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The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-01-24
Men and Glove stories..

When a man has passed through the
cycle of emotions called love he has
had his adventures; other neople'a
cease to have personal bearing, and
he anticipates nothing further from
them.
1t Is not 30 with the young man and
woman who, as the proverb says Of
the young bear, have all their troubles
before them. The world of love, so
full of mystery for them, has become
to the maturer man translated into
the concrete terms of domestic life,
and the relations of man and woman
pass into the domain of fact that can
be tested by experience.
Yet noyelists do not seem TO under,
stand this psychology OF the mature
man, and they continue TO make the
love story their chief staple, so that
they are read chiefly by young men
and women ms eallow as their own
ieroes and herOlnes, Pecunlarlly they
ire of course entering for larger
narket The number OF the Immature
oy age and the Immature by nature
are always the larger part OF man
Kind. London Saturday Review.
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had once gone against death Inland
with stumbling words tried TO thank
the tall lrlshman. who still laughed In
the excitement of having won.
And when Neighbor next day,
thoughtful and taciturn, heard It all,
he very carefully looked Soda Water
Sal all over again.
Dad" said he, when the boys got
through telling 1t for the last time.
shes a better machine than thought
she was"
There isn't better pulling your
coaches" maintained Dad Sinclair
stoutly.
"Pll put her on the main line, Dad,
and give you the 1853 for the cut Off
HmT
"The t6S will suit me. Neighbor. ANY
old tub-eh, FoleyY' said Dad. turning
to the cheeky engineer, who had come
up In time to hear most of the talk.
Tho old fellow had not forgotten Fo-
ley's sneer at Soda Water Sal when lie
rechrlstened her. But Foley. too, had
changed his mind and was ready to
give n.
That's quite right, Dad" he ac-
knowledged. you can get more ont
Of any old tub on the division than the
rest OF us fellows can get out of a
Baldwin consolidated. mean 1t too.
It's the best thing | ever heard of
What are you going to do for Burns,
Neighbour asked Foley, with his usu-
al assurance.
~ was thinking | would give him
Soda Water Sal and put him on the
right side of the cab for freight run.
reckon he earned it last night"
In few minutes Foley started off to
hunt up Burns.
''See here, IRISH" said he In his off
hand way, next time you catch
string of runaways just remember to
climb up the ladder and set your
brakes before you couple. 1t will save
good deal of wear and tear on the
pilot bar, see? hear you're going to
get run. Don't fall out the window
when you get over on the right"
And that's how Burns was made an
engineer and how Soda Water Sal was
rescued from the disgrace of running
on the trolley.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-01-24
AN INDIAN EXPERIENCE.
Trials of u Girl Who Was Captured by
the Sioux.

The winter of 1861 was one
long to be remembered by the peo-
pie Of Iowa and Minnesota for it's
bitter cold weather, deep snow and
violent storms, which rendered COM
munication between the different
settlements almost impossible. A
great many of the settlements were
on the extreme frontier and abso-
lutely unprotected and defenseless.
1t was during this winter that the
Sioux attacked and destroyed the
family of Mr.. Rowland Gardner.
They killed all except a young
daughter, Abbie, who was taken in
to captivity, but was rescued
through the efforts of the United
States government. In '1The Spirit
Lake Massacre" she tells something
Of her captivity:
Whenever the Indians thought to
torture me by threatening to take
my life | would merely bow my
head. My fearless acquieseence and
Willingness to die seemed to fill
them all with wonder. They thought
it sign of bravery.
Soon after my capture one of the
warriors, who was sitting by me one
day in the tent, thinking to test my
courage or to be amused at my
fears, took his revolver from his belt
and began loading it, while he gave
me to understand that he would kin
me as soon as it was loaded. I
merely bowed my head to signify
that was ready.
When the revolver was all load
ed he drew back the hammer and
held the weapon close to my head.
I quietly bowed my head, expecting
he would do as he said But in
stead of that he lowered the weapon
and looked at me as if astonished
and then laughed uproariously. So
amused was he that he told his COM
panions of it, and it was favorite
subject of conversation.
These Indians were at a loss to-
know what to do with much OF the,
plunder they had taken. Among
the spoils were quantities of soda
and cream OF tartar. They interro-
gated me as to their use, and when
] told them we used it in making
bread they wished me to make
some. They seemed greatly sur
prised and pleased when they saw
the bread ''grow" during the process
of baking. Although pleased with
the growing" they were too suspi-
cious OF being poisoned to eat any
until ! had eaten. Then they de-
youred it greedily.
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mary of replies to circular OF inquiry
regarding the methods followed by
practical feeders compiled by II. w.
/ Mumford and J.. ID. Hall of the Illinois
experiment station the question of
muddy feed lots was considered. Not
withstanding the fact that the disad-
vantages Of mud and dirt were recog-
nized, only thirtysix of the 500 and
more cattle feeders who furnished in
formation on this point reported def
mite provisions against such conditions.
or these ten have the surface of feed
lots paved Or otherwise artlficialy cov-
cred and gfteen use rock, gravel, Gin
ders, bricks. planks, corncobs or saw
dust alone and in combination In vari-
Gus parts OF the lot-for instance, about
the feed troughs. water tanks, sheds
or gates.
Ten of the correspondents state that
they have made the lots dry enough
for feeding purposes by tile drain,
while two report that the yards have
been graded and the mud and manure
removed by means of dirt scrapers.
Several of those who use coal cinders
for filling the muddy portion of the
lot state that care must be taken to
keep them covered with straw, corn
stalks or other bedding material In or
der to avoid injury to the feet.
The first cut shows brick paved
feed lot, with convenient shelter, wa
ter and feeding arrangements, design
ed to accommodate about fifty cattle,
which has given satisfaction. The
pavement IL 2t by so feet and is made
of brick laid fiat ON six inches of gray
oil packed until solid. The curblng
consists Of cusbstones eighteen inches
wide and three inches thick set edge
wise. Feed banks were placed in the
shed. The shelter consists of a building
20 by 2B feet with two wings. both
90 by 80 feet. The upper floor Of the
middle position Is used for storing dry
corn fodder. which can be convenient
ly cut and fed through an open shaft
to the feeding bunk below.
The second cut Is feed bunk. with
platforms for nse in muddy lot, which
is inexpensive and has proved satis-
factory. Platforms of the sample de-
scribed We're !6 by feet and were
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-01-24
THE cuMFoo DANCE.


The negro has undoubtedly o,
very strong inclination to sleep in.
the day and to spend the night in
gossip, dancing or singing. On thie
account he is often nuisance to
his ncighbors, especially when he
has wake. As his home is often
nothing more than a single room
about eight feet square, the funeral
party is conducted in the open yard.
Here congregate so to 100 people,
who begin the entertainment with
hymns, going on after midnight to
songs and games and often winding
mp toward morning with free
fight. Then there is the cumfoo
dance, one of the finest institutions
in the world for producing night
marc. Two men beat drums with
the hands, the one instrument pro-
ducing a tumtum and the other a
rattle rattle, almost without inter-
mission during the whole night. At
intervals of about a minute the par
ty utters a weird cry in some Afri-
can language which startles you as
you lie in bed vainly trying to sleep.
As hour after hour passes your
house appears to vibrate, the bed
shakes and your spine feels as If
made up of loose segments. How
can the drummers keep this up for
ten hours? And The dancers 4? With
the latter exhaustion alternates
with the renewal of the orgy. One
set falls down and another takes its
place. This and other dances are
connected with obeah, the witch
cult of the African.
Every negro and most of the col
ored people have an innate fear of
the obeah man, however they may
deny it to the whites. One Of the
latest developments Of this supersti-
ton was brought to my notice in
connection with a cricket match.
The East Coast Invincibles and the
Admirable Creolians were to play a
match, and from few words drop
ped by the captain Of the latter it
appears that he was sure of victory
to his side because notable obeal,
man had oiled their bat.-Saturday
Review.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-01-24
Tie Turkey euzzard.

Some one has taken the trouble
to search out an attribute of beau
ty in the common and repulsiye
looking bird known as the turkey
buzzard, His fight is said to be
the perfection Of aerial navigation,
and the lnanaeF in which he floats
upon the still, soft air Of the south
ern climes is a dream Of grace and
loyeliness. But When he aIights
poetry takes It's fight, and the mar
yelous soarcr IS fQunl TO be tho
homeliest and most hnattractlye Of
birds. His tasIes are low, for he is
a natural seasenger He Is bald,
seraggy, rusty looking, awkward
and repulsiye. Pride seems to have
been left out of his nature. and his
manners are simply atroeious. No
self respecting bird will associate
with him.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-01-24
Winter Protection For Orchard..

One OF the most important points in
preparing bearing apple trees for win
ter in my Goinion, Is to remove all
rubbish that may afford shelter for
mice or other vermin, says writer In
American AgI culturist. Be sure there
are no decli' tiles at the immediate
base Of the tree. A slight moundlng Is
good. At all events leave no hollows
that Will hold water to freeze at times
of sudden falls in temperature, thereby
greatly damaging trees. II mice or
rabbits are feared. protect with wire
netting Cut with shears into proper
sizes. roll around an old broomstlck or
any round Object to give it circular
shape the stick removed. and the wire
Will spring around the trunk and hold
itself in place, See that all drains are
In good order.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-01-24

stem is round steel rod threaded and
the lower part piece of band steel
welded to the rod. This fiat portion is
imbedded between the boards of the
gate and fastened with bolts. The
gate Is operated by means of a cast
iron hand wheel, held in place by two
cross tlmbers, which in turn are sup
ported by posts resting on the box.
The special nut, attached to chain
and locked, prevents the gate from
being raised beyond fixed point. yet
1t does not prevent the gate from be-
Ing partially or wholly closed.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-01-24
Economic position q, F.r,o.r..

A matter on great Importance In its
bearing upoh the increased value Of
farm lands iS the new econon.ic indie
pendence Of farmers, Fundamentally
growing out Of their improved fnan.
cial condition, Farmers now occupy q
strong economic position, founded
upon the tendency OF the consumption
of some lmnortant products to In.
crease faster than population does and
upon the tendency of the desires for
these products to increase faster than
the production does. so that with re.
spect to these prodncts consumption IL
close upon tie heels of production.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-01-24
FARM IRRIGATION.
Convenient Tyne or Head Gate FeE
Private Ditch.

Convenient Tyne or Head Gate FqE
Private Ditch.
Each farmer needs head gate to
control the flow from the main or
branch canal into his private ditch.
This head gate should meet the re-
aulrements at both the canal company
and the farmer, The interests of the
company demand that 1t shall be water
tight when closed. large enough to ad
nit the necessary tiow and so made
that It cannot be raised above given
eight The farmer Is likewise inter
esied In having a substantial head gate
OF ample size. but In addition he de-
slres II to be designed In such way
that he can, when be chooses. close 1t
partly or altogether The head gate
Is placed at the edge OF the canal,
aud either wooden box or pipe con
Yeys the water under the embankment
OF the canal When wooden pipe ID
used a convenient tyne Of head gate,
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-01-24

Burns heard the crD. 10 nerUed him 30
a supreme effort
the coal to the fire, the fire to the wa
ter, the water TO the gauge, the gauge
to the stack and back again to the coal
that was Burns. Neither eyes nor
ears nor muscles for anything but
steam.
Such firing as the West End never
saw till that night; such firing as the
old engine never felt in her choking
hues till that night such firing as
Dad Sinelair, king of ali West and
East End firemen lifted his hat to-
that was Burns firing that night on
Soda Water Sal the night she chased
the Acton runaways down the line TO
save Georgie sinelair and No, l.
1t was a fflghtful paee-how fright
iul no one ever knew; neither old man
Sinclair nor Dick Burns ever cared
Only. the crew of freight side track
ed for the approaching aler, saw an
engine dying light; knew the hunter
and the quarry, for they had seen the
runaways shoot by-saw then. min
ute after, star and streak and a
TRAN Of rotten smoke fly down the
wind. and she had come and passed
aud gone.
II was just east Of that siding, SO
Burns aud Sinclair always malntain-
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-01-24
Winter wheat states.

A notable increase in the production
Of the crop has taken place in Nebras.
ka. Fifteen years ago the proportion
Of winter wheat to the total wheat pro-
duction Of the state amounted TO about
10 per cent. while at present the spring
wheat produced bears about the same
relation TO the total annual yield. Ne.
hraska now ranks second among the
winter wheat producing states. Kansas
standing first.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-01-24
a PsramhuI.,lna pud..lna.

A commpter who lives up the
Hudson river and who is, of course
accustomed to go downtown every
morning contributes specimen Of
Finnish humor to the New York
Sun. BY the commuters confession
no is prone to prowl around the re-
frigerator almost every night and
quietly dispose of any unconsid-
cred trid' that may tempt his appe-
tlte without publishing the same 10
the household at large, Recently
his wife was discussing luncheon
with a new importation from Fin
land named Hilda and, remember
ing a pudding that they had not
been able to finish the day before
said to the kitchen autoerai:
do you know where that pieea
OF cold pndding isf"
Without smile osl her face Hi.
da answered:
@fss. ma'am. 1t has gone down
FN'@t ~---s-- -
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-01-24
Mo-. Toe Good For the oensra!.

1t is related of General Sterling
Price that he once stopped at a
humble cabin in Missouri and asked
for supper. The good wife of the
house was thrown into a flutter of
excitement over entertaining her
distinguished guest and profuse
with apologies for the not very
tempting menu, consisting of corn
dodgers, boiled collards and wheat
coffee sweetened with sorghum. The
hungry officer ate heartily of the
coarse food, but not relishing the
over sweet coffee passed his cup,
saying;
"Not quite so much molasscs,
please"
"Tho idee~ gasped the loyal
hostess. "Catch me slSimpin' your
sweetenin'" as she tilted the mo-
lasses jug upward while amber ropes
OF 'sweetenin' oYerllowed cup and
saucer and threatened disaster to
the spotless homespun cloth.
"Why enthusiastically, that cof-
fee would be none too good for Cen
eral Price If twas ali molassas p'-
Memphis News-Seimitef.
Condemn RooseveIts Attitude.
Stockton, Cal, Jan. 9.--Ths conven-
tion of the American Federation OF
Labor unanimously adopted resolu-
tions eondemning the attitude of Pres
ident Roosevelt on the Japanese ques-
tion and denouncing the proposed en-
ployment OF Chinese coolies on the
Panama canal
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-01-24

ITS very deceptive to judge of the
size or capacity of an object which is
fifty feet or more in the air." said an
architect to the writer as we were
passing the royal courts of Justice O
few days ago. Now, look at that
clock" pointing to the law courts
clock, which hangs about seventy feet
above the pavement. 1T looks very
small doesn't it? Hardly big enough
to hold man. Yet party of us
breakfasted in the case before the
works were put in" Everybody
knows how deceptive is the appear.
ance of the Westminster clock, Look
ing at the dial from the embankment
OF from Great George street, 1t seems
as il man Of medium size could cas-
lily stretch across the dial with both
arms. Yet it would take -four pairs of
Outstretched arms to cross 1t. The
miaute hand, which looks like an or
dinary walking stick, is longer than
the two tallest soldiers in the life
guards. The figures OH the dial are
bigger than three-year-old child, and
the second dots are as big as dinner
plate.-London Graphic.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-01-24
BEET PULP.
Some Results of Feeding 1t to Cows
and Sheep.

Some Results of Feeding 1t to Cows
and Sheep.
In regard to beet sugar making and
the use of beet pulp for stock writer
in Orange Judd Farmer says, among
other things. that the industry Is grow
Ing. which means Il continually in
creasing acreage of sugar beets and
q greater supply of beet pulp each
year. The pulp has feeding value
and is returned to farmers who want
1t for feeding. In view of this fact
and to give farmers not conversant
with the value of pulp some idea Of
Its worth as stock food will re-
count my experience.
When fed to milk cows ii was found
that the dry matter of beet pulp and
corn sllage were of equal value but ow-
ing to the high percentage of water in
beet pulp twice as much of it is re
quired to furnish given amount of
dry matter as of corn silnge.
Pulp Saves Other Feeds.
When twenty to eighty pounds OF
pulp were fed per day there was
suNlnG OI lOut 10 fourteen pOIDuS OF
hay. The pulp had most beneficial
effect on the milk yield. Most OF the
cows were decreasing in milk Gow at
the time pulp feeding began, after
which there was an increase.
Lambs Made Good Gains.
Lambs made as good gains Oh pulp
as on corn at the Colorado station.
One ton of pulp was considered equal
to 200 pounds OF corn; two pounds of
sugar beets were found to be equal to
about one pound of pulp. According
to this experiment, it paid to sell beets
and buy pulp In trial with four lots
of lambs ration of pulp and lucern
made gain at less cost and gave
larger profits than rations of lucern
pulp and grain. lucern and sugar beets
or lucern, sugar beets and grain Pulp
fed sheep were weak boned. not very
fat, but produced mutton of good fla
vor. Lambs fed pulp in large quanti-
ties had soft flesh and shrank heavily
when slaughtered. 1t is recommended
that pulp be fed to greatest extent at
commencement of the feeding period.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-01-24
FEED BASKs FOR MUDDY LOTS

IThere are three advantages in the floors.
The feeder always has a dry place to
walk when putting in feed; the cattle
are out of the mud and not in a strained
or crampeI position while feeding; by
having the floors six feet wide all vast
ed feed ani droppings fall upon the
floor, and the hogs get all before II Is
lost in the rludl
made of two inch bridge plank cut six
feet long. Tho feed hunks were made
in the usual way. two feet six inches
high. three fnet wide and sixteen feet
long.
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Grown ON Dniry Dyproanc,,

Some French farmers grow their
pigs slowly for several months and
then fatten them quickly. This pre-
walls among the small farmers. many
or whom use no grain except during
the last two months, the pigs being
grown on dairy byproducts and kitchen
slops.
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80 LOIS.

Brick Paved Yards with shelter Give
satisfaction.
Muddy feed lots nre an unprolltabe
as well us disagreenble feature in cat
tie feeding, especially when no pro-
vision is made for shelter. In sum.
The Ordway new era., 1907-07-19
Accident May Mean Wealth.

What seemed TO be a disastrous blow
10 Lake City last week may turn out
to be its greatest boom
The dam built by the city and the
Hidden Treasure mine in the canon
three miles above the town went out,
destroying the pipe line. which fur
uishes the city water supply and the
mines power II washed out part
Of the county road and all the bridges
between the town snd the dam.
workmen and mine owners in at
tempting TO repair the pipe line have
found that the great body of water
twelve feet high that came down the
canon not only did great damage to
roads and bridges. but also washed
away enough earth to uncover what
seems to be the most valuable leads
to gold veins ever discovered in the
district
OF late T. J. o'Donnell, who left q
few days ago for trip to Europe, has
beso the head OF company operating
with some success the Hidden Treas
ure mine and several smaller mines
have been working to advantage
These mines with the city owned two
expensive dams In the canon above tn,
| town.
Along the course Of the food was 1
4 forgotten sold mine which had pro
duced several hundred thousand dol
lars in its day. 1t had been CLOSED
down years ago because OF careless
management and no further attention
had been paid to it.
| The food no; only uncovered III,
leads to the veins which the operator
of this mine sought, bu; several vein
which appear to be rich in copper an,
gold.
There is much excitement, in LAX
City over the reports.