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The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-09

Make every acre pay its own taxes
or sell It.
man who owes can never be sure
what he owns.
Dry land farming is all right-when
there is ample rainfall.
The best a man can do Is the least
be should accomplish.
The tanning mill puts the cream
Into shrunken wheat crop
Money invested In an education is
safe. and it's dividends are sure.
Don't let money go down In drink
or up in smoke. Better keep It about
pocket level
Hold the stock and buy more"
might well be the counsel passed
Dor
Flee from evil may be wise coun.
sell but 1t is a very practical thing to
look up big stick and come back
again
Cheapening the cost of production
increases the profits of the farm more
directly and more materially than
they can be increased by any other
method.
The wise farmer will hold over
plump seed for next seasons sowing,
rather than depend upon the shrunk-
en-. and possibly diseased wheat OF
this years harvest.
We know a man who Is always tell
ing his boys that holidays lead to
idleness and crime, yet when this
man was a boy himself. he never
missed a chance to run away to go to
the circus.
! Not every tramp is traveller by
choice, and We would rather use the
dog on the fellows who struggle over
the place dressed in their fancy hunt
ing toys, trying to kill of the game
birds.
Every crop has It's enemies. The
more we grow one kind of crop on the
same piece OF ground. the greater the
increase Of these enemies. Rotation
helps the soil and starves out these
Iobber pests.
When firm is caught violating the
pure food laws the thing to do Is to
stick 1t with the highest fine. There
is no use to let a dishonest outfit
make $1,000 by Illegal practices and
square the matter with 800 fine
The union first. mems self interests
second should be the slogan of the
membership and they should see that
the slogan Is obeyed TO the letter. A
man In the union who wants to row
all the time with his brethren should
be promptly squelched by the mem
bership. who are the Bosses
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-09

be little incentive toward mourning
additional expense for lightning con
ductors. In case of an isolated farm
building standing apart from trees il
would seem that the conservative
course would be to erect an mex
pensive system of lightning conduc-
tors.
Any farmer can construct a com
paratively inexpensive yet effective
lightning conductor with materials
that can be purchased from the larger
electric supply houses.
The earth connections require great
care in their construction. The es.
sential thing is to reach permanently
moist earth in the shortest distance
from the main conductors The
ground ends of the vertical wires
should be coilee in a spiral having a
diameter of about foot These spirals
should be buried in moist earth at
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-09

that number injured by lightning. This
great loss of life falls largely upon
the people who live away from the
great centers of population. So. too,
the greater part of the annual loss OF
property is chargeable to farm build
ings and their contents and live stock
in the field Light and power electri-
cal transmission lines also suffer from
the vagaries of lightning, but the
great multiplication of these lines In
recent times has stimulated the de-
velopment of means of protection. so
that nowadays the electric power
plants and lines are better protected
from lightning than are farm build
ings
The ordinary farm building is not
difficult to protect from lightning
flashes in the great majority OF cases.
While absolute protection cannot be
secured unless the building be in
cased in a network of wires, it Is be-
lieved that building with a properly
installed syste.. of lightning conduct
such a system in case a discharge of
the most violent type should fall upon
it.
Whether or not to install lightning
conductors on ones property is a
question. after all, of individual judg-
ment. If the property is insured
against loss by lightning there would
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-09

II Is now costing the farmer about
$50 year to support horse In Min.
nesota, according to the statistics
carefully kept at the experiment sta
ton. The necessity is apparent for
the farmer to get into methods of
handling his horses so they will re-
turn a profit, In addition to the work
they do, ito pay for their board" 1t
has been suggested by the secretary
OF the Minnesota stallion registration
board that the present average farm
horses be at once converted into high.
class brood mares capable of raising
a colt annually. The geldings should
be sold to people whose business will
Keep them busy throughout the wear
and pay their owners a profit, Colts
OF high class brood mares win sell at
the end OF the second or third year
Tor sum sufficient to give the farmer
a fair profit on his mare, while her
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-09
FARMERS CLUBS IN NORTH
Organizations In Minnesota Discuss
Corn Growing, Good Roads and
Other Timely Topics.

From time TO time, since the incep-
tion of the farmers club movement
in Michigan. reports of similar organi-
cations in other states have been pub
lishcd in this department. Some of
these organizations have been CON
Quoted on an almost exactly identical
plan with ouI own farmers clubs.
while in other cases the plan has been
varied slightly to meet the need of
local conditions as their organizers
saw them. But In practically every
case the benefits sought were similar
In every respect to those which have
made the farmers club a permanent
factor in the life of so many Michigan
rural communities, says Michigan
Farmer BY far the greater number
of these reports have come from east
ern states, but the latest one to be re-
ceiyed was from state of the cen
trail west The following extract from
a press circular issued by the Mime
sofa Agricultural college. would indi-
cate that the club idea has gotten a
good hold in the farming sections of
that state. 1t says:
New clubs that have lately report
ed their organization to the Division
of Agricultural Extension. are those
of Fosston, Belle PLANE. Independ
ence. Wall Lake. Aldrich. Bruno.
Ferndale and Hewitt The Extension
Division is glad to get In touch with
all organizations of this nature, and
will gladly furnish monthly outlines
of timely topics to all clubs report
ing
Many of the older clubs report hold
Ing outdoor picnics the past month;
and In general they are in a prosper
GUS condition. The Farmers Progress
slve club of District No 70, Red Lake
county, is proving live wire In Its
community, At its May and June
meetings It's members discussed such
topics as corn growing. good roads.
kitchen conveniences, weeds and the
house fly.
In addition TO its own members,
the club has prevailed upon outside To-
cal speakers TO assist In it's program.
Some of the school children, as we'll
as the choir of the club have helped
In adding variety to the program.
making II both helpful and entertain
Ing"
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-09
Scotch Rule of Success.

In that land of thrifty farmers,
Scotland. they have favorite rule
of success which boils down the long
headed, foresighted methods by which
land and crops should be managed:
Clean your land before II is foul,
feed 1t before It is hungry, and rest
It before II is weary" That is, rest
II by change Of crops. There is a
whole volume on tillaga .nanurips
and rotation In this old saying.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-09
~, ALFRED ], HENRYD

IF the phenomenon of lightning
wore better understood, perhaps the
enormous toll it exacts in life and
property would be less. Care1uliy
compiled statistics show that In the
United States between 700 and 800
nersons are killed annually and twice
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-09
Why He Failed.

Why he lost the farm: He need.
lessly got into debt; he signed papers
without reading them because urged
by relative: he bought things he
didn't need before debts were paid :;
his farming methods were slack and
out of date. No wonder he failed.
Yet he was an honest, hard-working
man and deserved a better fate
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-09

labor will have paid him pafs u ..,.
cost of keeping through the iu'0 ia,
son. The farmer needs a horse M ~.
will pay him a profit every day III
year. ,..,cd
The fact should not be oVci'vo. ~
that the horse, like other aniiaa. ',-,,.
quires adequate shelter. An ".
tive barn Is shown in the ilius''"'
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-09
For the Poultry

One OF the best preventatives of dis.
ease on farms when hens have open
range is a box OF dry mash to which
the hsna can 60 at will.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-09
Mama Potato Crops.

From 80 acres of land an Aroo. oOo
county farmer last year raised NM.
barrels of potatoes. 1t is SAID, ' na
ever, that even this fine reoo
been exceeded In that county
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-09

Paying for Bad Roads. ro.x
America pays more io' %"
than good roads would cosN
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-09

The sire is half of the focl
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-09

No butcher should tease you into
selling your best lambs
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-09

The best method of weed destruc
ton GENES through rotation of crops
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-09

If there ever were time when oat
straw is worth saving it will be this
year Hay is scarce and the price
will be In accordance with the light
ness of the crop. The farm that has
an abundance of hay can turn pref
ty penny by using a substitute for hay
as much as practical and selling the
hay that can be spared. The city
trade will want 1t ALL at good, stiff
price, before the winter season is
over.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-09

The profit of wool growing depends
as much on the cost of production as
the selling price.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-09

Slow, steady churning will get more
fat out of the milk than rapid churn-
ing.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-22
PUBLIC SALE OF
Valuable Real Estate
NEAR TO AND ADJOINING TIL.
CITY OF BLUEFIELD, w. VA.

BY virtue of the authority vested
in the Executor of Joseph Davidson
deceased by the last will and testi-
ment OF the said Joseph Davidso
which is of record in the County
Court Clerks Offices of the Counties
of Mercer and Monroe state OF West
Virginia. the undersigned Admins.
traitor with the will annexed of the
said Joseph Davidson viii offer and
expose for sale by way of public AUG
ton TO The highest bidder at the Front
Door OF the Post Office Building In
the City OF BlueGeld, Mercer County
w. Va,
ON SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 5, 1910
at 10 a. IN. the following valuable real
estate. to-wit: = certain piece o.. par
Gel OF land adjoining and near the
said City of Blueheld, W. Va. con
tanning - ~ acres b yreccnt survey,
and is the land owned b. the said
Joseph Davidson at the time of his
death. Said land is well timbcrod and
IS very valuable. Those wishing to
purchase building lots or TO makaiin7
vestment in real estate in or near the
thriving city of Blueheld will do well
to examine this property. A plat Of
said lands can be seen by applying
to Mr.. II. S. Karr. Also at the
same time and place the said under
signed administrator with the will an
neXed Will offer for sale in the same
manner and upon the same times an
other piece or parcel of land. situate
in the City of Blueheld, w. Va, on
Baldwin avenue in the said City adj
Joining the lots owned by Mrs. Sar-
an A. George ct ais, and same being
owned by the said Joseph Davidson
at the time of his death.
TERMS OF SALE: one third cash
in hand on day Of sale. balance upon
a credit of e and II months. the pur-
chaser executing TO said Administra
tor his interest bearing bonds. with
interest from date Of sale, and with
/ personal security to be approved by
he said Administrator or 81 cash nj
option OF purchaser.
---,.-....... C. r. LYNCH.
3AdmiRistpatGp-ef- Joseph Davidson
deceased { T. \ ITpion w Va
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-22
A LIVING SMuFFBox.
Peculiar RoIo Nine. Gu Cay.a Played
For Louis XVII.

LUIS avn
There have been SuuThoxcs OF gold
studded with jewels, OF dellcately
carved tortoise Shell. nliGree silver
porcelain. ivory, motherof-pearl, huns
only one living snur'boS on record
and that was the particular luxury of
sLouis XVIII. of France.
His majesty's suunboX." as she
was known throughout Europe, was
: Nine. du CaylH, II Fascinating favor-
lite at the Bourbon court Her place at
table was always at the monarch's
left hand, and when during the course
of the meal he signiiicl his desire for
pinch OF brown powder TO titilate
his fat nose she tool; diamond crust
ed box from her pocket. busted Just
the right quantity of perfumed snuff
on her snowy right shoulder and pre-
scented 1t TO the king. who partook OF
it with profound pleasure.
As Louis was the greatest SNUFF
tnkcr ut court whore everybody
SnuhCd conStanU-. ,Iwc On Cayla's
position was no SincnUrn. but the hu
man snufbox- WINS Woii Paid for in
dulSing the king in his-lttIe fad. lie
presented. her Eith--a copy Of Roy.
nonts Illustrated Eihlc. and each one
of the 100 cngravinrs was covered with
thousand franc note Il was followed
with the gift>,f "Baseucts Sermons"
/ intCrleaved with the same valuable pa
per from cover to coyer.-New York
Press
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-22
a CeInition.

" WHAT'S II pyrOmIuiac sis?"
One of them that's crazy about
lrnpd woodwork " Exchange.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-22
C. Il. LYNCH

3AdniHistpatep-ef Joseph Davidso,
deceased, G. 4. \. Union. W. Va.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-22

PRICES SATURDAY MATINEE 10
AND zoe. EVENING 10, 20 and soc.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-13
FACTS ABOUT THE BEE

Upon the approach of a bee to any
flower it always flies around the calyx
before alighting upon the flower itself.
This is cursory examination; with
its antennae outstretched and CULVER
ing, 1t is evidently scenting the honey
contained within Should this prove a
fruitful flower and the flavor required,
the bee settles on the center of the
stamen, and clutching 1t with its four
front legs, steadies itself with its
longer outstretched two hindermost
ones and withdraws the nectar by its
proboscis, the rings of the body as
suming a Vibratory motion the while.
The bees proboscis is a most 1mpor.
tant instrument. 1t is composed Of
about forty cartilaginous rings, each
of which Is fringed with minute hairs,
having also a small tuft of hair at its
extremity, where it is somewhat SER
rated. It's movement is like the trunk
of an elephant, and is susceptible of
extension and contraction, bending
and twisting in all directions. Thus,
by rolling its proboscis about, it
searches out the calyx, pistil and sta
men of every flower and deposits its
nectar upon the tongue, whence 1t
passes into the gullet at the base
The gullet or first stomach is the
honey bag. No digestion takes place
here. In shape it Is like an oil flask,
and when full contains about one grain.
It is susceptible of contraction, and
is so arranged as to enable the insect
to disgorge it's contents into the cells
of the hive. A short passabe leads to
the ventricle of true stomach, which
is somewhat larger. This receives the
food from the honey bag for the nour-
ishment of the bee and the secretion of
wax.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-13
COATING IRON WITH LEAD

To coat iron with a covering of lead
which will be in absolute metallic con-
tact, states the Chemical Trades Jour
nal, is difficult operation. Valves
and small fittings made of iron well
galvanized on the exterior may be
homogeneously covered with lead to
the workshop by any mechanic. The
method consists in immersing the piece
to be coated in water to which a few
drops of sulphuric acid have been
added. Then, while in the acid water
the piece is readily amalgamated in
the usual way by squeezing mercury
through close woven cloth all over it's
surface and thoroughly rubbing it in.
The excess mercury is rubbed off and
the piece carefully dried without heat,
and then immersed in a bath of lead,
which should be we'll above its melt
ing point, so that it would not tend
to solidify by Introduction of the cold
piece. The casting may be withdrawn
after about twenty seconds, and will
be found to he homogeneously covered
with lead This method requires the
piece to be galvanized before applying
the lead, and the galvanizing must
be in good condition, otherwise the
subsequent amalgamation will be i'm
perfect. On account of the mercury
fumes given off it is not an operation
one would wish to carry out day in
and day out. and on large pieces, but
the method is simple, and, of course,
can be applied to any metal or alloy
that can be amalgamated
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-13
FRONT YARD FARMING

Henceforth citizens of the national
capital will not be allowed to grow
potatoes in their front yards. Surh
efforts at economy have been nipped
in the bud by an alert policeman and
a police judge. The decision denying
the right of a citizen to grow potlloes
in his front yard raises a question of
some value. OF course, it will be
readily understood that the decision is
the outgrowth of the fight for the ''city
beautiful" Potato vines are not con-
sidered beautiful in the sense that the
vines of roses and honeysuckles are
beautiful. Yet potato vines are n t
lacking in beauty. Nor are potato
blossoms unattraa tive. On the con-
trary, they are beautiful. The fact is,
the well cultivated and well kept vege-
table garden, with it's varying shades
of green and other colors, with its
numerous divergent and interesting
forms of plant life, is not an unat-
tractive thing.
But in urban centers of today, when
the cost of living is rather higher than
it ought to be, the question of economy
is of vital concern, and where a man
can reduce his cost of living by ras-
ing potatoes and other truck in his
yard, front or back, it seems that more
good than harm would result from a
policy which would permit him to do it.
OF course there are citizens who can
afford to maintain magnificent AMI
beautifully f1owered lawns, and no fair
man will begrudge them their good
luck. But such men ccu'd not live on
grass blades and rose leaves, and, put
to it, they would willingly swap their
pleasing verdancies, rich floral tints
and perfumeries for hill of potatoes
or a head of cabbage The "City beau
tiful" we must have, to be sure; but
it will not be w ise to discourage the
little economies practiced by men who
seek to cultivate small vacant areas
around their homes. It is a thrifty
practice, and no city can be marred
by thrift.-Seattle Post.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-13
CORN BREEDING

The Illinois experiment station has
just published the results of its ef-
forts to breed corn for high and low
protein content and for high and low
oil content. Ten generations of corn
have been bred for these different pur-
poses by selection of seed having the
desired qualities. In the effort to in
crease the protein content the average
has been changed from 1922 per cent
to 14.26 per cent in the effort to de-
crease it from 1922 per sent to 8.64
per cent. Individual ears have been
found which contain as high as 1879
per cent of protein and as low as 6.13
per cent, as high as 8.59 per cent of
oil and as low as 1.60 per cent. But
the high protein corn has been in
every case less productive than any of
the other three, and in some cases de-
cidedly so. 1t has also been less pro-
ductive as a rule than corn grown for
no particular purpose-just corn The
conclusion is reached from some plots
that while this continued selection for
a single purpose to the neglect of all
other consideration has resulted in
lower yields, yet this is not a neces-
sary result. In some cases high pro-
tein corn has yielded well as compared
with standard varieties bred for no
particular purpose.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-13
A NUMEROUS INDIAN

A member of the Canadian mounted
police tells a good story of the cleV-
erness of an Indian. One snowy morn
ing a band of Crees awoks to find that
about a dozen of their ponies had been
stolen during the night Pursuit was
Immediately organized, and in the
course of an hour the trail was struck.
The band followed it for thirty miles or
more, till it entered river, and head
ed for a little wooded island.
Smoke was rising from the trees
and an opening, apparently the mouth
of a. cave, was in plain view. Present.
ly a Piegan Indian showed himself
in front of the opening. He was in
war paint, and at his heels was dog
Pretty soon the dog scented the
Crees, who were lying low, and began
growing and barking. The Piegan
looked up, glanced about him a mo-
ment, and then instantly entered the
cave. In about ten seconds another
Piegan came around the rocks and
also went in; then another, and an
other, and another. The Crees lay si-
lently in the bushes counting, till up
ward of fifty Piegans had come round
the rocks and gone into the cave, and
still they kept coming. Each carried
rifle.
When at last seventy men had dis
appeared in the cave, the superstitious
and cautious Crees concluded that the
evil spirit had something TO do with
it, So thoroughly were they filled with
this idea that even when reinforce
ments arrived, which was in few
hours, they were reluctant to attack
the island.
That night, however, one Cree. less
credulous than the others, crossed over
the ice to investigate. On approach
ing the supposed cave he found that
it was no cave at all, but simply an
opening leading some ten feet into
the rock, where it made q turn and
came out on the other side.
There was the remnant of a single
camp fire, the ponies were gone, and
not an Indian was in sight. The clev-
er Piegan thief, by making the circuit
of the passage and the end of the Is
land seventy times, had so deceived
his pursuers as to gain the time nee
essary for his escape.-Youth's Com
panion.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-13
THE PUN PKIN

Oh, golden pumpkin, big and round,
Thanksgiving here once morei
In fiaky crust you will be found,
AS you have been before:
And when l go to Grandma's
Shall feast, of course, on pumpkin pie.
But 1t Is not for pie alone
That you are used. / know.
For as a chariot you shone
A long, long time ago;
Poor Cinderella would have stayed
At home without the coach you made.
And there was peter. Peter" too,
Who had a restless wife,
He put her right inside of you,
And then had no more strife;
She must have liked 1t, strange to tell.
"For there he kept her very we'll"
And, golden pumpkin big and bright
1 quite forgot to say
How you, as jack-o -lantern nght
The children on their way
On Halloween-what would we do
Without such useful things as you?
Grace McKinstry In Woman's Home Com
panion.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-13
A HUGE ICE CAVE

Now that a new ice cave, which 10
said to be the largest in the world,
has been discovered in the Austrian
Alps, remarks the Westminster Ga
zette, it is appropriate to remark that
any traveller who is anxious to see
an ice cave without going so far can
visit one without difficulty from either
Thun or Interlaken. 1t is situated half
way down the precipice which falls
from the Sigriswyl- graf into the JUS
tis-tal. The approach to it involves
no very difficult scrambling, but it is
unwise to enter unless guided by some
one who has been there before. The
ice is slippery, as ice is apt to be, and
there are ample opportunities of slid
ing down a slope to destruction.