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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-12

have fbrous vegetable matter 70 pre-
vent washing.
Then broke deeply and SUBSIDIZED
deeper fully 16 inches, and had loose
soil for the water to sink into. lnen
cultivated the crop as level as pos
sible and never formed valleys be
tween the rows to gather a head OF
water. And | never made a gully,
and never made a terrace. and with
the proper rotation Of crops ana deep
blowing | would not want to be both
cred With them, for | want 70 ploW
and cultivate the field as a whole.
The old-style terrace banks, grown up
IN weeds and grass, with a gully-mak-
ing ditch behind them are an abon-
ination, ~disfiguring the field and max
ing cultivation jn~convenlent- The
Mangum terraces are better, SO tar as
looks and convenience are concerned,
but deep breaking and a sod to turn,
followed by level cultivation, IS worth
more h any terrace.
Keeping land of a hiily nature too
long in pasture will finally make gull
lies. In Piedmont Virginia, | know
fields that are quilted SO that they are
practically irreclainlable, simply be-
they had let the grass run out
to mere poverty grass, and the cattle
had worn tracks that started the gul-
lies. But l always broke a sod while
still good, and had my %neighbors
wondering why I turned under a good
sod, while they were afraid to turn
it. But | soon had a better sod and
my soil was accommodating humus-
making material, While theirs was
getting packed for the water to u
in cattle tracks. / broke and SUBSIDIZED
one hin field thai Ia been allowed
to run into poverty grass, or hens
nest grass, as the darkies called it,
and some gullieS had started. In
breaking this field l stopped the plows
q little short Of the gullies, as I want
ed to prevent the water getting into
them. Then [ had deeply broken soil
on both sides Of the gully and a hard
rim around it, and by throwing trash
and rocks into the gullies, they filed
and were 500 taken in grass and
permanently stopped, and l got on
that field a stand Of clover and grass
that was the admiration Of the neigh
borhood. and never knew a gully. The
subsOil pillow and a winter cover crop.
and level culture Of the hoed crop
VIII stop more washing than any ter
race that can be made.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-12
HE KNEW

WhlleGovernor Woodrow Wilson, Of
New Jerseys campaigning for the
democratic presidential nomination,
stories by the dozen are being told
OF him. One Of the incidents of his
fight with James r. Nugent is told by
William Bayard Hale III Woodrow
Wilson, the Story of His Life" lust
published by doubleday, Page & Co,
as follows:
One day Nugent went into the GOV
ernors office. at the governors re-
quest to talk things over
'Nugent very quickly lost his tenn
per-
Il know YOU think you've got the
votes. he exclaimed. II don't know
how you got them
What do you mean queried the
governor sharply.
Its the talk Of the State hotsa
that you got them by thine patron
age.
Coco afternoon. Mr.. Nusent
aid Governor Wilson. pointing To he
door,.
You're no gentleman" shouted
the discounted boss.
no judge replied Mr.
Wilson. his finger continuing to in
dictate the exit."-New York Sun.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-12
Give the Grass n Chance

I have a good pasture of Bermuda
grass. Would it injure it to pillow it
now and SOW to rye. with fertilizer?
! want the pasture 10 be as good as it
was last
Bermuda sod plowed now would be
injured by the winter. doubtless. If
Q want to improve the pasture, the
best plan will be to disk it Doth WAYS
IN the spring and give it a top-dress-
ing of IS pounds Of nitrate Of soda an
acre and then roll it tight. The spring
dlsklng will increase the growth and
the nitrate will help it greatly. I
Know q section where the farmers
craze peef cattle year after year on
the same fields and have been doing
It for fifty years and the grass has
improved all the time. But they an
ply a good dressing of raw bone meal
every spring, and scatter the drop
pings with harrows, and NOV off any
weeds that appear. Give a pasture
TAR treatment, and it is wonderful
how much 1t will make.
Grass will do wonders if eiven q
nance. hight across the road from
my house is a sandy ridge that manv
a ago was run in truck. For the
past eight or ten years it has lain idle
being owned by a realty comnanv
that is selling lots. 1t has sodded ali
over with bluegrass, that has not been
- VI PdStuIeu, ana the land has
grown rich from the fallen and de-
cayed grass. Last week had a Wis
l'or from central North Carolina and
1 look MIN over to see that grass or
land Just like thousands of acres ir
North Carolina. and in hat tanela 81
knee-high, one can hardly
walk. Now l feel sure that hat SOC
would be even better had it been ms.
tured and top-dressed annually. Ken.
tncky cannot show a finer sod.-th,
result or simply letting the gras
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-12
HINTS TO LOVE LoRN GENTS.

II she makes a practice of eating
onions for supper every time yo4
call. 1t Is a sign that she is indiffer-
n toward your suit.
Ii you spend a lot Of money send
ing flowers to her every day i may
make a hit with her. but she W.
marry somebody who has mere
sense.
Don't ak to her about loye in >
cottage. Talk about a b~rownstohe
bungalow and spring the cottage 'n
her after you get her.
II she Is handsome. tell her about
II" and If she isn't tell her anywaY
rave an automobile catalogue III
Your coat pocket where she can catch
a glimpse of it.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-12
Setting Aside Thursday. No..
vember 28, Thanksgiving
For the God Fearing Nation d.
lifted States to Him For IT,.
Enduring Mercic>
(By the Associated Press

Washington, l.. c., Nov. 1.-lre
dent Taft today issued the Thaahs-
giving proclamation setting asiQ, No-
Vember IS for the observance a. tH.t
day. fhe proclamation follows
BY the President of the InitcG ~..cs
Of America:
A proclamation:
"A God-fearing nation l5kt o.es
owes it to its nborn and sincere -
Of moral duty to testify its ee>oIt
gratitude to the All-Glver for THE
countless benefits it has enjoyed For
many years it has been customary at
the close Of the year for the national
executive to call upon his fellow
cOuntrymen to offer praise and thames
to God for the manifold bltNs.H&s
vouchsafed to them in the past and
to unite in earnest s~uppiianee t9r
their continuance.
The year now drawing e Z .ase
has beer notably Favorable t. Cur
fortunate land. At peace within and
without; free from the pcrturhatIols
and calamities that afflicted otAer
peoples; rich in harvests 50 abundant
and industries SO productive, th%t the
overflow Of our prosperity has ud
vantaged the whole world; strong IN
the ~steadfast conservation of the her
itage Of self-government bequeathed
to us by the wisdom of our fathers
and firm in the resolve to transmit
that heritage unimpaired but rather
improved by good use, to our children
and our children's children Tor a.
time to come, the people Of this coAn-
try have Astounding cause for conteIl-
ed gratitude.
Wherefore, /, william Howard
Taft, President Of the United states
Of America, in pursuance Of long
tablished usage and in response 10 ,i@
wish Of the American people, lhNii7
my countrymen, whereSoeNeT 'hty
may sojourn, to join, on THURSDAY. me
twenty eighth day Of this month st
November, in appropriate ~ascTpl"h
Of praise and thanks to God Tor 'h9
good gifts that have been our pel
ton, and in humble prayer, that rs
great mercies toward us may entu't-
In witness whereof, | have hei1
unto set my hand. and caused the So
Of the United State to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washlng',h'
this seventh day Of November, II ne
year Of our Lord, one thousand, hlh9
hundred and twelve, and Of the mo
pendence OF the United states oA
America, the one hundred and thiF'E-
seventh.
"WM. H. TAFT.
By the PRESIDENT:
ALVEY A. ADEE.
Acting Secretary Of Siatt
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-12
MUSIC.

Music hath charms. we all must oun
That unto all Of US appeal.
II seemeth somhow to express
The deep emotions that we feel
We love it's soothing harmonies
Its sweeping measures, rich and
grand.
And yet we do not always like
To hear the little German band
Music can move the Utmost soul
And turn our thoughts to hatta-
things,
It's melody can stir our depth
And give our aspirations wings
It's tuneful cadences delight
And fill the ear with sratafn,
sound.
Yet sometimes We get peevish who,
The hurdy-gurdy comes around
Music has magic to exert
Such influence upon the heart
It lifts US to unwonted spheres.
And holds Us from the world anar.
Il stirs emotions in US all,
1t makes us cry, it makes us 1a,,ah
II thrllls our souls-for heac1Saa,
sake ,
Won't stop that ,
graph. piiohO-
-Summerville Journal
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-12
The Remedies for Soil Washing.

l nave tor many years been insist
ing that the true method for prevent
ing the washing of our hillsides is in
deep breaking, vegetable matter in the
soil, and level cultivation, to make no
burrows to gather a head Of water.
Therefore, I am glad to have the
backing Of Dr.. TAFT Butler on this
subject. It is no theory with me, but
the result OF actual cultivation Of as
steep red hills as are under the pillow
anywhere in the Piedmont country. A
year or so ago l passed a field not far
north from Raleigh where a new set
Of Mangum terraces had been made,
and right across these terraces was q
ragged gully straight through the
whole series, and getting wider and
wider as it went down hill. The water
had gained a head in the upper terrace
andbrOke over, and each terrace in
succession had broken over. Right
back Of Horticultural Hall, at the A. &
Nj. College in Raleigh, the field. no
largely taken up in buildings, was
arranged with Mangum terraces In
one cloudburst l saw the water going
over these erraces in cascades, one
after another, and but for the fact
that the land was in sod, there would
have been gullies made. But when l
was farming mountain land, near the
foot Of the Blue Ridge, in Virginia, I
always had a sod to turn When pre-
pairing the hills for a hoed crop, and
I got the land back to sod soon after
! the hoed crop so that I would always
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-12
HE GOT IT.

The young man wanted an under
standing before he proposed. Can
you wash dishes?" he asked.
O yes said the girl. Can YOU
wipe 'em?"
He didn't propose.-LouisyiIle Con-
rier Journal.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-12
Prof. Mdssey's Views
FROM THE PROG > r. FARMEh

Lettuce plants set for the Christmas
crop in frames Will not need the cIotn
or glass over them ull freezing Il
threatened. 1t is better to keep the
plants in rather a hardy condition.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-12

I have now two plots of spinach,-t
one sOwed with seed grown on Long
Island, and the other with imported
seed. Both were SoWn the same day,
but the Long Island spinach is twice
the size Of the imported. OF many
things, the homegrown seed is better
for oar planting.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-12

or glass over lntlH Iii IcCAihS =
threatened. 1t is better to keep the
plants in rather a hardy condition.
have now two plots of spinach,+
one sowed with seed grown on Long
Island, and the other with imported
seed. Both were sown the same day.
but thu Long Island spinach is twice
the size Of the imported. OF many
things, the homegrown seed is better
for our planting.
'Ilow shall | rid my lettuce of
ants" Some years ago / was trou-
bled with ants among my plants. [
examined an old English book OF
garden recipes and found one saying
that the water in which oilers were
soaked in DISCRIMINATING would drive
ants away. AS oilers are willow, l
went to the loW-groulds and cut me a
lot of green willow and poured boiling
water over them, making a strong
willow tea. | s%prinkled this literally
over the ants, and they disappeared.
1 ppo that it is the salicylic acid
in the willow that drives them.
If the sweet potatoes are not al
ready dug, lose no time in getting
them out, for if left with the frosted
vines on the ridges they will decay
and start decay in the potatoes.
Handle the potatoes with care, and if
you have no pToper potato house, put
them in banks Of about twenty-five
bushels each on 4 thick layer of pine
straw, and let them remain awhile to
dry off before putting the earth on
the banks. A rough shed over the
Mills is IN important matter, as the
dry soil will keep out frost better
than wet. 1 have kept potatoes sound
IN this way until June. Irish potatoes
can be put up in the same way, or
with only a thick layer Of earth.
L have built a sweet potato curing
house and intend to put in a stove
and take the sap out of the potatoes
at q high temperature, say 225 de-
SreeS.' If it were possible for you to
neat the house to any such tempera-
ture, YOU would simply cook the pota-
toes, for that is u IL degrees higher
man boiling water. To dry off the
potatoes from The sweat they go
through after storing. a temperature
OF 50 to SO is ~abundantly high. with
Inc Nentlator open. After they have
dried off, the potatoes will keep best
at a temperature of As to so. In your
mild climate there will be MANY times
IN winter when it is best to open the
Nentiiator to reduce the temperature
But do not try to drive the sap out
ana cook the potatoes.
n whole principle Of making ar
is to have the walls air
ught and a good drainage below anC
ventilation above. l have seen ice
kept in an open pen we'll packed witt
and good drainage below
n no roof over it, but a layer 0,
saWdust. An ice-house above grount
with deadened walls and good drain
age IS better than one under ground
rack the ice with SaWdust all arount
and over the top, and it matters littl
how thick the ice is, as it will freeZ,
into a solid mass. i have filled al
with snow packed dow
sohd and 1t made Very good ice, toe
when there was no ice to use. TAX
advantage OF the first freeze afte
christmas or before, and fill it, for tn
freezes are uncertain late in winter.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-12

- A. ADfLFl.
Acting Secretary Of So
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-02-16
DIR. KLOPPER, FORMERLY
OF KERRY, is DEAD.

The Del Norte Triplicate of Cres-
cent City published the following:
"Dr. Henry Hopper of Smith
River died last Tuesday afternoon OF
pneumonia. He had been suffering
for about two weeks with la grippe,
but did not consider the case as SER
ious, and about three days ago pneu-
monia developed. Drs. Tyler aRa~Fine
OF Crescent City were called in con-
sultation, but in spite of all efforts
the disease refused to yield to treat
ment and death resulted.
"The deceased was pastor Of the
NJ. E. church at Smith River, as we'll
as practicing physician. Before
coming to Smith River, he served in
his dual capacity for ten years at
Kerby, Oregon. His age was about
40 at the time of his demise, and he
leaves a wife and three children"
DR.. Klopper, after leaving Kerby
in the fall of 1910, went to Unalaska,
returning later to Smith River, CAL,
where he resided until his death.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-02-16
SCHOOL DISTRICT BOUNDARY
LINE NOT CHANGED

The district boundary board de-
clined to allow the petition to change
the boundary line between school
district No 22 and school district
No. s7.
Opposing this petition was a re-
monst, anee from district No. 22 of
Hugo, signed by more than twenty
legal voters, including all but one of
those who signed the petition from
district No. %.
After some discussion between the
representatives of the petitioners
and the demonstrators a proposition
for a compromise was offered and
effected. But this compromise, If
accepted by the boundary board,
would have left the boundary line in
an awkward shape; hence after de-
liberation the boundary board de-
oided that for the best interest of
both districts in general the petition
and the compromise would not be al
lowed.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-02-16
OVER 1000 ATTEND THE
SHORT COURSE AT 0.A.C.

Registrar H. NJ. Tenant of the
Oregon Agricultural college estim-
ates the total enrolment in the win
tel short course, farmers week and
poultry show, as something over l.
500 although the final figures have
not been turned in by ali depart
ments of instruction.
There were S42 students regist-
cred in the regular short courses, !"
he says, "and conservative estiin-
ate places the number that attend
ed the poultry lectures and demon
strations at ISL, making a total Of
1908 people benefited by the short
courses this year. Men formed 70
pei cent of the attendance, and wo-
men "a per cent.
THE total enrolment may be
classified by courses as follows: Ag-
riculture, including poultry demon
strations. 1,414; domestic science
and art, 1873; special course for for
est rangers, Z; mechanic arts, 32;
commerce, including courses in busi-
ness methods and rural law, IA.
Every county in Oregon was rep
resented. and in addition there were
men and women from fifteen other
states. including Washington, Cali
fornia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Massa-
chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Ne
braska, New York, North Dakota,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and vir-
ginia.
There were ten foreign students
registered, one each from Switzer-
land, Germany and Mexico, and sew
en- from Canada The records show
that these short course students
ranged in age from 16 to "a, the av-
erage age being about S5 years"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-02-16
y y ~ ~ y <<+<<%<
PERSONAL AND LOCAL. =

j. d. Cook went to Three Pines
4 Wednesday after short visit with
friends in this city.
F. D. Eisman, T. B. Cornell and
w. R. Nipper went to Medford today
on business.
I, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Johnson, who
have been visiting Mrs. l.. NJ. Spen-
Ger of Provolt, left today for a tour
through California. Mrs. Spencer is
Mrs. Johnson's mother.
!. Thomas H. Thompson, president Of
the Ashland Nursery company, was
n Grants Pass today on business con-
nected with his company.
Elmer Dale, who has been visit
ing with Lyle Lamphear at his home
on West G street, went to his home
at Eugene Wednesday evening.
Mrs. w. H. Hamlin, who has been
visiting her daughters, Mrs. Charles
Grow of Merlin and Mrs. Amos Smith
and Mrs. F. d. Eismann of this city,
Returned Wednesday to her home in
Medford.
Victor Brown of Brown Acres farm
near Merlin was Grants Pass visit
or today.
81 Mrs. p. D. Williamson of Merlin
was in Grants Pass Wednesday on a
shopping trip.
n W. H. Wann spent Wednesday in
Grants Pass on business and returned
/. to his home at Merlin in the evening
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hall of this city
are enjoying visit from their
daughter, Mrs. Boracher of Seattle
Mrs. Boracher was a resident OF
Grants Pass in her girlhood days.
]. NJ. Hoxie of Wilderville is
spending the week in Grants Pass
on business and visiting with j. A.
Larsen.
n Miss Mary Pross went to Los An
geles Thursday to remain indefinite
Y ly with friends.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-02-16
PLANS TO DEFEND 81.

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 15.--Unit-
ed in the belief that at least large
number of the "a members of the
International Association of Bridge
& Structural Iron Workers indicted
here for completely in an alleged
countrywide dynamite conspiracy
are innocent, international officers
of a number of unions with head
quarters here, are planning today to
secure to the accused men free and
impartial trials.
Prominent among those moving to
the defense of the accused labor lead
ers is James M. Lynch, president of
the International Typographical un-
ion. Lynch is arranging a conference
of all unions whose headquarters are
located here to discuss the raising OF
a defense fund and probably to start
a fight to have some other than Unit
eC States Judge Anderson try the
cases when they come up March IL.
Frank NJ. Ryan. president OF the
Iron Workers who heads the list OF
men accused OF completely in the Nc
Namaras' dynamiting, is arranging
for meeting Of his unions execu-
tive board. which must act before its
defense fund Of $4,000 now on hand
Is available for the use OF the indict-
ed men.
or the 54 men indicted by the fed
eral grand jury for alleged compile
ity in the dynamiting plot, Al have
been arrested, six were already In
custody of the United States author
tiles and the remaining seven prob
ably will be arrested today: These
are:
NJ. J. Young, Boston, member OF
the executive board OF the Iron Work
ers' union; William X. Benson, pres
ident OF the Detroit Federation OF
Labor; John McCray Of Wheeling,
W. Va, former member Of the Iron
Workers executive board; Milton
Davis OF Philadelphia, former mem
Der Of the Iron Workers executive
board; ]. R. Erwin Of Peoria, H.;
Frank Painter Of Omaha; Patrick
Ryan Of Chicago.
OF the labor leaders already ar
rested, Ernest Basey and Edward
Clark Of Cincinnati and Hiram Kline
Of Munice, Ind, organizer Of the In
ternational Brotherhood OF hrpen-
ters and Joiners, are still in jail
here, having been unable to furnish
the bonds Of $4,000 each demanded
by the state. Each OF the labor men
indicted Is accused In 80 counts Of
conspiracy and Of the Illegal trans
portatlon Of dynamite.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-02-16
INDEPENDENT WIRING co.
ROOMS ARE OPENED.

The Independent Wiring company
(Hale & Kinney opened its sales
rooms Saturday in the Albert build
ing, ground floor, and are in fine
trim for business. Lester Kenney
will act as manager and attend to the
wiring.
The office rooms are well located
and attractive, also the fixture room,
where all styles of lamps, chande-
liers, ETC., are displayed. The room be-
ing without windows, prospective
purchasers of fixtures can see them
lighted in the day time, which is
most convenient feature.
The display window is attractive
ly decorated with various styles Of
lamp shades and fixtures. Mr.. Hale,
who is secretary of the company,
said: I'VE are working hard to
make this concerns home and work
first-class in every way. What we
keep will be of the best and We ex-
pect to do a good business. We ex-
pect to have No. 1OS North Sixth
street an attractive place when We
get it all fixed up, which takes some
little time, but we are now ready for
business"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-02-16
GMLET PIERCES EYE
OF SANMS VALLEY WOMAN

Mrs. A. l.. Ingraham of Sans VAL
ley was brought to Grants Pass Tues
day evening with badly injured
eyeball, caused by the piercing Of a
gimlet, which she was using
Mrs, Ingraham was boring through
a shelf with the gimlet having load
ed handle, when the instrument slip
ped and pierced the eyeball, also
carrying a splinter into her eye.
The injury was most painful and
dangerous and the lady was placed in
the South Pacific hospital as soon as
she reached this city. The eye is be-
ing treated by DR.. Findley, who re-
ports that he entertains hopes OF
saving the eye despite the serious
nature of the injury.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-02-16

State of chic, City of Toledo, Lucas
county, SIS.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that
he is senior partner of the firm of
F. ]. Cheney & Co., doing business
in the City of Toledo, County and
State aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case of
Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscrib-
ed in my presence, this 9Th day of
December, A. D.. 1886.
A. w. GLEASON,
(Seal) Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, and acts directly on the
blood and mucus surfaces of the sys-
TEN. Send for testimonials free.
f. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o..
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.