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The daily sentinel., 1904-11-01
Making Market Butter.

The churn should always be scalded
and cooled before being used. II this
is neglected once the churn is dam
aged beyond repair. The temperature
used in churning should be such that
the butter comes in about three quar-
ters of an hour. The churn should be
stopped while the granules are stin
quite small. A few small particles of
butter may be lost in the buttermilk.
but with fine butter granules 1t is pos
sible to hold per cent more mois-
ture in the butter in a very finely di.
vided condition, giving the butter a
much drier appearance. In washing
butter a quantity of water equal to
The daily sentinel., 1904-11-01
A Complicated Case.

Mrs. Mortimer seated herself with
the air of an offendol goddess. and
removed her gloves with the express
sion of one who has suffered untold
indignities.
We'll, what's been going on at your
club to-day?" asked Mr.. Mortimer,
who saw clearly what was expected of
him.
THE committee meeting" said Mrs.
Mortimer, bitterly, "and l must say l
think it is time there was a change
made in our presiding officer. When
was in her position l should have
made-I always did-a point of hav-
ing things plainly expressed, SO no.
body would be left in doubt"
Now, this afternoon" said his wife.
her indignation rising as she talked,
this afternoon there was a discussion
as to whether v@ couldn't change the
day from Wednesday TO Thursday, be-
cause some of us have maids that pre-
fer to go out Wednesday, because it's
so common Thursday. So many of
them go then, and they feel it. they'd
rather go the day before. It's COM
mon feeling among them.
But they said it couldn't be done
because they liked Thursday, and
when they have two of course 1t
doesn't matter, for one stays at home.
so either would do for them, you see.
But it seems some of them have a
reading circle that day, so they don't
like to give them that afternoon.
1T seems as If it would be very
selfish If they don't, when so many
want it, but they talked back and
forth. and p'y head got TO aching so
could not tell whether they really
think they will or WON'T"
''I don't wonder" said Mr.. Morti-
mer, solemnly passing his hand across
his forehead.-Youth's Companion.
The daily sentinel., 1904-11-01
A cheap Ruttermaker

At one place that l called last sum-
mer the creamery had but four months
before passed into the hands of the
farmers. They had asked various
creamerymen for advice and were
told that the most important thing
to do was to hire first class butter
maker and not allow a few dollars
in wages to stand in the way. They,
however. were of the opinion that
good enough man could be obtained
for $S5 or $40 and got young man
for the latter figure. In four months
they lost nearly s400 on the butter and
the day l got there he had left them
after washing up and when got there
about z o'clocl: in the evening the
cream was at a temperature of 20 and
had 5h degrees of acidity. plenty ripe
enough to churn. There was no wa
ter in the glass on the boiler and no
water in the tank and the pump was
broken and the churn which was a
new one was in very bad condition
| got some ice and cooled the cream
down and stayed two days breaking
in new man, who l am pleased to
say has been having good success.
some of the credit for which may be
due to his wife, who works in the
creamery with him.-Prof. ]. G..
Moore
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"And the world will say: What did
she see in him?'"
EXACTLY That's just what the
world Is saying of me. l expect" Ell
lice Dare threw back her pretty head
and looked little defiantly at her
husband of a year. "'What did she
see In him?'"
"Well?" he laughed bit constrain-
edly. "And what did you see in me?"
She lifted her gray eyes to his and
shrugged her slender shoulders with
an insouciant air.
mot muchi" was the unexpected re-
ply. May I-offer you a bachelors
button, Geof?"
She held out the tiny red blossom
little more than a daisy blushing Wv
idly-with careless bow, which
somehow had the power to irritate
him In his present mood.
He took it and flung 1t far away
across the cliff.
II am no longer n bachelor now
worst lucki" he muttered, as he turn
ed on his heel and left her.
Ellice Dare shlvered a little, al
though 1t was mid-June. These little
tiffs were becoming of almost daily
occurrence now, and both of them
were at fault. she knew And yet
Geoffrey would not, or could not. see
where he provoked by his heavy, un-
certain temperament. and Ellice.
creature made for smiles and laugh
ter and fun, loved nothing so much
as to tease him.
sob escaped her slim. white
throat as she sank down on seat.
and the sea made a little tapping
sound on the sand below which seem
ed fit accompaniment to her
thoughts.
'T'll try ever so hard-ever so hard,
next time" she murmured to herself
"Perhaps-oh. il only Godfrey would
not take things so seriously! Why
on. why. didn't he kiss that bachelors
button. | believe II he had, I'd have
Kissed him."
She rose and whistled to her dog.
and the two were soon racing over
the heathery moor which fringed the
coast each in their different way. en-
joylng the exhilarating air and the
exercise of mind and body.
All at once something her husband
had said came to her mind. She had
oeeH very netil W loISetllHB II IN ner
volatile way.
81 am no longer bachelor worst
lucle!"
Had Geoff meant that-really meant
nj And If so, what about herself?
Did he wish that she was dead? But
she was young and strong and healthy
and likely to live for many a long
dayf
Something must be done. She could
not give him back his bachelordom
except in partl She could-run awayi
Would he follow her up If she did I:
Would he put detectives on her track.
who would find her dead body cast up
The daily sentinel., 1904-11-01

as they were passing down a small
street, and little grocer's shop met
his eye Displayed in the windows
were plants and plants of crimson
daisies.
He drew her toward It,
"Ellice," he said, ever so humDiy,
offer me a bachelors button again,
and will take it. Darling, am tired
OF being a bachelor. won't you come
and release me?"
There were few people about, and
he stopped and kissed her forehead.
Then he drew out his pocketbook.
81 found this on your dressing table
yesterday" he said, holding cut the
dead daisy, land then l realized that
should never be happy until found
you again"
She turned a smiling face up to his.
T-haven't even "copper"" she
said. $50 if you want one OF those
you will have to buy it for yourself. '
And he did-but she presented 1t to
him, and since that day they have
lived happily together. while in their
garden on the cliffs the crimson dai-
sizes flourish, the daisies that go by
the quaint name of Bachelors But
tons. Malcolm Furze in Chicago
American.
The daily sentinel., 1904-11-01
Poultry and Orchards.

1t is frequently asserted that or
charding and poultry raising go to-
gether. This perhaps is true on a
small scale, but we can hardly con-
ceive of a great commercial orchard
comprising hundreds of acres of land
being made also a poultry range. In
such a case the combination would be
overdone, as the shade from the trees,
being constant, would initiate against
the health of the fowls. On small
scale the combination is a happy one.
The bugs and v orms are eaten by the
fowls and the grass forms handy
adjunct to the feeding operations. The
grass is not wanted anywry in the
orchard and If the poultry can keep
it down so much the better. 1t will
then not be necessary to even run
the weeder over the ground to keep
the weeds from becoming a nuisance.
The plum orchard is a very good
kind of orchard in which to keep poul-
try, as the limbs of the trees do not
shut off too much sun from the birds.
we have seen poultry yards of small
size, in each one of which was a sim
gle plum tree growing and thriving.
There is no reason why trees in such
locations should not prove to be very
fruitful. They, are certainly sure of
not becoming grass-bound.
The daily sentinel., 1904-11-01

the buttermilk removed should be
used. The temperature of the wash
water should be such as will leave
the butter neither too hard nor too
soft for working. Butter should be
salted in the cnurn whether the com
bined churn is in use or not. An
easily soluble salt, not too fine grained
should be used 1t should be so ap-
piled as to be thoroughly mixed
through the butter with the minimum
amount of working. From three-quar-
ters to one and one-half ounces will
be required according to the condi-
tion and amount of moisture in butter
and the demands of the market Aft
er being salted and worked lightly the
butter should stand until the salt has
dissolved when it should be reworked
and packed or printed.
Packages should be prepared by
steaming and soaking in brine con-
tanning per cent of formalin. Lin
ers should be of the best quality of
parchment and should be soaked in
the same solution. The finish should
be neat and the packages clean.-J.
w. Hart.
The daily sentinel., 1904-11-01
sortina Market Poultry.

The farmer must learn to do his
own sorting and not leave it to the
commission man. The commission
man would as soon the farmer did
not sort for then he will have a
chance to take some off the price OF
the fowls, unless he is strictly hon
est. If he is honest he is likely to
sell the fowls as he gets them, for he
knows that he will not get pay for
sorting the poultry and repacking It..
That a good deal of repacking by the
commission men is done on the quiet
is to be supposed. as they have every
inducement and the power. A man
that does that may well justify him
self selling the repacked fowls at a
good price and returning to the owner
the price he would have received for
the mixed up lot. This sort of a JUS
tification cannot be used when he re-
ceives the fowls from the farmer per-
fectly sorted and packed.
Even culls look best when arranged
together nearly of size and of equal
plumpness. Half fat birds do not
show off so badly when packed with
half fat birds as when packed with
birds that are all plump. The same
condition and the same size should be
placed in one lot. If it takes smaller
boxes and more of them to contain
the assortment, the extra cost should
be more than Offset by the better
price obtained.
The daily sentinel., 1904-11-01
Preparing Potting Soil.

On every farm it happens In the
spring that the farmer wants a sup
ply of rich dirt filed with vegetable
matter and that will cause the tender
seedlings to push forward with the
greatest possible speed. This dirt is
called potting dirt, but it is used also
in the hotbeds. To have it ready for
use in the spring its preparation must
begin in the fall long before the
ground is frozen. Sod and manure
are the elements out of which good
potting soil is compounded. II the sod
is clay sod good deal of sand will
also havI to be added to it in the
spring. At this time. however. the
sod and manure may be mixed. A
layer of sod and layer of manure
piled up to any height to rot is the
foundation. In applying the sand it
must be remembered that good com.
post of this kind requires in it ANAL
ly at least three times as much sand
as clay.
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rot employ detectives; he made not
the slightest effort to find his rum
away wife. She had gone-lt was her
choice. aud he accepted 1t in the
same phlegmatic way he lived his life.
There came day when he had to
go into his wife's room for some
thing, at least twelve months after
her disappearance. He had not enter
ed 1t from that day wnen he had come
home to find her gone till row, and
to-day as he stood GU the threshold
the daintiness and emptiness of 1t
struck home. Where was she, the
dainty owner of this pretty home?
On the dressing table withered
blossom lay. quite dry and shriyeled
up, but bearing very faint semblance
to that he had flung away the last
time he saw her-a bachelors button!
He picked it up and it cracked in
two. Wondering at himself he laid
his lips on the dead thing. then put
it carefully away in his pocket.
Come with me- said friend to
him. meeting him in the city the next
day, I've got case on in the police
court. and it Is likely to he amusing.
Millman Smith. you know, can be aw-
fully witty at times"
Geoffrey had lain awake all night,
he was tired and unfit for work So
he accepted his friends invitation be-
cause he felt disinclned for anything
else. and the two men were soon lis
tening to the case before Lyne's.
which had not yet come on.
IL seem to know that voice." Dare
muttered. as steady. girlish voice
broke on his ears.
He looked up to get a glimpse of
the speaker She was defendi ig her
self-a slim young waitress-from an
accusation made against her by an
other waitress from the same estab-
lishment-it was charge of stealing
half a sovereign. and though no one
had seen the defendant commit the
act. half sovereign was found upon
her when she was searched. She de-
MED that 1t was the other girls; II
i was her own. she said.
Dare's friend had taken the oppor.
! tunity for an after luncheon nap. the
| girls voice broke in the middle of q
long sentence. and Geoffrey. looking
up, caught a startled gaze fixed upon
him. In an instant 1t flashed across
him. Ellicei
He scrambled down from his seal
and came up behind Mlllmap Smith
who greeted him with a hasty smile
Then ensued slight consultation
The magistrate spoke: This emf
nent gentleman, Mr. Godfrey Dare
will defend you" he said.
And defend her Dare did to the bes
|
ton. the other waitress jacket linint
was searched. and the lost none,
was found; there had been hole II
the pocket. and 1t had slipped through
-.ccused was acquitted.
Come along" Dare said. giving hei
arm gentle squeeze. "Ellice. | an
going to take you home, dear"
She still hung back-he looked NJ
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ny UE,
COVERING Strawberry seds.

Material should be laid aside for the
covering of the S-rawberry bed, which
work should be accomplished as soon
as the ground is frozen hard enough to
hold wagon. Caution should be used
against covering too early. Some seem
to have the impression that straw
berries are covered to protect them
from the cold. This is not the case;
for 1t must be patent to every one thai
six inches of straw or cornstalks will
not keep out very much cold. If
thermometer were placed above the
straw and below it on winter day the
two would be found to register about
or exactly the same. The covering
is put on to keep out the heat in late
fall and winter when the plants are
not covered with snow. The freezing
and thawing of the ground is the
thing to be guarded against.
II the covering is put on too early
the plants may be smothered and
killed, for growth is still going on and
evaporation is taking place from the
leaves. While this is the case, COW
ering would kill the leaves in some
cases and in others would encourage
the growing on them of mildews.
When the leaves are frozen later on is
the time to cover. Then all growth
is arrested and the covering cannot
smother them. For the same reason
the straw must be removed quite early
in the spring before growth has set in.
1t is not desirable to use for cover
Ing any kind of material that packs
very closely. The keeping out of the
air is not desirable, but the protection
of the ground from the direct rays of
the sun. Coarse straw held down by
boards is good, and corn stalks are
also used. Sometimes it may be found
advisable to use a little straw be-
low and cornstalks above, the latter
holding the straw from blowing.
AS to the advisability of covering
there is dispute, but it is doubtless
true that the man that covers his
strawberries is sure of crop of ber-
ries the coming year; while the man
that does not cover is not sure of one.
We know of people in the latitude of
Northern Illinois who never cover
their vines at all and usually get fair
crops, but we also know that On oc-
casional years their beds in the spring
arc very slChiy looking ana tne re-
sultant crop is small.
Further north in tie latitude of Wis
consin, there can be no question of the
advisability of covering If crop is to
be expected every year. The Oldest
growers there declare that they would
not try to grow strawberries without
covering. In fact. good many people
in past years gave up strawberry
growing there because they so fire.
qusntly lost their beds in winter But
since covering has become general
the result has been far otherwise
AS we go south the need for COW
ering decreases but the practice in
each locality will have tc depend on
experience. The locality that has for
long time grown strawberries with
out winter protection will continue to
grow them that way. But there are
always localities where the vines are
not covered but should be. 1t is some
work to do the covering, and for this
reason the growers are likely to take
the risk of not covering if that risk
is not too great. Where protection
Is needed it pays to cover.
The daily sentinel., 1904-11-01
BENEFIT IN HAVING FRIENDS.
Case Where Quality Should Predoml-
nate Over Quantity.


1t is told that Russell Sage said that
he never cared to know anyone who
would not be of use to him. Possibly
by "use" he was specially thinking
of pecuniary advantage. Like many
millionaires his horizon is apt to be
bounded by cash.
But, believing that there are many
uses to be derived from ones ac-
qualntances besides merely pecuniary
ones. it seems strange that SO few
ever think of making the best of 9TH
er people" A distinguished playwright
the other day confessed that he owed
an immense amount of his success to
the inspiration he derived from the So
ciety of an old crippled lady whom he
made point of visiting two or three
tiines a week.
'She never says anything particu-
lafly clever or witty" he remarked,
yet l never see her without seeming
to gain ideas and inspiration. To a
great extent that old lady has made
me-"
This goes to show that with a lit
tie care and sense everybody might
select friends and acquaintances who
would generally be of a good deal of
benefit.
Happy is the man who has a dozen
friends" said Sir Edwin Arnold. He
made in crowds. Friends are things
in which quality should predominant
over quality.
The daily sentinel., 1904-11-01
EiectrocuIture.

Electroculture is n somewhat new
word in our agriculture. 1t means the
science of making plants grow by the
help of electricity. Little experiment
tation has been done in this line on
the American continent, except by
growing plants in the glare of electric
lights. But in Europe the matter is
receiving a good deal of attention, the
electricity being applied there directly
to the plants in various ways. In
France pamphlets are being published
on the results.
Under the intensive agriculture fol-
lowed near the great capitals of Eu-
rope the acceleration of growth means
great deal. Some of the land under
glass near Paris rents for two thou.
sand francs per acre per year. 1t is
evident that 1t is a very important
matter to be able to increase the pro-
duction only a little. In the United
States it Is at present different and
we are not yet driven to applying cleo
tricity to the growing of farm crops.
The results obtained in Europe are
interesting though not extraordinary.
Many plants grew more rapidly when
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and in some cases the seed germi-
mated much more quickly. Thus peas
sown IN ground that was supplied
artificially with electricity terminated
in two and half days, while without
being supplied with electricity they
terminated in four days. 1t was found
that an induction current caused the
most rapid growth of the plant, while
with the continuous current the yield
was larger. So one kind of a current
would be needed for lettuce and an
other for peas.
The French scientists do not find it
difficult to get very good results. but
say that they are unable to overcome
the obstacle in the way in the cost of
electricity. Therefore electroculture
is as yet not a practical science. The
question of profit cannot be yet con-
sidered. that depending on a greatly
reduced cost of making electricity.
The daily sentinel., 1904-11-01
Israel.

The pillar OF the cloud famed as n pyre
OF Egvpts hope. that in the trackless
night
And garish day-led by the Lord OF
might
The tribes should go as strong and sure
as fire
Or eagles wings-our sages never tire
or their great glory; wonder and de-
light
Their poets give; and in the fair stars
sight
From their high race was born the
worlds desire.
And to what end, oh, splendid Israel?
Why have you Joyed and sorrowed, po-
tent, won
Freedom from tyrants-seeu the
blessed rod
OF Aaron, triumph; pure of blood you
In alien lands this you have proudly
done
That you may say forever: Thou
One God"
Maurice Francis Egau.
The daily sentinel., 1904-11-01
How One Thing Changes Many.

recent writer on Argentine agri-
culture says that were 1t not for alfal-
ia Argentina would occupy an unim-
portant place in the list of beef pro-
ducing nations, at least SO far as ex
port beef is concerned. The people of
the United States supposed that they
had gained control of the English
market and could hold it for all time.
But along came the alfalfa plant and
the South American was at once able
to send beef to Europe to compete
with American beef. One little thing
like that changes the course of COM
merce, even of agricultural commerce.
Up to the present time nations have
been SO careless of each other that
one hardly cared to inquire what the
other was doing. But the nation that
finds sharp competition arising
where there was no competition be-
fore is forced to inquire what the
changed conditions are that make It
possible. We must henceforth COM
pete with alfalfa in Argentina. That
is the real fact. The beef is merely
the way OF marketing the alfalfa. But
as result of that one thing entering
into the problem we may have to
change our methods In several ways.
The daily sentinel., 1904-11-01
Health of Hoas.

In the breeding of swine the first
thought should be of the health of
the herd. Little use is it to build
an expensive plant for the care OF the
hogs and to purchase expensive ami
mails to go with the plant unless extra
ordinary precautions are to be taken
to keep diseases away. We have more
to contend with in this line than In the
raising of any other kind of stock.
for there is no other class of farm
stock that is susceptible, at least in
this country, to such a fatal malady
as hog cholera. The keeping of the
swine healthy is a matter of details.
and many men seem absolutely unable
to master the details of a business.
The man that aims to keep his swine
in healthy condition must expect to
keep theh quarters clean, both in the
houses and the yards. He must watch
not only his own herd but the herds
of his neighbors. AS soon as cholera
appears in his neighborhood he must
establish rigid quarantine not only
against his neighbors hogs but agains
their cats, dogs, rats, mice, hens,
chickens and even visitors- A man
must be hard-hearted at such a time,
and too much tenderness has result
ed in many man losing his hogs by
the dread disease Many neighbors
will perhaps be offended If they are
not allowed to come from disease-in-
rested herds to visit and examine the
hogs that have not yet become affect
ed. But there is no other way but to
prevent such yisitations.
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day by being asked to accept the fact
that Lady Ellice Dare had run away
from her solemn-eyed. clever hus-
band-and the funny part was that
the world was not a bit surprised.
The usual "What she ever saw in
him" wonder that she had managed
to hit it Off with him for so long" and
few regrets were some of the COM
ments, ere the world settled down
again. as it always does. to think no
more about the matter.
Geoffrey Dare said little; he did
The daily sentinel., 1904-11-01
japanese NJ. E. Church.

The Rev. s. Sugihara is pastor of
Japanese Methodist Episcopal
church in Portland. Ore. His people.
VINO are mostly domestic servants or
day laborers, have made great sacri.
fees to raise $4,000 toward church
building.
The daily sentinel., 1904-11-01
Strenuous Life.

The Mother-Now. be careful, my
son. and don't work too hard at col
lege. as you may injure your health.
The Son-Don't worry. mother. Un-
der the new football rules there isn't
half so much work required AS for
merly.