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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-15

WANTED-Agent, lady or gentleman,
In every town. Good selling article.
SIS to $40 a week. Write to-day for
pacticulars. Oriental Embroidery Co.,
20s N. Liberty st., Baltimore, Md.
tIngs. Return to this office for $500
reward. st
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-15

HORSES TO SHOE, Blacksmithlng to
do. McCray shop, Falrmont. q. D.
Robson. Ct
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Rooms j for Rent

FOR RENTING elegant furnished
rooms, with all modern conyenlences.
near Watson Hotel. Apply B., West
svirginiaa office.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-15

WANTED-Nlan and wife want two
or three rooms furnished for light
housekeeping. Must be centrally To-
Gated. Address X. Y. e.. care West
Vlrglnlan.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-15

YOUNG MEN FOR RAILWAY MAIL
sERVIcE-Exam. May Is. Intending
applicants should begin preparation at
once. Sample questions and '"How
Government Positions are Secured"
sent free. Inter State Schools, 1S9
College, pl., Cedar Rapids Iowa. Ct
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-15

Misunderstanding and ironing
do. Apply $40 Virginia Ave.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-15

Here Is button off and there Is
another. have no clean collars. and
my vest is full Of greese spots. What
would you advise me to dog" Z
why, get married." i5S:
Heaven on earth; I am married. r.
Meggendcrfer Blaetter. %
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-15

WANTED-Homes for a sturdy boy OF
10 and pretty girl Of 9. Address
Humane Society, Falrmont, W. Va.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-15

Hirun,.-Was yer house damaged by
that there cyclone? fJ
lke-Hunna. hain't found 1t yit.--
Cleveland Leader. <.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-15

paper the most people Of town use to make their
wants each Other is the best psper for you to use
make your wants known to them. In Fairmont that
paper Is THE WEST VIRGIN1AN.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-15

Professor McGoozle (stopplng In
front Of shop window My dear,
that Is the most remarkable collection
OF unique waste baskets ever saw.
Mrs. Nc Goozle-Waste baskets! You
helpless ninny! Those are the new
style Of spring hats!-Chicago TIL.
bune. 81 /. "A
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-15

REGARD
ING patent which would be- money
maker. Only inventor who Wishes to
sell direct to manufacturer need an-
swer. Give price and description. l..
Darbyshlre, Box 1S22-A, Rochester. N.
Y. Ct
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-15

FOR RENT-A$ large - room house
5o1 Maple avenue. Gas and water.
i Modern. MN. Barns.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-15
sHo(,,ul;l,s,'et,,s:for Rent

EoR3RENT-0ne 4 loom house, Sec
sond ward. Inquire 8. c. Morris. Wash
Ilngton street. i7a II
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WANTED-By the Humane Society, a
good home for a heartily ten year old
boy. Apply 217 Jefferson street. tt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-15

whats the trouble now?" demand
ed the janitor. "More heat?"
'sNo,' said the tenant Of the latest
skyscraper, but | want these clouds
pushed away from my windows
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-15

II always measure my words" said
the talkative man.
"What do you usc?" asked a laconic
listener. "a barrel or a tub?'-Cht.
cago Recnrd!Herald.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-15
FOR RENT-Furnished office or desk
room. BOG Jacobs building. tt

FOR N RENT--Furnished room on
South S!le. Inquire X. this office. Ct
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-15

want.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-15

Sne follows fads that are the rage,
And nothing can abate; n
But wnen 1t comes to give her age,
She's never up to date. gi
sa.saa .sI '-H W. M -Iudra
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-15

II wouldn't object to de man dat
keeps tnlkln' NIL de time" said Uncle
Eben, III he didn't lnsis' on th'owin'
in a question every ten minutes or SO
dat you'e got to answer to show you's
keepin' awake."-Washington Star.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13
Cracked q Rib Coughing.
Concord Trbune.)

A lady we'll known in Concord, who
is a wife and mother, contracted the
w~hooping cough from her little child,
She was in a right serious way, and in
n of the w~hoopirg. spells that is
peculiar to that disease, she cOughed
so hard that one rib was fractured.
Some of the medical fraternity of the
State say that this is the only case on
record Of the kind. The lady refer
red to III this item is Mrs. J.. ". Shu-
ford, nee Miss Addie Stricken. former
ly Of this city, out nov of Hickory.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13
Don't Poster q Mule.
fChatham Record.)

AIR. Moody Marshall had his leg
broken by the kick Of a mule last Mon
day. He had been visiting his moths
er's people nea Browns Chapel and
had started home to Burlington. At
Mr.. J. B. Thompson's store, as he pas
sed around an old sleepy looking mule,
he slapped the mule and the mule
resented with a blow from his foot
that broke the small bone in the young
mans leg.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13
THE BELL

A very beautiful song just recently
composed. The words are full or
patriotism. and the music is catchy.
Just the thing you want for a Fourth
of July: soc. pieces now for % cents,
postpaid. It's q hit. Write for it to-
day.
EDWIN J. KNESEK, (Composer.)
Moulton. Texas.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13
The Southern Planter

States have also increased their crops.
When we keep our own corn crib n
home instead of in the West we shall
begin to keep also our meat house IN
the same place, and this means mil
ions of dollars kept at home for the
DEVELOPMENT of our great resources.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13

When writing the article on work
for the month for the jun issue on
the Goth of May we congratulated u
readers that the much needed rain
had at last commenced to fall n
we hoped for a few days continuance
SO as to give the crops just planted
a nice start and put implanted land
int good working condition again.
Instead Of this we AYE a to this
writing a month during which we
have had more or less rain every day
in this middle section Of the State and
both in the eastern and western Sec
lions abnormal rains more or less CON
tinuous during the whole month.
Whilst these rains have not been SO
heavy in this State as to aus floods
in the rivers except to a limited extent
in small sections yet they have been
sufficiently heavy to make the rivers
run brimful and have SO soaked the
land as to cause serious injury to
many crops and much hindrance to
york in the land. Cor has been
badly cut off by the worms and much
~replanting has had to be done. In
the Tidewater section of this State
the damage done to the early Irish
potato crop has been very serious,
much Of it having rotted in the land.
It is estimated that this will entail a
loss of $25O,000 to the truck farmers
Of that setcion On his one crop alone,
and the sweet potato crop is also badly
injured. During the last two or three
days previous to this writing 21st
June) the weather has been finer and
it is to be hoped that this will con-
tinue as both wheat and winter oats
are needing cutting badly and suffer-
ing injury. Much hay has been SO
badly injured by the rain as to be
worth little more than for bedding
and that still to be cut is much re-
duced in value from lodging and rot
ting. This latter loss may, however,
yet largely be made good by abundant
second crops which are growing fast
wherever the first crop has been re-
moved from the land. This is not q
very cheering outlook for the year.
However, it may be hoped we have
seen the worst Of this weather an1
that we may have opportunity given
to endeavor to make good the losses
already sustained, Usually a long wet
time like we have had is followed by
q dry spell and thus the seasonal rain
fall is balanced up. We are hopeful
this will be the case this year. We
have sufficient moisture in the land if
It is conserved to carry most crops al
ready planted to nea maturity and
1t VIII be the part of good Sband
tor farmers so to manage the cultiva-
ton Of their crops as to conserve this
and to proceed at once to plant such
other crops as Will enable them to
make the year an average onesin pro
q ffctiyeress.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13

Estimated size of silo needed and
number of access required for a given
number of cows for a feeding session
of one hundred and eight days:
No Cows.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13

Mrs. Widow-A woman's life IS
summed Up IN n word, sacrifice"
Mr.. Rachelor-Indeed. Whose?
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13
o. These WatermiIlyOnS!.
lNeN Bern Sun

The Carl T., arrived at Blade
dock this moring from Bogue Sound
with 1900 juicy watermelons on
board. They found a ready market
at S11.OO q hundred. wholesale.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13

Corn to fill the silo should be plant
ca at once if not already planted.
P1ant IN rows three feet apart and 2
loot apart in the row. Put in this
way and cultivated two or three times
II VIII make a crop with a fair pro-
portion of ears and the fodder vii,
De well natured and make sweet and
satisfying silage. If you have not a.
sllo n keen a half dozen COWS YOU
ought to have one at once. IT is the
cheapest barn 2 man can build and
keeps the o o in a better condition
TOT 1eedlng to get the best results than
any other way.
The following table viii cnab!e anv
one TO ~cula the size of s:!o he
VIII need for his TT and stock.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13
NEN OR WO-
AGENTS D

AGENTS WANTT12): DIIIN OR NO.
men to work in their home coun-
ty. Can easily make SIS to SIS per
week. Address az" Drawer "A"
Raleigh, n. G.
SO copies.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13

Dwarf Essex rape may be seeded in
this month and August for fail and
winter grazing for the hogs and sheep.
This is one Of the most va1uabf hog
and sheep grazing crops which can be
grown. Sow at the rate Of four or
five pounds to the acre broadcast, or,
if sown in drills. make them two feet
six inches apart SO that the crop can
be cultivated, and in this case three
pounds of seed will be sufficient per
acre. If the land is not rich, apply
two hundred pounds Of acid phos-
phate and fifty pounds of muriate OF
potash per acre broadcast and work
into the soil before seeding. An acre
OF good rape has been proved to be
equal to three thousand pounds Of
corn in feeding hogs or sheep. The
best results are obtained by feeding
a small grain ration to the hogs every
day when in the rape.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13

home instead Of in the West We shall
begin to keep also our meat house IN
the same place, and this means mill
lions of dollars kept at home TOR the
development Of our great resources.
AS soon as the and is dry enough
to work every energy should be de-
voted to pushing the corn crop by fire.
quent cultivation. Wherever stands
have been SO injured by the worms as
to be very thin we would work the
land up again and replant in yellow
corn, continuing this replanting up to
the 18th OF the ont With an aver
age season and frost delayed a~s,~aate
as the 18th of october @Yeatlv feorn
will make a matured ct~s >ut in as
late as the 15tl~of July. For several
years past the fall has been very much
latter in seetlnr in and 1t would seem
as though we might now calculate
upon open Weatf,or and freedom from
killing frost up to nearly the end Of
October. At the last working Of the
crop SOW coWpeas, crimson clover,
yetches, red and sapling clover or a
mixture of all these. They will
make a owe for the land, and
good fallow to pillow down in the
spring for the next crop. If the corn
land is to be put into wheat it is not
worth while to SOW any of the clOverS
or the vetches, but SOW the cOwpeas
alone and let these be cut into tne
land with the disc harrow instead Of
being Dlowed down as q preparation
for the wheat crop. Land we'll pre-
pared for the corn crop and kept We'll
cultivated during the growth of that
chop e not need to be replOwed for
wheat. 1t will be in an ideal cOnd;-
ton to make a wheat crop with a COW
pea crop cut in with the disc and such
a preparation would prevent much
winter killing of the wheat by the
protection which the Will at
ford cut in lightly.
Keep the cotton and tobacco crops
well cultivated to encourage growth.
We hear that a full average crop of
tobacco has been planted though in
some sections the heavy rains have in
iured the stand. Sow crimson clover
in the cotton crop at the last working.
Twelve or fifteen pounds of seed
should be SOWn per acre and this will
make a crop which viii add hurmu5
and nitrogen to the soil, which will
many times repay the cost of seed and
labor.
AS soon as the wheat and oat crops
are cut put III the disc harrow and
cut UP the stubble and SOW
or a mixture of the two. Do not
wait until the grain has been threShed
out to do this work. Cut up the stubbIa
etWeen the shock rows and seed this
portion Of the field at once an then
cut up and seed the shock rows after
threShing the grain out The LAND will
be much more improved growing these
crops than growing the customary rag
weed crop and the cowpeas will make
a hay crop and the crimson clover a
winter cover crop and a good fallow
for the spring crop. In this way the
fertilizer bin can be materially re-
duced and the condition of the land
be rapidly improved. What all South
ern land most needs is humuS in the
SOIL and if these crops are used for
no other purpose than this they will
amply repay the cost of seed and
labor.
sorghum and OwpcaS and millet
should be seeded at opca i'm order To
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13

Sorghum and cowpeas and millet
should be seeded at once in order to
make feed for the stock and save the
hay crop. If these crops were grown
to anything like the extent to which
they can be grown in the South the
whole of our hay chop could be well
made into a sale crop, and yet the
numbers of our live stock be greatly
increased and they be well fed all the
winter. Millions of tons Of hay come
into the South every year from the
West which could well be supplied
from our own farms and yet not pinch
our stock for feed, With these forage
o and a light feed of grain or,
better still. with some Of the abund-
ant cotton seed meal of the South
which we ship to Europe to feed stock
there, our own stock could be we'll fed
and the necessity for buying much
meat from the West would be avoided.
Sow from three pecks to a busheI Of
sorghum to the acre,i if soan alone: or
half a bushel of sorghum and half q
bUshel Of cOwpeas per acre, if sown
together Sow a bushel Of German
millett per acre
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13

The Indications SO far us at present
known point to an Increase in the
area planted and to be planted il corn.
The South has the largest crop ever
planted. AS we indicated in our last
issue corr is taking the place Of cotton.
in many sections. the cotton crop be-
ing less by 100000 acres than last
year. It is sal that Louisiana will
have over 60, 600, 900 bushels of corn
this year or double what 1T grew last
year and Will be able to supply its
own needs and have a surplus to ex-
port We are glad to record this fact
ana 10 know hat other
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13

Don't neglect to get q piece of good
land into order this month and to give
It either a good dressing of manure or
an application OF two hundred and
fifty pounds Of muriate of potash per
acre upon which to SOW rutabagas and
tHrnips for winter feed for sheep, hogs
and cattle. No mar who keeps sheep
especially ewes to lamb in spring,
should be wit 1out rutabagas or tur-
nips for them. They are Of more val
ue Ia carrying lelnbing ewes through
the winter and bringing them to
lambing IN good condition than any
oiner food and will cause the ewes ia
milk freely and the lambs to do well.
For hogs also they are useful ana
cows v fail 70 make good use Of
them. We have fed q hushel of tur-
nips per head per day to COWS all
through the winter with excellent re-
suits. They make the best crop sown
In rows two feet six inches apart and
Trimmed gu so as to stand six or eight
inches apart in the row. Two or
three pounds of seed will SOW an acre
In this IF sown broadcast SOW
tour pounds per acre. If sown in
rows, they should be cultivated two
or three times and be worked out in
the rows with the hoes. Grown in
this way, we have made thirty tons
to the acre Of rutabagas and twenty
live tons to the acre of turniDs. z
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13

The reports as to the condition Of
the winter wheat crop are not
aging. IN Kansas, which grows nearly
one-fOurth of the winter wheat of the
country the yield is likely to be greatly
reduced from the effects of drouth
and in some of the other Western
States damage has been done-by too
much rain. We see no reason to alter
the estimate we placed on this crop
last month in that 1T will not exceed
400, 600, 600 bushels and may be even
less than that by 10000. 600 bushels.
The spring wheat crop planted is
about six per cent larger than that
harvested last year n though it has
been got in a little late is POW making
good growth. We estimate the yield
Of this croD if conditions are normal
TO harvest at about ESQ, 900, 900
bushels The whole wheat crop will
thus be about $50, 600, 600 ushels as
ago This croD in the face Of greatly
depleted stocks both here and abroad
and with no indications Of increased
yields in European wheat growing
countries would seem to make any
serious fall in the price from the
present high level very unlikely. It is
certain that to feed our own popula-
ton and for seed for the next crop we
shall practically need all the wheat
we are going to harvest this year and
European nations which viii need
much wheat viii have to be supplied
from Whatever we export
we shall have to supply from the
small reserve now in stock which Is
less by 10000, 600 bushels than it was
q year ago
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13

The oat crop Of the country is
soWn on about 32,40o, 900 acres, which
Is the greatest area ever sown in that
crop IN this The condition is
S3.7 as against 92-9 last year at the
same time and a ten years average OF
S3.4
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13

Buckwheat may be sown this month
and as late as August. It will make
a crop on land too poor to make d
profitable yield of almost any crop,
but, Of course, like all other crops,
does best on lane in a good condition
of fertility. Prepare the land well
and SOY a bushel Of seed to the acre.
From fifteen tC forty bushels to the
acre can be made. The grain is good
feed for the hogs, chickens and COWS.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-13

August and September are the two
best months in the year for the seed
ing OF grass. 1t is not too soon to
begin tt make preparation for this
work At the outset. let it be clearly
understood that it is no use to try to
grow grass successfully on poor land.
Therefore, in selecting the land to be
seeded, see that If is the best you have
we'll drained, as free as possible from
weed seed. not subjected to overflow
Well filed with huDGas and decayed
vegetable matter. e good loan soil
is the best, not too heavy and not toe
light, ard. if possible, it should have
a good clay subsoil. When in good
order for blowing, break it deeply. but
do not bring the subsO:: 100 much to
the surface. but set the burrows on
edge so that the top and deeper soil
can be easily mixed together. Then
apply a ton OF lime per acre broad
cast and harrow in lightly and let lay
tor a week and then Ommenc to
work it with the harrow and roller in
order to bring it to q fine, deep seed
bed and to induce the weed seeds to
germinate. Work in this way once a
week until the end Of August, by
which time most of the weed seed
should have terminated and been kill
led. Before the last working apply
tive hundred and fifty pounds of bone
meal, two hundred and fifty pounds
Of acid phosphate and fifty pounds Of
muriatc Of potash per acre broadcast,
and work this in during the further
PREPARATION of the seed ed, and then
you may reasonably expect to secure
a stand Of grass which will last for
many if we'll cared for. In our
next issue we will advise as to the
seeding and further care.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-30
], E. ALDERMAN.

The name which heads this para
graph is a familiar one in Greene
County. We appear his professional
card anew, as he has just renewed
it for a year in advance. Mr..
Alderman enjoys a relationship to
the HERALD which belongs to him
alone. He is both a pioneer sub-
scriber and the only pioneer adver-
tiser we have. That is one who
has advertised in this paper from
it's birth continuously to date. He
has stood by us during all the try
ing vicissitudes which this paper has
passed in its now nearly twelve
years career. But what we wan
ted to speak of was, his personal
achievements in his profession, He
has built up a paying practice du-
ring the years of his sojourn IN
Leakesville.. He was the first law
yer to cast in his fortunes with our
town and stick. His perseverance
and application to business have
won out for him. In the last term
of the Circuit Court, we looked in
70 the dockets some from lawyer
standpoint, and if we remember
correctly, MIR. Alderman had few
more cases than any of his breth-
ern. Not spoken desparagingly,
of any one eise;for it was a profit
able term forA the bar generally.
Mr.. Alderman, hasn't been making
much noise about his practice but
has been moving quietly along at
tending to quite bulk of business.
This article is quite uninspired by
him, even to a single point, and
will no doubt invoke surprise from
him in passing under his eye. Is
merely thrown in as a piece OF
llagniappe, we sometimes notice our
friends with as they climb.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-30
Pine Level School Closing.

The exercises at the Pine Level
School Monday were pulled off in
good shape, so we are told. The pro
gram stretched out over. forenoon,
afternoon and night, with interven-
ing intermissi0n hours. A medal
contest was held. A number Of
Leakesvillians attended. The editor
regrets not having the pleasure of
accepting the pressing and cordial
invitation extended, especially o
since we learn of the good things
turned loose. And right here this
reminds US of a word we want to
say about Will Avera, the principal
who. has successfully managed for
this session, that one of the acknowl-
edged hardest teaching propositions
in the county. Will is homegrown
product, and we have watched him
since he fist took out license. and
he took them early. We believe him
to be more and more developing in
TO strong educator. And his en-
ergetic wife is fine auxiliary and
inspiration to him in the work for
she takes a hand. Had experience
and good success at it before they
decided to link fortunes. An ad will
shortly appear of the next school
Avera will teach.