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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12
THE FARM CORN CROP.
To Do Its Best 1t Requires a Rich Soil,
Either Naturally OR Artihcfally
nderdrained.

Having had years of experience am
convinced there is no other grain crop
grown by the average farmer that will
from a given amount of seed and land
as corn. The yield per acre can be
greatly increased and more acres be
left in clover and grass. To do it's best,
corn requires a rich soil, either natural
ly or artiticially undetermined. The
ideal preparation is to pillow under a
clover sod and treat thin spots to a
coat of stable or barnyard manure, so
as to secure an even growth all over
the field. Next to clover sod I prefer
a timothy sod, next wheat stubble, and
last of all, corn stubble. Ground we'll
plowed is half narrowed. Use a good
pillow, supplied with wheel and jointer.
The wheel makes the pillow run steadier
and regulates the depth. The jointer
throws all the rubbish and sod into the
bottom of the furrow, where it will not
bother in cultivation and more readily
decay. By not making burrows too
wide and turning them at an angle of
80 or 40 degrees, we shall have an ideal
place for the seed. Plow as soon as the
soil is dry enough to crumble nicely
from the mold board.
Before planting, the ground must be
worked down into fine, mellow seed
bed. The spring tooth harrow is 4
splendid implement to cut the ground
up with, and if it happens to be cloddy
prefer plank drag to roller. Just
before planting use fine tooth smooth
ing harrow which will leave the surface
fine and level. In planting use the
wire check rover and plant in hills
three and one-half feet each way. It is
easier to cultivate, the ground can be
kept more level, it is much easier to har-
vest and get just as large yields when
it is planted in hills as in drills As
soon as corn is planted, begin cultivat-
ing by using light, fine-toothed har-
row, and again in three or four days use
the same implement and go crosswise
Of the previous narrowing. AS soon as
we can see the corn along the row re-
plant missing hills and start the two
horse cultivator. I use a cultivator
with three small shovels on a side; the
first blowing pillow very close to the
corn, and after this blowing if the
ground is inclined to be dry, use the
roller and follow this again with the
cultivator. After this cultivate each
week, each time crosswisc of the pre-
ceding time, shallower and farther
from the corn. Continue this cultivat-
ing until grain and hay harvest begins.
After this do nothing more to it, ex-
cept go through with hoe in July and
August and remove stray weeds.-M.
c. Thomas to Ohio Farmers Institute.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12
TIMELY FARM NOTES.

The earlier in life that weed is killed
the better. They rob the soil of mois-
ture and plant food.
A good yield and quality usually pays
a good profit over the cost of produc-
ton even with low prices.
Good drainage and thorough cultiva-
ton will counteract both the effects
of drought and excessive rainfall.
In sowing sweet corn, field corn or
any of the sorghums as a forage crop,
the better plan is to SOW in drills.
Late seeding often lacks moisture,
starts slow, becomes prey to insects,
and consequently is Improbable.
The farmer cannot make his farm a
success without keeping accounts; he
must know what pays and what does
not.
In nearly all cases with the spring
crops the early planting should be shall
low and the later planting deeper in or
der to secure the best termination.
One advantage with clover is that we
may take off the crop and leave the
land richer than before, as the roots
restore more than the tops take away.
= Growing variety of crops in intelli-
gent rotation, divides the labor of the
year, gives regular employment and
reduces the number of teams necessary
to be kept.-Farmers' Review.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12

ton will prove very effective. a sharp
broad chisel is firmly fixed to the end
of pole, long enough to reach all parts
of the tree, but light enough not to
prove cumbersome to carry and handle.
A simple push with the hands will cut
off al small branches, but as for those
little larger, blow on the lower end
of the pole with light mallet that is
hung over the shoulder will sever them
from the trunk. Another excellent de-
vice is similar pole, to the end of which
a narrow saw has been fitted, a saw no
wider than the blade of the chisel. With
this one can reach the highest limbs
from the ground and saw them off
Orange Judd Farmer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12
I 07E5&J J
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GRATING THE GRAPE.
1t Should Be Done just as the Buds
Begin to Push in Stock in
the Spring.

Provide sharp hand-saw, pruning
knife, or strong pocketknife, mallet,
a two-inch chisel, a half-inch cold
chisel, or a strong, blunt half-inch
chisel, a spade, strong, well-ripened
three or four-eye cuttings of last sea-
sons growth of the varieties to be
grated, and a fat basket or berry-pick-
er's carrying case, in which to carry the
small tools and cuttings.
With the spade, clear away the soil
around the collar of the vine, two or
three inches below the surface. Saw
off the vine horizontally about one
inch below the surface. With the knife,
or the board chisel, if sharp, pare away
the rough surface left by the saw; then
with the broad chisel, hit with the NAL
let, split the stock in the center, and
where it will split down the straightest,
until the chisel has entered an inch or
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12
Polish for Old Leather.

Take two parts of good glue and soak
in tepid water until it is thoroughly
softened, then add five gills of water
and two gills of brandy or common spir-
it's, rubbing it until it becomes smooth;
stir this into the mass, and afterward
stir in two parts of wheat flour mixed
in cold water. The mixture is then put
over a moderate fire and allowed to
steam off little, but not to boil, stir
ring it well while over the; fire. It can
be used Immediately, or made up into
small cakes which can be dissolved at
any time in little water or beer. It
can be put on with a brush, a thin coat
only being required, and afterward
rubbing it with a linen or silk cloth.
It will restore old dash boards of leath-
er, or leather tops, where the enamel
is not off.-Western Plowman.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12
BREAD, POTATOES and MILK.
He Lived on Lenten Fare.
A Dyspeptic's daily diet.

Dyspepsia is one Of the most prevalent of
diseases. Thousands of people suffer from
it in more or less aggravated form. Few
diseases are more painful to the individual
or more far reaching in their effects on
human life aud happiness. What the dys-
peptic needs is not local treatment, not
mere temporary stimulus. The real need
is the toning up of the entire system. For
tify the system and it will do its own fight
ing. and promptly eject any intruding
disease. The success of DR.. Ayers Sarsa-
parilla in curing indigestion and dyspep-
STA is due to just this quality which it
possesses, of renewing the vital forces,
repairing the waste and loss of the body.
The ordinary. treatment brings the food
down to the level of the weak stomach.
Dr.. Ayers sarsa,parilla puts strength into
the stomach, and brings itup to the level of
the strong food fit for men. 1t does this
by Strengthening the entire system. The
stomach cannot stay weak when all the
other organs are gaining strength. What
DR., Ayers Sarsaparilla will do for dyspep-
STA is best illustrated in cases like that Of
NJ. S. Shields Meridian, Miss. Mr.. Shields
had got down to the last level of dyspepsia.
But let him tell his own story
For years, I was afflicted with dyspep-
STA which gradually grew worse until I
could eat nothing but bread and potatoes
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12

straight Dotted Line Shows Level of Soil,
Curved Dotted Line Damp Soil and Up
per Line Mound of Earth.)
Whereabouts. With the knife, cut the
lower end of the cutting to a uniform
ly tapering wedge, to match the taper
of the cleft when opened with the
chisel, leaving bud at the base of the
wedge, and that side of the wedge
slightly thicker than the other. Insert
the wedge of the cutting into the cleft
so that the bud will stand on level
with the top of the stock, and the scion
should lean little outward on the side
of the stock in which it was inserted, so
the growing layer between the bark and
wood comes opposite to the growing
layer in stock, and nearly parallel with
it, the slanting outward making it sure
that the two growing layers cross. and
thus certainly secure contact. If the
stock is small, one graft will do, but if
one and one-half inch or more in dame
ter, then two-one on either side
should be inserted. Sometimes three
or four scions are inserted in very
large stock, by making cross clefts.
The cleft in stock is held open with the
narrow blunt chisel as lever inserted
in the cleft in the center of the stock.
After the scions are accurately and
firmly set, press clean, damp soil care
fully and firmly with the hands, all
around and over the junction of the
scions with the stock, so as to exclude
the air. Inever tie or wax my grating
of this kind, and succeed with about 90
per cent. The wax is not nearly so con-
genial to the vine as is the damp soil,
and much less liable to start decay.
Finally heap up the loose soil about the
scions until only the top eye of each is
left at the top of the mound of soil, as
in cut. This grating IN place should be
done just as buds begin to push in stock
in spring and when bleeding has about
stopped. The scions should have been
taken earlier, before bleeding began,
and kept dormant in cold soil.-T. V.
Munson, in Rural New Yorker.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12
AN AFFLICTED MOTHER.
From the Times, Paw Paw, Ill.


A resident of this town who has lost two
children during the past six years by VIC
lent deaths has been utterly FRUSTRATED by
the shock, and seriously sick as result Of
it. One child (aged 81 was killed by cy-
clone in go while at school; another, three
years later was run over by Burlington r.
R. train. That griefs and misfortunes may
so prey on the mind as to lead to serious ply
steal disorders has been we'll demonstrated
in this case. As a result of them, her health
was shattered and she has been constant
sufferer since 1890. Her principal trouble
has been neuralgia of the stomach which
was very painful, and exhibited all the
symptoms Of ordinary neuralgia, nervous
ness and Indigestion: Physicians did her no
good whatever. She was discouraged and
abandoned all hope of getting we'll. Finally,
however, a certain we'll known pill was
recommended Or. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People.)
She supplied herself with a quantity of
them and had not taken them two weeks
when she noticed a marked improvement in
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12
NO RELIGION ABOUT FISH.
Term of obrium-Skates,
for Instance.

"Didn't it ever strike you that it's highly
inconsistent to associate fish with Lent, as
the church does, Mrs. Grumpus?" said Mr..
Grumpus at the breakfast table, as he
picked obviously into the suburbs of his
fish cake. with one tine of his fork. Mr..
gratited at the club the previous night to
make him trifle critical.
"What put that ridiculous notion into
your head?" inquired Mrs Grumpus, with
one eyebrow lifted in suspicious and in
curing way.
obsts 'A@ pR"dd MP ra%pus
that you are lobster"
ooh, let remain, You're LOBSTER said
Mrs. Grumpus, cheerfully.
"Mariar, don t trihe. Lobster, now, is a
term of reproach. That's one instance of the
way the fnny world is resorted to for an ex
preston, of censure.; Another old phrase is
thing on earth or in the waters under the
earth, Marian, is an oyster. It's the very
opposite OF woman, you. know, ha, ha.
That's one on you, Ell, Mariar?. Remember
that other old term showing how man
looks to the scaly world when he wants a
smile or a metaphor indicating contempt
l mean it is still common to call bad law
yer a land shark Why, could prove
how low down fish are by number of ex-
amples, and yet fish are associated with the
most religious part of the year."
"John?"
EYES,"
as there such fish as skate?"
"Why-er-yes. I believe there is"
'1s it ever used by men as smile or
metaphor in describing other men-some-
times?"
"You don't mean to be personal, Mrs.
Grumpus?'
"Well, John, if I were man I'd say:
That's one on you'-and now we are even"
Mr.. Grumpus grinned and ate his fish cake
like a man, although it had grown cold
n. Y. Sun,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12
A Constant Sufferer.

her condition. She continued taking the
pills until seven or eight boxes had been
consumed and she considered herself entirely
cured. She can now eat all kinds of food
which is something she has not been able to
do for years. She is not troubled in the
least with nervousness as she was during the
time of her stomach troubles
She is now we'll and all because of Dr.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People a
complete cure has been made.
If any one would like to hear more OF
the details of her suffering and relief gained
by the use of DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People they may be obtained probably
by writing the lady direct She is one OF
our we'll known residents, Mrs. Ellen A.
Oderkirk, Paw Paw, III.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12

seasoned with little salt. and drink only
a little milk. became SO bad that triae
too much of even these caused terrible
suffering in the regions of the stomach.
dartirg pains back of the eyes, attended
with dizziness and partial loss of sight.
The only way could get relief was by vom-
iting. Finally had such severe attack
that the entire LETT side of my body felt
condition. was taken to my room uncon.
scious. The physicians failed to help me.
and none of the many remedies took did
me any good. At last friend presented
me with a bottle of DR.. Ayers Sarsaparilla
and before had used half of it, could see
a. decided change for the better. I used
three bottles and was so completely cured
that for four years have not been troubled
with the old complaint. but a m rugged and
hearty and able to eat anything that can
be eaten. 1t would be impossible to say
too much in praise of DR.. Ayers SarsaPa-
rilla, and would not give one bottle Of it
for a dozen of any other kind.'-M. S.
SHIELDS, Meridian, Miss.
Try DR.. Ayers Sarsapari1la if you are
dyspeptic. If you want more testimony to
the value of the medicine, get DR.. Ayers
Curebook. It is seut free on request by
the J. c. Aver Co., Lowell.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12
Gate, in Place of Bars.

Agate that easily swings on its hinges
is not much more expensive in first
cost than a set of bars. If all the time
required to let down the bars and put
them up again is reckoned, the bars
must be seen to be much the most ex-
pensive. When stock are driven
through bars let down on one side only,
stock driven through will often jump
over the part of the bar in the middle
and will thus learn the habit, Of jump
ing. When gate swings open it leaves
q clear passage, and the contraction Of
bad habits is impossible.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12
! Seeds for Arid Rexions.

Some time since Prof. NJ. Fl. Hansen
was dispatched to eastern Europe and
Asia to secure seeds and plants suitable
for arid regions. Prof. Hansen is pre-
pairing report for publication concern
ing his trip, covering many thousands
Of miles of travel in eastern Russia,
Trans Caucasia, Russian, Turkestan,
western China and Siberia. d About
three car loads Of seeds of many va
rieties have been secured, to be dis
tributed to state experiment stations
and others, these seeds being chiefly
OF value in the arid regions. n q sS,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12
Charleston, w. Va, March 9. l

Charleston, w. Va, March 9, 1898.
Pe-ru-na Drug Mfg. Co., Columbus, O.:
Gentlemen: / can recommend your prep
aration, Pe-ru-na, as tonic. Its reputation
as cure for catarrh is excellent, it having
been used by a number of people known to
me with the very best results. Very truly,
G. w. ATKINSON.
Pe-ru-na enjoys a national reputation as
catarrh remedy. It is the only systematic
catarrh remedy yet devised. A thorough
course of Pe-ru-na eradicates catarrh from
the system. Its cures are permanent. 1t
thoroughly cures very old cases of chronic
catarrh that have resisted all other treat
ment: It has cured cases of twenty-five
years standing. People afflicted with ca
tarrh should begin course of Pe-ru-na at
once. The spring time is the best season for
this purpose. The rigors of winter have
passed with. its chilling blast and freezing
gales: The blizzard is gone and in it's place
the balmy zephyrs of spring have come.
A. short course of treatment with Pe-ru.na
now will work wonders. Now is the best
time. No set-backs from fresh colds, no de-.
lays from rnventilated rooms People Of
high and low station recommend Pe.ru.na.
North, South, East and West use It as the
sypreme catarrh remedy Of this generation.
Everybody should have copy Of Dr. Hart.
free BY The Pe-ru-na Drug ufacturine
Company, Columbus, Ohio. -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12
DEVICE FOR PRUNING.
Although Simple, 1t VIII Prove Yer.
Effective for Use on All
Small Limbs.

If one could stand upon the ground
and reach all parts of the tree that need
pruning, much more of this necessary
work would be done. If pruning is at
tended to yearly, there will be very few
large limbs to cut Off. For all small
limbs the device shown in the illustra-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12
01 5E51;13 CURED

ANen's Uterine Salve is the only sure cure In
the world for Chronic Ulcers, Bone Ulcers,
Scrofulou: Ulcers. Varicose Ulcers. White
fails. Draws all poison Saves expense and
suffering: Cures permanent, Best sa1ye for BoIls.
and al Fresh Wounds. BY mai: small $3c large,
6Sc. Book free. j. p. ALLEN MEDICINE
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12

give the fol-
lowing in
formations:
/ immigra-
ted to Mani
toba in Octo-
Der, 892,
m Lu
verne, Rock
~ L
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12

Mimi, and took land in Dominion City, Man
itoba, where now reside. have been very
successful in Manitoba, and have more than
doubled my capital since l went to Can
ada. took about $500 worth of wheat,
200 bushels of fax and 900 bushels of oats:
COWS. Dalrying and stock raising has paid
me well; have on the farm now A head of
cattle and Is head of horses, and sold during
the past year (ls97(, 1925 worth of fat cattle.
l have good buildings and a comfortable
house and good stable. My children have
had better school advantages in Manitoba
than they had in Minnesota. The district
schools are very thorough and good. My
son, now. 10 years of age, is teaching the
public school in our district, and receives a
salary, of s42o per year; Al my children
have done we'll at school. have $1,000 in
surance on my buildings and on the farm. I
also own my personal warehouse and ship
all my grain through it to the railway sta
ton at Dominion City. 1t is free of debt.
=! have no prejudice against the State of
Minnesota, as | made a living and little
more while in the state, but would not take
a. farm as gift in Minnesota and leave
Manitoba. The taxation in Minnesota was
too great. l paid taxes on my stock and
chattels. No such taxes have ever been ex-
acted IN Manitoba from me, and my land
taxes are about one-half or less than it was
in Minnesota. am delighted with my new
circumstances that will enable me to take
life easy. Yours very truly,
S. G. MAYNES.
P. S. Any person that may take exception
to the foregoing letter will kindly in esti-
gate, for l can back every word it contains
| am not an immigration Agent, nor the
agent of any corporation, but simply a
farmer. s. G. MAYNES.
Witness, G. W. SPEERS.
quest of G. w. Speers in the State of Min.
nesota, where am at present with my wife,
visiting my friends in my old home. It is
my intention to do what I can to have them
remove to Canada, where I have done so
well.
Having called upon Mr.. Davies, of St.
Paul, Mimi, l was received with every cour.
tesy and got some valuable information as
we'll as literature pertaining to Western
Canada. SAMUEL G. HAYNES.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12

A boy never smells anything baking
without at once getting hungry.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12
As Advertised.

The Lady-Can you match this piece of
ribbon?
The Gent-No, lady. You may remember
that it was one of the matchless bargains we
ran last Monday.-Indianapol Journal.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12

When man is trying to experiment he
does not want to be asked about it.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12

While asleep, cured soreness, stiffness?
All right, St. Jacobs Oil did it.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12

Put pain to sleep? St. Jacobs Oil does
This with Sciatica. Torment cured
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12

Be sure; neuralgia will cease. St. Jacobs
Oil the cure Get ease
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12
GOVERNOR ATKINSON.

Recommends Pe-ru-na as an Excel
lent Remedy for Catarrh-Spring-
Time the Best Time to Begin Treat
ment.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12

WONDERFUL CANDY
HEDlClNE. PEPSlN HARSH.
MALLOWS. FOR THAT
FULL FEELING AFTER
HEALS. DELICIOUS
LOWS-SOClETY'S
FAVORlTE CANDY-WlTH
PEPSlN IN 1T. GOOD TO THE
TASTE AND GOOD FOR THE
STOMACH. DON'T SUFFER-;
SWEETEN UP YOUR STOMACH
AND YOUR DISPOSITION
WITH THESE INDICATED
nALLOWS. BY MAIL ONLY
20 CENTS 1.-TWO SILVER
Dimes. ADDRESS
THE PEPSO CANDY co.,
I27 WEST 32nd STREET,
NEW YORK CITY.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12

A man must pillow with such oxen as he
hath.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12

All kinds, little or big st. Jacobs Oil
Surely cures aches and pains.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12
HE HAS BECOME WEALTHY.
Has q Splendid Farm, Lots OF stock,
and Pays But Little Taxes.
Dominion CITY. Manitohs

DOn1n1On CITY, Manltoba,
January 18th, 1885,
At the request of the immigration De.
partment of the Canadian GoYernment I
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12
The Land of Christ.

Under this title, the Passenger Depart
ment Of tho Chicago, Burli: ION & North
ern Railroad has issued splendid series of
views made by the half-tone process from
photographs taken in the Holy Land The
subjects embrace people, scenery and cities,
as they exist today in that famous country
The work is published in twelve parts, each
containing from twelve to fifteen views
Each picture is fully explained by descrip-
tive reading matter. A sample part will
be sent to any address on receipt of two
cents in postage, and the complete set will
be forwarded, postpaid on receipt of nine
received for the full set but remittance
must be made to the undersigned by draft
postal order, express money order, or reg
istered letter. This is a rare chance to Sc
cure more than two hundred views of the
Land of Christ for less than one dollar
Address Geo. P. Lyman, G. P. A., G. B. G.
N. r. R., St. Paul, Mimi.
Some peoples sole aim seems to be to
have things to lock up.-Washington Dem
ocrat.
All kinds, little or big. St. Jacobs Oil
Surely cures aches and pains.
A man must pillow with such oxen as he
hath.
Be sure; neuralgia will cease. St.. Jacobs
Oil the cure. Get ease.
full wife.
Blacker the spot surer the cure Use St.
Jacobs Oil for bruises.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12

A man can never thrive who has waste
full wife.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12

Some peoples sole aim seems to be to
have things to lock up.-Washington Dem
Ocrat
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12

Blacker the spot surer the cure. Use St.
Jacobs Oil for bruises