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The times., 1899-01-15

painted curtain rolls up and down and the
scenes are set or shifted with professional
cleverness. .-Hf
While working at the theatre merely 10
amuse youthful relatives she turned her
hand to larger work, and having collected
"A number of the legends current among
the negroes Of Jamaica, she set out 10 il
lustrate her book. The volume of An
nancy Stories was the outcome, which is
illustrated by twenty-five full-page pic
lures from Miss Smiths hand. beside the
cover design, which is her own work .-
Annancy is n perfectly new character in
fairy lore: he is q spider who possesses a
mother, and he is as beloved an elf among
the Jamaica negroes as is Brer Rabbit
among the negroes of our Southern
States. In the quaint dialect of the sim
pie island blacks, Miss Smith has told the
stories while she has looked straight into
The times., 1899-01-15
SOME FAMOUS LOVERS.
They Were Poets Who Adored Early
and often.

Byron was foolishly jealous of every
woman he ever loved. His loves ran well
into two figures. and he managed sooner
or later to make every one miserable.
Heinrich Heine, the poet, was also ter
ribly jealous. One day he poisoned par
rot belonging TO his lady love for fear it
should claim too much of her attention.
THE Rivals" is a true story Of Sheri-
dams courtship. the character of Lydia
Languish in the life play being taken by
Miss Lindley, who after became the au-
thor's wife.
Thomas Moore was always in love. II
one looks through his poems one may find
the names of some sixteen different Ia
dies to whom he swore eternal fidelity.
1t is said that when Goethe was first
in love he carved upon a tree in the
neishboring forest couplet OF hearts
united by scroll, and a little later re-
ceived sound thrashing from the fores-
ter for thus damaging the bark.
The times., 1899-01-15

belle of the assembly. Col. Tarieton said 20
her in an unguarded moment:
Mrs. Ashe. l wish / could meet your
friend. Col Washington.
Mrs. Ashe raised her beautiful eyebrows
slightly and instantly replied:
Well. colonel. if you had looked behind
you at the battle of the Cowpens you would
have seen him "
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-04-13
DAIRY SUGGESTIONS. !

Don't try to make good butter when
milk and cream are kept in unventi-
lated cellars. 8.
Turn Off the old cows. 1t is not wis
dom to keep cows after they are eight
years old, as rule,
Whenever you see black pepsin rec
commended for the increase of the but
ter product, count it as fraud.
Do you know what profit each Of your
cows yield you? If you. are butter
maker it is possible and profitable. - y.
In selling a cow for mixer, be hon
est with the persons to whom you sell.
Establish reputation for fair dealing.
Are you not aware that it takes extra
feed to run "a GOWN cold. weather,
just as it requires extra coal to run" a
stove? 81 siy.
If any of our readers milk eight or
ten COWS they cannot afford to set the
milk in cans. Separate. Get a sep
arator. - -.
The dairy is, without question, more
profitable than wheat growing in Min
nesota and in many sections of both
Dakotas. . IL ->..@a.@ 3
If, after feeding the proper milk
making food to your cows, you are still
unable to obtain a good quality of1nilk,
try giving her fat-making substance
and dispose of her. 3.
When anyone gets where he thinks he
can learn nothing he might as well die,
| and perhaps he will get somewhere
where there is something to learn.
There is good deal for the best of us
yet to learn in the dairy.
Every pound of butter made IN the
! country should grade as prime butter,
and will if all buttermakers will learn
! all that readily can be learned about
the business.-Western Plowman.
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above the roof of the main barn and
is divided below the roof into two arms
"a B d., which terminate near the
level of the stable floor at A A. These
openings are provided with ordinary
registers, with valves, to be opened and
closed when desired. Two other ven
tilators are placed at B B, to be used
when the stable is too warm, but are
provided with valves, to be- closed at
other times. is direct 12-inch ven
tilator leading into the main shaft and
opening from the ceiling so as to admit
a current of warm air at all times to the
main shaft to help force the draft.
This ventilating shaft is made of gal
vanized iron, the upper portion being
three feet in diameter. The covering
on the outside is simply for architect
ural effect. The air enters the stable
at various points as. shown in the plan
at F G and, in the vertical section by
arrows at F 6. Orange Judd Farmer.
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KATY IN LITERATURE,
A Snatch of Story Wherein the "Choo.
e. ChOOs" Indulge in a Few Puts
- of Complaint.

He (the switch engine), gave vigorous
push to the west bound car as he spoke, and
started back with a snort of surprise, fo1
the car was an old friend-an M. K. T. box.
car. Vs..
"Jack my drivers, but it's homeless Katy!
Why, Katy, amt there no getting you
back to your friends? There's 40 chasers
Who is holding you now?'' r71a@es1.e.o-s.r
=, Wish 1 knew whimpered homeless
Katy. Il belong in Parsons. I've only been
out ten months, but I'm just achin' home
flowers bloom.''
yards full O. Homeless Katies an
Wanderin' Willies," the switch engine ex:
planned to .OO7. Dunno quite how our men
fix it. Swap around, 1 guess; anyhow I've
done my duty. She's on her way to Kan.
sas via Chicago; but I'll lay my next boiler.
full she'll be held there to wait consignee's
convenience, and sent back to US with wheat
in the fall."-From Rudyard Kipling's
1907"
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High Feeding and GarEet.

AS the cow or other breeding animal
approaches time of parturition, high
feeding, either to stimulate milk flow
or to make it richer, should for the time
be suspended. Of the two, the kinds
that tend to make the milk richer, or, in
other words, to fatten the COW, are
worst. But we should not advise any
farmer to feed heavily with grain which
will cause fever and make the animals
fevsrish, though this may be natures
effort to lessen the milk flow 50 that
the adder can hold it. The food should
be laxative rather than constipating.
EnsiIage and roots of all kinds are good
# not given in too large amounts. The
only grain given should be three or four.
nubbins Of corn daily until the calfis
dropped. The COW will eat these readi-
", and they will cleanse the stomach
preparatory to the time when parturi-
ton begins. American Cultivator.
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MILK cows CLEAN.
BY no other Method Can All the But
ter Fat Con tained in the Milk
Be Obtained.

It is a well-known fact that cows not
MIXED clean will tend to dry up in short
order. Another important reason for
MIXED clean will tend to dry up in short
fat, which is contained in a much larger
per cent. in the last than in the first
milk drawn, as is shown by the follow
ing experiments: : ~
The Kansas state college dairy has
conducted an experiment. showing the
Importance of clean milking Five cows
that were giving fair quantity of milk
were selected, and their milk collected
in half-pint bottles, each teat contrib
uting its share to every BOTTLE These
samples were tested with the Babcock
test, with the following results:
Cow No. 6 varied from 6 of per cent.
to 7.2 per cent. ~t@ r.
Cow No. 1ovaried from 2 of percent.
to- sc per cent. I'D %~. g.. * /. ssi,. is. .
Cow No. II varied from 1.6 per cent.
to 5.s per cent.
Cow No. IS varied from is per cent.
to 6.s per cent =. zSl7f :
Cow No. 20 varied from Of per cent.
to 7.S per cent.
The results show gradual, although
not entirely uniform, increase in the
per cent Of fat from the beginning to
the last of the milking, except with the
last two samples drawn from each cow.
Here the per cent. of fat would take q
sudden leap, amounting often to a
third or q half of the total variation.
This shows very clearly how important
it is to get all the milk. BY averaging
the results it was found that the last
quarter of pint was worth from three
fourths to one and a half pints of milk
first drawn from the udder. Moral:
Milk clean and get fat.-D. II. Otis, in
Western Rural. s "
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a II Is.f
his horse forward, and instantly found
himself riding circle, Of which the calf
was the center. The stout lasso held,
and around and around they went,
closely pursued by the enraged COW.
Drawing his revolver, he turned in the
saddle and fred as rapidly as possible.
The fourth shot took effect in her neck.
and she drew off about a hundred yards,
where she stood angrily tossing her
head, -
This gave him chance to secure the
calf's other leg and remove the lasso.
Then the COW charged again, and, with
her in pursuit, he rode straight for the
retreating herd, which was now nearly
a mile away. The chase was a-hot one
while it lasted, but she was. soon dis
tanced. 80. = ~ :
AS he again. came up, the cows that
had calves seemed inclined to show
fight. They retreated slowly, and were
evidently angry and tired. y
In view of his late experience, he
feared to loop another calf in the midst
of the herd, and the lasso had drawn
so tightly about his horses neck, he
could not easily undo it and attach it
to the saddle.
Watching his opportunity, he. sepa-
rated calf, but the three cows instant
ly charged him. Again and again was
this repeated.
Then he urged his horse straight at
the herd. It broke into a hasty and
struggling fight, and one of the calves
in little while dropped behind. AS
soon as it had been left far enough, he
faced about to meet it, and had lassoed
it and tied one leg, when the COWS
charged, and he was compelled to re-
mount.
There was now but one calf remain
ing, and he was determined to have
that. -..
The herd had resumed it's flight.
After hard riding, he cut out the calf
and its mother. The COW fought des-
perately, and the calf kept so closely
to her, he could do nothing.
Finally, he fired in such way as to
sting her slightly, when she made sud-
den halt and changed her course. The
calf, however, kept straight on. Now
was the golden opportunity. -
Around and around swung the whis-
Ting rope, and settled gracefully about
the head of the last of the four victims.
There was nothing now to do but to
tie the calf down, and go in search of
his companions, who were found far
back on the trail.
The next day they struck another
herd, out Of which they got fine speci-
men. They also found the lost calf, that
had somehow escaped the wolves, and
then headed for ranch, distant about
Co. They remained at the ranch two days.
Then, having thoroughly rested, they
left the calves, and, taking eight days
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-04-13
COST or HAY SHEDS
It II Absolutely Insdgniflcant when
Compared with the Saving
5. They Always Eject.

Z ~ y Z. (
One Of the common leaks upon the
farm is in stacking hay, as often a large
part of the crop il left out for months.
If the work is poorly done great loss
and: DANA sc is the result, however.good
the quality of the hay may have been
when stacked. The cost of building
suitable hay sheds in addition to the
NOW room of the barn need not be
great. A shed 20 by 80. feet and IA feet
to the caves can be erected at slight
cost. Several years agoSI built such a
sone, setting the. posts on rock and spik-
ing stringers and plates to the posts,
using six-inch bolts which I bought
and had a blacksmith sharpen. Holes
should be bored in the stringers and
plates; then drive the bolts into the
posts solid: Such plan is much better
than to use spike nails. Any rough
lumber will do for siding, and the shed
should be covered with clapboards or
shingles. Have an opening at one end
for unloading hay. BY building. the
shed larger and higher one could put in
a carrier and hay fork. Place the
lower stringers two feet from the
ground and a scantling IS inches above
it; then after your siding is on go round
and saw holes out of it two feet wide.
which will make them 1s inches high:
saw holes every three feet This makes
capital place to feed cattle, and thew
will waste scarcely any hay. A low
shed built around three sides of the hay
shed will make good protection for
cattle, siding up the west and north
sides. Cattle will do in such quarters
almost as well as in expensive barns.
BY building the corncrib near the shed
and feeding corn once day cattle will
winter finely, and for quite while can
reach hay for themselves, and when it
gets beyond them push it down from
the top all round and you have good
manager. This way is not perfect, of
course, but it has the merit of chean-
ness and efficiency, and is very salts
factory way to feed hay, as have tried
1t for years. This plan of feeding is
intended for cattle from two to three
years old.-Prairie Farmer.
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A Novel Buffalo Hunt
BY John n. whitson

nNE OF the foremost men Of the
west was Hon. C. j. Jones, of Gar
den City, Kan. He had rare experience
as plainsman, and, in days gone by,
won for himself the title of 'sBuffalo
jones'"
On the goth of April, 1885, Jones, ac-
companied by Charles Rude and New
ton Adams, left Garden City for the
Staked Plains of Texas, to hunt buf-
faloes, knowing that the remnant of the
great southern herd was to be found in
that section.
Their outfit consisted of two mules
and three horses; one large wagon,
loaded with provisions, feed, tent,
blankets, ropes and water barrels, and
spring wagon in which to reconnoiter.
They took their last supplies at Ken
dali, on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe railway, and, after fording the Ar
kansas by doubling teams, started in a
general southwesterly direction.
The country between the Arkansas
river and the Staked plains is level or
slightly rolling prairie, except along the
North and South Canadian, where it is
very bluffy and abrupt, with occasional
sand hills.
Plenty of antelopes were seen, but
nothing Of note occurred until the Goth,
when they came upon a buffalo bull of
large size.
He was alone, and when discovered,
made an effort to escape. Jones fired
from a distance of 300 yards, and the
shot was instantly fatal.
The bull fell upon his knees, and died
in that position instead of rolling over
on his side, as usual. He was truly a
magnificent specimen, and weighed
nearly Oopounds.
No more were seen until May 1. Signs
had been discovered on the previous
evening, and on that morning one of the
party Remarked: =
II think we will strike buffaloes to-
day. wonder who will be- the one to
get the first shot?"
Events proved that Jones was to be
fortunes favorite.
After travelling about five miles,
their field glasses revealed small herd
in the distance. Lassoes and ropes
were hurriedly got in order, and they
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-04-13
Test Each and Every COW.

What we dairymen should aim at is
to secure the bestscows we can, and try
testing each cows milk separately and
ascertain for sure whether they pay for
their keeping and give us little prof t.
We can be satisfied with small profit,
but cannot afford to keep COWS at
loss for the benevolent purpose Of sup
Flying dairy products to consumers at
e. low cost. Excelsior should be the
wa = tchword, and the poorer cows kept
only until their places can be filed BY
better.-Farmers' Review. s'l
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rations, started for the Staked plains.
To many the name suggests only
deserts of burning sand. Ranges of
sandhills are occasionally encountered,
but the general character of the coun-
try is that of a plateau, covered with
short tufts of buffalo and mesquite
grass. The cactus abounds in all it's
curious shapes and varieties, in many
instances growing to the height of a
mans head. Water is occasionally
found in small lakes and pools, while
the deceptive mirages paint cooling
fountains and shadowy landscapes on
every hand.
In this region, in a flat between two
long ridges, the party came upon about
800 old buffaloes and so calves
Riding boldly into the midst of the
herd, Jones succeeded in roping a calf
and tying it. The buffaloes were in mo-
ton, and he left it with Rude and
Adams, telling them to follow and keep
the wolves from the calves he caught.
The buffaloes moved swiftly on. He
secured another, calf, tied it, and had
started off, when three hungry wolves
came creeping toward it through the
short grass. r.. y
:, He rode back and wrapped it in his
coat to brighten them away.
The wolves were every moment grow
ing bolder, and the bulls had again
formed Gordon for protection.
Dashing through this, he seized and
tied a third calf, and lifting it to his sad
die, bore it to the outside and placed it
near the sheltering coat.
In this manner he secured six. The
last struggled violently, and made "a
great deal of noise. It's mother rushed
to it's defense, and number Of bulls
also came at him.
silt was tied, he. leapsd on, his horse
and abandoned It. Then he Started the
herd, and cutting off number, tried to
drive them in the direction of the camp
The mist baf1ed him, and his horse was
SO worn down they escaped.
He had become entirely separated
from Rude and Adams, and only found
them after long search.
Two days later they reached their
ranch, and with their II calves, started
on the return journey, arriving at Gar
den City, May 10, having been absent a
month. . 81
.s In this time they had Travelled the
Cimaron, the North and South Cana
dian, the San Francisco and many other
rivers, and visited couint Of which,
even at this day, little is known. = 4
Golden Days.
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Her Little Joke.

Jones delights in a, practical joke, but
having one played on him is a vastly diff
ferent matter. -
The other day his wife rushed breath
essly into the room, gasping eCome,
barn!" ~
Jones grabbed his rifle and sprinted for
the scene of action, but his most cautious
reconnoiters failed to discover the animal.
Where is the beast?' he demanded.
"Why,. Henry, DEAR" his wife replied,
''Tabby has some kittens, and that makes
a cat amount, doesn't it?'' -.s
Close observers declare that the roof of
the Jones residence was seen to suddenly
elevate, but it slowly settled again in the
course of "a hours.-N. Y. World.
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drove rapidly until within a. half-mile.
when they saw that the herd consisted

drove rapidly until within a half-mile
when they saw that the herd consisted
of 20 old buffaloes and four calves.
AS they had not yet taken the alarm
the horses were quickly saddled, Jones
walking by the side of his until he was
within about 400 yards of them.
He was strangely accoutred for a buf-
falo hunter. His only. weapon was a
self-action revolver, but he had a trusty
lasso, together with number of singu-
larly-constructed ropes, hooked over
the horn of his saddle.
When it is stated that his object was
to capture the calves, the reason for his
singular outfit is explained. One end of
the lasso was fastened about his horses
neck, and the ropes upon the saddle
each consisted of large loop, intended
to go around the calf's neck, to which
were attached two short ropes, ending
in slip nooses to go over it's hind legs.
The mutual agreement of the party
was that no buffaloes were to be slain
except, of course, in self-denfense and
what might be needed for meat-but
that every effort should be put forth to
take the calves. ~. g.: ....
After the first onset, Jones had the
field to himself, and the others, being
practically out of the chase, followed
after with the spring wagon to pick up
the captives. -: .+..'',, t.-' -. -
Thinking he was close enough, he
mounted, and, lasso in hand, made a
dash at the herd 49, SO.
AS soon as he drew near, the lasso
Kissed through the air like great SER
pent and settled firmly over the neck
of the nearest calf. ,.-s4 j.,
He then dismounted and dropped the
loop of one of the small ropes over its
neck. ... *F--sssa:5ss.,ta.z5s
With considerable difficulty Jones
slipped. the small nooses over the calf S
hind legs. Then, remounting, he
dashed on after the herd leaving the
captured animal to get on as best it
could. AS he closed in with. them, he
threw again and missed. Again the
circling rope whirled through the air,
and with greater accuracy. This time
he slipped the loop over the calf's neck,
and had secured leg, when he heard
an angry below. .s.s
Looking up, he saw.the calf's mother
charging cha gin down on him with savage fe-
zrocity. Her eyes had a dangerous
glare. and the thund efing Of her hoofs
seemed to shake the ground.
There was no time for hesitation, no
Z time for reflection. With one bound he
reached the saddle. The Infatuated COW
was not two yards away. He spurred
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-04-13
VENTILATING A BARN.
To Keep stock In a Healthy Condition
1t Must Have Plenty Of
Fresh Air.

Bad air in close barns is fruitful
cause Of disease among dairy stock, ses-.
Specially the dreaded tuberculosis, or
cow consumption. An effective meth
cd Of ventilation is used in the Wiscon-
sin experiment station barn. It was.
devised by Prof: F. Il. King, who thus,
describes it: ~.
"A single ventilating fue Cd 81 rises
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-04-13
USEFUL IMPLEMENT.
How the Churnins Pin Is Used in the
Creameries and Home Dairies
of Denmark.

A churning pin is a combination of q
long, narrow spoon and spatula. When
the .churning approaches its closing
stage it.serves well for taking out sam
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-04-13
A CHURNING PIN.

pies of butter, the hollow side of the
pin being run down along the side of
one of the dashers. After the butter
has been taken out of the churn, during
the working, the fat end of the pin may
be employed in removing small grains
of dirt, in breaking. the bulk for trial.
etc. In Danish creamerfes and hom.
diaries this PIN is of considerable i'm.
portance, and succeeds the thermom-
eter when the churning is at an end. =
J. Christian Bay, in Farm and Fireside.
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Owing to the Number of Drinks.-Brown.
-"When you get in late at night, do you
always tell your wife where you have spent
times don't know."-Ohio State journal.
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Sur1icaI Needs.

Sprocket-Do you have to be examined BY
physician before you join the Wheelmen's
club? -.
Wheeler - No; afterward- - Yonkers
Statesman.
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EALTH and beauty the glories of perfect woman.
/ hood :
Women who suffer constantly with weakness peculiar

pretty features and rounded form IS
a duty women owe to themselves.
The mark of excessive monthly suf-
ering is a familiar one in the faces of
young American women. .u.
Don't wait. young women. until
your good looks are gone past recall.
Consult Mrs. Pinkham at the out
start. Write to her at Lynn, Mass.
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MISS EDNA ELLIS Fggnsport Ohio. writes: DEAR Mrs.
P1NKHAM am school teacher and had suffered untold
during my menstrual periods for ten My
tenn almost wreck suffered pain in nv side and