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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-05-25
cLoD cRUsHER.

eral crushing edges, is much more eff.
fectlve 1t is made of two inch hard
lumber eight inches wide. and about
even feet long. The boards are held
In place by three strips of iron one
half inch thick and three inches wide
bent into notches two inches deep and
six inches long. except the last one be-
hind, which is to be eight inches lone.
Any blacksmith can do this work. The
boards are bolted fast to the iron
strips with the heads underneath. AS
the boards are wider than the notches
they will overlap two inches. Two
pieces of iron with rings in the end
are bolted to the front board three or
four feet apart. for the purpose of
hitching with chain. Comfort NAV
be added by attaching a seat from
some old machinery-A. Franklin
Shull, in Orange Judd Farmer.
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CONVENIENT HOUSE APRON.
It Enables Housekeeper to Go from
Kitchen to Parlor Without
Change of Dress.

Every housekeeper thoroughly I'M
derstands the value of a good, we'll
fitting apron as a protection to the
clothing. 1t is almost indispensable in
the kitchen, and though no longer
worn as an ornament one has only
to look over the assortment at a fair
or bazaar to realize that the apron.
if no longer the fashion, is still USE
full in a large variety of our modern
occupations.
A busy housekeeper of this city oc-
casionally strays from her kitchen to
the sitting room, or even to the front
door, wearing a simple but conven-
lent apron which fills the bill" better
than any with which we are acquainted.
Arrayed in it, and with the half
sleeves which cover the lower part of
the arms, she can If necessary, go into
her kitchen and prepare meal and,
doffing the apron, present herself dam
tily and freshly dressed before her
guests at the table, The apron should
be made of wide goods if the following
instructions are followed; otherwise it
may be necessary to piece small cores
on the front breadth and to allow extra
for the half sleeves:
Take two full lengths of cloth, meas
uring from the armpits, or where the
top of the bib would come. to the bot
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-05-25
IT'S HARDLY WORTH WHILE.
Many Women Wreck Health and
Happiness in Vain Endeavor
to Be Popular.

A man and woman in the seat back
of me were talking earnestly. "Yes,"
said the woman, Emma only does
these things for the praise she gets.
She is wearing herself out working for
fairs, bazars, church teas, receptions,
and such things, because people tell her
how smart she is, and how cleverly she
manages. She needs rest a lot more
than she does praise. She begins TO
look haggard and worn, but of course
one can't tell her that she is doing all
this for the sake of other peoples APP
prevail, so l suppose she will go until
she drops"
Yet this is what is happening around
us every day. We ourselves can prob
ably plead guilty. We cannot be suf-
ficient unto ourselves. We are not sat-
isfied with the approval of our con-
science. We are not content to stay at
home, and so manage our financial af-
fairs that we can afford generous
contribution of money. No, that does
not always attract attention enough
We must have people tell us how clever
and how smart we are. Does this pay?
What strength we have do we not owe
to our home and our loved ones? Is
1t not cheaper in the end to sacrifice a
little cash and save our strength, than
in the end to be laid aside, nervous
wreck and martyr to our own desire.
that OUT left hand should know what
our right hand doeth?
OF course there are exceptions to this
where money is not to be had, where
time is of little value, where leisure is
ones stock in trade, but 10 the ordin-
airy housekeeper and homemaker or q
woman employed in town in an office,
would it not be better to look to the
future, and restrain our desire to
shine? Let us carefully consider
where our best energies are due, then
do our best and leave the rest
Brown Book.
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tom of the dress. Cut the half sleeves
(Which reach from waist to but not
over the elbow and have rubber bands
run in top and bottom) from one
length, and tear the remainder in two
lengthwise. Slope the other length
from the full width at the bottom to
the width desired for the bib at the
top. and from the cores cut the pockets
and the shoulder straps and also tho
binding for the back breadths, which
are gathered to fit the waist. The dot
ted lines represent two darts, which
take out the fulness and shape the
front
Hem the shoulder straps and stitch
them to the top of the bib, taking care
to place them so that the edge of the
front breadth and the strap slope the
same way, SO that the straps will fit
well when crossed on the back. Make
buttonhole at the end of each strap
and either use one large button to
fasten the binding and hold the straps.
or place button about an inch from
each end of the binding. Hem. and
your apron is done. With the aid OF
the machine the work is quickly fin
ished.
Some who have used this pattern
finish round the bottom with rufle
quarter of yard deep, as a protec-
ton to the bottom of the Dress the
idea being that the fulness of the rufle
Will catch any drops, ETC., that might
otherwise fall on the dress. But If tha
apron is made quite as long as tho
skirt, as it should be, this is not likely
to happen. Detroit Free Press
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Tho Draft Horse Business.

Some say the draft horse business
is going to be overdone again. want
to say there never has been time ia
the history of the draft horse when
good one was not wanted at price
considerably above his reasonable
cost, even when the market was at its
worst, not to mention the more profit
able period. In Europe, where the
improved breeds have been kept con-
tinuously for centuries, The draft horse
is considered the most profitable ami
NAL on the farm, and this with land
worth 20 times as much as ours, and
feed much more expensive. In study
ing the draft horse, we must not over
look his twofold relation to agricul-
ture. First. his great usefulness in
actual labor performed in the pursuit
of agriculture; second, as being him
self profitable product of agriculture.
Prairie Farmer
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tured. This can always be accepted as
untrue. These beautiful sprays have
never yet been successfully initiated.
All that are offered for sale have been
torn from the warm bodies of the
smaller white herons. Even the stiff
plumes known to milliners as stubs"
are not manufactured. They are taken
from the larger species of white her
ons.
Heron sprays are frequently sold as
"ospreys." According to the Audubon
societies this is trade name used to
conceal the fact that heron plumes are
being handled commercially.
Both "aigrettes. and stubs" are
dyed various colors, especially black;
however no matter what Is the tint of
the plume when offered for sale at the
milliner's, its original color when on
the back of the heron was white; the
artificial color is merely in response
to the dictates of fashion.
1t is conceded that the sale of
aigrettes from the American bird is
prohibited, but it is claimed that there
are no laws that prevent the sale of
imported goods. Granting that this
may be the case. how is the buyer to
tell whether the goods are from Ameri-
can or old world herons? The most
expert ornithologists cannot separate
the plumes after they are taken from
the BIRDS
The heron family. although sadly
thinned out in numbers, is distributed
over large portion of the globe. Their
food consists of small fish, aquatic In
sects, crawfish and living things found
along the shores and in swamps
Two varieties of this exquisite bird
are native to- America-the snowy her.
on, which varies from 20 to 81 inches,
and the American egret, which is al
most twice the size of the snowy her
on, its length being from 81 to Al
inches-St Paul Globe.
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WHAT FARMERS NEED MOST
Sensible, Practical Education, to Be
Continued Through Life by
Constant Study.

The farmers greatest need is educa-
ton. He should have as good educa-
ton as our public schools can give as
foundation for the special knowledge
OF the different branches of farming
which he pursues. The farmer needs
to read and study more than he does,
1t is not uncommon to hear farmers SO
discuss matters pertaining to their hus-
bandry that it is clearly evident that
they are uniformed about things which
they should understand in order to get
the best returns for money and labor
expended
In the United States there is no ex-
cuse for farmers to be without consid-
cradle knowledge of farming in it's diff
ferent branches. Our federal govern
ment does a great amount of investiga-
ton, the result of which is given gratis
to every one. The different states have
agricultural colleges and experiment
stations, where Investigations and ex-
periments are constantly carried on.
and in different ways do those insti-
buttons seek to interest the farmers. in
their work that they may learn the
truths which science has revealed. The
farmer must be able to see which CROPS
VIII, as rule, be most beneficial for
him to raise. He must understand
what different crops require in order to
yield the most, and he should know
how to so work his land that it grad
ually will come to be in the best con-
ditlon, and he needs to understand how
to maintain it so. The farmer also
needs to know how to feed and care
for his animals; know the value of the
different feeds he uses and their effects
on the different animals in the differ
ent stages of their lives, so as to get
the best returns for what he expends.
knowing these things, it will not be
difficult to produce in abundance. There
need not be such a thing as an aban-
doned farm because it is exhausted. /
The farmer also needs to know how
TO market his produce. Having ac-
quired the knowledge and worked dill
gently and produced in abundance, the
farmer still stands hopeless; he cannot
market his produce at any time, when
the markets happen to be the best the
roads are often impossible One of the
greatest needs OF the farmer is good
roads. The loss to the nation from
having bad roads is incomputable-
Good roads benefit every class of peo-
pie, directly or indirectly. We are-
wealthy enough to build good roads:
the farmer alone should not build,
them.
With better knowledge Of farming
and good roads we would have a far
better country than we have Our pe--
cuniary circumstances would be greatly
improved. There would be greater So
liability and more contentment among.
the farmers, less congestion in the
cities and higher intellects: this would
very materially help to guide the ma
ton safely through political campaigns.
only the uniformed can be misled.
Let us acquire knowledge and work.
faithfully. With good roads. produce.
tive soil and abundant resources we.
can prosper as no other nation on,
earth.-N. G. Jorgensen, in N. Y. Tri-
bune-Farmer.
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The Lion and the Lamb.

The Philadelphia Ledger tells this
interesting story "a Galloway county
farmer, Bias Kimbrell, made the odd
discovery the other day that he was
harboring lambs and foxes under the
same roof without either attempting
injury to the other. MI. Kimbrell had
noticed fox about his place good
deal lately, but as he had no gun and
had not missed any of his lambs, he
made no effort to kill it. One day he
noticed Reynard creep into the straw
shed. where he kept his lambs, and he
ran to see what the animal was about.
In a nest in the straw of which the
north wall was built he found the old
fox and three little ones comfortably
ensconced. The lambs had been play
ing all about the old she fox, but she
never molested them"
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HERON FAMILY is DOOMED.
One of the Most Beautiful Of Bird
Races Is Being Rapidly Wiped
Out by Women.

twenty years ago the price for an
ounce of heron feathers was three or
four dollars at most. 1t is now more
than uuadrupled. Thirty-two dollars
per ounce was recently offered for fine
plumes.
The much-sought-for "aigrette" or
Osprey" of commerce is a tuft worn
by the heron during very limited por-
ton of the year-that is, during the
mating season.
Unfortunately for their race, the
herons during this time gather into
colonies. Whether this is for the sa. 3
CT mutual protection, or simply a So
cial instinct, ornithologists have not
been able to decide
The rest of the IL months they wan
der wild over large districts, when It
becomes impossible for hunters to kill
them in quantities that would pay
However, during the colonizing peri
cd they seem to lose all feeling of fear
or nomad:sm, and the hunter is en-
abled to slaughter them Wholesale
The killing of the parent birds en-
tails the death. by starvation, of the lit
tie ones. A nest of them is often found
surrounded by the mutilated bodies of
the adults and clamoring piteously for
fooG
Few women who wear aigrettes can
be acquainted with the details of these
massacres. If so, they would select
some other form of trimming.
Dealers often try to salve over our
qualms of conscience by explaining
that the aigrette plumes are manufac-
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FIGS

unless they are given a small. paddock
in which to run for exercise. With
good run in connection it will accommo-
date 100 sheep under the rule of six
square feet to the sheep; but ten square
feet is better for the sheep, and in that
case so sheep will be the limit after al
lowing for the feed racks.
Fig. 8 shows the floor plain with
feed rack, which may be filled from the
loft above. If this rack be made contin-
uous the length of the stable, it divides
the stable into two divisions, which is
desirable feature-Ohio Farmer.
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How to Handle Barb w;rs

Wire fence is the fence of the present
day, and likely to be fer some wears to
come. A farmer often wishes to move
string of barb wire fence to some other
place. To do so is Job that tries the
patience and cuts the hands. Let me tell
you how to handle it and have no more
trouble. Take the spool on which the
wire was originally rolled, run a GOOD.
strong, smooth stick through If and
drive awedge in firmly at one end to keen
the spool from turning on stick; now fix
a crank firmly to one end of your stick
and fasten one end of wire to the spool.
Two men take hold of the stick, the
right-hand man holding the stick with
his left hand, and turning the crank with
his right hand. Walk right along and
you will be surprised how easily and rap
idly you can take up wire. A little differ
ent form of spoo! and crank on each
end will take up woven wire the same
as barb.-Farm Journal.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-05-25
For the Unexpected Guest.

For the unexpected guest little cakes
with cupful of tea or chocolate will do
full duty, and they are delicious also
to serve with ices at the luncheon or
dinner table. For these light cakes,
baked in small pans, an even, steady
heat is wanted; never attempt to bake
them with freshly-built coal fire, or
with a fire from which the life has largely
died out; it should be in such condition
that it may be regulated easily, and last
through the baking without being re-
plenished. In 1avoring these little
cakes, do not use lemon juice if light
cake is wanted. The acid nlemon juice
sets free carbon dioxide, in large meas
ure, upon contact with the soda in the
baking powder. 1t is best to restrict its
use to cakes in which a close texture
Is desirable. Bear in mind also that
cakes in which the yolks of eggs are used
require less heat than cakes made with
The whites of eggs, as the yolks of eggs
are SO rich in fat that they burn quick
ly' What to Eat.
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what kind of roofing to put on, with
nine-foot driveway alongside of corn
crib. want sheep below and hay above
asks an Ohio farmer reader.
The correspondent asks for plan, but
describes the plan very fully himself.
Probably he seeks the method of con-
struction more than a plan.
Fig. i shows structure 16 feet high,
with we'll braced frame made of 2x6 and
2x4 scantling. This will give quite
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Wear and Tear.

Mrs. Browns your Johnny hard
on footwear?
Mrs. Lamson-I should say he is! !
have to get my slippers resoled evsyy
two or three weeks.-Puck
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Adding Fuel to the Flame.

"see here. you old Anticipated
duffer." exclaimed the irate individual,
as he entered the editorial sanctum of
a village weekly, 4 am told that you
called me loafer in your last issue.''
Sir" replied the editor, calmly,
"you have been misinformed We
print only the latest news" -Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
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Scandal and Truth.

A little scandal trickled through
Where gossip cracked the wall.
And rapidly the volume grew
That was at first so small
They sought with truth to fill the rent,
To close the ugly breach, but spent
Their efforts all in vain, for, like
The stream that steals out through the dixie
Foul scandals volume swells and spreads;
Beginning as a subtle slur
1t quickly wrecks and rips to shreds
The splendid walls of character.
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-05-25
ALL In the Ea,nilu

First Citizen Ga few years hence)-
How is it that Stumper slides along so
easily?
Second Citizen-He belongs to one
party, his wife to the other, and both
run for office at every election. One
or the other is sure to win.-N. Y.
Weekly.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-05-25
His Complaint.

YES" she unused gloomily. at may
be as the poet says, that in the spring
young mans fancy lightly turns to
thoughts of love- but it also lightly
turns away from them Just as soon as
the baseball season is well under
Way."-Chjcapo Post
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PLAN OF BIG SHEEP BARN.
Structure Like the One Here Described
Will Suit the Needs of Most
Farmers.

Il would like to get some good plan
for sheep barn 80 feet long by % wide,
with corn-crib along one side, 32x5
feet wide and feet high, and one shed
on the other side, 32x9 feet wide.
Will some sheep breeder please give
height for said building, what pitch,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-05-25
A Matter of Contra 6,

MISUNDERSTANDING boxes get
smaller and smaller.
Grocer-No'm that amt it; it's the
strawberries-y' see, they gets larger
and larger.-Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
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good deal of storage for hay in addition
to the sheep stall. corn crib and tool
shed.
If, however, he does not care for so
much storage for hay, he can use struc-
ture shown in Fig. 2, which will Of
course take some less timber and siding,
but will require the same amount Of
roof and flooring. This loft will hold
enough hay to feed the sheep that can
be properly sheltered in this size stable,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-05-25
Contingent INDIGNATION,

aren't you angry because yo-l, hus-
band bets on the races?"
Il don't know yet" answered young
Mrs. Torkins. II haven't heard wheth-
or he won to-day or not "-Washipg-
ton Star.
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Why She Objected.

II suppose. my dear" said old Mon
eybags. "that you object to my using
tobacco because 1t is a poison"
YES" replied his young wife; DE
cause 1t is-er-such slow poison. -
Chicago Daily News.
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EXCELLENT cLoD cRUsHER.
The One Here Described Is Much Mo~.
Effective Than the Type Now
in General Use.

In many sections the preparing OF
ground for planting is difficult >nroh.
lem. II clod crusher is used do not
nave 1t with fiat crushing surface.
The one in the illustration. with sen
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-05-25

Willie, did you rest we'll last
night" asked the visitor as she came
down to breakfast.
Willie-I don't know: I've been
asleep.-Detroit Free Press.
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Compensation.

Marriage is a lottery" said the mel
ancholy person.
Well answered Miss Cayenne, ut
seems to be a pretty even game at that.
l never saw married man or woman
who thought he had drawn blank who
didn't believe in his heart that the part
ner of his joys and sorrows had.secured
the capital prize. Washington Star.
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A Hint for Cake BAKERS.

II you wish a cake to be light put It
into a very hot oven at first and let
the oven cool after the first 20 minutsA
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Where He Stole First.

Mrs. Bacon-Do they teach the boys
to steal at college, John?
Mr.. Bacon-What on earth are you
talking about?
"Why, heard Bob say that it was
at college where he learned to steal
first"
well he was talking baseball. -
Yonkers Statesman.
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Discretion.

O1SCret1On.
"You say your wife allows you to do
just as you please?"
Certainly" answered Mr. Meekton;
"but am always careful to get the
benefit of her superior Judgment be-
fore forming any decided prejudices."
Washington Star.
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Expert DIAGNOSIS.

Doctor Carver-Is Jones all right
financially?
Doctor Pillsber-Oh, yes indeed; why
l should diagnosis most anything as
appendicitis that Jones had.-Puck.
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A Question and Another.

Mrs Ascum-Have you still got that
'ervant girl you had last week?
MRS. Hiram Offen-Which day last
Heek?-Philadelphia Press.
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Neatness about the farm increases
Its value both for residence and sale.
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A Politicians End.

Now let this be his epitaph,
The readers heart to touch.
he needed cash and grated
Not wisely, but too much,
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my little man, are you going to the

ooh, don't know. may 20 only
to take my father" Chicago Ameri-
can.
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One of the best drought preventers h
. good supply of humus in the soil.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-05-24

On the bare arm paint broad line
In india ink and expose the arm to
the strong sunshine. A slight infam-
nation sets in on the unprotected skin,
but not under the black paint, which
excludes the light rays Out. Of course,
not the heat rays). Some days after
the skin is darker (sunburned), except
where the india ink was painted,
where is white line in the skin. Elk
posing the arm again. the Inflammation
sets in only in the white line. The
brown pigment caused by the sun (sun-
burned) at the first exposure protects
the skin against the chemical rays.
Therefore are negroes black, and tray
elers Of white skin may protect them
selves in the tropics from the sun by
black or red paint London News.