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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-26
A Mmkinr Glove Tube.

In Australia there has been brought
into use in the diaries what is called q
milking glove tube. A valve fits over
the teat and from the valve extends q
long narrow tube, which conveys the
milk from the teat into a covered pail.
The orifices in the cover of the pail
are just large enough to receive the
tubes. We illustrate the general idea
herewith. From an American point
OF view the device does not seem prac-
ticable. From Australian reports we
take it that the invention is supposed
to be a substitute for clean
illness in. the dairy. A paper
in that country says: MANY Of the
troubles of dairying are caused t.. the
injurious microbes that are carried by
dirt into the milk, and it has been rec
commended by various authorities to
groom the cows and wash their udders
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-26
Great success.

The Medical Expert---I'm sure your
baby shows what our modern methods
will do. Did you follow my direc-
tions?
Mother-Oh, yes. First I skinned
the milk. and saddedsstwo parts of ny
:gienic water ana two. parts of your
celebrated modifier. Then I carefully
ssterilized the whole. @
.itAnd then?"
4 threw it out Of the window and
gave the baby the cream. Life.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-26
SOME SURPRISES IN MOURNING.

Two Phases Of the Engllsh Woman's
Way Of Manifesting Grief.
"One of the things that every little
while gives me q surprise in England
is the vagaries of conventional
mourning as practiced in English So
ciety,' says an American woman who
has lived much in London. Il never
quite know what to expect from an
English woman in mourning.
Last season over there + was Civ
ing dinner and confided to an Eng
lish friend with whom l was quite
intimate and who was in deep mourn
ing my regret that she could not be
present
why, my. dear" she said. "I'll
come directly, but I must dine up
stairs"
so, on the night in question she.
in dazzling effective dinner dress of
black gauze, decollete and sleeveless,
was served with dinner in the library
while the rest of my guests sat
through the courses in the dining
room.
When the ladies went to the draw
ing-ropm Mrs. G. was there, took COT
fee with us gaily and finished the
evening with the gentlemen as they
strolled In from their cigars.
"This should have prepared me for
any Inconsistency. But not very long
afterward I could with difficulty re-
press a smile at the conduct of an
other English woman in mourning
whom I met OF the house of a friend.
A table Of bridge was being made up
and the hostess asked her to join.
Eyes, dear" she replied, caressing-
~, ''but you must put me at a mourn
ing table,"
I'm other words, she would only
play with persons who were in be-
reayement like herself."-New York
Sun a
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-26
spl,nE Not.. from B.llvills.

Old man Jinkins was lost IN a
snowstorm at the picnic Tuesday.
The town marshal. with a strong
force Of hands. is busy digging out OF
q snowbank the guests who attended.
the strawberry festival Wednesday.
The colonels found their whisky
hard frozen Thursday morning, but
finally procured a few sledge ham
mers and went to cracking ice.
The town has been running wild this
winter. Some of these gray headed
sinners seem to have an idea ! that
helrs froze over.-Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-26
Escapine Mold in Choose.

A0A0 IN Cnoes0s
Prof. H. L. Russell says: The mold
ing Of cheese il, Of course, q biological
phenomenon due to the development of
mold spores on the surface Of the
cheese, q condition brought about by
the proper temperature and moisture.
Mold will invariably occur when the
degree Of s%aturation in the atmosphere
reaches the maximum point, and under
these conditions at ordinary tempera-
lures ct which cheese 10 ripened you
have more or less trouble from the
molding Of the cheese. We find that
when cheese is cured at 40 degrees or
lthereabouts. these molds will not de-
velop. They cannot grow to any con-
siderable extent because the te1npera-
tturrse, Is too low for them to develop, %
that those losses are to q large extent
'obviatedsby the use Of these lower cus.
Ing temperatureh
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-26
n.eplv D.veut.

AHow devout Mrs. Ayers is becom-
ing" said he; Il notice she stayed In
church to-day for some time after the
services ended"
YES" replied his wife. 4.as her pew
lis near the door her only opportunity
to show OF her new bonnet was when
the people fhed out"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-26

How Brother DIckey Figured It
On being told that a negro had stol-
en- $4,000 Brother Dickey shook his
head.
Don't believe it,"
'No, sub; hit amt lax a nigger!I
Now, If dey'd said SO I'd give in or
verdick er guilty; en- even den I'd
have my doubts. kaze hits ten ter
one dat q genuine niger would er
only took nine dollars en- a half"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-26
Had to Run.

81 understand that you were a can
didate for the presidency Of your club.
Did you ruin well?"
"Yas, sab. I suhtainly did. De Cd
der can'date was right behind me VIII
a razah all. de way, sah."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-26
A Matter Of l

What do yez want of the mistress
OF the house?' demanded Norah, bel
ugerently blocking the door.
81 want to get her subscription for
the blue book, replied the solicitor.
An fwhat is a bluebodk?"
Its a book containing the names of
people who move in society"
''l'll take wan mesilf," said Norah.
after q moments reflection. If yezn
have it bound in CRANE"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-26
W.nted COMPANY.

"a small girl told a falsehood. Her
mother with great dignity led the
youthful offender to the library, and,
sitting down beside her, said: .
Il you know, Katharine, grandma has
gone to heaven and papa has gone to
heaven. But II you tell untruths you
cannot go to heaven with them. You
will have TO 60 to the other place."
The little maiden looked very grave
for "a moment and then said: Say
q swear word, mamma, and come to
the other place, too" Il
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-26
All the sam. to Him.

,Clerk--You can't get q room for
him here. He's drunk.
Wytte supporting his weary
triendl-I know he Is. What OF that
CLERK (scornfully)--TllhiiLsI e tenn M
perance hotel. aa ,
wytte-well. he's too too drunk e know !
the adherence. II & sgs'
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-26
TouuchinE

care you q married mani" inquired
the inqpisitlve stranger.
.No, SIR replied the other sadly.
"Oh," said the first. IT trust you will
pardon me for referring to your be-
reavement. I should not have opened
such a touching subject"
Touching describes It beautifully"
murmured the other. st is hard to
pay SIS a week alimony."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-26
News 1,r the ola cat.

Ethel (who has been playing with
the cat)-I say. ma, dear, we must
hide pussy before pa comes home.
Mamma (severely)-What do you
mean, Ethel?
Ethel-Why, ma, I heard Miss Brown
tell pa this morning, when he kissed
her behind the door, that the old cat
would go mad IL she saw him!"-Wom-
ans life.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-26
\ Promoter.,

.Let us make the capital stock, ST.
600, 600, 900" said. the hrst promoter.
"All right" said. the second. who
was preparing the prospectus on the
typewriter.
viii 1t be hard to increase that cap
ital?'' asked the first.
.No, indeed. All I have to do is to
hit this Q key a few more times"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-26
Coon With Enclosed R.u.

The coop and run here illustrated
are very serviceable where it is de-
sired to restrain the chicks till they
become fairly we'll grown. The wire
can be Of one-inch or two-inch mesh,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-26
.Chicken coop withi nelosed RON

but generally the one-inch mesh will
be found best, as that stops the egress
Of the chicks and the ingress of rats.
The whole may be moved from place
to place with ease, especially where
strongly built.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-26
Jobs Preferences.

"You are moi sick, job" said one OF
the friends. "You only think you are"
only think l am, eh?"
Eyes. It is merely q delusion."
well, then, all I've got to say is.
I'd llt4er be sick than have this de-
lnsion.'' *
And then poor old Job went explor-4
ing for q new boil that had just made
It's debut on the back of his neck.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-26
/
Osvoted EatAez.

lss s Il Devoted EatAsH
Dawson II one Of the most devoted
fathers i ever knew h
How, sos & s$ss s 5ss
Hes 50 proud Of his children. Why
Say, he often lies awake half Sthegnighti
trying to think mp clever things that
he can credit themswithssayinEs
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-26
\ nest Desirabls Memory.

\ Vest Desirable Memory.
eyes, said the optimist. II attrib-
ute my happy disposition to my excel-
9lent memory. a {
&, 81 Ne noticed that your memory
was: particularly good
hut Il Sis It has the happy
faculty OF forgetting unpleasant
athingA. n IN 7, 5lSst S45ss@
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-26
wines case.

81 think" she saio. that Willie
gave me more trouble when he was lit
tie than all Of my other children to-
gether." 81
"And what about him now?"
ooh. I v worry about him now.
Sometimes / get to frettin9 for fear
some Of the others may be working
themselves to death. but Willie's all
right. He has q political job"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-26
Siberian Butter.

The Siberian butter Is looming up
as a strong competitor with the butter
from all other lands. The railroads,
being controlled by the government,
carry the goods at such a low rate
that the butter is brought to tide
water on the Baltic at small cost.
Moreover, the Russian government
does not lose sight Of it there. Re-
Gently. a conference was held in st.
Petersburg between the makers Of but
ter and government officials that have
duties more or less touching the ship
ment Of butter. The secretary of
transportation reported that 800 re-
frigerator cars for butter had been
provided and cold storage plants at all
stations likely to be used for consid-
cradle shipments Of butter. Arrange
ments were also entered into for tho
shipping OF the butter to England by
steamers not touching at Danish ports.
The Russians { evidently determined
that no more Siberian or Russian but
ter shall be shipped to England from
Denmark and labeled Danish butter.
This 10 . wise step, by which an old.
trick is made impossible 8of working.
Dairy schools + to be established. Il
lis also urged that a central laboratory
be equipped for the purpose OF 'analyz-j
ing suspicious lots Of butter and pre-
venting their expectation. til claimed.
that Siberian butter badly a~dulterateds
has appeared onsthe English market
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-26

piled, chat I heard him ask sister for
q kiss last night, and she told him he
could have . II he would be quick
about It; but It was the slowest kiss
that / ever saw" S8 %%S
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-26
aIAka lGost Wens1

IIAke 1Eoss WonsEst1nlas $sSsSs sMs
ssS AZ i recent dinner the Rev. ID. MI:
not III ssaiiYslAlge told story d alkaady
who wa aisI3saasBlkleid:ss Ss8
sd p,sSy,oosuSe ever think ssof getting mars
ried g! sss Il fSisSs #@ s&sEa ss sSs I'LL gass Il
sss.Thlll i ~ ! an,ssswsssresdds in aaperity
worry. ''SsSss sg Ss Y A6 sass VI
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-26

been the factor that has kept down
profits. II a man has q herd Of cows
and some Of them are poor mixers
it is easy to detect the poor mes and
dispose Of them. Up to the time the
trap nest vas invented, the poultry
man had no way Of finding out which
Of his hens were the drones and which
were the good layers. With the COM
ing of the trap nest, all is changed.
The poultryman can now eliminate
the improbable birds.
One man that has tried has found
the trap nest very serviceable. 1t
showed him that some of his most
worthless specimens were those the
most perfect in form. Some of the
kinds that scored high in competitive
exhibits proved to be almost worth
less as layers. At least 20 per cent
of the fowls so tested proved to be
losing money for their owner, while
az many more we're shown to be bare
ly clearing expenses. A few Of the
birds showed themselves to be per-
sistent layers, and these were kept for
breeders.
The trap nests show not only how
many eggs the fowls lay but the kind
of eggs. It sometimes becomes de-
sirable to know what hens lay eggs
with certain colored shells. This ID
particularly SO in breeds that have
been created by the crossing Of other
breeds. as such produce eggs varying
all the way from white to dark brown.
The trap nest enables the breeder to
determine what kinds lay the eggs of
the desired color. Then, too. the pre-
potent birds can be distinguished and
those whose eggs are habitually fer
tile. This is a most important point.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-26
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR OUR
RURAL READERS

1ow successful Farmers Operate This
Department Of the Farm-A Few
Hints ~ to the Care Of Live Stock
and Poultry.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-26
.And what about him now?''
Love Laughs at Dogs Also.

The Damsel-Oh, Harold! I've been
60 frightened for you. Papa has
bought a great big savage bulldog, and,
The Swain-That's all right, darling.
I'VE bought a dog. too. He win n
sdeavor to keep your fathers dog busy
while you and l saunter down to the
.parsonage.-Judge.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-26

Better mot write at m than writeI
that MnichSis not iright. M
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-26
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
SOME GOOD JOKES AND WlTTlolsMs,
ss&. ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

OaDorsd Gentleman Explains How He
RAM r. Little brother Onee More
Dlstinasulshss Misunderstanding Notes
fron Billviile--A Better Plan.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-26

The influence Of well-ordereo
home makes better boys than curfsw
ordinances s
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His Be.t Friend.

His Best Friend.
Hewitt-I've lost my best friend.
Jewett-Why don't you advertise for
1T? .a
Hewitt-What do you mean?
Jewett-I thought you said you had
lost your pocketbooA.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-17
SPANISH CoURTSHIP is
BEGUN WITH FLOWERS
Wedding Ends in Shower of Blossoms
Through Which Couple Pass.

In Spain courtship begins with gifts
OF flowers, and the wedding ends with
a shower of blossoms on the couple,
who pass into a floral bower on the
roof OF the new home. The sutton be-
gins his counting by asking for a gourd
of water at the home where the object
OF his affections lives. If this request
is granted he may persist in his atten-
lions, but if it is denied the matter
ends there. Later the man calls again,
says the Home Companion, accompa-
MED by musicians and torchbearers,
and while the mandolin players strum
their instruments the lovers compan-
ion makes his advances. Any time dur
ing the courtship the sutton may be re-
rejected by the gift of a pumpkin. Three
times he must make formal suit for a
wife, as his request cannot be granted
at first. But if her father refuses the
third time he may consult a magis-
trate who demands that that daughter
be produced or that her father gives
his consent to the marriag e-provided
he is an honorable man. He can then
carry off his bride. But this emergen-
cy does not often arise.-Detroit
News Tribune.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-17
THESE HORSES WEAR FALSE
TAILS AT GREAT COST
Animals Are Supplies With Artificial
Hair When Necessary.

False tails forl horses" said a. deal
er in horse equipments, "are provided
for animals that have become what is
called rat-tailed. l 1t would be in the
case of fine horse only that such a
deficiency would be supplied. for false
tails are somewhat expensive.
1.-THE least expensive of them would
cost $27 so and they would run from
that up to as high Assoc.
What? Why, Certainly. You could
buy Whole horse Of some sorts for
what such tail would cost, but the
cost of these tails is not disproportion-
ate to the value of the horses upon
which they are used. These animals
are fine, handsome and valuable car
riage horses, lacking only in this feat
ure, useless in their work without it.
THE false tail is attached to the
crupper of the harness and is further
secured in place by fastenings made
fast around the actual tail; it is put
on and taken off with the harness. 1t
is worn without the slightest discom-
fort to the horse, it can't come off, and
1T is absolutely undistinguishable from
a natural tail.
False tails for horses are made in
England. and while in some cases it
might be possible to supply demands
from tails in stock here, they are COM
monty made to order, for the individual
horses for which they are required.
It takes about two months from their
receipt to fill orders for false tails
1.-THE demand for them varies with
the fashions in which horses tails are
worn. When horses tails are worn
short there is naturally less demand
for false tails than there is when long
tails are in fashion. New York Sun.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-17
SKULL USE DIOR A
DRUM AMONG AFRICANS
Locks of Hair Decorate the Edge and
Dogs Tooth in Middle.

The hanteh from Japan is a gong
with stick. 1t is of wood, carved
and painted to represent a fish with a.
ball in it's mouth. The kissar from
Africa is a most weird and gruesome
object. The foundation is the skull of
man with bladder stretched over
the sawed-off top. Locks of hair deco
rate the edge and a canine tooth is
fastened to the front. The curved
horns of an antelope attached to the
back form the two sides of Tyre. Six
strings are fastened to a fret near the
point of the horns, and passing across
the pot of the skull they are gathered
in two groups which pass through the
eyes. The baryton or viola di bordone
is Austrian and dates from the eight
zenith century. 1t is a combination of
a either and violin.
One Of the most attractive pieces Is
the octavina, or movable spinet. This
is a Flemish instrument, and bears
upon the jacks cover the following in
Scription: 'Ludovicus GroYvelus me
fecit. 1900" The compass of the key
board is four octaves and a semi-tone.
The upper keys are beautifully inlaid.
The sound-board is painted in a con-
Ventional fashion, and the rose dis
plays the initials Il. g." while the
name Pan is beneath the rural god,
who is represented blowing an organ
with his mouth. The painting inside
the cover is in excellent condition, and
the colors are very bright. 1t shows
the combat between David and Goliath
and the triumph of David, who is re-
ceiVed with muSic.-NeW York Com
mercial Advertiser.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-17
A M 6 MORY.

The picnic and the ride we took
BY countryside and splashing brook,
BY saffron field and haZy stream,
With here and there a cascades CLEAN;
The crickets song and birds, that made
One beauteous Natures serenade.
The place of rest and pouting spring,
The crannies where the muses. cling,
The still pond starred with lilies white,
And, soaring far, the wild cranes flight
The quiet woods, the SOFT cool shade
Within the jasmine covered glade,
The evening sinking gently, still,
Behind the distant purpled HILL
The one lone star that far away
Shone family through the closing day
IT'S this my memory brings to me,
With thought of old days spent with thee.
When love was young and life was sweet
And all the world lay at our feet
IT'S this l ask of fortunes store
With thee to live those days once more.
Vivian Mordaunt, in New Idea Woman'f
Magazine,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-17
CORN CORNER NOT AN
UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS
Little More Than an Echo Does IL Be.
come, the Harris Gates People
Doing Nothing.

CHICAGO, July 16.-The July corn
corner was not much more than an
echo today, nothing being done in the
deal so far as the Harris Gates people
were concerned. 1t developed today
that the shorts are not yet all in. A
few small ones began covering at the
opening of change and made the f1uc-
tuauonS somewhat cratic, between
63A 066 cents. Later the price set
tied back to 65A cents and closed at
65B cents.
The wisdom of the bull leaders in
abandoning the corner two weeks in
advance of it's natural termination
was shown when the inspection sheet
was posted revealing fresh receipts of
453 cars on Chicago side tracks. OF
this total 145 cars were contract grade,
which the leaders would have been
obliged to take as a means of support
ing the July price. Otherwise it would
have been bought in the open cash
market by shorts and turned in to the
Harris-Gates office in settlement of
contracts. There were also III cars
of the contract grade made" in the
different cleaning and drying houses,
making about 100000 busels of the con-
tract grade from all sources.
Being out of the deal the bull leaders
were relieved of the unpleasant neces-
sity Of taking care of this vast guam
tity of corn. The cash market was
firmer than the day before, though not
particularly brisk.
Almost everybody the board
had a different theory exploit as to
the winnings or losses of the bull syn
dicate. The best opinion, however, was
that the syndicate was nominally lit
tie ahead on its deal as to July deliv-
cry, but stood to sustain a substantial
| loss in the marketing of it's 5000, 900
| bushels or so of cash corn, which it
| had been forced to accumulate.
In view Of this fact and the strong
probabilities that this corn cannot be
| profitably disposed of, the corner as
a whole is not looked on as an unqual-
| flied success.