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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-14

berries select a deepy clay loan. bu,
make It only moderately rich with sta.
bic manure for raspberries. as tho
canes are less hardy in very rich soil,
The marketing Of small fruit ma,
b greatly facilitated by having a mum
Der Of basket crates. A plan for suct
,%container is shown herewith. It's di.
mansions are SO arranged that three
Of the crates can be made to occupy
the space Of two when tits desired te
store them. The dotted lines indicate
how the two crates may be arranged
opening to opening so as to contain the
third. The dimensions Of the crate
are shown on the top crate, the same
being sixteen and o~ne-eighth inches
long. thirteen and one-eighth inches
vide and twelve and one-eighth inches
high. with two end cleats which makes
the capacity equal to q busRel. By
turning the paper to the right q better
view Of the crate may be had.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-14
CUCUMBERS.
They Need Plenty Of Heat, Light and
Moisture.

They Need Plenty Of Heat, Light and
To grow cucumbers to perfection
plenty of heat, light and moisture are
required. They will thrive in any
good soil not to2 heavy or sandy.
Seed may be soWn as soon as the
danger Of frost is past. Six or eight
seeds should be planted in each hill,
the hills being about six feet apart
each way.
In the early spring seed may be
sown in hills which are protected by
glass covered frames. When the
plants have grown to about four
inches in. height and there seems to be
little danger of them being injured by
insects or other causes they should be
thinned out to about three plants in q
hill.
Frequent cultivating is needed until
the vines begin to run freely. AS Gu.
cumbers are subject to several dis.
eases, the old vines should be de.
stroyed or cleared away in the autumn,
and the crop should not be planted
two years in succession on the same
land. The worst feature Of cucumber
culture is the insect pests, but these
may be controlled by busting with dry
insecticides or eve with bone dust.
Cucumbers for picking should be
gathered when quite small. They may
be successfully preserved in brine,
from whioh fhov oro talon oa noo6n6
soaked in fresh water and placed in
vinegar. There are many varieties
each good for a purpose.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-14
Joe Biggs and the Grasshopper.

The wheat stack was very high and
was just being topped out. The
stacker asked for a jug Of water, and
Joe Biggs volunteered to carry it up.
The ladder was long, but still did not
reach within six or feet Of the
top. Jimmie, the little boy, was on
| the stack, where he had been handing
| sheaves to the stacker.
Joe stood On the very top rung Of the
ladder, holding the jug as high as he
could, SO that Jimmie might reach 1t.
| While in this position q very large and
hungry grasshopper lit on Joe's wrist
and began operations.
Jimmie did not want to interfere
with the grasshoppeE's pursuit of hap
piness. so was maddeningly deliberate
in his movements. Joe tried to shake the
insect loose, but the other was so busy
with his excavations he did not seem
to mind. Finally Joe could stand 1t
no longer and, letting go his hold on
a vicious grab at the hopper.
The movement jostled the ladder,
and in q moment more there was q
catastrophe. Joe, ladder, grasshopper,
jug and all began a wild slide down
the side of the stack. First went the
ladder, on top of this was Joe, and in
the middle Of Joe's stomach lit the
jug, out of which the water went with
q spasmodic "kelug," "kelug," 'kelug."
To cap all was a large bunch Of
sheaves which the wild descent had
torn of the wagon. This frightened
the horses. which began prancing and
lunging.
Out Of all the chaos, however, arose
Joe Biggs, scratched and stunned, but
triumphant, holding aloft with a grim
smile the body Of a dead grasshopper.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-14
CUTTING TREES [l
r.onnrnx Dictates That saplings
ahouid Not BE Fsllsd.

r.onomv Dictates That sapiinss
should Not Be Fslled.
Il is worth while for farmers to pay
: little more attention to their farm
timber lots. Any one who q had 70
buy lumber lately knows that It's price
ia almost prohibitory.
In fact, building operations on the
farm as well as elsewhere have been
greatly kept back by the high prices
asked for all kinds Of lumber.
Take a trip about the country, and
vo,, win see some things that will
make your heart ache If you care any
thing for trees. In the mill yards OF
the east and middle west, where hem
lock and pine grow, you will find little
trees. hardly as large around as q
stoyepipe, waiting to be sawed.
Some Of these will hardly make q
2 by 4 scantling.
If those saplings could have been
permitted to stand a few years longer
thew would have been worth many
times more than they are now. But
the spirit seems to be to cut the trees
down now and let them go for what
they will bring. This is quite in line
with much we do in other directions at
the present time. The dollar we a
get now is the dollar we must have.
Tomorrow may look out for itself.
The farmer has it in his power to
nut q check to this waste. How? By
cutting only such trees as are dead OF
beginning to die. The best farmers dc
this themselves, and if they rent their
lands they insist that their tenants
shall do the same. And then they may
set out more trees.
If they are compelled to cut any live
trees for building purposes, they may
also set out other smaller trees to take
their place. They may also fight fire,
the worst enemy we have in u for.
ests. They may work for better timber
laws. And they may educate theil
boys to love the woods and try to keep
them growing.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-14

about one foot apart in the row. Save
only the largest and best The
width of the rows may be two feet,
with a space Of four feet between
Eaem. Keep the ground clean with
sultivator aud hoe and the soil stirred
about the plants.
Keep in mind the tree form when
pruning. Pinch off the top when the
cane is about four feet high. The lat
erals will then grow, and you will have
a bush something like a tree pruned to
vase form. The laterals should be cut
back to one or two feet in length, and
the new growth will then make a bush
of sufficient size to make a large crop.
Tender varieties that must be laid
down in winter should not be 80
pruned. Blackcap raspberries and
blackberries require more room be-
tween the plants in the row than red
r%aspberries.
Cultivate, II possible, until July. then
place q heavy mulch of strawy manure
between the rows to retain the mois.
ture and furnish plant food. Set posts
four or five feet high. Nail two pieces
Of board about two feet long and -four
inches wide horizontally on the posts.
one at the top and one about three
feet from the ground. Nail smooth
fence wire to the ends Of these boards
or arms to support the canes.
The plan described for raspberries
and b~lackberries may be best adapted
to general culture, but there is another
by which the finest dessert fruit may
be grown. Set the plants about seven
feet apart each way, allow only three
OF four canes to grow in a hill, SCI
three posts around these In the form
Of a triangle and nail some wire around
them for a support. Make the soil rich
and cultivate both ways with a cult
vator. In May Of each year keep back
all Of the new canes except three or
four Of the strongest for next years
fruiting. Give clean cultivation until
July, then mulch between the rows.
II you wish to set a new patch of these
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-14
Alcohol and Psychology.

Now and then Professor Hugo Nun.
sterberg, psychologist at Harvard,
turns the light of his science upon
current conditions here in America.
Just now the prohibition movement
interests him, and he treats Of that in
connection with social psychology in
McClure's Magazine. The professor
holds a brief for those who stand fol
temperate S as against abuse on
the one hand and enforced teetotalism
on the other. He puts wine In the
class with music, with reading, with
tea, coffee and tobacco and other
agents for soothing or exciting the
faculties Of man. All mankind, he
says, demands and must have some
sort Of relaxation and social pleasure,
and the abolition of wine and liquor
would result in substitutions much
more baneful. h
The mission Of alcohol as a factor
in civilization Professor Munsterbere
declares to be the same as that of
hope or faith or enjoyment or en-.
thusiasm. Like these psychological
manifestations, it %re-enforces certain
mental states, WITH corresponding pa.
ralysis Of opposite ideas and mani
festations, a process which the mar
in the street calls jollying. Turning
his batteries against prohibition, the
professor, whose European modes Of
thought are everywhere disclosed.
again bases his cas upon psychology
zeal and social aspects. Prohibition,
he declares. does not prohibit and
leads to a form of drinking which Is
worse for the individual and for so
ciety than drinking at restaurants and
clubs. To many people the arguments
on both phases Of the question will
& .,ear unconvincing because Of the
gaps in the logic.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-14
To Swim and Not 70 Swim.

lFtGrE-
At the end Of the boating and swim
ming season, IL the record from the
beginning is maintained, there will
have been several hundred lives sac
rificed in accidents due to inability to
swim or to want Of caution about
swimming. Most lives are valuable,
and especially the lives Of boys and
girls or men and women who have the
gumption to go in or upon the water.
Even foolhardiness is only strenuous.
ness carried too far. Leaving out
sentiment, it really seems worth while
to go to the trouble and expense, If
necessary, Of teaching the young how
to swim. Keeping afloat and padding
around is not a very difficult accom-
plishment to master.
But there is more to the art of
swimming than the mere floating and
arm blowing and leg kicking. Deep
science is involved in the making Of a
water duck out of the human being.
VoSSA q ACdSASAOuS S1CulSAIa "
1t buoys up the body and
makes swimming seem easy once the
strokes Ire mastered. But swimming
is an exhausting exercise. For a hui
man being to stay in the water with,
out any exercise whatever is an ex-
hausting process. The act Of swim
ming is at first e~xhilarating, but all
the time the swimmer is paying for
the pleasure enjoyed by drafts upon
the lungs and heart. Many expert
swimmers come to grief because they
are not expert water ducks. They Ell.
Their don't know how to rest in the
water when they are tired or do not
know or do not accept the unfailing
signs of fatigue when they come. Ex-
haustion will overtake the strongest
swimmer suddenly, and it is unsafe
to ignore warnings and try to brave
it out and get through the usual stunt
Of so many yards straight ahead or so
many times across and back. In 9TH
er words, knowing when to stop is as
important as knowing how in this
matter Of swimming. 7
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-14
1915.

Cincinnati and New Orleans are ear
~ in the field with projects for cele-
brations in 1915. New Orleans has at
its gates the battle-ground of the ia
nous cotton bale episode, and in and
around that city center the romance
and glory Of the one stunning defeat
given the British by American arms in
the war Of 1912. Peace had been de-
clared when General Andrew Jackson
smashed the hosts Of Pakenham on the
plains Of Chalmette, Jan. 8, 1915. but
that day dawned upon a famous fight
and closed upon a glorious victory.
The day will be celebrated, and New
Orleans is the place for the ceremo-
MES. The year 1915 is also the fftieth
anniversary Of Appomattox and the
end of the civil war. The people of
New Orleans and Of the state Of Lou
isiana would enter heartily into the
spirit of celebrating the civil war
peace in connection with the cotton
bale centenary.
Cincinnati is thinking solely Of the
semicentennial of the complete res
toration Of peace between north and
south, between Union and Confederate,
between-in the parlance of war times
Johnny and Yank." Cincinnati's
claims are good as a site appropriate
for a peace celebration. It was a Dor
der city, an outpost on Mason and Dix
on's line and a city Of refuge and re-
lief for both sides to the great con-
fict which came to end in 1865. Gin
cinnati's history during the war pc
Rod was one Of dignity throughout
Situated in a northern state, it was
firmly devoted to the northern cause.
Yet 1t was not bigoted or resentful in
its attitude toward southerners within
its limits who were at heart devoted
to their cause. As a site for a cele-
bration Of peace between the sections
Cincinnati has. a geographical advan-
tage and a wartime record that speak
for themselves. 5
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-14

n" Ill 4f I'll .F.NEL .4 eEfE- fyLl .yL.s=
Fifty years ago the land was liter
ally ringing with the news Of the sue
cessful laying Of the Atlantic cable
ringing bells. firing guns and shout
ing: 1.-THE cable is laid! The cable is
laid" 1t is hard for the modern
newspaper reader or the merchant to
realize. what he owes to the cable or
to gauge the thrill Of joyous emotion
that went through the whole world
when the dream Of Cyrus W. Field
was made true by an electric mes
sag sent from Queen Victoria Of Eng
land to President Buchanan of the
United States under the Atlantic
ocean.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-14

At a Syrian dinner recently given In
New York in honor Of the new consti.
tuition in Turkey the decadence of the
Arabic as a language was shown by
the confession of the consul general
that he was compelled to speak In
English. Lord Cromer, the British
counselor who passed half a lifetime
in Egypt. never mastered the tongue
Of the country.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-14
90 to the Trees.

When a man tires Of life he should
90 to nature and renew his vitality.
There is IN, odor from the trees, the
flowers and the grass that intoxicates
like wine, except that It leaves no
headache. There IL subtle aroma
that gets into q mans heart, brain and
soul.
The sunshine and open air are better
medicines than come from the drug
shop, are bStter shmulants than come
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-14

The selection Of Theodore Roosevelt
to be the first honorary president Of
the Peace and Arbitration league Is
a strong Endorsement Of the policy Of
constructing bigger and better bat
tleships and more Of them.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-14

As over cloud and gloom,
As over shroud and tomb.
Still there Is light,
So. tempest tossed today.
Truth may seem lost today,
Yet in her might,
Radiant, glorious,
Der all victorious,
Rises the right.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-14

According to.a Chinese publicist, the
Celestials know nothing Of love mar:
riage, and the duties Of matrimony all
come Sin the days work" No won
der, then, that Irish Denis Kearney
declared, ''The heather Chinese must
roU M.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-14

Rough on Dr.. Osler II he lives forty
years longer and has TO listen to sug-
yestions about chloroforming ahas
beens'' all that time. S
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-14

Already African farmers are build
ing lockups for their elephants over
hight and will put tags on them when
let loose during the daytime
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-14

Authors OF. that report that the Unit
ed States would seize the isthmian Re.
public seem to have been talking
through their Panama hats.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-14
Eradjcatino Weeds.

In many sections of the west when
the weeds get too large for the harrow,
farmers use what is known as a
slicker. The details Of construction
are shown in the accompanying illus.
tration.
The slicker is usually about twelve
feet wide, with four runners. The run.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-14

"a voice Is q vice says Oscar
sHammerstein. Perhaps New York's
hustling impresario haS Joined the
lntt,notse crusade. N
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-14

A lecture from President Roosevelt
on the square deal might help those
British ssportsmen" to e the error
Of their ways.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-14

whatever the Dutch name for .biE
stick" M. Castro. II means the vssy
same thinn sss
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-14

It's a sort Of. prosperity truce
when Nj. Hartman attends to raii.
roads and Mr. Roosevelt to politics.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-14

ITO him that overcometh'-in that
phrase is packed the whole meaning
Of life. It is not easy to overcome,
but nothing that is worth while is
easy. Rise above self. Triumph yer
environment. 1t is all a question of
rising, struggling, conquering, over.
coming.
Anger and pride cannot live with
love and happiness, for anger starts
. quarrel, and pride keeps it going. Be
fore It is composed two hearts are bro
ken and love and happiness have gone
to live in more congenial company.
One Of the happiest men / ever knew
lived in a cabin and one Of the most
unhappy dwe1t in a palace. From this
{ have concluded that where one keeps
his body does not matter so much as
where he keeps his soul.
Most evils grow out Of the fact that
we are too artificial, too abnormal, too
affected. We are too far from Nature.
that she would not know some Of us
without an Introduction.
JAMES "a. EDGERToN.
Cold spring-on-the-Hudson n. y.
r-aTTgHr FnsrS
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-14

A sLICKER.
ners are made Of 2 by 6 inch org by 8
inch scantling. Boards are nailed on
top Of the runners. An iron FIVE
eighths of an inch in diameter is fas.
tened at the back Of the runners, SC
that it drags in the soil one to two
inches below the surface. A thin bar
of steel as long as the width Of the
implement, about two inches wide and
sharpened on the front, is sometimes
used instead of the iron rod. The bar
Is bolted to the bottom Of the back Of
the runners.
The weight of the driver who rides
the implement causes the rod or knife
to run just under the surface OF the
ground. When the rod clogs 1t is
dumped by lifting on the handles,
shown in the cut. It works very
nicely when the soil is smooth, finely
pulverized and reasonably free from
stubble and other trash. When the
slicker is to be used care should be ex
erc1sed in turning the stubble under
well.
Potato Rot. 6,
a man who has tried the expert
ment claims that It is very easy to pre-
ven potatoes from rotting ~ placing
N dlHerent parts Of the cellar In which
lney are kept g box containing q guam
tity OF lump slack lime. He states that
ms lime absorbss the moisture which
mas such detrimental eject uponspo-
tatoes and in his case has resulted ii
keeping bis stock, Of this commodity
aiWays in. good condition. The plan IL
simple enough and i well worth q
ma! BY any grocer who has had DIFF
ncuity ~ keeping his potatoes = 4
damp cellar. 15s 4 SssA
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-14

"a. EDGERT0N,
Cold spring-on-the- hudson, n. !.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24
WEST WARDSBORo.

Many deer have been seen near the vii
lage recently.
The w. G. T. L. will meet at the yes
try Wednesday afternoon, July 20.
Henry Curran OF Poughkeepsie, n. Y,
is visiting his sister, Mrs. A. c. Robinson,
Mrs. Nellie Hicks of Troy, n. Y, and
Mrs. +. j. Corbett of Wilmington visited
at j. A. Perry's last week.
Mrs. Frank Fish has young parrot
which came from Nebraska. Ii is now
five weeks old and is guaranteed to talk
when twelve weeks old. Mrs. Fish also
has dwarf parrot.
The Larkin Soap club held its sale and
ice-cream supper Tuesday evening. A
good number were present. The program
consisted OF instrumental and vocal music,
dialogue and tableaux. Nearly $50 was
taken in. The club wishes to thank all
those who assisted.
Recent visitors: Roswell Lowe OF Bel.
lows Falls at W. +. Aliens: T. Floreen
of Springfield Mass. at Mr.. Selfor's; Mrs
4. +. johnson and Mrs. A. 4. Jones. of
East Dover, at +. o. Robinson's: Her
bert Smith of Springfield, Mass, and Mrs.
Emma Knapp, of Wardsboro, at w. j.
Davidson,s; Mrs. Angie Bndeen and chill
dren of Boston, at NJ. L. Johnson's; Mrs.
Walter Putnam and two children of
Nashua n. H., at Mrs. A. V. Wilder's:
Mrs. Emogene White of Brattleboro, at
+. L. Adams's.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24

mond medals. gold medals and medals
Of all kinds,
The pastor Of the Adventist church al
Rithionl and his vile afe visiting al Mr.
Coner's IN Rnerdale. They expect g
return home the last Of the week and wall
tax. their nieoe, Mildred CoIser, with
| them.
| Mr.. aud Mrs. y. l.. Lowe and son,
| Howard. returned from their Western
trip Tuesday. Mm. Lowe seems 10 have
been particularly impressed with the
| train service aud drug store accommoda'
tions IN South Dakota.
Airs. T.. II. Baicheldcr has received word
that her niece, Miss Addie Lakin, q grad
uaie Of Colby university aud success
| iul teacher, Is i'll al her home IN Maine,
with typhoid fever, and that Il is feared
that she may not recover
Mr.. and Mrs. George Coleman, Mrs.
McElwin aud two children aud Miss
Smith. Mrs. Col.man's secretary, all oi
boston, we've at 4, A. Masons this week.
Mrs, Coleman holds n prominent position
in the Missionary society Of the Baptist
church, and Mrs, McElwin's husband, who
died last winter, was connected with the
largest shoe business in the country. On
Wednesday the party, with Mr.. and Miss
Mason, drove IN one Of Mr. Burwclls
teams 10 the farm formerly occupied by
A. A. Mason, where the women with their
mother. Mrs. Merriam, often spent the
summer,
Monday evening A. l.. Rand, i.ugcne
Cudworih, and George llebb sailed forth
TO spear fish, starting at the river and
working up the main brook. When under
llamonyyilc bridge all three got after a
large eel and, in the excitement, one OF
the men drove his spear into Mr., Rand's
foot, one tine piercing the instep Tor about
an inch. At the time lac thought that
he was not badly injured and worked up
the brook until back of the village, when
his foot began TO pain him aud he ne
turned home. In the night the pain was
so intense that the doctor was called. AZ
hrst lockiaw was feared Mr.. Rand is
confined to the bed with his foot.
Much sympathy is felt for Mrs. Green,
whose sister, Mrs. Clark, died at the
home Of her daughter in Brattleboro,
SATURDAY. at 10 a. IN. A short time ago
MR.. Clark came 10 Iownshend 10 spend
a long anticipated summer with her sister.
TN the evening of her arrival Mrs. Green
accompanied her sister to her room and
offered to siay until she had retired. As
AIRS. Clarl: thought that she needed no
help, Mrs Green went down stairs and
stepped into the sitting room when she
heard crash, and turning, saw that her
sister had fallen down the stairs. Medical
aid was at once summoned and IL was
found that Mrs. Clark's head had been
cut and hat two bones IN one OF her legs
were broken. She was taken TO BrattC- |
boro to the home OF her daughter, Mrs. |
Wales, but remained unconscious much |
OF the time until her death, ON Saturday. !
The body of Mrs. Clarke was brought 10 |
Townshend for burial Monday, the ser.
vices being held at | o'clock p. IN. Rev. |
ID. T.. Trout, pastor OF the Uniyersalist |
church in Brattleboro, ofiiciated. The |
body was accompanied from Brattleboro
By Mr. and Mrs. Wales and other friends.
Many beautiful flowers testified TO the |
este EN- in which Mrs. Clark was held.