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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
GROWING PEANUTS IN SOUTH
One ~ the Nest Desirable ~ Sell
RenevstIne sod oeitimprevine
pianto-oy-Prooucts Valuable.

To most persons the peanut sug-
gests only the article as II appears
for sale. whole. sheiied or sailed. but
during recent years the uses OF pea
nuts have become numerous. and In
ciude q wide range OF utility. The
demand for peanuts for use In the
manufacture Of food preparations is
constantly increasing. By-products
Of the peanut are now being EN-
ployed extensively In the manufacture
Of feeds for farm stock and dairy
cows.
important farm crop throughout the
southern states. Its vines are val
liable as forage and the peas that are
not marketable can be used for feed
ing purposes. Throughout the boil
weevil district OF the cotton belt the
peanut Is rapidly becoming OF i'm
portance as a money crop. and special
oil-producing varieties will doubtless
assist In keeping the oil mills OF the
southern states supplied with raw
materials. The peanut plant. In COM
mon with other ieguminous plants. has
the power OF collecting the free nj
trogen OF the atmosphere and storing
IL in little nodules upon its roots. For
this reason the peanut Is one OF the
most desirable OF our soil-renovating
and soil-improving plants. II should
be borne In mind. however. that In
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
Fungi Destroyer.

Scientists have long believed that
some form Of sulphur other than the
copper sulphate would destroy fungi
without injury 10 the fruit and vege
tables, says The Stockman. This past
season experiments were made with
self -boiled lime sulphur, etc. and each
experimenter advocates most strongly
his own preparation. We believe
that the most promising Of these prep
arations was experimental with last
year under the name OF "Sulfocide."
containing actually between 20 and
30 per cent. OF sulphur In solution. ad
hitting Of a great dilution: and In
every instance where tried as a sub
stitute for bordeaux mixture, IL has
far surpassed II in effectiveness with
no injury. Whether IL can be used
on peach and plum will be matter
Of future experiment. but the fact
that with less trouble and expense II
can be used where bordeaux has been
the only remedy In very encouraging
and makes IL worthy OF a trial
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
ayoftheHallB Boy

In this day of complaint against incompe-
tent servants OF all sorts 1t Is rather remark
able to study the general utility OF the apart
ment-house hallboy. The resourceful New
York woman finds many uses for the liveried
lad and where he has been tested and found
thoroughly reliable he Is often trusted with
responsible duties.
At one of the upper West side apartment
hotels two extremely bright young colored
men have been employed for four years and
the commissions with which they trusted
are worth studying. One of them was seen at
q neighboring bank the other morning deposit
ing money for three guests at the hotel. Sew
eral other colored boys In uniform were per-
forming similar service. The receiving tel
Ter at the bank explained that many of his
women depositors intrusted this work. espe-
cially stormy days. to hall boys and eleva-
tor boys and that there has not been single
case Of dishonesty or misunderstanding In the
matter.
In some houses elevator and hall boys are
not permitted to errands. the New York
World says In others. where two or three
lads are on duty. rules are relaxed and super
intendents are glad to let the boys serve the
tenants. Naturally the boys like to do the
rands, because there Is corresponding increase
In their incomes-
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
TIMELY FARM NOTES.

Sweet potatoes grow best on n light
sandy loan.
Weeds take more moisture than hot
winds.
A moist. cloudy day is an ideal one
for transplanting young plants.
Money paid labor for handling
weeds is worse than throwing IL away.
Breathing dust will injure chickens
the same as other animals.
Where hens are used for incubation
they should be provided with nests
separate from the laying hen flock.
For the earliest crop Of lettuce and
radishes. work into the soil some
strong, stimulating fertilizer. such as
poultry droppings.
In Mexico. farmers instead OF fen.
cling In their hay and stray stacks.
erect them on platforms out OF the
reach OF cattle.
Red clover IL usually sown with a
grain crop, so that IL will cover the
field after the latter has been har.
vested.
The rhubarb roots should be re.
newed occasionally. as the old ones
sometimes rot. DO not allow the seed
stalk to go TO seed.
Tomatoes run on trellies will not do
well where there is an excess of sun.
shine. They need shade.
Blackberries do not feed widely and
hence they do not materially interfere
with the growth Of the apple trees.
Keep up n liberal flow OF milk by
good feeding till grass comes. The
first grass is watery and contains but
little actual feeding value.
Glover hay is the standard Of ex.
cellence by which the feeding value OF
all other leguminous crops IL meas.
ured.
There is IA ready market for all the
milk, cream and butter that the coun.
try can produce.
Most dairymen and farmers now
raise their calves by hand, feeding
them largely on skim milk during the
early period OF their lives.
With the coming Of warm weather
and some green pasture IL Is easy
10 make delicious butter.
Roots and silage have been com.
pared for fattening wether lambs
without any marked difference in their
value becoming apparent.
AS many persons have failed in
keeping store. teaching school and
raising corn and hogs as have failed
with chickens.
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PROFIT IN CAP0NS
Little Trouble to Average Farmer
to Raise 100 to 200.
Fewis Always Retain That Sweetness
and JuIeiness Of Flesh That 10 Char.
aetsristie Of Spring Chicken
Reason They Bring Price.
nv MILLER PURvIs)

fBy MILLER PURvIsD
No one is better situated to raise
.apons than the farmer. On the aver
age farm the additional work required
% raise from 100 TO 200 capons would
not be noticed. and the most OF this
work can be attended 10 In the winter
when time is plentiful with the farmer.
In the neighborhood of Fairbury. Ill.
a great many capons are raised every
year and are found to be very profit
able. There are many stories told
about the size to which capons grow.
while the truth is that the ordinary
capon will grow to but one or two
pounds more than the ordinary un-
caponized cockerel would in the same
time, and TO secure this additional
weight extra feeding is necessary.
In preparation for capon raising IL
is wise TO hatch about twice the num-
Der of chickens as capons desired, for
fully half are likely TO be pullets. The
pullets may be kept for egg production
or may be sold for spring chickens.
thus securing enough money TO pay for
raising the whole flock up to the time
the cockerels are old enough to capon-
lze. which is about twelve weeks.
The operation of caponizing does not
require much skill. although the begin
ner will probably kill two or three at
the start. which will not be lost. for
they bleed to death I'm about the same
time as If their throats had been cut
and are exactly as good for table pur-
poses as II bled in the latter way. A
- To- 4xfr Gsu
$3.50 TO 81. and with each set is sent
directions that anyone can follow.
After the caponizing the cockerels
become cori,e and quiet; they lose am
bition and their combs cease TO grow;
in fact. they shrivel, and when fed
they eat their fill and sit quietly
around Until feeding time again.
Capons always retain that sweetness
and Iuiciness of flesh that is character
istic OF the spring chicken. the reason
they bring such a high price. They are
fed much as other fowls would be.
only eating more. About all they eat
goes TO the formation of juicy. palata-
BILE flesh.
A few years ago capons commanded
hardly any attention in the west and
do not yet bring the prices they do in
the eastern cities. BY the last OF
March good capons sell readily I'm Chi
cago at II cents per pound. as against
IL cent? for dressed chickens. AS the
average Plymouth Rock capon Will
weigh seven or eight pounds, IL Will be
seen that the capon sells for from 40
to so cents more than the chicken OF
the same age. and the difference IL the
cost of raising is Insignificant. The
writer has known of a flock of 400
capons that cleared nearly one dollar
each However. these were extras
sold in Philadelphia. the greatest
capon market in the country.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
n IN n Mistake

Many have the idea that anything
will sell II advertised strong enough.
This In a great mistake. True,
few sales might be made by adyertis-
ing m absolutely worthless article but
II Ia only the article that Is bought
again and again that pays. An ok.
ample Of the big success OF "A worthy
article Is the enormous sale that has
grown up for Cascarets Candy Cathar-
tic. This wonderful record n the result
OF great merit successfully made known
through persistent advertising and tho
recommendation given
Cascarets by it's friends and users.
Like all great successes. trade pi
rates prey on the unsuspocting public.
by marketing fake tablets similar IN
appearance 20 CarcaretS. Care should
always be exercised I'm purchasing well
advertised goods. especially an article
that has a national sale Ike Cascnr.
cts. Do not allow a substitute 20 DO
palmed OF on you.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
Whats the Answer7

We're rendy 10 quit! After sending
two perfectly rbymed, carefully scan
ned, pleasurably sentimental pieces OF
poetic Junk 10 seventeen magazines
and having them returned seventeen
times, we turn 20 the current issue OF
new monthly and find n "pomo"
modelled after Kipling's Vampire"
and In which home is supposed 20
rhyme with alone. run on pago eleven
with all the swell eurlycuos ordinarily
surrounding a piece Of real art N
poetizing is gift we are convinced
that this poets must have been. As
for us, we are on our way 20 the wood
shed 10 study tho psychology Of the
ax or any other old thing that hasn't
TO do with selling poetry TO maya
zines.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
GOT PHOTOGRAPHS OF PANTHER
Exciting Experience Which Few Nom
bers OF the Party Care 20 Go
Through Again.

A panther ~ not easily killed. and
will often revive with very unpleasant
results. az on certain occasion I'm tho
Deccan. lie appeared 90 be quito
dead. and one Of the spectators rushed
up with a camera on "A stand 10 obtain
picture OF the supreme moment. lie
got his photograph. and. strange TO
say, II survived what followed. but no
sooner had be taken II than the pan.
Their revived. tore himself loose, and
went for the photographer. Somehow
the man escaped. but the camera was
sent flying. and. Disconnected by bis
encounter with ~. the panther turned
and made for the nearest tree, up
which he went as quickly an a monkey.
Now, the tree was crowded with IA.
terested spectators, and for three or
four strenuous seconds (until tho
panther was shot we enjoyed a spec
tacle OF natives dropping 20 earth with
loud thuds like ripe plums from a
Jungle tree ns the panther approached
them. Wide World Magazine.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
BLISTER CANKER OF APPLE
Disease Usually Found on Larger
Limbs and Sometimes Attacks
Trunk-Method OF Treat
ment.

This disease is usually found on the
larger limbs. and sometimes attacks
the trunk Old cankers are often a
foot or more in length. The fungus
attacks the wood as well as the bark
In the early stages of the disease the
bark is brown and slightly sunken
and usually set of from the healthy
bark by a distinct boundary. As the
season advances circular fungOus
masses develop on the diseased area.
They are formed beneath the bark,
but soon break through TO the sur
face. furnishing the most character
istic feature of the disease. They
are firmly fastened TO the wood by
means of a hard ring of fungous It's
sue. so that they remain attached to
IL even after the bark has fallen away
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22

intimated that he particularly interested
In section OF lumber trust. The Michigan
man said something In retort which was lit
tie stronger than mere statement that the
Mississippian did not know what he talk
Ing about At any rate. Representative Bryd
stripped off his coat and started down the aisle
toward the Republican side. and toward Mr..
Fordney, who stood perfectly still. awaiting the
attack. Not many years ago Fordney had
worked in the capacity of what is known a
lumber jack and he is hard any nail
that ever driven into a board Before the
Mississippian could reach the scene of intend
ed action. however. he was seized by several
members and his coat was slipped on to his
back once more. Later, the two representa-
tives made up their differences.
In seven years these are the only instances
which can be recalled at this time of troubles
between members that did, or seemed likely
to eliminate In serious encounters. The truth
is that the house is seldom a bear garden.
and the best test Of the tempers Of the mem
bers made during the time which pre-
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
Corn improves the Soil.

Corn is both grain and a forage
crop. The grain is worth from rs
cents TO so cents per bushel, and the
slower is worth as much as good Eng
fish hay. Besides. coE develops a
tremendous system of roots. almost
equal to clover. which when they rot
leave the soil much richer in humus
and In better filth for the next crop.
Corn is one of the most restorative
crops grown
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22

cles In keeping themselves clean A
well-known authority says their toilet
articles consist of coarse and flne
toothed combs. hair brushes. sponges
and even washes and soap. Their
saliva IL their liquid soap. and their
soft tongues are their sponges. Their
combs. however. are the genuine arti-
Gle and differ from ours mainly II that
they are fastened to their legs. The
ants have no set time for their toilet
operations. but stop and cleao ~
wheoevey hey ut sotled-
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22

and more teachers After ten years
the school has property worth $4,000
- besides Mrs. Geffrcy and secre-
tafy there are IL teachers. The school
has a self-supporting printing plant
and carpenter shops. sewing and cook
ing schools and a kindergarten The
last term there were In the neighbor-
hood Of 800 pupils. Among its gradu-
ates there are four clergymen in mis-
sion fields There are also two law
yers. ten bookkeepers. four printers
and many women school teachers
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
Indian is Not Understood

characterized them In their Wild state.
Although claiming the name 81 oev-
eral Christian denominations. and fnl-
lowing certain beliefs with devoutnera.
their ways OF thinking. their dislike
Of innovation and their aversion 70
work have made then withdraw to
the mountain district. Whether this
so-called reserve comes from pride OF
. distrust q the white man or timtdity
Or merely I etubbogu eonsogvatio0 u
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Elevator and hall boys also intrusted
with all sorts OF repairs sponging, pressing.
dyeing. etc You will them hurrying
toward the uptown shops their arms laden
with all sorts OF wearing apparel. from silk
hats that need ironing to shoes that need half
soling. For such work the boy generally gets
two bits Of money. from the tenant for
performing the errand and another from the
tradesman to whom he throws the work.
A busy time for many of the boys is Sunday
afternoons and evenings. after the delicates-
sen shops open. Then housewives upon whom
unexpected company has descended whistle
for the hall boy. who makes emergency
run to the nearest purveyor OF readycooked
food.
On Sunday mornings you will find quite Q
line OF colored boys In uniform lined up at the
branch postoffices In the residence districts
These represent various apartment houses and
apartment hotels whose tenants want their
mail on Sunday mornings and who club togeth
TO give the colored attendants a small fee
for making the trip to the branch postoffice
during the hour at which mail Is distributed
every Sunday.
A very common source of revenue for hall
boys is the care of baby buggies. Very few
apartments offer room for such vehicles and Il
is not always safe to leave them in the base
ment A bright hall boy will take Of the
carriage. keeping 1t cleaned and repaired.
locking 1t with a chain paddock to some
clean. safe place In the basement and having
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22

Summer spores are produced on the
surface of the stroma. Later In the
season, numerous fiaskshaped per-
ithecia are formed within the stroma,
but opening on its surface. These
produce many club-shaped sacs, each
containing eight spherical, brown
spores.
The fungus seems TO be dependent
upon wounds for entrance 10 the host
tissue. The best method of treat
ment is found in avoiding unnecessary
injuries to the tree and in the proper
care of all wounds. All cankered
limbs should be destroyed.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
Scummy Drinking Vessels.

Scummy drinking vessels cause sick
iess. They should be scalded ont ev-
.ry now and then. Filthy water drunk
Iaily is very irritating TO the bowels.
Water is the principal constituent OF
the flesh, bones, feathers and eggs of
fowls. and necessarily large quantities
of IL IN consumed daily. Therefore, II
should be seen that the water supply
= not only pure, but fresh
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22

supplied. even the clothes for the chill
dren to wear at school. One fisher
mans son was put In training for the
ministry and to take charge of the
school after two years. and q friend
contributed $500. with which q small
schoolhouse was built. At the end Of
two years. when the young minister
returned to take charge. the school
had outgrown the schoolhouse. and Il
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22

Squeamish Guest Gas waiter places
water before him) Waiter are you
sure this II boiled distilled watorY
Waiter am positive. sir
Squonmish Guest quitting ~ ~ hla
lips)-But II seems 10 taste pretty
hard for distilled water.
Waiter-Thats becaueo itB hard
boiled distilled water cir
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
Woman's Splendid Work

Mrs. Mamie Geffroy is the head of
st. Paul's school. which Is in a COM
munity of flsherfolk near Beaufort. n
C. The work was begun by her
mother. who dying pledged her eight
sear-old daughter TO take her place.
Mrs. Geffroy took up the work when
she was fifteen by hiring a room and
engaging teacher at FIVE dollars .
month. At first everything had to BE-
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
No Failure by DNersifying.

On a diversified farm there IL sci
dom a failure. Some crops may fail;
others may be poor, but the seasons
are sure to be favorable for some.
In time of storms. overflow or frost,
those who have a diversified farm
are apt to escape with one or more
crops. The one-crop farmer In always
injured in unfavorable seasons.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22

do you know" said n little boy OF
FIVE 10 a companion the othor day. my
father and ! know everything whit
/ don't know my father knows, and
what my father don't know I know"
"All right! Let's see then" replied
the older child, skopucally where's
Asia1-
II was stiff one. but tho yOungstor
never faltered.
Wei. that" ho answered coolly
lis one Of the things my father
knows "-IIarpor's Bazaar
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
Showing Evils Of Child Labor.

ILLUSTRATIONS Of the work Of children
In sweatshops and tenement factories
are being exhibited in the Church of
the Messiah at New York. The exhibit
Is under the direction of the Con-
sumers League of New York. and II IS
for the purpose OF showing the evils of
child labor. The Church of the Mes
siah Is said to have been selected be-
cause of its proximity to the shopping
district. where many of the articles
made by these children are sold for
i've and sometimes ten tirnes rs much
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
Feeding Cotton Seed Meal.

Southern farmers have learned tina,
feeding cotton seed meal in large
quantities Is bad business. as II often
leads TO fatalities. Fed In small guam
titles. however. with corn and alfalfa
1t IL beneficial.
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people call him lazy because he does
not care to exert himself for these
things which seem important to
whites. and yet to some religious
ceremonial or some artistic expression
his application 10 persistent and the
patience OF an Indian" has passed
into . proverb.
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The 0uoter.

You never quote poetry In your
speeches."
NO" replied Senator Sorghum;
quoting poetry Is too often like send
ing an anonymous letter A man re-
sorts to II when he wants te say
something and shift the responsibility
of authorship
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that committee. II was q great change from
former conditions, and II was direct attack
the power Of the speaker, an attack tnat
had I'm 1t seemingly much that was personal.
although most OF the men who had a hand In
IL, denied that there was any personal feeiing
Men sat white In their seats or stood and
spoke with shaking voices. SO tremendous was
the excitement. but during II all each man
kept a firm hold his temper, and while 1t
seemed TO the spectators that encounters must
come, they never came. and the change In the
rules was effected. involving as It did. an air
ing OF fractional differences with just as little
outward show of disturbance would attend
the enactment Of legislation OF small degree
of interest
Every man has mannerisms. but of course
In the house of representatives pronounced
mannerisms of the leading members are the
only ones which become impressed upon the
public. Serene E. Payne. the Republican lead
er. is the author of the last tariff bill 1t
passed the house of representatives. Outward
ly Mr.. Payne suggests condition of mind
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22

Charley. dear" exclaimed young
Mrs. Torkins, "the baby haH Bwal
lowed a gold dollari"
Great heavens Something must
be done There will be- no end 10 Va"
cost Of living n he gets habits Ike
that"
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as the wages paid the workers. In
the exhibit is a bunch of pink arti-
fetal rosebuds: by making II punches.
la rosebuds. a child earned one cent
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Old Lady-What q nice boy, %
watch your little brother H0 care-
fully
Nice Boy-YeB, I'm. He JUST swnl-
lowed a dime and I'm afraid of Hid
rapprE
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II think I've seen you before some.
where"
Yves, think 80 Lets see. you md
I were engaged 20 be married four
seasons ago, weren't we7"
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WarL and nOnprOgressiVe Indian
There IL. too. . certain mystic quni-
NY that holds the Indian aloof. says
the Southern Workman: = quality
that we do not understand and with
which there IL little sympathy In our
everyday life- He II so much az :
philosopher that he looks upon our
dismissing our efforts for personal
comfort and material advancement
With the remark that the white man
= heap tyouble = himself- White