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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-11-30

"Did you get any Of that bargain
ribbon ?"
"Yes," answered the college girl,
proudly. II bucked the line for ten
yards. louisville Courier-J Journal.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-06-02
"RUNS' AWAY WITHOUT LEGS

the magistrate gone. as Burke rightly
supposed. to fix up the poor farm
deal"
quick look out the door showed
that no one in the Office across the
hall was looking And then-this man
with no legs at all ran away. Out of
the courtroom and up the steps he
went and was out OF sight in few
minutes without even a cane to help
him on his painful way.
The court. returning found Burke's
chair vacant He called the cripple
and. failing an answer called the con
stable, who in turn called the deputy
constable But the man was gone and
would not help TO swell the population
OF pauper's home that day
Every man about the court declares
the laugh is or the other fellow
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-06-02

bank against the garden fence right
close by the strawberry bed, SO that,
with large baskets. it was but a few
minutes work to put them where they
would do the greatest good
AS soon as all danger of freezing is
over in the spring l remove a part Of
the mulch that is directly over the
plants, taking off just enough SO that
| can see an occasional green leaf
peeping up through. raking it between
the rows where il is left to act as a
mulch to conserve moisture and make
clean path on which to walk while
picking the fruit. The plants will
push up through a quite heavy mulch
and it is we'll to leave enough directly
over the plants TO thoroughly protect
the berries from grit; for aside from
the extra work of freeing them from
the dirt II is we'll known that il is pos
sible TO wash out much OF the delicate
flavor of the awberry by repeated
rinsings.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-06-02

shoots. If spraying is required for
mildew, two applications will probably
be very satisfactory.
Leaf-spot symptoms are everywhere
abundant and are really of very di-
verse origin. In any. example in which
the leaf tissues are locally invaded by
parasitic fungus We may expect
evident effects. In the downy mildew
troubles there may be wet-rot symp-
toms when the weather Is moist after
the leaves have become badly dis
eased they may appear TO die very
suddenly because the gradual inva-
sion of the areas has been overlook ed.
In many other leaf diseases no such
rapid multiplication or reproduction of
the parasite is possible and limited
dead patches or spots are the result.
These leaf troubles are commonly
very evident curing rainy seasons and
are preventable by spraying the fol
iage of the diseased plants at repeat
Cd intervals, thus keeping a supply
of the fungicide on the leaves TO ar
rest renewed spore development.
Cherry rot or brown-rot. affects all
stone fruits, including peach, apricots,
etc. 1t is by far the most serious
and battling of cherry diseases to the
commercial cherry grower.
The decay of the fruil is caused by
this fungus. The conditions of the
season may favor or retard the spread
threads of the fungus survive in the
rotted fruits, which may hang on the
trees unless removed. Careful re-
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-06-02
STOOD PIE DIET SO YEARS
New Jersey Man Also Chewed Tobac.
CO for Almost as Long. but Rare.
~ Smoked Cigars.

New York.-Job Brown Tillou. who
had chewed tobacco for eighty,fve
years and had eaten pie thankfully
twice a day for eighty-nine years. is
dead In his home at South Orange. y.
J. He was 90 years old
Jobs brother Abijah also lived to a
great age. They were the sons of 10.
seph Tillou and We're born and reared
on the old homestead where Job died
He always attributed his longevity to
the simplicity of his habits. except in
the use of "fine-cut" and pie He new.
err smoked except on state occasions
such as New Years or Thanksgiving
when he would indulge in mild ci
gar. He drank nothing but we'll wa
ter.
Three years ago he let barber
shave him for the first time Before
that he had scraDed his own face.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-06-02
PASTIME NOT FOR PREACHERS
St. Louis Ministerial Alliance Reach
Decision Baseball Is Net Proper
Game for Them.

st. Louis.--It is undignified for min
listers as body to challenge lawyers
to baseball game.
This was the decision of the ST.
Louis Ministerial alliance at its
monthly meeting in the Y. NJ. C. A.
building recently.
DR.. Homer R. Henderson, pastor Of
the Wagner Place Presbyterian
church, started the debate by offerir-
resolution that the ministers organ
ize ball team and defy the lawyers
to beat them swinging the bat and run
ming bases.
1t was DR.. Henderson's suggestion
that the formal challenge be made by
the alliance and presented to the st.
Louis Bar association, the game to be
played for the benefit OF the Post Dis
patch Pure Milk and Free Ice fund.
The Rev. w. Writ King spoke In OPP
position TO the resolution.
While there is nothing inherently
wrong in the game OF baseball" he
said, Il do not think 1t would be digni-
fed for the Ministerial alliance to Is
sue such challenge 1t might lower
our organization in the estimation of
that very dignified body, the Bar as.
sociation."
The Rev. T. F. Hagerty said that
he would support the resolution on
one condition.
Il believe in asking the Lord for
what we want" he said. For that
reason l must insist that the game
be opened with prayer"
While the alliance voted down the
proposition to issue the challenge II
did not forbid the members to organize
a team and issue a challenge on their
own account.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-06-02
10 His Heels" When Judge
Gives His Sentence.

Denver, Colo Thomas Burke who
has lost both legs. ran away from JUS
tice Gayin's court. where he had been
brought by Ofhcer Joseph Watson TO
ans ~er 10 the charge OF vagrancy. and
has not vet been recaptured
A standing reward OF $40 is offered
by Constable Jacob Simon OF the court
to any onelegged twolegged three
legged or nolegged man who can sue
coed in running down this unusual
sprinter. or who viii give Information
as TO where the officer may find him.
II was all because Burke objected to
going to the poor farm, Justice Gavin
took pity on him. as the unfortunate
man stumped his way into place In the
line of "yags." noted that both his legs
had been cut off close to lis body
and decided that what Burke needed
was not punishment but refuge
They tell me you get drunk and
can't hold yourself up. and that YOU
fall over and hurt yourself" said the
court
Burke delivered himself of an unin-
telnglDle spIutter OF excited speech
which sounded much like denial.
Yes" said the court without I'M
Outstanding one word Il think I'll
send you out TO the poor farm. and
not to Jail The officer here says
you've come to be nuisance to people
down town, and OF course that must
be stopped, but you can't be helped
by going TO Jail, SO the poor farm
strikes me as the best solution of the
problem You sit down there in the
corner, and when court is over I'll
make arrangements"
Tom sat down. an dfell-not In his
usual way, but into deep thought. He
didn't want TO go to the poor farm
Finally the cripple awoke to the fact
that tie courtroom was empty. the
last case having been disposed Of and
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-06-02
WOMAN USES FEET

INK sketches which she drew holding
the pen between her toes.
Typewriting next attracted her at
tention. 1t was months before she
was able to use the typewriter with
any degree of speed and accuracy, but
she Is now able to write in a manner
that would excite the envy Of many
person who has the use of both
hands.
Iypewriting was very hard at
hrst.' said Miss Smith. You see,
with all the training in the world one
cannot spread ones toes as wide
apart as ones fingers. The trouble
at first was that l would strike two
Keys at once, but finally managed to
overcome this fault
Her method Of using a typewriter
IS very peculiar. She sets It on the
moor In front of her and takes a chair
little above the ordinary height. so
that her feet reach the keyboard east.
ly, and then she Is ready to begin.
When she wants to play the piano, on
which she is able to play a few simple
melodies. she has to use a stepladder.
Miss Smith Is able to use tools very
we'll. She can do two things that not
one woman out of hundred with the
use OF both hands can do-saw a
board and drive a nail straight. She
has made several bookcases, tables
and chairs. Il am prouder OF these
than ANYTHING she said
Il was determined that | was not
going to be burden TO my friends
and so learned to help myself. That's
the reason that I am in the work |
am now, helping crippled children. |
can sympathize with them and | want
to help them to become self,support-
Ing and self-respecting men and WON
en-"
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-06-02
MULCH FOR THE STRAWBERRY
ing and Thawine and Conserves
Moisture Fruit Needs.

The average farmer doesn't grow
strawberries at all and many of those
who do entirely neglect TO mulch
them The benefits of mulching are
threefold; to protect from the injury
of freezing and thawing, to keep the
berries clean and free FROM grit and
to conserve moisture that the fruit
often needs at time of ripening. In
favorable seasons berries can be sue
cessfully grown without mulcihng, but
for term of years there is no care
that pays better The work is best
done the first time the ground is
frozen hard and any kind of straw
that Is perfectly free from grass or
weed seed is good material, says a
writer In the Ohio Farmer.
have made two bad mistakes in
selecting material. Once when l used
wheat straw that had timothy seed in
ii and again when | used clover hay.
! had such a good stand of timothy
and clover that l couldn't fruit the
bed the second season, but had to
pillow 1t and start a new one. While
the work Is considerably more there
Is no material quite so good for mulch
ing as leaves. This season a strong
wind swept the leaves clean from
the lawn and lodged them in a great
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-06-02
ROOSTER ATTACKS A WOMAN
Chelsea Fowl Struck Mrs. Sellars
With It's Spurs and Beak and Is
Condemned TO Stew Pot.

Boston, Mass-The Chelsea police
were given a thrill when Mrs. H. A.
Sellars of lSG Congress avenue. Chel.
sea, reported that she had been at
tackled in Maverick street II was ma.
hcious and vicious and everything
that IS mean. that attack
X was done in cold blood" Patrol.
man Peter MeGauley told the impa-
hent reserves at headquarters over
The police telephone
Nho did it?" came In a lump into
Mc1auley's ear as he stood at the po-
ice signal box in Maverick street
male, and chicken-livered one
al that, said McGauley
Did You get him." asked the same
voice al headquarters.
Nav; he flew the coop" replied Nc
'auley. He thinks he's feathered his
nest pretty we'll. but I'll get him. III
wiring his neck. too. Nav. don't send
OUT the reserves. Hello! hello, ser
gent say! II WAS only rooster"
Headquarters came near dying OFF
quick with heart disease McGauley
went on to explain that a common
o'ulhary rooster had tried barnyard
"eucs on Mrs. Sellars-had flown at
ser lighting on her hand, cockadoodle-
soo style, and scratching at her with
us spurs and pecking at her face. She
s as greatly frightened. the policeman
ne next bulletin Chelsea headQuar-
~, got was that McGauley had found
Ca W. Nnantecler in the yard of Cachille
a no oohe' at IS Maverick street.
Oaroone admitted that the rooster
nr as bad egg" said McCauley. HE
- me Chanty would get II in
49, neck' Carbone is going to use the
baAi "a me morning, Chanty's fowl
70 us spurred Carbone on to decide
monn l@ke stew of his bones for to-
GOV Goodnight Serge" said Nc
'es' as he hung up the receiver.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-06-02
TREATMENT OF CANE FRUITS
II Not Wanted Young Suckers and
Shoots Should Be Dug Up-Cut
Out All the Dead Wood.

The young shoots and suckers from
the old canes, If not wanted. should
be dug up Cut out all dead wood,
leaving three thrifty stock in each
hill. If a new plantation is to be
made, dig UP carefully with a ball of
earth the strongest young shoots
growing in the rows, Set these in
clean, mellow ground; mark the rows
five feet apart; set the plants three
feet apart in the row. For the family
garden set two feet apart in the row
and train TO a wire trellis. This is de
cidedly the best method, as the bed
can be properly worked and more and
more and firmer fruit can be grown.
The Cuthbert is the leading red rasp-
berry. 1t is productive, hardy, with
large, healthy foliage Golden Queen,
yellow variety. seeding of the Cuth-
bert. is productive and hardy va
riety Being of large size and OF
beautiful color, consider it one OF the
best for family use as we'll as for mar,
ket. Cumberland is the popular mar
ket black cap.
Clean out the grass and weeds in
the rows; spread one forkful of rot
ted manure around each hill; cult
vate the ground between the rows,
then throw light furrow to the hills
on each side of the rows.
The dead wood OF the currant bush
es should be cut close to the ground,
fork out the grass and weeds, and give
the same fertilizing and culture as for
raspberries The work should be
done in the fall and not left until
spring
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-06-02
Iearninu TO Walk.

There will be fewer anaemic boys
and young men and girls II they VIII
indulge in more walking at this time
of the year Less riding In carriage,
cars and automobiles and more heel
and-toe exercises on the country roads
and paths should be the plan OF all
such persons A certain eminent
Judge in oregon takes long distance
walk every morning and he Is good
eater" A prominent lawyer cured
himself. of stomach trouble by doing
the pedestrian act each morning, go
ing out into the country for several
miles and back A young woman, who
was engaged in clerical work In one
of the local Offices, found that health
was being impaired by too close at
tention to her duties. She had al
ways believed that she could not de-
rive any benefit from walking and
preferred to buggy ride friend
induced her to take u, walking as
daily physical exercise She did so,
and the change In her health Is very
satisfactory to herself and relatives.
The atmosphere prevailing during the
early morning hours just as Old Sol
has risen is glorious cs wei.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-06-02
hrmIess Kittie Smith Has Many
Accomplishments.
Supported Herself for Time by Sale
Of Pen ard Ink Sketches She Drew
With Her Toes-Makes Good
Speed on Typewriter.

Chicago.-Darwin' theory that our
prehistoric ancestors were practically
four handed, since they could use their
feet as we'll as their hands, is par
tally confirmed in the case OF Miss
Kittie Smith, a haywood woman, who
although she lost both arms at an
early age. is an accomplished artist,
seamstress and musician. Her feet
serve all the purposes Of hands so
we'll that she can take watch apart
with them.
Miss Smith, who is the financial sec
rotary for the haywood Home tor
Crippled Dependent Children, SIG
North Fifth avenue, haywood, lost
both arms in fire when she was ten
years old She was so severely
burned that 1t was thought she could
not live. After she had recovered,
however, a chance remark that the
foot is merely a rudimentary hand
and could be trained until II perform
ed all the functions of the hand I'm
pressed her SO deeply that she at
once began to use her feet to pick
up small articles. Within a year she
could write a fair hand-or foot-and
could do rough sewing.
Encouraged with her success In this
experiment, Miss Smith next began
drawing For a long time she sup
ported herself by the sale OF pen and
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-06-02
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Seeds of apples and pears should be
sewn early In good rich soil.
There are several hundred serious
and injurious plant diseases.
II is said that apples are an anti
dote for liquor and tobacco,
Hellebore is the best poison to use
on goose berry and currant bushes.
Red raspberries thrive best in q
deep, rich, yellow, cool, moist, well
drained loan soil.
Wherever fruit or truck crops are
raised commercially spraying forms
part OF the care of the crop just as
much as does tillage, pruning and fer
tilizing
If rose bushes have been injured by
the frost, the tops should be cut off
at or below the point where the in
jury stopped, which is sometimes close
to the ground
Strawberries must not be uncov-
cred too early, The mulch should stay
on late, so as 10 retard growth and
thus make the bloom come after the
late spring frosts.
Old apple, pear and cherry trees
should have the dead and all small
cross branches that interfere with the
free admittance of light and air to the
body OF tree cut out
Those who used the lime-sulphur
spray last year were satisfied with
results, both for San Jose scale and
scab. and will use same hereafter in
preference 10 bordeaux
The use of orchard stoves or smudge
pots for protection of fruits against
late spring frost is only In the expert.
mental state in the east, although
regular practice IN large orchards Of
the far west.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-06-02
Erult Growers.

Fruit growers are mostly in the for
estry business. They trais their trees
to produce wood and wonder why
crops are late in appearing and dull
in color when they come. They should
be in the fruit growing business, and
prune so as TO let in light and air, also
70 induce early productivity. 1t is as
easy to grow good fruit as poor fire
wood.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-06-02
Leaf Attacked by Spot Fungus.

moval of all rotted fruit and spraying
for the fungus as per the calendar,
may be relied upon to save part of
the fruit, but judgment ard attention
to the details of the work are always
required 1t is 10 be understood, also
means of helping TO check rot.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-06-02
Newly Set Strawberry Beds.

Pick off all the blossoms from new
ly set wberry beds; thus you send
all the plants strength back into them
selyes-into growth II is unwlse 10
let plants fruit the first season.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-06-02
Strawberry Plants.

The new strawberry plantation
should be made before any other out
door work is attended to. The sue
ceps hinges largely upon early plant
iag. in a cool. moist coil.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-06-02
DISEASES OF CHERRY TREE
Leaf-spot May BE Prevented by Use
of Bordeaux Mixture-Milccw
Usually Found on Sprouts.

Leafspot and mildew-the first
named disease is caused by what Is
called "Shot-hole Fungus" and may be
successfully prevented by the use of
bordeaux mixture, except that only
half the strength of the mixture may
be applied with safety to the foliage
of the cherry. The mildew is usually
found chiefly upon sprouts and young
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-13
IRON AND STEEL CONDITIONS.
The Iron Age" says

In point Of new business both pig iron
and finished material markets have oeeA
Quieter In the last week than IN any other
since January. While there IS niue enangs
in the scale OF mill operations, II Is evi-
dent that II II is TO be long maintained
the stream Of new orders must increase.
A feeling of disappointment is appearing,
but against It IL the fact that even the
bare hand-to-mouth buying which Is now
the rule has some favorable surprises week
by week Moreover, the untitled orders In
the hands Of the steel companies now rep
resent actual business. much OF II for early
rolling.
Hartman lines rail orders cover only a
part Of tho years requirements: The
Brooklyn Rapid Transit has bought 400
tons and one OF the Chicago terminal roads
2.5O) tons Structural contracts for the
week include $500 tons for the Gunthsr
Building. Chicago, taken by the Moraya
Construction Company: l,Soc tons for an
International Harvester company machins
shop in Milwaukee. and 20" tons OF bridge
work for a Western road A cooperative
movement. only tentative as yet, is on loot
in the fabricating trade, which mas sullerea
severely from the extremely low prices,
not only OF large contracts, out on mum
Of the ordinary steel work LEI In recent
months. Sheet manufacturers VIII meet
this week 10 consider trade condluons.
Prices on sheets have been less generatv
maintained OF late Weakness In iron bars
is more pronounced In Eastern ana Vest
ern markets There is some indication n
so firm. -, 40.
Some railroad car orders, including 200
for the Pittsburg e. Lake Erie, are ex-
pected this week The Pennsylvania Ran.
road has divided 500 tons OF plates and
shapes between Pittsburg and Youngstown
mills for car work at Altoona. On the
other hand. some cancellations or iron ana
steel orders by the Pennsylvania Lines
West are reported at Pittsburg. Recent
cutting on rivets has precipitated an open
market. Boiler rivets have sold az 10
cents Pittsburg. or 8 a ton below what
has been considered the regular OASIS q.
THE Iron Trade Review" says; SGD
All centres report a decline in the demand
for finished materials. and. with the exctp-
ton of wire products and tin plate, spec.
hcations are not as heavy as In Marcn. rig
iron IS dull and. notwithstanding the low
prices that are being made. consumers ars
not inclined to cover for extended dely:
cries. Shading In prices has been reported
on open hearth billets and sheet bars ana
IN the West a contract FOR plates was
closed at q concession Of y ton. Al
meeting Of manufacturers OF blast and gal
vanized sheets held In Pitts burf: on Tues
dav prevailing prices were reafhrned II
developed that prices have recently been
shaded slightly particularly by toooeIs
who made favorable contracts last fal "
present sheet mills are operating az from 20
10 20 per cent of capacity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-13

Considering the general condition of dul.
ness prevailing in Wall Street. the marhet
on the Consolidated Exchange was falrly
broad one, thirty-eiSht stocks being rep.e.
sented in the sales. The best prices i9r
the day were attained In the closing deai-
ines when trading became a little more
active on the advance. Missouri facNIc
was feature in the early afternoon I'D II
was driven down to AIS, which compares
with a low price reached on the STOCK
Exchange Of i7as 1t was third on the on r,st
in respect to volume. but it was only
Slightly ahead Of Union Pacific. whlcn Wa'
FORTH. steel common was first and Read
ing second. Union Pacific early In the Gay ia
touched low Of 1854. against i'9ts on ~ az
other board, with its subsequent hlgn i'u,s ,
against 1853. Amalgamated copper did n no.,
get under 6Ia., against 6lts. Penn,syiiva'lIIa IA
exhibited a decided increase IN acu'i Tnr I'll
the mining department Comstock Iuhiitei
sold at l5Ia to u. Lending, rates for IN, h
hafweeky carry over at the close on inc
900 tpterest was in Reading and Union
Pacific. Detailed operations follow: