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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-26
RAI1,RoAD NOTES,

J.. W. Lawhead has been made freight agent
of the Rock Island ut St. Paul. He has, been
freight and passenger agent Of the road at
DEBORAH, Iowa. 49, -. - -. . - !. r..
In its thirteenth annual report just issued the
Iowa Central railroads shows total receipts OF
81, 543, $50. an increase of 1888 per cent: Net
earnings were s5se: SOL, an increase OF S12 SAG;
$1O4 ,os1, making the total surplus 1896. 433.
Indiana school funds Will receive $3.50, 42+. IS
as result Of decision in the state supreme
court against the Vandalia road. The snit was
for money said to pc due the school fund under
the charter granted in 1S47, by which the road
was to pay to the school fund profits in excess
of specified sums ..ssEa$ ...r =
/ Officials of the Santa Re Railroad company
are said to have closed contract with French
mills for 10000 tons Of steel rolls Of fifty pounds
weight. The price is given at so d ton and
the date of delivery. Is fixed for next year.
Comment asFbeen caused by this big order be-
ing given to foreign mills. IT is belicyed to
be the beginning Of d fight BY, the railroads
against the steel trust. Santa Fe officials say
they wanted the rails DIT certain time and
had to give the order abroad to get it filled
promptly: III ~ rs. AZ 8::.2e z9fEt&
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-26
Denied at Gates office.

Chicago, Nov. 26.-The report from Mil
waukee that John w. Gates had obtained
control of the Wisconsin Central railroad
and had reached an understanding with
Mr.. Rockefeller. who has a large interest
in the road, that no more of the stock
should be sold and that the agreement
having been broken. Mr.. Gates bought up
the stock as it came on the market, Is
denied fatty at the office of Harris, Gates
6, Co.. It was said there the report is
wholly without foundation and Mr. Gates
has no interest whatever IN the Wisconsin
Central r., d, 2...- .. .- .,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-26
WILL sHILL2ENTER CANADA?
= -. =:js't = Dol e u - :. =
Report Has lts,That lie VIII Cut Into
:. Canadian Pacific tIerrItorY =

s.,. ror.s SUI. sp.esa4 ser.t 10.
: Toronto. Ont. Nov. .2e:-Closely follow
ing the announcement that the Grand
Trunk will build a transcontentnal line
to. the Pacific ocean, through the Canadian
northwest comes another somewhat sen
sational railway. ANNOUNCEMENT to-day
that j.. Hill 's railway. tbs; Great North
ern, will enter the Canadian west and
compete with the Canadian Pacific. There
was an agreement between these two
railways under which Hills road under
took to keep out of the Canadian north
west and the Canadian Pacific to keep out
of Montana and Dakota: -;
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-26
,MlIWaukee's Cutoff.

1t is expected that by spring the Mil
waukee will have completed the cutoff
shortening the distance between Daven-
port and Ottumwa eighty: miles, also that
between Ashdale and Thompson, ILL.,, sixty
miles, Thus the Chicago Kansas line will
be shortened 40 miles.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-26
ApvANCE41s ORDERED
Meeting Of Traffic Officials In Chicago
Yesterday.

Western traffic officials met in Chicago
yesterday and ordered an advance in rates
which will take effect Dec. 8 on the trunk
and central lines. The advance in grain
and flour ates will be 21a cents a hundred
pounds and 5 cents on provisions. Rates
on coal, iron, cement and other special
commodities will go up from 10 to IS per
cent, No: changes have been made in
class. rates, but the. classification has been
revised so; as. to make the class rates on
many articles considerably higher.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-26

If you are too busy TO bring your want
ad to The Journal. call up No 9. either
line, and The Journal will accommodate
you by taking your ad over the, phone.
If you will kindly call in and pay for same
at your earliest convenience it will greatly
facilitate the handling Of these small
amounts.
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. Take. The & North Star limited"
The finest and fastest train to Chicago or
ST.. Louis. Buffet library cars, conpart-
ment seepers, etc. !, Minneapolis & St.
Louis r. r. s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-26
A Cold Wave Is Coming.

Go to California, warm and genial.
reached best over the most direct and
shortest line, The Rock Island-El Paso
Route the line Of lowest attitudes. The
highest point enroute is several hundred
feet lower than that of any other line
across the continent. Call at the Rock
Island Ry. Ticket Office, 322 Nicollet av-
enue, and talk it over.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-26
=. MAY .AcoulRE STEAMSHIPS

Change, In Articles Of the Oregon Short
80. ed. F.: 49,. : Line. :.'r.
Special to The Journal.
: Boise, Idaho, Nov. 26.-An amendment
to the articles of5 incorporation Of the
Oregon Shorttline. granting powers to2the
company to construct and acquire ferries
and steamship lines and branches and
connecting lines of railway permitting
merger of the Short Line and Oregon
Railway and Navigation company lines
has been filed here by E. III. Hartman.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-26
New Through Sleeping Cars to Kansas

The Chicago Great Western railway: is
now running a through Pullman sleeper
on it's Kansas City train, leaving Mime
apolis at. 10 a. m, arriving at Kansas
City the next morning at $50. -, For
further informatio inquire Of l.. c. Rains,
agent, corner Nicollet avenue and Fifth
street, Minneapolis. MINI. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-26
THROUGH Tourist Car Service

70 California via the Burlington route
For particulars inquire at City Ticket
Office, 414 NicolIet av.
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$3.50 70 CHICAGO and Return -

on any Of the famous trains Of the North
Western Line Tickets on sale Dec. /, q
and 8, good returning until Dec. s. City
Ticket Office, 600 Nicollet avenue.
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FREE Dr. PE0rc0ys Common S07s0 hN0nyOal
Advisor containing moro than q h5Ou-
SAND pages Ee sent FREE receipt of stamps to
nay expense OF mailing ONLY. Send 81 0n0-09nl
stamps tho cl0fk,-b0und volume, III stamps
for the hook IN paks8r covers
Address Dr. u. W PLER0E, Buffalo, Ny SfI
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-11
FERTILITY OF SOIL.
Some Authorities nrii~v- That Green
M~nuring .. sh~ Hest, WAY To
Matatain u.

The good buslncss man does not per-
init his stock In trade to d.preciatc by
neglect or careless handling; neither
will u thrifty farmer let his land run
down. II the farm Is to he u paying
one. the fertility II the soil must never
he lost sight ~. Our grnndfathcrs
aud fathers praciiced e~nriching their
farms by scattering the n from
the barn and barnyard. From actual
experience. without knowing the cause,
they knew that profitable crops Of
grain followed where clover sod had
been plowcd under.
Commercial fertilizers were used to
some extent. but they were expcn-
sivc and little was known regarding
the varying needs OF different soils
and crops.
The farmer Of to-day has the bene.
IL Of all the fertilizer Investigations
made by the various state experiment
stations. The experts Of these sta.
lions. realizing the great need there
IL for knowledge Of soil fertility. have
given this subject exhaustive study.
The subject Of green m%nnuring
should he most carefully studied by
farmers.
7. II. Terry attributes 10 blowing
under heavy coats ~ green clover the
high degrees Of fertility OF his farm.
This method enables the farmer TO
speedily add humus Ia the land. A
crop Of COW peas will In a few months
he ready To pillow under for a grain
crop to follow.
II your land Is not yielding the re-.
turn II should try green manuring M
n fertilizer. Sow COW peas. II sown
early u first crop may be harvested
and n second II sown to pillow under.
A rye crop may Ice sown In the late
fall which will furnish some late fall
and winter pasture. The rye will act
NJ n winter cover and will prevent the
Teaching ~ the land. The advantage
Of rye covering Is In It's saving of fer.
Utility. The thrifty farmer viii study
every phase Of this problem. There
ARE times when commercial fertilizers
nrc profitable. but above all will the
farmer study how to make the farm
produce It's W plant food. - Rural
world.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-11
A BLIND MECHANIC.


- W eNs''f
That a blind man should set up an
agency for agricultural machinery aud
manage il; that he should Income an
expert in the handling Of such ma
chincry, know how to put ii together
and tear IL apart, how TO locate faults
IN IL and how TO right them, L. almost
incredible.
Nevertheless these arc the achieve
mcnts of John =. Wenger, who Tor 10
years has lived in East Earltownship,
Pa. says the New York World.
Ills general store at WcGvcrland is
a business center for a thickly settled
rural community.
The shop in which he occasionally
works at carpentcring or broom max
ing il tho resort Of the curious,
His warehouse, wherein are stored
scores Of machines Of all the sorts in
demand by up-to-daie faruers, is yis-
tied by tillers of the soil from far
and near, and il IL the blind propri-
ctor himself who waits upon them.
explains the machines, points out
their advantages, shows how to OPP
crate them.
One Of Wengers eyes was weak from
infancy; at the age of II he had to
quit going to school. bc%carscthe other
became weak also, Agar ortwo later
he became totally blind.
He had always been fond Of tools,
10 he first became a carpenter and
Joiner; then he took TO the industry
Of broom making, Besides this he
opened a little store aud sold peanuts,
cakes and candies to the school chill
dren and to the young fellows who
liked to lounge about such places Of
an evening. His store and shop lay
some distance from his home and the
path led to a narrow footbridgc. with
out guard rails, that spans a stream.
He walked il unguided.
When Mr.. Wenger'reached the age
of 30 his father removed to a farm
several miles distant. Theblind man
soon learned to know it as well as he
knew the old home, lie bought some
land near by and put up the building
in which for more than a quarterce cen
tury he has mi a general store and
has broom factory. Close by he put
up q warehouse for agricultural ma
chinery and embarked on u large
scalc in the handling Of such stock.
Machines come from the factory
sknocked down.. e.. dismembered
and packed in crates and boxes. Mr..
Wenger unpacks them and puts them
together.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-11
Food stuns from Trees.

Chestnut groves, with fuli-growh
trees, produce six times as much food
per acre M any cereals, and Hum.
boldt estimates that n banana or.
chnrd will feed rs human beings,
where n potato field Of the same size
would support two and n wheat farm
only one. A time may come when the
staple OF human food will he chiefly
derived from trees, thus increasing
the DEMONSTRATING capacity of our
planet more than 6ye-fold. not ia
mention the saving In drudgery, nor
the beneficial climatic influences OF
tree plantations. No blowing, hoe
ing and moving, no worrying about
winter food for hungry cattle. nj
acserts oversprcading vast areas OF
trec.dcprived territories.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-11

When a farmercomc, to buy piece
Of machinery Of him he takes him
out TO hi, warehouse. leads him to
the spot in which that particular ma
chine il found. shows him how to OPP
crate it aud exhibits it, advantage.
tell, him how to take rare Of ii and
explains the points in which il differ
from like machines made by other
manufacturers. II n machine is I'M
properly put togctherhc can tell what
i, wrong.
\ messenger came to him in haste
u day last summer during halmak-
ing time, Pop wants you to come
along with me oycr to our place. il
you have time" ,aid he. "and tell u
what. wrong with our mower. lie
got a new one last week. aud IT, out
in the field, hut won't work"
The blind man went along with the
hoy. lie was taken to the meadow
where the hands who were TO help in
gathering the hay crop stood idle be.
cause the new mower wouldn't work.
The blind man was in his element
at once, lie walked all around the
machine and looked At il with his ten
wonderful eyes-his fingers. lie stud
led all the parts. "Drive on u few
steps he said to the man who held
the horses. LET me see how it goes"
stop he commanded after a
few steps had been taken. Get me a
wrench. Here. a wheel that is turned
face inward, Let me examine it,"
He did so, took of the wheel. turned
il face about and the defect was rem.
edied.
Il don't like the location Of tina,
telephone said Mr.. Wenger's broth.
er, Postmaster David Il. Wenger, the
other day. "lt'stoo unhandy out there
in the broom room. w ought to have
it here in the store" "All right" said
John. IN have it moved. | guess /
can do It myself"
Next night he set about it, getting
to work after midnight, so as to offer
no interference to telephone calls.
Working alone, he cut the wires,
moved the apparatus to the other
room, sci Il in the desired place, then
went out and put up a adder, splieed
the wires to the pieces necessary to
make them long enough to reach tbs
new point of entrance, brought then.
around and made the proper connec-
ton and had all ready for business at
four a. m.
II am contented with my lot" he
says.
NF.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-11
Miss Lena Hilton is Pre-

A S a spring medicine Pcruna Is n
n never failing remedy. IL cleanscs
IA the blood through digestion. and
gives tone to the whole system 10y in
ereasing the nutritiye value Of the
food. ''Spring fever" MS II IL some
times called. which produces n tired
out, sleepy feeling. and inability to do
much mental or physical work, Is the
result Of u sluggish digestion.
The great popularity that Peruna
has Is due to the fact that In all such
cases II Mt once corrects digestive de-
engagements and enriches the blood by
purifying this very important source
OF that vital fluid.
Mrs. J. Z. Finn. Sc East High street,
Buffalo. y. Y, writes;
~ few years ago l had to give up
social life entirely, MS my health was
completely broken down. The doctor
advised a complete change and rest for
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-11
What Are You Doing
for Your Country?
BY DR.. MORGAN DIX,
aseass 4 he ~ Thsiiy chsreh. New York

ING IOCR SHAKE ~ I1S
ADVANCEMENT by DISCHARCING YOUR DUTIES. PUB
Lie N PRIVATEl DO you stand in your own personality Tor
all those qualifications that will increase its influence Tor good, or
arc you. like too many OF its citizens, indifferent!
You do not amount TO much il you are willing TO let others
make your country great, while YOU stand by as unconccrned as a
dead weight.
II you arc anxious TO really DO something, you might fight
three enemies that arc opposed absolutely to the public peace Of
your country. These are IGNORANCE, Discomfort and DIS
ORDER, and you will find them THRIVING in your own commu-
nifty.
There will always be those whom it is impossible to instruct,
and those whom nothing will satisfy. These take to riot and rebel
lion as naturally rs a duck takes TO water. These are the dangerous
classes Of whom the State must beware II il values its life.
There will always be persons who cannot he made to see that
social equality is an impossible condition in this imperfect world,
and that no effort to secure II can succeed, for the reason that men
arc not born equal; that they are born unequal, physically aud intel
icctualy, and that this innate incradicablc inequality at the start
must bear its fruit. a social inequality. which will last until the world
and human nature be made over, and the causes which bring it about
have been removed forever.
There will always be persons who honestly think that the
needs OF the poor eau be supplied by plundcring the rich and making
distribution of the spoil per capita, and that by that ingenious proc.
cs poverty can be abolished: who cannot comprehend the simple
truth that such plundering and distributing would do no lasting good
that labor cannot live without capital to keep it at work and save IL
from starvation and death,
There will always he persons ready for the ncfanous work OF
sowing the seeds OF discomfort among the masses and stirring
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-11

n year. As this was out OF the question
for n time, ] began TO look around for
other means Of restoring my health.
IL had often heard OF Pcruna rs IN
excellent tonic. so | bought u bottle to
see what II would do for me, and II GER
tainly took hold OF my system and re-
Juvenated IT,, and In less than two
months | VAS In perfect health. and
now when ! feel worn out or tired n
dose or two Of Peruna Is all that I
need"
MRS. j. +. FINN.
II you do not derive prompt and sat
isfnctory results from the use Of Pc
runn, write at once to DIR. Hartman,
giving n full statement Of your case.
and he will be pleased TO give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman S~anitarium. Columbus, o.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-11

LITTLE ODDS AND ENDS.

-
'"u s,aN'"g tomatoes put
10" "r"""o mem ihis VIII Keep
'"vn "o'S' ""' cream
In fresh Inrd or mu,,a, Ill" -
. soiy. ,ha, LII 80 80" ""N',
sorcs ~ anu
~, u....h. ,.
-. we ",o'. "s"ie'iah IN
- u'"ps "h" uron
nv WV '"'' '"'" eo'" '"e car with
"oo'
ror en,arrh take one-haif ounce
o' ora u u ounce OF loaf sugar
pniveriHed' MIX ana snuh nve or six
times a uay'
For cabbage worms dissolve one
half teaspoonful OF saltpctcr In one
quart water. Sprinkle on the cab
bngc In the cool OF h day.
For roup In chickens mix together
q half ounce of carbolic acid, one
ounce OF sweet oil. and one ounce Of
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-11

them to Jealousy, envy aud hatred. passions
which never yet gave comfort. but act As
tormcntors Of the breast that harbors
them within It. Such are the forces that
do battle always and everywhere agains,
domestic peace. II these should prevail
over sound judgment, respect for law, alb
horrcncc Of internal discussion and love
OF orderly behavior and %fra,ernal consid-
Grafton the state must perish.
Think these things over, young man.
Make up your mind to fight these three
enemies Of your country whenever and
wherever they appear. Then you will be
actively engaged in the work Of keeping
your country great.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-11
STRONG STAKE FULLER.
How to Make an Effective Implement
which Enables One Man q no
the Work Of Two.

The Illustration shows u simple, ei
fectiyc and very convenient implement
for pulling up stakes when removing
nm old fence. \ stout pry has two
round iron arms attached To Ito end.
a. shown. The iron has Its ends
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-11
FENCES IN SPRING.
How 20 Fare for Them In Case They
Have Becn O~verthrown by
Winter frosts.

There are rods Of fence on almost
every farm that are thrown down
every spring when the frost comes out
Of the ground. Stakes cannot be driven
into such soil with any assurance Of
permancncy and n fence once thrown
out Of the ground is very hard to get
back into place. The cut shows y way
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-11
Government, Farm Reports.

During the fiscal year ending June
80. 1901, the total number Of publica-
lions issued by the United States de-
partmcnt Of agriculture was 6O6 differ.
emit kinds, with n total number Of
eopies Of S,s99,asi.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-11
SIMPLE STAKE FULLER.

turned In and drawn to n point so that
Il can be driven into the stake. when
the. latter can be pulled up with ease,
il the stake is large, the arms can cas-
lily be sprung apart so that the points
can he driven In on each side.-Orange
Judd Farmer.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-11
noLpING rENcE IN PLACE.

to build II fence upon the surface Of
such ground. Enough tones cnn be
put In Ia anchor the fence very solidly.
II the ground heayes and inclincs the
fence somewhat. II will come back into
place when the ground Settles--or'
nngc Judd Farmer.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-11

AS all American you are
proud Of your country. Of course.
You are glad to see it in the van
OF the world.
NOW WHAT ARE. YOU
DOING TO ADVANCE IT?
ARE YOU CONTRIBUTE
a ,,, ma tp.a.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-11

Vanity and impudence are twin sis
ters.-Chicago Daily News.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-11

Here are q few considerations for you, young man, and now Is
rs good a time as any other to give them Your attention.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-10-24
Evansville.

Mr. and Mrs Will Blanchard have
moved their household goods to Brook
Ign, where they will reside this winter.
Mr. and Mrs l. T Pullen took their de-
parture Wednesday afternoon for Des-
Moines, Iowa, where they will spend the
winter with their daughter, Mrs William
Antes..
G E Lee and wife left Wednesday
morning for few weeks visit at the lat
ters old home, New Carlisle, Ohio They
will also visit other cities in that state.
Mrs Fred Franklin, who died Friday
afternoon, October TO- was buried from
the Baptist church Sunday morning at
1870 o'clock, Rev Hoag officiating.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Heddles and chill
dren moved Saturday into the James
Luddington house on Park street, and
Mr. and Mrs VIM Boyd moved into their
home which Mr. Heddles just vacated.
Mrs Mary Boyce died at the home of
her daughter Mrs LOOMS, in GAINESVILLE,
on Thursday morning, Oct Is, 1902, aged
nearly SO years. She was born in New
York and came to Wisconsin in 1916
She was the mother of three children,
Mesdames Eager, LOOMS and the late
Mrs Sidney Smith. Mrs Eager sorrows
under double affection, her husband
having passed away on Wednesday
morning, just twenty-four hours previ-
Gus to her mothers death. A remarka-
BILE coincidence marked the death of Mrs
Boyce and her husband, who died eleven
years ago this month at the home of DR.
LOOMS. Mr. Boyce's death was also
preceded by the death of his son-in- law,
sidney Smith passing away at his home
in this city twelve hours before the
death of Mr. Joyce. Funeral services
were held at the LOOMS home Saturday
afternoon.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-10-24
ROckdale,

A few from here attended the carnival
at Madison last week.
P N johnson of the Prairie, was in
town Tuesday evening.
G o Tellefson was in DeForest on
business one day this week.
Henry johnson of Edgerton, was a
caller in town one day last week.
Mrs Pete Holm of Stoughton, is spend
ing the week with relatives here.
Mrs Ed Holverson is on the sick list
DR. Brewer of this place is in attendance
Mrs o A Herried and Miss Christine
Holverson were at Deerfeld last Mon
day.
Mrs Douglas of Waukesha, is spend
ing the week with her sister, Mrs DR.
Brewer.
Isabelle Tellefson returned home on
Friday after spending the week with
relatives in Edgerton.
A few from here attended the funeral
of old Mrs Larson Klement at the East
Koshkonong church last Saturday