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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17
OSE LEAVES

The surface Of the rose bed should
never be allowed to grow hard or bake,
but after every rain be loosened with
a forked hoe few inches to form a
dirt mulch and at the same time to
keep down the weeds.
The pruning of tea roses begins
about the second week in April and
planting toward the end Of the month.
Practically south OF the Potomac and
Ohio rivers tea roses are hardy, free
and long lived. They make the finest
ever blooming plants in nature for
southern outdoor gardens.
The hybrid teas are the roses for the
amateur, for from them one may cut
blooms every day from June to No
vember.
If you would have perfect roses In
profusion it is imperatively necessary
that you feed your plants well. Moth
ing Ia the line Of fertilizers suits them
so we'll as old, thoroughly rotted COW
manure that which Is black and crum-
blee readily
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17
THE HOME LAWN.

It may be that some Of the readers
OF this department plan to remodel the
lawn about their homes or have the
task In hand for the first time. To
such suggestion or two may be Of
assistance. While the work may be
done In the fall, In case that season
Is most convenient, somewhat better
results have been found to acconapany
the spring sown lawn. Inasmuch as
the roots of the blue grass which is
the best variety for the purpose, run
deep 1t Is necessary to prepare the soil
to q depth Of about eight inches and
put 1t into the best possible condition
Of mellowness. An abundance of well
rotted stable manure which is known
to be free from other grass or weed
seeds should be worked into the SOIL
The best and most satisfactory results
are obtained by sowing with the blue
grass about One-half as much white
clover. In case there should not be an
abundant rainfall when the grass is
getting started it should be given other
sprinkling or irrigation. When the
grass gets well rooted 1t should be cut
with a mower, and this will have a
tendency to thicken and improve 1t.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17
IMPROVED WHEAT.

Up to about fifteen years ago the
average crop Of wheat in Minnesota
was nearly fifteen bushels to the acre,
worth at prevailing prices about $40.
AS result Of experimental work at
the Minnesota experiment station
which consisted Of a process Of select
Ing seed for most vigorous plants
through period Of q dozen years, the
yield has been increased 10 per cent
over large area Of the state, and
further experiments still in progress in
the way of originating new varieties
promise still further increase. Work
Of this kind along the line Of improv-
Ing the type and producing desirable
hybrid varieties, coupled with that of
Secretary Wilson in introducing the
durum or macaroni wheat through a
large portion Of the semiarid sections
OF the northwest. Is adding enormously
to the total value Of the wheat pro-
duced In the districts covered by the
experimental work.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17
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A TOPlARY.
SculDtured Hedges-Curiously shaped
Trees and Bushes.

Sculptured Hedges-CuriOusly Shaped
Trees and Bushes.
Perhaps you may have been In some
old fashioned garden which had one or
more trees of odd shapes into which
they had been cut and trained years
ago When a number of such trees are
growing together the place is called a
topiary, and lately people who can at
ford the money have been contriving
topfaries IN some parts Of their
grounds.
We read about sculptured hedges OF
yeW in England as far back as the
times of the Tudors. But it was not
till the Dutch gardeners came over In
the reign of William III. that 1t be-
came the practice to give curious
shapes to trees and shrubs scattered
over gardens or. brought together into
a topiary. Various trees were used, but
chiefly yeW and box.
The Dutch were fond Of making ag-
ures out Of trees and so were the Ital-
ians. At Savona traveller tells us
that he saw group representing the
fight Of Joseph into Egypt formed Of
variegated holly, box, myrtle, laurel
and cypress.
All such figures need attention to
keep them In order. Shrubs and trees
are formed into curious shapes by the
help Of wires, and much trimming or
twisting of the shoots is needed at first.
a young tree, therefore, representing a
peacock or some other bird will cost
a considerable sum. Figures Of men,
horses, bears, dogs and various anil
mails, including dragons, are other OBJ
jects Of topiary art, as well as letters
Of the alphabet, triangles and bowls.
One Of the finest topiaries in England
is In the grounds Of Levens Hall, West
moreland, and another at Elvaston
Castle, Derbyshire.
Perhaps as notable as any Of the to-
piaries in this country is that on the
Hunnewell estate in Massachusetts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17
THE PLANTING OF THE TREE.

At this season Of the year many Of
our readers contemplate the planting
of trees for shade and ornamental pur-
poses. For this purpose the selection
Of varieties is On important matter
The best shade tree In America is the
water elm, this followed closely by the
hard maple, the Eastwood or linden,
blackberry and white ash. In trans
planting the tree the top should be cut
back to correspond with depleted
root system. The tree should be set
somewhat deeper than it grew In its
native location and should be heavily
mulched the first year to insure it's
proper growth. In the case Of the elm
better results are obtained by cutting
back a tree three or four inches through
at the base than by TRANSFORMING a
younger tree.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17
AMERICAN GATEWAYS.

Picturesque Typical structures OF
Massive Logs.
In suburban New York and Philadel-
phia substantial gateways with posts
of stone are rooted with rustic work.
This Is a typical form Of gateway in
Japan. Among the most curious Of
typical American gateways, fashioned
after the rooted entrances Of the Japa-
nese, are those formed of rustic logs
arranged in groups to form massive
posts Of cabin and tent-like structure
says Floral Life. The famous Daniel
Boone gateway" is especially effective.
1t is formed Of a number Of logs Of
graduated length set upright, like the
palisaded forts built by our pioneers.
The SO called oriental gateway Of
Simon Kenton" has it's portal con-
structed after the fashion of a log
cabin with the broad front doorways
showing one of corresponding breadth
at the back, and the driveway passing
directly through the structure. The
'Davy Crockett gateway" Is more sim
pie in design, being composed of single
log posts - thick, heavy logs covered
with rough bark-and similar logs for
roofing and supporting an .old farm
bell"
For broad driveway the log con
structed gate posts are set far apart,
and heavy logs form the connecting
gates. The crude fastening of gate to
post by quaint log hinges is typical of
pie and practical oriental construction.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17
COSSAlS
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1890 1926

FIRST Pze IN Class and First Prize at the Great Gov
eminent Show Of France 1903
mis- IS 20 certify That the Percheron stallion
4o20z imported from France 1898 by Durham Fletcher Cole
man. OF Wayne Illinois, registered Percheron Stud Book
OF America, and that his recorded number is 1880
Color and Description: Gray, weighing g 16O
Pedieree Foaled March 80, 1885, by NJ Deschamps
commune of Ceton department Got by Jules 98 he
by Vlers 1850 $685. he by Briar 317 $780, he by Brilliant
l27l 55 he by Brilliant 1899 ESQ., by Coco II Go he by
Veux Chasn 73 he by Coco (7l2 by Mgnon I5 he by
IJean-Ie- Blanc (739).
DAM Rosetta (3234D by Bien Eveile 92o4 $685. he by
Voltaire 1885, 43 he by Brilliant 1871 75 he by Brilliant
1892 700 he by Coco H. Ga he by Vieux Chasn 13 he by
COCO G2 ne by Mignen (7l5), he by Jean-LeBanc 600
IECOSSAIS and CHORIST will make the Season at
Mungens Livery Stable, Kenosha, Wis Phone
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17
OFFICIAL BUTTER INSPECTION.

OFFICIAL BUTTER INSPECTION.
AS d. result Of a loss to Iowa farmers
estimated at 100000 on butter ship
ments to eastern markets covering a
period Of six months past ana various
amounts to those In other states. Sec
rotary Wilson Of the department OF
agriculture has decided to establish d
new department IN New York city,.
with w. s.. smarzo, assistant state
LARRY commissioner of Iowa. In charge.
Els duties will be to go through the
Butter Exchange daily and inspect and
test all butter. If he finds, that the
product from any section Of the dairy
states is deficient because the cows are
mot being fed proper rations, because
the butter is not being properly made
|0r because the cream has not been
properly kept, he Will report the fact
to the dairy commissioner OF that state,
who en- see that the proper means are
taken to. remove the cause OF the trou-
bic. Dafrymen Of the. western states.
and Iowa In particular, expect to be
saved millions of dollars as a result Of
this system Of government inspection.
Our government Is thus just beginning
to realize the benefits of an oversight
which has been employed by the Dan
lsh government for years and which
has been the cause Of giving the prod
uct of the Danish creameries the inter
national blue ribbon because of its uni.
formly excellent quality.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

The good roads commission of the
state of Illinois Is actively engaged i'll
pushing the new plan of dragging the
highways as a means of securing in-
proved roads. In fact, this plan is be-
ing generally adopted all through the
west.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

If your currant bushes are attacked
by worms at any time during the next
few weeks or later, dust them with
white hellebore powder The same
treatment will fix the slugs which may
attack your garden rosebushes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

Canadian farmers have come to the
conclusion as the result Of long expert
ence that they can produce their pork
more cheaply on imported American
corn than on their home grown peas
and barley This fact is likely to Gre
ate an active demand for American
corn from that country.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

GOVERNMENT HORSE BREEDING.
In order to provide suitable mounts
for the cavalry branch Of the army
the French government assumed con
troll Of the horse breeding interests OF
the country number Of years ago.
This official supervision has resulted in
producing the best type of horses to be
found IN the world. During a recent
session Of our own congress a bill was
passed allowing $4,000 for the pur-
chase Of pure bred horses Of approved
type which are to be used as the nu-
cleus Of a horse breeding station which
Is to be established In Colorado. While
the purpose Of the work proposed Is
not the same as that of the French
government, 1t will serve Just as useful
a purpose, being to improve the stand
ard Of the American draft horse under
careful government direction and su-
pervistOn. The same results are now
being attained In many portions Of the
country, though in less systematic
way, by the use Of only first class and
pure bred sires, as the high prices that
eastern buyers are always willing to
pay for grades from such sires will
amply testify. It has been proved be-
You'd question that it costs just as
much to raise q scrub as 1t does a pure
bred and that such a horse will only
fetch about half as much when ready
for market
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

Every farmer owning good fertile
acres is the possessor of a gold mine
which he can work without fear Of be-
ing assessed for operating expenses.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

Among the birds which may be class
ed as masons In the construction Of
their nests are the chimney and barn
swallow the robin and the pewee The
kingfsher Is a miner and engineer, as
is the bank swallow, while the oriole
IS tailor and basketmaker.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

1t is said correctly that eating oniors
will promote sleep, but they Go not
always work that way where there are
two persons in one bed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

A factor which will contribute much
toward increasing the milk flow Of the
dairy cows next August is a good sized
patch Of sweet corn planted near your
feed lot or barnyard This will tide
the cows over the dry spell and keep
up the milk flow until the September
rains restore the pastures. While this
is q precaution that is easily taken, 1t
is often neglected and results In a
greatly lessened milk or cream check
for the time being and q reduced yield
Of milk throughout the fall and winter
following.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

1t seems to be an easier matter for
the farmer to get rid Of the middleman
in politics than the middleman in
trade.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

The matter of testing the corn plant
er should not be put off until ii is set
to work in the field, but should be Civ
en- two or three preliminary heats to
see just what kind Of work it will do
Many man who takes plenty of pains
in the matter of selecting and testing
his seed corn falls down badly when it
comes to testing the corn planter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

While majority Of the farmers Of
the country have greatly improved the
quality Of their hogs great many Of
them have been slow to appreciate the
value Of the same principle as applied
to their horses and cattle, and scrub
nags and skinny, understood bulls are
still common.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

There are plenty Of people to whom
happiness would consist in simply get
ting out Of debt.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

The best remedy we know Of for hog
cholera may be summed up thus:
Breed only from we'll matured parents
and keep corn away from the pigs un-
til they are a year old, then finish them
FOR market. There may be no money
in raising hogs after this rule; still we
believe 1t would pay better than main
tanning hog cemetery on nearly every
farm In the country.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

The postof1ce department is doing
good service in the matter Of securing
better roads by threatening to cancel
the ruraf mail route service In those
sections where the farmers permit the
roads to get into an impossible condi-
ton.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

Every. woman is entitled to the privi-
lege Of having at least one club con-
nection. The many need II for mental
Improvement and diversion and the
few the benefits of club to keep some
ugly old man inside the traces.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

If you think you must have quick
growing deciduous tree there is moth
ing better in the whole list than the
soft maple or sycamore. 1t will grow
almost as fast as the cottonwood or the
willow, is free from insect pests and
furnishes a quality of wood for fuel
purposes easily worked up and every
way superior to most Of the soft woods.
so called
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

There is this To be said for the China
man: He never lets weeds grow in
any crop which he raises, even If he
has to work Sundays to pull them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

Elsa Stuss Gan illustration of which is
here reproduced from Gardening), the
winner Of the Lawson gold medal.
Mrs. G. w. Ward carried OF the sill
yer medal Of the Society of American
Florists and Winsome received a GER
tiflcate Of merit.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

House hunting Is not confined at this
season Of the year to residents Of our
cities. There Is a great game Of house
hunting going on among the birds. An
annual scrap takes place on our grounds
between the sparroWs and the martins
for the possession of strip Of cornice,
while bluebird and wren fight long and
ferceiy to see which shall have the
knot hole in the old hickory stub.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

The settlers along the Missouri river
slope make a practice Of tapping the
soft maple trees which grow there
abundantly and from the sap make an
excellent quality Of sugar and sirup
While the sap from this tree is not as
sweet as that Of the hard maple, it
makes a product that is greatly supe-
rior to the ordinary commercial article
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

The losses from the raids Of timber
wolves and mountain lions In the ella
reservation in Wyoming and in the
Wichita reservation In Oklahoma have
been SO serious that stock raisers In
the localities mentioned have asked tbs
department of agriculture for assist
ance In combating the difficulty. An
expert has therefore been dispatched
to the territory most seriously affected
with a view to devising and putting
into effect plans Of relief
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

In early days In the west the birds
constituted real menace to the set
tiers crops. The blackbird By the
millions would raid his cornhelds,
while sand hill cranes, wild geese and
wild ducks in countless numbers would
finish the crop up.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

For the first time In many years the
United States is exporting more iron
and steel manufactured products than
1t is importing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

The butter producing value Of COW
is more often determined by the num-
Der of pounds Of milk she will give In
a year than by the butter test Of her
milk. Few cows that give less than
5000 pounds Of milk IN year are
worth keeping as dairy cows.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

Lean bacon contains as much protein
and about twice as much digestible
fat as other meats. which makes 1t at
even higher price per pound a more
economical ration Bacon is easily di-
gested and when combined with other
foods seems to exert favorable action
on the digestive process.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

In all raw materials produced on the
farm there is locked up what might be
called d manufacturers profit connect
ed with the conversion Of such raw ma
terial into some form OF finished prod
uct Every wise farmer will aim to
secure as much of this manufacturers
profit for himself as possible.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

That northeast hillside which is too
steep to cultivate and not worth very
much for pasture is just the place for
an orchard or nice grove Of ever
greens. There are thousands of just
such orchard sites all along the
streams, rivers and coulees, which for
this purpose are worth more than any
other acres on the farm.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

The volume Of our agricultural ex-
ports has been on steady increase
during the last ten years, and If the
rate Of increase continues on a par
With that Of the early months of 1906
the volume Of the years exports will
pass the billion dollar mark. The truth
is that when people anywhere in the
world get hungry and begin to look
around for food supply they instinc-
lively turn to the United States.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

A tenant paying high rent for high
priced farm can ha IDLY make mis-
take If he pulls I'D for some new coun-
try end secures a piece OF land of his
own.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

A writer extolling the merits of the
sheep as farm animal, among other
thin 50 claimed that contact with sheep
had refining influence. That depends.
The language Of the good deacon who
had just had a bout with the old buck
at the head of the herd was anything
but Of a refined character
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

The strippings Of cows milk prod
uct are said to be valuable tonic for
weakly persons who cannot assimilate
other food. If the use Of strippings
should become general by people in
need Of tonic a marked lowering Of
the test at the creameries may be look
ed for. We have known good many
degenerates needing moral tonic who
hankered after strlppings.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17
Notable Carnations,

Notable at the Boston exhibition of
the American Carnatlon society was
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

The Texas strawberry is now on its
way north and Is being distributed to
the consumers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

Careful tests conducted by . number
of experiment stations seem to show
that it is to good variety Of foods
rather than to any specific combination
Of them that best results in feeding are
due. The following list shows the
equivalent In feeding value Of the COM
mon farm rations: One hundred pounds
good hay are equal to 225 pounds Of
straw, 125 pounds of well cured
fodder, 825 pounds Of rye straw,
FUNDS OF potatoes. 300 pounds Of
800 pounds Of rutabaga tur-
pounds Of pea or bean meal. 60
oats or ltnseod or corn meal.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-17

We have friend living on a farm
who is bringing up family Of five
boys and three girls, and she Is follow
ing the plan of training them all alike.
The boys are educated to do house
work, while the girls are taught to as
sist in such outdoor work as usually
falls to the lot of the boys. There Is
much in this plan to commend it, as
the boys and girls thus trained soon
become useful and independent.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-12
Nurses md the Clergy.

A prominent London clergyman, in
referring TO the fact that the tendency
to encourage the visitation by the cler-
gy Of the sick in acute cases is less than
ii was, remarked that this is probably
one Of the results Of the more careful
system Of modern nursing, which lays
stress on the importance of keeping the
sickroom quiet. The old idea was that
the friends Of the sick person should
he allowed 10 crowd into the room.
Now the nurse shuts them out. with
good results In the main. The nurse
has, therefore, become an exceedingly
powerful force in regulating the ar
rangements Of the modern household
when there is illness in the home. and
il often practically rests with her, more
than with the doctor. TO determine
whether the patient shall be visited by
the parish priest"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-12
QUEER MARRIAGE CUSTOM.
The Malay Bride Has to Have Her
Teeth Filed Away.

Some Of the national marriage GUS
toms Of other countries are distinctly
quaint and interesting and TO us appear
curious enough. Our conventional white
satin and orange blossoms are certainly
traditional, but otherwise we indulge in
no real madness apart from the throw
ing Of rice and old shoes.
An instance of curious marriage
custom is that Of lower Ceylon, where
n cocoanut which is regarded as sort
OF oracle is sacrificed to the deities and
devils as solemn Offering.
In Japan the symbolic girdle, so much
more expressive than our simple we'd
ding ring, is the outward sign Of mar
riage, while in Burma the piercing Of
the ears is the prelude to matrimonial
considerations.
In Malay, however, the poor bride
experiences bad quarter Of an hour
before her marriage inasmuch as she
has to have her teeth filed down almost
TO the level of her gums, process
piteously painful as well as disfiguring.
In spite of this pain, however, she is
expected to participate in the wedding
dance and festivities generally.-Lon.
don Standard.