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Willmar tribune., 1898-12-28
THE APPLE ORCHARD.
Hill Location Is by All Odds the Best
and Safest in Almost Every
Locality.

The soil for an apple orchard should
be selected with a great deal of care.
It used to be the idea that any soil
was good enough for the apple orchard,
and we find in many cases apple or
chards set out on soils entirely insult
ed for them. Some people have the
idea that the poorer the soil the better
1t will be for the apple orchard. This
opinion evidently arose from the ex-
perience of people in setting out or
chards on very rich land and finding
them unsuited for them. They quite
naturally inferred that if the rich land
was not good the poor land must be
good. But rich land is not suit able, for
the reason that it occasions too great
growth of wood and not en- ough of fruit
buds. AS we say: "It all grows to
foiliage!'
Land should be rich enough to insure
a good growth of wood, but not too
rich to permit fruit buds to develop in
large numbers. Generally a meadow
will be found insult able, for the reason
that the saltwater stands so near the
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ing large part of the year. The water
does not have to lie near the surface to
do this, for. as is we'll known, the roots
Of apple trees penetrate very deeply
into the ground. sometimes seven or
more feet. The hill location is gener-
ally best for the apple orchard, for the
reason that there is no underlying sheet
Of water. The drainage is natural and
rapid, and the roots are always able to
do their work without interference. A
medium clay soil is generally good, for
the reason that in it the fertility is held
till taken up by the roots. A sandy soil
gets rapidly poor, and when fertilized
teaches so badly that much of the
manure is lost.
Willmar tribune., 1898-12-28

the house ever sence we sent you notice,
and last night after school the whole
crowd of scholars came traipsin' down
to my house with petition askin' us
to reconsider our vote. So, Mr.. Teach
er, we have thought best to yield to all
this pressure and ask you to stay. What
is more, we've decided to raise your
wages to $50 month"
During this long speech the spirits of
the young man again rose to an exult.
ant pitch, but he replied in calm and
dignified tone, which the gathering
darkness helped him to assume:
"Gentlemen, it is indeed gratifying
to me that you have thus vindicated me
from the suspicion of failure in my
work. But whether 1 can accept your
offer at this late day is question which
! cannot decide without some reflection.
The generosity of your offer to raise my
wages is appreciated, though l shall
decline to accept the increase. 1 will
carefully consider your kind offer and
leave my decision with Director Hath
away tomorrow morning."
The interview was now ended, and the
board solemnly and witt, some surprise
at the independent but perfectly cour-
teous manner of the youthful master,
withdrew.
New Years morning, as the young
teacher repaired to the home of the d.
rector, he felt that ne had been doubly
blessed. Yesterday he was but a poor
and unappreciateG school-teacher. To-
day he is the possessor of snug for.
tune and stands vindicated before the
school distric Does the reader won
Ger which thought gave him greater
pleasure? And the answer which the
young ped.gogue gave to the director
that morning; if anyone doubts it's
character, the. joyful smile which lit
up the sweet face Of the directors
daught er when she heard it would have
made further questioning useless.--Dc!
troit Free Press. FL z..:: =.s== ut s 1. E s..%
Willmar tribune., 1898-12-28

acter, he made his way to the west and
finally found the congenial work in the
country school which he had pursued
so happily until a cruel fate had again
thrown him upon a selfish world
without the means of employment.
Finally the young ex-teacher, as he
now felt himself to be, was aroused
from his reverie by rap at the door,
and before he could collect his wan
dering thoughts a curly-pated lad,
breathless from running, stumbled in
to the room with letter in his hand
"Say, teacher" said the boy, II was
down to the corners to get Dads mail
and Mr.. Jones wanted me to fetch this
letter for you. he said it had been in
the Office most two weeks"
'Thank you, Charlie; my CORE
spondence is so limited I had forgotten
there was such a thing as post Office"
and he took the business-like envelope
in his hand and wonderingly tore it
open. 1t read as follows:
New York, Oct. 3, 1s95.-Onlce Of ]. W.
Pennlman, Attorney and Counselor at Law.
Mr.. H. w. Allen, Oakville Corners, Mich.
My Dear Sir: For the past two months
I have been looking for your address and
have just this day learned 1t. I now
hasten to inform you of a very agreeable
turn in your affairs. When your late la
mented father became involved in financial
difficulties one of the largest and most val
liable of his steamships, the Dolphin,
bound for the East Indies, was reported
lost in tropical hurricane. without at
tempting to inform you Of details, which
I can better explain in person, / will simply
say that the supposed loss, followed by
inability to obtain the insurance, came at
a critical time and brought on the failure.
It now transpires that the report was in
correct. On the Goth of July, only three
weeks after your fathers death. the Doll
phin arrived in this port with an exceed
ingly valuable cargo. BY this unexpected
stroke of fortune you are again rich man.
I have very gladly taken charge Of your
business interests, believing, sir, that you
would wish me to do SO, and shall take
the liberty to- act in this capacity until I
hear from you. .#1.s. Sc 4:
= No doubt you will at once communicate
with me. but thinking it might be an ac-
Willmar tribune., 1898-12-28
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DELICIOUS NEW PEAR.
1t II Called the Dempsey and IL q
Combination of Bartlett and
Duchess d'Angouleme.

If parentage should tell for anything
In the production of "a new fruit one
would expect combination of Bartlett
with Duchess d'Angouleme to be
productive of good, and that for once
expectations were not in vain is evi-
denced in the very fine pear Dempsey
specimens of which were received 1T
this office from the holders of the stock
at Toronto. Coming in full condition
at = season when the generality of good
Willmar tribune., 1898-12-28
Coal Ashes for Orchards.

That coal ashes are beneficial when
spread on the surface of apple or
chards in grass cannot be disputed. But
they contain scarcely any mineral fer
tilizer, and are, of course, having passed
through fire, destitute of any other.
Undoubtedly they benefit by setting as
a mulch, and where they cover grass
causing it to die out and rot. In this
way they supply considerable fertility
and moisture Indirectly. Wherever
coal ashes have long lain under fruit
trees there will be an abundance of
tree roots just under the ashes where
the grass has been killed.
Willmar tribune., 1898-12-28

IL T.
been an invasion of measles right in the
middle of the term, necessitating va
cation Of two weeks, aid Director Hath
away had insisted that the teacher
make up the lost time, much to the dis
gust of the younger children, who had
thus been deprived of their holiday
freedom.
But the teacher had not been in the
least incommoded by this prolongation
of the term. Herbert Allen had en-
joyed his first term in country school
For some reason, which he had never
stopped to anaylze, there had been
peculiar fascination about his work, al
though it had been in sphere Of life
and amidst environments so different
from what he had dreamed of a year be-
fore. And yet he had unwittingly in
CURED the displeasure of the school
board and had been recently informed
that his services would not be needed
longer.
And now, on the last afternoon of De-
cember, the term was over. The school
had closed with ~exercises" and the
whole community had turned out to
hear them. The boys had stammered
through their "pieces," the big girls had
read their ESSAYS" and the little ones
had gone through their songs and "mo-
"tion exercises to their own great salts
faction and the infinite delight of their
admiring parents. Director Hathaway
nnd Elder Sloane, at the teachers in
v..tation, had talked edifyingly on the
advantages of an eddication" and the
proper training of the young" and the
teacher had spoken few words of
modest farewell.
At last all was over, the last scholar
had said good-by to the teacher and
gone. The young master seated him
self at his table and sighed deeply as he
aooked around the now quiet room, es-
Fecially as his eyes rested upon the seat
OF Helen Hathaway, the charming
young daughter of the director.
The schoolhouse, on whose interior
he was so disconsolately gazing as the
setting sun shone through it's win
rdows and lighted up the familiar OBJ
jects-the charts and pictures on the
''AAo' uAAS ANoIAy OACNutCu duu
drawings, the specimens of "'busy
work" done by the children. the notices
and diagrams and quotations on the
'blackboards-had been indeed a pleas
ant place to Herbert, save for the one
disturbing incident. Many cheerful
modern schoolroom can be found in the
country districts of the middle western
states, and it is easy to see how an en-
thusiastic, refined young man like Her
bert Allen could become attached to
such pleasant, intellectual workshop.
It would have been even easier to un-
derstand his fondness for the spot if
one could have seen the sweet face of
Helen Hathaway and noted the deep in
terest which she evinced in her algebra
and history and the readiness which the
young teacher displayed to help her in
her pursuit of knowledge. It would
have amused disinterested observer
ITO see the earnest devotion with which,
the pedagogue and his most advanced
scholar delved into the mysteries of
7 quadratic equations and how. willing
Willmar tribune., 1898-12-28
FORCING VEGETABLES.
The Style of House Most Favored for
This Purpose by the Market Gar
deners of New England

The market gardeners of Worcester
county, Mass, have a handy style of hot
house for forcing all sorts of vege-
tables. During winter lettuce and beets
are marketed, and cucumbers and to-
matoes started. The plan herewith
shows diagonal pieces from center Of
bed to center of glass. Houses may be
of any length, but that of C. L. Hart
Willmar tribune., 1898-12-28
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6o ~ Sad tj5;;.t the burden ;sta thou
From the darkness into light;
Burden Of my wasted days,
Fragments of my broken hours,
Budding promises that grew
Never into fruit or flowers.
Happiness T might have won,
Worthy deeds I might have wrought
Wrongs I hate, but did not shun.
Good I crave, but never sought;
All my proud and lofty aims,
Withered now to vain regret
Feeble, foolish as the will
To no noble purpose set.
Take them all, my griefs, my joys,
Lay them at the Fathers feet:
He will search if yet there be
Mid the chaff some grains of wheat,
He will fan my faint resolves
To purer flame and clear,
Bear to Heaven my hearts desire,
Angel Of the parting year.
And angel Of the coming year,
Though thy face is vailed, see
BY the glory round thee shed,
Thou hast some good gift for me.
Is it gold, power, or fame?
Perfect peace from toll or care?
Or some sweeter, greater bliss
had never hoped to share?
Nay, l know it's none of these:
Still I walk my narrow ways;
Still does lowly labor fill
All the measures of my days;
This the treasure thou hast brought,
Priced in every age and cline,
Life no greater boon can crave
Gods most precious gift of Time.
Time to shape my common cares
Into duties high and sweet;
Time to learn that patience smooths
All rough ways for tired feet;
Time to scatter here and there,
BY the wayside, loves small seed,
Knowing lowliest hands may oft
Minister to highest need.
So may each day be cup
With 1ife's sweet flavors fraught;
Every hour a shining pearl
Strung on golden threads of thought:
Every moment bright flower
Shedding perfume far and'near.
Lend thy grace to make it so,
Angel of the coming year,
Susan Marr Spalding, in N. Y. Weekly.
Willmar tribune., 1898-12-28
Can You Solve This Puzzle Cerecl

"A simple go-between am I,
Without thought of pride;
I part the gathered thoughts OF zen,
And literally divide.
I set the soul of Shakespeare free,
To Milton's thoughts give liberty.
Bid Sidney speak with freer speech,
Let Spenser sing and Taylor preach.
Though through all learning swift glide.
No wisdom doth with me abide.''
If you can solve the foregoing, and send
the correct answer to George H. HeaE3 ord,
General Passenger Agent, Chicago, Milu au-
kee & St. Paul Railway, Old Colony Build
ing, Chicago, together with a two-e~nt
stamp, he will send you what it calls for.
He who sows thorns must not 60 barefoot.
Oh
Willmar tribune., 1898-12-28

Michigan will grow beets to perfec-
ton. So will some sections of Illinois.
Willmar tribune., 1898-12-28
THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS

THE EXCEL LENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS
is due not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combination, but also
to the care and skill with which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the CALIFORNIA Fig SYRUP
Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the Importance of purchasing the
true and original remedy. AS the
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co.
only, knowledge of that fact will
assist one in avoiding the worthless
limitations manufactured by other par
ties. The high standing of the CALI
FoRN1A FIG SYRUP Co. with the medi-
cal profession, and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
given to millions of families, makes
the name of the Company a guaranty
of the excellence of it's remedy. 1t is
far in advance of all other laxatives,
as it acts on the kidneys, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken
ing them, and it does not gripe nor
nauseate. In order to get it's beneficial
effects, please remember the name of
the Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal
LOUISVILLE, Ky NEW YORK. NY.
Willmar tribune., 1898-12-28

He who sows thorns must not go barefoot
Spanish Proverb.
Willmar tribune., 1898-12-28
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19E1 E1SN YEARI.

RDINARILY the
fall term of school
in the Brown dis
trict would have
closed before the
holidays, but this
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-04
THE AWFUL %EQUEL.
Three Officers Killed in Pur-
 suit of Train Robbers.

A dispatch to the Albuquerque nem- ocrat, from Socorro, New Mexico. dated May 26 says:
 After robbins the train near Belen, Valencia count the robbers started west toward the Datil mountains and were followed by Deputy Sheriff Vigil and another deputy and two In- dian trailers. Yesterday morning. May 25 when about twenty miles west of Santa Rita, one of the Indian trai!ers cceeded in ge ting the rob- bers' horses. After being put afoot. the robbers laid in some brush and as Deputy Vigil and the other deputy and one of the Indians came up they killed Vigil and his deputy and the Indian trailer; one of the robbers was wounded. I'm mediately following Vigil and about thirty min- ntes behind him was Deputy Sheriff Dryfus and another deputy. The Indian trailer that was not kille came to Magdalena with the stock and telegraphed for help, and a train with deputies went to Magdal,na, Socorro county, and are now on thd trail after the holdups. The men who committed the robbery are known and one at least is a resident of the country jus: across the continental divide, west Of here. Deputy Sheriff Fowler is out with posse to the north of where Vigil was killed and men have been sent to the country through which they will pass on their way to the Blue, on the Arizona limo
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-04
HOUSE.CLEANING.
IUnbranded.i

Unbranded.i Yes, M'rilly's bin hous e-ceaning n I'm sleepin' in the shed, With some buggy robes for kivers n the wash bench for bed; There's confusion in the parlor n a heap sight more up stairs, While I kaint find comfort nowhere fer the varnish on the chairs. First they tore up all the carpets; then they pulled down all the shades Till the place looked like homestead after one of Mosbys raids; Next the walls were renovated, n the floors was soake and scrubbed, N M'rilly bOssed the workers as they pounded shook and rubbed. Oh, I tell yer, 'taint so funny when yer eatin of the shelf, feller has to hustle for place to lay his self Fer the wimern folks mean bizness'n they make feler jump Till he's like a pesky camel with double action hump.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-04
SDaniSh Work.

Hong Kong, May 31 According to ManiIa advices, dated May 2. there is serious sickness on the United States cruiser Boston. It is believed that the Spaniards poisoned the fish. Rear Ad- miral Dewey promised to refrain from bombardIng on condition that the Span- ish refrain from strengthening their defenses. On Sunday. May 9. they were observed violating their pledge, when Dewey fired as warning. Work was stopped and nobody was hurt. The anti British demonstrations at Manila are intenfifyIng. The queens portraits are insulted All foreigners are pre- pairing to take refuge at Cavite.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-04

A dispatch from Washington says the Senate Committee on Territories had before it Senator Hoar's bill to regulate gambling Tn the territores. Delegate Smith argued that such questions be- longed exclusively to the law-making bodies of the territories. which, he said, were thoroughly competent to deal with all questions pertaining to their own affairs without congressional aid. A delegation of New England ministers was present and urged the passage of the bill. but majority of the commit tee agreed with Delegate Smith that it was unwarranted interference with matters of the territories. and the sub- ject matter was referred back to the various territorial legislatures.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-04
War and the Cattle Business.

i MultitudinOus are the views as to the effect of the war on cattle. This Is from the Stock Growers Journal, of Montana:
 When trouble with Spain was first intlmated many conjectures were made as 10 the effect of war upon the cattle business. One theory advanced was that a war with Spain could not last any great length of time and the effect on the live stock trade or Indeed ary established business would be very lit tie. Others believed that enc effect uf the war would be to drive the money then in eastern banks away from the Atlantic seaboard and that it would seek investment Tn the interior Of he country. This war supposed to he a pr mise of real benefit to the cattl, in dustry. We have progressed with var preparations and hostile operations far enough to see at least one effect on the cattle business in the southwestern breeding states.
 The war has caused a stringency in money matters which has affected the prlce of stock cattle particularly in Texas. New Mexico and Arizona This change was first observed in April though holders of live stock refused at first to modify their views, they now freely admit that the boom in prices is checked and that the prices paid for stock cattle in Texas Tn March and February last will not be duplicated for years. Those who are most hurt or "pinched" are the speculators, as a mat ter of course, and there is nothing to show that the general cattle buslneEs will not continue to be as prof able in the future as IC has been ID the past. The fact is that bOOm- are unhealthy signs usually, and the fact that unborn caly wer-. sold duung the Denver convention Ias' March ar from SIS to s24 per head for November delivery. Was eay-at served on all couse- yatIye stock growers
 Northern stockmeu refused Co invest in southwestern yearlings and twos at anything like the prices asked and their judgment IS amply justified even now, for while prices of fat cattle con tinue to be goo0 and the prospect of continued excellent prices IS alI invit- Ing, yet the grower has to take the chance of much less profits or of no profits at all. in the lapse of time be- tween his purchase of a yearling and the sale of the tn ree year old beef pro- duct. That makes the prudent buyer shy of extreme high prices for yO1ng stock. Ii should also have been dIs- counted from the beginning that money lenders would be shy of loaning funds to large borrowers who were doIng business Om small margins. They surely would not continue their loans or extend the time limit of payment in the presence of alarms of war.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-04

The worst lot of drivel and rot now appearing in print comes from the pens of cheerful idiots, who make perspiring efforts to convince the people that now, and only now. is sectional feeling be- tween the north and south to die out, ali because of the present foreign war, when, as matter of fact. there has been DO sectional feeling since the gall lant Lee surrendered to the magnanim- ous Grant, and the only reason that there has ever been supposed to be such a feeling :n existence has been due to the operations of the outrage mill and the Haunting of the bloody shilt, all ot winch was done by lot of political scoundrels for the purpose of riding in- to office by methods which would bring blush to the face of Satan, hlmself.- Courier.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-04
Very Indefinite.

Washington May 3I.-The command to advance given yesterday infused in- tense activity into every branch of mill itary and naval circles. Reports were current that tue president told some callers that he expected Commodore Schlev to attack Admiral Cervera to- day in Santiago harbor. InquIry failed 10 subsiantIate this report. On the contrary, it Was stated Ky those who are in So position rp know he gene .-a pIaus. tnat the army and navy would act together, and one branch of service was not likely to strike decisive blow until the other is ready to co-operate. The consensus of opinion is that the eastern end of Cuba, the provinces of
 Santiago and Porto Rico, will be the objective points. General Lee left Tampa last night for Jacksonville. on the eastern side of Florida. to open his headouarters. The inference is drawn that Jacksonville will be made the base of operations against Porto Rico. Itis distant only 1,200 miles from San Jaan in an air line.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-04
In Cuba.

Key West, Fla, May 31.-The Steamer Florida returned here today from Cuba, having successfully landed most i'm portland expedition on the island. Nearly 400 men, with pack train and a large quantity of arms and ammuni- tion sailed for Guantanamo on the Plant line steamer Florida on the night of May 21. These men and equipment constituted expedition able to operate independently and to defend itself aga inst any body of Spanish troops which might oppose it. The expedition was under command of Col. Jose Lacret, formerly insurgent commander of the Mantanzas province. The engineer
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-04
Battle Going on.

Cape Haytien, Hayti, May 3I.-Ad- vices from Havana, since 2 o'clock this afternoon. says the American feet at Santiago de Cuba has been cannonad- ing the batteries of Morro Castle, La Zacapa and Punta Carda At the same time, it is added. American shIps have been engaged with the Spanish war ships. The firing was extremely heavy. At 3:45 p. m. the cannOnading became less heavy against the Notifications, but more accentuated in the locality where the fleets were engaged.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-04

gratiied. The poetic romance of the Brow nings is related by Clifford How ard, in an article on "The Most Beaut- iful Love Story in Literature" and the Shaker community of Mount Lebanon is described by Madeline s. Bridges.
 Edward Box has rigorous editorial page. while Lillian Bell has crossed the Russian frontier, and writes of her jou. rney, her experiences, and of the people she met in Poland. ''The Graves in the Old Breastwotk" narrates an Ala bama Memorial Day incident, the other fiction feature being Julia Magruder's "A Heaven Kissing Hill''-the thIrd instalIment. There is a sketch by Humorist Burdette-the second of his "Klndergarten" serias. and a song, .'Flrst Summer Dsvs.p Mrs. s. T. Rorer writes on soups and on fruits, and the -Duf1a' architect presents plans Ter three small chuTche5 Four special pages are devoted tD women's gowns, and there are articles 0n needlrwoTk, and nearly every feature of home life is touched upon. By The Curtis Publish Ing Company, Philadelphia. One dollar per year, ten cents per copy.