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Evening star., 1908-01-11

Owing, however. to the heavy grade
that portion OF what might be called the
continuation of 18th street is not gener-
tlly available. so that west OF 10th street
there is no direct outlet to the north until
one comes To Pierce Mill road. now CO.
lumbus avenue. five or six blocks to the
west. The city has now come to the
south side Of the ravine of Piney branch
and rows OF houses are on It's borders. 1t
is quite evident that additional thorough
fares will be necessary connecting the re-
sions north of the branch with those 10
the south and no doubt. ii Is thought at
some time either 18th or 18th street will
be carried grade across the rayine by
a bridge similar TO the one that is near
ing completion on the line of 10th street.
At the same time provision will probably
be made for the street car line that now
runs out Connecticut avenue and so on 10
its present terminus at Park road and 18th
street 10 continue to the north so that
facilities of that sort will be available
throughout that section.
Evening star., 1908-01-11
Three Houses Sold.

Francis A. Blundon has sold for F. NJ
Smith three new houses on Meridian
street. Mount Pleasant, for the sum o1
cti
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-03

Once the boards are in position only q
few minutes are required to finish the
process, and, as rule, do that part
of the work myself. The boards are
kept together Is a wire hook caught
across the two boards on opposite
sides of the rows of celery at each end
of the boards. This is done over the
entire patch until nothing of the celery
is visible but the green tops showing
above the boards. Four or five days
after boarding the celery is ready to
ship.
Though the shipping time means ex-
ira hard work, i always enjoy it, not
only because 1t comes at a time of
the year when l enjoy being out of
doors. but because 1t brings money re-
turns. You get the fruits Of your five
months labor. and If you have kept
up with the market you can cal
culate within fraction Of a cent what
each shipment viii bring you. The
wire hooks are jerked or the boards
and the tall bleached stalks of celery
pulled up bunch by bunch. A few
strokes Of a sharp knife, and the roots,
with the few unsightly outer stalks,
drop of, and the transformed plant Is
loaded into the baskets to be taken
to the washing and packing shed.
This final process should be done In
fresh cold water, and the celery should
be washed and picked over until each
bunch looks as white and glossy as
ivory. 1t is then put a dozen punches
at time into wooden form and tied
with tape the color preferred by the
grower into square, compact bundle.
All excess top is trimmed away, and
the bundles are then packed while
dripping wet with fresh cold water
into paper lined crates
/ have sold celery as low as 20
cents a dozen and as high as 81. The
first price hardly pays, while the latter
gives enormous profits from the farm
er's standpoint. In the New York mar
ket grower can count on getting 40
cents a dozen for good celery and 60
cents a dozen for all extras. That
gives good living profit and has ad-
vantage of being sure.
After paying all bills for labor, fer
tilizer, rent on land (Which Of course
goes into my own pocket and is only
matter Of form, the wear and tear
on the greenhouse, garden tools and
the boards I always count on having
$1,000 a year from my little patch Of
ground.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-03

passes the winter as q dark brown
helpless creature, entirely unlike either
the worm from which 1t came or the
moth into which 1t transforms. This
dark brown pupa, inclosed In thin
cocoon Of silk intermixed with hair, is
stored away In some crack or crevice,
under rubbish or even In the ground It.
self. In April or May the nearly or
quite white moth emerges from the CO.
coon. flies into the trees and In some
cases deposits as many as 500 eggs.
These eggs are set close together on
one leaf. forming a single tier and COW
ering an irregular patch ON the sur
face. The larvae. Matching, construct
a tiny web under which they feed. AS
they increase In size more and more
foliage Is included In their web until
they may exceed three feet in diameter
When the caterpillars become fully
grown they crawl down the trees and
seek out hiding places, as already
described, In which to transform and
lie during their helpless stage. From
the cocoons thus formed. In late July
or early August, the second brood of
moths emerges and deposits its eggs on
the leaves for the second brood of
worms" This brood on reaching ma
turity forms the cocoons In which II
passes the winter.
Ordinarily certain two and four
winged flies PARASITIC a sufficient per
cont of tho on tarp;llar, go orayon+ xho,x,
from seriously threatening the life OF
any well grown tree, but this para
sitism Is rarely sufficient to prevent the
formation Of some webs
The property owner who values the
beauty of his shade trees cannot afford
to depend on natural enemies, but must
resort to artificial measures. If the
nests are within reach, the simplest
method Is to wipe them out cf the
trees and crush their contents. II
they are beyond reach. they must be
destroyed In any one Of three ways
they may be burned out by means of
Q long handled torch; they may be cut
away with pruning shears and their
contents crushed or burned: their oc-
cupants may be poisoned by thorough
~ spraying the foliage Immediately
about the nest with arsenate Of lead at
the rate of three pounds to nifty gal
Ions Of water. Paris green mixed with
twice its weight Of unslaked lime and
used at the rate Of SIX ounces to nfty
gallons Of water may be substituted
for ths arssnate of lead. but does not
st1ck 20 the foliage 90 well.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-03
Green Spots In chiIe's Desert.

Northern Chile, which is so largely
mountain or desert, Is generally regard
ed as a forbidding wilderness, but In
spite of its natural desolation the land
scape presents scene of great beauty
under the softened hues Of sunset, and
here and there In the waste Of sand
and salt may be found by looking for
them number Of Gases, the most con-
spicuous of which are Plea and Ma
tilla. These Gases are supplied with
water from the high Andes, but the
particular streams that support their
life are not certainly known. II has
been found that In various parts Of the
great Atacama desert the earth under
meath the surface layer of sand or salt
capillary attraction spreading the wa.
ter through the soil The rainless Alta
CANA desert Is the scene OF the great
est industry Of its kind In the world,
yielding enormous quantities of nj
trates, used to enrich the fields of Eu-
rope and the United States. The GASES
play a very important economic role in
the Industries of the region, supplying
vegetables and foodstuffs for the sup
port of the workmen, alfalfa for the
cattle and various fruits, and also serv-
ing as timber producers for the nitrate
works, which require much fuel There
is no part Of the world where agricul-
ture is more extensively carried on
than in these green spots In the Alta
CANA desert.-Zion's Herald
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-03
The Woodohuek's Name.

One of the most noticeable traits OF
woodchucks Is the throwing up of large
piles Of dirt In front of their burrows.
According to the author Of Familiar
Life In Field and Forest" II is from
this practice that the woodchuck got
his name. In olden times-probably In
the time Of Aesop-the lower animals
used to live In one happy country with
judge over them. the dog One day a
rabbit whose burrow adjoined that of
a marmot complained to the latter that
the little rabbits eyes We're continually
filed with the dirt which he threw out
Of his burrow. The marmot paid no
heed to this remonstrance. and the rab-
Dit was compelled to appeal to the
judge. His honor Immediately sent
word to the offender that greater care
must be taken In the future. But the
insolent marmot. notorious for his In
civility and indifference, replied to the
messenger that he would chuck" his
dirt just where be pleased.
That settled II. The dog has besn
hunting for the gross offender ever
since. and the name "woodchuck" has
stuck to the whole tribe of marmots.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-03

too many at a time. and set out. After
the setting out the raking begins and
then the fight against weeds. II there
Is any place where weeds grow faster
than In a celery patch, I have never
seen It OF course II Is because there
is always so much more moisture In a
celery patch than on land where other
vegetables are grown. II the weeds
ever get start In a celery patch. the
only thing to do ID to pull them up By
hand and haul to a pile and burn. II
weeds don't grow on the ground. It Is
no use to plant celery.
Along about the irst Of June I begin
to board the tallest Of my celery.
Boarding celery now takes the place
Of banking earth around It In June
II b impossible to bank celery with
anything like satisfactory results. Even
the boards gin somstimes rot It be-
fore the blanching b begun. For
this purpose I use ten inch boards ten
fest long. These are carried into the
patch ans laid between the rows.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-03

extra large heads receive 60 cents
a dozen. There isn't month in the
year when celery is not in demand in
New York city, so there can be no
doubt about getting good prices, pro-
vided the celery is up to the mark.
To raise celery to be marketed in
June my work begins in January. The
first step is to get good celery seed
and sow 1t in boxes in greenhouse.
Under normal conditions it will re-
quire three weeks for celery seed to
come up. though there have been oc-
casions when have forced 1t up with
In eight days, and the result was in
every way satisfactory. AS soon as
the two little leaves appear on the
plants the process of ''pricking' begins
and drags through February and
March.
AS regards the greenhouse, l would
advise plenty Of moisture and air, but
not too much heat. At whatever tenn
perature you begin always be careful
to keep it from the time the seeds go
in the ground until the plants are
taken out to be set in the fields. When
! have had occasion to force my seeds
I have carried the forcing process
straight on until the plants were ready
to set out. AS rule, put my seed in
with the thermometer in the eighties
and keep that temperature right
straight through.
In April, as soon as the ground is
war; enough to pillow, the out Of door
work begins. After the ground is
thoroughly plowed the fertilizer must
be sown, and with a rake and harrow
the surface must be made to look as
smooth as velvet. The young plants
are then taken from the greenhouse, not
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-03
DENMARK.
CopenhaQen.


In the Hamburger Nachtrichten.'
there appeared the following interest
Ing item, which shows that In case Of
war between England and Germany
the latter government would at once
speculate on selling the kingdom OF
Denmark. II says: 1.-THE one prob
lem that concerns war with Germany
becomes obvious when II Is noted that
Denmark has allowed two Of It's har-
bors to be used as strategical points
for the British maneuvers Esbjerg IS
by its geographical position a basis 10.
hostile feet operating against Will
helmshayen, the German North SEE
harbor. In the same way Aa,becs
would be exceedingly useful for all op-
erations carried on in the nelghbor.
hood Of Jutland and from there across
TO Scotland, and on the other side In
the Skagerrack and Cattegat. The
second important problem with which
the present maneuvers are concerned
is the investigation OF the conditions
Of the Scotch and English coasts as
basis for war, and their protection
against German attack"
A week ago last Friday Crown
Prince Christian opened the fifteenth
International Orientalist congress in
Copenhagen, to which 300 delegates
had been invited. Among the Ameri-
cans who were present were the fol-
lowing: Professor Paul Kaupt. OF the
Johns Hopkins university, Baltimore:
Professor Maurice Bloomfield. nom
the same university; Professor Charles
Rockwell. Of Harvard: Professor Nor
ris Jastraw, Of Pennsylvania. and Pro-
lessor Abraham ". 8. Jackson, Of Co
lumbia university.
MARION q NORELIUA
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-03
a arGla ar0
Garden
A WOMAN'S CELERY FARM.
A Crop That Yields Good RETURN
Near q City.

A Crop That Yields Good Returns
Near . City.
Miss Helen L. Bailey writes enter
tainingly of her experience in raising
celery for the early New York market:
My home Is twenty miles up the
state and convenient to the railroad.
All told have less than three acres of
land, and when I started In to earn my
living there was mortgage on the
place and less than 500 in my pocket.
Celery has paid the mortgage on my
home. has put money in the bank for
me and has enabled me to educate a
nephew and niece. My average crop
OF celery IL $4,000 heads. and the aver
age price Is 40 cents a dozen. For
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-03

haps such trouble might not exist at
both ends of the journey.
1t was a kindly smile, though, for
Westcott's faith was in pleasant con-
trast to Registers cynical jests that
even now came floating back to the
rear seat. She was glad that they had
already entered the outskirts of the
town. Their arrival at the station
would soon end. the situation
I'm case there has been any mis-
take" she suggested, 1T would be well
to take the child to the police station.
You can tell the depot police, and then
should the mother come later she can
be directed to the station house."
shell be there" declared Westcott,
with cheerful optimism. and Miss Shell
don liked him the better for It. The
train had entered the yard. and now
Westcott gathered the little bundle of
white clothes and pink face In his arms
and prepared to leave the car.
The others Of the party formed them
selves into an escort. and they headed
for the exit, Register making imaginary
book with ever Increasing odds that no
anxious mother would be found at the
end of the long platform.
Westcott did not abate his confident
smile, though he ionged to thrash
Eoyster for the attention he was at
tracing to the party. In some way
the story had spread through the other
cars, and quite crowd OF the incom-
ing passengers were gathered opposite
the exit gate by the time that West
colt reached it. AS they passed the
exit a woman sprang forward and,
with a cry of "Mickyr' snatched the
child from Westcott's arms.
Sure, an l was feared that Susie
could find divil wan to take care of
the bye" she protested, IAN It's me
thanks to your Teddy. sir. 1t takes one
mother to feel for another, even If it's
only me as it is. May the saints bring
you all sorts of luck for your kindness
to poor woman"
Register shouted at the woman's mis-
take, and more than ever the blushing
Westcott longed to kick him. Alma
hurried to give credit where it belong
ed and explained that 1t was Westcott
who had accepted the commission.
1.-THE gintleman, Is itT gasped the
baby's mother. "Sure an I should
have known, but you do be maxim the
fine pair, the two av yez. 1t do be
shame that We amt married. Sure the
fine gentleman nd make an illigant
husband to some pretty lady. She'll
never be sorry for marryin' a kind
man like thot"
With crimson face Westcott hurried
Alma over to the cab ranks and helped
her into a hanson, still followed by
the profuse thanks and compliments
of the grateful mother. AS the cab
rolled away they caught the twentieth
repetition of the assertion that the
kind gentleman would make a fine
husband for some one. Westcott turn
ed to Miss Sheldon.
"Are you willing to play that 'hunch,'
AlmaY he asked wistfully. II know
that in lots of things I'm joke. but
don't you care little for me, dear?"
Her hand stole into his behind the
shelter Of the hanson apron. "I'll
play that bunch across the board,
Jimmie" she declared following his
racing talk.
Westcott regarded with regret the
dashboard of the hanson.
Il guess l am a fool" he admitted
regretfully. II should have taken a
four wheeler I didn't have any huncb
about that"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-03

TO Stockholm. has been awarded the
Prussian order of the Black Eagle.
Music Director Oscar Sandberg has
been appointed officer de INSTRUCTION
publique and also made a member OF
the French Legion OF Honor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-03

The Dsspoilers Of Some Of Our Fa.
vorite Shade Trees.
The nests Of the fall webworm are
forming unsightly white blotches on
the rich green foliage Of our shade
trees. They are most frequently found
on the elm, hickory, ash, apple and
plum, but occur only less commonly
on many other sorts of deciduous trees.
The insect that constructs these webs
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
Az Terre riaute.
BRIEF NOTES OF SPORTS.

| Frank Bowern has been doing nj
the catching for the Boston Nationals
and Frank never did any better work
The good showing of the Indian
apolis team and tine comparatively
| poo work o fthe Minneapolis club have
furnished two surprises for American
Association fans.
| The Dubuque team of the Three
! League made a good investment when
IL took over Leieune, the former White
Sox player.
"Rube" Kroh of the Iohnstown Tri-
State League team recently shut out
Wilmington, pitching no-run-no'hlt
game.
Bridgeport, Conn, has bali player
iby the name of Beaumont. May ne
become as reliable and as famous as
good old DO" of Boston.
The San Francisco team nearly won
| the Pacific Coast League pennant the
/ first two weeks of the season. Since
then, however they have returned
and are now onspeaking terms with
the other clubs of the league.
Nearly all the young pitchers who
invented wonderful foolers during the
spring practice, such as the Double
Razzle, Merry Widow Break-Your,
Back, etc, have now been turned over
to the minor leagues. Major league
managers were afraid the fans might
tire of seeing pitcher whom no
batsman could hit.
In recent Texas league game the
players did not take kindly to the
rulings of substitute umpire and IN
the melee that followed ''umpy" lost
most of his shoes and part of his
pants. 1t is expected that trousers
will be mutilated at such times, but
when they ruin shoes it's going too
far.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
MOUNDS, ILL.

May IS. 1908.


John Fletcher, Sias Bucker and
the BGron boys Yves; of town are ship
ping Strawberries pretty heavy this
week and the quality is fine.
Mr.. John J. NoIte has moved his
lunch and soft drink business into
his own block on the corner of First
and Oak streets,
The moving picture show seems
to be doing q good bushes in the
J. r Jones block.
Miss Leudtkie. principal Of our pub
lie school. spent the day out at the
county home of Mr. and Mrs. E. G.
Britton Thursday the guest of Miss
Ethel Britton
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Blum of Mound
City, have moved to Villa Ridge for
the summer
Mr. D. p. Kennedy of Cairo, was
a business caller Thursday
You give any. kind of a pig all it
can eat and it will make a hog of it
self.
Mr.. Rudy Black is putting a per-
manant furnace in at his brick yard
north of town and win in many ways
improve the plant
The fire department was out We'd
nesdav afternoon practicing with the
squirt gun.
The shipment of Strawberries from
villa Ridge will reach ten car loads
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
PRESIDENT TO RECEIVE.

Washington. ID. c., May 15.-The
delegates 10 the general conference
of the Methodist Church. which has
been in session in Baltimore for a
week or more, are coming in a body to
Washington tomorrow. The purpose
o fthe visit is to inspect the new build.
ings and grounds of the American
University in this city. which is under
the control of the denomination. The
gathering at the university will be
made specially notable by the presence
of President r. oosevelt. He has prom
ised to speak to the delegates. and he
viii give a re ceotion in the Mckinley
memorial building afterward.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
- - - CURES
- - - BLOOD POISON
Il SAFE HOME TREATMENT

In S provided certain safe home for Contagious
entirely Of and herbs Of
and the medicine which able to get
and build the system and general health No
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the influence
when the remedy has thoroughly
trouble general manifestations Of Contagious
falling mouth
merely symptoms o. the poisoned ondi-
of quickly treatment,
viii cleansing the blood Our
assistance along this line II
treating trouble,
also valuable suggestions about the local
treatment helpful efng We will be glad
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physicians will take pleasure
diving without patient you suffering with con
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by S. absolutely safe remedy
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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16

NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS


a day this week which is the largest
and best crop they have had for q
number of years.
Mr.. J. F. Ericsson, the shoe man. Is
having nice growing trade and will
greatly enlarge his stock in the near
future
Mrs. George Blank and Mrs. NJ l..
Kennedy spent the day Friday out
on Taylor Heights" where they
treathed for few. hours the exilerat-
in C2cEe,
, There will be services in the Con-
eregational church Sunday both
morning and evening conducted by
the new pastor Mr.. Perry.
| Mr.. George Rought, trainmaster of
the I. c here, has just returned from
Terra Haute. Ind, where he had
been on legal business connected with
the company
House and yard cleaning. fixing
screen doors and windows and paint.
ing and papering is making many
lof our homes look quite attractive
this week.
We understand there is another
big clothing house in sight for the
Mounde.
Mr.. Chas. Brown. OF Mound City,
was over on business Thursday
The Mound City High school held
their annual picnic on Spencer
Heights" Thursday. There were
three full coaches of gay girls and
boys all equipped with baskets filled
with every conceivable kind of good
things that go to make up a fine out
ing feast The day was spent in
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
At Springfield.
At Decatur.

has been the guest of w. T. Kennedy
and family few days. left for his
home Thursday. His wife will remain
here a short while.
Mrs. H. Hogendobler, Sr., and Mrs.
James Hugendobler of Villa Ridge,
were shopping in town Thursday.
Mr.. and RMS Ed. Miller left Thurs
day evening to attend the funeral of
Mr.. Miller's father who died at Pu-
laski Wednesday. His remains were
laid to rest at villa Ridge Friday
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
Valued Same as Gold.

View, Miss. says: 81 tell my custom.
ers when they buy box of DR.. Kings
New Life Pills they get the worth of
that much gold in weight, IL afflicted
with constipation, malaria or bilious.
ness" Sold under guarantee at all
druggists. use.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
Promise of the Future.

What Is a rainbow but just clouds
and everyday sunshine far enough
away to be marvelously beautiful
Some time we may see things that
seem prosaically common and near at
hand now, even thus glorIfied. -Zion's
Herald
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
cheerfuIness and Health.

Cheerfulness Is the best promoter
of health. Renining and mnrmnrines
Of the heart give lmperceptible strokes
TO those delicate fibers OF which the
vital parts are composed and wear out
the machine--Culver.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
Strenuth of sympathy.

Sympathy is the grandest word In
the world 1t oyercomes evil and
strengthens good; it disarms resist
ance. melts the hardest hearts, and
draws out the better part OF human
nature.-George Moore.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16

frolc and fun until about 5 o'clock
p. m. when they returned to the
train and took their departure for
home feeling very much refreshed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16

FIRST Gummed Postage Stamp.
The first gummed postage stamp
was issued about 1910.