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The Southern herald., 1911-05-12
The Dog Question.

There are few more important ques-
tions before southern farmers than
that of protecting sheep from dogs.
The sheep killing dog prevents the
raising of millions of head of sheep in
the south annually. We cannot af.
FORD to attempt TO raise sheep among
marauding cur dogs.
Jones cannot enter Smiths field to
get a stick of wood without his con.
sent, but Jones dog can enter Smiths
field and kill 500 worth of sheep and
nothing will be done. A legal fence
protects us from cattle, hogs, horses,
and other stock and the sign posted
keeps men off our premises, but the
dog jumps the fence or crawls under
and there is no law to protect us.
The marauding cur dog is a back
number and must go. Dogs must be
taxed. Rather than pay taxes on
worthless ours many owners would
kill them. The tax money may be
used to pay for the sheep killed by the
dogs and for the education Of our
children
The Southern herald., 1911-05-12
Illinois Is Ahead in Absenteeism

$500 a year. his 81 500 allowance for
clerk hire. and s125 for stationery
without coming to Washington. but Il
is necessary for him to appear at least
once in order to receive his travelling
allowance Of 20 cents a mile.
II is doubtful If an absolutely per
feet record OF nonattendance ever VII
be made even by one of the Illinois
champions, unless this irksome re-
Quirement Of the mileage provision
should be modified. The generous al
lowance makes II a real object for q
congressman to come to Washington
at least once each session.
Unsophisticated persons may sup
pose representatives who attend a ses-
sion of congress only few days OF
the entire period refrain. as matter
OF propriety. from drawing their en-
tire salary. or perhaps return it to the
treasury.
For the information of such be Il
stated the cashier in the office Of the
sergeant at arms was asked II any
member of the house had not drawn
his salary for the last congress or
had refunded 1t for any reason.
Members of the house refund sal
aryl" exclaimed the official Never
knew it to happen. and I've been here
sixteen years"
The Southern herald., 1911-05-12
Lack of Horses Alarms Officers

United States army, prepared by Capt.
Casper H. Conrad of the Third cav
airy and published by the department
of agriculture, doubt is expressed on
the subject
In 1908 the government established
the system of remount depots for the
army. Under this system the govern
ment buys the horse young, at three
to four years old, and after breaking
them issues them to the troops. This
system has been found preferable to
purchasing the animals when matured.
Bat what the army officers want, and
also the department Of agriculture, Is
a system of government supervision OF
the breeding Of horses for the army.
Chief George M. Rommel Of the anil
NAL husbandry division Of the bureau
of animal industry, has devised plan
whereby from 1900 to $500 weil-bred
animals would be available for the
army every year. This would about
supply the demands In time of peace.
1t is proposed to divide the country
into four districts and to rear Nor.
gans, thoroughbreds, standardhredSi
and saddlers In time the best typa
would be discovered
The Southern herald., 1911-05-12

Weevil has a fair chance TO get IN its
work Of destruction. Then. as the
squares form. to go over the field and
pick all punctured by the weevil and
burn them.
But the farmers cooperative dem
onstration work extends its useful
ness along structural lines Of much
greater importance than the salvation
Of one staple crop; il is concerned in
the development Of every branch Of
agriculture and in the complete re
demption of rural life. Southern
methods of farming have long been
bad Complexity of conditions makes
it hard to give a reason for this. but
to those who know the section well
numerous reasons present themselves.
The owning Of large tracts Of land
without means Of cultivating them.
the poor educational and social ad-
yantages Of sparsely settled districts.
the alluring call of the cities to def
mite incomes and more compact life.
and the leaving Of the farms to ten
The Southern herald., 1911-05-12
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FdI'Tl1NOtGS

A muzzle upon the horses nose will
prevent many nipped limbs.
Pure air and sunshine, pure water
and comfort make the only ideal
environment.
Horses having fast work to do
should be fed but little hay, and only
small allowance of corn
The big yield COW will knock all
the doubt and difficulty out of the
business of milk production.
All dairymen will find that It will
pay them to know just what every In
dividual COW in their herd is doing.
If new peach apricot or plum
tree develops yellows or little peach,
Immediately remove and destroy It.
Sunshine works wonders with the
young pigs. See that your narrowing
houses are arranged with this in
mind.
For success in fruit-raising it is alb
solutely necessary to keep the trees
free from all injurious insects and
diseases.
Keep your spraying machine in
good trim, all bolts and bearings tight,
plunger packed, etc. Use good oil
and plenty of It.
The fattening hog should not be al.
lowed to root, as the exercise con
sumes too much feed and energy.
The Southern herald., 1911-05-12

to mediate on street corners and in
back yards. Miss Ethel had sat in
the cave meditating for a long half
hour, and had become sleepy over it,
when the dog Of destiny aroused her.
He uttered a bark close by, and she
heard human voice not far away
crying out:
"Sic EN-, Rover! Go for 1t, old
boy!"
At the back end OF the cave there
was q small tunnel between Jagged
rocks. The girl thought she heard
a stir back there, and the animal
odor became more pronounced.
Hunt him down-huLt him down."
cried the voice as the dog barked and
whined.
The dog appeared at the mouth of
the cave and glared and growled at
the girl. He had seen girls before,
but never one in a cave. She wasn't
on his masters land, but she was in
ambush and suspicious person. And
the dogs master, who seemed to be
delayed by the tangle, shouted again:
GO In, Rover-go In! BY George,
believe it's fox! After his scalp
old mani"
Then a red fox, whose den was at
the back end Of the cave, and who
had been keeping tab on the girl
from the first, made a rush for free
dom, At the same moment the dog
made a rush into the cave.
Miss Ethel rose up, to be knocked
down again, and while the animals
were fighting beside her body up came
Mr.. Wentworth and blazed away with
his shotgun. He was an excitable
young man. He put as many shots in,
70 the dog az he did into the fox. and
The Southern herald., 1911-05-12
President Loves Innocent Jest

Two dollars" replied the young
lady in charge sweetly.
Plunging into his spacious trousers
packet, the presidential right hand
brought forth two one dollar bills.
which he passed to the ticket seller,
and nodding to his trio Of companions,
he entered the hall,
"Lcnd me two dollars, Jack" whis-
pered Captain Butt to Wheeler. left
my money at home"
so did IT, Inoufned Wheeler (The
party we're attired in dress suits.)
Never mind, III take care Of you
both" hastily offered Jimmie Slsan.
with becoming magnanimity. The
others breathed a sigh OF relief as he
approached the desk. Three tickets,
please" he announced calmly, produc-
ing crisp fve.dollar bill.
Another dollar, please" gently re-
marked the young lady at the booth.
Another dollarl H-how m-much
did you say those tickets were?" de-
manded James.
1.-TWO dollars each"
Jimmie was blushing rosy red
when Wheeler came to the rescue.
A passing bell-boy was taken by the
collar and few of the mornings tips
were removed from his inside pocket.
Then four silver quarters were placed
triumphantly upon the table, and the
three passed inside.
The Southern herald., 1911-05-12

A RMY officers and department of
"A agriculture experts are uneasy over
the lack of proper horses in the coun-
try for use of the cavalry and artillery
in case of war.
A comprehensive report on the sub
ject has been published by the bureau
of animal industry of the war depart
ment. 1t appears that there is much
trouble in finding suitable horses for
the army in time of peace, to say moth
ing of the demands that would be
made in case of war of any magni.
tude.
In this country now are about 49,.
000, ,00O, horses. 1t would seem that out
Of this number there would be an
ample number for the equipment OF
the cavalry and for artillery and other
army uses in case Of war, but In an
article on breeding horses for the
The Southern herald., 1911-05-12

w ASHINGTON.-ninois still holds
W the national championship for
long distance craftsmanship in con
gress. The complete congressional
record for the last session just issued
establishes the states claim to this
distinction beyond any doubt.
No other delegation even approach
es the mark set by Ii1&hols in the mum.
Der of congressman absent at all
times, the number OF roll calls missed
by each and the total number of days
each was away during the session.
While none OF the Illinois represen-
tatiyes achieved the distinction of rep
resenting his district without once ap.
pearing at the capital, there we're sew.
eral who outdid all former feats and
approached remarkably close to this
goal Unfortunately they were handl.
capped by the provision of the law for
the payment Of mileage.
A member may draw his salary OF
The Southern herald., 1911-05-12

than one way has proven to be a
blessing in disguise The country as
a whole, especially the great cotton
producing section, was panic-stricken,
and it became necessary for the gen
eral government to take some action
to restore confidence by saving the
crop. This it did when, in 1904, the
bureau of plant industry inaugurated
movement at first known as the
cotton demonstration work, but later
called the farmers cooperative dem
onstration work, the name which II
now bears At the head of flths move
ment is Dr. Seamon A. Knapp.
"The primary object was to show
that a good yield Of cotton can be
made in spite of the weevil, and the
effort to do this has been rewarded
with remarkable success. have be-
fore me now an affidavit made by
some Of the most influential farmers,
merchants and bankers OF Trinity
county, Texas, affirming that the in
crease in bank deposits and the sell
ing values Of farm lands shows that
county to be 100 per cent better of
than before the appearance Of the
weevil; that the rental value of lands
cultivated wholly in cotton has in
creased "A per cent; that the lands
produce more cotton to the acre than
before. and that the weevil problem
was solved by the aid OF the farmers
demonstration work. A part of the
prosperity comes from the fact that
the weevil caused farmers to turn
their attention to some extent to the
raising of food crops, but that does
not alter the fact that the Knapp ex-
periments show cotton lands to have
actually increased in value and yield
in spite Of the weevil
"The restoration of confidence in
the delta country Of Mississippi and
Louisiana during the past two years
has alone been worth the cost of the
whole work up to this time. The
presence o. the weevil and bad wealth.
er conditions threatened the loss OF
almost the entire crop, when DR..
Kapp's men went into the section and
saved the situation. Last year in
Louisiana In spite of the weevil and
an almost unprecedentedly bad sea.
son, the demonstration men averaged
a yield Of one-half of bale to the
acre while the yield of the state was
one-fifth Of bale. The plan is sim
ply to plant cotton that natures early
and by shallow and intensive cult
walton to hasten maturity before the
The Southern herald., 1911-05-12

A odd plan is on foot. to make the
"A Colorado mountains a sort Of prov
ing ground for agriculture in Alaska.
OF course, there are good many
kinds of agriculture in Alaska that
DO not need proving They are al
ready an established success, both
scientifically and commercially. Hun
dreds of tons of potatoes, oats and cab
bage are grown and sold in the terri
tory each year and there are dozen
other successful crops.
But Alaskan nights are too cool
to mature string beans and corn, for
The Southern herald., 1911-05-12
AS Breeding Ground for Alaska

instance, and the question is whether
hardy, cold-restralnt varieties could
not be produced by selective breeding
that would give Alaskans all the fresh
luxuries from their garden that the
states have.
There are farms in the Colorado
mountains near Denver that have an
elevation Of nearly 10000 feet and
the conditions at this altitude IN Col
orado are almost identical with condi-
tions at 1000 feet elevation near the
arctic circle. That is the days are
warm and sunshiny, but the nights
are almost cold even in summer, while
the severe winters are apt to kill all
but the hardest perennials
bill was recently introduced into
congress for the establishment Of Just
such work in Colorado and also for
experiments that would breed drought
resistant vegetables for the desert.
The Southern herald., 1911-05-12

II was o'clock in the afternoon
on certain day when Miss Ethel
Blaine left the manor house known
as The Willows for a walk down the
highway and then a turn to the left
into the hills. There was a cave there
among the rocks and serubpines, and
II was her intention TO pay it visit.
AT just the same hour, on the same
afternoon, Mr.. Hugh Wentworth left
the manor house known as The Pop
lars for a walk up the highway and
then turn to the right into the hills,
There were partridges among the
pines, and he had his gun along to
make victims. He was accompanied
BY his dog. 1t wasn't a high-bred dog
and "a thing of beauty but he had a
mission to perform before getting of
the earth.
The distance between The VIII
lows and The Poplars was two miles.
There wasn't a willow within three
miles Of The willows and there wasn't
a poplar within four miles of The Pop
lars Miss Blaine had Just returned
home from year out west, and Mr..
Wentworth had been civil engineer
ing in the south.
Miss Ethel found the cave all right.
It wasn't much of a cave. One sit
ting down in it was only four feet
from the entrance.
There was romance there, however.
One could sit down on a stone and
hear the pines whispering, the squir-
rels chattcring and the partridges
clucking. One ould think Of the In
dian maiden who committed suicide
there rather than wed a rich young
white man. Counterfeiters and horse
thieves had used that cave. Gallant
knights had slept there and cooked
their own breakfast OF bacon and
eggs while out on tours to rescue
damsels all forlorn. Lovers had sat
there and pledged their vows.
No place could have been better
adapted TO meditation. True a sort
of animal odor chung to the cave, but
one could think of the past and won
der over the future. Many girls have
The Southern herald., 1911-05-12
CGI IFE is jest, and all things show
Il II.

az IFE is jest. and all things show
l. it:
| thought so once, and now know It"
sang the poet Gay; and although the
president appreciates the necessity of
upholding the dignity Of the chief exec
utive, still, like oliver Cromwell, he
"loves an innocent lest"
He was to attend a fashionable ba.
zaar held at the New Willard for
sweet charity's sake, and started out
accompanied by Capt Butt and two
secret service guards, Messrs. Sloan
and Wheeler writes Joe Mitchell Chap
pie in the National.
The party was cordially welcomed
by the reception committee, and we're
about TO be permitted to enter the hall
when the president whimsically de-
cided to pay his way In like the other
patrons of the charity Walking up to
a desk where the tickets we're ON sale,
he inquired; How much are the
tickets?"
The Southern herald., 1911-05-12
Prices Of Horses.

A good many farmers in localities
where horses are scarce are going to
market for needed horsepower at pres.
ent. They are taking chunky mares
mostly and claim they are cheaper in
market than in the country.
Horses are selling high at farm
sales both east and west. All kinds
at for farm use sell we'll, but mares
of some weight have the preference,
Mares Of this kind in foal to a good
draft horse meet ready sale anywhere
at present
The Southern herald., 1911-05-12
Don't Go in Debt.

We have no business to go in debt
for farm products. We ought to grow
our own supplies, keep out Of debt, and
get all that we are obliged to buy at
the lowest prices for cash. Such a
course means common sense farming,
all other kinds being nonsense farm
ing.
The Southern herald., 1911-05-12
Poor Seed.

The poorest investment American
farmers can make-and the majority
Of them make 1t every year-is poor
seed, says the Inter Ocean. 1t costs
this country millions of dollars an.
nually, and in reality is one of the
most important factors in the high
cost of living.
The Southern herald., 1911-05-12
SAVING COTTON CROP
Farmers Cooperative Demon
stration Work in the South.
Restored Confidence When Farmers
We're Panie-strieken at Appear.
anee Of Boil Weevil-Lands
Increased in Value.

The Review Of Reviews in a recent
article outlined the work accom-
plished by the Farmers Cooperative
Demonstration Work. The article is
reproduced here, together with an Il.
lustration showing the results accom-
plished in a Texas field
The work was precipltated BY the
advent Of the boll-weeyil into Texas.
an event which threatened to become
a public calamity. but which in more
The Southern herald., 1911-05-12
Rice in Louisiana.

The report of the commissioner Of
agriculture Of Louisiana shows that
the farmers Of that state raised 5O6,.
004,S20 pounds Of rice and enough
sugar cane for the manufacture OF
e56.s1S.70s pounds Of sugar.
The Southern herald., 1911-05-12

What a peculiar gait your friend
Hobbies has"
That's because he is the sort OF
man who is always or tho fence"
The Southern herald., 1911-05-12
On the Shin.

MA, did you observe that man walk.
ing up and down the deck-what a
searching expression he has?"
Guess he's custom-house officer"
The Southern herald., 1911-05-12

When using hens for Matching. dust
the fowl and nests thoroughly with
lice powder Just before Matching TINA
The Southern herald., 1911-05-12

ant labor of the very ignorant and the
very poor are Some of the general
reasons for the impoverished soil and
bad cultivation Of southern lands"
The Washington times., 1911-06-23
ACCORDING TO SAMMY

serten numbir for you to kali up.
And I gave pop the serten numbir.
Well. sed pop, 1 ust to no a Fox
once, but I don't no wat in the weird
he kan want with me. 1t must b
sumthing very important, he sed-
May be 1t is. / sed.
So pop kalled up the serten numbir,
and the gerl sed. it's bizy. -
So pop waited at the fone, banging
his foot agenst the wawl and say.
ing sumthing to himself and wiggling
the hook on the telefone..
How about that numbir? he sed.
Still bizy, sed the gerl. I Good
heer her from ware I was standing
neckst to the fone.
Confound 1t, sed pop. 1t can't be
bizy awl this time. This is very
importint, he sed.
And aftir he has bin standing thare
almost haff an hour, the gerl sed.
put in yure nickel and pop was so
mad he Good hardly find the slot
ware the nickel gos. Then he asked
for Mr.. Fox and I dident heer wat
happened aftir that, ony pop grabbed
me by the hare with one hand vile
he put up the reseever with the
othir and may be you kan CESS the
rest.
I'm going to show Benny sumthing
he won't like awl rite, bekaus he
promised pop woodent get mad.
The Washington times., 1911-06-23

My cuzzin Benny cain Ground
yestidday AFTERNOON and told me a
good trick.
You do it with the telefone, sed
Benny. Wen yure farthir comes
hoam, he sed, you tell him sumboddy
kalied him up on the telefone and
sed for him to kali up a serten
numbir wen he got hoam.
Benny gave me the serten mum Dir,
witch 1 rete down. but forget 1t
now.
You tell him to ask for Mr.. Fox.
sed Benny, and wen he gets the
numbir wat is, 1t but the zoo, and
Mr.. Fox is not a man at awl, but an
animule. Amt that a good trick, he
sed.
A Drawback
Yes, 1 sed, it's a good trick, but
wat II pop gets mad.
He won't get mad, sed Benny. it's
to good of a trick and they always
try 1t on sumboddy else insted of
getting mad.
Anvil rite, 1 sed, IL you promis he
won't get mad, I'll do 1t.
I promis, sed Benny.
Pop, I sed, wen pop calm hoam.
sumboddy Toned for you.
Who was 1t, sed pop.
Mr.. Fox sed.
Who's that, sed pop.
1 don't no, I sed, but he left a
The Washington times., 1911-06-23
Loretta's Looking Glass

, short that no dirt can find any hospi-
tality under their cover.
But am not going to write about
inger-nails. / am going to give a
short disquisition on the fussy girl.
think she will be one If she is not al
ready. Finger-nails are her fussy
hobby. But something else will sue
coed them. She is an extremist.
And the only thing which makes
an extremist livable is the saving
sense of humor, which, I much fear,
she has not. Could a girl who saw
the funny side of herself and her
business so sweetly and generously
and cheerfully, indeed with an aban-
don that indicated a real enjoyment,
acknowledge that she possessed all
the faults that make girls hate her,
make men shun her. make women
suspect her of double dealing and
then apply the fact that she had al
ways clean flnger-nails as kind Of
salve for all her shortcomings?
You see. lfinger-nail faddist, you have
The Washington times., 1911-06-23
SIZE Holds TT UP TO THE
Girl Who Is Pussy

made a fetch of comparatively in
significant matter. 1 know you actu-
ally form your opinion of people on
their finger-nails. And it's a terribly
unsafe way Of deciding whether a man
is good or a girl true.
hate dirt-under finger-nails or any
place, on top of them or around them
or even in their neighborhood! But I
am not so fussily frantic about It that
make 1t a sign by which to Judge
people. Neither does it seem to me
cause for approving my flirting or gos-
siping that have clean f1nger-nails.
An Accumulation
Dirty fnger-nails are not a crime
They are just an abomination. But
some Of the faults you so amiably
acknowledge ARE criminal. They cut
and slash hearts. They wound and
destroy regulations. About the only
real harm fnger-nails clean or other
wise, can accomplish is to scratch.
And such assault would be legally
avenged. But the other faults, the
gossiping, the lying, all Of them are
the subtler misdemeanors which deal
invisible but lasting harm and can
not be reached for redress.
Don't be so fussy about your finger
nails. You may have holes in your
stockings. Another girl might hate
YOU for that! OF course, she would
be another PUSSY GIRL II she did.
The Washington times., 1911-06-23

should he do-try Puck and Judge foI
a while, or end It all7
The answer was unanimous, End II
ALL Picking up the glittering revolver
from where It lay in the sugar bowl
he turned it's muzzle resolutely away
from him and tried to pull the trigger,
A cold Shiver slid down his spine, and
his hand shook. Nawthin dom.
"NohVdy loves a fat man." moaned
Stanley Laroop.
You are wrong; I do" rang out a
voice that brought new hope, new cour-
age, into Stanley Laroop's obese breast.
and he followed the stranger many
miles, until at last they were in a Sc
Guided room piled high with books.
Il am the author of How to Grow
Thin Though Sixty, explained the
stranger. MY book is fifteen cents
but because it's you I'll make it q
quarter"
The Washington times., 1911-06-23

The stage-struck youth laid aside the
early edition and looked up at the stage
doorkeeper. Seems to me-" he said,
That Sartorio is getting his share OF
advertising"
Yes" responded the stage door
keeper without removing his pipe from
his mouth, he's gettin' his share and
maybe a little of some other fellow
share But these newspaper assassins
called the critics get awfully tired OF
the same old dope, and when real
protean act like Sartorio's comes along
they fall all over 1t.
A Wardrobe and Courage
You see, it takes a wardrobe and
courage to put on stunt like his, and
I don't believe that I'd tackle it. It's
all right TO play a thrillin' little melo-
drama with nine characters and do it
all yourself, but when you're allowed
only ten to twenty seconds to make
the changes of costume just think how
easy 1t would be to come on the stage
with your suspenders neatly draped be-
hind or something unbuttoned. The
loud guffaw from the gallery for yours
and your engagement would indulge in
a Garrison finish.
He could of beer a corkin' ventrilo-