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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-18
HAPPY COUNTRY LIFE


This fall I've enjoyed hunting chestnuts and
hickory nuts In our pasture.A Yesterday seemed
almost perfect for day in November. and
I watched the men putting in the wheat for
next years crop. The ground looked so fresh
and the odor OF II and the guanO made one
think of springtime. and feel $50 good"
We are blessed in many respects-are enjoy
ing our own home raised flour and meal as
7 am specially fond Of corn bread, am partial
TO the meal. Then we have our milk, butter.
chickens and eggs at home. and high prices
are not worrying much at present.
love the farm and nature. There are some
rocks in the pasture and II is a pleasure TO
me To take a ramhle Sunday afternoons over
to them and 10 the pines The branch Is run
ming all the time and whore II ripples along
and falls over pehbles and steep places 1t
sounds like sweet music. Then there Is u
small pond that may be made into a fish pond
IN future day.
One Sunday morning ] sat under the shade Of
hickory tree and watched the ducks taking
a swim: they seernd to h" In their element 3"
A. my small brother used to express himself
We are way ont IN ruraldom. close to nature
and live a natural life. and. oh! such hanpy
healthy one. Fresh air and. sunshine and good
hesith-who could helm Int he happy land
there's love. 1t has its part to play in life.
too.
Today the wind Il racing across the fieids
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-18

WHEN THE WORLD SEEMS SAD

Dear Household: Today the sky IL a dull
monotonous gray and the breeze rustles the
leaves OF the trees, chanting a requiem to the
days that are past. The Indian summer mas
been so glorious that not until today have /
realized that IL is in reality almost December.
And the sadness that is always attendant upon
this season OF the year seems to have settled
exclusively on my spirit today.
love autumn with its regal glory, but this
love IL tinged and sweetened with a sadness
and an exRltation.
The verdant beauty Of spring suggests to me
purity Of youth, summer with its abundance
syrboliEes the well-rounded prime OF life; au-
tumn represents the beginning Of the decline
OF life and brings to my mind picture Of
one started on the declining years. Just
the leaves fall from the trees, one by one
the truly wise man relinquish the ties, once
80 dear, that bind him to earth and begins
looking with glad, trustful eyes toward heaven.
Then when the last leaf falls and the gentle
SHOWS Of old winter fall as a benedcttsn,
see him quietly pass on to the Gloryland with
unspeakable In hts heart, glad 70 rest from
all that wearies and TO be filled with immortal
youth.
Restl The very word falls sweetly on tired
ears once heard a minister say that heaven
to him meant, not rest. but work.
place fee sweet es T wsre All w 70 Se
weary people might rest and worship the one
Supreme Being free from al WEAKNESS and
care
But we have different conceptions of what
that sweet place is like, and all our opinions
change.
When last I wrote I teaching a sum-
mer school; I have closed that and after spend.
ing two weeks at home l principal
of a graded school. / hope all the teachers
are Pleasantly situated.
/ suppose 1t is my misfortune that have
one OF those peculiarly sensitive natures that
often fee as IL their every effort In every
way had utterly failed, that In all the world
there is no human being who cares; no
who has ever been helped by word or deed Of
mine.
Then IL IL when a word of sympathy, appre-
citation, or love, quickens the heart-beats and
brings grateful tears to tired eyes.
With a parting godspeed. bid you adieu.
CLARA NAE JONES.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-18
Marietta, Ca.

GOING TO SEE AUNTIE AND GRANDPA
Dear Household: Would II interest you II
! were to describe one OF my most pleasant
company daysi Well most always on Sunday
we have company-children, grandchildren.
nephews and nieces, cousins, uncles and aunts,
and the most perplexing thing lie when they all
happen 70 come at the same time. OF course,
IL falls to me to prepare for all the folks, and
II takes managing and cooking, fixing every
thing in place and one day Of doing everything.
About O'Clock they begin to arrive.
whole host Of grandchildren coming to see
grandpa and grandma; and the first thing they
usually do is to upset the churn and make
milk path all through the room, but "he didn't
go TO do II" excuses his part, but not mine.
Then the youngest boy must show grandpa how
be can jump over the bed post; That . done
but that II OF quite 30 easily done, and
consequently there is broken table and
mashed nose. Then the whole household Is
aroused. the lamp chimney broken, the clock
stopped. stove pipe knocked down-all in
frantic search for the turpentine bottle. Poor
little Tommy's mashed his nose trying to amuse
grandpa. Poor little innocent thingP
In the meantime little Mary q years old is
off in some secret corner trying TO swallow
the thinble. but that's nothing; ] guess she's
teethinE. And then when the worst is over
they all begin 20 cry. It's surprising how
much noise one little fellow can make, but
when about six join In. each carrying bis own
part Il IL something terriolei
Talk about the soothing music Of childish
voices II you want to, but IL will have to be
pulverised, graduated and gone through several
other refining processes before 1t sounds like
music to me.
1t Is something Of that nature up to the
last hour which is rather early. Then
find myself facing something to do-books and
papers shoes and bonnets, stove wood, farm
Ing implements and everything imaginable from
the front porch to the back doorsteps. / find
my writing material under the bed, and how
provoking to find the photograph of friend
IN the cream pitcher!
Yet the had such pleasant day. all ex-
cept this predestined (?) old maid. who Won
ders deep down in corner OF her heart IL
that young man ever has such trying
deals and II he would provide against such
infections as these. This is not all; no, not
half only give you an. idea Of what occurs
IN our family circle once In n while when the
children come TO grandpa.
Do you wonder at my struggle not to wish
for just Sunday in a month?
Roswell, Ga. AGNES.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-18

For 80 years Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has been the standard remedy for
female ills. No sick woman does justice to
herself who will not try this famous medicine.
Made exclusively from roots and herbs, and
has thousands of cures to its credit.
1880 Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women
E&R TO write her for advice. She has
guided thousands to health free of charge.
Address Mrs. Pinlxham, Lynn, Mass.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-18

Miss Mary Idell Ide, of Colville, Wash.
has been chosen queen Of the third Ma
tional Apple show, to be held at Spokane
Wash, from November IA to 10. She will
reign over 100000 apples from various
parts of the United States and Canada,
which will be exhibited in competition fol-
prizes aggregating $4,000.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-18

every acti II every person would only give
ten minutes every day TO the study OF such
thinks would have q better world.
have always been taught thAt we came
10 TINS world Tor training. how many VIII re-
turn TO say, 81 have fought my way through.
have finished the work thou gaVest me to DO, -
TO receive the glad word, "Well done, enter
into the joys OF thy Lordf"
The love Of Christ is the greatest thing in
the world and the principle of forgiveness is
the main principle 10 religion.
Best wishes 20 all.
Warren sheaf., 1910-05-19
FARM .| NOTES.

Few farmers know the names Of one
tenth the weeds and grasses that grow
on their farms. More knowledge In
this direction would help.
When you give the boy a calf to
raise don't pocket the money as soon
as it is Sold That might teach the
little fellow to be dishonest.
a prominent dairy journal declares
that the dual purpose COW Is a failure
In the dairy herd. The dairy type COW
sis decidedly the most profitable. IL. /.
It is better for both mare and colt
for the latter to come in the spring. It
IS the natural growing season and
causes less friction and hardship.
a hog that weighed 1,80s pounds
alive and 1885 pounds when dressed
was recently slaughtered IN England.
Il was a Jersey red boar, two and one
half years old. !; s.s 4.
Market products must be viewed
from the buyers side and not your
own. You think to sell q two pound
male chick Is waste, hut the customer
VIII pay more then than after he ID
Ted two or three ADDITIONAL months.
Warren sheaf., 1910-05-19
REPUBLICAN. COUNTY coNvEN
TlON CALL.

A Republican County Convention
for the County of Marshall is hereby
called to be held on Friday the 17tk
day of June, 1910, in the Village of
Argyle. In said County, at two o'clock
+. M. Tor the purpose of electing ten
delegates to the State Convention to
be held at the Auditorium in the City
of st. Paul, Minnesota, on Tuesday
the 2lst day of June A. D., 1910, at
eleven o'clock in the forenoon, for
the purpose of nominating and en-
dorsing candidate for United States
Senator, to be chosen by the Legis-
lature Of 1911, and for the purpose of
placing in nomination candidates for
the following state Offices, to be voted
for at the general election, November
9Th, A. D., 1910, Viz
-Four Associate Justices of the Su-
preme Court, 1.-TWO for the term COM
mencing the first Monday in January,
1912, to succeed Justices Brown and
Lewis).
(Two for the term commencing the
first Monday in January, 1911, to suc-
ceed Justices Jaggard and OBrien).
Governor.
Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary Of State.
State Auditor.
State Treasurer.
Attorney General.
Clerk of Supreme Court, and
One Railroad and Warehouse
Commissioner.
The Primary election caucuses to
elect delegates to the said Republican
Warren sheaf., 1910-05-19
STOCK CHUTE,

lFrom the Kansas Farmer.] IT,,
lots, but they are often made SO that
they can be transported from one part
Of the farm to another. When q chute
Of this kind is built heavy and strong
enough to support the weight of ma
ture hog or large calf it becomes a
clumsy thing to move. R. ]. Linscott
Of Holton, Kan, has solved this prob
lem Of Inconvenience in a very happy
way, according to the Kansas Farmer.
The wheels and axle used are parts Of
old machinery found on the farm, the
wheels being taken from an old now
er. The upper end Of the chute Is pro-
v1ded with two strong iron hooks,
which are sharpened so as to engage
the bottom Of the wagon bed and pre-
vent slipping after the animal starts
upward. With such an arrangement
there is no difficulty in building a
chute Of ample strength, because the
question of weight has relatively little
Importance. The chute can be hooked
on behind the wagon and hauled to
any part Of the farm, and it is a COM
paratively easy matter to put it in po-
sition by hand. 49,.
Warren sheaf., 1910-05-19
Growinu Potatoes,


In Ireland, in the best potato grow
ing localities, a yield Of 400 bushels to
the acre is nothing unusual. 1t Is OBJ
tanned by the use of about thirty loads
of barnyard manure to the acre, sup
plemented by 500 pounds Of CONNER
cial fertilizers, proportioned as follows:
One hundred pounds of muriate of
potash and 400 pounds of superphos-
phate. In England the best results,
are obtained by the use Of twenty to
twenty-five loads Of barnyard manure
to the acre, supplemented with 100
pounds of sulphate Of ammonia, $50
pounds Of superphosphate and so
pounds of su.phate of potash. The
popular fertilizer for growing potatoes
in Maine, when planted where a two
year-old crop of clover or grass has
been grown, is made up on the farm
Of 135 pounds of nitrate of soda, 600
pounds Of tankage, 200 pounds of acid
phosphate and 400 pounds Of sulphate
Of potash, making In all 1885 pounds.
One-haf this amount is used in the
planter or mixed in the furrow and
the other half at the first narrowing,
when the plants begin to appear.
Warren sheaf., 1910-05-19
+ !. + = + + I'D. + i. j. i. !. + 4.
Novel Seed Weed
Collection.
w. S. Oswald, Horticultural Divi-
sion, Minnesota Experiment
Station.

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Weeds cause an actual loss of many
millions of dollars every year to farm
ers. The average farmer hardly rea-
Lies the loss caused by weeds. The
eradication of weeds is a much dis
cussed question at present, but little
is said about preventing weeds from
getting onto the farm. There a1e
many natural agencies, such as wind,
water, animals, etc., which cause the
spread of weeds. Prevention in such
cases is almost impossible. There is
still another manner in which weeds
are brought on the farm; that is, by
sowing seed which has mixed with it
many seeds. A large percentage of
the weeds are put on the farm by the
farmer himself, who actually plants
weed seeds when he plants his other
seed. In most cases a farmer sows
foul seed because he is ignorant of
the fact and is not familiar with these
seeds. Every farmer should be just as
familiar with the bad weed seeds as
he is with seeds of wheat, clover. tim
othy, etc.
The Minnesota Agricultural Experi-
ment Station. through its division of
botany and plant pathology, is trying
to educate the farmers Of the state to
SOW only pure seed, and in this way
aid them in a partial solution of the
weed problem. The accompanying
cut shows a novel method which the
Division Of botany and plant pathology
has devised in preparing a weed seed
collection, which can be sold to the
farmer at very nominal sum. Twen-
ty-four different weed seeds are in
each case. The case (seven inches
long and Ave inches wide) is made Of
cardboard, in which twenty-four three
fourths inch holes are punched. A
back is pasted on, leaving twenty-four
spaces in which the weed seeds are
placed. Glass is then passe-partouted
over the top. The seeds are loose so
that they can be shaken and examined
in any position, and the glass keeps
the different seeds from mixing. Un-
less the case is broken the collection
will always remain authentic. Any Or
binary lens can be used in examing
the seeds. Weed seed collection are
often prepared in bottles. A bottle
collection is not as desirable as this
little weed seed case; first, because
the corks are often removed from the
bottles and some of the seed taken
out for examination. In putting the
seed back very often it becomes
mixed, and in a short time the collec.
Warren sheaf., 1910-05-19
You can buy lots at terms to suit
yourself in the PEMBINA PARK. For
sale at the Swedish American State
Bank.


Among the characters who give life
and color to .The Holy City," Clar-
ence Benefits successful Biblical
drama, may be found the familiar
names of John, the Baptist, the
Apostles, Peter and Andrew, Judas
Iscariot, King Herod, Salome, Mary
Magdalene, Caiaphas, Pontius Plate
and host of others. ':The Holy
City, is to be presented at the Opera
House on Wednesday, May 25, by the
original New York cast. which in.
cludes the author, Mr.. Clarence Ben
nett. Miss Edna Marshall handles
the dance of Salome, in a most pleas
ing inoffensive and graceful manner
Warren sheaf., 1910-05-19
Insects and Alfalfa.

It has been discovered that the honey
bee is Of even more Importance to the
alfalfa than the alfalfa is to the bee.
The wonderful strength and speed OF
the bees take them long distances for
their food. and they have recourse to q
great variety Of plants. But the pecul-
lar construction Of the alfalfa blossom
renders it unable to fertilize itself, and
its shape makes cross fertilization very
difficult. q
At the Kansas experiment station a
small plot OF vigorous alfalfa was COW
cred just before coming up into bloom
with mosquito netting supported on
sticks. 1t was therefore known that
no bees or other insects could come
into contact with the blossoms. Later
a careful examinatio disclosed that
the pods which had formed were en-
tirely without seeds. Coburn's The
Book Of Alfalfa = .s.si5.
Warren sheaf., 1910-05-19
TESTING SUGAR BEET SEED.
Upon Il Rests Ability Of Roots to Pro-
duce Maximum QUANTITY Of SUGAR.

= PSsl - NooeS NOlilIy oT no0tS 20 FRO.
duce Maximum Quantity Of Sugar.
Testing the roots is one of the most
Important steps in the production OF
beet seed, since the value of the seed
depends not only upon it's quality from
the standpoint of germinatioH. but also
upon the ability Of the roots produced
to store maximum quantity of sugar.
with a minimum quantity of salts.
With our present knowledge of seed
production the standard Of high grade
seed can be maintained only by the
most careful and rigid testing and
elimination of all roots that are not Of
a satisfactory quality. Having select
ed roots of suitable size and shape,
typical core is removed by means OF
drill which is passed through the
beet at an angle, as shown in the illus
tration. This core is tested for sugar
by the usual polariscope methods. The
ability Of seed grower to maintain
high quality in the root is one Of the
most important conditions in the es-
tablishment and maintenance Of the
beet seed industry, says the year book
of the department of agriculture.
There IS a great deal Of confusion In
the minds Of plant breeders regarding
the real purpose of the selection of the
roots from the standpoint of sugar con-
tent. Careful observation would seem
to indicate that breeding and selection
for high sugar content have to do
mainly with the elimination Of those
individual roots that will not respond
readily to favorable conditions Of soil
and climate with respect to the forma-
ton and storage Of sugar and the pres
ervation and perpetuation Of those
roots that will respond to those condi-
tions. High sugar content. therefore,
does not seem to be fixed character
In the same sense as are color, form.
etc., but will vary to marked, de-
gree when the conditions of growth are
changed. For example, seeds from the
same plant when planted in different
parts of the country have been known
to produce roots having difference of
Warren sheaf., 1910-05-19
Legal Advertisements at Legal Rates.

The initial number of the Stephen
Messenger made it's appearance last
week. 1t is a good looking paper and
if the publishers can keep up the
gait they will do we'll. The Sheaf
has no quarrel with the Messenger
and we extend the hand of fellowship,
yet we believe that we stated nothing
but facts in our editorial of the week
before, the editorial which the Mes
senger in it's first issue garbled and
did not dare to publish in full.
Warren sheaf., 1910-05-19
THEIR FINAL QUARREL.
She Said It Was IrrevoeabIe, but He
Know Better.

She Said It Was IrrevocabIe, but He
Know Better.
It was all off. They had quarreled.
finally and irrevocably. 1t doesn't
matter now what it was about. The
chances are that in their anger neither
remembered anything except that he
had disappointed her in some awful,
unforgivable way and she had seized
the diamond engagement ring from a
dainty, slender finger and thrust it
upon him with a gesture of infinite
scorn.
For an instant he held the circlet in
his hand ruefully. For another in
stant he paced the porch, hands in his
pockets, head low, his voice quivering
with emotion as he pleaded. Sudden
ly he stopped in front of her.
"That's final, is it?' he inquired.
"Final," she replied icily. mo man
with spark off,
Gall right!' he snapped. "This
things no use to me, then"
His right arm shot out like the arm
Of ball pitcher, and a second later
the tinkle-tinkle of metal on the con-
crete walk half block away told her
he had thrown the ring away.
"Oh!' she cried, and there was sud-
den anguish in her heart, II didn't
mean it! We must find it-at once"
II don't care for it," he said stub
bornly. Life has mighty little now
to make
"Silly" she cried. Help me-imme-
diatcly"
He couldn't let her go alone, with
night coming on, so. after proper re-
luctance. he followed. In the eager
ness of searching all her anger melted
1t took long time. but finally he
stopped quickly and exclaiming. Here
1t isv' held up the diamond ring.
What happened in the next hour is
nobody's business except their own
The human. masculine part of the
story was disclosed to his bosom
friend late that night In the quiet Of
their room.
Had it In my pocket all the time."
he said. "Threw a quarter down the
street. And. dad bling it. didn't find
it eitherv'
But 1t did the work.-Kansas City
Times .... ....
Warren sheaf., 1910-05-19
Bee Notes.

One must be deliberate and not per-
spire when hiving bees. The bees do
not like the smell of excited persons.
Always have an empty box hive
about the apiary properly set on a
floor board. This will often catch a
swarm that might otherwise he lost.
1t is never good business policy to
sell customer bad honey or honey
with an undesirable flavor. This will
insure future sales.
1t is we'll to keep all vegetation
down around the hives, so that it will
not interfere with the fight of the
working bees between their hive and
the feeding ground. j.
The number of colonies which any
locality will support depends on the
fora of the vicinity. There are but
few places, however, that will not sup
port from ten to twenty-five colonies
to the square mile, and many local.
ties will support greater number than
this. Bees fly long distances for for
age, averaging at least two miles. :. -
Smoke is the best agent known
among beekeepers that can be used
to make bees submit to their wishes.
All sorts of material may be burned
in smoker, such as cotton rags, rot
ten wood, etc. There is great differ
ence in the disposition of bees, how
ever. some requiring more smoking
than /others.-Farm and Ranch. ":4
Warren sheaf., 1910-05-19
SPLITTING A PICTURE.
Ono Case Where tho Half Proved
Greater Than tho Whole.

Ono Case Where the Half Proved
Greater Than tho Whole.
There is no painter who lends him.
self to ''splitting" so much as Botti-
celli-i. e.. a division of the panel into
two parts so as to form separate pic
lures. Years ago sold to Mr.. But
terry of London half Botticelli. which
is now owned by Herr Kaufman of
Berlin. have myself seen the other
half Of the picture. as we'll as the pic
ture in it's entire state.
In one case | can recall the half
proved greater than the whole. A GER
tain Signor Barili bequeathed valu-
able Botticelli to his two grandsons,
who were twins. But. although twins.
these two young men were rather
quarrelsome and had no taste in CON-
mon. One proposed to sell the picture.
which had been painted for one of their
ancestors. it is said. by Botticelli him.
self. The other would not consent.
The first then proposed that the other
should buy his share and keep the pic
ture himself. He took me with him,
and l assigned the value of the pic
ture at 5000 lire. saying would give
that for it. The brother declined and
suggested placing the picture in the
custody of All aunt pending an adjust.
ment Of the terms. "Oh. very WE'LL"
cried his brother, flying into passion.
'ff you won't buy and won't let me
sell there's only one thing to do" and
before any one could interfere he emp
tied three chambers of a revolver into
the panel, completely destroying one
half of the composition. including st.
John and a Joseph. The picture be-
ing sent to me to restore, could do
nothing with it and strongly advised
separating the panel. Shortly after l
did so the owner died, and I disposed
of the work for 6,O00 lire to Adolph
Kann. 1t is now, I believe, In Russia.
ID. Panzone in Strand Magazine.
Warren sheaf., 1910-05-19
PLANTING Waternelon..

Watermelons should not be planted
until all danger Of frost is over and
should be planted in hills about ten
feet apart each way. The more mod
ern method Of watermelon culture is
to plow out the rows one way, fill the
trenches with manure, thoroughly mix
the manure with the soil In the
trenches by running back and forth
with a scooter .plow, then throw the
soil back again and plant the seed on
the bed thus formed. Orange Judd
Farmer. -