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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-01-25

IL prominence. But he did not devote
his entire time to athletics, and sue
cessfully stood the examination for.
the first Rhodes scholarship from AT
kansas, He graduated, and has now
become a member Of the faculty of
the Little Rock High school, filling
the chair of history and also director
Of the high school athletics il
The career Of big" Keith has been
one Of unusual interest and encourag.
ing to other ambitious youngsters
who must carve out their own fortune
from untoward conditions. He Is a
man Of muscular build, more like a
counterpart of some of Jack London's
favor1te heroes. He spent the early
years Of his life on the farm, but his
undaunted spirit reached out for wild.
er fields Of endeavor. In 1907 he
graduated from the University Of Ar.
kansas. He early developed fondness
for outdoor sport, for which his splen-
did physique admirably fitted him. He
played townball and two old-cat dur
ing recess while attending school up
Ill IuO ul1l6, anu Wu0u LIS OStS0Odll
craze permeated to the backwoods he
became the champion pitcher for
miles around.
But no pent-up amity could conflne
his abilities. He pitched for the Uni.
versity team. and his work attracted
the attention Of the Southern league
managers. During the summer of 1906
1907 he pitched for the Little Rock
club, and made good. Then he won
the Oxford scholarship, and In the fall
of 1907 went to England, returning in
the summer of 1908 to pitch for the
st, Louis Browns IN the American
league
He returned to Oxford in the fall of
1908, returning the following summer
and playing with Little Rock the lat
ter part of the season. In the fall of
1909 he engaged in postgraduate
work in the University of Texas, act
ing also as athletic director. He com.
pleted his course at Oxford In 1910,
graduating with honors.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-01-25
BE TER BARLEY in IOWA
: fRx prof. Il. G. Rurnett.l

(By Prof. Z. G. 6urnett.)
d It would seem advisable to first con-
slider just what manner Of barley
grain we are endeavoring to raise.
Barley is now being used largely for
feeding as well as brewing. For the
farmer who feeds his crop, the yield
per acre is Of first Importance. If on
the other hand the crop Is to be sold.
q little attention to q few usually neg
.lected items will make several dol.
lars difference in the value Of every
acre. sts
What Is desired Of the barley cropl
The interest Of everybody concerned
in the barley crop is In the production
OF high yield Of uniform grain. Let
me repeat, high yield and uniform
grain; more bushels Of one type q
kernel. one size q kernel. one colos
of grain.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-01-25
AL WOMEN LOVE PRAISE
Lack of Appreciation and Sympathy Be.
tween Husbands and Wives Causes
Many Barriers Between Hearts.

Woman's 1ove Of commentator is
one of her chief charms. There Is not
a woman alive who is Indifferent to
words of praise from those she loves.
The very women who stife their
hearts cries because 1t is vain to
listen for an answer where they haye
right to expect It and go on perform
ing their duties just the same If 1t be
their duties are the women who most
hunger for the kindly appreciative
word. .5El Y. K. 53s53 ". st sEi8l
In too many homes it is the lack OF
appreciation, the lack of sympathy,
that builds up sickening barriers be-
tween hearts that should be near.
Is this love Of appreciation q crime,
weakness?
If SO, men are very weak, for they
cannot get along at all without this
sort Of bolstering up that Is, the ma
jority Of them. a /.
Read any Of the precious "advico
to Women" and you will see how wom-
ankind is advised to be cheerful and
keep her sorrows and worries hidden,
how she is cautioned to be up and
doing at all times, on the front door
step ready to smile as soon as the
dear husband turns the corner!
But what about advice to husbands
along the same line
One rarely sees any printed.
One might think st Is because wom-
4 On don't care for comIn end dalton. Yet
we all know that praise rom both
men ne q L and women gobble up greedily
and loudly CRY. 8 ore. more
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-01-25
HIGH GRADE SEED in DEMAND
(By George s. Green.)

(ey George s. Green.)
The very evident increase In the de.
mand for high grade seed grain ia
most encouraging to seedmen and the
leading houses in the seed trade are
making an earnest effort to supply
this demand. Heretofore there has
been neither widespread demand
nor any adequate source of supply for
quantities Of high-grade seed grain in
any proportionate to the total area
to be seeded. The supply for this de-
mand must come from two sources.
First, the breeding of pure seed grain
through the careful and painstaking
methods OF the scientific plant breed
Or. This method while highly efficient
and full of promise for the future and
hence worthy of all encouragement, is
necessarily slow. Furthermore, it will
only be useful to the farsighted and
educated farmer, who is willing to pay
liberal prices for his seed and to give
his own local conditions sufficient
study to enable him to choose wisely
from the mass of information offered
him by agricultural colleges
Sow Plump, Well-Matured Grain.
The other method. which for the
present, appeals even more strongly
to me, Is the selection and careful re-
cleaning Of plump, high colored and
we'll matured grain, grown on clean
farms in sections which now produce
heavy crops of the grain in question.
This class Of seed grain distributed
In quantity through seedsmen and
other commercial channels will, be-
neve, produce quick results in great
" increased average yield Of grain in
the sections where 1t is sown
l verify believe that this should be
primarily campaign against the use
Of inferior seed grain, against the use
Of weedy, immature. poorly cleaned
seed grain, such as SO many farmers
ire now using.
Insist on Clean, Heavy Seed.
II you can displace the seeding of
this character Of grain In a county
and substitute the use of good heavy
clean perfectly matured grain, Sc
cured at moderate cost through ordin-
ary channels from sections where the
grain In question produces beautifully
you will at once raise materially the
average production of grain in that
county both in quantity and quality.
What we want first and most Of all
ls that farmers generally shall plant
good, clean, strong, germinable seed,
produced under favorable conditions
and recleaned by modern methods
This kind Of seed can be supplied In
large qualities by seedsmen when thu
demand for 1t Is created.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-01-25

bones Of . prehistoric man buried ITO
Rsst deep under . terrace, which il re-
garded. and with good reason, @ the
ancient bed Of the Thames river.
There II no reason to believe that
The elevation or depression Of the
land, which leads to the rise and fall
In the level Of tho river, has not been
uniform. The past must be judged
from what we know of the present
and on this basis the land movement
which formed the terrace, and which
has scarcely changed since the Roman
period, has been deposited at the rate
Of one foot in 1000 years, this as.
signing q period Of at least 10000
years since the high-level terrace was
laid down at Galley Hill, and the an
cient Briton was entombed in the
river bed.
This ancient Briton was five feet
one inch in height. The neck was
enormously thick end the chest was
narrow and protruding.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-01-25
FINDS SECRET OF EGYPTIANS
Art Of Hardening Copper 10 Redlscov.
cred by Railroad Fireman OF
Kansas.

Newton, Kan.-The process Of hard.
ening copper to the temper Of steel,
an art known only to the Egyptians
hundreds of years ago, has been redis-
covered by Kansas descendant of a
long line Of metal workers, it is de-
clared. John Stipp, Santa Fe fire
man Of this city, is said to hold the
secret for which scientists of many
countries have sought for many ages.
In tiny laboratory of neat. well.
kept cottage near the railroad shops,
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-01-25
HEALTH PREVENTS MARRIAGE
AND RICH MAN KILLS SELF.
When Daniel E. Garrison Jr., vice
president of the Corrugated Bar com

pany OF St. Louis.
ended his life by
firing a b u lie t
into his brain in
the Waldorf-As.
toria b OF ] in
New York, the
brilliant career Of
a business man.
k n o W n through
out the N ! d d ! e
west came to q
tragic end. In q
letter which was
found living near
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-01-25
a Thousand
Dollar Bill
By Martha McCullock, WkklIasns

There never was nicer lad than
Phil" Mrs. Ellis said. signing. TT ID
heart breaking to hear Of him turning
out this way"
Nobody can make me believe he
took that money" Margery Clare,
Mrs. Ellis's ward, said firmly.
Again the elder woman sighed. II
have to believe, much as hate to, =
she said. Somebody certainly did
get that thousand dollars-and he was
about the only one who had the
chance"
..That is more than anybody
knows Margery answered with spir-
It, "Jim Franklin admits that he went
to sleep with open windows and only
the outer doors shut Neither he nor
Phil heard sound all night-but that
doesn't prove burglar didn't get In
and steal that thousand dollar bill"
"Jim thought of that first off-but
there wasn't sign of such thing.
oh, tell you he was the worst cut
up-said he'd rather have lost the
money ten times over, i'll as he could
spare it, than have to believe such a
thing of Phil. And you know he won't
60 to law, In spite of what his uncle
tells him."
1T would be better-and braver.' =
Margery broke In. her eyes swapping.
"Phil could fight In open court-now
nobody accuses him directly-but
everybody except me thinks he stole
the money, and he has no chance to
prove he didn't"
Jim says he'll be punished enough
II he did take it-losing his job and
his friends and-maybe you?" Mrs.
ELLIS said the last word interrog-
atively. --. .8.
Margery's head went up. IF he
loses me 1t will be his own fault"
she said. It'll marry him tomorrow
If only he'll ask me-"
"Margery! Darling!" shaken
voice cried from the hall.
Phil Ames had come In noiselessly
to say good-by, just in time to hear
his sweetheart's avowal. She rushed
into his open arms and hid her face
on his breast, sobbing out:
phil! Dearest! Take me-! Let un
go away from all this together"
Are you brave enough to stay and
face 1t-with me?" Phil asked huskily.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-01-25

Il did mean to run await all
seemed SO hopeless. Now that have
you I can't do it. I must stay here
and prove myself worthy your trust"
1T is all one to me- Margery said,
clinging to him.
Mrs. Ellis bridled. II have been a
mighty good friend to both of you,"
she said. "But, really-this is too
much. Margery, as your guardian,
must forbid you to-to act So"
Pm nineteen; you can't forbid me
marrying Phil Margery cried.
Her sweetheart led her toward the
door. In it he stopped, looked back
ahd. Gaid slowly: Aunt Nan-Mrs. Ell.
lis, I mean-thank you truly. You
you want to save my darling from
herself, but love will save us BOTH"
Then they went away to find a min.
lister, Margery snatching down a sun
hat as she went along the hall. It was
The simplest bridal-but none other
ever so stirred the village. It was a
thrifty place, rich and full Of family
pride, also family traditions. Margery
Glare embodied alike the pride and
the traditions. Throwing herself thus
into the arms of a thief, almost a thief
confessed, was shock, no less nine
days wonder.
Margery knew it; notwithstanding,
she was happy. She and Phil set UP
housekeeping very simply in 9 little
cottage, the humblest place OF real Ell
tate she owned. She had an income
sure but sufficient for one. ~
Phil showed quickly he did not mean
to stretch 1t into providing for two.
There was good bit Of ground at
tached to the cottage he set to work
on 1t manfully inside Of six months
It was indeed a garden spot. return
Ing scant profits to be sure, but prom
Using great things in the next grow.
ing season. s 81 81
The money had been lost IN Au.
gust he had married Margery at the
beginning Of September.
Thus he had only his cold frames
and a tiny greenhouse to depend on
When he had plots OF growing things
there would 10 another and better
story. III
3s y Maresry loved the gardening she
knew meant 90 much to Phil. Worl
mad 90 healthily tired he slep,
insi ding half the night ovea
4 the his name. It gave him q
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-01-25

looking for all the world like other cot.
tages Of the average laboring man, the
lost art was recovered. John Stipp's
father, grandfather, great-grandfat
and how much further back he does
not know and does not care, were
metal workers. For eight years he
has INCREASINGLY experimental in his
laboratory for the secret buried with
4 the ancient Egyptians. Recently his
years Of discouraging failure olllmina-
gtod In success, and he holds . process
Tor tempering copper until It defies the
hardest flles. he says. 5i.s
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-01-25
HOW 70 GET BETTER BARLEY
SEED.


III IN the following form ana ssnA
Il TO the Agronomy Dept o. your
State Agricultural college.
Pc sure to- write plainly. Cut thia
out and paste It on Q sheet Of letter
paper where you win have plenty g
room to write.
QUESTIONS TO ANSWER
!. How many acres Of barley win
you SOW this Year, Ana. |. ~. i
:. What Variety Ans. !. j. J. 7. !.
;. what was on this ground last
YEAR, Ans. .............-......-
4 Have you sufficient seed for
planting? Ans. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
5. Have you any good seed barley
tor OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
What kind? ...................
How many bushels? :. !. !. ...........
II you will send us Q sample and II
proves to be good. your namo will b
added to our list Of seed growers, and
persons who want good barley seed
Will be told to correspond with you.
Put your name and address On
sample.
Do you want to know how to tesa
your seed and treat it for Smut?
Ans. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. :. -.
Name ...........................-.
Postof'ce ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
County ,.,,,.......,....,...,.
State ...............................
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-01-25

aS'1Oso country ~
miles from his
b ~, 9 "a e In tsh q
mountains near
a NJ ity, CLARK.
county, Ark. to
the railroad. and
thence to Little
Rock. to pitch for
the Little Rock
club in the South
ern league. He
pitct'l.hl tl e d such
good ball that he
came into nation
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-01-25
Rotate Corn with Barley.

HoIAI0 OOEU EvvuIN8 0NTJ0ys 53
Rotation is an imp rtant factor in
the successful growing Of barley. Il
should not follow itself too closely.
This Is more true Of barley than other
Esof our common cereals An excellent
rotation II clover and timothy two
years. corn one year followed the NEXT
~ barley, and grass eding. Manure
heayily On sod one year ~ four.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-01-25
PE.ro +. eltiva.

Il The squire's really don't
think /. Il can be healthy having your
gpigp no near the house. ;sss s.s3
The Farmer With pride lone q
they pigs has ever hid = day's illnesGl
] ~ lack and
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-01-25
FORMER BROWNS PITCHER
A HIGH SCH OF PRO or

Five years ago Charlie Keith. pop
llarly known 90 Big, Keith. walked
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-02-02

While riding on a gasoline motor
car at the rate of twenty miles an
hour in binding snow storm yes.
terday forenoon at half past nine
O'Clock, Father j. j. Culliton, the
well-known Catholic priest at Maple
ton, and Elmer Hanson, the young
son of Herman Hanson, the section
foreman. whose headquarters are at
that village, were almost instantly
killed when their car collided with
an extra freight train on the Chi
cago Milwaukee and st. Paul road.
The accident occurred about three
quarters of a mile out of Good
Thunder at a sharp turn in the road,
which was partly the cause of the
accident. Herman Hanson, who was
operating the car, escaped uninjur-
ed by jumping from the car and
sliding down an embankment.
Section Foreman Operated Car.
The motorcar was going at speed
of about twenty miles an hour, and
the train was running at about the
same rate. Hanson, the section fore
man, was operating the car, while
Father Culliton, and Elmer Hanson
sat on either side, pushing the soft
snow from the rails with their feet.
The car was turning sharp curve
in the road, curve which was so
sharp, in fact, that it is almost impos-
sible to see any great distance
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-02-02

nesota. In giving the detectives
some plain advice he said he would
not try to be good fellow and an
amateur detective at the same time.
Said Hu ludnA Cnnasfnck
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-02-02
EVER HAVE 5:iT9.
If You Have, the Statement Of This
Mankato Citizen Will
tSato Nan

If You Have, the Statement of This
Mankato Citizen Will
interest You.
Ever have a "loW.down'',e pain in
the back? ul-s, gsc8.gG AZ
In the small" right over the hips
That's the home of backache.
It's caused by sick kidneys.
That's why Doan's Kidney Pills
cure 1t. ss.,, 4-,7,.,gs
Mankato people endorse this. Read
case of it, ~ &95
Mrs. o. M. Ward, 1873 Owatonna
st. Mankato, Mimi, says: Il have
unlimited faith in Doan's Kidney
Pills and 1 have never heard of their
failing to give entire satisfaction
Fifteen years ago, when living in
st. Paul, I suffered from pains in my
back. / was subject to distressing
headaches and my kidneys were
weak and disorder. At that time
I used Doan's Kidney Pills and they
improved my condition in every way
I have occasionally taken this medi'
cine since then, getting my supply
at Thro's Drug Store and it has
acted so effectively that l willingly
give it my endorsement"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster.MiIburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States. 49,
Remember. 81 the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-02-02
Young Men "spit Cotton"

Young men who had the appear
ance of being under twenty-one
years of age were splitting cotton"
last night. There was nothing do
ing" for the men in ehdrink line
Events of the past several days
have put the saloonmen on their
guard and anyone who wanted to
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-02-02
One Will Be Held at City Hall Satur
dav Afternoon

The farmers should remember the
meeting to be held at the city hall
Saturday afternoon at 1:3O o'clock
to listen o-the officials of the Mime
sofa Beet Sugar company. who will
explain the manner of raising sugar
beets and the method of marketing
and paying for same. Many of the
leading farmers and gardeners about
Mankato have decided to raise beets
the coming season. and these and all
others who would like to become post
ed n this subject are invited to at.
tend. The melting will be held in
the Commercial club room, over the
police station. 81! ag1C.I.3
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-02-02
SILKEy's BRED sow SALE
of big type Poland Chinas,
to be held
Wednesday, February J, 1912

On my farm q miles north of
Smiths Mill and 10 miles east of
Mankato. There will b e 35
springs gifts, 4 fall yearlings and
two tried sows. These sows and
gifts are sired by seven different
boars, some of the very best big
type breeding. They are bred to
such big boars as Silkey's Long
fellow, Smooth Nelson, Kin g
Leader, and Chief Wonder. These
gills and sows are the best offer.
ing I ever raised, AMI they have
to be seen to be appreciated.
Come to my sale and you will
not be disappointed. Sale will
be held in tent, seated and heat
ed, no delay on account of wealth
err. Write for catalogue.
Yours for the big kind
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-02-02
How,s TINS.

for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
r. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O.
We, the undersigned. have known r..
tieve him perfectly honorable In an
business transactions and financially able
to carry out any obligations made BY
WALDING, K1NNAN q MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, ToSedo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure il taken inter
nalIy, acting directly upon the blood
Testimonials sent free. Price rs cents
per bottle. Sold by ell Druggists.
T4Es Halls Family Pills for coustips-
dsn
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-02-02
EXAMINATION
Scheduled to Be Held at Man.
kato, Lake Crystal and
Napoleon.

Teachers examinations will he
gwen February 8, 8 and 10 at Man
Kato, Lake Crystal and Mapleton in
the high school buildings. Those
VINO wish to write on first grade
SUBJECTS must meet in the county
superlntendent's office at the speci.
ned time. All credit slips and GER
tihcates to be exchanged or renew.
ed must be handed in during the
examinations. Applicants must come
prepared with pen and ink. The fol.
lowing program will be strictly fol-
lowed:
Thursday, February 8, first grade
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-08

Great Britain exported nearly
100000 worth of soap last
year. Why not. They have the
Ofder.ef the Bath over there.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-08
THE MAGIC CLASP
BY Berton Braley.

49, SStA ASAsASys
He didn't like babies bit,
"Of charm they had never a
trace
Although he was free to admit
/ They were needed to keep up
the race.
But why people thought they
were ecute"
Was what he could not under
stand, a
And mothers all called him a
brute -
Fila baby took hold Nof Ills
hand.
He thrilled at the warm little
clasp
With feeling no words can
express
And his voice-which was, harsh,
as rasp- 81,
Grew soft as a maiden's earess.
And his eyes they were glowing
with light
AS the face of his captor he
scanned
And his finger, clutched snugly
and tight,
When the baby took hold of his
hand.
Was there ever mortal so vile
That his heart wouldn't start in
! to sing, Z
That his lips wouldn't part IN a
smile
At the soft little fingers that
cling?
All life has no tenderer touch
. No lovelier thrill to command,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-08

my engagement to Miss Pref
ty got broken off because l stole
kiss" Nonsense. Miss Pret-
ty would never kick about a lit
tie thing like that. . 'But she
sure did. / stole it from another
girl"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-08

1(Donald MacGregor has writ
ten for Mondays Day Book an
other great short story entitled,
''How Wrecker Morton Gave Up
His Wickedness for a Couple of
Bonny Blue Eyes.")
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-08

She was hungry for the news of
the other world she had left for
Red Clouds sake, and | told her
tales that were stale even in the
otltposts Of civilization from
which ] had come.
f do not know how long we
talked-of this person and that,
of how the railroad was creeping
into the West, of all the little
changes that had taken place. But
at last looked at her. ~
tfAnd yeu?' I said. Would
you choose the same way again.
"She laughed, and pointed at
the boy, who had fallen asleep in
a little curled ball on the ground.
And her voice was full of the
mothers pride, as she asked me.
Have THY sisters, any bet
terf'
and then Red Cloud came in,
and saw the look that passed be-
tween them; and knew that she
indeed had chosen well.
I(Donald MacGregor has writ
ten for Mondays Day Book an