davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-07-10
Modern Discoveries

What Bell AMI Edison are to the tcIe-
phone and electricity, says the Pittsburg
News, DR.. Miles the well-know specialist
IN nervous diseases, is to the nervous
system and nerve fluid. Among his
numerous discoveries his Restorative
Nervine is undoubtedly one of the great
est. 1t is unsurpassed in nervousness,
dyspepsia, headache, epilepsy, neuralgia,
backache, melancholy, sleeplessness,
change life, etc. Free trial bottles OF
1t may behad of. B. Perkins, Druggist,
and also DR.. Miles. New and Startling
Facts for the afflicted. Every one should
read this very interesting, instructive, and
finely Illustrated pook.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-09-11
FOR GIRLS AND BOYS.
o A SAD LITTLE GIRL.

You say you are ugly, and you are afraid
That nobody loves yon, sad little maid:
For people whisper. with lip curl.
As you pass by: what an ugly girl!'
All, well, my dear. II you nope and fret.
Your ugly face will be uglier yet
Let me tell you the secret without delay
Of growing beautiful day by day.
It's secret old as the world il old,
But worth in itself q mine OF gold:
Beauty of soul Is beauty OF face,
For inward sweetness makes outward grace.
There Is the secret, simple and true;
Now prove what its wisdom can do for you.
iii! up your heart with thoughts most
sweet,
Bidding all others at once retreat.
And these sweet thoughts Will grow like
seeds,
And bloom into beautiful words aud deeds.
And soon, very soon, they will leave their
trace
Of Ioveliness on your ugly face;
The line. will be softer on cheek and brow,
Bright smiles will shine where tears are
now;
Your eyes Will sparkle, and some blest
power
Will make you lovelier every hour.
Just try it. my dear; begin to-day
To do kind things in the kindest way
To X indy think and to kindly speak,
To be sweet tempered. gentle and meek.
Then never again shall you need be afraid
That nobody loves you, sad little maid.
Opinions will change. with q pleasant whirl,
And all Will think: what II charming girlv'
Emma c. Dowd, in Harper's Young
People.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-09-11
BETS AS COW-FOOD.
The Result OF Experiments ut the Oh
Agricultural station.

The Result Of Experiments ut the Ohio
Agricultural station.
A bulletin OF the Ohio Agricultural
Experiment Station, now in press, gives
the result Of an experiment In feeding
sugar beets to mich cows, made during
the past winter, together with a sum-
mary OF two similar experiments, one
made by the station in 1889 and ono by
the farm department Of the Ohio State
University in 1879.
In the last named experiment eight
cows were kept under test for eleven
weeks; in 1889, twelve cows for eight
weeks, and in 1890, twelve cows for nine
weeks, the cows in each case being
weighed daily, as we'll as their feed and
milk.
In each Of the three experiments the
cows ate more hay and more total dry
matter when feeding on beets than ON
other foods (hay, meal and bran in 1879,
corn silage in 1889 and lS9O) and in each
case more milk was given from the
beets than from the other foods, but 1t
is not yet demonstrated that the increase
of milk was produced economically.
For twelve years records have been
kept on the farm now occupied by the
station, which shows that the average
yield of beets over this period has been
nearly sixteen tons per acre, against an
annual yield of about fifty-five bushels
of shelled corn per acre.
But a crop Of fifty-five bushels OF
shelled corn, with its fodder, will con-
tain nearly twice as much dry matter as
sixteen tons Of beets, and these expert
ments indicate that, whether fed dry,
as corn meal and dry fodder, or as corn
ensilagc, the dry matter Of the corn
crop will be found about as effective.
pound for pound, as the dry matter of
the beet crop.
1t is possible to raise much more than
sixteen tons of beets to the acre. One
crop of two acres is reported at 3714 tons
per acre, and smaller areas have given
still larger yields, but such crops require
very rich land and thorough culture.
Whether it is possible to produce q
pound OF dry matter in beets as econom.
icaily as it can be done in corn 10 not
yet definitely settled, but the proba bill.
ties are against it.--Farm. Field and
IMckn"~
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-09-11
THE DAIRY.

"A trotting match between the cows
and the dog may be very interesting.
bat 1T does not make butter.
Tho men who take good milk to
factory should forbid their cheese maker
taking in sour milk. IL he is too timber
in the spine to reject it himself.
Experience proves that it is the
most profitable policy to board the dry
,ow in the season when the milk il
werth the least and tho board cost the
least-on grass in summer.
/ You can not afford to let the cows
shrink their mess. because the pasture
gives out any more than you can afford
to go without fire in winter, ccausc the
i fuel is exha listed. There Is no profit in
the one, and no comfort in the other.
Fresh, cool buttermilk is esteemed .
luxury by many people, and dairy far
mers who are on the watch for profitar
BILE ways Of disposing Of their various
products are beginning to send butter
milk to the cities instead Of feeding 1t
/ to the pigs.
"A dairyman claims that two ounces
Of salt per day to each cow increased the
butter product one-fifth. which indicates
that loss may occur by the failure to
supply some inexpensive essential,
though the farmer may be feeding liber-
ally and giving his animals the best OF
care otherwise.
A German scientist states that when
milk is first drawn from healthy cow
it contains no microbes, but after two
hours exposure he estimated that %, 600
were present in half cubic inch. The
higher the temperature Of the milk the
greater the number of microbes. The
same thing occurs in the fermentation
of beer, but, he says, the microbes are
harmless.
1t is cheaper to keep . family cow
than to keep herd proportionately.
With herd there is more or less labor to
be hired and paid for, while the labor re-
quired for one COW may not cost the ex-
penditure Of q dollar. Though the labor
may be applied, yetit will be performed
by some one that would perhaps not be
otherwise employed. 1t is the cost in
money-the outlay-that reduces the
profits. All labor that can be applied,
and which would otherwise be wasted,
is so much made and saved. The family
COW will also consume many substances
that would otherwise he thrown away.
Some Danish chemists have been
trying to prove that the flavor of butter
whether that of turnips, or oily, fishy,
bitter, or tallowy-is due to the pres.
ence of bacteria. Prof. Storch has found
a large number OF particular variety
OF bacteria in oily buffers, though he
has been unable to produce oily buffers
by introducing the bacteria into cream;
while in other cases he obtained bac'
terra, not differing materially from the
acid making bacteria, which in large
quantities gave tallowy flavor to the
butter. Prof. Jensen reports similar
results. Prof. Fjard found turnip
favored butter from COWS not fed with
turnips, and supposes the flavor to re-
suit from the presence Of . certain kind
of bacteria
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-09-11
FAMILY CHEESE-MAKlNG.
Tho Experience OF Lady Who Has Beel
Very SucceAsful.

Tho Experience OF Lady Who Has Been
Very Succeasful.
The state of the butter market has
awakened new interest in the subject
OF making cheese in small diaries in
our vicinity. Through the month Of
June made twenty-four gallons of new
milk into cheese every day, and al
though l had no training in the work
except what could remember Of my
mothers way of cheese-making when !
was girl at home, l met with good
success, and now look with great deal
Of pride upon my shapely cheeses. turn
ing beautiful deep yellow in the cellar.
Every thing l could find to read upon
cheese-making was eagerly studied.
Some Of my first-made cheeses fat
tened out; two went SO far as to crack
little. ! pasted cloth upon the others
and stopped their cracking. cut the
cracked cheeses and used in the family,
what did not sell at fifteen cents per
pound. They were rich, finely-flayored
cheeses: but would not have kept long.
judged that the spreading was caused
by putting the curd into the press
while yet too moist; l therefore cut
it over more times, thereby getting it
drier, and the result was no more
trouble from spreading. l would like
to know whether those cheeses would
have been all right If they had been
bandagcd when first taken from the
press? They did not leak, but seemed
too tender to stand up. Mr.. Brown
spoke of inclosing the shelves with thin
muslin to keep away flies. remember
my mother kept her cheeses in what
she called cheese jack" 1t was q
long closet, with doors, sides and back
covered with coarse sheeting. But it
seems to me wire netting would be bet
ter, since it would also protect from
mice. think there is but one mouse
in my cellar. but he has already tried
his teeth on my most promising cheese,
and l fear that keeping the articles
from mice is one OF the most difficult
points. find that other dairy people
are trying to make their own cheese
this year. 1t seems to me very sensi.
BILE. practical way of adding to the com.
fort of the family. 1t il no harder work
than butter-making, and it jar of but
ter has been packed to last through the
time Of making cheese, only one process
need be carried on at time.-Rural
New Yorker.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-09-11
Good evening. Homer

IOOu evening. Homer.
.Oh, Lord!' The three-quarter-wit-
ted wight bounded a foot from the
ground, then collapsed into shaking
huddlc.
1T is l-Mr. Gilchrist." March hast
ened to add. Il am sorry | frightened
you.
Now was ies' a-lookin' fer light
see from the back porch down q this
ere way" uttered Homer, in an agitated
drawl.
March could see the coarse fingers
rubbing against the backs Of his hands,
and ray of light touched the pendu-
lous jaw.
1T was tho match | struck to light
cigar | smoked awhile ago. he said.
Il dare say that may account for the
light you have seen at other times"
"Ye-es, SIR obviously. 4 been saw
the lights lots o nights, when l amt
spoke of it. faint like er sergar. It's
like a lantern a-swinging this er way
| swaying one hand-..I climb this tree
one night, an sot thar till nigh mornin',
a-waitin' an a-watchin' fer it ter come
again. There's man what tole me
twas the devil a-watching out for mr."
Il am surprised You try to catch him.
From what have heard, he is a slippery
chap"
..No-or-I amt a-fccrd on him fer my
self. Nor. I'd be loath fer him to worry
Miss Ietty.'
You arc good fellow, Homer! A
brave fellow" responded the listener.
with sudden energy. When you do get
on the track of the light, let me know,
and I'll lend a hand to nab the devil"
.Ye-es, sir. Nor, I've been turnin'
over in my mind what that man say to
me. Hes a man as ought to know what
he's talkin' about. lie t'reatened me
orful a couple o times. sence we come
to Fairhill. Sometimes can't sleep fer
thinkin' bout it. You stay outen that
orchard" he say. Their war q man MUIR
dered thar onct. he tell me, AN the
devil is a-lookin' fer him. Ell he come
acrost you he'll ketch you by mistake
he say. But then. there's Miss Hetty,
YOU know, Mr. Gilchris..''
"What under heaven has she to do
with your man, or his devil, or tho light?
Who is the man who threatened you?
Does he live in Fairhill?"
Homer plucked at his lower lip and
glanced apprehensively around.
Il Dunno he answered, in snllen
evasion. Il met him on the street ono
day. Two times l come acrost him in
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-09-11
TIE FARMING WORLD.
GOOD HINTS.

4 Horticulturist Gives His Experience n
Planting strawbcrries-IIis Idea Of
C1Od-Crusher.
The fruit.grower, like the farmer. Is
largely indebted to the season for his
success or failure. l am forcibly re-
minded OF this, says writer in Popular
Gardening, by the ease with which !
have been enabled to get perfect
stand of strawberries on . block just
planted.
The ground was plowed when IL
crnmbled nicely and in the only inter-
val in this very wet spring when it
could have been done. 1t was narrowed
very fine and then planed down with
homemade continuance that answers
admirably.
This consists Of three logs six inches
in diameter and seven feet in length
strung upon two fve-eighth iron rods
forty -one inches long and held apart by
wooden bowels. The rods are one foot
from either end, and, having hooks in
the front end, arc connected with a
log chain and the doubletrce is hitchcd
to this SO the machine drags at an angle
of about 80 or 40 degrees. Nuts at the
back end OF the rods make all snug.
The ground, being corn stubble, had
many places held up loose by the corn
roots, and going over 1t with this simple
contrivance not only levels the surface
but compacts the soil and makes it of
uniform solidity.
We planted with line containing
twelve tags to the rod and with brick
mason's troweL The young man as
sisting would take basket OF plants,
drop the length Of the line and plant
back until he met me when we would
shift the line and commence new.
We averaged q row Of two hundred
plants in ten minutes and including lit
tie hindrances could easily put in over
Ave hundred per hour.
! nead frequently about planting with
q spade, but never took kindly to it as
the most important part of the worI,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-09-11

the orchard. Onct he come to the gard
ing gate. That was the time he
tell me bout the murder an the devil"
'.lle is cruel. rascally liar cried
March. Indignantly. And you don't
know his name? What is he likeo Did
you ever speak Of this to Miss IIetty?"
No. sir. She got 'nough to fret her
a'rcaddy. Miss Hetty has. I'm 'fraid for
her bout the man. Sic amt 'fraid o
nothin'. 'lou do what tell you. Homer,
seq she, an I'll stan between you an
HARM she say. But she amt know
bout the devil Nor amt heerd o tho
murder when she tell me that. That
mought make difference.
.'She is right, all the same. She is
always right. Mind her, and you're
sure to be safe. When did you last see
this man who Is so well acquainted with
the devil?'
An uneasy pause. during which Homer
cracked each one of the knuckle joints
in his left hand.
II dunno! | dom jis rcklec" You
won't mention him to Miss Hetty.-nor
to nobody-will you please, not, Mr..
Gilchris'? Hes an roful man. He'd
get even with Miss lIetty. some way,
sure's you born, Mr.. Gilchris'. 'Nurver
you let on word to h6r. seq he to
me- CT twill be the wustest day she
ever sce,' he seq.
why this is outrageous.' calculated
the aroused listner. do you suppose
will allow this sort of thing to go on?
insist upon knowing who the wretch
is! He'll find himself behind bars before
he is day older If get hold Of him.
"Non-' resumed Homer, dazed and
dull-"you'd better not NEEDLE nor
make with him. Men Miss Hetty, we
could manage bout him, but when he
sot bout fetchin' the devil in--that
amt a far shake--thGt amt. I'll say
that much. eff | die fer it-'t'aint by
means far nor squar'.'
'Pshaw" March laughed in vexed
amusement. did you ever know the
devil to do the fair and square thing?
Or any OF the devils men? Why didn',
you set Mr.. Wayt after your friends:
It's his trade to fight Old Nick, you
know"
YES, sir. So / been heerd tell
What's thar"
| 1t was the sound of the gate-latch fall
ing into the socket, and firm quick foot
steps.
20. Lord" whispered Homer, again
Don't let on as I've been here.'
In a twinkling, he had gone up the
| tree like cat.
by the time March recognized thu
latest comer, the rustling boughs wer.
still. Thor growled tiercely. His mast
er advanced a step into the moonlight
''Be quiet" to the dog Good even
ing, Mr.. Wayt! The beauty of tn,
night has tempted you out, as well q
myself"
'Ah. Mr.. Gilchrist.' suave and stated
as usual. las you say, it is gloriou
night. / have been sitting for half a.
hour with your respected parents. See
ing you change color suddenly durin
the morning service, and missing yo
from church this afternoon. fcare
lest you had been taken i'll, ana SO wen
over to inquire.
| fsn~rfer-En I
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-09-11

PIERCE'S CLOD-CRUsHER AND PLAINEl.
that of properly placing the plants,
falls to the lot of small boy who
oftener than otherwise gets it either too
deep or too shallow.
In the present case the warm open
winter had produced a considerable
growth of tufts of grass, and many mag
nificent docks. and where the sods or
docks came in the way we dug them
out. and replaced with clean soil. This
took little time, but previous ex-
pericnce had taughtme that it paid in
the after-hoeing. We were particular
to set the line exact and plant close to
it so that we can run little one horse
harrow close to the plants and kill all
the newly-sprouted weed except line
three or four inches wide.
just as we got the ground in
shape it commenced to rain, and rained
every night and occasionally in the day
time. This would have made serious
state of affairs had the land been clay,
but being q rich sandy loan in fine con-
dition, it was not sticky and permitted
planting very soon after a shower.
We watched the weather closely, and
when shower was apparent we fell to
and dug lot Of plants. shook them out
when it ralned.
Several mornings got up at daylight
and dug several hundred plants before
breakfast, throwing them into piles Of
one hundred each to be afterwards gath
cred up and carried to the green house,
where we trimmed them in pleasant
atmosphere, and out of the cold, raw
wind or frosty air. The result Of our
rainy-day planting is: that OF many
thousand scarcely one wilted. and all
are growing as il they had never been
moved.
Now these notes are to impress upon
beginners three things in strawberry
culture: 1.-The Importance of fitting
the ground early and thoroughly. -
~he value Of q complete stand of plants
with no vacancies; and above all, B.
The proper trimming OF plant for set
ting. Conversing with friend, recent
ly, he remarked: Il don't spend much
time pulling of runners or dead leaves.
lust plant them out just as they are
dug" How many can you plant IN an
hour where you take them from basket
into which they are thrown, l asked.
''Oh! about seventy five or eighty l
guess" he replied. Exactly! and can
plant three hundred in an hour without
help, and the difference Is that / have
the plant properly trimmed. Some
leaves curl downwards and some are
dead, these / remove so that | can get
by glance clean view OF the plant.
and know just how deep to set it. The
dead runner does not interfere with
planting but 1t is strong and rots slow.
ly, and the chances are that If left on
you will catch hold of it in wedding or
hoeing and pull out the plant after it is
nicely started thus putting it back or
killing it outright As the plants are
trimmed keep them in my left hand
until I get fist full full when they are
carefully placed in the end of basket
or box, lying closely together as snug
and handy as box of toothpicks
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-09-11

ly to me of this awful ALI l will prove
TO you how chimerical it is. Until then,
nothing you can say or do can shake my
purpose of making you my wife, in COPS
own good time. We were made for one
another. Iietty! l have known that this
great while. I am positive ! could
convince you Of it, if you would give me
chance"
She arose nervously, her hands chatting
one another in an action that was like
wrlnging them in Impotence or an
guish.
II must go. Mr.. Gilchrist. 1t is
wrong 10 allow you to say all this.
Then, too, Hester will be uneasy and
need me-"
LET me 60 with you and explain why
:ou have outstayed your time" March
suggested, demurely.
1--WE could not have more sympn-
thetic confidantc than Hester. And l
must tell somebody"
She looked frightened.
There is nothing to tell. There never
can be. Can not you see?-haven't !
convinced you of this?"
"Not in the least. Until you can lay
your hand upo- your heart-the heart
you and ! knew to be SO true to itself
and to others-and say, with the lips
that can not frame lie--'March CAL
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-09-11
sECUIsG OUTLET FOR DRAINS.

Der of small stones each side to aid in
supporting the stone in q proper posi-
ton. IL stone can not be had use a
wide piece Of plank about three feet
long. 1t will last much longer if the
surface is first charred. II stones can
not be obtained for the side supports
use blocks of wood or even whole or
broken sections Of tile. After heavy
rains, or at least several times year,
examine the outlet and remove ali ac-
cumulations of mud or gravel.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-09-11
MR.. WHYT'S
WIFE'S SISTER.
BY MARION HARLAND.
CHAPTER yII.-,CoNTINUEp.
lcoPYRIGHT, 1880 ]

CHAPTER yII.-tCoNTINUED1
annoy me!' repeated the poor, stiff
lips. Annoy me. You must surely
know, Mr.. Gilchrist, that that is not .
word to be used by you to me-"
MOP" coming step nearer. eye
kindling and voice softening.
"You will let me try to overcome tn
difference, then--will you not?"
In the depth of her distress she appre-
ciated the adroit twist he gave her an
swer. The corners Of the pale mouth
stirred. Her strength was slipping
from her. She must be brief and de-
cisive.
If that were ALL looking cour-
ageously into the glowing eyes-''l
would give very different answer from
the one you must accept without ques-
tioning. / know that can never give
any other, unprepared though | was
for what You have said. There are rea-
sons not Immediately connected with
myself why ought not to think for q
moment of-the matter you were speak
ing Of. You have paid me the greatest
compliment q man can offer woman.
But while my sister and the children
need me as they do now | must not
think of leaving them, and l see no
prospect Of their needing me less for
years and years to come. Ny sister
opened her house to me when l was
orphaned and homeless. | owe her
more than ! could make you under
stand. She is peculiarly dependent
upon me. Hester could not do without
me. You have seen that. / can not
bear to think how she would suffer II
were to 60 away"
In her desire to deal gently and fairly
with him she had made a concession
fatal to the integrity Of her cause. lie
laid hold Of it at once.
'sMrs. Wayt has husband; the chill
dren have i father Nc is man in the
prime 0f life whose talents are approved
by tha churrh. lie III popular. and in
the receipt vi a good salary, Fairhill
will probably remain HeSter'= home for
many wears 10 come II rais i all that
separates us-NAy. ny darling
The strangest expression flashed over
her face-a wild ecstacy Of JOY that gave
place, the next second to anguish as
wild. She put her hands over the tell
tale face, aud bent her forehead upon
her knees.
Don't. oh, DON'T she moaned. ..Thi:
is too hard! too cruel. II you could only
know all, you would not urge me! | did
not think you could be SO unkind.'
''Unkind? To you, lIetty?"
No. no." moved to tears by the hurt
tone, and hurrying over the words
"You could never be that to anybody
much less-I can not say what ] would
March knelt down by her, and RAISED
her head with tender authority sht
could not resist. He wiped the tear
from her face with his own handkerchief
smiled down into the wet eyes. Loving
intimacy with his mother and sister has
taught him wondrously winsome ways
Listen to me, DEAR" as he would ad
dress grieving child. ''Some time
when you are quite willing to talk free
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-09-11
Canine Intelligence.

McGuire-That's a fine dog We have,
Null.
Muldoon-IIe is; Icalls him Matthew
maticks.
Mcclure For why?
Muldoon--iIe understands figgers so
we'll; when see thramp coming up
the road, an | wants to sick Matthew
MATES at him, iusht say: three tonnes
two," an he six.-Munsey's Weekly.