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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-04-14
Hints Tbont Lazons

In the early spring is the best time
to make a new lawn, and to repair
an old one. Fertilizer should be ap-
piled to grass plots which have been
established a few years, and thin
portions should be reseeded. II seed
has been sown in the fall for a new
lawn, watch carefully this spring, and
reseed those places where the first
seeding fails to come up.
In making a new lawn, great care
should be taken. Prepare the ground
as soon as it can be worked. Grade
it, smoothing over rough surfaces,
making proper level spaces and gen.
tie slopes. If possible, the lawn
should slope away from the house.
The grading should be done to dis
tribute evenly all surface water,
avoiding the formation of little runs
which might produce washouts. En-
rich the soil with liberal supply OF
we'll rotted manure. This is essential
where the soil is lacking in humus,
otherwise bone meal or other good
fertilizer is useful. The ground
should be ploughed or spaded not
less than eight inches deep, all stones
and similar material removed, Jumps
broken up and the surface smoothed.
Then it is ready for seeding. Use
good lawn mixture. Four parts OF
Kentucky blue grass with one part
white clover, sown not less than five
bushels to the acre is good Red top
instead of the blue grass, or equal
parts of red top and blue grass, pro-
duce good results. Use plenty OF
seed and nothing but pure seed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-04-14
Eliot Nav Yet Accept.

Cambridge, Mass, April 6.-Presi-
dent Eliot yesterday denied that he
had either accepted or declined the
post of ambassador to. Great Britain.
It was reported here yesterday that
DR.. Eliot had not yet formally de-
clined the post.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-04-14

Representative Sulzer of New York
has introduced a bill establishing a
new executive department at Wash
ington to be known as the depart
ment of labor to be in charge OF a
secretary of labor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-04-14
FIGHTS
AGAINST TRIAL

Tulsa, Okla, April 6.-Governor
Haskell, when called before the fed
eral court yesterday to answer to the
indictments charging him with fraud
in connection with the Muskogee
town lot cases, made hard fight
against the case coming to trial. A
decision probably will be rendered to-
day
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-04-14
EX-GOVERNOR DIES AS HE TALKS

w. A. Poynter Falls in Nebraska
Mansion at a Saloon Hearing.
Lincoln, Neb., April CIV. A. Poyn-
ter, ex-governor of Nebraska, while
making speech in the Office OF Gov
ernor Shallenbergen at the hearing
on the daylight saloon bill yesterday,
was stricken with apoplexy and died
in a few minutes.
Immediately after it was known
that the ex-governor was dead, Gov
ernor Shallenberger said there would
be no further public hearing on the
bill.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-04-14

AS a witness in the International
Power Stock suit in New York, Jo-
seph Letter said he cursed Hoardley,
Judson and the rest for getting him
into the DEAL" He said he wanted to
wiring the necks of Thomas & Post,
brokers, but the brokers wrung his
neck.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-04-14
WILL REPORT FOR
SPRING SHOOTING
Madison, April {

NdUIOUIIy 1hPI II y.
The Joint fish and game committee
will report the spring shooting bill
favorably, allowing 10 days, from
April Is to 25, and shortening the
fall season 10 days, making the closed
season January 1 to September 20
instead of September 10.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-04-14

Amount and Method of Seeding.
Seldom do we find that there is be-
ing too much seed sown per acre. In
general it may be said that 8 to 31h
bushels have been giving better re-
suits than a less amount. At the
Iowa station this past year Az bush
els of seed per acre gave the maxi
mum yield On the average, however,
to 81 BUSHES per acre can be very
generally recommended. The follow
ing chart will be of interest in this
connection:
Rate of Seeding and Yield.
Average of two varieties, 1908, X.
Kherson seed, weight per bushel,
32R lbs.
Silvermine seed, weight per bushel,
81 lbs.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-04-14

Canada may purchase an airship of
the Silver Dart pattern for military
experiments.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-04-14
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
County Option Fails.

For county option-Senators Bar
ker, Bird, Blaine, Brazeau, Browne,
Donald, Fridd, Hazelwood, James,
Marsh, Stout, Whitehead-12.
Against county option-Senators
Bodenstab, Burke, Fairchild, Gay
lord, Husting Kleczka, Krumrey
Lehr, Lockney, Lyons, Martin, Owen,
Page, Randolph, Sanborn, Thomas,
Wright-17.
Paired-Senators Hudnall for and
Morris against; Pearson for and Bish-
op against.
Madison, March 31.-The unexpect-
ed happened in the senate when the
Marsh county option bill was killed
after a debate lasting five hours. The
above shows the vote. Senators Bar
ker, Blaine, Browne, and Bird spoke
for the bill and Senator Gaylord, So
cialist, Page and Husting in opposi-
ton.
The bill introduced by the COM
mittee on forestry, was advanced to
a third reading. 1t makes it I'M
lawful for all logging locomotives.
donkey or threshing engines and
railway locomotives which do not
burn oil as fuel, to operate in, through
or near forests, brush or grassland
without a netting Of steel or iron
wires so as to prevent the escape of
sparks, fire or cinders from their
smokestacks.
In the assembly six bills were on
the calendar relating to inheritance
taxes, and discussion was begun up
on them. The present law provides:
the county treasurer shall retain for
the use of the county out of all in
heritance taxes paid and accounted
for by him each year, per centum
on the first $4,000, three per cent on
the next $4,000 and per cent on
all additional sums. Various substi-
tutes were proposed charging the per-
centage. Mr.. Thomas offered an
amendment increasing the rates the
counties shall receive to 25, 10 and
per cent for the three classes.
Madison, April 1.-The assembly
had quite surprise in the form of a
privileged resolution to create a
| joint committee for investigating the
| last senatorial election. This crept
in on top of the resolution passed
several days ago authorizing a COM
mittee of three senators for that pur-
| pose. The resolution was intro
duced by Assemblyman Bray in be-
| half of the five members of the in
| vestigating committee. 1t participat-
ed a discussion that kept the assem-
bly, until one o'clock in the afternoon.
| One of the startling statements that
the discussion developed was made
the discussion developed was made
| by Assemblyman Zimmerman. He
stated that a member of the as
sembly told him on March 4 that he
was offered $1,500 to stay out that
day. The resolution went over. The
Thomas amendment to the Hamper
bill giving counties 25 per cent of in.
heritance tax collected, was adopted
after some discussion. The remain
| ing rs per cent Of the taxes collected
will be diverted to the school fund.
If bill 166a, by Mr. Hull becomes
a law. Mr.. Hull's measure was Or
dered engrossed, after considerable
argument.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-04-14

- pun SGdSOu IOr OdCS III Iowa..
Especially is heavy seeding. desir-
able where the ground has a tendency
to be weedy.
Drilling VS.. Broadcasting.
Taking one year with another it
will be found THAT the drilling of oats
is much preferable to the sowing of
oats broadcast. The seed is more
evenly distributed and more evenly
covered. From a peck to- a half
bushel may be saved in the amount of
seed needed. In some seasons, such
as 1907, the use of the drill will be
found to be exceptionally profitable
At the Iowa station an increase of 9
bushels per acre was secured in favor
of drilling that season. 1t will be re-
membered that the spring was rather
cold and dry. Figuring the oats at
33 1-3 cents per bushel, it will be
found that less than 35 acres of oats
would have paid for a drill that year
In seasons more favorable for oat pro-
duction this increase is by no means
as marked, yet the drill can be rec
commended as much more profitable
method of putting in oats than the
common system of broadcasting.
The data above given, covering as
it does a period OF seven years, and
shows wherein the large plump grains
produced 146 per cent more than the
medium sized plump grains of the
same variety; while the small plump
grains yielded 33 Oh per cent less
than the large well-filled ones. Run
ming through the machine once is sell
dom sufficient; it may be necessary to
put them through two or three times
before you will be satisfied that the
work is thoroughly done. Many of the
elevators throughout the state are CO.
operating with the farmers in this inn
portant work.
Treatment for Smut.
Second. 1t will cost about eight TO
cents per acre for treating oats with
fornalin for smut. By large num-
Der of tests over the state it has
been found that on a conservative
basis there is loss of from to 10
per cent due alone to smut; or in
other words. the Iowa farmer loses
annually from to bushels of oats
per acre due to smut which could
have been eliminated for not to exceed
10 cents per acre by treating the seed
with forn1alin. One pound OF
oats should be spread out about or
) inches deep; sprinkler is very
convenient method Of applying the so
luton While the solution is being
added it is well that the oats be
stirred Ga rake can be used for this
purpose), in order that the solution
may become equally distributed. The
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-04-14

Madison, April 2.-Senator White
head made an argument in favor of
the memorial to congress respecting
the imposition of federal tax upon
lnheritances. The memorial was of
fered by the committee on taxation
of which he is chairman, and was
recommended for adoption. Action
was deferred.
The first important business of the
day in the assembly was the passage
of the Bray resolution for a joint
investigating committee of the last
senatorial election in place of the
separate committee authorized by the
senate. The resolution was passed
with only one dissenting voice. As
semblyman Viebahn voted in the neg
alive. The committee on public
health presented a new bill relating
to the sale of syrups, molasses, glu-
Brockhausen's bill, relating to wages
and time of hours of labor paid and
required by public service corpora
lions.
Both houses adjourned to April IL
also consigned to the grave Mr..
and time of payment of wages. It
Leuch, relating to the hours of labor
ported for death bill 40a, by Mr..
The committee on manufactures re-
cose mixtures and maple mixtures.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-04-14
Rate of Seeding and Yield.

Especially is a heavy seeding desir-
able where the ground has a tendency
to be weedy.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-04-14
Preparation of seed.

1t is by no means an uncommon
thing even in Iowa to find that the
oats used for seed purposes were
taken directly from the oat bin with
out any special care or attention
being given before they were sown.
Every Iowa farmer certainly appre-
eiates the fact that small or light and
immature seed can by no means be
expected 10 produce as strong and
vigorous plants as will the large,
plump grains. This has been so thor
oughly demonstrated, and requiring as
it does so little amount of time to
properly prepare the seed that no one
can be excused for not giving this
matter his most careful attention.
In considering the proper prepare
ton of seed oats for planting, it will
be taken up under two headings.
Tanning and Grading Seed.
First The benefits derived from
tanning and grading the seed are in
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
UNFINISHED STORIES

INSTEAD of writing a story
for the unfinished story con-
"A test this week the boys and
girls are all invited to write a
short article upon this topic, "My
Practical Application of Electri-
city" In this all Junior writer's
are invited to tell whether they
have installed any telephones,
whether they have run wires, and
established telegraph station
from one house to another,
whether they have wired electric
bells, lights or other installation.
Tell all about any experiments
with storage batteries and wheth-
er the magnetic in fathers or
uncle's automobile is easily un-
derstood.
The prize for the best paper on
this subject will be splendid
book, How to Understand Elec-
tricity," by William II. Onken,
ir., associate editor of the Elec-
trical World, and Joseph B.
Baker, technical editor of U. S.
geological survey.
This book explains how and
why "the wheels go round when
the force that drives them is cleo
tricity. We know that trolley
cars are impelled by an electric
wire, we recognize the third rail
of electric trains when we see 1t
splitting flame, and at home we
read and sometimes cook by
electricity. Every bright boy
and girl naturally asks How is
it done?" This book tells the
story of these and many other
electrical marvels and will offer
many interesting suggestions Tor
those boys who are already fairly
conversant with electrical work.
Write from $50 to 300 words, on one
side of the paper, leaving margins at
the ton and side of each page. Address
the letter neatly to Aunt Laurie, Los
Angeles Herald, Los Angeles, CAL, anu
he sure that it reaches this once not
later than Thursday, July IS, for pub
lication July %.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
TWILIGHT

Each child takes the name of q
flower, and seats are provided for all
but one, who stands in the center and
slowly spins wooden plate. calling the
name Of flower at the same time. The
girl whose flower name is called leaps
up to catch the plate before it falls,
and the vacant chair is taken by the
spinner. If the plate is not caught be-
fore it falls a forfeit is required from
the one who fails to catch it, unless It
is plainly the fault of the spinner In
not giving it sufficient impetus, in
which case she must try it over again.
If, instead of a flower, Twilight" is
called. all change places and the one
who fails to secure a seat becomes
spinner. If moonlight" is called all
must sit still, and any one who jumps
up is liable to forfeit. II Double twi-
light" is called a double change OF
seats is made.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
Dear Aunt Laurie:
ALTERNATE PRIZES

> BY a special arrangement with the Z
5 circulation department, Aunt Laurie Is
) enabled to make the following an
I. nOuncement: Whenever a prize OF
5 book or of one dollar is awarded to
!. Junior, that prize will be exchanged II {
5 desired for subscription to The Herald {
5 as follows: one dollar prize may be
5 exchanged for n six months subscrip-
5 tion. while a book will be exchanged Z
< for a three months subscription.
I. This is entirely optional with each Z
:, boy and girl, andsno effort whatever
5 will be made to persuade any one. to
5 take the alternate prize. 1t Is offered &
5 merely because Of some laments which
5 have come from boys and girls whose
3 parents do not and will not take the
5 paper, and this arrangement would
B. enable the boys girls to have the
8 paper for themselves.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
GGOH, MOTHER, is this a
picture of you when you
" Mern in q rlav 2n asked

4
picture Of you when j you
" were in a play?" asked
Rosabel, as she was looking over
a number of old photographs.
See this one" she continued,
holding up photograph showing
a sweet-faced girl wearing a high
gold crown and holding scepter
in one hand while beautiful robes
of velvet and ermine gave truly
royal air to the graceful girl.
mo, it is not picture of me,
said Mrs. Haskell, but the sight
of it reminds me that 1 have suffi-
cient of that ermine put away in
cainphor bags to make a hand
some. muff and collar for you,
and perhaps I may let you have
it made up to wear next winter"
But, mother, l want the er-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
ABOUT SQUIRRELS

Do you know that at home in the
woods a squirrel has two cages, or
dreys, as his nests are called? The
winter one is placed in the cleft of
tree between two branches and is
often very large, for squirrels do not
like north winds and try to shelter
themselves as much as they can. The
summer nest is not unlike a birds
and is perched high un on a waving
bough as far as possible from the
reach of unwelcome visitors. Should
the mother squirrel catch sight of one
of these she will leap from branch to
branch with a squirrel cub in her
mouth until all are carried away to
place of safety.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
TRIMMING FOR DOLLS
BONNET PROVES EDIBLE,

Z TITLE 7-year-old Patsy Freeze
was delighted with her new sum-
"a mer hat. 1t was in the shape OF
a peach basket, trimmed on the out
side with red ripe cherries.
Patsy thought it was just too pretty
for anything, and now her greatest de-
sire was to have one for her best dolly
just like it.
She could not afford to go to a mil
liner. 1t was as much as her mamma
could do to buy pretty hats for her little
girls without bothering to see that the
dolls had becoming headgear.
But Patsy was possessed with fer
tile brain and she began thinking. She
imagined just how she wanted the nat
to look, and then she went to work TO
try and get it.
She had a little round willow basket
that she had received sugar eggs IN
She turned 1t over dollys head and
found that it just fitted her. She then
broke off the handle, lined the basket
with some pink silk, and then, where
were the cherries to trim IL Wltnf 1hat
was the question.
Patsy could think of nothing else
than the little pie-cherry tree out IN
the yard bearing its first frult. she
knew her mamma set much store by
it, but then she wanted cherries To
trim the dolls hat, and where else
could she get them? So the naughty
little girl picked every cherry on the
tree and put them in a row all around
her dolly's hat
Nov. Dolly, you're just as 'tyllsh
as any one," she said, holding the doll
and new hat away from her TO IN
spect ii.
She was so pleased with the effect
that she wanted to show the doll to
every one, but she did not dare to
show it TO her mother, so she went up
stairs, put on her own best hat, ana {.
then. with dolly in her arms she saufi-
tered forth for walk.
The first one she met was one OF her
little schoolmates.
"Ho!" she cried, "I think Ia WASH
my face and put on clean dress pe-
fore I'd wear my best hat.
Now this wasn't what Patsy wanted
the little girl to say, at all.
But there came some boys, and one
of them she knew. They certainly
would admire the new summer mats;
"Hoi look at the mother and daugh-
ter-twins dressed just alike cried
out Jim Band. And Patsy was so de-
lighted that she laughed all over her
face; but the next moment all hef
smiles were turned into tears, for one
of the boys cried out: jimmy crlck
etsl them's real cherries on that doll
baby's hat. Let's eat EN-" and with
out another word he snatched dolly's
beautiful hat from her head and began
eating the cherries IS raVenously as
though he had never eaten one In his
life before.
This nearly broke Patsy's heart, and
with screams of Indignation she has
tened hack to her home and threw her
self into her mothers arms; but her
mother didn't seem so sorry as she did
sometimes when Patsy was In trouble,
for she said real Grossly: Patsy
Freeze. I'm surprised that you picked
all my cherries without permission.
Whenever a thing comes dishonesty, II
almost always disappears in the same
way. You have been a very naughty
girl. You must now take your bath
and go to bed f6f' tsS,o hours. Perhaps
next time you will be more careful
about taking things without asking for
them"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
The HERALD JUNIOR
FLORENCE BosARD LAWRENCE. Editor

The Herald Junior is published by the Her
s.d company for the children of the south
vest. 1t is devoted to their interests. and
will publish principally their own writings.
Al childrea & public school age well
ovme as contributors The editor wishes to
encourage correspondence and suggestions
from teachers.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04

mine, of course, but most of all |
want to hear the story about this
picture. Tell me who the girl
was? Was she a really truly
queen or some beautiful princess
who travelled in disguise and sent
you this picture after she re-
turned to her throne?N
Mrs. Haskell was finishing
some important writing, so she
gave little attention to Rosabel
for a few minutes.
Mother, I do hope you mean
to tell me the story, and please
do not tell me that this is merely
a picture of you when you were
in some play at Vassar. hope it
is a real romance, something
about mysteries, or disguises, or
perhaps a lost princess who is
suddenly recovered and placed in
her rightful position"
Complete this story, explaining the
picture as you think Mrs. Haskell told
it to Rosabel. The story may be along
historical lines, or simply the tale of
some boys and girls at play, dressing
up in beautiful clothes.
One prize, a book, will be given in
this contest this week for the best conf
pleted story.
Write from $50 to 250 words, on one
side Of the paper, leaving margins at
the top and side of each page. Address
the letter neatly to Aunt Laurie, Los
Angeles Herald, Los Angeles, Cal, and
be sure that it reaches this office not
later than Thursday, July s, for pub
lication July Is.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
Little Tonlnny'S Fourth of July

Mother had tucked little Tommy in bed
Battered and SCARED from his head to his toes
Ten little fingers swollen and red,
He'd bump on his eye and burn on his nose
AS she kissed his round chin, mother said, with SIGH
Thank goodness it's over, this Fourth of JuyH
Dear little Tommy, all fresh from the fight,
Lying there poultced, still dauntless as yet
Mother stepped softly to lower the light,
And heard him exclaim in a voice of regret,
Half to himself, as he closed his well eye,
"I-wish that tomorrow was Fourth of July r -, =,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
ABOUT PRIZES FOR HONORABLE
MENTIONS

+ Competitors in any contest are j
I. entitled to a handsome book prize !
i when keir work has received hon. !
i orable mention three times. i
!. They must claim the prize, sub y
= mitting copies of their letters. sto- i.
!. ries or limericks. i
4 + 4 i i. i i i 4 I. = i i i i 4. i j.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04

"Willie, did you put your nickel in
the contribution box in Sunday school
today?"
mo, mother: I asked Eddy Lane, the
preachers son, if couldn't keep it and
spend it for candy, and he gave me
permission"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
JUNIORS APPRECIATE
THE HERALD PRIZES

Dear Aunt Laurie:
received my dollar all right, and
thank YOU very much for 1t. Ny
cousin brought me the dollar and told
me you would like TO see me. Will
try to write in The Herald from
Iowa. I hope I will get in to see you
before 1 go away. Your nephew
HENRY NESBET.
1855 West Thirty-ffth place.
Dear Aunt Laurie
1 am thanking you for the book that
I received June 13, 1909. I think it Is
beautiful book. Every child ought to
try to get prize. NAOMI BACH,
Garfield school, grade 5. Box 2S4,
Ocean Park.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-19
REAL ESTATE
TRANSFERS

Herman F. Pilgrim to Julius KArehe-
e 81. lot II, Fred Won Psans sub city,
$500.
Thoa- II. Guild to Vim. H. Woolley
ct nj. part lot 206. Elizabeth e1nxr.s
addition city. $4,000
Josephine r. Fardieck 10 Herman =.
Pardieck, part lot 134 ]. and 8. W.
Smiths addition city, 81 500
Elizabeth A. Luken to Augustus q.
Luken, part N. z. 5-13-1. city. 5000
Elizabeth MAyse to Allen Jackson,