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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27
Scrapple I'm Philadeluhia.

The Philadelphia scrapple season is
now at its height, and in the three or
four big scrapple factories of the city
about $4,000 pounds of the delectable
compound are produced weekly. Each
factory prides itself on the peculiar fla
vor of it's scrapple, just as breweries
pride themselves on the flavor of their
beer. There are, indeed, scrapple con-
noisseurs in this city-men who, when
dish of scrapple is served to them,
can say unerringly: This is Browns, -
or "This is Smiths or This is Jones'
scrapple." Many Pennsylvania farm
ers, too, make their own brand, and
take pride in it, and have a host of
followers who declare there is no scrap
pie like Farmer Alburger's, or Farm
er Schultz's, or Farmer Diffenderfer's
as the case may be. It follows that
the scrapple expert must be profound
ly learned-must be, in fact, as learned
as the wine expert. Scrapple is climb
ing from a local to a national popular
ity. 1t is shipped in refrigerator cars
to many distant states, and in many
cities philadelphia scrapple" is a IA
vorite dish upon the breakfast MENU
Philadelphia Record.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27

cylindrical opening. The whole struc-
ture is then covered with layers of
sweet fern, or a similar wrapping, in
order to prevent the dirt, which is
Afterwards PIT on, from sitting
through, This process of "dusting"
is followed as far as the "shoulder"
OF the lit, and from there up the struc-
ture is turfed. Vent holes are made
In the sides of the pit to act as drafts.
They are made in two rows, foot or
two apart, and are opened or closed
according to the direction of the wind.
Birch bark, or some other inaammable
material is thrust into the opening at
the top, and the whole pit will grad
ually be on fire. The opening is COW
cred and the pit must be watched day
and night to prevent an outbreak. If
blue smoke is seen it is an indication
that at that point danger must be
looked for. If not attended to-, hole
will be made, and the whole structure
will burn rapidly. For this purpose
shorter piece of wood are kept on
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27
IDEAL TYPE OF HOG.
Every Breeder Should Set Up Stand.
ard Of His Own and Work Up
to 1t Confidently.

In visiting many herds and flocks I
have been most strongly impressed
with the fact that there is no un. formity
OF type in them. Each man has ell sorts
OF types and kinds in his herd or flock,
says Prof. G. E. Day, of Guelph, The
result is that they breed up flock or
herd that will never be of any use in
the country. Each young breeder, and
Old one, too, for tina. matter, must find
out what is the right type; then set
this up as an ideal and work to it. You
cannot reach your ideal at once. 1t
may take ten, fifteen, twenty or even
1orty years to do so, and perhaps YOU
may never reach it, but keep it t;er
before you, never lose sight O; 1t for
an instant, nor let anything else drive
1t away. You will find that the mai
VINO makes a success of breeding is he
VINO sticks to his ideal with. as it were,
bulldog tenacity, and though he may
not become famous, he will at least
make name for himself in his sphere
OF lie. | would emphasize the impor-
lance OF getting the right type fixed in
ones mind as an ideal. There is type
OF nog that gives the best bacon, and
II the production of bacon hogs is the
ideal man has set up for himself, then
ne should get as near to the ideal type
as possible. Some breeds of hogs come
much nearer that type than others. In
judging of the length of a hog it is not
enough that he should be long from the
nose to the tail, but it is of special in
portance that he shonld be long betv cen
shoulder and ham. I have heard s>.me
people say that it costs more to pro-
duce the bacon type of hog than the fat
KIND. want to give you this for our
encouragement-it has never been
proved that it does cost more. Our ex-
perlments show very conclusively that
1t does not necessarily cost more to pro-
uuce pound of gain in a good bacon
nos IMAM IN fat hog, and that a good
oacon hog is an economical producer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27
TRlPPED HIS ANCHOR.
When Given in Sea Lingo Jack Was
No More Stupid Than the
Smart Lawyer.

Amongst other peculiarities of sea-
men, it is we'll known that they have
an lnveterate tendency to describe
everything in the language of the sea.
This popularity was strikingly exem-
lifted in the case of an old boatswain
who was called as a witness in con-
nection with trial some years ago,
relates London Tit-Bits. On Jack en-
tering the witness-box and being
sworn, the following conversation
took place:
Now, Mr.. Tuck said the lawyer,
you will be good enough to tell the
court precisely what you know con-
corning the prisoner at the barr
WELL" said Jack, I'VE see, twas
like this. I was lodging along in the
lee of the town hall, just backin' and
film SOS t. let little cutter as l
was expectin' range up alongside, when
all of sudden that fellow opened out
the harbor lights and came bowling
along like the Flying Dutchman. When
he came under my lee, he damned his
helm hard down and stood away on
the port tack until he nearly fouled
the pier-head. Then he put his wheel
up and bore away before a good ten
knot"
my dear SIR" said the lawyer, this
jargon is utterly unintelligible to the
court. You must be more explicit.
Was not the night on which you saw
the prisoner a particularly stormy
one?'
ooh, WE'LL" replied Jack, you could
have carried your topsail easily
enough, and your courses, too, but it
would hardly have been safe to set
your topgallants without double reef
in each of 'em. You might have car
ried the spanker with one reef, but
she would have steered better if you
had put on a couple
This is not answering my ques-
tion,'' cried the lawyer. About what
time was it on the night on which you
saw the prisoner"
about two bells in the second dog
watch"
1T is only waste of time dealing
with such stupidity" said the judge,
In despair; "you can stand down."
II can stand what?" asked Jack.
Stand down, SIR" cried the law
yer.
Been at sca 80 years, and never
heard such an order all the time.
What do you mean:"
Think he means you to trip your
anchor, Jack" cried a voice in court
well, why didn't he say 500" NUT
tered Jack, as he was leaving the
courtroom "Blest If ever saw such
lot Of lubbers; they don't know so
much as the cooks boy"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27

land and thrust INTO the aperature,
then the whole covered as before. The
boy in Fig. l IS evidently chopping
these pieces OF wood. Behind him is
a pit which has been burning for some
tine.
After the p has been burning for a
week or ten Gays (hard wood requires
longer time than does pine), The pro-
cess of drawing" the coal begins. Of
course the pit has settled, so that it
now is nowhere near its former size
The 'coalers' with large rakes, draw
the coal into cOncentric circles, foot
or two apart. The object of this is
to allow the fire to burn entirely out
of the coal, and it must be watched as
closely as before; in fact, it must be
watched all night Buckets of water
are kept on hand and from time to
time the liquid is used to extinguish
fire. After the coal is cooled thor
oughly it is placed in a rough shelter
made Of logs or other coarse material
For this purpose a utensil in shape
like a huge duslpan is employed. Now
the coal is ready to be marketed. In
olden times it used to be cried through
the, streets, and sold from house to
house, or carried directly in large
wagonloads to Nevburyport or Ports
mouth Now it is more frequently
sent By carloads. "Coaling'' is quite
q profitable business. The average pit
yields about 1000 bushels, and this is
sold for from Is to 20 cents per
bushel, according to the quality of the
coal. Sometimes it is sold by the cord
Alder makes the best coal for forging
as it gives an even heat. Hemlock is
liked the least, because of it's ten
dency to snap. Charcoal burners are
very happy set of men. At night
the camp rings with mirth and jol-
lity Stories are told, songs sung,
and when one is hungry eggs are
boiled, potatoes ana corn roasted, and
occasionally in the day time the woods
are foraged for toothsome gray SPUR
rels or partridges.-M. o. Poore, in
Rural New Yorker.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27
CORN FEED PROBLEM
IL eahnot he Ignored Any Lonse. by
swine Raisera Who Are Try
ing to Do WE'LL

A dozen years ago the farmers CT the
corn belt that were engaged in the
raising OF hogs would consider no other
iced tor swine except corn. They be-
gan to feed the pigs corn about as
soon as they were weaned and contin-
ued to feed them corn till thew were
butchered. Corn was very chean then
except in occasional years when there
was partial corn crop failure. In
those days corn was not only cheap, but
freight rates were high and it cost a
great deal to get the corn to market.
Ihere was saving to the producer in
marketing his corn crop in the shape Of
pork. Since that time there has heen
great change in the position of corn
relative to oats and other grains. There
are many commercial uses to which
corn is now put that formerly were not
dreamed of. 1t now seems likely that
the general average of corn prices will
rise from year to year, responsive to the
increasing demand and the restrictive
area of country in which corn can ne
grown. The future is likely to see the
oat and barley crops more largely used
In the finishing of swine than is
dreamed of at the present time. At any
rate we are about at the end of feed
ing pigs on whole corn diet. We cam
not now figure out profit with such q
course OF feeding. For long time vet
hogs that do not follow cattle will be
finished on corn, but we may expect
to see that finishing period grow con-
stantly shorter. Men will also realize
that a change to clover and grain other
than corn will give them some benefits
IN the way of increased stamina in their
swing as we'll as more fecundity. The
corn feed problem is one that cannot
be ignored longer, but is in course OF
solution by every swine raiser that is
trying to make money.-Farmers Re-
view.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27
SOME MIGHTY APES.
Ss1uoDle Collection Has Been Pre-.
sented to the New York Academy
of Natural Scfencea

The Darwinian theory of the descent
OF man may soon be studied at close
range, owing to the generosity of a
prominent Philadelphia, DR.. Thomas
Blddle, who lately returned from, Eu-
rope with what is believed to be the
most complete collection of authropoid
apes ever owned by one person. The
specimens, says the New York Tribune,
were obtained from various sources
and prepared by the German taxidcr-
mist, Umlauff. Among them is a fine
specimen of that rarely secured ami
NAL, the gorilla. On account of its i'm
mense strength and ferocity when COR
nered 1t has been most difficult even TO
OBTAIN a dead specimen of the gorilla
family, it being necessary to risk life
IN order to track it to its lair in the in
terror of Africa. The specimen secured
Dy Dr. Biddle was shot by venture
some German, George Zenker, near the
Yaunde Station, Western Africa, lit
tie to the north of the equator.
The height of this gorilla is a little
over five feet, and the strongest man
would probably be plaything in it's
hands. To some monkeys, despite their
lack OF good looks, the expression
cute may apply, but it is not possible
to so describe the gorilla. With his fiat
nose, enormous jaws and protruding
teeth, the thick neck and bullying chest,
this ape is far from the human ideal of
a handsome animal.
When he can, the gorilla will run
from man, and as no one has been
particularly anxious to come to close
quarters with him, it is not possible to
speak with assurance of his mode of
life. 1t is said that he travels for the
most part on all tours, and only rises
on his hind legs to resist attack. 1t is
also said that he builds himself a home
in the trees.
The collection contains three speci-
mems of the chimpanzee. One is the
ordinary ehimpanzee, another the bald
chimpanzee, and the third a variety
called the Koola Kamba.
The chimpanzees are more intelli-
gent than the gorilla, and have been
trained in captivity to do tricks Ma
turalists have been long at odds as to
the number of their species, as we'll as
those of the orang-outang, Of which a
fine specimen is included in the collec-
ton presented to the Academy OF Ma
tural Sciences in Philadelphia by DR..
Biddle. The specimen presented by DR..
Biddle has great lateral expansion of
the cheeks.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27
Get Ahead of the Weeds.

In attacking the weed problem 90 not
wait till the enemy is in possession and
then try to drive it out. Get in ahead
of the weeds with good seeding of
some cultivated crop that will come up
quickly and cover the ground we'll and
smother out the weeds. Buckwheat is
one of the very best crops for this pur-
pose, because the first pair of leaves
that comes up forms canopy that
completely covers the ground and so
doesn't give anything else much chance
to grow. Almost any grain or cultivat-
ed crop heavily seeded down with grass
or clover will have a very good effect in
killing out weeds.-Prairie Farmer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27

who was sitting near the entrance to
the cabin, shot to his feet as If taken
by surprise, squared his shoulders, with
his arms lying stiff at his side, and
stood in the attitude which in the
drillyard is known as lat attention
l could not see the face of the man
at the head of the table, but I knew
lnstlnctively that the two eyes of him
were covering the candidate, like twin
guns in a battery screwed up to cover
target. Though his back was to me,
seemed in some way to feel the pene-
tratlng intentness Of his eyes, and to
snare the discomposure which the OBJ
]ect of his scrutiny was evidently ex-
periencing. The military stiffness of
the upstander's bearing seemed to ooze
out OF his fngertips. His shoulders
contracted, and his head, which at
first was we'll thrown back, came for
ward, and into his eyes stole a sheep
ish, furtive look which but i'll became
him.
All this was not lost upon the man
at the head of the table. 1t seemed to
me that his voice took on an added
sharpness as, with tho single word
There" he pointed with his pen to
the foot of the table where the 1cardf-
date would be facing the company. The
man moved to the position indicated,
and then the chairman addressed him
in hard. cold voice
''You have come here as candidate
for the seventh place on the council?
Is that SOP
THAT is So" replied the other sui
lenly.
II need not tell you that you have
not been invited here tonight without
due consideration as to your ability for
the most Won seek to fill NAV toll
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27
stea~iux the Corn st.lk..

Corn stalks may be made more pala-
table by cutting them fine and steaming
them. They should be cut fresh every
week. Put enough for the weeks feed
into a tight box and pour over them
boiling water. Shut the cover tight and
let steam for several hours, when they
will he soft and readily eaten. The
addition of little meal and middlings
will not hurt them. The great ad-
vantage of steamed food is In making
hard parts tender so that they will be
more easily digested and more readily
eaten.-Farm ard Home.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27
MISSOURI MEERSCHAUM.
1t IL Said to BE the Worst Foe of Good
Resolutions Of Men to Stop
Smoking.

THE Missouri meerschaum is doing
more than all Other agencies that are
arrayed against weak men to crush his
good resolutions to quit smoking" said
Col. G. w. Waters, of the state board
of agriculture, according to Macon re-
port, to crowd of farmers at the
corn show. "A man can very easily
swear off from smoking an ordinary
cigar or manufactured tobacco, as they
call it, in brier pipe, but when he be-
comes addicted to twist and a Mis-
souri, meerschaum. he's gone for keeps
as far as that vice is concerned.
Il have just come up from Frank
lin county, where lney grow Missouri
meerschaums. the farmers uown there
raise corn for the cobs, because they
get more for them than they do for the
grain that grows on them
Its called the Collier corn. The
cobs are unusually large and woody.
They are not porous like the ordinary
corncob.
"A patented preparation is applied
to the inside of the pipe, and the out
SAOC 40 AuA IAAOuGA q AdtAC oAU YOA-
ished. After that it is vanished.
When the reed stem is inserted and
you load it with a handful of long
green, you have the finest smoke in
the world, one that the sultan might
envy.
The manufacture of corncob pipes
in Franklin county has built up Wash
ington until it has become a city of
considerable Importance. There are
four factories turning out 100000 corn
cob pipes every year.
"You can't get 'em anywhere else in
the world-not the real thing. One
of the factories has capacity of 10O,-
600 pipes a day. Four hundred men
and women find constant employment
in these factories.
"The farmer gets from Is to 60 cents
a hundred for his cobs. Two pipes are
made from each cob, one from the butt
and the other from the center. The
grade made from The butt is shade
the more expensive, because a little
more solid than the other.
"The raising of corn for cob pipes
wears out the land much faster than
the ordinary small cob variety, because
more potash from the soil goes into the
cob than into the grain
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27
Il; ;;i;i; ;|I|!i! i t;
QF!SR: , 3|:}Sl[llSr71&
CHARCOAL BURNING.
In Some of the Rural Districts OF New
England This Is an Inpor-
tant Industry.

l was much interested last summer
IN visiting the charcoal camps of
southern New Hampshire, and in lis
tening to the description of the old
fashioned way in which this industry
is there carried on. In fact, the camp
oftenest visited was one in which nv
great-grandfather had "coaled" for
many years, and which is now used
by my fathers cousin. The method of
setting up" pit was first described.
Sticks of pine, oak, birch, alder or
hemlock are cut into pieces of about
seven feet in length and set up, as in
Fig 2. Upon these sticks are placed
shorter ones, while at the top is a
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27
Plain Hickory Nut Loaf.

Two-thirds of q cup of butter
creamed with two cups Of sugar; add
4 cupful of sweet milk, three eggs
beaten separately, two tablespoonfuls
Of baking powder mixed with
three cupfuls of sifted -four and
cupful of hickory nut meats
cut in slices and sprinkled with
-four. Add the beaten whites of the
eggs last. Bake in a moderate oven
about an hour, or. until a broom splint
thrust in the center comes oat smooth
and clear Washington Star.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27
OLD-FASHIONED CANDY.
The Kind That May Be Given to the
Children without Fear OF
Injury.

AAe Olu-St!le SUCK cdnQy mas req
stripes running around it n spiral
form. The body of the stick is white.
1t is slightly favored with peppermint.
1t is very sweet and wholesome. Good
enough for king. Soscheap that the
poorest may have it. Six sticks for
five cents. Enough to last a family
! of six two days. Break a stick in
two in the middle, eat half of it after
dinner, or after supper, if preferred.
That is enough candy for one day.
1t is good for children. Keep it in
the house. Away up in the pantry,
where the children can't help them
selves. After dinner is over take it
down, break stick in two, pass it
around. The children will like it i'm
mensely. They will like it all the bet
ter for not being able to get too much
OF it. Never let them have all they
want of 1t. A half stick is enough,
although whole stick might be al
lowed occasionally. Old-fashinoned
stick candy. Six sticks for five cents
The best candy in the world. All the
fancy stuff put up in boxes, that cost
dollar or more, cannot equal the old
fashioned stick candy. Six sticks OF
it contain more solid comfort and
more nutritious than wagonload Of
caramels and painted bonbons.
Keep it in the house. 1t is a good
thing. Don't wait for the children to
get SO hungry for it that they will
steal or beg to get it. Supply them
with it. Feed their natural appetite
for it. If you don't let them have
it, they will get it themselves. Deny
ing them of it will only create for
them a morbid appetite which can
worse
But be sure that you get the old
fashioned stick candy with spiral red
stripes running round it. The best
candy in the world. 1t is the candy
of our forefathers. Our grandmoth-
ers used to eat it. Every parentcan re-
call the delicious taste Of it. Accept no
other. Be. sure that you get the
proper trademark - red stripes run
ming spirally round the stick. Beware
of substitutes.
Old-fashioned stick candy. To be
found in every country grocery store,
and in all places where candy is kept,
except, perhaps, a candy store. They
have got above their business. They
turn up their noses at the old-fash-
toned stick candy, and many children
have learned to regard it as just a
common, old, cheap candy. But it is
the best candy In the world, the only
candy that is really good.
Chocolate Cream Cake.
One and one-half pounds each but
ter, sugar and -four, fourteen eggs.
Beat the yolks separately with sugar
and butter. Beat whites separately
and add to the above. To half the
dough mix one-fourth pound choco-
late and bake of each part, the dark
and light, six cakes. For filling take
three-fourths pint cream, yolks Of
eight eggs. Sugar to taste. Flavor
with extract vanilla, put on fire and
stir until it thickens, then put between
the -cakes.-Chieago: Tribune.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27
Won by Strategy,

sam-Who won de turkey down at
Gin Hollow?
Remus-Pete Green. il. .-~e.=.- 3
T "Why, he didn't chen shake de
dice.". -. - . r. 81.
Didn't have to. He just stuck .
pin In de bird an when it few out do
window Pete followed. &C Chicago
Daily News. ... ...sz.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27
Not at All Sociable.

HOLSTERS cannot be persuaded to
grow up together peaceably. If dozen
newly-hatched specimens are put into
an aquarium, within few days there
will only be one large, fat and promis-
Ing yonngster. He has eaten all the
r3st. s<E . /. . i as1 4, s-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27
True Patriotism
By WOODROW WILSON,
President of Princeton UniyersitY.

1STRUST the patriotism of who is always spending
his feeling upon distant object whose energy does
seek the nearest duty, but the more remote Every
citizen who thoughtful of the welfare his country should
seek and understand his duty and to do with
all thoughtfulness and yet without impotence.
Patience is indeed though of the most difficult vet
of the most indispensable virtues in poy like our own
for the of that potv consultation movement not
sngy or in chosen groups but in the mass and r,,ude
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27

that whatever think purpose masses of men
with and need the of patience hope and
equally full of persistence.
We need frank talk
onaf uncolored information, use the right
and push the right motives. Every worth while
which leads the slightest beemen of
failure ought hold back
knowledge and the practice what right the front at all times
NJ n
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27
Feeding Fowls i'm Winter.

Feed at regular hours, giving the
lightest meal in the morning, as it is
better to have the fowls little hungry
rather than overfed, las to induce
them to work for scattered grains. It
is not advisable to feed at noon The
heaviest feed for poultry should be at
night, as rest and quiet favor digestion,
while full stomach Is the best protec-
ton against cold during winter nights.
If any corn is given, it should be at
night. In winter it will be all the bet
ter if it is warmed and some Of it
charred. At night, when exercise is i'm
possible, no unnecessary burden should
be placed on the system. In the morn
ing it is better to feed poultry with
grain scattered among straw, thus COM
pelling them to scratch for it-Farm
land FiresiGa.