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The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02
Loves Final Age.

"The last age of love in Il mans life
Is the dotage," says Dorothy Dix in
Ainslee's. This is peculiar to wealthy
old men, and its most pronounced
symptom is a mania for presenting
diamonds and opening bottles for
chorus girls, who call him papa. At
other times in mans life he has some
slight misgivings about love being al
WAYS conducted on Il reciprocal basis,
INT when he reaches this age he throws
fears to the winds. He knows he is
loved for himself alone. The man at
twenty-five doubts his power TO win a
woman's heart. The man of seventy
five Is cocksure that he is a charmer
nothing feminine can resist. He knows
the ratio of his destinations has in
creased with his advancing years. and
he quarro,s with his family, who are
cruel enough to suggest that the debu-
itante he leads 20 the altar may have a
weather eye on his will.
"The last age of love is the most dan
gerous of them all and is generally IA
tai. In fact, love Is like the measles
It Is safest and goes easiest with man
when he has it early in life"
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02
System With a Method

Il nave nearly run my legs off going
about department store making few
purchases for my wife," said the man
with the bundles. II believe that I
was directed TO six different parts of
the establishment for each article
bought. | was sent upstairs, down.
stairs. across the shop. along the aisle
ana from one point to another, Just as
though nobody knew where anything
was
You evidently don't understand the
SYSTEM suggested his friend
Indeed don't. If it is a system. IT
is beyond my understandings he an
swercd.
well. 1t is system that is not with
out method" replied the other. "You
did not realize it, but 1t was a great
exhibition of stock for your benefit. 1t
would have been great deal of trou-
bic to have seated you on one of the re-
volving stools and brought all of the
goods in the store and paraded them
in front of you; so YOU were started off
and directed from place to place so as
to make Il tour of the establishment
and get general view of the goods in
each department.. Do you see the adj
vertising scheme?"
Il believe that you are right, nv
boy, for that is the only rational eX-
PLANTATION of the proceeding" - New
York Herald.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02
Tins In St, Petersburg.

Speaking of high prices. Henry Nor
mans book or Russia throws some in.
teresting light on what it incidentally
costs to visit st. Petersburg. To begin
with, he tells us every house and hotel
there contains a swarm of servants,
and each one expects tip. The man
who takes your coat and hat at prl-
yate house thinks 10 cents little enough,
and If you give a dollar or two to the
attendant who performs the same mod.
est service at an official residence he is
only satisfied. The tips of wealthy
Russian to a waiter at a good reStau-
rant are something enormous. \ de-
cent room In a first class hotel costs
about 81 day, and a closed carriage to
take you to dinner, ten minutes drive
away, costs So. \ few sheets of note
paper in your hotel costs you shilling
and the cheapest kind of bath 81. st.
Petersburg is far and away the most
expensive city in the world.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02

The Stebbins family is fairly numcr
Gus. 1t is not now classic name. lta
owners wear it ignorantly. More the
shame for them. 1t is by right classic
name, borne as it was by the first Of
Christian martyrs - St Steven. some
times spelled Stephen. Steven is the
Dutch way Of spelling it, Spell it in
Spanish-E stellan. Drop the initial 81
lent &C." and then you have Stefan
Among the ignorant the step to Steb
bins is very short. And the honorable
name Of st. Steven takes on dcgrada-
ton even as the fire Old Norman-Frcncll
name D'Aubaine becomes the hon"ly
Dobbins.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02

The commencement exercises of the
high school had passed off with entire
success, and at the request of the prin-
cipal the diplomas had been delivered
by Colonel Wye, president of the school
board. Il worthy but somewhat pom
pous citizen, to whom nothing had ever
happened to shake his high opinion Of
himself.
At the close of the proceedings the
principal, with the prascworthy pur-
pose of saying something compliment
tary to his eminent colaborcr in the
cause of education, took occasion to
observe:
you acquitted yourself finely, colo
mel. Your remarks were well chosen
''Well choscnr' echoed the colonel
turning red. Il want you to under
stand, sir, that those remarks were not
chosen at all. Every word | uttered
was original, sir.''
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02

Numerous stories are told of the ori
gin of the wOmCn's society called :ioro
sis. One of the best is that on the oc
cason of certain banquet here in hon
or of foreign dignitary women were
vigorously excluded. They banded to
gcthcr to form Il club Of their own
Each called herself "soiry sis ant
by extension the name Of the orgaliiZa
ton became SoroSis. 1t is believed that
the word comes from the Latin "soror,
sister. There Is Il fruit genus calico
sorOsis, but it is not much like Il WON
an SORROW sis would be Il bad guess
One smart chap believes the word is &
contraction of "sorccress," and | an
with him. New York Press
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02
Bare Feet and Earth.

There is nothing like having both
feet on the ground, says Medical Talk.
If man should go barefoot, the con-
tact of his bare feet with the earth
and his head projecting into the at
mosphere would make perfect cleo
trical conductor, through which the
electricity of the air would pass
through his body to the earth. While
DO apparent harm IS done, yet, being
insulated from the electricity of the
earth by wearing shoes, the electricity
fails of its beneficial result. There can
lie no doubt that it would be better for
everybody, especially nervous people,
II their feet were on the ground instead
Ct in shoes.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02
The welding Cake.

The Wedding cake is Il lopmcnt
of the farce ears of wheat carried by
the bride in very oldcn times as Il pre-
sage of plenty Of the good things of
life. In time the grain thus formerly
carried was ground and made into
small CT kes, which We're thrown over
the Lrid s hCad'aS She entered her first
house. A pile of these fiat cakes W Is
laid one upon another. after the man
Bible tines. Thus by Il natural Cvolu-
ton CANE the present form Of one huge,
round cake for whose elaborate ap-
pcaranc. and composition we have the
Ere,ch 10 thank.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02
A Text That Stumped Him.

81 once heard Il minister who boosted
from his pulpit that he was able to
preach from any text III the Bible Off
hand without thought or other prcpa-
rat ion, and as test Of his talent In cX-
tcmporancous speaking he invited his
congregation the next Sunday morning
to hand in any texts they would like
him to preach from, when he would
show them what he was able to do"
relates the Chicago Record Herald. In
order that he might not be suspected of
ellrIcptilious preparation the passages
of Scripture were to be written upon
slips Of paper, scaled up in envelopes
and placed upon the pulpit Immediate
ly before the opening of the service
Tho next Sunday morning the paste
came bounding in, pride and confidence
cleaning I'm his eyes, and found mum
Der of sealed envelopes lying upon the
big Bible. After the preliminary rCrv-
ice he called attention to them and said
he would preach from the text con-
tanned in the envelope that lay on the
top of the pile. The remainder he
would reserve for future Sabbaths.
Tearing it open, he unfoldcd a 81 = Of
paper and read the words once adj
dressed to the prophet Balaam, 'Am |
not thine UsST"
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02
cucurhin@ Thirst at Sea.

Many years ago DR.. Hing suggested
to Captain Kennedy that thirst might
be qucnchod by dipping the clothing
in salt water and putting ii on without
wringing it out. The captain, on be
ing cast away. succeeded i'll porsuadin2
some OF the men to follow his example,
and they all survived. Willie the -four
who refused and drank salt water be
came dclirious and died. Captain Ken
ncdy goes on to say, after these OPP
crations we uniformly found that the
violent thirst went off and the parchcd
tongue was cured in Il few minutes
when we had bathcd and washed our
clothes. while we found ourselves as
much refreshed as if we had received
some actual nourishmcnt." - London
Standard.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02
How TO Sinnare Oil stoves.

First, select one made by good
firm second. use good oil; third. trim the
wick evenly; fourth, have every part
of the stove free from oil or grease OF
any kind; fifth, turn the Wicks rather
low for the first five minutes, then as
full as you can without smoking. The
oven will take about fifteen minutes
to heat. If these hints are followed
these little stoves are n real boon in o
home and when looked after properly
should neither blacken the pans mol
give out the least smell.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02
CHINESE PRINTING.
Tue COmDOsitOrs Are Stnid and Dig.
niicd and Never Rush.

font of type in the Chinese Ian
the large and spacious rack each word
instead of each letter, as in English
has place by itself. There is also Il
peculiar grouping OF classification of
symbols Into groups to further facili-
tate the mental labors of the typeset-
tcrs. Thus, in the immediate vicinity
IF the symbol for fish would be found
the symbols of scales, net fins. tail,
gills This simpliiics the labor, which
In any event must be SO strenuous that
it Is evident that the compositor's end
of the Chinese newspaper should, if
paid.
The compositor is a staid and digni-
ned individual, and as he slowly walks
from symbol to symbol, picking up
those which he requires with prOvOk-
ing calmncss, the American compassion
might well wonder when the work
would be completed, and to set up the
type required for Il small four page
daily paper the constant labors of eight
or nine skilled Cinnamon are required
for twelve or thirteen hours, the entire
work in every department being the
antipodcs of the rush and whirl and
marvellous celebrity of the modern
American publication. When the pa
per is set up, it is printed on an Amer
lean press. but the type, the symbols,
are all made in China.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02
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The early Egyptians divided the day
and night each into twelve hours. Il Gus
tom adopted by the Jews or the Greeks
probably from the Babylonians. The
day is said to have first been divided
into hours from b. c. 2G:. when sun
dial was erected in the temple of Quiri-
nus at Rome. Previous to the invention
of water clocks, Il. c. lbs. the time was
called at Rome by public criCrs. In
early England one eXpedient Of meas
uring time was by wax candles, three
inches burning an hour. The first per-
feet mechanical clock was not made
until about \. ID. 1850. Day began III
sunrise among most of the northern ma
tiOnS, ut sunset among the AthcnianS
and Jews, ut midnight among the RO-
mans, as with US.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02
How to Cnre For Parrots

The well known gray parrot Is
most satisfactory and popular pet. The
male and the female look exactly alike,
and both will talk. The female talks
less, learning fewer words and phrases,
but she pronounccs with great distinct
ness. They are capital mimics and
catch different tones of voice with
nicely. In the very young gray parrot
the iris is black; in the older birds it is
yellow. The iris of the young birds
eyes changes gradually. The eyes arc
darkoned about seven months. AS the
gray parrot is long lived and slowly
reaches maturity the young ones must
be fed and watched with special care.
The only way to care for very young
parrot Is to boil the corn which Is fed
it and make it into a pulp. putting It
into the birds beak or letting it feed
from the owners fingers, as 1t would
from the beaks of the parent bird, says
Our Animal Friends. The feeding Of
young parrots must be done frequently
or they will die of starvation. The
gray parrot is fed practically like the
others, on hemp. sunhower seed, In.
dian corn, fresh fruit and some nuts.
Almonds are not good for parrots; the
bitter almonds make them i'll. Parsley
is a deadly poison.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02


The first woman created, according
to heather Greek mythology, was Pan
dora. She was made of clay by Nul-
can. at the request of Jupiter, who
wished to punish the impicty of Fro
metheus by giving him Il wife. When
this woman of clay had received life,
all the gods We'd making her presents.
Venus gave her beauty, the Graccs
gave her the power of captivating,
Apollo taught her music, Mercury in
structCd her in cloQuence and Minerva
gave her tie most splendid ornaments.
From these presents received from the
gods the woman was called Pandora,
which intimateS that she had received
every necessary gift.
promcthcuS WAS too artful to marry
this woman and could not be capt.
waited by her charms, but his brother,
EpimetheuS, who was not so prudent,
married her instead, and upon opening
Il box which she presented TO him there
issued from it Il multitude of evils,
which dispersed themselves over the
world and still continue to alllict the
human race. Hope only remained at
the bottom to assuagc the troubles and
SORROWS of life.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02

Peel and slice some good potatoC'
and let them lie in cold water for AT
hour. Dry by laying the chips Oh g
clean towel and pressing them with
another Fry quickly in boiling lart
(after it throws off Il blue smoker to 6
delicate brown. Take out as soon AZ
they are done. Shake Erisl:ly in Il ho'
colandcr to free from fat and serve III
once on q napkin.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02
Ragpickers of Paris.

the city with large box. Into this
the servants throw all that is not need
ed by the family. whether of food or
ralment. Every morning the chif-
1oniers, or ragpickers, are privileged to
search through these boxes before the
contents are carted by the city to dis
tant fields, where the refuse is en-
ployed in fertilizing the soil. From
the homes of the wealthy the poor re.
ceive many articles of real value. Eff
ty thousand ragpickers, say the statis-
ties, realize $4,000 daily from their
pickings
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02
The Order Pleased the Cook.

The following s,ury is told on Il mis-
sionnry of the China inland mission, Il
bachelor keeping house for himself i'll
the southern part of China: One morn
ing in ordering his dinner he wished
10 tell his cook to buy Il chicken. In
stead of saying "yc' for chicken he
aSpirated Il e WGrd. saying, Buy me a
che" His cook thought that WAS an
pmincntly proper command and went
about his marketing in high good hu-
nior. At no0n the missionary found no
chicken cookcd-in fact. no dinner at
all. fer lis cook had not returned
About dark the man came back. say
ing: This WAS not Il good Gay FOR buy
ing wives, and | have been all day
looking for one. but at last | found
one for YOU. She is rather old and not
pretty. but You can have her cheap. !
have promised $40 for her"
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02
SUPPLELENT TO
The Ellensburg Damn
APRIL > 1903
VOL 10 No. II
SHAMPOOlNG THE HAIR.
How to Do This Properly with Soap
and Water.

How to Do This Properly with Soap
and Water.
Do not rub the cake of soap upon the
hair, for it will be impossible to re-
move the soap from the separate hairs
once rubbed on, and the result will be
sticky head of hair for weeks.
When the head has been soapcd I'M
til it is white with lathcr ara rubbed
well, says the Philadelphia Press, rinse
again and again, using a little sprin-
klcr with rubber pipe, which can be
attached to the faucet. In the absence
of this Il small watering pot will do.
You will need some one to help you
for the rinsng. Water should be heat
cd and poured upon the head. first hot
and then cold, and the assistant should
not stop until she has used up gal
lon of water and mere.
The little gas stoves and appliances
for putting upon the gas are very use
full in case like this, for they heat
the water and keep it ut the right tenn
pcraturc, and in shampooing the hair
Il great deal depends upon this.
Finally in the ideal shampoo the hair
should be rinSed with rainwater. If
you cannot get this, take water out of
the hot water faucet, let it cool little
ana soften it with a teaspoonful OF
boraX to quart of water.
Use this with the spray and get the
hair as clean as possible until it feels
light and soft and ready to fly. The
tendency to fly can be checked by rub
bing on the hairbrush just little
glycern cut with roscWatcr and brush
ing the hair quickly with it. DO not
moistcn the brush, but pour little Of
the mixture in the palm of the hand
and run the brush over your palm.
Just touch the hair lightly with this.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02
The Irishnam and the Army Male.

General Phil Sheridan was at OH,
time asked ut what little incident dix
lie laugh the most.
Well" he said, Il do not know, Blu
| always laugh when | think of IL,
Irishman and the army mule. wa,
riding down the line one day when
saw an freshman mounted on Il mui,
which was kicking It's legs rather free
ly The mule finally got its hoof caugh
in the stilrup. when, in the excitement
the freshman remarked. We'll. bCgOr
ru, if you're goin' to cit on I'll git OFF,
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02
SnnnNIYcr Seeds rs Food,

The s,.nllower crop is one Of the best
paying in Russia. y good crop is worth
as it stands in the field SD an acre.
The seeds are sold by the farmer for
about $50 pound; then the MGR
chants salt III III and retail them for
s. a polnd. and al every STREET cross
Ing In Russian provincial cities are
me- 10 'Ac passrrsby the saItcd prod
uct OF the big stlnliowcr, which il
paten
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02
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Tl1ACKERAY WAS BORED.
An tmusing Incident of the Authors
Second Visit to Boston.

During Thackcray's second visit ia
Boston Mr. James T. Fields, his host,
was asked to invite Thalkeray to at
tend an evening meeting of Il scientific
club. which was to be held at the house
of Il distinguished member
| was, writes Mr.. Fields, very rcluc-
tant to ask him to be present, for I
knew he was easily bored and | was
fearful that Il prosy essay or geological
paper might be pre- scented and felt Ger
tain that should such be the case he
would be cXaspcratcd with me, The in
noccnt cause of his aliliction.
My worst fears were realized. | dared
not look at Thackcray. | felt that his
eye was upon me. My distress may be
imagined when | saw him rise, quite
deliberately. and make his exit very
nosclcssly into Il small antcroom add
Joining. The apartment was dimly
lighted. but he knew that | knew he
was there.
Then began Il series of pantomimic
fcats impossible to describe. lie threw
an imaginary person myself, of course
upon the HUor and proceeded to stab
him several times with II paper folder,
which he caught up for the purpose.
After diSposing of his victim in this
way he WAS not satisfied, for the dull
lecture still went on in the other roon
so he fired an imaginary revolver sew
cral times at an imaginary head.
The whole thing was inimitably done,
| hoped nobody saw it but myself.
Years aftcrWard a pondVrouS, fat wit
ted young man put the question square
ly to me:
what WAS the matter with Mr..
Thackeray that night the club met at
Mr. IS hCuScW
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02
Do Ei@lhca Heart

Did any one ever see Il fish's ears?
DO fishes have ears? 1t has been pref.
y well proved that they hear. Sci
eutists have made up Il list of about
1870 fishes that make sounds. Why
should they make sounds unless they
expect to be heard? The drum drums.
Tie pulTnr croaks. Even the wcnktish
complaints with an internal voice when
the crue fisherman leaves it to die in
the bottc N Of the boat Possibly fishes
hear TN ou@h their tceth.-New York
Press.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02
Witty RPfnrfS.

When the celebrated physician Sill
Henry Holland told Sydney Smith that
he had failed to kill either one of q
brace of pheasants that had risen with
in easy range near the latters home
the witty divine asked, why did you
not prescribe for them!'
One day Sir Henry was engaged ill
q hot argument with "Bobus" Smith
barrister, concerning the merits of
their respective professions. You will
admit" said Sir Henry, that your
profession does not make angels OF
men" NO" rctorted Smith, there
YOU have the best of it,"
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02
EO1Y TO EH.sc MuSllrOOtNs.

Wash and peel the mushrooms; cut
off the stems " ii may be used fol-
soup, arrange the mushrooms In a
buttcrcd baking dish with the gills up
pcrmost, put bits of butter in center OF
each and bake them in a quick over
for fifteen minutes. Remove from
oven and season with salt and pepper
place them on buttered toast. POUR 6
little melted butter over them anc
serve.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02

asking lbs opinion On Il certain matter
and received 10 reply. lie waited Il
fcW days and tlipn wrote again. His
sccoHd letter was also ignored. Finally
he sent II third nct". incioSirg Il sheet
of paper nd Il two cent stamp. b. re
turn post he received IL postcard OF
which WAS the following: Paper and
stamp rcci iycd. Please send env lCpc.'
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02
Took Her Literally.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton was once
giving piece of advice to roolnful
of young men in little village on the
subject of matrimony. "When you
marry" she said, CHOOSE woman
with spine ard sound set Of teeth.'
"Good gracious. Mrs. Stanton re-
marked one of her listeners in alarm,
''do they ever come without spines"
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02
Ho,y to Clean Piano Keys.

To clean piano keys and old ivory
dampen piece of muslin in alcolo
and with 1t rub the keys. The a.colo
can do no damage. and if frequently
applied the keys will stand in want o.
no other treatment. If they have al
ready begun to turn yellow, rub them
with canton flannel wet with cologne
water,
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02
The Stfngiest Man.

Il think the most penurious man ]
ever knew" remarked the man in the
mackintosh, "was old Hewligus. lie
smoked his cigars to the last half inch
chewed the stumps and used the ashes
Tor snuff. But he wasn't satisfied even
then and gave up the habit"
What for!" asked the man with the
big Adams apple.
i"Ite couldn't think Of any way to
uttlize the smoke."-Chicago Tribune.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-02

1t is a good plan to keep a pint jan
In the bathroom in which can he put
scraps of toilet soap. When the jal
Is full, pour over the pieces about 8
cupful OF warm water and Two tea
spoonfuls of glycern The result viii
be Jellylike consistency that can be
used instead of ordinary soap.