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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-12-09
watercress Scum.

Half pint of white haricot beans
soaked over night, boiled in a pint of
water until soft. These should be
rubbed through a coarse sieve until
nothing but skin remain; another pint
Of warm water is then added to the
PURGE, then return it to the soup pot.
In a stewpan melt an ounce Of fresh
butter, chop finely small white onion,
and frizzle it In the butter, then chop
a bunch of fresh well-washed water
cress, some green mustard and cress.
and any green herbs which may be
had. Let this stew in the butter until
cooked through, then stir into the
PURGE Of haricots, add salt and pepper
to taste; stir a teaspoonful of potato
-four in a little cream, and add to the
other contents Boil all together for
five minutes and pour into tureen.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-12-09
Sweetbread Croquettes.

Blanch the sweetbreads and chop
very fine. Season with dash of
onion juice, salt and pepper. Cook
together a tablespoonful of -four and
one of butter and when they are blend
ed pour upon them cup of milk.
Stir to a smooth, white sauce and stir
in cupful of the minced sweetbreads.
When hot and thick take from the fire
and add the beaten yolk of an egg.
When cold form with Toured hands
into small croquettes, roll each Of
these in beaten egg and cracker dust
and set in the Ice to get firm for two
hours before frying in deep, boiling
fat. To succeed with croquettes make
them small, form several hours before
they are needed and have the fat hot
enough to brown them Immediately.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-09
To Be Read Aloud.

This is how a flowery descriptive
writer "piles it up" in dealing with
the rising of the moon:
Brighter grew the relumed ori-
ent as up behind the slowly drifting
cloud mountains fair Selene drove
her royal train till now the deepen
ed border of every peak and crag,
gilded and FURNISHED with aureate
beauty, lowered out in rosy outline
against the boundless perspective of
occidental space. Up, up moved the
gorgeous procession, while the con-
stellations grew dim and the stars
turned pale and, vanishing to their
dismal homes, left no blushing ri
valry to vie with the fair, sweet
face of the beautiful night queen.
Now beaming with the full and
radiant gaze of conscious purity,
the chastc, wandering princess Of
the skies serenely smiled down upon
the dreaming earth as through un-
clouded grandeur she rolled her
royal chariot higher up the ethereal
realms of night"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-09
CLOTH COSTUME.

pear ON smooth weaves, such as fan
mel and fine serge. White, with hair
stripe in black at quarter or half inch
intervals, is liked. Another attractive
combination is represented by white
hair lines on black
The prestige Of the long, close fitting
coat is great, and, since it is at its
best III cloth, it will be feature of
the winter modes. Waistcoat and
collar details and originality of cut
give variety to these coats, and new
model shows a most effective direc-
toire collar and jabot of lingerie bor-
dered with velvet Oh an otherwise
plain long coat.
Skirts are for the most part clrcu-
lar in cut. The plated jupe is voted
de mode, and the full skirt has had
Its day OF triumph.
A deep purple velvet hat Is lavishly
trimmed with lavender roses, and an
other model of the same hue and mate
rial is adorned with a great pinkish
lavender bird on the left side.
The attractive costume pictured con-
sists Of box plated plaid skirt and a
plain cloth jacket. The coat has the
long dart effect coming from the shoul-
ders and rounds gracefully over the
hips. The notched collar is of velvet.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-09
Proverbs of the Chinese.

The verbal wisdom Of the Chi
nese has become proverbial, and, ap-
propriately enough, 1t shows itself
prominently in their proverbs. Many
of these have already been translat-
ed into English, but here are few
more from collection by Herr Bru-
no Navarro, published in Heidel-
berg, which may be welcome:
'1t is better not to be than not to
be anything" Repentance is the
dawn Of virtue" "Even the high
est tower stands ON the ground" !"
"Man thinks he knows everything,
but woman knows better" Given
the mandarin Of the first class has
poor relations" "The carver Of
idols never worships idols. He
knows too well what they are made
Of" ga day of grief is longer than
a year of joy," And so on.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-09
SOMETHING TO LEARN.

American farmers would be aston
ished at the results if they should ap-
ply the same careful, intensive and
sensible methods to the cultivation of
the soil and the care of their stock
which obtain in some of the old world
countries-Denmark, Holland, the Is
land of Jersey and France-where a
little area of land Is so treated that 1t
produces twice and thrice as much per
When our land was cheap-$25 to $50
per acre-it is perhaps true that any
sort of intensive agriculture did not
pay, for this cheap land was new and
very fertile and able to stand good
deal Of abuse which has been applied
to 1t without stint. Now, however, that
these same lands run in value from
$75 to $50 per acre there is much in
these advanced methods of European
farming well worth considering. We
have not yet learned how to properly
feed the land-that Is, to so rotate and
fertilize 1t that 1t will do Its best or
anywhere near 1t. Good farming will
always keep up and increase the fer
tility of the soil. This but few do, and
half of the land will not now produce
more than one-half as good crops as 1t
would fifty years ago. Continuous
cropping with grain has removed the
humus and depleted the available sup
ply OF nitrogen and potash. We know
of several instances where foreigners
from the countries mentioned have be-
come possessed of a small tract of land
here and by carrying out their old
country methods are obtaining the
most astonishing results, making more
money from twenty acres than their
American neighbors are from eighty
acres and not working any harder. ei-
ther. We have much to learn from
these people.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-09

ioiuing tie r;.:s.. - .is a,.ae, and,
falling on ms knees, made u a iong
speech, Which we understood only
through his signs. lie was the fa-
thcr of this boy, whom VIC saved
from being burned by the Pawnees.
lie gave US to understand by his
signs that his child was carried off
by his enemies.
"When the paroxysm of his joy
was past we explained as well as we
could how we had obtained the
child. Upon hearing the name Paw
nee he rushed into his hut. Hesoon
came out, bringing two Indian
scalps and his bow and arrows, and
insisted that we should look at the
scalps, making signs to tell us that
they were Pawnee scalps which he
took at the time he lost his child.
"After he finished this cxplana-
ton he would lay the scalps short
distance from him and shoot his ar
rows through them to prove his
great enmity to this nation. He
then presented to my father a pair
of leggings and pipe both neatly
decorated with porcupine quills,
and, accompanied by his child, with.
drew to his tent for the night"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-09

start from the bust and are stitched to
long waist depth, confined there with
d pale blue belt and finished on the
bottom with hem. The round yoke is
trimmed with two rows of fiat pale blue
braid an inch wide, looped in the cen
ter as 1t is sewed on. The sleeves are
bishop affairs. with braid trimmed
cuffs. An original touch is given by
sewing three handsome enameled but
tons at intervals down the left plait.
With the renewed popularity Of the
princess gown it behooves feminlnity
to do what they can to make the lines
of their backs more symmetrical.
There is a sharp line drawn this sea-
son between morning and afternoon
costumes. All lines of a walking suit
must be severe, while there is no limit
to the elaborate reception gown. Deep
red and plum color as well as all the
dark shades of purple are the colors
of the moment for evening costumes.
For afternoon light shades rule with
dainty color contrasts. Black relieved
with white or some pale color at the
collar is smart, with the same shade
carried out also in the hat.
The hat illustrated is of deep plum
colored velvet. About the crown is
wreath of shaded purple and plum col
ored satin and velvet roses. The back
is raised with large alsatian bow Of
velvet.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-09
Courtinu, Old Style,

There is not q country bred man
or woman now living but will tell
you that life can offer nothing COM
parable with the innocent zest Of
that old style of courting that was
done at singing school in the star
light and candlclight of the first half
of the century.
There are few hearts so withered
and old but they beat quicker some
times when they hear in old fashion
ed churches the wailing, sobbing or
exulting strains of "Bradstreet" or
"China" or Coronation" and the
mind floats down on the current Of
these old melodies to that fresh
young day of hopes and illusions
Of voices that were sweet, no matter
how false they sang; Of nights that
were rosy with dreams, no matter
what Fahrenheit said; Of girls that
blushed without cause and Of lovers
who talked for hours about every
thing but love.-"The Blood Seed
ling" by the Lato John Hay, in
Lippincotts.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-09
Wanted HI. Monsx,, Worth.

An Albany woman the other day
took her small grandson to service.
AS they approached the poor box
the grandmother handed the boy a
dime with directions to drop it in
the slot.
"What for?" asked the inquisitive
child.
'Put it in," reiterated the woman.
at will buy a loaf of bread"
After stopping moment for q
silent prayer, she said, "Come on,
George"
''No, grandma" promptly replied
the boy, "we must wait for our
bread" Albany Journal
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-09

Farmer Cy Whipple was said to
have had more religion than any
other man in Mendocino county. He
Doasted that, for more than forty
years, he had never missed meal
or neglected to say grace. 1t was
said that Cy's religion and his ap-
petite merged so closely that it was
hard to tell where the one left off
and the other began. When the din
ner bell summoned the family and
the help to the dining room, Cy al
ways led the charge. While the 9TH
ers were seating themselves at tho
table the old man would start in:
80 Lord, we thank thee for hayin'
given us such a beautiful day. Sane
tify this food to our souls good.
Amen. Pass the meat San Fran
cisco Call,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-09
When Ones In Lovo.

When girl is in love she says:
Not "I could live my life with
him." but 81 could not live my life
without him"
Not ale is perfect" but 81 don't
care whether he is perfect OF not"
Not "He will be good to me-" but
II will be good to him"
Not "He is worthy of me-" but
@Am / worthy of him?"
Not ~ see much in him to ad-
mire," but 81 SEQ nothing in any one
else to admire"
Not 81 believe him because what
he says is true" but 81 believe him
because he says it."
Not '1 could endure poverty with
him." but 81 could endure nothing
without hin" st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-09
Tho Ways Of Sweden.

In Sweden barber will shave you
for q cents, but you have to wash
your own face and comb your own
hair. Women shine your shoes,
shave you, cut your hair and even
give you bath unless you rebel.
Policemen salute the street car con-
'ductors ard are saluted by them.
You take off your hat when you en-
ter a shop and return the shopman's
low bow. The comedians crack
jokes on the rich Swedish-American
who has come home to spend his
money. There are more telephones
IN proportion to the population in
Stockholm than in any other city
In the world.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-09

was cicriNing for my uncio in New
England town which was only just
beginning to be Il summer resort.
One day very well dressed woman
came in and after buy lg few
things offered me a 500 bill.
''Now, bills Of that size are not
common, in that part of the country
at least. Uncle had me scurry over
to the bank with it to see whether it
was good, while he went to explain
to the lady the necessity for such
caution. When / came back with
the information that the money was
undoubtedly good found the GUS
toner in a tearing rage. She said
she'd been insulted and wanted her
big bank note back. She wouldn't
buy anything in the store, not if we
gave it to her. She took the bill,
put it into her purse and started
out.
"Almost at the door she changed
her mind and came back. She said
she realized that it was all matter
of business and would make tho
purchases after all. We flew around
to wrap UP the things she chose,
and when she planked down her
800 bill again uncle handed over
the change with alacrity. She took
$50 in change and her parcel and
away she went. We never saw her
again, but when uncle went to de-
posit his money in the bank next
time he had her recalled to him very
distinctly. The bill was very poor
counterfeit. She had tucked the
genuine bill into hcr purse and sub
stituted the worthless one. Uncle
was done out of his goods and mon
ey through his commendable eau
ton. Washington Post.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-09
o'ConnelI,s Local Wit.

O'Connell once defended man OF
the name of John Connor on a
charge of murder in Cork, and the
principal witness for the crown was
a policeman who found the prison
er's hat, which he left behind him
in his flight from the scene of his
guilt. After travelling backward and
forward, as was his habit in cross
examination, from the all important
question as to the identity of the
hat he thus continued, ''Now, then,
you swear that the hat in my hands
is the hat you found-in every par
ticular the samep" Witness-I do.
O'Connell-And inside the hat was
written the prisoners name (look-
ing into the hat and spelling the
name very slowly, "J-o-h-n Con
n-o-r?" Witness-Yes. O'Connell
(holding up the hat in triumph to
judge and jury)-My lord and gen.
tlemen Of the jury, there is no name
in the hat at all. This made O SEN
sation, and Ultimately the prisoner
was acquitted. 3t
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-09
FEMININE FINANCIAL MIND.
Women Cannot Grasp the Realness Of
Money In LARGE Sums.


Money In Large Sums.
"The reason women rarely make
success as financiers is that they
have absolutely no conception of
money in bulk" said well known
broker of this city in discussing this
question recently. eve have ex-
amplcs of it every day. We have a
few women patrons, but we don't
like them. ] guess you'll find that
chivalry dies out when it comes to
II question of taking care of wom-
ems money for them.
"Men think of large sums of mon
cy in the abstract; women only in
the concrete. If you tell woman
she will profit $4,000 in certain
deal she thinks you arc honest and
not trying to get ahead Of her. If
you tell her there's going to be big
coup of 100000 or so she looks at
you in childlike bewilderment. Her
experience does not give her any
clew to the possibilities Of this sum
of money. She does not realize how
much tangible value it represents.
"My, my! That seems an awful
big sum Of money said one partic-
ularly unsophisticated woman who
had made successful deal through
accident rather than design. Gould
l live comfortably on that for the
rest of my life? How much would
my income be year, say, without
touching the principals?
"a woman is afraid to deal with
money in large sums unless she hap
pens to be trained to it. She can't,
in her minds eye, see how many
houses or rents or school bills it will
pay for. When she hears of large
sum of money she always wants to
know how much it's going to buy
her, how it is going to look in some
concrete form, like houses or dresses
or trips abroad. AS a simple guam
tity to figure interest on she can't
realize ."-Philadelphia Record.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-09
Two Puzzllna siana,

1.-TWO strange signs in France and
ITALY have always puzzled me-" said
a globe trotter. Zone is the sign to
be seen in front of every BARRIERS.
This is brass saucer, with a semi
circular nick in one side. Why
should nicked saucer signify bar
Der shop? / have asked many peo-
pie, but none could answer me.
"Thc other sign waves before the
shops of dyers and scourers. 1t con-
sists of two long, slim curtains of
cloth, one on each side of the door.
The curtains may be of any color,
red or blue or yellow, land they are
eight or nine feet long and about
four feet wide, What do they mean,
/ wonder ?"-New York Press.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-09
Where the Pins Go,

When it is considered that 10,-
000,000,000 new pins are used in
the United States every year it does
not seem unreasonable to ask what
becomes of them. The answer to
the oft repeated question is that
they are destroyed by corrosion, be-
ing reduced to rust and thus disap-
pearing. A pin passes out of ex-
istence in this way in a period vary
ing from a few months to half q
dozen years. Women in ancient
times must have had great deal Of
trouble to keep their hair in place,
the only hairpins they knew being
long spikes, with. big heads, resem-
bling modern hatpins. They were
well acquainted, however, with safe
ty pins. The ladies Of imperial Rome
used safety pins, some Of which
were large and massive, attaining a
length of a foot and weighing a
pound or more. But these pins were
made on exactly the same principle
as the safety pins of today, with
the same kind Of CATCH Saturday
Evening Post.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-09
A FRONTIER STORY.
Indian Incident Of the Early Days of
the Last Century.

In the year 1924 Sylvester Pat
tie and his son James went from
st. Louis southwestward into New
Mexico. At one village of the Paw
nee Indians the caravan found q
war party with a prisoner, a child,
whom Pattie and his son bought in
order to keep it from torture. Some
days later the whites came upon n
small party of Indians, consisting
of between twenty and thirty wom-
en- and children, besides three men.
The story Gs written by James Pat
tie goes on: Suddenly our atten-
tion was arrested by loud screams or
cries. Looking up, we saw our little
boy in the arms OF nm Indian, whose
neck he was closely clasping as the
Indian pressed him to his bosom,
kissing him and crying at the same
time. AS we moved toward the
spot tho Indian w nhed us, still
- = = . - -
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-09
The splrlt Of Success.

A woman will have several irons
in the fire at once, but she gets her
ironing done by the concentration
of her energy into the manipulation
of one iron. The principle is es
sential also to business success.
There must be life single to its
purpose, whatever that purpose may
be. unstable as water, thou shalt
not excel" said the old Hebrew fa-
ther to his improbable son, and all
history demonstrates that he did not
utter a curse, but psychological
fact. There must be a deliberate
and intelligent determination Of
purpose and an unwavcring, immov-
able adherence thereto. That is the
spirit, and the only spirit, in which
difficult problems are solved and
successful issues wrested from un-
willing conditions.-Cent Per Cent.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-09

nor French, but just as stunning as ell
ther, with blues and green's cunningly
mingled or rich seal browns set off by
lines of black.
White collars of piQue or linen with
scallop done by hand have bright
ening effect on dark school dress
when worn with wide soft silk tie.
In small girls coats there is an end
less change rung upon three themes
box coats, REFERS and Russian blouses,
with chevrons and belts stuck ON with
apparent disregard of the fitness Of
things.
Navy, the real old fashioned color,
is coming int favor again this season.
Red in all the soft shades is leader,
and brown, although not first choice,
is still in the sartorial field.
Plaids in several tones of the same
shade are new and chic They blend so
perfectly that from a distance the plaid
is hardly dlsccrnible.
Princess effects in frocks are to be
smart, but it takes good figure and a
perfect dressmaker to bring about the
desired stunning result.
The child's froch seen In the cut is
of blue serge. The skirt Is plain save
for double box plait in front. But
ton trimmed bands, piped with silk,
trim tho waist and sleeves. The chemi-
sette is of white linen.
JUDIC CHOLLET.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-09
Afways on rimN.

Washington had many admirable
traits worthy Of imitation, and one
OF them was rigid punctuality. This
was well illustrated by an incident
during his visit to Boston. Having
leppointed 8 o'clock In the morning
as the hour at which he should set
out for Salem, he mounted his horse
just as the Old South clock was
striking that hour. The company
of cavalry which was 10 escort him
did not arrive till after his de-
parture and did not overtake him
till he had reached Charles river
bridge.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-09
Mutually Satisfactory.

They had been married in due and
ancient form.
" "Geoffrey," said the young wife,
''you endowed me with all your
worldly goods, didn't you"
81 did," answered the young thus
band.
"Well, | hereby give them back to
YOU"
"Gwendolen," he said, "you prom
ised to obey me, did you not?"
81 did"
"Well, dear, l hereby solemnly
command you to do as you please
hereafter, no matter what orders |
may give you"
On that basis they lived happily
ever after.-Chicago Tribune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-09
Professor Huxley.

Professor Huxley was 6f5nan of
very simple and direct manner. In
the classroom he made his lectures
graphic by finding illustrations for
scientific truths in everyday exam
piles, as when in treating Of animals
that change their color he referred
to the fact that when he was tired
or nervous he fancied he was
graver than usual. He was gallant
to the fair sex. One of them, who
attended his South Kensington lee
lures, asked him to Introduce. her to
Herbert Spencer and was amused by
his mock serious response, 81
thought I was your first love-" To
this same lady he said, in talking
about the death Of Agassiz, the
news Of which he had Just heard,
'T wonder where he is ?" He made
the remark in q tone of profound
sadness.