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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-10

the same points in regard to the calyx.
Even such characteristics as the
color, form. size and shape of the
seeds are considered Of sufficient I'M
portance to place in the description.
The calyx lobes are also inspected.
There are nearly $500 varieties OF APP
pies, named at present, and 1t can
readily be seen why every detail must
be considered before properly identi-
flying any variety.
The agricultural association OF the
Kansas Agricultural College offered an
individual prize, last year, for the
best score made by any student in the
course. An unusual amount of inter-
est was created. Fifteen varieties OF
apples were used-75 places in all.
Two men, not connected with the col
lege, acted as judges and the contest
was carried on under the rules adopt
ed by the National horticultural Con-
gress. Such contests as these add to
the interest of the work and increase
the popularity Of the course.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-10
BACK YARD farmer
Interesting Pointers on Garden
Ing for the City Man or
Suburbanite.
WHAT TO PLANT AND WHEN
Advice by an Expert on Agricultural
Matters-RaIslns Poultry and Fruit
Rotation Of crops-Rlddlng
Lawn Of PeSts.
BY PROF. JOHN WILLARD BoLrE,

BY PROF. JOHN WILLARD boLTE'
When other things are equal, prob
ably the safest form OF agriculture for
the inexperienced city man to take up
Is q combination Of poultry and fruit.
The logic back Of this choice Is sim
pie, and, we believe. sound.
Chickens will thrive and produce
profitably under proper management
in every section Of this country. They
are hardy and stand abuse well, while
the amateur is learning the ropes.
Small capital is required to make
start, and they multiply rapidly. In
fact. a shrewd old Yankee, down in
Maine," is credited with starting
successful poultry farm by borrowing
O setting hen from one neighbor and a
setting of eggs from another. After
the chicks were Matched he kept the
hen until she had laid q setting Of
eggs and then returned both, thereby
discharging his debts without ex'
pense.
Any sort Of we'll drained land will
do for chickens. About all one man
can look after profitably is 1000 hens
and their offspring. and he can count
on q dollar profit per hen each year.
In small focks the profits often run
much higher per hen. Housing 1000
hens in colony houses holding 100
hens to the pen will cost from $1,000
to $4,000, depending upon the material
and the location.
BY scattering these houses over
ten acre tract of land there will be no
need Of inside fences and the focks
will keep separate. BY planting this
ten acres Of good apples, provided 1t
is located in an apple growing region,
and handling same according to com
mercial orchard methods, one can
make the land do double duty. 1t is
known now that proper location and
handling will secure a crop OF apples
every year. The secret is this:
1-Spray trees properly.
2-Prune trees properly.
3-Keep the ground cultivated all
summer.
4-Pinch of all but one Of the green
apples from each fruit spur as soon
as they set.
5-Use heaters during late frost.
The third item keeps the water In
the soil, and the apples stay on the
trees instead Of blowing of. The
fourth rule is one Of the most i'm
portant, as it evens up the strain on
tho tree and while the yearly crop will
be smaller than the natural crop one
year and larger the next, It will cost
less to handle and the fruit will be
much better in form, size and color
and It will bring in more money.
Such IN orchard will bring in from
$500 to 5000 a year per acre. and the
cost Of handling will not exceed $75
It will take from six to ten years to
bear profltably. Set the trees cut in
so foot squares. Between them set
dwarf fruit trees in so foot squares
The dwarfs will beas' quickly and are
to be taken out when the large trees
bear. The ground under and between
the trees should be planted to a rota'
ton Of hoed crops, like potatoes, corn
root crops, garden crops, etc.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-10

One of the recent lines Of work that
has been taken up at the Hays
Branch Experiment Station Of the
Kansas Agricultural College is the
State Forest Nursery work under the
direct charge Of the State Forester,
Chas. A. Scott. The object Of this
nursery is to grow trees suitable for
western Kansas conditions. The trees
grown in the state nursery are for
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-10
THE STATE FOREST NURSERY AT HAYS

that are recommended by the state
forester for western Kansas planting
and consist mostly of the honey locust,
green ash, white elm, Russian wild
olive, Usage orange, and Chinese arbor
vitae. The Chinese arbor vitae is an
evergreen that is highly recommend
ed for windbreak or ornamental plant
ing.
A large number of Scotch and Aus
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-10

Only well-bred stock that is well
fed and well taken care OF can maze
money on land worth 800 or more IN
acre
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-10

sic NJ CUbl OF VIUuuDtIVH % tIIO I13I N
ers OF the state.
Fifteen acres Of ground has been
devoted 70 growing trees during the
past year. The season at Hays was
very favorable for such work and the
state nursery has several hundred
thousand trees to offer for this years
planting. These are hardy species
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-06
Ginning REPORT TO
RULE THE MARKET
Will Confirm Bullish or
Bearish Corrections of
Estimate

New Orleans. January 5.-This week the
cotton market will probably be chiefly
affected by opinion concerning the pend
ing report on ginning by the census bu-
reau. This report will be important for it
will go a long way toward confirming
bullish or bearish ideas regarding the
corr ectness of the governments estimate
of the total crop of under 1f,00O0 900 bales
Probably no report of the season thus far
has caused such wide divergence of opin-
ion
AS the matter now stands the bears are
of the belief that the ginning of this last
period, the two weeks ending December
81, was rather heavy, and much heavier
than could possibly have been were the
crop as small as many bulls claim ii is.
Bears started in with estimates of over
100000 bales ginned for the period, but
are now talking of figures little under
$50 900 bales. Some bullish claims are
that not over $4,000 bales were ginned
during the period, but probably the aver
age conservative bullish leader thinks
that something over 100000 bales were
turned out. ii is safe to say tl1et re-
port of 10000 bales. or under, would
cause good advance. unless manipula-
ton should step in, while a report of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-06

Absence of speculative initiation being
indicated existing conditions seeming
~ leave a market free from complica-
tions which might interfere with its
reflection in strength and improves
ment in general affairs.
The money market in New York
showed that preparation for the yearly
settlement had been ample TO avert
the expected stringency. The relaxa-
tion became so pronounced as to in
vite fresh acquisitions on New York's
resources from abroad. which was
Elected in the rise in foreign exchange.
The question is presented of the de-
mands to be made ON New York for
help in meeting the obligations TO fol-
low the Balkan settlement. Huge gov
ernment bond issues at attractive terms
If not placed in New York, may dis
place other holdings of Americans to
supply capital resources for partieipa-
ton with average bond prices In New
York already near the low level for
five years, the chances of enlfsting
new capital on terms of advantage to
borrowers seem to promise little. Bond
dealings last week expanded slightly,
but the reinvestment demand, usual at
this period, proved to be slight.
The most authoritative financial opln-
ion maintains confidence in the years
prospects for continued activity and
prosperity in trade. orders in hand
and in sight are believedsto to insure the
business OF the steel mills through the
first half OF the year. Business beyond
that in all lines must rest in part on
the years harvests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-06
OUTLOOK IS GOOD
IN IRON AND STEEL
Orders Already Booked Are
Equivalent to Six to Nine
Months Capacity

New York. January 5.-The steel COM
panies according to expressed opinion
in trade circles have reason to expect
more profitable business in 1918 than
in 1912, as ofders are already booked
equivalent to six to . months, capacity
and future business of an equal tonnage
seems assured ON higher level of val
ues than last year.
The New Years holiday had small in
nuences in retarding operations of the
mills and furnaces, the United States
Steel corporation producing insots at the
rate of "a per cent of total capacity last
week. 1t is estimated that all steel in
this secured business for finished steel
products last year aggregating 600
tons. produced q, 500 0o0 tons and shipped
2, 100000 tons of finished products. ex-
ceeding all previous similar yearly ac-
tivities by 10 to 20 per cent. The rail
roads were responsible for about $780,
600 tons. or So per cent of the total or
ders placed.
The fabrioating shops secured contracts
calling for $4,000 tons of structural
shapes in 1912. of which the American
Bridge company booked about 100000
tons, or 46 per cent of the total. Last
week structural contracts aggregated
more than $4,000 tons.
Railroad equipment contracts continue
large. Last week the Hartman inter-
ests distributed orders for 12.100 cars and
260 locomotives and are to increase car
orders by 20C0. The Santa Fe contracted
for SS locomotives. The Delaware and
Hudson ordered 1900 tons of rails and
the New York Central distributed sup
Elementary orders for about 50,oe0 tons
of rails. The National Railways of Mex
leo placed an additional order for 7o0t
tons of rails with an esatern mill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-06
LITTLE CHANGE IN
NET PRICE LEVEL
Absence of Speculative In
flatiOn Leaves Mar
ket Free

New York. January 5.-The summing
up of results for the year just ended,
TO which last week was largely given
up in the stock market, offered no more
striking fact than the small net changes
in the price level. The average price
of the most active stocks, in which the
largest part of the years dealings oc-
CURED, carried scarcely point on De-
cember 81, from January /, a year ago.
In the interim nearly all departments
of finance, commerce, industry and ag-
riculture had made new records of ac-
tivity, volume and value. From the
years high level of stock values in
October. declines followed with the out
break of the Balkan war and culmi-
mated early in December after the su-
preme court decision against the Har-
riman railroad merger.
With the passage of the effect OF
these special influences, the problem of
the stock market Is the extent to which
the factors of strength in the situation
will be left free 10 assert themselves,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-06
PREPARE FOR AUBURN
HOMECOMING WEEK

Auburn, January 5.-tSpecial)- y
Thomas Bragg, president of Auburn
Alumni association is now making pro-
gramme and arrangements for the home
coming of Auburn graduates and former
students next commencement. Every
effort is being made to make next
commencement the most notable in Au-
burns history. Several thousand for
mer students are expected to return.
That the Auburn degree is recognized
in every state in the union is shown
by voluntary statement made to the
college authorities recently by Augustus
S. Downing, first assistant commission
er of education of New York state. Mr..
Downing writes that the board of re-
gents of New York, at their last meet
ing, had registered the bachelor of sci
ence degrees conferred at Auburn and
had accepted them as meeting the re-
quirements of the court of appeals rela-
tive to law students and that the de-
gree bachelor of science to graduates
from the general course is accepted as
a basis for the issuance of teachers
license in the state of New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-06
.WOMAN'S STORY IS
; PARTLY CONF F|RMED.
Decomposed Body of Negro
Found By Authorities
ARRESTS EXPECTED
EXPECTED
Body Believed To Be That of Charley
Carson-Wife Claimed That He
Was Beaten to Death By
Five White Men

selma. JANUARY 5.-(Special. )-Y esterday
and today the authorities of Dallas coun-
ty made thorough investigation of the
story which Alice Carson, negro woman,
who formerly with her husband lived on
Bruce Haynes plantation south OF TINS
city, and which she told to Federal Dis
trict Attorney Warren Reese in Montgom-
cry Friday. The woman charged that on
December 20 her husband, Charley Car
son, had been murdered by five white men
nine miles from Selma and had been
buried in crate formerly containing
cabbage.
Tonight the indications are that several
arrests will be made in the case during
the next few days, although Sheriff Ran
dali and other county officials will give
out no information regarding the identity
of those suspected. The Dallas county au-
thcrities knew nothing of the alleged
murder until the story told by the woman
in Montgomery Friday was learned here
yesterday morning.
All day yesterday Sheriff Randall made
an investigation in the neighborhood tof
where the woman formerly lived with her
husband on Mr.. Haynes plantation. The
lieved to have been Charley Carson, was
found buried about two miles from where
he lived. Sheriff Randall says that the
residents of that neighborhood knew lit
tie of the death of the negro or that they
were very uncommunicative.
After spending all of yesterday max
ing the investigation. Sheriff Randall re-
turned to Selma late Saturday night and
held conference with Judge J. w. Nab
ry of the city court of Selma Early this
morning Sheriff Randall again went to
the scene of the alleged crime, and upon
returning during the afternoon another
conference was held with Judge j. w.
Mabry and County Solicitor r. IL. Man
gum.
What the conference resulted in was not
given out, but it Is generally believed
that some arrests will follow within the
next day or so. If no arrests are made in
the case it will be fully Investigated by
the grand jury of the city court of Selma,
which will convene during the early
part of March.
After returning to Selma last night
Sheriff Randall eXonerated Bruce
Haynes, upon whose plantation the muir
der is claimed to have occurred, of any
Knowledge of the alleged crime.
The authorities of the county will con-
ftinue their investigation, and every effort
will be made by them to clear up the
story.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-06

$4,000 bales or over. would cause a de-
cline. The report will be issued Thursday
morning at o'clock, New Orleans time.
Probably considerable liquidation will be
in evidence the first two days of the
week because Wednesday is a holiday in
this market, il being the Anniversary of
the battle of New Orleans.
Rumors connected with the talked of
January squeeze in the New York and
the turns and twists of European politics
are bound to have more or less influence
on the market, although the cotton trade
has at no stage given the Importance to
the Balkan situation that has been ac-
corded It by the stock market of the
world. Any further developments tending
to show important bullish operations in
the spot month in New York will have a
tendency to cause this future market to
work higher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-06
a Case of Situstransversus

Prom the New York Sun.
An autopsy performed recently upon
the body Of Michael Manning, laborer
AZ years old who died of pneumonia in
BelJeyue hospital disclosed what DR..
Cyrus w. Field of the hospitals patho-
logical department said was an unusual
ly complete case of situstransversus.
4 The heart was on the right side in
stead on the left. the spleen was also
on the right side. the appendix was on
the left side, the great stomach was cur
of place and the lungs had two iobes
each.
fessors and medical students were pres
ent at the autopsy. So far as the doc
tors could Judge Manning had suffered
no Inconvenience through the transposi-
tion Of his organs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-06
Mr.. Business Man!
Just A Moment for
Your Own Good!

1t costs you for each letter mailed, &c for
the postage paid to Uncle Sam and at least
that much more for your time to dictate, the
stenographer's time to write and costs of
envelope, pro rata office expense, etc, which
makes total cost Of &c exclusive of the letter
itself, or $4,000 per thousand!
Now, ism t it penny wise and pound foolish
to send out at cost of &c each, a letter which
is cheap when you can for about 1-10 the
cost of handling and mailing, send out to your
friends or prospective customer or merchant
whom you desire to favorably impress, a fine
steel die embossed or autographed letter
head?
It's not only worth thinking about but
worth acting on. You don't have to send
away from the city now, either, to get the
best work promptly at the right price, for
Roberts & Son have right here in their big,
modern plant, employing 120 people, complete
Copper Plate and Steel Die Engraving and
Enclosing and Litho-Stone and Offset En-
craving and Lithographic Departments, en-
ploying 20 people and producing efficiently
finest work of every description Ask to see
samples.
May have salesman call on you?
Or probably you would like to see our lith-
ographing plnnt, the only one in the city. If
so you'll be interested, I'll guarantee
Come, phone or write, and let's get to-
gether
''Trade in Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-06
FLORENCE JOINS IN
CHAMBERS REQUEST

Floren'e. January Especial AT
a meeting of the Business Mems asso-
citation a committee, composed of Thurs
ton II Allen, NJ. w. Camper and Thomas
NJ Rogers were appointed to draw reso-
lutions, joining the Chamber of Com
merce of the city of Birmingham, in its
request that the President withdraw
his veto of Senate bill No. 7343, for the
building OF a dam on the Coosa river
at Lock IS and that the governor be re-
auested to present the Florence resolu-
tions to the President at the time he
presents the resolutions OF the Birming-
ham Chamber of Commerce.
After due consideration. the commit
tee reported and resolutions were ufnani
mously adopted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-06
LINER AMERIKA is
FINALLY FLOATED

New York, January 5.-The Ham,
burg American liner Amerika was
drawn into deep water early today from
the mud bank off 1ompkinsville. Staten
Island, where she went aground Satur-
day Three barge loads of the Amer
fka's heaviest freight was removed be-
fore several powerful tugs succeeded in
dragging her free. After the cargo
had been returned 10 the hold the big
steamship, at 11:i5 o'clock this morn
ing, resumed her interrupted voyage TO
Hamburg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-06
Bribery

From the London Opinion.
Jane, III give you a rise of ten shil-
lings month If you'll promise not to
have any more policemen IN the kltcn-
en-"
"Oh. no. m'm-rm not going to let my
self be bribed,'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-06
News of Ensley

Rev. j. ID. Pointer of Iowa, La, WHO
is a visitor to the city. filled the pulpit
at the Ensley Methodist church last
sermon. It Is matter of interest in
connection with the visit of Rev. Pointer
that he joined the church under The
preaching Of the pastor of the Ensley
church, Rev. George E. Boyd.
The carpet for the new Masonic hall
at Ensley has been purchased. Some
idea of the size and beauty of the floor
covering Is given in the announcement
that the carpet cost nearly $500 The
hall is now In readiness for the new fur
tured for the Ensley Masons. and which
will arrive this week. With the install
lation Of the furniture, it is said, that
Enslev will have the finest and most
commodious quarters of any Masonic
lodge in the south.
An interesting feature in connection
with the services at the Ensey NJ. T..
church Sunday morning was the fact
that at the first service of the year
1919. Is new members were added to
the church roster All the additions were
by certificate.
A slight blaze on Sixteenth street be-
tween Avenues II and r was quickly ex-
tinguished by the Ensley fire depart
ment Sunday.
w. Y Jones left Ensley Sunday for
Chicago where he viii make his home
in the future.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-09-13
a Dynamite Explosion In ca!sssa Cut

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Governor Davis had correspondent at
length with the officials of Panama
over the question OF sovereignty. the
Jurisdiction OF the courts, the issues
of the tariff, postage. customs and cur.
rency, until it was deemed advisable
for Secretary Taft in person to visit
the isthmus to arrange a working
agreement on these differences.
Secretary Taft arrived on Nov. 81.
1904, and remained until Dec. Z. On
the question of sovereignty. which
seemed to be especially delicate to the
republic. the treaty was peculiar in
that 1t did not code the canal zone final.
ly to the United stntes. but gave the
Americans all the powers they would
exercise 'af they We're sovereign"
Panama contended that final SOW
ereignty was vested in 1t. and secre.
tary Taft. being after the substance
rather than the form, did not bubble
over this distinction without a differ.
cnce. but later expressed the opinion
that Panama sovereignty over the ca
nal zone was n barren ideality." Ger
tainly 1t has proved so to be. The IS
sue passed of In talk.
An agreement was reached ON the
currency question whereby the United
States would accept the money of Pan.
anna Mt one-half the value of American
currency-that is. the peso. worth in
trinsically only 40 cents. would be ex-
changed with United States money at
80 cents, although it was in size and
face value the same rs our dollar The
same system was In vogue in the Phil.
ippines. To meet the needs of the en-.
nal paymaster the circulation of pesos
was increased from 100000 to 1000.
600. Out of this grew the custom In
the canal zone Of referring to United
States currency as gold" and to Fan.
anna currency MS silver and in the
stores articles are priced in both cur
rencies.
Stamps were selling III the canal zone
FOR slightly less than in the postofices
of the republic. with the result that
the republic was losing revenue. Sec
rotary Taft settled this just complaint
by arranging for the canal zone 10 buy
its stamps from the republic for 90 per
centum of their value. the 40 per cent
um remaining to the profit of the canal
zone offices.
On June "a, 1904. President Roose-
welt had made the Dlngley tariff APP
plicable to the canal zone. This work.
ed badly, and Secretary Taft agreed to
have the order revoked. so that the On.
nal zone ever since has enjoyed the
frecst of free trade All other issues
were cleared up without the United
States yielding any freedom OF action
as to importing materials, executing