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Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
AMERICAN APPLES.
Tnose OF the So-Called Winter Va
Ftetfes Sure to Find q Ready
Sale in England.

More and more the English market is
coming to depend on American apples,
by which we mean apples from the
United States and Canada. This year
the apple crop of England is reported
decidedly short, and what apples there
are there, are of the fall varieties, and
will not at all stand in the way of the
sale of winter apples. Added to that,
they are reported to be not keeping
well. This means that they will be
used up by the time winter sets in.
Germany, Belgium and Holland have
good crops and France has fair crop
Reports from abroad would seem to in
dicate that if there is any surplus on
the continent that can be shipped to
England it will consist mostly of fall
and not of winter apples. Americans
are not very likely to make large ship
ments of fall apples, and so our apple
trade with Great Britain should not be
affected. Unfortunately for our OWE
part in the trade the American apple
crop is not so large that we are in a
position to fill the English market very
full of good apples. We fear the tend
ency will be to send forward other than
the best fruit, as the best is likely to be
kept at home by the high prices. The
moral of the situation is that more win
ter varieties should be planted in this
country. There are large areas of hilly
land that is good principally for the
growing of apples, such as some of the
worn-out farms from New York and
Pennsylvania eastward. We should
have such large supply of late winter
apples that we will always be in shape
to hold what foreign markets we may
gain.-Farmers' Review.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
LEARNING TO MILK.
Upon Cows That Will Naturally
Dry on Soon.

When a stranger begins to milk a
crease of milk production though he
may be good mixer, says the Bos-
ton Cultivator. The better the cow
the more likely she is to be of a nerv-
Gus temperament and the more she is
apt to be affected by a change in
handling, milking or surroundings.
If the new mixer lacks experience,
it usually results in the, permanent
shrinkage of the milk yield and early
drying off of the COW. But it is nec-
essary that the boys should learn to
milk if they are to remain on the
farm, and therefore they should be set
to learn upon such COWS as will nat
urally dry off soon. Do not give them
heifers with their first calf, as the
heifer should be kept in milk as long
as possible to get her in the habit of
giving milk ten or eleven months in
the year. Do not give them hard
mixers or kickers, or the uneasy
ones, which never stand still. That is
too much like giving them dull hoes
and scythes or other tools to work
with, that no man would consider fit
to use for days work. 1t is calcu-
lated to disgust them with the busi-
ness and drive them to seek other
occupations as soon as they are at
liberty to leave home. When it is not
practicable to give them such a cow,
allow them to partly milk her and
then let some experienced mixer
finish the job, who will be sure to OBJ
tain the last drop.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20

crooned and swung their charges up
and down gently until there was quiet
again. The little ones were dressed
in much fnery. The dresses were of
satin or of husa cloth, frilled and
Huted it's whole length and trimmed
with little bows of blue ribbon.
The priest did not wait for the vail
ing to cease. The ceremony went on,
and he repeated his questions and ad-
monitions, going around the half cir
Gle in front of the stone font. One at
a time the mothers then came forward
with their babies. In every case there
was a notable contrast between the
beribboned baby and its long dress of
lace and the coarse cloth of the spon-
sor, with her headgear of a hand
kerchief and her crimson scarf. The
baby squirmed when the priest poured
water on its head and gasped and
gulped in surprise. The reading of
the Latin words was repeated and
each sponsor bowed her head in ac-
acknowledgement of the trust as she
turneds the dripping head of her
charge to the attendant, who carefully
wiped the little squirmer's hair on a
pure linen towel. bleached and
whitened for the occasion. Then came
the oil. The priest dipped his fingers
into vessel which was carried by an
attendant and touched the baby's
temples.
An attendant then stepped forward
with an armful of plain white hoods.
Each child was hooded, and not one
protested against the operation. An.
other attendant then lighted long can
dies. Again the priest made the
rounds, this time placing in the hands
of each sponsor a lighted candle and
reading from his book until he had
come to the last. Then he gathered
the hoods and candles and all turned
away toward the entrance. The wom-
en- lighted their cigars, frightened their
skirts and slowly moved away. There
were congratulations and exchanges of
cigarettes as the crowd dispersed,
while the tonsured padre still stood
at the font.-Harry A. Armstrong, in
Chicago Record.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
Materials That Are n In Mode.

Crepeles are very fashionable. Some
of them are extremely variegated and
original. The shades most worn are
mordore, violet-prelat, blue-gray, We
netian red, emerald and violine. The
same fabrics are made in silk and wool,
the warp being of silk and the weft
of some bright color in wool. This
produces a transparent and very pretty
effect. White crepons with spots or
stripes and fancy patterns are also
extremely pretty, for evening wear.
For fancy. bodices there is a very light
texture silk, called Manon. It has been
offered in imitation of accordion
plaids, but very small. It is generally
made with broad stripes of two shades,
pink and cream, blue and cream OF
yellow and cream, over which are pat.
terms of small garlands of Pompadour
flowers.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
A COMPACT.

The next day Margaret was tried, the
court sitting in the very room where
the plans of Burnside's works had been
taken from her. The prisoner was pale,
but self-possessed. The general was
not present. An officer read the charge
and specifications in the formal, chop
py manner usual to the reading of or
ders at dress parade. It set forth that
Margaret Beach did, on or about the
.-th day of October, 1868, have in her
possession plans of the defenses of
Knoxville, Tenn, with the intent to
transmit them to the enemy, and, hav-
ing given her parole not to escape, had
visited the enemy's camp.
7, being scognizant of every event re-
quiring proof, was the only witness
called for. the prosecution, and Mar
garet made no defense. I testified to
having interrupted the burning of the
plans, the parole Margaret had given,
and her disappearance from the planta-
ton. I intended to make the most of
her having assisted me to escape, but
on describing my meeting with her in
the enemy's camp a sense Of the
enormity Of her act swept over me with
ssich force that I hesitated, stamnered,
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
Roots Exhaust the Soil.

All kinds of root crops are very ex-
haustive of soil fertility. They are all
great users of the available nitrogen
that the soil contains, and the turnips
also require mineral fertility as we'll.
We once grew patch of turnips in a
field of corn, where, owing to the wet
soil, the corn was pulled out by fowls,
and it was too late to replant it. The
turnips were a good crop, but when we
came to harvesting the oat crop that
grew on the field the next year there
was such marked inferiority of the crop
where the turnip crop had grown that
every passer-by noticed it. What the
root crop appears to take is the avail
able nitrogen. Wherever it is grown a
clover crop should follow as soon as
possible, to restore the kind of fertil-
ity that the roots have exhausted
American Cultivator.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20

ter, and cut like the design shown. Cut
the yoke from the piece that comes out
of the body of the cap. Gather the cap
from B to c, having it plain from C to D.
Sew on the yoke, which must, of course,
be double; hem the cap; make but
tonhole and put a button on the yoke.
A narrow edge of lace makes a neat
trimming. The measurements are:
From A to B IS inches; from
c to F, II inches; from D to E,
ten inches: from C to D, four inches
from B to C, Is inches. The length of
the yoke is rs inches; the depth is an
inch and three-quarters. OF course, the
yoke must be made larger or smaller
to fit the head.
This cap is intended to cover all the
hair. Let the band come down on the
forehead and then fasten it securely un-
der the hair at the back of the head
Ladies' Home journal.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20

kept moist. Whoever owns garden
with no rhubarb in it should see that
some is planted there forthwith.
A warm cellar will hasten the crop,
but a moderately cool one will give a
finer product and probably better
yield. The length of time between
planting and harvesting varies from
less than three weeks to more than two
months, depending chiefly upon the
temperature. Allowing the roots to
freeze in the field will greatly facilitate
forcing. Large roots should yield five
to ten pounds per plant, and every ten
ounces of that yield will make de-
licious pie. The color of the cooked
plant will be much brighter if it is
placed upon the stove in cold water,
and it will be sweeter if the sugar is
added just before it is eaten.-Cincin-
natl Tribune.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
Wheat Mt Fancy Prices.

Look out for a new seed wheat at
500 a pound. We see in an exchange
that the originator has just sold halt his
stock of II pounds for $500. It is claimed
to be so prolific that only one-sixth of
the amount usually sown for seed is
needed. 1t will stool out and cover tho
ground. But any good, vigorous seed
will do that when the seeds are put in
singly at about foot apart each way
in rich soil, and it is hoed in the spring.
Anyone who desires to seed his land
with six quarts of seed to the acre can
do so by taking that pains, and it will
be cheaper, and possibly result in
quite as good crop as he would get if
he paid one dollar an ounce for the
seed.-American Cultivator.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
THEY WORK TOGETHER
Eormor. and wheelmen Both Arc
Now Interested in Promoting the
Good Roads Agitation

The increasing interest in the suo1ec'
of good roads is now one of consider
able significance, owing to the class OF
men who are working up the agitation:
In the western states the farmers and
wbeelmen are working together in ao-
solute harmony, and the interest they
are arousing is little short OF remark
able.
The enactment of good road laws IN
the eastern states was secured, through
the combined efforts of the farmers ana
the wheelmen. In New Jersey the move
ment was initiated by the farmers who
sought the aid of the wheelmen and
found their assistance of incalculaDle
value. This was not unexpected, for
the wheelmen have always been con-
sistent advocate of highway improve
ment, and the ''Gospel of Good Roads"
formed the chief plank in their plat
form when the League of American
Wheelmen was organized. 1t has been
charged that the motive of the Wheel
men was a selfish one, and, in the early
days of cycling, when every wheelman
was a road rider and rode high Wheel
there may have been some ground for
the charge, but no foundation for such
belief exists to-day. Since the adop-
ton of the safety machine as busl-
ness vehicle by all sorts and conditions
of men, not one city wheelman in ten
is seen upon country road more than
few times each year, and the wheel
mans interest in good roads is purely
business proposition, the adoption of
which would benefit him only in pro-
portion as it would benefit any other
member of the community.
The young men who formed the
League of American Wheelmen 20 years
ago are now the substantial business
and professional men of their respec-
tive communities, and their connection
with the organization is maintained
chiefly for the purpose of aiding the
movement for better roads. Many of
them seldom ride a wheel, and their
work for good roads is simply in the
line of public improvement, which is
| neither more nor less creditable to
them than to the member of an agri-
cultural or other organization.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20

her to give expression to her feelings
induced by his tyranny. But she re-
mained silent, and in another moment
Corporal Punk rode out from under
a tree in whose shade he had been GO
concealed that we had not seen him,
and with his finger on his lips called
on us to halt, then motioned us to ride
over the bars of a snake fence he had
let down. In a few moments we were
in thick timber.
'What is it?"
'Listen."
could hear horses hoofs beating on
the road ahead. We remained motion.
less, and when they came near Gscov
cred a dozen horsemen trotting leis.
urely. The light of the moon fell upon
them, and we could distinguish that
they were in uniform.
"Guerrillas?" I asked the corporal.
"More like East Tennessee unionists
goin' to take revenge on some rebel
neighbor; but, not bein' sure, it would
not do to make ourselves known"
(To BE CONTINUED --
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
SIMPLE WAGON BRAKE,

rod (CE) seven inches long, and the
upright (DF) four inches long. The
plates B and Az have holes in them, by
which block of wood is screwed to the
iron. A thick piece of leather can also
be used. Save the team all unnecessary
wear and it will do more work for you,
and in this connection it may be said
that brake is useful on a wagon OF
cart when the team is drawing Il load
up hill as we'll as when going down,
for nowhere should team be favored
more than in drawing load uphill.
With brake one can stop at any point
and rest the horses, taking the weight
of the load entirely off their shoulders
The brake rod co. should have either a
loop at the top or a round knob of wood
or metal, that the hand may grasp the
rod easily and firmly.-N. Y. Tribune.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
FILIPINO. INFANTS
American Correspondent Describes
n ChrixteninE He Witnessed in
n Town Near Manila.

Twelve little Filipino b7bies were
baptized the other day in the bap-
tistry of the Santa Cruz church, in the
Santa Cruz district of Manila. 1t was
after the ten o'clock mass, and all the
finely y-dressed personages who knelt
on the marble floor of the great
church and faced the altar of white
and gold were gone. Only few peni-
tents knelt around the outer edge of
the nave beside the great pillars and
groaned aloud.
The baptistry, at the left of the en-
trance, was crowded, however, chiefly
by women, who stood in semicircle
about a young priest, whose tonsure
was the size of silver dollar and
whose hands were as delicate as a
woman's. The padre wore the vest
ments of the church and read from a
Latin book, passing from left to right
of the line, and repeating each phrase
until he had said the words 12 times
one for each of the candidates for
baptism.
These candidates at first cried with
all the strength of their week-old
lungs and grew as red as it is possible
for dusky Filipino baby to grow.
They puckered their mouths and
screwed up their eyes and struck out
with fists and feet. But the mothers
and the women who stood as sponsors
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
Food for an Invalid.

For a delicate child or an invalid
there is a simple preparation of meat
which contains a great quantity of
nourishment and yet is most easily di-
gested. A half pound of round steak
is laid on the board and scraped in the
way of the grain with strong silver
spoon. The pulp readily comes of
from the white stringy muscles, and
in a few moments enough has been Sc
cured for two cakes. These are salted
and laid for an instant in a very hot,
deep frying pan. They cook at once.
and are most appetizing, and can be
digested by the weakest stomach.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
Wide and Narrow Tires.

The following test as reported by
the Michigan station shows compar-
;son of wide and narrow tires on wag-
ons and also the Importance of sufi-
oieat use of axle grease. son good roads
the drafts of wide and narrow-tired
wagons were about equal; on plowed
land a narrow-tired wagon pulled As
per cent. harder than one with wide
tires; on a road with sand two inches
deep, IS per cent. harder, and on sod,
ten per cent. harder. A wagon not
CREASED pulled 1s per cent. harder than
when creased"
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
Burning Up the Cow.

There must be reasonable limit in
feeding fat-forming feed. Prof. Otis
very truly says true dairy COW, fed
on a ration rich in protein and light
in carbohydrates, will continue to de-
velop for years, both in ability to con-
sumo feed and to yield milk, and prop
erly handled does not reach her high
est yield until eight or ten years old,
and is then good for from five to eight
more years of profitable work. A COW
heavily fed on a ration of average
composition, greatly deficient in pro-
tein and high in carbohydrates, does
burn out and will not last long.-Dela-
ware Dairyman.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
RHUBARB IN CELLARS.
A System of Forcing That Is Said to
Produce Wonderful and Profit
able Results.

Horticulturist Fred w. Card, of the
Rhode Island station, in summing up
his experience in forcing rhubarb, ex-
presses desire to impress upon every
one who has a garden with rhubarb in
it the fact that he and his family may
be enjoying in February and March of
next year a more beautiful product
than ever grows in the open ground.
10 do it he will need to transfer few
roots to dark corner of the cellar aft
er they have frozen in the fall, packing
a little fine mellow earth about them,
and then simply see that the plants are
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
Women Freemasons in France.

French women have the privilege of
being enrolled as Freemasons, and, in.
deed, if they choose, they can join a
lodge open to both sexes, which has
for grand mistress lady named Nine
George Matin. The mixed lodge is only
six years old, and already numbers
200 members, two-thirds of these be-
ing women. Perhaps one inducement
for French women to become Free,
masons is that they are entitled tc
wear the same gay insignia, although
their alleged reason is that it pre-.
vents husband and wife from drifting
apart.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
CHAPTER IX.-CoNr1NuED.

"AIAI LIN 1A.-CONTINUED.
Then we hurry back to the bridge,
where we find Wilton fighting the ad-
vance of the force on the west bank.
With the assistance of two captured
guns, tho general leads us against the
advancing foe, and, falling upon it like
thunderbolt, puts it to rout.
But who is this pursy, red-faced,
wild-eyed little man squirting towards
the general, every corkscrew curl shak-
ing like the spring of a bird-cage? 1t
is on his mind.
'G-g-g-general," he began, before
coming fairly within hearing, "w-w-
will you have the l1-k-kindness to ex-
plain how the d-d-devil it was that
w-w-we were not b-b-bagged instead of
the enemy? W-w-we did everything
w-we could to get ourselves into a
t-t-t-trap. 1t seems to me that plan of
campaign w-w-was the most f-f-f-f-f-"
He tripped on his is and could get no
further.
Major" said the general, in the soft
voice he could assume when he wished,
"our success is due to your marked
ability in getting into their rear"
There is another scene which oc-
Cured after all was over, and when the
general and were riding into the yard
of the plantation. The sun was at our
backs, and shining directly on the front
of the house, flooding it with bright
light. Looking up at the ''spook WIN
dow" as Walter had named it, there
again-was it human, or was it a
dream? I reined in my horse and
stared wildly at it. Surely could not
be in my senses. 1t was the same face
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
"Then wnat lnitY"

II can't give It; but win promise
that no harm shall come tn the union
cause from your keeping away. What.
ever is the condition at home, I give you
my word that it shall be kept as it il
till my return"
The general stood celebrating, at
the same time studying her face.
Doubtless he cared nothing for her
promise, after his experience with her
in the breaking of her parole; or per-
haps he was racking his brain for a rea.
son in making the strange request
Presently he turned to me, and said, in
his quick way:
Lieutenant, withdraw the guard"
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
BRAKE FOR WAGONS.
If the Plan Here Outlined Is Followed
Any Country Blacksmith Can
Make One.

Few farm wagons are supplied with
brakes for the wheels, and yet no class
cannot help the team in hauling load
up hill or incline, but we can help it
in going down. Where ones farm is
hilly or the highways about it are hilly,
brake is an absolute necessity to save
wear on the horses. Any blacksmith
can make one according to the plan
given in the cut. Use three-quarter
inch round iron, and make the upright
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
Shoes for the Children.

Children's shoes should be entirely
fiat in the sole, but pliable enough to
give slightly with. the motion of the
foot. What il known as the spring
heel is suitab), for children. Heels,
whether low or high, cause many ac-
cidents, and are more or less injurious
otherwise, because they throw the
whole body out Of correct balance.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20

I had seen before, but now, with the
light full upon it and with more time
to see it, it was plainly that of a young
girl. She could not have been more
than II years old. At first I thought
her Margaret Beach; but she was not
Margaret; besides being younger, she
was radiantly beautiful; at least, so
she seemed to my youthful eyes. But
the strangest part of it is yet to come.
Her long black hair was streaming over
her shoulders, so that 1 knew, be she
ghost or flesh, she was woman. And
yet-mirabile dictu!-her attire was
that of confederate officer.
General, look, quick!"
"What is it?''
1.-The face at the window"
AS spoke the Stats were turned.
II see no face"
It was on the tip of my tongue to
tell him what I had seen, but if he
doubted my statement that had seen
simply a face, how could I expect him
to believe that had seen girl dressed
in confederate uniform? Such an ap-
partition could come only to diseased
brain. For once prudence came to
me, Heaven knows how, and I re-
Trained.
perhaps was mistaken" said.
The general looked at me curiously,
but said nothing.
But what I had seen-if indeed it was
real-brought a horrible confirmat ton
against Margaret. She must be guilty
of all of which she was accused. Till
this moment had hoped that this un-
certain vision might be the real culprit
who would eventually relieve her of
blame. Since the distinct view I had
at last had of it, knew that the child
like face I had seen could not belong
to man or woman capable of entering
an enemy's lines, making drawings of
his works, and travelling miles over
muddy roads to transmit them to her
employer. Margaret, with her stronger
nature, might do all this, the young
girl at the window never. Margaret
had been stopped by us in the act of
carrying the plans. She had been in
terrupted by me in the attempt to burn
those plans. Finding herself foiled, she
had eagerly given her parole, only to
break it in order to transmit what in
formation she could to the confeder-
etes. She was desperate, treacherous
woman without conscience.
When I dismounted found that I
had dug my spurs into my horses
fanks with such force that the blood
ran in trickling stream.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
CAP FOR SWEEPING.
Description of One That VIII Protect
the Hair Without in the Least
DisarrGnEinE 1t.

A sweeping cap which will protect
the hair and yet not disarrange it,
should be part of the equipment of
every housekeeper. A satisfactory one
which I have used for years is made
with three-quarters of yard of muslin
or cambric yard or more wide. Fold
the goods lengthwise through the CEN
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
WEIGHT of Some 0ueens.

The queen of Italy is still a very
handsome woman, and certainly most
sympathetic in manner and speech.
But she is growing too heavy. Her
majesty is heavier than any other
queen in Europe, her weight being 176
pounds, while Queen Victoria does not
weigh more than III pounds. Next in
weight comes the queen of Spain, who
weighs 147 pounds, and then the queen
of the Belgians, who weighs 143
pounds. The empress of Russia does
not weigh more than 120 pounds.