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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-23

Doesn't it strike you as somewhat
ridiculous that a beggar should be so
presumptuous as to offer you good
luck?" asked the man with his arm
in a sling. 1T has struck me that
way, and the next beggar that makes
any attempt to pass good luck on me
is going to get a run for his trouble.
If | don't put him in the lookup, it
won't be any fault of mine. I'm going
to tell you fellows a story, and when
you hear it you'll understand my feel
ings. l was standing on a street cor
ner the other day talking to a friend
of mine. A beggar, a husky looking
country negro, came along and asked
us for aid. He said he was from the
country and was in hard luck. 'Ah'm
hungry, boss he said, an All needs
a bite to eat Then he showed his
hands, which were covered with corns,
remarking at the time that the condi-
ton of these would prove he was a
Woodworking negro, down on his luck.
l gave him enough to buy a sandwich,
and so did my friend. He thanked us,
and then putting out his hand said,
'Hyar boss. Ah'l give bofe of yo' good
luck We both Smiled and gave him
our hand to shake. The negro left
and a few minutes later when turned
to leave my friend and started across
the street l was struck by a car and
knocked into the middle of nothing
ness. When they picked me up my
arm was broken and l was severely
bruised all over the body. That was
my share of the good luck. l learn
ed today that my friend has pneu-
monia, and that he may die of his i'll
ness."-New Orleans Times-Democrat
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-23

Those soft and silky mohairs are as
much used as are silks for the dressy
frocks and trimmed with the coarse
Russian laces that are SO much in
vogue they present a highly success
full appearance. In the model there
is a deep yoke with a fancy edge that
Stimulates a bertha and a lace empiece-
nent at the waistline after the fashion
Of a vest. The red mohair is drawn In
bolero fashion across the bust, and
fastened with little velvet bows. The
short sleeve is a double puff with shir-
red lengthwise tucks between. The
skirt is circular, plated to the band,
and with a deep encrustation Of lace
on the hem, edged either side with
narrow velvet piping used fat as a
ribbon.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-23
Look to the Mattresses.

A stitch in time is never more to the
point than in the Ease of mattresses.
Often we note that n Of those little
circular pieces of leather has gone and
the thread connecting 1t with its fellow
on the other side has broken. With
a proper mattress needle it would not
take a minute to repair the damage.
Any upholsterer will supply you with
a mattress needle aud a supply Of lit.
tie rounds of leather for a few pennies.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-23

The private life Is an excellent and
a beautiful thing when it is founded
on affection and tenderness, but to
lead a private life, and only a private
Life, Is for most women not beneficial.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-23


Because they are hungry or thirsty.
Because they have been allowed to
overeat.
Because they have been given per-
nicious cheap sweets
Because they have not had proper
sleep.
Because their clothing is not COM
Portable.
Because the room in which they
sleep or play is stuny or ill-aired.
Because their parents break prom
ises to them and buy them Off with
brIbes.
Because they are brought up on a
negative diet of continual mo, no.
no." Instead of an occasional good,
hearty "Ycs."
Because their activity is not direct
ed into the right channel. ETen from
babyhood a child must be doing some
thing and II it is not wisely directed
its energies will find outlet in ''naught-
mess"
With little practice all sorts OF
intending may be done on a two-thread-
ed sewing machine. without turning
the work at all, by placing the article
under tho presser foot and sewing for
ward acl ,ss the tear o. thin place.
! When at the point. where the work
would ordinarily be turned, li1t the
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-23

The servant should be taught TO
wait upon the table quietly and rap
idly. Serving or removing but q
plate at a time; never allow the ser
want to attempt to remove = number
of plates, knives, dishes, ETC., at one
time, a catastrophe is nearly always
the result.
WINS delicate colors are more CT
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-23
How to soften the Hands.

An admirable whitener and softener
of the hands is mutton suet, the IA
vorite cosmetic Of our grandmothers.
Cut suet from mutton kidneys into
small pieces, put into a glass jar OF
bowl and set In a pan of water on the
stove. When the suet is melted pour
on, add a few drops of carbolic acid
and beat with a silver fork until il
is cool.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-23

Are there any labor troubles south
Of the canal strip"
NO, it's wrong to strike below the
belt"-Cleveland Leader.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-23

The best-managed dairies In Mime
sofa have reduced the cost Of manu-
featuring q pound OF butter to 1.2a
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-23

"These insurance manipulations
have robbed us OF Millions said the
man who gets excited.
THAT'S nothing" answered the
baseball enthusiast Look at what
the umpires have done to US in those
baseball games."-Washington Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-23
FEEDING SHEEP IN THE CORN.

FEEDING SHEEP IN THE CORN.
I had a fine field of corn, and the
rich soil had become filled with
weeds of many kinds- In an evil
hour, I thought it would be a very
nice thing to turn into this field a lot
of lambs just weaned- 1t va only a
few days when I was sorry for what
1 had done. 1t did moi suit my case
at all. The heavy growth of suckers
from the corn roots, which in my ex-
perience is always to be expected in
richly MANFRED soil, in spite of the
most careful culture, very soon
brought on attacks of diarrhea which
very nearly cost me the lives of as
fine a lot of weanling lambs as | ever
saw. writes H. Stewart in American
Sheep Breeder. It was next to i'm
possible to keep any sort Of satisfac-
tory oversight on the lambs, and in
spite Of the most careful watching
over the flock / soon had my hands
full of trouble in saving a lot Of lambs
suffering from diarrhea and annoyed
by a legion of flies. For two weeks
everything had to be left to take care
of those-lambs, and the cost of the
extra work at q busy time otherwise,
about rendered me wild. Diarrhea
attacked the whole flock and the flies
made things a hundred times worEe.
/ saved the lambs, but it was at q
cost of half the actual value of the
lot
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-23
KEEP A FEW SHEEP.

The price of sheep has reached u
point where it is profitable to produce
them for wool alone, which fact is
made more evident by a visit to the
show yards of any of our leading
fairs" says an old sheep breeder. II
We can accept as reasonable authority
a large number of entries in fine wool
sheep, there is where we get a fore
runner of the future" He believes
that the most profitable sheep to
grow with the price of wool is a
medium-size sheep with a good car
cass of mutton, and good, dense
fleece of medium wool. when we
undertake to produce a wooded sheep
with no reference to the mutton quail
ity and gain but q few cents worth
of wool, and when we seek only NUT
ton without regard to the wool quail
ty, we meet the same objection on
the other side" He thinks there is
room on every farm for a few good
sheep. and certainly in this day,
when there are so many good breed
ers striving to excel, offering their
stock at moderate prices, there is no
excuse for any farmer to still be
growing scrubs. A few sheep can be
kept on every farm with a small out
lay and with profitable results. 1t is
only when one attempts to make a
speciality of the sheep business that
expense becomes apparent and train
ed experience necessary. A few sheep
will keep fat picking up weeds n
brush along the fence, feed that would
not otherwise be utilized. They not
only do this, but keep the farm clean,
which is of even a. much import
ance to the following crops as it is
a benefit to the sheep themselves
Every farmer ought to grow a few
sheep, which he would find a source
of profit by producing two crops a
year and without any apparent cost,
as compared with the cost of produc-
ing any crop that is grown upon the
farm for enthusiastically Plough
man.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-10-05
H0RTICULIUR|IE
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A PRETTY. BORDER.
How It May Be Arranged and Main
tanned Several Weeks in Advance
Of Ordinary Outdoor Garden.

In the accompanying plan, drawn
entirely from memory, says a writer
in the Ohio Farmer, but sufficiently
accurate to illustrate the matter in
hand, is the little plant house;
being the wall at the outer edge which
is made of posts with window sashes
like cellar windows, these being about
Is inches high, and being easily re-
moved when the weather gets warm.
The roof rises quite steep up to the
house and the path in the center OF
the greenhouse is excavated some SO
there is plenty of head room inside.
B b is the plant border between the
walk and house. A straight board
forms the edge next to the walk rising
q little above the earth. Once every
few feet little rafters run from the
edge of the bed up to the house and
greenhouse and on these rafters nice
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-10-05
THE ORCHARD.

Profit in fruit depends more upon
quality than quantity.
Everything ready for the fruit har-
vest? Barrels, ladders and crates on
hand?
Small, circular, purplish blotches
on apples, pears, ETC.. mean that the
San Jose scale louise is present. Look
out!
Are the pears and ounces cracked
and scabby? And have the leaves
dropped off prematurely? Sure sign
that the trees should have been
sprayed with the Bordeaux mixture.
If farmers would sell only No. I
apples the market would not become
glutted, even in a year of plenty. All
No. ? apples should be dried They
can be kept over and thus prevent low
prices.--W. w. NJ.
Know the names of all the trees set
last spring? Yes. But how about the
future? Memory Is q tickle thing.
Better make a detailed plan of the
orchard at once, giving each tree its
proper place and name and age on
tbs man.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-10-05
PUNcTURES IN SOFT FRUITS
Found That Bees Are Net the Great
Enemies Of the Grape, Peach
and Plum.

It has long been believed that the
bee is the great destroyer of grapes:
peaches and plums by puncturing
them and starting them to rotting.
Many a time bees have been seen
drinking the sap exuding from such
punctures. 1t has taken long time
to exonerate the bee from this charge
1t is now found that most of the in.
jury is done by crickets and June
bugs. Prof. Garman of the Kentucky
station took up this matter and set a
watch to find which insects were pune
turing the grapes, peaches and plums.
He found two varieties of tree crick-
cts working vigorously at night cutting
holes in the fruits named. He ex-
presses the belief that these crickets
are the chief culprits in puncturing
n-skinned fruit. One variety of
June-bug was also found engaged in
the same business. Many of our hor-
ticulturists and bee men will be graft
fed to learn Of this new evidence IL
behalf of the bee.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-10-05
FEW POINTS ON THE HORSE
Student of Bombay Has Some Ideas
Which He Interestingly
Elucidates.

A student of Bombay, India, wrote
the following lucid essay:
THE horse is very noble quadru-
ped, but when he is angry he will not
do SO. He is ridden on the spinal
cord by the bride, and sadly the driver
places his foot on the stirrup and d.
vides his lower limbs across the saddle
and drives his animal to the meadow.
He has a long mouth, and his head is
attached to the trunk by long pro-
tuberance called the neck He has
four legs; two are in the font side
and two are afterward. These are
the weapons on which he runs, and
also defends himself by extending
those in the rear in a parallel direc-
ton toward his foe, but this he does
only when in vexat;ous mood. His
flooding is generally grasses and
grains. He is also useful to take on
his back a man or woman, as well as
some cargo. He has power to run
as fast as he can. He has got no
sleep at nighttime and always stand
ing awaken. Also there are horses
of short size. They do the same as
the others are generally doing. There
Is no animal like the horse; no sooner
they see their guardian or master they
always crying for flooding, but it is al.
ways at the morning time. They have
got tail, but not SO long as the cow
and other such like similar animals"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-10-05
FUTURE OF NIAGARA FALLS
Will, in Few Thousand Years Any
way, Have Entirely Dis
appeared.

The earliest discussions of the re-
cession of Niagara Falls led to appre-
hension of danger and disaster, be-
cause the continuance of the present
gorge erosion must eventually extend
to lake Erie, the reservoir whence
the river flows. It was thought, there
fore, in the excited Imagination of
many ignorant readers, when the early
geologic discussions of the history
of Niagara were published that q de-
structive flood would thus be let loose
from Erie and the upper lakes, and
would deluge the Ontario basin and
the st. Lawrence valley. Prof. James
Hall in 1843 endeavored to allay these
fears. The increasing southwark dip
of the rock strata between the pres
ent falls and Lake Erie will cause the
Niagara to cut into softer and easily
erOded beds along the distance, so
that it's great cataract, which de-
ponds on the thick and hard Niagara
limestone everything soft shale, can no
longer be maintained. The river will
then run, as Hall declared, in series
of rapids along its course from Lake
Erie to Lewiston, with perhaps low
fall at the outlet of the lake.
Another anxiety has been raised
more recently by computation of a
probable fitting of the land, which
would slightly change it's inclination
in all the region of these great lakes
so that ultimately the mouth Of Lake
Erie would be lifted higher than the
very low water divide close to the
southwest of Chicago. From compu-
tations of the heights of beach marks
above the surface of the lakes, deter
mined at successive dates separated
by periods of from 20 to 81 years, Gill
bert computed in 1898 this fake region
is being tilted toward the south
southwest at the rate, during . cen
fury, of five inches in 100 miles. He
therefore concludes that Lake Mich
igan, if such fitting continues, will be.
gin to overflow across the natural wa
tersheds to the Illinois river within
1000 years; that 1000 years from now
this flow will take away half of the
volume of the Niagara river, and that
after $500 years there will be no Nj
agara. The basin of Lake Erie will be
tributary to Lake Huron, the current
of the Detroit and St. Clair rivers be-
ing reversed. 1853
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-10-05
THE BUILDER.

s'Let US build matchless highway said
q Nervous Little Man.
Took he then his puny pencil and ne
planned little plan. Il.
He was little, he was scrawny; he was
anything but great,
AS we reckon them that cavil in the
councils Of the State.
Yet he made the pregnant Earth
Travail with the Irons birth,
Babe the cringing Woods give Timber
many million dollars worth;
Made the Mines lend Coal and Money,
and he forced his fellow men,
Bend above the pick and shovel till their
bodies ached again.
Rose the Hill and rose the Mountain In
the line of march that lay;
And they smiled in pompous power as
they blocked his onward way.
Gle was little, he was scrawny-how
could Hill or Mountain know
God who made them was within him to
dispel each fright or foeD
But he hacked the Hill in two.
And he fooled tunnel through,
And he corkscrewed down the Mountain
as the homing cattle do.
IIordes Of helpers hewed before him,
Bonded ever to his will 49,
Now they loll and laugh who hurtle
through the Mountain and the HILL
"Brothers, let us murder Distance" said
the Restless Little Man.
''Let US have a journey ended ere of old
such things began =
Gle was little, he was serawny, he was
nothing to the sight, rs u
But the God who made the soul Of him
had surely builded rightly .-
So he made the roadbed firm
And he Strengthened out each eIsairm,
Helped by many a cunning draughssman
with many puzzling term.
Thus he placed huge cities nearer to Zach
A other by day w.
When the builder points his pencil, God
alone can say him nay.
Strickland w. GilMlan in The Reader
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-10-05
THE APPLE ORCHARD.
Tillage, Fertilization, Pruning and
Spraying Chief Factors
in It's Care.

The Cornell station has carried on
an orchard survey in Wayne county,
N. Y, to become acquainted with the
area of orchards. treatment, age, dis
eases and such other information az
would give good idea of the requisi-
ties for successful apple culture. The
titled orchards gave better average
yield than those in sod. It was found
that humus is needed more than mere
plant food Spraying was profitable.
The yield was greater when the trees
were 2 to 211z rods apart than where
closer. Good drainage showed it's ef-
feet in increased vigor of tree and de-.
crease in diseases. a. -e@ ..,,. 4
A part OF the conclusions follow:
"Tillage, fertilization, pruning and
spraying are the chief factors that en-
ter into good care of an orchard. One
or more Of these may sometimes be
omitted or poorly done without any
serious results. To some extent till
age may replace fertilizer, or vice
versa. A thrifty orchard may resist
the attacks of disease. But the
most successful apple-grower is the
man who keeps a proper balance be-.
tween all four agencies and does not
expect good care in one respect to
make up for neglect in other ways.
-. But these factors are not all. The
successful man must study: he must
learn something of the life processes
of the apple tree; he must know the
most serious insect and fungOus dis.
eases, and why certain treatment is
effective in combating them; he must
know something of the drainage,
humus and other soil problems.
No set of rules cover all these points.
The apple:grower must 60 into the
orchard and get acquainted with his
trees. :. Nor is success in Orcharding
wholly dependent on large crop.
There is q business side to the ques-
ton. Does it pay to grow cheap ap-
pies to be evaporated or to be sold at
the lowest market price, or would 1t
pay better to grow f1rst-class article
that costs more and then commands
the highest price,. THE grower OF
good apples should establish a bust
ness reputation that will bring buy
ers to him and make a competition
for his produce. :. Keep an account
with other important crops. See
which crops really pay"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-10-05
THE PLAN OF THE BORDER.

frames covered with tightly-stretched
cotton cloth are fitted. This makes a
little cloth-roofed lean-to over the Dor
ders. The rafters against the end of
the house are about 30 inches long and
against the greenhouse where the bor-
der is wider, about 48 inches. This is
q perfectly neat arrangement and
when the cloth roof is on tight, and
the cellar window at G is open, it
makes q miniature greenhouse warmed
by heat escaping from the furnace in
the cellar, and if the sashes that form
the front of the greenhouse are taken
away it all forms part of the green
house. Now from my knowledge of
managing cold frames and hot-beds as
we'll as fire-heated plant houses I
should judge that such plants as ger
aniums, and the cooler-b FLOODED bed
ding plants, could be put out at least
five weeks earlier than without this
protection and artificial heat. I notice
that nearly every house which is heat
ed with a furnace has one or more
cellar windows open in all but the cold
est weather to let out the heat radiat-
ing from the furnace, and which is not
conserved in any way for heating the
house. BY conserving this waste as
Mr.. Root does, many family might
have miniature garden weeks before
the outdoor season. Lettuce and
onions would be ready to use about
the time of outdoor sowing, and straw
berries planted where they could be
warmed in this way could be advanced
three or four weeks. All would de-
pend upon the amount of heat given
out by the cellar, and the size of bor-
der For nearly hardy stuff like on
ions, lettuce and strawberries, the
cotton cloth would be all that Is nec-
essary, but in exceptionally cold nights
1t might be necessary to cover with
blankets or sheets in addition. The
cloth roof should of course be movable
and thus allow warm spring rains mp
on the border when they fell, and also
permit ventilating.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-10-05
GOOD BLOOD FOR BAD
Oheumatjom and Other Blood Ole.
easss avs Cured BY Or. wiiijams'
Pink Pills.


I'm the lead mines l was at work on my
knees with my elbows pressed against
rock walls, in dampness and extremes OF
cold" said Mr.. J. G. Meukel, of 1915
jackson avenue, Dubuque, Iowa, in de-
scribing his experience to q reporter,
and It is not surprising that con.
tracted rheumatism. For three years
had attacks affecting the joints of my
ankles knees aud elbows. Ny ankles
and knees became so swollen I could
scarcely walk on uneven ground and
little pressure from stone under my
feet would cause me SO much pain that l
would nearly sink down.. I was often
obliged to lie in bed TO: several days at q
time. My friends who were similarly
troubled were getting no relief from
doctors and did not feel encouraged to
throw money away for nothing. BY
chance read the story Of Robert Yates.
of the Klauer Manufacturing Co., Of
Dubuque, who had q very bad case OF
rheumatism. I decided to try DIR. VIII
iams' Pink Pills for Pale People, tho
remedy he had used. In three or four
weeks after beginning to use the pills,
was much better aud in three mouths I
was well. The swelling Of the joints
and the tenderness disappeared, I could
work steadily and for eight years have
had no return of the trouble. My whole
family believe in DR.. Williams Pink
Pills. Both my sons use them. We
consider them household remedy that
we are sure about.
What DR.. Williams Pink Pills did for
MI. Meukel they are doing for hundreds
of others. Every dose sends galloping
through the veins, pure, strong, rich. red
blood that strikes straight at the cause of
all ill health. The new blood restores
regularity, and braces all the organs for
their special tasks. Get the genuine DIR.
williams Pink Pills at your druggists
or direct from the DR.. Williams Medi-
cine Co., Schenectady, NY.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-10-05
One-Toed Women.

Everybody has heard of the small
feet of the ladies of China. But it is
not 80 generally known that they
commonly have but one toe. This is,
however, the fact. The great toe O.
the females of the first rank, and OF
some of the inferior classes also, is the
only one left to act with any freedom;
the rest are doubled down under the
foot in their tenderest infancy, and re-
tanned by congresses and tight band
ages till they unite with and are buried
in the sole.