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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-02

Miss LyI!ian Brown Leighton Is
known from ocean 20 ocean as well as
IN foreign countries. as one Of the
most successful portrayers of comedy
parts appearing IN motion pictures.
Miss Leighton plays opposite John
Lancaster in SeiiS Comedies. pro
duced under the direction of Norval
MacGregor. She possesses q jolly
personality n her proper person. and
Is as lively and communicable as she
seems 10 be in motion pictures. She
has a knack OF making up" 10 repre-
sent herself in all sorts OF character
parts suitable for straight comedy.
farce comedy. buriescae or other char
acterizations- She began her public
career as . newspaper woman. and
later. went On the stage touring the
county successfully n her own vaude-
vile sketch Miss Leighton has not
oliv written number OF vaudeville
sketches. but has also written NUM-
Der OF picture Plays
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-02
coosuss Has LEAD.

Guy Coombs. the popular
kalem leading man. plays the
leading male role opposite
katherine La Sale. in the
three act Broadway Favor
ties" flnr production OF Law
renee Marston's famous
drama. IN Innocent sinner
Az all star cast OF Kalem
PLAYERS supports Miss la
Sale and Mr. Coombs-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-02

Mrs vesera) and her Rudolph
Donald Andrews married Mrs A v
to
he did
informed
presence needed Mrs Andrews has son by
Sky gndul the
daughter of Crown Pnee Rudolph OF
us and Netsera
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-02

WEIGH & Fullerton, druggists,
deliver TO az paris of the city.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-02
AGE NTiG1
In the Various Counties Are
Quite Busy. as Extracts
Taken from Reports.
GHs {. Il T:tiow.l

MoRGANfOWN. May l-Here are
extracts from county agents from
NJ .-cn ~ March %.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-02

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
I'm A BAD WAY"


If your back gives ont.
Becomes lame, weak or aching;
II urinary troubles set in,
Perhaps your kidneys are lin a bad
way"
Doan'S Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys.
Local evidence proves their merit.
Mrs c. A. Owen, SIT Thirtieth street.
Rock Island. says: Il suffered from
disordered kidneys and pains in my
back When I had been working all
day and then sat down for awhile. the
pains in the small of my back seemed
more noticeable My kidneys acted ir-
regularly / had dizzy spells and
black specks fioated before my eyes.
Scores Of people had used Doans Kid
ney Pills with good results so l got
box felt relief from the first few
doses and this one box gave the best
OF results.
Price soc. ut all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs Owen had. Foster-Miiburn Co.
Props, Buffalo, n Y-tAdv1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01

nent: First, Rachel Stewart; second
Gertrude NJ. Nelson.
Cooking First. Ida Hofer
II years; second, Irene Fuhr, II years
Bread; First, Bertha Buffum; second
Geneva Eekhardt Cakes, loaf: First
Bertha Buffum; second, Mildred Tit
teFington. Cup cake. First Geneva
Eckhardt. Layer cake; First, Loretta
MeManus; second, Gladys Fuhr.
Sewing Plain. class A: First, NIL
bred Titterington; second. Mona
Schmidt. Glass B First, Mary Eek
hardt; second. none.
Embroidery-Class A: First. Mar
celia Fuhr; second, Mildred Tittering-
ton. Glass B. First. Gertrude Nelson
second, Katy Dunlap.
crochet-Ciass A: First. Loretta
McManus; second. Mildred Tittering-
ton. Glass B; First. Miriam L, Hart
man.
Tatting-Ciass A: No entry. Glass
B: First. Miriam L. Hartman.
Collections Native flowers: First
Catherine Dunlap second. Malcolm
Stewart. Native woods; First. Law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
AWARD PRIZES IN
COMMUNITY FAIR
Judges Of Exhibits at Edgington Have
Difficulty in Arriving at De-
cisi0HS.

The judges of exhibits at the Edglng-
ton community fair held in Edgington
Presbyterian church Thursday and
Friday Of last week, found it difficult
matter to determine just where the
prizes should be awarded, so good were
all the exhibits The list has just been
made public and the winners are an
nounced as follows:
Penmanship-Prim First, Ruth
Chambers; second, Albert Vroman. In
termediate First. Clifford Anderson;
second. Ruth Quinn, Advanced: First,
George Seitz; second, Melvin Nelson
School as a whole: First, Edgington
Center school: second, North Edging-
ton
Map Drawing Rock Island county.
First. Everett Damp; second, Bertha
Buffum. Township: First, Melin Nell
son; second, Miriam Hartman. Cont
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01

eph Mack; second. Lorine Elliott.
Largest ptmpkin-M yron Parmen-
ter.
One-half peck of potatoes Marie
Schmidt.
Best display of apples Morris Weis.
Best display Of popcorn - Arthur
Wakefield.
Number Il points each school won:
Prairie Union, 8; Excelsior, IS; Dis
trict Il, 20; South Edgington, 2; North
Edgington. %; Eureka. 16: Buffalo
Prairie Central, 2:
North Edgington school won the sill
yer cup awarded by L. S. McCabe & Co
The prizes were all worth while
ones. awarded by the merchants OF
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01

Il is unnecessary for you to suffer
WIN eczema ringworm, rashes and SIM
liar skin troubles. A little zemo, gotten
at any drug store for DC, or S1.00 fer
extra Large bottle, and promptly applied
VIII usually give instant relief from itch
ing torture. 1t cleanses and soothes the
sam and heals quickly and effectively
most skin diseases.
Ieno IS wonderful disappearing liquid
ana Goes not smart the most delicate skin.
Ii Is not greasy, is easily applied and
costs little. Get 1t today and save ali
further distress. Ga
Zemo. Cleveland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
ROTARIANS HOLD
CELEBRATION OF
ELECTRICAL WEEK
Fighty.Five Members Attend Banquet
al Rock Island Club and Hear
III Progress,
ADDRESS 81 GEORGE LoRING
Gives Figures Showing Wonderful ad-
Yance Of Business in Nation
In 81 Years.

Electrical Property Week was
observed in attIng manner last night
At the Rock Island club by the Rotary
club All OF the decorations and eE-
hlhies we're electrical and The banquet
and program electrical The main
speaker OF the evening George Lor-
ing, illuminating engineer OF the Elec-
trlc Construction d. Machinery com
pany. was the speaker Of the evening
Mr. I.oriHR recited the history Of cleo
tricity he is q close student Of bis
business and he spoke with a complete
knowledge Of tHe subject.
The banquet room Of the cIub was
PRETTY decorated with miniature cleo
trio lights The table vas SET in the
form Of q wheel and tiny strings Of
lights were suspended from the cell
ing 10 each plate on tbe table With q
large light in the center, and Ameri-
can flags were placed throughout
At one end OF the room was an cleo
tric exhibit The Peoples Power
company showed electric washing ma
chimes and stoves. Leithner & WeishaF
electric irons and other household APP
planes and fha Electric Machinery
& Construction company exhibited
lighting appliances.
All of the electrical men iu the tri-
cities we're invited to the banquet and
the spread was served at $50. J T
MarTen acted as POSTMASTER and s,
were present
Although electricity was known o
Ia very slight extent as far back @!
GOO g. c.. said MT Loring "PeopI'
did not start 20 experiment in thi
science, porsisteuliy and systematical
~. until about the year 500 at which
time the word electrical was frs
used and from which expression is de
rived the term electricity.
Practically $50 years Of unceasiui
laboratory work took place befor
electricity became commercial in an.
way Whatsoever. Then the TELEGRAPH
was brought out After this there wa
40 more years OF study Then tn
telephone was given SO the world il
1876.
after this electrical development
was very rapid. In 1878 electric ar
lighting and in 1879 electric incandes
cent lamp lighting were made com
merc.ally practical and In 1881 th
first electric car was manufacture
and electric motors were ready for tn
business field
In 1881 Thomas A. Edison formed
in the city Of New York, the first com
pany in this country to engage in tn
manufacture and sale Of electrical
energy for light and power purposes
In the tall of 1882 or only 80 year
ago tbia company started doing bust
ness.
No Phones 20 Years Ago.
Forty years ago there was not on
telephone In the United States. Toda
there are eight and a half million O
them or one TO every eleven and a hal
people There are seventeen and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
Sensible Gift
Sugge StIOnS

The Universal Jewel gas iron,
hot point, cool handle, fully guarau-
teed, made in Rock Island All COM
plete $3.50.
Combination aluminium cooker,
IL in l, $3.00 value, SI9S.
Oak Leaf Electric Iron. the
best that's made, equipped ready for
use, $2.75.
O-Cedar combination polishing
set, chemically treated dry mop and
genuine o-Cedar triangle mop. the set
$1.25.
16-inch American Cut Glass
Vase, beautifully polished. rich floral
designs, Special $500
Finest American semi-porce-
lain dinner sets, beautiful floral and
gold designs at 1875, $500 and
s7,75 the 100 piece sets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01

renee Parmenter; second, Louis and
Cameron Elliott. Soils with descrip-
|tions; First, Morris Weis.
Farm and garden produce exhibit
First, Herschel Schmidt; second, Clark
Johnson.
Ten ears Of yellow corn-First, Law
renee Parmenter; second, Clark John
son.
Ten ears Of white corn-First, JOS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
Beautiful Taffeta and
Messal5ne PettiCOats
S1.05

These are really exceptional
values and you will be Delightfully."-
surprised to see how good they are at
the prlce.
They arc made with deep sec
tional tlounees and come in all the
best petticoat colors; Kings blue.
Royal purple, Copenhagen blue En-
erald and Russian Green, Rose and
Black
Other new petucoats are here
in charming variety-rich plaid taffe-
tas. floral and Dresden designs, and
plain Pussy Willows. changeable tat
fetss and satins at 1926, $685., $3.50,
S595.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01

1t is reported here that the object of
the bishops visit to Switzerland is to
assist in arousing sympathy in favor
OF peace among Catholics of neutral
and beiligerent countries. According
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
Bishop in Peace More.

Geneva, Nov. 30 via Paris. mid
night. Monsignor Werthmann, bish-
OF frieburg, in Breisgau, has been In
Geneva for two days. after paying a
long visit to Prince Won Bue1ow. for
mer German chancellor, at Lucerne
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
Brass Jardineres

A manufacturers representa-
tive sent us his entire sample line OF
fine brass jardineres at a big reduc
ton, there are only 100, and no two
alike. Jardineres are most acceptable
as gifts or for home decoration and
they are priced at less than cost to
manufacture, $500 to 25c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01

half million miles Of wire IN the Bell
eystem' in the United States and more
than nine billion messages are trans
gltted every year over these wires.
Forty years ago there was not one
electric incandescent lamp in this
country. Today more than hundred
million Of these lamps are sold yearly
or an average Of one to every per
son.
Forty years ago not one horsepow-
er Of electrical energy was being gen
Grated in this country, for commercial
purposes. Today the total capacity Of
The various lighting companies in this
country are more than 6,700 900 horse
power and this energy is sufficient to
light a string Of Is c. p Mazda lamps
placed six inches apart and extending
around the entire world
"A lighting company in just one city
alone, namely Chicago, was generating
enough energy, at one time, last De
cember to operate $50 factories the
size Of the Rock Island Plow com
pany.
More than 400 miles Of the Chicago
Milwaukee railroad will be electrified
before the end of 1916 and plans are
/ in effect to operate $50 miles of this
read BY electricity. The electric loco,
motive viii weigh more than one-halt
a million pounds and will be able Il
exert over 1900 II. p. continuous ser
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01

TO the report, the bishop is being as
sisted by Prince Won Buelow.
Vulcan coke. $3.50 per ton Tele-
phone Moline sos.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
Make your selections early; we will store them al
deliver any time before Christmas

Baby grand and upright pianos,
$500, $3.50, $500 and to 25c.
Child's Shoe Fly" rockers, S20Q,
$3.50, S100 and SOC.
Boys Velocipedes, with enameled
frame. $500 and down to S125.
Doll buggies, enameled wood bed
adjustable top. Sl.00
Wood Automobile and lay
Wagons. enamel painted, 10c.
Minimum dishes in complete
sets, $500, 9ec, SOC and 25c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
Sectional Book Cases
for Gifts

Start-If no more are desired
with a base, a top and one section
then add Tor the recipient can do SOD
sections as required. We carry in
stock all standard sizes and finishes
Prices $500 to $3.50 per section.
Shall we take your order now for
Christmas deli9ery?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
Snappy Items From the Bedding and
Curtain Section

Sample blankets. quilts and
spreads, best patterns. slightly
mussed but all perfect. choice
Of a large table at 20 per cent off
regular prices.
Fine wool nap plaid blankets,
pink, blue, tan and gray, per pair
S2.18.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
Growth Amazing.

Electricity today is, the speaker con
tended, in many ways within the reach
OF everybody and It's future growth
will be even more rapid than its amaz-
ing development in the past, as the
public is becoming more familiar with
the Responsiveness of things cleo
trical and the numerous refnements
and comforts ensuing from its use
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
. 9. o . y
Warm Gloves and Mittens

For men, women, misses and GILL
fleece lined gloves and gauntlets.
kid mittens. cashmere gloves, mocha mittens'
silk lined gloves. etc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
Seine Interesting Facts.

There are fon7e than 5000 600 cleo
trical appliances, or one for every five
families, excluding those used for
lighting, N the homes Of the people
in this country. There are in ser
vice in these homes more than 1900,
600 electric irons, or one to every eight
families more than 100000 electric
vacuum cleaners or one to every 81
families; more than 100000 electric
coasters or one for every 81 families;
more than 200,000 electric disc stoves
or one to every 100 families; more than
200 geo electric clothes washing ma
chimes or one 10 every 1T families. as
well as numerous electric grills, per
eolators, heating pads, chatting dishes,
large electric ranges, radiators and
dish washers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01

The electric cooking range is slow
H. but surely displacing the gas ana
coal stove Ninetv~fve electric ranges
we're installed last year in one large
apartment in Buffalo. y. Y one tos
each tenant, to the exclusion of every
thing else in the cooking line. The
highest average monthly bill which
any of these families had from May,
1915 until Sept. /. 1915 was $3.50 and
this included electricity used for light
ing. cooking and all other purposes.
The cost per month, per person for
electric cooking varies from 25c 10
soc when the lighting company makes
special cooking rates"
Among the different things which,
according TO the speaker. a person
can do in an electrical way for one
cent are the following
i Burn an eight c p Mazda lamp all
might; burn 16 c, 2. Mazda lamp five
hours; wash 20 sheets in an electric
washer; clean the rugs in an average
living and dining room with an cleo
I trio vacuum cleaner, toast 10 slices Of
toast; run a heating pad from two to
/ four hours operate an electric curling
/ iron once q day for TWO weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
II YOU arc thinking OF
damon DIS

Please let this be a reminder
that our Jewelry Store has su.
perb collection of very fine
stones, both unset, and in eXclu-
sive mOuntings.
McCabe prices are 10 TO Is
per cent lower than you are usu-
ally asked.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
No Phanes 80 Years Ago.

no FHNNVs 10 ears igO.
Forty years ago there was not one
telephone in the United States. Today
there are eight and half million Of
them or one TO every eleven and a half
people. There are seventeen and
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
sneakinn of MosnuitoesI

Everybody knows Pete Nichols. He
works on the Lehigh and New Eng.
land railroad, and everyone connected
with that corporation is known for
truth and veracity Pete came into
the reading room of the Morrison the
other day somewhat excited, ana
broke out with: "Youse fellers don't
know nothin' about real musketeers.
Today we was stopped fur time at
Glenwood Junction. George Buss was
dOdgin' around in his cab tryin' to git
out of the way of a bat Harry See,
gar was lookin fur Sam Perry's poker.
/ run out to the crick and borrowed
feller's landin' net The hull crew
an sum of the passengers got after
a woodcOck. | got i'm in the net. Il
was nothin' but an ordinary muskeet-
er At the post-mortem we measured
his blood an there was just a pint an
half of it. Since that time Harry
Seegar wears baseball mask on is
he'd after leavin Sussex at mite. Sam
Vandruff has gone on a vacashun tilt
cold weather sets in and the rest OF
US takes daily baths in oil of citron-.
ella. The passengers receipts hev
fell off half."-Sussex IN. J.) lnde-
pendent.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
DICTATES OF FASHION

White organdie has been and still
is in great favor.
Odd velvet coats will be worn with
cloth or rep serge skirts.
Chiffon sleeves seem to be as much
as ever in favor for fall dresses.
Black lace dresses with many
ruches at the hem are certainly charm
ing and distinguished looking.
All sorts of trimmings are being
used as borders to fabrics and many
stuffs are woven with borders which
come in most useful for trimmings
Silk braiding is being much used as
trimming on tailormades. and fur
is being put on in bands throat
bands, cuffs, bands round the skirt
and so on.
The coatee blouse will probably be
much in evidence as the autumn sea
son advances and will be in velvet and
brocade, with sleeves of georgette
The long sleeves are tight fitting
all the way. down and there is more
than hint of the early and middle
nineteenth century in the cut OF the
bodices.
Ostrich feathers have been turned
to new use; they form rosette on
the bodice and the girdle about the
hips in fringe form.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
TAKEN FROM EXCHANGES

LlanfairpwlIgwyngy gyllgogerychwyrn'
drobwllllandyssiliogogogoch, the name
of a Welsh village in Angelsea,
means the church of st. Mary in
hollow of a white hazel, near to the
rapid whirlpool and to st. Tisiiio
church, near to q red cave"
In the Ozark mountains of Missouri
there Is a subterranean farm on which
rmushrooms, celery and rhubarb are
raised with great success. The en-
trance to the cavern is by boat.
Thirteen families own one-hfteenth
of all Manhattan real estate, accord
ing to the society to lower rents and
reduce taxes on homes" The soci-
Iety's figures show that one-twentieth
of New Work city's budget goes for
the benefit of these land owners, while
aheir payment of taxes out of ground
rents amounts to only $3,s41.O7l.l6.
T'he families mentioned are Astors,
VanderblIts. Rhinelanders, o. B. Pot
ter properties, ]. P. Morgan, u IA. Van
,Ingen. Wendels, Goelets, Ehrets,
1Sarrys Charles r. Hoffman estate,
swilliam R. n. Martin and Eugene
Holman.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

T. brickwork. leaving space ol ~
inches AL around the outside. Il ls
much better TO pack the ice In the
coldest weather. to use hose or
throw pals OF water over each layer
10 freeze che cakes OF ice together
into a solid body as near as possible
Sawdust enough is needed to pack all
around the Ice and for layer Is
inches or two feet deep over the top
Where sawdust cannot be obtained
clean straw or hay that has been run
through the cutting box will answer
the purpose. and II carefully handled
will keep the ice In a very satisfac.
tory manner. However. sawdust is
much TO be preferred, and when hgur
ing the cost IL is well TO remember
that the same sawdust may be used
for several years by taking good care
to keep Il clean and to dry II out in
summer Sawdust from pitch pine
logs is the best,
The principle OF keeping ice on
farm is a little different from the com.
mercial proposition, where ice Is
stored in the wintertime TO sell out In
summer. The farmer usually fills his
own icehouse. He does the work in
the wintertime when help and horses
would otherwise be practically idle.
A little extra ice under the circum'
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
FOR THE HoT-WATER BOTTLE
Pretty Cover That Is Practical and
viii Also Serve to Amuss the
Small Child.

A cunning cover for the miniature
hotwater bottle, which is called into
requisition for childish toothache, ear.
aches and collcs, is made of canton
flannel. A small picot edge Of mer.
cerized cotton is crocheted around the
edge and the opening. which is drawn
up over the neck OF the bottle with a
narrow tape. On one side of the fat
cover is embroidered, in blue outline,
the image of a pleasant old tabby cat,
whose silhouette, as she sits smiling
over her whiskers, just fills the shaped
cover of the bottle. The reverse side
of the canton flannel bag is embroid'
cred to resemble the back Of the same
tabby. The bag, besides retaining
the heat and giving a more comfort
able sensation when in contact with
tender skin than the rubber bottle, will
distract the mind of a young invalid
from her ills and insure more speedy
conValescence.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
Powerful Geuser.

The Waimangu geyser near Rotorua,
in New Zealand. the largest geyser on
the island, which in its period OF erup
tlon threw huge columns of water,
black mud, rocks and stones to a
height Of fifteen hundred feet and
more, but which for the past eleven
years has remained quiet, has again
become active. 1t recently blew out a
new crater, 80 yards long by rs yards
wide, and about 20 feet deep In that
first explosion. during which it hurled
mud and stones more than thousand
feet into the air. it formed twenty mud
boilers" that threw mud thirty feet
high, and opened seven broad steam
holes. from which steam escaped un
der great pressure. Some of the sand
and mud that it sent up was, 1t Is said.
carried as far as Lake Rotomahana5
three and q half miles away. At las
accounts Jets OF steam were issuit
from the many assures In the Graz
wsu. Youths Companion.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

to examine the drainage and to start
right with tho next filling The man.
agement of IN icehouse is as simple
as rolling off a log, but there are
few little things to remember When
you roll off .. log you don't want to
strike your nose. When you fill an
icehouse you want to do it in such
way that most of the ice will stay in
the house until you are ready to take
it out.
The dairy in this plan is intended
for a farm where the milk is sold
either in cans or bottles. There is
room for a milk cooler aud a small
bother suitable for dairy of 40 cows,
The dairy floor space is 13 feet c
inches by Is feet, which gives room
enough for a cream separator, bottling
machine sink to wash utensils. and a
few storage shelves.
The same space may be used differ.
emily when the, milk is separated and
the skim milk fed warm to young
stock, and the cream shipped away for
sale. or when the cream is made into
butter at home.