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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-09-16

the mothers who, although able to nurse
their children, decline to do so, because
of the demands of society or through
personal vanity.
The returns of the health department,
however, show that these form but
small part of the total number. Other
mothers find artificial feeding necessary
because they are physically unable to
supply natural nourishment, or because
they find it necessary to leave their in
fants during certain part of each day
in order to earn livelihood The rene
dy which DR.. Woodward suggests is the
establishment of day nurseries through
out the city, where mothers who are
compelled to work for their living may
safely leave their children, in the scien-
tific supervision of the milk supply of
the city, and in the diffusion of knowl-
edge with regard to sanitary matters
throughout the community.
There is no doubt that some of these
suggestions will be followed and it is be-
lieved that the mortality among the in
fants of the poorer classes will be greatly
decreased thereby. DR.. Woodward is
already reinforced by clergymen and 9TH
.er people and sermons are preached ev-
cry Sunday in advocacy of the reforms
which he has proposed
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DAIRY BARN AND YARD.
Taken to Secure Effective
Natural Drainage.

In locating dairy barn care should
be taken to have a gentle slope from
the barn in at least one direction, af-
fording good natural drainage for
both barn and yard. If the barn is
already built and poorly located,
draining and grading will do much to
remedy the evil. In most cases it
would take but small amount of
labor with pillow and scraper, when the
ground is in suitable condition to
handle, to give the surface of the
yard a slope from the barn sufficient
to carry off the surface water. Even
If dirt has to be hauled in from out
side the yard to accomplish this it
Will not be expensive. The drainage
alone under a yard is not sufficient
as the tramping of the cattle soon
puddles the surface, preventing the
water from passing down to the tile.
After the grading is done the yard
should be covered with gravel or Gin
ders BY putting the coarser in the
bottom and the finer on top good
hard yard can be obtained and at a
comparatively small expense where
material of this kind is available II
this cannot all be done in one year, it
is OF the utmost Importance that be-
ginning be made by grading and gray
cling portion of the yard next the
barn, so that the cows may have some
place on which to get out of the mud
and filth. By grading part of the
yard each year and applying thick
coat of gravel or cinders to the graded
part, the entire yard will, in few
years, be in good condition. When
gravel does not contain enought clay
to pack hard, small amount of clay
should be mixed with the top layer.
1t Will then form firm substance.
A portion of the yard should be bed
ded, thus affording the cows place
to lie in the open air on pleasant
days. If straw is scarce the cleanest
OF the soiled bedding from the stable
will answer for this purpose. When the
straw and manure on this bedded por.
ton of the yard become too deep and
soft it should be hauled into the fiel6
and the bedding commenced again on
the solid yard.-W. j. Fraser, in Farm
ers' Review.
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UNDESIRABLE FLAyoRs.
Hest Butter Maker on Earth Cannot
produce a Good Article from
Tainted Milk.

we can as rule, think, trace I'M
desirable f1ayors in butter to the source
OF the milk. II farmer, or producer
as you call him. sends you milk that
is dirty and full of hay dust, which is
usually found by straining, and if hay
and other filth get into the milk. Won
cannot expect to make good butter. You
may say that by separation or pasteur-
ization you can destroy these bad flaw
ors, but you cannot make the best but
ter of such milk. The best butter max
ers could not make the best butter out
of such milk; they might make better
butter than some, but not the best but-
ter. So the undesirable flavors for the
most part come from poor care of the
milk, and cannot urge too strongly the
fact that to help our industry to make
better goods and make uniformly better
goods we must begin at the beginning.
We have done a great deal, but we have
begun at the wrong end; we have started
with the creamery end, and we should
start with the farmer And every but
ter maker should realize the fact that to
make better goods he has got to hold
up his farmer for good milk. Good milk
is the war cry; the milk should be kept
up to standard, and high Standard
S. G.. Kieth, before the National Cream
cry Butter Makers association in NIL
Waukee.
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AN IDEAL M1LKHousE.

factory. Where farmers are fitted up
with such an arrangement as this, we
receive a first-class quality of milk.
There is, of course, some danger from
the water getting too warm when the
wind does not blow. On this account the
windmill is not the best farm power.
Some of our patrons have small gasoline
engines. which they use for this pur-
pose and for running their farm ma
chinery, such as hand-separator, feed
grinding mill. etc. In such cases there
is no difficulty in always having good
supply of cold water, provided the we'll
is inexhaustible.
Most farmers in this neighborhood use
eight-gallon cans. These are SO small
that the milk is cooled in very short
time after the cans are placed in the cold
water. 1t is good plan to stir the milk
occasionally in the cans while it is cool
Ing This may be done by soldering
in disc to a long, stiff wire handle with
q loop on one end and pushing the disc
up and down in the can of milk
Where larger cans are used, the milk
ought to be cooled in small cans and then
added to the large cans after it has
reached temperature near 60 degrees
All these arrangements and efforts to
cool the milk are worthless if the cans are
not thoroughly cleaned and scalded each
day. When skim milk is returned from
the factory, it often sours before it
reaches the farm, especially In the hot,
muggy weather of July and August
This sour milk should be emptied from
The cans as soon as they are returned,
and the faint which is left in them re-
moved as much as possible by thor
ough scalding and then airing in the
bright sun. l think a great deal of the
difficulty farmers have in keeping their
milk sweet from day to day is the result
OF improper washing of the cans.
The souring of milk does not interfere
with testing, except as it makes the milk
more or less lumpy, and on this account
Is difficult to get fair sample. Sour
Ing does not iniure the fat or affect it in
any way for testing. If the milk can be
poured back and forth SO as to get a
fair sample of it and it is added to a
test bottle at once, it may be tested as
| perfectly sweet milk.-Prof. p. H. Far
rlngton, IN Country Gentleman.
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the water. These wise ones have insist
ed that the bolero was thing of the past,
and in support of their conclusions, they
point to the increasing vogue of the
close-fitting half-length coat, the short
coat with basques, the revived REFER,
ETC., but, on the other hand, many of the
most chic among the new models shows
boleros, and one is forced to conclude
that the end is not yet, although the
bolero is never so much worn in autumn
as in spring and summer
Waistcoats are, by the way effective
details in the autumn tailor suits, and,
while separate waistcoat is unusual, a
simulated waistcoat or waistcoat line
in contrasting color, relieves many of
the wool suits. White, powder blue,
suede gray, bright red, hunters green
and the light brown shades in cloth are
used with excellent results upon the
mixed tweeds, homespuns, cheviots, etc.,
which. as rule, combine many colors.
bright threads of several hues cleaning
through the soft neutral lines that form
the basis of the material
Pipings of color are often used upon
these mixed cloths and even upon plain
cloth piping of contrasting color is fire.
quently called into service.
The many-gored skirt with a decided
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collar bands. A large expanse of bare
neck seen by daylight has become ter
ribly vulgar of late years. Still, collar
less dresses may be worn for restaurant
dining, but they are generally accom-
panied by wide strings to the hat, or
tulle, chiffon, or feather STOLE
The skirts of the demi-toiletes, and in
deed, of the afternoon fete frocks as
we'll, seem to be longer than ever. A
charming example in mousseline de sole
had great number of little frills from
the knees downward, of Valenciennes,
banded with white Liberty satin. The
large sleeves were fril!ed to match the
skirt, but the bodice fitted the figure
somewhat closely, relieved only by
small zouave of English embroidery and
Valenciennes lace. A large white crino-
line hat, with one Of the new "jampot"
crowns and three lovely white feathers,
completed this striking looking toilette.
Spansles for evening wear are coming
into fashion with silver embroideries OF
all kinds. have seen such wonderful
dress for a debutante, made entirely Of
pale gray tulle spangled all over with
silver. There is wonderful cloak to go
with it, of gray oriental satin, lined with
mink, with high collar faced in with
Mechlin lace, and a fischu of the same
coming down almost as far as the knees,
caught up at either side with priceless
old paste clasps. This toilette formed
part of trousseau, and the Mechlin lace
and clasps were the wedding gift of the
BRIDES grandmother. Nowadays peo-
pie give really sensible preseS.ts-furs,
laces, and useful ornaments, not to speak
of household goods in the way of furni-
ture and old silver.
l have noticed for some time past
return to the old round umbrella"
skirts. These should be worn with tiny
pads at the back to give roundness to
the waist. The tendency is still to short
en- the waist at the back and to lengthen
1t in front, as is seen by the prominence
of the 1880 corsets. This fullness In tho
back is almost universally becoming.
Our Illustration is an autumn fete
gown of foulard in dark green on
cream ground trimmed with old embroid-
cred lawn, with dainty muslin cravat.
Hat of green chenille and white straw
plat. ELLEN osMoNDE.
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Pure Water for the Cows.

The water for the cows should he
abundant and pure. Pure water in un.
limited quantities is essential for the
health of the cow. But it comes bodily
publication. With unclean or contain
mated water the publication cannot he
complete. Water is necessary also for
the best digestion of food, and without
all the water she needs the COW is fed
wastefully. But water is not essential
food. Milk is about IS per cent water.
Someone has said that some milk is
very much more than IS per cent. water"
but that is not the fault of the COW or the
pasture. When the COW has insufficient
water she does not make milk with less
water in it, so that an artificial addition
by the milkman is necessary; she simply
makes less milk.-W. F. McSparran, in
Farm and Fireside.
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ripple is perhaps newer for outing wear
than the plated skirt and strapping and
stitching are used in an endless variety
of ways. Shaded stitching, or stitching
in several colors upon one tone material.
is susceptible of clever handling, and
this same stitching is put upon plain
cloth bands, to be applied to mixed ma
terials.
1t is safe to say there will be decided
preference for velvet in late fall and
early winter models. The manufacture
ers of these materials have outdone all
previous efforts in giving us something
attractive both in variety and colorings
of the fancy velvets. Panne is the most
prominent, but astonishing things ape
done with the once plain panne. On
ground of black panne are sprinkled
large dots the size of five-cent piece,
the dots being in white with long silky
nap that suggests fur. Another pattern
shows white figures upon black panne,
but this time the figure looks like a
medallion Of heavy white silk net ap-
plique. Odd MORE panne is another nov
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eotiations between the Louisiana dem
ocrats and the administration. Just
what his services were nobody will tell
who knows, but they were sufficiently
great to secure for him sinecure in the
war department under republican adj
ministration. That was the only mill
tary connection he ever had, but he made
for himself a colonel's uniform and ap-
peared therein at army and navy recep-
tons at the White House, greatly to the
scandal of the officers in the service.
He wore his uniform on some other pub
lie occasions and when he died it was
found carefully folded in an old trunk,
one of the only two suits he owned.
For a short time, about the time Of the
Chilean episode in Harrison's admins
tration, he was the representative in
Washington of an important Chicago
newspaper and it was he who first sent
the news of the attack on our sailors at
Valparaiso. That was his only regular
occupation, with the exception of his
brief service in the war department, dur
ing the 80 years he lived at Washing
ton. He picked up precarious liveli-
hood by occasional writing for the local
newspapers, but even almost at the point
of starvation he never dropped his SUI
perb pose or let the edge of courtesy
grow dull.
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city, and variety of fur effects are
worked out in velvet and plush, astra-
khan, baby lamb and carmine being the
favorite models.
The Powered, striped and dotted vel
vets are wonderful in color and quality,
as are the plain velvets, many of which
are so soft that they may be draped al
most as easily as crepe or fine cloth. In
the red-blue or blue-red shades, which
dominate the autumn color scheme, vel
vet is particularly lovely.
But let us get back to our illustrations.
One of them is of simple dress for coun-
try wear made with a trotteuse skirt
The material is dark cloth or fine serge,
and it is trimmed simply but sufficiently
with Roumanian embroidery, the bright
colors of which are relief to the plainness
of the gown. The hat is soft shape in
straw trimmed with cluster of roses
and bow and ends of velvet, for which
the deep red of the embroidery can be
chosen or the same color as the cloth il
| preferred.
The other is one of those useful little
evening dresses which can be worn at an
at-home, or small dance, or for the the
alter. The material is black crepe de
chine gagged and corded, aud trimmed
! with an insertion of white lace.
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Cows Need Gentle Treatment.

A good-natured Irishman whose life
had been spent with fractions mules was
once hired to milk some cows and was
cautioned to treat them gently. A loud
$50, there" brought out reprimana
from the owner, when Pat said with in
nocent sincerity: why, sor, wuddent
hur-rt the baste." He thought the COW
would register disturbance the size of
a small cyclone. There are many we'll
meaning cow-herders who never beat or
kick cow, but who lose money every
time they speak roughly to her. 1t is
not enough that cow be treated hui
manely-keep your voice low and be pa
tient. A man who loses his temper with
COW is worse than the cow-he's fool.
Rural World
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Butter a. Quick ru.,

The first instance of where butter has
been used for fuel that we have heard of
is reported from the Edgcwood creamery
in Sisktyou county, California. A fire
broke out in the neighborhood of the
creamery that threatened the plant
which VISA only saved by hastily getting
up steam to operate the pump This
was done by throwing 60 pounds of but
ter into the boiler, which resulted in get
ting the pump in motion by means Of
which tho flames were extinguished.-
Dairy and Produce Review,
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words, surprising in bulk if not in in
terest the daily newspapers printed for
private gain. But not many are aware of
the other publications which come out
of the government printing office with
regularity year after year.
A daily print of far-reaching interest
is the Daily Weather Map" which has
circulation in every city and hamlet
in the United States, and which is
dropped promptly every morning in the
letter boxes of thousands of farmers liv-
ing miles from a post Office, through the
rural free delivery. The weather map
has 2,200 correspondents scattered all
over the country who sends news right
up to the minute of going to press. Then
there is the Snow and Ice Bulletin issued
to the navy department., which is eagerly
sought by the operating departments of
the big railroad systems and which is
also in demand in seaports of the coun-
try. The agricultural department spends
one million dollars year in its periodi-
cal department. Most of it's publications
are weeklies The most exciting Of these
is the Crop Reporter" which is eagerly
seized by Washington correspondents
| every week Immediately upon it's issue
and photographed all over the United
States. So great is the demand for what
the Crop Reporter contains that the most
rigid precautions are taken to prevent
premature divulging of it's news. Wall
street and the Chicago wheat pit would
| give many thousand dollars to the edi-
tors of this weekly every seven days if
they could have few hours advantage
of the rest of the world. The copy never
leaves the EDITORS hands until two
| O'Clock of the day of ISSUE Twenty
minutes later the first copy is thrown
from the printing presses, and two hours
later the bundles are trundled to the
mailing room. The Crop Reporter" has
a staff Of 10000 correspondents A few
of these are paid $1,000 year. Most Of
them work for love-
The Daily Post Office Bulletin contains
reports of changes in railway routes,
the appointment or retirement of .,osa
masters, the establishment or abolition
of star routes and rural free delivery
routes. Occasionally Editor Henry c.
Payne or Assistant Editor R. ]. Wynne
will announce a new regulation for the
improvement of the service or the stop
ping of abuses.
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Another Use for Honey.

In little valley bordering on the
Rhine the cutting of agates furnishes
employment for number of persons.
Before cutting these stones they are
soaked IN honey for eight hours, and
then in sulphuric acid for three hours.
This operation gives to the stones beau
tiful cloudy appearance which is great
ly admired in the finished product The
grape sugar contained in the honey, by
it's combustion in the sulphuric acid, pro-
duces this discoloration. Every agate
cutter uses every year about leo 1ounds
OF honey In his workshop,
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We'll duSduCeu LudL
really definite is evolved. About the best
that one can do just now is to pick up
the'tiny threads that drop by the way
side. They are but straws, to be sure, but
then it is straws that point the way the
wind is blowing. One of these straws
point to the temperance Of basques
for autumn tailor-mades. In fact, they
have already reappeared, and the tail
ors are even now manipulating them,
usually in conjunction with the little
shoulder capes. A triple basque and
triple cape, both of the smallest dimen-
sions, form an excellent finish to q
tweed travelling costume.
But the return of the basque does not
mean the entire disappearance Of the
bolero, despite the rumors that have
come to us both from our own authori-
ties on fashions and from those across
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-09-16
COOLING FACTORY MILK.
VIII Prove Satisfactory In
All Localities,

We are now receiving milk from 1870
patrons at the Dairy School creamery,
and we advise our patrons to use such a
milkhouse as is shown in the illustra-
ton for keeping of milk from day to
day. Nearly every farm is supplied
With windmill and live stock watering
tank. 1t will be simple matter to
erect some sort Of milkhouse on the
plan of the diagram. The cans of milk
may be set in the tank inside the milk
house, and all the water which is
pumped for the live stock by passing
through this tank will keep the milk
cold until 1t is ready to be taken to the
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consisted of a few old books and papers
Of no conceivable value to anybody.
Thus passed away one of the most ex-
traordinary characters who ever made
Washington his home.
Robarts loved to envelop himself in
mystery. He endeavored to fashion his
reputation to the plan of some of those
marvellous creations Of Dumas, who were
omniscient, omnipresent and inscruta-
BILE Although he was quite without mil
itary experience of any kind, he posed
as a master of the science of war. He
would relate with the finest detail in
cidents in battles in which he was sup
posed to have been present, but which
he knew about only from books or from
hearing others talk about them. And his
variations were so skilfully contrived
sometimes as to deceive even those who
were there. He posed as southern gen.
tleman of the very old school, with arts
tocratic associations running close to
royalty. He was born in Peru, Indiana,
and his antecedants were commonplace,
to say the most He posed as the father
of children who would inherit millions,
although he was living in the hall room
in cheap boarding house. He knew
all the intricacies of the dueling code,
assumed to be the depository of count
less state secrets, and to have mysterious
lines of communication with every man
of consequence in Washington as well
as most of the capitals of EurODe Yet
he had no friends or confidents as far
as anybody could see, and he lived soli-
tary life.
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Society VS.. the Babes declares, is due to
the practice of artificial feeding.
DR.. Woodward is very outspoken in
his comment on the prevalent customs
which result in poorly nourished babies
during the oppressive summer months,
with numerous cases of stomach and
bowel complaints. AT the same time he
admits that there are instances where
through poverty or from physical rea-
own infanta Those he denoupces are
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ing lying on the
floor of the scantily
furnished room
which had been his
only h ONE for
years, clad in the
old gray suit which
had been his garb
summer and winter
from a time which
few can remember.
His entire earthly
possessions were
gathered up and
carried to a police
station to await a
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ward, the health
officer of the dis
trict has been stir
ring himself with
regard to the great
mortality of infants
in the District of
of Columbia. which
he attributes to the
neglect of mothers,
both of the poor
and of the rich.
The great proper
ton of deaths, he
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lower the pail down inside. When the
pail is in place, raise the front by a
cord running up to the first floor. A
slide, to be operated by cord, would
answer as we'll. Without the slide or
raised front, the animal would hear the
pail descending and would stick it's head
into the chute.-Farm Journal.
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part in at least one
important political
-traneaotion.
He happened to
sbe in Washington
as the representa-
tive of a New Or
leans paper at the
time of the Hayes
TiId en- contro-
versy and in some
way he contrived to
be selected as the
go-between in some
rather delicate ne
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GOOD THING TO HAVE.
Chute for Lowering Pail Where Pigs
and Calves Are to BE Fed In
Basement.

To feed a pig or calf in basement, do
not pour the milk down spout, for the
inside of the latter will soon become
very filthy and hard to clean. Make a
chute like that shown in the cut, and