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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-07-24

Miss Rena Deller left this week
for Milwaukee to visit with rel
atives.
Governor La Toilette is adver-
tised to give lecture at the Rock
ford, ILL.,, Chautauqua Assembly, to
be held August l4th to 9th,
"A very delightful danciug party
was rendered BIZ some of our most es-
Unable young ladies, Friday even
ing, in the Masonic Temple.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Opie, Of this
city, entertained small company of
friends at their home last Thursday
evening.
I am prepared to give vocal les
sons. Private lessons 30 cents; in
classes of four or more % cents.
30w2 SABA A. JACOBS.
Three Plattevilie saloon Keepers
increased the surplus in the city
treasury last week by paying fines
for keeping open after II o'clock.
John Gribble has returned from
the South to his home in Waldwick
and is said to be looking better than
when he went away last fall.
George Jeuck. Jr. and bride re.
turned last Saturday from their mat
rimonial outing, and settled down at
once TO the real duties of life
The Misses Stella and Myrtle
Rogers. of Oak Park, Ill, are visiting
with their aunt. Miss Emily Rogers,
of this city.
Ed, Holmes and Harry James
are back from Chicago. They adj
nit that the great city is wonder
full place, but conclude that there's
no place like home.
Maj. Jeuck's home is enlivened
to no small extent by the presence OF
their daughter, Mrs. NJ. Thinnes and
children, who arrived Tuesday even
ing from Chicago.
One of Alex McNeal's best steers
was found dead in the pasture on
his Walwick farm one morning last
week. Supposed to have been killed
by lightning.
The members Of all organizations
connected with the NJ. Il. church are
requested to attend meeting after
prayer meeting this Thursday
evening. A matter of Importance il
to be considered.
The hay crop in this vicinity is
the heaviest for many years. but it is
feared much Of It will be damaged
by the frequent raius during ths
time of saving.
Mr.. James Brewer, accompanied
by his sons, Rob and Frank, went t.
Madison last Friday t. spend a few
days in camp at Monona Lake As
sembly.
Elk. Senator Calvert Spensley yer.
pleasantly entertained a company o
his Grand Army comrades at hi
home last week. When the mid
night hour arrived the champion
ship at whist was decided in favo
of Comrades Spensley and Jacl
Bishop.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-07-24
NOW

Is the time to secure your bargains
in Taior-made Suits. Your choice
G. suits forS6. Mrs. A lice Cape, az
for Charles a. stevens d Bros, y 1
be at The Hotel Royal on Wednes-
day, July Both.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-07-24
Teachers Institute.

High school building, Dodgeville,
Aug. ll-22. Conductors, Thos. H.
Gentle, c. w. Rittenberg, and Mary
G. McFadden. Examinations the fol-
lowing week.
FRANK w. METCAIE,
Co. Supt.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-07-24
SAND, STONE and DIRT.

/ will sell building stone, lime
stone or sand stone, and sand at my
quarries, or deliver anywhere in the
city. Inspection invited. A l-o black
dirt for lawns, etc NJ. J.MfNoR.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-07-24

70 introduce our line in your com
we are giving away abso-
lute r. free, an exquisiteiy dainty up
to.dnte shirtwaist. Don't delay but
write at once.
Badger State Mtg Co.
"A Buffalo It. Milwaukee Wis.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-07
InsOluble PhOsDh0tes.

The use Of insoluble phosphate
whether in the form Of phosphate rock
or of the so-called Thomas Stag. has
long been a bone OF contention or de-
batable matter, not only among the SCI
entitic men. but the practical farmers.
The former have questioned whether
the ins0luble phosphate could be of any
value as plant food and some of the
farmers have claimed that their crops
were very much benefited by it. AL
though we have not tested it. our Opin-
ion leads us to believe that the farmers
are right, and those who rely only on
scientific principles may be wrong. We
do not place sufficient confidence in the
power of the soil and the action of
frosts, rain and summer heat upon
what are sometimes called inSOluble
fertilizers. We know little of the power
that these elements exert, and when to
the natural elements of the soil there
may be added the effect Of decOmposing
vegetable matter. either as stable
manure or as green manure plOwed I'M
der, we can only say that we think they
have much effect in making soluble no.
only phosphate but other mineral ele-
ments in the soil Those who have used
the finely ground rock or Thomas Stag
upon fields which had received liberal
dressing of stable manure. or had been
treated with green crop plowed under,
are so unanimously in its favor that we
cannot doubt but that the So-called in
soluble phosphates do become soluble
in the soil under certain conditions. de-
pending upon the soil or the treatment
it has received. -Massachusetts Plough.
man.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-07
Selecting Calves.

The Practical Farmer gives this
method of selecting calves to raise.
which is followed by many successful
dairymen: Turn the little calf OH its
back and see that it has four we'll
placed teats-that is, wide apart-and
two rudimentaries, or extra teats
Next see that it has a large udder cord
which you can feel on the side, rub
bling finger back and forth. Such parts
are made in proportion, and a large
udder indicates that the calf when it
becomes COW will carry large I'D
der, because large cord is necessary
to hold this up. Next look in the calf's
mouth. and if there are eight teeth,
well through. you can safely raise that
calf. II there are only two teeth put
through. reject the calf. because. as a
rule. this indicates that the constitu-
tiOnal vigor of the mother was not
sufficient to mature the calf fully be-
fore it was born. Such calf will be
likely to have a weak vitality when It
grows up as we'll as during its younger
days.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-07
Farm Notes.

IL one has been so unwise as to have
gotten in more area of crops than he
can cultivate properly it may pay him
even now to abandon some of it and
cultivate thoroughly the remaining
portion.
Some OF the weeds that cover the
fields will be eaten off by sheep If the
animals are given an opportunity to
destroy them. Put the sheep at work
at this season and they will destroy
many weed pests.
There is no need of dscSderly back
yards in summer time. 1t is always
possible to pick up an. make the place
clean and if therr are unSightly objects
or outloolis they may be concealed by
quick growing vines or plants. Morn
ing gl0ries ricinus or castor bean. and
the newer golden glow are all valuable
as screens.
There is always something new in
weeds. Just when the farmer has con-
uuered the advance crop he encounters
at this season of the year one of the
most persistent of all pests-crab grass.
1t grows very rapidly and Oh all kinds
of soil. 1t is very easily destroyed
when young. but ii it gets a start and
covers the ground it sometimes hap
pens that the field must be abandoned
until next year.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-07
A Hint to Girls.

1t was little thing. but the other
day young girl was noticed following
her callers. two young lads into the
hall as they took their leave. She even
accompanied them to the stoop. this
undoubtedly because she did not quite
know how to say goodby and dismiss
them in the parlor. There was moth
ing formal in the call. which was mere
Iy a drop-in Of some schOOlbOys. but it
would have been good time for that
young girl to practice the little digni-
fed conversation OF the hostess. that
presently she will very much need. A
girl may be all that is charming and
companiOnable and cordial and hospit-
able. and yet preserve the cerem0nious
forms that are the necessities Of social
tercourse.-Harper's Bazaar.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-07

work will be rendered much easier by
having a large quantity of the one vari-
ETY. In facing the barrel pick out fruit
that is fairly representative of the con-
tents of the barrel. Place the smaller
apples on the outside and the larger
ones in the center. The picking should
be done very carefully, care being
taken not to bruise the apples by drop.
ping. Care mus be exercised in Earring
or shaking the barrel in filling, so as to
get the contents well shaken and to
avoid slackness, and at the same time
not bruise the fruit. This is best ac-
complished by giving trembling mo-
ton to the barrel. In hauling to the sta
ton spring wagon should be used,
otherwise the fruit may be bruised in
that way. The more the producer can
pack his own fruit the better it will be
for the trade. After picking the fruit
should be put inside, where 1t is dry.
The barrel or box should. as means OF
avoiding mistakes. be stenciled with
the name and address Of the packer,
and the grade and variety Of the fruit.
American CultivatOr.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-07
SCARCITY OF CORKS.
How Excessive Demand Has Developed
Several Queer Industries.


The fact that the worlds supply of
cork Is much less than the demand has
been working Il peaceful revolution in
many trades. The increase in the price
has rendered it necessary to devise
other kinds of shoppers. This has Civ
Ell employment to a perfect army of in
ventOrs, many of whom have reaped
neat little fortunes from ingenious con
trivances. Thus far however all the
inventions have not been able to re-
store the former balance, and prices
keep up in an alarming manner AS
a consequence there has been devel-
oped IL trade in secondhand corks, and
under this have come into being queer
little industries such as gathering
corks, cleaning corks, and revamping
curks,
In the big hotels, restaurants and sa-
looms the cork perquisite is now a mod
erately valuable privilege. They are no
longer cast contemptuously by, but
are thrown into Il box or cask. where
they accumulate until the cork picker
arrives who pays round sum in cash
for all offered to him. The average
waiter and bartender now employs
corkscrews which nt,ict minimum
damage upon the cork. and in many
places where u number of bottles are
opened in the course of the day steel
cork extractor Is used. which will pull
out cork from the interior of a bot
tie into which it has been carelessly
forced.
The peddler who buys them sells
them to the secondhand man, who as
sorts them into various classes. Many
large cOrks can be recut with consid-
cradle profit. Others which have been
injured can be cut so as to discard the
injured portions and utilize that which
Is sound. COrks which have been dis
cOlOred by grease can be cleaned by
benzine, ammonia water, or lime and
water. Those which have been discOl-
Ored or favored by medicine can be
rendered disable by long-continued boil
lime, and subsequently drying in kiln
or oven. The finest quality consists Of
champagne corhs. These always COM
mand a good price. 1t is possible to re-
use them, and this Is said to be done
by many manufacturers both at home
and abroad. Others can be recut so
as to Obliterate the makers or bOttler's
name. which is usually branded upon
the side or lower surface. A second
hand cork when paratfinated can be
used for bottles containing oils, pow
ders and aqueous solutions They are
popular at present on account Of the
ease with which they can be taken out
and put back.-New York Evening
Post.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-07
A MANS WAY AND A WOMAN S.
81 CCORDING to the Ladies' Home

81 CCORDING to the Ladies' Home
IN Journal. this is one of the differ
SSences between mankind and
womankind
Why is it deemed SO necessary for
a woman to affect knowledge when
the affectation is perfectly apparent
| do not say that this affectation OF
knowledge is confined to women. But
one sees it less among men. A man
is quicker to say. Il don't know any
thing about it," and that ends the
matter for him. What is it that makes
woman consider it necessary that she
must be au courant with the passing
fads of the day? 1t is palpably appar-
ent that she cannot be. Then why
pretend that she 10? This higher de-
velopment is rapidly drifting into de-
velopment of altogether the wrong side
of woman. And 1t is due very largely
to the fact that she does not seem to
be able to concentrate her powers. The
intelligent mastery of any one OF the
great sciences for which wOman'S mind
and temperament are peculiarly adapt
ed is sufficient to absorb all her en-
crgies and power. Why must she turn
aside from an honest grasp of one
thing to acquire scattering knowl-
edge Of dozen things? Nothing is ac-
tually accomplished thereby. Informa-
ton picked up at random is not knowi-
edge. Knowledge, in its final analysis,
is Il clear perception of something. Il
finality, behind which you cannot get.
1t Is rare to find a woman who can
put one great thing first in her life and
then make all other things secondary
to it. A man does this. He puts his
business first, and all things are ad-
ment of things lies his success.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-07
Health and Beauty Hinta.

Summer freckles are easily removed
by applications of diluted lemon juice.
To remove the Odor Of onions from
your breath eat a little parsley dipped
in vinegar or drink cup Of strong cOf-
fee.
Cucumbers and strawberries are SOW
ereign cosmetics il prepared properly,
and even when used raw the former
has bleaching effect on the skin and
the latter bleaching effect on the
teeth
Tooth powder containing camphor
sometimes causes the enamel of the
teeth to crack. and therefore it is better
avoided, since the cracking of the
enamel means the first stage in the d l.
cay of the teeth.
Sleeping with flowers in your room is
dangerous. for during the night thew
give off the carbonic acid gas they have
taken up during the day, and. more
over. they consume some Of the oxygen
OF the room. all of which you need for
yourself
Woman's greatest charm is perfect
health. The healthy woman, full Of
bounding life and enthusiasm, centers
attention on herself. is admired by men
and envied by other women. She il
never melancholy. jealous. irritable, ex-
ctable, nervous, hysterical or subject
tc fainting.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-07

Mothers never have any trouble with
the naturally curly locks of their chill
dren. 1t is the straight ones that per-
pick them. If a child's hair be brushed
upward instead of downward from in
fancy it will acquire tendency to curl
by the end of the first year.
Hairdressing is Il detail that does not
receive much attention in the case of
little girls. Probably not one m0:her
in fifty studies the contour of her
daughters face with view to aScer-
tanning the most becoming head-dress-
ing.
TO the intelligent mother baby
cry should be the best index to its ply
steal condition. The healthy baby cries
very loudly and in a lusty. explosive,
angry manner, and the tears flow free
iy. The sick baby. or the one on the
verge of sickness cries peevishly or
whines in IA low tone.
Watch the manner in which the baby
takes its food. If it is perfectly we'll it
will attack the bottle greedily and will
express it's satisfaction much in the
same manner as any other young ami
mal--that is. by soft and inarticulate
noises and grunts. IT, on the other
hand, the baby contemplates its food
before touching it. or, after tasting,
turns from it, be sure there is some
thing wrong.
Don't play "up to the sky and down
again." suiting the action to the words
by tossing the half-delighted, half
scared and wholly excited baby several
feet skyward and catching him as he
comes down. while he gasps and trem-
bles, undecided whether to laugh or
cry. Babies have nerves, and such
games will make ncurotic martyrs at
IN early age
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-07
Com Portable Resting Place.

Where the trees about ones house
are small or where there are none. this
arrangement, described in Country
Gentleman. will be found pleasant i'll
summer. The floor and framework OF
this shady resting place are made OF
wood, while the covering is either
white duck or striped awning cloth,
sold at all dry goods stores-the only
fault to be found with the latter being
its liability to fade. The board door
is very desirable. since it permits the
use of this when the grass ground
would be moist. The smooth floor also
affords splendid chance for children
TO play in wet weathtr, or indeed in
any weather, since their clothing will
become sOiled much less easily when
playing on such floor than upon grass
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-07
Winds Sucking Horse.

The habit Of wind sucking or stump
incurable. except by a difficult opera.
ton which can only be performed by
an expert surgeon familiar with the
anatomy Of the parts. Buckling strap
tightly around the neck back Of the
ears helps to prevent the performance
Of the habit. In the barn the horse
should be kept in a box stall from
which everything has been removed
upon which he could fix his teeth or
balance his chin to perform the objec-
tiOnable act. Feed him from a box to
be removed when feed has been eaten.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-07

ordinary garden hoe and the edges kept
we'll sharpened. one may work very
close to the plants in the rows without
injury to them.
This tool would be especially useful
in working among strawberry plants.
using the wide edge for cutting Off
the runners and the narrow one for
wedding close to the plants. A few
tools Of this kind would cost but t,tt!e
and save their cost in one season.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-07

ground or gravel. This place can also
be made to shelter hammock. stretch
ing from one corner to an opposite cor
ner. The roof frame should. of course,
be braced in the same direction as that
occupied by the hammock. running Il
two by three strip of lumber from the
top of one corner post to the top of
the one opposite; also placing a similar
piece between the tops of the other
two opposite corners.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-07
GlYcerine.

Many people think glycerine a per-
fectly good and healing application for
the skin. This is a mistake; pure gly-
cerine is very heating and parching.
Sometimes it has to be taken instead Of
cod liver oil. and it leaves very I'M
pleasant and burning sensation in the
throat. 1t has a strong affinity for
water, and absorbs all the moisture
from any surface it touches. so that it
dries and hardens the skin. Mothers
and nurses will sometimes apply pure
glycerine to n baby's tender. chafed
skin. which gives it much pain anG
really Injuries the skin. Glycerine ought
always to be mixed with an equal
quantity of water. Rose water or elder
flower instead of plain water makes it
more agreeable to use, and it can then
be applied with great benefit to the
most tender skin.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-07
Proner Packing of Fruit.

The finer varieties of fruit should be
hacked in boxes. When barrels are Used
the best fruit is injured by oyerpress-
ing. The fruit must be picked ut the
right time. Last year lot OF the North.
ern Spys were picked so early that very
serious loss is the result, because the
warm weather has ruined their keeping
qualities. The question of grading Is
too large a one to deal with here. Great
care is necessary in grading. and the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-07

by eight round pointed sticks Of tough
hard wood two feet long and one inch
in diameter. passing through the hard
wood sticks. These dimensions may
be too large for Il small neck. Fasten
the round sticks in the desired place
with screws q inch long. The yoke
may then be removed or adjusted to fit
large or small neck.-Farm and
Home.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-07
The Characters of School Teachers.

The rank and file Of The teaching
force from the highest to the lowest
positions are progressive and non
studious Few are close. thoughtful
students in any line of education or OF
sound scholarship. This is just as true
Of majority Of university and college
professors as it is of the common and
graded school teachers. Such a cond-
ton can only be accounted for on the
hypothesis that most persons who Sc
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-07

Mss FENSHAM' While young she
moved with her family to Albany. N.
Y. She received her education at Cor
nell and Harvard, subsequently study
and at Oxford University. England.
After her oxford course she went to
Constantinople, where she occupied the
chair of Biblical literature and COM
parative religion in the American col
lege for girls. an institution founded
by Americans. She now holds the i'm
portant position of dean OF the college,
and when she returns to the Turkish
capital, she will also assume the duties
Of chaDlain.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-07
Handy Farm Tool.

The tool illustrated can be easily
fashioned by any blacksmith. 1t is
similar In form to the grubbing hoe ia
miiiar to most farmers. although not
so hard. 1t should be made SO that
the wide blade will be about four
inches wide along the edge and from
one and one-half to two inches wide
along the edge Of the narrow blade.
Made Of the same material used in the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-07
Advice to Wives.

Max O'Rell, in his book, Her Royal
Highness, Woman" gives this advice
to wives: "To rule your husband, my
dear lady, do exactly as you please, but
always pretend that you do as he
pleases. That is where your ability
comes in. Men are ruled. as children
are, by the prospect of "A reward. The
reward of your husband is your ami
ability, your sweetness. your devotion
and your beauty. of which you should
take constant care.
Always let him suppose that it is for
him that you wish to remain beautiful.
The woman who believes she is assert
ing her independence every time she
puts on a hat particularly displeasing
to her husband is as clever and intelli-
gent as the Irishman who buys a re-
turn trip ticket at railroad office. and,
on entering the car remarks to the pas
sengers. Il have bought a return tick
ct. but don't mean to come back"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-07
Sublime Nerve.

The most phenomenal case OF nerve
known on the American continent Is
reported from Wichita. A rug peddler
called several times at a house and
found the people away from home. At
last he wrote and pinned this note on
the door: Kindly remain at
home tomorrow forenoon. | want to
sell you Il rug. "-Kansas City Jour
nal