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The Columbus journal., 1905-11-29
PREPARE SMALL FRUITS FOR
WINTER.

THE fruit grower must be willing
worker, and TO be successful he must
be a pusher and ever ready TO take
time by the forelook. He must IN
advance rather than behind with the
work. The mulch for the strawberries
and compost for raspberries, black
berries, currants, gooseberries and
Lucretia dewberries should now be
ready near the garden. As soon as
the ground is frozen hard enough TO
bear up the horses and wagon put
the mulch on the strawberry bed. Do
not undertake to cover deep enough
TO prevent freezing, for if this is done
the wet SHOWS will pack the mulch and
smother the plants. Good judgment
is required here.
Straw of any kind, corn stalks,
with or without the blades, leaves,
evergreen boughs, swamp grass or
any coarse material that is free of
seed will answer. This mulch should
be left on the bed until all danger OF
freezing is over. Just before the
crowns open, the mulch should be
raked off the plants TO the space be-
tween the rows. If the soil is loamy
and light the mulch may be parted
over the plants and left in that way
to prevent the earth from being
splashed upon the fruit.
For other lines of small fruit COM
post is preferred TO strawed mulch as
the latter invites mice. which will
gnaw the canes and injure the plants.
The compost may be scattered broad
cast over the, entire surface as the
condition of the ground demands, or
be placed around the hills. In either
case the compost should be worked
into the soil by means Of shallow
cultivator as early as the ground is
il condition for work. To do a perfect
job the surface should be worked until
thoroughly fined. Working should be
repeated at intervals Of six and eight
days until raspberries and blackber-
ries are turning red. Small fruits
cannot be successfully grown without
thorough cultivation and pruning sea-
son after season. When the grower
becomes experienced the work in the
small garden will be considered more
of a pleasure than a task
The Columbus journal., 1905-11-29
LOOK AFTER FARM MACHINERY.

As We travelled through the coun-
try about a week ago We still found
many, many binders. mowers and va
rious other machines standing in the
yard with nothing but a barb wire
fence TO shelter them from sun and
rain. In fact, quite a number did not
even enjoy the distinction of being
cared for to the extent Of standing
il a row of fence, but were scattered
all over the yard. where apparently
it had been convenient to leave them
when the busy farmer unhitched late
in the evening
There is perhaps no business where
system is so hopelessly lacking as on
the farm. A man on $50 acre farm
has perhaps grain binder worth
sl25. a mower worth $50, a couple of
plOws worth $50. harrows worth $50,
and perhaps wagons worth 800 or
$3.50. Here We have an investment of
$500 or more, the interest on which is
$50 per year. Will it not pay to take
better care Of this property? An air
protection of the machinery. Con-
struct a lean-to on the side Of the
barn. if you can do no better, and
board up sufficiently to keep out sun
and rain, and you have a place to
keep things.
Never put any machinery away that
has bright surfaces without a coat Of
oil. Dry the bright surfaces and coat
heavily with OIL Beef suet also makes
sr excellent material for that pur-
pose. Next spring, or at any other
time. when you may need your plOw,
it will be ready. 1t will scour as soon
as you put it into the ground. That
fact in itself may be worth several
dollars to you.
The harness needs to be oiled fire.
cuently enough to keep the leather
soft and pliable It will last nearly
twice as long if we'll taken care Of
The work can be done on rainy days.
The Columbus journal., 1905-11-29
Prof w D. Carlisle of Chicapo

Prof. W. D. Carlisle of Chicago. a
torticulturist of national fame. who
Cn a recent visit TO the great Frisco
Orchard Cos site near Lebanon. in
LacIeGe county. secured some of the
red soil chemical analysis. He found
the red clay soil, so valuable to the
apple grower, TO have been produced
by the decomposition of rock by the
large amount of pyrites of iron which
II contains. He also found large pro-
portions of lime. soda and potash. all
of which, with iron ore make desir-
able chemical elements for the growth
Of perfect. finely favored fruit. He
pronounces the soil the best adapted
&c apple and peach culture Of any
he ever examined.
The Columbus journal., 1905-11-29
THE WINTER DAIRY.

Every farmer in America knows 70
a dead certainty that to produce win
ter milk with profit or comfort, he
Must have two things in abundance,
says a correspondent. First, a warm
barn or stable for his cows where
manure will never freeze or accumu-
late in unsightly piles. G at once to
work, and bank up your old high
floor stables so the cold winter winds
can not whistle under the barn. nor
rise up through the cracks Of the
floor to make balloons of the milk
maids when they come to milk the
cows.
Put up inside double ceiling to the
stables; fill we'll with straw. shaw
ings or chaff between: shut out the
cold as much as possible, and there
by save feed and money both. Re-
member always, feed is the rire that
cattle use to keep warm with, and they
are bound TO keep warm and comfort
able first before they care snap
about your calculations of whether
they furnish You drop of milk or not.
Don't tougher your cattle any more
by compelling them to eat corn stalks
cut on a windy hill or some old mea-
dow you want to revive.
The Columbus journal., 1905-11-29
HOW TO FEED SHREDDED CORN
FODDER.

Experiments at the Maryland sta
ton show that:
1. A mixed feed" made by wet
ting shredded corn fodder and grain
together, is the best way to feed corn
fodder.
2. The mixed feed" was more di-
gestible and produced more flesh and
milk than same food fed separately
and dry.
3. There was less fodder wasted
by feeding it as mixed feed" than
by feeding fodder and grain separate
ly and dry.
4. The digestibility Of shredded
fodder was increased by feeding 1t
wet-the increase being sufficient to
warrant wetting.
5. The amount of water consumed by
about the same with the different
methods Of feeding.
The Columbus journal., 1905-11-29
LOOK OUT FOR RABBITS AND
MICE

And now begins the war with mice
and rabbits. Let no one rest in fan
c:ed security unless thorough protect
ion has been given to everything that
they might devour. For mice, use
strychnine, with corn meal in cans,
scattered all over the grounds en-
dangered. For rabbits. the first and
most useful thing that can easily be
done is to destroy their hiding places
by burning up brush and rubbish
Heaps, and stopping up holes in the
ground made by other animals and
which they make their headquarters
in the wintry months. These holes
are most commonly found in the
woods or along the steep banks of
creeks and ravines. We have as vet
found nothing better than the oldfash-
ioned box trap to thin them out pro-
vide delicacy for the table.
The Columbus journal., 1905-11-29
How to Find Out

If there is any doubt in your mind as to your
condition, take from your urine on rising about
four ounces, place it in glass or bottle and let
it stand twenty-four hours. If on examination
it is milky cloudy, if there is brick-dust set
tling, if small particles float around in it, your
kidneys are in need of immediate attention.
Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and is used in
the leading hospitals, recommended by ply
sicians in their private practice, and is taken by
doctors themselves who have kidney ailments,
because they recognize in it the greatest and
most successful remedy for kidney, liver and
bladder troubles.
The Columbus journal., 1905-11-29
A DISCREET SUGGESTION.

While the unloaded pistol goes on
Staying its thousands and the ever
loaded oil can its tens Of thousands
there is something else that appears
equally as innocent and unassuming
that claims victims every year and
causes much financial loss and ex-
cuisite suffering among men and ami
mails. The instrument of death and
suffering referred to is the uprurned
rusty nail so common around the
average farm and in the backyards
OF country stores. 1t may seem a very
small and simple act to stop and break
on or turn down nail, but the small
and simple service may be the means
Of saving a life or of preventing the
most acute suffering the human body
can endure.
The Columbus journal., 1905-11-29
EDITORIAL NOTES,

EDITORIAL NOTE.-So successful is
Swamp-Root in promptly curing even
the most distressing cases of kidney,
liver or bladder troubles, that to prove
its wonderful merits you may have a
sample bottle and book of valuable
information. both sent absolutely free
by mail. The book contains many of
the thousands upon thousands of testi-
monial letters received from men and
women cured. The value and success
of Swamp-Root is SO well known that
our readers are advised to send for a
sample bottle. In sending your address
to DR.. kilmer & Co., Binghamton, n.
Y, be sure to say you read this gener-
The Columbus journal., 1905-11-29

From now on cuttings of great
variety of trees and shrubs may be
made and planted. A large share CT
our prettiest fiowery shrubs may be
grown with more or less success from
Hardy Hydrangea, all the honeysuck-
les can be grown in this way. The
Catalpa. Basswood and some other
trees will root from cuttings but
are perhaps better grown from seed.
as the willow.
The Columbus journal., 1905-11-29

We may live without poetry music and
art:
We may live without conscience, and live
without heart:
We may live without friends, We may live
without books
But civi.iZ man cannot live without
cooks.
He may live without books-Whac is
knowledge but grieving?
He may live without hope-what is hope
but deceiving?
He may live without love-what is pas
sion but pining?
But where is the man that can live with
out dining?
Owen Meredith.
The Columbus journal., 1905-11-29
HNL JVUN JIIOJVLIO UGI1IS
Thousands of Men and Women Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect 1t.
To Prove What the Great Kidney Remedy Swanpoot WIN
Do for YOU. Every Reader Of This Paper May Have
Sample Absolutely Free by Mail.

It used to be considered that only urinary and
bladder troubles were to be traced to the kid
neys, but now modern science proves that nearly
all diseases have their beginning in the disorder
of these most important organs.
Therefore, when your kidneys are weak or out
Of order you can understand how quickly your
entire body is affected, and how every organ
seems to fail to do its duty.
If you are sick or feel badly" begin taking
the great kidney remedy, DIR. kllmers swamp
Root, because as soon your kidneys begin to
get better they will help all the other organs to
health. A trial will convince anyone.
was out Of health and down generally; had
the time did not know that kidneys the cause
BEGAN takpS swamp Root There such pleasant taste
to Swamp Root and it right TO the spot and drives
disease out OF the system II has cured me- making me
stronger and better in every and cheefUy recon-
mend 1t to all sufferers.
Mrs. A. L. WALKER. 35I East Linden ST., Atlanta Ga.
Weak and unhealthy kidneys are responsible
for many kinds of diseases, and if permitted to
continue much suffering and fdtdL results are
sure to fOllOU. Kidney trouble irritates the
nerves. makes you dizzy, restless, sleepless and
irritable. Makes you pass water often during
the day and obllges you to get up many times
during the night. Unhealthy kidneys cause
rheumatism. gravel, catarrh of the bladder pain
or dull ache in the back. joints and muscles;
make your head ache and back ache, cause indi-
gestion, stomach and liver trouble, you get
sallow, yellow complexion, make you feel
though you had heart trouble: you may have
plenty of ambition, but no strength; get weak
and waste away.
The cure for these troubles is Dr. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root. the world-famous kidney remedy.
In taking Swamp Root you afford natural help
healer and gentle aid to the kidneys that is
known to medical science
The Columbus journal., 1905-11-29
In many important European mark

cts receipts of American apples have
practically doubled every year for
the past years. In 1901 there were
exported from this country 1,6O0,OO
barrels of apples. In 1902, 2,2OO 600
were shipped out. Cold storage and
rapid transit have brought the whole
world in touch with the Ozark apple
grower. Apples have been sold in
Hamburg and Liverpool within IS
days from the time they hung on the
trees in our Ozark orchards.
The Columbus journal., 1905-11-29
PUMPKIN PIES IN WINTER.

How dear to our hearts is the old yellow
pumpkin.
When orchards are barren Of stuffing
for pies:
When peaches and apples have proven
failure.
And berries Of no kind have greeted our
How fondly we turn to the rugged old
cornfield
And gather the fruit We can never de-
SpiSe-
The bright golden pumpkin. the savory
pumpkin.
The sweet. mellow pumpkin We make
into pies"
The Columbus journal., 1905-11-29

One would think farming had made
no progress in the last fifty years
&c look at what the authorities
undertake to teach in the country
schools. The farmer is to spend his
LIE close to nature. Why, then.
should he not study nature and
natural law
The Columbus journal., 1905-11-29

Don't forget that cream separator
is a labor-saving implement in the
same degree as a mower, and a man
with a taste in decoration does not
buy a mower for a parlor ornament.
The Columbus journal., 1905-11-29

The demand for big. symmetrical
draft horses is stronger than ever be-
fore in this country and the farmer
who is raising plugs is wasting his
time
The Columbus journal., 1905-11-29

Dead blackberry canes, if not yet
removed. should be removed without
further delay. They should also be
burned, as there may be among them
spores of some fungus disease.
The Columbus journal., 1905-11-29

(Mr. Wragg invites contributions Of any
new ideas that readers of this depart
ment may wish to present. and would be
pleased to answer correspondents CeSir-
ing information on subjects discussed
Address NJ j. Wragg. Waukee or Des
Moines. Iowa-l
The Columbus journal., 1905-11-29

Perseverance is the only virtue that
sannot be counterfeited.
The Columbus journal., 1905-11-29

If you are already convinced
that Swamp-Root is what You
need, you can purchase the
regular fifty-cent and one
dollar size bottles at the drug
stores everywhere. Don't
make any mistake, but remem-
Der the name, Swamp-Root,
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and
the address, Bingaamton, N.
Y, on every bottle.
The Columbus journal., 1905-11-29
Consultation and Stomach Trouble

typhoid
Others
But physc Yourself. Use
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-02
sHREwDNEss OF J. P. MORGAN.
Sent valuable Present in Way to
Escape Attention.

GeoFge c. Thomas, one of the lead
ing figures in the Philadelphia house
OF the Morsans, tells story which
!llustfa'Gs the shrewdness of j. p.
Morgan. Mr.. Thomas daughter was
marie not long ago and day or so
before Tie ceremony there came to
her 1a'hrr's office a pasteboard box
WrapprH in coarse brown paper, brok-
en- at IWp Of the corners, tied merely
with iWi1e, but distinguished among
its fellows by the address. which was
in MI. Nurgan's own bold handwrit-
ing. lnYestigation brought to light
that II carried pearl necklace for
the bridetohe worth anywhere from
S1.5Oo to $4,000. The sender had
properly thought that the unnoticed
was, alter all. safer in transit than
the parcel advertised as valuable by
registry and wax seals.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-02
Two Pairs For Three Men,

Three men and two pairs of shoes
break the monotony of one Dcs MoinCs
shoe dealers life. The two pairs of
shoes are ample for the three, and
strange to say, the three men are salts
fled with the same styles. 1t all hap
pens from one man having feet of diff
ferent size. On one foot he wears a
No. and on the other a No. 5. The
other two individuals wear only one
shoe each the right leg of one and the
left foot Of the other being missing
They have been his customers for sew
eral years. He arranged the triumvir-
ate so that it is cheaper for each to
provide footwear for himself. 1t used
to be necessary for each to buy pair
of shoes. throwing one away, and the
man with the mismatched feet had to
buy two pairs of shoes. Now the two
pairs of shoes are ample for both
When one gets his footwear the others
soon follow suit.-Des Moines Register
and Leader.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-02
Reyond Hone of Rescue.

Bound hand and foot and gagged. the
maiden was put into the gunny sack
and, unable to move or scream. felt
herself being carried down a fight of
stairs. put into a buggy and then driv-
en- down the street. Intellectually she
tried to release herself from the gag
Alas. she was bound too securely. FL
nally the conveyance stopped. She was
agaiM carried into Il building. faintiny
and gasping for breath: the sack was
taken from her head. The Villain, still
masked, took the gag from her mouth
his eyes cleaning like Goals Of fire
through his black mask, released her
and hisSed through his tightly clenched
teeth, "Therc. my pretty bird, scream
and yell rs loud as you like. no human
ear will ever reach you. You are in
my power. Do you hear? Totally
within my power.' "Where am I?'
she gasped. in Il store that never adj
vertiscs,' was the cruel response
ALAS! Alas!' she moaned. "No power
on earth can save me; no one will look
for me here and the poor girl tainted.
Red Creek (N. " Herald,
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-02
THE ROOM

Here in this old deserted room.
Where cobwebs fringe the tapestries
Ewayed by tie breezes in the gloom,
My heart renews life's ecstasies.
There where the dusty shades let down,
Against the yellow light | see
A bended form whose silvery crown
Is more than queenly crown to me.
There in the quiet corner nook
A leathern chair leans to the wall
There bended Ger some cherished book
A form arises in the pail
A form looked to with delight
In days OF childhood when trod,
A vagrant and tott ring wight.
A trembling babe Der vernal sod.
! list the voices faint and sweet
Borne to me in soft roundelays,
Like echoes from some dim retreat
OF life's exquisite choral days.
And while the mould ring tapestries
Swayed by the breezes in the gloom
CrumbIe to dust. life's ecstases
Bring back the sunshine to the ROOM
Horace Seymour Keller, in the New York
Sun.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-02
A Paradise For Men,

In Paraguay the women are in pro.
portion of seven to one as compared
with the men. The consequence is
that the men are taken the greatest
care of, and everything which is un.
pleasant or might be risky to the life
of man is done by the women. The
streets are cleaned, ships are loaded
oxen are driven by them, and it is
even said that they have taken part ir
the coEntry's wars, acting as substi.
tntes for their men folk.-Chicago Jour
nal.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-02
Fine Vein Of Humor Developed by
Ex-senator Chandler.

Sine his retirement from the Unit
ed Stares senate William S. Chandler
of New hampshire has devoted part
of his spare time in having fun with
former colleagues and other distin-
guishcd men. Recently he wrote iden-
tical letters to Vice President Fair
banks Secretary Shaw and Senator
Foraker pledging support TO each OF
these presidential aspirants and tell.
ing each hat he had written the same
letter 10 the other two. Secretary
Shaw and Senator Foraker sent hui
morous replies, but the vice president
apparently overlooked the fun of The
situation, for his answer was stately
in its grateful tone. Mr. Chandler
also called at the white house and as
Sured the president of his support ir
case the Democrats should nominate
him in 1908.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-02
tanned YOUNGSTERS Exuberance.

TIE Duke of Argyll was once visiting
a school at Ascot and noticed a small
boy inning as hard as he could around
the rrcket ground. When he had been
rouui it three times and stopped the
duke asked the headmaster why he
was Iunning alone in that eXtraordi-
nav way. "Oh," said the master,
|"Cnat Lord Randolph Churchill's son.
When he talks too much we make hir.
20 three times round" The truth was
'thar Winston Churchill had Just been
indu'gjng in chatter and had jnst been
sent gOund the field to silence him
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-02
ATAXIA is CURABLE.
REPORTED CURE STANDS TEST OF
FULL INVESTIGATION,
A Former Victim of L"comntor Ataxi.
Now Tree from Suffering and
Actively ut Work.

A Former Victim of Locomotor Ataxia
Now Tree from Suffering and
Actively ut Work.
eyes" said Mr. Watkins to a reporter,
ait is true that l have been cured Of
ataxia by DR.. Williams Pink Pills"
"Are you sure you had locomotoy
ataxia!'
1.-THE doctors themselves told me so.
Besides recognized the symptoms"
"What were they?"
"Well, the first indications were a
stiffness about the knee joints that came
OH about four years ago. A few months
after that appeared, my walk got to be
uncertain, shaky like. lost confidence
in my power to control the movements
of my legs. Once, when 1 was in the
cellar, started to pick up two scuttles
of coal, and my legs gave way suddenly.
and tumbled all i'll a heap in basket.
l couldn't close my eyes and keep my
balance to save my life. Then had
fearful pains over my whole body and I
lost control over my kidneys and my
bowels"
"How about your general health ?"
Sometimes was so weak that had
to keep my bed and my weight fell of
twenty pounds. Things looked pretty
bad for me until I ran across a young
man who had been cured by DR.. Will
iiams' Pink Pills and who advised me to
\ try them"
"Did these pills help You right away?"
II didn't see much Improvement un-
til had used six boxes. The first bene-
fit noticed was a better circulation and
picking up in strength and weight. I
gradually got confidence in my ability
to direct the movements Of my legs, and
in the course of seven or eight months
all the troubles had disappeared.
"Do You regard yourself as entirely
we'll now:"
Il do the work of we'll man at any
rate. can close my eyes and stand up
all right and move about the same as
other men. The pains are all gone ex-
cept all occasional twitch in the calves
of my legs"
Mr. James H. Watkins resides at No. 70
Westerlo street, Albany, NY. Dr.Wil-
liams' Pink Pills can be obtained at any
drug store. They should be used as soon
as the first signs of locomotor ataxia ap-
pear in peculiar uumbness Of the feet.
Talk isn't so cheap when money talks.
What pity real detectives are not
rs brilliant as story book detectives.
officer. They'd all resign from the
force and write novels"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-02
Not a Lover of Omar khayam.

Il had been suggested that the
Omar khayam society Of London
would do well TO offer the loaf of bread
and llask of wine to Sir Edward Nor
timer Durand, British minister to the
Uni'mI States. who is now on visit
to his native land The idea fell into
disfayor when memory revived an eX-
pert.nce Sir Edward had while min
istcr to Persia, the home of Omar.
Certain admirers of the ancient poet
wished to repair his tomb in fitting
fashion and induced the British minis
ter 70 interview the shah on the sub
jecr- Not cent" said. in effect, his
mos puissant majesty. "1f Omar
khayan is so dear to them let them
ercyr a memorial themselves. We
hayr many better poets in Persia