The Abilene Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, November 12, 1897 Page: 7 of 8
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LRRWASCONPIDENCED.
Acco.pHcc in rT.rlck Did Not
lvC Up to Ills Agreement.
An
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1 .p Bmrt nf thb ncci
NnU!u " fW snail the
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.i -that I cxppriuncou u rum
aW' il blow. I was per-
orinHi .i ? ntn
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.Umt-swlmtagoodrnany
-onto though '" "" '
1001 .. cuvor dollar and cm-
lml ' tho trick by passing
to coin int u' r?" . "
kl"J3
thoboyium vu u "T" Uo
attd that tho nmrKcu com .mu i
fellow in ono provioubij "t
"i. the theater I looked
iround'for a likely youth to aid
' i.. mv double dealing. I
UU" ' '"' :.l
rocked a boy ana F" " -Lliim
in if he would follow
my instructions.
-lama conjurer 1 said. 4J
wUlt yon tb put this dollar in
your right-hand trouser pocket.
I'll get you a seat in the front
ww Whenlaskior soraeouuj
to come on tho stage you must
come. Then I will ask you to
produce tho dollar.'
"Tho boy protnisedevorything
and alter muking arrangements
for him at the door I left bun.
When I was ready for tho dollar
trick 1 saw my young confeder-
ate sitting opon mouthed in the
front row. I had provaueu up-
on another member of the audi-
ence to lond mo a dollar . marked
MCnetly as was that I had given
totfioboy.
'1 passed that borrowed dollar
the orange cut the fruit open
awl out dropped tho coin. Then
I went on:
" 'And now ladies and gentle-
men 1 will perform a still more
difficult feat I have passed the
dollar into the- orange. 27ow T
will ask some member of the
-audience- to step on tho stage and
without going anywnere ...
him 1 will pass tho same dollar
marked as you hiivo seen into
tho right-hand trousers pocket.
"True to his bargain the boy
.Niepped to the stage I stepped
opposite him and asked t
" 'Now sir have you ever seon
me before?'
" 'o sir' was the answer.
" 'I have hero a dollar' I con
tinued. I am going to piss it
into vour right-hand trousers
pocket. One two-three -go!
"I mado the proper magician's
puss and smiled upon my audi-
ence . .
11 lNow' I said to my assistant
'put your hand into your right-
hand trousors pocket and give
me the dollar.'
"Tho boy looked abitshcopish.
but ho dived his list down. Then
to my unuttorublo -horror ho
produced a hnudf ul of silver and
-aid:
" 'I've only got UO cents of t
left sir.'
"I went out in a hurry and
took a drink."--N. V. Tunes.
Mow to Plant an Orchard.
ICditoFlIortloulturTilDoparliuont
Stockman and Farmer:
The question has often been
asked whv fanners do not rniso
fruit A great deal has been
written about tho importance of
nilatnirfi'illtmi tllO fami. It- 8
impossible to concoivo that tho
farmers' indlfforonco to the
raising of fruit is altogether due
to a luck of upprcolutoln f
importance I bollovo that if
linihs wore lukon to llnd out roa-
son why so few farmers raise
fruit it would bo found lh tho
numerous failures with which
iimuy'fiirmors have mot In at-
tempting toralsoan oroliard and
which naturally have an Inlluoueo
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"In dotorrlng others irom wib
the attempt.
Tho imiiu auKU c tlQ8 frtl1
uvos may ho traced to the proa-
Hue iu voguo among rmww
way it is cared for. Itisttnob-
.served fact that most farmers in
sotting out an orchard pay very
littlo attention to the preparation
of tho soil and especially to the
cultivation of it after tho trees
have boon planted holioving that
after tho trees have been sot
out thoir work is done and
honcoforch the tree are tb tako
euro of themselves. It is pasted
time uud money to plant an or-
chard unless proper euro and at
tention is bestowed upon it and
where those are given there is
no reason why under normal
conditions tho farmer should
not bo able to raise fruit on his
farm.
Tho selection of the land with
reference to its adaptation to any
particular fruit is of primary im-
portance. A soil that is adapted
for peaches will not suit for pears
and the same applies to other
fruit. Peaches require a sandy
soil pears a clay soil a clay loam
for plums and quinces and a
sandy loam for grapes. The pre-
paration of tho soil is a very im
portant consideration in planting
an orchard. Many farmers in
planting an orchard content
themselves with merely digging
n'holo for the reception of the
tree. This is as bad as sowing
cotton or com on unprepared
land. The soil on which an or-
chard is to be planted needs just
s Careful prepiration us that for
any other crop. The plant will
prosper in proportion to the de
velopment of its root system
and unless the soil is mellow and
porous the roots will be impeded
iu thoir development ana as a re-
sult the plant will die sooner or
latere "Besides in bringing the
soil in a proper mechanical con-
dition it admits oxygen to tho
roots Without which .they will
die and also allowing a circula
tion of air in tho soil thus mcu-
itating the disintegration of the
mineral matter which it contains.
The proper time to plant an
orchard in this suite Is during-
the latter part of November and
the month of December. The
.distances between trees to be
imtid donends upon the variety
of tree and the 'character of the
land; the richer tho spil and tho
largest the habit of the tree to
grow tho greater must the dis-
tance be. In general however
peaches are planted at a distance
of twenty feet each Way; pears
fifteen by twenty feet; grapes
eigh feet each way; plums; fif-
teen feet each way. The distances
are laid off with a line upon which
tho spaces are marked ott and
a colored piece of cloth tied on at
each space. The hue is streicu-
ed across on one side of the land
upon which tho orchard is to bo
planted und at each space on the
Uno a stake is sot in- tho ground.
The line is then stretched across
the other side of tho land mid
stakes set in the ground in tho
same manner This process is
fh ii ronoited crosswise. A;
the places where the stakes aro
set into tho ground tho holo is
dug for the reception of tho tree.
This oporation if properly done
will not only insure a straight
n will suvo time and
trouble in sighting in.
Of great importance also is
tho proper taking care of the
trees when roatvoti from tho
nursery. Whim the. trees aro
..nmiiv.xl from tho nursery they
should bo immediately bedded so
as to protect tho roots from at-
mosphorlolnlluoaeos. Tho best
method Is to dig a ironcu auunu
two feet wido and one foot deep
into which tho roots of the trees
aroplacodand covered up with
tho excavated earth uud kept
thoro until ready to bo planted.
In planting tho trees thoy must
have their tops and roots prim
od. This is a very important
process in planting an orouuru
and one which involves phyhlolog-
Jcal and pathological oonsidoru-
ic MMio amount to bo out
back doponds upon tho vigor of
tho plant. A vigorous plant may
bo out back more than a feeble
one. As a rule however trees
uvo out back to about olghtoou
on the root. Care must bo tukon
that no bruised partp uro loft on
tho tree as these favor tho breed-
ing of disease
In sotting the tree into tho
ground 'great care must be exor
cised that tho roots liro not
crowded so us to bo necessary to
bend them.. This is especially to
bo avoided and it is therefore
important to have the holo largo
enough to admit the roots with-
out being bent. In throwing tho
dirt back into the holes it is im-
portant to throw back only the
finely pulverized part and to
trump it well down with the foot
After tho orchard is planted tho
soil must be continually cultiva-
ted. To neglect or improper
method of cultivation most of the
failures are due. The entire
surface must bo cultivated early
and thoroughly. Great care
must bo taken not to cultivate
too closely to tho tree as there is
danger in injuring tho bark and
roots .
There is one important thitnr
Which fnrmors as a rule neglect
in setting out an orchard and
that is to keep a record of the
kind of trees and their location.
Invariably certiin kinds of trees
will do better in - regard to
growth bearing and quality of
fruit than others. But where
the farmer wishes to order the
same kind of trees again ho is at
a loss as to its name. This can
easilv be avoided by entering in
a book at the time of planting the
name of each variety the num
ber of tho row the number of
tho tree in the row and time of.
planting. For instance ten
Bartlott pears are to be planted
in the third row next to ten pear-
trees of another variety already
planted in the same row We
enter under the head of pears;
Bartlett row 8 No. 11 to -U
planted on- date . In this
....iv nnnVi t.rnn mfiv readilv bo
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be known by referring to the
mini hor of the tree in the row to
the corresponding row and num
ber in the ooolr. It is necessary
however .to make a record of the
JU'oction from which the first
row and number of trees are
counted.
A. M. Hildebrand.
Popular Science.
An Awkward' Fix.
"What! you sny that Herr
Schmidle the merchant has
.rnnft blind? Here's a pretty how
1 d'ye doI got a bill on the man
which is made out "payable at
sight!' Dorfbarbier.
Advice too Candidate.
"I know what I'll do" said the
young candidate. "I'll lay in a
big supply- of plug tobacco and
every time I meet one qf tho
Hayseeds I'll offer him a chow."
"You will do nothing of tho
sort" Said lvis manager. "You
will go out without a bit and bor
row a chow from oyory man you
meet Haven't you got sense
enough to know that the man
you aro under obligations to al-
ways fools warmer toward you
than tho man you have done a
favor?"Indianapolis Journal
Strange Story.
Ono pound of sheop'tf wool is
capable of producing ono yard of
cloth.
Tho ontiro coast lino of tho
globe is about 111(5000. miles.
More women reach the ugo of
EiOthan men but afterwards tho-
strouger sex has tho bower of it
A plillogist estimates that tho
coinage ot now words goes on at
the rate of 100 annually in tho
English language.
All birds when perched on
trees or bushes sorveas weather-
cocks as thoy invariably arrange
themselves with their' heads to
the wind.
At the present rate of
growth of population Franco will
only have 40000000 at a time
when GermanyVill havo reach-
ed 100.000.000 and Russia 200-
000000.
The rarest metal is didymiiim
and its present market price is
1500 per pound. The next
costliest metal is barium its
value per pound is s?60.
A number of flowers open dur-
ing the day but shed their fra-
granccnt night only preferring
to attract a night-flying moth or
insect to which they are best
adapted for their fertilization.
A certain writer declares that
soup is resppssible for nearly all
the dyspepsia that exists. He
asserts that soup at the begining
of a dinner distends' the stomach
and prevents the digestion of the
solids that follow. Furthermore
he claims that there is no nourish-
monf.iii snmi. and its heat in-
jures tho teeth.
According to Prof. Sohmieder-
berg of Strausberg dogs need
iron in their food. He relates
the case of a strong dog that was
nearlv starved by being fed for a
long time with pure milk. Just
as he seemed on tne poim ui
death a gramme of forratin was
added to his daily allowance of
milk which instead of refusing
as heretofore he devoured rav-
enously; and in the space of two
weeks recovered his .normal
health and strength.
Cork becomes explosive when
in has been pulverized to dust.
Thus in the manufacture of lino-
leum no unprotected lights are
allowed in tho mixing department
on account of the danger of ex-
plosion arising from the large
proportion of cork dust iloating
in tho air. The mixture of ce-
ment and cork dust lias also the
dnnarorous property of igniting
spontaneously if left in a heap iu
a warm place. As the vicinity
of the steam-heated rollers gen-
erally elovatos the temperature
considerably it is well not to
mix at once more than one sack-
ful of cork with a corresponding
nuantitv of cement when this
batch has been removed another
is commenced and so on.- St
Louis Republic.
New MnrVis Testimony.
ii!!ULiLLLLHiW43fefl kvi'h tcflsBsH JisiiBmwOiH n?B PSPTEftSjl - i3ffisjt
Job priptir
11211
till
Yesterday morning Mr. G. II.
Hausohild brought to tho Times
office u terrapin shell which is
indeed a cii riosity. The torrapin
was run over by the wagon of
N. B. Unvillo about four miles
of this city. A few days after-
wards ho was passing by tho
same spot and seeing tho snen
lyiug in tho road decided to get
down and oxumluo it Ho was
much surprisod upon closer in-
vestigation to llnd that It had
outon itln plain lottorstha follow-
ing inscription: "Santa Anna
Leon Diaz Goliad Toxus Dec
4th 18115"
Just how the torrapin got so
far away from homo is u mystery
as it isvor thirty mitos from
tho pluco whoro it was found to
Goliad. Evldontly tho person
who out tho inscription on tho
sholl has long since passod away
as U has been nearly sixty-two
years since that time. Tho sholl
ouu ho soon at Uausohlld's muslo
store whore it has boon placed on
i oxhlbMon.Vlotovlu'IHrnes
A. T. Bridgomau moved to this
countytfnear Buffalo Gap from
Rockwall county lust one year
ago and is greatly pleased with
his now location. About tho
first thing he did wus to sub-
scribe for Tho Reporter and ho
pays for it. Ho .says this is tho
best country ho knows anything
about and that ho proposes to
stay hero and try to induce his
friends who want to hotter thoir
condition to como and join him.
Ho has made good crops of outs
wheat corn and riO bides of cot
ton. Ho has hogs.to muuo moat
for his family and is perfectly
independent ablo to Uvo at homo
and board at tho same place. Wo
want 500 mora such monto moyo
to Taylor county this wlntor and
holn us to make it what nature
designed it to bo a paradlso full
of prosperous healthy and hap-
py families.
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Shook, L. B. The Abilene Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, November 12, 1897, newspaper, November 12, 1897; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth331030/m1/7/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Public Library.