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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
o:s v:HETY OF BARLEY
Establishing Seed Center So That All
Grain Shipped From Each Station
May Be Uniform and Free From
Noxious Weeds and
Other Seeds.
(By Bert Ball.)

(6y Bert eall.)
The Crop Improvement Committee
Of the Council Grain Exchanges IA
further extending its efforts to i'm
prove the quality of seed grain. The
latest movement is to induce q group
Of farmers surrounding an elevate. to
meet upon call and decide which Va.
iety Of grain Is best adapted to that
soil and climate. and demand a Graded
price at the elevator, and to breed up
this single variety 30 that it can be
shipped IN carloads, unmixed with
other grains and the seeds Of noxious
weeds.
1t Is a we'll known fact that grain
which Is OF one standard variety |.
most invariably commands a premium.
and 1t will be only few years before
each locality which takes up this mat
ter Will become celebrated as a seed
growing center for that particular
type, and there will be a call from
NOR shiftless localities for this seed
In the same latitude.
The one important object which the
late Wiley's controversies instilled in
to the minds of the grain trade is that
the quality must be improved. and that
by so doing. all of these petty quarrels
as to grading and dockage will be
eliminated
They have taken this matter up In
various localities, and they are sue
ceeding beyond their fondest hopes in
getting these pure bred seed circl- ,
organized, especially around the farm
ers' elevators. where it seems 10 be an
easy matter to get their membership
interested in breeding the type best
adapted to that particular locality.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
Benefits Local People

Sank Centre people have discovered
that SINGLE DOSE of simple buck
thorn bark, glycerine, ETC., as COM
pounded in Adler-i-ka, the German
appendicitis remedy. removes gas on
the stomach and constipation AT
ONCE. Hanson g. Emerson.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
A SEED PLAT
How to Select and Grow Your Own
Seed.

tBy M. A. Carleton, U. S. CereaIist.)
To start the seed plat, ask your state
agronomist or some reliable seed COM
pany what variety will do best in your
soil and climate. Barley will not run
out" if careful attention is given to Sc
lecting your seed every year. after
you have it started.
You should get number Of your
nefghbOrs to sow the same variety
and keep it pure so that enough barley
will be raised in your vicinity to en-
ploy thresher or barley alone so that
it will not become mixed with other
grain. This will pay you, as entire
carloads of the same good variety al
ways bring premium
Select Seed Yourself.
You can improve your own barley
year by year. Go through the large
field just before harvesting, and Sc
lect all of the best individual plants
that can be quickly obtained, keeping
in mind good stooling, large heads and
vigorous. healthy plants without rust
or smut Continue selecting until a
stuff cient number of bundles of the
plants are obtained, which, when
threshed. will give seed enough for
sowing an acre of ground. or more
If the farmer wishes larger plat.
This selected grain can be threshed
simply by a fail or by tramping or
beating inside of bag; or if the seed
selection should become a regular GUS
tom, which it ought to be. there should
be on every farm, or in every neigh
borhood. small one or two horse
power thresher. which can be run by
a gasoline engine, the cost of which
for both thresher and engine should
rot exceed 5000.
Sowing the Seed Plat.
The seed from these bundles is to
be used for sowing the seed plat,
which should be set apart separate
from eny of the fields and kept thor.
oughly protected, even fenced if neces-
sary A new location should be select
ed each season. Just before harvest
ing this seed plat, the very best plants
should be selected from the plat in
the manner before described, and the
seed of these choice plants should be
used the following season for the
seed plat All the remc inder of the
seed from the seed plat should then
be used for sowing the general crop
next season.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
i..due Leaves Fault.

1t is strange how 'saH-
judges and lawyers ha 4any talenteo
IN tier ovn wiz |e laaec TO Draw
Eng, ;ge L. correctly: The
.recen.,y wiz <xtingtgn, who died
s1n0 nm ave & an astatee Of nearly
,,nn..r;+,o cooked the rnyortan1z
in - = haying his will and cndl
~ property atrested. Perhaps
80 1ded that his professional col
49, s Should benefit indirectly by
consequent litigation. -Tw,~gN
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
Iue rEHiET FROG.

The fishing frog buries himself IN
lie mud and lies barely concealed in
weeds, where, with his huge mouth
open, he fishes for his dinner. On the
1ack Of his head there are three
spines, the longest of which he bends
forward in front of his mouth, gently
swaying it in the water. At last it
attracts young fish, which makes a
spring for the supposed worm, when
snap-the mouth is closed, and MI.
Fishing Frog has had his dinner.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
Like Manv Writ ere,

Minnie-'T wonder what ever be-
came of Jennie Smart, who took first
prize in our graduating class?" Mamie
WHY, don't ycu know? She wrote
an article On The Degradation of
American WOmanhood,' get 81 600 for
it from a magazine, Went into Wall
street, made fortune, and went
Europe and bought one of the sv |1
est little princes you ever sc .ea'
Terre Haute Express. W.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
Volcanic Ash for Cement.

VOLCANIC Ash Tor Cement.
For some time Japanese company
has been engaged in the exploitation
OF the use of volcanic ash in c0lnec-
ton WITH Portland cement and it is
claimed that this combination is par.
ticularay valuable in the construction
OF works which are submerged in salt
water. It is claimed that the cement
thus formed possesses greater ten
sile strength, and is denser than or
binary Portland cement It is thought
that should this industry prosper it
might well be extended to the Philip
pines, where great deal of volcanic
ash is available.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
Ancient Game of Tennis

Tennis is the game of kings. The
oldest of existing ball games-it is
tennis was originally the pastime of
he kings and mobiles and it was long
before it's descendant-lawn tennis
became popular with all classes. The
game reached England from France
md Italy, and by the time Of Henry
III we find a royal tennis court at
Windsor. Henry VIII was an expert
It the game.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
Debt Collection.

No doubt the world does owe all of
us debt, but the question of collec-
ton is one which does not seem to be
in fair way to be settled. 1t is a
lamentable fact that there will never
again be such brilliant truths and
witticisms spoken as those which were
given to the world by the ancients
Still, there is balm in rejecting that
they were born before we were and
naturally had the first chance.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
Willows as Mourning Symbol,

The Babylonian willow, with its
long dropping branches, has come to
be the symbol OF mourning the world
over. Even in China it is planted as
sIlch. There seems to be much au-
IL .rity for believing that it was upon
IN IS tree that the Israelites hung their
hafps before their sorrowing depar.
tire from Babylon, whence, perhaps,
arose the symbolism of the tree.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
Turguse Reindeer the Best.

The reindeer is more to his owner
than any other beast of burden, the
herd furnishing meat, drink, clothing
and candles. The size and strength
OF the reindeer varies in different
rarts of the Arctic, the finest being
those owned by the Tunguse tribe in
Eastern Siberia; the Tunguse deer
stand as high as five feet and are FIRE
quently used for riding.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
Leaning Towers Secret.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is in no
danger of falling. For over eight hun
dred years it has been inclined to one
day as when it was built. This is be-
cause the workmen found it settling
to one side while they were erecting
it, SO the tower was made accord
ingly.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
Icy.

YES" said Miss Backbay, Elmer
son appeals to us women of Boston;
although he has passed beyond, we
always keep him in our hearts, you
know" You don't say?" replied Miss
Knox of Chicago. Il wonder how it
feels to be kept in cold storage like
that?"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
Bees Were Too Busy.

me mystery of the stopping of the
'omn CLOCK at Newton, N. j., was
sOlved after two days. investigation
wnen three little busy bees" were
iound on one OF the delicate pieces of
mecnanism OF the big timepiece. No
hour" S6
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
Judgment Of a Nation.

A nation should be judged, if we
can judge nations, not by its wealth.
or its population, or its military or ma
val power, real or apparent, but it
should be judged by the opportunity
it gives men to make their lives
David Starr Jordan.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
simrle Wedding Ceremony,

In Borneo the bride and bridegroom.
sit on metal logs before the priest,
who gives them cigars and betel while
he blesses them. He waves above
them two fowls bound together. The
bridegroom then places the betel in
his brides mouth and cigar between
her lips. They are married.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-06

harlie Berndt was in Elrosa Sun
larlie Berndt is employed at H.
lmer's for a few days.
'andmOther Herndt celebrated
SOth birthday Sunday.
iward Brueschke spent Sunday
1 friends in West Union.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
BARLEY CLEARS WEEDS

Owing to its early maturity, barley
Is an excellent crop for clearing the
land Of weeds. as it is cut Before they
mature seed. After the crop. is re-
moved the land can be plowed or
Gisked. thus destroying the weeds that
are growing in the stubble. Further
cultivation will kill any that survive
this treatment or appear later. In the
semtarid regions this added cultiva-
ton is Of considerable value in con-
serving the moisture for the succeed
ing crop.
Dockage for Weeds.
The total money loss to the farm
ers of the United States IN small
grains alone ON account of weeds ia
about s26 5000
This estimate does not include tho
ioss on account Of the nutrfment stol-
en- from the ground or the stunted
growth Of the cereal On account of
the weeds present
Were all these conditions taken in.
to consideration. with the coarse
grains and grasses Included, thu re-
suits would be startling. and our care
lessness in this respect SO apparent
as to awaken action to recover THE
enormous loss
Weeds Unnecessary.
Science has made 1t possible to
eliminate the weeds and grow grain in
their place. The sulphate of iron
process is a proved success in killing
many noxious weeds and is entirely
within the reach of every farmers
pockethOok.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
A Confession

wei" he said, lit is-let me. seen
three years since We met crossine
ne ocean, isn't it? Are you married.
yet! NO." she sweetly replied.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
Character.

AS a mans yes and no, so his char
acter. A prompt yes and no marks
the firm, the quick, the decided char
acter; and slow the cautious or
timid.-John Caspar Lavater.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
Easy to Get a start.

Inc smallest manufacturer In extst.
ence could start by using one news
paper IN one town, and increase bfa
distribution and sales rapidly anc
surely.-Printers' Ink.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
Be Moderate in Speech,

"Say what you will, it is wise not
to say too much" -Philadelphia Bull
letin.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
Given Appropriate Name

"Seagumite" is the name given TO
the new seaweed vulcanite of ]. S.
Campbell, London chemist. It is proof
against heat, cold, oils and the wealth
er, and is recommended as an electric
insulator, and material for betting,
steam packing, vehicle tires, and even
Tor shoes.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
Warmers White Wine Of Tar

Syrup, the best cough remedy on
earth, cures a cold in one day if taken
in time. twenty-five and SO cents
Hanson g. Emerson.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
Listen.

Money talks" but it is not over.
O. dial with some of us.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-06
Fact and Imagination.

81 know you don't love me-" she
cried, peevishly. Il do love you" he
demurred, "only not as much as you
imagine do."-Satire
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-04

Although a waiter, he was very hu-
man, so when he perceived that the
young couple who had been assigned
to his table had many matters tender
and confidential under consideration
he retreated to a respectful distance
and stared at the opposite wall The
restaurant proprietor disapproved of
that humanitarian attitude.
Don't stand away back there" he
said go up and hang over that fe-
lows chair back for awhile"
"Oh. no." expostulated the human
waiter. "They want to talk
"Of course they do" the proprietor
retorted THAT is why want you to
butt in. Every time you come near
they viii send you to the kitchen for
fresh order to get you out of the way"
New York Times.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-04
THUNDERSToRMs.
They Kill Over 800 Persons a Year In
Madagascar.

They Kill Over 800 Persons a Year In
Madagascar.
Thunderstorms never occur in the
arctic regions, and even the north of
Scotland very seldom suffers from
such a visitation The nearer you get
to the equator the more frequent and
severe are the electric manifestations.
In parts Of Central Africa the average
of thunderouS days rises to the aston
ishing total of 250 per annum.
Yet there are curious exceptions. In
Java and Sumatra, both intensely hot
climates. there are but nnety-two
storms yearly. and in Borneo only
fifty.
The Gold coast of Africa has only
sixty year, which is less than occur
in Florida, though the latter country
is outside the tropics.
In Jamaica there is thunderstorm
every day during the rainy season.
which lasts for five months. These
storms almost always occur between
midday and in the afternoon.
Perhaps the most astonishing fact
with regard to thunderstorms is that
the island of Mauritius. which is only
$50 miles east of Madagascar, has, on
an average, only one thunderstorm in
eighty years. Yet in Madagascar the
lightning is more destructive than any
where else in the world. the annual
death roll being over 300-Pearson's
Weekly
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-04
FELL AMONG THIe"rs.
And tho Old Man Didn't Know Which
Set Was the Worst.

Set Was the Worst.
An old man from rural England
with his wife was on holiday in
iInndon and decided on an evening at
a theater He looked up the adver-
tlsements In the papers and selected n
house where "Ali Baba and the Forty
Thieves" was being played. It was a
cheap" house, the price of stalls be.
ing given as two-and-slXpence The
farmer was surprised. however. on ar
rivlng at the box office to be met with
Il demand for shillings for the two
tickets. The extra siXpence per seat,
1t was explained, was for booking.
Then he was called upon to pay six
pence for program, and the female
attendant who showed him to the
seats also asked for sixpence, In addi-
tion to which there was shilling to
be paid for hats and coats being taken
care of in spite of his protest that
they could take care Of them them
selves. A footstOo was brought for
his wife and was accepted without
but the attendant who brought 1t de-
manded another sXpence. and finally
opera glasses were handed TO them
and payment of another sixpence re-
quested Then the farmer went in
search of the manager and, finding
him, said in tone of deepest disgust:
You may do what you like with these
tickets. There are so many thieves in
front Of the house that we don't think
we want to see the forty on the
stage!"-London Answers.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-04
Grim Relics.

A prison sale is held annually in
Paris. The articles offered for sale
are the clothes of murdered people.
the instruments with which the crimes
have been committed and the effects
which have belonged to the deceased
prisoners. Articles which have been
taken to the prefecture of police and
have not been claimed are also sold
The proceeds 20 to the Paris aims
house Unclaimed jewelry is usually
bought by ordinary brokers. but the
articles which have belonged to Grim
inals, especially those who are noto-
rious, are bought at high prices.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-04
THURSDAY, January A, ..1911

D. E. Gilman returned on Sat-
urday evening from a visit of
about a month to the states of
Missouri and Illinois. He spent
a greater portion Of the time in
Central Illinois where he did
some good work in boosting Nor
row county among the substan-
tial farmers Of that part of the
Middle West. Being well posted
on all conditions in all parts of
thes state of Oregon, Gene was
able to do the right kind of work
among the people visited, and
good results will follow. Many
people he saw during his stay
East were wading with gumboots
on in mud, gathering their corn
crop, which by the way was al
most a failure this season, many
having to buy feed for their stock.
Mr.. Gilman was not slow in dem
onstrating to them that tho we
might have a failure of crops in
this county once every three
years, yet we could get far better
cash returns for the investment
and labor expended than are these
people off the lands valued at $50
to $50 per acre. Morrow county,
after all, has a great many advan-
tages, especially for the man
with moderate means, and not
the least of these is the bully
good class of people already
living here. Just more of the
same kind is needed, that is all.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-04

"Are you going to send the Sparkler
girl wedding PRESENT.
NO. old Sparkler and | had SQUAD
ble Yesterday"
That's too bad. What was the
causeT
Il really can't afford his friendship
He has five marriagPable daughters -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-04

Word announcing the death at
Portland, on Saturday morning
Dec. 80, of Mrs. Mollie Crawford,
was received by her parents here,
MIR. and Mrs. A. Stevenson, Mrs.
Crawford had been an invalid for
the past year and almost contin-
uously under the physicians care
during this time and the imme-
diate cause of death was from
heart trouble. She leaves a hus-
band and two daughters, one of
whom is married. Her people
here were prevented being pre-
sent at the funeral which was
held at Portland on Monday af-
ternoon, as word reached them
too late to catch the outgoing
train. The sympathy Of numer-
GUS Heppner friends goes out to
the family in this sad bereave-
mpnt.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-04
For Rent.

A blacksmith shop located at
Hardman Oregon. A good op-
portunity for a good blacksmith.
Terms reasonable. Possession
can be given January l, 1912.
Apply W. w. Smead, Heppner
Oregon.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-04

On and after January 1st, 1912,
the Heppner post-office will close
at $50 of evenings. All mail for
the Acknowledgement stage
line should be in the Office by this
hour. w. w. Smead, P. NJ.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-04

Some interesting comparisons
are shown by Government figures
on Oregon's population, just
CLEANED from the last census by
the Department Of Commerce
and Labor. The number Of peo-
pie to the square mile from 4.3 in
1900 to z in 1910. The drift Of
population during the decade was
toward the cities and away from
the farms. Ten years ago the
percentage Of people in cities Of
25OO or more was 32.2 and on the
farms CTS; in 1910 this was
changed, with 45.6 in the cities
and 54.4 in rural Oregon. Har-
ney, Lake and Malheur counties
average less than one person to
the square mile.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-04

l have purchased the jewellery
business of Arthur Smih and am
prepared to do all kinds of watch
and jewellery repairing, also
plain and fancy engraving. l
solicit your patronage.
If c. r. Johnson.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-04
STATE OF OREGON, } -
County OF Morrow, ''
(SEAL)
For Trade

81 acres on Rock creek, II
miles from Condor. VIII trade
for residence in Heppner. For
particulars call on or address the
Heppner Gazette. If
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-04

The orator spoke about the things he
had not said. the things he did not be
lieve and the things he would not do
"That fellow" observed the sailor
lis talking at the rate Of about thirty
nOts an hour"-Judge
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-04

An A. ]. Jordan carving set
viii make nice Xmas present.
The only place to get it is at
Gillian & Bisbee's.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-04

Mother-Wbat do you think you will
make out Of my daughters talent7
Professor-About a dollar a lesson, if
the piano holds out.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-04
Help Wanted.

The services Of a middle aged
women or a girl wanted to do
general house work for a family
Of three. Inquire at this office.
ct.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-04
A Faithful Likeness.

Sapleigh--I really don't think the
photographer caught my expression. do
your Miss Keen docking at photol-
/ don't see any.-Bcston Transcript.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-04

N. A. Leach and wife, of Port
land, visited over Sunday at the
home of his brother, DR.. M. A.
Leach. Mr.. Leach has held an
important position in the Port
land office Of Kerr, Clifford & Co.,
grain dealers, for a number of
years, but has given up that
place to accepta better one on
the coast at the mouth of the
Rogue river where this company
has large interests that will in
the future be under his charge.
Alvah is a Morrow county boy
who has made good and his ad-
vancement with this company
has been from the bottom Of the
ladder up, and the new position
pays him a princely salary.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1912-01-04

"He has unbounded faith In himself"
'Tn other words, be has a monopoly
Of the faith in himself, shF'-ChicagO
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