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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-05
PROPAGATION OF
CURRANT BUSHES
Frequent Shallow Cultivation
Should Be Given in Early
Part of Season.

Currants should be propagated by
division of the plant. Where only Q
few bushes are wanted they may be
obtained by separating rooted canes
from the mother-plant, but in nurs
ery-culture plants are propagated by
cuttings in the fall. They are made
about inches long and may be set
out in rows at once, or tied up in bum
dies and stored in a pit over winter.
Make the pit In well-drained soil. with
the butt ends up, and covered about 8
inches deep with earth. Set out In
the spring as early as the ground can
be worked. The rows should be 6
feet apart. and the plants feet dis.
tant in the rows Frequent shallow
culture should be given during the
early part Of the season. Your state
experiment station at Amherst. Mass.
will. no doubt. be blessed to send
you bulletin showing their reports
on growing currants and gooseberries
in your section of the country. II you
write and ask for 1t.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-05
SKIMMILK is GOOD
FOR THE CHICKENS
Makes One of Best Foods for the
Little Chicks and for the
Laying Hens.

Skim milk is one of the very best
feeds for both young chickens and lay.
ing hens. The casein, or curdy part of
the milk. largely supplies the protein
necessary for laying hens, while for
fattening fowls there is nothing su-
perior to milk for making white, Juicy.
delicate flesh. The milk may be fed
either sweet or sour and may be given
as drink or mixed with wheat bran
and oatmeal, or both.
Sour skim milk. or buttermilk. fed
to hens confined In yard or small
range. keeps them in health. The acid
Of the milk supplies the lack of vege-
table acid they would pick Sp II ON
grass pasture--the buttermilk aids d.
gestion. s6a ga 81 Ill
Poultrymen near the wholesale city
milk men and creameries can often
buy the sour milk for ten cents per
gallon. At this price it is cheap
food
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-05

but this is dangerous thing to do.
Others will require the full amount
necessary to buy the land and to
or three years living expenses in
addition.
The largest item of capital is. OF
course, the land itself A few years
ago land could be obtained by home
stead at very little expense. 1t must
now be purchased. There are few
localities in the United States, mostly
in the south, where farm land can
be purchased for $40 to $40 per acre.
Usually, however, this land is held in
large tracts, which when cut up into
small tracts sells readily at $40 to
$50 per acre. Prices range all the
way from those above mentioned to
$4,000 an acre for some Of the best
fruit farms well set to bearing trees
in some of the irrigated regions of the
west. Generally speaking, the small
farm should be near a city, and for
that reason will usually consist of high
priced land.
In farming more than any other
business the amount of capital re-
quired at the start depends upon the
degree to which the individual is cap
able of leading the strenuous life.
The city family who moves to the
country with small capital usually be-
comes very much discouraged before
success rewards their efforts, because
to succeed under such conditions re-
quires hard living.
In the matter of the dwelling house
one may be content to camp for a
year or two in shack costing not
over $3.50 A fairly good house for
a small family on the farm can be
built at a cost of from $500 to 81, 900, de-
pending on the size of the family and
the cost of materials. This assumes,
however, that the farmer himself does
the hauling and a good part of the
carpenter work. Where the farmer
can do all the work himself the mater
ials for a very good house need not
cost over $500,
It is easily seen that with the price
of land varying as 1t does it is nes
possible to state a. definite sum as
the safe limit of capital with which
family may begin upon the farm, but
in the next article some details will
be given which ought to enable the
individual to determine the amount
of capital with which he can safely
begin the business.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-05
THE HEfTIESBURG NEWS

state Chic City q 'loleuu, Lucas County SIS
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he is seniOs
partner OF the firm of r. ]. Cheney & Co., do
ing business in the City of Toledo, County and
State aforesaid and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9Th day Of December, A. D., 1886.
Seal. A. W. GLEASON
Notary Public.
Hans Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send for testimonials
F. J. CHENEY CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constitution
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-05

FURNITURE-Fur advertising
in The News classified columns will
pay. You read this one, thousands
of other people would read yours.
Try it. Let our want ad man call
on you. If
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-05
FOR SALE-ShingIes, eth r pine or
cypress, cheap. Phone 666. TIFF


FOR SALE-GoUu broom house on
Sixth street, with city water. Fine
location, being situated next to the
Souie Street school. This property
can be purchased for s1,5O0.OO; 500
cash and the balance $40 per month.
Warranty deed and abstract of title
furnished to purchaser. This is a
chance to own a home for the same
as paying rent. See M. J. EpIey, or
phone 666.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-05
Loss by Ruas.

AS nearly as can be figured out the
chinch bug causes loss to the farm
ers of the United States 100000. 900
a year, and the Hessian fly about haii
as much.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-05
euyIne More Land.

Farmers should not buy more land
until that which they already have is
producing to its maximum capacity.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-05
FOR EXCHANGE

Wanted-To exchange some good Hat
tiesburg real estate for 100 shares
Hattiesburg Trust & Banking Co.
stock. Address P. o. Boz 64s. 11-tf
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-05
FACTORS WHICH Determine AMOUNT OF
CAPITAL REQUIRED FOR BEGINNING FARM.

important Item Of Expense Is Saved Land New and Rich
Thereby Saving Cost of Fertzaon-More Money Needed
in Irrigation Sections Of West Than Elsewhere.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-05

HELP WANTED-When you neeo
domestic help use The News want
columns. tt
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-05
LOST AND FOUND

LOST-Ladies' brooch. with small
ruby in center. either In Gem the
ater or between Citizens Bank and
N. o. & N e. Main Street crossing.
Return for reward to 2O5 Main. 4-st
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-05

WANTED-A groceryman to advertise
in these columns. 1t pays. You
read this one, thousands of people
will read yours. Let our want ad
man call on you. tt
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-05

WANTED-Hat cleaner to use The
News classified columns. Try it.
You read this one, thousands would
read yours. Call for our want ad
man. TT
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-05

LAWN MOWERS SHARPENED-
Many people wanting their lawn
mowers sharpened will look through
these columns for help. Your ad
should be here. tt
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-05

WANTED-A Chinese laundry to use
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yours. Try it. Let our want ad
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-05

WANTED-A pressing club to use The
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-05
TIME TABLE
GULF AND SNIP ISLAND R. r. co.

Effective February 2, 1918.
Main Llne-Southbound.
Parlor car service on trains 8, 4, 5
and 6.
Evening journal., 1913-08-22

ySelbyville district raises the best
,cantaloupes in the world.
The demand for the cantaloupe is
unlimited. The area on which they
can be raised with the peculiar deli
cious flavor is limited. Great for
tunes should be made on this favored
soil. The lesson this days picking
teaches, however, is not confined to
cantaloupes What 1t says most em-
phatically Is specialize.
The Delmarvia Peninsula will pro-
duce anything which will grow in the
temperate zone. What is raised here
whether it be apples or peaches or
sweet potatoes or cantaloupes have
an Incompatible flavor. The best
markets in the world are persistently
beckoning. The bounties are sure
and the rush to these fertile fields is
about to begin The first necessity
is good roads, for goods roads mean
available markets. The roads point
the way.
Farmers in the Pleasantville, New
Jersey district haul their produce by
horses to the Philadelphia market.
The distant is about as far from
Philadelphia as Smyrna is from VIII
mington. BY auto truck Bridgeville
is nearer Wilmington than is Mer-
chantville to Philadelphia by team.
Good roads and the auto truck will
solve Delaware. Delmarvia and Will
mington's problems
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
MIDDLETOWN MAN
is 76 YEARS OLD

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MlDDLETOWN. Del. Aug. 22.-
James r. Hoffecker observed his
seventy-sixth birthday anniversary
on Tuesday by giving dinner at his
home on South Broad street when ne
entertained his SON. John j. Hof-
fecker. of Philadelphia. Mr. and
Mrs. William A. McCrone, Misses
Lidie, Mary and Adelalne McCrone.
and James McCrone. OF McDonough-
Mr. and Mrs William r. Hall of
phoenixvilel. Pa. are visiting their
mother and sitter. Mrs. Hall and MIS-
Moore. at the manse--Mr. and Mrs
Wilmer Parker, of Denton. Md, Wis
tied friends here on Sunday Mrs.
Parker was a bride OF the spring and
viii be remembered as Miss Martha
Reynolds Cochran who formerly lived
here. but later made her home in Will
mington-Dr Martin w. Barr. Of
Elwyn, Pa, visited his mother this
week Mrs Barr has ben IN for sew
eral weeks--W H. II. Clark. his
daughter Mrs. Charles Jefferson
and her children. of Delaware City,
visited friends here on Tuesday--Jo-
seph IL. Mendinhall, OF Wilmington,
spent Sunday with his wife at the
home of her father, Charles p. Coch-
ran-AIiss Blanche Dcakyne has re-
turned from visit with Miss Helen
Naudain in Baltimore. Miss Deakyne
and her sister. Miss Maude, are with
friends at Massey, Md Mrs William
A. Comegys has returned home after
a few weeks stay al Rehoboth Beach
and GeorEetown-R Rohert A. Cochran
has been seriously III at his home
near here He is now somewhat inn
proved. Mr.. Cochrans daughter.
Mrs. Spencer Comegys. Is spending
some time with her father and sis
ters-Merrit n Willis and daughters
Miss Laura and Clara. have returned
home after trip to Ocean City, N.
Mrs. c. J. Freeman has returned
home after months visit with
friends near Baltimore Md.
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
NEWS NOTES
FROM ELKTON

Special 20 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
ELkTON. Md, Aug. y. Miss Alverda
Ferguson and Miss Ada Davis Of Cecil
ton, have been awarded scnoiarships az
the state Normal School Willian NJ.
Fulton. John II. Black and Victor Il.
Bennett. supervisors ot clcesons. met AT
hlkten on TUESDAY to arrange for the
primary election.
Alfred Davis, Of Iron Hill. who was
operated on at the Union Hospital ON
Saturday, is improving
The Teachers Institute for Cecil
county will be held at the High School
building in Elkton next week commenc.
ing ON Monday
John w France. who died in Whining
ton on Sunday. was a nephew OF Mrs
Joseph Hinchliae, of Elkton Mrs. or.
phor Head Pyle. widow OF Lewis pyle
died on Friday az the home Of her SON
Robert Il. Pyle. at London Grove Pa.
Mrs Il. r Burlington. OF Cecil county i
a daughter OF the deceased Roman
Crothers spent Monday az Ceciton Mr.
and Mrs. r. G.. Thackery and Charles 81
Peacock are on trip to Atlantic CITY
From there they will 70 to Bavvilie u.
l.. where Mr. and Mrs rhackery will
be the guests Of Mr.. and airs. Albert
Nelson Mrs Cecilia NJ. Edgar. On
Philadelphia. il visiting AIR aud Mrs.
Joseph Hinrhliife Richard Groves. oi
Collngswood. ~ ". spent Menaay "a
Elkton Warren J. Haines. Of Barksdaic.
is entertaining Mr.. aud Mrs Everett
Wilson. Of Evanston. 49, Albert d.
Mackey Of Wilmington is tne guest Of
friends III Cecil county ID. Warren Vii.
son is enjoying the sea breeze at Al.
lantic City Airs = T. neemei ans
daughters. Of Wilmington, were guests
Of Mrs. Levi o. Cameron % sunday
Miss Estcllc Smith IS spending her va
cation at Rehohoth Bench Dr. Henry
Martin. Of New Britain. Conn, has been
visiting Or. Daniel Bratton Mr. and
Mrs. William q Roberts and daughter,
Of Baltimore. are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
r. y. Brown Mr.. and Mrs Warren
Haines entertained at carcs on Friday
eyeaing
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
STATE is RICH
IN ITS CROPS
Strawberries, Melons and
CantalOupeS Are Profitable
Products
CAN GROW ALMOST
ANY CROP HERE

Here is the manner in which the
Delineator speaks of Delaware;
"A littl~ district yet the heart of
the nationt whose entertainments are
heralded at kane and abroad. A
little State, the smallest in the Union,
yet renowned for its fine cooking,
particularly those dishes where her
own superb waters and orchards are
levied on for their supplies"
All Of which goes TO prove that
Delaware is being recognized abroad.
What Delaware needs more than any
thing else at this time, however, is
to realize it herself. A farmer at
Bridgeville the other day picked
$1,000 Of cantaloupes off eigh. acres
Of land at one picking. The melons
We're sold at Bridgeville station and
the producer had the money or its
equivalent when he returned to This
farm.
II has been known for severalSyears
that fortunes We're being made tin the
Bridgeville district on Strawberries.
1t was known that in the BridIgeville
and Selbyville district were raised
the best strawberries in the world.
A Worchester County. Md, farmer a
few days ago told the writer that he
believed the Selbyville-Bridg dis
trict raised the best Strawberries in
the world, but, he continued 81 don't
believe that il will raise smything
else" Now here is the ca ntaloupe
story and they say the Bridgeville-
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
VISITORS AT NEWPORT

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWPORT. Del. Aug. 2s-1. +;
Kruse has returned after few days
visit with his family. who are spend
ing the summer near Washington IL.
G. Houghey Is on a business trip TO
New York City-Mrs Harry Gregg
and daughter June are 81 Atlantic
City-Mrs William Hanna and
daughter Miss Nellie Hanna. spent
Wednesday at Atlantic City~-Mrs
William Frederick entertained Mrs
Viola Biddle and daughter Margaret
of Wilmington. on Tuesday NJ III.
Owings spent Wednesday at his home
near Baltimore. Md-Mr and Mrs
Wn'eor Miller Of Wilmington have
been visiting MIR. and Mrs. Houghey
A.. .ett Misses Katherin and Eliza
beth Maloney have returned to their
home near Elkton. Md. after a two
weeks visit with Mr. and Mrs James
Manlove Mr. and Mrs. J. Manlove
and the Misses Maloney spent the day
at pennsgrove. n. miss Margaret
parvis spent few days recently with
Miss Alice King, near Wilmington
Miss Verla Haigh OF Marshallton, has
been visiting her sister Mrs. Fred
Thompson. Mr. and Mrs Horace
Weldin and Mr. and Mrs Harry r.
Ford. OF Wilmington. we're the recent
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James Man
love Mrs Ethel Broadbent and
daughter. Of Marshallton. have been
visiting Mr. and Mrs John Phillips.
James Miller, the young son of Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Miller. who has been
seriously IN. is improving Mr. and
Mrs James Manlove and the Misses
Elizabeth and Henrietta Malonev
we're entertained by Mr. and Mrs.
Horac, Weldin, Of Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
EXPRESS CUTS
WILL APPLY HERE
New Rates Are Most Notice
able In Lower
Weights

Decided reductions in rates charged
by the express companies Of the coun-
try that are directed by the interstate
commerce commission to be estab-
lished on or before october Is, will
affect shippers and consumers of VIII
mington to a great extent. In some
instances the rates will be less than
those OF the parcel post.
Reductions in rates are most no
ticeable in the smaller weights; the
50-pound and 100-pound packages
costing practically the same under the
new as the old. The most important
change in rates by the commissioners
,order is the modification Of the pres
ient graduated scale of parcel post
rates The 100-pound rates for short
distances have either been slightly re-
duced or left unchanged. For long
distances they have been somewhat
reduced. BY the changes In the grad
uated scale, however. packages Of SO
pounds or less have practically all
been reduced.
Packages over four pounds when
carried for distances more than 200
miles and less than 1000 miles are
generally lower than the parcel post
rates.
The present system of compiling
tariffs necessitates the publication OF
some 900,0O0,000 separate rates The
block system of statement prescribed
by the commission reduces the num-
ber to less than $4,000 rates.
The basis of the classification pre-
scribed is that all articles of mer-
chandise of ordinary value are to be
carried at first-class rates. All arti-
cles Of food and drink with few OK
ceptions-are second class and are
Evening journal., 1913-08-22

to be carried at 75 per cent. of the
first-class rate.
Articles of extraordinary value
must be so declared at the time of
shipment
Express receipt forms directed by
the commission guard the rights of
shippers more carefully than the pres
ent form They provide that the lia-
bility Of the carrier shall be limited
to maximum Of $50 on each ship
ment weighing less than 100 pounds
and maximum OF SO cents per
pound on shipments weighing more
than 100 pounds. unless a greater val
ne is declared at the time or ship
ment
Under the present rules where two
or more packages are shipped BY one
consigner TO one consignee the
rates charged are on the basis or
the aggregate weight OF both pack
ages estimated at 20 pounds each
when weighing less than 20 pounds.
making the minimum charge for two
packages in one shipment that ap-
plicable upon a weight OF not less
than 40 pounds.
The commission directs that this
rule be so amended that when the
average weight Of all packages in a
combined shipment shall be 10 pounds
or more, the charge shall be upon the
aggregate weight If the aggregate
weight is less than 10 pounds for each
package included in the shipment. the
charge is TO be made upon an aver
age weight of 10 pounds per package
Evening journal., 1913-08-22

Is making history price concessions. sale that Will live in the
minds OF WImngonians the greatest moneysavng
corded Don't let ready cash you from taking advantage Of
these bargains Open charge account and pay your
Il veniencc. Below are only few of the specials
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
snN Ill IN THE WEST

KENTON, Aug. 22.-Former Col
lectorfof the Port and Mrs. David S.
Clarks of kenton have returned from
Duluth, Mimi, where they were re-
Gently called suddenly by the illness
of their son Gilbert who has been in
a critical condition. Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark were given a welcome home
and friends were happy to learn
thau Gilbert was improving.
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
D0Gs KILLING TURKEYS.

TOWNSEND. Aug. D.. turkey
killing dogs have aroused the ire OF
several farmers in this section and
they have opened shotgun campaign
against all canine trespassers.
Miss Eva Insolo and Victor Tush
both OF near Townsend, we're married
recently at Odessa, by the Rev Ed
ward A. McLaury. They viii reside
near Townsend.
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
sL5o Baltimore; s2.oo Washington and
Return.

Baltimore & Ohio, Sundays, August
.24land September . Special train leaves
Wilmington s.42 a. m. Returning, leaves
Washington 700 P. m; Baltimore, 500
pJ m.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-21
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

Quotations given below for large lots. Jobbers
prices higher.
Chickens mere plentiful ard likely to be lower IN
price in the future. Veal calves reached lowest
figure today than they have for twelve months
Lambs steady for the best; rough moving slowly a;
low figures. Chickens and hens are lower.
EGGS-Nerr-by frsts. per doz. 70; Southern. 10.
CHEESE-New York. new, per pound. Ice; fat
per pound le51 SWISS. domestic. per pound. 5;
do. foreign. per pound. 2s
LARD-Tub. rrre. per pound. i2h: do. cnmmon.
per pound. slas=. cuttcnseed oil. per can. 3.5.
BUTTER-Best print. pcr pound. slia: tuh.
per pound 81 process, per pound. q under grades.
Der pound IS: store-racked rsr pound. 70
LIVE PoULTRY-Hcns. per H., Is: roosters.
per pound. 10 spring cIickens. per pound, aia26
turkeys. per pound. I5aI7 geese, per pound. lOs.-
Potato market is very weak on both old and
stock Receipts Of new potatocs are very heavy.
Tomatoes are unusually weak and receipts are NOV
ing slowly at prices quoted. Other Vegetables ie
going fairly wen at following quotations:
GREEN GOODS-Potatoes. per bbl.. L5oa2no; do.
per bu. 5oaeo: yams. rer Dbl, 25oa30; sSeet pota-
toes per bbl. Ls0aioo; potatoes per bhl.. l5oa
80; do, No . per bbl SAILS beans. per
basket 75ai50; mushroom. per h.. Isas1; cab
base per bbl l50a2oo: carrots. per bunch. sa3;
ratishes homegrown. per lco. 5alco: lettuce. per
basket 5Oa2oo: Florida squash. TER crate. sCal.s.:
celery, per doz. Loosi.0: peas. per DOL. 4ooa1oo
kaie per barrel 5oa75: Florida cicumcers. per has
ket Iooa2 90; asparagus. per loz punches, L2Sa3
cauiifower. per basket. loCa2@; Spinach per barrel
Loozl.5o: rhubarb. per 100 bupches LSa2W; spring
onions. per 100 lunches. fStl21 Texas oniors. per
crste. ll5ai5; bcets. per 100 ouncses, 2ma3.oo /:
tomatoes. per crate. Looa25o; corn. per crate. Ls