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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29
LADIES RAISING MONEY
FOR THE STUART STATUE

Tho following contributions to the J. E.
g. Stuart Monument Fund have been re-
.,elved through tbs Richmond Chapter,
Daughters OF the confedcracy, In re-
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The Holiday Book Store

Twice large as was last season ana INC STOCK
kinds OF publications. ;,
Wen 1t happens not to be in our STOCK ana II
cost tfanpu
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Around the Pan With Uncle
Hank and His Trip Through
the Pan-American Exposition.

A laugh on every page, 262 pages
OF hearty reading, and with many
very funny cartoons, the or,slnhi
and only edition published at -. Our
special low price, zoe.
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2,5oo Of the Famous New Argyle
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back stamped IN gold. ornamented
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Books for all classes. young and old
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Almost 100 titles to select from.
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Painting Plays.
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Ridpath's History Of the United
States.

Bound In silk red ribbed cloth. with
gold embossed cover designs, Priutcd
on extra quality paper and from
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For the Boys.
History OF the Wild West.

History OF tlc VV11u VVeSI'
Profusely Illustrated, printed from
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Bound In green cloth. with gold COW
CT design,
Thrilling experiences OF Pioneer
Life told by Buffalo BIZ. Wild Eill.
KIT Carson, Daniel Boone and many
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Painting Plays.

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A Few Velour Portieres at
Half Price.

We emphasize the fact that there's only a few
so the late corners won't be disappointed.
Most extraordinary offer made in Richmond OF
superior qualities OF Velour Curtains.i;The beautiful
colors Velour combined with the artistic burnt
leather work. makes charmngly beautiful curtain.
Original price s27 SO. price while the Curtains last
S12.OS, az sa1 ef7sa 4#f
There are a. few Single Curtains OF the tcrtal
and equally high priced originally the above Porteres
tha because they few In number and single srina
will he sold at Ids a strip. 4A E1e
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-03-25
Phosphate Rock and Barnyard
Manure.

The Ohio station has just completed
some experiments along the line OF
utilizing barnyard manure to the
greatest possible extent. Open yard
and stall manure were used on corn,
oats, wheat, clover and timothy. The
manure from the open yard had been
allowed to undergo the conditions that
exist on most Ohio farms. 1t was
dried by the wind, leached by the rain
and dried by the sun. This means
losses to the fertility originally in it.
In second test manure was also
taken from open yards, but it had
previously been mixed with ground
acid phosphate rock to assist it to re-.
tain it's fertilizing qualities. The re-
suits showed that the stall manure
was very greatly superior to the 9th.
er, which had been exposed to the
elements. The treatment with ground
phosphate rock showed that the open
yard manure had to very consider
able extent retained it's ammonia. The
experimenters suggest that it would
be we'll to use the acid phosphate rock
ground fine as an absorbent in the
stables, so that it may be mixed with
the manure in its fresh state.
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News from the Stations and COLLEGE,

News from the Stations and Colleges.
Prof. L. II. Bailey has been appoint
ed dean of the Cornell Agricultural
College.
At the Colorado station and college
a new building, to be central heating
plant and also to contain rooms for
the department of electrical engineer.
ing, is being constructed. The state
legislature is to be asked for an ap-
preparation of $4,000 for a building
for the Offices of the experiment sta.
ton.
At the Kentucky station $4,000 is
to be expended at once in the erection
of a new building for the station
Offices. A lot has been purchased
for it at cost Of $4,000.
The South Carolina station is taking
steps to encourage the live stock and
dairy interests. A new barn has re-
Gently been completed, and some good
representatives of the beef and dairy
breeds have been purchased.
The School of Agriculture, formerly
situated at Briarcliff, New York, has
been removed to Poughkeeepsie. It
will henceforth be known as school
of Practical Agriculture at Pough-
keepsie." No buildings have been
erected as yet, but two houses in the
city have been rented and for the
present the school will be quartered in
these.
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often warned against exposing herself
to sudden fright. She complained OF
having nightmare and said she often
woke up in state of terrible fright,
so weak that she could not call for
help. One morning she was found
dead in bed with an expression of alb.
ject terror on her face. l have nc
doubt that she died from fright pro
duced by a nightmare.
Persons subject to nightmare who
have weak hearts should avoid sleep.
ing on the back. They should lie on
the right side and have the right arm
extended SO they will wake up if they
turn over Most nightmares are the
result of sleeping on the back or the
left side, where the heart is so com
pressed that it has little room for free
action"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-03-25
Packages for Fruit.

From Farmers Review: The
question of relative desirability OF
barrels and bushel boxes, or relative
cost Of the two, for the shipment Of
apples and pears, depends very much
whether the handler is catering to the
wholesale or retail trade. If the lat
ter then the box is the most desirable
package. Its contents is more nearly
what family will need at one time;
is more easily and cheaply conveyed
to the consumers home than a barrel.
A barrel holds more than an average
family can consume and a part must
need go to decay. If boxes are bought
one can be taken from cold storage
at time as needed. The temperature
Of the home cellar is too warm for
the storing of fruit. When buying
in smaller quantities than a barrel the
tastes of different members of the
family can be consulted and several
varieties kept on hand which would
not be practical if whole barrel had
to be bought for each member OF
the family.
Then again the smaller the guam
tity of fruit bought, the relatively
higher the price paid. On the other
hand If the grower or packer is sup
plying the wholesale trade the barrel
is for some reasons the best. The cost
of a three-bushel barrel, would be
considerably less than three-bushel
boxes. While the freight If shipped
in car lots of 10000 pounds, would OF
course be the same if actually weighed
into the car, the carriage would be
greatly in favor Of the barrel. AS the
carriage, especially if done in small
lots, would be as much on a bushel
box as on a three bushel barrel The
contents of barrel are safer from
accident and theft than a box-T. E.
Goodrich, Union County,. Illinois.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-03-25
When She is Heard OF.

.'Chunka Lunl," remarked the
Dowager Empress of China, come
here!"
The keeper of the royal embroid.
cry scissors approached.
1T has been reported to me- con
tinued the empress. sternly, that you
have referred to me as an old cat
Is this so?''
1T is, o Sister of the Green Cheese
Moon" replied Chunka Lunk, brave.
ly. "but only in the most compliment
airy way. The newspapers have you
killed so often, you know, that you
must have as many lives as feline!"
UNI" remarked the empress. less
sternly, that's all right. then.
thought perhaps my finger nails were
beginning to wear off"
Gazing proudly at that badge OF
no-work royalty, she relapsed into
the innocuous desuetude from which
the last cable news had brought her
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-=::<AN
Where Macaroni Wheat Can Be
GroWn.

Grown.
The macaroni wheats are peculiar
In this, that they can be grown IN
region of small rainfall and where
the conditions are too severe to make
ordinary wheat growing profitable.
More than this, the macaroni wheats
must be grown in such q region II
they are to retain their characteristics.
Conditions of heat and drouth, rich
ness Of soil and alkalinity, exactly
similar to those that prevail in east
Russia, exist in the more arid regions
Of the great plains, including western
Kansas, except that in the Russian
regions these conditions are a little
more extreme, as rule. In the part
of Russia where macaroni. wheats are
grown the average rainfall is never
more than II inches, and the average
in the macaroni region is 1879 inches
year. F. D. Coburn says: "The nor
NAL yearly rainfall of the great plains
at the Tooth meridian, where wheat
growing is at present non-existent, on
account of the lack of drouth resist
ing varieties, is nearly three lnches
greater (about Is inches) than that
for the entire semiarid Volga region,
which is one of the principal wheat
regions of Russia, and which produces
the finest macaroni wheat in the
world. The black prairie soil OF
western Kansas is almost counter
part of the Russian soil, both in depth
and richness.
On this page is shown a map, which
will give some idea of the regions IN
the United States suited to the grow
ing of macaroni wheats. The heavy
shading shows the land where these
varieties Of wheat will grow to great
est perfection. One hundred to 200
miles east of this belt macaroni
wheats may give good yields and
prove hardy, but the quality of the
grain will not be what it should be.
In all wheat area west of this belt
the gluten content Of the grain Will
not be so good because Of the lack OF
nitrogen in the soil.
In the map will be seen lightly
shaded portions, some Of them in Cali
fornia, Oregon and Washington. These
are regions in which the macaroni
wheats may be grown, but the quality
of the grain will not be so good as
when grown in the region more heaV
lily shaded.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-03-25
MANUAL TRAINING THAT PAID.
Business Man Sold His Sons De-
Sims to the Firm.

Business Man Sold His sons pc
signs to the Firm.
1T is very difficult to induce en-
!husiasts on manual training to admit
that utility forms more than minor
consideration in tt~4r plea for special
training. They continue 20 cling to
the belief that its educational value
overshadows all of the other good
things claimed for their pet hobby.
The practical business man who has
sons in school takes the enthusiasts
view mainly on faith. He cannot take
time to go into the theoretical merits
of the subject, and is willing to trust
educational experts on educational
matters. But his faith is helped Won
derfully and SO is the cause of man
ual training, by such little incidents
as the following" said a school in
spector the other day.
I'm one of the public schools of the
city the boys were required to origin
ate designs for the box covers which
they had previously made in the work
shop. One boy, developing a great
liking for the work, devoted some of
his leisure time to planning designs
to cover various kinds of spaces. The
decorative value of his designs at
tracted the attention of his father,
who holds position in one of the
large publishing houses of the city.
The father took four pieces of his
boys and submitted them to his firm
for use Two were accepted and now
adorn the covers of widely circulated
books, and what is of great impor-
lance to the boy, a check in payment
for services rendered came to him
through the mail. So here is one
father fully convinced of the value Of
manual training New York Times.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-03-25
First Spraying. Of the Apple.

First sprayines Of the Apple.
The practice of spraying trees and
shrubs when they are dormant Is BE-
coming widespread. 1t has been rec.
ognized that in this way many OF
the spores Of fungi are killed before
they can do harm by reproducing
themselves in the fruit, leaves or the
tree. Just what efficacy there Is IN
winter spraying we do not yet know,
but it Is believed that much good re-
suits. Winter spraying is inclusive
Of that done at any time before the
buds open, even late In March while
the buds are swelling. Even many
people that are in doubt about the
necessity of spraying trees when dor
mant, yet follow the practice, to be
on the safe side. It is certain that
if, as some have supposed, the spores
of the apple scab fungus lives over in
the bark Of the tree or on rubbish on
the ground, spraying will do good.
The man that is prepared to spray
late in the winter is In a position to
be prompt with the same work later;
and it Is promptness that is neces-
sary. Some men do not spray till a
few days after they should have COM
pleted the work, and the pests for
which they sprayed get the upper
hand and keep it. The first spraying
Of the apple should be while the tree
is dormant. This is likely to check
the apple scab. If this spraying is
omitted, the first one should be given
when the leaf buds are open and be-
fore the flower buds expand. This
spraying should be with Bordeaux
mixture, for the scab. II the bud
worm has been prevalent in the
neighborhood, spray with Paris
green as soon as the leaf tips appear
in the buds. This treatment will also
check the case-bearer. If the apple
trees are affected by San Jose scale,
then spray with whale oil soap-two
pounds to gallon of water, when
trees are dormant, or uso crude Pc
troleum at the rate of Is per cent, or
kerosene in the proportion of one to
five of water. Apply the soap or pc
troleum before the buds start.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-03-25
Quality, Not Quantity.

1t happened many years ago, when
Oliver Wendell Holmes was occupying
mot chair" as he himself expressed
it, "but whole settee" at Harvard.
Holmes colleagues at the time were
all unusually tall men. One day the
genial little doctor. in company with
several of these tall professors, was
pacing up and down long corridor.
Jingling small change in his pocket as
he walked, he looked up at his COM
panion and remarked calmly: Gen
tlemen, feel like Scent piece among
pennies" -Philadelphi Public Ledger
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-03-25
FOOLED THE HOSPITAL.
Mas Pronounced Incurable, but Got
Well on Pure Food.

Well on Pure Food.
Sometimes in a case of disease re.
sulting from the use of improper food
he symptoms are so complex that
medical science cannot find the seat of
trouble, and even the most careful
hospital treatment fails to benefit. A
gentleman Of Lee, Mass, says: On
April LIST, 1900, I was sent home by
one of our Massachusetts, hospitals.
saying nothing more could be done for
me. have been great sufferer from
nervous diseases and rheumatism and
nervous prostration and had previous
ly been treated at Sharon Springs and
by a number of doctors without get.
ting much assistance.
"One day l was feeling worse than
usual when l read an article about
your Grape-Nuts that impressed me
so that l sent out for package. I
commenced using it at breakfast the
next day.
For fifteen months never missed
one day. If you ever saw any one
grow strong and improve it was l. l
gained from 1852 ounds to my old
weight of 1855. will always be Grip
pie from rheumatism. but otherwise
am so much improved that now feel
as well as any man in the country"
Name furnished By Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Mich.
There is receipt book In each pack
age of Grape-Nuts that will interest
the housekeeper.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-03-25

Shall the Curse Be Restored?
ignored, even when defiance might
mean trifling matter Of hanging or
burning alive.
In the good old once-upon-a-time,
when Edward iii. was king of Eng
land, furs of ermine and lettice were
strictly forbidden to any but the
royal family or mobiles having tl,OOo
a year or more-the millionaires OF
the time. Cloth of gold and silver and
habits embroidered with jewels, lined
with pure minever and other expen-
sive furs, were permitted only to
knights and ladies whose income ex-
ceeded 400 marks yearly.
The families of knights whose in
come was more than 200 marks and OF
squires possessing 9200 in lands or
tenements, were allowed to wear cloth
Of silver, with their ribands, girdles,
and other accessories reasonably orna-
mented with silver. They were al
lowed also to wear wooden cloth OF the
value of six marks for the whole piece,
while all the unfortunates OF less prop
erty or lower rank were forbidden TO
wear silk or embroidered garments OF
any sort or such ornaments as rings,
buckles, ouches, girdles and ribands.
In the reign Of Henry ~. not only
was "cloth of crimson, cloth OF velvet
or motley velvet" forbidden to any
save persons of high estate, but the
cut Of garments was regulated so that
no person, be his condition what it
might, was permitted to wear gown
cut or slashed into the form of letters,
rose leaves, posies of other kinds, or
any curious devices, under the penalty
of FORGETTING the same, and the tailor
who undertook the order was to be
imprisoned during the kings pleasure.
Likewise in the time OF Edward ~.
no one under the rank of a lord was
permitted to wear the indiscreetly
short jacket or "pike or poulaine' to
his shoes more than two inches in
length, and no yeoman or person OF
less degree was permitted to have
holsters or stufing of wood, cotton or
cahis in his purpoint or doublet under
a. penalty of six shilling and eight
pence fine and forfeiture, and every
tailor or shoemaker guilty of making
such apparel for unpriyileged persons
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-03-25
Some AGRICULTURAL Statistics.

The last official national census,
1900, shows the great Importance of az.
riculture in the United States. At that
time 5,739,657 farms were being oper.
ated. These were valued at S16,673,.
694,247, of which amount $3.50, 19S, 1911
or over Fl per cent represented the
value of lands and improvements 9TH
er than buildings. The value Of live
stock for that year is placed at &c..
07S,05O,O41, and farm machinery and
implements at S761,261,55O, making
a total value of farm property amount.
ing to s2O,514,001,S Farms aver
aged 146 acres in size and 40 per cent
of the farm land is reported as i'm
proved The total acreage for the
entire country was S41,2O1,54G.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-03-25
A TRUE" SNAKE STORY
As Told by Citizen Who Was A.
WAYS REGARDED as Truthful.

ways nCSdI0CO do IOe'iuIs
The following snake story is told by
one Of the leading citizens of Milan.
who is regarded as truthful: II was
engaged in drawing timber, and in
company with another man we turned
q log over, under which 1 discovered
large rattlesnake, fast asleep. On
calling the attention of my partner to
it he secured string and, making
slipping moose, slipped it over the
snakes head before it awoke. 1 tied
the string to the rear axle of the
wagon, and in that way dragged it
four and half miles to the factory,
through four inches of snow. We
killed it and threw it into the river,
close to the mill. I had often heard
that if you killed RATHER and
dragged it a distance it's mate would
follow to find it. Well, sir, the next
morning the mate to the snake we had
dragged the four and half miles was
found on the very spot where we had
killed the other, having followed the
trail through the snow for that dis.
lance. Detroit Evening News.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-03-25
Study the Matter of woodlots.

Farmers that have woodlots should
made study of them to point where
they will know how to best handle the
various kinds of trees that compose
them. In the prairie states this ques-
ton is less acute than it is in the
billy states, for the reason that the
proportion Of land good only for wood
growing is much smaller in the prairie
states than it is in the billy states.
But the greater scarcity of wood
makes its care all the more neces-
sary. There are many localities in
the East where wood will be cheap
forest trees and so keep the land in
fuel for a generation yet. Not so in
the prairie states. It will in many
cases pay the farmer to learn some
thing about growing forest trees from
seeds, including the handling and
transplanting of the seedlings. There
is much land on some of our farms
that Is neither wood land nor arabic
land. 1t should be so treated that it
will be one thing or the other. Now
1t is growing weeds, alders, ana
shrubs of no account to the woodman.
Moreover, these weeds and shrubs
prevent the growing Of the seeds of
condition of uselessness. If the land
be wet, yet there are varieties of trees
that will grow in such place and it
is better to have them than to have
nothing. There are other places on
the farm that are being quilted to
death, so far as the pillow is concerned.
They too can be put into forest, If
only on a small scale. We have
hardly yet touched this great matter
in this country, as coal and wood have
been hitherto abundant. But the time
is here when the matter must and vii!
receive attention.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-03-25
THE VISIONARY POETS OMEN.
Dreamed He Was Famous Looked
Forward to Good Dinner.

Dreamed He Was Famous Looked
Forward to Good Dinner.
II had an omen" he said, that shall
dine to-day"
He was poet.
What was your omen?" we asked
kindly
Il dreamed that I was famous" he
replied. Il remember that had that
dream two weeks ago and dined the
following day"
Poor chap. His faith was so child,
like in its pristine simplicity that we
Immediately took him out and blew
him to beans and beer.
That was the day before yesterday.
He just dropped in upon us a little
while ago and said that he had fhat
dream again last night. Even now we
are considering whether he is not car
rying that dream too far. Can child
like faith, we wonder, be converted
into a graft-New York Sun.