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New-York tribune., 1897-07-24

I have shown surprisingly good judgment in their
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have shown surprisingly good judgment in their
selections"
SOME HUMOR EVEN HERE.
Mrs George W. French Is matron OF the Truant
School and wife Of Its principal. When the reporter
noticed how straight the boys were sitting In the
classroom. she laughinglv whispered: They want
10 help me about the building and in the garden.
and the boys that sit s,raightest and give best at
tention allow TO do So
Mrs. French apparently understands boys. Tor
they show no fear OF her. and like TO work and be
with her. When all other excuses to md her fan.
they do not feel well and want some medicine"
The boys sang variety Of songs for the reporter.
and were led by meek faced urchin with mouth
organ.
Some very funny things happen" says Mrs:
French. but nothing ever exceled q remark heard
by a member OF the Board one day. just outside
the gate. A man and woman leaving behind them
an odor OF liquor. were coming here. and 10 some
bitter complaints that Maxwell wouldn't dis
charge, Jimmy" by the woman. the man replied:
long as they help It. They'll keep boy like
ours 10 give tone TO the institution"
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knees from her home 10 the church each year
The husband regalned his sight and she kept her
VOW Last week she made the trip for the
teenth time. going a quarter OF mile over a stony
road.
The new college for the higher education Of Cath
Ole women Is to be erected In Washington
Ground will be broken for IL In two weeks The
Sisters deeply interested in the new enterprise
and the design for the building Is the work OF one
OF the Sisters. who prepared specially for II by
taking a In the Boston School OF Architect
ure. The style Of the building is to be purely Gothic.
Mrs. Mary Baker Glover Eddy the founder OF
Christian Science is living In Concord n. H.. and IL
nearly eighty years OF age. Recently twenty-five
hundred disciples Of her faith paid her visit which
gave her great happiness. She says she discovered
Christian Science thirty years ago She Is a
remarkable woman. and is erect and clear-brained
In spite OF her weight OF years
Lizzie Gluw, a young German woman IL now the
champion woman cycllst OF the world She IL only
four miles behind the male champion.
The Isabella Heimath Is to be enlarged as soon
funds can be accumulated for the purpose The
Institution already possesses plenty OF land to build
A woman In Nebraska has offered large tract OF
land to the widows Of twelve farmers on condition
that they cultivate II themselves She will provide
them with all the machinery and stock they need
and money enough TO last until the first harvest
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congratula tions She received many handsome
presents. among them being beautiful blue Delft
vase. presented by Read Benedict.
There are seven children living. twenty-s!x grand
children. twenty-seven greatgrandchildren and one
great-great-grandch Her daughter. who is sew
enty old, - a healthy woman also her
granddaughter Mrs Henry Simonson, wife Of VII
fage Trustee Smonson OF Port Richmond: her
great gra ndson, Alvin Simonson and his little
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spOySOR OF THE HAMMOND RIFLES.

,,s Kate Jones. beautiful young Southern
n. ~ Shreveport La. has been chosen sponsor
- The Hammond Rines. Company OF the LIST
U.g,ment OF the State of Louisiana This rest-
,nent goes into a weeks encampment at shreve-
-, IN August and much gayety VIII result. A
Po.., ~ fair sponsors for the different companies
p add much TO the brillIancy and enjoyment OF
the ncampment
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NEEDS or THE DAISY FIELDS HOME


Sir: VIII permit me TO call attention. through
your paper. TO the needs OF the Daisy Fields Home
and Hospital for Crippled Children? We md II
very difhcult In these times to provide sufhcfent
funds TO carry on our work. and are under the ne
cessity Of appealing TO the benevolent public for
aid. Most of our patients are children OF the very
the country come appeals to to take and restore
these little sufferers. What We have done and
what we are doing show the efficiency and excel
Ience OF the work. but we are wholly dependent on
voluntary contributions and we need means to 90
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on. We cannot continue the work much longer un-
less We receive substantial aid. Contributions can
be sent to the treasurer. Mrs. Joseph Il. Ti!ing-
hast. care Turner. Mcclure Rolston. No 2 VIII
of the Charity Organization Society. No. los East
wenty-second-st We are glnd TO welcome any
visitors who to come and what we are DO
Ing. Enzlewood Is easily reached by the Northern
New-Jersey Railroad Twentythird-st. ferry, or by
the trolley lines connecting with the One-hundred-
and-twenty -hfth-st. ferry Reports showing the
work In detail can be had on application.
MRS. HERBERT r. TURNER, President
EnGleMood. n. J., July q, 1897.
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FIVE GENERATIONS REPRESENTED
MRS. WILLIAM SMITH CELEBRATES HER
NINETIETH BIRTHDAY BY
EAMrTy pEv-NJON

Mrs. William Smith. who lives on Amboy-ave.
TottenvIlle Staten Island. has Just celebrated her
ninctieth birthday with a family reunion her
family represents five generations. All OF her chill
dren and grandchildren are noted for their robust
constitutions Mrs. Smith lost her husband. Will
lam Smith, six years ago. this being the first death
In the family in sixty-hve years. She was married
to Mr.. Smith seventy-two years. She Is very
strong and able TO read. and converses on all the
tonic. NJ the dav On the occasion OF her ami
versary she sat rhe head Of the table and poured
the tea, and also rected some verses In reply 10
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liberty His hours OF work are long. and the work
is exactng. He very naturally longs for liberty.
The discipline OF the school has given great
anxiety 10 the committee in charge. The expert
n,e-t is now being tried OF having the boys. dur
in5 the hours when they are not in school. govern
themselves somewhat In accordance with the plan
worked out for the George Junior Republic A
good beginning has been made by the election Of
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"FAD PARTY" ALWAYS A SUCCESS.

take with YOU something that represents your pei
tad. or one of your fads. II you have several ~
d really quite an insight into the character .,
your friends to attend OF those parties ana rv s
Ehat each person brings with him. Almost e'e''
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THE DAYS GOSSIP.

Mrs. Mary Wellington White delivered address
at Chautauqua yesterday morning in the interest
OF the Woman's National Sabbath Alliance. In the
afternoon A. Emerson Paine: lectured on George
Eliot"
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Miss Cofax. a cousin OF the late Vice-Pres!dent
Colfax has charge OF the lighthouse at Michigan
City. which important post she has held for more
than thirty years
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To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: My best wishes are for your sunshihe SO
ciety the great work you are dolng iYJet'
yours. NINE N H. On i''''
Morristown, y. j.
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VOu4N'S PAGE APPRECIATED.

10 the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: I am always interested In the woman
Page Very truly yours. MRS. F. NJ. OSBORN
Port Chester y. Y.
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CHIFFON.

has some especial fancy and hobby. and the
reason for having them Is sometimes exceeding
ly interesting.
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II Is said that women clerks In shoe store cannot
sell shoes women customers. Women more
for the appearance of Il shoe usually. than they do
for its ease and comfort. They TO think a man
a better Judge OF the way a woman's shoes look
than another woman. and they prefer men clerks
sell them their shoes. At least this Is the opinion
of one OF the largest shoe dealers in Chicago.
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To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: / am a great lover OF the sunshine columh
Truly yours, Mho. D. u ohEh""
Stamford Conn.,
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Seventeen years ago Mrs. Louisa Williams. Of San
Lendro CAL prayed for the restoration OF her hus-
bands sight. II her prayer should be answered she
made VOW that she would walk on her bare
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A PEEP AT THE MARKETS.

In the market 1t was noticeable yesterday that
asparagus and corn much cheaper and berries
and peas are not so expensive. but FISH and meat
sell for about the same
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-12
GOING TO CALIFORNIA;
Phillips Upholstered Tourist Cars arc q

Phillip Upholstered Tourist Cars are Best.
Isl, 900 passengers carried in II years and
all OF them pleased, is fattering testi-
monial. Jealous imitators have started
rival lines, but they lack the facilities and
experience Of the Pioneers in the tourist
car business.
The Minneapolis & st. Louis Railroad
runs elegant upholstered tourist cars to
California points without change, leaving
st. Paul 700 p m. Minneapolis TBS D. M,
every Thursday via Omaha, Denver and
Salt Lake-the Scenic Line.
On November I'd, and each succeeding
Tuesday, we will run an additional car via
Kansas City and Fort Worth-the South
ern Route, no attitudes and no snow.
The time is only FOUR DAYS via either
route. In this age, time is an important
factor in the selection Of line of travel.
The Albert Lea Route being the quickest
and best appointed, is most popular
Through sleeping car berths only Sc. 90. A
gentlemanly Phillips conductor and colored
porter accompany the car to attend to the
wants OF the passengers.
Meals served in dining cars, or may be
prepared on cooking ranges provided: for
the purpose in separate compartment.
Full information as to ticket rates, or
berth reservations will be given by address
ing A. B. Cults, General Passenger and
Ticket Agent, Minneapolis & st. Louis
Railroad, Minneapolis, Mimi
Send for descriptive matter.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-12
Satisfaction from Bulhs.

Horticultural writer's make it busi-
ness to say that there is nothing else
equal to bulbs for giving winter bloom.
Yet, the fact remains that hundreds are
disappointed just along this line. This
is partly due to poor bulbs, partly to
inability to follow directions. and
largely to time of potting and choice
of sorts. Late potting deliberately i'm
vites failure and dissatisfaction. A
haphazard collection of sorts is likely
to be more than half failure, and the
more varied the collection the greater
the failure. Only a few of the smaller
bulbs and the novelties should be tried
each season. The old reliab,es are not
SO interesting, perhaps, but in them lies
the most of beauty and of satisfaction.
Lilies, the better hyacinths, the mar
cissi, the albums, and the freesias are
best choice for the average grower
American Gardening. ,.s.. {.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-12
THIS IS WORTH TRYING.
Excellent Rack for Feeding Corn
Fodder to Cattle.

HACC1ACAt ft0CA LOT reeOlnS COTn
Fodder to Cattle.
My way of utilizing corn stalks for
feed is to begin cutting the corn as
soon as tho stalks and lower half of the
blades begin to turn brown. If cut
too green the corn will be light in grain,
although the stalks will make better
fodder. What will be gained in superior
forage will be lost in the grain. Make
shocks 16 hills square or if the corn
has been drilled, cut 16 rows one way
and 16 steps the other. With strong
rope, to one end of which is attached
an iron ring, draw the top of the shock
together and securely tie with binding
Irvine. If this work is properly done
they will stand the winter. We pay
for cutting ten cents a shock, the price
depending somewhat upon the heavi-
ness of the corn. In about month
after cutting, or at most six weeks,
the corn will be ready for husking. II
the farmer has plenty of room, bind the
fodder in bundles as husked and haul
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-12
HINTS FOR DAIRYMEN.

Solid concrete stable floors can be
the dairy.
Unless there is the greatest economy
at every step in the dairy, money is
thrown away.
Good COWS, good feed and all the
modern dairy utensils lower the cost
of production.
The boy who milks needs watching,
for if he does not milk clean, the milk
yield will fall off.
Now comes man who says that he
cures lumpy jaw by rubbing spirits of
ammonia on the lump.
If some of our dairymen who have
small farms would try soiling they
would be surprised at the splendid re-
suits.
Consumers do not care to buy more
water in butter than can be helped.
Water is not butter, and it is not hon
est to sell it as such.
If any business is successful details
must have attention. One of the de-
tails in the dairy is the performance
of each Individual cow.
The more intelligent COW is the
better COW she is. A fool COW is no bet
ter than fool man. The scrub is not
as intelligent as the thoroughbred.
Bran and shorts that are made from
wheat that has passed through tie
sweating process wheat-will keep
in bulk in hot weather. Otherwise it
will Northwestern Plowman.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-12

IS the barn, but if shed room is limited
stand the fodder back in place and let
It remain there until needed for use.
Many farmers do not like to feed fod-
der because the stalks are great nui-
sance in the stable. The best way to
give to stock is by means of rack
made of fence rails, as shown in the
illustration. This rack is made as fol-
lows: Take large wooden forks four
feet long and set them in a row ten
feet apart and one foot in the ground.
In these lay long pole. On each side
dig trench eight inches deep par
allel to these forks and 2A feet distant.
Set the rails in these trenches and lean
across the pole alternating from the
different sides. If they are large enough
there will be ample space for the stock
to pull the fodder through. The length
of the rack can of course be regulated
to suit the needs. of the builder. BY
placing this rack between two lots
it will serve as a fence and mules car:
be on one side and calves on the other.
The rack will last for several years
if made of good material, and by plac-
ing it northeast and southwest it will
answer as a windbreak. Haul the fod-
der in as needed and keep the rack full.
By feeding a little grain and hay night
and morning the stock will be kept fat
all winter. They will leave good hay
and eat the fodder in preference.
I find from experience that ten head
OF horses and two COWS confined in
lot will consume on an average two
shocks per day of heavy corn fodder.
AS the expense is only for the cutting,
the animals are thus kept for 20 cents,
or less than two cents per day per
head. Let my brother farmers try this
as an experiment the coming winter,
and they will find that when spring
comes their stock will not only be fat,
tut they will have some corn and hay
for sale. They will also be surprised
to see how much better their ground
works because it was not tramped all
winter. 1 think winter pasturing OF
corn ground one of the most expen-
sive practices a farmer can follow
E. S. Maxam, in Farm and Home
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-12
Big Yield of Corn

Orrin Pike, who lives three miles
south of Rochester, can boast of the
greatest yield of corn reported this
fall in southern Minnesota. He ex-
hibited three stalks, on which were
six ears of dent corn. There was one
large stalk, the parent, and two suck
ers. all three the product of one kernel.
This was demonstrated to a skeptic
when the stalks were broken apart
and shown to have grown from the
large central stalk. There were 1864
kernels of corn on the ears, every one
OF which appeared perfect. This is a
new variety of dent corn, though it is
sometimes noticed in sweet corn, yet
it is seldom that suckers produce any
thing but nubbins
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-12
Not So Bad After All.

Torn Tomkinss, who had fragment of a
newspaper in his hand, rolled over until
ne faced Woebegone Williams, nearly set
ting the haaystack on fire in the operation,
and remarked:
''Say!"
""Wot?" returned Woebegone Williams.
~ guess mebbe water amt so bad after
all, if Teller tackles it right"
"Such as how?" demanded Woebegone,
someWhat startled by, the suggestion.
IVY, here item that says Count Maltke
Bretagne."
"Say! I thought there was somethin'
funny in the way them swell guys keeps
crossln' the ocean. Now I understand it."
And after full and free discussion both
decided that they would risk the water
themselves under such conditions. Chicago
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-12
A Mandanus.

Judge Russell, of Minneapolis, has
granted James C. Halves, the deputy
Oil Inspector appointed by II. w. Foote
and removed by f. c. Barrows, his sue
cessor, a peremptory writ of manda-
mus, compelling the last named to re-
store HAYES to his position. Judge
Russell granted an alternative writ of
mandamIs May 25, but the present in
spector failed to respond, and the per-
emptory writ is accordingly issued.
Assistant Attorney General Edgerton
has filed notice of an appeal to the su-
preme court. HAYES was an old SOL
der and pressed his claim under the
new law giving veterans the prefer
ence in public POSITIONS
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-12
A MethOdicnl Man

Just as Virgins was ready to leave home
the other morning to go down to his Office,
his wife said to him:
John, [ wish you would stop at Blank &
COS department store and have them to
send sen me up three yards of goods to match
u, An right,"' said Virgins, reaching for
II don't remember exactly" replied his
wife; cts IS or 40 cents yard"
But [ must know the exact cost" he
persisted, cor can't stop for it, am in a
fee"
but what difference does it make"
asked Mrs MI Virgins, about knowing the
"A whole heap of difference" snapped
Virgins. 1T will save my losing couple
Of hours waiting for my change" -Ohio
State Journal
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-12
Packing Plant Leased.

Swift & Co., the big meat packers of
Chicago, have taken long lease of the
packing plant at South st. Paul. This
move OF Swift is along the line of Ar
mour & Co., who have for some time
been killing for them their beef for the
local trade. For years the big Chi
cago houses have been buying beef on
the hoof in the northwest, and have
shipped it to Chicago, killed and
dressed it there and shipped it back to
sell. This was an expensive process.
But the packers would rather do it
than establish plants in the Twin
Cities and recognize that point as a
packing center. OF course, this state
OF affairs could not last forever, and it
now looks very much as if the break
had come.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-12

would get we'll. had female trou bleS
in their worst form, suffered untold
agonies every month my womb tipped
back to my backbone, had headache,
hysteria, fainting spells, itching, leu
corrhcea.
my feet and hands were cold all
the time, my limbs were so weak that.
I could hardly walk around the houses,
was troubled with numb spells. I
have taken four bottles of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, one
bottle of her Blood Purifier, one pack
age of her Sanative Wash, and am
entirely cured. I have not had one
of those numb spells since. Can you
wonder that I sing the praises of a
medicine that has cured me of all these
ills ?"-MRs. LOUISA PLACE, $50 Bel
mont St., Brockton, Mass.
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fectiOn,

A ROAD THAT IS NEVER TOO LONG,
wrong, since in all the advances made
III the transportation methods there has
been little or no reform in road trans
portation, which is at the beginning of
al; movement of commodities and of
persons. Railway travel to-day is
greatly improved over what it was a
quarter of century ago. Steamship
transportation has been made more
luxurious and cheaper. Yet the aver
age country road of to-day is no better,
and in many places worse, than it was
in the days of our fathers. We have
faster horses; we have vastly more ele-
giant and comfortable carriages; but
we are content to work our horses and
rack our vehicles over the same sort of
highway that served for the old two
wheeled cart.
Moreover, there is reason to believe
that the amount of time and money
spent in keeping up the roads would, if
properly expended, produce better re-
suits than are now obtained. Railways
are built by engineers and experts, ac-
cording to MISUNDERSTOOD systems.
Every improvement that can be devised
is applied to all the railways as soon as
it satisfies the test of experience. The
builders of steamships do not adhere to
the old methods day longer than they
arc known to be the best. But in MAX
ing of the highway there is as yet in this
country very little attempt to apply the
latest and best methods, or to utilize
the skill of experts.
Road reform is one of the needs of the
day. The mission has nothing sensa-
tional or thrilling about it, but it con-
tains the promise of large saving in
horses and money, and in the tissues of
men and women. It promises cheaper
transportation, increased travel by
road, more life and stir in the country
places and new attraction to rural
!ife.-St. John IN. b. Sun.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-12
FARM AND GARDEN.
REFORMS ARE NEEDED.
Anttquotcd Road Building Method.
Should BE Dikcarded

Antiquated Road Building Methods
Should BE Discarded.
The organization of good roads as
scclatlon in any city is movement to-
ward reformation. The people who
live beyond the city limits have more
interest in this matter than the town
people, but nearly all do more or less
driving or wheeling, while every family
is interested in the cheap transporter
*'or of farm produce.
The farmers have more to gain by the
improvement of highways than any
other large class of people. Preachers.
doctors, mail drivers and travelling
agents are all small classes who indi-
'vidually have large concern in the
state of the roads. but collectively do
not suffer privations at all comparable
TO that which the farmers endure by
reason of bad roads. The produce which
the FARMER sends to market is hauled to
town or taken to the railroad station
over the country highway. The goods
he purchases for his own use must be
conveyed part of the distance to his
home over this route. He drives his
family to church, or to town, or visits
the neighbors over such roads as are
provided in his district. If the road is
bad one he can only take half load
when he is carting produce, and can
only travel at slow pace when he
drives. His toll is increased when he
works; his pleasure diminished when
he takes his pleasure: his horses suffer;
his wagons and carriages have a shorter
lifetime than if his district were pro-
vided with firm and smooth highway
1t might be possible to compute the ag-
gregate loss to the country in time and
property through the bad condition
OF the roads of the country. 1t would
not be easy to estimate the loss of com.
fort and pleasure, or to appraise the
consequences of loss of temper and of
health
The townsman is interested in every
thing that concerns the dweller in the
country. If the country suffers, the
city shares the trouble. When it is
hard for the farmer to get to market
himself, or to send his produce there,
the effect is seen in the counting-room
Of the merchant and on the table of the
artisan. Moreover, we are all country
men. The citizens are always abroad
in the land. livery summer sends
thousands Of the town people into the
country. Every day sees the city ana
village bicyclist, or excursionist by car
riage, in the most remote places he can
find roadbed good enough for him.
1t is easier to begin movement or
organize a society in the city than in
the country, but the good roads organ
izations which may begin in town may
be expected to spread everywhere. The
people who use the roads most, and who
have the most to gain by their improve
ment, may be expected to welcome
every movement which will do them
good. Thoughtful people must, on re-
fection, conclude that something is