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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-01

souri, Ex-Senator Beveridge of lndl- ana, Former Vice-President Far. banks of Indiana. Senator Burton of Ohio.
 If Taft wins, Vice-President Sher- man, Senators Cummins of Iowa Borah of Idaho, or Crane of Massa- chusetts, Representative Gardner oi Massachusetts, Robert T. Lincoln, son of the former president. :,
 The belief is general here that if Roosevelt controls at Chicago, a "near-conservatiye' will be selected as his running mate and that if it is Taft progressive sentiment will dictate choice of a man of this type as the second man on the ticket.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-01
Vice Presidential
 Possibilities Many

Washington, June With the idea firmly fixed in the minds of political gossips that either Taft of Roosevelt will be the choice of the Republican convention at Chicago, official Wash ington is turning it's attention to the selection of vice-presidential possibili- ties at the Chicago convention.
 The names most mentioned here in- c1ude:
 If Roosevelt wins, Governors John son of California, Stubbs. of Kansas, Aldrich of Nebraska, Glasscock of West Virginia. Osborne of Michigan, Carey of Wyoming or Hadley or Mis-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-01
Worth Looking Into.

Our new way of selling diamonds. l nave devlsed a new way of selling my friends and customers diamonds l know a great many people who want diamond but who cannot afford to buy large one, and therefore won't buy any. These same people often are unable to save enough money to buy large one. My way is a new one. My way is a good one for YOU. You buy a diamond for $15 wear it as long as syou wish and when you have saved d5, bring the diamond to me with the $15 and I will give a sS0 diamond. You can keep this up indefinitely. In other words you can be wearing diamond all the time and still be, paying for a big one. It Is an easy way for you,. because you will not miss the money, and at the same time, you will not be deprived of wearing the diamond that you so long have wanted to wear In case you do not understand this proposi- tion. come to me and I will take pleasure in explaining 1t. M. J. Buechler. the reliable jeweler, 4s Fair- field avenue. near Middle St.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-01

town, Marshall called a cheerful greeting to her this morning, in ftal- ian. They speak to each other ale though hidden from vinV, Mrs. Cusu- mana's cell being drape4 af the sides.
 From Meialac Lodge, UmbagCg Lake, Me, where Councillor McGregor is on vacation, came the word, to- day, that McGregor, on whose vote rests the fate of Mrs. Cusumano, will not vote for communication unlees pos1- tive new evidence i1 brought out day, to cast a final vote on the wo- mans case. A vote taken, Wednes- day, was four to four:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-01
NEW LEADING MAN
 AT POLES GIvEv CORDIAL WELCOME
MAGNETISM OF VERSATILE PLAY. FER MAKES ITSELF APPARENT
 IN HIS FIRST EFFORT.

Two Audiences at Poli's yesterday accorded great receptions to Wilson Melrose, the magnetic and talented new leading man of the Poli Players, who was called at a few moments mo- tice to take the role of Georges Ar maud, in the performance of .The Lily" at Poli's this week.
 Although he had scarcely more than an hours time to master 39 'sides" of manuscript with which he was entire
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-01
KOREA TO TRY 200
 FOR PLOT TO KILL

Seoul, Korea, June 1.-The most sensati tional trial in history is expect ed to start here in the course of a week, when between 120 and 200 men are to be placed on trial for com pIicity in plot to assassinate the goy- ernor general, Count Trachee. A great temporary court is being constructed so that the trial can be given widest publicity and 1000 spectators will be accommodated. The American mis- sionaries in Korea and Manchurfa will be especially urged to be present or the allegation is that the plot waS matched by native converts and tho declaration by some of the missionafy heads that the arrests were part of . political plot to discredit the missfon workers.
 A number of additional arreots for complicity in the alleged plot havS been made in the last few day6.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-01
OLDEST WOMAN VOTER FOR TAFT Mrs. Hm, Who is 1O4, Cast First Bal
 ?. lot fin May Primary.

San Francisco, June 1.-The oldest woman voter in California, Mrs. H. Lawson Hill, favors President Taft for re-nomination and reelection.
 Mra Hill makes her home at Lake Port, Lake county, and when she reg istered under the new law she told the registrations sclerk that she was i04 years of age.
 Nr6- Hill is the oldest living Daugh- ter of the American Revolution. At the primary of May IA she cast her f1fat vote.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-01

Pitt1burghEWilliam Shuttleworth and. his wife, married 5 years and chIldIess. found an abandoned baby on their porch and both believe it an an- sWeg - 4elesp{ayer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-01

finish and lick them," Tierney said, and there is nothing doing on arbi- tration.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-01

Farmer Want AdD 1e a-Wog0
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-06

Be sure there are no lice on the
hogs.
Keep the calves in clean quarters
out Of the hot sun.
Do not put the colts in q pasture
fenced by barbed wire.
A bottle Of vaseline is handy to have
around at milking time.
Scours in pigs is an indication Of
indigestion In the mother.
1t may be wise to protect the colta
from the dies during the day.
II a COW falls on in milk o 1t win
be hard to bring back the flow.
Cows can't be blamed for trying the
fences when pasture gets short.
Wheat middlings IL IN Of the best
feeds for young and growing pigs.
Be sure the mares and colts in pas
ture have shelter from the hot sun.
Only q little buttermilk not worked
out win mean rancid butter In a short
time.
Three hundred dollars in a silo
beats having that much money In the
bank.
Whole oats placed on a dry. raised
platform are q most profitable feed for
young pigs.
The man with COWS coming fresh in
the fall has cream to sell when the
price Is up.
Fruit Of every kind should be thor.
oughly cooled before being packed for
the market.
Ducks as a rule are hardy. they do
not have the gapes. The weakest part
Of a duck Is Its legs.
Chicks on a hard board floor soon
develop leg troubles. Sprinkle fine
earth or sand I've 1t.
Ewes that are broad and long will
make good brood mothers. ana
produce vigorous offspring.
Orchard men OF noted fruit sections
Of the country practice thinning an
faithfully as they do the spraying and
pruning Of trees.
Pigs that have been properly grown
up to FIVE months with big strong
frames, can be up quickly 1or
market with a ration consisting large
ly Of corn.
In selecting a ram always pick out
one that stands square on his legs
and shows courage and masculinity.
A slow, poky animal will prove Q dis
appointment.
When pure-bred swine m kept for
breeding purposes they should be
given every opportunity for bone and
muscle development, rather than thu
production Of fat.
When d~isposing of some Of the old
stock pick out the poor layers. They
are lust as good" for roasting purs
poses, and you cannot afford to part
with the money-makers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-06
STATES BALANCE GROWS.
Mississippi Treasury Is Reported in I'm
usually Good Condition.

Jackson.-State Treasurer p. S. Sto-
vail, in recapitulating his cash balance on
hand, shows hat the amount of money
on hand, including that in State deposi.
tories, to be considerably in excess of the
normal balance at this time of the year.
The total cash baalnce at the close Of
business was $780,, 220.66 made up of cash
items, $2S,029.67; on hand in deposito-
ries, 1864, 0S5.44; with total payments Of
$114.55.
The floating balance on hand will Ds
added to during the next few days by
the sun Of $22 200, which is in the hands
of the auditor as automobile registry
privilege payments, who has decided to
turn the money over to the treasury. 1t
will be quite a while yet before the
question of constitutionality of the act
can be determined, which is on appeal 70
the circuit court, on the criminal side
of the docket, and may not be reached
until the December term, and this would
delay consideration by the supreme court
until some time during 1919.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-06
CUT RATE on ROAD MATERIAL
ROAD BUILDING IS Kindred BY
EXORBITANT CHARGES.
Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars Ii
~ N-eA Issued to Be
Used in Building Good
Roads.

Jackson. = The Mississippi railroad
commission adopted the following anent
their order on rates on sand and gravel:
There is not a subject in the state
that is of more vital Importance to the
taxpayers than that Of constructing good
roads. During the present year hundreds
of thousands of dollars worth of bonds
have been issued by the taxpayers Of
Mississippi for this purpose. One of the
greatest hindrances in this work is the
rate charged by the railroads for the
transportation of sand and gravel, the
price charged therefor being SO exorbi
tant as to be almost ~prohibitory. Mis-
sissippi has sand and gravel of her own
to construct every road within her
boundary. If the public roads were so
constructed, it appears to us that it
would be a good thing for the railroads
also, because the railroads will be bene-
flied by any enhancement of property
values along their lines, and the people
would be better enabled to dispose Of
their agricultural products.
'Whether the railroad companies resist
the PRONUNCIATION of this rate or not, we
want the people to know that We are
endeavoring to put into operation a rate
by which our public highways may be
improved at the minimum cost"
The rates put in are / cent per hun
dred pounds for fifty miles or less, IN
cents for fifty miles and less than 100,
~ cents for less than $50 miles, 2
cents for less than 200 miles, 2h cents
for less than $50 miles, 2 cents for all
over $50 miles.
This order does not prohibit railroads
from charging less for sand and gravel
used on county roads, or public build
ings.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-06
5O,OOO-AGRE STOCK FARM
BIG ENTERPRISE PLANNED FOR
SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI.
Gen. Myles Is at the Head of the Enter.
pnse. and 1t VIII Be the Largest
Industry East of the Missis-
Sippi River.

Jacksonville largest stock farm evef
established east of the Mississippi river
is to be located in Southwestern Mis-.
sissippi, where since the advent of the
Mexican boil weevil it has been concur
sively demonstrated that this is one Of
the banner stock raising sections of the
country, because of mild climate, abun-
dant forage crops, and other natural adj
vantages.
The stock farm will consist of $4,000
acres, and will be conducted on a CO.
operative basis. The farmers of the
counties of Adams, Claiborne and Jetfer.
son have been invited to join their forces,
and the head of the big enterprise is
Gen. Myles, a well-known Southern cap
i%talist, who has been prominently identi.
fed for Several years with large agri.
cultural enterprises.
Hon. J. Nee. Martin of Port Gibson
has been retained as attorney to look
after the organization features, and the
stock farm will be incorporated with
Gen. Myles as president, j.. w. Pearson
as secretary and treasurer, and Benja'
min Humphreys of Port Gibson as man
ager.
Twenty-Five slices will be erected, and
every modern preparation made for car
ing for the stock. Farmers now resid.
inn On tbo SO OOO ooro traot will not ha
disturbed in their tenancy, but will be
given stock in the enterprise, and also
employment at good wages. The farm
will raise beef and dairy cattle, hogs,
horses, mules, etc, and on the 10000
acre tract ample crops will be grown
for the sustenance of the stock.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-06
LOAN SHARK CRUSADE
SOME EFFECTIVE WORK BEING
DONE AT OTHER PLACES.
Suggests the Need Of a Similar Campaign
in jackson, Where Ignorant Negroes
Are Imposed Upon by the Shy
locks of Small Finance.

Jacksonville crusade against loan
sharks promises to become general ia
Mississippi. Closely following that
launched in G~reenville by members of the
bar who have entered into N agreement
to defend all loan shark victims free of
charge, and make an earnest effort to
land the usurers in the ~penitentiary,
similar agreement is being entered into
by the attorneys at Laurel, and the
movement is being seriously considered
in several other cities of the state.
There is not a city or town in Missis-
sippi having a population of more than
5000 where the loan shark does not flour
ish, and perhaps the reason crusades
against them have not been launched
heretofore is the fact that their victims
have been chiefly negroes. Many mem
bers of the colored race, it seems, find q
keen delight in borrowing ten dollars
from a loan shark, and devote about
three or four years to paying principal
and interest. A certain old darkey in
Jackson, who has been In the clutches
of a shark for the past five years, always
speaks in loving and endearing terms of
"de compound what l got ter pay dat
white gem'man Saturday night"
Members of the bar have concluded
that as the negroes are unable to protect
themselves against the loan sharks and
are always easy prey for a white man
with money to put out at interest, it is
their duty to indulge in a little whole
some %paternalism and put the sharks
out of business.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-06
EXCELLENT FOR SWINE
Cowpeas Almost as Good as
Glover for Hog Pasture.
Forage Plant Well Adapted to Needs
Of South and Among Best Crops
for Grazing and SOlilnS-
Source Of Profit.

Hog raisers should grow cowpeas
for hogs are fond Of them. and they
are almost As good. II not fully az
good, as red clover or alfalfa. In fact
the cowpea has been described as be-
Ing to the south what red clover IL
to the north. or alfalfa to the west
. forage plant well adapted to the
needs Of the region-and esteemed
among the best crops for grazing and
soiling.
By 1udicious selection Of varieties.
ields ready for use can be had from
midsummer until cold weather. and a
good part Of what Is needed for this
purpose can be grown as q catch crop
without interfering with the regular
crops grown on the same ground.
This IL especially SO when they are
grown between corr rows, being
planted when the corn Is laid by and
grazed after the corr is gathered.
Probably about half Of the cowpeas
grown in the south are grown and
grazed in this way. and are regarded
az providing the best possible pasture
for hogs. They just can't be beat, and
more Of them should be raised for the
bacon and lard makers.
When cowpeas are pastured by
hogs the droppings return nearly all
the fertilizing elements Of the crop
to the soil and benefit the field near
ly as much as though the entire crop
were plowed under as a green ma
nure. The meat produced Is clear
profit. The crop does not bear contin-
uous grazing. still 1t gives abundant
feed for q month or six weeks, and
by arranging a succession OF fields
good pasture may be provided during
several months. More actual feed Ia
produced with less waste per acre
when the vines are cut or pulled for
soiling, for which cowpeas are a
great crop. A bulletin issued by the
mississippi experiment station says
that in that state cowpeas for hogs
pasture. without grain, have given
better results than any other crop. In
one test the crop was grown on their
hill land, where one acre OF cowpea
produced $50 pounds Of pork. In an.
other test on rich valley land one acre
Of cowpeas produced 4S3 pounds OF
pork. The hogs were turned into the
field when the peas were about ripe
Cowpeas will do well in any state
south, and they can be made a source
Of great wealth to the south by feed
ing them to hogs II southern farmers
will catch on and plant more hogs
and cowpeas.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-06
CROP CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
R. S. Wilson, State Demonstration
Agent, Makes Report.

Columbus.-According to r. S. VII
son, state agent for Mississippi, farm
ers' cooperative demonstration work,
United States department of agriculture,
who has just returned here after a trip
through various parts of Mississippi, cot
ton, corn and all vegetable products are
in good shape and he estimates the cot
ton condition as fully so per cent of q
normal crop. A normal crop is what cot
ton should be at this season of the year.
He says that so per cent is plenty low
and if cotton continues to improve as it
has done in the past two weeks, 80 to 81
per cent will not be q bit too big.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-06
MISSISSIPPI BALLOT
WILL Be LONG ONE
BIG TASK FOR VOTERS AT N0vEM-
Der GENERAL ELECTION.
WILL VOTE ON AMENDMENT
Proposed Changes in States Law Include
Initiative and Referendum, Change
of Enacting Clause on All
Statutes.

misunderstanding to Secretary of
State Power, the official ballot which is
to be put into the hands of voters in
Mississippi at the regular election on the
first Tuesday in November, to be consid-
cred and deposited in the ballot boxes,
will be one of the bulkiest which his
department has been called upon to pre-
pare. There will be printed on the ticket
the names of forty electors, representing
the Democratic, Republican, Socialist and
Progressive national tickets, together
with names of candidates for congress.
1t is not believed that the nominees of
the Democratic party will have any oppo-
sition for representative in congress.
In addition to the electoral candidates
to be included on the ballot there will be
three constitutional amendments, or pro-
posed constitutional amendments, au-
thorized by the legislature of 1912, to be
submitted to the people. The most inn
portant of these is the proposed amend
ment to change the organic laws of the
state so as to incorporate the principle of
initiative and referendum in the constitu-
ton, a wordy and verbose instrument,
which the voter will be expected to read
and endeavor to gain q fair idea as to its
provisions.
Another amendment to be submitted
on the same ballot will be short, merely
proposing to change the enacting clause
as now accompanying all bills introduced
or acts as they are passed, 8 o that it
shall read: "Be it enacted by the people
OF Mississippi" etc.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-06
Diagram Of Smoke House.

on a ledge or projection from the
walls on each side. These pieces OF
plank have hooks driven In on both
edges far enough apart to receive the
hams, 80 that a row may be hung on
each side. When full, each is pushed
along to n side and another filed,
and 80 On till all are In their places.
The v%entilators above are then open
ed, and smoke Is started on the heap
Of ashes below. For this purpose,
cobs are used, or unseasoned maple, or
body hickory. The smoking should be
slow. By the time the smoke has
passed up through the opening In the
arch. It has become cold, and cannot
heat the hams. Ten or twelve days
will usually be enough for the COM
completion OF the operation, when the
ventilators at the end and In the CHM
ney above are closed shut. The hams
being now kept perfectly dark and
thoroughly excluded from the air out
side, they will keep In good condi-
ton; flies will do no injury through
the summer with a small fire started
once a month, and with the upper
ventilator partly open at the time.
This obviates the common and trou.
blesome task of ~encasing the hams
in muslin, whitewashing them, or
packing them in oats or ashes.
1t Is obvious that the apartment
used as a store room may be omitted.
and the smoke house built alone. The
smoke room In this building is six by
ten feet in the clear, which is larger
than most families require. The great
points here attained are perfect protec-
ton from cool smoke, ready acs
cess, and handling, and an easy mode
OF keeping the hams through the sum-
mer in perfect condition. Double brick.
hollow walls might be even better
than stone. The rafters should be
ten inches wide, strongly lathed, plas-
tered. and filed with saEduss 10 ksov
tina room cool.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-06
TELLS OLE MISS HISTORY.
Historical Society Issues Twelfth Volume
of Publications.

Jacksonville twelfth volume of thu
publications of the Mississippi Historical.
Society, as compiled by the secretary, Dr.
Franklin L. Riley, of the University, has
been issued.
One of the most valuable features OF
this volume is the exceptional number Of
articles on the educational history of the
State. These contributions are of much
more than local interest, as they treat of
men and events, and will be appreciated
by students of history in other parts of
the country.
The volume contains two county his
tories of the reconstruction period, and
DR.. Riley expresses regret that he could
not give space to more publications Of
this character.
Doubtless the most valuable contribu-
ton in the volume bearing on the re.
construction period is that from the gift.
ed pen of Capt. ]. S. McNeilly, editor of
the vicksburg Herald, generally recog-
nized as Mississippi's foremost journalist,
who tells a dramatic story of the climax
and collapse of reconstruction, covering
the period from 1874 to 1896. Capt. Nc
Nelly was a prominent figure of the re-
construction era, and much of his story
is from the viewpoint of an eyewitness.
Another interesting article is from the
pen of Miss Elise TimDerlake of the In
dustrial Institute and College faculty on
the subject, "Did the Reconstruction
Give Mississippi Her Public Schools"
DR.. Walter L. Fleming contributes an
interesting paper on 'The First Marriage
of Jefferson Davis" All of the articles
in the volume are of unusual merit.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-06
View Of the FIre-proof Smoke House.

In response to a query as to a
simple smoke house for family use
and the best methods OF smoking hams
and bacon In small quantities the
Country Gentleman makes the follow
ing reply:
A %fire-proof smoke house, and store
room combined that has given excel
lent satisfaction was built as fol-
lows:
The building is divided into two sec.
tions, that facing the dwelling and sit
uated at the right end in the diagram
being encased In stone walls and closed
with dark shutters when desired, an
swers a useful purpose for keeping
fruit, fresh meat and provisions gen.
orally.
The left-hand half of the building is
occupied with the smoke house. The
diagram shows the position of the diff
ferent parts. The ash pit, surround
ed by stone walls and a layer OF stone
beneath, laid in water.lime mortar,
and securely coated with the same,
keeps the ashes dry, and no water can
enter. The ash pit is entered by an
iron door, shown both in the view and
section. Over 1t is a brick arch, con
talning several holes the size of a
half brick, through which the smoke
passes into the smoke apartment
above, which Is entered by the outside
door on the left end of the build
ing, by the assistance of a s~tepladder.
This smoke house Is six by ten feet
in the clear. The ventilating window
at the end, and the ventilating chin
ney at the top, are both opened when
the hams are smoking. and closely
shut when the operation Is completed.
The top Of the arch forms the floor Of
the smoke 10
A large number Of hams may be
placed in this room by the following
arrangement: Pieces OF hardwood
plank, eight inches wide and long
enough to reach across the room. rest