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Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-08-12

Some idea of the vast exten; Of net
work of railroads that pulsate with the
life blood of the nation may be gathered
from the fact that the earnings for the
past year reached the enormous sum OF
81 .O03, 1851, which is more than the net
Indebtedness of the United States. AT
the close of 1859 there were 20a, 7s9 miles
of railroads, of which 150.623 miles were
constructed of steel rails and 81 ,O64 OF
iron. There were 81, O62 locomotives 49,
365 passenger cars, 7.ls4 baggage, mail
and express cars and l,OO,l64 freight.
The funded debts of all the lines ap the
close of the year aggregated q, SIS, 365. I'll.
In the local columns of today's paper Is
published list OF interpretations whose
principal place of business is in Fair
haven. The showing made is worthy Of
more than passing mention. Not only
does il tell OF the enterprise of the citizens
of the Foca. City and the solid founda-
tion on which Ii rests. but perusal of
the list VIII carry with IL some idea Of
the resources Of this vicinity. Almost
every industry f. represented. In no
other country would it be found necessary
% ihc0ep companies for the working
Of tnal mine-, the taking ont Of building
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-08-12

stone, the working Of silver mines, the
running OF sawmills and the numerous
other purposes for which the organiza
tions were formed. No other city of the
same age can begin to make showing to
be compared with Fairhaven. The HER
AID i not disposed to boast of the Focal
City's marvellous progress, il does not
need To, the facts show for themselves,
but it refers with pardonable pride to the
many enterprises carried ON in this i'm
mediate vicinity. which is but evidence
OF It's oft repeated statements that Fair
haven is destined TO he the greatest city
in the Northwest.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-08-12

c 'Ilent quality al moderate prices. II is
within the possibilities, think some Of the
leading perpetrators, that these societies
will eventually control retail distribution
in the three kingdoms For cooperative
production he outlook Is not 30 eneour-
aging, the chairman of the congress
speaking Of fl a. being ia IA chaotic CON
dition. Disaercemeuts over the sharing
OF the profits and risks over wages aud
returns To capital. We're referred to as
among the causes for this Satisfactory
condition Of things. There were difficult
ties in the way OF IN arkeling the product,
and competition between the cooperative
factories themselves. Still the tone Of
the congress was hopeful, and confidence
was expressed IN the ability Of the Coop
orators TO overcome these and all other
difficulties.
The principal argument in favor OF a
national bankruptcy bill Is found in the
fact that whatever insolvency systems
the states may provide they cannot re-
lease the honest bui unfortunate debtor
from the full burden of his obligations
and put him on his feet again. Men who
are unfortunate in business and who give
up all their property to their creditors are
often left with cloud of debt that pre-
vents them getting start again. and the
community is deprived of the benefits of
their industrial activity. The thing
needed in such cases i to impair the
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-08-12

There is more truth than poetry in these
lines.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-08-12

Fidelity Accident, Plate Class, Boiler
The Fidelity and Casualty Co., Of New York
Assets, si,i27,ioo
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-06-04
FARM AND GARDEN.
TREE TRAINING.
Methods OF Making tho Crooked Grow
. s-- $50 AtrniUhA. - ;,

Methods OF Making tho Crooked Grow
Straight.
MANY fruit trees as they come from
the nursery have crooked trunks.
and II these are not made straight
they are liable to grow into deformed
trees. The proper time for doing this
work is when the trees have been trans
planted, but it Is too often neglected,
yet crooked trees not more than two
inches in diameter set in the orchard
may be greatly improved. II the trunk
simply leans to one side in gradual
curve drive . strong stake into the
ground about twenty inches from the
tree; connect tho top of this with the
tree near the branches, drawing the
tree so that it will occupy an upright
position, as indicated by the dotted
lines (b) in figure shown. A band Of
wire, leather or cloth can be used, but
the place where it comes in contact with
the tree should be padded with cloth or
twist OF hay to prevent injury to the
bark. When bad crook occurs along
tho trunk, as shown in the middle
figure, instead Of using two stakes
simply follow the plan shown at the
left-hand figure. A strip OF seasoned
wood about one inch square or large
enough not to bend readily and long
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-06-04
ENORMOUS SHIPMENTS.

Frequent shipments Of carload lots
of DR.. Pierce's Medicines, to all the
principal commercial centers of this
country, are necessary to supply the
unprecedented demand for these world
famed remedies. No other medicines
ever attained anything like the popu-
larity which they enjoy. No other
medicines possess such superior and
positive curative properties as to war;
rant their manufacturers in selling
them, as the proprietors of DR.. Pierces
Medicines are doing, through druggists,
under positive guarantee of benefit
Or cure in euery case, on fair trial. or
money refunded.
There are scores of sarsaparillas and
other blood medicines advertised, but
tho "Golden Medical Discovery" of DR..
Pierce is the only one ever backed up by
. positive guarantee from well-known
and thoroughly responsible house. The
conditions are, that, given fair trial, it
will do all that is claimed for it, or
money paid for it will be promptly re-
funded. A Certificate Of Guarantee
wraps every bottle.
To attempt the sale of an inferior, or
even a fairly good, blood-purifier under
such trying conditions as these, would
mean bankruptcy to its proprietors.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-06-04

Only . medicine possessed Of extraordi.
nary merits could sustain itself under
such a business policy. The "Golden
Medical Discovery Is such q medicine,
and has proven It's ability to sustain ita
proprietors, even though sold on such
extraordinary terms.
As remedy for all Blood, Skin and
Scalp Diseases, 1t has won for itself
world wide fame. Especially has 1t
manifested its potency in curing Salt
rheum, Eczema, letter, P}mples,
Blotches, Eruptions, old Scrofulous
Sores, Ulcers, and kindred ailments.
As q remedy for the peculiar weak
nesses, distressing Irregularities, and
painful arrangements incident to
women, DR.. Picrce's Favorite Pre-
scription stands alone as the only rem
edy guaranteed to give satisfaction in
euery case, or money paid for it Il
promptly refunded.
1t is but natural that the people
should bestow their patronage upon
these medicines, since none other arc
sold on such fair and liberal terms.
They are manufactured by the Worlds
Dispensary Medical Association, Of Buf-
falo, N. T., a house whose financial
standing and reputation for fair dealing
is well-known to every publisher, 20
well as to every druggist throughout
the civilized world.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-06-04
THE HORSES ENEMY.

Worms And How to Remove Thorn
Some Good Hints.
OF all enemies Of the horse, worms ap-
pear to be the most frequent and formid-
able. The most favorable condition for
their increase and injury to the animal
Is where the mucous membrane of the
horses intestines is in a morbid condi-
ton. This must be corrected before
any permanent advantage can be de-
rived from treatment Of worms. Many
preparations expel worms. but this
physical imperfection continued, more
of these pests will soon be developed
and the animals condition worse than
before.
With q view to correcting the un-
healthy condition above alluded to, see
that the animals teeth are in good
order, attending in the colts case
especially to the unshed crowns of the
grinders. Place salt where it may
be had when wanted by the ami
NAL, feed only good sound oats, hay
and roots, and let exercise and grooming
be regularly attended to. Begin internal
treatment by giving purgative dose
of raw linseed oil-say one quart-be-
fore breakfast, bran mash having been
given the night before. After the oil
had ceased acting, begin giving pow
der containing dried sulphate of iron
two drains, powdered barbados aloes
one-half scruple, powdered gentian four
drains; this powder to be mixed with
the feed and its use continued until the
animal is in satisfactory condition.
If the powder induces constipation, it
must be corrected by feeding mashes,
roots or other laxative food.
After continuing the foregoing treat
ment for few weeks, it may be we'll to
give hal f-ounce or an ounce of pow
dered santonine. This should be given
mixed with pint of linseed oil, and be-
fore breakfast. With an occasional
repetition of the santonine- the tonic
powders being continued, cure is but a
matter of time. Indeed, the santonine
treatment may be dispensed with alto
gether. as when the horse is put in a
healthy condition.-Farm and Home.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-06-04
HORTICULTURAL NOTES,

Do not cramp the roots of trees or
plants when re-planting. Dig hole
big enough to receive the roots in their
natural shape.
DESTROYING wormy fruit that drops is
good thing, but it is only part of the
warfare that must be waged against
insect enemies
Now comes a writer who says that
watermelons would not be good in win
ter Never mind, they will never be
plenty at Christmas.
IT makes little difference what kind
of fruit we grow, so that we grow good
fruit, though it is fact that the apple
serves the most purposes
CUT hole in potato and insert q
flower bud that you desire to preserve,
and there will be moisture enough to
do it, some one says. The idea looks
feasible. Z
IT is trying to q tree when it is re-
moved from the ground; and If no care
is taken to protect it at the roots while
it is out, we ought not to be surprised at
our failure to make it grow.
A WRITER practically rejoices in the
fact that some fruit growers grow poor
fruit, as that prevents the market from
being overloaded with good fruit. That
man has great head on his shoulders!
WE see steel trap recommended to
be set in the fruit tree to catch thieving
birds. II = greater blunder can be made
than killing birds, because they eat q
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-06-04
FIG. 2.

for which such wagon might be used
about farm in moving heavy materials
which can be loaded on high wagon
only with difficulty. The whole rig
can be constructed by any one having
ordinary mechanical ingenuity. The
Messrs Hicks have large silo built OF
brick in the form of round cistern,
sixteen feet deep, but they do not use it,
as the milkman to whom they sell their
milk refuses to purchase it If they feed
silage.
Fig. represents cart for spreading
liquid manure, not such one as is now
in use, but more like one that would be
made were another required. The one
now in use consists of three casks of the
size of ordinary oil barrels, but pre-.
ferable deviceelike the one illustrated,
consists of Oily one holding from $50 tc
200 gallons. AS shown, the cask is
mounted ON framework of sufficient
strength to sustain the weight, this be-
ing supported by an axle-tree and
wheels far enough apart to allow the
cask to rest between them. The cask
has an opening ut the top mot shown
in the cut) for pumping the liquid in,
and at the bottom an opening closed
with valve controlled by the driver,
which allows the liquid to escape into
pipe ian ordinary pumplog was
used) which conducts it to V-shaped
trough, perforated with numerous
small holes, through which it is spread
as the cart is driven over the field.
Here the tow-cart is again brought
into use, the manure-sprinkler being
chained to the under side of the axle.
tree in manner similar to the silage
cart. The liquid manure is collected in
large cistern to which it is conducted
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-06-04

child. He begged and prayed, but IL NO
purpose. Tho two stone-cutters backed
up against one OF the willows, and
then proceeded to bind him to the trunk
of tree. They dashed his hands be-
hind him, then dashed his ankles to.
gether, and then they bound him to the
tree at the shoulders, wrists, knees and
feet and they did itsecurely, too, After
this they took the fireboard and placed
it against the tree above his head, SO.
curing 1t by nails which they had brought
for that purpose.
Mercy" shrieked Sam, ''you aren't
a-2otn' to leave me here?"
Eyes, sir" answered Jerry. "You have
had your share Of joking long enough,
and now We'll have ours would rath-
or have you tie my wife as you are tied,
than to have had her frightened as you
came near frightening her. Mind you,
Sam, we only mean this for a joke"
And with this the two mon went
away, taking no heed of the joker's cries
and protestations. But they did not go
far away until they were sure that there
would be no more passing on that road
for the night.
On the following morning Jerry set
the news a-going of Sans present stu
alton, and in half an hour after sunrise
hundred people were collected around
the willow tree. There stood Sam, just
as he had been left the night before,
shaking and shivering with cold. The
ox-skin had been fixed 50 as to fit him
nicely, and he did really look like an
OK fastened up there. He had sewed up
the hide so that his legs and arms fitted
into tho skin of the ox's legs, and his
own head was where the original caput
had been, while the horns arose males.
tically above the whole. just above him.
appeared tho broad flre-board, and IL
bore the following announcement in
characters which could be read with
ease, even at great distances:
This Is Sam Peabody, the great
joker. And this is one of his own jokes
in which he got trapped himself"
Jerry took down the board and lot
Sam read It, and then put it up again.
''Ha! ha! ha! Vot joke" cried one.
''He came out here in that rig to
frighten poor women" said Tyler.
'Sam, how's beef2"
II say, Sam, can't you give us horn?''
"What long taili'
"Who ever seed = hox year boots
aforew
These, and like EXPLANATIONS, issued
from the crowd, and all the while poor
Sam was begging for some one to como
and take him down.
I'm the name of mercyv he groaned,
won't somebody let mo go?"
Cant think of it yet" returned Jerry
Smith. "Your joke is too good to be
lost You have taken a good deal of
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-06-04

THEY dashed HIS HANDS BEHIND HIM.
pains to make that dress fit so nicely,
and should think you'd want folks tc
see it,
''By jingo!" screamed little Adam
Snip, going close to the victim, ''you
have worse fit now than ever had
Shan't send for doctor?"
At this the crowd laughed uproarious.
ly. They would have had pity for any
one else in town, to have seen him in
such situation, but for Sam they had
none, for they knew that for years he
had been annoying all whom he could,
and now, since he was caught in trap
of his own setting, they thought it
best to punish him. At nine o'clock
nearly all the Inhabitants of the village
were out there, and by this time Sam
began to cry. Even Jerry was touched
now, and going up to the victim, he
said:
"Now, Sam, I'll let you down on one
condition. Promise that you'll never
attempt to perpetrate practical joke
again?'
,"Of any kind or description? You'll
never annoy human being again, II
you can help it?''
"Never-never! I never will, 80 help
me God!"
So Jerry united the cords, and in a
few moments Sam was free. He was
too stiff to run, and for awhile he could
walk with but difficulty. But Jerry
gave him his arm and helped him to his
own house and there let him remain
until the crowd had dispersed.
Toward noon Sam went home, and
for over a month he stuck closely to his
shop never appearing in the street save
when absolute necessity required it. He
kept his promise faithfully, for to this
day he has not attempted to perpetrate
another Of his practical jokes And
people love him now, for he is one of
the jolliest old men in the country and
his presence is sure to dispel any thing
like the sulks or blues And among all
his stories there is not one over which
he laughs more merrily than over the
one wherein is contained an account OF
that practical Joke which was so sum.
marily turned back upon himself
Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., in Yankee Blade.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-06-04
TREE TRAINING.

enough to span the crook is laid on a
few thicknesses of cloth whore it
touches the tree; the crooked portion is
then pressed up close to the stick and
retained in position by a leather band.
One seasons growth is usually sufficient
to correct any of the irregularities
named, and then the guide may be
wholly removed.
Romember, all these corrections of
malformations will add to the trees
beauty as long as it stands-in many
cases for several generations.-Rura
Now Yorker
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-06-04

AN OK WITH GREAT HORNS AND FIERY
EYES. 49,. ! )
pearance. With low, deep believing
it walked into the road and stood di-
sectly in front of the two pedestrians.
''Oo-oo-oo-oo!" beloved Sam.
''Mercy!" screamed Jerry.
"Ah-oua-oo-oov' &@
''Save mev squeaked Tyler.
The ox-hide approached another step,
and Jerry leaped forward and seized it,
and on the next moment Tyler was By
his side.
..Now, Mr.. Peabody, I reckon you're
safe, /" uttered Jerry, giving him grip
lik wise. ~
'.Don't-don't!' cried Sam.
"Don't what7" .ss.,=.5 5= &.
!. s'Don't hurt mel =. H. q
..We won't hurt you Il you keep quiet,
but II you make any resistance, you'll
run the risk Of getting your head
broken
Sam knew that It was jerry Smiths
wife whom he had frightened, and he
knew that Jerry could handle him as .
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-06-04

.z.s.yg hat : Wond erfully fast horse
that Axtel s., Bound to be- fast.
Just look ct the gang at the race track
he is obliged to associate with."-Texaa
siftinga -
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-06-04
FIG. l..

tongue is fastened solidly, ana a seat
for tho driver, and Is used for = variety
of purposes. $780,
Fig. 2 shows the structure of silage
cart. 1t is about sixteen or eighteen
feet long; the axle-tree is six feet long,
and on the under side are bolted, close
to the wheels, two strong bed-pieces,
approaching each other to a distance Of
perhaps foot apart at the front end.
Boards are nailed across these, each
alternate one coming out flush with the
bed-pieces, the others projecting some
distance A ladder behind, to hold the
load in place, completes the rack. Two
small, broad-tired wheels are used.
Whom needed for use. the narrow end
OF tho rack is chained under the tow
cart, which has high wheels, giving the
appearance Of . wagon with the front
and hind wheels changed about. The
rack is but = foot above the ground, and
tho alternate short boards allow q per-
son to walk close to the center of the
load to deposit his armful Of corn or
other fodder. This renders the hand
ling Of heavy silage corn comparative
ly easy matter. In unloading, the
wagon is driven alongside the cutter.
and tho unloading is easily &C.
complished. There are many purposes
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-06-04
FIG. 8.

from the stables through cement gut
ter. From this it is pumped into the
cart without any inconvenience. The
odor is, perhaps, not quite so agreeable
as that of the ottar Of roses, but the
whole OF the work can be done without
soiling the hands or the clothing. Mr..
Hicks told of one of his neighbors who,
convinced of the value of liquid manure,
had utilized cart for spreading 1t, dip.
ping it up with pals, and allowing it
to trickle out from the raised end-board
after the field was reached. He regard
ed such dirty job as this sufficient
cause for strike on the part of hired
man. The large cistern had been emp
tied but few days before our visit, the
liquid being spread upon the meadow
land. Mr.. Hicks considers this the
most valuable part of the manure, and
if he were to build another cistern he
would build much larger one.-Rural
New-Yorker.
scrapins or tho Bark Of Old Fruit TreeA
A correspondent writes from West
field, ILL.,, of the success he has had in
renewing the growth Of his old fruit
trees by scraping off all the old bark
from their trunks. from the branches
to the ground. He went to work June
81, 1880, and scraped the bark from his
Seckel pear and apple trees, which
were not growing thriftily, did not dis
turb the green, living bark at ALL The
result has been that they made new
start and have produced fine crops Of
fruit since, and he did not lose q single
tree by the process. We know that 9
similar plan to this has been employed
to some extent In France to renew
the life Of old elm trees, and to destroy
the eggs Of insects which we're lodged
in the old bark. and Eiresi1a Z
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-06-04
THREE GOOD DEVICES.
Some Homemade Appliances That Every
Farmer should Have.

Farmer Should Have.
We show this week cuts of some of
the devices seen at the farm Of Isaac
Hicks Il Son. They are not exact re-
productions, but are as nearly such rs
our artist could draw from imperfect do
scriptions without seeing the nipple.
ments, and are sufficiently accurate to
show the principles Of construction.
These are all homemade. Fig. repre-.
sents what Is called tow-cart. 1t
consists simply of two broad.tired
wheels and an axle-tree to which q
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-06-04
CURING A JOKER.
How Sam Peabody Became the
Victim Of His Own Joke.

OF q thousand
mil es fro m
where I liv Q
dwelt a man
named Sam Pea
body or ut
least, so I shall
call him, for he
is o good man
now and might
not like to have
the evil deeds o.
his youth made
known amo n &
strangers. Sam
was an lnVeC-
or te joker,
u,hnt Ia da.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-06-04

Somebody has taken my revolver
out Of my DESK" said the religious ed
itor. glancing around the room. ''You
didn't know it was loaded. did you?"
asked the snake reporter. mo, I didn't
think So" In that case it probably
went of Of its own accord. They al.
ways do. you know, when you don't
think they're loaded. "-Philadelphia