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Show EXHIBIT TRAIN WILL REACH OCDEN MONDAY The fanner's Institute work being conducted this ear jointty by tne state Agricultural college r.na tne various var-ious railroads of the state is meeting with unbounded enthusiasm all along the line. The work begin at Richmond Rich-mond where the Industrial club had made all preparations. Richmond la the home of tho Utah Condensed Milk company, and is rapidly becoming known as one of the dairy centers or the state. Tho lectures for the men during the day time were held at tho ears, where Trofessors Merrill and Calne gave talks along dairy lines, Illustrating Il-lustrating their talks by means ot charts and stereopticon slides. In tho evening tho men assembled at the ward hall, where Instructions along the lines of horticulture and dairying v ere continued. The professors were assisted in their . ! work by C. J. Adney, a practical Bear River valley farmer and a graduate I of the Kansas State Agricultural col- I lee. There was a large attendance or j la-lies' at the Industrial club where , Mrs. Reua B. Babcock spoiw along the , j lines of home-making. j The train consists of a lecture , coach and an exhibit car. The lecture I coach is fitted with a. stereopticon j to that all lectures can be Illustrated by means of slides. It is also decorat-! decorat-! ell with photographs and paintings ot j I live stock, making the car very at-' at-' tractive. The exhibit car is fitted In ! one end with an exhibit of grains and j grasses from the arid farms or the ' I state. There Is also a splendid coi- lection of insects, both beneficial and I injurious, and a collection or dried ' ! fruits and nuts which are the cause of ! much discussion, most of the visitors oeing surprised to find that these products pro-ducts are-raised in this state. There is a collection of separators inid a model milking n accrue that j attracts the attention of the dalry- men. At each of the places visited a I demonstration of the milking machine is given., and the work is exciting the j admiration of the men who are interested inter-ested in the production of milk. Th I exhibit car also has a collection of exercises of the student of the me- cbanlc arts department of the State ' Agricultural college; an exhibit of the work in domestic science, canned ! fruits, samples showing the different j tteps in each year's work, home 11- i brary, books for women and children. samples of up-to-date kitchen utensils, floor and wall coverings, pictures, and ' all things that are of interest to worn- j en and their homes. ! The train leaves for the Bear River vrtlley, where the week will be spent, arriving at Ogden on Monday next, from which point Morgan and Summit counties will be visited, returning to Davis county. WOMEN CAUSE SHOE DEALERS MUCH TROUBLE Chicago, Jan. 14. A proposition ot the National Boot & Shoe Manufactur-CTf Manufactur-CTf in convention In New York to btamp exact sizes on women's shoes, has awakened opposition on the part ol Chicago retail dealers. They say that the plan will not do here and from what they know or the nature of the fair sex. it will not do anywhere. At present but few women's shoes aro marked with sizes to the public. The shoo dealer has his own private mark. "We deceive no one in regard to the material or size," said one dealer. "It a woman calls for a shoe three sizes too small she will get it if she insists. But we first measure her and see if she docs not want, the shoe that fits. She does not know what size It is. If she wants It to pinch, that is none of our business. Most women have no idea as to what size of shoo they are, wearing. "The majority of women aro vain in regard to their shoes. They buy fchapes that make the foot look smaller. small-er. I do not think the association will take any such action it would only make trouble for the dealers and do no good," The consensus of opinion was voiced bv one critic in these words: "I think to satisfy the women that are vain, it would be a good plan to follow the old custom of leaving the marks on the shoes unintelligible to the women. That satisfies both Bides.-' |