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THE RICnnOITD PALTADIUZIAND OUK-TEXEGRAM, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1910. page Timrai News of Surrounding Towns Of Interest to the Farmers KILTOrJ. luD. ttllton, lad., i April 15.-Mn. Mar Ion Level-ton spent Wednesday t LewliYllle. Mrr Dan HeM and family were at dinner with Mr. and Mrs. John Kel lam, yesterday. Mesdames BenJ. Haydon and Otto Hoffman spent yesterday with Mrs. S. Templln. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Florla, of Harris burg, spent Wednesday with Mrs. Em ma Ferguson. Mesdames Mary St. Clair, Hattie Heist and .their brother, Harry Mos baugh, returned yesterday from a visit to relatives at Noblesville and Arcadia. They report a fine visit. '. Mrs. DuHadwar of Richmond, spent Wednesday with Mrs. Jas. Baker. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Phil pott are mov ing to Indianapolis. William Davis was at dinner with his children, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.' Davis yesterday.' '"V" .-k, , . Mr. and Mrs. Ed 6chepman are mov ing to Indianapolis. Mrs. Schepman will spend some time at Columbus, with relatives. ' The friends of Earl Atkinson will probably be pleased to know of bis whereabouts. He Is playing with "Earning His Last Dollar" company and Is now at Colorado Springs. - There were fourteen members of the Embroidery Club with Mrs. J. A. Brown, Wednesday afternoon. The afternoon was happily spent and nice refreshments served. The next meet ing is with Mrs. Albert Newman. Mrs. Nancy Baldwin was at dinner with Mrs. Jas. Kellam, yesterday. Mrs. Ann Rothermel is visiting her grandchildren and others at ' Cam bridge City. ' Mrs. Catherine Swafford, of near Beeson's Station was calling on friends here, yesterday." Mrs. Swaf ford is the grandmother of Elmer Mc Conaha, of Richmond. Mesdames Lycurgus and O. L. Bee son were calling on Cambridge City friends, yesterday. The Chance Brothers, of Conner ville were greeting friends here yes terday. They were contracting for wood. ' Mrs. David Nugent visited friends at Cambridge City, yesterday. Several from here will go to Cin cinnati Sunday on th excursion. The train passes here at 3:32 a. m. Lafe Cross has the contract for painting Dwlght Johnston's tenant house near Beeson's Station. Ed Tate of Fayette county, has a gasoline, straw baler located In this township. He shipped two car loads of straw, one over the Big Four road and the other over the Lake Erie and Western, to Connersvtlle yesterday. He was baling at James Dolen's yes terday. .' -i 'v'V'?' " Mesdames J. B. Murley and Alice DuOranrut attended the D. of R. La- EVERY MAIL BRINGS A BUIICII OF PROOF That It Is Doing Great Good There Is But Little Doubt That Root, Juice is doing great good for scores of people. Is unquestioned except by those who do not happen to know some one who has used the med icine. The remedy Is rapidly making a national reputation as the most re markable curative agency of the age. Testimonials from far off states are neither wanted or .needed here at home. The people who live here, and have used the remedy, are telling their friends about It. That Is the princi pal cause of the great demand for it. - We are told that Root Juice con tains Golden Seal for the mucous lin ings of the stomach, bowels and blad der. Mandrake for the liver, Buchu for the kidneys, Gentian, -Columbo and Iron for the appetite, and other popu lar Ingredients that, when combined in the proper proportion, makes the re markable medicine searched for, and heal and tone every weak spot of the organs that make and filter the blood. Those who suffered with all forms of stomach troubles, rheumatism, nerv ousness and kidney complaints, are in this vicinity, to tell of the great good Root Juice did for them, and as conse quence the remedy Is moving very fast from the shelves of Luken & Co. drug tore. , dies' Aid with Mrs. Emma Webber, at Cambridge City, yesterday. Mrs. L. F. Lants spent Wednesday with her sister, Mrs, Ed Leibhardt, at Richmond. . Mrs. A. M. Gibbons, of Columbus, O. is visiting her mother, Mrs. J. L. Wlke. Mrs. Elmer Little was calling on friends at Connersville, yesterday. (TUt mmttar must not fee revrtntsd wits out sssrlsl permission. NEW PARIS. OHIO. New Paris, O., April 15. Mrs. Charles Bowles, who has been living at Kansas .City, Mo., was here early in the week visiting friends and relatives She left here for a visit with friends and relatives in Greenville. Thursday she will join her husband in Colum bus, and they . will sail for Belgium. Mr. Bowie will attend an exposition in Brussels where they expect to make their home. From Brussels they ex pect to attend an exposition at Cairo, Egypt Mrs. Mary Beelman returned on Tuesday afternoon after a five months visit with friends and relatives in Kan sas, Texas and Indiana. She reports a pleasant time. , Mrs. B. G. Arthur of Portland, Ind., is the guest of her son-in-law, Arch R. Raney and family. : Mrs. Catherine Stace of Indianapo lis, Is visiting Mrs. J. M. Sawyer. The Rev. C. 8. Grauser is at Ger mantown, assisting in a revival. Mr. Wesley Prather and sister, have moved Into his property In town and a colored family named Watkins will occupy that place which Will Marshall purchased. Mrs. Dr. Wolf's father and mother are visiting here. Mrs. Grauser and son are visiting in Gettysburg this week, Mrs. Mary M. Murray of Winchester returned to her home Thursday after several days visit with her sister, Mrs. Susan McKee. Mrs. Susan McKee and Ms. Mary Murray were New Madison guests Tuesday and Wednesday. CAMBRIDGE CITY, IND. Cambridge City, Ind., April 15. Mrs. Charles Hageman and her mother Mrs. Martha McClear, are spending a few days with relatives in Fountain City. , Mrs. Homer Klmmer visited friends In Dublin Thursday. Jacob Griesihger and son. Will, were in Indianapolis the first of the week, Mrs. C. E. Franklin has returned to her home in Bedford, after two weeks spent with Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Pant Mr. and Mrs. Homer Manlove visited the former's parents. In llton, yester day.. . Lewis Bridget, an employe of the American Casket Co.. at this city. while placing a casket on the elevator at the factory, Thursday morning, fell backward, a distance of fourteen feet. dislocating the wrist of his right arm and receiving a number of bruises. A bench and a gas pipe against which he struck, breaking the force of his fall, were all that saved him from being very seriously, if not fatally Injured. William Hull, of Dublin, was a Cam bridge City visitor Thursday. Mrs. Ada Dennis of this city, Mrs. Edna Reed, of Dublin, and Miss Mayme Kennedy of Mluncle, will give a recital in the Christian church of Milton, Mon day evening, April eighteenth. W. H. Trussler of Dublin, will as sume the duties of ticket agent in the office of the T. H., I. & E. traction company. In that place, Sunday, May first.':.. The ninth annual meeting of the Daughters of Rebekah. was held Thurs day at the home of Mrs. George Web ber, near this place. . The day was thoroughly enjoyed by all present. Forty ladies were in attendance. The time was spent In sewing, while the big dinner spread in the dining room was one to which all the ladles did am ple Justice. The election of officers resulted as follows: President, Mrs. Martha, Pitman; vice president, Mrs. George Robey; secretary, Mrs. Willard Petro; treasurer, Mrs. George Babcock; chaplain, Mrs. Maria Straub. Matt Shew, who has been quite se riously ill, for the past few days, is somewhat Improved. ; George Peet, formerly of this place, but now a resident of Indianapolis, has disposed of the four acres of ground, at the west side of town to Frank Og born. . Consideration, 1800. Harry Buntln has returned to Chica go after a few days spent with his wife, who is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hunt SETTING FRUIT TREES. . Since trees in crooked rows are un sightly and make trouble In plowing and cultivation of any crop put in rows It is Just as well to set them straight While ' there la more than on way of 'doing this, there is no bet ter method, than the- running of three rows of sighting ; stakes both ways across the area to be set Of course if the tract is very large or the sur face quits, rolling more rows of stakes should be set. It is well to begin at one side, measuring off the distances for the stakes and at the same time sighting them, so that they will set true and straight s A row should then be run In the same way on one of the other sides at right ancles to the one already set. : Two rows should then he set near the middle of the tract paral lel to the rows already set and, lastly, two other rows should be run through on the two edges of the field not al ready staked. These last rows may be quickly set by sighting those al ready in. From this point on no meas uring stick Is needed, it being possible to quickly determine the location of all the rest of the trees to be set by sighting from the rows of stakes al ready placed. While the work, of planting Is expedited if two work to gether, one person can sight both ways alone and do very good work. Anoth er aid in setting the trees true is a board about four Inches wide and four feet long, In tbe middle of both ends of which notches have been cut about an inch square and a third cut in one edge at the middle and extending half an inch beyond the exact center of the board, so as to make an opening about an inch square at the center. A long straight stake should be used for the center the one' which will mark tbe location of the tree while two peg considerably' shorter should be used for the ends. When the tree stake has been prop erly set tbe board described should be slipped on to it so that the stake will be at the middle. The end pegs should then be put 'in the notches referred to, when the middle stake may be pulled and the board removed while the dig ging of the bole is in progress. When the hole is ready the frame should be adjusted over the end pegs and the tree held in place in the notch at the center of the board, where the long peg was. This equipment will work best If the three pegs used are rounded somewhat and are made a trifle less than an Inch in diameter, so that they will not stick In the notches of the board. If this method Is followed care fully straight trees can be set so true that a rifle ball shot from the end row would strike more than half of the trees. A CORN BREEDING PLOT. It would be well if every farmer who Is seriously engaged in the growing of corn had a few acres of the best soil on the place as a corn breeding plot On such a plot, could be raised tbe seed needed for the general crop, while valuable tests In determining the pro ductivity of various types of corn could be carried on and would not only aire new Interest to the farm operations, but would have a direct bearing on the financial consideration. The field set apart for this purpose should be by Itself and separated from the main field of corn by twenty or thirty rods, which would reduce to a minimum a pollination of the breeding plot from tbe main field. If it is de sirable to produce seed of especial vigor by cross, rather than self fertil ization of the stalks In the breeding plot this may be done by detassellng alternate rows and selecting the seed for the ensuing year from those stalks from which the blossoms (stamens) have been removed. Another instruc tive experiment is planting a . given number of - hi Us with kernels from several desirable types of ears, the seed from each ear being in a row by itself. When the corn from such ear rows Is measured at harvest time a good idea is. obtainable of the vigor and productivity and this means real value of given types as well as va rieties of corn. A NEW POTATO DISEASE. As If it were not enough for the "murphy" raiser to contend with scab and bugs and blight and commission men, a new disease, the potato wart a fungous disease which causes un sightly warts and In 'severe attacks completely destroys the crop, has late ly attracted much interest. It was discovered in Hungary a number of years ago. Is prevalent in many sec tions of England, has been carried to Newfoundland - and tbe. chances : are that it 'wilt spread to lrefandand this country unless the greatest ; precau tions : are taken. Once the fmnjrus gtts Into tbe soU It is impossible to grow a crop of potatoes for several years. It la Introduced from section to section by using affected seed, and It Is la this respect that great caution should be exercised. The scrub farmer wm do wen to confine his attention to . scrub stock and not launch into, the .business of raising fun bloods, which to do well must have first class care. Light weight in seed grsin ; nasally means a shriveled berry and , low vi tality. Herein lies the Justification of the use of the fanning mill 1 In- the cleaning of all small grain Intended for ' While a cypress or cedar hedge about a place has its drawbacks, it ; furnishes an ideal retreat for many species of interesting birds hat fre quent It continually, making their nests and rearing their yeung therein. The untitled orchard or berry patch means not only a checking of the growth and a reducing of the pro ductive capacity of tree and bush, but It also means an unmolested harbor and. place of retreat for their many Insect enemies. ' The service which birds render to man as insect destroyers can hardly be measured. For this practical serv ice alone, if there ; were not . other grounds, some pains may well be tak en to see that nesting places are pro vided or left for them about the prem ises. It would be better for folks' stom achs as well as their pocketbooks if they should reduce their meat ration and substitute therefor as a breakfast ration some of the excellent cereals Which are to be had at reasonable prices. One of the results of this change In diet would be a much great er relish for the meat rations of the other meals of the day. In France on roads which are as good as engineering skill can make them a single horse will haul 3,300 pounds 'at a load as against 1,400 pounds per horse over tbe level dirt roads In this country and' 1,000 pounds over billy dirt roads. There would seem to be abundant evidence in these figures that it pays a country or com-1 munity to have firm and level high ways. v i Publishers of magazines and the reading public would view in better spirit an increase in pound postage rates (the brunt of which would fall on the Individual subscribers) if con gressmen and other folks engaged in the public service were not enjoying a franking privilege which makes it pos sible - for ' them to transport : free of charge anything from private corre spondence to poodle dogs, tireless cook ers, pianos and automobiles. . Until lately pea vines the byproduct of pea canneries, were a waste prod uct the handling of which involved a good deal of expense. As a result of experiments which have been conduct ed by tbe federal department of agri culture it has been found that these same vines can be made into a bay that is considered better than clover hay and is a satisfactory feed for cat tle, horses and sheep, while they may be converted Into a silage which makes an excellent ration for dairy cows. The vines may be cured best by spreading them on sod land, giving a forage crop which is worth from S3 to $5 per ton. x 'The jack rabbit nicely illustrates the protective coloration with which na ture has provided certain animals as a partial means of protecting them from their natural enemies through a change In the color of the coat with the change of season to harmonize with the general tone coloring of their surroundings. In countries of snow fall the Jack's summer coat is of a brownish dun color which corresponds very closely to the color of the grass and brush and leaves. In winter his coat changes to pure white with the' exception of the black tip of bis tail, though In sections where there Is no snow the winter coat Is not materially different from that of the summer. For planting In northwestern states the Norway poplar gives promise of being a most valuable tree. It Is a ojjick jgroWejr, making, s ..diameter of trom Six to U-u icles in eight or nine years; Is hardy, does well under a great variety of conditions, possesses a smooth and straight grain and can be used for a variety of outdoor and indoor purposes and for butter work ers, berry boxes, wagon and buggy boxes. ? The tree may be propagated by staking tbe cuttings in water for a week before planting. Tbey should be planted large end down about five inches deep and iu rows 5 by 7 feet apart in mellow soil and cultivated during the first two er three years, after which the trees will shade the ground and take care of themselves. In yiew of tbe present scarcity of corn of sufficient vitality to justify its use as seed, the farmers in the north ern part of the corn belt, .which was visited i by the severe freeze of last October, are- up against a very real proposition. If they, cannot secure seed which will give them at least two thirds of a stand they would better put in amaU grain in place of the corn They will be r tempted to fuse seed grown farther south 1 because' It ; will germinate, but this is almost as seri ous a mistake as using poor seed, for in ajl probability, corn from such coed would not mature in time to escape the fall frosts, - in which 'case they would fare no better. If good seed of tbe proper type can be secured at a cost of even $12 per bushel it would be better to use this than to use seed chat will not germinate or mature a crop of sound corn. , A. WOmafc wiu ntsru ucr augers on. and . be cheerful . and light hearted about It if she Is now and then made to feel thit the service she renders is ' appreciated. Spoken appreciation costs the one who elves it nothing. In fact, it enlarges his nature and, on tbe other hand. Is as rain to thirsty plants to those on whom it is bestosved. Tbe state of Minnesota ; has 10,000 quarter sections of land subject to homestead' entry. , Much of this Jand is good for farming purposes, but be fore being filed on should be carefully Inspected when there is no snow on the ground. Information regarding homestead lands over tbe country may be secured by writing -the department of the interior, Washington. - There is probably no type of farm- i ing or ranching that Is more remu nerative or : accompanied with : leas risk one year with another than the growing of alfalfa.. Especially Is this true in and near sections whose area Is largely devoted to some other pur poseas. for instance, fruit raising, for uniformly high prices can be secured for the bay owing to the limited sup ply raised. Here is a fine opportunity for many an energetfef ellow " who likes farming, but doesn't like to pot up with the exacting care which the raising of fruit entails. a Where possible a first band Inspec tion of the nursery stock which one buys is advisable, for in such case one not only has opportunity to size up the general appearance of the stock, but to examine the type of roots which the stuff has. which is of more Importance than any other factor. And this holds whether tbe order be of small fruit bushes, vines. ; fruit trees or ever greens. 'The root of a plant or tree ts the capital with which it starts -in tbe business of growing, and if this capi tal be lacking its operations are bound to be limited and .unsatisfactory. While conditions Tary greatly in dif ferent sections of tbe country affect ing tbe care which ought to be given to newly set fruit trees, it is the ver dict of tbe beet experience that they should be given most thorough culti vation, with no crop grown close enough to appropriate the moisture which the trees need for tbeir best growth. Too often mistakes are made along both these lines, with the result that the young trees, instead of making a healthy growth, become stunted and never , develop as they might bare done. That cultivation should be given which will insure loose and mellow soil about tbe trees.' and under no circumstances-should it be allowed to become bard 'and baked. wOo bare acaievett Wttilbtioa by : Ice rendered to' their fallows through their contributions to the epMSdiag of the country's agricultural Interests. Three men were honored a short time ago by the university, one of whom . was a leader in the organisation of farmers clubs and an able institute leader, the second for the good work he had done as a breeder of fine horses and the encouragement he had given the industry, white tbe third Intra duced the culture of Japanese rice to the southwest and has been a pioneer in the work of establishing the very valuable demonstration farms in a dos- en southern states, being st present In the employ of tbe federal government. With agriculture occupying tbe funda mentally important place that It does in our lite as a people the recognition thus of service rendered Is becoming indeed and tends to give to agriculture as a vocation the emphasis which It ; rightly deserwu There ought to be more of these degrees for farmers. v The crude rate of mortality last year in the seventy-six largest English towns, having an estimated population of 16,000,000, did not exceed 14.7 a Lthousand. ' . While a calf may have nothing but sklmmilk from birth and make a go of it, it will never be the calf it might have been had it been started on new milk and gradually changed to a sklm milk ration re-enforced by a handful of oilmeal at each feed and later by oats and shelled corn. Scrimping the feed of the calf in order to sell a little more cream or butter is not a good plan for any animal which is being raised for profit. There seems to be an extraordinary demoralization in tbe spud market doe to last year's ; unusually ; heavy crop and a holding of a large per cent of it close to the time when new potatoes will be on the market. Mot withstanding the slump in prices, no good reason will exist for reducing the acreage of the tubers materially,' as enough will be led to do this to mate rially raise the price for those who stay in the business on the same scale. Before the present year's growth of the shade trees.9 gets well started it Will be a good idea to Inspect those bordering the public highway "and to prune the limbs hanging down over walks and driveways. It is not cal culated to induce kindly feelings in the lady next door if she has tbe feath ers on her best hat knocked loose by one of these overhanging limbs nor to promote the religious instincts of the fellow who has his eye punched while riding by on a load of hay or double box wagon. The University of Wisconsin has of late inaugurated a custom which might well be followed by other Institutions a part or the whole of tbe energies of Which as institutions are devoted to tbe teaching and exemplification of a better type of agriculture. Tbls con sists of presenting degrees testimo nials arpr;?riayv. en-'ossedto men fa yffft f t'."tTMfft in fit" .'."i"4 Original Genuine MALTE MILK TheFoodDrinkforAllAee i i ii i.i-i.i r ii , i i.bcs i Eci fa csy ICS 1kz Intirt oaOlLIClC, . 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SATURDAY SPECIAL 2 Packages of New Cleaned Currants for 15; 2 Cans of Fine Red Salmon for 2Sc 18 Pounds of the Best Granulated Sugar for Ql - Try a Pound ot A. & P. mend Ccllce f er 25c Phone 1215 ,00 727r.0cinSa. k 1 lesi Cftcnce For TJicl Atonin For Tie tell My M fc lemtDKliiPiifciK Saturday's program will consist of demonstrating- the cooking of a pot roast in an aluminum kettle without the use of water. Potatoes will be cooked in the pure juice of the meat and you will be shown how much better this method is over the wasteful, flavor-destroying methods that you have been accustomed to. Then the whole week will be taken up in review and all the points will be brought out and made fresh in your mind; you will be given full opportunity to ask questions and find out about anything that may have been giving you trouble. Whether you have been able to attend any of the other demonstrations or not, don't miss this one. Fcr ltd 9 Per