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Morris tribune., 1895-04-03
Spraying Garden Trees.

In many suburban homes shere are
only a very few trees, but these need
spraying just as much as the trees in
big orchards The question is how to
do it most cheaply and conveniently
1t may not pay to buy expensive pumps
and fxings for these small operations
To owners of garden fruit trees who
have command of water under pressure
a writer in the New York Tribune sug.
gests the following method: Introduce
the spraying mixture by means of a fun
mel into the ordinary garden hose, filing
up the section or sections; attach hose
to the supply pipe; adjust the sprayer
generally in use on garden hose) so
that the tree is reached throue hout,
and on turning on the water the spray
ing solution will be driven steadily out
and will be quite under control. When
the spray begins to come clear it should
of course be turned off at once.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-03
Best Soil for Cneumbers.

Cucumbers delight in a warm, loose,
rich soil, and under ordinary condi-
lions well rotted stable manure is the
best fertilizer. I have obtained the
best results under glass by preparing
a compost of two parts fbrous loan,
as decayed sods or rich garden soil,
and one part well routed stable manure.
do not like barnyard manure which
has been exposed to the weather until
much of its value is lost. An occa-
sional light application of nitrate of
soda will insure quick, vigorous
growth. Hen manure is rich in nitro
gen, and must be used with care. but
when thoroughly Incorporated with
the soil is valuable.--Prof. w. M, Mum
son, Maine Experiment Station
Morris tribune., 1895-04-03
WEAK NERVES

'With pleasure will state that
Hoods Sarsaparilla has helped me won
derfully. For several months | could
not lie down to sleep on account OF
heart trouble and also
Prostration Of the Nerves.
For three years had been doctoring,
but could not get cured. received re-
lief for while, but not permanent.
Soon after beginning to take Hoods
Sarsaparilla there was change for the
better In short time I was feeling
splendidly. / now rest. well and am
able to do work of whatever kind. If
had not tried Hoods Sarsaparilla / do
not know what would have become of
me. keep it in my house all the time,
and other members of the family take
it, and all say there is
Nothing Like Hoods
Sarsaparilla. 1 have highly recon-
mended it and one of my neighbors has
commenced taking it. / recommend
Hoods Sarsaparilla at every opportuni-
ty" Mrs. S. BRADDocK, 404 Erie Ay.,
Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
BE. sure to get
Morris tribune., 1895-04-03
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced In the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelfing colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and ST. bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you viii not
accept any substitute if offered.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-03
Annual Loss from Bad Roads.

In an interesting paper upon ''The
Economic Features of Good Roads" J.
r. Commons, of the Indiana UNIVERSE
ty, says: The yearly loss to farmers
in the United States from bad roads is
about $500, 600, 900, equivalent to 81 an
acre annually. Capitalized at 5 per
cent, this amount, if saved, would in
crease the value of farm land 81, 900 an
acre, or total increase of 1000, O0O,-
600. AS the total value of all farms is
about $26, 900, 900, 900, this would be an
increase of so per cent. in their value.
AS the total annual value of farm prod
ucts is only 80, 600, 900. 900, one-fourth of
it's value is lost through bad roads
Comparisons have been made with for
eign countries. The English horse
does twice the work of an American
horse, the French horse three times
the work, not because they are better
horses, but because they travel better
roa1a
Morris tribune., 1895-04-03
IMPROVING THE HERD.
All Evolution IN Dairy Cows Must Begin
with the Calf.

All Evolution IN Dairy Cows Must Begin
with the Calf.
Prof. Thomas Hunt correctly says
that where calves are raised for dairy
purposes it is possible, by judicious
training and feeding, to greatly in
crease their value, for all improvements
in dairy cows must begin with the calf,
and the first point in this is to procure
the best possible sire. No one has yet
fixed on the best cow for all purposes
combined, nor can it be said that there
is any best dairy COW. One dairyman
chooses Jerseys, another Guernseys,
and others Ayrshires and Holsteins,
and all for the same purpose; and each
owner will say that his choice is best
and will discuss without end the fine
points of his favorite breed. No per-
son can say which is the best COW for
any other than himself, and in improv-
ing his stock the owner of native cows
can do no better than to choose the
best of these and then procure the best
thoroughbred bull he can, of such
breed as he may fancy. The improve
ment of his herd will begin right with
this step, and may be continuous as
long as he stays in the business. There
is not much danger of the average
dalryman getting to a point where
no further improvement is possible.
When we find man who thinks he
cannot make his herd any better than
it already is, we are pretty sure to
have man who is already on the back
track, for if improvement does not con-
tinue, retrogression will be very apt to
set in.-FarmerS' Voice.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-03
FARM AND GARDEN.
SENSIBLE MRS. EvERTs.
She Tells why Women Should Advocate
Better Country Roads.


She Tells why women Should Advocate
Better Country Roads.
Was ever reform agitated and
moved forward to success in which
women were not either the leaders Oh
else that power behind the throne
which steadily and quietly melted the
aggressive ones, helping on to victory!
So in the present movement, or rather
feeling, pervading the entire country
concerning good roads, women must
help if the sentiment being manifested
is ever to eliminate into any decided
action that will prove advantageous.
Usually we leave road making and
kindred things entirely to the men.
| What is the result? In what condition
are our roads?
While there is not a woman in the
| land that is not more or less affected
bv the condition of the roads, those re-
siding in rural districts and small
towns are the ones most interested,
and to such especially is this little
article written, in the hope of causing
them to think on the subject, and to
decide what their responsibility in the
matter is.
While women cannot go onto the
road and work with shovel and grader,
they can do effective work in other
ways. They can think and plan for
others to execute, which is, after all,
the highest kind of generalship They
can by united effort so use their in
fiuence that only the best posted men
shall be elected for road supervisors
They can agitate the subject at home
and abroad, helping father, husband,
brothers and neighbors to see what is
needed in making better roads. They
can have the question discussed in the
public schools, thus interesting even
the children and teaching them to
think and plan for improvement. They
can bring it before the institute, the
alliance, the literary and debating
clubs, as we'll as women's clubs.
Who has not had their business or
social plans sadly married or entirely
ruined by bad roads? While in remote
districts more than one life has gone
out, more than one soul passed over
into the mysterious beyond, because
Odu EOdOS AhCuASdl
aid
Many of our readers know what it
means to be debarred from church or
social privileges for weeks at a time on
account of the roads, and more than
one earnest, Woodworking pastor
knows that the low-spirited condition
of his church is due as much to bad
roads as to other causes. Indeed,
don't know but road making might be
incorporated into some practical SER
mon, and I am sure it might well come
within the limits of home missionary
discussions and work.
We have seen business lag; have had
our children kept at home from school,
all for nothing but bad roads. Now
what shall we do about the matter?
Surely as women we need to do some
serious thinking on this subject; for
usually with woman to think is to
plan, and to plan is to execute. Shall
we have better roads?- Sensi-
baugh Everts, in Farm, Field and Fire
side
Morris tribune., 1895-04-03
DELICATE FLAVOR.
Due to the Small Quantity of Buttermilk
Left in the Butter.

Due to the Small Quantity of Buttermilk
Left in the Butter.
AS rule. the supposed delicate flavor
of fresh butter just from the churn,
says the New York Times, is due to the
small quantity of buttermilk left in it,
for perfectly fresh butter is wholly in.
sipid and without any marked flavor at
all. Very soon. the buttermilk de.
velops the usual strong flavor, and this
is found in the butter, unless it has
been thoroughly washed free of butter
milk. Then the true butter flavor de-
velops itself in few days, and at first
it is very pleasant, and has delightful
aroma, but this soon becomes strong
by the development of the fatty acids
of the butter, and gradually increases
to what is called rancidity. 1t is best to
wash butter thoroughly, if it is to be
kept more than two or three days. but
for immediate use it will not need so
much washing.
The cream must be thick to churn at
any temperature below 60 degrees. If
it has so per cent. of butter fat in it, it
may be churned at As degrees, if it has
been properly ripened by the use of a
pint of buttermilk from the previous
churning, kept in close jar, to each
gallon of cream, and we'll stirred in it.
In twelve hours the cream is ready for
the ehurn.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-03
WIT AND WISDOM.

The man who claims that there is
no such thing as an honest man tells
others what he thinks of himself
RAMS Horn.
--She-And so you are welded to
your art. He-Yes-body and soul.
She-And don't you consider marriage
a failure?-Demorest.
How is your sister getting on
with her singing lessons?" Well, papa
has taken the wadding out Of his ears
for the first time to-day. '-Fliegende
Batter.
Unkletom-I hear that you turned
people away in Jayport. Barnes
Tormer-TNe tried to, but they would
MT go until they got their money back.
Exchange.
Not Quite Full.-Parker-Iw would
join the church if it wasn't full of
hypocrites. Tucker-Oh, you are mis-
taken about that There's always
room for one more.-Life.
de great wisdom oh nature" said
Uncle Eben, lam shown in de fac dat
de cullu'd gemmen doan' hankah ahter
terrapin, while de white gemmen tuhns
up he nose at 'possum. "-Washington
Star.
Modern Mother-It's very sad, but
I'm afraid poor Jane will never be pop
ular in society. Friend Indeed. Mod
ern Mother-Yes; she's got such silly
old-fashioned ideas about always
speaking the truth.-Ally Sloper.
New York Girl-Lord Dumley, did
you ever hear the joke about the mu-
scum keeper who had two skulls of ST.
Paul; one when he was boy and the
other when he was man? English
man-No: what is it?-N. Y. Recorder.
City Editor-Your copy is so illeg-
ible, Mr.. Wright, that you must inn
prove it if we are to retain your serv-
ices. Wright-But, sir, Greeley and =
City Editor-Yes, yes, L know; but
you're young; don't grasp after all the
honors at once.-Puck.
Where Those Designs Are Secured.
The Artist Dumping out of bed
Hurrah! Hurroo! Bully! I've got it!
His Wife-What's the matter? The
Artist-rve had Nightmares! His
Wife-Well. what of it? The Artist
What of it? Think of the suggestions
it gave me for my next art poster!-
Chicago Record.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-03
FASTENING CATTLE.

Humane and Cheap Tie Used by Dairy
men in the East.
The method shown below of fasten-
ing cattle is quite common in the barns
of eastern dairymen where wooden or
iron stanchions are not in use. In the
west, it is doubtful if more satisfac-
tory, cheaper or humane method of
cattle fastening can be provided. For
the neck, an easily fitting leather strap
with light iron ring permanently at
tached is worn continuously. A light
chain feet long has a ring at one end
Morris tribune., 1895-04-03

lost his ranch. Nobody said word
and the people around the table were
nearly dumfounded.
| a.I,ll take that $1,000, said Green
'and I'll go you my horse better
. I'll see your horse, said /, and III
see you three better Green only had
two more horses, so he saw me them
borrowed $500, put $500 against my
| other horse, and went me the other
500 better.
! ST didn't have no more money, so
bet the very clothes on my back, and
Green raised it his hat. Somebody
yelled out: 'All bets on the table, and
we stripped naked, the barkeeper
i closed the door, and down went our
bets on the table. l saw Green's hat,
and then raised him my saddle. He
saw this, threw that other 500 on the
table, and yelled out: Cover it with
something; / don't care what
This was getting too exciting, and |
commenced to study CHANGING to the
left | saw the corner of discarded
card, and it was an ace. Then thought
it was dead-sure thing, and COM
menced borrowing again. So did
Green. had every earthly possession
up when Green raised me 500.
I'm bet my life against that $500,
1 said, and Green threw the $500 in the
pot.
s'Then it came to a showdown.
Green threw down four aces.
" Hold on, 1 said, that don't go,
Green
Sc That's what you say he said, and
then he threw his hands down on the
money. I picked dagger up from
where I had laid it on the floor, and
down 1 shot it through Green's hands.
1t nailed them fast and he couldn't
move.
g What's this?' said Green.
"'Robbedn' yelled. You worked
in cards on me-.
It's lie, Green said.
Things rather quieted down, and
when / examined the deck l found, too
true, that another ace had been
worked in.
&c 'Tain't my fault said Green; I
didn't put it in
And, sure enough, he didn't. For
we searched him and every other man
in the house, and found three more aces
in feller's pocket who went broke
early in the game and fell asleep. Then
I saw that Green was straight, and 1
pulled the dagger out of his hands and
apologized. We all took drinks with
Green, and after finding that he was
fifty thousand dollars ahead of the
game I went to the hotel across the
naked-and went to bed,
and tell you was pretty sleepy.
swell, about eleven o'clock that
Morris tribune., 1895-04-03

which slides loosely on round STAN
chion of smooth hardwood about 2
inches in diameter. Midway between
the rings a snap is fastened to the chain
which is hooked with a snapple into
the leather neektie around the animals
neck. This method of fastening is far
more comfortable for the animal than
vice-like stanchions, does not wear the
hair from the neck like neckchain
and is fastened or liberated quickly
Farm and Home
Morris tribune., 1895-04-03
REPAIRING ROADS.
I'm Minnesota They Have n Novel and Er.
fectivo Method.

fectivc Method.
Mr.. jeff Van Mort, of Hamilton, Cald-
well county, says of the roads in his
neighborhood:
About fifteen years ago we began
the Improvement of the roads in this
township The farmers turned oct IN
the fall and we all worked nearly two
weeks in grading them up and bridg-
ing the little brooks and rivulets.
We pledged one another to keep
them in repair voluntarily. Next
spring we made cheap scrapers by
by inserting pole into slab, setting
the slab at an angle. From that date
to this the farmers along our roads
have kept them up by dragging these
scrapers over them. When Neighbor
Jones, living at the east end of the
road, has occasion to go over it, he
bitches a scraper behind his wagon and
drags it the distance he goes in such a
way that it throws the dirt from, say
the south side of the road to the center,
filling up ruts and bumps. Neighbor
Smith, going in an opposite direction,
comes along with his wagon, picks up
the scraper where Jones cast it off and
drags it along tho north side OF the
road, throwing the dirt to the center.
The straw, hay and other substances
mix with the dirt and are pressed down
in the center, and the sun converts the
mass into adobe. We have as good
roads as any in the country and they
are kept up in this way. No tax, no
working the roads = only voluntary
labor. Every man is ashamed not to
do his part. L do not see why other
communities cannot do what we have
done. Paul Pioneer Press.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-03
THREE SHIPS.

Three ships there be a-sailing
Setwixt the sea and sky;
And one is Now, and one is Then.
And one is BY and BY.
The frst little ship Is all for you
Its masts are gold, its sails are blue.
And this is the cargo it brings:
Joyful days with sunlight glowing
Nights where dreams like stars are growing
Take them, sweet, or they'll be goingl
For they every one have wings.
The second ship it is all for me
,A-sailing on misty sea
And out across the twilight gray.
What it brought Of gift and blessing
Would not stay for my caressing-
Was too dear for my possessing,
So it sails and sails away.
The last ship, riding fair and high
Upon the sea, is By and BY.
0 Wind be kind and gently blowi
Not too swiftly hasten hither,
When she turns, sweet, you'll go with her
Sailing. floating, hither, thither-
To what port may not know.
Harriet F. Blodgett, in st. Nicholas
Morris tribune., 1895-04-03

anis life on the plains of that state and
New Mexico. West, in his day, was
one of the most widely-known all
round sporting men in the west, and
delights in telling the story of ''how
he lost his life"
Il guess" the old man muttered,
''that I'm the only man living that
ever lost his life, but l did it, and I'll
tell you how it was. 1t was about
thirty years ago and all the big sport
ing men of the west were emigrating
toward Butte City. A crowd of us cow
boys left northwest Texas one day to
go up to Butte for little gambling
spree When we got up to Butte aId
were all settled down, we got in with
all the gamblers, and in less time than
1t takes to tell about it we were num-
bered among the toughest set O men
IN the community.
Butte was all aglow one Saturday
night. The mines had just paid off and
every gambling house in the town was
1illed with miners who came to try
their luck. 1 played unusually lucky
this day, and toward night had some
thing like $780, 900 won. Now that was
"a pretty large sum, but in those days it
wasn't counted so much, specially
when everything was so high. Well,
was feelin' in pretty good spirits, and
when a crowd of cowboys from Colora-
do came up and asked me if wanted
to get in game of poker told them
/ didn't care if did. I got into the
game and for awhile things We're COM
ing pretty much my own way. Them
boys had money, and said they'd play
till hi went broke We played and
kept a-playing. It was agreed that
every man who won game was
to pay for the drinks. In those days
every body drank whisky and it nat
9,rally came about that we all got
drunk before morning. Well, when [
started | didn't have but $4,000, but
by four o'clock next morning it was
trailing near on to $4,000. Then l
lost my trail and began to lose. BY
five o'clock my pile was down to $4,000
again. We were all drunk and making
: a good deal of noise. and every table
in the house closed down to come over
and see US lpay. 1t was poker. Hand
after hand came tough, and every one
came tougher. You might know how
tough they were when pair of jacks
took a jack pot of 81 900. 1t was get
ting daylight, and when got down to
$4,000 l picked up my five cards, and
what do you think were under them?
-Four kings. Yes, sir, four kings.
Wouldn't 1 bet that? You can bet I
would.
''There was five of us in the game.
The ante was So, and it took S. more to
make it good 1t was my time to say
and [ stayed. The next Teller stayed,
and so did everybody. A Teller named
Green said he didn't have much of a
Morris tribune., 1895-04-03

1
night hadn't got up yet-somebody
came up and raped at my door.
"'Who's there?' asked.
It's Green came the answer.
"'What do you want?' inquired
:" I want YOU
81 got up then and went to the door,
and there found Green.
"'Well, said Green, come on
"'Coms on where?'
"'Anywhere,' he said, don't you be-
long to me?'
"And then I commenced thinking
about betting my life in that poker
game.
| There was a big crowd of cowboys
with Green, and / knew if 1 refused to
let Green take me they would kill me
on the spot. l thought about the mat
ter, and decided that had as we'll let
Green take my life as anyone else. I
dressed myself in a blanket and went
with the mob. There was plenty of
rope in the crowd, too, young fellow.
| They took me to mountain about
five miles from the town, and Green
came up and talked to me-
"'Your life belongs to me, don't it?'
said Green.
Eyes said; what do you want
with it%1
"'Why,' said Green, I want to take
it. Surely it's mine: want it..
EYES, saids take it.
! "Then they put rope around my
neck, threw one end over limb of a
tree, and were in the act of pulling it
when yelled: Stop!
| What's up?' said Green.
"Why,' said, if my life is yours
you can take it, but this crowd can't;
it don't belong to them
"'Well, then, said Green, I'll take it,
sThen he took hold of the rope and
began pulling. ] could feel the cords
in my neck stretching, and knew we'll
that my time had come.
HE hoisted me way up in the air,
and then yelled from the bottom: You
| can get pretty good view of the town
from there, can't you? didn't answer
didn't have time to-the rope broke
and fell to the ground, lighting on
my feet
| oLCCA XIV q AhCoAO SJ RoUhCOAO ulCu,
and coming up to me said: What
goods your life, anyway"
'''It's durn little to YOU said, but
it's whole lot to me-.
| "'Well, them said Green, you can
keep it, but, young man, don't you
never pin a mans hands down to a
table before you know what you are
doing
Il was glad to get off like did, and
/ left for Texas next day; but tell
you, young man, I'm living, bvt as sure
as you're knee-high to duck, lost
my life once. Globe Democrat.
Berlin Schoolboy-"W What! Get up
! all that for tomorrow? We didn't
formerly nave such big home lessons :
Head Master-'sQ Quite correct; but now
the school fee has been raised, you
Morris tribune., 1895-04-03

hand, but he thought he'd keep our
company.
"'How many cards do you want?' said
the dealer.
I'll take one I said.
''The next Teller said one, and every
body said one but Green. He wa1ted
two.
Then the time come for betting. It
was an unlimited game. 1t was my
ssay, and l bet $500. The next Teller
ssaw my $500, and raised it $500 better.
The next fellow saw him, and so did
~the rest, till it got to Green, when he
raised it 1000. We all saw that and
the third man saw it $500 better again.
Then Green came up with $1,000 bet
ster, and everybody dropped out but
kme anahim. | borrowed $1,000 from a
sfellow who saw my hand, and raised
the pot that much.
'.Then things were getting exciting
around that table. It was the biggest
got ever seen in Butte since Tom Owen
Morris tribune., 1895-04-03
Truth In a Nutshell.

Nothing that can think of awould
promote the welfare of our country, in
its broadcast sense, as good roadside
ward M. Shepard, Acting President
Drury College, Springfield, Mo.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-03
BET HIS LIFE AND LOST.

LID John West,
or ~ t i C a
john" as he
w as b e t t e +
known in the
early days of
Texas, is in Fort
w ort h, Tex,
and will reside
there in the fu-
ture. West is
e i G h ty years
old, and one of
the oldest cow
bovS in TeyaS.
h a ing spent
the last sixty
three years Of