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The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-18
LONG ISLANDS BARREN LANDS.
Project TO Make Them Productive
Railroad Making Experiments.

Another railroad has essayed the
nrohlem OF reclaiming land. This
tine 1t is the Long Island railroad
Company. 1t has taken under It's con-
trol a plot OF land containing about
seventeen acres near the end or the
north shore Of the island. The land
is typical OF much OF that on Long Is
land II Is known as pine-barrens,
is considered sterile and is in the full
est sense OF the word waste land.
The railroad company will establish
an experimental fruit and vegetable
farm. The company also intends 10
esta ablish an experimental farm near
the middle OF the island and another
on the south shore.
Suffolk county has an area OF 13o,
III acres OF which 10000 have been
esteemed OF so little value that they
have never been assessed for taxes,
and the value OF 100000 acres OF the
remainder is so slight that the taxes
levied have been nominal. The des-
patches telling OF this experiment OF
the Long Island Railroad announce
that several other railroad companies
will be interested spectators Of the re-
suits, which II satisfactory will be
accepted as examples worthy TO be
followed.
American railroads not only open
up new land TO settlement, but exert
themselves to attract settlers and al
20 reclaim waste land. The railroads
OF the west have done effective work
IN promoting emigration 10 that section
and the roads Of the south and south
west are now particularly active In
soliciting immigration. The southern
lines have perhaps done more than
any other agency In turning the tide
Of Italian Immigration into the cotton
and sugar fields and the mill cities OF
the south
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-18

ditch, the next two feet from it, and
the same on the other side. The two
middle rows Of the first bed should be
planted with a second early pea, such
as Heroine or Dwarf Telephone and
the outside two with an extra early,
such as Motifs Excelsior, as this ar
rangement enables the peas first ready
to be picked without disturbing the
others. The same course should be
pursued in the second bed, a second
early filling the outside rows, while
one of the giant late varieties such as
Stratagem or Duke of Albany oc-
cupies the other two. Nothing is
more vexatious to a gardener than 10
raise a patchy crop. To avoid this
the drills should always be made four
inches wide. For peas they should
be three or four inches deep according
TO the heavy or light nature of the
soil. The seeds may be planted some
what thickly, say a dozen to each four
inches of row of the width recommend
ed When six inches high. the soil
should be drawn well against the outer
stems in order TO induce the plants to
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-18
THE SMALL GARDEN.
GUY rllIoIT MICHEL.

A garden so constructed will stand
great extremes of wet and drOuth,
for it is a mistake to suppose that
plants on we'll laid up beds suffer in
dry weather, on the contrary they will
continue to thrive when those on the
level are withering, so no one need be
afraid of making high beds, though
eighteen inches from the crown to the
foot Of the ditch is sufficient elevation
unless the location is very low. Some
people might think that to devote so
much space to paths with such
small area available is a useless
waste. This is not the case, for the
frequent paths enable the gardener to
till and gather his crops without the
necessity OF treading on the cultivated
ground, an advantage that far Offsets
the loss Of space. The same plan may
be followed on property a lot and
half wide, though, IL two full lots are
available, an additional grass walk
down the centre will be useful, and add
much to the appearance Of the garden,
which, If all lines are kept perfectly
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-18
/, A SMALL GARDEN WITH CAREFUL CULTIVATION
Will PRoDucE ABUNDANT crops or FRESH vEoEIABLes

straight, will in any case be attractive,
even when the beds are bare.
1t is obvious that to ensure sym
metry, and for many other reasons,
a plow is entirely out OF place in
gardens of this size. In order to
achieve success the work must posi-
lively be done by hand and cOnscient-
iously done at that. The expense Is
really very small, and need only be
incurred once, for a garden so con-
stucted will need very little work to
prepare it the second season.
AS to the use to be made OF the
beds when properly prepared, much
depends on the taste of the gardener,
but a very good way to utilize the
fences on either side is to SOW along
them scarlet runners mixed with other
beans. The runners with their gor-
geous flowers which bloom from June
till October are very ornamental. They
are also prolific croppers, and despite
an absurd prejudice against them, the
young pods, when cooked green, are
delicious, while the shelled beans are
superior to limas. Scarlet runners
may be planted as soon as the ground
is warm, even as early as mid April,
for the bean itself remains in the
ground sending only its shoot to the
surface They should be sown two at
a time; about four inches deep, and
foot apart, so that when all danger
Of frost is over, more delicate beans
may be planted between them. The
best for this purpose are Cranberry,
Kentucky Wonder and Golden Clus-
ter, as their flowers and pods form a
charming contrast with those Of the
runner. In order not to interfere
with the early care Of the climbers
it would be we'll TO leave the space
between them and the grass walks va
can't until tomatoes, cabbages and pep
pers are ready TO plant out by which
time, il the soil has been kept we'll
pulverised, the beans will be able to
care for themselves The little bed
at the foot of the garden might be
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-18

lean towards the centre OF the bed.
The third bed may we'll be used for
crops suitable for salad. The two
centre rows being devoted to a late
and early lettuce, the outside ones to
white barletta onions, which are a
sure crop and the best variety for
punching or picking. They will do
best in the outside rows, as then they
can more easily be weeded and thinned
out, and may be sown quite thickly an
inch deep in drills four inches wide.
To mark the rows radish seed should
be sprinkled very lightly in them.
The centre rows OF the next bed
should be sown with early beans to
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-18

Have yOua small garden? Ifnot, why?
There is no reason why anyone with
the slightest taste for the pursuit
should not be successful in raising
a garden with very small expense or
effort. Unfortunately in most works
on horticulture, and in all short art
icles on the subject it is taken lot
granted that the reader has some pre-
vious knowledge OF the business, or at
any rate has his garden already pre-
pared by an expert. This will not be
the case with many who intend to
move into suburban homes this spring,
so It is for their benefit the following
hints are given. Even the circum-
scribed area available at the back OF
twenty-five foot frontage, will, il prop
erly handled furnish enough green
delicacies to materially reduce the
grocery bills during the summer, and
add much to the health and comfort Of
the family, for a twenty-five foot lot
OF ordinary depth should permit the
rear fifty feet to be used for gardening
purposes.
In many instances careless contract
ors scatter the subsoil removed when
eXcayating Easements all over the lot.
When this has been the case the work
OF preparing the garden ground is in
creased as this unfertile soil must be
removed, until not more than three
inches are left on the plot it Is pro-
posed to cultivate. When this is we'll
leveled the ground can be treated the
same way as IL still covered with sod,
the trenching being carried slightly
deeper. The ground having been made
reasonably level the best course to
pursue Is to stretch garden line three
feet from the fence lengthwise OF the
plot, and parallel with it stretch an
other leaving a space OF two feet be-
tween them. Cut along both lines
with sharp spade, and a turf path
clear to the alley is the result. Prob
ably the sod on this will not at first
look very tempting, but constant travel
over it, IL not too frequent, will Inn
prove ii so that in time 1t will AFFORD
q smooth green walk. Now dig a
trench a foot wide and a foot deep
across the end OF the three foot space
between the fence and the path plac-
ing the soil removed somewhere con-
venient for future use Into this trench
throw the sod removed from the second
foot, taking care to invert it when do
ing so, and then add a thick layer OF
coarse manure, tramping it well down.
On top OF this throw a deep spadeful
OF the underlying soil, and repeal he
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-18
MISTAKES ABOUT NICOTINE.
Doesn't Accumulate In Pipe Stems
Very Little Nicotine Poisoning.

There are probably few subjects
about which more people are misin-
formed than nicotine.
Nearly everyone speaks OF the dark
brown substance which has about the
consistency and color of molasses and
accumulates in the stems Of pipes as
nicotine. According to a scientific ar
ticle. il is not nicotine at all, and 1t
has no nicotine in it.
1t is nothing but tar-tobacco tar,
distilled from the smoke, just as coal
tar is distilled from coal and pine tar
from pine wood One might swallow
all the tobacco tar that a rank clay
pipe contains without serious harm.
II he swallowed the same quantity OF
nicotine he would probably be dead
inside of five minutes.
1t is the tar that stains the pipe,
and it is the same tar that stains
the cigarette smokers fingers. 1t is
also found inside the nostrlls or one
who inhales smoke, and it puts an
indelible stain on mustaches.
1t Is true that tobacco contains
more nicotine than any other known
plant, but nicotine is not a plentiful
article in nature. The rankest Ken
tucky tobacco contains less than Sper
cent of nicotine, and the finer grades
of tobacco, such as Havana, have less
than 2 per cent.
One often hears cigarettes condemn
ed because the smoker gets so much
more nicotine through inhaling the
smoke. The fact is that a cigarette
smoker gets almost no nicotine, be-
cause the tobacco OF which cigarettes
are made contains next to no nico'
tine Turkish and Egyptian tobaccos
carry only a trace of nicotine, and
some OF them none at all.
But no matter how much Of this
deadly element a tobacco contains
the smoker does not get it. Nicotine
is not extracted by burning the tobac
co. Burning destroys 1t entirely
One often hears OF nicotine poison
ing, but 1t is very doubtful IL there is
any such thing. When one is poison
ed with nicotine he dies, and he
doesn't get poisoned by smoking
There are plenty OF good reasons why
smoking should not be carried to ex'
cess, but nicotine poisoning is not
one OF them.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-18

supply pods. Valentines for a green
variety, and Wardwells Wax for a
yellow one are probably the best. The
outside rows should be reserved for
beets, as they require thinning and
wedding. The centre rows of the fifth
bed should also be put in beans, late
varieties being chosen that are suitable
for shelling, just as they reach their
full size. Yellow Swedish and Red
Flageolets are far the best for this
purpose. One outside row should be
sown to Chard, a delicious and pro-
lific vegetable much neglected in
this country, while the others will sup
ply plenty of radishes II they are
sown broadcast. On a double lot bed
or two should be reserved for early po-
tatoes, as nothing is better than the
young tubers when fresh dug, but
they begin to deteriorate very rapidly
as soon as exposed to the air, for
nothing equal in flavor to home grown
product can be obtained from a
market man.
With regard to culture, no matter
how strong the temptation may be, no
one should ever attempt to do any
thing in garden when the foliage Is
wet with dew or rain, or until the soil
is sufficiently dry to crumble between
the fingers without adhering to them,
and il it can be avoided no foot should
ever press the cultivated ground. The
most efficacious tool in any garden is
a sharp and narrow rake, which should
be constantly run between the rows
whenever the ground is dry, Except
in very wet seasons this implement
when frequently used will suffice to
keep down all weeds between the rows,
which it also keeps the soil sufficient
ly pulverized to act as a watering pot
as we'll. An expert gardener seldom
needs to use hoe, except when pre-
pairing his beds for second crop, or
when n spell OF rainy weather has
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-18

Macket Gardener Cutting Asparagus lips.
process until the bed is all dug over.
AS soon as the surface is dry rake in
thoroughly a dressing Of fine manure,
mixed with liberal amount OF lime,
and little coarse salt. Then smooth
and level the ground, giving a slope
OF about foot from the fence to the
edge OF the path. Follow the same
course on the other side OF the lot, and
at the rear end
This mode OF procedure furnishes
two beds fifty feet long and one OF
fifteen which are available for climbing
plants, with a permanent walk around
the garden giving access to the alley
on both sides. The space between the
paths IL treated In the same fashion,
will be sufficient to provide FIVE beds.
each eight by fifteen feet leaving be-
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-18

devoted to Japanese climbing cucum-
bers. They do well in this climate
and their fruit is more symmetrical and
cleaner than that OF the creeping
variety, which take up too much room
to be available in a small garden.
AS to the five centre beds they
should Of course be mainly devoted to
vegetables that are at their best when
fresh gathered. Peas belong to this
category, and besides yielding we'll,
are almost a sure crop for an amateur
to raise. The eight feet wide beds
should be marked out in straight
rows, the FIRST pne foot from the
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-18

tween them a shallow trench a foot
wide to serve as wedding path, and
as a drain for carrying on the surface
water, an outlet being provided for
this alongside either or both the lon
gitudinal walks as circumstances may
require. These beds should be neatly
rounded up with soil taken from the
intervening spaces and as soon as
dry, thoroughly raked and smoothed.
They will then furnish an admirable
seed bed that should be almost free
from seeds. the undersoil Of which
their surface is composed. not having
neen exposed 70 ippregnation.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-18

AS PUr.-Mrs. Slowe: II am so
glad your brother enjoyed his visit to
us, Mr.. Greene"
Mr.. Greene: 'Oh, he is the sort OF
youngster who can enjoy himself any
where you know"
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-18
No FIight or Fancy,

A bird in the hand is worth two IN
the bush-if it was on a hat, the mil
liners bill would show it was worth
about forty in the bush.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-18
PAINT WITHOUT OIL.
Remarkable Discovery That Cuts Dow
the Cost of Paint tSeventy-fve Per Cent
Free Trial Package and Big Book Telling
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The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-18

A report issued at Simla gives ...s
number Of deaths last year In India,
caused by serpents, tigers and wolves
as 2.157.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-18

Sixty thousand elephants are
slaughtered annually to supply tne
world with ivory.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-18
By Finn. the Comedian.

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A great full house to see.
And should not grateful prove.
A great fool ! would be-"
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-18
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New Horseradsh from Bohcmia.-An Improved
and Excellent Variety for Garden Use.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-18

ses .nsy ~ nature IN wa5 ,a-,.ction.
forces OF ...eS,. L. nearer to peIlec;s,Onrr |
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-18

pa phrroy nav color on aNSu'e DARK Hs
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-26

of commerce and labor. It shows that
in the twenty years from 1875 to 1896
our trade with Canada increased $27,-
100000, and from 1896 to 1905 it in
creased $ll4,0OO,O0O. The larger por-
tion Of this growth has been on the ex-
port side. The imports increased from
$27 ,867,615 in 1875 to $62,469,632 in
1905, and exports advanced from $34,-
547,2l9 in 1875 to $140,529,581 in 1905.
"This rapid growth in trade rela-
tions with Canada,' says the bulletin,
is especially interesting in view of the
varying conditions to which commerce
with Canada has been subjected. DUR
ing the period from 1855 to 1866 a reel
procity treaty was in force, but in the
latter year it was terminated, SO that
commerce between the two countries
was unaffected by special trade. arrange
ments until April, 1897, when the
United States was placed at slight dis
advantage as compared with the United
Kingdom, products from that country
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being admitted at IA reduction of 121a ,
per Denton the tariff levied on imports
them oIaaa i n favor Of Britsh prod s
ucts was increased to % per cent, and
on July i, 1900, was still further ms
creased to 33 per cent. Despite these
advantages in favor Of goods from the
United Kingdom, exports to Canada
from that country grew. from 500, 743,-
712 in 1897 to, $50, $685. 56 in 1904. while
exports to Canada from the United
States grew from $64, 928,861 in 1897
to $40, 1926, 581 in 1905.
''The percentage Of imports into
Canada from the United States in 1905
was COG, and from the United Kingdom
"a per- cent. 4. 'EzssSf
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STATE OF MINNESOTA.
Department of Insurance,

Whereas. the Union Marine Insurance Com
pany, a corporation organized under the laws
Of Great Britain. has fully complied with the
provisions of the laws of this state. relative
to the admission and authorization of insurance
companies Of Its class.
Now, therefore. 1, the undersigned, Insur-
ance Commissioner do hereby empower and au-
thorize the said above named company to trans
act its appropriate business of marine insurance
in the state of Minnesota, according to the laws
thereof, until the thirty-frst day of January.
A. D. 1907 unless said authority be revoked
or otherwise legally terminated prior thereto.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my official seal at st. Paul.
this 31st day Of January. A. D. 1906
THOMAS D.. OBRIEN.
S Insurance Commissioner.
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Whereas, the Milwaukee Fire Insurance Com
pany. a corporation organized under the laws Of
Wisconsin, has fully complied with tbs
provisions of the laws of this state relative to
the admission and authorization of Insurance.
companies of its class.
Now. therefore. l. the undersigned. Insur-
ance Commissioner. do hereby empower and
authorize the said above-named company to trans
act its appropriate business of fire insurance
in the state of Minnesota. according to the laws
thereof, until the thirty-frst day Of January.
A. D. 1907, unless said authority be revoked OF
otherwise legally terminated prior thereto. q
In testimony whereof. have hereunto set
my hand and affixed my official seal at st.
Paul this 31st day of January, A. d. 1906.
- THOMAS D. O'BRIEN.
- Insurance Commissioner.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA,
Department of Insurance.

Whereas, the Columbia Insurance Company
corporation organized under the laws of New
Jersey, has fully complied with the provisions
of the laws of this state relative to the admis
sion and authorization of insurance companies Of
its class.
ance Commissioner, do hereby empower and
thorize the said above-named company to trans
the state of Minnesota. according to the law
A. D.. 1907. unless said authority be revoke
otherwise legally terminated prior thereto.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set m
hand and affixed my official seal at st. Pau
this 31st day Of January. A. D. 1906.
THOMAS D. o'BRIEN,
Insurance Commissioners.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA,

STATE OF MINNESOTA
Department of Insurance. s...
Whereas, the Atlas Assurance company. Ltd,
corporation organized under the laws of Great
Britain, has fully compiled with the provisions
OF the laws Of this state relative to the ad-
mission and authorization of insurance COM
paniess.o of. its class.
Now, therefore, I, the undersigned, 1nsur-
ance Commissioner, do hereby empower and au-
fherize the said above named company to trans
act its appropriate business of fire Insurance in
the state of Minnesota, according to the laws
thereof, until the thirty-frst day of January
"a d. 1907, unless said authority be revoked
or otherwise legally terminated prior thereto.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my official seal at st. Paul.
this 31st day of January. A. D. 1905.
THOMAS D. O'BRIEN,
Insurance Commissioner.
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OUR TRADE WITH
| CANADA INCREASES
Gain Of Many Millions in Com
merce of United States and
the Dominion.

Washington, March 26.-Trade of the
United States with Canada in the fiscal
year 1905 aggregated $202,999, 1913,
against $S9,429.096 in 1895, according
to bulletin issued by the department
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The wise ones, never accept any
whiskey that's represented to: be; as
good as Piekwick. : They know better
and demand Pickwick Rye because of
it's high quality.
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.s*" Established 1879
.ANCE, REAL ESTATE AND

GERMAN1A FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Principal office: 62-64 William street, New
York, N. Y. (Orsanized in 1857 Hugo
Schumann President Charles Ruykhaver, Gus
tav Kehr, Secretaries. Attorney to accept ser
vice in Minnesota: Insurance Commissioner. Cash
capital. 81 900 GOO.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA,
Department Of Insurance.

whereas, the Mannheim Insurance company a
corporation organized under the laws of Germany
has fully complied with the provisions of the
laws of this state, relative to the admission
and authorization of insurance companies Of
its class.
Now therefore, l. the undersigned, insurance
commissioner, do hereby empower and author
lie the said above named company to transact
its appropriate business of marine Insurance
in the state of Minnesota according to the laws
thereof until the thirty first day Of January,
A. D. 1907, unless said authority be revoked or
otherwise legally terminated prior thereto.
In testimony whereof, l have hereunto. set
my hand and affixed my official seal at St
Paul, this thirty-frst day Of January, A. ID.
1906. THOMAS D. 0'BRIBN,
Insurance Ccmmissionar.
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Representing twenty-seven
of the strongest American
md European insurance
companies.