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The Holly chieftain., 1912-11-01
Boom In shIpbuIIdIno.

The shipyards Of the United States
during the current fiscal year will be
busy. according to returns filed with
the bureau of navigation.
On July /, 120 steel vessels, aggre-
eating 254,00O gross tons, were under
construction or under contract to be
built, against barely 100000 gross
tons at the same time year ago. The
influence Of the approaching opening
Of the Panama canal is manifest, as
upwards of $4,000 tons are building
for US through the canal. Since con-
gress in the Panama canal act insured
free tolls to American coastwise and
duty free materials and equipment
for ships In the coastwise trade a
further stimulus to shipbuilding has
been given. the effect which is ex-
pected to develop as the provisions of
the law become more generally known.
Preparations for the use of oil in
stead of coal are found in most ship
building returns. Fifteen tank steam.
ers ranging from 2,200 tons to $500
tons will use oil for fuel.
Tonnage building on the great lakes
shows falling off of about 10000
tons compared with year ago And
part Of the current years lake con.
struction is designed for salt water
The Holly chieftain., 1912-11-01
IN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
Prosperity Reported At High Winter
Mark by Merchants and
Bankers.

Prosperity is at high water mark
In the Mississippi valley. The St
Louis Star has been interviewing
merchants and bankers and they all
tell the same story Of abnormal busi.
ness.
An army of 5000 salesmen radiat
ing from st. Louis have reported to
the Sales Managers Association. &C.
cording to Secretary Robert e. Lee,
that already there is enough business
In sight to test the capacity of all
the manufactures.
"All business men are jubilant The
head Of large hardware company
has reports from 500 sales agents In
every section of the country. showing
largely increased orders. 1t is sim.
ply great the way business is advan.
cling he says"
Walker Hill, president of the Me.
chanics-American National bank. says
that trade is phenomenally large and
that he hopes nothing will happen to
destroy prosperity.
William F. Saunders, secretary OF
the Business Mems League, is also
enthusiastic over business conditions.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-11-01

back to or - inches. making the cut
just in the direction in which the
limb should grow.
All trees should be kept low headed.
Be careful not to cut OF the lower
limbs when 1t is not necessary, as they
are usually the very ones to be lsft.
Lowest limbs should be from IS to "a
inches from the ground. II the tree
has been pruned so that the top II
much higher than this. 1t is usually
best to cut the entire top OF about
three feet from the ground and de.
pend upon forming the top from limbs
which come out below this point.
Peach trees can stand more severe
pruning than either cherry or apple
Peach trees should generally be cut
on about 18 inches from the ground.
and II there are any branches below
that point they should be cut back to
the drst or second bud. Cherries or
plums need practically NO pruning ex.
cept to cut the branches on q fodt or
SO from the trunk.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-11-01
VINE CUTTINGS FOR SPRING
Should Be Kept Moist Until Rooted.
and Then Given Frequent Cult.
vAtlon-Hos Often.

Currant and grape cuttings. planted
In beds in early spring. are mulched
In late summer. preferably with saw
dust or tan bark. and kept moist until
the cuttings are rooted. Later on the
propagating bed is given frequent
and shallow cultivation. HoeinE II fire.
quently done between the rows Of
plants. which are IS inches apart.
This keeps fresh soil around them.
keeps down the weeds and water IL
given when the soil 10 very dry.
A propagating bed for strawberry
plants also needs some attention. The
weeds must be kept out It 10 best
to cut OF the late runners. a. the early
ones make the strongest plants. II
several varieties are in the bed set
up boards between each to prevent
them running together, and be sure to
label each division with the name Of
the variety.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-11-01
HORTICULTURAL
Ae-aM NOTES

The Banana apple is well worth test.
Ing.
The quickest growing tree for a shell
ter belt is the willow.
Pear trees planted on thin ground
are not 80 apt to become blighted.
Prune the currants and gooseberries
as soon as the leaves fall, or early
next spring.
Strawy, stalky manure makes an ideal
mulching fertilizer for both young and
old apple trees.
For farm of 100 acres about 20
acres should be given up to the build
ings and orchard.
In latitudes where crimson clover
will grow, try sowing 1t for a cover
crop in the orchard.
While sandy soils are probably good
for strawberries, any soil not too rich
will bring good results.
Potash should be applied to all
kinds of fruit trees, especially to
the peach and other stone fruits.
II climbing cutworms bother or
chard or other crops by eating buds
and foliage. scatter poison bait about.
Ripen the pears in dark place.
They will assume fine color If ripen-
ed between the layers of woolen blank.
cts.
Plow the ground for the late or
chard. Disk it In late fall and 1t will
be in good shape to plant next
spring.
Heel fruit trees In on we'll drained
ground, putting two feet of dirt on the
roots and covering the tops with about
six inches
Remember that the wood ashes that
come from the cook stove. fireplace or
furnace are the best kind of fertilizer
for the orchard, lawn or garden.
The best fruit trees for small town
lots or gardens are peaches and cher
ries. Apple trees take up too much
room and are much longer in coming
Into bearing
Orchard grass grows best in deep,
rich. moist clay loan soils. possessed
Of a sufficiency Of lime. but 1t will also
do we'll on sandy loan soils With a
clay subsoil.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-11-01
Preparations for Winter.

Currants and gooseberries nay be
pruned as soon as the leaves fall, OF
the work may be left until early
spring. Cut back one-third of this
years growth, and thin out surplus,
diseased or unthrifty shoots. Old
bushes may have two-thirds of the
present years growth removed. Do
not prune the new canes OF raspber.
ries and blackberries until spring;
the old canes should have been cut
out long ago. 1t is too early to prune
grapevines.
Old raspberry canes should be re-
moved from the patch before the
freeze-up and the new ones mulched
with oat straw or barnyard fertilizer.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-11-01
FOLDING LADDER MADE SAFE
Directions Given and illustration
Shown Of Quite Convenient Inn
plement for Orchard.

A ladder built like this is very handy
about the place in picking fruit or
pruning trees. For ladder ten feet
long use two pieces one and one-fourth
inches thick by 5 inches wide for up
rights. writes Barton Evers of Forsyth,
Mo-, In the Farmers Mail and Breeze.
For the supports use two pieces of one
The Holly chieftain., 1912-11-01
Cuttings From Bush Fruits.

Make cuttings from grapes. cur
rants and gooseberries as soon as the
leaves fall. Cut the present seasons
wood into eight-inch lengths, tie into
bundles and pack into barrels of sand
in the cellar until next spring. The
cuttings may be planted in the fall
and mulched, but spring planting Is
preferable II 1t is done early.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-11-01
USEFUL AS INSECT CATCHER
Unique Arrangement Patented by Ore
son Man Composed Mostly Of A..
tIcles Around Home.

The illustration shows . unique ar.
rangement for catching and destroying
insects, patented by a resident of Can.
by, Ore. 1t is composed Of articles or
dinarily found around house, and in
cludes barrel. dishpan, lantern, and
The Holly chieftain., 1912-11-01
coUNTRY'S INDUSTRIES EASILY
INJURED BY LEGISLATION
OF DEMOCRATS.
FARMERS ALSO CONCERNED
Plain Explanation of Reason Why
Menace of New Tariff Laws viii
Cause Condition Of Uncertainty and
Business Paralysis.

Because you are healthy today are
you certain that you will be well q
year from now?
No.
And because a country Is prosper
GUS today is 1t certain that all will
be well year hence?
No.
The reason for this uncertainty Is
the danger of the election of Demo-
cratic candidate for the presidency
and Democratic congress.
Many people are saying in this cam
paign that this country is too big and
too prosperous to be affected by a
change of administration. Nothing
could be further from the truth. A
Democratic victory can easily result
In destruction of the present pros
perity.
This fact can be easily demonstrat-
ed. If it should be known on the
morning Of November that Wood
row Wilson has been elected presi-
dent of the United States, every
American manufacturer would know
that in the course of time there would
be radical change In every schedule
OF the tariff. The Democratic party
declares in its platform that protec-
tlon ia unconstitutional. Woodrow
Wilson is a free trader. and of the
house of representatives, 1875 are
from the south. section which has
always been in favor of free trade.
These free trade southern Democrats
would dominate the house caucus and
outvote the northern and western
Democrats who honestly believe In
some measure of protection to
American industry.
But the trouble Is that the change
would not come Immediately. First
of all, there would be tedious and
anxious waiting through the months
of December, January and February,
for the new congress would not as
semble until after the 4th of March.
Even then. three or four months
would still be consumed In debating
and enacting the new schedule, SO
that nearly a year would pass before
the American manufacturers would
10 Hldue dCqudluteu Win lue COQQl-
tions under which they would have
to conduct their business. During all
these months the factories would live
from hand to mouth. purchasing no
supplies and employing no more work.
men than absolutely necessary to fill
existing orders.
And then, when the law had been
passed. American manufacturers
would find that the doors of the
United States had been opened to
foreign tmportations. Manufacturing
which should have been done in the
United States will be done by labor
ers in England. Germany, France,
Austria and even China and Japan.
Before long, American gold would go
across the sea to pay for these for
elgn-made products. AS In Cleve-
lands time. this would deplete the
bank reserves. compelling loans to
be called in and securities to be sac
rificed at low price in order to OBJ
tain ready money. The treasury. as
in Cleveland's time, would have to
sell bonds to maintain its gold re-
serves, and these bonds would be
bought BY foreign capitalists with
American gold which had gone into
The Holly chieftain., 1912-11-01
CUTTING BACK FRUIT TREES
Only Three to Five Of Best Limbs
Should Be Treated. Says q Colo
RADIO Press Bulletin.

A great many factors enter into the
determination of just how tree
should be cut back. In this article.
says 4 Colorado bulletin. only = gen.
eral rule can be given. Only three to
five OF the best limbs should be cut
The Holly chieftain., 1912-11-01

The demand for workers still ex.
ceeds the supply in Chicago, as we'll
as all over the country, and is addi-
tional evidence of universal Republic.
an prosperity.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-11-01
The Usual ThInu.

II see." said the guinea pig, timidly,
that they say you are the cause Of
the increasing cost OF eggs"
Yes" responded the hen. wearily.
they're following the same old rule
when anything goes wrong, always
blame the woman"
The Holly chieftain., 1912-11-01

BY four-inch stun. Bolt the two sup
ports together in the middle. Spread
the lower ends as shown and use a rod
for the connection at the upper end.
The longer the ladder. the heavier the
uprights should be. Such q ladder
can be folded and carried with ease.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-11-01

Makes the laundress happy-that,s Red
wlGss wb;ss d1sK SaK Blue; Makes beautiful. clear
"nite clothes. All good grocers. Adv,
The Holly chieftain., 1912-11-01
wrong.

A man Isn't far from right when
he's willing to admit that he is in the
wrong. !
The Holly chieftain., 1912-11-01

Negative Evidence.
Il hear the gentleman who is visit
Ing your daughter is a coming man."
He must be. for he is certainly not
q going one"
The Holly chieftain., 1912-11-01

three sticks for tripod. The upper
section of the barrel is cut out and the
lower part contains fruit or other odor-
GUS materials. The pan contains liquid.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-01-31
WILL CONTINUE OPTION FIGHT
AntI.saloon League Oecidss 70 Keep
issue TO the Front.

AntI-saloon League Decides 70 Keep
issue to the Front.
County option In licensing saloons
10 to be kept to tho front 10 an Issue
by tho Minnesoo Anti-Saloon league,
according to a decision reached BY
the trustees of the league in their an
nual meeting at Minneapolis. They
adopted = resolution stating that in
view of the situation In the state the
league must continue ito tight for
county option and ask all the forces
Of temperance to concentrate in that
direction.
The trustees decided to extend an
invitation to the National Anti-Saloon
league to meet next fall In Mianeapo-
lis. The last meeting was at Wash
ington, d. c.. with about 1000 dele
gates in attendance.
A resolution was also passed en-
dorsing the Shepard bill now before
congress designed to prevent ship
ment Of liquor into dry territory by
providing that such shipments shall
come under the laws of the state
where they are consigned as soon as
they cross the boundary. Other reso-
lutions were entrusted to committee
to be drafted.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-01-31
SAYS A BLACKLIST EXISTS
s.. Paul Man criticises Treatment Of
Railway Mail Clerks.


Railway Mail Clerks.
Carl Vandyke of St. Paul, repre-
senting the Railway Mail Clerks as
sociation Of the Tenth division, which
embraces Minnesota and other North
western states, appeared before the
house committee on postoffices and
postroads at Washington. He urged
that provision be made In the post
Office appropriation bill now under
consideration for increased salaries for
railway mail clerks and an improve
ment in the working conditions. He
charged that the present administra-
ton of the postoff1ce department had
been harsh in it's dealings with the
employees in the railway mail service
and that hours of labor had been i'm.
posed on the clerks that made their
lives burden.
Mr.. Vandyke charged further that
railway mail clerks who had CON-
planned of existing conditions had
been blacklisted and Disseminated
against In the matter of promotion.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-01-31
RECORDS WERE CHANGED
Testimony Given at Indian Land Probe
at Minneapolis.


Charges of the changing of records
on the tract books at the White Earth
Indian agency, giving indications that
certain individuals were favored, were
made in testimony given by Edward
B. L1nnen. general inspector of the
department of the interior, before the
congressional Indian fraud inquiry at
Minneapolis.
1.-THE tract books, which are the
land record books of the government
at the agency" said Mr.. LINEN, bore
notations in pencil and these notations
were later covered in ink. l found
that in hundred or more cases there
were pencil rotations Of the mans
name opposite the description of the
land. 1t indicated to me that the par
ties were chosen for Certain pieces of
land. When they later acquired the
land, which was the most valuable on
the reservation, the pencil notations
were gone over in ink; that is, after
the allotments were made.
1.-THE best pieces on the Reservation
were indicated by estimates made for
the government. 1t was the land that
had the best estimates that in the
tract book bore pencil rotations, later
gone over with ink. It is understood
in the government land Office or any
other land ohice that any pencil or
other rotations look very suspicious"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-01-31
Dismal Outlook.

"Why do you look so unhappy?
swell, you know I'm pretty well
busted"
Eyes, but you always were, and yet
you've borne up pretty we'll. What Is
the particular trouble today"
II just proposed to the girl love-"
"Ah! And the answer was unfavor-
able?'
u" Cont know"
''You don't know? Why. what do
you mean? Surely you must know
whether she accepted you or rejected
you"
'That's just It. asked her to mar
~ me, and she said she would. Then
I asked her If she was sure she could
be happy with man who had no
money, and she said she could. She
said she had always preferred buying
things on credit anyhow,"-Cleveland
Plain Dealer,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-01-31
SEA PosToFFIcEs.
Handling and Sorting the Mail Matter
On Ocean linsrs.

Handling and Sorting the Mail Matter
On Ocean linssa
Every one IL aware that . large quan.
uty Of mail comes from Europe. Prob
ably most persons assume that It ID
dumped Oh the steamers In hplk ana
sorted and routed In the postofacs OF
the receiving port. Such . system
would result In hopeless congestion.
and practically al Of the 10000
pounds Of foreign mail matter receiv.
ed at New York on an average Of re-
cent years is ready. sorted and sacked
when the steamers make port. This
work IL done III the sea postofices
aboard the ships and means days
saved In the time Of delivery Of mail
matter intended for inland points.
In the huge mass Of mail brought
into New York each year there are on
an average 10000. 900 separate pieces.
many thousands with inadequate adj
dresses, yet to such degree of Ell.
cheney has the operation Of the sea
postofilces been brought and SO care
fully is the work done that less than
500 errors are made annually. As the
entire quantity of the ocean mail re-
csived in year would Oil 1900 stand
ard mail cars an almost Incredible ac-
curacy is indicated-less than one err
ror OF any kind whatever for every
four carloads of mail.
Congress authorized the sorting OF
mail on board conveying steamships IN
1890, but it was not until the year fol-
lowing that any systematic effort was
made to do so. The work of the sea
postofiice is very similar to that Of the
railway mail service. On board a
large liner there will be usually two
United States clerks, two in the en-
ploy of the country from which the
steamer sails and several subalterns
or porters. This force will on an aver.
age trip open and sort from 500 to 900
sacks Of mail. probably consisting OF
100000 ordinary letters and 1000 reg
istered letters. besides 100000 par
cells and periodicals.. Mail for New
York city is distributed and separate
~ sacked for each of the stations and
that for the United states generally
according to schedule which has 1913
divisions. In addition to the mail for
the United States. the sea postottice
clerks must sort that destined for Gu
ba, Mexico. Canada and the orient, a
great deal Of the last class being for
warded by rail to San Francisco and
thence by steamer.
To facilitate matters two mail boats |
are maintained at New York. and these |
meet incoming steamers at the quar-
antine station. one taking on the mail
bags intended for direct delivery to
trains and steaming directly to the
railway stations along the river front,
the other that for New York city and
such others as require rehandling. The
sea postofhces cost the government
something less than 100000 per an
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-01-31
kevs d Especial Interest to
Minnesota Readers.
JUDGE WILLIAM lOCHREN DEAD
Prominent IN State and National Al.
fairs for More Than Half
q Century,

Judge William Lochren, for many
years \ prominent figure In his profes
sion and Judge Of the United States
district court from 1896 to his retire
ment in 1908, is dead at Minneapolis
He had been In declining health for
several years and his death was not
unexpected. He suffered severe
sinking spell shortly before the end
and physicians were hastily sum.
moned. From that time his decline
was rapid. His wife and son, William
4. Lochren, we're at his bedside.
Judge Lochren was born in County
Tyrone, Ireland, in 1882. His parents
emigrated to the United States the
same year, settling in Vermont, where
In 1854 young Lochren began the
study of law. After his admittance to
the bar in 1856 he came to Minnesota,
locating at St. Anthony, now Mime
apolis. On April 20, 1861, he enlisted
in Company E, First Minnesota volun-
teers. Not long after the enlistment
he was made sergeant. He was with
the regiment in all the battles of the
Potomac for three years. His bravery
and attention to military tactics won
him promotion Sept. %, 1862, when he
was made second lieutenant. In July
Of the following year he was pro-
noted to first lieutenant for his dis.
tinction in the campaigns. He acted
as adjutant from the battle of Gettys-
burg until the middle of the following
October. On Dec. 30, 1863, owing to
i'll health, he was compelled to resign,
returning to Minneapolis. In 1868 he
was elected state senator, city attor-
ney of Minneapolis in 1877, district
Judge in 1882 and was commissioner
of pensions under President Cleveland
for three years beginning in 1893. On
May 4, 1896, he was appointed Judge
of the United States district court for
Minnesota, which position he held un-
til his retirement March 81, 1908, at
the age of seventy-six.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-01-31
0WSLEY HEIRS TO APPEAL
Case Involving 5000 900 Estate Car
ried to Hiaher Court,

rteo to Higher Court.
Heirs of the Owsley estate have
fled notices of appeal from the de.
cision Of Judge of Probate Gilpin of
Duluth and the now famous case, which
involves fortune Of nearly $4,000, 900.
will be carried one step higher in the
fight which ultimately may end in the
supreme court.
Under the decision of Judge Gilpfn,
which has been appealed from. DR..
Frederick Owsley, whose wife left an
estate OF $2,700,O0O, was allowed one.
third interest. -...:
In her will Mrs. Owsley provided
that only $4,000 and a yearly income
of $4,000 be set aside for her hus-
band. The rest of the big fortune was
to 60 to her children, son, William
E. Boeing of Seattle and Caroline e.
Boeing Poole Of Detroit. Mich. Dr.
Owsley contested the will and the
court upheld him.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-01-31
The Story Of Q Profile.

On the facade of the Palazzo Vec-
chic, at Florence. to the right of the
central entrance. the profile of mans
head is traced on the marble. the au'
thorship of which is ascribed to
Michelangelo. The story runs that
he and friend made a bet as to
which of them would draw a head
best with their backs to the wall.
bet easily won by Michelangelo. for
he traced perfect profile. whereas
the other produced only q wavering,
imperfect outline. The story further
relates that the tool used was nall.
Both drawings are carefully preserved.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-01-31
A ScuIptor'0 Slip.

How many know that the only fault
ever found with the splendid eques.
TITAN statue Of Washington In the Bos-
ton Public garden, made by Thomas
Ball, was the fact that the horse has
no tongue. It is one Of those minor
details that were discovered long after
the statue had been put up. Balls
Governor Andrew at the statehOuse
has all its proper members.-Boston
Journal.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-01-31
Lind Heads Wilson Club.

The first public move toward get.
ting the Minnesota Democratic del
egation for Governor Woodrow vii.
son was launched at Minneapolis when
. number of Democrats met at the az.
sembly hall in the courthouse and or
ganized a Wilson club. Former Gov.
ernor John Lind, who took leading
part in the meeting and was elected
president Of the club, declared that
he was going into the campaign hands
and feet,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-01-31
Burns to Death in Home.

Rising from sick bed to attempt
escape from flames that had been
started in his home at Cloquet
by an overheated stove, William
Eye made a despairing dash for
kitchen door. He had forgotten that
he had nailed it shut before going to
the camp in the woods where he had
worked. Too weak to break through
the barrier he sank to the door and
was suffocAted.