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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-18

" 'ne HeAt station the nursemait
asAed MIN II he would mind keepin,
an eye on the child as she wanted :,
get on to speak to some friends Tbi
ne promised to do. but when the trair
again pulled out the nurse did M
reappear In few moments thor.
was a terrible jolt. a swaying, .
crash and then the train was sta
tionary. Claudia. who had bee1
thrown to the floor by the shock eo
up and looked around Craig wa,
standing holding the boy aloft She
came quickly down the aisle toware
him
We're you hurt. Claudia?" ht
asked anxiously
"No-the baby?"
He didn't even awaken" he re
Piled, depositing the child on the seat
VIII you look after him while | &c
10 see what was the natter"
He returned in a few moments.
NO one hurt" be treasured her
we ran into something. But the
nurse is left behind She got off tc
see some friends and failed to con
meet That fact and the shock sus
famed from the accident proved too
much for the child's mother She has
quite collapsed. The diner got a
worse jolt than we did"
Then" she remarked reflectively
1T wasn't such a misfortune, after
all, that ! couldn't go into the diner
Claudia" he began impetuously,
but the entrance of the young matron,
looking white and i'll. precluded fur
Their explanation Claudia went to her
assistance and helped her to bed In
the stateroom. while Craig devoted
himself to the child.
In half an hour Claudia returned
She is asleep. told her I-you-
we-would look after Bobby"
Il shall need your help. He seems
cross"
Il should think he would be- He
has had nothing to eat since noon!
You have been longer than that
without food" he remarked signiti
cantly.
And l, roo--have been-cross," she
admitted.
Shall we take Bobby into the
diner?" he asked.
Yes. thank you. Craig. And am
sorry"
I'VE will make it past history. dear
Let us 90 into the diner and forget
it ALL"
He ordered everything tempting on
the menu for Claudia and himself
while Bobby contentedly ate a cereal
and milk.
will you tell me-" demanded
Craig. why you did not dine"
She smiled archly
"You thought I was fasting from
a broken heart? To be candid. as
soon as was aboard ! discovered
had left my purse at home. My ticket
and reservation were in my valise
but haven't a cent of money. reach
my destination in the morning and
had expected to fast until then
And you wouldn't take even the
Fruit because ! had bought 1t! II it
hadn't been for anxiety as to Bobby's |
tate you wouldn't have relented when |
the accident occurred"
She met his reproachful eyes
bravely
II didn't know you had Bobby" she
confessed. until I had turned to-
come to you"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-18
GOOD SEED AND LIVE STOCK
Farmers Living Near Beaver Dam,
Wis.,, Form Association for Their
Mutual Benefit.

The farmers and stock breeders liy
Ing near Beaver Dam, Wis, are CO.
operating in very effective and sat
lsfactory manner in the sale of pure
bred grains and pure bred live stock.
The secretary of this popular coop
erative selling organization is Henry
E. Kruger of Beaver Dam, Wis
The association was organized for
the purpose of disseminating choice
varieties OF seed and live stock and is
auxiliary to the state association,
which has won for itself such an ex-
tended and enviable reputation.
Every farm operated by a member
OF this organization is inspected an
hually by an officer appointed by the
state civil service commission and any
grain or seeds containing seeds or
hoxlous weeds is carefully guarded
against. All seeds offered for sale
are tested by the seed inspector at
the state experiment station.
All varieties of seed offered for sale
by the members of this association
nave been carefully tested for years
ana improved by careful selection and
cultivation and can therefore be re-
lied upon.
Inc Wisconsin agricultural expert
ment station has rendered the state
and nation excellent service in this re-
spect and has proved to be the great
est factor for the improvement of
both yield and quality of Wisconsin
grains and forage plants To such as
soclations as the above is due the
credit for Wisconsin's position as Sec
ond to none In the world as q seed
grain center
The four-page leaf1et (3x6) issued
by the Beaver Dam club contains the
names OF members having grain or
live stock for sale and the number of
bushels OF each kind of seed and the
number of head OF registered breeds
of live stock.
This leafet, costing not more than
81 per thousand, has doubtless been
distributed by each member having
anything to sell and contains offers as
follows:
The numbers in parentheses indi-
cate the number of men having the
variety Of seed or breed of live stock
for sale, viz:
Live Stock. Cattle. Holsteins (0.
Jerseys (D. Swine, Poland China (D.
Berkshires (2). Yorkshires (D. PouI-
try. White Plymouth Rocks ~. Rhode
Island Reds az. White Wyandottes
co. Barred Plymouth Rocks (2). S. c.
White Leghorns %. Bronze Turkeys
W.
Grains and Seeds. Oats (15). Winter
Wheat (3) Spring Wheat a. Barley
(16) Seed Corn 13). Clover Seed (3l.
Soy Beans 1.
There should be similar organiza-
ton to the above in each county in
Illinois among the farmers
It is only necessary to call the At
tention of farmers who breed pure,
bred live stock and good seed to the
advantage of the line of cooperation
referred to above to ensure the forma-
ton of a similar organization in each
county of Illinois.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-18
Blaine Believed His Career Would Be
Like clay's-Three Ex.Presidents
Who Died on the Fourth
of July.

James G. Blaine could sometimes be
prevailed upon at dinner party OF
private gathering to speak Of some
of the extraordinary condolences
which have occurred In our political
history. Hannibal Hamlin once told
me that Mr.. Blaine. who. like many
men of great intellectual ability. had
a streak of superstition In his nature.
always believed that his own political
career, so far as the presidency was
concerned, would be found to match
that of Henry Clay, for Mr.. Blaine be-
lieved that he could be nominated
when he could not be elected. and
could not be nominated when his elec-
ton would be assured. Mr. Hamlin
pointed out that Clay failed Of the
nomination Of 1910 and again in lS48.
when he could have been elected. and.
on the other hand. Blaine was nomi.
mated in 1884. when all the conditions
made for his defeat. and that was the
case with Clay in 1874
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-18
BEST TIME TO SOW ALFALFA
When Done in Spring There 10 DAN
ger Of Weeds Crowdine It Out
Before Well Established.
nv G. n AFFORD

|
| The best time to sow alfalfa in the
larger part of the south is in the fall,
say September. The main danger of
sowing alfalfa in the spring is that
in some sections OF crab grass and
weeds crowding out the alfalfa before
it becomes we'll established.
The land should be very rich,
thoroughly pulverized for several
inches deep, and we'll drained. Plow
the land from 30 to 60 days before
planting time. Allow the land to set.
tie and then make a good seed bed
with such implements as disk bar
rows, section steel harrows or other
pulverizing tools.
Sow about 30 pounds OF seed per
acre and cover lightly. The main
object is to get very thick stand.
The alfalfa may be moved several
times during the fall and winter to
make It stool out. It Is necessary
to have solid mat on the soil in the
spring before the weeds and grass
come up.
Burr clover should also be sown in
September. This clover will do we'll
on nearly any rich. well drained land.
The land should be well prepared and
then seeded at the rate of Is pounds
per acre. Clean seed are preferable
to seed in the burr.
While alfalfa has never succeeded
on other than lime land, burr clover
does remarkably we'll on practically
all the rich. well drained land in the
south. 1t is generally necessary to
inoculate new soil. However, inocula.
ton is not expensive and burr clover
is plant that ought to be planted In
millions of acres Of corn and cotton
In September. and at the last work.
ing
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-18
Portraits AS a Temptation

1t was mere act Of courtesy for me
to accede to the presidents request,
for my mind was fully made up.
"On the following morntng as was
coming out from breakfajt at my ho.
tel. met Elkins. | Judge that he
was waiting for me- We chatted for
a moment or two. and thbn he asked
me If would not like to bake a little
walk with him l noddedtand he led
the way to his own oficeiin the war
department. We sat therefor a while
chatting, and then Elkins tsked me If
| would not like to 60 win him over
to the state department. I.acquiesced.
with no suspicion that Ne had any
particular purpose In mind
THE first thing he did when We
entered the department vas to lead
me in front of the portraito of Thomas
Jefferson. after which wes passed be-
fore the portraits Of JOIN Marshall.
James Madison. James Monroe. John
Quincy Adams, Henry Gay. Daniel
Webster. Edward Everett and William
H. Seward. stopping for a moment or
two before each one. Then when we
had finished this survey Of the por.
traits Of the great secretaries Of state.
Elkins turned to me. There he said.
are the faces and the pictured lips
of men far more emjAent and dis.
tinguished. even, than the presidents
Of the United States as whole To
have your picture hung In that line Is
fame
THAT was all Stephen B. Elkins
said But knew. then. that he had
come from the president 70 me. and
that with infinite tact he had taken
this method Of tempting me to accept
the presidents offer. Yet when
told him what my reasons were for
declining It. he would not gainsay
me-"
Copyright, 1911. by E. j. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.D
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-18
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CLAUDIA'S FAST
ny BELLE MANDATES

Craig Huntley sprinted ,hroro, ,,o
gate and caught up to the optnu,,;na
Train: As he entered the Pullman
car oreathless from his speed efforts
MS composure was not restored nv
tne sight Of young woman irra.
proachaeiy groomed and gowned who
occupied the section opposite the one
assigned to him. She was apparent.
~ absorbed in a novel, but Craig
WIN the sure intuition of a man IN
love knew that she had witnessed bis
entrance. 'S
Inc inevitable first quarrel Of
lovers had occurred between Claudia
wayne and himself exactly sixtv.
seven hours ago. and the adamant At.
ttuoe she had since assumed and her
rerusai to listen to explanations had
caused him to find solace in q hus,.
ness trip He hadn't the sliehtes,
,oea that she. too. contemplated
Journey. 1t was an awkward contre.
temps for him, and he contemn,atad
changing his section. A second covert
slance 80 convinced him Of her IN.
souciance that he decided to be- 90
deficient as she was.
After setting himself and his no.
iongings comfortably. he began to
take inventory Of the other occupants
oi the car. A lackadaisical young
matron with her child. a boy, Of two
a needless young nursemaid and two
travelling men comprised the list
FIRST call for dinner" suddenly
oaWied White-coated waiter,
Everyone but Claudia resnonded ~
the call. and Craig concluded she was
waiting until he should have dined
After an uncomfortable meal. he
sought the smoker BY the time he
had returned to his section, the last
call was echoing through the car
but Claudia made no move Fearing
absorption IN her book had prec]uded
notice OF the call. Craig called the
porter and bade him remind her that
the diner would soon leave the train
i don't wish to dine, thank you."
she replied to the porter's solicitous
suggestion.
Two or three hours later, Craig
noticed with concern that she looked
wan and pale
Women never know when nor how
to eat, ne thought impatiently.
BY this time Claudia and the young
matron, through the agency Of the
child had become acquainted and
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-18
Produce Prices.

An Ohio farmer who shipped q car.
load Of turnips to one Of the large
cities Of his state could not get enough
from the commission men to pay
freight and he therefore distributed
the vegetables free. At the same time
turnips were selling at 60 cents per
bushel In the grocery stores. That
illustrates the loss between the pro-
Queer and the retailer.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-18
Keep Well Bred Cows.

Every farmer ought to keep we'll
bred and well fed milk cows at all
times. The cows ought to be properly
MIXED and the milk intelligently
handled. Plenty of good milk. butter
milk and good butter Is almost indis.
pensab,e to a good living.
Good bermuda pastures, leguminous
hays, and cotton seed meal and bulls
will solve the feed problem. Good
feed and care of the COWS and intel
ligent handling Of the milk will solve
the other problems.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-18
SELECT THE RIGHT OFFICER
Some little Things Members Must
Realize Before Enterprises De.
veIop Strength They Should.

To the Officers and Members of the
Farmers Union:
A week or so ago emphasized tina,
the next great sphere of development
within the Farmers union would be il
the direction of strengthening enter
prises, and of persuading the average
farmer to use business methods, and t
cooperate in distributing and buy
ing, as we'll as producing anu selling
agencies.
That era is upon us. To prepare
for it, we must recognize few funda
mental facts. If we depot, it willy
case of waiting several years dGA
the splendid machinery built up by thi!
organization is available to bring tn,
best results for its individual and col
lective members.
Get the proper officers! Don't Judge
the right man by his handshake, the
fact that he will say mean things about
the people you dislike. or by his abil
ity to put feeling on you, like at q
revival meeting. Choose him for his
fitness for the special job. and try to
find out if he has ever demonstrated II
before. Once you get him in, stick
to him, so long as he does we'll, until
doom cracks. Give him chance. even
II he does make a few minor mis-.
takes. or does few things you don't
like. The probability is, you would
do twice as bad in his shoes.
If the thing falls through-go at It
again! Try hard enough. and you can
easily number the private enterprises
that have failed But that didn't deter
the men who made the failures, or 9th.
er men, from starting over again. If
your manager. or leader. proves crook
ed-turn him out and get another!
Don't cut of your nose to spite your
face, just because of one or more
scoundrels in the world.
Judas betrayed Christ, but today the
Christian religion is conquering the
world
Benedict Arnold sold out to the Brit.
ish, but George Washington and the
cause of freedom triumphed.
There is no use on earth to start
an enterprise. with a burst of enthusi.
asm. then fail to patronize 1t. or hold
its officers to strict accounting
You'd better not begin enterprises
Of any nature. unless you're prepared
to stick to them. to tide them over the
rough places that come to every bust.
ness and all men. and to cleave to
them, as a man promises to cIeave to
his wife, for better or worse"
These are few of the principles
that get down to the root of things.
Since we are to develop into a great
business organization. we might as
well begin learning them by heart.
without waiting 70 have them pounded
into US BY bitter and costly expert.
ence.
Union City. Ca
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-18
Some American Condolences


was not the only one in which Mr..
Blaine was interested Upon one &C.
casion when Mr. Blaine was entertain.
Ing a few friends a. his house in
Washfngton-it was the year before
MS nomination for president, and at a
time when he was revising the proof
sheets of the first volume Of his monu.
mental work. Twenty Years in Con-
gress'-the conversation turned to.
wards Mr.. Blaine's favorite theme, the
political condolences of American his
tory.
i have always thought It to have
been the most extraordinary coinci-
dence In our history as nation that
three of the ex-presidents of the Unit
ed States should have died upon the
Fourth of July. and another. Garfield.
should have been at deaths door upon
that day. to be snatched at the last
moment. and when apparently in ex-
tremis. from DEATH" said Mr. Blaine.
The three ex-presidents we're John
Adams. Thomas Jefferson and James
Monroe. and to me there seems t.
have been something more than mere
chance that Jefferson and Adams. two
OF the four statesmen Of the revolu-
tionary epoch who wrote the Declare.
ton Of Independence, should both
have died on the Fourth Of July ex-
actly fifty years from the date of the
signing Of the declaration And have
You ever taken thsushts -thet tos them.
and to Monroe. also. who died six
years after be retired from the presi.
dency. the fourth day of July meant
much more than 1t means to us at
this time?
Il very often find myself thinking
of the career of Monroe after he fin
ished his term as president" contin-
ued Mr.. Blaine 1T stands apart from
that of any other ex.president | have
heard from some of those who knew
Monroe In those days OF his retire
ment that he was in a serious pc
cuniary condition He went to New
York to practice law, because he
found 1t absolutely necessary to gain
an income He was neglected in New
York have heard that he was de-
pendent to some extent for support on
his son-in-law: and that if be had not
sold his library to congress for. I
think. about 100000. this great states
man would have been entirely depend.
ent for his support on bis family
Another pathetic circumstance,
and one little known. | believe. con.
nected with Monroe's last days has
always attracted me He was buried
in little cemetery on Second ave
nue., near Stuyvesant Square. New
York. There his body remained for
q years. and 1t was forgotten by the
people that this great statesman was
buried In an obscure cemetery in the
city which was really bis temporary
home.
Il have tried to find out who sug.
gested the removal of Monroes body
to his native state. Virginia think
the suggestion came from one or two
gentlemen OF New York City; can.
not find any record that any one in
Virginia was the originator Of the
movement for the taking of the body
Of Monroe from New York to Rich.
mond But remember we'll when that
was done. and that New York regi.
ment escorted the remains to Rich.
mond. where appropriate and perma.
nent seculchre Of this great president
was made. and an certain that
these facts are but little known at
this time by the American people"
Copyright. 1911. by F. Edwards. All !
Rights Reserved)
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-18
Teaching chivaIry.

My little boy has always been very
chivalrous in his attitude toward me.
This trait make use of now, when
he comes from school saying, as most
small boys do at one time or another,
Il don't like the teacher" talk
about the large number of little boys
the teacher has under her charge, how
tired she mus, get. how much she
needs strong manly little boys to help
her, and my son decides at once that
he'd like to be brave, strong knight
to protect the teacher He always
goes back in helpful frame Of mind.
B, E., in Harper's Bazaar.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-18
SECURITY IN BOOK FARMING
Prejudice Entertained by Farmers
Twenty-Five Years Ago 10 Grad.
ualIy Being overthrown.
by G. H. AFFORD,

twenty-five years ago the large ma
jority Of the farmers were prejudiced
against book farming. They did not
believe in agricultural papers, bulle-
tins, agricultural speakers and so on.
And in many instances the farmers
we're wise in refusing to heed their
teachings. The books and papers
were often filled with untried theories.
Such is not now the case. The Bulle-
tins give the result of carefully con.
Quoted experiments; the papers rehash
the results of the experiment stations
and the results on the best farms in
the country, and the agricultural
speakers present the information OBJ.
tanned on the experiment stations and
on the successful farms of the coun-
try. We can now put implicit conf
dence in book farming.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-18
About Fresh Water Pearls

may be opened and examined 70,
pearls without any danger to the mus
sells. which are thrown back into the
water Fresh water pearls are espe
cially valued because Of the great va
riety and beauty of their colors and
are, like the marine pearls. most like.
ly to be found in shells which are dis.
torted or otherwise imperfect In form
and growth Pearls are formed by
foreign bodies being enveloped by the
secretion on the inside of the shell.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-18
Dodaino His Obligations

Il expect 10 spend the summer with
relatives In the country That outing
won't cost me much"
They'll get back at you next win.
ter"
mo, they won't Then I'm going to
Europe. Louisville Courier.JournaI
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-18

Refuted.
Jones grumbles that his wife can't
take a joke"
That's funny. seems to me"
How so?"
She took ones."-Judge,s
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-18
Unkind Comment.

Little Jiggers--"I'd like to find on,
who wrote that anonymous letter
about me to the guv'nor." Friend
What did he say?" THAT | was a
lazy. worthless scoundrel. an idle,
drunken loafer. who spent all my
spare time In billiard rooms" by
Jove! It was someone who knew
you!"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-18
Fierce Taste.

1T seems to me-" said Mrs. Old.
castle, that our minister isn't preach.
ing as we'll as he did at first. Don't
you think he Is becoming rather dog.
matic?"
well. don't know" replied her
hostess as she put away the jewels she
had worn while viewing the corona.
ton procession, although did notice
last Sunday that he spoke about the
dogs hckin' the sores of Lazarus. It's
awful poor taste. amt 1T"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-18
Color Of Eggs.

In Boston brown eggs bring from
one to two cents more per dozen than
whites, while In New York the reverse
is the case. Chicago isn't particular
about color, but likes them good sized
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-18

Shining.
II saw q bright little fellow yester.
day"
What did he say?"
Nothing. He'd just had his bath. "
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-18
A Usual Experience.

Were you ever presented at
,ourt?' About every time one of
hose rural cops can catch up with
uy machine"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-18
The Result.

what do you think that strike Is
going to do?" II think It is going to
strike snag."