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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
BROILERS FOR MARKET.
This Is a Business That Pays Quite
Well, If Conducted on Common
Sense Principles.

Some one asked, a short time ago,
about rearing broilers for market.
First, the breed. 1t seems from the
various reports of broiler raisers,
that Plymouth Rocks are almost the
ideal breed for the purpose, the only
objection to the Barred is the dark
pin feathers, which objection does
not hold good with the White Rocks.
White Wyandottes are hard to beat,
also. The idea is to get a breed that
will stand forcing and will present
nice appearance dressed at the age
you should market for broilers.
The first day they are fed sand,
after that they should be fed every
two hours during the day. The first
week they should be fed rolled oats,
millet seed and cracked corn, sweet
milk, sand and powdered charcoal;
the next week add mash, and use
greater proportion of cracked corn;
the third week and on until mar
keted, for breakfast feed cracked
corn, then chopped raw potatoes. A
meat mill is the thing for this, then
chopped cabbage, next mash, and last
a full feed of cracked corn. Before
this last meal no more is given than
will be eaten up quickly; if from any
cause they fail to be hungry, miss a
meal or two. This will generally
bring them around all right. The
last few feeds before marketing stir
cotton seed meal and treacle (mo-
lasses) in the mashcs; this is to give
them the rich yellow color desired.
At the end of the eighth week the
birds should average almost. if not
quite, two pounds each. Continuing
this course, by IS weeks they should
make 5% pound roastcrs. It is inn
possible to get such results from
mongrel stock, but of course, should
you be compelled to use them. such
feeding is bound to result in quick
growth.-Emma Clearwaters. in Ohio
Farmer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
LAYING A TILE DRAIN

string stretched over the center of the
ditch is a very efficient help in getting
both line and grade.
The line of the tile should be as
straight as the circumstances will
permit and the tile Iii id to true grade,
which may be ascertained by measur-
ing down from the string. A sag in the
tile is sure to be filled with silt sooner
or later, destroying it's usefulness.
I would not use smaller than four
inch tile. If there are springs, they
must be provided for. When the bot
tom of the ditch is very truly and care
fully brought to grade, the tile may
be laid end to end along the bottom,
the joints covered with an inverted
sod to keep loose dirt out and the
ditch filled up.-Rural New Yorker.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
lNSECT-EATING PLANTS.
'Thefe IL Quite = Number Of Them,
But the Venus Fly-Trap IL the
Most VOracious.

Nearly ever. body has read or heard
of. the Venus fy-trap-the Dionaea
muscipula of scientific botany-and
of the extraordinary sensitiveness of
its leaves, SO dehcately constructed
that if fly or insect lights upon one
the leaf closes upon itself and so i'm
prisons the unhappy insect, killing
and actually eating it, for that the
insect really nourishes the plant has
been shown by comparative study.
Deprived of it's insect food it fails al
ways to attain it's best development.
The Venus fy-trap is only one out
of number Of insectivorous plants,
a careful study of which has recently
been made by DR.. rowler, professor
of botany in Queens college, Ontario,
and which receive even more practical
illustration in one of the most inter-
esting, from popular point of view,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
Eers for Various Markets.

C. F. Langworthy says that for
market, the shells of new laid eggs
should be wiped clean, if necessary,
and the eggs graded as regards size.
In some markets brown eggs are pre-
ferred to white. It is stated that in
the Boston market brown-shelled
eggs, such as are laid by Partridge
Cochins, Dark Brahmas, Barred Ply
mouth Rocks sell at from two to
five cents per dozen more than while
shelled eggs, such as are laid by
Brown Leghorns, Buff Leghorns and
White. and Black Minorcas. In New
York market, on the other hand.
white-shelled eggs bring the higher
price. 1t is well known, however.
that the color of the shell has no re-
lation to the food value.
Review.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
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CHILDREN AT BEDTIME.
At No Other Hour of the Day Can Par
ents Exert q More Lasting or
HiRher MOldinS Power.

Every parent who has been in tho
habit of reading or talking to the
little ones after they are safely
tucked in bed will bear witness to
the value of this mode of influence.
With laying off the clothes, the an
gers, worries and discontents of the
day subside. With the brief season
of prayer they fly still farther into
the background. And when the lit
tie form rests in it's bed they seem
to vanish out of sight. The body is
at rest. The heart is plastic to the
touch of a loving father or mother.
Now is the time to exert a mold
ing power. At this hour the little
ones listen with hushed attention to
what is read to them. Hymns, the
Scriptures, Bible stories, are heard
with close attention, until the read
ers voice is stilled or the hearers
sink into gentle sleep; or conversa-
ton may cake the place of reading.
The will that was in state of re-
sistance an hour ago is now relaxed.
The anger that blinded moral dis
cernment has passed away With
open heart the child utters it's con-
LESSONS and gladly receives the for
giving kiss.
Plans for the morrow can be dis
cussed, and duty can be made to put
on an attractive form. Irritations
can be looked at quietly, and admoni-
tions to watchfulness may be dropped
with soothing efficacy into the listen
ing ear. And then how delightful the
embrace with which the young arms
clasp your neck, the intense "dear
mother" with which The good night"
is said. Parents, if you have not
thus parted from your birdlings at
the evening hour, you have something
yet to learn of loves delights.-Les-
lies Weekly.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12

The so-called "good mother" is too
frequently really a bad one. She
makes of her children monsters of
selfshness, and never ends her vol
untary slavery to them. So far as she
is concerned, as mother finds her
chief joy in being constant slave to
her boys and girls, no one need COM
plain; but such course ruins tho
children. They grow up into selfish.
ill-bred, dictatorial men and women,
without self-control or discipline of
mind or body, and utterly ignorant of
that flower of courtesy which each
human being should wear forever,
fresh and fadeless, making the weari-
some places of human life endurable
by its charm. The most beautiful girl
in the world, if she thinks of herself
alone, and shows it by bad manners.
merits only contempt.-N. Y. Weekly,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
Raising, Goats with Sheen

sAngora goats do not cross breed
with sheep in any way and can be run
together advantageously in the same
pasture for many reasons: Partly be-
cause they interfere with one anoth-
er's feeding but little, as sheep eat
grass and goats will eat leaves most
+ly, when they can get them, so that
neither will appreciably lessen. the
carrying capacity. of pasture for the
other. Goats always come home in
the evening and when raised with
sheep will lead the latter home very
often when otherwise they would ''bed
out" and it is at night when. dogs and
wolves generally modest such stock
w. G. Hughes, in Farm and Home.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12

Edwards entertains the highest re-
gard for her, and as prince of Wales
consulted her whenever he encoun-
tered difficulties. There was said to
be no woman of whose Judgment he
had higher opinion. The countess
had many enemies at court, however,
and it is supposed that the king lis
tened to their counsel, as since his ac-
cession he has ignored his old-time
friend. The countess shocked British
society few years ago by opening
lace shop.in Bond street, London, but
according to the latest reports she
has sold her lace and lingerie business
and retired from trade. She is now
devoting her time and her fine talents
to promoting the education and we'll
fare of country working girls. A rich
dowager, whose name thus far has
been kept secret, gave her 100000
to carry on this work. The countess
is establishing schools, homes and
boarding houses for the girls, where
they are safe and enjoy many ad-
vantages.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
How to Grow Broom Corn

Broom corn thrives On any kind Of
soil that produces Indian corn: or
maize. The ground should not be
worked deeply but should be fine and
smooth. Broom corn should be drilled
in rows about as far apart as corn.
It should be planted after you are
through planting corn and not until the
ground is warm. One bushel of seed
will plant Is acres, or about one-fourth
of peck per acre. 1t needs very lit
tie cultivation; SO that it is kept clean
of weeds it will grow. The best time
to harvest it is when the seed is in
dough. The best way to harvest is to
break all the stalks one way and cut
the tops with a corn knife.-Prairie
Farmer
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12

warmth against the intense arctic
cold. The daily attendance at the
mission varies from IS to 100, de-
pending on the conditions of travel, as
many of the children come on DE- and
reindeer sleds from points Is to Is
miles distant. Lamps are required in
the schoolhouse during the long, dark,
arctic night, which extends from No.
vember to February. The weather
ranges from ~ degrees to AZ degrees
below zero. The teachers at Pt. Bar
row are completely isolated from the
outside world, only twice year tho
curtain is lifted and they receive their
annual supplies, letters, papers, etc.,
by the revenue cutter Bear. The teach
ers announce that they never had more
quickly intelligent pupils than the wild
ESkimOs of the north.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
&. a1.a.4:-Es5Z !p,l~es .. 5.5,s /, a. - .
ARE QUICK TO LEARN,
Eskimo children Are Intelligent
and Make Very Little Trouble
for Their Teachers. 81"

This picturesque little Eskimo pos
sesses natural interest from the
fact that he is one of Uncle Sans most
northern schoolboys.; His schoolhouse
is located at PIT. Barrow, Alaska, and
stands on the most northern portion
of land on the American continent
and marks the end of civilization in tho
arctic regions; The site was recently
selected by the United States bure all
of education for school. The govern.
ment has also established a refuge sta
ton here for the wintering of ship.
wrecked sailors Of the whaling fleets.
The school next to Uppernavak, Green
land, is the most northern missiea lii
the world. tits securely built Of hui &c
logs, having double walls to secure
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12

of the many cases of glass flowers in
the, Ware collection of Harvard uni
versity, in Cambridge. This collec-
ton, the only one of it's kind in the
world, is the work of the famous
Blaschka family, father and son. +
It was begun at the suggestion of
DR.. Goodale, of, the university, to
whom it first occurred that the skill
of these remarkable artists could be
applied as we'll to flowers as to the
models of marine inverted rates which
they were then, in 1886, making for
the museums of Europe, and secured
to Harvard through the generosity Of
Mrs. Elizabeth C. Ware and Miss Mary
L. Ware; of Boston. The collection,
growing with. each succeeding year,
is intended to represent the relations
of the various Towering plants of
North America, and one-quarter of a
large case is now devoted to typical
collection of .insectivorous plants.
The Venus fly-trap secretes an acid
fluid that aids the decomposition of
its victim. The leaf on. opening is
found to have lost its treacherous
sensitiveness. This, however, soon re-
turns; yet if the le at has been forced
to close over some object that cannot
nourish the plant, such as particle
of earth placed on il for the sake
of experiment, it remains closed ono
longer than "a l. urs. and upon open
ing is still sensitive4anads immediately
ready for it's delayed meal.
The ,Sarracenia purpurea, found
often in the month 81 June in peat
bogs, from New England tos Mime
sofa, northeast Iowa, and southwark,
east to the Alleghanies, is knoWn
commonly as the Side saddle flower,
the pitcher plant or the; huntsman's
cup. The latter4names are more de-
Iseriptive q ITS appearance, and it is
difficult indeed ,toi see any resem-
olance in its purp!e flower and pitch
er shaped green leaves to anything
nearer q side saddle than the piuions
IF our But whatever name
it is called it IS notable example Of
the carnivorous plants and is repre-
sented by striking modeFanyzathe
Harvard collection s1a1h:sa4 Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
Sudden Attacks of Canes.

Gapes frequently attack chicks I'M
expectedly. TO prevent gApes keep
the chicks perfectly dry Con the barn
floor is the best place. the first four
weeks. If the ground is cold or damp
do not let them out until it is dry,
as dampness is one of the causes of
gapes. Should gapes appear give
crumbs of bread with few drops of
turpentine on them, or to pint of
corn meal add one teaspoonful of
turpentine, mix thoroughly, then
scald and feed once day. See that
every chick eats, and if any refuse
put pill of it down each. The tur-
pentine is not always a sure cure,
but it is better than attempting to
use feather in the windpipe, as is
done by inexperienced persons.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
PROFIT FROM HENS.
Those That Lay the Most Eggs When
Prices Are High Are the Poul-
trynlan's Best Friends.

II is not an easy matter to know
which Of your hens are the best lay
ers. OF course, some of the hens will
lay more eggs than others, yet to find
out which are the more profita BILE the
record cannot cease with few hens
Noe is the greatest profit derived
from the hens that lay the largest
number of eggs, but from those that
lay the greater number when prices
are high. There is more profit in
two dozen eggs at 80 cents per dozen
than from three at 20 cents dozen,
although the sum-60 cents the
same for both lots, for the reason
that the cost of two dozen is less
than for three dozen. A hen may lay
we'll from April to July, and appar-
emily be an extraordinary layer be-
cause she lays an egg every other
day, but after awhile she may do
very little, and another hen that does
not seem to be doing her duty, slowly
reaches the number and still keeps
on aging. The record should be,
therefore, kept for year. and an av-
erage for each month made. The best
hens for the year should then be re-
tanned as breeders. from which to
hatch the next seasons pullets, and
they should then be mated with a
cockerel of a good laying family, so
as to secure better progeny than the
parents. The prices, number of eggs
laid, number of chicks Matched and
amount in value produced by each
hen, should be noted, SO as to assist
in the selection with knowledge of
the characteristics of each, and merit
will be the guide.-Barnum's Midland
Farmer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
HOW TO LAY TILE.
New York Farmer Explain. How t.
Drain q Wet Strip from Two to
-Four Rods Wide.

First, see that you have good, out
let for the water; second, dig narrow
ditch along the center of the wet strip
deep enough to drain the land, say
three to four feet, according to the ma
ture of the soil. If it is liable to settle
down much after the water is drawn
off, it should be deeper than it would
otherwise. Trim the bottom of the
ditch carefully to u true grade. A
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
COUNTESS OF WARWICK.
Famous English Beauty Il Now De-
voting Her Time and Fine Tall
ents to Charity Work.

When King Edward succeeded to the
throne of Great Britain the impression
prevailed in court circles that the
beautiful countess of Warwick would
exercise great influence in the man.
agement of state affairs. The count
ess is woman noted for brains, whose
undertakings in business and charity
have been eminen:ly successful. King
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
This 1 Yioiuuhsster was s6rcvd.

i Tommy aged five, had ponyand a
dog, and, while he liked them both, he
liked the pony best. One: day~a visitor,
Ito test his generosity, asked him; if he
would not give him the dog. ::No,.:''re-
piled the little fellow, "but I'll give
you the pony" y This surprised his.
mother very muchsand she asked him
why he didn't give. thesdog instead.
Don't say 8, word, mamma" awhis-
pered the little schemer, when hs
goes to get the pony III sic the dog
on nm u. = - 10 - u IL
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12

Nursing pens for ewes with lambs
that need some special care should be
provided if it is only small flock.
a score Of sheep may need one as
na1eh "a a hundred may. s W ..5
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
Cat ADOPTS ..,Tavssov Habbffs:s j

Down itiMarion Ind ,.Airx Amanda
Trandon has cuts hat is just now at
tracing q good .leal~ Of attention.
Pussy is the mother Of two little kit
tens and sheha adopted twp mother
less rabbits that she, is caring for in
~ motherly way She does not seem
- discriminate between the rabbits
, nd tbs kittens, but treats them all
with kindness. The rabbits have sac1
cepted her as their adopted mother
and seem TO q ppreciate her. care. The
kittens and rabbits play foge FER and
>lto9sther seem TO be5 4 happy family.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
TO GET OUTDOOR AIR.
Poultry House Addition Which Is q
Good Place for u Winter Airing
and q Summer Shed.

The device shown in the cut wa; re-
Gently seen on the south side of q
poultry house, and was admirably
fulfilling it's mission of place for a
winter airing and summer shed. 1t
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12

: Corn meal, broken rice, milk and
eggs made into mush or custards by
the thrifty poultry keeper will put
the finishing touches on the young
birds now ripening for the spring
broiler trade i. 80. II y. ,.....-. =.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12

is easily and cheaply made, there be-
ing no glass in the top to add ex-
pense or get broken. The cover is
turned back against the house on
sunny days, when the fowls are prac-
.tically out of doors. Built Of
matched boards such an addition will
last for years. 1t can be used in
spring as a run for hens and CHICKENS.
Orange Judd Farmer. !,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
Americn,s FIRST White* CHA

America's First White Child.
The first white child born on United
States soil was the granddaughter of
White. the governor Of Roanoke -
land s She was christened .Virginia
Dare and her birthday was on August
Is. 1857
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
a MOSQUITOES Teeth.

"a mosquito gets it, growth is 8
short time. Il IS fully developed ana
equipped for business IN three week4a
The Conway log cabin., 1901-04-30
Victim of a Joke.

Ewell Walthal, clerk in Hamp Martins drug store, came near be- ing seriously injuredaby a joke Wednesday. Frank Witt, Dr.. Richardson and Gus Banner were present and were joking Ewell about joining the order of Buffa loes. Bahner had bottle of oil of mustard and threw some on Ew- ell's clothes, part of which got on his handkerchief. Ewell soon placed the handkerchief to his nose and collapsed, the oil of mustard stopping the action of the heart. The boy soon came to and was not seriously injured. The boys abont town then amused themselves by trying Dr. Richardson and Banner in kangaroo court, fning them the cigars. Frank Witt had left town i'll his work as an insurance agent and escaped trial.
The Conway log cabin., 1901-04-30
For Defrauding the Government.

Thomas w. Wilson, R. l.. Fryer, Henry Warren and J. NJ. Barker, Jr., were indicted by the federal grand jury at Little Rock on the charge of conspiring to defraud the government. The indictments charge that the defendants, ''on March 9, 1900, unlawfully, wilfuly and maliciousiy entered into an agreement, combination and con- spracv to defraud the government of the United States, the depart- ment of the interior thereof, and the commissioner of the general land office of said department, by unlaw- fully and wiIfullv aiding to obtain the payment and allowance of a fictitious, false and fraudulent claim, to-wit: A claim for eighty acres of public lands of the United States by then and there unlawfully making and forging certain writ ings,' widows additional home stead proof for, one Money Harris, of Carrot, Pope county, widow of Jo- seph Harris, who served in company I, Third regiment, Arkansas cav airy volunteers, and who died Aug ust 2s, 1877. All the parties were released on bond.
The Conway log cabin., 1901-04-30
Rev. MT. Graham, an old Meth

Rev. MT. Graham, an old Meth odist preacher who for many years lived near Cascade ill this county, returned Wednesday from a two years stay in Texas, near San An tonic.
 The ladies of the Memorial Un- ion of this city have received the wire and iron gates for fencing Oak Grove cemetery. This will add greatly to the beauty of the "silent city,
 Col. l.. B. Atkeison was here Wednesday from Bessie, Ark. He fears that the overseer on his road will not be able to work the entire road before the ground gets too hard to work.
 The eighteen months old little boy of Rev. H. H. Street got his leg broken Thursday by his little sister, who was carrying him, fall ing with him. It is hoped his re- covery will be speedy.
 It.is probable that practical jok ing and Kangaroo court business got a backset here during the last few days. None of the business along these lines turned out as sat isfactorially as was anticipated.
 Herbert, the I2-year-old son of Dr. F. o. Brannon, left home Sat urday, April 20, and has not been heard of since. The doctor is quite uneasy about him and is making every effort to find him.
 J. A. Lea, ex-county clerk, has gone to Texas by the way of the Indian Territory, to look for suit able location near San Antonio for his family. He desires to locate there for the benefit of his health.
 An adjuster for the railroad com pany was here Wednesday to try to settle with w. M. Morrison for the injury to his little child on April 20, as related in this paper. We learn that no settlement was made.
The Conway log cabin., 1901-04-30
Congressional Reapportionment Bill,

The bill reapportioning the state for congressional purposes as passed by both branches of the general as sembly divides the state as follows
 First district-Clay, Greene Craighead, Mississippi, Crittenden Cross, Poinsett, St. Francis, Lee Phillips, Woodruff
 Second district-Stone, Sharp Randolph, Lawrence, Fulton, Izard independence, White, Cleburne Jackson, Prairie, Monroe.
 Third district Washington, Ben ton, Madison, Carroll, Newton Boone, Searcy, Baxter, Marion, Van Buren.
 Fourth district-Crawford, Lo- gan, Sebastian. Scott, Polk, Sevier Howard, Pike, Little River, Miller, Montgomery.
 Fourth district Franklin, John son, Pope, Yell, Conway, Faulkner Perry, Pulaski.
 Sixth district-Desha, Garland Hot Springs, Saline, Dallas Grant Cleveland, Lincoln, Drew, Jefferson Arkansas, Lonoke.
 Seventh district = Hampstead Clark, Nevada, Columbia, Union Ouachita, Calhoun, Bradley, Ashley Chicot, Lafayette
The Conway log cabin., 1901-04-30
Passed . worthless Draft.

F. r. Giles, q railway mail clerk, whose home is at Little Rock. was arrested in St. Louis, charged with having passed worthless draft The draft was made out to mer- cantile firm at Forrest city. The party on whom the draft was pass ed called up the Forrest City firm over the long distance telephone, and when it was learned that the draft was worthless Giles was plac- ed under arrest. Giles was recently suspended from the mail service pending an investigation of his ac- counts with the government.