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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-05-29
Tho Red Lake I,elian Reservation Open
Nav lst.

This valuable tract Of land just east Of
the Red River Valley will be thrown open
to settlement May 1st 1t is reached from
Fosston, Mcintosh and Thief River Falls
towns on the Great Northern railway, and
all close to the reservation. The United
States Land Office is at Crookston, and the
towns named are on branch lines running
from that place. Persons who intend to To-
cate can stop of there and visit the land Of
flee before going to the reservation. BY
getting tickets via Crookston and the Great
Northern railway to any one of the three
towns named, the prospector will be near
the land. concerning which address F. l.
Whitney, G. p. & +. A., Great Northern
Railway. St. Paul, MINI.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-05-29

81 NEVER give money to beegars on the
street," said the pedestrian. "But my dear
sir,'' returned the beggar, II can't afford
an Office these hard times. You expect 100
much Harper's Young People.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-05-29

FRS stopped free by Or. Kline t;reaS
Nerve l1estorer. No fts 9fterhrst days use
tie free. DR. Kline, 93l Arch St.. Phila., Pa.
"SCIENTIsTs soy now that handshaking
conveys disease.D "Of course; that's the
way the grip got started. louisville our-
ier-Journal.
/ BELIEVE Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my boys life last summer.-MKs.
ALLIE DOUGLASS, Leroy, Mich, Oct. 20, ~.
PRIZE fighting 10 not yet so disgraceful
that the average citizen isn't in hurry to
know who whipped.-N. Y. Press.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-05-29

The imagination has shadow as well as
the body, that keeps just q little ahead of
you. or follows close behind your heels; it
don't do to let it brighten YOU Halliburton.
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-22
Late Potato Blight.

Easily recognized symptoms of the
late blight are: The sudden blackening
of large patches i'll mature leaves and
peculiar odor in the potato field that
is given off by the decaying tissue of
the leaves. 1t was formerly sup
posed that In order to have the use of
the bordeaux mixture in the potato field
successful the treatment must begin be-
fore there was general outbreak of the
blight in the field. Experience at the
Rhode Island station last season indi-
Gated that the supposition is incorrect.
The treatment of the vines was deferred
until after there was general outbreak
of the trouble that followed the heavy
rain on July 4. Rainy weather made it
necessary to spray the vines three times
during the first five days after the treat
ment began in order to keep them well
covered with the mixture. During the
remainder of the season the vines were
sprayed four times With this treat
ment the blight did not injure the crop
appreciably.
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-22
The Armv Worm.

The army worm has made its appear
ance in a number of the central western
states. These natural enemies usually
hold them in check, SO that there is lit
tie extended injury to crops. II, how
ever, the worms are very numerous, the
migration from one field to another may
be prevented by constructing barriers
as in the case of chinch bugs Deep fur
rows with perpendicular sides, boards
set on edge with the upper edge smeared
with tar. plowing under infested crops
and rolling have all proved efficacious
in certain instances and can all be tried
with profit. Much was expected Of the
various fungous diseases which have
been experimental with, but up to date
they have not proved entirely satisfac-
tory. Spraying infested crops with lon
don purple or paris green has been tried
with good results, but other methods
should probably be resorted to first
Orange Judd Farmer.
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-22
t,atarrah canl,ot pe curred

=
with local applications, as they cannot
reach the seat Of The disease. Gatarrh is o
blood or constitutional disease, and in
order to cure it you musi take internal r.
nedies. Halls aiarrlr Cure is taken IN
ternnliy and acis directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrll Cure is
not quack medicine Ilwas prescribed by
one of the best physicians in this country
for years. and is regular prescription. it
is composed of the best innics known. conn
bined with the best blood purifiers. acting
directly on the mucous surfaces. The per
feet combination Of the two ingredients is
what produces such wonderful results in
curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials free.
F. ]. CHEsey q Co., Props. Toledo, o..
Sold by druggists, price 70 cents.
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-22
Electric Farming.

In a report sent out from the Cornell
IN. z. } station it is told that Mr.. Raw
son, one of Massachusetts progressive
farmers, now uses the electric light in
the commercial forcing of lettuce. He
has three lamps of 1000 candle power
each, which run all night. The hot
house covers nearly one-third of an acre.
Mr.. Rawson finds that he obtains gain
of five days per crop during the winter,
which makes a gain of three weeks for
the three crops during the winter. The
gain from one crop he estimates as suffi-
cient to pay the expenses of operating
the electric light during the whole sea-
son. Professor Bailey's experiments at
Cornell confirm those of Mr.. Rawson,
as he states he finds many plants grow
more rapidly when under the influence
of the electric light at night.
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-22
NEW METHOD or IRRIGATION.
1t Combines the Two Systems OF Surface
and Subirrigation.

It Combines the Two Systems OF Surfaces
and subirrigation.
Surface and subirrigation out of doors
is the subject of bulletin 81 from the
New Hampshire college agriculture ex-
pertinent station. This bulletin is de-
signed with reference to small areas
and conditions widely differing from
the arid regions of the west. In this
publication F. William Kane gives an
account of plan which combines the
two systems Of surface and subirriga-
tion. By this new system irrigation is
accomplished by placing tiles slightly
under the surface of the ground or at any
convenient depth, giving them slight
incline, this varying according as you
have pressure or not. The object is to
get the water at thesroots of the plants
with as little wastelas possible.
The plan followed by the writer quot
ed last year was to place common po-
rous 2 ~ inch draintiles in continuous
row, end to end. on the surface of the
soil, and vegetables were planted on
either or both sides of the line. The
tiles were one foot long, ans BY pour
ing in the water at one end OF the line
it was distributed at the joints through
out the length desired when the oppo-
site end was stopped up He planted
celery as stated, and while5it was young
had simply surface irrigation, but as
the crop grew and was banked up and
finally the tile covered there was SUBJ
irrigation. He says:
The tiles are cheap and last indefi-
nitely. When the celery is harvested,
the tiles are dug out also and piled up
or used for subirrigation in the green
house beds. Potatoes. and various other
crops can be grown i'll the same way.
The celery watered grew we'll and did
not rust. Besides this, we were able to
water 20 times as much space in the
same time as in the ordinary way with
bitches. Besides saving. time, this plan
delivers water where tits most needed,
and, we have reason to believe, is fully
as economical with water as with time.
The water, in this instance, entered the
upper end of the tile through ordinary
garden hose connected with the hydrant.
Mr.. Kane Also found that the tiles when
laid lengthwise in the old fashioned
garden bed, where the rows run cross
wise and comparatively close to each
other, assisted greatly in rapid water
ing. Where celery is grown in beds for
self blanching the same method of wa
tering is very advantageous.
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-22
News and Notes.

Figures furnished by the department.
Of agriculture indicate large falling
off in the value of agricultural exports
for 1895 as compared with preceding
years
1t Is stated on excellent authority
that it is possible, as long as the potato
plants retained vitality, to perfectly
control the blight by proper use of the
bordeaux mixture.
Corn should be put in the silo after
the grain is glazed, before there is much
drying of the leaves or stalk.
Oil of tar. mixed half and half with
cottonseed oil or linseed oil, is very re-
pellant to flies, mosquitoes, etc
A car Of watcrmelons is supposed to
be 1000 melons, but when the melons
run small it is possible to get l, 100 or
1900 melons i'll car
Pampas grass is, properly speaking.
grass which covers the pampas of South
America, but it is now cultivated all
over California for the sake Of its
plumes, which are sold by florists for
room decoration.
Nut culture promises TO be recog-
nized industry in this country within
few years, Many groves of chestnuts
have been started, and along the Pacific
coast filbert culture is being considered.
Does Asparagus Need saIts
A number of prominent horticultur-
lists have given through Tho Rural New
Yorker their ciiaiors On this subject,
the consensus Of which seems TO be that
asparagus tlces Dpt need sail and is not
benefited By it materially. Large appli-
cations do net ilijrro it, however, and
may serve to keep down weeds.
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-22
Cotton Seed For Swine.

At the Iowa station tho following
conclusions have been made: (1) Cot
tonseed meal is fatal to hogs when fed
in sufficient quantity, the total amount
required to prove fatal being in this case
from 81 to 33 pounds per hog. (2) Cot
tonseed meal added to q corn and cob.
meal ration for hogs materially increas-
Cd and cheapened the gains over corn
and cob meal alone t3) Cut clever hay
added to corn and cob meal ration and
soaked 10 hours before feeding gave no
advantage IN gain over corn and cob
meal alone. No injury was sustained by
the hogs running II weeks with cattle
consuming 10 Z pounds Of cottonseed
meal daily. s 8
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-22
Lesson In STRAWBERRY Cu1ture.

Strawberry growers in southern New
Jersey are having q lesson now in straw
berry growing. The crop is failure.
Some say it is because of the weevil;
others ascribe it to fungous growth,
while few think it is due to the sud-
den changes from the long continued
cold to unusual heat and to cold again,
this being the weather that made their
spring. The Philadelphia Ledger quotes
Mr.. Eli Minch, Shiloh. as saying that
the disease appears to be kind Of
blight, somewhat resembling winter
kill. It appears first on the leaf stem
near the plaintiffs turning black, the
leaves becoming Of siekly color. The
disease spreads to the crown; then to the
roots, which soon rot The disease will
be likely to spread through the state un-
less the growers everywhere turn to and
spray with the bordeaux. This will
check the disease, and, what is of more
Importance. will prevent it.
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-22

lDaily. Daily except Sunday.
stops to leave passengers from Whining
ton and points north, or take passengers for
points south of Delmar
f' stops only on notice to conductor agent
or on signal.
'.f' Stops to leave passengers from Middle
IT. Stops to let off passengers from points
south of Harrington.
NEW CASTLE AccoMMoDAT1oN TRAINS Leave
Wilmington LILO a. m. and 9.5l M, daily:
days. Leave New Castle 6 80 a M. and 10 10 D
M, daily. S.3l, 9-45, ll.02 m, LIS. 5 49, q Al,
~ p. M, weekdays
Express trains leaving Harrington sos A. M.
and arriving at GA p. m, week.days run
through solid to and from Baltimore. via Porter
and Newark.
BRANCH ROADS.
DELAWARE, MARYLAND VIRGINIA r. X
Leave Harrington foi Franklin CITY and wav
stations lu.37 a M week days, rs y m TUESDAYS
thursdays and saturdays only. Returning
l.45 p m Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
only.
Leave Franklin City for Chincoteague (via
steamer 43 p. M, week days Returning,
leave Chincoteague ~ a. m. weekdays
Leaves Lewes for Rehoboth 1903 noon and
.53 p. m. weekdays. Returning leave Reho-
both 6.2S a. m. and 3.03 p. m. week. days
Leave Harrington for Georgetown and Lewes
leave Lewes6 As a. M. 20 p m weekdays.
Leave Harrington for Berlin, l0.37 a. m week.
days and 6.2S p M, Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays only. Returning, leave Berlin csc
m and "a, pm Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturday only.
QUEEN ANNE & KENT R. R-Leave Townsend
for Centreville and way stations 20 a. m and
530 M. week days. Returning, leave Centre.
vile. 7.3l a. M. and 80 p. M, weekdays.
DELAWARE & CHESAPEAKE X. R.-Leave Clay
ton for Oxford and way stations 3.3S m and
545 p. M, week days. Returning, leave Oxford
sos a. M, and 40 p. M, week-days
CAMBRIDGE SEAFoRD II. H.-Leave Seaford
for Cambridge and intermediate stations III rs a.
M, week days, Y and on Tuesdays Thursdays and
6.20 a. m. weekdays and 2H p. M Tuesdays.
Thursdays and Saturdays
CoNNEcTIoN.-At Porter, with Newark and
Delaware City Railroad. At Townsend, with
Queen Anne's Kent railroad. At Clayton,
with Delaware & Chesapeake Railroad and
Baltimore & Delaware Bay kailroad At IIar-
rington, with Delaware Maryland & Virginia
kailroad. At Seaford with Cambridge & seaford
Railroad. at Delmar, with New York, Pnia-
delphia q Norfolk, Wicomico 4 Pocomoke and
Peninsula Railroads
s. Nj. PROVOST. General Manager.
j. r.. WOOD General paseopyar A.,o,t
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-22
Schedule in effect July 10, 1896

/ schedule III cuect July IT, 1885,
TRAINS LEAVE DELAWARE AVENUE.
WILMINGTON DEPOT EAST BOUND.
Express trains.
All trains Illuminated with Pintsch Light,
20 Nsw Ss tlo York weekdays s1y S tsCs I7s Issl.
til a. m tsas t5sa aiis tss, sl6o .I,oS, p II. 'sss
philadelphia, Twenty-Fourth andt Chestnut
1s;s i t5o IS issa 2 tso t7sss2s
Sundays, ta:os. 7.so. $50, is.4s. tr.95
25, loco. ti0o, p. m. NJ a-''' .9e& o.se' 4e.es
7s ss1sssis1 ss H yssassys ssss ana sss ss 49, !s ls
]; i, ;, 'ss s. { G.
as p. M. Sundays, dazsI y % dtl' a. m. a. m' 1izA
Cape @ ,ndy May, !. weekdays &c M, Tl5 m, t22s,
WEST BOUND.
Baltimore and Washington, weekdays, 1920
70z l8.4S, sIl 05 M tl255 t207, 254 t4.03 Ass
1918, f8 % 1915, p. M. Sundays, t42O 702 i8.48
Ratjmin2s NH il2ss snI 2, 254 ta5s tsSo
Newark, Del, weekdays, t4.2o, 7.o2 is.4s,
~ 1,S 9 am, tl25S 254 "a t4ss 765 ts6atala
Iiass aa, i4.5s, 4os. tso6 Is isl5p. so n. t''S a. @
Pittsburg, weekdays, 1913, p. m, Sundays,
Chicago, daily, t4.5s, p. M.
Cincinnati and st. Louis daily ti255, and
t9.l5, p. m.
New Orleans and Memphis via Bristol ana
Chattanooga, 800 p. m. daily. Through
sleepers Washington to Memphis and New
Orleans.
Singerly accommodation, week days 7.O2,
q. M, 2.54, 7.05and 1l.12, p. m:
Sundays, T02 m; 2.54, 705 m.
Landenburg accommodation, weekdays,
102 l0N a. M, 2.54 4.5S, p. m. Sundays.
10 90, a. M, 4.58, p. m.
Leave Market Street Station
New York, weekdays s6 so m.
Philadelphia, weekdays *6 so, O M, IS pm
Baltimore, weekdays, $50, o. M. 1850 p. m.
Landenburg and way stations, week days,
$50, 10 20. a. M, so. $50. p. m. Sundays, 955,
Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut streets
Station for Wilmington, week-days, fS.So. 8.
\ !; q tzIo, sI5 /, 2 SO 80 t1S 81 llse r., fI22O
|30, t7.25, 1910, l0.l0, H. 35, p. m.
Sundays, 1870, g, t8,l5, 900, lIS0, a.
n, tl2.20, t188, I.50, s4N, u so. eco.
7.25 tS.40, 10.l0, III .S5, p m.
Telephone, l08.
ther line.
! Q. sCULLs General Passenger Agent.
V.M GREENE. General Manager.
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-22
Bursting Cabbapes.

Bursting Of the heads will often fol-
low a sudden stimulation of the plants
after period of relatively slow growth
-e. g., stirring the soil while the heads
are forming, after a period Of neglect,
or heavy rain after a long drought. A
preventive suggested by Rural New
Yorker is to give frequent but shallow
cultivation and keep the plants grow
ing as uniformly as possible. If the
heads are completely formed before the
close of the growing season, partially
pulling the roots from the ground will
check the growth. This may be done
rapidly and easily by means Of a potato
hook, pulling the cabbages over to one
side, thus loosening the roots ON one
side.
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-22
In Time OF Drought.

Under our present modes of cultiva-
tion The farmer can do little for the
crop during the time Of actual drought.
Ordinary cultivation is of comparatively
little benefit during prolonged dry sea-
son. Its most effective work is before
the dry spell sets in. No matter what
the value of the crop and no matter
bow much this value is concentrated on
small areas Of land there is practically
but little to be done to save the CROP
Irrigation should be used as an insur-
ance against the loss Of crops A small
pond fed bJ windmill would often
save garden or a small area of valu-
able crop from destruction or great in
jury during q dry season. a small port
able farm engine, which would be avail
able at other times for cutting feed,
thrashing grain and other farm purposes,
could be used to drive an irrigating
pump during the dry seasons. This
would be particularly valuable for to-
bacco. truck and other crops which are
grown under a very intensive system Of
cultivation.
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-22
COMMERCIAL FeRTILlzERs.
Exceptional Advantages Offsred JudI
CHINA Salacffnn. -.

Exceptional Advantages offered = yudI-
cious Selection.
The present condition of the trade in
commercial fertilizers offers exceptional
4 advantages to provide efficient nlanures
for the raising of farm and garden crops
of every description congenial to soil
and climate The various essential ar
ticles of plant food are offered for sale
in forms suitable to render the different
manurial refuse material of tho farms
in higher degree fit to meet special re-
quirements of crops Mixed fertilizers,
designed to supply plant food for special
crops, are ASKING for the patronage of all
persons interested in growing plants.
The general character of the manurial
substances in our markets has improved
from year to year. Thus writes Pro-
fessor Goessmann in a bulletin from the
hatch station of the Massachusetts, Ag-
ricultural college. Following are addi-
tional extracts:
A judicious selection Of fertilizers
from among the various brands offered
for patronage requires in the main two
kinds of information-namely, we ought
to feel confident that the brand of ferti-
lizer in question actually contains the
guaranteed quantities and qualities Of
essential articles Of plant food at rea-
sonable cost, and that it contains them
in such form and such proportions as
will best meet existing circumstances
and special wants. In some cases it
may be only either phosphoric acid or
nitrogen or potash; in others two Of
them, and in others again all three.
The practice of adding to the manu-
rial refuse materials of the farm, as sta
BILE manure, vegetable compost, etc.,
such single commercial manurial sub
stances as will enrich them in the direc-
tion desirable for any particular crop to
be raised does not yet receive that de-
gree of general attention which it de-
serves. An addition of potash in the
form of muriate or sulphate. of potash
or of phosphoric acid in the form of fine
ground bones or of Florida phosphate,
etc., will in many instances not only.
improve their general fitness as COM
plete manure, but quite frequently per-
NIT q material reduction in the amount
of barnyard manure ordinarily consid-
cred sufficient to secure satisfactory re-
suits. The average barnyard manure
contains larger percentage of nitrogen,
as compared with its potash and phos-
phoric acid, than is generally considered
economical. An addition of from SO to
100 pounds of muriate of potash or Of
100 to 400 pounds of fine ground natu-
raj phosphates (Florida or South Caro-
lina) or of both potash and phosphates
per ton of barnyard manure would great
ly increase its claim as an efficient and
economical general fertilizer.
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-22
The Press Drill.

At the Iowa experiment station ad-
joining plats were seeded to winter
wheat and given similar treatment ex-
cept that one was seeded with common
drill. and the other press drill Thrash
ing returns showed that the plat seeded
with press drill yielded at the rate of
541s bushels per acre, while the COM
mon drilled plat yielded only "A bush
els A similar test in 1894 gave yield
Of 48 bushels for the press drill and 80
for the common drill. The press drill
compacts the soil over the seed, the
moisture is retained, and a more vigor-
ous plant results.
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-22

Vivian, aged 4. going to church with
friend, had had his first glimpse of
episcopacy and its forms that MORN
ing.
swell, darling, how did you like
itg' inquired his mother.
"Oh, it was nicethl" (His most
rapturous form of expression.)
What did they do, dear?"
"Oh-a- UNI first the man stood up
and talked a long time to God, and-a
--um-then all the little boysh wifi
white sings on them stood up and said:
.Aw-W-tl,ere!'"
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-22
Hf.Mn-s,1

The essential points in building si1o
are: To have the walls tight enough to
exclude air from the contsnts; to have
the walls not only strong, but rigid; to-
have sufficient depth-30 feet or more.
If possible-there should be not more.
than about 5 square feet of feeding sur
face in the silo for each COW; the larger
the silo the cheaper the storage for each
ton of silage; the larger the herd the
more cheaply can silage be supplied to-
each animal. Bulletin New York Sta.
lion.
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-22
Spraying with Paris Greeu.

There is a disposition everywhere in
spraying plants of all sorts.to use more
poison than is needed. If one-quarter
pound of paris green in 40 gallons is
enough, why use more? 1t is sometimes
claimed that these dilute mixtures are
not as effective as stronger ones. They
may not kill as quickly, but they are
less costly and are not hurtful to the
plants, besides being less likely to affect
the quality Of the tobacco. Bulletin
Kentucky Station.
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-22

She-I have been invited to contri-
lnte tn he .liscnssion'of the question
WI some women desire titles. :
He-WelI, the answer is because
sonie women are fools; but you will
have - use ynur own judgment as to
The best way of putting it.
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-22
Elm Trce Beetlea.

Professor Smith. eniomologist of the
New Jersey state s,ation, las found that
the chm tree iss,s.,s arc vulnerable to
stomach ls.i scils, and be makes his ex-
Terminus: or IN lie following formula:
A pouna of ps'r.s syssei, or london pur.
pie mixed With i50 tsiicls Of water;
add . sufficient quantity Of stone Of
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-22

shell lime, pound for each pound Of
the poison In order to give better ad-
hesive qualities, add 2 quarts of glucose
or thick inolasses to every 100 gallons
Of mixture. When the water and lime
have come to the boiling point, put in
the poisons. This formula will have no
bad effect upon tho trees, fer the soluble
arsenic is neutralized by the lime
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-22
sorghum For swine.

Sorghum is an excellent food for hogs
in that it is cheap and that they thrive
well on it, but fought not be fed ex-
clusively or in large quantities to brood
sows. The chief nutrient in sorghum
canes is the sugar, and while it has
been proved to be a fattening food for
hogs it does not furnish the element of.
growth that a sow carrying pigs should
have, and if fed to her she should. in
addition, have some shorts or other
concentrated food rich in muscle.form-
ing elements.
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-22
niddletown Directory.
MuNIeIPAL oFFIcERs.
BANKS.

President-G. w. w. Naudain; Secretary,
". g. Letherbury; s. s. HoIten. Charles Fl.
Howell, Geo. ". Peverley.
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-22

Peoples National Bank. President, @. w,
w Nuudain Cashier, Geo. d. Kelley; Teller.
w. q. Lockwood. Bank Building on East
Main Street.
Citizens National Bank k-l,resident Joseph
Biggs; Cashier, John 8. Crouch; Teller, Il
Darlington. Bank Building on south Broad
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-22

Great sales prove the great merit of
Hoods SarsaparilIa, and great merit en-
ables it to accomplish wonderful cures.