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The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18
Apple Twias and Apple stem..

The attention OF the writer was last
week called to the value OF apples as
governed by their stems and the char
acter of the twigs on which the ap-
pies hung. In a block of the Duchess
after the great storm in central ILL
nois the ground was found covered
with the fruit. The owner of that
orchard said 1t was due to the lack of
pliability on the part OF the twigs of
the Duchess. When these twigs are
switched by heavy wind they are 30
rigid that they snap OF the apples.
1t was otherwise with some Willow
Twigs near by. The long and 1.-THE
twigs had SO much pliability that they
did not snap OF the apples, but would
need most severe agitation by the
wind before they would part with
their fruit. After a great storm Of
last year these same trees were
switched for hours before beginning
to drop their fruit. but in the end
dropped 1t heavily. A short storm
works little havoc with them. and few
storms are 80 violent for hours as to
cause fruit to fall finally.
The stems of the apples also count
for much in this regard. The Pewau-
kee has such short stem that II the
apples are not picked as soon as ripe
they are found on the ground. Even
before ripe they fall OF in large Quan.
titles If they are exposed to high
winds. They lie naturally SO close to
the twigs that only little shaking Is
required to detach them.
These things count greatly In &C.
lecting apples for commercial orch
ard. The Duchess is great apple.
but this is one of it's weak points
1t is very hardy. the very standard of
hardness. but it needs to be protected
from heavy winds II possible. 1t is
an argument for the shelter belt, at
least In connection with certain orch.
ard varieties II a man have shelter
belt he can more readily plant Ouch.
ess than II he has to set out his orch.
ard on a location exposed to high
winds. The same rule should make
the Duchess of more value near the
Great Lakes than farther west, where
high winds are more common and
more constant.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18
A Champaign County tll.) Orchard.

A Champaign County Uil.) Orcnaro'
Last week the writer had the pleas
ure of visiting the orchards OF Sena'
tor H. NJ. Dunlap, at Savoy. Illinois
One OF the orchards covers an area
of 100 acres and contains about o'ooo
trees, all winter varieties. The trees
are already well into fruitage anu
promise great things for their owner
The trees in this orchard are set about
80 feet apart each way, which is re-
garded by Mr. Dunlap as the proper
distance apart to set ordinary trees
A second orchard consists largely OF
old trees and covers 60 acres, but the
senator counts this as forty-acre
orchard, as that area would contain
all the trees If they were set at proper
distances The third orchard covers
20 acres and contains only summer
and fall varieties. In addition there
is located on this place and under the
control Of Senator Dunlap one OF the
trial orchards belonging to the State
Horticultural society. This is for the
trial of trees and vines whose hardi-
ness and fruitfulness have yet to be
found out There are thus 16O acres
in apples alone. besides cherry, plum,
pear and even peach trees In abun-
dance. Small fruits of all kinds are
being grown and marketed. One may
obtain liberal education in things
horticultural by going through these
orchards with the senator. who knows
and can tell about every experiment
that has been tried there.
There" said he to the writer, "is
where my father had 400 trees. When
he was away one August my brother
and myself thought we would do
something great. So We put In the
plow and gave the orchard good
going over. We got the ground into
fine shape, and the trees soon showed
it by starting to grow vigorously-at
the wrong time of the year The re-
suit was that the cold caught the wood
unripened and the whole 400 trees
were dead the next spring"
There are few men that care to
publish a failure, but Senator Dunlap
says that he tells about his failures
as well as his successes that others
may take warning and avoid his mis-
takes. These orchards at Savoy will
repay visit at any time. Their own
er is doing great things for the horti-
culture Of Illinois by the object les
sons that he has established.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18
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Low-Headed Trees.

The tornado of last week preached
sermon on the low heading OF apple
trees. The writer was in the orch
ards of the University of Illinois the
next morning after the storm and
found large part of the apple crop
on the ground. He said to himself:
THE Dunlap orchards at Savoy will
be profitless investment this year,
as, without doubt, the 5000 trees there
have shaken off most of their apples.
Great was his surprise, however, to
find that In the orchard of winter ap-
pies at Savoy 5000 trees), the loss
was slight. Here and there tree had
been uprooted on the edge of the
orchard, but in the main the trees
were not only standing, but were hold
ing their apples. The cause for this
immunity was apparent. The trees
were all OF them headed low, so very
low that many of the branches touched
the ground. The wind could not get
under the trees, but was thrown up
ward wherever 1t touched this fruit
ing forest. The umbrella-shaped tops
did not present good material for
the work of the tempest. Evidently
little whipping was done by most Of
the branches, compared to what would
have resulted to high-topped trees.
Riding through this orchard, Sen.
ator Dunlap said: There are four
distinct advantages in low heading
OF apple trees. First, the wind can.
not 80 well whip the apples from the
trigs. Second, the branches protect
the trunk against sunscald Third, it
is easier to spray the trees. Fourth.
It is easier to harvest the fruit The
only objection to low heading is that
we cannot SO well get under the limbs
to cultivate, but that is not great
matter, as weeds and grass do not
grow very well in the shade anyway.
The objection does not by any means
Offset the advantages l have named.
After harvest is over we will send a
man through here with a scythe and
he will NOV the few weeds that are
found under the trees"
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18
A DESPERATE CREDITOR.
Denver Attorney Held All Night A
the Point Of Revolver. x

Denver. July IA. B. Sullivan, d
prominent attorney and fol- merly 81
wealthy real estate owner of this city
on Friday night last underwent a ter;
rible ordeal at the hands of Michael X.
Keefe, formerly fireman on the South.
Park railroad, being held in duress In
Keefe's room, 1908 Ninth street, at
the point of revolver, from o'clock
Friday afternoon until $40 a. m. Sat
urday The police knew of his situa-
ton, but We're afraid to act, as Keefe
threatened to Kill his victim In case
of the least attempt at interference.
Sullivan was finally freed by Ser
geant Of Police Frank w. Lee, who
went upstairs to Keefe's room and
grappled with Keefe after Sullivan
emboldened by Lees approach, had got:
out of the room and had scufiie witA;
his self-constituted jailor, during whick
three shots were fired without doing
any damage.
his money. the saving of lifetime. TO-
Sullivan for Investment, the sum, with
accrued interest. now amounting TO-,
about $4,000. Sullivan failed and went
into bankruptcy, since which sKeefe hssl
been unable to obtain any considerable
sum from him. Having been crippled
in wreck and being blind in one eye
Keefe is left helpless and penniless
while he believes that Sullivan Ia living
in luxury on money th1t he has Sc.
creted from his creditors. VI
Grown utterly desperate, Keefe 'nai
ly decoyed Sullivan to his room ana
there covered him with a revolver and
swore that he should never go away
alive until the debt was paid. .
keefe was taken into custody and
lodged In Jail
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18
Form of Profitable Feeder.

Prof. H. w. Mumford: The general
form should be low-set, deep broad
and compact rather than high up,
gaunt, narrow and loosely made.
Stockers and feeders should be low.
set or on short legs because animals
OF this conformation are almost in.
variably good feeders and capable OF
early maturity. They should be deep,
broad and compact because this con.
formation indicates good constitution,
capacity for growth and Of ultimately
producing a relatively high percentage
of the most valuable cuts They should
possess straight top and underlines
which should be nearly parallel,
should be low at the fanks. thus form
ing what we have spoken Of above as
good depth. for the barrel Of stockers
and feeders as well as dairy cows
should be roomy. An animal which is
too paunchy. however, is objection.
able to the butcher. The matter of
low TANKS should, believe, be EN-.
phasized, as 1t Is an almost unfailing
sign OF good constitution and good
feeding quality.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18
weedy elavors.

Prof. G. L. Mckay: In the summer
months during dry periods. frequent
complaints are heard from butter
dealers of what they term summer
conditions or weedy favors. These
fiavors are undoubtedly caused by
species OF bacteria. As many of you
no doubt have observed that the next
morning after a good, heavy rain
your flavor will change and improve.
Many attribute this to the fresh grass
but fresh grass does not grow in q
night. Our bacteriologist found by
experimenting with 4 species Of bac.
terra that he could produce this same
weedy flavor.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18
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AlGRICULIURE)
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Maearori Wheats.


Heretofore the hardy. CLASSY wheats
OF the durum group have been re-
ceived with but little favor in this
country. Now, however. as result
of the efforts of the United States De
partment OF Agriculture to establish
these wheats. there is being mani
tested a great change of opinion as TO
their merits. in view of their probable
complete utilization in the future for
the manufacture of macaroni. In Eu-
rope they are called hard wheats and
in this country they have not until
recently been sufficiently well known
to receive q special name. The term
macaroni wheat given to this class OF
wheat by the department is becoming
rapidly adopted. and its application is
already pretty well understood.
Among all wheats macaroni wheats
are the best adapted to regions OF in
tense heat and drought During last
season these wheats had another ex-
cellent opportunity to show their su-
perior drought-resistance. In large
portions of the northwest, where the
ordinary wheat crop was almost an
entire failure, macaroni wheat pro-
duced very fair crop Of grain that
was very little shriveled; while in
southwest Texas. where grain grow
ing has been uniformly failure. they
yielded well and produced grain of
apparently eys client quality. 1t is be-
lieved that the thorough establish
ment of this new wheat industry will
be Of greatest benefit to agriculture in
the semi-arid plains. A million or
more of acres can thus be given to
profitable wheat raising which on ac-
count of drought have heretofore eth.
er been entirely idle or less profitably
employed. In few years time the re-
suit ought to be an addition of thirty
to fifty million bushels to the annual
wheat production of the Great Plains
alone. The agricultural area will be
extended much farther westward and
the necessity of irrigation will there
by be diminished correspondence.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18
wlr.,.s. r.,ephens.

Berlin. July 14.-Ernest Ruliiner,
the physicist, has invented system
Of wireless telephony. His expert
ments have been successful over DIS
tance Of three miles. The Invention
acts on the principle Of the transforna-
ton Of light waves to sound waves bys:
using searchllEht and mlcro0hssas
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18
Hard wheats Made MiIlable.

F. D. Coburn: Kansas is virtually
the only portion Of America producing
the famous hard red wheat in consid.
cradle quantities, in which as in many
other things, the state is unique. The
seed was first experimental with in
some Of the central counties nearly
thirty years ago. being brought by
Mennonite immigrants from southern
Russia, near the Black Sea, who ap-
parently understood much better than
Americans its hardy productiveness
and real value. For years following
its introduction it was disparaged by
American millers and grain-buyers,
who claimed that its flinty character
made it SO difficult to grind as to ma
terially lessen its market value. the
farmers, however, persevered in SOW
ing 1t and the production steadily in.
creased, although they were com.
ten to fifteen cents per bushel below
what buyers and millers were willing
10 pay for the softer and much better
known varieties yielding considerably
fewer bushels per acre. They per.
sistently argued that 1t was more
profitable to raise 4 wheat that would
reliably yield them, one year with an.
other, from eighteen to forty bushels
per acre. even though selling for but
Is cents per bushel, than to raise a
crop selling for 80 or IS cents per
bushel and yielding perhaps only
twelve to fifteen bushels, This. in
the course of a few years. compelled
milers to devise ways and means for
more successfully and economically
converting this hard wheat into flour.
and there were brought into use de.
vices and processes for softening the
grain by steaming and moistening be-
fore grinding.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18
Follow the Leading. of Nature.


C. P. Goodrich: We must follow ma.
ture. We have cut off the trees and
shrubs and destroyed, with the pIow,
the plants whose roots penetrated
deep in the ground. We must put on
some plants that will do the same
thing; that is, disintegrate the subsoil
and make the plant food available and
bring it to the top where our cult
waited crops can feed on it. There is
nothing better now known for this
purpose than clover or alfalfa.
would not cultivate the steep
side-hills. Let them grow to timber
and let nature keep on as she has
been doing, holding the soil from
washing and raising valuable
crop. We need a great deal of tim
ber and it will be more valuable year
by year. There is land enough that
Is comparatively level. to cultivate.
would not wait long after the land
was cleared or broken up before
sowed clover. 1t is very rare that
there is failure to get catch on
such land. But great many men
seem TO think 1t is wasteful to SOW
clover on land before it gets poor
l remember some forty years ago,
when l had just commenced seeding
to clover, | was sowing some seed on
field near the road, when a neighbor
came along and asked me what | was
sowing | told him clover seed.
.'What?" he said, ''sow clover seed on
this land! This is new and rich and
will raise good many good crops be-
fore you will need to SOW clover.
would not sow clover as long as the
land would raise crop Of grain"
He waited till his land got poor,
with the humus all taken out Of 1t,
before he sowed clover. Then he had
several failures before he got catch.
Many farmers, judging by their ac-
tons, think as this man did.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18
Worms In Turkeys.

From the Farmers Review: have
raised turkeys for a great many years,
but have never been bothered with
worms. find that 1t is advisable
to raise turkeys with as little arti.
fetal feed as possible. give some
extract OF logwood in the drinking
water. The logwood is added till the
water is the color Of wine. get
more turkeys raised in this way than
any other. but do not recommend
this as "a cure for worms. l have
given areca nut for other purposes
and always had stunted turkeys
Mrs. Henry Gaiser. Coles County, ILL.,
nois.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18

An eastern physician says that mem
bers of his profession can be bribed
and that they will do lot for
money" Here is man who knows
he has his price and does not wish to
be selfish about it.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18

Mr.. John NJ. True. secretary of state
for Wisconsin, says the disposition to
plant more corn 10 almost universal
throughout the state. and the potato
acreage has also been increased S per
cent, and tobacco acreage 10 per cent.
The wheat acreage has decreased in
proportion As the corn and oats acre
age has increased.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18

An Ohio court has decided that
diamonds are not wearing apparel
Ladies contemplating pilgrimage to
the bankruptcy court should take no
iice
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18

Herbert Spencer Is shocked at what
he calls the Standardization" of the
world. He has evidently been study
ing the newspaper accounts of college
hazings.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18

Kansas girl says that nothing
makes her so mad as to have a grass.
hopper crawl up and down her back
Just as her lover has come to the
proposing point.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18

Reginald Vanderbilt did not receive
diploma with his class at Yale be.
cause he missed one of his examira-
tions. This incident proves that even
young millionaire may have few
troubles money cannot avert
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18

Young Mr., Rockefeller is now talk.
ing to his Sunday school class about
the folly Of striving for gold. 1t GER
tainly is foolish to wear ones life out
that way II you can get father to
do the work for you.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18

The man who invented the roll-top
desk died yesterday, but the man
who comes down to the Office with.
ont his keys is still doing business al
various old stands
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18

II England wants a new navy, Uncle
Sam is in excellent shape to submit
plans and estimates.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18

A Colorado girl has declined to mar
~ man because he is wealthy. Here
is vindication for Senator Dolliver.
who says the poor are the only ones
who have 4 chance
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18

Milwaukees bishop picked out to
bacco for deHuEciatiou. not what made
the city famous.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18

New Jersey business men who have
organized vigilance committee TO
drive out the anarchists should be
careful not to adopt methods made un-
popular by the latter.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18

We always like to see the barkeeper
at the front door; it is q sign he is
not bGsy-Atch!sOn Globe.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18

The troubles of the Kansas farmers
are proyerbial Generally it's a
drought or insects cutting the crops.
But this time it is lack of hands
to harvest the wheat
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18

Young King Alfonso's troubles are
only beginning. He has now to go
out and look for wife and there are
Al least dozen different persons who
are to decide just whom he must
marry.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18

The new King of Saxonyis 20 years
old. There seems to be one place
left where the boys aren't getting all
the good jobs.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18

Numbers Of young persons who
want to be angels are achieving their
ambition by rocking rowbOats.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18

When all the school children are
turned loose long-suffering bachelors
may agitate for a monument to Herod.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18

Kaiser Wilhelm wants the comic
papers to quit poking fun at him. In
return the papers ought to require the
kaiser 10 quit making speeches.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18

Great Britain wants new markets.
This is a pity. since we want them.
too, and are cut after them.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18

Herr Most is going to spend year
at Sing Sing, The only regret is that
he cannot take all his followers with
him.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18

Russell Sage has gone back to bust
ness much cheered by the knowledge
that he saved cariare during his re-
cent Illness.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18

One of the curious freaks of nature
is found in the fact that seventeen
year locust natures in about thirty
minutes.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18

We know nothing Of tomorrow: our
business is to be good and happy to.
G:y.-Sydrey Smith.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18

All true work is sacred; In all true
work, were 1t but true hard labor,
there is something of divines4-Car.
lyle.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18

They are having trouble in Ven
ezueia again. The people down there
must have returned from their sum
mer vacations.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18

The news that John W. Gates
made light of his million dollar
bet is not exactly reassuring TO the
Other fellow.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18

Turning water on those Jersey an,
aTchists is cruel If not unusual.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-18

With Mark Twain the degree OF IL.
D. means doctor of liberal laughter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-08-01
WEST CHESTERFIELD, N. H.

Ira -Farr is preparing to build a new
round silo for use this fall.
Miss Mary Cobleigh is home from Brat
tleboro for a vacation of several weeks.
Mrs. H. L. Rouillard of Maine attend
ed church here Sunday and greeted old
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Camden Smith of Brat
tleboro are at NJ. NJ. Smiths cottage at
the lake.
Several from town went to Block
Island Saturday on the excursion, return
ing late at night.
on account of the heavy rains and
cold weather, blueberries are not as
plentiful as usual.
o. r. Farr has been getting out this
week the lumber for a large boat house
which will be built near Pine Grove
Springs hotel.
Rev. c. ]. Harris of Winchester, n. H.,
supplied the pulpit Sunday in the alb
sence of Mr.. Quimby, who will take a
vacation until Sept. 1.
Miss Belle Scott of Ware, Mass, has
been spending a few days with her sis
ter, Mrs. Aggie Randall, and with her
mother Mrs. Nancy Scott.
The next regular meeting of the local
ing. August Q and will be young peo-
pies night. The entertainment COM
mittee consists of Fred Snow, George
Brown. Miss Florence Spring and John
D. Hutchins
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-08-01
Bride and Groom from Worcester.

The home of Mr. and Mrs. L. f. Clark
on Brattleboro street was the scene of
a pretty wedding Tuesday evening,
when at $50 o'clock, Mrs. Clark's niece,
Miss Lettie Abbie Dix, only child of
John f. Dix of Worcester, Mass. was
united in marriage to George NJ. Skill
ings, also of Worcester. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. e. j. Deane
pastor of the Methodist church, the ring
service being used. The bride was Civ
en- away by her father. The young
couple stood under an arch of golden
rod and ferns and the home was prettily
decora ted for the occasion. Miss Daisy
Streeter of North Hnsdale. a cousin of
the bride was bridesmaid. and Bert Nc
Donald of Dover was best man. Miss
Ethel Streeter. also a cousin of the bride,
played the wedding march. The bride
was becomingly gowned in light blue
silk with trimmings OF point lace. She
wore bridal roses in her hair and carried
a bouquet of carnations. The bridesmaid
also wore blue dress. trimmed with
white lace Only relatives of the con-
tracing parties were present. but they
filled the house. Refreshments were
served and the evening was one of de-
lightfully informal enjoyment to all who
participated. The bride has been en-
ployed as cashier in Marshalfs cafe In
Worcester, and the groom has a posi-
ton as outside manager for the Worces-
ter Furniture company. They were the
recipients of many valuable wedding
gifts After spending two weeks among
friends Mr.. and Mrs. Skillings will begin
housekeeping at 50 Harrison street, Wor-
cester. Mass. where they will be at
home to their friends after Sept. l.