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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19
UtilixIng Windmills.

In parts OF Kansas and Nebraska
the farmers are utilizing their wind
mills to irrigate small patches Of
ground near their homes for garden
purposes. In some cases indeed these
patches include. not less than ten or
twelve acres of ground. There are
numerous windmills scattered through
the middle west that should be nor
fully utilized than at present. At some
Of our experiment stations irrigation
has been tried on strawberries and
vegetables with very good effect. Even
a quarter of acre brought under irri-
cation should give good results. This
will be found to be easily accomplish
ed where the soil is sufficiently clayey
to puddle we'll. The cost should be
small, as the. water used is surplus
water that would otherwise remain
unused. In the states near the Great
Lakes the effort should. prove effective
Tor the reason that the rainfall is usu-
ally quite good and the supply. of mois-
ture in the ground practically mex
haustible. The soil water lie within q
few feet of the surface, while in the
regions west Of the Missouri the soil
water Ia frequently Is or more feet
below the surface, and the problem. If
lifting becomes great.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19
Potash and Starch Potatoes.

The Connecticut Experiment Station
made experiments to compare the eff
feet of muriate with that Of sulphate
of potash on the starch content and
yield of tubers. The potatoes were
grown on very poor soil which was
dressed with 400 pounds nitrate soda,
615 pounds acid phosphate and 100
pounds of muriate or sulphate Of pot
ash. The yield was increased from 4s.
to 22S bushels Of salable tubers per
acre. Doubling the potash. applying
$40 pounds per acre. increased the
yield only twelve bushels per acre over
what was produced when 100 pounds
were applied. Muriate produced q
somewhat greater yield than sulphate,
but the tubers contained slightly more
water and less starch than when sui
phate was used. The evidence in re-
gard to the relative effect Of sulphate
ana muriate Of potash on potatoes b
somewhat conflicting. Most Of the ex-
perfments made In this country and
Europe show that sulphate produces
better tubers with less water and .
slightly higher starch content, but the
di6erencs Il slight. Some German ex-
=. -. -
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19
shrswa Strategy q On Eas1e.

U.s. A- fU
A. strange story comes from Susque-
hanna county, Pa. According to .
veracious correspondent three wildcats
1T Fiddle Lake attacked q big eagle,
which is wintering among the trees in
q hemlock grove near the lake. Al
though attacked from three points, the
bird calamity held it's own and slew
two of the Wildcats. This 70 the way
he did It: Singing out one Of the cats
the eagle grasped It tightly by the
neck, burying his talons deep in the
iaesh; then. rising almost perpendicu-
larly for about 100 feet. allowed his
prisoner to drop on a ledge Of rocks.
Two falls killed the first victim. but
three were required to get away with
the second. The survivor. seeing the
fate of his companions, new down the
mountain side..Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19
II WORM TURNED.
Story Of . Msn VII, Cultivated . Mes
Dispo,ition.

Story of . Nan Who Cultivated . Nice
Deposition.
"Do you see that woman going outi"
said the man in the dry goods house
whose business it Is to mako things
!'all right with dissatisfied customers.
She's only one of 'em. I have . score
or 0 every day. She's kicking about
a dress. We've altered it twice, and
she still thinks it doesn't quite at her
in the back. It's a hard; job to look
pleasant and be %perennially agreeable.
and I never knew but n man who
could do it. He was the complaint
man in a big store-a friend Of mine
and he held the place for twenty
years. He never failed to say the right
thing and was the most perfect Jolly
that ever q He knew how to COM
pliment a woman as to form and COM
plexion in a way that never was equal
ed. His smile was the envy of all the
statesmen in the place. It had a win
ming sweetness about it that wa SIM
ply irresistible and never failed to ran
4uASA u AOSI OC6PClol0 hlChSks OA0
day an uncle of my friend died and
left him $4,000. A few moments after
the news reached my friend an old pa
iron Of the store came ina woman
who for years had been noted as a
kicker, but whom it had been my
friends duty and pleasure to make sat
isfed with her purchases. She had
a bonnet in her hand and was kicking
about the shape, the trimmings and
everything in a way that was calcu-
lated to carry terror to the stoutest
heart. &c. said my friend, you don't
like this bonnet. You don't like any
thing about it. Well, I don't blame
you. It don't suit you in any way, and
1t can't be made to suit you. OF course
it can't. And there's no bonnet on
earth that can be made to suit such a
.pig-faced, disagreeable woman as you
are, anyway He had repressed his
natural feeling for twenty years. but
the worm that had been trodden upon
through two decades turned at last. He
then put on his hat. and the place that
had known him 80 long knew him no
more forever."-Ex.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19
PICTURESQUE CORFU.
Quaint Legends in the Pretty Ionia,

Quaint Legends In the Pretty IonlaD
Corfu is n of the most charming
of the Ionian isles. Notwithstanding
its surroundings the inhabitants are
neither good sailors nor fishermen. but
given to athletic sports and target
shooting, says the New York Tribune.
Superstitions and legends abound and
a long rock is always shown to strang-
ers with the explanation that it is the
ship of Ulysses turned to stone by Nep-
tune al it was returning from Ithaca.
With a climate equal to that of Sicily
and much like that Of Malta, the town
Of Corfu is popular as a winter resort.
Careless as the natives are about gath
ering the olives. these still yield q
goodly quantity of oil, which, beside
salt, is their only export. A traveller
marvels to find the most primitive ap-
pliances still in, use. The ovens are
mere domes of brick or clay and on
their doors. which are only rough
stones, a red cross is painted. This
same sign is found on many of the
doors Of the houses. Oil lamps of brass
and silver, or Of bronze with open res
ervofr and in the most fantastic and
graceful shapes are still in common
use. Bread is baked and clothes are
washed I'm the fashion Of a hundred
years ago, yet the former is palatable
and the latter are redolent with lemon
peel and laurel leaves. A pretty sight
is q Corfu fete beneath the pale green
olive trees Men and women in pic
turesque costumes, with graceful move
ments, wind in and out of the mazes
of their national dances. to the music
of violins, tambourines and guitars. A
Greek funeral is a grewsome sight. The
body is carried to the grave in an open
coffin. the face being visible to every
~passer-by. At the house walters, som
Of them gifted at improvising, recite
in prose or verse the virtues of the
dead and the sorrow Of the friends.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19
uss Better Cattle.

lExtface from q paper read by n. J.
6ichlef at . Wisconsin Institute.)
The advantages Of keeping good
stock are twofold. First, they are
more economical to keep, consuming
less food for a given result. Second.
they produce more dairy products and
sell for q higher price per pound as
beef. The first point is we'll illustrated
by the parallel Of two steam engines.
Given two engines Of equal size, one
a rattletrap and the other Of the best
make and in good order. The old
rattletrap will use up more fuel than
the other, will make more smoke, and
very probably will produce vastly
noise in running. But 1t will not de-
velop anywhere near as much power
as the better machine. Over and over
again it has been demonstrated thai
q good steam engine is cheaper than
a poor one, because 1t fuel. It
Is cheaper to run.
An animal is a living steam engine,
and the food is the fuel. to be con-
verted into energy, or beef, or milk,
according to whether 1t is a horse OF
q "beef critter" or a dairy COW. And.
like a steam engine, a well-bred animal
will utilize the material to be trans
formed to better advantage than Will
a scrub. This fact has been verified
so many times that it would seem
almost useless to dwell upon 1t, u
some farmers are skeptical. All such
Il mould ~nhow - fhA roe0rdd nf 0lT
experiment stations, connected WIN
agricultural colleges. or with the rec
ords of any. of the many experiments
carried on along this line.
The second point, that the product
is worth more, is easily seen to be true
in the case Of dairy products, where
the actual quantity Of product Is
greater. It is we'll known that we'll
bred herds Of dairy cattle produce
better milk, in greater quantities per
head, than do even the very pest Oh
scrubs. And the point that the beel
from well-bred stock sells for more
per pound can also be easily proven.
Ask any buyer of cattle and he will
tell you that thoroughbred stock Is
more even in size, is more UNIFORM
as to condition and appearance
quantity of flesh, and will command
better than the market price very
often. and will always command the
highest market price. This advantage
is in addition to the fact that thor
oughbred stock will make more flesh
from a given amount Of feed than will
scrub stock, so that it gives a double
advantage to well-bred cattle over
scrubs.
I had a personal demonstration of
this point last winter which I will not
Don forget. I took a bunch of cattle
to Milwaukee and sold them there.
The man to whom I solo them said
that he would have given one-third to
one-half a cent a pound more for them
If they had been Of a good beef breed.
This is a frequent case, and 1t is well
understood that a nice, even bunch OF
cattle Of a good beef breed will always
command a higher price than scrubs
or cattle not fitted for beef. It would
seem that no farmer could hesitate
about the wisdom of keeping the best
stock under these circumstances. They
will cost no more, and perhaps not as
much to keep as poor stock. and will
produce more, while the product will
sell for q higher price.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19
Horticultural Observations.

A we'll cultivated orchard on deep
rich soil should send down its roots
much deeper than an orchard not cul-
tivated. Consequently 1t should be
able to stand cold better than trees
in uncultivated orchards. 1t is true
the frost may go deeper, but the root
should outstrip the frost.
Mr.. John Mcdonald Of Michigan
says: Il learned last year that fruit
trees standing in grass winter better
than those we'll cultivated. A great
many apple and pear trees died last
summer owing to the hard preceding
winter" The general conclusion that
MI. Mcdonald draws from that expert
C is not we'll founded. If all our
winters were like the one Of 1889 we
would have to stop c%ultivating our
orchards, and we could then state as
a general proposition that cultivated
trees are liable to be frozen out be-
cause the frost can strike in deeper
and stay longer. But that winter was
n of exceptional severity, and it is
doubtful If we will have another like
1T for SO years to come. The ground
was bare and froze deeply. Probably
In some sections the roots of the trees
did not thaw out till after the buds
and leaves had appeared. But we must
figure on ordinary and not on extra
ordinary years. An orchard planted
now may grow to maturity and fail
with old age and be succeeded by an
other orchard that will likewise dis
appear from old age before we have
another winter with conditions iden-
tical with the one named. Cultivation
is desirable, and we will have to take
our chances on the unusual winter.
S. T. Wilkinson Of Branch county,
Michigan, sends the following to the
State Board of Agriculture: All apple
orchards in this vicinity that had been
both cultivated and sprayed bore a
full crop of fine apples. Most or
chards sprayed and not cultivated had
a partial crop of fairly good fruit,
while but few orchards not sprayed
had more than 10 per cent of a crop.
With peaches I have experimental
some for three years with some varie-
ties In same plot and set at the same
time. The first crop in 1898 from the
cultivated portion bore so per cent of
a full crop Of fine, large. well formed
fruit, while the uncultivated trees bore
30 per cent full crop of second class
fruit Cultivated trees killed by last
winters freezing, 60 per cent: uncut
tivated killed, 2 per cent. Have reset
cultivated portion and cultivated !
whole plat. All have made. gooi
growth and look fine. I think that it
pays to cultivate judiciously all peach
orchards and SOW rye or some other
cover crop about August I. Heel In
with dirt all trees under bearing age
at least one foot high. as u winters
are very likely to be bare Of snow. and
would both cultivate and spray all
apple orchards.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19
BLOOD
TrOuhI0

IN that tired feeiing blood lacks vitality
and richness. ndhence you fell ! alag
gard all day and:can't. Get, rested at plight.
Hoods s%arsaparllla viii cure. you. because
It will restore to, the blooAIthe: qualities It
needs to nourlshl. strengthen, and sustain
the muscles, nerves and organise fthe body.
It gives sweet, reereshing sleep andimpartss
new life and vigorto every. functions.
Fett Ttod-"In the spring, IIwouldadsvs
no appetite and.would feel tired sud With
out ambition. Took Hoods S~arsaparills
in small doses, increasing, ~ I. grew
stronger. That tired feeling left me. aud I
felt better In every way" W.. f.. BAkEh,
Box 90, Milford, Ohio.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19
Branch Ivy.

This is called also hemlock, calf kill,
leucothoe, dog laurel. It Is a poison
GUS shrub, evergreen, two to four feet
high, with thick, tapering, sharply
saw-edged leaves and numerous clus-
tiers of small, white, tubular, ill-smell-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19
p1r End Foremost.

"Bas: the committee got everyt6ine
arranged for the political meetingt
eyes: we have fixed it so thag ths
crowd will cheer half an hour ana ing
band will play an hour. That WIZ
leave the candidate just fifteen minutes
for his speech!'IChicago Record
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19
Jnst =. Little Drop.

+ IN the west Of ireland on q certain
circuit, q Judge was wont to doze dur.
ing the speeches Of counsel. !
On one occasion counsel was adj
dressing him ON the subject Of certain
town commissioners rights to obtain
water from a certain river. water be.
ing very scarce. at the time.
During his speech he made use4of
the words.
"But, my lord, we must have water
we must have water" Z
Whereupon the judge woke up. -ex-
claiming: -
"Well, Just q little drop--just a little
drop! I like 1t strong Spare MO.
ments.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19

A worling Basis.
81 want to marry your dAughtcr,"
said FoXey.4
"Have you spoken to her yeta" asked:
the father.
"No," replied: the suitor. 'sYon, sec.
1 want to get your REFUSAL so that /,
will have something to work on
Philadelphia North American.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19

perfmeuters, Pfeiher and others. have
recently published results Of expert
ments showing that pure muriate has
no Injurious effect on the tubers. but
Impurities. noticeably chloride Of mag
nesia, are influential in depressing the
proportion Of starch.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19
A Foresoing Conclusion.

A Foregoing Conclusion
"Do you think that messenger boy
will ever reach Kruger with. the. ad-
dress?" asked the Englishman, with
gallant attempt at sc0rn.
"Sure," replied the American. Hell
get there plenty before Roberts reacn-
es Dom Paul with the queens mes
sape"-Philadelphia North American.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19

silage for sheep.-silage is good for
sheep as well as for other farm stock.
The time 10 not far distant when sill
age for sheep will be provided for
summer as we'll as for winter use. The
sheep have to become accustomed to
it to eat It readily. but that 10 the .case
with the dairy COW. The men that
have tried to feed silage to sheep and
have failed have generally abandoned
the attempt too soon.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19

How to Live Peacefully, The Married
"My wife and I agree. perfectly about
some things" remarked Mr.. Meekton.
with a gentle smile. IA
s:Indeed!"
Eyes. When anything is wrong, I
take It for granted that it is my fault:
And Henrietta always thinks 50, too.
Washington Star.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19
rsnas Street car D.esis..

An ordinance requiring any person
riding or driving on q strest Ito
check up, or even halt, IL necessary"
on approaching Q crossing, 80 e not TO
obstruct, hinder or endanger p~edestri-
ans. is held, IN Citizens R. ca vs.. Ford
.(Tex.), 46 Z. r. A. 457, to have no an
plication to q street car operated u
electricity.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19

The only way 70 meet tho tnflueace
sof Satan Is w prayer to Godfrey,
p. . Bloss. Qqnsregateaaallata Akron.
Ohio. az ! ! !
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19

Old-fashioned Moiasses Candy
Pour into a kettle holding a gallon.
an hour over a slow fire. stirring con-
stantly and do not let 1t burn. Test
by dropping a little In cold water
When 1t hardens quickly and is brittle
add half a teaspoonful of bicarbonate
Of soda or baking soda free from
Jumps. Mix quickly and pour when
cool enough to handle, rub the hands
lightly with butter or dust them with
lour to prevent sticking and pull over
hook till the desired shade is reached.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19

Vegetable Coloring.-The green col
oring used for ice cream. frosting
candles, ETC.. Is called plstachio, but is
made from spinach and Is perfectly
harmless. A red coloring matter ID
made from beets. and q yellow one
from carrots. A few drops OF the red
will give . delicate shade Of pink.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19

$1,000 a wEEK:AND EXPENSES,
toassnts selling our household goods. Sell on
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19

There are $1,000 acres Of most beau.
tiful forest within the confines Of the
Yosemite. General Grant and aeQNota.
national parks o. California.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19
CLEANLINESS. I. P..teurl..t,on.

Cleanliness II Pastourlxstiou.
In a conversation with q repressn-
tative Of the Farmers Review H. b.
Gurler said that he had got beyond
Pasteurization-he had reached the
point where he could produce milk so
clean that 1t does not need %pasteuriza-
ton. That Mr.. Gurler is doing this ii
quite evident from the fact that he has
large trade In Chicago that pays IL
cents a quart for his milk. while other
milk is selling at 6 and z cents per
quart. Pasteurization Of milk Is bound
to- be q very important factor In the
handling Of milk, for the reason that
few men will give the attention to the
matter that is necessary II absolutely
clean milk 10 to be produced. .Cleanli-
ness is preferable to pasteurization,
but unfortunately it ia much more diff
hcult to. produce milk that is absolute
fly clean than 1t is to ~pasteurize.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19

nm. =. II. nrNDLAUB, Specialize.
mar, Hose and, Threat, :.
IoNg0, h y
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19

Proposed Alliance With England.
If the United States and England
should form an alliance there would be
little. chance for enemies to overcome
us. When men and women keep up
their health with Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. there. is little chance OF at
tacks from disease, as it steadies the
nerves and increases the appetite: ley
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19
10 SAw 5

80 P0rhAp8 He Saw Double.
He-Yes. ! know two men I. thor
.oughly admire. shs-Indeed! Who's
the other onei-stray Stories.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19

II the Best Medicine Money Can Buy: Pre-.
pared by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell. Mass.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19

Judge Lynch has no .sause whatever
to be proud of. hia-family; trees.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19
Glanc&ne Shot:

Glano8ng Shot.
"Remember. now. Do!lie, to. move.
your spoon from you, and be careful to.
sin without making any noise"
"Why, papa, I'm eating my, soup al:
fight. Uncle Hufus is the. = you:
ought to talk to!'-Chicago Tribune
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19
Composition of p.r,. Green.

Bulletin 165, N. Y. Experiment Sta
ton: In pure copper aceto-arsenite
there are 1877 pounds Of a%rsenious OK
ide for one pound Of copper oxide.
Now. this relation is Of value in show
ing whether Paris green contains more
arsenious oxide than 1t ought. The
chief a%dulterant used in Paris green.
is arsenious oxide. commercially
known as white arsenic. This is used
because it is cheaper than Paris green.
and also because it can be safely addedi
without any danger Of reducing the
amount of arsenious oxide. In fact. a
very poor quality of Paris green can
be brought up to the legal require
ments by addition of arsenious oxide.
However, arsenious oxide cannot be
added to Paris green without increas-
ing the ratio of arsenious oxide to cop
per oxide above 1877. In IA samples
examined, the ratio of a%rsenious oxide
to copper oxide varies from 1872 to 2.17
and averages '1.S8. In sample No. Il.
the arsenious oxide exceeds 60 per cent
and the copper is less than % per cent;
hence. the arsenious oxide is present
in amounts more than twice exceeding.
the copper oxide. In other words there
is too much arsenious oxide for the
copper oxide present and the only pos
sible inference rs that white arsenic
has either been added purposely or is
present as the result Of carelessness in
manufacture. !
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19

stage comedians find that the stale
witticisms do not always pass as>can.
itaI Jokes in, Washington.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19

Mr.. Wlnslov's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums, reduces In
0ammatioQ, allays pals: ourss Wind collie. 6cabostlG
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19

ing flowers, which appear in April or
May. It grows ~abundantly, often
forming dense thickets along the
stream banks in the Allegheny noun
tains from West Virginia to northern
Georgia.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-10

In recent address in Brooklyn,
Charles w. Price stated that over
$500, 900, 600 had been invested in
electric lighting in the United States
and that the total horse power re.
Guired in the electric lighting of
Greater New York was not less than
200, 600 horse power, and that in the
last 13 years, since the birth OF the
electric railway there had been an ex-
penditure of more than 81, 700, 00o, 600,
and that now anyone could travel by
electric cars from Paterson, n. j.,
via New York, to Portland, Ne. with
only three Insignificant Interruptions,
which collectively amount to less than
u IN les.