DELIVERING MAIL.
Trolley System for Bringing Letters
from the Road.
Where the house stands some dis
tance back froin the highway a trolley
« can be rigged up
to save steps in
M' \ getting the mail.
./ \ suggests Farm
/ anf ' " ome - The
t> box is hung on
—■ Fjfc? " two • pulley door
> >*?*•—- c hangers, as shown
j«'M\ in cut. A strong
iKijv' post, with a bent
arm, is set next the highway, and a
wire, a. suspended between it and the
house, 011 which the box runs. A pul
ley is fastened in. or to, the post, and
over it runs a cord, he, to pull the
box back and forth between the house
and the road. The box is sent down
to meet the carrier, who places the
mail in it, and then it is quickly
pulled back to the house.
HAY STACKING DEVICE.
Handy Device That Will Do Good
Work Anywhere.
This handy device for stacking hay
In the field can be set up anywhere
tn a very short time. It consists of
Plan of Hay Stacking Derrick.
two telegraph poles, two guy ropes,
and an iron rod of cable, on which
runs a carrier. By this method, says
the Prairie Farmer, one can build as
large a stack as he wishes, and do it
quicker and better.
OYSTER SHELL BARK LOUSE.
It Is a Hard Pest to Fight, But Keep
at It—Destroys Shade Trees.
The oyster shell bark louse is a
hard customer. Last season two
neighbors called my attention to the
chade trees in front of their resi
dences. They were seven black ash
trees of 15 to 20 years' growth. Three
trees were covered with the louse on
the trunk and out to the extreme end
of the branches. Many of the limbs
had died, and two trees had been cut
down two years previous, having been
killed by the scale.
These trees, explains the writer in
Farm and Home, I soon discovered,
needed radical treatment in order to
be saved in one season, so I decided
on one careful application. Making
a kerosene emulsion of one to seven
strength, arming myself with scrub
brushes, a ladder and saw, I started
to work as soon as the scales began
to lift, which was the first of June.
All limbs that were dead or quite sure
to die were sawed out to be burned,
and the remainder, with the trunk,
■were scrubbed with the emulsion until
all scales were rubbed off
The work was out o/ the ordinary
method for large trees, but had the
desired effect. They started at once
Into new growth and now arc in a
rery promising condition. The r»wn
•rs were well satisfied to pay for the
work. The kerosene emuloion was
made of one gallon kerosene, two gal
lons boiling water and half pound
«oap, then agitated while hot for ton
minutes with a foot pump. By adding
five gallons water I had sufficient
mixture togo over the seven traes.
PRACTICAL POINTS.
Treat your own family as politely as
you do your neighbor Jones.' You live
n good deal nearer to them.
If rats are 'jotboring your corfi get
•ome wir® netting of half-inch mesh
and line the corn crib while it is
empty.
The man who persists in growing
noxious weeds will never sit in the
i 'gls'ature or win prizes at the coun
ty fair.
Tho 'man with the hoe" is no long
er typical of the farmer. He rides in
an auto and plows with one if he
wishes.
Sweet clover has some value for
pasture, but l'ttle for hay. It is of
some good as fertilizer or to plow un
dor In thin Kinds. It grows well on
waste lands and is a good thim? to
hoid new hillsides from excessive
washing.
Varieties of Soil.
There are more than 500 varieties
of soil, and eaci' variety needs just
a little different, treatment from any
other variety of «oil. Also each va
riety has in it a different, combination
of fertilizers from any other variety.
Therefore we have before us a prob
lem worthy of the efforts of the wis
mt. men. The man that best under
stands the various Btiils with which he
to work is the man that will gen
ially succeed best in the cultivation
of his land. The tendency is to dodf*
the study of tho soil because it is a
difficult Btudy.
THE HAY CROP.
Some Suggestions for the Stacking
in the Field.
Now that we have an unusually
heavy crop of hay to secure, some
farmers will be obliged to stack some
of it. A foundation can be made of
rails or poles laid close enough to
hold the hay up from the ground and
allow the circulation of air under
neath to prevent the hay at the bot
tom gathering moisture from the
ground and spoiling.
Begin the stack at the bottom con
siderably smaller than you intend to
have the body of the stack. Lay
the hay in the middle first and pack
it very firmly and work outward until
you get the size of the bottom. Carry
It up a little ways and then begin to
lay out a little at each course. Keep
the middle fullest, and pressed down,
but do not walk close to the side
while laying the outer course. I
usually keep away from the edge
throe or four feet.
When you have enlarged the stack
as much as you intend to, says the
Orange Judd Farmer, carry it up even
ly on the outside until you have fully
two-thirds of the hay in that you in
tend to putin that stack, and then
prepare to draw it into top out. Keep
the middle fullest and well packed and
draw gradually until you have com
pleted the top. Put a cap of marsh
hay on, and put on hangers, as good
hay is too valuable to be wasted by
exposing it to the etorms.
Keep in mind from the beginning,
that if you keep the middle of the
stack the fullest and well packed, and
the outer course looser, the hay will
droop on the outside and shed the
rains perfectly from top to bottom of
etack. A man who has a mechan
ical turn of mind can make a stack
that looks well and in which the hay
will keep as well as in the barn. Hay
for stacking needs to be perfectly
cured before it is hauled.
DON'T MUTI LI ATE THE ROOTS.
Careless Methods Will Reduce the
Amount of the Yield.
In the cultivation of any farm crop,
do not mutilate the roots. Careless
ness in this regard has caused the loss
of more in the way of farm crops
than almost any other thing unless it
be weeds. Take note of how long a
tree stands still in its growth after it
has been set out. That is because the
roots have been mutilated and are ma
king repairs before the growth of the
tree can be resumed.
In the cultivation of a field crop,
says the Farmers' .Review, the result
of destroying a part of the roots is not
so obvious, because the roots have not
been mutilated to the same degree
a* in the case of the tree, and also
1 because the crop was growing so rap
idly that the result is only in a les
sened speed of growth. But the result
is along the same line and exists even
if it be not so noticeable.
Yet. the speed of growth counts for
a great deal in the development of a
crop, and nothing should be done that
will lessen that speed of development.
A loss of 5 to 10 per cent may be
caused and the farmer not suspect it,
because he has no standard by which
to judge it.
Before entering on the cultivation
of any fast-growing ttoi> ♦.he farmer
should make a cc.f'Tji estimate as to
where the roots tre likely to be in the
soil and avoid them. To leave the
roots undisturbed is to leave them in
the very best condition for growing,
as the cultivation has broken up t.h«
crust above them and let in the air,
which plays a large part, in the prepar
ation of plant food.
CRIMSON CLOVER.
A Good Plant for Localities Not Tm
Far North.
This is sometimes called Italian
clover and German clover, it is hardy
enough for locations sonth of the Ohio
river, but winter kills it in the north.
It is a beautiful plant, and a mass of
crimson clover has a pleasing effect
Crimson Clover.
in the flower garden. In the south a
big field of crimson clover is a pleas
ant sight.
On the Atlantic seaboard it. has been
grown successfully as far north a*
Delaware. As a green crop for
plowing under it is excellent.
Lettuce Good for Geese.
Lettuce is an excellent food for
young geese and ducks. Usuall.v there
Is more in the garden tnan the family
uses. This can be fed with profit. It
;>ays to raise it for youn" waterfowl, I
aod all kinds of poultry .
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1908.
THE GARDEN SPOT OF THE EARTH
Many People Planning to Goto
Southwest Oklahoma.
The removal of restrictions on In
dian lands in the Indian Territory por
tion of Oklahoma, is creating great in
terest throughout the nation anions
capitalists looking for investments and
planning to establish manufactories, as
well as among the tillers of the soil
who hope to better their condition.
Chickasha is situated in the Washi
ta valley, the center of the choicest
of the Indian lands, and to that city
will go those who study the situation
intent on reaching the vantage point.
Seven railroad lines diverge there.
Water plants will furnish to manufac
tories cheap electric power.
Chickasha ships more corn, more
cotton and more live stock than any
other point in Oklahoma.
The modern built business district
in the valley and beautiful residence
portion on hills make a veritable
dreamland. The imposing churches
and modern school buildings are mon
uments to the character of the citizens
who erected them.
The country for which Chickasha is
the market center ranks with the most
productive in the world. Corn, cotton,
wheat and alfalfa are grown with
equal success to that of either crop
in a one crop country. Garden truck
ing is to be one of the most profitable
pursuits. Fruits of all kinds grow and
produce luxuriantly. In fact, Grady
county, of which Chickasha is the
capital, is the garden spot of the
earth.
Chickasha has a live Commercial
Club which promptly answers letters
of inquiry regarding the section to
which the eyes of the nation are just
now directed.
NOT ONLY COULD, BUT DID.
Mr. Grandon Able to Bear Testimony
to Wife's Accomplishments.
Sometimes there is a drop of regret
In the cup of joy served by fate to the
husband of a brilliant talker. "I
should think it would be a privilege
to sit at the table with your wife
three times a day," said one of Mrs.
Grandon's ardent feminine admirers.
"Only twice a day," said Mr. Gran
don. with a bow. "I do not go home
at noon."
"Too bad!" said the admirer. "We
could not get on without her at club
I'm sure. Why, I believe she could
talk intelligently or. a thousand top
ics!"
"She can—and does," said Mr. Gran
don, and with another bow he slipped
out just as his wife appeared.
Youths' Companion.
THE REASON WHY.
First Passenger—l wonder why the
train is making such a long stop at
this station.
Second Passenger (experienced trav
eler) —I suppose it is because no one
happens to be trying to catch the
train
Proof Positive.
There is usually some convincing ar
gument to a question of doubt, if one
is only bright enough to think of it at
the time of controversy. The farmer
was able to produce the indisputable
without delay of circumlocution. A
number of i>eople were gathered
'round the bulletin board of the Read
ing Eagle, on which was announced
"Death of Frank Miller."
Two farmers from the extreme
backwoods were gazing at the various
items of news, when one of them
spied the lugubrious statement, and
pointing it out to his rustic comrade,
remarked innocently:
"It says on that board: 'Death of
Frank Miller.' Is that you?"
"No," replied the other, in all seri
ousness. "My name is John."
HEALTH AND INCOME
Both Kept Up on Scientific Food.
Good sturdy health helps one a lot
to make money.
With the loss of health one's income
is liable to shrink, if not entirely
dwindle away.
When a young lady has to make her
own living, good health is her best
asset.
"I am alone in the world," writes
a Chicago girl, "dependent on my own
efforts for my living. I am a clerk, and
alKnit two years ago through close ap
plication to work and a boarding
house diet, I became a nervous in
valid, and got so bad off it was almost
impossible for me to stay in the office
a half day at a time.
"A friend suggested to me the idea
of trying Grape-Nuts, which I did,
making this food a largo part of at
least two meals a day.
"Today I am free from brain-tire,
dyspepsia, and all the ills of an
overworked and improperly nourished
brain and body. To Grape-Nuts I owe
the recovery of my health, and the
ability to retain my position and in
come." "There's a Reason."
Name given by Postum Co., Hat tie
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well
ville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to t'me. They
are genuine true, and full of human
Interest.
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FREE BHAVE.
Kind Gentleman —My poor man, of
all the bad scrapes you've had, which
was the worst?
Rambling Rupert—De worse scrape
I ever had, sir, was when I got shaved
in a barber college.
CUTICURA CURED FOUR
Southern Woman Suffered with Itch
ing, Burning Rash—Three Little
Babies Had Skin Troubles.
"My baby had a running sore on hi«
neck and nothing that I did for it took
effect until I used Cuticura. My face
was nearly full of tetter or some sim
ilar skin disease. It would itch and
burn so that I could hardly stand it.
Two cakes of Cuticura Soap and a box
of Cuticura Ointment cured me. Two
years after it broke out on my hands
and wrist. Sometimes I would go
nearly crazy for it itched so badly. I
went back to my old stand-by, that
had never failed me—one set of Cuti
cura Remedies did the work. One
set also cured my uncle's baby whose
head was a cake of sores, and another
baby who was in the same fix. Mrs.
Lillie Wilcher, 770 Eleventh St., Chat
tanooga, Tenn., Feb. 16, 1907."
Melba In Paris.
Mme. Melba has seldom received
such a remarkable ovation as that
which greeted her appearance at the
recent opera gala performance in
Paris. It cannot, however, compare
in delirious enthusiasm with one she
received some years ago in St. Peters
burg. On one memorable night, after
the close of the opera, she was called
before the curtain again and again
for more than an hour, until she was
so exhausted that she could scarcely
stand. Her enthusiastic admirers
then followed her carriage to the ho
tel, where they serenaded her, al
though it was a bitterly cold night,
until three o'clock in the morning. On
the following day when she reached
the station to depart the platform was
crowded with hundreds of adoring
music lovers. Ab the train was leav
ing they took the pencil with which
she had written her autograph for
all who could get near her, bit it into
small pieces and passed them around
as souvenirs.
Politeness.
It was the last day of the term in
one of our public kindergartens. The
children were all seated around the ta
bles thoroughly enjoying the treat of
ice cream which the teacher always
provided on this occasion.
Glancing around the room at the
beaming faces of the children, the
kindergartner noticed one child pick
up his plate and lick it.
She went up to him and said in a
low tone of voice: "Freddie, put down
your plate; it is not polite to pick it
up and lick it."
Fred obeyed at once, quietly plac
ing his plate on the table. He then
put his head down to the plate ecd
licked it.
Costly Popularity.
France's cruiser Leon Gambetta is
named after the famous politician,
who died on December 31, 18S2. In the
times of his intense popularity Gam
betta had an experience which lie was
wont to tell against himself. In Paris ;
admirers unyoked his horses and j
dragged the carriage to his house, j
Gambetta would narrate this with an j
air of pride, and he would add, with j
a smile: "But I never saw my horses |
axainl" j
SAVAGE FLING AT AUDIENCE.
1 inebriated Orator Resented Disapprov
al of His Condition.
"Like many a statesman of the
past," said Senator Beveridge, "he
drank too much. And one Fourth of
July morning, on a platform hung
with flags and flowers before the
courthouse of a country town, facing
an audience of farmers and their fam
ilies that had come from miles around,
the statesman arose to deliver the In
dependence day oration in a slightly
intoxicated state.
"He was not incapable of an ora
] tion, but his unsteady gait, his flushed
face and disordered attire spoke ill
of him, and the audience hissed.
"He held up his hand. They were
silent. Then he laughed scornfully
and said:
" 'Ladies and gentlemen, when a
statesman of my prominence consents
to appear in such a little, one-horse
town as this, he must be either drunk
or crazy. I prefer to be considered an
inebriate.' " —Washington Star.
A PERFECT TERROR.
I Horace—Yes, I'm a fearful fellow
j when I'm roused.
Maud—Really! What time do they
j waken you?
The Spoiled Child.
"No." growled little Willie, "I don't
want that big pink necktie on."
"It doesn't matter what you want,"
replied his mother, "you must have it
on."
"Well, if you put it on me I'll cry all
over it and that'll spoil it."—Philadel
phia Press.
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Regular Burial Place.
A well-known English bishop soma
time since lost his third wife. A cler
gyman who had known the first wlf«
returned from Africa and wanted to
see the grave. He called at the cathe
dral and saw the verger.
"Can you tell me where the bishop's
wife is buried?"
"Well, sir," replied the verger, "I
don't know for certain, but he mostly
J buries 'em at Crompton."
No Running About.
Mrs. Gadder (reading an ad.)
Shopping by mail! How ridiculous!"
: Mrs. Ascum —Why so?
Mrs. Gadder—Why, how can one
shop by mail? You can only buy things
by mail.
SICK HEADACHE
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