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New-York tribune., 1910-08-21
THE FIDDLER'S FAREWELL.

fired Moves, in Blackwood's s Magazine.
With my fiddle to my shoulder,
And my HAIR turning gray,
And my heart growing older
| must shuttle on my way,
Tho there's not hearth to greet ne
| must reap as ! soWed,
And-the sun. ct shall meet me
At the turn of the road.
O. the whin's a duslly yellow
And the road a rosy white,
And the blackbird's call is meilcw
At the falling of night:
And there's honey i'll the heather
Where well make our last &bode.
Ny tunes and me together
At the turn Of the road.
] have fiddled for your city
Thro' market-place and innl
| have poured forth my pity
on your sorrow and your SIM
But your riches are your burden.
And your pleasure is your goad!
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21

cautious, thrifty, industrious, avaricious, fe-
rocious individual, the French peasant.
La Vie a Paris by NJ. Jules Claretie, pub
lished by Fasquelle, presents in bright, pictu-
rescue pencillngs the social, literary and artis-
tic balance sheet of the last year. During
twenty years no important event or interest
ing episode has escaped this alert observer S
opera glass, and his weekly chronicle in lie
Temps forms sort of Partisan log book, or
diary, that viii be treasure for future his
torians. NJ. Claretie is, above all, a Journalist,
Notwithstanding the heavy drafts upon his time
caused by his duties administrator general
of the Comedie Francase and 4 member of
the Academy. c. |. =.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21
THE FRENCH PE4SANT
Some Cleuer Sketches Of Him at
Home.
Paris. August 3.

Paris August D.
NJ Charles Louis Phiippe's Dams Ia Petite
Vie,' brought out by FaSquee, describes life
in a charming village of Bourbonnais and
makes a truthful analysis of the French peas
ant. 1t is more conversational and sketchy
than the classic works which BalZac and Zola
devoted to the same subject. NJ. Philippe's book
is full of amusing short stories, anecdotes and
village tales and is replete with humor, irony
and subtle Sensibility 1t is, in its way, little
gem of rural observations, a rustic sketch book
having the charm of Miss Mitford's Our Viii
lage.' Although written in light, almost flip
pant vein it is worthy of being placed beside
Les Paysans'' and La Terre' thus completing
a literary, triptych portrait of that mysterious,
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21

the corrupt influence which political pull may
exert on the Judiciary. A young girl is the
heiress OF the millions but others claim them,
wherefore, after vain questioning of the legit-
lnlacy OF her birth, conspiracy is entered upon
to have the law declare her of unsound mind.
the lawyer politician is a villain after the popu-
lar hearL and his plot plausible enough to make
the story of timely interest
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21
THE PRINCES EXPERIMENT.
HOic He Plunged His Hand Into CauIGron
OF BOiiinO Lead
From The Manchester Guardian.

From The Manchester Guardian.
correspondent sends us the following ex
tract from a penny life of King Edward:
While studying chemistry under Dr. Playfair
he was one day being shown curious experi-
ment, and after taking the precaution to wash
his hands with ammonia to remove any grease
that might be on them. the professor said:
Now, sir, II you have faith in science YOU will
plunge your right hand into that cauldron of
boiling lead and ladle it out into the cold water
that is standing by" Are you serious?" asked
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21
I've the whin- gold for guerdOn
At the turn of the road.

I've the whin-gold for guerdon
At the turn of the road.
Your village-iights III call me
AS the lights Of home the dead,
But black night befalI me
Ere your pillows rest my head!
God be praised, tho like a jewel
Every cottage easement showed,
There's a star that's not so cruel
At the turn of the road.
Nay beautiful and kindly
Are the faces drawing nigh,
But | gaze on them blndly
And hasten, hasten by;
For O, no face of wonder
On earth has ever gloWed
Like the One that waits me yonder
At the turn of the road.
Her face is lit with splendor.
She dwellS beyond the skies;
But deep, deep and tender
Are the tears in her eyes:
The angels see them glistening
In pity for my load,
And-shes waiting there, she's listening
At the turn of the road.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21

the prince. Perfectly" was the reply. IF you
tell me to do it, l WILL said the prince. Il do
tell you," replied Play yfair and the King, with
out the slightest sign of fear plunged his hand
perfect impunity.
can any of your scientific readers say, asks
our correspondent whether the experiment
ferred to may be performed with perfect i'm
punity' under the conditions named: and, sec
ondly, whether it was actually performed
by the late King?' We only say that If any
scientist, however eminent told US to perform
the experiment. should decline without hesl-
tation, and advise every reader of the penny
life in question to take the same view.
On the story of the late King and the boiling
lead experiment, referred to in yesterdays Mis-
ceIlany' q correspondent writes: In the fifth
edition of the late Professor TyndalIs Heat
Mode of Motion" published in 1875. chapte 5,
page 159. paragraph goo. viii be found the fol-
lowing reference to the spheroidal condition as
sumed by liquids: m. Boutigny has lent new
interest to this subject by expanding the field
of illustration and applying ii to the exIlana
ton of many extraordinary effects. II the hand be
wet it may be passed through stream of molten
metal without injury. | have seen NJ. Boutlgny
pass his wet hand through q stream OF molten
iron and toss with his fingers the fused metal
from a crucible: a blacksmith will lick white
hot iron without fear Of burning his tongue
The tongue is effectually preserved from contact
the iron by the EIiOr developed, ana II
was 10 the yapor Of the carbGnic acid. which
shielded me from its contact that / owed my
safety when the substance was put INTO my
mouth. To the same protective influence many
escapes from the fiery ordeal of ancient times
have been attributed by NJ. BOuugny. perhaps
this may interest your correspondent. But there
are many scientific experiments which may be
,perforrned with impunity' under well defined
conditions but the difficulty of being absolutely
certain that those conditions are present i'm
rcrts so grave a risk into the matter that such
experiments are best left TO experts
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21

CAV CFITSTINO. BY John Ayseough lemo pp |
Sk6 G. p Futnam's Sons
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21
LITERARY NOTES.

Mrs. W. K Clifford, is novelist from whom
we hear only too seldom, it is good news
that pretty love story from her pen is among
the autumn books. "Sir Georges Objection it
is called.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-21

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The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26

(Answer by Prof. L. N Duncan)
1t is best not to use any more Of
the barnyard manure as 1t may cause
scab.
The land should be thoroughly
broken at an early date, turning un-
der the rye and incorporating the
manure with the SOIL
The following mixture should give
good results:
1000 lbs. of acid phosphate,
$50 lbs. Of nitrate of soda,
$50 ms. Of muriate Cor sui
phate) OF potash.
The above mixture will analyze
about per cent phosphoric acid
3 per cent nitrogen and per
cent potash. This mixture should
be used at the rate Of 500 to 1000
pounds per acre. The acid phosphate
and muriate Tor sulphate) may be
applied just before or at the time
OF planting. one half of the mixture
broadcasted and worked into the soil
and the other half put In the bottom
of the planting furrow and either
covered lightly or pillow run
through 1t to mix It with the soil.
Plant the potatoes in this furrow and
cover them. AS the plants appear
above the ground apply so to 100
pounds OF the nitrate of soda as a
top dressing along on each side OF
the row when the foliage of the
plants is not wet. Make successive
top dressings OF the nitrate of soda
in this way about every two weeks
until the total OF $50 pounds is APP
piled. II the plants are large. heal
thy, green and vigorous the last ap-
plication OF the nitrate OF soda may
be omitted.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26

land. If you had read carefully
what we have been saying in our
"Short Talks About Fertilizers" you
would understand why 1t Is neces-
sary that the soil be well supplied
with humus to get the most good
out of commercial fertilizers.
Land that has been cropped year
after year, without any return to
the soil of stable or green manure Is
bound TO respond less and less to
commercial fertilizers. What you
want TO do is to plan a rotation for
your farm that will give you n le-
guminous crop each year--an easy
matter here In the South. and then
to make just as much stable ma
nure as you can and return 1t TO tho
soil. We have repeatedly stated
that dependence on commercial fer
tilizers alone will deplcte any soil;
though when used as they should be.
TO supplement the farm manures.
they will pay constantly Increasing
profits.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26
What Farmers Want to Know About Fertilizers

is in releasing insoluble potash In
the soil. The action Of plaster on
any soil can only be determined by
experiment on the soil. 1t sometimes
gives good results, and farmers are
apt to conclude that it is a manure
till they find by continued use that 1t
has helped them exhaust their soil.
For corn the best fertilizer is a
crimson clover sod on which the
farm manure has been spread in
winter. Having the clover and no
manure, 1t will pay to use acid phos-
plate literally and on sandy soils,
muriate Of potash with 1t. The fact
that stalks do not grow large shows
the need Of nitrogen and you can
get this more cheaply in peas and
clover than in a fertilizer. But hav-
ing no clover. you will need fertil-
izer strong in nitrogen. phosphoric
acid and potash. high-grade article.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26

very valuable On certain soils, cor
recting sourness, improving physical
or mechanical condition and setting
free or rendering plant food soluble
and available for the use Of plants.
For such purposes we advise the di-
rect application of the ground lime
rock to the soil. 1t should not be
mixed with stable manure. For use
in the drains in the COW barns we
suggest ground phosphate rock. In
this the calcium is largely in the
form of phosphate instead Of a
carbonate and will not set free the
ammonia as will the carbonate in
the lime stone. Moreover, the ground
phosphate rock also contains phos-
phoric acid in large quantities which
is plant food needed by most
Southern soils.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26
Lining Land in Spring.

/ will have a car of rock lime
that l wish to distribute on some
land that a crop of rye, clover,
and oats is now growing on,
and on some portion of this
land l broadcasted stable ma
nure at the rate of four or FIVE
2-horse wagon loads to the acre
before Christmas, and l still
have some stable manure that
l wish to put on. Will 1t injure
the growing crop to put the
lime on as top dressing? Will
1t do to put. the lime on land
where l brOadcasted stable ma
nure before Christmas? Will 1t
detract from the value of stable
manure to put it on land after
/ have put on the lime?
B. F. T.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26
(Answer by Prof. w. F. Massey

(Answer by Prof. w. F. Massey)
Acid phosphate is the result Of
dissolving the phosphate rock in
sulphuric acid to make the phos
phoric acid it carries available read
lily to plants, for we buy acid phos-
plate to get phosphoric acid.
The phosphoric acid in acid phos-
plate is more readily available than
that in basic Stag, but you can get
larger percentage in Stag. Basic Stag
is valuable for phosphoric acid which
is the form in which we supply plants
with phosphorus, as we cannot use
the pure phosphorus, as it takes fire
on exposure to air. We get it COM
bined with limestone in the rock,
and dissolving this with sulphuric
acid we turn large part of the lime
into plaster or sulphate Of lime and
get the phosphoric acid in readily
available state. Thomas Stag is SIM
ply another name for basic Stag. The
advantage of the Stag is that it car
ries a large percentage Of free lime
which tends to sweeten the soil.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26

| wish to plant or 4 acres
of Irish potatoes, and would like
to know the best fertilizers to
use. l have part of the land
sown in rye now and have plen-
ty Of barnyard manure and
have been putting some on the
land this winter.
MRS. r. c.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26
(Answer by Prof. w. r. Massey

(Answer BY Prof. w. r. Massey
No. you cannot safely mix ashes
with cottonsecd meal. az the limo in
the ashes will drive OF the ammonia
and you will lose value In tho fcrtii-
izer. Never mix ashes or limo in
manure or organic heterogeneous for
tilizer. You can mix them with tho
acid phosphate. but even then tho
phosphate will be less available by
the lime revertlng the phosphoric
acid TO slight extent Better use pot
ash gal,a like the suiphate and usc
the ashes alone on corn or aomc 9TH
er crop.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26

Editorial Answer: Lime is not
generally needed in soils as a plant
food. There is usually enough cal
cium in the soil to supply the food
needs Of the plants. Strictly speak
ing. therefore, lime is not to be val
ued as a fertilizer. 1t is, however,
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26
(Answer by Prof. w. F. Massey.)

(Answer by Prof. w. +. Massey
You do not say what crop is to go
on the land. The lime should be
spread after the land is plowed, and
then narrowed in. 1t will not hurt
the growing crops on the land If well
slaked, but do not care to use it in
that way. but had rather put it on
plowed land for a hoed crop, like
corn. 1t will do no harm to spread
it where you have MANFRED land,
though it is bad plan to mix it
with manure before applying. What
ever might now escape from the ma
nure will be absorbed by the soil.
The best thing to do. as | have said,
is to apply the lime after blowing
and then harrow it in, and you can
apply manure at same time or after.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26
Don't Mix Ashes With Cottonsccd
Meal.

have a nice lot OF dry wood
ashes. Can | combine them
with coitonseed meal and acid
phosphate and make a good fer
tilizer for cottonT II SO. in what
proportion. ii. L. ii.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26

Where to Use Ground Limestone.
Can you advise me as to the
use Of ground limestone mixed
with manure? Will it be all
right to use it in cutters of cow
barn, and what is it worth a ton
for fertilizer?
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26

Sources of PhosphOric Acid.
Will you please inform me of
the difference between phos-
phoric acid and acid phosphate.
Do you know Thomas phos-
phate? What is its value as a
fertilizer? J. A. B.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26
Why Fertilizers Give Poorer Returns
Than Formerly.

Twenty-Five years ago. we
could put out one sack OF gu
ano on an acre of old land and
1t would grow cotton waist
high and fruit much better than
1t does now with twice the
amount OF such stuff as we buy
nowadays. We sometimes buy q
high-grade and can scarcely
tell the difference In II and the
$50 goods. Suppose I wish
to buy chemicals and mix my
fertilizer at home. what chemi-
calls. and how much OF each
must I mix to produce fertil-
izer with the same plant food
as Is or 80 years ago7
X. ID. n. J.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26

(Answer by Prof. w. F. Massey.)
Land plaster is merely sulphate of
lime, and different samples vary to
some extent. as some will contain
small percentage of lime carbonate
from weathered rock. Plaster, like
lime, is not fertilizer. Its main use
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26

Editorial Answer: The trouble Ia
not In the fertilizers. but In your
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26
The Use of Land Plaster.

Please give me the analysis
OF land plaster, and what kind
OF land 1t suits and the crops,
and what 1t really is. and It's
best uses all? Also what
kind OF fertilizer Is best suited
for gray sandy land? What
need on this is the stalk. What
it puts on natures but 1t does
not grow large. w. A. s.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26
The Gin
That Bales the Dollar

Both the cotton ginner and the cotton grove
rroht by the perfection OF the MuNGtE
System Gins. The ainner profits by increase,
capacity, economy of operation. freedom iron
breakage and repairs and the Sou,h-wide ptes,ie
and reputation OF the
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-11-24
Road Notice.

Notice is hereby given that petition will
be presented to the mmissioners OF High
land county, ohio. at their session to be held
on the tifst Monday in Decembt r, A. ID. 1910
praying for the establishment of county
road along the following described route in
said county. to-wit
Beginning at the West Union tnrupike in
jackson tow ship, near the farm formerly
owned bye ". Williams, now J l. walker,
and about l2 rods north from culvert In
front of Walkers barn thence In
westerly direction through the lands
of j l. Walker, about 100 rods to the corner
of the lands of joseph White and Alexander
Gray the ce In . westerly direction about
30 rods on the line between J. l.. Walker and
Alexander Gray thence through the
lands of said Gray; north of his house
and barn, about 75 rods to the lands
of John Blair in Concord township thence
in southeriy direction through The lands
of John Blair about 40 rods thence In a
westerly direction through the lands of
said Blair and In front OF his house. on the
south side thereof, about 30 rods to Belfast
and Sugartree Ridge road. making a total
distance for road to be located and estab-
lished of about one mile
j. WALKER AND OTHERS, Petitioners.
i2-l
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-11-24
The Modern DAUGHTER.

What time did you get to bed last
'@ht. Matilda" incurred the young
woman's father.
Parent" rcDlied the naughty girl
'if you viii address me by my right
name ! viii endeavor TO answer your
somewhat abrupt query. | do not an,
'wer to Matilda because my name is
rathllde."
Very well, Mateeld, go ahead with
our answer.
81 do not know v hat time / retired. .
he fair girl responded. "Mr. Robin,
on Jones offered to remain here until
he appearance of the comet"
Good gracious," cried the excitable
parent, "it must have been half-past
~"
For that" said the girl with calm
Indifference, you must blame the
omet"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-11-24
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THE CINCINNATI WEEKLY
ENQUIRER is offering Five Thou
sand Dollars in cash premiums to
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10 pay ones expenses, besides af-
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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-11-24
WAS A JOINT OF sTovEpIp1
The Editor Thought II Poem, and
Was About to Eject Hls
Visitor.

He walked into the editors on ce
rs quietly az might shadow. and
when that busy man looked up. start
led, he was in the act of laying upon
the desk circular roll of something
done up In brown paper II was about
2S inches long and eight inches in di-
ameter, and upon this roll the editor
fived his eyes. while the hair on the
back of his neck began to rise like
that Of an enraged porker.
Il WISH" said the visitor. smiling
upon him, that you'd look over
The editor arose with speed, kick.
ing over his chair. With dramatic
motion he pointed at the door.
"G'out!" he gulped hoarsely and
brokenly. Then his lost voice came
back to him on the wings of indig-
nation and he hoped up and down.
pointing at the fat roll on his desk
What dye take me for?" he
screeched; take that thing away. Do
you s'pose haven't anything to do
but wade through bunch of guff like
13-inch gun? Take It away" The
visitor regarded him with some alarm
Say, old man." he said are you
sick?" The editor waved his arms.
Don't you old man mel" he howl
ed; get out!"
Here" said the visitor, sternly. 81
came In here TO pay my bill, and II
YOU don't want it"
"Pay--bill?" said the editor, weak.
~. sitting on the edge of the desk.
Yes, | did, said the indignant Wis.
ltor; II wish you'd look over your
book and see"
The editor seized him by the hand.
With the other hand he pointed at the
fat roll on the desk.
Them he gulped, 1T amt a
roem?" The visitor scowled.
No. 1t amt a poem" he said: ITS
joint OF stovepipe." - Galveston
News.