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Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-17

pany of rangers. The weather was at
its worst 1t rained repeatedly and
obliterated the trail, and a snowstorm
came up that impeded the progress Of
the purSuers, but Josh found the trail
again and again, and for eight days
Of the twenty-five the outlaws were
der horseless in the mountains. Sew
eras of them We're wounded. and only a
few of them We're able to make their
escape, owing largely to the cunning
Of the Indian trailer.
The work of these trailers is the
more remarkable from the fact that
outlaws in the southwest always take
to tie burning observation-disclosures .:lk
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-17
Work and Leisure Should Be Mated

Work is good. No one seriously
doubts this truth. Adam may have
doubted it when he first took spade in
hand and Eve when she secured her
first pots and kettles. but in the course
of few thousand years we have learn
ed to know and value this honest, trou-
blesome, faithful and extremely exact
ing friend But work is not the only
good thing in the world. 1t is not Il
fetch to be adorned, neither is it to be
judged, like a sum in addition, by its
outward and immediate results. The
god of labor does not abide exclusively
in the rolling mill, the law courts or
the cOrnfeld. He has a twin sister
whose name is leisure. and in her soci-
ETY. he fingers now and then to the last
ing gain of bOth.-Scribner's.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-17

have no other model but themselves to
pattern after.-GOldsmith.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-08

effect IS the same. The Boston woman.
living as she does in such numbers in
the suburbs. likes 20 take home as many
o5 her own packages from the shops as
she can. and the Boston bag enables her
to do this with comparative ease.
It is the market basket which gives
the Baltimore woman an air of do
mesticity. and which all classes OF wo-
men in that city take 70 market on
Saturday night. There is the big double
lidded market basket. the market has
ket equally large without the lid. and
the picnic basket in fancy straw built
up to uarket-casket capacity. and the
pretty basket the young bride carries
with a bow of ribbon tied on the han
die. The woman marketer may come in
her private carriage. she may appear in
n hired cab. go in the street cars with
her maid. or 90 alone. but. with the
cOiOred women AMI poorer people OF the
city. she carries basket HAVING the
market basket stamp. That is the Bal
timore basket.
New York bags are more frivolous.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-08

They began with the convenient chate-
lGine bag. continued in the form of the
silk bag. sometimes in fancy coIors. but
more often in black. drawn up with
strings. which was such a convenience
for the business woman and the club
woman with her many papers. That in
time was relocated TO the old ladies.
and now that there are no old ladies. il
has almost entirely disappeared. In its
place have come all sorts and kinds or
wrist and hand bags. which range in
price from 81 TO 800 or more. These
latter may be in hays Of simple style.
too
Nothing but the finest Of feathers is
put into the high priced bags and the
fittings match. There Is a notebook, a
purse. q card ease. perhaps, and a
yinaigrette in the fitted bags. The frame
may be Of the golden copper Of French
gilt Of the finest of silver. or even OF
sold In a simple design. The frame Of
the purse viii match. the yinaigrette
viii be Of cut glass with gold or silver
top. and It may be jeweled. The clasp
OF the Dag may also be set with jewels.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-08

NTAsHINGToN women have formed
w the handbag habit. They have
had the symptoms for several years, but
this year il may be said to be really cpl
demic It is not cutie like the chronic
disease known in Boston as the Boston
Bag-sometimes called by irrelevant
people B g." which might mean baked
beans-or in Baltimore the Baltimore
Basket habit. hut it has reached dimen-
sions worth considering.
The Boston bag perhaps needs no dea-
milton. Anyone who has visited the
Hub knows Il By heart It is a small
shopping bag. square and fiat. opening
at the top like an old-time carpet bag.
with double handles. and # has an in
definite carrying capacity 4 facetious
visitor in Boston once called IL the Bos-
ton omnibus. because II VIII always carry
one package more. Different bags vary
slightly. but not noticeably. Many kinds
OF materials are put into II. but whether
the outside is costly or inexpensive, the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-08

queace OF its heshy. cane-like stems.
which render speechless any person
who may happen to bite them, their
acrid poison causing the tongue to swell
10 a great size. The plant several years
ago was nicknamed the "mother-in-Iaw
plant" at the instance OF a wag, who
suggested that it would be a good thing
to feed to mothers-in-l
It's Virtues Doubted.
The attendant in the greenhouse where
the kissing palm is located. has care
fully placed a number OF these plants
in the near vicinity OF the palm, and
now whenever a young couple stops %
admire that plant. he relates the story
OF it's alleged qualities TO induce oscuIa-
tion, and then in an indifferent sort OF
way describes the mother-in plant
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-08

among the ancients considered sacred 70
Venus. wreaths of which were worn by
the victors in the Olympian games; the
fragrant European olive; the papyrus
tree, the bark Of which was used by the
Egyptians as paper; the date palm, the
fruit OF which provides the principal
food of many African and Asiatic peO-
pies, and the branches OF which were
carried by the people who went to meet
Christ on his triumphal entry into Je
rusalem and from which Palm Sunday
takes its name; the vegetable ivory, the
fruit of which closely resembles the
animal ivory; the rain tree. whose
leaves are said 70 drop water in the
night.
The Mother Tree Of Navel Oranges.
Hundreds Of other interesting plants
could be enumerated. There is one tree,
however. that stands out pre-eminently
above all the others because OF its i'm
mense value TO the people Of this coun-
try. This is the original Washington ma
vel orange tree It has attracted more at
tention perhaps than any other tree in
the Agricultural Department grounds,
and has been seen by thousands Of
persons from all over the United States
and abroad. From this tree. which was
planted in 1870. have been propagated
all the navel orange trees now growing
in America. and it has been worth to
the orange growers OF the United States
many millions Of dollars. Many differ
ent stories have been told about the
tree and they vary so greatly that the
department has prepared the following
statement regarding it:
The essential facts regarding the in
PRODUCTION of the navel orange TO the
United States from Brazil appear to be
as follows:
According TO the late James Hogg. OF
New York. a wealthy Brazilian planter.
a Scotchman by birth, determined to
manumit his slaves and remove with
them to the United States. This he did
about 1898. settling on an island in
middle or southern Florida. He then
returned to Brazil and secured a coll
lection Of Brazilian plants for introduc-
ton. which he consigned to the late
Thomas Hogg. who then conducted a
nursery at the corner OF Broadway and
RI
Among these plants were several navel
orange trees. The collection was held
in the greenhouse in New York for
nearly a year until the plants had re-
covered from the effects OF the sea voy-
age. and was then forwarded 10 the
owner in Florida. In the Seminole war
the entire collection was destroyed by
United States troops. the owner being
charged with giving aid and comfort /
to the enemy. The owner then removed |
to Haiti
While it is not known positively that I
these trees were Of the same variety as 4
that subsequently introduced by the de- /
partment, IL seems probable that this !
was the case. None OF the trees sur
vived long enough 70 come into fruit /
however. and no trace Of them now I
exists. The facts regarding this early in !
PRODUCTION of the navel orange do not 4
appear TO have been generally known 1
until 1SSS. when the above statement was |
published by Mr.. Hogg.
Imported From Brazil.
In the year 1853 William Saunders. the |
horticulturist. landscape gardener and /
OF the United States Department OF
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-08


ornment furnishes a greater num-
her Of interesting objects TO the
thousands OF sight-seers thar annually
visit washington than the Department
OF Agriculture. This department is
closer to the Domestic life OF the people
than any other department. and many
Thousands CT persons journey from all
pa Is = the world every year to view
the many interesting things that are
TO Re seen there.
j The gardens and conscryatories are
specimens OF almost every plant that
S. known 60 botany. One OF The greer
hou6cs coutai-s a collection OF economic
and Ornamental plants taat is probably
the most complete and priceless coHec-
ticn IN the world. and which has been
gathered at great expense. There is not
a country on the globe that is not rep
resented under it's glass roof by one o.
more plants CT trees. Specimens OF
shrubs. trees and plants OF absorbing
historic interest may be seen there; yet
the casuuI visitor doubtless viii pass
through This interesting place hurriedly
and carelessIy. perhaps stopping only
long enough to admire mere and ther-
a pretty flower or to view an enormous.
imposing palm or small and curious
cactus.
Fertile Field for Study.
To the student Of nature. however, this
house. and many others scattered
through the grounds. furnish a fertile
field for study that is provided by no
other institution Of its kind in this coun-
try
In the main conservatory many trees
and plants are on view that arc not only
beautiful in form and texture, but pos
sess great educational value.
one can there be transported. in
fancy, TO the tropics and see towering
above him giant palms. while under
meath their sheltering branches trembIe
the tender. timid ferns which represent
all that is delicate and shrinking in ma
ture. Almost a step away may be seen
harsh, rugged plants from the frozen
North that seem to have imbiDcd some
or the chilling atmosphere Of that re-
gion. and TO exhale #. too.
Il IS a voritable nowery kingdom this
Here and there peep out rare splashes
Of brilliant color. rainbow-tinted azaleas
rest against a background of olive
brown. dainty. fragile orchids hold uD
their proud. patrician heads. while tiny
pots OF The sturdy English primrose
stand IN precise little rows as II half
uncertain yet defiant OF their right to be
among so many Of natures proudest and
most exclusive beauties. over all hangs
al times an almost sitting perfume Of.
mingling odo-s. which. with the breath
OF the warm. damp earth. makes the air
heavy with incense.
The "Tree Of a thousand Years"
Among this army Of interesting and
useful plants are many OF great his
toric value. Here can be seen the
acacia, from which the much-vaIuea
balm OF thousand flowers is e1-
tracted; the taobab tree o. Africa.
which has been caIlcI the tree of "a
thousand years" ana which was de-
Bcribed by Humboldt as the oldest or
ganic monument Of our planet An
danson. who travelled in Senegal. in
1924. made calculation 10 show that
one Of these troes. 30 feet IN diameter.
must have been $3.50 years old.
The upas tree was represented at one
time to be so poisonous as not only 70
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-08

u'Sti oy animal me- out even pants
within radius OF ten miles From Mo
rocco comes the argan tree, specimens
Of which have been found only sixteen
feet in height with circumference Of
go feet The pelican flower is said TO
possess a root which when eaten by
a serpent so stupefes it that it may be
handled with impunity. The Indians
after eating the flowers. can handle the
most venomous serpents without in
jury.
The Grown of Tho1ns."
forbiddiag plant in appearance is
the Euphorbia splendens, a sort Of cac-
tus. It il a tradition that from This
plant was made the crown Of thorns
which was placed upon the head OF
Christ on the cross. The Palmyra palm.
a native Of Hindoo. is used for so many
purposes that poem in the Tamil Ian
guage, although enumerating 500 uses
does rot exhaust the catalogue. The
coromanceI tree furnishes the resin
from which the incense used in churches
is made
An extremely interesting plant is the
Cow tree, OF South America. which. ii is
said. yields milk Of as good quality as
that from the COW. It forms large for
ests in the mountains along the seacoast
Of South America and it's milk. which is
obtained by making incisions in the
trunk. so closely resembles The milk OF
the COW. both in appearance and quality.
that it Is commonly used as an article
Of food in that country. a chemical an
alysis OF The milk has shown it to pos
soss a composition closely resembling
the animal substance
Peruvian Bark Tree.
On the carob tree grows a bean that
is said 20 have formed the food of St.
John in the Wilderness. One OF the most
useful trees in this collection is the
calisaya. OF Peruvian bark tree. from
which comes the widely used drug. quiz
nine.
An attractive plant to the casual Wis
itor belongs TO the pea family. It is
called the moving plant on account OF
the rotary motion OF its leaves. These
move in all conceivable ways. either
steadily or by jerks. Sometimes only
one leaf or two will be affected at other
times a nearly simultaneous movement
may be seen in all the leaves.
Origin Of "The kissing Palm"
Not long aeo young bridal couple
were passing through the greenhouse
evidently more interested I'm each other
than In the plants. They were affection
ateIy holding each others hands. and
as the comfortable, quiet house afforded
O safe and secluded spot for love max
ing the young persons were not SLOW
10 take advantage OF it. When they were
hidden under large palm the man
tcnderIy drew the young woman to
him and implanted an aTectionate kiss.
then another and another. The per
.ormance did not escape the watchful
eyes OF the attendant. and he told OF
he occurrence to several friends 1t
came 10 the ears OF a newspaper man. I
who wrote a story about it.. and dubbed f.
the plant the kissing palm" Very
soon many visitors TO the department .
inquired eagerly 20 be shown the kiss /
ng palm" and IL gained a wide repu-
ation. The attendant was not without /.
a vein Of humor ia his makeup. and he I
determined TO have some fun out OF the /
kissing palm" Among the other plants /
IN the conservatory is one known among /
as the dumb plant, in conse-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-08

has several specimens in the department
greenhouse This tree has been ceIc-
brated in song and fable, Milton having
immortalized IT in one Of his poems.
The trees in some instances cover an
immense area, in one case it's branches
reaching to a distance OF 200 yards.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-08

and its Influences On the vocal organs.
This attendant is authority for the state
ment that in most cases the young man
and woman at once lapse into thought.
and that an expression OF doubt and fear
generally clouds the face OF the man.
The banyan tree. famous in history,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-08

There are numerous other intensely
interesting trees and plants in this col
lection. among them the indigo tree;
the lace bark tree, whose bark resembles
the finest pieces Of real lace; Captain
Cooks tree. which saved q whole crew
OF men from a dread disease; the myrtle.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-08

Tender Care Exercised Thirty Years Ago in I'M
porting From Brazil and Nursing the First
Novel Orange Tree, Which Became the Parent
of the American Variety of the Delicious Fruit
Grown in California and Florida * ~ ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-08
Rare and Curious Plants and Trees Cultivated Beneath the Glass
Rooted Conservatives of the Department Of AgricutueBeat-
tf IN Form and Texture and Of Great Educational Value Are
These Strange Exocs Nrtured Far From Their Native Soils

n ROBABLY no branch OF the Gov
eminent furnishes a greater num-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-08
Imported From Brazil.

In the year 1858 William saunders. the
horticulturist. landscape gardener and
superintendent OF gardens and grounds
of the United States Department OF
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-07-04
JUROR WAS IN A HURRY.
Promptly Decided Case and Caused
Its Postponement

IT'S FOStpOnSlnent.
Serving on the jury in court is
Richard Conan, who believes in los
ing as little time as possible in de-
Gliding cases brought before him, says
the Philadelphia Record. He hap
pened to be empaneled to try the suit
Of the city against the estate of Rich
ard J. Dobbins, which was an action
to recover assessment bills for the lay
ing of water pipe in front of the Dob
bins property at frankfort. The de-
Tense was that the property being
rural, no recovery could be had for
municipal improvements.
Conan, his face deep study, had
listened attentively to the complicated
contentious Of opposing counsel, and
when lull occurred in the argument
he arose, and, addressing the court
himself, said:
Faith, your honor, wud 'loike to
ask quistshun that goes to the itch
meal pint iv the kase." .
what is it," queried Judge Auden-
ried, surprised.
"Well, it's this: Is this property in
the city limits or without"
"Why, of course it is within the city
limits, or the city would not be party
to the suit" explained the Judge.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-07-04

els in the dormitories of all well-regu.
lated colleges are strictly against the
rule. But if there is one thing that
delights the heart of the average stu
dent more than another it is the vio-
lation of some pet mandate of the fac
ulty.
One night at an hour when all good
students of Blank college were sup
posed to be soundly sleeping Prof.
Nightwatch detected untoward sounds
issuing from one of the dormitories.
Creeping stealthily to the door of the
apartment, he confirmed his suspi-
cions by applying his ear to the key
hole. He attempted to enter, but
found the door locked. He did the next
best thing and raped. loudly on the
door.
who is there?" came the query
from the interior in a disguished voice.
"Me," responded the professor.
who is me?" was the next question
from inside.
"Prof. Nightwatch," answered the
professor.
"Ah, go on" responded the disguised
voice. prof. Nightwatch would say
T. not Me-
Rather than expose himself the in.
structor returned to his room and per.
mitted the midnight party to proceed
Observation-Disclosures Telegraph
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-07-04
Energy in Fighting Insects.

Spraying is not something that can
wait on everything else, or, in fact,
anything else, says Prof. F. M. Web
ster. When the time comes, it must
be done promptly or good results can
not be secured with the most effective
insecticides. It seems, sometimes, as
though there was q human aversion
to spraying or, indeed, fighting in.
sects at all, at the proper time, and
that it took a lot of stamina to pull
ones self together and put forth the
effort at the right time and in the
right manner. do not know whether
this is due to the fact that they are
frequently so minute, or whether it is
because we have insects always with
us, and familiarity breeds contempt.
Certain it is that the contempt and
neglect are common everywhere
among our people, and I do not know
that they are worse in one state than
in another.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-07-04

lady's Victoria, and she regards him
as her natural companion.
Race suicide and the smart set
may be well illustrated on Fifth ave.
nue., but the number Of dogs is in.
creasfng and the display of CANNES
in their rich equipages shows that the
New York woman of fashion is not
lavishing all of her thought and atfec.
ton upon herself at least.
OF the nineteen carriages in which
children's faces were seen during the
hours observation, ten were han.
SONS. Only eight were private car.
riages. One was a four-wheeler, in
which three children and a middle.
aged woman were seated. In one pri.
vate brougham sat disconsolate-
looking girl Of eight or nine who was
taking her drive in the company of
nurse. A carriage. with seat in
front for the children occupied by
two smflingfaced girls was graced
by fat matron and large red-faced
man OF the prosperous brewer tyne.
Beside the family party, rolled a vic.
@torta whose occupants were a weary
looking woman, and an equally bored
looking Boston bull. The iovial man
and woman in the carriage were not
members of the smart set, but the
girls were enjoying life with great
er intensity than the unappreciative
Blenheims, bulldogs and poodles that
were their youthful companions on
Fifth avenue. II .=s =. >"~$< esG. i:
Il it wasn't Fifth avenue we
might forget that it isn't d real par.
ssade, Z said. the policeman, 1. .tonly you
don't see enough children on Fifth
avenue to make It seem genuine e,
New FORK World. 81 55.Ssss
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-07-04
Keeping Dirt Out Of Milk.

The greatest Of efforts should be
put forth to keep dirt out of milk,
in the milking; for after it Is once
in, removal in toto is absolutely i'm
possible. In our sanitary milk dali
ries, covered milk pals are being
quite largely used. In test at the
Storrs Station it was found that milk
drawn into such pail was cleaner
without being strained than milk
drawn into an open pail and after
wards strained. In one test the
amount of dirt in the milk where q
covered pail was used was 81 per
cent of the amount, where the milk
was drawn into an open pail. When
the latter milk was strained less than
half of the dirt was removed, it be-
ing estimated that Sc per cent re-
NAMED. This was 16 per cent more
than the total dirt in the other milk.
When the latter was strained the
amount would be still further re-
duced. When milk is drawn into an
open pail a very large number of
acid ferments, get in from the air.
The strainer removes few of these.
In a test at the station mentioned
above only II per cent Of these acid
ferment bacteria could be removed
by the strainer. But acid ferments
are not harmful and their exclusion
is of not much moment. What we do
need to keep out Of the milk is the
whole array of disease producing
germs, which SO often thrive in the
filth Of the stables. We would advise
the use of the partly covered pail in
all milking, as thereby the exclusion,
Of much undesirable matter from the
milk il certain. =. @..,.;sss .f.>+..s ,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-07-04
Suggestions on Dat GROWING.

SSSSSSN'Sho VII val 1I0"IuSs
Summarizing the results of some
experiments with oats, bulletin of
the Ohio station says:
These experiments show that varie-
ties of the Welcome type of oats have
given the largest average yield per
acre and heaviest weight per meas
ured bushel; American Banner, I'm
proved American, Colonel and Clydes-
dale taking the lead.
On the somewhat sandy clay of the
station farm, blowing the ground for
oats, as compared with merely disk
ing it, has been justified by addi-
tional yield.
1t has been more profitable to use
9 to 10 pecks of seed per acre than a
smaller quantity.
1t has paid abundantly to SOW only
the heaviest seed, as obtained by
thorough screening.
Seeding not to exceed l inch in
depth has brought larger yields than
deeper seeding.
It has been better to broadcast the
seed than to cover it two or three
inches deep with the drill. Shallower
drilling is strongly indicated.