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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-10
The Three Systems Of Planting.

orchard is young. BY converting per-
manent squares into temporary quin-
cunxes (nute the accompanying plan),
We secure an tdes1' plan for double
planting. Thus, by planting our filler
at the intersection Of the diagonals
of a 40-foot square. we get five trees
In the square with the central tree
standing about % feet from the per-
manent ones. This Is an almost ideal
distance for apple trees for the first
ZEN or Is years OF their bearing stage.
This system Of planting is not con-
fined to the apple. however, but may
be employed with other fruits as we'll
The practice of mixing different kinds
Of fruit trees in the same block is
never advisable; the filler should al
ways be of the same kind of fruit as
the permanent trees; 1t is usually a
iifferent and quicker bearing variety.
In septupae planting. the trees, form
equilateral triangles. The chief claim
made for this method Is that the trees
are more evenly distributed than by
any other-every tree being equu-dis-
tant from the adjacent members Of its
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-10
Aspirant'. Hopes Dashed.

President Roosevelt in his impul.
sive way sent for well-known young
writer and asked abruptly do you
know SPANISH" mo, Mr.. President,
do not. very much regret to say" was
the reply. Il am sorry to hear 1t" com.
mented the chief magistrate. and
the subject was dropped. The young
man went away deeply impressed
with the idea that had he known
Spanish he might have been appoint.
ed to high Office in the diplomatic
corps, so he set to work assiduously,
dropping everything else, and soon
acquired a proficiency in that Ian.
guage. The other day he called at
the White House and was cordially
welcomed. In the course of converse
ton he said: by the way, Mr.. Pres.
ident, know Spanish we'll; I both
talk and read it with ease" "Oh, you
don't say SOL" was the presidents
reply: then you ought to be one of
the happiest men in the world; you
can read Don Quixote' In the orig.
inal."
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-10

create a system of smaller triangles
with trees standing approximately %
feet apart, which is q very good dis.
lance for standard pears and sweet
cherries.
For plums, peaches and sour cher
ries. an additional tree may be plant
ed between the corner 40-foot trees,
thus converting the plan into tri.
angles, with trees standing only 20
feet apart; or trees may be set in the
center of the 23-foot triangles, giving
distance of approximately 10 feet be.
tween the trees. The 2O-foot triangles
reduce in the same manner to approxi.
mately IL feet. Thus, almost any dis.
lance can be secured through the vari.
Gus methods of reducing the triangle
Where square planting is adopted,
standard apples should be planted
from IS to 40 feet apart; dwarf ap.
pies on Doucin stocks, ten to Is feet
apart; pears and cherries. 20 to Is
feet apart; peaches and plums, Is tc
20 feet apart. Some variation is al.
lowed for differences of variety and
condition of soil.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-10
Digging, SORTING add saekIns Potatoe. in the FeId.

spindling, unhealthy vegetation even
where the seed terminated at all. 1t
was, in fact, for many years the belief
of the best farmers, based on expert
ence, that it also injured potatoes to
irrigate them before they were in
blossom, or at least until the vines
were Of sufficient size to shade the
earth about the crowns of the hills.
When, however, these farmers be.
gan to turn under alfalfa stubble, or
growing fields of this wonderful plant,
from one foot to 10 inches high, prep
aratory to the planting of crop of
potatoes, change in conditions was
quickly observed. Now, II the winter
has been an unusually dry one, and
virtually all moisture resulting from
the irrigations of the previous season
has been Tapped up by the winds, the
field to be devoted to potatoes can
be irrigated before blowing in; or,
having been barely able to plow the
ground without irrigation, If the ex-
pected rains do not follow, the grower
proceeds with planting. and. If neces-
sary. Immediately burrows out the
rows between the easily distinguish
able, lines left by the planter, and
turns In the water. And this opera
ton is almost invariably attended by
success. Furthermore, If the late
May rains, which can be depended on
five years out of every six, prove in
any instance only sufficient to sprout
the seed and bring the young plants
above the surface. there is no longer
any hesitation to irrigate then or at
any later period Of growth when, in
the judgment Of the experienced farm.
er, conditions require it.
Cultivation follows planting very
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-10
New Spelling Puzzles

An Official circular issued by the In
sular bureau of the war department
refers to a certain ordinance as having
been past" by the Philippine commits.
sion, and question has arisen as to
whether that is the proper spelling Of
the word III the sense in which It "a
used, Notwithstanding the spelling ID
in accordance with the list Of 800
words designated by the president fol
simplified spelling in oil the govern.
ment departments. The spellins, Of
the word as applied to legislative en-
actmeats viii undoubtedly receive the
attention OF congress at the coming
session.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-10
.e!SsE>,G!.

closely. In fact, on large farms and
where blowing has preceded planting
any length Of time or when heavy
rains have intervened between plow-
ing and planting, it is quite common
to see the cultivator at work on one
side of field before the planter has
retired from the other. The planter
opens a narrow furrow before the
dropper, and the two indrawing shares
cover the seed, leaving plainly dis
cernible ridge. It is, therefore, even
more feasible to cultivate field I'M
mediately after planting and before
the crop is up than little later, when
the plants are all in sight and care is
necessary to prevent covering them
or breaking of the young plants. The
potatoes are cultivated from three to
Ave times, according to the season
and rainfall, or the application Of
water, and until the vines SO cover the
ground between tho rows that it Is no
longer practicable to get through
them with cultivator and team. After
each irrigation, or after any heavy
rainfall that may occur, the scientific
irrigator and potato grower sets his
cultivators ut work Just as soon as
1.-THE condition of the soil win permit.
no matter how recently he has gone
over the field.
If rains occur after planting sui.
acient to bring up the crop and carry
1t we'll forward in the season. 1t is
preferable not to use water until the
vines shade the ground and are In
blossom and the tubers are beginning
to set But, as before stated. rainfall
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-10
"Hither" and "Thither.r

ut does not seem to be generally
known," remarked department Off.
:ial. that the dignified department of
state has made change in the form
IF official correspondence somewhatzin
the line of the simplified system OF
cpelltng. q
THE particular change have no
iced is in the adoption of the good
old English words 'hither' and 'thither'
IN place Of their more modern and
longer substitutes. For instance, the
secretary of state now acknowledges
the receipt Of communication for
warded through another department IN
the following style: Referring to the
reference hither by your department,
etc. It's all right, know, but 1t has. q
strange look"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-10

at frequent intervals to prevent a set.
back in growth, and that a check in
the growth of either plant or tuber
after one or more irrigations is more
injurious by far than If the plant had
in the first place been considerably
pinched for the want of moisture.
The conditions under which irriga
ton should take place have been
stated in general terms, but it would
be difficult. If not impossible, to indi-
cate to novice through directions
just when the conditions actually ex-
list; for instance, the absence of mois.
ture after planting to such an extent
that the sprouts will never get up
through the dry earth is a matter that
only actual experience can determine;
and there is the early period of growth
when the vines for lack of moisture
get, to use a common expression,
black in the face" come almost to
standstfll, and irrigation Is re-
quired to insure steady and continued
development of vine and tuber. Here
again knowledge can be obtained only
after long observation and experience.
Irrigation is applied early and late. as
the conditions require, as before
stated, and, except with the compare
lively small area devoted to early po-
tatoes, the season ends in all ordinary
seasons only with the first week in
September, and sometimes even later.
Formerly, and before the construc.
ton of reservoirs to furnish an add.
tional supply of water for late irriga-
ton, potatoes were irrigated three or
four times in the season, according to
the supply of water, which was usual.
ly insufficient and precarious. Now
the crop is irrigated from four to ten
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-10
THE PROPER ARRANGEMENT
OF ORCHARD TREES
Discussion of the Three Systems paintings
Harvey L. Price Hortieu1turist, Virginia Station.

The owner who plants an orchard
b confronted In the outset BY the i'm
portant question OF planting plans
that is. arrangement and distance of
trees. Many specific plans for plant.
ing trees have been described from
time to time. bs& those plans falling
under the systems known as square,
lsiacunx and septuple or triangular
planting are the most popular.
Purely square planting does not
favor the use of filters or double plant
Ing, inasmuch as the cutting of per.
manent distances in half will leave
the trees too close together for good
results. This is true even where the
filler trees are removed early in the
life of the orchard. Double planting
Is desirable because it enables us to
make full use of the land while the
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-10

group. Moreover, the trees in one row
alternate with those of the next, which
is an advantage in especially windy
locations. Although this system does
not lend itself readily to double plant.
ing. yet 1t does not prohibit it. Fig. 2
illustrates the different methods OF
using filters in connection with per.
manent triangles. BY introducing
filters in different ways. quite a vari.
ETY. of distances may be secured. This
also meets the condition of the home
orchard, inasmuch as we may approxi
mate the ideal distances for the diff
ferent kinds of fruit grown without
modifying the general planting plan
For example. If apple trees are plant
ed in permanent angles, 40 feet apart
then. by planting an additional tree
in the center of each triangle, We
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-10
BIG HIGH PRESSURE PUMP.
One Used In Hydraulic Mining In Ore
aon q Wonder.

0on W0noets
The biggest high pressure pump In
the world is installed in the Dry Dig
gings placer fields Of Southern Oregon
on Rogue river and Is used to operate
. battery of hydraulic monitors TN the
mines. This pump is one Of the larg-
est pieces Of mining machinery ever
manufactured and could never have
been installed but for the fact that it
was dumped directly from the cars to
the foundation prepared for it in the
mines.
The pump was built IN San Francisco
and was one Of the last Jobs done by
the company before the earthquake
and fire. The pump is of the five-step
centrifugal type and it weighs. aside
from bearings and gears, just 10000
pounds. Other pumps have been built
that lift as great a volume Of water as
does this one. but they do not deliver
It under such enormous pressure. This
pump is tested to Withstand a maxi.
mum pressure Of $50 pounds to the
square inch.
Its capacity is 100000 gallons in
twenty-four hours, or 5000 gallons a
minute. This enormous volume is de.
livered through a half mile Of pipe
line, the pipe being Of steel, twenty
two inches In diameter. The water is
lifted to height of 100 feet and forced
through two four-inch nozzles, hurting
streams a distance Of 500 feet. These
powerful streams are played upon the
mountain walls to tear down the gold.
bearing gravel.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-10
THE RAISING OF POTA-
TOES BY IRRIGATION
Methods In Use Greeley Colorado. District Where
Big Crops Raised.

f. One of the first things discovered
when the settlers began to break up.
irrigate and cultivate the upland soil
in Colorado over 30 years ago, was
that they could neither successfully
irrigate planting of potatoes or corn
to bring it up in case of an insufficient
rainfall to terminate tuber or seed,
nor. apply water during the earlier
stages of growth without endangering
the after growth and ultimate yield
of these crops. II after planting, the
usual rains failed and water was ap.
piled. there almost invariably re-
suited a poor stand, and sickling,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-10
Plan Of Potato irrigation.
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times. depending on the character Of
the soil and the rainfall, the latter al.
ways In the Greeley section an uncer-
tain quantity. BY this more liberal
use of water than was for long time
deemed necessary the average yield Of
potatoes has been more than doubled
within the past ten or 12.years.
An ideal application of water to {
growing potato crop would require
that the water never rise above or
stand around the base of the plants at
the crown of the ridge or hill. This is,
however. inpracticable in general cul-
tivation. With very short rows and a
very even slope, such as seldom ex.
lists on average farms, 1t would be
possible to approach this ideal, but as
a matter of fact very little attention
Is generally paid to the matter. There
is always. but given quantity of
water, and the question with the farm.
or Is usually how to apply it to the
best advantage in getting over his
field in the shortest time compatible
with the best results. To that end he
divides his water into Just. as many
burrows a. it will all sufficiently to
make 1t now of rapidly down the
slope. He is careful by means of
cross laterals not to run the water
too great q distance without change.
because that would waste both time
and water. Then he depends on
prompt and thorough cultivation to
prevent the ground from baking about
the vines when they are small where
the water will inevitably In place:
back up and break over the ridges.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-10

Winter FueI.-If the winter fuel has
not already been put under cover, It
should be done at once. OF course,
wood should become thoroughly sea.
soned before being stored away, but
this work should not be delayed too
long or the weather will injure the
quality of the fuel. Have your wood
cut in the proper lengths for either
stove or furnace use. and store It
where It can be readily obtained when
needed.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-10

is not relied upon to bring the CROP
up to this stage, and whenever condt.
tons seem to require 1t, whether ia
sprout the seed or to supply moisture
necessary for steadily continued
growth, water Is turned on. And
whenever it has been necessary to
begin using water, II it can be pre-
vented, the soil is never allowed to
become thoroughly parched and dry
from that time on to the end of the
growing season. Experience has
shown that a field Of potatoes, having
once been stimulated by the artificial
application of water, must be watered
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-10

the root system and the development
of the new shoots.
On the other hand, the root system
continues to supply more water and
mineral matter than the leaves can
make use Of. and bad results follow.
To be on the safe side we should con.
fine the summer pruning to the pinch.
ing back process and the rubbing of
of water sprouts.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-10

A Plan That Falisd.-some few
years ago few entomologists were
quite hopeful that insects like grass.
hoppers and chinch-bugs might be
killed at Wholesale by scattering the
germs of q disease among them. The
plan seems to have been Q failura
says Rural New.Yorkee.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-10

A shrewd politician Is enc who
knows just how much the people viii
! stand for.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-10
AN IMPORTANT CASE
Patient Cured OF Ataxla Gives the
Entire Credit 20 Or. williams
Pink Pills.

Patient Cured Of Ataxia Gives the
Entire Credit 20 Or. williams
Pink Pills.
Mrs. 8. c. Wellock, Of ia Cleveland
Avenue. Everett. Mass, the wife Of
an employe in the government works
1T Chelsea, says:
II had been troubled with nervous,
ness for ten years and the disease
kept growing on me. Then I learned
that I was suffering from locomotoR
ataxia. had terrible tremblings in
my right leg which would get rigid
and when this happened in the street
uai to stand still until It passed
away to keep from falling. NY right
| arm felt as II thousand needles were
pricking It. The sheet touching my
knee in bed would nearly cause me-
to scream out with pain and both
knees were 80 weak I could hardly
stand.
II had to use q cane and be helped
about by my son. Then the pain be.
gan to settle in the calves OF my legs
and the muscles became numb and
quivered constantly. The cords un.
der my knees seemed to be drawn up
tight and the terrible shooting pains
In my legs would nearly drive me in.
sane. My toes became numb and at
times would prickle as II needles were
being thrust into them. My eyes be.
came dull and black spots doated be.
fore them. My heart was very weak.
my attention was called to DR..
Williams Pink Pills and ! bought sev.
eral boxes right away and soon felt
relief. was so pleased that l kept
on taking them until they cured me
entirely. and I have had no symptoms
Of the trouble for over a year"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold BY
Ill druggists or sent, postpaid. on re-
ceipt Of price, so cents per box. sir
boxes $3.50. by the DR.. Williams Med.
icine Company. Schenectady, N. Y.
A booklet, entitled NERVOUS Die
orders" sent free on request.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-10

lmporeane % Moehsrs.
Examine carefully every boetls Of CAsTORIA
. safe and sure remsdy foe infants md children.
and - that e
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-10

TURs, HIDES, PELTs.
Write for prices and ship to Mcmillan
Fur & Wool Co.. Minneapolis. MINI.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-10
.' s:::::: :. &M4zZS;Sx''
n De 1ee Over 30 Years.
Ths Kind Yea Hs.e AMu, 6opsak

The man who contends that the
world 10 growing worse always goes
about armed with q muck rake.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-10

Or. J. II. RlNpLAvs, (speelaIlss),
Eye Ear, Nose and Throat,
Fargo. N. q.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-10

Adapted to Circumstances.
What's the capaciay OF yuur car,
:onductor?"
TITS capacity Is 60, but We carr,
l20."
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-19
ELEMENTS OF TRUE LIFE,
VISITING PASTORS THEME.
Says They Are Conversion, Conservation
and Good Record-Paul and
Our Rich Men.

Calling conversion, conservation and a
good record the three elements of the true
life. the Rev. DIR. Donald Morrison, of
Romney, Ind, preaching in the Third
Presbyterian Church, in this city, at the
union services of that church and the
South Park Presbyterian, said hat the
twentieth century captains of industry
would say that Paul's life was a failure.
And yet" added the indian clergy
man. 1--WE do not remember who was the
richest man In Paul's time. No man is
remembered very long because he has
made money"
I'm the case of Paul." said DIR. Morrison,
his conversion was a more difficult fight
because 1t began so late In life, say at
about 80 years of age. Though his con-
version was so radical and thorough, yet
his fight for the remaining thirty-three
years of his life was 50 much more severe
than the fight for hfty-eight years would
have been had Pau been a follower of
Jesus twenty-five years sooner. Perhaps
there was scarcely a year passed after his
conversion without his suffering some
hardship or other for his religion. In addi-
ton, he was exposed to perils of all sorts.
If he journeyed by land or voyaged by sea
he was in peril Of robbers or enemies of
some sort. The Jews, his own countrymen,
sought to kill him or do some mischief.
The heathens to whom he was sent were
not more kind to him. If he was in the
city or in the wilderness, still he was in
peril. He was not only in peril among
avowed enemies, but among those who
called themselves brethren, but were false
friends.
Five times Pau was under the lash.
Bonds and Imprisonment were familiar TO
him. Never was the notorious malefactor
mora frannQnflu In fha hands pf pttblfO
sake.
"Consecration and a good record were
strong qualifications possessed by Paul,
but like all great men, he was unconscious
of his greatness"
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-19
%NORTHFIELD IS
WELL SATISFIED.
General Conference Vas a Big Success,
and the Post Conference Is Ex-
pected to Prove the Same.

EAST NORTHFIELD, Mass, Aug. H.
The general conference for Christian
Workers closed the sixteen days of its
twenty-fifth session last night. 1t has
been one Of the most successful ever held,
both in point Of speakers ond attendance.
Athletics have been more prominent
than ever before. The Baptists came Off
victorious In the INSTRUMENTATION base
ball series, and Harry Gray, of Brooklyn,
defeated Paul d. Moody for the tennis
championship of the conference.
Tonight a concert by the Atlanta Uni
verslty Quartet will open the post con-
ference. The principal speaker is to be the
Rev. J. Stuart Holden. who will lecture on
Ephesians and on Laws from Heaven for
Life on Earth.p
Other speakers viii be added later, and
the addresses will ultimately merge dur
ing October into the regular Bible courses
Of the Northheld schools.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-19

NEWARK, N. j., June %, 1907.
Estate of Frederick ]. Bimbler, deceased.
Pursuant to the order Of George e.. Russell,
Surrogate of the county of Essex, this day
made, oil the application of the undersigned
executrix of said deceased, notice is hereby
given to the creditors of said deceased 70
exhibit to the subscriber under oath or ar
nrmation their claims and demands against the
estate of said deceased, within nine months
from this date, or they will be forever barred
from prosecuting or recovering the same
against the subscriber.
MARY BIMBLER.
GEORGE e. VAN DYNB.
Harris & Harris,
ProctOrs.