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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-27
distinctly feminine. this adding greatly

distinctly feminine. this adding greatly
to the pictures effect
But there are freaks that require no
change whatever in proportions, though
they may be put on canvas on
larger scale, as for instance the armless
and legless man. Neither by adding to
nor subtracting from him could he be
made more impressive. But the strong
mans muscles are swelled out In the
picture, even bigger than they are in
life and the sword swsllower may be
pictured swallowing half a dozen swords
at once.
When it comes to animal freaks the
sdeshow painting artist may, as the
poet does. take a little license. There
may be called for painting of i've
legged calf. and the fifth leg of this
animal may actually grow out OF one
of its regular legs where you have to
look for it to see 1t. But the artist,
it may be. paints that leg growing on
bv itself in plain sight from the under
side of the calf's body. And then maybe
somebody who has gone in to see the
wonderful five-legged calf says when he
sees 1t: why, my gracious, the man
that painted that sign got the leg in the
wrong place" And so he did; and 1t
NAV be said of sideshow paintings OF
freak animals in general that the artist
never makes the painting any less won
derful than the reality. There are stu
exhibited in some sideshows In distant
parts of the country nondescript an
imals and mermaids and that sort OF
thing made of papier mache Repro
auctions of these freaks as they are In
sideshow paintings make pictures sur
ficiently grotesque. @r
When orders are given for sideshow
a. IN what is
wanted, and it may be with photographs.
the rest is commonly left with the artist
but 1t is not always so. Sometimes as
IN the case of a picture In when many
figures OF men or of animals are TO Dc
represented or perhaps a pictured scene
artists drawings are required 10 pc SUP
mitted before the picture is made, ana
sideshow pictures are now many OF tneni
made better than ever BEFORE.
Evoggerated as they may be in form
and color. yet they may also present
nraat life and animation, and 1t may pc
sun and good huInor. And the ARTIST
NAV be called upon not only 10 paint
freaks and pictures of MINISTER'S SHOWS
and of six-foot-long hands, sucn as ap
near on the sideshow tent OF the mino
reader and fortune teller, but ne may
turn his brush also to work more grace
FIJI In na,nting pictures of the vanishing
,sd,, ard ~ the enchanted princess for
the black top. 49,
In all the places where they do TINS
work they are at it now painting tne
stdeshow paintings for the shows, pig
and little. that will go on the ROAD inns
season. and for many resort wnele
s,deshows are feature OF .ne a,.rae
tions Three months or thereaooutS
hsnca when the season opens these pic
lures will be hung up where the eager
populace can see them.
walk in now, ladies and gentlemen
and see the won--derful-.'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-27

From the Boston Herald
Robbie" asked the school mistress,
What does history mean when 1t says
that in the country's pioneer days some
of the settlers didn't have a roof over
their heads?"
1T means that in them days the
women couldn't afford any merry
widow hats!"
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NOTICE

Members of Bricklayers'
Union No. /, Ala, are requested
to attend regular meeting next
Tuesday, March 1, 1910. Impor-
tant business to be taken up.
JAMES M. PURVIS, Cor. Sec.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-27

Seaboard fast and elegant
service to Atlanta, Washington,
New York; double daily trains
leaving Birmingham TOO q. m.
and 800 p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-27

what is their main reason for want
ing a divorce?
because they are married"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-27
know where there is more wisdom than is
found In Napoleon, voltaire. or all the minis
tiers, present and to come--in public opinion
Ta11eyrdnd.

Motor Cars Of prominent makes registered in New
Yorkdurng the calendar years l9O7-l90o-l9o9
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For a bird and monkey painting the
owner sends the kinds Of birds and also
the kinds of monkeys and the artist
reproduces these true to life as to the
individual creatures. but with the pic
tire showing plenty Of action. Perhaps
II is a painting of a bearded lazy that
is wanted The artist may give the
beard in the picture little more tnan
its real length, but the race ne makes
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-27

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Csc size Piso's Cure for Consump-
zoe size Bells Pine Tar and Honey. gle
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800 size Paine's Celery Com
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soc size Electric Bitters 42c
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Doc size Parker's Hair Balsam .t1c
25c size Pinkham's Liver Pills &c
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$500 size Poslam $3.50
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The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-02

it of plant food. But it is quite pos
sible to reduce the store of available
food to such a small quantity that
paying crops cannot be made, even
though there is really enough in the
soil to last for hundreds Of years.
While the farmer, then, will give
due consideration to the humus sup
ply and the physical condition of his
land, he must also, If he wishes to
maintain its fertility, have regard to
the total amount of plant food it
contains. And while there is in the
average soil enough of the different
elements needed by crops to last for
hundreds Of years, it is not the part of
wisdom to greatly reduce this total
supply, especially when it is remem-
bered that under all circumstances
by far the largest part of what is
present in the soil will be in such
form that it cannot be used by the
crop.
In other words, the good farmer
will try to add to his soil as much of
the three limiting plant foods as his
crops remove from It,
What Crops Take From the Soil
Some very interesting figures along
this line might be given and many
farmers will doubtless be surprised
when they compare the amounts of
plant food applied in the fertilizers
they commonly use with the quaint
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-02

1857 pounds of nitrogen, 5.45
pounds phosphoric acid, and ST.
pounds potash.
Compare these figures with the
amounts of plant food usually sup
piled in commercial fertilizers. The
man who uses 200 pounds of 1922
goods on his cotton crop applies 4
pounds of nitrogen, 16 pounds phos-
phoric acid. and pounds potash to
an acre Of land. That is, IL he raises
over three times as much nitrogen.
one-third as much phosphoric acid
and more than as much potash as he
supplies TO the land. When, as is
often the case. no other provision Is
made to keep up the supplies in the
SOIL, is 1t any wonder that many
lands grow steadily poorer and pro-
duce smaller crops with each sue
ceeding year? In fact, IL the matter
Is considered simply from this stand
point, the wonder would be that all
soils were not speedily brought down
10 state where they would be I'M
able TO produce profitable yields. 1t
Is TO be remembered, however, that
very few crops are entirely removed
from the land on which they grow,
ana that in any well considered
system of farming there is a con-
stant return to the soil OF the pro-
ducts taken from it. Every good crop
rotation is planned with this idea
Continued on Page 254)
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-02
TWELVE THINGS TO DO THIS MONTH.

ready planting staple crops. stop
verified bed The
planting
2 Get good seeds for planting all Don't depend
just what you pick till planting
buy select.
Select, and plant patches your
seed another year.
out md begin using them.
of the old H's-'Hired Hoe Hands,"
Keep the fire of the fields. AS Knapp
and less fire. The
soils rong
trash and supply both.
Keep garden going forget every
thing from radshes beans
planted this
z Spray and prune and cultivate orchard.
it to the fungus diseases and insect
little late fighting them.
g. Arrange series of lots for hog pasuring
pasuring make pork than
Western farmers but
Get the poultry yard matched
with provision
until hot weather.
TO- Give the work stock special
have them suffering
H. Screen the doors and windows clean
and about the barn. rid of
Flies typhoid
L. Fix the house and yard. Don't
be lacking in that beauty which IS right
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-02
Short Talks About Fertilizers.
A READING cOURSE.-By E. E. MILLER.
XvI.-KEEPING UP SOIL FERTILITY.

ties that are removed by the crops
grown. In the average crop Of corn
grown in the United States-29.4
bushels to the acre, and estimating
1000 pounds Of stover-thsre are
1874 pounds Of nitroge1, 2S.96
pounds of phosphoric acid, and $500
pounds Of potash. In the average
wheat crop-13.95 bushels, and esti-
mating the straw at 1900 pounds
there are 1892 pounds Of nitrogen,
1912 pounds phosphoric acid, and
1888 pounds Of potash. In the aver
age cotton crop-190 pounds of lint
and Ala pounds Of seed-there are
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-02

r@ T IS EVIDENT that while the
NM productivity of soil does not
A depend entirely or even pri-
mairly upon the amount of plant
food it contains, yet any system Of
farming that reduces the amount of
plant food in the soil is bound soon
er or later to bring the land down to
such low degree of fertility that it's
cultivation will not be profitable. Be-
cause the plant food in any soil is
largely in an insoluble form and so
must be made slowly available for
the use Of the crops, it follows that
it is impossible to absolutely exhaust
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-02
CraWf0rd'S Best Two-sar Corn
Farm Seeds

Moshys Prolific. Co~ke's Proliac. ard gYaare
Deal se~d Corn. Selected shellexi or In car either
s2o per bushei. Simpains Costun Re~.i fryxn
hrs, ptchins In branded sacks. Thc per bashol
tsap Per ton White Holland Turkey Esua And
White Plymouth Rock kEvs. s. o. per setting
X X BoSEf. Duchpost. La
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-02
FARM SEEDS

write vineyard Farm. Griffin. Ca for deserip.
uon etc OF Cook Improved Cotton Seed Marlboro
Corn and Appler Data. These arc well Lno,sn IA
recommended by tho different State Espt. barn.
as ,ho b~st on tho market We plant no other
Keep them pure. The Government has t,s,.h, lar,
quantities from us for distribution which proyes
INC character OF our product. Cotton seed al ro
Orders filed promptly '@
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-02
Geo. w. Thomas. Marion, Ala
Sin1pkins Cotton x? TO-!
The Best
To Whor, IL M r.~~>,
To Whom Il May Concern:

bALLlhA. LA. February lh. IslU.
planted secen different varieties of cotton sod
last year in order to find out for future planting
the best kind of cotton 10 grow the plantation
in spite of the boil wccvil. had the cotton
weighed in the seed. and found better result.
from the Simpkins than any of the others. All
were planted between March I'D and April ID on
about the same kind of soil and received tho same
attention. Each variety had boil weevils In tho
plants from early spring till fros, killed tho plan,
in the fall The first blooms and the last blooms
saw. or had reported TO me by the foreman. were
on the Stmpkins cotton. That easily be &C
counted for: The Simpkins cotton has only short
joints. lsss foliage than any Of the varieties I
planted. and while . rapid grower does not make
large bush. even on our very brat lands. un-
hesitatingly recommend my planter friends to try
the Stmpkins. and ge< their own experience. as I
did 4 intend planting the snff,s crop Of 500
able for cotton growing and can get the Sod.
". ?. CAMPBELL, Pres. and Blu. Mgr.
Bailina Planting Company.
p. S.-My Simpkins made I.23o pounds seod cot
| ton per acre on three fourths of a stand.
GET The GENUINE.
You want pure 'Simpkins Prolific" cotton
seed. and should buy only from the originator In
packages pu, up and branded BY him with his Red
Lcttered TRADEMARK and Signature. which guar
an,ec their purity. Beware of limitations. for they
will be on the market telling you they arc the
Simpkins. and just as good as Simpkins will
ship you" but insist on the GENUINE, which are
only sold by me or my duly authorized agcnta
w. A. SIMPKINS.
RALEIGH. N. q Originator.
GEORGIA CANE SEED FOR SALR
Produces a syrup which many nrsssv 10
that made OF Louisiana cane: makes NIFTY Dor
cent moro than sorghum. Best substitute
Tor boil weevil cotton Tho feed II prod "a cos
pays the COST oil raising sure crop any rear
Price-l bu-. 900: " bu.. RIO. ! peck. 81 10:
gal. u-oef. o. b. Raymond. Miss. Address.
0Oooo vriCO Syrup Form.
Care OF w. CALVIN WILLIE
JACKSON. +, NIsslssIpp,
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-01-29

She Is better on without any soff Of !!
short tunic or fishwife drapery; her
sleeves must not be too fixey and the
tails of her house gowns should fall
upon the floor
In the street skirt actually short
is permissible, for walking skirts never
touch, and II the hat Is high turban
instead of flaring- brim shape, the
effect of stylish get-up will be dap
per in the extreme. AS with misses,
many of the new materials are de-
barred the small woman. The gor
geous brocaded evening stuffs, with
their CLINT of gold and silver and huge
smaller, and absurd as we'll, whereas
girlish crepe, or daintily patterned
silk, or simple net or wool material
of some sort gives her genuine ele-
gance, II the costume is made in
model that suits the figure.
So, when she is in doubt about any
detail, it is well for the pretty midget
to consider seriously the dos" and
"don'ts" of misses fashions.
Misses are in their glory just now,
for never were young girl styles pref
tier or more suitable. Nothing that
savors of eXtravagant effect is permit
ted maiden in the smart world who
is still in her teens and at school, and
many mother will be pleased to
hear that the gowns and coats now
hn;n school DIR oil
in textures that would be suitable for
spring use.
At first sight the maidenly little
frock pictured will strike the lady of
limited dimensions as eminently her
privilege, and she will be quite right.
For with only change of the hair
arrangement many slim young ma
iron could wear frock quite as youth
full as this one undeniably is. AS che
dress stands, 1t is of plain white Brus-
sells net, with bands of silk embroi-
derry on net with bigger holes Louis
inc ribbon in blush pink forms the
girdle and bows and the little tucker
Is shirred about the neck over a mar
row pink ribbon that ties in tiny
bow at the back. A wonderful effect
may be made with this gown If COM
plete drapery, taking the lines here
shown. were made of a spangled net
over colored silk slip
Again, with the addition of
guimpe and undersleeves of all-over
lace, and with the drapery only out
lined with trimming, proper mate
rial, such as cashmere, yelling or
soft silk, would turn this frock into
a very useful affair for day occasions
of dressy nature.
For a girl of II of medium figure
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-01-29

WEATHER FORECAST.
JANUARY 2s IN HISTORY.

l7l7-Lord Amherst, who command
ed the British army at the sur
render of Montreal in 1850, born
in England Died Aug. 3, 1897
1749-John Chester, captain at the
battle of Bunker Hill, born in
Wethersfield, Conn. Died there
Nov. 4, 1909.
lS43-William Mckinley. twenty-fifth
president of the Unietd States,
born in Niles, Ohio. Died in
Buffalo. Sept IA, 1901.
DISADVANTAGE of NaDoleon III and
Eugene de Montijo, Countess
of Teba.
1S56-Order of the Victoria Cross in
stituted.
1863-Kansas admitted to the Union.
1S67-President Johnson vetoed the
bill to admit Nebraska to the
Union.
1S6S-Academy of Music, in Albany.
N. Y, destroyed by fire.
1854 statue of Sir George B. Car
tier unveiled in Ottawa.
lS90-Dominion House of Commons
unanimously voted resolution
of adhesion to the mother coun-
try.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-01-29

hand of industry to transform them
into well-managed farms. With a
favorable climate and soil adapted
to so many different crops, agriculture
should appeal to the young man of
limited means. At this stage of our
civilization, the farmer may live on
his farm and yet enjoy many of the
conyeniences of his city neighbor. He
may read the daily paper, delivered
at his door; with his rural telephone
he may keep informed of the market
for his products. In many localities
roads and highways permit the use of
the automobile.
The man who follows agricultural
pursuits, no matter what special d.
vision his aptitude may select, if he
studies his business and masters the
fundamental principles of soil fertil-
ity, can make a success
Now is the time to own a home.
Lands are rapidly advancing; the day
of cheap lands in the southwest will
soon be matter of history. A small
farm and a comfortable home will en-
able you to enjoy the richest blessings
which nature has provided for the in
dustrious. There is no more laudable
ambition, there is no more honorable
occupation, than following the plow
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-01-29
THE CALL OF THE FARM.


There never has been time in re-
cent years when the farm has held so
many attractions for the man in town,
especially the young man who is
forced to begin operations on a small
sHsussiEs SUCH -a-man will find it
easy to secure a home in the country,
and if he has energy and intelligence
he can make comfortable. income
and surplus out of this. soil. The
Farm and Ranch, one of >the best
papers in the south, sees the condi-
tions of today, and offers the follow
ing good advice:
Never before has the farm offered
greater opportunities to the young
man willing to labor and live from
the products of the soil. The demand
for food products within recent years
has been especially great, but the
average yield of our ordinary crops
has not materially increased. The
farm needs young men of ability,
rural society needs new zeal for -edu-
cation and rural progress, to improve
the economic conditions of farming
While many of our cities are con-
gested with the unemployed, there
are thousands of acres of fertile land
in the southwest that need only the
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-01-29
Piles Cured at Home By Nav
Absorption Method.

If you suffer from bleeding, itching,
blind of protruding Piles, send me
your address, and 1 will tell you how
to cure yourself at home by the new
absorption treatment; and will also
send some of this home treatment free
for trial, with references from your
own locality is requested Immediate
relief and permanent cure assured
Send no money, but tell others of this
offer. Write today to Mrs. NJ Sum.
mers, Box P, Notre Dame, Ind.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-01-29
.RUL|NG0 ON THE GAME LAW
County Attorney johnson Says Quail
Can Be Killed Feb. 1, Without
Violating Game Law.

Some local bird shooters asked
County Attorney R. NJ. Johnson yes
terday whether or not it would be
unlawful to shoot quail ON February
1. At first he was disposed to rule
that it would be unlawful, but decided
to look up the new game law, with the
result that he advised that in his
opinion it would be no violation of the
law to shoot quail on February l.
The wording of the law is: BE
tween the first day of February and
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-01-29

The editor of the Bryan Morning
Eagle is inclined to be peeyish toward
the Herald in this comet controversy
that we have been investigating with
such persistent and scientific reason.
We told our readers that the comet
could not be seen after seven o'clock
in the evening, and our friend on the
Brazos says many people can see
things that we cannot see. All right,
old wisdom, il you persist IN staying
up and finding comets in the wee
small hours of the morning, it is none
of our business, and we shall leave
you to your fate. But, hist, remem-
her we warned you that the best time
was before it all got to tasting the
same
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-01-29
FOR SLIM FIGURE
oNE-PIEcE MISSES DRESSES ARE
THE THING.
Tend to Make the Most of Short
stature-Effects That Absolutely
Must Be Avoided-A Dainty
Evening Gown.

Especially are the one-piece misses
dresses pretty for understood figures,
and above all if they are slim, for
these give the look of height re-
quired, though wise is the lady who
eschews the three-quarter top coat
that often goes with such dress. She
who lacks the number of inches which
achieve normal height must wear moth
ing with lines that cut her in
the middle, hit her knees, or
come bit further down. She must
have short-waisted empire effects if
her waist is unduly long and her legs
short, and If she does not wear
jaunty bobtailed jacket, the hem of
her long coat must drop to her ankles.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-01-29

Good reports come from all sections
of the country about the. preparations
for farm work this year, and the out
look is most promising. In number
of communities the people are going
in very heavy for potatoes and other
truck crops, and heavy shipments are
promised. With anything like fair
season Anderson county is going to
raise bumper crops and will have
money in the banks this fall. In the
meantime new people are coming this
way to look at our lands.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-01-29

the first day of November it shall be
unlawful to kill quail" etc.
Johnson says it is clear in his mind
that under the wording February is
not included in the closed season,
though the man who wrote the law
evidently intended it should be in
Guided. The county attorney says the
law, to include February 1. should
have read from January 81 etc.
No doubt the decision reached by
our county attorney is right, accord
ing to the wording of the law, though
it is generally supposed the closed
season is from January 81 to Novem-,
Der 1.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-01-29


This is another of those good old
Saturday evenings when with the sat
isfaction of having done noble" dur
ing the week we can return to the
castle of our home and dwell in quiet
ness-after having polished the stove
for the fifteenth time, Strengthened
up the pipe, changed the furniture
around so it will not get so tired sit
ting in the same place, and performed
those other tasks of a good family
man. which some said tasks are re-
sponsible for that particularly sanity
halo that fingers about the brow of a
married man. Thanks for Saturday
evening-and Monday morning.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-01-29
Foxes as Collars.

One of the popular touches on long
top-coats is to use an immense golden
fox as a collar. The animal is en-.
tire. The head is placed on the right
side and the paws and tail on the
left.
These are prettier, or show to bet
ter advantage, when the coat is cut
open to the waist line.