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Willmar tribune., 1904-11-09
A Big Plum.

Dominion Fruit Inspector Wart1nan,
says the Montreal Star, while inspect
ing California fruit, discovered Kel-
sey japanese plum which measured
BIZ inches in circumference, and
weighed six ounces. 1t was green in
color, and shaped much like a pear,
the stem being the larger. The fruit
was sound throughout, very luscious,
and destitute of coarseness in texture
and favor usually present in very large
specimens of fruit. The pit was no
larger than that of an ordinary L2n-
bard or Damson plum grown in Cana
da. While this specimen was the lasg-
est noticed in Is cases of this variety,
there were many others of extraosdi-
nary size. Out of the Is cases thhre
was not single inferior or damaeed
specimen, although the fruit must have
been at least ten days picked before
reaching Montreal, so carefully do Cal
lfornia growers pick, pack and ship
their fruit.
Willmar tribune., 1904-11-09
SHE SLEEPS OUT OF DOORS
Her Nights in a Bag on
Veranda.

Tucked srugly away in an elder.
down bag, famed by the chill winds OF
Lake Michigan, caressed by the moon
beams and winked at by the stars, a
little woman out in Evanston sleeps
every night out of doors, says the
Chicago Journal. She is Mrs. Martha
Foote GROVE, dean Of women at North
western university, and head of Will
lard hall at that institution.
Il am no convert to outdoor living"
said Mrs. Grove, because I have al
ways been believer in it. Why
should not one sleep out of doors in
Evanston as we'll as when one camps
out west?
my sleeping bag? 1t is not ex-
traordinary. 1t is of denim lined with
an eiderdown quilt. 1t is really a
bed that folds around the sleeper.
There is head covering that will
protect the eyes of the late sleeper
from the morning sun.
Il have spent the summer in the
upper sierras. Up in the Sierras the
atmosphere IS always dry. Conse-
Quently everyone in camp sleeps out
doors, right on the ground. You
simply put on your sleeping bag and
lie down. If you would sleep in the
morning after the sun has risen you
protect your eyes by the flap that
comes over your head.
"Here is the porch-my sleeping
place." she said, as she came out on
the broad veranda, "and 1 assure you
it is delightful. Afraid of porch
climbers? Why, no. A veteran of the
Sierras should be fearless in Evans
ton.
Everyone in California sleeps out
doors as much as he can. Sleeping bags
are common articles of trade.
"Shall I do it in cold weather? An
altitude of 10000 feet in the Sierras
brings cold weather And slep,
there. But my bag is not waterproof
and couldn't do it in damp weather. u
Willmar tribune., 1904-11-09
The Low-Wheeled Wagon.

Farmers seldom stop to think what
an immense lot of useless labor they
perform during the season by the use
of the regulation high-wheeled wagon.
Very many farm products of great
weight are lifted, shoveled or pitch
forked to wagon box or rack, from
four 20 five feet from the ground, only
to be again lifted to the surface at the
end of the houl. Add to this the labor
of putting hay, grain or fodder to the
very top Of load eight or nine feet
from the ground, and we feel inclined to
ask the question:: "Can we lessen the
labor?"
Careful experiments have shown that
the draught en- very low wheels ia but
little if any greater than on those OF
average height. And as these low
wheels can be had to fit any size skein
on any wagon the farmer may own, tho
cost Is small when compared with the
benefit derived,-Farmers' Voice.
Willmar tribune., 1904-11-09
SUGGESTIVE PARAGRAPHS.

Marketing the products in tho test
possible condition is where the profits
are made
A furrow passed through wet
place in the wheat field will often save an
acre of wheat.
In planting out an orchard this fail
do not plant out more than can be ma
nured and cared for.
Farm life may be made burden or
pleasure, according to the management
of the home, the farm and the work.
Clean up the farm, and it's value will
be increased, and when it is cleaned and
cleared it will cultivate more easily and
cheaply.
The scrapings from the barnyard
drawn out and spread on the meadow
before cold weather will help to protect
the grass roots and bring a better crop
next season.-Farm and Home.
Remember this: Hay in small stack
will have much larger part ruined by
rain and weather than that in a large
one. So if you can possibly make room
in the hay NOV, put in the one or more
small stacks left ftover-Coleman'sR Rural
World
Willmar tribune., 1904-11-09

and they have spoken much about you.
This is my old home; this is the house
where was born.'
Yes, yes, indeed" said Capt. Icha-
bod, "a very good house, bedad, a very
good house." But hesitating a little,
and addressing Lucilla: You don't
live here alone, do you?'
The girl laughed.
"Oh, no." she cried. My father and
mother will be here presently; in fact,
see them coming"
That's very WE'LL" said Ichabod,
very we'll, indeed. It's quite right that
they should live with you. l remember
them now; they were on the ship with
you"
'Oh, yes," said Lucilla, still laugh
ing.
"Quite right, quite right" said Icha-
bod; that was very right
Il will go meet your father and
mother and the dear little Lena; I re-
member them so WE'LL" said Dickory.
He started to run off in spite of his
bare feet, but he had gone but little
way when Lucilla stopped him. She
looked up at him, and this time her
face was white.
"Are you sure,' said she, that
everything is settled between you and
that other girl?'
Every sure," said Dickory, looking
kindly upon her and remembering how
pretty she had looked when he first
he h11c
She did not say anything, but turned
her attention to Capt. Ichabod. She
found that tall gentleman somewhat
agitated; he seemed to have great
deal on his mind which he wished to
say, feeling, at the same time, that he
ought to say everything first.
That's your father and MOTHER"
said he, stopping to talk to the young
man who was born here?"
eyes" she answered, "and they will
be with us presently"
Every good, very good, that's quite
right" said Capt. Ichabod hurriedly;
but before they come, want to say
shat is, would like you to know-that
z have sold my ship. I am not pirate
oAJ AoA6OA, Gill q Su5dA p1dAICA, OC-
dad. Beg your pardon! That is, IN
tend to be one. You remember that
you once talked to me about sugar.
planting in Barbados, and so l am
here. want to find good sugar plan
tation, to buy it, and live on it; l
heard that you were stopping on this
side of the river, and so came here"
"But there is no sugar plantation
here" said Lucilla, very demurely.
"Oh, no." said Ichabod, "oh, no, of
course not; but you are here, and
wanted to find you; a sugar plantation
would be of no use without YOU"
She looked at him, still very demure-
ly. II don't quite understand you," she
said. She turned her head a little and
saw that her family and Dickory were
slowly moving towards the house. she
knew that with dit6dent persons no
time should be lost, for, if interrupted
it often happened that they did not
begin again.
"Then suppose" she said, her face
turned up towards him, but her eyes
Willmar tribune., 1904-11-09
TALK ABOUT WHITE PINES.
Bureau Of Forestry Gives Some Infor-
nation on How to Start a Little
plantation.

The white pine is REPRODUCED from
seed. The cones which average about
six inches in length, bear from SO to rs
seeds each. There are about $500 seeds
to the pound, or 1900 to the ounce. Ths
percentage of termination in fresh seed
is 70 to 9O If the seed is sown carefully
IN drills on suitable SOIL and cared for in
proper manner subsequently, SO per
cent, may be expected to produce seed.
hngs which will live to the transplanting
stage. II, however, seed be sown broad
cast, on soil not properly cared for, fre-
quent result is not more than 1000 to
o,OO0 seedlings from the pound. At this
rate 1t would pay the planter better to
puy two or three-year seedlings from
nursery or collect them from the foresr.
SEED years. occur but one in four to
seven years. Since white pine seed re-
qulres two years for develop rment, it 1s
possible to predict a seed year 12 months
previous to the time for collection.
Ample opportunity is thus given to pre-
pare Tor planting when seed may be
ootalned at the smallest cost to the
planter
Inc white pine cone opens and throws
us SEED before it falls from the tree.
consequently it is necessary to collect
the cones before they open. Different
methods OF collecting have been used in
various parts of the country. The quick
est lhethod is that of chopp:ng the trees
ana picking the cones by hand from
the fallen trees; but this srculd neve,
De resorted to unless the trees are ma
ture and can Immediately lie used for
lumper. IN such instances it is some-
tlmes advisable to wait for seed yea1
oe1ore harvesting crop Of imber. Lou.
ping on large branches should neve,
De resorted to unless the branches ara
cut close to the stem. in which case tha
pruning benefits the future timber. nro,
viding the crown is not robbed.
Where trees have large crowns the
tips OF the lateral branches may be re.
moved with pruning shears without in.
jury 10 the trees, but the upper part
OF the crown should never be disturbed
except by hand picking. A long pole
with sharp, curved steel knife at thu
end, may be used to ADVANTAGE in nick
Ing cones. 1t is usually possible to OBJ
tain seeds most easily from trees which
are grown in open fields or along road
sides; and they bear more and frequent
| ly better seed
Seed should be stored in a cool. dry
place, in small bags suspended in tls
| air. Light freezing is not Injurious. bue
heavy freezing should be guarded against.
Bureau of Forestry.
Willmar tribune., 1904-11-09
The Last Straw.

It was Saturday night. and, owing to
the temporary absence of his wife, It
fell to Mr.. Brown to attend to the
usual process Of giving his eight-year-
old son a bath and putting him to bed.
He had left his evening paper with
a mans reluctance, and had hurried
matters along with more speed than
the little chap was accustomed to.
However, he endured It all without a
protest until it came to the prayer. It
was his habit after "Now. I lay me''
to ask the Divine blessing upon a
long list of relatives and friends, call
ing each by name. "Please, God," he
began, ''bless papa and mamma, grand
pa and grandma and Aunt Edith and
Uncle George, and"-A pause. j. His IA
ther, thinking to curtain the list of
benefciaries, softly insinuated an
"amen." Not needing the interruption,
the little supplicant drew a long
breath, and continued: "And Aunt
Alice and Cousin Annie, and-and-''
Again his father said amen" This
was more than flesh and blood could
stand, and, lifting his little head, he
exclaimed, with tears of indignation:
Papa, who's running this prayer, you
or me" Magazine. -
Willmar tribune., 1904-11-09

holes are bored to receive the hinges.
In the post may be fitted iron sockets.
or in lieu of that fill hole with linseed
oil and allow wood to soak it up thcc:
oughly as a preventive against weather
and wear.
The hinges shown at a and b are lot
found upon an ordinary gate, but can
be made by any blacksmith. By use of
the lever, c, and the latch at d. connect
ed by wires shown, the latch may be
raised without going to the end of gate.
On some of these gates, writes D. r.
Brown, in Farm and Home, Lave
placed a small wheel as shown C, If
not firmly set into the gate, the waeel
should be mounted on swivel. If a
board is used as a truck for these
wheels to ravel on, much annoyance is
avoided in muddy weather.
Willmar tribune., 1904-11-09
COUNTERFElTS OF CULTURE
splendor Do Not Acquire Re-
fnement Herewith.

Ten thousand people in the days OF
Louis XVI. were housed under the roof
at Versailles during the royal fetes.
Let us assume, says E. F. Benson, in the
Fortnightly Review, that; take it all
round, three servants waited on each,
what hostess or host of to-day could
make anything but a hurly-burly out of
over 1000 guests? Yet there were then
no pearl fisheries, no banquets of deli
cacies> out of season to tickle the palate
jaded with pleasure and form the COM
BILE of the entertainment. What did they
do to prevent themselves being hope
lessly and entirely bored? 1t was not
so much what they did, but what they
were. For they were the flower of an
old and noble civilization, men and
women of wit and culture, to whom the
splendor in which they lived was the
natural milieu of their lives, to whom
the sculpture of Jean Goujon, the can
vases of Watteau, of Lancret, were vivid
and interesting things, not merely to
be hung up because my husband paid
100000 for the set at Duveen's." The
minds of the guests of Louis XVI. were
alert, artistic; wit was theirs, and the
laughter that rang through the gardens
the tribute of cultivated intelligences to
the quick challenge and riposte. Cards
were a diversion to them. not the seri-
Gus occupation of eight hours day, and,
though it would be idle to deny that
there was rtificiality-witness the
milkmaid parties of the queen at Petit
Trianon-the gayety redeemed it, and
the esprit of the guests flashes still
through the volumes of hundred
memoirs. But what volume could be
written, even one, and that how jejune,
of the cotillions of to-day, or of the
equestrian dinner party? All the ac-
cessories and more are here, wealth un-
limited, the most beautiful women, the
most distinguished men. What then is
lacking? All. For to sign checks for
the building OF house does not confer
on you the power of living in it in the
way it should be lived in; to give party
Is no: to be able to give that nameless
distinction which alone makes pomp en-
toyable or even endurable. For, to put
it briefly, a woman without culture can
not walk across finely furnished room
without looking ridiculous. Once q
jackdaw got some jay s feathers to wear
They did not secure the success their
pilferer anticipated.
The Medicis surrounded themselves
with beautiful things, and brought the
great sculptors of the world to their
courts, because beauty was to them a
passion, a part of their life, bequeathed
to their blood by a hundred ancestors,
part of their atmosphere and environ
ment. But the man who has yesterday.
so to speak, made his millions in sham
bles in Chicago is as much out of place
If he apes the extravaganza of French
kings, buys by the yard books which
he does not read and tapestries which
he does not like, as would Louis XVI.
be on the floor of the stock exchange.
Give him and his wife an electric car or
a drawing room furnished with a tele-
phone. That is their proper equipment;
it is not beautiful, nor are they.
Willmar tribune., 1904-11-09
MUFF ORIGINATED IN VENICE
And at One Time the Rank of the
Wearer Was Betokened by
Its Color

do you know that the color of a muff
said a furrier the other day, according
to the Philadelphia Record, as he stroked
beautiful sealskin muff I'm the days
Of Charles TX. no lady could have worn
this fur, for black was decreed by the
king to be the badge of the common peo-
pie, and the court followers were re-
stricted to the colors.
"Muffs have gone through more styles
than it would seem possible to invent for
such a simple article of convenience. It
has been long and narrow, like sheaf,
and again large and round. At the be-
ginning of last century the test of size
was to try the muff in -four barrel. II
it went in without much trouble, then
that muff was too small to be really
fashionable. At the present day almost
anything is proper, but those enormous
cylinders would certainly draw much at
tention. One of the most curious styles
was that of Louis XIV, called the
*chiens mauchons,' because they were
made to convey little dogs in.
'The muff when first introduced was
the exclusive property Of the nobility,
and originated in Venice. These muffs
were very small, and consisted of sim
gle piece of velvet, brocade or silk, lined
with fur, and the openings fastened with
rich jewels. Such arrangements came
in during the early part of the seven
teenth century, but in the previous Gen.
tury the ladies frequently carried piece
Of rich fur, which they used either as
a muff or neckpiece.
"The muff reached it's highest point
in the reign of Louis XIV, when the pro-
ductions were exquisite. Then fashion de-
clared for cloth muff instead of fur, and
the furriers made great uproar. They
petitioned the pope to excommunicate
the wearer Of a cloth muff, but to no
purpose. Finally some ingenious mer-
chant bribed the headsman to carry a
cloth muff on execution day. The wom-
en- shrank from such association, and
the fur won the day. We now associate
the muff only with cold weather, but in
the, old days it was regular part of
woman's dress, and was carried in all
weather AS late as 1880 muff and
straw bonnet were not deemed incon-
gruous."
Willmar tribune., 1904-11-09
Keeping Apples Sweet for Years.

A farmer near Union City, Mich,
amazes his neighbors by keeping ap-
pies, pears, peaches, grapes, etc., in
their natural state for several years.
He now mas apples and grapes grown
In 1901 which can hardly be distin-
guished from this years product. He
now gives out his method Of preserva-
tion, which is very simple, as he mere
ly selects well-developed fruit with
good stems, picks it carefully and sears
the end of the stem with lighted
match. Then he wipes the fruit per-
fectly dry, places it in piece of dry
wrapping paper and lays it away in a
moderately dry and cool cellar
Willmar tribune., 1904-11-09

nailed at each end, as shown at the bot
tom of the cut. This makes the incest
tray for packing apples in cellar have
seen. have II trays and place one ON
top of the other. They are set on four
posts two feet high which have a tin
cap at top to prevent rats from climbing
up. Each tray holds two bushels.
Stored in this way apples can easily
be sorted from time to time, connmenc-
ing with top tray, and removing and
using up specked ones. Another good
feature in this way of storing, that chill
dren cannot scramble on top of the pile
and roll the apples around in order to
find the largest and incest, as when they
are stored In bins. One bunch of laths
will make three trays.-C. E. Kundson,
in Farm and Home.
Willmar tribune., 1904-11-09
Telephoue in jungle.

Abyssinia is being wired" Some
1000 miles of telephone line have been
put up and as much more is being laid.
The work is no joke. The rains and the
poles fell. The white ants ate up a large
collection Of wooden poles. Then iron
ones were put up, which the simple ma
tive liked so well that he took them
home to use in his business The negus
stopped the amusement by proclaiming
death to the pole pilferers. But the
royal mandate cannot prevent the Ban
darlog, the monkey people, from swing
ing in the wires or-what is much more
delightful-the elephant from scratch
ing himself against the poles. The
telephone pole is scratching post for
elephants. Thus does civilization pro-
vide home comforts for the jungle peo-
ple.-Everybody's Magazine.
Willmar tribune., 1904-11-09
Saving Poultry Manure

Poultry manure is very rich in all the
fertilizing elements, but especially so in
nitrogen, owing to the fact that the uri-
nary secretions, which contain large
amounts of nitrogen as well as potash in
readily available form, are voided with
the solid excrement. It quickly loses
nitrogen, however, by fermentation, If
not properly mixed with absorbents or
preservatives. In no case should aka
linA substances like lime, wood ashes,
etc, be mixed with poultry manure
Farmer Bullshn. i. z e
Willmar tribune., 1904-11-09

cast down, that you are going to say
that you would like to marry me?"~
"Of course, Of course exclaimed
Ichabod: II thought you knew that
that is what came here for, bedad.'
Every we'll, then," said Lucilla, turn
ing her eyes to the face of the man sne
had dreamed of in many happy nights.
mo, no." she added quickly, "you must
not kiss me; they are all coming, and
there are two boatmen."
He did not kiss her, but later ne
made up for the omission.
The moment Mrs. Mander saw Capt.
Ichabod and her daughter standing to-
gether she knew exactly what had hap
pened; she had noticed things on board
the Belinda. She hurried up to Lucilla
and drew her aside.
my DEAR" she whispered, with q
frightened face, "you cannot marry a
pirate; you never, never cant"
Dear mother" said Lucilla, ''he Is
not pirate; he has sold his ship aud
is going to be a sugar-planter."
Now they all came up and heard
these words Of Lucilla.
Yes, indeed" said Capt. Ichabod,
you may not suppose it, but your
daughter and I are about to marry, and
will plant sugar together. Now, want
to buy a plantation. Where is that
young man who was born here, be-
dad?"
Dickory advanced, laughing. Here
was fine opportunity, miraculous
opportunity, OF disposing of the Bonnet
estate, which was part of the business
which had brought him here. So he
uold the beaming captain that he knew
OF a fine plantation up the river, which
he thought would suit him.
Every good" said Capt. Ichabod, q
have a boat here; let us go and look
at the place, and If it suits us I will
buy it, bedad."
So with Mrs. Mander and her hus-
band beside her. and with Lucilla and
the captain by her, the boat was rowed
up the river, with Dickory and young
Lena in the bow. ~ = -, r., r.. ~.
When the boat reached the Bonnet
estate it was run up on the shore near
the shady spot where Kate Bonnet had
once caught q fish. Then they all
stepped out upon the little beach, even
the oarsmen made the boat fast >ad
Joined the party, who started to walk
up to the house. Suddenly Capt. Icha-
bod stopped and said to Mr.. Mander:
- don't care to walk up that hill. yon
know: and Il ,you and your good Ni1o
win look over that house and cart your
NO. shout the place. I Win buy G T
Willmar tribune., 1904-11-09
Dehorning.

The pain of the operation of de-
horning has been overestimated, and
the mortality is practically nothing.
The shrinkage In The milk and butter
fat yields Of dairy cows is small and
temporary. The worry, pain and
cruelty of animals TO their mates ID
eliminated when the horns are re.
moved, and the lack of fear and the
quiet contentment of the individaula
Of the herd are at once noticeab Bile. The
benefits from dehorning dairy cattle
cannot be accurately n ensured, but
there is an almosi unanimous opinion
in it's favor among those who have
praciiced it in their herds.-Farm and
Home. e~---..-. . --..rse.- .,.-...,-
Willmar tribune., 1904-11-09
THE STORING OF APPLES.
Shallow Trays Prove the Most Con-
venient and Safe for TIE Win
ter Keeping of Apples.

use shallow trays for storing away
apples for winter USE These are four
feet square, as shown in the upper part
of the cut. The ends and middle pieces
are made of 1x3-inch stuff and the bot.
tom covered with laths. These laths ara
spaced one-half-inch apart One lath ID
Willmar tribune., 1904-11-09

CONVENIENT CORN-HUSklNG RACK
sired, but convenient one is Is inches
high, three feet wide and six feet long,
says the Orange Judd Farmer. The
common method of using it is to tip it
over so that the top and bottom est
against one side OF the shock, which
Is then pulled over onto the rack. :,he
shock is unbound and is then ready for
one or two huskers.
Willmar tribune., 1904-11-09
Draws the Line.

1 Il my dear sir" said the old lady to
the milkman, II hope you doswhat you
can to promote *th> temperance cause z
II have given the strictest orders,
nom. that none Of my employees put
wine In any milk sell. Nuthin'
stronger than water u permitted b.
MI. detroit Free Presa ..,