davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Belding banner., 1911-10-05
ClEUT.-GoV. ROSS DENIES RE-
PORT.
Will Not Run for Governor-Wants to
Be Lieut.-Gov. Again.

Lieut.-Gov. John Q. Ross, Friday,
absolutely denied that he was being
doomed for governor of the state
He said that no boom had been start
ed by himself and that SO far as he
knew no one had started one for him
He also denied that he was planning
to run for congress from this dis
trict. He did imply, however, that
If Governor Osborn ran again he
would probably make the race Sec
ond time for acknowledgements.
Belding banner., 1911-10-05

ney secretions were
In terrible condition.
II left standing they
thickened like glu-
cose and had to be
removed with a
knife. My own doc
tor gave me up. /
then called in a spe-
cialist who said | was
Belding banner., 1911-10-05
Copper Mercer Is propped.

The copper insurgents of Michigan
have won out. The proposed merger
of the Calumet & Hecla Mining Co
with number of smaller copper min
ing companies in this state has been
called off. The insurgents filed in
functions, some still pending. in the
Michigan courts to stop the merGer,
and the officers of the C. & II. de-
cided rather than to have a long
fight for the consolidation they would
drop It.
Belding banner., 1911-10-05
A Paraphrase.

You take close notice of the places
to which people are invited"
Yes" replied Mrs. Cumrox: lin
our circle invitations are the sincerest
fiattery"
Belding banner., 1911-10-05

There was a balance on hand in
the state treasury of s47S,000 Oct. 1.
This will be all the money that will
be collected for state purposes until
January /, when the taxes commence
to come in.
While the state law does not make
II crime TO carry concealed weapons
In any city under 10000 Jackson
does not intend that any OF It's resi-
dents shall tote firearms without
making themselves liable to punish
ment, and to this end a drastic ordi-
nance against the practice will be in
troduced before the council in the
very near future.
Belding banner., 1911-10-05

1t requires a great deal of mind to
be silent at the right time and in the
right place Circumstances form the
character; but like petrifying matters
they harden while they form.-L. 4.
Landon.
Belding banner., 1911-10-05
His Blasted Life.

you refused me ten years ago"
Il remember" said the heiress.
"You said it would wreck your life"
1T did. I have had to work for a
living ever since"
Belding banner., 1911-10-05

Mrs Wtnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma-
ton allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c a bottle.
Belding banner., 1911-10-05
LOST 20 POUNDS.
In Bed Seven Weeks With Terrible
Kidney Trouble.

A. Dearth, Main St., Camden, o.,
says: II was in bed seven weeks with
kidney trouble and grew worse in
spite of all the doctor could do. Kid
Belding banner., 1911-10-05

Coles Carbolisalve quickly relieves and
cures burning, itching and torturing skin
diseases 1t instantly stops the pain OF
burns. Cures without scars. 25c and SOC
by druggists. For free sample write to
Belding banner., 1911-10-05

Why is IL that so many people suffer
with Lame Back Hamlins Wizard Oil
will cure IL and for Aches, Sprains,
Bruises, Cuts. Burns. etc. there IL moth.
ing better.
Belding banner., 1911-10-05

should say sincerity. a deep. great
genuine sincerity. Is the first charsc
,eristic OF all men n any way heroic.
Carlyle
Belding banner., 1911-10-05

Let me fail in trying to do some
thing rather than sit still and do moth
ing-Cyrus Hamlin.
Belding banner., 1911-10-05

IA If the average man has occasion TO
generate a good. hearty laugh once a
month. he is playing in great luck.
Belding banner., 1911-10-05
Many Reports Inaccurate.


Hostilities outside Tripoli and Cy-
rene have been confined to naval ac-
tivity in the Adriatic and the ex-
change OF shots by gunboats at Ho-
deida in the Red sea. in which a
British launch was the only sufferer.
1t is impossible to calculate how
many Turkish so-called torpedo boats
have been sunk and destroyed in the
Adriatic. Obviously the same Incl
dent with the geography and details
slightly varied has been repeated
again and again. II all the reports
were accepted as true Turkey would
be found to have lost more of these
craft than she ever possessed.
Turkish Tripoli Loss Is IL Killed, %
Hurs.
1t is officially announced that the
Turkish loss at the bombardment of
Tripoli were IL killed and % wound
ed. One Italian cruiser was damaged
by the forts. 1t is reported that an
Italian cruiser has bombarded Sue
dish, vilayet of Aleffo, but that no
damage was done.
The committee of Young Turks at
Salonka has decided to maintain the
struggle. Reschid Pasha has declined
the portfolio of minister OF foreign re
lations.
Tripoli is in State of Siege.
Advices from Tripoli state that the
Italian governor, Rear Admiral Borea
d'Olmo, has issued a proclamation de
claring the town in a state of siege.
The smaller Italian warships are en-
gagged in searching for and removing
mines that were LAID by the Turks in
Tripolitan har1ors.
Nearly the entire body of the Tripo-
liton police has offered TO enter the
Italian service and similar offers have
been received from other local Of
ficiais. Gov. d'Oimo is organizing the
public services. The Italian postofice
has been reopened and the italian
coat-of-arms placed over the door
ways.
1t is reported that vice admiral, the
duke of the Abruzzi, considering that
the acute stage of the war has pass
ed, has submitted to the king a plan
to organize a scientific expedition
into the interior of Tripoli He pro-
poses to study the flora, fauna and
water courses and proceeding south
through Central Africa. eventually
entering country as yet unexplored
or little known.
Belding banner., 1911-10-05

Early Standards Of Menoacity.
Eve meditated.
II think that story Adam told me
is lie out of the whole leaf" she an.
nounced.
Belding banner., 1911-10-05
A Perilous Duty.

MY position" remarked the emf
nent physician. lis one requiring the
greatest tact and diplomacy"
What is the trouble?"
Il feel conscientiously obliged to
influential patients that they overeat.
ten several Of my most wealthy and
Belding banner., 1911-10-05
important TO Mothers

examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that il
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-07-13
BUYING ALFALFA LAND.

There are many sections in the
south where alfalfa will do well, and
it goes without saying that land which
price Notwithstanding this there are
some facts in connection with the
growing of alfalfa which it is well
to take into account. One of these is
that if will not do we'll on land that
is not well drained. which means that
northern buyers as prime alfalfa land
will not be worth continental for
this purpose until it is drained
Neither will alfalfa do we'll over
hardpan of any kind which comes
too near the surface nor On stiff
clay subsoil Weather conditions
which are likely TO prevail during the
making of the hay should also be
taken into account rain and heavy
dews being very detrimental TO
good quality of hay. For this reason
the drier or irrigated sections of the
west and southwest are preferable
for alfalfa growing We are led to
make the above remarks as the result
Of conversation with friend who
recently was shown a lot Of alfalfa
land in southern state where the
holes dug by lands crabs were visible
showed that the water was too near
the surface to make successful alfalfa
growing possible,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-07-13

previous seasons cutting back, will
again need to be headed in about one
half their growth Shoots which are
growing inward, and those tending to
cross or rub, should be removed or
corrected. The regulation of shoot
is governed by cutting to a bud.
Note the designated cuts and the
positions OF the buds in diagram 3b,
and the suggestions brought out in 3
and Ga
In all formative pruning the cuts
are made slanting and just back of the
bud which has been chosen, on the
proper side of the branch to throw
the resulting shoot in the desired di-
rection. The uppermost bud left on
stub usually throws the strongest
branch. In many instances an other
wise dormant bud can be forced to
throw strong shoot to fill up an
open space in the top by cutting a
notch in the main branch just above
the bud in question.
The method of cutting back to a
bud is shown in diagram 1c, &c, SC and
&c. 1c and &c are cut too far above
the bud, and will leave an excess of
dead wood to be pinched off or COW
cred over by the growing callous. &c
is cut too close to the base of the
bud; d proceeding that is liable to
cause the bud to be killed by drying.
&c shows about the right position for
making the cut. Drawings 1 and la
show properly set one-year-old tree
and the same tree pruned to start
the head about Is inches high. In
Fig. 2, the headed-in tree in la is
shown after summers thrifty
growth. "a shows the same pruned
to form the head. Fig. 3 suggests
the growth that might result the en-
suing season and Ga embodies some
suggestions for cutting back to form
desirable head.
1t should be borne in mind always
that that pruning is best which is
moderate. The severe cutting back
of tree once or twice in it's life
time, as is the practice so often, can
scarcely help but have serious re-
suits. Pruning should be light in
amount, and done yearly, from the
time the tree is set until it is ma
ture
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-07-13
Hoofs Need Attention,

The feet of farm horses need more
attention than they usually get. They
need frequent trimming and shaping.
Sometimes the hoofs will break of
unevenly. Such places should be
smoothed off with the pinchers and
rasp. Better still. they should be trim
med off before they break. Frequently
in winter the toe Of the hoof has worn
faster than the heel. This makes the
hoof and ankle lleak too much in
forward angle All. IS extremely hard
on the joints and iandons in that re-
gion. With such feet the heels should
be cut and rasped down until they are
in proper proportion to the toes. As a
rule the heel length should be just half
the toe length.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-07-13
RICE GROWING.

Northern readers of these notes will
be interested in how rice is raised
in the southern states. A loan soil
with a good mixture Of clay is consid.
cred best suited to this cereal, while
the other conditions which make good
rice land are possibility Of irrigation.
complete drainage and a solidity at
harvest time to permit the operation of
heavy machinery Rice land is pre-
pared for the seed as in the case of
other cereals. and the best results are
had with the drill, from one and
half to two bushels of seed being used
per acre When the rice plants are
five or six inches high the field is
flooded with water to depth of from
one to six inches The water is kept
on the field until the rice gets in the
dough, which is from ten to twenty
days before it is ripe The field is
then drained by open bitches and al.
lowed to dry. after which the rice is
cut, shocked and thrashed. as in the
case of wheat or oats In the last
named step the speed Of the cylinders
is reduced TO prevent cracking Or
breaking the grain The rice is known.
as paddy" as it comes from the ma.
chine and is then taken to the mill,
where it is hulled and polished.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-07-13
GREAT BENEFIT To FARMERS
Cooperation in Marketing Cream
Means Larger Returns to the
Producer,


The direct mission of the creamery,
as an instrumentality for securing to
the dairy farmer a larger return from
the produce of his COWS, and to the
consumer better article of butter,
is scarcely more beneficent than the
secondary mission it has come to as
sumo as the propaganda and exem-
plar of the principle of cooperation.
Observation of the results which ac-
crue. from working together" in the
establishment and support of the
creamery has suggested an infinity of
other lines in which the cooperative
principle may be applied, with equal
erect, in the building up of agricul-
ture and the betterment of life on
the farm. Even the consolidated
school, with its wagons conveying the
children to and fro, might not have
been thought of had not tie cream
cry pointed the way to larger things
that might come from cooperation.
It is iit-le curious, therefore, that,
in an enterprise so closely related to
the creamery as the collection and
delivery of the cream from it's pat
rons, such comparatively expensive
procedure as the delivery of cream
by the individual farmer should still
prevail in many districts possessing
a creamery. AS shown in Professor
Wilson's little book on Agriculture
for Young Folks" the delivery of
cream three times a week costs the
average farmer approximately $3.50
per week, or $3.50 each year-a
pretty good price to pay for simply
marketing the cream of the ten or a
dozen cows which constitute the aver
age herd. Ii he makes deal with
mis- neighbor who possesses similar
herd, under which deal each delivers
the cream from both farms together,
on alternate days, then the cost is
practically cut in half. This saving
Of $46S0 annually is certainly worth
while. But single man and team,
employed by the creamery, could col
lect and deliver the cream OF from
~ to 60 patrOns-the number de-
pending on the condition of the roads
and the size of the herds. The an
nual cost, dividing the amount among
the patrons, would then be but about
$3.50 to $46.S0 each. The aggregate
saving to the patrons under this last
plan would be so large, as compared
with individual advertisement
$4,000 per year collectively for say 60
patrons-that adherence to indicidual
deliveries anywhere would seem to
indicate an unusual degree of inertia
and lack of intelligence r. Barns,
Minnesota University Farm.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-07-13

ton of the herd. The figures given
above are very conservative. They
could be twice as large and still be
safely within the bounds of reason.
On the other hand, when it comes to
selling calves. even though they be
grades, a high priced bull will pay for
himself several times in the better re-
turns that may be secured for such
stock
1t takes farseeing man to really
appreciate the possibilities of good
stock, for the capacity of the better
bull breeds ON in accumulative effect
upon the herd. while the offspring OF
the poor bull will never materially Inn
prove. and the breeder will find his eff
forts are leading him down hill instead
of up Paradoxical as it may seem. in
buying dairy stock. whether it is heif-
ers. cows or bulls. but especially in
the latter case. the high priced animal
is usually the cheapest.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-07-13
SELECTING GOOD
BREEDING STOCK.

A gentleman recently suggested that
he would like to buy dairy bull. He
said that this animal was to be used
on his common cows to grade up the
herd. and he did not want TO pay very
much money. not over 1925 and even
less than that if possible. which leads
to the question. What is a cheap bull?
The man doubtless could have found
something for SO or $50. There would
probably have been little difficulty in
getting bull that would answer the
purpose for breeding his common COWS.
says Kimball's Dairy Farmer.
On the other hand. suppose this man
would spend three times as much mon
ey. or $3.50. for a bull that was ex-
tremely well bred and capable of trans
hitting to his daughters the milking
qualities that predominated in his an
cestry We will suppose that the farm
er in question is milking ten cows and
that he averages one year with another
so per cent heifer calves This means
that the first year the bull is used five
of his daughters will be added to the
herd Now we will suppose that as
soon as they come into milking form
they yield fifty pounds more of butter
fat per year than their dams. This
means that $50 pounds of butter fat
will be added to the production Of the
herd. which at current prices would be
worth $75.
When the second generation begins
to milk there will be an income for the
year of $3.50. and the bull will have
brought from the increased milk pro-
duction alone $500. or the equivalent Of
his original cost. When we add to this
the value of the heifers that have been
added to the herd we see that the high
priced bull was an extremely profitable
investment. 1t costs no more to keep
him than it does an ordinary animal,
and bull that could be bought for less
than 500, while he may have a pedi-
gree. will naturally be rather question
able as to prepotency. so that very lit
tie dependence could be placed upon
his increasing the butter fat produc-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-07-13
Formative Pruning.
81 K. a. Kirkpatrick, Mime
sofa University Farm.


]. + !. i. 4 !. j. i. !. !. :. !. \ !. !. \ :.
The first point in the pruning of an
orchard is the selection of the tree
for planting. The best tree to plant
is the one-year-old whip. Gig. -.
This infers that the planter wants
fruit and is going to take care of his
planting. To the man who wishes a
grove, where fruit crop may happen
if all things are favorable, we will
grant the privilege of planting three
or four-year-olds
In planting a one-year-old, the buds
are yet active along the whip-like
trunk and the head can be formed as
low as wanted. The one-year-old is
also superior to older stock, because
less OF its root system need be sacri-
feed in the transplanting.
One of the great mistakes in or
charding, in the Northwest, has been
too high heading. Low heading is
preferable, at least in high ATTITUDES
The trees are more rapidly sprayed,
an essential in orcharding nowadays.
The trees are not whipped about in
the high winds-a prevalent trouble,
winter and summer, in these regions.
AS consequence, the tree is not loOs-
ened at the crown in the ground, a
feature which may lead to several
kinds of root injury. The top does
not lose so much moisture when
placed low, out of the wind. Wind
falls are not so numerous. The labor
of pruning the tree and of picking
the fruit is decreased. The trunk
and larger branches are protected
from sunscald, one of the most seri-
Gus problems of orcharding in the re-
gion named. Cultivation will not be
made more difficult, if done with the
proper tool, and the liability of in
jury to the trees will be positively
lessened because the team cannot be
driven under the branches.
Any bruised roots on the young
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-07-13
THE PEAR BLIGHT.

Considering the fact that there is
probably no menace to apple and pear
orchards that is so serious as pear
blight, it will be we'll to be on the look
out for it as soon as the sap begins to
flow, as the blight in question is bac
terial disease Of the sap 1t is espe-
cially important to see that all hold
over caSeS-that is, cases in which the
germs have kept alive during the win,
ter SeaSOn-are cut out before the sap
begins TO run so as to prevent their
becoming sources of spread Of the
disease by bees and other insects to
the blossoms and tender twigs of other
trees Of the same family The pres.
ence Of dangerous cases of blight is
indicated by dark colored and sweet
ish tasting ooze or sap which exudes
from the cambium layer through the
bark The bees visit these places, very
naturally, get their feet smeared with
myriads Of the bacteria and as re
suit are likely to infect majority OF
the blossoms which they visit in the
course of day. In view of the fact
Luul DccS Olleu CONcI tSllitOiS al
Guided in a radius of two miles, the
possibility of a spread of the blight
will thus be seen to be very great and
emphasizes the necessity of destroying
completely and thoroughly every hold
over case The wild hawthorn and
crab, belonging as they do to the pome
family, may be sources of early infec-
ton, and if such trees are in the neigh
borhood they should be inspected. Lat
er on if trees in the orchard are
found to be infected through the bios
som in the manner indicated the only
preventive measure known is cutting
out with a knife we'll below the point
Of infection all diseased branches and
limbs After each cutting both the
wound and knife should be steriliZed
with a one One-thousandth solution of
corrosive sublimate (mercuric chloride).
which is a deadly poison, and at the
close of the day the parts cut away
should be burned. BY careful cutting
a tree can often be saved even though
the blight has got into the trunk Or
has reached down into the roots. The
fighting of the blight will be greatly
simplified and the damage from it less
ened if all water sprouts are kept cut
away well up into the head Of the tree.
as it is through these that infection is
most often as we'll as most quickly
carried to the main limbs and trunk
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-07-13

trees should be removed, in such
manner that the cut face of the root
is downward After setting, the side
branches should be removed, if any
small ones have developed, and the
top cut back to Is to "a inches. Gig.
1a.) This will force a number of
buds along the trunk into strong
growth The point may be noted
here that it is always desirable to
cut back the tops of deciduous trees,
of whatever age. when transplanting,
in order t a balance may be main.
tanned wi, i the shortened root sys-
tenn, and the growing shoots be made
sturdier thereby. After these buds
are we'll developed into young shoots.
three or five of the strongest, SYM
metrically arranged around the young
trunk, may be reserved, and all the
others rubbed off. Or all may be
allowed to remain until the follow
ing spring, as shown in Fig. 2.
These young shoots should also be
we'll distributed up and down the
trunk This infers vertical distance
of at least three or four inches be-
tween each two branches. This will
prevent crowding, with resultant
crotchiness, when the branches have
developed to several inches in dame
ter. The vertical placing of the
branches will be grasped from Fig. "a,
and the arrangement around the
trunk from Figs. lib, 2b, and 3b. lib
shows the Juds, 2b the second year
growth, anu 3b the third year growth.
At the second year, these scaffold
branches should be cut back to one
half or two-thirds their length.
Gigs. "a and 2b.) This will cause
two or three strong laterals to de-
velop from near the extremity OF
each stub. Fig. 3b.)
With the third season, these later
ais, which have developed from the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-07-13
SiIane a Money Saver.

The addition of silage to a ration of
corn. cottonseed meal and clover hay
does not materially affect the rate of
gain or the selling price of the cattle,
but does decrease the cost of gain from
so cents to 81 and even more per 100
pounds. These conclusions seem to be
borne out by enough data to make them
practically certain - Indiana Bullet;a
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-07-13

The Holstein bull whose picture is
herewith shown is Sir Walker Segis
5O672 a son of the famous King
Segis 3616S, Holstein- Fresian Herd
book, who has thirty-nine officially
tested daughters to his credit at
five years of age. Eight of these
made records of twenty pounds in
seven days as two-year-olds. The
records of the dam. grandams and
-grandans of Sir Walker Sc
gis average 24.22 pounds butter in
seven days. He is a member of the
great Lillian Walker family and is
now at the head of the Bairdland
herd owned by S. A. Baird & Son.
Waukesha, Wis
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-07-13

The season is at hand when the
ing problem with the one who takes
pride in a well kept flower or vege-
table garden.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-07-13

A few days ago shipload of dressed
sheep We're sold on the San Francisco
market in prime condition They were
brought under refrigeration from Aus
tralia, distance of 1000 miles, and
paid duty of ) cents pound