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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-05

Since corn is the principal crop
grown over so large section Of the
United States 1t Is important that we
learn as much as possible regarding
the best methods of producing 1t. The
average yield Of corn in the United
States in 1907 was only 1871 bushels
per acre. Many of the best farmers
are able to obtain an average yield Of
sixty to seventy bushels per acre year
after year. There is no secret in their
methods. They are simple enough to
be applied to every farm in the corn
belt. There is no reason why the
average yield per acre should not be
fifty bushels or more instead of less
than half that, as at present.
In preparing to raise a maximum
crop of corn there are two main fac
tors to be considered-the soil and the
seed. OF these two the first Is prob
able the more important. We have
already learned how the plant obtains
food and water from the soil. The
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To be Continued
ELECTRICITY.
Why It Is Difficult For the Layman to
Understand What Il Is.

Understand What u Is.
What Is electricity?" Is a favorite
query with people who desire to "get
rise" out of a scientific man. And
when he fails to answer 1t in the same
simple fashion that he might treat the
question What is biscuit?" the ques-
toner cries out: Aha! You profess
to know all about electricity. Why,
you can't even tell what 1t Isl"
Now, to tell what a thing is
that is, to define it's to state its re-
lations with something more familiar.
The particular familiar thing that the
questioner is thinking Of in this case
Is ordinary matter. Heat has been
explained to him as a vibration Of ma
terial particles. Light, he has been
told, Is a wave motion in the ether,
and he understands the ether to be a
kind of matter or a substance resam-
bling matter in some particulars.
It Is not to be denied that no such
simple general relationship can be
stated between electricity and matter.
But this being so, 1t would be just as
correct to say that we do not know
what matter Is as that we do not
know what electricity is. AS a matter
Of fact, we do not know what matter
is, and the latest plausible theory Of it
builds 1t up on an electric basis, so
that on this theory the idea Of electric
ity Is more fundamental than that Of
matter. Unfortunately our senses have
been evolved by contact with matter
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-05

this love of yours and all this love OF
mine! But I'll not be a profigate In
love, Peggy. I'll not squander an atom
of it, dear, not as Ions as I live"
"And We will build a greater love,
Monty, as We build the new life togeth-
er. We never can be poor while we
have love as a treasure"
"You won't mind being poor with
me?" he asked.
Il can't be poor with you," she said
simply.
And 1 might have let all this escape
me!" he cried fervently. Listen, Peg
gy; we will start together, you as my
wife and my fortune. You shall be all
that is left to me Of the past. Will you
marry me the day after tomorrow
Don't say No. dearest. want to be-
gin one that day. At in the morning,
dear? Don't you see how good the start
will be?"
And he pleaded so ardently and so
earnestly that he won his point even
though 1t grew out Of a whim that she
could not then understand. She was
not to learn until afterward his object
in having the marriage take place on
the morning Of Sept. %, two hours be-
fore the time set for the turning over
Of the Sedgwick millions. II all went
we'll they would be Brewsters millions
before IL o'clock, and Peggy's life OF
poverty would cover no more than
three hours Of time. She believed him
worth a lifetime Of poverty. So they
would start the new life with but one
possession-love.
Peggy rebeiled against his desire to
spend the $40 that still remained, but
he was firm in his determination. They
would dine and drive together and see
all of the old life that was left--on $40.
Then on the next day they would start
all over again. There was one rude
moment Of dismay when 1t occurred to
him that Peggy might be considered
an asset" If she became his wife be-
fore 9 o'clock. But he realized at once
that it was only demanded Of him that
he be penniless and that he possess no
object that had been acquired through
the medium of Edwin Peter Brewsters
money. Surely this wife who was not
to come to him until his last dollar was
gone could not be the product OF an old
mans legacy. But so careful was he
in regard to the transaction that he
decided to borrow money Of Joe Brag-
don to buy the license and to pay the
minister's fee. Not only would he be
penniless on the day of settlement but
he would be in debt. So changed was
the color of the world to him now that
even the failure to win Sedgwick's mil
lions could not crush out the new life
and the new joy that had come to him
with the winning Of Peggy Gray
To be Continued
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-05

and are trained to detect only matter.
Electricity they know only secondarily,
through its action upon matter-the
light or heat that 1t causes matter to
give out, the attraction that 1t causes
certain substances to exert, and so on.
To the man In the street, therefore, mat
ter is familiar, and he demands a
statement Of the latter in terms Of the
former, illogical though this may be.
After the scientist has stated all this
the reply comes back, "Yes, I under
stand all that, and IL Is most clear,
am sure, but tell me, then. what Is
electricity anyway"
Another source Of confusion to the
lay mind is that scientific men do not
always use the word electricity to
mean the same thing. The engineer
often employs it to express the thing
that the theoretical electrician calls
electric energy"
To find the energy Of electricity
that is, its ability to do work-the
electrician multiplies the quantity Of
electricity by the potential or tension
under which 1t exists. But to the en-
gineer this product itself measures the
thing that he calls electricity"
The work that a pound Of water
may do by falling a foot is one foot
pound. The water is the same after
falling as before, though its energy Is
less. So to the electrician a quantity
of electricity at 100 volts Is precisely
the same as at one volt, though the
former is able to do hundred times
as much work
This difference in meaning causes
thousands of disputes among students.
Electricity is form Of energy" says
one, "just like light or heat" "Oh,
mol" is the reply. 1T Is not energy at
all, though it may possess or convey
energy" One disputant is talking
about the electricity Of the physical and
the other about that Of the engineer;
hence their dispute is merely a matter
of definition, though they do not know
1t. What wonder that some people are
still content to regard the whole sub
ject as a civilized Mumbo Jumbo?-
st. Louis Republic.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-05

YIa. xyI-A eERMINATICN BOX SHOWING
THE RESULTS OF AN INDIVIDUAL KAR
TEST.
storage as given in article No. should
be followed.
+ tSome time toward the close Of win
ter the corn sho,ld be tested. For q
preliminary tes! hundred kernels
may be taken from as many ears In
different parts Of the room. II the
corn has exceptionally strong vitality
the kernels may all germinate. In case
some Of the kernels fail to grow or any
considerable number show weak
sprouts each ear should be tested sep
arately in order that the weak ones may
be discarded. The method Of making
this test has been described so many
times in agricultural papers and bull
letins that it will be unnecessary to
give it in detail here. 1t simply con-
sists In placing several kernels from
each ear in a corresponding square In
the terminating box. In this way the
vitality Of each ear may be readily de-
termined.
Shortly before planting time the
ears should be shelled and run through
a seed corn grader to take out the butt
and tip kernels and divide the rest into
even grades. The next step is to block
up the planter and run through sam
pie of each grade, changing plates un-
til a set is found that will drop the
required number Of kernels practically
every time. If this is done and. well
tested seed used good stand will al
most certainly result.
Avoid too deep planting. All that Is
necessary is to have seed we'll covered
with moist soil. II this can be done
without putting 1t down more than an
inch or two, so much the better. Since
the plant cannot begin to digest and
use the plant food Of the soil and air
until It has unfolded its leaves 1t is
plain that the less soil 1t has to push
through before 1t can spread out Its
leaves and get to work the sooner 1t
will commence to grow. Deep planted
seeds often so nearly exhaust the plant
food in the endosperm before they
reach the surface that they are never
able to develop into strong, healthy
plants.
After planting, the aim should be to
keep the soil in the same fine tilth 1t
was in at planting time in order to
provide large feeding ground for the
roots and prevent the escape of capil-
larry moisture.
To be Continued
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-05

GT Divorce Is a remedy for evil
rather than an evil in ITSELF" declar-
ed Chief Justice Emery of Maine, In
a recent address. Marriage he defin-
ed as a civil institution, established by
law for the benefit of man, and he
suggested that the divorce laws could
be perfected in three ways-frst, by
granting no divorce until husband and
wife have lived apart for year; Sec
ond by publishing the suits in the
daily papers; third, by giving the
courts authority to delay hearings, If
necessary, so that they cannot be
case now.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-05
A PRETTY GOOD HORSE
Or Else This Tennessee Doctor Is Ma
ture Fakina.

Or Else This tennessee Doctor u VA
ture Faking.
A Tennessee doctor named Barnum
thinks he has about the wisest horse
that ever carried a rider and his sad
die bags over the country road.
Charlie never, in the many calls
daily make, requires fastening" writes
the doctor in Our Dumb Animals, but
will follow along, pick around until the
visit is finished, and If the next Is
near trot around and wait until 1t toe
is finished.
Charlie understands, IL he cannot
speak, the English language. One in
stance of many l will give.
"One morning when starting out on
my morning round woman called
from a neighboring row Of tenements
Call and see my child when you come
back!' Some two hours had elapsed
before the round was finished and
had forgotten the request, but when we
reached the street corner Charlie balk-
ed, took the bit in his mouth and made
run up the street to the woman's
house.
He stopped at the door and waited
till the little sufferers wants had been
attended to and then quietly followed
me home. He had never been there
before, and If he did not understand
what was said, what made him act so;
Sometimes he Is quite helpful ir
ridding me Of the chronic hypochon-
driac cases, who fancy a full recital Of
all their ills, real and imaginary, to be
necessary at every visit, and that the
doctor has nothing to do save to heal
these wandering stories. If a call al
certain places is unusually prolonged
and an open door or window acessi-
BILE, his head Is sure to pop in and 9
prolonged neighing Is kept up until
leave.
"One morning he had been quietly
following me until noon was approach
ing, when by sundry little nips on my
coat sleeve he intimated that corn
time had come. When I thought my
call was over and had started to leave
another member Of the family claimed
attention. This done, new start was
made, when another required at
tention. Charlie pulled violently on my
sleeve to no purpose.
After this case was pacified I again
made a move, when the old grand
mother called to me to wait till they
could send to a neighbor's and bring
the baby This was too much. Charlie
seized me by the coat collar and pulled
me away, striking out viciously with
both heels toward the tormentors. You
could almost imagine from the express
sion of his face that he was saying
these people have had doctorine
enough and want my corn
Charlie knows every youngster and
baby in the neighborhood. Put one or
his back, tie up the reins and start him
off to take the little one home and he
goes to the right house, stops at the
door, stands till relieved of his burden
and then quietly trots home unless he
sees me coming, and then he follows
me-"
The night is never so dark but that
he brings me safely home, often over
roads where a misstep would land us
hundreds Of feet below. Never g
stream so swift that he will not carry
me surely across. Never a storm but
that to the best Of his ability he viii
shield me with his body from Its
force"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-05
CHAPTER Xxx.

Monty, you are breaking my heart, "
was the first and only appeal Mrs. Gray
ever made to him. 1t was two days
before the 23d, and it did not come
until after the secondhanded store men
had driven away from her door with
the bulk of his clothing in their wagon.
She and Peggy had seen little Of Brew
ster. and his nervous restlessness
alarmed them. His return was the talk
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-05

1gThe first international sportsmen's
show which was to have been held at
Vienna in 1908, but was postponed be-
cause of the jubilee celebration, will
take place in that city in 1910. Every
country, according to the prospectus
which has just been published, has
already secured space, land from the
interest which has been shown, not
only by people directly concerned, but
by the public generally, 1t may be
assumed that the show will be a great
success"
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[Continued on Second Page.l
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-05
CHAPTER xxx.
by GEORGE BARR M'cUTcHEoN
RICHARD GREAvESl

BY Herbe Stone Company.
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-05

man. feBBy, VIII you lSei ucIlSi W
ward me if l tell you that 1 am going
to begin life all over again? 1t will
be a new Monty Brewster that starts
out again in a few days, or, II you will,
it shall be the old one-the Monty you
once knew"
"The old Monty?" she murmured
softly, dreamily. ut would be good
to see him-so much better than to see
the Monty Of the last year."
And in spite of all I have done,
Peggy, you will stand by me? You
won't desert me like the rest? You'll
be the same Peggy of the other days?"
he cried. his calmness breaking down.
How can you ask? Why should
you doubt me?"
For moment they stood silent, each
looking into the heart of the other, each
seeing the beginning Of a new day.
"Child"-his voice trembled danger
ously-"I-I wonder If you care enough
for me to-to"- But he could only
look the question.
ITO start all over again with you?"
she whispered.
"Yes-to trust yourself to the prodi-
gal who has returned. Without you,
child, all the rest would be as the
husks Peggy, want you-you You
do love me- l can see 1t in your eyes;
1 can feel it in your presence"
How long you have been in realiz-
ing it," she said pensively as she
stretched out her arms to him. For
many minutes he held her close. find
ing a beautiful peace in the world
again.
How long have you really cared?"
he asked in a whisper.
Always, Monty; all my life"
And I, too, child: all my life. know
it now: I've known it for months. Oh,
what fool was to have wasted all
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1909-01-22
State Legislature e
Opens atCars0n

CARSON CITY, January 18.-The
Nevada legislature convened at noon
today, every member of both houses
being present.
The senate organized by the cleo
tion of George D. Pyne, president pre-
tempore, and W. L. Grimes, of Nye
secretary. In the list of attaches the
following were apportioned to Hum
boldt county: Assistant engrossing
clerk, E. L. Wightman; assistant en-
rolling clerk, Miss Alice Langwith;
committee clerk, james Richie.
In the assembly, James B. Giffeu
of Manhattan, was elected speaker
over Lem Allen, the caucus vote hav
ing stood % to 10. Harry Congan, Of
Esmeralda county, was chosen SEE
retary.
Humboldt county residents secur
ing plums were as follows: Enrolling
clerk, Miss Brown; assistant engross
ing clerk, F. A. McCafferty.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1909-01-22
REPORTS Of WEEK SHOW GOOD Progress Being MADE With
INCREASED ACTIVITY IN VARIOUS ADJACENT CAMPS
SCAB Infection HAS
been MATERIALLY
REDUCED. /.
SHEEP COMMISSION HOLD
MEETING IN RENO

John G. Taylor, of Lovelock, one of
the members of the Nevada State
Sheep commission, returned Tuesday
from Reno, where he attended meet
ing Of the commission at which several
matters debating to the sheep industry
were discussed The Reno journal of
the 18th quotes Mr.. Taylor in an in
terview as follows:
"There is nothing of particular i'm
portance to come before us tomorrow
only several matters relating to dip
ping. Nevada sheep are practically
clean now, we having reduced the
scab infection from 95 per cent down
to 2 1-2 per cent during the past two
years That is certainly ding remark
ably well and Nevada sheep should
need no dipping.
"To dip the sheep just before ship
ping is always injurious to the sheep
and not bonegcial to the shipper. Al
ways better that they shall be clea l
and need no dipping"
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1909-01-22
TOM OWENS BUYS JESSUP
PROPERTY FROM GEO. WEBB
Buys the Blue Bird Group
at Jessup

JESSUP, New. Jan. 17.-Mr. Thos
Owens, the original discoverer of the
kindergarten mine of Seven Troughs,
which property was sold by him to
Salt Lake capital for 100000, made
a visit to this camp yesterday and has
taken initial steps in purchasing the
Blue Bird group, OWNED by B. S.
Webb of Lovelock and Michael Cav
lew of Jessup. Mr.. Owens, who has
spent today in travelling over the
district, praises it in tn, largest and
fullest measure possible and pro-. cts
u great future for Jessup. The I:ue
Eird group, which he has pur ,nased,
lies to the south of. the Pittsburg and
Jack Rabbit claims, owned by M. *.
Toohey on which a rich strike has
been made recently. Much develop
ment has been done on the Blue Bird
group, resulting in the exposition of
various veins of rich ore.
Col. G.. W. Layton, of the American
Nickel company, has taken over the
Compass group on which is force OF
miners taking out ore from the 100
foot level.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1909-01-22
VERY RICH STRIKE ON BORLAND
BLACK CANYON LEASE

The expected has happened strike of sensational nature has been
made Black Canyon Wm Borand operating the
the Fampton and Murray arrived in Loveock this
morning with the information that streak gold had been brok
yesterday brought with him samples of the
estimated represent $4,000 rock Dor
the inch body uncovered The
will exceed $780, This good hose whose faith has
held song in Black Canyon.
Wm Borand his Alec Band of Love
lock and JIM Comack The property owned half by John Murray
Spring Valley the other half held jointly Taylor w. c. No
Jos Hill, John o. Kane Geo. Wood, Frank Tesse
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1909-01-22
FIRST CLEANUP OF
THE HUNTINGTON MILL
F. A. Preston Visist District on Oc-
casion of Cleanup from New Mill
on Badger Hill Lease

After continuous running day and
night for nearly two weeks, the first
cleanup of the Huntington mill on the
George English lease ON Badger hill
in the Seven Troughs district was
made today, with what results how
ever have not yet been heard.
f. A. Preston, one of the principal
owners of the lease and the mill, left
for the district Wednesday on the
occasion of the cleanup, and he is ex-
pected to return to Lovelock today.
This cleanup will be viewed with
much interest by the mining men of
the district. 1t will demonstrate a
number of things of wide spread i'm
portance, viz: the capacity of tho
MILL. it's ability to treat the ore Of
the lease, and it's general availableness
for leases of the George English class.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1909-01-22
Schubert Club in
Concert Tonight
THAT WISE OLD CITY.

Montgomery, Alabama, was delighted
with the performance of the Schubert
Symphony Club and Lady Quartette,
from the collection Of testimonials
from the most excellent of people We
clip the following, from that sterling
gentleman and scholar, Rev. DR.. W.
Dudley Powers, rector of st. John
chapel: "Your entertainment was
very satisfactory to all who saw it,
and has received warm compliments
to all to whom ! have spoken ! re-
gard it as refined, artistic and pleas
ant entertainment. To me your com
pany gave exceptional pleasure, and |
shall always be glad to give any word
of commendation that may be Of ser
vice to you Tho best people are
always the best pleased with Schu-
bert IS. Your last chance to heaT
them here is at the Nixon opera house
on January 81.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1909-01-22
HAS A GOOD MILLING LEDGE :
IN ANTELOPE CANYON
w. H. Kiley, Humboldt Range Miner,
Arrives nj Town with Encourag-
ing Reports

w. H. Kiley, developing property
in Antelope canyon in the Humboldt
range and lying between Black
canyon and Eldorado canyon, arrives
in Loveloek early in tho week and is
stopping at the Alaska. =
Mr.. Kiley is driving tunnel on the
Prize Code in the canyon, and has
already covered 20 feet, crosscuttnig
one ledge and making headway toward
another about 60 feet further up the
mountain.
81 have a good milling propositi.
on" stated Mr.. Kiley, " my property
is contact lode between lime and
porphyry. l have an average assay
across the six-foot ore body showing
$40 in gold, 81 ounces in silver and
per cent lead. There should be some
more development done on the prop
erty and ] am looking for capital t,
interest in the property"
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1909-01-22
Merit Alone Will
be the Test

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16-Young
men throughout the country looking
forward to career in the diplomatic
service may take cheer in the thought
that during the coming Taft admins
tration merit alone will open door to
appointment. This announcement may
strike with particular force that class
of young men who have achieved uni.
versity honors. Aside from Mr.. Taft
himself, the best friend of this merit
system will be his secretary of state,
Philandor Knox. In taking these con
sulchips, which mark tho road to high
er diplomatic preferment, out of the
political "grab bag" Mr.. Knox will
follow the course of the present Sec
retary of State, Elihu Root who can
rightfully lay claim to being "the
father of consular reform"
A few years ago it could be said,
and was said in truth, that the aver
age American consul was ga joker, =
that he had no right to represent this
or any other country in an important
diplomatic capacity, and that his
presence as such was entirely due to
bad political system. Except in eS
ceptional cases, these assertions would
be without foundation now, and when
Mr. Taft and his Secretary OF
State get through with their pruning
these exceptions, too, will be of the
past.
Changed commercial conditions, as
well as the embarrassments brought
about by incompetent representatives
abroad, have made this concular re
form imperative. 1t was either n
question of divorcing the conculaT
berths from politics or be discredited
in the eyes Of foreign governments.
Though the change wrought has not
been without opposition, and Mr. Taft
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