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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-10-19
THE KINGS EVIL
II. wINNETT ORR.
For The Courier.


For seven hundred years there pre-
vailed 10 England superstition regard
ing the healing Of .isease which is OF
interest both as a matter OF history and
by comparison with some similar 'sys-
tens" OF the present day. Beginning
in the reign OF Edward the Confessor it
was believed that scrofula, or the Kings
Evil, as it came TO be known. was easily
to be cured il only the patient could be
touched by some member OF the royal
family. This superstition was fostered
and encouraged until it gained such a
hold upon the people that during the
reign OF Charles the Second. ninety-two
thousand people affected with this dis
ease came to him to be touched. Ac-
cording to Wisemap, the Kings physic-
ian, they were nearly all cured. Testi-
mony supposed TO be reliable may be
secured to support even the most alb
surd propositions.
In the light OF our present knowledge
regarding scrofula this short history is
interesting because il shows to what
extent the credulous may be led to accept
blindly any measures which are prom
ised as relief for conditions which they
do not understand. Scrofula is indeed
a serious local or general tuberculosis in
lection resulting in the formation OF
sbscesses 10 the lymph glands or disease
OF the bones or joints. 1t is fact that
many scrofulous children will recover
spontaneously. even under unfavorable
circumstances. IL they are placed in
better circumstances, however, given
pure air and better food, still larger
number will recover without other treat
ment.
When DIR. Samuel johnson was
child of three or four years he was SO
seriously affected by scrofula that the
glands Of the neck and face were extern
sively involved and the tuburcular pro-
cess had extended in such way that the
vision Of one eye was destroyed. OF
his journey to London to receive the
roysl touch OF Queen Anne, Boswell
says: His mother, yielding to the gu
perstitious notion which it is wonderful
to think prevailed so long in this coun.
try as to the virtue Of the regal touch.
notion which our King encouraged aud
to which such a man as Carte gave Gre
deuce, carried him TO London where be
was touched by Queen Anne. Mrs.
johnson acted by the advice of the cele-
brsted Sir John Floyer. then a physi.
clan at Lichfield. This touch, however,
was without any effect"
As soon, OF course, as the cases began
to accumulate where. beyond contro-
versy, the touch had been without any
effect" this regal prerogative ceased to
be exerted. and, like other useless
methods Of healing, it simply ceased to
be. The law which governs such pro-
cedures ia still operative and the world
is better and wiser-there is no "irregu-
lar" system OF healing the sick now ex-
tant which will live one tenth as long as
this similar superstition of few hun
dred years ago.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-10-19
No Difference.

Heres an article that says that some
OF our officials who reside abroad can't
even speak the language Of the country
they live in"
That nothing. The same thing can
be said Of those who stay at home.'-
Town Topics.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-10-19
He Plays on Words.

Mrs. Henpeck (banteringly) - That
old fame of mine has become 30 atten-
tive that / fancy he'd like to run away
with me.
Henpeck-Id like to see him do it.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-10-19

Drib-They say that lawyer is we'll to-
do.
Drab-He was we'll enough to do me
all right.-Town Topics.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-10-19
Open to Question.

Mrs. BRADSHAW Second thoughts are
best, my dear.
Crabshaw-I don't know about that.
The creation of woman was second
thought. Town Topics.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-10-19

Parke-Are you doing much in your
business now?
Lane-.Well. l should say so. Why,
we are so busy that We employ man 10
insult new customers.-Tovn Topics.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-10-19

"Whst. using hair dye. and you only
nineteen" exclaimed Mabel to Amy.
Yes; the good dye young. you know
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-08-07

fast and finally started for kinderCar-
ten. Mary knew that it was late, 50
she began to hurry very fast. AT the
corner of the street she saw man
with a horse and broken wagon, and
without thinking she stood and watch
ed them.
She forgot all about the picnic until
some one close beside her said: "Well,
little girl, where are you going" Then
she remembered and commenced to
run on her way but she soon forgot
again when she cane to the toy shop
window. She looked in at the dolls
and carriages and dishes, and would
have stayed long time had not man
coming out of the store, slammed the
door. That startled Mary and made
her think of the picnic. She ran very
fast then until she came to the kim
dergarten. She opened the door and
what do you think She saw? Only the
empty benches and tables; no children,
no teacher. They had all gone and
Mary was there all alone.
OF course there was nothing to do
but to go home again and when She
told her mother, she said ''Why,
Mary, how you must have dilly dali
lied?'
The next day the teacher told her
about the pleasant day they had spent,
swinging under the trees, gathering
flowers and nuts, watching the fishes
and birds, and doing all the merry
things that are always done at pic
MICS. 1t made Mary feel very badly to
hear it all The teacher told her that
perhaps some day very soon, they
would have another picnic and then
she could try to be early this time.
Sure enough, another day was
planned for and this morning Mary
started very early When she came
to the toy shop she turned her head
away, so she would be sure not to
stop; she saw some people she knew
but hurried on and would not wait to
talk and do you know when she got
to the kindergarten there was no one
there but the teacher.
Mary was the first child ready for
the picnic, and the teacher said: 81
am so glad, Mary, that you have come
so early" When the children came
they were glad too, and do you know
they said that after that they would
never call her Dilly Daily again, but
would call her by her own name,
Mary.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-08-07
HUMOROUS.

Il cannot sing the old, old SONGS"
Alas her words are true ones
And We'll bear witness to the fact
She cannot sing the new ones.
Harlem Life.
Jones was once a ladies' man,
But he no longer cares to firt;
The reason is because his wife
Makes him wear a homemade shirt.
Chicago Record.
She takes time by the forelock,-
All wisdom counsels that
And, clad in furs and winter frocK,
Picks out her new spring hat
Chicago News.
To keep pace with the procession
AS it moves along, you know,
You must grasp new notions quickly,
Then as quickly let them go.
Chicago Record.
Jail occupants don't care, they say,
If measles come about
They're pretty middling sure that they
Aren't likely to break out.
-Elliott's Magazine.
The coal man was a schoolboy once
But he wasted his time having fun;
Which may account for the fact that he
Thinks seventeen hundred makes a
ton. Chicago News.
I've made but two great VOWS in all
my life;
First, at the altar, when | took a wife:
The second, when death eased our mu-
tual pain,
That would never do the like again.
Judge.
We see her at the telephone,
We note her stormy frown;
She calls her husband up
And then she calls him down.
I Chicago Daily News.
Compensations in nature,
Every where you find them
If woman is far ahead of the times,
Her gowns are as far behind them.
J Detroit Journal.
The young man tried to kiss the girl
And She fearing he might fail,
Did just what he intended to
She gently drew the veil.
Chicago Daily News.
The chimneys that loom up so high
Are like the men we know;
Outlines there's lots of smoke above,
And little fire below.
Chicago Times-Herald.
Why cry for the moon, my wee laddie?
Is there, then, of toys such a dearth?
WHY. child. YOU want more than your
daddy,
For he only asks for the earth.
Detroit Free Press.
When on your lips you set a seal,
And vow they nothing shall reveal,
Watch well throughout the day, for 10!
IT'S then that you'll tell all you know.
~ Chicago Record.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-08-07
Cultivatirg Onions.

A few years ago we had a bushel or
more of little onions, not sets which
were grown from the seed and we had
kept over winter. They were of the
Red Weathersfeld variety. We de-
cided to try to raise crop of onions
fit for market by preventing them
from going to seed. The ground OIL
which they were planted was plowed,
and made as mellow as possible by
narrowing and dragging it We then
furrowed the ground with a plow. two
or three inches deep and made rows
about two feet apart. We then plant
ed the onions the same way as to make
green onions for the table. about six
inches apart in the rows.
The cultivator consisted of keeping
the weeds down and stirring the soil.
This was performed with a common
garden hoe and plow. he plants had
not been in the ground very long,
when the tops of the seed buds began
to show between the leaves. Within
this lies the whole secret. If the bud
is left to develop all your work is lost.
But II it is broken out all the strength
goes to the bulb. We went over the
patch once a week, commencing as
soon as the earliest bud appeared and
continued this until all had developed.
The operation was performed by TAX
ing hold of the stems near the base
and bending them to one side which
generally broke them off. After a few
weeks the onions commenced to en-
large, the blubs reaching a very good
size by the time they ripened. They
matured about a month earlier than
seed onions did and for some of them
we obtained SLIGO per bushel. While
later ones only about go cents. be-
lieve it would pay to grow onions in
this way because: list, they are earlier;
End, they are easier grown; 3rd, they
bring more per bushel.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-08-07

Plant something for the bees. Try a
patch of alfalfa clover, some buck
wheat or some bokahra clover.
Keep everything clean and neat
about the hives. By no means let
weeds and grass grow up about them.
Take off all the surplus honey now
that is completed. 1t will not remain
so white and clean if left long on the
hives.
No big crop of honey this year, so
when you go to market with your crop
remember it is higher than usual. Two
failures in succession. last year and
this.
Better take off the surplus boxes
from colonies that are not very strong
in honey and bees, so they will fill up
the brood chamber If you have a late
honey flow.
Do not allow your bees to set out in
the winter as you did last, but begin
now to think about a place for them.
Make cellar expressly for them or
make chaff hives; whatever you do,
begin now.
Paint every cover to the hives once
a year, and do not neglect this. The
body of the hives will outlast two or
three covers the best you can do, and
leaky covers are bad things to have.
Every farmer should have a few col
onies of bees, just enough to supply his
table with honey if he had not the
time to attend to more. A few colon
les will require scarcely no valuable
time and will prove blessing to those
who take pains In making home inter-
esting. Two or three colonies ought
to keep a bountlful supply of honey
the year round on the table of the
owner.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-08-07
WITCH GRASS. =
The Hand Hoo the Only Real Means OK
- DISCRIMINATING This Nuisance

The Hand Hoo the Only Real Means OF
- discriminating This Nuisance
Which grass is a nuisance and cause
of serious damage in corn culture as
well as in other crops. 1t Is some
times destroyed by crops that are rank
growers. 1t is claimed by some that
crop of ensilage corn will rid the
ground of witch grass, but in our own
experience we have found 1t lnadVls-
able to depend upon any crop for lts
determination, unless the hand hoe IS
freely used. If it has become firmly
established the cultivator will not
eradicate it. The New Hampshire
Experiment Station, in report just
issued, confirms this view. The sta
ton farm is badly infested, and 1t is
impossible to grow average crops OF
corn with average cultivation. The
benefit of using the hand hoe has been
ahundantly shown at this station.
Two plots of ground were laid off, the
same In every respect. On May 3 the
plots were planted to corn and were
given the same cultivation until June
10. The preliminary cultivation con-
sisted of two borrowings after the
corn was planted and the use of the
weeder three times. On June 10 both
plots we're cultivated with cultivator.
Which grass was quite prominent at
this time. One of the plots was i'm
mediately gone over with the hand
hoe. not as cultivator but simply to
destroy the grass. On June 81, july 5,
repeated During the summer the
hoed plot was entirely free of witch
grass. but the other plot was matted
with it in the rows. The corn was
cut and harvested with the following
results: The hoed plot yielded 81 BUSH
els to the acre, and the unhoed 81
bushels. Where this grass apoundS
the corn should be checked. and in
some cases, it is possible that where
the cultivator can be run both ways.
1t will eXterminate the weed. Weeds
and corn cannot be grown together.
We all know that. The hand hoe is
the most despised tool on the farm.
"The man with the hoe" is mostly a
celebrated picture and a celebrated
poem. Yet it is the only implement
that will successfully do certain kinds
of work, and it is to be regretted that
its use is not more common. The
writer has hoed corn many day, fol-
lowed the plow, and corn culture in
those days was fully as profitable as it
er work, lived as long and were as
is now, and farmers, with their hard
happy as the farmers of to-day.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-08-07
DILLY DAILY

NEE upon a time there was
ION little girl named Mary. NOW
this little girl lived with hep
N0J father and mother, her uncls
and brothers, and they were all
very fond of her. Every MORN
ing she went to kindergarten, but sne
would take the longest time to reach
the school. She would stop on the way
to watch the birds fly; at the 10Y
shops she would stand to look In the
window at the playthings; If she met
any friends, she would wait to talk 10
them.
Now, of course, all this took a great
deal of time, and so morning alter
morning when Mary finally reached
the kindergarten, she would be lale-
too late to take part in the songs anu
talk, and every one would be so pussy
thai there was hardly time to say
good morning.
And so when this happened a great
many times, what do you suppose the
children began to call Mary? Why,
"Dilly Daily" Of course the little girl
did not like it at all, nor did the teach
err, but she said to Mary: Il am sorry
to hear the children call you this, but
Mary, you must learn not to dllly dal-
ly, and then they will stop it..
One day when Mary came in late she
heard the children talking about pic
mic for the following day. They were
to go out in the country, to gather
flowers to find the nuts, to see the
fishes swimming about the water; the
butterflies and birds flying about-ln
fact they expected to have a beautiful
time.
The teacher told them all that 1t
would be necessary to be on time, and
at the last she said to Mary: BE sure
to ask mother to get you here early,
so you can come with us, and, Mary,
don't stop on the street to look at
the people and the stores" Mary
wanted to go to the picnic very much
indeed, and the moment she got home
she told her mother what the teacher
had said.
Next morning Mary was called ver-
early. She took such a long time to
put on her stockings that her mother
called up, Come, Mary, don't dilly
daily" Then she was SO slow fixing
her hair that mother called up a Sec
ond time: Hurry up, little daughter,
don't dilly daily" 1t was then so late
she hardly had time to eat her break
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-08-07

Experiments show that light can be
seen through a clean cut opening of not
more than one forty-thousandth of an
inch. This fact was determined by
taking two thoroughly clean, straight
edges, placing a piece of paper between
the surfaces at one end, the opposite
end being allowed to come together.
The straight edges being placed be-
tween the eye and strong light in a
dark room, a wedge of light was per-
ceived from the ends between which
the paper was placed and the opposite,
which were brought together. The
thickness of the paper being known,
the distance apart of the two edges
of the small end of the wedge of light
was easily calculated, and the result
was shown as above.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-08-07
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS.

yawn, a gasp, sigh profane,
Arise, a bath, sweat,
A meal, a clock apacing fast,
A collar dripping wet,
Adieu, dash, hail,'a car,
A neighbor damp and fat,
A rushing blast OF furnace air,
A stream from out your hat,
A city street, heated pave,
An ancient sign, Hot Lunch"
A thought of winters nipping nights,
A wild desire to punch
A wish to feel again the way
You felt in ApriPs reign.
When open trolleys chilled you through
And protests rose in vain;
An idiot hits your back,
A question and a grim
"It's hot enough hope for your"
Would murder be a sin?
A drink, lunch, another drink
Thermometer glance
A izz, beer, horses neck,
A second round, perchance:
An evening paper, heading black;
Relief at last in sight,
freDzied laugh: "They promised that
A week ago tonight"
handkerchief in collars place,
A shirt all minus style,
A coat hung Imply on your arm
Another lengthy smile,
A crowded ear, a setting sun,
A block on Fulton Street,
A woman close beside your ear,
A man upon your feet;
A start again, a sudden halt,
A dizzy forward slam,
sound of bundles dropping fast
A stitled murmur -"
AT home at last, a lounge, fan,
A hath, a change of clothes,
meal, a bed, snore and so
From day to day it goes.
Brooklyn Eagle.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-08-07
GROW MORE ROOTS
It is Surprising How Much Our People
Neglect Root Crops.

Neglect Root Crops.
1t is surprising to me that root
crops are so much neglected by our
people. In England, Scotland and
Even in Canada the farmers make great
reckoning on their rutabagas, but
must confess that l think much more
of mangel wurtzels than of any kind
of turnips and l would not think OF
neglecting to get in an acre or more
each year. And it is surprising what
an amount of nutricious food can be
grown on an acre in this form. | be-
lieve fifteen to twenty tons per acre is
a common yield and they are most eX-
cellent for all kinds of stock. We keep
them constantly hung up in our chic
ken house and are sure they help a
great deal toward making winter eggs.
Our brood sows are kept almost eXclu-
sively upon them through the winter,
and the sheep and cattle get their
daily ration. All except sheep are
more fond of them than they are or
turnips, so we grow rutabagas for the
sheep. |
To produce mangels proftably sever
Il
the land must be deeply plowed and
finely pulverized second, beware OF
working it when too wet, or 1t will
certainly be hard and lumpy; third,
use plenty of manure, for they are
gross feeders; fourth, see that the
plants are properly thinned, and not
left too crowded.; one good plant to
every foot of row, and rows three feet
apart l think about right; fifth, keep
them worked clean until they spread
enough to nearly cover the ground.
The main thing is to keep the soiF
rich and we'll pulverized. Throw it up
into slight ridges three feet apart, on
which drill in the seed with a hand
seed-drill, at the rate of about five
pounds per acre and cover half an
inch AS soon as fairly up run Gull
tivator between the rows to keep the
surface broken and destroy the small
weeds. Do not expect the plants to
appear with much regularity or even
ness. In many places they will be
found too thick and in other spota
none at all will appear. Fill out by
transplanting. The golden tankard and
yellow globe have been the standard
varieties in this country for years. In
some soils the mammoth long red is
preferred. The seed is cheap. 1t
should not cost over % cents per
pound perhaps less in quantity. I'm
der high culture 1000 bushels per acre
have been grown.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-08-07
THIS AND THAT.

Don't tell personal things to COM
plete strangers.
Envy travels up hill; contempt
downward.
A woman occasionally talks about
herself-if there are no other women
to talk about.
All the mending of the week should
be regularly and promptly done and
never permitted to accumulate.
When a woman is no longer attrac-
tive she ceases to be inconstant.
Daniel was ne only man we ever
heard of who wasn't spoiled by be-
ing lionized.
There are women who believe that
husbands must be treated as chill
dren, always on the alert to keen
things out of their grasp that may
be attractive, but not good for them.
The greatest friend to love is lone
someness.
No one seems to blame the actor for
trying to make show of himself.
The more plumbers a man makes
the more expert he becomes in franz
ing apologies.
The average man would never wear
his neckties out if he let his wife
purchase them.
The small boy can never understand
what his mother means when she says
that she Furnishes him only "for his
good"
You can learn q great deal about
the character of man from the way
he treats women and dogs.
Gloves should never be mended with
silk thread. When a seam in q glove
starts, sew it with cotton thread to
match the glove in shade.
You invite some 300 guests, all I'M
known to me, and then wonder that I
do not accept your invitation and COM
plain and are ready to quarrel with
me. Fabullus, l do not like to dine
alone. Martial.
Learn, to greet your friends with a
smile. They carry too many frowns in
their own hearts to be bothered with
any of yours.
The Danube flows through countries
in which fifty-two languages and dia-
lects are spoken. 1t is 1000 miles in
length, and bears on its current four
fifths of the commerce of Eastern
Europe.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-08-07
"OL' NUTMEG'S" SAYINGS.

The hardest thing fur the right sort
NV man t. dew Is t dew nuthin'
l hev noticed. tibet the city dood in
the kentry is jest ez big jay ez the
kentry dood is in the city.
Eff yew are goin' t butcher a lamb
in PHYS name don't dew it with pair
NV wool shears.
Many an intelligent, crowd up pus-
son tries t'play hockey frum the
School of Reason ev'ry day NV his life.
1t hez allus seemed t. me tibet tho
sayin' tibet dead men tell no tales"
is purity hard slap at the wimmen
folks.
Opportunity allus comes
A prancing unexpected
We'd seldom do the things we've done
He'd be but once reflected.
The great trouble with some people
is tibet when they seize golden OPP
portunity they wanter seize ev'rything
else in reach.-Joe Cone.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-08-07

The last time interviewed General
o. o. Howard it was on the subject of
answers to prayer, and thought had
him. In his famous fight with Stone
wall Jackson the Union forces were de-
feated, so | inquired of General How
ard:
You prayed before that battle"
YES" he answered.
'And Jackson was a praying man.
He prayed ALSO"
yes" he assented.
'"Then how was it he gained the VIC
tory? Did that mean that the Union
cause was wrong"
Very gently the good old general re-
piled: Both our prayers were answer
ed. Jackson prayed for immediate vic
tory and for the ultimate triumph of
our cause. We both got what we prayed
for."-Independent.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-08-07
An Act of Gratitude.

A gentleman saved the life of a
clothes dealer who had been capsized
in a boat The latter was profuse in
his thanks and said to his rescuer: 81
see that you have spoiled your clothes
on this suspicious occasion. Allow me
to take the opportunity of handing you
my business card. Ten thousand ele-
CANT summer suits at 46 marksp-Flie-
gende Batter.