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The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-13


lima Education, to the writer the
other day, 81 think l would spend a
lot of it in placing the best books on
farm topics in rural school libraries.
l would not compel any boy to read
them, but just think what delight
they would be to the boy who wanted
to read them, and what difference
they would make in his life
Mr. Marshall went on to tell how,
in his own boyhood on the farm he
never saw an agricultural book, ex-
cept some stray Government bulle-
tins that was usually dry and fat.
Il read something about almost
everything except farming, when a
few good books on farm science and
country life would have given me an
entirely new idea of the things about
me, and taught me to see thousand
things I never suspected"
The writer. who also grew up on a
farm, had similar experience. A
bookworm always. he read no books
on farming, because he had none to
read. Not until he was out of his
teens did he get acquainted with a
really worthy book of this kind. And
what new idea of farm work and
farm life those books of Prof. L. H.
Bailey's gave him! Like too many
other country boys, he was decidedly
ignorant of the things with which he
was supposed to be most familiar.
To the boy who has thought of farm
work only as something that has to
be done, such books give a glimpse
into a new world.
Every country boy-and girl, too,
for that matter-should have a
chance to read the best books on
agricultural science and outdoor life.
They should have this opportunity in
the school room, we believe, and at
home. The average farmer has al
together too few books of this kind;
and for lack Of them his children
miss much-how much, he may never
know-both of youthful JOY in farm
life and Of efficiency in their
maturer work. There is little danger
OF spending too much for books of
this sort either by the farmer or by
the school board, providing only that
the books are chosen with discretion.
1t is because we believe that the
reading Of such books would be of
untold advantage to the thousands
OF bright farm boys and girls who
are now deprived Of them, that we
are calling attention to this matter,
and we believe our readers could
well afford to spend thousands of
dollars for literature of this kind.
In addition to the books which
we advertise from time to time, we
believe that those in the following
list are all worth while. While no
reader is likely to need them all, we
are sure that from them any farmer
can make list that will help him
greatly in his work, and most of
them should be in the rural school
library where the boys and girls can
IND them. Any OF them can be had
direct from the publishers, or from
Ihe Progressive Farmer and Gazette.
at prices given.
Farmers Cyclopedia of Agricul.
ture.-A valuable book of reference
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-13
Agricultural BacterioIogy, by H.

Russell, is an interesting book on a
subject about which most farmers
need information. 1t makes the sub
1ect palmer than any book we have
seen. Published by the author, at
Madison, Wis, $1.25.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-13
Farmers CyclOpedia of Apricul.

r"rHiers Cyclopedla OF Agricul.
ture.-A valuable book of reference,
one to which the farmer can refer
when he needs information on al
most any agricultural subject. Needs
revising in some places, and some IL
Illustrations are as bad as others are
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-13
First Book Of Forestry. by +. Roth

e' nooh oi Forestry, by +. Roth,
CHM & Co., So cents. A plain.
practical, up-to-date treatise on the
care OF the woodlands. There is sad
need in the South of study of some
such treatise.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-13

Cotton, by c. w. Burkett and
Clarence Poe. Doubleday, Page &
Co., $500, net. The one book that
treats the cotton crop from both the
economic and the literary points of
view. Full of interest to every one
who would know the romance of our
great staple crop.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-13

The Study of Corn, by M. V. Shoe
smith. This little book goes into de-
tails as to the selection and judging
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-13

y -
Rural Hygiene, by /. w. Brew
err, sold for s1.25 by B. Lip
pincott Co., Philadelphia, is book
for grown-ups, and is one that
should be in every thoughtful farm
er's book case. 1t. too, is Northern,
rather than a Southern, book but ii
would easily be worth many times its
price to any man who was willing to
profit by what 1t teaches.
OF supplementary reading books
intended to develop in the child a
love of country life through nature
study" there seems to be no end.
and they are of all qualities-good
bad, and Indifferent. One thoroughly
good, instructive. entertaining and
suited to the country child. is c. A.
Refers Nature Studies on the Farm.
American Book Co., New York. 40
cents The same company publishes
First Principles of Agriculture, Goff
and Mayne, so cents; How the World
is Clothed, and How the World is
Fed, by F. G. Carpenter. 60 cents
each; Practical Agriculture, by ]. w.
Wilkinson, s1.00. a highly recon-
mended book; also a number of ma
ture readers for very small children.
OF bird books there are many. The
Outing Publishing Co.. New York,
has Our Bird Friends, by G. F. Bur-
ba, 800, a book for children, with
fine colored plates: and The Sport OF
Bird Study, by II. X. Job. $500. net.
a book of great beauty and one that
will appeal strongly to every boy or
girl who owns a camera, The Amer
lean Book Co. has Walkers Our
Birds and Their Ncstlings, 60 cents.
This. too. Is a book OF the enthusi-
asm-making sort. Doubleday. Page
& Co. publish, at si.20 each. Birds.
Wild Flowers, and Trees Every Child
Should Know. While these books are
all written from the Northeastern
point OF view. they all contain much
that will be just as instructive to the
Southern boy or girl. They belong TO
the class of books that tell things.
those that one refers TO often when
he needs help. We can heartily re-
commend them all. except for the ex-
IRENE South.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-13
Farm Stock, by c. w. Burkett. 7

Farm Stock, by G. w. Burkett. The
sort of book to enthuse the farmer
himself and to make the boy want to
stay on the farm. We wish every
Southern lad could have access to 1t.
Tells about the different farm ami
mails, their management, feeding, etc.
Orange Judd Co. $3.50.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-13

Soils, by c. w. Burkett. Interest
ing. replete with information and in
spiration. The subjects of soil for
nation and soil management are full
ly treated. Good for young farmers
or old. Orange Judd Co. $1.25
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-13

Swine I'm America, by F. D. CO.
burn. A very comprehensive and
readable book about hogs, but writ
with all the writer's usual enthusi-
asm and inaccuracy. Orange Judd
Co. $3.50.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-13

The Soil, by F. II. King. Much in
formation in small compass. A stand
ard work. and one of the best on the
subject for the farmer who is willing
to study. Macmillan Co.. rs cents.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-13

Southern Gardeners Practical Man.
ual, by j. S. Newman, Orange Judd
Co., $1.00, is the standard work on
gardening in the South. Every South
ern farmer needs it.
Types and Breeds of Farm AMI
mails, by C. S. Plumb. Descriptions
and illustrations of all the principal
breeds of our domestic animals.
Probably the best book of the kind,
up-to-date, and with beauty enough
to make it appealing. CHM & Co.,
Boston. $500.
Farm Stock, by G. w. Burkett. The
sort of book to enthuse the farmer
himself and to make the boy want to
stay on the farm. We wish every
Southern lad could have access to 1t.
Tells about the different farm ami
mails, their management, feeding, ETC.
Orange Judd Co. $3.50.
Swine I'm America, by +. d. CO.
burn. A very comprehensive and
readable book about hogs, but writ
ten from the Kansas viewpoint, and
with all the writer's usual enthusi-
asm and inaccuracy. Orange Judd
Co. $3.50.
Questions and Answers on Butter
Making, and Questions and Answers
on Milk and Milk Testing, by c. A.
Publow. Catechism style. full of
practical and detailed information on
their respective subjects. Good books
for the dairyman to have where he
can refer TO them. Orange Judd Co.
SO cents each.
The Business of Dairying. c. b.
Lane. A practical treatise. Orange
Judd Co. S1.25. Another good book
of the same kind is, The Farm Dairy,
by II. b. Gurler. Breeders Gazette,
Chicago, S1.00. II is not so well
adapted to Southern conditions, how
ever, as are John Michel's Dairy
Farming and Market Dairying, pub
lished by the author at West Raleigh,
n. c., at s1.00 each. Every South
ern dairyman needs both these.
Sheep Breeding in America, by ].
T.. Wing, is the best book on this
subject we have seen. Finely illus
trated and written in Wings interest
ing style. Breeders Gazette. $3.50.
Feeding Farm Animals, by Thomas
Shaw. A good book for the man
who is interested enough in the sub
Ject TO study 1t, but written for
Northwestern conditions. Orange
Judd Co, $500.
Poultry breeding, by Miller Purvis.
The illustrations make this book
worth while. and 1t seems full OF val
liable information, but IL is in sad
need OF an index. Breeders Gazette.
$3.50.
Making Poultry Pay, by e. C. Pow
ell. very good book for the North
ern poultryman; much Of 1t good for
the South, but part valueless. Orange
Judd Co. s1.00.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-13

Practical Farming, by w. F. Mas
sey, McClurg & Co., Chicago, $3.50.
A general treatise on agriculture.
Full of the sort of information every
farmer needs.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-13

Soils, by S. w. Fletcher. Double
day, Page & Co., $500, net A
great book for any farmer who wishes
to study soil management and crop
rotations. DR.. Fletcher speaks with
authority, and while the book may
not be easy reading" it is full of in
terest and value to the man who
wants to learn. Beautifully Illus
trated.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-13

Feeding Farm Animals, by Thomas
Shaw. A good book for the man
who is interested enough in the sub
ject to study 1t, but written for
Northwestern conditions. Orange
Judd Co, $500.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-13
Our Progressive Farmer Boys
What Books Boy Better Farmer
and to Give Him Greater Love Country
Books You Should Have Your Shelves.
Orange Judd Co., New York,
BY E. E. Miller.

IF l HAD Carnegie's Rookie good. Orane
l feller's money! said Mr.. w. F. $3.50.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-13

Sheep Breeding In America, by ].
e. Wing, is the best book on this
subject we have seen. Finely Illus
trated and written in Wings interest
ing style. Breeders Gazette. $3.50.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-13
Questions and Answers on Butter
Making, and Questions and Answers
on Milk and Milk Testing nv G.

Publow. Catechism style, full of
practical and detailed information on
their respective subjects. Good books
for the dairyman TO have where he
can refer TO them. Orange Judd Co.
SO cents each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-30
Model "4O"- -$1,7OO

This model is the result of well
defined demand. A car for five
people without crowding and strong
enough for hard service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-30

Er1nit Mcdonald, of Manhattan, was
in town Friday afternoon. He purchas-
ed a Model 30 Jackson and drove 1t
home. His brother Charles made the
trip with him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-30

Zee J. THOMAS LUMBER co. for
lumber end DEWEY PORTLAND CE-
AH1yT. Guaranteed the best manu-
zMctuxed-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-30

Bert Lucas STAFFORD car was deliver
ed today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-30

The Ford is still in the lead. The
sales for one week in New York end
ing April 9, 1910, were 104 cars. This
is from 90 TO 100 per cent more than
any other car.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-30

their husbands. An automobile sup
ply store for such things would no
doubt make money.
Women see the foolishness of wear
ing a big hat trimmed with flowers or
plumes when taking a long trip or
| even going from town to town. They
feel though If they are making the
drive for pleasure and to be enter
end. they must wear their hats and
| best wraps. OF course a large veil
is necessity, but they are not always
togethe satisfactory; The demands
are simple. but stylish are grow
ing more and more noticeable.
Automobile caps are all right If one
is just going for a pleasure ride, but
one hates to wear their good clothes
and a cap, SO the automobile bonnet
with the suit or coat fills the want.
Rides can be planned in a hurry
ready r at least they do not have to
stay at home for the lack of some
thing suitable to wear. An automo-
bile suit may be made plain, simple
and yet look stylish with a bonnet
that is serviceable, yet becoming and
in good taste.
Merchants are seeing the need of
such goods and are adding the line of
goods to their stock. and as more are
displayed in new ideas. more in the
line will be demanded for the useful
ness is already known.
DR.. Zane of Usage City has pur-
chased Cadillac 80.
G. e. Kinley's salesroom at 424
Jackson is complete and ready for
use. The building is Of stone with a
cement floor It is 100 feet long 80
feet wide and three stories high. The
upper story is to be used as paint
shop.
The Ford is still in the lead. The
sales for one week in New York end
ing April 9, 1910, were 104 cars. This
is from 90 TO 100 per cent more than
any other car.
Bert Lucas STAFFORD car was deliver
ed today.
Er1nit Mcdonald, of Manhattan, was
in town Friday afternoon. He purchas-
ed a Model 80 Jackson and drove 1t
home. His brother Charles made the
trip with him.
See J. THOMAS LUMBER co. for
lumber end DEWEY PORTLAND CE-
AHNT. Guaranteed the best manu-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-30

DR.. Zane of Usage City has pur-
chased a Cadillac 80.
Barbour County index., 1910-11-30
LIVE "C0RPSE" AT HOSPITAL
Farmers Back Broken by Falling
Tree-Wife Ships Him to Surgeons
In dead Mans Basket"

Philadelphia.-John Cramer, farm
er, fifty-nine years old, of Bartonville,
Pa, lies at the Pennsylvania hospital
with a broken back. A huge tree
which he was telling suddenly top
pied over and pinned him to the
ground.
After Cramer was injured the Ques-
ton arose as to how to obtain the
services of the best Philadelphia sur
geons. Mrs. Cramer and her friends
had to act quickly, and it was decided
to ship the farmer to Philadelphia in
an undertaker's casket. The casket
is called a dead mans basket" and
is of wicker.
The Pennsylvania hospital had been
notified in advance, and an ambulance
waited at the Broad street station for
the patient. The baggagemaster slowly
carried the great oval basket to the
car door.
Some mistake must have been
made, thought the hospital attendants.
They drew back, fearing that their
wait had been in vain and that their
only service would be to carry body
to the morgue. Quietly the train crew
explained. The cargo, this time, in
that temporary casket was alive.
The basket was tightly sealed with
wire, which could not be united at
the station. The return trip to the
hospital was quickly made. The wire
binding was severed With the rails
ing of the lid the pale face Of John
Cramer was revealed. At the first
glance it was thought that the ride in
prison wicker had really been for
naught, but the old man was only
asleep in his hay-lined coffin.
At first surgeons at the Pennsyl-
vania hospital believed the case to be
hopeless. All the resources of modern
surgery were drawn upon, however,
and Cramer recovered control of one
arm and then the other. Soon 1t is
expected that he will have regained
the use of all his limbs and that he
will be able to go about as he did be-
fore the accident.
Barbour County index., 1910-11-30
Mlxlnd Hla Dates.

There is a story Of a man who was
80 transported with Joy as he stood
up at the altar rail to be married,
that his thoughts reverted to a day
when he stood up at the prisoners
bar In court of justice to plead
'tguilty'' or mot guilty" to a criminal
charge. So powerfully did that, the
most painful event of his life, obtrude
itself upon his mind, that when the
clergyman put the question, wilt
thou have this woman to be thy
welded wife?" and so on, the poor
distracted bridegroom answered with
startling distinctness, mot guilty, so
help me God!"-From Tuckerman's
personal Recollections."
Barbour County index., 1910-11-30
UNSIGHTLY COMPILATIONS

The constant use Of Cuticura Soap,
assisted by .Cuticura Ointment, for
toilet, bath and nursery purposes not
only preserves, purifies, and beauties
the skin. scalp, hair and hands. and
prevents Inflammation, irritation and
clogging Of the pores. the common
cause Of pimples, blackheads, redness
and roughness, yellow, oily, notify and
other unwholesome conditions of the
complexion and skin. All who delight
in clear skin, soft, white hands. a
clean. wholesome scalp and live, glossy
hair, will find Cuticura Soap most sue
cessful in realizing every expectation.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment are ad-
mirably adapted to preserve the
health Of the skin and scalp of in
fants and children, and to prevent
minor blemishes or inherited skin hui
mors becoming chronic, and may be
used from the hour of birth. Cuticura
Remedies are sold throughout the CIV
ilized world. Send to Potter Drug &
Chem. Corp, sole proprietors, Boston,
for their free Cuticura book, 80 pages
Of invaluable advice on care and treat
ment Of the skin, scalp and hair.
Barbour County index., 1910-11-30
BABY'S GIFT FROM HIS PAPA
Inheritance for Which Mother Did Not
Seem to Be In Any Great
Degree Thankful.

Richard Harding Davis, at a foot
ball game in Philadelphia, praised
the voices OF the young undergrad
yates shouting their weird college
yells.
1t makes me think of a Locust
street BRIDE" said Mr.. Davis, smiling.
"She turned to her husband one night
at dinner and remarked:
My dear, the first time saw you
was at Franklin Field. Your head
was thrown back, your mouth wide
open and your face was very red
you were yelling your college yell
"'Yes, l remember said the young
man.
"'And 1 noticed she continued,
what a remarkable voice you had
"'Yes, you spoke Of it at the time,
said he. But what makes you think
Of it now?'
"'Oh, nothing said the bride.
Only wish the baby hadn't inherited
1t. That's ALL"
Barbour County index., 1910-11-30
HUSBAND And WIFE FIGHT
FATAL DUEL WITH GUNS
SHE WITH A RE-
VOLVER.

Lake Charles, LA duel between
husband and wife-he armed with a
double-barreled shotgun, she with
revolver-was the death setting for
DR.. Temple Smith of this city, who
died here from a bullet wound infiict-
ed by Mrs. Smith. This was the SEN
sational story brought out by Mrs.
Smiths testimony before the cor
Oner's jury, which declared Mrs. Smith
responsible for her husbands death.
He slapped my face" she said. Il
protested at such treatment He be-
came enraged. Get your gun,' he
told me. I'll get mine, and we'll fight
1t out right here" Mrs. Smith said
that she got pistol. A negro boy con-
Barbour County index., 1910-11-30
STOMACH MISERY VANISHES
indigestion, Gas, Sourness and Dys-
pepsia Go and Your Stomach Feels
Fine In Five Minutes.

II your meals don't tempt you, or
what little you do eat seems to fill
you, or lays like a lump of lead in
your stomach, or If you have heart
burn or sick, sour, upset or gassy
stomach, that is sign Of Indigestion.
Ask your Pharmacist for a 50-cent
case Of Pape's Diapepsin and take a
little just as soon as you can. There
will be no sour risings, no belching
OF undigested food mixed with acid,
no stomach gas or heartburn, fullness
or heavy feeling in the stomach, Nau-
sea, Debilitating Headaches, Dizzi-
ness or Intestinal gripping. This will
all go, and besides, there will be no
undigested food left over in the stom-
ach to poison your breath with nause-
Gus odors.
Pape's Diapepsin is certain cure for
out-of-order stomachs, because it pre-
vents fermentation and takes hold of
your food and digests it just the same
as II your stomach wasn't there.
Relief in five minutes from all stom-
ach misery is waiting for you at any
drug store here in town.
These large 50-cent cases of Pape's
Diapepsin contain more than sufficient
to thoroughly cure any case Of Dys-
pepsia, Indigestion, Gastritis or any
ether stomach disturbance.
Barbour County index., 1910-11-30
HEALTH AND INCOME
Both Kept Up on Scientific Food.

Good sturdy health helps one a lot
to make money.
With the loss of health ones income
IL liable to shrink, If not entirely
dwindle away.
When a young lady has to make her
own living, good health is her best
asset.
Il am alone in the world" writes q
Chicago girl, dependent on my own
efforts for my living. / am a clerk,
and about two years ago through close
application to work and a boarding
house diet, became a nervous In
valid. and got so bad or it was almost
impossible for me to stay In the office
. half day at time.
"A friend suggested to me the idea
OF trying Grape-Nuts food which I did,
making 1t a large part OF at least two
meals a day.
To-day, I am free from hrain-tire,
dyspepsia, and all the ills Of an over
worked and improperly nourished
brain and body. To Grape-Nuts /
owe the recovery Of my health, and
the ability to retain my position and
income.
Read "The Road to Wellville," In
pkgs. There's q Reason"
Dever read the above lstterR A mew
gne appears from time to time. They
sre genuine true and fun Of human
Barbour County index., 1910-11-30
SNAKE RATTLES IN AN OVEN
Noise Duel Amuses Child, but Attracts
Attention Of Mother, Who Kills
Captive Reptile.

Belvidere, S. D.-Ethel Thode, aged
two years. was having a fine time
pounding on a stove and listening to
the ratified replies from inside the
oven. The stove is on a screened
porch and had not been used of late.
Mrs. Thode, in the kitchen. heard
the rafting in the stove. and went to
investigate. She opened the oven door
and jumped back in time to avoid a
stab of a large rattlesnake. She shut
the oven, found club, and then re-
leased the snake and killed it, much
to Ethers disgust, for the little girl
had greatly enjoyed the noise duel
Barbour County index., 1910-11-30
Schurz Was sure Of Him.

Carl Schurz was dining one night
with man who had written a book
of poems, SO called, and who was
pleased with himself.
The poet was discoursing on the
time-worn topic of politics Of the men
who take Office.
Il consider politics and politicians
beneath my notice." he said. Il do
not care for Office. wouldn't be a
senator or cabinet officer, and 1 doubt
If could be tempted by the offer of
the presidency. For the matter of
that, I would rather be known as a
third-rate poet than frst-rate states
man."
We'll, aren't your" Schurz shouted
at him.
Barbour County index., 1910-11-30
Made Him Ridiculous.

Joseph Letter. in an interview on
his yacht Chantecler, said, with a
smile:
please quote me accurately. In an
interview, you know. the slightest in
accuracy can make man ridiculous.
II Is like the Frenchman, who thought
he had a very fair knowledge Of Eng
nsh, nevertheless, said to father:
"'Aha! Your son, he resemble you.
A chip of the old blockhead. heinz "
Exchange.