Milk River Valley news. [volume], October 12, 1904, Image 2

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MOT TILL DAY IS OVER.
Thou shalt not praise the day till night Is falling,
However fair its dawn and noon may bo;
Ofttlmcs at eventide come storms appalling.
Setting the lightning and the thunder free.
Thou shalt not blame the day till It Is ending.
Though it lias brought thee Hood and hurricane;
I'ull oft at nightfall comes deep peace, descending
In sunset gold and roses, glorious gain.
Praise each fair morn that calls thee up from sleeping.
And through the hot day work with all thy might;
Then leave the evening hour in lieaven's keeping.
Which sent both winter cloud and summer light.
Westminster Gazette. Prom German.
;• How the Gid Man Outwitted Them. *
BE quiet brats.' Don’t disturb
grandpa,” shouted Mrs. Owen
to a company of boisterous
youngsters, who wore evidently’ cele
brating for a festive occasion with
tarts and frolics.
“Let them enjoy their childish
|>r.inks‘to-day." said the kind-hearted
grandpapa. smiling.
"But they trample together the
■whole carpet, the beasts:" screamed
Mrs. Owen, on her uppermost treble,
•Loving and beating the youthful
Croup out of tin* room.
‘‘What’s the matter? I’ve nwr be
fore seen you so angry with the chil
<lr«-n." said the old man.
"Don’t mind the chits. I know well
enough ho^to manage them, if you’d
only not interfere.”
"Humph!” muttered he. reflectively.
.Mr. Owen, who has hen* been inrro
•duced as an old man living with his
daughter-in-law, had recently been a
wealthy dealer in real estate. Ee ding.
however, that the strain and turmoil
of commercial life was acting injuri
jously on his superannuated nerves, he
let himself be persuaded by Mr. Will
|aui Owen, his son, and Mrs. Amelia
Hay, his daughter, to retire from busi
tioss ami .make them a donation (A al!
Lis property. On the very* morning of
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HE WAS DRESSED IN A COSTLY NEW SUIT OF CLOTHES.
the day on which the foregoing collo
quy was held a notary public had ac
knowledged the deed which Mr. Owen,
as he was now complacently rocking
his armchair, thought had freed him,
once and for all, from the apparently
endless, exhausting labor attendant on
maintaining and advancing the repute
of a modern large business house. Hav
ing ever been treated by Ills children
twlth high deference, and reposing en
tire reliancein their sincere magnanim
ity, atid, as he fancied, their repeatedly
tried filial devotion, he was certain of
Jiving henceforth as unconcernedly and
happily as a dove, until, like the noisy
elver which may be traced to the tran
quil rlllet, his dizzy, restless life should
expire in culm felicity and undisturbed
meditation.
These wore his antieipnTTbns when
the sullen, arrogant tones of his daugh
ter-in-law's replies, contrasting with
her former gentleness and lovingness,
■urprlsed him disagreeably, and all at
once he recollected the story of King
Lear. His fanciful day dreams van
ished instantaneously, and. notwith
standing his severe efforts to the con
tiary. the appalling tale of that hap
• Jess monarch haunted him so dismally
that be went and took from the
household library that famous drama
of the bard of Avon. Its perusal was
scarcely calculated to serve as a sooth
ing balm in his present situation, and
he wished that it were yet morning
and a certain act undone.
Nor were his apprehensions to be
•unfulfilled. Day after day bls chil
dren's behavior became more and more
gruff and Imperious, while their cou
•orts reached an alarming degree.
Coming one afternoon to the library
for King Ixmr. which, recognising the
masterly insight of its author, he now
read almost dally, he found the door
locked. He Inquired of Mrs. Owen
what was the mutter, saying he de
sired the tragedy of King Lear. She
returned crustily, “that she did not
care to have the bmiks dog-eared and
slurred; besides," she continued sar
castically. “ho might spoil Ills eyes,
if not also Ids mind, by reading so
much.''
“My mind must have lieen In dis
order for quite a tithe,” rejoined he,
bitterly, “since I made a certain d.nd
of gift-"
“What! Ingrate!" Mra. Owen burst
out In a terrible rage. "Is this the
way you reward me for tending your
troublesome old person? Is not our
taking you Into the house nnd feeding
Jou amide repayment for any paltry
help you may have given us? You
ought to feel thankful to my kind bus
band for taking off your lazy shoulders
the burden of conducting your affairs,
tor which you are mighty unfit, and
enabling you to loilf about here to your
heart’s content —you should be thank
ful. 1 tell you. Instead of grumbling
and sulking all day long lljte an un
natural parent that you are. An old
man like you, already smelling of
grave-lilies, should have more sense
than that!'!' and with this she rushed
out of the chamber.
For full five minutes after her exit
Mr. Owen stood motionless; then he
sank down upon a sofa. As If struck
by a thunderbolt, his nerves protracted
the vision of a furious woman ejecting
flaming lava on bls trembling lienrt.
For a time —he knew not how long,
but It seemed an age—he kept staring
at the spot which she had occupied
and his mind was utterly bewildered;
, but gradually and slowly he collected
himself and commenced to sift bls
confused ideas. If he remained pas
sive. he feared he would soon be
shown out of the house, even as King
Lear was. Yes; his catastrophe was
remarkably parallel to that of the
King of Britain. .Ilia children were
exactly Goneril and Regan; but. mused
he. shivering, “I have no Cordellal”
He could not therefore expect any
counsel or suggestion from that book;
he must think out bls own course.
After contemplating and pondering for
half an hour, be seemed suddenly to
have -been afflated. His countenance
beamed up and he arose with an ex
piration which was at once a sigh and
a smile; his way lay open before him.
"I've given the old man a pretty
good scolding to-day,” said Mrs. Owen
to her spouse on the following evening.
"Did you?" snutlled the dutiful son,
languidly.
"To be sure I did. He has grown
unbearably morose and overbearing.
1 am minded to have him move out."
At this moment the object of their
discourse entered. He was dressed in
a costly new suit of clothes, and on Ills
lips fluttered a piost benignant smile.
'“Dear children," said he, sweetly,
"I’ve hired an apartment, where I in
tend to move to-night, and have come
to say good-by."
“What!” gasped the worthy couple,
simultaneously; "what’s the matter?”
"Nothing is tiie matter. Only, I pre
sume that the presence of im aged man
like me msut make young folks uncom
fortable. and as Providence has merci
fully seen fit to provide me with the
means, I propose not to Intrude myself
on you any further.”
A thought flashed across Mrs.
Owen’s shrewd mind, which she imme
diately whispered to her consort,' and
Instantly they were both on their knees
before the hoary father, and plunged
into violent entreaties of pardon and
promises of repentance. He listened
with equanimity, and, after multiplied
supplications and Importunities, was
prevailed on to stay, saying, however,
with a wistful smile, that "if at any
time they think they'd rather live
without him, they have merely to say
so, and he will depart with all his be
longings." When nearing the last few
words Mrs. Owen nudged her husband,
and then'almost fell In a fainting tit.
declaring It would henceforth l>e the
business of her life to nurse and cheer
her dear pupn.
Coming the next day on a visit to
the Owen family, Mrs. Amelia Bay
was informed by her' sister-in-law of
the proceedings of hist night.
“But I don't quite see the reason
of your affecting such obsequious re
spect for the dotard."
“You are simple-minded Indeed.
Where could be get money to liny such
a suit of clothes aud hire lodgings, bad
hr not retained a large part of UH
property, and who knows but what it
was tbo larger part? His ledgers, you
know, were In a state of considerable
confusion, and he (night have kept
some two or three hundred thousand
dollars without anybody knpwlng it."
From that time the Owens nnd the
Bays vied with each other in obtain
ing the good-will ami. withal, the good
possessions of old Mr. Owen. They
deluged him with rare and precious
presents, which he would put away
nobody knew where; but before long
the sagacious Mrs. Owen guessed that
he was, placing them where he kept
bln treasure, and that ultimately It
would all return to them. They conse
quently began to bestow attentions on
him with greater and greater fre
quency, waiting for their restoration
with more than compound interest.
One day he asked for a sum of money
which amounted to a moderate for
tune. They hesitated, but Mrs. Owen
affirmed that she observed he was
waning from day to day, and as this
was probably his last probation of
them, they would forfeit all by declin
ing to comply with the present re
quest. Still Mr. Bay faltered, but the
Owens agreeing to give three-fourths
of tbo sum. the father at last received
the money, which went, as Mrs. Owen
asserted, to the mysterious place w her?
he hoarded his vast treasures.
Eight months have worn on since
the Incidents related above, when Mr.
Owen’s family aro gathered near Ids
death-bed. A gloomy hush reigns in
the chamber, while all eyes are fixed
on the cadaverous, grizzled head on
the pillow, whose heavy. Irregular In
halation, like the tolling of a fuueral
knell, heralds the proximity of death.
For some time previous, his nnrest
together with brief. Indistinct exclam.-i
tlons, hns shown that his memory has
been hovering amid the scenes of bls
past life. At length his countenance
assumes a more placid aspect, his
feverish losing ceases, his Inspiration
becomes nearly inaudible, and It is evi
dent that the worn man is lingeringly
dying. Softly nearing the bedside.
Mrs. Owen, having caught his luster
less eye, lisps in her gentlest notes;
“Dearest papa, haven't you, perhaps,
something on your mind that you'd
like to impart on such a moment, that
your undoubted hopes of coming com
fort and bliss have made you forgot—
something, for Instance, touching a
will?”
The half-dead features suddenly
gleam up, the emigrant from the tem
poral world, forcibly struggling a few
steps back from the boundaries of dis
solution, raises himself In bed, and
even something very like a sad smile
crosses his withered lips.
“Tea —ta —ta —ment." stammers he.
with bls last breath, "testament at —
at Mr. Du —Duban's.”
Mrs. Owen, highly displeased that
the testament should be in a stran
ger’s hands, although Mr. Duban is an
old friend of the Owens, makes a wry
face; but it is of no use protesting, fo^
old Mr. Owen is dead. V
Hardly, however, had the corpse
grown cold, when both pious couples
hurried away to Mr. Duban's.
"To what happy luck,” met them
that gentleman, "am 1 indebted for
the pleasure of receiving such worthy
guests? I hope my good old comrade
is better?”
“We have come for his will,”
tociferated the flushed^ rs. Owen.
"Our loved father has departed this
morning,” said Mrs. Bay.
"Mr. Owen dead! And you here
about the will so soon!”
"We'll hear a sermon next Sunday,
but now we demand our father’s testa
ment,” Mrs. Owen said Impatiently.
Without another word, Mr. Duban
fetched a large sealed envelope and,
with the concurrence of Ids vistors,
unclosing It, took out a neatly folded
sheet of paper In which he read as fol
lows: “In the name of God, A-men!
“I deem It unnecessary to proceed
in the legal style of a last will and
testament, as what I have to bestow
will probably be accounted of cheap
value by the legatees; it is no more,
indeed, than dearly bought advice.
The best mode for Impressing and em
phasizing this advice is. I think, by
relating the circumstances by which I
acquired it myself. When I perceived
that my children wertTgetting tired of
me and disposed to treat me harshly,
I resigned myself to the Most Merci
ful, humbly and devoutly Imploring
Him to protect and direct me In my
helpless old age. While thus praying
one midday with more than usual fer
vor, because 1 had just undergone a
great Indignity, I wus suddenly struck
by an excellent idea —nt the time 1
thought it an apocalypse. Obeying the
heaven-sent counsel, I borrowed a hun
dred dollars from a crony of mine, Mr.
Duban, and purchased a handsome suit
of clothes and prepared to move out
thus making my daughter-in-law be
lieve that the poor old kugar-maple was
not yet thoroughly drained. Thanks to
heaven, the plan suece ded perfectly,
I was not only respected and afforded
every enjoyment, but was showered
with sums of money and'other gifts—
all of which I have bequeathed on the
Home for Old Men.
"The moral of my tale Is a warning
to every laxly, never to part with his
estate while the soul yet keep the
body. Pardoning my eblldn n and their
spouses for whatever offenses they
have commlttisl against me, and be
stowing on them my warmest bless
ings, 1 remain, their affectionate
father. N. OWEN.”
| ; Follow nd by Mr. Dublin’s leering
glances and smart chuckle, the disap
pointed company wont back silently
und demurely to the Owen mansion.
On gaining which, Mrs. Owen heaved
a deep sigh and ejaculated:
"What a cunning old fox it waar 1 —
The Hearthstone.
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Fighting Roadside Weeds.
In some States there are county laws
which make it obligatory for those in
charge of the roads to see that road
side weeds are cut twice during the
growing season, first before July aud
the second time before the first of
September. It would be well if such
a law was in force in all sections,
and yet the fighting of obnoxious
weeds seems to be one of those things
for which no law should be required.
Farmers ought to be more than will
ing to combine among themselves for
mutual protection, even going so far
as to cut the weeds in front of the
farm of any man who will not do the
work himself. This would not need to
be done very often, for sbnme would
• soon compel such a man to do his
duty.
The main trouble with weeds, how
ever, is with such as are allowed to
grow inside the fence line, for few
farmers are willing to spend the time
necessary to rid their farms of these.
Combine with each other to rid the
roadside of weeds, and then let every
man take care of those inside the
fence and elsewhere on his farm. If
this weed fighting was done systemati
cally Instead of spasmodically, it
would not require many years to de
cidedly lessen the weed crop and ma
terially increase the valuable crops as
well as save much labor.—Exchange.
Gray African Geese.
Gray African geese are advancing
in popularity and are now. considered
among the most profitable geese to
raise. They grow rapidly and attain a
GRAY AFRICAN GEESE.
weight of over eight pounds in ten
weeks. They are good layers, aver
aging forty eggs in a season. Their
flesh is fine and nicely flavored, which
makes them very acceptable for the
table. The standard weight of the
gander Is twenty pounds and of the
goose eighteen pounds.
Artichokes for Ho kb.
Artichokes are naturally more suit
ed for the use of the hog than for the
use of any other stock, for the reason
that the hog will do his own digging.
The crop is usually ready for the dig
ging about September. The porkers
ean continue the good work till frost
hardens the ground. The freezing does
not Injure the artichokes, and If they
have not been well dug out In the fall
the hogs may be again turned in in
the spring. One beauty about the
growing of this crop is that it does
rot have to be planted each spring, but
comes up of itself. The exercise the
hogs receive when digging the tubers
is a benefit to them.
New Milk Process.
A new French process of sterilizing
milk, the fat of the milk Is thoroughly
broken up after heating, thus avoiding
the lumpiness of the cream which con
sumers have found so objectionable.
It is snld that when cream Is treated
by this machine, It is rendered quite
homogeneous, and the fact that the
fat globules are broken up makes the
cream look thicker and become more
uniform. When milk and cream are
treated by a homogenizing machine,
they mix more thoroughly with tea and
coffee. Having seen the advantages
of the process, some of the largest
dairy companies In London have or
dered machines.—New England Home
stead.
Dog for the Farm.
If a farmer stands In need of a dog
be should have a good one. The farm
dog. to be a profitable adjunct of the
farm, should have duties to perform,
and should possess certain valuable
qualities that will enable him to do
bls duties well. He should he a faith
ful watcher of persons and property,
and at the same time of a kind dlspo
sltlon. He should be gentle to the
live stock of the farm and. above all,
obedlen’t to his master. A good farm
dog Is a' very knowing animal.
Increasing the Protein.
Beyond doubt there can be much
more digestible protein saved for the
use of tiie stock during the winter If
more care Is used In harvesting the
various grains and tho hay crop as
well. If one stops to think It Is evi
dent that there Is more of the protein
saved In the hay If It Is cut before It
Is fully ripe. This same state exists In
oats and other grains fed to stock and
also In corn grown tor the silo. True,
Ln the case of the hay it is a little
more difficult to cure, perhaps, but the
added value more than compensates
one for this trouble. Try the plan this
season and If carefully done it will
work out as Indicated
To Protect the Horse from Flits.
Horses suffer from flies during the
summer, but seem to be able to rid
themselves of them to some extent
everywhere but
from their faces.
A fly net for the
face can be easily
made, using
heavy cord or
rope of small
size, if one can
afford It. the
strands of leath
er. These nre
fastened In a
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FLY NET.
band and the band fastened to the
headgear so that they will fall over
the face of the horse. These strands
may be knotted together over the fore
head nnd at the sides of the face, so
that they will not fall over the eyes
of the horse. One can have no Idea
how these nets will keep the flies off
until they drive a horse with and with
out the net The cos? is trifling com
pared with the comfort such a contri
vance will give the horse. The illus
tration will give one an idea of how
this net is constructed and how applied
to the bridle.
Profit in Hand Separator.
‘ Hand separators average about §IOO
each, but this cost can be saved in a
year In any dairy where ten or more
cows are kept; this has been demon
strated time and again, so there is no
doubt about it. Manufacturers of sepa
rators claim that the saving Is about
ten dollars a cow per year and is based
on the fact that the cream Is taken
from the milk while it is sweet, hence
there is no danger of it becoming sour,
and because of this almost perfect con
dition the cream ripens more evenly
and, therefore, makes a better qual
ity of butter. Again, as the separat
ing is done soon after milking the
value of the skim milk for feeding pur
poses is greater, as it is usually given
-to young stock -while it still retains
the animal warmth. There is every
thing in favor of the hand separator
and nothing ^gainst It, so that any
man with a dairy of proper size, who
does not have n separator is -cheating
himself out of Just so much good
profit.
Suggestions to Shepherds.
Sheep require a variety of food to
form flesh and fat.
With sheep, rather more thdn with
any other class of stock, care must be
taken not to overfeed.
Overstocking is usually Injurious to
the sheep and ruinous to the farmer.
Dryness is one of the requirements
in the production of the finest grades
of wool.
Sheep nre naturally gregarious.
When one Is seen by itself something
is evidently wrong.
No sheep should be allowed to die
of old age, but all should be fattened
and sent to market before their vital
ity has been impaired.
In commencing to fatten sheep, the
feeding should not be crowded at first,
but gradually increase the amount of
the ration.
A small, fat sheep will always bring
better prices than a large, poor one.
To have good-sized sheep, they must
be grown rapidly while young, and it
Is important to give them a good start.
Handy Grain Bag Holder.
This can be made by the farmer
himself, and at no expense. It Is
nothing more than a hopper, with
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GOOD BAO HOLDER.
hooks upon which to hang the bag.
fastened to a firm standard. This ar
rangement will enable a single person
to fill the bag quickly and easily.
Farm Chat.
Shallow, level culture is the thing
f^r corn If it is done in the right man
ner nnd at the right time.
Judgment Is the outgrowth of ex
perience, yet a man may have a wide
experience nnd yet lack In Judgment.
The profitable mutton breeds of
sheep are those of early maturity,
rapid growth and necessarily short
lived.
It Is very important that a brood
soW should be gentle, so that she may
be handled at farrowing time If nec
essary.
Gruss cannot always take the place
of corn nnd corn cannot take the plnco
of grass, but there can be a combine
tion of both so as to be a great aid
In the production of live stock.
How Plant* Remain Upright.
If a flower pot is laid on its aide the
■talk of the plant growing In It grad
ually curve* upward until It resumes
the vertical position. This Is called
geotropic curvature, and the question
Is by what means the plant is stimu
lated to change Its direction of growth.
One theory avers that movable starch
grains in the plant cells fall to the
lower side as the position Is changed,
■nd by their pressure Influence the
mechanism of growth. Recently
Francis Darwin, in England, has suc
ceeded in accelerating the tendency of
a plant to curve upward when placed!
horizontally by subjecting It to the
vibrations of a tuning fork. He thinks
the shock of the vibrations affects tho
movements of the starch grains.
The Reason Why.
Drummond, Wls., Sept. 19.—(Spe
cial.) —Whole families In Bayfield
County are singing the praises of
Dodd’s Kidney Pills and the reason
why Is given In experiences such as
that of Mr. T. T. Wold, a well-known
citizen here.
”1 had such pains in my back that
I did not know what to do,” says Mr.
Wold, “and as I came across an adver
tisement or Dodd’s Kidney Pills I sent
for a box. That one box relieved me
of all my pains. My wife also used
them and found them just what she
needed. I recommend Dodd's Kidney
Pills as a sure cure tor Backache and
other Kidney Troubles.”
Backache Is one of the earliest
symptoms of Kidney Disease. Dodd's
Kidney Pills cure It promptly nnd per
manently and prevent It developing
into Rheumatism, Dropsy, Diabetes or
Bright's Disease.
Not on Her Complexion.
Dr. Quackerly —Did you use one of
those powders every two hours, as I told
you to?
Mrs. Dashing—-I should say not
They were all plain white, and I 1 never
nse any kind but flesh color.
We use Plso's Cure for Consumption in
preference to anv other cough medicine.
-Mrs. S. E. BorSen, 442 P street, Wash
ington, D. C., May 26, 1901.
A STORY OF THE STREET.
Account of a Newsboy's Gratitude for
a Kiadneaa.
“I chanced to be walking down Lib
erty street,” said a well-known artist,
“when the recent hurricane scooped
his stock of evening papers from un
der a wee and wan 8-year-old news
boy's arm, made a free distribution of
them in the mud and rain half a block
away, and came near serving him In
like manner. As he fought his way
to his feet I heard him tersely sum
marize the extent of the ruin in the
remark, ‘Dat busts me!’ and he heard
me laugh.
‘‘Turning on me and assuming a sug
gestive Terrible Terry pose, he savage
ly asked, ‘Wotyer laflln’ at?’
“ ‘Not at ydu, my boy,’ I hastened to
explain, ‘and here’s half a dollar to
start you in business again.’
.“‘Money talks’ with the gamin as
well as the goldbug, and in this case
its charming eloquence moved Its re
cipient to remark with flattering sin
cerity, ‘You ain’t such a bad guy, af
ter all,’ as he scooted In the direction
of Park Row’.
“’But this was not the last I was
lestlned to see of my pigmy purveyor
Jf the latest news, for, as I was hus
tling to reach the ferry, I heard tho
quick patter of pursuing little feet,
and he overtook me to make the
breathless inquiry, ‘Say, mister, does
you go by dis way every night?’
“ ‘No. Why do you ask?’ said I.
“ ‘Coz,’ explained be, ‘I wants ter
give you a paper every night till I
squares de debt.’
“Now," continued the artist, “is
there a man here who does not feel In
bls heart a desire to give such a boy
as .that a lift toward a better life, or
who does not believe that granted half
a show he would develop into an hon
orable and successful man?" — New
York Times.
CHANGE FOOD
Some Very Fine Results Follow.
The wrong kind of food will put the
body in such a diseased condition
that no medicines will cure it There
is no way but to change food. A man
in Missouri says:
“For two years I was troubled so
with my nerves that sometimes I was
prostrated and could hardly ever get
in a full month at my work.
“My stomach, back and bead would
throb so I could get no rest at night
except by tits and starts, und always
had distressing pains.
“I was quite certain the trouble
came from my stomach, but two physi
cians could not help me and all the
tonics failed, and so finally I turned to
food.
“When 1 had studied up on food and
learned what might be expected from
leaving off meat and the regular food
I had been living on, I felt that a
change to Grape-Nuts would be Just
what was required, so I went to eat
ing it
"From the start I got stronger and
better until I was well again, and
from that time I haven’t used a bit
of medicine for I haven't needed any.
"I am so much better in every way,
sleep soundly nowadays, and am free
from the bad dreams. Indeed this
food has made such a great change In
me that my wife and daughter have
takeh It up and we are nefer without
’Grape-Nuts on our table nowadays.
It is a wonderful sustainer, and we
frequently have nothing else nt all but
a saucer of Grape-Nuts and cream for,
breakfast or sqpjier.” Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
Good food anil good rest. These nre
the tonics tbpt succeed where nil the
liottled tonics ana drugs fall. Ten
days' trial of Grape-Nuts will show
one the road to health, strengdi and
vigor. "There's u reason.”
Look in each pkg. for the famous
, little book, “Th? Hoad tb'WellvUla."