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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11
To Clean Tapestry.

Tapestry and cretonne may be
cleaned and revived by this process:
Cut up some soap into shreds, allowing
four ounces of soap to each quart OF
water, and boil to jelly. Have ready
two tubs of pretty hot water. Add to
this enough boiled soap to make a
good lather. Add two handfuls of bran
to prevent the colors running. Wash
quickly with little rubbing, first in one,
and then in the other tub. and then
rinse out in either salt and water or
vinegar and water. Shake well to get
rid of the bran, and dry at once.
Starch in a thin boiled starch, roll
tightly in a clean cloth. mangle. and
then iron with a moderately hot iron.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11

not only benefited, but the general
health of the trees also. In my own
experience l have found that this
practice when judiciously followed
has a distinct benefit upon the health
of the trees, and hence enables them
to withstand the ravages from insects.
This is a point that has not been en-
phasized much. but If you 90 into any
orchard where thinning out is prac-
ticed you will find that insects are
less destructive than in another where
the let-alone method is adopted. The
insects are destroyed by this process
in two ways. When You make trees
grow vigorously and thrifty you
make them less susceptible to disease.
Thus the yellows Will rarely attack a
peach tree in good condition, nor the
blight and rot appear on apple and
cherry trees that have an iron-like con-
stitution. One way recommended for
combating fruit tree diseases is to fer
tilize and cultivate the trees so they
will be strong and healthy. The more
important effect that thinning out
fruits has upon the tree diseases and
insects is in the destruction of the
larvae of the insects in the wormy
and immature fruit. Now the larvae
of the codling moth produces the
wormy fruit on apple trees, and if
these deformed apples are pulled off
IN the thinning out process scores Of
would be codling moths will be killed.
The plum 0lrculio produces the wormy
plums and cherries, and by destroying
this immature fruit we kill them.
There are many other injurious worms
and insects that are killed in this i'm
mature fruit, and thus the seasons
crop of destructive insects is limited
by just that humber. Usually this i'm
mature fruit never amounts to much,
bus eventually drops on the ground
and dries up. The insects and worms
then emerge forth and breed a new
crop.
In thinning out the fruit from any
trees all the understood, worm-eaten,
deformed and unshapely fruits should
first be selected when very young.
They should all be destroyed by fire
or some other way so that the larvae
of the insects will not escape. Throw
ing them away or burying them mere
~ gives the insects another chance to
grow and mature. 1t is only after the
poor fruit has been destroyed that the
thinning process should be extended
to the better class. Usually it is BET
ter to thin only little at q time, for
sometimes the fruit with worms in
them do not show any defect until
quite large. If the thinning out is all
done one does not feel dixie pulling oft
more fruit toward the end. By ieav-
ing on the tree rather more fruit han
you intend to let mature you have
chance to destroy those in which de-
fects appear very late in the season.
S. w. Chambers, in American Guilt
vatOr.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11
Fresh Air in the Sick Room.

A clever idea for changing and fresh
ening the air in a sick room and at
the same time affording mild spectac-
ular entertainment for a patient I'M
able to move is the following: Put a
teaspoonful of the whole coffee berries
in a saucer and set where the invalid
can see it. Fill it up with toilet water
eau de cologne or perfumery-an set
fire to it. If this is done when the
room is dark the effect will be found
especially pretty and the change of air
most refreshing.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11

Tablecloths to which up-to-date
women accord the highest homage are
of plain French damask. hemstitched
and worked with magnificent sprays
of filled-in embroidery. These sprays
are varied in shape. Some tablecloths
have two, starting Mt opposite corners
and swinging their way along the ends
and up the opposite side for a short
distance others have bands across the
ends, while still others have great
bunchy effects. The important thing
about these sprays is, of course, that
they must not interfere with the plac-
ing of the plates.
When the flled-in embroidery covers
the sides of the tableciOth pretty
thoroughly no mOnGgrams are used.
But ordinarily tableclOth is embroid-
cred with four, one at each corner.
"A inches from the end and II inches
on each side of the centre. This ar
rangement places them so that they re-
main uncovered during the entire meal.
For more ordinary use tablecloths
are still of French damask, with wide
hemstitch. The patterns vary; some
are large, others small, and generally
a woman chooses them to suit her
fancy. Yet there seems to be a ten
dency to select the small, plain pat
terms, rather than those more elabO-
rate. For instance, a popular design
is merely striped damask, with fancy
square woven in the centre. Fringed
table linen rarely now is used.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11
A, I'D
A9G RECIPES
= 80. %. . .. ..

Spiced Gooseberries-For five pounds
sugar, one pint of vinegar and one
tablespoonful each of ground CHINA
mon and cloves. Mix all together,
cook until thick, stirring occasionally,
and seal in glass jars
Spanish Sweet Pcpper-Parboil for
10 minutes three green peppers; halve
them, dip in oil and fry for 10 minutes;
when cool shred fine, mix with an
equal weight of cold cooked fresh fish
faxed; sift in Il cup of shredded young
lettuce: pour over Il mayonnaise and
serve on lettuce nests.
Krehutyne. or Bohemian DOughnuts
Two eggs, three tablespoonfuls of
water Mix with -four into stiff
dough. adding a saltspOnful of salt.
Roll out as thin as soda cracker.
Cut into fancy shapes, fry in hot lard,
Another way of making this is to
sweeten with a tablespoonful of sugar.
Serve cold.
Biscuit-One pint of sour cream; dis
solve a scant teaspoOnful of soda in a
tablespoonful of hot water; stir it into
the cream, beating until it foams over
the cup: add a saltspoonful of salt
and flour enough to make a soft
dough- pat over with the hands to the
thickness of an inch; cut with small
cutter and bake.
Chicken Salad-Two large fowls
boiled; two large heads of celery. Cut
the meat and celery into small pieces.
For dressing-The chicken gravy and
one-half pint of vinegar, small piece
of butter, one tablespoonful of must
ard, small tablespoonful of cayenne,
one tablespoonful of salt; stir in the
yoke of eight eggs just before taking
from the stove; when cold stir in one
cup or more of thick cream. Mix to-
gether with a fork.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11
Catching Crows and Hawks.

1t is most easily done with the COM
mon steel trap used for woodchucks,
etc. Watch for some particular spot
where crows are frequenting for
something they like in the way of
food, and as quietly as possible place
one, or more if you have them, of the
traps, somewhat concealed by little
earth, securely anchored by a strong
chain or rope. Sprinkle a few kernels
Of corn about for bait Then retire a
little way and watch the result. AS
soon as the birds return you will sure
at any point you wish to protect and
you will not see any crows about there
the rest of the season
Hawks are not so easily caught, but
with little trouble some may be OBJ
tanned. Fix a little platform upon a
post set firmly in the ground and
place a wire box with a few chickens
in 1t on top. Place the traps around
the wire cage, and if the birds are
plentiful and hungry some will be
caught. Hawks have the habit of
alighting upon objects near what they
wish to devour, and an extra post a
little way from the chicken cage with
trap ingeniously fixed at the top so
the bird will not suspect danger might
be the means of securing some.-A. A.
Southwicb, in New England Home
stead,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11
A Strong Hay Derrick.

The base of this derrick should be
made of 3X12 stuff. fourteen feet long,
tie centre crosspiece of 3SS and the
outside crosspiece. of sx8, all mortised
in as show in cut and securely bolted,
one bolt at each corner passing
through foot of brace, which should
be made of 4X4 stuff. The post (e)
may be either round or square Gf
square SIS is none too largeh and
should be nine or ten feet high.
The pole (a) should be thirtyf1ve or
forty feet long, depending upon the
size of stack or rick to be made, and
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11
OUR BUDGET OF HUMOR,
LAUcHTER-PRoVoKlNc STORIES FOR
LOVERS OF FUN.

The Pupils supposition-No Encourage
ment--Patched - Kept a Cool Head -
Not All Settled-No Chance to Escape
-"As Old as the HilIs,' Etc, Etc.
A visitor vowed he knew nothing of golf,
And so we were proudly explaining
What caddes and cleeks were, when 10,
he straight off,
Oar proffered assistance disdaining,
Asked: "Where is the tee?' just as
though he well knew
The game o. the Draw Highland lad
dies,
But he didn't-he went on the theory that
YQ'll always find teas where there's
caddies
-Detroit Free Press.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11
She Did the Collecting

"You say your wife is worth her
weight in gold"'
Il do, sir
care you willing to pay taxes on her
at that valuation"
This, of course, was bringing things
down to an extremely practical basis,
but it feazed the husband only for
a minute.
my dear sir" he replied, 81 am al
ready paying taxes on her at higher
valuation than that, and she makes
the collections herself. "-ChicaGo Post
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11
He Could Recommend.

Il wish" said the housewife who
had grudgingly given him a plate of
cold victuals, instead of thanking me
you could tell me something that will
drive away cockroaches."
Ever try this pie on 'em, ma'am"
lugubriously inquired Tufford Knutt.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11
Close Resemblance.

Mrs. Talkso's husband was reading
an advertisement which asserted that
"The mail is quick the telegrapher is
quicker, but the telephone is quickest,
and you don't have to wait for an
answer"
All" he reflected, Sin one particular
that reminds me strongly of Mrs.
Talkso "-Baltimor American.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11
An Indirect Method.

"See here, Willetts, 1 hear a lot of
you young fellows have organized
suicide club
You are the fourth man to spring
that remark on me. l don't see how
it started. All we have done is to
CLUB together to do our own cooking
while our wives are way."-Indian-
apolis Press.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11
Tho Fellow Who Earned 1t.

Mrs. De Planet am so delighted
with my photograph that L have
bought you a little present"
Photographer (modestlyC"I really
don't deserve such testimonial,
madam. Give it to that gentleman
over there.
"Does he assist you?"
"Yes, he does the retouchlng. New
York Weekly.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11

George" said Mrs. Ferguson, "for
lands sake, straighten up, You're
worse hump-shouldered than ever"
Laura" retorted Mr.. Ferguson, ''be
satisfied with having married me to
reform me. When you try to re-shape
me you are undertaking too much"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11

There has been a great deal said
and written on the subject of SELF
hiyers, and great deal of experiment.
ing, too, but so far we have not
reached any degree of perfection. III
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11

"Tmka Hill, sir - one of the oldest
families in the country"
Il never heard of the Hill family
being among those of ancient lineage
"Ehat, You never heard of the
well known proverb, AS old as the
Hills%"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11

Newlywed-"Wh is the right thing
to do when your wife asks you for
money and you haven't got it,"
O4etimer-"Oh. there is no right
thing to do under those circumstances!
Anything you do will be wrong"-
Puck.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11

eve are just holding a love feast"
said young Mr.. LingeP, to Mr.. Frisbe,
when that father of an enraged daugh-
ter put his head in the parlor door
way at 11.35 p. m.
Il thought it must be a protracted
meeting" said the old gentleman, as
he Observation-Disclosures Bazaar.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11
Mitigating Circumstances,

"Your Honor said the lawyer, ''my
client acknowledges that she struck
the book agent with piece Of gasppe,
but she pleads that it was case of
mistaken identity"
Flows that" asked the Judge.
"Well she thought it was her hus-
band. "-Baltimore American.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11
Not All Settled.

'-When 1 grow up, Gracie,' the little
boy said. I'll marry you
when you grow up, Willie" she re-
Piled you'll get down on your knees
and ask me. Chicago Tribune.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11
K emf q Cool Head.

Stse-~I heard that you said I re-
minded you of the North Pole. Don't
try to deny ii"
He-"Of course I did. You are so
sought after, you know"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11
AGRICULTURAL
Rsssessssssssseesssss
The Successful Dairyman.

tDairying is a business, and some
farmers will succeed where others fail
because they have more energy and
Intelligence, adhering strictly TO bust
ness principles. The dairyman who
gives particular attention to the care
of his stock will always be repaid for
his labor with large yields and greater
profits.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11
Never Known to Fail.

Anxious Mamma-"Little Dick is up
stairs crying with the toothache,'
Practical Papa-"Take him round to
the dentists
II haven't any money"
"You won't need any money. The
toothache will stop before you set
there "'-Stray Stories.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11

"-They have made it up? thought it
was all over between them"
YES; but they were so sorry to have
it oil over that they concluded to start
il all ovpP.''-Puck.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11
No encouragement.

Guest-"Do you-ah-do you order
shirtwalst men out of your restau-
rapt?''
Head Waiter-"No, sir. We throw
them out"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11

should be of good stiff timber. White
oak is good, and seasoned elm first
class. Slab off butt end to save hand
ling unnecessary weight. Have your
blacksmith make a fork o., and fit
in old buggy spindle on top Of post
for fork to work in. The piece (c) is
made of straight grained 2X5, hinged
to post and bolted to pole. The two
hooks for pulleys are made as illus
trated to bolt through pole and short
end to enter shallow hole to prevent
pulley jumping off.
The derrick should be set to the
windward of the stack, and if it does
not swing over stack when load is
clear of ground tilt the, far corner a
little by putting block under it. If
properly made and used it viii be a
valuable addition to the haying ma
chinery for those who stack their hay
in the meadow. The writer stacked
ten acres of good clover last year in a
little over half day, with no one else
on the stack from beginning to finish.
You would never dream there was so
much hay in the stack, it was so well
well packed by the dropping of the
heavy loads.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11
Thinning Fruit to Kill Insects.

In thinning out the fruit in the or
chard during summer growth the TO-
liage and fruit left on the trees are
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-08-02
Pacific Terminates Its
Agreement With 0. R. &N.
PORTLANDERS DUMFOUNDED
Ia Order to Protect Its Interests 0. z. an
win Be Forced to Extend lis Line
Up the Snake River as
Far as Lewiston.

PORTLAND, Aug 1.-The Northern
Pacific railroad has ierved notice that
on August Is the existing agreement
with the o. R. & n. Co. BY which wheat
has been turned over to the latter from
the former at wallula Junction. for
shipment to Portland. win terminate.
This announcement came as a sur
prise to many shippers in this city. For
many years Portland exporters operat-
lug in the territory tapped BY the
Washington and Columbia river rail-
read. branch Of the Northern Pacific.
have insisted on having their wheat
brought to Portland instead Of being
diverted to Puget sound.
The Northern Pacific has lately erect
ed large warehouses at Tacoma in or
der to handle the increased wheat ship
ments which they expect as result
Of the diseontinuance Of their agree
ment with the 0. R. 4 n. Co.
The notification Of the suspension Of
the agreement was 50 sudden that the
officials of the 0. r. & n. have not
had time to decide on what course
to pursue. The wheat turned over to
the o. r. & N. by the Northern Pacific
last year at waIlula Junction amount
~ ~ ~ .-----'4- $780, -
It is the belief OF many shippers in
this city that the O. r. & N. Co. win
now be forced to protect its interests
by extending It's line up the Snake
river to Lewiston and thence into the
Clearwater country. and that II win
also be forced TO build numerous feed
ers in Eastern Washington.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-08-02

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-Despite the
perilous situation in Peltn, no active
move is being made by the military
forces here and this causes strong feel
ing among the citizens, says a Herald
correspondent at Tien Tsln.
The foreign forces are occupied with
international jealousies. They lack one
head to take the direction of affairs.
The officers are giving garden parties,
While ninety miles away their country
men are in danger OF massacre. They
exaggerate the difficulties of the ad-
vance TO Pekin instead Of activity
overcoming them. A rapid advance af-
ter the taking Of Tien Tsin would have
found the Chinese demoralized and
ready to surrender. Pellin could then
have easily been relieved, Time has
aided their recuperation. More than
10000 men are doing nothing In Tien
Tsln. The officers say that 10000 troops
are necessary to hold the little line Of
communication, and that II would be
no use starting unless they can push
through, Others say the great plains
on the way to Pekin have been artific-
tally flooded by the Boxers, tina; the
roads are impossible for transportation,
and that they must wait for rains for
river transportation. a large amount of
which is necessary for the wounded.
who cannot be left behind on account
Of the barbarous character of the en-
emy.
Two views are held here about the
recent news Of viceroy Yuan Shih Kai
respecting the safety of the ministers
In Pekln, The first is this: The fact
that Yuan said. my emperor has is
sued q decree that the ministers are
safe" indicates that the Chinese gov
ernment is re-established in Pekin, and
this means the rapid extinction of
the war party. Then the ministers now
Continued on fourth page.)
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-08-02

greatest peril we suffered during The
Siege was from IRE. the Chinese IN their
determination to destroy the British Ie-
CATION burning ihe adjoining Han Lin
Pinetocal College. one of the most aa-
cred colleges in China, sacrificing iis
unique library"
when Il ~ remembered how great re-
lance Is placed upon DR.. Morrison IN
Englnnd. the importance Of his exposure
OF the Chinese government can scarce
iy be over estimated. II seems to ban
ish all hopes entertained by Lord Sal
isbury that the Chinese government
might yet be proved not direttlg re-
sponslble for the outrage. and II may
result IN the entire cessation u ne
gotlations with China diplomats. II not
In an open declaration OF war on the
par, Of the powers
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-08-02

such matters. was quite peculiar in our
family In that respect"
The police today visited Lorenzo's
house ana took charge Of the murder
er's belongings, including target at
which ne practiced with revolver.
The family Is deeply distressed at the
disgrace which has fallen upon their
name. They showed Gaetano's photo
graph to the World correspondent, as
proof of his quiet appearance, and ex-
hibIted letter recently received from
him. FOR the purpose Of showing that
IN II he made no reference to the as
Sasslnation Of Humbert. Gaeianos old
nurse. Maria Bell. was also grief
stricken By the crime which her FOSTER
son had committed.
He was good hearted and Of a
sweet disposition she exclaimed. ''but
got under evil influences"
The town Of Prato Is draped in
mourning for the murdered king. Fac
tories are closed and troops have been
ordered there. The police are actively
on the lookout for probable accompIices
Of Caetano. He had many anarchist
friends in the town who are under sur
yeillance. and, although his relatives
naturally enough pretend 10 esteem
him, his fellow-workmen and citizens
generally who knew him disliked him
FOR his sinister and brooding dIsposl-
ton, which was much accentuated on
his return from America. He made no
display OF money.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-08-02
KING ALEXANDER
OF SERVIA SHOT AT
Anarchists Are Active and Re.
jOics Over Bressi's Crime.
MURDER WAS PLOTTED HERE
italians Near New York Inteud 10 Get Rid Of
the Anarchist Element at Any Cost
-UuIied States GOysrn-
ment Helpless.

LONDON. Aug. 2.-The Vienna cor
respondent Of the Daily Chronicle says:
"A rumor has reached here from Bel
grade that an attempt was made TO
assasslnaS> King Alexander this after
noon while he was driving through the
town. It Is said he vas shot at but
was not injured. The rumor Is uncon-
firmed."
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-08-02
IEsTER AcQuIrTEp.

KANSAS CITY. Aug. LA Times
special from New London. Mo-, says:
Alex Jester, the octogenerIan who has
been on trial here for the past two
weeks for the murder, 20 years ago. Of
Gilbert Gates. was tonight acquitted.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-08-02

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-The possible
connection between Bressl, the murder
er Of King Humbert. and the New
Jersey group u anarchists, has moved
this government to take measures 70
investigate the anarchist situation in
and around New York.