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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-12
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+ YOU were TO ask Alton 3. Parker.
one OF the leading candidates for the
democratic presidential nomfDs-
non about his boyhood DAYS. he y-ouI5
iiA4eIy reply as he has frequently re-
I'll lived the life Of the average farm
ers son OF the middle of the iast cen
fury" ''-s- 0ei--
He lived it from A to lizard. From
lAe tnG ne could t0ddIe he did chores
M Jus Ldtuei farm I'm central New
olhs some four miles from the town
q! Cortland. He helped in the plant
Ing ana harvesting carried JUICE of
-ieah water TO his father and hired
man engaged in plOWing. and later
lyHoWed the turroW himself. he made
Ai-nseiI useful at hog and calf killing
tlLles, ana worked In the sugar bush.
incidentally experiencing there rba
4etchlHg sickness OF his first smoke.
he went 10 the 'deestTict" school
mousse, where he was known as Allie.
cut ms name IN the pine clapb0ards
I'D rough letters, and each succeeding
year, as be grew taller, .embIazoned ft
d. Htlle higher up until the CIapbOards
Aeid the name OF A. is. Parker some
seven or eight times. He got the
usual uckugs' at school where he
was a fair but not brilliant student.
H
que 10 an open-air life, prompted him
10 indulge in all sorts of b0yish mis-
chief
As for recreation, Allie Parker cot
~ IN hOylsh fights apleuty with the
youngsters from the adjoining farms.
az huskEn' bees I'm the swimmiu' hole
IN Browns pond, I'm lingering the me
1n the countryside ME and drum
corps. but above all i'm the circus
skating and argument.
The One Cloud in His Boyhood sky.
Altogether he had a pretty good sort
or DoyhoJd, despite the fact that his
father had to work hard to- make both
ends meet, and the boys only wagons
were homemade. out of boards and
boxes. Still, the sky of his young life
hao one cloud-aud that was Sunday.
Young Parker's father was "a Pres
byterian of the sort that would nave
IeJoiced the heart of John Knox him
SELF His mother is still of the old
school and iL need hardly be added
IhaL Atoms rearing was along hard
and fast PuFitanic lines.
The family attended church in COrt-
land with a regularity shat won the
praise of the ECd-feaTIug countryside
tor miles around No matter what the
% ate of WeaJheT-mud up 20 the wheel
hubs, sn0Wdrifts over the fence tops
Alton and his brothers and sister were
bundled into wagon or sleigh. and
later into the family pew where the
Keen eyes of their elders saw TO it
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-12

good is duttering on the water, the
ny fisherman needs must use skill in
dropping his lure. knowledge of the
bass is essential; the fisherman should
know his haunts 10 make his ifs eff
fectiVe.
On streams where bass live, they viii
be on shallow, gravel bars, ina the ed-
dies near large rocks, above and below
ripples in the deep water, under over
hanging banks, around tree roots, near
driftwO0d or weeds.
The best fly time for bass is in the
morning. OF late afternoon until dusk
Noon-day fishing is useless, except in
cloudy weather When wadins, fish
down stream and if the shadows are
long. try and keep The sun IN front If
lhis IS impossible, make Ions casts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-12

and such simple foodstuffs as -four,
ham, bacon bread, butter, potatoes.
coffee, tea lard salt and pepper are
sufficient. The fish. of course, viii
furnish the greater part of the diet
The bacon, potatoes. bread butter, and
possibly the trout, can be purchased
of farmers, SO much food need not be
taken along.
Fishing rods may be purchased FOR
almost amy sum from 75 cents up. Lines
and reels vary likewise in price. If
one is 90 use bait, he win need a sup
ply OF bait hooks and sinkers, for
they easily become lost. and large fish
often get away with them. There are
nearly two dozen Inherent varieties OF
flies. which are recommended as being
positively the best That is. il de-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-12

ponds entirely on the fisherman one
consults as TO which is the finest dy
for mountain trout fishing. There are
a few which a beginner viii do well
to purchase, and then By the end of
the season he viii have his faV0rite
brand TO recommend to others. The
kinds most used are the royal coach
man, the plain coachman, grizzly king.
professor and queen Of the waters.
These are the standard flies having
been found satisfactory as an around
instruments for Turing the speckled
beauties.
FISHING FOR BLACK BASS.
Omaha Bee)
Bearing in mind that he uaRts ito
make the bass believe that something
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-12

lC0pyrIght ~. II - 7. VlsInIzEELl
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-12

TROUT A TICKLIsH FISH.
Hartford C0urant.)
Three years ago Joseph S. MitcheIsO
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-08-18
KINDNESS FOR HooDLUMs.
How the Children OF the New York
Slums Are Looked After by
Settlement Workers.

The reform of youthful hoodlums by
other means than through the club OF
the policeman and the reformatory has
been undertaken by two New York or
CARNATIONS recently. To transform
such youths into orderly young men is
the work which the West Side Neighbor-
hood house and the East Side house are
now attempting. reports the Sun of re-
cent date
The workers in these settlements are
generally men of tact and personal Pop
ularity. They investigate the gang
spirit thoroughly and learn its causes
and the means by which it can be trans
formed into something better. They
come into immediate contact with the
members of the local gangs and study
the mental and moral possibilities OF
each and in what way each member can
be Influenced.
Most of these gang youths live in tene-
ment houses of the lowest order. with
an environment not calculated to
awaken their better nature. They either
congregate on street corners. in saloons
or at some other rendezvous; their
homes, such as they are, are merely re-
garded by them as temporary lodging
places.
One fortunate circumstance in the
work of retaining these wild youths is
that the gangs each have an organizA-
tion with recognized captain or lead
er, and by proper persuasiveness and a
real kindly interest this form of organi-
zation can be turned from one of GRIM
inal propensities into law-abiding or
ganization. ambitious for decent devel-
opment. The members of the gangs have
deep loyalty to their leaders, whose in
fluence and example. one way or an
other. pervade the whole company.
The settlement workers visit the tene-
ment houses; interest themselves with
out any patronizing airs in the personal
welfare of each member; win over the
captain first, and after him his follow
ing. and before the gangs are scarcely
aware Of the fact the organizations are
converted into orderly clubs.
Rival gangs which formerly fought
nercely on the streets and assaulted one
another at the drop Of chance meet
ing are brought together in the settle
ment houses and are influenced to forget
their animosities and their predatory
life and become merged in harmonious
club.
The settlements give them the use of
gymnasiums and other beneficial and
elementary facilities. This transition Is
not being accomplished suddenly. tits a
gradual process, and sometimes the
greatest difficulty is experienced, par
ticularly in effacing the spirit of rivalry
among the more vicious.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-08-18
Speech Abruptly Ended.

These people who get one idea or one
tenet and never change" said Represen-
tativ John Sharp Williams, OF Mississip-
pi. the democratic leader of the house,
always bring to my mind an episode at
= dinner I attended once where q schol-
arly and eloquent pioneer was telling OF
the dangers that beset him in his early
days In the west.
! remember once he said, when l
was travelling from one town to another,
. tremendous thunderstorm came up.
The scene was frightful, awe-fnspiring.
expected every moment that the light
ming would strike the tree under which
| had sought shelter
Why in thunder didn't you get un-
der another tree? shouted man at one
Of the tables. and the speech ended right
there. IN. Y World.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-08-18
USE OF DRUGS IN HEADAe,
Simple Home Remedies Are 1ru
Eficacious and Far Less
Injurious.

1t may be said with little fear ~
tradiction from those who kno-
facts, that if cast-ircn law forb;,,
the use of any drug whatever
treatment of headache could ha
ed and enforced there would hs -
less misery for the coming CERES.
than there is for this, says Yo-,s'
Companion.
A sufferer from repeated head.
who has found a means Of reIsls
headache powders" or otbe,
harmful drug, may dispute this -.
ton. but the victims of some dru, 3
it or the friends of one whose No.
poisoned by acetanilid or antipyrin :
suddenly ceased to beat before its -
will look at the matter from auos,
point of view entirely.
During the Spanish war numb
would-be recruits were rejected !,
cause of weak heart and in the =
demic of pneumonia which rayaseds 4.
country last winter an unusual nu.s-
| of deaths occurred from failure ~ =
heart to meet the added strain
Although various causes have sc,,.
less been at work to weaken the he....
of the present generation. there G. I
no question that one potent inare,-
has been the indiscriminate uxa :
headache powders.
In all cases of habitual headache :.
curing periodically a physician -.
of course. be consulted. that he 9,
find the cause-eye-strain, dissas. j.
| the ears, nose, stomach or other ~
distant oreans-and remove ii. N
sible. But the separate attacks :
headache have to be relieved. If -,
severe; and in these cases it is hasss,
not to resort TO drugs. unless 4,
drugs are taken under the special ,y;z
ance of the physician. In the a.
gestive headache. marked by tbuh
bling, and made worse by stoopinx 3
| lying down, a cold towel or an =
bag applied TO the head, hot-x.,r
bag to,the spine, mustard plaster b
the back of the neck, or to the iupe
side of the thighs, or a hot munorl
foot-bath-one or more-will often eip
relief when many drugs fail.
In the aIemic form of headaf5.
marked by pallor. In which the =
is made less severe by lying dov,
massage of the head or the appl;tn
ton of warm cloths to the head q
face will often be found grateful.
threatened bilious headache may son
times be warded of by a dose Of b
som salts. as many other headaeal
due to "autointoxication;;" and one a
to overuse of the eyes or eye-strz1
will usually. if taken at the moment
the first warning, be arrested or ND
gated by closing the book and gn!n
for q walk.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-08-18

milford, with the grace Of . polished
man Of the world, put all at their ease.
AZ to him, he swore to himself and to
them that never before had he tasted
anything half 50 good. That evening
he went home better satisfied with
himself than he had been for years.
This was but the precursor or many
dinners at the Wenham tat. Milford
was forever sending up something to
serve Is the foundation Of feast He
got to haunting the markets looking
for good things Gastronomy seemed
to have become his ruling passion. But
it was not all gastronomy. After din
ner Mabel would play and sing, and
they had the most delightful sessions
One Sunday Milford took them all ont
to the beach, and after this many lit.
tie excursions followed. He began tn
plan theater and opera parties ana en-
joyed their enthusiasm, which really
was quite contagious.
Well. or course, there was but one
ending. The reader has seen It COM
Ing al along. And when, one day.
Milford took Mabel In his arms and
asked the old. old question, and saw
the lovelight In her eyes. he knew that
his days Of unrest and bitterness were
over and that new vistas opened ont 81
tho great sunny world.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-08-18
SURE CURE FOR LAZlNEss
How Indian Workmen in Peru Weo
Treated by Their 0verseer
for Not Working.

A division engineer who worked a.
railway line through the mountains r
Peru tells this little tale of disciple
relates Youths Companion In his eane|
were about 200 Indians. The scena
the work was miles away from civil
ton. The workmen knew pretty ~
that the superintendent could not r
others TO fill their places. and they ~
therefore exceedingly in6ependMf
They were proud. too. and would -
stand abuse of any kind.
Il threatened and they got angry -
treacherous. says the engineer. Ipla1
ed and they got lazy and impudent y
of them shirked. but some Of them ~
worse than others. After awhile NJ
up my mind to try little Ym1
strategy.
The LATEST of them were always c.
planning that they were exhausted q
sick or Frustrated by the heat. 50 c.
cay. when l had had many such g
plants, called the gang together.
Now, men, said I, I want to tel
that some of you have been working ~
hard. You are sick. Some of you -
stop work for to-day. Twill pick osts
sickest and give them medical t.
ment.'
Il picked out ten men-the Lax
They all were grinning with delight
the prospect of an idle aftern
Within close range stood a grove
trees. l made the ten men recline
row. l gave one huge cotton -
brella to hoiu over his head. !
another's face up in red banda
under pretense of medical treatme
busted another from head to foot =
-four. To one brought glass OF g.
onade, to another gave bitter
of quinine, for a third prescrinee
foot-bath, and upon a fourth ! -
pair of green goggles.
You can be sure they were cur
sight They protested, but | remina
them that they were sick. The OF
workmen screamed with delight
poked fun at them for hours L.
time to time had the camp boy 20
and battle their foreheads with oe4
Unlocking towel 1t was more
their vanity and pride could 81
finally one of them came to me.
We are well now said be.
want to go to work
Let me know when you get
again. said I. but I knew my tfce
was at an end"
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al ready 70 put in the oven, and ~
wfI1 haVe euomA hot hiscult anyway"

al ready 20: put In the ovens ana 10
viii have some hot biscuit, anyway"
YES" replied the other. moodily.
with this blamed tallow stun instead
Of butter. I'm sick OF this pinching
along on short rations-and we had
our mouths all made up for . luscious
strawberry shortcake-one OF those
with the berries all mashed up SO yon
can't see the crust--ltke W used to
have in the country"
Suddenly it occurred to Milford
that he would give more for one of
those old-fashioned strawberry short
cakes than for anything else he could
think Of A vision Of his boyhood
days rose In his mind and he could
fairly smell and taste the rich. red
mess. Then he realized, with start.
the fact that he was listening, and
he turned to move on.
The door burst open and the young
man burst into the hall with small
pitcher in his hand, evidently going for
some milk.
Milford again caught the aroma Of
the new bread. and formed q suddea
and desperate resolution.
81 beg your pardon, sir" he said.
''but was an involuntary listener to
part Of your conversation just now.
am a bachelor and once lived in the
country. I have been in the city =
long time, and it is many years since l
had anything good to eat. Could l,
without offense, suggest that l would
feel it a great personal favor 4 you
would permit me to furnish the Access
sary ingredients and to have share In
the feast. I haven't had a decent
strawberry shortcake for 20 years."
The young man flushed hotly, but
before he could speak milford went
on:
Il do not presume to say this as an
offer to assist you. 1t is proposition
of which / am to be the chief benfici-
ary." He smiled in that persuasive
way which had helped him in so many
deals.
The young mans face cleared and he
replied: All right, sir; I'll take you at
your word Come on and get the stun
and we'll give Mabel a surprise"
So presently milford found himself
! shopping industriously. He insisted
ON getting the biggest and finest ber-
ries, and in the most unheard-of guam
THY. Then he insisted on getting a
quantity Of the finest butter, and q
sack OF the most fragrant coffee. and
other things as he saw them. As they
went back to the apartment, loaded
with bundles. milford smiled ct the
! thought of the picture he presented.
He had learned during the shopping
that the young mans name was Mil
ton Wenham and the young woman
was his sister. Left orphans without
! means, they had come to the city.
where he was working in an Office
i days and studying law at night, while
! Mabel was taking in sewing AMI de-
voting her afternoons to perfecting
herself on the piano. with view 20
teaching. Their ambitions made the
most rigid economy necessary.
Such feast as followed certainly
never happened before or since. Ma
bel took the intrusion in good part and
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-08-18
caulifaower and Beet Salad.

Boil head Of cauliflower In
of fine cheesecloth, until tender.
move from the fire and break into :.
erets. sprinkling with tablespooa
lemon juice. When cold, arrange =
ly In q dish, adding two tablespoon
cold boiled beets cut into dice,
blespoon Of chopped parsley and :
spoon Of finely minced wild so7s
Mix them lightly with French e.
ing. and garnish the base of the
with q border Of boiled carrots
beets, cut into fancy shapes
Housekeeping
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-08-18

The domestic ingenuity Of the man in
this story may suggest something to
economical American householders. He
entered hardware store and asked the
price Of the small bathtubs in the win
dow.
Two seventy-hve."
Whew!" exclaimed the customer. 81
guess until prices come down wen have
= - On washing baby IN the coal
ae1tt.o London y.C.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-08-18
FOR THE COUNTRY HOME.
"Good Night, Sets Are a Chamber
Convenience, Restful and
Pleasing to the Eye.

The up-to-date housekeeper in quest
OF something new for the country
house will surely be interested in the
latest chamber convenience known as
the goodnight" sets. which come in
almost every color. The set, says the
Indianapolis Journal, consists of a
candle stock, tumbler. ice pitcher and
a match box all fitted into a circular
tray. To the faded nerves, weary of
close surroundings. chambers fresh and
dainty with draperies of lowered Gre
tonne and fllmy curtains Of dotted
swiss, soft green wicker or woven grass
furniture and the spotless bed of en-
ameled metal are joys. II possible, ar
range to have window boxes attached
to the chamber windows and fill them
with gay geraniums, mignonette and
heliotrope and don't forget rose gera-
mum. These flower boxes will make
the stay in the country even more en-
joyable than usual and afford a charm
ing contrast to the dust and roar of
the city, which Is well worth the time
spent In keeping .he flower boxes in
order. Fer the living room, mission
furniture is given the preference.
Strong colors, such as subdued green
and red, are most harmonious for the
massive outlines Of the furniture. All
light bric-a-brac, pictures painted in
water colors and everything of this or
der should be tabooed. Posters in dull
black frames Venetian iron and rich
dark pottery are most charming and
dark rugs over q polished floor the
most satisfactory covering.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-08-18
THE BUTCHERS BOY KNOWS
When a Young Man Wants Informa'
ton About His Girl, Inquire
of Him.

Say, l want your advice" said the
man to the woman old enough to be
his mother, relates the Chicago In
ter Ocean. You know I'm thinking
Of asking certain young woman to
marry me-maybe you didn't know 1t,
but l am. Although l think great
deal of her, in some ways l don't
know her at all. She's always nice and
sweet to me, but sometimes I've felt
that she put on her company man iers
when I'm around. Now, do you aup-
pose If + talked with her mother
could find out more about her real DIS
position?"
mo, sir" said the woman. '1f yt,u
want to know the true nature of your
divinity. just consult the butcher or
the grocer who takes and delivers OF
ders at her house. l don't mean tie
head of the firm, but the poor clerR
who does the order work. Somehow
women get into the habit of thinking
that the man who appears at the back
door every morning is one of the lam
lily, and act accordingly. The girl who
appears in the parlor in a natty waist
and trim skirt, will SLOUGH out into
the kitchen and appear to the butch
er's boy in spotted kimona and 4
skirt that hangs every which way
She'll scold her mother or sister be-
fore him. she'll talk over private
affairs before him-yes. she may even
talk him down for not bringing what
was ordered in manner which you
would not consider ladylike.
Il don't mean to say that this par
ticular girl would do all those things,
but that these are the things which
women allow themselves to do when
the order man Is in the kitchen. I
know one woman who always met the
vegetable man with her hair stream
ing down her back He used to come
just as she was dressing, and she never
stopped to arrange her hair before she
saw him. Another woman acquaintance
OF mine thinks nothing of tripping
down to give her meat order before
she puts on her dress skirt. To be
sure. she wraps herself In a short XII
mona. and her petticoats are always
things of beauty. but she is not Just
the sort of woman would want to
marry.
Another thing. Tthose fellows who
come into the kitchen every morning
are very observant, and they can give
You some idea of the disposition of the
women they see daily. They will tell
you that one woman Is too familiar
with her cook, and that another is
too unreasonable with the second girl.
They point out that woman is far
from neat, because she is not careful
about her utensils when she cooks.
They know when the young woman of
the family comes dawdling in to break
fast every morning. and they prompt
ly put her down as lazy They notice
how this same young woman does her
little tasks in the kitchen, and have
decided opinion as to whether she il
. good housekeeper or not. They ten
by her manner Of saying good morn
ing to them whether she is alert, brave
and womanly. or whether she il
slouchy, whining and fussy.
SO be advised by me, and II you
want to know just what sort of a girl
your sweetheart Is, get acquainted with
the grocer's or butchers clerk who
takes orders ut her house"
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-08-18
Thinking Of The Futur.

What did you think of Maude's
graduation essay?" asked the father.
1T was lovely" answered the moth.
er. Only II Maude gets into the habit
OF talking that way she will never b
able to discharge . cook in such =
manner as to be understood. Wash
inxton Star.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-08-18

One-half teacup Of water, three cups
OF sugar. whites of two eggs. BOIL
sugar and water until very thick and
wavy. Beat whites Of eggs to stiff
froth and pour strip over them. beat
ing all till cool. Add one-fourth pound
Of almonds, chopped fine, one small
half teacup large white raisins and
little citron sliced thin. Take half tina
amount II wished.-Boston Globe.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-08-18
Sang Of Nero.

A school-teacher at Three Rivers
asked her pupils the other day who
Nero was. The only response came
from a little fellow who held up hi,
hand. Arthur" said the teacher, do
you know who Nero was?" eyes
ma'am." he answered, proudly, hes
the one We sing about in our Sunday
school," The teacher was unable to re-
call any song in Gospel hymns where
Nero was mentioned.
what Is the song like, Arthur. she
asked.
Nero. Ny God. to Thee" was the an
swer given ~ the ch:ld.-Detroit Jcrsl