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Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
Attend Experience Meetings.

Scientific farming is farming in ac-
cordance with natures immutable laws.
That is what farmers have been trying
to do since the very first beginnings of
the industry. These laws men have
measurably learned by experience.
Should each depend on his own expert
ence for the knowledge needed to guide
him in his industry, he would not learn
in his lifetime the alphabet of farming.
He has unconsciously benefited from
the accumulated experience of ages.
Could he not benefit more, now that so
much has been learned, by frequent
farmers meetings, discussions of meth
DDS and exchange Of experiences?-
Farmers Review
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17

arrived, took on passengers and
freight, and was off again in a few
hours.
The merchant was sadly disap-
pointed, and the monkey would surely
have had its ears cuffed, if no more,
when startling news arrived. Within
six hours after the steamer had put
to sea she struck a rock and went
down with all hands. Not one sin
gle person out of the hundred or more
on board were saved. Had the mer-
chant taken passage on her he would
have been, lost with the rest. It did
not take him long to figure out that
the monkey had saved his life and
fortune by eating that telegram up,
and instead of being punished Jocko
was forgiven and made hero. They
even had his pictures in the papers,
and when finally taken to Batavia
crowds called to see him, and he was
hailed as the telegraph monkey"
He went to Germany with his master,
and I am sorry to say that the
change of climate brought about his
death within a year.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
A LITTLE GENTLEMAN.

ehe stooA at the crowded crossing,
A woman crippled and old,
Whose thin and faded garments
A pitiful story told.
On her arm a basket of apples
That no one cared to buy
II must sell 'em or go hungry"
She thought, with a weary sigh.
maybe il I'd cross over
I'd have better luck" she said;
But the crowded street before her
Filled her with thought of dread.
"Tain't safe for poor old cripple"
She said, with another sigh,
"Rut I've got to take my apples
Where somebody wants to buy
She passed by the curbstone, fearing
To trust herself in the tide
OF life that was coming and going.
"Deary me, 1t seems so wide,
An so many horses an wagons,
know I'd get scarf" she said.
"An' If I got hurt"-with a shiver-
I'D a good deal better be dead"
''See that apple-woman, Tommy:
She's afraid to cross the street."
Cried boy who was going schoolward
To friend he chanced to meet.
She'll get scared and drop her basket,
And there'll be no end of fun.
Hurry up, hurry up. old woman:
Grab your applicant and run!"
: ''Hush," said the other, sternly,
And went to the woman's side.
If you want to cross, I'll help you.
If you'll trust me for a guide.
Let me carry your basket for you;
Don't fear, but keep close to me,
And you'll soon be over safely"
He told her cheerily.
With some one to guide her footsteps,
The crossing was quickly made.
II knew could trust you," she told him
$50 didn't get afraid.
God bless you for your kindness
To poor old thing like me.
IT I knew your mother, I'd tell her
How proud she ought to be-"
I fancy that this lads mother
Must know of his kindly deeds,
And is glad that the boy she loves so
Takes thought Of others needs.
Such boys are the ones to trust in
For the men that must be had,
For the father Of the true man
Is the true and manly lad.
-Eben E. Rexford. in Golden Days.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
GIRDLING GRAPEVINES.
rhts Process Is Said to Hasten Ma
turtty and Improve Size and
Quality of Grapes.

The process of girdling grapevines
to hasten maturity, increase the size
and improve the quality of grapes has
long been extensively practiced in the
Lake Erie archipelago. The New York
state experiment station has made
many experiments showing varying re-
suits on different kinds of grapes. On
Empire State both bunch and berry
we're larger and began to ripen 21 days
earlier than on the unringed. Other
varieties showed little or no effect.
Thin-skinned kinds like the Worden
had the tendency to crack increased.
Delaware seemed to lose quality. Cut
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
Buy Nothing But the Best.

Patranize the nursery, local or other
wise, that gives you the very best stock
for the money-and don't object to pay
ing good price for first-class tree,
but don't buy from an agent-send di-
rect to the nursery. Buy of only we'll
established nurseries that have good
local and favorable national reputa-,
tions. Where apple trees or any other
kind of fruit trees are planted the
planter wants to be sure he is not max
ing a mistake-wants to know that he
is planting trees that are true to name,
Of good vigor and that will do their part
If he will do his. We do not advise dis
elimination against the local nursery
man if he has good goods, fair prices
and honest methods of selling, and if in
your locality the nurseryman tries to
serve his customers faithfully, gives
them what they pay for and knows how
to grow f1rst-closs stock, then do bust
ness with him.-Farmers' Voice.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
THE RASPBERRY BED.
Good Crops Cannot be Raised for Any
Length of Time Without Thor
ouEh FertilizinE.

Do not forget to place a good lot
of barnyard manure around the
young raspberry hills that were set
out last spring. 1t will cause them
to make very fine growth next sea-
san and establish a fbrous root sys-
tenn at about the proper distance
from the crown of the plant, which
is much better than to encourage a
few long, coarse roots to start fbers
two to three feet from the plant.
The red raspberry should be encour-
aged to start a ibrous system of roots
close to the plant while it is young,
and this can best be done by placing
a shovelful of well-rooted manure
around the plant as soon as set, not
crowding it too close to the cane
where the new shoot will come up.
The more manure and coarse material
scattered among the roots, as a gen.
eral rule, means the larger crop of
better quality of raspberries, provid-
ing cultivation has not been contin-
ued so late that it will cause the
canes to grow too late in the fall,
OAuS Nt1uSAAS IuCA ~ uOt UC udTuY
enough to stand a severe winter.
Good crops of raspberries cannot be
raised for number of years without
properly fertilizing the soil between
the rows. While writing about rasp-
berries 1 will say that there is money
in the red Cuthbert variety. It al
ways sells at an advance over
other varieties, and is in quick de-
mand. I have found a well-drained
clay loan to be the best for growing
the largest sized Cuthberts, and have
grown this variety on both leachy
sand land clay loan with a subsoil
SO hard that it would have to be dug
up with pick; and I find that the
latter soil grows the largest and finest
berries and enables the hills to stand
the drought much better.-Charles C.
Nash, in American Gardening.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
Appreciated the Play.

The following IS from an essay writ
ten by schoolboy, aged ten, on play
he had been to see: '"The villun curled
his mustarsh and seeing the pure vur-
gin shreeks ha ha mine or deaths blud
is on my head this dagger stabs thee
to thy utermost sole ha ha vengunze.
But the good hero comes and says O hev-
ms stur won step and thy ded body lies
at my door. Lay won parm on the vur-
gins korpse and it was better if you
was drowned with milestone. Avarnt
avarnt from the sweet korpses pres
unZ." @%
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
Stomach Worm In Iamh.-

The stomach worm in lambs is often
a cause OF serious trouble, which oc-
ours in the fall, sometimes in Septem-
Der, but more frequently not until later.
The worm is about three-fourths of an
inch long, scarcely larger than thread
OF cotton. The remedy advised for
them at a meeting of the Wisconsin
sheep growers was to keep the lamb
without food until its stomach was
empty, then give a mixture of four
ounces Of raw inseed oil, and two or
three tablespoonfuls Of benzine or gas
ohne. When this works off it will ex.
pei the worms. often in considerable
numbers, r.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
Milking Makes Mixer.

If there is any one thing about
dairying that has been thoroughly
and completely demonstrated, it il
that milking makes mixers. The
best cow in the world can be ruined
as mixer in comparatively short
time by simply letting the calf suck
her, or by carelessness in milking.
The man who has ten or twelve or more
COWS and milks them year in and year
out, keeps right at it and practices
improved methods of feeding, will get
ahead right along. It don't pay to
milk the cows one year and let the
calves suck the next, says the Cream.
ery Gazette.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
Venerable Scotch Postman.

David Ramsay, postman connected
with the Kirriemuir (Thrums), Scot
land, post Office, has been on duty 81
years, during Is of which he covered
distance daily of "a miles, and IL miles
day for the other ~ years, which
makes a grand total of over $4,000
miles. During the 81 years he never
was known to be off a single day with
sickness, and never received holidays.
He is now bordering on fourscore years,
and resigned his appointment the other
day on account of failing health. His
youngest daughter has been appointed
in his place.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
THE SONG OF, HOPE.

journeyed in pleasant land
Where fields were green and broad;
The winding streams were limpid and
t Sang praises unto God, .,- .,. - s4.. .,.5
And here and there an orchard bloomed
II And gladdened every breeze,
And many a graceful gable loomed
Above the nodding trees,
And many flock and many herd
f. Grazed there on mead and slope,
And from the throat of every bird
Arose song of hope.
hailed toiler in his field: 'Your grain Is
high" said,
'And happiness abides with you''-but 10!
heIshook his head,
And leaned upon his hoe a space and an
swered: "No, for she
That I, would have to share my lot is not.
alas, for met"
journeyed down a quiet way and stopped
to rest me where
Red roses bloomed and children played
but discomfort was there.
my crops are fair" the master sighed.
but Browns are better far.
And l would live up in the town where
wealth and splendors are
greeted Brown with words of cheer; he
turned and gaZed away:
my crops are good" he said, but am
not as young as Gray!
My work is hard and have lost the fair
est hopes Ihad-
There's little left me but to die, and SO
make others glad!"
Where Gray abode the fields were broad
and rich with waving grain,
And youth was in his handsome face, but
in his breast was pain.
There was q little one," he cried, ''that
played about my door
All, what are flocks or crops to me since he
Is here no more"
A snow-white cottage peeped above the
trees that bloomed around,
And there, they told me, sweet content
ment might, perchance, be found:
But she that dwelt within was sad, and,
weeping, said to me
That she could not induce her dog and kit
ten to agree!
5ourneyed in a pleasant land,
Where fields were green and broad;
The winding streams were limpid and
Sang praises unto God:
And here and there an orchard bloomed
And gladdened every breeze,
And many graceful gable loomed
Above the nodding trees;
And Senseless fockS and thoughtleSs herds
: Gazed there on mead and slope,
And only from the brooks and birds
Arose the song of hope.
s.. E. Kiser. in Chicago Times-Herald.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
HIS TENDER HEART.
George Stephenson, the Great In.
ventOr, Was Always Kind to Poor,
Dumb Creatures,

Boys are sometimes tempted to think
that to be tender hearted is to be weak
and unmanly. Yet the tenderest heart
will. Take, for example, the story told
of him to whom we owe our wonderful
railway system. George Stephenson
went one day into an upper room of
his house and closed the window. 1t
had been open long time because of
the great heat, but now the weather
was cooler, and so Mr.. Stephenson
thought it would be well to shut it.
He little knew what he was doing. Two
or three days afterward, however, he
chanced to observe bird flying against
the same window and beating against
it with his might again and again as if
trying to break it. His sympathy and
curiosity was aroused. What could the
little thing want? He went at once
to the room and opened the window
to see. The window open, the bird few
straight to one particular spot in the
room, where Stephenson saw q nest.
The poor bird looked at it, took in
the situation at glance and futtered
to the floor, broken-hearted, almost
dead. Stephenson, drawing near to
look, was filled with unspeakable sor-
row. There was the mother bird, and
under it four little tiny ones-mother
and young-all apparently dead.
Stephenson cried aloud. He tenderly
lifted the exhausted bird from the floor,
the worm it had so long and so brayely
struggled to bring to its home and
young still in its beak, and carefully
tried to revive it., but all his efforts
proved in vain. It speedily died and
the great man mourned for many
day. At the same time the force of
George Stephenson's mind was chang
ing the face of the earth, yet he wept
at the sight of this little family. and
and was deeply grieved because he him
self had unconsciously been the cause
of the deat Dispatch,
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
Her Economy.

Mr.. Quinn-Lucy, why in all creation
do you persist in sending for that
plumber if he charges more than the
rest? s.ss .##.
Mrs. QUINN Because, Archibald, he
always leaves enough scrap zinc to tack:
over the rat holes in the kitchen. CHI
scago Daily s.,ews.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
natural Hot water clock.

One of the most curious clocks in the
world, says the Boston Traveller, is that
which Amos Lane, Of Amid lee, New, con-
structed some time ago. The machin-
cry, which is nothing but face, hands
and lever, is connected with a geyser,
which shoots out an immense column of
hot water every s8 seconds. This spout
ing never varies to the tenth of sec
ond. Every time the water spouts up
st strikes the lever and moves the hands
forward 38 seconds.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17

MANAGING A BREECHY COW.
Use a bit of canvas cut and fitted in thu
manner shown in the cut, with rings
to slip over the horns and a strap to
fasten beneath the jaw. Let the rings
slipon the horns far enough so the cloth
will not easily come off.-Orange Judd
Farmer
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
Sugar. Denends ON Lirht

It has been determined that light i,
an important factor in sugar produc,
tion, recent Investigations showing thai
the sugar contents of the plant IL de.
pendent on the amount Of direct sun
light received.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
BLINDFOLDING COWS.
Canvas Properly Cut and Fitted IL a
Far Better Arrangement Than
Heavy Board Binders.

Breechy cattle are often forced to
carry heavy board binder upon their
heads-the weight and chafng of this
being an unnecessary piece of cruelty.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17

!. Hy the way, isn't this good record
to establish? Nobody buys an animal
twice of any but an honest man who
does right by him. !.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17

on bit av we are to make that ridge
an get tn lay av tn land tn avenin' an
back by mornin'."
They wriggled ahead to the crest of
the next swell of the prairie. As they
rested Bill asked:
"Or a boy whistler"
"Niver!" exclaimed Sevenspot, sud-
denly yanking his rifle up beside him
and working the lever, "but I think
both av us heard that bullet whistle,
an I'm thinkin' that puts bloody pc
riod to this scoutin' thrip, bad luck to
tn sharp eyes of tn brown divils!"
He were rale man, were Big Bill"
said Sevenspot, holding forth in quar-
ters that evening. Gavin, av he did con-
sort with brown woman. Shure, whin
he volunteered for tn scoutin' thrip
with me, I misliked it.at first because
av tn thought av that Kakiack wife av
his. But all tn mornin' he were notin'
down TIL lay o. land as cool-loike as a
county surveyor at home. An thin,
whin the brown divils began boom
boomin', he squatted there on wan knee
an worked tn lever av his krag as
methodical as if he were machine gun
an wound up for all day. Whin TIL bull
let wint through him, he wint down on
wan ilbow, with wan hand on his chist,
an luckin' up at me, who was putin
down me krag to help him, sez he:
~ Kape poompin', Spot, kape poomp-
in. Tn done for anyway, an ye must
thry to kape thin back till tn byes come
out for yez.' =..
" ~ M & SEEM tn blood comm in spurts
through his fingers an TIL film ii his
eyes, ] knew he spoke thrue. So wint
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17

arrived, took on passengers and
freight, and was off again in few
harre
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-14
THE USUAL RESULT.
Dog Fights in Kentucky Do Not Ter
inmate with the Whipping
4tts. of q Dog.

"The colonel and sat talking under a
shade tree il. front of the. town post Office
when dog fight started down the street."
said travelling man, relating an incident
Of a recent trip to Kentucky, relates the
Washington Post.
Come ont said, as sprang up.
"sCome this way! replied the colonel, as
he. seized my arm and drew me into door
way.
"But I want to seethe dog fight pro.
tested.
: eyes, I reckon you do, but you also want
to keep clear of the shootin'., ca 49,
why should there be any shooting?'
'Bekase one dog has got TO lick t'other,
and the owner of the licked dog amt goin'
to let it rest that way. There theygo!9
"Ten minutes later we stepped out to find
one man lying on the ground with two bull
lets in him and some people carrying away
second with half dozen sff1f1f ~
" Dog fights are bewtiful affairs said the
colonel, as we walked away together, but
the safest way to see one in Kentucky is to
wait till it's all over and the dead carried
off,"
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A GIGANTIC PROJECT.
Report Of Deep Waterways Commits
sion Sent to Congress by
Secretary Root.

Washington, Dec. s.-The complete
report of the deep waterways com
mission was sent to the house of rep
resentatives Friday by Secretary
Root. The project before the COM
mission is one of vast magnitude, for
a deep waterway and routes between
the great lakes and Atlantic tidewa-
ter. The estimated cost of 21-foot
waterway is given at $206,35s,O 900 and
of 30-foot waterway at $317,2s4, 500.
An additional estimate is made for
deepening the harbors at Chicago and
Duluth, making the total aggregate
for the 3O-foot channel of 1926, s92, 900.
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TERMS AGREED UPON.
A satisfacterx Understanding Hse
Been Reached blythe Envoys ON \
the Chfnese Question.

a Washington, Dec. 6.--American d.
plomacy has averted world of strife
over China and insured the preserva-
ton of the integrity of the empire, If
the agreement reached by the foreign
ministers in Picking is carried out
with the scrhpnlousness as to details
which Secretary Hay will insist upon.
Minister Conger has been instructed
to sign the agreementsadopted by the
ministers. which is as follows:
imposition of the severest possible pun
ishment the Chinese government can in
flict s48sY fftF fgteaa. a +
Z Recognition of the indemnity due the
powers for assassination Of their subjects,
damage to their property and expenses In
Cured In the dispatch of relief expeditions
to China.
tain legation guards in Picking and perma-
nent guards of communication between Pc
king and the sea. fN
''The forts at Taku and other forts on the
Gulf of Pechili shall be RACED and the i'm
portation of munitions of war hereafter
prohibited. sf 1861 M
1.-THE abolition of the tsungrh-yamen, and
the appointment of minister of foreign
affairs. who shall be authorized to conduct
business with the representatives of for
eign governments, and the foreign repre-
sentatives shall have the right to have au-
dience with the emperor as permitted In
foreign states.
Suspension of provincial examinations
for five years and removal from Office and
punishment of all officials who hereafter
fail to make proper effort to protect for
eigners. 9tt 9fs{H
Erection of a monument in honor of
Baron Won KetteIer on the site where he
was murdered and, dispatch of an imperial
prince to Germany to tender apology for
the outrage. fat8 ahg
Publication of imperial proclamations
throughout the empire for two years d.
recting the suppression of the Boxers"
London, Dec. Negotiations for
the peace settlement have not yet
been opened, says the Picking corre-
spondent of the Morning Post. The
French, German and Japanese min
listers are awaiting instructions, and
Prince Ching and Ii Hung Chang are
awaiting more satisfactory edict.
The impression is growing among
men of all nationalities that peace is
impossible, that a resumption of the
campaign in the spring is inevitable
and that partition is the only solution.
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AMERICANS WIN.
Filipino Rebels Defeated I'm a Two
Hours Fight - They Lose
Sixteen Men Killed.

Manila, Dec. ga dispatch has been
received from Gen, Funston giving an
account of two hours fight in the
woods of Santo Domingo between an
American force and 300 rebels COM
manded by Sandico. The American
force, consisting of 80 native scouts,
commanded by Lieut.. Jernigan, at
tackled the rebels, who retreated, leav-
ing on the field 16 men killed, including
the rebel leader Aguilar and an Amer
lean negro. 1t was at first thought the
latter was a man named Fagin, de-
serter from the Twenty fourth infan-
try, but this turned out to be mis-
take. Not one of Jernigan's men was
wounded.
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BE WAS READY FOR MORE.
Not EveR Isailwsy Collision Could
f:ksubdae the Ardor of.a Foot
". bali Mn.

The two trains came together with an
awful crash. Some one had Numbered. That.
however, was a matter which would have
to be left for future investigation.
As soon as those who were uninjured could
extricate themselves from the wreck they
turned manfully to the work of rescuing
their less fortunate fellow-passengers SAYS
the Chicago Times-H Herald.
1t was sickening sight. Cars were heaped
on top Of one another. People were pin
Toned under seats, beams and trucks. Steam
was kissing from the overturned boilers, the
rails Of the track were warped and torn
loose from the ties, and the means and cries
OF the injured could be heard afar off.
Finally, after long, hard work, the res
cuers reached the bottom of the mass, where
the legs and body. of man protruded from
beneath. twisted platform. Beside him Law
cane decorated with colored ribbons, and
q long. tin horn. 1@
Fearfully and anxiously score Of strong
men lifted the weight from the head and
shoulders of the PROSTATE one and carried
nina W the embankment. As they reached
the higher level he opened his eyes, passed a
hand in front Of them, as If brushing away
dim screen of some kind, and shouted:
"Rah! rahi rah! Sizz! boom, ah! Xvii
hip7hip! hoo-gah-yah! Come on, fellows!
Which side has the BALL"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-14

Peach trees in the vicinity of St.
Joseph, Mich, are threatened by a
more dangerous enemy than the yell
lows. Local white insects with red
heads invade the orchards and cover
the trees with tiny holes, and the
trees die for lack of nourishment. An
expert local fruit grower was sur
prised when notified of the supposed
existence of this disease. He says:
ut is common in Van Buren, county,
but 1 had not heard of its spreading
TO Berrien."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-12-14

The prescription for the cure of
consumption, freely published to the
medical world by Prof. Hoff, is more
and more stimulating physicians to
hope that a cure for phthisis has been
found at last. Prof. Hoff's prescrip-
ton, as given here b. cable, is in the
metric system: Acid arsen, 1; acid
cynnamic, 3; kal. carb. dep, 2; aqua
distil., S. Make perfect solution;
add cognac rs; mix. Take after
meals according to instructions of
physician.
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All Sins propensity for walking in
ways that are dark has been demon
strated in New York's Chinatown,
where nine Mongolian merchants and
restaurant keepers have been arrest
ed for stealing several thousand dol
lars worth of electric light from the
Edison company. The theft was ac-
complished through the use of an
ingenious device arranged by an ex-
pert electrician, who farmed it out
to the Chinese at $40 per month.