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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18
DISCOVER SECRET or JAPs
Georgia Nurserymen Get by Accident
Specimen Of the Parent
Orange Tree.

In the nursery of 'Fruitlands, on the
outskirts of Augusta. Ca, stands PEI
culiar orange tree which has had more
romantic history and is represented by
more varied descendants than any other
tree in the country. 1t is thorny bush,
green even in the winter, although its
leaves are gone and looks more like q
hedgeplant than an orange tree, in
spite of the tiny yellow balls which or
nament its branches.
When Japan was thrown open to
western commerce its quaint plants and
shrubs were among the first things to
attract attention to it. Tiny orange
trees so small that they grew in tubs
and could be set on a stand in an or
binary room, yet SO perfect that they
produced blossoms and fruit in season
and so gnarled that they were evidently
very very old, were brought to Amer
lea to ornament the Conservatives OF
plant lovers. American gardeners
sought in vain the stock which was the
basis of these dwarfs. 1t was evidently
grated <ree, and from it's seeds va
riety Of things, none of them like the
root stalk, were obtained.
Some of the earliest of the importa-
lions came TO Fruitlands. Many died.
One of those which died was thrown out
on heap of rubbish, became buried and
was forgotten. After awhile, however,
an odd plant was discovered to be COM
ing up in the rubbish heap and on in
veStigatiOn it was found that the DWARF
tree had sprOuted from the roots. This
new stock came from below the graft
and was own child of the root-a bit Of
the genuine, long-sought stock.
That carefully nursed and guarded
sapling is the odd-shaped bush in the
Fruitlands garden. AS soon as it began
to bear fruit its seeds were planted and
guarded as carefully as the original
stalk. Year after year all the seeds were
planted and even the seeds of the new
plants till at last the nursery was well
stocked with thorny citrus trifoliata.
Citrus trifoliata is extremely hardy
and productive. So upon the seeding o.
this tree has been grated almost an in
finite variety of other fruits to obtain
commercial trees.
Orchards all over the country, and in
fact in all parts of the world, where or
anges are grown, are stocked with de-
scendants of citrus trifoliata, although,
of course, not all are from this stock SO
oddly obtained, for about the time this
fortunate accidental discovery was
made in Georgia other gardeners sue
"a
Japanese and bringing over seedlings.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18
Vegetables Under Cheese Cloth.

A number of experiments conducted
by the Canadian experimental farm
showed that lettuce grew quicker out
side the Enclosure. That grown outside
was from two to four days earlier than
that grown inside. Radishes were three
days earlier inside and were perfectly
free from maggots. Beans were earlier
when grown inside and were very near
ly as productive. The conclusion from
the entire experiment seems to be that
cheese cloth Enclosures may be OF value
in cities and towns, where 1t is difi-
cult to have garden, owing to injury
from cats. dogs, and even children. They
may also be useful to market garden
ers for growing vegetables, which are
A&aeAsa ~ root maggots.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18
sKIMMINGS.

Look out for microbes in the
calf's pail
Cool the milk as soon as it is out
of the cow. This is very important.
The most expert judge cannot Sc
lect dairy bull by appearances alone.
The dairy cow is the most profitable
animal on the farm, if the farm be
on high-priced land.
To make a success of dairying you
can't know too much about your cows.
No two cows are just alike.
The cow is made more of to-day
than ever before, and this is well. as
she is the foundation of dairying.
The mystery of the cows udder has
not yet been fully solved. The exact
process of milk making has been the
orized, but not demonstrated.
In order to secure all of the cream,
milk must be kept sweet for IL hours
with the temperature as low as so de-
grees, unless a separator is used.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18
Nests for Setting Hens.

/ have handy continuance in which
to set hens and keep others from both
ering them, writes Missouri farmer. I
make pen 16 feet long, eight feet wide
and two feet high, then divide it into
eight pens, each two feet wide and seven
feet long. At one end of each pen
make good boxes for nests, but don't
floor them cover them and balance
of top slat up or cover with wire net
ting to keep other chickens out and also
to keep the broody hens in. Place plen-
ty of fresh wood ashes in the boxes be-
fore putting in the straw as protection
against mites. Feed the hens good and
keep supply of fresh water IN the pens.
usually put Is eggs under hen, and
in nearly all instances every fertile egg
will hatch. Fix the pens SO the hens
can't see out or be bothered by other
hens. Don't leave big cracks in the sides
of the pens. Put plenty Of dust in the
pens for the hens to dust when they
come off to feed. If well fed and taken
care of hen can stay in nine weeks
with no i'll effects.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18
TESTS FOR ACID SOILS.
Some Suggestions for the Use of Blue
Litmus Paper-The Care That
Should Be Exercised.

The best single test for determining
soil acidity which is capable of being
used by persons upon their own farms is
that with blue litmus paper. Such pa
per can be bought of an apothecary at
tri1ing cost. Strips half an inch wide
and two inches long are convenient for
making the tests. Care should be taken
not to handle the end of the paper that
is to be inserted in the soil, for if the fin
gers are most they will redden the pa
per so that it will appear much as it does
when Redeemed by acid soil, says the
Rural New Yorker. The soil to be test
ed should then be moistened sufficiently
with water to make thick paste and
should then be allowed to stand for half
an hour longer. 1t may then be parted
by the use of knife blade or other con-
venient instrument, and after introduce
ing one end Of the litmus paper the soil
should be pressed against the sides of
the paper. After from half an hour to
an hour the paper may be removed from
the soil, taking care not to tear it. After
it's removal the paper may be dipped re-
peatedly in water in order to wash off
the adhering soil. If distinct red color
has entirely taken the place of the orr
ginal blue color of the paper, it may be
concluded that the soil probably needs
Inning
In the case of very red soils it is often
better to press the blue litmus paper
against the soil than to have it surround
ed by it. If in such cases the blue color
of the paper disappears and gives place
to distinct red one, acidity is indicated.
This blue litmus-paper test furnishes
also good means for testing for acidity
in subsoils, or soils very deficient in or
ganic matter, where the acid substances
may be largely of mineral origin. A
good supplementary test, which is ap-
plicable only in soils containing consid-
cradle humus, is made by means of add
ing dilute ammonia water to soils. Am
monia, too, can be bought of an apothe
cary at slight expense. In making this
test take two glasses, place level table
spoonful of soil in each, then add water
until the glasses are about two-thirds
full. Now add tablespoonful of diluted
ammonia water to one of the glasses.
Stir each with different spoon Orknife.
If, after standing some hours, the liquid
in the one to which the ammonia water
was added has become dark brown or
black, it may be concluded that acid
humus was probably present and hence
that lining will prove helpful.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18

tunately, she is outside talking with a
party of friends who are just about to
attend a reception in the suburbs. or
course, you have no objection to the
party being my guests on the trip out
there?"
mot at all, sir, providing you deposit
s25 for the expenses of the chauffeur,
wear and tear on the machine, and so
on. OF course, it's mere formality.
The money will be refunded to you after
the SALE"
The pompous parsonage grew very
red in the face.
'Let me see! Er-er-Im not par
ticularly' pleased with your make OF
machine, anyhow" he said, land | am
going down the street to another auto.
mobile salesroom, where they extend
courtesies to possible purchasers.
Then, good day." said the wise sales
man. who had recognized the new
variety of automobile CRATER.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18
PAINFUL SC|ATICA
EVERY SUFFERER WANTS THE VERY
QUICKEST CURE.

Mr.. Donovan Thinks the Remedy Used by
Him with Such Remarkable Success
the Best-Cured by Five Boxes.
"Men who have to do difficult and
dangerous work on electric lines at any
hour of day or night, can t afford to have
anything the matter with their health"
said Mr.. Donovan. You can imagine,
therefore, how much was alarmed one
winters day in 1909, when was seized
by a pain just behind my right hip that
made it difficult for me to walk home.
It was so bad by the time / reached the
house that / was obliged to go straight
to bed"
Did that relieve your"
"No, the pain grew more severe and
kept extending downward along my leg.
I sent for physician, and he soon de-
cided that had sciatica. In a few days
the whole nerve was affected, and the
least movement brought ON terrible
agony"
"Did your condition improve under
the doctors treatment?"
"Quite the contrary. At the end of
two months WASH t bit better, and at
times feared that would never be
able to leave my bed"
SHOW did you get out again."
"When was lying in bed, unable to
move and wasting away in flesh, friend
visited me and told me about the won
derful cures brought about by great
blood and nerve remedy, DIR. Williams
Pink Pills. He strongly urged me to try
them, and luckily had sense enough to
take his advice"
Did you mend quickly?"
eyes, that was the astonishing thing.
noticed slight Improvement before
had quite finished the first box of the
pills, could get out of bed while was
on the third box, and / was entirely
cured by the time had taken five boxes"
Mr., Joseph A. Donovan is living as
Plaistow, New Hampshire, and is line
inspector for the Haverhill, Newton and
Plaistow Electric Street Railway. DIR.
Williams Pink Pills are the remedy to
use when the blood is thin, as i'll angmia;
or impure, as i'll rheumatism; or when
the nerves are weak, as in neuralgia; or
lifeless, as in partial paralysis; or when
the body as whole is ill-nourished, as
i'll general debility. They are sold by
all druggists.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18
Were Good for Both.

Paulding, Miss, May l5th.-(SpeciaD
I'm this neighborhood men and women
alike are telling of the great benefit they
have received from the use of Dodd's
Kidney Pills and it frequently happens
they are the means of curing members of
both sexes in the same family. Take the
case of Mr.. and Mrs. +. Erby. The latter
voices the sentiment of both when she
says:
MY lips cannot express too much
praise for Dodd's Kidney Pills. | suffered
four or five years and l feel that / have
been wonderfully helped by Dodd's Kid
ney Pills. My husband too was suf-
ferer for five years from a weak bladder
and they also cured him."
Dodd's Kidney Pills make healthy kid
neys. Healthy kidneys mean pure blood
and good health all over the body. No
woman with healthy kidneys ever had fe-
male weakness.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18
Winning a
Bet
BY DOROTHY TowNsHEND

- 1 SUPPOSE that's fresh victim,
Miss Betty" draw1ed a stout
man from the depths of garden arm
chair
Miss Betty was slender young per-
son in green muslin who stood near
the armchair with a racket in her
hand and turned as the speaker waved
his cigar toward the tennis lawn be-
low.
II dare say she answered, COM
posedly, STOPPING to tie her shoe.
Bet you he isn't" returned the
stout man quickly and couple of by
ISLANDERS joined in his laugh.
A delicate flush rose in the girls
cheeks, but she answered coolly:
why do you suppose he is excep-
tional?"
ooh, he's a man of the world, he
isl" answered the stout man, jovially.
"And he's swell-not like us poor
city Johnnies-had lots of experience"
he added, with laugh. Come, now,
you look SO jolly confident, what'll
you bet on it? You must bet or I'll
believe you're climbing down"
81 don't care if | do" she returned,
with look of savage yelled contempt
at the laughing group of men. What
will you go?"
The fat man pulled himself up in
his chair and his eyes twinkled. He
knew Ralph Pyne pretty well and he
knew he would not easily be made a
fool of.
"WelI, I'll go as far as PIN"
"Diamond?"
"Hum-yes-hanged if won't stand
a diamond pin"
Done, Mr.. Juarez," answered Betty
as she moved away.
Ralph Pyne had already spent two
days in Betty's company and had en-
joyed himself as most men did under
the circumstances, and he was not at
all loath to escort her home by the
short cut through the covert after she
had superintendent the shooters tea at
the gamekeeper's cottage.
"How hot it is" cried Betty, sudden
ly; don't you think there is going
to be an earthquake?"
'Is it hot before earthquakes" re-
turned Mr.. Pyne.
"Oh, people always say they feel
queer before earthquakes but a
sharp rustic among the leaves inter-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18
How Bass Rear Their Young.

The male bass reminds the female
from time to time that the nest being
ready. it is her duty to deposit the eggs,
which, at the proper time, she does The
male pays unremitting attention to the
eggs, and also to the young when
Matched and until the yoke sack, which
is attached to the underside of the little
fishes, is entirely absorbed by them;
this is for their sustenance until they
are strong enough to swim and procure
their food. At this stage of their exist
ence, the parent fish ceases all care of
the young, and if the fry (as they are
called) cannot find hiding place, their
own parents would just as soon eat them
as any other species.
This is ''the survival On the fttest."-
L. A. Spencer, in Recreation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18
FULFILLMENT.
Before the quick'ning of the grass,
When yioletS blow,

Before the quick'nin of the grass.
When violets blow.
And to and fro
Ger folded buds the bleak winds pass.
A thrush upon the elm tree near
Sings with reassuring sweetness,
"Soon will end this incompleteness,
When June is here When June is here?'
Then over sodden garden beds
Drip summer leaves.
While meath the caves
The roses droop their pale pink heads.
And hushed are drowsy insect huns.
Wood pigeons coo. despite the rain.
THE sun will brightly shine again
When August comes! When August
comes!"
Across the fields so lately gold
Creep mists that chill,
And gray and still
Calm twilight comes ere day is old.
Briefly the western crimson burns;
Then sounds the robins plaintive chant,
''Wh; fair things Mother Earth will grant
When spring returns! When spring re-
turnsp
-GwendoIin Johnes. in Chambers Journal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18
ANOTHER GUESS COMING.
He Lived Next Door, But Not to Any
OF the Four Points of the
Compass.

An old lawyer tells, in the Brooklyn
Eagle, this story of one of his experi-
ences. years ago in cross examination.
Tie witness seemed to be disposed to
dodge his questions.
Sir" said the lawyer, sternly, you
need not state your impressions. We
want the facts. We are competent to
form our own impressions. Now, sir, an
swer me categorically.'
From that time on he could get little
mere than yves" and mo" out of the wit
ness. Presently the lawyer said:
"You say you live next door to the de-
fcrdant?"
Yes"
ITO the north of him."
mo-"
ITO the south?"
''No."
"Well, to the west, them"
"No."
"Ah," said the lawyer, sarcastically.
eve are likely at last to get down to the
one real fact. You live to the east of him,
do you?'
"No."
''How is that, sir?" the astonished at
torney asked. you say you live next
door to him. Yet he lives neither to the
north, south, east nor west of you. What
do you mean by that, sir?"
II thought perhaps you were competent
to form the impression that we live in a
fiat" said the witness, calmly; "but see
l must inform you that he lives next door
above me-"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18
svs4em on the Dairy Farm

The following of a system is necessary
creamery men says that he tries to
follow exactly the same procedure
every day, as by so doing time can
be saved There is no loss in debat-
ing If this or that shall be done first.
Besides. the COWS get used to GER
tain was- of doing things, and seem to
give more milk when there is no
change in the methods Of caring for
and feeding them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18
Somewhat Small.

Eyes, these are the largest rooms we
could secure; and guess we must have
looked at at least so flats"
What are those curious smears on
the side walls?"
''Oh, those. Why, my husbands ears
are rather prominent, you know, and
when he sits in the middle of the room
they are quite apt to brush against the
wall on either side. cleveland Plain
Dealer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18

rupted her lecture Good gracious,
it's raining! And there is thunder!
Now we are in a fix" and gathering
up her skirts she started to run.
"All right there's a pile of fagots
just beyond" called Pyne, mo end of
a tine shelter See?" as they dashed
on side by side, and he pulled back the
dripping branches and showed the pile
which the wood cutter had arranged
as a sort of a wigwam.
Crouched down in shelter Betty soon
regained her breath and began to chat
ter again. "Now, this is romantic, and
it will end in my getting bronchitis
and you'll get pneumonia and we can't
go to the Lorimers' dance"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18

gate university. In France the famers
are able, on account of the excellence
of the roads, to employ stormy periods
for hauling their produce to market,
whereas in America it too often hap
pens that the farmer must use for this
purpose fair, dry weather, which might
be better employed in his field work
When the country roads are in bad con-
dition the railway receipts fall Off
Youths Companion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18
Bombay's Population.

The population of Bombay amour
to 76O persons per acre in certain areas
and in these sections the street area
only occupies one-fourth of the whole.
If the entire population massed in the
streets for any purpose the density
would equal 3.040 persons per acre.-N.
Y. Herald.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18
A NOVEL FEED MANGER.
It's Use Will Simplify the Work in
the Cow Stable-How
It Is Made.

The new swinging feed rack here de-
picted has all the advantages OF the old
fashioned rigid rack, says the Farm and
Home, besides being set low down for
easy and comfortable feeding of the
COWS. When empty, the rack, 6, swings
back out of the way. All hay, grain, etc.,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18
Bacteria in Milk.

The number Of bacteria In milk does
not prove its value. The bacteria pro-
duce the souring of milk and such milk
Ii healthful. Then why judge milk by
its bacterial content! What we want
to keep out of milk is not all the bac-
terra but the special kinds Of bacteria
that produce diseases.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18
Feat in Grape Raising.

Black and white grapes are some
times grown on the same vine in
southern France. The method of pro-
duction is to take branch from a
black grape vine and one from white
grape vine, rub the two ends together
until they are fiat, bind together, and
plant them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18

Write to S. G. Warner, G. P. & T. A.,
Kansas City Southern Ry., Kansas City,
Mo, for information concerning free
Locations, Improved farms, Mineral lands,
Rice lands, and Timber lands and for
copy of Current Events" Business OPP
portunities, Rice book, X. G. S. Fruit
book. Cheap round trip homeseekers'
tickets on sale first and third tuesdays of
each month The short line to the Land
of Fulfllment."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18
How,s Your Appetitep

If it isn't just right or you have any
trouble with your Stomach or Liver. take
Pusheck' s-Kuro. 1t is the best tonic on
earth AT druggists $l00, or from DR.
G. Pusheck, Chicago.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18
FEEDING RACK FOR MICH COWS.

FEEDING RACK FOR MICH COWS.
is fed in the front manger, b, and the
lower manger, c. catches what drops
through. The lower managers should
have tongued and grooved floor of one
and one-quarter inch stuff to raise the
bottom above the stable floor. The
cut shows the rack so well that further
description is unnecessary.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18

In France o e r
most of the roads
of his country
which is not often
thought of is point
ed out by Prof. A.
P. Brigham, of Col
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18

A peculiar method Of charging cloth
with electricity, in order to furnish heat
to the wearer. has been invented By Q
French engineer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18
Appendicitis Extremely Popular.

So fashionable is appendicitis in Brit
fish society circles that, says London
Opinion, many women would rather
Fave it than three-Quarter length
plot graph in a magazine"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18

upon which man may ride while driv-
ing, says Farm and Home. OF course
on light soil, where less weight to the
leveler is required, the man will not
ride. The cut herewith shows the con-
struction of such leveler with seat.
saw device of this kind used in Texas
very proftably. 1t costs little to make
and saves the expense of a bought
implement,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18

There is so much affectation and ego
tism in the world that man can be-
come comedian by simply being frank.
Washington Star
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18
A CLOD CRUSHER.
Put q Seat on Tt So That Weight Of
Driver May Help in the
Work.

A clod crusher and ground leveler,
to be effective, especially on rough and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18

Lots of men get stoop-shouldered from
carrying their self-conceit.-N. Y. Times.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18

Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton has an equal for coughs and colds:-J.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18

The path to the poorhouse is paved with
gold bricks and strewn with bargains
N. 0. Picayune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18
FRANCE HAS BETTER ROADS
A Comparison of Road Building
Which Is Not Highly Flat
tering to America.

An aspect of the advantage possessed
by the scientifically constructed roads
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18

A ready-made creed is like any other
hand-me-down.-Chicago Tribune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-18

heavy ground, must
be of good weight.
This can be most
conveniently ap-
piled by attaching
to the leyeler a seat.