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The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

An Atlanta preacher resigned last week
and went to North Carolina when he
found that his deacons had advertised
prize fight as an added attraction to the
regular Sunday services. He was right.
Atlanta is no place for that preacher.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09
SUCKERS.
JAMES CECIL HooE

Would a really gallant man say
that be preferred to be stuck with
the hatpin OF stuck for the haty
Would not a true man stand for
being stuck with the hatpin and
stuck for the hat, II he was stuck
on the hat weaprg
No, Pauline; it is not necessarily
true that the smaller the head the
larger the hat Here, now, don't
you stick me with that thingl
Ladies should bear in mind that
the longer the pin the farther away
the man.
The average husband would preb-
ably conjUgate it thus: Stick
STACK. STUCK
WALDO HIBBs.
Read the Binrville Rucle .o-rnoyrou
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09
The Rest Was silence.

From Punch.
why do they say, AS smart as a steel
trap?" asked the laxative boarder. 4
never could see anything particularly
intellectual about steel trap"
"A steel trap Is called smart" ex-
planned the elderly person. in his sweet
est voice. because il knows exactly the
right time 10 shut up"
More might have been said, but in the
circumstances it would have seemed I'M
fitting.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09
An Awful Drop.

From the New York Telegraph.
Two hundred descendants Of great
poets convened IN London one day this
week partly 10 celebrate Swinburne'
birthday. but chiefly TO show the world
how far they have descended.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09
Oh ! hear the cattle caIlinF. caline
REWRITING HAMLET.

J. r. HLidebrsnd has gene 10
Round Hill. Va, which place win
serve him as retreat while he re-
writes Shakespease's Hamlet The
famous scene with The ghost win
begin, "Gimlet, ! am thy fathers
corkscrew.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09
Nine Points An tbe Law.

From the Macon News
In law suit over vacant seat in a
car between the man who saw it first
and the man VINO first got to it. a st.
Louis court awarded the verdict to the
man who got to the seat first. on the
principle that possession is nine points
in the law. we presume.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

the entire Mississippi basin and the lake
region by means of military posts. After
several years negotiating he received
permission from Louis XIV to occupy
and explore the great valley of the Mis-
sissippi. 1t was La Sale who named the
section Louisiana In honor of his King
After he had planted the banner of pos
session he made the long and weary
Journey back to Quebec, and thence sailed
TO France. where he soon succeeded in
interesting his King in planting colony
at the mouth OF the Mississippi The
King sent him back with four vessels
one Of which was an armed frigate, bear
ing nearly 800 cOlonists II is claimed that
the French King spent more money in
fitting out this colony than did ali the
English sovereigns combined in planting
their thirteen colonies in North America
The little fleet sailed into the Gulf OF
Mexico. but missed the mouth OF the
great river and landed on the shore OF
Texas. One of the vessels was wrecked
Many Of the voyagers returned to France,
but the dauntless La Sale, with a small
company, remained. built fort and
spent some months IN a fruitIess search
for the Mississippi. Contention arose
among the men, and one day La Sale
was murdered by two of his countrymen.
Thus persisted this ambitious Frenehman
Ills body was left 70 moIder in the will
derness His dream was unrealized, but
his name IN connection with the greatest
OF American rivers has place in history
second only 10 that Of de Soto, the dis
coverer.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09
Honor the Flag.

From the Pittsburg Gazette-Tlmes.
On account a red tape. Capt. Peter c. Hams. Of
the United States army, now in prison serving a
sentence for murder Is still drawing pay from the
government Somebody should send a pair Of scis.
sors 10 the War Department
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09
Mr.. Taft's Rival,

From the Birmingham AgeHersld.
Mr.. Taft's rivals IN travelling are Hallsys come.
and Walker Weston. All three are doing their best.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

From The Houston Post.
III YOU were to start for Galveston IN
your car at 10 o'clock IN the morning at
what hour would you arrive2'
That would depend on what part O:
the distance I had TO walk
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09
wouId Interest Many.

Prom the Ohio State Journal.
It would be interesting to note whether Attorney
General Wickersham looked elsted or depressed II
he ever should succeed IN conUctng one q the big
corporations Of ANYTHING.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

attention. making it impossible for Col.
Roosevelt to preserve his ineognito," says
4 cable from Rome. How truly aston
ishing
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

Perhaps the colonel refrained from
delivering a lecture 70 the Sphinx be-
cause he realized that the Sphinx would
be unable to talk back" suggests an
erudite contemporary We doubt that
Admiral Brownson believes that, how
ever
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

If the colonel would go around to the
Reichstag while he is in Berlin and
tell them how to run the empire" be-
gins the Richmond Times Dispatch.
Wen, it is no sure thing. by any man
ner OF means, that he win not!
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

A Western college has Instituted a
course of instruction on how 10 carve
meat. A course Of instruction on how to
get the meat to carve would be more to
the point,
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

The Photographers Union should leave
10 the rank amateur contingent all ref
ersnces to the bowling at present sup
posed 10 be in progress in Rome.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

In view of this, that. and the other. NOT
necessary TO mention, Republican leaders
ere reported to have decided that the less
said about the ship subsidy scheme the
better at present
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

Kings. princes. diplomats. potentates.
ct al. may as we'll paste it In their hats
right now that Col Theodore Roosevelt
is a law unto himself
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09
President Close 10 the PeopIe

From the New York American.
An otHervant Yankee editor relates that President
Taft suiffed at affecting scene IN a play and
mopped his eyes with a handkerchief that had
hole in il Which shows that cur President is
close 10 the ueople
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

THE ambition 10 become a millionaire
Is tow" says Mr.. Carnegie. The gentle
man speaks from a safe point of view.
however.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

On account Of the high cost OF in
vestigating. the Senatorial committee ap-
pointed to investigate the high cost of
living finds itself in need of a trifing
s65, 600 as a starter
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

Thinking that the New York Mail may
be interested IN the matter, we will say
that our idea of nothing to read is a
press clipping pasted all over itself
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

If il were some artist other than Mr.
Roosevelt we should have an idea that
the continuance performance throughout
Europe might be sadly overdone.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

however, doubtless is decidedly of the
opinion that things are up In the air
sufficiently in this country az il is.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

Indiana did not insist on making Mr.
Baliinger a paramount issue. however
So it does not invariably pour when 1t
rains after all.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

According to Lieut.. Shackleton, "the
poles are moving each day" That is
always the way Whenever eny new ter
ritory is discovered, it has 70 get p move
on forthwith
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

From the Kansas City Star.
According 10 Wetstsrs a collier Is "a vessel en-.
ployed in ooal trade Mr.. BaIlinger thinks that
Golfers has been entirely too active in the Alaska
coal tIade.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

From the Dayton News.
After two nice days OF spring. a dis
agreeable day causes more comment than
a month OF winter.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09
An Artistic TOUCH.

I'D Ike to take you 10 dinner. old
man."
You are very kind.
And I would il had the price. Could
you spare a five?'
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

"All the worlds a stage" says Ham
let. via the Roanoke World. You may
accept the statement or not. Of course,
as you like
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

An Indiana woman recently found her
self grandmother at twenty-eight. Sure
ly. that was exceeding the speed limit.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

Bold. brave Beveridge." or Bad boy
Beveridge, according to your point of
view, of course.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

Those people so persistently insisting
that Edgar Allan Poe be placed in the
Hall of Fame should go slow. It may
be all but impossible to get him out
again.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

From the Rochester Herald
Albert jeremiah Beyerdgs speaks right cut in
meeting. He is ag'in' the PayneAldrieh tariff BE-
cause it vas constructed in the interests q the
trusts,
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

The Seattle Post-Inteiligencer calls Con
gress attention TO the fact that the
French lawmakers have appropriated
some 100000 toward the promotion Of
aeronautics. The American Congress,
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09
CHAT OF THE FORUM.

The Lord BE Praised!
From the Cleveland Leader
One thing seems certain. anyhow Roosevelt e..
capped the sleeping sickness
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

Not since J. Caesar DIT the dust has
Rome been so frustrated and excited. per-
haps.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09
Other Interests.

Il notice that she no longer wears the
suffragette button"
Wen. she's been having violets sent
her every day Of late
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

''The old-fashioned vehicle, with must
cal bells on the horses harness. afforded
an unusual sight ftir spezia and attracted
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

Roosevelt Is Storm Center" reads a
headline in the Nashville American.
Axiomaticl
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

You we're maudlin last night"
Il was not"
But you went home crying
That was 10 forestall my wife Beat
EN- to It, my boy. It's the only way
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

On April Gen. Lee surrendered to Gen.
Grant at Appomsttox Court House. Va,
In 1916; the Pony Express was started
between the Mississippi and the Pacific
coast in 1860. 1t is the birthday of James
Scott Duke Of Monmouth 1850: Fisher
Ames. the statesman and orator n750
Rufus Putnam, the Revolutionary SOL
der dIS0; George Peacock. the English
mathematician G7s); Chatham r. Wheat.
known as The MuTat of America" dS26)
on april ?. 1883. Edward ". the English
King, killed himself with pleasure :"
Constantine II. the Roman Emperor, was
assassinated (Si0). and Francis Bacon.
the English philosopher, died in 1926.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

true
As a dogwood blossom on a branch
Of yew.
Spring blowing has started. john
Asmus has turned over two acres.
Good for you. John Turn some
; more over.
Grows cav csuselessiy, cause con-
slant eawing causes compulsory cat
calls.
The Young mans thoughts lightly
| turn 20 thoughts a q new spring
suit.
Spring cats are IN the ground,
spring vegetables are peeping Up.
and John Smith SAYS that every
thing has spring to 1t, even his
rheumatic leg.
/ Doc Bedloe Bey says there Is
nothing so reiuVenating as szsssfras
tea. The Beg ought to know. Tor
he has tried everything.
| 4 young man, who shall be
nameless, woke the night echoes as
he trilled 10 her. who also shall be
nsmeless; Come where my love
lies dreaming The father. also
nameless, heaTed a three-pound cab
bsge head at the singer. II was A
Dameless deed.
John P. Miller saws thers "a
nothing Ike the country life. He
starts eight men 20 work on his
farm at 5 O'Clock. exercises the
ducks and geese by 6. eats breakfast
at Z, puts a coat Of paint on the
fence at s. and starts down town az
8. oh. the farmers life is the
life for me.
Black bass fishing is tabooed for
two months. This viii not inter
fere with Eddie Hood and Jim
Henry exchanging "reminiscences about
the big bass they caught on the
Monocacy or at Point Of Rocks.
Five pounds and three-qusrters.
played him one hour and a quarter,
and landed him in a rifle.
Do YOU feel tired In the moufnEy
II may be only that you were out
the night before. 60 10 the c0un-
Try, to bed with the chickens, up
with the lark, and you viii be more
tired than ever. The early morn
ing rising IS not what it's cracked
up TO be.
Oh hear the cattle calling. calling
loud for you and me.
And the notes strike my tympannm
Ike the thunder Of the sea.
Can't | take another cat nap, Just
a little bit Of sleepy
Don't you do Il. Dad now calls YOU,
and his whip cuts vide and deep,
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

Spring cats are in The ground,
spring vegetables are peeping up.
and John Smith SAYS that every
thing has spring to it, even his
rheumatic leg.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

Grows cav csuselessly, cause con-
staRt cawing causes compulsory cat
calls.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

The young mans thoughts lightly
turn TO thoughts a q new spring
suit.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09
Spring Fever.

Spring Fever.
In this life. so fun of crazy,
Scrambling men,
II Is helpful to be lazy
Now and then.
The International COurtship.
Il have just received my first love let
ter from the duke"
"A tender missive, no doubt
Not so very. II was drawn UP by his
lawyer I Judge"
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

Doc BedlOe Boy says there Is
nothing so reiuTenating as szsssfras
tea. The Beg ought to know. Tor
he has tried everything.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
SEASON OF ooURrsHIp.

SEASON OF COURTsHIP.
In the spring the cave man, turning
From his strife.
Felt an unaccustomed yearning
For a wife.
IN the spring when birds were cooling.
Then the dub
Did his prehistoric wooing
With a club.
In the spring a young mans fancy
Turns once more
To some pretty Nan or Nancy,
AS of yore.
To this habit Of the ages
Still we cling
Love enthralls both dolts and sages
In the spring.
A PugiIistIc Author.
That fellow makes lot Of money
writing"
What is his style?"
''Wen. his style is peculiar. It's a sort
of a crouch"
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09
The Busy WhirI.

The Busy Wbirl.
Il have new idea for a business mans
lunchrOom'
How now?"
Put ticker and a telephone at each
table 4"
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

Spring blowing has started. John
Asmus has turned over two acres.
Good for you. John Turn some
more over.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09
Welded FOX
the UPlih
TWO CENTS
FROM THE COUNTRY.

Oh what 80 pretty and sweet and
true
As a dogwood blossom on a branch
Of yew.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-09

Read the BngvilIo Busle tomorrow.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-01
TEED-EUNk FOR CORN FODDER.

In the accompanying, illustration IS
shown a feed-bunk in which to feed
corn-fodder to cattle. It is II feet
long, 7 feet wide and 5 IL feet deep.
The sketch will give IN idea of its
construction. The our corner posts
are 4x4's The sides and ends are
made of 2x4's and a space Of two feet
wide is left for the cattle to feed
through
The 2x4's are spiked or bolted on to
AKA pieces. Two upright pieces OF
2x4's are on each side equal distance
from the corner. these are
two stub 2x4's coming rn to the space
left Tor the cattle to feed through.
There are six cross 2x4's on a
side, four below the feeding space
end two above. Across the top are
2x4's nailed as a brace to stand the
strain when the bunk is being upset
and the rubbing and pushing of cattle.
1t has no bottom.
The bunk is light and two boys can
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-01

good crops at small cost, almost re-
gardless of seasons. ,r
Get the best seed corn IN YOU
nefa hborhood. that which does WEI,
IN other sections may utterly iaii
when changed to yours. Select heavs'
solid. regular ears Of medium SIZE,
and slightly tapering toward SIX
ends well filled out between the rows
and at both ends with grains long.
fun thick and free from WeeVlis. Mex
fan select this from small, Well
shaped stalks in field &c
Do not pull fodder or cut tops II
YOU can possibly help, for either will
lessen the yield.
An acre of strong stiff land well
prepared II fertiliZed after oats
and plante in sorghum or
and peas, will make more forage imam
many acres of fodder at much less
cost.
We learn nothing by doing nothing
new; if you are not satisfied with
YOUR present corn yield. try an acre
bv this method, and follow it closely
even if it does not suit you, 1t
may teach you what will.
f. NEWER WILLIAMSON.
M0upt Claire g q.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-01

season and tempt Providence with a
record-breaking crop, would be to
court sure and heavy loss for our
selves and sacrifice much CT the gain
recorded recently.
I. therefore, urge upon o to raise
at home your food supplies, the sup
plies lor your family, for your help
and for your stock.
Not one State in the South but what
can adopt this policy, freeing itself
of h hay and meat and corn domi-
nations of other sections and avoid
ing the laying of a mortgage of cot
ton to pay other people for the pro-
du0+s Wn should raise for ourselves.
We have before us the lesson Of
hard years and tremendous crops. me
profted by tfem. We have now be-
fore us the lesson OF a prosperous
year. Let US see if we can not also
profit by its teachings.
I look for 1910 to be the most won
derfu1 year in the history of South
ern farming. That prophecy will be
fulfilled, if the organized farmers Of
the South practice Investigation re-
ligiouslv, at the same time avoiding,
as they would the plague and death
itself. the foolish temptation to plant
heavily for cotton.
Let us more han duplicate 1903.
We can accomplish that. if we oh
serve s~crupulously the program have
outlined.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-01

One thing in connection with horse
breeding which cannot be too strong
ly insisted upon is hat If it is worth
while to breed AT all it is worth while
to feed the young ones literally.
1t is a mistake to think that horses
at light work can be kept entirely on
hay. Colts also require more grain,
and If left to grow up on straw and
hay alone they never make as good
horses as do those which are better
cared for.
Horses seldom suffer from decayed
teeth. Ii because of the upper teeth
closing On the lower ones a little on
the outside points are sometimes
formed which lacerate the cheek or
penetrate the gums. creating a ten
derness that prevents the proper mas
tication of food, annoying the horse
so much that he falls away very
rapidly.
To permit a horse, after being heat
ed, to stand in the cold until he is
chilled frequently causes cerehro
meningitis and heaves. It ALWAYS NAYS
to put on q blanket, even if the horse
Is only TO stand a few minutes.
The man behind the times hraal-s
the colt; the wise mar trains II
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-01

woods one day in June, when two
deer jumped up out of the bushes,
ran q short distance and stopped,
making a particular sort of noise L
had never heard before. / inVesti-
gated and found two little fawns lying
in the grass and caves | do not think
they could have been more than two
days old. They were perfectly gen.
tie and when [ got off my horse and
went to them they rose and came
right into my arms as gentle as dogs.
Their legs and necks were very long
and slender, much out of proportion
to their small heads and bodies.
I had a pair Of large saddle bags on
my horse SO I put a little faWn in
each Of the pockets and vent back
with them to the house.
They were so wOung L feared they
would not live, but they did: and when
about six months old I sold them TO
the park commissioner of a Southern
city for S35 and they were put in the
city park to the delight of all who
saw them. particularly the children.
Tdo little boys whom I knew on
the plains of western Texas made on
siderable money during the summer
months by capturing young prairie
dogs and selling them.
it rained they went out
on the plains and dug little trenches
with hoes, to run the water into the
dog holes, and the young ones
scampered out to keep from drowning
the boys would catch them and put
them in boxes to take home.
Then they bought small wire cages
and put a pair Of dogs in each cage
and sold them at the railway-station
every afternoon to northern and east
ern people when the train stopped.
During May, June and July they
sold a great many of these little dogs
getting So a pair for them, including
the Gag and when they were not able
to sell all their stock they Sent them
in cages holding a dozen to a Chicago
man who sold them on commission.
If a farmer boy likes to trap wild
animals and birds and lives where
they are numerous. he should get in
touch with men who buy them alive,
ard be can certainly make a nice little
sum of money.
Even hawks and owls, in fact al
most any large bird not good for food.
VIII sell at some price provided you
can get in correspondence with the
people who want them.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-01

ture makes, how much more b1tter
the struggle Of a boy TO overcome
the mistakes with the added ignorance
of Indifferent or criminal parents.
The effect Of heredity upon the
mental, physical and moral nature OF
BOYS is certainly worth as much study
and interest as upon animals, put
there is yet much to be done. Let US
hope that When We have learned now
to breed perfect horses we may turn
our attention toward creating a bet
ter influence upon the lives or boys
and men.-C. M. Miller.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-01

While a vast majority even of the
well-to-do farmers of the county have
disposed of practically all of their cot
ton this season at the flatterlng prices
of the past, there is one successful
planter near HuntersVille. Mr.. John
w. Cross, who has still in his possess
sion 125 bales of cotton, together with
the seed from that number OF bales.
If Mr.. Cross were to sell his holdings
today at IS cents a pound for his cot
ton and SO cents a bushel for his seed,
he would receive for his cotton $1O,-
COO and for the seed $1.875. But he
has not yet been tempted by the Sc
ductive prices which these markets
have been flashing across his vision
and isst il holding on to the faith that
the future will show him something
better.
Mr.. Cross is the representative OF a
class of Necklenburg m who
| have made money on their crops who
have followed advanced methods or
fertilization and cultivation and who
are enriching themselves year after
year in addition to securing that Pc
culiar enjoyment which in the
farm life.-CharlOtte Observer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-01
HOLD DOWN THE
COTTON ACREAGE
lRv President Barrett-)

Offcar and Members Of the
Members of the Farmers, Union
in the South p~artlcuiaflS,
nave inst concluded one of the most
prosperous, and progressive years ~
the history Of the ORGANIZATION.
interest in recruiting MEMBERS, IN
.arest in the active problems OF the
order. is at all points vigilant and az
pressive, The organized farmer IS
alive TO his own rights, ana tle way
to obtain them, as he has not peeh
within my recollection.
In the South, peculiarly. the lesson
of the year Just passed should pom.
a powerful and significant lesson Tor
this year and the years to come.
cotton has sold. uniformity. at a
profitable figure. mainly, because there
was not too much of 1t. Inc crop
came we'll within the demands OF
worldwide consumption, and as a re-
suit. but little sold at a loss, as has
been the case In years gone oy.
We can insure the same measure
of prosperity for the new year; we
can even increase that prosperity II
we diversity i~ntelligently and keep the
cotton acreage within reasonable
bounds.
Tt would be wretched business pol
icy, for ourselves and the South, to
be lured by the attractive prices OF
the fall and winter into planting a
huge acreage for the coming sea-
son.
7 know of no better way to undo
our own prosperity and to play into
the hands of the cotton gamblers.
These latter gentlemen have been
rrah1e 70 hammer the price of cotton
this season. because every Intelligent
man has seen their
To trade on the prosperity Of last