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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-07-14
INCREASING HONEY YIELD.
Simple Plan That Seems to Be Worth
Trying, Because It Has Given
Good Results.

The new way of putting In sections
for comb honey does not suit the bees
very well; seems to handicap their
work. had been very much disap-
pointed in the yield of honey from
some strong swarms. At the end OF
what thought a good season 1 found
my supers only half filed; maybe q
dozen sections more or less filled. NOW
l have nothing to say against the neat
ness or attractiveness OF the new
package, but it reduced the capacity OF
the bees, and in relating my expert
ence to several friends they, too, had
the same experience. Running for ex-
tracted honey was satisfactory as to
yield, but to get better results in comb
honey production, decided to resort
to some other plan. BY accident,
found that very rapid filling was done
in the upper story Of a Langstroth
hive where the caps had been left out.
In this the bees stored honey in the
promiscuous fashion that they thought
best. Well, that wasn't so nice way,
but they made up for 1t In extra
pounds. That suggested a plan of OPP
GRAFTON, and the other caps were re-
moved and a box was made very much
like this and set on the old box stand.
The capacity was increased to an 1S-
inch square box, nine inches deep,
which box was inserted over a plat
form of about that size that was pre-
viously fastened on top of the box
stand. This gave the bees ample room
and they stored away great loads OF
honey. These boxes were left on un-
til cold weather, when they were re-
moved, not bee being in sight; con-
seque atty there was no russell between
myself and the bees. These large caps
were commodious and plain SO that the
workers could store honey in a manner
that would expedite matters instead Of
hindering them as was the case with
the sections. One great mistake is In
not giving ample room. Work must
stop when all the available space is
utilized. Try this plan for home use.
e. w. Jones, in Agricultural Epi-
tomist.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-07-14

right cut av there, or, be Hivins, it'll be
the worse for ye." 1t seemed to Phineas
that the burglar jumped pretty near to
the ceiling; but when he reached the
floor again he had his revolver out, and q
never-say die expression on his coun-
tenance.
"Orm Barney O'Brien, the cop on this
bate" went on the voice in the hall, IAN
Oh follied We in here, ye thafe We've got
We penned, SO ye'd betther put up yer gun
an come out, quiet-loike."
"Yes, indeed" said a cheerful voice
outside the door, on the opposite side of
the room, we've got you as snug as a
bug in rug. We saw you breaking into
the house and we followed you in.
think we've got you pretty nicely cor
raled."
At the sound Of the second voice guard
ing the door on the other side Of the
room. the burglar lost his nerve for a
smoment An all-is-lost expression
chased the never-say-die look completely
OF his face. But only for moment.
With a quick, noiseless step he reached
the window and softly threw up the
sash. Alas for hopes in that direction!
A voice came up from the darkness and
the shrubbery below-a voice with an
unmfstakable Yankee accent, that gave
warning Of mo thoroughfare" in that
direction.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-07-14
THE HAPPY FARMER-BoY.

I am happy farmer-boy
Mine Is life of purest joy,
Though work Is hard, yet rest is sweet,
And few temptations here 1 meet.
think no place so free from harm,
As here upon the quiet farm,
j try to keep the Golden Rule,
Whether plow, or go to school.
The farmer is the whole worlds friend,
For all the world on us depend;
The banker and the millionaire,
Depend on us for daily fare.
The merchants are to US In debt,
For almost everything they get
However boastful 1t may sound,
The farmer makes 1t from the ground.
The weaver boasts of his fine silk.
But the farmer gives him bread and milk
Surely the miner has his bread.
But it's by US that he is fed.
The speaker of the senate, grand,
Must get his living from the land.
For politics, whate'er its charm.
Is still dependent on the farm.
The farmer-boy, from coast to coast
May well Of his profession boast. IS.
And all the void in honor bow,
To him who follows well the plow
God bless the farmer-boys at home
And pity those who from 1t roam,
For oft they stray IN sin and harm.
When once they leave the good old farm.
Agricultural Epitomist.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-07-14

soon great green swelling appears, the
result Of drop of a tonic-like fluid de-
posted with the eggs, and aided in its
action by the plants restorative vitality.
Behind these secure walls the minute
eggs hatch into small worm-like larvae,
but it is usually quite summer before the
perfect insect called Rhodites eglantina
comes out as a winged fly.
, This little cerature is extremely hand
some in appearance, with cleaning me-
tallic green head, iridescent rose and pea
cock blue body and wee amber legs. Its
wings show many bright colors like the
surface of a soap bubble, and the little
fellow looks like rich jewel as it tits
about on a green leaf. This brood pro-
duces late gall in which the larvae hi
bernate through the winter, coming
forth in the spring perfected flies to con-
tinue their gentle, inoffensive life story.
If you gather few Of these gals and put
them in a box, not quite air tight, you
will probably soon have little family
Of iridescent flies that will dart about in
search of their favorite food plant. II
you are quite humane you will place a
drop of water where they can drink from
it, then give them their liberty, for all
wild things love to "go free" and these
little flies are without harm.-Albert
Field, In American Agriculturist.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-07-14

bottom This forms a double floor
with air space between, which prevents
oyerheating and danger from fire.
The back Of roof and fiat top board.
a, are now put on, using the boards re-
moved from top of box. The top board
should project little over back and
front, as It helps to shed rain. With
tonged, d. and grooved strips, c. two
or three inches wide. make frame or
sash large enough to I'LL the front
Fastsn this sash to tops with strips Of
leather and let 1t rest on the front of
box. Make an opening, d. in the front
for the chicks to run through. Give
the outside good coat Of paint and
make several small holes in each end
of brooder near the roof for ventilation,
and the brooder proper Is complete.
The brooder may be raised from the
floor either by light horses or by box
or frame without tops and bottom.
Place this so that the brooder rests
upon the cleats on the edge in contact
with the support. II the box is used,
and 1t Is best. make door, e, In one
end large enough to admit fat tin
lamp with tin chimney, or a regular
brooder stove. Provide holes for ven.
tilation as in the top. Cover the floor
Of brooder with dry. sifted earth or hay
seed, about one inch thick. Light the
lamp and as soon as the thermometer
registers 90 degrees it is ready for the
chicks. After few days the chicks
will need more room, and a run, I. can
be attached to front of brooder.-
Mabel R. Cornell. in Orange Judd
Farmer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-07-14
When Chickens Cannot Walk.

A subscriber asks what is the trouble
with chicken that has lost the use of
its legs and cannot walk. She says 1t is
as fat as can be and seems to sleep all the
time unless when trying to eat. Many
things may be responsible for the trou-
BILE, among them being an injury or over
feeding Of fattening food. Confinement
on damp ground may also cause rheu-
matism, which will deprive them of the
use of their limbs. Chicks require exer-
else. and unless they follow the hen and
scratch for bugs and worms they are
likely to become too fat and often break
down. Be careful to see that the chicks
learn early in life to hustle, for the habit
once formed will be followed through
life. The busy chick and the busy hen
are the profitable kinds. and We might
add are the only kinds that ever pay
their way Home and Farm.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-07-14
A BACK LICK
Settled the Case with Her.

Many great discoveries have been
made by accident and things better than
gold mines have been found in this way,
for example when even the accidental
discovery that coffee is the real cause Of
ones sickness proves Of most tremen-
dous value because it locates the cause
and the person has then chance to get
well.
For over Is years." says Missouri
woman, 81 suffered untold agonies inmy
stomach and even the best physicians
disagreed as to the cause without giving
me any permanent help, different ones
saying it was gastritis, Indigestion, neu-
ralgia, etc., SO L dragged along from
year to year, always half sick, until
finally gave up all hopes Of ever being
well again.
when taking dinner with a friend
one day she said she had a new drink
which turned out to be Postum and I
liked 1t SO well told her thought
would stop coffee for awhile and use it.
which did.
$50 for three months we had Postum
III pidCc VI Cohcc WituOuI CFCE udNihS
one of my old spells but was always
healthy and vigorous instead.
Husband kept saying he was con-
WINGED it was coffee that caused those
spells, but even then wouldn't believe
1t until one day we got out of Postum
and as we lived two miles from town
/ thought to use the coffee we had in the
house.
@The result Of weeks use ofscoffee
again was that I had an terrible
spell of agony and distress pa kg that
1t was the coffee and nothing els That
settled it and said good bye to Coffes
forever and since then Postum alone Ras
been our hot mealtime drink.
MY friends all say am looking
worlds better and my complexion is
much improved. All the other members
Of our family have been benefited, too,
by Postum in place of the old drink, cof-
fee." Name given by Postum Co., Bat
tie Creek. Mich.
Ten days trial Of Postum in place Of
coffee or tea is the wise thing for every
coffee drinker. Such trial tells the ex-
act truth often where coffee Is not sus-
pected.
Look In each pkg. for the famous Its
tie book saThe Road to Wellyille.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-07-14
Phineas HarIoWe's
Burglar /
NJ WEBB DoNNELL
Irp puINEAs HARLowE folded his

AIR. PHINEAS HARLOWEfo folded his
W blanket-wrap about his long, lank
legs. and went sedately upstairs to bed.
His way was lighted by two candles, set
In old-fashioned candlesticks. He took
two. so that one might always be at hand
to show whether the other were still Civ
ing light or not.
Five minutes later, Phineas was in bed
aud sound asleep, the sole occupant OF
the big house in Rosewater street. He
was not the sort to lie awake listening
for footsteps creeping softly upstairs,
for the soft creaking of doors, burglar
iously turned, or for the squeak OF WIN
dow sash being gently raised. He was
q matter-of-fact person, who TOOK Things
as they came. So when at one O'CLOCK
on this night he suddenly awoke with q
consciousness that there was q burglar
in his room, he took him as he came,
though for the life of him he couldn't
tell how he came, every window ana
door having been carefully locked before
he went to bed.
The burglars back was toward the bed
as Phineas opened his eyes, and the lat.
ter saw that the unwelcome visitor was
bending over the bureau, examining the
watch and some other valuable articles
Phineas had left there.
AS the burglar had evidently taken
some pains not to waken him, Phineas
readily saw that he was in no personal
danger, SO long as he feigned sleep. and
being entirely unarmed he concluded to
accept the teachings Of his old copy-
book in regard to discretion" and
"valor." He lay very still. and watched
the burglar through the merest cracks
in his eyelids. Having satisfied his
curiosity regarding the articles on top
of the bureau, the latter softly pulled out
several bureau drawers, and fell to ran
sacking them How long he had been
thus engaged cannot say, but certain
1t Is that he was investigating the low
est drawer of alrwhen there came a gruff
voice outside the hall door-the door
by which he had entered the room.
"Arrah, now! We spalpeen. l have ye
penned up loike rat in thrap. Come
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-07-14
| form last Decoration day, says the New
York Sun

form last Decoration day, says the New
York Sun.
mot at ALL" said the equally polite
guardsman, and he slipped the strap
of 1t of his arm and put it across the
fingers Of the stranger, who proceeded
deliberately to heft the big top piece
And he found it, instead of being
heavy, as 1t is popularity supposed to
be, very light-surprisingly light. It
seemed, indeed. to be no heavier than
an ordinary hat.
And though it still seemed a won
der as to how bearskin hats could be
made SO light, this curious stranger no
longer wondered at the ease with
which their gallant wearers carried
them. when. little later. he saw the
Old Guard. in full glory. marching by.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-07-14
VIRTUES OF THE FooTBATH.
It cures q cold.
It is easily given.
It must be very hot.

It cures q cold.
It is easily, given.
. It must be very hot.
Keep adding hot water.
A footbath should last 20 minutes.
Put plenty Of mustard in the foot
bath.
A foot bath must extend well up to the
calves to do real good.
A tepid foot bath will often conquer
insomnia or an attack Of nerves.
Hot foot baths with hot wet towel
on the head) will relieve headache.
A moderately warm foot bath will fire.
quently relieve an organic trouble of the
heart.
After the victim is in bed hot water
bag placed at the feet will add greatly
to the good results.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-07-14
Tobacco Destroys Insect Life.

The use of tobacco as protection
against moths and other insects is well
known, but new adaptation is reported
in the form Of an extract, which is said
to be fatal to various forms Of insect
life. The extract is prepared from to-
bacco waste, and is of about 40 per cent.
solidity and has nine per cent. strength
of nicotine. Diluted according to its
proposed use, 1t promptly exterminates
the bugs, but is absolutely harmless to
plant life. The solution-fr one to
three per cent. being SUFFICIENT for all or
binary purposes-is sprinkled or
sprayed in the usual manner, and is
winning popularity. Among the insects
ON which experiments have been made
with encouraging results are plant lice.
plant wasps. earth fieas. caterpillars and
beetles. The extract is also used with
success for animal parasites such rs
sheep lice.-Rural World.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-07-14
BIG DOG ATTENDS SCHOOL.
Follows His Little Master Every Day
in Spite Of Objections Made
by His Teacher.

Whoever heard of a dog going to
school?
In PawtucKet, r. l., there Is a dog
that has been attending school for a
couple Of years. His name is Prince
Turner.
He goes to one Of the grammar
schools.
He is Newfoundland dog-a big.
heavy fellow-but his manners and his
disposition are perfectly gentle.
Does he break the rules? Not as
often as his boy companions do. In
deed. his department grade is very
high. -
Prince Turner belongs to little boy
whose name is Willie Turner, and
when he first began bringing Prince to
school the teacher objected.
But her objections did no good, for
Prince was determined to come with
his little master.
For little while he was as awk-
ward as bull in china shop; the
aisles were so narrow that sometimes
he had tight squeeze to get through.
And then in his good humor he
would switch his tail back and forth,
which sometimes gave the children a
smart slap in their faces.
After bit, however, he learned how
to get along very nicely in the school
room. ~
Princes regular place in the room is
an open space in front of the teacher
desk.
Occasionally he rises and moves quiet
ly about the room, stopping now and
then to let some boy or girl give him a
pat and hug.
At recess time in the morning and in
the afternoon he rises and marches out
with the children and takes his recrea-
ton with them, and then marches in.
One day, however, Prince had little
errand to attend to at recess time and
wandered farther away from the school
yard than he expected to. When the
bell rang at the close of recess he did
not hear it. The teacher noticed that
prince was not in line 50 she opened the
window and rang the bell second time.
i HIS lSuC hCdIu ~ ahA IAoSeSo
straight back to the yard and found his
place 10 the line.
One time his master had misbehaved
and was sent to the principal to be pun
ished. Prince somehow seemed to real
lie that his master was In trouble, sc
what did he do but march into the prin.
cipal's room-the door had been left
open-plant himself beside his master
and look dangerous.
The principal did not dare to punish
| the boy until the dog had been removed
Perhaps some of you boys wish yor
had dog around to protect you wher
you have misbehaved and are going te
be punished.
Prince would like to go to Sunday
school, but the superintendent has not
yet made up his mind that it would dc
to let big dog In. So the poor fellow
| has to wait at the door until Sunday
school Is over and Willie comes out
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-07-14

root and send up new stems at their
joints. These underground stems often
display their aggressive power by
growing through potatoes or bits of
wood that chance to lie in their path.
BY Intervening, they form stiff sod
that often severely tries the muscles of
the plowman's team. Usually branch
es do not come from every joint, but IL
the stems are broken of or cut in
pieces, as with plow, hoe or harrow,
each piece sends up stem and leaves
from any joint it may have. and be-
comes distinct plant. A large amount
of nourishment is stored up in the
form of starch, which makes the un-
foreground stems very nutritive and
furnishes food for growth. The new
plants formed by cutting up the old
ones grow with great vigor, and SO
form many weeds in the place of one.
The subterranean portions are eaten
by stock when accessible to them.
Horses and cows are fond Of them;
hogs root industriously for them and
give efficient help in their extermina-
ton.
"The summer fallow is probably the
most satisfactory method Of destroy
ing quack grass on any large scale.
Turn the sod under In spring and plow
again as often as any amount of grass
appears above ground, until Stephen
Der, when rye or wheat may be sown
If desired It is. best to remove fences
and other distractions to the pillow,
that make harboring place for the
tenacious underground stems. Small
patches may be destroyed by covering
the ground deeply with straw or other
litter, or by devoting the ground to
some crop that requires clean culture,
as cabbage, caulifiower or celery. pro-
vided the required clean culture is
faithfully given. Patches Of Quack
grass should never be cross plowed or
cross cultivated in filling the field that
contains them, as this is one Of the
most. effective means Of spreading the
underground stems to new locations. >
We would add that q heavy crop OF
clovsr following the rye will be great
help in reducing the vitality Of this
pest In fact, smothering with some
rank growing crop is about the only
way to make any Roadway against 1t
in any but very dry seasons. Cultiva-
ton in damp season, except where
the stems are raked and carried OF the
land, only serves to spread it, as the
stems will sprout at the joint, take
root and grow when left lying on top
of the ground.-Prairie Farmer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-07-14
TALK ABOUT ouAck GRASS.
It Is q Great Nuisance In Spite Of the
Fact That It Possesses Nu-
tritive Value.

Quack grass, Agrapyrum repens, ID
also known by the names. couch grass,
Quitch grass, quick grass, wheat
grass, dog grass, witch grass and Tom
my grass in different localities. A Wis
consin bulletin says of it:
'Quack grass has some excellent
qualities as fodder plant, and is said
to .surpass Timothy in nutritive value.
but its disposition to monopolize and
retain possession of the soil renders II
a most malignant enemy to rotative
cropping. The popularity that renders
quack grass SO difficult to destroy Is
its method of propagation. 1t puts out
vigorous underground stems. which
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-07-14
skunk Beetle in the South.

A rather unusual visitation was suf-
fered by a South Carolina town last sum-
mer through the presence Of what is
known as the rhinoceros beetle, which
bears the same unapproachable position
in the insect world that the skunk does
among animals. A colony of these beet
les established themselves in some ash
trees which were grown for shade, and
the odor was SO strong and offensive that
the town council ordered eighty of these
trees to be cut down. AS the trees were
estimated to be worth 800 each, theun-
usual visitation cost the town about
$S,000.-N. Y. Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-07-14
High Prices for the Best.

Prices should always be kept in view.
and the market reports should be care,
fully studied and compared. It does
not pay to market inferior poultry.
Quality is prime factor in the sale
Of all articles. Chickens sell in the
market at as high figure, compared
with beef and mutton, as ordinarily IL
they are in good shape and condition.
Fancy fowls for breeders command
just as high figures as they ever have
whenever frst-class specimens change
hands. Every one who can turn out
a better trio or two this year than HE
neighbor win find ready market for
the mat even the advanced prices. It
win be found that there are always peo-
pie who want the best and who are
willing to pay well for it.-Farm and
Preside.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-07-14
BEARskIN HATS NOT HEAVY
Headgear Belonging to Member o. Old
Guard Found to Be Sur
prisingly Light.

would you consider it an intrusion
II were to ask you to let me heft
that hat?"
Thus said q polite stranger to one
of the Old Guard. who stood with his
big bearskin hat hanging by its chin
strap on his arm, while the battalion
was waiting. at rest. for the parade to
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-07-14
A BRooDER MADE At HOME.
New York Woman Describes One That
She Has Used for Years with
Pleasing Results.

Procure a good, strong box 3x2 feet
and Is inches high. Take the largest
area for top and bottom. Remove the
top boards carefully, also the top one
from both front and back ends. Nail
cleats across ends to strengthen them
and also for ease in handling. Now
saw OF the top corners Of ends to make
the top sloping. Before putting on the
top, turn .ne box upside down and nail
cleats b, all around the outer edge Of
bottom. To these nail sheet of zinc
or sheet iron large enough to cover the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-07-14

There is plan on foot to bring 10.-
900 goats to Chicago to give an assur-
ance Of pure milk for the children. The
scheme is to take the goats around
from house to house, SO that yoR can
get fresh milk while you wait. This
is the way they do in Naples, only
there they take the goat into the
house. After awhile it viii be FASH
ionable to say "Pass the goat. when
one wants milk for his coffee on bin
strawhArriaa