The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-09-14

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horse to a shade tree. Time and again
we have seen such trees much marred
Or mutlated as result Of this type Of
The drought has been very disastrous
from the standpoint of crop produc-
ton, but 1t is well to look on the other
side and realize that not In dozen
years have conditions been so favorable
for destroying weeds Of all kinds. The
benefit of this condition will continue
for several years.
II the rains which have been falling
copiously in northern central states for
the past two weeks continue until
Nov. ! wild ducks will be Quacking
on many and erstwhile pond which
the owner probably was congratulate
Ing himself he would not even have to
tile drain to get 1t to produce bump
er crop of fax or corn.
While the pure paint and yarnish
laws passed N a number OF states
have resulted In increasing the price
of these commodities somewhat one
has the satisfaction of knowing when
he buys them that he Is getting what
he pays for. Besides this should be
taken into account the fact that paints
mixed with good oil are far more dura-
bIe than those adulterated.
1t is interesting to note the efforts
Of both corn and potatoes just now to
from the effects Of a long
continued drought and reproduce them
selves. Stalks of corn with lower
leaves fired are putting out new silks
and pathetic tassels, while potato
vines that It did not seem possible
could survive have been feathered out
at their tips with new green shoots
1t Is a far cry from the Chi
wheatfeld of two or three acres, -
planted and hand hoed, to the LOO
acre grain ranch In the DakOtas and
Montana, where thirty acres day are
plowed with a gas or steam tractor
hooked on to eight or ten pbows and
where all subsequent operations. In
Guiding disking, seeding, reaping and
thrashing, are done by the same power
and on a like scale
In certain districts Of England the
guinea pig is being put to very prac-
teal use as an exterminator Of weeds
on private lawns and golf grounds.
The area to be cleared Is surrounded
with low wire fencing and the little
fellows turned in. They attack the
dandelion. plantain and daisy in the
order named. and. while they keep the
grass nibbled close. they do not kill It.
Here would seem to be a cheap sub
stttute for a lawn mower and elbow
grease.
The secret of digging out from an
Indebtedness incurred in the purchase
of a farm. II secret there be, consists
In a complete concentration Of both
energy and funds on the one object In
view. This means that the farmer
who would quit paying interest at the
earliest possible moment should not
get balled up with a steam thrashing
outfit or attempt to handle an auto
mobile agency. Either one Is enough
to dissipate the energies Of the best
man that ever lived.
The kind of green goods, shell game.
blue sky real estate propositions that
folks are getting caught on most every
day leads to the very trite observation
that q person should have graduated
from diapers and a nursing bottle be-
fore undertaking an investment Of
thousands Of dollars in new country,
the only knowledge Of which has been
obtained through the alluring descrip-
tons of real estate agents. This kind
Of sucker seems to be thicker than
spatter and is born and caught every
day.
The evolutionary theory Of animal
which holds that the
wren hanks back to the same ancestor
as the eagle, q mouse the same as q
monkey, seems strangely negatived In
the stedlity Of the hybrid crosses OF
even species that are closely allied
e. g., the jack and mare. the buffalo
and domestic COW. the Canada and
tame goose. The offspring Of these
unions are barren, but why the most
distinguished evolutionists cannot tell.
Nature has put up her finger and said,
THUS far shalt thou 60, but no far
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The tremendous force Of lightning
bolt is shown in many instances which
are Of common occurrence. Perhaps
In no way Is this power more effective
ly shown than when a bolt skaters a
large tree. This happened short time
ago during u storm which passed over
the section in which the writer lives.
The lightning struck huge cotton
wood tree and knocked It to sphnters.
One of these, more than four feet long
and as big as ones wrist, was hurled
distance Of twelve rods from the
front of one farm home across the
road and into the yard of neighbor.
The beneficial effects coming from