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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-07-31
Errors In Milk Testing.

Professor Eckles of the Missouri
station says: If cream is tested by
measuring out with the 17.6 C. C.
reading will be too low for two rea-
sons. The basis of the Babcock test
is Is grams. The 1877 C. C. pipette de-
livers this weight of milk, but as
cream is more adhesive than milk, a
considerable amount will stick to the
pipette. In sour or thick cream this
error may be as much as LIS per cent.
This error is easiest removed by fill
ing the pipette about one-third full
Of warm water, shaking to loosen the
cream from the sides, then adding this
to the cream in the bottle. The other
cause for error is on account Of the
lightness of the cream, as compared
with milk. A 17.6 C. C. pipette full
of cream does not weigh quite IL
grams, the regulation amount, but
somewhat less, depending upon the
richness of the cream. If 1t Is neces-
sary to have an exact test Of cream,
it can be obtained best by using deli
cate scales and weighing out the de-
sired amount. Scales especially ar
ranged for this purpose can now be
purchased at a reasonable price. The
temperature at which cream bottles
are read is of great Importance. A
difference of over 1 per cent can be
made by changing the temperature
from 10 degrees to $50 degrees; ex-
tremes often met with in various
testers. The exact temperature at
which reading is correct has not yet
been determined. but should be some
where about 12O degrees. The best
way to get bottles at a proper tenn
perature is to set them in a pan deep
enough to bring the water up near
the top of the bottle.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-07-31

that! hope If he NEEDLES with wom-
en- again, he will seek an all-round
common-sense Dutch girl, who will
know how to direct her letters-or
else be content with one lover"
"Arenta, shall go now. have
given you an opportunity to be rude
and unkind. You cannot expect me
to do that again"
Arenta watched Cornelia across the
street, and then turned to the mirror
and wound her ringlets over her fin
gers. 81 don't care" she muttered.
1T was her fault to begin with. She
tempted Rem, and he fell Men
always fall when women tempt them;
it is their nature to. am going to
stand by Rem, right or wrong"
To such thoughts she was raging
when Peter Van Ariens came home to
dinner, and she could not restrain
them. He listened for minute or
two, and then struck the table no
gentle blow.
''ln my house, Arenta,' he said, Il
will have no such words. What you
think, you think but such thoughts
must be shut close in your mind. In
keeping that letter, l say Rem be-
haved like a scoundrel; he was cruel,
and he was coward. Because he
is my son / will not excuse him. No
indeed! For that very season, the
more angry am at such deed. Now
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-07-31
Water for Plants.

Our friend the scientist states that
for land to do its best its water con-
tent should be steadily maintained to
within from 40 to so per cent Of satur.
alton. Prof. King tells us that where
this has been maintained by the ap-
plication of the needed water their
smallest yield was four tons of dry
matter per acre, and the largest seven.
teen tons, and an average Of over
seven tons when twenty-five cases
were tried. We all know that that is
very much in excess of what most of
us are doing We also know that all
plant food in the soil is soluble in
water under certain conditions, and
that all plant food with perhaps one
valuable exception, that of carbon) is
taken into the plant through the mois-
ture that is in the soil. This being
the case, no matter how rich our soil
may be, If 1t is perfectly dry the plant
has no means Of getting hold of the
plant food. The vegetable matter is
made available through the millions
Of bacteria that are in the soil. Our
flint corn takes $3.50 gallons per acre
each day less moisture to bring it to
perfection than any other crop we
grow, using some 2S0 tons of water
to grow one ton Of dry matter; Dent
corn 300, and other crops varying
amounts, till we reach oats, which use
from 500 to 700 tons. An apple tree,
during the time it produces its fruit,
will use $50 gallons per day, or on an
acre, with the trees 35 feet apart,
$3.50 gallons per day. Prof. King tells
of four stalks of corn that used in
thirteen days as they were coming to
tassel 1905 pounds Of water, or nearly
three pounds for each stalk per day.
This gives us some idea Of the i'm
portance which moisture has in the
growth Of plants.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-07-31
BARRYMORE NOT ON SHOW.
Famous Actors Cutting Rebuke Il
Group of Club Men.

amouS ACtoTS NuttIng heDuke 10
Group of Club Men.
The real bohemian does not wish
to be put on show for the delectation
of persons who do not understand
him. There is a story told of Maui
rice Barrymore which illustrates this
point. Entering the famous bohemian
club in New York one night, he found
lot of commercial men in full pos
session. They greeted Barry" eff
fusively. He had hardly got himself
fairly sat" when one of them slap
ped him on the back and said: Bar
~, speak us piece" Then chorus
said Eyes, get funny, old man; cut
up. We've all heard that you were a
great entertainer" Barry glared
around for a moment and then said,
quietly: I'll do a handspring for
you, gentlemen, but / can't speak a
piece" Then he reached through the
silence and picked his hat off the
hook. That was the last time he
entered the club.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-07-31

able conduct, and she was afraid the
-shrewd little Marquise would divine
some change, and get the secret out
of her.
After a week had elapsed Cornelia
went over one morning to see her
friend, But by this time Arenta knew
everything. Her brother Rem had
been with her and confessed all to his
sister. She heard the story with in
dignation, but contrived to feel that
somehow that Rem was not so much
20 blame as Cornelia, and other people.
lyon art right served" she said
to her brother "for meddling with for
eigners. and especially for mixing
your love affairs up with an English
girl Proud. naughty creatures all
of them! And you are very fool TO
fell any woman such a-crime. Yes
st is a crime. won't say less. That
girl over the way nearly died, and you
would have let her die. 1t was
shame. I don't love Cornelia-but II
was q shame"
saThe letter was addressed to me-
Arenta?"
"Fiddlesticks, You knew it was not
yours: You knew it was Hyde S
where is It now?"
She asked the question in her usual
dominant way. and Rem did not feel
apIe to resist it. He opened his pocket
boos snd from a receptacle In H. TOOK
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-07-31

called by anatomists chalazes, which
pass quite through the white at the
ends, and being, as it were, embed
ded therein, thus preventing the yolk
and germ from rolling about when
the egg is moved, and serving to
keep the germ urpermost, so that 1t
may best receive the heat impaired
during incubation.
1t is during the passage Of the egg
through the lower part of the owl
duct that 1t gets covered with the two
skins which are found inside the
shell. These, although lying close
around the egg, at the thick end be-
come separate, and form what is
called the air-bubble or chamber.
When the egg has advanced more
than halfway down the oviduct, 1t
is still destitute of shell, which be-
gins to be formed by process of
secretion, and wnen about completed
the various shades of brown and tint
ed coloring matter is impaired in
those breeds in which colored eggs
are peculiar.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-07-31


then, he shall acknowledge to George
Hyde and Cornelia Moran the wrong
he did them, ere in my home and my
heart he rights himself
is Cornelia going to be married?'
THAT is what l hear"
"To Lord Hyde?"
"That also, is what l hear"
well, as | am in mourning can
not go to the wedding, so then l am
delighted to have told her a little of
my mind"
1T is a great marriage for the Doc
tors daughter, a countess she will
be-
And marquise | am. And will
you please say, if either countess or
marquise is better than mistress or
madam? Thank all the powers that
be, have learned the value of a
title, and | shall change marquise for
mistress, as soon as l can do So"
IF always you had thought thus, a
spared
We'll, then, girl cannot get her
share of wisdom till she comes to it..
After all, am now sorry l have quar-
relied with Cornelia. In New York and
Philadelphia she will be great
woman.
ITO take offense is great folly,
and to give offense is a great folly-I
know not which is the greater,
Arenta"
"Oh, indeed, father )" she answered
IF | am hurt and angry, l shall take
the. liberty to say so. Anger that is
hidden cannot be gratified, and if peo-
pie use me badly, it is my way to
tell them l am aware of it. One may
be obliged to eat brown bread, but l.
for on will say it is brown bread,
and not white"
(To be continued.)
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-07-31
Southern Strawberry Picking.

Norfolk, Va, men shipped north in
one day recently 1920 crates of
strawberries, or about 10000 quarts.
The season was at it's hight last week,
and some of the growers in the vicin-
ity had between 900 and 400 negro
pickers at work. They begin at day
break and earn from 81 to $1.25 a day
in wages. The average yield this sea-
son is about $500 quarts to the acre.
The crop in that section is about 20
per cent short, but the berries are
better than usual. The negroes do
not pick the berries one at time, but
grab handfuls. A plantation owner
said that his workers from a distance
looked like a gigantic flock of black
birds.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-07-31
The Production of an Egg.


Anyone, upon opening after death
the body of hen, will find a cluster
of eggs in formation much like a
bunch of grapes, and called the oVa-
rum (see cut). These, however, are
but rudimentary eggs, says the Agri-
cultural Gazette of New South Wales.
Each of these eggs is contained with
in a thin; transparent sac and at
tached by a narrow pipe or stem to
the ovary. These rudimentary eggs
have neither shell nor white, con-
sisting wholly of yolk, on which floats
the germ of the future chicken; and
as they become larger and larger they
arrive at a certain stage when, by
their own volition, weight or other
cause, they become individually de-
tached from the bunch, and fall into
sort of funnel leading into pipe
or passage way called the oviduct-
this organ in the hen being from ~
to &c inches long. During the pas
sage of this egg or ovum to the outer
world it becomes coated with success
sive layers of albumen-the white
which is secreted from the blood-ves-
sells of the oviduct in the form OF a
thick gliary fluid, and is prevented
from mixing with the yolk by the
membrane or sac which surrounded 1t
before it became detached from the
cluster. 1t is also strengthened by
a second and stronger membrane,
formed around the first Immediately
after falling into the funnel, and hav-
ing what is like two twisted cords OF
a more dense albuminous character,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-07-31
GRADING Up.

From Farmers Review: In grad
ing up a herd l start with ordinary
cows, but always with full blooded
sire and, by the time his get is old
enough for breeding, | change my
sires, only using the same one two
years. By the eighth cross you have
as near full blood as can be, unless it
be thoroughbred. For general pur-
pose COW would rather have the
cross, my choice for a general pur
pose COW being the Durham.-L. H.
Allen, Clinton County, Michigan.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-07-31
Castor Beans,

The castor bean is tropical plant
hence, 1t cannot be successfully cult
waited at the North. 1t is frequently
seen growing there, however, as an
ornamental plant. It is perennial in
warm climates and sometimes attains
a height of thirty feet, and will live
for several years. 1t is a native Of
Southern Asia and Northern Africa,
and has been naturalized in Southern
Europe and other warm climates. In
the West Indies 1t grows with great
luxuriance. It has been cultivated to
a limited extent as field crop as far
north as 40 degrees; but the climate of
the Southern States is best adapted
to it. In Texas and Southern Florida
it strongly shows its perennial ten
denotes. A castor plant is said to
have been grown in garden in Gal
weston, the stem of which attained
seven inches in diameter. The plant
continued to yield for seven or eight
years. A hundred bushels of beans
have been raised per acre in localities
in Texas adapted to its culture. The
value of the beans consists In the
oil which they yield. When pure the
oil is Of a light yellow color, but
when inferior in quality 1t has green
ish and sometimes a dark yellowish
tinge. Exposure to the suns rays
bleaches It to a certain extent. It is
used in medicine as a cathartic. II
Is also used in lubricating machinery.
carriage wheels, leather. and so forth.
In Hindostan it is quite extensively
employed for burning in lamps.-C. l.
Flint
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-07-31
To Keep MIX Cans Clean.

From Farmers Review: On return
of cans from factory. empty at once.
wash cans thoroughly with warm
water, then put in boiling water, put
covers on. let stand five minutes.
empty and wipe dry. put in sun and
let stand until milking time, rinse with
cold water and use. In case the cans
should be sour. add a teaspoonful of
soda to the boiling water.-H. H. Nor
mey, Van Buren, County, Michigan.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-07-31
CHAPTER XIV.


On the morning that Hyde sailed for
America, Cornelia received the let
ter he had written her on the dis
covery of Rem's dishonorable con-
duct. So much love, so much JOY,
sent to her in the secret foldings OF a
sheet of paper. In hurry OF delight
and expectation she opened 1t, and
her beaming eyes ran all over the joy
full words it brought her-sweet nut
tering pages, that his breath had
moved, and his face been aware or.
How he would have rejoiced to see
her pressing them to her bosom, at
some word of fonder memory or de-
sire.
In the afternoon, when the shopping
for the day had been accomplished,
Cornelia went to Capt. Jacobus, to
play with him the game OF backgam-
mon which had become an almost
daily duty, and to which the captain
attached a great Importance. Il owe
your daughter as much as l owe you,
SIR" he would say to Doctor Moran,
land owe both of you bigger debt
than | can clear myself Of"
This afternoon he looked at his vic
itor with wondering speculation.
There was something in her face and
manner and voice he had never before
seen or heard, and madame-wno
watched every expression of her hus-
band-was easily led to the same oD-
servation. She observed Cornelia
closely. and her gay laugh especially
revealed some change. 1t was like
the burst of bird song in early spring
and she followed the happy girl to the
front door and called her back when
she had gone down the steps, ana
said. as she looked earnestly in her
face:
You have heard from Joris Hyde?
/ know you have!" and Cornelia nod
ded her head, and blushed and smiled,
and ran away from further question.
When she reached home she found
Madame Van Heemskirk sitting with
her mother, and the sweet old lady
rose to meet her, and said before Cor
nelia could utter word:
Come TO me, COrnelld. IHis HUI
inc a letter we have had from my
Joris, and sorry am l that | did thee
so much wrong"
= Madame, l have long forgotten 1t.
and there was mistake all round,
answered Cornelia cheerfully
'Tnat is so-and thy mistake flrst
of all. Hurry is misfortune; even to
I be happy, it is not wise to hurry. LIS
ten now. Joris has written to his
grandfather, and also to me, and very
busy will he keep us both. His grand
father is to look after the stables, and
to buy more horses, and to hire serv-
ing men of all kinds. And long let
ter also have from my daughter
Katherine, and she tells me to make
her duty to thee my duty. That is my
pleasure also, and l have been talk
ing with thy mother about the house.
Now l shall go there, and very pleas
ant home | shall make it,
Then Cornelia kissed madame, and
afterwards removed her bonnet, and
madame looked at her smiling.
For nearly a week Cornelia was too
busy to take Arenta into her con.
sideration. She did not care to tell
her about Rem's cruel and dishonor-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-07-31

Prof. Thomas Shaw says that Ayr
shire cattle form the only class of
dairy stock in the counties OF Ayr,
wigtown. Butte. Argyle. Dumfries. Kis-
cudbright and Perth in Scotland.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-07-31

The primary" feathers Of the wings
are those used in flying. but are tucked
under the wings. out Of sight, when at
rest.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-07-31
Same Reply in All Ages.

What" asked the youth. is the
first step toward knowledge?"
The discovery that you are blank
fool" answered the sage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-18
ALI Depended on the Coal Man.

From the st. Louis Republic.
Harry Brown. the veteran comedian. now
playing the role Of the Chamberlain in
Miss Marie Cahilrs production of Nancy
Brown at the Bijou Theater. New York,
tells this story of an experience he had
many seasons ago:
You know that the managers of one
night stands always have an excuse to
offer for the bad business done at their
houses. Either the circus is due next
week, or AN Uncle Toms Cabin" show
took all the money out Of the town last
week But the top-notcher of my career
happened when / was with a comic opera
company, under the management of the
late George Dunlap. After succession Of
bad houses through Ohio and Indiana, we
Dunlap, bit anxious. wrote the local man
ager. asking the prospects. The manager
wired back: II the coal mans brother dies
you'll have good house. We couldn't
understand 1t. but the explanation came
the next day in letter from the manager
who wrote that the leading coal dealer of
the town was to give a ball at the skating
rink on the same night we were to play at
the Opera House. He had engaged the
local orchestra OF four pieces and IL was
manifestly impossible for these musicians
10 be in two different places at the same
time. Our show would suffer IL the ball
was given. for the public of Richmond was
tired of hearing comic opera to piano ac-
compartment. But wrote the manager
the coal dealers brother is very sick. and
il he dies, the ball will be postponed, and
you can get the orchestra Two days later
We arrived in Richmond, and as Mr.. Dun
lap and / walked up the street, we saw
crepe on the door of the coal Office"
THANK heavenv exclaimed Dunlap:
things are coming our way at last
They Were" concluded Mr.. Brown. "for
the full orchestra of Richmond. and $156
gro0o"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-18

Charles Giipin, third have for the past
three years been selected to manage af-
fairs of the production Mr. Charles s
Morgan. a graduate. as are the other two
men, always takes charge of the chorus
and trains the boys in ballet and dance
maneuvers. No professional assistance is
ever sought.
'Coatless and often 'shirtless,, these sou
brettes and eoryphees rehearse the may
dances and ballet movements upon the re-
hearsal hall stage. half hundred Of
the young men who form the chorus keep
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-18
MASK AND WIG CLUB
How This Unique Organiza-
ton Does Its Work.
COLLEGE SOUBRETTES
THEATRICAL REGULATIONS
ELIMINATED.
The Artistic Club House, Which Has
q Social as Well as Profess
sional Atmosphere.
COLLEGE SOUBRETTES

Nowhere is there a college dramatic or
ganizatiOn controlled and conducted exclu-
sively without pecuniary inducements ex-
Cept in Philadelphia, at the University OF
Pennsylvania Once or twice the famous
Mask and Wig Club of that university has
gone outside of its own membership for
help. but the experiment has not been sue
cessful. 1t Is necessary to be in the Mask
and Wig Club. to be of it. in order to I'M
derstand its temper. its requirements.
From the outside all this appears to be
simple and superfuous-from the inside 1t
is possible to see how important it all is.
Mask and Wig ways are not the ways of
the conventional piaywrights; it's laws are
by no means the laws of orthodox stage
management. Perhaps it is not so good as
professional burlesque. Perhaps it is bet
ter. At any rate it is not the same.
Somewhere in the heart of this celebrated
organization, which is to visit Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-18

up this strenuous work under the good
natured tutorage of Messrs Morgan and
Gilpin There is much sport mixed In with
the really hard work The stage is en-
larged for the rehearsals by extra boards
on braces. Many funny things occur.
Steady there!" Mr.. Morgan shouted dur
son Crusoe" this years attraction; ''be
careful" This sailor girl got too
graceful and nearly upset all ON Ship
he ddsd to be Of he
gers" braced up Immediately. They kept
at the ballet movements so tenaciously and
sometimes SO viciously that the extra floor
sagged down several inches A new iron
post was slipped in to repair the damage
to the temporary platform.
Suppose we had all been killed." whis-
pered a frightened blonde. II wonder if
there would be showdown this year,"
NO; it would be a show up! replied
brunette golf girl. This almost caused n
riot on the spot Mr.. Morgan's move
master. and they are eagerly watched by
automobile maids golf girls" and the
sailor 'lassieS.''
Rehearsals are always enjoyable, and it
takes about six weeks to get the boys
into shape. A feature this year In "Sir
Robinson Crusoe' is the sea serpent which
comes on board De Long Green's yacht
and completely demoralizes the chorus
girls" This joyous chameleon turns out
to be no more than forty ballet girls in
unique and shaky costumes.
How the Plays Are Prepared.
Those in charge of the production begin
to think of the ideas for each new produc-
ton in the summer Several scenarios
are mapped out and promptly rejected
by the jolly members Finally by collabo-
ration sketch is agreed upon. The
Skeleton" this year went into the hands
of Mr.. Ernst, jr., who supplies the dialogue
Mr.. Ernst was the author of the produc-
ton of last season. "Old King Cole" that
visited Washington. The writing of the
words is only the tangible beginning of the
production Now long list of suitable
musical numbers must be selected and care
must be taken that they are all tuneful, all
pretty and all new. Mr. Gilpin. with his
storehouse of mental melody, the members
say, "can remember more tunes than twen-
ty music publishers can carry in stock. y
He takes charge of this department and of
teaching the music and the original lyrics
to the numerous company. When the
| music has been determined and apportioned
the play gets into practical running shape.
| Rehearsals begin with a rush-three times
a Week for both principals and chorus The
| movements" maneuvers, dances and mise
| en-scene generally are then planned and de-
| veloped. and the result demonstrates the
| value of such tireless. Jealous drilling,
| which at times during the trying days of
| preparation seems hopeless enough.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-18
No Danger.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean
Managers as well as players are given to
the retort pointed and humorous, occa-
sionally Last week, 1T Is reported, a
would-be playwright, who takes himself
and his limited talents with all seriousness,
approached George Tyler OF the Liebler
firm with the manuscript OF what he con-
sidered to be "a winner in the. serious
play line Mr.. Tyler. after he had read it,
came to the conclusion that 1t was a COM
edy, so when the man called a day or two
later and inquired the date of probable
production of his play, Tyler remarked
$50 you're going to turn humorist, ehr'
The authors face reflected his disgust as
he answered:
God save me from ever being a humor-
istr'
HE has," was Tyler's laconic remark as
he handed over the alleged comedy.