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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-10
THE SCRAP BOOK

One day a complaint was received at
headquarters that a valuable COW had
been killed on certain day and by a
certain engine. The case was referred
to the proper department. but refer
ence to the files showed that the en-
gineer had failed to report such an
accident. Accordingly he was sent for
and asked why he had omitted to re-
port the matter.
II didn't know l hurt the cow" he
said.
Then you remember hitting herr
Eyes, and / slowed up as she rolled
over on her back. But she waved her
feet for me to go ahead, and SO con-
cluded she was all right."-Harper's
Weekly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-10

a Doubtful Accomplishment.
A man who shattered badly went to
4 specialist and after ten difficult les
sons learned to say quite distinctly.
ssPeter Piper picked peck Of picked
peppers" His friends congratulated
him upon this splendid achievement.
YES" said the man doubtfully. ''but
It's s-s-such d-d-deucedly d-d-d-difa-
cult rem-mark to w-w-work into an
ordin-n-nary Recommendation, y
know"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-10
Both Of One Mind.

Both Of One Mind.
A henpecked gentleman determined
to have q night with his friends against
the will Of his wife. He was resolved
that he would 60, and she was equally
certain that he should not He did not
appear, however, and his friends. miss
ing him, for fun invaded his residence.
There they found both him and his
wife sitting in their chairs fast asleep.
He had given her an opiate that he
might slip away. and she had given
him one that he might not.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-10

Try Mrs. Austin's buckwheat -four.
Makes dandy cakes. with the genuine
flavor. Ask your grocer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-10

OF modern languages taught In the
schools Russian is considered the
most difficult. German next. French
third and Spanish is perhaps fourth.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-10
Roosevelt and Dennis.

Roosevelt and Dennis.
Theodore Roosevelt has fine sense
of humor," said an old time New
Yorker. when he was police COM
missioner he used to go around and
keep tabs on the police himself. He
came upon one standing at bar one
night before a large. full grown glass
Of whisky which he was about to
consume. Roosevelt touched him on
the shoulder.
"'What - your Bamey he asked.
"What business is that Of yours ?
the cop demanded. What's your
Manner
My name is Roosevelt answered
that gentleman.
The cop drank the liquor. set down
the glass. wiped his lips with the back
Of his hand and then turned on the
commissioner.
II your name Is Roosevelt said
he my name is Dennis
Roosevelt let him OF with . repri
mand."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-10

ember II. and came to grief notwlth.
standing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-10

City bowling alley, q n. 9Th
22-tf
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-10
lust tssvs Had Experiences.

+ " 00y tV0VO VU00 6AP0TtOUoOs
When Dr.. Thompson. a distinguished
Scotch Clergyman, was minister Of
Markinch b happened to preach from
the text 'Iedk not upon the wine
when II 10 81 II the cup" from which
he made most eloquent and impress
I've discourse against drunkenness,
stating lts evil effects on the heart.
head Sd purse. Several of his obser-
vat1ons were leveled at two cronies
with whom he was well acquainted
WHO frequently poured out libations
to the Sesy god. At the dismissal Of
the congregation the two friends met.
the doctoc being close behind them.
did ven hear, Johnnie?' quoth the
one.
did I hearth Wha' didna hearth I
ne'er winlsd an e.e the haill sermon"
"Aweel. an what thought 70 o'tr'
"Adeod, DAvie. think he has been
LAD In his day or he couldna dis
coorse sea weel about 1t. All, he's been
slice hand. the meenister."
Doing HE 1sst.
A fat man entered a restaurant that
served dinner at the fixed price Of Is
cents. He knotted napkin about his
neck and fell to heavily-so heavily. in
fact. that the waiter, after whispered
conversation with the proprietor, ap-
preached him and said:
"Beg. pardon. sir, but III have to
charge you quarter extra. you eat 10
much"
Tho Fat man, red and short OF breath
from bis excessive gorging. said ear
nestly:
For goodness sake. don't do that!
I'm nearly dead now from eating IS
cents worth. II you make me eat an
other quarter I'll bust
Nesurreettons.
The world is full Of resurrections.
Every night that folds Us up In dark
mess u I death. and those OF you that
hare been out early and have seen the
first Of the dawn will know 1t. The
day rises out. Of the night like a being
that has burst IT'D tomb ana escaped
Into life.-Georse Macdonald.
Got M Signal.
Railway men, conductors, engineers
and brakemen--are 20 accustomed to
communicate with each other By
means Of gestures that the habit Of
looking for such dumb signals be-
comes q kind Of second nature. In
this connection western railway ON
ciai tells Of nm amusing incident In
that part Of his state where It II %
comUon for cattle to be run over that
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-10
Each bud Blossom. But Once.

Each bud Blossoms But Once.
Each bud blossoms but once, and
each flower has but it's minute Of per.
feet beauty. So In the garden Of the
soul each feeling has, as it were, ita
Towering moment, its one and only
second OF expansive grace and royal
radiance. Each star passes but once
in the night through the meridian over
our heads and glitters there but foG
an instant. SO in the heaven Of the
mind each thought touches its zenith
but once. and in that moment all ita
brilliancy and all its sovereign great.
ness culminate.-Henri Frederic Amiel.
Two jokes on Frederick Wardo.
During performance in the west by
Frederick Warde curious error waa
made by the compositor who set up
the bill for ''The Tempest" The part
enacted by Warde was that Of Pros
pero. rightful duke Of Milan, and this
the compositor billed in this wise:
Pr0spero. Frightful Duke of Mflan..
Frederick Warde
Now, the player, who has q keen
sense Of humor. was sufficiently struck
by the fun OF the thing to forward q
marked copy Of the playbill to his
daughter, then In the east. Miss
Warde. too. was appreciative Of the
competitors effort. for she sent her IA
Their the following note:
Dear Dad-Inasmuch ~ I have seen the
performance. I fail to oee wherein the
program was wrong.
-Lippincott.s.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-10

Moonlight Carnival, Coli
e1nh this esoQ1|lo.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-25
THE WILD VIOLET AS
AN AGGRESS0R.
4 Remarkable Illustration Of
Hature's Way Of Preserve md
Spreading the Plant.

The common wild violet affords
one of the most remarkable illustra-
tions Of the care and apparent fore
thought Of nature in preserving a
species. says the st. Louis Globe DEM
ocrat, As everybody knows, the vlo-
let grows in the shade, in pastures,
woods and fields, where the grass IS
abundant and long. It comes up ear
ly In the spring, and flowers at a time
when the grass Is most abundant and
succulent OF course, It is liable to
be cut down by the scythe when now
ing is done, but much more likely is
1t to be bitten off by grazing animals
The ylolets that come in the spring
either do not seed at all or Tery
sparingly, so that If the plant relied
on its spring flowers for seed, It would
probably perish of the earth in a very
few years.
But in the late fall the plant bears
another crop of blossoms, that are
never seen, save by the professional
botanist. They are very small, utter
ly Insignificant in appearance, and
grow either just at or below the sur
face of the ground These are the
flowers which produce the seeds for
the next season.
The flowers on long stems bloom
ing in the spring are only for show;
the hidden flowers are for use, and
the number of seeds they bear may
be judged from the ease with which
a wild violet bed spreads in every
direction. When the seeds are ripe
the pod ezplodes, scattering them to
a considerable distance, often ten to
twelve feet from the parent plant, so
that, in spite Of its boosted modesty,
the violet not only takes care of it.
self, but because a troublesome ag-
gressor.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-25
WISE WORDS.

no wise man overshoots his own
moral aim.
The dogmatic are always strong on
barking.
All worthy education is training Of
the will.
Counting your blessings discounts
your burdens.
No none was ever left sad by CIV
ing happiness away.
The ability to learn marks the lin
its of actual living.
Too many men lay to a gentle
heart the faults of a soft head.
You cannot improve the breed by
polishing the brass on the harness.
No man is master of himself who
cannot control the guests in his
heart.
You do not secure a clean bill for
yourself by indicting the rest Of hui
manity.
There never can be sufficient pub
lie virtues in life to balance private
vices.
The worst failures are those sue
cesses that have come at the cost of
the soul.
There are many things we can not
afford to get for less than their full
price.
Whether earth shall be like heaven
depends on whether heaven is in our
hearts.
Practice is the one preservativo Of
religion,
Sitting still is always the most try
ing situation in life.
The best evidence Of a healthy soul
is its hunger for work to do.
No man can own any more than he
can carry in his own heart.
No man can take iniquity into his
creed and keep it out Of his charac-
ter.
No prayer meeting is long enough
that does not reach to the market
place.
The man who hasn't the vlgor to
be vicious usually prides himself on
his virtues.
There never is room at the top for
the man who thinks it was built only
for one.
Some Of the virtues Of our friends
grow out of the graves where we have
buried their faults.
Our example when we are on pa
rade has no influence at all compared
to the effect of our every living day
When a man makes a distinction
between his creed and his conduct,
he will discover a breech between his
aspirations and his heaven.-From
Sentence Sermons" in the Chicago
Tribune.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-25
Advantages of White Breeds.

A well known Southern poultry
man who Is making an enviable rec
ord with market poultry and who is
so well known as Rfancier that his
name is becoming almost a house,
hold word, says he raises white fowls
exclusively, not because white is an
emblem of purity and innocence"
but because he has proven them the
most profitable. He asks, Whoever
saw a commercial poultry farm.
where Black Leghorns were the lead
ing breed, or any other colored breed
the favorite, II depended on for
eggs?"
Every one knows the record
White Leghorns have as layers; and
their early maturity makes them de-
sirable as broilers. But the large
breeds of white fowls are crowding
close on their records. OF the num-
erous egg records kept in the East
during the last year or two, White
Plymouth Rocks stand at the head OF
heavy breeds as layers. Some have
equaled If not surpassed, White Leg
horns-with this in their favor, that
their heaviest egg production is in
winter when prices are highest. A
White Plymouth Rock hen should
weigh seven and a half pounds and
be worth seventy-five cents on the
market when no longer valuable as
layer. Nothing can surpass a
White Rock, either for frying, roast
ing OF the good old time chicken pie.
Mrs. c. S. Everts.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-25
Asparagus Culture.

For a seed bed break thoroughly a
piece of dark, well drained soil, as
nearly free of grass as can be had;
make the rows two and one-half feet
apart and SOW the seed about one
inch apart about the middle of Feb
ruary. A crop of pea vines grown the
year before will put the land in fine
condition. A liberal use OF high
grade fertilizer is essential to the
best development of the roots. The
delicate nature of the plants makes
hand picking Of grass constantly nee
essary. The plants should be two to
four feet high when killed by frost in
the fall.
in February take up the roots and
promptly set in proper soil-brlght
sandy loam-on six-foot rows, two
feet on the row, at a depth Of ten or
twelve inches, according to the den
sity Of the soil, deepest on lightest
soil. Choose best crowns and extend
the roots both ways in the track, one
half each way. Cover not deeper
than three inches carefully by hand
After the plants get UP rake in just
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-25
Don't Plant HoneysuekIes.

I saw in the Progressive Farmer
some time ago some one recommends
ing the planting Of honeysuckle to
stop gullies. My advice is don't"
If you do you will surely regret it,
for the honeysuckle is harder to get
rid of than the gully. When it once
gets a start It is almost impossible
to get rid of it. Some of my neigh
bors would give a good sum to get
rid of what they have.-G. r. Gra-
ham.
Mr.. Graham is perfectly right in
his advice so far as cultivated fields
are concerned. the editor of that pub
LEGATION admits. The honeysuckle Is
fine 10 cover banks or trellises about
the house or other buildings, but in
the fields is an unmitigated nuisance.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-25
The Cheanness Of Life.

During last year labor in the Uni
ted States lost nearly $4,000 lives in
the course of employment. There
we're also about 100000 accidents,
Most industries involve risks, some
greater than others. The accident
rate of electricians is excessive. That
Of coal miners is $40 per 1000 in the
United States to 1.29 per 1000 in the
United Kingdom. This proportion
holds among the railroad employees.
We lost $50 per 1000 to Germany's
.9S per 1000. In other words, we
slaughtered on the average 915 more
coal miners than England and 1875
more railroad employees than Ger
many.
Two conditions account for this ex-
cessive death rate that runs through
ont all our departments Of labor.
First, the reckless indifference and
carelessness, united with an inherent
dislike to obedience, that characterize
our American workmen. Second, the
unwillingness of employers to install
accident saving devices, and to COM
pel military obedience to preventive
orders.
Germany has a permanent eXhibi-
ton of accident saving devices which
has been productive Of great beneht
to life. This feature England is
copying Boston Post.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-25
What Legumes Would Do.

Attention was called last week TO
The fact that cowpeas in Michigan
gathered 139 pounds of nitrogen to
the acre. Now If these results can
be had up in Michigan how much
greater the amount of nitrogen the
pea will bring to the soils Of the
South in our longer season. A ton
per acre of 2-S-2 fertilizer would
give but forty pounds OF ammonia, or
about thirty-four pounds of actual nj
trogen, more than 100 pounds less
than an acre of peas gave in Michigan
and much less in proportion than an
acre in the South will give. The
forty pounds in the ton OF low grade
fertilizer would cost at the lowest
estimate SC. Two tons of cowpea
hay per acre would have a feeding
value of at least $40, and fully eighty
per cent. of its manurial value could
be saved If the manure is rightly
handled, and a profit made from the
feeding, while the manure would not
only give us the nitrogen, but would
add organic matter and tend to the
restoration Of the humus to the soil,
which the 2-S-2 will never do.
And yet in the South men are buy
ing cottonseed bulls to feed, and
keeping no stock but the mules that
have been paid for out of the cotton
crop, and are planting cotton year af-
ter year-gambling on the chances
with 200 pounds per acre of poor
grade fertilizer, in which they pay
for sacking and freight on 500 pounds
of worthless filler
And then, for every crop planted,
their continual inquiry is, What sort
of fertilizer" and How much shall
l use?" never dreaming apparently
that If they farmed right they would
not need to buy any fertilizer except
phosphoric acid and potash for the
peas, making at home through the
peas a fertilizer worth far more in
the permanent improvement Of their
land than all the chemical fertilizers
ever compounded.
Oh, the pity of 1t all!-Professor
Massey, in the Progressive Farmer.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-25
Brief Conversation.

There is a Government Official in
Washington to whom an unnecessary
or inane question is as red rag to a
bull.
Last summer he made his usual
trim to Europe on the first day out
rom New York he was strolling on
me promenade deck when suddenly
there appeared before him a man
whom he had not seen for years.
"Why, professor" exclaimed the
man. ITO meet you, OF all men! Are
you going across?"
Yes. growled the professor Are
you2"-Harpers Weekly.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-25
Devise a system Of Rotatlon.

Think out and lay down a system
of rotation Of crops adapted to your
farm, and which will work in well
with one another, so that you may
be able to get them all planted, culti-
waited and harvested on time, and aim
not so much to have the greatest
area as that area which can be most
thoroughly prepared and fortified,
and thus secure maximum crops. It
win pay much better TO make fifty
bushels of corn on one acre than on
Southern Planter.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-25
Kind of Cotton to Resist Boil Weevil.

Kind OF Cotton TO Resist Boil Weevil.
The improvement of cotton by
breeding, or more properly speaking,
by selection, to meet the new condi-
tions brought about by the boil wee
vii, is of the greatest Importance. Es-
peclally should the territory not yet
infested get ready for his appearance
by selecting those varieties found
best in the infested areas and by ac-
climating and further improving
them. 1t is none too early to be-
gin this work, for the weevil does
most damage when it first appears.
In selecting the cotton plant to
save seed from, having a view to boil
weevil conditions. the early fruiting,
best yielding, vigorous plants should
be chosen, and according to Bennett,
in Farmers Bulletin No. 314, which
we advise every cotton farmer to
send for, should have the following
special characteristics:
"C) The first fruit limb must be
low, not higher than the fifth or
sixth joint above the seed leaf Joint.
"(2) The wood or primary limbs
must be low, and should not exceed
four in number. The first limb should
not be higher than the fifth or sixth
Joint above the seed leaf Joint.
"(3) The joints in the main stem,
in the fruit limbs and in the primary
limbs must be short, not exceeding
one to three inches in the lower part
Of the plant.
go Fruit limbs should grow at
the successive Joints of both the main
stem and the wood limbs.
"(5) Fruit limbs should be con-
tinuous in growth for continuous
fruiting until the plant is matured. -
In addition to these qualities, size
of boil, percentage of lint to seed,
length of fiber and storm resistance
should be we'll looked to.
To do this, it will be necessary TO
at first select only a few stalks that
come nearest to these conditions and
plant the seed Of these in a plot from
which the best stalks are to be taken
for the seed plot the next year.
Progressive Farmer.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-25
Rural Diplomacy.

aJudgln' from the price ye charged
me, neighbors ye put three gallon Nv
mlasses in a two-gallon jug Naow
amt b'grudgin the money, but 1
don't cal-late ter hev the Jug
stretched. Judge.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-25

fastened together at the top in the
manner indicated at A and can be
raised with a team, fastening rope
to the end of the single pole and
passing It out between the two poles
on the opposite side, which have been
placed in holes. Draw steadily until
the desired height is reached, AL
most any size or shape of stack can
be built under these poles.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-25
PRACTICAL ADVICE ABOUT
DIVERSIFIED FARMING


enough soil to cover the fine grass,
and repeat as often as necessary to
prevent grass getting ahead. At the
end of the summer there should still
be a valley over the roots. The al
leys must be kept clear of grass. Some
crop of small growth may be grown.
Two crops of cowpeas sown in April
and July work we'll for the purpose.
n. ]. Hamln.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-25
Retter Than Terraces.

Cattle and sod with deep blowing
and subsoiling on our red hills will
do more to prevent washing than all
the terraces ever made,-W. F. Mas
sey.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-25
Trinod Hnv Fork DerrlcIs.

Three poles thirty-fve feet long
are required to make the hay derrick
shown in the illustration. They are
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04
GOVERNMENT NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Of
flee of Indian Affairs, Washington. d. C.
Sealed proposals, for letting Districts Nos,
/, 2, 4, 5 and 6, In the Crow Indian Reserva-
ton, Montana, for grazing purposes, either
under a lease or by permit, will be received
at the office OF the Commissioner Of In
dian Affairs, Washington, d, c., until 2
O'Clock p. m, on Monday, August ?, 1903,
and will be Immediately thereafter opened
in the presence of such bidders as may at
tend. Maps showing the location of the
districts and all necessary information
may be obtained on application to the
superintendent OF the Crow Indian School,
Crow Agency, Montana. r. g. VALEN-
TINE, Acting Commissioner. ty3-DSot