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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-02
Lousy Pigs.


Many farmers sometimes wonder
what is the matter with their pigs
when there is nothing the matter ex-
cept lice, says Wallace's Farmer.
They are not accustomed to looking for
lice except on the older hogs, and pigs
frequently are SO badly infested that
the constant irritation from day to
day brings on indigestion, diarrhea
and other symptoms of cholera. We
knew Of a number of cases last spring
where pigs were supposed to have the
cholera and were entirely relieved by
the application of the well known and
efficient remedies for lice. If you can
do nothing else, fill a barrel two-thirds
full Of water, pour a gallon of kero-
sene on top Of it. take your pig by the
ear and souse him in and put him
n a clean place where he can not pick
up q new assortment from the pens
and bedding. A better method, how
ever, is to prepare kerosene emulsion
according to the recipe we have fire.
quently published and apply 1t to the
whole herd. No man can afford to feed
a lot of miserable lice. The annual
losses from hog lice. cattle lice, horse
lice. chicken and sheep ticks on the
average farm would pay the taxes.
Why not save this?
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-02
Good Fellow by Trade.

A certain young nan in this city
n axes Il pr;ncely income by being Il
professional good fellow. AS he has
the field practically to himself, he finds
bis labors are now growing to such an
extent that he will soon be obliged to
eull in assistance.
The popular young fellow belongs to
10 less than sixty social, secret and So
eiety organizations, and not one of
these bodies suspects that he attends
all the, meetings as a matter of bust
ness. But he does, all the same.
A prominent caterer, who makes a
speciality of furnishing banquets and
dinners Of all kinds to dining and 9TH
er clubs, employs the young man to
look out for his interests whenever Il
bail or other entertainment is suggest
ed where the services of a caterer will
be desirable. OF course, the organiza-
ton is generally glad to follow the adj
vice of a popular member, and the ca
terer usually gets the order.
! Whenever a new club is organized,
the young man, who can come with
the highest recommendations, is gen
orally the first on the roll. All these
expenses are paid by the caterer, who
B satisfied that his investment is a
Rrst-class one.-Philadelphia Record.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-02

tilizing constituents. It is not only
necessary to supply the soil therefore
with nitrogen. phosphoric acid and
potash but organic matter will prove
beneficial as well. II barnyard ma,
nure is not available blowing under
green crops will serve the result. BY
a systematic method of rotation and
pasturage together with the 8 of
commercial fertilizers, sandy soils can
o. brought to the highest state of pro-
o~uctlveness. In the determination of
wnat kind Of a fertilizer and how much
snall be applied to a particular soil the
farmer must be his own guide-he
must make his own field experiments
a profit by them from year to year.
Field experiments conducted in his
same locality but on a heavy black
SOL, whereas his might be a light
sandy soil. would be Of little or no
benefit to him. In a general way
sandy soils are leachy and momentum
ing while clay soils are of an enduring
Fertility. mainly because they do not
wash excessively nor allow the water
to leach from them the plant foods
which they contain.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-02
American Horses in Cuba.

A correspondent Of the Chicago Rec.
ORD writes that journal from WASH
lngton: american horses do not
thrive on u new possessions. It takes
them q long time to become acclimat-
ed. The heat, the malaria and insect
pests are more of a trial to beasts than
10 Texas ponies or bronchos.
however, do very well in Cuba and
Porto Rico, and 800 have been Skinned
over to Cuba since the close of the war.
Three or four hundred have been
shipped to Porto Rico. Any man who
will go down into Cuba and raise mules
and ponies will make a fortune. be-
cause the draft animals have almost
been exterminated during the war. and
a great many are needed upon the
plantations as we'll as by the military
forces. The best stock for that climate
Is the hardy little horse that is found
In Texas and New Mexico" That ia a
point we called attention to a year ago.
when the war broke out. The climate
OF Texas, and the conditions surround
ing horses in that state, would nat,,r-
ally enable them to become more easily
acclimated in Cuba and Porto Rico
than northern horses.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-02
EMPLOYMENT ron DOCTORS.
They Are Anxious to Work for tn,
Kelley lrstitutex.

They Are Anxious to Work for the
Kelley lrstitutes.
Some Of the best physicians in the
United States are in the service Of the
Kelley Institutes throughout the
world. and they are well satisfied to be
III such a well paying service. Only
doctors who have passed through the
cure themselves, that Is. who have
been patients in a Kelley Institute. are
allowed to work for the Kelley Com
pany. 1t is the best doctors who have
been addicted to the use of liquors ana
drugs, and therefore led to go to q
Kelley Institute to get cured.
Their excessive duties and hard work
led them to drink to excess or to use
drugs. After being cured they were SO
enthusiastic as to desire to enter the
work. Not n doctor in one thousand.
who has been cured in a Kelley 1nsti-
tute can find employment with the
Kelley Company, however, because
there are only about fifty institutes in
the various states. But almost all de-
sire to work for the Kelley Company.
The salaries are liberal and the work
IS agreeable. Doctors find so much sat
%isfactiOn in doing this kind Of work.
where they see so many thousands OF
cures effected; no failures at all. or
course. some men. who possess few
brains, go back to drinking after being
cured; but such men make failures Of
everything. They are not to be count.
ed. Over 80 per cen Of the Kelley
Graduates keep their cures. The 9th
er few prefer the other kind of a life.
The Kelley Cure does not give a man
brains.
A few years ago doctors laughed ut
the Kelley Cure. Nowadays. Minneso-
to doctors not only send their patients
In the Minneapolis Kelley Institute.
but large numbers Of them have taken
the cure which they prescribe for 9th
erS.
Imitators have ruined many homes.
and those interested should beware of
them. Explanatory literature will be
sent any who will write to the Kecley
Institute. Tenth street south ard Park
avenue, Minneapolis, Mimi.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-02
study The Soil.

For the economical application Of
fertilizers 1t is necessary to make
something Of a study Of the soil. Clay
soils as a rule contain sufficient pot
ash but they are likely to need either
nitrogen or phosphoric acid and are
usually benefited by both. Complete
fertilizers should not be applied by the
farmer without reservation. They are
only complete as they meet the re-
quirements Of his soil. On clay soils
bone meal Is usually q very effective
fertilizer. It supplies %phosphoric acid
and potash and also lime. which usual.
" exerts q beneficial mechanical effect
on clay. Acid phosphates or South.
Carolina rock acts In the same way
except that It contains no nitrogen.
The average sandy soil q always de-
sacisut sinaall Of the three principal fer
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-02
ADVANTAGE. Of so,l,pe.

Soiling possesses 80 many advantages
oy1Jr %pasturage, especially where dairy
ing on high priced land is contem-
plated, that every dairyman should
carefully study the question Of adopt
ing the system. A good deal depends
upon the supply, character, and cost OF
labor at the farmers command. It may
be profitable to practice partial soiling.
Careful experiments have demonstrated
that by feeding WI entirely on green
forage crops in the stable, from two
to five times as much milk will re-
suit per acre as from pasturing the
same land. 1t was an old saying that
the COW tramped three times as much
as she ate. OF course. many farms
contain considerable proportions of
pasture land that cannot be titled, but
for tillable land, the profit in soiling
Is very great. Many more COWS can
be kept on a given area and the pro-
ductive capacity of the land can be
rapidly increased. The saving of ma
nure and its application to best adj
vantage is one of the great gains in
soiling. But for this sytem of feeding
some little calculation is required, and
q variety Of green crops is necessary to
present a we'll arranged succession
throughout the growing season. In
other words there must be no break;
the supply must be certain and ample.
The careful and experienced dairymap
Will plan to grow perhaps twice as
much Of every crop as he expects to
use. The surplus will not be wasted;
1t can be dried or stored in a silo. 1t
Is stated on good authority by the soil
ing system we'll managed, one acre of
productive land will feed two cows for
five or six months; three acres for five
cows is considered a conservative. es-
innate. The time of exercise should,
however, be not overlooked. One of
the points gained by the soiling is the
saving of food required through the
useless exertion of the animal in pro-
curing its food at pasture. Moderate
exercise should accompany soiling, and
a small pasture lot should be provided
convenient to the cow house.-Ex.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-02
New Outlet for tn. Pot.to c-o,.

"e" outlet for the Potato Crop.
Miners who have passed the winter
IN the Klondike refer to a brand Of
evaporated potatoes sent from Canada
WHICH have proved very satisfactory as
a substitute for fresh vegetables, says
tne Rural New Yorker. We learned
mat the Canadian company has vari-
GUS factories in this country and in
Canada. One factory is run at May
Vile. Mich. 1t started last fall with
eVaporated apples, and then made
~ cider and apple jelly. When the
apple season was finished, they began
eVaporating potatoes and kept at it
nearly all winter, through the very
coloest weather. The same
we are told, evaporated peaches in
Georgia earlier in the season. One of
our friends in Mayville gives us the
Following information about this busi-
ness: ~
How are potatoes canned?"
They are first washed and then nut
IN a large vat or steamer and steamed
Just enough to loosen the skins. Then
tney are taken out and peeled by
women and girls. After this they are
cooked until thoroughly done. and
b run through a machine shaned
like a colander. They come through
mis- in long, white strings very much
resembling long worms or shredded
cocoanut. After this they are eyapo-
rated and put up in tin cans and
sealed air-tight."
ABOUT how many potatoes were
canned during the season."
Last years run was about 5000
bushels" ~ ''
Does this make any difference in
the potato market for the neiehboring
farmers?"
Yes, I think it does, although the
farmers have no trouble in selling all
tne potatoes they grow, to the ship
pers. The canning factory helps to
.alse the price. Last winter, when the
factory first started. the shippers were
paying only 20 to 20 cents a bushel for
potatoes. The factory's first contract
was for 5000 bushels at rs cents. OF
course the Gamers want the highest
quality of potatoes. 1t is understood
mere that the factory had a contract
with the United States government for
all The potatoes that were canned last
winter"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-02
AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRlCULTURlSTs.
Some Up-to-Date Hints About Cul-
tivation Of the o and Yields
Observation-Disclosures, viticulture and
Horticulture.
Cucumber Melon Diseases.

The April bulletin Of the Ohio Ex-
pertinent Station thus summarizes the
report Of experiments in the treatment
OF cucumbers and melon diseases:
The cucumber pickle industry con-
tlnues to increase in Ohio and the
Yields of pickles have been more salts
factory for 1898 than for the previous
year. The abundant rains, we'll dis
tributed, and the high mean temper
atures for the growing months have
contributed to this end. -.
The downy mildew of cucumbers and
allied plants, Plasmopara Cubensis, has
been fully Is destructive to the plants
during the season named as in 1897,
but owing to the earlier harvesting Of
the crop the actual reduction of yields
has been only about one-half as great
from this cause.
A~nthracnose Of cucurbits, Colleto-
trichum Lagenarium, has increased in
abundance and destructiveness. A
wilt of cucumbers and muskmelons,
referred to a species of Fusarium, has
also prevailed, besides the usual wilt
disease. Phyllosticta Cucurbitacearum
and ~Cercospora Cucurbitae have also
been found spotting cucumber leaves
as we'll as Cercospora Citrullina upon
watermelon foliage.
Cooperative spraying experiments
upon a commercial scale have given an
increase of s~eventy-fve bushels per
acre upon spraved. compared with I'M
sprayed cucumber pickle vines, at
tackled by downy mildew. The profits
from this treatment were not SO large
as would have accrued from similar
work in 1897, for reasons pertaining to
earliness of crop.
The practicability Of saving the late
crop of cucumbers from downy mill
dew, by use of Bordeaux mixture, is
fully demonstrated by the experiments
made. Spraying for this purpose need
not be begun earlier than July rs to
August l. II a crop of pickles or GU
cumbers is harvested by August is.
spraying for downy mildew is not re-
Quired.
Spraying of anthracnose, downy ma.-
dew and leaf blight of muskmelons is
still recommended, although some fall
ures are recorded.
Previous recommendations as to the
treatment of late tomato plants with
Bordeaux mixture to prevent tomato
leaf blight, Septoria Lycopersici, are
again repeated.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-02
Stock for European plums.

In. some notes on plum culture pub
lished in a recent bulletin issued by
the Colorado Experiment Station, Pro-
fessor Charles S. Crandall says:
For the European plums such as
Lombard, Green Gage. and Bradshaw
probably ne stock is better than
seedlings of some variety OF
the species from which these va
rieties came-Prunus domestica.
These have been in common use
for many years, but in recent years
have been in some degree superseded
by M~yrobalan stocks (seedlings of
Prunus cerasifera. a species of Euro
pean orgin). Myrobalan stocks are in
common use in European countries
and have rapidly grown in favor with
our nurserymen, not because better
trees can be grown upon them, but
because it is easier to secure good N.Y.
robalan than good domestica
stocks. Seeds of domestica vari-
cites that will produce an even
stand of stocks is difficult to
obtain, and the Myrobalan. which is
easier to grow and less liable to in
jury from parasitic fungi. offers an c-
ceptable substitute. Some nurserymen
import the seeds and grow their own
stocks, others find 1t more profitable to
import the seedlings. They are usual
ly received during the winter. planted
in nursery rows in spring, and budded
in July and August. In the south the
stocks in common use are the Mari
anna plum and peach, and very diverse
opinions as to their relative merits
have been expressed. Probably the diff
ferences arise from varying local con
ditions. for the testimony at hand in
dicates that on the light and dry soils
the peach stock does best, while the
Myrobalan is better suited to the
heavier and more moist soils. Even at
the north the peach meets with some
favor as a stock for plums on light
soils, but it is too tender for districts
where severe winters are common. For
the native varieties. Wolf, Weaver, De
Soto and other derivatives Of Prunus
Americana, the natural inference that
Americana stocks would be best seems
to be borne out by experience, but the
degree of success may depend in a
measure upon the seed used. The spe-
cies is extremely variable in general
habit and rapidity Of growth as well
as in the fruit produced.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-02
Want you. mepstache OF beard : beaatifni
SS1i HTn Fl 11sn PIT s1;c T %%s e.s
g &c; g 2:yee.sZs: @ 9: 2; ssss = Co. NASHUA, n. y,
"A Friendly Suggestion,

+I'1n afraid I'll have to move again."
said Smith the other morning, as he
boarded a downtown car.
"What's the trouble now?" inquired
his friend, Jones.
'"The Kitchen chimney smokes dread
fully" replied Smith, land I'm unable
to stop It,"
I'm tell you what to do,' said Jones.
"Give it one of those cigars like you
gave me the other day, and it's a 1G-to-
1 shot it will quit smoking of its own
accord.'-Chicago News.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-02
Do Your Feet Ache and Burnt

Do Your Feet Ache and Burnt
Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns. Bunions, Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores. 25c. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N.
Addres Allen S. Olmsted, Lelsoy, n. Y.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-02
Read the Advertisements.

! You will enjoy this publication much
better If you will get into the habit Of
reading the advertisements; they will
, afford a most amusing study, and will
put you in the way of getting some ex-
cellent bargains. Our advertisers are
reliable; they send what they adver-
tise.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-02
Many Candidates.

Gail the members Of the Pittsburg
reception committee have become can
didates.' remarked Mr.. Gaswelk
"How do you make that out?" asked
Mr.. Dukane.
"They're all running for the senator
ship."-Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-02
A New Ramie Plant

The Agriculture Ledger OF Calcutta.
INDIA, announces the discovery for the
government Of a plant described as
similar but superior to ramie. Ramie
furnishes an extremely fine, strong
and valuable fiber. suitable for making
fine. high-class textile goods, and the
only thing which has operated to pre-
vent its culture extensively in this
country is the fact that 1t has to be
degummed. which is always a costly
process. This new kind of ramie. IL
1t a be SO called. is free from gum.
and therefore does not, in its produce
ton, present that difficulty. The de-
partment Of agriculture is in1vestigat-
Ing the subject. and is arranging to
procure seed for trial and distribution.
Mr.. Jared g. Smith Of the department
states that q ramie which does not
require degumming would, in all prob
ability. prove q highly valuable acqui-
sition, and its introduction might be
the means Of starting a new line Of
industry in the United States. Such q
plant. he says. might to some extent
replace hemp.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-02

An
"What's that new boarder's bust
ness" inquired the neighbor d.
Il Dunno" answered Farmer Corn
tossel. "He keeps sayin' that the folks
in his town love him for the enemies
he's made. l guess, maybe, he's a
base ball umpire. Star.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-02
Not Useless,

Profanity" said the long-haired pas
'senger, "is. so utterly useless"
wrong: said the s~hort-haired pas
senger. II can make my wife hopping
mad any time by swearing a little."-
Indianapolis Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-02

Small Boy-1 don't wonder that wo-
mems heads so often ache.
Little Girl-Why?
Small Boy-Every time they see one
of their children they've got to think
up some reason for not letting them do
what they want to.-Stray Stories.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-02
Not What He Wanted.

Nurse-1t's time for your nourish-
ment now, MI. Peppery.
Mr.. Peppery (convalescent)-Hang
n%ourishment! What I want is some
thing to eat!-Judy.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-02
They Don't Waste mich,

81 say, this steak is as bad as the
one l had yesterday"
"It is. sir. Oh, how stupid of them;
I'm afraid they've given you the same
one again."-Ally Sloper.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-02
Americas Yellow Poultry.

It is an odd fact that the great
American poultry-consuming pubic is
greatly prejudiced in favor of the vel
low-legged. yellow-feshed fowl. That
1t Is merely a matter of fashion. or
fad. Is amply proved by the fact that
In all other countries the preference is
given to the white-meated birds.
France is recognized as authority upon
the edible qualities of all the foods
devoted to the use of man. and in that
sunny land the Houdan stands pre-
eminent. They have been bred for
generations for the express purpose of
use as a table d~elicacy. They are a
bird OF medium weight and large
breast predominance; being small
boned and fine feshed, with a small
amount of offal. they are a profitable
carcass for the consumer to purchase.
In the great Paris markets huge piles
of dressed Houdan and La Fleche fowls
can be seen at the numerous stalls.
These are reared in small focks by the
villagers adjacent to the city, and sold
to professional dealers who make the
daily or weekly tours.-Inland Poul-
try.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-02
ALetter to Mrs. Pinkhsm Brought
Health to Mrs. Arehambo.
LETTER TO uas. p1NxHAn nj 42,s9s]

~tLErrER TO hrs. INKHAA NJ A2,3os1
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM-For two
years 1 felt tired and SO weak and dizzy
that some days 1 could hardly GO
around the house. Backache aA\,head-
ache all the time and my food would
not digest and had such pains :. the
womb and troubled with leucorrhoea
and kidneys were affected.
after birth of each child I grew
weaker, and hearing so much of the
good you had done, l wrote to you and
have taken six bottles of Lydia E..
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, n
box of Lozenges, one box of Liver Pills,
one package of Sanative Wash, and to-
day l am feeling as we'll as I v did.
When l get up in the morning I feel as
fresh as 1 did when a girl and eat and
sleep well and do all of my work. If
ever I feel weak again shall know
where to get my strength. 1 know
yourmedicine cured me. "-MRs. SALIVA
ARcHAMBo, CuARLEMoNT, MASS.
The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert.
ence in treating female ills is unparal-
leled; for years she worked side by
side with Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, and
for sometime past has had sole charge
of the correspondence department of
her great business. treating by letter
us many as a hundred thousand ailing
women a year. All women who suffer
are invited to write to Mrs. Pinkham
at Lynn, Mass, for advice, which will
be promptly given without charge.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-02
Wanted IN Know

Uncle Haicede-I;ve lived in this
here house over twenty year come next
September.
Fresh-Air Boy-Chee! How do youse
' git out o. payin' de rent?-Indianapolis
Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-02

Pico's Cure for Consumption is our only
Belts, 4S9 9Th Ave-. Denver, Col. Nov {, '95.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-02

Hush! Don't You Hear the Baby Cry.
The only safe medicine for sour curd collie in
nursing babies is Cascarets Candy Cathartic.
Make mothers milk mildly purgative. Drug
gists. loco, 25c. Soc.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-02

FITS Permanently Cured. Nc hts OF nervousness after
nrst days use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer.
Send for FREE $500 trial bottle and treatise.
D1. r. h. KLINE, Ltd. ISL Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa.
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An ~InfRrenC

Mrs. wlnsow's soothing Syrup.
For children toething, softens the gums. reduces in
oammation. allays pain. cures wind collie. Csc abottla.