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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-10-19
A Health Resort
AT Home.

There is something very depress
ing IN staying at some Sanitarlum or
health resort, where ones companions
are fellow-sutierers, and where the con-
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menis Of ones self or of others.
Avoid this, as well as the expense of
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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-10-19
DIS. STARKEY Il PALEN,

~ GIIard 81. pnnadelnnla. Ia.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16

cry if there is not an old pair of cul-
tivator wheels at hand. The axle
should be at least four feet long to
insure against upsetting. The ladder
is made of two-by-four timber with
inch holes bored in for the rungs. 1t
is bolted at the top to the standards
"a az, which in turn are bolted to the
axle. These are spread out at the
bottom as far apart as the length Of
the axle will permit, This gives addi-
tional strength to the support of the
ladder. The braces (b b. are bolted
to the bottom of the ladder and to the
axle. This ladder will be found very
handy in picking fruit from the tops
of small trees and the extreme
branches of the larger ones. By
lengthening the braces ID BY and Dor
ing corresponding holes in each at the
ends the pitch of the ladder can be
regulated by running rod through
the holes in the braces and ladder
j. L. Irwin, in Farm and Home.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
scale Insects an Gr.x.e.

We generally think Of scale insects
as damaging trees and tree fruits.
Most of us have never felt that we
need concern ourselves aDoGt these in
sects on grasses. 1t is a fact, how
ever, that in some parts of the coun-
try scale insects abound in the
grasses. Whether or not they are to
become pest remains to be demon
strated The Kansas Agricultural col
lege has been investi gating them and
has just published bulletin describ-
ing a considerable number of species
Nothing is said as to their harmful
ness or necessity for measures of de-
struction. These points must yet be
learned. The grass scales attach them
selves to the plants near the roots or
on the crowns. The greatest danger
from them seems to be in relation to
grasses on ranges and permanent pas
lures. -Farmers' Review.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
The Effects of overbearing.

y tree has a certain amount of en-
ergy to be used in the production of
fruit, and at first develops its efforts
to maturing as many pits as possible.
This habit is provision Of nature for
the reproduction of the species. This
great production of pits eXhausts
tree so that there is little strength
left for the development of the teshy
part of the fruit. More than this,
there is only a small growth made
and the tree cannot ripen its wood so
as to pass a severe winter without
being injured. Very few, if any, fruit
buds will be formed for the following
years crop, and the tree must spend
this season in recuperating and de-
veloping fruit buds for overbearing
again the next season. If the limbs
are not propped up many will be
broken, thus giving the tree a ragged
and unsymmetrical shape.-C. z. Close,
in Farmers Review.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
THE RESTLESS ONES.

The man who wants to do things,
He's very curious chap.
He's the author of few things
That have changed the nations map.
He has argued and GRATED;
He has done his level best;
He is lampooned or he's feted
And he never gets a rest.
They buffet and abuse him
And he finds when he is through,
They forget him and refuse him
What is honestly his due.
And sometimes his name is banished,
Like comet strangely bright
That has famed awhile and vanished
Somewhere far into the night.
All serene in his convictions
He must face the jeering crowd:
OF his personal affections
He may never speak aloud.
And that hustling. busting fellow
Eager to go forth and act
Possibly my hearts too mellow,
But 1 like him for d fact.
Of the martyrs I've been reading
In that book compiled by Fox,
And reformers I've been needing,
Who have graced the headsmans blocks.
Perhaps l misconstrue things
And should fling him cync rhymes,
But the man who wants to do things
Well, we need him bad, sometimes.
-Washington Star.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
IDEAL FRUIT GARDEN.
The Farmer Who DOca Not Have
One Is Missing the Best Part
of Country Life.

One of the greatest luNuries that
may be enjoyed by the farmers. and
thatwith but little expense. is an album.
dance of fruit of all kinds. and now
we should plant for next year. ii is
taken for granted that there are apple
trees upon every farm if the farm has
been cleared long enough to allow
time necessary for their GROWTH; Yet
even in this particular line of fruit
there is not the supply that there
ought to be. This deficiency is not in
quantity but in quality-that is, in va
riety.
The absence of good supply of this
fruit may be because of a lack of fore
sight or thoughtfulness on the part
OF the owner OF the farm. Or it may be
because of a lack of knowledge. BE
this as it may. there certainly ought
to be no shortage in the apple sup
ply. There should be at least two
trees each of early harvest and early
fall apples and two or three late fall
or early winter. Then there should
be supply of the various sweet APP
Piles. OF course the supply of winter
apples to be grown depends almost
if not entirely upon the extent to
which one is engaged in the growing
of the apple for market. If properly
fertilized and cared for. a very few
will produce all the apples required
for the consumption of a good-sized
family of healthy girls and boys.
Of course there should be a few
cherry trees upon every farm, of both
the red and black varieties. Some
have an abundance of the red but
none of the black. There should also
be good supply of plums. and where
the climate will permit of peaches
also. Now, it is a matter of fact hat
the peach will thrive quite we'll in
many localities where it is not gem
orally supposed, if only they are in
soil that is properly drained. OF
course il is not TO be supposed that
they will do as we'll as those upon
soils especially adapted to peach Gull
ture. but enough of the fruit for a
home supply may be easily had,
In the line of small fruits there
AIioui4 w NilI AUS St)bStpti'lltS. ItiSI)
berries, both red and black: black
berries and strawberries. and | should
not forget to include one of the most
delicious of all fruits. the grape. These
| would have in as long rows as posi-
BILE to facilitate culture. Much of the
work of cultivation should be done
with the cultivator, and this cultiva.
ton should be thorough. else the fruit
garden will be a disappointing and
so far as the pleasure that may be de
rived, a failure
Of course there are gardens and
gardens. but it is of the "ideal gar
den" that we are writing. The farmer
who does not have an abundance OF
these fruits is missing the best part
of a farmers life, so it seems to me-
M. \. Edgerton. in Ohio Farmer.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16

usual. just . trif1e beside the mark.
However lit wasa settled thing from the
time Mr.. Jobson issued his p.'onuncia.
mento on the subject of summer trips
that there would be no summer TRIP
for the Jopsons this year. Mrs. job
son was content with that understands
ing. She mad never been particularly
fond of the hotel existence and the in
cessant dressing and plunging about
of a seaside resort.
Frequently during the winter. when
friends of the Jobsons would ask them
where they We're going when the sum-
mer came again. Mr. Jobson would eN.
pa tiate at great length and with much
fervor upon the complete lunacy OF
modern folks who think they're abused
and imposed upon if they can't man
age to leave their comfortable homes
for a month or two every summer and
rush to a crazy summer resort, where
they had to spend all their time fan.
ming themselves and fighting mosque
toes and trying to convince themselves
that they were having swell time.
Not any more for the Jobsons," Mr..
Jobson would wind up, decidedly.
Folks who can't make themselves
happy and comfortable and contented
in Washington from January the LIST
until December the 3lst simply don't
know when they're we'll off, and
they're welcome to do all the summer
resort gadding they want to. But !
know one Washingtonian who will
henceforth find Washington good
enough for him the year round"
Mrs. Jobson did not begin, as usual.
in April to get her clothes ready for a
summer trip. She was. in fact. rather
glad to be rid of that bother. Nothing
was said about summer plans. and she
took it fer granted that they would
/ have a quiet, comfortable season of it
| beneath the shade of their own vine
and fig tree.
There were some humid sultry Gays
late in May. On the second humid.
sultry day late in May sir. Jobson
came home from his Office hopping his
| forehead a good deal and complaining
that he hadn't felt so run down in
wears. 1t was obvious TO Mrs. Jobson
that he wanted her to suggest that
/ they take spin to some cool place,
but Mrs. Jobson didn't have any such
suggestion to make. she said she
wasn't feeling the heat at all. Mr.,
Jobson looked sdewise at her, and
then he went on to say that he
thought Washington would have a
pretty warm summer of it this year.
Mr.. Jobson saw a lot of pictures of
young women in bathing suits in the
| fashion department. of one of the pa
pers early in June. and he commented
upon how much more stylishly women
are beginning to rig themselves up for
salt water bathing than they did in
former years. Mrs. Jobson didn't take
the hint, and again Mr.. Jobson gazed
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Doctor-"Mr. Bitf. aren't YOU going
to settle my bile" Mr.. Biff-"Why,
yes, doctor: you've been eight years
piling it up on me, and l feel entitled
to eight Years to pay it in.'-lndian
apolis Journal
Proud of His Own Work -"What an
egotistical thing this composer must
be. What makes you think 500"
why. look; he has had Fine printed
in several places on this piece OF music
of his. '-Philadelphia Bulletin.
One of Them.-"A Chicago man has
gained the power of speech by trying
to commit suicide" remarked Mrs.
Beechwood. THAT must be one of the
kill-or-cure remedies" added Mr..
Beechwood. - Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
Do people ever get entirely over it?
An Atchison woman of Is recently in
herited little money, and the first
person she made sure was informed of
the news was an S0-year-old man who
had Tilted her when she was Is. - At
Gibson Globe.
Rare. Indeed.-Art Dealer-"Here's
something fine. It's The Battle of Wa
terloo, by Van Dyke Markley-''ls
it really? 1 thought Van Dyke died
before the battle occurred" Art Deal.
er-'Er-so he did. But-er-you see
this is one of his posthumous paint
| ings." -Philadelphia Press.
81 can recommend the traction cars
ashealth restorers, said the lean man.
Il got in one this afternoon and in a
half hours ride increased my weight
considerably. "How do you account
| for ito" well, for one thing. l ten
Gered the conductor a two-dollar bill
and received a bushel of coin in eN-
change. ''-Philadelphia North Amer
lean.
At the Boarding House.-The con-
versation had assumed literary vein
when the dressmaker entered. The
drug clerk. wishing to draw her into
the discussion, asked: "What do you
think of Excelsior Miss Stitcher?"
"Oh. my" she said; Excelsior is out
of date long ago. Braided, Wire is the
favorite now" AS no one knew who
wrote Braided Wire. the conversation
went back to Quo Nadis. "-Baltimore
| American
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
GARDEN AND ORCHARD.

Look for borers and punch them to
death.
What. the ground hard and dry
around your newly-set trees? That
won't do
Look at the peach trees and see if
any are likely to split down in high
wind after they get heavy with fruit.
Do something to prevent this.
Is there a scale on the bark of some
of your trees that you have not no.
ticed beforeo BE careful and see that
it is eNterminated, or it may eXter-
inmate your trees.
Taking the country over, neglect
and starvation are the fate of most
orchards. AS result the trees lack
vigor, and so are unable to resist at
tacks of insects. blight, yellows, black
knot and other diseases.
Get that young orchard OF yours
into the bearing habit. Do the neces-
sary pruning each year instead of
slashiny only once in two or three.
Trees resent the latter treatment. and
often insist upon bearing wood in
stead of fruit when so managed.
In thinning fruit it is a good way
to do some pruning at the same time.
Often one can get rid of dozen speci-
mems not needed by cutting off a twig
and the tree will be benefited, as we'll
as the crop. We have never known a
season that so much thinning was
needed as this.-Farm Journal.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
How to Fight Brown Lice.

Many plum and locust trees are in.
tested with brown louise. They
work chiefly on the underside of the
leaves and on twigs. The lice should
be carefully sprayed with Kerosene
emulsion made as follows: dissolve
~ pounds Of soap in gallon of not
rain water and when cool add two
gallons of coat oil and agltaie vigor-
ously until creamy mass is formed;
use one part of the emulsion to nine
parts of water for all sucking insects.
Apply in fine. even spray SO as to
wet the insects thoroughly. y Sec
ond application may be necessary.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16

At certain seasons in Scotland.
when the fishing is not very brisk. the
fishermen act as caddies and are cas-
lily recognized by their costume
wooden jersey and trousers braced up
to the armpits. One of these was
asked his name by the gentleman for
whom he was carrying. and the reply
was:
''Weel. sir. hereabouts they maistly
ca me 'Breeks,' but ma maiden name
is Broom
This is only equaled by the caddie
who was asked who such and such
4 person was, and replied:
Il no rightly ken his name. but
he's major something: at least he's
not a real major. but he married a
majors widow and took the title
Scottish American.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16

Scalc:ing the milk pals will not
cleanse them. as hot water causes por-
tions of the milk % curde. First wash
the vessels with lukewarm water, dis
solving a teaspoonful of carbonate Of
soda (washing soda) in every quart Of
water used. Scrub we'll and rinse with
clean cold water and then scald, using
more carbonate of soda in the boiling
water, then again rins;ng with clean
cold water.-Farmers Voice.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
THE ONE MEDICINE

In the world which women may
rely upon positively. Pe-ru-na is
good for everyone, but particularly
for women. The various weak
nesses which afflict their delicate or
ganism spring from inflammation or
catarrh of the mucous lining and Pe-ru-na
is specific for catarrh in any organ of
the body Any congestion of mucous
membrane simply means catarrh of the
organ affected This is why Pc-ru-na
cures all sorts of troubles where other
remedies fail. If there is a catarrhal
affection the matter with you anywhere
Pe.ru-na will cure you.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
HANDY FRUIT LADDER.
poses Besides That for Which
1t Was First Designed.

Below is the description of a ladder
that will be found very handy about a
farm, especially where there is fruit
to be picked. Being mounted on
wheels, it is easily taken to the place
where wanted, and it has the advan-
tage of being independent of support,
SO that there is no danger of a fall or
of injuring the limbs of trees. 1t can
be made of any height, according to
the work required of it,
The wheels on which it is mounted
can be taken from any farm machin-
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16

at Her out OF the SlantS OF MS eyes. IA
if waiting for her to say something.
On Friday afternoon last Mr.. job
son came home with some bundles I'M
de- his arm. He calmly opened the
bundles and showed them TO Mrs. job.
son as soon as he got in. One Of the
bundles contained a neat white fam
mel suit. another yachting cap. and
still another pair Of white canvas
shoes.
Like emp" asked Mr.. Jobson
jauntily.
why. yes; they're nice" replied
Mrs. Jobson. but men don't wear
such thin. S in the city. do they
These Mrs. Jobson." said Mr. job
son. ARE not to be Worn in the city.
They're to adorn the person of one
Jobson down at the seaShore. where
one ,Iobson and his wife will be about
this time tomorrow afternoon.
but" began Mrs. Jobson. 81
thought you had forever foresworn
the senShore. and that
''Foresworn the seashore?" said Mr..
Jobson, with an expression of great
surprise. Who? Me: When did YOU
ever hear me say anything OF the
sort"
"Why. haven't you been saying all
winter that
Not unless I said it in my sleep!"
but | haven't a rag made up that
would DE suitable for the sea>hore
and
Mrs. .IobSon," broke in Mr. Jebson,
with great dignity. ''yout husband
who is on the verge OF Drosrlation
from combination of heat and over
work. has extended to YOU 4 cordi;ti in
vitation TO accompany him to the sea-
shore Tomorrow afternoon. Your rus-
band madam. has been in the habit OF
eoin" to the SeaS!lore for part of the
summer for a good many years. and he
/ doesn't intend. at this day and date
to be chiseled out Of that pleasure
simply because YOU set up that ole
wall about nothing to Wear should
very much dislike to go. to the sea
shore by myself Mrs. Jobson but
we'll will YOU be ready to take the
train tomorrow. that's what 1 wan
to know?'
Mrs. Jobson was ready. and the,
went. and when they get back Mr.
Jobson will probably make the eam,
he made last year. and then forget i
all over again. Mr.. Jobson is a con
sist ent-forgetter. -Washinston Star
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
HOME FRUIT DRYER.

inches above this perforated with
holes. Air is admitted to the two-inch
space through holes in the sides OF the
box \ small one-burner oil! stove be-
meath causes a constant current OF
warm air TO pass up through the box
lin which the fruit can be placed on
tiers of Slated shelves( and out at the
top through the small openings in
the sides. The whole Of the bottom OF
the box is covered by the sheet IRON
y. Y. Tribune.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16

Switzerland, "the playground of ELL
rope is visited annually by over
$4,000 American tourists and invalids.
Why?
While the Alps have isolated peaks
such as Mont Blanc C5.7S1 feeD. and
the Matterhorn (14.s36 feet), the mean
elevation of the highest Alpine chain
is from only 5000 to 5000 feet. Colo
RADIO possesses more than 100 peaks
over 1880 feet in altitude, of which
no fewer than IS peaks range from
$4,000 feet upward. In the whole of
Europe. there are not over - mountain
peaks Of note.
The highest village in Europe is
Ayers Pla,z in Switzerland (..5o0 feet):
the highest inhabited point in Europe
is the Hospice of ST. Bernard in
Switzerland $500 feet). In Colorado
the mining town of Leadville. with
$4,000 inhabitants, is 10000 feet above
sea level; other mining camps are
still higher and some gold and silver
mines are worked at an altitude of
over $4,000 feet.
is said to be the Stelvio road in
Switzerland (9.170 feet). In Colorado
the railroads cross the crest of the
continent at Fremont Pass ll.322s
feet) Marshall Pass G0.s52 feet) and
Tennessee Pass CO.433). Switzerland
does not possess. even in the famous
St. Gothard line any railroad en-
cheering surprising. if equaling.
these. There are wagon roads over
numerous passes in Colorado ranging
from 1900 feet upwards. the highest
being Mosquito Pass 13,700 feeD.
In Switzerland the cograilroad from
Nitznau to the summit of the Rigi
and half miles. in which the ascent
is 4.O72 feet. In Colorado the cog-rail-
road from Manitou to the summit of
Pixies Peak (l4.l47 feet) has a length
of eight and three-quarters miles, in
which the ascent is 500 feet. or an
average of SAG feet per mile. the maxi
mum grade being 1920 feet.
One class of Switzerland's finest
scenery is along the Via Mala. the
Schyn Pass and Crnerloch. In Colo
RADIO the Canon Of the Arkansas With
the Royal Gorge. the Black Canon OF
the Gunnison. the Canon of the Ric
de las Animas. the Canon of the
Grand river. and others. are all much
longer. quite as grand as and more
varied in chracter than the best
passes in Switzerland. The walls o.
the Canons of the Grand river. the
Gunnison and the Arkansas rise to {
sheer height of more than 2.0C0 feet.
AS Colorado can be reached by a
least one railroad-the Burlington-i1
one night from either Chicago or St
Louis, it is hard to understand VIII,
more Americans do not travel ives
instead Of east in search of health ano
| Dlea Sure
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16

The tripping feet-tl1e sparkling
eye-the graceful move1nent-be-
long not Observation-Disclosures.
These graces are the right-aye
duty Of eue,.y zvomau until the hair
whitens-and regal dignity replaces
them.
The mother who guards her
strength has so much more to de-
vote to the care and education of
her dear ones. She should be a
comfort-a cheer-always.
Yet how many feel that they
have the strength to properly bal
ance the home? The world is list
less, weary and morbid. Its blood
moves sluggishly and is full of i'm
purities. 1t needs a kindling, in
MIGRATING tonic to set it adre-it
needs Pe-ru-na,
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
Chinamnn md Christian.

A Chinaman of great dignity and some
splendor OF dress was getting off an ee-
waited train at Twenty third street the other
day when a white rowdy called after him:
err ;"
The other tough added some abuse and
roared with laughter, after the Chinaman
who got off the car, then turned. He waited
till the gates were closed, then he answered
in pretty clear English:
Say, you Clistian?"
laughed. and the toughs SUNK into the car.
N. y. Commercial Advertiser
Always Alive-New Foreman Little
short of copy, sir Edltor-"Don't You
know the standing rule of the Office" New
Foreman No. sir; what is it, Editor
when short of copy always run the portrait
of the dowager empress of China! "-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
SIMPLE FRUIT DRIER.
HON cmnde Device That Does as Good
Work as Some of the Patented
Arrangements.

Fruit can be dried in the house with
such homemade device as is shown in
the cut. The box has a bottom of
sheet iron, with wooden bottom two
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
AMERICAN ATTRACTIONS.
Comparison Between the Scenic
Beauties of switzerland
and Colorado.

Switzerland, "the playground of Eu-
rope" is visited annually by over
$4,000 American tourists and invalids.
Whyo
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16

This was the way Mr.. Jobson de-
clared himself upon his return from
the seaside last year. 1t may be re-
marked that, in a1tributing to Mrs.
Jobson a wild. unrcs traina bic desire to
go to the beach. Mr.. Jobson was, as