davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The citizen., 1908-07-31

SO fast that blow from one OF
Kline's shutting feet kicked off his
cap. Soon he climbed more slowly,
and the sailor began to outstrip him.
Weakened by the jerk of the drill,
the hose had burst in spote. 1t
sagged ominously. Through little
holes the steam spurted out, threat
ening hands and faces. With avert
ed heads they climbed in silence,
toes Gathering against the smooth
rock, awed by the deepening empti-
ness beneath, tormented with the
dread that the couplings above
might break.
Now mans muscles may be very
strong for some purposes, and very
weak for others. Kline, the sailor,
accustomed to swaying upon ropes,
was far better climber than Handy.
Besides, the latter had a hundred
pounds more to lift. He began to be
conscious of a fearful ache in his
biceps.
AS the hose rubbed and cut into
the soil on the edge of the bluff,
a shower of earth fell on the heads
of the imperiled men. Kline got
most of this, but enough struck
Handy's bare crown and face to
cause him serious discomfort. Be-
sides, the sailors shaking of the rope
made it harder for the man below
to climb
Suddenly steam ceased to pour
from the hose. 1t had evidently
been shut off by the engineer, warned
by the crash and his dropping gage
that something was wrong. There
were footsteps above, and a shout:
Hello, down there,"
Neither man replied; they were
too busy. Then over the edge peered
the engineers Mortified face. 1t dis
appeared quickly; and a shouting
and running told that he was gone
to bring help.
Kline had now almost reached the
top. He heard his mate painting, and
looking down, saw him several feet
below.
Can you make it, DAM" he
asked.
Groaned Handy, II don't know"
Hold tight; I'll help you as soon
as l get up!" cried the other, en-
couragingly. A few seconds more,
and final shaking of the hose and
a shout of triumph. The earth
showered over the drill-runner.
I'll get rope!" exclaimed the
sailor, and disappeared
Handy climbed doggedly. 1t
means work to support two hundred
and forty pounds with one hand,
while you raise the other for fresh
hold. Each time he reached a
shorter distance. Gradually his pro-
gress became series of mere
bitches. Each time he felt that he
could not make another. And the
top was still fifteen feet off.
inch by inch he rose. The roar of
the crusher was suddenly cut off.
voices from below came to him.
He knew that men were watching his
hgnt for life. His senses were never
keener. Every little sound was
magnified. The putting of a tug
reached his ears. He heard the cry
Oh a bird His eyes stared at the
rock before him: he could trace
every little vein, every discoloration.
lie had not realized it could be
SO fearfully hot. The sun beat on
MS shoulder-blades. An intense
thirst tormented him. His mouth
ans throat were parched. Although
Kline was gone, the earth still fell
upon him from above.
Insects hummed round, rejoicing
The citizen., 1908-07-31

American demand for diam6hds,'
said the viscount, ''but things move
quickly in America, and it may be
only a short time before the financial
conditions in the United States, which
evidently are improving. have so far
recovered that the natural appetite
of American women for diamonds
again triumphs and the diamond mar
ket will be as good as in the past"
The citizen., 1908-07-31
Control Diamond Market.

The dependence of the South AZ
rican diamond industry on financial
conditions in the United States was
emphasized by Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, Viscount st. Alwyn, when he
presided at the regular meeting Of
the Bank of Africa in London.
"The present depression, as we all
know, is due to the cessation of the
The citizen., 1908-07-31

"Ah. yez.' related the foreign ns-
blsmar, as he rubbed his hands.
when re beautiful girl found tha.
Lcy father had selected me as her fut.
NV husband she was picture"
What, picture of distress?s
asked the sensible American GIRL
Chicago News.
The citizen., 1908-07-31
Roly Poly Pudding.

Take half pound of shredded
suet and mix it with three cupfuls
-four, sifted with teaspoonful bak-
ing powder and saltspoonful salt.
Mix with water to stift paste, roll
out, then sprinkle with a pound OF
seeded raisins. Roll, folding in the
ends neatly. Tie in scalded and
we'll Toured cloth. plunge into boil
Ing water and cook steadily for two
and half hours. Serve with plain,
t sauce or cream.
The citizen., 1908-07-31
Concerning Necks.

Women are more liable to sore
throat and bronchial trouble than
men. Why? Because they subject
their throats to changes of tempera-
ture such as would kill any man.
A man wears his stiff linen collar
from rising to bedtime, except when
The citizen., 1908-07-31

lowly, roof may give rs PROOF 81
That lowly flowers ere often fairest.
And trees whose bark is hard and dark
>, May yield us fruit and bloom the rarest
There's worth as sure meath garments pool
AS e'er adorned loftier station.
And nd, minds as Just as those we trust.
Whose claim is but of wealth's creation
Then let them seek, whose minds are veal
Mere Fashions smile and trv 70 win II +
The house to me may lowly be,
| i oat like the people in it.
Abraham Harper, in Leslie's Weekly.
The citizen., 1908-07-31
TRUE WORTH.

Some love the glow Of outward show,
Some love mere wealth, and try to win it
The house to me may lowly be,
II | but like the people in it.
What's all the gold, that glitters cold.
When linked to hard and naughty feeling
Whate'er we're told, the nobler gold
Is truth of heart and manly dealing.
Then let them seek, whose minds are weak,
Mere Fashions smile and try to win it ;
The house to me may lowly be,
If but like the people in it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-29
RIGHT CARE OF THE RAM

When we purchase breeding sheep
we must consider them as they will
look when they are in medium flesh
1t is unsafe to rely upon the form or
appearance of sheep that is in an alb
normal condition from high feeding
and unnatural forcing The progeny
of such animals is more likely to be in
Jured than improved by such processes.
Great regard should be paid to the
size and general contour of the ram.
His structure should be firm and mass
i've, with a broad and capacious breast
without disproportionate length of
legs. we'll formed and perfectly devel-
oped quarters, especially the hind
parts.
His loins should be stout and we'll
knit, his features bold and masculine.
A firm and muscular neck is very de-
sirable. A courageous mein and eye
are indicative of spirit and vigor. The
head should be rather long, but COM
paratively small and finely nodded.
These are the appearances that mark
excellence in the rams of every breed.
The different breeds should POSSES
their distinctive traits.
Much difference of opinion exists as
to the relation of age to the usefulness
OF the ram. They may be used at a
very early age and until very late in
life. Lambs of few months of age
are capable of procreation-in fact
there are instances where eve has
become impregnated by her own lamb
before weaving in the autumn Aged
rams are sometimes used and produce
vigorous offspring, but as a rule | be-
lleVe that better results will follow the
use of middle-aged rams of good, Wig
Orous constitution.
The ram when the tipping season
arrives should be in good condition,
but not made indolent by pampering
and excessive fairness.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-29

winter marketing. One 16x4O feet.
with an elght-foot ceiling, is about the
proper size for the ordinary marketer
Inc walls should be double-that is,
Two separate walls, with a space of
one root between them, and no connec-
tloh between them at any place, not
even the ceiling of the inner building
with the roof or ventilator of the outer
one
The site chosen should be on an ele-
walton to insure good drainage.
EXcaVate two feet deep and the
depth and width you want the outside
walls.
Build each wall independent of the
other from the foundations up.
The open space between the walls
admits of a free circulation of air di
rect from the earth, which is warm.
IL there is no connection between the
"ails there is no chance for frost to
enter the inner building.
Inc inside roof should be ceiled with
seven-ei5hth inch tongue and sroovet
boards. lie rafters to which the cell
ing is nailed should be 2xG inch stuff.
Inc upper side of the rafters should
be covered with boards after the spaces
between the rafters are filled with dry
forest leaves or chaff. then covered
Very tightly with taTred paper
For the outside roof the sheetine
should be solid, and if metal is rsed
Tor roofing building pape! should first
be put under it.
The Venti'atcr should be in the CEN
ter OF the building and the opening Of
the inner ventilator should be two feet
square with a graduated STOPPER.
Dry sand should be put on the earth
floor to the depth of six inches.
A walk three feet wide should he
left the entire distance around tho
room and one through the center ,s
SHOWN IN the inside of the plan of wall
louhoauon The celery plots shouI1
be- inclo@ed by 12-inch boards
There should be window on each
side of the building about 2x4 feet. one
In each wall would take four windows
Ihese should be protected on the out
side by solid wooden shutter
one SIDE of the building. should h.
dlFlded OF into racks ana shelves for
holding trays and boxes, the other sid.
left to store bushel crates of notatoos
apples. etc. The inside door should
SHUT against a heavy cotton weather
strip or suitable material at hand IN
keep out the air.
thermometer should be kept in tho
mouse and the temperature kent or
about 45 to so degrees
The outside doors at each end shoul5
be protected by a storm shed or cover
ing Of some kind
Make the building the size and ont
of the materials that best s,,it tic
convenience of the builder. The main
point to keep in view is the air snace
running from the earth to the top of
the ventilator.
Store nothing hut strictly sound ar
tlcies' always keep the inside clean,
give a good coat of whitewash some
time during the fall and let it cure and
air out well before winter.
The difference in the quality of stuff
kept in this kind of storage and that
kept in the ordinary way will pay for
the building in two seasons.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-29
POULTRY MANURE FOR POTATOES

l have used poultry manure on pota-
toes several times and it has always
given satisfactory results.
Last spring l put small handful of
dry poultry manure in each hill when
planted my potatoes except four
pieces OF rows. On these I used IA
per cent superphosphate in the hill at
the rate of about $50 pounds per acre.
l noticed throughout the growing
season that the potatoes MANFRED with
the poultry manure were growing much
faster than the others. The soil was
just about the same, and the cultiva-
ton was the same in both places
When the potatoes reached maturity
l dug tWentyfour hills of each of two
rows lying adjacent to each other One
was fortified with poultry manure and
the other with superphosphate The
potatoes from each twenty four hills
were carefully weighed, with the fol-
lowing results:
Twenty -four hills with superphos-
phate yielded 2O5 pounds.
TWenty-four hills with poultry ma
nure yielded 1915 pounds
Difference in favor of poultry ma
nure, 1926 pounds.
The variety of potatoes planted was
common No. l. All of the potatoes
were practically free from scab. as 1
only noticed one scabby potato, and it
was found among the ones grown with
the poultry manure.-A. J. Legg, AL
hinn. w. Va
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-29
APPLE TREES KILLED BY FUNGI

In extremely warm countries it not
occurs that lichens girdle
fruit trees and kill them. 1t is usually
the citrus orchards that suffer great
est, but no kind of ruit-bearing trees
enjoy entire immunity from these par
asitical vegetable growths.
This disease is not contagious to
other trees, even those growing very
close by, and this is said to be the first
case on record in southern California.
The killing of a tree noted is sup
posed to have taken about three years,
though the fungous growth was first
observed not more than year ago.
The fungi came up from the earth
first, covering about one third Of the
trunk
They continued this growth to a
height OF about three feet, when they
completely surrounded the tree, send
ing large filament-like suckers deep
into the heart of the trunk.
Even now, when the tree and the
lichens are both dead, close inspection
of the broken cross sections shows
white lines where once these rootlets
burrowed through the wood. Mayne
Baltimore. San Francisco, CAL
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-29
EARLY WINTER WORK

Put. a half pint of carbolic acid in
the whitewash for the poultry house
and apply it before the cold weather
sets in.
Start the incubators this month for
early spring broilers.
Don't fail to put in a barrel or two
of road dust for the hens winter dust
bath.
Sell off all the old ewes.
Push the lambs for the holiday mar
ket.
If the shed for the sheep leaks, at
tend to it at once. A wet sheep be-
comes siclsly one.
1t is temptation to stuff new corn
into any animal on the farm. Too
much is worse than too little.
How the manure pile does grow
unless ii is distributed on the fields at
least once a week
The wood lot ought to go into the
winter clean and free from all fallen
logs, underbrush and dead trees.
One days work will clean up the
yard and garden. How untidy neg
lected place looks when the snow goes
off in the spring.
Now the rats begin to leave the farm
for more comfortable quarters in the
cellar. Stop every place where they
can enter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-29
present parasitic foes he must needs

present parasitic foes he must needs
be awake.
Unlike cattle and horses, you have
many individuals to contend with, all
subject to the same ailments and LA
BILE to show symptoms at any time.
In listening to discussion just few
days ago on the subject of care and
handling of sheep l heard this eX-
preston used: keep salt before the
sheep constantly" I find that this
seems to be the general idea among
most people.
For years / followed this plan of
sailing my sheep regularly, or kept it
before them constantly, the reason for
which being because l was raised to it.
l have often doubted the policy but
habit was strong and I continued the
practice up to just few years ago,
when 1 practically discontinued salt
ing save during the winter when on
dry feed, and then rather sparingly.
The results have been very satisfac-
tory. When sheep have access to salt
they go to it many times a day, thus
creating an abnormal thirst.
If water is not at hand they suffer
more from thirst than for want of salt
We're it withheld.
For this great thirst they will drink
from any stagnant pool and three or
four times as much as they need, TAX
ing into their stomachs great numbers
IF disease breeding germs. While salt
may aid in digestion when taken in
proper quantities, it is poisonous when
taken too freely. I find that salt is a
bowel disturber
To show the effect Of too much salt
for sheep 1 will give little Of my
past experience.
There used to be under my sheep
barn box with lid so arranged that
then the lid would drop down again.
keeping out all dirt and trash.
This lids dropping down could be
heard at almost all times Of the day
and night. showing how frequently the
box was visited.
A hard, beaten path led from the salt
box to the watering place, about eight
rods away.
1t occurred to me that there was no
necessity for all this; the sheep We're
both eating too much salt and drinking
too much water. l noticed also that
many had bowel trouble.
Since removing the cause of the
thirst my flock does not take more than
one-half the water, is quite free
from bowel disorders, and is as con-
tented as before.
I do not want to be understood as
advocating the feeding of no salt at
all, but much less than is usually used
by many.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-29
FENCE RAIL PHILOSOPHY

Shoe the boys and girls up good now
before the fall damps come on. Rub
bers are cheaper than doctors bills.
Get the boys warm overcoats and the
girls comfortable cloaks. Lots of times
a cold that comes on in early winter
settles down and proves a troublesome
thing to get rid of. But don't pamper
yourself or any of the rest of the fam
lily. Breathe all the fresh air you can
every day That is the way to health.
A little brain work this winter will
save leg work next summer.
When the mules shoe gets loose we
hustle him off to the blacksmith in a
hurry. But when mothers shoes wear
out are we in such hurry to get to
the store?
Much wise farm gospel has been
spread abroad for years, but some peo-
pie never heard of it till James j. Hill
gave it out as something new.
An overtired body makes a dull
mind. No doubt about it. Go slow.
Heart worries sometimes make a
face beautiful, but petty business Wor-
ries make it ugly
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-29
THE FOOL AND THE AUTO

The opposition of farmers to the
auto is not due to the acts of the
many, but the few speed crazed indi-
viduals who take license for liberty and
abuse all decent rules of the road and
disregard all rights of others.
Auto owners as a rule are iaw-abid-
ing citizens who are always ready to
recognize the danger arising from
frightened horses or collisions and who
take care to avoid troubles on the road
But in every community there are a
few hot-headed fools who regard no
rights which interfere with their own
ideas of pleasure and who are utterly
Indifferent to the injury they may in
fiict upon others by their reckless acts
In the country roads adjacent to
large cities lies the greatest danger
from these reckless drivers. They
haunt the roadhouses where LIQUOR is
sold, and-Well, a man with a load of
whisky and high power machine on a
country road is a terror So great has
become the danger from this class of
auto drivers that in many states a de-
termined effort will be made this win
ter to pass the most stringent laws
regulating autos.
Automobile clubs owe it to them
selves and the public to join the move
ment to suppress the fool driver and
provide sane and safe conduct on the
road. If present conditions are allowed
to continue 1t is certain that the leg
islatures will be forced to pass laws
which go too far and which will work
a hardship to those who need no laws
to keep them within bounds of the law
and common decency.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-29
KEEP YOUNG FOLKS AT HOME

one very common mistake made by
the farmer and his wife is living SO
much in the uncertain future and not
enough in the present. Planning and
working TO save the farm for the chill
dren is all right, but if we want to
save the restless boys and girls for
the farm We must study as we go along
how to make home q halfway pleas
ant place for them. AS we grow older
we are inclined to forget we once were
young. The young folks, overlooking
with vitality, must have amusement.
If the parlor is closed at home and
harmless games discouraged they will
find social life elsewhere and when
old enough to earn their living the city
will be more alluring, because they
have no pleasant memories of the home
farm life.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-29
THE WINTER WINDOW GARDEN

The windows at which plants are to-
be kept should receive attention at this
season. Go over the sash and make
sure that the glass in it is well fast
ened in place by putty. If any panes
are loose reputty them. See that the
sash fits the frame well.
These little crevices are the ones
through which great deal of cold
may come when the temperature drops
below zero and there is a stiff wind
blowing.
1t is an excellent plan to fit the Win
dows of the dwelling with storm
sashes, not only for the benefit OF
the plants but the human occupants
as we'll. Most of our colds are caused
by drafts, from which a chill strikes us
on one side while stove heat makes us
uncomfortably warm on the other
Storm sash reduces the fuel bill to an
extent almost equal to the cost of the
sash, as any one can easily satisfy
himself by giving it trial.
While cold cannot come through
glass, it will radiate from it, and g
room whose windows are not fitted
with storm sash will be much colder
than one with it.
=.
At windows protected by storm sash
plants can be allowed to stand against
the inner glass on the coolest night
without injury, as the air space be-
tween the two sashes is a most efficient
nonconductor of cold.
The floors Of the dwelling ought to
receive attention before cold weather is
upon us. In many houses the floor has
settled away from the baseboards,
leaving crack through which a good
deal Of cold can come in. This ac.
counts in considerable degree for the
cold feet of which we hear so muck
complaint. BY running a strip of con-
cave or three quarter" molding around
the room between floor and Dashboard
these drafts can be effectually pre-.
vented. If there is already such =
molding there and the floor has settled.
] take off the old strip and readjust it
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-29
SELL MILK OR MAKE BUTTER?

To the Editor: I can sell my milk
at creamery for 81 per 100 pounds
for the whole year, regardless of the
test. Will it pay me to sell for that
price or would it be more profitable to
make butter at home and sell at the
nearby grocery stores?-O. L. Reyn-
olds Hancock county, Ohio.
In home butter making so much de-
ponds upon the ability of the butter
maker and the quality Of the milk that
the question is very hard one for me
to answer.
If a creamery will pay 81 per 100
pounds for miscellaneous milk and I'M
protected by any test as to the quality
of the patrons milk. it would be COM
PEELED to work very close and to utilize
all of the butter fat
If the creamery will allow you that
price for the year without regard to
the quality of the milk and allow you
to haul your by-products back it will
no doubt pay you to sell at the cream
cry, unless you are situated so that
the expense of hauling the milk will be
large.
Some will make more by keeping
the milk at home, but the average dali
ryman will usually not do SO.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-29

1t never pays to work slow, lazy
horse beside a quick, spirited one.
Whether breeding pure-bred horses
or not, weed out the unpromising, I'M
profitable ones numerically.
A single bad habit may change the
value of horse more than you would
imagine.
The cleaner the collars and shoulders
are kept the less liable the shoulders
are to become sore.
Teach the horse to act promptly
when spoken to. By so doing a great
deal of annoyance is saved.
Keeping the skin of the work horses
clean enables them to sweat freely and
this is essential to their health.
When horse does not eat all that
is given him it should not be allowed
to sour in the box.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-29
CARRY A HEN AS A BOUQUET

1t sometimes becomes necessary to
carry live fowl some distance. with
more or less discomfort to the fowl
and consequent annoyance to yourself
Poultry fanciers wrap the bird in a
cornucopia of newspaper and carry as
they would bouquet. Simply Law the
bird down on the paper, straighten tbs.
legs on line with the tail and hold
the wings in position at the sides;
now roll the newspaper around as
though making a cornucopia and twist
the lower end, leaving the upper end
open.
In carrying hold the twisted end in
the hand, allowing the roll to rest on
the arm. Having plenty of air, biddv
will ride comfortably, with neither
flutterings nor fright, since wings and
tail are confined.