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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-19
ATHLETICS AND DIET.
The Two Methods nj Improving q
Physical Condition.

The Two Methods of Improving the
Physical Condition.
Given man whose life is devoted to
professional pursuit and who draws
chiefly on his mental energies, how
shall he get the most and best out of
himself and reach his maximum limit
of longevity? There are two seeming
~ opposite methods now on trial. The
one is hearty food with plenty of ath-
letics; the other is moderate diet, avoid
ance of excitemen mt, and good air. The
athletic type of health-seeker eats
hearty food and brings his digestive and
alimentary organs into the fullest ac-
tivity. In order to absorb it and dis
pose of the surplus of waste matter in
the system he takes active physical ex-
ercise every day. In short, he keeps
the physical mill hard at work con-
stantly. The seeker Of health through
abstinence eats moderately. his pur-
pose being to tax his alimentary organs
no more than is necessary. If he can
keep his organs healthy he does not
need SO much exercise, since there is
less matter in the system to be assimi-
lated and disposed Of He keeps him
self as calm as possible and avoids fric-
ton, but insists upon fresh air and
takes moderate out-of-door exercise.
Which of these two health-seekers is
pursuing the best course. which will do
in the aggregate most work, and which
will wear out soonest? Immense at
tention is devoted to athletics, but far
, less is said Of abstinence and the avoid
ance of useless friction. The wonderful
, feats Of fasting during the past few
years have created intense interest in
the medical world, and certainly point
to the possibility that the great mass of
brain-workers overbnrden their sys-
TENS by eating too heavily of strong
| foods that properly belong to men en-
gagged exclusively in bodily labor. Ath-
letics are the natural supplement and
corrective of such diet. But is it neces-
| sary? Possibly. as in other things, the
| middle line in these matters is the prop
| err one. But, at all events. the two
methods of getting the most out of our
selves are very interesting subjects Of
contemplation and study.-PublicO pin-
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-19
HOW TO KNOW PEOPLE.
The Only Way Is to Meet Them In Their
Homes.

The Only Way Is to Meet Them In Their
Homes.
People who never meet each other.
except on full-dress parade, will never
really come to know each other well.
A ball, supper. an afternoon tea. a
crowded reception, never made people
acquainted yet. Some. the snowy
ones, are at their best in crowd;
others are at their worst. They can
never think of anything to say that is
brilliant They can never feel com
Portable or at ease. Meeting them at
some grand affair, you set them down
as nobodies. or you wonder that per-
son who has made a great reputation
appears SO dull.
Frequently your opinion of these
people will change when you have met
them in their own homes. The brilliant
ones who flash before crowd have
perhaps no depth in them-are able to
talk. but incapable of listening. The
others. who had no flow of small talk
at their disposal. have many interest
ing things to say when the fitting OPP
portunity offers. and say them well.
But least Of all can you come to know
the heart of the man or woman you
meet in society only.
People of sense soon learn that all
emotion. all feeling, all strong opinions
are looked upon with disfavor there
However mighty ones disapproval,
however deep ones admiration of cause
or man. it must not be expressed. The
conventional mods and smiles, the con-
ventional EXPLANATIONS only are de-
sired. Every one is lovely Every
performance is delightful Every
one has enjoyed himself so much. No
one is vulgar enough to think. The
society paper mentions the affair. and
dwells upon the costumes; and the
greater the crowd. the hotter the room.
the greater the success of the affair.
As for the people there. you know no
more Of them than you did when you
were introduced; and if you meet them
on such occasions only, you never will.
Yet there are many worth knowing:
friends who might lend your life a
charm it could not have without them.
Sometimes you feel this: but the old
fashioned sociable visiting is no more
No one drops in on another now No
one spends an evening with another in
order to know her better. In fashion
able circles, at least. ladies are too
busy. Each in her turn sends out her
cards, and draws little crowd togcth-
or. One Of the great pleasures of life,
intimacy between those well suited To
each other, has become thing of the
past.-N. Y. Ledger.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-19
THE DAIRY.

Dairy cows are born and not made,
which is Gov. Hoards sentiment. But
like any other natural talent" if the
dairy quality amounts to much it must
be taken care of and strengthened
Western Rural.
The first thing for breeder to do
is 10 educate himself to a standard, for
his herd is simply the result of his own
idea Of a cow. and the herd will gradu-
ally shape itself to his idea of what q
COW should be.
Some dairymen complain that they
are tied to a cows tail We have
traced few of these complaints and
found that the tail was fastened to a
third-rate cow. When man has herd
Of first-ratc cows he is generally proud
to speak of his partnership" with them.
Rural News
There is in every breed Of cattle a
variation Of type and an inclination to
one or the other of the opposite types Of
beef or dairy, and close observer will
find in his own herd this same variation.
The pail is the actual test of dairy
cow. but there are marks of tempera-
ment. mental and physical. which in
the absence of the pail are very sure
guides to close observer, and in the
two types above mentioned they are
exactly opposite Dairyman
The three necessary qualities in
butter are flavor, texture or grain, and
color Flavor is largely influenced by
the feed, texture or grain depends on
the cow and butter maker, and color
may be natural or artificial. Churning.
working and sailing do much to make
the flavor and grain. If butter is white
in color it will not sell well. no matter
how good the other qualities are. The
market demands yellow butter and by
the use of artificial coloring it may be
made of any shade. 1t is well known
that artificial butter color is not in
furious to health and it does not affect
the butter in flavor, weight or grain.
As long as the market wants yellow
butter. it is foolish for any farmer not
to color his butter.-Farm and Home.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-19

THERE IEAPED A LONG TAwNY OBJECT.
! decided to hang onto it. for reasons
that proved themselves sound few
minutes later.
knew that the brute had been driven
to SO desperate and open an attack by
the pangs of extreme hunger. caused by
the depth of snow and scarcity of prey,
and that he would not abandon the
chase SO long as he could see single
chance of making me his victim or un-
til utterly exhausted.
My only hope lay in leading him
a race that should accomplish the latter
result.
Quick as thought. outlined course
up the steepest portion of the divide.
free from timber, and which would
lead me around to position plainly
visible to the party still plodding along
on the other side Of the belt of timber.
Meantime, was striding across the
crust with swiftness that snowshoes
are seldom treated TO. keeping tab. by
hurried glances over my shoulder, on
the progress of my tawny pursuer.
lie would shoot up out of the snow
with q force that seemed sufficient to
carry him clear onto my back. making
the cold chills creep up and down my
spine, although | was perspiring at
every pore: but he always came down
sooner than expected.
The intervals in which he was gath
cring for the next upward spring--and
all the other intervals. for that matter
Il made the most of, and for several
minutes managed to keep about the
original distance at the time when |
first discovered him. between us.
But he suddenly took .'spurt. like
q clever race sorse on the home stretch
and hardly seemed to touch before he
was up in air again.
The distance between us and my own
powers of endurance were speedily de-
creasing.
The sickening feeling that one feels
in nightmare-an inability to move
in the face of pursuing peril when
life itself depends upon increased speed
came over me!
What could do?
would only come out of the timber into
sight of the tragedy in which / was
playing a last poor chance for life.
A couple of rods ahead of me. saw
| the top of an old stub which had been
shattered by lightning projecting above
the snow to about my own height, and
l made for that
The lion was so near me, as | reached
it, that three more jumps would surely
bring him upon me.
1t was desperate game to play: but
instead of crouching close behind the
stub let my head show plainly at one
side, at the same time drawing the cork
from the acid flask with my teeth.
For once, at least, | correctly esti-
mated brute nature. in thinking that
the plain sight of his prey, awaiting
his teeth, would tempt the lion to try to
make the distance in two leaps instead
of in three.
As he took those leaps the faint, help
less feeling which had nearly overcome
me a moment before entirely left me,
and my every faculty was under perfect
control.
! watched him rise in his second leap
then pressed close behind the stub.
He had attempted too much for his
exhausted strength, and his impetus
carried him. as | had hoped. into the
snow about foot from the stub; and
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-19
FOR LITTLE PEOPLE.
THE ARTFUL ANT.

a Tragic Tale.
Once on time IN artful Ant
Resolved to give a ball.
For tho In stature she was scant,
she was not what you'd call
shy or bashful little Ant.
fshc was not shy at all.)
She sent her invitations through
The forest far and wide,
To all the Birds and Beasts she knew,
And many more beside.
t'.iou never know what you can do"
said she, until you've tried.'D
Five score acceptances came In
Faster than she could read.
Said she: Dear me, I'd best begin
To stir myself indeed"
"a pretty pickle she was In,
With i've score guests to feedo
The artful Ant sat up all night,
thinking DER and DER,
How she could make her scanty store,
Enough to feed i've score.
tHctwccn ourselves, think she might
Have thought of that before.)
She thought, and thought. and thought ail
night,
And ali the following day,
Till suddenly she struck bright
Idea, which was-(but stay.
Just what IL was am not quite
At liberty to say.)
Enough, that when the festal day
Came round, the Ant was seen
To smile in n peculiar way.
As il-0put you may CLEAN
From seeing tragic actors play
The kind OF smile nean.)
From here and there and everywhere
The happy creatures came,
The Fish alone could not be there.
land they were not to blame
"1hey really could not stand the air
But thanked her just the saine.')
The Lion. bowling very low.
said to the Ant: II ne'sr
Since Noah's Ark remember 80
Delightful IN affair"
a pretty compliment. although
lie really wasntthere.)
They danced, and danced, and danced, and
danced;
1t was jolly sight
They pranccd. and pranccd and pr anccd
and pranced,
Till 1t was nearly light,
And then their thoughts to supper CHANGED
to turn tAs well they mighty
Then said the Ant: Its only right
That supper should begin,
And If you will he so polite.
Pray take each other in
(The emphasis was very slight,
But Rested on :. Take iH.''}
They needed not second call
They took the hint. oh. yes,
The largest guest took in" the small,
The small ''took in" the less,
The less took in" the least Of all.
Ut WAS Il great sncces-o
As for the rest-but why spin out
This narrative Of woe?-
The Lion took them i'm about
As fast rs they could go.
lie went home looking very
And walking very Slow
And when the Ant, not long ago,
Lost to all sense of shame,
Tried il again. chance to know
That not one answer came.
(save from the Fish, who could not go,
But thank I'd her all the sane."l
oliver IIerford. in So. Nicholas.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-19

MIR. Andrew 5. Fuller, whose love
for trees and fruits is shown by life
long careful study Of them, has recent
ly given 500 young chestnut trees on
condition OF their being planted along
the avenues of q new settlement in
Northern New Jersey. 1t is an exam
pie worthy Of frequent imitation by
those who aye able 70 follow it.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-19

cry; and we all fell to and quickly
stripped 1t of its skin. being extremely
careful. however. not to touch any spot
that had been struck by the acid.
The fiery fluid had not only burned
into the nose, eyes and ears of the
beast, but had spoiled SO much of his
neck that we were compelled to cut
the skin off just in front of the fore
legs.
have no disposition to repeat that
sort of chemical experiment.
FORREST CRISSEY
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-19
Wanted 1t blended.

Sallie is bright child, and reads very
advanced literature-for her years-that
is, she is seven years old and fond Of
using words that have high, fine
sound to them"
She talks about mammals ''monoton-
GUS lace curtains!' and informs us that
il the bottle of ammonia is left open it
Twill all operate" The other morning
ut breakfast. papa asked if she would
have some ham, and ''how did she like
it-fat or lean?''
blended, if You please, papa!"-Wide
Awake.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-19
SKIM MILK FOR CALVES.
The Beneficial Effects OF Flax Seed and
Bran.

The Beneficial Effects OF Flax Seed and
Bran.
A Canadian feeder of long experience
says that his calves are fed by hand all
the new milk they will take three times
a day until about week old. Then
skim milk is added. only little at first,
but the quantity of skim milk is SO in
creased and that Of the new milk 50 re-
duced that in two weeks from the com.
mencement of this change skim milk
only is fed. and this only when sweet,
as when sour it produces scours and
INJURIES digestion in other ways. Skim
milk is fed at temperature of milk just
taken from the COW. In heating it q
portion of the milk is put on the stove
in pan or pail, and heated gradually
into the portions set apart for each
calf. The calves get the milk three
times day. for about month from
the beginning of the change to skim
milk. but less quantity is given al
noon. If fed regularly they may drink
all the skim milk they wish without
injury.
When the change is being made from
new to skim milk. flax seed is added tc
the milk. Prepare it as follows: For
two calves. take half teacupful of fiaA
mt night. pour on two quarts boiling
water. and allow to steep until morning.
then warm and add to the milk: the
quantity may be gradually. but slowly
increased. until three-fourths of a tea.
cupful flax seed. stepped in a proper
tionate increase of hot water is given tc
each animal. The fax seed for the night
meal is put to steep in the same way. ir
the morning. Milk is fed until the
calves are seven or eight months old.
They are given access to rs much clear
water as they will drink at all times
They get all the meal they will eat ur
clean. twice day. The meal consists.
of one-fourth ground peas, one-fourtf
ground oats, and one-half wheat bran
this is mixed with good hay run through
a cutting box. The proportion of hay
to meal is increased as the calves get
older. Where meal Of this kind is no,
to be had. then give the calves oats
which may be fed whole. and need no,
be mixed with cut hay. When autumn
comes. oat sheaves are cut fine and the
meal mixture added. but not SO much
of it in quantity as when the cut ga,
sheaves are not fed. They get what long
hay they can eat up clean in winter. anG
green food of almost any kind in sum
mer. They are kept in loose box stalls
in the stable through the first summer.
and stalls are kept dark in the season O:
flies. They may get good supply o;
sliced roots in their season.-Orange
Judd Farmer
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-19
LITTLE I.ilian.s Scare.

Little Lillian went out for walk on
windy day. A sudden gust enveloped
her in cloud of dust. When her breath
returned sufficiently she gasped: ''Oh,
mamma! I'm turning to dust and blow
ing away. Judge.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-19
Doubled His Price.

An Arab water-seller who was in
Turkey during the last war with Rus
aia was wandering about at the rear of
the battle-fields with two freshly-filled
jugs of water, calling out: Clear, DOL
water, two piasters a cupful," when a
round shot bounding along smashed
one jug to atoms, and the Arab wan
oered Oh without pausing, but changed
his cry to: ''Clear, cool water, four
pissters the cupful. Chicago TimeA
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-19
RICH PRIZES IN THE OCEAN.
Valuable Uses to Which Many Inhabitants
SDf the Sea Gan pant


of the Sea Can BE Put.
The inhabitant of the sea which can
be put to the greatest number of uses
is the sperm whale, which is considered
the richest prize Of the ocean. sperm
whales yield spermaceti from their brain
cases, ivory from their lower jaws, rich
yellow oil from their sides, and, when
diseased, the almost priceless ambergris
from their entrails, while the jawbones
can be used for gateposts. In olden
times many such gateposts could be
seen in various parts of this country.
The flesh of the whale is both nutri-
tious and palatable, and large quantities
of it are eaten every season, though the
great bulk is wasted.
The ordinary whale yields whaleb bone
instead of ivory, and the price recently
demanded for this substance has been
at the rate of 81, 500 ton, which, if
maintained, would render this animal
almost, if not quite, as valuable as the
sperm whale.
A good sized whale yields over one
ton of whalebone, the weight in a
whale of sixty feet in length being up
ward of one ton and three-quarters.
Seals supply Greenlanders with food,
light and clothing. The liver is consid-
cred dainty, and the fat is burned in
lamps; the skin is dressed in manner
which makes it waterproof.
The candle fish of British Columb ia
yields light, being SO rich in oil that il
is, when dried, used as torch. The
oil is highly priced for medicinal pur
poses, being as etficacious as codlivel
oil for pulmonary diseases.
In the United Sta tes fish refuse is sc
economically worked up in the prepa
ration of oils, CLUES, manures. etc. tina,
these waste or by-products realize
about IA per cent. of the total value OF
their tisheries.-N. Y. Continent
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-19

health. and a
profitable income from my profession.
Nothing SO stirred my young blood,
and aroused all the poetry within me,
rs to climb alone, in dead of winter, to
some commanding cliff and sweep in
the vision OF the trackless SHOWS that
covered peak and valley with silence
deep and white" broken only by the
dark green of the fir forests and the
black sides of some gorge.
One morning, when this mood was
strong upon me, we decided to break
camp and push our way through the
SHOWS that had held us prisoners for
several days. and move on to the other
side of the Pinkerton range, which was
well sheltered, and where we were sure
of finding good footing and plenty of
food.
The distance to the top of the range.
where the thick timber began. was only
. little over two miles, and as our camp
outfit was light and there were four of
US to carry it. we anticipated little or
no difficulty in making our way, on
snowshoes, over the light crust that
had formed during the night as the re-
suit of thaw the day before.
IF you'll tote your precious jug,
we'll take care of the rest of the truck. -
said the hearty old miner who employed
ue.
The jug referred to was large glass
flask containing quantity Of power
full acid, used in certain features of as
saying; and was doubly grateful for
the old mans suggestion because pre-
ferred to carry the acid myself. and
also because / longed to be alone. so
that might enter into the full enjoy
ment of the winter scene. The latter l
could not have done had the acid been
given in charge of another, as should
have had to remain with the party in
order to see the flask safely packed.
"All right" said l; ''then I might as
we'll push ahead and sort of feel out a
trail for the rest of YOU"
The old miner, who understood my
weakness for being alone, smiled quiet
~ and nodded his approval; and |
slipped into my snowshoes and struck
out for the top of the range.
Although the crust was strong enough
TO bear one up it took but little walking
to convince me that the others, who
were heavier loaded than I. might break
through and find it very slow going,
especially if the sun should come out
brightly.
One never gets over ground SO fast rs
when he is entirely absorbed in pleas
ant and exhilarating thoughts and is
unconscious Of the act of walking.
This was just my case that morning
and must have made good time, for,
q passed u struggling line of timber
. mile and tbree-quarters from camp. |
looked back and saw that the others
- not started
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-19
AN ASSAYIST'S STORY.
Fighting a Mountain Lion with
Burning Chemicals.
Written for This Paper.l

ST X ONG j n :
b orn love of
rugged old Ma
ture. and of the
wild freedom of
Ii er mountains,
led Inc when very
young to decide
upon the profess
sion Of assayist
as my life work.
and To spend all
my school days
in a thorough
preparation for
that calling.
Eighteen years
of age found me
in the heart of
the mountains of
Colorado enjoy
ing the best of
health. and a
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-09-11
LOOK OUT, CATTLE THIEVES.
CATTLE RAIsERs MEET AND RESOLVE
TO PROSECUTE THE LAW BREAKERS.

The stock owners of Yeopin Town
ship, and below Edenton, met on Fri
day, the 3rd of July, 1901 and held a
meeting for the purpose of prohibiting
the killing of cattle in the woods.
On motion a committee was appoin-
ted to form resolutions. Committee:
!. n. Bass, w. +. Jordan. w H.
Jordan, j P. Hettrick, Moses Hobbs,
D. A. Parrish, M. d. Harris. T. A.
Harrell, j. S. Goodwin. Thos. Wilson
Whereas the Legislature of our
State did enact laws for the protection
of stock. (refer to chap. 9, Sec 23l3 of
the Code and wheress we know the
law has been and continues to be VIC
lated, be it therefore
RESOLVED, That we as a committee
OF this meeting pledge gu selves TO pos
ecute all pesons violating section e.
fe ed to.
RESOLVED, That we request all pc :.
sons iute ested in stock aising to unite
with us, and see that the law is ca led
to its full extent.
We earnestly equ9st all pa SONS be
low Edenten not to sell any cattle to be
killed in the woods, without the owne
or his agent present.
1t is also ca estIy equested that the
FISHERMAN & FARMER publish the
p oceedings OF this meeting tn ee
months.
M. H. HUGHEs, Chm.
w. E. JORDAN, Sect'y.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-09-11

Mourning paper and envelopes for
sale &C this Office Good and cheap.