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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-04-18
POINTS IN WHEAT CULTURE.

Merits of Drilling Versus Broadcast Sow.
ing as Considered by Wisconsin Farmer.
Drilling or broadcast sowing Of wheat
which?
This is question upon which there
10 something to be said on both sides.
It depends upon the time of the year in
which the sowing is to be donkan the
condition of the land. If it rs spring
sowing, and the land is weedy, broad
cast is thought by many to be the better
plan. Others say that, under the condi-
lions given above, it is better to use the
drill. They say that the drill puts in
the grain at uniform depth; that it
will come up much more evenly and
so grow and ripen all at the same time,
and that if we are caught by drought
which often happens in this country
the grain will stand it much better
than when sown broadcast. The weed
objection can be disposed of by follow
ing the drill with smoothing harrow,
but not follow Immediately with the
harrow. Wait three or four days for
the weed seeds that are near the surface
to sprout, and then running over with
the harrow will kill them and will not
injure the grain, as it is lying in the
bottom of the drill mark and will not
be disturbed. This will give the grain
q chance to start before the weeds, and
then it will take care of itself.
But it is in the sowing of winter wheat
that the value of the drill is most plain
ly seen. The liability to winter kill is
the one great drawback to the raising Of
winter wheat. And this risk is good
deal lessened by the use of the drill in
the seeding, writes a correspondent from
Wisconsin to Prairie Farmer. He adds:
would have the land we'll fitted be-
fore the seeding, and then put in the
seed with the drill, and not harrow it.
Leave it rough, just as the drill leaves
it. This looks like a slovenly way Of
farming, but I think the good results
that will follow will justify one in
leaving it with that unfinished appear
ance. All who have carefully observed
know that when we have plenty Of snow
in the winter, so that the ground is COW
cred and then is thoroughly wet in the
SpAAAEs WHICH, euo ouOW gus OAs "O cOA-
dom lose our wheat. So it is largely
question of moisture in the ground.
Now comes the advantages of our
tough ground as the drill leaves it. The
first light snow that falls does not blow
off, but the drill marks are filed up,
and the wheat is kept covered, and if it
thaws the water stays in drill track so
the wheat is wet and is not so likley to
be injured by freezing and thawing as
it would be if the ground were dry.
Wheat roots always freeze and thaw
more or less in winter in this latitude,
but if the ground is wet the frost comes
out without injury to the plant, but if
the earth is dry the moisture is absorbed
from the roots as the frost comes out,
and the result is death to the plant.
One word of caution to those that use
the drill for either spring or fall grain:
Be careful not to put the grain in too
deep. If the ground is we'll fitted and
mellow, this caution is especially neces-
10aYv
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-04-18

= Young Arduppe-Is it right to say
deem" or consider. " Miss ArTessf
y Miss Arreas-Oh. both he allowable.
For instance, deem you q very nice
young man, but / cannot consider you
at all. Indianapolis Journal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-04-18

The Nikodo's Little BILL
The. emperor Of. Japan. in account
with Ii Hung Chang:
10 one course Of civilizing treat
Chicago Record
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-04-18
DR.. Miles, Heart Cure
Harper's Weekly.
IN 1895

Harper's W eek1y is "a pictorial history OF
the times II presents every important
lively ia illustration and descriptive text
o the highest order
The manner in which, during 1894. it has
treated the Chicago railway strikes and
the Chino Japanese war, and the amount OF
light 1t was able to thlOw on Korea the IL
slant attention was directed to that little
known country. are examples Of Its almost
distinguished writer ard correspondent, has
been sent to the seat Of wa, and there
joiued by G.. d. Weldon, the well known
American artist, now for many years resi-
dent in Japan, who has beeu en- gagged to Co
operate with Mr.. Ralph in sending to Har-
per's Weekly exclusive information and1l-
Dur.lg 1895 every vital question will lie
discussed with vigor and without prejudice
in the editorial columns. and also in spe-
cial articles by the highes, authoriaed I'D ID
women who are making history, and power
full and caustic political cartoons. will con
tinue to to be characteristic features. This
busy World, with Its keen and kindly COM
ment on the lesser doings OF the day, Will
remain a regular department
Fiction. There will be two powerful serials
Cock de, stirring romance of olden days
by Stanley Weyman, and a novel of New
York. entitled The Son Of His Father, by
many short stories ty popular writer's.
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Here and There.

w. G. Lolita of Indiana recommends
In general the sowing Of the grasses with
wheat. oats, barley or some such crop.
One serious defect of Dhoura in all
varieties is that the fodder is Of small
value.
At the Kansas experiment station in
tests with oats it was found that the hot
water treatment for smut resulted in al
average gain for the past three years Of
three bushels per acre in favor of treat
ing the seed.
At the Utah station it has been de-
cided that, on the whole, results are
favorable to the early cutting Of alfalfa
!. for hay.
In tests made at the Kansas station
with oats. heavy seeding gave the best
results. ,. .,,...s,,,.... ...v -
At . recent meeting Of the commit
tee Of the Massachusetts, state and Hatch
experiment stations at Amherst tho two
stations were transferred to tha agricul-
ture college authorities, and both will
become the experimental departments
Of the college, ~'-E 80 -%s -
The San Jose scale threatens destruc.
ton to Long Island fruit trees
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-04-18

Farm Poultry thus briefly describes
these varieties: The Houdans are so
called French variety and much esteem
ed for their flesh and as egg producers
in that country, where fowls are kept
for those qualities and not for fan
cy." The Minorcas are one of the
Spanish Mediterranean varieties, ex-
oellent layers, but not Tin it" as table
poultry, either as broilers or roasters,
being deficient in body and breast both.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-29
Size of

Although frequently spoken of as
'lfttle Japan" among the nations of
the earth Japan is not specially little,
either in area or population. The area
of Japan, one hundred and forty-seven
thousand six hundred and fifty five
square miles, Is larger by twenty-sev-
en- thousand square miles, than that Of
the United Kingdom. Furthermore,
there are forty-one million people who
are subjects to the mikado, against
thirty-eight million in the United
Kingdom, taking latest census returns
In both cases. Japan's population is
larger than Italy's by fully ten mil
lion, while her area is thirty-seven
thousand miles greater. No one speaks
of Italy as "little Italy," although she
Is not as porulous as japan. Japan
has nearly ten times the area and al
most twenty times the population of
Denmark. Japan is not "a little coun-
try" save as compared with such I'M
wieldy masses as the Chinese empire,
or such a giant as the United States.
That she is big enough to hold her
WI and more. she has evinced In bat
tie to the amazement of her great an
tagOnist.-American Youth.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-29
An Electric Incubator.

The idea of Matching eggs by cleo
tricity may appear somewhat far
fetched, but electric incubation is not
only being carried on in Germany, but
Is growing Into a large industry. A
Strasburg electrician, who has been
experimenting for three years, proves
that with the electrical incubator 90
chickens can ordinarily be counted on
out Of every 100 eggs. %incubated. His
apparatus Is made for 80, 100 or 200
eggs, and not only obviates many Of
the difficulties connected with the or
binary form of incubator, but makes
the process of Matching surer and
quicker than it has ever been. The
manipulation of the apparatus is
brought down to a very simple phase,
the main feature being the mainte-
nance of a carefully regulated and un-
Interrupted supply of current. An au-
tomato attachment keeps the tempera-
ture within, one-tenth of a degree OF
the normal heat of incubation. Tho
degree of saturation of the air Is SIM
ilarly maintained. The quantity Of
current required is very small. After
the chickens are Matched they are
turned into an electric MOTHER the
upper part of which is devoted to tho
freshly Matched birds only, while the
lower part Is arranged so that tho
chicks car run around on the ground,
and at the same time find heat and
protection when they desire 1t. Tho
electric incubator has been found Of
great service for winter work.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-29
"Well, Tom, what sort O. Fourth did
you have?"
Tom-Are you blind?-Life.
The Prince of snorers.

Ordinarily the nan who snores IL
loath to admit 1t. Not hearing 1t him
self, he assumes that no one else hears
1t, and therefore disregards and
treats with scornful disbelief the COM
plants of the sufferers. Occasionally
however, a snorer Is found who Is
willing to accept the testimony of 9TH
ers concerning his propensities. Such
was the late John A. Morris. AS a
snorer he held a reputation second to
non When he dropped off to sleep
the nasal melody Invariably began and
his clarion notes were loud enough to
drive sleep from the eyelids of all
others in the house. When he built his
handsome residence at Thogg's Neck
he had a snore-proof room constructed
for his w occupancy. A wing was
placed on the house, two stories in
height, which was we'll isolated from
the other sleeping apartments, but
W. this isolation was not sufficient
to entirely remove the Objectionable
sound. The room was accordingly fit
ted with massive hardwood ceiling
and walls through which no sound
could penetrate. In this manner Mr..
Morris was able TO snOre to his hearts
content, while the others in the house
could sleep in peace.-Troy Times.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-29
THE BLACKSMITH SCOWLS.
Not Because He Is Savage, but That
"a His Trademark.

Not Because He Is Savage, but That
"a His Trademark. d
To disguise himself the blacksmith
has only, if possible, to put on a smile
and a frank and open expression.
AS the smith yields his hammer
with an energy that has something
fierce and vengeful about it, he auto
m%atically contracts his brOws into a
frown. He does this partly, no doubt,
to protect his eyes from the flying
flakes of metal, but if you watch the
face of the nan who holds the iron on
the anvil, you will find that, although
he lowers his eyebrows somewhat as
the sledges descend, he does not scOwl
as do the strikers. In most black
smiths the constant exercise of the
corrugator %supercilii muscles cause a
permanent frown, and gives the face
a somewhat hard expression; but
whether there is any inward apd spir-
itual state corresponding with this
outward and visible sign l am not
quite sure.
l remember being a good deal i'm
pressed, when visiting in a s%hipbuild-
ing town, by the intent gaze and bent
brOws of the riveters and b~oilersmiths
with whom / was brought in contact.
One instinctively wondered at first
what there was about q harmless hos
pital surgeon, who ministered to them
in times Of dire trouble, to excite such
an air of watchful hostility. l soon
found, however, that nc hostile senti-
ments were entertained, but that the
frowning, %falcon-like expression was
explained partly by the Smiths
scowl," above mentioned, and partly
by the fact that all these men were
rendered somewhat deaf by their
noisy work, and, in consequence, had
a habit of closely watching the face of
any one who conversed with them.
Whether their characters in any way
correspondent with their acquired ex-
pressions l did not discover; there was
a grave courtesy in their demeanor
while in hospital which was singularly
dignified and pleasing, although al
ways slightly suggestive of the polite
ness of foes during an armistice.-
B1ackwood's Magazine.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-29
WAISTCOATs.
A Revival Of the Ancient, Elegant

A Revival of the Ancient, Elegant
and Expensive Order.
Silk waistcoats of elaborate design
enjoyed a steady vogue from the be-
ginning of the reign of Queen Anne
until the outbreak of the French Rev
olution. The seventeenth century was
not by any means remarkable. for
waistcOatS; but with the commence
ment of the next century they began
to loom large in the wardrobe of a
man of fashion. The garment had
Mapped pockets and was prolonged al
most to the length of a skirt reach
ing mid-thigh. This was the waist
coat of the beaux who were bantered
by Addison and Steele in the pages Of
the Spectator" The broadly tapped
waistcoat was part of the panoply,
which also comprised a cravat and
ruff1es of costly Lace, a full-bottomed
periw1g, p~rOfusely powdered, and a
clOuded cane, the mice conduct" Of
which has been sung by one of the
portrait in oil Of Colley Cibber in the
character of Lord Foppington displays
such costume; and, later on, Peg
OIluSt Ou luSCludtcu tuc lOWH dS
much by her waistcc-Nts as by her
grace and her archness when she
played mems parts. At court, especi-
ally on "birth nights" the waist
coats worn became positively gorgeous.
Cloth Of gold and cloth of silver,
GenOese cut velvet and French and
Italian brocades were the fabrics ex-
tensively patronized by the lords and
gentlemen who waited on their maj
estes; and an exceptionally swell
waistcoat was no doubt worn by
Harvey the Handsome" on the day
when he was welded to "the beauti-
full Mollie Lepell." Perhaps 1t was In
the middle Of the eighteenth century
that the superb waistcoat was at it's
fullest tide Of popularity in fashion
able circles and a glance at Hogarth's
Marriage a la Mode" in the National
Gallery will afford a suficing idea Of
the lavish extravaganza Of the vest of
the period. The prince of Wales,
Charles James Fox and John Wilkes
WERE ain their youth, about the last
wearers of tapped w~aistcoats, to say
nothing of the parsimoniOus sculptor,
Nollegens, who, when he went to the
annual dinner of the royal academy
or to the Italian opera or the Pantheon
in Oxford street, always wore a hand
some coat and waistcOat Of a rich fab
ric known as 'pourpre de Pape,"
which he had purchased ever so many
years previously when he was a stu
dent at ROme.-London Telegraph.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-29

In a wild state the American bison,
or buffalo, is practically, though not
quite wholly, extinct. At the present
moment there are about 200 Wild buff
faloes alive and on foot in the United
States. To obtain these high figures
we include the $50 individuals that the
white head-hunters and red meat
hunters have thus far left olive in the
Yellowstone Park, where the buffaloes
are fondly supposed to be protected
from slaughter. Besides these, there
are only two other punches; one Of
about twenty head in Lost Park, Col,
protected by state laws; and another,
containing between thirty and forty
head, In Val Verde county, Tex, be-
tween Devils river and the Rio
Grande.
-Four years ago there were over 300
head in the Yellowstone Park, thriving
M increasing quite satisfactorily.
Through them we fondly hoped the
species would even yet be saved from
absolute extinction. But, alas! we
were reckoning without the poachers.
Congress provides pay for just M
solitary scout to guard in winter 1915
square miles of rugged mountain Oun
try against the hOrdes of lawless white
men and Indians who surround the
park on all sides, eager to kill the last
buffalo. The poachers have been hard
at work, and as a result our park herd
has recently decreased more than one
half in number. 1t Is a brutal, burn
ing shame that formerly, through lack
of congressional law adequately to
punish such poachers as the wretch
who was actually caught red-handed
IN January, 1894, while skinning seven
dead buffalos! Through lack of a paC-
try $l,SOO a year to pay four more
scouts the park buffalos are all DOOM
ed to certain and speedy destruction.
Besides the places mentioned, there
Is only one other spot in all North
America that contains wild buffaloes.
Immediately southwestward Of Great
Slave lake there lies a vast wilderness
of swamps and stunted pines, into
which no white man has ever pene-
trated far, and where the red man still
reigns supreme. 1t is bounded on the
north by the Lizard and Mackenzie
rivers, on the east by the Slave river,
on the south by the Peace river, and
on the west by the Rocky mountains.
Mr.. Warburton Pike says it is now the
greatest beaver country in the world
and that 1t also contains a few bands
of the so-called wood buffalo. "Some-
times they are heard of at Forts Smith
and Vermilion, sometimes at Fort st.
John, on the Peace river, and occa-
siOnally at Fort Nelson, on the Lizard;
but it is impossible to say anything
about their numbers" At all events,
in February, 1890, Mr.. Pike found
eight buffaloes only four days travel
from Fort Resolution on Great Slave
lake, and succeeded in killing one. The
Canadian authorities estimate the to-
tai number in that region at 3OO.-W.
7. Hornaday in st. Nicholas.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-08-29
NEW WAYS TO CATCH FISH.
Imitation Of a Tiger Trap and Elec-
trio Light Devices.

Imitation of a Tiger Trap and Elec-
trio Light Devices.
Some novelties in the way of fishing
devices are being tried on this years
run of weakfSh. One Of the most
striking of them is due to William r.
Lamb, of East Greenwich, r. l., an old
fisherman who has for many years
had the idea that more fish are to be
caught by scheming than by real hard
work and broiling in the hot sun His
invention is adapted from the tiger
trap of India. The latter consists of a
large cage In which is placed a mirror,
and beneath the mirror the body of
a freshly-killed goat. The tiger is at
tracted by the smell of the fresh blood
and sees himself in the mirror, and
thinking it is another tiger trying to
get ahead of him leaps into the cage.
Then down comes the heavy lid and
he is trapped. Mr.. Lamb takes a mir
ror. preferably oval in form, and
about IS inches long, which is attach
ed to the line by means of a ring in
the frame. A horizontal arm extends
a little distance on each side Of the
mirror, and has at each end a ring to
receive an auxiliary line with a hook
attached 81 as to hang down to about
the center of the mirror. A fish COM
ing up catches sight of it's reflection,
n the theory is that it will dash at
the bait, and hook itself all the faster
In the attempt to get ahead of the 9TH
er fish. The inventor says that he has
already tried this scheme successful
ly. He proposes to experiment with
three sided mirrors with a view of still
further increasing it's efficacy.
The electric light Is likely to play a
big part in the fishing of the future.
A Mr.. Trouse, of Albany, has in pre-
paratiCn a net which is operated with
an electric light. The light is placed
in position and the rets are set either
to seward of it or around it, fiat upon
the bottom. When the fish are attract
ed to the light a rubber tube, which
runs along the top of the net, is in
fiated by a pump in the boat, and the
upper edge of the net will rise to the
surface, the lower edge being held
down by suitable sinker3,
Another novelty Is a very taking
weakfsh rig. evidently modelled on the
sun rig of three seasons ago. 1t is a
Pinch bar with a swivel in the center
and at each end is another swivel
which is made to work easily by a
tiny glass bead. This will keep the
two hooks well separated, and is a
good 1Oc worth. Still, another item is
"the fishe:man's friend" a pair of
large grab scissors, intended to grasp
an eel, to hold the head of an ugly and
awkwardly hooked blufish, to avoid
the spines of a'sea bass or a perch, to
open clam shells, and last. but by no
means least, to lift pots and pans off
the camp fire. Then there is a bait
box, which slips On the belt and fits
the body. Rubber finger covers are
prepared for the tender-skinned city
man who goes bluefshing and does
not want to get his fingers all cut to
pieces in the time-hOnored style.-New
York Sun.
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CAN THE HEART BREAK.

Many Instances of Death Being Due
to Grief, disappointment and
Fear.
Grief does not kill, and it is, indeed,
| very seldom that heavy sorrow causes
death to any one when in a healthy
condition, save the Buffalo Times. 1t
is, however, very often the Indirect
cause Of a death, either by bringing
disease to a climax or by rendering the
sufferer more liable to it's attack. If a
man is convinced that his grief is more
than he can bear those who have
studied the matter agree that through
the force of his own imagination the
man will actually die of a "broken
heart"
The great Napoleon was killed by an
internal disease, but 1t is supposed
that 1t would not have been fatal had
not his spirits been so depressed
through exile and defeat. William
Pitt, the orator, is said to have died of
a Sbroken heart" caused by his great
grief at the failure of his cherished
hopes and plans. And there have been
many other such instances in the his
tOry Ol lue country. ueH ldSue
are raging in a town statistics show
that as many die from fright and i'm
aginary causes as from the real cpl
demic, 30 great a hold has the fear Of
death on some people.
If a man is condemned to be shot 1t
has often occurred that on the word
fire" he has dropped lifeless, al
though, through accident or design, no
bullet has in reality left the gun.
There is a queer case on record con-
corning the daughter of a celebrated
French novelist, who was deeply inter-
ested in one of her fathers stories. 1t
appeared in installments, and the hero
inc was suffering from consumption.
As the girl brOoded Over the sad fate
of the heroine she, too, suddenly mani
tested the same symptoms. A physi-
clan recommended her father to re-
store the heroine to health, which he
did a few chapters on, and at the same
time as the girl in the novel recovered
so also did his tOO-sentimental daugh-
ter.