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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-24
WESTERN CANADA HAS AM
EXCELLENT CLIMATE.
The Saskatchewan Valley Very High
~ Favored.

An interesting feature of Western
canada is its climate Those who
nave made study of it speak highly
OF it. The Canadian Government
Agents are sending out an Atlas. and
at the same time giving valuable in
formation concerning railway rates.
etc, to those interested in the country.
AS has been said, the climate is excel
lent. The elevation of this part Of
Canada is about 1900 feet above the
sea, about twice that of the average for
minnesota. 1t is a very desirable alti-
tude. The country has a very euuable
climate, taking the seasons through.
The winters are bright and the sum-
mers are pleasantly warm. R. F. Stu
part, director of the meteorological
service for Canada, says:
The salient features of the climate
of the Canadian northwest territories
are clear, bracing atmosphere dur
ing the greater part of the year, and
"a medium rainfall and snowfall. The
mean temperature for July at Winni-
peg is 66, and Prince Albert g.. The
former temperature is higher than at
ANY part of England, and the latter
lis very similar to that found in many
parts Of the southern countries"
At Prince Albert the average daily
maximum in July is 76 and the mini
mum 48. Owing to this high day tenn
perature with much sunshine, the crops
come to maturity quickly.
Moisture is ample in the Saskatche-
wan valley, being about Is inches an
nual!y. 1t is notable that about Is per
cent of the moisture falls during the
crop months. Thus, Western Canada
gets as much moisture when it is need
ed and with several hours more sun
shine daily than land further south
gets during the growing season. it is
not difficult to understand why crops
mature quickly and yield bountifully.
Winter ends quickly, sowing is done
during April and sometimes in March.
Harvest comes in August, about the
middle. Cyclones, billiards., dust and
sand storms are unknown.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-24

ging hole for tree without moving
the tripod. 1t might be possible if the
tripod were so large as to give ample
room for the operation of digging. In
such a case it would be too unweildy
to move easily.
Lowering weight down by the SIDE
of the trunk to ascertain when the tree
is in the right place is likely to prov,
somewhat tedious if there are any
branches on the tree to interfere The
accompanying diagram shows what has
proved to be most satisfactory device
for getting the tree exactly where the
stake originally stood. 1t consists of
board perhaps six feet long with a
hole in either end and deep notch in
the middle.
The land in which the trees are to
be planted is first laid off in rows with
small stake where each tree is to
stand. The board just described is
placed on the ground so that the notch
fits over the stake. A small stake is
driven through each of the holes in
the ends of the board. The board is
removed and the hole dug for the tree
While this is being done the measur-
ing board may be used to set the guide
stakes for other holes.
When everything is ready to set the
tree, put the board back in place again,
place the tree in the hole so that it
fits in the notch, and fill in the soil
The result will be that the tree stands
just where the original stake did
If planting is being done on a large
scale, there may be a half dozen or
more of the measuring boards If they
are all of the same dimensions it will
make no difference whether or not the
same one is used in setting the tree
that was used when the guide stakes
were set.-F. G. Sears, in Orange Judd
Farmer
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-24
SETTING TIE FRUIT TREES
How an Orchard of Any Kind May Be
Made to Look Attractive as
Well as Thrifty.

Young orchards should be set SO the
trees may be in exact rows. 1t requires
little more work than the slipshod
methods too often used. An orchard
in which the trees are accurately set is
joy forever, while one in which they
are set in a haphazard fashion is an
eyesore.
The contention that sighting the
trees themselves will not give perfect
scarcely conceive of the ordinary farm
hand, or even an extraordinary one,
getting under light tripod" and dig
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-24
HINTS ON FRUIT GROWING.
The Science Of Cleft Grating De
scribed So That Any Bright
Man Can Practice It.

Stock" is the term used to indicate
the plant grated upon, whether large
or small.
Scion" is the term used to express
the part inserted, of whatever size or
form it may consist. These should be
of the new, well-ripeaed growth of the
season. If scions are to be used in the
spring, they should always be cut late
in the fall. Spring-cut scions may often
be used successfully, but it is not safe
to trust to them, especially if when cut
open the heart-wood appears dark-col-
cred. They should be stored in moist
sawdust or sand in a cold cellar, or
buried in the ground outdoors, during
winter.
The principles which underlie graft
ing are the same as in budding-that
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-24
For Growing Girls.

West Pembroke, Me, March 2l.-Mrs
A. L: Smith, of this place, says that
Dodd's Kidney Pills are the best remedy
for growing girls. Mrs. Smith emphasizes
her. recommendation by the following ex-
perience:
My daughter was thirteen years old
last November and it is now two years
since she was first taken with crazy
Spells that would last week and would
then pass off. In month she would have
the spells again. At these times She
would eat very little and was very yellow,
low.
!, The doctors gave us no encouragement,
they all SAID they could not help her.
Alter taking one box of Dodd's Kidney
Pills, she has not had one bad spell. Oh
course, We continued the treatment un-
I'll she lad used in all about a dozen
boxes, and we still give them to her oc-
casionally, when she is not feeling we'll
Dodd's Kidney Pills are certainly the best
medicine for growing girls"
Mothers should heed the advice of Mrs
Smith, for, by so doing they may save
their daughters, much pain and sickness
and ensure a healthy happy future for
them.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-24
PATENT LAW.

A patent for device, which states
that part is preferably made of a stated
material, is not rendered invalid by the
fact that when such part is made of a
certain other material the device is in
operative.
Equity is without jurisdiction of a
suit for fringement. where prior to it's
commencement defendant had ceased to
infringe and was at that time neither
threatening nor intending to continue
infrir cement.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-24
Purpose Of Pruning Grapes.

The purpose of pruning is to leave
only sufficient number of buds on
canes of the current seasons growth
to give such an amount of fruit the
coming season as the age and strength
of the vine can support. Pruning
should be varied somewhat to suit the
habits of the different varieties. The
stronger growing sorts should have
more wood allowed them than the
weaker ones. The vines should not
be allowed to bear much fruit until
strong enough to grow vigorous canes
with strong laterals. Thrifty laterals
develop fruit buds near the base.
These laterals are cut back to from
four to six buds. depending on the
ege and strength of the vine. Allow
as much fruit to set as the vine can
support and grow to pc, .ection.-
Farmers Review.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-24
CUTICURA OINTMENT
The Worlds Greatest Skin Cure and
Sweetest Emollient-Positivel
Unrtvalled.

Cuticura Ointment is beyond question
the most successful curative for torturing,
disfguring humors of the skin and scalp,
including loss of hair, ever compounded,
in proof CT which single amounting with
it, preceded by hot bath with Cuticura
Soap, and followed in the severer cases by
sufficient to afford immediate relief in the
most distressing forms of itching, burning
and scaly humors, permits rest and sleep,
and points to speedy cure when all else
fails. 1t is especially so in the treatment
of infants and children, speedily soothing
and healing the most distressing cases.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-24
Ditching the Country Road.

In my travels, Il notice that often when
side ditch is made, it is put on the low
er side of the road instead of on the up
per side, as it should be, to catch the wa
ter and keep it off the roadbed. The
best rule, however, is to have good
ditch on each side the entire length of
the road. H. Cain, in Farm and Home.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-24
CLEFT GRATING.

is, the scion and stock must be closely
related; the work must be done in such
a manner that the inside bark of both
scion and stock come closely in con-
tact, and at season of the year and
under such circumstances that they
may unite at once or as soon as growth
starts. The success of the operation
stocks and scions perfectly healthy: (2)
in selecting the proper season, which
varies somewhat with different plants;
co in getting perfect union CT the in
ner barks of scion and stock at least on
one side; ca in making all the cuts
with a sharp knife, that the parts in
contact may have a smooth surface;
60 in doing the work rapidly, so that
the surface may not be dried by ex-
posture.
Grafting-wax is generally used for
covering the wounds made in grating
A good grafting-wax is one that will
not become too soft in summer, so as
to melt and run down the stock, or so
hard in winter as to crack and split off,
A very reliable grafting-wax is made
by melting together four parts (by
weighD of resin, two parts of beeswax
and one part of tallow. When we'll
melted, pour into a pail of cold water.
grease the hands slightly, and pull the
wax until it is about the color of pulled
enthusiastically. Make into balls, and
store for use. This wax should be
warmed when applied. If it is too
hard, more tallow and less resin may
be used.
Clay is frequently used for covering
wounds made by grating, and gives
quite as good results as any of the
wakes if properly applied. For this
purpose some very tenacious clay
should be used, and it is thought to be
improved when mixed with about one
third fresh cow-dung and little plas-
terer's hair. The whole mass should
be thoroughly worksd oser before US
ing.
Cleft grating is very common form
of grating, and is more universally
known and used than any other. 1t is
commonly performed to change the
bearing of apple, plum and various
other trees and plants. It is generally
the most practical method to use on
branches two or three inches in diane
ter, but it also works we'll on quite
small stocks.
Cleft-grafting is performed as fol-
lows: The place selected for the in
sertion of the scion should be where
the grain of the wood is straight. The
stock is then. cut square off with a
sharp saw, and is split through its CEN
ter with grafting-chisel to a depth
sufficient to allow the scion to be put
in place. The cleft is held open by the
chisel until the scion is cut and insert
ed, when the wedge is withdrawn, al
lowing the stock to close on the scion
and so hold it in place. If the stock
does not spring back so as to hold the
scion firmly, it should be tightly drawn
together with string. The number
Of scions inserted will depend upon the
stock. If the stock is not over three
fourths of an inch in diameter. one
scion is enough to insert. but on larger
stocks two may be put in. All the cut
surfaces. including the ends of the
scions, should now be covered with
wax. The scion to be inserted in cleft
grating should be cut wedge-shaped
lengthwise.-Farm and Fireside.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-24
Evening It Tn.

Towne-Hear what Sniffkins did when
the collection plate came round to him
in church last Sunday?
Browne-No. Dropped button in,
suppose.
Not even that: He leaned over and
whispered: L paid the pastors fare in
sthe car yesterday morning. Well call it
square. '-Philadelphia Press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-24
Geographical Changes.

IT don't see any use in having wars in
this advanced age" remarked Mrs. Subur-
ba, turning up the lamp.
IF you were a mapmaker,' replied Mr..
Suburba,, glancing up from the new, atlas
on his knees, you probably would
Cincinnati Times-Star.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-24
w. L. DOUGLAS
go as SHOES Y *sSE

w. Il. douglas
shoes have by their
excellent style,
easy-ftting, q n d
superior wearing
qualities, achieved
the largest sale of
any shoes in the
world.
They are just as good
as those that cost you
81 to the only
difference is the price.
Sold Everywhere.
Look for name and
price on bottom.
Douglas uses Corona
ColtskiIi, which is eve
be the finest Patent /
fast Color Eyeiets used.
Write for CatalOg. WILL
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-24
Ladies Can Wear Shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease. a certain cure for swollen, sweating
hot. aching feet. At all druggists, Csc. Ac-
Address 4. S. Olmsted, lie Roy, n. Y.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-24
JUST SEND 10c IN STAMPS

and this notice to the John A. Salzer Seed
Co., La Crosse, Wis, and receive lots OF
farm seed samples and their big catalog,
which is brim full of rare things for the
gardener and farmer, easily worth $l00.0O
to every wide-awake farmer.
1t describes Salzer's Teosinte, yielding
900 lbs. per acre, of rich green fodder,
salzer's Victoria Rape, yielding 10000 lbs.
of sheep and hog food per acre, together
has record of 300 bu. per acre in 80
States, so also full description of Alfalfa
Clover, Giant Incarnat Clover, Alsike,
Timothy and thousands of other Fodder
Plants. Grasses, Wheat, Speltz, Barleys,
etc. TX. L..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-24
Bad Roads Breed Ignorance.

Bad roads do more than anything
else to promote ignorance, isolation, dis
couragement and disgust among the
country people.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-24

one good for IA tons hay and the other 80
tons green fodder per acre. Grows every
where, SO docs Victoria Rape, yielding
10000 lbs. sheep and swine food per acre.
TX. L.
JUST SEND 10c IN STAMPS TO THE
John A. Salzer Seed Co., Lacrosse, Wis,
and receive in return their big catalog and
lots of farm seed samples.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-24

than whom there is no better Potato
Expert in the country says ''Salzer's
Earliest Potato is the earliest CT SO ear
Hest sorts, tried by me, yielding 46t bu.
per acre" Salzer's Early Wisconsin
yielded for the Rural New Yorker 1856 blu.
per acre. Now Salzer has heavier yield
ing varieties than above. See Salzer's
catalog
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-24

Putnam Fadeless Dies color Silk, Woo
and Cotton at one boiling.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-24

1t is a good deal easier to drop into
rut than to rise out OF It.-Ram's Horn.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-24

kleptomaniacs will take anything but
Jokes.-Chicago Daily News.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-24

"These deceitful women are so ridicu:
lous," said Miss Passay. "As for me,
was never afraid to tell what my age
was" '"No woman" replied Miss Wise,
''is ever afraid to tell what her age was.
philadelphia Press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-24

Husband-"Does Jack know Miss Pep
pertree" Wife (camly)-'I believe not,
for he has asked her to marry him.
Town and Country.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-24
StOps the Cough

Tombstone epitaphs don't fool the re-
cording angel.-Chicago Daily News.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-24

First Little Grl-"My father is an edi-
tor; what does yours do:" Second Little
GIrE-"Nhatever mamma tells him.
Glasgow Evening lines
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-24

Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton has an equal for coug ms and colds.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-24

and works off the cold. Laxstive Bronze
Quinina Tablets. Frice Is cents
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-24

Henry Soule, of Pultney St., Ham,
mondsport, N. Y, says: For eight
years | suffered constant agony from
kidney complaint. 1 endured the worst
torture from gravel and the kidney
secretions were excessive and con-
tanned sediment like brick dust. l had
to get out of bed from ten to twenty
times a night and the loss of sleep
wore me out. Indigestion came on and
the distress after eating was terrible.
Doan's Kidney Pills effected a COM
plete and lasting cure, and after the
symptoms of kidney trouble were gone
my stomach began to work as it
should. This lasting cure, especially
in person of my age, proves the great
value of Doan's Kidney Pills more
convincingly than could any words of
mine"
Doan's Kidney Pills sold by all drug
gists; price so cents per box, or mailed
on receipt of price by Foster-Mi;burn
Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Write for free
trial.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-24
EIGHT YEARS OF TORTURE.

No suffering more
keen than kidney suf-
fering. Sick kidneys
make bad blood; cause
weak, stiff and aching
backs; cause blind,
sick and dizzy head
, aches, lack Of appetite
: and loss of sleep; keep
you all tired out and
spoil digestion.
To have peri e C t
health, you must cure
the kidneys. Read how
one man was cured by
Doan's Kidney Pills
after eight years Of
torture.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-09-15

gloves With the baggage man or the
"con, " take your choice, and have a
go" whereat Mr. Bo would generally
get something of trouncing.
The drummer boys, those joker
cusses, were often allowed to see the
mill and they decided to have some
fun at the cons expense.
Landing in Fargo one day was one
Thad. Curtis. something of an artist
with the gloves himself, and looking
for a match. He failed to find one.
The boys got mold Of him and with a
"tenner" made arrangements with
him toride the "blind" as a hobo and
also what was expected of him.
He agreed, being broke, and the con
was duly notified that there was bo
on the front end. The latter was sum-
moned as usual, and after considerable
persuasion put on the gloves. He
played the "cold feet' act to perfec-
tiOn for a while and then put the
leather to that conductor something
fierce.
The boys say that it was a great
Joke. but that there are few Of them
that the con couldn't see now if they
bumped into him.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-09-15
A DRUMMER'S JOKE.

The Duluth NewS-Tribune contains
over half a column devoted to the tell
ing Of a drummer's joke that was per-
petrated upon prominent passenger
conductor on this division which hap
pened some time ago and has been
kept quiet.
1t is related how the conductor in
question is quite handy with his
Units " and thereby gained consider
able notice in a pugilistic way. He be
came so proud of it that he used to
carry a set of gloves with him on his
trips and whenever hobo would be
discovered riding the "blind" the
brakeman would be called upon to
summon him into the presence of the
"con" in the baggage car.
The econ" would relate to the "bo'
that it was customary for that class
of gents, when caught, to don the
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-09-15
CORNPLANTEH OIL

1t is a fact that the people Of this
state have been using a very poor
quality of kerosene, and paying as
much for the same as for the best
quality. Consumers can get the good
kind of kerosene, the kind that makes
a good light and does not smoke, if
they will insist on it.
The next time you want oils of any
kind ask for Cornplanter TX" and if
your merchant will not furnish it,
write the Cornplanter Oil Co., st.
Paul, Mimi, and give the name of the
dealer who refuses to handle it. This
company is not in the trust and deals
in the best Of Pennsylvania products.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-09-15
LOST INFANT son.

The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Al.
fred johnson, living seven miles south.
west of town, died Saturday night and
was buried Sunday at p. m. Services
were conducted bJ Rev. Rumsey of
the Free Methodist church. Burial
took place on the farm. Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnson are newcomers in the county.
They have the sympathy oflthe entire
community in this, their time of sor-
row.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-09-15

Fargo, N. D.. Sept. IA, 1904 AS
threshing progresses in North Dakota
the quality and quantity of the wheat
crop has become known. The indica-
tions Of the first few fields which we're
reported as of good yeild and grading
from number to are not being full
filled as to the general wheat crop in
this vicinity and the probabilities are
that this will be the Same to greater
or less extent throughout the state.
Early in August opinions from vari-
GUS wheat experts and others who had
looked up the situation printed in
the newspapers. predicted unusually
high prices for wheat and it seems as
if these predictions are almost certain
to follow from the course the markets
have taken in the last few days.
The 1904 crop Of winter wheat was
short and further damage has been
done it BY rust, rains and other causes
and the general opinion in Chicago is
that SUCH shortage will amount to at
least one-hundred million bushels.
Consumption is increasing rapidly
and the whole country is being scraped
clean of both wheat and flour. Flour
has advanced rapidly in the North
west. Spring wheut growers are ad-
vised that whatever milling wheat
they may have. is almost bound to
bring the highest price in years prob
aoly as high as when Letter ran his
famous corner several years ago
1t is claimed in the Twin Cities and
Chicago that before another wheat
crop can be harvested, wheat and -four
may reach q point where the consump-
tion of other grains in bread may be
reSorted to.
The corn crop is light aud every
thing in the grain line looks TO unusu-
ally stiff prices for the farmers this
year. Farmers are urged not to be
stampeded into selling what wheat
they have unless they get rattling
good prices for it A dispatch from
Chicago September -, says that the
wheat bulls on the market predicted
$500 a bushel before next May. The
worst fears to the spring wheat crop
by rust are now reported by the Agri.
cultural bureau as an assured fact and
it is contended that barely enough
wheat for bread. and seed can be saved
throughout the country, with the
possibility Of having TO bring in
foreign wheat. May wheat as well as
all other futures are advancing in pro-
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