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The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1912-08-16
FAM (
LARGEST MAMMOTH.
Skull at Stuttgart Weighs Nearly
Three quarters of a Ton.

Skull at Stuttgart Weighs Nearly
Three quarters of a Ton.
There has been mounted for exhibit
ton in the Royal Natural History mu
scum, Stuttgart, a specimen which
may be regarded as the largest mann
moth skeleton ever discovered, says
the London Chronicle.
In August, 1910, there were found at
Steinheim, in the diluvial deposits OF
the river MUIR, tributary of the Nee
kar, in Swabia, a number of fossil
bones indicating the remains of an I'M
usually large mammoth. AS an indi-
cation of the huge character of the
remains, it may be noted that the
skull weighs nearly three-quarters Of
ton, and the upper fore leg is four
feet six inches long.
After many months of painstaking
search an almost complete skeleton
was obtained and the remains remov-
ed under tho care Of DIR. Eberlrard
Fraas, a famous naturalist. to Stutt-
CART, for the purpose of being mount
ed. The work Is now complete, and
this colossal framework towers above
the visitors head to a height of over
thirteen feet.
The specimen is remarkable for the
abnormal length of the legs, indicat
ing a swift moving animal, and for
a degree of general lightness of frame
indicating activity.
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Set Apart For the Farmer
DiSKIMG ALFALFA.
Beneficial Effects Gained From Use OF
Implement on Crop.

IMPLEMENT on Crop.
The foremost method of cultivating
alfalfa is with the disk harrow Al
falfa sown in the fall is almost m
variably helped by disking the follow
ing spring, with the disks set quite
straight so as not to cut the crown.
but to split them. 1t is usually wen
to follow this disking with II tooth har-
row, with it's teeth set straight, DC
casionally in dry summer the disk
may be used to great advantage AFTER
the second and possibly the third cut
ting also. Many disk their alfalfa felds
every spring and some after each cut
ting; others do so only once In every
two or three years, owing to weather
conditions and the condition of the al
falfa. In some instances the common
harrow is used instead of disk.
The disking has several beneficial ef-
fects. 1t splits and spreads the crowns,
causing more and consequently inner
stems to spring up, afford1ng nay OF
the most delightful quality and easily
cured; it loOSens the soil about the
crowns, conserves moisture and de-
strOys the weeds There need be no
fear Of killing the plants If the disks
and the harrow teeth are set straight
and weighted or otherwise adjusted to
give direct and steady forward move
ment. AS an implement for the cult
walton and inauguration of an alfalfa
field the disk harrow has no equal, and
it's frequent use is. by those who know
it best. deemed quite Indispensable. A
machine made especially for the pur-
pose of improving the stand Of alfalfa
and of rcnovating the seed beed and
destroying other grasses and weeds
which make a stubborn contest for
possession of the field has spikes or
harrow teeth instead of the ordinary
sharp cutting disks of the regular disk
harrow. When used on fields of alfal-
ia two years old or more, when the
roots have attained sufficient depth to
make it impossible for this severe
treatment to destroy them. this spike
tooth disk is wonderfully effective.
There may be a seeder attachment car
ried with it which will reseed an al
falfa field where the stand is not per-
fectly good and even.--Farm Press.
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against by buyers generally. The data
shown here on the effect Of sulphur
sprays in lessening scale infestation Of
the fruit were obtained by Z. ". Scott
of the bureau of entomology in the
course of some experimental work dur
Ing 1911 at Fennyille. Mich.
The influence of the sulphur sprays
in checking the settling of the young
scales on the fruit is here very mark
ed and furnishes an added reason for
the use Of sulphur sprays as fungi
cides.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1912-08-16
PLUM CULTURE.
II Has Not Gained Greatly In Popular
ity In the United States.

ICy IN CnG CHiLGI SedtGS'
Plum culture in the United States
has not gained greatly i'll popularity
if judged by the increase in the NUM-
Der of trees during the past decade.
The census figures recently made
public show that in 1909 there were
produced in the United States 1880
600 bushels Of plums. valued at S10,-
$4,000. while in 1899 there were S,7G4,-
600 bushels. There was a large falling
off in the number OF trees in bearing
age, those in 1909 numbering approx
mately 81 100000 against 23.J00.0C0 in
1910. Of the nine main geographical
divisions into which the census divides
the country the Pacific division pro-
duced over IS per cent of the entire
crop, the middle Atlantic division rank
ing next.
The Pacific division grew 12,0O0.00O
bushels in 1909, while in New England.
the locality Of smallest production. only
$4,000 bushels were grown. BY states
California leads all others, producing
about five times as much as Oregon,
the next state Of production.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1912-08-16

Dome european Cities Arrest Men Kun
Over For Obstructing Traffic.
How many pedestrians who inveigh
against the recklessness of autOmO-
bile drivers stop to consider that they
themselves have duty in the same
connection? 1t is those pedestrians
who cut corners and cross much trav-
eled streets ut all sorts. of angles and
in all manner of unexpected places that
turn the careful drivers hair gray,
says the Minneapolis Journal. For the
man on foot street crossings are pro-
vided. On those crossings lie is en-
titled to protection and safety. When
he ventures off them it should be at his
own risk.
In some European cities the man
who is run over between crossings is
arrested for Obstructing traffic. The
American public, of course, wouldn't
stand for that, but it would stand for
and should demand q stricter enforce
ment Of the rule that those on foot
must keep to the established crossings
in downtown congestion. The drivers
of motors may then be held to a strict
accountability for the manner of their
passage over the crossings.
If the two publics-the public awheel
and the public afoot-will only cult
vate little more thoughtfulness and
care, each for the other, casualties in
the streets will be reduced to mini
mum.
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Immaterial and Irrelevant.

A rural magistrate. listening to the
testimony of the witness. interrupted
him, saying: "You said that you made
personal examination of the prem
Uses. What did you tind?'
oh nothing OF consequence" re-
piled the witness; ga beggerly ac-
count Of empty boxes, as Shake
speare says"
Never mind what Shakespeare said
about it." said the magistrate. He
Will be summoned to testify for him
self If he knows anything about the
case" -Delineator.
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In f6e CEo1sd'S ~SfTuer Lir,t1,6
EeIated Commitment.

Dorothy was SO homesick at her first
party and cried so bitterly that the
hostess mother suggested that it
would be better for her to go home.
Dorothy accepted the idea, but few
minutes later upon answering a dmid
ring at the door the hostess found Dor
othy bathed in tears.
well, Dorothy, am glad to see you
again. Did you decide to come back to
us?'
"No'm'm. l forgot ito say l h-had
such a nice timer'-Browning' Maya
zine.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1912-08-16
They Never Speak Now.
\ NE day soon after the close Of
q the civil war while in Savan-
Y nah, Ca, drifted into a sec

Mary met Emily on the street. They
had not seen each other for many
years.
why. how do you do" exclaimed
Mary effusively. topping off the salu-
tation with a few vague pecks at EN-
ily's face.
Now this is delightful" said EN-
lily. who was older than Mary. you
haven't seen me for eleven years, and
yet you knew me at once. 1 couldn't
have changed so dreadfully in all that
time 1t fiatters me-
Mary said:
Il recognized your bonnet. Popular
MAGAZINE
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Foolish Question.

The workman was engaged in an ex-
cavating job--that is, he was digging.
The wayfarer Of the inQuisitive turn
of mind looked on.
"My man." he said at last, what are
you digging for?"
Money"
Money! And when do you expect
to strike it,"
Saturday." replied the workman as
he resumed his work.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1912-08-16
SAN JOSE SCALE,
Llme-SuIphur Sprays Have Good
4 Effect on Diseased Apples.
GIVE USUAL TREATMENT TOO.
Orchards Infected With This Insect
, Will Cause an Abundance of Trouble
Unless a Thorough and Timely
Cleansing Is Made.

Cleansing is Made.
The use Of dilute lime-sulphur sprays
as fungicideS on trees in foliage APP
pears to have a distinctly retarding eff
feet on the development of the San
Jose scale.
While all orchards infested with this
insect should be given the usual dor
mant tree treatment, for one reason or
another considerable numbers of the
scale may escape destruction, especial
ly on the terminal tWigs, which are
more difficult to coat thoroughly with
the wash. The scales which thus es
cape are usually so few in number that
no serious damage results during the
season to the twigs and branches, but
the young ''lice' have a tendency TO
crawl out and settle on the fruit. there
by greatly disfguring it.
The presence Of these scales is very
Objectionable on apples intended for
export trade. as scale infested fruit is
excluded from entry by certain foreign
governments and is Disseminated
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1912-08-16
The OnIv Drawback,

A Kansas farmer, a Dane. applied
for naturalization papers. The judge
asked him. Are you satisfied with
the general conditions Of the country?'
Vas" dra W!ed the Dane.
Docs the government suit your
Qucried the judge.
''Yas. vas. only I would like to see
more rain replied the farmer.-Chi-
caCO Tribune.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1912-08-16
AS Many Can Testify,

William Dean B~wels at dinner
praised humor whf1h is compassionate
and decried wit which is cruel.
'In a word" said Mr.. HowellS. the
joke where you see the point is always
ever so much funnier than the one
where you feel it."
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1912-08-16
HARVESTING Oats,

Just when and how to harvest oats
is a matter that must be largely de-
cided by each farmer for himself If
rust or any disease or insect attacks
them, with evidence of destroying the
crop. the sooner they are cut Of
course. the better; otherwise they
should be left until the grain begins
to harden. but seldom till it becomes
dead ripe-American Cultivator.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1912-08-16
Familiarity Breeds Contempt.

The value Of advertising was pointed
ont t. nan with d budding business.
and he agreed to give a writer $50 for
a full page. The copy was submitted
and the merchant looked it over coldly.
Fifty dollars is too much he com
mented. you've used lot Of words
I've seen before Chicago Post
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1912-08-16

INTERESTING USE OF FOWLS.

One of the German papers tells
of an interesting use of fowls on
large beet farm near Magde-
burg. About a thousand birds
are bred annually, and when
about nine to ten weeks old they
are taken out on TO the beet fields
in two or four wheeled cart poul-
try houses, which are placed out
on the land, with a Waterman in
charge. Only water is provided,
as they find all their food dur
ing the summer. When the
grain is harvested they are re-
moved to the stubbles, which
bring them into good condition
for killing, and by this time
weighing four and One-half
pounds to five and One-half
pounds each, selling at an aV-
erage of about 3 shillings az
cents). The financial results. as
stated, are interesting. The To-
tai cost of production. wages and
interest is equal to just over
. shillings as cents each, and
Il profit is made of nearly / shil
ling per bird That. however, is
not all. They have had the eff
feet of destroying pests of every
description which attack the beet,
and if there were no actual
profit the gain in other ways
would be very considerable. The
, system is worth trying by other
classes of farmers.-London Live
Stock Journal.
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The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1912-08-16
The Cactus Woman,

They stood on Penn avenue and
watched the girls go by, an endless
procession.
They say the cIinging type Of girl
is disappearing.
Il believe it is. Modern woman.
with the sharp pointed buckles and her
numerous hatpins, is more like cac-
tus than Il vine. '-Pittsburgh Post
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Selma Corn.

A tempting price for corn, which
causes the grower to sell it in the raw
state rather than to feed it to his hogs
or cattle, brings him in ready money.
it is true. but it constitutes petit lar
ceny against the soil that he ought
not TO be guilty Of.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1912-08-16
Feed For Chicks.

Soak stale bread in sweet skimmilk,
press out the milk as completely as
possible and feed the chicks. Also
keep coarse sand before them. With
out it the chicks cannot grind their
food.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1912-08-16

A common mistake in the selection Of
a site for the apple orchard tract, large
or small, is that of choosing a soil that
is too rich. That will cause abundant
growth of wood. but mighty little fruit.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1912-08-16
Their Natural Eiamant.

Wife-How imprudent you are! You
have only just finished dinner. and
now you propose TO hathe.
Husband-That's all right. my dear.
] ate nothing hEt fish.-Pele Mele.
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What Miuht Be Dnna-
WHAT Wight Dc Done,
What might be done If men were wise
What glorious deeds, my suffering broth.

er,
Would they unite
In love and right
And cease their scorn of one another!
Oppression's heart might be innbued
With kindling drops Of loving kindness
And knowledge pour
From shore to shore
Light on the eyes of mental blindness.
All slavery, warfare, lies and wrongs.
All vice and crime might die together,
And wine and corn.
To each man born,
Be free as warmth in summer weather.
The meanest wretch that ever trod,
The deepest sunk in guilt and sorrow,
Might stand erect
In self respect
And share the teeming world tomorrow.
What might be done? This might be done,
And more than this, my suffering broth
err
More than the tongue
Fer said or sung.
II men were wise and loved each other.
Charles Mackey
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Mother-J johnny. how often have |
told YOU not to stare at people with
your mouth open? They don't like It,
lDy boy.
.Johnny-But that gentleman won't
mind. ma. He is a dentist
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Mrs. Newlywed - George, dear. you
don't think marriage is a gambling
proposition, do YOU?
Mr.. Newlywed = Well-er-l don't
know. | counted on at least fifteen
thousand from your dad, but he didn't
come through with it.
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The wheat growing countries rank
as follows in the order of quantity pro-
duced: United States. Russia, Cana.
da and Great Britain.
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OF
OF application of May
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= SULPHUR PREVENTING MARKING OF FRUIT
BY SAN JOSE SCALE.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-10-05

We bave always conteGded snd
still do, that if gratitude hss be-
ginning, it should be by the one 70
the man who helped and gave him
bis start in life. To illustrate: For.
sker for making Tafs Judge, or
Roosevelt, for making W. Il. Lewis,
Assistan, Attorney General of Mass.
But both Of those helpers can say:
Eft 10 BIu'e. Consistency truly Is
Q jewel, end Oh this line of argument
how can, -~grsn'ing for arguments
sake Negroes fome and fuss sgsins,
Mr.. Roosevels for not taking some
certain Southern Negroes in, when
Mr.. Taft turned aIl out of office,
and said be did 80 10 please the South
in substance, that be would not ap.
point Negroes where Southern whites
didn't won't them, and told them 10
boot, that they SHOULD behave them
selves in The South, where their best
friends lived and by whom their
destiny must be settled: then going
further, be declared that the Negro
race is q distinct one and should be
90 treated, If Roosevelt did " hat is
charged 10 bim-Which ia q lie-be
has only in par, followed Mr.. Taft q
doing.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-10-05

dessru ction was Sins reward. HE
tory ex.ols the noble deeds of the
real men and women of that sge, bot
consumes more time to forewsrn
the degradation of the rabble of
rnioation then in the majority; and
on this basis God pity America s,
and may bis ebony. hued son ask His
patience to endure and that bis
goodness will once more revert to
Africa the country that produ ced
the Pyramids, the Sphinx and other
wonders this age is searching for:
ss incoming ages will this, and stand
hRhast thutit would die-for death
mesns sin-for had the human fam
lily pleased God go years would
ho7o been our present day longeV-
i.y.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-10-05

We are sorry to soy so, but it is
true, and ths truth will bear being
told. The Negro race, az a whole, ia
false to itself, hence, how can it BIZ
true 10 othert?
Take Banks of Mississippi, who
had gotten $4,000 of the Tafs cam
paign money, and returned it back
30 them, with an understanding that
he could control the whole Mississ D..
pi Negro delegation, ind we were
told 60. 81 600 or $4,000 in lieu of
returned money, and $4,000 ser vices
promised, but when the Test came,
he went back on Rooseve and could
not, or did not give him one of the
Mississippi Negro delegates, and
then bad the impudenoe 10 come
back to Rooseyell's August meeting,
and be was one and the only one,
except the five Florida Negro dele.
gates refused admission, if our men,
DRY serves Us correctly and what was
told us.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-10-05
SATURDAY, OCT. 5.h., 1912.

We take no stock IN any ching
bordering 90 jlmcrowism. Don't
like, and don't ses how any one can,
the jlmcrow side issues in THIS cam.
paign. Why should come old Dc :
func. Negro wbose place IL justly in
the peniteutiary, assume and fool
credulous whiles as 10 the Influence
he has to corrall the Negro electorate?
Really the respectable Negroes X.
more ths, class. This class of Ne
groes are cunning, crafty And con.
scienoelese, and do no good to anyone
except their t1abby pocket books
II they have any.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-10-05

It was while at Biddle that Dr. VIII
liams settled upon his life work. and.
choosing optics us his profession. he
entered the National Optical college al
st. Louis. from which school he receiv-
Ell the degree Of o. G.
lie was among the brightest stu
dents Of his class. he chose Rich
Elond rs his field Of labor. and during
his practice here he has succeeded I'm
making many friends. He ia we'll
known In the business life Of the city
and takes n keen interest In all move
ments having for their aim the moral
and intellectual improvement Of the
race
Although we'll launched in n profess
sion that is ennobling and offers wide
opportunities for usefulness. DR.. Will
liams IS taking a course in theology ne
the Virginia Union university
lie believes In thorough preparation.
and, while he has not fully decided to
abandon his present profession. he has
a decided leaning toward the ministry.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-10-05
A CHALLENGE.

The editor Of this paper
challenges any Negro Taft
tie office holders PREFER
ed, -meant for johnson,
Tyler, Napier ct al; the
audience to act the part
of a jury, decide which has
the better Of the contest.
And, be it understood that
the defeated party is to
pay rent of hall or church
and all incidental expens-
es thereupon.
Subject: Resolved, That,
Theodore Roosevelt is a
better man for the Amer
lean Negro to sup
port in the pending con-
test for Chief Executive
than William Howard Taft.
or any Of the other candi-
dates.
j. K. Clifford, President of
The National Independent Po-
htical League.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-10-05
PREPARED FOR BUSINESS.
Success Of Dr.. n. M. Williams as Op-
tioian and Student

Success Of Or. n. M. Williams as Op-
tioian and Student
Richmond, Va.-One Of the most en-
terprising young men of this section.
who is destined to take q high place
In the affairs pertaining to the uplift
of the race. is II. Nj. Williams, Jr.,
Of this city, who is a graduate opti-
clan. Mr.. Williams is the only colored
optician in the city and stands high in
the profession and by steady devotion
to his work is succeeding in building
up lucrative practice.
His patients consist Of some of the
most prominent cOlored citizens Of the
city, many Of whom are students and
teachers Of the Virginia Union univer-
sity, In this city.
DR.. Williams ranks among the fore
most in his profession and has given
ample satisfaction to his patrons He
was born in Goldsboro, n. g., and was
educated in the public school of his
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-10-05
LOGICAL FACTS,

Well, the Southern brothers led
by Henry Lincoln,Johnson and Ben
Davis did not succeed in carving
out the program mapped out for the
b' M. q. BY the way they talked,
it looked as though the whole matter
was settled prior to the sitting of
that august body. There was iust
enough OF common sense represe ted
there to save this noble order from
destruction. II their plans had car
ried, the order would have been so
graft ridden that the rank and file
would surely have revolted. Grand
Master Morris 10 the right man in
the right place, and it is hoped that
nc will remain there until the order
has been brought back to her ancient
moorings. johnson used the name
and zeal Of the order to help Taft
s'curo the nomination, and then
harry Cummings capped the climax
by going to the White House and
pledglng the entire order to Mr.,
Tsf'. l seriously question his ability
to make this pledge good.
/ dispute With no man as to how
be shall vote, nor for whom. bu,
when be takes upon himself tue
authority to pledge body of a hun
dred and fifty or two hpDdred thous
End men, then he has gone beyond
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-10-05
TO THE CITIZENS OF WEST
VIRGINIA, GREETING:-

The highest purpose Of all good Amer
lean citizens ought to be the copserva-
ton Of the liberties guaranteed by tho
organic law of our Republic. 1t is self
evident that nation can be no greater
than the standard of it's citizenship, and
the greatest patriot of this day is he who
labors to keep inviolate the constitu-
tional guarantees Of free speech, free
press and lawful assemblage.
The best citizen is he who raises his
voice in behalf Of the downtrodden and
oppressed, and who endeavors through
economic and political effort to develop
better manhood, nobler womanhood
and happier ohildhood-the greatest
assets of great nation, It is a matter
of extreme regret to all thinking and
patriotic citizons that most unhappv
state of affairs exists in our beloved
State, rising indeed 10 an actual and
alarming state of warfare, growingout