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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-30
W. H. LEAVITT is BITTER
Asserts He Was Asked TO Marry
by ". J. Bryan.


C0Iumbu Ohio April 2-W. Il. Leavftt.
who asserts rhat Il he cannot otherwise
obtain his chill loren. he viii Try 10 prevent
the coming marriage Of mis- divorced wife
70 Lieutenant REGINALD owen. said to-day:
y want 10 say that William Jennings
Bryan practically asked me u marry ms
daughter before asked her myself
when heard that my wife had secured
a divorce I wrote % a friend al Lincoln
and asked for Information He said he
had none and advised me 10 consult the
proper county officers. I wrote. inclosing
the necessary fees, and the answer which
came back was that they could find no
record Of a divorce being granted.
Then I looked up the Nebraska law
myself I found thar woman cannot sue
for divorce on the ground OF non-support
and mental cruelty, the charges am told
she made unless they have been Of two
years standing. Neither can a divorced
woman renarTy within Two wears after a
decree has been allowed. According 20 the
press dispatches printed in this city the
Decree was granted in March q year ago
con September =. 1897 T sent her g sp.
and since then. from time 10 time. 7 have
sent hey clothes and have her letters ac-
lIowledginE their receipt have also
sent clothing 20 the children and have de-
POSTED money 70 their credit IN banks in
tins country. 7 have seen x printed that
William Jennings BRYAN offered ne s20G11
not 70 contest amy suit that might be
brought 7 VIII say that. neither 1Ir. Bryan
nor any member OF his family ever gave
me a cent and never had cause 10 do so.
Z met Ruth Bryan at her fathers home
on May = 1913. Two DAYS later We were
engaged. She was eighteen and was
thirty years old. We were married on Oc-
rober Of the same year. There was no
elopement Both her parents were pres
emit
Lincoln. Neb, April civilian j. BRYAN
refused to-day 10 discuss the threat Of ".
Il. Jeavitt % come TO Lincoln IN connection
with TIE marriage If Mr. Brvan's daugh-
Ger, Ruth Bryan Leavirt. 20 Lieutenant
Reginald Altman owen. an English army
officer which is 10 take place on TUESDAY
Mrs Leavltt is expected in Lincoln on
Sunday evening She is now IN Jackson
vile, H. Lieutenant owen is also expected
on Sunday evening Leavitt made a de-
mand on Mrs. Leavitts attorney for the
children to-day.
Columbus ONO. april 29-w. Il Laavitr
tonight sent W. J. Bryan telegram in
reference To the reaching marriage ot
Mrs. Leavirt. saying.
Have no intention Of stopping wedding:
Wish huth much happiness. but I mean TO
nave possession or my children
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-30

s. out on the streets here somebody viii
Try to sell me a gold brick"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-30

Columbus. ONO. April 2s.-w. Il. Laavitt
tonight sent w. J. Bryan telegram in
reference 10 the approaching marriage OF
Mrs Leavirr. saying
Have no intention Of stopping wedding.
wish Ruth much happiness. but Z mean 10
have possession OF nv children"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-10

the mother hen or paint the walls OF
the coop with some liquid lice killer
or d;sinfeCtant.
Especial are should be taken TO
| dust the male of the flock
as the quickest way to spread Zee
through a flock IS py means VI "
lousy male bird.
LIQUID lice killers are used prlHiaF-
ilv to paint the roosts and dropping
boards. Their fumes rising through
the feathers Of the birds cause the
lice to drop off. The practice is 10
paint the roosts about four O'CLOCK IN
the afternoon before the fowls &C TO
roost. This also prevents mites from
attacking the fowls. Most OF the
liquid lice killers are coal tar products
and are sold as coal tar disinfectants.
some of them do cause the lice to
drop from the fowls, but whether or
not they always kill the lice is not
certain.
1t has been found that when a fowl
was placed upon a roost coated with
cresol soap formula the lice would
drop in large numbers and could be
caught upon a paper spread under
meath the roost. In the majority OF
cases. however, the parasites were not
killed. Where this method is used
the dropping should be removed and
boards cleaned early the fol-
lowing morning to prevent the lice
from reaching the fowls again.
The cresof SOAP d~isinfectant for
painting the roosts is made as fol-
lows: Shave one ten-cent cake OF
laundry soap into one pint Of soft
water. Heat or allow to stand until
a soap paste is formed. Stir in one
pound of commercial cresol and heat
or allow to stand until the soap paste
is dissolved. Stir in one gallon OF
kerosene. Cresol is a "a tar prod
uct and may be obtained from any
druggist. Care should be taken no
to get any Of it upon the hands or
face as it will cause intense smart
ing. For use as a lice paint apply I'M
diluted.
Some poultry raisers have rid their
fowls Of lice by dipping in a diluted
stock dip. This is, however, probably
no more satisfactory than a thorough
busting and is much harder upon the
fowls. If 1t is deemed advisable to
dip the fowls, the cresol formula
given above, diluted with so parts Of
water, makes a good solution. Dip
ping should be done in the morning
of a bright, warm. s%unshiny day, in
order hat the birds become thor
oughly dry before night.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-10
DISEASE OF THE IRISH POTATO.

~Blackleg. a bacterial disease of the
stem and tuber of the potato, is an
parently becoming widely distributed
ON parts Of the United
states. In most states it is not com-
MOI enough TO attract attention. and
IN no region has it done much dam
age, although it may become a seri-
Gus pest in some sections.
The attacked lants are usually nm
unity, hight green or even yellow.
and understood. The branches and
leaVes have q tendency to grow up
ward forming a rather ton.
often With the young leaves curled and
folded up along the mid-rib.
The most characteristic thing ahont
them is the inky-black discoloration
of h stem, at or below the surface
OF the ground, but frequently running
up the stem from one to several in
ches above ground. The seed-piece
from which the attacked plants snrinp
IS invariably attacked with a soft-rot
and the disease appears to start on the
stem at it's junction with the diseased
seed tuber. The germs Of the disco &c
are capable Of causing q rapid decay
OF the young tubers, and these are
sometimes attacked also.
me evidence thus far obtained in
dlcates that blackIeg is largely dis
trlbuted by means of germs carried in
wounds. cracks and decayed areas of
seed tubers. On account of the readi-
ness with which the organisms are
Killed by drying there is little to fear
from sound, smooth seed stock bnf
this should be treated with a dis;n-
fectlng solution as a matter Of precau-
ton.
The propagation and spread Of the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-10
SAVING THE PEACH CROP

For years the peach brown ro.
been recognized as q most dest~r.,,H1
disease of stone fruits. This
fungous disease, and il is wi5.err.t'
and very destructive to tha na-
crop. The loss which il .rf..,s ~
peach growers will easily a>rrae. 81
600, 600 yearly.
Much work has been done yr,th
view to discovering q satsf. rta-r
remedy for this trouble. S1ra,.rs
with diluted Bordeaux mixru~. hs,
been 0 commonly recomma~4at
but its injury to the foliage has made
1t unsatisfactory, since the rfuasv
must be applied during the growing
season.
The peach scab Gotten called .ugark
spot') is another disease which earf.
ously affects the peach crop in an
sections east of the Rocky Mountains
although not causing such --~.ouq
losses as brown rot.
AS the result Of experiments work
by the United States Department cf
Agriculture, a cheap and simple REM
edy for this disease has been fu4nd
in the self-boiied l~ime-sulphur wash
This can be applied during the grow
ing season with very little danger Of
lnjurlng the fruit or foliage. and IT is
very effective. Furthermore. by mix.
ing arsenate Of Iead with the t.ngl-
eide, the curculio can be DESTROYED At
the same time.
The department has just Issued a
bulletin describing the preparation
and use of the remedy. This puhuca-
ton will be of great interest to peach
growers in all sections.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-10

We have all heard the saying that
the sire is half the herd. This is lit
orally true. That is, Of the qualities
furnishes half, and generally more.
The COW influences the character Of
but one calf a year; the bull passes
on his personality to many calves, to
all the calves Of a herd, OF ordinary
size. When he is chosen, half the
character of all the calves is determ-
1ned, thus, his influence is as much
as that of the whole number Of COWS
taken together in the herd.
If he is OF stronger prepcncy than
most Of the cows, that is, able to
transmit his qualities more surely and
strongly to the progeny, which is
usually the case with a we'll bred sire.
then the bull represents more than
half the herd. In this case more
than half the characteristics Of the
calf. or the stronger and predominant
ing half ZONES from the sire, thus he
is more than half.
Now, if the sire, as an Individual
and in his pedigree, is superior to the
cows, the characteristics he transmits
to the calf will be of more value han
those that come from the mother, and
in this case also the bull will be more
than half the herd.
If the sire is kept with the same
cows for several years, each year he
starts out a generation of calves more
than half Of whose qualities and
strength were transmitted by the sire.
This single step is a great improve
ment. But his successor. if similar
type and breeding. mated to those
improved heifers, carries the improve
ment forward another stop. fixing the
qualities and the power to transmit
fhem more surely and strongly, car
rying them to a higher degree and
eliminating defects that have come
from the mothers side.
From generation to generation the
succession Of well selected sires goes
on increasing and intensifying the
improvement of the herd. In this
way the sire becomes three-fourths
seven-etShts, misunderstanding, and
so on of the herd. In fact, by SO using
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-10

The loss of income due TO presence
of lice on fowls, while probably not
AS large as that due TO the common
hicken mite, is yet enormous. Fowls
which are infested with lice can not
roduc as man. eggs nor as MANY
pounds of flesh as can those that are
free from these EerInin. Lace are es-
pecially harmful to young CHICKS.
Because the lice live, eat and breed
upon the body of the fowls, means OF
eradication must be such as to reach
them beneath the feathers. This is
accomplished in two ways, by the ap-
plication of powders which sufocate
the lice, and by liquid preparations
which stifle the lice with their fumes
or kill by coming in direct contact
with the parasites.
If fowls have easy access to a dusty
earth wallow where they can work
the fine dry particles of lust into their
feathers they will keep themselves
fairly free from lice, but eradication
will not be entirely complete in the
majority of cases. A good dust wal
low may be made Of equal parts of
sifted dry loam and coal ashes. Wood
ashes should not be used as they may
bleach or burn the shankS and feath-
ers.
For the eradication of lice quickly
and completely, Is upon show birds
and sitting hens, it is usually necessary
to work a fine dusty powder into the
feathers. The method Of application
is to hold the fowl with one hand by
the legs, head downward. and work
the powder into the fluffy feathers
around the vent, or the body, under
the wings and on the neck, with the
free hand.
An excellent powder at low cost
may be made as follows: To a mix
ture of three parts gasoline and n
part of crude carbolic acid stir in
all Of the plaster of paris it villa
moisten. When enough plaster has
been added the powder will be dry,
brownish pink in color, and have a
pronounced odor Of carbolic acid and
gasoline.
A second application Of the powder
should be made at the end of one
week to catch any lice that escaped
the first busting or had Matched from
eggs In the meantime.
Sitting hens should be thoroughly
busted when eggs are placed under
them and again at the end of the
first and second weeks. This insures
them being free from lice when the
chicks are Matched.
To kill the lice upon chicks dust
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-10

disease probably can be controlled
largely by the selection OF seed from
fields free from the disease, the re-
lection of all seed tuberS which have
wounds, cracks or decayed areas and
treating the remainder with corrosive
sublimate or formaldehyde solutions
or with formaldehyde gas as it done
for potato scab. 1t Is not known
whether or not the disease germs will
remain alive in the soil to infect fu-
ture crops of potatoes, but as a pre-
cautionary measure the land on which
the disease occur should be kept IN
grass, clover. or cereals for as long a
time as possible before planting 1t to
potatoes again.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-10
GARDEN AND ORCHARD if\t~.

When aphis attack 2aro|l ."
use tobacco water or kero@t
sion Just as soon as the insect .H
Repeat if necessary.
For potato blight use fNE"'.
ture from July 1st to 18TH. "-.
weeks later. Watch the plan
fully and if any blight
spray the third time WlthoNt
two weeks.
Slug attacks pear and ch''.
a~rsenate of lead when the H". "
ear
Tent caterpillar attacks al"
trees. Use arsenate OF --.
insects appear.
Trunk borers attack 0rgt@-- ~
and others. Dig out the ""L-
a knife. During the grow
son WhiteWaSh trunks WITH
phur containing extra lime.
For fruit spot on apples
deau the middle to last OF st.
A~uthracnOse fttaCks The
bOrdeau mixture when plan
we'll started. Again three ""
and follow with a third -i
three more weeks.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-10
OF LICE.

All hen that show evidences Of
poor condition should be examined
Tor lice. The presence of vermin
may be noted by finding the lie. them
selves; egg clusters, commonly called
"nlts'; or small sore spots upon the
body Of the fowl. The best regions of
the TOW to examine for lice are lust
below the vent, on the top Of the
head, and along the quill feather be-
meath the wings. Each locality is US
ually infested by a separate species.
Ihe lice are found most
beautifully below the vent. To detect
the lice, grasp the fowl firmly by the
legs, and part the feathers below the
vent quickly with the other. If lice
are present they Will be seen scurry-
ing out of the exposed skin area into
the surrounding feathers.
The clusters of eggs or tnits'' will
also be found attached to the auilIs
and fluff Of the doWny feathers in this
region.
The feet of lice have very sharp
claws which may irritate the skin SO
that a flow of blood and lymph NAV
be started, and although lice cannot
suck blood they can eat hat which
comes to the surface. These irritated
areas may be found on the lower part
OF the bodyf. They have the appear
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-10
DESTROYING LICE ON FOWLS
~ ~ WEATHER AND DAApNESs FAVORABLE, TO THESE PESTS
,,r,vE MEASURES SHOULD BE TAKEN TO KEEP POtI~
TRY FREE FROM THEM.

II @ PIERCE AND +. l. WEBSTER, IOWA
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-10

midway between the bottom A" z"7-
tai wire and the ground i'm u~4"r to
discourage the dog from cra"..u- ~
digging under. One barbed WIZ" Is
fastened to the posts three n.hts
higher than the top wire and two
more are attached eight inchn apart
to scantling nailed to the po.t~ "a"'9
the wire. If these are firm. 's.-d
and the scantIing extended "n
another wire, it viii baffl~ tN. ".~l
determined chicken thief a. 49,.
dog
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-10

STOONz IuIil1S SIlCltES.
Next eason [ p to cut my
young trees back to make a proper
shaped head, and pinch the new
growth during the summer from time
to time.
Mr.. Hale, the great peach and
plum-groWer OF Connecticut and
Georgia., has visited my orchard and
has proposed the following remedy,
which he practices successfully in his
orchards.
Instead Of pinching back in the
summer he allows the shoots to grow
until the rapid growth has ceased,
probably about the first of August.
Then cut the branches back to a
double shoot, being careful to go
close enough SO that no dormant bud
is left above the shoots remaining.
This will force the rest Of the
growth of that branch into the short
fruit stems and start new ones below
when pTuned.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-10
WHEN TO PRUNE PLCMS.
BY S. H. Marshal. Wisconsin Horti-
cultural Society.

cultural society.
The most serious problem that con-
front sthe plum-groWer today is prun-
ing. How and when TO prune [
head my trees low and h next sea
son cut of all but three or four main
branches.
The second season there are these
three or four main branches, with a
growth of from our to eight feet, n
each variety with a different shaped
head.
If h branches are let go they will
be lOaded with fruit the following sea-
son, Just ready to bend and break with
the first hard wind.
On the other hand cut the branches
back and the second season, there will
be from two to four branches of near
~ the same length, where the one
would have been a it been left
alone.
Now, what are are after is to get
the fruit closer to the trunk, where
it will O have SO much leverage.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-10
THIS FENCE WILL STOP \ nOG.

There are few fences that vii. haf-
file a determined dog, but one built
from the lines indicated in the picture
Will do the business.
The w~oven-Wire fence consists Of
seventeen wires, the three lower wires
one and a half inches apart, and the
upper ones five inches apart.
The wire is fastened to posts %
feet apart. One barbed wire H. set
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-10
SIRE MORE THAN HALF THE HERD
But LITTLE STUDY OF THE RESULTS OF BREEDING IS NECFs-
SARY TO SHOW IL AT THE HEAD OF THE HERD is
aILnIMRORTANT.
BY r. 3. RUSHING.

the right kind Of a sire he might as
we'll be called the entire herd.
SO the sire may be much more than
half the herd whether judged by the
strength. quality, or accumulated eff
feet, of the characteristic he trans
rnitS.
1t is true, however, that the sire
may thus within a few years, at slight
expense, completely transform a dairy
herd and more than double its
profits. Then is he not a good invest
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-10

ance Of yeilowish scabs. R.,
blood. If any is present. "a. '49
sence Of blood indicates thai 49, an
were not deep but caused by sr l-s
scratches. S'Sht
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-11-18
2te 5iike ber sSapaner.

Brof. 2anelongue, elm fran3oiiiGcr
Gbirlrg, madte fiir5lid in Ser glfa-
bernie fir Mebi5in gu Baris interei.
iaite Mitteiluneet iiber Die grgch-
niiie ieiner 8eoba6tltneen Der Siibe
Der SSapaner. CT lit auf @runo elm.
gebenoer Gorihllneen 81 rer l1eber-
3eusulrg selanet, bob Die llntertanen
neS 0iifooo BON 9fedts megen unter
oie -N8ierbanoer eingereibt tperoen
miibten ga Die Ssssapaner fait inn
ner barfllB geben ODER oua geidncl,
oiee biegiome HontoffeIn tragen ii1lo
Die 3eben ibrer SiiBe 10 allsgebiloei,
bob iie greifen nno pafen fonnen;
lie fonnen cine Stonee foiien, iid ON
einem Mauerooriprllng feitbolten, ir.
geno einen 8eecnitano NIT betpl,n4
oernsmerter @ei6idlidfeit BON Ser
groe aufbeben uro = lebenoige
Mduie fangen. gtu6 Die Gbineien
beiisen einen 10 braiihbaren SUB;
ibre gu Sbiff fa6renoen 8rieftrdger,
Die Die griefpoit in ben ON ben Silt
len eeleeenen Srtidaften bringen
fiibren, nobreno Die Sano Dos
Steuer lenft, NIT Den 5iiRen frdftig
bas Muber,, oos BON ben 3eben iebr
eeiditt geBolten miro. Grof. Cane.
Tongue fonlmt gu Dem Shlub, oo5
ser SUB Der Sopaner Qlno Der Gbi-
neicn) elm @reiforgan lit, tpie Der
@uIiel Ser glefonten ooer oer
Sdman5 geipiiier 9lffen, MIR Dob er
uidt 10 ousgebiloet lit pie oieie Sr
game. Sb bie Saponer vno Die Git
neien auf oieien 8ergleid nit Gle.
fanten uno 9lffen beIonoers Itol5 ieili
merben, ift cine ortoere sSraee.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-11-18
: c i II ;.

= 9lus Dem Gourtbaus in &allf-
man iino Die Bombs ber1dSeoener
8eanlten, mebrere u@bottel W2ort-
cages, Die BEL Der lesten @abl ob.
eegebenen Stinnen BON mebrerSt
@oblplaben un6 anbere Gofunlente
peri6munoen. Ser gerblei6 ser go,
pierre lit ein pollltdn6i9es 8ebei1n.
nfs. Gin 0iebitobI id)eint no1e.
5lt ousgeibloiien.
sSn &lrbppille puroe ser 9on-
1tobler Cooper bon 0em 0epntn-
Sberiff Sobnion eeidoiien rlno 10
i6per perpunoet, oaB er bolo oo.
rauf 1tarb.
Ser merifoniider aonI,tl @t:-
liaiona in Gogle 8oB bat eine oe.
nane ltnterildung Ser GoreGnee in
yfod Springs poroenolnlnen lln5
ieiner Gegierlng einen 9eridt oor-
ilber abaelegt gr ioet, er iei in
Gof Springs iebr liebenslpiiroig
oufgenommen luoroen, bobe autb
ni6t aefunoen, ooB BORT irgeno mel.
de SSeinol6qft 5ipiiden Merifonern
nnO @merifanern berri6e. Molt 6ae
be ibm cine benoffnete Sduemohe
ongebotell, er babe iie ober 5uriifoe-
mieien unb babe lie and) nicbt qe.
branbt Sic in 9fof Sprilles an
idIiiaen Merifoner leien nit oer
3ltItanoen bollig 5llfrieoen,
SenrD aouert, ein in Der Sc,
geno BON Seguin pobnenoer Sat.
mer, piroe betrn 9urhgeben iei-
mes @eipanns bonn @ogen qelporfen
uno ibuer berleet
9lm 81. Sftober maren 35O9
Strdflinge in uniern itootlidetl
Strafanftalten.
glats Souiton niro gemelo,t.
ooB trob ihle6ten @ctters oie 0ent-
i6e Sog=6eier port progromnmGBil
oerlaufen lei. '80breno Der sScit-
5ug 0urh bie 5troBen 900, reaneie
es. ober .feiler Ser Seilnebrer
uno Seilnebmerinnen IieB iib oa-
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maren iebr ihon itnb qeldntofpon
lie nnren bas @erf ser Scrren Gin.
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aorl Stof. Iadnlittags hieIten Sic
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