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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-11-27

" mown and the grass annually top-dressea nil,
fertilizer TO promote the growth OF the gras,
Now is the time for planting the decidno,.
trees and shrubbery, but spring will be better o.
the evergreens There are many trees and sbrrb.
native TO the different sections that can bo ,aas
effectively. Too many people look alwavs -,
"far-fetched" things. Some laughed at me vea,.
ago for planting sweet-gum trees at the Nor,h
Carolina a. & NJ. College. but there are few nro,
tier trees than these are now. and splendid &,
their fail colors. our native naples and elm.
are also good and the oaks should not be ney
lected
Then. where the ong-loat pine grows 70 into
tho woods and with n sharp spade cut under tho
young trees n foot or so high to cut tho tap roo,
Then le, them stand another season. and ,hev
can be moved after they have made more lateral
roots Little cedars a foot high transplant easily
an do also the little cypress trees from tho
swamps. and they make finer trees on the drv
ground than In the Rwamps HIollies can no
easily moved In spring ~ all tho leaves are pulles
or. but will certainly fail II you do not remove
tho leaves. Magnollas also should have the leaves
taken of so that tho roots can get n start heso-e
tho leaves ovaporate tho moisture too much
Then in shrubhery "" have many pretty things
TO add to the spiroas. etc. so commonly grown
Tho wax myrtle OF The wood Ia pretty ever.
green: the common gall berry il also attractive:
ltea virginea makes raccmes OF beautiful white
flowers in spriuE. and f. easily found along the
branches. The stamiuate form OF the fringe tree
In also very beautiful In bloom Sourwood makes
pretty ahrub or small tree and has pretty dow.
crs and gorgeous color In tho fall. lick vcr,ela-
IA. tho d-ciduous member OF the holly family can
be found I'm tho awampa and ia very gay In winter
~i,h TIA rcd borTs"s In fact. any teacher who Ia
lover OF plants and knows the native shrubbery
can 60, tn" boys interested In getting these things
from the forcat. and they wili learn TO admire
beauty in common shinga There ia such
weaith Of trees and shrubs tn tn. South iha, any
ono can adoru his grounds and make them very
attractive by getting tho Wild plants alone and
getting these and learning their names and habits
Ill b~ education TO tho boys and Girls
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-11-27
When Will The Farmer Learn?

~uE FARMERS UNION NEWS feels sad
~ when II looks about over this country and
49, H"ca so many farmers Nho are being caused
TO surcr as rcsut az their misguided acts In the
spring
The cotton buyer. the sly old coon'' made the
farmer believe that ten and eleven cents was a
ciE pTlc" Tor cotton. Then they proceeded TO buy
" from him for future delivery AZ tha; price The
farmer did not stop 20 consider that II the mer-
chant could afford TO pay ten and eleven cents for
cotton To be- paid Tor In the fall. tina, he. the
farmer. could AFFORD TO wait until fall to make
contracts for sails.
Many. many. arc the families in tho cotton dis
r'ct who viii have TO 20 In want during the mex,
twelve months aa result OF thta misguided piece
OF business. Many child will 40 wlthou, sun
cent clothes. without sufficient shoes 10 keep It's
Toe, warm. Many n mother will be caused TO stay
nj HON" from church for the reason that the man
who Eworo To protect her and provide for her
refused To take the advice OF his fcow-tarmer
sought tho advice OF the Spectator accepted H.
and was caught In the trap
As we mediate. are caused To excaim'
When oh. when. will the farmer learn'"-Farm-
cra' Union News
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-11-27
Education in Agriculture.

RGAN1zATloNs FOR STUDY. such as coun-
IEAI ~ and district schools. or clubs. arc all
kN4J right. but the individual study OF good
books and the state and National bulletins f. the
most important help that tho working farmer can
have. and the most encouraging ltoms IN my corro-
epoudcnco with farmers in tho South tho lot
tora get from young farmers asking for lists OF
the best books TO buy \ Young farmer In Louis.
lana Ecni mo lately a list Of the books he already
has. and a very nnc liRt II Was too but no ia not
yct satisfied with His library and asked for fur
Their list
or course every farmer have His name HAT
cd for tho bulletins Of his State Experiment sta
ton. and he have his name iiatcd aleo for tho
monthly iis, Of publications OF tho Department OF
Agriculture in Washington. and can from this list
select such ho wants lfc also have his
name listed for the circular stating what publ.
cations have bcon received in Washington from
tho various State stations. and can usually Get
copy ot of thcao from tho stations II there arc
any available for outside distribution. By writing
10 the directors That working farmer add
$500 year TO his income through study has wrii
teen shown tn the experience of many Then the
CranE" and tho rsrmcrH' Union can DO made thor
onghly educational u the members wili bat make
them no. That some Of them doing this Is OF.
dent from the fact that local union recently
paid a large sum for travelling expenses Ia GO,
M to s CON. , 949 h2h a inslgie si ipe asa
business baaiH and make them real school
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-11-27
Making a Country Schoolhouse
Beautiful.

CN1ETTtNG ScHOotMOUsE In dense
llSN goods In worse than having one I'm an
- open hold ~iihou, trcos. for tho health of
'hc pupils 10 promoted by having tn. sunshine on
sho house a, umcn but a house standing on a
bare lot. ~l'hon, even grass around II, and often
an Imprinted. hnrn.iik. structure ia simply hid.
eons. hut where there ia some attcfnp, at plant.
ihg IL IL generally tn tho nature OF making a
grove over the whole lot. and this too In wrong
for II prevents the growth Of grass or tho plant.
Ing OF flower beds and nhrubbcry
Tr~"H OF large sir1 should be used mainly or
The outskirts 10 frame In picture OF a pretty
lawn and sone flower beds Max. n wide border
around tho building and plant IL with a yarlo,,
OF Towering ahrubbory tina, will bloom a, differ
ont times In tho season. Have a walk euryinr
from one aide OF the lot pas, the door and ou, a,
IN" o'h"f side 30 that there can b. n broad ncope
OF grass In tho center Around tho ou,Hkir,m
plant variety of rceH aud give them room To
take their natural forms. making with them n
= ~. Irregular border to tho lot. and no, plant
= tnem In ntraight rows lik. an ochnrd Max,
these trees largely evergreen. for the school IA
h"ld mainly In winter. but atm have Aome do.
cduons onc@ for their spring beauty Then ao
not trim up the coniferous cyergroona or IN,
magnoiias with an ugly stem. but lot them branch
from the ground In natural form
Keep tho playground In the rear and .cre.,
out tho rear buildings OF convenience with In,
lice and vines. On tho outer odges OF the nhruh
berry border around the house which ser..,a m.
base or The building. you can have fall planted
bulbs. such aa hyacinths aud tulips and p,rcisa,.
and follow those In summer with annual p,,,,s
mat the pupils are taught to raise from aeod 4,
oohch ana outside. Once get the children inter
"''ed IN making The front OF the lot beautiful
and they Will not damage IT, Lawn mowers ne.
why cheap now. ana the lawn should be regular
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-11-27

with good forage. With the great increase in the
price of beef. II will certainly pay TO feed stock
right where the seed are grown. and quit sending
Il to the ends of the earth 10 enable other men
to get rich at the expense OF the lands where the
seed were grown So long the Southern cotton
grower sells nitrogen from his land In the seed
and then tries to replace II on tho same land with
n tenth part OF the nitrogen he has sold of, by
dribbling little 2-S-2 fertilizer. just go long
will he grow humblebee cotton and have poor
land. What n fertile land the South would be II
none OF the cottonsecd meal went abroad. but was
all used Mt home,
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-11-27

what wonderful country the South would De
u IN" go"d acres did not have To pay for so many
p"uper acres. And all over the South millions OF
acrea arc on the road 10 pauperlsm by the tenant
cropping system. The greatest land pauperiring
influence In tho South IL the miserable cropping
nyStom' IL has run more land 10 waste since the
war than good farmers have been able 10 redeem;
more land on the road 10 old fields than Is being
farmed well
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-11-27
SELLING CoTTONsEED.-Mr Ron,

"'h'N' 'oIIoNSEED.-Mr. Beatty says thai
III never pays to bury seed when they can he so,,
nj from thirty TO forty cents per buahcI ,o,i,
say mat IL never pays TO sell them nj any prtc.
Unless man Is simply seed breeder The s,II.
ing OF cottonseed is impoyerihhing more farpn In
the south than any Othr practice Mr. n.at,v
says mat the meal ~ finding markets To the end OF
the earth. II people at the end of the earth cnn
hHorh 10 buy aud feed It. how much better n
would be if III" men who grow II would feed I,
HOW much better than selling the seed would II
be Tor the men who grow them To exchange the
seed for meal and huls and feed the meal along
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-11-27
Professor Massey's
Editorial Page.
Notes and Comments on Rec ent Issues

M SAW SOME Of Mr.. Batts's at the
NH North Carolina State Fair stalks with
O9 eight them and will be willing
wager that there was not an In all Of the
226 90 bushels on the that would pass the
scorecard at of the big -pretty-ear corn shows
where size and certain type govern the awards.
at corn show in Baltimore two years ago
OF Cookies Prolific corn and no one took
any notice OF IT. all being attracted TO the big
ears. every one OF which had grown as single ear
a stalk Talk 10 these bgshow-car men and
they will all tell you that one big n stalk is
better than more medium sized ears. But did any
or the show ears ever make 226 "a bushels
acre? Even the big out West year SO
ago which took the highest prize and was bought
hack by the exhibitor for $3.50. who then got thou
sands Of dollars worth Of free advertising in tho
farm papers. said TO have come from field
that made 6S bushels per acre Is II not time TO
devote more attention to breeding for prolihcacy7
Pretty are desirable but bushels Of corn pcr
acre arc far more important TO the farmer
examined the field Of noted corn breeder this
fall. man who has taken more prizes than most
othcrs ins corn IL wonderfully uniform and ~
the type demanded by the scorc-card. hu, tho
plants too tall and uugainiy. easily blown
down and seldom MAX" more than single car
per plant. and though he gets anc crops. HIS sotl
= capable Of making far more corn per acre with
prolific variety The corn-car shows have at
tractcd attention TO tho improvement Of the crop
and have done good in this say. but doub; that
the breeding for KhoR cara has increased the corn
crop except tn making mauy farmers pay better
attention 10 the cultivation az tho crop breed
for prolific Yield and then breed for n better a,a.
ure in the plant that wll enable you 20 got moro
breed particular type Tho farmer nScas Ehhsi9
els Of corn rcr acre rather thau show oars only
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-11-27

The world has no room for towards. We must
nll be ready somehow TO toll TO suffer. to die
Ana yours Is not the less noble because no drum
beats before YOU when YOU go out into your daily
battehelds. and no crowds shout about your COM
Ing when you return from your daily victory OF
dofcat.-Robert Louis Stevenson
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-11-27


iF a crying need In tho South for better labor
saving implements In the cultivation OF corn an !
cotton. and tho abolinhment % the one mule plow
In the working 81 these crops Last spring | rode
down through the ~holc Della warc- NAryland.yir.
r'nia Peninsula from Wilmington. D"l To Cape
Charloa. Va. In tho upper end Of Delaware tho
sight OF the clean fields and beautiful farms an
delight 10 tho eye" and noticed in tho coa
corn h"lda that the mon all riding on two
horse cultvaiorg and tn" acidH we're prom.
!hing. But when reached the Virginia counties
where the gr attest attention Is given to tho zelda
OF irish and sweet potatoes and the crops arc
generally small as compared wlth the upper mar,
OF IN" peninsula. Baw men with one horse plow \
barring of" corn by throwing a furrow from
each side OF the rows and then coming back and
throwing IL to the corn and then plowing out tho
middl"s just ms their erandfathrrH had done and
Tor no earthly reason but that their rrandfathcrs
bad done 30. So came 10 the conclusion that there
was need for miHsionary work on corn growing In
these prosperous counties Ia teach the farmers
how 10 save human labor. Then In tho upp.r
counties saw fine farm buildings and every on.
with mn implement shed ia which Ia house the Inn
proved tools. but In tho Virginia end implemen,a
that had been used In the planting OF tho POTATO
crop" were standing In the fields
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-21
DECREE MAY MAKE
CASTRO A FUGITIVE
High Court Decides Dicta-
tor Conspired Against
GomeZ'S Life.

CARACAS, Feb. 21.-Former President
CiPrisno Castro Is to be declared fu-
gitive from justice ana Will be in danger
of arrest and execution IL he sets foot
In Venezuela. provided the government
carries out plans which a high official
intimated this morning had now been
made
The high federal court formally de-
clared its decision that Castro plotted
against the life of Acting President
Juan Vicente Gomez, and under the
constitution this automatically suspend
ed the dictator from the presidency and
made Gomez the de jure AS well as the
de facto executive, while the DEGREES
also throw into the criminal courts the
case against the absent one
II was the impression that in pressing
this case the government simply de
sired 70 Iegalize the continuance Of the
Gomez administration and that, once
this was accomplished, further action
in a criminal way would be uDueCeS-
SaTy.
This morning. however, cabinet Of
fcer is being quoted as saying that the
government had determined upon press
ing the case In the criminal courts and
TO make Castro an exile permanently
As far as Caracas is concerned, the
greatest satisfaction Is being displayed
over the decree OF the court This
morning crowds collected in front OF
the palace and cheerCd the President
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-21
CITY LODGING HOUSE
IS GREAT SUCCESS
Weeks Trial of New York S
Latest Venture Shows
Good Done.

NEW YORK, Feb. E.-New Yorks
big municipal lodging house. opened
last Sunday, has been. after week
trial, declared z wonderful success In
building and operating the house the
city started out 10 do the task in the
best manner possible and the results Of
the first sew en- days operation have
proven the wisdom Of this course. The
magnificent six story structure. 100 by
100 feet, cost $-s;5,000. and that means
that the best materials and appoint
mentS are Offered to men and women out
of work. Fer example, the sheets on
the beds cost S10.6S a dozen
why. that is more than 1 pay for
tie sheets use in my own home" said
superintendent Griffin today.
All Of the rooms ere light, nicely dec
GRATED. and the beds comfortable. Be
fore occupying them the guests are
compelled to take hot and cold shower
baths. The baths are not poorly
equipped either. because they are free !,
iu fact, they are models Of bath room
equipment and rival those in the hotels.
The mouse ordinarily viii accommo-
date I. 30 persons. but II put to a test
I.3cO can be stored away comfortably
ANY man OF woman possessing no more
than > cents IS eligible Everything Is
absolutely free.
There are one house physician, one ply
sician from the board Of health, and two
interDeS There are several privaS .
rooms for aged or particularly delicate
women.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-21
Shiny" Fat Folks

one OF the fat womsn's chief griefs in
life is her shiny, greasy skin. II it 30
pimply besides. As il probably is Cor
may be-. her cup OF anguish is full
Powder and cosmetics simply hide these
horrors for 4 seaSon--a very short sea
Son. They are not a cure for them
iheTe isn't any cure for them except
getting rid of the grease beneath. When
she does that she 1inds her complexion
improves.
in this way only can I account for
the clear, natural complexion acquir 4
by those who use the AIarmOla- receipt.
one-h4lf ounce Marmoia- y ounce Fluid
Extract Cascara Aromatic 81 ounces
Peppermint Water. By causing the ex-
cess flesh TO be absorbed, IL clears the
blood of the giobuies OF fat which phys
JclanS say, cause the greasy oily skin
Of the oV.r--at
This simple receipt makes mixture
both pleasant and harmless 1t causes
neither wrinkles nor stomach disturb
ances- Il Is also quite inexpensive.
Make II a point 70 try some; take =
teaspOOnful after meals and at Bedtime
for a week or two and see If your oily
skin does not quickly disappear -
you lose your fat your complexion
should progressively improve, and after
a month or so, when you have lost
. OF 20 pounds OF flesh, IL should be
nearly perfect
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-21
MOBILE NARDI GRAS
OPENS IN SPLENDOR
Miss Amelia Lyons, Former
ly Of Washington, the
Carnival Queen.

MOBILE. Ala. Feb I.-Mobile 5
Mardi Gras was ushered in today with
a grand review Of the shipping and war
vessels ana a concert by the Imperial
Band in BienYille square
The first mystic parade OF the carnival
VIII take place tomorrow night, when
the infant mystics will appear on the
streets with pageaukentitled "A Peep
Into Stageiand." A BAH Will follow
Every train arriving in Mobile Is
bringing in hundreds of visitors from
all parts Of the country. The queen of
the carnival is Miss Amelia Lyons. who
lived many years at Washington, D. g,
where She was educated at a private
school. The king Of the carnival will be
J. Alfred Coates, formerly Of New York
and also well known in Washington So
Ciety.
The queen viii have for her maids
Miss Sara Gibson, of Baltimore. Miss
Marion COTbett, OF Marion. ind; Miss
lydia Robbins of ShsTpSville Pa; Miss
katherine Shivers, Of MoHtevallO, Ind.
Miss Louise Overall Miss Lulie Rad
cliffe. Miss Lillian Radcliffe. Miss May
Garfield, Miss Eta. May Horst.
on Mardi GraS day. which falls on
Tuesday, the mammoth parades Of the
X .. +. and o. O. NJ. S Jcieties will take
place. The electrical Examinations of
the city are the most elaborate ever
known.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-21
POLICEMAN WOUNDS
WILL NOT Be FATAL
Patrolman Hilton in Serious
But Not Critical COndi-
ton From Bullet.

Shot in the right thigh by negro.
Patrolman George 7. Hilton. Of the
Fourth precinct. is in a serious but not
critical condition today at his home
I2GI Twenty-ninth street northwest
Iii Hawkins. a negro, forty-two years
old. employed in the District sewer de-
partmsnt. is locked up at No. station
on a Charge of assault with danger
GUS weapon. Hawkins was arrested
shortly before , O'Clock this morning IN
a stone yard in the southwest section
Of the city. A revolver with three
empty shells was found in his posses
sion, and the police say he admits
shooting at Hilton.
Hilton and Policeman Breeder had
been detailed in plain clothes to patrol
the vicinity Of Third street and Maine
avenue southwest. bate at niSbt Hilton
and Breeden attempted TO disperse a
gang of negroes standing near the cor
ner Of Third street and Maryland ave
nue..
Several shots were exchanged, but all
went wild with the exception of one
bullet fired by the negro, which entered
Iiilton's leg
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-21
On sec any Oue2
Saw Mrs. Eastman.

Yes. after I quit shooting leaned mp
against the post and saw M Eastman
leaning over Carmack- Papa had his
arm around me, and I told him I had
been wounded Then ne led me away
Did any one fire a shot before Sena-
to- Carmack2"
NO. sir; Carmack fired two shots
first, and 7 fired three. That was all
that were fred-flve shots"
Cooper identified the shirt hc wore
that day. which. bloOdstained. was pro
duced. The collar showed q bullet hole
which also pierced the shirt
he detailed ;he course of tho bullet
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-21
NEW SOUTHERN ROAD
MAY BUILD FARTHER
Thomas F. Ryan at Meeting of G.
6. & 0. 10 Consider Char
lOttc Line.

BRISTOL, Va, Feb. 2l.-Tnomss 2.
Ryan has just returned 20 New York.
after attending joint meeting OF the
officials Of the Carolina, CliUChfeld and
Ohio railroad and the Seaboard AIT
line, held al Johnson City. to determine
whether the Carolina, CIinchfeld and
Ohio railroad will be extended from its
present terminus, Bostic, y G., 10
Charlotte.
The road is now being built into
SpartaH5urE and II has Just become
known that the officials contemplate its
extension also 20 Charlotte. No de-
Cision was announced at the meeting
but the matter viii be passed on in
New York this week.
President Carter returned from there
on a social train today
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-21
STCKM DOES DAMAGE.

RISING Sun. sd. Feo 21.-DurinE
the storm which swept this section late
last night the cellar under the residence
OF W b. Cooney caved in d car loaded
with coal at ROwlandsville was blow Il
down the track and deralled In A ditch.
and small building belonging to Mrs.
Mary G. Jackson At Jsckson's PARK.
was overturned and demolished.