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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-11-30

general characteristics are SO similar
ard clearly defined in themselves.
1t is this one difficulty more than
nHvjhing else that puzzles the amateur
ard proves a bar to his experiment with
such breeds. when the result of such
mating brings him 4 progeny unlike in
1'iumage and markings the sire ami
dams. The cause remains mystery
until his own experience gives him the
<!cw, OF until he learns from the sugges-
lions of older practitioners. Then it oc
ours to him that to produce i'll the
progeny from any variety Of parti-
>olored fowls, as the light and dark
Erahmas, Partridge Cochins. Plymouth
Rocks or Wyandottcs noticeably, the
same even line Of plumage and mark
inss that is possessed by certain chosen
Sires and dams they must be judicious-
~ mated when he buys them, and the
same when he selects breeding pen
from his own stock. Matching in
color of any of these varieties for the
showroom is not strictly what sl<illfu|
1,nciers might consider judicious mat
ing for the breeding pen, and if one
hopes for good results from such mat
ing he will be disappointed.-Cou
Gentleman,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-11-30

ing elixir. The best tea we get does
not come from China, in spite Of the
fact that it is supposed to do so. India,
Ceylon and Java supply the best
brands, which are far superior to what
used to be shipped here 20 years ago
Tea was first imported from China.
however, and 2,737 years before Christ
it was used in the fowery kingdom As
to milk and sugar, a Chinese or Japan
csc epicure would think his drink total
~ ruined if either was put in. They de-
rive gentle exhiiaration from their
tea that we hurried westerners miss.
One Chinese philosopher has said re-
garding tea: ut tempers the spirits
and harmonizes the mind, dispels 1assi-
tude and relieves fatigue, awakens
thought and prevents drowsiness,
Lighters and refreshes the body and
clears the perceptive faculties''
The difference between black and
green tea is simply that the latter is
dried more quickly and is cleaner, not
being worked over so much. Occasion
ally, however, the green tea is colored
with Prussian blue. Tea could not be
grown in countries where the price of
labor was high without causing very
great rise in price,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-11-30
Food That Makes Brains.

According to a celebrated health re-
port blanched almonds give the higher
nerve or brain and muscle food, and the
man who wishes to keep his brain
power up would do we'll to include
them in his daily bill of fare Juicy
fruits give more or less the higher nerve
or brain, and are eaten by all men whose
living depends on their clear-headed-
ness. Apples supply the brain with
rest. Prunes afford proof against nerv-
BUSINESS, but are not muscle-feeding.
They should be avoided by those who
suffer from the liver. But it has been
proved that fruits do not have the same
effect upon everybody. Some men have
never been able to eat apples without
suffering the agony of indigestion; to
Others Strawberries are like poison.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-11-30
FafteninE YearlinS. Lamhx.

Both sheep and lambs are much
higher than a year ago. Hence there
is less inducement for farmers to bur
sheep and lambs to fatten. With SO
good prospects for wool it is likely that
sheep and lambs will be dear for some
time to come. Still, those who like Il
spring lamb will have it, no matter
what the price. and the fattened lamb
u year old is quite as good as that
dressed when only three or four months
old. 1t requires more careful feeding
to keep these yearling lambs in fatten-
iirg condition than it does three or four
year-old sheep. But the lamb when well
fed will gain twice Us many pounds per
week as the sheep, and the gain in price
per pound will be considerably higher.
American Cultivator.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-11-30
Feeding Lambs by Hand.

In rearing lambs that have lost their
mothers, or when the la tier cannot give
enough milk to nourish the lambs prop
crly, it. is best to feed cows milk from
ii bottle that has a small rubber nipple
attached to it. A newly-dropped lamb
only requires two teaspoonfuls at time
given every hour. It has not been found
necessary to sweeten the milk with
sugar or dilute it with water, but it is
strongly recommended to heat the milk
and feed it at temperature of 100 de-
srces Fahrenheit. The lambs seem to
like it hot, and they certainly thrive bet
ter upon it. It is necessary to keep the
nipple, the bottle and the vessel in
which the milk is heated thoroughly
free from any disagreeable taste or odor
such as that of sour milk, else lambs
will refuse the milk. When the lambs
are about two months old they are able
to take two feeds, two pints per head
daily, in addition to such grain and
grass as they may eat.-Journal of Ag-
l.iculture
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-11-30
AMONG THE POULTRY,

Hens lay larger eggs than pullets.
Eggs from fat hens do not hatch we'll.
rhe best layers are usually the worst
sitters.
Sand is not a good substitute for
gravel in the poultry yard.
The nest is the Matching place for
}ce as we'll as for chickens.
Much at-producing food is not best
for laying or growing fowls.
The fowls are healthier when they
have to scratch for their food.
Give the hens all of the buttermillz
and skim milk they will drink.
supply the laying hens with bones,
oyster shells and vegetables.
Unless hens lay well in winter they
will prove rather expensive to keep
over.
The eggs of hen will hatch for ten
days after She is separated from the
IUosters.
The value of a breed depends largely
upon what you want to do with it.
St. Louis Republic
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-11-30
ORIGINAL ORNAMENT.
Miniature Railway Signal Clock for
the H011 Table.

Miniature Railway Signal Clock for
the Hall Table.
Grandfathers' clocks for the hallway
are undeniably beautiful and will never
be given up by persons who appreciate
the tremendously artistic, but there are
a great many families in which the de-
sire for the new outweighs everything
else. !
In such household this unique nov
city will find a welcome. 1t is not large
enough TO stand on the floor and must
be stationed on the hall table It is
miniature railway signal carried out in
polished oak, with nickel or silver
mountings. On one side of the post is
a clock and on the other is barom-
eter, answering to the lights on the
original signal. At the top of the post
is calendar, while running down be-
low it is thermometer. The real rail-
way signals are replaced in this in
stance by the words on either side.
I'm" and "Out," and are operated by
the nicely adjusted levers indicated at
the bottom on the Standard. This is
convenient in many ways, for if the
mistress of the house goes away she is
not obliged to notify her maid, and if
she does not want to receive callers the
little signal serves the same purpose.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-11-30
Hoods Pills act easily, effectively. 2Sc'
TAKING CARE OF HIMSELF.
Jack Was Making Money In Ways OF
FJia Own Choosing.

His Own Choosing.
''Why don't you give that son OF yours a
chanceY asked one business veteran OF an
other. "He must inherit some OF your ST.
perior business qualities and the time VAL
come when you must have some one 10 iook
after your affairs. He can't manage the"
without the necessary training.
"Don't YOU suppose that have canvassed
the whole situation? 1 have let that Doy
handle a small fortune, and the results have
been so unsatisfactory that have gwen hlm
formal notice to look out for himself. -.
''But he seems to have plenty OF money.
<'That's another thing don't like. have
never enters complaint. Last spring l
thought would have to put up the ottice
blinds for want of ready cash. My collater-
ais were not available and creditors were
pushing me- The boy walked into the office
one afternoon when was IN the throes OF de,
spar. said: Things lookin' blue, governor,
laid down certified check Tor 10000 and
holding it back till I can see that he needs
it. When I gave him money to buy wheat
and told him how the market was liable to
90, he ignored my advice and bought mil
lions of eggs; right in the midst, of hot
weather, mind you. On learning where they
were stored I notified the health depart
ment and requested some Of those in the vi
entity to bring proceedings when the nuis-
sance asserted ITSELF l learned incidentally
afterward that he had patent process for
preserving eggs and cleared up big pot OF
money. Wheat hadn't gone the way pre-
dcted, but it was his business to do as
told him. Recently he made $l5,0 900 at some
was, but one of his friends said that Jack
had taken long shot at a horse and Won. 1
hope the rascal had to pay for the horse. -
Detroit Free Press.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-11-30
OPENING AN ACCOUNT.
woman I'M a Bank for the First Time
Makes Trouble.

Makes Trouble.
"A woman opening bank account for the
first time is peculiar creature" said one of
the clerks in national bank. Zone came in
a few days ago and glanced around suspi-
and said:
money
".Yes'm; just go to the next window
She stepped over in a careful way, as if
most in whisper, said
- rs this WI here they deposit money!
account?'
"'Oh, no. she said 4 don't want to have
anything charged. just want to deposit
my money. Is this bank really safe?'
She was assured that it was.
This bank is as firm as Gibraltar,
madam; You have come to the right place.
We will have to have your autograph. Just
write your name right there
oh, can't write without stub pen
hays ys you got stub pen and some nice
"She was fitted out, and in the most care
full way imaginable she wrote out her full
name, Then she was provided with a de-
post book, which she looked at in an in
quiring way. She produced her money, hung
on to it for minute, and then handed it
IN, all rolled up and tied with thread. The
and threw it in with the other receipts.
Now she said, this amt good bank.
You've just gone and thrown my money in
with all the rest, and you can never pick
it out again. Take Your old book and give
me my money. And scratch my name off
that big autograph album. Mother said you
couldn't tell anything about bank
"She given her little roll, the auto
graph was scratched off and the deposit
ticket destroyed. She hounced out in a de-
cisive way. as much as to say. They can't
cheat me. It | am a woman Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-11-30
FIGHTING HOG LICE.
A Few Remedies Which Have Been
Employed Successfully.


Employed successfully.
We have within the last few days re-
ceived numerous complaints from farm
ers that their hogs, and especially pigs,
were unusually lousy this year. A good
many farmers have wondered what was
the matter that the pigs became I'M
thrifty, and some of the pigs, and &C.
casionlly an older one, have died ap-
parently from no other cause. An eX-
animation shows that the unthrifty
ones are lousy beyond expression, and
if any of our readers have pigs of this
kind and will examine them, they will
very likely discover the same condition
to exist; plenty of lice on the unthrifty,
comparatively few on the thrifty.
The hog louise is one of the largest
species of lice known to infect domestic
animals, full grown individuals, accord
ing to Prof. Osborn, sometimes meas
uring a quarter of an inch or more in
length, all gray colored with the margin
of the head and most of the abdomen
black. The eggs are light yellow, or
dusky whitish, in color, and taper
slightly to the point of attachment.
They are attached usually near the
base of the hairs.
The best remedy we have ever heard
of for small pigs is to dip them in to-
bacco dip. Some farmers prefer kero-
sene oil and water in the proportion of
one to four, pick the pigs up and dip
them in it up to the ears. A second
dipping few days afterwards may be
necessary to get rid of the nits at the
time of the first dipping. Another
method is to mix kerosene and lard and
apply it to the older hogs, and especial
ly to the parts behind the ears, inside
the thighs, and wherever else the YER
min can harbor. A probable reason
why they are so plentiful this year is
on account of the wetness of the sea-
son, which prevents hogs from getting
to fine dust.
Dust, ashes and powdered charcoal
applied to the neck and back of the
animal will generally do the business.
In one way or another the farmer
should take action at once to free his
herd from these pests. There is no good
tHtC cdH PosslUlJ cOHle from nafDOrlnS
q lot of vermin like this on the hogs.
Corn is cheap, but it is entirely too dear
to feed a lot of lice. 1t is barely possi-
BILE that some cases supposed to be
cholera in little pigs is nothing but
lice, the lice reducing the thrift of the
animal and making it prey to what
ever diseases may come along that have
outward symptoms that may be mis-
taken for the genuine cholera.-Rural
World.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-11-30
FRAME FOR BRIDAL PARTY.

tape, which, when bound about the
edge, lasts longer than paper and may
be either left white or glided to match
the rest of the design.
On the back, which should be of thin
bristol board, fasten with loops of the
linen tape, two little brass rings to
hang the frame by, and ask all the men,
bers of the group to place their auto
graphs in this space, and in this way
may be obtained pretty, durable and
exceedingly inexpensive souvenir Of a
happy occasion. If more elaborate
frame be desired the same general de-
sign may be reproduced in embroidery,
using gold thread instead of gliding,
and working upon white satin bit of
the brides gown if possible. Olga
Stanley, in Louisville Courier-Journal.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-11-30
FRENCH INSECT TRAP.

insect trap, and this is the way you
make it:
Bury a bell-shaped vessel in the earth,
with the rim even with the surface.
Put some water into it and all
inverted flower pot into the water.
On the flower pot is napkin
smeared with honey or molasses. Put
another bell jar over it in the manner
shown in the picture and heap up earth
around it until only small opening is
to be seen. The "bait'' will attract in
sects from an incredibly large area, and
when they have found their way into
the trap very few will get out.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-11-30

The contents of a saucepan should
never cook, unless the recipe expressly
states to the contrary; without cover
over them. Not only is the steamine
usually beneficial to the article in ques-
ton, but when that steam is allowed to
iii the kitchen it harms the walls and
furniture. Moreover, it imparts that
smell of cooking, not to the one room,
but more OF less to the whole house,
which is so lisagreeable and is what is
often graphically, if somewhat unkind-
~ called, .tthe boarding house odor."
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-11-30
MISTAKE IN DELIVERY,
Customer Lost Because OF the Mel
chants Versatility.

Customer Lost Because of the NIer-
chants Versatility.
Queer things happen in suburban towns,
where the residents have way of utilizing
means at hand utterly regardless of the con-
sequences. Mrs. Simpson, a notable house
wife who lives in one of these terrestrial
paradises, recently replenished her stock Of
ment store in the place and ordered the
purchases sent home that afternoon when
she would be there to receive them.
She was in a particularly happy frame of
mind as she sat at her front window watch
ing for their arrival, remarking with salts
would adorn, when an undertakers wagon
drove up and stopped in front of her door
and a solemn looking driver in rusty black
descended from the front seat and rang her
bell. She did not lose moment in raising
the window and calling to him in fright
ened voice:
Go away! You've stopped at the wrong
house! There isn't any body here!"
II don't want body, ma am, I've got
sope things was told to leave here" called
the man.
flake them back" she commanded, II
tell you l won't have them! You ought to
pose the neighbors will think?''
,'"Well, ma am said the man, as he
climbed on his wagon again, eff you don't
want your new furniture, all right, but I've
got it inside"
:. "And ], wouldn't take it as a gift, said the
distressed woman; 'the idea of bringing my
goods in an undertaker's wagon
owe hadn't another vehicle in the barn
and you said you wanted it right off," re
sponded the man as he drove away.
But the man of many callings who had
utilized the last conveyance in his establish.
ment lost the sale of the furniture and the
good will of customer who did not appre-
ciate such mortuary enterprise. Chicago
Times Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-11-30
Scorcheil Grain for Hens.

Where hens are fed large amounts Of
corn newly husked, and not thoroughly
dried, their digestive apparatus be-
comes disordered. This is often rem
edied by heating the corn to the point Of
scorching. Hens will eat this scorched
corn quite readily, and they will be
better for it. But partly-burned oats,
where the hulls are burned off and only
the blackened grains are left, are even
better than scorched corn. This is
really the best way to feed oats to hens:
The hulls make the food more bulky
than is best for them, as their. crops are
limited, and the light, chaffy grain does
not give sufficient nutrition for the best
egg production. american Cultiyator.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-11-30
Wheat and Timothy Gra.s.

Thewheat plant belongs to the family
of grasses, and all these need phosphate
to perfect the r seeds, as we'll as for the
general welfare of the plant. Whenever
timothy is sown with any grain, es-
pecially in the fall, no small part of the
phosphate used for the grain crop goes
into the subsequent crop of grass. The
grain may retard the timothy growth
the first year, but the phosphate will
show in the growth of grass for several
seasons. Timothy shoots do not run
far. When the phosphate is applied
with the. drill, as it always should be,
the grass growth will show the drill
mark as long as the land remains
seeded. $780,. H., ...5a.= - s.5.~.... ID
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-11-30
WOMAN AND HOME.
BRIDAL PARTY FRAME.
An Original Idea for the Preservation
Of Interesting Pictures.

An Original Idea for the Preservation
of Interesting Pictures.
The design accompanying this de-
ecription shows an original idea for
preserving the individual photograph
of bridal group. The central 'ovals
may frame the faces of the bride and
her maid of honor, while the six brides
maids fill the other spaces. Another
arrangement may consist of the bride
and groom as central figures, the maid
of honor in the upper central small oval
and the best man below; the four cor
ners being occupied by the two brides
maids and two ushers, if a smaller
wedding party has been more expedient
than the one with the greater number
OF participants.
The frame is very simply made, on a
piece of water color paper of any size
preferred, the ovals being first careful
~ drawn in position and the decora-
lions then put in place. This latter
should be chiefly of gilt, on the white
ground, touch of color being given by
a dainty pink, blue or green, forming
the main decoration on the top of each
oval Except the central ones), and out
lined with gilt, as also are the broken
lines of the mosaic pattern.
The Napoleonic wreaths are of course
green, but the ribbons should match
the color used in the other decorations.
The heading about the central open
ings is also gilt.
A pretty variation of this design may
consist of vine of leaves, forget-me-
nots, pink rosebuds, or any flower de-
sired, inclosing the rim of the oval,
which latter still remains gilt, the
flowers being added to the design as
it now appears.
When the painting is finished the por-
traits should be glued into position,
and the whole framed in passepartout,
the glass being securely held by linen
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-11-30
To Keen Blankets Fresh.

Blankets cannot be too frequently or
thoroughly exposed to the fresh air.
Even those made of the finest wool, it
constantly used without careful airing;
will cease to afford that delicious
warmth and to be the luxurious cover
ing that they were when new. When
washed they should be dried as soon as
possible, and the nap raised by going
over them with fine and short-toothed
wool card.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-11-30
FARM AND GARDEN.
~ ..'aH'; D.. ~: r.. l..'l.s:.
HINTS ABOUT MATING.
Some Points Which Are Apt to Puzzle
the Poultry Amateur.

Some Points Which Are Apt to Puzzle
the Poultry Amateur.
would advise those who are hesitat-
ing on making selections for their
breeding pens meanwhile to spend more
time in their poultry houses studying
and contriving how to mate them, and
the result will be more certain and
satisfactory in the end.
The question of mating your breed
ing fowls for the best average results
will soon engage the attention of breed
ers who have not been timely in this re-
spect. The delight of the amateur is to
get possession of a trio Oh pen of we'll
matched parti-colored birds, with which
tie starts a brood or two of chicks that
he anticipates must come like the pa
cents, because the old fowls possess
the same even hue in plumage and
markings, accurately formed, and their
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-11-30
NOVEL INSECT TRAP.

Queer Device Invented Recently by
an Ingenious Frenchman.
A French agricultural magazine re-
cords one of the queer discoveries of the
past season, by means of which gar
dens and lawns can be kept free of in
sects, or at least the number may be
reduced to a notable degree. It is All
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-11-30
Another Had.

The following story proves what hardly
needs proving, that man may handle books
without being a scholar. 1t wasn't in the
book stall of department store; it was
in real bookstore; a bookstore, moreover,
where you would expect to find statesmen
the other day and asked for Pope's ''Iliad."
The salesman went away to look for it.
Presently he returned with book in his
hand. eve haven't Pope's 'Iliad,' " he said,
but we have an 1liad.' It's by Homer,
though. '-Washington Post.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-11-30

glance at, the demure railway signal
tells her whether her mistress is at
home or not.
This is about the climax in the way of
household oddities. Nothing now re-
mains to be duplicated for the house
hold unless it is the grip car lever,
which could be applied. to shoveling
coal, or the soda-water fountain, which,
in miniature, would make a good per-
fume atomizer.-Chicago News.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-11-30
HOLIDAY EXCURSIONS.
South and East.

On December and 81 the Big Four Route
and Chesapeake & Ohio railway will sell
excursion tickets from all points northwest,
both one way and round trip, at greatly re-
duced rates to points in Virginia, North and
South Carolina and other southern states.
Round trip tickets will be good twenty-one
days returning. Write for particulars and
pamphlet descriptive of Virginia farm lands.
U. T.. Truitt, Northwestern Passenger
Agent, 234 Clark St., Chicago.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-11-30
FACTS ABOUT TEA l.,
The Best Brands Are Grown i'm India.
CeylOn and Java.

Ihe BEST Brands Are Grown i'm India.
CeylOn and Java.
More and more is the tea-drinkine
habit growing on America and it is es-
timated that 25,ooo,ooo pounds a year
are used throughout the world.
In the far east tea leads. The Siamese
are 1nveterate drinkers of tea, hot and
cold, and they carry their tea-makine
utensils about with them and have tea
on the street if they are so inclinetl
The tea houses of Japan, with their
graceful attendants, are known
throughout the world and cup of the
fragrant beverage served by dainty
maid with soft eyes becomes a bewilder.