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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-08
CHICK CHAT,

Fine, clean grit should be the first
thing eaten by little chicks.
Early maturity for market means
considerable in making up the profits
Felch says the light brahma will
grow broiler to weigh two pounds
at eight weeks of age.
A pound of naphthaleen dissolved in
a gallon of coal oil makes an excellent
lice paint for the roosts.
Stale (but not moldy) bread moist
ened with milk is one of the best first
foods for chicks and ducklings.
A poorly bred thoroughbred is
worse than a scrub. Scrub treatment
will make scrubs of thoroughbreds.
Stale and dirty water is a frequent
cause of bowel trouble in the early
youngsters; provide clean water in
clean dishes.
The spring chicken" should be
Matched not earlier than February, nor
later than May. The market weight
is two to three pounds.
Strong parents make strong chicks
strong chicks are active and quick
growing-quick growth makes the
juicy, meaty broiler and rooster.
Set two hens at the same time;
then, if the hatch is not large, all the
chicks can be given to the most
motherly hen and the other set again,
or given her liberty.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-08
SOLAR WAX EXTRACTOR.
Rays of Sun Used in Rendering the
Wax.

A solar wax extractor is needed in
every apiary and several are kept run
ming in many large apiaries. Extract
ors which render wax by steam are
also used. TO the latter class belongs
the improved Swiss wax extractor
This improvement, invented in Swift
zerland and improved in America, con-
sists of tin or copper vessel with
circle of perforations in the bot
tom near the sides to let in steam
from a boiler below and within this
upper vessel another receptacle-the
comb receiver-made of perforated
zinc. Within few years wax extract
ors employing the heat of he sun and
known as solar eXtractors have come
into general use. The essential fea-
lures in all the forms that have been
devised are metal tank with a
glass cover and usually a wire cloth
strainer under which is placed the re-
ceptacle for the wax, the whole so ar.
ranged as to enable one to tilt it at
such an angle as will catch the direct
rays of the sun. The effectiveness of
the solar extractor is increased by
having the glass doubled and adding
reflector, such as mirror or a
sheet of bright metal.-Exchange
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-08
QUEEN RAISING.
Nursery Cage for the Matching of Vir-
gin Queens.

An English bee expert, Mr. Sladen
has recently published in the British
Bee Journal description of his i'm
proved nursery cage for queen-cells
and virgin queens He says:
Ny improved nursery-cage for the
Matching of virgin queens and for
holding them until they are distribut-
cd to the nuclei is illustrated in the
cut. The ripe queen-cell is held in
position by the wire-cloth sides, which
can be easily adjusted to grip secure
ly queen-cells of any SIZE The cage
opens on a new principle, which
makes the insertion or removal of the
queen-cell or of food for the queen ex-
peditious and easy The cage hangs
between the combs some distance
from the top by the stout wire shaft,
the bent portion Of which rests on the
top-bar of one of the frames The
pupa, or queen, is thus kept warm
between brood, and this is very impor-
tant in the cold nights of May and
June. The cage itself is of the small.
est possible size, SO hat number Of
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-08
HENS, MOTHERS FOR GosLINes.
Directions for Matching and Rearing
Them.

The first thing to consider in hatch.
ing goose eggs under hens is never
to put more than three or four under
a good hen. More cannot be covered
properly. Confne the hen to fair
sized run with her nest inclosed in
some quiet place. Keep a dish of
pure water, also one of grain, where
she can help herself. Dust her we'll
three times with lice powder and re-
move all clean eggs after seventh day.
When the goslings hatch give the
most careful hen four to six. Confne
the hen and goslings in shady grass
run. Give water in a drinking foun-
tain that the young ones cannot get
Into and one that can be washed clean
inside and out
The yard must be changed often
enough to have good, soft grass all
the time. Grass is the best goose
food. If easily obtained give bread
and milk with small amount of shorts
and meal mixed with for first week
Also add fifth rolled oats to the
feed. After the first week, suggests
Orange Judd Farmer, increase
amount of shorts and corn meal, also
add little beef scraps. After the
first month they can be fed mostly
on shorts, corn meal and oats, with
about a fifth of the feed compound of
beef scraps. Plenty of grass, good
but not too much feed, clean coops
and pure water all the time, will make
the goslings larger than the hen at
one month old.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-08
REMEDIES FOR THE NURSERY /
sest Method Of Treating the Almost
Daily Small Mishaps. -

Tumbles that result in broken
knees are very common occurrence
IN the nursery. Wash the place very
thoroughly with warm water and Dor
acic lotion in order to remove any
garvel, dust or bits of stocking that
may have been forced into the wound
Battle always from the edges to the
center OF any wound; this gives in.
hn1tely less pain. Then dress the
place with a piece of soft old rag,
smearing with cold cream; keep in
place with few twists of a band
age.
IT a child is slightly burned of scald
ed, the first thing to do is to relieve
the pain, and then apply a healing
ointment. To effect this, battle the
injured part with strong solution
OF ordinary kitchen soda, apply zinc
ointment by means of well-greased
rags, then cover the whole with q
piece Of COTTONWOOD.
A grain of dust is very little
thing, but, like a great many other
little things. is capable of causing &
very great deal Of trouble.
Never try to remove it with 3
screw of handkerchief, but instead
tear OF a corner of perfectly clear
white blotting paper, twist this into
cone, and having discovered the
whereabouts of the dust by gently
but firmly raising the eva]id EXTRA r.,
it with the blotting paper, to which
the dust will be found to adhere
readily.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-08
Preserved Pears.

Pare them very thin and simmer
them in thin strip, allowing one
fourth of pound of sugar to a pound
of pears. Let them lie for two days,
then add another quarter of a pound
Of sugar to pound of pears
and simmer again. Let them all lie
all night or longer if you wish, then
simmer them once more, adding one
half pound of sugar to pound of
pears, making pound for pound.
The juice of lemon to four pounds
of fruit and small part of the peel
is good addition. The fruit may now
be drained and put in the sun to dry,
or they may be poured, into the jars
with strip over them.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-08

them can hang side by side between
two combs without widely separating
the combs, and one or more of the
cages can be inserted or removed on
turning back the quilt without lifting
out frame. The part &C" may be
made of tin plate or of celluloid. With
the latter material the queen and
queen-cell can be easily seen inside
the cage while it is closed. At ST.
and w. are shown different kinds
of shafts
This cage can be used, if required,
as an introducing-cage. The candy
hole is covered with a tin slide,
which, when pushed to one side, en-
ables the bees to liberate the queen
by eating through the candy.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-08
OYSTER Plant or Satisfy Salad.

Scrub the satisfy, and cook, with
out removing the skin, in boiling sal'.-
ed water until tender. Peel and cut in
thin slices. Season with salt and pep
per, cover and set aside to become
cold. For pint Of sliced satisfy take
six tablespoonful of oil, and gradually
beat into it four tablespoonfuls of LEM
on juice or three of vinegar, and about
half teaspoonful of onion juice.
When thoroughly mixed, pour over
the chilled satisfy. Turn the slices
over and over until they have taken
up the dressing. and set aside until
ready to serve. Serve on heart leaves
Of lettuce, also dressed with oil, vine
gar, salt and pepper. Garnish with
figures cut from thin slices of picked
beet.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-08
FARM WITH PLANS.
This Is the Only Way to Secure Ger
tain Success.

The successful farmer, or, in fact,
any other successful business man,
must do great deal of thinking The
man who blunders away in his work
never seems to do things right, for
he may have to undo tomorrow what
he did to-day. Plan the field crops so
that the greatest yield may be had
from each field, and at the same time
keep up the fertility of the whole
farm. When planning quick money
crops make sure that you are not los
ing at the other end-selling of the
most valuable part of your land.
Plan for the live stock so that all
may be taken care Of properly, and
have sufficient home grown feed
Here is where many fall down. They
buy or raise big bunch of young
things, and then when feeding time
comes, have to go out and buy nearly
all their winter feed. The plans
for the crops and for live stock should
aim to keep all money on the farm.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-08
Preserving EqQs.

The usual way of preparing water.
glass for storing eggs is to dilute ono
part of silicate of soda in ten parts
of pure rain water. The eggs, which
must be strictly fresh, are placed in
a stone crock or wooden tub, and the
solution poured upon them. A cool
cellar. is the best place to keep the
jar. Waterglass, or silicate Of soda
can be secured at most druggists at
10 to 80 cents a pound. Eggs will
keep in it, If fresh when put down. for
six months or year. This method
II considered one of the best known
for preserving eggs
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-08
TREATMENT OF THE PIANO.
Things to Be Remembered If You
Would Preserve instrument,

When the cold wind blows outside,
or chilling rain beats down, do not in
your solicitude for your own comfort
forget the welfare of your poor piano.
That instrument is we'll known to
be as sensitive to cold, damp or heat
as the most confirmed invalid, and in
thousands of houses to-day the
domestic piano is treated with a
lack of regard that harrows the
spirit of the unfortunate tuner who
has periodically to come and act as
physician to 1t.
Never put your piano too near the
fire, as the heat draws the wood. Do
not leave the window open close to
1t on a rainy day, as the damp will
rust the wires and mold the instru-
ments interior.
On no account should multiple
city of ornaments be placed on the
top Of the piano as it's tone is spoiled
in this way, and, finally it should be
noted that with too much furniture
and drapery in the room piano play
ing cannot be heard to the best ad-
vantage.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-08
Delicious Custard.

Beat four eggs light, add three cup.
fuls of good milk, five tablespoonfuls
Of sugar, one teasponful salt and lit
tie grated nutmeg; stir well; pour the
mixture in custard cups; set these in
side of a fiat bake pan with some wa
ter in same; bake slowly one hour, or
until silver knife comes out clean;
remove from oven, then whip the
whites of five eggs until stiff and dry
and drop on custards walnut size, one
in center and one row around edge of
cups, leaving the center one largest;
put back in oven two or three minutes
to add golden tint; take as many
good-sized Strawberries, dip in pulver-
lied sugar, and put row around cups
between the walnut shapes; this
makes very pretty table custard for
little ones.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-08
Renovatjno FIannels.

Flannels that have become badly
yellowed through neglect may be
whitened in this way: Boil four table
spoonfuls -four in four quarts of wa
ter stirring free from Jumps. Pour
one-half this mixture over the fiannels,
cover and let them stand a half hour.
Rub with the hands, but use no soap.
Rinse the f1annels In clear water Of
the same temperature, then heat the
remainder Of the liquid and pour over
the flannel again. Proceed as before,
rinse thorough ly, then hang out to
drain and dry. Never hang fannels IN
cold OF frosty I'll, Is that always
.shyinks them
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-08
To Care for Turkish RUGS.

If Turkish rugs are left on the floor
through the summer-and they are
quite as we'll there as anywhere, a
weekly exposure to the fresh air and
sunshine, with good brushing with a
stiff broom, will be all that is neces-
sary. If they are soiled. a thorough
washing every year or two will keep
them in splendid condition. If large
they are better sent to a rug cleaner;
but small rugs may be washed at
home, using cold or lukewarm water,
scrubbing brush and any good soap.
Rinse we'll and hang in the open air
to dry. If one has hose the rinsing
is more easily accomplished by turn
ing that on them.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-08
CHAPTER XXI.

CHAPTER XXI.
UNCLE PETER INSPIRES HIS GRAND
SON TO WORTHY AMBITION.
On three successive days the old
man held lengthy interviews with
Shepler in the latter's private Office.
At the close Of the third days inter-
view Shepler sent for Relpin, of the
brokerage firm of Relpin & Hendricks.
A few days after this Uncle Peter said
to Percival one morning:
II want to have a talk with you.
son."
"All right, Uncle Peter" was the
cheerful answer. He suspected the old
man might at last be going to preach
a bit, since for a week past he had
been rather less expansive. He re-
solved to listen with good grace to any
homilies that mignt issue. He took
his suspicion to be confirmed when
Uncle Peter began:
you folks been cuttin' a pretty
wide swath here in New York.
That's so, Uncle Peter-wider than
we could have cut in Montana City,"
Been spendin' money purity free for
a year."
Yes; you need money here"
II reckon you can't say about how
much, now?"
"Oh, I shouldn't WONDER" Percival
answered, going over to the escritoire
and taking out some folded sheets and
several check books. "Of course,
haven't it all here, but have the bulk
Of it. Let me figure little.'
He began to work with a pencil on
sheet of paper. He was busy almost
half an hour, while Uncle Peter
smoked in silence.
1T struck me the other night we
might have been getting a little near
to the limit, 50 figured a bit then,
too, and l guess this will give you
some idea of it. OF course this isn't
all mine; it includes mas and Psyche's.
Sis has been mark for every bridge
player between the Battery and the
Bronx, and the way ma has been
plunging on her INDECENT poor is
caution-she certainly does hold the
large golden medal for amateur cross
country philanthropy. Now here's a
rough expense accounted course only
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-08
A BREEDING ProhIenn

Beekeeping is primarily a breeding
problem, foc the honey surplus of a
colony depends so much On the queen.
So it is that the betkeeper must be
able to get new queens at any time.
Many beekeepers requiem their colo
MES every year, others every two
years.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-08
Another House for Young Chicks.

shown in c. The size may be made
to suit the owner, but it has been
found by the Ontario authorities that
a coop two feet high in front, Is
inches high in the rear and two or
three feet long works very satisfac-
torily. The portion of the coop cover
ed with wire netting is one foot wide
AS shown at G, the front is nova
BILE so that when the chicks are large
enough the hen can leave the coop
during the daY time
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-08
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James Bryce's Great Essay.

About 40 years ago the adjudicators
Of the Arnold historical essay prize at
Oxford were YEARLY blowing through
the usual lot Of commonplace compost
tions, when they suddenly lighted on
one which was not commonplace. The
subject was ..!The Holy Roman En-
pire," and it is not too much to say
that these cynical dons were electri-
fed to enthusiasm. Hastily awarding
It the prize, they opened the sealed en-
yelope and found that it was the work
Of one James Bryce, age Is, who, after
q distinguished cafeer as scholar of
Trinity, had been elected a Fellow of
Oriel. When we think Of what prize
essays generally are, and when we
realize that this one was actually
translated into German, French and
Italian, and Is at: this moment the
book on the subject, we & gain some
idea OF the magnitude .of young
.Bryce's exploit Mainly About PEG:
pie.
The pumps used for q e.uiring. the
anthracia. e mines 81 PENNSYLVANIA
handle yer SO, 900, ooo. salloaa 81 va.
ter
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-08
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The Warmth of Snow House,

The Warmth Of Snow House.
Usually our snow igloos allowed
each man from 18 to 20 inches space
in which to lie down, and just room
enough to stretch his legs we'll. With
our sleeping bags they We're entirely
comfortable no matter what the wealth
er outside. The snow is porous enough
to admit of air circulation, but even a
gale Of wind without would mot affect
the temperature within. is claimed
by the natives that when the wind
blows, a snow house is warmer than
In a period of still cold. I could see
no difference. A new snow igloo is,
however, more comfortably than one
that has been used, for newly-cut snow:
blocks are more porous. In one that
has been used there is always a crust
Of ice on the interior which prevents
a proper circulation Of air Dillon
Wallace, in the Outing Magazine.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-08
COOP FOR HENS AND CHICKS.
Type of Construction Used by Ontario
Agricultural Station.

The authorities of the Ontario Agri-
cultural college have devised coop
which they recommend for the hen
and chicks. It is so devised that it
gives plenty of air both day and night,
and during the night in particular
can be so closed that small animals
cannot get in to disturb either hen
or chicks. A good idea of the front
of the coop is shown at A in the &C.
companying illustration.
The upper part is covered with wire
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-08

Dr.. Paul LeWoniekWi, q medical OH.
Ger Of the Russian army, states In the
Press Medicale that there prevails
among the Cossacks of that army 4.
popular belief that those who swallow
bullets viii not be killed by ! bullet
III battI
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-08
The lmpotent Bull.

. Standing in the barns without ex.
ercise, together with an unbalanced
ration often causes impotency and
then the farmer wonders why his
bull is not breeder. Using a young
bull too heavily often brings about
the same results. 1s.s@
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-08

It's not beautiful thing to think Of,
death and destruction stealing from
the sea below the surface upon huge
vessel of war filled with human be-
ings. 1t makes all precautions seem
vain and useless, and the usual ele-
ments of warfare are discounted. But
then Marquis of Queensbury rules do
not apply in actual war, and there is
nothing to prevent hitting below the
belt-especially below the armor belt.
II the Octopus made hit with each
of her torpedoes, her part in a naval
engagement would be the utter de-
struction of four battleships, not bad
achievement for boat which is only
los feet in length, and which, even
upon the surface, can hardly be seen
at all. Only four feet of the Octopus
shows above the surface when she is
lying exposed to view.
She has a small coming tower and
periscope that rises like a flagpole
above the water when the Octopus is
moving submerged at her usual depth.
This periscope enables the crew of the
submarine to see what is upon the
surface of the sea, even while they are
16 or 20 feet below, and also enables
the pilot to get direction on objects
just as the compass will guide him for
general direction. It is composed of a
set of prisms which can be made to re-
volve by pressing an electric button
BY reflection, the instrument shows
objects on the surface of the sea and
in actual size on the contrivance al
sthe base of the periscope in the body
of the submarine
In the early submarines it was nee
essary for the captain to bring his
vessel to the surface, exposing his
coming tower, whenever he wished to
make an observation, but with the ad
vent of the periscope he navigates his
vessel completely submerged, occa
sionally rising so that the tube
energies but few feet above the wa
ter, enabling him to observe the de-
sired objects and then submergine
again. Even when running with the
periscope exposed above the surface
it is very difficult to locate it from an
other ship, as it's size and appearance
are such as to deceive the observer.
That is where the submarine has an
enormous advantage over the warship
that must remain on the surface. No
projectile will penetrate more than
two feet below the surface, so that so
soon as a submarine is submerged
she cannot be hit, even when the top
of her coming tower is showing, for
the coming tower itself is six feet
high on the Octopus.
About the only thing that a warship
can do, in fact, when attacked by a
submarine, is to turn tail and run. Ev-
cry modern warship possesses greater
speed than the submarine, so that
should the larger vessel observe the
approach in time, she could keep out
of reach, for the submarine must get
within a distance of three-quarters of
a mile or half mile before she can
launch her torpedo. But then, the sub
marine can sink, travel for miles be-
low the surface and thus get close to
her quarry without being seen.
Under cover of night this method of
attack is particularly easy. The huge
bulk of the warship makes a glazing
target, and no net was ever invented
that would Withstand a torpedo at
tack. The torpedo net has been abol-
ished in all the most modern warships
as practically useless.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-08


happened to have" Uncle Peter
took the statement and studied it care
fully.
Paid Hightower Hotel............ ;42,ss3 Is
Keep of horses, and extra horse
and carriage hire. 5,62S so
Chartering steam yacht Viluca
three months .................... $4,000 GO
Expenses running yacht. 1850 Is
w. U. Telegraph Company....... 81 IS
lncidentals NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. So, 763 80
Iotal III 002, 259 o.
His sharp old eyes ran up and down
the column of figures. Something
among the items seemed to annoy him.
Looking at those 'incidentals? 1
took those. from the check books. They
are pretty heavy"
Its an outraged" exclaimed the old
man, Indignantly, that there $685. so
to the telegraph company. Hows it
come you didn't have Western
Union frank this year? s'posed you
had one They sent me mine."
"Oh, we'll, they didn't send me one,
and didn't bother to ask for it." the
young man answered in tone Of re-
lief. "Of course the expenses have
been pretty heavy, coming here stran-
gers as we did. Now, another year.
"Oh, that amt anything. OF course
you got to spend money. l see one of
them heightened gents that died the
other day said gentleman couldn't
possibly get along on less'n $4,000 a
day and expenses. I'm glad to see you
amt cut under the limit none-you
got right into his class jest like you'd
always lived here, didn't you? But,
now, been kind of lookin' over the
ground since come here, and it's
struck me you amt been gettin'
enough for your money. You've spent
free, but the goods amt been deliv-
cred. I'm talkin' about yourself. Both
your ma and Pishy has got more out
Of it than you have. Why, your ma
gets her name in the papers as a phi
lanthropist along with that-how do
the papers call her?-!'the well-known
club woman-that Mrs. Helen Wyot
Lamson that always has her name
spelled out in full? Your ma il get
ting public recognition fur Ter money,
and look at Pishy. What's she gone
and done while you been laxin' about !?
Why, she's got engaged to lord, or
just as good. Look at the prospects
she's got! She'll enter the aristocracy
of England and have title. But look
at you! Really, son, I'm ashamed of
you. People over there'll be sayin'
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