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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
Threading Needles.
National Magazine.

From the National Magazine.
My mothers sight has failed so that
threading a needle is a task almost beyond
her. After an absence from home 1 learned
that a young friend had helped her over
this difficulty by threading her needles for
her She simply took the spool of thread
and paper of needles, and, without breaking
the thread, threaded the whole paper of
needles as one would string beads. When
a needleful of thread was desired all that
was necessary was to take the first needle,
draw off as long thread as desired, fas-
ten the outside needle to the spool and leave
Ii ready for next time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
The Robin in the Rain.

Hear the robin In the rain
Not n note does he complain,
But he fills the storms refrain
With music OF his own
Drfnched and dropped his finest feather,
Yet be swings In stormy weather;
Bird and God are glad together
A-swinging In the rain
Ihat secr-songster's vision traces
Trails OF light In darkest places
touring through earth's stormy spaces
The solace of his song
CHARLES COKE WOODS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
A New York City Joke.

city youth was showing his country
cousin the sights about New York city. Ar
irving at the Herald building the other day
about noon, the city youth called the atten-
ton of his country cousin to the big bronze
figures who strike the big bell with their
sledge hammers at noon.
i suppose, you have heard of the big
STRIKES we have down here" said the city
youth. This is the latest,''
Indeed" replied the country cousin,
these men seem to me to have good
reason, for they are working over time"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
The Newsboy Language.

Whom the ferry boat lands on the river shore
And the army of newsies thousand or more,
SET m in a chorus their hullabaloo.
You wonder what kind of place you've come to
How they blockade the gates how they reach fol
your cash!
How they vocIferate, ''Oik-e jun 60 wur -hssh."
IL one only could guess what the chaps had to say
But they outdot the Russians Japs any day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
A kindergarten Retort.

What day is it?' asked the teacher one
Friday.
Saturday" guessed one, and Monday
another.
Wrong" declared the teacher. do you
know Arabella?' This to the littlest girl.
who was holding up her hand
''Yeth ma'am,". lisped Arabella. 18th
fish day."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
Game of Noted Men.

The hostess begins by saying: Il know a
celebrated poet, the first part of whose
name is very black. and the last is an eleva-
ton"
The player responding: "Coleridge." In
turn describes the name of some other not
cd person For instance. Shakespeare. y
saying: f- know a noted author and poet
the first part of whose name people dc
when cold, the last part is a weapon OF
warfare.
Only give the profession. nothing else.
The following names readily lend them
selves to this simple but instructive little
game:
Words worth.
Shelley (Shell-lea).
Church-hill.
Wal-pole.
Webster
Washington.
Long-fellow,
Blackstone,
Isaac Walton Eye-sack- wa l-ton).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
Don't Starve.

When you haven't a scrap OF bread in the hous.
And the children commence to cry,
Don't scoid and compel them to starye outright
Just give them little pie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
What a Sin Is.


From the Rams Horn.
A little girl was called to court one day
to be witness. She was so small that the
lawyers thought she might not know what
an oath was So they asked her some ques-
tons.
do you understand the nature of an
oatl? asked the lawyer.
SIR" said the little girl.
- at IS itg'
1T IS . swear"
what do you mean when you say IT
is a skyear2' /"
well, it is that have to tell the truth"
IF you don't tell the truth. what Them
THAT would be SIM"
what is n sin?''
"A bad mark from Cod
They let the child tell what she knew, and
they all believed her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15

ARTTHMOGRAPH.
George Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15

CHARADE.
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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-06-10
Unprecedented Sale Of Wash Goods.

25c india Llnon at
zoe Victoria Lawn at
4oinches wide.
25c Parsian Lawn at
1sc Satin Stamped Madras at
l5c Lawns, all colors at
12ic Figured Lawns at
25c Mulls, all colors at
soc Dotted Null at
The IS Pieces Of Bates Bingham at
20c Brown Linen at
35c Brown Linen at
CSC and 45c White Madras at
1sc and 23c White Madras at
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-06-10
InpTeGedented sac Of Wash SINS.

Colored Duck Skirts, solid colos and small agured a.
$50, l.as. 275.,
White Duck Skirts atI.ss, PCS and 8.ss
Linen Skirts Linen color ,ss 2.9s s.5Oand s.75.
India Linon Skirts at 29s. s.ss 90 and 500.
White Linen Skirts at 5.75, 500 and SIS.
New Line of Mohair Skirts all eolors and prices.
Another Shipment of Ladies wrappers and Kimonas.
Prices s8, 1.25 and I.5o.
K. CSC, s5c and 100
Newport daily independent., 1904-05-10
aA z IDEAL IN HOUSEKEEPING.
Many of the old Customs and Con. ditiOns Are Passing Entire
 ly Away.

A generation ago to be an ideal house. keeper was the chief ambition of almost every woman. No girl desired fairer fate than to be placed at the head of a household with good and loving hus- band to supply all her wants and make her the mistress and the queen of his heart and his home. In most cases, says the Peoria Herald Transcript, the girl who started housekeeping had more or less experience in theart under the tuition of her mother. She loved to decorate and beautify the house which was, to be her home during the rest of her earthly pil- grimage. She loved to create delicacies for her husband and her children, and. disguise it as we may, much of the af- lection she received was due entirely to her skill as homemaker. When her children grew up around ner this kind and sympathetic mother and the pantry were the chief attractions in their world. AS they grew older the ties only grew the stronger. When they acquired families of their own the old homestead, with it's abundance of good things, still had attractions for them. The kind old mother was still their best friend. She knew all the difficulties they had to en- counter in starting homes of thedr own, and her advice and sympathy were worth more to them than gold. The grandchildren came to venerate her as sort of venerable goddess, and when she finally went away from the home circle she left a vacancy which could never be filled.
 But we are assured with every symp- tom of rejoicing that these conditions are passing; that women have been emancfpated; that iE the future they are to be the rival, instead of the helpmate, of man, and that they must combine to enforce their just demands against the hostility of the male sex. This is non. sense pure and simple It may be true that there are more mannish women in this generation than there were in the last It Is unfortunately true that larger proportion of the female popula- tion has been forced to be self-support. ing, but it is not true that women enjoy the so-called liberty" which goes with toiling for living.
 The home instinct Is too. deeply planted in the heart of women to be re- moved by the effects of generation of club work. It will never be removed. A few women may go after strange gods. but the natural, wholesome girl will still find her highest ideal of happiness in good husband and cozy home. The clubs may succeed in making such homes impossible to few men and women by making the young women feel that they have more important work in tho world than the prosaic duty of home making, but among the masses of the American people the mother will con- tinue to be the bond which unites tbs unities of that holy institution the fam. fly, and she will continue in this exalted role until the end of all things. i.
Newport daily independent., 1904-05-10
WHAT DROVE HIM TO DRINK.
sAs Was Happy and Yet There WaA an Awful Possibility OD-
 pressing Her.

Darling" he said, as he placed hia arm around her waist and drew her ten- derly to his breast relates the New York Times, why those pearly tears? Is tho home that I have brought. you to less magnificent than you expected?"
 "Oh, n-no.". che sobbed. Tt is g-gran8. q than dared to h-hope..
 Have you found since our marriage that I am Less exalted than you had sup posed me to be?" a.. .s.-...ss z 'Oh, Fired, you are a th-thousand times more exalt-t-ted than I thought you to b-be.'' ae.,, sf '.
 Stopping down he Kissed away two hrye tears that were trembling upon her long, graceful lashes. and asked:
 Has 1t grieyed you to be taken from your parents and the scenes of your childhood. little one"
 "No, no, dear-dearest," she replied. T would g-gladly go anywhere w-with you"
 Great heavens!" he cried, in wild alarm. Perhaps you are ilL Tell me. is it so, sweetheart?"
 ''No." she said, through fresh burst of tears "it is not that"
 A look of deep perplexity overspread his handsome visage, and, pushing her back so that he could look down into her big, beautiful. tear-dimmed eyes, hs asked:
 Then, what in the dickens is tho trouble?"
 ''I was j-1ust think-thinking," she re- turned, "how miserable I should be If you were to die and I w-were to marry s-some one who wouldn't appreciate all this magnifcence."
Newport daily independent., 1904-05-10
Mock Terrapin in chaflns Dish.

Take the dark meat of a chicken cooked the day previous and half a pound of calf's liver; put together in the chaf1ng-dish, add two cloves of garlic. one small onion sliced, two stalks of celery; cover with boiling water and cook 20 minutes. Take out and cut into dice. Cleanse the chafing-dish and put in quarter of . pound of butter; while the butter is melting, take the yolks of two hard- boiled eggs, mash to a smooth paste, adding gradually cup of cream. Add tablespoon of flour to the butter. mix and add the cream and eggs, stir con- stantly until 1t reaches the boiling point, then add meat, teaspoon of salt. dash of cayenne and just sus- picion of mace. Serve hot on rounds of buttered toast-Ladies' Home Jour. nal.
Newport daily independent., 1904-05-10
Surprise Prizes

Given away to get the people to talk about Bixler Physical Train ing in Penmanship, the best method of instruction in the world Saves 90 per cent of time, etc. Merit Prizes, Surprise Prizes, Prize Prizes, Sure Prizes, Big Prizes, Little Prizes, Con- tingent Prize and other prizes for little folks and big folk. Send 10c for Business Penman, 12 writing notices sample rapid writing, skilled Bird Flourish, and full particulars. q Surprise Prize will be included, worth from 10c to.a $1, and a S10 prize goes with each Tooth 10c order conditional.
 Prof. c. Bixler,
 97 Ogden Ave.S
 Chicago, M,
 M
Newport daily independent., 1904-05-10
Tn Cooking Apples.

When only russet apples are to bs had. a fayorite way we cook them is to pare. quarter and bake them in the bean pot all day. Add a iV4e su- gar and plenty of water. WEyn cold 1t looks and tastes like cider apple
Newport daily independent., 1904-05-10

Read the Daily, <asd -11eeE
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-08
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As The FARMER SEES IT
REASONS WHY HE BELIEVES IN
AND TRUSTS REPUBLICANS.

They Have Never Deceived Nor Be-
trayed His Interests aud Have Ag-
gressively Favored Legislation for
His Benefit.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-08
A SIGN OF PROSPERITY

There is no better criterion of gen.
eral prosperity than the postal bust
ness. When times are good the postal
revenue increases, and vice versa. The
report of the postmaster general shows
that for the year ending July l, 1895,
the receipts from postal revenue were
SIG, 900. For the year ending July
1, 1902, they were S119,95S, 229, an
increase of 81 per cent. during seven
years of continuous Republican rule.
During the year ending July 1, 1895,
the receipts from the money order
business were $S12,O3S; for the year
ending July l, 1902, they were ST.
SS9,S17, an increase of 1873 per cent.
during seven years of Republican pros
perity.
The postmaster general in his an
nual report for 1902 said: 1.-THE in
crease in the postal revenues attests
the wonderful prosperity of the peo-
pie and the activity of business inter-
ests throughout the county" 1t
would not have been proper for the
postmaster general in an official re-
port to attribute this wonderful pros
perity in 1902 to the operation of the
Dingley tariff law and other Republi-
can measures, but such was the fact.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-08

Perhaps the policy of protection
has made business prosperity more
dependent upon politics than it would
have been otherwise, but it certainly
has contributed more largely than
anything else to our extraordinary
and unparalleled progress.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-08

Of the system 1t has grown to an APP
preparation of over S2O,OOO,OOO under
the friendly encourag cement and ag-
gressive business policy of Republican
administrations. No other one thing
could have been of such great benefit
to the farmer; it has placed him IN
daily communication with the world,
and from the seclusion of farm life
he energies and becomes a part and
parcel of this great nation and is not
only able to read of the dOingS
throughout the world, but the facilities
afforded for frequent and prompt COM
munication enable him to take part in
It's affairs. The farmer is now rec
ognized as big, broad-minded busi-
hess man, and the discovery is due to
the rural free delivery system, es-
tablished and fostered by the Repub-
lican party.
The Republican party has always
been aggressively in. favor of legisla-
ton for the benefit of farmers, and
the record will be considered and re-
membered when the farmer casts his
vote
The platforms of the REPUBLICAN and
Democratic parties are so similar on
important subjects that the conclusion
is Inevitable that the latter followed
the former for vote-catching purposes,
and that the Democratic party is in
sincere and asking support under false
representations, and the former never
favors or supports insincerity or
fraud
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-08

A tip Republicans. Don't be scared
by Chairman Taggart's prophecies OF
claims regarding the political out
look. In 1894, when he was chairman
of the Democratic state central COM
mittee in Indiana, he claimed the
state by 10000 votes up to the night
before the election. The next day the
Republicans carried it by $4,000 plural
ity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-08
Not the Only Important Question.

Admitting that the gold standard is
"irrevocably fixed" as Judge Parker
says, though he did not help fix it,
that is the only one of many i'm
portant financial questions that may
come up in relation to financial mat
tiers. The question of the preserva
ton and extension of our system OF
banking and currency; the refunding
of our national debt as it may, from
time to time, become due, and many
other questions of like Importance
may arise. To place the settlement Of
these questions in unfriendly hands
might result in such a disturbance OF
business as would shock the whole
country
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-08
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Export of Manufactures.

Figures recently issued by the de-
partment Of commerce and labor at
Washington show that during the
month of July last our exports Of
manufactures amounted to $4,000
600, against $31, 100000 Of agricultural
products. During June the exports
of manufactures were nearly 1000
600, against S37, 100000 of agricultural
products. This is the first time in the
history of the country that the ex-
ports of manufactures have exceeded
those of the farm. This does not
mean that the exports of farm prod
ucts are falling off, but that those of
manufactures have greatly increased.
This is due to a protective tariff
which, while it benefits American
manufactures, also increases the home
demand for American farm products.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-08
Democratic Trif1ing.

The Democratic party processes a
most sacred reverence for the consti
tuition, yet by nominating an octogen
arian for vice president it has shown
utter disregard for the provision of the
constitution which, in case of the
death or inability of the president, de-
wolves his duties upon the vice presi
dent. No party has a right to trifle
with great public interests in that
manner.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-08
PENSION ORDER NO. 70

PRESIDENT Roosevelts Action Is in Line
with Law and Precedent
The groundless character of the
charge that President Roosevelt has
exceeded his constitutional powers is
shown clearly by examination of the
facts and the laws concerned in the
executive action known as the "age
pension ORDER issued last March by
direction of the president.
Anyone who will take the trouble to
read the act of June q, 1890. as
amended May 8, 1900, will find a clear
basis to begin with. 1t directs who
shall have pensions, and how the
amount OF the pension, in each case,
shall be determined, as follows:
"All persons who served 80 days or
more in the military or naval service
OF the United States during the late
war OF the rebellion and who have
been honorably DISCHARGED therefrom,
and who are now or who may hereaft-
er be suffering from a mental or ply
steal disability of permanent char
acter, not the result Of their own vic
ious habits. which incapacitates them
from the performance of manual labor
in such degree as to render them I'M
able to earn support, shall, upon
making due proof of the fact accord
ing to such rules and regulations as
the secretary of the interior may pro-
vide, be placed upon the list of in
valid pensioners of the United States
and be entitled to receive a pension
not exceeding $12 per month, and not
less than Sc per month, proportioned
to the degree of disability to earn
support, and in determining such ina
bility each and every aggregate of the
disabilities shown shall be rated"
Thus, as plain as words can make 1t,
is authority given to the secretary of
the interior to determine what pen
sion shall be paid to any applicant for
pension who served ninety days in the
war of rebellion, was honorably dis
charged, and who is disabled for the
performance of manual labor by any
cause other than the results Of his own
vicious habits.
The supreme court has decided that
upon the point of establishing the rate
of pension to be paid, within the limits
prescribed by the law the secretary OF
the interior has entire control. The
only check or supervision upon him Is
from the. president of the United
States, whom the general laws specifi-
cally direct shall have control OF the
commissioner Of pensions and the ad-
ministration of the pension system.
Therefore, it was directly in line
with the duties imposed upon him &C
cording to section All, U. S. Revised
Statutes, that President Roosevelt
gave the celebrated order which has
been called an evidence or 'usurpa-
tion,' imperialism" footing OF the
treasury and other hard names, by
excitable Democrats. The section OF
the Revised Statutes referred to reads
as follows:
1.-THE commissioner of pensions shall
perform, under the direction Of the sec
rotary of the interior, such duties in
the execution of the various pension
and bounty-land laws as may be pres
cribed by the president"
President Roosevelt, in his pension
order, did no more than his plain duty,
acting strictly within the powers con-
ferred upon him by the congress of the
United States.
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-08
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

: We, who are responsible for
the administration and legisla-
: ton under which this country,
during the last seven years, has
grown SO greatly in well-being at
home and in honorable repute
among the nations of the earth
: abroad, do not stand inertly upon
this record, do not use this record
; as an excuse for failure of eff
fort to meet new conditions. On
: the contrary, we treat the record
of what we have done in the
: past as Indictment to do even bet :
ter in the future.-Roosevelt's
Letter of Acceptance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-08
Best of All Markets.

can manufa cturers and farmers is
the home market. The internal com
merce of the United States aggre-
gates each year more than $23,00O,-
100000 and is far greater than the
international commerce of all the
world. This vast market is at our
doors. It is among our own people
Why should we surrender it to
foreigners, as the Democratic policy
of free trade would do, and pay to
foreign manufacturers and workmen
the money that should go to Ameri-
cans?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-08
Must Trust Roosevelt.
Western Laborer Omaha J

[ WeSLefH LaUOrer (Umaha)E
In former issue of this paper, we
said we must trust Roosevelt and we
will trust him and in our Judgment
every workingman, skilled or I'M
skilled, of whatever race or creed,
should at once make up his mind to
trust him and vote for him instead
of indugling in vain regrets that they
had not when they see Parker's
hand" if by chance or fraud he is
elected. WE MUST TRUST ROOSE-
VEIT
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-08
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1t may be asserted without
fear CT successful contradiction
that nowhere else in recent years
mas there been as fine an ex-
ample OF constructive statesman
snip and wise and upright adj
mlnlstration as has been given by
the civil authorities, aided by the ,
| army, in the Philippine Islands.
-Roosevelt's Letter of Accept
ance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-08
A Striking Contrast.

From 1892 to 1895, inclusive, under
a Democratic administration and a
low tariff, the total exports of Amer
lean manufactures were 1924, 1853, SOC.
From 1900 to 1903, inclusive, under a
Republican administration and a pro-
tective tariff, they were $1,655, 951,-
$40. The export Of manufactures in
any one year of Republican admins
tration was considerably more than
in any two years of Democratic adj
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