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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-06
TWO STRAWBERRY PESTS.
They Are Called False-Worm and
Leaf Roller and Are Very Hard
to Exterminate.

The Missouri station last year con-
Quoted some very interesting expert
ments and investigations in the de-
structlon of the two worst strawberry
pests in this country, the false-worm
and the leaf-roller. The first is found
to have but one brood which matches
from the time the first blossoms ap-
pear till the berries are ripe. These
can easily be held in check by busting
or spraying about the beginning and
middle of this time. For the home
patch or home market, it is best to
dust the patch with pure, fresh
pyrethrum, which can be done at any
time, as it is absolutely harmless.
This is, however, the most expensive
and least effective of all the known
remedies. For commercial growers,
the best method is to use fresh pow
dered white hellebore in the proper
ton OF one pound to every three gal
Ions of water. This should be sprayed
on before the berries are third ripe,
so that the rains and dews will have
abundant time to dissipate any posi-
bic harmful effects from it.
The leaf-roller probably has only
two broods in the north, but in south
ern Missouri it has three. This pest
has so many ways of protecting itself
that no kind of sprays or ordinary
remedy does any good. Fortunately,
however, fire doesn't hurt the plants
any and does dispose of them very eff
fectually. The plants should be
moved, dried, raked up on the rows
and If necessary assisted by the addi
ton of dry straw and the whole
burned when the wind is in the right
direction In the south this should be
done either in the middle of July, to
catch the second brood, or in the mid
die of September, to catch the third
The plants will at once put forth set
of fresh green leaves free from pests
of all kinds; the next years crop will
generally be remarkably successful.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-06

ground that he comes to realize how
powerful an enemy he is fighting. The
army is so large that he has no choice
but to fight it wholesale, instead of
dealing with each one of the little
pests individually, as in the garden.
The common method of work is to
apply paris green, hellebore or some
other poison which can be mixed in
liquid form and sprinkled on the
plants. 1t is well known that many
bugs escape this poison and continue
to live and breed, even when the plants
are dosed several times during the
season. 1t is to be hoped that the
new apparatus which we show in the
illustration will prove more effective
and subject the bugs to treatment
which it will be impossible for them to
Withstand. In this machine there is
gas-producing apparatus, designed
to generate a large quantity Of nox-
1ous fumes This gas is stored in the
reservoirs on the carriage, and the
latter is then driven over the field
engthwise of the rows of plants. il
will be seen that the semi-circular
shape of the reservoirs enables them
to nearly inclose the plant growths TO,
a considerable space of time while the
carriage is being drawn along. The
gas in storage is poured from the
front of the hooded portion, and sur
rounds the plant completely for Pc
Rod long enough to kill all insects
which are harbored therein.-Louis-
vile COurier-JOurnal
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-06
EAT PEANUTS AND BEANS.
According to This Authority They
Are the Cheapest Source Of
Physical Energy.

The department of agriculture reports
most interesting experiments made by
Prof. Poffa, of the University of Califor-
MIA, upon men engaged in hard manual
labor most of the time and students
working to support themselves, while
pursuing their studies. The professor,
according to the Outlook, says: "Nuts
are the cheapest source of energy, pea
nuts ranging far ahead" The price, 3.6
cents per 1000 calories of energy, is
at less cost than any animal food or DO
tatoes at 80 cents bushel. Peanuts de-
serve special mention, because the
cheapest domestic nut containing the
highest percentage of protein, with
maximum fuel value and minimum
refuse. Ten cents, for instance, will
purchase more protein and energy when
spent for -four or meal, but these are
raw materials, requiring considerable
preparation'before they are eaten. This
is not necessary with fruits mad nuts.
Ten cents worth OF peanuts W.: contain
about four ounces of protein and 2,767
calories of energy. Although peanuts
supply protein and energy for smaller
sum than bread, they are outranked by
dried beans, which, at five cents pound,
will supply for ten cents over 200 grams
of protein and 3,040 calories of energy.
If more peanuts and dried beans were
used by the fruitarians the diet would
be enriched and the cost decreased. FIT
teen cents day was the average cost,
with fruit, nuts, beans and limited
quantity Of cottage cheese and eggs.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-06
BEE FARMING IN THE WEST.
Floating Hives on Streams Wander
About to Find New Flower
Pastures.

The "busy bee" is a type of industry
the world over, but we get new con-
ception of how busy the little insect
really is when we are told that it takes
the nectar from at least $4,000 flowers
to make one pound of honey. That is
what an experienced beekeeper says,
and his estimate is founded on a careful
calculation, says the Detroit Free Press.
Beekeepers are very important peo-
pie in some parts of the world. Take
Switzerland, for example, where honey
is staple article of food, bread and
honey being the standard breakfast
even among the peasants The largest
hotels there serve it as the principal
item Of their morning bills of fare.
So important is the bee industry in
that little country that men are paid
to go around from canton to canton
teaching the art of beekeeping. It is
said that the German government, too
takes special interest in it, requiring
schoolmasters to pass an examination in
the art.
But the greatest beekeepers in the
world are to be found in this country
There are men in California, for in
stance, who own from 1000 to 10000
swarms of bees each, and during the
Towering season they farm out these
swarms to the owners of orchards.
One peculiar feature of bee farming
in the west is the practice of keeping
swarms on floating bee houses, so that
they may follow the streams to find new
flower pastures. This, by the way, was
done in Egypt thousands of years ago.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-06
to thank him for the rope he had bor-

rowed.
Martin Newcombe's story went on,
and he told that, having been extreme
ly angered by the conduct and words
OF Madam Bonnet, he had gone into
the town and made inquiries, hoping
to hear something of the whereabouts
OF Mistress Kate. And, having done
so, by means of the very obliging per-
son on the pier, he had determined
that the daughter of Maj. Bonnet
should have her rights; and he had
gone to his own lawyer, who assured
him that being a person of recog-
nlzed responsibility, possessing prop
erty, he was fully authorized, knowing
the wishes of Mistress Kate Bonnet,
to go to her stepmother and demand
that those wishes be complied with;
and If this very reasonable request
should be denied, then, the lawyer
would take up the matter himself and
would see to it that reasonable raiment
and the necessities of young lady
should not be withheld from her.
With these instructions Newcombe
had gone to Madam Bonnet and had
found that much disturbed lady in a
state of partial collapse, which had
followed her passion of the morning,
and who had declared that nothing in
the world would please her better than
to get rid of her husbands daughter
and never see her again. And if the
creature needed clothes or anything
else which belonged to her, a maid
should pack them up, and anybody
who pleased might take them to any
place, provided she heard no more
about them or their owner.
1t was not long before Newcombe
and the lady of his love were walking
away through the little plantation, in
order that they might speak by them
selves.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-06
No Desire to Catch Her.

James F. Sweeney, OF the Suffolk
(Mass.) bar, is noted for the brightness
and aptness of his recods. Recently in a
case woman was .ery refractory un-
der cross-examination, and, although
the lawyer used all politeness and mild
ness, sharp and unsatisfactory replies
were received. Her meek and humble
husband was present in court
Mr.. Sweeney tried another innocen;
question, when the lady responded with
vindicitive fire flashing from her eyes:
''Mr. Lawyer, you needn't think you
can catch me; no., sly; you can't catch
me-" With his most pleasing smile Mr.
Sweeney responded: Madam, haven't
the slightest desire to catch you, and
your husband looks to me as if he was
sorry he had succeeded" A ripple OF
laughter went round the courtroom, the
judge stroked his mustache to hide q
smile, and the crier raped for order
Law Notes.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-06
PLAYERS AT MONTE CARLO.
Are Closely Watched and Investigated
by Large Number Of Ac-
tive Spies.

Nowhere on earth is the faculty 50
extracting the last sou from the pub
lie. The place has grown several
times over in ten years. The annual
profits amount to about $1,000, 000
It has become huge gambling trust
up to date, keeping abreast of the
times and defying and meeting all
competition, says writer in the Lon
don Mail.
The splendid business capacity of NJ
Blanc, who is Monte Carlo as much
as Mr. Chamberlain is the fiscal ques.
ton, has led him to make the discov.
cry that some lucky gamblers have
been taking money away from Monte
Carlo. This is defect in his sys-
tenn that he intends to remedy, as
in his opinion the Casino company
needs the cash more than anyone else
does.
About 200 active spies are employed
at Monte Carlo. They throng the
gambling rooms, pick up facts about
the players, catch and expel pick.
pockets, track persons who exude
counterfeit coins, and make them.
selves generally useful to their EN-.
ployers.
One of their duties is to collect sta.
tistics as to how much the big win,
nefs win and what they do with it.
These gentry have discovered that
when gambler has won a few thou.
sand pounds at thirty-or-forty or rou.
lette he becomes tired of both distrac.
tons. He wants new worlds to con.
quer, and he goes off and loses al
his profits at Nice or Cannes at tn,
baccarat tables.
Here you have the Monte Carlo fis
cal question, and NJ Blanc has take1
steps to prevent the deleterious ex
portation of bullion that might yer,
we'll remain where it is.
SO now you can play baccarat, D,
bridge, or poker at Monte Carlo
They are not played in the Casino
There's isn't room. A sumptuous clu,
has been established, and winning
from the Casino company's Golfers e,
back to those same Golfers via tn
club
Monte Carlo is keeping up with tn
times. 1t is being run more and NOR
IN accord with the motto: IF 70,
don't see what you want, ask for it..
The gaming tables now keep open un
I'll one a. M, and you can even ge
ham sandwich on the premises t,
refresh your inner man and give 70,
the fortitude necessary to lead you t,
lose some more money.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-06
SURGERY IN HIGH FAVOR.
People Now Readily Submit to Oper-
atoms Who Once Shrank
from Them,

Not so many years ago surgical opera
tons were generally regarded by the
public as means of last resort, and were
submitted to only when the patient or
his family was advised that no other es-
cape was open for the sufferer. FIRE.
quently, says the Baltimore Herald, the
sick man was in extremis when he went
under the surgeon sknife, and it is as
serted by medical men that the large
mortality in given number of opera
tons was due to this fact. In this way
the popular fear of going through these
Ordeals was increased, the surgeons gen.
orally being held responsible for the ia
tai outcome
To-day there is less fear of the knife,
and statistics show that the mortality
is far less. This is attributed by the
profession to the advanced views now
held, and what may be termed the great
or popularity of surgery. Of course, a
most potent contribution to this condi-
ton of affairs is the more extensive
knowledge possessed by the modern sur
geon and his greater skill. But there
is another source from which help
comes; that is, that cases requiring the
services of surgeons are not delayed I'M
til the last minute, when the patients are
so exhausted or they cannot stand the
shock they must necessarily sustain.
To-day it is appreciated by all stu
dents of ills to which flesh is heir that
If the knife is to be used the sooner it
Is done the better; just as everybody
knows that If disease is to be checked,
the sooner medicine is administered the
better. And to this view of the mat
ter the doctor and the surgeon have grad
ually educated the people. This &C
counts for the popularity Of surgery and
for the material diminishing of the
death rate of persons passing under the
knife.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-06
REAL HOME OF BLUEGRASS.
It Was First Discovered in Indiana
and Kentucky Got It from
| the Hoosier State.

II notice by the papers that some
body in the southern part of the state
wants to know where bluegrass first
started" said Prof. John Collect, for
mer state geologist. "A great many
people contend that it was first found
in kentucky, but this is not so. Blue
grass is native of the Wabash val
ley, in Indiana. 1t was found by Viii
liam Henry Harrison's troops during
that solemn march to Tippecanoe in
1911. Harrison gathered a small army
at Ohio Falls and started north. Al
Vincennes the gallant heroes realized
that they could not go 200 miles up
the Wabash without feed for their
horses. Gen. Harrison had two cribs
of corn at Terre Haute, and persuad-
ed the men to go on. AS they came
on with hungry horses and scant feed
they found the ground covered with
bluegrass.
"Six miles west of Newport, on the
Collect farm, was found a bountiful
supply of bluegrass. Some places in
the bottom it was growing three feet
high, and such feed had never been
heard of by the Kentucky soldier. At
State Line City more bluegrass was
found, and from there to Tippecanoe
the whole line of marc. was covered
with bluegrass.
''Ihe seed was carried back to Ken
lucky and sown there, but they could
Rot make it thrive alone in the warm
soil, and it had to be sown with oats
and rye. Mr.. Sandusky, the father OF
the present family of that name, told
me in an early day that no bluegrass
grew in Kentucky until after it was
imported from Indiana. Tom Down
ing, of Terre Haute, was an ardent
admirer of Henry Clay, and once went
to visit him at his home near Ashland,
KY. After seeing the fine farm we'll
set in bluegrass, Downing suggested
that Mr.. Clay let him have some of
the seed to take back to Indiana.
"'Tom, don't make a fool of your
SELF said Clay, the grandsire of Ken
lucky bluegrass is growing around
your house and in the fence corners
of your fields. We got the seed from
Terre Haute and the middle Wabash
and after hard struggle got it tc
grow here in it's present luxurious
ness. "-Indianapolis Journal
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-06
OLD SALTS OBSERVATIONS.
AS Writ by One Edward Marshall in
the Funny Paper Called
"Judge."

Love dies of starvation in some houses.
but there's more in which it's indiges-
ton kills it.
water in ships hold can stay at the
same level. Love in household can't
It'll git more or less, as sure as fate.
A woman who was born as misshapen
as she makes herself with corsets an
such truck would commit suicide from
pure shame about her fgger
Some women are like fogs-not cause
they're damp an clammy to tn touch,
for that they amt, but cause they much
obscure our views of other things:
passed Jim Brown two weeks ago.
when he was walkin' in tn road behind
mule team, an forgot to nod to him.
This morntn' passed him ag'in, when
ne was ridin' in carriage, an took off
my hat an waved it real cordial like. /
wonder why.
Amt it funny about women that fir?
One OF EN- II stay awake all night think
IN about tn man that wouldn't wink
back at her, while tn chap that fell
plumb in love at first sight won't git so
down an goes to sleep.
Here's precept that rassenger flung
at me after his wife had threatened to
git divorce because he had seen some
thin on tn horizon that he said was a
cloud an she'd declared it was an ice
berg. 1t had turned out to be a cloud.
never marry woman who's in love
with you," he says to me, "'cause she'll
expect too much" he says. Never mar
ry one who ain't," he added, "for like
enough she'll fall in love with some other
man later" Then he went into til smok-
in'-room an told tn steward to bring
| him a Scotch highball.
went ashore in a foreign port, an
tn people was givin' a humty-roodle-
doc in honor of tn king. "Why?" !
asks. "'Cause he's licked evry other
nation within reach of him." says ma
tive, put down 46 revolutions an dog
| light, fooled all tn, other countries OF
tn earth in diplomassy, caught all tn
criminals, cured all tn sick, cheered tn
unhappy, wrote historical novel that s
had a bigger sale than 'Eben Holden,
solved tn servant problem, squared tn
circle, found tn philosophers stone
Strengthened out tn currency muddle
done away with tariff arguments, recon.
clled Tom Platt an Richard Croker
drove an eight-hoss team with tn reins
in his teeth an flag in each hand
broke tn record for tn runnin' long.
jump, an learned tn Bible SOS he can
recite it backward with his eyes shut
an pebble in his SHOE" Mercy on
us!' says I. Hes great king. AIM
his people happy, though? But what
makes him look so kind of worried? p
"Oh," says tn man that was a-talkin
to me, that's because he wants the
queen to go to tn seashore this sum.
mer, an she says she's goin' to tn
mountains" Cant he make her &c
where he wants her toy lacked. Make
herr" says the man. why, she's his
| wife!" Obi" says l.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-06
Neat Packing Helps Sales,

Appearances count for much in mar
keting produce. Neatness plays no lit
tie part in selling the small things off
of the farm. We have seen good butter,
fruit and poultry go begging for custom
ers, when placed on sale in slipshod
fashion alongside of an attractive pack
age of the above-named produce. A lit
tie time spent in getting things in shape
is time saved-not lost. The grocery
man and merchant, in displaying goods
for sale, recognize this principle in ex-
hibiting their wares. Why should not
the farmer profit by their expert
encef-Nid,aud Farmer. SS
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-06
Oleo Law Is Constitutional.

The United States supreme court has
confirmed the decision of the lower
courts declaring constitutional the ma
tional oleo law which taxes oleo col
ored like butter. The vote was deci-
sive, being six to three. This puts an
end to the long-drawn-out fight, and
dairymen are to be congratulated. Oleo
manufacturers have made every pos
sible attempt to evade the law, carry
ing it from court to court, hoping toi
, find some flaw. Farmers can now turn
their attention to other needed ma
tional legislation. - Orange Judd
Farmer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-06
New Lime and Oil Sprav

A Delaware fruit grower, William
Dickson, has worked out new formula
for the destruction of the San Jose
scale. He calls it lime oil. This new
combination will doubtless be respon-
sible for many changes in the use of
both crude petroleum or refined oil. Mr..
Dickson Stacks ten pounds of stone
lime with five gallons of refined kero-
sene oil, after which he adds Is gallons
of water; this gives him 20 per cent, oil
solution. 1t can be applied almost as
easily as pure kerosene, does not injure
the foliage and will kill the scale It is
much less trouble to make than the
kerosene emulsion and more easily ap-
plied.-St Louis Republic
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-06
THE PROMOTER STOOD IN.
Entitled to a Share for Impartinp a
Good Idea to the Com
pany.

How Seth Bullock, superintendent of
the Black Hills forest reserve, personal
friend of the president and not infre-
quently guest at the white house and
noted western character, managed to
secure fancy drink in the early days
OF Helena is told by a former resident
of that city, now of this 1t serves to
show, says the Washington Post, that
the age of promotion" is not as young
as is pictured by later date savants.
/ 1t was in the early '70's, when Hele-
ma was one of the banner placer min
ing camps of the west and gold was be-
ing washed by hundreds of men from
the sands of Last Chance gulch (now
Main street,. Bullock wanted fancy
drink and did not care to remunerate
the bartender with fancy price in
lieu, so he evolved a plan which
worked to perfection
Entering the saloon, Bullock said:
&C., I'll tell you what let's do.
If you will furnish the sherry, I'll fur
nish the fresh eggs, and we will mix
up drink that is ont of sight"
AS Gigs we're worm TWO dollars q
dozen, the liquor man decided that it
was good bargain although wine was
sold at stiff figure in those days.
Then Bullock went into the grocery
nearby and said to the proprietor:
W., If you will furnish the eggs,
I'll furnish the sherry and we will have
something worth while in the line of
fancy drinks"
The grocer agreed to furnish the
eggs and few minutes later both en-
tered the liquor house. The concoc-
ton was duly prepared and the three
began to absorb it.
AS Seth swallowed his share. an
idea struck the bartender.
"Say!" demanded he, turning upon
Seth, where do you come in on this
game anyway? W has furnished
the eggs and have supplied the liquor.
How do you get in?"
"Oh, I'm the promoter" replied Bull
lock with a smile.
There was nothing left to say.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-06
How to Grow the Currant.

No other small fruit is so often found
in the home garden and under so gen.
eral neglect, and yet that under this
condition produces fruit of some value,
remarks Prof. Maynard. When we'll
grown in rich soil and properly
pruned the fruit is of large size and is
produced in large quantities. 1t sue
ceeds we'll under the shade of fruit or
ornamental trees, if the soil is made
rich. To obtain the largest and best
fruit the old wood Chat over three
years old) is cut away as the large fruit
is borne on canes two and three years
old
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-06
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DESTRUCTION OF INSECTS,
Texas Man Has Invented a Gas-Mak.
ing Machine That Kills Par Y
asites ION Sight,"

When the plants in the little gar
den patch in the house garden begin
to show the destroying effects of in
sects and worms, the gardener usually
takes an old tomato can and a stick
and gathers his first crop, which he
proceeds to destroy forthwith Only as
he continues to harvest these prelim-
mary pestiferous growths has he any
assurance that he will be able to
gather things good to eat later in the
season. But the garden is compare
lively small, and little time is re-
quired to keep the bugs and worms in
check. 1t is only when the farmer
begins his battle with the inhabitants
of potato patch covering acres OF
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-06
Tree Toad as Winter Pet

A Salem lady all winter enjoyed the
society Of tree toad which nestled in
the earth of plant pot The spring sun
enlivened it, and one day it opened its
eyes, blinked solemnly at the mistress
a few times. and climbed the plant
where it still reposes, fact which de-
stroys the popular theory that a. toad q,
frog is unable to survive a winter IN.
less burrowed in the mud and frozen
in. The fact is either toad or FROG
will do we'll if taken from it's chilly
retreat in midwinter and subjected to a
house temperature.-Detroit Tribune.