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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-30

lures. Eliminate the cattle tick, and
feed the cotton seed meal of the South
to the cattle, and the Southern FARMER
will grow twice or three times as much
And this ratio of increased productive
ness Will apply to all crops. The
Southern farmer does not fully ap-
preciate the situation, and he Will not
until he finally begins to double and
treble his present crops on the same
acreage.
"One thing I want to carry home to
the Southern farmer. Get rid of the
cattle tick. If the farmers of the
South will cooperate with this de-
partment they will soon be rid OF the
pest. We nave already eliminated the
cattle tick from seventy-five thousand
square miles in the South. In course
of time the tick will be entirely Grad
icated, but it is important to the South
to make a successful fight without
delay
Speaking of the work that is being
carried on in the South by the Depart
ment for the improvement Of agricul-
said:
I'VE have an organization in the
twelve states OF the South. This work
is under the direction of DR.. Knapp.
who has q representative in each
State, and through him, representa-
t1VeS IN eacn county. Inc great OBJ
ject is to show the poorer class Of
farmers by demonstration how to
grow better crops
'"The Bureau of Animal Industry is
at work to get rid of the cattle tick,
which is the bane of the Southern
farmers The tick takes two hundred
pounds of blood from each head of
cattle in the course of a year, and
makes the growing of cattle unpro-
ductive. To the end that Southern
people can keep more cattle. SO that
they can their soils and bring
it back to its original strength by
grazing cattle, sheep. etc. cattle
should be fed on cotton seed meal.
Not a pound Of cotton seed meal
should be shipped from the South. It
IS the best fertilizer in the world, and
is destined to greatly increase the
wealth of the Southern farmer.
The dairy industry in the South is
also receiving the attention Of the De-
partment Of Agriculture. This work
of helping and encouraging the South
ern farmer is under the direction OF
Mr.. RaWl, the chief of the Dairy Di-
vision. The plan breeders in the De-
partment are creating new varieties OF
cotton, other plants and citrus fruits.
Other Of our Bureaus are working
along particular lines. all for the pur-
pose of building up the agriculture of
the South
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-30
GO SOUTH, YOUNG
MAN" HI NEW CRY
Ewes of Nation Turn to the
Sunny South
THE OLD IDEAS EXPLODED

This New Slogan is the Reseult of
Recent Meeting OF the National
Congress in This CITY
Conditions Were a Revelation to
Men Who Came from All Parts of
the NatiOn-SOuth Making Great
Strides Alphabetically - Secretary
Wilson's View.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-30

The pure in heart are slow to credit
calumnies.-Janc Porter.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-30

Assorted, Christmas, New Year, Birthday, Best
Wishes, Floral. etc. all different, beautiful colors,
new designs, Best value on market
STAR POST CARD CO., $50 S. 9Th ST.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-08
NiCerian Superstitions.

'@The natives Of southern Nigeria,
Africa" says a traveller, ARE extreme
ly superstitious Most Of the people
wear some kind Of charm around their
neck or waist in the belief that they
are thus protected from illness or
death from their enemies. When, how
ever, the talisman has lost its sup
posed power and its wearer feels the
hand of death upon him he submits to
his fate-he is wanted by the fetch.
To many places and things they at
tach a superstitious generation. The
rock found at the source Of the river
limo is considered sacred and as such
s safely guarded. Every village has
it's sacred grove, surrounded by human
skulls, chatttes and rotten eggshells on
sticks.
'They believe that a spirit haunts
the locality of murder OF the sacred
grove at night, and no native would
pass near such a place during the
darkness. Any unusual phenomenon
Is by them attributed to supernatural
agency. Not only has village its
good spirit, but also its evil spirit, and
when any misfortune of any kind over
takes village process Of driving out
the latter is INDUCED in with the help
Of much noise and every one beating
the walls Of the huts with sticks,~
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-08
Parrots.

There is an idea that the brilliantly
colored parrots do not talk. There II
no reason why they should not, and
many possess the initiative instinct
One of the most richly colored Of all In
the purple capped lory, from the Mo
luccas. Its whole body Is 1crimson and
rose, its wings are green, and its crest
is purple. 1t Is thickset bird, like q
big bullfinch, and can be highly edu-
Gated. 1t is tame and gentle, an excel
lent "linguist" and mimic, never shrieks
and is very amiable. 1t is also a}ven-
triloquist. 1t is worth noting that
come of the tories, which are very
fond of flowers, have been poisoned by
being given laburnum blossoms. There
is a belief that parrots should not be
allowed water to drink, but only sop
ped food. We believe that this Is q
mistake, which causes them great mis-
cry. They are not great water drink
ers, and some species can go without
It for a considerable time. But in
their native state most Of those that
have been observed come regularly to
the water holes to drink.-London Ex-
press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-08
Didn't Need a Selection.

A Kansas man tells of music hall
in town Of that state which bore the
unenviable reputation of possessing
absolutely the worst band anywhere.
On one occasion a "headliner" from
Chicago had been promised by the
management for ''turn," and conse-
quently the hall was packed to the
doors. When, however, the time had
come for the "headliner'' to appear in
stead Of that eagerly awaited attrac-
ton the audience was astounded to
see the agitrted manager come before
the curtain holding telegram in his
hand
Ladies and gentlemen" said he, "I
very much regret to inform you that
the Great Stewart cannot (hisses and
catcalls) possibly arrive for at least
another half hour. Great applause.)
In the meantime the band will play
you a selection"
At this a dead silence followed,
which was finally broken by a man I'm
the gallery.
''Smitty, Smitty," he shrieked, don't
let the band play. Well be quiet, hon.
est we willr
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-08
A Genial Greeting.

1t was former archbishop of York,
DR.. Thomson, who appeared once in
the role of coachman. He had attend
ed an evening party and, on leaving
the house, discovered that his coach
man was drunk. There appeared
nothing for 1t but to drive home him
self, and the archbishop after placing
the smiling but unconscious coachman
inside the carriage mounted the box
and took the reins. The monotony Of
the homeward journey was broken by
a wheel of the carriage coming into
violent collision with a stone just out
side the entrance to Bishopsthorpe.
The lodge keeper, unable to recognize
the approaching figure in the dark
ness, called out cheerily: "Hello, Bill!
Drunk again? And bowed If you
amt got the old cocks hat on!'
''It's the old cock himself" gravely
responded his grace.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-08
Generalization Either Way.

An author had been congratulated
on the success of his last book.
THANK you" said the author, land
work both ways"
work both ways"
YES Like those that were once Of
fered to a man named BrownlOw.
"A friend said to Brownlow:
"Let me congr9 tulate you. l see
by the paper that your wife has pre-
scented you with twins
"Brownlow smiled.
mo he said. that is q mistake.
The fathers name is John G. Brown
low. l am John X. Brownlow.'
"'Ah,' cried the other man heartily.
then ] do indeed congratulate your"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-08
....Ihe....
Singing Lady.
D. NhADTLA q GAMEORI0
By MARTHA c. SANFORD.
Copyrighted, 1909, by Associated
Literary Press.

John Tyndal Seymour, Jr., had been
tucked into his little shining brass bed
AT precisely Z o'clock.
Being tucked in,'' however, does not
necessarily shut out the wonder world
of liEhts and laughter and singing.
John uniOr had discovered this all by
Li!..aclf, for often, as tonight, after
calling to his nurse and getting no an
Suer. lie had crawled out with conf
dence from under his tight covers and
st,ad by the window watching the
.rt}wnuns in the houses across the air
shat
lie had just climbed back for the
third time by actual count when the
singing began. John Junior loved that
.singing more than anything else in the
world.
He lay very still and fiat on his little
back. because he had found out that
if one ear was buried in the pillow he
could not catch all of the notes, espe-
cially the soft, low ones.
He had not been listening very long
when he heard the hall door open and
shut, and then he knew that his father
had gone out. Perhaps he was going
to find the beautiful singing.
John junior wished so hard that he
might go too. He sat up In bed, half
determined to follow. But, then, hear
ing the click of the elevator door, he
knew that it was too late, and so lay
back again with a sigh.
Suddenly, right in the middle Of a
note so high and sweet that it made
John junior hold his breath in an &C.
stasy Of happiness, the voice stopped.
And for a long time it did not go on
again. What had happened? Perhaps
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-08

his father-no. If his father had found
the singing, he would have just hid
behind curtain somewhere and listen
ed. OF that John junior was sure.
At length, quite as suddenly as it
had stopped, the singing began again.
With a bound John junior was at the
window. This was the song he loved
best Of all. He could hear the words
quite clearly as they came floating up
from the window Tar below:
Sweetest little fellow
Everybody knows.
Don't know what to call him,
But he's mighty like rose.
And little John junior, who had
known no lullabies or mothers Groom
ings In his lone babyhood, felt that he
must follow and find where the beau
ttful voice came from.
After some cropping he found his
small wooden slippers, and after pull
ing them on very slowly and carefully
he climbed out Of the window and be-
gan the perf1ous descent Of the fire
escape.
The wind blew right through his
n44htgown, and the iron steps were
very cold, but he kept bravely on,
afraid only that the grownups In the
Oats across the air shaft might sudden
IL peep out from the curtains and see
him
The window at the foot Of the long
ladder stairs was open, just as John
Junior expected it would be, 80 he
climbed in softly. The voice was still
again, but he was sure he must be
very near it.
By the light that came into the room
through the transom he could see big
bed, with the covers all turned down
as If waiting for some one to creep In,
and so, as Sohn junior felt quite shiv-
cry, he crept In himself.
He had no sooner drawn himself up
into a snug little bunch than the sing
ing began again, and so near that It
made his heart thump hard. 1t came
right in over the transom.
When the last sound of it had died
away he heard a mans voice-his IA
theirs voice! So his father had fol-
lowed the singing, just as he thought.
In a flash John Junior was out Of
the big bed, had opened the door and
went pattering down the hall toward
the lights and laughter and singing.
Between the two big curtains he
paused and gazed into the wonderland
Of the grownups. John junior waited
until the song was over and then tip
toed In very softly.
please" he begged, won't you sing
about the little fellow once more"
And then weren't the grownups stars
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-08
He Caught Ii.

The ferry dock was crowded with
weary home goers when through the
crowd rushed a man, hot, excited, lad
en- to the chin with bundles of every
shape and size. He sprinted down the
pier, his eyes fixed on a ferrybOat only
two or three feet out from the pier.
He paused but an instant on the string
piece, ard then, cheered on by the
amused crowd, he made flying leap
across the intervening stretch Of water
and landed safely on the deck. A fat
man happened to be standing on the
exact spot on which he struck, and
they both went down with resound-
ing crash. When the arriving man had
somewhat recovered his breath he apol
ogized to the fat man. II hope I didn't
hurt you," he said. 81 am sorry. But.
anyway, l caught the boat!'
"But, you idiot" said the fat man.
1.-The boat was coming I'M"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-08

tied! John Junior would never forget
it. But at last the beautiful singing
lady just gathered him up In her arms,
and, her cheeks all pink and her eyes
all shining, she sang the song he loved
best in the world.
And after that John junior never
knew exactly what happened, for he
went fast asleep.
Mighty like rose" murmured the
singing lady, looking tenderly down on
the little flushed face nestled against
her arm.
Like rose," repeated John juniors
father reverently. And the singing
lady, looking up, found the mans eyes
not upon the child, but upon her.
'Take him." she urged, the quick
tears springing to her eyes. "And
don't, don't make it any harder for me,
John
Then for many nights John junior
did not again hear the singing
lady's beautiful voice after his nurse
had tucked him in bed, although he
lay fat on his back and listened hard
with both ears
He questioned his father about it,
but got only foolish answers which he
knew were not true The idea Of the
singing lady going away to learn to
sing more beautifully! That was non
sense! Who could teach her anything?
And it was just as silly to tell him
bo rhor ha mo no oh CD, xyoSvld
not sing for them any more, because
lots and lots of people would expect
her to sing for them in a big parlor.
John junior knew better than that too.
There were plenty of people to hear
her in their house and in the houses
across the air shaft.
At last John junior declined to be
trifed with any longer.
''Why don't you write ana ask her
to come back?' he demanded.
81 have, DEAR" his father admitted,
smiling little YEARLY.
"And she won't conner
John senior shook his head.
Then why don't you go find her and
bring her back?" urged John junior.
''I'll go with you"
The more John juniors father
thought about this plan the more It
appealed to him. Finally one memora-
BILE day he put it into execution.
Once more John junior found him
self in the wonderland Of grownups-
so many, many grownups-with mil-
lions Of tWinkling lights
Suddenly out Of the babel about
lady's voice. And there she was, more
beautiful than ever, with her pink
cheeks and her shining eyes!
1t was very, very quiet while she
sang, but when she had finished every
body applauded. John junior eclapped
too Then out she came again, and this
time she sang about 'the sweetest lit
tie fellow"
And when, bowling and smiling, she
walked quite out Of sight she tossed
one of her roses straight over to where
John junior sat with his father.
We've found her! We've found
herr' he cried. Come. daddy, let's
go get her"
But the singing lady came to find
them behind the velvet curtains, and
as she gathered John junior into her
arms and Struggled him up to her close,
just as she had that other happy time,
she heard John senior saying, Mighty
like rose" and, looking up, she found
his eyes upon her as before, full OF
love and unspoken admiration.
And as before, she said. Take him."
but. with infinite sweetness, added,
land | will come back to him soon
and to you"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-08
Cultivate Habits, Not Maxims.

In the conduct of life habits are of
greater Importance than maximS, be-
cause habit is a living maxim that has
become flesh and instinct To remodel
ones maxims means nothing This is
only to alter the title Of the book But
to acquire new habits is everything
for 1t is to grasp the meaning of life,
which is only a tissue of habits
Henri Frederic Amiel
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-08
His Hands Full.

Two Irishmen celebrated st. Pat
rick's day and started home together,
but became separated. Finally they
discovered themselves hugging lamp
posts on opposite sides of the street.
"How are yez, Pat?" called Mike.
"Fair," says Pat How are yez"
81 dunno" says Mike. Come over
and see"
II can't come" says Pat.
"Why can't yez?' says Mike.
"Ive got me hands full shtayfn'
where l am" says Pat.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-08
What He Didn't Mean.

A young member Of congress was
insisting upon recognition for the de-
livery of speech, and the speaker
gave him multiples Of reasons for de-
clining to grant recognition, finally
saying, Young man, you seem to be
incorrigible"
maybe l am incorrigible," exclaim-
ed the young man hotly, "but I'll have
you to understand, Mr.. Speaker, that
I'm not incorruptiblew
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-08

40 page trap book illustrated,
picture of As wild animals in natur-
al colors, FUR ANIMAL CALEN-
OAR, gun and trap catalog, also
prices Of hides and furs. All sent
postpaid for 10c stamps or silver.
FREE to those who ship to-, or buy
OF us. Address Fur Dept, N. W.
Hide n Fur Co., Minneapolis, Minn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-21

crabs, and alcoholic beverages of
various descriptions. Certain
other articles of food are about as
bad as crabs and jam, notably cells,
which are VIGOROUSLY indigestible,
requiring six hours, also stone
fruits, which require the same pc
riod.
AS a rule, cooking facilitates d.
gestion, partly by softening the
food, and partly by inducing chem
ical changes, which would other
wise have to be induced by func-
tional activities. Fat retards di-
gestion, as it has to undergo a
long process of emuisifying before
being absorbed. This accounts for
the indigestibility of pork.
Under normal conditions 1t is
well that the digestive process
should not be prolonged beyond
four and one-half hours. For in
valids and others with weak stom-
achs, the time should be much less.
AS a result of repeated expert
ments, the following digestive
time table is given by the Scien-
tific American;
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-21
WARM LIQUOR
SCRAP NOW ON
IN VANCOUVER

VANCOUVER, Wash, July 81.
TO call special election to
vote Vancouver dry November 2.
was the object of mass meeting
of the congregations of the Pres
byterian, Methodist, Baptist and
Christian churches Monday even
ing In the tabernacle IL was de-
eided to call the election, so Pc
titions are being circulated to Sc
cure the signatures of so per
cent of the qualified electors at
the last general election.
At the meeting President Don
aid McMaster, of the Clarke
County Local Option league;
President c. w. Tenney of the
Montana Wesleyan university, of
Helena, Mont: Rev. H. S. Temple
ton, of the Presbyterian church.
and Hugh Parcel made strong
speeches in favor of local OPP
ton. Over 1900 persons were
present.
Should the election carry
twenty-eight saloons would be
compelled to close their doors.
besides two wholesale liquor
houses. There is a large brew
cry here, which sells beer in
Portland. The sentiment is be-
coming intense. hundreds holding
that they would be in favor of
local option IL Vancouver were
not so close to Portland.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-21
What Do You Eat?
Here's How Long 1t
Takes t, Digest 1t

Food and Digestion" Is the
subject of an interesting article in
this weeks number of the Scien-
tific American showing the COM
parative digestibility of the vari-
GUS foods eaten by the average
person.
The baked apples is shown to
be the most easily and most read
lily digested of any human foods.
The raw egg and the fish come
next, then follows venison, all of
these being digested within one
hour.
Then come milk, turkey, duck,
and oysters. New bread and
cheese follow In the same class
with the above, the time required
to digest them being about three
hours. Then come turnips, pota-
toes, roast chicken, and cabbage.
We are fast getting into the period
Of indigestibility, which is beauti-
fully summed up in pork and veal
which require, under the most IA
vorable conditions, five hours to
digest. In the sixth hour and
beyond" class, We find jam.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-21
Chief DUlEY FINDS MODEL
POLICE Department IN
VANCOUVER, B. C.

Chief of Police J. M. Duley who
returned from Vancouver, B. c.,
last night with Bert Hall, arrest
ed on a charge of persuading a
girl under age to elope with him,
Is favorably impressed with the
way police affairs are conducted
in the Canadian city.
Vancouver claims a population
of about 100000" said Grief Du-
ley. "and there are 81 men ON
the police force, seven more than
we have in Tacoma. Police pa
trolmen there are paid $40 the
first year of service, SIS the Sc
cond, $50 the third and 500 the
fourth year. In addition to this
they are furnished with uniforms.
overcoats and helmets.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-21

1.-THE men are provided with
two new uniforms each year and
it is up to them to keep the clothes
in presentable shape. These uni
forms are manufactured by the
city. The patrolmen and detec-
tives are not loaded down with
heavy guns, the regulation arm
being a colts a..
"All patrolmen and detectives
are under the direction of the
chief and he discharges and hires
all men. The chief himself may
be removed from office by the
police commissioners. Politics
has nothing to do with any posi-
ton in the police department, ana
as a consequence, there are men
on the force who have been there
for 20 years"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-21
INSANE MAN YIELDS
GUN OVERWHELMINGLY

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
SPOKANE, July 21.-Return-
ing to the insane asylum at Medi-
cal Lake, from which he escaped
over two months ago, Joe Crouch,
a demented man, aged about As
years, created panic by flourish
ing a gun and threatening to kill
one of the attendants there this
morning. Crouch has been in un-
known country In seclusion since
his escape
He walked to the hospital this
morning. A couple of the attend
ants attempted to catch him, and
he made his dangerous gun play.
saying:
ITS none OF you, but DR.. Sem
pie that / wish to see."
With this he made q dash for
liberty. and when last seen was
headed toward Espanola.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-21
NOTED SWEDISH
SPEAKER COMING

Rev. q. Aug. skogsbergh, of
Minneapolis, win speak tonight
in the Swedish Mission church,
corner of South Eighteenth and j
streets.
Rev. Skogsbergh is known
throughout the entire United
States as one of the most promi-
nent preachers and platform ora
tors OF Swedish descent, and has
for 20 years occupied the pulpit
in the largest Swedish congrega-
ton In the country, namely: the
Swedish Mission church in Mime
apolis.
1t Is expected that many OF the
Scandinavian population will avail
themselves of the opportunity to
hear this eminent speaker.