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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-17
THE UP TO DATE FARMER.
How He Makes Agriculture a Paying
Business.

How He Makes agriculture a Paying
Business.
The up to date farmer knows the
value of being up to date. He knows
that new discoveries in the various sci
ences related to agriculture reveal new
relations and suggest better methods.
He knows that many of the theories
held and many of the methods prac-
ticed years ago, and some even now,
are worthless. He knows that m
farmer cannot make as many expert
ments as can q thousand men.
He reads books on farming and does
not scott at the book farmer, nor does
he refuse to listen to he college pro-
%fessors, for, while he has great respect
for the students Of agriculture, yet he
knows that the time has not come and
never can come when agriculture Shall
be reduced to a rigid science, which
shall be governed by a code Of rules
and laws, as are such sciences as chem
fstry, physics and the like.
The up to date farmer has the latest
improved farming implements and to
save horsepower and to do most eff
cient work always keeps them in per-
! feet order. He does not use Il plow that
will not scour nor Il that is dull nor
n whose adjustment IS such that
three horses must work hard to do the
work which two could easily do with a
| plow properly adjusted. He under
stands the application of force to all
his farm machinery so that the great
est mount Of work is accomplished
with the least expenditure OF power.
| When his farm implements are not in
use he keeps them we'll housed If it is
profitable to do so. A hundred dollar
wagon shed into which a twenty-five
dollar farm wagon is backed by hand
every time the team is unhitched is not
profitable.
The up to date farmer pays his debts.
Not the least important OF these is the
n he owes to the soil. lie knows that
each crop which the soil yields takes
from it something Of its fertility and
that unless this fertility is returned to
the soil it can soon yield only a dimin-
ished crop. So he is very careful year
by year to pay back to his land that
fertility which the crop has taken from
1t. He knows many ways Of doing this.
and the one which he will adopt will
depend upon the neighborhood. He
knows that he can run a dairy, and
when he sells a ton Of butter, worth
perhaps $500, it will impoverish his
farm no more than to sell five or six
hundred pounds Of straw worth about
a dollar.
He will keep his hired help all the
year. and year after year, for the longer
they are in his employ the more valu-
able they are to him and the more he
can afford to pay them. He will buy
more food than he sells, will raise all
the feed he can for his stock and will
not hesitate to buy more when needed.
If he is wise in the management Of
the fertilizers from his barns and feed
lots and wise in their distribution up
on his meadows and pastures and wise
in sowing clovers for his corn land
and among the grasses of his farm he
will in time greatly increase its fer
tility.-Farm and Fireside.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-17
POST FULLER.

that it screws into the coupling and
rests Quits, they call it, on the end Of
the pipe beneath it. This prevents split
ting the coupling and leaky joints.
Do not throw away old fenceposts
Just because the ends in the ground
have rotted away. You can patch these
out and the posts will last as long as
new ones. Take a piece of an ordinary
post two feet long and smooth down
one end with an az so as to at on to
the end Of the post. which should like
wise be sm0othed down. Now get q
half dozen spikes and nail the piece to
the post. Reverse the post, leaving the
patched end at the top.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-17
LEGAL-cR1M1NAL
Recount Verdict Against Hearst.

neCOuuC VST0ISt HSdsuS Sl0o1SS
Under instruction from the judge the
jury which has been conducting the re-
count of the New York mayoralty vote
in 1905 on the appeal of w. r. Hearst
has returned a verdict sustaining the
election Of Mayor Mcclellan, his legal
plurality being reduced to 1865. Coun-
sci for Hearst had tried to show that
the boxes in certain districts had been
stuffed and made a motion for a new
trial, but this was denied. The legal
expenses of this remarkable contest
have been enormous. Hearst is said to
have spent over 100000, and the may
or says that his costs amount to $780,
600.
Hearst acquiesced in the final de-
,cision, although maintaining that If
the stuffed boxes were thrown out he
would have been elected. In a cabled
message from London he said he had
made the long and costly fight not to
make himself mayor, but to secure an
honest count, and that a precedent had
been made which would prevent cleo
ton thieves from hiding behind the
barrier Of the law in future.
Thaw Seeking Jury Test.
Pending action On his appeal for a
jury trial to determine his sanity,
Harry Thaw, the slayer Of Stanford
White, was remanded to jail at Pough-
keepsie, N. Y, after Justice Bowling
had refused the application for his
transfer from the asylum for the GRIM
inal insane at Matteawan. Bowling
expressed the conviction that Thaw
was still a dangerous person suffer-
ing from the form Of insanity known
as maniac-depressive. with recurrent
moods, in which he might commit vio-
lent acts. ..
Banker confesses $4,000 Theft.
Robert Ohnmeiss, Jr., assistant treas
urer of the Marine Trust company Of
Atlantic City, has confessed to a defal-
cation Of $4,000 and is held for trial.
While living in fine style he system
atically used the banks funds for
bucket shop speculation.
Allegheny National to Pay.
The officers Of the Allegheny Ma.
tional bank Of Pittsburg, the Quay In
stitution looted by Cashier .Montgom-
cry, now announce that all depositors
will be paid in full. If restitution is
made it is expected that the judgments
Of the city and state with be with
drawn.
Remarkable Child Burglar.
The case Of Annie Wilson, a deserted
child Of nine years. who has confessed
to having robbed more than fifty
homes in Brooklyn, N. y. Of articles
valued at $4,000. is certainly excep-
tional in the annals Of crime. The girl
duplicates, however, q woman who. she
says, directed her efforts. The method
was to stroll along the streets with an
old baby carriage, into which the ar.
ticles taken from the houses were con-
cealed. The mother Of the child had
been sent to prison, and she was COM
PEELED to live alone with q younger Sis
ter in a small room.
Engineers, Chief Aids Trust.
When the governments suit against
the Standard Oh company was re-
sumed at New York June %. y. ~
BURGESS, assistant grand chief sof the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
vas called to the stand By the defense
lR%ht, ERtNHNfN
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-17

and testified to the t.-ect that the oils
Of the Galena Oil company, q branch
Of the trust, were of a superior char
acter and that on this account they
had been adopted by the Louisville and
Nashville, on which line he was en-
ployed.
Life Term For Orchard.
7 Harry Orchard, the confessed muir
derer of the late Governor Steunenberg
Of Idaho and more than a score Of 9th
er persons, whose confession was used
by the state in its effort to convict the
leaders Of the Western Federation of
Miners and who was sentenced to
death, has now been saved from the
gallows by the state board Of pardons.
His sentence was committed to impris-
onment for life. Friends Of the fed
Grafton say this is just what they ex-
pected as the reward for Orchards
confession. When the news reached
Orchard in prison he is said to have
shown no surprise.
Extradited Exporter Escapes.
Francis G.. Bailey, the fugitive presi-
dent of the New York Export Shipping
company, who got away to Honduras
with a cargo of stolen goods valued at
100000, is reported to have escaped
Just as he was about to be brought
back to this country by a New York
police officer. Bailey had been brought
aboard a steamer soon to start for New
Orleans, along with his brother and
two other officers Of the steamer Colds.
boro, on which the goods were brought
from New York. but during the night
he managed to get ashore in a small
boat. On demand of the American con-
sui soldiers were put upon the trail of
the missing man.
Admitted Taking Rebates. .
a. Booth & Co. Of Chicago, n of
the largest commission houses in the
west, has confessed to having accepted
rebates from the railroads on ship
ments in refrigerator cars from the
seaboard. The maximum fine is $780,
600. ..-. e ~.
Southern Pacific Again Indicted.
. a federal grand jury at San Francis
co has indicted the Southern Pacific
railway on nineteen counts for paying
rebates to the Nevada Pine Box and
Lumber company and the latter for re-
ceiving same.
Toledo Ice Men Pay Fine.
The Toledo Ice and Coal company
has pleaded guilty to the charge of ac-
cepting rebates from the Ann Arbor
railroad and has paid a fine of $3.50.
Texas Seizes Trust Oil.
The attorney general of Texas has
seized several million barrels Of oil and
other property owned by the Standard
Oil company and has prevented collec-
ton of funds due that company in an
effort to compel the payment Of penal
ties imposed to the amount Of $6,OOO,-
600.
Oral Betting at Track Legal.
In the case Of the state against Mel
vile Collins, Justice Bischoff, sitting in
the New York county supreme court,
decided that Collins had not committed
any crime in accepting money on a
bet at the Sheepshead Bay ace track
two weeks ago. Justice Bischof holds
that no state legislature, so far as any
records show, ever had in mind the
idea Of furnishing an individual for bet
ting with another where the wager
was not professionally recorded or reg
istered. Bischoff holds that the penal
code provides no penalty for a bet be-
tween one individual and another un-
less gambling implements are in use.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-17

ffty-nine times. Then Senator Sim.
mons was chosen as a delegate to Den.
ver and by the large majority Of 523 to
1914 the convention voted to tndorse and
instruct for Bryan for president.
Local Option In Tennessee.
Incomplete returns Of the Tennessee
Democratic primaries indicated the
nomination of Patterson for governor
by a safe majority over Carmack, and
this meant a victory for local or county
option as opposed to state wide pro-
hibition. However, Patterson on the
stump had promised that if the plat
form called for prohibition and the leg
islature passed such a bill he would
sign it. One notable feature Of the
contest was the defeat Of Congressman
Gaines by ]. W. Byrnes, a Nashville
lawyer. Ni.
For Maine Prohibition.
The Republican state convention at
Bangor, Me-, nominated B. NJ. Fernald
for governor and reaf1rmed the party's
belief in the p%rohibitory law. Result
mission of the law to the people was
the main issue before.th convention.
sryan's Property Assessment.
The tax assessors at Lincoln, Neb..
estimate that the property Of w. j.
Bryan liable to assessment amounts to
$S4,5OO. The Bryan farm is listed at
$29,125, the house at $4,000 and the
Commoner at $19,250. 1t is understood
that a part Of Bryan's fortune is in the
form Of government bonds, which are
not taxable.
Gompers Again Defines Position.
Another statement assailing the Re
publican labor plank has been issued
by President Gompers of the Fedora
ton Of Labor. This insists that they
TASK no immunity for any n guilty
Of wrongdoing, whether they be work
men or Others" but does insist upon
equality before the law. Citing the
Danbury hatters decision, declaring the
unions to be a trust, Gompers says
the labor organizations "are voluntary
in character and formed for the pur-
pose Of advancing and protecting per-
sonal rights" He adds that they deal
In. no property, while the trusts are
combinations dealing In the products
Of labor.
Vermont Not For Bryan.
The Vermont Democratic convention
tabled a resolution to instruct Tor
Bryan BY a large majority and cheer.d
the mention OF the anne Of Johnson.
Bryan and johnson Quixxsd.
Lincoln steffens follows up IN the
July Everybody's the line Of inquiry
directed last month toward Roosevelt
and Taft az to what 40 the matter
with America and what TO do, about Il
withssome heart talks with Bryansand
johnson. the rivals for the Democratic
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-17
Outdoor Helps.

Apples are a profitable crop, but its
poor policy to raise them for the
worms to eat. i
A fence around the garden is moi
expensive, and it saves a lot of annoy
ance.
A row Of grapevines across the back
Of the garden will be a great add
ton.
There is Just one kind Of grating
that is all right. That's the kind that
works well in the orchard.
II you were to go to a place where
there Is nj free delivery Of mail you
might appreciate It more.
Good seed is one Of the first essen
tials Of a good crop. Good soil and
good cultivation are two others.
Don't spend all the money on Inn.
plements to be used outdoors. Gel
some conveniences for the household.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-17
A GARDEN CONVENIENCE.

that will suit the wheels you chance
to have. The rest Of the work is plain
sailing-a good, stout box of the right
size and depth, with handles and rest
stake to be attached as shown. 1t is
intended to be pushed forward. and
the end gate should be made remov.
able, so it can be taken out or dropped
in place as desired. The cart should
be rather narrow track, because it is
often desired to fit into open doors,
and the weight should not be too great.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-17
Remedy For Mites.

Now is the time when the roosts of
most henhouses are more or less alive
with the terrible little mites. In kero-
sene we have a cheap and never failing
remedy. Soak the roosts with it from
time to time, or, still better, spray 1t all
over the inside of the building, reach
ing every crack and creyice. 1t kills
wherever it touches, and the treat
ment will a v much suffering to the
poor fowls and money for the owner.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-17
o
Convention Of

II was estimated that 10000 members
Of various women's clubs were assem-
bled in Boston at the opening Of the
ninth biennial convention Of the Gen
eral Federation Of Women's Clubs. or
these LOO were delegates representing
clubs in every state and every city OF
considerable size In the land. Mrs.
Sarah Plat Decker presided. Mrs.
Philip N. Moore Of 81. Louis was elect.
Cd president for tho next two: years.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-17

Carolina Demo
cratic conven-
ton at Charlotte
as the outcome
Of a prolonged
d. q bloc be-
tween the re-
form forces and
the railroad in
t%erests, Kitchin
standing for the
pro gressives.
This result came
after the conven.
ton had ballOted
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-17
+ arm ano
Garden
MANAGING POSTS.
Easy Methods Of Putting Them In or
Taking Them Out Of the Ground.

edoy HISI1ooS OF TuIIInS tnem III or
Taking Them Out Of the Ground.
One Of the farmers problems is how
to look after the many posts which he
has need of in keeping up fences, etc.
While experiences differ, it is safe to
say that white cedar poles last longer
than any other kind. White oak posts
are also good. 1t is said that posts put
into the ground tops downward will
outlast those that are set tops upward.
This is due, so it is surmised, to the
fact that they absorb water from the
earth when they are set in the natural
position, but do not absorb it when
they are reversed.
If the end of a post is allowed to
soak in liquid tar or is treated with
creosote, it will last much longer than
it would ordinarily. When it is neces-
sary to draw a post out of the ground,
it may be accomplished with little diff
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-17

H.. w w Hey,
chemist of the de-
partment Of agri-
culture, was dis
banded. D n g
this period nearly
e every class of
foods has been
tested scientifcal-
" by studying its
effect upon these
men. A board has
been created to
pass upon the final
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-17
Homemade Cart.

Any one handy with tools can make
this cart. For wheels n can use al.
most any kind he chances to have
old buggy wheels, light wagon wheels,
wheels from an old corn cultivator or
any other not too light or too heavy.
The box may be made Of any size to
suit. If one has an old walking cult.
vator the axle and wheels may both
be used; otherwise get any old axle
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-17
Tn. cankerworm AGAIN.

The worm which devastated elm
trees and apple trees in Connecticut is
the cankerworm, the same pest that
visited trees ten years ago. The worm
does its work very rapidly, but, unlike
the elm tree beetle, does not have a
long life and consequently the trees car
put forth new foliage, though at some
sacrifice Of vitality. On the apple trees
It can be destroyed by arsenical spray
ing, but the trees must be treated when
the worm is very young If the work is
to be effective. The banding Of the
trunks of the trees with vermicides is
the most effective method Of proven
ton. The reports from the state re-
ceived at the Connecticut agricultural
experiment station indicate a very
great variation in the number of pests,
some towns suffering very seriously
and others being quite free from tho
visitation. "a.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-17
KEEPING TAB
ON The WORLD

Bryan In the Saddle as Demo-
cratic National Convention
Conyenes at Denver Gray
Not Willing to Take Second
Place Flight Over Injunction
Plank - Mexico Disturbed by
Uprising In Northern Section.
, shah's Amnesty Offer Tends
to Quiet P~ersia-EngIish suf-
fragettes Make Another Bio
Demonstration-ZeppeIin Con-
quers the Air.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-17

quality Of the food, and there are now
about 100 criminal cases in the courts.
DR.. Wiley says that manufacturers and
dealers have generally come to see that
it pays better to obey this law as to
branding their goods for what they are.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-17
FARMING Notes.

Remember the Importance Of the
kitchen garden.
When mustard is a serious pest the
fields are sprayed with a solution that
kills the weed, but does not harm the
crop.
Preaching economy doesn't amount
to much. You must practice It. but
there is such a thing as being too
economical.
In Holland they rotate the fertili-
zers as well as the crops. Each crop
has its particular coaxer. Perhaps
that's why they farm successfully On
land worth $1,000 per acre.
Read what people who know from
experience say about incubators.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-17

Congressman W. W. kitchin was
nominated for governor by the North
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-17

n had ballOted
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-01-11

own merits and worth as a man,
worked himself up step by step
until today he has the confidence
and esteem of not only the presi-
dent, but some of the biggest men
in this whole country. Ones re-
spect for him is increased a hun
dred fold and we wonder what sort
Of people you are out there, any
way"
To which scoring | humbly said,
Amen" and pass it on to my
readers, hoping the picture may
do some good to a certain class Of
our citizens.
Briefly, it is said, the charges
are Of a general character, and
form a sort of history Of Governor
Curry, from boyhood to the time
he first began to make his mark in
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-01-11
CHARGES FAIL
Continued from page one)
territorial ~vassalage."

territorial vassalage."
WELL" said one of them, II
always supposed that out west
where things have been rather in
the making for the last 80 or 40
years, you accepted a man at his
own valuation, and for what he
was now and not what he might
have been some day in the past.
Yes" he continued, there
are charges, | am informed, against
Governor Curry; charges that 60
back into his past life and when
you hear them and realize that this
wild, rollicky young westerner, by
virtue of the determination, he had
to be somebody and something in
this world, has entirely OF his
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-01-11

Clarence Weatherford and wife
are here for a visit with home folks.
Clarence is among the number who
think Tucumcari is the best town
on the map. We hope he may de-
eide to locate here permanently.
]. p. Nelson was in from the
ranch this week for supplies. He
says his section OF the country is
settled by homesteaders who are
getting ready for big crops. They
are going to plant a great variety.
Lee Sherwood said to the editor
of the News that he produced beans
last year on his homestead meas
uring II inches and he now has
two Ia inch plows running and will
break out I25 acres and with the
cultivation he intends to give his
crops this year he wants to make
them "a inches.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-01-11

the history and political life of
New Mexico. There it very con-
veniently stops.
1t is understood they have been
filed here by people whose judg-
ment is warped and blasted and
for whom the whole harmony of
nature is out of tune if one single
note sounds a little below concert
pitch.
Senatorial courtesy" de-
manded a delay till they could fol-
low the usual course and be duly
considered. But the nomination
will be confirmed probably long
before these words are in print,
and the charges will last just about
as long rs a SNOWFALL in that neigh
borhood my friend mentioned in
the early part of this article.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-07
NOV a. SAFE PLAcE.

Old Aunt Hepsy Garslde never had
seen moying picture show before,
says the Youths Companion. She gag
ed in speechless wonder at the magic
contrivance by which messenger boys
were made to move with breakneck
speed, BARRIERS toshave their custo-
mers in less than Mute and heavy
policemen to dash along the street at
pace never attained by living
specimen, either on or off duty.
It was all real to her. She could not
doubt the evidence of her sense. All
those things were taking place exactly
as depicted.
Presently an automobile came in
sight in the far background, moving
directly toward the audience at the
rate of at least a mile minute. Just
as a catastrophe seemed inevitable
it swerved aside, passed on and dis
appeared.
Aunt Hepsy could stand it no longer
Hastily grasping the hand of her little
niece she rose and started swiftly for
the door.
Come along Minervy!" she said, 1T
amt safe to stay here any longer!
That thing didn't miss me more than
two feet!"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-07
Beware of Frequent Colds.

A succession of colds or a protract-
ed cold is almost certain to end in
chronic catarrh, from which few per-
sons ever wholly recover. Give every
cold the attention it deserves and you
may avoid this disagreeable disease
How can you cure a cold? Why not
try Chamberlains Cough Remedy? 1t
is highly recommended. Mrs. NJ
White, of Butler, Tenn. says: "Sev'
eral years ago l was bothered with
my throat and lungs. Someone told
me of Chamberlain Cough Remedy
I began using it and it relieved me al
once. Now my throat and lungs are
sound and we'll" For sale by Hays &
field and Yellow Pine Pharmacy.