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The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08
Protecting Orchard Trees.

We have a friend who is growing a
commercial apple orchard Of 5000 trees
in northern Iowa. His method of pro-
tecting his trees from sun scald, rab-
bits and borers is this: He takes tough
marsh hay, and from it twists a hay
rope an inch and a half in diameter,
and, commencing at the bottom of the
trunk of the tree, winds it snugly
around the tree, fastening the upper
end among the branches in. the crotch.
He tells us that he finds this method
a perfect protection against the three
worst enemies of the apple tree named.
He leaves this rope on winter and sum-
mer until it rots off, which will be in
about three years. Using this method,
one thing must be guarded against, and
that is the keeping of the base Of the
trunk free from grass and weeds, or
the field mice will nest here and bark
the trunk Of the tree.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08
Wire Grass and Wealth.

The largest manufacturing industry
in the state of Minnesota is engaged in
the conversion of the common wire
grass of the Minnesota sloughs into the
various manufactured products for
which it seems so we'll fitted-binding
Irvine. cordage, mating, basket work,
bagging, etc. More than 10000 persons
are being supported and doing well as
a result of the development of this in
dustry. And we well recall the time
when the wire grass slough was consid-
cred the most worthless of any of Min
nesota's broad acres and the owner of
it an object Of pity.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08
A Business Animal.

We watched an Angora goat feeding
the other day. 1t had been turned into
a garden from which all the garden
stuff had been removed. There were a
bed of second growth lettuce, tender
and sweet, a lot of fresh cabbage
stumps and leaves, plenty of fine blue
grass and other nice pickings all
around. What did that goat do but
made straight for the clump of wild
rosebushes in a corner of the garden
and strip them almost down to the
ground, and when we left it it was
busy stripping all the foliage which it
could reach from a low headed box ell
der. The Angora goat is a business
animal and no mistake.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08
The Town Cows Stall.

A friend from Michigan writes up for
directions how to fix a cows stall in the
barn so that she may be kept clean.
The following Is the way in which we
have fixed our own COW stall: Stall is
4 feet wide, box manger width of stall
and 2 feet high, m s%tanchion to
hold COW, floor elevated 5 inches above
the level of stable floor. and of such a
length as will just permit the COW to
stand upon it when she is fastened in
stanchion. The width of the stall and
the length of the floor will have to be
varied to suit the size of the COW kept.
In such a stall the COW can be kept per-
fectly clean without any trouble.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08
Palestine GRAPES.

AS a boy we remember seeing a pic
tlre depicting the spies returning from
the land of Canaan, bearing on a pole,
which two men carried on their Shout
ders, punches of grapes from the prom
ised land. The artist had made these
punches of grapes almost touch the
ground, and we got the idea that they
must have come from a great grape
country. We see that large numbers of
German vine growers are locating in
Palestine to take up the culture of the
grape, the quality Of which as there
grown is equal to the best product Of
either France of Germany.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08
Beet Sugar and the Trust.

1t has been clearly foreseen for some
time that when the time arrived that
the product of the beet sugar factories
of this country reached a sufficiently
large amount. so that it would seek a
market outside that offered by the SUI
gar trust, there would be trouble in the
sugar camp. That time has now ar
rived, and the trust is after the home
producers of sugar. The general pub
lie has a very lively interest in the
probable controversy.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08
The Family Pic.

If one wants some choice pork for the
family to eat, the pig should not know
very much about corn at any period of
his career and most certainly should
not be allowed to follow a bunch OF fat
ting steers. The family pig, while a
scavenger by nature, still responds to
decent rations of food and should be
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

In the securing of a man whose bust
ness in working for you will be largely
in the line of caring for stock it is bet
ter to get one of the slow going, me-
thodical and careful sort rather than
what might be termed a hustler. 1t
takes much patience to care for any
kind of stock. especially the young
things IN the farm.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

the product of skimmilk, barley, meal
and roots, with a chance to run in a
wood lot and pick up some acorns and
nuts, to be finished off with a little corn
at the last end. Such pork will be the
typical streak of fat and streak OF lean,
tender, firm in texture and of the finest
flavor.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

We are asked to suggest a few names
for farm homesteads outside those in
common use. Well, here are a few
that occur to us: Doddie Hill, Clover
corn, Vine Mound, Norman Heights,
Dorking Hall, Cherry Slope, Glen Jer-
sey. Elmhurst, Wheat Mound, Bluff
Burn. Brook Run, Bowlder Brow, Hill
House, Saints Rest, Bluff Haven. Crag-
side-names suggestive of the special
location or business pertaining to each
place.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

Experiments made by the govern
ment prove that the mule will do the
same work required of a horse at rs
per cent less cost for food. While this
fact is to the credit of the mule, there
are some offsets bearing upon the spir-
itual welfare of the man who has to
drive and care for him.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

When through all the northern part
of the United States the brief period
between the goth of May and the goth
of September includes all of the year
when growing vegetation is free from
injury from frost it is wonderful haw
great a variety of cereals, grasses and
fruits may be and is successfully
grown.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

The Hungarian bronze grass is maxi
ing a fine record in the dry Northwest
country. where the rainfall is less than
IL inches per mum. 1t is further said
that when once the ground is seeded
with it, it is as difficult to be rid of it
as though it were quack grass. Its uses
seem to specially fit it for the perma-
nent pasture.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08
Our Mineral Wealth,

Tho geological bureau of the interior
department has made a return of the
mineral products of the United States
for 1900. The metallic products of the
greatest value arc iron. copper, gold.
silver, lead, zine, aluminium. quicksli-
yer, %antimony, nickel and platinum,
The values of each product are as FOL
lOU-s.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

through trains are not always best.
Ex-Governor Hogg of Teas took an
accommodation, stopped over at Beau
mont, and happened upon al oil land
deal that netted him 81 600 900.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

The same report says that of the non
metallic minerals, the coal amounted e.
1907 600, 900, natural gas to $4,000, 000.
petroleum $65, 600, 900; precious stones
amounted to $233,170. The total value
of non-metallic minerals was $751;, 418.-
G27, while the aggregate Of substances
produced by mining and quarrying was
81 ,O70, los, 1883.
1t will be seen that the total value OF
metallic and non-metallic minerals
amounted to the enormous sum of 81.
070, los, SS9. A vast amount of labor wa.i
required to dig this from the earth.
and that labor was well paid. This is
truly a country of wond rial source
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

Boston's registration this year is the
largest in the history of the city, being
1OS, 240. The total of the presidential
election last year was LOG 1929.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

II. ear of corn Weighing 16 ounces
lie produced on each hill. a yield OF
nearly so bushels to the acre will be Sc
cured.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

We would not plant the Wallbridge
apple. 1t is very slow in coming into
bearing, and when it does white tur-
nips are more easily raised.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

Strange as 1t may seem, the state OF
Mississippi is taking as a state more
active measures in the line of road re-
form than ny other state in the Union.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

If a willow tree is allowed to grow
within 80 feet of a tile drain, it will
soon fill the tile with fbrous roots and
render it worthless.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

And now ome a genius who claims
he can extract oxygen from the air in
the shape of a gas at a cost of a fourth
of a cent psr cubic foot. when the ques-
ton of heating and lighting will be so
solved that Standard Oil stock will not
be worth 10 cents on the dollar.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08
soon seriously injure it by punching
under kbe trees.

ne value of a discovery is nowhere
beeter illustrated than in the case of
the Concord grape, which is today the
standard grape Of all the north half of
America. AS a market fruit it suffers
less from the competition of other va
rieties than any fruit of which we have
knowledge.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

From faroff Manitoba comes the
report this year of a good crop of the
following varieties of apples: Wealthy,
Hibernal, Patterns Greening, Annisett
and Blushed Calvi' le. There was a fine
crop of plums on Cheney, Wyant, Rol-
lingstone, Biyby and Manitoba.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

A French engineer named NJ. SO'sa. OF
Vitry-sur-Seine. Is reported to have
made successful experiments with a
motor car pillow.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

We arc asked whether sheep may be
TO run in an orchard pasture
without injury to the trees. If they
were simply allowed to have a run In
such n pasture for a short time once a
!. day 10 pick up windfllls and weeds, it
would be beneficial to the trees, but
ii kept there continuously they would
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

We do not blame a woman for scold-
ing her husband when he makes her
6urn green wood in the kitchen stove
when, If he had not worked SO hard to
save the country on dry goods boxes or
1T the corner grocery she might just as
well have had dry wood instead.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

The Wealthy apple is today the lead
ing standard apple for Minnesota, the
north half of Iowa anC such parts of
the Dakotas as are adapted to fruit
culture.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

The assessed v%alua,'nN Of the state of
Idaho has Increased - cis, $50 in a sin
gle year, and the total nOa in s52. 1885,
.4S6.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

Broom corn market is freaky this
year. the price of the brush having
jumped up from $55 TO $40 per ton,
with a probability of a still further adj
vance,
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

An October fly Is more annoying and
persistent than a candidate for office.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

t|IdQHES.
llKl1G. SI
Copyright, 1901, by .. S. Trigg.D
Rockford, Ia.
Correspondence Solicited.

Georgia is coming to be the great
peach producing state Of the Union.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

Ant .--..---S o. h-Al by our pissi-
dent has caused considerable COM
uent, but the president does not feel
hat re ha= made a misstep in his &C
.on.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

Quality is often sacrificed for size in
the breeding of our domestic animals,
but this does not apply to pug dogs, for
the smaller they are the meaner they
are.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

Any dog over the age of 10 years is
best humanely chloroformed and bur-
led, for there is no bigger nuisance or
more distressing animal to have around
than an old and used up dog.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

A man cannot be very successful in
bringing up a boy unlesss the hoy at
least respects him, and if a boy loves
and respects his father it is not much of
q trick to turn out a good boy.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

At the prevailing price of pork it will
pay to take extra care of the fall pigs
this coming winter. The September
pig can easily be made worth S12 by
next April if decently cared for.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

Give a horse what water he will
drink. and he will live % days without
food; he will live II days without either
food or drink and only five days with
food and deprived of water.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

The native wire grass of the Florida
low lands will fatten cattle for two
months in the year, enable them to hold
their own for four months and half
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

Eight hundred thousand bushels of
cranberries are produced this year in
this country, We do not know how
many turkeys are raised to go with
these cranberries. but not less than ten
to the buShel.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

We ote a late price list quotation of
flowers in n of our large cities-vio-
lets, SO cents a bunch; carnations, so
cents a dozen, and American Beauty
roses from 50 to SIS per dozen. 1t costs
something to court a girl in orthodox
style in that city.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

Continuous cultivation of orchard
trees during June, July and August
will make a success of fruit growing in
many a dry belt Of country where the
man who plants fruit trees is called the
community fool.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

It is the difference in the breed.
While a good horse is worth $3.50 al
most anywhere, the stock men of
Wyoming are going to have a grand
round up hunt oon and shoot all the
wild horses they can to be rid OF them.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-11-08

Missouri held it's first state fair this
year, and if the hog which carried off
the sweepstakes premium was correctly
photographed there is roorl for mission
airy work in that state along the line of
improved breeds of hogs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-25
Menus.

Menus.
BREAKFAST.
Fruit
Planned Fish. Dressed Cucumbers.
Dreamed Pota toes.
Waffles. Maple Syrup.
DINNER
ConSOmme.
Smothered Chicken Brown Sauce
New Potatoes. Asparagus.
Spring Salad.
Strawberry Pudding Cream.
Coffee.
TEA.
Sardine Sandwiches. Olives.
Tomato and Cucumber Salad.
Straw berries Cake
Cocoa.
MONDAY
BREAKFAST
Fruit
Cereal. Cream.
Broiled Ham. Dreamed Potatoes.
Corn Puffs- Coffee.
LUNCH
Cream of Tomato Soup.
Minced Chicken on Toast.
Baked Hubbard Soft Gingerbread
Tea.
DINNER.
Vegetable Soup.
BeefstealS in Casserole.
Corn Pudding. Spinach
Junket with Chocolate Sauce.
Coffee
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It must be understood, however, that
both speed and style in swimming de-
pend mainly on the leg movement
Tt should be quick ana Jerky. and con-
sist Of three distinct motions. First.
the feet are brought together, the soles
almost touching up toward the body
until the knees are bent The second is
a quick and powerful stroke by which
they are shot out straight unit the
feet are as far apart as possible, with
the legs straight: and, thirdly, the feet
are brought together, the legs remain
ing straight
That is the movement for propulsion.
It should be borne in mind that no
strength should be expended while the
knees are bending. as all energy must
be reserved for the stretching apart Of
the legs and the bringing together of the
feet The practical theory of swim
ming consists in these two movements.
The rest con es with practice.
VIII Rattle Himself Off
Samuel J. Weldon, a young maehinfst
of Nicholasville, Ky. has hit upon a
unique plan to settle the matrimonial
problem and at the same time to ma
terially reorganize his bank account,
says q correspondent of the Cincinna ii
Enquirer. He has come to the conciu-
sion that he has reached the age when
this step should be taken, and to settle
several claims that already rest upon
him. and raise a sufficient sum of
self. he has decided to rattle himself off
at IS a chance.
7 propose to have a contest If I can
call it that" said Mr.. Weldon, when
asked about it. open for q. certain
period. say three months. The tickets
are to be numbered and to cost IS each.
There are to be a few necessary re-
strictions. They are these: The women
must be between 20 and 50 years of ge:
they n ust not be crippled or afflicted
with any incurable disease. The con-
test is only open to white people. but
there are no restrictions as to religious
belief or nationality I'm willing to
take my chance on looks.
II have placed the contest in the
hands Of friend of mine, ana it is
being advertised in the News. both my
friend and the News having tickets for
sale, and if it is properly placed before
the public / believe frem 900 to 3.00o
tickets can be sold. There is SO little
love in marriages that are contracted
now that I feel confident that at least
1000 yound ladies win take chances, for
they win not only get a husband but
900 with him. At the same time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-25

they must sign contract that, should
the union not prove congenial and q
suit for divorce follow. she is to waive
all claim to alimony. 2
Mr. Weldon is fairly good looking, is
rs years of age, of good family, sober
and indus trious. and a fine machinist.
and is now employed in the shops at
NicholasviIle at a. good salary.
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stabbed those mattresses to death
The steamship company now has this
notice attached TO the door OF every
staterOom: Please do not stick pins IN
Pins are injurious to them"
Learning to Swim.
Unless it be the woman who cycles.
there is not one to whom so much free
advice is given as the would@be swim
mer.
Here are the latest suggestions for ac-
curing knowledge of the art Of swim
N ing, from the practice of which one
derives so much profit and pleasure.
In the first place the novice must re-
member TO keep her lungs always filed
with air. so that.the head may be above
water. OF course, the natural instinct
IS to hold the breath when first finds
onself in the water, but it is astonish-
ing how quickly it can be overcome
with a little trying
In order to gain confdence-for conf
dence is nearly the sole secret-no bet
ter way Of convincing her that the
buoyancy of the water is bound to
keep her ahoat can be advised than by
making her lie fiat on her back in a
floating position, says the Brooklyn
Eagle
After that no further time need be
wasted in prelininaries and the mo-
tions for moving through the water
may then be explained.
Many have an fdea that unless they
of the arms and legs they viii drown;
but it must be borne in mind that any
slight n ovement. Of the climbs viii send
sone forward. It is best to teach the
novice one stroke at a time, as this
methOde viii minimize confusion.
The arm stroke should be mastered
first, and this motion can best be Illus
trated out of the water, for the begin
ner should always see exactly how
thing should be done before herself try
ing it.
The hands are first placed together,
the palms toward each other and touch
ing, thumbs upward and arms straight
Then bringing the palms almost hori-
zontal, a semi-circle is described with
the arms, which are gradually drawn
to right angles with the body. quick
stroke brings the hands together under
the chin, and with another swift stroke
they shoot out TO their full extent. That
is the complete movement for the arms.
The leg moven ent. however, is decided
" more difficult to acquire, nor can it
be practiced with any degree of profit
out of water
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-25
Inquiries Answered.

(No attention paid to inquiries not Civ
ing name and address of writer, plainly
Mrs 4. c.: We will send reply to your
inquiry by mail; but when We furnish re-
cipes which are not included in menu or
have not been given n our department.
ira charge, especially when personal re-
ply is requested.
HARD SOAP
H. B. L. writes Could you print q recipe
for making hard soap that VIII lather
in hard water nave g great deal OF rat
accumulations during the season. princi-
pally hog and poultry fat Am now max
ing a soap which is very hard. but does
not lather in cold water therefore not sat
HARD SOAP QUICKLY MADE
Put four or frye pounds Of talioW or
soap fat in an iron kettle and dissolve
over a slow FIRE: it should be only luke
warm when melted remove from the IRE.
Dissolve box of Lewis I've in three pints
OF cold water and add this to the tat and
stir until it gets white and thick Line
long shallow pans with thick brown paper
and pour the soap into this cover closely
Then cut up into cakes Keep ia a place
where the soap viii not get too dry
FAMILY SOAP.
To seven pounds of talIoW or fat use
three pounds Of resin, two pounds Of pot
ash and six gallons of water. boil for five
hours: then turn out into Washtub and
let stand until next day. cut it up into
bars. lay these on a table or board and
stand in sunny place to harden for two
The above recipes are both used by IA
nous housekeepers and are highly recon-
rnended- Let US know what success you
have.
H w G. wishes recipes for chicken Ia
males and hot Ia males and lady fingers.
Prepare young tender chicken as
for stewing and cook very slowly in
iust enough water to cover. Add a lit
tie salt after it has commenced cooking.
Remove the seeds from dozen lcses
uried red chill peppers wash them Well
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ELOPING GIRL TIRES.

Miss Alderman Returns co New ork
After Latest Escapade.
New York, May 25-Aecording to a
letter received by Mrs. Catherine Fay.
her niece, Marie Louise Ackerman. who
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-25

Conducted by Ida Arnes Willis Mar
quette building, Chicago, to whom all in
duiries should be addressed
All rights reserved by Banning Co, Chi
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upon air. The women tourists simply
stabbed those mattresses to death
The steamship company now has this
notice attached TO the door of every
stateroom: Please do not stick pins in
the berth cushions and mattresses
Pins are iniurious to them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-25

eloped some time ago with Lawyer Geo
Wentworth. has returned to New York
and there is reason to believe she has
tired of her companion and has left him.
daughter Of Mrs Fay said today
within a week my mother has re-
ceived a letter from Louise saying that
she was In New York. She said she was
in pressing need Of money and asked
that her allowance be sent through Mrs.
Bendal. MY mother refused to do this.
although the allowance has been sent
regularly to Louise ~ to three months
ago by having her identified at express
offices"
It was stated that Wentworth and
Miss Ackernan. after leaving Chicago.
went to St. Louis. where he had vaiuiy
tried to establish q law practice. IT was
there that Miss Alderman changed hFr
mind and returned to New York