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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19
why CREAM TESTS VARY.
Most Common Cause 10 Change ot
Speed Of Separator.

Speed Of Separator.
Variation In tests has caused much
dissatisfaction in selling cream. When
| the cream Is from the same cows.
which have been fed the same ration
and MIXED by the same a and
when the same separator is used. the
farmer naturally thinks the per cent
of fat in the cream should remain the
same. Errors often occur in making
tests. especially In taking the sample.
but variations constantly happen that
are due to other causes The most
common causes of these variations are
as follows:
Observation-Disclosures in the speed Of the
separator.
standardization in temperature of
milk separated.
Third.-Rate the milk flows into the
machine
Fourth.-Amount of water or skim.
milk used in flushing out the bowl.
Fifth.-Change in the richness of the
milk separated.
acknowledgements OF the cream
screw.
Change in the speed of the separator
Is the most common cause Of variation.
The greater the speed of the separator.
the smaller the amount Of cream aud
the higher the per ent Of fat.
Again. the temperature Of the milk
separated varies on the farm from
day to day. If cream tests 30 per
cent when the milk is separated at 30
degrees. 1t may test is high as 40 per
cent when separated ut 20 degrees
Under average conditions on the farm.
however. the variation in fat due to
change Of temperature will not amount
to more than 3 or q per cent.
The third cause of variation is found
in the rate at which the milk flows
into the machine. If less than the
regular quantity flows into the bowl.
the tendency is to increase the per
cen,age of fat in the cream.
The richness Of the milk separated
affects the richness but not the quaint
ty Of cream. The richness of a cows
milk depends on Inheritance and can
not be changed permanently by feed.
Small variations are likely to occur
from the other causes suggested. BY
thr use of an ordinary Babcock testing
machine and by measuring the sample
of cream into the test bottle with the
same pipettc as is used for measuring
milk, any farmer al make a test of
his cream that will satisfy him as to
the accuracy of the test he receives
from the cream buyer.-C. H. Eckles,
Missouri Experiment Station.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19
rha c.ra of the separator.

Quite a few separators are not satis-
factory because they are not properly
cared for. fabrication is very i'm
portant, yet many separators are seen
that are dry in the bearings and pitch
ed with grease everywhere else. Only
the best separator oil should be used.
and about every month all gear and
bearing parts should be completely
cleaned with kerosene. Some ma
chimes are self oiling. others must be
oiled every time you start them. but all
need careful looking after to be sure
all bearings are we'll fabricated. I'm
less a machine is we'll oiled it will
run hard and wear fast. The machine
must be set level and be fastened
firmly to the foundation. Almost
plumb and nearly fast will make a
poor machine out Of. a good one. The
crank must be turned with regularity.
yet hardly one out Of ten does it
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19
Caveats Abolished.

Commissioner Moore's. recommended
ton that that section of the patent
statutes which provides for the filing
of caveats be repealed has been acted
upon by congress and the president.
Henceforth there will be no more ca
Yeats in the United States.
Inventors ought to welcome this
adjustment of a useless and made
quate legal provision. A caveat was
eve Of much good. 1t was record.
ed evidence which served simply the
purpose of securing notification to the
inventor of the fling Of an application
for an invention similar to that dis.
closed in the cateat. An application
for a patent does all that a caveat
can do and worcestershire Ameri-
can.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19
STRAINS DUE TO JERKS.
Sudden Stresses on Hosting Ropes
Cause Rapid Deterioration.

SoNSS 'oP'0 SSASI
Experiments made by placing Il dy-
ntllomcicr bet wccn the rope and the
cage in a hosting plant showed o II
clusivcly the bad effects Of starting the
load with Il jerk due to Il slack rope.
When there WAS lwO and Il half inches
of slick the stress on the rope was 80
per cen greater than if the load was
lifted slowly and gently. With three
inches Of slack the stress was Is per
cent greater than if lifted slowly and
gently. Will. slack of six inches the
stress was II. per cent. or more than
double. and with twelve inches slack
the stress on the rope vas three times
as great as when starting slowly with
IL taut rope.
Such sudden stresses on hosting
ropes necessarily cause deterioration
in the strands. which eventually result
in breakag". The jerk be greatly re-
dur"d by car" on the part of the hoist
ing engineer and the insertion Of a
good spring connection between the
cage ant the rune.-Mines and Min
erals.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19
r.r.u. Lighted by Electricity,


The ancient city Of Tarsus. in Asia
Minor. has recently been lighted by
electricity. The power is taken from
the rapidly flowing Cydnus river.
About one and a half miles from the
city an eighty horsepower turbine is
made to drive a large dynamo. which
furnishes sufficient power for 1000
lamps Of sixteen candlepower each;
$50 are now used to light the streets
of the city and the remainder will be
furnished to private consumers. 1t is
proposed to extend the electric light.
ing system to Adana and Mersine. the
power to be likewise furnished by
the Cydnus river and transmitted by
wire to these places.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19
ELECTRIC INSULATION.
New Material Promises to superssds
That Now In Use.

New Material Promises to Suppressed
That Now In Use.
Since electricity first. began to be
distributed commercially the subject
Of insulation has been an important
one. Glass. hard rubber and porcelain
have long held supremacy, although
innumerable efforts have been made to
find substitutes that were either cheap
er or better or both.
The latest result of these efforts TO
reach the commercial stage is a com
position substance which was nfst
worked out in Germany and is now
being manufactured in this country
under the name of hemit. from the
name Of the discoverer, Mr.. Hemming.
The product is known in Germany as
"gummon.' 1t is claimed for hemlt
that it has a specific resistance at
least equal to unglazed porcelain, IS
neither consumed. warped or cracked
by high temperatures, Notwithstanding
q red heat or even the heat Of the cleo
trio arc for a considerable time; mas
not the brittleness Of glass or porce-
lain, can be machined after being
shaped, is pressed cold. thus permit
ting the insertion Of metal parts; does
not shrink or warp in the process OF
making. thus securing accuracy n
uniformity in size. and a compete
with glass and porcelain in price.
These are surely a list of qualities
which should insure it a very large
use.
That the claims are we'll founded
seems to he borne out by the actual
experience with the material in Ger
many. where it has now been i'll use
for four or five years. Certain of Its
qualities will enable it to entirely sup
plant and. in fact. revolutionize some
lines of electrical fittings. Lamp SOCK
cts may be among thesc.-llluminating
Engineer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19
HORSE COLLARS SHOULD FIT
Neslee, In This Matter Often Results
In Sore Shoulders.

Neglect In This Matter Often Results
In Sore Shoulders.
The first thing Of Importance to con-
slider in the draft horse is the collar,
says an expert horse breeder. Most of
the injured shoulders are the result of
poorly fitting collars. and the fault
usually lies i'll ii collar being too large
1t is a god idea to have a harness
maker tit The collars to the horses.
Heavy collar pads are to be avoided If
possible
Dirty collars are probably as respon-
sible for sore shoulders as i'll fitting
ones. The ordinary farm hand feels
his duty is doue il he scrapes the dirt
from the collar with the back Of his
jackknife, This method. however. is
not an especially good u for the
leather nf the collar. and a smooth
surface is not left.
A damp sponge used in the evening
as o us the collar is taken off will
in one or two minutes remove the dirt.
This may be followed by an oiled rag.
If this is done the collar in the morn
ing should be soft and smooth.
Careless driving. jerking a horse out
of the furrow and into it again, allow
ing him 20 work with his head around
on one side-all tend to produce sore
shoulders. OF cours the first precau-
ton to take is not to ask the colt to do
a full days work until he learns some
thing about his job and ceases to fret.
The shoulder will then gradually be-
come t%oughened. 1t is a good idea to
sponge the shoulders with cold water
Just plain cold water. Alum water
has been used to good advantage; also
weak solutions of tannic acid. Alcohol
tends to tougher the skin.
The injuries to the top of the neck
very frequently terminate in tistula.
etc. A blister neal the point of the
shoulder is likely to become a cal
lous and form what is known as a
cold abscess. III Citing collars and
poor drivers are equally responsible
Tor a condition known as sweeny.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19
THE VETERINARY.
For Coughing Horse.

For Coughing Horse.
The following remedy will relieve
cough in horses: Give two drains mu.
riate of ammonia and half an ounce of
Fowler's solution three times a day.
Grub In Head Of Sheep.
The best preventive of grub in the
head Of sheep is to tar their noses
them to run under during the month
Of August.
Stomach Worms In Lambs.
Feeding tobacco dust or ground to-
bacco stems is claimed by some breed
ers to be a preventive for this pest.
This is mixed with salt and put where
sheep have free access to 1t.
Bloody Milk.
Give the COW a teaspoonful of pow
dered sulphate of iron mixed with sug-
ar and salt morning and night in her
feed of crushed corn or bran. Continue
for a month in case the blood does not
cease to appear soone
seours and Thumps In Pigs.
Thumps come from overlooking and
tack Of exercise. Securing suggests
that the slop may be from dirty slop
barrels. It is absolutely necessary to
keep the barrels clean and sweet for
sour. decomposing slop often causes
fatal securing.
Prevention Of Ricketts,.
Stop feeding corn to pregnant and
nursing sows and to young pigs and
there will be little If any trouble from
this form Of paralysis, which is asso
ciated with ricketts,. 1t comes from
overlooking heating and fattening
foods and giving too little bone build
ing material.
Bog SPAWN.
Poultice the part with antiphlogis.
tine for q week and afterward rub in
iodine ointment every day for another
week. After that let 1t alone for a
time until the skin has recovered from
irritation. Later It may be necessary
to blister the part repeatedly II the
..less severe treat1ent does not sufice.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19
BULL IN HARNESS

few years. feeding them we'll. They
'rcach very heavy weights and are
finally marketed as beef.
There is in France no prejudice
against beef from oxen. I think. and
therefore no lessened price in the mar
ket for the great cattle of six years
We are far too intolerant in America.
too resolved to be lin the fashion"
We refuse to avail ourselves of many
%-expedients and economies that would
be good. This thing of the enormous
dormant, wasted and worse than vast
ed power of Idle bulls throughout
America should receive attention and
reform.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19
More Difficult.

"Do you think any one can become
an orator?"
Eyes. by practice. Demosthenes
talked with pebbles in his mouth so as
to acquire clear en%unciation."
THAT was nothing. My wife can d.
rect the movement Of the entire house.
hold and hold up her end in neighbor-
hood gossip with her mouth full of
pins"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19
Antiquity Of Gold Beating.

Gold foil-beaten { o the thinness of
the lightest ribbon-is one of the arts
that is lost in antiquity. So old is this
gold foil that 1t has been found on
the tongue and teeth of the oldest
mummies that science has uncovered.
Also this gold foil was found upon the
tombstones and monuments Of these
ealiest peoples. Eight hundred years
before Christ the gold beaten was an
artisan. and gold beating today is lit
tie changed since the Christian era.
Egyptian collins Of the third cen
fury were decorated with gold leaf
and Grecian p0tters Of the ffth CEN
fury used 1t in concentrations.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19
HumOr and
Philosophy
D. DUNCAN n. smith
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

TT is a real test of Il woman's in
genuity when she gets up Il good
supper without a thing to eat in til
house.
Did you ever notice that it is always
when you can't afford it that you do?
\ clever man is one who never lets
his wife find out how stupid he is.
A man who really prefers his wife'e
cooking seldom figures in a divorce
suit.
One disagreeable thing about Duty Is
that she has such a habit Of calling so
early in the morning.
1t is working without appreciation
or applause that is the test of char
acter.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19
Chssr Up.

Let's quit our ssnseless growing
And cheer up for awhile.
From bent browsN drive the scowlinl
And change our facial style.
Our troubles will not matter
/. A hundred years from date.
Let's joy and gladness scatter
And let the worries wait.
Let's hunt up Fortunes number
And get her on the phone.
Then let our worries slumber
And court her for our own.
Insist that she shall meet us
And take q little stroll
Where Joy and hope will greet us
And sink into our soul.
No one will pay us money
For weeping every day.
There's nothing in 1t. sonny.
It really doesn't pay.
No snl!l ng friends 1t brings US.
Nor words Of wisdom rare
In fact. The mean thing stings US
And fills us full of care.
30 let ali grouches tumble
Back TO the moldy past
Yes. bid them 70 and crumble
Into oblivion vast.
Tell Trouble she must chase her
Grim self in double quick
Or else we, will erase her.
With 1'eddy's famous stick.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19

Gold Discoveries In New Guinea.
The discovery of a new alluvial gold
area in British New Guinea has been
reported. A prospecting party. after
an absence Of nine months. has re.
turned with some fine gold secured
sixty miles up the Lake Kamu river.
near the borders Of German New
Guinea. Miners from northern Aus
tralia are moving into tho new gold
aelds.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19
The Psychological Moment.

The Psychological Moment.
"What is the baseball score?' asked
the woman in blue.
1.-The home team won."
"Good!."
"Are you interested in the game"
"No. but | keep track of it. When
the home team has won three games in
succession 7 am going to ask my hus-
band for a new DRESS"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19
Gave Away tho Secret,

"What do you call your country
home:"
Robbers Roost."
"What!'
"Fact."
"But l didn't know you were a trust
magnate."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19
Sliaht Indication.

SLOW did he look?"
suspicious"
about what"
HE found the lock forced and
things thrown all about the ROOM"
"-And he Suspected
We'll. be half suspected that the
house had been burglarized."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19
Whsn Selecting q Cow.

A COW is preferable to a
stolid one. The chances are that she
would give more and better milk than
her dull. mopish sister. There are
degrees OF mental development even
among cows. Intelligence often ac-
companies prodtableness ii n milk
yielder.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19
Just a Prscaution.

Just q Pr0caution.
HE says a man should have no Sc
crets from his wife"
Don't you agree with that?"
eyes, in theory"
"But in practice?"
"Well. ! don't want my wife to leave
me-"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19
Ranularitx In the Dairy,

The COW is a creature of habit. She
comes up to be milked at the same
time each day, and she expects to be
fed and MIXED in her regular turn.
Any disturbance Of her quiet life or
habits will affect the profit she re-
turns.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19
HANDY LADDER JACKS.
Attachments For Making = Scaffoid
Adjustable to Any ANGLE.

Painters who work on frame houses
and do not have a swinging stage will
find the ladder jacks shown in Fig. 1
a great help.
Each jack is made of thrce-cighth
inch iron in W. separate parts. the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19
ch.r;t.bIv Inclined.

"Why do you give so much advice?"
"Why"'
Eyes"
"Well, you see, I am generosity itself
and bound to give. and advice Is the
cheapest thing I have"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19

brace. Fig. 9. and the staging support,
Fig. 5. These parts can DC adjusted
to any angle by taking out the bolt
and raising or lowering the staging
support to the desired position. The
jacks are hooked on the rungs Of the
ladder as shown in Fig. 3. This is the
usual position, but they can be re-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19

PARTS To MAKE THE JACKS.
vcrscd and used on the back of the
ladders as shown in Fig. 4. For small
places on the sides of buildings. sign
work, etc. this jack sill be found very
useful. Popular Mechanics.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19

FoR sALE-2o0 bushels oats IS
40 cents per bu. g. o. Nelson
Turtle Lake, y. d.
Be sure and take a bottle Of the
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy with you when
you start on your trip this summer.
Il cannot be obtained on board the
trains and steamers. Changes Of
water and climate often cause sud
den attacks Of diarrhoea, and II is
best % be prepared. Sold BY 9. e..
Forbes.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19
Charming Man.

Charming Man.
"He is q very busy man."
"Seems to be. What does he doc"
"Keeps track Of everything that is
going on"
"For what purposey'
ITO keep his wife in good humor."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19
Restricting the Vision.

Did you ever see a rabbit climb a tree?
Did you ever see a porker taxing wing?
No: l never. never go pom a spree,
And the sober seldom see that sort of
thing.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19

Money makes the world go round,
and it also keeps the bills from COM
ing round.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19

\ MAJ may be eve so fond of wild
ows, but he hates awfully to have one
of his Own
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-19
1t is a queer
world. Some peo-
pie get on by be-
ing foolish and
others by being
wise.

Dodging work
and maintaining
his dignity are a
hard pair for a
man to serve.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-01-07
Nearly Quarter of a Million Dollars i'm Improv-
ments in Milbank During the Year 1909

The year 1909, for Milbank,
and Grant county, has been a
prosperous one. Farmers have
enjoyed bountiful crops. The
prices of produce have been
good, and the merchants in the
county all report a good years
business While not new
county quite a number of new
settlers have taken up their resi-
dance within the year.
Building operations in the
county have run high. Milbank,
especially, has had a steady
growth during the year, and
while there has been no boom,
the town has enjoyed an increase
in population, improvements and
new buildings that would indicate
a healthy growth that is fully
justified by the deyelopement of
the surrounding country and the
natural advantages and location
of the city. A list of the build
ing improvements for the year
is here appended and foots up to
$225,OOO.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-01-07

Ernest Hacke, who had been
visiting at the old home the past
week. was a west bound pass
enger to Aberdeen Wednesday
morning.
W. S. Keeney received word
Monday, o. the sudden death by
paralysis, Of his youngest bro
ther in the south. The deceased
was detective in the employ of
the Santa Fe Railway. This is
the second brother who has died
in the last few months.
1t is never too cold for Gold
Medal coffee, McCollum &
Thirsk.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-01-07
M1LBANK, S. OAK, FRIDAY JANUARY Z, 1910

the Northwestern road, later on
the line from Bristol to Sioux
Falls and Madison, residing iu
the latter city for nearly fifteen
years. He was placed on the
Milbank and Slsseton run be-
tween two and three years ago,
and the family have since made
their residence in this city.
Besides his wife he leaves a
son and two daughters to mourn
his loss-R. L Webster O. f
Spokane, Mrs. Zella Webster
Andrews of Portland, Or, aud
Geraldine, child of tender
years, The deceased has a sis
ter in Michigan and three
brothers-one residing in Cali.
fornia, and two of them is Spok.
ane, Wash; one of these brothers
is now travelling in Sou th Africa.
The funeral service will be
held at the house at 2:3O this
friday afternoon, and inter.
ment will be in the Milbank Gem.
etery.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-01-07
Turns 1t All Over.

l.. H. Bentley, who came up
from the cities last week for q
days sojourn in Milbank, has
transferred all of his real es.
tate in the county to the Whet.
stone Valley Realty Co., as
will be seen by reference to the
real estate transfers published
in another column. It looks as
If there may possibly be more
or less of a legal ENHANCEMENT
before the final settlement of the
Bentley estate.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-01-07
MACHINE SHOPS FOR MILBANK
Not an lmpossibility, in the Near
ture-COnditiOns Such that
Milwaukee May Build
Here.

A good sized railway machine
shop for Milbank is one of the
improvements that may be made
IN the near future in this city.
While there is nothing definite
as to the placing of the same
here, the chances are good, ow-
ing 20 the conditions. The dis
tance from the cities to Mo-
bridge is too great for the traffic
that is being done on the coast
extension, and there is great
need of shops being put up be.
tween Minneapolis and that
town. AS Milbank is midway
between these two towns, the
chances are good for that i'm.
portant institution being put in
here. The pay roll of the shops
would be no small thing for the
business of the city.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-01-07
"a TO 4O-CAUGHTl
Man Who Raised Check Nabbed While
Spending His Easy Money.

Spending His Easy Honey.
Clarence Ritter, a transient.
tried his hand at getting easy
money Wednesday, when he
raised q check, and within half
an hour he was sweating
Ritter had worked for John
Lewis, the drayman. q couple of
days, and was paid with q check,
for 81, made out with an indel-
ible pencil. Ritter added q cy-
pher to the figure 4 and the let.
ters Ety. to the word four, with
an ordinary lead pencil. Upon
presentation at the Merchants
bank the check was paid. The
cashier made q close inspection
of the check and suspicioning
something was wrong he looked
up Mr.. Lewis, who told him that
the check had been raised.
Ritter was found in q saloon
and was arrested. He had about
$50 of the money on his person.
Iu justice court he was bound
over to the circuit court.