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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-27
self.Adjusting Flood Gate.

A iood-gate that is self sustaining
is pretty handy upon the farm where
large creeks pass through and much
stock is kept in proximity to them.
Take good-sized sound oak log and
fashion 1t at each end like windlass,
having the log long enough to reach
across the gap in the creek. AT each
side of the creek bank set good
heavy post deep enough into the
ground that 1t will not wash away.
At the bottom Of each of these posts
fasten just at the surface OF the
creek bed the windlass-headded log,
by using two clips made of heavy
tire-iron. Into this log bore a NUM-
Der Of holes and place upright into
each hole good stout oak stake and
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-27

ing without biting; and keeping in
dividuals at bay until the arrival of
its master. If flight is attempted, the
dog must attack and follow the fugi-
tive.
When a man pretends to strike the
policeman, the dog becomes savage
and leaps at the throat of the agrees
sor. Though prevented by the muz-
zle from Selling such aggressors, the
dog will throw himself against the
chest with sufficient force to knock
down the strongest man. A fifty
pound dog, well trained, can easily
throw powerful man while on the
run.
Police dogs are also being used at
ROTTERDAM and in about thirty towns
in Belgium. Great difficulty was ex-
perienced in selecting the animal
best adapted to such service, but the
Belgian shepherd dog finally was
chosen. He was found to be the most
intelligent, possessed of remarkable
qualities of endurance, an excellent
watch dog, active and courageous. It
is commended that no matter how well
trained police dogs may be, they can
be of little practical use in large
cities or densely populated quarters.
The best results are obtained in sub
urban districts where night watch.
men patrol large territory.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-27
How to Grow Asparagus.

AAUtV w &AOW sASPuA HsStSe y
When one wants to grow aspara-
gus for market he needs to know the
kind demanded by the markets to
which he will ship. for the planting
varies according as the grower wants
to make white shoots or green ones.
AS earliness IS an important matter
with asparagus, the best soil for the
crop is light and warm one.
But the most important matter Is
the enriching Of the soil, for the quail
ity and size OF the shoots depend
more on the fertility of the land than
on anything else. One variety Is
about as good as another If the soil
Is rich. Seed from the wild aspara-
gus that grows everywhere along the
salt waters of the Chesapeake Bay
and on the beach seldom grows to
stout size, but when cultivated in rich
soil, it makes shoots as large and fine
as any of the named varieties
Hence, 1t is more a matter of feed
than Of breed.
Most people when they want to
plant asparagus send off and get
lot of roots, which Is all needless, for
with proper treatment / can get as
paragus from the seed year sooner
than by planting the roots. I have
not planted roots for thirty years.
The preparation of the soil previ-
Gus to sowing the seed is the most
important matter. Get all the ma
nure into it you can hide with the
plow, and good rotten manure, too;
not merely stalled straw. Then run
out burrows four feet apart, going
twice in the furrow. Fill the furrow
half full of manure on which apply
500 pounds of acid phosphate and
100 pounds of kainit. Cover this
lightly and drill the seed.
The sowing can be done in early
spring or late autumn. AS soon as
the plants are few inches high,
thin to two feet apart The young
plants thinned out can be trans
planted easily to other well-manured
burrows. Cultivate we'll during the
summer and apply 100 pounds per
acre OF nitrate of soda alongside the
rows. The next spring you will be
able to cut little asparagus, but 1t
should be but little, as you want to
get the roots strong for the full crop.
In the fall apply 500 pounds of
kainit per acre, which will furnish
some potash and also as much salt as
the plant needs, and the old practice
OF applying salt can be avoided. In
the spring apply 1000 pounds per
acre Of any figh-grade commercial
fertilizer over the rows before growth
starts.
This is for asparagus that is to be
cut near the surface Of the soil, and
mainly green. If you want to grow
white shoots, you must make the fur
rows much deeper, a foot or more
deep, put in the manure and fer
tiliEer and SOW in the same way and
thin out, and then fill in the burrows
as the plants grow till level. Then
in the fall, after applying the kainit,
pillow burrows over the rows, making
good ridge over them. Manure in
the spring again, and as the shoots
show just at the ground pull the
earth away and cut down near the
base the proper length. But most of
the markets are demanding green
asparagus, and the roots being nearer
the surface, it is earlier than that
deep in the beds. But the annual fer
tilization must be kept up, as the |
soil cannot be made too rich for as
paragus.-W. F. Massey.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-27
value 81 Velvet Beam stnbhle.

At the Alabama Experiment Sta.
ton the stubble Of crop Of velvet
beans increased the Yield OF the sue.
ceeding corn crop 4.S bushels per
acre, and where the entire growth OF
vines was turned under the increase
in yield Of the first crop Of corn fol.
lowing was 1913 bushels per acre, and
in the second cropof corn the increase
was 4.4 bushels.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-27
Southern Agricultural Topics.
Modern Methods That Are Helpful to
Farmer. Fruit Grower and Stocknan.

razor-back SOW kills her hitter moth
ing is thought OF It; they are no,
worth much, didn't cost much, and
the loss is not much, so 1t is soon for
gotten. --Progressive Farmer.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-27
Great Crop Expected.

The Department of Agriculture ex.
poets this years sugar beet crop to
total more than million tons, the
greatest on record. e'----.--- .---~.... !.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-27

fasten with a heavy nail. In the up
stream side of the log mortise piece
of AKA material into the log securing
1t with spike nail. This latter piece
serves as a weight, in case Of high
water when the rubbish, ETC., will pass
over the gate with the force of the
water and as the water subsidies tho
weight brings the gate back into po.
sition again. This gate If made
properly, is convenient, long lasting,
cannot be washed away and Is posi-
tive proof against all kinds Of stock,
as well as hogs.-Geo. w: Brown, in
the Epitomist. rSl,4v gsiss4 ,ss .se.ey,r
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-05
EXPRESS COMPANY
CASHIER IS ROBBED
Struck Down BY Bold Bandits
and $I4,I56 Is
Stolen

Niagara Falls. Ontario Nov. 5.--Wi-
liam Dobson, cashier of the Canadian
Express company here. was struck
down yesterday afternoon in the com
pany's office at the Grand Trunk sta
tor in Bridge street and a package
containing S14,l56 taken from him ~
two unknown men. The robbery was
committed in broad daylight. with a
score of the station employees within
twenty feet of the office.
pobson was alone at the time. The
two men entered the office and ask.
ed If trunk had arrived for him AS
Dcbson stopped over. one OF the men
hit him behind the ear with a sand
bag and a piece OF gas pipe Later
Dobson was found unconscious.
The attack was made just as a train
Numbered into the little station and
The employees were walking out to
meet it. The money stolen was from
the Imperial bank branches In this
city and st. David's Ont. and was
boun dior Toronto and Buffalo banks.
Inspector w. Fl. Mains of the pro
yincial police and six OF his men were
working on the case within half an
hour. but no traces wete had of the
men who were described as foreigners.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-05
WELL KNOWN KANSAS
EDITOR PASSES AWAY

Kansas City. Nov, 5yEThpRls4i RFn
ton Murdock, of Eldorado, Kan. editor
and publisher OF the .Eldnrado Daily
Republican, and for many years a no
table figure in Republican politics In
Kansas, died at the 81. Mary's hospital
here at 7 o'clock last night. Death
was caused by multiple neuritis. He
wash 6S years of age.
Mr.. Murdock WAS taken III at his
home in Eldorado three months ago
Physicians did not regard his condl-
tion as serious until d week ago when
be- was removed to the hospital here.
Last Tuesday he suffered a severe
sinking spell and his death has been
expected momentarlly since that time
Mr. Murdock was unconscious for As
hours prio- to his death His daught-
er Miss Alice Mrrdock. was with her
father when he died Mrs Murdoch IS
III and unable 10 be here.
T.. Murdock occupied a place high
IN the councils of the so-eaIled pro
gresive" faction of the Republican
party In Kansas. He was the original
leader of the revolt within that party
which recently resulted in the defeat
Of the old Republican organization In
its fight to regain control OF the state
administration.
Mr. Murdock was one Of the, early
Kansas editors and came OF fam
ils of newspaper men. He was a
brother Of the late Col Marsh Muir
dock. owner Of the Wichita Elgic
and an uncle of Representative Victor
Muldock. Mr.. Mu.dock leaves Wild
ow and two daughters.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-05
WANTS Commission TO
AMEND RATE ORDER

The American Cement and Plaster
company. operating under the laws
rf Kansas, which recently acquired
sume valuable cement beds near
Watonga, In Blaine county. today fill
ed petition with the corporation
commission asking for a modification
or the cement. lime. asphalt and
brick freight tariff. as amended by
order No 115 of the commission SO
as TO enable the company to enter
into an agreement with the Rock
Island Railroad company TO pay 10
cents per ton for the hauling of raw
cement from their mines. located
seven miles northwest of Watonga,
TO point on me Rock lslard main
line. which Is less Than mile rom
tie minee fha ,siiloaG has agreed
10 construct the branch line nnd, I
the terms ab,e stated This is
somewhat higler 'ean the mileage
rate prescribed In the commission &
tariff.
The commission has set the matter
for hearing during the November
term which convenes next Tuesday
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-05
The polite Conductor
Manchester Guardianl

heard pleasant story today which
was told 10 illustrate the softening ef-
fects OF fashionable throughfare up.
on the manners of bus conductors. or
rather upon their sense Of correctness.
A lady. the wife Of an eminent sur
geon. happened to be the sole oecti-
pant OF a horse bus that was slowly
climbing the Piccadilly hill A motor
bus passed and the conductor OF 1t
saw fit to indulge in pointed and i'll
timed pleasantly The conductor OF
the horse bus made no effort to reply.
and lady to assuage his feelings as
he rather savagely punched her tick
ct. said: "He seems to have the gilt
of the gab The reply was: Yes,
ma am. as you vulgarly puts il. he do
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-05

The Wisconsin banker who declared
The Oklahoma guarantee OF bank de.
posiis was a farce because he did not
understand It probably likes law
like that which enabled the bankers
a. Mineral Point. Wisconsin. to take
S200.000 from the deposits and lose
II IN q fake mining game. The man
who took il is accused Of crime. OF
course. but as yice-president and act.
ing head. he can only be punished by
imprisonmeut which is OF little use
10 stockholders and deposltors who
are broke hy reason Of his transac-
tons. The cashier committed suicide
and bis moiher-in-law. appraised Of bis
act. fell dead Neither death restor.
cd the lost capital nor aids those VINO
lost Il But as the strociiy is easily
understood and SO common. the MIL
waukee banker who denounced the
Oklahoma system OF paying deposit
ors without regard to how money Is
lost. seems hard to make understand
our way and we are therefore unjust
But Wisconsin has not long been a
model for othel states and il IL not
l.Aely that Oklahomans will commence
TO accept Il unless better patterns
ran ha offered -
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-05

luST LACK QE VOTES

The enemies of the prosecuting
power in San Francisco attribute the
defeat Of Francis Heney TO the fact
San Francisco Is weary of the bad
name and prosecutions which have
not up to the present moment caused
inflictlon OF penalty. The Heney
following declare II was currupting
Influences. caused by Calhoun's busi.
ness standing, boldly claiming Frisco
eitizers want him to 20 unwhipped by
lustlc, lor his alleged wrongs. Per
haps there X truth In both conten-
tions. Heney was never popular on
the coast His private life has been
all that Ii should not have been. Po
litically he has been Republican. yei
asked Democratic nomination and
election at the hands of that party
organization With the exception OF
Ruef few Of the big men accused OF
crime were even scathed by the lonl
years of investigation aud his was a
case Of not being able TO breast the
storm and made partial confession
IN The hope of ieniency Schmidt the
musical mayor of labor actually lam
basted the courts and got dismissal
IA the upper courts
So 1t may really be that not few
Of the business men Of Frisco organiz
ed party TO sweep from the offices
all factions mixed IN the investiea
tons, prosecutions aud defense u Is
not unlikely There have been 50
many charges and counter charges
thai Frisco people dlsclaim any actua
Knowledge Of conditions. There have
been sufficient charges filed againsl
Heney the judge an dthe defendant
attorneys 70 satisfy the most dashinr
deyotoe Of scandal aud yellow pub
iiclty. Out OF all the charges and the
attempts TO prove. with now and then
an occasional attempt to commit mur
der. Il has become the general outside
opinion there is no angel attached
to either staff. IIeney. tOuted as a
special evangel Of good government
inst failed to get votes enough to be
elected The statement that Cal
honns followers used money to de
feat his election AS the prosecuting
attorney is, no doubt. correct. How
ever. no one who has the least knowl
edge Of Hcney and Claus Spreckel,
have doubt they spent plenty ol
money 10 win They are of the spend
ing class Of politicians. II Is safe {,
predict that san Francisco will mol
lower its citizenship because Of hen
ey's defeat But Il would be bolc
plunger willing to wager It would ad
vance 10 much higher status. Poo
old Frisco had troubles always ant
earthquakes and fire can NOT singl,
OF jointly be accused Of doing all th'
harm that befeil the western coas
metropolis in the past few years.
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The most hanul;sr men Of letters
are postmen
A charming woman is never aware
Of her charms. -
I o. s% ~
~ TomoF row never mess'lnfess Fvob
have a note to meet.
Even when woman weighs her
words she gives good measure
We neve- think Of looking for mi
crobes in the milk Of human kind.
ness.
Il is said that several pounds OF
sausage may be made from one dog
pound.
A man must be awfully rich II he
can afford TO waste money after he
Is married
The easiest way to send good dol
lar after bad one is to engage In
Il lawsuit
When woman puts on new clothes
her female neighbors call it puttins
on airs.
Every time we order suit OF
clothes we feel like kicking Adam
for having eaten that apple
Our idea of satisfactory wife is
one who refuses to purchase ties and
cigars for her husband
The man who boasts Of his willing
ness to do his duty At all times is
usually the first te try 10 dodge it.
Nothing jolts man harder than
tie discovery that the card mp the
other fellows sleeve Is bigger than
the one up his own.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-05
COMEDIES sUFFRA-
GtTTE DEMANDS
tBy Associated Press J

New Ycrk Nov 5--'As ons Of The
few important official acts which will
fail 10 Mayer George B Mcclellan,
before his administration closes. De
cember 81, he appointed three women
to t1e board of education. aud there
by conceded one OF the principal de-
mands OF woman Suffrage 0rgnniza.
tons.
Il Is the first time in more than a
quarter of \ century that women
have gained representation on the
New York board OF education and
fhe news In womens suffrage ranks
was welcomed as victory
The three women appointed are
Mrs. Herbert d. Robbins and Miss
Olivia Leventritt daughter of state
Supreme Court Justice Leven,r,tt.
both OF New York City. and Mrs AL
fred S. Post Of Flushing. L.
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lAtchIson Glohe

fAtchlSOn Globe.l
Noticing looks quite SO old as an
cid automobile
We have observed that there. Is
+ little complaint aho1f the high
+ prices of beer and cigars ~
The women pick at men and at
goods offered at special sales In the
same industrious way
Have you ever noticed how sud
denly a useful man can die. and how
long a worthless man holds out.
A book agent speaks as highly of
the book he sells as a Reformer
speaks of the Reform he represents.
We should hate TO be the baby of
mother whose breasts are filled
with indignation at the wrongs OF
her sex.
When 4 woman garters become
cid and loose. she thinks she IS get
ting thin, aud wonders that her
friends do not observe.
Until ] was Is years DID, we
heard woman say recently, ! was
never given any part Of the chicken
except the neck and hack
Subject of discussion at the next
meeting of the Lancaster Literary
society: Resolved, That women ad-
mire doctors more than they admire
preachers
The absence OF the big framed pic.
ture of Beatrice de Cenci from the
parlor wall of the Lysander John
Appleton home has been explained
DtNsey Mayme is wearing the pic
ture for a breastpin,
Il is bad enough for girls to
screech, play the piano and paint
around home. while their mothers do
the housework, but II is worse when
they give recitals and exhibitions
and then abuse the people for not
appreciating Art"
One OF the marks OF Spinsterhood:
She gives red wagon to Child,
and then Complains Six Months
Afterward. because there are Scratch
es on II. What did she expect the
Child to do TO the Little Red Wagon?
Paint Cupids. or Roses on IL?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-05

President Taft IS not the only pub
lie man who changed his opinion re-
gafding Ex-Governor james X. varda.
man Of Mississippi after personal
interview. When Vardaman was in.
augurated governor the great railway
magnates having lines IN his state
predicted disaster and trouble would
result because the Greenwood editor
was So fierce in his hatred for what
soeyer displeased him When the
new governor issued his famous or
der for strict law enforcement and
fairness alike TO capital and labor
white and black, backing his order by
quoting the old law which provides
a penalty OF death for sheriffs who
do nor protect prisoners or property
those tho knew Vardaman were Ger
tain he was in earnest Those think.
ing otherwise were not long chang
ing their opinions President Taft
found the Mississippiln one wno hates
with loyalty seldom equalled, but
he also found practical. business
man who seeks to make his state tbs
commercial queen of Dixie
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-05
Build the vIaduct.
esENAToR STONE OF sAPuLPA''

Republican newspapers Of several
states are hefalding to the world that
Senator W. B. Stone OF Sapulpa has
lenounced Democracy and become a
Republican
That is news item, sure.
But when was he senator2
VINO elected him.
Where does he live?
What was his district number?
When was he senator?
When the Republican correspondent
out OF the state wishes to make a
statement he allows a brain that Is
more energetic than il is in love with
fact. 10 create man, then an office.
finally a distinction. then shoots the
whole wad at the outside world. For
downright. silly. unreasonable stories,
that OF Senator Stone OF Sapulpa" is
wad-pennant driver.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-05

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The Honcymoon GIRL

The Honeymoon Girl.
Hal Favln. advance representative
OF The Honeymoon Girl" Is in the
city completing arrangements for
the appearance of this attraction al
the Brooks on Sunday next. Mr..
Favln In conversing with a repre-
sentative Of The Leader said the
piece has been playing TO large hus.
mess, and in many of. the cities
where the organization has appeared
The S II o. sign has been used
= think that the present will be one
" the best seasons In the4 theatrical
business" said Mr. Favin. "f the
business done by his company Is any
criterion.
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ItNtOtd.t
Misplaced affection sometimes
takes the for moi self love.
The fool as we'll as the successful
man is frequently self made.
To say that a man Is no better than
he ought TO be is no insult. No man
is.
Maybe If the worm would turn a
little sooner It wouldn't be stepped
on,
Few men travel the road TO pros
perity without getting few pune
tured tires.
A man may speak FIVE or six Ian
guages and still marry woman who
monopolizes the conversation.
Any dyspeptic will tell you that
IT'S hard for a mans heart 20 be in
the right place when his stomach Is
all wrong.
"A girl by any other name would
be as sweet. She-Do you think SO?
He Sure thing Try mine,
Considering that man has to get
= hat to fit his head and woman
doesn't he can't understand why 1t
should take her SO much longer
The man who deludes himself with
the idea that he is ahead of the
times is equally positive that the
times will never catch UP with him,
Muggins Ny wife Is a great help
to me in my business. Bugglns--
That's fine. Muggins-Yes: she
never bothers about my affairs.
Nell-Judging from the way Miss
Antique guards the family Bible she
must be exceedingly fond of It. She
even keeps It under lock and key.
Bele-Yes: you know. the date of
her birth is recorded In It.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-05
aoa ANY oTAe ~

In brilliant editorial the Tulsa
World. Republican of the rather stal.
wari stripe. shows how and why Den.
mis- Flynn can not be elected governor
of this state. If the World would be
real honest with is editor who knows
\ thing or two about public sentiment,
he would Just add afte- Dennis Flynn,
or any other Republican" and save
not a few good men considerable ef
fort and cash. The action Of President
Taft IN bis advocacy of Cannon and
A'fri~h wii rcst the gcrrhlicars -
Oklahoma what little support thes
might once have secured from So
cIalistic source Before the campaign
of 1910 closes the Republicans OF thiF
state will be trying 70 hold their par
" In second place: there being NJ
assurance they viii not be third.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-05

lhe women OF
Paris are. as a
rule, beautiful and
keep autif, f,il.
and a careful
American cbserv
er who has trav-
eIed much claims
that their beauty
Is due TO their
knowle ledge OF how
70 keep their hair
lnxuriant. which
they do. by using
z superior hair
tonic.
Many American
women are as
wise as their
French sisters,
and that Is why
Partisan Sage
The quick acting
and greatest OF
all hair restorers
and ionics. Is now
having such a
tremendous sale
In America.