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"She Knew Her Business." The forehead—the space between the eyes-should lie vriJe and dished. The dished effect result s ? from the full eye. and we wnnt the breadth, for there is wliete t!ie brains are situated. Cows show iatollitrcn-.-A Ja t't :r faces rau h tile same as hiuiisu be;:i;;s tlo. I h.ivo j fancied us 1 looked at a tine cow that she knew what hor business was and did uot neg! e t it. Marl; you. when a cow is keeping tier jaws going p'je is work lug-yes. just as much and just #8 effectively as a vet of in a grist mill or a woaver at a loom. fc?be, too, Is faking raw material and manu fscturing it into a finished product. But. to return to her head. The huras should be symmetrical and not too targe. The ears not very large, and when they ape turned bark there should be seen a yellow oily secretion on the inside. This should also be found on the udder and on the tip of the tail. I have heard that it indicates richness of milk, but more likely it de motes constitutional vigor and thrift For the same reason we like the hair be »oft and oily or silky, and when *e poll the skin up from the ribs* H should be elastic and spring back and *>t be thick and leathery. The neck should be slender and neat- V Joined to the shoulders. There should « no exces»ive amount of loose, flab by skin on the under part of the throat •ndneck. The Double Wedge. (and I might here explain that w ... meanß tayself and all who agree in m . e ' '^ e to Bee double wedge «the dairy form. From the head she ® padua lly increase in width to thi k blnd <l uarters - Then from s oulders down we like to see her woaden out. There should be good width between rorelegs. and the space behind th# 8 ® be well <m 1 out. Just Mna ® part are situate! .lie vital or i beart and lungs. A cow nar sam etWeeu foreleg-' is exactly the are e as a narrovv chested person—both a Pt to be subjects for tuberculosis. ■* lr e ck bone should be large, loose * oth ° ? an< * 3 P r °minent, an thT. ,ndioation of nerve power, for in thin# kbone ruus the s l ,iQal cord, the «Wef nerve of the body. hav e barre ' or body of the cow should hpp o( len Pth and depth. This is cf h i > re^ oU9e anc * should be capable odiug large quantities of food. • cr f C( ? w s boulil be wide and strong Paum-h / lOIUS t0 su I , I >ort tllis lar K® ♦ en ' r w P»kness in this point of thi<rho aU ! es a sag ln the baL ' k - The to triv S ° U ' d am * hollowed out lees °' B P are between the lowlnJ 1 ® anks should be high, al -7w room for a large udder. Dairrn! men Say ' "* SO fo °t. no horse." The iih f" Sa,V ' " S '° ,; dder. no cow." back r f s}l °" 1 extend well up at the •ttarJa fonv """<l- being strongly 0 tde butly. The sole of the Ob udder in a cow. especially a young cow, should be level and the teats evenly placed and conveniently long to be milked. The udder should be covered with fine soft hafr. should be springy, and the veins should be prominent. Milk Veins and Milk Wells. The milk veins coming from the ud der and running forward under the body should be large, tortuous and ex tending well toward the front before entering the body through what are called the milk wells. Sometimes these openings in the abdominal wall are small and press the veins, swelling them and making them appear larger than they really are. In buying a cow not milking it is well to feel the size of the milk wells, and they will be some Indication of the size and length of the milk veins. After the cow is milked out the ud der should bang like a bag of skin, soft and pliable. Occasionally we see a cow with a beautiful udder. After being milked she still has her beautiful udder, but has added little to the milk paiL This is known as a fleshy udder and often deceives a buyer. The escutcheon, or milk mirror, is considered by some dairymen as an important indication of a cow's value as a milker. The escutcheon is that portion of the hind quarters at the back and top of the udder where the hair points upward Instead of downward. It is taken as a good sign when the space covered with such hair is large and when there are several "cores" or "whirlpools" where the hair gathers toward a center. Some judges like the terminal tall bone to reach the hock. The tail is but a c'-niiuuation of the backbone —the larger and more loosely Jointed the verlelirae the longer the tail. It should taper toward the point and end in a nice, full switch. First Look For Constitution. Summing up the qualities of a good cow. we should say first look for con stitution. It Is anything but pleasant to think of using milk which has come from a sickly, diseased animal. Don't you think with me there Is a strong relationship between the vitality of the cow and the vitality of the milk she gives? First, then, let us emphasize the necessity of having a healthy cow as Indicated by a readiness for her food, a full, bright eye, soft; pliable hair and skin: steady, even breathing and good heart and lung capacity. Then we want good milking qualities, as suggested by a strong nervous sys tem, large middle piece and splendid udder. She should have a quiet, con tented disposition, submit quietly to being handled and should be an easy milker. A cow should increase ln her milk flow during the first few lactation pe riods, and frequently there is a slight increase in the percentage of fat as she reaches maturity. She may be said "to be at her best from her fifth to her eighth year, and many do splendid work for many years after that age. A cow should make from $30 to $60 a year profit. A very good one may CKOHB SBCTION OF OOW'S CDDBR, SHOWIMO IU CEUL3 IN WHICH MILK IS SBCBSTBD. make for ber owner $73 to $100. The profit may be estimated if the food cost be subtracted from tbe value of the milk fat. Tbe vatae of tbe skimmllk, calf and manure offsets tbe cost of la bor la connection with tbe care of tbe cow. Pets of the Herd, But— Receiving good care, a cow should give 6,000 pounds of milk, testing at least 3.6 per cent fat, or should make 230 pounds of butter in a year. A heifer should reach this amount in ber .second lactation period. This is not a high standard, but If put into force throughout the country It would mean that three-quarters of tbe cows would be doomed. The average yearly yield per cow Is not over 4.000 pounds of milk. With such an average, how many very poor ones there must be! What about yours? In nearly every stable there are sleek, gentle cows, which stretch thefr necks as greedily as can be for mangels and meal and which walk forth with a leisurely important air to pastures and luxuriant, the pets often of the herd, and yet if X rays of the scales and the test for fat were thrown on such cows the revela- 1 tion would assign them to the butch-, er's block. His Specialty. "Do you speak several languages, fa ther?" "No. my son," replied Mr. Henpeck, gazing sadly at his wife, "but I do *now the mother tongue."—Judge. Aide to History. Mrs. Brown—Haven't you found per sonally that history always repeats Itself? Mrs. Bliss—Not always. The neighbors repeat most of my history. —New York Times. Nature. Nature never did betray the heart that loved her. 'Tls her privilege through all the /ears of this our life to lead from Joy to Joy.—Wordsworth. What men want Is not talent. It is purpose: not the power -'to achieve, but the will to labor.—Bulwer-Lytton. SWAPPED WIVES B y MARY GANSEVOORT Two family houses are very common nowadays. They are inexpensive, and everything inexpensive flnds a ready demand. In a two family house in B. Mr. and Mrs. Kirby lived on the sec ond floor and Mr. and Mrs. Axbalter on the first floor. Cheap things are apt to be expensive in the end. and It was so with this two family bouse. Mrs Kirby became infatuated with Mr. Ax baiter and Mr. Kirby wltb Mrs. Ax balter. Living under the same roof, there was plenty of chance for one of the men to meet the wife of the other elandastinely, and both couples were playing the same game. There wasn't any trouble about the matter. Why should there be. sin<-e all were satisfied to swap partners? But the expense! Two single houses would have cost 50 per «-ent more, but the divorces cost 100 per cent more. Besides, there were two new trous seaux, two weddings involving car riages. wedding breakfasts and the parson's fees. Would It not have been better bad each couple ttaken a single house? Unfortunately the leases ran for two years, and the new weddings occurred within one. It would be a pity to lose one year's rent on account of an em harassing proximity between two cou ples who had swapped partners, es pecially when there was no embarrass ment So the first Mrs. Kirby, having become Mrs. Axhalter. went to live downstairs, and rhe first Mrs. Axbalter. having become Mrs. Kirby. went to live upstairs. Everybody in the neigh borhood said: "How practical and how sensible! All has been done pleas antly. Of all quarrels family quarrels are the worst." It so happened that Mr. and Mrs. Kirby went on a Journey, and while they were gone Mr. Kirby died Meanwhile Mr. Axhalter died too. The disconsolate widows met In the hall. That's a part of a two family hrmse which persons who have never fried them don't consider. The occupants are always meeting In the ball. "Well," said Mrs. Kirby— ante Ax halter—"Tom has gone. 1 bear." "Yes." said Mre. Axhalter—ante Kir by. "and Jim. too. poor man!" She wiped away a tear. "They were two very good men." "Very good. They were two very good husbands to me. both of 'em." "And I have no complaint to make of either. My first husband was very obliging In some things and. my secwl In other things". "Both my husbands were good in :ill things." said Mrs Axhalter. beavmg a deep sigh "H'm! Did you And Axhalter always liberal with the rash?" ~ "Indeed I did! Hut if depends upon what you cjp-II liberal. Anyway. 1 didn't have to go through his pockets when he was asleep." "Who told you that?" "Told me what?" "That to get money I had to go through bis pockets when be was my husband. Anyway, I didn't give him any curtain lectures when be came home late nights." "And who told yon that?" "A little bird whispered it into my ear." "Did Klrby tell you i gave him cur tain lectures?" "Did Axhalter say I went through his pockets?" The horns were locked: neither could move. So the only thing they could do was to unlock and begin over again. "I'd like you to tell me. Mrs. Kirby." ■aid Mrs. Axhalter, "which of your husbands you liked best." "Well, as a man who bad been In fluenced by some one else I think some time* Klrby wu the bast man 1 ever knew. Then, again. I think Axhalter was even better than he." "What do you mean by influenced by any on* else?" "Weil, 700 know, Mrs. Axbalter. that a man after h« bas been married isn't the aarae as be was before." "Do 70a mean tbat be bas deterio rated?" asked Mrs. Axbalter. looking at her wife-in-la w severely. "I mean tbat if a man bas lived with a woman who bas nagged at bim he grows irritable." "I noticed that my second husband was sometimes a bit grouchy." "You did. did you? Maybe it was getting used to new conditions." Again the horns were locked. Again the two ladies backed away from each other. But only in an argumentative sense. "Are you going to have your mourn ing dresses cut hobble?" asked Mrs. Axhalter. "Not to the extreme," replied Mrs. Kirby. 'Tm puzzled about my hats. I don't see how 1 can get a widow's cap to show under 'em, the brims are so big." "And the veil? How are we to man age that?" "They don't wear those long black veilß any more." "I'm so glad. What are you going to do about collars and cuffs?" "I haven't decided. Come up to my floor and we'll talk it over." "Come into mine." "It doesn't make any difference now which floor we go to—we're at home on both." They stood in the hall and talked. Ok. happy day tbat tbey had found a topic on whleb they could conveost with their former friendliness! ADVERTISED LETTERS Haag, Freddie Nelson, Master Harold Parker, R. H. Wallace, H. POST CARDS Huntington, Nathan Huntington, Corry FOR SALE—Second hand hay press. Will give time. H. A. Howe. 29—30 Good Butter-Makers should have their names printed on the butter wrappers they use. This not only protects them in the gale of their pro duct, but the purchaser is generally willing to pay a little more for the better grade, and in a short time learns to call for some particular make. We use clean, tough vegetable parchment wrappers, printed with a special ink, which is impervious to grease or water. 9 Order some today— they are inexpensive. The Courier Press " Kenoewick's Printers 1 PAGE FIVE