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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-26
POINTS WORTH NOTING,

For late lettuce SOW in partial
shade.
Spinach for early spring greens"
should be sown about the 10th of this
month.
1t is the wasp, and not the honey
bee, that punctures the grape. The
bees profit from the work of the wasp.
Close by the side of the road is the
best place for the garden, for then
you will have pride in keeping it
clean.
Keep a supply of early potatoes dug
and at the house, so that your wife
can get 1t them; don't let her dig
them.
Keep the tomato plants off the
ground. Nothing rots the fruit quick
er or more surely than falling to the
earth.
Weeds will keep right on growing,
whether anything else in the garden
does or not. Don't let single one
go to seed, though.
How is the crop of boys and girls
at your house this year? Good? Glad
of it! No matter whether the corn
and wheat and all things go wrong,
if the harvest Of young folks is all
right.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-26
GOOD SEED CORN.
Some Of the Important Points by
Which It May Be Known.

Some of the more important OBJ
servations to be made in the selection
of seeds are: Yield, quality, uniform
ity, hardness, time of ripening, free
dom from attacks of smut and rust,
and, in the case of small grain, the
stiffness of the straw
The corn crop requires, perhaps, as
great care in the selection as any
other, and merits special attention,
says the Prairie Farmer The rapid
improvement that has been made in
this crop, combined with the readi-
ness with which the different varieties
cross and mix, renders it extremely
subject to variation. Constant care
is necessary in order to establish the
desirable qualities that are brought
out in these variations and to more
thoroughly eradicate those not desir.
able
Some of the points to be observed
in the selection of seed corn are:
l. The size and shape of ear; ear
should approach as nearly as may be
a uniform diameter from end to
end.
2. Size and quality of cob, a me-
dunn sized cob being much better
than large, spongy one.
3. Depth of grain.
4. Shape of grain; grains should
carry their wedge shape uniformly to
the end, so that the ear may present
as nearly as possible solid surface
5. Covering of cob; cob should be
as completely and evenly covered as
possible at both ends.
6. Hardness of grain, too hard and
flinty grain not being readily mas
ticated and digested A hard grain,
also, is more liable to be a shallow
one
Z. Grains of even, uniform size and
similar shape, to make possible uni.
formity of planting.
8. Color of grain, purity Of color
indicating purity of the corn
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-26
He Eventually Reached Margaret.


wholly unconscious of her peril, great
crowds gathered in the street below,
fascinated by her danger. Women
who were passing ran from the scene,
and many of them, not wishing to wit
ness her death, took refuge in nearby
stores, fearing the child would fall
When Wise came through the win
dow and crawled on his hands and
knees to where the child sat. they
stood with bated breath, powerless to
assist, and keenly watching his every
move. 1t seemed hours before the
space between the child and the win
dow was covered by the man, and
when he finally reached her a great
sigh Of relief was heard
Wise could not turn around. To at
tempt it meant certain death for him
self and the baby. Steadying himself
as best he could on the narrow ledge
he took Margaret firmly about the
waist and painfully worked his way
back to the open window.
The baby, unconscious of her dan
ger, laughed in her delight over the
novelty Of the situation. She pulled
Wise's hair and made several at
tempts to stick her finger in his eye.
The window, which is on level
with the platform, was open, and Mar
garet crawled through it and out onto
the ledge. When out a little way she
sat up and waved her hand to the men
who were at work on a building
across the way. An iron worker who
was riding on suspended beam
yelled and attempted to attract. the at
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-26
Man Shot by a Woodchuck.

New Haven, Conn.-George Adams,
Of Waterbury, lies fatally wounded at
the home of Clifford Barnum in Mid.
dlebury. Adams was shot by wood
chuck. He went to Middlebury a few
days ago on business. The other night
with two farmhands and his wife he
went in pursuit of woodchuck which
was in burrow in lot quarter of
a mile from the Barnum home. The
men poured bucket after bucket of
water into. the woodchuck hole and
soon had the animal gasping to keep
his head above water at the mouth Of
the hole. Adams tried to push the
woodchuck under the water with the
butt Of his rifle. AS he did so the wood
chuck, Adams says, Selling the rife
trigger with it's claws, discharged the
rifle.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-26
CHAPTER XIII.

The s0mber outline of Rogers barn
was penciled against the sky. Lights
from the windows twinkled back to
the stars, and the twang of a laboring
fiddle mingled with the voice of one
calling off the dance. The country, for
miles around, had lent to the frolic a
crowd of pleasure seekers. Lack Of
fine clothes kept none at home; jeans
danced with homespun, and buckskin
sleeve embraced dimity waist in the
tumultuous whirls of "Old Zip Coon"
There was no social distinction in
this western community, where all
were linked together for mutual pro-
lection against common dangers.
Even among the tongues there was d.
versity. A Frenchman's "voulez vous
me faire lie plaisir?" was answered by
a gay, well, reckon" from a come
~ Kentucky lass, or even "gracias.
Senor," lisped through the white teeth
OF Spanish maid.
But there was an instructive recog-
milton of Lavender's superiority Of
birth and breeding which, while it
gratifled her pride, interfered with her
pleasure. The youths of the back
woods, sons Of the pioneers, were in
teresting from their unlikeness to any
men she had ever known. Rough man
ners, like their buckskin coats, con-
cealed hearts for the most part hon.
est and brave. Their simplicity,
strength and sturdy manhood covered,
in her romantic eyes, many defects of
grammar and loutish behavior, and
she would have liked to dance, to drink
cider or play drop the handkerchief as
gayly as any. But the rustic SWANS
timidly held aloof, and she was de-
pendent for the evenings entertain
ment upon Gerald and Gonzaga. The
latter never left her side. There had
been a short but significant scene be-
tween him and Gerald the night be-
fore. Meeting the younger man. he
stopped with few pleasant words.
1.-THE little sum you owe me, Mr..
Creighton-a few dollars only, but well
come at PRESENTS it ready?"
ITO Be Continued
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-26
Women "Ride Man on a Rail-"

Charter Oak, Ia.-Smashing down
the doors of a house in which he had
taken refuge, mob of 200, mostly
women, dragged Fred Kellar, of Sioux
City, from his hiding place and rode
him on rail two miles out of the
city. Kellar returned to the home of
his deserted wife and attempted to
induce her 15-year-old daughter to
live with him. When bat1ed in this
he began selling the woman's furni-
ture. This aroused the women Of the
town and they, with the help of few
men. .summarily banished him. r IL
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-26

ties believe is positive evidence of the
other negro's guilt.
Monk Gibson worked for Conditt,
and when the family was murdered he
rushed breathlessly to the house CT a
white neighbor and said he had seen
a negro chasing Mrs. Conditt about
the yard. When neighbors reached
the house they found the entire fam
lily had been murdered most brutally.
Blood on Gibson's clothes at once
cast suspicion on him.
Gibson said the murderers, who he
said he did not know, had dragged
him into the house, compelled him to
witness the murders, and after wiping
blood upon his clothing, had set him
free
The boy was tortured. Stripped and
bound to the floor the lash fell across
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-26
Well ARRANGED Fields.

The shape of the fields into which
the farm is divided will have much to
do with the utility of the farm. In
some sections of the country the fields
are still divided in a very awkward
manner, especially in those sections
where stone walls are common. The
present divisions are arbitrary and
have been handed down from past
years. The reasons that gave rise to
the divisions at first have long since
ceased to exist. When the land was
cleared little by little it was neces-
sary to fence in the cleared portions.
There is, however, mo need of contin-
uing the old arrangements after the
conditions have changed
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-26
Royal Preroqative,

In Tunis, when a reigning prince
finds it necessary to go outside his
immediate family to choose his sue
cessor, he follows an odd custom.
There the wearing of hair on the
face is the exclusive privilege of SOW
ereignty. When the prince selects a
successor he sends the court barber
to the fortunate individual to notify
him that he may wear beard This
intimation is equivalent to q formal
announcement that. he has been So.
zlected as the heir presumptive.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-26
RISKS LIFE ON NARROW
LEDGE TO SAVE BABY,
Chicago Court Clerk Rescues Child
Who Had Found New Place to
Piay-Crowds Cheer Act.

MISUNDERSTANDING feet in the
air, above the confusing whirl of traf-
fic in the street below, Margaret Kee,
sey, two years old, whose father and
mother are about to fight for her Gus.
tody in the divorce courts, was res
cued from a ledge less than a foot
wide, on which she sat, by George
Wise, custodian of the chancery files
OF the circuit court, on the fouth floor
of the Monadnock building.
AS She sat there, clapping her
hands in babyish glee, and laughing
at the sights that were strange to her,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-26
BRUTAL TREATMENT OF NEGRO
TO OBTAIN CONFESSION.
CHOkED TILL EYES BULGE
Texas Officers Perform Outraueous
Acts In Their Anxiety to Make
Him Admit Murder-FinaIIv
Rescued by Ranuers.

Fort Worth, Tex-Tortures as dia-
bolical as religious fanatics ever WIS.,
tied upon a hereto having failed to
make Monk Gibson, a negro boy,
confess the slaughter of Mrs. J. F..
Conditt and her four children last
September, the crime has been laid
now upon Felix Powell. another and
older negro. Only. Gibson's survival
of the tortures inflicted upon Him led
to the discovery of what the authori-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-26
Lavender
CreightOn'S
Lovers
BY OLIVIA B. STROHM

Copyright, 1905. by Olivia B. Strohm).

CHAPTER XII.-CoNrINUED.
But the young man interrupted, i'm
patiently: II will not bulge until ]
have seen her. 1 can't go to her house
any more, and she promised to meet
me here tonight"
But if you love her, you ought'nt to
let her make such a promise 1t is a
great risk for her to come alone so late,
and against her fathers wishes"
But what are we to do?" the youth
demanded, hotly. Never see each 9TH
er again, and all for a drunkard's
whim? Absurd! I have told him that
we are to be married as soon as l
can support wife. If he refuses to
believe in my good Intentions, what
more can I do?"
In conciliatory tone the woman ad-
vised: Wait; he may feel different
ly some day."
Then tentatively she ventured: ut
might satisfy him if you would visit
Susan more openly-with the knowl.
edge of your family
-<OuSeuSe! IL is uOL worth Wnlle
bothering them with my love affairs;
md. we'll" he spoke confidentially, for
wine is leveler of rank; ''you know
my family would not care for the con-
nection. I'm waiting for-I scarcely
know what. l only know that Susan
IS an angel, and I'm not going to be
bulldozed out of her society. She will
come here tonight
But you will not be here,' the oc.
toroon pleaded; don't risk it tonight.
Her father suspicious that there is to
be a meeting. and-a crazy drunkard
he may be. but his aim is true, his trig-
ger quick. Be careful, and-good-
night"
So. gently urging, she coaxed and
pushed him toward the beach, where
his skiff was anchored.
The Spaniard, partly from interest
in Lavender's brother, partly from an
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-26

Pattern No. 5585.-rhis smart little
dress of red serge, has wide pleats at
the shoulders, somewhat on the Glib
SON. style, always becoming to girls,
Extra fulness is given in front by a
group of small tucks in the center
Albatross, challis, wolfe and any of
the small checked wooden fabrics are
suitable for reproduction. The medi-
UNI size requires 2A yards of 4t-inch
material. Sizes for s, 9, 10, aad -
years.
This pattern will be sent to yDu on
receipt of 10 cents. Address all orders
to the Pattern Department of this paper
Be sure to give size and number OF pat
tern wanted. For convenience, write
your order on the following coupon:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-26
Use Rubber Hose.

One Of the New York correspond
ents of Farm Journal writes: II have
had quite little experience with the
different ways Of removing obstruc-
tions from the Threats of choking cat
tie, and find that short piece of rub
Der hose is the best thing to use. The
hose admits air, and is not apt to
slide by the obstruction; therefore it
is better than whip-stock or any
solid instrument"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-26

uOOp iron. says a
correspondent of
Farm and Home.
1t is bent as
shown in the cut,
is three-quartersof
an inch wide and
quite stiff. The
blade is slightly
sharpened on a
grind stone. It is
the best tool for
wedding / ever
Saw. IN order to
protect the hand
from the metal
edge of the han
die it can be
bound with Irvine.
MhSr xs1l
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-26


idle curiosity, followed at safe dis
lance, in time to hear the rest of the
conversation.
You will see her tonight, and ex-
plain my absence?" Gerald asked, and
the woman promised.
And tell her." he continued, that
will meet her the night of the merry
making in Rogers barn. I'll slip off
from the dance and join her here about
midnight-by the pollard window at
the curve in the road. Tell her not
to fail! The night Of the SIXTH I
will come surely. Remember, you
are my. friend. Belle, and hers"
"And Miss Lavender's," the octo-
room added. "She might not want me
to help in this affair." but it is better
than open war with that poor old IA
Their, and so-well, I'll do what I can"
Gerald babe her hurried goodnight,
and rushed off,
She watched him as he made his
way to the sandy beach. There was
a scraping of keel, and the measured
plash Of oars; then, with sigh of
relief, the woman turned and reentered
the tavern.
In the darkness the listener stood
alone, bordering upon what he had
heard. Tonight Senior Gonzagas mind
was bent upon one hope, and how to
accomplish it. To his temperament
passion was all-absorbing. It was his
boast that love for any woman was,
while it lasted, the one thing worth
living for. And now this habit of
amorous trifling had grown to an I'M
alterable purpose-to win and keep it's
object. Everything, therefore, ap-
pea]ed to him, only as it might affect
that purpose. Thus, when he over
heard Gerald arrange midnight meet
ing with woman, wild thoughts
surged through his brain. What use
could he make Of this intelligence to
aid his cause with Lavender? He
might bring her hereto witness the meet
ing, but, no, he would gain nothing but
Gerald's ill-will.
Should he try to make her jealous
by pretending that he himself was to
meet this Susan? This idea, too, he
rejected. For it was his wish, rather,
to convince her of his devotion, and
he would like some opportunity to
place his own suit in favorable con
traSt to that Of Winslow, who, to thu
hotheaded Spaniard, seemed a tardy
wooer
Yet in this same laggard his lady
had implicit faith; what If he could
shake it? How if he might so ar.
range it that Winslow would appear
as the lover Of this rustic maid?
He would like to make use Of this mid
night meeting to cast a stain upon his
rival in the eyes of the girl they both
loved
But Winslow was not here-could
he bring him here? The idea, once
rooted In his mind, grew to a settled
scheme, as, brooding on it, he slowly
paced the weedy, sand beaten shore,
Within the public house the brawlers
were assembled-some at tables, OH
ers leaning against the board on up-
right posts which served as bar. Be-
hind this, with much clatter Of mugs
and bottles, stood the man from New
Orleans-once the wealthy planter,
now the keeper of this little tavern
in the wilderness.
At a signal from the octoroon, the
landlord began to clear tho room Of
Dungers dismlssing some peremp-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-26
Don't, FORGET.

When you finish shingling that
building, don't forget and leave the
boards there which you nailed on to
keep yourself from slipping off. Take
them on when you are through. or,
later, you will be likely to find some
rotten shingles under them.-Farm
Journal.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-26

tration shows plan for blanching
a celery plant with tile and paper
AS shown, the stalks are collected in
a tile and wrapped in heavy paper so
as to exclude the light. A stake is
driven near to the plant to partially
support. Any method that does not
injure the plant and will exclude the
light will answer the purpose.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-26
SPREADING HAY IN NOW.
Simple Device by Which the Hump
in Center Is Avoided.

l put my hay in barn by large hay
fork, which FUNDS on track, writes
correspondent of Rural New Yorker.
The hay naturally falls in the CENTER
and is hard to NOW away I nailed
dozen inch boards together with
cross pieces on under side, and hung
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-26

Pattern No. 5567.-The blouse
waist made with elbow sleeve is a
pronounced favorite, and is to be
found in the thin silk and wool ma
terials as we'll as in lawn, batiste
and organdie. This one is of white
Persian lawn trimmed with Valen-
ciennes lace. Tucks in the upper
part of the front provide becoming
fulness, while in the back they taper
in at the waistline, giving very
shapely appearance. For 36-inch bust
measure, 31h yards Of 27-inch material
or 2A yards of 44-inch material will
be required. Sizes for 80, "a, SO, 80,
40 and "A inches bust measure
This pattern will be sent to you on
receipt of 10 cents. Address all orders
to the Pattern Department of this paper
BE sure to give size and number of pat
tern wanted. For convenience, write
your order on the following coupon:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-26

give more comfortable hold, but it
will afford firmer grasp of the tool
when using, and hence enable one to
work faster.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-26
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RLANCHING CELERY.

How Paper May Be Made to Serve the
Purpose.
Blanching celery with paper is usu-
ally practiced on the early plants for
the reason, says Prairie Farmer, that
during hot weather there is less dan
ger of rot. The accompanying illus
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-26

FoT DISTRIBUTING hay IN NOW.
as per diagram. When the forkful
reaches the slide, the man above no
titles the man on load to trip fork,
and it slides to desired location.
When one side has enough, slide is
reversed.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-26
A GOOD WEEDER.
May Be Made Out OF a Piece of Hoon
Iron.

For wedding onions and other gar
den truck l use small tool made of
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-26

A1lllu6 HIS CIOOhtu DOuy III llpIOc, Ac
carefully examined the trunk whercon
two cuts with the tomahawk were
plainly marked. Two or three others
near bore the same sign.
Mine, mine; this land is mine," ne
muttered, then walked to where were
traces of earth newly turned. These
he covered with brush and leaves, all
the while chuckling and talking under
his breath. When no sign remained
of the hole which had been partly dug
and left in evident haste like a grave
defrauded, the hunchback went on to
the cabin, dragging his tired feet over
the uneven path.
Light shone from the window, and
through the chinks in the logs. At the
door he paused to listen.
"ls that you, father?" came Sues
voice from within, and she lifted the
latch in response to his gruff "Open
the door,"
He glowered suspiciously around.
Been out, hev ye?"
Sue did not reply, and he turned
fercely. did We see him tonight?
Did We see the stylish BLACKBOARD as
wouldn't stay ter face yer old father
like a man, but sneaked OF to-"
"Don't abuse him!" flashed from his
daughters lips, then gently going up
to him: 1T is because you are old.
father Tor, much older than HIM, that
Mr.. Creighton does not want a fight"
Slightly Modified, he reverted to the
former question: did ye see him to-
night, Susan?, Answer"
The girl lowered her eyes IS she re-
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-08-24
Peach Crop Improbable.

From down Delaware comes the news
that the peach crop this year will not be
a profitable one. The fruit on some orch
ards is nearly all rotten, caused by the
continuous rains. There is some fine fruit
which was sold at Milford, and brought
from 81 to $1.25 the basket. The BUYERS
consigned the shipment mostly to New
York and Boston.
Late fruit is ripening rather premature
ly, and it is feared that it will not remain
sound long after being picked and made
ready for shipment. Up to about six
weeks ago the growers felt hopeful of a
good harvest. but now they about given
hope, and will be satisfied with a limited
profit. At the distilleries where peach and
apple brandy is made, everybody is max
ing ready for the reception OF large guam
tiles Of peaches and apples which will not
stand a long shipment, aud will therefore
be sold down the peninsula to the distill-
ers. The flavor of the fruit is reported as
excellent, but its durability for shipping
has been impaired by the long and heavy
rains.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-08-24
PEDRICKTOWN.

Hon James Strimple has arrived
home from Ocean City, Md, and reports
the pound fishing very poor there this
summer. In fact he lost money since
July LIST.
Inc Pedricktown Baptist Church will
hold Its annual Harvest Home Thursday.
August 70, 1906. Dinner will be served
from y M. to 2.30 2. M. and supper from
40 to Z 30 p. M. 1t is proposed to make
THIS the best Harvest Home ever held.
The Rev. William Disbrow, the popular
pastor OF the Pennsyille NJ. +. Church.
VIII deliver one OF his famous addresses
at 8 T.. M. Congressman Loudenslager
and Assemblynian Hunt will be presnt.
Two sololsts OF prominence, Miss Annie
Plnes, OF pennsylvania, and Mrs. Skin
ner, OF Woodbury., have been secured for
the occasion, and Eleano1e Comfy Kill
cote, Philadelphia's f~avorite reader and
elocutlonlst, will give an entertainments
III the evening at 500 2. NJ.
Some dlsmay was caused among the
Pedricktown Baptist congregation last
week by the visit OF w. r. Rodman
from Port Norfolk, Norfolk, Va. who
came to induce Rev. j. Warren Davis to
accept the pastorate Of the Baptist
Church there. Last Sunday evening the
members met before service, passed re-
solutions concerning the work done dur
ing Mr.. Davis's pastorate here and petit
ltlon him to remain as their pastor,
The Pedricktown Baptist Church is in
excellent condition and the congregation
ls-larger than at any time in the his
tory of the church. Mr.. Davis will
announce his decision next Sunday morn
ing.