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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-01
Born in Sweden.

Peter Peterson was born in yern-
land, Sweden. January 10, 1922, and
at the time of his death was 81 years
and fifteen days old, and had he not
met terrible and untimely end
would probably have lived some time
longer, being hale and hearty despite
his years.
He was married in the old coun
try and with his wife and son, J. P.
Peterson, who was five years old at
that time. came to this country to re-
side in the year 1868. He had lived
in Keokuk ever since coming to this
country His wife died about four
years ago and since thu time he has
lived practically alone all of the time
though cared for by loving son and
family and his last days were made
comfortable and happy through the
care and support of his son, j. P.
Peterson, of this city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-01
The Timid Hog.

A ground hog is very timid animal
and is afraid of its own shadow. If
the hog sees the sun, or the sun sees
the hog, there will be six weeks more
of winter. If the hog and his son
come out together and the hogs son
sees the sun or the sun sees the hog S
son, the same thing will happen
Experiments have been tried with
other hogs than the ground hog, but
that animal is the only one which
works successfully. A common razor
back hog will not do.
Animals have long been looked upon
as good weather prophets and the
thickness of musk rat house, the
fight of birds and ducks and the fur
on polar bears are sure signs of what
kind of weather is coming. The ground
hog is the only animal test which is
sure and absolute faith can be placed
upon the hogs forecast.
In some heather countries, where
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-01
DIDN'T KNOW
Coffee Was the Cause.

Many daily habits, particularly of
eating and drinking, are formed by fol-
lowing our elders.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13

The wants of mankind. both spiritual
and material, must be met in individ-
ual ways, or else the recipient Is vic.
timized. One cannot judge another by
himself, else his endeavor may receive
such response as Is related by Con-
stance Cary Harrison in her account of
Richmond Scenes in So" During the
first part of the war the Confederate
wounded brought to that city were
treated to the most tempting luxuries.
Fitting about the streets in the di-
rection of the hospitals. e-jacketed
negroes carried silver trays laden with
soups, jellies, creams. delicate biscuit
and chicken. A year later we came To
pine after such culinary dainties. ms
we gave out meager portions OF milk
and other plain food.
Sometimes, however, the delicacies
were not appreciated. My mother one
day urged upon a sufferer gaunt
soft-voiced Carolinian from the piny
woods-a delicately served trifle.
Jest as you say. old mis-. he al
last responded. Il amt contridicting
you. 1t must be good for me. but my
stummick's kinder sot agin it, There
amt but one thing I'm corter y'arnin
ar;er. and that's a dish of green's and
bacon fat. with few morlasses poured
onto IT."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13

The reports which alarmed agricul-
tural authorities all over the world two
years ago-that the total known de
posts of nitrates In Chill were but
1903. 900. eco quintals of 1916 pounds
scarcely enough TO meet the demand OF
forty-six years TO cOme-have been eX-
ploded by the CHILEAN Official Board of
Engineers.
In It's annual report to the govern
ment. recently made. the board reports
that in the Tarapaca district there ar.
140.000,0O0 and in Autofagasta 4.103..
100000 quiniais--a total of 4,S43, 900
600 quintas The board however
makes no report on Taco. with its
acknowledged 225.000,000 quintals. MOI
OH the unworked official fields with
their estimated 500.0O0.OOO quintals
This would bring the total up to 5.56S
100000 quintals.
Reckoning the annual demand a;
100000 which is more thar
the demand for 190I--the known sup
ply is sufficient TO last 156 years.
Meantime, the development of meth
DDS for converting the free nitrogen
of the atmosphere into fixed nitrogen
Cor nitrates) is progressing. and ii il
hoped will yield a sufficient supply
without large drain upon the mines.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
Locomotive Nesting Places,

The sparrow which was discovered a
few days ago sitting on a nest among
the coal of a Great Eastern company's
engine running between st. Margaret's
and Buntingford has had several pred
ecessors in her preference for. a loco
motive nesting place, says the West
minister Gazette.
A year or two ago thrush's nest
containing two eggs was found snugly
ensconced on the Westinghouse brake
pipe of a carriage on an express train
which had just returned to York from
a trip to Newcastle. The nest. we are
told. was quite warm and comfort
able
About the same time a couple of rob.
ins built their nest on the axle of a
colliery wagon which was standing idle
for few days at Seghill, Northumber.
land. Six eggs were laid and the wag.
OH was started on its journeys again
The parent birds followed it all the
way to the Tyne and it was their ex-
cited lowering over the wagon which
led to an investigation and to the dis
covery Of their strange nesting place
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
Camp Fire Stories.

Charley Bennett was drummer boy
who went out with us from Quincy, III.
He slept in tent by himself. but when
the weather got cold he came into the
adjutant's quarters, asking II he could
not sleep with somebody so that he
might be warmer. That same evening
a poor. tired contraband had reached
camp. asking for something to eat and
place 10 sleep. He had been given
his supper and shown to bed of hay
and blankets at the far end of the
quarters where he then lay fast asleep.
There said the adjutant TO Charley.
there is Tommy Broaddus fast asleep.
Go and crawl in with him, but mind.
now. don't wake him up Tommy
BrOaddus was the majors son. and
stripped and crawled under the blank
cts with the contraband. and there they
both slept locked in each others arms
until late the next morning Charley
woke up first. and was hugging his
bedfellow TO his breast, when he hap
pened to see his face Mercy. Tom
What's the matter with you? You look
like a niger Just then the negro
awoke. and seeing himself in the close
embrace of white boy. he jumped
from the bed exclaiming. with in
iured feelings: You jest ought 10 be
ashamed of yourself to sleep wild a
niger You amt got any manners,
you amt" Ii was also a long time
before the wounded feelings of Charley
were healed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
ECZEMA COVERED Hin.

Itching Torture Was Beyond Words
slept Only from Sheer EN-
hauStion-Relievcd In "a Hours
and Cured in n Month by Cuticura.
81 am seventy-seven years old, and
some years ago l was taken with &C.
Zema from head to foot. | was sick
for six months and what | suffered
tongue could not tell. could not sleep
day or night because of that dreadful
itching; when | did sleep it was from
sheer exhaustion. l was one mass of
irritation; it was even in my scalp.
The doctors medicine seemed to make
me worse and | was almost out of my
mind. 1 got a set of the Cuticura
Soap, Ointment and Resolvent. l used
them persistently for twenty-four
hours. That night 1 slept like an in
FAINT. the first solid nights sleep had
had for six months. In a month l was
cured. W. Harrison Smith, Mt. Kisco,
n. Y. Feb. 3, 19OS'
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole
Props. of Cuticura Remedies, Boston.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
NOT DRUGS
Food Did Ii.

After using laxative and cathartic
medicines from childhood a case OF
rhronic and apparently incurable consti-
patton yielded to the scientific food,
Grape-Nuts, in few days.
From early childhood I suffered
with such terrible constipation That |
had TO use laxatives continuously going
from one drug to another and suffering
more or less all the time.
~ prominent physician whom | con-
suited told me the muscles Of the diges-
tive organs were partially paralyZed
and could not perform their work with
out help of some kind, so / have tried
at different times about every laxative
and cathartic known, but found no help
that was at ali permanent. | had final
~ become discouraged and had given
my case up as hopeless when began TO
use the re-digested food, Grape Nuts.
although / had not expected this
food to help my trouble, to my great
ately from the first and In a few days
/ was convinced that this was just
what my system needed.
1.-The bowels performed their func-
lions regularly and / am now complete
ly and permanently cured of this awful
trouble.
Truly the power of scientific food
must be unlimited" There's a Reason. /"
Read The Road to MELVILLE" in
pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true and full Of
human interest.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13

Some of the scouts had brought IN
word that a guerrilla leader whom We
had long sought to kill or capture was
at farm house five miles away. hav-
ing only man or two with him. The
orders were to take fifty men and Sc,
his capture.
1t was the night before Christmas IN
one of those last bloody years of VII
There was light snow on the grou i
and the wind had an edge which cut
like a knife. In some of those oid
Virginia farm houses, with their b.
fireplaces, Christmas bad come AID
gone for the children and their chll
dren. The red hand of war had
burned some TO the ground; in Others
there was mourning and those who
mourned thought not of the day.
As we rode off up the mountain road
and saw the farm house lights twinkle
here and there l wondered Il SAM
Claus would be forgotten in all OF them.
There were children there. and. though
wars musketry had kept them fearful
and wars block stains had pa!ed their
| faces. they surely would not forget the
| legend of the reindeers and the Chin
ney. So | hoped. at least.
1t was a cold dreary ride, but we
reached the old farm house at last. /,
scout sent on ahead came back 70 re-
pert that our man was there. 1t was
| his hOme-his rOof-tree. Dangerous "a
he knew ii TO be, he had stolen back IN
| this night before Christmas to spend 4
| few hours with wife and children -
with the gray-haired father and moth =
who sat in the chimney corner on t1is
night and smoked their pipes. 81 v
| them through the window as we moved
up to surround the house. / saw, toe.
a couple of children seated together g..
the knee of the man we had come Il
surprise, and beside him, with her
hand on his shoulder. was the wife.
| And | saw another sight as | stood fJr
a m0ment-a sight that struck me like
a blow. There beside the old-fashione.l
| fireplace hung two little stockings
waiting the coming of Santa Claus
Others saw it too. and they groans
ouS as If wounded.
Well, the man refused to SURF nd -
| lie did not know our strength. and pl-
haps he hoped to beat us off He kiIi.d
| two of our men and wounded ,hl d
| right on the start. Then our men be
gan firing into the house. 1t was ,.l
over in five minutes. We entered =
find the man lying desperately wourG-
ed. Beyond him lay one of the ca
drcn gasping its last, and at the right
of the fireplace the oiG gray-hair d
father with his life-bloOd yelling out Ci
a wound in his side.
We had captured our man, but ,hcr,
was no cheering. There lay our dCd
under the leafless pear trees, but &c
one stood over them with words ui
regret. We stood there and look =,
at those little stockings until the mem
DRY of them was burned into our We )
souls forever and forever. The wifi
shrieked curses upon our heads. HI,
punish us, and now and then the dyi =
father groaned as his life ebbrd away
And yet we neither seemVl to see q
hear. There against the mantel nu",
the home-knit blue stockings which -
had filed with woe and wretchedne ::
and sorrow as our gifts. They we,'
the last things we saw as we silently
drew away from the house-the.
seemed to hang before us as we rod
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
Proper Feeding Of Pigs.

There is a difference between grow
ing and fattening pigs. During the
early period of pigs life the feed
should be moderate in quantity and
bone and muscle building in quality
Young swine should not be kept fat
but in good flesh and in thrifty
growing condition. They should be
allowed the chance of large. free ex-
ercise in the open. Pigs cannot grow
good large frames for top-notch finish
ing when confined i'm small Enclosures
Exercise and variety of feeds rich
in mineral matter and nitrogen will
make them grow strong, with healthy
vital organs.
Circulation and respiration must be
good in a hog for ii 10 mature prop
erly and ward off disease. After the pig
has acquired good frame and is past
the age of 4 to 6 months then IL may
he confined in closer quarters and fed
on more fattening and exclusive diet.
1t is in a physical condition then to
fiji out. take on large amount of fat
and he finished for market or home
butchering.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13

months use of them. Mrs. S. A.
WILLIAMS, r. F. d. No. IA, Box 80,
Gardiner, Me.
No woman should submit to a surgi-
cal operation, which may mean death,
until she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made exclusive
ly from roots and herbs, a fair trial.
This famous medicine for women
has for thirty years proved to be the
most valuable tonic and remover OF
the female organism. Women resid-
ing in almost every city and town in
the United States bear willing testl-
mony to the wonderful virtue of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
1t cures female ills, and creates radi-
ant, buoyant female health. If you
are ill, for your own sake as well as
those you love, give it trial.
Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
herfOr advice. Her advice Is frees
and always helpful.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
Spraying the Fruit Trees.

In spraying fruit trees there are
three essentials that must be borne in
mind if satisfactory results are to be
obtained. First. knowing what to
spray for: second. using the proper So
luton. and. third. spraying at the
right time.
1t is certain that spraying might as
well be given up entirely unless it is
done thoroughly and regularly at the
proper time each season. While ii is
by no means a positive cure for all the
ills of tree-frut culture. still 1t Is a
powerful adjunct TO successful orchard
management.
One of the first requisites toward
success is good outfit. complete. AZ
ter having had considerable experience
with several different outfits the best
one have yet found consists Of a
150-gallon cask which rests on its side
i'm rack to hold it in place.
A strong force pump with an auto
matte stirrer two sections of half-inch
hose sixteen feet long. two ten-foot ex-
tension rods and two double vermorel
nOzzles
With this outfit. three men. a team
and wagon we usually spray 300 10
year-old trees in one day. The time
lost in having to repair unclog nozzles,
etc, is hardly worth considering. and
the spray produced is most satisfact-
Org.
1t is of the utmost Importance that
the materials used be first-class and
carefully compounded. AS l have ex-
| perimented with the different ingred-
tents recommended. l have found that
l'the most effective formula is three
fourths of a pound of paris green,
twelve pounds of blue vitriol and twelve
pounds of fresh air-slaked lime to 15O
gallons of water
In preparing the mixture l put thir-
| ty-six pounds of blue vitriol In bur
| lap sack and suspend 1t in a barrel
containing thirty-six gallons of water
the day before il is to be used. In or
der to give it ample time to thorough
~ dissolve.
Then Stake twelve pounds Of fresh
lime. and when ready to use it 1 strain
1t into another vessel and slake twelve
pounds more tC be ready when want
ed. Next put three-fourths of pound
Of paris green in one gallon Of water
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
Civil War Stories
A Visit from Lincoln.


Col. Harry l.. Benbow, of South Car
DINA, being once in a reminiscent
mood. was asked by a friend to tell
him his most striking experience dur
ing the Civil War. He began by say
ing that on April 1, 1865. he command
I'd three regiments at Five Forks, near
Petersburg, Virginia. Being shot
through both hips. he was captured
md carried to City Point, Virginia,
Hospital, where he was placed in
ward occupied entirely by Federal of
ficers. He was we'll cared for. having
every simple luxury which the ext
sency of the times would permit.
After being there few days, il was
reported through the ward that the
President of the United States would
on the next day pay his wounded of
ficers at City Point visit. On the
morning of April s, 1865, day which
| shall never forget, my attention was
attracted to a considerable hustle at
the entrance of the ward farthest from
my cot; and in few moments the
door was thrown open, and l beheld
a splendid display of military officers,
clad I'm the pomp and glitter of war,
plenty of dancing plumes and gold
braid, and BOOTS up 10 mid-thigh. 1t
was the Presidents military family
acting as his escort.
Last Of these came a tall. gaunt. I'M
calmly figure, clad in sober black-the
President himself, whom | immediate
" recognized. lie would have attract
ed attention. think, among any as
sembly of men that could have been
brought together in the world so strik-
ing was the nobi,Ny and the benevo-
lence of his countenance
He walked down the long aisle be-
tween the rows of cots on each hand.
bowling and smiling, and saying Good
morning." to the different occupants as
he passed. Arriving at length opposite
where lay he halted beside my bed
and held out his hand | was lying
on my back, my knees drawn up. my
hands folded across my breast. Look
ing him in the face. as he stood with
extended hand:
"Mr. President" | said. do you
know to whom you offer your hand?"
II do not" he replied.
"Well," | said. you offer il to
Confederate colonel, who has fought
you as hard as he could for four
years."
well" said he, IL hope a Confede-
rate colonel will not refuse me his
hand"
NO. sir" | replied. ~ will not" and
l clasped mis- hand in both mine.
l tell you. sir. he had the most mag
nificent face and eye that / have ever
gazed into. He had me whipped from
the time he first opened his mouth. If
ne had ever walked up and down y
Confederate line Of battle. there would
never have been battle. / was his.
body and soul. from the time / felt
the pressure Of his fingers.
He talked to me for ten minutes
most kindly and sympathizingly, and
when about to leave. he shook hands
again, and hoped that | would soon be
restored to health and my family and
friends.
He knew, although l did not. that
In a few days General Lee must sur
render at Appomattox. He left me.
and l saw him for the first ami last
time. Not long afterward the news
came to us that he was dead. and |
| turned my face to the wall and wept.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13

and keep ii thoroughly stirred until
ready to use the next day.
The following morning when ready to
begin spraying / fill the cask almost
full of water, leaving room. however,
for the ingredients. / then strain the
lime solution into the cask, next twelve
gallons of blue vitriol solution and last
ly the paris green mixture.
Then place the ends Of the pump
hose so as TO pump the mixture back
into the cask and run the pump several
minutes in order to thoroughly mix the
entire solution.
In spraying apply the mixture with
sufficient force to reach every part OF
the tree and foliage, giving fine, misty
spray until the tree is well covered
which is indicated by slight droppings
OF the mixture from the trees. Make II
practice to spray three times each
season.
The first spraying is commenced just
before the blossom buds open in the
spring. II is at this time that the
canlxer worm, bud moth. leaf crumpler
leaf folder and cigar case borer are
making preparations to begin their de
structive work in the orchard As
these insects are in their infancy al
this period it is the proper time to gain
possession ahead of them.
In spraying the second time / begin
just as soon as the petals of the bios
SONS have dropped. and make the third
spray wing ten days later.
/ regard the second spraying as be
Ing the most important of all, as al.
most every pest by this time is doing
ravenous work.
of all the enemies Of tree fruit clil
ture | consider the codling moth the
most destructive 1t lays its eggs In
the calyx or blossom end of the form
ing apple or pear, and in a few days
the egg matches and the tiny worm eats
its way into the fruit.
About the only way-Or at least this
is the only way I know of-any bene
fetal results can be obtained from
spraying for this pest is TO spray while
| the calyx is expanded and while the
| forming fruit is standing upward upor
| its stem.
If the spraying is neglected until the
calyx closes and the fruit has turned
downward, most OF the insects will bt
inside the fruit and spraying then vii
be OF little benefit.
To receive the most beneficial re
suits from spraying and TO save the
mixture as much as possible. ii is es
sential to spray thoroughly from botf
sides of the trees and positively no
against the wind, even though the WIND
HAY seem light.
Vt is evident that II part of the fol
iage of the tree Is not sprayed, the un
sprayed parts are as open to the at
taclls of the fungous spores and the
stings Of the curculio as though Their,
had been no spray within mile of tn,
tree.
In order that | may not make any
mistake and forget. l keep a writer
memorandum of the date and side OF
which a tree is sprayed for, Will
| changeable winds and rain showers. i
takes considerable thought at times Il
get all trees sprayed on both Sides
William III. Underwood.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
WESTERN CANADA
THE PENNANT WINNER
''The Last
Best
West"
.yEN
'TessSaa51

The Governments Of Canada now gives to every
Actual Settler 160 acres Of wheat.gFowiHg
land free and an additional 100 acres at $500
On acre
The 10000 contented American Settlers
making their homes In Western Canada Is the
best evidence Of the superiority Of that country.
They are becoming rich, growing from Is to 50
bushels wheat to the acre: 90 to ITO bushels oat
and IS 20 bushels barley, besides ha wing splen-
did herds Of cattle raised On the prairie grass
Dairying is an import ant industry.
The crop Of 1908 still keeps Western Canada in
the lead. The world viii soon look to it as its
food produccr.
The thing which most impressed us
was the magnitude OF the country that Ia
available for agricultural purposes
National Editorial Correspondence. 1908.
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