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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-25
Better Than Counting Ten.

Poke Easley and Fletcher Henstep
got into 4 fight Tuesday morning.
Poke rushed away after 4 fence rail,
but he was 20 long in finding one that
be was in . good humor by the time
he got back.-Hogwallow Kentuckian.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-25
Kind We oonst eoeoet

Shall the blonde girl become .
memory" asks IN exchange. We
have always heard that they are the
more likely to become that.-Detroit
Times.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-25
Lono e,,oh. az Golden plover,

The golden plover In it's annual
flight leaves North America behind
II at Nova Scotia and cuts q 5000
mile streak for South America, max
ing half the distance over water.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-25

Tommy latter . long, lingering sur.
vey Of his uncle. who has lost IN arm
and leg for his country)-'1s that
Why you are On half pay. unclef"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-25

: - =. -, Cd -,IItie.li.ln VAS an
American. a:i',.e Ecrc. hadn't even Il
LAWYER ll.al could iiml. The boat
sails il Ike lnpr:in.. and the night
train losses II i've hours Think of
iha. l.uilcr Rowland. Why. man. Id
tr.Nei round he word Ia stand in
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-15
DOUBLE CROPPING THE CORN
FIELD.

After laying the corn by we tried last
summer second crop between the rows
by sowing oats. wheat and millet in DIFF
ferent parts OF the field, sowing about the
usual amount of seed. A fve-shoyel Gull
tlVator then was run between the rows.
covering the seed lightly. They should
not he covered too deep, as the corn is
somewhat Of a hindrance to termination
by shading the ground.
The weather turned dry shortly after
seeding the field. but we secured a fair
stand or wheat and oats and a fine stand
or INLET The oats and wheat, being
hard!y heavy enough to warrant cutting
them for winter roughage. were left
standing In the field after corn husking
ana We're then grazed, They grew to a
good height, and furnished an abundance
OF excellent pasturage
The millet made an excellent cron
some OF 1t reached a height OF four feet,
and heading out well. The stalks were
small. succulent and tender and we NOW
ed II for roughaee. letting IL lie in the
swath two or three days till thoroue hly
cured before raking and stacking It. The
corn was cut up for fodder previous to
this, and the stalks cut low. so the now
Ing machine guards would not catch on
them.
The corn was estimated at 40 bushels
FER acre and was of superior quality. a
goodly portion being selected and picked
early for seed-M. Coverdell in Farm and
Home.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-15
THE EFFECTS OF SUMMER HEAT.

A series of extremely interesting obser-
vations have been made by Schlesinger of
Vienna on the effects of summer heat on
Infants and older children in some OF tho
various districts of Germany more partic-
ulariy in Strasburg. The abnormally high
mortality among infants during an extra
| ordinarily hot summer occasioned the
! study.
on comparison Of various districts, all
having the same climatic conditions the
nilk-supply and general care of infants
being also practically identical. 1t was
found that in one district the mortality
was higher than in the others. In this
district the houses were tightly packed,
with but little open space between. In
such places the air does not cool off at
night during the summer, the temperature
In one place remaining practically con-
stahtly above 30 C.
A study of the effects Of heat on 80
school children. between the ages of 6
and 10 was made. and IL was found that
20 oer cont. lost appreciably in weight
from May to August; in per cent this
1 loss was extreme. The cause of this was
| The heat staSnat!on during an extremely
warm season, the children being confin-
ed n warm schoolrooms. with a high
humidity over long periods during the
day. In these children the effects were
resflessness. lassitude. headache, nose.
bleed and similar symptoms With shorter
hours. ana a vacation extending over
seven weeks. the heat remaining the
same. all the children rega!ned their
previous weight and most of them added
to their former weight.
The treatment and care OF infants dur.
Ing the summer should not be confined to
the ordinary treatment of definite dis
eases. but should be directed especialy to-
Wa!d offsetting the effects of the heat
says The Journal of the American Medi-
cal Association. Less food should b..
gwen than IN cool weather: plenty of
water, however, is desirable. Children
should wear little and loose clothing, and
frequent cool and tepid baths should be
gwen. Heat stagnation should be avoid.
ed as far as possible
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-15
MAKING MORE POTATOES.

In Farm and Fireside, an agricultural
journal published at Springfield. Ohio.
appears the following:
while animal breeding is at present a
far more important industry than plant
breeding, the possibilities Of plant breed-
ing are greater, owing to the larger num-
Der Of individuals involved ana the short
er time required for a generation. and Is
now receiving considerable attention from
the scientist and farmer.
THE potato is one of the staple farm
crops particularly adapted to experiment
tai work in this line. The propagation Is
entirely by budding or asexual methods,
thus troubles due to crossing. or dan
gers of unlntentional ton
are avoided.
THE method that appears to give the
best results in actual farm practice is
that of selecting a number of the best
obtanable tubers and cutting each into
four pieces. These are planted in four
hills that are marked in such a manner
that they can be distinguished at any
time When harvested, the product Of
each of the four hills units is placed
in a paper sack and labeled. These
sacks are then weighed, the number Of
for imperfectons of any kind
1.-THE seed for the second crop Is select
cd from the best yielding units, with con-
sderation for size and shape of the tubcr.
This process can he kept up indefinitely
After the best seed has been selected for
the breeding plot, the remainder from the
best hills may bbe used for a multiplied
ton plot, where commercial seed is
grown. The characteristic that should
receive attention. aside from increased
yield. are: the number in the hill. which
should be such as to give a medium sized
tuber, with the increased yield. the shape
and smoothness of the tuber, and the
ability of the plant to resist disease and
insect enemies.
-Four years work under these methods
have shown some interesting results.
There appears to be a correlation be-
tween high-yieldng hills and resistance to
disease and 10 the ravages of the potato
beetles. Fifteen per cent is IL conserva-
tive estimate of the actual increase in
the field crop due to pedgreed seed.
This does not take into consideration
the increased quality Of the crop.
The ground used for breeding plot
should all he in the same state of filth
and fertility. and the character of the
soil should not vary The crop should
be planted, cultivated ard fortified in
the same manner as the field crop ex-
cepting that, of course, the seed must be
planted by hand to insure accuracy in the
records"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-15
THE MAXIMUM BATTLEsHIp
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-15

the mower Of the Vienncse janitor end
here. From the little lookout that he
occupies at the foot of the stairs he sees
every one that goes in or out He ascer.
tains with astonishing accuracy the
amount of each tenants income, the
events of his private life and the char
acter of his janitors
In some apartment houses the houst
master is more powerful than In others
There Is a case on record in which AZ
American resident was Obliged to NOW
from an apartment that he particular.
likod for the simple reason that he coul(
not venture to speak with any degree o
sharpness to the man at his door. evei
when the janitor was remiss in his du
ties.
Tho flat was owned by a railway be
longing to the state. This made tn,
house master State official, to insul
whom is n very serious offense in Aus
tria. A reprimand for delaying letter,
would he construed into an insult, ant
the American deemed 1t best to move =, |.
other quarters.-New York Sun.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-15
HINT FOR FARMERS LIVING
NEAR CITIES.

Following Is an extract from an article
In the current issue of Farm and Fireside
showing how an important farmer near
i5oston derives great financial benefit
from garbage brought from the city:
to-day there are in Massachusetts,
New Hampshire and Maine farms as
truly scientific as any In Ohio, Indiana
or Iowa. In the far eastern part of Mass
achusetts, whore the land Is supposed to
nave run out long ago. there is the farm
or Mrs. John Cummings which shows
what can be done in even this section
or the country when farming is under
taken as business proposition.
The operations on the Cummings place.
an estate of some four hundred acres In
Woburn. about twelve miles north of
Boston. are centercd around pork-raising.
The year around, there are on the aver
age nineteen or twenty hundred hogs be-
Ing raised for market
The feeding of these two thousand
hogs Is no small undertaking. On the
Cummings farm. as on most others In
the vicinity where pork is raised. the
hogs are fed altogether on swill from
the suburbs of Boston On this one farm
they use all the swii. II ON Medford,
large STARE of the swill from the polite
ana eftete city of Cambridge. At present
Two large four-horse wagons do nothing
but carry garbage for the pigs and it
is hoped that they will soon have auto
mobile trucks for the same purpose. Swill
Is considered the most satisfactory fod-
der among the pork -raisers of this vic!nl-
ty-so satisfactory, in fact. that in bid
ding Tor city swill the price has been
FORCED up until now 1t costs at seventy
cents cubic foot 1t comes dry. and
very seldom does 1t contain anything
harmful. Only four or five times has
pig peen lost on the Cummings place,
IN every case due to glass in the swll.
another instructive feature of this pig
raising proposition Is the bedding. The
Suinmingses buy for their pigs all the
straw stable litter and manure from the
stables OF the largest department. store
IN Boston. Jordan, Marsh & Company AS
with the swill, it takes two teams to cart
ms all the time Every day fresh lot
OF IL Is put In each pig-pen. The bedding
OF the day before Is spread on the land
all over the farm. The success they
nave with crops here Is in no small mea-
sure due to the constant supply OF ma
hure from the Lighthouses. dairy barns
ana horse-stables
An interesting feature of this estate IL
.he way the employees are cared for
seventeen families live In houses built
TOT them on the.placerby Mrs. Cummings.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-15
KING OF JANITORS.
He Levies Tribute ON Niennesc Who
Keep Late Hours.

The American janitor may be the
tyrant that popular ina snation pic
lures him, but as matter OF fact his
powers are rather limited, as COM
pared with those of his class abroad
with those of the ianitor of n Wen
nese apartment house, for instance
In one respect, at least. the American
has distinct advantage over his fell
low sufferer in a Viennese apartment
house-he has no door opening tax to
pay when he leaves or enters his home
The Niennese who does not wish TO
be out of pocket must keep early
hours. After ten o'clock at night he
is taxed on entering his own house
or apartment. or for the matter of
that any house or apartment. The
"snerrgeld" or doop opening tax. is
not peculiar to Vienna, but is also
found in other capitals of Europe,
The 100000 residents Of the Aus
trian capital are practically imprison-
ed in their own homes from ten o'clock
in the evening until six the next
morning. They may go in or out only
by paying the equivalent of four cents
to the janitor, or. as the Austrians call
him. the house master.
Now Vienna is built on the fiat or
apartment house plan. Rich men and
working people alike live in quarters
Of this kind The houses are large.
having five or six floors. usually with
four fats on a floor: so that not in
frequently there will be upward of 100
persons living under one roof. There
Is a common entrance from the stIet
and after ten o'clock at night This
door is bolted and barred
This tax must be met every time one
passes through the doorway. There is
no exception to this rule. A man who
has dned with friend must, If he STAYS
late, pay cents to get out of his friend :
house and cents more to get into his
own. A telegram in the night calls for
the payment of the tax before the mes
senger can enter.
1t is the function OF the house master
TO keep duplicate copies Of forms. on
which every individual in the house mus,
report to the police his age. birthplace
ana religion, his exact occupation, and
'tller personal details that the Austrian
utn"rifiAs insast "a LaAMinG. Nor dnas
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-15

last 10. we will need by 1922 over II 600, 900,
coo pounds OF sugar. In view Of the gain
between 1900 and 1911, this would seem to
be very conservative estimate.
During the last 10 years sugar produce
tion In this country has increased very
! rapidly. but not so rapidly as the CON
sumption. In 1909 tho cane sugar output
OF the United States. which, of course.
means Louisiana and Texas. was 1000 :
0oO pounds. In 1910 we produced $50. 900 oo
pounds.
The growth OF the beet sugar industry
has been still more rapid. the production
OF beet sugar in 1910 being 1924. 900 0oo
pounds, against 1s3,ooo,ooO pounds in 1860.
The total output Of sugar in this country.
cane and beet, advanced from 4ss, ooo. 900
pounds in 1900 to 1,715,Co0ooo pounds in
1910, but during the same period there was
an increase In consumption of $3.50, 900, oof
pounds. the increase in the 10 years be-
ing a billion pounds more than the total
sugar production Of the country in 1910
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-15
A CONSUMERS sPECULATIoNs.

1t would be JOY supreme indeed,
We'd smile instead of frown,
If in the papers We could read:
The price of meat is down."
What ecstasy would ours be here
Tomorrow. as we shopped.
Is someone shouted in our ear:
The price Of coal las dropped"
O. happiness would come our way,
And it would be a boon,
Could We but hear somebody say;
Bread will be cheaper soon."
And talk of bliss and rapture, too!
How 1t would fairly buzz.
Should this sign burst upon our view;
Eggs now ten cents a doz"
How happiness would mark our brow!
'Twould everywhere abound.
II someone told us, Butter now
Is fifteen cents pound"
Our JOY indeed would he supreme,
Could we hear the report:
give cents will buy a pint of cream:
MILK now cent a quart
But what's the good Of ali this rhymei
High prices We can't wreck.
The poor consumer. tor all tlme
Must get 1t In the neck
L. A. Brininstool, IN Los Angeles Ex.
press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-15
EXPERIMENTATION PLEDGE.

| Tie governor of Iowa issued n procla-
nation recommending that day known
as Fire Prevention Day be set aside In
all the public schools of the state for
cor sidering what children may do to pre-
vent fires. Superintendent Harris of Du-
buque formulated this pledge for the use
| of the schools:
l. ! Will never use kerosene oil for kind
ling fires.
. I will not fill lamp with oil after
dark or by artificial light,
| g. I will use only safety matches. and
will always be careful to throw them
after they are used. in places where they
can do no harm.
4. will not throw matches on dry
leaves or dry grass or upon paper. or in
any other place where a fire may pos
siby be started.
| 5. | will not use cotton batting or other
flimsy decorations on Christmas trees or
for other characterization.
| 6. will do what can 10 see that no
oily raes are left around tho house.
= l will do what | can to see that old
newspapers wrapping paper old rags, ex-
celsior and other dangerous material are
not allowed to collect in tho hasemen;
or cellar where they may be source of
| fire danger.
S. will not use gasoline for cleaning
where It is likely TO come in contact with
| any flame
o. will try to have everything neat
and clean about the house. and will do
| whatever | can to prevent fires.
| The interest spread from children TO
parents and we wish II might speedily
spread from Iowa 10 other States. in view
of the fact that the loss by fire in the
United States during 1910 amounted to
about s2S50c,0o0
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-15
"AMERICA FOR ME-"
(By Henry Van Dyke

(By Henry van l)yke)
It's home again It's home again. America
for me,
My heart is turning fondly to my owl
country,
To the land of youth and freedom
Beyond the ocean bars,
Where the air is full of sunshine
And the flag Is full OF stars.
It's nice TO see the old world
And to travel up and down
Throughout the famous countries
And the cities of rcnown.
no see their cruinbling castles,
Their cathedrals and their kings,
But soon, or late, one gets enough
OF Anticipated things.
Yes. London Is mans town,
There is power in the air,
And Paris is a woman's town,
With flowers in their hair.
It's nice to loaf in Venice
And it's great to study Rome
But when 1t comes to living,
There's no place quite like home.
I like the German firwoods
With their green battaicns drilled,
| like the fountains of Versailles
With flashing waters filled;
But oh. to take your hand, my dear
And ramhle for the day
In our glorious western wildwood,
Where Natures had her sway.
Yes, Europe is a fine place,
But something seems to lack.
The past is TOO much for her,
And her people looking back,
But the glory Of our present
is to make the future free;
We love our land for what she is.
And what she Is to be.
SO it's home again, home again,
America for me.
| want to find wcstbound ship
To plow the rolling sea
To the blessed land Of room enough
Beyond the ocean bars.
Where the air is full OF sunshine
And the flag is full of stars.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-15
(rO BE CoNTINUED)
RECLAIMING THE DESERT.

One Of the great problems OF Western
America has been that of retaining the
desert. In order to make the land Won
derfully rich in every other respect. pro-
duce In paying quantities. water is nee
essary.
Irrigation was undertaken by the In.
dams hundreds of years before Columbus
discovered America, as the famous Span
ish explorer. Don Francisco Vasquez
Coronado. and his brave ConQuistadores
found on their trip to New Mexico in
1870 They came across crude irrigation
bitches conveying water from the Rio
Grande to little plots Of land upon which
the Indian women raised sufficient crops
to appease the hunger of their braves
Many of those same bitches though ex.
tendad. are '-A1" In "sa a more adequate
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-15
AN IMPROVISEp SILO.

The cost of silo very often stands
in the way Of poor farmers building
this feed saver Last fall q neichbor,
together with two others dug a sio on
the level ground. This improvised affair
was IL feet across and n feet deep. After
being dug ana pastered with cement Il
was filled with the stalks from % acres
Of poor corn
This sllaco lasted tho farmers stock Of
"a head about six months, while it fed
out in the common way it would have
been much less valuable and lasted oniy
half as long. There was no covering over
this hole in the ground, yet tho snage
only spoiled to depth of inches Tho
total cost outside of labor to build and
MI was so The only drawback seems tc
be in getting the silage out.-C. Bolles
in Farm and Home.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-15
slOO,OOo.OOO FOR FOREIGN SUGAR.
(From the Manufacturers' Recordl

The United States annually send,
abroad over sl00,cS,OOO for sugar, not in
GLIDING the amount spent for sugar from
Hawaii and Porto Rico. whereas every
pound should be produced In this coun-
try. We are consuming about one-ffth
of the sugar made in the world, and the
rate of consumption Is increasing rapidly.
In 1890 We consumed an average of 80
pounds per capita, and in 1900 IS pounds,
whereas within the last four years we
have consumed from II to 81 pounds per
capita per year, In 1900 this country
used 4,477 1900 pounds of sugar BY 1911
1t had increased its sugar consumption to
1922, O00,0 $50 pounds.
If the rate of consumption should con
tinue for the next 10 yAAra. "A during tn,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-15
CAUGHT.

Mrs Smart-My husband never givet
up his seat to q woman in the street car,
Miss Hart-Thcn he's no gentleman,
even II he is your husband.
Mrs. Smart-Oh, / don't know. You
see he's the motormSn. Boston Tran.
anrint
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-15

MY 3ather'sI" cried EInora. She
caught Margaret by the arm.
But II your mother finds it out she
will never forgive me-"
II can't help It," said Elnora. II
want that violin. want 1t now"
I'll 60 tomorrow and get it II It has
not been destroyed"
destroyed! Oh. Aunt Margaret,
would any one dare?"
II hardly think so. 1t was a good
instrument. He played 1t like Q mas.
ter"
Tell me-" breathed Elnora.
His hair was red and curled more
than yours. and his eyes were blue.
He was tall. slim and the very, INN. OF
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-15

There is delightful spirit between the
employer and the employed. and little
OF the trouble with farm help SO COM
mon in this section ever finds Its way
Into the Cummings farm"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-15
If THE BABY Us CUTTING TEETH

be sure ana use that old and well-tried
remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Sy-
rup, for children teething. 1t soothes
the child. softens the gums. allays all
pain cures wind collie and is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea. Twenty-Five
cents q bottle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-06

Electric fan. Stag Hotel.-Advt.