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The Southern herald., 1898-03-04
MAKE Farm Llfe AttrnctlrA.

The best way to overcome this desire
of the brightest young people to leave
the farm is to make farm life more at
tractive. Give the young people Q
chance to become as well informed
and up-to-date as the children Of
townspeople, for one thing. Give them
a chance to learn W is going on the
world over every day, so that they
will feel that they are the equals in
knowledge OF current events OF any
one-that they are not one whit be-
hind young townsfolk in this respect.
This can be done through rural free
delivery. With the advent OF this
great convenience the isolation,
the dull. prosy slowness, the igno-
rance of important everyday happen
ings, of the markets and OF the condi-
ton Of growing crops throughout the
country will disappear. Every farmer
who SO desires can keep himself as well
informed on all matters Of interest AZ
the city man. Letters containing mat
ters OF great Importance will not lie in
the post Office only few miles away
for a week or more, as very often they
do in busy times, but they will reach
their destination promptly, and be
promptly answered. In fact, the farm
er will be In as close touch with the
business world and with his relatives
and friends almost as the city man now
is.-Farm and Fireside.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

Chicago he would be put to the mental
stress Of imagining what Kind cf teIe.
gram Henry Wilson ought to receive
that day. He made an effort to guess
as nearly as sanity would suggest, but
with such a broad latitude, not know
Ing who Henry Wilson was or who was
his correspondent, or in what line of
business either was-or, indeed, not
being able to swear that the message
was for man named Henry Wilson, and
not for woman named Hetty Thomp-
son-you win perceive that Sherwood
had severe time of it. But he tried to
be satisfied, despite the mental wear
and tear. He knew the fellow in New
York was in pretty hot water, too. He
realized that the Gothamite was under.
going the same mental travail in trying
TO conjecture up a sequential statement
Of fact from some such gleamings as
"F-d-a-e-tt C-m-m-y-r-f-s-de - Wnl-m
Be"
A man not equipped with a rubber
arm cannot keep up a speed of As or 50
words a minute and then turn in and
translate the sputterings of crazy,
leaky, swinging line which is being
worked by an idiot in New York without
suffering, Ten days of this kind Of
worry reduced Sherwood from 100 to
l3S pounds, and then his friends took
him in charge, for he was wandering
around town imprecating against in.
solent donkeys in New York, and drivel,
ing about Gxwyvzch and other combi.
nations of letters. They hired doctors
and kept him in a secluded, cool place
for three weeks, by which time he was
able to move abroad again, and in a
month he was in condition to resume his
telegraphic functions. He went back
to his old wire, and, still rather pale and
shaky, started at his days work. He
sent with deliberation and frmness,
however, and was overioyed to note,
when it came his turn to receive, that
the sender was likewise easy and firm
OF touch, and there was scarcely any
trouble from the workings Of the line
After a time pause came and the New
Yorker inquired;
"Are you the fellow who was working
this line five weeks ago."
Being answered in the affirmative the
man at a distance continues: Say, I've
Just returned after being nearly
knocked out by brain fever on account
of trying to keep up fight with you.
Where was it | met you, and how did
you come to get a grudge against met
When did you know me?"
81 didn't ever know YOU" chilly an
swered the Chcagoan, 81 tried in q
gentlemanly way TO get acquainted
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04
FoeeY BOTTOM PHlLoLoGN.
A Unique but Logical Definition OF
the Term Parachute.

"Dey's habbin' er greddeal O. talk
bout dishere norf pole" remarked Miss
Miami Brown, in an effort to make con-
versation at parlor social.
"'Deed dey is" replied Mr.. Erastus
Pinkley.
81 wonduhs what keeps folks goin'
up dar."
"Oh, dey likes ter keep movelin' along,
Seems like folks ain pleased ter stay
in no one place onless dey's benin in
de rent; an den dey hols on like grim
def"
81 reckon a good many goes up dar
foh de sake o. de game"
"Nope. Dey doesn't 60 froo all dat
trabble jes' foh de plaisure O. goin'
huntin'," was the positive reply.
"Scuse me, Mistuh Pinkley, but dey
does"
"How kin you tell?"
"By de news"
81 ain hyuhd o. nobody goin' dar
huntin' anything 'ceptin' trouble an ice
water"
(Which shows dat while you may hah
er gret gif' o. conversationality, when
it comes right down terperusin' you ain
so multiplicacious."
Mr.. Pinkley looked at her admiring'
ly for a moment, and then exclaimed:
"Do it?"
"Yas, sub. De way l knows dey's
gone huntin' is case one gemman daI
went in a balloon took along q para
chute"
81 reckon dats sumpin' what
dunno"
"'Deed, 'tisn'. You doesn' reco'nizC
dc language-dat's all. Lemmc 'splair
to yer. A pair O. anything is two oi
'em, amt it?"
"Sho' 'nuff."
"You know what a shoot is, doesn
yer?"
"Sho."
"Well, putin 'em tergevvuh, para
chute CANT be muffin else dan double
bar'led shotgun. Washington Star.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04
THE ETIQUETTE or SOUPS
Important Points for the Careful
HOusekeeper.

When the question of the greatest nu.
triton at the smallest physical Gust
comes up for consideration, it is Just
here that the soup subject claims at.
tention, its range of merits embracing
all the possibilities between a mild
stimulant (merely) and a very con-
densed form of nourishment. Soup is
your table diplomat. 1t can excite the
appetite for good things to come, or
by quite satisfying all inward cravings
make diners Indifferent as to what fol.
lows.
Never make the mistake, dear house.
keeper, of serving either to your family
or guests a nourishing soup when you
have a good dinner. If you do, be sure
that all that follows will fall short OF
appreciation. No matter what delight.
ful surprises are in reserve, they will
bring you no glory; the praise accord
ed you will be perfunctory. Even al
dinner, however, there will be oppor.
tunities for serving your best soups;
but keep the secret TO yourself-it WI
be when the dinner itself is slim OF
faulty.
Never, if you value your character az
housekceper, allow greasy soup tC
appear on your table. The regular
"soup-digester" has a faucet near tht
bottom where the clear soup, without
any fat, may be drawn Off. But the
vessel universally used is large gran
lite or porcelain-lined pot or kettle, ant
with these the grease must be different
ly managed. The best way is to straiI
the soup and let it stand over night
when all the fat may be lifted in q
hardened cake from the top. But il
stock is required for use the day 1t il
made the required quantity must bt
taken out, chilled and skinned. In an
emergency, when there is no time fol
cooling, take out twice the quantity
needed and skim, and skim, and skin
till no more fat is to be seen-theT
draw blotting or wrapping paper over
the surface TO take up the last chance
particles left.-Ella Morris Kretschmar
in Woman's Home Companion.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04
nnr.eIre. and Others.

Pleasant thoughts and feelings of
every kind that come to us are far too
often buried in the oblivion of silence.
The seed which, if planted in. the hearts
md lives of those around US, would
bring forth rich haryests Of happiness,
is carelessly thrown away. Such i'm
pressions should be regarded as kind
Of trust for all those who can partici-
pate in them. If we have any bright
thought, any hopeful outlook, any joy
full experience, any loving emotion, let
us hasten to share and diffuse it. II
any ray of sunshine has penetrated our
hearts or lives, let US gladly shed it on
The parkway Of others. = Leisure
Hours.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

We should not hear so much about
the rugged path of genius" if the native
powers of children were not so lovingly
and unwisely magnified in the little
world of home. The most unreliable
of oil critics are ones relatives and
friends, who are too partisan to judge of
ones work fairly, and too kind to point
out flaws, even If they see them. In
such matters it may be said that the
child's enemies are those of his own
household. Some parents would urge
their tender offspring to expect eternal
fame in the art of sculpture on no bet
ter ground than because he could fash
ion a snow-drift into the semblance of
a man. These kindly critics often, too,
mistake the childs mere taste" for
music, literature, etc, for creative pow
erin these branches of art. A sufficient
ly hard lesson for the young enthusiast
to learn is the enormous difference be-
tween the creative and appreciative
faculties. Victory awaits the true child
Of genius, but woe TO the pretender;
Better to administer early to the mis-
taken little prig the salutary snub
rather than leave that Office TO a disap-
pointed and wrathful public.-Carrie
4. Garrett, in Woman's Home Com
panion,
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

Having for long time been con-
vinced that cow coming fresh in the
fall was more profitable to her owner,
and wishing to raise my heifer calves,
continued TO do so regardless Of the
time they were dropped. Ihave found
it much easier to raise fall or winter
calf If one has warm quarters for it
1t requires more heat than mature
animal, hence one must be very care
full that it does not get frosted ears or
feet. A small, clean pen in the same
barn where the COWS are makes . most
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

admirable place 10 raise winter ealveL
Those dropped in September and o.
tober get good start and viii endure
more outdoor exercise. and they enjoy
II on = fne sunny day for a short time.
Ny experience is that calf raised in
winter, well cared for, does not stop
growing when turned ont 70 grass in
the spring, while the spring calf.
turned out to fight flea, or tied to the
feace. usually grows smaller all the
time.
The food for fall or winter calves con-
sists of the mothers milk diluted with
the Sc parator skim milk until the calf
is two weeks old. when the mothers
milk is gradually withdrawn. aud
warm separator milk. with small
amount Of aaxseed jelly or linseed
meal is added. Be careful not 10 give
too much jelly or meal. Increase the
feed as athe calf grows One very e.
sential point, where one does
not separate but once day, is
not to get the skim milk too
warm; better use a thermometer
and get it as near normal as pos
sible. Keep all feeding utensils clean
and give a clean, dry pen; occasionally
sprinkle in some land plaster. Give q
little salt occasionally, or better yet,
keep it near them at all times. Some
times an old sod or hand full of dry
earth to lick will be relished. Calves
dropped in the fall and bred to come
in the fall are more sure to breed reg
ularly in the fall; at least that is my
experience. With clover hay or ensi-
lage as roughage, calves raised in tAe
winter when one has plenty Of time to
look after them are raised the cheap
est and best. Do not feed too fatten.
ing foods, II desired for the dairy.
Bran or oatmeal is a most excellent
food for a growing calf.-Rural New
Yorker.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04
Tried to Hide His Contempt.

This is an old story of Thad Stevens,
but it is so good that it will bear re-
peating: Stevens was once engaged in
trying a case before judge noted for
his ignorance of the law. During the
course of the trial the judge made a rul-
ing that greatly incensed Stevens, who
began to tie up his papers, his hands
trembling and his thin face suffused
with red. "Do I understand" asked
the court, "that you are trying to show
contempt for this court?' "No, sir"
replied Stevens; 81 am not trying to
show contempt for this court. On the
contrary, / am doing my best to con-
ceal it."-Omaha World-Herald.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04
Defepdinw the british Isles.

A British investigator, provoked at
hearing his country repeatedly referred
to as eight little island" announces
that one county in England-Middle-
sex-is of sufficient extent TO allow all
the people of the world TO fiud standing
room could they be gathered together
there. Observation-Disclosures, he
claims, furnish standing room for all
the people that have lived since the
Christian era.-Philadelphia Press.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

Sir Frank Lockwood was on one oc-
casion conducting a defense of per-
son charged with cattle stealing, and
was pressing a witness in cross-exami-
nation TO ascertain how far he was
awav from the animals at certain
time "How could you tell they were
heasts?" "And how far off can you
toll a beast?" Witness looked calmly at
Sir Frank and said: "Just about as
farasI I am from you!" In humorous
letter to the Times Lockwood protest.
ed that barristers should be protected
aoainst such outrages.-Westminster
Gazette
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

lldut lnt nut VI SOulSNs
There was long pause, then
"Say, this is too rich" the brasi
clashed TO him. "This is a good thing
Here you've been killing me, thinking
/ had insulted you, and I've been trying
TO burn you alive because thought
when l told you my name five weeks
ago you recognized it as that of some
enemy. l believed then that when you
heard my name you, being some fellow
who had got sore on me elsewhere in
the country, started in to do me-"
"Well," said Sherwood over the line,
"what is your doggoned name?
"It's Rath. Understand? Make that
last letter and not 5. See? Four dots
and not three. One of the dots got lost
on this bum wire, and so you got it an S.
Amt that good? Ifyou'll get somebody
in Chicago to kick you, I'll hire some one
in New York to do the same to me-"
That is the true story of how a poor
little telegraphic dot, scarcely big
enough to be seen with the naked eye,
started one of the most notable battles
that ever waged between the seaboard
and the great lakes.-Chicago Record.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04
Must Not Ask sonlsthIag for NothIng.


The agriculturist must not ask his
land to give him crops year by year,
without rendering to 1t return for it's
bounty. II you want your soil TO be
liberal, you must make it fiat" The
farmer, in his dealings with his fertile
acres, can not always be simply bene-
ficiary; he must all the while be bene-
factor also. The product of the soil
must in some measure be returned to
the soil II its fruitfulness is to continue.
There are farmers who skin" their
land by constant cropping and no fer
tilizing; but it is ruinous economy for
the owner and grave wrong to the
community; for whoever reduces the
wealth of the nations soil and the
sources Of the supply Of sustenance is
guilty OF unsocial conduct.-Washing-
ton Gladdan
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04
Easter Egg for the Pope.

last year the pope received an Easter
egg. The shell is made Of ivory, its
lining is Of white satin and the yolk is
golden case containing large ruby
:et in diamonds. The whole is worth
upward of s1O.O00.--Chicago Chronicle.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04
nea nnd Conee prlnl.ing.

Enelishmen drink five times as much
tea as coffee, Americsps eight times as
much coffee as tea.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

"A German paper states that $4,000
shells were discharged by their armies
against the French toTtTesses in the war
IF 1s70-71
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

don. '''''s'sss'sss'' -
ovu.egly, half yearly and yearly -
...s,semsnts contracted for at loves
pro,ssrionsl cards noe szsssaiAS ~
HIss for one year, $40.
Announcing candidates for State @
Nstie. efiees, SIS; for County ofneeG
fIs~fOr suYefVtsotS diEtrieu, sS, IN a.
Marriages. sna DEATHS published q
bsWG
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04
EebOUTHERN HERALI
U.LIssrD EVERY FnIDIT nOaMsa
TKHAgG
Eu8sCRISTTo8
KRyKRTIsEMEHu

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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-12-16
Trick Won.

"Once, when Long John Wentworth
was mayor Of Chicago. says The Jour
nal of that city, "a hot campaign was
in progress. The rough element was
showing signs Of turbulence. and 'Long
john knew that the police force was
totally unable to cope with it if there
should be a riot. There wasn't much Of
any police force in those days. The few
officers that there were didn't have any
uniform outside Of a plug hat. On the
front Of this was q semicircle Of tin.
with the mans number on it.
"There was n 10 money to pay for ad-
ditional officers, SO Long John be.
thought himself of a bright scheme. He
had a figure 20 added to the number on
every one of those hats. On election
day the different members of the force
were stationed conspicuously where the
trouble was most likely to break out.
The roughs saw the numbers, $780,
$780, $780, etc.. where they had be-
fore seen only '25, '29' and 1885, The
word went around that Long john had
added several hundred men to the po-
lice force, and the tough crowd were SO
intimidated that they never dared to do
a thing"
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-12-16

ssThe Cloister and the dearth.S
The pains Charles Reade took with
this book, called frat "a Good Fight
and afterward ''The Cloister and the
Hearth, were almost superhuman. His
letters at this time are fullof it. 81 am
under weigh again." he writes, .'but
rather slowly. I think this story will
almost wear my mind out" Again, 81
can't tell whether it will succeed OF not
as a whole. but there shall be great and
tremendous and tender things in il. I"
It is interesting to trace through these
lettars the gradual evolution Of charac>
tiers and scenes that have charmed mil.
lions of people since. In n Of them he
says:''Gerard is just now getting to
France after many adventures in Ger
many. The new character I have added
-Denys, a Burgundian soldier, a cross.
bowman-will. / hope and trust, please
you."
Never was hope better founded. Since
those words were written many and
many a reader has lived over again the
sayings and doings Of this adventnrer,
with, his everlasting Courage, le diable
est mort" Denys' ''foible," as we are
told, was woman. when he met a
peasant girl on the road, he took off his
cap to her. as if she was a queen, the in
variable effect Of which was that she
suddenly drew herself up quite stiff LIKE
a soldier on parade and wore a forbid.
ding aspect. London Academy.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-12-16
what the Prisoner Said.

A celebrated judge was once trying q
case where the. accused could only nm.
derstand Irish, and an interpreter wal
accordingly sworn. The prisoner said
something to the interpreter. aud the
latter replied.
"What does he say?'' demanded the
Judge.
"Nothing, my lord"
"How dare you shy that when we all
heard him? Come, sir. what was it?"
"My lord" said che interpreter, be-
ginning to tremble, ''it had nothing ia
do with the CASE"
IF You don't answer, I'll commit
you, sir. Now. what did he eay?"
"Well, my lord, you'll excuse me,
but he said, Who's that ould woman
with the red bed curtain round her sit.
ting up there?'"
At which everybody present roared.
"And what did you say?' said the
Judge, looking a little uncomfortable.
II said: whist, ye spalpeenl That's
the old boy that's going to hang you. 20
London Answers.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-12-16
A Man Of Many Parts.

~ I LN
Here is an amusing old handful
printed and circulated in Cumberland
early in the nineteenth century:
81, James Williams. parish clerk,
saxtone, town cryer and bellman, make
and sells all sorts of haberdasharies,
groceries, etc., likewise hair and whig
drest, and cut, on the shortest notice.
Also
"N. 81 keeps an evening school.
where I teach at reasonable rates, read
ing, writing, singing and sums.
IN. b. plays the hooboy occasion
ally, if wanted.
IN. B.-My shop is next doore. where
I bleed, draw teeth and shoe horses, all
with greatest sell.
IN. B.-Children taut to dance, If
agreeable, at six pence per week, by
me, j. Williams, who buy and sell old
iron and coals-shoes cleaned and
mended.
IN. B.-A hat and pair Of stockings
to be cudgelled for, the best in s, on
Shrof Tushday. For particulars INQUIRE
within, or at the horse shoe and bell,
neal the church, on tothsr side Of the
way.
"N. Book over the door for the
eighn Of the. 8 pigeons.
IN. 81 sell good ayle, and some
times oyder-lodgings for single men. {"
London Sketch.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-12-16
A Health Giving Plant.

The London Graphic counsels the use
Of verbena as a sedative. The specially
healthful and i~nvigorating qualities Of
this plant were we'll known to the Ro-
mans, who crushed some of it's leaves
between their palms after the bath and
anointed themselves freely with it. II
is very good for brain workers to inhale
it's perfume, and the old fashioned cot
tage practice of growing a pot of vet-
bena in the window may have arisen in
the days when balsams and aromatic
plants were cultivated specially for
their virtues as disinfectants and puri-
fiers Of the air. Be that as it may, the
scent Of the verbena is generally popu.
lar and is to be recommended to all
weak and ervous people to whom
strong manufactured scents are right
fully IN abomination.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-12-16
Another Tirht soueexe.

"John." said Mrs. Younglove, lido
you know that you forgot something
when you went away this morning?"
Mr.. Younglove thought for a mo-
ment, and then Aeplied:
Ono. Ididn't know that I had. What
was it,"
She put her handkerchief to her eyes
and sobbed. Finally. when she could
trust herself to speak. che answered:
"You-you kissed the baby before
you started, bu-but you did.didn't kiss
anyb.b.body else."
"oh-ho." he laughed. $50 You did
notice it. eh?"
A glad light came into her eyes, and,
throwing her arms around him, she
said:
"And did you do it just to try me?"
"Er-yes," he answered, and then
felt SO good over his oleverness that he
had to go out and buy himself a quar-
ter's worth Of oigars.-Cleveland
Leader.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-12-16
spnni.h-Amerfcan words,

o.
Many English words are taken direct
" from the Spanish. When you speak
Of a Piccadilly collar, you are not using
slang. The ''piccadallo" is a collar
which at one time was worn by all men
Of position in Spain.
A few years since many American
cities boasted Of companies Of volunteer
soldiers called grenadiers.
The first grenadiers were in Grenada.
Our marines, Of whom we are specially
proud just now, got their name by clip
ping the last syllable off "marineros, I"
which is the equivalent Spanish word.
Rye bread without caraway seeds
would not be rye bread at all. Caraway
is a purely Spanish word. derived from
''aloara hueya."
The hammock on your veranda got
its name from the Spanish ''hamaoa, I"
although chat is not purely Spanish
word. Columbus got it from the In.
dams 400 years ago.
There are many other examples.
Banana" apricot" Canada"
''duel" and ~''palaver" are all directly
from the Spanish Dispatch.