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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-08-17
PLIGHT OF a BAsHFUL MAN.
He would Have Gone II He Could
Have Summoned Up Courage
to Ask for His Hat.

81 always was a bashful sort of a fellow
when / was young, said Ananias Fisher, as
he passed his plate for the third piece
OF pie. He was dining outlwith friends and
ment.
But I was broken Of that habit before
d was %. It was either a case of get over
it or stay. all night, and 7 got over il, Z he
said, as his plate was returned with good
szed piece Of Pc seh ean mop a I
more street, and when went in I forgot all
about putting my hat on the rack in the
hall, and carried it into the parlor with me.
/ put it on sofa, and when the lady of the
house came in she said thow-dye-do' and sat
her $50 pounds down on that hat.
:. q beg your pardon, said.
:" Why, what's the matter? she asked,
7 for guess. looked kind of 5bewildered.
Q, nothing, | answered. 4 just got a
stitch IN my heart. .ss Re E.
1--WE went on talking, and I thought that
when she got up could sneak that hat, but
she talked and talked.
1t got along to nine o'clock, and knew
p ought to go, but was too bashful to say
anything, SO l just waited. Then the clock
struck ten, and I knew / was staying too
long, but could not get that hat
" Is it moonlight asked the 28O-pound
lady.
4 said it was, and knew she wanted me to
go, but did not have the nerve to ask
for that hat. just as the clock struck IL
she blurted out: Why don't you go?'
I will if you will give me that hat /
.t1What hat?'
My hat
"fWhere is it 2
You are sitting on it.
MeI and she jumped up.
There was my hat, and it looked much
sat upon, but no more than that woman.
I have never been bashful since then
Burlington Hawkeye
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-08-17
The MIX Cew,. conJit,on.

AS we have before averred, the weak
est spot in our dairy practiceis the win
'terir1g Of the mixers. the condition OF
poverty they are allowed to run down
to when dry. A milking COW should be
poor once q year, not poverty stricken.
but robust without flesh, and that
period should be at the drying-off
point. AS soon as COW is put dry
she should again begin to improve her
condition and continue it surely to
calving, otherwise She can never do her
best. A proper COW will always run
herself down the first three or four
months Of her milking season, and this
is very good index to a cows merit
sAgricult ural Gazette (Tasmania).
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-08-17
! WATERING DEVICE FOR COWS.

falling back into place Of their own
weight. "a very little slope to the
trough will carry the water from one
end to the other. Until one has tried
the experiment Of keeping water con-
stantly before his cows, thus giving
them hem the chance. to drink whenever
thirsty--just as is the case when the
animals n are at pasture he will not
realize how much better his stock will
thrive and produce flesh or milk thanis
the case when the stock is watered but
once, or, at most, twice, a day. In the
latter case, if an animal does not hap
pen to be thirsty at watering time, it
go until the next journey to the
trough isamade-perhaps "a hours dis
ltant.-N. Y. Tribune.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-08-17
COW AND HORSE BARN.

ing many steps. Spouts from an oat
bin on second floor, which bin is in cen
ter Of the barn over left end Of drive
way, come down into alleyways. Spouts
from feed bins on second floor are at
right of alleys; these extend to
ground floor, as feed does not run well
through spouts. Grain and feed are
carried up by an elevator which is in
the center of barn and which dumps
int into spouts leading to the. bins. Lau-
renee Doolittle, lin Farm and Home.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-08-17
A Profane silence.

A story is going the rounds Of golf match
between Rev. DR.: Sterret and Justice Har-
Ian Of the United States supreme court. The
incident occurred at Chevy Chase Golf
club, one of the prominent organizations
near Washington, during meeting be-
TWEEN these two ardent golfers. The doctor
discovered that his ball teed up in tempting
style for fine brassie shot, and, with the
the preliminary "waggles,' and with a SUI
preme effort missed the ball. For fully a
minute he gazed at the tantalizing sphere
without uttering word. At length JUS
tice Harlan remarked solemnly: doctor,
that was the most profane silence ever
listened to. Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-08-17

you ARE NOT AFRAID OF TIE
5.95 M WHITE MANI
from his shoulders. With one hand
waving them back and the other rein
ing his horse to q stand, he cried:
8 Halt! - 4.
They obeyed like one man. They had
followed that gray head up the CORY
heights Of SGetty sburg and through the
dark mazes of the tangled Wilderness.
The old tone of command had revived
for an instant the force Of long dor
mant habit and the general had gained
the moment lie desired. AS they gath
cred about him he alternately pleaded,
argued and threa tened. SomewhereSin
a distant bin, an old negress, all un-
conscious Of the impending storm, was
singing in aquavering voice:
Stairs in de elements shine so bright.
Shine des lax my Saviour's light. ss
I'm gWine ter jine de Heaben an de beau
tifuI home, 81
Beautiful hos chrome beautiful ho-oh ONE
I'm gWine ter jine de Heaben an de beau
tiful home. = III. 81
Il In imag ination, sheswas singing again
ter de missus chill IN cen de big
'ouse, and the children, now bearded
men, heard her and were touched.
Lets take him and let thesfool mig
gers go, s said the man with the shot
gun, pointing to the candid
The general considered asSmoment
Was itnot better that this stirrer up 81
strife should perish and the people have
peace 2? He looked at the candidate
Underneath the heavy beard and the
lines that scanned The face he could
still see the linea nlents Of ME boy who
had pitied him ssaand taken his beating
in the old school house SO many years
before.
man began unwiinding = rope from
the horn Of q saddle. The general
hand Slid to his hip pocket and b.
threw up his head, defantl
If you take John you'll have tostak'
me, too he said q brup y. p
danerlcln emf sss
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-08-17
CONVENIENT BARN.
It Is Fitted with Lnbor-snvinE Meth
DDS for Feeding Horses, Cattle
and Other Farm stock.

This barn is intended for horses and
cattle, and special ,attention,is called to
the convenient methods of feeding.
Horses and cattle face the alleys with
a partition in front of the horses which
forms the back of manger. The horses
are fed through small drop doors in the
partition. The hay chute and feed
spouts open into these alleys, thus saw
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-08-17
f NEW WATERING DEVICE.
Very Useful Where Covys and Other
Farm Animals Have to Be
Watered In the Stalls.

The cut shows q device for watering
stock in the stalls. "a V-shaped trough
extends along before the whole row
of stalls, forming, with its cover, the
front of the crib. This trough can be
flushed out, the lower end then stopped
and the trough filled. The covers can
be arranged 50 that the cattle can lift
them when desiring to drink, then
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-08-17
4, ! XII e {, ~ l,,s
More AEEeeable.

The difference between an acquain-.
lance and a friend Isl hat an acqu
lance seld om feels at libery Is tell us,
fo. our own good, things that he knows
we don want to hear PuclS
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-08-17
Like the Admiral.

Mrs. Stubb-John, is that you coming
home at such an unearthIy hour?
Mr.: Stubb-Yes, M-Maria; the club had
e. little D-Dewey toast tonight.
4 Well. you remind me of Dewey.
In w-what way, M-Maria ~
"A long time coming home" Chicago
Evening News.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-05-18

or rather seek some practical solution
of the question, which is of mutual inn
portance to the farmer and business
man.
ION March 16 C. II. Hammond, of the
firm of Hammond & Stremmel, went
to Littleton to attend funeral. Know
ing the condition of the roads, four
horse team was attached to the hearse
and the front and rear aXles were
chained together to keep them from
pulling apart. D. A. Cooney drove the
teams and managed to keep the vehicle
moving all the time until within the
corporation limits on the return trip.
Here the mud was deeper, blacker and
more tenacious, and hung on the spolSes
of the wheels until huge mass had
accumulated. The weight of the mud
was so great it spread the wheels, and
as the horses continued to go forward
the strain came on the front axle,
which sprung out of shape, allowing
the wheels to strike the bed of the
hearse, bringing it to a sudden stop.
"It was impossible to move the hearse
with the axle sprung as it was, so the
teams were unhitched and the vehicle
left in the road until it could be brought
to the city on sled-runners. While it
was stalled in the street Mr.. Hammond
took a snapshot picture of it, of which
the cut shown herewith is reproduce
ton"
Surely such object lessons as this
cannot fail to arouse the good people
of any mud-locked community to the
evil that besets them. And "they say"
the people of Rushville and vicinity are
now determined to have better roads,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-05-18
I'm THE SOLDIERS CEMETERY AT
ARLINGTON.l

We are many we are mighty, and your feet
they trample hard
Ye have trod the mountains under, and
the sea-
The sea ye too, have conquered, but within
this quiet yard
1t ls /, the grass am master; bark TO me-
We have torn me In your marches, Scared
me deep with hoof and heel,
And my dewy swardI have rolled in dust
and blood,
When amid the cannon-thunder cen the
forest seemed to reel
And your battle shook the hillside where
ye stood
Were We vlctors? Twas not Carthage won
by Trasimene's lake,
Nor the BrItons mid the wheat at Wa
teToo,
For my creeping, crowding legions from
them both the field did take,
AS took the heights Of Gettysburg from
you.
crawling sea,
with its wrInlsled swinging tides that
cannot cease
Sweeter far to me the woodland wnere the
dappled shadows be,
Or the graveyard with Its lilies and its
peace.
Nay, I will be done with hooking. o my
masters, naught am l
But the c!nging lowly grass about your
feet,
Growing green and cool around you, tired
eyes to satisfy,
And weaving, when all's done, your wind
ing-Sheot,
Sleep We well Men bring you roses, but
they wither in the sun
Bring them in the May with music and a
sound,
As of old, Of timed footsteps; but when all
the pomp is done,
In the stiffness It's my small roots wrap
you round,
Fold you close and so will keep you TIL Po-
tomac shah run dry,
And the stars go out like camp-hres in
the skies,
Till the shyerlng sea shall PERISH and the
budding mountains fly,
And the judgment bugle blowing bids you
rise
William Hervey Woods, In Youths Com
panlon
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-05-18
BLEDSOE'S BATTERY.
1t Was Composed of Gentlemen, Not
One of Them Ever Having
been Reprimanded.

81 was a member of Capt. Hiram
Bledsoe's famous Missouri battery"
said n man who is living in New York.
ellis recent death removes about the
last prominent figure in the confed
crate ranks from Missouri, Except in
the presence of his superior officers he
preferred to have his men call him Iii.
He went into the war right at the be-
ginning. The men who first enlisted
under him were his neighbors and ac-
quaintances in Cass county, where he
had lived since the Mexican war.
"There were five brothers in his first
command. When they presented them
,selves for enlistment Iii asked them
If they had not better divide, and add
ed that he did not want TO have the
entire family. But the boys insisted,
and it is singular fact that they, with
their commander, fought through the
war So far as / can now recall no
member of the Bledsoe battery was
ever reprimanded 1t was a model or
ganization. Itstliscipline wa sarmy talk
And when BlediSoe met Gen Beaure-
gard for the first time Beauregard
complimented him on the reputation of
his command and asked him the secret
of il. Bledsoe's reply was that his
command was composed of gentlemen,
and that he treated them accordingly
at all times. When this superb organ
ization decimated and it was proposed
to recruit it with conscripts Bledaoe re-
fused. He said the men who fought
under him must be volunteers, He
challenged the admiration of Grant by
the way in which he Fought Grants
command at Port Gibson in 1863 1t
was when Grant was closing in upon
Vicksburg. Bledsoe held off the en-
tire advance for one day, and Grant
asked, so l have heard, who was in
command, and said if there were few
more as determined as Bledsoe, the
war would have lasted longer.
Gin 1864 a command of federaLsmoved
up near Bledsoe's lines and the boys
in blue became very noisy and did some
miscellaneous firing. Bledsoe was
asleep, The noise awoke him, Turning
to the nearest captain, he asked what
the trouble was about. And when in
formed, he said; We'll, must stop this,
for Iwantto go to sleep Andhe shelled
the federals until they withdrew,
"When the war was over Bledsoe re-
.turned to his farm in Cass county. He
represented that county in the leglsla-
ture for several terms. He was con-
suited by the leading men of his party,
and if he had not checked his friends
he might have had any office in the
state. But he insisted on staying at
home.
'In 1895 there was but one confed-
crate monument in Chickamauga ma
tioual park. 1t was the gift of Mis-
scuri. On its sides is the story of Bled-
soe's ,battery."-N. Y. Sun.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-05-18

and easy. 1t consists of dropping q
purse or other stolen article, after, of
course, denuding it of all suspicion of
money, in the nearest mail box. The
inquiry division does the resi-. 1t is by
no means an uncommon occurrence for
the mail collectors to gather up wallets
and packages of papers that have been
dropped in the boxes by thieves. Some
times the addresses are attached and
the articles are at once returned to the
owners. If there is no clew as to the
ownership they are held subject to fu-
ture developments.
A short time ago one of the collect
ors brought in a money order that he
found loose in box in Canal street.
1t was issued in New York and drawn
on post Office in the state of Washing
ton. The department here wrote on
to the postmaster there, and when the
answer came back strange tale was
unfolded. 1t appears that the man who
RENTED the order was also the payee.
That is, he had drawn the order, which
was for a considerable sum, while he
was in New York, and made it payable
to himself in his native western town
as a safe way of transmitting the cash
across the continent While in Chi
cago he was sandbagged and robbed.
The thug saw the money order was OF
no use to him, so he dropped it in the
letter box. The western postmaster
wrote that he believed the mans story,
for the reason that his face bore every
evidence that he had been assaulted.
Another victim to robbery whose
pocketbook was returned to him by the
inquiry department, wrote to the Off
Gals:
81 feel very grateful to you, and just
little to the devil, who must have
prompted the fellow who robbed me to
throw the purse into the mail box"
FREDERICK BOYD STEVENSON.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-05-18
BAD FLAVOR IN MILK.
In Most Recorded Cases 1t Was At
tributnble to n Lack of Care
in Handling.

The sources of bad flavor in milk
are many, says contributor to Rural
New Yorker. One source may be
strong-favored food like cabbage or
turnips, and after the milk is drawn,
there is danger of contamination with
several sources bringing in bacteria,
which causes various kinds of fermen-
tation and flavor. The main factor in
preventing contamination of milk is
cleanliness, and this cleanliness should
begin with the COW and the stable, and
continue in all the handling of the
milk until it is made into butter, and
consumed. Often little things are
overlooked when one thinks he is very
particular about being clean, and may
cause all the trouble. Recently a
trouble with ropy cream came to the
attention of the Cornell experiment
station, and on investigation it was
found that the sources of contamina-
ton came from a dirty strainer All
other things about the cream were in
fairly good condition. In the majority
of cases, bad favors are not traceable
to the food of the cow, but to some
lack of care in handling the milk.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-05-18
1AJ@NSIUI.' - .%.~
NnrsSlGRJTS
=. 0-SAN ~'E.'
HEARsE GETS STUCK.
Grave Condition OF Roads In an 9th
erwlse Highly Progressive
Illinois Community.

One OF the most hopeful signs Of the
times regarding the good roads move
ment is that newspapers, big and lit
tie, in city and village, are discussing
the subject in a forceful, intelligent,
fetching way, The somewhat funereal
picture shown here is reproduced from
a recent copy of the Rushville (Ill.)
Times, which says:
bad roads and religion do not mix
readily, In fact, the first is perhaps
productive of more profanity than any
other one thing farmers have to con-
tend with. BE that as it may, we have
the bad roads; have had them since
time immemorial, and the question is
whether we will continue to have them
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-05-18

army. Throughout the long and hard
fought campaign, from Dalton to Ken
nesaw mountain, Atlanta and Jones'
boro, Colonel followed the fortunes
and misfortunes of the retreating army
When the confederates under Hood
turned backward and began their re-
treat toward North Carolina Colonel
was still one of the most faithful OF
campaigners. The roads were rough
and the forage grew woefully scarce
on that long retreat to Bentonville
At the close of hostilities he was
brought back to Atlanta and hitched
toa dray. 1t is told of him that for many
years, while hauling heavy loads along
the muddy streets, he would prick up
his ears at the sound of a bugle, and
it was somewhat difficult to control him
on such occasions. He began to grow
old and feeble, however, and when the
Greer boys died Colonel fell into the
hands of their brother-in-law J. Il.
Dempsey, of Oak Grove. Mr.. Dempsey
was well-to-do farmer and he turned
the veteran war horse into pasture
and gave him his freedom after so many
years of faithful service both in war
and peace. Mr.. Dempsey had intended
to bring him to the city during the
peace jubilee, but the old horse had
grown too feeble to stand the journey,
and the project was abandoned. A few
days ago he was found dead in his stall.
He was one of the last surviving horses
of the confederacy, and must have been
close to 40 years of age. That he pos
sessed extraordinary vitality is evil
denced by the fact that he survived so
long after the tolls of his long cam
paigns, and after having served for
years as dray horse after his days of
camp and field were over
A large grave was dug under the
shade of great oak in the pasture
where Colonel had spent his last days.
The members of the confederate vet
erans' camp at Oak Grove marched be-
hind the body to the grave and fired
parting salute. This is one of the
few instances where such military hon
ors were pals. to a horse, but everyone
present thought that the tribute to
Colonel was well bestowed,-N, Y. Sun.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-05-18
HoNoRs FOR A WAREHOUSE.
Confederate veterans Attend the
Funeral OF an Equine
COmrRde.

Colonel, veteran war horse OF the
confederacy, was buried with military
honors short time ago at Oak Grove,
ten miles from Atlanta, Ga. When
Cobb's legion was organized, company
G was made up of young men from that
and adjoining counties, and among
them were the two Greer boys, Walter
and win. They took along colt which
they named Colonel, which was about
as ugly n specimen OF horscflesh as you
would see in weeks travel. He was
tall, raw-boned, long-headed and knock
kneed. lie was OF that peculiar sallow
color that is neither bay nor sorrel,
the hair was meager on his name and
tail, and he was as clumsy as he was
ugly. Colonel was only used in eases
of emergency as cavalry horse, but
he had the MORT Of toughncss, and his
fortitude and fidelity were demon
strated on many long, hard march
and in many hot fight.
The legion was at first commanded
by Col Thomas r. r. Cobb, an eminent
iurist-sodier and one of the most gal
liant of Georgians, until his fall, when
other officers in turn led the decimated
ranks through the arduous campaigns
of northern Virginia. At Seven Pines,
Bunker Hill, Sharpsburg, Banks Mills,
and many other bloody battles Colonel
was in charge.
On one occasion the union forces
stole march on the legion at Meadow
Bridge, and they only escaped capture
by instant and rapid fight, leaving
their baggage and camp equipage in
the hands of the federal troopers.
Among the spoils of war thus acquired
was Colonel. He had been seized by
a federal trooper and led back to the
rear. The legion retreated until a
stronger position was reached beyond
the long bridge, when they made a
stand. In the gathering twilight SEN
tries were posted so as to command
the bridge, and the troopers dismounted
and remained on the alert for the fed
erals, whom they expected momentar-
lily to follow up their advantage by
charging the bridge. just about dark
the sentries were aroused by the clat-
ter of hoofs approaching the bridge,
and then the thunder of galloping
steed on the planking. They supposed
it was body of scouts from the federal
cavalry, and made ready to give them
warm reception. All they saw, how
ever, was riderless horse dashing
along the bridge at the top of his speed.
1t was Colonel with new federal halter
on his neck. He had given his captors
the slip, and had followed his comrades
as fast as his clumsy heels could carry
him. He was welcomed in the camp
with ringing cheers, and ever afterward
he was held in the highest esteem by
every man in the legion.
After long service in the Virginia
army, Cobb's legion was ordered to
the support of Gen. Joseph r. John.
ston, who was posted at Dalton, con-
fronting Gen. Sherman's victorious