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The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-23
Tomato Wilt.

| would like to know what to
do with my tomatoes. They
grow and do fine until they be-
gin to bloom, and then they
wilt and die. Sometimes just a
limb willis, and in a half day
the whole vine is dead. | get
seed from reliable firms. and
sow them in burnt beds, and set
them on ground that has not
been set in tomatoes before, and
still they wilt or blight. Is
there anything in the seed or
land? A. M. J.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-23
Easily Grown Flowers.


Easily Grown Flowers.
grew a large lot of dahlias from
seed sown in the cold frame in early
spring, and they are now coming into
bloom, and it is very interesting to
watch what the flowers are to be.
Most OF them will make single flow
ers, but these are pretty as the
double ones and better for cutting. as
they are not SO heavy as the double
ones. The gladioli, of which | have
over 100. are now blooming, and as |
bought mixed bulbs, these, too. are
interesting to note the variously col
ored blooms. Then, in the frames
where | grew my early plants of
tomatoes and other things, | have
set China asters to make a gay bed
instead OF an empty weed frame. and
these, too. are throwing up their
flower stems and will soon be bloom
ing. In another frame, set plants
or scarlet sage. All these were grown
from seed in parts of the frames, and
enable us to have flowers on the
table at every meal
In fact, / am SO accustomed to hav-
Ing a vase OF flowers in the center of
the table that 1t does not look like a
meal II they are absent. | always
manage to have some sort of flowers
for cutting at all seasons. / hope to
have more the coming winter than
usual, for / am now just getting in
% more hot-bed sashes of the Sun
light double-glazed sort, and in some
of these | will have hyacinths, narcis-
sus and pansies and violets. All these
things add charm to life and make
things more home-like. and | always
pity the man who does not love
flowers.
Though no longer young. | take
pride In my garden, both in
the vegetables and flowers, for every
one of them Is grown by my own
labor. and not day hired therein
With my Planet Jr. wheel cultivator
| can go over a large area in little
while, and sometimes think the dar-
key who worked for me in Raleigh
was right: BOSS, | could take a
cotton crap and work it with dis
thing"
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-23

cold water, place in boiler and boil
for five hours. This is easy to keep
Corn is cut off the cob with a
sharp knife, placed in granite pan on
gently for one hour longer. Fill jars
and sterilize as directed, cooking five
hours. This is hard to keep, but
very fine.
Select young and tender snap
beans, string them and break them
into short lengths, pack firmly in
the jar, cover with cold water and
steriliZe for four hours.
MRS. G.. s. ARCHER.
Baldwin, Miss.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-23

(Answer by Prof. w. r. Massey.)
You have the Southern bacterial
wilt in your tomatoes, and there is
no cure for it, but to plant on soil
that is not infected. The soil gets
infected with the bacteria, and as
they get into the interior of the stem
and choke it, you cannot get at them
by spraying. The only thing to do
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-23

er for their best growth and will be
the chance run of their running to
seed and getting spoiled and woody
roots.
| was showing young lady my
garden a few days ago, and among
other things showed her my egg
plants. DO you get the eggs off the
roots or the tops?" she asked She
was town girl. a lawyers daughter.
and had travelled good deal, and
even to Europe. There Is evidently
need for nature study in the girls
schools.
1t reminded me of learned man,
an Irishman. and an eloquent preach
er. whom | knew. His wife asked
him to go into the garden and get her
some cucumbers. He stayed some
time. and finally returned with the
news that there were none to be had.
She knew there were plenty, and went
to the garden, and to her astonish
ment. found that he had hoed up
every cucumber vine looking for the
cucumbers on the roots. Irishman-
like.
Potatoes, Chard and Tomatoes.
We are getting lots of cucumbers
and have not dug our vines yet; but
we are digging the finest Cobbler
potatoes | have ever raised. The po-
tatoes that were clean cultivated are
ripe. but some that | made what Is
called lazy bed" of. by covering
them with straw. are still green and
growing. The mulch evidently pro-
tected them during the hot and dry
weather We have just passed through.
and | am expecting big crop from
these, but have not yet disturbed
them.
Chard. or silver beet. lis just COM
Ing into use. Those who have never
grown chard should certainly try II.
II is grown just AS any other beet.
but the part eaten Is the leaf stalk.
which Is pulled of like rhubarb. and
cooked like asparagus, and II takes
the place of asparagus very nicely
after that vegetable is over with.
Tomatoes are rather later than in
n normal season. owing to the cool
weather in May and early June, and
we gathered the first ripe ones on
the ith of July. and will soon have
an oyerabundance OF them. The
roasting ears on the corn are late too.
and while the silks are dead on the
ears, they are not yet filled out
enough for the table.
Corn and Peas for Fall Use.
| have five different paintings OF
corn. the last being now only few
inches tall, and shall make another
and last planting In "A few days. We
had an unbroken succession OF green
peas from May LIST to July 18th, the
last being the Champion of England.
The cool and wet weather OF early
June was favorable to the late peas,
and we seldom have them SO late.
Next month-about the middle or
the month expect to plant more
OF the garden peas for fall use. For
that planting shall use the Premium
Gem peas. will plant them In a
deep furrow. and in cultivation Will
gradually pull the earth to them till
level, as II Is an advantage to get the
roots deep In the ground to keep
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-23

is to avoid land where tomatoes. egg
plants or potatoes have been grown
recently. Better go out in the corn
neld to grow your tomatoes.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-23
X FRUIT, TRUCK AND VEGETABLES x
MIDSUMMER GARDEN NOTES.
Gathering and Planting Vegetables Summer Long-.some
thing From the Garden Every Day"-Hins Abont Flower
Growing
BY W. F. Massey.

PARSNlPPS and satisfy and sowing should
Just up ana started They be later.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-23
n. |. WILLET SEED CO..
AUGUSTA, GA.

Lookout Mountain Potatoes-4 cars.
Vetches and Crimson Clovers-1 car
lot-importers. Velvet Beans, Cowpeas,
Peanuts, Japanese Millet, Sorghums,
Bur Clovers, Large Jobbers. Get
prices. State amounts wanted.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
NEWB0Ys DINE FlTTINGLY
Guests Of William M. Fliess, Jr.
No Turkey Conservators.

More than two hundred newsboys and
their friends enjoyed a Christmas dinner
last night at the Newsboys' Lodging House.
the popular name Of the Brace Memorial
House. No Il New Chambers street. All
were the guests of William NJ Ffiess, jr.,
who continued the practice of his father,
begun forty years ago, of acting as host to
the ''neWsies' on this day of the year
Twenty tables each weighted with a
dozen double portions of turkey and cram
berry sauce, celery. plum pudding, nuts and
cake. confronted the small army of ex-
pectant and hungry boys that marched into
the large auditorium at o'clock last night.
Superintendent J. Morris Fisher had linn
tied the diners to boys registered on Christ
mas Day In the house and the friends they
might wish to invite, last nights event
approached the dignity of a social occasion
In the world of the young diners.
An entertainment followed the dinner
William A Craven sang several songs,
Frederick Hanson gave a monologue and
the newsboys' quartet rendered selections.
including Christmas carol. superintendent
Fisher who presided. presented Mr. F1eiss.
and when the latter ended his few words
of greeting with wishes for n happy new
year it was reciprocated .by the diners with
a vigor that made it heard from cellar TO
roof.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
GRAHAME-W QUITS
No More Channel Flights for De
Forest Prize Likely.

London, Dec. 2s.-Acting on the in
structions of his medical adviser, Claude
Grahanne- White, u had q narrow escape
from, serious injury week ego and whose
aeropiane was burned on Sunday, has de
cided TO forego further attempts at flights
across the English Channel for distance IN
competing for the Baron de Forest prize
OF $4,000
Because it would interfere with the
Christmas holidays of the men, the Ad-
mralty has refused Baron de Forests re
quest to have torpedo boats accompany
aviators in their 'cross-channel flights for
his prize. Only i've days more for the COM
petition remain, and two competitors are
still in the field-Robert Lorraine, the actor,
and Captain F. S. Cody.
It Is likely. however. that young Sep
with, who in flight from Sheppy crossed
the Channel and covered more than liz
miles. landing in Belgium, will prove the
winner It is considered not unlikely that
Grahame- Whites withdrawal from the
contest was in part due to the refusal of
the Admiralty TO lend its aid to the avia-
tors.
There is still no news of Cecil Grace
nephew of the late Mayor w r. Grace OF
New York, who was lost last week In q
return flight across the Channel from
Calais.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
Prepare for
The New Year
by ordering supply Of good Ga
Evans
Ale
"
The Beverage with which to insure
365 HAPPY DAYS
a. N -. = sons Hud.on

ment, did not strongly incline to the idea
that Senator Depew be deprived OF what.
ever honor could come to him as the mi.
nority candidate for reelection.
Minority Leadership.
The question of minority leader OF II.
Senate presents complex problem There
is every prospect OF a split between tho.e
who voted for the election OF Senator Corh
for President pro tenn to succeed lothian P
active candidate for the minority leader.
ship and is said to have already secured
the support OF number Of the Old folloz.
srs of Senator Cobb. as well some Of
those who voted for Senator Hinnan.
Those who would like TO see Senator
Hinrnan In the minority leadership said he
was not inclined to seek the placs on ac.
count OF his growing law practice He has
a considerable reputation a trial lawyer
upstate and appears IN cases IN many OF
the upstate counties
What the Progressives want Is noe only
g. strong man as leader but also one who
can afford 20 devote his undivided attention
to the work With the opponents OF Senator
Hrackett divided it would seem that he 10
Considerably in the lead at present,
AS for the Democratic situation the signs
Of serious trouble not only over the ssiec-
tfon of a United States Senator DIT z-so
over the candidacy of Senator Grady Tor
the presidency pro tenn OF the senate n
crease daily The prospect OF a serious
split In the ranks or fne Deffocrd.s ln Ins
ieaderstltp among the Republicans all the
apparent-
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
OHIO GRAFT INQUIRY
Governor Harmon Takes Cog
nizance of Vote Selling.
IBv Telegraph 70 Tie Trihune

west Union. Ohio. Zee Ex-Governor
I8dscr Harmon promised today 2 legis-
Igri7e investigation into the situation in
Adams COUNTY. where II is charged that
frc-thirds Of the voters have scld their bal
lots to the highest bidders IN all elections
fer fifteen Tesrs. : special committee will
come here from Columbus soon after the
res bling Of the Legislature tomorrow
There will he placed before this commit
tee the findings Of the grand jury. which
has indicted more than six hundred persons.
- Of rhnrn have pleaded guilty and have
l,een sentenced 10 heaTv fines inaprison-
rr7ert and disfranchisement for five years.
The grand Jury viii renew its activity to-
177orroyv. md tho thousand indictments in
all are expected
when the Adams COUNTY cases are cleared
IT The investige ton Will be carried into
ether counties ~ which conditions are said
70 t,e ss had IS they are here. Among the
counties named are Pike. Clermont, Law
renee. Jackson. Gallis. Scioto Highland
and Brown
II is declared that more graft money has
te.r7 paid out in these counties in the last
fifteen Years than in Adams County, where
The amount is estimated al S5oa.9s. in the
either counties the prices paid for votes are
raid ~ have been much higher than here
-snzine from s. 70 81 In Adams County
the average was about = a vote
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
KITE CARRIES BOY AWAY
Finally Drops Him Into Tree at
Foot Of Precipice.
rev Telegraph 70 The Tribune. |


Philadelphia, Dec. 2S.-Lifted into the
air by a huge box kite and dropped over
q bluff in the top of a chestnut tree.
where he lay partly unconscious and
rapidly freezing. nine-year-old George
Hertweli, Of No. 800 Minerve street. mar
Eowly escaped death to-day
The boy carried the kite to a field near
the Roxeorough poerhouse, which fronts
upon steep precip,ce almost $50 feet in
depth. He twisted the heavy cord about
his waist in order to stay its progress.
THE tug OF the kite lifted him from the
ground and he rose higher and higher
just as he was over the precipice the
cord snapped and Hartwell dropped into
y chestnut tree at the bottom of the
buff. James Brogan, a neighbor. heard
.HertwelIs weak cries, after he had lain
shere for hours He is in a critical con-
lxlition from exposure
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
iPLHNS HER OWN FUNERAL
Girl, Kept from Sweetheart,
Drinks CyaniGe.

Washington. Penn. Dec. 26--Because
5fer parents refused TO permit her to go
50 the home Of married sister. where
she was to meet her sweetheart. Anna
1oeward. eighteen years old. daughter Of
e wealthy farmer of Eanlin Station,
committed suicide by drinking cyanide
Of pota ssium to-day. The family had
gone away to celebrate the holiday, leav-
Ping the girl al home with a four-year-old
Lrlephew Where she obtained the poison
Ks not known.
Before killing herself the girl wrote
;1lote to her parents giving the names Of
i1hose she wished to be pallbearers and
designating the psalms she wanted sung
4si her funeral
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
DEAD IN WRECK NUMBER 27
Startling Evidence at Inquest
Into English Crash Saturday.

Kirlzby-Steppen. England, Dec 26.-An
inquest into the wreck OF the Scotch ex-
apress Saturday. near HaWes Junction.
was held to-day in g. tiny inn near the
spot where the train was dltched and
ghurned. So gruesome was the inquest
! that il had to he suspended for an hour
70 enable the relatives OF the dead TO re-
cover from their emotion. The solicitor
for the railroad company expressed the
oompany's regret for the accident. but
accepted full responsibility for it. He
Ksld il was due to the monlentary forget
dulneSs Of q signalmsn.
By the aid Of scraps Of oharTed cloth
sng. buttons. keys etc. seven bodies Of
victims have been identified. but the evi-
dence sdduced TO-DAY indicated that
twenty other persons are missing. and
probably were utterly consumed by the
fire which broke out in the TTeckage
ssfter the train vas derailed.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
HOXSEY TWO MILES UP
Continued from drst page.


tacular performan noes apparently with as
much ease as on the calmest day
Telegraph certifications OF the baro-
graph reading of Roxsey's record flight
were sent to Clifford B. Harmon and j.
K. Duffy the president and secretary OF
the National Federation of Aero Clubs
Of America.
Latham Couldn't Como Down.
While the wreck Of his Antoinette
monopIane was carried back to the
hangar tonight. Latham talked OF MS
fall which might have caused his oeatn.
when the gale started it held my
machine almost motionless on every
westerly reach. Then I decided to come
down, and found I could not. There was
nothing for me to do but fly about until
a lulI would permit me to descend. After
had waited for the lull more than two
hours my motor failed to act properly
Then gust struck me and lost control
The n1onoplane dashed down under the
hill and struck a fence tumbled out,
but was not hurt
Samuel Perkins gave an exhibition to
day with a man carrying kite He sus-
pended a stool on the cable or the kite,
and drawing himself UP with tackle
observed the aeroplane maneuvres from
a height Of about ESQ feet for two and
half hours.
Arch Hoxsey. with his Ill fated team mate
and rival, Ralph tombstone, won tame as
employees Of the Wright brothers at the
Belmont Park aeronautical tournament this
last season Their spirited contests of skill
and endurance were the feature of the
week.
One Of their most picturesque perform
ances was the attempt to break the height
record after dark Hoxsey on that occa-
sion reached s.1ss feet. while Johnstone
made only s,7es. Later in the week. how
ever. Johnstone broke the worlds record
going up s,714 feet.
Another startling exhibition OF the pa1r
at this meet was their unprecedented back
ward flight when they turned their ma
chimes into a gale and were driven back
ysrd down the island many miles before
they would give UP.
On November II. while flying with Hox-
sey at Denver, Johnstone was killed by a
fall. His old frien1 continued the rivalry,
however, after the others death. and has
at Ia st exceeded his high mark.
Eoxsey nearly lost his own life at Balti-
more on November 9. when he fell a mile
in the baby Wright machine in which John
stone had made his record He escaped,
however. with only a few minor bruises
T. was Hoxsey who enjoyed the unique
distinction of giving Colonel Roosevelt a
ride in an aeroplane at st. Louis on Octo-
Der II of this year. He was born on the
same day as the colonel but only about
ta1f as many years ago
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27

have been times. perhaps, when Coionei
Roosevelt feared certain influences wnicn
surrounded the President. This does not
mean at all that he for moment o's-
trusted the progressive views OF MI.
Tar. They had been too long associated
1n the last administration TO permit OIL
that. But with the relations which no"
uxist between the two men there ie every
reason TO believe that Mr. Roosevelt ana
Mr. Taft Will reach common understand
Hnes on more important questions. that
President Taft will seek and receive MI.
Rooeevel.s advice on many important
nueetions, and that whatever may be the
nne-up in the campaign Of 1912 1T will
and Theodore Roosevelt and William
Howard Taft bucking the Democratic
3ane shoulder to shoulder.
C. G. n,
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
cARMODY NAMES DEPUTIES
Attorney General Appoints His First
and Second Assistants

Albany. Dec. 2s.-Thomas Carnody. At
torney GereraI-elect. who was said TO ns
threatened with pneumonia at his homo IN
Penn Yam. came TO Albany to-day and
after a. conference with Governor-elect DIX
announced two appointments. Joseph A.
Kellogg, Of Glens Falls. as ersr deputy,
and Henry Selden Bacon, Of Rochester,
as second deputy The positions pay an
annual salary Of $1,000 each. Mr.. Car
rnody will announce other appointments en
Thursday.
a,r. Kellogg served as deputy under
simon ". Rosindale. former Attorney Gen.
eral. and was considered by Governor-eioct
Dix for appointment as legal adviser
Mr.. Bacon is son Of the late Theodore
Bacon, who was enc of the best known
LAWYERS in Western New York
Glens Falls. -. Y, Dec. 2e-Joseph A.
kellogg, of this city, has accepted from Nj
Carmody. Attorney General-eIect, the ap-
pointr,ent Of First Assistant Deputy AZ
torney General Mr.. kellogg was deteatfd
for the Office OF County Judge and Surro-
xate at the recent election
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
STRIKING MINERS RIOT
Three Murders Result from
Christmas Spree.

CIreensburg. Penn, Dec. ao.-Ihe strike
ridden coal fields Of WestmorelaId County
are in the thrces Of riottnS the result OF
large quantities of liquor that have been
Skinned into the various mining camps Ths
third murder in twenty-four hours was re-
ported to the Coroner to-day In the death
Of Tony Carcino. a striker
Carcino was living in a strikers camp.
and was shot TO death last night when
there was an assault upon the camp About
seventy-fve shots were fired, and Carct1o
was found later with three bullet holes N
his back
There have been repeated demands for
the state police all day from various
uarts of the coal fields in this section
Twelve were sent to BradenvilI-, SIX 10
Madison. two to Ciartdge, two to Adams
hur1 and four TO Somerset. The authorities
fear that there will be a general outbreak
all over the coal fields because OF the
liquor the men have obtained
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
BERGER ON RECENT GIFTS
Fails to Approve Of Andrew Carnegie
and John D. Rockefeller.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune

6y Telegraph to The Tribune
Milwaukee. Dec. 2s.-Congr ngressnlan- elect
Victor L. Berger. Milwaukee's Socialist
leader, is not greatly impressed by the
recent gifts of Andrew Carnegie TO the
cause Of peace and Of John D. Rockefeller
to the University of Chicago. He SAYS
that if they want to die poor they must
give more than a mere fraction of their
annual income to their pet philanthropies
His remarks 'on the Carnegie gift are
chiefly barbed with references to the
Homestead riots.
When the battle OF Monongahelr was
fought" says Berger. two or three words
from Carnegie would have settled the
strike. but at that time there was no
peace on earth so far as Carnegie was
concerned
THE University Of Chicago is expected
to furnish the spiritual and intellectual
defenders of ultra-capitalism and mod
ern feudalism," is the comment on the
Rockefeller gift.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
SURROUNDED BY POLICE, DIES
Jealous Man Had Shot Girl He Hadn I
Seen in Two Years.

Lancaster. Ohio, Dec. 26-Jealous of q
girl whom he had not seen for two years
Oscar Emler. of Cleveland, to-day shot and
probably fatally wounded Miss Emma
Deeds. and committed suicide when he. was
surrounded by the police.
Emler quarreiled with another man over
Miss Deeds two years ago and was
severely cut. He left Lancaster after re-
covering from his wounds and went 10
Cleveland where he had been employed IN
a chain factory. He returned to Lancaste er
on Saturday TO spend Christmas, and this
afternoon went to see Miss Deeds. His
Jealousy aroused by her reception of him.
Emler drew revolver and shot the girl
four times.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
NOTED CRACKsMAN CAPTURED
Confesses Robbery of Troy Cafe
Wanted in Jersey City.

Troy. y. 7. Dec. 2s.-The police Of this
city tonight captured George Dali, a
noted second story man and cracksman.
who is charged with having entered a cafe
in this city and stealing sum Of money
He confessed his guilt and admitted his
identity.
Dali is wanted in Jersey City for SIM
liar crimes. and is known to the police all
over the United States.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
CHRISTMAS SKATERS DROWNED
Man and Woman Break Through Thir
Ice on Charles River Basin.

Boston, Dec. @.-Skating out the close
OF the Christmas holiday on the Charles
River basin, Earle b. Peterson. aged twen-
ty-one years. and Miss Lila Paul. aged
twenty years, broke through thin ice to-
night and were drowned. The bodies were
recovered.
Mr.. Peterson was assistant secretary OF
religious work at the Young Mems Chris
tan Association in Boston. He came to
Boston from Oshkosh. Wis. Miss Paul was
studying TO become a nurse at the Dea-
eonness Hospital.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
"MAMMY'S" FRIEND A SUICIDE
Texas Cotton Broker Planned Monu-
ment to Faithful Servants

Galveston, Dec. 26.-Arthur j. Baum,
prominent Southern cotton broker. who
started a movement few months ago for
a monument to the BLACK Nanny" COM
raitted suicide at hotel here to-day. He
had lived IN Galveston for about seven
years, and was widely known in cotton cir
cles. He leaves a wife and one daughter.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-27
g. Altntatt & On.

WILL PLACE ON SALE THIS DAY CTUEsDAY).
ED DRESS SILKS. IN THE LATEST PARIS COLORs.
INCLUDING EVENING SHADES; 50 TO "A INCHES
WIDE; USUALLY $3.50 TO $3.50 PER YARD.
AT $1.38 PER YARD
ARRANGED IN DRESS LENGTHS