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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-10-19
American
"Way=Backs."
BY c. r. Barns, Minnesota
University Farm.


The slowness with which modern
improvements in agricultural processes
make their way among certain people
is illustrated by some photographs
lately received at University Farm.
showing the prevailing mode o.
threshing grain in New Mexico With
warehouses full Of the finest thresh
ing machinery only one or two days
distant by rail some New Mexican
farmers-even those close to the cap
ital city. Santa Fe-persist in doing
their threshing by driving herds Of
goats to and fro over the sheaves o.
grain scattered on the sun baked
ground. But these New Mexican
"way-backs" are not so different, after
ALL from the Minnesota farmer who
plants his seed without selection new.
er manures his land, and who keeps
no account with his several COWS. to
learn which animals yield him profit
and which are making him support
them with next to no return
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-10-19
HARVESTING ROOT CROPS
Digging Should Be Delayed as Lone
as Possibie-Lieht Frosts viii
Do No Harm

Light frosts at this time are causing
many of those who grew mangels or
other root crops for stock feeding to
think seriously of harvesting and stor-
ing them atonce, so as TO get them out
of the way of frosts that are to follow
In this state. except in sections where
killing frosts are apt to occur at any
time during the last week in Septem-
Der or the first week in October. man,
gels and other root crops are usually
better off in the field, during the first
ten days or two weeks in October,
than when stored in pit or cellar Sew
eral light frosts may kill the tops
partly; but the roots, even though ex-
posed, will be uninsured, and will CON
tinue to grow until mature. thus pre-
ducing greater yields per acre than
Mature mangels keep much better
when stored than those that are put
in cellar or pit when immature. The
temperature in pit or cellar. during
the last part of September and first
part of October. is usually too high to
keep root crops to best advantage As
usual thing harvesting should be
deferred until during the second week
in October In some years the crop
will be slightly injured by frosts if
this rulesis followed; but this injury
will usually be no greater than the
crop sustains when i. is harvested
while immature and put in the cellar
when the weather is still warm
The method of handling the roots
varies considerable: but the following
points can we'll be held in mind QC
The roots should be broken and
bruised as little as possible during the
handling. A broken or bruised root
decays very easily when stored (2)
The top should be twisted off by hand
and never cut e with knife Cut
ting the tops of with knife leaves
the crown exposed. and decay usual.
~ sets in quickly CD. The roots
should lot be allowed to lie in the sun
for any length of time before hauling
to pit or cellar This will cause them
to wilt and they will not keep as well
f4). Store in a cool place. and provide
good ventilation, especially UP to cold
weather.-A. Army, Minnesota Co.
lege of Agriculture
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-10-19
seasonable Crops.
ey K. 4. Kirkpatrick, Exten.
sion Division. Minnesota9As.
ricuitQrai College.

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Dahlias and cannas may be kept
over winter in the ordinary cellar.
Cut off the tops when killed by frost
Lift, the clumps with a spade or FORK.
Shake off the loose soil, but let the
rest adhere If the cellar is dry.
warm. and well drained, the clumps
may be set in loose layer directly
on the floor; but if the cellar IS
damp the roots should be. placed in q
loose layer on a rack of old boards or
lath raised some distance from the
floor In the spring, the large clunr
are taken out. separated, and put to
sprout in a hotbed or under the
greenhouse benches.
The Lawn. =
AS long as the grass continues to
grow, the lawn should be clipped; bus
This helps to thicken up the grass
close to the roots. where it needs the
winter protection. This winter plan
to cover the lawn with fine sheep
manure; or. if this cannot be had. use
COW manure, with little or no trash
Contrary to belief. the litter adds no
protective feature when the growth of
grass has been treated as above; and
the fertilizing value of the clear ma
nure is far superior to that from vast
amounts of trash
Parsley in Winter.
fine supply of parsley can be had,
for winter use. by lifting several
plants and placing them in small
box of soil in a sunny cellar window
Treat as one would house plants
Storing Vegetables.
1t is not too late to make an out
side root and vegetable cellar for the
winter Keeping such in cellars IN
der living rooms is very unsanitary,
and usually unsatisfactory The TEN
perature must be SO high and the air
so dry that the products so kept lack
the crispness and flavor that go with
a high edible quality When kept in
an outside pit or cellar, these features
are corrected, and the roots and vege.
tables may be brought into the house
cellar regularly in small amounts
Savings Bank Hints.
Rutabagas, beets and carrots may
not be of great money value to TIE
grower just at present Perhaps he is
planning to let them rot, or to feed
them to the stock But indieatio s
are that they will be worth from Il
cents to 81 per bushel before spring
Such has been the case for many pas
seasons They can be kept perfectly
in an easily constructed pit or root
cellar. taken out in late winter, and
turned into neat bit of spendinp
money
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-10-19
STORING VEGETABLES
FOR WINTER USE
Method of Caring for Various Zoos
Products

Products.
oNiONS.-Onions should be kept
in a dry. cool place where there is q
good circulation of air.
cAsBAGE-Cabbage may be huns
UP by the stalk, or the outside leaves
and stalk removed and the head
wrapped in paper and placed OF
shelves in a cool place
ROOTS.-Carrots beets, parsnips
ETC., are best stored in bins or boxes
and covered with a thin layer of-sand
to prevent drying out or whiting A
temperature of from 93 to 40 degrees
is abotu right
ATOES.-Partly ripened toma-
toes may be wrapped in paper and put
in boxes or on shelves and they will
gradually ripen during the late fall
Sometimes the whole plant is pulled
and hung in a basement or laid on the
floor
SouASH.--Squash should be stored
in dry. cool place An ordinary eel.
lar is apt to be too moist for the best
keeping of squash They should be
picked before frosted at all and han
died carefully to prevent bruising of
any sort Store on shelves, placing
only one layer of squash on the shelf
cEtERy.-Celery may be dug on
the approach Of cold weather and set
closely in boxes in which earth or
sand nicely covers the roots. If this
soil is dry it may occasionally be Wa
tered, care being taken not to wet the
foliage, as this will cause it to decay
Place the boxes in a cool. dark cellar.
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for each or the ladies, and a piece for
the center of the table" the maid
stated.
Have you any ribbon? Nellie ask
ed.
Lots of it."
Pale blue?"
Yes
Get it for me, and I'll fix them.
ooh. will your"
Such nosegays as Nellie madei
Bunches of white roses tied with blue.
alternated with punches of pink tied
with the same celestial color. In the
center the pink and white and blue
were combined. giving Vatican eff
feet that was original and captivating
Then Nellie went home. and that
night she cried on her husband s
shoulder. IF you had seen the way
she treated me, john she sobbed.
Then what made you help her out?
Why didn't you let her go without
fowers?"
I just couldn't; 1T seemed 500
unneighborly, John And the table
looked beautiful"
well, women are queer creatures"
her husband said.
They sat late on the little porch.
and when at last John went for walk
and smoke. and Nellie was left alone
In the moonlight, there came suddenly
a voice from the darkness.
"Oh, Mrs. Nesbit.'
1t was Mrs Wentworth.
II saw the tip of your husbands
cigar in the garden" she said. $50 l
came over l want to thank you for
the lovely fowers-and the arrange
ment. Where did you learn to do
such lovely things, Mrs. Nesbit?"
II guess it's in me-" said Nellie, try
ing hard to be friendly, but failing, so
that her voice was chilly and dis
tant.
I'm afraid" Mrs. Wentworth said.
quickly, that was very tactless this
morning. But / didn't dream-some-
how I didn't take it in that could
possibly ask any one to do thing
for me without compensation. I've al
ways lived in the city where every
man looks out for himself, and every
woman. Then when I went in the din
ing-room and saw the lovely nosegays,
and the trouble you had taken-oh
Mrs. Nesbit, 1 felt-condemned. abso-
lutely condemned"
There was no mistaking her real
contrition. So Nellie said gently. II
don't suppose should have felt hurt.
But I've wanted to be neighbors ever
since you came-and-a when you
put me on such mercenary footing
1t hurt"
Mrs. Wentworth reached out her
hand impulsively Were going to
be neighbors after this" she said
MAY / come some times, and you
shall show me how you make such a
success with your fowers-and-"
But Mrs. Nesbit was not listening
she was looking out over the garden
where second spark in the darkness
| spoke of another cigar besides Johns.
who is out there with my husband? p
she asked.
Before the other could answer. two
men came UP the path.
Nellie said her husband, sits Mr.
Wentworth. He says his wife is with
you, and they want us to take a ride
with them tomorrow afternoon to the
Beach-it's Saturday half holiday, and
could go. But told him l didn't
know about you"
Please" pleaded Mrs. Wentworth,
as Nellie hesitated, sthen I'll be sure
you've forgiven me-"
And Nellie. whose tender heart
could never hold malice. held out her
hand in gesture of supreme surren
; der.
Il shall love to be good neighbors,' .
she said. shyly.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-10-19
Rhusarh for Winter Use.
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An excellenf supply of rhubarb for
winter use may be had by digging
d few clumps late in autumn and al
lowing them to freeze. About Dec.
/ they may be placed in the cellar on
the floor or in boxes, covering the
roots with soil and watering thorough.
ly. A clump will produce many shoots
of tender quality during the winter.
1t must be kept in the dark or else
much of the strength will go to form
useless leaf
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-10-19


you interrupted my thoughts had
just conquered desire to make you
care for me-your attitude made me
desire a siege in which you would be
the victim-but my better nature won
out and" Murphy laughed lightly.
Then have missed rather anus
ing game-haven't II"
Jim Murphy's lips shut tight. Molly
Sherwell cast glance at him and felt
satisfied. Flippant remarks would
have to bridge many chasm with
this man and she hoped that her in.
consequent moods would never be far
from her command.
"Since you are heartless and | am
engaged we are certainly well guarded
against the wiles of the ocean-wflI
you walk on deck with me now? /
insist on being Enthusiastically is
great between man and a woman
isn't it,"
Molly left the question unanswered
It was the tenth day. and on the
morrow Queenstown and all that the
word meant would be with the pas
sengers of the Marion. In the evening
the last night on board, Molly Sher
well and Jim Murphy paced moonlii
deck
.This has been the most pleasant
Of my trips" It was the girl whs
spoke. For once. the voyage has
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-10-19
Reasonable Restraint.

Jones' is it necessary for you to
send your daughter to Europe to com
plete her musical education? ?" Brown
"Yes-I can't stand the internal
racket here any longer. Portland
Oregonian.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-10-19

Plan to put all the machin.
cry under cover this winter If
you haven't shed room enough
build some more; it will pay
Il is the man who doesn't
house his machinery who keeps
1 up the profits OF the harvester
companies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-31
SIXTH DISTRICT is NEXT.
Candidates for Asylum Location There
to Be Looked Over.

Chas. d. Shukers of the state board
of control had a fine time on his trip
last week with the board looking over
the sites in the Seventh district for the
proposed state hospital. The board viii
inspect the Sixth district candidates for
the new state institution next month
1t will probably be late in July before
the board makes the selection of site
for the hospital.
Mr.. Shukers said today that the
board would write the Commercial clubs
of all the towns interested, asking for
the best offer they would make on land
for a site before they held the meeting
to select the place. THE town with the
best location and the best proposition
will get the place, in my opinion" said
Mr.. Shukers. I'VE must consider loca-
ton and railroad service and agricul-
tural conditions as well as the cheap
ness of the Site
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-31

Omer Cole. of the paint shop, is inn
proving after being i'll for the past
two weeks with an attack of fever.
T. E. Prout, secretary of the r. r.
Y. M. C. A, left Monday for Indianap-
oils, Ind, where he will attend a sec
retarieS conference.
Miss Agness Wellman went to Chi
cago to spend a weeks vacation with
her folks.
Clarence McGuigan, of the Harvey
stand at the depot, is improving after
several weeks serious illness.
Bert Holmes, of the machine shop, is
spending a few days in Cedar Point
on business trip.
Operator E. D. Seitz is now working
in Burlingame.
Max Stewart. of the boiler shop, is
spending a few days in Kansas City>a
Argentine on a business trip.
Rudolph Clarke, of the machine shop,
spent Tuesday in Rock Greek visiting
relatives and friends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-31
TO PALE, THIN PEOPLE
Druggist Geo. w. Stansfield Offers to
Pay for Samose If it Does Not
Make Thin People Fat

Pale, thin people are simply suffer-
ing from want of nourishment. They
may eat enough, but their food is not
properly digested and does them no
good.
Samose, the remarkable flesh form
ing food should be used by all who are
pale, weak and thin. It mingles with
the food and adds assimilation, so that
when taken for short time, Nature
will soon assert her normal powers,
and the food that is eaten will give
strength and good flesh.
The woman who longs for rosy
cheeks and the plumpness of beauty
should use Samose. The man who
wants to be strong and well and gain
health and good flesh. will find his de-
sires accomplished by Samose.
Such remarkable results have fol-
lowed the use of Samose that Druggist
Geo. w. Stansfield is willing to pay for
the treatment if it does not give the
desired results. He makes this offer
generally and wants all who are thin,
weak and out of health to get box
of Samose from him on those terms
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-31
COMING BY THE CAR LOAD.
CoffeyvilIe Merchants VIII Come to
Topeka in Own Car.

At meeting of the members of the
Jobbers' and Manufacturers associa
ton in charge of the arrangements for
Merchants week. held this noon at
the Commercial club it was reported
that the merchants over Kansas are be-
ginning to send in their acceptances to
the invitations sent out, and that
party composed of 80 business men of
Coffeyville will come to Topeka in
special car.
1t was decided to ask the merchants
and the street railway company to
decorate for the week of festivities as
is the usual custom. A committee
composed of J. VIII Kelley, president
of the Commercial club; N. B. Burge,
pr esident of the Ad club, and Albert T..
Reid were chosen as committee of
judges to award the prizes of SIS, SIS
and $40 for the best window displays
of Topeka made goods arranged by
the merchants for Merchants week
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MAY BE MURDER.
Mystery Surrounds the Death of J. HI.
Vincent.

There is mystery surrounding the
death of J. H. Vincent, a former resi-
dent of Topeka, who was killed last
week on a lonely road near Garnett.
Vincent was travelling in a covered
wagon with stranger. When the wa
gon reached Garnett, Vincent was dead.
The stranger told the officers. he did
not know the man and that he had
accidentally killed himself while try
ing to shoot rabbit. A letter in
Vincent's pockets helped to identity the
man. Members of the sheriff force
today found that Vincent had lived in
Topeka a short time and last winter
was employed in repairing Melan
bridge. While here Vincent made his
home at 121 East Crane street
Very little is known here concerning
the man. At Garrett the officers are
unable to determine whether Vincent
was murdered or accidentally killed.
When the body was searched by Ander-
son county officers, but II cents was
found in the mans pocket. The man
with whom Vincent was travelling left
Garrett the day following the shooting.
Nothing has been. heard from him
since that time. Vincent is presumed
to have gone from Topeka to Eureka,
where he met the stranger with the
cover wagon. Together. the owner
of the wagon said, the men planned TO
drive to Brookheld, Mo.
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WILL HAVE NONE OF TT HERE.
Jones Divorce Case Is to Be Tried in
EIdOrado.

Theodore w. Jones' domestic troubles
will be aired in Judge Aikman's court
in Butler county, according to a ruling
made in the case late yesterday after
noon. Jones is a wealthy Topeka ne
gro He filed suit for divorce in Butler
county. Then Mrs. Jones asked for
divorce in the Shawnee county court.
In a former decision the Butler coun-
ty court declared that Jones had never
established a residence in FL Dorado
and for this reason that tribunal would
take no notice of Jones family affairs.
But Jones was persistent. He filed d
second suit. Then Mrs. Jones sued. At
torneys McKeever, for Jones, and
Newell for Mrs. Jones, went to Ell
Dorado this week to argue the motion
for dismissal.
But it was a different attitude that
the court took this time Jones had
bought livery stable in Ell Dorado. He
had also declared his intention of max
ing his home permanently in the Flint
Hill district. So Judge Altman decided
the matter would be fought out on
Jones' home ground. The case in the
Shawnee county court will be dis
missed.
The suit for divorce involves a di-
vision of some 900 property rights
held by the wealthy negro.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-31

In another minute Mrs. Ferry was in
the yard. The child was in the wo-
mans arms and tears rolled down her
face.
Don't you know me. honey" pleaded
the mother, don't you know me, darl-
ing?" and Mrs. Ferry's face beamed
with a new and brighter light as she
covered the child with kisses.
Then Hazel cried, too. Somehow a
clear recollection of the mamma she
knew in babyland flooded the littls
girls mind and she cried and smiled
and clapped two chubby little hands
with joy. And while the love scene be-
tween mother and child was being en-
acted on the little playground, the two
playmates looked on in awe and won
uer. On the sidewalk stood the big
burly policeman, who had aided in the
search He was seeing things that are
unusual even to the police. In his en-
barrassment he tried to hide two big
awkward hands in baggy trouser peck
cts He tried to conceal a pair of
clumsy feet behind picket fence. Then
in despair and because he could think
Of nothing else to do, he turned and
walked back to the station-alone
For ten miutes the mother and her
babe-because Hazel is still baby to
Mrs. Ferry-talked about things that
neither will tell.
Don't you want to go home with
dSheu MIS-. ferrY, as
she told Of the big shade trees and the
wide lawn and ducks and chickens and
horses and cows on the Missouri farm.
Baby Hazel wagged a shaggy head of
curly hair and said she did. She didn't
know where her papa was, she said,
only that he left her there at Third and
jackson and told her to wait till he re-
turned. That was two weeks ago
Then Mrs. Jones went to the probate
court, where an order was issued to
place the child in the jurisdiction of the
Juvenile court until the Atchison dis
trict court takes action to restore the
girl to its mothers custody. Mrs.
Ferry believes that Jones is not entitled
to the custody of the little girl. She de-
clares he violated the order from the
trial court and that he has not provided
Tor her properly since Hazel has been
IN his possession. In the meantime
Hazel Jones is in the custody of the
Juvenile court and final settlement of
the matter has been set for next Tues
day
Jones has not as yet been found Of
flcers are looking for him and he will
be summoned to appear in the trial of
the case. In the meantime Mrs. Ferry
Will ask the Atchison county court for
an order for the care and custody of
the child.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-31
New Charters Granted.

The state charter board met today
and allowed charters to new corpora
tions as follows:
Methodist Episcopal church of To-
peka, Lincoln conference. Directors
]. ]. Cabbell and j. w H. Terrill OF
Independence; W. M. Donald. ]. S
Burton, G. w. H. Hopewen, l. E
Hayes, D. G. Franklin, all of Topeka
First Baptist church of Durham
Marion county.
Apostolic Christian church of Grid
ley, Coffee county.
Advent Christian church of Glasco
Cloud county.
Cherokee County Supply Co of Ga
lena; capital, $4,000.
Cherryvale Gas, Light and Power
Co.; capital, $4,000.
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NEARING THE END.
Gordon-Munn Case May Go to jury
This Week.

Trial of the Gordon-M Mum case is
fast reaching a conclusion and NAV go
to jury in Judge Whitcomb's court
the latter part of this week After
snort testimony of two witnesses and
the offering of several dispositions. the
defense at noon today intimated that
1t had made its case. About two days
Will be occupied by the plaintiff in re-
buttal testimony.
At the opening of the hearing this
morning the defense offered the aft
davit of Austin Richmond. a former
husband of Mrs. Gordon, who told of
letters received from Mrs. Gordon
after her husbands death In these
letters Mrs. Gordon wrote concerning
the fight over the estate: and in one
of the letters urged Richmond not to
dig up the old family affairs for the
sake of her son. This afidavit was
admitted in evidence at the time it was
offered, but was later ruled out by the
court.
Mrs. Mum, the defendant in the ac-
ton, was the first witness called by
the defense. Her testimony was very
short She stated that at one time
Mrs. Gordon told her of an ante nup-
tial agreement between herself and
G. G. Gordon. Later, the witness said,
Mrs. Gordon told her the contract had
been lost or stolen. This was the ex-
tent of the defendants testimony. She
was not cross examined
Then A. H Vance of Oklahoma civ
was called to the stand. He told the
circumstances of drawing the ante
nuptial agreement for Gordon and his
wife. 1t was signed, he said, on June
80, 1898, the day the couple was mar
r1ed. Then Vance outlined the con-
tents of the contract and stated Mrs.
Gordon seemed satisfied and pleased at
the time she signed the agreement.
vance also repeated from memory the
exact wording of the contract, as he
recalled it,
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WANTS HER CHILDREN.
Mrs. Jack Cudahy Will Again Appeal
to the Courts.

Kansas City. May 31.-The Jack
Cudahy divorce case is to be reopened
if Mrs. Edna Cudahy who returned
from California to her home today, can
induce the courts to pass again upon
the matter. Mrs. Cudahy obtained a
divorce following a sensational quarrel
between her husband and Jere 11llis' q
banker, at the Cudahy home over
year ago
II have no desire to have the divorce
o,nulIed said Mrs, Cudahy. But l
must have my four dear children back
one day just before 1 left California
I went to the convent but they Woulo
not LET me see the little dears."