davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09
TULA'S GUEST.
The Way Kind Dog Fed Another One
from His store Of kOnes.

The Way \ Kind Dog Fed Another tine
from His store Of bones.
| went out-of-doors early one morn
ing, as was the custom with our sea-liv-
ing and seafaring people. to make IA
study of the weather. and the probable
way Of the wind for the day. We did
this frequently at this blowing
time-and when we were very tired of
the east wind. which hindered all out
of-door progress. The wind was east
now. as it had been for several days, the
waters of the bay We're pale and su!.en
under its nipping touch: the tide
round the pier where the boats were
tied. whose masts bobbed unchanging-
~ one way. The martins lighted on
the ridgcpole of the barn. to watch the
worms come out of the west" like
young Lochinvar
The long village street was not ;stir
the post-otiice door was not open. and
the shutters of the store were still up.
| stood by the unleafy elms and watched
the efforts of a cold. watery sun coming
through band of stern clouds, and
then saw dark object moving up
from the end of the street 1t was our
dog lula, black bat not oyer-comely.
for he was dog of many breeds the
result of which made him "A perfect eur.
But we were all fond of him. and our
neighbors endured him. for he was very
friendly in the way of making visits
We never discovered anything remark
able in his character or conduct until
this adventure which | am about t.
describe. and which is all true.
Tula was not alone. Another dog
ran beside him of the same size and.
should say, of the same lineage. A.
they came toward the house they
trotted as evenly and soberly as Z
trained span of ponies. had opened
the gate of the yard on the street side
and lula with his companion turned
into the path as neatly as any whip.
and still swift in gait made for the gar
den. favorite Longing place will
Tula, and followed the pair. Dowr
by the asparagus bed. past the grape
vine trellis, along the raspberry copse
behind the currant hedge to the borde
of the orchard, and there they stopped
remained in the rear partly hi.
by the canes Of the currant hedge
although through it an Tuls scenes
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09

The hurdle is solid and durable and will
last many years. A lot of them may be
carried on a low-whceled wagon or a
sled. and set up and fixed in the ground
very quickly. have set up with the
help Of one man 200 of them in a short
day. which will give a double line across
q a0-acre field.
| say a double line. because this is
necessary for the economical feeding
off of IA crop Of clover. The field be-
ing laid out in this way. in narrow
strips. with two lines of hurdles. lot
Is first fed off and then lot ,: the line
is then moved 80 as to inclose lot 3,
and So on to the end. This is necessary
to let lot grow mp again. The ten lots
will give two acres or more in each,
which should feed IA good many hogs
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09
THE DAIRY iCE-HOUSE.

I'VE WIN S~1~gSOSS-'
A Few Instructions Concerning It's Com
struction.
4 subscriber asks about ice-houses,'
whether the walls should he built with
dead air spaces or filled with tanbark:
what is the best bottom. and whether
it should be tile-drained or not. and
what is the best covering for the ice?
If an absolute dead air space could be
obtained that would be best. but. with
things as they are. it is better to fill the
walls. and sawdust is better than tam
bark
The ice-house should be built SO that
surface water cannot get under the ice
from the outside. A floor of gravel is
the best. and no other drain is neces-
sary if the soil is such that there is nat
ural drainage: il not, put in tile Marsh
hay may be spread over the gravel, if
desired. before the ice is put in.
The ice should be cut in regular
squares. packed as closely as possible,
and filled in with snow: if no snow use
small pieces of ice: don't use water.
Sawdust may be spread over the top of
ice when all in. and over it marsh hay
or oat straw. II no sawdus, can be had
use marsh hay for covering rather than
straw.
\ house twelve by twelve by twelve
feet will hold 100 tons of ice. TO build
such house the stills are to be two by
twelve bedded level on the ground, the
inner studs. two by six. >heathed on
10th S;Jnr Nth l,1. yIS tina
outside to be covered with felt paper.
the space formed by sheathing to be
filed by tanbark or sawdust. The outer
studding to be two by four, spiked to
outside of sheathing and covered with
common siding. leaving space under
freize and above base of three inches.
The plates to be the same as studs. two
by twelve. rafters two by four. roof
shingled. Nentilators in top should be
two feet six inches square. Doors
doubled and filed with sawdust.
The full bill of lumber is as follows:
Eight pieces. two by twelve by fourteen,
for stills and plates: thirty pieces. two
by six by twelve, for inner studs; five
pieces, two by six by twelve. for hip
rafters and collar beams: thirty eight
pieces, two by four by twelve. for outer
S uds; twenty pieces, two by four by
twelve. for rafters and ventilator: $50
feet siding. fourteen feet long: 1000
feet common boards. for she;.thing.
doors. roof. etc: twenty-'rur pieces
fencing. surfaced. twelve feer long. for
corner boards. etc: eighty yards build
ing paper: 5000 shingles.
This bill will put up an ice-l,ouse of
the capacity named for abou, 800, and
it will be 500 well invested on any
good-sized dairy farm--Faria, Field
and Stockman.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09
Kidding The SOIL.
An Easy job When You Know just How

An Easy job When You Know just How
to DO 1t.
The method referred to is the one
shown in our engraving. 1t consists in
having handbarrow or other recepta-
Gle to receive the prepared soil. On
this sieve that is an inch or SO wider
than the barrow should be placed to
slide upon it. After the sieve is about
two-thrds filled with unsifted soil. it
is worked quickly back and forth by a
person at one end of the barrow, until
its contents are properly riddled.
The task is a quick and easy one. II
two persons engage i'm it, one to vibrate
the sieve, the other to shovel in the
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09

MAJ osSf 1ol NAiO 1Ol LIVED NE.
love for me was dead. resolved not to
persecute you with my love, not to speak
to YOU again"
And you have cared for me-all
''these years?"
"All these years-yes. And we might
have been happy together
And now am SO old, Ned!'
"Old. Not SO very old. Nab II you
were younger, you would scorn your
gray-haired lover"
Papa will call it prosaic match"
We both smiled. Our eyes met, and
the smiles in our eyes deepen.
Whatever his verdict may be. We
can bear it with philosophy" says Ned.
And again we smile.
lis the match prosaic one to you,
Mab?" he questions. thread Of laughter
and a thread of tenderness both running
through his tone.
My answer is a smile and question.
us it prosaic to your asked. "Oh,
Ned, why have we thrown away so many
years Of happiness"
Perhaps the discipline has been good
for As,",, he whispers quietly. Every
thing happens for the best to those who
do not take their lives into their own
| hands. And. you. Nab, are .dearer,
/ sweetar m mo than ey.r,, ' -
lie gently lays my head upon his
| shoulder and folds me in his arms. NV
heart Kat rest. at last. would wait
another thirteen years for this happi
| ness
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09
FEEDING WHILE MILKING,
Some Fallacious Statements Concerning
This sullIect.

Some Fallacious Statements Concerning
This inject.
Nature is constantly tearing down
and rebuilding. In this way the equi-
librinm between decay and repair is
maintained. Something of the same
nature seems to be going in the intel
lectual world. The doctrines and theo-
ries of one generation are often dis
cussed by the next, but they are very
sure to he revived again and are likely
tn be made to do service many times
over This is also true as pertains to
agricultural topics. The old subjects
which have been treated over and over
again still keep coming to the surface
and are still dema nding attention.
Sometimes they seem to be settled. but
they do not remain settled very long.
These reflections were suggested by u
paragraph in the agricultural depart
ment of a religious journal but mainly
credited to a prominent farm paper. in re-
gard to milking cows while theyare feed
ing. 1t used to be considered the right
thing to give the cows something to eat
while they were being MIXED. 1t was
said to make the cows more quiet than
they otherwise would be and to be
beneficial in various other ways. But
now we are informed that it is lone of
the most serious mistakes made in the
management of cows that it com
monty causes serious diminution of
the milk makes the cow irritable, and
causes permanent injury to the ami
NAL In the course of a long period
spent in practical farming and dairying
we have MIXED few cows and have
known quite good many farmers, who
We're also to some extent engaged in
the dairy business 1t was common
custom during the winter to allow the
cows to eat while they were being
MIXED. In the summer the milking
was often done out of doors and the
cows were not fed at milking time. Per-
haps during these long winters we all
made lone of the most serious mis-
takes we could have hit upon in the
management of our cows. But, some
how, the cows seemed to do pretty well,
the owners all managed to get along,
and. unless appearances were more than
usually deceitful. most of them made
the dairy portion Of their business a
financial success. Dairvman.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09
DlLUTlNG MILK.
A Valuable Lesson in Regard to the Use
Of Ice.

A Valuable Lesson in Regard to the Use
Of Ice.
Perhaps the most valuable lessons
learned in the dairy world during 1880,
were taught by the failure of the ice
crop of last winter. Creameries and
many large dairies had become so accus-
toned to plentiful supply of ice that
they had come to think that they could
not get along without it. But expert
ment and experience have discovered
that by diluting fresh milk twenty-five
per cent. with either warm or cold
water, the time Of cream raising may
he SO much reduced as practically to do
away with the necessity of using ice for
dreaming milk. The lesson is of great
value and has already been the means
of saving many dollars: and, rightly
used. may be the means of saving more.
We do not know of any carefully con-
Quoted experiments bearing upon the
point, but from the few observations
made ourselves. we are inclined to think
that those who have made really good
butter without the use of ice will find
that it keeps sweet longer and stands
up better when exposed to the air. than
butter made with ice. When ice is
, abundant it is apt to be used too freely,
and the milk, cream and butter be
made too cold Whether Or not diluting
the milk has any influence on the churn-
| ability Of the cream, remains to be
| tested SO far as we know.-Jersey Bull
letip
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09
MASON THE GREAT.

How Little Frank Learned Lesson Bloody
Victory Could Not Have Taught.
Come long now" cried little Frank
seldom. getting astride his hobby-hors
and waving mammals shawl. tied on to
an old broomstick. for IA flag. Come
long: am going III he lander the
Great. and You must be my soldiers
Franks older brother. Harry. and his
two little sisters gathered mp their
drums and horns and soldier caps and
got ready To follow Alexander the
Great To war. Come long. Mason"
shouted the little general: well leave
you, If you don't look out.
Mason and Celia Semmes had come
over from the little cottage across the
road int" their neighbours big. paved
backyard to join the plays. .'Cele."
Mason. you can just leave Dorothy
and Celeste in their carriages: babies
cant go to be soldiers.
''Cele cant come. either" said the
little general. stoutly. cause Cele
limps and cant march fast.
Celia's dark eyes filled with tears.
and She turned off To the stone seat
beneath the window. She was stout.
strong little maid; but one leg was
trifie shorter than the other, and this
made her limp as She walked.
Mason's cheeks were red. and his eyes
shone bright. Never mind. Cele, he
said. putting his arm around her. I'm
not going to play soldier. Soldiers are
mean old things: they only kill and
hurt people.
II could play wounded soldier" said
Celia. with IA trembling lip. She dearly
loved to play with the others.
'All right. cried Mason: and I'll
play the doctor that stays to take care
| of YOU
'Ah. my soldier boy" said mamma.
| coming to the basement window that
overlooked TIE stone seat. and shaking
her head at Frank. you are not fit to
be ii leader. Alexander the Great was
SO kind to others that he would not
drink water before ii thirsty soldier. A
flag won't make yon ii hero nor "a drum
nor a trumpet: but kindness and gen
tleness will. Ride around to the stone
sea, now. and lower your flag to Mason
4 the Great"
| And. as presently the little lame sol
der was playing gayly with the rest.
"Iander the Great must have learned
a better lesson than any bloody victory
| could have taught him. Sunbeam
/ puss Made il Mistake.
One of our household pets. green
heron. confined by Il long cord to tree
in the yard, spent much time by day
| standing upon one leg his shoulders
hunched up as though asleep, most
stupid-looking fowl. Fristen the eat.
was much struck by his singular ap-
pearance. and watched him furtively
for ii week or more before venturnr
nearer. She was puzzled how to CLASH
fy the newcomer. \ capture did not
look iii fficult. as he did not iiy away
when she approached. So one day She
sided closer.
''Plunkett's'' eyes slightly opened,
hut he moved not Il feather. russ
crouched. and advanced "A step.
Still there was no motion. Nearer
She crept. her tail beginning to twitch
and her hind legs working for il spring,
when. Il loud "Quawk.' wings out
spread and Tapping. and long bill
stretched wide, the d1owsy bird was
: transformed into an aven"ing fury lie
sprang at puss. and she fled up tree
in Il flash.
She decided that she must have been
mistaken. Boston Pilot.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
HURDLE FOR SWINE.

An Excellent Plan for the FEATURING OF
sheep and rigs.
leg 10 suggest plan which | lave
used for pasturing both sheep and pigs.
If the pigs have been used to control,
or are well ringed, as they should be
when pastured, a hurdle light enough
for sheep will answer equally well for
them. The hurdle may be made Of by
! chestnut nprights and ! by bars.
They may be 10 feet long and made in
this shape:
The three lower boards are inches
apart. and a barbed wire is stretched
between the lowest two. No pig over
q month old will ret through this fence.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09
A Clever Boy.

One day Willie carried his shoes to the
cobbler's to have them mended lie
entered the little shop unnoticei for
the minister was there talking wi it'll the
cobbler. Willie heard the minister say:
$50 your daughter is to be married
soon. Whom is She to marry Mr.
Winter, answered the cobbler. oh. -
SPOKE up Willie, with "A shake of his
small shoulders and treinor i'm his
voice, as il he were attacked 10y sud
den chill: Wont She Shiver.'-~.l Youth q
COMPANION.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09

compost from the heap and to assist in
emptying the barrow when full on the
potting bench or elsewhere, it takes
but short time to riddle large
amount of soil, provided it is in IA suita-
BILE condition for the operation. To
sift well. soil should be moderately dry:
the presence of some sand in it will
help much. Gardening.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09
THE DAIRY.

We believe that in the nature OF
things. cow should not be MIXED clear
up to calving. notwithstanding that the
practice is sometimes advocated. West
crn Rural.
Il cow in high condition may be
MIXED closer to the period of calving
than one reduced in flesh. as the fat
COW is more liable to milk fever. Over
feeding of cows that are dried off is dct-
rimental.
canadian experiments are said
to show that twice as much food is
needed to maintain 1000 pound cow
at temperature Of thirty-two degrees
as is needed at sixty-eight degrees. and
that every degree Of heat less takes two
per cent Of the food to make up the loss.
-Spnrry gives excellent pasture for
mich cows. 1t is very hardy and its
special merit is that it grows on soil
too thin to bear clover. and by being
turned in will soon enrich the soil up to
a Overwhelming point. When sown in
April it is ripe for pasture by the last OF
May. When eaten off in June. the land
lay be turned and another crop sown.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09

for a week. more
or less as I he
pasture is heavy
or light. giving
ample time for
the heritage t o
be renewed be-
fore the end is
reached. and the
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09

Mrs. Billus-"Now, Archibald you
must behave yourself while yonr uncle
is here" Archie rebelliously)-"Do
get anything for behaving"" Mr. Bill.
l,ts appearing suddenly)-"Nci bat ym,
will get something if you doa't behave"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09
q, - Dkt'ncslas. <;
lie %ds funiing TO catch >tksin
What time Is it?" he asked.

What time Is it?" he asked
STANDARD or town timer
RAILROAD time, you fool!"-Jewelers
Circular.
A SINGLE hair can supporta weight Of
two ounces, and is SO elastic that it may
be stretched to one-third Of it's entire
length, and then regain its former size
and condition.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09

AE.Accomp ished Msr,cisn.
she-Does she really knSw any thing
about music? ::
He-les. She knows til It T6on't Care
p hear her play and sin2-Munsey's
Weekly. = NJ
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-09
1.-THE ENID

-. =: Slightly Different.
cumso-Hello, staggers! r haven
seen you for year. by. the way. l
heard you had taken a wifs,S.
j. Staggers .igloomily)-No; she has
taken me.-West Shore. 80
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-11
GENERAL PALMER.
~. viii Probably be Elected a. =
senator To-day.

SrRiNoFfELD, ILL.,, March l0.-rhcp
appears no doubt tonight that John NJ.
Palmer tdem. viii be- elected TO the
United State. Senate tomorrow. After
n long talk with General Palmer this
afternoon, Representative Moore and
Coclrell iusuod lengthy address 10
their party, this Farmur-' Mutual Rem
eht Association, settling fofth the ulitFts
they have madet To secure the election
of nn independent candidate u tho
senate, through unorts with the rcpub.
lean party aud the attempt 10 elect
Streel-s. They go on TO say that the
republicans have secured from Slrcctor
such concessionsand promises M would,
II carried out, entirely unit him for
cOnscienliously representing the prin.
ciplcr Of tue farmers party. Finding
II absolutely impossible 10 elect an IN
dopcgiet, they hsv. concluded that
their.ext duty Is 10 select man who,
while not representing the principles
Of their organization la full, II la sym.
pnthy With many NJ their demands,
aud comedies the needs Of redress Ia
the legislation which has grown up
under the rile OF corporations and mo-
nopolies.
"becoming satisfied that we could
not elect man who would FULLY repre-
sent our people, We today callcu on Mr.,
Palmer In the Interest u our people 10
ascertain what assurances aud hopCs
he would give us In regard To his future
official action affecting such legislation
~ our people demand. This inter-
view, We must say, was satisfactory,
even beyond our expectations. While
he does not fully represent Us, he has
lorced us TO believe that he IL an honest
man.
"Wo aro more firmly convinced than
ever that the future prosperity aud
happiness Of this county depends on
the success and growth OF the indie.
pendent party. independent political
movement by the tOiling millions Il
the only hope Of the people. In view
" the facts above stated we will to.
morrow cast our votes for John ii.
Palmer, and bring this prolonged con.
test 10 closc.n
Representative Taubonock, the other
r.. NJ. u. A. man, has repeatedly de.
clated that he would mover vote for
Palmer.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-11
Much Damage Done In Various Parts
u England or
Life.
SEVERE sNowsroPms ON THE
GERMAN COAST.
Vessels wrecked. rraln~ showed W
aud several Persons ns--ing.

I.oNDoN, March i0.-A dispatch
from Htrwioh hflngs Information that
tue yacht sapphire, owned ny Maclafr
Of Glasgow, WIS driven nshOfe there
duriug the yale. Ntaciau was washed
Cvoiboafd aud drowned.
Information was received from Car
diH this afternoon 20 the ELECT that
much damage was donsby the s,Ofins.
Work on the docks Ia Rnd about
London Is partially suspended, owing
10 the mass OF snow accumulated about
them.
In Sluth Dcvonshirc IN. snowstorm
continues IN violence. Tine railroads
are hlOpkadod, and the mail train
bound rou'SOuthamptDn for London
~ enowed up. Thr towns ON the
channel Islands are also cut oil by
snow FROM oil communication with
each other. At bydd, smell seaport
town OF Kent, while the coast gunrd
lifc.boat was going 10 rescue the crew
OF an endangered vessel the life boat
caIslzud aud several OF ita occupants
were drowned.
Near Hastings, Sussex County, i've
fishlns emnrlgs were wrecked aud three
fishermen drowned. The others barely
escaped. AZ onc peri0d NJ The storm
u was said the mall boat plying be-
tween Dover and Calais. and ON her
way 10 the latter port, foundcrcd. Tho
report turned out 10 he incorrect, the
mail boat having reached Calais In
safety, but In a tordble battered con-
dillon.
In addition 70 the blocl,aded trains
already referred 10, several rrc showed
up at different places along the various
roade. In all cases the passongen have
suffered severely. Several persons are
reported missing aud II Is believed they
have found death In the snow drifts
while enieayorlng TO reach places OF
shelter. This aflernoon there arc only
tLcagrc kilograms from various parts
Of England and Walcs. The lines, ac-
cordiny to these dispa,ches, arc gener.
ally blocked.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-11

nDsvus, March l0.-rhc failure Of
Dudley Hall y co. WINS announced 10.
Jay. The hfm, which In compo.od OF
Dudley q. Hall aud Dudley Hall, has
log many Year, carItd on au extensive
tea importing business aud also dealt
quite extensively In sugar. Indone-
mcnt OF paper 10y the senior member
~ the firm TOT the accommodation OF
personal friends proved too much for
the firm. The liabilities Of the firm
itself arr si0O, 900, n large part ofwhioh
i-tecurcd by conyeyanccs u real prop
erty aud deposits Of collateral secufi-
ties. This iirm's assets consls, largely
" equities And real estate. Other
available assets Of the firm consist
chiefly In Hork, AMI tho hil \ rsc.iv.
aule amount In value TO $50, 600 or $50.
900. II the 1ssigneos eau s,care timo
10 dispose NJ the large interests In real
estate held by the iirm aud members
Individually 10 thntesi aivan nge. u I.
creditor Il Is thought, win ultimately
receive large Dividend. liiv iirm Is
tho second largest tea houss In tho
United States, doing business 0f over
a million a year.
NEw YoRiS, March lO.--The siispen-
sion u Haywood l.. Price was an
nounc,i on thu stock exchange.