FALLS INTERNATIONAL PRESS PAGE TWO LAND CLEARING METHODS "WENT IN" WITHOUT ARMOR HELPS SOUTH SEA NATIVES ing cap is examined, it will be noted out quicky and burn with a minimum I that in one end there is an opening of chunking up. The practice Doughboy Resented imputation Which DESCRIBED WITH DETAIL School Founded by English Woman where the fuse is inserted. This is of piling in fence rows in our opinion, Museum Exhibit Seemed to Convey Has Been of Benefit in Inculcating meant to be carefully crimped over is a bad one. In the first place, to. the World. Self Reliance. the fuse: Use a cap crimper. It is the stump row becomes a harbor for 'made for this purpose, and will save weeds, insects and plant disease of A veteran the A. E. F., wander­ North of Fiji, in one of the islands Wisconsin Expert Tells Farmers of Methods That Have Proved accidents. Don't use your teeth to pests. It is exceedingly important ing among the armor exhibits at the of the Ellice group of the South seas, Superior in Wooded Sections There—Dynamite and Machinery pinch the cap on the fuse. Don't Metropolitan Museum of Art, found in this stage of our development of education of a practical nature has Should be Used Together for Best Results—Care Needed With himself suddenly face to face with a use pinchers. Don't use a knife. Accidents new cutover lands, that we observe been going on, and a deserted coral Dynamite to Avoid Danger—Homemade Stump Piler Advocated "tin hat"—approved A. E. F. model— island has been the scene of a school have happened many times every precaution to prevent the inroad ceremoniously installed in a glass case for girls where not only the ordinary through a carelessness with these of plant and insect pests. We of its own near the haystack-shaped curriculum of European schools hat$r way pine usually .are much smaller John Swenehart, Wisconsin College makeshifts. A good cap crimper can help do this by cleaning up rubbish helmets of the early, Tartar tribes and been in force but house-building, and decay more rapidly, although of Agriculture, in Charge of Land costs $1125 and no dynamite user ,as far as possible. Again, the the halberds and billhooks of the boating and other necessary arts of a their tap roots anchor the stumps Clearing. can afford to be' without one- The fence row, after a few years growing European Middle ages. It made him Robinson Crusoe life. When the solidly. Perhaps the most frequent question cheap pressed steel kind are not up to weeds and brush, becomes unsightly feel historic and important—for a school was started there was not another On hardwood stumps, time, dynamite much good. A good one will be short moment—until his eye took in put to men engaged in land and lowers land values. Anything living person on the island of and a good team seem to be the rest of the exhibit below the tin Papaelise. which is an enchanting clearing work is, "What is the best cheaper in the long run. The other which tends to depreciate the giving the most economical results. hat. island, three-quarters of a mile long end of the cap is the business end appearance of a new settler's farm is method and how much will it cost There was a complete suit of armor A stump puller either pulls the top and about a hundred yards in width, and contains very sensitive explosive to clear an acre of cutover land?" to be avoided. Land values mean made out of the same metal as the tin its shores surrounded by coral reefs off an old hardwood or pulls up too which is set off by the fire This is just as practical as would be credits and the new farmer needs to hat, and it comprised a neckpiece, a and the bluest of blue seas. much soil when a stump is greener. from the fuse. The business end a question, 'How much does it cost enhance the credit value of his farm breastplate, a stomach shield and a The school was started by an Englishwoman, On pine stumps, a stump puller pays, should be pointed toward the main in every way possible. As fuel the to build a house?", without specifying pair of thigh guards, all overlapping, Miss Joliffe, in 1912, and particularly on the mjedium and the part of the' charge in priming. The stump may have some value. However, and a string of overlapping steel plates she has been the head in this island the size, material, shape, finish lighter soils. On heavy soils, par cap should not be put crosswise in down each arm—all strapped to a dummy unless farm labor conditions of learning in the South seas till the and location of the building. In ticularly when wet, the use of more doughboy dressed in O. D. and present time, when she felt it was time the cartridge. The charge may go become more favorable, it is doubtful other words, the method and cost dynamite is generally desirable. In wearing the tin hat. It was labeled to take a holiday. Devoted to her off, but unless the cap is properly whether the farmer \can ultimately varies greatly with conditions. The "American Armor." all cases dynamite should be used to girls as they are to her, she tells of placed in the explosive, all of the afford to spend his time kind and quantity of brush and "It's all wrong," said the veteran their self-reliance and capability. They break the large stumps sufficiently energy possible may not be set free. working up stumps as fuel. This, down logs, the age. size and variety to an attendant. "There wasn't anything built their own houses and dormitorfe-\ so that they can be conveniently More lift results from the explosion however, is a problem to be solved of stumps and the number to the like that over there." with the help of a few native men,' handled. if cap is properly placed. bjr the individual' farmer. If he "But," said the attendant, "the sign whose services were shortly dispensed acre, are conditions which affect Stump Pullers Hang Fire Dangerous. wishes to save his stumps for fuel, here says at the bottom 'Experimental with, and only one old man retained both cost and method. Type of soil Experience with stump pullers has Hangfires and misfires are usually Armor,'" pointing to a small card to help in the coco plantations. There let them be piled in a few high, and moisture conditions as well as demonstrated that the effectiveness inside the case. "I suppose that means are about 2,000 coconut trees on che the result of breaks in the line of narrow piles where they will not be the skill of the workman also modify of this type of implement is greatly to say it wasn't used in practice." island and the girls look after them. power in the fuse. Sharp bends a liability instead of an asset. method and the time required. "Well, it doesn't say it clearly enhanced by the use of proper should not be made in the fuse. Particularly Obviously only a very few points Some Problem. enough for me," said the veteran. Evelyn Pass. equipment. Generally speaking, the in cold weather these bends can be discussed in this short article. Stumping usually represents the He went off vowing indignantly that In the great government reserve on lighter the cable which can be used will break the wall of the fuse and What is needed is intelligent effort. he would lodge a protest with the museum largest part of the cost of clearing. the eastern side of Yellowhead pass to do the work, the better. It is either permit moisture to get in and Backaches can be reduced. Cutover authorities or with the American in the Rocky mountains, known as Brushing and logging are jobs where seldom desirable to' use more than stop the burning or the powder line Legion "or with somebody."—New land can be cleared and the resulting Jasper park, Alberta, is a pass leading energy and simple tools get results. a 3-4-inch cable for the main pull York Sun. will be broken. Misfires or hangfires from Athabaska falls, on the Athabaska farm will justify labor intelligently Stump removal is a fitting job for line. This is heavy enough to drag river, to Maligne lake. The result. The hangfire is the dangerous applied to its improvement. engineering skill. Machinery and ex- around and where a heayier pull ig geographic board of Canada has re thing about the use of explosive. In MANY VARIETIES OF SHARK plosives, horse and man power, intelligently cently named the pass Evelyn, after needed, it is better to use a little this case the powder stops burning, BACK TO THE FARM applied, save money, time Evelyn, duchess of Devonshire, wife more dynamite. but the cotton wall of the fuse remains Some Sea Monsters More to Be Feared of his excellency the governor general, and backaches. Occasionally where Take-ups. burning and the fire slowly Than Others, but All Ferocious The Department of Agriculture estimates and daughter of the marquis of Lansdowne. the number of down logs is large, a Two take-ups are essential for effective eats its way down to the new unburnned to a Degree. that an army of 6,000,000 who was governor general of piler of some sort is desirable, using work on most capstan machines. powder, which then starts Canada from 1883 to 1888. The duchess men is going back to the farms from the power of the horse. Where There are many families and varieties The cam or sliding disc type on and finally may set off the cap of Devonshire visited the pa»», the cities eager to aid in harvesting stumps and down logs are few, these of the shark. Some of these families take-up has given good results. This now named after her, during last summer.—Montreal when it is least expected. In case a the* nation's crops. At the present are smaller, more cowardly and can be removed and a large breaking Family Herald. permits a pull on the stump without hangfire does occur, leave it alone time the supply of farm labor is less successful as killers than other plow used to plow down all of the winding slack on the drum. Having until the next day. The author has rated at 95.5 per cent of normal. It families, says the Kansas City Star. brush. In general, however, the settler to Fiji Islands. two take-ups permits one to itch known of cases where a hangfire They are not especially tierce toward is expected that in the wheat belt does not have the necessary Fiji comprises a group of over 200 a second stump while the first stump stood more than seven hours before things that are bigger and stronger of the Middle West a mobile force tractor-power or sufficient horsepower islands (about 80 inhabited), lying is being pulled. Then as soon as the than they. The dusky sharks and the finally going off. Time is never so of 50,000 will follow the harvest from between degree 15 and degree 20, to use the large plow in destroying sand sharks are not believed to be man first stump is out the cable can be valuable that it pays to investigate Oklahoma to the Dakotas and Montana. south latitude, and between meridians brush. Usually it pays to killers, but they are man eaters when off slacked and connected with the a hangfire or a charge which does One result of the improved 177 and ITS west in the the opportunity arrives. longitude seed the land to grass and clovers second take-up and team and puller? not go off until one is sure that labor situation is the .encouragement The largest and fiercest shark Is the south Pacific. The largest island i« after brushing. A few years in hay can start on second stump without the fuse is not still burning. Work great white shark. Bis disposition is Viti Levu, area 4,053 square miles. it gives to farmers to plant bumper or pasture, permit the roots to decay two delay. One or makes of ptlllers in another part of the field or lay to kill and eat, and he is so large and The total area of the Fiji group is crops. All reports indicate that the and the stumps are more easily are so made that slack cable is easily strong and self-confident that he will off until the next day. Only fools 7,083 square miles. According to the farmers are putting in larger acreages removed. taken up on drum. These do not require attack anything that swims, and a man latest census taken in April, 1911. the have socalled 'nerve' enough to take than were expected. Hardwood Stumps. is little more than a minnow or a herring take-ups. population was 139,541, the European* chances. Hardwood stumps, including mainly to him. The great white shark numbering 3.707. There are 2,144 East* Provide Long Anchor Cable. Placing the Charge. Found—Honorable discharge from inhabits the tropic and subtropie seas. Indians on the islands. The such varieties as maple, birch, oak, remainder It is well to have an anchor cable The charge of explosive must be The normal length of the teeth is one U. S. army. Owner can have same of Ihe population consists of natives. elm, ash, basswood and hemlock, decay long enough to permit the team to thoroughly confined in order to give inch and they are flat, triangular and by calling at The Press office and The capital is Suva, on the south readily—hemlock because of its pass between the machine and the full lift on the stump. Press the explosive saw edge. Many of these sharks have paying for this notice. coast of Viti Levu. The European similarity from stump viewpoint, is anchor stump. This will save sawnig down firmly in the bottom been killed that were 30 feet long. of the town is ahum V-Htf) DQDulation usually considered with the hardwoods. off the top of the anchor stump of the bore-hole. Use only a wooden In addition, there are sometimes to permit the sweep to pass over it. tamper. The hole should be located included in this group, balsam, One hundred feet of main line cable so that the center of the! charge is spruce, cedar and tamarack, attached to the drum works finely directly under the holding part of the These are usually found in the low more than this make unnecessary stump. Slit the sides of the cartridge places and root shallow so that their work for the man to handle it in the wrapper with the point of a knife removal is comparatively simple, be-j field. If a long reach is necessary, before putting the cartridge in the ing often only a matter of piling, extension of the main line at- hole. This will permit them to be an All of the hardwood varieties of tached by means of open and closed tamped down firmly to exclude all stmips decay rapidly if sprouts are sockets permits working at greater air which would act as a cushion to Tept down. Oak and basswood: distance from the machine. prevent action on stump. Then tamp sprouts are most difficult to kill. In R00t Plow and Power Pulley, the hole completely full of moist soil. from three to ten years, depending A good root plow with as much The explosion will get out,the easiest on size and soil conditions, hard- throat opening as possible and way and if the iiole is not tamped "wood stumps decay enough so as to weighing 60 to 75 pounds is essenbe tightly full of soil, the gas will get easily lemoved. Small hardwood tia.1. A power pulley will be handy away through this outlet and not stumps up to 12 or 14 inches in diameter, to pull stumps away from the machine work against the stump as it should. 5 years cut, may be removed or in out-of-way places. It After three or four inches of soil are very easily, only occasionally requiring will do nearly double the pull of the placed on top of the primed cartridge, a small load of dynamite to machine if needed. In using the the remaining soil should be loosen so that a team can pull them. stump puller, the practical man will tamped as solidly as possible. It is Larger hardwood stumps require always have a socalled grub hoe or unwise to try to save fuse by,cutting longer time up to 7, 8 or 10 years mattock handy so that he can knock too short a piece. Fuse only before tliev are completely rotted the soil off of the stump just as it costs a little over a cent a foot and out. These hardwoods do not contain comes out of the ground. It often two or three inches saved may mean in the stump itself, resinous pays to stop the machine for a few just a few seconds too little time material to prevent decav. Poplars, seconds and put in a few licks in for the operator to get away. It mostly small, rot out very quickly, this direction. It pavs to blast the does not pay to take chances. and are seldom much trouble to get big stumps before pulling. Then soil Disposal of Stump. rc' is left where it belongs and pieces of Another phase of the problem, frequently Stumps. stump can be handled. Oil and Pine a very important one, is the Pine stumps, including whitepine grease on stump puller bearings save matter of the final disposal of the Norway pine and jack pine, contain men, horses and machine. Cable stump. Frequently it is only half the Certain-teed Covers More Surface sufficient resinous material to prevent when not in use should be oiled. job to get the stump out of the rapid decay, jack and Norway Use a piece of waste saturated with The matter of piling may nines are found largely on the heavy oil nad wipe the cable from cost even more than the cost of removing lighter soils. White pine, although Per Gallon end to end. the stuqip from the ground. often associated with light soils, 20 Per Cent Dynamite. In case a stump is pulled and comparatively flourishes on all types of soils. Under present labor conditions, it large pieces are left, some Stumps of these varieties may be 50 has been observed that the settler or Sort of a derrick is highly desirable. or more years old and remain firmly new farmer in the cutover districts A tree or solid rampike may be left rooted in the ground. Jack and Nor- Certain-teed is always highest quality. YOU need less Certain-teed to cover can buy labor for stump removal in standing on the field and a pulley It is produced by a great concern a given area than you do ordinary the form of cartridges of 20 per block placed high up on this pole which is everywhere recognized as cent ammonia dynamite cheaper paints and varnishes, because the ingredients and stumps drawn up with a team a maker of quality products. The in Certain-teed are highest quality, than he can get this labor in most hitched to a length of cable or name means, "Certainty of Quality— any other way. The experience of are properly proportioned, and are chain. In other cases a pole may be thousands of. farmers has demonstrated thoroughly ground and mixed by erected and guys attached. The Guaranteed Satisfaction." that the 20 per cent grade home-made piling devices, of which machinery that makes no mistakes. Your Spring painting will be more gives more lift for a dollar than do there are several are still more convenient These things also account for the fact satisfactory if you let us provide this other grades. This experience has if much piling is to begone. that Certain-teed has greater hiding highest quality paint. Certain-teed led also proved that even- pound for originated The Conrath Homemade Piler, power, retains its color and lasts in price reductions. We are now selling pound, he will secure better results by Conrath Brothers, Conrath, longer than ordinary paint products. this paint at pre-war prices. with the lower grade explosives because Wis., is available for the use of any more of the energy No will it converts farmer. patent restrictions into lift and less /into shattering hinder him making his^ own. With Falls Lumber & Coal Co. effect. Less energy is used in throwing 50good cigarettes any of these mechanical piling devices, pieces field and more around the a trip Is highly desirable. The for 10c from is used to lift roots out of the socalled Frost Trip, designed by W. International Falls, Ninn. Phone 81 as grade refers one sack of ground. The rating to is another D. Frost, Ladysmith, Wis., to shattering than more effect home-made device which is GENUINE to and is based strength,, on the use giving good satisfaction. Where the "BULL" where it is more are such of explosives pieces of a stump small, thoroughly confined than is possible as result when considerable dynamite 'I s, in stump blasting. is- used and particularly on Handling Explosives. hardwood it is fields, economical to -:.- Only a few suggestions can be pile in small piles by hand. These DURHAM given here which* might aid in getting piles should be made high and narrow. t! TOBACCO t&> .v better results with explosives. A few of the bigger pieces can Prime carefully. Printing means be with the roots turned upright putting the cap and fuse or the electric and smaller* pieces used to chink in "ivS'fcrvrJt ItElATi® PROOUCI* cap, in the cartridge. If a' blast­ MINT -VARNISH ROOFING between. These small piles dry will I j- Mi- •ic