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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-18
YOUR DIAMOND NINE.

Doubtless you have heard Conveys
lecture on Acres Of Diamonds"
This is the story briefly: A fortune
hunter went far and wide in search Of
diamond mine. He returned home
after many years, having failed. One
5ay he dug in his back yard and found
his mine.
The moral is, Of course. that fortune
watts for you not In some far dis
liant place. but IN your own back yard.
Here il another illustration:
Robert s. Seeds. driven ont OF bust
s as9a by n health, moved to an shan
- nsd Farm n Pennsylvania, which
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-18
reeautin.

The family were fabulously wealthy,
yet here was their baby being born
with plated spoon in its mouth. Wow
came that about? The young parents,
observing our perplexity, led Us aside.
The silver spoon is kept in the'safe-
ty vault and a cheap substitute used I'D
it's stead. One is never sure Of ones
servants these days." they explaine8
in a confidential whispw-Ruc&
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-18
Doing Her Part.

'tWife, will you thread a needle for
me? I want to sew on button"
Certainly I'll thread needle for
you! There you are. I don't know
how you ever managed before you
were married" - Louisville Courier
Journal.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-18
Debatable.

"I don't make business Of writing"
smiled the would be contributor; its
merely my avocation.'
''Are you sure it isn't your aberra-
tionT'' snapped the unnecessarily cruel
editor.-Sunday Illustrated Magazine.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-18

Mr.. Dorkins-Maria, do you call that
thing hat?
Mrs Dorkins lin a clear metallic
voice)-I think that's what the mflliner
will call it in the bill you will get next
week.-Chicago Tribune.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-18
Caveat Emptor.

1--WE are going to give the Joneses
solid gold platter for their golden we'd
ding. What are you going to give
themT
"a bottle of acid to test the other
gifts with. Picked your platter yetT
Spokane Spokesman-Review.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-18
A Tank at Radcliffe.

To the list of famous mlsprints
should be added that ascribed to Miss
Irwin, dean of Radcliffe college, who
was made to say in an annual report
that the new swimming tank at Rad
cliffe had a capacity Of 10000 calls
Christian Register.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-18
Willing to Learn.

He was poor, but otherwise bonest
and she was an heiress.
He proposed to her.
She had refused him.
why, you foolish boy" Sc AM,
"you couldn't even dress me"
"Weu, what of that?' he queried-
"Don't you suppose could learn pr
Pittsburg Press.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-18
Bad kuck.

Church, walked under . laddR yes
terday.
Gotham-And did ID bang SOu any
bad luck?
did it? Say, the laddee vas righs
in front of a dry goods store that my
wife was coming out of, and she made
me carry every one of hep bundles
Statesman.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-18
For SI.Oo

You get the WEEKLY OR SUNDAY
CAUCASIAN and HOME AND
FARM one year.
The Caucasian, Weekly or SUNDAY.
will be extended from date to January
1912 to every subscriber who will take
advantage os this offer now and before
October IK.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-18
Lucky.

"Jones always was lucky"
whats happened now?"
Ellis rich uncle died the other day
and left him a slab of bacon. Detroit
Free Press
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-18
For SI.:35

YoS get the WEEKLY or SUNDAY
CAUCASIAN and the WEEKLY At
LANTA CONSTITUTION and UN-
Gle REMUS' HONE MAGAZINE
enc yeas
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-18
Stars of the RING.

"You don't hear of any actresses los
ing their Jewels these days"
mo, but occasionally an actor gets
robbed of his championship belt."-
Nashville Tennesseean.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-18
The Constitution
AND
The Caucasian
The Weekly and the Tri-WeeklY
A Splendid Combination
For SI.5O

You get the WEEKLY or the SUNDAY
CAUCASIAN and the TRI-WEEKLY
CONSTITUTION and the SOUTH
ERN RURALIST, or SOUTHERN
CULTIVATOR, or UNCLE REMUS,
MAGAZINE one year.
Uncle Remus' Home Magazine was
founded by Joel Chandler Harris, the
prince of all stor WRITERS, author of
Uncle Rernus folklore and other
sketches, It is the magazine of the whole
Southland, it is as broad as tie Nation
IN its scope, and its success . confined
to no section.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-18
AGONY Over.

as your daughter getting on well
with her music?'
81 guess SO. The neighbors are get
ting so they speak to me ciVilly again."
Cleveland Leader.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-18
Lawson-Marrfed. Why?
XerSafiie.

'How do you intend to mask at the
baIl?'' asked the sweet, gushing thing
of the lanky, baldheaded cutup-
"I don't know whether I shall chalk
my head and go as billiard cue or
braid my legs and represent whip
LASH" he responded.-St. Paul Pioneer
Press.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-18
Wanted to Kno@.

Lawson-He is going to give he8 an
umbrella for a Christmas present.
Dawson-Are they engaged or mar
ried?
Lawson-Married. Why?
Dawson-Oh, just wanted to know
whether he will pay 81 for it or $3.50.
-Somerville Journal
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-18

No. I3,86o-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana: Mrs. Anna E. Horn VS.. Mrs.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-08-23
EXTEiiMISAIISG TICKS BY
YACHTING PASTURES.
"A Pasture May Be Freed of Ticks by
Keeping All stock on of 1t Prom
September 1 to July 1.

The month Of Angus lends itself
we'll to the eradication of cattle fever
ticks where a pasture rotation plan is
used. BY ~vacating a pasture during
TINS month and keeping It vacant un-
I'll July l Of next year it may be freed
OF ticks, and if no tick-infested ami
mails are allowed to enter after July I
the pasture Will remain free. The
United states Department of Agri-
culture advises arner in the tick
region to take advantage of this ia
Vorable time so far as practicable.
Pastures from which live stock is
removed for a sufficient time become
Tree OF ticks by a process of starva-
ton, as the ticks can not live to ma
turity il they are unable to get upon
animals. The time required for all
ticks to die after the stock has been
removed from infested fields and pas
lures varies considerably, depending
on climate, season, and weather con-
ditions. Experience has shown, how
ever, that the period from September
l to July l is sufficient, and this ap-
pears to be the most convenient time.
The advantage Of vacating a pas
ture for the period named is two-fold.
Not only is the pasture freed from
ticks. but its disuse during hat time
will probably cause less Inconvenience
and pen than at any other season,
and it will be benefited by the rest
anu VII nave Il Detlti = O"lI vi SIdSSS
the following summer. In some sec
tions where pastures are utilized
throughout the winter. to vacate
would probably necesSitate feeding
the stock, unless the farmer is situated
SO hat he can keep his stock on one
pasture while another pasture is kept
vacant. But it is also true that be-
ginning. with September there will be
a more abundant supply Of rough feed
about a farm which car be utilized.
August is q most favorable month for
making a start toward freeing prem
Uses of ticks by the method suggested.
The animals should Of course be
free of ticks when they are again
turned on the pasture in July. Where
the owner has a small number OF
cattle. greasing or spraying them with
Beaumont crude petroleum is a good
way to rid them Of ticks. When
the number of cattle is large or when
a dipping vat is convenient it may
be more practicable to dip them.
Full information as to how to get rid
Of the ticks, including directions for
the preparation Of dips and prays
Inay be obtained free upon application
to the Bureau of Animal Industry, De
partment Of Agriculture, Washington,
p q
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-08-23
DOGS n
practical Farmer.)


Massachusetts, is counting its sheep.
1t will not take long, as the number
is not likely to exceed %, 600. Sixty
years ago there were 18S, 600 sheep IN
the State. and the prevailing opinion
is that dogs W. been too much for
the tariff. Read what our subscrfE.
ers have to say on this subject II
Our Experience Pool this week. If
the State does not care to suppress
dogs in the interest Of wool
is it not absurd to ask the rest OF
the country to a double prices Tor
wooden clothes in the same interest?
We have been severely criticised for
our attitude on this subject, some even
going so far as to say that If we envy
the sheep grower his profits, that tor
the same reason we would begrudge
the Maine potato grower his.
But this is hardly a parallel case.
Most of the wool now used IN this
country is grown on the few remaining
sheep ranges of the West, where pas
lures and grazing come Scott Tree,
The wool is produced by "sheep
harons.' not farmers, as is the case
with potatoes. These baronS get TO-
gether once or twice a year, nave d
big banquet and decide on the price
they will pay the small sheep raiser
or farmer for his wool. Then. AFTER
they have gobbled up all they can
pet their hands on. sell to the wooden
mills at prices that make WOODEN
clothes almost prOhibitive. NO, We
can't see that a high tariff on wool
is helping the farmer, though It VIII
enrich the sheep baron.
Those who think we are ~respassing
in the realm Of politics, or VINO pc
lieve we are showing the slightest feel-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-08-23
GROWING BiDSCAIsEK RES PROF
ITAiSIY.

The most important thing in grow
ing blackberries successfully is 3
moist soil, not one Ia which water
viii stand, but one rich enough in
hunus to hold sufficient moisture to
carry the plant through the g.owlng
season.
find that the best results will be
obtained if the blackberry bushes are
planted in the fail, in October or No
Vemher, setting the smaller growing
kinds fX1 feet apart and the larger
varieties 6XS feet apart
Thorough cultivation throughout
the season Will help in a material de-
gree to hold the moisture necessary
to perfect a good crop.
The soil Shouldn't cultivated very
shallow, so as not to disturb the roots
of the plants. Breaking the roots
starts g large number Of suckers
stroyed.
Blackberries, like dewberries and
~raspberries, bear but one crop on the
cane. That is, canes which spring
up one year, bear the next year.
From three to six canes are Suf-
ficient to be kept in each hill. The
superfluous ones must be thinned out
as soon as they start from the ground
The old canes should be cut off
soon after f%ruiting and burned
The new roots must be pinched
back at the height of two or three
feet if the plants are to support them
selves.
If they are to be fastened to wires,
the canes may be allowed to grow
through the seasO and be cut back
when tied to the wires in the winter
or early spring.-W. Hanson, ILL.,
nOiS.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-08-23

up-to-date flour mill at the point
mentioned and the y OF q re-
cent meeting. c0mmuni-
Gated to the Lumberton RobeSonian.
shows that the men behind the enter
prise realize keenly the opportunities
offered by the profitable raising OF
wheat At this meeting Mr. Z. Min
gus. an expert farmer from the North
west, made a plain. straIghtIorWa ard
talk, illustrating the pos
sessed by Robson farmers over the
wheat growing population OF the sec
ton from which the speaker comes
Mr.. AlngEs pointed out tina his hear
ers could profitably produce nolr
even II their yield of wheat per acre
should be but half Of that in Mime
sofa and the DakotaS. on account OF
the lower cost OF labor and land. the
elimination of long freight Ia ais and
CT mlddlemen, and the problem OF the
after-crOp OF peas.
1t is inevitable that the establish
ment of this mill at Pembroke VIII
encourage the farmers to try wheat
the best Of goo omens. The attitude
is notable.
The Development of farming inter
ests like the navigation of the air
The Robesonian's cores
pendent, has been slow but steady
The old Grange taught the farmers
that they were bearing Unnecessary
burdens, the Alliance taught them how
TO think of and discuss their problems
rtelllSently and the Union is teach
ing them how to act in concert for the
good OF all
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-08-23

Ing of a~ntagonism to the farmer.
should look about them TO ascertain
just how many farmers have aiken
advantage Of the high tariff on wool,
and resumed sheep raising. The cry
IS always, Too many worthless
cura II there are too many dogs.
then Kill them and raise more sheep.
M~asSachuse is not alone; Kansas
mas sixteen dogs TO every sheep, and
they are the dominant element OF pop
ulduon there. In the agricultural
states the tariff IS not enough to offset
the dogs, and in the public land states
and Territories, where most of the
sheep are, the tariff is Unnecessary
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-08-23
THRESHING COWPEAS.

Cowpeas can be threshed with per-
feet success with only a pea or bean
huller. A wheat thresher may be used
but it cracks the peas so badly as to
make it impractical except for some
of the smaller seeded varieties. a
wheat thresher may be modified so as
to give fair satisfaction by using a
large pulley on the cylinder 50 as to
reduce the speed, while the rest Of the
machine is geared up to run at the
usual rate. A part Of the concaVe
teeth may also be removed with good
results. but these are only makeshift
methods and a pea huller should be
used if available. In this connection
it should be said that the Introduction
Of pea nullers should be encouraged in
all parts of the country where peas
are grown. The average yield of peas
is about 9 to 10 bushels per acre. They
NAV run as low as 6 bushels or as
high as IS bushels.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-08-23
FACTS ABOUT DUCK RAISING.

Never set duck eggs under a duck
they are poor mothers. Put them
under a large hen.
The water troughs should be deep
enough to allow the ducks to plunge
their heads entirely beneath the sur
face.
Duck runs should be kept perfectly
clean.
Provide plenty of shelter for the
to which they can run dur
ing sudden storms.
Round up the young ducklings be
fore the storms. Sometimes they viii
sit on the ground with their bills open
wild pointing upward during heavy
storms.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-08-23
FEELING TISELIS BN ELECTRICITY

According to a statement issued by
the Siemens-Schuckert Company of
Berlin, Germany, the telling Of trees
by means of wires heated by electric
currents, which has been described in
various newspapers, cannOt be accom-
plished in a practical and economical
manner, for the following reasons:
The wire, to cut effectively, must be
very tightly stretched and is therefore
very liable to rupture, in consequence
of it's high temperature.
The redho wire carbOnizes the
wood, and the charcoal, if allowed to
accumulate, protects the interior parts
from the heat of the wire. In order
to remove the charcoal, the wire must
be roughened and moved to ana fro
lengthwise, so that the operation Is
still a sort of saving, and the motion
and ro~ughening increases the liability
to rupture.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-08-23
TIE NEED Of IN AGR|-
CULTURAL EDUCATION


and control thousands OF acres hu1
they sublet their lands to ignorant
negroes and sap a living from these,
Inc curse of the South to-
day is it's big plantations and the
subletting of these lands to negro ten
ants. 1t is running the rural South
to the white race.
There IS a certain farmer in Ches-
ter county, Tenn, Cane there are
thousands like him) who owns a lit
tie farm of sixty acres. 1t is a Jewel.
He lives upon it; buys nothing save
sugar, salt, coffee, clothes, and farm
implements and tools. Yet his dear lit
tie home IS entirely by
negro share croppers," and his clos
est white neighbor is eight miles
away. He fears to leave his wife at
home in the day time and is afraid
to send his little girls to the county
school. He is prosperous enough to
send them to college, but hates to
take them from their mother Who
would be all alone during the long.
long day. He has everything on his
farm to make life attractive, music,
books, etc, except decent companion
ship.
Oh, the pity OF such cases,
And yet there is a solution to these
terrible problems that face the South
ern farmers. 1t cannot be worked by
iiC bo1h ~ TIE h III CIlSS. L Gail
be worked only by the farmers them
selves.
The beginning point must be with
our boys and girls. Just SO long as
they ave to gaze upon black cotton
stalks all fail, winter and spring, just
so long as they must live in isolation
and be denied the pleasure of COM
p~aniOnShip: just SO long as they must
sit in uncomfortable rural schools and
be taught by teachers who knoW little
more than themselves-just so long
will they want to leave the farms and
seek the crowded cities and towns
with their glamour Of life.
It cannot be denied Except dishon-
estly) that city life is p~leasanter than
country life in the South.
1t is cas- enough for glib-tOngued
writer's to dream of the limpid
streams, the song Of birds, the smell
Of neW-turned earth and the whistle
of the barefoot boy in the field. But
the lirnpid streams are far, far few
han stagnant bayous and baked fields
and red gullies are in greater evidence
than the neW-turned earth, Tired,
WORKOUT, discontented boys are far
more numerous than the whistling
kind.
No wonder boys and girls cav the
farms. No wonder they do not love
their home as they should, and lal
the talk in the world telling them of
the evils Of city life will not discour-
age that desire to go there.
The city boy Or girl who goes to
the country to live is rarely ever on
tent. He or she does not like the
quiet and the inconvenience n
longs to get pack to town. 1t is far
easier to ALLEVIATE a country boy from
country life than it is to make a city
boy forget the city.
We want the boys and girls to love
the farm, the growing crops, the
sweet-scented clover, the blooming
orchards, blooded stock, etc, and to
think out the problems OF life as
typified in the mysteries of nature.
And we want them to hate conditions
that deprive them of the ability to
love and strive for such things.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-08-23
JUST ABOUT HORSES.

While horse breeding involves con-
siderable capital it offers large dlVl-
dends when successfully andled
If the skin of the horse is kept
clean he will sweat freely. This is
essential to his health.
Any good type of colt will sell for
more per pound when three years old
than a calf.
style and finish count in the a
ket value Of draft horses as Well as IN
coach or driving horses.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-08-23
WHEAT GROWING IN ROBESON
The Establishment of the Flour Mill
at Pembroke VIII Encourage Farm
erS to Try II
Charlotte Observer

The m ers in the vicinity of Penn
broke. Robson county. are evidently
impressed with the fact that the only
way to diversity their crops is to di-
y~ersify, and in furtherance of this
idea a healthy movement has started
to growing Of wheat Sup
ported by the endorsement OF the
Farmers Union. the Raft swamp
Milling Company has established an
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-08-23
A Wonderful Field Of Corn.
Eavetteville Observer

(FayetteVille ObserVer.)
The finest Weld of corn the writer
has ever seen IS an e~ight-acre patcn
at Stedman, cultivated by Mr.. jeff
Seasons. People we'll Tersed in such
matters estimate hat Mr.. Seasons
Will get enc thousand to fourteen
ndr bushels off the eight acres.
This. so far as We know, VIII break
all records for eight acres. The corn
IS now ready to harvest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-27
LEAVE
 FOR EAST TODAY
Mayor Exum's Absence VIII Automati- caIIy Put Harry Jones Again
 In the Chair

The party of aldermen, headed by Mayor Culpepper Exum, will leave this morning on the Birmingham Special for New York and other eastern cities to in- vestigate the crematories in use, and to come back to Birmingham with some definite plan to get rid of the city's garbage.
 This will be a great relief to the forces at the city hall who have been working their heads off since the business Mayor went into office. He has required reports on all kinds of matters, and has set the example himself by working from early morning until sometimes late at night.
 Some one saw Secretary to the Mayor Scudder Ryall waiting for street car late last night, just after he had finished typewriting the Mayors Tidewater veto. Nothing unusual" he said, this Mayor or ours works all the time. There was a time when the office closed on Satur- day afternoon at 1 o'clock, but our Mayor now works straight through until dark. He hasn't had a single Saturday afternoon off since becoming Mayor"
 However, MT. Exum will now be out of the city for a week or ten days, and liar ry Jones' who has been Mayor a half dozen times this year, will assume the reins of government. MT. Jones Is an other man who Is always lon the job," and he will keep the city officials danc- ing the usual two-step.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-27
Pratt City News

The farce, "The Turn of the Tide" which was presented by local talent Fri day night under the auspices of the East Thomas Baptist church, was one of the greatest successes of the year. A good sum was realized from some 300 tickets that were sold.
 MT. and Mrs Joseph DeBardeleben have announced the marriage of their daugh- ter, Ida Blanche, to MT. Edwin Murphy Lee, the wedding to take place at their home on the morning of December '.
 Mrs. G. W. Breedlone and MT. and Mrs. J. A. Mckenzie of Andalusia have been visiting Mrs. J. D. Mckenzie this week.
 Miss Bessie Hines is visiting in Hunts vile this week.
 Miss Ware is on visit to Trussville
 MT. and Mrs. J. D. Hunter of Calera are visiting their old home.
 Paul and Will Mckenzie were the guests of their mother Thursday.
 Mrs. T. J. Carter entertained the Domi- no circle at its second meeting, Friday evening. Tea and sandwiches were served. The next meeting will be held with Mrs. s. E. Coax. The members are as follows: Mrs. c. D. Comstock, Mrs J. D. Duncan, Mrs. R. E. Hassler, Mrs. Holder, Mrs. Nelms Mrs. Wake field, Mrs. ,McMahon, Mrs. Lynch, Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Givens, Mrs. Coax, Mrs. Monfee, Mrs. Overstreet and Mrs. Day. The main feature of the club will be social, but the ladies will devote some of their time to studying fancy work.
 Tuesday evening, November 29, the pu- pills of St. Catherine's school will give public entertainment at the city hall, Pratt City, for the benefit of the class room of the school building. All patrons and friends are invited.
 J. P. Hall has returned from a visit to his parents at Dothan. Mac Nowln of Collinsville spent few days this week with w. E. Masteller. R M. Call was summoned to Inde- perdence yesterday on account of illness in the family.
 The stewards of the Methodist Episco- pal church, south, will have the final meeting of the conference year Monday night.