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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-05-01
His Goal the Letter ssV.,,

When the late Horace Maynard. IL.
D., entered Amherst college he expos
ed himself TO ridicule and jibing quess
lions of his fellow students by placing
over the door Of his room large
square OF white cardboard on which
was Inscribed ia bold outlines the sin
gle letter n. Disregarding comment
and question. the young man applied
himself to his work, ever keeping in
mind the height to which he wished to
climb. the first step toward which was
.signifed by the mysterious Y.
Four years later. after receiving the
compliments Of professors and stu
dents on the way he had acquitted
himself as va1edictorian of his class.
young Maynard called the attention Of
his fellow graduates to the letter over
his door Then a light broke in upon
them and they cried out:
is it possible that you had the vale
9dictory in mind when you put that Y
over your door !.
.Assurediy had, !" was the emphatic
reply.
On he climbed. from height to height,
becoming successfully professor OF
mathematics ia the University Of Ten
nessee. lawyer. member of congress,
attorney general OF Tennessee, United
States minister to CeEstantinople and
finally postmaster general. Success.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-05-01
Our F66d
D6p0r tIn6nt
GSsS

is an import
4 ant branch of our business
With milling capacity fully
doubled by recent improve
ments, our output Of Bran,
Shorts. etc, will be increased
in proportion. We will also
continue to grind feed on
short notice and at satisfac-
tory prices,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-05-01
CAS- Fl

The elevator is conveniently
located for teams nearthe Red.
wood river bridge, on the same
grade as Bridge street, SO that
climbing the hill with load is.
obviated. Elevator has spout
delivery to mill, and is provided
with electric. motor.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-05-01

DIR C Walker prof serv AIbeTt Gieh1 1900
Coed Barnard = CO. IS boxes eyelets 1-s5
Minutes of this meeting read and
approved
On motion Board adjourned.
i. COOPER,
Char ID 3D.. of Co. Commissioners
I.E q TosIPKINs County Auditor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-15
CHURCH is FINISHED.
Scientists Have Building Painted and
Repapered.

First Church of Christ tScientisD Of
Wichita has secured desirable property
at the southwest corner Of Lawrence
avenue and Second street. and have
bought and moved thereon the church
which was once known as St. Johns Epis-
copal church, and was located between
First and Second streets on the west side
of Lawrence avenue. The church has
stood idle much of the time for years,
and locked forsaken and dlapidated.
Upon examination the lumber was found
10 be in excellent condition and the build
ing was purchased ct very reasonable
figures. moved alterations made. painted
and otherwise improved and is now ready
for service.
The opening services will be held next
Sunday st 1875 a m. and at s o'clock
p. m. The public is cordially invited to
these meetings. as also TO the regular
services which viii be held there every
sunday morning and Wednesday even
ing
The grounds have not rs yet been
graded and pue in shape. but that viii
come in due tine and order. The Chris
tan Scientists are TO be congratulated
for their enterprise and success.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-15
TO US. DELlBERATl0N

franchise Committee Of Council Nili
Act SLOWLY.
The franchise committee Of the CITY
council is considering a number or tfan-
chsses. The committee has thc risht
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-15
NOT YET IDENTIFIED
Coroner McColIester Has FOnnd Pa
pcrs on bend VANS Roiy.

CBEODeE LACGGAttSAGE mas d
pcrs on Dead Mans EsOdy,
Yesterday Coroner 8IcConister was
busy gathering evidence and trying TO
establish the identity Of the man killed
by the Rock Island passenger Tuesday
evening. Several slips Of paper and a
little sack saturated with blood, contain
ing about $3.50, were found on the body
of the dead man. Among the papers
found was recommendation issued by
the National Information Bureau. D. ".
Tegarden, general manager, Fort Worth,
Tex. The paper is dated at Fort Worth,
July 80, 1901, and reads as follows:
This win Introduce you TO Mr.. A. N.
Boner, who desires a position as black
smith, who comes TO you from our Office
as per your order. Hoping - viii
fiji the place to your entire satisfaction,
I am very truly yours.
D. n. TEGARDEN, Manager.
Under the recommendation was written
with pencil. S1.00 paid.
Another paper was a Rock Island en-
ployes' pass. dated Fort Worth. Tex,
July. 1901, from the Office Of the road
master.
A newspaper containing an article
about the DEAD body of a man from Mus
catine, Iowa. being found on railroad
track near Lamont. cut TO pieces, and
hotel card OF the Front Street hotel and
restaurant at Fort Worth were found.
Coroner McCollister says that he has
seen the man before, but cannot place
him. and judging from the recommends
ton. the mans name must be Boner in
stead of Redden. The case viii be inves-
tigated further today.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-15
THERE WAS NO STRIKE
Report That Cudahy's Men Had Gone
Out Mistake.

There was a report on the street yes
terday that the killing gang at the Cud-
ahy packing house had gone on strike
and that work had stopped. The John
Cudahy Packing company killed one
thousand hogs yesterday and that does
not not look much like a strike among
the killing gan
The report originated from the fact
that the killing gang reported for work
at O'Clock in the morning. and they
were laid of until o'clock and people
who saw the men coming away thought
they had gone out on a strike. There are
about a dozen Of the men who failed to
return at 9 o'clock and other men took
their places. but there was no talk of a
strike. There is very little complaint
ever heard about the Cudahy house, as
the men say they are treated fairly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-15
HAS FINE CORN.
Deacon Wilson Says There is Hope FOL
earn

Deacon Wilson told 2 reporter for The
Earle yesterday that some time ESQ he
placed g large stalk Of corn raised on
his farm. on exhibition in We.sh's cisar
store. ana the next morning The Eagle
appeared with 8 complimentary notice
aboutt he cora stating THE lcngth and
size OF The ears The deacon says that
since thar article appeared an The farm
ers Who have not had as much luck with
their corn crop as he. Seem 90 have form
Cd the impression that the deacon is not
as truthful about corn stories as he might
be. He told the reporter thar he uieht
be considered truthful or rot hut thst
d., has $50 acres Of Bottom land cr which
the corn yield this year amounts 70 g
bushels q the acre. This IS ve-.aed IS
1r8re Thomas Wilson and several otaer
reliable genuemea- The deacon saws fo-
the benefit of bis friends. that DE ms
nearly closed a deal with Jac5' Davidson
for .ooo.o00 acres OF some Of his valuaale
land.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-15
1e aa1ietta naiu Eagle Thursday ornmg august eol

idea about the matter for Mr.. Schell, the
chairman, said yesterday: THE COM
mittee has determined to look into every
franchise deliberately and TO act slowly.
The time has arrived in Wichita's history
when a franchise has become an import
ant matter, and we believe that nothing
VIII be lost TO the citizens if time is
taken for consideration, and for weighing
all future contingencies, based on a be-
lrarf cit -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-15

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-15
SHE CAUGHT AN OCTOPUS
mrs. surus Brings tsne Up ia Pacific
Ocean.

Conductor ". H Burns yesterday re-
ceived in a bis bottle a very Interesting
ob3ect It vas a baby octopls' Win
arms faliy foot in Length covered 70 tae
tips WEN Sucking cups. Nrs. Burns
caarht The baby monster while fshius AZ
Catalina Islands in the Pacific oceel-
Ms Burrs while on the coast has made
record Sc the fishing line. having causa5
several Ssh thas weished over = pounds
She j. IL present In Los Angeles and III
return 10 Wichita ia September.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-15
NO INQUEST TO BE HELD
Coroner McCoIIestcr Finds That No
One Was 40 GIame.

No inquest viii be held over the body
Of william Grove, who died from the ef-
fscts of wound caused by a street car
running into him Tuesday. Coroner Nc
Couister after seeing the different Wit
nesses and making thoroug inquiry about
the accident. found that the motorneer
nor the street car company, were respon-
sfble for the accident.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-24
AN ENGLISH POTATO HARVESTER.


In England and is said to work salts
factorily is illustrated by The Rural
New Yorker, which says:
This machine digs cleans, sorts and
delivers the potatoes into baskets. The
separator part works on the same prin-
ciple as the ordinary grain thrasher so
that those who use 1t may properly
speak of thrashing their potato crop.
There is apparently nothing to pre-
vent small stones or hard Jumps of dirt
from getting in with the tubers. and
the natural conclusion Is that the ma
chine is intended only for use on soil
that Is free from stones and not wet
or lumpy.
Ii ought to work to perfection on the
prairie lands of the central west. and
If 1t should come into general use the
probabilities are that the bulk of the
potatoes could be grown on these
smooth lands on large scale at a
figure which could not possibly be met
by the small grower in the east. who
must depend largely on hand labor.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-24

Somebody says hens are as fond Of
hollyhock leaves as cats are of cainlp.
In fact, 1t Is found that cats like the
hollyhock and will eat II us the fowls
do. A writer In one of our exchanges
urges the planting Of hollyhocks for
chicken food and gives directions for
their cultivation. For a hedge row
there are fey If any flowers more at
tractive or more suitable. but when
used TO feed the poultry the flowers. 1t
seems, must be sacrificed. We would
suggest that they he planted I'm quaint.
ties sufficient both for ornament and
for hen food.
II have been using hollyhock for
poultry green fodder" says a poul-
try man, for 20 years. | learned the
trick from n Holander. saw him
feeding armfuls of the leaves to his
hens. Ever since that | have sowed
h0llyhocks regularly. The trouble is
very little. The plant is n biennial
that is to say. It requires two years to
come to blossom. In the first year 1t
merely develops the root and lots Of
leaves of large size on soft stems from
one 20 three feet high, These leaves
are tender and the hens relish them"
Farm Field and Firesde.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-24

The American linden. or Eastwood
as some call 1t. is a first class honey
bearing tree. says Farm. Field and
Fireside. 1t is something of the nature
of the maple or the sugar bush. but is
perhaps much harder than either. 1t
grows to an immense size, makes the
most beautiful shade tree and is very
valuable for its timber owing to the
Wilderness and tineness Of the grain Of
the wood. 1t would seem that this
wood would be an Improvement over
the maple so extensively grown. There
is no doubt of the superiority of this
over the maple in hardness, and as an
ornamental tree for shade it certainly
exceeds the maple. The limbs and
foliage of the linden grow more COM
pact when grown out In the open
ground and thus less liable to be dam
ag'I by the winds. Almost all nursery
man handle them. but their introduc-
ton in the western states seems to be
slow. possibly from their unknown val
lie. Catalpa is another good honey
bearing tree and comes In good time
just a little ahead of the linden. Both
of these trees furnish a good quality
of honey, but the linden Is rather the
best and indeed Is perhaps the second
best from clovers. Catalpa Is exten-
siyely grown in the west and is a
great help to the beekeeper.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-24
PROFITABLE Pa5 lures.
English Farmers Get Good RETURN
From Every Square Inch of Land.

English Farmers Get Good Returns
From Every square Inch of Land.
One of the SURPRISING things in farm
Ing is the gradual development of land
to a point where it will yield returns
never dreamed of by the early cult
vators, says American Cultivator. Over
In parts of England and Scotland farm
ers and dairymen make a living from
pasture lands which have an assessed
valuation of $400 and $500 an acre
They do this when prices for the prod.
ucts are no greater than American
farmers receive. The secret of their
success is necessity. They have been
forced to make every square inch Of
soil pay its highest profit, and as re-
suit they have some Of the finest pas
lures in the world The sod is SO thick
and compact that 1t is almost impossl-
BILE to cut through 1t. The roots form
a solid mass in the soil, and the grass
grows luxuriantly, even defylng dry
weather. and produce good crops in
spite of close cropping late in the sea-
son, when frost ordinarily kills less
successful pasture. The thing of 1t is
the farmers have cultivated the soil,
planted and replanted grass seeds,
dressed the pastures repeatedly with
fertilizers and made them In every way
productive and fertile. The soil Is not
more adapted naturally to pastures
than millions of acres in this country
which today produce only Indifferent
crops of grass. The soil is made arti-
hcially rich, and the sod is the result Of
careful, intensive farming.
So it is these English farmers make
a profit from land worth ten times as
much in money valuation as the pas
ture fields of this country. Now, If 1t
Is possible to improve pasture fields so
that they will produce like these Eng
llsh ones. what an enormous profit
awaits the American farmers who will
improve their fields to the same pro-
ductive fertility! Instead of being
forced to pay interest on an investment
of $500 an acre the average dairyman
In this land would have to pay only on
$40 to $50 per acre. All the rest would
represent profit.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-24
Agricultural Brevities.

Massachusetts has a frog company"
which is to raise frogs for market.
Good crops of tobacco are reported
from the cigar leaf districts of Con-
necticut. New York, Pennsylvania and
Wisconsin.
1t is certain that the potato crop will
be very short in the central states, says
Country Gentleman. Late potatoes are
generally improving.
The poorer grades Of apples will help
to satisfy the demands of the evaporat-
ing plants this season.
The onion crop is not a full one, and
conditions seem to favor comparative
ly high prices, according to American
Agric ulturist.
Lining the soil intended for beets,
preferably in the fall, the application
of acid phosphate and Thomas Stag
with the seed and the treatment of the
beet seed itself with fungicidal sub
stances are suggested by the station for
root blight and heart rot.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-24
THIN AND NERVOUS
HOW A ST. PAUL WOMAN SUFFERED
AWFUL T0RTURES.
She Was Afflicted with Rheumatism and
Indigestion - Now She Gladly Tells
Others How She Was Cured.
From The Pioneer Press, 81. Paul, Mfnn.

!
From The Pioneer Press. 81 Paul, MINI
Anyone who has suffered from either
rheumatism or indigestion can appreci.
ate the condition of frail woman whose
body was racked by the agonies caused
by complication Of these diseases. Such
was the experience of Mrs. J. T. Sloggy
of l07 East Jassamine street, st. Paul.
MINI. Happily she found relief by
taking the advice of a friend and now
moved by gratitude for her delivery, she
tells others how she was cured To q
reporter she said:
During the winter of 1898 I suffered
very much with rheumatism, being con-
fined to my bed some of the time
under a physician care and unable
to do any work. l was also troubled
with Indigestion. When spring came I
was thin and nervous, had poor appe-
tite and was broken down in health
generally. That summer | made a visit
to Wisconsin and while there met an
old friend, Mrs. Ira Wilbur, of Big
Springs. She said she had been great
sufferer from Indigestion and had been
completely cured by Dr. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People. l knew her word
could be relied ON so I got box of the
pills and commenced taking them. Ifelt
benefited in a few days but continued
TO take them for about five months.
THAT winter had no return of the
rheumatism, my appetite improved and
gained in flesh and strength. My cure
was permanent and have not taken any
of the pills since.
~ have told many how the pills helped
me and / sincerely hope that others suf-
fering in the same way may be induced
to try DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People"
This statement was sworn to by Mrs.
Sloggy before G. E. Sampson, notary
public, at st. Paul. DIR Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People will not only cure
rheumatism and Indigestion but are also
an unfailing specific for such diseases as
locomotor ataxia, partial paralysis, St.
Vitus' dance, sciatica, neuralgia, nervous
headache, the after effects of the grip,
palpitation of the heart, pale and sallow
compilations, and all forms of weakness.
AT all dealers or direct from DIR. Will.
Jams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y,
fifty cents per box; six boxes, two dol
lars and fifty cents.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-24
SEED CORN.
Butts. MiddIes or Tlps--A Pointer For
Corn Growers.

Butts, M1ddles or Jlps-A Pointer For
Corn Growers.
According to the Ohio experiments,
there is no practical difference in the
yield from either butts middles or tips
Of ears of corn and no difference in the
number of barren stalks.
a contributor To Walace's Farmer
says: OF course not Why should
there be? But if they had mixed butts,
tips and middles together and planted
them they would have had a better
yield. Their experiment shows nothing
more than that butts, tips and middes
when planted separately are each one
as good as the others. This | have al
ways claimed However, to increase
the yield and have the ears fill out at
each end the corn of the entire ear
should be planted. The grains from the
butt being little later and those from
the tips little earlier the period of
polarization Is thereby prolonged, and
better results are thus obtained"
This is valuable information to every
corn grower. The longer the period Of
polarization the more perfect are the
results. The tip kernels give the earlier
and the butt the later, and the why is
made manifest of larger yield by
planting the kernels from the whole
ear mixed together This fact seems
established. and once lodged in the
mind of the corn grower he will no
longer feed the tips and butts of his
seed corn.-Southern Ruralist.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-24

with one corner left out on the in
side of this frame ut the desired height
nail two heavier and longer pieces
for handles. y couple of 3 by / inch
boards, proper length and with one
end of each narrowed down to fit the
hands, will answer for the handle
pieces. On the bottom Of the frame
nail lath or boards, letting the two
nearest to the center project about six
inches in front. These two should be
a little heavier than the others to pre-
vent springing. Between the project
ing ends place n small wooden wheel
six or eight inches in diameter. This
wheel may be a circular piece cut from
a one or one and one-half inch board
and have a light iron band fitted on to
keep 1t from splitting or be wheel
from an old barrow or something SINH
lar. a light wire spoke wheel from u
toy wagon is excellent for the purpose
The axle on which the wheel revolyes
is attached TO the under side Of the
projecting pieces of the frame 10y a sta
pie driven over il into each piece. The
two rear upright pieces Of the frame
extend down level with the lower rim
of the wheel to act rs feet. Put braces
across the front las indicated by dotted
lines to strengthen the frame and hold
in the straw. Other light strips may
be lacked on the sides of the frame TO
serve the same purpose.
If the contrivance is made of the
right material, it Will combine strength
with lghtness and be very durable. If
made only 2ta by 3 by 4 feet. it will
and be found time and labor saver.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-24
They We're For Sale.

Nov" said the fussy old gentleman,
putting one Of the biggest berries in his
mouth aud picking up another, what
Is the sense of having that sign read,
Fresh berries For SaleT Don't you
see that Fresh Berries would be
enoughf Don't you suppose that every
body knows they are for sale?"
Il dunno" answered the fruiterer.
Some folks seem to think I'm giving
them away"
And the old gentleman put the berry
back in the box
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-24

Discovered. "rhev had been married a
year tore anybody kn'w 1t. and even then
their secret was discovered onl by acCiden.
"lndesCY" Yes, o evening at card par IL.
hey thoughtles,ly played partners, and the
way they quarreled let the whole thing out"
Scald head is an eczema of the scalp-very
severe sometimes, but it can be cured Doans
Ointment. quick and permanent In its results.
AT any drug store, SOC
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-24

" hen YOU cannot sleep for coughing,
II is hardly necessary that any one
should tell you that you need few
doses of Chamberlain's ough Remedy
to allav the irritation of the throat and
make sleep possible. 1t is good. Try
il, For sale by G. r Fogg Skowhegan;
L. e. Williams, Athens; sullivan New
ton, Jackman.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-24

Mothers everywhere praise One Min
ute Cough Cure for the sufferings it has
relieved and the lives Of their little ones
1t has saved. Strikes at the root of the
trouble and draws out the inflammation
The ohildren's favorite Cough Cure
Geo E Sampson.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-24
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HANDLING STRAW.
How 10 Make Light Barrow For
Moving Small Quantities.

When straw is stacked outside the
barn and some of ii is wanted in the
stable for feeding or bedding pur-
poses, the usual plan is To carry i'll a
little at a time on a fork or in n rope
or strap sling. This in the use of a
fork is anything but a speedy opera
ton next to impossible on windy
day and with a sling a very unpleas-
ant job in cold weather, as an Ohio
Farmer contributor remarks. He there
fore suggests and sketches an easily
and cheaply made contriyance to faeil-
itate moving the straw, Which may
also be useful for transporting small
quantities of hay from place to place.
Procure first some light laths, say
three-fourths by two inches, and make
an almost square frame. using eleven
of the Hath pieces as II making a box
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-24
THRASHlNG THE POTATOES

A Harvester Built on New Princi-
ple-GOOd on smooth. Fine Lands.
For long time those who produce
large quantities of potatoes have felt
the need of Il machine that would do
away with the hard and slow method
of hand digging and picking. An I'm
plement which is used to some extent
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-24
Differences in Cream.

We have received long letter from a
Pittsfeld dairyman making inquiries in
regard 10 the credits received for cream
and the discrepancy he finds between the
credits given for cream and the butter he
can make from like amount of the same.
Evidently the wit er does not understand
The system OF credit at the cresmeries or
the differences in cream These matters
have all been fully treated in past issues
OF the Farmer and would call for too much
space TO again go over in full. He should
not lose sight of the fact that cream,
whether from a separator or Cooley can.
is very indefinite substance. From a
separator cream may be taken that is but
fifteen per cent butter fat, or that is forty
per cent fat
In regard to difference in amount Of
butter obtained at home and that made at
factory, will say that as clean churning
can be done at factory as at home, and
when the butter in each case is alike well
made there will be slight difference, ifany.
between the amount realized in each case.
Maine Farmer