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The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-02
In order to give the Confederate

In order to give tho Confederate
Veterans visiting Richmond during
the sixth annual reunion of the United
Confederate Veterans sufficient time to
visit the Virginia battlefclds before
returning to their homes, the commits
sioner of the Southern Passenger AS
sOcation has authorized its members,
composed Of the various roads in the
South ana southeast, to oxtond until
the 18th Of July, the limit Of such
tickets as expire on tho 10th Of July,
upon surrender Of the same not later
than tho 5th Of July TO the ticket
agent OF the line over which the
holders arrive at Richmond, such
tickets to be returned to the holders
properly extended for return passage
until the 10Th of July, after their return
from the battlciields.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-02

OUR CONSULAR SERVICE" The
consular service is the practical and
business side OF our foreign inter
course" writes cX-Presidcnt Harrison
in the Ladies Home journal. "There
are more than twelve hundred persons
In the consular service Of the United
States. These arc located in the i'm
portant commercial cities and towns Of
the world, and are described generally
as consuls general, consuls, CONNER
clai agents, interpreters, marShals and
clerks. The duties OF consul are
various and multifarious. He is the
protector and guardian Of American
commerce provides for destitute
American sailors and sends them
home; he takes charge of the effects OF
American citizens dying in his juris-
diction, having no legal Representatives:
he receives the declarations or pro-
tests OF our citizens in any matter
affecting their rights; he keeps a
record Of the arrival and departure Of
American ships and Of their cargocs,
and looks after vessels wrecked he
reports any new inventions or improve
ments in manufacturing processes that
he may observe, and all useful inform
alton relating to manufactures, popula-
ton, scientific discoveries, or progress
in tho useful arts, and all events or
facts that may affect the trade Of the
United States, and authenticatcs in
voices and statements Of the market
value Of merchandise to bo shipped to
the United States. Every consulate is
81 commercial outpost; and If the
service could be given permanence Of
tenure, and q corps of men of compc-
tent equipment, it would become a
powerful agony in extending our
commerce.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-02
Another large. cotton mill is to b

Another large, cotton mill is to be
added to South Carolina's already long
list of new mills. This one is to BE-
located at Aiken Junction, between
Granitevillc and Langley, on the
Southern and South Carolina and
Georgia roads. Mr.. w. b. S. Whaley,
Of Columbia, is one OF the parties il.
tercsted in the cntorpi isc. The capital
stock is TO be 100000, divided into
shares OF 800 each. with the privilege
OF increasing to 81 100000 The mill viii
manufacture wooden as well as cotton
goods.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-02

Julian S. Carr, who would have re-
ceivcd the nomination for Governor o.
the first ballot at the North Carolina
State Democratic convention declined
to al low his namc to go before the con-
vention. He says this was in obedience
to the wish of his wifo and in de-
terence to the desire of his business asso-
ciatcS.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-02

left was cherished above all his posses
sions. True he had a younger brother
in the Secretary OF Statos office, but
he paid him out OF his own salary for
the work had gotten SO heavy he could
not do it alone, but ho did not COM
plain. Another brother had, against
his advice, 70" he did not like the bus
mess. applied for the position Of State
and Us such he did his duty
faithfully.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-02
Long distance tclcphorcs hav

Long Instance telephones have
ocen placed in the smallest Swiss vii
lagos, making it possible to communi
cate from one end to the other Of the
country on Instruments kept in per-
iect repair, and on which one can hear
distinctly. The fec varies from two
to eight cents Il message. Electric
lighting from water power has been
introduced in even small places.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-02

Doctors prescribe Laxol because It
mas all tho Virtues OF Castor OH ana is
palatable.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-09
Iron n. n Fertilizer.

The value of iron as a fertilizer is
beginning to be known and %appreciat-
ed. F.. G. Mathews, of Worcester,
Mass, reports his success with it.
ue. used his blacksmith shop sweep
ings Oh WORKOUT grass land. and
found that it made the grass grow
better, and put it on his garden. The
results on vegetables convinced him
that it was a wonderful fertilizer, and
he has been using it for thirty-five
years. DR.. ]. A. Livingston, Of Worth
am, Tex, applied it to some cotton
plants in a "deau patch" of black
loan SOIL. in the form of a solution.
and the plants so treated revived
while the others dicd), and developed
three weeks in advance of other parts
of the crop not so treated. The cheap
est process of using this fertilizer is
to lang old iron in your fruit trees,
where the rust ear drop on the ground
below, or put the old iron in Il pool Of
water, and after the iron rusts use the
water to irrigate the plants. Iron dust
and shavings a be obtained from
blacksmith shops, machine shops and
foundries.-Southern C%ultivator.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-09
Fertili.ins Mistakes.

In bringing up poor soil to produc-
ing fertility, so as to raise paying
crops, a degree of patience and energy
has to be exercised that the farmer on
naturally rich soil is not apt to fully
estimate; and the fewer mistakes
made, the better.
1t is a mistake to turn under first
clover crop to exceed six inches in
depth; and it is another to not turn
succeeding ones any deeper. Expert
ence and observation lead me to be-
lieve that on poor and compact clay
lands, each succeeding crop should be
turned under an inch deeper than the
previous n until as great depth as
twelve inches is reached, provided the
team can break that deep; nor would
/ turn in. any deeper than a foot at
any time. To depend IN bringing up
soil with commercial fertilizers, indie.
pendent OF green manures, will not
only prove disappointing in effect, but
will be also. expensive. from a fnan-
cial point. The %neglecting a proper
rotation of crops, and each crop on a
fresh clover sod, will not only make
the building up Of the soil fertility
more slow, but also more expensive
from the skimp increase in the volume
Of crops grown.
1t. is a mistake to depend upon any
other green crop as a fertilizer when
the soil and climate is such that clover
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-09
Y..uaA

List % patents issued last week to
Northwestern Inventors: Arthur l..
Adams, Astoria, Ore, automatic gate
governor; Herbert NJ. Carpenter, Min
neapolis, Mimi, safety coal hole cover;
Henry NJ. Grover, Anoka. Mimi. car
seal; Samuel Il. Hopes, Minneapolis,
Mimi, Stage race track; James J. Nc
Dermott, st. Paul, Mimi. power trans
mitter for windmills; Edwin II. Mont
gomery, Of st. Paul. Mimi, combined
switch and fuse block; Hans F.. o.
stad, Sioux Falls, S. d., tire upsetting
machine; Henry Stem. Faribault,
Mimi. electrical light shade; Frank
NJ. Warren, Portland, Ore, trade
mark) canned fish, including salmon.
Il. D Merwin, patent lawyer. go, OIL
and 912 Pioneer Press Building, st.
Paul. MINI.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-09
Latest Photcsrsphis Yet. Taken.

Latest 1~0@..ANAeH.
Some very remarkable carbon photo
graphs are an interesting feature Of
the present exhibition of the Archi-
tcctural league'at the fine art galleries
in West Fifty-seventh street. These
pictures are 3x4 feet in size, the limit
thus far reached in photography, and
are beautifully clear cut without dis
tortion. The series includes the prin-
cipal architectural monuments of the
old world, as we'll as some statues and
nothing could be finer or more impress
i've than these pictures as representa-
lives. of objects and scenes that. it is
not given to all to visit in person.
Frank Hegger has been engaged on
these works for the past three years
in.the interest of the architectural and
archaeological departments Of Harvard,
Yale, Princeton. Cornell and other uni
versities, photographing the master.
nieces Of historic, ancient, medieval
and later ecclesiastical architecture in
Europe and the East.-New York Sun.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-09
a!hl@aAsn24
A PRAIRIE PASTURE.
,me Interesting observations bout
K~enOynffO

Some Interesting observations About
renovation
Prof. Georgeson Of the Kansas ex-
pertinent station writes as follows re-
garding the renovation of a prairie
pasture: 1.-The prairie pasture on our
upper farm had gradually been fall
ing. Owing to a lack of pasture for the
cattle we had been compelled to keep
the herd on it longer than ought to
have been the case. Sunf1oWers ana
b%ull-nettles began to spring up all over
it, while the native grasses seemed to
be dying. Under these conditions 1t
seemed desirable to attempt to estab-
lish some tame grasses or this prairie
land. Accordingly the surface was u
with a disc harrow, weighted and
driven over it in several directions,
and a mixture of perennial grasses,
consisting of orchard grass, timothy,
red top, meadow fescue, blue grass,
with some clover and alfalfa, was
sown broadcast on the loosened sur
face, narrowed in and rolled. A time
ly rain caused tile seed to terminate
promptly, and in three weeks there
was a fine show Of green from this
seed nearly all over the field. The
tame grass appeared to have obtained
splendid foothold, but by the middle
Of June it became apparent that the
prairie grass was disposed to dispute
with the tame grasses for supremacy.
1t came in thick and grew vigorously
and the weak Seeding grass had OBJ
tanned complete mastery, soon stand
ing a foot high and very close to the
ground, and none of the weeds which
were common in the pasture the pre-
vious year were present. The follow
ing year the prairie afforded as much
pasture as it probably ever did. This
affords q lesson in renovating native
pastures. Take off the stock, scratch
the surface early in the spring and
leave it to itself. I believe farmers
frequently make a mistake when they
attempt to substitute tame grasses for
the native pastures. Tame grasses
may afford more palatable feed and
they usually yield a little feed earlier
than the prairie, but they cannot stand
the hardships Of drouth as the prairie
grass can, nor do they, with the same
treatment as permanent pasture, yield
any more or even as much feed. The
prairie grasses are here because they
are suited to the conditions, and if we
avoid overstocking they will last in
definitely and afford feed even in the
dryest seasons"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-09
Secretary Herbert sneuks.

Cleveland, May AT the annual
banquet of the chamber of commerce
Mt the Hollenden hotel, Secretary Of
the Navy Herbert and Mayor William
l.. Strong of New York were the guests
of honor. Secretary Herbert respond
ed to the toast 'Our Country; Its
Achievements and Its Perils." Mayor
Strong spoke of '"The Business Man
agcment Of a Great City," The only
other set speech was by James H.
Hoyt of Cleveland. who responded to
the toast ''True citizenship"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-09
thrives.-D. T. Stephenson in Journal
of Agriculture.
Barn Door Fastener.

Take n piece of oak board 1x3 inches
for a 12-foot door; the lower piece 5
feet i inches, upper piece { feet 4
inches. Bolt upper piece at end Of
lever and lower 6 inches from it. Then
put a bolt exactly through the middle
between the two and through the
door; then a staple v the uprights
at each end. Cut a little mortise in
the floor and log above for end to go
in. Nail an inch block on the brace for
lever to rest IN when the door is open.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-09
Some Rural Don'ts.

Don't lose your head. Keep cool and
use sense Don't get mad and ratified.
Don't let the weeds grow and seed,
lest they absorb your profits.
Don't neglect the garden, as it adds
much to the pleasure of the table and
healthfulness Of living.
Don't let your line fences get out of
repair and have trouble with your
neiGhbors.
Don't borrow if you can avoid it.
If you do, return promptly, in good
condition, Or make it good.
Don't make a debt if you can pos
sibly go without it. Interest has eaten
many a man out Of house and home.
Don't think you know all there is to
be learned about farming; you are
only on the edge Of it's possibilities.
Don't idle. your time away. Use
fully employ it, and you are on the
road to prosperity.
Don't grumble, or look on the dark
side of things. Cheerfulness brings
health and friends, and leads to sue
cess.
Don't forget to make deposits. Your
farm is like q bank. All drafts will
be honored if you keep your account
good by frequent deposits of fertility.
Don't forget to give the boy and
girl q practical education. All theory
and no practice makes q worthless
man or woman.
Don't forget to be temperate in all
things; not only in eating and drink
ing, but in labor and pleasure. and in
all the multifarious affairs of life.
Don't forget that fruit often takes
the place Of medicine, and is much
cheaper. There is pleasure in eating
that Of your w raising.
Farm Notes.
Less acres, more to the acre, should
be the motto Of every farmer.
Don't starve your land, lest it starve
you.
Clean up the lawns and make the
home as beautiful as possible.
Large crops Of roots and generous
herds of stock should be found on the
same farm.
Land in which potatoes are to be
planted. should be plowed very deep,
twice the depth Of land for other crops.
Smaller farms, more productive
acres, and cooperation among farmers
will be advantageous in bad times OF
good.
Selling grain is shipping the farm
piece-meal to distant markets; the
farm and its fertility are kept at home
by animal husbandry alone.
There is generally very little gained
by putting seed into the ground till the
soil becomes warm enough to start
termination.
The Michigan experiment station
made experiments in sowing clover,
and obtained the best results from
sowing seed in late winter or early
spring.
Farmers cannot afford to experiment
except incidentally, on a small scale.
The. experiment stations were insti.
tuted to make q business of expert.
menting,. end they are doing. good
work.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-09

inch-and-a-half hole through each one.
Now run the wires through these holes
and fasten the ends to a tree or post
on the other side of creek. Distribute
these poles evenly on cable and nail
on boards as indicated in the cut. If
high water takes off the boards the
poles will still remain, as the water
never gets .them.-W. L. ID. in ,Prac-
teal Farmer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-09
Doctor Albright.
A BROAD MINDED PHYSICIAN
WITH PROGRESSIVE IDEAS.

Believes In Recommending Any Medicine
That He Knows VIII Cure His Patients
Thinks. DR.. Williams Pink Pills
. Great Discovery-He Cites
Some Marvellous Cures.
From the Examiner, Lancaster, Pa.
AKRON, Pa, April 24th, '95.
Dr.. WILLIAMS MEDICINE Co.:
Gentlemen-While it Is entirely contrary
to the custom of the medical profession to
proprietary preparations, l shall, never
thelssa, give O an account Of some Of my
wonderful experiences with your prepara-
tion. DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People. The fact is well known that med
ical practitioners do not as a rule, recog-
nize, much less use, preparations of this
kind, consequently the body Of them have
lack OF 1t, but soundly condemn them all
without a trial. Such a course is manifestly
absurd and unjust, and I, for one, propose
to give my patients the best treatment
known to me, for the particular disease
with which they are suffering, no matter
what it is, whero or how obtained. l was
6rst brought to prescribe DR.. Williams
tlnk Pills ABOUT two years ago, after hav-
ing. seen some remarkable results from
their use. Reuben Hoover, now of Read.
Ing, Pa, was q prominent contractor and
builder. While experimenting the work
OF erecting a large building during cold
weather, he contracted what was thought
to be s~ciatica. He first noticed it ono
morning in not being able to arise from
his bed. After the usual treatment for
this disease he failed to improve, but on
the contrary grew rapidly worse, the case
developing. into H~emiphlegia, OF partial
paralysis of the entire right side of the
were all given a trial, but nothing gave any
benefit, and the paralysis continued. In
despair he wa compelled to hear his ply
stefan announce that his case was hopeless.
About that tine his wife noticed one Of
your advertisements and concluded to try
your Pink Pills,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-09
His Opinion,

Mr.. Gotrox (banker and %philanthro-
pisD-Now, what would you think If
you saw me staggering home drunk?
McGeachey-That yeZ was too domn-
ed mean t'hoire a cab.-Puck.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-09

He had given up hope and it required .
great deal OF begging on the part OF hia
wife to persuade him to take them regu,
larly. He, however, did as she desired, and
II appearances indicate health in this man,
one would think he was better than before
his paralysis.
Why says he, 4 began to improve in
two days, and In four or five weeks I was
entirely well and at work.
Having seen these results I concluded
that such a remedy is surely worth q trial
at the hands Of any physician, and conse-
quently when a short time later I was
called upon to treat q lady suffering with
palpitation Of the heart and great nervous
prostration, after the usual remedies failed
TO relieve, I ordered Dr.. Williams Pinh
Pills. The result was simply astonishing.
Her attacks became less frequent and also
less in severity, until by their use for a
period of only two months she was the pic.
ture of hen!th, r~osy-cheeked and bright.
eyed, as we'll as ever, and she has continued
SO until today, more than n year since
she took any medicine. Ihave found these
pills a specific for chorea; or as more CON
monty known, st. Vitus' dance, as beneft
cial results have in all cases marked their
use. As q spring tonic any n who, from
overwork or nervous strain during a long
winter has become pale and languid, the
Pink Pills will do wonders In Frightening
the countenance and in buoying the spirits
bringing roses to the pallid lips and renew.
ing the fountain of youth.
Yours Respectfully,
]. u. ALBRIGHT. NJ. d.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-09
mnrnxed smoothine Harrow,

Improved Smoothing Harrow.
wide plank is attached to the rear Of
the harrow; the ridges are thus lev
elcd, and any Jumps that may have
been left are pulverized. But best Of
all, the soil is pressed down owe the
seed. causing it to sprout more rapid
ly. and giving it a better chance to get
hold of the ground with its roots
Orange Judd Farmer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-09
A Test of Vanity.

Lady applying the testo-Ach! what
a pity! The handsomest gentleman
in the company has gotta splash on his
waistcoat::
All the gentlemen present look down
in CONSERVATION at their rvests.-West-
faliSnboc VolEcllat+
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-09
Makes u Difference.

Tommy (surprised-Why, papa, 1
thought that one spoonful of sugar
was always enough for my coffee?
Tommy's Papa-This is a restaurant,
my SON; take all the sugar you want"
Judge.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-09
. Trinity of Evils.

A Trinity of Evils.
B%iliousness, sick headache and irregularity
of the bowels accompany each other. TO
the remova of this trinity of evils Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters is specially adpated.
1t also cures dyspepsia, rheumatism, mala-
rial complaints, biliousness, nervousness and
constipation. The most satisfactory results
follow a fair trial. Use it daily.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-09
Device for Smoothing Ground.

Many people SOW their grain and COW
er it with the harrow simply. A good
brush and a rough roller ought to fol-
low the narrowing, but much better
than the simple narrowing (Which
leaves the land in ridges to dry out
rapidly is an arrangement like that
illustrated in the engraving. A heavy,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-09
The Season Begun.

"Have you begun making garden yet,
Mr. Outskirts"
Yes; we've flung all our old tin cans
over into the next neighbours lot."-
Chicago Record.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-09

tic time cut quite a quantity of fodder
into as short lengths as desired; maxi
ing it very convenient to feed in man.
gers to horses or cattle, the refuse
being used for bedding, as a great
many have no straw for this purpose.
Perry A. Muck in Practical Farmer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-09
Retiring

Mistress-Mary, 1 don't approve OF
your entertaining your young man in
the kitchen. :,
"Well. mum, he's too shy to come
in the parlor."-Life.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-09
Attached to Him,

Il seem to be very well liked" said
the NANCY little dog.
YES" remarked the wicked little
boy. "even the tin cans are attached to
you."-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-09
A Receipt in Full.

Maud-The dressmaker's boy is here
again with his bill.
Prominent Actress-Dear me! This
is a dreadful nuisance, but bring me
my writing materials; l suppose l
must give him another testimonial
Truth.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-09
Choppins Corn Stalks.

The bench should be 3 or 4 inches
thick, 10 inches wide and 6 feet long.
A bundle Of fodder being placed on
the bench is held firmly in place by
the levers; then with a ha | AK, or,
better, a broad ak, a man can in Il lit
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-09
A poiitc Exchange

First Lady, was surprised to see
you at the sacred concert last evening.
l knew it wasn't your Sunday out.
Second Lady-Yes; we'll, you see
Mary Ann wanted next Sunday for a
wedding.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-09
Water Gate,

Take eight or ten strands of No. IL
wire and fasten them to a tree or post
on one side of creek about eight or
ten feet from the ground. Cut several
poles long enough to reach from bot
tom Of creek to wire above. Flatten
the large or upper ends, and bore an
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-09
Solid Food.

Solid Food.
The st. Louis Hostess-I am afraid
YOU will find our dear Missouri water
rather. unpleasant to your taste.
Guest-Not at all, madame. It's the
hest / eyer ate.-Life.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-09
An Evidence of wheels

An OF Wheels.
Billson-Say, do you know l think
that fellow has wheels?
Wickers-How do you know?
Billson-He is travelling lin cog."-
Boston Post.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-05-09

+. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, Proprie-
tors of Halls Catarrh Cure, offer 500 re-
ward for any case of catarrh that cannot be
cured by taking Halls Catarrh Cure. Send
for testimonials, free. Sold by druggists, 75c.