davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-05
THE SEASON FOR CULLlNC.
Now Is the Time for Sending Every
Old and Superhuous Bird
to the Market.

The season is at hand when all lOafers
in the poultry yard should be culled
out and sold. Old hens, unlikely pull
lets and superfluous roosters, young
and old. should be placed in fattening
quarters and fed for the market. It
pays either the fancy poultry breeder
or common market poultrymen to win
ter prime birds only. There is no
room to spare for ron-paying fowls,
and quite an amount is lost by keep
ing the culls that are found in the best
as we'll as the poorest flocks.
Full-blooded poultry is always in de-
mand, and those who would sell at fancy
prices must be very careful to
closely Gull down to the best specimens
of varieties according to standard re-
quirements. The breeder makes a
mistake in keeping any fowls that
are understood or lacking in good nat
ural vitality though they come from
q high-priced strain. The best is none
too good for breeding purposes in the
production of market poultry just the
same as in the direction of the show
room. Culling severely now and keep
ing only the best is the way to get
business chicks next spring, strong
enough to get out of the shell and
grow and thrive in spite of the vicis-
STUDIES they may encounter during
growth. 1t is good plan to dispose Of
hens that are late in melting unless
they are of extra value Such hens
won't lay eggs enough in winter to
pay their board.
Spring chickens are a fair price on
the market the lattef part of septem-
Der, and the whole flock will be in bet
ter condition if they are sold closely
with the other surplus fowls at this
season. Then in November before the
first cold strap comes to cause them to
lose flesh, We fatten and dispose of the
rest of the culls to give the laying
hens plenty of room. Crowding the
poultry house causes disease and dis.
comfort, and it is the healthy, happy
hens that lay the high-priced winter
eggs.-Fanny M. Wood, in Ohio Farmer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-05
Memorials to Americans

Many American boys and girls visit
Europe nowadays, but perhaps few
even of these fortunate young folk are
aware that the greatest of English cit
les contains memorials to five distin-
guished Americans: a president, a pa
troit, poet, a preacher and a phil
anthropist. These five great men are
Abraham Lincoln, James Russell Low
ell. Henry Wordsworth Longfellow.
matthew Simpson and George Pea
body-fve names written high in the
Hall of Fame, names immortal in life
and letters, names forever illustrious
in character and achievement. st.
Nicholas.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-05
THE NOTING OF POULTRY
by the Experts at Rhode Island
Experiment Station.

An interesting discussion is now 60
Ing on among poultry raisers as to
the possibility of fastening the mott
ing of fowls. 1t has not been believed
that any method except a steady feed
of well-balanced rations would do
this. There is an impression, how
ever, that even this does not always
hasten the desired period, as the egg
laying period of the summer is some
times extended by the high feeding,
thus pushing the period of mott
ing. Some one conceived the idea
of starving the fowls long enough to
stop the production of eggs and after
ward so feeding that the formation
Of new feathers would be begun 1t
was reported that great results were
obtained with this method It does
not appeal to reason very much, but
the little experimenting that has been
done to discover what there is in it
has given results favorable to the
method. At the Rhode Island expert
ment station last year fowls that
were laying were deprived of feed
on the 5th of August and were made
to fast for 13 days. The hens finally
stopped laying eggs on the seventh day
OF the fast. After the thirteenth DAY
of the deprivation of food the fowls
were again given food little at time,
but of highly heterogeneous nature. In
8 short time the result was seen in
the formation of new feathers, and with
In 80 days from that time the melting
was concluded and the hens began to
lay. This experiment was made with
Rhode Island Reds. Whether the re-
suits can be obtained always is yet
to be proved. 1t is a matter, we'll worth
looking into.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-05
INTERESTING GEOGRAPHY.
Never-Ending Variety Furnished by
the Geographers Of the
Olden Time

I'm the good old times geography was
much more fascinating study than it is
to-day. Stanley had not then followed
Livingstone through Africa; the Eng
lish had discovered nothing interesting
about "the roof of the world" nor had
they begun to speculate on the probable
identity of the chief Thibetan river with
the Brahmaputra; Pike had not found
his peak, nor Lewis and Clarke the
Stony Mountains" So little was posi-
lively known about the distant world
and so much depended on the tales of
seamen that each geographer chose his
facts to suit himself. Thus, says the au-
thor of "Old-Time Schools there was
q never-ending variety about the geog-
raphy books.
'The joint snake PERIOD" declared the
author of Topography Made Easy
more than hundred years ago, lis a
great curiosity. It's skin is as hard as
parchment and as smooth as glass. It
is so stiff it can hardly bend itself into
hoop, and so brittle that when it is
struck it breaks like pipe-stem. You
may with whip break it into pieces
not an inch long and not produce the
least tincture of blood"
IN California" runs a later para
graph, there falls in the morning
great quantities of dew, which, settling
on the rose-leaves, becomes hard like
mama, having all the sweetness of re-
fined sugar, without it's whiteness."
In the Friendly Islands," the student
was told, their great men are fond of =
singular kind of luxury, which is to have
some one sit beside them all night and
beat on different parts of their body un-
til they go to sleep; after which they
relax a little of their labor, unless they
appear likely to wake, in which case
they redouble their exertions until they
are again fast asleep"
THE diversions of the Scots are dane
ing, goff and curling. The goff is spe-
cies OF ball-playing performed with a
bat and ball, the extremity of the bat
being loaded with lead, and the party
which strikes the ball with fewest
strokes into hole wins the game"
In answer to the question: what
curiosities are there in France?" ap-
pears this incredible yarn"
"A fountain near Grenoble emits a
flame which will burn paper, straw, etc.,
but will not burn gunpowder. Within
about eight leagues of the same place is
an inaccessible mountain in the form of
a pyramid reversed"
So the writer's ranged afleld, describ-
Ing the odd manners of the inhabitants
of the earth, from Guinea to New Eng
land.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-05
An Incubation Experiment.

In the incubation experiments,
S,677 eggs from various sources have
been set in the incubators. OF these,
1905, or SO per cent, were fertile
Tree thousand three hundred and
forty Eight, or 46 per cent, Of the fertile
eggs were Matched. This was 1856 per
cent. of the total number. The efficiency
of Matching under various conditions
-anged from 0 per cent. to "a per cent
These experiments were planned in the
direction of testing the efficiency of the
machines and the influence OF moisture
and room temperature upon Sae hatch.
Rhode Island Station. II ST..
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-05
A DUBIOUS JAP DELICACY.
An Americans First Taste of the Fa-
vorite Raw Fish and Wasabi
Of Nippon.

The Japanese are very fond of fish
they like it picked, they like it dried,
they like it canned, they like it freshly
cooked and they like it raw. With this
last taste we Of the occident find it hard
to sympathize; yet at least one Amer
lean has been converted to it's ac-
ceptance," says Youths Companion.
Mr.. Harold Bolce has recently related
how he was skilfully and gently urged
along the difficult path of experiment
by the Japanese author and diplomat,
Mr.. Tumio Yano.
One night at the Nippon club" says
Mr.. Bolce, che led up to delicate sub
ject on the menu with much diplomacy.
He finally got my assent to the state
ment that cosmopolitan appetite is
one OF the distinguishing marks of cult
waited travel. sThen he passed me raw
fish,
Il confessed that was willing to be
a stlck-in-the-mud or any other variety
of Silurian rather than take place with
the international elect by eating such
dish. My host, however, was painfully
insistent, finally adding that with raw
hsh they, Of course, ate wasabi Now
| did not have even a vague notion of
what this might be, but with that raw
proposition before me it was comfort
ing to know that at least it was to be
diluted with something. I figured out,
also, that, with my awkwardness with
chop-stlcks, I might manage, without
exciting suspicion, to drop the fish be-
fore the fatal moment, and eat only the
mysterious wasabi. But whether
through cowardice or courage, cannot
say, fish and relish made quick and
simultaneous journey to my reluctant
palate, and in that never-to- be- forgot
ten instant there flashed into my con-
seriousness the undeniable truth that in
all my occidental years I had been de-
MED one of the most savory dishes in
the world.
Charles Lambs Chinaman had jubi-
liant delight over his first taste of roast
pig; but that is a degraded passion COM
pared with an Anglo-Saxon's initial
ecstasy over an oriental morsel of raw
namasu garnished with the roots OF
Eutrema wasabi."
Raw: fish anyone who desires to try
the same experiment need not import;
he need only-a very large only7-learn
to like it, and perhaps he will not need
to import the wasabi either, in a short
time, for experiments are being made
with a view to growing it in America
1t is valuable condiment with other
dishes than fish, and is source of much
profit to Japanese farmers. The plant
belongs to the mustard family and can
be grown in moist soil or in running
water, like cress, an acre Of land often
yielding two tons Of the edible root
Curry and chutney came from the east
long ago; soy sauce is fast following:
now wasabi is on the way. Perhaps it
is the cooks of the orient, rather than
our own, who will finally redeem our
race from the reproach of the famous
French epicure who thought little of
English civilization because, although
it had 81 forms of religion, it had but
one sauce.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-05
-. CHAPTER XVIII.
dR. DELAPLAINE LEADS A BOARD


e : :; {! I! ~; y:
- WhA sailed the brig Black
=: N1a Swan which bore upon
its decks the happy Mander family
and our friend Dickory.
The sackcloth draperies Of Lucilla,
with the red cord lightly tied about
them. had given place to very ordi-
nary gown fashioned by her mother
and herself, which added SO few
| charms to her young face and spark
ling eyes that Dickory often thought
that he wished there were some bushes
on deck SO that she might stand be-
hind them and let him see only her
face, as he had seen it when first he
met her. But he saw the pretty face
great deal, for Lucilla was very anx-
ious to know things, and asked many
questions about Barbados, and also
asked if there was any probability that
the brig would go straight on to that
lovely island without bothering to stop
at Jamaica.
Our young friend still wore the naval
uniform, although in coming on the
brig he had changed it for some rough
sailors clothes. But Lucilla had be-
sought him to be again brave lieu
tenant.
Davids was at the wheel and Man
der stood near him. These old friends
had not yet finished talking about
what had happened in the days since
they had seen each other. Mrs. Man
der sat, not far away, still making
clothes, and little Lena was helping
her in her childlike way. Lucilla and
Dickory were still talking about Bar
BADGES. There never was a girl who
wanted to know so much about an is
land as that girl wanted to know about
Barbados.
Suddenly there was a shout from
above.
whats that?" asked Mander.
"A SAIL" said Davids, peering out
over the sea but able to see nothing.
Lucilla and Dickory did not cease talk
ing. At that moment Lucilla did not
care greatly about sails, there was so
much to be said about Barbados.
There was good deal of talking for
ward, and after awhile the captain
walked to the quarterback. He was a
gruff man and his face was troubled.
Il am sorry to say" he gyowled,
that the ship we have sighted Is a pi-
rate; she flies the black f1ag.''
Now there was no more talk about
the Barbados, or what had happened
to old friends, and the sewing dropped
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-05

ton the window is hung on hinges at
upper edge. Side pieces set at an an
gle are attached to either side of frame
as shown in cut. This side piece also
keeps out much sunlight that otherwise
would come in at the sides of the win
dow. The window is raised or lowered
and adjustment secured with pins in
the holes, as shown.-N E. Homestead.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-05
A Menace in In-Breedine.

There is menace in in-breeding If
it is carried too far. The most care
full breeders of cattle. Nose that have
in the past built up the great herds to
which we refer as. the foundation Of
our Improvements in cattle realize this
and it was to them the most serious
problem with which they had to con-
tend. Fortunately animals increase SO
fast that the time is quickly reached
when matings may be made between
animals quite distantly related though
all of the same blood.-Farmers' Re-
view.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-05
drilled Lion Steaks.

An explorer who has often by COM
pulsion eaten the flesh of animals not
generally used as human food says
that grilled lion steaks are delicious
and much superior to those of the
tiger; that the flesh of rhinoceros,
properly prepared, has all the good
qualities Of pork; that the trunk and
feet OF young elephants resemble veal,
and that stewed. boa constructor ia a
splendid substitute for rabbit.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-05
Farm Management That Wins.

Industry is not the only thing re-
quired on the farm. If it were. .
great many men that fail would suc-
coed. Keeping eternally at thing
does not always bring success, in spite
of the trite saying that it does. In
telligent management is also required,
and this kind of management often re-
quires a good deal of information in
several directions.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-05
+: :;;;;i1EjiE5j11jjEt|2
QRf3K|k', ,:@::j}Slll3H1&
FLAT CEILING THE THING.
How to Build a Chicken House That
Is Cool in Summer and Warm
in Winter

There has been a good deal said about
how chicken houses ought to be built.
Just allow me to give our readers few
useful points regarding natural heat
during cold winter months A chicken
house ought to have fiat ceiling, eth
er tar papered or plastered, the walls,
too. My reason for having fiat CELL
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-05

heated term from
lack of proper ven
tilation. The cut
shows a good plan
for keeping out the
sun. Glass ruay be
covered with white
wash to which is
added salt and a lit
tie linseed oil or
flour paste. This
makes the glass
opaque. To arrange
thic n1an of uop+i1o.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-05


on the deck. Those poor Manders were
chilled to the soul. Were they again
to be taken by pirates?
Captain" cried Mander, what can
we do, can we run away from them?"
I'VE could not run away from their
guns" growled the captain, land there
is nothing to do. They intend to take
this brig, and that's the reason they
have run up their skull and bones.
They are bearing directly down upon
US with fair wind; they will be firing
gun presently, and then I shall lay
to and wait for them"
To the surprise of the people on the
Black Swan there came no shot from
the approaching pirate; but as she still
bore down. upon them, running before
the wind, the captain of the brig lay to
and lowered his flag. Submission now
was all there was before them. No man
Oh the brig took up arms, nor did the
crew form themselves into any show
Of resistance; that would have but
made matters worse.
H.
and nearer, great number of men
could be seen stretched along her deck
and some brass cannon were visible
trained upon the unfortunate brig.
But, to the surprise of the captain
of the Black Swan, and of nearly ev-
erybody on board OF her, the pirate
did not run down upon her to make
fast and board. Instead Of that, she
put about into the wind and lay to less
than a quarter of a mile away. Then
two boats were lowered and filed with
men, who rowed towards tho brig.
They have special reasons for our
capture" said the captain to those who
were crowded about him; che may be
well laden now with plumber, and
comes to us for our gold and silver.
Or it may be that he merely wants the
brig. II that be so, he can quickly rid
himself of U.S." :.
That was a cruel speech when women
had to hear it, but the captain was q
rough fellow. I'd. ia. .Ia2 .., T.. ,s,-.5
The boats came on as quietly as If
they were about to land at a neigh
bering pier. Dickory. and Lucilla can
t1ously peeped over the rail. Dickory
without his hat, and Lucilla, hiding
herself, all but part Of her face, be-
hind him: the Manders crouched to-
gether on the deck, the father with
glaring eyes and knife in his hand.
The crew stood with their hats re-
moved and their chins lowered, wait
Ing for what might happen naxt Il
& The boats neared the ship and were
soon made fast; every help was offered
By the crew Of the brig, and not : stgn
ct resistance was shown. The leader
Iof the pirates mounted to the deck,
followed 81 By the greater part 6 his
- - s{EsF@I.8s
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-05

ing is, so that the natural warmth will
be evenly distributed. Put up all the
roosts that you have room for close to
the ceiling-as chickens like to be we'll
up-giving plenty of head room. Win
dows should only be halfway up the
side of the building, as the glass is hard
to heat. Don't give too much ventila-
ton; two small holes up through the
ceiling will be enough in the cold
nights.-Henry Matthew, in Epitomist
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-05
NERVOUSNESS OF WOMEN.
English Writer Says They Are in Gen.
eral Stronger Than Ever
Before.

Women of the present day are said to
be more nervous than women at any
previous period. This of course is
pressed in an exaggerated manner, says
the London Daily Express. Undoubted-
~ the woman of to-day suffers from
nerves." But this has always been q
common complaint among women at all
times. The last generation was neu-
rotfc, other generations had insistently
convenient attacks of "megrims."
The pessimist never wearies of enlarg-
ing upon the strain and stress of mod
ern life, the rush of travel, the restless
ness Of great social centers. the incessant
poaching on the hours of the night, the
eternal increase in the number of work.
ing women. Yet in reality II the strain
on women be greater than ever, the fact
that they are able to endure it proves an
increase in nervous power rather than
decrease. The woman who works for
her living to-day has far stronger nerves
than her predecessors ever possessed.
She stands the strain year in and year
out; the women of few generations
ago could not have stood it for a month.
It is also futile to point to the rush Of
modern travel as z nerve-destroying
force. At the present day there is less
nervous waste in crossing continent
than there was a hundred years ago In
journey from London to Bath in the
stuffy interior Of q numbering coach.
Where among the women of old whose
nerves are so lauded. could We find the
woman who could drive q motor car
without tremor through Q street crowd
ed with tranac? The most competent
authorities declare that never IN the
history OF the race has SO excellent q
type Of woman been evolved as the ~
craze woman of to-day. =s ri ,Z.5
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-05
Blind Mans weddfrr

A wedding Of rather pathetic interest
took place at Surgeons. tabernacle,
Croydon, recently. The ceremony was
conducted BY 2 blind clergyman, while
the bridegroom, the organist, and one
OF the few friends present were also
blind London Tit-B itass ~ .:4f GO =.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-05
Couldn't Deliver the Goods.

'l.. : eSOUA<AAAS AS0AAvSA AAA0 0VOO9s ..
Crabshaw---Physical culture is q
great thing. I've been at it for ten
years. ss>< 49,. iii. ,. ..v ~ r.. =. ri
81 Crawford-Why don't you start q
class OF your own? ~. @,..#
s"I haven't the physique" Town Top
fca 4: 500 H. - 4 - r =. .>4> I:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-05
Japan's Red Cross Service. :

2, s.. - s1NsA = hS0 EO1OAB 09G VICE, ~
) The Japansse Red Cross societyts able
70 supply through its various branches
5000 women nurses and 1000 mon
nurses. Women nsarses ara not cent 10
the front, but unde rtsksd duty Ia the mill
tary and Red Cross hospitals Is various
na9ts of the count J.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-05

ward came fully into sight. she was,
In good truth, a merchantmen, and
not large one. Dame Charter, very
much excited, wondered what she
would have on board.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-05
GOOD BARN VENTILATION
How to Construct Vent Which Keens
Out the Sun and Freely
Admits the Air.

Inc animals in most barns and other
farm buildings suffer much during the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-05
ITO BE Con tinued.l
Bringing Out Skeletons.

AAA6AAA6 ~uI 0n0A0tVA9s
Yes" said the pink-cheeked school,
ma'am, you'd be. surprised at the ar.
ray of family skeletons trotted out fol-
the teachers inspection by the pupils
Of every primary school. All the trials
and fluctuations of family are re-
tailed to the teacher, sometimes in 4
most embarrassing fashion. For in
stance. the reading lesson the other
day was about somebody's pet dog, and
how much its master loved it. Little
Willie Smith was moved to say: -
:" We got q dog to our house-at's
got the mango awful. Papa wanted
to Hill It. but mamma said she'd get 4
divorce IL he'd be such q cruel brute
then papa he kicked the dog and mann.
ma she throwed the sugar bowl and
went end had 'isterics and the DOCTOR
came and @zL IA s. ~. 3 s
4 II shut him OF at that point, but
Willie routsd mo moment afterward
BY saying, q
:" Oh, teacher, yon cheeks Is just
Hike my mamma Q. D'you rub red stuA
@ sYegy day, tool 3 3 slioaso Jeul