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The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-10-02
iened BY Thomas {. West. Seattle. Wash.

Although the resemblance between
the house shown in the above photo
graph and the ordinary summer bunga-
low is striking, the design presented is
for an all the year round home. Size,
2S by 80 feet; height of first story. .
feet: attic. s feet The exterior may
be shingled from the ground to the ga
bles. which will appear well covered
with plaster. Five good rooms are pro-
vided for the first floor, with two rooms
in the attic suitable for bedrooms. By
cutting out the back chamber the din
ing room can be turned into large
living room. with the parlor for a
"den." The house is economical to
build and on wide plot with open
views all around makes an attractive
home. Estimate of $4,000 as the out
side cost of construction includes base
ment in concrete, porcelain plumbing,
gas and electric lighting and furnace
heat. THOMAS L. WEST.
Architect.
The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-10-02

twenty-five years, when the yield was
above that for the United States. The
yield during the last fifteen years was
nearly the same for both.
The feeding value of hay is often
lowered when it is stacked out in the
open. Considerable hay is often en-
tirely spoiled so that it is unfit for
feeding. The amount of spoiled and
damaged hay depends upon the time
the stack stands and upon the method
of stacking. In Virginia a six to eight
ton stack of timothy hay, after it has
gone through the sweat, or, in three
or four weeks, will have from 300 to
600 pounds of damaged hay. Most of
this will be on the top and only
small portion on the sides and the
bottom.
The market value of hay is frequent
ly lowered because this stained hay is
worked into the bales. 1t may happen
that the spoiled hay will be no more
than a couple of handfuls, which
amount is really insignificant, but the
inspector cannot tell how much the
bale contains, so he is forced to grade
it one or two grades lower. This
causes quite a loss to those who sell
hay In Iowa and surrounding states
considerable hay is stacked in the field,
and the loss due to stacking is not
thought to be enough to warrant the
building Of barn for hay only.
The most important thing in deter
mining the value of hay is palatabil-
ity, for if it is not relished not enough
will be eaten to furnish much nour-
ishment to the animal. When hay is
exposed in the field too long in the
hot sun or is subject to rain its pal
atability will be lessened, which in
turn lowers it's market and feeding
value. Low grade hay is not as pal
atable nor does it contain as much
nourishment as the better grades.
In general there is little if any profit
in growing and selling low grade hay,
especially that made from the grasses,
for the loss of fertilizing value or crop
producing power Of the land amounts
The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-10-02
Seeds a Cent Apiece.

Ginseng seeds are worth l cent
apiece, or from $50 to $100 a pound.
Dried root is worth $6.25 pound.
When first growing from the seed
the ginseng plants have two forks or
stalks and one leaf on each stalk. The
second year it adds another leaf on
each part, and the third year the plant
grows in three parts with three leaves
on each part, and this year a seed ball
forms.
This grows direct from the main
stalk of the plant and from four to i've
inches above the foliage. The aver
age plant produces from fifty to sixty
seeds and sometimes goes as high as
100 seeds. Wild plants yield better
than cultivated.
The fourth and fifth years one Leaf
is added to each stalk. The fifth year
the plant is full grown, having three
forks and five leaves on each Stalk.
1t grows from one to two feet lii
height. sometimes as high as TWEEN
ty-seven inches. The leaves are broad
and fiat. about four inches long and
two inches wide when full grown with
escailoped edges.
It takes five years to grow the root
from seed for market and eighteen
months to germinate the seed for
growth. There is more cultivated root
now on the market than wild. The
plants are found on high, dry land Ill
the woods and never in sWampy
n1ocpS
The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-10-02
How Color Affects Growth.

Color agriculture is the latest. Ca
mile Flammarion put seedlings OF the
sensitive plant into four different
houses-an ordinary conservatory. Il
blue house, an ordinary greenhouse and
a red house. After a few months
waiting he found the little plants III
the blue house practically just as ne
had put them in. They seemingly nae
fallen asleep and remained unchan%ee.
In the green glass house they had
grown more than in the ordinary glass"
house. but they were weedy and poor.
In the red house the seedlings had be
come positive giants. well nourlshed
and we'll developed. fifteen times rs
big as the normal plant. In the req
light the plant had become hyper
sensitive. 1t was found that the biue
light retards the processes of decay
as well as those of growth.
The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-10-02
THE BANNER FARM STATE.
Missouri Tracts Smaller, but In Num-
Der They Exceed Others.

Missouri Tracts Smaller, but In Num-
Der They Exceed Others.
Missouri has more farms than any
other state in the Union. Within her
borders are 2S4, 1856 farms, which aver
age 12O acres to the farm. The i'm
proved land to each farm averages 70
acres, or 621a per cent. These figures
are based on the last census report
According to the report of the COM
merce and labor bureau, the farms of
Missouri are worth $34.75 an acre.
( Among the states of the middle west
Missouri has smaller farms than many
of them. Ohio is an exception. where
276,OOO farms only average SS acres
EACH Illinois has 264,000 farms OF 124
acres each. Iowa has 22S,000 farms
of 151 acres each. Kansas has $4,000
farms of 22S acres. In the United
States farms average 146 acres. but
only so per cent is improved land
f. B. Mumford, professor of animal
husbandry in the college of agriculture
in the University of Missouri, has pre-
pared some interesting facts about the
amount of live stock there is on an
average Missouri farm. This is con-
sidered a great mule state, and yet
there are four times as many horses
as there are mules in Missouri. The
equipment as Professor Mumford
gives it is: Fifteen cattle, four horses,
one mule, twenty-six hogs. five sheep
and a fraction of a goat
Fully one-third of the states popula-
ton depend directly or indirectly upon
animal products for their existence.
The income from animals and animal
products is $13O,OOO,OOO annually. Fif-
ty-five per cent of the farmers have
their principal income from live stock
lin fact, more than $S00000.000 are
invested in farms, live stock and equip
ment for stock raising.
Missouri stands third in the middle
west as the state having the largest
number of renters on the farms. Illi-
nois farms are titled by 61 per cent
owners and 80 per cent tenants. The
percentage of tenancy in Iowa is $40.
Willie MlSSOuIl Ids O11lJ thAOO eOAoHSS
in ten farmers, which means that sew
en- farmers out of ten in Missouri do
not pay rent, but have the title of their
farms resting in themselves. The per-
centage of tenancy in Ohio is 27.5, but
in Michigan it drops to 15.9.
There is said to be tenant on land
of David Rankin, in the northwest
part of the state, making as much as
$4,000 year on rented land. Tenant
farming in Missouri as well as in all
the best agricultural states is said to
be on the increase.
Missouri does not get so much return
from her lands per acre as do many of
the other states According to the last
census report, the money made on each
acre of improved land in Missouri was
1888 an acre. This is much less than
in any of the best states surrounding
Missouri. The return per acre in Ohio
was S1336; Michigan, $1242; Illinois,
S12.4S; Iowa, $12.22.
The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-10-02

to more than the net profit after the
cost of curing baling. etc. is deducted.
The price of hay land is steadily ris-
ing in the tame hay section. and i'll
order to make fair profit on the value
of the land it will be necessary for
the grower to practice the best meth
ods of culture, curing, baling and sell
ing. Before there can be any material
change in the quality of hay sent to
the market it will be necessary for
farmers to learn the grades of hay,
for it is impossible to grow choice hay
if the producer does not know what
constitutes this grade.
Much of the heavy work in loading
hay can be saved by using hay
loader. Take pains to stack well.
Note the difference between the stacks
in the illustration.
The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-10-02
i arm an0
Garden
IDEAS ABOUT HAY.
Increase In Yield and How to Improve

Increase In Yield and How to Improve
Crops.
The average yield of hay in the
United States from 1865 to 1870 was
1.28 tons per acre. This yield was ex-
ceeded but three times during the forty
years from 1865 to 1905. The aver
age yield for the third five year period,
ending with 1880, was 1.29 tons; that
Of the seventh five year period was
1.35 tons, and that for the last five
years was LAT tons per acre. The
average yield for the last period shows
an increase of 0.19 ton over that for
the first period and an increase of 0.21
ton over the average yield for forty
years, which is 1.26 tons per acre.
The average yield per acre in the ten
leading timothy hay producing states
for forty years varies little from that
for the entire United States. There is
a slight difference during the first
The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-10-02
Stick to the Country.

Life in a metropolis makes young
children sharp. but not clever. 1t often
destroys their chance of ever being
clever. for it hastens the development
of the brain unnaturally; it makes
them superficial. alert. but not observ'
ant: excitable. but without one spark
of enthusiasm They are apt to grow
I.Iase. tickle. discontented. They see
more things than the country bred
child. but not such interesting things
and they do not properly see anything
for they have neither the time nor ca
pacity to get at the root of all the be
wildering objects they crowd into Their
little lives.
The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-10-02
Extra TilIaue.

Probably no operation on the farm
pays so well on the investment as
the extra tillage requisite to secure
ideal conditions. Clods repel the tiny
roots, and vacancies between carry
neither ready moisture nor food.
Sometimes, especially in dry seasons,
the difference in yield between cloG-
dy soil and one open, mellow, witt.
available food easy to reach and mois-
ture at will, approaches 100 per cent.
The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-10-02
OVERLEA COTTAGE
Terminal of Bel Air Road Car Line
A. N. SNYDER, Proprietor

Rooms by the day or week, with or
without board. Meals to order. Five
cent car fare to Overlea Cottage, Over
lea, Baltimore County, Md.
We invite an inspection of our beau
tiful suburban cottage. High elevation,
spacious porches, bracing, pure country
air, good rooms and meals, and fine
water, which please the epicure.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-08-10

A company is being formed to
manufacture a%eroplanes There are
lots OF automobiles in town. Who will
be the first to get an ae~rOplane?
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-08-10

Judge Chas. Hernandez, Jr., OF the
Sth ward was in town yesterday n
reports too much rain for the crops
especially cotton, which is losing
forms and fruit rapidly.
Supt. Wright paid a social visit
to New Iberia Sunday.
Mrs. Albert Clark and son Albert,
of New Orleans, after a pleasant
visit to relatives returned to New
Orleans Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. WoOdsen returned
from New Orleans Thursday evening.
Miss Gladys Cunningham returned
last Tuesday from a visit to Miss
Kathleen Cheney, of Crowley. Miss
Cunningham was entertained Monday
night with a complimentary dance
at the city hall in her honor.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-08-10
Southside Improvement League.

The Southside School Improvement
League met Friday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Joe MOutOn, with TWEEN
ty ladies present and a most pleasant
time was had.
The meeting was called to order by
the president, and as the secretary
Mrs. like, was out of town, Mrs
Louis Lacoste was appointed secre
tary pro TEN. After the roll was
called and minutes of previous meet
ing read and approved, the treasurer
made her monthly report and stated
that after all oils are paid there will
still remain in bank hfty-nine dollars
and a few cents. not counting the
dues collected at this meeting.
The subject of cutting the grass
and weeds on the schools grounds
and keeping same, was discussed and
was decided to be put into the hands
Of a committee The president then
appointed Mines. E. Constantin and
F. c. TRAY on the committee. The
president also appointed Mines. N. P.
Moss, F. V. Mouton and Joe Mouton
as a committee on securing waste pa.
per barrels t help beautify school
grounds by getting rid of all waste
papers.
The two sides contrasting for the
greatest number of points, has arous.
ed much interest in the League and
the members are becoming very en-.
thusiastic and are working hard for
new members. Thirty-three new
members were enrolled at this meet
ing, raising the membership to eighty
three.
A report of the two sides al given
as follows: Company A, Mrs. A. B.
Denbo captain, sixteen new members,
amount of points 173. Company B,
Mrs. F. v. Mouton captain, seventeen
new members, amount of points 1874
The League then adjourned to meet
the first Friday in September at the
home of Mrs. W. A. LeRosen. Mrs.
Joe MOutOn then served delicious
fruit punch to her guests.
Mrs. Jung, of New Orleans, was a
most welcome guest.
The following members were pres
ent: Mines. F. v. Mouton, N. P. Moss,
H. Kruger, Sidney Mouton. R. D. Voor.
HES, j. G. St. Julien, LeRosen, Louis
LacOste, Robt. Myers. Robt. Frost,
Joe Billeaud, F. C. TRAY, X. c.. Nc
liver, S. E. Yandle, E. Constantin.
and Joe E. Mouton.
Misses Fadra Holmes, Edna Sprole,
and Wilhel Schmu1en.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-08-10
Telephone Talk No. 1.

To our subscribers: This Company
appreciates your business and we
know that you appreciate our service
and in order to make this service COM
plete in every detail, we request that
you kindly cooperate With US as far
as you possibly can.
One of the most important factors
in regulating service, is answering
your calls promptly. Do not wait un-
til the party making the call gets i'm
patient and hangs up the receiver.
Also when making a call and your
party was not in, give your telephone
number and name.
Yours respectfully,
CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE
& TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
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Society.
Home Mission Brigade.

Mrs. j. J.. Davidson gave a most
enjoyable party to her brigade of the
Home Mission Society Saturday af-
ternOOn from five to sever O'Clock.
All had a jolly good time on the
lawn playin numerous games which
brought forth many peal> of lau ghter
from the happy little fellows. About
siX-thirty the hostess invited the lit
tie folks into the parlor, where the
roll was called and each n answer
ed to his name by going to the treas
urer and giving her or his pennies.
At the conclusion of the roll call the
money was counted and it was found
that the little one had contributed
three dollars and twenty eight ems.
just before time 10 90 Mrs. David
son ushered the merry brigade into
the dining room where the table
looked SO pretty with many kinds of
cake and nice fruit punch, which al
ways pleases children. Those pres
ent on this pleasant occasion were
Sue and Haywood LeRosen. Bessie
and Ida Katherine Hopkins, Louise
Lyle Owens. Zelma Henderson, Eula
Beadle, Marie Trahan, Olive Reeves,
Edgar Readle, Geraldine Hilderorand,
Eunice Beadle, Hyder and J. J. Dav
idsOn, Jr.
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Personals.

Misses Agnes and Louise Lelaune
returned to their home in Jeanerette
Saturday, after spending several days
with Mr.. and Mrs. Rousseau DugaS.
All of our Regal shoes are now Of
fered at reduced prices.-Falk Mer-
camille Co., Ltd.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Polingue are back
home after spending a while with rel
atives. and friends in ST. Martinville.
Pretty little ping pongs at Carter's
studio, Is for 25 cents.
Mrs. F. C. TRAY and sister-in-law,
Mrs. O.. ID. Perry, of Houston, spent
Sunday in New Iberia.
Our choice line of summer dress
goods lis still complete-call and see
the lovely patterns and get u at
tractive prices.-Schmulen's.
John TRAY took in the excursion to
Thibodeaux Sunday.
White Perfumed Vaseline, White
Vaseline. Yellow, Vaseline, Carbolated
Vaseline, M%entholated Vaseline, Cam
phorated Vaseline, Oxide of Zinc Vas
cline, in 1Oc Tubes, at the Moss Phar-
macy.
Earl Gray, linotype operator for the
Crowley Signal, was a visitor to Lafa-
yette Sunday.
Have you ordered your supply Of
coal? If not, see me. | can make you
an attractive price on good COAL.
w. Ramsey, phone 40.
Misses May and Lille Younger, of
Houston, with Maydelle TRAY, who
has been visiting them, are expected
tonight, and will be the guests of Mrs.
F. C. TRAY.
Violette Du Gar, Legrand; Flora
mye, Piver; Azurea, Piver; Ideal Houbi-
CANT; Ping Pong, R~icksecker; Jicky.
Guerlain: Bouquet de Violettes, L.
grand; are a few Of the bulk perfumes
that you will find at the Moss Phar-
macy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Olivier at
tended the Buyers Convention in New
Orleans the past week and report
having been royalty entertained.
Order your corn, hay, oats, nutri-
line, and all kinds Of feedstuffs from
7 w Dovncov phono AIN
Miss Lula Stephens, who has been
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Del
mouly, left Saturday for her home in
Orange Texas. Mr.. and Mrs. Del
mouly accompanied her and will spend
several days in San Antonio and other
parts of Texas visiting relatives and
friends.
Henry Beaucaire, Superior quality
Tooth Brushes, for 25c at the Moss
Pharmacy. These have stiff b~ristles,
four and five rows and are guaran-
teed by us to be a perfect brush.
We have a good -four row Tooth
Brush for 10c at the Moss Pharmacy.
One not quite 50 good for sc.
Geo. T.. Brown and son, of Caren-
Gro, we're among the visitors to town
Saturday.
Misses Pearl v. ,Iarmon and
Rebecca Wiley have been in the city
the past week in the interest of the
Southern Scribe, of New Orleans,
soliciting subscription, business and
getting data for a write-up of the town
to appear in the issue Of Aug. 81.
The young ladies left yesterday for
Crowley. Miss Jarmon said on leav.
ing that she was delighted with her
stay here and that the people were
just as nice and kind to her as could
be.
Fine fresh spare ribs just received
by Roy & Mouton, phone 50.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-08-10

"A company is being formed to
manufacture aeroplanes There are
lots OF automobiles in town. Who vii
be the first TO get an ae~roplane?
We are now offering all Summer
Clothing at a big reducton.-kahn's.
+. Mouisset, of the LacoSte Hard
ware Co.. attended the Buyers Con.
vention in New Orleans last week,
returning Friday. He reports having
been treated royalty.
Another car of fresh Nutriline and
a new supply of oats just received by
Upton, phone 1872.
Miss Sidna Plattsmier, of Rayne,
was the guest of Miss Louise Nollive
Sunday.
Buy your groceries from r. H. Nc.
Faddin and You will get fresh gro
ceries and have "a large variety tt
select from. Phone ct.
C. o Mouton returned Sunday
night from P~ascagou,a, Miss. where
he spent some time with his brother,
Fred MoutOn, of Grand Coteau, who
is soiourning there for his health.
Miss Maxim Hebert is back home
after spending a month in Rayne with
her cousin, Mrs. Augustin Hebert.
Fresh lot Of sweet mixed pickles
just received.-Roy & Mouton, phone
No. SO.
Master Antoine Hebert is visiting
his cousins, Wilfred and Joseph Son.
nier, in Rayne.
The Twice-a-week Advertiser pub.
fishes all the home news and will be
mailed to any address in the United
States for 81 a year. II you take a
summer trip have The Advertiser sent
to you while away, and keep in touch
with the happenings in Lafayette dur
ing your absence.
DR.. E. L. Stephens returned Friday
from Knoxville. Tenn, where he was
one of the faculty of the Southern
Summer School. Mrs. Stephens went
to Asheville, N. c., to remain until
September.
Mrs. r. Hafkesbring, after two
weeks visit to her sister, Mrs. R. c.
Greig, left Saturday for her home in
New Orleans.
We handle the fine Gold Medal -four
made from sweet soft wheat.-Roy
& Mouton, phone SO.
Mrs. j. F. Tanner and children,
Carroll and Paul, leave today to join
Mr.. Tanner at Mission, Texas, where
they will make their future home.
Their many friends here regret to see
them leave and hope they will find
their new home a pleasant one
Rev. John Foster, of New Orleans,
was the guest for several hours Sat
urday of Rev. Vaughan, after which
he left for home.
Messrs. +. v. MoutOn and Henry
'Gerac went to Jeanerette Sunday and
gathered interesting data for the par
ish fair.
Mrs. A. F. Vaughan left Saturday
for a visit to her mother in Jeaner-
cite.
Prof. E. W. Jones went to Scott
Sunday to see friends.
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For Rent.

One cottage centrally located, two
rooms, hall dining room. kitchen and
galleries. Will rent very cheap ap-
ply at this Office.
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For Rent.

An 8 room residence containing
modern conveniences 81 blocks from
Gordon Hotel.
L. D. MCPHERSON.
White Front Bldg.
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Just received fresh corn beef.-Roy
& Mouton, phone SO.
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Ladies' and Mems low quarters
now =. reduced o. ices.-kahn's.
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For Rent.

Five room cottage on Buchanan st..
opposite Presbyterian church. Pos
session given on August Is. Apply to
DR.. T. B. Hopkins.