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Morris tribune., 1910-03-18

made For this testing two plates win
suffice. Partly fill one plate with sand
or dirt; count out 100 kernels Just as
they come. Stick these points down.
ward in the sand. Moisten the sand
thoroughly and turn the other plate
over the whole. Set the 'germinator"
(the two plates) in warm room and
keep the sand or dirt moist. In five or
six days the amount of termination can
be noted. A low or weak termination
now means much lower or weaker
one, or total failure, at planting
time. Observe closely the terminated
seed when counting, and reject all
seeds as not terminated which do
not have both roots and stem, and a
strong, vigorous growth. If seed tests
well from this test it is not necessary
to make the individual ear test, but
If the bulk test shows a low germina-
ton, much good seed may be secured
eliminated by the individual ear test.
from the bulk if the poor ears are
Mr.. F. w. Meyer, of st. James,
writes to the department that where
he planted seed testing 100 per cent.
that is, seed from ears whose ten
kernels sprouted, he had 100 per cent
stand of corn, and where he planted
seed testing 80 per cent he had a
stand of only 90 per cent, loss of
eight per cent, which means four
bushels on a fifty busheI yield. In.
1908 Mr.. Meyer tested 5000 ears of
corn and figuring his time worth Is
cents per hour, it cost him Is cents
per acre to thus test his seed.
If more details are desired the Di-
vision of Agriculture, University Farm,
st. Paul. will cheerfulIy supply it on
request.
Morris tribune., 1910-03-18
News Of Especial interest to
Minnesota Readers,
LONG LEGAL BATTLE ENDED
State Awarded Valuable Indian
Swamp Lands.

After a legal battle lasting six
years, and in which two Minnesota
senators, the late Governor Johnson,
Attorney General Simpson and State
Auditor IYerson fought the matter VI.
to the highest courts, the auditor
received word from Washington that
102, 30863 acres of Chippewa Indian
swamp lands valued at from one, to
fifty million dollars belong to the state
of Minnesota.
State Auditor IversOn received the
document from the general land office
at Washington announcing that the
department Of the interior has ruled
that the lands are the states property
and the announcement caused great
enthusiasm in the capitol.
The receipt Of the document at this
time followed the arrival in Washing
ton of Attorney General Simpson, who
gave the matter his special attention
last week. The fight for these lands
was commenced Oct. 81, 1903, when
the claim of the state was presented
to the department of the interior, and
Dec. of that year Secretary Hitch
cock approved the claim. This ruling
was vigorously resisted by attorneys
for the Indians and the matter was
carried up to the department of JUS
tice at Washington.
Attorney General Moody sustained
the state in it's contention in June,
1906, but the Indians attorneys car
ried the matter into the supreme court
of the District of Columbia and from
there it was appealed to the United
States court of appeals, where the
, state won again.
AS result of a conference of state
officials with Secretary Garfield the
latter agreed to disregard all previous
surveys and have an examination of
the disputed territory made to deter
mine which were swamp lands. The
general land office had several survey
ing parties in the field for about a
year, with the result that the original
claim of the state was sustained.
Morris tribune., 1910-03-18

every 212 inches, and number the
spaces. Select what you regard as
the best ears. With a knife remove
ten kernels, one from each of ten places
on the ear, carefully avoiding the tip
and butt kernels. Place these ten
kernels from ear No. l on the square
No. l in the box, and place the ear
back on space No. l on the board;
then treat ear No. 2 in the same man
ner. Treat all the ears in this man
ner Cover the box with damp cloth
and a little more sawdust, or sand,
or dirt, and set it away in a warm
place, as in a living room, and keep
moist, but not saturated. In or 6
days examine for termination. Roll
the upper cloth back carefully so as
to not disturb the seeds. Watch the
number of kernels starting and the
vigor of growth. If ten kernels sprout
in square No. l in the box, it means
that the ear on Space No. l on the
board will terminate 100 per cent.
If you find in any square in the box
only s kernels sprouting, you may
know that only 80 per cent OF the seed
IS terminating on the ear Of the same
number on the board. Such an ear
10 not good enough for seed, for NO
ear should be saved which terminates
less than 80 per cent, unless better
seed cannot be secured. In that case
use the 80 per cent seed, but plant
one more kernel to each hill than is
the custom. Much better results will
come from using 100 per cent seed.
The temperature for testing should be
between so and 80 degrees.
II 1t is not possible to make single
aar test. test Of the bulk should DO
Morris tribune., 1910-03-18
CLEANING AID GRADING GRAIN.
IMlnh. Bhl. No. l15.)
Selection of Seed.

SCIGSGiOFI OF OSGQs
Superior individuals may be select.
ed from the bin of grain as we'll as
from the herd Of cattle. Individual
kernels of grain vary as much in abil-
ity to produce good or poor offspring
as do individual animals. The heavy,
plump seeds were produced in most
cases upon the strongest and most
vigorous plants, and the light, shrunk-
en- seeds from the weaker, less Wig
OrOus plants. That like produces
like" is well-known axiom in plant
breeding. The influence of heredity is
aS strong in plant life as in animal
life. improvements can be effected
only by eliminating the poorest and
breeding from the strongest individ-
uals. Hence there is as much rea-
son for selecting good individual seeds
of grain as for selecting good indi-
viduaI animals.
Yields From Heavy and Light Weight
Seeds.
A plump, heavy kernel Of grain will
produce a stronger plant and nourish
it better than will a shrunken, light
Morris tribune., 1910-03-18
YOU SH]ULDTEST
YOUR SEED CORN
THE STATE EXPERIMENT STA.
TON URGES TESTING AND
GRADING OF SEED CORN
TESTING SHOULD N0TBE DELAYED
Selection of Good Grain for Planting
BY the Use of a Well
Constructed Tanning
Mill.
Individual Ear Test of Seed Corn.

Individual Ear Test of Seed Corn.
There is an alarming condition in
the corn states south of Minnesota.
The question Of seed corn is disturb
ing the farmers. Continuous tests of
Nebraska corn, made by the CONNER
cial Club of Omaha, fail to show more
than q thirty per cent test of germina-
ton That is to say, the tests fail to
show than more than 80 kernels of
corn out of 100 terminate, when tested
for their power of termination. Ne
braska is looking elsewhere for seed
that will grow, and the railroads are
sending bulletins to their agents to
warn the farmers in season for them
to procure seed.
Fortunately Minnesota is better Oh,
but whether she will have any seed
to spare will depend upon the tests
the Experiment station at St. Anthony
Park is urging farmers to make, and
will continue to urge them to do, I'M
Morris tribune., 1910-03-18
FILES DEED OF $4,000, 900
Consumers Power Company Proposes
to Expand.

The Consumers Power company,
with headquarters in Saltwater, has
filed for record with the register of
deeds Of Washington county a deed
of trust to cover bond issues in the
amount of $1O,OOO,OOO. The county
treasurer was paid fee of $12,5OO for
such recording.
The company is capitalized at $1O,-
100000 1t owns the gas, electric light
and power plants of Saltwater, the
electric power plant on Apple river,
Wisconsin, twelve miles from StillWa-
ter, which furnishes electricity for use
in Saltwater, as we'll as for plants at
White Bear and Hudson, Wis. 1t is
also acquiring lighting plants at Fart
bault, Cannon Falls, Mankato and
other Cities
Morris tribune., 1910-03-18

practically al, awe. very few death
claims have been presented for pay
ment Those which have been paid
amount in the aggregate to but few
thousand dOllars-not sufficient to in
commode the societies concerned, to
say nothing of affecting their solven-
cy.
THE societies have been able to pro-
tect themselves by placing firm hand
on the crooked work when it was first
discovered and taking immediate
steps to cancel fraudulent paper"
Morris tribune., 1910-03-18
LONG CONTROVERSY ENDED
Decision Affecting Certain Lands in
Minnesota.

A Washington dispatch says the su.
preme court of the United States has
announced a decision in the long con-
troversy over the title to certain land
in Minnesota in favor of Peter Frey
seth, homesteader, and against the
trustees of the Hastings and Dakota
Railroad company.
Scarcity of unaIlotted land in the
state of Minnesota was the foundation
of this suit of ejectment, brought by
Russell Sage as assignee in trust for
the Hastings and Dakota Railway
company against Froyseth, who like
wise claimed the ownership of quar-
ter section of land in Chippewa cOun-
ty, Mimi. Sage was succeeded as
trustee by Edward c. Osborn and J.
]. Slocum.
A decision was given by the Mime
sofa courts favorable to Froyseth.
This was affirmed by the supreme
court of the United States in an Opin-
ion announced by Justice Lurton.
Morris tribune., 1910-03-18
TANNING MILL SELECTION.


Screen No. l should be just coarse
enough to let the grain through. 1t is
used simply to run off sticks and straw.
Board No. carries the grain back
ward in the mill, so as to let it drop
through the blast at one place. The
light kernels are blown past the end Of
screen NOS the heavier kernels fall
on screen No 3. Board No. 2 may be
moved forward or backward to throw
screen No. 3, as desired. Screen No.
should be coarse enough to let the small
kernels through On to Screen No. A.
Screen No. 3 is adjustable as to slant,
and may be moved forward or back
ward to regulate the amount Of grain
it will catch Screen No. is fine
enough to carry nearly all OF the grain
over into market grain. Any side
shake mill may be fixed up in this way
Separation by weight can not be made
with the end shake mills, but the large
kernels can be separated from the small
ones in any proportion desired, simply
by using coarse or fine screens in the
lower part of mill.
Morris tribune., 1910-03-18

kernel. This fact has been demon
strated beyond doubt by testing the
yield from light and heavy weight
seeds.
The Nebraska Experiment Station
compared heavy aad light weight seed
of winter wheat for two years by SOW
ing them side by side in the field, and
the heavy seed averaged 4.6 bushels
more per acre than did the light
weight seed.
A similar experiment at the Mime
sofa Experiment Station with heavy
and light weight oats bulletin No.
81 gave an increase of 9h bushels
per acre in favor of the heavy seed
and heavy wheat gave a yield Sc per
cent greater than that of light wheat
Principles of Separating Grain.
Being convinced of the value of
good seed, the question now arises:
How may farmer select good seed in
a practical manner? Every field or
bin of grain has kernels in it which
differ in producing power, some are
good, some are poor 1t is only the
best than are wanted for seed. There
are two principles by which grain can
be separated in ordinary tanning mills,
namely, by weight and by size of
kernel
Tanning Mills.
With the end shake tanning mill.
grain can be well cleaned and the
small seeds screened out, but there
is no way to get the light, full sized
seeds separated from the heavy seeds.
For this purpose the side shake mills
are preferable, as they are so ar
ranged that the grain can be allowed
to drop several inches thru a strong
wind blast. This blast blows the
lighter kernels over the end Of the
screen and the heavy kernels fall on
the screen, which is coarse enough to
let the small kernels thru. Thus, only
the heavy and large kernels get into
the seed grain while the smaller and
lighter ones 90 into the market grain.
Morris tribune., 1910-03-18

til the planting season is over. Hence
Minnesota farmers are in position to
supply a large amount of seed to their
southern brethren if their own tests
develop as well as the corn tested
for few farmers at the station thus
far made.
The Minnesota experiment station
tests of Individual ears, while not
large in number, show many 80 to 100
per cent termination, and good
many tests show various percentages
varying from Is to 70. There are SO
many of these low tests that all the
corn may justly be looked upon with
suspicion until every farmer makes
his own test and knows exactly what
his seed will do. Farmers having 80
to l0) per cent, termination seed will
find a ready sale for their surplus.
The Minnesota experiment station
recommends the following method of
test seed corn: Take . box SO
inc! : square, and from ts~S inches
deep. Fill it with sawdust, sand or
dirt Moisten it well. Take piece of
sheeting large enough to cover the
top of the box. Mark 1t off into two
inch squares with a lead pencil and
number the squares. This makes
324 squares, or spaces enough to test
the seed ears needed for twenty acres.
Next, get three or four six-inch
boards. Divide them into 21a inch
spaces by driving ten penny nails
Morris tribune., 1910-03-18
OBJECTED TO GIRLS .sUITOR
Father Seriously Wounds Daughter
and Kills Himself.

Robert Pfeiffer, a laborer living in
the village of Judson, near Mankato
shot and seriously wounded his daugh
ter Maude and then turned the re
Volver upon himself and sent two bul
lets into his breast, death resulting
several hours later. The girl is ex.
pected to recover unless complications
set in.
Julius Colt, sutton of the Pfeiffer
girl had just called to see his sweet
heart and when he left, the father
who objected to the young mans at,
tentions to his daughter, drew a re
volver and shot the girl, the bullet
entering just above the right hip.
Morris tribune., 1910-03-18
Arbor Day in Minnesota.

In proclamation issued a few days
ago Governor Eberhart designated
Friday, April 20, to be observed as
"Arbor and Bird day" The governor
cites the widespread awakening Of in
terest in the demonstration in Mime
sofa as a proper warning that further
devastation must be stopped and that
the present time is opportune for re-
trieving the losses sustained by reck.
less slaughter of the states timber.
Morris tribune., 1910-03-18
Pleads Guilty to CHARGE.

Alfred L. May, former manager Of
the American Press Associations st.
Paul Office, pleaded guilty in the
Ramsey county district court before
Judge George l. Bum to a charge
of grand larceny in the second degree
In having appropriated the funds Of
the association to his own use. Shortly
after his arrest, JAN 20 last, May en-
tered a plea of not guilty, which he
withdrew
Morris tribune., 1910-03-18
Lumber Takes Another Jump.

Retail lumber dealers in st. Paul
have put in new price list, quoting
advances of 81 to 81 thousand on the
better grades Of lumber over the No
vember price list. The retailers say
that they have been forced to take
such action because wholesalers raised
the prices on them, particularly In
February, while the wholesalers pass
the button on and blame the manufac-
t1Irers
Morris tribune., 1910-03-18
Revenue Receipts Increase.

United States internal revenue re-
ceipts of the Minnesota district dur
ing February, 1910, amounted to
S113,652, against $1O2,4S9 during Feb
ruary, 1909, showing gain of $11, 153.
This gain is mainly due to an increase
of the manufacture of beer, the re.
ceipts from which amounted to $780,
274 in February, 1910, against $50, 082
in February, 1909.
Morris tribune., 1910-03-18
Black Hand Gang Is Busy.

New York, March 16.-New York
detectives are aiding the Manchester
county authorities in trying to run
down a band of Black Handlers who
have terrorized the workmen on the
John D. Rockefeller estate at Pocanti-
co hills, and whose latest exploit was
the kidnapping of the four-year-old
son of Leonard Decarlo.
Morris tribune., 1910-03-18
Prisoner Commits Suicide.

Antonio d'Agestino, the italian held
in the Clay county Jail at Moorhead on
a charge of shooting Antonio Sposito,
a fellow countryman, at Dilworth
three weeks ago, committed suicide,
having swallowed a number of pins.
He resorted to this means after an
extra guard had been placed about
him, the officers fearing that he would
attempt his life.
Morris tribune., 1910-03-18
FRAUD CASES ARE OUTLAWED

Prosecutor. Refuses Warrants in lnsur-
ance Scandal.
Application for four warrants for
fraternal insurance frauds was made
to County Attorney Smith of Henne-
pin county by Attorneys Hall of St.
Paul and Winthrop IL Minneapolis.
They were refused on the ground that
all four cases we're barred by the stat
ute of limitations. The right of action
expired last November.
Morris tribune., 1910-03-18
SURVIVES Hundred-Foot Fall.

John Ayana of Virginia, a miner,
aged twenty-eight years, took ter
ribIe fall at an open pit mine near Vir-
ginia, but escaped without serious in
jury. He fell thirty feet of sheer drop
and then bounced seventy feet more
to the bottom, where he was found sui
fering more from exposure than in,
juries.
Morris tribune., 1910-03-18
MONETARY LOSS NOT LARGE
Financial Standing of Minnesota In.
surance Societies Not Impaired.

surance Societies Not impaired.
"The investigation being made by
the officers and attorneys of fraterna
insurance societies does not menace
the financial standing of any of these
organizations" said State Insurance
Commissioner Hartigan. Il make this
statement" he continued, because
erroneous impressions are circulating
which may work harm where they
should not
"None of the societies has suffered
financial loss as a result of policies
being issued on fraudulent applica-
tons. The people insured are all, or
Morris tribune., 1910-03-18

Fig. q Shows one method of keep
ing is in progress. The ears could as
we'll be forced on to the nails and
the numbers placed at the foot of each
nail. The figures under the ears are
only suggestive of the way of number
ing each.
Morris tribune., 1910-03-18
Perfumed.

SHOULD a man use perfumery?"
"Well, a. trace of gasoline is per-
missible ays."-Exchange
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-12
Though breaks a severe
cold in a few hours.
No JouTna! Reader need suffer
much from The Grippe.
Remarkable Compound which ef-
fects cures without taking QuInine.

Nothing else that vGu can t:kc Will
h.c:k your cold or end grippe SO
promptly as Il dose OF Pape'S Cold
Compound every two hours until three
consecutive does are taken.
,'hc most miserable neuralgia pains.
hfaGac!c, dullness, head and nose
stuffed up. fcverishness. SneeZing. run
ming of the nose sore throat, mucous
catarrhal discharges. soreness. stiff
ness. rheumatism pains and other dis
iross begin t" leave after the very
first dose
ParC's Cold Compound is tn" result
Of three Years research ut q cost Of
more than fifty thousand dollars, and
contain no uuinine, which we nave
concluSivCly demonstrated is not e.
foctire in the treatment OF colds or
grippe.
Take this harmless Compound as Gi-
rectCI. with the knowledge that there
il, no other medicine made anywhere
else in the world, which will cure
your cold or end Grippe misery as
promptly and without any ether as
slStancc or bad after-effectS as a 20
cent package Of Pape's Cold Com
pound, which any druggist IN the
world ran supply.
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STATE HOUSE.
Work Of Moving In Will
Soon Begin,
How Departments Will Be Ar
ranged IN the Future.
Several Pardon Matters Await kc-
ton Of Executive Body.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Coun
Gil Tuesday, Nov. 20, at $50 A. M.

1t will not be long now before the
remGGelled State House will be ready
for occupancy, and while some of the
departments win not be disturbed on
account of the many changes which
have been Wrought in the building, the
occupants OF those which have had to
board outside" as it We're. during the
iemoG cling process, will be glad once
more 70 get back under the dome OF
the State House proper, for conven-
fence as well as for other reasons. The
work Of furnishing the new building
will snGE be commenced and the diff
fcrcnt departments will be occupied as
soon as everything is in readiness.
Tic work which has been done on
the building will bring many changes
in the location Of the different depart
ments. As mas already been mention
ed the museum of the fish and game
department vii! be located on the
lower floor of the south wing, with the
offices of the department adjoining.
on tnc first floor at the north will be
located the state highway department
and on the opposite side OF the hall
way will b" an additional stack room
for IL" library. which is above. The
offices of the secretary Of state will be
south wing on the rotunda floor The
entire nortl: wing on the rotunda. floor
will be utilized as a library and stack
room. The office of the superintendent
of buildings and the electrical depart
ment Will be located nIst south of til"
r"tunda or III" rotlnda floor.
ON the floor above the library will be
located the new han of the House Of
r, representatives. on the north wing of
the building. while opposite on the
south Wing over the offices of the see
rotary Of state will be located the
Senate chamber and the rooms Of the
governor and the Executive Council.
The present House will be used for
need rooms. such as House and Senate
postoilic's, rooms for official reporters,
folders and documents. The room cf
the preside Of the Senate will adj
Join .hc new Senate while the Offices cf
secretary and assistant secretary sill
adjOin that Of the president. On tn"
other hand on tie north Of the build
ing tn" room Of the speaker and clerk
of tho Hous" Will adioin the House.
one on the east and the other on the
west side Of tie hall.
The offices OF the land agent and
forest commissioner will be installed
on the rptun,ia floor adjoining the Of
fees of the secretary of State on In"
south on tho west side of the hall.
Opposite the land agents otiic. OH Tie
north will hr the office of the State
stnerintcndrnt Of public schools.
remain as at present. although the
room occupied by the auditor will be
used b. tt" treasurer as his private
Office. The State auditor will occupy
the room now used by the agricultural
departme nj ana II" viii also have the
room now occupied by the state pen
sion agent as a private oiiicc. t'nder
the present pension office will b" a
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The following corporations have filed
their certificates NJ organization at
the Cllicc CI' the secretary Of State:
Alvara1o Mining & Milling Co, or
"anin'd at Portland. for the purpose
of conducting Il mn ing business with
So. no .oo0 capital stock, of which moth
ing is paid in. Officers: President, \.
Howard P"ckham of Boston, Mass :;
treasurer. George +. Davis of Win
chester. Mass. Certificate filed Nov.
10. 1910
Russell Coal Co.. organized at Port
land, for the purpose of conducting a
manufacturing and mining business,
ant: for various other purposes. with
100000 capital stock. of which moth
ing is paid in. Officers: President, A.
r. Dunhan of Portland: treasurer NJ
S. Wells of Portland. Certificate filed
Nov. IL, 1910.
Auburn Crystal Spring Co, organ
lied at Lewiston, for the purpose of
dealing in spring water, and for other
purposes, with 100000 capital stock of
which nothing is paid in. Officers:
President, Albert L. Kavanogh of Lew
iston treasurer. Fred H. Coombs of
Lewiston. Certificate filed, Nov. II,
1870
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NO TONGUE CAN TELL.

the amount of agony endured by peo-
pie suffering from skin troubles. Many
of them have said they would give any
amount of money to be free from the
ceaselcss and tormenting irritation of
their skin. Some of these people have
sp2nt many dollars on medicines, ONT
mentS, etc. i'm vain seeking a cure.
Since the compromising by chemist
OF Cadun. the various forms OF skin
trouble have been robbed of their ter
rors This wonderful remedy stops
the burning and itching irritation at
once and quickly relieves all skin
troubles. \ l0c box of Cadum is often
al that is needed. 1t is different from
anything else.
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WOMAN'S HAIR.

IWTzEZlk.E Xl::ES2
Webster e. Co. Know
Preparation That Makes Hair F as
cinating.