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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22

Apple Growing In Southern Ininots.
From Farmers Review: Southern
Illinois apple growers did great deal
of spraying the past season, probably
more than for any three seasons be-
fore. and yet on some points they are
in doubt as to practical results. Those
who have tried dust spray are not
agreed as to its efficacy, or whether
they will try the methcd again. Dust
is difficult to apply SO it will stay on
the tree in sufficient quantities to be
effective, from its liability tc float off
in all directions, excepting towards
the tree. OF the liquid sprays there are
many formulas and differences of opin-
ion as to which have given best re-
suits. Some sprayers even express
doubts as to advantages of spraying
at all.
In some orchards beautiful and per-
feet apples have been grown without
even an attempt at spraying, while in
others that have been we'll and care
fully sprayed the fruit has not all been
satisfactory. The true state of the sit
uation must be somewhere between
these extreme opinions. ''One swallow
does not make a summer" so one sea-
sons spraying might not make a per-
feet crop of fruit if following years of
neglect. If an orchard has become
seeded down to insects through a
series of years it is asking too much
that this should be corrected by one
seasons spraying. Then it has not
been a season when spraying was as
necessary as other years. The weather
was warm and dry, insects not as nu-
merous or destructive as usual. Con-
sequently it has been difficult to deter
mine just what benefit has been gain
ed by spraying.
In my own case some varieties have
been perfectly satisfactory. while 9TH
ers have not been exempt from insect
marks. But in this end of the state
the codling moth is not as harmful as
the apple curculio; this the entomolo
gists say is nearly immune from spray
ing poisons. With me the Duchess
was not as greatly benefited by spray
ing as other varieties. Perhaps next
seasons spraying will begin to tell
more effectively. There is a growing
tendency among our apple men to give
better care to their trees by way of
cultivation, trimming and spraying;
thinning of fruit as yet is not greatly
practiced. There is also a seeking for
better varieties, and while Ben Davis
and its class are not being discarded.
yet the better Jonathan, Grimes Gold
en- and Minkler are finding a place in
the new paintings.
Among the earliers. the Yellow
Transparent is dropping out. 1t is
delicate shipper and the tree a bad
blighter. and in course of time will
drop out of the list here, as have Buck
ingham. Early Harvest and Red As
trachan. which are practically extinct
IT. e. Goodrich. Union County. Illi-
noiS.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22
Point. on Celery.

The culture of celery has spread over
all the United States. Originally it
was a mere garden crop. being grown
H. very small quantities Now, how
ever, its culture has so extended that
it may be considered both a garden
and a field crop. 1t is grown from
Mime to Louisiana and from the At
lantic to the Pacific. No less than
rweney-six stations have made expert
ments with it and reported results in
bulletins. Its first culture began near
New York in 1858, and Peter Hender-
son was one of the first growers
This plant grows wild in England
and some parts of Europe. 1t LAS gen.
e-ally been supposed that celery Jas
not cultivated till this century. but this
is declared to be a mistake. 1t is de-
clared that its cultivation dates back
at least two thousand years. though it
was used only as a medicinal herb
principally. Not till the century that
Just closed did it become a common
garden vegetable The plant las been
developed in two ways: in one. the
bottom has been enlarged into tur-
nip-like root This is eaten by Euro
peans under the name of celeriac- In
the other development the stalk has
been rendered large and tender. and
this is the form in which we know it
in this country.
The land largely used for the grow
in3 of celery in this country Is re-
claimed swamp and marsh land This
gives a rich, deep. loose soil, just
suited to celery Such lands can be
used only when thoroughly drained
Here it makes a larger growth than
on the uplands, but the plant grown
On the uplands is frequently Of batter
flavor. The time OF seed sowing de-
pends ON when the celery is wanted
for use To get an early crop seed can
6e Down In the house aa early - FEB
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22

At the last meeting of the Illinois
State Horticultural Society President
Dunlap made the remark that he had
just visited the meeting of the Cen
trail Horticultural Society held 200
miles away, and had picked up points
that would be worth hundreds of dol
lars to him the coming year. This
shows the value of these meetings to
the fruit growers. Mr.. Dunlap is q
veteran in fruit growing and has been
attending horticultural meetings for
good part of his life. Yet he finds each
meeting valuable. Now, if he needs
to attend such conventions, what can
be said of the ordinary fruit grower
who never attended such a meeting in
his life? 1t is astonishing that more
fruit raisers do not make an effort to
be present at these meetings
With the approach of spring men
are thinking about the work to be
done in the garden and orchards. Not
the least important is the transplant
ing of trees and plants. In this work
one thing should not be forgotten and
that is to keep the roots moist while
out of the ground. There are some
trees and plants that may not be in
jured greatly by having the roots dry
out, but SO many are injured that 1t
iS safe to keep the roots of all moist.
Many times strawberry plants are dug
and allowed to lie exposed to the wind
and sun. The roots become thoroughly
dry. When they are replanted the
planter wonders why they do not grow.
With evergreen trees dry roots are
fatal. The Iootlets exude a gummy
substance that dries with the drying
roots. When replanted this gummy
substance prevents all action of water
on the roots. IN the transplanting of
evergreens therefore dry roots should
be especially avoided.
We are pleased to see the growth of
sentiment in favor of the use of Foxes
in the packing and marketing OF ap-
pies. We believe that this will greatly
increase the consumption of that fruit.
California has set the style on this
and some of the states east of the
Rocky Mountains are rapidly follow
ing the example of that state. The
orchardists of Colorado are using
boxes in large numbers. The fruit
raisers there TO some extent get the
benefit of the reputation California
has built up, for the eastern buyers do
not stop to distinguish between Colo
rado and California apples, SO long as
they are in boxes. Up to the present
time, however, only the fancy fruit is
thus packed, the poorer grades going
in barrels. 1t would doubtless how
ever, be an advantage to the buyers
to have all apples in boxes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22

from Farmers REVIEW: i moved
onto the farm where 1 now reside, ad-
joining the limits of Owasso, about
nine years ago. Prior to that l had
resided in the city, so that while here
my work has been mostly to find a
method that would be paying and per-
manent, as raising grain and market
Ing direct did rot give me profit, and
four years last November, after inves-
ugat1ng the various farm industries
presented l bought II cows and start
ed these as an experiment for profit or
loss The first winter 1 fed corn and
oats mixed and ground with fair, but
not satisfactory. results. During the
winter Oh spring I saw the statement
In an agricultural paper where a man
had raised los bu. millet and buck
wneat on three acres and gave it much
pr Use as crop and for feed. The fol-
lowing spring 1 sowed 15 acres of the
above grains mixed and have done SO
every season since. not failing to have
a good crop every year.
The millet assists in holding the
buckwheat up to ripen and in SO do
ing l cut with binder and harvest with
same treatment as wheat and oats, also
thrash the same Then IL cut a little
on the green side the straw of both
makes excellent fodder for stock. In
my first feeding 1 found the grain
(oats and corn) too strong for nilch
cows. Then I mixed corn. oats. millet
and buckwheat and at once noted an
increase Of milk and have so fed since
with the exception of very short inter
walls, feeling assured that mich cows
require several kinds of grain mixed
and fed together and that buckwheat
is a kind that increases the flow of
milk I try to have the above grains
about one-Quarter each in feeding.
l am wintering 81 milch cows. and
sell the milk to factory Only a part
in milking now 60 to calf within
next 80 days) and those milking will
bring me return this month of near
ly 800. All the cows have been led
on grain as herein stated-hay and
cornstalks for fodder, grain twice each
day and salted each time when fed
grain I should state that sow usual
ly the last week in June, mixing the
grains, quarts mi1let to 18 quarts
buckwheat per acre. The grains can
be separated after threshing. through
a tanning mill as readily as corn and
buckwheat can be. These grains ripen
in same time.-C. E. Hershey, Shia-
wassee County. Michigan
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22

Potatoes were first cultivated on
what is now the border of Peru and
Chile in the Andes Mountains.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22

Never snap shot notable person
age without previous permission his
face Is private property
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22

California has over 1s7. 900 acres in
erapes-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-01
The Price That Staggers Britons

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It was Sir Robert Peel who said, 81
cannot conceive Of a more lamentable
position than that Of a chancellor OF
| the exchequer, seated on an empty
chest by the side Of bottomless de-
| fciencies, fishing for a budget"
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach must have
experienced something of this feeling
when submitting to the British parlia-
ment a budget imposing upon the peo-
pie of the United Kingdom the odious
corn law and increasing the already
burdensome revenue tax, made neces-
sary by the enormous and continuous
drain of the South African war.
According to the statement of the
chancellor Of the eXchequer, the Boer
war has cost in three years 1926, OOO,-
900. The total deficit for the British
budget for this year is estimated at
$225,O00,00O. Last year the perplexed
chancellor put tax on sugar and in
creased the income tax twopence in the
pound. This year he adds the grain
duties, increases the stamp duties and
raises the income tax another penny
in the pound, making it now Is pence.
The grain duties impose tax Of three
pence per hundredweight on wheat and
other grains imported and of fivepence
per hundredweight on -four and meal.
This must Of necessity enhance the
cost of living, since the United King
dom produces but a small fraction of
the breadstuffs required to sustain the
population, and will fall with especial
severity upon the poor.
Canada and Australia grain growers
would doubtless rejoice over the propo-
sition to tax imports of grain from
other countries if they could be ex-
empted therefrom in recognition Of the
colonial differentiaI tariff, but that
would essentially defeat the purpose
of the measure There is no pretense
that the object is to protect the agri
cultural interests of the United King
dom or any of the British colonies.
The sole purpose is to raise revenue.
The government must have the money
to carry Oh one Of the most costly wars
in history and Ia dire necessity resorts
to imposts on the food Of the people.
It, may be that King Edwards gift of
100000 to feed the poor of London
in connection with his coronation may
be more timely and pertinent than was
at first supposed
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-01

dents of foreign parentage in this
State is 71.2.
What is true of the State is also true
of the cities, and the population of
foreign parentage is stronger in the
cities than in the country. The fol-
lowing are some of the percentages of
the foreign parentage: Milwaukee,
82.7 per cent; La Crosse, 1879 per cent;
Oshkosh, 72.9 per cent; Racine, 70
per cent; Superior, 1873 per cent.
AS to the nationality predominating,
48 per cent.of Wisconsin's population
is German, and OF per cent Irish.
Wisconsin is credited with 700, 1863 peo-
pie Of German parentage, and many
thousands of those enumerated as ma
tives are of German extraction. In
this respect Wisconsin is more FORUM
ate than mary Of her sister States.
The German emigrants are the best
that come to this country from any
foreign land and Wisconsin owes
much of her present prosperity to the
large percentage of citizens of Ger
man birth.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-01

Another instance of prompt justice
was that of the conviction of music
teacher in Michigan for the murder of
a girl whom he had betrayed. The
deed was quickly traced to him, and
when confronted with the charge he
confessed. In seventy-two hours after
he had killed the girl he entered the
state penitentiary at Jackson prison
er for life. In that time he had been
indicted and tried, his sanity had been
examined by board of experts, and
his counsel had made half hearted
plea for him. The laws of the state do
not provide for capital punishment.
In this instance justice was even more
prompt than in the recent case in Phil
adelphia, where a negro murderer was
sentenced to be hanged within three
days after killing three people.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-01

The action of the Council in en-
powering the Committee on Taxes to
provide the Assc ss1r with competent
help is approved by the property own
ers in general. The Assessor will be
gin his work on the first of May, and
the law provides that the assessments
must be ready for the City Clerk by the
first Monday in August, IT has bee
the custom in the past for the Assessor
to make very little change in the lists
Of his predecessor. In fact, the Az
SCISSOR seldom made any changes of
importance, 1t was a very noticeable
increase III values that could attract h. =.
attention. This year, however, every
piece of property in the city must b.
given a new rating and this involves
an enormous increase in the work Of
he Assessor. It is simply impossible
for one man to complete the work IN
the time allowed by law. The As
SCISSOR must have help and the Com
mittee should see to it that he has the
most competent men that can be Sc
cured. The work must be we'll done.
The lists must be made to conform as
closely to the requirements of the State
law as it is possible to make them
There is no one who has any knowl.
edge Of the amounts levied in the past
in Kenosha but believes that a more
equita bic distribution of the burden OF
the taxes can be made. There is prop
cry in the city, the assessment or
which has been raised very little, if a
all, during the last few years, that has
enormously increased in value. The
Assessor now has an opportunity t
adjust all these differences and it is tx
be hoped that he will take advantage
of it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-01

THE Census Bureau at Washington
continues to send out the statistics of
the census of 1900 as fast as they can
be made up and tabulated. The re-
suits are astonishing. The census
shows that the native white males of
voting age are in the minority. In
the census enumeration all are counted
as native Americans whose parents
were born here. This is the first cen.
sus to bring out the fact that the for.
eign born and those of foreign par
entage with the co1ored voting popu
lation outnumber the native borr
Americans in the United States.
In Wisconsin the native whites Of
native parentage in the voting popula
tion number 20.5 per cent, The Bad
ger State has 1928 white males O
voting age. The percentage of resi-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-01
W. W. BAKER DEAD.

Pioneer Settler and Office Holder Passed
GWs Away This Morning at His:Home. la4a4
$3.50. (From Thursday 'Daily.)s sesgss.zz ..
Q William Walker Baker, one of the
members Of the Old Southport club
and pioneer settler and Office holder,
died this morning at his residence on
Park street. Mr.. Baker had been i'll
for the last three months and for the
past two weeks he had been confined
to his bed. Old age and general
weakening of the faculties were the
cause of his death.
The death OF w. w. Baker removes
from active life one of the best known
residents of Kenosha and one who had
long taken an active interest in the
affairs Of the city, county and state.
M. Baker was born in Syracuse, New
York, Sept. %, 1880. When he was
sixteen years ofIage he came to South
port and had lived here ever since.
Mr.. Baker had taken an active
interest in politics and had always
been a Republican. AS the repre-
sentative of his party he had been
elected Sheriff of the county and had
also served in severa1sother capacities
He was several times chief of the police
department and had been an officer or
the force.
In 1871 Mr.. Baker was called tc
Madison to act as Sergeant-at-Arms Of
the Senate, and he filled this position
for several years. He also held the
position of Postmaster of the Senate
for some time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-01
CARRIE A GOOD FELLOW.
James Minors Bride of Day Agrees to
Pay All Costs in the Divorce Suit.

Mrs. Carrie Hansen Minor, who en-
joyed the distinction of being the bride
of James f. Minor, of Ranney, for a
single day, is what most men would
call "good fellow" When she real
lied that it would be impossible for her
to leave her trolly car and other
delights of Chicago for home on the
farm she consented to allow James to
have a divorce without contest, but
after q days reflection she has come to
the conclusion that the void in James
heart is such large one that she will
pour little financial balm on it.
Yesterday morning Jim received a
letter from Carrie in which she agreed
to pay all the costs of the divorce bill.
She laid down but one condition and
that was that Jim should get the di-
vorce before the Matrimonial Bureau
discovered the wedding and enforced
the payment of the customary fee of
$40.
The letter from Carrie to Jim was a
very peculiar one for bride. 1t con-
didn't even begin with Dear Jim, :"
but was addressed 'tMr. James Minor"
and ended with simple "Carrie."
One thing is certain and that is that
Minor has established a new record
for wedding expenses, and although
he had $1,000 IN the bank he admits
that he was married and enjoyed full
day of married life for the small sum
of S18.75. "Carrie" evidently had
designs on the $1,000, but Jim was SO
cold b1ooded that "Carrie" never saw
the color of the money and the total
sum expended by James on his wife
amounted to $1.55-the railway fare
from Ranney to Chicago. Gs&ssso
% Minor states that his experience was
well worth the price, and seeing that
| his erstwhile wife has kindly offered to
pay for the divorce bill he will forgive
and forget and take up the monotony
of single blessedness on the farm
without single regret.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-01
THE new tax law may or may not be

THE new tax law may or may not be
valid, as the case may be. That is a
matter for the Supreme court to decide
Some very good lawyers have ex-
pressed the opinion that the section
which excerpts Milwaukee county from
the operation of the law, and permits
the Assessors of that favored locality
to fix the assessment at any figure
they choose, will cause the whole law
to be declared unconstitutional by the
Supreme court. Many of those who
are most familiar with the difficulties
of listing personal property for taxa
ton purposes believe that the law can
never be enforced, and that it will
have to be repealed or amended by the
next legislature. The Assessors, how
ever, until the law is declared to be in
valid, or is repealed or amended by the
Legislature have no choice but to
carry out ali of the provisions of the
law as it stands, to the best of their
ability. If they do their duty honor
ably and impartially they have an on
portunity to correct many of the abuses
which have grown mp under the old
law.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-01
IN HANDS OF RECEIVER
Simpson Machine Manufacturing Co.. at
Winthrop Harbor in Financial Straits,

winthrop Harbor in Financial Straits
The Simpson Manufacturing com.
pany, Of Winthrop harbor, corpora
ton engaged in the manufacture OF
brick making machines, has been
forced to the wall and many people OF
! kenosha who had dealings with the
factory and its managers are seeking
the collections of debts and accounts
due to them from the factory.
The company was new one and its
life as a manufacturing plant was
very short. It was established only a
short time ago and it seems that be.
fore the factory work was we'll under
way the managers were forced to
throw the business into the hands of a
receiver.
Nearly all the materials for the con-
| struction and equipment of the fac
tory were bought in Kenosha and for
this reason there are now many bust
ness men in the city who are filing
claims with Judge Hanecy, of Chicago,
IN an effort to secure at least small
portion of the amount due to them for
their wares.
In Judge Hanecy's court Wednesday
the suit of w. Garrett Hogan VS.. The
Simpson Manufacturing company was
taken up and the court was notified
that Chas. F. Davis had been ap-
pointed a receiver for the Winthrop
Harbor company and the court issued
an order that all firms having any
claims against the company must file
them before May Oath, or be forever
barred from sharing in the assets of
the defunct company. No one seems
to have any knowledge of the company
or its managers or the financial condi-
ton of the men behind the company.
There is no schedule of assets known
to the people in Kenosha and it is al
legged that the liabilities will reach
many thousand dollars.
1t has been limited by some people
formerly connected with the plant that
the receiver has been appointed for the
sole purpose of getting some of the OBJ
jectionable members of the firm out of
the business and if this is the fact it is
possible that the claims against the
company will be paid in full.
It is impossible for full list of the
Kenosha claims to be secured at this
time but it is said that many of the
claims are small and that the total
amount of Indebtedness of the COM
pany in Kenosha will not exceed one
thousand dollars.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-01

The appointment of Eugene F. Ware
to be commissioner Of pensions and
Robert ], Wynne to be first assistant
postmaster general indicates the tend
ency of "them liter'ry fellers" to stand
together. Mr.. Wynne is a we'll known
Washington newspaper correspondent,
while Mr.. Ware has attained some
fame as a poet writing under the pen
name of 1ronquill. 1t is quite ap-
propriate that in an administration at
the head of which is the most volumi-
nous writer that has ever occupied the
presidential chair since John Quincy
Adams there should be sprinkling Of
men of letters. Before Secretary Hay
became a d1plomatist he was well
known for his literary attainments, and
Secretary Long is a writer Of no mean
ability. The presidents private secre-
tary, Mr.. Loeb, is a successful journal
list, as also is Mr.. Armstrong, the pri-
vate secretary of the new secretary Of
the treasury.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-01

MAYOR PFENNIG has troubles of his
own these days. An empty treasury
was bad enough, but new street rail
way franchise is little more than he
bargained for.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-01

THE Council is in no danger of ex-
ceeding its powers if it orders few
sidewalks built on South street. If we
can't ride on the street give us
chance to walk.