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The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16

cutting of alfalfa. and the boards of
the grass heads frequently ruin the
first crop of hay. which Is sometimes
burned to destroy the grass seed.
These wild barleys are also known as
foxtail grass. squirrel.tail grass. and
wall barley.
Since alfalfa Is not usually a clean
cultivated crop the problem of weed
destruction is a serious one. Disking
Is usually the most effective remedy
for weeds, as the alfalfa is generally
benefited by the operation. while the
weeds are great, injured. owing to
their different root systems. In Sec
tons where the wild barleys are
troublesome 1t Is sometimes thought
necessary TO burn the first crop of
hay. Another method IS to cut the
first crop while the wild barley is still
immature and feed the mixture of al
falfa and grass hay. The objection to
this method is that it necsssitates the
cutting of the alfalfa when too young.
A heavy growth of crab-grass is some
times burned in the early spring.
Dodder is one of the worst weeds so
far as alfalfa is concerned. The ac'
coclpanying illustration indicates the
general appearance of the mature
plant The dodder seeds terminate in
the ground ard the young plants soon
attach themselves to the alfalfa seed
lings AS soon as the threadlike stem
Is firmly attached to the alfalfa plant
IN, 10 .x-sth M
withers away. Thenceforth the dod
der lives entirely on the alfalfa. II !:
very difficult to eradicate when ones
established. and for this reason grea
care should be taken to avoid intro
ducing 1t with the alfalfa seed at seed
fng time. Grazing close with sheel
has been recommended as being effec
tive in holding dodder In check.
d0dder appears In isolated spot
through the field. 1t is advisable to Gu
the affected alfalfa plants very Low
and remove them. Destroying tn
d0dder by burning with different in
aammable materials has OCCASIONAL.
proved successful. but 1t Is apt to b
more expensive than the removal o
the affected portions OF the plants.
the stand of alfalfa Is badly affecte'
with dodder. the alfalfa should b
slowed up before the dodder goes +
seed and the land kept In cultivate
crops for two or more years.
The worst animal pests are gophers
ground squirrels. prairie dogs, an
nice. These are especially troubl'
$3.50 A. shc ~roctoru half af tho com,
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16

meal ten pounds. bone meal Ave
pounds. oil meal 20 pounds. cat meal
20 pounds. corn meal 20 pounds. This
mixed well together and given in
small rations after the skim milk has
been fed. The calf should also have
free access to water and salt as well
as hay or pasture. as the season may
require. The grain may be changed
to simply corn and oats or bran as
the calf grows older. say after three
months old. In this way good calves
may be raised in an economic way. and
the valuable butter fat will be saved.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16

just Hike thou
sands Of others.
Mr.. Martin says:
Il think I have
had kidney dis
ease ever since the
war. During an en-
gage m e mt my
horse fell on me.
straining my back
and injuring the
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16

Value Of a Good euil.--Did you use
a scrub bull last year. and are you saw
ing his heifer calves from your best
cows? What assurance have you that
the calves will be even as good as
their dams? Would 1t not have been
better to have bought a pure bred
dairy bull? Yes. pure bred bulls cost
money, and he might have cost 500.
Is that a large sum to pay out? Let
MS look into the matter. Suppose that
such bull sires for you but ten heifer
calves. and that each one Of them
when she comes into milk gives but
one pint of milk at each milking more
than her dam gave at like age. or 600
pints for the 600 milkings Of the year.
which is worth six dollars to you. But
YOU milk a COW an average OF seven
years, and the one COW turns you $42
more than her dam. Ten such cows
mean S42O. The probabilities are tina,
the increased milk they would yield
over their dams would be worth 81 900
How, then. can any intelligent man
afford to use scrub bull?-Malcolm
H. Gardner.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16

fungus are only the evidence of de-
stroyed tissue. resulting from the
breaking down of the plant cells by
the parasitic fungus plant. The fungus
plant on the potato vine is as de-
pendent uron weather conditions and
food supply for development as is the
potato vine upon which 1t feeds and
lives.
Ii will now be understood why some
potato growers associate the rapid de-
velopment OF this disease with the re-
currence of certain weather condi,
tons. The weather Is made the cause
OF the disease. although no account
Is taken of the presence of the little
fungus plant which may have been
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16

husbandry should receive reasonable
profits.
There Is no class of farming more
under the control of the proprietor
than carrying. II is a branch OF nus
bandry that calls for the exercise OF
intelligence and Judgment. The mer-
chant and the manufacturer keep a
record of their transactions and can
tell whether their business Is operated
at a profit or loss The milk producer
can keep a record of his cows and
weed out the Improbable members
and replace them with better perform.
ers. To keep a record of the individu.
al production of the different members
of the herd will add interest to dairy
husbandry and show the proprietor
how to increase his profits.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
SPRAYING POTATOES
FOR BLIGHT AND BUGS
Poison for the Latter
BY e. p. Sandsten. HorticuIturalist WIS
eonsin Agricultural College

other fungicide is applied to the leaf.
these little spores and myceliae
threads cannot develop on the leaf.
The copper in Bordeaux mixture acts
as poison upon the fungus plant. For
this reason Bordeaux mixture must
be applied at certain times and must.
as a rule. be used for diseases like
potato blight which infest and grow
for a time upon the surface Of the
leaf. After the disease gains general
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
PATENTS.

List Of Patents Issued last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.
Reported by Lothrop & Johnson.
patent lawyers. 80 Pioneer Press
building, st. Paul, Mimi: w. o. H.
Bergman, Bottineau. N. D.. whiffie-
tree; A. Dumas. Walhalla, N. d..
match box; J. Feucht. st. Paul, Mimi.
door latch: F. Hachmann. st. Paul.
Mimi, ham salter: E. Lindblad. Kost.
Mimi, milk pump; H. A. Ludtke. Am
boy, Mimi. plow: A. Norrander. Clara
City, Mimi, wheel.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
A Business Letter.


1t Is supposed that business let
tiers are deficient in humor. Still.
there have been exceptions. and the
latest. sent by a member of the well
known wholesale soap making Arm Of
Cet us say) Cake & Son. Is one OF
the most brilliant. A retail dealer
in a small way had sent for a con-
signment OF their goods: Gentlemen"
che writes), "wherefor have you not
sent me the sope? Is it bekawse you
think my money is not so good as
nobody elses? Dam you, Cake 4
Son: wherfor have you not sent the
sope? Please send sope at once, and
oblige, your respectfully, Richard
Jones. P. S.-Since writing the
above my wife has found the sops
under the counter"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16

kidneys. I have been told had .
floating kidney. l had intense pain
In the back, headaches and dizzy
spells, and the action Of the bladder
very irregular. About three years ago
/ tried Doan's Kidney Pills and inside
Of a comparatively short time was en-
tirely rid Of kidney trouble"
Sold BY all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. 7.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
A sponge Garden.

"A beautiful effect may be obtained
by means OF a damp sponge and
few seeds. Take a large piece OF
coarse sponge and cut 1t in any shape
desired. Then soak it in water.
squeeze half dry and sprinkle In the
openings red clover seed. millet. bar
ley, grass, rice. oats-any or all OF
these. Hang the sponge in window
where the sun shines at least part
of the day
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
A Winters Tale.

Nine. De Navarro praised at q
luncheon in New York American wit.
1T was horribly cold the other aft
ernoon." she said. "A bitter wind
whirled the dry snow through the air.
The policemen had red. swollen faces.
and all the teamsters, as they drove.
kept slapping their poor frostbitten
hands against their breasts.
Getting into my hanson | said to
the driver:
"'This is real winter weather. isn't
IT.?
The driver nodded and smiled grim
ly.
~ give you my word. ma'am.' said
he. I amt seen a butterfly all day"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16

Disking land.-Few men realize the
great advantage to be secured in disk
ing land before breaking for corn.
Where corn is to follow corn a
weighted disk harrow can be used. not
only for stalk cutter. but for pull
verizer of the surface and the saving
of the humus of the corn stalk. which
is lost where they are burned. to-
sether with the greater ease with
which the land can be broken make
such a method of handling very desir-
able. One Of the greatest benefits.
however. comes from the much better
connection that Is made between the
bottom OF the furrow and the. turned
soil where the layer that Is turned
under is pulverixed instead Of hard
and cloddy. Is is too often the case.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
Foo. and Wireless Telsoraphy.

It Is one of the many marvels OF
wireless telegraph that the ether
waves which carry its messages. un-
like light waves. suffer no absorption
in mist or fog. Quite the opposite.
in fact. is the case. for the effect
on them Of clear sunlight Is SO mark
ed that they can be sent with equal
initial power only less than half the
distance by day as by night. For
this reason press dispatches and long
distance messages sent by wireless
telegraphy are, wherever possible.
committed to the ether waves after
sunset.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16

upon late potatoes usually comes be-
tween the dates of August l5 and
September 20. Therefore, 1t is <cces-
sary to guard against the claims OF
some men that special dust machines.
which are adaptable TO applying pol.
sons, may also be used in combina-
ton with dust sprays for the blight,
However, the same machine some.
times can be used for both purposes.
The station has had excellent results
from combining the arsenates used
against the beetles with weak Bor-
deaux mixture. When this combina-
ton is put on early in the season. care
should be taken to keep the pressure
down SO that the material Is not
wasted The weak Bordeaux mixture
used prevents any injuries which
might result from some mistake In
mixing the arsenic compounds. In
midsummer the Bordeaux mixture
would also have some fungicidal value.
The station has applied with success
the different poisons In combination
with lime water. which also prevents
injuries from free>acid in the poison
II must be remembered that to sue
cessfuly control the beetles. the pol
son must be applied Immediately OF
soon after the eggs hatch. For this
reason, when potatoes are raised on
large scale. 1t Is necessary to have
| machinery which covers a wide area
in days time. Weak Bordeaux mix
ture is made by combining fonl
pounds of copper sulphate with eight
pounds of lime TO 100 gallons of water
/ containing the poison. This veal
Bordeaux mixture should be made II
| the same manner as the standard Dor
! deaux mixture.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16

Raising a calf.-It Is an expensive
proposition TO raise calf on milk at
the present market price. The guam
tity of milk which a calf will require
for its maintenance and growth may
be somewhat reduced by early teach
ing the calf to eat hay. corn. and other
feeds. The young calf will learn te
eat shelled corn at four or five weeks
of age and hay at the same age Of
even earlier. BY giving It these feed:
twice daily regularly the milk ration
may be reduced and the calf viii
thrive.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16

Keep Chicks Ory.-Wet feet are not
a good thing for baby chicks. Keep
the floors Of their coops dry. and ar,
range their drinking troughs SO that
they cannot get In them or spill the
water.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
Hot Alrstesy.

This man combines the moro sssr-
ling qualities Of DeaeensAslA AID Pitt
lacking the fauits q heeA!-
Who b her inquired The visifsr N
YiunkvtllA
-0in Pi0A sasoA01s go 0alsAAa.
~ 80 s00VAs
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16

Hay for cow.-Timothy hay Is not
q good COW feed. II you have sur
plus of timothy and are short on
clover. il viii pay to sell the timothy
hay and buy clover hay for the cows.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16

Left Thousands o. Veterans with Kid.
nsy Trouble.

The experience OF David w. Martin,
a retired merchant of Bolivar. Mo-, Is
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16

Happy smiles! White teeth! What
. delicious perfume! WRIGLEY'S
SPEARMINT!
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16

Hay for cow.-Timothy hay is no,
a good COW feed. II you have q sur
plus of timothy and are short on
clover. it will pay to sch the tim ,thy
hay and buy clover hay Tor the e,ws
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16

infestation OF the plant. only partial
benefit can be expected from spray.
ing. by preventing rapid infestation
and spread of the disease from new
spores. Hence the usual direction, BE
on time"
Although very often the Bordeaux
mixture and poison for the beetles may
be combined, this method cannot al
ways be relied upon. II will be noted
that the destructive season of the
beetles upon late potatoes lies be
tween the dates july and August 10
II must be noted also that the season
of greatest destruction from blight
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16

by the Dairy Department coese)
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-02-18
COLLEGE,
GOSSIP.
Record Of Weeks
Events.

(From Tuesdays College Topics ;
William and Mary defeated the
Port Norfolk basketball team in the
gymnasium Saturday night by the
overwhelming score of IS to o. Il
was clear after the first few moments
Of play that the visitors were greatly
outclassed. but Notwithstanding this.
they played on pluckily to the finish.
never for one moment giving up the
fight. Clean playing and . close
adherence to the rules characterized
the game throughout. but one foul
being called.
The following was the line up in
Saturday nights game:
w & M. Position P'tNorfolk.
Garth and
Geddy right forwad Johnson
Driver left forward Campbell
Hughes ..... center ... Eubanks
Hughes and
Goodwin right guard go Muse
Schlossberg
& Hall. left guard Brooks
&, White
Summary: Garth. s baskets
Driver. 10 baskets; Hughes. IS bas
kets; Schlossberg. 4 baskets; Geddy
2 baskets; Driver. l foul. Tots
Scores to o.
The next game will be played her
with Randolph Macon next Frida7
night. This will be the most inter
esting game of the season, ,and it j
the duty of every student. an,
should be his pleasure. to give tn
team encouragement by his presence
At a recent meeting Of the mem
bers of the basketball squad. J. +
Garth was elected captain of tn
team TO succeed J. L. Hall. Cart
has won many athletic honors sine
he has been in college. having bee
member of the baseball teams fo
two years.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-02-18
Norman Nay Come Back.

Z. A. Norman. local manager OF
the Hopkins Furniture Co.. who left
here suddenly early last fall. may
come back soon. II he does come.
Il VIII not be because he wants to OF
loves Williamsburg especially. but
because the Company that went on
his bond viii bring him back.
Mr.. Q. 3. Hopkins while here
last Saturday swore out a warrant
for NoTman's arrest at the instance
of the bonding company. who claim
to know his whereabouts. Noimaa
left many unpaid bills here. and be
sides is alleged to have embezzled
several hundred dollars from bis
employers.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-02-18
A WEEKS LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Things You and Your NeighbOrs
Have been Doing.

Every Judge Of a good knife and
razor will say that the Boxer Tree
Brand IS second 70 none. Buy
them subject TO a strict guarantee at
Stones Drugstore.
There will be a masquerade at
the skating rink next Monday night.
Feb. p. General admission lSc.
skaters lOc. extra. A prize for the
best costume and another for the
most comical costume.
Work is progressing on the two
dwellings being erected by Capt. <.
w. Maynard on Richmond avenue.
West End. Let some more of our
progressive citizens start building or
improving their property this spring
DR.. J. P. Smith. Of Richmond
viii speak. in the chapel at William
and Mary. Monday evening. Feb.
p. subject "Stonewan Jackson. 20
Or. Smith was a member Of Gener-
al Jsckson's staff and was with the
great leader at his death
Efforts are being made 70 estab-
ish a rural free delivery route from
Williamsburg through 70 Biglers anc
adjoining farms. returning by Wa.
ler's mill read. Most Of the peo
pie along the route are anxious 70
free delivery Efforts VIII be di
rected toward getting three othe
routes in different directions. max
ing four in all out of Williamsburg.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-02-18
The Case was Dismissed.

Last Saturday morning the esse
of Frank Clark. indicted for a mis-
demeanor. and referred by the
court 10 a justice for trial. was heard
by Mayor Warburton and dismissed
Only two witnesses were put on the
stand. the two who testified before
the grand jury and whose testimony
led TO the indictment. One. Mary
Irwin was said 10 be crazy. and
the other Sarah Hoskins. "didr
know nothin. and refused 70 tes-
tity or say anything.
The defendant was represented
by Attorneys Frank Armistead anc
Ro. K. Henley.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-02-18
Bacon News Budget.
employers
Goo late for last Issue. )

Bacon. Va. Feb. l2-There viii
be a box social and entertainment AZ
James river church on February p.
for the benefit OF the church. All
are invited.
Mr. w. NJ. Day. Of Salisbury.
Nd. IS putting a saw mill on the
Main farm which timber was re
Gently bought from MIR. K. W
Warburton.
Mr.. James Nightengale. who has
been residing in York county. has
moved to the Longshore farm near
Williamsburg
Mr.. John r. Austin. Of Bush
Neck. has moved 70 the Thos. Blox-
ton farm. York county.
Mr. w K Bulifant has moved
from the Main farm TO a house on
Amber S. owned by Mr.. Harrison
Babcock.
Mr. Thomas Waltip. Of Fiv,
Forks. Messrs. r. Parker and War
ner Holloway. OF Bacon. were pleas
antly entertained on Sunday evenin,
at the home of Capt. Tuttie.
Miss Virginia Kitchens. of Bacon
spent tuesday with Mrs. K. NJ
| Slauson. of Powhatan farm.
Mrs. (. +. Nightengale and son
John. of Piney Grove. were in tow
I Monday.
Mr. George Waltrip. road ove-
seer. has been quite sick At his HON.
the Morris farm.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-02-18
Local Churches Included.

The Methodist and Baptist church
es Of Williamsburg will probably
soon receive from the government
tae amounts asked by them for
damages done their structures by
Federal troops, during the war.
Both churches were used as hospit-
ais and were considerably damaged.
The courthouse was used both as
a hospital and stable by Federal
troops. as was also the old district
courthouse. now known as Hotel
Williamsburg.
Senator Thos. S. Martin has
worked long and faithfully for the
Virginia claimants. and has succeed
ed in getting nearly 100000 for
his state as compensation for DANA
ges done by Federal troops during
the war.
The Methodist church viii receive
$1,000 and the Baptist church $1S40.
and Rosa M. Bowden. Zenobia Por-
ter. Mary K. Bowden and Martha
Bowden Gustin. heirs Of Lemuel J
Bowden. decesed. late OF Williams
burg. are allowed IS. $40.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-02-18
Where 10 Worship Sunday.


Rev. g. s. Kennard.
Services every Sunday at1l A. NJ
and 7:45.P. NJ.
EPISCOPAL.
Rev. w. A. r. Goodwin.
Services every Sunday atll A. NJ
and S 2. NJ. Mems Services III
the Parish House at 7:3O P. M.
METHODIST.
Rev. K. K. Odell
Services every Sunday atl1:1S A.
NJ. and 8 P. M. Epworth Leagae
at z P. NJ. Sunday School at 10
A. M. Wednesday nights prayer
meeting at 8 p. NJ.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Services every Sunday evening at
7:45 o'clock.
LUTHsRAN.
Rev. Edward Brekus. Pastor.
Services every second Sunday az
s p. N. in BEuton Parish church.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-02-18
TWO years.

The Board of Visitors met last
Tuesday and transacted the usual
routine business. One of the most
interesting and important questions.
from the students point of view.
was whether or not the five dollar
athletic fee was to be included
among the matriculation fees Of the
students hereafter. A petition had
been drawn up and signed by a
large majority of the student-body
asking for this addition to the usual
fees. The board. however. voted
the plan down. the vote standing 4
to 3.
The board appropriated $500
which is to pay off all debts incur
red during the football season. and
the remainder to go toward the ex-
p=nses of the basketball and base
ball teams.
The board also promised that in
the future the athletic teams should
not be hampered by financial en-
barassments.
Additional time for work was
granted the students by the passing
of plan to keep the new library
open until 9 pm. One of the stu
dents will take the place of the
librarian at S p. m. each day.
The petition for an increase in the
number of ANNALS to DC purchased
by the board was acted upon favor
ably. and one hundred copies of the
Colonial Echo viii be bought for
distribution this year through the
state. This is an increase of twenty
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-02-18

This peculiar little side-light on
Postmaster Peachy's reappointment
copied from the News Leader. has
been read here with more or less in
terest by local Republicans:
The anu-Al.ar- Luce Enright fac
ton Of the republican party in Rich
mond otherwise and severany known
as the upstairs crowd the court
room bunch" and "out-and-out
republicans" are in high glee to-day
and the Fedora. building is filled with
suppressed and unsurpassed Choir
things. For an era Of alleged victory
or near success has descended and
after carefully folding its wings and
laying them in a corner of the Fed
eral courtroom. has settled itself
on the top Of the curtain where it
IS being glued down by the members
Of the upstairs faction.
The raison d'etre. piece de re-
sistance. and chef d'oeuvre of the
political pie that had its cutting in
Washington yesterday. is Thomas c.
Peachy. whose confirmation to the
position of postmaster of the thriving
city of Williamsburg. was pulled
off.
In the words of one Of the court
room republicans Mr.. PeachY's con-
firmaton is clean cut victory fol-
his faction and marks well the trend
of political favor.
For. he said between cnortles.
when Peaohy was nominated for
the job by Us. the other gang got
together anc nominated another man
and worked for his confirmation to
the position.
In fact. when the matter came to
head. jain G. Luce. who also ran
in the congressional event last fall.
and Ben Arnold. who is a member
of the republican executive commit
tee. went to Williamsburg to tell the
local republicans that the other men
had their seal. approval and support.
and there were seats IN the band
wagon for those whose aid went to