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Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21
THOSE CHARITY PARTIES.
The Head of the House Had His Say
and Then Paid for His
FUN.

The two fair daughters of the household
were discussing the entertainment thev pro-
posed giving for the benefit of little work
Of charity in which they were interested.
and, as a matter of course, the old gentleman
had to have his say.
<<,,;1 Its an Internal nuisance he declared.
''The house will be in a commotion for a
week, nothing will be thought Of but your
party, and everything will be disarranged.
That, night we will all be awake till we'll to-
ward morning, and the next day, those who
are not sick will 60 about snarling and half
asleep. I call it nothing but tomfoolery.''
Papa" said the oldest, "don't you Under
stand that we are gping to help some of the
poor and that every cent we make will pro-
vide them with some comfort? What YOU
should do is to encourage u.s."
Don't talk silly. It's good deal you
glr!s care about the charitable feature of this
social combination you're in. It's the boys
and girls and cards and dancing you want.
No use trying to pull the wool over my eyes. -
Every wei. Wen try to do @ our d duty, T
even if you do make it hard. We, at least,
have some sympathy for the afflicted
"Oh, you have? Sweetly disinterested,
aren't you? How much did you take in at
thezlast blowout?'
"Jqst $780, proudly.
well, I'll give you just $30.50 for the
cause if you'll not inhict your coworkers on
us: Now, how's your charity?"
Mamma, l wish to the land you'd come
down here. Papa's acting perfectly awful -
and she hounced out of the room while be
laughed ardonically.-Detroit Free Press.
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21
BOX IRRIGATION.

find it's way to the tree roots, and down
as the main tap root conducts it, un-
til the moisture is taken up by the
many branches and rootlets. For
vines the boxes are smaller, and may
be made from old tin cans, buckets.
pieces of tiling or any discarded vessel.
A favorite and handy device for con-
veying water from the source to the
boxes is found in Texas and Arizona,
and consists of barrel fastened to a
two-wheeled cart or truck. The bar
rel is filed and then wheeled about
by hand to the several boxes, where
the irrigation water is turned in by
means of short hose attached to
the barrel. This places the water
where needed, precludes all possibility
OF waste and overcomes the objections
to surface irrigation. The trees grow
more thrifty and are therefore less
attacked by insects and blight. Roots
penetrate to a greater depth, giving
the tree a firmcr hold and preventing
sprouts from coming up, as they fire.
quently do all about surface-irri-
gated tree. The ground can be culti-
waited at any time, and the surface soil
is free from water, grass and noxious
weeds brought on by surface irriga-
tion. An orchard, vineyard or melon
patch treated in this manner will yield
better, more uniform and salable
fruits, and the fears of drought be
banished.-Joel Shoemaker, in Farm
and Fireside
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21
On the Battlefield.

ganization known as the Woman's Relief
Corps, whose aid to the soldier of to-day,
fighting against the world for living, is no
less notable than the neroism of the COS.
One of the most earnest members Of the
corps at Byron, ILL.,, IS Mrs. James House
weart, but. illness once put stop to her
active work. A year or so ago, when she
was nearing fifty years of age, the time
when women must be most careful of their
strength, Mrs. Houseweart was taken seri-
ously i'll. The family physician told her
that she had reached critical period of her
life, and must be very careful. His pre-
scriptions and treatment did not benefit her,
and other treatment proved unavailing
At last DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People were brought to her notice, with in.
disputable evidence that they were helpful
in cases such as hers, and with renewed hope
she tried the remedy. Last March she took
the first box of the pills, which gave much
relief. She was determined to be cured,
and kept on with the medicine, until now
eight boxes have been consumed, and she
teels like new woman.
Mrs: Houseweart said: ri have taken
eight boxes, and have been improving since
took the first dose. do not believe could
have lived without the pills. They have dore
medicine have ever tried"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold in boxes
(never in loose bulk) at so cents a box or
six boxes for $3.50, and may be had of all
druggists, or direct by mail from DR.. Will
liams' Medicine Co. Schenectady, N. Y.
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21
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F., IDEA FROM THE WEST.
NV , no1 irrigation II Practiced In
Many Sections of the so-Called.
- ~ "' Arid REGIONS.

Box irrigation. as practiced in many
sections of the arid west, is a cheap
method of saving fruit trees and vines
from the effects of drought, and might
De adopted with profit by the fruit
growers and market gardeners of the
eastern and middle states. It is easily
managed from any source of supply,
such as wells, ponds, creeks or springs,
and in dry seasons will return many
times the cost in increased yield of
fruits, melons and general vine prod
ucts. The boxes are made of rough
Planks, usually about six inches square
and 1s inches in length, and inserted in
holes foot or more in depth few
inches from the trees to be irrigated.
Water is filled in the boxes and left to
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Berlin has new medical club with
about 400 members. /
Germans weigh nearly ten pounds
more than Frenchmen.
In 1881 the tobacco tax in Egypt
brought in $4s5.ooo. Last year the sum
was over S., 100000.
Among the SIS periodicals now pub
1ished in Japan III are scientific, 35
medical, and IS legal. !:
: Over a hundred persons disappear in
London every year without leaving the
slightest trace behind.
Seventeen parcels of ants eggs from
Russia, weighing $50 pounds, were sold
in Berlin recently for 20 cents a pound.
With only half as strong a fleet as
the English, the French have ,341 lieu
tenants and sub-lieutenants, while
England has only 1876.
British interests in the Philippines
are 33 times as large as those of Ger
many; are, indeed, larger than those
of any other two nations.
An improved diving bell of great
capacity moving along the sea bot
tom by means of screws moved by elec-
tricity, is on exhibition in Paris.
The Philippines reach within four
degrees of the equator. With the pos
sible exception of some parts of Brit
ish India and Arabia, it is, perhaps no
hotter, climate than that of Manila.
A German missionary declared in
recent address at Frankfort that in
consequence of the massacres in Ar.
menia there were at present in that
country about $4,000 widows and
orphans. German asylums have been
opened at Bebecl<, Karkut and Meseri
to assist as many of them as possible.
At the first Paris exposition in 1898,
there were only 10 exhibitors; at the
second, in 1901, there were eco; at the
fourth, in 1906, there were 1,422, and at
the eighth, in the reign of Louis
Philippe, there were 2,247. The first
worlds fair in Paris was in 1855. At
the exposition of 1889 there were 55,.
4S6 exhibitors, and 80, 500, 900 visitors.
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21
COLOR or BERRIES.
Wood Ashes Gives Some Varieties the
Appearance Of Having Been
Vanished.

F. K. Steele, of Jefferson county,
Mo-, states in American Gardening
that when berries reach the consumer
they are usually dark in color, more
especially after long journey. Color
has much to do with their sale. 'The
most of my berries are scarlet" writes
Mr.. Steele, "and owing to the free use
of wood ashes they have the appear
ance of being polished and Vi varnished.
Then I pack them, placing only the
medium, large and shapely berries in
the sale boxes; the Indifferent are not
sold or counted in the sales. Here is
where the large grower cannot com
pete with the 'old woman's ten-foot
patch He cannot help having small
berries and trash put in his boxes
with all his care. I like the scarlet
berries the best, although have the
dark colored berries also, and often
note the fact that when berries are all
large alike the consumer chooses the
bright colored in preference to the
dark. They haveoa fresher look. The
dark colored look as if they had been
on hand and were becoming stale.
The Brandywine, H. w. Beecher and
Leader on my soil are dark berries.
have 80 varieties of the scarlet ber-
ries, all seedlings of my own growing
Some very early, some medium and
some very late. The earliest is large
conical berry, much larger than the
Michels and ripening at the same
time, with large foliage of a pale
green, the leaflets four inches in
length and broad in proportion with
out spots. Three years ago I planted
the seed from one large berry which
gave me 33 varieties, and there was
only one variety which I considered
as poor-too poor to keep. All the
others were fine and large. Iplanted
the seed, cultivated the soil around
them, fertilized only with ashes. Now,
who improved them and made them
finer than their parents? Nature and
natures laws"
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21

decided disadvantages. The cut shows
substitute for the ''stringing" meth
cd of drying fruit. A framework,
some three inches wide or thick, and
as large in it's other dimensions as
one desires, is covered with wire
screen cloth, as shown, the cover be-
ing of thin board.
This box filled and hung in the air
and sunshine will dry the fruit to per-
fection. giving the fine flavor without
the dirt of the old method. It. must
be thin enough from side to side so
that the air can readily pass through
the fruit.-American Agriculturist.
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21
Effective Wash for Borers.

I have had some years experience
in transplanting trees, and have about
q dozen varieties, growing well. Hav-.
ing space to be filed, put out four
locust trees, knowing how liable they
were to be destroyed by borers. i
made q. wash. OF soft clay, put ting ii
teaspoonful OF paris green to 4 pail
ful Of water. I washed the trunks
with this mixture, working it into ali
holes. This season I have not found
/ q fy Or . worm. The trees seemed re-
tarded in growth the early part t Of the
season. but since the nidsummer
shoots have started, ], they have grown
lpxuriantly One years experience is
so deceptive that I would not recon.
mend extensive trial. slaked line may
do, i no clay q hand y. Be. careful "a
keep the wash stirred when being ap
sDlied. Country Gent tlennal1,l
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21
New MOther-in.Law Story.

his vacation brought home with him what he
thinks is new mother-in-law story Moth
er-in-law stories are drug on the market,
but this one seems to pe little less Iruggy
than usual. A man and his wife went to
Europe and the mans mother-in-law went
along. Up to this point there is no novelty
in the story. On the voyage the mother-in-
law fell ill and died. Of course she had to be
buried at sea, and SO the usual canvas sack
was made, but instead of an iron weight to
sink the body they used big bag of coal. In
commenting on the arrangements afterward
the bereaved son-in-iaw, who suffered bad
ly, said: "I-always knew where m-m-m-
mother-in:law was g-going, but b-b-blame me
if I s-s-supposed she'd have to carry her own
l."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21
Plum Trees on the Farm.

Driving about the country and see
ing SO many fence corners and waste
spots about the houses and barns
where something might be grown, I
have been tempted to suggest to the
owners. to plant more plum trees, says
q <well-meaning correspondent. It is
true the plum is the one tree of all
others for these corners. Itrequires
little room and takes but two or three
years from planting to- come to fruit
ing. All you will need will be to cut
out the superfluous shoots. And then
what is the farmhouse good for that
can't have cherries and plums ?-Mid-
land Farmer.
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21
Thlrty-Five Thousand Miles
Of Calico.

There is enough calico made in the United
States every year. to make a sash which
would &c. completely around the earth with
great popularity of this fabric is justified by
the fact that the goods known as Simpsons
Prints are of the highest standard of
quality and finish. The colors are absolutely
fast and will not fade nor will the goods be-
come limp with washing and wringing, and
as the material is cheap and exceedingly
p pI;e31t;ty, there is little wonder that many
dresses of women and children.
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21
Cost I, OF Corn Production.

According:toa q bulletin issued by the
Illinois experiment station, and based
upon the figures furnished q by 316 corn
growers, il cost 8 cents per bushel
and $10.59 per acre to produce cornsin
Illinois IN 1896. These figures do not
represent the cost of growing merely,
but are based upon the average sum
ofathe e1pendi itures on all the process
Involved 81 product ion, from the prep
- ation the soil <, the deliyerySof
corn & the elevatox.
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21

1 felt very much better
and was able to do nearly all my own
work. Icontinued the use of your medi-
cine, and feel that Il owe my recovery to
you. cannot thank you enough foryour"
advice and your wonderful medicine.
Any one doubling my statement may
write to me and I will gladly answer
all inquiries.-Mrs.N NELL HURST, Deep
water, Mo.
Letters like the foregoing, con-
stantly being received, contribute not
little to the satisfaction felt by Mrs.
Pinkham that her medicine and counsel
are assisting women to bear their heavy
burdens.
Mrs. Pinkham's address, is Lynn, Mass.
All suffering women are invited to
write to her for advice, which will be
given without charge. It is an ex-
perienced woman's advice to women.
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21
IMPROVED FRUIT DRYER.
Substitute for the Somewhat I'm
clean Stringing Method Now
in General Use.

Ordinary methods of sun drying
have their drawbacks. The finest fla
vor comes from fruit that has been
put on strings and hung up in the
sun, the air circulating all about it.
It is thus exposed to dust and flies,
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21

Heroic Honors:-.'Evelyn," said her fa-
ther, "what particular feat of bravery did
perform during the war;" "None, father.
He stayed at home at my request. But why
do you ask? 1EOh, Judging from the way
you kissed him thought perhaps he had d.
rected the movements of Dewey and Schley
during the conflict. ."-Philadelphia North
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21

IT told my wife," said Gobang, "that had
stayed down town to get war news" "And
what did she say?" "Well, she furnished me
with an illustrated account of hostilities
nearer home than Cuba. Town Topics.
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21
!; WoMAN,s, HERO1SM.

From the Register-Gazette, Rockford. III.
During the civil war nearly as much hero
ism was shown by the women of our nation
as by the brave soldiers. Many a woman,
weeping for her dead son, bound up the
wounds of his suffering comrades, rejoicing
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21
MRS. PINKHAM'S ADVICE.
What Mrs. Nell Hurst has to Say
About It.

DEAR MRS. PNKHAM:-When Iwrotee
to you had not beenweu for five years;
had doctored all the time but got no
better. l had womb trouble very bad.
Ny womb pressed backward, causing
piles. was in such misery could
scarcely walk across the floor. Mem
situation was irregular and too pro-
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21

Nothing gives one such feeling of wasted
time as to get up real early to go Somewhere
and then find that the trip is not necessary.
Washington Qa.) Democrat.
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21

fuse, was also
troubled with
leucorrhea. II,
had given up all
hopes of getting
we'll; everybody
thought I had
consumption.
After taking
\ five bottles Of.
Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegeta-'
bic Compound.
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21

No fraud is more wicked than cheating in
q love game.-Ram's Horn.
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21

"A rich mans will is something like the
shower. 1t settles the "dust." ~. A. w
Bulletin.
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21

Some people are forever putting thei
feelings, under other peoples feet and the,
crying because they are hurt.-Ram's Horn
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21

To Cure q Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure Csc
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21
The Fighting Sevcnty.Ffrst.

Out in Salt Lake City, when paper speaks
Of 1.-The fighting Seventy -frst," one is in
doubt whether the item refers to the regi-
ment now in Santiago or some mans latest
matrimonial venture.-Yonkers Statesman.
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21

could not get along without Piso's Cure
fSr 10 CSm9sumptio2: mp % It alwsaYs c4resmM1s. - frs
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21

in their
renew ed
strength,
evenwhile
sorrowing
for the
one who
was gone.
0U III d y
time was
laid the
f O unda-
tion for
theworld-
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21

When a worthless man isn't staring at the
clock he is gazing at the thermometer
Atchison Globe.
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken Internally. Price 75c.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29
THE Texarkana Journal very trr

THE Texarkana Journal very tru- ly says: "The friendly spirit dis. played by England toward the United States in the present difficul. ty with Spain calls for a cessation oi the Advertisement, popular with cer- tain Americans, Of twisting the tail of the British lion. Truculent ebul- litions against England are now very much out of>place. The trouble which has grown out of the stua tion in Cuba has proven that blood is thicker than water, and it has re- yealed the kinship of the two great English speaking nations. It must be apparent to any thoughtful and intelligent observer that Great Britain and the United States are natural allies; that they are united by the ties of blood; proceeding from the same parentage, their ideas and beliefs and their aims in the world are similar. And union be- tween these two nations would be equal to the opposition of the rest of the world combined.'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29
The Successful Remedy fc
 NASAL CATARRH

must be non-irritating, easy of ap- plication. and one that will by it's own action reach the infiamed and diseased surfaces.
 ELEY'S CREAM BALM combines the important requisites of quick ac- tion and specific curative powers with perfect safety to the patient. This agreeable remedy has mastered catarrh as nothing else has, and both physicians and patients freely concede this fact. All druggists cheerfully acknowIedg that in it the acme of Pharmaceutical skill has been reached. The most distressing symptoms quickly yield to it. In acute cases the Balm imparts almost instant relief.
 By Absorption.
 Catarrhal sufferers should remem- Der that Ely's Cream Balm is the only catarrh remedy which is quick ly and thoroughly absorbed by the diseased membrane. It does not dry up the secretions, but changes them to a limpid and odorless condition, and finally to natural and healthy character.
 The Balm can be found at any drug store. or by sending 50 cents to Ely Brothers, 57 Warren St., New York, it will be mailed.
 Full directions with each package.
 Cream Balm opens and clenses the nasal passages, aliays inflammation, thereby stopping pain in the head, heals and protects the membrane and restores the senses of taste and smell. The Balm is applied directly into the nOstrils.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29
spain's Navay Surprise
Chicago Dispatch,


 It has been vaguely hinted in dis patches from Madrid that the Span iards had naval surprise in store for the United States.
 Correspondents have endeayored to discover the nature of this sur prise, but their efforts have proved unavailing. Whatever may be said of Spanish bravado and buster, it is evident that the naval authorities of Spain know how to keep their mouths shut when occasion demands that kind of self-sacrifee.
 Perhaps the surprise may consist in the fact that Spain has leased a submarine boat invented by Count Pozzo and constructed in France.
 Information has been telegraphed from London that this submarine wonder has been secured for the Spanish navy. The boat was orig inally intended to be used in salvage operations, and description of if appeared in French journals last year. The vessel is a steel sphere with an external diameter of nine feet nine inches. It is propelled by electricity and has speed of eight
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29
u.s,~ r,.,s- act easily, promptly an,
knots an hour.

knots an hour.
 This boat can lay mines aud dis charge them electrically after retir- ing from the vicinity of the explosive.
 tis alleged by the London agent of the owners of this craft that it is now on board a Spanish ship six days out tor the United States. Where the submarine boat will strike first is unknown, but London advices suggest that New York har- bor may be it's destination.
 Perhaps the whole story is the work of an imaginative correspond ent, but it seems to be fairly we'll authenticated. In the meantime, where is the Holland?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29

Messrs. o. ". Wyman, H. o. Pierce and J. A. Wellington, of Eagle Mills, stopped in the city awhile yesterday while en route to Little Rock. MT. Wyman will participate in the ath- letie contests there today. He is an all-round athlete and last year won the 100 yard dash at the field sports in the Capital City.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29

Quadrennial Conference A. M. E. Church, Columbia, S. C., May 4th to 1Sth1S9S.
 For the above occasion the Cotton Belt will sell tickets at rate of one fare for the round trip. Tickets on sale April SOth, May lst and End re- turn limit May 22nd.
 H. BRINGMAN, Agent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29

Marcus Lafayette Bell and Charlie Crto. Fayetteville students, came down from Little Rock this morning to spend the day with their families They returned this afternoon to at- tend the oratorlcal contest at Little Rock tonight.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29

The GRAPHIC is furnishing tele- graphic bulletins to A. J. Mitchell, the Pine Bluff News 6 Cigar Co.,, and the Hotel Trulock saloon, where the dispatches are bulletined as soon as received. They are genuine and reli- able and furnished to the GRAPHIC by the Scripps-McRae Press Associa- tion,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29

Special Excursion Little Rock to Pine
 Bluff May l, 1898.
 Special excursion train will leave Little Rock at 9;30 a. m., Altheimer ll'2o a. m., Rob Roy 11:4O a. m., ar irving at Pine Bluff at 12 noon. Re- turning train leaves Pine Bluff 7:45 D. m., making all regular stops coming ana going affording all an opportu- nity to view the only city in Arkan- sas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29

Now is the time to buy your Gaso- me stoVes' as the warm season is lust coming on. Do you know by actual test it has been found that lour loo gallons Of gasoline is equal to looo feet of coal gas fire for cooking purposes? Four gallons of gasoline wia cost 0Oc' and would ask you. piease compare this with the price of gus TOT cooking purposes, and see what the saving will amount to during theyear.
 U WATERS PIERCE On. Co
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29

Mir. Rigby Valiant will arrive in the city Saturday morning from Fayetteville. He has been appoint ed to n cadetship at West Point and will leave for that place in a few days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29
As To CIRCULATIoN..

The Daily GRAPHIC has nearly double the circulation of any other Pine Bluff daily newspaper. and the Daily andi Semi-Weekly GRAPHIC have combined circulation larger than that of any other Pine Bluf daily or weekly newspaper. Advertisements accept ed on this guarantee. z z
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29

Mrs. J. $. Mcdonnell returned to her home at Altheimer this after noon after short visit to this city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29

Miss Ida Hunter will return to- morrow morning from a short visit to Star City.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29

BoRN-To MT. and Mrs. F. E. Smith, on Lakeside, Wednesday night, April 27th, girl twins.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29

Miss Willie Atkinson leftthis morn ing on an extended visit to New Or leans.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29
Our Campaign Edition

The Pine Bluff GRAPHIC is to be congratulated on the handsome ap- pearance of it's Campaign Edition, issued last Saturday.-Stuttgart Free Press.