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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-03-24

FIG. AIII-THE STOCK AND SClO., READY 10
BE UNITED.
method of selecting small grain is by
| means of the tanning mill BY run
ming through three or four times as
much seed as is needed all the small
grains may be sieyed out and the light
| ones blown over, leaving only the heav-
lest, strongest ones for planting.
Grain that is intended for seed should
be stored carefully in order that it may
go through the winter uninjured The
chief enemies of stored seed are mois-
ture, insects and rats and mice The
seed should be dry when stored and
kept where moisture cannot gain ac-
cess to it. Dry seed will stand almost
any amount of freezing without injury
There are number Of insects that
damage seed grain by burrowing into
the germ. If the seed room is tight
they may be killed by fumigating with
carbon diSulphide used at the rate of a
pound to each thousand cubic feet of
space. Place this in an open dish on
top of the seed. close the room as
tightly as possible. and in few hours
the insects will be eXterminated. Care
should be taken not to go near the
room with a light, as the gas is ex-
plosive. This same treatment is also
fatal to rats and mice. unless they
have some way Of escaping from the
room. If possible the seed room should
be SO well built that these pests can
not get into it.
The second method of plant propa-
CATION is by division-that is, by plant
ing parts of the plant itself. Potatoes
are propagated in this way almost en-
tirely. If small willow and poplar
branches are stuck into the ground.
they will grow into trees. Apple and
other fruit trees are propagated either
by grating or budding Apple trees
may be raised from seed. but the
fruit of seeding trees is usually worth
less. By taking a part of the tree and
growing another from it. it WILL of
course, bear the same kind of fruit.
Grating consists of joining pieces
OF small branches or scions of the tree
which is to be propagated to pieces of
AOoeS VI otOOho uC IOOlS VI NedIlln1
seedlings are used for stocks. The
scions. which should be about the size
of lead pencil, should be cut in the
fall and packed in sand. The grating
can be done at any time during the
winter. All that is necessary is to cut
the lower end of the scion and the up
per end of the stock at an angle, as
shown In Fig. 13. These are then
carefully fitted together and tied with,
little common string. The essential
point is to be sure to have the cam
blum layer of the scion join that of
the stock This cambium layer is the
thin, light brown portion between the
bark and the wood 1t is the point
where growth takes place.
The completed graft, which should
be eight to ten inches long, is again
packed in sand. In the spring the
CRAFTS are planted in q row In the
garden and left until they are two
or three years old. when they may be
transplanted to their permanent place
In the orchard.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-03-24
ORANGES EIPENING


N.JFttfef COTT65p07tUe1tLJ
Climatic conditions are most favorable
for the ripening Of the new crop of Cali
fornia navel oranges, and their flavor
promises to be more distinctly delicious
than ever. Up to the present time the
weather has been perfect, and the grow
ers are anticipating a harvest which for
quality bids fair to excel that of any
these "Sunkist" oranges is largely due
to the extreme care taken in their Gull
tivation and the perfect weather condi-
tons under which they are ripening Or
state of perfection in California during
the past few years, and the forthcoming
crop will bear evidence of this fact in the
unusually inviting appearance of the fruit
as well as in its rarely delicious flavor
and juicy richness.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-03-24

He bears misery best who hides It
most.-Shakespeare.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-03-24
Cracked Furniture.

Ugly marks caused by splits OF
cracked places in furniture are easily
filled in with beeswax, and the mark
is never detected. In fact, this is how
furniture dealers cover such blemishes.
First slightly soften the beeswax until
it is like putty, then press firmly into
the cracks and smooth evenly with
thin knife Sandpaper over the
surrounding wood and work the dust
into the beeswaX This gives a wood
finish or color, and when the furniture
is vanished you will look in vain for
the blemishes. 1t is better than putty,
since putty soon dries. crumbles and
fails out. while beeswaX will remain
forever just where it is placed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-03-24
MANY WILL BE
HELPED BY IT.
Tells How to Prepare a Simple Mix
tare to Overcome Disease.

To relieve the worst forms of rheu-
matism, take a teaspoonful of the
following mixture after each meal
and at bedtime:
Fluid extract dandelion, one-half
ounce; compound kargon, one ounce:
compound syrup sarsaparilla, three
ounces.
These harmless ingredients can be
obtained from our home druggists,
and are easily mixed by shaking
them we'll IN a bottle. Relief is gen
orally felt from the first few doses.
This prescription forces the
clogged-up, inactive kidneys to filter
and strain from the blood the poison
Gus waste matter and uric acid
which causes rheumatism.
As rheumatism is not only the
most painful and tortuous disease.
but dangerous to life, this simple
recipe will no doubt be greatly val
ued by many sufferers here at home.
who should at once prepare this mix
ture to get this relief.
1t is said that a person who would
take this prescription regularly, a
dose or two daily, or even a few
times week, would never have Sc
rious kidney or urinary disorders or
rheumatism.
Cut this out and preserve it. Good
rheumatism prescriptions which
really relieve are scarce, indeed, and
when you need it, you want it
badly. 33-3t
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-03-24

An inventors WY but Successful
Fight Agar Great Odds.

'Jt't HSal 1FeSt CO0S.
Charles Goodvo"r is not the ONLY in
ventor who might urn his face to the
wall to Gle sayi~~ # the tardy recog
milton of his e. IT'S, 81 die happy
Others can get ri h.
Gocdyear's efforts to introduce the
use Of vulcanized '1lbber were no more
tragic than the stories Of dozen other
inventors There was man named
Simpson in Missouri who discovered
that gutta nercha was a nonconductol
Of electricity He borrowed money OF
one Amos Kendall to make his appli
cation for a patent 1t was rejected
over and over. rich companies fighting
his claim. But he had sand" be
never weakened 1t was just after
the civil war that he made his last
fight He had no money-not a dollar
but he started from st. Louis for
Washington afoot
He Would not beg. but made his way
half across the continent by saving
wood hoeing corn or doing any worl
that came to hand. In one place he
robbed q scarecrow Of a pair Of pants
and hat, leaving his own more rag
ged garments in their place. In Pitts
burg he had to work as a truck driver
till he could earn enough TO repair his
shoes and take him on his way An6
all the time he believed stubbOrnly il
himself ard il his invention. His owl
words were:
when I came over the tops of thf
Ale~heries | saw the sun rising ant
knelt down and thanked God for my
life ard asked him to let me get m!
patent He promised me on the spot
and never had moments doubt
after that"
Arriving in Washington, he got 6
livir" rs day lab0rer on the stone
foundation Of the patent Office, and
from hat vantage ground he fought
his cl9im through the Office and the
courts and got his patent The West
ern Union Telegraph company gave
him 100000 down for the privilege OF
using it.-EXchange.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-03-24

FIG. XII-sECTIoN OF CHERRY BLOSSOM
SHOWING MALE AND FEMALE PARTS.
clover the stamens are at the bottom
of a slender tube. from which they
cannot escape nnaided. Plants of this
nature are dependent on insects to
transfer pollen from one flower to an
other. In order to attract these insects
the flowers secrete a sweet nectar,
which collects in the bottom of the
tubes of which the flowers are COM
posed
Ants, flies, butterflies and bees are
very fond of this nectar and in collect
ing it carry the pollen of one flower to
the stigma of another. Bees are most
important in doing this work because
they gather so much more of the nee
tar than do the other insects They
often carry home some of the pollen,
too, which can be seen sticking in yell
low balls to their hind legs, but enough
is always brushed off to fertilize the
flowers which they visit. The bios
SONS of red clover are so large that the
short tongues of ordinary honeybees
cannot reach to the bottom. 1t is upon
the larger bumblebees that this crop
depends for its ability to produce seed.
Indeed, it is so entirely dependent
upon them that the crop Of clover seed
is in direct proportion to the number
of bumblebees in the neighborhood It
is anything but pleasant to run into a
big nest Of bumb1ebees with q mower
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-03-24
They Needed PRAYERS.

A member of parliament tells a good
story Of an out of the way country
clergyman who did not keep up to
date in what was going on in the
world. One Sunday he asked his sex
ton: rs the prayer for parliament to
be used today? Is parliament still sit
ting?"
The sections reply came promptly,
well, sir, don't know; but, anyhow,
better pray for them, for they're a
precious bad lotn'-LondOn Standard
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-03-24
Cad Cures Fer rheumatism.

Cures for rheumatism are almost as
old rs the complaint itself. In the
midl"rd counties of England it was
formerly considered that the right
forefoot of hare. worn constantly in
the pocket. was an amulet against
rbpu" tism. while the Dutch peas
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-03-24

antry still cherish a beIief IN the pres.
ervative virtues of borrowed or
stolen potato. Stranger than these,
however. was the remedy discovered
by a servant girl at the village of
Stanton, in the Cotswolds. who con-
trived to be confirmed three times, in
the belief that confirmation was an
unfailing cure for rheumatism.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-03-24
A ZooloqicaI Question.

The director Of the geological gar
dens was on his vacation. He receiy-
ed a note from his chief assistant.
which closed thusly: ''The chimpanzee
seems to be pining for a companion.
What shall we do until you return ?'-
st. Louis Republic.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-03-24

He-Give me Il kiss She decidedly
I won't. He-You shouldn't say 81
WON'T to me; you should say. Il pre-
fer not" She-But that wouldn't be
true.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-22
HoW'S THIS.

We offer one Hundred dollars re-
ward for any case OF catarrh that
cannot DE cured by Halls Uatarrh
uTe. +. ]. CHENEY & CO.,
r0iedo, Ohio.
We, the undersigned have known
Z j. Cheney for the last Is Years
M believe hi n perfectly honorable
all business transactions and fla
Ecially able to carry cut any obll-
cations made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN e. MARVI.S
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. ,.
Halls Catarrh Cnre is taKea inter
ally, acting diTec 'ly upon the bloou
nd mucous surfaces OF the system
testimonials sent free Price Use
er bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con
stipation
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-22
A NATURAL WONDER.
The DEVILS Race Course In the Blue
Ridge Mountains


The Blue Ridge mountains abound
IN natural wonders" observed an old
resident OF Penmar. Most wonderful
OF them all. I'm my opinion. is the Dey.
lis Race Course. which rs but shor,
walk from Penmar. 3d..
AT first view this strange natural
phenomenon appears like a broad
roadway of great stones which ex.
tends away up tho mountain i'm n potb
no human hand could ever build.
Many OF these great stones weigh
tons, while others are only FEW hun.
dredweight Lying close together by
the thousand. they present an eNtraor.
binary spectacle.
Tradition has it and scientists agree
that thousand or more wears oco
this strange track was the bed of an,
ancient river. The conclusion is drawn
from the looks OF the stones Thpv
are al well rounded ana worn smooth.
showing the action of water. which
had polished their rough edges no
doubt for centuries.
'bnt the mystery IS II this theory he
true TO explain how the great body az
water was confined at the Sides. for
the course is not hemmed In by HIGH
. banks, nor is IL located I'm rayiuo
In fact. it stands somewhat hiphcr
than the natural side OF the mountain
The puzzle only mtensincs interest in
the queer place ana multiplicS the IN,
gumcnts and theories of its prehistoric
origin. Baltimore American ''''
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-22
THE ANIMAL MIND.
a Story About Cow and the caifI
..t She Licked. uf "A

q Story About a Cow and tho CAN
She Licked. uf 4.
An absurd story is cited about u
COW, showing what creatures OF habit
animals are. This particular con,
,8Quld not stand TO be MIXED unless
She could lick her calf at the same
time. For long time she always rad
a calf OF some age or other To lick
but at last by III fortune one of hcr
calves died. Ito,
There IS no reason why bercavcd
mother should mourn her loss lust at
milking time. but there was the fixed
habit of making certain motions. Tie
farmer, however, was practlcm
psychologist lie stuffed the skin of
the calf with hay and let the cow
have that to lick 70 lee sure. 'hc hnv
calf had neither head nor legs. hui q
cow has no general ideas couccuuing
the nature Of calves nor amy sprcia,
reason for assuming that calves should
have heads and legs II fylt right. and
II smcllcd right. 1t enabled her Co co
through the customary motions at
milking time Therefore IL WAS suli-
Client
by dint Of carcssing ana licking her
little calf the tender parent one fine
morning unripped IT, The hay issued
from within, and the COW. manifest.
Ing not the slightest surprise or agita
ton, proceeded TRANQUILITY 60 devious
the unexpected provendcr. 49, Il. Il.
brewster In McClure's Magazine. q.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-09-23

or died. when i read about Lydia Es
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound; so l
began to take it, and am well again and
relieved of all my suffering" Mrs.
GEORGE JoRDY, Box 40 Marlton, Nj.
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
of female diseases we know of, and
thousandsof Observation-Disclosures
on file in the Pinkham laboratory at
Lynn, Mass, from women who have
been cured from almost every form of
female complaints, Inflammation, ul-
ceration, displacements,f ibroidtuTaors.
irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
Indigestion and nervous prostration.
Every suffering woman owes it to her.
self to give Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound trial.
If you would like special advice
about your case write n confiden-
tinl letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice Is free,
and always helpful.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-09-23

They cali the Place Tomorrow = After
While.
The Way, Be-Patient, Keep-Of-HeOrt-and,
Cheer;
A little farther on, but never here.
And all day long and through the fretful
night
saw them struggle, toll, keep dream
Through valleys, up the hills and DER the
But ever when they reached there it was
gonel
And if they toiled mile, it moved a mile
Along the road. At break of every day
They thought TO reach II in a little while
But at the dusk It seemed as far away
As when the day began; they saw the
That fiickered through the dusk weary
mile
Along the road, and some toiled on o.
They call the Place To-lnorrOw-After
While!
And some fell faint and some were red
WIN eoOrsiD9 blood that would not be
denied
If through the valleys dim the way was
long,
The Place was Just upon, the other side.
a VIZ tttt tiltS IlS journey leu anu SleSp
And rough the way, the bells Of it rang
clear,
And some I saw TO run and some to creep,
And fell a curse, and now and then a
tear
Oft in the twilight, voices from the dusk
About the Place babe fallen men to rise,
Fame sang the glories of her certain Husk
And Beauty lured men on with wanton
eyes;
Worn women heard the chant of Rest, so
near,
And yet no nearer ever, day on day.
But Oh, the bells at Vespers echoed clear
They call the Place To-morrow-or Some
day!
They call the Place Tomorrow - After
While,
With cleaning tower on tower and spire
on spIre.
Beyond the day-the City of Desire!
Long days of Rest are there, and Joy and
M Peace
And Music and Content and Sorrows
Done,
OF Dreams Come True and Longings Bid
den Cease,
OF Weary Hearts Made Glad and strug-
So | will join you, Brother. on the Wav
They call Have-Patience, Beof-Heart
and Cheer. \,
And we will look league beyond the day,
Whence come the voices, musical and
clear;
r1Ss Just across the valley, Ger the height.
AdoN2 the road. step beyond the stile
Lets toll a day md dream another night
They, cali the Place To-Eaorrow--
-. w. Foley, in the New York Times.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-09-23
Cockney Talk.

An Engllshman who had Erowh
tired of his tight little isle came to
this country to teach school. One daJ
while rehearsing class of boys in
spelling the word saloon" was giver
out. The first boy missed it, likewise
the second and the third. The fourth
boy, spelling it correctly, was asked
to go to the blackboard and write II
so that all could see how It wa
spelled. Pointing to the word. thu
teacher said:
This is the way you spell it
Easy, isn't 1t? Just a hess, a hay. .
he'll, two hoes and a hen"
In writing the word the boy hat
placed the letters conspicuously IA,
apart. This popularity did not es
cape the observing eye of the master
and he asked:
Why did you write it that wayi
Why didn't you place the hay neare,
the hell?"
Coz rs afraid 1t would burn upl'
biurted out the irrepressible youngs
ter, as he dug his hands into hi,
pockets.
The next word missed was ''Ven.
ice." 1t was spelled with two ms.
What would you say If told yor
there was but one hen in Venice?'
asked the pedagogue as he surveyed
the class critically above the rim Of
HIS glasses.
II ahould say the price OF egg,
would be pretty high. came the an.
swer from the boy who stood at the
foot OF tha class. - foueeloox
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-09-23
Reuben In Town.

He was a long. lean. lanky fellow.
with complexion as brown as a
berry and an eye as blue as the
summer skies. Anyone looking at
him for the first time could hardly
have failed TO guess that he came
from that section of the country
where mothers pies are so good.
and. therefore as popular. as they
ever were. and as he entered the
hotel and planked his carpet-bag on
the counter the roomclerk winked
at the fellows about the office. as
much as to say. Watch me dazzle
the reub."
Good morning. SIR" he said. po-
litely.
"Mornin'." said the farmer. "Got
place where a fellow can sleep
here?"
Yes, guess So" said the clerk.
do you want a room with bath?"
'Wa-al dunno" said the farm
err, 1T all depends. IL your rooms
is so ALFRED dirty they need a bath.
1 reckon / do."-Harper's Weekly.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-09-23
Live Stock.

Kansas ty-Cattle-Market for
COWS and fed steers strong; for 9TH
er cattle steady to 10 lower. Choice
exports and dressed beef steers,
$3.50 90 S.25; fair to good, $4,000
>6.25; Western steers, $3.75@6.75;
stockers and feeders, $3.50 $50;
Southern steers, $3.2O@4.50; South
ern cows, $2.25 @3.65; native cows,
~ "a 4.35; native heifers, $500
$40; bulls, $2.75 @3.75; calves,
Hogs-Market steady to strong;
top; $3.50; bulk of sales, $1,000
8.25; heavy, $S@8.3O; packers and
butchers, $8@S.3O; light, $7.75@
S.15; pigs, ESQ.
Sheep-Market strong; lambs.
1915 % 7.50; yearlings, $4.75@
5.4O; wethers, $4.5O@5.1O; ewes,
1926 % 40; stockers and feeders,
1925 OSLO.
ChicagO-Cattle- steady.
Steers. $5.60@S.5O; cows, $4,000
5.25; heifers. s3.50@6; bulls. So a.
4.85; calves, 1909; stockers and
feeders. 1915 @5.25.
Hogs-Market strong to 10 high
er. Choice heavy, $S.4O@ $50;
butchers, 1896 $50; light mixed,
1918 @S.30; choice light, $4,000
s.45; packing, $7.s5@8.15; pigs,
1926 OTTO; bulk Of sales. $500
S.35.
Sheep-Market steady; sheen.
$4.25 @5.15: lambs. $6.75@7.50;
yearlirgs, $5@5.60.
Pittsburg, Pa Cattle - Supply
light. steady. Choice, $6.SO@7.25.
Sheep = Supply light, steady.
Prime wethers, $4.S5@5; culls and
common. $1.50@3; lambs, $3.50
@G50; veal calves, $9@9.5O.
Hogs-Prime heavies and medi.
ums, $8.45@8.5O; heavy Workers
$8.40@8.45; light Workers, $50
8.16: Figs, $7.75 @790; roughs
1880 @ $40.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-09-23
Southern Expanding.

Lynchburg.-The Southern Rail-
way is rapidly completing a number
OF stretches of double tracking be-
tween Lynchburg and Charlotte, N
e Several pieces of new work will
be completed by the close of the
year and by next June more than
30 miles of new roadbed will be in
use.
This will include the seven-mile
cutoff through the city, which runs
from Leftwich, above the city, to
Durmid, south Of Lynchburg. From
there TO Sycamore, distance of 80
miles, an entirely new line is in use.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-09-23
COMMERCIAL
Weekly Review of Trade and
Market Reports.

r. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review
of trade says:
which, in some lines work for cur
tailment OF operations, the volume of
trade continues not only largely in
excess of last year, but is even APP
proximating the records of 1907.
Most noteworthy is the continuing ex-
pansion in iron and steel. in which
the position of producer and consum-
er has changed, the latter now dis
playing most of the eagerness to
close contracts at prevailing rates.
The sales of steel rails are the heavi.
est in two years, while there has
been a decrease of 80 per cent. in a
month in the number of idle cars.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-09-23
COVERED WITH HIVES.
Child Mass OF Dreadful Sore, Itch
ing, Irritating Humor for 2 Months
In Terrible Plight-Disease
Cured nv CrrfIcur-a

MY six year old daughter had the dread
full disease called hives for two months.
She became afflicted by playing with chill
dren who had it. By scratching she caused
large sores which were irritating. Her
body was complete sore but it was worse
on her arms and back We employed a
physician who left medicine but it did not
help her and 1 tried several remedies but
without avail. Seeing the Cuticura Rene
dies advertised, thought would try
them. gave her hot bath daily with
Cuticura Soap and anOinted her body with
Cuticura Ointment. The first treatment
relieved the itching and in a short time the
disease disappeared. Mrs. G.. L. Fridhof.
Warren, Mich, June 30 and July 10, 'Os."
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole Props.
Of Cuticura Remedies, Boston. Mass.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-09-23
News Of irginia
New AcropIane.


Richmond.-A type of aeroplane
which its inventor promises will even
surpass for practical use the ma
chine of the Wright brothers is be-
ing built here by George w. Bebout,
foreman of the power plant of the
American Locomotive Works. a
small model has been found to work
splendidiy. The aeroplane is design
ed for soaring flight without the
use or motor. After IL has attain
ed a suitable elevation it will re-
main IN the air, the inventor states,
as long as the aviator desires with
out the aid of a motor. Others cars
previously des' gned have been oblig-
ed TO descend as soon as anything
happens to the motors. Mr.. Berbout
mas been working on his idea for a
year at odd times and has a private
workshop, the location of which Is
known to but few people.