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Willmar tribune., 1900-10-24
BRIEF DAIRY NOTES.

Remember that the milk should be
cooled as promptly as possible after
it is drawn from the cow. Cool and
aerate thoroughly, in order to prevent
the milk from retaining unpleasant
odors.
Ice water will chill and kill as we'll
as fill the COW, and the thoroughly
chilled cow cannot secrete milk free
~. The dairyman who forces his
COWS to drink through hole in the
ice in winter should not expect a good
flow of milk from the cows.
The milk cows should have abun-
dant supplies of water. Milk is Is
per cent. water, and that fact shows
how necessary water is to the COWS.
Moreover, the very fact that so much
water must be drunk by the cow
indicates that the water should not
be much below the temperature of
the cows body.
Artificial ponds are not liable to
contain pure water. Such ponds are
generally located in natural depres-
sions on the farm, and into such de-
pressions there is sure to be more
or less drainage of filthy water. If
the dairyman deems it necessary to
have such ponds, he should at least
fence them in, SO that the stock can
not turn them into filthy wallows and
sources of disease.-Farmers' Voice.
Willmar tribune., 1900-10-24
CLEANING BY STEAM.
The Only Absolutely Sure Way of
keeping Creamery in a Whole.
some Condition.

A Canadian dairy instructor says:
I am sorry to say that the creameries
OF Canada are not being improved as
much as they should be, particularly
in the way of equipment and SANTA
tlon, or in providing suitable store
rooms which can be held at low tenn
perature for storing the butter in. A
great number of the summer creamer-
les are being run on the cream gather
ing system. This necessitates an
abundant supply of cold water which
is oftentimes allowed to run over the
floor, or in open cutters, and has a
tendency to keep the room damp and
prevent the churn and butter worker
from becoming dry, and the result is
that they soon become foul smelling.
The remedy for this is to conduct the
water away in pipes, and also attach a
hose and a steampipe. After the
churn is thoroughly washed, close the
lid and insert the end of the hose in
the buttermilk outlet, and then steam
thoroughly for 20 minutes. The in
tense heat will destroy all germ life,
and leave the churn dry and clean.
This is also an excellent device for
steaming the butter worker and uten-
sl4s, and also the cans or tanks used
in drawing the cream.
Willmar tribune., 1900-10-24
The Meaning Of . Sigh.

Signing is but another name for
oxygen starvation. The cause; Of
signing is most frequently worry. An
interval of several seconds often fol-
] lows moments Of mental disquietude,
during which time the chest walls re-
main rigid until the imperious de-
mand is made for oxygen, thus caus-
ing the deep inha lation. It is the ex--
piration fol lowing the inspiration that
is properly termed. the sigh and this
sigh 6 , is sin simlply an effort of the organ
E isn't oht ain the necessary supply Of
oxygen. The remedy is to cease wor-
rying One may be anxious, but there
/ is no rational reason for WORRY rying. "a
little philosophy will Danish sworr.y
at once. Worry will do no good; it
/ will rob one, ofs lea s,res when BLISS
Sings do come as one wi not be IN q
.condi ton enjo them Lies
Home Journal sss.ss .s5s ss5
Willmar tribune., 1900-10-24

II Murdock were coming he would
have to shut of the gas and ventilate
the room. What was he waiting for !.
"Come in! = Isl. .ss .: 55ss =5iSs .is
The words were Afurdock's as he
turned away from the Grating and
closed the sliding panel. 81
2 IAN interruption which probably
means death to us, ;" whispered sturgis
to his companion; take another
breath of fresh air, old fellow; we
must hold out q little longer.n'
.Sprague, however, lay motionless
and unresponsive. The reporter shook
him violently and turned him over
upon his back. The artists body was
limp and inert;F his eyes half closed;
his face livid. =. ~ ~: y. ~
The reporter himself felt sick and
faint. But, with mighty effort, he
succeeded in raising his friend in his
arms, and dragging him toward the
speaking-tube. There, Off sudden, his
strength failed him.. His head swan;
his muscles relaxed; he felt Sprague's
limp form slip from his grasp, tottered,
reeled. threw his arms wildly about
him for support, and fell, as the last
elusive ray of consciousness was slip
ping away from him. -'.'...> ~
Willmar tribune., 1900-10-24
CHINESE MOTHER AND CHILD.

of hers demanded all her attention,
for, putting the little fellows face
against hers, he cried, "a ma! A NAL"
which is Chinese for mamma" So,
seeing baby sleepy, and "A ma" busy,
the visit ended.
The Chinese women in New Yorl,
have in several instances come here
to be married, after corresponding for
years with their husbands.
They take their queer Chinese ba-
bies to Central park for fresh air, and
in summer make occasional visits to
Coney island. Here the little ''chinks''
dabble in the sand like other children
and scream when taken into the
waves. The young ones pick up Eng
lish quite readily.
The Chinese women here all know
each other. They make frequent calls
upon each other, taking their babies
along, and, while drinking delicious
tea, discuss the care of children, and
even the great servant question.
The husbands of several of New
York's Chinese women are men of
wealth, and they enjoy no little lux
ury in their homes, which are fur
nished in characteristic oriental fash
ion.-N. Y. Herald.
Willmar tribune., 1900-10-24
CHAPTER XXI,
FATHER AND DAUGHTER.

FATHER AND DAUGHTER.
After Sprague had left her, Agnes,
shaken by the conflicting emotions of
the day, had gone to her room to rest
and to prepare for the interview
which she meant to have with her
father on the subject of her lover
and of Chatham. - -
Having received word that Murdock
would remain in his study during the
rest of~the afternoon, she had taken
time to reflect upon what she meant
to say, and how she meant to say it.
Her visit was not prompted by the
desire of daughter to confide the
great happiness of her life to the low
ing sympathy of an affectionate par
ent; but Agnes was punctilious in the
performance of what she considered
to be her duties, great and small, and
she counted it among those duties to
obtain, or at any rate to seek, the, pa
ternal sanction Of her choice of :,
husband.
J, Her knock at the door of Murdock's 5
study was answered in the chemists
quiet voice:
"Come in
AS she opened the door, Murdock
advanced to meet her. He seemed to
Willmar tribune., 1900-10-24
Nutritive Ratio in Food.

Cows give a trifle more milk when
receiving some succulent food, such
as roots and ensilage, but practically
the same amount of butter or other
milk solids. We select the cheapest
foods and SO mix them that the COW
gets about one pound of carbohy-
drates. If we should feed much
wider ration, that is, one that con-
tanned more carbohydrates and car
bohydrate equivalent than the
amount stated, she would gradually
lay on fat, shrink in milk, and failure
to breed would probably follow; but
when the. above mentioned nutritive
ratio is maintained, no such difficult
ties: are encountered.-7Prof. Hacker,
in Rural World. ..!>.
Willmar tribune., 1900-10-24
LOVE THEIR CHILDREN.
a Chat with Chinese Mother In New
York Proves the Universality
". .3@ y: ss Natural Love.

:" There are about 40 Chinese women
in, New York. They are sweet, gentle
creatures, often highly intelligent. It
is difficult TO get their confidence, but
once gained they display great affec-
tion, and docility. A day or two ago
1 dropped in unexpectedly upon a
charming little woman Of the orient,
and thereby had a peep at pair Of
very, very long, old fashioned corsets.
The dear little thing blushed and hid
them quickly. = ....-.'--... . =.
Then she took her baby-lord of the
house-upon her knee, gave him a
pear, entirely too large for his lit
tie mouth to manage, and chatted
away gayly.
Her hands were extremely pretty.
Her upper lip was little short, show
ing a row of glistening white teeth.
Her smile was intelligent and in
finitely sweet, like a little child's.
Her glossy, heavy black hair was ar
ranged in the true Chinese fashion,
which happens to be the very Euro
pean fashion of the day!
"Too bad, tlouble in China!" she
said. But soon that black-eyed baby
Willmar tribune., 1900-10-24
UNLOADING CORN MADE EASY.

Al wide as the outside of the wagon
box. Then put on short sides nailed
securely to this sloping floor, and ex-
tending forward few inches past the
sides of the box and on the outside of
1t. Take out the end gate and gate
rods, put on this attachment and bore
holes to correspond with the holes in
the box and with four bolts secure it in
place. The lower cross-piece, c, should
extend out a little beyond the wagon
bed on each side and come down
against it, the sloping floor resting on
the bottom of the bed an inch or two
from the back end. If desired this at
tachment can be fastened on with
stout hooks and staples instead of
with bolts.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Willmar tribune., 1900-10-24
AUTOMATIC WAGON O1LER.

rule. With the idea of doing away
with the necessity for removing the
wheels every time the axles are
oiled Van Don Roe, of Maury City,
Tenn, has designed the automatic
oiler illustrated herewith. 1t con-
sists of an elongated oil cup secured
to the hub between two spokes, with
an opening cut through the hub and
box to allow the oil to flow to the
shaft. Inside the oil cup is a weight
ed plunger, which reciprocates at
each revolution of the wheel, thus
forcing a small quantity of oil
through the minute opening in the
wheel box. The force of the fall OF
the plunger is broken by a coiled
spring at either end of the internal
chamber, thus making the device
noiseless, and it is only necessary to
keep the shafts and boxes in good
condition. - Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune,
Willmar tribune., 1900-10-24
CHAPTER XIII.
THE SPEAKING TUBE.


Nature has implanted in every one
of its living creatures, from the
top to the bottom of the scale,
the strongest of all instincts -
that of self-preservation. AS Sturgis
fell forward and clutched wildly at the
air, his hand struck the stone wall of
the square chamber. No conscious i'm
preston was made upon his brain by
the contact; but, automatically, his
fingers frightened as they slipped over
the smooth surface. His right hand
struck an obstacle and closed upon it,
in. the convulsive grip of dying man.
Then sudden gleam of consciousness
swept across his sluggish brain.
1t was the speaking-tube!
He clung to it with the remnant of
his strength and eagerly placed his
lips to the mouthpiece. For few min
utes he drank in with avidity the re-
vivifying draughts of air which grad
ually brought him back from the brink
of death. .,*..:.s..
With returning consciousness, the
thought of his dying friend required to
him in all its viyidness. ;. He tried to
and faint~and L;s 1;nohs ,ve,.a 1o,,,s,.1ass ~, ..
to respond to his will, Then ot last
he was seized with utter despair and
rave nm the STRUGGLE
He had SINK ieiectea,v ,non tho
chair when faint and indistinct mur-
mur, as of distant voices, beat upon his
ears. whose natural acn;tv seeme5 ex.
traordinasr;lva INCREASED, Nv the I1ono
nervous tension a,nder switch he ha9
been. The rrulinr passion is strong IN
deatb u;thnn+ i,,o,.,;nn 49, - ~ ,.,1,.s : - :
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Willmar tribune., 1900-10-24

the close Of the nineteenth century.
The selection of q husband is no long
er performed by q stern parent. but
is left entirely to the young girl her
self. That is certainly my way Of
looking at the matter. When you
find the. man Of your choice, my only
function will be to give you advice,
if you seek it, and my best assistance
in any event." ~
The turn of the conversation thus
suddenly brought to the surface the
topic which occupied the young girls
mind, to the exclusion of all others;
and which, for that very reason, had
been kept severely in the background
up to that point. 49,.
,"That reminds me-" said Agnes,
consciously, as a charming flush suf-
fused her beautiful face, shat I have
not yet broached the principal object
of this interview" -.,s s.,s,r.
Murdock observed her closely and
waited for her to proceed. But Agnes
vas once more laboring under 4
strange embarrassment and could not
fidence she was so reluctant to offer.
Perhaps the chemist OWNED some
thing of the nature Of what she. was
struggling to find expression for. At
any rate, he noticed her embarrass.
ment and endeavored to come to her
assistance with few encouraging
words, spoken with unusual gentle
ness. Agnes, eng CROSSED with her own
thoughts, did not notice it; but there
was in his manner as near an ap-
proach to tender wistfulness as his
nature was capable of. il.
|. At last the young girl seemed to
gather courage, and she was about to
speak, when there was knock upon
the door. .-
:"Plaze, sur; there do be two GIN
tlemin in the hall"
"Who are they, Mary?"
''Shure, thin, sir, I dunno, barrin'
wan NV 'em do be a polacemun."
"Did they ask to see me:"
''They did not, sur; shure they asked
if Mr.. Chapman was in"
"Mr. Chatham?"
:'Yis, sur. And L told 'em he wuz here
this <afthernoon, and I wud see wuz
he here now, fur I amt seen him go
yit."
well, Mary, you see he has gone,
since he is no longer here" said Muir
dock quietly. "Take the gentlemen
into the parlor, and tell them shall
he with them in q minute"
''Al right, sur.''
After the maid had left the room,
the chemist rose from his chair and
walked toward the door leading to the
library.
IF you will excuse me for few
minutes, Agnes, shall see what these
nlcn want. Wait for me here, if you
will. l shall be back directly
So saying, he noiselessly opened the
folding doors and passed into. the IL
brary, closing the doors carefully be-
hind him. .>
Freed from the presence of her IA
ther, Agnes almost instantly regained
her composure. She had not, how
ever, had much time to collect her
thoughts, when she was suddenly start
led by ] loud, shrill whistle, which
brought her to her feet in alarm.
"Well?'
She asked the question in anxious
tones, as if realizing that life and
death were in. the balance. Then she
placed her ear to the mouthpiece.
At first she could not make out the
words spoken by her invisible in
terlocutor. Then, gradually, they fell
upon her ear with terrible distinct
ness; and she stood spellbound, as in
horrible nightmare, with sudden ter
ror in her staring eyes, and with the
fearful sense of impotence in her trem-
bling limbs.
Willmar tribune., 1900-10-24

come so generally recognized as an
authority in that line that she was
the first American asked to cooperate
with the English editors of the War
wick edition of Shakespeare, and has
edited king Lear" and other plays
in the series. She has done a great
deal of independent work along these
lines, including lectures.
DR.. Crow is an sail around" woman
in the best and widest sense. She
has written poems and play soon
to be produced: she rides the wheel
and enjoys other athletic exercises;
she is a skillful wood carver, and at
one time had a printing fad,' in
which she and the friend who shares
her home bought a press, and with
their own hands printed number of
booklets in daintily artistic fashion.
This was the result of an enthusiasm
aroused by meeting the poet Morris.
Some of these specimens of bookmak-
ing are enriched with beautiful }''illu.
mination."
In her busy life} Prof. Crow has
found time to join a club or two and
confesses membership in the Asso-
citation of Collegiate :Alumnae, the
Little Room. a society of novelists,
artists and poets: Modern Language
Association of America. Woman's
Christian Temperance union, Chicago
Woman's club, Fortnightly club, of
Chicago; the photographed society,
Arts and Crafts society and Twenti-
eth Century club, of Chicago; :. the
Alumnae association, ,aof Syracuse uni
versity, the Alpha Phi, the Mulberry
club, the, Woman's institute, of Lon
don, England, and she is an adopted
member Of the Alumnae associations
of Wellesley, Iowa and Waynesburg
colleges, and the University Of Chi
cago. She is about to become "a mem.
ber of the Colonial Danes and. the
Daughters Of the. Revolution, and be-
longs to two. working girls clubs.
The Mulberry club was founded by
Dr.. Crow and is composed wholly of
t.Yersemakers., ,,zg " ezl.e
Willmar tribune., 1900-10-24
WE NEED GOOD ROADS.
Accepted the Better for Na.
tlonal Prosperity.

The work Of the League Of American
Wheelmen in behalf of good roads is re-
ceiving recognition from some of the
most influential sources in the eoun-
try. The Washington Times gives the
following editorial opinion:
The question of bodybuilding in this
country is receiving, as it should, in
creased attention from the public of
late. There is no topic on which dis
cussion is more profitable. and none
upon which it is more important that
public interest should be awakened.
The problem has been, in this coun-
try, an exceedingly difficult one, owing
to the immense extent of territory over
which highways have to extend and
the diversified nature Of it. In no other
civilized country has = single modern
government had to wrestle with the
problem OF making good, solid roads
over thousands of miles of country,
some swampy, some mountainous, and
all more or less untamed by the hand
OF man. The Romans laid founda tions
OF good roads ell over Europe, and still
remain the champion road-builders of
the ages. But we had no Romans in
this country to lay foundations for US,
nor had we barbarians whom we could
press into involuntary service to do the
stone-breaking, even if we had wanted
to emulate the works of Caesar.
Another thing which has compEcat-
ed the matter of making turnpikes is
the rapid and phenomenally success
ful development of the railroads. They
have cast their network of steel wires
all over the country and absorbed the
transPortati tion business, so that where
they went it was not so very necessary
to have roads that would stand heavy
hauling or promote fast driving. In
Kentucky, famous for her good roads,
travel by coach or horseback was COM
mon, and it was worth while for the
community to make it easy and swift.
Moreover, the confguration of the
country favored road-building.
OF late years the bicycle associa tions
have urged an improvement in the
highways. A bicycle is less patient
animal than the horse, in some re-
spects. It will work untiringly as long
as it is humored, but it has to be hui
mored. A good horse will endure
because he must-struggling out of a
boghole which has mired him to the
depth of a foot or two, or picking his
way over a siding mountain path COW
cred with rolling stones, but nobody
can get bicycle to do that. A horse
will stand the spur, whereas if spur
was used on the tire of bicycle it
would calmly lie down in the road. In
short, the wheel is an exacting crea-
ture to ride, and the bicyclist very soon
discovered that for his own comfort,
if he intended to ride that wheel at his
own sweet will, he will have to bestir
himself and make the legislatures pro-
vide good roads for him to travel.
BY whatever means the roads are
improved, it is we'll that it should be
done. The difference between a good
road and bad one may mean much to
the community. It may make or mar
the civilization of the whole region to
be more or less accessible by turnpike.
The quicker this matter of public high
ways receives proper atten ton the bet
ter off the public will be.
Willmar tribune., 1900-10-24
81 68Ifs i, 6
Sa1a|eijSES5f!s y
MARTHA FooTE CROW.
Of the Country and Dean OF
%@ Northwestern University.

The new woman is q highly inter
esting person and appears in strik-
ing variety of guises. In one of these
she has recently been appointed dean
Of the woman's department in the
Northwestern university. Evanston,
ILL.,, which has s2,344 students and
eight colleges. ::
The dean lives in a hall where 100
young women reside. 1t is mag
nificent building, somewhat colonial
in style, and has great, broad stair
cases for approaches. The deanship
there is one of the best that wom-
an can hold in the United States, as
"really, truly professional chair"
is associated with it. The work is
exacting and hard, not a genteel pre-
tense to support an empty dignity.
The woman to whom this coveted
honor has fallen is Mrs. Martha Foote
Grow, Phi. D., who has been associated
with many colleges, including Welles-
ley. At Iowa college she was "lady
principal" and was, professor of lit
erature at Chicago university.
DR., Grow is a daughter of Rev. John
B. Foote, of Syracuse, n. Y, who
holds prominent position in that
city as a pulpit orator and still car
ries on career of distinguished use
fulness as a clergyman in the Meth
odist Episcopal church: The husband
of Mrs. Crow was the well-known
archaeologist, Prof. J. M. Grow, who
occupied the chair of Greek at Iowa
college at the time Of her marriage
to him.
Mrs. Crow has not restricted her
studies within ordinary limits, says
the New York Tribune, but has spent
much time in research in the British
museum and the. Bodleian library.
Some years ago she received a COM
mission from the board of education
at Washington to investigate the uni
versity education of women in Eu-
rope, and in that way was brought
into association with well-known men
and women in many countries.
Her chosen work lies chiefly in the
Shakespearean period, and she has be-
Willmar tribune., 1900-10-24
MAKING AN OMELET.
A Culinary Art That Should BE Ac-
Quired by Every Woman Who
Pretends to Be Cook.

1t is an art every woman should
know to make an omelet properly. The
eggs should be broken on a dish and
the whites and yolks stirred, not beat
en-, together and lightly seasoned with
salt and white pepper, with few bits
of butter if you wish. Let the French
frying pan of sheet iron be bright and
polished. Melt large tablespoonful of
butter in it for an omelet of five eggs.
Turn the omelet in as soon as the but
ter melts and flows over the bottom of
the pan. The fire must be hot and the
omelet must not be allowed to stick to
the pan for moment. Use a knife to
prevent this. AS soon as the eggs are
creamy, though still soft at the top,
but firm at the bottom, add any cooked
meat, mince of herbs or cooked herbs
intended to give the omelet distinc-
tive flavor, or serve it as it is, natural"
as the French would call it, and roll it.
Put it at once on the ia BILE; an inst ants
delay now will make it heavy. It must
come on the table light, creamy and
hot. Do not take time to garnish it. 1t
is better to serve it without any delay.
Mushrooms, cooked peas, asparagus,
chopped, herbs, tomatoes, stewed corn
and almost any delicate or well-sea-
soned meat may be served in an
omelet. Nothing is better than fried
or boiled ham or a mince of we'll sea-
soned veal in brown gravy. A few
tablespoonfuls of any such addition is
enough for four or five egg omelet.
Where milk or cream is added it makes
variety in this dish, which is prob
ably at its best made with eggs alone,
properly seasoned and cooked.-N.. Y.
Tribune. - - ,"'' ~ = ~ - ~
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variety Promotes Growth

Variety of food is essential to rapid
growth Of young stock. Experiments
made in feeding pigs for four months
on potatoes alone caused ricketts,, or
softening Of the bone. Other pigs,
from the same litter, fed upon po-
tatoes, oatmeal and phosphates, had
normal skeletons, but there was a diff
ference, according to the phosphates
added. Those. fed upon phosphate of
potash had porous bones. The pigs
that were given phosphate and car
Donate Of lime las food ingredients)
were healthy, thrifty and grew rap
idly. S.. s