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The Paonia newspaper., 1910-12-23
1he SAND Pear.

The sand pear is the only pear that
is practically free from blight II is
n very rapid and continuous grower.
II is a prolific bearer and requires less
attention and will stand moro abuse
than any other fruit tree known.
The sand pear comes into bearing
at an early age. and at ten years old
ordinary trees will yield from ten TO
twenty bushels Of pears. The trees
usually begin to bear at Ave years OF
age. The sixth year each tree Will
net 20 cents. the seventh year so
cents and the eighth year 81. the
ninth year 81 and the tenth year 81
per tree. by planting "a feet apart
75 trees can be set to the acre. This
would give a net return OF $500 an
acre the tenth year. which would be
equal TO $1,000 investment at per
cent
The Paonia newspaper., 1910-12-23

angle left (which would be done In
cut on at a distance OF six or eight
inches above the crotch. The stub
left is utilized as post or anchor by
drawing IL and the remaining branch
together TO the extent that the chosen
branch assumes . perpendicular posi-
ton A strong. soft twine or strip OF
strong cloth is used TO tie the two
parts at the proper distance from each
other to maintain the upright position
OF the branch that is TO form the con
tinuance OF the trunk. This work may
be done in late winter or early spring
any time before growth begins. The
stub left should not be allowed TO
produce any further growth OF new
shoots. II will remain as II 10 until
its mission OF support is accomplish
ed. when II should be removed as de-
signed in No. 3. All the strength of
the tree being thrown into the upright
branch remaining will cause this
branch to make n very rapid growth.
and the iaterals springing out from
its buds may be trained into n sym
metrical head at any desired height
from the ground. After the first sea.
son's growth there will be no need
of leaving the anchor on the tree. for
Il will remain rigidly in the position
In which II was at first tied. The
writer has treated not only walnut
trees. but various other shade trees
In this manner. and uniformly with
best results.
The Paonia newspaper., 1910-12-23
When II Was Rouqher.
paid.

Paul Wilmington. the Harvard coach.
was praising the milder football of
1910.
Football in the '90s was a terrible
game" said Mr.. Wilmington. "Bour-
get. you know. devoted a whole chap
ter of 'Outre Mer' to its horrors.
Some OF the stories of the football of
80 or 81 are, in fact, almost incred-
ible.
A Philadelphia sporting editor re
turned one November Saturday from
West Philadelphia with pale, fright
ened face.
Many accidents at the gamer a
police reporter asked him.
lone frightful accident. replied
the sporting editor. A powerful mule
from a neighboring coal dealers en-
tered the field. blundered into one of
the hottest scrimmages and got
killed"
The Paonia newspaper., 1910-12-23
CORRECT ILL-SHAPED TREES
Method Explained and illustrated Of
Overcoming Crotched Head
on Walnut Tree.

In a recent issue correspondent
inquired how best to overcome d.
vided or crotched head on an English
walnut tree. The query was well an
swered by Mr.. Van Deman. but ! ven
ture to add a suggestion also. as
have been SO well pleased with my
plan OF treating forked trees Just such
as described. writes F. II. Ballou. of
the Ohio Experiment Station in Rural
New Yorker. The outline drawings
will almost explain themselves. No.
shows the Objectionable form of
tree. Instead OF cutting on one di-
vision closely and depending alone on
nature TO straighten out the unsightly
The Paonia newspaper., 1910-12-23
BOOK FOR sPoRTsmEN.

Every one interested in hunting
should write for copy OF 1910 Game
Laws which contains 100 pages telling
where the various kinds Of game
abound. when the seasons open and
close. and what laws govern the hunt
ing and game in each state This book
can be had free by writing to NJ. II.
Hartley Co. 2ss broadway. New York.
merely by mentioning the name Of this
paper.
The Paonia newspaper., 1910-12-23
LOCO WEED AND ITS DISEASE
Where Cattle Ea. II They Act crazy-
One Remedy is Keep All Stock
Away From II.

One OF the most troublesome weeds
of the West is the purple loco or rat
ue-weed. When horses. cattle or
sheep get the habit OF eating this
weed they contract what is called
loco disease. says Farm and Home.
The easiest way TO describe their &C
tions is TO say they act II they were
crazy.
About the only remedy Is 70 keep
The Paonia newspaper., 1910-12-23
Damage TO Trees.

Rabbits and ground mice do n great
amount of damage to fruit trees an
nually. Wrap the trees with paper,
strips OF gunny sacks. or buy veneer
ing or wire netting and use II for the
rabbits and mound the trees for the
vice. not with strawy manure. saw
dust or straw. but cover with earth to
the height of l COR l 2inches.
The Paonia newspaper., 1910-12-23
BOX TO PROTECT FLOWERS
Sponge Draws the Water Up to Soil
and Gives Plant '.ourishment
of Life.

Florists generally are -inding an in
creased interest taken in the self-wa-
tering flower box which has been on
the market only a short time. says
Popular Mechanics. The box was de-
signed especially for those who de-
sire flowers. and water them today
The Paonia newspaper., 1910-12-23
Its Office.

This cork is very tish; in your
brandy t-ottle. / can't bulge #"
Yes. that's the nature OF cork 1t
was put there to keep The bottles
spirits from going down
The Paonia newspaper., 1910-12-23

but forget them tomorrow. A reser-
voir in the bottom OF the box holds a
sufficient quantity OF water TO supply
the plant for several days. and a
sponge draws the water up TO the soil
and gives the plant the nourishment
OF life despite the careless owners
neglect.
The Paonia newspaper., 1910-12-23

the stock away from pastures where
this weed exists. No successful medi
cinal treatment has been dicovered.
The illutration herewith shows what
the weed looks like. the blossom be
ing purple.
The Paonia newspaper., 1910-12-23

It's as easy TO pick up experience
as It is TO drop money.
The Paonia newspaper., 1910-12-23

1t is not too late TO make cuttings
OF grape. current. gooseberry and
ounce.
The Paonia newspaper., 1910-12-23

Mrs wfn.iow's Soothing syrup
Tor children t~efhins euftrns 10 suns red uc~e IN
ANIMATION -Allays r>ln cures nd cole 2e eoti4s
The Paonia newspaper., 1910-12-23

Calvin-The doctor forbids me to
drink champagne.
Ruth-Forbids you to drink cham
pagne?
Calvin-Weil, until after his bill is
paid
The Paonia newspaper., 1910-12-23
The Wav of Life.

1t is being said of an elderly man in
business in Atchison: He can't stand
punishment as he formerly could"
And there is punishment to be en-
dured in making living; don't forget
it. Look over your own experience.
and you will detect punishment every
hour of the day. If 1t isn't at home, it
is on the street car or on the road.
How many ways there are to punish
a man who tries his best to get along
and behave himself. And after a man
gets old it is more evident every year
that the poor fellow can't stand pun
ishment as he could when he was
younger-Atchison Globe.
The Paonia newspaper., 1910-12-23
His alent.

His Talent.
"Is he a great artist?"
No"
But he gets good prices for his
stuff"
Yes. He's a great salesman"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-08-19
NEEDLE FLOATING ON WATER
Simplest Way is to Lay Tiny Piece OF
Steel on Tissue Paper-latter
Will Soon Sink.

There are several ways of making
a needle float on the surface of the
water. The simplest way is to place
a piece of tissue paper on the water
and lay the needle on It; the paper
soon becomes soaked with water and
sinks to the bottom, while the needle
is left floating on the top.
Another method is TO hang the
needle in two sings made Of threads,
which must be carefully drawn away
as soon as the needle floats.
II you magnetic sewing needle by
rubbing IT on a fairly strong magnet,
and float 1t on the water, IT will make
an extremely sensitive compass, and
If you place two needles on the water
at the same time you will see them
slowly approach each other until they
float side by side; that is, IL they do
rot strike together so heavily as TO
cause them TO sink.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-08-19
Childish Sayings.

From Boston comes the tale Of
some children whose tender mother
had promised them a bedtime story, a
promise held in allegiance by the in
opportune appearance Of visitors. APP
peals for drinks of water and even for
chance to say certain forgotten
prayers proving futile, the eldest boy,
aged seven, played his trump card in
a final effort to lure the dear mother
upstairs.
81 guess you'd better come up for a
minute or two if you can, momsie,"
he pleaded over the bannisters in
shrill whisper, "for the baby's nose is
coming awfully unwiped."
Mother" sighed young Michael,
weary little mainstay Of that mother
in the matter of caring for the already
generous quota of household bless
ings. 81 don't want to seem mean
when you're just getting over such
bad headache. but | don't think you
ought to have let the doctor play it off
on us like this, even if we do owe
him money. We've got plenty of chill
dren. anyway. without even one more
baby. and / do think you needn't have
taken two"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-08-19
Our Flies and Mosquitoes.

They were discussing the fact that
there are no flies or mosquitoes in
New York except in the parks and
perhaps in a few places where the
standard of cleanliness is not held
high enough, according to the New
York Press.
II don't think it is quite true"
drawled the western man, that there
are no flies or mosquitoes in New
York, but there aren't enough to go
around. There are so many people
that they outnumber the insects and
there isn't even one fly apiece for you.
Now, IG like to ask If each of you
hasn't seen at least one mosquito this
season." Reluctantly the New York
ers admitted that each had such an
experience Then that is your mos
quito. You may have another this
year. II you should have you would
be robbing some other fellow, who
then would not have any and who
would stoutly maintain that there are
none in your fair city. There are sew
eral millions of you. Now, several
millions Of mosquitoes or flies would
make a big showing in a small town.
Every citizen would have all he could
possibly use, but spread out over New
York they don't make much Of
show"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-08-19
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION
Extensive Plan of Supervision Of Rail-
roads in Canada and United
States.

It Is probable that an international
railway commission, with supervision
over the railroads of this country and
Canada, will be the result of action
taken by the government in theappoint-
lqent of Chairman Martin A. Knapp
of the interstate commerce commits
sion, as a representative of the United
chief of the railway commission OF
Canada. His appointment and that
of Mr.. Mabee Is the result Of consid-
cradle correspondence and diplomatic
interchange between the United States
and Canada
More than year ago the subject
was preached first in a letter from
Mr.. Mabee to Judge Knapp. 1t was
pointed out that the increasing traf-
fic between the United States and
Canada would render fuq control over
rates in the future more difficult I'M
less some joint action were taken. 1t
was realized that the acquisition Of
Canadian terminals by American
roads and of American roads and
terminals by Canadian roads present.
ed ever-increasing difficulties. In the
present conditions it is not possible to
compel railway or express companies
to establish joint through rates to and
from points in the two countries.
The reasonableness of rates between
points in this country and points in
Canada also is q question of serious
Importance to shippers. In order to
determine any given question as to
rates that may arise it is necessary
for the shipper to institute a proceed
ing before the interstate commerce
commission and the Canadian railway
commission. and the result is not sat-
isfactory. The difficulty practically
precludes any inquiry by existing tri-
bunals as to the reasonableness Of
combination through rates as applied
to international traffic.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-08-19
TELEPHONE OF SPIDER WEB
Large, Ugly Insect Is Easily Deceived
BY Tuning Fork Placed on One
of the Tiny Threads.

A gentleman in Ohio was watch
ing some spiders, when 1t occurred to
him to try what effect the sound Of
a tuning fork would have upon them.
He suspected that they would take it
for the buzzing of a fly.
He selected a large, ugly spider that
had been feasting on flies for two
months. The spider was at one edge
of it's web. Sounding the fork, the
man touched a thread at the other
side and watched the result. Mr.. Spi-
der had the buzzing sound conveyed
to him over his telephone wires, but
how was he to know on which part1c-
ular wire it was travelling?
He ran to the center of the web
very quickly and felt all around I'M
til he touched the thread against the
other end of which the fork was
sounding; then, taking another thread
along, just as a man would take an
extra piece of rope, he ran out to the
fork and sprang upon It,
Then he reiterated little way and
looked at the fork. He was puzzled.
He had expected to find buzzing fly.
He got on the fork again and danced
with delight. Evidently the sound was
music to him.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-08-19
PHOTOGRAPHER WAS CRAFTY
Assured That Her Freckies Would
Not Show.

Obviously, they were on their hon
eymoon. That they were from the
country was also patent, says the Bal
timore Star. He, attired in a new
ready-to-wear suit in which he was
most uncomfortable, felt himself the
center Of admiring glances as he
walked down Baltimore street, with
his blushing bride clutching jealous
ly his arm as though she feared some
of the fashionably attired city girls
would steal her handsome swain. She
also wore a new dress. but it wasn't
made in Paris, or even New York.
The peregrinating man with the
picture taking machine marked them
as legitimate prey.
Come along" he shouted to the
newlyweds, ''be a sport. Get your
picture taken to take back to the
country. Only dime. I'll take you
in any position"
The pair halted. He wanted his
photograph taken. She didn't. The
peregrinating photographer knew his
business. He wasted no time on the
swain. He was easy prey. On the
baslsll bride he focused all the blan.
dishments of his art. Come along,
he coaxed, this Is a wonderful ma.
chine. 1t will make you look beauti.
full. You can hand the picture down
to your grandchildren to admire" The
bride blushed deeper
Tho IN ho n CT, orb hic fnnr.
inland tie, bought already tied. He
was ready for the ordeal But the
bride hung coyly back. Finally she
summoned courage and slipping her
arm from that of her husband she ap-
preached the photographer and whis-
pered in his ear. The photographer
didn't smile. He was out for the
money. A contented smile suffused
her sunburned face at his reply. Aft.
er patting her hair, she stood beside
her husky swain and the photographer
snapped the camera.
The reporter was curious. Report
ers generally are. After the couple
had departed to spend another ten
cents on some other attraction, he
asked the voluble photographer what
the bride had whispered to him
The photographer smiled, and it was
good to see so hard working a man
smile.
she asked me if her freckles
would show in the picture" he con
fided. Il told her that this machine
was made especially to conceal
freckles In photograph
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-08-19
Elizahethan Slanq.

According to the latest edition of
Webster's dictionary, one meaning of
lobster" is "a gullible, awkward.
bungling or undesirable fellow" This
meaning Is supposed by most persons
to be a modern development Of slang.
However. lobster" was a favorite
term of abuse among Englishmen of
Queen Elizabeth's day, and Shake
speare may have denounced his call
boy as lobster" when the boy failed
to attend to his duties. Some stu
dents of the word think it probably
was applied first to men with red
faces.
AS signifying a soldier, the term
lobster" is as old as Cromwell's day.
Lord Clarendon, historian of the civil
war In England, explains that it was
applied to the roundhead cuirassiers,
because of the bright iron shells
with which they were covered" Aft
erward British soldiers in their red
uniforms were called HOLSTERS"
Then came another development.
The soldier in the red coat became a
boiled LOBSTER" while the policeman
In blue was, Of course, an "unboiled"
or raw lobster" Again, ito boil a
lobster" was for a man to enlist in
the army and put on red coat.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-08-19
WAYS OF CATCHING MONKEYS
Filipino Natives Have Decidedly In
teresting Method of Capturing
Lazy Little Animals.

In the Philippine island; the No
tives catch monkeys In a curious
way.
The monkeys are fond OF the meat
of cocoanuts, which grow as plenti.
fully there as. apples do in our coun.
try. They are lazy, though, about
gnawing through the outer bark and
will only do so when exceedingly hun.
CRY. The natives take adv antaSe of
their greed and Incidence iY cutts9s
a small opening through the shell, juss
large enough for Mr.. Monk sf's long,
thin hand to penetrate.
When he once gets inside. he gets
his hands full of delicious, dainty
meat and his hand Is nat lrslly WI
der in this act than when it eutered.
Finding his hand will not come out
the monkey chatters and scolds, plain
ly showing his indignation at the way
he has been trapped, but ne'fer thinks
OF loosening his hold on the cocoa.
nut and Withdrawing his hands as cas-
lily as he put II in. There ne staiida
an angry monkey, until the man who
set the cocoanut trap comes and takes
him captive.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-08-19
kEIFER DROPS SWALL0WTAIL.
Veteran Congressman Causes Surprise
When He Enters House Wear
Ing a Business Suit.

Shortly before congress adjourned
j. Warren Keifer, veteran OF two
wars, thirty-seven battles and nine
congressional campaigns, covering
period of more than half century OF
public life, marched in attired In
suit of drab oxford gray. 1t was
sack suit The only remaining YES
tige of the generals former attire
was the dress vest, of black , broad
cloth. Gen. Keifer has worn evening
dress In the daytime for many years.
II am going out to Ohio in a few
days." said he. 1.-THE tailor persuaded
me that this would prove more COM
frotable travelling attire than my swal-
lowtail. l will not promise that the
change shall be permanent"
Speaker Cannon noted the change
with deepest emotion and trusted that
Gen. Keifer's insurgency would extend
no further.
Gen. Keifer was speaker in the
early days of Mr.. Cannon's service in
the house.
The general was quiet for nearly
40 minutes after the invocation, but
before the day was ended he had par
ticipated in not less than six acrimoni-
Gus colloquys, and had made three
| five-minute speeches, so his friends
felt assured that the change had made
no appreciable difference in the men
| tai activity of the war horse of Re-
| publicanism.
| Most perturbed were the profession
al guides. However they have had
four things to point out to visitors to
| the house gallery. The patter of the
guides used to run as follows:
THE nervous elderly gentleman sit
ting at the marble desk with the lit
| tie mallet in his hand Is Speaker Can
non The handsome man with the
white lawn tie like Methodist
preacher is the democratic leader.
Champ Clark of Missouri. The young
man with the head that shines like
helliograph at monday is Repre-
sentative Nicholas Longworth of Ohio,
and the gentleman in the dress suit
with the white whiskers Is Gen. J.
Warren Keifer, who was speaker OF
the Forty-seventh congress from 1881
to 1888"
Champ Clark has discarded the
white lawn ties. That Jared the
guides They held mass meeting in
the rotunda at night and adopted res
olutions requesting Gen. Keifer to re-
turn to his well-known nabiliaments.
They told him that if the speaker
were deposed next session and Long
worth adopted wig Trey would have
to go out of business.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-08-19
OUT-OF-DOOR MEALS
DELIGHTS OF EATING IN THE
OPEN AIR IN SUMMER.
Woman Who Has Tried the Scheme
Tells How Her Family Enjoys
II During Warm
Weather.

Almost every family treats itself to
an occasional meal out of doors, but
very few know the delights OF
whole summer of out-of-door meals.
A woman who has tried the scheme
writes as follows:
when we built our suburban home
nine years ago, 1t never occurred to
us that an outdoor dining room would
be possibility, indeed, we never
thought of such thing, but by a hap
by chance the plans of our home were
so arranged that it was not at all diff
ficult to achieve our precious little
dining room when we once conceived
the idea. We lived here three years
before we realized the pleasure we had
lost by eating all summer long In
'coZy, CHEEKY, comfortable dining room
in the house.
when the thought finally came to
us it did not take us long to arrange
things and to plan to use our little
porch as an open air eating place. we
had an old table with a top about four
feet square which we used for din
ner table, but could never have 1t with
doilies, for 1t was nothing but pine
boards For serving tables we used
two old tables about Is by SO inches.
six o'clock is our breakfast hour
and words cannot express the exhll-
aration of an outdoor meal at that
time. The birds are singing in every
tree and all nature seems bursting
with 10y. Many a time have | sat
down to breakfast with heavy shawl
over my shoulders and a light wrap
over my head, and when late Septem-
Der comes and we are forced indoors.
it breaks our hearts to give up our
woodsy surroundings and be shut In
the four walls of a dining room.
"a green rug covers the floor part
ly and We have drop awnings which
fasten to the floor-these we drop at
night or on stormy days, and also we
now have better china which We con-
slider suitable to outdoors, and we also
use our best silver. This we keep
locked up in the sideboard drawers be-
tween meals.
Last summer we never ate one meal
in the house from June to September
l. We began early in May having
luncheon out doors first, then added
our evening dinner, but it was too
cool in the early morning until June
for breakfast on the porch.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-08-19

awaken his suspicion. He smells the
bait, squeezes along past the center
of the tube, when it tits down and
the game is is shot into the pit, the
tube righting itself at once for an
other catch. The top and sides of
the large box may be covered with
leaves, snow or anything to hide it.
A door placed in the top will enable
the trapper to take out the animals BY
placing a little hay or other food in
the bottom of the box the trap need
not be visited oftener than once a
week.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-08-19
Crossing a Funeral.

TT don't suppose I'm more super
sSNEious than most folks" said Mr.
Sd Adback, yet never cross a fu-
neral There's an old superstition that
to do this brings bad luck. l don't
know Whether l refrain because of this
Tear on because crossing a funeral,
considering your convenience first in
thus hurrying on, seems to show lack
of the proper respect due the mourn
ers; but anyway find myself in
stinctively halting when a funeral
comes along and not crossing over I'm
til it has passed, though I do not al
ways wait for the very end of the pro-
cession.
Now as that draws near | look
along the line and when l see coming
carriage in which the men are sit
ting back comfortably SMOKING big fat
cigars. why l f1gur THAI these men
are not so really and truly mourners
but what If am in a hurry \ can pass
in front of them without falling under
tn ban of the superstition or Sommit-
ting any improperly"