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The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-17
A DUCK HARD TO KILL.
The Screaming Walloon Is Something
of Diver Too.

The Screaming Walloon is Something
of a Diver Too.
The screaming walloon is hard
duck TO kill Its hide is very tough
and is thickly covered with feathers
and down. Besides. the bird is a
great diver. one of the kind that used
TO dive at the fash" when hunted
with the old arm that flashed when
fired. 1t is of very little value for ia.
bic use, being so tough. The only way
10 manage 1t at all is TO skin it and
parbol it in big pot with plenty of
water The negroes make caps of
walloon skins.
They are great ducks for diving"
says a we'll known Tired Avon river
progger. They can dive quicker, go
down deeper, remain under water long
er and come up farther away. than
any other duck that frequents our wa
tiers. remember once | succeeded in
killing n walloon. and, being short Of
game for the table. determined 70
cook my bird. | got a negro to skin 1t,
giving him the hide for his trouble.
After being cleaned we put it in n
great pot full of water and under it
kindled a hot fire. After awhile
wanted to see how the cooking of my
duck progressed and lifted the top off
the boiling pot, but there was so much
steam escaping could not see into the
pot and struck match over It. The
blamed walloon, sir, dived at the fash
of the match. 1t disappeared and has
never been seen since "-Baltimore Sun.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-17
ORCHARD HEATING DEVICES.

When the fruit ranchmen in several
sections Of the west where spring
frosts are likely to occur were first
confronted with this menace to their
industry they seemed 10 consider
themselves victims Of natural forces
and well nigh helpless. Bur within
the past few years necessity saS prov
ed the mother Of invention. and they
have devised methods whereby they
have been able - protect their trees
at blossom time against damage by
frost. Among these devices oil pots
simple lamps adapted 10 the burning
Of crude Oii-aud little stoves for the
burning Of soft coal have proved ef-
fective methods Of keeping the TEN
perature above the freezing point IL
some other sections where wood is
plentiful as good or even better re-
suits have been secured by building
from twelve 10 fifteen small wood
fires per acre IN one case in which
these wood fires were used by q friend
in western valley last spring be
protected his ten acre orchard for
seven nights al cost Of s. per acre
during the frosty period He bad pre-
viously tried oil pots and coal and Yet
found wood tires more effective in Civ
ing the desired result While little
has been done along this line in cen
tral and. eastern orchards. there are
many springs when the prospective
crops could toe protected by lust such
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-17

The latest thing in the shape OF an
antitrust proceeding is a movement
which bids fair 10 be started against the
California Fruit Growers Exchange
as an organization in restraint of trade.
Considering the fact that the railroads
and commission men seem to be back
of the proposed action. the affair can
hardly be viewed in any other light
than highly amusing, whatever the
real merits Of the situation may prove
TO be.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-17

Many high lifed and valuable team
Of horses has been ruined by coming
into the hands of an impatient and
hot headed owner. who has not under
stood animal traits or taken the pains
TO use kindness when nothing else
would serve the purpose as we'll \
horse should be made to recognize its
owner or driver as its master. But
there is nothing in this idea that con
tiicts with using good sense in the
handling of IT,
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-17

When the new growth of raspberry
canes has reached the desired length
It Is well TO snip or cut off the terminal
shoot, This will make much stalker
bush and will also result in the devel-
tpment of many strong lateral shoots.
which will bear much larger quantities
of fruit next year as result OF the
pruning operation.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-17

According 10 a recent decision of the
department Of agriculture the name
Rocky Ford muskmelons can hereafter
only be used in advertising melons pro-
duced in the celebrated Colorado melon
district, while similarly the phrase In
dian River as applied to oranges may
only be commercially applied 10 those
raised along this particular river in
Florida. Heretofore these terms have
been very freely and generally used
The decision Of the department will
trademarks to those who are legally
entitled To Use them.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-17
COMFORT IN The HOME.

Order and ueatues, no the home are
desirable additions but in some
homes they are insisted upon az the
expense Of other things that are Of
vastly greater mportance-peace and
quiet harmony and all around enjoy
meDt of home life. II is easy perhaps
90 overlook the fact that the folks IN
the home aud their well being are
more vital considerations than car
pets furniture or absence Of dust and
dirt There is a happy mean between
order and disorder. comfort and mis-
sry. and good sense will usually ind
cate whsre 81 lies.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-17
Very ThouqhtfuI.

Before we were married." said Mr..
Meekton. 81 showed my affection for
Henrietta by serenading her"
Il suppose you neglect any such at
tentions now"
Yes; show my affection now by
respecting her desire that shall not
try to sing. Washington Star
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-17

1t is a pretty dull child that does not
know by two years of age whether il
or its parent is master of the situation
so far as family discipline is concern
ed. 1t is not Il pleasant thing To have
settlement with child. but if this is
done as il should BE it will often pre-
vent great deal of worry and annoy.
ance as we'll as be of great benefit to
the child Force of character. dignity
and consistency in discipline are the
factors that are chiefly needed
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-17
The Only Way.

81 wish I knew how to keep a serv-
ant"
"That man across the way can help
you"
docs he conduct an intelligence Of
fcer
mo: he's an observation-disclosures
Post
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-17

IN many markets clean eggs are
worth from 3 to cents per dozen more
than dirty. In this respect, owing to
the failure of so many to gather eggs
when strictly fresh. an immense
amount is lost by the egg producers of
the country.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-17

Where bearded barley forms part of
the roughage ration or where foxtail
is mixed III with timothy and clover it
is wei! TO keep rather close watch Of
the horses mouths. rs the boards are
likely 10 become bedded in the tender
portions Of the gums or of the inner
lips. Should such condition be found
the cause Of the irritation should be
removed and if feasible a kind of hay
substituted which is free from the of
Tending cause
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-17

A pound of tobacco stems or leaves
pr a package OF strong smoking tobac-
60 stepped in a small quantity of warm
water and diluted 10 i've gallons is an
effective spray for the green aphis.
which does much damage TO fruit trees
In many sections.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-17

While a sour soil may be indicated
by a refusal Of the clover family to
grow thereon. the question may be
easily and accurately determined by
making a test with blue iitmus paper
This may be got at any drug store
and Is inexpensive. A boring should
be made with two inch auger In the
part OF the field which shows most evi
dence Of sourness and two good sized
balls made of the earth obtained near
the surface and of that ten or twelve
inches down. These balls should be
split and strips Of the litmus paper
laid between and kept there about IF
teen minutes. IL the paper is turned
pink In color the evidence Is conclu
siye that the soil Is sour and needs
sweetening with an application of
lime, which may be applied In the
shape of the raw ground stone or the
pulverized burned product. there being
little choice between the two The
chances are that If the soil is sour II Is
also run down and would be benefited
by an application Of stable manure
which will greatly increase its pro
ductivity.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-17
Limited Experience.

Gentleman (hiring valetI-Then un-
derstand you to have some knowledge
Of barbering. You've cut hair of and
,n2 Applicant-Off. sir, but never on"
Boston Standard.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-17

4 wei! known poultry breeder and
Judge Of poultry good many years
ago expressed the view that the word
standard bred rs applied TO poultry
might be properly applied to fowls
which would score ~ per cent or bet
ter Oh the basis of the standard of re
quiremeut in vogue for the breed IN
question
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-17

The flock of hens and the family horse
Or cow will greatly appreciate the fresh
lawn cuttings. and, more than this.
their condition will be better for hav-
iuC the relish
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-17

The wooden barre, or pail can be
Kept from going TO pieces during the
hot weather II it is kept covered,
enough moisture circulating 10 keep
she slaves from getting loose
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-17

II seems more than the average man
Fan do to operate gasoline engine day
after day and still maintain his church
standing
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-17

The cheapest fruit trees are those
which make the most vigorous growth
In a given time aud not necessarily
those which have been bought at the
lowest price.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-17

The Danish Cooperative Egg Ex-
port association awards annually pre-
miums for the best managed and most
profitable poultry 1ockS. Last season
the dock winning first prize consisted
OF sixty three Brown Italians. Their
feed consisted Of wheat. oats. bran.
ground bone, beets. hay sweepIngs and
a small amount of barley meal. oat-
meal and biscuits. The hens averaged
l5s eggs each for the year. and the re-
ceipts from all sources were such as 10
give a net profit per hen of S1.93 Be.
sides yard and garden. the hens had
the range Of a pasture and were given
liberal feeds of chopped greens.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-17

The other day we saw pear or
chard which its owner had started to
head close to four feet high. the trees
having the appearance Of slender whip
stocks with tufts Of feathers at the
tip. In a section where the prevailin.
summer winds are from one quarter
this will mean thar all Of the tree will
have to be staked up to be kept in an
upright position. and this at best will
be a boggled up job Later Oh as they
come into bearing 1t is questionable If
there will be sufficient strength of
trunk to bear the fruit without break
ing down. In this instance the stua-
ton is aggravated because all the low
er buds on the trees have been shipped
off. so that the growing of a lower
headed tree is well nigh impossible
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-17

The chestnut blight, fungous
growth known as the black knot va
riety. threatens the ultimate destruc
ton of virtually all the groves Of ua-
tive chestnut trees in the north ATTAIN.
tic states unless methods can be adopt
ed to hold in check or eradicate the
pest. This particular blight spreads
by means Of spores these being car
ried by birds. by squirrels and some.
times by the wind The spores or
seeds get a foothoId and develop in the
cambium layer. which is located just
beneath the outer bark So far 10
effective means has been discovered
for checking the disease, though it has
been suggested by those making
study OF the question that telling all
of the chestnut trees in a five mile
zone encircling the affected area might
prove a barrier to the spread of the
as it would give the fungus
nothing Oh which to subsist So far as
known, the chestnut is the only tree
affected by this particular pest
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-17

As Il result Of experiments which
were conducted az the Colorado horti.
cultural station last season by Pro
fessor Weldon. field entomologisr. II
was found that flowers Of sulphur. one
pound 10 three gallons Of water. with
enough soap 50 that the sulphur would
mix with the water. was a very ct
fective insectiride when used as
summer spray for the brown aphis
Apple. peach. plum. cherry. pear and
almond trees were found more or less
affected by the pest Tobacco prepara
tons were found effective in killing
the mites but not the eggs. several
treatments being required to dispose
OF the mites. OIL sprays penetrated
and killed many Of the eggs, but were
found unsafe 10 use with waters
strongly impregnated with alkali
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-17

Experiments which have been con-
Quoted by a number Of state expert
ment stations In the matter Of smudg-
ing fruit trees to prevent frost dam
age would seem to indicate that il is
not the heat generated by the smudge
or fire that keeps the fruit from freez-
ing. but that the smoke generated
forms blanket which keeps cold air
from penetrating the smoke zone and
holds down the heat radiatiug from
the earth. The sinudge. according to
this view is means Of heat conserva-
tiou rather than heat production. II
also further serves the purpose of Oh.
scurIng the light Of the sun in the
early morning hours. thus preventing
a rapid thawing Of blossoms that may
have been frpstDitteu
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-17

While the mistletoe occupies sort
Of poetic place in peoples estimation
and is the cause OF interesting trans
actions AZ the holiday season and on
suudry social occasions. # is produced
at fearful cost IN tree life particu-
larry Of a few varieties Of oaks, on
which it sponges for it's existence
White oaks three feet and more in
diameter and solid TO the core are done
70 death by this parasitic pest. While
the seeds ~ the mistletoe are depos
tied by birds on fences. buildings aud
even on the trunk and limbs of fruit
trees. they seem 10 take root only Oh
rough surfaces. the limbs OF the oak
being especially favorable In this par
ticular Once the root OF the little
plant gets foothold IL grows vigor-
Ously. its tissue becoming closely unit
ed with that Of the limb on which il
grows. In sections where 1t is found
It is often gath cred at holiday time
and shipped to the larger markets.
where from IS to $40 per ton is PAID
for IL.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-01
Westhanpton

Tho joint picnic of the public
schools of Tuckahoe District held last
Wednesday on the Ridge High Scnool
grounds. was decided success. Wool
wards school did not take part in the
general pleasure day, as quite II NUM-
Der of its scholars had either whoop-
ing cough or measles, as both OF these
contagious diseases have quite strong
hold In that neighborhood. Superin-
tendent w Arthur Mattex and Mr..
jackson Davis were present and de-
livered short speeches, which SEEM
ed to be much enjoyed and appreel-
ated.
Among the most interesting feI-
lures OF the days sports was the oase-
ball game between the Ridge and
Westhampton schools 1t was an
evenly contested game. and going nice
ly when the rain put a stop to 1t,
with the score standing to 3. Thu
lineup was as follows: Ridge--Ren-
bin Meredith, Jr., catcher: Willie IA
deroch, first base: McGruder oliver,
second base; Stuart Franklin. .nird
base: Frank Shepperson. right aeid:
Raymond Matthews. center field: Mash
Pickles, left field. Willie F'ensom.
.shortstUps HENRY Oliver. pitcher,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-01

Dulany Lennon. to DIR. p. Toward
White. on Wednesday evening.
the guest of Mrs. James G. Smyth. a,
his home, 1924 West Grace street. Mr.
and Mrs. Smyth expect to move 20
their new home at Westhampton In
the late summer.
Mrs. n. ]. katon, or this city, sail
cd for Breme non Wednesday on the
North German Lloyd steamer Cassei
Mrs. Arthur 8. Lloyd and family
who have been spending some time al
Virginia Beach. have returned to their
home In Alexandria.
Miss Carrie Blackwell, who spen,
last week with friends in the city, has
returned to Buckingham county.
attended Home Mission Conference In
Norfolk, have returned home.
The Rev. e, w Stone. of Elizabeth
City. N. c.. who spent several days
-Mr.-Arthur Quarles,- Of -{sfiftor
Forge, has been visiting his parents a,
fiff Thirty-sixtff street.
Miss Mary Stevens. OF North Tenth
strest has beam visiting miss Eva
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-01
CREME CELEBRATES DAY.


Cases Before Court.
fSpecIal to The Richmond tirginian
CREwE, VA. June Memorial
day was celebrated here and a large
concourse of people assembled at the
cemetery and the graves were beau
tifully decorated with flowers. The
Commemorative attorney Of Lynch
burg. Mr.. Yancey. made an address.
The Sunday schools of all the
churches and the Odd Fellows. Ma
sons and Knights OF Pythias, b. l.. f.
O r.. C.. attended the exercises.
The Masons held meeting Mon
day night and conferred the knight
Templar degrees on Claiborne Stokes.
OF Victoria, and Henry Il. Lee. OF
Crewe.
Circuit Court will convene In this
county on tomorrow. There are a
rood many cases on the docket. both
criminal and civil. The case of the
Commonwealth vs.. Frederick Read,
charged with the murder OF Vinton
FitxKerald, Jr.. May at Blackstone;
the case OF the Commonwealth Va.
Frank Byrd. charged with malicious
ly wounding Joe Hastings: the case
OF the Commonwealth VS.. j. q. Min
nix, charged with a malicious assault
on Peter Smith: the case OF the Com
monwealth Va. Arthur Gardner. alias
Arthur Artist, charged with brea king
into the once of the Southern Elk
celsior Company at blackstone; the
cuse Of Laura Alien, charged with
an assault on Mandy Bell. and the
case Of Commonwealth Va. Frank
Robertson, charged with breaking
and entering the store OF NJ. +. Red
ford at Bnrksville. win be tried al
the June term OF the court.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-01
OVER $4,000 FOR
A|RsH|P FLIGHTS
Details of East-to-W IVES. Trials Be
ing Discovered by Famous
Bird Men.
WRIGHT KEEPS SILENT
New York, Chicago and St. Louis
Papers Ready to Pay Large
Sums Tor Successful Trips.
WRIGHT KEEPS SILENT

NEW YORK, June With s65,-
600 hung up IN Two prizes for aero
plane uipS from New aork 10 mi
caso anu ST. Louis. or vice versa, the
aeronalutlCai worIu to-day Is piazlns
with eAcllement. me oIIer OF soV,ovo
by Inc New DIRK word ana st. LOUIS
EoSL-DIspatcn for a night between
thosc two cities ana the New ork
Times, chicago EN enlng POST offer OF
S2s,V1V for trip between those points
mas aroused AN interest IN AZ lasioh
European count killlaise nrdul
equat to that dispIayed by tine people
ot European countries during the re-
cent prl1e iasnls there.
America was the last country 10
recos mze the uriknts and she is the
last TO take al interest IN the pro-
gress of the science" declared Cap
tain BALDWIN, the veteran army AVA
tor, To-Day. Although this country
Is SLOW to awaken to something new,
Ii Is certain that interest In aerial
aviation Has been arottsrti to tho his n
~st pitch py Curtiss S wonderful Al
bany-New y ork fiIsnt and from now
on a<iators viii have nothing 10 COM
plain OF"
There were meetings to-day at the
Offices of both New ork newspapers
offering the prizes TO consider condi-
tons for the contests Curtiss, bald
aYiators are being consultedas 10 the
details, time Hmlts and SO on ana
the exact conditions will be mace
known within a few days. 1t Is
thought likely that the conditions VIII
make it Impossible for an aviators TO
fly to Chicago and st. Louis in one
trip. thereby picking up both prizes.
The attitude of the virgins IN
maintaining absolute silence regard
ing the contests puzzles aer"nants'
The Wright patent case IL sim IN
the United States circuit court of APP
peals and If that court decides IN
favor of the Wrights and against
,',rttss the latter would have To pay
me prizes TO the Wrights II he won
them.
Some Eastern aviators attribute the
silence of the virgins 20 the fact that
they are confident their case viii rt
upheld and therefore are content 10
let others risk their machines ana
lives while they collect the prize
money. In the case Of the slo,op"
won by Curtiss for his AlbanY-NeW
oYrk flight, the Wrights are protected
against losing that prize by the hond
Curtiss was forced to depos
he was allowed 81 exhibit his machine
last year. II Curtis loses the suit, the
wrights will get the $4,000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-01
WON'T STAND FOR
TH|RTY-TWO CATS
Worcester Man Throws China al
Wife's Fads-Diyorce Case
Results.

WORCESTER, MASS. June l.
Because his wife kept thirty-two cats
and insisted that they be fed from
saucers on the dining room table,
DR. Albert Pierce became peeved and
threw cups. saucers. plates and other
utensils at them. His wife called him
a brute" and went home 10 mother
Then she sued fer uINorce, alleging
cruel treatment Dr, pic-ce admitted
bonn harding the cats, bat pleaded jus
tification. lie cffers to provide tor
his wife If she viii limit her atten~
tons to one eat bur She refused and
the case will go to trial.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-01
Highland Springs

Memorial services were held Mon
day, May so. at the National GENE
tery at Seven Pines. under the an-
spic.s Of Phi kearny Post. G.. A H.
OF Richmond, Va The program was
as follows, commencing at IL O'Clock.
Assembly. bugle cali: hymn. Amer
lea. prayer. acting chaplain. soio.
some bay Wen Understand, FREQ
". Schieck. reading Llncolns Gettys-
burg address by Comrade Il, IL l-aou ;
ritual exercises, by comrades. reci-
tatton. The Meaning of the pay
bv Ruth Nj. Lord. hymn. Aud Lang
xSyne"; memorial address, Rev, g, A.
seha4nle. hynan. Part In Pea@
henediction; salute to the dead, mr.
ing squad from Company Il. First
Infantry. Virginia Volunteers. Ser
eeant Paul r. Newell commanding
taps. bugle call
Misses Leila and Louise Leftwich,
who have been visiting Misses Letue
and allie Leftwich. have returned to
their home Ia Richmond
The Liberty Hall Social Club viii
hold a meeting Friday night, June -
at Liberty Hail.
The Daughters of Liberty met Mon
day night. They realized nice sum
from their entertainment last week.
The odd Fellows will meet Wed
nesday night in their hall.
The Jr o. L. A. NJ. Will hold their
regular meeting Thursday night in
the odd Fellows hall
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet
Thursday at 2:30 r. NJ. in the Meth
odist church annex.
Mrs. Glasgo and children, OF Rich
mond. visited Mrs. John Giasgo this
week
Mrs. Hughes and children, VINO
have been visiting her sister. Mrs
III. s. Leftwieh, have returned to their
home In Richmond.
Mr. and Mrs. Porter Swank and
Miss Eda Rabbi visited their father
this week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-01

Westhampton-Sam Belcher. catcheFs
boswell Meredith. first base: George
Davis. second base: VIII Franklin,
third base: Marion Meredith. righ4
field: Bianton Dervin. left field: Mere
dith Dicks, center field: James Carl.
ton, shortstop; Andrew Walden, pttch>
err: Umpire. William Ford
The large assembly hall failed NJ
hold the gathering 1t WAS bask&k
picnic. with plenty of full baske&o
and everybody seemed To enjoy thG1lS
selves.
| Mrs. Cunningham Hall had ~ h&9
guest last Thursday her friend. lk4
Churchill Young. of 220 Shafer stfeel2
Richmond. IN
Mrs. James Urban, who has h&40k
quite sick during the past few weeAG
Is much improved. 81 I'LL