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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-05
EAST READFiELD.

The services at the church last Sun
day were full of interest. There are
good classes Of little ones. with Mrs.
Bert F.. Mace and Mrs. w. T. Mace.
teachers. The adult Bible class has
not vat been formed. Rev. Mr.. Ken
;ay's theme was "ChTistian knOwl-
edge: Exemplifici in Paurs Emphatic
Uttcrance. We Know.
Many of those attending church last
Sunday brought flowers and wreaths t"
decorate graves in.the cemetery. This
beautiful and appropriate custom Of
decorating TIE graves Of soldiers has
extended. so the last resting place OF
those whose memory we cherish. is
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01
FOR BALLOON ASCENSION.
The Best Time to Start, Says an Ex-
pert, Is. at the Going Down
= r :: = Of the Sun. -

Did you ever know why it is that
balloon ascension at country fair
promised for O'clock in the afternoon
never occurs until about 81" Harry
B1ndley, expert parachute jumper, ask
ed St. Louis Globe Democrat man.
1T always happens. and the expla.
nation generally is that the prepare.
lions for. the ascension could not be
made in time. This is rarely the case
for the balloonist never had any in
tention of going up earlier than just
toward the close Of day. The reason
for tkds is that not only is an ascen-
sion at any other time fraught with
little more danger on account of the
winds which usually prevail, but also
because, by these same winds the bal
loon and parachute are apt to be car
ried too far away, perhaps so far that
injury may .befall them before they can
be recovered.
1.-THE old and experienced balloonist
never makes an ascension except Just
at shutdown, because with the going
down of the sun the winds subside con-
siderably; lie can go almost straight
up, break away his parachute, and
come down in the very lot from which
the ascension was made.
There is really little danger in
parachute leaping when the man who
does it is experienced. The parachute
must open and bring him down safely,
though he will have a hair raising
drop like a chunk of lead for about
100 feet, the distance usually covered
before the big bag opens. Then he can
guide his descent readily by raising or
lowering this side or that in order to
spill little air; ana thus keep It from
drifting.
"A balloon can't be guided, but
parachute with man of experience
hanging to it can be controlled as
easily as boat, for the reason that
by fitting it on one side you can force
it in the other direction, and thus
maneuver SO that if it is desired you
can deposit yourself on the very spot
Of the ascension. 1t is only the mex
perienced men who drift, or those who
fear they may incline the bag too far
for safety"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01
THOSE MiLcH GOATS.
Something About the Effort to Intro
duce the Animals from
Switzerland.

1t seems that great many Amer.
Jeans Who have been reading of the ef-
forts of the department of agriculture
to introduce mich goats into this
country have been writing to the
American consul-general to- Switzer-
land. ConsulGeneral Peters has &C.
cordingly transmitted to the govern
ment report on the value of the Tog-
genberg goat, prepared at his request
by the director of the Swiss depart
ment of agriculture. The milk of the
Toggenberg goat, it is stated, is rich
In quality and keeps quite as well as
cows milk 1t sells in Switzerland
for about SIC quart. The food of
the goat in summer consists OF grass
and shrubs, but in winter, if it is de-
sired to have milk rich in quality, the
goat should be fed small quantity OF
grass and hay and the Temperature of
the stable kept somewhat between 81
and 81 degrees. A sufficient acreage
of grazing land for one COW will sup
port from six to eight goats and one
man can manage 40 or so goats The
milk of the goat makes an excellent
cheese and fairly good butter and
while COWS milk is more popular, yet
goats milk is found to be in greater
demand for children, as tuberculosis
is never found in this hardy animal.
says the Michigan Farmer. Young
goats from five to II weeks old fur
nish a very excellent quality of meat.
which in fact is often substituted for
venison. If we'll cared for the Tog-
genberg goat will give milk from the
first to the tenth year, and this eight
months in the year.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01
lNcOMBUSTlBLE cELLULolD.
Inventive Genius Of French Chemist
Widens It's Field Of USE
fulness.

Celluloid, hitherto barred from many
uses because of its explosive qualities,
has at last been made incombustible
through the invention of French
chemist.
81 An ether-alcohol solution of cellu-
loid is made, to: which is added an
ether-alcohol solution of perchloride of
iron. The two are mixed and upon the
evaporation of the solvents a COM
pound having every property of cellu-
loid and which is not only non-inflam-
mable but non combustible is obtained.
This invention should greatly widen
the field of usefulness of this modern
product, for celluloid is closely akin
to guncotton, and its use has been i'm
possible in many directions on this ac-
count. Now lamp bowls may be made
of the new product, and really un-
breakable chimneys are among the i'm
mediate possibilities.
Sheet celluloid already has displaced
glass in picture framing where the
frame is apt to be subjected to rough
usage. and now glass will be crowded
out of other fields. ~.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01
CURING 4 KICKING cow.
Opinion BY IN Experienced 0airy,han.
That# the Habit Cannot 10
Entirely Overcome

Every once in q while one sees IN
IN agricultural paper an article on
how to cure kicking cows. With
kicking COW that has the habit well
formed, no art will avail, at least
when there Is q new mixer. On this
point John StinsOn In writing to the
Farmers Review says: I have handled
q great many kicking cows, and am
absolutely of the opinion that cow
must become acquainted with her
mixer before he can even hope to
cure her of the propensity. and then
the cure VIII. >xist only 80 long as the
mixer remains with her. Whenever
new mixer appears the habit will re-
v1ve. l have known of kicking COWS
that have been MIXED by the sane
mixer for years and would not allow
themselves to be MIXED by any other
person unless they were so thorough
~ tied up with ropes that they could
not move. The best method of curing
q COW of the kicking ia to use gentle
ness. The mixer must develop tho
power to hold his temper under all
conditions. Even then. if the COW is
Hike some that have known, he will
find 1t to his advantage to restrain
her by rope put around her legs in
the <orm of figure "eight." This
should be placed around the legs just
above the bend of the legs. The rope
should be Topped at one end and tho
loose end passed through the loop,
completing the figure eight. The rest
OF the loose end can lie in the lap OF
the mixer. The friction of the rope
in the loop will hold the figure eight
in place, and II the cow attempts to
kick, it will give only so gradually
that she cannot deliver a blow. If it
is made fast she will feel herself un-
der restraint and perhaps become ex-
cited and throw herself. found this
to be one of the best methods for saw
ing the mixer from the kick of the
cow.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01
=; '|i;i(;;Sj;iljg', lj!|i'9 lE|Es!9
K ). Z, o ] !
VENTILATION IN DAIRY BARN
System Which Will Render Stable
Which Is Not Too Old Per-
81 :. = .* fsctly Sanitary.

Many farmers do not seem to appre-
ciate the difference between ventilation
and sanitation. There is little use Of
spending money for ventilating 1ues in
an old, filthy, plank-flOor barn. Usually
in such places liquid manure has soaked
through the floors for years, while the
ceilings are open and covered with cob
webs. Such a stable as this gets change
Of air, but the filth is 80 great that it ia
always offensive. Ventilation is not an
ahtidote for uncleanliness. = "
Probably nine out Of ten stables feel
quickly the effect of strong wind or
lowering of temperature. Nothing ex-
cept thorough insulation or double walls
viii remedy this trouble. The cement
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

door should cover the barn stills, so that
fngress of air cannot take place at the
bottom: ceiling made of narrow
matched lumber, with few cracks or
knot holes, will defeat the good effects
of the system, as the warm air in the
upper part of the room passes out rap
idly through the small openings. The
side walls should have double air
space. to prevent moisture condensation
and, in extremely cold weather, frost. II
a thermometer is placed near a frosted
window. the difference in temperature
from the center, of the room may be as
high as ten degrees. The same condi-
tons exist near a single. solid, board
wall. Not so marked, of course, because
he wood is not as good conductor as
glass.
Two dead-air spaces will practically
shut of all chance for heat radiation
and the inside boarding will be as warm
as any portion of the ROOM While
have no experience with a COW stable
having straw stuffed between the inside
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

in all places between meals. It was
recently said that boxes of bonbons
play 9 conspicuous part in modern
love-making, sweets to the sweet" be-
ing apparently the text by which every
young man OF the day guides himself
through the devious paths Of court
ship. .*. 5E:...
III: The great Russian wrestler who IL
shortly to enter again Into contest with
the Turk, Matlrall, tells us that the
moro sweet stun one eats the stronger:
one grows. Sugar Is Il the secret 81
zatranxth 10 dsclares. s5===
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

are fitted and fastened in place. To
avoid end wood these brackets should be
cut out of long strip as shown in Fig.
al, and may be fastened to the leg and
shelf by means of round head screws as
shown at E. f,however, fat head screws
are used to fasten the legs (see B, Fig.
14O) bowels must be used to connect the
bracket to the leg, and screw for the
shelf as at F. - ~. -.
, The table is now readyfor the drawer,
q plan Of which is given in Fig. 49,. The
drawer should be ve-tailed, as indi-
Gated in the drawing, but II preferred it
may be made with lemons and grooves.
as shown in Fig. 143. which makes q
very strong construction if well fitted
and glued, requires less time than
doyetailng. To prepare the front piece
for this joint it is first cut with the back
saw and chisel as shown at A, after
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01
HOMEMADE Low TRUcK-

-.
can easily be made from the front
part of an ordinary wagon A strong
oak reach about 4 foot long replaces
the longer one. To the rear end OF
this is bolted an iron clevis that holds
crosspiece, rs shown in the cut
For the platform, two poles Is feet
long are used. At two feet from the
upper end holes are bored and the
poles are pinned to the crosspiece
mentioned above, the ends resting ON
the bolster about two inches from the
standards. The rear wheels are Is
inches in diameter, put on an iron
axle, the whole taken from old farm
machinery. Being SO near the ground
1t is best to board up the lower end of
the poles for five or six feet.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01
Warm Stables.

We believe in warm stables. but NO
also believe in ventilated ones.
Warmth and ventilation can go togeth-
er just as. cold and lack of ventilation
can go together. The cold stable is
not necessarily q well-ventilated one.
Some OF the coolest stables have.
ever seen had almost no ventilation at
all. The entrance Of cold does not all.
ways mean the entrance of air, says the
Farmers Review. The stable may be.
built Of very thin boards Through which
the cold would quickly. pass, but through
which no air could pass. Stables should
Be built with thick walls, with air spaces
or double air spaces, ii possible. and then
arrangements should be made by
which there can he continual supply
of pure air and the foul airs constants
" pushed out. Under proper ar
.rangement of ventilation tubes, the
air that the COW breathes will be always.
pure. = z :5s.==
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01


and outside walls, believe it q safe
thing. Several years. use of henhouse
SO constructed leads me to advise it for
a COW stable. With concrete floor and
wall there will be no trouble from rats.
About seven pounds of water are
thrown off daily from the skin and lungs
of an averaged-sized COW. Therefore.
there is large volume of water to carry
out through the flues. The secret. says
H. E. Cook, in American Agriculturist,
is to keep this moisture in the form of
vapor until it reaches the open air. Car
rying away moisture is not the only
function of perfect ventilation. II the
moisture is removed, tcarbonic acid gas
will so with it.
The principle Of the King system OF
ventilation is shown in the illustrations
given herewith. Fig exhibits the out
flow t1ues. and Fig. the intakes. Ihave
this system in use in my dairy Barns.
When these barns were builtI supposed
that no other form was practical. OBJ
servation has taught me that If the
principles of construction from the floor
to a point above the highest ridge of the
barn are followed, It will make little or
no difference whether the flues are
placed outside or inside, providing they
are sufficiently insulated to prevent the
cooling of the air current within them.
= Wood, being a non-conductor Of
heat, is the most satisfactory material
for making flues. In constructing them
within the building, / used only one
solid wall, made of two thicknesses of
match boards with tar paper between.
The wall was perfectly tight and no side
air currents could form, interfering
with the circulation. These flues must
be rs we'll built as chimney. In fact
the whole principle works like great
box stove, with perfect draft and pipe.
s The size of the flues must depend upon
the animals housed, and not upon the
air space inclosod. find 1t q safe rule
to have squale foot Of area for tiue
space to each five or six mature cows;
The openings near the floor and at the
ceiling should be so constructed rs tc
he under perfect control. The tempera.
ture Is raised by using the lower open.
ing, and lowered If the upper outlet Is
used. Ihave been able to maintain near
~ a uniform temperature during the
winter in my barns. Rs. Rs Z . 81
The intake flues should not exceed six
inches in diameter, and can be con.
structed OF any material ct hand. They
should be placed Ms shown IN fha illne.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01
Immense Shells.

Tfidacna shells are very commonly
used in churches in Europe for holy
water basins and even fonts. The
largest, perhaps, are those in use in St.
Peters, Rome. These shells attain a
weight Of 500 pounds (the two halves
together). the animal itself sometimes
being 20 pounds in weight. The word
'*tridacna' is from the Greek tridaknos
(eaten at three bites), but who could eat
q 2o-pound animal at three bites?-st.
Nicholas. Il: ne. 4 ss....::.. =. g.,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01
SUGAR IS SIREN oTH-GlvlNG
The Vigor of Modern Women Il At
tributed IN Large Measure to IL
u - az 8Waa ~.

Various reasons have been assigned
for the increase In stature and strength
Of the modern maiden, who. has most
certainly grown unco commonly tall and
.prop ortionately muscular during the
last few years. Il cannot Be that out
door sports gymnastic exercises and
10 on have stretched her ont ana made
.sRer g strong @ she =. because har
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

sions are given for q seven-eighths-inch
drawer front and . five-eights-inch
drawer side. The back piece OF the
drawer has only q simple tenon. one
fourth inch in length and one-eighth
inch in thickness, and for strength
should be placed one-fourth inch for
ward from the ends Of the drawer sides,
Fig. IA gives = very rough and ob1ec-.
tionable but common form of drawer
construction, one much used IN cheap
forms Of carpentry. The drawer front
is recessed for the sides and the whole
simply nailed together as illustrated in
the drawing. The stock list for this
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

brothers have had precisely the same
advantage and they have not developed
ct the same rate. The secret: lies in the
fact that Of recent years girls have be-
come far greater. consumers OF sweet
meats than were their mothers and
grandmoth hers.
:S Time was when We should never
have dreamed Of having sweets on our
luncheon. dinner and tea tables. Now
e would be quite extraordinary were
one not to offer these Sdainties. And,
what Stss more, We are not merel con-
tent "a eat sweetmeats &C our meals.
but va consume them 6 " tinas and
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

q small panel one-eighth inch in thick
ness as shown ct B. This panel should
be three-eighths inch less in width than
the width Of theupper end Of the leg. SO
as to show . margin Of three-sixteenths
inch on its sides and upper end. :
When ready to assemble the different
parts Of the table. the table top and
shelf are first connected together by
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

eighths inch smaller all around than the
table top, making its size 1884 by ~:
inches. The two pieces, which form; the
sides of the drawer case, and which con-
meet the shelf to the top of the table
may be made in two different ways
The most common plan is given at B
in Fig. 139, which consists of middle
piece, to the ends of which upright pieces
III inches wide are doweled or connect:
ed with mortise and tenon. II
The advantage of this construction is,
that it can easily be fastened to the un--
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

extend one-half inch. shove the table.
top. Each les is fastened to the top
. y q BY two 3-inch No. is round head.
wood screws. and one Of the same size
Isl suseds IN Should there ia
any objection to the projecting head 81.
the screw the common dat heads can be
used. the heads being slightly counter
sunk below the surface and covered by
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01
-a-l - >; y .. -, . 20. E.. Is
ItalY's Forests.

Virgil in. his day spoke of the sway
ing woods of Italy. To-day denuded
Elilsides are the rule, and the >strenn-
Gus efforts of the PRO Montibus ct Sill
Wis" societies have not yet succeeded
In arousing the government to action
in the matter of reafforesting.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01
HANDY LOW TRUCK.
Easy Method Of Providing Convey
ance for Drawing Fodder
from the Fields. "

At this season of the year every
farm should possess low truck for
drawing fodder or shock corn from
the field. says the Farm Journal. This
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01
The He,lee.

Tho hedge Is = too expensive fence
to be used on high priced lands. II
takes too large an area out OF cultiy.-@
ton. and some Of the adjoining lands
Sc slapped Of Ito plant food b. tho roote
trom the hedge.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

Of the drawer, forms a convenient re-
ceptacle for books or for notes and pa
pers, leaving the table top clear for
work. @...
The plan of this table is given in Fig.
1873, the outer lines representing the
table top, which in this case is 40 by 26
inches in size, and which has its, corners
cut of to the full width of the legs. The
dotted lines show the shelf which is five
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01
.A||'.l[:S|SQN.
MANUAL TRAINING
WITH AMBITION AND
h. GENIUS. s.:
How to Make Students Table. Of
How to Make q Students Table Of.
Simple Construction. s2zs Ss=
+ RY&IANdES R1rrIIEx

INSTRUCTOR in Woodworking and Pattern.
Making. Armour Institute Of Tech
szEyas5 e*'ss .5 nology. Chicag0.)
copyright. 19oss, by Joseph b. Bowles.)
The students table illustrated in
Fig. 1877 Is of the most simple construc-
ton and wtl appeal to all who favor the
new style Of plain and substantial
articles Of this kind. There being no
frame or rails, there are NO mortises and
lemons to be- made. and yet the con
struction viii be found rigid and strong
In al respects. The shelf. at each side
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

means Of the two drawer case ends. The
piece used for closing the drawer case
at the back of the table is next fitted and
glued In, after which the legs are
screwed on and the little leg brackets,
shown under the shelf at A in Fig. 40.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

y depends 8 rood lit upon how
the possession IS gained and hold
doesn't i (" he rejoined coolly. And
your figure = unfortunate IN it, other
hall. am going to beat Guilford.." =
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

- The last four pieces, sides, back and
bottom for the drawer, may be made OF
pine, poplar or other soft wood,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

table, ,as illustrated IN the drawings, viii
be O. follows: 5....:sss s=
piece 4ox2exk-tab TOP,
piece eXx24& xz-ahelf 8S.tz=s
z pieces 4Nx2AxH-cndso OF drawer case IL
81 piece 49, zx43lxH close back or drawer
pieces 3o1kxc.1zxlA--legs. 5Sss=s .sH &
piece 18x3Mxa -f0ur lex braces, .ss55
piece 1s111sx4E drawer front.
Z pieces 2331x4NxM~drawer sides, s
! piece lShx3N x1k drawer back
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

which the groove indicated s. the dotted:
lines IS cut out with:a narrow chisel and
mallet, producing the joint as shown
az B. .4..z> g o. Al {
In the enlarged plan at e, all dfmen-
Gilpin observer., 1905-04-20
Teachers Meeting.

The Clear Creek Valley Teachers, AS.
sociation will meet at Idaho Springs
Friday and Saturday, April 2sth and
10Th. Hitherto the teachers have held a
one day convention but the success OF
the last few meetings has resulted in a
two days session being arranged for the
Idaho Springs meeting. The school
boards Of this county have allowed Fri
day for this purpose as have also the
boards of Jefferson and Clear Creek
counties, thereby recognizing the efforts
of the teachers to advance their profess
sional knowledge.
On Friday evening an inter.county Or
atorical and declamatory contest will
take place in which pupils from the
grades and from the High schools will
appear. Central City sends Miss Lily
Rachofsky to represent the grades and
Misses Lily Fullerton and Fannio Com
fort to represent the High school, while
the Black Hawk school will be repre-
sented by Miss Elsie Teats, with Nor
man Beattie as substitute.
A large number of our Gilpin county
teachers are planning to attend the full
two days session at Idaho Springs,
where Miss Annie E. Davies and Miss
Marcella Nachtman OF Central City will
appear on the program.
Gilpin observer., 1905-04-20
MINING MENTION.
The Chase Mine Being Work
ed Quite Extensively.
SEVERAL IDLE PROPERTIES TO
RESUME OPERATIONS THE
COMING SEASON.

Postmaster James A. Gilmour, mana
ger OF the Chase mine in Russell gulch
has force Of 38 men at work under the
lease system. The Chase is now about
500 feet deep, and the water is giving
more or less trouble at this point. The
leasers are working in nearly all the lev
els from the 200 foot down, and most Of
them are doing fairly well, some making
better than wages, while others are hold
ing on expecting to open up something
new or better. The mapger has been
cutting through large porphyry dyke,
which has now nearly been completed,
and the chances are that good mineral
will be found at this point. These por
phyry dykes running through the coun-
try at various intervals are invariably
forerunners Of pay ore. Taken altogeth.
er the average grade Of ore in this mine
is very satisfactory, and the Chase will
undoubtedly be steady producer for
years to come.
The Mascot mine on Colorado hill, in
the Pine creek section, owned and op.
Grated by the Boston Occidental Mining
and milling company is being worked
steadily with one shift OF miners who
are using machine drills. The water has
been taken out OF the main shaft and