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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-05-19
THINNING FRUIT WILL PAY.

Thinning fruit in years when the
trees are heavily loaded should be-
come a we'll established practice of
horticulture. 1t is now done by many
successful growers, and it usually
pays.
Nature does not concern herself
about choice fruits. She has but one
object in view, that of reproducing
the species. For her purpose, a crab
apple is sufficient. A seeding peach
is we'll adapted for this purpose. But
commercial orcharding requires fancy
fruits and those who do not grow
fruits Of good quality do not usually
find the business profitable.
1t is well-known fact that trees
usually set more fruit than they can
properly mature. AS a result of this,
the branches are often broken and
not infrequently the trees upturned
in storms. When heavily burdened
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-05-19
DRY FARMING.

The Spokesman-Review, of Spo-
kane, in commenting upon the dry
farming movement, says:
"The objects of the Dry Farming
Congress are intensely practical and
laudably patriotic. They are, in
brief, to develop the science of pro-
ducing profitable crops from a rain
fall that was insufficient under old
methods of cultivation. This science
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-05-19
ARKANSAS BAPTIST

Published weekly at Little Rock,
Ark, is a good, clean, unconvention-
al religious paper
If you want to read a paper that
will do you good, try the Arkansas
Baptist.
Brother Ben M. Bogard, who edits
it, says the price of the paper is
$3.50 per year to everybody except
widows and preachers, and they get
it for $1.00 a year.
If you want The JeffersOnian and
The Arkansas Baptist, or WatsOn's
Magazine and The Arkansas Baptist,
send us $500, and we'll shoot 'em
along.
ARKANSAS BAP TIST, Little Rock, Ark.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-05-19
A Department of Interest to Farmers

with fruit, trees are easily ruined by
only moderate winds.
Trees that are allowed to over
bear, very often fail to bear the fol-
lowing year. This is especially
noticeable with peaches and is more
or less true with all fruits. Trees are
SO heavily taxed in trying to mature
all the fruits that set that they are
weakened and sometimes perma-
nently injured. Bark beetles, borers
and scale insects are always ready
to attack the trees that have lost
vitality.
Our own experience has taught us
that it pays to produce fancy fruit,
fruit of good size, high color and re-
quired flavor. There is seldom a
lack of market for good, ripe fruits,
but the market is always overcrowd-
ed with poor fruits. With transpor-
tation charges high, it is highly i'm
portant for every grower to produce
fruit that he can market to advan-
tage. This is seldom possible with
out thinning.
All of us who have grown fruit
for the market know that our best
profits are generally in off-years
when we have fruit for sale. If we
get a reasonable quantity of mar
ketable fruit when the crop is short
elsewhere, our prices are better. 1t
is therefore to our interest to thin
our fruit and permit the trees to
bear as regularly as possible.
Sun and air are absolutely essen
tial for coloring and ripening fruit
properly. This is one reason prun-
ing is necessary. Thinning gives the
fruit the advantages of light, air and
sunshine and causes even ripening
and good maturity.
A skillful orchardist can greatly
reduce the injury from insects and
diseases by thinning. With a little
practice, specimens that are affected
with rot fungus and other diseases
may be removed before the disease
spreads. The work of curculio can
be reduced by thinning.
If you have never tried thinning,
you will be nervous at first. You
may lack courage to thin properly.
A large amount of fruit under the
tree sometimes frightens the begin
ner and frequently causes him to
leave the fruit too close. Try a few
trees, if you have never tried it.
Thin one tree and leave another
near it not thinned as a check. When
the ripe fruit is gathered estimate
cost and note the profit.
Your own judgment must guide
you in thinning. In general, it may
be said, that peaches should be thin
ned to one specimen from two and
one-half to three inches apart. Re-
move the inferior specimens and
leave the well-formed fruits as near
ly your ideal as possible Thinning
should be done when peaches are as
large as marbles.
The number of apples should be
reduced to one on each fruit-spur.
The fruit should never be allowed
to touch, but should have space be-
tween each one. Apples may be
thinned when they are the size of
Walnuts. This will greatly reduce
the danger of bitter rot, scab and
cOdling moth.
The fruit that has been taken off
should never be left under the trees,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-05-19

The evening primrose has had it's
praises sung by many of the poets.
1t deserves it for it is one of our
prettiest wild flowers. One species
may now be seen in this locality with
it's rich white petals and fancy lobed-
leaves. Look for it.-Farm and
Ranch.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-05-19

Read Thos e. Watson's views on
Socialism in Political and Economic
Handbook; 81 per copy, or free for
two subscribers at 81 each. The
Jeffersonians, Thomson, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-05-19
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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-05-19
ORCHARD AND GARDEN

Lima beans may be planted now.
They make an ornamental fence
when planted and allowed to climb
the garden palings.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-05-19

A slight sprinkling does not suffice
for plants in dry weather. A good,
heavy watering once or twice week
is better in most cases.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-05-19

Lima beans may be planted now.
They make an ornamental fence
when planted and allowed to climb
the garden palings.
A slight sprinkling does not suffice
for plants in dry weather. A good,
heavy watering once or twice a week
is better in most cases.
Rabbits are foes of garden peas,
cowpeas, garden beans and soy
beans. They may be poisoned. or
killed late in afternoons and even
ings with the gun.
Nut growing is receiving more at
tentiOn within recent years. The de-
mand for nuts is rapidly growing,
and those who grow them are get
ting the benefit of good prices.
AS soon as the strawberries are
all gathered, the plants should be
crop. A good mulch is beneficial in
protecting the plants from the sum-
mer sun.
Where this crop of peaches has
been killed by late frost or low Win
ter temperature, prune the trees
heavily to stimulate new growth.
Fruit buds for next crop will set on
wood grown this year.
Spraying should never be done
while fruit blossoms are in full
bloom. When this is done pollina-
ton is sometimes hindered and bees,
which render such valuable service in
fertilizing the stigmas, are often poi
soned.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-25
DOTS FROn DALLAS.

Our school is progressing nicely with Prof. Trainer as principal.
 The Rev. Andrew Fisher of Ransom filled his regular appointment Sunday. Mrs. J. A. Sommerville returned home Monday from Howe, Ok, after a two days visit with her son.
 A camp meeting will open at the tabernacle near Bethesda Springs Sun day. September 4. at eleven o'clock. Everybody invited to come and bring well filled baskets.
 A fishing party composed of Mir. and Mrs. William Grant, daughter Emma, Mir. and Mrs. Ed Dalton and daughters, Mable and Able and Jack Nichols left Sunday for a fishing trip at Cold Springs.
 Ed Laneford returned home Satnr- day from Ford, Kas.. where he has been working in the harvest field H. says he is glad to get back to o'i Polk where he can get piece of COL bread.
 Chatterbox.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-25
HILLSIDE TIDIN0S.
Chatterbox.

George Ferguson returned Saturday from the 14th annual fair at Mena. He reports grand time.
 Messrs. Cato and White of the Bos- ton mountain regon is down paying a visit to their old friends and neighbors the Hughes boys.
 Rev. Mir. Naples made business trip to Mena last week and returned with new stock of goods for his store at Sulphur Springs.
 Let everybody interested in the cemetery at Hillside meet Sept. i. Bring dinner and tools and clean up the graves and make new gate.
 Win Suees and daughter, Miss Adlee, after spending more than a week visit ing relatives and old friends near Hill side, returned to their home at Board Camp.
 Everybody should join the good road movement as started by the promoter of Hillside. The plan is for every per son to work that part of the road run ing by his farm.
 After conferring Dr. s. c. Bates and Secretary Ferguson of Hillside Mission decided 1t would be best not to have the three days Primitive Baptist meet ing in September at the Mission and they take this method of recalling the announcement.
 Mountain Hermit
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-25
INK sPLAsHES.

George Cross left Sunday evening for Oklahoma to work. Calvin Heath of Mena visited at the c. L. Harris home Monday.
 The Fair has come and gone and everyone seemed to enjoy it if it did rain.
 Miss Myrtle Wood and niece Edyth spent Sunday with homefolks near Egger.
 Grandma Eisenhower is very low. She has been confined to her bed for nearly year with paralysis.
 Miss Maude Templeton of near Hickory Grove visited Sunday with her friend, Miss Pearl Mitchell.
 David Lunsford and wife and their daughter, Miss Brook, attended the all-day services at Yockney Sunday.
 Walter Howard and wife of Stigler, Ok, arrived last week for an extended visit with her mother, Mrs. T. H. Embry.
 Miss Geneva Garden. who was recov- ering from severe case of fever, re- Iapsed Thursday and is very low at this time.
 Mesdames w. M. Townsend and Sarah Creie spent Monday with their sister. Mrs. Ben Eisenhower, who is critically ill
 John Christopher of Scott county started for home Monday after a weeks visit with friends here and a brother at Mena.
 Guy Wood of Oklahoma and Frank Wimberly and wife of Texas are visit ing their parents. s. R. Wood and wife of this place.
 The rain in the past week was bad ly needed and greatly appreciated, but the farmers seem to think it is causing the cotton to shed some of it's forms.
 Among those trading in Mena Mon day were Messrs. John Watkins, John White, Jeff Duromus and family, David Lunsford, Ben Eisenhower and Boss Edwards.
 Ben Mitchell, who has been in the army for two years, came home on a furlough and went to Oklahoma and as married to Miss Net Dilbeck Sat urday, August IS. They came to Mena Thursday to attend the Fair. Ben is nephew of J. H. and P. H. Mitchell of this place. With his bride he will return to Virginia, where he is stationed Both are well known here and their friends extend hearty congratulations
 Brown Eyes.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-25
DOINGS AT HARTLEY.

Jack Hogon went to Vandervoort Monday on business.
 W. H. McMellon is very sick with typhoid fever this week.
 Dr. w. M. Yeargan of Umpire, was in this locality Saturday.
 Miss Vernie McCaulley of Ida, Ok, is visiting her old friends at Hartley this week.
 John Lawrence and wife of Shady were visiting their daughter, Mrs. J. A. Hogan, Saturday and Sunday. Miss Bessie Ridge of Shady, re- turned home last Thursday after several days visit with relatives and friends at this place.
 Quite number of the Hartleyites attended the Fair, and they came back very merry and gay-looking like they had had a jolly good time. Prof. L. N. Whisenhunt of Hart ley, spent few days with homefolks at Acorn last week, but was back at his school on time Monday morning ready for work.
 The graveyard working at Center cemetery was we'll attended last Saturday. This is something we should do willingly-"to to show re spect for the unforgotten dead.'
 Bluebell.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-25
ACORN kERNALS.

Collected by pupils the Higher English class of Acorn Public school.
 Most of the Acorn people attended the Fair last week.
 Miss Ethel Jones spent Thursday night in Mena with friends.
 Miss Mary Class spent Saturday and Sunday with homefolks.
 Services were held at the Lowery school house Sunday night.
 Miss Mary Class of Mena, visited her parents Saturday and Sunday.
 Miss Maggie Randolph returned Sunday after a weeks stay in Mena.
 Misses Anna and Verna Reed were visiting friends near Ransom, Sun day.
 MT. and Mrs. Warner Fleming of Mena, spent Sunday with their son, Sam.
 Miss Nellie Petefsh and Miss Etta Putnam entered the Acorn public school Monday.
 MT. and Mrs. l. L. Reed and fami- ly of Quito. visited with Mr. and Mrs. W. c. Reed Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Walter Nichols and children of Texarkana, are visiting friends and relatives here.
 Mir. and Mrs. Clarence Parker of Heavener, are in for a few days visit with relatives and friends.
 Mrs. H. N. Gambill and son. Olney of Marble City, Ok. are visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs. W. c. Reed
 B. F. Barron and son, Fred, start ed for Smithville, Ok, Monday where they have been employed to work.
 The young people are now giving their congratulations to the new married couple, Mr. and Mrs. Ross White.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Edwards and family of Quito. visited Mrs. Edwards parents, Mir. and Mrs. w. c. Reed. Sunday.
 Mrs. R. L. Kent of Womble. after 8 three weeks visit with MT. and Mrs. T. D. Reid returned to her home Wednesday. Miss Gertrude Fleming of Mena. who is attending school here, after a weeks stay at home. is back again and ready for work.
 Miss Ada Lowery and cousins. Fred and Joe Lowery of Sallisaw. Ok, are visiting with her parents. Mir. Mrs. J. C. Lowrey.
 Miss Etta Putnam, after a three weeks visit with friends in Fort
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-25
ROGER PLUMS.

Brother John +. Taylor began a meeting at Highland church Sunday.
 Mrs. A. A. Philpot, who has been dangerously i'll, is slowly improving.
 Brother John T. Miller of. Oden, is here attending the Holiness meet ing.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. F. Lofts of Board Camp, were visiting relatives here Sunday.
 T. c. Conn and F. L. Jackson of Board Camp. attended church here Sunday.
 c. w. Harrison and Irwin Brown have gone to Talihina, Ok, to look for a location.
 John Holiday and family left Fri dag for Gurtie, Ok, where he will make his home.
 Mrs. J. B. Dilbeck and Mir. and Mrs. Ben mitchell of Gurtie, Ok, are here visiting relatives.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank Wimberly and daughter. Miss Eva. of Paducah, Tex. are here visiting relatives.
 Brother c. C. Chuck and Brother
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-25
BIO FORK BITS.

Walter and Ira Bates have bought organs.
 Ira Bates was here Sunday visiting his aunt, Mrs. Eliza Lewis.
 Ebert Putnam was visiting away down in Pike county last week. Everybody is in the cane field now adays fixing to make mo lasses. Rev. David Beck visited at the home of D. c. Putnam Saturday. Arch Beck returned from Texas on his way to his home at Slatineton. Mark Putmaa and Miss IIa Gass att tended church at Sulphur Springs Sun day.
 Mrs. J. c. Bates and Mrs. J. Nj. Edwards are slowly recovering after a dangerous illness.
 The Big Fork ball boys will cross bats with the Silver World team the first Saturday on the Heath Valley diamond.
 School Boy.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-25
SULPHUR SPRINGS sPRINKLEs

Mrs. Martha Edwards scalded her foot severely this week.
 Russ Cato and Florence White of 0den, Ark. are visiting at the Hughes home.
 Marlin Goodman is back home from a prolonged stay in The Show Me State. ''
 The Rev Covington of Garnett is as- sisting the Rev. White in the meeting this week.
 There will be refreshment stands, swings and all of the entertainments usual at picnics.
 J. s. and S. A. Hughes went to Big Fork Wednesday, last, on business pertaining to their mill.
 Arch Beck, who is making his home at Texarkana, is visiting among rela- tives and friends here this week.
 Mrs. R. T. Edwards in company with Freeman Edwards and Elijah Abee letf for visit at Boswell, Ok, last week.
 Aunt" Minerva Sims and son, Joe, came up Wednesday for a week s visit at the home of Mrs. Sims sister, Mrs. S. H. Spake.
 The Socialists will hold a picnic and grand rally in the grove at Walch and Ottoe's Blood Springs, two miles east of Red Bird. on Saturday. September 3. Several prominent speakers have promised to be there and discuss the merits of Socialism and to answer all questions that may not be clear to the minds of the people.
 Farmers Son
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-25
WICKES WAVELETS.

Wallace White has lost one of his fine horses.
 The Baptist church is nearing com pletion and the Nazarines are at work on their church.
 The Wickes Sunday school will be at the Nazarine church near Dr. Rol- fins Sunday night.
 J. M. Rutherford has sold his crop to John Kingston. a man who had come in few days ago looking for land.
 There will be a series of meetings near the sight of the Nazarine church by the Rev Moore of Mena, beginning on August 25.
 The small child of MT. and Mrs. James Smith died Tuesday and was laid to rest in Daniels cemetery Wednesday.
 Wiixxoy.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-25
GRANNIS GRAINS.

A. Coyle and Dr. Melze are enter. taining Chicago friends this week.
 Brother J. W. Mann will preach al the Baptist church Sunday morning and evening.
 c. 0. Russell and family left Friday for Texas, where they expect to make their home.
 Thermometer range is from 90 to 100 drought the heat of the day, but cool nights for sleeping
 Quite number of the Grannis peo- pie visited the Mena fair last week. Fifty-seyen tickets were scld for that place.
 The children of the L. T. L. render ed their temperance program. The Torch Light Sunday night. There
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-25

was good attendance despite the warm night and every one seemed to enjoy the entertainment.
 Senator J. P. Logan and son Earl, and Reaves Aston attended the Con- federate reunion east of De Queen Tuesday.
 Mrs. Georgia Asher and son Willie of Grove, Ok. are visiting at the home of Mrs. Asher's mother, Mrs. Lydia Keener on Trimble ave.
 Miss Myrtle Mangrum. who is sta- toned with the Nazerene church at De Queen, was with her people at Grannis last Friday night.
 A marriage occurred in the lobby of the postoffice at Grannis the 22d, the contracting parties being J. L. Duggan and Mrs. Ida Bulius, both of Grannis. The Rev. A. C. Mathis performed the ceremony.
 Real estate transfers the past week Charles Caneday sold his home pro- perty to Prof. J. D. Holman; Major E. H. Poe sold a home and lot just north of the Christian church to Sim Herrin. and his interest in the livery stable to Will Reeves.
 The Rev. A. c. Mathis united in marriage Sunday the 21st at 11:30 o'clock at the home of Tom Murphy east of Grannis, Trion Robson and Miss Fannie McCravens. After the cere- mony sumptuous repast was spread for the guests.
 M E ID M
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-25
NEW HOPE GATHERINGS

Mir. and Mrs. Inman of Quito visited their son Wesly, Sunday.
 George Harrison and Irwin Brown left last week for points in Oklahoma. George Childers and family have gone to Maud, Ok, to visit relatives. Leslie Wood and family of Mena vis- ited at the home of John Woods Sun day.
 A. P. Gibson and family left Tues day for Hugo, Ok, where they will visit relative.
 Frank Strickland and wife of Board Camp visited at the home of WW. A. Norris Sunday.
 Miss Dora Parish, who is teaching school at this place, visited home folks Saturday and Sunday.
 Frank Wood and family of Board Camp are visiting at the home of James Wood this week.
 James Harrison and wife, who have been visiting Mrs. Sallie Hancock, have returned to their home at Maud, Ok.
 Hopeful.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-25
ODEN OFFERINGS.

Plenty of rain and crops looking fine, Grover Guest left Friday for Okla honla.
 Miss Bessie Goodner opened school last week at 0den.
 Mrs. G. W. Ward and son Luther are visiting with relatives at Paris this week.
 Dan Eleson and J. w. Beam of this place bave traded farms and will move in the fall.
 Those who are on the sick list are Mesdames W. H. Taylor. J. W. Brown and w. T. Rogers.
 W. L. Pearson ard family of Chism- vile are visiting with Mrs. Pearson s brother, w. c. Metcalf.
 Mir. Cox and wife and Mrs. Jessie Thompson returned to their home at Centerville Friday after few days visit with relatives near this place.
 Field Girl.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-25
TwO-MILE TwITTERINds.

Mir. and Mrs. Burl Bell were shop ping in Mena Monday.
 George Murphy and family moved over near Potter last week.
 Will Anderson came in one day last week from St. John, Kan. Quite number of people of this place attended the fair last week. Mack Taylor returned home Satur- day after six weeks stay at Mon- roe, La.
 Brother B. F. Cannon of Hatton will preach at this place next Sun day at Il o'clock, also Sunday night. Charley Anderson and wife of Six Mile visited at the home of T. w. Anderson's Saturday night and Sum- day.
 Paragrapher.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-25
COVE CATCHES.

Born, to Mir. and Mrs. Ed Wight August IS, a son, Dr. Gray attend ing.
 Miss Johnnie Gibson of Hatfield, visited relatives and friends here last week.
 The ladies of the Baptist church will give an ice cream social in the Miller building Saturday night, Sep tenber 8.
 Dan Woodell and wife returned to their home in Bon Weir, Tex, last week, taking with them Dams younger brother, Herbert, who will study telegraphy under him.
 Miss Blake Bogle, who recently moved here from Mena to keep house for her brother, the Smithville mail carrier, has been dangerously sick for several days.
 Mrs. P. M. O'Hearn and four chil- dren left Monday for an extended visit to northern Iowa, where they will visit Mir. O'Hearn's mother and other relatives.
 George Essemon, who was arrested last week and taken to Heavener, Ok, on the charge of disposing of mort gagged property, returned home last Saturday the state having failed to make a case against him. He will probably bring suit for damages against the party who had him ar rested.
 Our public school is progressing nicely and the attendance for the month has been very good consider ing the hot weather. One decided change has been made in the pro- gram of school work, and one which will no doubt prove satisfactory to pupils and patrons. Instead of hay ing the weekly literary exercises on Friday afternoon they will be held at night, thus giving parents and patrons a better opportunity to at tend.
 Some fine fish have been caught near here recently, the biggest catch being made by B. H. Barton, IT,, J. T. Hadaway, Frank Turner and E. L. Goben. They returned last Sun day afternoon from the Narrows on Mountain Fork, bringing with them some big catfish the largest weigh ing nearly 40 pounds. The party caught about 160 pounds in all. and also killed quite lot of squirrels. Of course the boys had bully time.
 Fisherman.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-25
ItpmSOf Interest
 ...as Gathered BY The Stafs... Correspondents
RATION IrHns.

Mir. Kohl of Kansas City Is spend ing few weeks here for his health. Miss Anna Wright spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives at Wander wort.
 D. c. Byers of Texarkana is visit ing his father, who is stopping with Mir. Cannon.
 There will be an ice cream supper at the school house next Saturday night. The money will be spent toward getting a library for the school.
 The postoffice was broken into Sunday night and S4 or $5 Tn pennies were taken and some merchandise from J. A. Harkey X Sons store. No clue to thief so far.
 IIna