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MASSIVE LACE PLANT l lS IT APPEARS TO-

Six Months A g o It Was in Embryo, • ' ., Now a Reality.

THE BUILDINGSDESCRIBED. Planned by J, $« Lesser, an Expert In the Lace Business,

and Drawn by WlIHams & Johnston,

of Ogdensbufg.

The t*%% rees PHNiente i# tie Re«tferi the rirat Half*Tone Ciil of

The t l f i tH ia tHi i That Mis Seen Pritited-Tliey Hsva Been Con-

•irti#t## ! • raallitale Manvfaoiore of the Qeedfc and Savsj Leber

- A fwtr DeeeHetien ef the Bwlidinie and tha Predate efj Men*

ufaaittr i^Mr. Lesser Fr*u4 af the Plant and Proud of tha Town

and PrWd of Ita Cl t l iana-Tha Plant to he In O para tie n* In May

• The CurHmlnee Cenetruotlen Company's Hlatoryt •

ID this Isstie of Ihe F R O Paise IS presented a half tone out of the Inter­national Laos Manufacturing Com­pany's plajit which has already bo-oome the pride of the town and marks the beg Inning of OouTerneur's future growth and prosperity.

The site selseted on the Brooklyn side of the rlrer Is one of the most advantageous from a health and ship­ping standpoint thatoould hate been ohoaau. . .

Bis months sgo the proposlilott wab flrst prtseoted to tha oltlteas of this town. Today It Is a reality^ In thoan two eentenees much iaaxpreessd. The anxiety that attended the efforts of thoae most latereetcd in tha proiect and the puah and energy which they put forth to bring about the ooneum-matloa so devoutly wished, speake well for the public spirited oltissna of thta beauUfuf •illage and will add another pege to the history of QOUT erneur, of which sverj cltlaHn must he proud, and now that tha mas-•Ire buildings ara nearing completion under the superb managaqient of the II. P. Uummlufs Oonstruction Co.. of Ware, afase, a little retroepsotion would not be smlas

EARLY IttsTOltY, to the early part ot June the Messf*.

J H Laasar A Oo.9 of Oil Broadway, New York, sent out a prospectus of

country, Mr. Lesser found quite the contrary, and instasd of It being a place la the woods and snowed in, in the winter, he sdmitted it to be the most beautiful Tillage of its site he hsd %rw Tlsited. The water was tent to New York to a firm of analysts to be analysed, and was j/roven to be quite satisfactory in every particular. The labor question Mr. Lesser satisfied himself that there would not be any diflloultv from that source and after having had an interview with the New York Central people, thej assured him that thev would do everything in their

Gwer for the enterprise, to have it wted in Qouveraeur, and after giv­

ing the matter a thorough lnvestlga tlon, Mr Leaser decided to locate the mammoth plant at Oouverneur; but he objected —and rightly too—to the way the agreement was drawn up, which was all one-sided. A meeting of the subscribers was called and it was agreed to have the same modified, that instead of Gouverneur's subscriptions being payable when the plant is in full operation it should be paid in install­ments of equal amounts, in the same ratio as the organ tiers of the enter­prise paid theirs and as the money is required. This necessitated the agree­ment to be resigned, and the change caused some hitch in the progress of the enterprise. I n the meantime every

of the picture or the part in shadow be­ing the westerly side.

The entire group of buildings forms a horseshoe or a three sided parallelo­gram, the open end being towards the east with a court running in be­tween the buildings fifty feet la width.

Thej buildings are all about 64 feet wide,! some for practical reasons slightly under and some somewhat over this width.

The two story building Is in the form of a capital letter T with the cross part towards the south and run­ning parallel to the railroad track. From the easterly end of the cross of the T a building one story high ex­tends 865 feet toward the east ending at the chimney stack at the power house. This is the finishing plant

Fift; feet north of this building at the other end of the T is another building, running easterlv and par­allel to the finishing plant and this is the manufacturing build ing 400 feet in length. This is the building shown in the illustration at the left and connecting with the front of the two story building.

In the manufacture of lace there are four distinct departments, viz > the executive, the manufacturing, the finishing and the marketing depart­ments.! About 16,000 square feet of floor space is devoted in .he one story building to the finishing department and about 40,000 square feet for the other department in the second story building.

Curtains while not heavy require plenty of floor space for handling and ah abundance of light for inspection, both of which features are apparent at once in the lay out of these build­ings to one looking at the illustration without any figures of the dimensions.

The first and last departments are of interest and a necessity to the em­ployes. Customets and the manu­factured article form the executive de­partment.

Here all the employes receive their appointments and enter the mill, re-

E»rt their time and receive their wages, ere customers apply to see the goods,

obtain prices, and visitors applj for admission.

Here, too, the policy of the mill is shaped and from here the goods a e inspected and the mill and operatives are supervised. Here the designs and styles are studied and the management do the directing to the designers add draughtsmen, which styles to make snd to bring out the most effec­tive patterns at the lowest pos­sible prices. Therefore, the execu­tive department i« *t once the most accessible and the most central.

The arobiteots have placed thii de­partment jci the eutranoe to the grounds ih the front of and in the first story of the two story building. Thev have connected it immediately with the two departments most requiring personal attention of the managers, namely, the designing and weaving departments.. The loom building ex­tends 400 feet easterly, lighted bv electricity ruuning the entire length of the buildings. Immediately over the offices are the designing roomu connected to the office bv a stairway. The remainder of the

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TBI PROCMS Of MINUFACTURU

It will be only a shdrt time before the mill will be in operation. J. 8. Lesser has been in Nottingham, Eng­land, expediting the work on the machines which are tjeiog built at Nottingham under the supervision of Mr. A. Stevens, the greajteat expert me­chanic in lace machines; construction^ in Englsnd, and who Will be with us as soon as the machines are finished. They are expected to /arrive here in March. Some time will be taken, in placing them in posi­tion but it is now thought that everything will be in full swing bv the middle of May a'flesst. Inasmuch as the lace business ii a new industry to this section of the country and in­asmuch as the people are undoubtedly interested in the intricacies of its man ufaotur*, the FREE PRESS has taken the pains to enlighten the people as well as it can upon this point

la the loom ' building is located the pattern department where the designa are made and the draughting depart­ment where the patterns are designed. The patterns are worked out on strings and are then punohed out in c*rd board ready to be placed on the jtcquard of the loom.

Toe first start in the process of weaving commences with the warp­ing of the cotton. In the loom room proper where the weaving will be done there . will be ma­chines varying from 824 inches up to 400 inches in width and capable of making from six to twelve curtains according to the different widths re­quired. The looms are operated by expert weavers, working shifts dsy and night The curtains are made in a piece containing from 60 to 100 pairs, then taken to a mending room where all imperfections are thoroughly im­paired, some by hand and some by machines. The finishing process then begins in a room in the west ern wing of the buildings. ! The curtains are first boiled for several hours in a kier. They are then taken to the torn toms where they go through S soaping and washing pro­cess and then through a chemical pro­cess. They are then bleached. Then they are thoroughly soaped and washed again in the torn toms in order to get all the chemicals out of them. Thev are then placed in the extractor which squetxes out all the moisture. They are then starched and ironed by a machine running continuously over hot calendars heated by steam on the tentering frame which is composed of larfe steel and nickle rollers and which are also heated in the same manner. The curtains are then taken to what is known as the white mend ing department where they go through a similar process to the other mend­ing departments. Here every curtain is thoroughly examined for the slight est defects. Thej are then placed on the edging machines, operated by girls, which cuts the scollop out and puts a fast corded edge on aW the same time. They are then folded and placed on the steam press which compresses them into a small compass aod puts on them a glossy finish. Tney are then sent to the shipping room.

capital stock of $50,000 and is among the largest corporations of the kind in the United States. At the present time it has contracts to the amount of 11,200,000 located in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,Rhode Island and New York. The company is not confined (o construction alone although since its organization it has had one or more mill jobs all the time. The variety of work it engagea in is shown by the.following contracts: An apartment house in Hartford, Conn., coating, $100,000; a state armory building at Cambridge, Mass., costing $150,000, A large mill con­tract for the Sullivan Machine Com-panjy at Claremont, N. H. A large power house at Newport, R. L, which Is now in proceed of completion and library buildings at Cohaasett, Wal-pole and Harvard, Mass. The com­pany is also constructing a $90,000 fire proof building at Worcester, Mass., and $140,000 school building at Win­chester, Mass., which is the forty first school building, the company has built during a period of 14 years. During the last year the company has hsd in itsemplojy about 1,500 men. Mr. Cummings bias just completed the large silk mills St Ogdensburg and a •ear ago finished the building of the largest book paper plant in the world at Kumford Falls, Maine, the struct ural work alone costing over $1,000,-000, the total coat of the plant being over $3,000,000. Such is the^epmpany *\hat has chsrge off the construction of the lace plant In this village.

WINDOWS PROTECTED.

F. II. Palmer, manager of the Chamberlain M*tal Weather Strip company is now and has been en­gaged for several! weeks pasi patting the strip in place about the windows It is purely a sine Contrivance entirely surrounding a window doing *eVvice both Summer ana* winter, ft makes the windows perfectly air tight, prevents rattling *nd keeps out the dust and dirt Three miles of these strips will be used in the lace mill con­tract The strips are undoubtedly the strongest fue) saving contrivance to be found on the market

The citrsens of Oouverneur "have

{ledged themselves to subscribe 100,000 of the preferred stock of the

International Lace MTg Co. ahd thus »sr$85.000 has been subscribed. There is still about $15 000 to be subscribed, for which subaciipiious are invited at either of the two banks or at the office of the treasurer, Mr. B. O. Parker. We recommend this to the public as a safe and good investment guaranteed to pay 7 per cent dividend. Subecrip-t ons from out of town residents will be sccepted. Same will draw interest from d*te of payment. ,

TALC MINE FATALITY,

tawart R. HIM Was Killed at Tela-Ivllle Thuraday by a Pleoe of Rook |Falllng Upon Him In the Interna* Jortal Pulp Company'a Mlnee.

Stewart Robert FIill, a young man in the employ of the International Pulp company at TMcville, was al­most instantly killed Thursday. Hill

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the International tace Manufactur­ing Company to their customers, In the various towns and States of this country. One of these prospectus came to A. A. Potter who knows what is good for Oouverneur, and the uecea alty of having manufacturing indus trWa to make the town in business wbsU It la In beauty, who Immediately called the attention of the Leasers to Oouverneure ad+antagea, and Invited them to pay a visit to this beautiful village, at the aame time aaauring them that no town in the northern part of the state could offer better ad­vantages than Oouverneur aff<srd« for auch an Industry aa theirs. Mr. Pot-isr made such an impression upon the l*eaers that shortly afterwards thev aant Mr. Robert A, Irving up to look over the ground and report to them. A meeting of the buaioess men In town was called snd was well attended. At that tiu*e Mr. Irving unfolded the particulars of the anterpriea, and at a public meeting subsequently held, a committee waa appointed con­sisting of Mr r M. Burdlck, Hon O. rl Conger, H, O Aldrichend Judge V. P. Abbott who visited New York for the purpose of consulting and making an Investigation as to the financial and general character standing of J. a leaser dt Co., and to learn what thev could of the lace business.

The committee reported later that as far aa the industry and general stand­ing of the organisers were concerned everything was more than satisfactory and recommended it to the citlsens of Oouverneur. At that time an agree­ment waa formulated and subscrip­tions amounting to $65,000 obtained and negotiations opened In earnest with J » Lesser 4 Co., with the grat ifylng result that Mr. J. 8. Leaeer came up to look over the ground and to aee whether the place would be suitable for the industry. Mr. Leaser stated that it Is necessary to have a particular kind of water for bleaching purposes and that the labor Question would have to be studied carerullv, as well as the shipping facilities and the climate—which, by the way, some ot the competitive towns have taken the liberty of eaylng that we are snowed In six months of the year, and that

I only Esquimaux could live up in thta

town In the neighborhood was doing its utmost to get Messrs Lesser 4c Co. to locate In their respective towns and offered them fully aa good induce­ments aa Oouverneur and for a time It looked as though Oouverneur would lose the enterprise. It was at this point of the proceedings that Mr. B. O. Parker waa induced by the citizens to take the matter up. He at once went to New York, hsd an interview with the Leasers and obtained their promise that If Oouverneur would agree to raise the stipulated amount un­der the modified agreement that they would sign to erect the plant here. Armed with this promise and delighted over his success, Mr. Parker returned home and at once set the wheels of

firogresslveness in motion. A meet-ng of the stockholders was called, the

situation explained and enthusiasm aroused and the lace mill for Oouver­neur practically assured.

The modified agreement Is now con­sidered by everyone a fairer and much more reaaonable proposition than the first Directly eiter the Leasers decided to locate their plant in Oouverneur and sufficient money had been raised lo assure the success of the project Archi­tects Williams A Johnston of Ogdens­burg were selected tp draw the plans and specifications of the buildings* The designs of the International Lace Manufacturing Company's plant were

drawn up after the most modern and latest Improved style of buildings, under the guidance and plans as laid out by Mr. J. S. Leaser. There is not a lace plant in the United States, or in any other country, where every­thing has been so judiciously modeled to facilitate av the lt*at expense the manufacture of its products as the one In this village. A description of the plans of the buildings and of their construction follows:

t B E UUILDIKOB DESCRIBED.

By referring to the illustration of the mills the reader will the more readily understand the following de tailed description of the plan of the buildings. ,

The picture shows the buildings from a point of view taken at the northwest corner, the right hand end

two story building is occupied by the white room and finishing de­partment. On the extreme right is the shipping room where an elevator Is to be installed for handling heavy freight The buildings are constructed of brick with concrete and plank floors and Georgia pine timber roofs except­ing only the power house *fhtah is of stone. Here, by the massive smoke stack, is a large room called the repair shop and is 40x40 feet, where all the repairs will be made, even the joiners* work, suoh as making the packing cases, etc , will be done in thii building. The boiler room and coal storage 40x64 feet and tha engine room 80i64 feet At this end wilialso be a pump room where will be installed a pump for filling the sprinkler tank, shown in the cut near the smoke stack. Thia tank "Will hold 75 thousand gallons of Water and from it piped will run to eil parts of ths buildings. They are connected with automatic sprinklers, which will be so arranged aa to begin throwing water automatic ally In case of fire. Etch building is separated from those adjoining by a brick wall. These walls may be seen in the illustration projecting above the roofs and are all covered with plain tile copings laid in cement All openings through these Walls are covered by fire proof doors also arranged to close automatically. The plank used in the construction guarded by these automatic devices, will allow a tire to burn itself out in one room without extending to another department as the timber has the prop­erty of charring pver and thus protect­ing itself before it is burned sufficiently to reduce its strength enough to cause it to collapse, Therefore making it as near as it can be made, a fire proof factory. The buildings are so constructed with automatic fire alarm* that no fire can occur. The mill Mutual Insurance Companies insure it at about 6 cents per $100.

The total floor space 60 feet wide in eluding the two story part would be 1.875 feet in length if all departments were placed end to end.,

The dimensions of the buildings overall are 174 feet from north to south and 561 feet from eaat to west

To superintend the business an ex­pert is required, and Jjhn Wbyatt who has had years of experience in every branch of this industry, twenty of which have been spent in Notting­ham, Eogland, the home of the lace business, ten years in this country as foreman of the Wilkesbarre and r?cranton lace manufacturing com­panies, the flrst to start the manu­facture of lace curtaina in this country, has been secuied by the company here.

In spesking of the International Lace Manufacturing Company s plant in this village, Mr. Whyatt said to a FREE PRESS representative that Mit has no superior in this country or abroad, everything! being on the ground floor which facilitates every process, the goods never traveling twice over the same place The plans as laid out bv Mr. Lesser and perfected by Architect Williams cannot do otherwise than meet with the hearty approval of the most expert lace manufacturer." ,

MR. LESSER'0 EXPERIENCE.

Of J. S. Leaser's superior knowl­edge of the business Mr. Whyatt ex­pressed the profuundest gratification. He has known bim for many years personal! v and says that he is thoroughly acquainted with the lsce msnufacturg busiuess and that the goods he handles have to be of the best quality. He says that Mr. lesser will keep the mills humming day and night

THE CUMMiKOS COMPANY.

To write up the lace mill without mentioning particularly the H. P. Cummings Company who secured the contract for the construction of the buildings would be like a train of cars without an engine to draw i t The* magnificent work the company has done under the superb manage­ment of E. J. Bard well, Mr. Cum­mings1 able assistant in the push and energy displayed in rushing the mas­sive building to completion is worthy of the bigheet praise. x

The company waa organised M a corporation at Ware, Mass., in 1900. Previous to that date it had been a co-partnership concern. It haa a

was working in mine 2i, when a large

friece of talc fell from the roof, strife-ng him squarely on the head and

shoulders. The boy was carried to his boarding house nearby and medi­cal aid summoned from Edwards, but without regaining consciousness he died at 11 ;80. Stewart came from Canada several years ago and bad many friends. ^ He was about 20 years of age. His body was conveyed to his old home Friday morning for interment .

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W* offer Ons Hundred Dollars ftsward tar any oast of Catarrk that can not be cursd by Hall's Catarrh Cora.

F. J. CHBKEY A CO., Props, Toledo, O. Ws, tb«'undersigned, bars known F, J.

Cbsney for the last 15 years, and bsllavs him perfectly honorable ta all business transac­tions and flnaDcfally able to carry oat aoy obligations mads by ttietr firm.

WXST A Tauax, Woolssals Druggists, To­ledo, Ohio.

WALDIKO, Knnuw A Maavnr, Wholsssls Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.

Hairs Catarrh Cars is taken latsmaliy, acting directly apon the blood and mocoes surfaces of the system. Frios 75o par bottle. Hold by all Druggists. Testimonials free

Hairs Family PtUa are the bast

Uneonsolous From Croup. During a sudden and terrible attack of croup our little girl was unconscious from strangu­lation, says A. L. BpsiTord, nostmastar, Chester. tf|oh , and a doss of One Minute Cough UarS was sJmJnliUrtd aod repeated often, i t reduced the swelling and inflam­mation, cut the mucus aod shortly the child was resting easy and speedily recovered It cores Coughs. Colds, LaQrippe, and aU Throat and Lung troubles One Mloute Cough Cure lingers in tha throat and chest and enables the lungs to contribute pure health-giving oxygei to ths blood. Mead Bros.

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THE FARMERS INSTITUTE HELD

IN OOUVERNEUR LAST WEEK

THE LARGEST ATTENDED

IN T H E S T A T E .

PRQMINENTMENHERE The Session Opened Thu+aday Morn­

ing'and Continued Throughout the Week The Town Was Alive With the Tillers of the Soil—Many Im­portant Qsjeetlone Discussed and The Institute One of the Most 9uo-eessfhlThat Ever Convened In^New

Ydrfc State. / The looked for and planned Ifof farmers' iuatitu«e began Thursday morning at forty-five minilteo behind the hour because of the delay due to the stormy There was a good atten­dance of our leading farmers at the flrst word and they kept constantly arriving. The ladiea were largely in evidence, drawn, perchance, by the prospect of hearing something worth while from Mrs. Bolton who waa scheduled for an nd dress of welcome on behalf of the Grange; if tbie waa the motive it was worthy and they were not dieappoioted.

Mr. Hartley, cbatrmtn of the local oommitt* called the institute to order at 10:44 and in a few very ap prcpriate words introduced village president Johnson who made the addreee of welcome on behalf of our village people. He congratulated the farmers upon the treat before them, upjn the means of educuto© they cfjoy, upon the increased strength ot their profession due to increased Ihtelligenco applied to farming. "The greatest iudustry pf the land te farming, its products are quadruple that of all the gold aod silver mined; if the farmers were to strike, the world would starve. The bufeineee of farming u on the up­grade. Your products, farmers, aaid he, are sought for in quick markete, everything you have to sell goes; even the coal strike helps you " His addreee was short, wholly im promptu, but highly appropriate at*d well received

MBS. BOLTOHfS ADDRISS.

Oar president has ju*t extended to you a most cordial welcome in be half of the people of the village of Oouverneur. We wish to second all that he has aaid and now it is ray great pleaeure to bring you greeting and a most hearty welcome from Oouverneur Orange No. 303, and to say that the pleaeure which we feel in baviog you como among us we might describe as some one has de­scribed the boundaries of our oooti nont, one being as limitless as the other On the notth by the northern lights, ou the c u t by the Atlantic ocean, on Ihe eoutn by the south pole and on U e west by the setting sun. In briogiug you thta greeting from the Patrons of Husbandry* it is also In behalf of the farmers aud farmers' wivt*, for it hue been weli -aid that the farmer nowadays whi-dixtf not belong to the grange is iue he old sea captain, who hid b ci if ou a long sea voyage, reaching

p ;rt late Baturday nigtjt, very tired, trio ucxt uay being BuocUy he oi course went toohuroh,iieatiug h unset I in one of the front peas. During the se. vices the captain beiug very tirec loll asleep. Iu the Pastor's dh course he ask* d all those that wished to go to heaven to arise. AU arose out the old captain. Then the p'istor said ail that wished to go to t ——~ to <.rise. The oaptatu j js t awihiug atose and said, * 'Pastor, 1' dou't just understand the question you are vot ing on, but ft seems that you and me are in ihe hopeless minority/1 and so the farmer of today out of (he Pa trons of Husbandry is very much in ihe minority.

The work of a farmers* Institute as usually conducted, deals wuh the man's wprk on the farm. The work of the household passed over for the so called larger aod more important branches of farm industry. We ask the members of the institute force to give Us a little of their time, and the oeneflt of their broad expert nee and scientific training, and help us to solve some of the prooictns wnich to day confront tue woman of the farm. We iio not como to you as some writers seem to think we should with a long tale of woe, as beings to whom you should extend your heart­felt sympathy who work aod toil aud drudge and toil and moil. The farmer's wife of the 80th oentury should resent the idea for while work is work, she does whatever fulls to her lot willingly and cheer fully, for the love of her familv and for the love of her home. The eld time mother of the farm, aa the con­ditions were, was said to win a crown of glory and a title of nobility which no modern American heirees can hope to buy of an eflate Euro­pean aristocracy but the bousewifr of today is confronted with othee problems in addition to thee*, her work must be more along educational iinea Bhe must know the latest tnd 1 beet books. The beet of magaaineel and newspapers* Bhe must inform herself as to the newest and prst pro­ductions of our master musicians. Bhe must hang only the choicest of pictures on her wails, tor all of these are educators, and assist in the mak­ing of the character of her boys and girls who are soon to form our great American citizenship., .

The farmer'** wife, if we may DO allowed the comparison, has greater responsibility 4o some lines than the mother of the village or city. The benefits of reading rooms, lectures, J oncer te, church services, all of which are educational and elevating in character are not as sooeseible to the farmer as to those of the city,and all thia lack must be supelted in the home, else there will bo ts>e dividing line hsween city a d country so prominent tn years gone by, but which Is now rapidly disappearing. But how are we to accomplish all of this; by constant study, for we are told that we are either going back­ward or forward and forward must be our watchword if we keep abrea t with the times. We cannot be like the young man in oo^lege who waa an excellent sportanlan but who neglected his studies, by cramming for hie examinations and by ways

not strictly honest he managed at last to secure a diploma. He waved it above his head in the air shouting 'educated, by jwe ." The farmer's

wife must study also to make her house pretty and attractive, provid­ing the comforts which each season demands; thus aettiog the example of the beautiful along with the true and good. Her bouse must be al­ways in order. Her pantry muet alwaye be full, for she is more fortu­nate than her city friends. Bhe does not hive so many people who oome in and go out again, who oome be­cause it is the custom or because they consider it (heir duty, but she has her friends, those who are willing to make the effirt to drive three or five miles are alwaye people whom ahe is pleased to eee and who wants to aee her. Of onirse they must stay to dinner or to supper or both for this is trus hospicaliiv. The woman on the farm muet identify herself with some society or club, for by the interchange of thought ehe becomes strong and self reliant and in this way also makes a oooial position for herself and her family. The grange is a long step in this direction. Her doors ara open to all farmers' wivee and the benefits derived from attend­ing the grai ge meetings cannot be overeetimewd. Other societies or clubs of pet haps a more literary nature and others still more purely social can also be recom­mended aa beneficial. We have thus far enumerated a few of the duties of the farmer's wife to her home, her family and herself other than the daily routine of every day life, and now the question arises how we are to get the necessary time to do all of this, as most of us know we cannot satisfactorily accomplish all of tbie as we are now situated. The day of the educated working woman has arrived, but an Edison, an Eades, a Krupp or acme other large brained inventor or captain of industry is needed to furnish tbe stepping ston*) and make the highway broad and smooth enough to carry the weighty material we have on our hands.

Ths telephone, rural free mail de­livery and the trolley are accomplished facts in many sections of the country. We may order our goods, call the physician, talk with our frienda, call in or call down moat anyone and rapid transit brings them; but still tbe same question confronts us, how shall we get forty-eight hours' work ao ooroplished in twenty-four?

We are told, tne age is a strenuous one but still we want more than our empty hands to work with. The problem of domestic help has bseu thoroughly discussed with as yet no practical eolution of the question The tendency of the age we are told U toward tbe mills, factories, etc. This fact must be taken advantage of by the farmer's wife as well as the farmer More machinery must be used in our work, the factory system applied to some of the heavy portions of it Something devised whereby a special­ist can make a business of some branches of our work, with appliances to turn off quickly and easily a task that employs many hands in many homes. . >-

For example-could not a laundry be run in connection with a cheese factory—make the steam and power do double work and thus take a good part of two davs' work out of ths house. We can imagine also a bakery run in this connect ion—although this hardly seems practical.

There is plenty of money i n the hands of capitalists waiting to be in vested. And here is the opportunity for a good investment. A business can be run cheaper in the country than in the city, therefore we should have special rates on whatever work is taken out of tbe house as well aeon the manufacture of butter and cheese

It is said that one man with the aid of his machinery can do ths work of three in the flala and in many branches of work. Aside from the sewing machine what has woman save her two hands with which to accomplish her endless number of duties, for a woman's time and attention is de ma hded at every turn in life.

There's not a place to earth or Heaven Tbsrs's not a task to mankind glean

Tbars's not a blassiog or a wos ftwiVs out a wnlspsr, yes or no,

There's oot a Ufa or death or birth, That has a feather's wsigbt of worth

Without a woman iu it.

' Trje bulletin "Saving Steps" lately issued by Cornell University contains some wry go«>d suggestions along the lines of small appliances for the kitchen, but something on a broader scale is wanted; dumb waiters and drop shelves are conveniences which we all appreciate, but the large amount of wore* comprised in the un­ending d aly round is too large a mat ter to be handled in this way. We ask this institute force to give soma thought to this matter.

We are, as Carlisle says, "Not heroic bringers of ths light but hsrois seekers for it."

We hope ths institute held In Ootrv erneur the winter of 1903 will go down in history as one in which the "worn ab's work1' received its due consider­ation, and that its influence be felt from institute to institute and that this subject be written about, talked about and discussed until results be accomplished.

And Now to the Fmrmmr, Of all pursuit* by man ln?*ot*4 Tha farmer is the most oooteoU*dt His profits food, his oalUng high, And on his lator ail rslj .

By htm ara all mechanics fed, Of him tbe merchant seeks his bread; His hand gWe* meat to everything EVn from the beggar to the king.

Mtlk sod honey, corn and wheat \ Ara bv his labors made complete, Oar clothe* from him mast first arias To decs the fop or dress ths wise.

Than wa by vote may Justly state That farmers rank among the great,— More Independent thej , than all \

' Who d-rell upon this earthly ball ! -All hall! ye farmers young and old 2 Tush on your plowf with oodraga bold-** Your wealth arises from your sod. Your Independence from your God.

If then the plow supports ths naUon And man or rank In mrmry station; Let Kings to Farmers make a bow, And every man procure a plow :

Mrs. Judd followed with an address showing in some ways the monotozfv and drudgery of the life of a farmer s wife may be relieved. There are but two ways, she said, in which this can be accomplished. One is to hire more help and the other is to simphfv the work. The former alternative is impossible, at least in this section.

8he suggested co-operation as one of tbe means of ligotening the labors of the housewife. Bhe believed this was possible iu the country at least in the matter of the laundry work, using, the power of our creameries and cheetje factories for that purpose. The work of the house should alao be systems tiied so that it can be done in as little time and with as few steps as possible. Bhe would have ajl the labor aaving devices possible, although there are comparatively few of these for the farmers wijss. A good washing ma­chine will be a great help.

Mr. Oook followed with a few words in affirmation of what had been said

and particttlar 1/ ta the judgment of the tanas*'* wtfe. knew frs>m experience that whUe t t e y mightnot beablstoaagtska point* fr the end their views Were variably correct. t v. , v > - , . . t , v < ; i

TJTJsW>ATP.>tV5;^-;:.W The hen was the otys*<*Jset of fan

tereet at the afternoon session of the institute. The time wae^given en­tirely to a consideration ot her gpod qualities and to the maanet ot trott­ing her to eecure the bgftrtwiittsv Mr. Rtos waa the first jtofcksr and probably no onsi in the fttpe la bi qualified both by ez vation and etudy to dieooaa this gob* jeot. He divided poultry keeping into three classes, keeping tat egg production, for meat prodoctton aa the raising of broilers and birds ana tne breeding of fancy for abow purpoeee or to sell fbr breed­ers. Hi» remarks ware along the first line executively. In working along tbie line he said, we most not only etrive to produce all tbe egga possible but to eo equalfis tbe pro­duction thai we can eeoure tbe bet* ter price from being able to supply tbe trade >>oth anmmer and winter. This is d iffl >ult to do as It ts directly contrary to ths hen's nature to laying in tbe winter season. It yon arw working for winter eggs you eboold have as m<»uy early hatched pallet* as possible. When these arrive at a certain age it thev have* had proper care they will begin ta lav. This age will vary somewhat with different breeds aa some mature more quickly than others. The eeoond consideration ts their ears and good food. No fixed mtee tor feeding can be given. They should have enough for their bodily health and a little more for the pranotiosv of tbe egg. It is a common rntsf ke to feed what we have the tttost of and la the oheapeei. No one grain, be said, no matter how good Is an good ae a mixture. Oare ehotdd be to have the food attractive table. He feeds at night and ing a mixture ot whole grains aod at noon ground feed. This is ootnpoood of equal parte toy weight of meal, ground oats, wheat middlinge and This is mixed with and clover bey end they , are . all they will ea t They should have plenty of green food, an dance of pure water and grit in form. It is not neooeaaary that tha house should be ao warm rooetiog plaoe should be greee warmer than the n e t of house; This may be done by ing some kind of a ehield before the roosts. He preferred the pore bred fowls aa the product is mote tthOorm and will command a better price. For egg production he preferred tne Leghorns hut for the farmer who does not make a epeolsity ot any branch of the work a general pur­pose like the Plymouth Bock or Wyandotte wlfir be more desirable. ,

Mr. T. E Orr, Beoretary ot the American Poultry AjeooUteon, in i following Mr. Rioe did not expeot to t add anything to what Mr. Rwe had already said. He only wished lo clinch a few of the points. Us of poultry keeping, he said, cieanltnees,oomfort and OMV*nis*>o*t fhe cleanliness should apply to hens, to the house, the water and all ear*, roundings. The comfort of the fowls is of equal Importcnos ar\d the oon-venieni arrangement will do much • to lesson the labor of oaring for them* -

THUBSDAY BVsUriVO.

A little time was epsnt at she open* ing of the evening session In the die* cuasion of the questions that were found in t e question box.

Mr.OiX/k said that eomo expert*, moots had been made at Odrftell Uoi- 1 versity to determine the, feeding value of auger beet pulp: The rs>. suite would show that it ts about otse naif that of good eoetlage. It haa' however an additional vatne<rom tie succulence, particularly if the animal is being fed largely upon dry food. It can be bad this winter for about $1.50 a ton.

The hog came In for a little atten­tion. Mr. Obok felt that thia animal was worthy of more it Is now receiving. The breede have their potnte of excell­ence. In generaTwe should raJee a hoc that will weigh from 150 to 200 pounds ai*tx'months of age. Tne Berkshire type of hoge SSSms to fas­ten more readily than others.

Prof. Oavanangh waa the first Speaker of ihe eyeolng. His subject was ' * The Cnemistry of tbe 8otl " He adapted his remarks mors portiou-urly to the large number ot boya who were present. He first remind­ed them of ihe fact which they had no toed th*t durirg a bocAre a la\r<re amount of tne material burned had passed eff into the air whits a small amount known as ash remained. B e then explained how the dlover plant <eis its nitrogen from the sir by aid of the bacteria that are found in Ihe little nodulee on the roote of tbe clover plant. He ebowed how the soil might be tested for an exrtd con­dition that prevents the healthy growth of t te plant and how the application of an alkali such aa wood ashes would correct this acidity.

The eeoond addreee Wee by Mr. J. 0. Bliss of Oouverneur. It wae an urgent plea for the co-operation of all in the improvement ot our rural schools. The iinea of improvement that he suggested were tbe hiring of trained teocbere aod increasing the tenure of office ot euokv; the enlarge­ment and improvement of school grounds and buildings. They ehoald stand, he jpeid, for the ioteUigeneev the thrift and the Ideate of tbe oxn-munity.

FfilDAT, A. M. The morning session of Friday

opened with the question box oon* ducted by Mr. Cook. «

Wast will kill the weevils thai in­fest the beans and peasf Prof. Cavanaugh: Place the groin to be treated in a tight box with a cover and on the grain set a dish with a little of the carbon bisulphide. The fumes of this being heavy will settle through the grain and effectually destroy aJl insect life. Keep it away from firs in any form as it is very cxploeiye, f

What shall we use to destroy the mites on our poultry ? Mr. Broad head: White-wash the building thoroughly spplying it with a spray pump it you have one. In addition, to this a thorough application of keroseneeooful-sion to the perches. Some of the oar* bolic sheep dipa are also good. In every Institute the question of raising alfalfa is found in the box and Gouvy erneur is no exception to the rule. Only four of those present had grown it and the universal testimony was that it would not stand the winters. Mr. Oook believed that we should per* seyere as this plant is so valuable that It merits sverv effort In Onondaga county, hs aaid, where It is now grown more successfully than in epy other part of the stats they formerly much double. Mr. Gregg's advice similar. Keep on trying in a small way UU you are suooeaaful or have absolutely proved that it cannot be grown. If you succeed you will be largely independent ot the feed dealer.

The flrst address of the morning was by Mr. Broad bead of Montrose, Psnn. His topic was "Tbe Oare of the Horse's Foot and Tooth. V Long study of this in connection with bis work sn a horse sheer has convinced him most thorough lv thst all who follow this business should have on anatomical knowledge of the hoof of the animaJL Without thia they cannot, expeot to treat successfully those defects that, proper shoeing will relieve. He hoped that the time would soon copse when the agricultural colleges would have a abort course in this as lit other branches. It is particularly important that tbe feet of the youne: colt abound be looked after. Nintey five per cent. of the crooked feet in horses, he said, oouid be traced lo this lack of care on the part of their owners. He ex* plained from his specimens the yoriona

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