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New Ulm review., 1901-06-26
TWO OLD LADIES.
BY BARRY PAIN.

Age had quieted the whole house.
anywhere. The love of things as they
were linked itself with a gentle and
far from bitter disregard for things as
they are. The room was beautiful, but
not because anybody had tried to be ar
Sistic in the Tottenham Court road. Its
sweet and rather quaint simplicity had
grown up unconsciously.
The mistress of the house sat in a
straight backed chair by the fire. She
was a beautiful and serene old lady,
with an abundance of white hair.
"Yes," she said to her guest, ''the
roads are very bad this winter, and the
cold is severe, and yet you drove over
to say kind word to a lonely old wo-
man on her birthday 1t was good of
you, Agatha"
The guest was also an old lady, but
pinched and withered, with queru-
lous note in her voice and the manner
of one who is accustomed to give or
ders sharply.
Purely selfish" she said: ST want to
see you, my dear. You are just the
person, Alice, that people who are out
of temper ought to come and see. q
sacked three Of 'em this morning.) The
birthday was an excuse. We can't
wish each other many happy returns
any more, you know
NO." said Alice placidly 1--WE can
just hope we may last out another
year. And it's very pleasant to live,
to have nice house and to be able to
go about it and see to things. Then
there are Tommy and the Quakeress
I want to enjoy my grandchildren as
long as can. The Quakeress is really
the primmest and quaintest baby you
ever saw in your life. I keep note in
book of the things that she says.
Life is very enjoyable as long as one
is healthy"
"Glad to hear it, said Agatha rather
snappishly. ''Still, would you have en-
joyed flat monotony when you were
girl Of 20?"
Zone cannot have grandchildren
when one is 20,' said Alice thoughtful
~. Luckily the temperament changes
with the years. At 90 loved changes
and movement and excitement, and
could have them. Now only want
things to be the way that have got
used to them. love my old servants,
and a new tea seryiceI do believe
that it would break my heart; it would
certainly keep me awake at night
Ah,' said Agatha, you've got the
secret of it, and I've not. and it is my
belief that the women over 80 who
have not got it ought to be taken out
and shot. My dear, If I had not been
a believing Christian I should have
taken my own life long before this
please do not say that
You're quite right. One ought not
to say these things, and, at the same
time, one cannot help thinking them.
I've no enjoyments left except the rare
pleasure of seeing old friends"
"But one makes ones enjoyments.
They may mostly consist of sympathet-
ic interest in the enjoyments OF others,
but what does that matters AT our
time OF life one must expect 10 become
aasnechaAaz,D
New Ulm review., 1901-06-26
His Late Hours.

You never think Of staying out late, .
said the convivial and Ill bred person.
Sometimes / think of II, answered
Mr.. Meekton distantly.
But yon Cont care for that sort of
thing"
Not in the least"
Perhaps you never had any expert
enceY'
'tOh, yes, I have. 1t was only last
night that was out at half past a.
IA. Henrietta sent NE out to see If I
euHdn't keep the back gate from slam
aas:se xgask,spsxtpp Star.
New Ulm review., 1901-06-26

Pirate Chief-What, no, slaves! Arm
yourselves to the teeth and call forth
the full strength Of our valiant band!
Lieutenant Chief-What bloody work
do we prepare for now, noble chief?
Pirate Chief-We are going to fire
that blooming cook!-New York Even
ing Journal
New Ulm review., 1901-06-26
Her Observing Eve.

'T could follow your footsteps all N.
life long, dearest"
''Oh, yes; you say that. But when
we are married no doubt you'll always
walk about ten feet ahead Of me, just
like all other husbands - Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
New Ulm review., 1901-06-26
Conversion Through Pork.

Conversion Through Pork.
An old Cambridge friend Of mine who
had good deal of the wisdom of the
serpent in him had farmer in his par
ish In Norfolk whom he could not get
to church. Whenever he pressed upon
him his neglect or his bad example he
was always met with the same excuse
You be too young and do not know
enough to teach such as L" At last he
gave up the farmer In despair. But
one day he happened to pass by the
farm while his parishioner was en-
gagged in killing fine pig. My friend
said: what a pigl Why, he weighs "a
stoneY' sWhat dost thou know of
pigsY replied the farmer. Il only wish
he weighed as much" When they next
met, the farmer, to his surprise, told
my friend that the pig had been found
to weight just 81 stone. He added,
much to my friends qualification. "And
thou wilt see me at church next Sum
day. parson. Manchester Guardian.
Cheered by IT.
You are sure you can support my
daughter in the style to which she has
been accustomed y asked the heavy fa-
ther.
Sure" answered our hero, with the
assurance OF youth.
ssWeu. I'm glad to hear it. Ifs mors
than can afford sny longer" udian-
ADpSis preaa :
New Ulm review., 1901-06-26
Defined.

Ma said Tommy, what is fnan-
cierY'
"a inancier, Tommy" said his moth
er, ''is the exact opposite of your IA
ther." Somerville Journal.
New Ulm review., 1901-06-26
In the Pen.

Jimson-There's man who has made
a great deal of money in his life.
Jester-Broker?
Jimson-No; counterfeiter-Ph Philadels
ehia Press.
The sun., 1901-09-29
Too Nuch for Him

I, was a guard on the Sixth avenue ele-
waited. who lisp'd. thai was doing the cnn-
vcrsstionsl act ~ M" time
We'll. ! like the joh all right . 10 said.
while IL kc-pth ma on IA" ThiNth avenue
line, but none of that Ninth avenue for
me- and he shook hi- head vigorously IN
nagatiun "NhAt'th tho direrrnCr2 Well
thereth lot | thought iuiht like vou
d. before tried Il and then found out
On thith line | don't have any trouble. 10
thpeak of, calling s,ationth. hut over th"re
well. Il laid me N the frthi round You
thee, ! wath working all righ, over her,'.
no, having any bother al ALL though thorne-
timath pathengrrth thmilcd wh.n ] CALLED
tho Thixteth or Thevrn'i"th. especially
Thixty-thiSth bu, Il didn't count for much
and didn't care n ~uih Then one day
friend ~ mine, doing "a" Ninth ayen,Ia
turn. wanted me O. thubthitu'" for hun
while hc went N on picnic With hith Wif"
and children, and, ot cuurth~, wath willing
g. do What ! could for ~" family, Sth ]
didn't have anv of my own Tho ! took
huh plathe | began NJ Hundred and
ffiy-ffth and come tlailing along Hth
uthiIal I'LL We got Ia FiftN-uiuth, OF below
and th"n | got into new territory, bu'
thew wathni anv difference till caltd Tor
Chri' hophrr thtrt-' and l had o. call ~
twithe to get II thtralght. ana th. ~ hen
gerth give M" mild ha hA Well. hadn't
mprs than got over that 'ill We thirick
HUuthton thtrNri, but | didn't have tho
much truuhl. with that. only coming tho
thoon after Cnth -cnth-thr other one.
! wathn't quit" fixed for i gut u though
all right, and wath fe,'ling pretty good.
when ] remembered ~" next ono and br-
fore ! had time 10 catch INV thssNpnd Wind
| had ,o thing uu' D-t -thlsr.tir.th thtrcet
That wath - tWitht"r tor m" aud ] had to g.
a. u to daru"d MANY t,me'h that the path
clgrrth actually thn"rted. and on" chap Of
ieT-d 10 h-.lp ~" otr with " Well. ! had
n ~ The reih' OF 10" way wondering what
wouh ooIn- ueNt. and when | got down tn
Thuut b Perry ! wath took thick and laid uut
ir tn of'lihe iil they gui 'homel,pdv 'u
thuhihitu'e for M r,"n I hobhlei home.
And Won t-t I don't ~ any NOR. thuhthi.
,u'- ihtunth o- ~" Nnih. Mt any fur nr",
IL 80. IL. a.
The sun., 1901-09-29

whirr-rri-- whish-shl - br-rr-rT - rattle
tl-tl--clap'-a there was Hellbent lying
right la front of our eyes, on has back. ia
the middle 81 tho track, with the million.
aud millions of wheels aud dynamo- and
wires and springs inside 81 him whanging
and hanging and going of all at once
The bullet had struck Hellbent, this
triumph % electricity aud the art OF the
taxidsrrnist, this hors that lad never
breathed nor swi-hed tail st a fly. this mar :
velots exemplification Of the genius OF
machinery and manipulated lightning
the bullet had hit Hellbent right In the
breast. and knocked his works 20 smith,
Greens, and there he was like salt mackerel
right before our eyes, tho springs and
thiner popping out Of his wound like coil
out Of an old hair sofa. and his bisque boy.
an automatic jockey, a dummy. too, hke
Hellbent lying with a dcll-like, idiotic
leer underneath the thing and my friend
and l out just seven nillions OF pounds
Say, wouldn't that turn YOU 'roundr'
well. III be damned. gasped the quiet
looking man. picking up his long neglected
stein as II 90 defend himself. and then the
man with the duh rowing eye took one
moro hack al the grren jar, smiled tovialiy'
and drif,"d through the swinging door
The sun., 1901-09-29

ou' the early dances. and how I hastcned
To you when saw my rose
4 know YOU Werc sbsIrdly hssfy.'
chuckled Betty, and vou nearly feIl down
~ the middle of tho floor.
I didn't either Any way. 7 ~ns afraid
that YOU would change your mind
"Oh. no said Betty
And then We came here
That was vour 1igse-tion'
But v VA vou who discovered the spot
IN the first place
-Arr you sprrvf" che asked
NO lac replied
And when W. were here, said Betty,
YOU told Ine that you we're going swav
n"Nt day for hong, hong time aid you
.aid we'll yuu were rather foolish, Harold
WAS ~ SAID Harold Anyway You
told me that you werc very sorry thst
! was going ard YOU made me think that
You meant II
i did said Betty
-So We said good-by here IN our oorner.
a. We called IL
You promised that you would com.
again
And you gave me tho rose from out
your hair and told me that must keep
II for you, like true kniyht OF the table
> And YOU You silly boy, kis-ei my hand .
And them he inquired. leaning for
And thcn'- s.id Betty, very soft,y.
Harold she said an instant after. you
should not have done that
a little bit Of her affection along The
wsyi' ne quizz.d.
That doe not include whst you-toot.
then
-Never7-
Never she answered. - the music
~ new dance struck up, What would
she saw And you have this twelfth dance
with her. too. Come, we must 90.
Tho t~-lfthi' he cried. -fs this the
twelfth1 Why. IL Was the tenth hsdi'
You told me the twelfth. am sure you
did said Betty. -Oh. | am % sorry
have kept you from her.
But when he left her she srfled.
The sun., 1901-09-29
STRANGE CROSSING or PIGEONS
wnd and Tame birds Intermarry, Win Bsd
Results TO Maine Fsrmers.

Ancrrc. Me-. Sept. 27.-Sinoe the Ice
Trust has purchased most Of the Ice houees
on Penohscot River, and shipping the
contents 70 New York markets bes iefi
the great buildings 10 the nnercies ~ wind
and weather, tho doves have taken poe
session Of the LOFTY structures and fully
employed their time In rearing nuTTscrcr.
offspring. which pilfer tho grain Uors
from tho farmers during the summer and
infest the cities and Villages In cold weather
until they have become moro annoying
than the English sparrows. The Wide
plates Of the housee. which are moro than
thirty feet In the air. afford nesting places
for the birds A no owls or hawks ever
invade q rooted building In Maine and
as the nests are far beyond the reach scf
rats, a PAR Of dove. thus sheltered vii
bring forth and rear 20 maturity a. many
~ twenty offspring In q year. . rate Of
Increase which soon floods the countrywide
with cloud. 81 athered posts. Owing
90 the fact that the birds had 10 seek the
towns TO get food la cold weather the hordes
were kept IN check by BOYS, who were
glad enough 10 put ammunition and tims
against the hopr 81 a rich pigeon pie, but
for the past wear tho doves have adopted
new tactics, which n continued, will GER
tainly work great trouble for the farmers.
y
Wild pigeons came to eastern Maine, and
IN the cour-e of few weeks took up their
homes with tho doves In tho abandoned
Toe hou-e- the two species intermarryinG
and dwelling ia concord as II thcre lad
never b~en anv race war among birds
The offspring Of THE union was a long,
elm bird built on the model Of the Wild
pigeon. although the colorng of the doves
was retained in nearly every instance
A. there were not moro than two ecors
Of pigeons In the org nal dock, ana ss the
progeny had cnlor markings similar TO
doves. very few sportSmen were aware
OF the strange mating which had taken
place. Late last fail. when II came time
Tor the ptgeots To go South, they went swav
IN a hock and took all thrir children along
thht the numb-r ~ dove that pas~s.t
the winter In the towns vas much smaller
than usual
last spring tho thoroughbr,~ts and tsH-
hr>s>is r.,urnei to their old haunts TO
g"fh~ and at once went to work r~@rinE
new famih.,- Tn. u-uh has b>en ths,
no farmer within tw~nty mile- of Bangor
has l-.'-n Ahlc - harvest any tmckN b~st
or J"ss during the -ea-on Jus, cio-~i,
While the crop 20 Cpru and ost~ has hon
c'u down r!lv NJ ~ cen, from III" av~fag.
yield Tn. numl--r - half hr-si- that
have tren haiched during the s'ImnYs.T is -
gr"ai that truthful ul..n Hesitate io make -
estimate, sofne saving = round halt minsna.
snd uth"r- O-~Ntng that from i0n .fp1 -
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Nef' tho damage WHICH s sure o. s~rFnr
n"Ni -~a-In IN. tf~ssilng plsr-s a.
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The sun., 1901-09-29
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-02-21
FEEDING DAIRY COWS.
sofa Experiment Station Is
Said to BE Perfect.

The herd Of mich cows at the Min
nesota Experiment station is one of
the most profitable in the country. In
a report one of the professors tells how
they are fed:
Few people have any idea how care
fully we watch the physical tone and
feeding capacity of every animal in
the dairy department of the univer-
sity herd. \ stranger passing along
in front of the COWS when they are
finishing their evening meal. and see
ing how clean they lick out the man
ger, not leaving as much as could be
put on the end of a penknife, would
conclude that the COWS were not be-
ing literally fed; in fact, that they
were half starved. And as CON
elusive evidence that such were
really the case, he would point at
the clearly defined ribs, sharp hips and
backbone, thin thighs and necks, and
probably remark that he would not
have such scrawny animal in his barn.
And yet, if ar additional pound of grain
were added to their ration proba bly,
half the cows would 60 off their feed
before the close of the week.
Our barn is open to the public and
scarcely cay passes when there is
not visitor there inspecting it. We
feed twice day and challenge anyone
to find in the managers of the 40
cows cupful of food, grain or rough
age, after they have finished their
meal. Once in awhile, one not feeling
just right will leave little, but this
is removed at once, and generally by
the next feeding time she will need
the ueual amount. No food should be
left i'll the managers from one feeding
period TO another. Cows should be
kept away from food between meals.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-02-21

to the finishing touch. Sew the hat to
the head and leave one long loop of rib
bon by which to hang TO the wall. Dolls
dressed in the crimson Grape paper are
very pretty, and look well with black
ribbons. Larger dolls made with two
Irvine bags, to hold string of Two sizes,
are very useful. These always sell we'll
at church fairs.
A pretty ribbon blotter for ladies'
writing table can be made by covering
a piece of stiff cardboard the size that
the blotter is intended to be with silk
or some prettily colored linen. Then
cut six sheets of blotting paper a frac-
ton smaller than the pad and fasten
them to it with broad bands of satin
ribbon, embroidered in some dainty
pattern. The ribbon should be firmly
sewed down so that it will hold the
blotters, but must not be drawn SO
tightly that soiled blotters cannot be
removed and new replaced. a big bow
of ribbon of any color may be tied on
one side, which adds to the richness of
this gift.
Frames are always welcome gifts,
and they can be made in so many forms
that they are almost sure to suit all
tastes. a new and very pretty one is
made of japanese crash, and decorated
with a design cut from a wall paper
and applied. In all cases it is better
when making a homemade frame to
have the form cut by regular frame
maker. 1t only costs few cents and is
so much more satisfactory, as it is al
most impossible to get the edges regu-
lar without the proper machines, and
nothing could look worse than an I'M
even frame. Japanese crash costs
about a dollar yard, and one yard
will cover a dozen frames of cabinet
size. The large designs in the wall
paper with a decided coloring are the
most effective for applying. If the
flowers and leaves are carefully cut
form very pretty spray, and, if well
done, they will look just like water
color. Sometimes a wall paper is
found rich enough to make the entire
covering for a frame. These are
usually improved by having the back
washed in with little water color.
Blotters and scrap baskets made in
the same way are equally effective.
The frames, if intended for steady
use, should all be bound and glassed.
They will last indefinitely, and can
not be injured by dust.-Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-02-21

bring a quoting influence. The beer
stems or mugs make very effective
decorations for dining-rooms. They
can be bought for a very moderate
sum, for really good designs.
If you can manage it, always have a
poisoning plant or a green fern for
the table, as they add so much. There
are a number of inexpensive little
mossy-like ferns which will flourish
under most unpromising conditions.
Have your curtains clean, and even
though they be of the most inexpen-
sive of muslins they will add much to
the room. The coarsest and common
est table linen can be kept clean and
white, and care should always be
taken to have everything put on the
table carefully and not thrown down
any way. Just now there is a prefer
ence for all white centerpieces, but
this is matter best decided by per-
sonal taste.-Radford Review.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-02-21
A FEMININE WEAKNESS,
The Claims of Scores of American
Women to AristOcracy Are Child
ish and Ridiculous.

Perhaps the fetish to which we
women attach the most undue i'm
portance is social position, writes AN
American Mother" in the Ladies'
Home Journal. 'We set out with the
creed that we are all equal, and then
spend much of our lives in struggling
to force our way into some petty cir
Gle which is barred against us, or to
bar our own against some of our
neighbors. Nothing could be more
ridiculous than the many foundations
on which we Americans base our
claims to aristocracy. The belief is
almost universal that the possession
of certain enormous number of mil
lions constitutes a caste which stands
on the level of royalty. But short of
these stupendous heaps of gold, mon.
ey does not always command preced-
ence here, especially in our small
towns and villages. We are all of
us ready with our gibe at the new
rich as if our own blood had been
years. Our claims to high caste are
often based upon some mythical judge
or baronet far in the dim past; OF
that we live in the most pretentious
house in the village. have known
the possession of Grecian portico to
give social ascendancy to one family
over a town full of neighbors, plebeian
only in that they had no porches at
all. So vague yet SO strenuous are oux
ideas of caste"
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ART IN THE HOUSEHOLD.
and Cheerful and RestfuI
TO the Eye.

q All authorities agree that surround
ings have much to do with digestion,
and, as much of human happiness de-
ponds upon digestion, it is certainly
our duty to bend our efforts toward
making the dining-room as bright and
pleasant as possible.
An east exposure is very good one,
as one gets the pretty morning sun
and none of the hot afternoon sun
a,hine. We cannot always decide these
things for ourselves, but we can usual
ly do much in overcoming disadvan-
tages by care in furnishing. If the
dining-room is a dark room which the
suns rays cannot enter, it is not a
difficult matter to make sunshine from
the inside. We know that the shades
of yellow bring suggestions of sun
shine to our minds, so here we have
our first idea. Let the walls be yell
low, using several shades, but being
careful to keep clear of the lemon or
pumpkin shades. Have the woodwork
a soft creamy white enamel. A green
carpet looks well in a room like this,
DuJ great care UluSb ne eAGIClS6u III
combining these two colors. There
are beautiful carpets and rugs in the
rich shades of yellow running into
the nut brown which have a dash of
red in them. Such a carpet would be
particularly effective in a yellow din
ing-room. Some of the ingrains have
beautiful brown effects, which would
be most pleasing as well as ineXpen-
sive.
The Flemish oak finish, mahogany
or dark shades of oak are the best
woods for furniture. If you are fur
nishing anew. do not select one of the
heavy sideboards, unless you can af-
ford very handsome one. There are
so many less clumsy little Bullets and
tables which make a far better APP
pearance for less money. For pic
lures, avoid the print pictures which
one sees in so many dining-rooms.
Depend more upon fancy plates and
odd dishes for wall decorations than
upon pictures. The pictures you have
should be those that rest the eye and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-02-21
OId-Time Cabbage Salad

A good old-fashioned cabbage salad
is made of one head each of cabbage
and celery. Chop fine, mix well to-
gether and sprinkle with tablespoon
full of salt. Into double boiler put
two tablespoonfuls of butter, and one
teaspoonful of flour. Blend, then add
a generous half cupful of cider vine
gar. tablespoonful of sugar, a tea
spoonful of mustard, the beaten yolks
of two eggs and lastly three table
spoonfuls of cream. Cook, stirring con-
stantly until thick and smooth. Add
a dash of cayenne, pour over the cab
bage and stand away to get cool. Just
before serving add a little whipped
cream
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EVOLUTION OF BREEDS.
Studying the Pedigree of Our So
Called Native Cows Brings Out
Some Odd Facts.

Tracing the evolution of breeds is
always interesting. Someone has
been figuring out the pedigree of the
so-called native COW of shis country
and brings to light some odd facts
that are worth recording. AS early
as 1911 dairy cows were brought to
Virginia from England. and 10 years
later there was an importation into
the Plymouth colony. This was in
1924. These cows were brought from
Devonshire, England, and were doubt
less of the same stock as that from
which the Devon breed was developed
at later period. This probably ac-
counts for the predominance of red
color in the native New England cat
tie. Whether or not the Virginia