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The Ocala evening star., 1911-05-30
WINDS WILD WORK
IN THE CENTRAL WEST

Peoria, ILL.,, May 30-A cyclone struck
Pekin, Ill, ten miles south of this city.
yesterday, killing two persons and
causing heavy property damage. Trees
were uprooted, roofs blown from
houses and plate glass windows smash
ed in the business section. The resi-
dence part of the city escaped.
The Ocala evening star., 1911-05-30

Is every coat Jnat we make, because
each is specially built to conform to
the wearer's figure. artistically and
true We are expert filters, too. and
our reputation comes from the salts
faction of our patrons with our work
manship. We can make you a suit for
a very reasonable price. And you will
get the best OF quality.
w. f. MARROW
Phone 1877. AZ South First ST., w.
The Ocala evening star., 1911-05-30
FUN. FACT AND FANCY
In TABLOID PORN

From James CIarence Harvey's
Over the Nuts and Wine
The Ocala evening star., 1911-05-30
FRATERNAL RECORD F1LosoF1
u. w. White)

IL the average person worked only
when he felt like ii the world would
starve before Christmas
Many men of many minds. Many
women to differ and bring about
amendments TO those same minds
The Ocala evening star., 1911-05-30

Many . woman insists upon keeping
her hat on because she fears !; won't
be noticed IL she takes IL on.
girl OF sixteen ex-cites love A girl
OF twenty-six in-cites II and at thirty
six she invites a.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-11-24

news becane bubiic commented %
Ensiand's possible attitude regarding
the arrest II cited the internstiona!
law on the subject aud stated thu,
most Of the authorities supported .
view TINT would Justify Captain
wilkes act. II also dwelt upon the
fact that England had uniformly In.
sisted on the right of search even In
times Of peace: therefore her govern.
mcnt could not obje,t to the arrest of
the two commissioners without stnifi.
flying her own record. Yet the most
fnrsightcd men Of the time fenrcd that
Great Britain would seize on the incl.
dent rs a ground for declaring war.
There was n threefoId motive for 10
doing. She could thus break tho block.
adc. which was seriously interfering
with the cotton trade on which 80
many Of her mills depended. she could
he avenged for past defeats at the
hands Of the United States. and she
could strike possibly a dcathblow at
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-11-24
TIME FOR HARVESTING OATS
Crop should es Cut When Grain 10
SIN In the Dough ststs-Hsu,
In Before Heavy Rain.

Oats should be cut when the grain
Is In the dough stage. II cut when the
grain Ia In the milk the grain will be
light In weight. and II cut when full
ripe there will be loss of grain IN
handling. says q writer In the Balti,
more American. We endeavor to cut
when the milk 10 out Of the grain.
The crop In cut with selfbinder. max.
ing small sheaves. Twelve sheaves are
set TO a shock. and as soon as the
straw Ia cured and the grain hard and
dry we haul In as quickly as possible.
The crop should be hauled In before
heavy rain. as II IL almost impossible
TO dry the bundles II the straw Ia
once thoroughly wet. II Ia = hard task
to take down the shocks. open out the
bundles ans spread out the sheaves TO
dry. Owing to the soft straw and
chah around the grain the moisture
dries out slowly. even when the
weather Ia hot and dry. Grain and
labor are saved by getting the crop
under cover before showers.
After the sheaves are hauled In the
held should he raked. These rakings
cut fine and mixed with a little mill.
feed make an excellent summer feed
for the horses. Al soon 40 the oats
are under cover the field should be
cut over with the two.horse sulky cul.
tivator or the steel disk. Run the cul.
tivat0r both ways. This early work.
Ing brings the wild seeds to the sur.
face: II also prevents the soil from
crusting over.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-11-24
~ JAMES A. eDceR TON
lCspyright by American Press Associa.
tion, 1911


~ URING the week ending Nov.
10. 1861. the one event that
IL blotted out all other topics In
the public mind was the Trent
affair. The report Of this was printed
In the New York papers on the morn
fng OF Nov. II and was not known
generally throughout the country I'm.
oil that day or later. II produced the
most unbounded excitement. the north
exulting over the arrest Of two Of The
chief men Of the Confcdcracy. James
N. Mason and John SlidcIi. commits.
sioners respectively TO Great Britain
and France. Outwnrdly the south
was indignant. but secretly II was as
exultant as the north. hoping that the
incident would precipitate war he.
tween the United States and Eng
land, abe Two. commissioners having
been seized on board nm English. yes.
si. -
Tho arrest was really made on Nov.
Q. but there was no way to get the
sews TO the United States until the
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-11-24
STORE POTATOES IN WINTER
ksnsas Msa Gives His Method Of Pre-
pairing and Keeping rubsrs
ourino Cold Weather.
,By H. y. MILLER. Ramsay

ny n. y. MILLER. Ramsay
My way Of keeping potatoes during
the winter 10 70 select high piece OF
ground that will drain itself well. then
I put a lot Of hay on the ground and
put the potatoes on the hay. piling
them up nicely. then cover with hay
or straw a. thick as think best. then
put q light layer Of dirt on the hay.
and as the season gets colder. put on
more dirt. To keep potatoes In the
spring for summer use. put them In
dark room and sive them plenty Of
air. sprinkling some air.slacked lime
over them. Also keep all sprouts on
Of them. and you will have potatoes
until you can raise new ones.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-11-24
An essiIy Opened este.

choking or BY stroliing onto the rail.
road track and being hit by the cars.
Perhaps the whole herd breaks
through the neishbor's fields and
destroys his crops. Such things are
mighty unpleasant and cause bad
feelings among the best Of neighbors.
Good fences and strong gates are
cheaper than good stock and dam.
age suits. Good gates and fences add
to the permanent value Of the farm.
II . man has not sufhcient pride In
his farm to keep up his fences and
gates the matter Of economy should
compel him TO give these matters
attention
II 10 poor economy to allow . pure-
bred COW to break through q q gate
and get with calf TO some neighbor's
scrub bull. The poor gate 10 the
weakest link In the fence. There 10
nothing that adds more TO the gen.
eral appearance Of the farm than
good. strong fences. Such appearances
amount to hundreds Of dollars II ws
are selling our farms. ..
The gate shown In the illustration
will be found 10 be Of great con.
venience. A pin Ia set In the gate
post and 4 pole at least 40 Ions -
the gate Ia made to turn on Il.
A box full Of stones heavy enough
to balance the gate In placed on one
end Of this pole. and to the other end
10 fastened Q piece Of strap iron that
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-11-24
BENEFITS OF GOOD FENCES
Nothing Adds More to General A.
psarsnes Of Farm Than Coed
otrono Fsnees-prevsnt Trouble.

Thy JOHN BAILEY BRUcE.)
Good fences make friendly neigh.
bods. ANY man who keeps live stock
should have good fences and strong
gates. Broken doVn fences and dilap-
dated gates are q constant source
Of annoyance and trouble. Many
valuable animals are injured BY brok-
en- fences and gates, not always By
the fence or gate itself. perhaps by
getting out through the fence or gate
into q field Of clover or grain and
eating sufiicient to cause bloat or BY
getting into an apple orchard snd
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-11-24

a fui' $40 makes ia' pocket oooa
the manure spreader ID prom
collector
The lead pencil IL the most valuable
TOOL on the iarm
Poorly shocked gram 10 = shocx'hs
display OF poor FARMING ...
You need silo because win II you
can make more money.
Careful feeding ID necessary 10 the
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-11-24

the passengers. Commander Williams.
the British mail agent aboard the
Trent. protested ms "a representative
Of her mnjcstys government"
Mailing the Arrest.
In the midst Of the commotioi. two
Of the san Jacinto's men took Mr..
Mason by the collar and led him to
the boat. assisting him on board. the
snme operation being performed In
the case OF Mr.. Slidcll and the two
secretaries. Eustis aud Mcfarland.
The families Of Slideli and Eustis were
on board. and the officers Of the san
Jncinto offered 20 accommodate them
" they desired. but the invitation was
declined. Comma nder williams after
his return to England told n story of
Miss Slideli having struck Lieutenant
Fairfax repeatedly In the face. bu,
this was afterwnrd denied by Fair.
fax. who said the only basis f0f the
story was that n lurch Of the ship had
thrown the lady against his shoulder.
There was one phase OF this nffair
that seems little less than providcntial.
Captain Wilkes. In writing. had In.
structcd Lieutenant Fairfax as fol.
lows.
SHOULD Mr.. Mason. Mr.. slideli. Mr..
Eustis aud Mr. Mcfarland be On
board you viii make them prisoners
and send them on board this ship i'm.
mediately and take possession Of her
the Trent as n prize"
An Incident That Averted War.
This part OF his instructions Fairfax
chose 10 ignore. Not only no. but he
wns careful TO give no unnecessary Of.
Tense 10 the commander Of the Trent.
Al one time. when that vessel was
drifting into shallow water and Cap.
tain Moir warned the Americans to
hurry or he would not he responsible
for the ships safety. Lieutenant Fair.
fax slgnaicd for the San Jacinto to
draw AWAY. no that the Trent might 20
more into the channel. Upon return.
Ing 10 his own vessel with the prison.
ers Fairfax told Captain Wilkes what
he had done and urged that the Trent
he not taken rs a prize. advancing ~
an argument that It would delay their
movements mud. divide their crew. thus
making II impossible for tho San ia.
cinto 10 participate In the attack on
Fort Royal. us was then planned. This
argument seemed 10 convince Captain
wilkes. and he consented that the Brit.
ish vessel go on her way. On such
small incidents does history sometimes
turn. Had the Trent been taken as a
prize II Is scarcely possible that war
with Great Britain could have been
svertcd
II IL surprising that Captain Moir
did not insist on the Americans TAX.
Ing command Of his vessel and thus
hive forced the issue. lie himself said
later that the British Admiralty was
very much disappointed and displeas,
ed" that he had not done 30. His re.
ply was that II bad never occurred TO
him, Lieutenant Fairfax having been
81 courteous and having engaged him
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-11-24

any size. A. the kernels are sep.
arated from the cobs they drop into
q chute below the mechanism and
are carried into bugs waiting at the
mouth Of the chute. The cobs are
elected from the other side Of the
machine As can readily be under.
stood. this machine will save a great
deal ~ labor. rs the old method Of
Smelling corn by hand was a tedious
one at best. and was no gentle opera.
ton even for that type Of citizen who
has come to be known as horny.
handed"
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-11-24
Dairy Products.

The COW will produce about seven
times a. much human food per unit
Of feed consumed 40 will the steer.
In fact. the cornstalks. leaves and
cobs produced on one acre Of corn.
II fed to q steer, will provide material
for about 80 per cent. edible dry mat.
ter In the form Of flesh. while II fed
to q dairy COW about $50 per cent.
edible dry matter will be produced.
National economy. then. would do,
mand that our hill pastures and low.
land meadows 40 well a. the coarse
folders Of cultivated fields be en-
ployed In the production Of milk.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-11-24
oRAss OF. CHEAT ilaroHt
Crest Prsb,sm ~ Maintaining Fsrtl''.
~ Of Cell FOR Future cesps
O. Selves In One Way.
Try ". n. GARpNER.)

Try ". r. GARDNER)
in attempting to farm without
grasses the farmer 10 lifting without
a lever: he 10 pulling a load with the
weight on the hind wheels; he 10 cut
ting with q dun AZ.
With grass a. a basis grains. fruits
vegetables and meat, all the triumphs
OF farming are possible. The first
thing that I would advise all those
who contemplate buying a farm to
look into. would be its capacity to
grow clover and other nutritious
grasses and learn what means would
be available for fertilixing such mead
ows.
The grass can be converted into
milk and products into beef, pork o.
mutton and returned to the land In
the form Of manure for the grain crops
or you may sell the hay by the ton
according to the facts Of your psrticu
lar locality,
] would not advise any one to think
OF buying a farm that did not have
at least 20 acres Of grass land that
would produce At least two tons OF
hay per acre under favorable condi
tons.
The greatest thrift and profit made
by farmers on their farms In ten OF
the leading agricultural states that ]
have visited during the past two
years have been made by those who
make dairying and the growing Of live
stock their chief reliance
The great question Of keeping ny
the fertility Of the soil for future
crops can be solved In only one way
and that is by the growing Of more
clovers and grasses and feeding more
live stock and returning all Of the
manure thus made to the fields.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-11-24

says a writer In the Popular Mechan-
les. II Ia made Of Q by I inch mate
rial. about 3 feet long. hinged at the
lower end and clamped at the top.
The stalks are placed behind the up
right piece and securely clamped.
Several OF these devices placed at
intervals along the ranger will make
II hard for the stock to pull the fod-
der out and waste II.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-11-24
GAS ENGINE FOR FARM WORK
Large Wheels Of csrrises Make Il
Easliy Managed, Even on Rough
0round-shown In Africa.

Al the. recent agricultural exposi
ton In Tunis. Africa. the makers Of
the Gnome motor for acroplanes ex.
hibited a six.horsepower motor de.
signed for use on the farm. which.
while not presenting any novel fea.
lures Of motor construction. attracted
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-11-24
Csc Engine for Farm Work.

much attention on account Of IT,
unique mounting which closely resem'
bles a gun carriage. says Popular
Mechanics. The large wheels Of this
carriage make II easily managed
even on rough ground. and two men
can transport II from place to place.
The motor Ii made for gasoline or oil
consumption.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-11-24
Mcclellan Also Doubtful.

The president was not the only one
who saw the perils Of the situation
Senator Sumner told friend that from
the first he believed We should have to
give up the prisoners. General Nc.
Clellnn In u letter written the day the
news reached Washington. Nov. II.
said:
II Hnd that today Is not to be day
Of rest for me. This unfortunate a.
fur OF Muson and Slidell has come
up. aud ! shall be Obliged to devote
the day TO cnden voring to get our gov.
eminent to take the only prompt aud
honorable course Of avoiding q war
with England and France. 1t In sick.
ening III the extreme and makes me
feel heavy nt heart when ! see the
weakness and unftncss Of the poor
beings who control the destlnics Of this
great country"
II Is too bad that General Mcclellan
could not announce the truth of
proposition without sncering at 9th
ers. On Its face the slur IN the above
would seem to have been aimed at
Mr.. Lincoln Yet In the same letter
Mcclellan takes occasion to give
partial and patronizing approval 10 his
chief by saying. THE president Is
honest and means we'll" Mr.. Lincoln
was not only honest and well mean
ing. hut saw the truth Of the Trent
AFFAIR quite M clearly as did General
Mcclellan.
Outside OF the popular excitement
over tho Mason and Slldell affair
there was little Of interest during the
third week In November. One anus
Ing incident involved the capture OF
ZONE Union foragers near Upton's
AIN. Va. These men had left some
forage on a certain farm and went
out to get II. The farmer seemed
friendly and invited the soldiers TO
stay for dinner They did so, leaving
their muskets and an inadequate
guard outside. The farmer sent word
to a Confederate troop lurking In the
vicinity, who came up quietly. over
came the guard before they could
make nm outcry and Ragged the squad,
forage and NIL.
During this week General Ranks id
vanced into Arcomnc county. Va.
some Of hin troops having a slight
skirmish nenr Point Of Rocks. Other
nffairs Of minor importance occurred
near Falls Church, Va; CasS county.
No.; Warsaw. Mo-: Romney. western
Virginia: Writ Court House. western
Virginia; Palmyra. Mo-. and Cypress
Bridge. Kyf General Floyd was now
retreatinq out Of western Virginia, vir.
tual'y ending the lighting In that seq
don.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-11-24
Sourlno Cream.

The development Of Tactic acid, or
the souring Of cream. does not In.
crease the butter fat content. A. Q
rule. when cream becomes sour II 10
more difacult to test than when It 10
sweet The difhculty In obtaining an
accurate test Of sour milk or cream
lies in the fat that II 10 not easy To
obtain an accurate sample.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-11-24
Western Way OF Stacking Hay.

this work a great deal. says the Farm
and Home. The hay IL picked up by
the sweep rake In punches of about
1000 pounds and delivered onto the
stacker. The horse attached to the
stacker pulls this onto the pile. Six
men can put up hay at the rate of rs
tons per day with an apparatus such
as this. using two sweep rakes. an
ordinary rake and one mower.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-11-24
STACK HAY IN LARGE FIELDS
Modern Machine shown Herewith Fa.
eiiitates Work considerabiy-
Labor OF Six Men.

On many western farms hay is
stacked In large quantities, and the
work Is done by help hired by the
day. Consequently II is necessary to
push the stacking as fast as possible.
The modern stacker shown In the cut
with the sweep rake facilitates
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-11-24

SO In conversation about other matters
that he had Failed to see what after.
ward was very plain"
The arrest OF Mason aud Slidell was
almost universally applauded In the
north. One reason for the acclaim was
the prominence Of the prisoners. Both
men had been members Of the United
States senate. and one Of the secreta.
rles. Eustis. had been q congressman
aud had married the daughter Of a
prominent Washington banker. As for
Captain Wilkes. he became the hero Of
the hour. The secretary Of the navy
wrote him commendatory letter, BOs-
ton gave him public dinner. the New
York Historical society elected him M
honorary member, the officials Of New
FORK city rendered him o reception.
and the congress Of the United States
gave him n vote Of thanks.
II Lincoln's Prophetic Vision.
III Yet through all this chorus Of 10Y
Cfhere WIS II note OF misGiving The
New York Tribune on the very day the
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-11-24
The War Fifty Years Ago

commotion Over the Seisure Of the Persons Of J. N.
Mason and John Slidel. Confederate Commissioners
to Great Britain and France ---They Were Taken
From Under the Protection Of tie Britsi Flag While
on Board the Steamer Trent on Voyage From Cuba
to Enfland---The Seizure Was Made by the U. S.
Steamer San Jacinto. Commanded by Captain Charles
Wilkes an Experienced Naval Officer.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-11-24
MACHINE THAT SHELLS CORN
Ears Fed Into Hope. and Kernels
Are Separated Automatically
liohtens esrnsrs' Burdens.

Another device to tighten the farm.
er's labors has been invented by a
Nebraska man. This Is q machine for
Smelling corn. and, with II. one man
can do the work of dozen or more
by simply feeding the ears into a
hopper and turning a handle. Inside
the body Of the machine Ia a series
Of scrapers between which the cobs
pass and these scrapers are so con.
,rolled that they will engage ears Of
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-11-24
HOLDING FODDER FOR STOCK
Device Tor Placing cornstslks and
Other Feeds That Would %
Thrown Out, Just Invented.

Fodder. such a. cornstalks that are
not shredded. Is frequently tossed
out Of the manger and wasted. A
device for holding thu kind Of feed
against the wall In front Of tho
manger 10 shown In the illustration.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-11-24
Boarding the Lion.

Messrs. Mason and Slidcll had man.
aged 10 elndc the Federal blockade by
leaving Charleston In II small steamer
on dark and rainy night They had
hecn received with honors by the Brit
ish consul IN Cuba aud took passage
from Havana 10 ST. Thomas In the
british mail steamer Trent. command.
I'd by Captain Moir. Before their de-
parturc the San Jacinto ran hurriedly
10 Key West. seeking some other Tn.
Ion vessel a. help IN the search, but,
failing 10 lind one. put back TO the Ba-
hama channel through which Captain
Wilkes believed the Trent would pass.
There, just before noon Of the Sth.
the English vessel was sighted. aud
the San Jncinto prepared for action A
solid shot was fred across the bow Of
the Trent. but 10 this she paid no
heed. A shell followed. and Captain
hOir evidently saw the point OF this
argument. for he hove to In bad hu-
mor. Captain Wilkes sent boat In
command OF Lieutenant ID MncNeill
Fairfax. executive officer Of the San
yacinto. who boarded the Trent and
dcna nded 10 see her passenger list.
This Captain Moir refused. despite the
fact that Great Britain was the one IA
tiou that had maintained the right of
search and had refused to give II up
even cfter we had beaten her IN the
war OF 1912. fought over this very
ksnc.
Lieutenant Fairfax then asked for
Nr. Mason. Mr.. Slideli and their secre-
tnries. and Slidell. hearing his name
iaeStloaled. answered. Fairfax was ~
It'd ny marriage to Mason. who was
sl located Upon demand being
ga, Y that the commissioners and their
b l~Arics go aboard the San JacintO
I'D ycnticmen emphatically refused.
u Ing that they would yield only to
t,r Thereup0n Lieutenant Fairfax
y. 3kAaeSsmasl,ssA;sssha Y boardei the
Trent maid great hubbub made BY
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-11-24

republican institutions. II was the
thought Of these things that gave pause
to our level headed statesmen.
On the surface at least all Washing,
ton was immensely pleased with the
net. There was one notable exception.
Benson J. Losing 10 authority for the
statement that on the day the arrest
Of Mason and SlidelI became known In
America President Lincoln expressed
himself as doubling the wisdom Of
their retention. LOSING says he was
In the war office mt Washington when
the news from the Sun Jncinto was
Grst received and that three cheers
were repeatedly given. led by the sec.
retnry Of wnr. Governor Andrew OF
Massachusetts aud others. Tho same
day Mr. LOSING visited the White
House and had a short interview with
the president He quotes Mr.. Lincoln
as then saying:
~ fear tho traitors will prove to be
white elephants. We must stick to
American principles concerning the
rights Of ueutrals. We fought Great
Britain for insisting. by theory and
practice. on the right 10 do precisely
what Captain wilkes has done. II
Grent Britain shall now protest against
the net and demands their release We
must give them up. apologize for the
act ns II violation Of our doctrines and
thus forever bind her over 10 keep the
pence In relation to neutrals and 90
ackno w,edne that she has been wrong
for sixty yenrs"