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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agricultural
The three systems of growing straw
berries ere the hill system, the matted
row, and an intermediate between the
two, sometimes known as the hedge
row system. In the hill system the
plants are set In hills, one plant In
place, and no new plants are allowed
to form, according to the United
States Department of Agricultures
Farmers Bulletin, No. 664. This makes
a large. vigorous plant, producing
large, uniform berries which ripen
evenly. This Is the system that Is
followed in Florida. One reason why
the hill system is used in that state
is undoubtedly because it is necessary
to take advantage of as much sunlight
as possible in order to properly color
and mature the berries during the
short days of the ripening season.
The berries would be more shaded II
other systems were used, and with
the short days and the large amount
of humidity In the air they would not
color well and many would rot on the
vines. The high cost of growing the
fruit in Florida and the heavy trans
portation charges to the northern mar
kets make 1t important to secure the
greatest possible percentage of large,
well ripened berries, and this can be
done under the hill system. The guam
tity Of berries that can be produced by
following this system is not always so
large as under the other systems, but
the quality is much better, and the
percentage Of first-class berries and
the prices received are higher than
under the other systems.
Matted Row System for Quantity.
In the matted row system the run
ners are allowed to set plants 6 to 9
inches on either side of the row. II
the belt Of plants is to be as wide as
Is inches. the rows should be at least
3k feet apart, In order to allow room
for cultivation. A larger quantity Of
berries is grown under this system
than under any other. but the fruit is
usually smaller and does not ripen as
well. The percentage of high class
fruit Is lower in matted rows than
when the hill system is followed, but
the work of cultivation and thinning is
less than under any of the other sys-
TENS, and for that reason 1t is used
by most growers. Most of the grow
ers who use this system allow their
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26

ever the soil and weather conditions
are favorable. In the southern sec
tions of the South Atlantic and Gulf
Coast states the plants are set out in
late summer or autumn. In both cases
the crop is harvested the following
spring In other sections of the South
the plants are set in late winter or
vested until the following year. Plants
set out in the spring and not expected
to carry a crop until the following
spring should have the blossoms kept
off during the summer, so that the
vigor of the plants will not be i'm
paired
Many growers use young plants
from the old beds for setting new
plantations, while others buy from
plant dealers. The first method is sat
isfactory If only strong and healthy
young plants are selected; old plants
that have produced fruit do not give
good results and should never be
used. A practice followed in many
sections is to cultivate and fertilize
the fields after the berries are har-
vested. in order to get a good growth
of runners. When the young plants
reach the proper size for planting they
are taken up and set out in the new
fields. This is good practice and
should be generally followed where
plants from the old patch are used.
Plantations that do not produce fruit
make stronger plants for setting than
those that produce both fruit and
plants.
Some varieties of Strawberries have
both stamens and pistils (male and
female organs) and are called per
feet Powered" while others have only
pistillate (female) flowers. When
planting strawberries the grower
should give careful attention to this
point, for pistillate plants will be un-
productive when planted alone. When
varieties with only pistillate flowers
are selected they should be planted
with perfect Powered varieties. A
common practice where imperfect va
rieties are used is to plant one row Of
perfect lowered varieties to three or
four rows Of imperfect, or pistillate.
plants. In such a planting system the
pollen from the perfect flowers fer
tilizes the imperfect blossoms. When
the flowers are not properly pollinated
the result is a large number of nub-
bins or deformed berries.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26

priests. Reports at the Vatican on
October 8 indicated that there were
$4,000 ecclesiastics serving with the
Belgian, French and Austrian armies.
Russia contributed several thousand
priests and Germany has several thou
sand pastors in its ranks.
In fact, so great is the number of
priests engaged that Emperor William.
acting on a petition of Cardinal Hart
mann of Cologne, ordered that French
Catholic priests who entered the ranks
as French soldiers and were taken
prisoners should be treated in the
same manner as French soldiers.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26
C0WPEAS RELlSHED BY MANY
Best to Plant Iron Variety, az II 10
Free From Peculiar Disease
Which Infects Soil,

In addition to being cover and hay
crops. cowpeas are also human food.
and a dish of "Hop-in-John" is relished
by many.
Cowpeas are generally broadcasted
in planting, using one bushel per acre.
and narrowed as described for velvet
beans, and their handling for soil
renovation and hay is similar.
or the different varieties 1t is best,
perhaps, to plant the Iron, as this
is free from "root-knot." that peculiar
disease which infects the soil and does
so much damage to the other varieties
of legumes and deciduous fruits.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26

fields to bear for two or more years,
and in order to renew the patch they
often cultivate the middles and induce
new runner plants to take possession
of them. After the middles are we'll
stocked with plants. the old rows are
turned under and form the alleys be-
tween the new rows.
Setting the Hedgerows.
The hedgerow system is interme-
date between the hill and the matted
row systems, and has some of the ad-
vantages of both. In the hedgerow
system the runners are allowed to
fore, plants along the row in a strip
a few inches wide. After this strip Is
well stocked with plants the runners
are cut of. The advantage of this
over the matted row system is that
more air and sunlight reach the fruit.
resulting In larger and more uniform
berries. More berries are produced by
using the hedgerow than by the hill
system This is the system most CON-
monty practiced in the southern part
of the lower tier of southern states
with the exception OF Florida. In some
cases the field is plowed after one crop
has been produced. and in others it
is allowed to bear for two or more
years.
In Florida the hill system gives the
best results, while in most other sec
tions either the hedgerow or matted
row system is preferred. Where large
berries with the best table qualities
are more important than heavy yields.
the hill system should be used In
most commercial paintings a heavy
yield is of prime importance. and the
hedgerow or matted row system
should then be employed. except where
climatic and other conditions do not
favor these methods, as in Florida.
Time of Planting and Source Of Plants.
The time to plant strawberries va
ries in different sections of the South
In Florida they may be set at any
time from June to November when
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26
JULES BOIS' TRAGIC ROMANCE

When Jules Bots, the distin-
guished man Of letters OF France. was
in America last spring those who were
familiar with his life recalled the
tragic romance of his early years that
accounts for his deep interest in the
advancement of woman.
In his youth M. Bots fell in love
with a woman who, loving him in re-
turn. was bound by a marriage I'M
fortunate and at the same time, I'M
der the French law, indissoluble. The
woman died in reality OF broken
heart. and M. Bojs, moved at once by
her sad fate and his own sorrow,
vowed his life to the cause Of the
emancipation of woman. It is from
this standpoint that he views the war
of the nations. concerning which he
has the idea that the outcome will
be for the woman what the revolution
was for France. II is. he says, the
"'S9 maternelle"-the date of the
rights of mothers.
Government, he says, has been
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26
MOST ABLE MEN NOT LARGE
Only Medium or Even Less
in Size.

We are inclined to look up to the
physically big man, not only literally
but there is always certain presump-
ton in his favor that he must be cor
respondingly strong mentally, says a
writer in Popular Mechanics. People
make room for him; they attach more
Importance usually to what he says
than to the same words uttered by an
understood man. We unconsciously
picture in our minds the bayonet
charge and storming of the trenches as
the work of large men. The boy
dreams of having a football physique
and little sister worships her big
brother.
Other abilities being equal. the large
man has positive advantage over the
small man. And yet many, if not the
majority of the great men of the world
have been only of medium build and
not a few were even understood.
A certain large city in this country
had for years made it a rule not to
employ in it's fire department any
but large men. The result was a
small army of athletes which never
failed to cause a positive thrill when
ever they went on parade. They dis
tinctly represented the day of physi-
cal might.
For some years past the inventive
mind has been busy, and very sue
cessfully. to produce apparatus which
never tires, and calculated to trans
fer to a great extent the hard work
from muscle to machine. The evil
dences of this evolution may be seen
in even small towns everywhere, and
now the fire engine drawn by volun-
teers and worked with hand brakes
must be looked for in museums of
strange mechanics of the past. In its
place is the self-propelled gas-engined
machine, carrying its own hose and
capable of highly effective work with
only two men; and ladder trucks by
means of which one small man ma
nipulating some short levers can in
a few seconds raise great ladders to
dizzy heights, or pour deluge of
water into tenth-story windows while
standing in the street below. Hence
it has come about that the man small
of stature. but nimble of body and
alert of mind is not only the peer, but
often the superior of the giant In
build. There yet remains some work
for the big athletes, but it Is growing
less each year. and the man whom
nature has not endowed with great
physical strength is coming into his
own.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26
UT-OF@DINARN
w People W.
FIGHTING ARCHIE" HUNTER

Sir Archibald Hunter, whom
Lord Kitchener placed in command OF
the third British army, has built up,
during his forty years of service.
reputation for valor which the most
seasoned campaigner might envy;
moreover. he is loved and trusted by
his soldiers. who know him as Fight
ing Archie"
His brilliant career began with
the Nile expedition, and later in the
Sudan campaign he was severely
wounded at Guiss, and was reward
for his services with the ID. 5. U.
In Egypt Sir Archibald Hunter was
Lord Kitchener's right-hand man, and
he commanded a division which was
present at X. of KS triumph at
Khartoum.
During a period of fifteen years
almost continuous fighting Sir Archs
bald earned nineteen decorations and
orders, and created a record by be-
ing promoted to the rank Of general
after only twenty-twO years service in
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26
lid. Affects Artesian Wells.

The effect of the tide on artesian
wells is unusually pronounced in the
Philippine islands. and particularly in
the Batangas province. A well To-
Gated at Bauan. 29S feet in depth. and
flowing SO gallons minute at a
height of is inches above the earth's
surface at low tide. at high tide flows
$50 gallons to the minute, indicating an
increase of 400 per cent over the flow
at low tide.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26
Grease Lousy Chicks.

Always remember that a warm,
sunny morning is the best time to ap-
ply the grease remedy to lot Of lousy
chicks. 1t is bad for the chicks to
grease them when it is cold and wet.
But If too liberal with grease at any
time. you will kill the chicks as well
as the lice.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26
MILLIONAIRESS WHO WORKS

IL can't think Of anything more
stupid than days devoted to bridge
tournaments. to pink-tea gossip and
entertaining hosts Of people in many
OF whom you have not the slightest
interest"
So says Miss 'Rosalie Jones. who
has gained national prominence In
connection with the suffrage move
ment, and. putting her ideas into prac-
tice, she has become an automobile
saleswoman in New York. This
would be in no way remarkable were
It not for the fact that Miss Jones re-
Gently inherited more than million
dollars through the death of her IA
Their, Oliver Livingston Jones. The
Jones mansion at Cold Spring Harbor,
L. l., is one of the show places of
section noted for its handsome estates
and overlooks 500 well-kept acres.
Rosalie's family have closed their
town house and taken up their all
year residence in the country, but
Resale herself is living in modest
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26
Keep the Horse BUSY.

The horse is an expensive animal to
feed, and consequently should be kept
busy all the time If possible. If this
cannot be done, then he should be fed
as cheaply as possible. With hay or
other roughage and two pounds of
cottonseed meal day the idle horse
or mule can be kept in good condi-
ton on a very small amount of corn.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26
COMMANDS Position.

AS the head of an insurance COM
pany, he decided to visit one of the
districts which showed a falling off in
business, and quietly investigate
While thus engaged, he was asked
how his company found business,
speaking for itself. "Oh, We will be
about half a million ahead the first
half OF this year." he replied. Ahead
OF what? why. ahead of the under.
taker."
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26
PEDDLER TO PROFESSOR

Leo Wiener, professor of Slavic
languages at Harvard university. ia
nous educator. author of numerous
pathological and literary works and
father of the boy prodigy. Norbert
Wiener, got his start as teacher in
Kansas City. where he once sold shoe
strings on the streets. The story Of
his eight years here is a convincing
proof of the theory that the success
full man makes his own opportunities.
When the young Russian immi-
grant first went to Kansas City, after
working on a Kansas farm, he was
penniless and friendless. His first
job was as janitor of dry goods
store. Then a French Canadian ped
dler persuaded him to take up his
own profession and supplied him with
25 cents capital He started out with
a paper box full of shoestrings and
other things, and more than quad
rupled his capital before evening. He
prospered greatly and soon became
known to the Wholesale houses as a
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26
Clean Up Fence Rows.

Clean up all the fence rows and
corners Decaying weeds or vegeta.
ton form splendid places for the
breeding of insects and pests. All
such trash should be raked together
and burned.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26
Desperate.

There is evidently something vn..
with your car" said the meddleo,.
man, but | don't know just what N
is."
Don't let that bother you" al
swered the owner of the car. who hu
received about all the gratis advice II
could stand. 81 prefer to find ON
what is wrong with it myself, even \
| have TO turn a somersault into !,
ditch to get the information"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26
Little Trouble With Sows.

Healthy sows that have been prop
erly cared for during pregnancy will
have little difficulty at narrowing
time. They should be housed in prop
er quarters and up to narrowing time
have their usual feed. The period of
CESSATION for swine ranges from 112
to 10 days.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26
Dairy Cow a Machine.

The dairy COW is a machine for
converting feed into milk and butter.
The machine Is Improbable unless
the value of the milk is greater than
the cos. of feed and upkeep. How
about your cow?
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26
Sell Products to Cow.

The good GARY cow pays the high
est price for farmers hay and grain.
Why not sell these products to her?
She will never refuse them and she
will always return a profit If you will
do your part.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26
Game to the Last.

What's the cause of the crovd-
asked the visitor to Placer Gap.
I'VE just had little party DON
on Roaring creek" answered m
Boulder.
ANY refreshments served"
Nope. A drink of Ticker was 4
fered to Mexican Joe before we stru.
him up, but he said he didn't nsi
it. TIL cuss died game, anyhow
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26
Quid His inspiration,

What inspired this dainty spring
poem?" babbled the romantic Gil
"Daffodils and violets. ween."
NO" said the matter-of-fact M
when I'm going good all / want \ 4
chew of tobacco"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26

well acquainted with the history OF the Sou
antagonist Sir
relied md
Archibald conspicuous
conclusion public reception
o soldier
Fighting Archie home the battlefield than on
suggested
or demon
killed. said
his
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build In The Svsa,u

Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You Inn
what you are taking. as the formula 1
printed on every label. showing 4 !
Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form n
Quinine drives out malaria. the Inn
builds up the system. so cent? Al
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26
Needs Enounh.

Every farmer raises weeds enough
on his farm without sowing weed seed
with the small grain. Do not sow any
grain until It has been run through
the tanning mill
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26
Keen Pius Gajnino

To keep the pigs gaining they must
have perfectly dry and warn quar-.
tiers. but this does not mean stuffy
houses. The ventilation is equally i'm.
portan'
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26

city and earning contenment well
onef or a livelihood.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26
A Whole Family.

What are you doing there -
the paper and scissors, Elsier
Making a pig, mamma"
"A pig! You're making htt6,
Exchange.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26
NJ aturaIIy,

Many of the patrons Of popslR
photographer must make his plaiu
suffer"
Why do you think SOL"
Aren't his plates sensitivey'
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26

The dachshund has very short legs,
but his pants are just as long as
those Of any other dog.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26
A Peanut Millionaire.

Gyer-A man in our town who ma
his start as a peanut peddler, witA I
capital of Z cents, left over mill
when he died.
Myer-Dollars?
Gyer-No; peanuts.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26
Cannarienns

81 have a fireless cooker"
Il have a smokeless husband
Baltimore American.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26
His Affection.

What makes Bill such a croaker?'
Il believe it's because he's got a
frog in his throat"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26

bold and hwd purchaser of slightly damaged goods Then young Wiener
provide The
library obtained position teacher
verst O
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26


political history that 1T not good for be alone
other situation fe therefore comehe who
will take her place beside politics with rights
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26
Undoubtedly,

Little Lemuel-What are cobbk
stones, paw?
Paw-They are the kind that ~
hard on shoe leather, son.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26

Civilization Is what compels the
savage to work for his daily bread.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26
An Oddly.

THE auto face is a fixed one
Yes, strange to say. 1t is not ~
bile"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-26
The Proper Kind

The Proper Kind.
What sort of crew do you want
to man this bark Of yours?"
II suppose one of old sea dogs"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-22
ALERT

Suspect-WeI, boy, what are you
looking at me like that for?
Jealous Boy Scout ION guard at
reservOir)-Please, sir, we're looking
for foreign gentleman with fifty
tons of chemicals on his person
London Sketch,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-22
MOTHERS ADVICE

MOTHERS ADVICE
Johnny, stop using such dreadful
language"
well, mother, Shakespeare uses
it,
''Then don't play with him; he's no
fit companion for yOu."-London Tit
Bits.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-19
COLLECTS DEBT OF rs
CENTS AFTER 80 YEARS

+ c. Wilke of Elkhart came to
Mishawaka Tuesday and collected a
debt OF % cents which had been owing
MIN for % years. Just that long ago
Nilke. who was then in his callow
youth. was watching the erection Of
building on y. Church st. One of the
masons. earning % cents an hour. saw
the boy and jestingly offered him a
quarter II he would carry a brick
round Tor two hours without speaking
ne boy agreed TO do so and succeed
ed IN the undertaking; but the money
was not forthcOming-then
tuesday he had occasion TO come to
Mishawaka and while walking along
Lincoln highway he encountered the
erstwhile knight of the hammer and
stone, who has since retired from bus
mess, but is still a resident of the city.
Nllke introduced himself and follow
ed up the introduction by asking for
his long overdue account The con-
tractor. who asked not to have his
name mentioned, for fear it might in
Jure his credit in the city. went into
his Jeans and proffered Wilke the two
bits, which he took. The two after
wards enjoyed an interesting social
hour, during which many reminiS-
cenSeS were EXCHANGED
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-19
SUES TO COLLECT DEATH
BENEFIT ALLEGED DUE
Frank Dembski Names 80 Defendants
i'm Action Brought Against
Benevolent Society.

There are so defendants named in
bill which was filed in the circuit
court Wednesday afternoon by Frank
Dembski against the st. Hedwige Mu-
tual Benevolent and Brotherhood Ben
eft society to recover $156 alleged to
be due as a death benefit. The court
is asked to require the defendants TO
make known to the plaintiff the names
of all the members of the society. as
we'll as to furnish, in English, the by
laws, constitution and constitutional
amendments of the society. The de-
PENDANTS named are such of the mem
bers Of the society as are known to
the plaintiff The plaintiff is repre-
scented by John BuczkOwski.
1t is alleged in the complaint that
the plaintiff was a member of the
society at the time his wife died and
that, according TO the laws of the as
ISOLATION, he should have received 80
cents benefit from each of the 312
members 1t is charged that none or
this money was ever paid and that 1t
has been impossible to find out the
names of all the members of the or
ganization. Action is brought against
the members severally because OF the
fact that the organization Is unincor-
porated.