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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28
DEPTH OF KERNELS.

DEHId OF hEhNELo.
1.-THE kernels on ear No. l are nearly the
same depth from tip to butt, while the
kernels on ear No grow rapidly short
er toward the tip. The kernels on ear
No. are small, shallow and f1inty, little
larger than grains of popcorn, and will
run through the planter about like
wheat. When these three ears were
shelled together and tested in the plant
er, there was range of all the way
from two to seven kernels per HILL
to use and stay with it until it drops
regularly the number of kernels re-
Quired in each hill.
Fourth.-Test the vitality or germi-
mating power of all corn intended for
seed. This is especially important this
year.
Fifth.-In case any seed corn is pur-
chased from seedsmen insist on having
it shipped to you in the ear, either in
crates or in barrels.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28

An imposition that is often practiced
on the woman-the farmers wife espe-
cially-is if there is an old, ringboned.
spawned. crippled horse that is stove
up generally and good for no earthly
use it is kept for the women to drive,
while we argue that in these modern
days a woman should demand a horse
that when she starts for given point
her clothes won't get out of style be-
fore she gets there.-Farm Journal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28

Slightly moisten commercial fertili-
gers before sowing tlaiI on windy
day. This will prevent no inconsider-
able loss, as the finer particles of avail
able plant food may be frequently
blown long distances. This is practl-
cal point of great Importance, remarks
American Agriculturist.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28

A Marker From an Old Cultivator.
The illustration shows a corn marker
not alike, as some have straight
tongues, and some have a seat attach
ed, but they can all be used by simply
removing the wheels and shovel beams.
No. l A shows q hole wheSe a clevis
alto ohne tho vuhifTlntraas This brings
til, =, -: the sled instead of the
frame. d shows a plank spiked on be-
hind, making a place for the driver to
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28

REPAIRING A ROOF.
A Clever Job of Replacing and Re-
mailing HenlOck Shingles.

a Clever Job of Replacing and Re-
mailing HenlOck Shingles.
Like many others who put on hem
lock roofs ten years ago, have had to
renail Owing to some cause the nails
wasted away to nothing and permitted
shingles to blow away, says L. B..
Pierce In Ohio Farmer. The largeness
Of the job of scaffolding half pitch
barn roof caused It to be put off from
time to time until hundred shingles
were blown away. There seemed no
way but to bracket the roof in steps
the same as in shingling.
The scaffofd for reaching the caves
was the least Of my troubles. A NOV
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28
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SEED CORN.

Home Grown Seed-How to Select 1t.
Typical Ears.
From experiment and careful study
the Iowa experiment station finds:
Ffrst-That it is very important that
we should depend upon home grown
seed for the main part of the crop and
not upon imported seed.
Second.-That we should select ears
of corn for seed which have kernels of
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28

A swarm in May is worth load of hay;
A swarm in June is worth silver spoon;
A swarm in July, not worth a fly.
A swarm catcher which, it is claim
ed, will save a great deal OF worry and
ANNOYANCE during the swarming sea-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28

sui 10 lAAuoSAoS
in Gleanings in
Bee Culture. 1t
cons is of a
small block of
wood on the top
of which is nail
ed a circular
board which Is
suspended from
small branches,
vines or wires
stretched from
one point to an
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28

KERNELS OF UNIFORM SHAPE AND SIZE
iEars Nos. l and have kernels of uni
form size and shape, and when the butts
and tips were shelled off the planter
dropped three kernels to hill ninety
three to ninety-five times out of every
hundred tests.]
as nearly uniform size and shape as
possible; otherwise it will be impossi-
BILE to secure an even stand with any
planter.
Third.-Do not fail to test the planter
thoroughly with the seed you intend
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28
SWARM CATCHER.

SWARM CATCHER. other as occasion
requires. The Mississippi bee keeper
who invented this says that the bees
nearly always select these blocks to
swarm on. They are easily taken down
and the swarm hived. -f
'sThe ladies' bees" is the latest name
for the Carniolaus, which are consid-
cred the greatest of their kind.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-01-01

In a letter dated January 1, 1900,
Mr.. Atkinson says, after five years
experience with Peruna:
"IwiH Fever continue to speak a good
word for Peruna. In my rounds as q
travelling man I am a walking sdver-
fiseneHt for Peruna and have induced
many people during the past year 70
use Peruna with the most satisfactory
results. lam still cured of csfarrh."
John o. Atkinson,
Box 2z2, Independence, Mo.
When old age comes on, catarrhal
diseases come also. Systemic catarrh
is almost universal in old people.
This explains why Peruna has be-
| come so indispensable to old people.
Peruna is their safeguard. Perunn Is
the only remedy yet devised that
meets these cases exactly.
Such cases cannot be treated locally;
| nothing but an effective systemic rem
| edy could cure them. This is exactly
what Peruna is.
If you do not receive prompt and
satisfactory results from the use OF
Peruna, write at once to DR.. Hartman,
giving a full statement of your case
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President OF
The HartmanS anitarium, Columbus U.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-01-01
RECORD OF THE PAST.

The best guarantee of the future Is
the record of the past, and over nifty
thousand people have publicly testified
that Doan's Kidney Pills have cured
them of numerous kidney ills, from
common backache to dangerous dia-
betes, and all the attendant annoy
ances and sufferings from urinary dis
orders. They have been cured to stay
cured. Here is one case:
Samuel j. Taylor, retired carpenter,
residing at 312 South Third ST., Goshen,
Ind, says: "On the 25th day of Au-
gust, 1897, I made an affidavit before
Jacob C. Mann. notary public, stating
my experience with Doan's Kidney
Pills. / had suffered for thirty years
and was compelled at times to walk
by the aid of crutches, frequently
passed gravel and suffered ~excruciat-
ing1y. I took every medicine on the
market that I heard about, and some
gave me temporary relief. I began
taking Doan's Kidney Pills, and the
results / gave to the public in the state
ment above referred to. At this time,
on the 18th day of July, 1902, ] make
this further statement, that during
the five years which have elapsed |
have had no occasion to use either
Doan's Kidney Pills or any other med
icine for my kidneys. The cure effect
ed was a permanent one"
A FREE TRIAL of this great Kidney
medicine which cured Mr.. Taylor will
be mailed on application to any part
of the United States. address Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale
by all druggists, price 5ocents per box.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-01-01
GARDENING ON THE FARM.
The Pea Crop Considered as
Money Maker For the Farm
ers of the South.

In gardening as in farming, the four
main questions regarding any prod
uct is: First, can it be raised easily;
second, is it a good keeper or easily
saved; third, is it very desirable for
home use, and fourth, does it COM
mand a ready sale for cash? This last
is the most important one, as consid-
cred by the majority. Now the
white of Table Pea" gives a favor
able answer to all the above foul
questions. We once heard of a man
who was known as Potato SAM"
We would not mind being called the
pea Sam" of our section. We can
not go into a history of its Latin
name, its origin in India, etc. How
ever glorious it's past, we are most
concerned about its future. The
south's money crop, that commands
the cash all the time is: First, cotton;
second, cotton-seed, and third comes
peas. We can get So per bushel for
all the white peas we can raise. We
have simply been too negligent about
them. They are easily raised and gath
cred. Two crops a season, as they
mature in 60 days. They are delicious
green, and are gooddry, in whichco
dition you can use them all the Win
ter. They are one of the most nu-
tritious foods we have. Now all this
we are telling you is known by all,
and it is but repeating the "old story,
yet we southerners do not live up to
our knowledge and opportunities. If
the northerners had such an heritage
they would make full use of it. Peas
as a food for man and beast should
stand in the list of southern products.
Every farmer should plant more of
them, and they would find it greatly
to their interest to plant the first
crop in May, which would mature in
July, when they do not come in con-
fict with cotton picking, and it is
easy to have them gathered. We plant
ed one gallon this spring, from which
We saved ten bushels. Have sold over
SO worth, and have plenty to eat and
plant for another season. This beats
all cotton and gives us money in the
summer to help make u cotton
upon. We have found the EARLY
Blackeyed' variety the best. 1t has
all the flavor of the "Crowder," and is
much more prolific, and does not run
so much. 1t is much superior as a ia
BILE pea to the small all white ones.
More machinery, more diversified
farming is the plan upon which we
must work if we wish to win success.
&c. f. Hannunt, in Dixie Farmer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-01-01
HERE N THERE.

Hogs are more prolific than any
other live stock. A good herd can be
built up in two years from a single
pair.
"A favorite method with growers
of pork hogs is to cross any good
breed of pigs with plenty of corn and
alfalfa.
The feeding value of alfalfa hay
as determined by its market price is
quite high just now. A Texas grower
has recently refused SIS per ton for
his crop of past summer.
There is no doubt that crossing
highly bred hogs on the razor-back
improves the vigor and vitality of the
progeny. But this vigor can be had
without going down grade for it.
The profit from fruit growing de-
ponds IN the quality of the product
more than on anything else. Extra
fine fruit a be sold anywhere at a
good price any day in the year. Then
why waste money and energy irving
to grow good fruit from inferior va
~rieties.
implements not in use need shell
ter as much as horses or cows or peo-
pie. The ancient custom of putting the
wagon under a tree prevails on some
farms to-day. Also the ancient Gus
tom of leaving the plows against the
field fence and storing the c~ultivator
on the north side of the barn.
Bermuda grass does not do so
well from the seed It is safer and
cheaper to plant the roots. These
should be planted in the spring or
summer. March or April are the best
months. The roots a be had from
the seed dealers or from any farm
where it is growing, it a small cost.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-01-01
4 PROFESSIONAL OPINION.
Tks Advice of n Lawyer to His Ear
Der, Who WAS Cutting In on
His Business.

A former judge, now practicing law,
became interested when told by his ia
vorite barber that the latter wanted to
study, with a view to admission to the
bar, relates the Philadelphia Times. The
lawyer encouraged him in every way pos
sible, lending him books. and giving MIN
an informal lesson while being shaved
each morning. Soon the barber began put
ting hypothetical cases to his patron, who
g~ravely. soundly and pains-takingly gave
information as to correct procedure. After
a time the ex-iudge learned that the bar
ber's cases were genuine-that, indeed, the
fellow was acting as a cut-rate attorney
for his friends, who invariably protted by
following his advice. The following morn
ing the barber opened up by putting what
he described as an imaginary bit of itiga-
ton TO the lather-covered lawyer, and then
asked:
Now, judge, what do you adviser"
"Let-me-see," replied the lawyer, mus
ingly. Then: WHY, l advise that you
come see me at the office, bring me a GER
titled check for 500 as a fee, and I'll tell
you how the case should be handled"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-01-01
LANDOWNER AND RENTER.
The Long Versus the Short Term
Lease and the Advantages
of the Former.

1 am 20 years of age, and have been
both renter and owner of land. The
greatest curse, according to my view
and experience, is the short-term
lease. If 1 were a large landowner /
would adopt this plan: | would not
rent or lease a farm for a less term
lease if the renter did his part. That
than five years, with the understand
ing that it would be a continuous
lease if the renter cid his part. That
would give the renter encouragement
to do his best, for it would be to his
own as well as the landlords adj
vantage to do his best. The renter
under this plan would see to it that
all the would be saved and
applied to the land; there would be
no waste of anything; the fences and
buildings would be looked after and
kept in good repair, and there would
be neither the skinning of the land
or landowner.
A person with one eye can tell when
passing a farm whether there is a
long-lease man on the farm or a me
year man. When l pass a farm where
the fences and buildings look like a
cyclone had struck them some years
ago, | say to myself: There is the
one-year-lease farm" When / pass a
farm with all fences in good shape,
and the buildings shining with fresh
paint, machinery all housed, with fine
trees and rose bushes, lawn kept
moved smooth, and her an organ or
piano, then | say: There is either
an up-to-date landlord or a long-lease
renter on this farm"
Some will say it would never do to
lease a farm for so long a time; sup
pose the renter was a poor farmer
and manager; just think what a loss
it would be. Just SO; but there are
many good, young farmers who are
keeping a lookout for any and every
chance of the kind of which / speak.
BEFORE one of. these chronic one-year
lessees could wake up and make up
his mind about tackling a five-year
lease, one of those hustlers would
take it.-M. H. w., in Farm and Fire
side.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-01-01

In repairing a shed to-day l needed
a stake that will last in the ground
a long time. After thinking over the
matter a little l decided an Usage
orange stake would come nearest to
filling the bill of anything | had on
hand. In rummaging about the scrap
wood pile for one suited to the pur-
pose l discovered a catalpa stick near
ly four inches thick that / cut just
ten years ago. For six years it had
served as a post in a poultry-yard
fence, and when that was torn down
four years ago it had been thrown on
the crap-wood pile and had lain there
ever since. Examination showed it to
be as sound as a dollar all through,
and I used it instead of the Usage
orange. and at the end of another ten
years it will still be as sound as now.
The more / see Of this wood the high
err / value it.-Farm and Fireside.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-01-01

earned money by false estimates. But
the growers, by their foolishness.have
contributed largely into the hands of
the spectators themselves by selling
their cotton in the seed as fast
as they could get it out. regardless
of the price. Of course that forces
the ginners 10 put the cotton in order
of the round bale system the square
bale ginners are now forced to buy
cotton in the seed, or let their ma
chinery stand still. But when the
round bale system drives the square
bale men out of business, they will
then nave the thing their way. Later,
when they get the bulk of the cot
ton seed in, they put up prices on
hulls and meal, but will sell them
to the large cattle feeders about IS
per cent cheaper than to the man
who raises the seed. But it is nat
ural for big fish to eat little ones.
They have always done it, and / sup
pose always will. But the plan for
the farmers is to unite and hold the
trust magnates down. But the farm
ers under the slip shod way of doing
business, are the subjects of all
trusts. Their produce lis priced by
the other fellows, and all manufac-
tured goods they are priced
by others; hence, they are not in it,
except to do the work. And, it will
continue thus as long as men con-
tinue to wear their muscles out and
never exercise their brains. We ought
to make an indepedent living at
home, and raise cotton as a surplus
crop, and then put q price of ten
cents per pound on it, and never turn
a bale loose for less. But as long as
we pick out a bale and u to the
gin and sell it regardless of the price,
we will never be anything but hewers
of wood and drawers of water. The
capital of the country is becoming
centralized like our government;
hence, it takes organization to COM
pete with organization.-B. E. Mas
ters. in Farm and Ranch.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-01-01
FOUND IN THE HOLY LAND.
Most Interesting and Extraordinary
Discovery in the History Of Pal
extinian Exploration.

A remarkable testimonial to the
truth of Bible history has recently
been discovered in the Holy Land. Ae-
| cording to a most reliable authority,
the house in which John the Baptist
was born has been located, and a tablet
found in it on which was written the
name of John and his father, Zach
arias.
The method by which this interest
ing and valuable discovery was made
was a most unusual one, and perhaps
the most extraordinary in the whole
history of Palestinian exploration.
says the New York World.
About eight years ago a mosaic map
was discovered at Madaba, in the hilly
country east of the Dead sea. This
map. which dates from the fourth OF
fifth century. gives the names and loca-
tons of a number of places mentioned
in the New Testament.
A native Christian, seeing this map,
noticed that one of the sites vas named
Beth Zahar. which means "the house
of Zacharias." The common tradition
before this time had been that the
house of Zacharias was somewhere
e Ain Karen, west of the city of
Jerusalem.
A party of psychologists at once rec
ognized the Importance of the dis
covery and set to work making exca-
vations on the site indicated by the
Madaba map. A few days work
brought to view the mosaic pavement
and foundation stones of a church,
which was shown from the situation
of the stones to have been q domed
structure, as it was represented in the
pictorial map.
More than this, an inscription was
discovered on the pavement, which,
when interpreted, was found to be the
names John and Zacharias. This in
scription removes all doubt in the mat
ter and shows conclusively that the
Madaba map was correct. The domed
church, the ruins of which have been
discovered, was very evidently a mem
orial church built on the site of John
the Baptist's birthplace.
The place where the excavations
have been made is 20 kilometres from
Jerusalem and 16 kilometers from He
bron, lying to the right of the road
that connects the two places.
The domed church was situated near
the point where the road crosses the
river Ain Harrub. whose waters Pom
thus PLATE brought to Jerusalem. IT
appears to have been a fair-sized build
ing. IL meters in length. The domed
roof is significant in view of the fact
that every other ancient building that
has been excavated in the vicinity has
a gable roof.
The name given by the natives to the
site was found in Herbat Belt Shakkar,
which means 'the ruins of the house OF
Zacharias." The Hebrew word Beth
meaning house, has been Arabianized
into "Beit," and "Zahar" has been
changed by the same process into
"Shakkar."
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-01-01
CONSENT WAS UNEXPECTED.
why n Little Girl Was willing t.
Have IN Operation Performed
on Her Eyea.

|
There is one little girl in Washington
who recently gave her parents an exhi-
bition of her nature for which they
were totally unprepared. The child
was cross-eyed, and her affection was
a sourc of extreme annoyance to her
self and family. An oculist was con
suited, who advised an operation to
remedy the defect, and so it was de-
cided to take the little one to a hos
pital in Baltimore. The utmost Sc
crecy was observed in the matter.
Miss Annie had n made a great fuss
about having a tooth pulled. and, of
course, it was to be expected that she
would enter serious objections to an
operation on her eyes, says the Wash
ington Post.
She was taken to Baltimore under
the impression that she was going on
a pleasure trip with her father and
mother. When they arrived at the
hospital the mother took her daughter
in her lap and nervously preached the
real object of the trip. She set forth
in all its triple horror the embarrass-
ment which is the lot of the cross
eyed person, stating that the trouble
would increase as she grew older.
sNow, Annie" she said, finally. 1--WE
have brought you over here to have
your eyes Strengthened. 1t won't hurt
you at all. Wouldn't you like to have
your eyes like other people's?"
"You just bet l would" exclaimed
Annie, to the establishment of the 9th
ers. "You can go ahead and do any
thing you want, and | don't are how
much it hurts. I'm just sick and tired
of having a pack of colored boys spit
into their hats and cross their fingers
every time they meet me-"
The operation was performed forth
with, and the young lady has as good
a pair of eyes as anybody in Washing
ton.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-01-01
date of January 10, 1897,
DR.. Hartman received the fol-

~ lowing letter.:
my wife had been suffering from a
complication of diseases for the past
25 years.
Her Ease had baffled the skill of
some of the most noted physicians.
One of her worst troubles was chronic
constipation of several years stand
ing.
"She also was passing through that
most critical period in the life of a
woman-change of life. In June, 1895,
1 wrote to you about her case. You
advised a course of Peruna and Mana
lin, which we at once commenced, and
have to say it completely cured her.
She firmly believes that she would
have been dead only for these wonder
full remedies.
"About the same time l wrote you
about my own case of catarrh, which
had been of IS years standing. AT
times l was almost past going. com
menced to use Peruna according to
your instructions, and continued its use
for about a year, and it has completely
cured me.
"Your remedies do all that y0u claim
for them, and ven more. Cafarrf
cannot exist where Peruna Is taken
according to directions. Success 10
you and your remedies"
John o. Atkinson.