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Willmar tribune., 1900-01-10
SAFE .SCALDING VAT.
barrel Method Which Has Been
Pfncttcel Too Long. at

The accompanying cut illustrates a
scalding vat we have used for ten years.
It is great improvement over the old
method Of scalding in a barrel. I will
describe it so that any person can make
and use one at q very small cost. The
body Of the vat is made Of Il z-inch lum-
ber, poplar or oak, six feet long, 21s
feet wide and II inches deep on the in
side. The end boards are mortised one
half inch into the side boards and just
inside Of these one bolt is put across
each end. The bottom is. galvanized
sheet iron No. 20. 1t is eight feet long
and AZ inches wide. One sold sheet
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-10
SURE RABBIT TRAP.
Anybody Can Make 1t and After Hav.
ing Once Used 1t Can't Afford
to Do Without 1t.

Sink dry goods box two to three
feet deep into the ground near a hedge
row or in a fence corner, or any Sc
cluded spot that may be frequented by
rabbits. Leave the top about six inches
above ground. Saw hole about six
inches square at the top on one side.
Make box (b) without ends, 1S inches
long, the sides of inch and the top and
bottom of one-half-inch boards. This
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-10
Hens in the Corn Field.

The country hen ,must not be given
free range il that range includes
shocks of corn. It means ultimately
a hem 50 fat that she will be good
for laying and will be Of little use for
B the table. The writer does not re-
member ever having seen an excessive
II fat hen reduced in fat to such an
extent that she went to laying again.
Practically g hen once fattened goes
out Of the eggproducing business.
Old hens have tendency to get fat
and they especially must be kept
away from corn IN unlimited supply.
Farmers Review.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-10
Thinks Columbus Made a Mistake,

We liked Americans very much, indeed
the kind of Americans one meets; but we did
not like the American mob, the human back
ground, the kind one doesn't meet; and it is
ground, and not the chosen remnant in the
foreground, that gives country it's char
acter, its dominant note. American food
American hotels, American railway car
riages, American shops land the "ladies'
and gentlemen" who flung things at us il
snts Ameriean neWspapens. A'aa tIe staryed See
looking American landscape, and last, but
by no means least, the great American eli
mate, ended by. getting on our nerves ia
such a degree that we were compelled tc
wonder, with a French friend of ours, whose
affairs necessitated his residence in New
York, "why Christopher Columbus had moi
exercised little discretion and kept his dis
graceful, discovery a secret" Il London
Chronicle.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-10

Vegetables should not he stored when
wet i II lis possible to avoid it. If.it.
must be done, a little air-slaked lime
/ scattered upon m absorball the
surplus moisture.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-10

The large number of articles left on the
pawnbroker's hands proves that there are
great many people in this world without a
redeeming quality.-Elliott's Magazine.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-10

Murders.
The total number of murders committed
in the United States during 1899 shows a
continued decrease, being 6,225, as COM
pared with 7,S4O in 1885, $3.50 in 1897, 1862 in
1896 and 10,500 in 1895. The causes Of these
murders may be classified as follows:
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-10
Epidemics and Famines.

The loss of life by epidemics ard famine
shows an increase over last year. The
plague in India, Africa and at other points
has swept off over 250,0O0 victims. Famine
has claimed over 81, 600 in Russia and Africa
and cholera about 1000. Yellow fever has
attacked different places between Florida
and Brazil, but improved methods of treat
ment have reduced it's fatalities to about
900. 1t is hard to collect statistics of this
kind, but the total, so far as reported, is
about $4,000, as compared with 222,900 in
1897.
Summary of Disasters.
AS nearly as can be estimated 1750 lives
have been lost upon the ocean, 469 upon in
land waters, ,552 by railroad accidents, A.
S2S by disasters abroad, CTS by minor dis
asters in this country: 100000 by epidemics
and famine and 1927 by wars, making a
total of 405,711, as compared with 1N,930 in
1885, 3S9.017 in 1897 246.546 in 1896 and 215,s91
in 1895.
Suicides.
ing 1899, as reported by mail and tele-
graph, is $40, as compared with $500 in
1885, 1t will be seen that the decrease in
self-murder since 1897 has been steady. OF
this total 4,155 were males and 1,1S5 females,
by year for the last ten years. Among pro-
80 having taken their own lives, as COM
pared with a in 1885, IL in 1897, At in 1896,
SO in 1895 and 45 in 1894. During the year
also clergymen,. prominent attorneys, Z
persons engaged in the banking business,
actors, journalists and college profess
sors have committed suicide. The causes
of suicide were a 6 f011owS.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-10

disasters of 1899, both in this and other
/ countries: l .. . ...~...- ="
In January 10 persons were killed by
boiler explosion in London, England; 1000
by flood in China; 20 by fire near San
Sebastian, Spain; 500 by hurricane in the
Solomon islands; IA by mine explosion at
Mozarron Spain; 20 by drowning at Ko-
nigsberg, Prussia.
In February Z were killed by a snow
slide at Rogers pass. B. G.; "A by fire at
Bodungh, Hungary; 6 by mine explosion at
Il Colfax, CAL; "a by snoWslide at Silver
s Plume, Col; II by fire ut the South Dakota
insane asylum; LOG by, drowning at Tient-
Tsin, China; 30 by a railroad accident at
5TFOret, France;r5 by mine explosion at
Blocklin, Ala; 20 by storm in the Cay
man islands, and 9 by ascyclone at Yazoo
City. Miss.
In March % perished in storm in Alas
5ka; 6 by snowslide at White Pine, Col:
81 by an explosion at Dwinsk, Russia; 60 by
powder explosion at La Goubran, France;
s. by cyclone in Tennessee and Alabama;
1000 by a tidal wave on the coast Of Corea;
III by landslide at Racuerga, Spain; 400 by
4 a hurricane on the coast Of Queensland; 5
3 by railroad accident in New Zealand; J; Al
4 BY fire In the Windsor hotel, New York; !;
!. ID by cyclone in Alabama; by fire in
Chicago. 6
n April 70 were killed by fire in Ma
drone, Japan: 80 by earthquake at Nara,
at Glendive. Mont; 13 by bridge disaster
q ON the Harlem river, N. Y; $50 by drowning
On the Japan coast : 81 by fire at Guada-
{ loupe i 400 by a hurricane on the Australian
coast: by q fire at Gutu. Hungary; 6S by
cyclone In Missouri and Iowa; 65 by mine
b explosion at Troisk, Russia. N; 81
9 M II, May 85 were killed by cyclone In Kan
sas; 22 by cyclone at Hondo, Mexico; 5 by
& are At Brunswick, Germany; 385 by hurri-
cane at Samoa; 12 by falling building at
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-03
ALFALFA EXPERIMENTS.
he Probably Grown An the
Central States-

There has been frequent mention as
10 the Importance of thoroughly test
ing the adaptability of alfalfa TO GER
tain soils i'm Missouri, Kansas and Hi
nois, and various instances cited where
il has been grown successfully on a
small scale in these states. The writer
was shown recently a field near
Charleston, H., owned by Mr.. Gaiser
that had produced three crops of alfal-
ia hay each season for several years,
besides furnishing considerable pas
ture during the time. This field bids
fair TO hold well and produce better
yields in the future. Another field in
Sangamon county, H., was examined
last year. 1t had growing upon il
when seen fine crop of hay, and the
owner had cut two good crops previ-
ously that season, and the same results
had been obtained the two prev Gus
years. While / do not claim that equal
~ satisfactory results can be secured
on all kinds Of soil in the states
named, yet i do claim that in many
localities alfalfa can be grown and
that il will prove a very profitable
crop. If patient, painstaking expert
ments are made by farmers in differ
cnt sections, in many instances a good
stand will be secured and the results
will abundantly reward those who try
it. and others will be induced 10 do
likewise. These first experiments can
be made upon a small scale at very lit
tie actual cash outlay. Land with a
rich porous subsoil should be selected
and the soil well prepared Low, wet
or poorly drained land will not do.
Neither will ii grow well upon land
that is underlaid with rock, especially
If the rock comes near the surface.
The writer selected a plat of ground
upon his farm in eastern Illinois in
the spring Of 1897, had it prepared by
disking thoroughly crosswise and har-
rowing, then sowed alfalfa, which
came up nicely, grew well during the
summer, but mistake was made in
not cutting it several times that sea-
son, and the next spring the stand was
considered too thin Ia leave. Yet If il
had been left another season and more
seed sown upon II in early spring and
moved several times during the sum
mer, possibly il would have been a
success.-Rural World
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-03
S W Pine River

1 H Church was in Detroit last week.
f. NJ. Wiley is some better at this
writing.
Miss Bessie Carnaham is on the sick
list this week
Mr. and Mrs Ed. Wiley spent Sunday
in St. Johns. Lee Baycraft returned
home with them.
Ed. Adams will complete the work on
his beets this week. He has the finest
beets in the vicinity
Mrs. o. Ellison aud Mrs H. Amos
and son of Ohio are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. b. b, Ellison and Mr.. and Mrs.
Moulton this week.
The A. O. O. c. viii have a graphic
phone entertainment in their new hall at
Elwell on the evening of August 10. II
is both instructive and amusing Al
invited. Those having tickets on the
rocking chair should come and try
their good luck.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-03
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.


Mrs. O. Ward and Miss Harrie
Brewer of Ashley are visiting friends il
Alma.
j. Writ Dunning left the first of the
week for short visit with his parents
in Montague.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanton Oakley and SON
Leon, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Amos
Bodine last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. A. Isbell of Mt
Pleasant spent Sunday in Alma with
Mr.. and Mrs G. o. Trask
Mrs. Seth Tubbs, who has been visit.
ing her parents in Benton Harbor, re.
turned home Wednesday.
Water Brooks of the firm of Bgelow
Brooks & o. of Detroit, was in Alma
the first of the week on business.
DIR. r. G. Turck of Chicago arrived
in Alma Thursday and will spend few
weeks in Alma with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hartman of
bennington were guests of Mr.. ana
Mrs IL b. NauLiew over Sunday
Mrs II L Hunt returned on Thurs
day from Carson City where she has
been visiting friends for a short time.
Mrs, NJ. L. Abel in company with
her daughter is on her way to New Jer-
sey She does not expect to return.
Mr.. and Mrs Patrick Desmond re-
turned from Detroit Tuesday and Pat
is again at his old tricks, smashing bag
gage.
Mrs E. c. Torrey. who has been
visiting relatives and friends in Port
Huron and other places, returned home
Wednesday.
Mesdames George and Perley slater OF
Bennington were guests of Mr. and
Mrs Clark Beebe over Sunday and the
fest of the week.
Jessie Ellison was in Alma Tuesday
while on his way 10 Mauistee where h
has a position as ticket clerk in the Pere
Marquette depot at that place.
Misses Florence and May Coates, who
have been visiting relatives in Alma fer
the past few weeks left on Wednesday
for their home IN Fiudlay, O.
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Thorn Of Jackson
have been spending a few days this
week at the home Of Mrs Thorn's
parents, Mr. and Mrs 7. j. Lyon.
John Grover, living southeast Of
town, was quite seriously injured last
Wednesday while riding his bicycle.
DR.. j f. Suydam was called and
dressed the wound and it is hoped that
nothing serious will result.
Friday is the seventh anniversary Of
the foundation OF the village of Barry
ton and according to custom the inhabi.
tants of that burg Will celebrate the
event Hon. A. b Darragh of St Louis
and r. S. Miller Of Elwen will both de-
liver addresses for the occasion.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-03
Timely Word OF Warming.

Waldo +. Brown, iu the Prairie Farm
err, gives good advice to farmers in say
ing that they should mot begin the
growing Of broom corn unless they can
arrange to grow quite a quantity and
hold it from one to three years for a
rise when the price is low. He predicts
that when the crop for 1900 is ready for
market the price Will be below the cost
of production. lie has known it TO sell
for $500 one year and $40 the next, and
at the latter price there was no profit.
1t is never good policy to go largely into
the production Of any crop the next
season after an era Of high prices.
There are so many who will do so that
those who try some other crop will be
the wiser ones. And this IS more true
OF perishable crops than Of one that can
be held over like broom corn
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-03

partly fun of the seed. A. the grain
should bc agitatad in the water. hang
the handle by rope Cover the dip
per with fine wire mesh and attach it
TO the lever edge by strap and buckle
Dip the partly filed sack dipper or
can into the 1-H-ocprco water. agitate
Che grain and keep 10 there until every
kernel has taken the same temporal
turc as the water. Then lift drain a
moment and immcr.c i'm the 133-dcgrec
water about ten minutes. Then cool
off 10y dipping i'm the cold water and
then spread ON q clean floor 10 dry or
take to the field and broadcast at once.
If seed is Immersed I'm water above
13a degrees the terminating powers
may be injured; ID water is not mp to
at least $50 degrees the smut will not
be kled.-Furm and Home.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-03

the arrangements to keep the water
in he tubs at the degrees of heat speci-
fed above. Then make an iron band
dipper, as portrayed. Some use an old
perforated milk can.
If the seed oats are kept in water at
1873 degrees 10 minutes, the smut
germs viii be killed and the future
crop will be comparatively free of the
disease. The chief thing 10 do is TO
bring every kernel of oats in contact
with the water at 1913 degrees. If the
water gets too hot, add little cold
water. OF course the dipper of oats
will cool il somewhat.
Fill a loose gunny sack, wire mesh
dipper or an old perforated milk can
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-03
SrArE OF MIcHIGAN:-The Twenty Nln,h

STATE OF MICHIGAN:-The Twenty Ninth
- Judicial Circuit-ln Chancery:
ADAH &. lEmEGTOS, suit pending In
Complainant the Circuit Court
VS. for the County a.
GEORGE ii. NERINGTON. Gratiot, Ia Chan
Defendant. Gerry, at Ithaca,
Michigan, o. the nth day of July, A. ID 1900.
In this cause itappearing from the atfdayit ON
nle that the defendant George ii. NeringtOn.
Is not resident of this state, but Is resident
OF the state Of Oregon, l. - A.. and that sub
pOena has been regularly issued and returned
and on file In said cause. ON motion OF William
A Bahlke, Cumplainants's Solicitor. IL is ordered
that the appearance of sand nOn-residen nj de.
teudant, George IL. lorington, be entered here
~ within four months from the date OF this or
der; aud in Gaze of his appearance he cause his
a. sWer To the oil of complaint 10 be- filed aud "A
copy thereof 10 be served on the Compliments
SOlici or. hin twenty days after service on
him of a copy of said bill and notice of this or
der; Hnd In default thereof. said bill will be
taken as confessed 10y said nonresident de
fendant
And it l. further ordered that within twenty
days the complainant cause "A notice OF this or
der 10 be published In the ALMA RECORD, "A news
paper printed. published and circulating in said
county, and that said publication be continued
the rein. once in each week. for six weeks in
succession, or that he cause "A copy Of tins order
10 bee personally served on said nonresident de
iendant at least twenty days before the time
above specified for his appearance.
WILLIAM \. BAHLRE. GEO. 4. STONE.
Solicitor for Complainant. Circuit Judge.
Business Address, Alma, Mich. lll3-7w
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-03
Use of Mineral Phosphates.

Some plants can utilize mineral phos-
pilates better than others. Random
trials Of phosphates, made without ref
ereuce 10 the character of the soil and
ITS reaction, and without attention to
the particular kinds Of plants en-
pioyed, can yield at the best but little
OF lasting value. The investigator must
understand thoroughly his problem.
If farmers demand immediate results
and stand ready to measure such work
with yardstick instead Of by weight,
and If for political reasons the person
mel and policy of our stations is to be
continually changed. there is a tempta-
ton TO begin only such inquiries as
can be quickly terminated, and in con-
sequence little of scientific or practical
value can result.-Farmers' Review.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-03
Completely of FertiIixInu

Farmers should look more to the util-
ization Of home resources. lie who has
not learned to husband his farm ma
nure, to tickle" his soil, as Prof Rob-
erts says, by tillage, TO destroy weeds
at the right time, and make use of the
legumes to gather nitrogen, is not suf-
ficiently advanced TO hope to use fer
tilizers economically. The experience
az the best European agriculture shows
that, husband our resources as we will,
we must still depend TO great extent
upon commercial manures. The vary
ing chemical aud physical character Of
soils, and the special demands of In
Vulnerable varieties OF plants render
the problem extremely compiler.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-03
CLEANING THE PLOW.
Directions Which Will Also Apply to
other Farm Tools Made of
Iron or OF steel.

The department of agriculture thinks
that having a pillow clean and bright is
Of sufficient Importance TO warrant it
in publishing directions for cleaning
it, which will also work well for other
tools of iron or steel. Slowly add one
half pint of sulphuric acid to one quart
Of water, handling it carefully and
stirring slowly, as considerable heat
will result from the mixing. When
cool moisten the surface Of the metal
with this, and then rub dry, after which
wash off with pure water. This appli-
cation should clean any surface not
too badly rusted, but if the tool has
been long neglected it may require
more than one application. After they
are thoroughly cleansed we would ad-
wise a thorough coating of grease be
fore putting away, and when they are
taken out 10 use give them another
greasing and they will go "one horses
draft easier" as the old farmer used
TO say his scythe did after II had been
properly whetted. Not only is it much
easier for the team but for the plow-
man If the pillow is clean and bright,
as the adhering soil makes it handle
hard when the pillow is rusty.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-03
Notice 10 Horse Rreeders-

VIM. Latimer wishes 10 call the atten-
ton of the horsemen of Alma and vicini-
" TO the fact that he expects to be locat.
ed in Alma in August and will make the
fall season with his two horses. one,
Young Prince Of Wales so well known
TO horsemen OF this community that he
needs no introduction for as a general
purpose sire he has proven himself
second To none in Central Michigan
Also the full blood. registered no 1922
Olydesdale stallion, Dandy Jim Beauti.
full bay, heavy name and tail, IL hands
high, weight 1909 pounds IN season
Horsemen will do we'll 10 see him before
breeding.
1lO9 Yours truly,
VIM Latimer, st. Johns.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-03
Yours truly,
VIM. Latimer, st. Johns.

You assume no risk when YOU buy
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera Diarrhua
Remedy. Bivins * Rhodes druggists,
will refund your money if you are not
satisfied after using il. 1t is everywhere
admitted to be the most successful rem
edy in use for bowel complaints and
the only one that never fails 1t is
pleasant safe and reliable. II2-4m
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-03
Stockholders Meeting

a meeting of the stockholder of the
Alma Wooden Mill Co, will be held at
the Office of A. +. Woodward on Tues
day, August p, at two o'clock p. IN. 1t
is important that all stockholders be
present.
lllj.4w V. 5. HoLLENBECK, Sec'y.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-03
@OCGS J
T ARN,GARD.EN.
80, s.r,1INi,, E1Jtt.77ff35uy
f.>1.;I5.J ~ rs L.SsS -, ~
PREVENTING DAT SMUT.
Task That Is Eeasily Performed
and Does Not Cost Much La
Dor Nor Money.

Millions of dollars are lost annually
in several states by the shutting or
spelling of part of the oats. Smut can
be almost wholly prevented and at
very small cost. First, get three tubs.
Fill each partly fun of water, one cold,
the other at 10 TO 100 degrees and the
third at 1872 or 1873 degrees. Then buy
a good reliable thermometer and make
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-03
EnsiIage as Food for Horses.

As many people have an idea that
ensilage is not good food for horses
ave will call attention TO the fact that
the Virginia Experiment station has
been testing it, and they report that
the trouble from its use has arisen
from too much having been fed at the
beginning, and as the horse likes it he
is tempted to eat too much of 1t, as he
might of green grass or clover. This
is more apt to be the case when it con-
tains large amount of corn. When
they began by feeding small quantities
and increased very gradually in the
amount given no injury resulted, and
after they were well accustomed 10 its
use they would not eat too heartily
Of 1t, even when given opportunity.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-03
Gard

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
70 refund the money on a 50-cent bottle
of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if
it fails 20 cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee 25.cent bottle TO prove
satisfactory or money refunded.
SHARRAR & MULHoLLAND, Alma.
BIvISs & RHODES, Alma.
1850. UT FRED HUDSON, Riverdale.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-03

Of oxen to the outer end of the tim
Der and twist the stump out of the
ground. 1t will be necessary TO stand
by with an AK and chop off the roots
as they appear when the earth Is dis
turbed in the twisting process. Enor-
nous power can thus be applied to
stumps. and for this reason the chains
and timber must be stout.-N. Y. Trib-
me.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-03
To the Deaf.

rich lady cured OF her Deafness and Noises
In the Head by DIR. Nicholsons Artificial Ear
Drums gave $4,000 10 his Institute. so that deaf
people unable 10 procure the kar Drums may
have them free. Address No b3l6. The Nicbol-
son Institute, $50, Eigb IN Avenue, New York.
4 3. A. lll5-lyr
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-03
REMOVING STUMPS.
How to Apply Power To the Best
Advantage and without Exhaust
ing Man or Horses.

Attach stout piece of timber to the
stump Of chain and twist it around
in circle until the chain is taut.
Then hitch pair of horses or a yoke
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-03

Given twice or even once day
through the latter part of the winter
crisp, succulent roots form valuable
addition 10 the rations Of mich cattle.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-03
For SALE. REM. EXCHANGE. ETC.

90 Notices uudcr this head will be charged for
at the rate of five cents per line No charge
less than 5 cents.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-03

NOR Rem T.-Good house ON Water ST.. north.
II Inquire at this Office or of Frank Perry.
lllb-tt
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-03

MOUND. A pair of nose glasses with cord
II attached. owner can have same by calling
al this Office and paying for this DOtce.