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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-02
Mort L. Bixler.

= NJ. L. Bixler, Secretary Com :
:. mercial Club and member Execu- :.
: tive Committee: :,
: Il regard the South Mississippi :.
: Prosperity Celebration as an I'M :.
! qualified success. | never saw :.
= larger, more prosperous look :.
I. ing, better-dressed, tter-behaved !:
: crowd of visitors in a city the :.
= size of Hattiesburg, and | have =
: attended a number of celebra- :.
!: tons of a similar character. The :.
= success of the celebration demon :.
:: strates the possibilities of intelli- :.
:: gent, united action stimulated !.
:: by patriotic civic pride and a de- :.
= termination to Boost South Mis- :.
:: sissippi." Z:
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-02

had Just purchased in California a 100
acre track of barren land at a cost of
S125 900, and upon this land they pro-
posed to plant fig trees. In five years,
they said they could make one hun
dred dollars per acre from the sale
of these figs, which would be about
forty per cent interest on the invest
ment. These gentlemen turned to me
and asked m what | thought of the
proposition, and told him that in Mis-
sissippi better land could be had at
one-twentieth the expense, and not
only that, aside from growing figs,
anything which could be raised on the
face of the earth could be profitably
expense of cultivation"
He told of what the citizens OF
Louisiana are doing with COOLERS, or
peanuts. Around Shreveport, he said,
farmers were devoting a considerable
portion of their land to the production
of this article, and they were putting
it to an entirely different use than to
which we had been accustomed. They
do not raise the peanut to eat, he
said, but with machinery which has
been manufactured for the purpose
they extract the oil from the nuts.
which product, il is said is more profit
able than our cotton crop. After the
oil has been extracted, the crushed
nuts are fed to the hogs and it is said
that no better food can be had.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-02
WONDERFUL DAY IN The
HISTORY OF HA1TIESBURG
Continued from page one.)
: Committee:

= Committee: :.
!. AS business proposition, the :.
: the day was entirely successful :.
= and already the time and money :.
= expended has been returned to !.
= the city in perhaps four fold. l :
: think it the best advertisement :.
= the city has ever had. There is !:
= no doubt as to the fact that we ::
: had the largest and most enthus- :.
: iastic crowd in the history of Hat :
: tiesburg. To sum it up in a few :.
= words, the celebration was good :.
= work along the right line and we !:
= should keep it going :
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-02
!: - !: So. *:...:.. :: Z: :: :.

There was no point of view from
which Celebration Day" was not an
unqualified success. Absolutely the
only hitch in the program was the
failure of Senator McLaurin to arrive
in time to speak first, as he was down
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-02

Hicks Capudine Cures Sick Headache
Also Nervous Headache. Traveie' :
Headache and aches from Grip. Sioul
ach Troubles or Female Troubles. Try
Hudine-it's liquid-effects immedj.
ately. Sold by druggists
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-10-22
DELEGATION WILL WORK FOR AN
OPEN COLUMBIA RIVER

Oregon's congressional delegation
is pledged to work for the opening
of the Columbia River at the next
session. At conference held dur
ing the past week between Senators
Bourne and Chamberlain and prom
inent Portland business men, needs
Of the Northwest were discussed full
ly. Both Senators agaeed that an
open river to the sea of such depth
as to accommodate the largest YES
sells is the first great object to be
accomplished.
At the conference, the value of
such improvement to the whole
Northwest was pointed out. Deep
ening the channel from Portland to
the sea and the Cello Canal were
included in the projects fathered by
the meeting. 1t was estimated that
SIS, 900, 900 will be required to com
plete the former improvement and
S., 100000 for the completion of
the Cello Canal.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-10-22
THREE BIG TRANSFERS
Mineah Buys 10000 Acres Under the
klickitat Project

E. D. Mineah, d capitalist from
Eagle Grove, Iowa and president of
the Land Owners Association has
purchased 10000 acres of land under
the Klickitat ditch level as surveyed.
N P Railway Co. to Joseph Bal
ley, war deed, All of Frac-
tiOnal Sections 3. 5 and Z, all
of FIR. Sections 8, II, 10, Is Il
all of FIR. Section 10. all of
Sections q, ~, q and 29:all
of FIR Secs 81 and all Of Sees
s3 and IS, all in Twp 6N X
25. + w NJ. cOntnini ." 10
s. 80 acres, 81 I
j 49, BAILEY ct TX to X. ID
Mineah, war deed, all nf
Secs 8, 5, 10, II. Is. Is. II,
10, ~, 50. 25, p. 20. 81. SO &
81 ri Twn6 North f R,,.g"
%. f. " Nj, containi y 10.
GS5 SO acres 53 49, ~
N"->'N NcRt"'" tn GOnServi,-
tive Land 60, war DEED,
Sections II. Is, l5, % and Is
seA of SEX of Sec 10 and nj
and the nh of the s4 of Sec.
81; all in Twp II, Rg %. E.
w NJ, all of Secs 7. II. 10, 81
20. 81. and 80, and the set OF
Section 80, all in Twp IL, N.
r 20. f W NJ, also all of Secs
), 8, II and II. and the
X of the ne4 of Sec Is all in
Twp JON X rs, E w NJ. AL
so all of Sec and wi Ofnw
Y of Sec 10, in Twp 10. Mr.
81, W M, $4,000 90
North Coast X. II. Co to Ken
newick Transfer Co. Con-
tract lots 5, 6, and s of Blk
of Beach's LIST Add to Ken
newick, 10000 90
VIM l. Muncey ct ux to Julia b
Clements, war deed, Tract
IA OF Mnncey's Add to Rich
land, Wash. 800 90
w. S Eakin ct ux to Flora B.
Holmes. war deed, Lot l of
Blk 3 in Beach's Add to Ken
newick, 1850 o.
d E Mclaughlin ct TX to Ed
win Frauen war deed West
10 acres of nw4 of SCI OF Sec
1913 30, L w Nj 40 acres, l 90
Minnie Mae Lott ct vir to Rex
G Miles, war deed, all of eh
of nw4 OF SEX of Sec 34-9-29,
E W NJ, 90 etc.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-10-22

the oats directly and covered at the
sanle uepth. Where there is much clay
III the SOL or when the soil is rather
wet at time of sowing the chances are
that much of the clever seed will fail
10 come up at all if put in 50 deep. A
better way is to go over the ground
with a Wheeibarrow Seeder after the
oats nave been diSked in and cover the
clover seed with the harrow. Most
drills have a grass seed attachment
which sows the clover broad, asst be-
tween the rows of small grain. The
narrowing which follows drilling will
cover the clover seed.
Drilled grain, especially if drilled
north and south, is much better
nurse crop than that Sown broadcast.
The sun gets in between the rows to
the little clover plants. and they grow
much more rapidly than they do in
broadcasted grain. Late grain does
not make a satisfactory nurse crop.
it stools out too much, and the ground
Is 50 dry and hard when it is finally
harvested that the spindling clover
cannot make much of Il growth before
winter. A luxuriant fall growth is
the best guarantee against winter kill
ing. Early oats or barley make an
ideal nurse crop. They do not stool
out much and are ripe early in July,
thus giving the clover several months
in which to grow before it is stopped
by freezing weather. The first falls
growth should not be cut or pastured
If crop is wanted the following year
1t is needed to hold the SNOW to pro-
tect the tender roots. In the spring
the clover field should be examined
early to see how it has come through
the winter. The stand may need thick
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-10-22

Y i'hhE IS no crop grown on the
farm which is more necessary
or more profitable, all things
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-10-22

NiihI'E Is no crop grown on the
iarnl winch is more necessary
or more profitable, all things
considered, than some legume
such crop is profitable from the
standpoint Of the returns from an
acre and doubly profitable when the
FERTILITY of the soil is considered, On
'he farm where much stock is kent
leguines serve another purpose. that
OF furnishing cheap protein.
Glover Versus Alfalfa.
throughout the corn belt clover is
the most important legume. In west
ern United States alfalfa is largely
grown. while in the south cowpeas.
Soy beans and vetch are the principal
legumes. The legume best adapted to
your own locality is the best one TO
grow, at least until careful expert
ments have shown that some other is
more profitable In the west, where
the soil is loose and dry. alfalfa sends
down It's long roots to a source of per
manent water supply and yields album
water table is so near. the surface of
the ground that the plants have wet
feet' during considerable portion of
the year, it does not do as we'll. In
states east Of the Missouri river clover
is much more desirable. A small patch
OF alfalfa may be grown, but it does
not fit into the system Of farming
well enough to be adopted on large
scale. 1t cannot be sown with the
small grain in the spring with any
surety Of getting a stand. The seed is
expensive, and the hay is more diff
cult to cure than clover.
Alfalfa does not come to its prime
for about three years, so that it is not
profitable to plow it up the, second
year, as is done with clover. For this
standard rotation of corn, oats and
clover that meets with so much favor
in the corn belt. 1t does not fit in with
the rest Of the work as we'll as clover
either, as the first crop must be cut
just when the corn is being laid by.
When good stand of alfalfa has been
secured it yields twice as much as
clover, but this extra yield is counter
balanced in most instances by its dis
advantages.
Getting Stand Of Clover.
The question of getting a stand of
clover is a troublesome one on many
farms. This is due largely to improper
methods. The first point to consider
is the SOIL Land that has been farmed
a number of years is likely to be acid,
a condition which makes it i'll fitted
to grow clover This acidity can be
overcome by adding ground limestone
as suggested in article No. 2.
A seed bed in good filth and free
from weed seeds is also an important
considera ton. Little clover plants are
very tender and cannot we'll compete
with weeds or force their way through
clods. Land that has been kept rea-
sonably free from weeds the previous
season is best for clover. Such land,
prepared as for oats as described in
article No 4, makes an ideal seed bed
for clover.
Clover seed should be tested for ger
mination before sowing. If it does not
terminate very well larger amount
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-10-22

FIG. xvII-BUTTERFLY ON RED CLOVER.
to the acre will have to be Sown. The
seed should be cleaned carefully with
clover seed grader to remove all
weed seeds. If purchased it should be
examined very carefully to see that 1t
contains no weed seeds. If much OF
the seed is badly shriveled it should be
discarded entirely. This matter of test
ing the germinative strength or seed
before the regular sowing is made
does not receive the attention which
its importance demands. 1t needs no
argument to show that it is the part
of prudence to make certain that this
essential factor in the seasons cam
paign is proved to be capable of full
filling its requirement. The eye is by
no means an infallible judge Of grain
offered for seed. and a more searching
inquiry should be made.
Where clover is sOwn with timothy
about eight pounds of the clover TO
four of timothy per acre is the proper
amount. In a short rotation. however.
if is better to leave out the timothy
and use ten CT twelve pounds OF clo-
yer Not all Of this seed will grow the
FIRST wear. The cutter coat of Il clover
seed is very hard. and 4 considerable
proportion OF it does not soften enough
to snrOut the first season. Ii VIII collie
ND the next spring ana thlchen the
stand.
Seeding With Small Grain.
On light soils. especially if the spring
Is dry, the clover may be m1ed Will
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-10-22
HANFORO
(From the Hanford Columbian)


At a recent meeting of the board OF
trustees of the HanfOrd sc b o o |
district w. H. Bridge was awarded
the contract for building the rural
school house northwest of town.
The new building is to be 26x40, one
story. 1t will be built OF brick IN al.
in the local yards. Mr.. Bridge lis now
at work assembling the material and
Intends to have it completed 10y the
latter part OF November.
Thomas Duncan. representing the
Open River transportation company
OF Portland, was in HanfOrd last
Saturday looking up bus n e $ s
conditions to see if it wouli pax his
company to have their new boats.
the Twin City and Inland Emuire
run through to Priest Rapids and
touch all river points instead of stop
ping at Kennewick.
The HanfOrd Flyer, the new
passenger boat put Oh the HanfOrd-
Kennewick run by the Hanford Irri-
cation & Power Company, is making
daily trips according to her schedule.
She has maintained a speed of 20
miles an hour since her initial trip.
Making the down river trip in two
hours and the upriver trip in three
and One-half hours.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-10-22

ening by scattering a little seed over
some of the thin spots, or the whole
field may possibly be so badly dam
aged that it will be necessary to plow
it I'D
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-10-22

Hoarseness In child subject to
Group is a sure indication of the ap-
proach of the disease. II Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy is given at once
or even after the croupy cough has
appeared, it will prevent the attack.
Contains no poison. Sold by Col
umbia Pharmacy.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13
Grandmother's First Story

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Last winter mother and 1 went over
to see my grandmother, who lived in
San Bernardino. We had just got into
the house when it began to rain. l
was very sorry and at first thought |
would cry. But grandma said, Per
haps you should like to go up into the
garret and look over my old things"
l was delighted, and at once began
climbing up the dark stairway. When
l at last reached the top | rummaged
in the old treasures which had been in
the corners for years gone by. opened
a large trunk which stood in the cor
ner, and the first thing that met my
eyes was an old rusty sword with these
words on it, "Civil War" My grand
pa had always treasured that, but now
that he was dead l wished it in my
possession.
l found big pile of letters, and open
ing them saw they were to my grand
ma when she had been a young girl.
Pretty soon | came to some old
fashioned clothes, and at once began
to dress up. In one corner of the still
old garret I found picture OF my
grandpa and grandma in their we'd
ding clothes. 1t had been taken the day
of the wedding. In big bundle L
found some old knives and forks,
spoons, ETC.
One thing that interested me very
much was little piece of paper Whlch
1 picked up out of the bundle of let
tcrs. This was story my grand
mother had written when she was 10
years of age.
Books, pictures, letters, dresses and
many other things were there, but it
was getting dark and imagined / saw
ghosts.
After all, 1 had enjoyed that rainy
day. Yours truly,
MARIAN ATWATER,
16S East Thirty-fifth street.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13

Il never had as large a flag as
that to carry all myself, but |
wish | could have one like it.,
"Oh, mother, the Fourth of
July is coming soon, may we each
have big flag for ourselves this
year-please say we may, moth
er, urged Billy.
Well, I'll make bargain with
YOU" said their mother. Here
is this picture-now, you take it
and write short story about it.
IF you write nice stories | will
give you each flag for Indepen-
dence day"
The children were delighted,
and began at once to work upon
their stories. They put the pic
ture up on the table and then
wrote the following stories
about it,
Write a story which this picture
might illustrate:
One prize, book, will be given in
this contest this week for the best COM
pleted story,
Write from $50 to $50 words, on one
side of the paper, leaving margins at
the top and side of each page. Address
the letter neatly to Aunt Laurie, Los
Angeles Herald, Los Angeles, Cal, and
be sure that it reaches this office not
later than Thursday, June "a, for pub
lication July 4
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13
ALTERNATE PRIZES

NY A SPECIAL arrangement with
X the circulation department Aunt
~ Laurie is enabled to make the
following announcement; Whenever a
prize of a book or of one dollar is
awarded to Junior, that prize will be
exchanged if desired for subscription
to The Herald as follows: A one dollar
prize may be exchanged for six
months subscription, while book will
be exchanged for a three months sub
scriptiOn.
This is entirely optional with each
boy and girl, and no effort whatever
will be made to persuade any one to
take the alternate prize. 1t is offered
merely because of some laments which
have come from boys and girls whose
parents do not and will not take the
paper, and this arrangement would
enable the boys or girls to have the pa
per for themselves.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13
LETTERS TO AUNT LAURIE
Continued from Page Threel

ter written about the time of the Chi
cago fire, when the woods in Minne-
sofa, where my grandma and grandpa
lived, were on fire, caused by the
weather being so dry and hot.
My grandpa wrote the letter, asking
for assistance from the government, as
the fire was spreading. 1t told how he
had to plow and make deep burrows
around the house to keep the fire from
burning it.
The letter never reached Washing
ton, d. c., on account of the address
being wrong, so it was returned to him.
am glad to tell you that the fire did
not last long and everything turned out
all right.
found many other interesting
things in grandmother's garret.
ARTHUR MOBILES.
S24 East Twenty seventh street;
Twenty eighth street school, grade Al;
age 13 years.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13

NLARA and her brother Billy
1 had both had the mumps,
~ SO they were out of school
and their mother had hard work
to keep them amused. She re-
sorted to all sorts of devices to
help them pass the time, but even
after lessons were learned each
day the hours were rather long.
One day, in looking through
some old pictures, she found an
inspiration.
Here, children" she said,
Look at this picture and tell me
what you think about it.
Why, it looks like Clara re
marked Billy.
We'll, it is not picture Of
me anyway" replied his sister.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13
HUMANE TREATMENT

Girls who love horses and are inter-
ested in their protection should keep a
watchful eye on foreigners who are
truck drivers. for some of them are
prone to abuse their animals. Some
times to urge on their beasts they use
a whip in the lash of which they have
concealed heavy, sharp bits of lead
hidden under the knots. These hurt
cruelty and any girl who suspects a
man of using one of them should see
that he is held up and turned over to
the proper officials for prosecution.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13
Finds Letter from Lincoln

Dear Aunt Laurie;
My grandmother was very patriotic.
In her garret were many old Civil War
relics. She had grandfather's army
suit, which was old and full of holes.
his hat was bullet hole made by
Confederate bullet.
He was standing by his tent with his
tent mate thinking how he would like
to be home, when his comrade pushed
him over on the ground. An instant
later the crack of rifle was heard
and the bullet passed through his hat.
Ny grandmother has letter written
by Lincoln to General Grant asking
about one of the battles. The letter
did not look very old. 1t had just
started to get old with age.
There is an old trunk fuH of the
dresses grandmother wore when she
was a small girl. There is her first
frock and bonnet that she wore to the
little log school house long ago. There
is also her wedding dress. 1t is so
different from the dress of the girls to-
day, with it's ruffles and lace.
There are many dark corners which
contain old spinning wheels, stools and
old flint lock guns.
WESLEY FREEMAN.
472 West Twelfth street, Riverside,
sixth grade, age ~ years.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13
SOME OLD GAMES
Ny Lady's Toilette

The players are all seated except one
for whom no chair must be provided.
Each player takes the name of some
article of a lady's toilette-her neck
lace, chain, bracelets, rings, comb,
gloves, hat shoes, gown, etc. One
stands in the center as lady's maid and
says: MY lady is going out and wants
her hat" The hat must instantly
jump up and spin around II she for
gets to do so she pays a forfeit. Each
article must spin around when want
ed" Occasionally the lady's maid
says: MY lady wants her toilette
changed" when all the players must
rise and change seats. In the scufrle
the center player tries to get seat.
If she succeeds the one left chairless
becomes lady's maid for the next turn.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13
Rat Friehtens Explorer

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Once upon time l went to stay
with grandmother a week or so. |
went to the garret to get some things.
When | got there what do you suppose
l found.
l found an old rat and it scared me
pretty near to death. l ran down
stairs and told grandma that there was
a rat up in the garnet. When we went
up there the rat was running all over
the place. We drove it out. When
that week was up and half of the 9TH
er l went home. When l got home
told mamma, and she laughed.
We never found any more rats.
spent many happy hours in that gar
ret. There were writing desks, trunks
scrap bags and chests filled with
dresses, silks, ribbons and fans-ar-
ticles that had been handed down for
many generations. | simply loved that
place. MYRTLE LARSON.
Sawtelle city school, grade 6; age 12.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13
VISITORS HOURS

Aunt Laurie will be in her office in
The Herald building to issue prizes,
receive calls from Juniors. teachers.
parents and others Monday afternoon
from until o'clock and n Saturday
from 10 in the morning until O'Clock
may be made at any time by telephone
when the regular hours do not suit
the convenience of visitors.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13
CITY PRIZE WINNERS

:. The Junior boys and girls who !
! live in Los Angeles are to call at !
\ this office for their prizes in the ]
! future, either on Monday or Sat !
:. urday, and not later than two !
!. weeks after the prize is awarded. !
! Honorable mentions must be :.
< presented personally and the prize !
\ taken home. !
! This applies only to boys and !
! girls who live within the city of !
X Los Angeles. Other prize winners
4 will receive their checks and books !
\ by mail as usual. !
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