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Middletown transcript., 1907-02-09
TIE SLEEPING BAYS sHtIE

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1t is Interesting to see how Did is the
maternal delusioli about The arniling Of
babies III ti,qia.sIesp AlIehiIa len asleep
are taken y atching Of tl,ef corners
OF the ..mon lIich ia AZ unlike as
possible to sal smile-ths humor-
.ons aud de little silent sketch of
laugh, app first ct any age e.
tween A!it and = noath. es
human selstimentaiity has insisted ID
calling the sleeping grimsce, do d
Elatulence, smile, and even 1
csused by dreams Of angels. A1 s..
Monies must hare bssn aa nninte nt
on tf..,s point ID aaS other matroh, .o1
ST. Augustine, reviewing IN his "Con
ietsions tbs growth Of BIS own mind!
mentions that be had been told Of the5
coming Of iniantils smiles having ap-'
peafed previously 10 sleep. Thackeray
echoes St d. for he shove US
Amelia siflgag u her child, "wio was
smiling in his sleeping No baby ever
smiled in his sleep set or is eyer likely
to do 60. London Chronicle.
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Middletown transcript., 1907-02-09
THE SUN At ONE CENT

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1ha unitsf States.
THBas SuS speciaI correspondents
throughout the United States, IS well "a
lii Europe, Ohissa, South Africa, the
Philippines, Porto Rico, Cuba and in
every other part Of the world, make il
She greatest newspaper that can be
printed.
Its Washington and New York buregus
are among The beet In the United States,
and give TIE SuN's readers the earliest
the legislative and financial centeFs oi
the ceultry.
Middletown transcript., 1907-02-09

II is Interesting to zee how old is the
maternal delosiOi sboa. shs slniling Of
Middletown transcript., 1907-02-09

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Middletown transcript., 1907-02-09

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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-28
Marketing Swine.

Today men who handle hogs with an
eye to profit push them along as rap
idly as possible from the start, and
there is no fattening period unless the
whole life of the hog may be so con-
sidered. They are fed grain from the
time they begin to eat and are market
ed as soon as they can be made to
weigh $50 or 200 pounds, regardless of
age or time of year. After they reach
this weight it is believed that they
gain less in proportion to the amount
of feed consumed, and it is more prof
liable to let them go and employ the
feed and labor on a bunch less ma
tured 1t is believed that March and
September are the best months for
pigs.
The best time to market swine is as
soon after this as they can be made to
weigh $50 or 200 pounds. This should
be any time after five months. If the
market is rising and there is a pros
pect of it continuing to do so, it may
be profitable to feed them some time
longer, but it is our opinion that usual
~ the best plan is to push them as
rapidly as possible and as soon as they
get in marketable condition let them
go.-Farmer's Guide.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-28
ICEHoUsE WALL.


ice from melting is very great in all
ordinary icehouses, and especially is
this true where it is taken out daily in
such small pieces as is usually the
case.
The house should be built above
ground, and if it can be placed where
it will be protected from the monday
sun by shade trees it will be found
to be of advantage. A low cost ice
house can be built with ordinary lum-
Der and by any one handy with tools.
The essentials to be observed are:
First, drainage below and ventilation
above; second, a perfectly tight fOun-
dation. Warm air rises, and if a cur
rent of warm air gets started through
the ice it will cause quick melting.
Third, double wall surrounding the
ice on sides and top.
The foundation should be made of
brick, concrete or stone masonry, in
which sills By should be bedded in
cement. On this erect-2 by studding
twenty eight inches apart. On the in
side FOR the inner wall one-half inch
sheathing material may be used of al
most any kind of lumber Some dura-
BILE wood is to be preferred, as these
boards are apt to decay quickly. For
the outside good novelty siding may
be used. 1t should be free from knot
holes and cracks. The rafters should
be by 4, with sheathing on the under
side. 1t is important to have plenty
of air space between the shingles and
sheathing beneath the rafters, as every
one knows how hot it gets under
barn roof in summer The space be-
tween the two walls on the four sides
may be left empty if the outer in
closure is very tight, as a dead air
space is one of the best nonconductorS.
But 1t will not be dead air space il
there are holes or cracks in the siding.
If the ground on which the house is
situated is of a gravelly, porous ma
ture no provision need be made for
drainage, as the water will be absorb
ed as fast as the ice melts. Otherwise
the floor should be graded off, so as to
slope to one point, where surplus not
ed may be taken off by means of
trapped outlet pipe to exclude all air
while allowing the water to escape.
The door opening of the house
should begin about four feet from the
ground and extend upward nearly to
the top of the roof. The outer may
be made in two or three sections and
the inner Enclosure supplied by boards
crOSswise, put in as the house is filled
and taken out as it is emptied. 1t is
mistake to provide too much ventila-
ton. For an ordinary house one foot
square openings at each end under the
apex Of the roof are sufficient, and it
would be of advantage to provide for
closing these on warm days.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-28
MILKING MACHINE IN OPERATION.

MILKING MACHINE IN OPERATIONS.
success, the true principle of initiating
the action of the calf's mouth on the
teat was not invented until suction
was produced at intervals. These in
tervals are known as pulsations. The
intervals produced by the calf are due
to the fact that the calf is obliged to
take it's breath and swallow, which re-
lieves the teat of the suction at that
moment and allows the blood of the
teat, which has been drawn down by
suction, to flow back. These pulSa-
tons have been reproduced in the sue
ton principle and aid materially in the
success OF the machine.
Defects in the. earlier machines nc
doubt created certain amount of dis
trust as to the practicability of any
device of the kind, but it seems that
such difficulties have been greatly over
come. Improvements which have much
changed the conditions of the milking
machine industry of late are the en-
largement of the milk ports through
the pulsator, a filter between pail and
stanchion, greatly reducing the num-
Der of bacteria, and the prevention of
the surging of the milk through the
tubes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-28
MACHINE MILKING.
Nothing Like Observation-Disclosures
Dairymaid at Work.
Eu I. i. ARKI.EY

Nothing Like OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Dairymaid at Work.
.t....,-g BY L. L. ARKLEY.
~. One important point i'll which the
recent national dairy show was an
eye opener to many of the public and
such dairymen as have not had oppor-
tunity to keep abreast of the tide Of
improvement in mechanism for milk
makers was the exhibit of dairy ma
chinery and utensils in great variety.
The man interested in sanitary milk
pals, strainers, separatorS, coolers,
areators, testing outfits, pasteurizerS,
bottle filters and all sorts of tinware,
such as pouring cans and cream cans
as well as numerous other items, could
find the object of his consideration
present in many styles and could in
vestigate their respective merits with
the goods before his eyes, The i'm
portance of putting milk and it's prod
ucts before the buyer in wholesome
and attractive condition would be sug-
gested by the numerous bottles, caps,
butter wrappers and packages.
Not only at the national exposition,
but at a number of other shows and
fairs this season, the milking machine
In operation has proved to be a center
of much genuine interest as we'll, of
course, as of considerable aimless sight
seeing. Crowds gather around to wit
ness the performance of the modern
milkmaid." At the dairy show milk
ing machines were in operation twice
a day, affording a good opportunity to
those who wanted to study their work
ingS.
This matter of operation Err, the
well known dairy expert, explains
thus: The teats are placed in cups from
which the air is exhausted, producing
a vacuum; hence the pressure of the
air on the udder tends to force the
milk into the teat and into the vacuum
chamber This suction is produced by
pumps, and the principle is illustrated
by the calf sucking the teat. A calf
while sucking exerts a small amount
of pressure in connection with suction,
and in some of the modern milking
machines this operation is reproduced.
While some of these machines have
been invented for many years and
have worked with a certain degree OF
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-28

of Chicago, now permanently located
in Platteville, will open his Office in
Baxter building for 2 days every
week Monday and Tuesday.
THE EYES are the principal part of
a persons head. Neglecting Them
causes Headaches, Nervousness. Neur-
algia, Sleeplessness and Tearing of the
eye. It may be that your eyes being
affected or strained are the causes OF
your troubles. Thousands of sufferers
are neglecting their eyes daily, they
little think that they are injuring
themselves bodily as well as their
eyes. The modern method of examin-
ing and correcting the eyes has bene-
fitted hundreds of people every day
by DIR. EDWARD WILLARD.
Cross (Squint) Eye can be straighten-
ed without the use of any surgical in
strument, Your eyes no matter what
ails them should be examined by one
who understands how, and is confident
that he can relieve you of all your
troubles of the eye. If you are troubled
with your eyes, don't hesitate, but call
at once.
Special attention paid to children.
Do not neglect this opportunity
delay is dangerous.
Glasses are advised only when need
ed.
Eyes examined free.
"a. Office at Baxter building q
Hours 9 a. m. TO p. m.
Special attention given TO orders
chat have failed Don't forget the dates
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-28
New Variety of Spinach.

A new variety of spinach which has
never been listed in any Of the Amer
lean catalogues is being grown at Val
verde, near Denver, which is creating
very favorable comment on the Denver
market. The seed was imported from
Prussia, and for the lack of better
name it is called German spinach. Its
chief advantage lies in the thickness
and juiciness of the stems, which pre-
vent the rapid willing of the plants
when placed on the market and also
add to its bulk when prepared for
the table-Denver Field and Farm.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-28
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
Hemstitchinn.

In hemstitching draw the threads
and haste the hem neatly with the
sewing machine, having the stitch as
long as you desire. without thread.
Stitch close to the edge, as you would
in ordinary hemming. This produces
a nice line OF perforations, which are
regular and easy to follow.
In plain hemming on white goods or
any thin material crease the hem first
and then press with a warm iron. Bast-
ing is not then necessary, and time and
labor will have been greatly saved by
this operation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-28
DIVIDED INTO COMPARTMENTS.

ten serves the purpose, with the result
that all the articles in the disk inter
mingle and must be fished out when
needed An infinitely better accessory
for the purpose is the tray shown in
the accompanying illustration. 1t is
made of pressed glass and contains
partitions which divide it into four
compartments adapted for articles of
various kinds. Only one partition can
be introduced, increasing the size of
the compartments. The latter pro-
vides a convenient means of separat-
ing the pins and buttons so that they
can be instantly procured when de-
sired
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-28
To Remove Paint Stains.

To remove paint from a dress spread
some dry starch around the part stain
ed, then wet the stain with turpentine.
Let it rest for awhile and wet again,
and then with the dull edge of knife
scrape off the paint, then sponge again
with turpentine. Rub dry with clean
cloth. The starch is used to prevent
the spreading of the paint and turpen-
tine. If the color has been affected,
sponge with chloroform.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-28
To BRIGHTEN Upholstery.

Beat the dust out of faded uphol-
stery and then brush with a whisk
broom. With a stiff brush apply a
strong lather of CASTLE soap. Wash
off first with clear water and then with
alum water. When dry the colors will
look as good as new. If exceptionally
faded the colors may be painted with
water colors the same shade as before.
The water colors should be mixed with
gum water
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-28
Armv-Navv Record.

The army and navy football teams
have played twelve games since 1890.
The navy won three OF the first four
games; then the games were prohibit
ed by congress for six years, and since
1899 the army has won six games and
the navy two. The series stands to
8 in the army's favor
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-28
Paper Wrapper For Apples.

The use of the paper wrapper for
apples preserves the brightness of the
fruit, prevents bruising from contact
in the package and, with some varie-
ties, appears to assist in keeping the
fruit in prime condition a little longer
Imprinted newspaper makes a salts
factory wrapper. It is adapted to the
storage of high priced fancy fruit
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-28
No Country for Tobacco Users.

In Abyssinia it is considered crime
to smoke. The law forbidding tobacco
was at first intended to prevent
priests from smoking in church;
but it was taken too literally,
and nowadays even foreigners have to
be careful not to be seen smoking.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-28
A Good Reason.

Don't you get tired of the people
who are always looking down in the
mouth?' Indeed do. am going to
see one now, who invariably gets on
my nerves" What are you going to
see him for, them" Because he's my
dentist
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-28
Usinu Kerosene.

Kerosene used freely in the poultry
houses around platforms and roots is
a good disinfectant and helps to keep
the place free from chicken lice. 1t is
a remedy generally right at hand which
may be applied with brush or sprayed
on at any odd time and at slight ex-
penSe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-28

RI g g e d very
quickly by US
ing a plank or
scantling with
one end under
a stud reaching
to the S b e d
plate and tenn
pOrarily nailed
in Mace The
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-28
Could Surely Bat Some.

The best hitting baseball team in the
country, says an expert, would be
made up of Orth, pitcher; Schreck,
catcher; Chase, first base; Lajoie, sec
ond base; Cobb, Crawford and Flick
in the outfeld, all of the American
league; Wagner, shortstop, and Stein
feldt, third base, of the National
league.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-28
Utilize Lime Rubbish

Old mortar and lime rubbish should
be saved when pulling down or alter
ing buildings. It's value in keeping
bench soil sweet and open is not sufi.
GENTLY approximations
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-28
! Easv Wav TO Make Straps.

When making straps to trim the
seams of a coat or skirt cut them on
the lengths of the cloth, not bias. Fold
the strip of cloth evenly through the
center and overland the edges togeth-
er with coarse, even stitches. Press
fat with a moderately hot iron on the
wrong side. Basic over the seam and
stitch near each edge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-28
To Mend a Torn Pace.

How often page which has a slight
tear in it is left unmended until the
tear gradually grows larger and then
finally part of the page is gone alto
gether. The best way to mend torn
page is to paste over it piece of thin
,waxed paper. The printing can be
easily seen through this, and the page
is almost as strong as when new
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-28
Happy Suggestion.

A scientist comes forth with the
statement that an antiseptic should be
used after the fourth kiss. Nonsensei
Why not stop at the fourth and begin
over again?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-28
TRAY For Odds and Ends.

One of the necessities required by
the housewife when sewing is a recep-
tacle for pins, needles, buttons, hooks
and eyes, etc. A plate or saucer of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-28
BARREL PRESS.

barrel to be headed forms the fulcrum
Be careful not to press the apples too
hard.-Farm Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-28
Steel for Penknives.

For penknives the steel is tempered
at 40 degrees, for tableknives at
$50 degrees, for saws at $50 degrees.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-28
L arm 0n0 :.
Garden
ICEHOUSE.
Low Cost Structure That Can Be
Built by Any Clever Man.

Low Cost Structure That Can Ee
Built by Any Clever Man.
A large block of ice will last much
longer relatively than one somewhat
smaller. Fifteen feet square on the
outside should be about the size to
build an icehouse for the farm, says a
writer in Orange Judd Farmer. Al
lowing one and half feet for the
space between the two walls and the
space between the inner wall and the
ice, this will give block of Ice twelve
feet square, and if 1T is twelve feet
high it will contain theoretically fifty
two tons, but in practice not more
than forty to forty-five tons, according
to how closely it is laid. The loss Of
: : y! :
3II2 A
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-28
Homemade Barrel Header.

The stores sell very excellent barrel
headers or presses. But one can be
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-13

calculation in both instances would, OF
course be fair enough, but to include
1t in the total number of actual weigh
ing days and then omit it from the
division when seeking the average
was gross and palpable fraud. 1t is all
good illustration OF by what bold
and crude methods the people may be
robbed when they are not alert ia
their interests.
But the people are now alert. and
as stated: the man from Kansas has
thrust his javelin into the Joker
Henceforth, the division will be the
actual number of weighing days. The
first appiica ton of the new division
will be in what is known as the third
weighing section, comprised of Ohio
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan. Minnesota
Iowa, Wisconsin and Missouri. BY
use Of the old divisor the carriage OF
the mail in that section would cost an
nually about $2o,0O0,00O With the new
divisor it will be reduced to less thar
$1S,000,000. In all four sections of the
United States the total saving will be
about s6,000,oO0 annually. Kindred
reforms, inaugurated and pending, vii
increase the saving to close to 10000
600 a year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-13
Aarriman,s Good Side.

a. friend Of E. H. Hartman, pointing
out some Of the good qualities of the
man who is made SO conspicuous by
the, Interstate commerce commission
investigation, remarked:
HE has given thousands Of dollars
for irrigation purposes, has voluntarily
reduced passenger and freight rates
in far western states, where the laws
allow high charges. In the San Fran
cisco disaster Hartman did probably
more than any one person for the re-
lief Of the city. Besides throwing the
road open and going to San Francisco
personally, he gave 100000 in cash.
This alone popularized him in Califor-
mia. He numbers among his friends
now many Of the most radical thinking
men in public life in this country. He
has expended money literally to check
the damage being caused by the Salton
sea, and he has given the free use OF
his steamships to carry Red Cross food
supplies to furnishing China"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-13
cr,nk. A. the White House.

This anecdote Of Lincoln's admins
tration was told several years ago by
the late Secretary Hay at a elmer at
the white house. Assthe private secre-
tary of President Lincoln, it fell to Mr..
Hays lot to receive the cranks who
daily called at the white house to see
the president, and even at that time
they were not few in number. One day
a man who had been especially PERI
sistent In demanding to see the presi-
dent was at last shown into the office
of Mr.. Lincoln's private secretary. Mr..
Hay merely looked up, from his desk
and explained that the president was
very much engaged and asked what
the visitors mission was.
do you know who I am" said the
visitor with set look IN his eye and a
threatening tone in his voice. The Sec
rotary was compelled to admit that he
did not.
81 am the son Of God"
"The president will be delighted to
receive you when you come again" said
Mr.. Hay, rising quickly and extending
his hand, adding, as the visitor started
to leave; .'tand perhaps you will bring
a letter OF introduction from your
father"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-13
TETER AND THE WOMEN
Cedar Rapids Republican,

Representative Teter Of Marion coun-
ty has introduced a bill to punish
women who desert their husbands. A
bill to punish husbands who desert
their wives having been passed Mr..
Teter insists that this bill also ought
to be passed and made law The
punishment which he proposes for such
wives is Imprisonment, not less than
six months in a county jail, nor more
than twelve months in a penitentiary.
Mr.. letters bill is cast on a low
plane. 1t is not up to the best thought
of the day. He probably has in mind
some single instance in which a woman
deserted her husband and left him in
want while she herself had an abund-
ance. From a reading of the bill, we
should judge that that was the origin
of it and the motive back of it,. But
nevertheless 1t is ridiculous. Iowa is
not looking for additional reasons for
putting women in the penitentiaries.
We reserve most of those berths for
men, and they deserve them. Women
sometimes go to the insane asylum,
but they seldom go to the peniten-
tiaries. Juries and judges avoid send
ing them there, if they possibly can
do so. We are afraid that Mr.. Teter
will kill himself with his bill. He
should beware the fate of those who
become the authors Of and sponsors
for freak legislation, legislation con-
trary to nature
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-13
WIFE DEsERTERS.
Cedar Rapids Republican.

f(Cedar Rapids Republlcan.)
AS to the punishment OF wife desert
ers, the Marshalltown Times Republi-
can makes good suggestion, taken
from the recommendations Of the Iowa
League Of Municipalities and that is
that instead OF sending wife deserters
to jails and penitentiaries where they
can not be bread winners for their fam
lilies that they be set to work on the
of roads and the money
earned by them be given to their fam
lilies. That suggestion is not merely
humane. but it would accomplish a
double purpose. 1t would support FAM
lilies who might otherwise be without
support and provide better highways.
But after all has been said, this sub
ject of wife desertion is an ugly one
in our social life of today The fact
that the law must thus take cognizance
of them shows that it is increasing
among us. It is closely related to the
subject OF divorce. 1t presupposes the
same indifference or incompatibility. 1t
exists generally among a class Of the
population that is not high minded or
intelligent enough to reach the concep-
ton of a divorce SO they merely de-
sert their families and go to fields that
are new, leaving their wives and chill
dren to face a hard struggle for exist
erce