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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-03-21
A LINCOLN ANECDOTE.
What Honest Abe Considered the Prop
Length Of . Mans Legs.

what Honest Abe Considered the Proper
Length Of . Mans Legs.
A gentleman from the West tells
this story Of Abe Lincoln, which, If not
new. is certainly by no means hack
neyed. The gentleman came from the
section in which Abe and Doug
las were conspicuous figures in the
past, and the story he tells relates to
a decision made by Mr.. Lincoln as to
the proper length OF mans legs.
AS the story goes. Douglas and a
Mr.. Lovejoy were at one of the haunts
in the village, where they used to
meet for news and gossip, and while
there Abe Lincoln came in and sat
down. disposing OF his lengthy limbs
in a somewhat awkward manner.
They saw him coming in, and imme-
diately began a conversation in regard
to the proper length Of a mans legs.
Now" said Lovejoy, .Abe's legs
are altogether too long, and yours.
Douglas. ! think, are q little short.
Let's ask Abe what he thinks of it"
49, WA O0oAOA A00 UCCu GdIIlCU
on with a view to Lincoln's overhear.
ing it. and they closed it by saying:
"Abe, what do you think about it?'
Mr.. Lincoln had PARKWAY look. as
he sat with one leg twisted around the
other, but he responded to the ques.
ton:
Think of what?"
well, we've been talking about the
proper length OF a mans legs. We think
yours are too long and Douglas tot
short. and we'd like to know what yo,
think is the proper length"
WELL" said Mr.. Lincoln, that.
a matter that I've never given an,
thought to, SO, OF course, may b.
mistaken. but my first impression i
that a mans legs ought to be lonl
enough to reach from his body to tn,
ground. Yankee Blade.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-03-21
SUCH A FOOL

Tic was alwaysa fool-Tom Lake-snd We a.
ways wero telling him 90.
bat where was the harm In that? II was Just -
well he should know.
And he didn't mind il Q bit-noi he-or but
once IN . way
Ncx him. l think that he liked e. VIVA,
ssc road one think here today
We'd . holiday given last week, and We Wake d
dye see IL, the mi,
A.swlrl like fiy on pin! But tina; morning
its sails stood still
Well. Just below il, the lane ana the railro DAD
meet. Some deserve
To be hung for that level crossing not twenty
yards from the curve.
And there, IS we came 70 the place where we
saw the smooth metals s-shine,
The mill folks bit OF child, that's blind lad
strayed down on the line,
And had lost itself and got frightened-it
couldn't have told you why;
It owns little enough to lose. since it's lost
both the earth and sky.
but to see It crying there. in the dark, with its
curls 10 the sun,
Made you feel ! he sort OF fool--only feel, for
you'll hear was none.
Its hardly three years old. and It's blind: any
way. no better it knew
Than 70 stand right between the two rails.
with the Western mail just due
Duel No! but laundering round with Q whirl
and clank and . screen
Down on her-down on them both-for Tom
somehow had rushed within reach,
And had tossed the CHI Id safe on the bank ana
Rot knocked down dead for his pains,
Killed on the spot. with Q fractured skull
Well. well, Il he'd had more brains,
He'd may be have stopped to consider--,cs did,
IS you'll please remark
Before be dashed out OF the light, to leave tho
child here n the dark.
Yet we didn't call him fool when We picked
him up. There's no need
To be telling lad the truth, when he hasn't
the sense to heed.
And don't think Fools the word wen ret
carved on yon slab OF stone,
Though he tczs such q fool-oh, aye, such Q fool
as I've seldom known
n "a
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-03-21
LITTLE FAlllNGS.

Hints to Some Children rs to How and
Where They May Improve Their Com
duct.
So many little girls, and boys too, in
tend TO do just right, and do not do
just right in a variety OF little ways,
perhaps it may help some Of them to be
told just how and where they can do
better.
A dear little friend of mine is very
sweet tempered and obliging indeed,
but she is very fond of her book and her
play and she rarely likes to 60 to bed at
the proper hour in the evening. Her
name is Lucy, and she is Il great pet in
the home where she belongs.
Now Lucy, like all little girls who
play and get tired, needs just about
nine hours sleep out Of the twenty-four.
1t takes few moments to get to bed at
night. to undress, say her prayers, etc. +:
about one-half hour all told, or ii she
is very spry, fifteen minutes to twenty
minutes in time. The family breakfast
punctually at seven o'clock in the
morning. and as this is the best time
for visiting with her papa and her
brother she has during the day. they
like to have her with them at break.
fast. The rising bell rings at half past
six, and Lucy needs the full half hour
to dress in. So unless she gets off to
bed punctually at nine in the evening
she can not possibly get sleep enough
| to keep her strong and well. It is nc
use trying TO cheat old dame Nature
Little children who arc growing must
have nine hours sleep at least, some
times they need more than that. Very
rarely, indeed, can they get along witt
less, and the old lady is exacting o
every minute OF time and takes her pa.
for cheating her out of it by nervous
| ness and tears. Lucy has to pay when
ever she tries to do without nine hour
sleep; sometimes with a headache
sometimes by being cross.
Now Lucy's mother is a very kim
and wise woman. 1t grieves her tina
her little girl is SO dilatory in the even
ing about getting to bed. But sh
knows all habits must be formed b.
a willing mind in the brain of the littl
girl to make them Of any real service
And so when she; sees Lucy quite al
sorbed in her book Or play, she simpl
says, Nine, Lucy" I'm just a minute
mamma" replies Lucy. And in jus
one minute her mamma sometimes re
minds her. 1.-The minute is past, Lucy.
.Oh, mammal" exclaims Lucy. BIZ
mamma is firm, and the book or pla
must be dropped. Lucy is too consc
entious and too amiable, and her man
ma has trained her too wisely to hay
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-03-21
THE DAIRY.

The dairy school should be gov
eminent institution supported by the
State. john Gould.
The eleven dairy States contain
more than one-half OF the cattle in the
United States.
Cheap brands OF dairy salt are
sold aud used because they are cheap
In price. They have no other merit
It il mistaken economy.-Farm, Field
and Stockman.
The point where the dairymcn lose
Is the buying OF fresh cows instead Of
raising graded cows Of their own. The
breed is an important factor. \.
Witness.
The prime object in building up a
herd Is to make each new addition bet
ter than the last. and this can only be
done by strict attention to the comfort
and improvement of the young heifers.
American Dairyman.
Forcing COW by high feeding
much above her natural capabilities is
like driving an engine at high pres
sure-something is bound to give way
very soon, and under such circum-
stances on dairy farm it will gener-
ally be the farmer himself who will
eventually ''bust up -AgrIcultural
Gazette.
When setting milk In winter put
in one-third its bulk OF water at 95 de-
grees, whether open or deep setting be
practiscd. There is less water in pro-
portion to the solids in milk in winter
than in simmer and it is sometimes
difficult to get all the cream. When
water is put in the globnles Of fat can
more easily rise. Experiment will
prove this.-John Gould.
Butter is pure product, and salt
does not add to its quality. Pure salt
simply preserves whatever quality the
butter has. adding its sweet flavor to
it. Whatever elements OF impurity
the salt contains are incorporated into
the butter or cheese, hence great care
should be exercised in the selection of
the salt to be used in dairy work.
Farm, Field and Stockman.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-03-21

w. !. Way, of Topeka, Kan. is q
biblio-maniac whose collection of books
is considered the finest west OF the
Mississippi river. 1t abounds In rare
first editions bound in the most ele-
giant styles OF the best Paris binders.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-03-21

"You know, Squire Norcross." said
the servant. little surprised, "that
DIR. Bolus said that was the matter
with YOU
Il don't remember any thing OF the
kind, said Tim, iIritated. u should
like to know how I'm going to go
about. If that's the case"
He looked at the servant with an
injured air, as II the latter were per-
sonally to blame for his infirmity.
"Dick and | will wheel your chair
around said the servant.
Very well" said Tim, after a mo-
ment's reflection. '.you may do il"
Accordingly, he was wheeled from
room to room, each OF which he
scrutinized carefully and asked cues.
tions about the articles therein, which
astonished the servants. who, suppos.
ing him to be Squire Norcross in real.
ity. thought he must be playing some
game upon them.
He was next carried out to survey
the grounds. and felt, 1t must be ac.
knowledged. not little pride and
pleasure in the thought that they were
his. In this way he whiled away the
time till dinner, which was. OF course,
sumptuous banquet compared with
what he had been accustomed to.
After dinner he was little at loss how
to pass the time. lie picked up Il book
and began to read. but. not being used
10 much exercise of the mental
nowcrs. he soon became weary ofihi,.
lie began TO miss the soc.e;, Of his
life and children. With them he
could have made shift TO enjoy him.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-03-21

1T is stated that the United State
Government has paid more money
the invest; cation OF the disease
hog, than it has for all the diseas
affecting the human race. Medical il
cord.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-03-21

1t is said that church pews have
averaged ten per cent higher this
year all over the country In re-rcn.
ing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-26
CLOTHING.
IT Is IMPOSSIBLE

IT IS IMPOSSIBLE
For us to reduce
the Prices of our
Straw Hats, as they
were marked lower
than the lowest at
the start Of the sea-
son; but in order to
reduce our stock in
generaI,We will, until
further notice, pre-
sent the choice of
any Straw Hat in the
house to every pur-
chaser of SIS or over.
Remember, our
goods are all marked
in Plain Figures,
with but One Price,
thus making this
offer the BEST and
most BONA FIDE
offer ever made to
the public.
APPEL & SCHAUL,
One Price
ClOthiers, HatterS & Mems FurnShcrs,
1853 Congress st.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-26
Poultry Specialties.

The Northeastern Homestead says that
poultry. to be made profitable in any of its
branches, must be thoroughly understood.
To this end large capital of common sense
is required 1t is mistake to suppose that
the keeping of poultry requires much out
lay of time and money. The business, I'M
less in very exceptional cases, where it is
managed on very large scale, can be easily
carried on by any one who is disposed to
utilize the spare hours of each day without
detrimeut to other matters of a more im-
portant nature. But usually the great
mistake is made at the start. The amateur
wants to cover too much ground. He has
heard some one say that the only way to
make poultry pay is to raise an all purpose
fowl; and so he essays to combine size, lay
ing qualities, disposition, sitting capacity,
keeping, etc., in the vain hope that success
lies just beyond, only to find that it doesn't.
He who would make poultry pay to-day
must turn specialist and decide at the be-
ginning which branch offers the most in
ducements. BY 80 doing whatever margin
of profit there may be can be saved. If egg
production is desired he should select breeds
noted for their on-sitting proclivities, like
Leghorns, and arrange to have his hens lay
when eggs are high. If he goes in for easy
broilers he should select large framed birds
like the Plymouth Rock. Brahma or the
meaty Asatics. He must have broilers
early in market-the earlier the better.
Whatever the speciality he must have
snug, warm houses, well lighted and clean.
During the summer his flock should not be
confined to one small yard, but should be
changed occasionally to fresh grounds. AS
the question of food is an important one,
whether for specialistic or general purposes,
the amateur should feed uniformly, and
never exceed or fall snort of his mark.
Feeding should be governed in large de-
gree by the purpose for which the fowl is
kept. Careful attention must be paid to
details if ultimate success is expected. This
applies to everything in connection with the
poultry business.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-26
Popular Science.

William Vogel, the inventor of the vogel-
phone, claims that his instrument will
enable him to talk between Paris and Chi
cago.
Paper tough as wood IS said now to be
made by mixing chloride Of ENC with the
pulp in the course of manufacture. 1t has
been found that the grea ter the degree of
concentration of the zinc solotion the
greater will be the toughness of the paper.
1t can be used for making boxes, combs,
for roofing, and even, it is added, for max
ing boats
A new invention is device for stamping
times and dates by means of electricity. It
is the invention of G. A. Randall, and con-
siStS Of a Stamper AID "A clock. which, by
means of battery, shifts the time of the
stamp every minute. The apparatus has
been tried i'll the telegraph department of
the postoffice, and it is admirably adapted
for registering the arrival of employees in
works. The stamp can be hired out, COM
plete, for small annual rental. The card
or paper to be printed is placed under the
stamp-head.
Electricity has been brought Into use as a
motor for coal mining. A machine of the
kind has been III practical operation every
day it the mines of the Shawnee and Iron
Point Coal Company, Shawnee, o., since
May |. 1t only requires 3 minutes to
make cut 512 feet deep anG feet face
The cuts are made and the cutter bar with
drawn within 4 minutes, AID the machine
moved ready for another cut in less than
10 minutes 1t does not require any effort
on the part Of the attendant while the ma
chine is at work. At this rate cuts per
hour, or 60 cuts per day Of 10 hours, can be
easily made and the machine will undercut
200 tons of coal.
Oxalo-molybdic acid, new substance
possessing peculiar properties, has been dis
covered by M. Pechard, a French chemist.
When dry, the crystals may be preserved
unchanged without special precautions; but
If moist they quickly become colored in
sunlight. Characters written on paper
with the solution remain invisible in a
weak light, but turn to deep indigo in the
sons rays, though the solution itself is prac-
tically unaffected A sheet of paper dipped
in the solution aud dried in the dark will
give very sharp blue print when exposed
behind a Photographic negative. Water
instantly bleacnes the color, so that moist
pen may be made to write in white on blue
paper. Gentle heat, however, changes the
blue to black and fixes the color.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-26
The Queen Bee.

The London Saturday Review says that
bees have always been objects of interest to
the human race, and have from very early
tlIneS been kept in hives of greater or less
simplicity, according to the varying states
OF civilization Of their owners. Their prod
ucts, wax and honey, have always been
valued, especially the litter, which was for
ages practically the only sweetener known.
beng used for most, if not all, of The pur-
poses for which sugar is now in use.
1t is impossible to give even bare out
line OF the economy of hive beyond stat
Ing the fact, well known to most people, that
tne inhabitants consist of the queen bee, the
only perfect female: the workers, undevel-
oped female; and the drones or male bees.
though the latter can only be said to be
temporary inhabitants, as they are ruth
leSsiy destroyed by the workers in the
autumn We must, however, devote a few
lines TO the queen bee, as she is all import
anu being literally the mother of the stock.
ner province and occupation consist in
laying the eggs from which originate these
T,oulglouS multltudes that people a hive"
Ivy Dee IN the community is apparently
aware OF this fact, and consequently treats
AeF with due respect, even to the extent of
never turning its back upon her until the
1--WE Delng overcrowded and a new queen
having been made. swarm is Thought
necessary, when all respect disappears and.
snou!u She show the least reluctance. she i,
.Y-00u OUT 20 seek new quarters with the
emlgrants.
ciea1ion OF queen is, in our opinion,
0i' Vi the greatest wonders of that most
oHuerlul OF insect communities, a hive of
LUZ no sooner does the old queen die.
Vue members of the community become
o'll''liceo that they are overcrowded. that
I.~~ ~"''ii--ln other words, emigration on a
- 81 Scale-is necessary, than they begin
,,4t1-, 'N ohe or more queen cells which are
unlike the hexagonal cells in which
0' rs stored or the brood of either work
" urones is reared, being in shape and
;f ''o' unlike an acorn. In each of these
-, IMAM one, either a worker egg
an51 Ner and drone eggs being dissimilar
lonr ''u IN different comb or worker
ploooa no' more than three days old is
food ana the larva is fed with peculiar
with "a Gaiiea royal pap" or ''royai jelly.n
doua 'ne result that in sixteen days-five
wnr, less than would be required for a
- ana nine days less than for drone
fon.q queeh' or in other words, a perfect
a Sl"'le is produced. She alone has life
b o;n~i.g TO years, that of the workers
I ~ limited to months at the longest.
! ue HE history of the bee NAV be studied
practically anywhere, as there ore few
with "ueie these insects cannot be kept
ers 1 nv or less advantage to their own
seen, tney viii, incredible though it may
os i 1nrive even in the heart of London.
vsarI proved by the fact that not many
hivod eo Mr. Tegetmeier successfully
'N swarm of bees in the Strand.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-26

Those who have new varieties of pears
must bear in mind that many of them will
never exhibit their excellent qualities,
unless picked just before maturity, and the
ripening completed in the house, says the
Washington Star. Not only must all those
liable to core-rot be treated in this way, but
many others. In some cases, certain
varieties should be gathered two or three
weeks before ripe, to prevent insipidity.
Nearly all pears ripen better in dark
room. If left on the tree to ripen they
begin to rot or decay on one side before
they are fully ripe, and very little fancy
fruit can be gathered for the market in this
way. In gathering the fruit care should be
taken to break the stem off close up to the
limb. This, besides making the pear keep
better, gives it better salable appearance
when displayed for sale. Bruised and
creased fruit should be separated from the
uninjured pears. A dark room with news
papers spread on the floor is the best place
reached in pears decay begins to set in at
once, and in very short time they become
rotten and unfit for use. Being soft fruit
they will then easily mush up and breed
decay in Others around. If gathered for
the market the fancy fruit should be separ-
ated from the others while green, carefully
sorted and wrapped in tissue paper. Pack
them carefully in layers in barrels or crates
and stamp name and mark on the box. BY
taking great care with the fruit one gets a
name for producing nothing but the best
that will bring in better returns.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-26
Waking Up on the Hay Question


More hay will be saved in the south this
year than ever before, as indicated by the
southern agricultural journals. The editors
understand this and are publishing more
directions about the best methods of making
good hay than usual. Who can fully ap-
preclate the vast Importance of hay, grass
and fertilizers to the southern farmer and
the southern states! On these rest chiefly
the future wealth and prosperity of these
states.
DR.. Charles E. Berry, in the Orange
Judd Farmer, writing about hay making,
says:
The question is an important one, but
one which is in practice passed over too
hastily. We cut too often as our convent
ence dictates, or according to established
custom. There is. however, a right time, a
best time. and if the cutting be done then,
the better will be the hay. But in deter
mining what is this best time, several things
must be considered. In the first place,
there can be no question but that the great
est percentage of nutrimont exists in grasses
shortly after Towering, and if this were
the only consideration, the problem would
be very simple, week or SO after bios
soming. But at this time the plants are
very watery, and are dried with difficulty,
rendering the making of good hay much
less easy. Again, at this time, there is
much more danger that decomposition of
the chemical compounds will set in, than a
little later, when the stalks and leaves are
more mature In practice, then, it is usu-
ally best to wait until little later than the
time when theoretically we ought to cut
the grass. This time will vary for differ
ent grasses, and it will vary, moreover,
with the season and the locality. On an
average we might say that from a week to
ten days will be best to wait after the period
of poisoning. Later than this the stems
and leaves are dry and woody.
The above rule will hold good in low as
well as in high ATTITUDES.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-26
Household.

BUrTERMILK PANcAKEs.-One quarter
of pound Of -four, one small teaspoonful
of bicsrbonate of soda, made into a light
batter with buttermilk; must be put in the
pan at once, with very little butter or lard,
and fried as other pancakes.
CHARLOTTE Russian easy way to
make Charlotte russo is to take about one
fifth of a package of gelatine and half a
cupful of cold milk; place this in farina
boiler if you have one; if not, set q basin
containing it into a pan or pail of boiling
water; stir until the gelatine is dissolved,
pour into dish, and place where it will
cool rapidly; then take a pint of perfectly
sweet cream. beat it with an egg-beater
until it is light and thick; flavor the cream
with lemon or vanilla and sweeten to your
taste; when the gelatine is cold, or at least
cool, stir it into the cream, and pour this
over the lady-fngers which you have ar
ranged in glass dish or mold; to vary
the appearance of the dish you can split
the lady-fngers and cover the cream with
them
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-26
Sorghum in the south.

In. many of our past discussions about
sorghum, says the Sugar Beet, we have
strongly urged that attempts at its utiliza-
ton in the northern states should be aban-
doned; that onccntrated efforts for intro
duction of the plant into a southern eli
mate where frosts were not to be dreaded,
would certainly result in a larger yield of
sugar than any quantity obtained in Kansas
or other states supposed to be so well suited
for its development This would enable the
sugar manufacturer, possibly, to double the
duration of his campaign, and thus diminish
very considerably the cost of production.
Whatever be done in the way of sorghum
planting, we trust the selection of a suitable
variety will lead to the results expected;
then there need be no fear as regards the
curse of the wild grass varieties spreading,
through the scattering of seed by migrat-
ing birds upon sugar plantations. Some of
the latter have not yet recovered from the
effects of such experience of some years
since. A fact to be borne constantly in
mind is that all hybrids have an invariable
tendency to reversion; the nearer they get
to their own CLINE the greater is their pro-
clivity to return to their lower forms; in
this respect the sugar beet is not an sx-
ception.