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Newport weekly independent., 1902-12-05
SUGAR CURED HAMS.
Method Of Sailing and Smoking Which Has Been Tried with
 Success for Years.

At a recent meeting of farmers institute the subject discussed was tho best method of curing and keeping hams. All members agreed that the quality of the meat depended in d great measure upon the kind of hogs and the way they were cared for. Much better meat is obtained from the pure bred than the common scrub. In order to be perfectly healthy they need plenty of range. with as great variety of feed as possible, and plenty of fresh clear water. They should be killed in cold frosty weather, and after scald- ing and cleaning, hung up to cool over night. Several methods of salting and smoking were presented, but the following, which was given by a farmer who, after years of experience, has gained the reputation of having the best su9ar-cured hams in the county, was accepted as the most satisfac- tory:
 Cut the meat up in the morning and shape the hams nicely. Salt lightly to bring out the blood, and allow it to remain day or two. Prepare brine, using two pounds of salt, two ounces of saltpeter, two pounds of brown sugar, one ounce of red pepper and live gallons of water for each 100 pounds of meat. Let this brine, which should be strong enough to float an egg, stand until the ingredients have dissolved, then place the hams in a tight barrel and pour the brine over them until they are covered After ten days pour the brine off and cover with fresh brine prepared as the first was. When they have been in the brine month, take them out, wipe them with dry cloth, and while still damp sprinkle powdered borax over them, using a tablespoonful to ten pounds of meat. A large pepper box IS a great help in applying it. Hang them up and smoke with hickory chips two or three weeks. Slip each ham into flour sack, tie the ends securely, and hang them up in cool dry place until you wish to use them. The pre- servative qualities of boraX are recog- nized by all who have tried it. and if is now used in all the large packing houses. The best meat is made of hogs weighing 1S0 to 200 pounds. It has long been a question among pro- gresslve farmers as to whether it paid to produce hogs weighing over 300 pounds. and we are quite certain that when the object is to obtain meat of superior quality it does not-Rural New Yorker.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-12-05
WORDS OF WISDOM.

The example of faith is the best of egacies.-George Bowen.
 As the sunlight to the landscape so is a good man to his generation United Presbyterian.
 Anybody can build house: we need the Lord for the creation of a home J. H. Jowett
 The boy will believe in the feasibil- ity of his mothers doctrine of right eousness if he sees his father eX- emplify it under the stress of busi- ness.-Charles II. Parkhurst.
 In truth it is not in the solitary life one shows himself a man; but the vic tory is his who, as the husband and father of a family, withstands all the temptations that assail him in provIl- ing for wife and children, servants and substance, without allowing him self to be turned from the love of God. Clement of Alexandria.
 We shall find some of the sublimest fruits of faith among what are com monly called passive virtues in the transformations heroisms of the household amid the daily drippings of small cares; in the noiseless conquests of love too reverential to complains: in resting in the Lord and waiting pa tiently for Him.-Bishop Huntington.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-12-05
The WeiGhI nf Ee.nIS

The following are the average weights of the most common feeds. one quart being the bulk quantity in every case:
Newport weekly independent., 1902-12-05
GAIN THE GREAT EXPERIENCE
Let Something High Enter the SavE en@ it "ill Emnncipate Iou frex-a
 Lesser Attractions.

In Raphael's picture of Peter in prison the splendor of the angel subdues the light of the torch and of the moon. And in the realm of the inner life d great emotion of love, ambition or devotion makes the ordinary impulses of life pale and dull. That was the philosophy to which St. Paul constantly reverted
 It was as if he had said: Gain the great experience. Let something high and noble enter the soul. and it will emancipate you from all other attractions. "Walll in the spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lusts of the flesh" The point is not that the great experience crowds out the low er on the principle that two bodies cannot occupy the same space at the same time, but that the great expert ence puts the others into suboldina- tion In Raphaels picture the torch still burns, the moon still shines. but these inferior lights become insig- niticant in the glory that radiates from the heavenly visitor. We make mistake when we put things out of our hearts by crowding them out. especially if they have some right there. That is the error of asceti- cism. What we want is to make them take and keep their proper places. And that is to be accomplished by the entrance into the heart of some bright angel.-Boston Watchman.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-12-05
CHRISTIAN COURTESY.
There Is No Walk in Life Where This Grace May Not Find Useful
 Exercise.

There is politeness which springs from the pit and another that comes down from Heaven. Flattery, insin- cerity, eXaggeration, are alike alien to the Christian life; but interest in another's welfare, deference to an- others views and the wish to bright en another's path are all graces of the Christian spirit. Christianity fosters independence but condemns boorishness; and Paul has rightly been called "the finest gentleman in history"
 IL is d remarkable characteristic of the epistles of the greatest of the apostles that he greets by name so many in the various churches to which the letters are addressed. He mentions the particular k:adnesses they have shown him, and the indi- vidual services they have rendered to the church of Christ. He indica%e his affection for certain of the breth- ren who were older in the fellowship of the Master than himself. He re- members with loving commendation those who had proven themselves the hosts of friendless disciples He does not forget to name certain ones who had put their own lives in peril for his sake.
 But we have a higher example to follow than of the foremost of the apostles; it is that of our Lord Him. self, who, in His letters to the vari- ous churches selected as representa- tive, does not begin His message with a recital of their shortcomings but with the enumeration of their good deeds. He is not unwilling to go be- yond their own modest estimates of their own good deeds and to write in letters of gold the story of their otherwise obscure deserts.
 Whoever therefore has most of Christ in himself will most exhibit thls heavenly trait. He will not for get to acknowledge benefits con- ferred; he will not be too busy to repay good intentions with loving re- membranes; he will not let the WlfeS heart Starve for want of gracious speech or the child grow
 
 couragement. He will make a good neighbor, full of little attentions which without being obtrusive make fellowship sweet. He will be hospit- able to strangers in the church. Wherever he goes he carries the sun shine of life which esteems others better than itself and finds in others good qualities which come to the pos sessors as surprises. There is not walk in life where this grace may not find useful exercise, but most of all is it needed in the home. It is for daily wear, not occasional displays; tor beneficent purpose, not for deco rative exhibitions. It is as precious as it's counterfeit is cheap, and it is the fit girdle with which to gird about the soul 'the white robe which is the righteousness of the saints.''- Chicago Interior
Newport weekly independent., 1902-12-05
THE LORD RElGNETH.

I bow my soul beneath the rod,
 All submissive watch and wait; Whatever comes, it is my God,
 And I am in a bleSt estate. My trust is God the eternal Lord
 He is my tower of strength, my all; When trusting to His gracious word
 l cannot fail, l cannot fail. I love to think tis God who reigns,
 1 love to thing He's King. In all my cares and all my pains
 His ruling grace I sing. He is my God, the eternal rock,
 Firm and secure He stands; l cannot dread the fercest shock.
 For 1 am in His hands. Mrs E. II. Walker, in Christian Work
Newport weekly independent., 1902-12-05
THE OVERLOOKING LIFE.
Earthly PreoccupatiOns Shrink Soul Capacity-Content only Comes in
 Seeking the Higher Things.

There are men who practically de- cline to believe in Gods liberal mind edness. They believe that He gives grudgingly, because He does not give in the order of their own hearts de- sire. That there can be anything wrong with this order, they do not seem to imagine. That the propor" tion of life as they conceive it would mean poverty at last, because it bears no relation to Gods order of growth for man and his true scale of values, never seems to occur to them Shall father be liberal with toys and niggardly with food and educa- tion?
 Gods thought is intent upon the highest gifts. He gives good things to them that ask Him. He measures lesser things in such way as not to interfere with these best gifts. And when it comes to true, enduring. spir itual life, which is the highest gift of all, Christ says. ''I am come that they may have life and that they may have it abundantly." On that high level there is neither lack nor stint. Our Lord compares Himself to a liv ing, ever-f1owing fountain, where all who come may take till they are sat isfied. It is the uh-Christlike who com plain that God does not treat them generously. Those who know Him better have discovered that the limit of His gifts is merely limit of our own capacity-the cup we bring while of the water of life there is nei- ther lack nor end.
 We shall draw upon the sources of cur strength and joy by coveting earnestly the best gifts. The propor- tlon of Gods thought will help us to content. God cares little for gold and jewels, which are but stones of His hills. Someone has said, voicing half of great truth, that what God thinks of wealth is shown by the peo- pie to whom He gives it. He will not be lavish with these lesser gifts when He sees that they will rob us of our appetite for the highest opportuni- ties of life. He does not care for transient successes purchased at the cost of character. Too many of us are like birds that hutter, heavy winged, in the mephitic vapors of some pit of worldly disappointment. He calls us to the free air and the <Cpen, sunlit sky, with it's abounding joy and hope.
 The life which earth can satisfy is not the overfowing life. Earthly pre- occupations shrink soul capacity Content comes only from that which is higher and better than ourselves. The bread that satisfies is the bread of Heaven. Only God can fill hu- man soul to overtlowing. But that overfowing will be for the joy of our homes, the blessing of our neighbors. the enlightening and transforming of the world.-Boston Congregational lSt.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-12-05
How n Traveller Got Eprs.

An English traveller who has visited every nation in the world is authority for the statement that one food is uni versal throughout all countries. "There is not a part of the world, he says, ''where you cannot get an egg" While in western China, however he at first had some difficulty in getting even eggs. The natives could not un- derstand him, and refused to recog- nize the pictures he drew of eggs. "The way l got out of the difficulty" he adds, was that I squatted down on my launches, Tapped my wings and cock-adoodle-doo'd until the entire nation grasped what l wanted, and l was simply provided with hundreds of eggs"
Newport weekly independent., 1902-12-05
Is It Truth or Lifef

It is often said. to the shame of con- testants for certain forms of truth. that they are more anxious for the truth" than they are for real true living. In which case the truth is al ways harmed. No man can contend for the truth, win victories for it.. who wages an unholy battle; who loses the spirit of Christ; who fights for an interpretation of the Book with weapons that are m-Christlike. We shall earnestly contend for the truth; but the truth is nothing if it Is not embodied in the life of the con tending warrior. He who would fight battles for truth must have the spirit of Him who was the truth: and his weapons were not carnal, his speech was not bitter; on the con- trary. he was winsomeness incarnate. If one had to choose between a crooked life welded to clear opinions of truth, and pure life holding some mistaken opinions of truth, there would be no difficulty in the choice
 The old version of the New Testa- ment makes Paul say son,e strong things against those who hold the truth in righteousness" The truth always suffers when life and truth are not synonymous,-Be ptiKs UaiG1.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-12-05
Taking Hold by Letting Go.

If you want to fix thing in your own mind, tell it to another. He may not retain it as his own, but you will. A skilled teacher said to his pupils, in urging them to talk back" to him by question and comment, You may for get all that l say to you, but you'll not forget all that you say to me" A thought best reaches one's mind by coming outsfrom ones mouth. Let us store our minds with important truths by talking of them to our fellows.-S. $. Times.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-12-05
FARM TOOL BOX.

inches deep in the top part to keep saws, squares and planes; make a deep door, hinged at top instead at the bottom; make eight partition drawers inches wide and inches deep to keep different sizes of rivetS. buckles. nails. screw taps, bolts, etc; then make two drawers, 12 inches deep, to keep names, hatchet, chisels and auger bits. Perry McClain. in Epitom
Newport weekly independent., 1902-12-05
COMPLETE TOOL BOX.
No Farmer Who Believes in Keeping Up House or Barn Can Do
 Without One.

Here is sketch of a handy tool box that ought to be on every farm: Take a box AZ feet long, feet wide and l $ inches deep; knock one side out and stand on end; make shelf about 15
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-08-09
THE WAYS
OF CRIME

CHICAGO. M. Aug. g.-The latest
murder mystery n connected with
that Of Minnie Mitchell. whose de-
composed body was found In "A base
ment near seventy fourth and State
streets on Wednesday. Today the
ease a apparently made more
complicated by the finding OF the
body Of a man supposed 60 be Will
lam hafthoiin. who vas suspected
by tbs police OF haying killed Miss
Mitchell. and HIS mother, Mrs Annie
fNarthoiin. The md today was Mt
Ninety fourth and Winchester
streets. Two chambers OF a revolver
lying near the body had been dts
charged. indicating suicide.
Al noon IL Was reported that Mrs.
Eaftholtn'H body had bern found In
the basement of her home. having
apparently laid there a month. This
has not been confirmed. however.
tater-Thr police state that the
remains just found In the cellar are
not human. although a local paper
makes the strenuous claim that they
are. Persons acquainted with HsF-
tholtn. Who this afternoon exam
lned the body Of the suicide. state
~ is not that Of the missing nan
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-08-09
CABLE CO..
The Government Nav
Buy

OYSTER BAY. Aug. a-An au
thofized statement setting forth the
conditions laid down by President
Roosevelt 20 the Pacific Commercial
Cable Company, waR;given out this
morning. No exclusive franchise has
been granted aud the government
has the priority and right TO buy at
"A fair valuation.
The last clause In a very unusual
one 10 be placed Ia government
franchises.
The lines are TO touch upon none
other than American soil from san
Francisco 20 China and IN rates not
10 exceed those already agreed upon
Government IN 10 ha ye control dur
ing war time with the power TO sever
the line when desired. The operators
are to be citizens Of this country and
the company IL 70 maintain q speed
% % words a minute between San
franeiaeo ana the Island OF Luzon,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-08-09
LAST Edition
q O'Clock 70. m.
MYSTERIOUS SECRET
AGENTS may SEEK TO
DESTROY The BANNING

II II not improbable that Seattle
VIII be startled before August 20 BY
"A submarine explosion as terrific na
that which destroyed the baulcshlp
Maine. At a local Nhipyard la now
lying a vessel. the Jessie nannins.
that IL rapidly being converted into
an armed cruiser for the Panama
government The element that il In
rebellion against that nation has be-
come aware Of this fact. aud there
u no telling when seefVt cmiHaaries
VIII arrive la the city.
That such a catastrophe may at
any time ecu " 50 likely that all
the marine underwriters have re.
fused 10 etve Capt. Clinton what l.
called a harhog policy on his vessel.
which would insure Il for damages
sustained before leaving the bay.
The f1rrmou'H Fund Insurance "a.
OF san Francisco and the TlEmea
n Mersay Insurance Co. OF Liverpool.
which had previously insured the
Banning for 10000. Is now making
Efforts tn reinsure the vessel Capt
Clinton = few DAYS ago eudcavored
10 Get fsa.0oo additional insurance
on the Buuning but the underwriters
at san Francisco. Tacoma and the
East had learned OF the vessels mis-
sion aud refused 10 give him a
policy.
Bought the Banning.
An agent OF the Panama govern
mcnt. who was IN the city about ten
DAYS ago. bought the Banning from
Cart. Clinton for s4t.eoo. However.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-08-09

meet the prospective bridegroom
down town.
Very Drunk.
At > 30 o'ciock this morning Kitty
was arrested In front % a nakpon ON
1ssler way. She vas az drunk as u
possible for a oma To be. Her
golden hair was hanging down her
back and her tawdry dress was he
dragged and torn. She fought des-
peratciy when arrested and tried 70
bite and scarteh the officers A.
she rode 10 jail In the patrol Wagon
she fell into a deep drunken sleep
and had 20 be carried into Tall. She
was placed In the dark cell In tho
women's ward and slept for hours.
when she awoks thlsiafs~rnoon and
realized that IL was the same ola
story and that she was In for an
other long sentence. b wept de-
~spaiHngiy.
For weeks Kitty has been talking
about a man whom she called her
dearest" and WIN. she said. want
ed 80 marry her. She remarked that
h didn't care for him. but wanted
TO be taken out Of iaii. When she
was asked how she could b. legally
married 60 two men al the same
time. she replied Indignantly thar she
could tend 10 her own business and
would marry shpFn she pleased and
when she pleased
Second Jime.
This Il the second time In the
course of two months that Kitty has
been released on suspended sentence.
The first attempt at giving her her
freedom on the promise - reform.
ended as d~tMaatruuHly nH the last.
Whether she met the man ahe
had promised 70 marry or whether
she simply was running a bluff on
kind hearted Judge George. will not
Be snown until Kitty herself can be
TO tell.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-08-09
AFTER THE
CARNIVAL
BUSINESS MEN WILL co ON Elk.
cURsIoN TO oRAYs HARBoR.

II has been definitely decided by
the Chamber Of Commerce to give
IN. business mems excursion to the
Gray's harbor country. after the
close Of the Elks' carnival In this
city, The date 81 the start has not
been settled upon, but IL Will be
during the first week OF september.
and probably September g..
Secretary Meikie, Of he chamber.
who has the arrangements In charge,
says that IL was found that the
business men OF the city were TOO
deeply e~nErusned in preparations for
the carnival To 20 On the excursion
hefor" yhs commencement OF the
street fair, rendering necessary the
postponcment Of the trip until after
August 90
Mr.. Meikle aays that probably 100
business men VIII go on the eXcur-
sion. Tor the auccesf Of which there
IL every prospect. Later In scptem-
Der, probably about the third week.
a business mems excursion to Wen
atehee viii be given.
Persons desiring Co so N either or
both trips are requested BY Mr.
Meikie to notify the Chamber OF
Commerce early IN order that data
upon which to obtain low rates may
be laid before the railroad companies.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-08-09
I

SALEM, Aus. a@After the identi=
flchtian 81 Tracy'n remains by the
prison officials the box containing
the body was transferred 20 the
chapel uf the prison and the conyiotH
were passed by 60 look at the re-
mains of their former fellow priH-
oner aud fellow worker. At ? o'clock
y. IN. yitriol was placed upon the face
to destroy the features ami affectu-
ally prevent any attempt TO steal the
remains hereafter for exhibition pur-
poses. The body was then taken TO
the prison cemetery aud buried with.
uut ceremony Ia a grave already
prepared.
TraeyH famous 500 winchester
rifle was brought here by Constable
Straub and delivered to suprrintend-
ent Lee OF the ~penttentiafy. The
weapon received almost ~ much at
tcntion as did the dead convict.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-08-09
EXCURSION
RATES EAST

The following passenger rates
have been declared by the Northern
Pacific Railway Company for spe-
.cial excursions east this sar
.lngtOn. ID. c.. rate t77.35 for the
round trip. Tickets on sale Septem-
Der 20 and 80. with limit OF so days.
National Irrigation Congress at
Colorado Springs, Colo. round trip
rate f55. Tickets on sale October
2 and 3. with limit of 30 days.
Transit Mississippi Congress at St.
Paul. MINI, round trip rate $500.
Tickets on sale August IL and Is.
limit October IL.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-08-09
Mr.. COMPERS
STARTS EAST

President GornperH OF the Amsrl-
can Federation of Labor. accom-
panied BY his party. left the city last
night for Spokane and The East. lie
VIII stop over some time In Spokane
and deliver a lecture 10 the laborfns
people Of that city. Late yesterday
afternoon Mr.. Gompers addressed the
local c~iRArmakers union. M.
gompere IL first vice president Of h
National Association Of Clsar-
makers.
Mr. Gompcrs and party were very
much pleased with their stay In Sc
attic. especially the f~ourishinf con-
dition OF the union organizations.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-08-09

G.. E.. CRANE
IS INNOCENT

The charge OF having Illegally Kill
ed game birds In hts possession Med
against G. f. Crane Of the Diamond
lee Company was dismissed by Judge
George today.
The court ruled that the mere
possession of the birds out Of season
did not constitute a crime under the
statutes. Thr birds ia 10 be either
Killed. sold or offered for sale out Of
season to constituts a crime. The
Law on the subject Ia very flexible
and Game Walden Hill VIII attempt
90 have II amended at the next ses-
sion Of the legislature.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-08-09
A GRIEVANCE.

e. H. Collins. who lives on Boyl-
hton avenu aud Marion street. has
a grievance against the contractors
who are engaged ia the work Of lay
Ing down the asphalt street, on the
nrst hill. lie claims hat they piled
a lot OF rubbish ON the road Ia front
q his house and arc preparing TO
burn ~. He fears for the safety OF
the trees and Hhruhbefy in front Of
hts place. The board OF public works
this morning ordered the contractors
ia remove the stun forthwith.