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PRUNING APPLE TREES.
Some Suggestions as to How It
Should Be Done by One
Who Knows.

The trunk and branches of trees
and other plants form a sort of frame
work whereby the leaves-the lungs
sunshine and air, and upon which
the fruit is borne. To secure the best
results, each tree of given size
should have a certain amount of leaf
surface, but no two trees of the same
size have exactly the same form and
number Of leaves. Some are SO thick
that the sun cannot reach the fruit,
while the leaves are so numerous as
to shade and smother one another;
others have but a few struggling
branches, and are misshapen or
poorly balanced.
The object of pruning is to aid ma
ture in securing an ideal form for the
trees. In many cases the pruning is
neglected while the trees are young,
when the tops get so thick that some
thing has to be done, the large
branches are cut away. In other cases
the trees have not been pruned at all
and the tops are a mass of water
sprouts.
In most cases it will be impossible
to thin out the top of the tree by re-
moval of small branches only, thus
avoiding large wounds and the sun
burning of the bark, which follows
when large branches are cut away
In the case of large trees 1t may be
necessary to head back some of the
branches, in addition to thinning out
the surplus shoots.
To prune a tree properly the work
should commence with the nursery
tree. When planted, only as many
branches should be left as will be
needed for the full-grown tree. Each
year after this the trees should be
looked over and all surplus shoots
that have started should be removed
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sne could tell but little of it now.
Much of this, no doubt, was exaggera-
ton, this talk of graveyard, of q
doubled street, Of murders. of the
legal killings which served as arrests,
of the lynchings which once passed as
justice There was a crude story Of
the first court ever held in Ellisville,
but of course 1t was mere libel to say
that 1t was held in the livery barn.
Rumor said that the trial was over
the case of a negro, or Mexican, or
Indian, who had been charged with
murder, and who was himself killed
in an attempt at lynching, by whose
hand 1t was never known. These
things were remembered or talked
about by but very few, these the old
timers, the settlers of two years ago.
Somewhere to the north Of the town,
and in the center Of what was de-
clared by some persons to be the old
cattle trail. there was reputed to be
visible a granite boulder, or perhaps it
was a granite shaft, supposed to have
been erected with money contributed
by cattlemen at the request of Mrs.
DAILY, 1Who kept the boarding house on
back street. Some OFF b 4 seen tn
monument, and brought back Word
that It, had cut upon its face singular
inscription, namely:
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delightful love letter from an unknown
woman"
Mrs. Henshaw began to see. The
idea was silly, but after all If it would
please this somewhat difficult creature,
what harm was there in it? And Jack
would only be a bit astonished for the
moment.
Meanwhile Jack Henshaw, blissfully
ignorant of what was in store for
him, proceeded quietly with his toilet.
Miss Pinkerton had got upon his
nerves, and he rather regretted that
his Wife had thought 1t necessary to
send her the invitation she had SO
persistently "fished" for ever since
they had returned from their honey
moon.
Jack Henshaw was by no means
dull, and his foot had hardly crossed
the threshold of his breakfast-room
before he scented something decided
ly unusual in the manner of his wife
and her guest.
What in the name of all that's
wonderful Is the matter this morn
iuS he odlu.
At that his wife, who had never
frowned upon him since their mar
riage, gave him look which he found
difficult to analyze, and which left
aim even more bewildered than before.
Then she rose hurriedly from the
table and went to the window, only
presenting to her husbands aston
ishsd gaze the spectacle of a pair of
shoulders heaving convulsively.
It's about letter." she sobbed.
Read it," exclaimed Miss Pinker-
ton.
A piece of paper fiuttered to the
floor, and in choking voice came the
words:
"'I-I can't"
Then / must" Miss Pinkerton
picked up the paper and stood con-
fronting Jack with the air of tragedy
queen. She noted with some disap-
pointment that her victim was to all
intents and purposes quite calm. She
had pictured his face turning to a
greepish hue, but on the contrary 1t
was quite bright and animated.
Your wife opened one of your let
ters by accident" she began, unblush-
ingly, "and these are the wicked
words which shattered her idol and
dispelled all the dreams of her youth"
Miss Pinkerton then read the let
ter, with O dramatic earnestness very
much In contrast with the feminine
levity OF she writer.
my aasling s.sck fpause), II you
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+, of good English money since came to
this little town."
Il should say" said Franklin calmly
as hel opened an envelope, that you
had been dreaming again."
That's it! That's it," cried Bat.
tersleigh. "Shure We wud, an knew
1t! But come with me to bank this
mornin' an I'll prove it all to ye."
Something in his voice made Frank
| lin wheel around and look at him.
"Oh, do be serious, Battersleigh," said
| he.
I'll till We secret, which hereto
fore I've always neglected to mintion
to anybody. Here I'm Henry Batter
sleigh, agent of the British-American
Colonization Society. On t'other side
| might be Cuthbert Allen Wingate-
Gait. An Etcetera, man: etcetera, to
God knows what. Don't mintion 1t.
Ned, till I've gone away, fer I've loved
the life here solve SO enjoyed bein'
just Batty, agent, and SO FORTH Behave
me, Ned, it's much comfortabler to be
merely a. And-so-forth thin it Is to be
an Etcetera. An I've loved We SO,
Ned! Ye're the noblest nobleman I
liver knew or liver expict to know"
Franklin sat gazing at him without
speech, and presently Battersleigh
went on.
ITS bit Of story, lad" said he
kindly. Eye see, I've been poor man
all me life, We may say. though the
nephew of one of the richest women
in the United Kingdom-an' the stin-
giest. Instid of doin' her obvayus july
an supportin' her nephew in becomin'
station, she marries poor little lord
let boy, forsakes me entirely. Wasn't
1t hijjus of her? There may have been
raysons satisfyin' to her own mind
but she nivver convinced me that 1t
was Christian conduct on her part. So
whit with the Rile Irish, and -ght
fer the Wildly. Tvs been In the Rile
Irish liver since -whin not some
where ilse; tho sh mostly, Ned me
boy, stone brok an ownin' no more
than me bed an me arms. Ye know
this, Ned"
After his fashion Franklin sat silent,
waiting for the others speech.
Ned" said Battersleigh at length,
till me, who's the people of the intire
world that has the most serane be-
lief in their own shupayriority?"
"New-Yorkers," said Franklin
calmly.
Wrong. Ye mustn't joke, me boy.
No. It's the English. Shure, they're
the consatedest people in the whole
world. An now, thin, who's the
wisest people in the worrld?"
1.-THE Americans" said Franklin
PROMPTLY again.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

verse ending, after the vocal fashion
OF his race, with sudden uplift of a
sheer octave. as thus:
.I-I-I-'d dance li-i-i-ke a fa-a-a-iree-ee-ee ZEE.
For to see ould Dunlear-e-e-e-e-e!
1-1-l-'d think twi-i-i-ice e-e-e-r-r I-I-I-d
lave It,
For to be-e-e-e-e a drag-o-o-n."
Franklin stepped in and said good
morning. "You seem in fine fettle
this morning, friend" said he. Every
fine, for an old man."
Battersleigh squared. around and
looked at him soberly. Ned" said
he, we're a dethractor of innycince.
Batty ould! Listen to me, boy! It's
fifty years younger l am to-day than
when saw We last. I'm younger than
We liver saw me in all your life be.
FORE"
"And what and where was the foun-
tain?" said Franklin, as he seated him.
self at his desk.
THE one fountain Of all on earth,
me Embellishments! The two
dearest things of life are SUCCESS and
Revinge. I've found thin both.
ohuIO plWudI 10 tudI gives OuS man
the lofty air an the overlookin' eye,
where another full his ekil in inches
fears to draw the same breath o. life
with him? SUCCESS, SUCCESS, me boy!"
well, suppose you don't mind my
congratulating you on your success,
whatever 1t may be-" said Franklin,
as he began to busy himself about his
work at the desk. You're just a trifie
mysterious, you know
There's none I'd lever have shake
me by the hand than yourself, Ned
said Battersleigh, 'the more especial
ly by this rayson, that we've nivver
believed in ould Batty at all, but
thought him visionary schamer, an
no more. Didn't we, now, Ned; on
your honor?"
NO." said Franklin stoutly. 1--WE
always known you to be the best
fellow in the world"
Tut, TUT" said Battersleigh. "Ye're
dodgin' the issue, boy. But pfwhat
wud We say now, Ned, If should till
We I'd made over tin thousand pounds
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JUAN THE LOCO,
The End Of the Trail.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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THEIR FIRST
QUARREL
Copyright. by Joseph B. Bowles.)
Dr. JAMES HARRINGTON

Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
Miss Pinkerton always made point
Of being down early for breakfast
when she was guest.
On this occasion, however, Mrs
Henshaw was close upon her heels.
She had been described by a fellow
woman as "ridiculously pretty and
absurdly in love with her husband"
Good morning, Miss Pinkerton.
Come and help me sort the letters, will
your"
Miss Pinkerton was only too de-
lighted.
They seem to be nearly all for your
husband" she said. Il don't want to
be inquisitive, my dear, but do you
read all the letters your husband re-
ceives from his old sweethearts?"
Young wives are proverbially sensi-
tive, and in the face of this question
Mrs. Henshaw was almost upset. But
she showed a smiling front, and
opened one of her letters.
This is from Kate-Mrs. Tracy.
She used to be my great chum. She
writes such nice letters. Just listen to
this: My darling Grace, If you can tear
yourself away from the partner of
your joys and sorrows, who will,
dare say, manage to exist without you
for 2 bit, should like you to come
and lunch with me tomorrow
wednesday, at 1870. If you come |
am prepared to overlook your COM
parative neglect of me since your mar
riage. II you don't, beware! Yours
ever, Kate"
Miss Pinkerton's face. softened.
II suppose you never have a game
with jack" she suggested, almost tim
idly, "get him into a little temper,
for instance, just for the pleasure of
undeceiving him the next moment
He would think you quite clever If,
for instance, you succeeded in fright
ening him with that letter."
Frightening him, how? really
don't"
why, don't you see? Read the let
ter aloud again!"
Mrs. Henshaw did so, but still
looked bewildered.
Stupid! stupid! Just knock out
the word Grace and you have most
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-05-25
HOW INDIANS ARE NAMED.
Have Various Cognomens at Various
Periods of Life.

tIGNS NatIOGo S09HoutGuo de NdItO6S
Periods of Life.
Major Frank Terry, who Is In
charge Of the Indian school on the
Puyallup Reservation, Is thus quoted
by the Tacoma Washington Ledger:
'Translations of Indian names, as a
rule, have been unsatisfactory, though
there are exceptions. The case is re-
ported from the Pawnee Reservation.
Oklahoma, of an Indian named Coo
Observation-Disclosures The literal in4
depreciation Of his name as given to
me is 'Fearing-a-bear-that-is-wild.'
With this Interpretation the agent
named him Fearing B. Wilde AS
the Indian grows he commits acts
from time to time, each Of which
gives him new name. For example,
he may see bear and run screaming
to a tepee. The so'ks laugh at him
and call him t.fraio-of-a-bear.' IL he
braids in his hair yellow feather
which he has plucked from the tail of
an eagle, he may be called 'Eagle-tail,a
'Eagle-feather,' 'Yellow-tail,' Yellow
feather If he gives it to his friend no
will be known as 'Gives-feather,' but
IL he keeps it, when asked for 1t, he
becomes Keep-the-yellow-feat IL
he has more than one feather The
plan resorted to in some quarters o<
discarding the Indian names and fit
ting the Indians out with names that
are purely English has not worked
well, for those selected in many cases,
are names illustrious in American his
tory, and this has caused the Indians
to become the butt of many a Joke.
William Penn, Fitzhugh Lee. David
B. Hill and William Shakespeare are
the names of Indian policemen at the
Shoshone Agency, Wyoming. I my.
self have seen George Washington.
John Quincy Adams, Franklin pierce.
Rip Van Wrinkle, Allen G. Thurman
and Hilary A. Herbert engaged togeth.
er in game"
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CHAPTER xxIIl.-contlnued.


NOW there came upon the face of
the country faint scars where wheels
had cut into the hard soil, these va
grant fndices OF travel not pointing all
one way. and not cut deep, as was the
royal highway of the cattle, but cross
ing, tangling, sometimes blending into
main-traveled roads, though more Of
ten straying aimlessly off over the
prairie to end at the homestead of
some farmer. These new houses were
dark and low and brown, with the ex-
ceptfon that each few miles the travel
er might see small frame house
painted white. Here and there over
the country were broken rows of little
yellow, faded trees struggling up out
of the hard earth. The untiring
wheels of windmills could be seen
everywhere at their work
In the town of Ellisville the great
heap of buffalo bones was gone from
the side of the railroad track. There
were many wagons now, but none
brought In bones to pile up the rail-
way; for even the bones of the buffalo
were now gone forever.
The Land Office was yet at Ellis.
vile, and the rush of settlers was con-
tinuous. Ellisville had thirty business
houses and two thousand inhabitants.
1t had large railway shops and the d.
vision offices Of the road It had two
schoolhouses always the schoolhouse
grew quickly on the Western soin.
six buildings of two stories, two build.
fngs Of three stories and built Of
brick
The stranger who asked for the old.
wild days of Ellisville the Red was
told that no such days had ever been.
Yet stay; perhaps there were half a
dozen men who had lived at Ellisyille
from the first who could, perhaps, take
one to the boarding house of Mrs. DAILY:
who could. perhaps, tell something of
the forgotten days of the past, the
days of two years ago, before the pres
ent population of Ellisville came West
There was, perhaps. graveyard, but
the headstones had been SO few that
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PROPER METHODS OF PRUNING.
Fig 1.-Cutting small branches back to a
bud; A, cut too close. c, cut too long;
e, properly cut.
Fig 2.-Cutting large branches; A, stub
too long; c, wound too large; b, cut
making small wound and leaving short
Fig. S.-Pruning young apple trees
For young trees a strong knife
answers very well, and for larger ones
much of the work can be done with
hand shears. Pruning saws are
needed for large branches, and for
some purposes some of the lever
shears may be used.
To secure the best results It ia Inn.
portant that the cuts should be made
at the right point. Fig. / shows the
method of cutting small branches
back to bud and also the improper
places to cut them. If cut too long
bad stub will be formed, while IL
cut too close beneath the bud, it will
dry out. The proper way is to have
them cut on the side opposite, about
even with its tip, and, with a slant
of about 80 degrees from a cut at right
angles, come out just above the bud.
Even greater care should be taken
in cutting off large branches. Some
times the cut is made at right angles
to the branch that is cut. This
leaves bad stub, which will be I'M
slightly and the end of which will
heal over very slowly, il at all. AS
rule the interior of the stub decays,
and cavity is formed in the tree.
On the other hand, the cut is often
made parallel with the main trunk or
branch. This is sometimes all right.
but generally there is large shoulder
at the base of the branch and a wound
OF considerable size is produced.
BY cutting at an angle of Is
degrees or 20 degrees from the
last-named cut, the wound would
often be reduced in size fully
one-half,' and it would not project SO
far but that the healing would be
even more rapid than with a parallel
cut. The method of making the three
cuts is shown in Fig. 2. For the ord
mary planter an apple tree should be
two years old. five feet high and three
quarters of an inch to one inch in d.
ameter. When 1t is planted it should be
pruned SO that 1t will have about
four branches as in Fig 3. The
cross-marks in the illustration show
where these branches are to be
headed back; all the others should be
removed. When the tree has a strong
center shoot 1t is often desirable to
leave this nearly twice as long as the
other branches.
Ii the trees have large roots that
have ragged ends or that have been
broken in handling, they should be
cut or smoothly. This applies to
trees of all kinds.
When the tres are of an open habit
1t Ia good plan, says Prairie
Farmer, to head back the branches
from one-fourth to one-half. This
will strengthen the trunk and
branches. The same rules can be
followed as the trees develop. All
dead branches and the watersprouts,
If not needed to fill up the head,
should be cut out. and if the tree be-
comes too thick the thinning out
process should be resorted to.
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CHAPTER XIV.
The success of BattersIeiqh.

One morning when Franklin entered
his office he found his friend Batter
sleigh there before him, in full pos.
session, AID apparently at peace with
all the world. He did not hear Frank
lin as he approached the door, and the
letter stood looking in for moment,
amused at Battersleigh and his atti-
.ude and his song. When quite happy
Hattersleigh always sang, and very
OFTEN his song was the one he was
sSging now. done in INV nasal. each
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This matter was, of course, not un-
derstood by all. nor did many con-
ceA themselves Herewith, men being
now too busy working eight hours a
day. It was generally supposed to re-
fer to something that had happened in
the Gays when Ellisville was wrong
fully alleged to have been COW town
"a day far back in the past, in the
time of Two Years ago.
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London has one licensed drinking
place ia avary 436 inhabitants.
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The British military force cow H.
South Africa costs 100000 o week. II
is officially stated.
The Ordway new era., 1906-08-03
SOIL BACTERIA.

Tho agricultural department at
Washington issues the following In
structions to farmers who desire bac-
teria for inoculating soils for legumes: I:
The organisms for the common le-
gumes. such as alfalfa. peas. beans.
clover and vetches will be distributed
10 those applicants who desire to aid
in testing the efficacy OF these organ
isms in different parts OF the United
States. As general rule, the quantity
sent to each applicant will be sum
cient to inoculate n little more than
one bushel of the seed for which tho
inoculation is desired. In special
cases, however. when large quantities
OF seed are 10 be inoculated. directions
for preparing the culture liquid will
be forwarded. and as much as desired
can be made up at a cost OF few
cents per gallon. In writing state
what ieGume you expect to SOW and
give approximately the date OF plant
ing so that We may send the organisms
in the best possible condition. This Is
necessary. as our methods require the
inoculatIon TO be made either before
or at the time of planting the seed.
Full directions for use are included
in each package sent out. The bac-
terra are beneficial only in eonnec-
tion with legumes and are not appll-
cable to other farm or garden crops
Even withlegumes these bacteria are OF
no decided benefit except when proper
nodule-forming organisms are lack
ing in the soil. but crop Of legumes
with nodule-forming bacteria i'm
proves the form OF succeeding crops.
When applying for inoculatlng mate
rial do not neglect to state the prob
able time of planting. kind OF seed
and amount TO be treated"
The Ordway new era., 1906-08-03
Traits of Norwny,s Queen.

In sketch of the new queen OF
Norway 1t is said that she is probably
the slimmest woman In her dominion.
Her waist measures but II inches and
she is SO ethereal in appearance that
even in England, where the cult OF
thinness has as worshipers practical
ly all the women of the kingdom and
most of the men. she is called rather
too frail and delicate in appearance.
Queen Maud was the tomboy member
of King Edwards family. She was
the baby of the family and its bright.
est member as well. 1t was she who
first nicknamed her brother, the late
duke of Clarence. Collars and Cuffs,
name which clung to him through
life. She called her eldest sister, the
duchess of Fife, now called the prin.
cess royal. her royal shyness, on ac.
count of that retiring lady's almost
morbid dislike of appearing in public,
And 1t Was this merry princess who
collected all the quoted sayings and
doinss of the royal family in scrap.
boet and labeled 1t Things We Never
Did or Said"
The Ordway new era., 1906-08-03
THROW IT TO THE HENS.

One of our leading poultry papers
had the following query in the De
cember issue: What IS the best way
TO feed green bone?" The editor an
swered: Throw It to the hens"
It is supposed that the person max
ing the inquiry was in ignorance as
to the amount TO feed. how often. and
whether 1t should be fed in mash or
separately. Throw Il to the hens" IS
misleading advice. Green bone IS n
stimulating and forcing food for lay
ing hens and chicks. II cannot be
tossed TO the hens as grain Is. and fed
ad lIbitum. Both green and dry bone
should be fed in small proportion to
tho ration. II fed in the mash II is
more evenly distributed; there is less
danger OF the greedy birds taking all
the meal. II 1t is fed separately and
regularly fowls arc not likely to over
cat OF It. Green cut bone in fair guam
tity insures health. growth and eggs:
when fed too freely It brings on di-
gestiye troubles and diarrhoea. Not
more than n teaspoonful three times n
week should be given TO the laying
hens. Throw 1t TO the hens" II II
seems best. but see to 1t that each hen
gets her share.
The Ordway new era., 1906-08-03
LAND SKINNING.

The land skinning process is under
full headway through much OF the
fertile territory of the great Missis-
sippi valley. a soil which 1t has long
been customary to say was practically
lnexhaustible in its natural fertility.
The rains are eroding the surface of
the hillsides, the weeds are commit
ting a continued round of grand lar
ceny, and the tenant one-year renter
systematic highway robbery prevails
over much of this once fertile tract.
These lands are better than those of
Delaware and Virginia. but they are
being needlessly forced to that point
where the question Of the use of COM
mercial fertilizers will have to be con-
sidered. 1t Is only question of time.
Continuous taking from the soil and
returning nothing will wear out the
best soil the Lord ever made.