Not until the caravan i
IN sight does he mount the marc ali
give chase There Is, by the way.
impression that the Bedouin ID );
bloody minded person who would
lief take your life as not. This Is III.
fair to him. lie IS a thief of yer
peaceful tnclinations and much prt
fers to effect any necessary transfer
property with as little bother as DO.
sible. London Graphic
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-02-01
PAVING BIDS
OPENED TONIGHT
SPECIAL SESSION OF THE MOOR.
HEAD couNciL-TWo ORDERS
OF BUSINESS TO BE TAKEN UP
MANY BIDS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE PRESENTED.

The city council of Moorhead viii
convene in special session tonight for
two orders of business, the opening OF
the bids for the street paving which
has been ordered and approved at a
special election, held the latter part OF
December and the opening of bids for
the construction of a certain sewer.
The one for the paving will arouse the
greatest interest.
In Moorhead today were representa-
tives of firms who manufacture creo-
soted blocks and vitrified bricks. and
they were busy talking the merits of
their different materials. 1t is stated
that there win be no lack of compe-
tttion as in addition to local firms
there are several from outside. The
paving in Moorhead will differ from
that laid In Fargo during the last year
in one particular, the paving blocks are
required to be three and one half
inches .thick-in Fargo only three inch
blocks were used. It is expected that
while the bids will all be opened to-
night IL will take two or three days to
consider them and reach a decision.
Several aldermen. seen today, declared
that the council had determined to give
the most careful consideration to the
important matter Of paving and the
members were going to be reasonably
certain that they were right before they
went ahead.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-02-01

The following story of German mill
tary officialism is published in Lon
don: One Ensign Flugge claimed com
pensation for damage to kit caused b,
mouse having gnawed hole in hi.
best tunic The officer who had to de
eide the pcirt dismissed the claim nm,
ordered the ensign to be severely pun
isned on the ground that contrary
orders, he had hung his best tunic o.
a nail when going on guard at nigE
In an i2ferior garment instead of pacl
ing 1t III his Enapsack. thus enabling
aouse to glaw hole in it 'switho;
having to overcome the slightest Il,
pedinent.'s Ensign Flugge appealot
and on further hearing it appeare
that the officer who first dealt wit
the case was mistaken in the fact
the tunic having been slowed In .
knapsack at the time when the mouy
defaced 1t and rot hung upon mai
The first decision was therefore sc
aside by higher authority, and Ensig
lFluGge was ordered to be severel
punisher for having slowed his tun!
IN his Enapsac!S instead OF hanging
on n.il, thereby giving opportunit
70 the morec to tnaw a hole in 1t s'ui.
der cover Of the tlark.css." The senfi
ments Of Ensign Flugge are not RI
corded.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-02-01
CIaraNnnan Attractive.

DR.. Nyvall is not the only pebble
on the beach, as clergyman candida te
for the mayoralty; another dominic, ar
ex-Moorhead one, too, has been heard
from, who thinks, or his friends do
that he is just the material they want
for chief executive
The people of Bemidji have selected
for their mayoralty candidate the Rev.
Mr. Peart, several years ago pastor of
the Methodist church at Moorhead, and
so popular that he was continued in
charge year or two over the allotted
time. II is said that Mr.. Peart stands
q good show Of being elected and it
will then be seen how near he can
come to accomplishing the reforms
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-02-01
Fine. Horses in North Dakota.

President Huntoon of the First Ma
ttonal bank, Moorhead, returned Sat
urday night from a trip over several
Of, the middle western counties of
North Dakota, in search of horses for
the firm Of Huntoon & Holconnb. Mr..
Huntoon says he was not able to close
the purchase of some very 1ne horses
but offers are open to approval He
says there are quite are a number of
nnely bred horses in Barnes, Foster,
Stutsman, Well and adjoining coun-
ties, All day last Thursday and Fri
day he was driving in buggy the
whole of the time. On Friday is was
excessively cold. In one very large
barn. filled with fine work stock, Mr..
Huntoon says he offered s2,4oo for
twelve head he to have his pick. The
offer is being considered. Mr.. Hun
toon says he found thar the demand
for mules was such that proportion
ately the latter were higher in price
than horses.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-02-01

| Thomas Cleland Dawson. who repre-
sents this country at Bgota, Colombia,
Is well known in diplomatic circles He
halls from Council Bluffs, Ia. He is in
the prime of life and due for diplomatic
advancement, He is lawyer by pro-
fession, having graduated from the
Cincinnati Law school. In 1900 he mar
ried IN London, England, Lula Guerra
Dubal of Port Allegro, Brazil.
Mr.. Dawson has made a life study of
South America and its relation to the
United States and is the author of a
book entitled South American Repub-
lies, which he published Ave years ago.
Before he decided upon the profession
OF law he was country newspaper
man and was later city editor of The
Iowa Daily Register at Des Moines. He
was successful in politics and was
made assistant attorney general OF
Iowa. His first diplomatic service was
to Brazil in 1S97-1904 Five times he
was charge d'affairs of the legation.
Later he was minister to San Domingo.
After his sojourn in San Domingo he
returned to the United States to be-
come chairman of the republican cam
paign committee of Iowa and during
the 1900 campaign was in charge of the
bureau at Chicago headquarters of the
republican national committee.
Two years ago Mr.. Dawson returned
to South America as minister plenipo-
tentiary to Colombia. He is a man of
great diplomatic ability, possesses
charming personality and has an init
mate knowledge of South American
conditions such as is possessed by but
few men in the diplomatic service.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-02-01
RUGBY OPERATOR
Is UNDER ARREST
JAMES M'ooNALp TAKEN INTO
CUSTODY AT cAssELroN ON
CHARGE or DISAPPEARING
VIII FUNDS BELONGING TO
/ WESTERN UNION CO.

Word was received this morning
from Deputy Sheriff Ross Of Cassel-
ton that James e. Mcdonald, tele-
graph operator for the Great Northern
Railway Co. at Rugby, was arrested
Of that city yesteday. The charge on
which the warrant for McDonald's ar
rest was based was disappearing with
funds belonging to the Western Union
at Rugby. The prisoner was taken
back to the scene of his alleged crime
yesterday afternoon. It is not known
whether he will be prosecuted on the
criminal charge or not.
Mcdonald is said to have left Rugby
with the earnings Of the telegraph
company and ticket to New Orleans.
He took No. 4 Saturday evening. but
was followed by detectives of the
railroad, who caused his arrest.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-02-01

Piracy is as old rs history, but we
think of it more particularly as woven
inextricably into the romantic youth
OF the new world The word itself
suggests first Of all to Americans at
least such names as Captain Kidd,
Bartholomew Roberts. Captain Ed
ward England, Captain George Low
ther and that terrifying and dashing
buccaneer Sir Henry Morgan. and the
chief exploits of these men were ac-
complished at the expense of the coast
OF North America and the much har-
ried shores of the Caribbean. The his
tory of piracy Is full of drama. stir
ring action and daring deeds. and it is
on this account rather than because Of
Its darker side of fire, murder. killing
and, 1nhuman cruelty that children
even today. years after the last of the
genuine pirates has been swept from
the seas, are constantly playing in imi-
tation of piratical EXPLOITS and that
men and women still find a unique
fascination in reading of the followers
of the black fiag.-Jackson Cross in
Metropolitan Magazine.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-02-01
Taking Their Tempsraturs.

For three days ON a transatlantic
cattle steamer, with passenger accom-
modations, Mrs. Billings had been en-
deavoring by persistent and continu-
ous questionings to obtain some ideas
as to nautical proceedings, and the
other passengers had about reached
the end of their patience.
well" remarked Miss Talbot at
dinner as she passed the salt. ."I am
glad to find that they treat the cattle
so humanely on board Why, they
take the temperature twice day reg
ularly."
"Oh," cried Mrs. Billings in high.
piercing crescendo. do they really?
I'm SO glad to hear it. but shouldn't
think they could very well''
why not, madam ~ inquired an eld-
erly man on her left.
'Well-well. why" said Mrs. Bill
lings. II should think that it would be
hard to keep clinical thermometer in
a cows mouth long enough to get any
temperature without having it crush
ed. Youths Companion.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-02-01
Moorhead Department

personal property taxes do not bea.
interest, either from the date Of de.
jlinauency or from the date of an order
, for Judgment made in proceedings to
enforce payment thereof"
Senator Peterson of Moorhead rep
resents the Ninth congressional dis
trfct on the steering committee OF the
state sshate. Mr. Willis represents
the house committee.
Considerable overhauling is in pro-
gress at the FIRE department head
quarters, including the painting of the
woodwork
Carl Halvorson Of west Bank.
Swift county. was in the city on his
tends to go into business as a general
merchant
The new appointees on the Mime
sofa board Of veterinary examiners
are as follows: H. Reynolds of Ram
sey county: DR. l.. Hay, of Rice coun-
ty; DIR. C. A. Mack, OF Washington
county; DR.. John Lambert, OF Nicol
let county; Dr. Walter Amos, OF Steele
county.
An interesting legislative item is to
the effect that the state manufactured
prison in 1908. and these twelve cost
prison in 1908, and hese twelve cost
$4,000. or I,500 each. The coming
season the state expects to makt TWEEN
ty-t1ye and the cost will be much less
as the pattern and patents are now
secured It is expected that the bind
ers made the coming season will be
sold at the same price as other bind
srs are sold and they will be scattered
over the state SO as to enable the
farmers to see and try them.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-02-01
PERSONAL NOTES.

Mayor Wheeler is Ihurrying back
from the east to attend the speciaI
meeting Of the city council tonight
and he is expected to arrive on the
Oriental Limited.
George Valance was a visitor from
Duluth.
Mrs. H. a Leaberg Of Detroit was
visiting in the city today.
T J. Perry Of Manhattan, Mont.
was among the arrivals.
II H. Egar was in from Gragnes
4 a Read was down from the ze-
NTH city to call on his friends.
Agnes NJ. Lynch was up from Min
neapolis.
Miss Grace Perley returned homa
this morning from an extended visit
with friends in Iowa. she left sioux
City Friday and did not reach ST
raul until Yesterday having been
storm bound at different points en-
route.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-02-01

/
~Alfred Sommeriad llGssical director
OF the Devonshire Park theater. East
bourne, and Edgar Bateman, the song
writer, out fishing caught an edible
crab," says an English periodical.
They tossed IL back into the water.
At that moment an accidental kick
sent the bait box after the crab. There
was one fragment of bait adherinc to
the hook. and this was lowered into
the sea, and the anglers left the rod
for time. When they returned they
found their basket. which they had
left empty. full to overfowing with
hne founders, soles, rock. whiting
and plaice. The explanation was soon
forthcoming. Painfully making it's
way up the fishing line came the crea-
ture whose life had been spared bear
ing in It's nippers fine young conger
eel which it placed with the other fish
on the basket. Then 1t dropped bac'
into the water. Apparently the CRATE
ful crab, knowing that he had caused
the bait to be lost, had deposited fif-
teen and one-half pounds of live fish
In the creel as a thank offering for its
life being spared"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-02-01
The Muskods Depot H.sr;ro.

Not little interest is centered in the
sitting, of the board Of railroad and
warehouse commissioners of Mime
sofa in Moorhead, next Wednesday
morning. One of the principal matters
will be the hearing Of the proposed re-
rnoval of the depot at Muskoda and
the discontinuance of stations at other
points. 1t is said there is strenuous
opposition to the contemplated action
on the part Of, railroads and some
lively times are anticipated between
the. opposing forces.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-02-01
a Poor Ratl,.

= Frenchman was talking III Nc,
York about the excellent bathir
beaches Of america
There are no such beaches i'd Ell
rope, said he Aud the sea ovc.
there Is not SO pleasant to bathe iii
Frequently. you know great pipc
empty sewage into II They who eta,
late for the bathing In Nice. for ii
stance, swim about among lemon pecI
orange skins ineion rinds. sonked bt:
still buoyar't newspapers fearful ruii
bish once bathed III Nice. rhe Med
lterranean was warm and pleasant
but il resembled soup or sometlaia
worse heard an American after
coming out say to the bathing master
Look here. friend. where do stran
gers % Tor 4 wash after bathing
here r
F'or Sale Two genuine buffalo
robes Enquire Union Transfer co
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-02-01
Paid the Fine.

For the theft of several sacks of
-four from the Dwight -four mills,
Moorhead, Stewart Morgan was fined
SIS by Justice Torson. after a some
what protracted hearing last Satur-
day afternoon. Friends came to the
aid Of the defendant, paid the fine and
saved him from being sent to prison.
The court let It be understood that
owners of the mill were impelled to
exercise leniency in this particular
case. but that such course need not
be expected in the future.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-02-01
CITY employees GLAD
They Get Paid Today. So Why
shouidnY They Bs7-pienty of
Money, as Fargo Won Suit.

Today is pay day at the city hail.
and In consequences the face OF every
enploye Of Inc municipality il wreath
cd In bread. expansive smiles Consid-
cradle interest was taken BY all city
employees last week In the damage suit
brought by Rev. Il, s. Shaw against
Fargo for $4,000 and there were some
persons so mean as to say that this in
terest was inspired through fear that
i the missionary won his case i jIlg
naent for the amount asked might put
crimp In the ciey's hank account
However. the city wen the suit ana
today there was plenty Of money to go
around
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-02-01
Diamond Cutters and Their Work

Not only is diamond cutting not a
specially highly paid occupation. but it
Is one involving a most humiliating
system of espionage to the worker.
Each man has to strictly account for
the stones he receives on going to
work in the morning. and the count
has to be carefully taken when the un-
finished work is handed IN at night to
be locked up in a safe against the re-
turn of the workmen the next day.
The possibilities of theft are great.
though dishonest workman knows
that an attempt to dispose of an unfin-
ished stone would bring suspicion upon
him wherever the attempt was made.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-02-01
BEATS ARE SHIFTED
Chief Of Police Makes Regular Month.
" Charge in Districts Assigned
70 Patroln1en.

Taking effect at 10 o'clock last
night, the following changes in the
beats OF the police force have been
made for February BY Chief Of Police
Grant.
Days-Tietgens, Front street; Bow
Ter. Broadway. and Mclean, NJ p.
avenue
Nights -Korsnno. lower Front, Mar
tenson, upper Front; Pickering. upper
Broadway; Mullen, lower Broadway. /.
Maloney. NJ P. avenue, and p. cram.
third street.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-02-01

Grant Price assumed his duties to-
day as city clerk for the city Of Moor
head, succeeding Fl. E. Roberts, who
resigned about a month ago to asso-
ciate himself with the Moorhead- Ma
tional bank. For week or more Mr..
Price has been in the city office With
Mr.. Roberts, familiarizing himself with
various intricate routine which has de
veloped with the growth of the city.
Mr.. Price was not a stranger to some
character Of the work.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-02-01
pIsns for lamestomn Armern.

Architects Haxby & Gillespie are
making plans for an arrnory to be
erected at jamestown for the North
Dakota National Guard company of
that city This building will cost, when
completed, $4,000
This Arm is also making plans for
bank building to be erected at Glen
ullin for. the German State bank, which
viii cost $4,000 The contract for this
structure win be let in about thirty
days.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-02-01
!. Social Tomorrow Eveni,o

The progressive, social which was to
have been giyer by the young people
Of the First Baptist church last Fri
day evening and which was postponed.
will be held tomorrow evening. The
young people will meet at the home of
Porter, Kimball, 2o8 Tenth street noryh,
and from there will go to two other
homes later in the evening. A cordial
invitation is extended to all.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-02-01
SHELDON GIRL DEAD
Miss Jcssphena Nesset Died at 10.
cal Hospital After Passing
Through an Operation.

Miss Josephena Nesset, IA years OF
age and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs
j, o. Nesset of Sheldon, died at To-
cal hospital Saturday afternoon after
undergoing a surgical operation. The
deceased had been in the hospital only
short time, The body was removed
to the undertaking parlors of J. N.
Gard here it was prepared for ship
ment and sent to sheldon this evening
where the funeral wi be held possi-
bly, tomorrow and where interment
will be made.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-02-01
FOOTBALL STAR DEAD
Tackle jacobson Of the A. C. Football
Team Two Years 10, Recently
Died in Washington.

Walter Jacobson, the star tackle of
the A. c.. football team two years ago.
died Jan. % in washington, D. c.,
where he was a policeman at the cap
itol building. He was buried at
Sleepy Eye. MINI jacobson was one
of the most popnsar football PLAYERS
ever at the A. G and the studenrs
very much regret to hear of his death.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-02-01
PEOPLE or NOTE.

]. Fl Johnson, manager OF the
Christine Mercantile Co, is in the city
on business.
Mrs Noah Tuttle OF Christine is
visiting friends In the city,
II +. Strehlow Of Casselton was in
the city today on business.
Mrs. Jas. Mcdonald of Hawley was
among the visitors in the city Mon
day.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-02-01
EAST SIDE NOTES

The state cannot collect in4ara.t 4,
DELINQUENT personal property tares
according to decision handed down
ny tne supreme court Of Minnesota
last friday The syllabus til the case,
winch YES suit brought against the
New England Furniture CO. Mime
apoils. ~ as follows In tile absence
OF statute so providing, delina,lenf
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-02-01
Accordina to La,v

In one Of the states an act was
passed last year requiring heads OF
families to notify the health officer at
once In case there was any contagious
disease in the house The following
letter was recently received BY GER
tain officer:
Dear Sir-This Is TO notify you that my
boy Ephraim is down with the measles.
as required by the new law
PETER ADAMS
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-02-01
she kr,s,s,

Little Girl-If | was teacher I'd
make everybody behave Auntie-
How would ron accomplish that7 lit!
tie Girl Very easy When girls was
bad I'd tell them they didn't look
pretty. and when little boys were bad
I'd make them sit with the girls. and
when big boys wns bad wouldn't let
them sit with the girls.