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The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
Grass in the Apple Orchard.

Grass in the orchard has been the
theme talked en- by many a speaker
at farmers institutes. There have
been a few men that have said 1t was
a good thing. but more that have pro-
nounced it to be n OF the greatest
enemies of apple growing. Grass in
the orchard Is a sentimental idea, far
removed from that of practical use. 1t
is very pretty to talk of lying under
the apple trees looking up into the
blossom-laden branches. Whenever
the artist draws a picture of an or
cbard, be it full of blossoms or of
bright red apples, the ground under 1t
is covered with a rich carpet Of grass,
on which the ripe fruit may fall when
1T is ready for the hand of the gath
erer. The city man hat buys a farm
in the country with an orchard on 1t,
takes not kindly to the idea of pillow.
ing up the sod of his orchard. He
would far rather keep it cut short by
the use of the lawn mower, that it
might be a play ground for his chill
dren. Well, wherever a man a af-
ford to put sentiment at the front the
sod lin the orchard is all right. The
man that wants a summer home where
the red apple falls onto a green car
pet of verdure can perhaps afford to
put up with a less crop of apples and
probably he gets his money out of it.
But the farmer that has to make
money out Of his orchard has a diff
ferent proposition. He has to set SEN
timent aside. The poetry of life would
cost him too dearly If made the basis
OF his orcharding. He must put in
the cultivator and the harrow and
prevent the ground from bearing any.
thing else than apples, provided the
orchard be not on a hillside that would
wash in rainy weather If left bare Of
grass. He cannot afford to have the
roots of the grass using up the plant
food that should be given to the roots
of the apple trees. He cannot afford
to have the moisture that falls from
the clouds arrested by the grass roots
before it gets deeper down to the
roots of the apple trees. This loss Of
moisture is a very serious affair in
times of drouth when the amount Of
water falling would be hardly sufl-
cient for the trees themselves. There
is no question that on level land the
soil OF the apple orchard should be
cultivated SO thoroughly that no
weeds will grow unless it be late in
the season, and her they should be
turned under by the cultivator in tho
spring.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
Molasses for Milk Production.

Molasses for milk production is per-
maps a new idea with most OF our
readers. In various parts OF the tropi-
cal lands where molasses is very
cheap. being a by-product of the sugar
mills. 1t is being fed quite extensively,
II we a speak of any dairy opera.
ton being extensive in a land where
dairying Is little practiced. In Eng.
land n some other European coun.
tries experiments are being made with
1t, as 1t is quite cheaply obtained in
some localities near beet sugar fac
tories. 1t Is not fed clear, but is
mixed with various a~bsorbents, among
which are sphagnum moss and ground
corr stalks. 1t can be fed only to the
extent of one and two pounds a day,
but is said to be very palatable and to
be greatly liked by the cows. Proba.
biy II dairying develops much in the
South, especially in the cane growing
regions, we will hear Of the increased
use OF this by-product for the feeding
OF dairy cows, as IT is now being quite
extensively used in the feeding OF
horses.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
Forestry in Texas.

The United States Department Of
Agriculture is making estimates of the
forest areas of Texas. We generally
think OF Texas as a state of immense
prairies stretching in every direction.
1t is found that Texas has the largest
2 wooded area Of any state in the
Nsnion, that area being now not less
thar $4,000 square miles. OF this at
least $4,000 square miles consist of
merchantable timber. This does not
include the chaparral growth. Abou"
90 varieties of trees commercially i'm
portant are reported. The most valu-
able forests are those of the eastern
part of the state. This is because the
rainfall here is abundant and the
trees grow to a larger size than in the
central or western part of the state.
The state forest lands have been sold
off till IS per cent are in the hands of
private owners
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
hi Cooling Moth.

The codling moth is without doubt
the most important insect enemy vita
which apple growers in the United
states have to contend. The pest
does not at the present time appear
10 nave reached all the apple growing
regions of the United States, notably
some parts Of the northwest regions
OF the country, including Oregon and
washington. Yet how soon 1t will be.
come a destructive pest there no one
can tell. The insect is easy to dis
tribute, as everyone that has pur-
chased apples can well understand.
for the worm travels incognito in the
fruit itself. The part of the apple
with the worm in 1t is thrown out on
the ground and in due time the moth
energies. This is doubtless the way
in which the pest has been spread.
or course no man in making a ship
ment of apples has taken a second
thought of this matter. When fruit
is shipped long distances in boxes
and barrels the worms have frequent
ly emerged from the fruit and spun
ocoon in the corners of the boxes
and the moths have come out before
the apples were disposed Of. When
the boxes were opened the moths, of
course, went out and sought the near
est apple trees. Where there are
large commission houses the larvae
crawl out OF the apples and often get
into cracks and under boards and spin
their cocoons, and thence the moths
emerge to become the means of in.
Testing the orchards in that vicinity.
When the spreading of this pest is SO
easily accomplished, it is a wonder
that any part Of the country remains
where the codling moth is not.
Had u people at first we'll under.
stood the Importance OF this pest and
the method it uses in spreading from
locality to locality it would have been
comparatively easy to have prevent.
ed its spread altogether, for then only
perfectly sound apples could have
been shipped to new localities. But
with this, as with most of the other
pests that have made trouble, we our.
selves imported it and carried it about
with us. never thinking about the pos
sible results. Now it must be fought
and at great expense year by year in
a million orchards. Our i%mproyidence
is costing us dearly. The spraying OF
the trees with arsenical poisons at the
time the cooling moths are laying
their eggs is the only remedy that is
very effective.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
An OnsoIved Problem.

There are a good many problems
connected with the feeding of swine
thai have not been solved. One of
these is why a certain combination of
foods will give better results than
certain other combinations. Thus II
Is discovered that skimmilk and corn
fed together give greater gains tnan
hen fed separately. One hundred
pounds OF skimmilk has been fed to
a growing pig and Ave pounds of gain
made from 1t. After that 100 pounds
OF corn has been fed and a gain of
ten pounds made with that. Then we
would naturally think that the feeding
OF the two together would give fifteen
pounds OF gain. But this does not
prove to be the fact. When these are
fed together the gain in weight is
eighteen pounds instead of fifteen.
showing that three pounds was the re-
suit of the combination. With pigs
as with other animals and as with
man a variety of foods gives a better
result than one alone, ever when the
n Is very evenly balanced.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30

One OF the commopest mistakes OF
the fruit grower is &c neglect to cult
vate his orchard.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-25

speak as tho 1t We're only the men
who did this sort of thing, but we women
know better. We recognize the fact that
in our enthusiasm lies both our strength
and our weakness. Without 1t we could
never accomplish all that falls to the lot of
the woman who marries and has home
and children to look after. But this very
enthusiasm leads us to underestimate
our powers and overwork our capabili-
ties. We need to preach moderation to
ourselves quite as much as to our chill
dren.
For a moment leave the men to them
selves and look at the other side Of the
family See the girl who Is so absorbed
in her tennis or golf championship or her
bicycle record or her canoeing that she
Is In danger of injuring herself by undue
attention to one thing. The injury will
not be physical alone, but will affect her
mental attitude as well. She will grow
one sided and unsymmetrical.
This Is the girl who should be intro
duced to domestic matters Her mother
should do her possible to make her daugh-
ter feel that wonlan's home training is
as important as physical culture She
should strive to interest the girl in all
that goes to make housekeeping and
home making important The girl should
have her lessons in the chemistry Of food
as we'll as in cookery, should know some
thing Of domestic sanitation as well as Of
washing dishes. Once she Is infected with
enthusiasm in this direction she will be
better able to strike a balance between
indoor occupations and outdoor sports
While the mother is doing this, she, too,
must not overlook the chance she has for
her own symmetrical development. If
the girl needs to be taught the Importance
of indoor pursuits, so the mother needs to
learn what there Is for her in active ply
steal exercise. Probably she, belonging to
an earlier generation which did not see
the advantages Of athletic sports, has been
too much given to staying at home or go
| ing out only when business called her for
| a small round Of domestic or social duties.
| Now 1t Is her chance to learn something
! Of the joy there is in living when the body
| is in good trim. If she does not feel up tc
| golf or tennis, she should, If possible, ride
| a wheel Or if she does not do that, she
should cultivate the habit Of taking long
walks-not leisurely strolls, but hard,
rapid walks, that send her home tired
but in a glow.
The same rule of faith and practice
should be followed by the man of the
house with his boys. When his son leaves
| college or school and drops the active
physical sports, the father should see to it
that the lad does not immense himself in
business to the injury Of his health. The
parent will be weaned from excessive de-
votion to business if he has to aid his
boy in learning moderation. If the latter
cannot afford to keep up the gymnasium
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-25
FOR THE FOURTH

yellow and green, will he hidden thru the
rooms. red cracker will count one for
the finder, a yellow one ten, and a green
one twenty-five, and a giant cracker to
uncle will be the reward for the largest
score.
Stripes Of red, white and blue paper
and dozens Of white stars will be dis
tributed, and children and grown people
will make flags. The one who has the
red and white properly arranged, and the
correct number Of stars on the blue field,
Of tissue paper may also be given out
with which to make revolutionary bonnets
and hats, which will be worn in a gay
procession around the lawn.
The guests will be asked to name the
thirteen original states, and the hostess
will not be surprised If they cannot do
it, and patriotic airs will be illustrated
with pictures cut from advertisements and
cleverly combined A set Of cards of men
famous in revolutionary times has been
prepared for a guessing contest, and
Washington will be recognized by the
clothes line with it's burden of snowy
garments and few figures from wood
and coal advertisement. After dinner,
when the ice cream will be served in
mounds bearing tiny banners, and the
children have watched the fireworks and
been tucked in bed, the older people will
have a game Of military euchre, in which
two sides represented have English and
United States flags.
II don't think that I have left much
time for the children to get into trouble
with powder or toy cannon remarked
| the hostess. complacently as she reviewed
her progress the other day, but all the
same she will arrange the vaseline, witch
hazel, olive oil and a pile of soft rags
with which to bind wounds which may re-
suit from a too enthusiastic celebration OF
| the Fourth.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-25
House Parties Will Mark the Celebra-
ton Of the National Holiday and
Hostesses Are Preparing Patriotic
Diversions With Which to Anuse
Their Guests - Flag Making and
Torpedo Hunting.

AS the Fourth Of July falls on Monday,
there will be many house parties, both in
the country and the city, and the ques-
ton Of entertainment is worrying the hos
tesses, if one may Judge from several re-
quests received by T h g o u n a this
week. Family celebrations usually mark
the national holiday, and any entertain
ment Is Of an informal nature. In the
country there are always the old fashioned
sports, games and races, which are sure
to furnish hilarious amusement and which
seem to belong to the day more than
house games.
But in the city where one has not the
lake or the great open spaces to furnish
room for tub, sack or three-legged races,
the hostess must devise some other plan.
One woman, who expects to entertain q
group Of relatives from several states, Is
making out program of events after the
fashion of a regular racing program, and
during the day there will be all sorts Of
simple contests.
A spider web Of red, white and blue
threads will be arranged thru the house
and at the end Of every thread will be q
bag of torpedoes. The guests, divided into
three groups, will be known as the Reds
Blues and Whites, and rosettes Of ribbon
in the national colors will reward the
group which will find its torpedoes and
discharge them in the shortest time.
For the children, fire cracker hunt
will be devised, and the crackers, red
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-25

Miss Adelaide Murphy of St. Paul Dis
penses Gracious Hospitality at the
State Building at the St. Louis Ex-
position and Her Tact Makes
Friends of All Who Visit It.

Everyone who comes home from ST..
Louis finds fault with the Minnesota
building at the exposition, but they are all
enthusiastic over the gracious hospitality
Of Miss Adelaide G. Murphy, who was
chosen state hostess. The building Is 50
bare and unattractive that it offers little
aid to Miss Murphy, and the pleasant i'm
preston which visitor may carry away
with him is due entirely to the hostess,
who seems to have a personal interest In
everybody who enters the cherries place.
Miss Murphy is the daughter Of the late
DR.. Murphy of st. Paul, SO well known to
the pioneers of the state. She made her
home in st. Paul until recently. She has
been staying with her sister in st. Cloud.
Miss Murphy has travelled extensively and
she spent several winters in Washington
with the family of Senator Sabin. Her
acquaintance thru the state Is large and
her tact will make friend of all who
visit the Minnesota building.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-25
AMBITIOUS PLANS
OF A MISSIONARY

Mrs Mary L. Allen, the missionary, will
endeavor to interest President Roosevelt
in her project of having the United States
form a protectorate over the little repub-
lie Of Liberia, Africa, before she returns
to her work in September. and If she fails
to interest the president, will try to se-
cure an audience with King Edward on
her way to Africa.
Mrs. Allen has been a missionary in
Africa for five years and she is one Of the
few independent workers In the foreign
field. On account of feeble health she was
unable to secure an appointment thru any
missionary board, but her determination
was 50 great that she went to Africa and
began upon her own responsibility. After
remaining in Liberia for year, she went
alone to an inland village, Mana Kroo,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-25
The Plain Lines of Last Summer Are
Lost in a Maze of Ruffles-Stocks
and Belts Are Vivid in Color and
Must Misunderstanding Goats Prove
Useful Garments,

x IIE modern sfirtwaist suit has no
= idea Of living up to it's name.
It is often a mass of handwork,
n embroidery and ruffles. The Sc
we're styles in 1t remain the better
choice for certain kinds Of morning wear,
and certain fabrics, like heavy linen and
cotton etanine do not take kindly to
much plating and tucking. When they
stand the test Of the tub they must be
made by a master hand.
Skirts are not lavish1y gored. The
three-gored pattern Is the best for a
dark linen that will not be washed often,
and the five-gored for those light In color.
Mercerized braid is used to tone in exactly
with the skirt. TIL. shallow hip yoke arc
narrow front gore, cut in one, remains a
popular style, and the sides and back may
be plated or circular, according to the
abilities Of ones laundress.
The woman who carelessly box plaits
one Of these linen skirts receives her pun
ishment in due time. The blouses are
made with narrow box plaits touching
each other, with wide box plaits down the
seams, over the top Of the sleeve, to flare
above the elbow. This plated shoulder
seam Is one of the wel-defined new styles,
and Is an admirable one for the woman
who has not yet broadened and sloped her
shoulders and breathed herself into high
chest.
The point to be observed about the
modern method Of box plating, either in
skirts or blouses, is that the plaits touch.
This gives distinct style apart from
the other way Of plating, with wide
spaces between the edges Of the plaits.
The latter method marks "a gown as old
| fashioned.
These suits are worn with high crushed
belts in a vivid color and cravats to
match, the two new touches which one
sees on the smart women A most posi-
| tive change is the cut Of the sleeve. 1t
lis moderate in size, carries out the exact
trimming Of the blouse, and does not
droop fifteenth Of an inch at the wrist.
It concentrates its flare while rounding
tho elbow, and shapes into a high cuff.
The tight wristband Of last summer is out
| of style.
| And, by the way, one can modernize
good blouses from last summer by apply
| ing wide turnover cuffs These can be
bought ready made at the shops in
embroidered linen, or fashioned at home
from wide strips Of embroidery edged
with valencencies or torchon lace, fasten-
Ing with safety pins at the back. The
safety pin has become such an institu-
ton in jewelry that it is made beautiful
| It Is waste Of money to buy the CHEAP
ones. for the pins and clamps do not hold
out against anything as stiff as embroid-
cry. The strong ones with blue enamel
or seed pearls imbedded In gold, or Grim
son enamel and onyx and gold ones are
worth the having.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-25

The growing interest in athletics and
outdoor sports has brought certain evils
in it's train. One Of the most apparent
Of these Is excess.
No one who has bestowed any study
upon physical training and it's results
has any doubt that 1t has been of in
calculable advantage to most OF those
who have practised it. None the less,
when we hear OF a case Of over training
which has ended in break down there are
never lacking critics to arise and con-
denim physical culture. The fault lies,
however, in the strenuousness of the in
diXidual, not in the practice Of athletics
orsfn vigorous outdoor exercise.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-25

whose inhabitants were savages and can
nibals. Five missionaries had been tor
tured and driven away, but Mrs. Allen
preserved such a fearless manner that the
savages regarded her as supernatural and
she was able to establish a school in the
village.
She came back to America to organize
company Of educated and Christian
negroes to form a colony in Liberia and
the government will give ten acres of land
to each settler. Mrs. Allen has been par
tally successful in her plans and she has
strong hopes Of being able to interest the
president in them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-25
WHAT WOMEN
WANT TO KNOW
BY Marion AIcott Prentice.

Treating Persplrlng Hands.-What can a
person do to overcome excessive per-
spIratlon of the hands?-B. NJ. n.
Hands which are constantly very moist
are certainly distressing aside from the
inconvenience and damage done to the
gloves and other wearing apparel. II the
trouble results from extreme nervousness
or general i'll health make an effort to i'm
prove your physical condition as rapidly
Go possible. To lessen the annoyance
battle the palms Of the hands frequently
with an astringent solution and after dry
ing dust freely with talcurn powder. Wear
cool gloves whenever you can of Isle
thread or silk and when you must don
those of kid dust the inside Of the glove
literally with powder to absorb the mois-
ture and thus assist in protecting the
gloves. Habitually drying the hands on
q rough towel rubbing the palms thoro4
ly each time and streng bhening the
muscles Of the hands by some light exer-
else, such as clenching the fists and operA-
ing and closing the fingers thirty or more
times several times each day will help
matters wonderfully and especially II this
exercise Is carried on in connection with
the use Of some astringent. TO prepare
an astringent for the purpose add to one
quart Of boiling hot water one-fourth
ounce of powdered camphor gum, one
half ounce Of powdered alum and the
strained juice of two lemons Perfume
the mixture with a few drops of oil OF
lemon, then bottle and keep in cool place.
After washing the hands in the usual
way, pour a few drops Of the solution on
to the palms and rub it well into the
pores Should several weeks Of the treat
ment suggested not give you decided re-
lief would advise you to consult a phNsi-
clan and take a course Of treatment fql
nervousness, which you certainly woure
need.
The FnIcal GirI.-My friends find fault
with me because ! resigned a good posi-.
tIon when the men In the office failed tc
show me the courtesy they would have
a If they had met me elsewhere. DON
you think girl should demand thu
same treatment down town that sh,
would receive at home 7--Maude.
Judging from your letter your trouble.
"a office work are largely of your Owl
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-25
FASHIONS FancIes.

4 E"
White bobbinet generously tucked and
shirred and weighted with lace makes an
effective soft white gown.
The latest linens are in coarse weave
with design of small checks in colors and
white.
Summer skirts will be of two lengths
quite short for walking suits, two inches
from the ground, and very long for all
other occasions.
Some favorite shades for spring and
summer gowns are "ashes of roses,'' sbutS
ter color and palest blues and pinks.
Summer gowns are to be lined with
lawns rather than with taffetas, tho the
soft pliable silks are also used for that
purpose. The full skirt necessitates a
number Of petticoats, and some Of them
have a suggestion of crinoline in them,
What is called kick" skirt Is made Of
silk with a six-inch strip Of haircloth
seWed around the bottom.
A pair of lace medallions, left over from
the summer frock, can be put to excellent
use in trimming stockings to match the
gown. For instance, with pongee gown
piped with brown and trimmed with lace
medallfons. plain pair Of tan Isle stock
ings can be made very smart by the use
Of lace rnedallions, one just above each
instep.
This matter Of lifting out the neck of
a gown Is one which should be seriously
considered by the summer woman. The
guimpe is in style and it can be taken out
Of the neck of the dress when low neck
is desired.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-25
TRAVELLING Goats.

It Is safe to say that one woman out Of
every four one sees on the train wears a
travelling coat Of some kind. The modern
travelling coat Is the grown-up daughter
of the linen buster, and is not only much
handsomer garment, but more durable
The linen buster became a crumpled rag
after few hours, while the new coats are
as fresh at the end Of the journey as at
the beginning. One Of the advantages Of
wearing them Is that very informal and
comfortable gown may be worn under
meath. Taffeta is perhaps the most popu-