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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-06-25
WHY NOT GROW GOOD
SWEET CORN?

~ W II II SoNN
Most people buy any kind Of
sweet corn seed that comes handy.
put it into the ground inditferentlv.
hoe ii occasionally and 'let ii 90
at that
The result Of this sort Of plant
ing and cultivation is naturally
not the best. There are many
varieties Of sweet corn seed to
select from and the best for ones
own garden can only be told by
observing the results Of other gar
dens.
There IS great strife among seed
dealers to produce the earliest va
rieties, but this development is
resulting i'll a great deal Of seed
that is subject to smoot.
There are some varieties which
will produce ripe corn in ffty-hve
days, but as rule, two months IS
as early as one should expect good
corn from the time Of planting.
Next to the seed. the preparation
Of the ground is of the greatest
importance. The ground should
be ploWed deeply and should have
had coat of Well-rotted manure
the previous fall.
It will not do to simply smooth
over the top Of the soil 1t should
be thoroughly pulverized to the
depth Of five or six inches. To do
this requires a great deal of spad-
ing and raking.
When the soil IS in the condition
Of the finest portion Of your gar
den. then plant your seed in rows
| thirty inches apart. one seed IN a
place, and cover lightly.
Then it IS necessary to keep the
surface Of the soil very fine all
through the growing season II
order to keep the moisture from
evaporatlng
Do not wait until the weeds
grow higher than the corn before
taking them up. Use the rake as
soon as they make their first ap-
pearance. and then keep after then
with the rake and hoe and hand-
until the corn natures.
If this practice IS carefully fol
lowed one may be agreeably sur
prised IN the Improvement of hi:
crop. even from seed that ha:
hitherto proven disappointing.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-06-25
PROPAGATION OF THE
ROSE.
MANY Growers Start Roses on
Their Own Roots But the Ma
ioritv Prefer the Budded Plants.
Bv II. ERICHSEN.

tBy II. ERICHSEN.)
Nothing can be said in praise Of
tive rose that has not been said be-
fore. Universally recognized as
the most beautiful flower, it is the
one child Of Flora around which
wealth Of sentiment, history and
poetry clusters. The maidens of
ancient Greece and Rome adorned
themselves with chaplets and gar
lands Of roses. as does the maiden
Of today, and then as now the rose
was regarded as the emblem Of
beauty and true worth, fit to crown
a queen. No wonder. then, that it
is 50 highly esteemed that even the
orchid. 50 often regarded as IT'S
rival. will never supersede it in
popular estimation.
OF late the beauty of the rose
has been SO widely appreciated
that the popularity it now enjoys
and the demand for hardy garden
roses are annually increasing No
garden is complete without roses
and every family ought to grow
them in abundance, for never have
roses been SO cheap and beautiful
as now. Moreover, the cultivation
OF the flower is SO simple that no
excuse can be offered for its neg
lect.
The first requisite for success in
rose growing is the selection Of
good healthy plants. Weak, sickly
roses are dear at any price. Many
OF these plants lack vigor because
they are stunted by remaining too
long i'll the cutting-bed or in small
pots, before they are set out. II
order to obtain the best results
therefore, it is advisable to restric,
one patronage to hrst-class nur-
Serymen only, firms that are pre-
pared to furnish strong. well-root
eel plants, such as will make {
showing the first season and de
VeIop INTO vigorous specimens.
In selecting roses for the garden
II Is we'll to know that these plant:
are grown in two ways, that is tc
say on their own roots or buddeC
low on the Manetti, brier-rost
that has largely superseded th'
Dog-rose and other stocks in thi
country
Experts are divided on the ques
tio'i Is TO which should receive tn,
preference, and the beginner i
liable to be in a quandary becaus'
growers are apt to argue for thei
own method Of propagation Blu
oi late years many eminent rosar
i'lN have pronounced themselve
!" favor of budded plants.
prominent firm of rose-growers a
Rochester, n. Y. that is known tn,
world over for the excellence of it
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-06-25

roses, cOncreteiy expressed this
conviction as follows:
I'VE find many varieties of roses
grown on this stock (Manetti)
adapt themselves to greater
range Of climate and soil, bloom
more profusely, endure better the
heat Of the summer and make far
stronger plants than if grown from
their own roots. Many object to
budded roses on account Of the
suckers they sometimes throw out
but If proper attention IS paid to
the planting, this will rarely be an
annoyance Budded roses should
be planted sufficiently deep, 50 that
the junction Of the bud with the
stock is from two to three inches
below the surface Of the earth. Ii
despite this precaution a wild shoot
should happen to start from the
base, the growth and foliage Of the
stock are so distinct that it is
readily recognized by the most in
experienced amateur and is easily
removed"
Another authority on this sub
ject goes further and contends that
many fine varieties Of the queenly
flower are utterly worthless unless
they are budded. Nv own expe-
/ rienCe comedies with that referred
to above.
Moreover, found that it is pos
sible, as a rule, to replace budded
roses more cheaply than those
grown on their own roots, which
is another point in their favor, par
ticularly in localities where many
roses are liable to be winter-killed
Roses may be grown to perfec-
ton in ordinary garden soil, pro
vided they are pl2hted in a sunny
sheltered location. away from the
roots of large trees, for these viii
absorb all the life-sustaining nu-
triton of the soil, whereas Young
trees and dwarf shrubbery do nc
harm. If the soil is naturally poor
however, it is advisable to lay {
substantial foundation for future
good results. by substituting {
quantity of loan, sand and fertili
zer, in the following proportions
To each wheelbarrow load O
loam-which, by the way, may il
readily obtained under the sod 0
the field or bv the roadside alt
, one-third Of its bulk Of well-rottee
stable manure and some sand. j
, that constituent should be lacking
; This conglomeration should j.
thoroughly mixed by being spadec
to depth Of a foot, and IS thel
ready for the reception Of He
; Majesty. Queen Rosa, as she wa
5 termed by Dean Hole, the mar
, who had roses in his heart as vel
+ as in his garden Rose roots pene
t trate deeply when they have
: chance, but it should be remember
5 ed that they will not thrive III stag
! nant soil, hence good dralnag
t is essential.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-06-25

Gentle work for the mare with
foal will not harm her, but she
should not be worked for a week
before foaling
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-06-25

To Jerk the horse i not very
rice way for the hired man t, set
c, Ell vith--hiS boss.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-22
TURKISH DEATH TOLL
is PLACED AT 5000
Appalling Story OF Suffering
and Damage Told By Re-
lief Expedition.

C~onstantinople, Aug. 19.-An appeal
ling story Of suffering anu damage
caused by the recent earthquake in the
region about the sea Of Marmora was
told by the members of the expedition
dispatched on August IA to the strick-
en- district on board the United States
gunboat Scorpion. guardship at Con-
stantinoDle, which returned here today.
j. Cornell Tarler, second secretary Of
the United States embassy. and the
special mission Of four doctors on
board, estimate the number Of killed
in the various towns and villages at g.,
600, while the total Of those injured
reaches 5000.
1t was found impossible to approach
several villages on account of the odors
arising from the bodies buried among
the ruins. Other villages were simply
heaps of charred debris.
The plight of the survivors has been
rendered worse On account of the diff
Guilty Of obtaining building material.
More Shocks Felt.
Earthquakes continue almost daily at
many places along the coast. Six
shocks were felt yesterday and many
damaged houses collapsed.
In several villages visited by the ex-
petition some Of the houses which were
uiibdliidSed were 1Oulu TO
consist of empty shells, the whole of
the interior having collapsed.
At Myriophite, the appearance Of the
town was deceptive because q number
Of the houses standing on the sea front,
surrounded by gardens, were intact,
but In the rear scarcely a stick or stone
was left upright. Numerous tissues
were observed in the ground, but none
Of great depth. although the villagers
reported that a cleft nearly 200 feet
deep had opened in q hillside eight
miles inland.
People Overwhelmed.
The people throughout the distri #
appeared stunned by the catastrophe
and made no attempt to help them
selves, sitting and br2oding over their
misfortune and awaiting the arrival of
relief.
The Red Crescent society and the
Greek philanthropic societies are do
ing good work in the district, the Red
Crescent having dispatched missions to
the interior to assist the sufferers.
The Turkish transport Bezam-Y-
Alem has been converted into a ospita
ship ~and'anchored off the coast.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-22
HIGH COURT WILL
HUNT DOWN GRAFT
New York Supreme Justice To
Call Grand Jury-Scares
the Underworld.

New York, Aug. ia general inve-
tigation into police graft in all Its
phases is to be undertaken by the ex-
traordinary session OF the supreme
court presided over by Justice Golf,
who has been designated by Governor
Dix to sit in the trials Of Police Lieu
tenant Becker and others charged with
the murder of the gambler. Herman
Rosenthal.
News hi the supreme court would
conduct a grand jury inquisition with
Justice Golf having full powers of COM
pelling testimony, caused a panic in the
underworld today and many gamblers
and others hurriedly left the city.
Power of tho Court.
It had been supposed tina the APP
pointment Of Justice Goff was only for
murder cases. u 1t leaked out that
the supreme court would begin a John
Doe Inquiry that would delve into the
innermost relations between the police
and keepers Of gambling and d~isorderly
houses.
Under John Doe proceedings, Justice
Golf can call gamblers. and keepers Of
dtsorderly houses n force them to tell
how much n was paid for police
protection and to whom the money
was paid. The aldermanic inquiry, 1t Is
expected, will cooperate with the work
of the supreme court.
Million for Protection.
Evidence is in the hands of District
Attorney Whitman that disorderly
ouses in the city paid more than ST.
100000 for protection from the police
during the last year and that this mon
ey went to certain police inspectors and
others higher up"
e.. ri y
spector Hayes by reducing him to the
rank Of captain and then suspending
him on the charge that he failed to
keep his district clean, is believed to be
a f~orerunner of a general shakeup by
now convinced that the police have de-
ceived him as to gambling and vice
conditions.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-22
WILL DRAG RIVER TO
FIND BODY OF WOMAN

St. Louis. Mo, Aug. 20.-After a
fruitless three days search of the small
river towns south Of here, DR.. John S.
Boggess. whose wife, Mrs. Ethel Keat-
ING Borgess., has been missing since Au-
gust 2, returned here today and made
arrangements to AVE the Mississippi
river dragged near He%rculaneum and
Crystal City, where she is believed to
have been last seen aFve.
Curious clews which have developed
from time to time ave proved not to
have been of value. 1t was yesterday
said a woman resembling her had been
seen in Red Bud. H., last Saturday
in company with two well dressed men.
Upon investigation by detectives it was
found the woman did not resemble
Mrs. Boggess other than that she was
about the same age.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-22
EXPLORERS GONE
FOUR YEARS RETURNING

Dawson, Y. r., Aug. 2o.-Two men
who arrived from the mouth of The
Mackenzie river by trail a reported
that Whitman S~tefansson hi DR.. r.
M. Anderson, Of Iowa, who have been
in h Arctic region more than four
years for the American Museum Of
Natural History making chronological
studies, nave embarked on a whaling
vessel for Seattle, going by way Of
Point Barrow. 1t is presumed that the
explorers will land at Nome or some
other Alaskan port and take a steamer
for the remainder of the voyage.
The explorers left New York city in
April. 1908, for Hudson bay, and moth
ing was heard from them until Sep
TENDER l, 1911, when a letter was re-
ceived in New York saying they would
return in 1912 with complete surveys
of Iangston bay, Horton river and sew
eral other uncharted regions.
On the south coast of Victoria Land
Stefansson found a ace of blonde
ESkinoS.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-22
SUFFRAGETS WAYLAY
ENGLISH NoBLEMAN
Sir Edward Grey Forced To
Discuss Issue On Way
From Church.

.HH- .H--s -"H eG.a"
Embleton. Northumberland, Aug. 20.
"A party of enterprising sufrragets
Waylaid and held up Sir Edward Grey,
the British secretary Of state for for
e1gn affairs, while he was leaving
church yesterday and engaged him in a
warm argument on the question of
woman suffrage.
Sir Edward at first said: 1T refuse
TO discuss the question with you here"
put the women declared that the oppor-
tunity for discussion had been denied
elsewhere.
Sir Edward refused to receive a dele
cation of the women, whereupon one Of
them demanded: How dare you betray
the women's cause by allowing the re-
form bill to be drafted to include men
only?" "
Sir Edward replied that he had put
down an amendment to the bill giving
women also the suffrage.
You know that amendment was Of
no use" a woman shouted.
Sir Edward replied: You know MOTH
ing about parliamentary procedure or
you would not say that
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-22
TROlLEYs CRASH,
Fifteen INJURED
Two May Die - Conductors
Forget To Close Switch On
Interurban Line.

Springfield, m, Aug. ts.-rwo in-
terurban cars on the Illinois Traction
system collided head-on jsst south Of
Springfield this noon. injuring is per-
sons. several seriously. The injured:l
Ed Krseley. motorman. arm broken.
serious
G. g. Jones. Curran. I'LL. hand
crushed.
Cora NJ. Atlinger. Paris. Mo-. face cut.
Oscar Turner, Chatham, I'LL. fac cut.
Ada Stack, nos crushed.
Mary A. Betz, st. Louis. face cut.
Mrs. Edward Brubaker. Girard. face
cut.
Ed English. virden. ILL.,, head in-
jured, eye punctured.
Miss M. Mcclellan, head cut.
Ida Turnbo, Carlinville, Ill. head and
shoulders cut.
Misses Cora and Louise Mattingly.
Paris, Mo-. face cut.
Roy Van Dozen, Chatham, face and
head bruised.
Grace Williams, CantrAll, Ill, body
bruised, ribs broken.
The conductor OF the s~outhbound
car forgot to throw the switch after
his car backed into a siding and the
northbound limited crashed into the
other car.
1t is unoffcially reported that two
OF the injured may die.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-22
SAYS HE HAS FOUND
ANTI-CAMCER SERUM

Paris, Aug. 1s.-Dr. Goston Odin. a
Paris physician. announced today that
he has discovered the. microbe OF cam
lating and c%ultivating 1t. He also de-
clared that he has found an anti-cancer
serum which. whether or not 1t leads
to a permanent prevention or a cure.
will show with certainty If the cancer
parasite Is present in the blood.
Doctor Odin, who has been conduct
ing his research for a decade, asserts
that Prof. Matruchot, of the faculty of
science. and Prof Lannois, OF the fac
ulty Of medicine, at the University of
Paris, have verified his discovery,
which, he asserts, has definitely proved
the correctness Of the theory of the
parasitical nature OF cancer.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-22
INSANE PATIENTS
BRUTALITY BEATEN

Chicago, Ill.,, Aug. 2o.-Brutal flog-
ging of o patients at the Elgin
State hospital in the last two weeks
resulted in the arrest, filming and i'm
~prisonment in the Kane county jail, Of
Ralph Lushbaugh and William Harrt-
son, attendants, and they admitted
their guilt.
Investigation Of the cases developed
evidence that the attendants had beat
en- the disobedient patients into sub.
mission by using improvised '.billies"
made of hard cakes of soar in stock
lngs one man became so unruly thar
the men threw him on the floor
where Lushbaugh held him while Har.
rison jumped on him. breaking one of
the patients ribs.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-22
NAME IN CORSET BOX
RESULTS IN WEDDING
Romance Of Couple Began
With Joke Played Five
Years Ago.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 19.-The we'd
ding OF George H1tzmap, OF East st,
Louis. and Miss Amelia Kitch, Of
O'Fallon. which took place Thursday
at the Evangelical church, in O'Fallon,
was brought about by a joke played
five years g in Bridgeport, Conn.
Miss kitch lived there and nae a num-
Der of girl friends who worked in q
corset factory. They told her about
having put their names In corset
boxes and the fun they had corre-
spending with the men who had writ-
ten to them.
One of the girls placed Miss Kitch's
name in a corset box and q few weeks
later she received q letter from Hitz-
man. who was at that time working
in a store at Elgin, III. They CORE
sponded for the next two years, ana
then met by appointment in New York
city.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-22
cRAzED MAN SHOOTS
HIMSELF AND FAMILY
Noted British Officer Kills
Four, Then Sends Bullet
Into Own Brain.

Eastbourne, England, Aug. 2o.-Cap-
balm Hicks Murray. an officer attached
to the Gordon Highlanders and who
had seen much Indian service. last
night shot inc killed his two young
daughters, severely wounding mis- wife
and then committed suicide with the
same weapon. He is supposed to have
become suddenly insane.
After the crime mad been committed
the house in which Captain Murray
resided was mystertously burned to the
ground. His wife, who had succeeded
in escaping was found later wandering
about the streets In her night dress,
screaming for her children. Five bodies
were found in the ruins Of the Murray
home and Of these two have not been
identified.
Captain Murray left a letter in which
he, said: Il am ~hopelessly ruined and
have for this reason killed all those
dependent on me. I should like all Of
us to be buried in n grave. God for
give me"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-22
SENATE BLOCKS PLAN
TO FREE PSF APACHES

Washington, Aug. 20.-The proposed
release of the 257 Apache Indian pris-
oners of war at Fort Sill, Okla. held
for participation with Chief Geronimo
in the massacres of 26 ear ago.
brought on a fight in the Senate today
which defeated the conference report
on the Indian appropriation bill. The
bill carried an item of 5000, 900 to
transport the prisoners to the Mesca-
lero, N. M, dia agency and provide
them with land.
Senators Fall and Catron of New
Mexico, n Smith of Arizona, opposed
the project. Senato Fall declared
many descendants of families massacred
by Geronimo lived near the agency.
The New Mexican enator predicted
outbreaks between the Indians and
white settlers if the survivors of the
band were allowed to become free set
tiers in New Mexico.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-22
RAILROAD FlREMEN
WILL PUSH CLAIMS

Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. 20.-Seeking
to get an agreement from the managers
of so railroads east of Chicago and
north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers
that any wage advances which may be
determined upon for the firemen shall
be retroactive to July /, when demands
were. first submitted, w. S. Carter.
president of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen and Engineers, has
just pressed the point to an ssue.
When the question of engineers wages
was referred to the arbitration board,
which has as yet rendered no award,
the firemens' proposition was by agree
ment held in ~abeyance.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-22
NAUGHTY MILLIONAIRE
PEEVED, QUITS ST. JOE

st. Joseph, Mo-, Aug. l9.-Angered
because the Artesian Ice company of
which he is president and the prin-
cipal stakeholder has been indicted
along with the other st. Joseph ice
manufacturing concerns as an ice
trust" Huston Wyeth has suspended
work on his 500, 900 country villa, de-
signed on an Italian plan, and has an
nouIcea that he will move to Chicago.
He is president of the Wyeth Manu-
featuring Hardware and a
globetrotter and yachting enthusiast.
He is estimated to be worth IS, OOO, 900.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-22
LAST OF SUICIDE CLUB
HANGS HIMSELF ON SHIP

Franklin, La, Aug. 20.-When the
body of Garland Freere. who killed him
self on a steamship on the way from
Panama, was brought to his home here.
1t became known that Freere was the
last member of a Suicide club" Of
seven to take his life. The members
of the strange society We're all widely
known young men here n had for
their motto the Spartan declaration:
ITO do or die
Freere was rejected by a young wom-
an with whom he is aid to nave been
In love. He considered that a failure
In his life and hanged himself.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-22
LONE HONEYMOON FOR
AN UNEXPECTED BRIDE

Boston, Mass, Aug. 2O.-When Con-
gresham Murray's bride of two days
sailed for q lone half honeymoon in
Europe that will last two months she
revealed that her marriage to the baby
of the national Legislators last Sunday
had been sudden.
You see" she said, II didn't know
about the wedding until Saturday. I
had all the arrangements for the trip
abroad made, and of course they had
to be carried out. l do wish Billy was
going, but he can't-that's all there is
to it,"
Billy was with his bride, however,
until the Cymric was six miles beyond
Boston light on it's way to Queenstown.
Then he left in the pilot boat.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-22
GEORGE WASHINGTON
USED STRONG WORDS

Washington, Aug. 20.-George Wash
1ngton actually swore. Senator Lodge
told the Senate so Saturday and pro-
duced the documents to prove it.
Senator Newlands had suggested
sending a committee to the president
to confer on the tariff, and cited prece-
dents.
Yes" enator Lodge said, president
Washington once did visit the Senate
and confer about a pending indian trea-
ty. John Quincy Adams in his diary
says:
LAS the president left the Senate
chamber he said: I'll be Tanned II
I'll ever go there again. and he never
did,"
Senator Lodge produced the Adams
diary to prove the incident.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-22
AVALANCHE CRUSHES
AMERICAN EXPLORER

Bombay, India, Aug. 19.-W. Hunter
Workman, the American mountain
climber and explorer, is reported to
haze been killed by an avalanche while
climbing in the Himalaya range in the
north of India.
Native coolies attached to the expe-
dition report that a great avalanche
overwhelmed the party, killing one Of
them.
Nc definite information was obtain
able from the coolies as TO whether the
victim was Mr.. Workman himself or
one of the guides.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-22
POPE DID NOT LEAVE
VATICAN, AS REPORTED

Rome, Aug. 20.-A statement circu-
lated in the press here that tile pope
went out of the vatican to visit his
sister Rosa, who was said to have been
stricken with paralysis is officially de-
nounced at the vatican today.
The officials declare that the stroke
Of paralysis suffered by the pope's sis
ter occurred as far back as June and
was Of such a slight nature that it
never caused any serious anxiety. Rosa
has almost entirely recovered.