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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-15

Mrs. J. E. Ricketts,, Of Fairmont ave-
nue., entertained the Twentieth Century
club Yesterday afternoon.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-15

Star of the Union Lodge No. IL, D. 81
H., will give card party Tuesday even
ing, March %, at the hall.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-15

way cut an onion across and scrape with
a sharp knife, letting the juice fall on
the tomato. Cracker crumbs are pre-
ferred for escalloped dishes, but if bread
rub it through a colander; the crumbs
will then be uniform. It is impossible
to make a good looking dish with bread
bread is very dry pound it or roll as fine
as possible, then sift- Add the butter to
crumbs by melting and mixing with them
or sprinkle the crumbs round and dot
with butter. Use about one-quarter cup
Of butter for one cup of crumbs.
Alice E. Whitaker
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-15

The Ladies Aid Society of the First
Presbyterian Church gave a silver social
last evening in the parlors of the church.
There was a programme Of music and
refreshments were served. Those in
charge We're Mrs. p J. Schaub, Mrs. j.
s. Mackey, Mrs. d. P. Roussopoulos and
Mrs. John H Shea
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-15

missionary. who has spent the past eight
years in India, was present and address,
ed the meeting. Sunday evening DR.. Con-
dict will speak in the Dayton Avenue
church on Missionary Work in the Phil
ippines." DR.. Condict was for several
months in the Philippines, and will Illus
trate her talk with a number of stere-
opticon views.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-15

The Young Peoples Society OF Emmanuel
Baptist Church gave a social last even
ing at the home of Mrs Frank J. Err
skine, on Tuscarora avenue. The hostess
was assisted by Mrs. William McMani-
gal, Mrs. c. G. Markham, Miss Minnie
Shelre, Miss Margaret Pollock, Miss Ma
tilda Heissing and Miss Lerean McIn-
tire
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-15

The Ladies Aid Society of Clinton Ave
nue. NJ E. Church met yesterday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Hamilton on
East Winifred street.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1902-12-15
Grasses and Forage Plants.

grasses ana Forage Plants.
Investigations of grasses and forage
crops are of vital Importance to Amer
lean agriculture, and these have shown
during the past year that the main
tenance of soil fertility is intimately
associated with the production of for
age crops and their proper utilization
on the farm. The success attending
the efforts of the Department to in
| trOduce alfalfa in the clover regions
| is most encouraging and it will be
pushed vigorously the coming year
Experiments are now being made with
the new and promising variety OF al
| falfa from South America which re-
sists the rust which so frequently at
tackbs the common form.
The Secretary urges the adoption
of proper methods of range manage
ment and recommends that Congress
give to the President authority to Sc
cure for the experimental needs OF
the Department such tracts of pub
lie range as may be necessary to
continue it's experiments on an ade-
quately large scale.
Valuable Seeds and Plants Introduced.
During the year the lines of work on
introduction of foreign seeds and
plants have been pushed forward as
rapidly as the means available would
permit. The agricultural explorers
of the Department have visited many
countries and secured many valuable
| introductions in the way of plants and
seeds. The introduction and estab-
| lishment of macaroni wheat in the
United States may be regarded as &C
complished. About two million bush
| els of this wheat have been harvested
| the past season, but the demand is
still in excess of the supply The win
ter wheats introduced and tested
promise great value. Varieties OBJ
tanned from East and South Russia
are much more hardy than our own
and will extend the winter wheat belt
several miles north and considerably
farther west than now. The Secretary
anticipates a possible increase of five
to ten bushels per acre over the stand
ard spring wheats.
| Usefulness of the Soil Survey.
The methods devised for the anal
Uses of soils in the field have been so
perfected that the amounts of nitrates,
phosphates, sulphates, and the like
can be determined to within four or
five pounds per acre, one foot deep.
Concluding his review of the Soil Sur
vey work, the Secretary says: Il
know of no line of work which has
been undertaken of more fundamental
importance than that of the Division
of Soil management, nor one which
offers promise of more valuable re-
suits to agriculture. 1t will tend to
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1902-12-15

solve fundamental problems, giving
reliable basis for the development of
better methods for the cultivation, fer
tilization, and cropping"
Reclamation of AlkaIi Soils.
An investigation was begun during
the year as to the possibility of re-
claiming soils in the arid regions in
jured by seepage water and the &C
on this line is being carried out on a
tract of 40 acres near Salt Lake City.
Arrangements are being made to car
ry on a similar work at Fresno, Cali
fornia, and it is proposed to extend
it to the tropical area in Montana and
possibly in Arizona to demonstrate
that these unfavOrable conditions can
be controlled. Land located in the
immediate vicinity of Salt Lake City,
he believes, can be increased in val,
lie by at least three millions of dol
lars, exclusive of the cost of reclaim
alton, should it prove successful.
Harmful and Beneficial Insects.
Japan and China and the importation
of it's ladybird enemy has been an
important feature of the years work
in the Division of Entomology, besides
importations of foreign beneficial in
sects, work with the South American
cross-hybrid fungus and the sending
abroad of some of the beneficial in
sects of this country. In cooperation
with the Bureau of Forestry the En-
tomologist is Investigating the insect
enemies of forests. Valuable results
have attended the investigation of the
Mexican cotton-boll weevil, and the
possibility of controlling the cOdling
moth in the Northeast has been dem
onstrated. The direct relation to the
comfort and health of human beings
of the mosquito and other insects has
aroused great popular interest, and
these Investigations are being followed
up with advisory work and the study
of new problems. Experimental work
with insecticides and Investigations of
the insect enemies of drug crops,
greenhouse and ornamental plants,
orchard fruits, cereals and forage
crops have been continued. The sub
ject of silk culture in the United States
placed under the charge of the Ento-
mologist by Congress is being thor
oughly investigated. The Secretary
reports the practical success of
Smyrna fig culture in California, and
predicts that in very few years
Smyrna fig orchards will be in bear
| ing in many places in California, and
doubtless in other Western states
where climatic conditions are favor
able.
In agriculture the work has included
| (COutinued ON PnOe 14)
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1902-12-15
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRE-
TARY OF AGRICULTURE, 1902.

reference TO CHe euuCdllOHdl WOIh
of the Department, which he says has
grown in effectiveness since his last
annual report. He finds that the de-
mands of many public institutions for
men to conduct research in scientific
fields and for ability to manage agri-
cultural enterprises encourage young
men to take advantage of the oppor-
tunities thus afforded. The teaching
of the science of agriculture and of
the sciences relating to it are receiving
more attention in the colleges insti-
tuted for that purpose, many OF which
have neglected their full duty in the
past.
Weather Bureau Warnings for Rural
Mails.
The past year affords gratifying evil
dence of the value of forecast warn
irgs of the Weather Bureau in saving
life and property. Ample testimony
is afforded that the value of property
thus saved from loss amounts to many
times the cost of maintaining the
Bureau. The secretary urges the de-
STABILITY of extending the distribu-
ton of daily forecasts coextensively
with the rural free delivery. Of the
10000 rural free-delivery routes exist
ing August 1, 1902, it has been found
possible to serve only 1000. To make
the distribution coeXtensive with the
rural free delivery would, he estimates,
cost about 100000.
Dairy Products.
Experimental reports of dairy prod
ucts have been made to Japan, China,
Cuba and Porto Rico. The obstacles
to the rapid increase in this trade are
principally inadequate transportation
facilities and climatic conditions Re-
suits, however, encourage further Gull
tivation of the markets OF Japan. I'm
der the Act of Congress of March 70,
1902, the Dairy Division has inaug-
urated a system of inspection of dairy
products offered for export, certifying
to the quality and character of the
articles.
Prevention of Animal Diseases.
The Bureau of Animal Industry has
continued it's investigations in contag-
ious diseases with a view to their pre-
ventiOn or remedy. Over one and one
half million doses of black-leg vaccine
were distributed during the year. Re-
ports show that it's use reduced the
loss of cattle to 0.51 per cent of those
vaccinated. The use of this vaccine
has thus saved to stock raisers many
thousands of head of cattle.
Farm Management, a New Line OF
Activity.
The reorganization Of the Bureau
of Plant Industry in accordance with
the provisions of the last Congress,
has proceeded during the year, every
thing now being practically complete,
and the nine main branches or the
Bureau conducted so as to bring forth
the very best results The secretary
reports the establishment within the
Bureau of an office of farm manage
ment. He announces it's object as
"The bringing together in concrete
form of all the facts developed in the
Bureau as a whole, sitting the results,
and applying them in practical way
where they will do the most good
Extension of Exports of Fruit and Veg
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1902-12-15

most cases exceeding domestic val
ues. The net rturns are largely in
f1uenced by the kind of packages and
methods of packing and shipping.
The Secretary urges the necessity OF
thorough and systematic study of the
different foreign markets so that the
American farmer and fruit grower
may make shipments intelligently. He
proposes to send an experienced man
to one or more of the most promising
foreign markets to study prevailing
conditions and to secure and handle
experimental shipments, noting all
conditions which have bearing upon
the results. This agent will also study
the products with which we have to
compete, and will do what he can
toward enlightening the general pub
lie in foreign countries in regard to
the character and value of our own
products. If sufficient funds are avail
able, this work will be inaugurated
the forthcoming year in a limited way.
Problems of Plant Disease.
The practical utility of thorough
scientific investigation of agricultural
problems is nowhere better demon
strated than in the Departments work
in the broad field of physiology and
pathology.
Pear blight has been especially Sc
we're lately in southern and Pacific
coast states. A large field demon
stration made last year in Texas re-
suited in saving four to five thousand
bushels of fruit in the treated orchard.
The little peach" disease is rapidly
spreading, and the Department recon-
mends immediate destruction of dis
eased trees. One of the worst dis
eases the apple grower has to con-
tend with is bitter rot. Recent discov-
cries by the Department will, the Sec
rotary thinks, effect a thorough con-
troll of the disease, if they do not pre-
vent it entirely. The study OF the
diseases of various trees has been
taken up conformity with the Bureau
of Forestry. A careful study of va
rious methods of preserving wood was
also begun and much valuable inform
alton obtained.
One of the most important services
rendered by the plant breeding experts
is to secure disease resistant, or i'm
mune plants as the most practical way
to fight plant diseases. Striking sue
cess is reported in this line. The de-
velopment of cotton resistant to wilt
disease is now an assured fact, and
variety of cowpea has been discov-
cred resistant to wilt and to root
knot.
Grain Inspection and Kinds of Red
Glover.
A movement to secure Improvement
in the methods of inspection in the
large grain markets is well begun as
the result of the organization OF the
chief inspectors. The Department is
aiding the movement as much as pos
sible. The study of the merits of red
clover of America as compared with
that of European regions has been
continued with the aid of number
of experiment stations. 1t seems evil
dent that the European clover, I'M
less it be some from the extreme
north is not ADAPTED to the clover
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-24
Women Dig Potatoes.
And Cblige

A merchant of Beaver Dam, Wis,
when approached by the women Of
the Presbyterian church there, offered
to give $40 to the church if the .wo-
men of the congregation would dig po-
tatoes two hours and permit specta-
tors. His offer was accepted, and up
on an appointed day thirty women
marched to the field Of farmer who
furnished raw material for the oper-
ations. The party included girls Of
twelve and women Of seventy years,
and as the procession went through
the town bearing shoveIS and potato
forks it gathered u large following.
Many tickets were sold to the curious,
bearing the following announcements:
The holder Of this ticket is entitled
to q reserved seat on MIS-. Waldhier's
fence to see the ladies Of the Presby-
terrain church dig potatoes from 2 to
4 p. m. Prices OF tickets from TWEEN
ty-iive cents up, according to liberal
ity of purchaser" The fence proved
to be barbed wire, which added con-
siderably to the gaiety of the event.
When the digging began the mer-
chant who had made the offer became
a good fellow by bringing large
American flag to the field. Printers
Ink.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-24
By Myrtle Kuehne.

The members of the Geometry class
were fortunate enough to stand 100
per. cent. in their examination this
| week
| The Arithmetic class had better be-
gin to study, by the looks of some of
their papers.
The Thanksgiving programmes will
be held in the different departments
Wednesday afternoon to which all are
cordially invited,
Herbert Maly was absent from
school the fore part Of the week.
Examinations were held in the DIFF
ferent departments the latter part of
+ the week.
The American Literature class will
take up the ''Vision of Sir Longfel-
low" having finished Whittier's
poems.
In the spelling contest between the
intermediate and Grammar depart
ments, the intermediate department
was successful.
The Grammar and intermediate de-
partments will com bine and hold their
Thanksgiving exercises together. All
visitors are welcome.
The first and second grades have
been making Thanksgiving pictures
with charcoal and are using colored
crayons.
The following was handed To-
by one of her pupils, who was writ
ing on examination and could not
answer the questions:
Dear Teacher.
thought [ would write
you few lines and tell you that l
cannot get those questions | know |
have stayed out Of school but after
this I will try and go to school every
day [ forgot to take my geography
home last night l didn't have time
to study this morning
And cblige
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-24
Chanel Mission Opening.

The services heretofore held in the
Lyceum Opera House will be contin-
ued throughout the winter in our new
mission room on Wall street, next
door to the Photograph gallery.
Sabbath School Saturday 2 P. m.
Preaching ...3 p. m.
Evening Services Sunday 7:45 p. m.
The public is cordially invited.
REV. l.. f. SUFFICOOL, Director.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-24

Miss Hattie Richmond was up
from Milwaukee and spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
Richmond
Game Warden Jas. Oberholtzer
who always keeps his eagle eyes on
non resident hunters, has wrote nine
deer and twenty bird nonresident Ii
censes since the season has opened
The man who will get mad at
what the newspapers. say Of him is
generally the galoot who should re-
turn thanks every day for the things
the newspapers know about him and
don't print Florence Mining News.
Mr. and Mrs. u. Graham are en-
tertaining Mrs. Nellie Swan and
mother, of Escanaba, Mich, who ar
rived Thursday evening for an ex-
tended visit.
H. S. Bower of Deleyan returned
home Thursday after TWO weeks Wis
it with Foltz and Hare at Lake View
resort. He had two fine bucks to take
home.
The wedding Of Miss Emma
Green of Monico end Jim Murphy Of
Rhinelander, took place at Amigo
last Tuesday. The bride has many
friends here who extend congratula-
tions.
Mrs. JAS. Cavner received word
last week announcing the death of her
niece, Miss Elda Lewis at Grand Rap
ids, Wis, the 18th inst, of blood
poison. Miss Lewis visited here only
few weeks ago, and made many
friends while here, who win be sur
prised to learn OF her sudden death.
f. j. Thrun and George Fuller
spent the last Of the week at Rhine
lander loading the new Corliss engine
for our Electric Light aud Water
works plant. 1t will arrive here in a
few days, and work will be pushed to
enstaIl it in the new building. The
mason work on the building is nearly
completed and house lights will be
turned on as soon as possible.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-24

The Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
road company is making extensive ex-
periments with telephone system
designed, if found successful, to be
installed in the more important Of
fees of the system and to be used as
an auxiliar equipment to the tele-
graph, mainly for local messages.
There is no contemplation, it is said,
that the telephone shall supercede the
telegraph. The idea of instituting a
system Of telephones is merely to pro-
vide a means of relieving the tele-
graph system, which vast increase
of business has rendered busy to the
point of EN- Embarrassment. The mes
sages to be transmitted are those com
munications between not far distant
local agents that now crowd the wire.
The agents will be enabled to con
verse of themselves, rendering great
er facility Of conversation and oc-
cupying none of the time Of the op-
orators -Rhinelander Herald.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-24

The friends of Matt Rettler will
be pleased to hear that he improving,
and he may be able to out again soon.
Joe DecRets arrived here to-day to
visit his brother Otto Deckert.
Tom. Loughlin our newly elected
sheriff, came out of the woods We'd
nesday and showed himself for the
first time since election. Tom en-
joyed himself hunting a few days the
last OF the. week.
-Editor Powers, of the Wausau
Herald, spent a few days hunting
around Lake Emogene, the guest of
n. A. Colman. Mr.. Powers has proved
himself as good a hunter as ''pcncil
pushcr," by bringing dow a couple
of fine deer.
Banker Mckenzie, John Green,
Alex. Higgins and Tom Loughlin re-
turned to-day from hunting trip.
MessrS. Rigging and Loughlin were
the members Of the party, each
securing a small deer. Macs gun
went wrong at the wrong moment,
and his venison is still running in the
woods.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-24
Called to the Great Beyond
An Old Resident Dies After a Weeks
IllneSs-FuneraI Was Held
Thursday.
Thursday.

Mrs. Sarah Welch, wife Of T. F.
Welch, died Tuesday morning of AS
thma, after a weeks illness, aged IS
years.
The deceasrd was born at Boston,
where she resided a mum Der Of years,
from where she moved to Freeport,
ILL.,, where she resided until sixteen
years ago when she moved to Eagle
River, and has resided here ever since.
She was married to T. F. Welch
eleven years ago, whom is left to
mourn the loss of a loving wife, be-
sides two sisters, the Misses. Nellie
and Nora Sweeney and brother Pat
rick, of Freeport, H., and Miss Mary
Sweeney, Of Chicago.
The funeral services were held from
the Catholic Church Thursday morn
ing and was largely attended, the Rev.
Father TopIaka officiating. The Rev.
G. Sale, of Amigo presided at the or
gan Messrs. VIM. Knox, P. Walsh,
S. W. Smith, Pat. Gaffney, Fred Nor
ey and NJ Scheribel acted as pail
bearers.
The bereaved relatives have the
heartfelt sympathy of their friends in
this hour Of death
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-24
Thanksgiving Proclamation.

LO%1G@EE1zLAOAS
Madison, Wis, Nov. 10 Gov. La
Toilette to-day announced his Thanks
giving day proclamation as follows:
by authority of law and in har-
mony with the proclamation by the
president Of the United States, l.,
Robert NJ. LeFollette, governor Of the
state Of Wisconsin, hereby designate
and set apart Thursday, Nov. 9th,
1902, IS u day Of Thanksgiving. That
day l recommend as one Of rest from
usual occupations by the people of
Wisconsin, to be dedicated by them
through thanksgiving to God in be-
coming appreciation OF the manifold
blessings of peace, prosperity and ma
teriaI progress, with immunity from
widespread affection or great public
disaster, throughout another year.
lin Testimony whereof, | have here
unto set my hand and caused the
great seal of the state of Wisconsin to
be affixed.
Ozone at the capital in the city OF
Madison this tenth day of Novem bel
in the year of our Lord one thousand,
nine hundred and two.
ROBERT M. LA TOILETTE.
Ry the Governor:
William II. Froehlich,
SorTntorV Of State -
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-24
RATES SATISFACTORY.
A Good Warm Stable in Connection
EAGLE RIVER, WIS
ADDITIONAL TRAIN SERVICE BETWEEN

ADDITIONAL. TRAIN SERVICE BETWEEN
DULUTH AND ASHLAND ON N. p. II.
A new passenger train has been put
in service on the Northern Pacific, be-
tween Ashland and Duluth in both
directions, daily except Sunday.
This train will leave Duluth East
bound at o'clock A. M. arriving at
Ashland at HOO; beave Ashland West
bound at 4 o'clock Z. NJ. arriving in
Duluth at Cos P. M.
This will give this territory the
best passenger train service it has en-
ioyed for a long time
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-24
Given Thirty Years in Montana.
T. j. WEIGH.

Sheriff Joseph Elliott recently re-
ceived a letter from Charles Crawford,
of Fort Benton, Mont, Undersheriff
of Choteau County, Montana, stating
that, Frank Cody who was committed
to the County jail Of this county last
Spring for thirty days and at the ex-
piration of his term was taken to
Fort Benton, Montana, to stand trial
for rape, was tried there and convict
ell Of said offense and, on Nov. 18th,
was sentenced to the Montana State
Prison at Deer Lodge for Thirty years.
While in jail here last summer,
Sheriff Elliott overheard a converse
ton between Cody and another pris-
oner in which Cody boastinglY de-
tailed how be ravished a woman in
Montana and escaped from the officers.
Thereupon, Mr.. Elliott notified the
sheriff at Fort Benton who came here
and took Cody back to Montana where
he was tried, convicted and sentenced
to thirty wears at hard labor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-24
Killed Ena1r MILO Cats.

R. c. Finskey while hunting last
Monday on the Deerskin, came across
q pack of wild cats, and had the good
luck to bag four of the bunch. AS
the county and state pay bounty
each of $500 for wild cats, Reinold
will receive tidy sum for his one
day of hunting.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-24
Gard of Thanks.

We desire to thank our kind friends
and neighbors, and the ladies of the
r. N. A. Lodge that so kindly assisted
US during the sickness and death OF
our little son.
MIR. AND MRs. WREN CARPENTER.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-24
Card of Thanks.

1 desire to extend my heartfelt
thanks to my many friends and neigh
bors, who willingly gave assistance
during the illness and death Of my be-
loved wife
Il. J. WEIGH.