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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-11-21
INITIATIVE IN FARMING.
It Is the Ability to Originate New
Methods.

What is called Initiative" is the
that new thing being suggested by
the example or the words of another.
Few people comparatively have this
power of initiative The ones that
have it are the ones that lead in new
enterprises. The faculty is acquired
by study and by using methods to get
the mind out of the ruts. Initiative is
needed on the farm as we'll as else
where. 1t is a difficult thing for a
farmer to begin any entirely new
process, yet the beginning of new
process in farming is often revolu-
tionary in it's effects. Because men
find it so difficult to originate new
thoughts is the reason why the de-
velopment. of the race has been slow
up to the last hundred years. In which
time this quality of the mind has been
greatly stimulated. Perhaps this has
In itself been due to imitation, the
world desiring to initiate the men that
have made great successes by initia-
ting new things. In the domain of
farming, says Farmers Review, we
have had the illustrious example of
such men as have brought to light the
presence of the tubercle Of the legu'
minous plants, and those that have
shown the, way to raise sub-tropical
plants in our northern climate. Initia.
tive in farming will yet give us new
processes, Of which our minds have
not yet formed conception.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-11-21
Fusarium Roseum

:, The above is the pretentious name
of a little mold growing on rye some
seasons when the weather is damp
at about the time the rye is ready for
harvest: The spores of the fungus
are spread by. the: wind, by rain and
by insects. A Russian scientist. has
been experimenting with this: fungus
Ito discover if It is poisonous and finds
that it is: He::was: led to- undertake
the study of the mold. BY. the fact that:
in 100 lin: Russia many people were
poisoned, some 81 them fatally, by eat:
ing rye bread that: has been made
from rye having this fungus. It ID
safest not ito use for human food rye
that has ANYTHING Of this character
upon It, though il would probably re.
5quire consid erable quantities Of the
infected grain. to prrodu fatal results.
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-11-21
COWPEAS FOR LAWNS.
Grown and Plowed Under They Help
Get Good Stand of Grass.

The great value of cowpeas as a nj
tr0gen gatherer and natural fertilizer
has long been known. Their impor-
lance in making lawns. should be
better understood. Under the most
favorable conditions it is quite seri-
Gus task to get lawn well started.
The usual result of digging the cellar
and grading the lawn is that the good
soil Is removed or covered with sub
soil. Cowpeas will mellow such soil
and put fertility into it sooner and
more effectively than any other plant.
In the South cowpeas are extern
sively used for this purpose. In the
villages and small cities one sees a
crop of cowpeas in front of the new
houses everywhere. Usually one
crop is enough to prepare the soil
for lawn grasses, but on very poor
soil two crops may be required. The
soil is thereby put into the right
physical condition, nitrogen and hui
mus are added and weeds are choked
out completely. r.: -...' =
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-11-21
MAKING ICE AT HOME,
How II Can Be Done During The
Severe Cold Weather.

Secure several vessels with faring
sides like tubs, half-barrels or large
pals and clean them thoroughly. Then
when the first severe freezing wea
Their sets In place these vessels, filled
with clean we'll water to a depth OF
one foot in exposed places. One OF
two nights Of freezing will convert the
water into a solid cake of ice. and
about 20 tubs will make ton.
To secure clear ice stir the water
vigorously for a while before allow.
ing to freezes to cause the air to
leave it. When frozen solid set the
tub for moment in some boiling wat.
er and the cake can be removed cas-
lily. Place these blocks into storage
at once and refill the tubs. A few
days of zero weather will in this way
provide several tons OF good ice. Four
Or five tons will supply an average
family for the entire summer.
II you have no good ice house, Farm
and Home suggests the inclosing of a
storage bin in the corner Of the barn.
Build a box on the north side of the
barn and protect it with good layer
of straw or hay, Provide for drainage
and ventilation with, an opening for
removing the ice at the top. A space
ten feet, each way will hold eight to
ten TONS Pack we'll in sawdust and
cover the whole with pile Of hay and
you will have ice all summer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-11-21
0RGAN-G GRINDERS hen
4 CLEVER P|CKP0CKE1
Short Of Leg and Long at Neck, It
Won Many a Penny from
Folks Upstate.

McKeever, N. VA hen with a
neck like turkey and one leg an
inch shorter than the other attracted
attention here few days ago and
caused as much merriment as a one
ring circus.
The fowl, which was said to be two
years old; was the property of an Or
gan-grinder, who carried it on top of
his organ instead of z monkey. He
had taught it to do several tricks,
and it is safe, to say that it collected
more pennies than the average simian.
When the organ-grinder struck the
village the hen was perched on the
top Of one shoulder emitting sounds
between a crow and a squeal. This
naturally attracted attention and soon
a small crowd was assembled. AS
soon as enough had arrived the hen
dropped to the ground and began to
navigate in series Of circles toward
possible donators of coin. Owing to
the fact that one leg was shorter than
the other it could not proceed in a
straight line, and its efforts to pick
up pennies tossed on the ground were
extremely ludicrous.
Once it had a coin in it's beak the
hen would futter, and squawk and
circle back to the grinder and place
the treasure in his breeches pocket
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-11-21
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THE STUPIDITY OF MAN.

3 .ri-fsn4 X Ett - <, =. . e..
PA" said Mrs. Cutesby, 'Ym going
to invite. 8 lot Of company ID next
Thursday night TO- celebrate our :s sl
yer Wedding Gs.. * = < :: !. =
:. Silver? /. What ! are r you Ii talkin'
about?. The silver weddin's when peo-.
pie have been married rs: years, amt
it?' >5S S Es +: : " i I& 6t3 IS 'z:is5
IT, yes. We've never celebrated any
Of theXanniversaries Of our wedding,
land we may as well begin with It s this Y Is
one .=;@ t., u s } ,+ ID
# # But, great Scott, ma, !: we've been
+ Now, never mind that Pa Catesby.
we are going Ito cele brate oulr! silver:
wedding ami Yersarr:y B next Thursd AZ
night: 81 4 5 &
But, ma, We can t. gu must IRE;
member IA t M 4 tdaugh ter95 who's;
nearly &
II: ..0h; set at .t1irt,9 off your mind.
{ Mabel 1iNills g the 9Th Of next
month IODINE ;if5 You. didn't
know how to5 k i.l MONEY ii some
times believe ju,istz could 10 onxl Nv!
Ing III an an Ie I'M a5simplet ton
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-11-21
Ghost Visits ! Hall / 81 Gil Students

holder at win, Was first secs ss 81 sergk
Ja "a between the hours of twelve:
and '! /. one O'Clock in Sheridan road, near
Main j street, South Evanston: Ten:
minutes later Patrolman7M cArdle, sta:
toned in: North Evanston, saw the
same Identical. shade floating along
Sheridan road - toward Wilmette.
Every night since then, with pro
digious speed even for ghost, the
apparition has made it's: appearance in
different parts of Evanston and viii.
mette around the hour of midnight. =
Automobile parties returning home
late have seen it for a moment! in the
glare of their searchlights and then
lost sight Of it, only to have it appear
the second time two or three miles
farther along their route. Belated pc.
destr ians have been terrified by hay
ing It,. appear running along beside
them for a moment and then disap-
pearing in the darkness
When Assistant Chief Shaeffer first
had the matter brought to his atten-
ton he ridiculed the idea that it
could be a ghost and offered as a solu-
ton of the affair the theory that some
health maniac was doing a running
stunt. Therefore, Sergt. Jamison
seated himself at the telephone desk
and after monopolizing the wires for
two hours announced that Evanston's
SIS physicians had not recommended
night air as beneficial to any @of their
patients. The other day all the men
students of the university and acad-
envy were approached by their profes.
sors. "Why, we would rather sleep
than eat, let alone roaming Evanston's
streets at midnight" was the tenor OF
the answers the professors received.
The police department, bafled, gave
up the problem in despair and as the
ghost was doing no apparent harm
would have let the matter drop if the
shade had kept to the road The visit
to Willard hall, however, was toe
much for a police department to IL
more.
"Just think of it," Patrolman Newe:
exclaimed. did you ever see such
nerve in all your life? Why, live
man, let alone shade, would not
dare approach Willard hall after nine
o'clock at night. It's simply shocking.
Something must be done to stop it or
the girls will decamp for other parts"
Accordingly the reserve force op
special policemen will be called upor
and the offender, ghost or manis1.
will be given "a run for his money"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-11-21
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THE LlN7F1ANllFLL TURKEY

an
IL & Hes the EimpolitestZ= turkey l. ever
hate . said Mother. Turkey, as she
saw her youngest pushing his way
Sfercely among his brothers and sis.
tiers and cousins To- get the best and
the, most 81 the meal I: AZ G.5 # i. 81 a.
ou let me- alone; won t: you said
/ the young: turkey :s angril J. s. know
what TN doing! The girl who throws
I oult the grain called Is man to look at
{ ME. she did L! Said the latest
vi them All SO ! am 8
5;!,.It Ism i y good thing tosbe too tat,',I
replied Ills mot III. q ut want you
5to. improve Dur mann Els, do. Why
should you push every one aside IS
kget the best ourselfE
" because want to be the latest,
and ID 2gostor said her son: The
s;girI sai ono nearly ready.
RI olish screature.''
5saids urke ut rel Killed
Thankssg wing dlinners d y.oll.re|
y X, Isl ;fashio &. dAherS
sltul jjetalou bies,causse1
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-11-21

.thrickery, no manipulatin' convin.
lions. If ye want me f'r to ha-avs
tn goods says he, sind them to me,
an I'll LUX thin over an tell "
what think Nv thin when I ha.ave
time"
"But what's all this got to do with
the aldermanic election?" inquired tho
politician.
"'Tis this wa-ay," replied Policeman
Flynn. "I'm goin' out f'r to do a lit.
tie plowin' along me beat, an whin
We ha-ave any political goods f'r me.
We can bring thin to me there"
You'll never get efice that way in
these days" asserted the politician.
II suppose not" said Policeman
Flynn.
''You have to 90 after It," persisted
the politician.
fright We are" admitted Police.
man Flynn; "but there's wan thing
yell notice about OF Cincinnati that's
missin' in tn fel1ies that r-runs r.
Office now
whats that?"
9Th politicians " that da-ay," said
Policeman Flynn, slowly, 9Th prac.
tical an professional politicians, had
no chanst f'r to assess him f'r cam
paign ixpinses an lead him. wild
an excftin' chase f'r two or three
months, an thin ha-and him a gold
brick f'r his time an his money" -
Copyright, 1905, by Joseph B. BowleA)
copyright, by the Century Co..
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-11-21

f He chased two Of his sisters 81, II all
|: around the yard, until they were too
out Of breath TO peck: Then he: an q
Etshed the last grain himself. ..: and, AM
strutted about In prid *;: 81. 3s.:5
6 The next day Is man came out win
the girl who threw the grain: IL 4. Isl S u.
5i'I IS, he'll do, said the 81 man 81 and
he seized the turk who, strange tot
SAY, !, 8 little alarmed and tried
ito run away 5sE M 81
cure going tto be a ThaInksgiyi Ltl,..
,dinned said aIsma broth 81, n "a HAD
dared to- speak to him before. 6.
MUM e going for5 a IT'D q
ysqua Wkeds our turk But Ills Heart
beating lnc CONT q. .shea|
spoke
Beside he zdid XII being car- I.
Hupside own his legs 81 lSsf
other HUI
WI lid n1do,e,,dl
@toz Thanksg ivtng Dime AID
how wished ia had eaten I'M
md been better 81 "a sS1I
81 Il ishesz
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-11-21

flowers appear upon the sides of the
branches. They each have four long
slender petals, four short stamens and
two-celled ovary. The fruit is
woody capsule, containing a single
hard seed in each Of its two cells.
The seed ripens in the fall, following
the Towering and when the capsule
bursts it is hurled considerable dis
tance
The witch hazel is found in low
woods from Nova Scotia to Manitoba,
extending its range as far south as
rlorida and Texas Many supersti-
tions are connected with it. By it's
help hidden springs of water, con-
cealed treasure and rich ores are said
to have been discovered. Its magic
power is doubtless imaginary, but
from its bark and leaves distilled in
alcohol fluid extract is made with
remarkable soothing and healing prop
critics.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-11-21
Harvest Festivals of Old.

Man is so constituted that he is for
ever straining for blessings from afar
while overlooking those at his feet.
With our inordinate desire for mate:
rial possessions, we are prone to for
get the ethical and spiritual import of
Thanksgiving. To call forth our graft
tude we must have more and more
things. !
1t seems we cannot be thankful for
little good despite the dictum, that
"man wants but. little here below"
We cannot show our gratitude unless
it be for an Northumberland
mans petitioning the Higher Powers
with prayers and sacrifices from the
time of the patriarchs to our own
day-for more and ever more goods
of the earth.
The harvest coming after the care
and toll of filling the soil, the sowing
of seed and anxious watching OF the
fields, has therefore been almost uni
versally set apart as time for spe-
cial thanks, or Thanksgiving. How
ever, so far as we know, no other ma
uon carries out this custom regular
" every year on a specially appoint
ed day: hence Thanksgiving Day has
come to be regarded as a. distinctively
American festival. p r.. ~ =. 49,: -.
It is interesting to observe. that
while, Thanksgiving Day as we know
1t, is a peculiarly American festival,
harvest festivals were celebrated
more than 5000 years. ago. :. For In
stance, the Jewish. sukkot: FESTIVAL
OF Booths) or. Feast Of the 'Taber-
nacles, was harvest or, "ingathering''
festival held from: the 18th to the
.22nd Of the tenth month, the firtst and
eighth day reserved for holy convoca-
ton. .j,$.a + 4 4 e7f4 u
:. According to religious usage, the
people left their houses and came
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-11-21

forth to live in the booths or tents
made OF twigs, branches and brush
wood, during the holy session of eight
days. The interior of the booths were
made festive with shrubs and foliage
and especially the leaves and fruit
OF the palm, the "goodly tree" of Pal
estine. (The Jewish people Of the
Orthodox faith in many places still
observe this festival in it's original
form). Thanks and praise for the
bounties of the previous year were Of
fered in ritualistic formula and by the
chanting of hymns: whilst merry
games were played in which fruits and
nuts, emblematic OF the season, were
always somewhere in evidence.
Thus we see that the same senti-
ment that 1mpels an individual to the
expression of gratitude for benefits
received, also moves a nation to mani
fest in some reverent form its crate.
full recognition Of special privilege or
general welfare. s.... -
The ethical and spiritual ( signif1-
canoe of Thanksgiving, with all it's
feasting, its happy reunions and It's
merrymaking, will never be lost SIGHT
OF, II we remember that this great
'feast day. was born of fast DAYS. y
Andsthat while some are feasting, 9TH
ers will still be fasting. ~ = 49,
Thanksgiving Day will be animated
by finer spirit also, when; we think Of
it only in terms of materialism but In
terms of patriotism and democracy,
when we remember Il IS the day pro.
claimed by the first : president on
which to- commemorate the birth OF
the nation, in the adoption Of the9zcon.
stitution; and as the day fixed by
Abraham Lincoln for prayer ! and
thanksgiving after the nation +" had
passed through a terrible. crisis--the
civil war; !: @s. b. tn Il ,.s.,.$!ss
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-11-21

Massachusetts,, for generations, were
solely religious observances, while
that famous Plymouth celebration Of
1921 was harvest festival. never de-
signated as Thanksgiving. by its pro-
motors and having no religious sig
niticance whatever, SO far as known.
Moreover, 1t comprised not merely 9
single day of feasting and merrymak-
ing, but a whole week of it, and was
designed solely for relaxation after
many months of privation and ardu-
Gus toll.
There is no record of a similar JOY
GUS celebration in our annals for gen.
erations afterward, theThanksgivings
referred to in subsequent years until
after the revolution having been near
~ as strictly religious affairs as Sun
day itself; and so far as we have any
existing evidence not greatly given to
gastronomy. No mention of Thanks
giving is found in contemporary list
of holidays for merrymaking as late
as 100.
Until as late as the war of 1912, or
later, Thanksgiving was not a regular
annual affair, either, its appointment
being in recognition of special bless
ings, either spiritual or material, and
usually deferred until such an excuse
for it's appointment offered, even
though it might be for two or three
years, as was frequently the case. 1t
usually came in the autumn. however
and generally bountiful harvest was
mentioned as an incidental cause
For more than 60 years after the
arrival of the Pilgrims Thanksgiving
was appointed by the legislature, and
it's respectful, religious observance
was quite as obligatory as was. obedi-
ence to any law of the common
wealth that carries with it a legal
penalty.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-11-21
TYING THE KNOT.

The diffdent young man wanted to
propose to his girl, but for the life OF
him he did not know how to go about
It.
He read books ON the subject, and
sought information from men who had
experience; and while the theories
were admirable, in every instance he
found that. the practice thereof was
a different thing.
He was walking with her one even
ing, thinking over these things, when
her shoe became united.
She, stuck out her pretty little foot
with a smile, and looked down at 1t.
He. fell on his knees and tied the
lace. \ Then: he. walked on with her.
The shoe became utied again.
!: The third time it happened-he was
ready as before. =: - ..,
See IT you can't tie a knot that
won't come undone," she said,, as he
worked away at it, ~ ~
He looked at her tenderly.
!, TIL can't, \ know man who can,'>'
he said. KIT = n An - " <. !, !,
:: "Dto,t. you want him to tie it?", she
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-11-21
TIE RESlSTS@ TEMPTATION

HID Ihe. d man with: the high silk hat:
md AM the fat cigar was the one who put
temptation in the way OF Policeman
I barney 1llErn Flynn, This man had been
successful as q politician In minor
/ wssay, and he. realized that there were
\ elements of strength IN the resourceful
g conscientious little policeman who was
aw I'll and favorably known TO virtually
everyone in the ward. Furthermore,
Nc \. = Wis looking; for some one to run
against an old political enemy T.
i way V don't you enter the alder
= m'a = he asked one day.
! 60 a way, now; go way from me-"
returned Policeman Flynn, waving his
arms TO keep the man at a assistance.
Ye tsha-aveHth', ilimints Nv tn conta-
cha.ances. 49,: :.
|: What contagion?" demanded the
politician.
T. = TIL contagion iv seekin' Office"
answered Policeman Flynn. 'Oho!
tits terrible thing IT to ca-atch, an
tn cure f'r it is not to b found this
eAO0 ~ III SId'AVc. ~ AAo III
opyum habit, only it's WORSE. It
dr-rags We down an down till We
think tn city owes ye a livin', an
II, It's packard about givin' it to ye,
Why, thin tits f'r ye to ta-ake it from
tn pockets iv tn taxpayers without
askin' their consint."
"Nonsense!" returned the politician.
ANY popular man who knows the
ropes and has good advice can rise in
politics. Why, five years ago I was
dom odd jobs for Twin, and look
at me now"
IT know, know" returned Police
man Flynn. Five years ago ye was
dom all kinds iv jobs, an now ye're
doin' all kinds iv min. I ray-mimber
ye In tn OIL days. Ye wore q shah.
by suit iv clo'es an q soft hat, an
ye was hustlin' all tn time; an now
LUX at We. an I see. a shtovepipe
hat on tn ba-ack iv ye-er head, an
a suit iv clo'es that's loud enough to
be hear-rd block, an fat see-gar,
an a, watchchain that We might loan
to tn capt'in iv a boat f'r to hold his
anchor. Ohio! tits great objec'
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-11-21

> : IT'S r. you; to guess wanst more"
retorted Policeman Flynn. @'"I'm
thinkin' iv tn ma-an me girl Mag
gle was talkfn' about Whin he was
eltcted prisidint iv Rome-or1 mebbs
twas may'r-they had to- OTTO his
farm f'r to let him know, an whin
they got there he was plowin's in q
held. Tell: him., they says to his
hired ma-an,. f'r to come up to tn
house an be ma:ade prisidint.,,g Tell
thim,' says Cincinnati, be wa,ay " re.
ply, .f'r to bring tn ONCE out to
me. I have no time f''r. TO- 90 :chasin'
afther it. That's tn kind " . ma-an
Cincinnati was. No settin, thin up
f'r tn byes f'r him, no uhang1n' on
tn tiliphone, wires. no log-rollin' and
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-11-21
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= chean. Clover Cutter.

:. A. block with a smooth end and a
sharp Ratchet Or big butcher knife
make a clover cutter. that is better
than none, Cut the clover fine and
boil It, using it as one-third the bulk
of a mash. For the rest use equal
parts EGof cornmeal, ground oats and
bran, with from half an ounce to an
ounce Of beef scrap to each hen, the
whole slightly sailed and fed warm.
Keep the hens exercising all the fore
noon ~ scratching for hard grain
scattered amongst deep, clean litter,
says Farm journal. Give the mash. IS
noon and. all the. corn they want at
night. So fed, the egg basket viii not
5disappoint you, :=S b