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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10
Cut Out pxadaWnod

Cut out the dead and unnecessary
wood IT. does five things: Keeps
your ground cleaner. gives yonr fruit
sun. gives you slArger crops md
makes Jour trees safer to climb and
easier to spray.
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Pergande, of the bureau of et%hnology,
U. S. department of agriculture. He
finds winter eggs deposited on witch
hazel stems from the middle of June
TO early in July remaining unmatched
to the following May or June, thus
being dormant almost IL months.
The young Matching from these eggs
locate on the sides of buds, causing
the tissues to multiply abnormally
and inclose the insect within the Pc
culiar gall described above. The
plant lice commence leaving these
witch hazel gals in June and
migrate to birches, the third genera
ton being peculiar in closely resem-
bling the young of an ordinary soft
scale or Lecanium. This generation
~hibernates on the birch, activity be-
ing resumed the middle of the follow
ing April, the females producing
young with conspicuous thick, white
tufts at the posterior extremity. Their
descendants in turn produce another
generation, which is the one COM
planned of.
These insects are frequently SO
abundant as to, produce serious de-
formations of the foliage, causing
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10
Greater Corn crnns.

During the past Eve years-1s0s to
lsO7-the corn crop in the United
States has been greater than all other
cereal crops combined, being over
2,5O0, 100000 bushels annually and wax
ued at over $I,25O.000.O 600.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10
Hamamelistes s%pinosus: PseudogaIis
or corrugations on Birch Leaves.
After Pergande.

a T-..wEE-EE ~ LE
or corrugations on Birch Leaves.
After Pergande.
areas between the veins to swell and
bulge. thus forming ridges or CORFU
cations. According to the investiga-
ticns of Mr.. Pergande this species
should forsake the birches shortly
for the witch hazel.
An outbreak of this character, if
the plant lice are very abundant and
natural enemies not umerou
should be checked by thorough spray.
ing with a kerosene emulsion, the
standard formula diluted with nina
parts of water, or a whale.oil sosp
solution. using one pound; to six or
seven gallons Of water. The anpli.
cation should be early or the badly
curled foliage may make it almost
impossible to obtain satisfactory re-
suits.
The elm tree beetle is best con-
trollede by thorough spraying with an
arsenical poison, preferably the com.
mercial arsenate Of lead, yince the.
latter possesses superior adhesive
properties. Care should be taken to
throw this poisoned mixture upon.
the under side Of the leaves, since
the voracious grubs do not eat upon
the upper surface.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10
Using ! wseder.

"A great many farmers do not know
how to get the mos1 service from a
weeder. WhcE the soil becomes hard.
and compact after rains. the space.
between the rows may be broken up
by the c%ultivator, after which the
weeder Will readily stir the soil in the
rows. When used at the right time
myriads Vt small weeds may be de-
stroyed before they become trouble
some and moisture IS conceived In a
most cfectual manner by this tool
with ita many small teeth. It may be
used on crops with which 1t would
seem impossible without too great
damage. For example. beans may be
cultivated by means of the weeder
when q few. inches high, and If the
work is done about midday, when the
piants are linn. very lev VIM bse In.
s5nred. Many bean growers who use
tie weeder SOW slightly more iced
TO make provision for possible
loss q plants. This vegetable should
never be cultivated when the plants
are wet
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10
LABOR SAVING DEVICE
Tool for Use in Picking Fruit Tha,
viii Enable a Person to Use
Both Hands.

When picking any kind Of fruit
from a tree the device shown in the
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10

accompanying il
%lustration will be
found very use
full, since it en-
ables the picker
to e both
hands. leaving
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-07-23

possession never seemed quite SO val
table as tonight He wondered what
Sidney was saying to make her smile
and blush 80 deeply. Well, the act
would soon be over, and then he and
Roberts would go and see them, and
so give the public to understand that
matters were as usual between him
and Miss Brandon.
With this thought he resolutely
turned his attention to the stage, and
perseveringy held 1t there until the
curtain fell. Then, turning to Roberts,
he proposed that they should go over
to the opposite box.
AS they entered 1t Sidney greeted
them in his usual sincere and hearty
manner, while Lulu, with a smile, gave
her hand first to Clarence and then to
Roberts, at the same time motioning
her lover to seat by her side. AS
Roberts for few minutes engaged Sid
ney in conversation, Curtis managed
to ask Miss Brandon why she had not
informed him of her desire to come to
the theater. She frankly replied that
she had felt no special wish to do 50
until Sidney unexpectedly called and
asked her to accompany him. This she
told him with manner 80 devoid Of
coquetry that he felt reassured, and
left her with a complacent feeling that
he was quite sure of her affection.
He called to see her the next even
ing as usual, and nothing was said Of
the recent incident. Clarence's brief
jealousy was forgotten, and he calmly
accepted the old condition of things
Why should he be In haste to marry
even the most charming girl In the
world?
He hesitated to give up the freedom
and luxury Of bacheIorhood for the re-
straints which marriage must inevita-
bly, bring. Lulu was such delightful
companion and sweetheart Would she
be equally charming as wife? Wheth-
er or not she wished to marry, he
never conjectured. He had always
lived for his own comfort, and self was
his first consideration. So when he
left her that evening the words were
still unspoken which would bind her
to him. and he was yet free man.
a fortnight passed as usual, with
no change In the relations of the two.
Lulu was a proud girl, and Mrs. Cor
mans look Of inquiry every time they
now met was hard to bear. Matters
reached a climax on the day when
Belle incautlously said:
II have been scolding Clarence about
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you, Lulu. | tell him he will rue his
Indifference when 1t Is too late"

you, Lulu. / tell him he will rue his
indifference when 1t is too late.'
Indeed !" Lulu's laugh was rather
forced. "And what did my lord sayp
"Oh, that he was sure of you, or
something Of the sort. He is abom-
nably conceted, though he is my
brother"
Are not not all men SOP" asked Lu-
lu, lightly; but her eyes were like
sparks.
When, at 8 o'clock next evening,
Clarence called to see Miss Brandon,
the maid Informed him that she had
just went out with Mr.. Lawrence"
Again the green-eyed demon seized the
tardy wooer, and this time 1t wonder
fully Quickened his latent love. He re-
solved to ask the important question at
once. Early the next morning he went
to the home of his sweetheart, only
to find that she had gone out for the
day. Clarence was seriously disturbed.
He felt that something was wrong. II
he could only see Lulu for few miu-
utes, matters would be settled to his
satisfaction, he assured himself But
alas that little word ''if' has often
proved barrier stronger than prison
walls or iron bands.
He was baffled in every attempt to
see Miss Brandon alone, until he was
forced to admit that she purposely
sought to evade meeting with him.
This only made him more eager and
determined to bring one about, but
more than two months elapsed before
he succeeded In securing the long and
much desired interview. At last he
wrote her note, requesting some
what imperatively to be allowed to see
her privately. The reply was brief,
simply stating that she would receive
him that evening at s O'Clock.
Promptly at the time designated
Clarence entered the familiar parlor
and was greeted cordially by Lu, who
yet evaded the accustomed loverelike
caresS.
"'Great minds run in the same chan
nel,' Clarence. At the moment | re
celved your note was writing you an
invitation TO call"
This little speech quickly dissipated
the suspicion which had arisen In his
mind at his reception, and he resolved
to state the object Of his call without
delay,
Dear Lulu" he said, taking her
hand In his, II have come this even
ing to ask you to name an early date
for our marriage, | want my wife as
soon as possible"
She allowed him to retain her hand,
but the crimson deepened upon the fair
cheeks as abe replied:
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sumo. Besides grotesque shapes, to
which various names have been given,
there are spires, minarets, cones and
cathedral towers, and masses Of stall
ectite form.
Transcontinental tourists always in
clude the Garden of the Gods in their
itinerary and it is safe to say that sew
eral millions of visitors have been at
tracted to the spot since the railroads
made it easy of reach. Colorado, orig
inally famous for Pixies Peak, has gath
cred more fame from the Garden of the
Gods than any other single feature.
The State has profited in large measure
from the possession of the place, and
Colorado Springs would not to-day be
the city 1t is were 1t not near this spot.
At the entrance of the Garden of the
Gods one begins to see marvellous things
indeed, before entering. The so-called
Gateway is an imposing formation, be-
ing two great masses Of red and white
sandstone rocks rising 900 feet with a
narrow passageway between. From a
distance, the Gateway is not particular
ly imposing but on nearer approach, It
is seen that nature has here performed
miracle. After passing through, the
tourist Is prepared In measure for any
further wonders that may confront him.
All through the Garden of the Gods,
red and white sandstone formations
abound In the most curious shape. Gro
tesoueries are everywhere. There are
most peculiar rocks resembling birds
and animals, some of them so
closely that the visitor may doubt
the evidence Of his own eyes
and expect the titanic monsters to
awaken out of their sleep and spring at
him. There are minarets and spires,
cones, towers, overhanging fret work,
flagree in rocks. beautifully colored
veinings and strata, balancing stones,
tables. and everything conceivable and
some things that are not. Imagination
could not run wilder riot than is here
seen in reality.
The photographs shown with this
story give the reader fairly good Idea
of some of the formations. Cathedral
Spires, one Of the most peculiar group
of rocks in the entire Garden. is so
called from its resemblance to church.
At near view. the resemblance is lost.
! but from distance, at certain angles,
one may readily believe, ii he did not
knew 70 the contrary, that he is looking
at beautiful cathedral and would ex-
| Yecs to bear the echoes Of the chimes
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Clarence, l have something to say
which may give you pain. During the
last few years have been dimly con-
scious that we are not exactly suited
to each other, although a month ago
should have Indignantly refuted such
an implication from anyone else. l
am now fully convinced that IL united
we should not be happy. More than
this,' here she spoke very softly and
tenderly, IL have been mistaken in
the object Of my affection, and | now
know that l have never truly loved
anyone but Sidney Lawrence"
Speechless and pale, Clarence's eyes
sought hers beseechingy. At last he
realized the magnitude OF his love for
the woman his selfshness had put s4x'-
ever from his life. But he read no hope
In her face, and In silence he rose and
left her.
Years have passed since then. Clar-
ence Curtis has never married, and the
gossips say the handsome bachelor
silently worshlps the wife of Sidney
Lawrence. Magazine.
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borne family to him on the breeze.
Near to the Cathedral Spires Is Eagle
Rock. The rock itself has no resem-
blance to the bird after which 1t ~
named, but If you look at the very sum
NIT you will see formation whlch Is
an exact duplicate of an eagle. rms is
one of the most remarkable sights In
the whole section. The stone Dlfd
perches himself at the very top OF the
rock and there he sits as he has set
for ages, looking out over the other
wonderful things that were created at
the same time he was. The frying
Dutchman Is a grotesque pile OF stones
nearly 400 feet high which bear de-
cided resemblance to the Dutchman OF
the stage with his funny cap on MS
head. The Siamese Twins are SO named
because they are close together, each
being practically a duplicate OF the
other.
Balance rock Is stone nearly 3oo
feet in height which stands on It's point
almost like an egg. 1t is so perfectly
balanced on another stone that 1t some
times sways in heavy gale, but appar-
emily there is no power on earth tnat
can bring 1t to the ground. How many
thousands of years it has stood there
connot be told; neither can any one
know how it was made to assume Its
peculiar position.
1t is the opinion Of biologists that
the masses Of rocks, In their strangely
garish colors, the sedimentary strata
that once lay horizontally upon the
mountains breast, but that some glgan-
tic convulsion of nature threw them
into their present perpendicular attt-
tude, with their roots. as it were, ex'
tending hundreds of feet underground.
The erosion by water, when the region
was part Of the Gulf Of Mexico, is be-
lieved to account for the quaint and
astonishing shapes Of the various for
ludllouS, IHOuSH SlnCc Iutt lChuoIS ~
riod there has been such change of
levels that the celebrated Garden is now
nearly 5000 feet above the sea.
On the first rock as one enters the
massive portals is to be seen the perfect
outline Of stags head, with antlers
laid back and nose high, as If startled
by the baying Of the hounds. A few
yards further on is a huge stone Of 200
tons weight perched like a spinning top
upon the shoulder of another. 1t is so
nicely balanced that every passing
breeze seems to threaten its stability,
and yet it has stood like that for GEN.
turies. Still further on one sees duck,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-07-23
FASTEST WAR VESSEL AFLoAI.
Has Made Thirty-eight Knots an
Hour Under Pressure.

Hour Under Pressure.
A series of trials on the River Clyde
proves that the Swift, the latest addi
ton to the British navy, Is the fast
est warship afloat, the New York Even
ing Post says She is the largest ves-
sci of the type ever constructed, dis
placing 1900 tons of water, or twice
as much as any destroyer built hither-
to. She is of extraordinary length
845 feet-has a beam Of "a 1-6 feet,
and draws only 101a feet Of water.
Her armament consists of four four
inch guns of new type, and she
burns oil fuel in conjunction with Nor
mand boilers. The Parsons turbines
have, Of course, been fitted She was
designed to steam at thirty-six knots,
and, after she had been fitted with new
wing propellers, reached this very re-
markable rate Of steaming while, un-
der pressure, she made two runs with
two more knots to her credit, equiva-
lent to torty-three land miles an hour.
This remarkable vessel was built by
Commell Laird & Co., at Birkenhead.
She has cost considerably over a quar-
ter of a million sterling-to be exact,
s2S0, ,292 and she is intended for duty
in the North sea as destroyer of de-
stroyers, The Mauretania travels quick
ly, but the Swift could easily steam
around her in circles, even when going
at her best speed.
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A GREEN OLD AGE.
Enjoyed by a Very Old Tree by th-
Mississippi.

Enjoyed by a Very Old Tree by tn
Mississippi.
The most ancient living thing OH
earth is tree. Exactly where that
tree stands is mooted question, for
many localities lay claim to 1t, but
there have been scientists curious
enough to investigate the various
claims, and we can probably arrive at
pretty exact result by few com
parlsors.
Recently somebody has put forth the
claim Of the so-called "Old Green Tree
of the Mississippi Valley" which
stands near the river in lie Claire, Ia.
Its trunk is more than 100 feet in cir
cumference and its branches shade a
circle of more than 300 feet. 1t was
an ancient tree when the first white
man stood under its branches, and
has a place In the traditions Of the
Indian tribes Of the Mississippi VAL
ley dating back long, long before the
first white face was seen on the shores
Of the Western world.
There are certain yews In England
that were stalwart trees when Caesar
landed Oh her shores. More than a
century ago a scientist named Ocean
role proved to the satisfaction Of bot
ansts that certain yew standing III
the churchyard Of Fortingal, Perth
shire, was more than $500 years old,
and he found another at Hedoor, in
Buclas, which was 3,240 years old at
that time.
Humboldt refers to a gigantic boa
bab tree IN Central Africa as the oldest
tree had a trunk twenty-nine feet in
diameter, and Adanson, by series Of
careful measurements, demonstrated
conclusively that 1t had lived for not
less than $3.50 years-and it lives to-
day. But even Humboldt was wrong
In his premise. 1t has recently been
World which, of verify, has lived to
"a green old age" for 1t antedates the
scriptural flood about 1000 years.
There Is a cypress tree standing In
the Province Of Chepultepec, Mexico,
with trunk 118 feet 10 inches in cir
cumference. This has been shown to
be (as conclusively as these things can
be shown about 6,260 years of age
Nor Is this so remarkable when one
stops to think that, given favorable
conditions for Its growth and susie
nance, the average tree will never die
of old age. Its death is merely an ac-
cident. Other younger and more vigor-
Gus trees may spring up near it and rob
Its roots of their proper nourishment;
insects may kill 1t floods or winds may
sweep 1t away, or the woodman's ak
may fell it. If no such accident hap
pens to 1t tree may flourish and grow
for century upon century and age upon
age.--New York Times.
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Legal Information
Observation-Disclosures

In the case of Colt vs. O'Conner ct
al, 100 New York Supplement, 6S0,
recently before the Supreme Court Of
New York, woman who had married
tpstator in good faith, and had nursed
him through long illness, keeping
their marriage secret at his request,
was allowed to recover damages for the
injury caused by marrying her while
he had wife living.
The Supreme Judicial Court of
Maine in Smart VS.. Aroostook Lumber
Company, 6S Atlantic Reporter, 527,
held that, although the defendant log
ging company had monopolized the
commercial business on navigable
stream by filling it with floating logs,
plaintiff was entitled to it's use for
access to his summer cottage, and that
navigation for the purpose of mere
pleasure is as much within the protec-
tion of the law as a use for CONNER
cial purposes.
Plaintiffs, attorneys, were engaged
by defendants agent and sent plead
irgs by his other attorneys, 5ut there
was no proof of authority on the part
of any of these persons to contract for
the payment of attorneys fees, and the
New Jersey Court of Errors and Ap-
peals in Bentley VS.. Fidelity and De-
posit Company, 60 Atlantic Reporter,
202, held that no recovery could be had
without proof of such contract, and
that no liability arose from the simple
fact of performance of services, as they
were presumed to be gratuitous.
In Farrell VS.. Manhattan Market
Company, 81 Northeastern Reporter,
4S1, it appeared that palintiff pur-
chased a chicken at bargain counter,
and on eating portion of it sufferetN
from ptomaine poisoning. The deter
mining factor of the case was ques-
tion of evidence as to whether the deal
er was responsible for PLAINTIFFS choice
Of the fowl or whether she made her
choice without reliance on his skill.
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massa-
chusetts held that the burden of proof
on this proposition was on plaintiff and
that she had failed to sustain it.
The son-in-law of plaintiff was jan
itor of an apartment house, in the base
ment Of which he resided. While plain
tiff was there she was seized with cry
sipelas. Defendant, the landlord,
learning this, told the janitor that il
she were not removed by noon he would
call an officer and put them all out.
Thereupon the plaintiff left. In Tuck
er VS.. Burt, 115 Northwestern Report
er, 722, she claimed damages for the
resulting aggravation of her malady.
The Supreme Court of Michigan held
the janitor was merely an employe, not
tenant; that he had no right to en-
tertain guest obnoxious to defendants
and that defendant violated no duty ir
causing her removal.
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LONGING FOB THE VILLAGE

I am tired of the city
With It's stress ard strife and noise,
And am longing for the village
With It's simple homely joys.
Where each face is so familiar
When / pass them on the way
As each treads his routine pathway
At certain time each day.
There the chickens take possession
OF the sidewalk and the street,
And the air of sweet contentment
Broods Ger everything you meet.
And no strangers crowd the sidewalks
Every hour by night and day.
I know them all when strolling
Almost half a mile away.
There no street cars nor steam whistles
Sound alarms by night and noon,
But at eve the lonely watchdog
Starts his baying at the moon.
The secluded little village,
Toward its peaceful scenes I'll stray,
rTis a green spot to inhabit
When chance to feel that way.
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FARMING IN INDIA
Religious Rites Required Through
out the Entire Season.

hchSious hites required through"
out the Entire Season.
Agricultural practice in southern
India from start to finish requires re-
ligious rites, says the Madras Mail.
In the Tamil districts the agricul-
tural year commences about April On
April % the cultivators of a village
consult a 'valluvan," who fixes for
them the kind of wood that they should
cut and take away. He is supposed to
settle the question as the result of as
trological observations made on the
commencement Of the Tamil New
Years day, which falls about April 13.
Each cultivator then takes little cam
phor, some incense, few plaintains
and cocoanut, and with others assem-
bled for the purpose he proceeds to the
forests, where he worships the tree he
is about to cut, offering the plaintains
and the cocoanut. Then he lops of
the first branch, taking good care that
1t falls on the right side. In each year
the side is different. Prosperity to
himself and his cattle is firmly be-
lieyed to depend very much upon this.
He then cuts away the required guam.
tity Of wood and takes it home.
Another day is then selected, soon
after the early rains Of the same
month, by the "valluvan" and then the
greatest event of the agricultural year
occurs. Each ryot takes the wood he
has selected for the plow, which Is
newly fitted up and taken to the field,
where the bullocks are tied to it, and
behind it stand other plows with teams
of oxen tied to them, while large
crowds assemble around the teams.
The principal plowman then daubs
the pair of oxen tied to the new plow
with aniline powder and turmeric
paste; he lights camphor and burns
incense before it, breaks cocoanut
and with it he makes an offering Of
a pot of jaggery water and parched
grain and Bengal gram. Then he
drives the plow across the field, pre-
ceded by the other plowmen, and after
a few rounds the oxen are unyoked
and the offerings distributed to those
present