The Geary Bulletin. (Geary, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, April 23, 1909 Page: 2 of 8
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GEARY BULLETIN
J. A. CARPENTER Editor
GEARY,
OKLAHOMA
ANCIENT LONDON TOLL GATE.
There Is plenty of business for Ibosa [
tv ho are determined to set It.
The Paragrapht-rs’ union will note
with delight that Ambassador White's
daughter Is to marry a Count Josch.
Oreat llritaln can protect Its new
nut arctic possessions without an ex-
pensive navy.
An Anti Affinity league 1r being
formed. Take a membership card
home with you.
Some think the last sparrow would
be a more welcome bird than the first
robin.
It Is a matter of condolence when a
man who desires to be a private citi-
zen finds advertising thrust upon blm.
One test of a man’s greatness seems
to be the number of old anecdotes to
which posterity decides to arbitrarily
attach bis name.
We arc sorry to learn trom the doc-
tors that King Edward Is soft and
pulpy. Let blm try the strenuous life
for It.
Broom Corn Culture
Broom corn Is one of the staple practiced the soil should receive tamo
crops of Oklahoma. According to the previous preparation, and tho listed
statistics compiled by the State Board rows need not be more than three or
of Agriculture for the year 19<i7, the four inches deep. This is plenty deep
broom torn growers of the new state enough to secure all the advantages
planted 155,608 acres to this crop. The of this system, and there will be lit*
area of production is confined largely tie danger of covering the young
to the western and northwestern coun- . plants at the time of the first cultiva-
ties, although some bntsh is raised in j tion. The broom com seed can bo
eastern and southern parts of the planted with an ordinary corn planter
state. During the early settlement of which is provided with Kafir corn
this country broom corn was a favor* plates, or it may be put in with au
ite crop for newly broken laud, and ordinary grain drill by blocking the
even at the present time a goodly por- proper number of feed holes so thut
tion of the brush is ruised on sod. The the rows tnay be given the correct
soil and climate in Northwestern Ok , spacing. The seed of dwarf varieties
luhoma appear to be well adapted to is usually planted in rows 36 inches
the requirements of this crop, tleii apart, and enough material is used to
orally speaking, the rainfall in these secure a stand of one plant every four
sections is comparatively light in the- or live Inches in the row. The stand-
mitunm, and this gives the grower an ard sorts are given greater spacing,
opportunity to get Ills brush cured the rows being placed at least 43
Link Between Distant Past and Pres-
ent Where Travelers Have Paid
Sines 1135.
London.—Among curious mementoes
of the .past which still adorn—or, as
some consider, disfigure—tho streets of
the world's biggest city, are a number
of ancient toll gates. Some of these
old barriers date back as far as the
eleventh century, and I here Is one in
the East end of Ixmdon which can
trace its history to tho year 1135. Thij
•oil gate still remains, not, of course,
the actual material of the first obstruc-
with a minimum amount of care.
indies apart, it will require three to
Panama can promise something bet-
ter than Inauguration weather when
the opening of tbe canal Is celebrated
In 1915.
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Perhaps Duke d'Abruzzi Is going to
climb the Himalayas In order that he
may take a tumble with respect to his
standing in the Elkins family.
An English scientist declares that
the Chinese had automobiles 1,000
years ago. Impossible, else there
wouldn't be so many Chinese living
now,
A Good Sod Crop—It is a common five pounds of good seed to give the
practice with many to grow broom proper Btand. Where the seed Is first
corn with a limited amount of culture, class in quality, and will give a ger-
Frequently the seed is planted on , mlnntion test of 'JO to 95 per cent,
freshly turned sod, and the crop Is. the minimum quantity may be plant-
allowed to mature without receiving ed; however. If the seed contains n
even a single cultivation. Although large amount of trash and has been
broom corn and olhrr plants belong damaged to a slight extent so that the
ing to the same group will make a viability has been impaired, much
fair record, even in the face of unfav- more seed should be sown,
orable conditions, and they are there- Cultivating the Crop—As soon as
fore nblo to bring returns where many the young plantB are two or three
crops fall, at the same time these Inches high cultivating should corn-
yields could be raised several hundred
mence. If a liberal set lias been se-'
A conscientious Galveston man Is
deeply chagrined to find thnt he had
robbed an old woman's home under
tbe mistaken Impression that It was
an orphans’ asylum.
Hetty Green’s daughter Is teaching
her husband to walk and save cab
hire. She feels that he should not
throw money about recklessly now
that he has a wife to support.
“Flirt with your husband" Is a Chi-
cago woman's advice. And those who
will be the first to take It are the
ones that weigh 200 pounds and have
bleeps like a blacksmith's.
A bill has been passed by the Ne-
vada legislature making bridge whist
a gambling game. Some of us sus-
pect that Is what it was a long time
ago.
Perhaps the duke of Hraganza. who
announces that he hns quit pretending
for the throne of Portugal, desires to
remain among us for some tlmo and
does not care to go hence by the dyn-
amite route.
"The new hais,” remarks the New
York Evening Mail, "are what you
might call flarebncks." And the com-
ments of various husbands and fa-
thers are what you might call swear-
backs.
The shah of Persia has been “called
down" sharply by Great Hriinin and
Russia because of atrocities perpe-
trated by Persian troops. It begins to
look as though the chaotic conditions
In the realm of the shah might Invite
active Intervention.
A Boston woman, who is teaching
the people of the Hub how to Increase
their health and beauty by eating a
portion of sand every day. snys she has
cured 70,000 patients of their ills.
Sand tnay he a satisfactory food for
the New Englander, but out this way
tho natives are not provided with
gizzards.
Comparatively few people learned to
pronounce Mr. Roosevelt's name prop-
erly during the seven years of his pres-
idency. In comparison the name of the
new president may seem easy, but per-
mit us to ask whether you pronounce
It with the "a” of "ask," or the "a" of
"cat,” or the "a” of "father "—not to
mentlou the broad "a" of "want."
The defense to be put up in a Bos-
ton murder case, the defendant having
killed his wife, is that the man was
driven to Insanity by the woman s per-
petual nagging. It seems a reasonable
defense enough. A woman who nags
is a fiend who ought not to expect unv
mercy after she has driven her victim
to desperation.
The official figures place the cotton
crop of the United States for 1908 at
13,408.841 bales, or. figuring the bales
at 500 pounds each, a total of 13,563.-
942. The final returns for 1907 put the
aggregnie at 11.375.461 bales, estl-
mated In the same way. Thla repre
sents a big gain for 1908. but the re-
port appears to have had little effect
on price*, notwithstanding the efforts
or the "bears." There Is general be-
lief in continued industrial revival and
that manufacturers will readily absorb
the large product.
Why I* It that the bad man's revol-
ver doesn't miss fire so often as the
good citizen's does wLeu he Is shoot-
ing at a burglar?"
pounds p*-r acre by better cultivation. cured( some thinning may be done
Liberal tillage brings the soil Into witli the smoothing harrow or weeder '
good physical form; it facilitates the by giving cross cultivation. Where
storage and conservation of moisture; the stand is ideal, these implements
it admits air to the soil, and thus can be run lengthwise of the row, nnd
gives eneouragement to the life pro- they will assist In Stirring the soil at
a time when the regular cultivator
cesses which are so essential to
liberation of plant food.
the
cannot be manipulated. Such troal-
Preparation of the Land—Fields merit will not only stir the surface
which are to be devoted to the cul and aul in holdingtbe moisture for
ture of broom corn should bo given the crop, but it will destroy many
timely cultivation. The broom com small weeds which make their appear-
plant may be grown on the same kind ance early in the season. The broom
of soil, and it requires about the same | corn will probably be large enough to
early treatment as Kafir corn. Gen-' permit the use of the regular corn cul-
orally speaking, the soil should be tlvator fifteen days or three weeks af-
plowed during the fall and winter ter planting. A machine which is
mnqjhs. or very early in the spring, provided with five or more narrow
A broken surface will certainly ab- shovels per section adjusted to run at
sorb more rain than a smooth, hard a shallow depth will give better re-
sell. and furthermore, any snow that suits than an implement which car-
may fall throughout the winter will rics two or three shovels per section,
not be driven front the plowed field ! Cultivation should be continued
into the low ravines. This plan gives ‘ through the growing season at Inter-
the grower an opportunity to collect vals of ten days or two weeks. This
practically all of the rain which falls will keep the surface in proper eondl-
upon the field throughout this period, tion. will afford ample protection
and in seasons when the precipitation against weeds, and will assist in con-
ip. light, plowing, with proper cultlca- serving the stores of moisture. Later
tion, will lessen the amount of moist- in the season the soil tnay be stirred
ure which is allowed to evaporate un- with a one-horse five-tooth cultivator,
dor existing systems of soil manage-1 This practice is not common in broom
rnent. Kuily plowing nlso gives the corn sections, but it is a practice that
soil time to settle, nnd after it is has been adopted by some in cultivat-
worked down in the spring, a much ing Indian corn, and it ought to give
better seed bed can be obtained fo; equally good results in broom corn
broom corn than by plowing lato and culture.
givgin late cultivation. Some Bensons Quality of Brush—The market de*
very dry weather prevails during the mands a brush of fresh green color;
winter. Under such conditions it may hence llie in-ails should be free from
bo advisable to pulverize the surface red stains or other color. In order to
with a smoothing harrow in order to secure brush of tbe desired quality it
keep the soil from blowing to an ex-
cessive degree. Two weeks prior to
seeding the field should be given tt
is necessary to harvest Just as the
plants are coming into full bloom. If
the crop is allowed to remain on tho
stroke with a disc harrow, or some stalk for a longer period than this
Implement which will break the upper and moist weather occurs, then the
luyer of soil effectively. The seeds of heads which remain enclosed within
broom corn ure rather small and the
young plants make a very slow
growth early in the season; hence it
is desirable to get the soil into first-
class tilth before the planting season.
After the ground has been broken
with the disc harrow, a smoothing har-
row will assist in getting the surface
into the proper form.
Time of Planting—Broom rorn. like
tlio leaf sheath will have a tendency
to turn red. Plant lice also work on
such heads and may bring about a re-
duction In the quality of brush. Over-
ripeness and exposure to the hot sun
will discolor the straw; thus it is ab-
solutely necessary that the crop bo
harvested at a time when the heads
are prime in quality.
Harvesting—Broom corn is usually
the other plants in the same group, pulled and piled in small bunches
makes its most rapid growth in warm, aioug the row. Brush front two or
weather. It has been intimated thnt four rows may be placed together,
the young plants are rather tardy in i These small piles are left iu the field
starting, and they do not make much for a few days until they are partial-
progress for the first two or three ly dry, and then they ure gathered up
weeks. For this reason tho seed and put ill small ricks, where they
should not be placed in the soli until aland until all the crop is harvested,
tho ground is warm «nough to bring Since tlie* standard varieties produce
about rapid germination, and present tall stalks, it is necessary to handle
favorable growing conditions. As a them in a slightly different manner
rule, this period is not reached in
Oklahoma until tho lutter part of
from the dwarf types. The tall stalks
itr<> broken at a distance of two or
A Grateful Customer.
I suffered for four years with eczema
on the ends of eight of my fingers. Had
It so long my fingers drew up and
could do nothing at all at times, and I
tried almost everything that I ever
heard of. Including several largely ad-
vertised ointments, spending many dol-
lars for them. Never a thing did it
any good at ail. At last I saw in a
home paper Hunt's Cure was being ad-
vertised and tried only a part of one 1
box, which cost me only 50c, and It
cured them. Now I can wash or do
anything which before I could not
without my fingers bleeding, burning
and paining me very much. If this ever
comes bock I surely will know just
what to get. I wish every friend and
stranger that had anything of the kind
could have seen my fingers before I
used this and see them now. It is tho
best Ointment on earth. That 50c
box was worth a hundred dollars to
me. You deserve all thanks that can
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Hunt's Cure."
MRS. J. I. BLALOCK.
Miles, Texas, July 2. '04.
To A. B. Richards Med. Co., Sherman,
Texas.
Toll Gate In London Erected in 1135.
tion across the little thoroughfare
known as Abbey lane, but its counter-
part; and tolls are still collected on
state occasions with much pomp and
ceremony.
This is, in fact, the oldest toll gate
:'n England. It was erected in the
first Instance by the monks belonging
to the abbey of Stratford I^ngthorne,
one of the earliest Cistercian founda-
tions in England. The abbey in those
early days held most of the lands on
which the ' present Whitechapel is
built, in fact, the name Whitechapel
itself is considered by some to be de-
rived from an early religious structure
of this order which stood In the open
field—now covered by the seething life
in the East end.
Curious enough, this old toll gate
at the top of Abbey lune still pos-
sesses many ancient privileges, and j
the gatekeeper is a person of Borne im-
portance. Even the London county
council has no power to open the gate
without the official consent of the
keeper.
At the old Abbey lane toll gate the
traffic is wise enough to pass around
the other side of the barrier by a pub-
lic thoroughfare and thus escape the
toll. And so, the gatekeeper and bis
barrier are left severely alone, except
on one or two official occasions when it
is necessary to declare the gate a legal
barrier. In the early days this old
gate stood on one of the highways be-
tween Stratford—then a straggling vil-
lage surrounded by open fields—and
towns on the east coast, and there
was considerable coaching through it
about 100 years ago. The toll road
was never entirely abolished, but the
public built roads around it, and thus
Its natural monopoly disappeared. One
or two efforts have been made recently
to have the old toll gate removed alto-
gether, but the antiquarians have come
lo the rescue, and so It stands to-day
the oldest and one of the quaintest
links with tbe distant past.
Cutting Humor.
With cap and bells jangling, he
burst into the king’s presence.
"Have you heard my last joke, your
majesty?” he cried.
"I have,” was the reply, as the
royal ax descended on the neck of the
court jester.—Life.
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A South Bend Watch, with all the
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Col. Guy L. Edie. Who Will Look Aft-
er President’s Health, Well
Known in Profession.
Washington.—Col. Guy L. Edie, U.
S. A., special physician to President
Cougars, coyotes and bears are ter-
rorizing the Inhabitants of tho Four-
teenth ward In Seattle, but this will
not cause any surprise to Europeans,
remarks tho Chicago Record Herald]
who believe bison continue to rouni
the streets of lltiffalo mid that Chica-
go is a frontier settlement where the
men wear leather breeches and carry
buwie knlvyi.
April or enrly in May. Thus fnr no more feet from the ground and two
Held trials have been conducted for rows are brougitl together In a V*
tho purpose of determining the beat j shaped form; the heads are then
time to plant, but after making a care-: pulled, placed upon the table and re-
fill study of our climatic conditions, main in this jtoBition until purlially
we believe that it is a safe proposition | cured. Within a few weeks after the
to do this work as soon as the soil Is: first corp of heads have been taken
properly warmed. The suggestion has ftom the field a second crop tnay bo
been made Unit the seeding period secured. This material is usually
may be extended until the first of light: is inferior In quality, and aa
June. Owing to the fact that the the straw is short, many of the heads
brush deteriorates rapidly ill market often contain a inrge central stem,
value after it passes the blooming Heavy dews or n rain on the straw
stage, nnd since laborers cannot be j while it is In the field bleaches tho
secured at will in many parts of the brush and reduces ahe market value
slate. It has been thought to be an of the crop very materially, in order,
excellent practice to plant the field to overcome thla difficulty many farm-1
at different dates. Tills Is true more ers provide themselves with largo ,
particularly on farms where several sheds lit which the brush Is stored for |
acres ure to be planted. Six to eight < urlng. j
acres makes a good sized field lo bo Marketing the Crop—The quality of
harvested within a few days. In the broom corn produced in Okla-
rases when' the acreage devoted to hotua at the present time is rather in-
broom corn is somewhat extensive, n fortor, consequently the grower's prof-
limited area may be planted early: j its are not nearly as high a* they
nbout two weeks later another area should be. The selection of good seed
may be seeded, and. If necessary, a from desirable heads will nsslst In ]
third planting can be made ten days [ bringing about a derided Improve-1
later than the second. This scheme ment. Thts work should be done In'
of planting gives a longer harvesting the autumn. In selecting the seed
season, nnd in many ways Is more sat heads special attention should be gtv-
Isfactory thnn planting the whole field j cn to the quality or character of tho
un a single date. straw. Individual plants which havo
Manner of Planting—There are two „ Urge central stem or n stnik run*
methods of planting which may he fol- nlng nearly full Irngth of the straw
lowed, namely: surface planting and should he discarded. Large, coarse,
ll:-tlng Either of these methods, if j or kinky straw Is also objectionable,
carefully followed, will give good re- L. A. MOORHOU8B.
suits in sections where listing Is J. A. RATCLIFF.
Col. Guy L. Edie.
Taft, will, during the latter's adminis-
tration, look after the health of the
occupants of the executive mansion.
Col. Edie Is at present the army
physician In attendance la Washing-
ton ou all the army officers on duty
here. He is known In the army and
in the medical profession as a good
physician and surgeon and Is well
liked in military circles.
Col. Edie Is a native of Virginia
and u graduate of the university of
that state. He was the health officer
of Manila while Mr. Taft was gov-
ernor there and accompanied the fa-
mous “Taft party”' around the world
an physician in charge, assigned by
tne war department. Col. Edie is
described by army officers hero as a
man who "spenks tho language,”
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