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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18
Queen Of the Table.

The waitress llammed an order Of about
Z spoonful of dried-up mashed potatoes be.
fore the customer with defiant air.
II like the sample," weakly remarked the
patron ~ he cleaned up the small part of the
once luscious roots at one mouthful. .
That was your order; you asked for po.
narrowed and her lips assumed the shape of
Q straight line.
"When do you dig potatoes" returned
the snbdued man in an effort to become
friendly.
II dig potatoes from II a. m. to two D. m :"
said the queen of the table as she nervously
fingered a cup which was not working"
':And once more nobody but the cheap
skates kick"
The patron gulped his coffee and beat 4
retroat.-Cleveland Leader.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18
M0ISTENING THE EGGS.
The Pros and Cons Of a Poultry Prob.
lem That Has Aroused General
Attention.

We believe that as rule sprinkling
the eggs with warm water which are
being incubated by the sitting hen is
productive of harm rather than good.
If the hen is free to leave the nest
as she wills, and is not debarred from
a run in the grass during her short
respite from her duties, she will re-
turn to the nest with feathers laden
with dew, and the eggs will not suf-
fer for moisture, says Wallace's
Farmer. In our early experience we
regularly sprinkled the eggs the third
day before the hatch was due. We had
read about cart load of poultry pa
pers, and with good deal of sound
advice which they gave US, we gave
undue weight to several articles
which got the advantage of our cal
lowness and made us believe that
sprinkling the eggs was of prime i'm
portance. While still believing that
under certain conditions it is attend
ed with advantage it is only occa-
sionally that we revert to the prac-
tice. During the late dry spell it &C.
CURED to us that something might
be gained by returning to it. We had
six hens engaged in Matching US out
some late chicks. The eggs were due
to hatch on the 18th of July. On the
18th we removed the eggs from four
of the nests, and after dampening the
earth upon which the nest was built,
put them back. We did not apply any
moisture to the other two nests. The
result justifies the belief that under
such circums tances as these the ap-
plication. of moisture is attended with
advantage. From the four nests we
took 80 chicks and from the other two
only five chicks. The eggs were the
same, and the hens were all about
equally attentive to their duties. The
exceptional dryness of the air and
the absence. of dew demanded "a
change from the usual order of
things, and we are well convinced
that we are well paid for the time it
took to moistep those eggs. But we
have sprinkled lots of eggs without
gaining anything by it.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18
HANDY THING TO HAVE.
Straw and Hay Barrow That Will BE
Found q Genuine Time and
Labor Saver.

When straw is stacked outside the
barn and some of it is wanted in the
stable for feeding or bedding pur-
poses, the usual plan is to carry
in little at a time on a fork
or in a rope or strap sling. This,
in the use of fork, is anything but
a speedy operation, next to impos-
sible On windy day, and with sling
q very unpleasant job in cold weather.
The illustration shows an easily and
cheaply made convenience to facilitate
moving the straw, which may also be
useful for transporting small guam
titles of hay, from place to place. To
made it, procure first some light lath,
say three-quarters by 2 inches, and
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18
Protecting Stock from Flies.

To keep flies off the following mix
ture is recommended as an applica ton
for the dairy herd. Fish, seal or tam
ner's oil, one gallon; crude carbolic
acid, four ounces, and coal oil, one pint,
all well mixed and rubbed on all parts
except the udder.. Two applications
per week can be easily given at milk
ing time, and will render the cows quite
repulsive to all kinds of flies, bots, etc.,
but not at all Objectionable to attend
ants or mixers. It is expedient to at
tend to this matter, which will prove
both humane and profital,le.---Farm.
exs' Vsios. f5 ~ res. !
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18
cKeep Dishl Tovela Clean

= r
The dish-towel should be washed
, as regularly as the sdishes,a and should
never be used more than once with.
out a thorough rinsing at least. and
/, If necessary q hot soap bath This
requires only a minute or two, and
once the maid is trained TO- attend
to it, it will become second nature
to her. Few honsekeepers send the
dish-towels: to the general wash, but
make their cleansing a separate mat
+ ter. About once q week, to, keep
them from becoming grimy, they
should be sca!ded for 10 or IS smin-
utes in soapsuds, to which little sal
soda has beea added, and then thor
soughly rinsed and dried in the open
air 5s. 80 ~ Y - @
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18

any part OF the world had long been
impossible.
Then, one Heaven-sent day, came
the rescue party, and, well to the
front of it, tall, fearless figure Of
q certain young lieutenant. The way
bristled with peril, yet Lieut.. Buchan
strobe over dangers as if he did not
see them. While not actually en-
gagged in obeying the orders of his
superiors, his only thought seemed
to be the succor of the women of the
legation. And such comfort as one
young soldier could give them Lieut..
Buchan saw to IL that they promptly
had. -
Lieut.. Buchan is Kansan. His ia
Their is w. j. Buchan, well-known
lawyer and politician of Kansas City.
But Frederick Buchan had never a
fancy for the dusty stiffness of a
lawyers office. Kansas is q state of
dauntless men, and young Buchan's
particular hero happened to be q
doughty, little man of the name of
Funston, who has since become ia
NOUS, and a general. In Funston's
footsteps therefore he was deter
| mined to tread. And his heroic con-
duct at the siege of Picking was the
first step toward that career.
Miss Conger was not the only
American who admired the lieuten-
ants bravery. And so, when the hor-
| rors of war had subsidized somewhat
and few weeks of comparative quiet
had made nearer acquaintance pos
sible between the two, Lieut.. Buchan
asked for Mr.. and Mrs. Conger's
sanction to the engagement and it
was cordially given.
The Congers have a special rea-
eon to delight in the affair, as they
regard it in the light Of compensa-
ton to Laura for a tragedy which
she has already suffered. Miss Con-
ger is 20 years old, tall, graceful, fair
haired, sinsularly gracious and
lovely girl. But the sad look that
you will sometimes notice in her
eyes is the result of an unfortunate
marriage which she made as a, young
girl. .
Her husband, George Londrum,
whom she had loved devotedly, proved
altogether unworthy and the mar
rage turned out to be deplorable
mistake. After several years " OF
misery, therefore, the girl secured
q divorce and the right to return to
her maiden name. Since then she has
lived with her own family. George
| Londrumk enlisted during the, Span
ish war, was wounded and died in a
southern hospital: ~ '> :
Wherever she has; been seen Laura
;Conger has. been regarded as a bril-.
liantly accomplished woman. She has
been from childhood something of a
mathematical prodigy and was for
several years head bookkeepersin. thu
Iowa state treasurer's office. She Is
= close friend and companion of her
father and accompanied him on his
last, trip to Brazil, when he was min.
lister to that country ss,-,."E#s .
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18
Z Cater to the Public's Whims.

Yellow legs and yellow skin do not
make chicken any better for the
table than one with dark legs and
white Skin, but chicken-eating Amer
leans, however, have weakness for
the yellow skin. Therefore, the poul-
tryman wko raises fowls for a mar
ket that prefers this style will act
wisely in selecting breed which has
a skin Of that color, not because they
are really any better, but because the
public believes they are, and will not
buy them if they are otherwise Mid
land Farmer. y,.-..-is:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18
QUARTERS FOR DUCKS,
Comfortable Place Can BE Fixed for
Them Under a Barn. Workshop
or Other Building

Where the chances permit, it is q
question if ducks are not more profit
able to keep as layers than hens.
Certainly so as regards the Picking
duck, which lays almost every day
after it begins; and ducks eggs are al
ways higher than hens eggs, seldom
dropping much, if any, below 20 or rs
cents dozen. There is also an advan-
tage in feeding. Ducks can be fed a
coarser grade of food than hens.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18
FUN FOR RAINY DAYS,
Ladies' Drive Nails and the Men
Trim Millinery, ,

It being q popular fiction that no
woman can roll an umbrella asitshould
be rolled, the ladies of the company
found themselves assigned to the work
Of umbrella rolling.
.: The young men were detailed to
thread needles. Five minutes was tho
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18

The arrival Of the first cattle in this
country is thus recorded in Gov.
Bradford's history Of Plymouth col
ony: ''By this ship also came three
;heigefs and a bull, the first of any
cattle Of that kind in ye LAM" This
VA u 1874. Y { - '' .. 3. S'sa
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18

Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Foot-Ease,
A powder to shake into your shoes. It rests
the feet. Cures Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous,
Aching, Sweating feet and In growing Nails,
Corns, Bunions. Aliens FootEase makes
new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all drug
gists and shoe stores, Csc. Sample mailed
FREE. Address Aliens. Olmsted, LeRoy,N.Y.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18
Johns Opinion.

Mrs: Howes-For mercy's sake, John,
what have you been doing in the back yard
all the evening?
Mr.. Howes- You see, dear, it was so
much more interesting to hear what the
servants said about you and your mother
than to listen to what you and your mother
had to say about the servants that staid
good deal longer than I meant to.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18
Relixion Losing Ground.

The country is becoming agitated over
the statement that religion is losing ground.
This results in countless discussions until
the agitation runs its course, and still re-
ligion fourishes. It is only useless things
that deteriorate- The finest recommended
ton of Hostetrer's Stomach Bitters, the
great stomach strengthener, lies in the fact
that it has lived for fifty years in spite Of
for its cure of dyspepsia, indigestion, bill
and ague.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18
Elements of Greatness.

It is said that great broker once told
his son that only two things were necessary
to make great fnancier. "And what are
those, papa?" the son asked. Honesty
and sagacity." ''But what do you consider
the mark of honesty to be-" getaways to
keep your word" "And the mark of sa-
gacity? "Never to give your word."-Chi-
cago Chronicle.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18
In a Glass All Alone

In a Glass All Alone.
He--What kind Of woman is that beau.
tiful Mrs Swift?
She-Well, with one exception, she
makes every man she meets sorry that he
isn't her husband.
"And the one exception?"
"0h, he's sorry that he is" - Chicago
Daily News
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18
!. they We're Both Surprised 5 3

"a Delaware man who deserted hia
wife five years ago returned the other
day and said he went away lust to
have q Joke on her "A few moments
later the woman sprung 9 much rich.
eerf joke Of him introducing hs,
lneMex husband ss. ~ sftt s.. z.a. 3
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18
Letting Him Down E,.v

Letting Him Down Easy.
That was pretty harsh thing you said
about me on the witness stand"
why, when they asked you about nv
reputation for truth and veracity, you said
Eyes; that has troubled me a good deal
since then, but, honestly, old man, want
ed ,, to let you down easy, SO lied about
II should think you did,"
but you ought not to complain. Sup
pose ! told them what your reputation in
that line actually is!''-Chicago Post.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18
MRS. MARY GREGOVICH.

O1 Phi1ipsburg, Montana, Tells How
She Was Cured Of Dandru6.
Mrs. Mary Gregovich, of Phlipsburg.
Montana, under date of Nov. 26, 1899, writes:
Il had typhoid fever this summer, conse.
quently was losing my hair terribly, and
my head in places was perfectly bald. New
bros Herpicide had just come into use in
Philipsburg. and the doctor strongly rec.
commended it to me- After 3 or applica-
tons my hair. stopped falling out, and is
troubled greatly with dandruff, Of which
l am now quite cured" Kill the dandruff
germ with Herpicide.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18
How He Knew.

ooh, you cruel boy, to take those eggs out
of the nest! Think of the poor mother bird
when she comes" THE mother birds
dead, miss" "How do you know that?" Il
see it in your hati"-Punch.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18

The Landlady-"Pm sure the young man
who applied for board to-day will prove .
model boarder." The Cook-"What makes
you think so, ma'am" The Landlady-
HE said he detested potatoes.
Plain Dealer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18
Candid

"The payple OF live wild before, >
said the new cook, ''wor plain,
ma'am.'' 80 / : -. 800
well, are we not plain here 2"
asked the lady. e. s.s ~ ssssst3....s..
y are 50, ma am i,s 81 but iii :
different way The sothersawor plain
IN their way O Twin, not in their
looks, ma'am. p delphia Press.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18
No Time Lost.

Hawkins-I tell you what, Sellers
reached the top in hurry.
Robbins-Yes, he must have made pretty
good time, for he has been blowing ever
since he got there-Smart Set.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18
Fashions New Fad

malady which they call the tgolfng spine?'"
"That," responded Cynicus, lis easy.
'Golfng spine is what the old man used
to have after hard days blowing, but he
called it the bachache."zN. Y. Times.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of
4 eSqs1m u1eaDo;s w M1n Jan aRFd
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18

There's always life in the old land. The
trouble is you have to dig to find it.-At-
lanta Constitution.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18
TIE 4Rfft In the Lutte.

What's this now about Jack and
! Bessie breaking their engagement?''
'.Very sad case. They quarreled3
about which loved the other best. -
Boston TgavelsS. 81.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18

eyes, he cracked a joke" "Well?"
"And there was nothing in it."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18

Half an hour is all the time required to
dye with PUTNAM FADELESS DYES.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18

Love poems should always be bound in
calf-Chicago Daily News.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-18
81 1fl|.nnllA,.,,~.. n.,.,. :,

Coffee Trees. tSs* t5ss.stss II II
Coffee treesrequire about four years
ri reach ma urit sandS oducs proRt.
Tvs s efe1
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-02-21
NORTH RANDOLPH.

Holders of photo coupons mnst nrosa,,
them at Booths studio before May list.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs r.,
Preston the 18th. ie'i
T. D. Richardson and wife are soor -
move to his fathers in Brook6eld ana 80, ~
brother ln-law, John Perham. OF pom
I.et, Is to carry on his farm. He nos
already moved some OF his stock hara
eneountering some snow. noie'
Joe Blodgett is critically I'M with nps,.
monla. DR.. Bailey attends him. othars
VINO are III with the prevailing distemnar
are 7, :. Hall, A. j. Durkee. Mrs. RI 4
DuIkee, Lee Blodgett, Mrs. ID. j. Camn
ana children and Mrs. g. w. Taft
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-02-21
SOUTH srocKRRInaE.

Mrs. Henry Flint is quite sick with grit
Mrs. Dell Newell is suffering with grip
Mrs. Abigail Taggart is very sick. DR..
Smith attends her.
Harry Williamson is sick again and un-
der the DOCTORS care.
Mrs. Reyes is quite sick with lumbago.
Miss Laverne Hunt is working for her.
Mrs. Geo. Mills has returned home
from two weeks visit in Rutland and
Chittenden.
Miss Vernie Flint celebrated her 18th
birthday Friday evening, Feb. 8, by a So
cial party and dance.
Heryey Mills has been suffering with
asthma and grip the past week. He is
attended by DR.. Steele.
Miss Matte Mills has been visiting her
aunts, Mrs. Alma Newell and Mrs. Bertha
Newell, the psstweek.
An owl killed a turkey OF OrIson
White last Thursday night and ate part
OF It,. A trap was set the next night and
caught the owl. They have him alive and
he measures IL feet from tip to tip.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-02-21
The Rochester Railroad.

The Vermont railroad commissioners
have duty to perform to the publ in
examining the railroad which runs from
Bethel to Rochester. This road, although
in ramshsckle condition, is now open to
business. The run OF Is miles takes nearly
two hours. When the train strikes soft
spot the cars sag several degrees from a
horizontal position, and the passengers
and trainmen grow pale and wait with
dated breath for the crash, which has not
come, but which may come in the form
OF dire disaster II the present frightfuI
conditions continue. The engineer and
fireman do not look ahead on the track as
much as they watch behind to see whether
the cars are coming, and the trainmeu
stand on the platforms to see IL the train
is intact. Cars leave the track two or
three times during the trip, but the train
men have ingenious contrivances py
which they have them "on again" and are
"gone again." per "Finnegin.n The
narrow-gauge railroads in Windham
county have been the butt of many jokes
but rides on them are through trips on
Empire State expresses (limited) compared
with this weird, nightmarish fright
between Rochester and Bethel Brattle-
boro Phoenix.
Referring to the above, will say thst
whatever the condition of the road, we
are taking care of all the business, both
possehset anu irelguts tnAt comes TO us,
having transported since first OF January
more than two thousand tons of freight
and express, without injury to a single
package, and have transported a large
number of passengers without injury to
single person. As for the soft spots
spoken OF above, 1t is a mystery to me
where those soft spots can be found when
the thermometer has been below or nearly
zero for nearly sixty days. very trite
remark was made by prominent man in
THIS county last week when be said, 1.-THE
people doing business with the road nave
no fault to find with the management
1 he most of the trouble comes from few
people who wonder how it is that the
road runs and they are not connected
with 1t.
RUFUS III. SAWYER. Receiver.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-02-21

John Hager was in Barnard Sunday.
Enoch Hager has returned from Rut.
land.
Chas. Angel has gone to Brookfield tc
work.
Mrs. Chas. Kidder OF Bethel was in town
Saturday.
Alex washburn of Bethel was in town a
day last week.
Wilfred Hassam and wife visited In
Bethel Sunday.
Miss Mary Kimball of Bethel was In
town over Sunday.
sina Lawrey has adopted the youngest
child OF Frank Hundley.
Miss Jessie Washburn has gone to
Lebanon, n. H., to work.
Carl Tenney is night Waterman in the
Gaysville turning works.
Geo. Adams was at home from Wood
stock two days last week.
ID. T. Proctor, wife and son have return
ed to their home In Boston.
Miss Florence Hickey returned to her
home in Bethel last Saturday.
lis reported that Ed. Coughlin has sold
his horse, Whalebone, for 800.
Miss Jane Wilson has returned to Bur.
lington to have her eyes treated.
The Ward q Douglass men have finish
ed work In town and gone away.
Mrs. Bert Roberts has been confined to
the house by illness the past week.
Chas. Duke and family of Mortified
visited at DIR. F. e. Steele's over Sunday.
Ed. Coughlin and wife went 10 Warren
last week Thursday to attend the funeral
Of niece.
Daniel Gay died very suddenly last
Monday at the home OF his daughter, Mrs.
]. A. Gould.
Gilbert Boutwell, OF Exeter, N. H., is
visiting his parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. Chaun-
cey Boutwell,.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-02-21
Death OF Ira 8. Ouimbv.

In the death OF Ira b. Quimby, who de-
parted this life Feb. 10, his sorrowing
family lose an affectionate husband and
father and the community a kind friend
and neighbor.
The funeral, which was held from the
home OF the family on Sunday, was under
the auspices OF Bethel lodge OF Odd Fell
lows, OF which Mr.. Quimby was an active
and much-loved member.
Mr.. Quimby was born in Essex, N. Y,
but came to Vermont early in life and for
many years resided on farm In the west
ern part of Randolph.
In 1861 Mr.. Quimby enlisted as a private
in Company A, 9th Vermont Vols, serv-
ing his country faithfully for three years
and nine months and ranking as a SER
geant when discharged.
He was an honored member of Daniel
Lilley Post, G. A. r., at Bethel and had
been past commander.
A large delegation of veterans followed
his remains to the grave, where the beau
tiful farewell ceremonies of the lodge
were concluded by the bepediction being
pronounced BY the officiating clergyman,
Rev. w. A. Warner.
The afflicted family have the sympathy
OF all.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-02-21
RANDOLPH CENTER.

Msrkdown on all kinds OF rubbers at
Thomas.
Holders OF photo coupons must present
them at Booths studio before May LIST.
Mrs. c. II. Miles is i'll with the grip.
/ Earl Bickford is sick with the prevail
| ing disease.
Guy Hebsrd Is quite sick, but It is
hoped that good treatment will improve
him.
Rev. Mr.. Mays family, wife and three
children are sick with hard colds and
grip.
Mrs. Tarbox Is in Montpelier spending
the week in the family OF Hon. Charles
Dewey.
N. L. Boyden was sick last week with
grip and threatened with pneumonia. He
Is convalescent.
Mrs. Trafton's brother, e. E. Adams, of
Brooklyn, n. ", was here few days last
week visiting his sister.
Mrs. Aida l.. Slack, who has been car.
ing for Mrs. Tower, has gene home, Mrs.
Tower being conyalescent. -
r. @. Smith has purchased new two
horse st. Adams power and is ready to
cut up wood piles with dispatch.
Rev. Mr.. Gorse's little two year. ld son
Is sick with tonsilitis. He has been dam
gerously i'll, but is somewhat better.
Geo. Pember and wife and Elijah Penn
Der have all been afflicted with the pre-
vailing disease, but are convalescing.
N. E. LaFrancis' two year odd SON has
been dangerously i'll with pneumonia, but
is now somewhat better. DR.. Clifford
attends him.
Mrs. @. f. Nutting's house caught fire
last week, but was soon discovered and |
extinguished. IL caught from the pipe |
going through the floor.
The quarantine has been removed from |
w. f. Adams and all are smiling. They |
seem to be glad to be on the street again /
and mingle with the outside world. There |
are no signs of smallpox here and people |
away from here will doubtless breathe
easier.
The Ladies' Social circle OF the Meth.
odist Episcopal church will hold q
sociable in their parlors on Friday even
Ing OF this week. A conundrum supper
will be served from 1-2 O'Clock to 4 10
o'clock. II being Washington's birthday,
there will be fitting exercises TO celebrate
the event. George and Martha Washing
ION will be represented and several will
be dressed In I'VE ancient costume" Eye
Did folks" will sing and there will be
'ecitations, songs and a general good
line. Everybody is invited and all who
an are requested to appear in ancient
costume.