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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-10-28
Feeding Oats.

Generally and with the larger pro-
portion of our crops we find it best to
haul up and feed out in the barn and
feed lots. In doing this so far as the
weather will admit we try to feed the
corn fodder and coarse folders in the
feed lots, feeding the hay and straw in
the barn, says N. J. Shepherd in Ne
braska Farmer. But it is often the
case that during the fall we will have
quite a long spell of pleasant weather
and the stock will do fully better dur
ing the day running the pastures or
helds than in the close feed lots. We
nnd IN many cases that it is a good
plan to shelter at night, but to give a.
full run during the day. In doing this
we lind it some advantage to haul out
corn fodder and feed in the fields rather
than to haul everything to the barn
and feed out there and then be Obliged
TO gather up the manure and haul out.
While there is hardly any question but
that there is some loss in feeding NV
scattering feed upon the ground and
mat the manure will not be scattered
as evenly as would ordinarily be done
"hen thrown from wagon. But gen.
orally there is considerable SAVING
IN time and hauling, so much so that
1t Will more than overbalance the loss.
IN doing this, however, care must be
taken not to continue the practice 80
long that the stock are exposed to cold
or storms, or it is a good plan to feed
out in the fields when the ground is an
soft that the stock will tramp it nm.
But by avoiding extremes the labor
may be lessened and time is often an
item on the farm.
The Hog Wanted.-A corresnonden+
OF the Country Gentleman saws. wa
want more size, bone and stamina. bet-
ter feeding qualities, more fecunditv
ana the bacon type of hog, and wa
want these things associated with good
breeding qualities, good deyelonment
at a somewhat early age, easy keenin1
qualities and, above all, docilitv How
snail we get what is wanted? Theo-
dore Lewis of Wisconsin answers tho
question thus: do just as have dona
get the best sows you can within tho
hmlt OF your means, but do not buv
some half-starved, ill-bred animal that
Is closely related to the razorback.
Get something that shows hetter
breeding, and have them served nv thu
pest boar IN the neighborhood. Tale
the best care of them, and let ingenn,~
~ De your guide in the construction ~
shelter of whatever kind. Feed t.ao,..
anu at regular hours. Never carry
mSre than you can feed literally
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-10-28

All through the haying season .
Westbrook (Me.) dog brought coo,
drink to the men in the hay field, 90
Ing to the house for it when command.
Cd to DO so, and seeming to take d..
light in making himself useful
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-10-28
THE MODEL BATHROOM.

| Above all, the bathroom must be we'll
lighted and we'll ventilated; its size de-
ponds, of course, on the general plan
OF the house, but it is always safe to
make it as large as possible. 1t should
have a large window, which opens
easily, and out into the open air in
stead of on court, if possible If there
is any probability of neighbors getting
peeps into the bathroom, it is we'll to
have the lower pane of ground glass.
The bathroom should be on the bed
| room floor, but not too near the Sleep
ing rooms; it is best to locate it down
| short side passage. Have ventilator
put in, for use in cold weather when the
main window cannot be opened. In
less the house Is heated with steam or
q furnace, there should be fireplace,
which is excellent for carrying off the
hot air and steam. In addition to the
bath tub there should be a porcelain
basin, with taps for both hot and cold
water.
1uS walls SuOulQ DC VI lllcS OF SAM
tary paper, which can be washed down
once a week. Blue and white tiles are
perhaps the prettiest, although delight
full effects are obtained by the use OF
pink, yellow or red in combination
with white. The tub should be of por-
celain, as it keeps clean easier than any
other material and nothing is more
satisfactory than the pure white. The
plumbing should in all cases be ex-
posed. In addition, there should be a
foot tub in this room.
A necessity and at the same time
great convenience is the cupboard or
closet for towels and bath linen. This
same compartment may have also
places for soap, perfumes and such ac-
cessories to pleasant bath. In addi-
ton to the soap basins, sponge basket
should be hung over the tub.
A pair Of steps should be provided
for short people, although the tub it.
self is best when set low. The last
furnishings necessary for convenient
bathroom are couple Of chairs, a ia
BILE and several hooks on which bath
robes may be hung.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-10-28
JUST IN TINE.
Anna Shields.

Il mad all been tell
ing stories, as we
sat in the moon
light on the porch
of the old home
stead. It was but
a summer resort
then left to the
care of servants in
the winter; but
well filled with our
st T.. A. Ia
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-10-28
FREIGHTlNG IN MExICu,

The longer one stays in Mexico tn.
more convinced is he of the fact that
the modern descendants of Montezuma
are race of burden bearers, writes
correspondent. There are in Paso del
Norte several hundred men who daily
carry Tor a mile or two at time a load
OF ESQ pounds Or more, and there are
few lusty young Mexicans there who
have frequently brought envy to thu
hearts OF their associates by carrying
packs of ore or metal weighing over 400
pounds across the long wooden bridge
over the Rio Grande to Ell Paso-a dis
lance of over mile. There are a few
who have carried load of $50 pounds
20 miles in day.
These men are the teamster,. the
freighters, and the railroads of old Mex
leo, and without them and the ubiquit-
Gus burro or ass, hundreds of mining
camps and other enterprises away up
IN the mountains all over the republic
would be impossible. The burden car
r1ers of Mexico are largely poems, or
the half breed serf class AS rule
they are of small stature, thin of legs,
haggard faced and prematurely old, But
their necks and chests are full and ex-
hlb1t, when they are carrying a heavy
pack, great muscular DEVELOPMENT.
They are somewhat stoop shouldered
from long years at their work. and
have peculiarly intense and staring
expression.
The business of burden bearing or
foot freighting," as the American
merchants in Mexico call it to dis.
tinguish the manner of carrying their
freights from that of mule teams mr.
the railroad, ia handed from father In
son. Several "freighters" in Paso del
Norte exhibit crude Spanish signs on
their mud houses informing the public
that their ancestors for ten and Soma
for IA generations back were first-c]ass
"cargadores,' or human bearers. in The
city of Mexico or Vera Cruz. There
Is, probably, no race outside Of Asia
that clings so tenaciously to old cns-
toms and that has so thorough a con-
tempt for modern ways of civilization
as the poor people of Mexico.
The descendants of the Aztecs are q
stfff-necked people in more than ono
sense,and seem to prefer to place their
burdens so as to be supported by
strap across the forehead, bringing the
entire strain upon the forehead and tho
muscles of the neck. while the hands
are lett free to handle the indispensable
cigarette, and once in while to carry
a pole to help them up some precinice
In this way have seen them carry a
barrel OF flour on their shoulders IN -
hill so steep that had to pick nv stera
with care to avoid a tumble lonoer
than that from the top of the Wash.
ington monument.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-10-28

cultivate crops in the orchard onn
early in the season. oaAA
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-10-28

R E T TY Ninette
S k ippe d daintily
along the shore,
her bright curls
tossing with the
breeze, and the
gayly colored ker-
chief, which should
have confined them,
swinging in her
hand.
She was happy as
hpr verv heart
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
Edison's Marriage.

The idea of the great electrician Edi-
son marrying was first suggested by an
intimate friend, who told him that his
large house and numerous servants
ought to have a mistress. Although a
very shy man, he seemed pleased with
the proposition and timidly inquired
whom he should marry. The friend
somewhat testify replied, "Any one."
But Edison was not without sentiment
when the time anne. One day, as he
stood behind the chair of a Miss Still
well, a telegraph operator in his en-
ploy, he was not a little surprised when
she suddenly turned round and said,
"Mr. Edison, l can always tell when
you are behind me or neal me-" 1t was
now Miss Stillwell's turn to be sur
prised, for Edison fronted the young
lady, and, looking her full, said, 1--WE
been thinking considerably about you
of late, and if you are willing to marry
me l would like to marry you" The
young lady said she would consider the
matter and talk it over with her mother.
The result was that they were married
a month later, and the union proved a
very happy one.-San Francisco ArgO-
naut.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27

Very few Of the millions Of people
who carry watches realize to what a
wonderful extent fabrication is devel-
oped and what an extraordinary num-
Der of turns the balance wheel makes
with one oiling. A Chestnut street
matchmaker, whose knowledge of these
wonderful pieces of mechanism is not
exceeded by any man in this city, has
made up an interesting table Of com
parison to show the perfection Of lubri'
cation in a watch.
A watch will run on one oiling from
a year to a year and a half. Every
minute the balance wheel turns on its
axis 400 times and 81, 900 times In an
hour. Accepting a year as the time the
ordinary watch will run with one oil
ing, he finds that if the driver Of a To-
comotive was as we'll oiled as a balance
wheel of a watch it ought to run so
miles an hour day and night for 648
days, or well on to two years, with one
oiling. In that time it would traverse
a distance equal to nearly 40 times the
| circumference of the earth
In view of the fact that in reality
few locomotives will run one day with.
out reoiling, he maintains that the
matchmaker has developed his art to q
far greater degree than the locomotive
builder has yet been able to reach
Philadelphia Record.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
THE EARTH.

The astronomers say the earth is a ring
of matter which was "shot off" by the sun
&C. 900, 900 years g and which gradually
worked itself into IA ball or globe.
1t is believed that when the earth was at
its maximum heat, say soon after parting
with the sun, its bulk was 445 times great
er than at present.
According to the astronomical, geolog-
ical and anthropological evidence, man
first appeared upon the earth $50, 900 years
ago.
The mean temperature of the earth,
taken as a whole, is so degrees f., and the
average annual rainfall Is 80 inches.
Tit landed surface of the globe con-
tains, as near as it is possible to ascertain,
83, 600, 600, 600 acres.
Three fourths of the landed area is unfit
for cultivation on account of mountains,
deserts, swanps, etc.
The earth rotates from west to east, but
all of the astronomers in the world are
not equal to the task of telling why.
Some biologists and astronomers profess
to believe that the earth is solid. Others
say that it is a molten mass enyeloped in
a pellicle of land.
Lord Kelvin, a noted authority, rejects
the views of Ball, Langley ct al. INT de-
clares that the earth is 100, 600, 900 years
old.
The velocity Of the earth's rotation on
Its axis at the equator is LAO feet per Sec
ond, or nearly rs, 900 miles a day.
Careful measurements prove that the
average curvature of the earth Is 6. 90
inches to the statute mile.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
The Professors Mistake.

An amusing story is told about a
professor. The learned gentleman has a
wife and family; but, professorlike, his
thoughts are always with his books.
One evening his wife, who had been
out for some hours, returned to find the
house remarkably quiet. She had left
the children playing about, but now
they were nowhere to be seen.
She demanded to be told what had
become of them, and the professor ex
planned That as they had made a good
deal Of noise he had put them to bed
without waiting for her or calling a
maid.
~ hope they gave you no trouble"
she said.
mo" replied the professor, with
the exception of the one in the cot here.
He objected a good deal to my undress-
ing him and putting him to bed"
The wife went to inspect the cot.
why" she exclaimed, that's little
Johnny Green from next door!"-Tit'
Pits.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
The World as 1t Is and Was.

The earth, which we find today
bright with varied hues, vocal with in
Vulnerable sounds, Iich in fruits and
fragrant with odors, lay for an almost
~incalculable period of time destitute, or
all but destitute, of color, soundless
save for the noise of wave and tempest,
and with no promise as yet of the rich
profusion of vegetable and animal forms
that now diversity its surface and fill it
with the thrill and manifold activities
of life. We often speak of man as "the
heir of all the ages" but not often,
probably, do we pause to realize the
significance of the word. We talk of
evolution, but seldom make any due eff
fort to grasp the plenitude and grandeur
of the thought. These senses of which
we have the use, and each of which
brings "a different world within our ken,
whence are they? 1t seems so natural to
see, it seems SO natural to hear, to
touch, to smell, to taste, that we forget
through what slow processes, by what
an incalculable number of slight accre-
tions and delicate notifications these
wonderful channels of knowledge and
sensation have been made for us. We
go back through the ages, and we come
to a sightless, voiceless world.
For a period probably as long as all
the rest of geological time the only
forms of life were ~protczoa. Sight was
developed among the wonderful crusta-
ceans Of the silurian period, but as yet
there were no organs of hearing. The
first stridulation of an insect wing was
heard (if it was beard) in the devonian
age, the birth epoch of the first verte-
brates-fishes-but long ages had to pass
before the first bee hummed over a flow
er or the first butterfly f1uttered its
wings in the sunshine. Popular Sci
ence Monthly.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
Vietoria's Chief Butler.

The salary of Queen Victoria's chief
butler, who looks after the beer, wines,
and spirits, is $500 a year. This func-
ticnary must have a palate of exquisite
delicacy, as in him is vested the pur-
chase of the wines drunk by royalty.
He is also expected to superintend the
decanting of the wines, which he &C.
companies to the royal table with an
air of affectionate solioitude and sees
that they are partaken of at the proper
moment. The present holder Of the
Office is said to be the finest judge of
Rhine wines in the world. Her majesty's
chief butler is also responsible for the
laying of tire table, the actual work be-
ing performed by two principal table
deckers, with e200 a year EACH
Strand Magazine.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
A Vision of the Future.

One day in October, 1883, Lady A.,
living in Rue du Bel-Respiro, Paris,
found that she had been robbed of a
sum of 8, 500 francs. She notified the
commissary of police on Rue Berger,
who instituted a search and questioned
the servants, but discovered nothing.
Lady A, when enumerating her serv-
ants, begged the commissary to exclude
from his suspicious her second valet de
chambre, a youth of 10, very good look
ing, very respectful, and very we'll
qualified for his duties, who had been
nicknamed "le Petit" not on account
of his stature, for he was rather tall,
but from a feeling of delicate, protect
ing familiarity which his good qualities
had won for him. Meanwhile, among
the friends Of Lady A. there had been
a good deal of talk about a certain
Demoiselle E., who, they said, could
see the most surprising things in a bowl
of coffee grounds. M. l.. d'Ervieux had
the curiosity to accompany his governess
to the house of this person, and was
quite surprised to hear her describe ex-
actly each piece Of furniture in Lady
AS apartment, pass in review her
seven servants, and say that, though
she could not name the thief, he would
be guillotined within two years. Some
weeks later "le Petit" left the service
of his mistress without giving any rea-
on. and two years later he mounted the
scaffold. This servant, so highly esteem
ed, was none other than Marchandon,
the assassin. Arena.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27

President Grant made Colonel Ochii-
tree a marshal for a certain district in
Texas. The colonel, however, did not
spend much of his time at bome, but
went s%kylarking about the country
wherever bis fancy led him. This
caused so many complaints to be filed
against him that at last the president
sent for him to come to Washington.
While waiting in the White House
reception room for his turn to see the
president, Ochiltree began reading a re-
port of the preceding days races at
Saratoga and vas surprised to see that
a horse bearing his own name, Tom
Ochiltree, had carried off second money.
When he faced President Grant, the
latter said he was sorry to learn that
an appointee of his should be in any
way d~erelict in his duty.
1.-THE fact is, Tom, / can hardly pick
up a paper that | don't run across your
name" said he. land you seem to be
about everywhere except in Texas,
where you ought to be-.
General, said the Texan, with d
smile as radiant as a California sun
set, "if you'll read the papers today
you'll find that l carried off second
money at Saratoga yesterday and am
said to be in fine form and faster than
ever See here"
And he showed the sporting page OF
the paper in his pocket.
Am 1 to blame, - he said, ''if, while
l am faithfully attending to my duties
at home, some COMPOUNDED race horst
is disgracing my name about the coun
try?"
The president thought not, and Ton
hurried back home and stuck to bust
mesquite awhile. Chicago Times
Herald.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
THE DUEL AT 5lLLVILLE.

Did you hear about the duel in Billville on the
Bend
How two combatants cruel fought the fight
unto the end;
How they set the women scrcamin Mt the
deadly pistols sound
And wounded all the barn doors for many
yards around?
The mayor had told the major he was never
in the war,
Had never heard q drum beat or a battle can.
non roar,
Had staid at home hurrahing while his coun
try fought and bled,
And the major in his anger broke a fence rail
on his head.
Then the mayor he sent a challenge for tc
fight till they were blue.
And both selected pistols and a whisky jug oil
two.
And they got a dozen umpires and stood upor
the square
And peppered everything in sight and wound
ed lots of air.
They shot u train a-runnin and left it in the
lu-ch,
Broke six postofice windows and winged the
Baptist church,
And a funeral procession that was struggling
through the throng
Had several mourners wounded and took one
more corpse along.
They fred for an hour as fast as they coult
load,
They wounded all the wagons that were rum
bin down the road,
They shot the sheriff in the leg and rolled hin
on the clover,
And then they hit the coroner and gently
turned him over.
The people wired the governor, he called GU
the brigades,
And the boys bore down upon 'em with mus
kets and with blades,
And the wild mayor and the major they lief
the town by stealth,
But not fore they had both shook hands ant
drunk each others health.
F. l.. Stanton in Atlanta Constitution.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27

The invention Of that American in.
stitution the cocktail is now credited
to the medical profession. The old doc
tors, it seems, had a habit Of treating
certain diseases of the throat with q
liquid mixture applied with the tip of
a long feather plucked from a cocks
tail. In time this liquid came to be used
as a gargle, the name Of cocktail, "
however, still clinging to it, In the
course of further evolution the gargls
became a mixture of bilters, vermouth
and other appetizers and finally devel.
oped into the beverage SO highly esteem
e, n. me saszcns of American bars.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27
THE


Miss A. Fl. eraser is a reliable Cincin-
natl custom house broker and forwarder.
Miss Ada Ward, a well known young
London actress, has joined the Salvation
Army.
Miss Jessie Langford of Duluth has a
clean record az a licensed pilot. She has
served more than ten years on the great
lakes.
Mrs. Mills of New York city is a sue
cessful tinsmith. She learned the trade Of
her husband and has kept up the business
since his death.
Miss May kerns, operator in the Western
Union office at Niagara Falls, has won
medals in Geographic contests and Is now
called one of the fastest women operators
on the line.
The Countess de Casa Miranda Chris
tine Nilsson), who possesses one of the
most famous collections of precious stones
in Europe, is now making a collection of
black and white laces.
Mrs. John Sherman, wife of the secre-
tary of state, is an elderly woman, well
read and deeply interested In current
events. Next year she and Secretary SherI
man will be able to celebrate their golden
wedding.
Mrs. Mckinley is a woman of quiet
tastes in dress. Dark blue of almost the
Salvation Army tint is her ~favorite color.
She is also fond of dove, gray and a soft
chestnut brown. Her hats are always IN
obtrusive mi ladylike.
The daughter of Osman Pasha is be-
lieved to be the only poetess in Turkey.
She lives in a white marble palace over
looki the Bosporus and dimes every
| .la- -, +Ln fa.~ zo--sza -
golden plate. This undoubtedly is her in
spiration.
Mrs. Gage, the wife of the secretary of
the treasury, is a handsome, middle aged
woman, with a we'll known faculty for
making friends and holding them. In
Albany, her old home, she is exceedingly
popular, and everywhere she maintains
an easy lead in society by right of her cul-
ture and broad information.
Lille Devereux Blake suggests as one
rule for married happiness that the wife
should not always ask the husband where
he is going when he goes away and where
he has been when he comes back and as
another the equal division Of money, for
she claims that one-half of every dollar the
husband has belongs in the law to the wife.
Miss Dell Ten Eyck of Worcester, Mass,
entertains herself by capturing and cult
waiting all kinds of queer sea monstrosities
She puts the creatures in glass jars and
makes pets of them. Devilfish and other
similar horrors are the pride of this pecul-
lar young woman's heart, and her colleo-
ton is said to be unique and interesting
In the extreme.
England has several grand old women
who were born before Victoria and carry
their years well. Mrs. Gladstone is six
months older than the queen, the Baroness
Burdett-Coutts is five years older, and
Lady Louisa Tighe. who was present at
the ball on the eve of Waterloo and Is still
hale and lively, was a girl of IL when
Victoria was born.