RESENTS a bimet ^MISSION plan. WITH OTHER MATIOHS griiatlonal Conference 1» nuite Kill* the Pooling i Appropriation Mill [diisldvred — Other litnliiugloo Neel ,y for Clerks. l\:t). 25.—A memorial 0 legislature was pre senate to-day, protest 1 pooling bill as a plan ilroads in tbe hands of Ie and thus crush coin ;r flic iron heel of chairman of the nee, presented a com pilation for an investi coinmittee of the effeet and internal revenue of Colorado then pre inemlnient to the sundry r on the calendar an providing that if the 11 invitation of Germany ,in or any of the other nf Europe, shall deter s government shall be it the international or me to be held with a eenre internationally relative values be and silver as money, common ratio between .villi free mintage at lie shall be authorized e attendance of a com e, three to be appointed ml with the consent of inr to the adjournment nit congress, and the joint committee of this r to lie members of the ree of the liouse of rep The amendment makes Court for the expense of i-ing." said Mr. Wolcott, i vote for bimetallism, be satisfactory to those 10 talk for bimetallism nst it and who await 1 eyes to see what Eng , asked that the amcud s finance committee and e the suggestion that as ril bill was so soon to be lore should be no delay le amendment from the ittee and the appropria !e. >n of the Indian appro was resumed, and Mr. in amendment that the a" should include not full blood, but those of , of whatever degree, elutions are maintained. *Y FOR CLERKS. Itatives Vote to (ilve «t Uiiry to the Kmployos. K, Feb. 25.—After some | morning business the Imittee of the whole, re lation of the deficiency l series of amendments compensation to various the house was being Iliugley of Maine pro don of Georgia offered :nt to give an extra t" the individual clerks '!r. Sayers, chairman r,tCe on appropriations, ll|e Livingston arnend ttnied, 105 to 70. Mr. " ver, gave notice that mild a yea aud nay vote NE PACIFIC KOAI numitte© Hay Sp©n knvima ™‘msU'r to Mex week. “ Senator oil a seLthe nom'nation • Blac,tb"rn "as f,°n' and the tHv L ,,th.taUen »P - imauimous vote DL^OBU.U killed. a I,ecl“” v, |nv 'h* 5'««ore. ■ 1 eb. 25 _Af , , D,,q Mi- ii 1 1 ° Clo Pooling b ler. ,nove(i oul- A vote WZL, A ' * bi|l 1V1. M r«sultec 1 a ^<*uday sl.Ji.rt,,r •Ssiou C- ”f l',e terri b^iness ul^e s^k,etheyears ‘here h-wSljrSp WOMEN ON LIVE TOPICS. trl Training. VlvUvctloo, Rnalaau Train ing and Immigration Dlaantsed. Washington, Feb. 85. — Woman’s work in the field of education and organized work in patriotism and politics occupied to-day’s session of the National Council of Women. Many of the papers em bodied suggestions for iraproviug the methods for teaching the young and the various phases of female educa tion. The opening address was by Dr. Julia Uolmes-Smlth of Pennsylvania, whose paper was read by Miss Clara lie wick Colby of Washington. It gave an analysis of humanity So far as regarded personal beauty. Fol lowing this review came a statement of the necessity for the cultivation of higher ideals in children and a pro test against the commonplace in edu cation. Virginia draff of Pennsylvania pointed out that the children, irres pective of outside conditions, were responsive to kindergarten teaching, while Mrs. J. Ellen Foster of Wash ington protested against the restric tion of art instruction to the higher arts. The perils of immigration were commented on by Mrs. I. C Manches ter of Ithodc Island of the National association of local women of Ameri can liberty. She protested against indiscriminate immigration and de clared that the great middle class was becoming alarmed at the serious aspect of the situation, since the foreign vote had become so important a factor in the demoralization of poli tics and labor interests. Special legis lation compelling all Immigrants to bear carefully granted certificates, extending the time of naturalization and basing citizenship on educational requirements, was advocated. DOUGLASS’ LAST LETTER. The Colored Leader Discussed Politics the Day Before Hie Death. Butte, Mont., Peb. 25.—The follow ing' letter, written by Frederick Douglass the day before bis death, lias jhst been received by Ellis P. Passmore of this city, dated Cedar Hill, Anacosta, D. C., Peb. 17, 1805: I cannot say that I am much elated by the victory of the Republican party, though X am glad the Demo cratic party has met with defeat I have many fears that the victory of the Republicans may make them even a little more indifferent* about pro tecting human rights under the con stitution than when they were in power before. It is to the shame of the Republican party that it could protect the rights of American citizens everywhere but at home. It made no earnest effort to see that the con stitution was obeyed in the Southern states and the ballot box protected. The fourteenth amendment declares that when any state shall deprive any of its citizens of the elective franchise representation shall be re duced. No attempt has been made to enforce this provision by the Repub lican party or any other. Yet all swore to support the constitution. I have not declared for any par ticular candidate for the Republican nomination in 1896, nor do I see any need of such declaration at this dis tance of time. The man likely to get it will be from a state which the Re publicans may think it difficult but important to carry. Old “Mr. Avail ability” will as usual dccido the ques tion as to who the man shall be. Still, we have a chance of getting a better man from the Republicans than from Democrats or Populists. EXCURSIONISTS IN A WRECK. A Mardi Gras Train Derailed and Burned —A Northern Man Killed. Montuomerv, Ala., Feb. 25.—On the Louisville & Nashville railroad about forty miles south of here a Mardi Gras train of eight coaches wa£ wrecked and at once caught fire. A special train left here at once for the scene of the wreck with all of the available physicians in the city. One report is that se.ven passengers were killed, but Superintendent Mc Kinney of the Southern division of the Louisville & Nashville road, who went to the scene of the wreck, tele graphed that one man was killed out right and one woman probably fatally injured. Both were passengers from the North and their names are not known. Many others were more or less injured. All the eight coaches were totally destroyed by the fire. VETOED BY THE PRESIDENT. The Kansas City, Oklahoma A Pacific Railroad Bill Refused Approval. Washington, Feb. 25. —President Cleveland has vetoed the bill author izing the Kansas City, Oklahoma and Pacific railway company to construct and operate a railway through In dian reservations in the Indian terri tory And the territories of Oklahoma and New Mexico. A Railroad Conductor a Maniac. St. Joseph, Ma, Feb. 25.—John Enos, a conductor on the St. Joseph & Grand Island railroad, told his physicians and neighbors that he had been seized several times during re cent nights with an almost uncon trollable impulse to kill his wife and three children. He had realized be fore that his mind was not right, and fought the murderous desire with all the power he could control. His neighbors searched the house and found a knife hidden in his slipper. He was at once placed in the asylum here. He had been in poor health luring the past two years. Gnenhnt to Fight the Trust. Peoria, 111., Feb. 25.—A company is being organized here for the purpose of erecting two distilleries with a ca pacity of 15,000 barrels each. J. B. Greenliut is said to be at the head of the move. Two More House Bills Vetoed. Washington, Febi 25.—The presi dent sent to the house to-day his veto of the two bills, one to incorporate the Society of American Florists and one for the relief of John L. Rhea. Fo Quorum In Missouri's Bouse. Jrfeebson Citt, Ma, Feb. 25.—The house had no quorum this afternoon, ont it worked away engrossing a few of the hundreds of bills not yet acted HOT IN HOT SPRINGS. FOUR BLOCKS GO UP IN SMOKB AND FLAME. Three Persons Perish In the Conflagra tion—People Caught Without Warning —The Fire Starts la the Early Morning and Sweeps Away Many Cottages and Other Structures—A Number Hare Narrow Escapes From Death—Some thing About the Losses. Big Fire In Hot Springs. Hot Springs, Ark., Feb. 23.—Three lives were lost and $75,000 worth of property destroyed by a fire which broke out here at 4 o’clock this morn ing and swept over four blocks of buildings. The dead are; Mrs Clara Sammons,boarding house keeper. Hot Springs. D. W. Wing, Glenn Falls, N. Y. Mrs. Maggie Ilecox, boarding house keeper. Mr. and Mrs. Bronson of Macon Mo., were slightly injured in jumping from the burning buildings. The' fire originated in a bakery on Ouachita avenue, over which were furnished rooms. Here Mrs. Sum mon, who kept the rooms, was burned. The other buildings burned were the La Clede, loss $0,000; the Ouach ita, loss 85,000; the Illinois, 84,000; the Missouri, $3,000; the Oak Lewn,$5,000; the Bloomington, $0,000; H. M. Hudg ins’residence, $12,000; R. L. Williams’ three story brick. $12,000; Joplin's grocery, $8,000; E. Randolph's resi dence, $6,000; Leggerwood's bakery, the Tennessee stables, the West house, fifteen cottages of a total value of $15,000. There is very little insurance, the loss being practically total. The fire was at the south end of the gulch in which Hot Springs is located, and the wind was from the north. As a result none of the largo hotels were at any time in direct danger. The fire burned both sides of Ouachita avenue to Hawthorn, one side of Hawthorne to Woodbine, and both sides of Orange to Ouapaw street How the ilamcs started is a mys tery, but when the fire was discov ered it was under strong headway and made such rapid progress that the inadequate department could do little toward stopping it. In one of the burned structures people were caught without warning, but all escaped in their night clothes, being unablo to save any of their property. _ HIS HEART WAS BROKEN And So He Ended HU Life With Carbolic Acid. Kansas City, Mo., Feb. *3.—B. J. Mill house, employed in Fowler’s packing' house committed suicide this morning by swallowing carbolic acid on the street. He died in Officer O'Orady's arms. He had followed his wife and Cash Geers, a young clerk, all over the country and finally located them in this city where he had them arrested. She refused to leave Geers, and this so preyed on his mind that he took his own life. Clutched in his hand were a six ounce bottle of carbolic acid, with about an ounce of the deadly stuff remaining in it and the following let ter, written on a small piece of paper in pencil: Kansas City, Mo., Peb. 22, 1893.—I have freed her with my life. I don’t want to punish her. She don’t love me, but will live with mo to keen out of the pen. Goodby all friends—I used to have them by the score. I have a sister living at Fowler’s Row, Kansas City, Kan.; have sister at Thirteenth and Minnesota avenue, Kansas City, Kan., brother at Wallula, Kan., and a brother at Salem, Neb. I would love to be buried at Oak Grove cemetery, Kansas City, Kan., if this dose is successful. Let my lawful wife, living at 1410 Askew avenue, know of this. Good bye, Sarah, this is a broken heart B. J. Miixhouse. After the arrest Millhouse called on his wife and implored her to re turn to him. The woman told him she did not care for him, that he could never share her love and all that would induce her to live again with him would be his withdrawal of the bigamy cases. xuia.vicci one vuuuaua iueau uei self, was born in Leavenworth, Kan., thirty-four years ago. She is a plain looking woman and appears to be at least 40 years old. She came to this city when 17 years old and lived with her father, Isaac Martin, a wagonmaker on Grand avenue. After her father's death, Sarah Martin went to live in East Atchison, and there she met and married Millhouse. Their union was not a happy one and the wife's intimacy with Geers and abandonment of her husband soon followed. Geers is a smooth faced young fellow and is at least ten years younger than the woman. If the death of her sorrowing hus band caused Mrs. Geers any emotion it was that of intense relief. She seemed to fear that the report of his suicide was not true. "I don’t believe he committed sui cide,” she said to a reporter who called to see her this morning, to break the news as gently as possible. “I know him too well to think he would kill himself as long as he had fifteen cents in his pocket to buy whisky. I want to say right here that the story atmut my eloping with Geers is a lie. My husband left me and I gave him $15 to get a divorce. I married Geers as I supposed the divorce had been granted.” The death of Millhouse will not necessarily terminate the criminal proceedings against his wife and Geers. She has been a bigamist and Geers has violated one of the crim inal statutes by living with her. FRENCH TROOPS ROOTED. Three Hundred Soldier* Killed by Brave Native* In Central Africa. Paris, Feb. 23.—The Quotien re ports that the French expedition which left Marseilles some months ago under the command of Commandant Monteil for service in the interior of Africa was surprised and 300 men, comprising half the force of the ex pedition, were killed, while the re mainder were driven from the line of march and their retreat cut off. The minister of colonies has received an urgent appeal from the commander of the expedition for reinforcements. INDIAN BILL PROVISIONS. The Senate Act. on Snvaral ClftoiM ot Interest to tho Wot. Wahhsgtow, Fob. 83.—After inef fectively debating for nearly two hours the question of the govern ment's relation to the education of Indians, in the Indian appropriation bill, the senate, in committee of the whole, adopted these provisions of interest to the Southwest: For the support of 330 Indian pupils at 810? per year each, at the Indian school at Chilocco, Indian territory, 801,430, of which 81,300 goes to tho superintend ent and 81,300 for general repairs; for the support and education of 500 In dian pupils at Haskell institute, Law rence, Kan., at 8107 each per year, 880,500, of which 83,000, being an in crease of 8500 over tho house bill, f oes to the superintendent and 81,000 or general repairs; to purchase lands in the Indian territory for the absen tee Wyandotte Indians, 80,000. the secretary of tho interior being au thorized to employ It. H. Armstrong of Kansas City, Kan., to make the purchase at a fee of 8000; authorizing the sale of the remnant of the Pottawatomie reser vation in Jackson county, Kan., and the Kickapoo reservation in lirown county, Kan., at not loss than the ap praised value, and not less than 88 per acre, at the Topeka land oillce, at public sale to the highest bidder, the terms to bo ono-fourth of the pur chase price at the time of sale, and one-fourtli at intervals of a vear, with interest at 0 per cent; every Kickapoo child who has not heretofore been al lotted lands to be allotted eighty acres, At 1:50 o'clock the seuato took up the provisions authorizing a suit to bo instituted to determine the claims of Choctaws and Chickasaws to payment for the Wichita lands. M r. Call offered an amendment providing that | tho ad judication of the claims should I not be of binding force on congress, ] but merely advisory and of “persua sive force." Mr. Chandler supported I Mr. Cali’s proposition and declared i the committee’s provisions to be a ! direct violation of the agreement, in i stituted for no other apparent pur pose than enriching the Choctaws and Chickasaws. The proposition was de feated. At 3 o'clock Mr. Morgan presented his amendment to establish a judiciary system in the Indian Territory REFORM EDITORS. Annual Mooting of the Association In Kansas City. Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 23.—The fourth annual meeting' of the Reform Press association began this afternoon in the parlors of the Centropolis hotel. The association is formed of the editors of Populist papers in the United States. Representatives of 150 papers are at the meeting. A dozen of them are women. Naarly the whole forenoon was spent in arguing on the advisability of establishing a Populist news bureau or a Populist daily newspaper in Kansas City. An hour was spent in deciding whether or not to accept an invitation from the county court to attend a flag raising at 2 o’clock. This brought out a hot Catholic-A. P. A. debate, which was finally settled by a committee of three being ap pointed to represent the association at the flag raising. W. J. Costigan of the Ottawa, Kas., Journal, an Irish Catholic, jumped to his feet and said excitedly: “What’s this? John II. Stone claiming to be a Populist? Didn’t the A. P. A, ques tion enter into the election of this judge? I’ve been informed that this judge was elected by the A. P. A. I don’t propose to let this judge or any one else of his stripe drag me into a thing of this kind.” • While Costigan was speaking sev eral editors were grasping the backs of chairs in front of them ready to jump to their feet when he sat down. There was a buzz of excitement, and when he finished several editors be gan to talk at once. Harry Tracy of Dallas, Texas, moved that at 2 o’clock the editors go in executive session and the motion carried. At the session an ultimatum from Chairman Taubeneck was read, in which he defined his position on the silver question and agreed to re sign the chairmanship if his views were not adopted by the association. SILVER MEN IN CONFERENCE, Leaders In the Uimetulllc League Hold a Strictly Secret Meeting. Washington. Feb. 23.—A number of members of the American bi-metallic league met to-ilay at the league headquarters. Among them were General A. J. Warner, president of the league; Representative Newlands of Nevada and Representative Sibley of Pennsylvania. The greatest se crecy was maintained as to the con ference. Warner, however, said that they had come together to talk over the situation and nothing more. For the last few days, however, a rumor had been in circulation here to the effect that certain silver men were formulating a plan which, if carried out, would result in placing a national silver ticket in the field for the next national campaign. It is not believed, however, that the plan has as yet token any definite shape. Senators Teller and Wolcott and a number of others active in the cause of silver in congress were not present at to-day's meeting. Increase of the Navy Favored. Washington, Feb. 23.—In the sen ate naval affairs committee a resolu tion was adopted unanimously recoin .mending the increase of the navy as provided in the naval appropriation bill passed by the house. SHOT DEAD BY A WOMAN. An Oklahoma Dressmaker Kills a Man for Sbadosrlug Her. Guthrie, Ok., Feb. 23.—Mrs. M. C. Taylor, a dressmaker, to-day blew off the head of William II. Harrison with a shot gun. .she had applied for a di vorce and the case was set for to morrow. She claims that her bus band hired Harrison to shadow her and get evidence against her. Har rison, she savs, has dogged her for weeks and this morning entered her bouse. When she ordered hint out and he refused to go, she killed ihim. DAIRY AND POULTRY. INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR OUR RURAL READERS. How Bueerasful Farmers Ops rata This Depart mint of tho Homestead—Hints as to tho Caro of Urs Stock and Poultry. _ Cheese from a Wisconsin Stand point. Recently I went to Chicago to learn what I could about Wisconsin cheese from the Chicago buyers’ standpoint. I soon formulated a list of questions that I put to the different men inde pendently, and I was surprised to find such a uniformity in their answers, writes J. W. Decker in Hoard’s Dairy man. The filled cheese business nat urally came into the discussion. The leading firms said, *'We handle filled goods, not because we want to, but be cause we are forced to. We kept out of it as long as we could, but we have been obliged to handle the stuff or go out of the cheese business altogether, for other firms quote cheese at a lower price than we can sell full cream goods for, and we have to meet their prices, or not sell any cheese. One firm, how ever, has gone into the manufacture of filled cheese and is operating Borne thirty factories, eight at least of which are in Wisconsin.’’ (I hope the farmers will instruct their legislators to shut them un without deluv.l When asked what was going to be the result if the filled business was not stopped, the unanimous reply was: ‘The ruina tion of the cheese business.” Are the farmers of Wisconsin going to stand by and allow this? We need na tional as well as state legislation on the subject. We have ten men in congress who can and will make things pretty hot on the subject at Washington, if the fanners of the state will only in sist on it. One Chicago dealer said: “I have spent about $2,000 in the last few years to fight the oleo busi ness and I am getting tired of giv ing money for that purpose, when the farmers who take their milk to the fac tories take home butterine instead of butter." (He mentioned a certain dis trict where that was quite generally done.) If we are going to down this filled business, the farmers must unite in the effort to down it, and as soon as they are united to a man, the legisla tors will not dare go against the will of the farmers, for they would rather be sure of their positions than the oleo men’s money. So much for the “filled” business. The replies to my questions showed that there has been a decrease in the make of cheese in Wisconsin in the last decade. One buyer said that eight or nine years ago the offerings on the Fond du Lac board would be 5,000 boxes and if he wanted 2,000 boxes he could got them, but now when the offerings are sel dom over 3,000 and usually 1,500 to 2,000, he cun not get what he wants. I asked him if the cause of smaller of ferings was not in the greater number of boards of trade; he said no, that he could not get the cheese. I know that quite often a buyer has orders to buy as many or more cheese than are of fered on a board, and if he goes in to “scoop the board,” the other buyers will run the price up on him. Our home consumption has been decreas ing. We ought to make cheese enough to supply not only our home trade, but the foreign as well. Why should our Wisconsin farmers not share the En glish cheese money that Canada gets? A dealer told me that he shipped 4,700 boxes to England and canceled orders for 4,000 more because he could not get the cheese. One trouble the buy ers meet is that our factories are small and they can not get large even lots. To make a bad matter worse, a factory will make half flats and half Cheddars, or half flats and half Young Americas. In order to get the Cheddars the buyer has to take the flats, which he does not want, and he probably cuts on the price to come out even. When the cheese are sent to England, the dealer over there writes back, “You sent us a lot of culls that you had on hand. We want even lots. Don’t send us any more culls,for we can get even lots from Canada.” The buyers were unanimous in saying that the best nutty flavored cheese come from northeastern and northern Wisconsin. Southwestern Wisconsin has better equipped factories and more skillful makers, but the more northern district seems to be endowed with the naturally fine, nutty flavors which can not do surpassed anywnere in tbe world. Creameries have been crowding' the cheese factories out of this district. I asked the buyers if any finer flavored butter could be made there than else where, and they said no. I then asked where the finest butter came from, and they were unanimous in saying, and that without Hesitation, from the Elgin dis trict. When asked what the cause of the better flavored butter was, they were not so sure, but thought it was in the better feeding and care of the cows. Northeastern Wisconsin is, then, pre eminent in the cheese belt, and we need have no fear of the business being overdone. The butter business can be, but not so with the cheese business. In the fall of ’85, at the close of the first season in a factory for myself, in the “ledge” region, near Fond du Lac, I sent cheese to the American Fat Stock and Dairy show and won over 8200 in premiums, but I believe now I did it through the fine flavored milk I was getting, rather than in my skill as a maker. I have been surprised since to find out how little I knew about cheesemaking. Northern New York, Canada, and northern Wisconsin are in the cheese belt. We should not only drive out fraud goods, but foster the business as Canada has done. I hope, our farmers will realize that they have been killing the goose that lays the golden egg by making filled stuff, ■V Flavor of Rlpv Otwm> At the Knows Dairy meeting Mr.' A.* W. Orner read a paper on “Ripening Cream.” We give a portion of It and a portion of the dlsousslon, as reported by the National Dairyman: Three reasons are given for ripening cream. First, to get flavor In butter; seognd, to secure thorough churning; third, to Improve the keeping quality. The first reason Is sound. It la lmpos slble to get the fine, nutty flavor ex cept from ripened cream. Second reason Is also sound, and third reason is in ■ some doubt Some experiments seem to show that sweet oream butter keeps beat, while others Indicate that ripened oream butter keeps best; there1 la probably not muoh difference. The ripened cream butter seems to keep best at a temperature of 8S de grees or less, but when the butter Is kept at a temperature of 4S or 50 de grees, then the sweet cream butter' seems to keep better. The cream should be stirred often while rlpening--for two reasons. First, to keep an even temperature; seoond, to prevent the surface from thickening. If the temperature Is not uniform the> warmer parts ripen faster, and the result will be an extra loss of fat In the butter milk. This loss occurs be cause the best temperature for churn ing ripe cream la not best for cream not ripe, and If oream is unevenly ripened it Is impossible to secure tem perature that Is best for all of It. If the cream U allowed to stand without stirring, the richer parts rise to the surface, and the upper inch or two becomes thick, being exposed to air and moisture, evaporates, and clots of cream form. If it takes several days to get cream enough to churn, It should be kept sweet. Sometimes, cream will not ripen of itself in time for next day’s churning. Then it be comes necessary to use a starter. The starter is simply ripened milk of some kind. When it is added to oream and well stirred in, the ripening germs begin to grow rapidly, and in this way begins to ripen. The starter most often used is butter milk. This will do, if butter of that churning was of good flavor. If the butter was off in flavor, butter milk should not be used. A better method is to take skim, milk as soon as it is separated, set It in a can , in a heating vat and raise temperature, to 150 degrees. Hold at this for ten or fifteen min utes, then cool down and add to it 10 or 15 per cent of butter milk; keep in clean can, well covered, at a tempera ture of 00 to 05 degrees. This is used for next day’s cream. The amount of starter depends upon condltloh of cream, temperature of creajn and length of time cream has to stand. Generally from eighteen to twenty hours is required fpr cream to ripen. Ripened cream has a very fine, granu lar appearance and a slightly acid taste. Mr. Hoffman—I understand from the paper that the most important ob ject in ripening cream was to obtain flavor. Do we understand that the flavor is put into the butter by ripen ing the cream properly and if so why do we often lack high flavored butter in Kansas? Mr. Orner—Both the flavor and pro cess of churning depends on ripening the cream at the same time. If the cream was not ripe you would not have the fine flavor. Mr. Hoffman—I am aware that you can spoil the flavor, but can you put a flavor in it, that otherwise would not be in it, by a certain process in ripen ing? I made butter some years ago, and really about the time Mr. Monrad began talking about ripening cream it seemed very strango to attempt it. I believe that most of the writers claim that the flavor is fed into the cow. , Mr. Nissley—Don’t you notice the flavor in butter if you churn ripened cream? Mr. Hoffman—I can not tell when the cream is just ripened enough. I can tell the acidity of the cream, but can not tell just immediately when the point is ripened. How can you tell when it is just ripened? Mr. Lewellen—I will tell you that cream has a granular appearance and a slightly acid taste. Mr. Orner—Ripened cream can be ripened, and, at the same time, not be soured. Appearances and slightly acid taste show about 38 degrees acidity, by Mann’s acid test. See Iowa bulletin SI. Mr. Lewellen—If a man tries that to-day, he must try it to-morrow in order to know about it? Can he tell by looking at it, or must he test each time? Mr. Orner—Take your teat of the cream in the afternoon and you can find out about how it is and after do ing' it a few days you will know just about how to cool or warm it. Mr. Monrad—If you will allow me to go back eighteen years ago when I first learned to make butter, the Danes ripened their cream but did not know anything about bacteriology or Mann's acid test. The very last thing before going to bed was to go down and see how the cream was getting along, stir it up, smell and taste it. Look at the thermometer. It is pretty cool and hardly acid enough to be ripe for churning at 5 a. m., then heat it up a little. While I recommend every cream ery to have an acid test—it is only a guide. If you have a cold and can not smell or taste, the test is a great help to you. The experienced butter maker has no use for the acid test everyday and will know by smell, taste and the look of the cream. But it is a great help to beginners—to se cure uniform work—and it is invalua ble for experimental purposes. Ci.ovks come to us from the-indies and take their name from the Latin clavis, meaning a nail, to wtkjch they have a resemblance._ The onion was almost an object et worship with the Egyptians 8,000 years before the Christian en, U first CMM from India.