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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-01-18
FARM AND GARDEN.
WAYSlDE FRUIT TREES.
4 German Custom Which We Should
= Follow Extensively.

4 German Custom Which We Should
= Follow Extensively.
A friend who recently travelled
through Germany told me about the
fruit trees that line the wayside in
some parts of that country. The trees
he most noticed were cherry and pear
| trees. These are open to the public
and the ripened fruit may be gathered
and eaten by the passer-by, but the
breaking of branches or any other dam
age done to the trees is severely pun
ished, if the perpetrator be discovered.
The people, however, feel an interest in
these trees and treat them respectfully
in almost every case.
It seems to me that we should follow
this German custom extensively in this
country. 1t ornaments a farm to have
trees growing by the wayside and adds
beauty to the country, giving the tray
eler a welcome shade and putting to
good use land that is otherwise unoccu-
pied. The damage to crops in adjoin-
ing fields is inconsiderable, as the dis
lance from the roadside to the line of
the growing crops is about as far as
the roots of the trees extend.
If we are going to plant trees along
our roads it costs but little more to
plant apple, pear and cherry trees than
any other kind. Growing in single
row, as they would, they can be trained
so as to produce a good shade and be
OF as much use as any other kind of
trees.
The fruit grown upon these trees
would be cleaTprofit, and if the travel
ing public should eat Il part of it, we
could well afford to let them have it..
IT everyone lin a certain section or
along certain line of road would plant
fruit trees there would be so many of
them that but a small portion of the
crop would be taken by the public, and
the remainder would be left for the use
CT the owner of the land along the
roadside.
There is not enough fruit grown in
this country, and if this plan of road
side planting were once inaugurated it
would soon become popular, and mil
lions of fruit trees would be- set out
and soon furnish such a supply of fruit
as this country has never yet enjoyed
In Delaware county, O., there is a
village that is shaded by walnut trees,
and the roads that lead away from this
village have walnut trees along their
sides. In fruitful years there are hun
dreds of bushels of walnuts on these
trees-enough for all the village and
the people about it.
Tree planting is too much neglected
and it would be we'll to think seriously
of beginning it more extensively, and
when we do begin we should follow a
definite plan, having it arranged so as
to produce the best effect and most
profitable results.
Planting fruit or nut trees seems 70
offer both, and as there is but little adj
ditional cost for the trees over those
more commonly used, do not see any
objection to using them.-Bert Car
roll, in Farmers Voice.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-01-18
IRON KETTLE CRANE.

side arms so that the kettle can be read
lily tipped and its contents poured out
into pals. These arms could be omitted
by bringing the end support nearer the
kettle, and having the iron ring pivoted
to cross-piece secured to these ends
This would be more stable arrange
nlent, but would not give so free space
for building the fire, although this
would not cause material trouble. The
principle involved will be found very
convenient, however the ring, which
may be made from an old wagon tire,
is supported Orange Judd Farmer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-01-18
OPPOSES TOLL ROADS.
michigan Farmer Thinks Them WorS,
MOnOpOlics on Record.

michigan Farmer Thinks Them Worst
MonopOlics on Record
"A veteran Michigan farmer, writing
to the Grand Rapids Press, says: Toll
roads do not meet the wants of the
FARMER; he wants free roads, not toll
roads, and wants all who use them to
help make them at cost that will not
be burdensome on the farmer. The toll
roads are TOO costly for the farmer 10
get the products of the farm to market
he now pays enough taxes in the way
OF tolls TO pay for the toll roads in five
years at price they cold be built for
now. Though the tax is paid Indirectly.
it is paid. Farmers, as class, are op-
posed to monopolies, and yet they grant
franchises to toll road companies which
are, on small scale, greater monopolies
than any of the railroad corporations
of the state.
"These toll roads are not only public
nuisance, but the owners of them are
the worst tax dodgers of the state, rail-
road corporations not excepted. The
farmers in many parts of the county
cannot get into the city without being
compelled to pay toll, or else drive a
long distance out of their way. The
farmers wife cannot get into the city
with small basket of eggs or few
pounds of butter, without paying toll
almost as much as she receives for what
she has to sell.
The farmer is opposed to high rates of
interest, and if he wanted to borrow
money and the lender charged him Is
per cent. for the use of it, he would de-
cllne~the offer with indignation. and yet
the same farmer votes franchises to
corporations which make him pay in
directly, but none the less surely, over
rs per cent. on the money he used to
build toll roads for his accommodation,
it the cost of the roads was figured at
what it would cost to build them at the
present time. The railroads
OF the state are required by law to pay
taxes on gross receipts but the toll
roads only on net receipts. The toll
road lobbyist, when at Lansing, beats
the railroad lobbyist two to one. u =
You truly say that it is somewhat sur
prising that the farmers, in view of all
the facts, are not more generally in
favor of a system that will give better
roads,"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-01-18
His MedifafiOna.

Soon after Singleton's first baby was born
Mrs. Singleton went upstairs one evening
and entered the room where her darling
lay asleep. There. she found her husband
earnestly at the child. AS she stood still for
q moment touched by the sight, the tears
filled her eyes and she thought:
"Oh, how dearly Charles loves that boy"
Her arms stole softly around his neck. as
she rubbed her cheek caressingly against
his shoulder. Singleton started slightly at
the touch. Darling" he said dreamily,
voicing his thoughts, lit is incomprehensible
to me how they can get up such crib as
that for $2.50."-N. Y. journal.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-01-18
The Bid Was Underline.

A bright little boy-one of the pages of the
senate--sat at one of the senate entrances
the other day, when lady approached him
"Will You hand this to Senator Blank?'
she said.
II cannot" replied the boy, ''for all cards
must be taken to the east lobby
The woman was inclined to be angry and
went away muttering. Then a Thought
struck her, and taking out her pocketbook
she found a 25-cent piece. With it in her
hand she went back to the boy.
Here, my lad," she said, in coaxing
tone, here is quarter to take my card in. !"
MADAM said the boy, without a mo-
ment's hesitation, Il am paid larger sal.
airy than that to keep cards OUT Washing
ton POST
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Large Trees Near Builllfnxa.

It's a pleasant thing where there is
enough land to warrant tito have one
or more high trees a short distance
from the house, but not growing close
" enough to cause it to be damp by
excluding air, Such a tree, so Tonga it
continues alive" and full of sap, will
make lightning rod unnecessary. The
live tree offers much better mark for
lightning than do the dry walls of .
building. 1t will usually conduct =
stroke Of lightning to the soil without
itself receiving any injury. Probably
where such trees sareffound near farm
buildings they have many times saved
them from the blast Of lightning, while
the occupants Of the building were I'M
aware Of the danger from which they
ad'escaped. =. ........ --s =.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-01-18

his wound, and so did TOUR more OF the
crew, and that got US down to hard
pan, and the wind still a-blowin' the
stutfin' out of the sea and scatterin' it
all over the ship and the sky and the
bosom of the ocean. l never seen any
thing like it, and the skipper said that
if it kept up none of us wouldn't ever see
anything like it again. Two days later
everything on deck had been blowed to
the four corners of the compass, and
there wasn't anybody left but the skip
per and me and the cook, Chinyman
just onery enough to be the only man
not to get hurt.
1.-THE third day we sighted ship, and
when we put up our signals for help the
ship bore down on us. There wasn't
anything to be done but for US to get
out our lifeboat then and pull over to
tho vessel that was there to save US,
and we done so, as soon as we could.
But it was an unlucky day for the skip
per, for as he got into the boat he lost
bis balance and went headforemost into
the water. I tried to make the Chiny-
man go in after him, but the heathen
"Ou1OA y <luu AS COu4uu SWIM i
dasen't, so the poor skipper was lost.
Thet left the Chinyman and me. and we
got safe aboard the other ship, where
we had good care.
eve didn't lose our ship, though, for
the stranger was out of repair herself,
owing to the blow, and. as the wind SET
tied that night, she lay to to fix up a
bit. The next day. SEEM our old
schooner beatin' around in mighty
lonesome way, asked the captain if
couldn't have boat and crew to 70
over to her and get out my valua bIes.
He let me have it, of course. and when
we got on the schooner's deck and be-
gun to look around we found something
that l haven't recovered from yet. l
noticed first in broken timber piece
of yellerish-lookin' metal that seemed
kind of natural, and, goin' closer to ex-
anime it, found it wasn't nothing more
or less than pure gold. At first /
couldn't understand how it got there.
but little further study showed me
that it was bullet. nd that it had been
shot there by them dern natives back
at that island.
''That put an idea into my noodle,
and, not saying word to anybody, l
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-01-18
EMBEDDED IN THE MAST.

Slipped around and found another bull
let in the stump of the mast that was
left. I dug into it with Ratchet and
found another gold bullet. Then 1
chased for another one and found it
lower down in the mast, and soon dug
out my third ounce. BY this time the
men with me had got on to what was
doing, and made me tell them what l
had found. You ought to have seen
them after that. It was worse than
rush to the Klondike, for, in minute.
every hand had out his knife chasing
bullet holes all over that deck. They
dug out all they could find, and then
went over the sides and got out all there
was in the side of the ship that had been
next to the shore. Twas doing my share
at it, and as l had the Ratchet, could
do faster work, and got out something
like IS bullets, the rest of them getting
from ~ to 30 apiece. In all. bout $50
ounces was dug out Of the wood, for
the bullets run some heavier than am
ounce apiece. The worth of the lot was
$4,000 when we finally gotto San Fran
cisco, where we turned it into the mint.
1--WE got back to the other ship as fast
as we could. and told the captain a bout
our find, and what it meant to US all
it we could get to the island and open
up negotiations with the natives. 1t
was plain case that they had gold as
most other people had iron. and they
used it for bullets. and that night they
must have shot away $1,000 worth.
counting what went into our timbers
and the men that we lost. Nobody could
tell how much they had fired at game
and other natives all. their lives. and
there wasn't any reason for believing
that the island wasn't full of it. and the
fool natives didn't know>any more what
it was than to trade it off to us by the
boat load for trinkets we might take
along with us. 1t was bonanza and no
mistake, and the captain got as enthu-
siastic as I was, while the men we're
plumb crazy.
But what's the use talking? l wasn't
born with gold nugget in my mouth.
and when it comes to getting back to
that one. couldn't pilot a ship there
worth cent. We sailed around looking
for the dern thing for month. when
the captain couldn't stay no longer. and
then we went back to San Francisco
and got n ship ON the quiet and come
back on the quiet looking for it again.
No good: no, good: We just couldn't
find it. made another try for it two
years later, and then I went OF on
three years trading trip through China
and lust got into New York four days
ago. ! amt got no heart any more. but
I aint old enough to quit, and II live
till next year. I'm going to make an
other try. It's got to be the same thing
though. mo sKlondike Sor any u other
strange gods. That and IS Tor me 81
I'll die lookin' for ii. ~. Y. Sun. ~ a q
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-01-18
Comment Is Unneces.nr~

Many Washington ,(lVis) farmers are
talking seriously of having grai,*ele=
yator erected at Altoona, unless the
roads leading into Eau Claire are inn
proved. They claim that they are 50
bad that they cannot haul load of any
size, and are thereby put to great loss
and Inconvenience, according to the
Eau Claire Leader, and the Superior
Ocean says that the roads in Douglas
county are great obstacle to enter
prise, as a load of hay for instance,
must be thrown off and reloaded several
times before it reaches town. b These
sections Of Wisconsin evidently need at
tentiona from the Good Roads associa-
tons. S. Il ]. S. BIS 3. .:... B #55.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-01-18
A WISE PEDDLER.
He Knew Very Well How to Dispose
of His Goods.

of His Goods.
He carried big load of brooms, and as he
zigzaged along the sidewalk with his burden
on his back he cast his pale, gooseberry eyes
over the houses to see probable customer.
Then he ascended flight of steps and was
hailed by the woman next door.
"You can't sell any brooms there. The
woman in that house never buys at the
door,
He rang the bell and waited. Sure enough
the woman of the house opened the door, and
when she saw the broom vender she was
about to close it again.
II don't want anything" she said
II know it, said the man. 1.-The woman
next door said you wouldn't buy anything"
"She did, did she? Perhaps I'm as able to
buy things as she is. How much did you
say your brooms were?"
"She said couldn't sell you any-that you
never bought anything at the door,"
Dear me, l wonder how she knew? Give
me that broom with the covered handle and
the one striped red and blue. And III take
two of those small whisk brooms. So? I
never buy anything at the door! The ideal"
Then he called on the first woman who had
talked with him and sold out the rest of his
brooms at a big. advance over his original
prices. He had been in neighborhoods be-
forc.-Chicago Times Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-01-18

Some people are not satisfied with the
milk OF human kindness want the
cream.-Chicago Daily News.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-01-18

+ 4 . France has set up a bout 800 mon
.uments to more or less distinguished
Frenchmen during the last IS years,
and there are now 1877 committees col
Letting money for M ore. z* @5 5s. &
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-01-18
IRON KETTLE CRANE.

1t Has n Dumping Attachment Tint
Saves Much Labor.
This iron framework for suspendins
kettle used for boiling food for hogs
and other stock upon the farm is most
convenient. The iron kettle rests in
m iron ring, which is pivoted to the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-01-18
DAIRY ICE SUPPLY.
How to Construct an Ice House in the
Corner of a Barn.

f1O" 10 construct an Ice House In tho
Corner of a Barn.
The usesof iceEis absolutelyn
in summer dairy work, and the extern
sion of the dairy industry is inpeded
in many cases by lack of ice for sue
cessful work. The idea that a costly
icehouse is requisite for the profitable
storage of ice, is not borne out by those
who have improvised storage at COM
paratively trifing expense. A corner
in the barn can be adapted by any farm
er at all handy. with tools, at a cost
exceedingly small when compared with
the advantages which 4 liberal sup
ply of ice during the heated season, will
confer.
There are few localities where a brook
or stream cannot be temporarily
damned or piece of adjacent land
flooded so as to afford sufficient depth
for freezing. Where ice is to be used
for any other than cooling or refriger-
ating purposes the water must, of
course, be pure, as ice cannot be purer
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-07-11

Prof. Coles in his forecast for July says
Rejoice and be glad for earth is again in the
sign and swiftly moving onward toward
the House Of Fortune away from the
evil influence Of the great planets Saturn
and Uranus, and safe in the arms of pros
perity, The coal trade and manufacturing
industries will take ON new life. The United
States will spend one million dollars n day
for war expenses and get two million dollars
a day in return. The evil influence of the
great planets will all be conferred upon
Europe and Asia this month, and new com,
plications in the war situation will arise and
give MS much alarm for a time. Either
Germany or England will receive sore aflic,
ton, and the state of affairs at the Philip.
pine Island will take "A sudden turn.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-07-11

The movement for a union of the Reformed
church congregations of this county is being
pushed theoretically, and the indications are
that the gathering at Lakeside Oh August Bird
will be productive Of much good by bringing
the members Of this denomination into closer
social and religious fellowship. The move
mcnt originated with the ministers of the
Schuylkill Chassis. On account Of distance,
two meetings will be held, one at Lakeside
Park for the people of Tamaqua. Mahanoy
City, Shenandoah, FrackvIlle, Girard willie,
Ashland, Ringtown, Neuremberg, Sheppton
and McAdoo, also including Quakake and the
congregations in the rural districts. The
other viii be south Of the mountain at Rail
way Park, near Pottsville. The one at Lake
side is under the supervision of Revs. Robert
O'Boyle, of Shenandoah; j. J. Fisher. of Ia
maqua, and II. A. Keyser, of Mahanoy City.
About 1000 people will gather at Lakeside,
and among the prominent speakers will be
State Superintendent Schaefier.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-07-11


seized the opportunity to boom his candidacy
for the Iroasurership. Joe says he will sue
coed County Treasurer Davis.
Shenandoah brought down the largest dele
cation Of .houters, divided between Mulduun
and Bradigan.
Union hall, where the convention was held,
is an Improvement ON the hall where the
convention met last year.
Contrary to expectations in some quarters.
Ashland voted solidly for Mari for Judge.
NJ. II. Master received his friends AT the
Exchange Hotel. and the Dutch stormcd
the place, sunday night and this morning.
The Fourib Legislative district convention
will be held at SchuvlkiD Haven Tomorrow.
and the Roth Senatorial convention at Girard.
willie ON fine same day
The county press was well represented and
the scrihrs euinved tho finn inmcnsrlv
Rntt.r to,,.Iin NJ ,sraI tr,nad ~ MEL,
its scuppcrs WHO only awaited the on.
portuuity 10 be- heard from.
Nur1 interest Nos centred ON fine result or
the vote for Judge. because of the combinn.
lions that had been formed with both Mari
and Wadiiugcr That result practically
shaped the remainder Of the ticket.
Mulloon's hcaduuarters were at Coogan's
Cafe, aud they were always crowded.
The delegate from lMcDermott's) Mannheim
twp, cast the smallest vote in the convention,
WhHe the Ilr-t ward OF shenandoah lead the
ilst win the largest.
Hon. T. j. Higgins was heartily cOngratu.
lated upon his success. 1t was hemlded
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-07-11
PlTHY POINTS.
Happenings Throughout the Country
ChrouicIed for Hasty Perusal.

John Krebs' new hotel, the Commercial,
Mt Carmel, the site of the one destroyed by
fire last winter, is nearing completion and
VIII be thrown open to the public Septcm-
Der LIST.
A new ten dollar counterfeit note, series
1850, check letter G, is in circu alton.
An inquest over the death of Joseph
Cough, the lg-year-old oiler killed at Maha-
noy Plane, will be held Tuesday evening.
The rumor that the Delano shops are to be
transferred to HazletOu is denied by Lchigh
Valley officials.
The American Wire Nail Company, at
Anderson Ind, will not shut down during
the summer months.
The government is making efforts to re-
stock, by scientific effort, the coast waters of
Maine with HOLSTERS.
Twenty thousand ex-Confederate soldiers
will hold a reunion at Atlanta, Ga, from
July 20 to %, inclusive.
A butter and cheese factory is being built
at BelletOnte by a cooperative company, and
the plant will be one Of the largest IN the
state.
The New York Cotton Exchange proposes
to suspend brokers who perpetrate wash
sales by means OF fictitious quotations.
George Eisenhower, of Mahauoy City
sprained his right arm on Saturday while un.
loading brick from ears at the p. q r.. station
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-07-11

For this occasion, the Philadelphia & Read
ing Railway will sell round trip tickets to
Buffalo and return from principal points on
line ut rate Of single fare for round trip.
Tickets for sale and good going July 18th to
18th, inclusive, and good returning until
July 19th, inclusive.
EXcuroionists desiring to make a longer
stay, can by dcpositinV return ticket with
Joint Agent at Buffalo, July 10th To 18th, in.
elusive, aud paying an additional fee of fifty
cents, have limit Of same extended to sep
TENDER lst, 1898.
For information as to route, time Of trains,
rate Of fare, etc, consult any Philadelphia
Il Reading Ticket Agent, or address, Edison
j. Weeks, Genl Pass'r Agent.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-07-11

The dry season of the year is now at hand
and all persons using water from the public
water works are cautioned that after this
date the washing Of buggies with hose, pave
ments and sprinkling Of streets are positively
forbidden. Scarcity of water uecessitatcs
the above order and it will be rigidly en-
forced by the superintendent. Beginning
with the 9Th inst, water will be shut of from
1850 p. IN. to 600 a. IN. until further notice.
BY order of water Committee,
7.l-tf JOS. W. BELL, Chairman.
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SPECIAL: BARGAINS
OAR BEING OFFERED BY THE-@
Guarantee Clothing and Shoe House,
10 NORTH MAIN STREET.
IL NORTH MAIN STREET.

The prices which we are giving you cannot be beat else
where. All our shoes have leather counters and leather
insoes. We don't handle shoes that have any paper soles
or counters. We don't handle the kind of goods that last
only from Saturday until Monday, like other houses keep.
Half our Children's and Misses goods are manufactured in
Orwigsburg-the best goods in the market, and prices to suit
the times.
Look for the right place and number. Don't forget the
bargains we are offering. Call early and examine them.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-07-11
PERSONAL MEN TON.

Charles Ouinn. of Scranton. was q visitor
to town Yesterday
C.I 60 n
r~rlatives WIN
vr.r, -.
NIIlahi W. buiier ana Harry. hesse spent
City 7 '"'7 '
.
pottsvilie tn.daT ''
~
-" ,.iE - m,9 S0"' W Po'' "'
40 WI 'o,
Mrs. Edward Miles ana daughter Julla'
spent to-day visiting friends at 81. Clalr.
+. W. Shoemaker, Esq, transacted business
at the county scat to-day.
Michael Graham. George Follner, Martin
O'Hara, Constable Matt. Giblon, Daniel
brennan aud Justice Jere. rooney were
among the toWhsiheh VINO were spectators au
ny ''"i'' ~"
Raymond H., son OF John W. BaFtsch, oil
South Bowers street. mas returned TO ihlla-