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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-10-08

In the great sweet potato growing
region on the Eastern Shore Of Vir-
ginia during the winter the growers
will be hard at work raking the leaves
and trash from the pine woods to
spread on the bare land to turn under
for the sweet potatoes, when by SOW
ing crimson clover now they could
have a far better mass of organic mat
ter to turn for the crop and q mass
that has cost far less than the pine
leaves so laboriously raked up and
spread.
If you did not get cabbage seed
sown in late September. it is still prac
ticable to get good plants soWn early
in October. l have soWn this fall
seed Of the Wakefield as usual and
have also sown some seed OF the
Copenhagen Market cabbage which is
claimed to be great improvement
as an early cabbage. | would like
our Southern truckers who have been
in the habit Of setting their cabbage
pla nts on the south side Of ridges run
ming east and west to try some set on
the north side and some in open fur
rows. At the Georgia Station they
found that the plants set on the north
side Wintered better than those on the
south side and that plants set IN open
burrows lived better than either. But
a
matter. I have had better success by
setting the plants low down on the
East side Of the bridge. and deep
enough in any position to cover the
entire stem. Last winter l tried the
open burrows. and lost most of the
plants. But last winter was an un-
commonly cold one and | shall try
the north side and the open burrows
again this fall.
The best way to raise fine crops Of
caulif1owef is to have good plants TO
set in November in the frames. |
use glass Sashes as a matter OF course,
and set six caulif1ower plants to each
sash and I'LL in with lettuce. The let
tuce is cut out during the late winter
and by the first Of March the frame
can be removed from the cauliflowers
and put elsewhere to spot out the
carly tomato plants. l use sashes
with two layers of glass and~no frost
ever gets through these even if it went
to zero outside. Then after Christ
mas crop Of lettuce I can SOW the
| frames in radiShes and beets. and pull
| the radishes out during the winter,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-10-08
SPOILED THE. SWIMMING. TRIP

Near Mt Pheasant, Iowa, baXE VI
young la adies who had Just grad duated
from high school went out To
cluded nook son the banks Of the
Skunk river. 70 take swim They
Secreted their clothes in neighborInG
thieket and had just entered the water
when they were panic stricken to hear
voice eNClaim IN a most fnatter-of-
fact way, Taking Il bath ha, ha.
come in. the waters fine" They
mained in the water for over an hour
with only their heads showing, until
one Of the girls happened To discover
"A sO!emn-l looking parrot pcTched on
the limb Of q tree ear by. The bird
had escap ped from town and followed
the girls TO te swimming hole.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-10-08
FARM WORK FOR OCTOBER.

clover among the cotton. The seed
are now selling for 1915. lower
price than I have ever known them,
and YOU can be liberal with the SEED.
Last year, when the seed were up TO
$40 bushel an intelligent farmer said
to me. II cannot afford not to SOW
the crimson clover seed for even at
$40 an acre it is the cheapest FER
tilizer l can buy" A good crop or
crimson clover will give you more
nitrogen for the corn crop than you
could get in whole ton per acre
at the 2-S-2 and will give the mols-
ture-retaining, organic decay. and the
corn will never fire on a clover Soo.
! assume, OF course, that you are
farming in rotation and VIII foilo"
the cotton with corn, and Will haul
out during the winter all the manure
as fast as made and spread it on the
clover to turn under for the corn.
Now il you have cut off your corn
and have it shocked, you should get
the winter oats in not later than the
middle Of October. Do you pio"
the corn land but simply DISK tne
surface fine. either for oats or wheat
But keep fining it for wheat till after
a good white frost and then drill IN
five pecks of wheat an acre. OF oats
drill two bushel an acre.
If your land is clean and you SOW
clean oats. you will not have any
cheat in them. If you buy your SEED
oats, examine them carefully and II
you see a good many grains that look
like small shrivelled oats, you may
be sure that these are cheat seed and
you should not SOW any such. With
a good tanning mill you may blow out
the cheat seed but it will pay to get
perfectly clean seed from a seedsman n
that cleans the seed perfectly and
charges u fair price for the seed.
If YOU have hillSides that need deep
subsoling, the fall is the time to do
IL. But do not leave the land bare
In winter. If the piowing and sub
soilng is late. you can still SOW rye
up to the middle OF December. But
Ia sowing late in order to get a good
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-10-08
ROSES IN THF. sou TIL.

For the Southern States nothing Il
finer than the ever blooming roses.
These. however to do their best, must
be pruned back at least half
| find that they do we'll 10 cut the
faded roses off with a stem AT least
four inches long, this throws the
strength back in the bush and il will
throw out several new branches Wnich
in their turn will produce beautiful.
fra grant roses
To root henotropes. lantanas and
nan ) other hard wooded plants
simply cut q slip three inches long
and put in bottle # water "h"r"
it has sun q part of the day L. F.
Eastman Fort White Fla.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-10-08
Bx W. SDillInan.

NO man VINO IS without experience
as farmer could possibly make
success OF farming a business fror
the beginning. but if a man is
student and is willing TO underg>
some privation at the beginning there
is chance for him TO succeed if he
mas the necessary capital.
The amount of capital required for
the beginning OF the business Of farm
ing lS a most variable factOr-So
variable, in fact that We can do no
more than indicate what the extremes
are and let each Individual decide for
himself whether he has the necessary
capital; that is, whether he shall
undertake TO farm with only part
OF the full equipment required for the
highest success and depend upon get
ting the remainder Of this equipment
from the further proceeds Of the
farm. or whether he shall undertake
the business only when he has the
ca pital necessary to start the business
] in a satisfactory manner.
/ We can at least, indicate what is
satisfactory equipment and thus save
the beginner some useless eXpendi
lures. Since the amount Of equipment
required depends upon the type of
farming chosen, We shall have to treat
separately the main types we are
| considering namely fruit and truck
.
/ Much will depend upon the amount
Of risk the farmer is willing to take.
| Generally speaking. where land prices
are normal a full equipment just
about equals the value of the land.
One can usually get hold of piece
Of land by paying about one-fourth
Of the purchase price in cash. giving
his notes for the balance on the land
for security. Hence, speaking in a
general way, the amount of capital re-
Ouired as a minimum for a fully
equipped farm would be about one
and fourth times the cost price OF
the land.
This would involve going in debt
an amount equal TO about three
fourths the cost Of the land. In these
figures | am assuming that land for
trucking and fruit growing will cost
$1OO per acre, land for dairylne 500,
and for hay growing $40 per acre.
In the irrigated regions OF the west.
generally speaking, more capital is re-
Quired for beginning farming than
, elsewhere on account Of the high cost
Of the land. but where there IS plenty
Of irrigation water available the yields
! to be obtained can generally be made
. to compensate for the higher land
values.
The farmer whose family is able t'
do all the labor on the farm can
!, begin with less capital than the indi-
vidual who must hire large part OF
his labor. Again, something depends
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-10-08

Some Germans have established
farm in the mountain region of Penn
SylVania for the breeding of otters.
f, xes sibes and other fur-bearing
animals The farm contains 1900
acres, bur il is necessary TO build
sheet meta. fence all around it. Now
il has beeh found necessary to sink
tn fence three fact below ground %
keep the animals from burTowing out
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-10-08
Prof. Massey's Views

Bearded wheat is usually safer to
SOW in the South than bald headed
wheat 1t seems less liable to rust
and the boards protect the bloom
from dashing rains in spring that Of
ten blight the flowers to the bald
" heat.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-10-08

men is the pest time TO get
stand OF clover. fall or spring." If
you mean the annual OF crimson
clover. the fall is the only time to
SOW it, and the old red clover is bet
ter sOwn In the fall in the South,
than iun the spring.
Many of our friends will write on
dark paper with a pale pencil. White
paper and pen and ink are cheap
enough and 1 cannot strain my eyes
over a pale pencil scrawl on dark
blotting paper. Many too are forget
Ing to enclose stamped envelope or
u postage stamp, and some write a
postal card asking for a reply by
mail I cannot spend time, paper,
envelope and two cents on One-cent
man.
What do you think Of mushroom
culture and the market value Of the
Sd me as l see advertisements in re-
gard to it?" These advertisers are
simply trying to sell the spawn to in
experienced people at two or three
prices. Men skilled in the culture Of
mushrooms and having proper build
ings and facilities can make a fair
profit when near a large market. But
mushroom growing can never be
made profitable at a distance for
they do not ship well, and the grower
must be convenient to a constant sup
ply Of fresh horse manure and that
means near a large city. Then the
lake ads tell wonderful stories about
the price Of mushrooms in the cities.
They are sometimes up to a dollar a
pound and more often down to 25
cents. and if not pulled just at the
right stage and put into market in
good condition they are not worth
anything. If you want to grow some
mushrooms for home use you can get
the spawn from a regular scotsman
for one-fourth what the advertising
fakirs will ask you for it. and after
failing several times you may learn
how to grow mushrooms. The De-
partment of Agriculture l think has
farmers bulletin giving directions.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-10-08

Npt 600 late - "a ponize fhose cock
ereIs. II you don't want - - that
sell them i Jick
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-10-08

and in the early spring these frames.
too, are moved and the beets lett to
mature outside and the glass used for
other purposes. BeetS grown in this
way will be ready to pull in April.
The trucker or the private gardener
who is trying to get along without
plenty of glass is losing money every
year OF course, the glass costs a
good deal more at the start than cloth
but it is far better and, in the long
run, far cheaper than cotton cloth.
Now is the time to set onions IN the
ground for the green punching crop
in spring | use for this purpose sets
that | grow myself from seed OF the
Norfolk Queen onion, which is the
earliest Of all onions. Mine are no"
in the ground planted in late Septem-
her, but there is still plenty Of time
to set them.
Spinach can stil. be so~n for late
winter and early spring. This late
crop I always SOW broadcast thlcAit
as the plants seem 70 winter oetter
sewn n this way.
The Norfolk Curled llaIe may also
be soun nov. [ soucd the Green
\FOItoO StOtiIt hStit- III Coii ~ Ct'tt't'iSi
and the plants are now foot or
more across. But this kale is not s.
hardy as the Norfolk which recovers
very quickly after a hard freeze and
is really better than the Scotch
If you want flowers # tulips. aar-
cissus and hyacinths. You must get the
! bulbs and plant them now. IL plant
ing these bulbs | dig of the Who'll
surface Of the bed four inches deeI
and set the bulbs as I want them
and then shovel tha soil over them
ana rake S,1-oO.h
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-10-08

Spinach can stil! BE- soUn for late
winter and early spring. This late
crop I always SOW broadcast thlchiE
as the plants seem 70 winter better
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-16

been recovered and that his wife was
safe on the Carpathia.
Col. Astor and his young bride, for
merly Madeline Force, departed from
New York, January 25th last, fol
Europe, to complete their honeymoon
The dead millionaire was the
fourth of the direct line to bear the
Christian name Of the founder of
the family. He would have been 4S
wears old had he lived until July IL
next.
He had been head of the Astor fam
lily in America and CONSERVATION of the
enormous Astor estate, the lowest cs-
innate of which places its value at
$15O,OO0,000. Some estimates of the
value of the total Astor wealth arc as
nigh us $450,000,000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-16
The Late Hubert ,in0wdcn.

As was stated yesterday, tho death
Of Hubert Snowdcn has brought forth
spontaneous expressions of regret
from all citizens OF Alexandria, irres-
pcctivc of political affiliations or &C.
clcsiasticaI persuasions. These utter
anccs nave been cx amino, as every
person having the interest Of tho city
at heart feels kccnly the loss OF rep
rcscntativc citizen who had long faith
fully served the community. Apart
from his public duties, for nearly a
third Of u century his position as head
Of tho Alexandria Gazette made HIM
q part of the pulse Of the city and nc
never neglected an opportunity 10 VIC
with those who were working IN inc
interest of Alexandria. While there
were times when some Of his fellow
citizens took issues with him on move
mcnts which were of doubtful practl-
cability, his opinions were respected
and in many instances, after inc
smoke Of excitement had been blown
away, it WAS realized he had acted IN
the interest oC the community.
The director of Il newspaper, after
wears of observation, and being, as ii
were, behind the scenes, Is likely To
have dismal experiences OF hygonc
davs reproduced in his mind when new
generations attempt to accomplish
what have proved to nc mlScarrlagc$
on the part of wcll-mcanlng people
i, nasi wears. After half century S
observation, his mind had been tram
cd into a safe and sane walk from
which he refused To dcviatc. IL was
this courageous course which often
brought him into collision with the
cyponcnts of modern ideas.
While all public men have much
with which to contend, and some OF
tho most conscientious and useful
have ut Zines been sidctrackcd Ia
make room for mistits and failures
it can be said with pride 10y those wno
had faith in Mr.. Snowdcn's abilities
as a representative man that he nae
continued in places where an apprccl'
ativc constituency had placed him. nc
had for many years faithfully per
formed the laborious duties incident
to the position of clerk of the Schoo
hoard. while overhurdencd from his
youth with the duties of life he served
faithfully as director of the A'eNan
dria Hospl,an and the Alexandria wa
er. Company, DIS we'll as vcStryu''
of Christ Church The plaudit' y" CT
done. good and faithful servant
awaits hin, on the golden shore. "hef'
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all save one of the family from which

all save one OF the famlly from "Lleli
he sprung arc eager TO greet him.
The Good Book says: "Thc righte'
GUS perish, and no man layeth it to
heart; and merciful men are taken
away, none considering that the right
cous is taken away from the evil to
come"
1t may be so in the case of the sub
ject of this notice. The political con-
dition of the world Al present is caus-
ing serious thought to many. Politi-
cal demagogy is gaining force all the
time, national parties arc splitting,
demands for initiative, referendum and
recall arc heard over the land, while
communities arc being divided and
general unrest is apparent everywhere
The times arc in labor and what is
to be brought forth is occasionlng an
xiety to people who have the real IN
tcrcst of communities at heart. Thence
the loss of good and practical men Is
irrcparablc, especially at a time when
worthy successors upon whom -.:cir
mantcls should rest arc so few and lar
between.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-16
TO THE VOTERS OF THE FIRST
WARD:

| hereby announce my candidacy for
Council from the First Ward and ask
your support and plcdgine my best cf-
forts. Gin the future as in the past)
in the interest of the entire city. As
d member of the council for number
of years, | have ever striven to pro.
mote the best interest of Alexandra
and am willing to be judged by my
record.
Thanking you in advance for any
assistance rendered, I remain,
Yours truly,
adv. +. G.. SPINKS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-16

Eczema, Psoriasis. and other sh!n
troubles are caused by myriadS VI 6crnlS
at work in the skin. ssalves nave 2"c,'
tried but have been proven "ortnlcaS;
utterly to remove the real cause of the
disease.
These germs can he destroyed only b.
wash, and unless this is pronpti%
done. they rapidly multiply. snaWins
This Is what causes that awful 1tch, ana
what seemed n mere rash may grow
worse anu develop into q: osthsome ana
torturing skin disease with It's years OIL
misery. . H. ,
germs at the beginning of the troroie
with that soothing and cleansing wash
the Odd. Prescription for Eczema
6. S. LEADRLATEE Z
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-16
Tribute from a Contemporary.


The following will appear in the
next issue of the Alexandria Sunday
Times:
Gloom was cast over Alexandria on
Monday morning when it was an
nounccd that Hubert Snowdcn was
i'll.
Gloom gave way to deep and SIN
ccrc sorrow when in the evening II
was announced that Hubert Snowden
was dead.
A man, ever true to his native city,
ever true to everything, ever stand
ing by principle, ever working for
what he believed to be right.
No matter how much we have dill
rcrcd with him on policies, VIC have
ever known that he stood by
what he believed to be right. From
infancy we have known him, loved
him, admired him and alawys res
pcctcd the differences we had, and
while in many cases where they have
been radical so far as municipal at
fairs were concerned, we have al
ways known that where we differed
it was from different view points.
If he erred, his error was not from
the heart, for that heart was ever
true.
Elsewhere VIC print d record of his
political life, which was intended to
advance his contest for the mayor
atty, and we point to that record and
defy anyone to make better show
ing. During twcnty-nine years OF
public life he stood for what he be-
licvcd to be right, fought and lived
Tor, and finally died for.
While we have differed with him
and fought him, many and many q
,imc, VIC have always tried to re-
member the Grange principle: "That
difference of opinion is not crime;
The fault lies in the bitterness Of
controversy.
1t is to be hoped that the Lord will
forgive those in this community who
have seen fit to try and aspcrsc a
charactcd so pure, where nothing
justified it, and by The bitterness Of
their controversy, drove him to his
grave.
TO aSpcrSc Il man SO patriotic, so
honest, so true, and yet 50 sensitive
and nervous, was little less than a
crime
From earliest infancy VIC have
known each other, in boyhood and
carly manhood, and in older age
were ever were friends.
Words fail us, We have no pen
capable Of writing Il tribute that wc
would pay to him, were we capable
of doing so.
His memory will live in the hearts
of the people of Alexandria and his
good work will stand as q monument
to him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-16
Loss Of The Titanic

The terrible fate Of the giant White
Star Steamer Titanic shows too truly
that the dangers incident tn crossing
the Atlantic ocean have not been eli
minated by powerful steamers, wire
less tclcgranhy, fog bells or the
thousand and one devices of modern
times. The ghostly ;ccburg, wrapped
in a mantle of fog is still the terror
Of the navigator. II is feared thai
eighteen hundred persons have per
ishcd on tho maiden voyage of the
magnificent steamer. Like big man
in Il battle, this monster floating pal
acc was not immune when it cncoun'
tered one OF the tcrrors of the ocean
All that now remains of the $lO,'
00n. 900 steamer on which ! 400 paSScl
gers had been voyaging luxuriousty tt
this side of the Atlantic. rests upo'
the bottom Of the ocean, at least two
miles under tho surface.
The loss of the Titanic is the mos
serious marine disaster on record
Nearest approaching it in magnitude
were the disasters to tho steamer At
lantic in 1878, when SIS lives were
lost. and to La Bourgogne in 1889
with a fatally list Of 571.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-16
MADAME RACHELLE'S
ADVICE TO
REA UTY SEEKERS

Eysic M-For falling hair due to dry. tight
scalp; massage scalp every night using little
crude oil or plain vaseline on tips of fngcrs and
rubbing we'll in. Wash hair not oftcncr than
every two weeks. using some good. mild soap and
rinain.y thoroughly before drying.
Hiss Is. 7, M-Frccklcs are caused by exccso
of iron in the skin pigments. They may be faded
nut completely by few weeks treatment with a
scientific preparation known as Wilson'S freckle
Cream. This is entirely harmless and a fine gem
oral complexion bcautiiier. You may obtain it at
my drug store st soc the jar. or direct from the
Wilson Fr"cklc Cream Co., Charleston. 5. Z.
Wilson's Frcckc Cream is sold BY
T.. S. LEADBEATER & SONS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-16
A CARD.

I respectfully announce myself a
candidate for Mayor of Alexandria,
subject to the decision Of the demo-
cratic primary to be held on .Aoril
%, and promise, if elected, to use my
every endeavor to advance the city's
welfare. My lifelong interest in
the city anr my thirty years service
in the Common Council is my record
upon which | stand.
HUBERT SNOWDEN.
Adv
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ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
PUBLISHED DAILY.

Tie Alexandria Gazette Corporation.
Gazette Bldg, King Street.
ROBERT s. BARRETT. President
and General Manager
HOWARD w. SMl RI, Secretary and
Treasurer.
Entered at the Postolllce OF Alex
andria. Virginia, as second-class mat
ter.
TERMS: Daily, year, S5.0O.
Six months, $3.50. Three months,
s1.25. Ono month, AZ cents. One
week, 10 cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-16
Cause of Eczema Now Explained

\ sc hottie is enough TO prove what
ODD. will do.
We have had experience with many
remedies for skin trouble but nave
never seen such remarkable cures as
those from Odd. Prescription.
We know many people have given up
irving 10 lind Il cure for Eczema. They
nave tried most everything and seem to
think there is no:hin. that will help
them. Of course. we will not absolutely
promise you that ODD. will cure you,
but re are so sure of what Odd. Will
do for vou. that We will give you the
first 81 M hottie IN orr personal :uaran-
tee that if you do not ind II does the
work it will not cost you cent
Drop in anyway and investigate the
merits Of this great remedy.
cDL: DrurriI.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-16
COL. ASTOR PERlSHES On THE
TITANIC.

The Bradstrcet commercial agency
in New York gave out Il wireless to-
night received from the Olympic, Sis
ter ship of the Titanic. which says
that Col. John Jacob Aston was among
the hundreds who lost their lives in
the catastrophe. that his body had
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-16

adv.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-16

You will look a good while before
you find better medicine for coughs
and colds than Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. 1t not only gives relief-it
cures. Try it when you have a cough
or cold, and you are certain to be
pleased with the prompt cure it will
effect. Fof sale By all dealers.-Adv.