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Willmar tribune., 1909-09-29
MAYOR GUILTY OF eLAckmA,L,
virginian Who Threatened to Blow uu
Railroad, Convicted.

Philadelphia, Penn.-Abram G.. Eb-
ry, the mayor of Burville, Va, who
wrote to President McCrea, of the
Pennsylvania railroad that unless he
was paid the sum Of $45,0O0 he would
blow up the property of the Norfolk
& Western railroad, was convicted by
a jury in the United States court here.
Of using the mail in an effort to black
mail. Sentence was deferred.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-29
REMOVAL srIRs ST. CLOUD.
Mayor Evans Gusts Sergeant Who
Opposed Chief.

""J0' @va"o O0oHo 0eT9ednT Who
Opposed Chief.
st. Cloud.-Sergeant Edward Brick
Of the St. Cloud police department
was removed by Mayor Evans. and
Frank Bettenberg, former sergeant of
police, was named for the vacancy.
Police Sergeant Brick was removed
from Office as direct result of a
charge made by him against the
chief of police, alleging attempts to
shield guilty parties In the Lizzie
SWinteE affair.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-29

Aftkin.-The seventh annual fair of
Aitkin county opened with the best
display Of agricultural exhibits ever
shown here.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-29
Former low. .lourn,,;.+ ~

Former Iowa Journalist Dead.
Washington, D. C.-James n gtAv.
enson, who formerly was engaged in
Journalism In Iowa. died here as the
result Of street car accident.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-29
MILLION COWS IN STATE.
Tax Commission Completes Return,
Of Farm Animals in Minnesota.

St. Paul.-Minnesota has 91O,585
COWS, more or less industriously en-
gagged in supplying milk, cream, cheese
and butter to the consumers of the
state and to the eastern market. To-
tails were made today by the state tax
commissions force on the returns of
horses and cattle assessed, giving
their number and value.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-29

to the vacancy in the office and to the
fact that the position upon the presi-
dent pro TEN. of the senate, but Sem
ator Smith stated that he had decided
not to take the oath of office at this
item, and Chief Justice Start indicated
that this would be entirely satisfac-
tory, so long as no other official duties
were to be performed.
Mr.. Smith, the new lieutenant gov
ernor, is 48 years old and is Il native
of Minnesota. He has represented the
forty.third district in the senate for
three terms and was representative
in the legislature of 1896 and 1897.
Mr.. Smith was one of the leaders Of
the senate and his name has been
mentioned in connection with the
United States senatorship. He is
married.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-29
The totals given are as follows.

Number. Value
Horses ! year od; ..... 57,623 $7O3, ,O82
se' H"rses' years ou; ;....; 54.S4O I'LL ,6o2
Stations, brood mares and
race horses ..;;....... 2,773 417,G73
Catue' year olG ..... .364. 5OG 1881, ,584
Calue' years od. .2GO,11O 2,O99, $40
Lows -; ...... .91O,5S5 1864, TO
oAch anu other cattle...... 4.669 IS, ,c45
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-29

At its convention at atlanta, Ca,
the United Brotherhood of Car Men,
comprising employees of many of the
large railroads, decided to affiliate
with the American Federation Of La
Dor, and it will probably be amalga.
mated with the Car Workers Interna.
t1onal union, also member Of the fed.
Grafton.
Gov. Haskell of Oklahoma has ten.
tative plans looking to the calling of a
special session Of the legislature to
ask for an appropriation for installing
state oil pipe line to the gulf.
John E. Gibson, who killed fellow
soldier at Fort Brady, has been SEN
fenced at Marquette. Mich, to a life
term In the federal prison at Leayen.
worth, Kan.
Considerable excitemen. was
aroused at the national negro Baptist
convention at Columbus, O., by re-.
port that resolution had been Of
fered withdrawing the privileges of
the floor to DR.. Booker T. Washington
&c. Harbert was shot and killed on
the street at Frankfort, Kan, by c. W.
Humberd. Both were railroad con.
tractors.
American business men are plan.
ming to organize Russo-American
chamber Of commerce in St. Peters.
burg. The state department in Wash.
ington favors the move.
Richard T. Crane III. of Chicago
son of Charles r. Crane. minister to
China. and Miss Ellen Douglas Bruce.
| whose father was well-known Vir.
ginia capitalist. were married at the
home of the bride. Berry Hill. near
South Boston, Va.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-21
RB Dr TAFT Butter.

and CALLED spots are formed The
Joss of plant food and soil from
washing and teaching. throughout
our territory is far greater than gen
orally supposed. The loss ~ nitro
gen by these means is many times
greater than Is taken out hy tho
growing NJ crops The loss OF nitro
gen from four Minnesota grain farms
in ton years amounted 10 from three
to Ave times AS much as was remov-
hy the crops. II such De The case n
Minnesota. where the rainfall L..
"a 3ch less taau ours and "a here he
euwmera are shorter dryer and
cooler while fhn winters are longer
and tha ground frozen or covered
&ttA SHOW ~hat must he Tho caa"
q thr south whore the summers are
aat and musst favnr}uE rapid rottiug
If the vegetable matter iu the anii.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-21

and the 1intrra npun and ~ot 70
@ash out the nitrogen rendered. sol.
ublo during he summer
Our farmers. aud oscn our agri-
calfural TEACHERS. have never yet
ssFrued 10 fuIly realize that the lack
uI fertility In southern .niis h al
nosi entirely lack of humus. and
That lhsA lack 81 nunuB IL due 20
our climatic conditions which cause
itn rapid decay and the IoaeAlng aad
washing ~ tho resulting plant food
from the solla.
Thcec climatic conditions render
crop rotations. the growing Of le-
-nmea and winter cover crops espc-
cgaily important for maintaining and
building ar Aoll fertility probably
more important than IN most other
farming nuctluns of his country r
any yvi ~o have planted chiefly clean
cultured crops. have given no attrn-
ton 80 crop rotation or winter cover
crops and have used iegnmea All too
sparingly.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-21

borrower. a crop of rye or crimson
clover la sowu Sta the cotton during
she fail and winter The ruota of this
crop will nh every zach ~ the soil
ami take up for use Ia the growth Of
he plants the nitrogen which Ii sol
ubla and might otherwise Dc leach
sd out This nitrogen. beiuw built
up into plants. Is held on the soil
Tor future use II the cover crop Is
plowed under. not only ln The nitro
gen which would otherwise have
BEEN lcachod out retained Ia the soii
for the next succeeding crop. but an
abundant supply of humus may be
obtained which will improve The me
chuniCal condition OF the SOIL and in
crease It's ability 20 withstand either
extremely @et or very dry weather.
IL he crop be cut tor hay. the stub
bic aud roots add to the humus sup
ply Of the soil and when the hay is
fod and the manure returned to the
soil little of the humua and fertilizer
value OF the entire crop are lost.
NoA UA4t ~ 11' @"'N"'o "'''"E'" 70
tanned aud the humus supply of the
soil increased. but the growing
plants on the top Of the ground and
he roots of these plants in the soil
prevent the washing away OF soil
particles and plant food This is es-
pecially So on all rolling lands, and
while there may be- some excuse for
allowing level lands To remain bare
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-21

crop ON the soil a. nearly all the
time A. possible. OF course. in the
preparation OF the land for certain
regular crops there viii be short
periods %heu he land must be left
bare. but these periods should be as
short as practicable
in our climate more or less nitro
gen Ia being converted into a soluble
condition or combination during al
most the entire year ana for this
reason % crop Of some sort should
br constantly ON Tie land when
thr regular crop is made. nitrogen
does not cease 90 bc available and
unless the ground Is full Of roots OF
eoHe Erowlng plant 20 take up this
eolgbie nitrogen. part az il vill be
ieached ont Whenever there Is rain
fail enough 20 cause underground
drainage of water from the Buil H.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-21
lore Year Farming: How to Get 1t.


IA AlNI FIR COVER crop tends
- 50 prevent SO much soluble
- nitrogen being leached from
The soil In 'he drainage water and
also. on rolling lands. 10 prevent he
toy soil from being washed away
Incidentally p winter cover crnn may
add humus TO the land or actually
gather nitrogen from the air and
thereby add 20 The supply already in
The soil
Is is no unjust criticism 81 our
farming methods 20 state ;hat too 1T
lie attention has been given ~ Gov.
81 crops We need them more han
Do sections having less rainfall.
colder climate. or lands lese likely 10
wash =. lE generally conceded thai
our methods % farming are uot cal
culated to Increase and maintain soil
Fertility Our long. hot summers.
open winters and heavy annual rain
fall make good farming more ~
reccsa4tv than In sections who're
such conditions DO not exist. Plant
food sb much more rapidly 'oFs ia
the Sunth because OF these cnndl.
ions. but owiug ta our jouw. mutas
growing season aad our rapid aud
varied growth Of vegetation. soil
Fertility may be maintained or "a.
creased aa readily a8 anywhere else
r do 80. however. We need better
farming. rather than less iatcl..gout
methods shan arc aned in colder aad
dryer sections
There ia perhaps 10 place - here
farming lands watt 50 badly aa ia
sone of ne rolling sections Of TIC
soufh The rolling clay soils and
the clay and sandy loarn rolls ~ the
South suffer VERY greatly tvutu evn-
Sion or washing Called and quilted
areas are everywhere present ans In
some sections constitute p large uArt
IF the cleared IandH. This unusual
tendency 20 wash and 20 the formation
81 guIlles In due largely so the fact
shat our long. moist summers caBae
AZ vegetable matter OF hn surface
80 rot quickly and the heavy rain
fail. which continues throughout the
year. not being absorbed By humu&
on or MIXED mlth shc soil rans over
the nnrface ard carries away large
quantities ~ soil particles and mtth
these much plant food.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-21
Available Cover Crops.

rs crop Is matter Of consider
49, able Importance. Whenever
n winter or early spring gro wing le-
gume can be used ii should by all
means have the preference. for 1t is
just as helpful 10 add nitrogen gath
cred from the air as TO retain that
which has become soluble in the
soil. The winter growing legumes-
crimson clover. bur clover and the
vctches have two Objectionable fea-
tuves as winter cover crops First.
they do not usually make sufficient
iau growth 20 cover The land we'll
during the winter. and. second. they
DO not mature sufficiently early 10
permit OF The bes; preparation OF the
land for n crop such as cotton.
The arst objection may be par
.laIly overcome by early seeding. If
sufficient moisture Is In the land.
during The fall. but early seeding
Sith crimson clover Is risky and with
bur clover aud The vetches little fall
growth Is made. however early they
may oe aown. unless there Is ample
moisture.
The necessity for incubation and
the greater or Jess uncertainty
~ stand make the general use OF
these ao-called winter iegumes a
matter of slow and gradual develop
meut We advise every reader TO
Try all OF them and insist that he
houjs persist In that trial on a small
Gale for several years. until he has
suCceedeI or demonstrated that they
are not a success with hts methods
and conditions
There 81 another class Of cover
crops which do not gather nitrogen
from The air and hence their use
dora not improve the soil 80 much az
the growth ~ q good crsp OF Grim
aon clover. bur clover or vetch: but
some Of these crops make a better
fall aud winter growth. hence form
better cover and protection 10 the
land They also grow on all kinds
OF f!llable soils. the seed Is cheap.
and a stand is a practical certainty.
or this class there Is none better
than oats or rye. II oats are used.
We advise sowing a peck OF Hairy
v-tch seed with them. The cost of
Continued on Page t5D
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-21
Keep the Land Covered.

~7T ls NOT POSSIBLE ia all
M cases 20 have "a growing crop
AN ON all the land during The
winter and in some cases II might
not ba advisable TO do So II II were
possible. but as general rule the
aim nhould be- to krrp growing
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-21
How the Winter Rains Injure
Our Lands.

v-r HEN MORE water fails on any
Nv givrn area than can Do taken
49, 4p and held by The soil. AZ.
dergruuud drainage must take place.
or the safer accumulate on or rauA
over the surface When ua4"r-
ground drainage occurs. that il.
sAsa aaicr drains from laud. there
ID Joss - soluble ultgogen. Il there
Dee such in the ao4i FAoHphorua
aud potash are not usually lnsi in
Tie underground drainage @ater in
appr~r.aale quantities bat when va
Ter arramuiateB and runs over Tho
hartac~ not only are nitrogen and
other plant foods likely 20 be wash.
I'd away aut II The quantity Of wa
Ter and .'a force De- sufficient. suiliea
Thia seftea - articles. wtil run throughout
Tie year. the aert tour Artlcie. la tho sarina
ssins As f..lowK
AnE. p -hJ lic&ter Preparation al the Land
Tor u AtAs and 0AtA.
A@fL g. 8y selecting a>oesa ia the Held Tor
NeAl cars earn aud Cotton CrupA
"ebt r''5 earning WIZ You IEo@ and
ho~ .a l1pw
HTpa- - .as nF0AtnE tsood -eeds Ia seal.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-21

during the winter. there is no sort
of reasonable excuse for the fall and
winter breaking of rolling lands and
allowing them TO remain bare during
the winter and spring to wash and
leach away.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-13
THE STORY.

UIERUsALEM, you say, is the place
 y where the God of the Jews has his dwelling place" thundered Anti ochus, in derision This God. you say, fights for his people. By the gods that watch over and give victory to Antiochus will l come to Jerusalem and make it the common burying ground of the Jews" And in a rage. ~ terrible to see, the great warrior strode up and down in his palace at Ecbatane, while awful cursings flowed from his lips in perfect torrent
 Only the day before he had reached Ecbatone, and the bitter defeat which Persians at Persepolis when he had gone about the robbing of their tenn pie still ranked in his veins For this reason he was ill prepared to hear of the rout of Nicanor's army by the Jews under Maccabeus. His had been defeat and retreat before the fren- zied host of mighty city, but Nica- nor had lost over 30,000 of his army when contending with only 6,000 poorly-equipped Jews. Such defeat seemed inexplicable and inexcusable, and when the messenger who brought the tidings went on to declare that the Jews had a mighty God who fought for them he laughed in mad derision and burst forth with the proud boast with which our story opens He would heap contempt upon the God of the Jews He would make Jerusalem burying ground for the -despised Israelites.
 But it is Nicanor himself who de eclares this" expostulated the mes esenger, He says that the God of the Jews came down between them and his strong army so that he was DOW erless to do them hurt And when with boldEess he sought to push the battle this God of the Jews turned and cast a spell upon his army so that they fell before the swords of the Jews as the wheat straw falls before the hand of the reaper"
 Again the derisive, half-mad laugh of Antiochus rang through the great audience room, and again he swore awful curses against the God of the Jews and boasted what he would dc with their temple.
 But if this God of the Jews is 2 living God and does come to the aiC of his people" ventured the conf dential adviser, who was standing near.
 Would you taunt me with weak ness and fear?" fairly beloved An ,tiochus, livid with rage. Does no Antiochus stand among the gods, anC who is this God of the Jews that w' should fear him?" Then turning tC
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-13

Son, there was a flower growing way out
 on the plain. Knowing no companions but the sunshine
 and the rain And the wind that romped with it, then
 hurried on it's way Even winds, you see, must do their work
 as well as play. So this flower grew and grew-and not
 a soul to see; No one watched it day by day, except
 perhaps bee Would come to flch its honey hoard; and
 yet the flower bloomed! And the air about it was an air that was
 perfumed. Still, it seems a useless task-the flower As the blossoms that are fit to deck
 ladys hair. And it's just as hard to grow and blos-
 som on the plain As in naughty gardens where the very
 grass is vain But one day a pilgrim came, and saw
 this flower nod, And thereafter he was glad that lonely
 path he trod, Glad because away off there in that lone,
 silent place He had found a flower of such beauty
 and such grace. Son, this life for all of us is just mighty
 plain Where we have our work to do in sun-
 shine or in rain What If we give up and quit because
 there's none to see? If the flowers would, how many flowers
 would there be?
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-13

BOOM-n-A letter from politi- elan to a friend, saying that he is ready to respond to the call of duty. The preliminary to defeat, followed by lecture course.
 The sound of an explosion, whether from a blank cartridge or from one that is loaded.
 The knock on the door of oblivion, Prince, they have faded and gone
 away,
 Champagne has now given place to Where are the heroes of yesterday? Where are the booms of yesteryear? -(Villon's Ballade Upon the Boom) LIAR-n.--An unmitigated, premed- itated, consolidated falsifier.
 A perverse and deliberate mishand- Ter of the truth.
 An intentional, perennial falsifer. One who is swatted by the Big Stick.
 Politics is lie and the father of lies.
 (The Fired Postmaster) WATER-n.-A diluting medium, often utilized in stock and milk. (See Trust, Market, Dairy, Pump, Cellar, and Bath Tub.)
 Water, water everywhere
 At fifteen cents a quart. -(Rime of the Ancient Milkman) The shares of the Dead Easy Mine will be sure to go to 105 before snow flies.
 In Kentucky, a bugaboo.
 He died by accident" said the colonel. He fell into the river" How sad," said the visitor to Ken lucky. And so he was drowned" Drowned? Not much, sub! He could swim"
 Then how did he come to his death?"
 Accidentally, suh, he swallowed pint of the stuff, suh." -(Accepted Model of Kentucky Joke
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-13
SEMoNETTE.

True repentance never feels the impulse of the bargaining spirit.
 That is, repentance, so called, which comes from a desire to es- cape impending consequences of wrong doing, is not repentance.
 Repentance, first of all, IS consciousness of the evil of wrong doing.
 Next, it is complete surrender of the lower self to the higher self which is struggling for rec oonition.
 Third, it is the turning, the right about face, from wrong to right, from evil to the good.
 Repentance is sincere inn pulse of the heart which finds expression in the word and deed.
 Judas repented of the great wrong which he had done, and turning his back upon the Christ who could have saved him went out and hanged himself.
 The thief on the cross sud denly stricken with a full con sciousness of the Wickedness of his life turned in true repent ance towards his only source of help and found soIace in the promise of Jesus of a place with him in paradise.
 In the striking bit of history which is used as the basis of our story, we find the proud and viIIainous king, Antiochus, bow ing his head in remorse when brought on by hIs sin was rot aing away his body, and he sought to buy deIiverance by an outward show of devotion.
 "But for all this" says the record, This pains would not cease; for the just judgment of God was come upon him"
 In Hebrews we read this re- nnarkable passage:
 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the race of God; lest any root of bitterness sprInsing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; lest there be any fornicator, or pro- fane person, as Esau, who for morseI of meat sold his birth right. For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it with many tears"
 Bring forth fruits meet for repentance" was john the Bap- lists message, and it is the mes sage we need to-day.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-13
Benefits of Sunlight in the
 SiCkrOOnn
By WELLS ANDREWS, M. D.

her and remember detail and possible them down writing to tell the doctor all about the patient his absence
 These the principal things the First tempera ture second, pulse; third, respiration.
 Taking the of body This cannot be done by feeling with hand It must he with clinical thermometer which important ben in mod a practice These thermometers can be purchased your druggist your doctor will instruct to their use
 The temperature be taken parts body the most being in the mouth arp The or natural heat of tb body 984 degrees
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-13

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Some one now advocates a muzzle for roostors. There have been muzzles pro posed for dogs, for cats and, in fact, for almost everything except for the man who constantly finds fault with other peoples business. Only few years ago the poul- try industry was in its infancy. Look at it now. The city folks are building up some of the finest grades of poultry to be found either in America or Europe. Most people think that 1t was the farmer wba built up the poultry industry Not SO
 Look through the many poultry shows and you will see that the city folks are ahead
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-13
How the Poultry Business Rapidly Grows
By J. A. BosTEDo

of the farmers The large full of fancpoury People doors simply begging for fresh eggs especially for nvad and children The price object Fresh eggs needed and storage eggs.
 fresh eggs Why don't they eggs? The coming find these people paying eggs than The only way the real fresh egg raise it.
 It feed booded common stock chicken Hence the great of fancy poultry found suburbs of the big cities.
 If people do not with their neighors don't they eewhere The all over from But show penny industry
 visit the poultry and animal shows will convince anybody th the city people showing the goods, bowling.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-13
Exceeding His Privilege.

The strange lady having coolly ap- propriated the strange gentleman's S seat, tumbled his packages into the aisle and otherwise clearing things while he Is at the end of the car get ting drink. is stifiy dignified when he mildly asserts that the seat is his. She refuses to vacate. For the instant he forgets he is gentleman, and says things.
 How dare you!" she exclaims "You-you brute! You have the eff frontery to talk to me as though l were married to you,"
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-13

The Berbers, the fanatical followers of Mohammed, are the ones who have made the trouble that Spain is experiencing in Morocco.
 was Tn their part of the world sum- mer before last and got near view of the natives, although it is dangerous land for strangers to explore. The Berbers make war on everybody of alien race and they are especially hostile to white men, Many a missionary has been dispatched by them in the most horrible manner. Throughout all the centuries since Christ they have re- manned as they were in the beginning, say. cir hand against all mankind and livino here are about 3,OOo,OOO of the Berbers in
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-13

All doctors now agree that the sickroom should be a sunny one, if possible. It has been remarked in hospitals that patients on the sunny side get well quicker than those on the dark side. Sunlight gives -igor and life. Of course the window blinds should be drawn if the patient wish es for a dark room, as people do in pain, and in some cases a dark room is necessary. but these are the exceptions. In general a sunny room is good medicine.
 In all families there should be one who could perform the duties of a nurse To do so requires tact and observation She
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-13

Folks who sit down in soft place hope that it is an elevator and find it a glue pot.