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VIRTUES OF MINERALS.
Medicinal Waters and Hot Springs
Have Long Puzzled scien-
tistk

The medicinal hot springs in some
parts Of Europe and the natural hot
waters owned by the United States
government at Hot Springs, Ark, have
always puzzled science, for, while the
curative effect of the hot water was
beyond doubt, no chemical analysis
ever revealed anything to satisfactor-
lily account for it, says the London
Lancet. 1t could hardly be supposed
that few grains per gallon of chalk.
sulphate of lime, common salt and so
on, could have any parked beneficial
influence The waters Of Bath, Bux-
ton, Contrexeville and Hot Springs,
Ark, exhibit comparatively feeble
degree of naturalization, and yet there
can be no doubt Of their therapeutic
value. Nor can it be supposed that a
water which is naturally hot can have
greater therapeutic effects than would
be gained by the similar use of arti-
1cially heated water. So far, then, the
findings of the physicist and the chem
list do not afford a satisfactory hy-
pothesis in regard to the therapeutic
value of such waters. ,~
The question now arises whether tho
fact that these waters are radioactive
will supply any explanation. Most, II
not all, of the thermal springs in Eu-
rope which have been examined have
been found to contain in slightly vary
ing qualities argon and helium and in
the majority of cases these waters
have been found to be distinctly radio
active. Indeed, the presence of argon
and helium would appear to be insep-
arabic from radioactive properties.
We seem here to be getting some light
at length on what has long been an
enigma, that of the two waters show
ing the same chemical composition as
one of natural origin is distinctly SUI
perior, therapeutically speaking, to the
one artifically compounded.
The fact is that a natural water
yelling up from the earth is at the
moment of it's discharge from its
source radioactive, while ordinary
drinking water, rain water, we'll water
and the like do not generally exhibit
this property to any extent. Further,
since the property of radioactivity is
rapidly evanescent, the emanation
quickly vanishing. it follows that if the
benefit derived from undergoing d
course of waters is due to the radio
activity of those waters, the treatment
should obviously take place near the
source of the water-in other words,
the waters should be used when they
are showing maximum degree of
radioactivity.
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THE BALANCED RATION.
Food for the Animals Must Contain
ProteiN sufacient to Meet M
the Expenses. @@@ go E

At a convention Of dairymen. in Q
discussion Of the balanced ration, q
speaker said:.
All animals require in the food
enough substance to meet the expenses
Of the body in carrying on its physio-
logical functions. Every movement
OF muscle, the beating Of the heart,
breathing, ETC., requires the expendi-
ture of energy that comes largely from
certain compounds in the food, which
compounds we call protein We know
then that If an animal is to live and
work, the food must contain protein
sufficient to meet their constant ex.
penses. The harder an animal works
the greater these expenses, hence tho
more protein must the food contain.
Again, we give carbohydrates and
fats to accomplish another purpose.
The temperature of q COW is constant,
practically at SO degrees F.. 1t is con-
stant in man at the same mark. How
essential it is that this constant tenn
perature is maintained is very appar-9
ent in the human system when we rea-
ljze that one-half degree below normal
gives us chill, while one-half to one
degree above normal gives us fever,
either condition incaracitating the
man for work. If we should attempt
to keep the temperature of box the
size Of a COW at SO degrees F. by the
aid of an oil lamp we would soon be
made aware of the immense amount of
heat thus required. The animal herself
is constantly keeping up this enormous
expenditure of heat, but she has only
one source upon which to draw and
that is manifestly the food consumed.
The peculiar functions of the carbony-
drates and fats is to keep up the body
supply of heat, in fact they are more
efficient as heat producers than are the
other compounds of the food. The sci
ence Of a balanced ration then consists
in supplying enough protein to take
care Of the daily waste of protoplasm
to the animals body and in supplying
a sufficient amount Of carbohydrates
and fats to maintain the temperature
of the animals body.
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feel1 ought to stop and save it for a book.
would like to 60 where wouldn't see
pen, pencil or paper. think l would
even like to be illiterate and"
Marry me, dear!" he cried, impetu-
ously. =
would that make me illiterate?" she
asked, whimsically.
Ruth" he pleaded, don't you remem-
Der our old, jolly times in your fiat be-
fore you were famous? I don't seem to
know you half as we'll now. Won't you
try and care for me?''
His proposal aroused all her old state
of contrariness.
Billy" she said, nonchalantly, has
your sister gone to the seashore?"
He looked at her, amazed and angry.
Then he came closer to her. She thought
that she had never seen him angry be-
fore. She was almost afraid of him.
HAS she, Billy?"' she asked, but with
less assurance.
He caught her in his arms.
Ruth, will have you, in spite of
yourself
That's the only way you could get
me. Billy" she replied, meekly. Wont
you let me go, please?"
mo. never!" was the response. and
his tone was not the lazy one she long
had known, nor yet the angry one of q
moment before.-N. o. Times Democrat.
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FOR THE DAIRYMAN.

Don't put of filing the silo until the
corn is caught by the frost.
Praise the day at eventide, and the
COW at the end of the year, if she then
deserves it.
Cleanliness is next to godliness; this
applies as much to the COW stable as
the front parloc.
To make a success of dairying you
can't know too much about your cows
No two are just alike.
Cows which have good and comfort
able surroundings eat less food, get on
better and give more milk
One way to test the corn is to press
the grain firmly, and If the pulp slips
out easily it is properly matursd for
the silo.
If the corn is very green and soft, ii
is watery, and the ensilage made from
it is apt to become too acid. If too
old, it will lack succulence, will mold
and will not keep we'll
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THE ONLY FIGHTING RACE.
Company Of Soldiers Had Only One
That Wasn't Irish and He
Was Quiet.

An American soldier who served In
the Spanish war tells, in the Portland
Oregonian. several stories of the Irish
man as q soldier. Some of them illus
trate the lrishman's ready wit
A number of American officers at
Cavite were watching tho arrival Of a
body Of Spanish prisoners Of war, tat
tered and hungry looking. One man
suddenly stepped from the ranks of the
Spaniards, and, saluting an American
officer, said in the strongest brogue:
ANY chance Of getting q Job in your
army7 I think it's about all up with
this one" ..s.
A captain who had Just got 4 new
company was looking down the muster
roll, on which the names ran "OBrien,"
"Maloney," Murphy" Sullivan"
"O'Flaherty," and 10 on.
rs every man in this company
1rish?" said the captain to the SER
geant.
There's wan Swede, but he doesn't
have much to say" was the response.
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ONCE IN AWHILE.

\ oncs IN awhile the sun shines out
And the arching skies are perfect
N blus: .@a M -
Once in awhile. mid clouds Of doubt.
Hopes fairest stars come peeplns
through;
Our paths lead down to the meadows fair.
Where the sweetest blossoms nod and
ss4S smile, 5 ySsE ~ SEA. De- W.
And We lay aside our cross Of care.
Y Once in awhile. q ~
Once in awhile within our ow:.
We clasp the hand Of steadfast
friend; 3 &
Once in awhile We hear 4 tone
Of love. with the hearts own voice to
u s&1 blend: ''- VI d. ih-
And the dearest Of all our dreams come
And on life's way is a golden mile.
Each thirsting flower is kissed with dew.
Once in awhile. >..-
Once in awhile in the desert sands
We find a spot of the Aairest green;
Once in awhile from where we stand
4 The hills of paradise are seen;
And a perfect Joy in our hearts we hold,
A Joy that the world cannot defile; gt
We trade sarths dross for the purest
gold.
y Once In awhile. -
Nixon Waterman.
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Eyes, II you will set the table, ske ~

Eyes, II you will set the table, ," she ~
piled, carelessly. no
She had first met Billy Ludlow 1t .
crush at the Fields. which she had At
tended as society reporter-one Of the
unplaced habitues Of high life. In but
not off, as she defined it. She straight
way forgot the existence of the youth
until he called at the Office to see her on
some fimsy pretext. Thereafter she met
him frequently in her walks in life, and
their acquaintance had grown until this.
his first call at her home. There now
followed many calls and devices for the
cultivation Of friendship which with
him grew into the stronger feeling.
But Ruth Rogers had literary ambi-
lions, and she was beginning to be rec
ognized by the magazines when Ludlow
evinced whole-souled devotion. She
was not aspiring to social honors or to
domesticity beyond that of her little fiat.
She was just about to write book, 50
she STAYED of his ardor. In time her
book appeared and made hit. Still, she
repulsed Ludlow, possibly because
everyone, him included, took it for
granted that she would eventually yield.
Upon her arrival at a house party to
which she and Ludlow had accepted in
vitation, she was surprised and also a
little chagrined to find her devotee con-
spicuous by his absence. The week
dragged on and Sunday morning found
her In a mood not in accord with divine
service, and she remained in the house
alone. Ludlow's sudden and unexpected
arrival was most welcome and oppor-
tune.
Where's the crowd?" he asked
AT church."
"Why didn't you got"
Il didn't want to-"
AN unsatisfactory reason, but it's al
ways yours" he said, resentfully.
She made no reply, which was so I'M
usual an occurrence that he was at
loss how to proceed.
Il suppose you are collecting material
for another book" he finally observed.
mo! I don't want to write another
book or anything else. feel like an
acrobat twisting things and people to
fit some situation in a book. Every
time start to say something brilliant l
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-09-28
POINTS OF A DAIRY COW.
How tho Good Milk Producer May Be
Told-Some Rules Which Must
Not Be Held to Too Rigidly.

In answer to H. L. Bowman, Cook
county, ILL.,, who writes: Il want some
information relative to the character
points of good COW for dairy pur-
poses," the Prairie Farmer replies az
follows:
There is no series of points by
which it is possible to pick out dairy
COW and be perfectly sure of getting
just what is desired. Good cows are not
made to measure nor do they ordinar-
lily possess certain marks that are in
falliblf. indications Of superior quality.
Before answering Mr.. Bowman's Ques-
ton we are laying stress upon this
point so that he will not read the
points" we print below and feel GER
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tain that all that is necessary is to
look for these outward indications.
While the Prairie Farmer does not de-
sire to unduly depreciate the value OF
the general characteristics of good
dairy COW as has been set forth by
those who have advanced the physical
method of determining good mixers
and butter producers, we do wish to lay
particular stress upon the Importance
of testing by the pail and churn, pro-
viding Babcock test is not available.
In other words select your dairy cow
according to her works.
Here are the points which are gen
orally considered indicative of dairy
quality: Head, small and clean-cut;
muzzle large; forehead straight or con-
cave; neck long and thin without being
scrawny; horns relatively small; eyes
bright and prominent; shoulders thin,
loin broad but not thickly fleshed as
in beef cattle; thighs thin; hind quar-
ters long, deep and powerful; flank
high; legs short and wide apart; tail
long, slim, and loosely jointed; taper
ing from rump to shoulder; udder set
broadly on abdomen, of generous size,
extending high up behind, well held up
to abdomen, not both udder and belly;
teats loose, pendulous or feshy; milk
veins large and prominent, or medium
size, evenly placed, and wide apart. A
fleshy udder, firm to touch when emp
ty, and retaining it's size and form af-
ter milking, indicates predisposition to
inflammatory disease. Skin clean,
with a fresh bright color;> hair fine,
thick and shoft; temperament active
and docile; large feeder.
In the accompanying line drawing
are given some of the main points
notable on the exterior of a dairy COW.
These are as follows: 1, muzzle; z,
face; 5, forehead; 4, poll; s, lower
jaw: 6, cheek; Z, neck; 8, back; 9,
loin; 10. hip or hook; II, rump; II,
pelvic arch; 10, switch; IA, thigh; Is,
flank; 16, udder; II, barrel or belly;
Is, fore flank; 10, brisket; 20, dewlap;
21. heart girth; %, loin girth. Mum
ford)
The main points in the selection OF
a Cow are to secure large udders that
are not fleshy, and large roomy bellies,
showing capacity for consumption of
large quantities of food. OF course.
great eaters and large producers are
not always profitable cows, but they
generally are. Cows are seldom profit
able unless they produce at least $50
pounds, or more. of butter per year.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-09-28
A NEW YORK DAIRY BARN.
An Up-to-Date Building Which Will
Accommodate Thirty Cattle
and Seven Horses.

John F. Hasbrouck, Ulster county,
N. Y, sends a plan of his dairy barn
to Hoard's Dairyman. This building is
5SxS0 feet and is lighted with cleo
tricity and has running water. It read
lily accommodates 30 cattle and seven
horses. besides large amounts of feed.
The horse stables are at the left of
the main doorway and door from the
barnyard opens into them also, says
Mr.. Hasbrouck. The floor is Of concrete
covered by planks. Thus the stables
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The By-products.

The propes stilization of by-products
is necessary If we are to get the most
out of the milk from our cows. On
the farm it is always desirable to have
enough calves, pigs or poult~v to take
ali the skim milk before it sudrs. The
pigs indeed will use the sour milk to
advantage, but not the calves. Where
there Is a sale for it. cottage cheese is
profitable, for it utilizes all the sk:m
milk. and the returns are always good.
Farmers Review.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-09-28
GOOD BLOOD FOR. BAD
0l,sumatisn, and 0thse Blood DIE
oasee 90 cured BY o.. WiIlionss'
i IL 800 Pink Pills. &

y3O00S000oU1 000 0IuOv soso00 -
oasee 90 cursd BY o.. williams
:. Il Pink Pills. a
I'm the lead mines was at work on my
knees with my elbows pressed against
rock walls. in dampness and extreme IS OF
oold,''' said Mr.. j. G. Meukel, of 1915
jackson avenue, Dubuque, Iowa, in de-
scribing his experience to reporter.
land it is not surprising that con-
tracted rheumatism. For three years
had attacks affecting the joints OF my
ankles. knees and elbows. My ankles
and knees became SO swollen I could
scarcely walk on uneven ground and
little pressure from q stone under my
feet would cause me SO much pain that
would nearly sink down. I was often
obliged to lie in bed for several days at q
time. My friends who were similarly
troubled were getting no relief from
doctors and did not feel encouraged to
throw money away for nothing. BY
chance read the story of Robert Yates.
of the Klauer Manufacturing Co., of
Dubuque, who had very bad case OF
rheumatism. I decided to try DIR. Will
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People, the
remedy he had used. In three or four
weeks after beginning to use the pills, I
was much better and in three months I
was well. The swelling Of the joints
aud the tenderness disappeared, could
work steadily and for eight years I have
had no return of the trouble. My whole
family believe in DR.. Williams Pink
Pills. Both my sons use them. We
consider them a household remedy that
we are sure about" ,.-.
What DR.. Williams Pink Pills did for
Mr.. Meukel they are doing for hundreds
of others. Every dose sends galloping
through the veins. pure, strong, rich, red
blood that strikes straight at the cause of
all i'll health. The new blood restores
and braces all the organs for
their special tasks. Get the genuine DR.:
Williams Pink Pills at your druggists
or direct from the DR.. Williams Medi.
cine Co., Schenectady, NY. :,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-09-28
GRINDING TEA TO POWDER
Makes as Good, If Not Better, Bev-
erage as the Whole
Leaf.

History tells that when coffee was
first brought to the cities of western
Europe the first makers of it were
Turks. They roasted and ground the
berries and served the liquor as it is
served to this day in the east, grits
and all. We still drink coffee as We
DRANK it then, with this, difference,
that we mostly omit the grits and
drink an infusion instead Of decoc-
ton. It was not 50 with tea. No
Chinaman was imported with the first
pound of tea to teach us how to make
and drink it. The consequence has
been that we have never drunk tea in
the Chinese way-that is, as simple
infusion.
AT first there seems to have been
great doubt as to low to deal with the
new herb. 1t is even said that it was
sometimes boiled, with salt and but
ter, and served up as sort of spinach.
The old phrase, a dish of tea,' seems
to bear out this legend. Finally it
wholesome and pleasant way to treat
the tea leaf was to make it into a kind
of sweet soup with sugar and milk or
cream. l have personal knowledge OF
no country in Europe but one where
tea is used as in China-Portugal,
which got its knowledge of teamaking
from a province of China, with which,
at that time, no other nation of Eu-
rope was in contact.
1T was while travelling on horseback
with a guide in the wilder parts of
Portugal, away from the shops and
inns, where we had perforce to make
experimentals in the most economical
use of the few ounces of tea and cof-
fee that we could afford to carry with
US, that we hit upon discovery. Hav-
ing no milk, we drank our tea, as most
Portuguese drink theirs, as q simple
infusion, sweetened with sugar.
Il remember to have read, believe
in the travels of the Able Hue, that,
when the Chinese desire to be thrifty
in the use of the finer and more ex-
pensive teas, they grind the leaf to
powder and use less for the infusion.
We found that tea could be ground in
a coffee mill as easily as coffee; that
eat made with the powder is as good
as or better than when made with the
whole leaf, and that the powder, as it
naturally would, goes further than the
tea leaf"
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The Cow Owner.

It has been frequently said that we
need an improved dairyman more than
we need an improved dairy cow. This
emphasizes a great truth. The suw
owner is the most important factor III
the successful dairy. II this man wishes
to produce clean products he must
himself set the example in his dress
and appearance. The farmer that had
q sign stuck up in his dairy which
read cleanliness is my hobby" struck
the foundation principle Of successful
6airying.
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Pleasant Relief.

Mrs. Spenders-George, I've got lots
of things I want to talk to you
about
Mr.. Spenders-Clad to hear it, my
dear. Usually you want to talk to me
about a lot of things you haven't got
but must have.-Philadelphia PresA
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Sole Reason.

A Cincinnati Judge has decided that
bowleggedness Is too common to be
depended upon a. a mark of identia-
cation. It's prevalence In Cincinnati
is caused, probably, BY the constant
strain Of walking up and down tho
steep hillS.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-09-28
Friend in Need

The Tramp-Please, ma'am, could
youse gimme er bite to eat?
The LADY, haven't a thing in tho
house 10 eat
"Well, I amt one Nv d., N kind Nv
guys wot'll stand eroun' and see er
woman starve, ma'am. Gimme a ole
baskit an I'll hustle Ground an steal
sumthin' fer youse an me."-Chicago
Daily News.
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Sumner Silos.

When dairymen get down to real,
earnest work, they will have summer
silos, as we'll as winter silos, and, when
the pastures fail, they will be able to
feed ensilage, and thus be compare
lively independent. This probably will
be better than soiling crops, 81 soiling
crops are Observation-Disclosures Farmer.
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Don't EorRet.

The dairy farmer should not forget
that he is a manufacturer, and should
manage his business accordingly. His
raw material are the folders and
grains he raises or buys; his machines
are his COWS; his barns, stables and
milkhouse are his shops; and his pals,
cans, separator, etc., are his tools.
The Delta independent., 1905-01-20

net will give Premier Combes large
part in determining the composition of
the new ministry. But for the past
year the French ministry has been
recognized as one of the critical ele-
ments of the situation and a cabinet
change at the present time will be
generally considered as an unfavorable
event.
The sentiment of other governments
is against war and if the Russian states
men are sincere in keeping the prom:s s
that have been declared greater war
may be avoided. But if Russia is
recklessly Indifferent, or if she secretly
desires to enlarge the area of the
struggle the conditions are such as to
make it easy for her to draw other
nations into the fight.
The Delta independent., 1905-01-20

tempted to trace the history OF the
relic in order to discover under what
circumstances, and by whom. 1t was
presented to the college, but go far as
his successor knows. he made no
headway in his quest.
In 1871, shortly after It's discovery
by Mr. Sibley. the cross was stored
in a small building that stood back OF
the Charles river national bank. Eea'
the college The building was burned
in 1s45, and the cross was found In
it's ashes, undamaged except for slight
pitting caused by the heat.
Taken in hand by MIR. Justin Winsor.
then librarian. the cross was given
a heavy coat of gliding. such as 1t had
borne originally, and was fixed to the
east wall of Gore hall, In the library
building. Here 1t remained for many
years, until alterations made its re-
moval from the wall necessary.
II was next stored in the cellar OF
the library, remaining there until the
early SOS. when 1t was firmly fixed in
the stone peak Of the gable over the
entrance to the library.
The cross is made Of soft iron and
appears to have been the work OF
I.ousburg blacksmith. the workman
ship beirg rougher than would have
been produced by the skilled iron
mongers Of France.
The cross to-day weighs about ten
pounds. Its cross-piece is PIX inches
lcng. terminating in feur-de-lis.
which are AZ. irches wide by inches
long. An ornament of similar proper
tions caps the upright. or standard
the total length OF which at present Is
20 inches. Before broken of the cross
was about 40 inches long. Both cross
piece and standard are 1 inch wide
and " inch thick.