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The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-11-20
Into the World to Seek a
Fortune.

The District Government
has been somewhat stirred dur
ing the past few days over the
resignation, first, of Mr.. West,
then Commissioner Macfar-
land, the first to take up news
paper work; the latter to prac-
tice law.
Mr.. West is a thorough
newspaper man, having been
connected with the Washington
POST for many years prior to
his cOmmissiOnership, and re-
garded as the most brilliant Of
political writer's which Wash
ington boosted of in those days.
Now, with his added experience
which he has received as COM
missioner has only served to eX-
tend his acquaintance and to
strengthen his grasp Of pollh-
cal conditions in Washington
and the country, so that we
may look for those Illuminating
reports upon political ques-
tons which characterized Mr..
West in days past.
Commissioner Macfarland,
believing that it is never too
late to mend, and that a small
fortune laid by for a rainy day
is a good thing, resigns his posi-
ton to take up the practice OF
law.
We are glad at last that a
man is found who can be hon
est in politics, and whose cof-
fers have not been filed with
the earnings of the poor. This
might be a good reason for the
continuance Of our present form
of government.
Now as to the influence Mr..
Macfarland will have upon the
young lawyers of our country
it is hard to say. A fortune in
law made after DR.. Osler's time
allotted to man for work might
be difficult to conceive, yet it
may be possible.
When law is looked upon as
a maker of fortunes, then we
shall see a large majority Of
law students in our colleges,
A fortune in law, honestly
obtained, following the Com
missioner's good principles o.
policy and habit would be an
influence for good which would
never die.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-11-20

We would call the attention
of our readers to the lecture for
women, on Tuesday, at 3 p. NJ,
in room 916 of the Colorado
Building, on Health 1t is
an important subject, and we
would advise those who can to
attend.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-11-20

Telephone, Lincoln IS.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-11-20
Physical Culture.

VIAVI SCIENCE OF HEALTH, natural nom
surgical; cloth bound 400 page book free, Apply
by mail Ol6 Colorado Building free lecture for
women, Tuesday az 3 D. m,
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-11-20

Entered as sccond-olass matter, October 30, l9O0'
az the Post Office at Washington ID. c., under
% cAct of March 3, 1879.
The new South-news., 1909-02-13


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isqr. drcary wastes of ara 80. ard4e
Jr~rs. aifn lfa hf1krr roof
Tfelr signals N fIrfree. az dark
ltry loom aFaInaf fI.r a4nIfrrr aFg
l.1nfIy aH4 NautIfr.slfn and stark
cieaves with 4 faaf fha fldliass aif.
Ihe bats ih 1olkr anl rfannIeH rII1E.
Stunning tAa naon4ar gIara.
flltsr the sunarInc 4rI fnr rain.
In fifeifaa fu1dl fh- atiIff nraYea
Iia raaiatlur ataIn
of lizards I'd fho rfIlmflIna ua|Ir
- QuifE they vanish from me aixht
When allen fl4fainu falr
iil14if1 about thn dusty floor.
winds 90 flf villa .nffrIiff reap
Ana E1rncr TO- fha aflfs
~ water 10 f1r beay wheel
"a Dlt ID0f where PUSHES sigh
Ana frogs thfii lhofla rflI
49,. ii.f f.o.ff banners i1int
The new South-news., 1909-02-13

cent 20 The utfernort parts OF the
Earth Hiied with the pound sues.lnrs
~ The nrm. fragrant Baldwins Of New
England
But he cooper shop j. not the only
dependence of The apple broker for
barrels. Early IN the spring be- begins
a canvas cf The country. Ills team
stops az q farmers house
Good morning. Mrs. Smith" be
calls 20 The pleasantfaced woman a.
The door y hear that you make
such good bread that your husban.
has a lot of empty iour-barrels"
NOW Mr Perkins chuckles The
pleased housewife. The idea I
guess It's lim's appetite that keeps
The f0ur-tarrei empty"
Got good many empty barrels.
ehl questions the broker.
Land. no, There may be two or
three out 10 the she'd
-in give you dfty cents for the
lot Mrs. Smith. without counting
EN- declares the willy trader. hand
aomely Mrs Smith is willing. mods
her consent receives her piece of
silver. and sees three empty barrels
loaded on the back Of Mr. Perkins,
wagon. iie haa made q good bargain
in September Jess careful buyers will
pay thirty cents apiece Tor ai man.
neg and Kind OF barrels From house
To- house be- goes. securing one bar.
fci here. three or four there. until
Die ahods are filled with barrels. ard
De can look forward 10 the harvest
without apprehension.
When the bosses bring in their
little accountbooks for the nnal
reckoning tho broker knows Just
where De- stands Isis bargains with
distant buyers were made long ago
He marks bis boxes and communl-
Gates with his shlppingaeents.
But his day OF leisure Is not yet
He goes from orchard 10 orchard.
looking into barrels. climbing q tree
now and then. urging on his employ.
es. that an uniimoly frost may not
hnd BIS fruit ungafhcred. and so ruin
him. From town 20 town be hastens.
sending a load of barrels here. start
ing OF a promised order there
The orchards OF northern Maine
offer a more difficult problem to the
apple-broker than do these Of Massa-
Ofien the matter Of trans
portation becomes serious because OF
the distance from railroad-stations. II
Is not as easy to secure good help.
many Of The orchards are on steep
hillsidcs, and even the trained mind
Of the apple expert is often puzzled
as 10 ways and means Of securing
good results. But that he meets this
problem successfully is proved by the
thousands OF barrels OF apples which
Maine sends every year TO distant
markets.-Youth's Companion.
The new South-news., 1909-02-13

Get four old moving machine rollers
and two moving machine axles Have
the blacksmith weld them. which will
make the axle FOR the roller 1t is
seven and one-haif feet long. For
the Stats take OAK scantling 2 1-4x
IA, cut in lengths of feet. inches.
The Stats are fitted around the wheels
and fastened with wagon tires at the
end OF each roll instead of bolts The
frame is made of scantling three-quar.
ter inch. mortised together and fast
ened with bolts. and you have a roller
az small cost equal to any you can
buy for three times the money II is
easy running. and with care will last
lifetime.-Charles A. Umoselle, in
the Epitomist.
The new South-news., 1909-02-13

Harry Snyder gives the following
valuations of barnyard manure based
on chemical analysis: II applied to
worn out soil at the rate of eight
tons per acre. the increase in corn the
first year will be twenty to twenty-five
bushels per acre. This would be worth
81. The next year the land will pro
duce six bushels more of wheat. worth
say $3.50. If seeded TO clover IL would
yield at least a ton more OF hay. worth
81. Following the clover with whea,
again. a gain of eight bushels per
acre, worth 81. will follow. Then will
come twelve TO fifteen bushels more
OF oats, worth SO. The increase in
the nve crops. due to the dressing
of eight tons of farm manure and the
production of clover. is alone worth
$25. making the value OF the manure
s. per ton distributed over five years
The new South-news., 1909-02-13

Something unusual in the animal
Kingdom has just been killed by
Prince Edward hunters and brought
home. II is a deer pure white in col
or, save for two small black spots
back OF its ears. The animal is a
fine looking stag and weighs about goo
pounds 1t has magnificent pair of
antlers The hunters were reticent as
To which member OF the camp cap
tured this very unusual species. but it
is understood that Grant Sprague of
Big Island was the lucky shot The
animal was found In the northern part
Of Hastings or i.ennoS and Addington.
Another unusual Kill made By one of
the hunters was a black fox. now 4
VERY rare animal. whose skin is very
valuable. Pictou correspondence Tor
onto Globe.
The new South-news., 1909-02-13
RECOVERING GOLD FROM SAND.
New Device to Discover Treasure in
Sunken Ships.


To the mouth OF the River Colne. OFF
Brightlinesea. an extraordinary ma
chine was towed and anchored yes
tcrday. II is TO be used in a final at
tempt TO recover the c500. 600 treas
ure OF gold. in coins and bars. which
is said to have gone down in n. NJ S.
Lutlne in 1891 near the island OF
Terschelling. of the coast OF Holland.
portion OF the treasure has been
recovered. but all ordinary dredging
plants are now useless, as the vessel
has sunk into the sand. The new de
vice is a great steel tube nearly 100
feet in length and wide enough to al
low man to walk erect down its cen.
tre. At one end is a metal chamber
provided with windows and doors. and
at the other a medley of giant hooks
and other tackle.
The apparatus has just been com.
pletod after years of work. by firm
Of shipbuilders "One end OF the
tube explained member OF the firm
yesterday. will be clamped TO the side
Of steamship or barge. The other
end. by means OF water ballast tanks.
viii be sunk until Il touches the bot
tom. Then, by means OF compressed
air. all the water will be forced from
the tube and also from the chamber 81
the bottom OF It. flush upon tho led Of
the sea
Divers will walk down stalrwa,
Ia
reach the submerged chamber. Here
they will don their diving costumes.
and opening a series OF watertight
doors viii step straight out into tf~
water. Engineers will be stationed
In the chamber. and following the in
structions OF the divers who will com
municate with them By means Of
portable telephones. they will operate
the mechanism OF two powerful sue
tion pumps or dredgers which are ft-
ted TO the sides OF the tube. These
dredges. Il Is hoped viii suck away
the sand around the sides OF the heavy
chamber until II gradually sinks By
its own weight right down on TO the
deck Of the wrecked ship. Then the
divers. making their way from the
chamber 70 the deck OF the shin and
thence to the hold. will be able to
transfer the treasure from the ship to
the chamber by easy stages. London
Daily Mail
The new South-news., 1909-02-13

To have pais'able and wholesome
Vegetables during the winter months.
proper care and attention are Just as
essential IN harvesting and storing as
Ia cultivation. Roots and vegetables,
as they are often thrown In a heap
promiscuously about the cellar. soon
lose their freshness and flavor. Most
house cellars are too warm for the
proper preservation Of vegetables. and
it is therefore advisable 10 store only
a limited quantity for immediate use
In the house. while the main stock
should be- kept IN a cool barn cellar or
outdoor pit Farmers Home Journal
The new South-news., 1909-02-13

The rough coat Of calves and colts
their FIRST winter Is always due 20
troubles Of digestion. from changing
suddenly from succuient TO dry feed.
But part Is due 10 drinking TOO lit
he water. because water IN winter Is
always cold. II water. for young ani-
mails. was warmed TO a temperature
near that OF animal heat they would
drink more freely. and their food
would digest. instead Of remaining IN
the stomach breeding disease. DO
away with constipation in young stock
and most OF the difficulty Ia keeping
them thrifty will be- oyercome.-Epi-
t0mist.
The new South-news., 1909-02-13

Wheat rust is limited to no section
or grade OF grain, but is encountered
all the world over.
1t is said that this year will be re-
corded as banner year for dairying
all over the United States.
Laws for the compulsory eradication
OF weeds are now in force in TWEEN
ty-hye states and territories.
If tools are given a coat Of crude
petroleum before being put away IL
will prevent the metal from rustine
and preserve the wood
II is estimated that in the United
States this year 3.lss 600 acres were
planted in Irish potatoes. an increase
over last year Of "a percent.
New York is the leading buckwheat.
producing state. with Pennsylvania
second. Michigan third. Maine fourth.
and North Carolina fifth in the list
The best way to ventilate the cellar
is to have the windows and doors Cd.
en- at night instead of daytime. OF
course. this can not be done in fraez.
ing weather. and al all times there
should be heavy screens TO keep out
rats. dogs and cats
II is said that the quail has been
known TO destroy sixty different kinds
Of weed seeds. and II is a fact that
about percent of his food is made up
from seeds that are harmful 10 the
farmer He also annually DESTROYS
large numbers Of injurious bugs
Cowpea hay is very nutritious IL
is nearly equal to wheat bran as part
OF ration. Il is satisfactory for work
stock. and for beef or milk produc-
tion. and il gives good results when
fed to poultry The grain is a rich
feed. excellent for poultry. but little
used for other feeding
When necessary to draw a nail or
screw that is hard to start. very otter
a sharp zap with a hammer will loos-
en- X Should this fail. put on kero-
sene oil aud let ii soak a while II is
good plan 70 put little linseed oil
on screws and nails before using. for
not only wili they enter the wood wit,
less force. but can be drawn uore
easily.
The new South-news., 1909-02-13

a horse should be- wafered before
feeding. and never given a iarse guam
tity Of wafer after a meal. Tor the
simple reason that the water viii
wash the food out OF the stomach be-
fore stomach digestion has taken
place and the food viii noi De well
prepared for absorption. and besides
d Is sometimes the cause OF collie.
There IS a popular idea that q warm
horse should not be- allowed TO drink
and. unlike a great many other popu
Tar ideas. there is little truth Ia it
u you water a warm horse in the or
diuay way. letting him drink an chat
be Will. you are likely Co have foun-
dcred horse on your hands. This IS
especially so il. az the time. IKE horse
Is faiigued. Nevertheless. b. Is al
ways safe 70 allow him from six 90
ten swallows. no matter how warm
he Is. II this be given on going into
the stable and he be allowed 10 stand
and eat hay for an hour and is then
offered water. he viii not drink near
ly so much as be would had none been
given before
The danger is not in the first swai-
low. as Ne often hear it asserted bat
in the excessive quantities he will
drink II not restrained. The most
dangerous time to give a horse a fun
draft is when he has cooled down
from fatlguing work and has par.
taken OF a meal
John splan. the great trainer.
writes. AS TO water. I think that a
horse should have all that ne wants
at all times. A man says: Why. will
you give your horse water before
racer Yes. before the race. in the
race. and after the race. and any 9th
er time that he wants TO drink" When
say give your horse all the water
he wants before the race. | do not
mean that you shall tie him in a warm
stall where he cannot get a drink for
five or six hours on not day. and
then take him to the pump and give
him all he wants. What I mean Is 10
give him water often and. in that way.
he will take only a small quantity
al a time"
After long, continuous exertion the
system is greatly depleted OF fluid
Nature calls for its replacement. and
this is the cause of a thirst which is
so intense that. if the animal is not
restrained al this time. he may drink
much more than he needs
The general custom. almost univer-
sally followed, Of giving the morning
meal before water is not very obiec-
iionable. either theoretically or prac.
tically. A, this time there is no de.
pletion OF fluid. consequently the horse
is not very thirsty and does not drink
rapidly or excessively. and apparent
ly very little evil results from this
method. However. the writer much
prefers that the horse should have an
opportunity to drink before the morn.
ing meal.
Personally. ! much prefer keeping
horses. both summer and winter. In an
open shed, with large water tank
in the yard. to tying them by the head
in barn. This brings us to the ar
rangement of farm buildings. which
hope to discuss in some subsequent
paper.-F. w Culver. NJ. d. c.. in
American Cultiyator.
The new South-news., 1909-02-13
Profit in Waste places.

Many poor soils. now waste spots
on the farm. would become profitable
II planted with the right kind Of for
est trees. and cared for in the right
way Trees viii often grow where
grain and grass will not Swamps.
stony ridges. exhausted fields. and
washed hillsides need not be aband-
oned. There is money in most OF
them If they are set to work produc-
ing woodlots and forests. But knowl-
edge and Judgment are necessary. and
a bad guess may be costly.
Many trees do wei in their soils
cone-bearing trees in particular The
farmer Is fortunate whose land has no
poor spots. Few landowners are so
well of Fertile acres are usually fair.
~ profitable but the gravel bars
rocky knobs. marshy swales. and ex.
hausted and eroded slopes are not
Scarcely one of them need remain un-
productive. They will grow timber
pine. locust. poplar. Usage orange. oak
chestnut, or some other Kind. But the
soil must be studied. and the species
selected 10 suit. Failure might fol-
low the planting of walnut on soil
suited 10 white pine, or vice versa.
Studies OF various regions and trees
that suit them have been made bv
the Forest Service at Washington. Re.
suits and conclusions have been pub
!ished. and may be had for the asking.
The aim of these studies has been to
point out how the farms waste and
neglected corners may be turned into
~ooslo,s where the farmer may grow
hts own posts. poles. fences ard even
sa~i,ss. Indiana Farmer.
The new South-news., 1909-02-13
Lame Back Prescription

considerable discussion is beln
caused among the medical fraternit
oy the increased use OF whiskey fc
lame back and rheumatism. II is a
almost infallible cure when nike
with certain other ingredients an
taken properly. The following is th
formula:
To one ounce OF Toris compoun
and one ounce syrup Sarsaparilla CON
pound add one-half pint of good whi
Key. Take In tablespoonful dos<
before each meal and before retil
ing"
IL Is surely worth trying by an
one who may be afflicted.
The new South-news., 1909-02-13
WORTH OF " tssI
Price Advancing Bocat realoH
Slaughter OF Elcphant Ired. kodud

Inere is good money ln~the iyorfener
business; for years my income hafohit
ranged from $4,000 to 500 900 a yeaHg bs
year by year the price OF ivory itr is
steadily going UP. Ivory has recenqso /,
~ been sold in the London docks al, in,
me record price q s453 per hrndredet i
weight. and 'cut points" for billiarse p.
balls bring $3.50 per hundredweight. o. e.
three times the quotation ruling (.
couple OF decades ago. Pretty 500,
choice ivory will command $4,000 pa
ton, and there VIII be precious littl.
in the market at that. pig cousumerTife
OF ivory. such as the worlds grea
piano makers. cutlers. brush-makers Chic
billiard ball turner's. and so on. ari. j
beginning to wonder what must by fire
me ABOUT H. mist
The billiard ball industry takes tn. esq.
finest of all ivory. and the thckesiri,
and soundest parts OF the best tusk ~,
o"' "'e pe'iec' oahs cacend
be cut from an average tusk: so thasa
.r.,..s 'ep.an' III '.Y0 in
-. We no
! know in London I can show 70
10000 perfect ivory billiard BALL ~
worth $4,000 lying in a monstrou
net IN one corner-Everybody's Maxaack.
zine. -.
The new South-news., 1909-02-13

For about five years flocks OF goats
have been doing a good work on foul
underbrush farms in Dearborn county
this state When they clear up a farm
In one place they are transferred to
another ~ tnr neighborhood. 1t only
takes'a Z \ wmonths. or year at most,
TO clear up ore of these farms. and then
a neighbor takes the flock to clean up
his farm. Or. Tilley OF Harrison town
ship that county has now bought a
flock OF 40 goats to do the work on
his farm. and expects to have it
cleaned up in year at most. possibly
sooner. Goats have long been not
ed for this work. and are said to be
worth many farm hands. for they do
II thoroughly. ready for the plow.-
Indiana Farmer.
The new South-news., 1909-02-13

We DO NOT see winter reading advcr.
uscd in the newspapers. nor the prom.
or literature TO consume spring and
fail Spring poetry. 10 be- sure. argues
the Christian Register comes IN With
greens aud the earliest vegetables.
but Ia the present state of the article
u hardly counts. summer books are
the only ones looked upon as proper.
~ seasonal while an other sui, any
time OF year according 20 lhc taste of
the reader u happens that summer is
the time when a majority or The pco.
pie have the largest amount OF leisure
for reading and study. and the pub.
lishers seize the occasion 20 unload
the greatest amount OF trash upon the
public. The hammock. the lounge. the
easy chair. are provided with mental
pabulum OF so aimsy sort that sum.
mcr books have mission OF their
own. as something 10 slip into a
satchel to read on the louneine chair
of the steamer TO doie over ia The
train. or to fins about on lawn un.
der the shade OF especially pro.
,idcd. like thin eoVns and white
wais,costs. for the consumption 81
snmmer people
The new South-news., 1909-02-13
The Apple Broker.
By ALICE Turner Curtis.

When the FIRST cool days Of septem-
Der send city people home ready for
work. then begins a business among
the orchard-ownera OF New England
OF which the casual summer visitor has
little knowledge.
The apple-broker's busy days have
come. and expert apple -piokers. with
long ladders. small baskets and bar
relf. appear in all the orchards. and
spread over the trees with the persist
cnce aud industry OF an invasion OF
browntail moths.
Each hand of these workers is
headed by a responsible and capable
man. secured by the applebrokor be-
cause OF his knowledge Of the apple
market. his reliability. and his gift OF
managing men This boss Is furn-
ished by his employer with numerous
directions, among which are small
slips Of paper which read something
like this
Before October ist. gather Mrs.
Browns Orchard Pound sweetings
London.
Ben Boston.
Blakc's Orchard.
Early Baldwins- New York
Yellow Siock-san Francisco.
The boss understands by this list
That the pound swectlnes are to be
gathered with unusual care No
rough shahngs OF the branches on
which this fruit grows A careful
man. with a small basket swung over
his shoulder. goes mp the ladder. Every
apple Is clipped from the hough. placed
In the basket. and when the baske, 10
moderately full. the man descends.
These apples are each wrapped In tbs.
sue-paper and put In boxes. much in
the same way that California oranges
pre- packed TO send east Then a card
is tackled on the box. marked. airs.
Browns Pound Sweetingss. 100 Lon
don and the boss makes similar
entry In the little account book. which.
at the end OF zach week. he hands over
TO the apple broker
The real business OF the apple hrok-
er- however. begins In midsummer. II
you are In an apple country. central
Massachusetts. or near Mercer. Maine
and are an observing person. You will
notice now and then keon-faced.
capable-looking man driving about the
country roads. talking with the owners
oi orchards and carefully examining
the haltlrowu fruit.
The man is generally a resident OF
an apple-growiug district TIE knows
the history OF every orchard. how old
the trees are. the quality OF the fruit
grown. The owner OF the orchard. and
how 20 deal with him.
Il Is In midsummer that the bargains
are made. Tho apple.broker buys The
crop BY 80 doing he assumes con.
siderable risk. There may be. even
after midsummer too much rain. 100
much heat a visitation OF the dread
ed apple worm. In fact. any one OF
dozen possibilities may ruin the nro-
duct OF an orchard and spoil the brok-
er's profits. while the farmer. with a
round sum deposited in the savings.
bank. thanks his stars that he sold his
apples in July.
The apple broker has no leisure on
his hands Barrels and hcxes are no
small thing 10 be considered when YOU
are 10 harvest the orchards OF six or
seven townships Now and then the en-
torprisins broker starts cccper shop
and box mandatory of his own near
The town where the most fruit is raised
and here. during July and August.
dozen or more men work. bgsily urn-
ins out barrels and boxes which VIII be
The new South-news., 1909-02-13
A CONTRADICTION.

Judge said the prisoner. Il hay
seen better days ! have never befo'
even been threatened with arrest
"your second assertion" answere
his honor. "contradicts the first.
shows you have never been connec
ed with a big corporation or owne
a motor car. Washington Star.