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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13
HONEY BEE HABITS.
Even Its Sting and the Propensity to
Use 1t May Be CIassed as Good.

The honeybee has numerous habits,
some OF which are good and others not
quite so good. Still for one am glad
that every female bee is equipped with
a good sharp sting. If it were not so,
how could such small. helpless crea-
lures protect themselves and their
homes from man and beast? The race
would soon become extinct, for the
honeybee has many enemies
1t would be necessary for the keep
er Of bees to keep a constant watch
on his hives to prevent them from
being looted, says New York Farmer
AS it is, the bees themselves dc their
own sentinel duty, and no one yet
has come around and found them al
asleep. After hard day Of toll the
beekeeper can lay his weary self down
to rest and feel quite confident that
the bees will hold the fort until morn
ing.
Probably the thing most annoying
to the beekeeper is the swarn1ing
habit. If the bees did not persist in
dividing their forces so frequently,
much more surplus honey could be
obtained, and the beekeeper would
feel more easy about his bees.
In producing comb honey in one
pound boxes it is necessary to Grove
the bees into the section boxes, FOR
they seem 10th to begin work in such
small divisions, and this crowding il
one of the incentives which create the
swarming fever. When producing ex
tracted honey, abundant room can b.
given, and the swarming impulse Is
greatly checked.
Therefore, if bees are to be KEEP
far from the house, and cannot have
much attention, 1t is advisable to
produce only extracted honey. which
is done by giving the bees large combs
and plenty of room. for it matters not
whether the combs are entirely com
plete or not, as the honey is taken
from them and the combs retained to-
be used again. !
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13
VALUE OF FARM ACCOUNTS
A Business Principle Which Is Indis-
pensable to Profitable
Agriculture.

Much has been Written about keep
ing account of things on the farm. 1t
is certainly business principle that
holds good in farming and gardening
as well as in any other business. and
/ am sure whenever it is tried once
for whole year it will be kept I'D
and never again abandoned. It is
not so much of task or burden as
some people think it is. The habit
once formed is just as easy as taking
q drink of water when you are thirsty,
The value of doing It will soon show
up in different ways. For the benefit
of those that wish to try it 1 will
give an outline of the way keep my
accounts. Of course the value is in
Keeping an account, not in the way it
is done, just so it is done so you
know exactly what you are doing in
a business way. zS <ss,s
Have an ordinary book, says Farm.
er's Review which will not cost more
than 20 cents at the book store, with
double column lines at the right and
a date column at the left. Use the
column to the right for anything
which you have sold, and the one to
the left of the right column for any
thing you have bought. Any other
transaction you may have put down
or make memorandum in some
form or other. By doing this you can
always tell what crops are paying
best, and you know what your op-
Grating expenses are, what it costs
for food and clothing. In fact, if you
want to know what you have done
with your money, just look in your
book. 1t will show you what has been
done with it, and where it came from.
1t will also show you where you have
been too extravagant and will teach
you to try and be more economical.
There are many other good points it
will show up, but l have mentioned
enough to make it clear to anyone
that reads and thinks
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13

ate politeness, and said that she would
get it herself.
LAS I am just going to get mine"
said Lal, quite ooolly, I'VE might as
we'll walk together, if you don't mind"
AS they marched on sedately he
watched the determined little figure at
his side, and reflected that Phyllis real
~ was looking beautiful!
Phyllis could not help feeling In
clined to laugh; it really was all so
very ridiculous!
I'VE have missed that train," said
Lal at last.
"Yes," said Phyllis stifay.
A long pause till they arrived at the
garden gate, and he held it open Tor
her to pass through.
There won't be another for ages,
he said.
mot till this afternoon" said Phyl-
lis, more and more inclined to laugh.
do you really particularly want to
go?" asked Lal. Because of course
1t would be awkward If we both went
to the same place, and in the same
tram, too-of course we, might go In
separate cars"
1.-THE afternoon train is so SLOW" said
Phyllis thoughtfully, land I think 1t is
going to rain
VERY probably" said Lal, seriously
contemplating the cloudless summer
sky. I'VE might wait till tomorrow.
And-what do you say to having
breakfast at half-past severn"
ITO give US more time to pack?''
said Phyllis gravely. "Ill ask cook II
she can manage it."
With that she gave little peal OF
laughter and ran into the house.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13

pipe being joined together with Port.
land cement in and around the joints,
and laid in a trench two and one-half
feet under ground, on an average. This
work was done by Mr.. Fish and a
helper.
AT intervals OF about so feet along
the pipe line, uprights three inches in
diameter are placed and extend about
five inches above the ground, 10 which
may be attached the sprinkIing hose.
When not in use the opening is made
water-tight by round wooden Did and
rubber ring, which fits into the Range
of the pipe and is held in place by an
iron clamp and screw, invented for the
purpose by Mr.. Fish. 1t requisee bet a
moment to attach the hose 10 one Of
these uprights, and it can be done
without turning off the water.
There Il about 5000 fee< Of this pipe
line, and 1t is so placed that eresy part
of the field can be reached with the
hose attached to it.
In the matter of hose Mr.. Fish has
another unique idea: rubha~ hoes is
expensive, soon wears oct and is
heavy to handle in long sections such
as are needed for work ltlss this: SO
he has tried canvas hose and finds it
better in every way. In 60-foot lengths
Il Is easy to handle and does the work
fully as well as rubber. This hose is
made BY Mrs. Fish. who. being true
tanners wife. can turn her hand to
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13

began to feel that his feeling was not
i'll later, and Broughton found himself
sitting in rather a far-off corner OF the
big drawing-room with Maude. He
thought that she looked very perfect
little lady, from the coils of her pretty
bair (the one beauty the girls few
enemies allowed herr to the point OF
her tiny shoe; and, more than that
the thought came to him that she was
a good woman, and every man, be-
lieve, however bad he may be, deep
down in his heart, hopes that the wom-
an he loves may be that
And what did MauGe think?
She thought as the freight played
ever him that he was what her young
brother called "a real good Sort" yes,
nicer, perhaps, than most men, and
she wished her mother would ask him
to stay to dinner. That was about
the extent of her feelings at that criti-
cal moment.
Presently Broughton bent towards
as "Maude;" he mad never called her
SO before, and she thought l. a little
forward of him. Then she understood
that Jim Broughton, as he was called
by everybody-was asking her to
marry him!
But she had never dreamed of mar
rage with him! Thought chased
thought through her brain. Had she
encouraged the poor fellow? How nice
il was OF him! Would it hurt him
much to be refused?
In the pleasant twilight Broughton
got his answer.
why do you ask me that, Mr..
Brcughton?" He heard in her voice a
new note, a note of pity or of pain
II do love you in sisterly way, but
/ cannot do what you ask M. I am
sorry"
Never mind" said poor Jim
Broughton.
He met her once, fortnight after
ward at cotillion. The Brie,leys. OF
course, were asked. It was a crowded
affair. Broughton hardly saw Maude
at all; but from the little he did see
of her 1t seemed to him that she wa
not talking as much as she usually
did.
An afternoon soon after Msuds VA
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13
PhiIIppine Tobacco.-During tho cal

Philippine Tobacco.-During the ca
endar year of 1905 tobacco to tn
value of $2,2s1,7o was exported froI
the Philippine islands. Spain was IL
largest taker Of leaf TOBACCO. Hon
Kong Of cigars and cigarettes.
almost any kind of work about tn
place.
The first season Mr.. Fish had hi
system in operation he made a mic
sum off of a cauliflower crop. He Sc
out three acres that year, it turned Il
hot and dry, he pumped water almo
continually for six weeks and ke
the ground wet. The farmers who 0s
not irrigate lost their csops by droua
or insect pests: the price scared, an
when he footed up his sales in the IA
he found that he had sold $1,000 wort
of cauliflower from this field. TIL
was the season in which irrigatiA
paid.
One of our illustrations shows pa
of the celery field, which the past sd
son was about one acre in extent. q
Mr.. Fish considers celery about q
best paying crop to grow, If one
fixed to grow it, and is in touch with
good market. 3
We show a sketch Of the large res
voir tanks. These will hold about s..
barrels of water. and make 1t possil
to pump when convenient, and to haA
good store of water on hand VIII
needed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13
"a Quarrel
! About Breakfast
By M. e. EnLsy
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowlss.)

NSopySA6oS ~ ~~SSFS ~
1.-THE real TRUTH" said Phyllis, ma
jestically, rising from the breakfast
table and smoothing down the ribbons
of her fresh white morning gown, the
real truth is that it was a great mis-
take for us ever to get married.
1.-The worst mistake we ever mace,
said Lal.
Phyllis folded her table-napkin with
superfuous neatness, brushed away an
invisible crumb from her dainty sklrt'
and looked thoughtfully out OF the
window.
81 suppose it can't be helped now?'
she said, with a note of interrogation.
Il suppose not" groaned Lal.
Il do not think that the law as yet
permits a man to divorce his wife be-
cause she has come down late to break
fast" went on Phyllis sarcastically,
though / wonder that, as men make
the laws, such an emergency has not
teen provided for" she added, with
scathing emphasis.
There was not one single thing not
en- the table," said Lal dedantly.
T. And because the lord of creation
has not had his breakfast quite to his
liking he must Immediately ill-treat
his wife and wish to divorce her." said
Phyllis, somewhat unreasonably, but
more scathingly than ever "You need
not be afraid, my lord and master"
Every sarcastically), Il have too much
self-respect to ruffle your august mind
by standing in the way Of your crea-
ture comforts" Whereat she swept
Iaajesticaliy out OF the room.
Lal ensconced himself gloomily be-
bind his paper and worked himself up
into a great indignation against Phyl-
lis. It really was too" bad of her; she
was an unreasonable person by nature
(being a woman), but she also was de-
ceitful, unjust, inconsiderate-every-
thing she should not be-.
y simply cannot stay in the same
house with her." thought he, throwing
down the paper, when he caught sight
of Phyllis, most daintily dressed for
going out in spring hat and frock and
beautiful little shoes, passing over the
lawn and out of the gate, carefully
picking her way as she went.
Lal frowned, said to himself that she
was heartless, did not care in the least,
then put on his hat and marched res
olutely out towards the railway sta
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13
Death of Stonewau Jackson

Gen. Jackson was killed on the night
of May 2, 1863. He had ridden into the
woods to reconnoiter and was fired on,
with several of his escort being killed.
Jackson received three balls, one
through each hand, and one shattered
his lef. shoulder. He was carried to
the rear and his arm amputated, but
pneumonia set in, which caused his
death. The general belief is that his
own men killed him, but several union
regiments have claimed that it was
their voileys that caused his death.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13

ton, going by the short cut over the
fields. He would go away for few
days. at any rate, till Phyllis had come
to her senses.
Phyllis, walking on the road, was
equally resolved that to live in the
same house with Lal was perfectly i'm
possible to her as right-minded wo-
man, perfectly impossible! She would
tske the very first train that went and
&c back to mamma. At home they had
let her come down to breakfast Just
whenever she chose. Besides, at home
they did not have breakfast at the rid
icuiously early hour of seven. Break
fast at seven, indeed!
Lal was first to arrive at the railway
station, and going up to the sleepy lit
tie Office, asked for his ticket. Then he
searched each pocket in turn for the
money, but not penny could he find.
He grew crimson as each Investigation
revealed nothing but few yards OF
Irvine, piece of paper folded length
wise and few rusty nails. However
dio these things come to be in his pock-
ct? How very annoying of Phyllis!
She had put out an old suit for him to
wear! Lal frowned, blushed and STAN
mered that he had forgotten his mon
ey. The ticket man concealed smile.
Lai said that he would go home and
fetch it, for his resolve was in no
wise shaken. But as he went out of the
station door he saw a dainty we'll
known little figure coming down the
read
phyllis carefully avoided the little
puddles left by last nights rain. and
tried to look joyfully forward to being
under mammals protecting wing.) He
drew back and watched her. This very
pretty little lady, holding her parasol
marched boldly into the Office. and
without hesitation demanded a ticket
then, all unsuspecting, she put her
little white-gloved hand into her pock-
Ct and began to search for her purse.
Lal, with a secret triumph, observed
her growing pinker and pinker till she
was the pretty color of the roses in her
hat; she turned the pocket inside out.
but no purse was to be found. Then
she gasped: "Oh, left it on the dress
ing tablet" and apologizing profusely
to the amused ticket man, she turned
away and prepared to walk at a great
pace back to the house.
Lal caught up to her in a couple OF
strides, and politely asked her if he
should fetch her purse. She started
md colored. thanked him with elabor-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13

(The Stand Pipe Is Shown in the Upper
Right Hand Corner of the PiceuFe.)
such as to make irrigation possible,
but little ingenuity and lots Of puck
will oftentimes discover means rsght
at hand of solving the water problem
for the crops as has Mr.. Eben Fish,
whose truck farm is near Cleveland. O.
A correspondent of the Ohio Farm
er who has visited the place gives the
following description of the irrigation
plant, which will be interesting TO our
readers:
The first step in developing the Rri-
cation plant was the construction of a
dam across the small stream which
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13
In q SiSterIy
Way
BY F. M. Peacock
Copyright, BY Joseph B. Bowles.)

Copyright, BY Joseph B. Bowles.)
They were society pals" if my read
ers will tolerate such a slangy descrip-
ton OF them.
They had only known each other Tor
a few months, and without being act
ually in love, were conscious Of q
feeling of satisfaction when each
caught sight of the other in draw
ing-rooni.
"She's here, anyhow, so it won't be
SO very deadly" was more than once
the unspoken observation Of Jim
Broughton, as he found himself per-
haps one of three men handing tea and
coffee at five o'clock, where females
most do oongregate.
Maude, also, had more than once
said to her sister as She drove in fol-
some entertainment or other:
Il hope Mr. 1rc"ohtnn will be
there; all these sort OF things seem to
60 of better when he is there"
But she would have utterly laughed
to scorn the idea that she was in love
with him.
But the man took different view
CT the friendship! A mains view or d
friendship very often differs much
from a woman's. He began to feel
so insufrerably bored at any gather
ing from which Maude was absent, and
she always appeared to him to be so
genuinely glad when she met him that
he quite made up his mind that be
hac only to put the important II
rather trite and ancient question. to
find himself the accepted lover of the
incest girl in the neighborhood.
Yet Jim Broughton was not a con-
ceitec man-in fact, the very reverse
but he had, like many men, been al
ways trained up in the belief that
every girl, more especially every girl
belonging to large family, was bent
on getting a husband; as to what the
husband might be like, was, he be-
lieved, a matter of secondary impor-
lance to the girl. Hence the mistake
he made and his consequent discom-
future.
He found himself one Sunday after
noon 1nquiring for her at her subur-
ban home.
There were four other Miss Brierleys
all ladylike, all fun-loving, all nice
locking, all fond of Broughton in a
sisterly, or perhaps cousinly way; and
this species of affection Broughton
heartily returned. But for the second
daughter, for the gray-eyed Maude, he
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13
An Effective
Irrigation Plant
How an Ohio Truck Farmer Has
S6lved the Problem Of Sure Crops.

Make sure OF your water and your
crops will not fail you. Nobody rea-
LEES this more than the grower of gar
den truck for the market. His SUCCESS
depends on rapid, sure growth IN order
to be ready for the larger profAs of
early marketing. To secure this, he
must bring within his control the wa.
ter supply for his crops.
One man in Ohio has done this in
a novel way, utilizing the natural re-
sources of his land. He has put har-
ness on nature and is reaping rich re-
turns. Not all farmers, of course,
would find conditions on their farms
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13
Prevailing idea.

Mrs. Bacon-Is q hundred pounds Of
ice much, William?
Mr.. Baoon-Well, II ~ depeot1e a
whether you're getting It q nfZ1nS
for it.-Yonkers Statesman. --- =.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13
Doinq Farm Work ia Time.

The earlier a piece Of farm work. is
rectly done Putting of the doing G.
work results often in it's being don't
in such loose manner that it has t.
be done over again. This applies alse
to the arabic labors of the farm. The
summer and fall blowing should be
started early enough to make a goot
Job of blowing possible.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-04-12

Il am thy master"-so with scornfu
Death spake to Life. Behold thy sub
jects bow
Beneath my sceptre! Lo! whose are thest
now
Who erst were thine-this prone, mute
--t sightless host?
Nor are these all. A few swift years, al
most,
And every breathing wight thou'st claimed
the while
Shall lay him down to swell the funera
pile,
And in my triumph thou myself be lost
Yea, thou and Love-mine enemies su.
preme-
Shall even be as these thou seest here
Chained in the silent halls of endless night
Your dull, dread slumber broken by NO
CLEAN
Of coming dawn; no morning shining clear;
Naught but the worm and my corrodina
blight"
Life heard, nor answer made, but went his
way
To lone tomb deep in gardens shade
Where One, his Lord, the spoilers arm
had laid.
Love met him there, and there together
they
Rolled from the door the heavy stone
away,
And entering sat them down with rever-
ence meet
One at the head, the other at the feet;
And when the mourners came at break of
day
Seeking their dead, two angels there they
found
Who babe them haste to spread the word
abroad
That He was risen whom Death could bind
no more.
Thenceforward by the Christ, their Master,
crowned,
Hand clasped in hand, upon the hills Of
God
Walk Life and Love together evermore.
Hence my strong hope, sure, steadfast, un-
dismayed,
The anchor of my soul which entereth in
10 that within the VEIL No waves Of sin
Nor winds OF doubt the frailest bark thus
stayed
Can wreck or whelm. Secure and unafraid
brave the moods of times e'er-changing
sea.
Tho death o'erpower with seeming victory,
Fen death must yield to Him who, dying,
made
My life lmperishable and my love
immortal. On, then, to the port sail
Which somewhere waits to greet my eager
ken.
He is the God of life who reigns above,
And by HIS word whose word can never
fail,
know the glad TRUTH shall rise again.
Youths Companion.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-04-12
A Crazy Cow.

II recall case where cow, usu-
ally extremely gentle in her demean-
or, became suddenly mad, probably
because of chewing on buckeye
bush, and started In a wild chase
after a friend Of mine. He had a good
start and was able to clear the pas
ture fence before the COW could reach
him. Just as he fell on the opposite
side the cow rammed the fence, and
my friend was buried by at least
wagon load of rails, stakes and riders.
We mad to dig him out after the cow
had cooled somewhat. He was
bruised up somewhat, but he swore
he never felt better in his life than ne
aid with all Of those fence rails piled
up on top Of him. Why he said,
philosophically, That crazy cow would
have gored me II she hadn't. showed
the fence over me, and, honestly,
felt so good under those rails that l
couldn't help laughing. 1t takes more
nerve than you think to face some
lows" New Orleans Times-Demo
:rat.
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filled, even to the corner where Jim
sat. IS #
After while there was sound OF
distant singing, and soon the boys
came walking in procession, and sing
ing the music that Jim had heard them
learning.
In their choir garments they looked
little like the rough, careless boys Of
the day before. He did not know that
the boy with the beautiful voice. who
was to have sung the solo part, had
suddenly been taken i'll, and that the
organist, in despair, had been obliged
to substitute In his place one OF the
other boys, who was not capable Of
filling it, but was the best that the
organist could find on such short no.
tice.
So Jim did not know what to make Of
1t when he saw the boy evidently pre-
pairing to sing alone. Jim knew each
boys capabilities in musical way by
this time as well as the organist HIM
self did, and he knew that this boy
could not sing the music properly. The
organist began to play; the boy looked
frightened. 1t was time for him to be-
gin; he hesitated and chOked. The or
ganist turned partly around. The next
instant a voice of wonderful strength
and sweetness filed the church.
After a single start the organist
played steadily on. He did not know
from whence or whom the heavenly
voice proceeded, but it was God-sent.
Through to the end, without fear or
faltering, glowing and thrilling with
JOY and love and devotion, Jim poured
out his soul.
When the last pure tones had died
away, and he realized what he had
done, he would have rushed out if pos
sible, but kindly hands gently detained
him till the service was over, and the
surprise and wonder and admiration
of the people could find expression.
Of course that was the beginning of
a great change in Jim's life. The
nightingale in his throat could no
longer be hidden; it had brought to
him friends and fortune. But in the
future years people liked to tell the
story of his first public appearance,
when he sang because his bursting
heart could not contain its wealth Of
melody.-Youth's Companion.