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The Washington times., 1907-10-13
stOutsideOf Washington
1873 Thoroughbred Jerseys
Eat Heal Good Enough
for Society Women.

To the man travelling through Mont
gomery county. in Maryland, the 400
acres comprised in the farm owned and
operated by Ford & Graham appear
merely as moro beautiful and well kept
than the other farms in the State, but
to him who takes the trouble to drive
up to the small village OF buildings on
the crest OF the Hill and to inspect what
is done there it appears that he is face
to face with a practical example of how
to make the best milk in the best
way"
A representative OF The Times hap
pened 70 be In the neighborhood Of the
farm yesterday and. attracted by its
beauty, drove UT to the buildinP=
There he found James NJ. Ford. one OF
the members of the firm of Ford &
Graham. Mr.. Ford very kindly showed
him over the farm, explaining It's fea-
lures and the manner in which the work
is done in regard to handling the milk
and milk products.
To the Washingtonian. this farm is Of
particular interest. for it supplies with
milk cream, and butter the famous
lunch room run by Ford & Graham, at
SOC Fifteenth street northwest.
Where the Cows Craze.
On the rolling pastures Of this Her
mitage Dairy Farm 1S3 Jersey cows
Craze On the crest of the hill there is
stable 265 feet long with an Il" 1s5
feet in length. while the width Of the
stable is thirty-two feet 1t is two
story structure. with a slate roof. ce-
ment floor running water and a sewer
age system.
Nearby is a circular stable where
thirty-five horses and colts are housed.
Further on are four tenement houses.
where reside the twelve men who worl,
on the farm. Most OF these men have
their families with them.
Growing the view is the handsome
residence occupied by Thomas Graham,
one Of the members OF the firm OF Ford
& Graham
These things are but the outward in
dicatioDs OF the perfect system that is
in effect on the farm for the proper pro-
duetion Of dairy supplies. II any one
doubts it. he has but to inspect the
dairy, where the milk is kept and where
churn, run by steam. makes the but
ter that goes on the countless sand
witches eaten In Ford & G7aham's lunch
rooms daily.
Self-Perpetuating Farm.
The system is so conducted that the
farm is a self-supporting and self
perpetuating institution. Ford & Ora
ham. who have owned the property
since AuI1ust. 1900. have learned that the
best way to have good, healthy milk
cows is to raise them on the farm.
This Is done, and every year the daugh-
tiers of the older cows take their places
in the stalls and on the pastures. as
parts OF the herd that supply the milk.
These cows are treated like human
beings. In the winter they do not have
TO leave their stalls and walk through
snow and sleet to get water. Their
water is given to them in their stalls
me cornmeal they eat is of such an ex-
eiient sort that my lady Of fashion
ould gladly eat the snowy corn muf-
ps that might be made out of it.
on the farm this cornmeal is ground
rom corn raised on parts of the famous
20 acres. steam engine does the
rinding.
W The milking time is one Of interest.
The cows are MIXED between the hours
o. and a. m. and $3.50 and $50 p. m.
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Farms Ice Ponds.

From It they get all the milk. cream,
buttermilk. and butter they use in their
lunchroom. so perfect is the arrange
rnent at the farm that the milk is
cooled there and kept cool in Washing
ton by the ice that is collected from the
ponds or the farm in winter. Nothing
is lacking in the general scheme to
make the production and care of the
dairy products good
Near the stables at the farm are two
immense piles Of ensilage more than
fifty feet high. and sight of these
goes long way toward making the
The Washington times., 1907-10-13

visitor realize why the COWS give so
much milk. Another great thing in the
feeding Of the COWS is the fact that the.
feed is put into the troughs by auto
matte devices. Every day the COWS arc
curried, 50 that their coats are as sleek
as satin. Nothing taat could possibly
be conducive to their comfort is eft
undone.
Two turret-I;ke towers, technically
known as silos, contain the ensilage.
which is nothing more than preserved
corn. When the corn Is cut it Is
brought 10 the cutter, and the stalk and
ears are ground UP together. A carrier
transports the pulverized grain to
blower. which blows the ensilage up a
tube into the silos, where about a dozen
men tramp around to pack i. In this
manner the corn is preserved and kept
fresh all winter. This precludes the
possibility Of the COWS contracting any
OF the diseases which result from dry
feeding, and have a deleterious effect
on the milk
Four Jersey Bulls.
Mr.. Ford takes pride in the four Jer-
sey bulls he has on the place. They are
so gentle they viii eat out Of his hand.
and each of them Is a superb creature.
One of the bulls Is son OF Champion
Flying Fox. and this one is an especial
pet of all the employees on the farm.
1t is a pleasant feature OF the life at
the farm that the cows all have names
and seem to know them. They are pet
ted by the men who look after them.
Corresponding to the excellent condi-
ton in which the cows. bulls. and
horses are kept is the condition Of
every field Of the farm. Bushes and
weeds are conspicuous by their absence,
because 1t is rule of Ford & Graham
that these useless and dishguring
growths shall bs attacked and done
away with as soon as possible. 1t Is
for this reason that the streams whose
silvery lengths unwind themselves
through the fields are not choked I'D
by growths of briars and bushes on
their banks. And the general result is
that the farm is clean looking through
out
The method by which The streams are
kept free from weeds and underground
is by the "briar process a device which
is used extensively in Western farming
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SIMPLE WHEN YOU KNOW.

The secret of real beauty is
AS plain as day
You've merely TO accomplish this:
Be born that way.
-Philadelphis Press
The Washington times., 1907-10-13

on record time. for the mornings milk
has to be carried into Washington, elev-
en- and four-tenths miles from the farm.
AS soon as the milk has been collected,
It is cooled. Then it Is put into cans
and handled so that It will remain cool
Next, It is loaded on the cars OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railway, and
whizzed into Washington. At the sta
ton here wagons are drawn up await
ing the mix. which is carried to the
refrigerators at the Palace Lunch
Rooms. 600 Fifteenth street
100 Gallons a Day.
From these COWS at the farm, 80 gall
Ions of milk are taken every day. This
statement is enough to show that the
twelve men who look after the milking
cannot loaf on their jobs.
In every detail the highest state OF
perfection is attained IN order to make
the milk the best possible. The sani-
tation OF the stables and the farms.
the feed OF the cows. and the arrange
ment and operation Of the dairy con-
vince the visitor that he has before
him the ideal Of dairy farming.
The dairy is a building sixty feet
long. and twenty feet wide. and is ce-
mented throughout, this being the best
form Of construction for sanitary pur-
poses.
All these things are the details. the
little things that. fitted into each other,
make up beautiful mosaic OF perlcc-
ton In dairy-farming. But there is
another aspect Of the situation. From
the highest hill, the view sweeps across
the meadows and rolling pastures Of
the farm. Across the width or length
OF every field there flows a stream fed
by pure spring water.
Perfect Pasturage.
Along the banks of the streams grow
towering trees. in whose shade the COWS
lie and chew their cud. The pasturage
IS in the most perfect condition every
where on the farm.
Il these days. when the public clam
ors for pure milk, sanitary dairy farms
and pure water for the milk COWS, those
who fear all milk is impure should visit
the Hermitage Dairy farm It is calcu-
lated to remove fears OF this sort
Ford * Graham established their
lunch room on its present site in 1886
From the very start. it was a success
AS the years went by. they realized the
necessity. or rather the advantage, OF
having 4 farm OF their own so that they
might know the nature of the dairy
products they dispensed n their lunch
room
A long time was spent in looking for
the sort Of farm they needed Finally,
they found the one that suited them.
1t belonged to Col. William l. Thomp-
son, a paymaster I'm the United States
Navy. Negotiations were entered into,
and the result was that Ford & Graham
became owners of the Hermitage Dairy
/ FNrn.
Farms Ice Ponds.
From It they get all the milk. cream,
buttermill1, and butter they use in their
lunchroom. So perfect is the arrange
nent at the farm that the milk is
cooled there and kept cool in Washing
ton by the ice that is collected from the
ponds or the farm in winter. Nothing
is LACKING in the general scheme TO
make the production and care of the
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Better Than the Mule.

At dinner the other night little
Algy offered a toast to women. Said
Algernon: Here's to woman, beauti-
full, fascinating woman. Made after
man, and has been after him ever
since. Ha! Hal" And here's to man."
responded the ingenious debutante.
Man is the paragon Of animals. On
his own ground he surpasses the lion
in magnanimity, the fox In acumen.
the parrot in wit, the monkey in versa
tility, the ant In thrift, the spider in
all that goes to make 1t valued mem
Der of society. Briefly, man Is more
Of success than the mule" She
vowed that, inspired by Algy, she
made it up right of the wheel. At
any rate, none OF the other women
present has as yet lauded 1t either
in the ladies' home journals or Heart
to Heart Talks with Women" 50 may
be she did She Is clever enough about
other things, dear knows.
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Notes From OSman.

Miss Rose Bogenshltz Of Cleveland
spent Sunday at Joe Cries.
Mr.. Carstens and family Of Newton
were visitors ut the Leschke home last
Sunday.
Norma Hills of Cleveland, spent Satur-
day and Sunday ut IT, N. Trossens.
Rev. Father phelan has gone to Green
Bay to be present at the clergymen's re
treat held there this week
Mrs. Warden who has been visiting
here for the rast two weeks, returned to
her home at Chicago last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sigglekow Of Center
Vile spent one day last week with their
SON Ernst Sigglekow, our local cheese
maker.
Post master John Hills of Cleveland
made an inspection" trip on route No.
B. last Wednesday
Mrs. +. 5. Grove and her mother
Mrs. B. Morris Of Manitowoc are spend
ing the week with friends here
Jos Leschke who recently purchased
the saloon and S0.acre farm Of Anton
Waterbach, has disposed of the proper
ty to Frank Kelly. Consideration so.
0OO Mr. Kelly will take possession in
"A short time.
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Unearthed Buried Tree,

About 70 years ago millions Of tens
Of earth. powders and gravel slid
from the side of Mount Katahdin to
Sourdnahunk Stream, in Maine, a dis.
lance of seven miles. and damned the
stream, forming what Is known to
West Branch lumbermen as Slide
dam.
A repair crew Of a paper company
recently had occasion to remove a
quantity Of gravel from this deposit.
At depth Of ten feet they found tho
trunk of a spruce tree bent like a
bow, the top held down by a bowlder
weighing many tons. The trunk was
sound, but the bark and foliage had
been removed by the scraping the
tree received when the slide occurred.
Another large tree with foliage In
tact was found In the pit The TO-
liase was first removed from the
earth looking fresh green A. II It had
just been removed from a growing
tree, but faded somewhat in . few
hours.
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Eating Stew Through Straws.

Doing as my Indian friends did, l
seized in my turn a chunk of mutton
from the kettle and proceeded to eat
1t. How | was to get my share of the
stew, however, I could not conceive,
as licking ones fingers is a slow pro-
cess and inadequately nourishing. On
the floor table, however, was pile Of
what looked like dark blue lead pen
ellis. The governor took one stuck it
into the kettle and peacefully sucked
until he was satisfied. 1t was simply
sucking-not lemonade-but mutton
stew, through straw. Then he care
fully proceeded to eat the straw. Suck
ing the stew through it had softened
and favored 1t for eating. l mastered
the game at the first trial, writes Fred
erick Monsen in the Craftsman, and
from that time was a devoted adher-
ent to piki bread, as well as to many
other dishes and customs Of my good
friends, the Hopi.
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Notes From ROSeCranS.

Mrs. John Foley of Wayside transact
ed business here Monday.
Dewane Bros. of Cooperstown recent
" erected new Aermotor windmill for
Frank Novak
Mrs. May Ebel is visiting her mother
Mrs Mulqueen Of this place.
Mike Roseland of Maple Grove visited
friends here last Friday eve. What's
the attraction Mike?
Some of our farmers have started cut
ting their rye.
Joe unlock transacted business at
Kellnersville Friday.
The town of Cooperstown will build
a new iron bridge with stone abutments
across the Devil river at JOS Gakesehe :.
The new bridge will cost about two
thousand dollars.
The work on our two.room school
building is going on very last H.
Krumdick of Cooperstown has the car
penter contract.
A. large number of our people attend
ed the dance at Francis Creek Sunday
eve. All reported good time,
E. !. Kane visited friends in Larrabee
Sunday.
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Notes From Branch.

The Al Landreth Co, has resumed oper-
atoms again after lay off Of few days
Branch was well represented at Frances
Creek on Sunday.
Lewis kukral and wife are visiting
at the home of the latters parents Mr.
and Mrs. Benishek, for few weeks.
Miss Katie Kutil visited at Manito-
woo on Tuesday.
A grand rattle and ball will be given
at Schaffers Hall on Saturday, Aug. j.
A graphaphone will be rafiled on the
occasion The Marine band of Manito-
voc will furnish the music, and all are
cordially invited.
Last Saturday Mr.. Frank Kutil was
seen making a mile in 1.j6 on II wheel
going toward Kellnersville What's
the reason Frank?
AL Zander of the Heyroth-Iander Co.
was business visitor in our village Tuea
day.
Lewis Ulrich and Leo Theisen We're
visitors here Sunday.
Don't forget the dance Saturday.
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TRAINED TO FACE DEATH.
Much Care Taken In the Drilling Of
Cavalry Horses.

Cavalry chargers vary from IL to
16 hands in height, and sharp rules
have been laid down about their
shape, action and treatment. There
are regular schools where the raw
four-legged recruit is trained, and his
education embraces the fearless
swimming OF deep and wide rivers,
where possibly the enemy have de-
stroyed the bridges. 1t Is extremely
interesting to see thousand four
legged recruits drawn up In . vast
ring around the instructor, who opens
the proceedings with . sharp shot
from an army revolver, writes vii
liam G. Fitzgerald, In the Circle. The
animals are taught to gallop fearless
ly up to line or square OF infantry
who are blazing away with their rifles,
Of course loaded only with blank
cartridges. Lastly comes . charge
upon batteries OF quick-hring cannon
1t Is worth noting that, when smoke
less powder came into general use,
1t was found that thousands OF horses
which would face without fiinching
the smoke or guns using black pow
der baked and SHE'D at the sinister
fash and roar Of cordite and melinite.
There appears to be as much fndivid-
uality among horses as among men.
Some take the flash and report very
quietly. and are passed on to more
severe trials, while others rear and
try to bolt in abject terror.
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Notes From EaStWln.

The farmers in this vicinity are Just
about completing, haying and the hay
crop is better than was expected.
Mr.. Chas. Johannes and Mr.. and MrP'
August Johannes of Two Rivers visited
here at the Johannes home last Sunday,
Mrs. Arnold Zander and children OF
Nahma, Mich. are here visiting n the
home of grandpa and grandma Aander
Last Thursday, Mrs. Frank kautsky
and son Lester and Mrs. Edward G..
Zgnder and daughters Norma and Ruth
of Manitowoc came out here to visit
with relatives until Sunday, when Mr.
Frank Kautsky and daughter Cordelia
and Mr. Edward Zander and daughter
Lotte came out to spend the day and to
take their families back with them.
Mr.. William Hander and grsndson
Gerald lander have returned from Mil
waukee, where they visited relatives
and enjoyed sight seeing the past week
The buildings of Mr. August Erler
have improved very much in looks the
past week owing to a coat of paint.
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Notes From Married..

Mrs Hishon and children Of kaukau-
ma left for there home Wednesday, after
spending month very pleasantly with
Mrs Jake Wotruba
Mike ROLAND of Maple Grove is seen
in our vicinity quite often Of late.
Shouldn't wonder if there won't be
something doing" in the near future
Farmers here are all through haying
The crop was very light.
Miss Lizzie Ryan was Green Bay
and Manitowoc visitor one day last
week.
Mrs Kate Ryan and daughter Lizzie
were Kewaunee visitors on Tuesday
Many Of the young folks of this burg
took in the picnic and dance at Francis
Creek last Sunday All report jolly
good time,
Mr. J Il. Touhy was a business caller
ut Cato one day last week.
Mr. j. Kellner of Green Bay, orr
cattle buyer, was seen in our burg Mon.
day.
Mr. John Reedy started cutting rye
Tuesday. He has an early start, all right
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Notes From Maple Grove.

Mrs. Tracey of Freeport, ILL.,, is visit,
ing friends here.
Mrs. Martin ONeil and Miss Nellie
O'Brien called at Manitowoc Tuesday.
Mrs Block of South Milwaukee is
spending few weeks here with her
sister, Mrs Robert Bubolz.
During the electrical and hail storm
here last Thursday evening John Con-
nors, while trying to dodge some of the
larger hail stones that were falling
slipped and dislocated his ankle joint
He will be out of business for the next
few weeks
DR.. w. J. Morrissey, who recently
opened a dental office in the Link build
ing in Reedsville, made the very liberal
offer that he would give free of charge,
to his first young lady customer, a full
set of artificial teeth The prize was
won by young lady from Maple Grove,
who requested to have her name with
held from publication.
Martin O'Neil purchased the S0acre
farm of Frank Hntz of Morrison, in
Guiding crop and all personal property
consideration, $4,000.
A daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Field.
ing, who Joined the sisterhood some
twenty years ago, is visiting her parents
here for the first time in all these years
During the electrical storm here
Thursday, the lightning struck the stee-
pie of the Methodist church near Reeds.
Vile, and shattered the steeple to spin
ters 1t also killed one of Fred Rohr-
back 5 cows.
Postmaster l.. A. Busse of Reedsville
took week off and went to Chicago
last week, leaving his entire business in
charge of the lady whom he considers
we'll fitted for the job. While in the
windy city he purchased a fine horse
and buggy.
Some of the Reedsville real estate
dealers were at Manitowoc Tuesday on
business.
Work on the new catholic church in
Reedsville is now being rushed, a crew
of % men being employed The brick
work will be finished in about two weeks.
DR.. Falge of Manitowoc, feeling lone
some for his former home, took run
up to Reedsvlle Monday and called on
some of his patients who are now under
the care of Dr. Nc Comb, a son of DR.. l.
n. Nc Comb Of Brillion. He recently
graduated from Rusch Medical college,
Chicago.
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SIZED HIM UP WRONG.
Flstic Encounter Did Not Turn Out ~
1t Was Planned.

1T was this way, you see." said the
young man with the black eye and
skinned nose, and a gap In his mouth
where two front teeth used to be. Il
was elbowed by Teller on q street
car and we had some words. l deter
mined to lick that man or die. /
could have hit him with stone or
club or hired some ruffian to waylay
him, but l wanted to polish him off
scientifically. wanted to daily with
straight punch until made q pulp Of
him"
And SO you took boxing lessons?"
was queried.
That's what ! did-24 of them.
When l had finished my instructor
said | could knock out any man twice
my weight in America. l had kept
an eye ON the elbow man and when l
got good and ready | threw myself
In his way. He gave me the elbow
again. l called him a ruffan and a
coward and invited him to step off
the car"
And the buffer didn't dare do 1t,
OF course?'
But he did dare. Yes, sir he got
down lively. I squared OF at him
and let go with my right. 1t missed
Then l let go with my left. 1t missed
Then / swung on him. He wanst
there. Then-then--''
Then you caught him an awful wal.
lop and killed him stone dead?"
mot quite. Something came boom.
ing along and hit me over the face
and went down and awoke In an am.
bulance."
But you had taken "a lessons in
boxing"
Il had, but as / afterward found out
the other Teller had taken 49,"
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"Nothinu DoinQ.~

Nothing Going!" Is that slang? l
thought it was until last night. when
| came upon the words in Dickens
"Dombey & Son." In chapter ", old
Sol ellis is explaining to his nephew
Walter why the shop must be closed
and the business abandoned You
see, Walter" said he, in truth this
business is merely habit with me.
am so accustomed to the haJit that l
could hardly live II l relinquished 1t;
but there's nothing doing, nothing do
ing" SO, you see. the phrase had It's
pathetic fitness half century ago.
and Is not slang at all.-Watson' =
Weekly Jeffersonian.
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Notes From MiShiCOt.

Misses Florence and Linda Hanson of
Milwaukee and Miss Lily Levenhagen
of Two Rivers, spent few days with
friends and relatives in this burg
Mrs. John Shambeau and Mrs. Van.
Wee of Minneapolis, are visiting at the
Opera house.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Lindstedt of Mantle.
woe We're seen in our burg Sunday.
The many friends of Miss Amanda
Eisenmaan helped her celebrate her
birthday anniversary Saturday.
Mrs. F. Seibel and children, of Two
Rivers, is visiting with Mrs. M. Loring
this week.
Dance, Sunday Aug. 4, at the Opera
house, Good time promised to all.
Miss Lily Chloupek spent the past week
with friends and relatives at Kewaunee.
An ice cream sociable will be given at
the Evangelical church, Friday Aug.
2nd.
Miss Ida Weinfurther returned Satur.
day from Manitowoc, after spending the
week with friends and relatives there.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Langenkamp are visit
ing with Mrs. Langenkamp's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jens Halberg.
Or. Karnopp Mr.. G. Hoist, Mr.. f
Sewers and Mr., Arthur Hoist, spent
Sunday at kellnersville
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Jno. c. Just made a flying trip 70
Manitowoc last Saturday.
Mr.. Louie Kohlbeck and Miss Anna
Papolars of Kellnersville were the
guests of Mrs. Pech one day last week.
The farmers in this vicinity are busy
cutting rye and barley. They say the
crop of rye IS good this year.
Mr.. Ed Shambeau finished putting on
lightning rods on the Just and Krom-
forst buildings
MIR. Ignatz Pankratz was out here set.
ting up a new binder for j. Just this
week.
The dance at Stastny's last Sunday
was we'll attended A number from this
vicinity were present.