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The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-09
Culture of German Millet.

The following question and answer
is from Progressive Farmer of North
Carolina: / wish to ask for some in
formation about the culture and the
use of German millet. I have tried to
grow it for several years, but have new
er been successful. Also please state
if it is good forage to feed to working
stock. It seems to be the opinion of
several of our farmers that it has a
tendency to have weakening effect on
the Kidneys. d. W., Rutland, Ga.
Answer-German millet should not
be sown until the weather is settled
warm. To do we'll it must be on rich
land, or be highly MANFRED. 1t calls
for a complete fertilizer, such as we'll
rotted barnyard manure, or highly am
nominated phosphate with a good per-
centage of potash. The land should be
well prepared and brought into a fine
filth by repeated plowings and har-
rowings. Sow about three pecks of
seed per acre, harrow in lightly and
then roll the land to firm the soil about
the seed. 1t should be cut just as the
heads appear and before the seed forms.
The seed develops very rapidly after
heads appear, and the cutting should
not be delayed. Ripe millet is consid-
cred unhealthy. 1t is very rich, nu-
tritious forage: should not be fed too
freely at first, and should not form ap
exclusive diet at any time.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-09
Treating old Strawberry Beds.


This is one of the most, if not the
most, important question that con-
fronts the strawberry grower at this
time of the year, writes 0. A. Hammer
in Michigan Fruit Grower. The plants
have lust thrown nearly their last
spark of strength into a large crop OF
fruit, and their vitality must be and IS
at very low ebb Now, if we are TO
bring these old devitalized plants back
into a condition of "fruiting vigor"
again, we must go to work and meet
old Dame Nature-head her Off ana
turn her into the right channel, ana,
presto, it is done as easy as rolIlhg
off q log. But we must first have
clear conception of those laws working
in and controlling the life habit OF the
strawberry plant. Exper1menters ana
close students of nature are agreed rp-
on the following: The life work tf the
species is to propagate itself; first, by
seed (fruit), and then by division OF the
plant (runners). Of course, plant
will make runners before fruiting. ana
will fruit after making runners-to a
limited amount; and, if the conditions
were favorable, the difference might
be nearly imperceptible; and, too, varl-
cites differ in this respect, as they have
quite a diversity of habits. But, gen
orally speaking, this RUE may be con-
sidered as fundamental and depended
upon. So in handling the old bed we
must keep the fact in mind that 1t IS
natural for the plant to make runners,
or divide itself into many plants, all
with badly developed, if any, fruit BUDS.
But if we go to work and keep OH the
runners, stimulate the plant into
good, healty growth, we head oil nature
and direct her from the plant making
business into the bud making business
"a condition which may properly be
called .fruiting vigor' with which (otn-
err conditions being favorable) large
CROP may be expected; without which,
failure is certain under favorable con-
ditions. So, in managing an old bed,
the main objects in view should be to
keep the runners off to thin the plants,
so that each individual plant will have
room to expand and develop: to fer
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-09
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST ~
AGRICULTURIsTs.
some Up-to-Date Hints About Gull
tiVation of the Soil and Yields
Thereof-Ho Horticulture, viticultura .nd
Horticulture.


ne question of treatment for notato
Jugs is always live one. SPRAYING
Win Paris green is without doubt the
pest method for large fields, as it not
only Kills the bugs but protects the
vines TO great extent. Some potato
growers, however, prefer to pick off Ill
the bugs by hand. While this takes a
great deal of time, yet it is entirely
feasible. Where children can be hired
10 do the work a field may be soon
cleared of the bugs.
In the selection of seed for the next
year great care should be taken that
all OF the seed be free from any indi-
cations of the rot. This end can be
attained if the potatoes are selected
from parts of the field where no blight
appears on the leaves. The disease is
carried over from year to year in the
seed, and if this be carefully selected
1t would appear possible to eradicate
some of the potato diseases entirely.
The depth of eye in the potato is
sometimes of great moment, but it has
its objections as well as its advantages.
The varieties that have deep eyes are
more suitable for dry land than those
that have eyes on the surface. The
deep cavities retain the moisture, and
this is often considerable of help. The
deep eyes are also said to indicate ro-
business, while others contend that at
the same time they also indicate
eoarseness. Deep eyes protect the buds
or sprouts against accidents, and TINS
they are more sure of sending out
sprouts than any others. On the other
hand, the deep-eyed potato is objected
to on account of the difficulty of peel
ing it without waste. The deep eyes
compel the cutting away of much OF the
potato to get the eyes out, as the eyes
make dark places on the potato that
appear unsightly. They are thus no
potato for MASKING, and as potatoes are
now frequently served in that way, the
objection is permanent.
It would be interesting to know what
effect the size of the potato stalk or
top has on the size of the potato tuber.
We generally think that vigorous
Top SHOULD pTUuuC0 VISO1Ouo -
large tuber for the reason that there
is more machinery, if we may call II
that, for the elaboration Of material
for the formation of the tuber. All
of the material that forms the
tuber has to be elaborated from
the top. If the tubers themselves
are no larger, then is the ag-
gregate of the tubers of large plant
greater in bulk than from a small
plant? What is the observation of the
readers of The Farmers Review in the
matter? 1t would be valuable fact to
elucidate, as the large tops are obJec-
tionable unless they can give some GOOD
reason for their existence. OF course
we know it is sometimes said that
field of potatoes has all run to tops,
and we have seen such apparent cases,
but we do not know that this bears at
all on the situation.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-09

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets Candy Ca
tnaruc cleans your blood and keeps it
Slean by stirring up the lazy liver and
utVlng all impurities from the body. Be-
GIN to-day to Danish pimples, boils.
oIotches, blackheads and that sickly, bill
ieus complexion by taking Cascarets-
beauty for 10 cents. All druggists. Sat-
sIacton guaranteed. loo, 25c, soc.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-09
Tn 81 strait.

.r,;+ do happen" said Uncle Eben,
~. mans hahd puzzled Whetherto
una 70 . tov on is watchdog or spend de
Pa5 foh sumFin Wuf Watchln- =
Washington Star.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-09
soiling Crop for Cattle.

This month we will begin to cut the
soiling-crop of corn for the cattle tC
help out the pastures. When we begir
to cut it it is a good idea to open q
shallow furrow between the rows and
drill in another row of corn, writes
Fred Grundy in Farm and Fireside. As
the first crop is removed the secon6
will take it's place, and if the soil is
rich will make lots of good feed before
frost comes. Some SOW turnips be.
tween the rows, but a second planting
of corn will yield two or three times
as much feed and of better quality.
One good farmer who lives in dairy
section of this state always plants
sweet corn, medium early variety, for
a second crop. He says that it makes
a better quality of feed than dent corn,
is sweeter. more nutritious and comes
nearer to maturing before frost. It is
wonderful what an immense quantity
of feed can be produced on half an acre
of rich land if one keeps it fully occu-
MED the season through. have seen
men who have farmed for thirty or
forty years fairly amazed at the guam
tity of feed-stuff produced on half an
acre of well-fed, thoroughly titled and
fully cropped land.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-09
his life saving others.

rornnv boy visiting New York
Il runaway team that was
sop ,i+ 70 dash on the sidewalk where
aOou' were hundreds of women and
cDl'i bie own. Hundreds Of lives are
loss ,J II ovprv year by Hostetter's Stom-
save pfttors. People with disordered
acn ,,a p liver and bowels are brought
hack back 10 good health by it.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-09

Halls Catarrh Cure
= constitutional cure. Price, 75c.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-09

Aliens Foot-Ease, powder for the
teet. 1t cures painful, swollen, smart
Ing feet and instantly takes the sting
out Of corns and bunions. It's the
greatest comfort discovery of the age.
Aliens Foot Ease makes tight-fitting
or new shoes feel easy. 1t is ASCERTAIN
cure for sweating, callous and hot,
tired, nervous, aching feet. Try it to-
day Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores BY mail for 25c in stamps.
Trial package FREE. Address, Allen
s. Olmsted, lie Roy, n. Y.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-09

q Dropsy treated free by DR.. 81. IL.
@Itehs Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. The
SnIeaLeSt dropsy specialists in the world.
nGau their advertisement in another
column of this paper.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-09

rUueate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
iOc a5a sooy Cathartic cure constipation forever
II =. e. G. fail, druggists refund money.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-09

Breaks up a cold-tha icepick.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-09

HOW does the busy little (for 'bootblack }
improve each shining hour.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-09

+empers the wind alike to the
Heas saoed man and the Populist.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-09

CA A business man needs to have a mind of his
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-09

Goes Cough Balsam
than o, and BEST Itwflbreak up cold quicker
' Jung else 1t is always reliable. Try IL.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-09

a s'ass widow is usually Miss represented.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-09

T0man's strength lies in her weakness.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-09

heaIthaa perfect complexion and a clear,
SOAPS SKIN, use COSMO BUTTERMILK
Sold everywhere.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-09

'e 'Fst electric lighting system-lightning.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-09

Doctors and lawyers can always give you
large bu in exchange for small ones
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-09

Manure for Compact Soil.-If the
soil is too stiff and compact, the ma
nure used upon it should not be thor
oughly rotted, as it is needed for the
mechanical effect in making the soil
more open as we'll as the chemical eff
feet. The toughness of the straw in
the manure, worked by cultivation into
the soil, will have tendency to loosen
if. IF the soil is very porous and needs
COMPRISING rather than opening, only
we'll rotted manure, which in mixing
with the soil will make it more COM
pact, should be used. In the loose soil
that has not clay subsoil much Of
the valuable part of the manure may be
carried below the reach of the plant
roots if not so thoroughly rotted as
to be combined with the soil quickly
and be ready to be taken up as plant
food.-Texas Stock Journal.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-08-09

Meaning of Corn.-When you are
awav from home it is well to know
what corn means. In this country In
dian maize is corn. In Scotland oats
are corn. In Egypt wheat or rice is
corn. It thus seems that corn means
anv of the food grains and by custom
Is applied to the grain most familiar
to the people of any country.-Ex.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-01

district. end County Attorney Pipkin and
Hon. W. X Rea. chairman Of the demo-
cratic executive committee Of Refngio
county.
HoUfT. G. Mcfarland In a rousins speech
Of I6e hours duration utterly demolishs I'd
" hopes OF the independents OF carrying
Hcfugio county at the s,cction. Mr.. Me-
|Farland in IN intelligent and stralghtfor-
ward manner discussed the issues OF the
day now before the people and delivered
crushing blow TO the falsehoods circulated
by the Independents aSent his tMcFar-
lapd's) nomination. Pipkin and Rea both
followed with speeches thst aroused the
enthusiasm OF democrats and the meeting
\broke UP In an old time democratic love
feast aud hand shaking. and It is safe -
Vpredict that ReSugio county will give the
largest majority In it's history for the nom-
ices OF the party. Messrs. Pipkin and Rea
Re both leading democrats AMI citizens OF
Hefugso. also we're delegates TO the con-
ylnton That nominated Mr.. Mcfarland, end
b Ii affirmed to the voters of Refugio tina
tn nomination was fair and perfectly
square. notwithstanding the false reports
thyt have bean circulated to the contrary
by vthe enemies OF democracy.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-01
Will NOT LETNUR WITHDRAW
STATEMENT ny MIR. BRADLEY CON
CERNING THE MATTER.
He Says that Most OF the Tickets
Have Been Printed md Advises
Populists TO Vote for Him.

Waco, Texas, October T.-Chairman ].
S. Bradley OF the populist State executive
committee issued the following address to-
day, together with the subjoined official
ticket:
To the Populists OF Texas
Waco, Texas, October 31.--Wdth refef>
ence to the card o. Judge ]. NJ. Hurt de-
clining TO permit the use of his name for
judge OF the court of criminal appeals, /
desire TO make the following statement. At
our committee meeting bold in the city OF
Waco we We're assured by popullsts In
whom we had every confidence that Judge
Hurt would not decline our nomination,
and If elected would continue in that posi-
ton. This statemeyN WIS made as coming
personally from Judge Hurt.
Our party mas ever held that the ju-
dietary should be above partisan politics
In 1892 we voted for democrats, republic
cans and popuiists for the higher courts.
We recognize Judge HURT as the nblest
criminal jurist in the South. We did not
think Texas could afford TO lose his emil
having voted for Jerome Kearby in 1896
disqualified him for This high judicial po-
sgtion. So believing, we put his name on
our ticket. He now declines.
Populists are COW confronted by the fact
that mis- name is on all the election blanks
In the state ulat one-lnS >ol the couh-
ties have printed election tickets with his
name on them; that an official form of bal
lot has gone TO all the counties with his
name for judge of said court; that in the
cities having the Australian ballot
his name will appear or the ticket.
1t is now too late TO cSarect this mistake,
If mistake 1t has been.
Populists are therefore advised to vote
| for j. NJ. Hurt for Judge of the court oil
criminal appeals, and in case OF his cleo
ton he can then decide as TO whether OF
not he will accept. We will at least have
the satisfaction of knowing that we have
voted for man that no one will say is mo-
| the very best man In the State for Tine
place Fraternally, ]. s. Bradley,
chairman Populist Party State Executive
IL COMMITTEES
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-01
TEXAS POLITICAL NOTES.

BerclaiH Texas October 31.--But iiitlI
interest is taken in tomorrow's amendmcp
election; the vote Will be very light.
Fort Worth. Texas. October SO.--J. N
Mining because OF sickness in his fam
and will NOT again speak during the can
iaign.
Center Texas, October 29.-B. p. Bal
ley, prohibition candidate for governed
spoke An the court house here at o'clod
this evening to a crowd OF about 100 Pee
ple. He had good atuentiou.
Eastland, Texas, October 3o--Hon. GeorSI
w. Finger spoke here last night tt
Illi16ak er was in his usual happy mood and =
excellent VOICE and trim for speaking. NOT
day during the campaign. His speech 4
on hours duration was listened TO abtsn.
lively and was highly appreciated.
Temeha, Texas. October 2s.--Hon. B. p
Bailey, prohibition candidate for governs
addressed a small audience of Shelby coua:
ty citizens at this place tonight. He a.
cursed the prohibition situation from 8
financial standpoint and also from m0ql
view OF the question. There was but y.
tie enthusiasm displayed during -
speech, 81
Smithville Texas. October 81 THE pce'
ulists are having a rally here today. n
b. Raynor, colored orator from AusnA
- ftsrppop In the interest Of Colou9
Jones alllVlll| - \ (|(l - 11l, ~
srsaakor aud lnade a GOD! fAIK from L.
sv6toA Moan Alien or GalvestfD
Will address the public at tsa opera hoq1ol
tonigh f.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-01
EFFORT TO BRIBE REV. GARY.
TRYING TO GET
HrM TO COME DOWN
animated that He would He Given
l Something IL He Would Get
Out of Hawley's Way.

Galveston. Texas October 31.-When
Frank Gary, the independent republican,
announced for congress a few days ago, the
Hawley people declared they did not care
a snap of the finger whether he remained in
the race or not. 1t was not long, however,
before they changed their mind and a
strong influence was brought to pull him
de~SU Gary refused to listen to th'eir en-
treaties, and now they have adopted an
other plan. The authorities at Washington
have been set to work to get Gary out of
me way, as the following telegram re-
ceived by ihim yesterday Will show:
Rev. Frank Gary, Galveston, Texas.
Washington, October 29,The interest OF
the race is wrapped up largely in the re-
publican party We can not afford TO i'm
peril IL yet, while 1t Is your duty 10 with
draw In favor Of tie republican nominee
Mr.. Hawley. WHO can be elected. The party
hereafter will some day appreciate your
loyalty. Judson w. Lyons.
Register of the Treasury.
Gary laughed heartily at the last sentence
and said it was rather indefinite
He also received today a long letter from
R. l.. Smith of Colorado couny urging
him TO come down and leave tae race to
Hawlep,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-01
SOME p0sTscnIrrs.

Iapcseer began his studies OF dogs at 6.
Thunder can be heard nine miles away.
Blind men outnumber blind wonien by two
To one.
I Nearly quarter OF oil cases of insanity are
hereditary.
There are 1859 Scotch mountains which have
the l.eiix Ben
There are over 10000 miles OF submarine
cables In the world
Great Britain spends on tobacco and pipes
al nut sli,ov0.ooo every year.
Newfoundland Is now the sixth copper pro-
ducing country IN the world.
Finger nails grnw at the rate OF rather more
than an inch ard a halt in year.
It Is reckone that three out Of every 1870
neutrality-suspicious. people have red hair,
Fowls are pluckod alive In Malta. In the
p,blll markets, and IN some parts OF En-
gland.
The first thcater In the United states was
built Isl Williamsburg, VA, In the year 1852.
gold mine under the town OF Bailarat
Australia is considered the richest In Inc
world.
The Duke OF Wellington six mouths after the
battie OF Waterloo. was created marshal o
France.
According to the bes. authorities there has
never been race OF men who were ignorant
o. Tie use OF fire.
The Arabs show their fricndliness. when.
meeting. BY shaking hands Six or eight times
.Aifh OF distraction 80 beyond this: tney EN-
brSie Zach other several times.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-01

posacsssons are not wastes, az were our
former territorial acquisitions, but densely
populated districts offering the American
home seeker or workman no Inducements.
Our colonial schemes. in short, are for the
benefit alone OF the capitalist and spccu-
tator.
In the meantime, with the Industrial
field at home depressed and American labor
further crippled, millions of revenue will
be lost, the taxes of the new territories
consumed In the maintenance OF their local
governments. u, indeed, they win 10 ade-
quate for that purpose. and the american
taxpayers will be called upon permanently
to bay war taxes or be confronted annually
eth great Treasury dcricitsl
on>>t other hand an observant writer
tells us >><hat ''the United States does not
know the dess>0y that is lying Immediately
at her feet, provided she turns from these
phantom schemes Of annexation Of bar
barous people In distant lands and Just
looks down at her feet and sees what the
gods have placed within her grasp--uhe in
duetrIal dominion OF the world!"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-01
runLIc srlnrr RnwAaDED.

Eutcrprise villa pay. Private individuals
have often demonstrated this fact while
few less vsnturesome rivals were holding
back. but this year the truth has again
bcen emphasized by no loss an undertaking
than great National exhibition in a com
paratiyely small interior city. .
The Omaha exposition was opened when
the country was in the midst Of the ex
citement, the uncertainties and the I'm
mense cost OF u foreign war. It was held
in city far from the most thickly popu-
lated portion of the States. and yet with
AL these seeming drawbacks II has only
cost its promoters dimes where they ex-
pected TO pay dollars!
week ago, attention was called to the
fact that the stockholders In the exposi-
ton would come out almost whole finan-
cialy. The Philadelphia Press said at that
time that the financial success OF the en-
sserprsse was one of the most striking feat
ures. ><Ilre directors then had balance
of $1,000 900 to~sAeir credit. but against this
were to be charged sue outstanding bills
and the expenses of running-.he fair until
November ]. These would reduce f,A,bal
ance to $4,000, but to this were to be
added the total receipts from last Monday
a week ago to the close of the fair. 1t Is
estimated from this showing that after
paying all bills the stockholders will re-
| ceive from 75 cents to 80 cents for every
dollar they put into the enterprise.
This Is a most encouraging showing
Taken In CONGESTION with the Nashylll,
exhibition. which also more than paid IL
| way. It proves that such enterprises wher
| theoretically and carefully managed can b,
made financial as well as industrial sue
cesses. In our own State We have wit
messed signally prosperous exhibition thi
! fall, also. in the Dallas fair
The right men at the head of public en-
terprises rarely fail to make them pay il
some striking manner. Even if the pro
meters do not get back in one way all tn
| money they put In, they receive big divi
| bends In some other way.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-01
TRUSTS FORMED IRE CENT?
Eleven Combinations of Capital Organized in
fiance of the Sherman Act.

1slaven trus,s with a totaI capltaliz
ia, !, can 400 mn h.s,s hean tormcd
'ion ol ssivv ,' 1 n',r Tsar orn.
uu'i's 'Ae y s'-''
The American Thrcnd Company,
cnpitnl sIs,UUO.O0O.
Il The retaslons between Abss truat and
mo Enqiisb sewing company. Yhi,b r
an an as't"..s -, e Ts,,s.,, 800
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~ (, s,,a s..s ~ 81; mn nm Twelve co,a-
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.ac,a Trnst. propo.e,i capital
$50 ftpO. 900.
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