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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-12-07
THE NUMBER "l3."
The Late Mr.. Hays Superstitious,
and a Prediction Came True.

70, or - days later, Mr.. Hays attend
ed meeting of John S. Marsh Post
of this city, and there happened to be
only II members present. Mr.. Hays
commented on the peculiarly Of these
three events at that time, and later on,
when with his comrades, in almost ev-
cry evening chats, the 13 present on
the evening of the e. A. R. meeting
would bob up like Banquo's ghost
He didn't like it. He declared re-
peatedly that something was going to
happen to one of the number present
on that night. Whether his statement
on the superstition was based on his
own fateful intention, no one will ever
know, but the number l3 was an un-
lucky one for Mr.. Hays. The travesty
handed us on Oct. 13 is now given for
the first time:
With Mr.. Allan at the ranch abode
William and Dora. Bill was his son
And she his hired girl. He often
grinned at 'em
And often thought, I'll make 'em man
and wife.
Now, Dora was a funny pill in all
And yearned towards William, but the
youth, because
He'd seen her scratch her head about
the house,
Was 'sonto" Dora.
Then there came day
When. Allan called his son and said
Say, Bill,
| married late, but l would like to see
A baby cradle in the house before die
And | have set my heart upon parIor
match.
Now, therefore, look to Dora; she is
plump
To look at; and bilious for her age.
Sheismy brothers daughter; he and
Had once hard words, l killed him
and he died
In Oklahoma; but for ten dollars bred
His daughter Dora; take her for your
wife:
For have wished this marriage, night
and day.
For-twenty minutes" But William
answered short,
"Not much, Il won't I'll see you hanged
first
Before I marry Dora Then the old
Was wroth, and spitted cotton, and
he said,
"Tn bet you will; dare talk back to me-
For in my time fathers word was law
If you refuse I'll break your home
made jaw,
You see if don't. Look to it;
Consider Bill; take twenty years to
think
Let me have an answer by tomorrow,
Or, by the holy jumping smoke you
shall pack
Your grip and go to Detroit"
But William answered madly; chewed
And broke away. The more he looked
at her
The less he stomached her; and his
ways W0l0 udISu,
But Dora bore them meekly
And put her wages in the building as
sociation.
When twenty years was up Bill left
the house,
And. out of goodness, also left the
fields;
And half in love, half-rye, he wood
and wed
A plumbers daughter, Mary Morrison
Then, when the bells were ringing,
Allan yelled
To Dora and he said: "Dora, old girl,
l love you we'll,
But if you loan him any stuff that was
my son,
Or swap gum with her he calls his wife,
My ranch is mono of yours. My will
is law"
And Dora promised, being meek. She
thought
'sThe old guys mind will change"
And days went on.and there was born
a boy
To William Tor rather to his wife);
And one Fourth of July he passed his
fathers gate
Instead of ordering it up.
William was broke, but his Daddie
helped him not.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-12-07
ATTORN EYS.

TOHN H. BOWERS,
d ATTORNEY AT Law.
Office in King Lechner Block. Washington n st.
Redwood Falls, Mimi.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-06-30
TIE DAINTY GLOrr.

Dainty gloves have always a special
fascination to woman who studies
her attire at all, and even in these
items there are points 10 be studied ii
one would be up to date. The shops
are now showing all the new makes of
gloves for the spring and summer
season, and a really wonderfully NJ
tractiyc show ii is. There are kid and
suede glovea in u host of different
shades, from the lightest tan 10 the
darkest seal brown, and including
some very charming delicate shades OF
fawn, drab and stone color, while the
gray shades are positively lovely,yery-
ing from French gray 10 the darkest
slate. Tho very light gravs with
broad stitchings in black will be very
fashionable, and are exceedingly pretty.
SO, too, are some four-button black
Brussels KID with bright colored sew
ing down the fingers and twist stitch
ing on the backs These asten with
big buttons, and are quite the newest
thing, and will be much worn this
season. A stout cheyrette suede. more
durable than ordinary suede, wearing
admirably, in fact, and having SELF
twist points, is to be foundt this season.
In kid and suede gloves thu number o.
different colors is wonderful, inciud-
ing mauye, petunia, lilac, hcliotrope,
old rose, rose pink, salmon, old gold,
cream, ficelle and all the very newest
shades for evening wear. New York
Commercial Advertiser.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-06-30
Swiss VINEYARDS.

Many Swiss vineyards are formed
with persevering industry upon these
precpitous slopes by means OF parallel
walls, whose narrow intervals are SLED
with earth That has been carried up by
the peasants in baskets npon Their
backs from below and in the same
way they must be abundantly covered
with manure. These successive ter
races are reached by steps, frequently
cut with infinite labor in the hard
rock, and with every economy OF the
land. Every inch of the ground is
valuable. because only on one side o.
certain hills will these vines come to
perfection. These lands, after being
purchased at so high rate, need con-
slant attention; for the coil is washed
AWAY from these sleeps beneath the
stone walls, and must be replaced
every spring; every clod OF earth is q
great treasure, aud they carefully col
lect the earth that has been thrown ont
of ditch to fill NJ their vinegar
patches. A square foot Of land IS
reckoned to produce two bottles oil
wine annually.-American Agricultrr-
list.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-06-30
EdisOn's Practical WAYS,

An incident once happened in Edi'
sons laboratory illustrating capitally
the intense practicability of the "Wiz-
ards nature and also showing the i'm
practical ways of professors. During
the course Of some incandescent lamp
experiments Edison wished to know
the amount of space enclosed in the
glass bulb, and so, turning to two OF
his wise and learned assistant electric
ians, requested them to ascertain the
cubical contents Of one of his electric
illuminators.
To these professional minds there
occurred but one way to solve the
problem-mathematics. Any one who
has ever probed very deeply into this
science of quantities and magnitudes
will know by reason of the irregular
form of an incandescent lamp that to
ascertain its cubical volume is no easy
task. In fact it called for the greatest
mathematical skill. But the profess
ors went to work with true grit, and
after using several sheets Of paper and
consuming considerable time, in
formed Edison of the result. To their
surprise the inventor said these figures
we're not within gunshot Of the true
solution, and to the question as to how
he knew, tho Wizard would only
shrug his shoulders and tell them to
find out for themselves.
The electrical experts again went
over their figures, checked them and
tried all the forms of mathematical
calculation, from arithmetic toapplied
mechanics, but without avail, for the
final result was again declared wrong
by Edison. After several more useless
attempts, and when a good portion OF
the day had been wasted, the profess
sors would work no more upon the
problem until they knew Edison's
method Of computation.
The wizard" then simply took
the cap off an incandescent, filed it
with water and then poured the liquid
into an instrument used to determine
the volume Of fluids, whence the cubi-
cal contents was known. New York
Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-06-30

lemon juice over the slices and liber.
ally spread all over powdered sugar.
Caulihowers a l'Italienne-Boil two
large cauliAowers in water and salt
When cold cut them in pieces from thu
stalk and put them in n buttered pie
dish in layers, each layer covered with
butter, cream, grated Parmesan cheese /;
salt and pepper to taste. When the
dish is filed sprinkle crumbs of bread
at the top; bake for twenty minutes
gently and serve it hot before the pud'
ding.
Boiled Custard--Take q quart OF
milk boiled, the yolk of four eggs, a
cup of sugar, teaspoonful or more OF
vanilla extract Beat the yolks well
with the sugar, pour on the boiling
milk, stirring briskly; place on the
stove and boil four minutes. Beat to-
gether the whites Of the eggs and half
"A cup of powdered sugar, add two tea
spoonfuls or more of lemon juice.
Pour the custard into glass dish !;
spread over it the whites of the eggs.
Palm Pancakes-Beat three fresh
eggs, then mix three tablespoonfuls OF
dry flour with a pint of new milk.
Pass it through n sieve into the eggs.
Put one ounce of lard into clean fry
ing pan, and when it is quite hot pour
in little batter as thin as possible.
Scatter over it some finely minced
candied citron peel; then cover with
batter as thin as before. Fry light
brown, drain dish and serve very hot
with half lemons. The pancakes must
not be larger than the palm OF the
hand.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-06-30
xrRoGEyoUs FEED FOR LAMBS AND PIGS.

NITROGESOUS FEED FOR LAMBS AND PIGS.
If animals fed on such carbonaceous
foods as corn, the amount of fat is not
only greater, but the amount of lean
meat is much less than in animals fed
Oh more heterogeneous foods, rs bran,
linseed and cotton seed [. p. Roberts
and &. c. Watson, at the New York
Cornell Station, have experimental
with Shropshire lambs and Poland
China pigs. The lot of lambs fed the
more nitrogenous ration made n more
uniform gain in live weight than the
lot fed Il car5onsceous ration. Silage
fed with hay u lambs gave equally As
good results as when all hay was fed,
and was cheaper. Four pounds of
maize ensilage proved equivalent to
one pound of clover hay. Lambs led
on silage drank less than lambs on dry
food, but the silage-fed lambs had so
much water in their food that they
really used more water than the hay
fed lambs. The results were not uni
form in the growth Of pigs where car
bonaceous and nitrogenous rations
were compared. In one experiment,
there was no marked difference in gain
in live weight, and no great difference
in the chemical composition Of the
meat. The results from another ex-
pertinent showed n marked difference
in the chemical composition of the
meat, the gain in live weight and in
the relative proportion of fat and lean
meat. The pigs of the heterogeneous
fed lot were larger, longer and showed
less tendency to lay on fat. The
livers Of the nitrogenous-fed pigs were
nearly twice as heavy at slaughterin 9
as those Of the more carbonaceous-fed
pigs.-American Agriculturist.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-06-30
WHY HENS EAT EGGS.

The animal body is sustained by
food and whatever product may be
desired from any animal the material
required for it must also exist in the
food or first the animal becomes ex-
bausted and the appetite Graves the
necessary food, or it becomes diseased
and dies in time. Eggs contain sew
eral special clements, as sulphur, nitro
gen. and, in the shells, lime to larger
proportion than in the fowl itself Thus
tine food of hen which is producing
eggs, equal during the productive sea-
son TO more than the weight of her
whole body, mnst contain every ele-
ment needed or the body wastes, and
the waste produces an instructive cray
ing for the missing food. TO supply
this the hen eats her eggs, just as dur
ing times of starvation animals, and
even human beings, have eaten their
own offspring. The food required for
a prolific hen should contain sulphur
and lime especially, with abundant nj
trogen. And thus the best food ad-
dition to the usual grain must be flesh
of some kind and bones These are
most conveniently procured in the soft,
fresh bones from butcher, broken
small and given with what flesh may be
adhering to them once a day during
the egg season. New York Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-06-30
HANDMADE UNDERWEAR.

For thousands of years refined femi-
ninity has delighted in needlework.
And ever in orr day, when the il
genuity of man has invented the won
derful machines that work wifi 1ch
absolute accuracy and exquisite detail,
needlework, pure AMI simple, has
never been held in higher estimation
or taken as p greater indication Of re-
fnement and dainty living. Hand
made underwear is, therefore, in rs
great demand as ever in spite Of the
perfection of machinery; and there
are quantities of rich and ultra-fastid-
ious women who never allow machine
work OF any kind upon their body
linen. All the fine stitching, elaborate
embroidery, and even the lace itself,
must be made by hand When it is
considered that great number Of wo-
men are necessarily helped to make a
livelihood by such pretty extravaganza,
it is seen to be fad that cannot be
too highly commended; but while
milady INDUCES her luxurious in
stincts, her kind heart should teach
her to be womanly as well as dainty,
and she should order these "cunningly
wrought garments" from the sewing
women themselves.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-06-30
Traits Of Turkish Nomads,

The Yuruks, indeed, assert that hui
man souls return into tho bodies OF
animals, and that the spirits OF the
latter take also human form and APP
pear at determined epochs. This IS
certainly the reason they are so kind
to animals. NJ. Elisee Reclus says
that Yuruk loves his horse as much
as his family. The horses have their
place under the tent. and it is not un-
common to see them warmly wrapped
in magnificent robe when the furuk
and his children are covered with
rags. Some other customs attest also
q pagan origin; in the Orient every
BODY knows that the Yuruks worship
certai in trees and rocks. These facts
Weld sufficient evidence that mono
theism is by no means the essential
dogma of their religion.
Among the qualities possessed by the
Yuruk, hospitality is, no doubt, promi-
nent. Deprived, by the very influence
of his adventurous life, OF all the fierce
instincts which characterize the Turk
omans; restricted, by his occupations,
to the woods, the plains, or the noun
tains; constantly exposed to the in
clemency of the seasons, to dangers
and enemies of all kinds, the Yuruk
has conceived generous and noble
idea Of hospitality, and he practices it
with disinterestedness and pleasure.
His tent, whether in his presence or in
his absence, is always open to the
traveller, and food and drink in abund'
ance are given him. The tents of the
Yuruks are square, and made of sort
of thick black wooden cloth.
Aside from the information I have
given here, nothing precise is known
of their private life. For instance, no.
body ever knew what became Of their
dead, as no one has ever seen a GENE.
terry. All 1 am able to say is that the
body of the deceased is placed on d
black mule, destined exclusively fol-
that use, and thus carried to a noun
tain. There, am not aware whether
it is cremated or buried; but, as
was told that they also take a sheaf OF
firewood, it is safe to believe that Gre
nation takes place. Popular Science
MONTHLY.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-06-30
The Vegetarian Theory.

Yegetarians say it is popular fal
lacy that meat is needed for strength
One prominent exponent OF the faitl
says 1t is n fact that the strongest AMI
mails in the world are vegetarian an,
not carniyorous. 1t is the ferocity o
the lion rather than his strength tina
makes him formidable. An elephsn
is match for several lions. and is
vegetarian. The animals with mos
speed and endurance the horse, tbs
reindeer, the antelope and others ar,
also vegetarians. Dog trainers, says
the authority, always feed their tricl
animals on a strict vegetarian diet, anC
many hunters do the same thing. -
Chicago Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-06-30
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

A sack of potatoes is supposed to
contain from 165 to 16S pounds.
Hen manure, mixed with muriate OF
potash, bone black and plaster makes
an excellent fertilizer.
Do not be satisfied with the filling
Of your silo this season until it is near
ly as straight as possible.
The quality Of farm manure dc
ponds upon the kinds Of animals that
are kept and the food eaten.
Alfalfa requires A deep. rich soil,
with a porous subsoil. 1t stands dry
weather well, and will not thrive in
wet, cold places
When Gala lily throws up such
number of leaves that the bulb is too
exhausted to bloom, some OF the leaves
should be removed.
A well-constructed silo has more to
10 with the good keeping qualities of
its contents than does the artistic
packing of the fodder.
An extremely large draught horse is
not the most valuable for farm work.
Amedium weight will accomplish more.
wear longer and cost less to keep. The
big horse may be the best to sell, but
not to keep on the farm.
A writer claims that black bees can
be changed into Italians by simply
taking ont the black queen and substi-
tuting IN Italian queen. He states
that this can he done in any hive, but
that frame hives are handler for the
performance Of the job.
When an orchard is fairly well es-
tablished, sheep, swine, and chickens
can pasture in it, The oil from the
wool of the sheep is thought to be a
remedy for the applc-tres borer, the
hog takes the place of a pillow, while
the chicken is good al catching bugs.
Ii you are breeding for eggs alone
there is no necessity for putting male
in the same pen, as hens will often lay
better without him. But his presence
means fertility of all eggs among
focks laying for Matching purposes.
This can be kept in mind for tho flu
ture.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-06-30
Diamond Digging.

have Just spent few deys among
the river diamond diggers near
Hebron, on the Vaal, says writer.
The work there is carried on by in
dividual diggers, each man leasing his
claim and working it himself with the
aid of few native laborers. They are
motley crowd, these diRgers, and
representatives of almost every nation
ality. If is a hard and precarious
existence. Diamonds are few and far
between, but, when found, neverthe-
less, they are generally Of first-class
quality and realize high prices
The diggers are mostly men OF very
small means. Their tools and washing
gear are about all they have, and they
consequently live poorly. Meal OF
rough quality is often the only food
that passes their lips from one months
end to another This they usually get
on credit from some storekeeper, who
furnishes them with the bare necessi-
ties of life on the of chance of their
finds. Most of the diggers, of course,
have A find some time or other, though
there are strange instances of i'll luck
following the quest for diamonds year
after year.
had conversation with one old
man who had been at this sort Of work
for nineteen years, and am afraid to
say how long it is since he has had a
turn of luck. He has lived nearly all
this time on meal, and there he was
toiling away at about the hardest work
man can undertake, yet seemed VIII
ing to 90 on to the end. This labor,
however, though heavy, has wonder
full fascination for those who once take
to it. A very fine stone had been
found few days before my arrival
1t was valued at between $500 and
$4,000. Toward the end of last month
two brothers had marvellous run OF
luck. They found stones to the value
of 800, 900 in very short space OF
time. Jewellers Circular.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-06-30
LADIES' COLUMN.
JEWELS OF AN AMERICAN COUNTESS.

The jewels of the youthful Countess
Craven, says London society gossip,
will probably excite some envy among
our society ladies. 1t is not often that
bride of eighteen can boast the pos
session of three such superb pieces OF
iewelry as the magnificent tiara of
diamonds, duplicate of the Empress
Josephine's, given to her daughter by
Mrs. Bradley-Martin; the exquisite
and very valuable necklace of three
rows of perfectly matched pearls, which
was the present of her grandmother,
Mrs. Sherman, the widow OF the
founder of the family fortune; and the
beautiful old diamond collarette, taken
from her own wedding presents of half
a century ago by the Dowager Countess
Craven as wedding gift to her sons
bride.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-06-30
Unique Newspaper Exhibit.

An exhibit at the Worlds Fair Of
peculiar interest to the newspaper fra.
ternity, but of interest to everybody,
ii everybody had chance to see it, is
that prepared by H. P. Hubbard, Of
New York, under the direction of Major
Handy. 1t occupies the four walls Of
large room in the suite in the Adj
ministration Building occupied by Mr.
Handy, and is connected with his pri-
waite room and barred to the public 1t
is collection of the heads, date lines
and in some cases the entire first page
of the newspapers of the world.
It's peculiarly is largely due to the
arrangement OF the papers in every
conceivable figure and form, and their
classification. The German, Italian,
French and English papers are grouped
in novel manner on one wall. Re-
ligious papers, home papers, trade
papers, sporting papers, etc, are class
fled and reclassitied according to the
frequency Of their publication, whether
daily, weekly or monthly.
From every quarter Of the habitable
globe are newspapers, printed in all
languages, from the Times OF Ceylon,
the Annoy Gazette, and the Shipping
Report of Africa to the Persian journal
II Habbar Matti, the South African
Farmers Representative, the Hioga
News of Japan, and the New York
Times containing the headlines Of tho
death Of General Grant.
Some novel publications are found
bv one who has time to look over the
great number of journals displayed.
Don Chiscatt is a paper printed in
Bologna, whose headpieces are pic
ture of Don Quixote on his steed
Rosinante, with lance poised to attack
the windmill. La Vendetta is IN
Italian journal.
The designer of the whole queer con-
ceit had humorous streak when under
Clam and Eggs, or "The Hog and
the Hen, he pasted the Family Friend,
and again when below the picture OF
Major Handy he placed the Popular
Educator. The Major has decidedly
the place of honor, since he Is sur
rounded by several historic specimens,
among them the Boston Gazette OF
177O, and the Gazetta Ionia, Of Corfu,
printed in 1915.
Mr.. Hubbard does not know how
many papers his collection comprises,
but he thinks there are over 5000. As
they are vargated in color and differ
ent in size and appearance, the collee-
ton is remarkable one. New York
Times.