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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-07

is more complex and the variety Of
the possible combinations greater.
The oranges on the shelf with the
bowl was an obvious arrangement.
There was not much else to do but
place the bowl on the shelf and sur
round 1t by oranges. Here the ar
rangement does not suggest itself at
once. There may be so many ways Of
seeing the trees and fence. This is
what makes this subject, while as easy
to draw as the other, several steps
more advanced. It will be found un.
til the last forms given in figure
drawing that the actual difficulties of
drawing will be only slightly in
creased, while the application Of the
forms will greatly increase in difficulty
and interest. h.. = 81 = @::,:.:.: :> -.
One Of the drawings in group / has
the lines accented to show the near
relation Of the forms to the objects
symbolized, and that it may be used
among the children who have a freer
feeling for drawing. ,% E.z s 1. Il.
It is possible that by this time the
teacher finds criticism Of the chill.
dren's work fuller Of perplexities than.
any other part OF the drawing lesson.
For his aid another set Of children,s
work is reproduced (see group q and
The line q comment given, more sug.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-07
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PARTS or CORN PLANT.
An Explanation Will Be Helpful to
the Man Who Is Growing +
the Crop.

Every well-developed corn plant
consists Of primary and secondary
roots; the stem, stalk, or culm; the
leaves, the flower, and the kernel or
seed. The accompanying cut, accord
ing to Dewitt c. Wing, the author
Of "The Improvement Of Corn in
Pennsylvania" shows an entire plant
at tasseling time with the various
parts identified. In this illustration
T represents the tassel; S, stalk; L,
leaf; E, E, E, ears; N, N, nodes; B,
B, brace roots; r, earth roots; G, G,
surface OF the ground. The illustra.
ton to the right shows a spikelet cut
]engthwise to expose it's two flowers:
the one on the right fully open, the
other not yet mature. SIX, stalklet;
c, G, outer bracts; D, E. inner bracts
of the open flower: G, lodicules, which
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-07
Sowing Tomato Seeds.

Sow tomato seed feed in the house
tho last of February, to be sure Of
early tomato plants. A grocery box
seven or eight inches deep will % to
sow the seed in. Fill the box full
Of good rich soil. If the box is not
full, the seedlings will be spindling.
Select good variety for earliness
and of uniform size. Sow the seed
one-quarter inch apart as near as can
be, cover one.half inch, press down
the soil, and cover with I soft cloth
till the seed is sprouted. Water with
warm water. After the plants are
two or three inches high, transplant
to q larger box filled with good soil.
They viii grow to be good. sticky
plants IL kept in 1 sunny window.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-07
CROSS-FERTlLlZATION.
The More Certain Method of Science
Which Is Improving the Quail
ity of Cereals.

Within recent years new varieties
Of wheat have been produced by cross
fertilizing. Most of the varieties of
wheat produced by nature have been
produced by Decentralization acct
dentally obtained. It has taken nature
a long time to produce a few good
varieties. Our scientists who have
taken hold of the matter by 'polleniz-
ing varieties with "a pollen from other
strong varieties, have been able to
Qutstrip nature in the work Of produc-
ing good varieties. The evolution OF
the wheat plant is thus taken out of
the domain Of chance and introduced
into the domain of science. Under the
old regime good variety was more
likely to be pollenized by poor vari-
ETY. than otherwise, because poor va
rieties are more numerous than good
varieties. Man, however, is able to
combine the good qualities of the
strongest cereals and by selecting the
best OF their progeny get immediate
results. There are to-day 40 or 20
varieties of wheat that have been thus
created. Such varieties have longer
heads, heavier grain and produce
larger yields per acre than the old
varieties and are at the same time
better able to stand adverse condition.
Within the next 25 years, says the
Farmers Review, We shall see the SCI
ence of wheat growing develop greatly,
with the result of more fully using the
land devoted to wheat growing. Hard
wheats will be evolved for use on the
sem1-arid lands, while softer wheats
resistant to fungous diseases will be
produced for humid localities.
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FOR BRAlFvY WOMEN ONLY.
Inventory Making Calling in:
Which But Few Women Can - -
Il !, tts3 Succeed ~: 49, l.

;, Making inventories OF the contents
OF wealthy folks houses is the work of
i've clever young women in the city,
who earn on an average 800 a month,
often more, reports the New York
Sun. It isn't that the work is alto
gether new. Only the cleverest girls
can do the work. Four out of 100 is
the average number selected from
those who apply. IT,.
When asked what are the Qualifica-'
lions necessary for woman to become
expert at the business the young man
who directs the work tersely responded
''Brains.'' '"'< :
"Nor is this ALL" he went on, half
smilfngly, but biting his words off in a
manner that indicated that he meant
what he said. "She must not only be
endowed with brains but she must use
them.
1T seems to me that nine out of
every ten girls go through life with
their eyes shut. They might be stone:
blind for all the knowledge they re-
tain.
III one of my assistants Is called up
on to classify leather divan she must
know whether it is pebble or calf and
the reason why. Hardwood may be of
any OF a dozen or more varieties. She
must be able to recognize it by the
color, the grain and the quality and so
record it.
"One woman may think herself to be
an expert on rugs. To her notion a
rug is either Turkish or Persian or the
product Of some other country.
But that won't do. She must have
sufficient knowledge Of rug lore to tell
from what province rug comes.
In short, she must be an expert on
no end of things and be as ready to
classify rare old ivory carving as a
Tombola lace bedspread. She must
know art from A to z, and have her
knowledge at her fingers ends when
wanted"
Although the requirements are Sc
we're, the girls who succeed enjoy the
work immensely. A day is eight hours.
allowing an hour for luncheon, the
girls presenting themselves for duty at
nine a. m. and leaving at five p. m.
|. At all times they are surrounded
with beautiful objects of art, for none
but the wealthiest folk can afford tc
have the work done, as the fee is $50
day and the work of inventoryine
one house will take anywhere from one
to three weeks, and in the case OF a
man who owns several homes the work
may extend over several months.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-07
DEER FORESTS SPREADING.
They Are Gradually Crowding Out
Sheep Pastures in Scot
land.

Sportsmen are beginning to reckon
up the gains and losses of the season
in Scotland, for it's days are nearly
numbered. The 'antler'd monarch of
the great forests has little or nothing
to fear now until next August.
Even the food supply that used to be
a problem to him is problem no
longer, for when he cannot look after
himself he knows full we'll that he will
be catered for; and, in spite of the
complaints made by many good judges
that artificial feeding is bad for stays,
because it encourages the weaker to
survive, the results of the stalking sea
son tend to give the complaint en-
phatic contradiction.
The one question of national impor-
lance in connection with the pursuit
of red deer is, of course, the spread of
deer forests. The latest available re-
turns suggest that the addition to the
forest area is becoming quite consider
able this year.
It is natural enough when we con-
slider the limited number of forests and
the over-increasing number OF wealthy
men, that landowners should succumb
to the temptations that beset them.
Sheep farming is not the most profit
able of all industries these days, when
meat can be so cheaply imported. A
forest, on the other hand, will yield
from $3.50 to 5000 per stag, and the rent
is not difficult to obtain in a good
year. So the sheep tend to disappear
and the deer forests to spread, not
without a certain inevitable dislocation
Of native industry which is bitterly re-
scented.
It is also unfortunately true that the
introduction for a month or two of an
alien tenant who knows or cares moth
ing about the value of money or the
traditions of the Highlands does not
tend to improve the worthy Scots who
work for him. Whole districts look to
August, September and October for
sufficient profits to enable them to live
with as little work as may be for the
rest of the year.
Moreover, it Is singularly easy
thing to cheat, or, at least, to deceive.
the man who comes tc the Highlands
Ito fish and shoot" Consciously or
unconsciously, the stranger is often
victimized from start to finish, some
times in little matters, sometimes in
greater ones.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-07
Copyright, by Joseph b. Bowlse.)

r.: How to start the child drawing SIM
pie outdoor scenes was treated in last
weeks lesson and we will assume it
has begun to draw with picture forms
or symbols such easy views as it's
imagination or observation has sug-
gested. AS to the subjects for such
pictures it was stated that the child
should be asked to look for symbols
in nature similar to those presented
by the teacher.
Unequal Development.
Children will progress in this work
according to their natural aptitude for
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-07

AND HE DOESN'T SEE YETI
idly returning. But there were many
sick and poor when I was stricken.
1t was a sore thought
But they were all cared for-all!"
she said, with emphasis 'Surely you
knew that I would see to that, Mr..
Joyca?"
Madam" he said, Il have always
known that you were all that is char
liable and good.''
mo, MOI" she exclaimed. Don't
hold too high an opinion of me, pray
you. But" her voice took a lower
tone-"I try to be good. It is some
times hard"
mot sometimes, madam" he said
correcting her, gently. always"
Il know some one," she hesitated.
ito whom it seems a very easy mat
ter, always to be--very, very good.
But perhaps"
Parson Joyce gave her wondering
look.
>There is no one like that, madam, :"
he said. mo one knows what lies in
the human HEARTH has it's secrets
"Ah!" she flashed out upon him.
That's true" She stroked her muff
with trifling touches of her slender
nngers for awhile, then, looking art
lessiy at him, she said: "Mr. Joyce.
l came here for two reasons-to give
you my. congratulations and to speak
to you about myself
The parson felt something clutch at
his heart, and he put his stick hard
on the path and leaned upon it.
Shall we go into the vicarage?" she
asked. otis not good for you to re-
main out SO long,
Parson Joyce led the way to his
little study. AS he walked he prayed
for strength to bear the communica-
ton which he believed the lady Of the
manor was about to make to him, oas
her official guide and pastor. For,
simple man as Parson Joyce was, he
was still man, and for two long years
he mad been in love with the girl who
now walked behind him so closely
that she could have touched the worn
out cloak, but who in his eyes was
as far out of his reach as any star in
the heavens.
There was bright fire of wood
in the little room where the parson
kept his treasured books, and wrote
his sermons. It was poor enough
room, but there was an air of home
ly comfort about it which made the
lady Ct the manor sigh.
"Mr. Joyce" she began, and then
paused, as If in doubt. 81 find it Diff
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-07
MY LADY
PROPPO 5
BY J. .. FLETCHER
Copyright. 1895. by Joseph B. Bowles.)

Parson Joyce had been i'll through
out the greater part of hard winter,
and when he went abroad again for the
first time there were many signs in
the garden of his vicarage that winter
was already changing to spring.
Folk of the wording class would
have said that Parson Joyce must be
easily content with his lot-there
seemed to be SO little in it to their
eyes for which one could be thankful.
lie had his vicarage and little glebe;
$50 a year in money, and a little
more from his dues; twas enough to
exist on, but only that, and in such
an opt-of-the-way parish what chance
had he of promotion? It had never
occurred to him, however, that he was
aught but fortunate man-his tastes
were few and very simple, and easily
supplied by the old woman who served
him.
AS he wandered around his garden,
pottering about him with his stick,
Parson Joyce heard the click of the
gate and looked in its direction. There
stood as dainty piece of womanhood
as man might wish to see-Mistress
Sybil Luttrell, Lady of the Manor
rich, beautiful, scarce out of her teens,
an :mEerious young woman who ruled
the countryside, and was ardently de-
sired by every young gentleman, and
a good many old ones, of the neighbor-
hood.
Since the death of her father, old
Squire Anthony her will had been law,
and the law had been pleasant, so long
as 1t was obeyed.
But there was no trace of imperious
bearing in her manner as she moved
with the grace of q pretty woman to
where Parson Joyce stood watching
her, and hello out g. little hand to
him.
"Mr. Joyce" she said, II am glad
that you are able to be about your
garden again. Your strength-?"
The parson took eff his shovel hat
as he bent over her hand.
Il thank you, madam he answered.
II thank heaven, my strength is rap
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-07
HERSEY'S LAST HOLDING.
Founder of Many Kansas Towns Who
Never Had One Named
for Him.

Tim Jersey. founder of towns. is
dead. But before he died that which
for years had been denied him was
his; the plot OF ground in the first of
his cities in which three of his chil-
dren are buried was given to him by
the municipality of Abilene. Kansas.
Tim was the first settler of Abilene,
says a writer in the New York Sun,
and his wife named the town, taking
the name from the Bible, as she did
that for their next home, Solomon.
They went to the banks of Mud
Creek in 1867, when buffaloes by the
thousand grazed between them and
civilization. Their little log cabin was
stopping-place for overland travel
ers.: Bayard Taylor, Horace Greeley,
General Grant and General Sherman
stayed there at different times. Tim
Hersey's" was known all along the
frontier. But other settlers came, and
Tim decided that it was too thick
for him. He sold out and went up
river.
Three of the Hersey children died
and were buried at Abilene. Their
elders went on and founded Solomon,
Cawker, Beloit, Downs, and a score
of other places, moving from each as
the population became too numerous.
At last, in the onward march of CIV
ilization, they arrived in the great
state of Washington.
Meanwhile Tim had never forgot
ten the three graves in Abilene. He
went back to Illinois on visit once,
and there bought and had marked ap.
propriately three tombstones, to be
set over them. With these he went
to Abilene. But the windblown GENE
terry on the barren hillside had be-
come a tree-shaded, well-laid-out bury
ing ground in thriving city, and in
it Tim could find no trace of the
tiny knobs. He went patiently over
the ground foot by foot without re-
suit, and at last abandoned the three
stones and went on to his new home.
Years afterward a pathetic letter
was sent by him to the Abilene author.
tiles, asking that the three stones be
forwarded to him in Washington, that
he might set them up there. Abilene
had forgotten them, but the town was
searched. At last two of the stones
were found-one serving as a door
step. The third had disappeared.
But something better than the
stones was found. An old settler
remembered, when the thing was
agitated, that years before a sexton
had pointed out certain hollow in
the graveyard to him, and had told
him that that was where some chill
dren were buried, off by themselves.
He hunted for the spot, and at last
found a solitary stone marker, with
the letters IS. H." cut in it. They
stood for Sarah Hersey, the oldest
girl.
The town, moved by pity for. its
aged founder, made out a deed to the
lot in his name and sent him word
of the finding of the graves, but al
most at once news of his death came
back. =
It is said that more. than thirty
towns were founded by Hersey, but
not one is named for him.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-07
PARTS OF CORN PLANT SHOWN.

PARTS Or CORN PLANT SHOWN.
by swelling spread the bracts apart;
F, F., filaments cut across; F, fila
ment bearing ripe anther Or Al she'd
ding pollen (P); Y A, young anthers
the left-hand one cut to show the pol
len.
While many are more or less famil-
and the purposes for which each is in
tended, the following extract from
this bulletin contains some Informal
ton that is interesting:
''The primary roots are fine and
fibrous, and are produced in abun-
dance. They are the feeders of the
plant. Like other members of the
grass family the corn plant has no
tap root. For this reason the roots
branch out laterally in all directions,
and in deep, dry or sandy soils con-
siderable vertical extension is made
in the search for moisture. In soils
containing adequate moisture the roots
grow near the surface. This explains
the philosophy of shallow cultivation.
Water and plant food are taken up
by the root hairs with which the pri-
mary roots are provided and conveyed
through them to the plant above the
surface.
The secondary or brace roots begin
to develop about the time the crop is
''laid by These grow out at the
lower nodes (where the stalk is joint
ed), as shown in Fig. I. Aside from
aiding in holding the plant erect,
these adventurous roots really have no
special function. The writer has al
ways regarded them as emergency
roots; that is, they do not have any
special work to perform unless an &C.
cident befalls the plant If the plant
should be blown down or partially up
rooted SO that the brace roots on one
side were pushed into the soil they
would then set about to repair the in
jury, sending forth primary roots from
themselves and collecting water and
food. It is a mistake to throw dirt
toward and against the hills Of corn
in order to cover the brace roots;
they do not require covering, and do
not seem to serve any particular pur.
pose except in cases Of accident or
where the surface soil is continually
moist and the cultivation deep.
From u to Is leaves, varying in
width from two to five inches, are
found ON mature corn plants of the
dent varieties. Part of the leaf is
called the sheath, which enfolds por-
ton of the stem. The leaves exhals
and inhale, they are the laboratory OF
the plant, taking food carbon diox.
ide) through their pores from the
air and with the aid of the sun work
ing it into plant tissue. This complex
process is induced by the action OF
the sun on the chlorophyll or green
coloring matter the leaves contain.
The leaves are the most valuable part
of the plant, aside from the ear, for
feed.
The tassel is the male and the silk
the female OF the corn plant. Pollen
grains are produced by the tassel,
from 1S,0OO,000 to twice that number
being developed by healthy tassel.
These grains contain live germs which
when coming in contact with the fe-
male parts or ovules fertilize them,
and thus make possible the grain.
Silks are hollow, and their ends,
which protrude from the husk, are
hairy (under the microscopy. This
enables them to catch pollen grains
more readily which fall upon them
from the air.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-07

Signing away for summer?
Mourning the songbird's flight?
Hank to the sleigh BELLS music
Borne through the frosty night.
What's the matter with Winter?
He's all right!
Longing to think Of lessons,
Teaching to swim Alright?
Show her the art of skating
Gives her the same alright.
What's the matter with Winter7
He's all right! .t... ..-..s.". -. > i.
Pinlng to think Of buggloo 4. @
Driven through leafy light? ~, F i.
ole'ghiaE wiz make i poed1u1
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-07
WHY COMPLAINT

Hugging her just as tight.
What's the matter with Winter?
He's all right!
.
Fretting to trace initials
Out where the sands invlte7
Lasts on a ring much longer,
Billow and storm Despite.
What's the matter with Winter?
Hes all right! 49, =, ~
Signing away for kisses J. -<..%5.>..
Under the roses brightly &e@ r.. ~
Aistletoe works much quicker.
Cheer him with all your might!
What's the matter with Winter? {.
He's al 1jghtl 4. 4# 81
4 =. -AcLap1buSSh Wilsoa, u n. !. fur
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-07


bottom put a pipe, a, leading to tho
stock tank. Near the top of the halt
barrel we made another opening, fitted
in a short pipe, b, and with the aid of a
short rough, c, carried the surplus water
to a small basin which we dug in the
ground about six feet from the windmill.
From this basin two bitches, about six
inches across the top, were dug, one
running to each row of trees which were
set in two rows along the path running
in a half circle around the house.
Then the windmill was started and
one ditch was stopped with spade full
Of earth until the ground around one
row of trees was thoroughly soaked.
Then the water was turned on the OtheI
row until the trees there were well wa
tered. Within week the trees began
to put out new leaves and soon started
vigorous growth.
Thus encouraged, continues the write:
in Farm and Home, We extended the
bitches to the flower garden where
everything was brown and dead. Soon
there was a decided transformation.
The past year we extended our plant and
by means of branch bitches from one
main ditch irrigated good-sized garden
and strawberry patch. All through the
dry weather the windmill was kept run
ming day and night, and as soon as one
part of the garden got thoroughly
soaked the water was turned on another
hart
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-07
Farmers Buy Birds.

d. The farmers clubs of England give
2 high price for magpies, jays and
other birds that prey on eggs and
f1edgl1ngs. The result is an. abnormal
number Of small birds that damage the
crops. At q recent meeting OF the
board OF agriculture In: England the
experts could not agree as to whether
birds, on. the whole. did more good
than harm. 5 5=.ss
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-07
do much toward satisfying it's restle
hi%$n~r y
Orchard and Stone Fence.

ambition. :
Orchard and Stone Fence.
The subject to follow the last sug-
gested is an orchard and stone
fence. (See group ~ These are to
be presented on the board as in the
illustration, with such comments on
varying the size of the forms as seem
to make clear to the child the posi-
bilities Of their use. Notice THAT the
forms are almost the same as were
used to represent the oranges, pota-
toes, etc, but that their combination
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-07
Got a Move On.

Got a Move On.
II thought you said John was too
slow to be interesting.''
HE was, but he took a tumble"
"How?"
Fell into a fortune!"-Detroit Free
Press.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-07

/ Plug up the holes in your milk pals.
tut don't do it with old rags. Solder
ID cheap and clean.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-07
HOME IRRIGATION.
Hcw One Farmer Managed Small
Irrigation Plant for Trees
and Garden.

During very hot, dry season we
found young shade trees dying, SO de-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-07
ClRDLED TREES.
low They Nay 10 Saved # They A=J
4 Worth the Trouble Of Pre-
4. =. II serving. ); p

Usually. when tree Is girdled, 1t III
economy to dig it up and plant an
other in its place, but occasionally, if
a tree is valuable, it may pay to~try
to save it. If so, the following meth
cd may be used with more or less suc-
cess. In the spring, when the tree
is found girdled, take a small chiscl
and drive it into the bark above and
below the girdled portion, as shown.
in the dotted lines in A, shown be-
low. Then cut some healthy twigs