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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-30
Fodder VS.. Silage.

Although Iowa farmers have a great
number of silos, in the discussion at
the recent state da:rymen's convention,
corn fodder had many strong advo-
Gates who contended that it was bet
ter feed than ensilage. Fodder cut
while green, well cured and protected
during the winter from the elements,
produces large quantities of milk and
also an excellent horse-feed. The es-
sayist, L. G. Clute, said wooden silos
were cheap. easily built and more sat
isfactory than stone or brick; best Of
all Is one built in the end Of the barn.
Put the corn in while 1t is all green,
and do not wait until the lower leaves
and heavy parts Of the stalk have be-
gun to dry. Keep 1t tramped down.
More cows can be kept upon a given
amount Of land where ensilage is put
UP than where fodder Is fed. Mr..
Clute was very enthusiastic, stating
that it was his belief that the crop
could be put up with less expense than
when cut as fodder, and that the same
amount Of cor was worth 50 per cent
moro as ensilase than as dry feed. He
does not. however. use ensilage excIu-
sively. but also cuts, husks and shreds
some Of his own cOrn.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-30

The relation Of the fat in milk to the
solids not fat is not absolutely fixed,
but there Is a certain approximate ratio
existing between them by which, in d
general way, the total solids that are,
or ought to be, in the milk may be
computed when the percentage of fat
is known. To illustrate: At a recent
test a sample Of milk showed Sc per
cent of fat and 9.5 per cent Of solids
not fat, making the total solids ISL
per cent. When to this milk vas adj
ded one-third of water, the percentage
Of fat was found to be reduced to 81
and the solids not fat to 7 per cent,
making the total solids 1917 per cent.
The normal composition of natural 81
per cen would be about 12.9 per cent
of total solids, the solids not fat being
about 80 per cent. 1t Is therefore i'm
possible to water even rich milk with
out detection If the Babcock test and
the lactometer be used on it, because
while the percentage of fat may be left
high enough, the lactometer will show
that the percentage Of solids not fat
is abnornlally low.-HomeStead.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-30

Walter Baker & Co, Limited, Dor
chester, Mass, the well-known manufac-
turers of Breakfast Cocoa and other
Cocoa and Chocolate preparations, have
an extra ordinary collection of medals and
diplomas awarded at the great interta-
tional and other exhibitions in Europe
and America. The house has had I'M
interrupted prosperity for nearly a cen-
fury and a quarter and is now not only
the oldest but the largest establishment
of the kind on this continent. The high
degree of perfection which the company
has attained in its manufactured prod
ucts is the result of long experience COM
bined with an intelligent use of the new
forces which are constantly being intro
duced to increase the power and improve
the quality of production, and cheaper
the cost to the consumer.
The full strength and the exquisite nat
ural flavor of the raw material are pre-
served unimpaired in all of Walter Baker
e. Company's preparations: SO that their
products may truly be said to form the
standard for purity and excellence.
In view of the many limitations of the
name, labels and wrappers on their goods
consumer should ask for and be sure
that they get the genuine articles made
at Dorchester, Mass.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-30
Fashion Echoes.

Shirt waists have blossomed far in
advance Of wood violets. They are
made in rather fanciful materials, all
over embroideries, novelty chambrays,
even delicate Organdies. None have
stiff bosoms, but have turnover white
collars and cuffs.
English opera hoods are gaining pop
ularity in America. They are made Of
any soft material from eiderdown to
Persian silk. A pretty one of elder
down is gathered in box plaits about
the head, and is lined with wadded
satin, and tied with wide lace strings,
in the bow Of which are one or two
pink velvet roses.
Tartan, particularly in France, Is
much admired, and when deity blend
ed with plain material certainly gives
variety. These plaids are used for
bodices for slender women, the trim
mings being Of plain goods, but the
stouter sisters are obliged to content
themselves with plain bodices, and
trimmings and sleeves of tartan.
One of the Partisan models in MILL
merry resembles a combination helmet
and coronet of some NEUROLOGICAL de-
ity. 1t abounds in wings, which run to
blue and green's, skillfully harmonized.
The wings appear to spread out from a
nest of humming birds, but they are
merely eDingles, lace and bits Of vel
vet arranged Il In Franchise.
The craze for green's now epidemic in
Paris has reached New York. 1t comes
in the shape of a green %pocketbook,
which is on dress parade on Fifth ave,
nue. in the hands of women of fashion.
1t is a bright green, as green as the
bach of a lizard or dewy June grass,
and is conspicuous, being mounted in
silver and gold. They can be purchased
at from So to $50.
Theater coats are becoming more and
more gorgeous. The loose-ftting sur.
tout is Of corded silk, white or cream
or of any color which will accord with
various toiiettes. The yoke and sleeves
are of brOcaded velvet, while the feath,
er bordering is of the most sumptuous
description. The trimming is not com
posed Of fragments of ostrich feathers,
but OF thousands Of tiny tins,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-30

One of the Massachusetts congress
tiful estate, his admiration for which
is shared by his coachman, Mike. The
other day Mike brought a couple of
his Irish friends upon the place, and,
after escorting them around the
grounds and showing them the stable,
ushered them into a hall. There,
somewhat to his surprise, he met his
employer, but the latter was deter
mined not to be outdone in hospitality
by his coachman. Bring your friends
into the dining room, Mike" he SAID,
and into the dining room h trio fol-
lowed him. "Now, my men. of course
you can have what you like he re-
marked, as he stood by the s~idcboard;
but l have q drink here that hill
YOU will like. There is Il story to 1t,
by the way" he added, (which may
interest you. 1t is called Benedictl1e,
and it is made by monks up on II e
Alps. They fill a little flask with it
and SEND out their st. Bernard dogs to
find ira velers who may be overcome
by the cold. When a poor, half-frozen
fellow is found he drinks Il little of
this cordial from the flask and then he
is able to follow the dogs to IL place OF
shelter" The men listened to the story
in silence. Finally one of them mus
tnred up courage to speak. Have yon
n gin?' he asked. Certainly" said
the congressman. rs he laid aside the
| cordial. "Help yourself" The men
took a good, substantial drink Of the
gin and smiled happily owe it's famil-
lar taste. "That wasn't bad" said one
| Of them. "Now br!ng on yptif dog
Observation-Disclosures Post.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-30
What We Sell.

We copy from the Mirror and FARM
ef the following Of what we sell Off
the farm in fertility with our products:
when WI sell and carry away
from the farm 1000 pounds of average
milk for $3.50, we take from the farm
materials which have a food and fer
tllizing value Of Is cents for each 100
pounds of milk, or $3.50 for each 1000
pounds Of milk. BY retaining the skim
milk and buttermilk, and selling only
the fat In the form Of butter we could
secure the same amount Of money for
1000 pounds of milk and still retain
on the farm the materials which are
worth $3.50 for food and fertilizer.
Therefore, when we take the milk
from the farm we must, for each 1000
pounds, pay out from the money re-
ceived $3.50 to replace the food and
fertilizing materials sci away in the
milk, If We are to keep the farm and
animals IN the same condition we
would when we retain on the farm the
skim milk and butter milk. In theory,
teen, at least. of the $3.50 received
for the milk, we must pay out 81. 50 to
buy food and fertilizer to take the
place Of that removed In the milk sold,
and the actual proat derived from
selling 1000 pounds of milk would be
$3.50 e . than the apparent profit"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-30

Bathing is a very important daily
duty, yet few people know how to take
a bath to get the most good out of it.
There are certain things that add to
the comfort of a bath which should not
be missing from a well appointed bath
room. Every bather should have a
cork or rubber mat placed beside the
tub. Wooden mats absorb the moisture
and become dingy and unhygienic.
Every bath room should have at
tached to the wall beside the tub, low
enough to be accessible, two small
wire trays: one to hold the sponge and
the other the soap in the intervals of
bathing, when these articles are not
in active use.
Every bath should contain a set
of shelves, on which should be kept
soap, tooth powder, a can of almond
meal. a jar of cold cream, a bottle of
ammonia, a bottle of alcohol, a bottle
of lavender, Or violet water, and a bot
tie of witch hazel. OF course, the
woman who INDUCES In lotions and
bleaches will keep them also. If medi-
cine is kept in the bath room is should
HUI De lulAcu luulSCl lDludIcly Will lIt
toilet preparations, but should have a
section to itself.
The brushes which every woman
needs for her bath are a flesh brush
for occasional use, a rubber complexion
brush, and a nail brush. Some skins
are kept smooth by friction; others are
roughened. 1t will therefore be the
part of wisdom not to indulge in con-
tinual scrubbing until one discovers
which sort Of skin one has.
Cold water is not cleansing. 1t is
bracing; it is hardening and it helps
to make the skin firm, but it is not
cleansing. The shock Of cold water
application closes the pores at once,
and they retain all of the impurities
which they should cast out. So that
the woman who wishes to be clean
must wash in warm water every day
and use her cold water sponge only as
a skin tonic.
When ont Is fatigued a sponge bath
with warm water and alcohol will re-
store ones strength and vigor. When
n is not well a thorough rubbing
down with oil is an excellent medicine.
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-30

Many of them retire after a first de-
feat, never to appear again, carrying
with them a flavor uf bitterness which
tinges much of their after life. Papas
and mammas, aunts and elder broth
ers, consult together about the cause
OF the difficulty and the remedy for
relief. Some blame the men. Did
you ever know such Doors as they
areT' one will eXclaim. "Now. in my
day. etc. The elder brother calls the
younger one to account. whats the
matter with you fellows? Don't YOU
know 1t is a mans business to see that
no woman is allowed to feel neglected
in society? When l was young we
felt it an obligation among ourselves
TO be nice to every stupid girl, and a
nan who danced the german with her
knew h a every other man in the
room would help him by taking her out
as often as possible"
One mamma thinks they have not
entertained enough; that success i'm So
ciety is, after all, only a question of
give and take. So invitations to din
ners m teas are issued, and artificial
foundations are as artificially laid, and
the daughter is launched again on the
frothy current flowing over it, her sue.
cess to be measured by still more arti
fetal signs. Another mamma says hel
daughter Is not asked to dance because
money nowadays rules everything
that OF course the girls with private
fortunes will receive greater atten
ton than those who have none, forget
ting while she speaks those of the
rich who are likewise neglected.
Social success by them all 10 made
the apaI test by which the training O
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-30
1t wouldn't Come His Way.


ly, he walked around the block. When
he returned he pulled and tugged and
sweat his collar in vain land finally
got 80 mad that he consigned old Dol
by and his daughter to q climate
where ice becomes water in ten min
utes. The nan who wanted to borrow
$40 of Dolby opened the door, and hes
itated, and skatcd around to get his
nerve up. When he returned the door
would not open, though he d~isintegrat-
ed his ~suspenders in pulling. The man
who read Pull" as he went up the
street found Push" staring him in the
eyes as he returned, and he lodged
around a corner to see if he was too
drunk to walk q line. Canvassers, and
solicitors and tramps got knocked out
by that door until they lodged across
the street in passing, and old Dolby
chuckled and cackied and laughed till
his weight increased twenty pounds.
But one day he looked out to see a
grim and determined nan standing be-
fore the place. 1t was a man who had
tried a hundred times to get past that
door to sell Dolby Il hat-rack. He had
always found Push" and "Pull' so
badly mixed up that he couldn't work
the door. Now he had desperation in
his eyes and a screwdriver in his hand.
He pulled and he pushed, and he final
ly struck it. Then he held the door
open with his knee. unscrewed the
hinges. and taking the outfit on his
shoulders, he walked off up the street
and on and on until lost sight of in the
misty distance. BY and by the police
pursued, but they were too late. On
the bank of Il turgid river they found
"PulT' and PUSH" and. floating on
the stream. a storm~door, but the grim
and determined man, still clutching his
screwdriver, rested in the ooze Of the
bottom, with a smile of triumph on
his pallid face.-Detroit Free Press.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-30
LET THE EARTH REJOICE AND

farmers sing. With our new hardy
grasses, clovers and fodder plants the
poorest, NEST worn out, toughest, worst
the valley of the Nile. Only takes a
year or SO to do SO! At the same time
you will be getting big crops! Teosinte.
Giant Spurry, Sacaline, Lathyrus, what
a variety Of names! Catalogue tells
you!
If you will cut his out and sani
it to the John A. Salzer Seed Co.. La
Crosse, Wis, with 100. postage, you will
get free their mammoth catalogue and
ten grass and grain fodder samples
(worth $1,000 to get a start). w.n.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-30
Evening Wrists.

GNCuIuS
Very ela borate decdlete waists, some
white and others black, are imported
to wear with skirts to match in shade
but of different rich fabrics. With a
white satin and spangled tulle waist
the skirt may be Of white brocade,
plain satin, the new printed MORE, or
else of white tulle or chiffon. Black
skirts have the same range of ma
terials from which to choose, with the
addition, Of velvet, and also the finely
meshed black Brussels net now in such
great favor. The newest models have
the round neck low ON the shoulders,
and are slightly pointed at the belt
line, then completed by a short circu-
lar ruffie of spangled net. with seal
Hoped edges, made up softly without
lining. When made of white satin
they are draped with white tulle elab-
orately embroidered with silver span
giles. A thickly tucked ruche of tulle
surrounds the low neck. Instead of a
broad bow crossing the bust. as has
lately been In vogue for these corsages,
they now have al immense rosette of
doubled tulle or net gathered round
and round, which Is eight or ten inch
es in diameter. This rosette is an adj
mirable place for displaying the
choicest piece in the wearer's parure
of jewels, a brooch of rubies, diamonds
or emeralds, and it Is thought to de-
tract from the style Of the corsage if
other jeweled pins are thrust in it
Observation-Disclosures Bazaar.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-30

Lard cheese stands in the same rela-
ton to honest cheese that oleomargar
inc does to honest butter. Under the
gulse of benetiting a certain class OF
customers, whom 1t really Injuries. it
robs every dairyman in the United
States. According to George e. New
ell, in the Practical Dairyman, nobody
is benefited except the manufacturer
Of the filed product, and he only in
the sense that any counterfeiter is.
There ought to be laws put upon the
statute books this winter that will for
ever wipe out this stain on American
dairying. If prohibitory steps are TAX
en- in the few localities where the
stuff is made, it will do much toward
enhancing the price Of cheese next
summer
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-30
Bitter Cream.

Inquiries keep coming in about bitter
cream, and how to remedy. This 10 a
difficult matter to answer fairly. 1t is
easy to locate the trouble, whether at
house or stable. 1t is pretty safe to
say that If milk, when first drawn, is
free from these bitter tastes complained
of, the after fault is in the surround
ings. When the food il bright hay,
free from rank weeds; the grain, corn
meal, oats, bran and the like, it is safe
to say milk Is seldom bitter from the
feed. A COW, long in lactation, often
puts a bitter taste into the milk, and
a bitter taste will frequently develop
afterwards. There Is a great deal of
free writing about microbes In the milk
and ea other than No. Al, and lay
Ing all ills Of milk and cream to
of the family of bacteria, but we have
an idea that much bad flavor is due to
something getting into the milk, and a
chemical change takes place. A good
plan Is to set each cows milk separate
ly, and this locates it IL it is in the
cow. Bitter milk often results from
the use of bad straw as bedding. the
germs or mold spores falling int the
milk. The woods are full of reasons
but the right n is often far to seek.
Recently a recipe to cure" bitter cream
came to the attention of the writer. 1t
was simply to dissolve a gallon of this
bitter cream in three gallons Of boiled
water reduced to 70 degrees tempera-
ture, and let it rise the second time;
then take it off. add enough weak brine
to it to make it fluid enough to churn,
and the bitter taste would be IA -
eliminated, but it would be Quite
possible to get n rosy aroma in
butter. Prevention is preferable
cure.-Practical Farmer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-30
DOLBY's DOOR.
1t Caused n Great Deal Of Trouble
While IT Lasted.

ii Caused n Great Deal of Trouble
While 1t Lasted.
When Dolby got ready to put up a
storm-door for the winter he sat and
thought and smiled and reflected for a
long time. Then he went owe to a
carpenter shop and had a long ana
confidential talk with the carpenter.
When 1t was concluded. both grinned
and patted each other on the back.
"There'1 be more fun than a horse
kin draw!' chuckled Dolby.
'Betcher life!" cackled the carpen-
ter.
eth aid the cause of temperance"
And work for moral REFORM"
"And cause men to reflect on the Sc.
robustness of life."
"And rip and tear and cuss."
When the door was hung in place
there was a sign out of Pull" The
meaning was so obvious that a child
could catch on. The idea was to take
hold of the handle and pull the door
open. There was a popularity about
the hinges of that door, and the sign
was fastened on so that it could be de-
tached In Ave seconds, but with that
the public had nothing to do. The ear
penter had scarcely departed when
along came an eminent citizen who
had business with Dolby. He took a
good look at the storm door. He
spelled out the sign "P-u-l-I," pull.
1N1,n, hn ctonrNoI ~ and ,,uchn1 on ~
pushed, and pushed, and pushed,
and because he could not push his way
In he called Dolby an ass, an idiot and
lots of other gentle and endearing
names. He was so mad that he went
away, but he hadn't gone two blocks
before his guardian angel whispered to
him that all storm doors should be
pulled instead of pushed. He had been
hasty about the matter, and he felt
chagrined that so small a thing should
have put him out. He, therefore, de-
cided to return. Old Dolby knew he
would come back, and he, therefore
took a pin out Of the top hinge and
substituted the sign of "Push" fol
pull" When the eminent citizen re-
turned and pulled OH that door II
wouldn't come his way. He was an
gered until be saw the sign. Then he
demanded of himself:
Am l blind? Am l drunk? Am l O
full-f1edged idiot? Am l such a doll
that l can't tell the difference be
tween push and 'pullT Now, by the
beard of my father, but I am wroth
Old Dolby car take his storm door and
go to Ballyhack with it, and l will dc
business with him no more"
And for weeks and weeks it was the
same way with others. The young
man who wanted to ask Dolby for his
daughters hand in marriage pulled the
door open all right, but, being too eur
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-30

The captain Of the English ship
Allerton is Of the opinion that the
Nicaragua canal is already in exist
ence His ship started from Caleta
Buena, on the west coast Of South
America, nineteen days ahead of the
American ship Willie Resented, but
the Rosenfeld reached New York sew
eral hours ahead of the Allerton. The
captain of the British ship declares
that the American took a short cut.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-30
A Milk Fever Remedy.

The following simple remedy for tile
first stages of milk fever in COWS, ap-
pears in an exchange: pare, slice
and boil until soft about a dozen good
sized onions in n pot of water adding a
good handful of salt. Take about n
quart Of wheat -four, mix with cold
water to a thin batter, stir gradually
into the boiling onions, broth and all,
drink and give it to the COW at the
temperature Of blood heat. Never give
a cow cold water as long as there Is
danger Of milk fever."-Wester Pillow.
man..
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-30

At the recent meeting Of the Nations
al Editorial association in Florida II
was suggested that a home for disa'
bled editors be established in that
state. But whoever would occupy 1t!
When the average editor can't work.
any more he Is ready to die directly.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-30

The doctors of Spokane have been
seriously discussing the danger of
spreading infectious diseases by way
of the practitioners beard, and m
learned and Observation-Disclosures
member Of the fraternity gives it as
his opinion that there is no danger il
the physician lets the wind blow
through his whiskers freely after WIS.,
iting a patient.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-30

Hungary will celebrate her milleni-
al anniversary this year. She is to
have ar exposition at Buda-P esth
showing her advance in the sciences
and arts. There are 10000 Hungari-
ans in this country who might find It
interesting to run W. and compare
the millenial exposition Of the old
country with the one which really
closed the first century Of the new
the worlds fair.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-30

The directors Of the Kew Gardens,
In London, have adopted a regulation
which compels the young lady garden.
ers of the institution to wear trousers.
This has brought on a discussion as to
whether boomers will fill the bill. All
London pants for a decision in regard
to the matter.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-30

The South American republics are
not all they should be. But they are
far better than if they were kingdoms
or colonial provinces. They deserve
sympathy and encouragement from
Americans, not supercilious criticism.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-30

The New York Advertiser says the
accident to the ocean liner st. Paul
not due to racing, but admits that
all the great transatlantic liners race
when thrown together on the same
voyage. If they do, it is about time
for the owners or the authorities to
put a stop to such a dangerous prac-
tice.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-30

1t took q little Philadelphia fireman,
after all, to smash Corbett's gentlel
manly c~ountenance. 1t was hard on
ne fireman, who got a tumble down
stairs for his pains, but he will have
the secret gratitude of a large number
Of people who are too well bred to
admit 1t.