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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-20
RACK USED m FEEDING SHEEP.

RACK USED IN FEEDING SHEEP.
wheat was fed to one set Of lambs,
good wheat to another, and the remain
ing two sets received. mill screenings.
No. screenings is that which comes
from the elevator first, and this con-
tains clover seeds, alfalfa seeds and
the seeds from weeds of various kinds,
while No. 2 screenings is made up
mostly of cracked, broken and shrunk-
en- wheat.
The roughage used in the experiment
was the same in all Of the sets-a good
quality of alfalfa hay.
The sets on both grades Of screenings
made better gains than that on good
wheat and one Of them better and the
other almost as good as the frozen
wheat set
Taking into account both the rate and
the cost of the gains, the results Of
this experiment indicate that it ia
more profitable to feed screenings than
either good or frosted wheat.
The frozen wheat used in this ex-
pertinent was Of medium grade, nei-
Their the highest nor the lowest, and it
gave better returns in rate Of gain than
wheat Of good milling quality. This
result agrees with that obtainable at
the Canadian experiment station, where
it is often found necessary to dispose
of large quantities of frozen wheat.
From the standpoint of composition
taken as a whole, the better grade Of
frozen wheat ranks little inferior for
stock feeding to that fully ripened.
The composition of both kinds of
screenings shows high feeding value,
though the large percentage of crude
fiber indicates that they are less digest
ible than any of the wheats. u, -. !. < T.
On account of the numerous fine
seeds the first screenings contain, they
will give better results fed to sheep
than to cattle and pigs. ".st--
In Manitoba and other portions of
Canada, where there are frequently
large quantities of frozen wheat, it has
been tested, ground and soaked for IL
hours before use. One hundred pounds
Of frozen wheat were found equal to
791 pounds of skimmilk in increasing
the live weight of pigs. The pork was
considered excellent, much superior to
that Of hogs fed on peas alone. The
quality of beef from steers fed on fro
zen wheat was pronounced to be partic-
ularly excellent by the butchers and
by the members of eight different
households who examined it critically
when served as roast beef.
The various feeding trials indicate
frozen wheat to be practically equal
to mixture Of wheat, oats and barley
for hog feeding and to stand very high
as concentrated food for fattening
cattle.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-20
The slowness of Starvation.

During prolonged fast the loss Of
weight is unusually rapid at first and
decreases as the time goes on. Death
ensues when certain percentage Of
the loss has been reached, and this per-
centage varies according to the origi-
nal weight. Fat animals may lose half
their weight thinner ones perhaps two
fifths. A man or woman of rather
spare build weighing 143 pounds
might, therefore, lose about 81 pounds
before succumbing. Children die after
a fast Of from three to five days, dur
ing which they have lost quarter Of
their weight. Healthy adults, however,
have tasted 80 days when water has
been taken. A German physician re-
ports the case Of woman aged Al
years who tasted for 43 days, taking
water freely. She lost A pounds out
of 143 pounds and died from exhaus-
ton, X W .Saa
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-20
THE CONQUEST OF KOREA.

Japanese Legend of Emperor Chuai
and His Valiant Wife. g.
Seventeen centuries ago the japanese
Emperor Chuai was playing his lutte
in the presence of his wife and prime
minister. Whether on account of the
music or from some other cause, the
empress became inspired with divine
affiatus and began to utter the thoughts
put into her mind by the deity. ''There
is a land to the westward" she ex-
claimed, land In that land is abun-
dance of treasure, gold and silver, daz-
cling to look upon. This land I will
now bestow upon you"
The emperor pushed away his lutte
eff you go up to high place and look
toward the west" said he, there is no
land to be seen, but only the great wa
tiers. They are lying spirits who have
spoken to you"
Then the good god was filed with
anger, and again he moved the empress
to prophesy. '''You are not fit" she
said, ito rule this empire. Go the one
roadp'
But the prime minister trembled
when he heard these words and said to
his master: II am troubled, my heaven
ly sovereign. by this terrible message
Continue, pray, to play the august
Lutte"
The Emperor Chuai commenced to
play softly. Gradually the sound died
away; all was still. They held a light
to his face and saw that he was dead.
But the empress put herself at the
head Of her feet, invaded the land Of
gold and silver with her warriors and
soon made the three kingdoms of Ko-
rea tributary to Japan.
These things happened, we are told,
in the year POI A. D., and the story Of
the valiant empress is as familiar to
japanese as is that of Boadicea to our
selyes.-Nineteenth Century.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-20
: A GOOD MARKER.
A Horse Marker Which Runs Stead
ilY and Takes Ont All Hoof Marks.

A Horse Marker Which Runs Stead
lily and Takes Out All HoOf Marks.
For the marking of tomato ground a
Farm Journal correspondent uses a
marker made as follows: The head
piece is Of pine wood inches thick, 8
feet Z inches long and inches wide.
The three markers are of oak, IA
inches thick, inches wide and 21a feet
long. They are beveled at the lower
end corners to show three inches on
the ground in width, plated with one
eighth inch iron four inches wide and
cornered to suit the wood.
These three pieces are bolted to the
head at exactly four feet from the cen
ter to the center of marker boards. At
the same time bore in the head holes to
suit the markers at feet 31a inches;
also put in stout handle ~ inches in
diameter and pa feet long, Is inches
from each end Of the head, to control
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-20
nas...,s Lass Of Pire.

Nassauss Lajse Of Fire.
II doubt II many persons realize the
Fascination to be derived from winter
spent in the Bahamas" ssi,l a visitor
just returned from there the ether day.
"Down near Nassau, for example,
there is q curious sheet of water known
as the Lake Of Fire that is worth going
far to see. 1t is simply a phosphor-
escent lake, but its weird effects cling
to ones recollection In an uncanny
way 1t Is about three miles from the
hotel. You drive through quaint and
narrow streets, with only here and
there a lamppost shedding dim light.
and past the open doors Of huts whose
occupants seem to fill every space in
the abodes to overfiowing.
1.-THE gates Of the old estate Of Wa
terloo have long since disappeared, and
the house is in ruins, but you drive be-
tween the posts which still mark the
entrance down grass grown roadway
to the edge Of this wonderful pond.
The water is only few feet deep, and
the pond Is scarcely quarter Of mile
long. We stepped into rowboat by
the dim light of lantern, and in mo-
ment, as the boat pushed off and the
oars broke the water into ripples. we
were surrounded by sea Of flame. The
divers who swan about seemed literal
" merged in blue smoke, FOR she effect
Of this phosphorescence is more like
smoke than water. 1t reminds one of
the butterfly dance seen on the stage.
The form Of the diver is surrounded by
q luminous glow, and the fishes. take
fright and dart away like little flames
into the dark and quiet waters. 1t Is
beautiful sight."-New York Sun. +
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-20
WOMEN AND DREAMS.

Superstition That Il Rife Even
Among the Educated Fair Seq.
It doesn't seem possible that In this
enlightened age superstition could be
rife among the educated, but there are
nevertheless number Of young wom-
en- who converse fuently, IL not elo-
quently, In three languages, and who
read Spencer and Browning and Elmer
son, but who place a dreambook wi b
their Bible on the table, beside the bed
and consult it In the morning the first
thing.
With a credulity worthy Of negro
nanny, If their sleep has been visited
with unusual visitors they seize this
volume as soon as their eyes are fairly
open and look for an explanation. If
misfortune is foretold by it, the seeker
after knowledge assumes bravado
she is far from feeling. II don't care, "
she says to herself, by way Of bolster
ing up her courage. II am not super.
stitious, anyway. and don't believe in
such arrant nonsense" But she's nery-
Gus just the same for days until her
troubles have driven this mythical one
out Of her mind.
There's one young woman known to
the writer who never dreams of a
young child without shivering and
shaking for days after in fear Of some
dreadful thing happening to her. She
has not consulted dreambook on the
subject, and so she doesn't know how
infants and bad luck became connected
In her mind, but nevertheless, after she
has had a visit Of this sort while sleep
ing, she says prayers Of unusual length
and then makes up her mind to be pa
-tient under Affections sore.
She is an intelligent woman, mind
you, but she doesn't attempt to explain
the terror that besets her at this par
ticular dream. She doesn't call herself
superstitious-of course no woman
does, not even the one who wouldn't
walk under a ladder-but her friends
do and make light of her until she ex-
poses some fetch Of theirs, when the
subject is carefully avoided afterward.
Baltimore American.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-20

THE HOME MARKET IDEA.

Feeding Crops ON the Farm-Fkoxen
Wheat Valuable For stock.
8 It has seemed to the Utah station
that farmers who are engaged in the
production of hay and grain might,
with advantage. add lamb feeding to
their work. This would afford home
market for the products Of the farm,
assist in maintaining the fertility Of
the soil and would give profitable en-
ployment during the winter months.
During the summer Of 1899 heavy
frost injured a considerable quantity
Of fall wheat throughout the state. In
IN experiment by the station frosted
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-20
Dosing an. Elephant.

A difficult operation was performed
the other day at the geological gardens
at Hanover. An elephant was suffer
Ing great pain from growth on the
lower part of one of its hind feet, and
1t was deemed necessary to cut this
malformation away. In order to rem
der the animal insensible dose Of 600
grains Of morphia in six bottles of rum
was administered. This dose took
about an hour before any visible effect
was produced. The elephant then fell
over in q kind of sleep. and the opera
ton was successfully carried out with
ont any further ado The operation
lasted in all three days.-London Globe.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-20
A Trait OF the sex.

A travelling man who had been alb
sent on long trip just returned, and
his 4-year-old daughter would not at
first come near him. Every. time he APP
preached her she ran away. The ia
ther finally sat down on the floor and,
picking up some toy dishes, asked his
daughter to come and play party with
him.
This had the desired effect, and the
rhild came and played with her parent,
who asked her why she didn't come to
him before.
"Oh, papa" replied the youngster,
"I'm 80 shy."-Pittsburg Press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-20

the side drift. Let the shafts in at the
head SO as to give marker boards an in
cline back Of 10 inches out Of the
square OF the shafts.
The advantages Of this marker are
that 1t does not cut the soil to invite
washing. The middle marker takes out
al horse foot marks. The outside
marker rams IN the last row made. The
back incline 0f the markers makes It
run steady. Now We have the field
IaId Oh and not : horse foot mark ~.
eept ct ths turning.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-20
sueepiax.

A young man who had just entered
the Office Of jeremiah Mason, the great
New Hampshire legal luminary, to
study law asked him where he should
begin. Mason, pointing to the books
on the library shelves, answered la
conically, Anywhere"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-20
A TaIkative Mute.

"She Is so garruleus," said the frst
deaf mute. speaking Of friend who
was similarly affected.
aIy that
Eyes. Why. 10 yoa know, when no
one is AROUND Tor mr. ~ IN 80, she
Makts her flSht han an rs NJ left
LBaldmdfs 4n1eAedh.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-20

The purest Chinese b spoken ct Nan-
90 and 2 ssllss ''the language Of the
Smyrna times., 1901-11-27
Headache and the Eyes.


Eye strain should be the first thought
suggested by any complaint of head
ache, for it is by far the most common
cause of that symptom. The simple
existence of headache, therefore. should
suggest eye strain, but frequently a
careful inquiry as to the manner and
time of the attack and the location of
the severest pain will be almost conclu-
sive as to the origin of the trouble. Of
ten it comes on whenever the eyes are
used and is absent whenever the. eyes
have had a proper season of rest.
Congestion, irritability or inflamma-
ton of the eyes and their appendages
should always suggest the suspicion Of
eye strain. A single attack or manifes
tatiOn of this kind has no special sig
nificance, but repeated attacks of in
flammatiOn or prolonged congestion or
irritability are suggestive of n cOntinu-
ing cause. A strange thing with refer
ence to eye strain is that it often exists
to an exceptional degree without show
ing any symptoms in the eye. The pa
tient will often say that the eyes are
perfectly good and have never caused
any irritation.
Smyrna times., 1901-11-27
RIGHT UP TO DATE.
(Bsnson's Plaster Is Pains Mastarl J

These are days of records and of the beat
ing of records. Benson's Porous Plaster, for
quickness of action and thoroughness of
cure, has no records to beat except its own.
Benson's Plaster, always the best, ALWAYS
the leader, is to-day better than eUer. It
sticks to the skin but never sticks in its
tracks. 1t marches on.
The people not only want to be cured
but cured qutckly-and Benson's Plaster
does it. Coughs, colds, lumbago, asthma,
bronchitis, liver and kidney complaints,
and other ills approachable by an external
remedy, yield to Benson's as ice does to heat.
Neither Belladonna, Strengthening or
Capsicum plasters are to be compared with
Benson's People who have once tested
the merits of Benson's Plaster have no use
for any other external remedy.
More than 5000 physicians and drug
gists (and thousand times as many non
professional persons) have called Benson's
Plasters one of the few O. home remedies
that can be trusted.
Fifty-fve highest awards have been made
to it in competition with the best known
plasters of Europe and America. Better
proof of its merits is inconceivable. Be
sure to get the genuine.
For sale by all druggists, or we will pre-
pay postage on any number ordered in the
United States, on receipt of 25c. each.
Seabury & Johnson, Mfg. Chemists, NY
Smyrna times., 1901-11-27

and had not the reporters been armed
they would have had a hot time of it.
When room No. was reached they
expected to find it empty, as the laun-
dress had seen the dead body borne
down stairs; but, to their amazement.
the figure of man was lying on the
bed. He was fully dressed, and for
minute after they entered he gave no
sign of life. Then he sighed and groan-
ed and tossed about as if in great pain.
There were the stand and the glass
and the whisky, and one had only to
sniff at the contents of the glass to feel
sure that it was a case of drugging.
A doctor was sent for, and for the next
ten hours he did not leave the patient
for minute. 1t was a close call for
the guest, but he finally began to rally
and was taken TO hospital 1t was
three or four days before he could tell
his story and n fortnight before he got
out. He was stranger in the city,
with thousand dollars in his pocket.
and had been rOped in by the gang and
eventually drugged and robbed. An
hour later he would have been dead,
and the programme of the woman's
dream would probably have been car
ried out; at least the fellows were
waiting for him to breathe his last be-
fore disposing of the body. While
nothing could be proved in law, we
raided the house and broke up the
gang, and the landlord got such a
warning of trouble to come that he
thought best to make a change of eli
mate. The reporters got a big item,
of course, and received a compliment
or two, and the dreamer, am happy
to say, was rewarded with 500 in cash
and made the happiest woman in town
Smyrna times., 1901-11-27
Scared the Old Savage.

When the well known African trav-
eler, DR.. Robert Felkin, was staying
with the blOodthirsty King Mtesa of
Uganda many years ago, the king, out
of gratitude for his visitors medical
treatment, wished to cut off his head.
On DIR. Felkin representing that the
treatment was not finished and that If
interrupted it would cause Mtesa's
death the latter granted him a re-
prieve until he was quite recovered.
Then, however, nothing availed, and
the execution was determined upon.
Emin Pasha, who was q friend of
Dr.. Felkin, had instructed him most
accurately about the state of affairs in
Uganda and the court of King Mtesa
and had revealed to him an important
state secret-namely, where Mtesa $
powder store was hidden. DIR. Fellin
remembered this ut the right moment
and as last resort threatened that if
MteSa killed him he would bring down
a flash of lightning upon his powder
store. Mtesa replied incredulOusly,
'"Tell me where it is" WhereupOn DR..
Felkin whispered in his ear, 1T is con-
cealed under your harem."
Mtesa turned pale and allowed Eel
kin and his companions to live. The
'lightning Makers authority increas-
ed when next day flash of lightning
happened to strike near the harem.
Smyrna times., 1901-11-27
BRANCH ROADS.

Leave Harrington for Franklin City, and way
stations, 10 3S a. m. and GA p. m. weekdays
Returning, train leaves Fran kiln City 90 a.
m. and l. z p. m. weekdays.
Leave Franklin City for ChineOteague (via
steamer) "a p. m. weekdays. Returning, leave
ChincOteague 452 a. m. week days.
Leave Harrington for Georgetown and Lewes
at 1O3S a. m, 6.l4 p. m. weekdays. Re-
turning leave Lewes 6.45 a. m, and 303 p.
m. weekdays.
Leave Harrington for Rehoboth 1898 a. m
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays only. Re-
turning leave RehObOth 240 D. m. Tuesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays only.
Leave Harrington for Berlin, 1898 a. m and
6.56 a. m. and 29 D. m. week days.
Leave Clayton for Chestertown and way sta
tions 9.42 a. m. weekdays Returning leave
Chestertown $50 a. m. weekdays.
Leave Massey for ChestertOwn and way sta
tions 1921 a. m. and $50 p. m. week days. Re-
turning leave Chestertown $50 a. m. and 2.30
p. m. weekdays.
Leave Townsend for Centreville and way sta
at 923 a: m and sos P. m. weekdays; Re-
turning, leave Centrevil1e 7.51 a. m. and 2.45 p.
M, week days. .aE
Leave Clayton for Oxford and way stations at
93S m. and 5.44 p. m. Returning, leave Ok
ford 6.55 a. NJ. ana 81 p, m. week. days.
Leave SeafOrd for Cambridge and interme.
days. Returning, leave Cambridge at 700 a. m
and 23o p. m. weekdays, 2si
CONNECTIONS Porter with Newark & Della.
ware City Railroad At Townsend, with Queen
Annes Sd KentRailroad AtClayton, with Delaware
q &Chesapeake Railroad and Baltimore Il Delaware
Bay Railroad. At Harrington, with Delaware
Maryland & Virginia Railroad. AtSeafo-c th
Cambridge Seaford Railroad. At Delm b
New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk, Wi
Pocomoke, and Peninsula Railroads.
SDaily except Sunday.
]. B. HUTCHINSON. Ge-aral Manager.
J. X. WOOD. General Passenger Agent.
Smyrna times., 1901-11-27
The HippOpOtamus.

Next to the elephant the hugest beast
in point of bulk and weight is the hip
popotamus. OF this animal Sir Samuel
Baker has seen hundreds of specimens
on the White Nile. One that he meas
ured was IA feet inches long from
snout to tip of tail. The crocodile nev-
er ventures to attack the hippOpOtamus,
which for it's part disdains to attack the
crocodile. Although, like the rhinocer-
os, this monarch of mid-African rivers
is not carnivorous, it is very formidable
to man. being easily provoked and as
sailing the object of it's resentment with
reckless fury. 1t can upset the largest
boat. and in one instance perforated
with it's tusks the iron bottom of Sir
Samuers steamer, causing a dangerous
leak. The flesh of the hippopOtamus is
always palatable, and when the animal
is young it is delicious. The skin makes
excellent turtle soup The tusks were
formerly more valuable than those of
the elephant, being in request by den
lists because they never turn yellow.
Smyrna times., 1901-11-27
"a TIMES, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. NOVEMBER 27 1901
Her Chef From Paris.

"An American woman" says the Bos-
ton Journal. who lived in Paris was
famous for her cock. Her dinners were
popular and celebrated. and the CONVEX
sation was largely a tribute to the chef
The day came when she should return
TO the United States Could the cook
be persuaded to go with her? What!
Leave Paris? Neverr But she offered
him a salary tlat was incredibly. pre-
posterously high, and he went with
her.
''She had hardly settled her house
when she gave Il dinner party that she
hoped would be sensational. Not one
dish was fit to be eaten. The hostess,
almost hysterical, after the gloomy
meal was over rushed to the kitchen
to find out whether the cooks art was a
matter of Partisan atmosphere, and
then, and only then. she discovered
that her famous chef had never cooked
a dinner for Ter in Paris: that he had
got it all from Il world famous boule-
ward restaurant"
Smyrna times., 1901-11-27
A WOman'S Dream $
...BY NJ. QUAD. :
Copyright, 1901, by c. B. Lc,cts.
s,.,,.t
...BY NJ. QUAD.

l am one of the sergeantS in charge
of the central police station at night
and during the several years l have
held the position some strange things
have occurred. One of them, and one
shat attracted general attention at the
time, was the way the murderer of the
Bolton family walked in ON me one
night. A family of five people named
Bolton living in Missouri was slaugh-
tered one night, and, though every
effort was made to find the murderer.
he got clean off. Two years later, one
night at IL o'clock, a tramp entered
the station and queried of me:
"If will surrender myself, will you
send out for a good luncheon? l have
had nothing to eat for two days"
What crime are you guilty OFF," l
asked without much interest.
Murder. l am the one who killed
the Bottoms out west"
Yes, I'll lock you up and give you a
luncheon" said, and took him down
stairs. placed him in a cell and then
ordered lunch for him from a night
udN NuSOhs UelleNGu Ulul
guilty of any crime whatever, but his
face betrayed his hunger. and l felt
charitably inclined. Before l went off
duty in the morning l told the fellow
that l should have him sent up as a
vagrant, and it was then that he told
me his story in such words that could
no longer doubt him. The result you
know. He was the murderer sure
enough, and he returned TO Missouri to
be tried and hung for his brutal crime
One night year or so later as l was
eating my lunch at midnight an old
woman who ran a laundry entered in
an excited state and asked me if there
was such street in the city as Desoto.
told her there was. 1t was a narrow,
wretched street in the toughest quarter
of the town. Then she asked me if
there was a cheap hotel called the
Lincoln House on the street, Again l
answered in the affirmative. 1t was a
resort of bad men and had been raided
several times.
"NOw, let me tell you" she continued,
growing more excited as she talked.
Soon after | went to bed tonight l
had a dream of being on Desoto street