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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-09-07

a. Waddams returned from
Plankinton last Saturday to Eassist
his wife in preparations for NOV
ing, and they have now moved to
Plankinton. The family have
many friends in Scotland who re-
greet to have them leave.
Floyd Starr Is one of the most
talented and gifted speakers the
community will ever have a chance
to hear. He is the youngest speak
er in the state Of Michigan. He
speaks with enthusiasm and like
one that is in love with the cause
that he is representing. He can
keep his audience ape)lbound for
any length of time.
We are still agents for County
School Books.
RUSSELL DRUG Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-15
Reclamation of Mesopotamia.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
Profound knowledge of the engineering
problems involved In great irrigation works
does not necessarily imply or carry with it
accurate information of nice geogra phical
distinctions and there are some indications
that when Sir William Willcocks, late di-
rector OF reservoirs in Egypt, talks of his
plan for the reclamation of 'Mesopotamia ("
he makes the common error OF including the
alluvial plains of ancient Babylania within
the confines of the land between the riv-
ers. From the meager informa ton con-
tanned in the cable dispatches from Lon
don concerning the ambitious project that
he has fathered. and in behalf Of which
he hopes to unravel the diplomatic tangies
at Constantinople which stand In the way
1t seems unlikely that he proposes to do
more than reopen the ancient canals which
made the old Babylona a garden spot of
the eastern world Perhaps the day will
come when the wonders of irrigation will
repeople the steppes of ancient Mesopotamia
as well. and make history repeat itself to
the extent that these great areas will again
be performing useful and life-giving func-
tion for teeming populations. In the mean
time the restoration of the ancient works
between the lower stretches OF the Tigris
and the Euphrates Is sufficiently ambitious
TO occupy the attention of the most cour-
ageous.
Strictly speaking, Mesopota mia is no more
than a geographical expression. for there
never was distinct national unit to which
the name belonged, and the name itself,
meaning literally the country between the
rivers" has been ample justification for any
uncertainty which may have existed as to
its exact limits. Mesopotamia, as modern
geographers now agree, is that TRAN
gular stretch Of country lying between the
Tigris and the Euphrates and bounded on
the north by the Taurus mountains at the
points where those rivers break through
to find their way TO the lowlands To the
1,rr~n Cv~rT1 Il l, IT,
the southeast the boundary is the so-called
Median Wall, near where the rivers ap-
proach 10 again diverge to form BabyIonia.
In these confines are about 80, 200 square
miles, cultivated only along the water
courses. and inhabited chiefly by nomadic
Arab tribes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-15
Philadelphia-A Big Village.

EOuu ldc iNeNieN VI ilcNitNS.
There is only one modern fiat house in
Philadelphia, perhaps half dozen modern
hotels and no tenements such as all other
cities have by the acre. There is no large
proletariat In the city, and such as exists
Is due to the influx of derelcts from
abroad AS a rule, the PhiladeIphian is well
employed the year round There are about
500, 900 residences in the city-more than in
Greater New York and London combined
and most Of them are owned by the people
who live In them. Almost POO 900 of them
are two-story houses, with six or seven
rooms and a bath, generally a sizable back
yard, and in the newer portions little front
yard and n porch. Mechanics buy these
houses through the building associations
and mortgages from the trust companies.
Such houses cost from $1,000 to 81 600
apiece-the latter would seem like man
sions to many New Workers. They rent at
from $40 to $50 a month, with an avera &c
OF about SIG Those who are aware of what
rents are in other cities can see that in this
respect the Philadelphia is much better
off than most of his neighbors.
This insularlty, due to the original village
system Is enhanced by the home feeling
PhiladclphianS. as rule. are sober and
Woodworking men with families. When a
man comes home from work il is not neces-
sary to fly TO the nearest saloon to get q
comfortable place to sit. He has his little
parlOr. his back yard or his front step
There are hundreds OF miles Of streets to
be seen on any summer night in Philadel-
phia where the father and mother sit on
the porch or steps and enjoy the sports of
the children in the streets. The man does
not care for the street corner. The home
spirit seems to be dominant. If he We're
not comfortable at home he would go where
ne could enjoy himself, and many of them
do. But ii ought TO be plain that people
who stick so closely to the hearthstone are
more conservative than those who flock out
of human bechives 70 the streets as soon
as they have their meals. The Philadel-
phlan Is called slow because he is not prone
TO run off after some new idea He Is like
the farmer in the recesses Of his homestead.
who pOnders before he acts. Because the
home is so largely developed, and because
the city is composed almost exclusively OF
native Americans and Germans, the women
have e much wider influence in Philadel-
phia than anywhere else in America, and
they exercise 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-15

soned ready for picnic sandwiches, when
there came hurry CALL" A half-pound
OF old English cheese was grated. then
vinegar and mustard to a consistency fer
spreading. Sometimes in place of the Vine
gar, sherry or brandy were used. but the
vinegar received the preference.
Dreamed Chicken Rosettes-At a dainty
luncheon given recently to classmates and
teachers the creamed chicken was served
in Swedish rosettes. To make them one
has to have the irons which come on pur-
pose and are either plain or fiuted. There Is
bent iron handle that fits into the rosettes,
which are cooked in deep fat The batter Is
made OF four eggs, one pint OF sweet milk
and flour to make the batter the consistency
of thin cream. Have the fat smoking hot.
Dip the iron In the hot fat and hold until
heated through. Then dip in the batter to
within half an inch of the top of the iron.
always watching that nothing goes over the
top of the edge. Return to the boiling fat
and keep there a moment or two until the
cake is set to the iron so that 1t will fall
off with shake. retaining its shape. Turn
upside down on white paper to absorb any
superfuous fat. The result Is little rosette
cup, firm enough to retain Its shape yet
tender and crisp between the teeth. These
may be kept on hand and filled with any
mixture of chopped or creamed meats
mushrooms or fish. When 1t is desired to
use these CONNECTIONS for sweets or desserts
a tablespoonful of sugar is added to the
batter. and when cold the rosettes are filed
win NIlDltu cream, preserves OT lTeS0
fruit sweetened and covered with cream,
When one rosette slips off the iron, leav-
ing it perfectly clean, 1t may be dipped in
the batter again without the preliminary
dipping in the hot fat. If the first case cools
on to the iron and has to be cleaned off
dip into grease, then rub with salt until
smooth and clean. II the iron gets too
greasy, so that the rOScttes slip off into the
fat. wipe quickly with cloth around the
edge before dipping into the batter.
Cream Chicken ana Mushroom Filling
MinCe one pint of cold chicken and one cup
OF mushrooms. Put into a saucepan over
the fire one tablespoonful each -four and
Gutter. When melted and smoothly blended
add two cups of cream, salt and pepper to
season and the chicken and mushrooms. Set
the pan in larger pan containing boiling
sailed water, to keep hot until ready TO fill
the cases for serving.
Fried Cream of Wheat--At an .Asbury
Park hotel presided over by an expert die
tician, a greatly appreciated breakfast dish
Is fried cream of wheat. The mush is made
at night and allowed to cool. In the morn
ing 1t is sliced In pieces about the size of
small perch. egged and crumbed. then fried
in deep fat. 1t is eaten plain or with maple
syrup, preferred.
To make lime water at home, procure a
good-sized piece of fresh lime that has not
been Stacked and cover with fresh cold
water. Let II stand twenty-fOur hours
when the water will be thoroughly impreg-
mated with the lime 1t Will only take up
certain amount. Strain off and keep in
cold place. The lime you can find at any
builders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-15
College Chair of Philanthropy.
n the Columbus (ohlO) State Journal.

From the COLUMBUS NOhloj state journal
Otterbein University. at Westerville,
Ohio, has established a chair OF philan-
thropy. This Is new department in col
lege work The purpose is TO train young
men for various lines OF Christian work,
such as Young Mems Christian Associa-
tons social settlements and city missions.
The studies include sociology, psychology,
hygiene and the modern agencies for health
Improvement. There is no line OF tnstruc-
ton that will bear moro directly on real
life than this. The field of service is wide
and the demand for sincere workers Is
great A development of the youthful pow
ers for service in the care and elevation Of
men will result In the highest good. not
only to the world but to the young men
themselves. for 1t is an education of sym
patty with and devotion to humanity, Its
results will not be limited to the specific
service but to the personal makeup OF the
young men who take this course. They go
to learn how to do good. We have much
education to fit men for the professions,
and the avenues Of industry and commerce,
but here is one to prepare the mind end
awaken the emotions for q service to hV.
manity. 1t touches closely the realities o.
an education.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-15
The Mortality Table.

The MORTALITY Iaple.
Scientific life insurance is based upon the
knowledge that there is a natural law gov
erning the mortality of the race by which
may be determined the average lifetime~of
a large number of persons at given age
True IL cannot be predicted in what year
any particular individual will die, but 1t
may be determined with approximate ac-
curacy how many persons out OF gwen
number will die at any specified age.
If the mortuary records of any commun-
ity are studied and the various ages noted
at which the several deaths have occurred
1t will be found that the yearly mortality
Is governed by a law which Is practically
invariable. Suppose for example, that
such an observation covers period OF
time sufficient to include the history OF
100000 lives OF these a certain number
will be found dying at age twenty, larger
number at age thirty, and SO on at me
various ages. the extreme limit of lie
reached by any one being IN the nelghpoI-
hood of 100 years.
The mortuary records of other communl-
ties where conditions were practically the
same would give approximately the same
number of deaths at each age in 100000
persons born. The variation would not be
great; and the larger the number of lives
under observation, the nearer the nuinper
OF deaths at the several ages would APP
proach to uniformity.
AS a result of systematic study OF NOR
tally records life insurance companies
have INCORPORATED the results of their COM
putations into what are called mortality
tables These tables reveal at a glance the
memorable workings of the natural law
governing the mortality of the race. They
show how many in any large number of
persons born viii live 10 age thirty, how
many to age forty and how many to any
other age They also show the number
that will de at each age, and the average
lifetime remaining to those still alive.
BY means Of these mortal ~ tables, since
thcy contain all The necessary basic data
all tie other problems pertaining TO life
instir+ nee arr accurately worked out. The
mortality tah,e cCIn-aoDly IN use in this
COUNTRY Is known IS he American CXper-
fence tauie Of morality. Il was based
mainly upon the history of lives insured
in tho oldest active ne lem life INSURANCE
conlp4ny This table begins with 10000
life st ninpty-siy years, the attained age
at which tie last three OF the original 1OO,-
OON Will die.
For many Years past It has been a COM
paratiycly easy mater 10 construct NOR
fal{.v tables. since al C'"ili2rt communities
see to il that records Of births and deaths
are vigorously kept: and. in addition the
bigger life Insurance companies have elab-
crate systems of their own by which they
keen posted on the workings of the law or
mortality in the various communities IN
which they do business. So 1t may be SAID
without fear Of contradiction, that the NOR
taIity tables of today show with startling
accuracy the operation of the law OF NOR
talitv. and make that life insurance, based
,luon this law OF mortality, an exact sci
ence.
What the Premium Really Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-15
Written for The Star.

Written for The Star.
For some months tie entire country has
been absorbed in following the amazing
revelations concerning tie management or
one of the largest life insurance compan es
in the world Everybody has been intense
~ interested. because IN TIE United states
today there Is in force nearly SO 0p) o9o'coo
worth of life insurance. This vast sum
Is nearly twice as great as the sum Whlch
represents the sum total Ct life insurance
in force in England. Germany. France ana
Russia and ore American company atoms
has policies In force aggregating four ana d
half times az much life insurance as Is car
ried by all France.
Small wonder that the country mas taken
a keen interest IN the revelations; put 'hefe
is certainly some room for wonder IN ire
fact that right along the query has teen
asked on every side: But what real Il re
insurance. anyway?" Not that Americans
do not know the purpose of life insurance
but that the average man, even though ne
be policy holder, does not comprehend the
basic principles of scientific life insurance,
which is engaged in by tie great majority
of the companies doing business in the
world today.
The aim Of this article is to tell. as plain
~ and briefly possible. what lie 1nsuF-
ance really is-to answer the question thit
is being asked on all sides. and will be for
some time to come. for the agitation over
life insurance matters is a vital one IN TINS
country. as the few figures ALREADY quoted
show.
In collecting the material for this exposl-
ton, the compiler has gone TO various lead-
ing life insurance authorities ana writer's,
and repeatedly the exact words o! one OF
these authorities. and his illustrations have
been used with permission. 50 ,et IN :
apology take the place of quotation marks
which otherwise would have to be lberaly
sprinkled throughout the article.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-15
What the Premium Really Is.


In the simplest form of life insurance a
number of persons combine to create a
common fund to be drawn upon In rrovid-
ing for the families of deceased members
of the organization. This organization is
called q mutual life insurance company.
and contract Is made by the company
with each member. fixing the amount 10 DE
maid in the event of his death TO some men,
Der of his family, who is called the bene-
flciary.
This contract. or policy, stipulates, among
other things, the amount OF money which
the member is to contribute to the common
fund usually in yearly instruments, so
that the company Will be able 10 pay the
last man in full even without the addition
OF new members. This amount of money
is popularity called the premium. and the
essential principle involved in so-called
"old-lne" life Insurance is the collection
of fixed premium sufficient for the pay
ment OF all existing policies without the
necessity of adding new members or maxi
ing assessments from time to time.
The premium is composed OF two parts
the net premium and the loading, both
constituting what Is technically known
the gross premium. The net premium is
the amount which is mathematically neces-
sary for the creation of a fund sufficient
to enable a company TO pay the policy in
full at maturity. The loading is the
amount added to the net premium to pro-
vide not only for the easily ascertained ex-
penses such as salaries OF officers and
Commissions for writing the policy. but it
is intended to provide for all other possible
contingencies, such a mortality in ex-
cess of the tabular rate, interest earned
less than the assumed rate depreciation
in the values of securities and loss Of in
vested funds.
The assumptions as to interest, mortality
and so forth in the computation OF the
premium are made on an exceedingly con-
servatiye basis. but. as human Judgment Is
fallible. the possibility of error must be
conceded The foundation principle OF life
insurance is safety. 1t is better to collect
too much than too little. Hence the I'M
portance of making provision for unforeseen
contingencies, and hence the loading, which
Is percentage Of the net premium for any
certain age. Thus runs the experts argu-
ments concerning this percentage, which Is
determined largely by past experience.
On the other hand, the net premium,
which would be sufficient TO pay al policies
eventually were It possible to- run a life
insurance company without expense, is
computed by means OF the mortality table,
and on the assumption that the money OF
the common fund. judiciouely invested. win
Y!e!d sN per cent Compound Interest. This
s :esx: e. e, sas liz . e sse ss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-31
The Wrong Mr.. Davis Busy
Explaining 10 His Friends

TROUBLE" exclaimed Davis. Just
listen 10 THE tale 81 woe. some man
by the name Of Henry Davis. car
penter. has been written NJ by tho
Papers 70 beat the band lie is ac-
cuned Of cruelty mistreatIng his in
valid wife.
Now. my name IL Henry Davis.
and I am also carpenter
My wife has been doing nothing
but receiving calls from lfate friends
ana answering the telephone.
when ! reached work the morn
ing after the other Henry Davis got
into print, ! was pretty nearly
mobbed-
-Tve laid of for a few days in
order "a explain matters"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-31

PORTLAND. ore Aug. Skiing
county day Of the Seattle week cele-
bration al the Lewis and clark ez-
position was observed today and all
day long the parlofs Of the wash
lngt0n building we're thronged with
representative people Of Seattle, who
are nt Portland.
Prominent women from King
county. outside Of Seattle. were
present IN the capacity Of hosteaaea
and assisted Mrs. Edmund Bogden.
hostess To- chief The hoaiesHes
were MrA Julia PhuleY. Auburn
MradausH J.. s. HnHiey. Albert
srhrm. ". n Freudenbefg. A. y.
Miller. +. W. stewart. william Dix
on. Seattle. Mrs. william lakes,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-31

Tho American improvement con-
Danyn iouE-muffering gas franchiHe
will Soon be up again
The corporations committee VIII
discuss II ~ the meeting next Wed.
neaday providing city Engineer
Thomson % ready 10 meet With
them at that time u was 10 await
tho return ~ Thomson from Europe
that the committee postponed final
action on the franchise nearly five
months ago.
Thomson said that the franchise
was In as good shape as he knew
how 10 make n. unless he got some
new ideas on his trip. The council
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-31
GAS FRANCHISE Is
AGAIN To THE FORE

mon declared their willingness at
mat time 10 pass the franchise.
Many persons thought they were
playing a game Of double cross and
their feai Intentions will nov be re-
yealed
If Thomson does not recommend
any changes 70 the franchise u will
be- up to tho council 10 grant u Or
turn an embarrassing flop. Thorn
son viii not state what his Ideas
are on the subject. and whether he
will recommend important changes,
or none a. all. or make stand for
municipal ownership rs known only
to himself
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-31
King County Day
Feature of Fair

Auburn Mra. ". -. Brown, Colum-
bia city. Miss Margaret Fury, sno-
quaimies Mrs. Eta Lingenieider,
south Park; Mrs. Amos Brown.
West Seattle.
The day was essentially one Of
music. Wagner'a band arrived IN
the morning. raraded the streets
and gave "a coueest IN the washing
ton building The women repre-
senting West Seattle gave recital
in The morning. Miss Lois Feuft
Miss Florence Wo0dcock and Miss
Harriet Coburn saudefagn, pariiei-
patinR.
The feature Of the day was a mu-
sicnle given by the Schubert club
under the leadership Of Karl Ried-
elsbcrEsr.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-31
DISCUSS RURAL
SCHOOL PROBLEM

PORTLAND. ore. Aug si-The
problem Of the rural school was the
chief topic 81 discussion at t0daya
scssicn Of the National Educational
congress. Following aH address
upon the subject by J. T. Alderman.
superintendent Of public instruction
Of Oregon. n discussion VS. led BY
United States Commissioners Of Ed
ucation Harris In whose honor a
reception viii be given a. the sx-
position tonight The Educational
Situation in Idaho" was the subject
Of an address BY Prof. Mclean. OF
the University OF Idaho.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-31
The MARKETS


Vegetables
Beans. dry, per cwt. Sa.25 q SIS.
No. small whites. s2.50. choice
whites. sass. large whites. tsG41Ss
pink beans. f3.5o. bayo beans. $500:
beets per sack. 81, parsnipS soc.
carrots. zee per sack. Cauli-
flower. 7sc per dor; garlic. Toe per
10, green peppers, native Gee
&c per box, squash &c; pars-
ley. 25c doz.. turnips. soc sack.
Tokey grapes. si.50. Muscat grapes,
st75 box; Prince grapes, Ills
per box. cantaloupes. $l25Rst.b0
Yakima tomatoes. soc q fsc, 20-Ih.
case; hot house tomatoes. Use box.
cucumbers. Csc doz.. choice: corn.
S0cmti.00 per sack. potatoes. $50
$40 per ton: California onions, 1ikc:
celery t0c doz. yellow tomatoes, te
per H. esq plant. 4c per 10.
Fruits.
Dates. SO per ease. figs. case \ N.
bricks. SlT5: seedless figs. 1o-Ib.
cartons. soc. grape fruit. g2.5O per
case lines, 81 Per hundred: or
anges. $50 $50; wenatchee and Ya-
kima peaches, e5ca 76c box; Craw-
fords. socdSl. plums, Csc per box.
36c per crate; blackberries. sI.Be:
ththAttk hNlAtFa uNN FL California
Graveustiues. $50; native craven
stines 81; wHtermelons, Sl.5OHs360
per doz-. pears. lie per dox. crab
apples. zee per large box. Champion
prunes. acc. Hungarian prunes f5e:
81. straw berries. S5@Ss0. pine
apples, S4.b0u5.b0; cocoanuts. soc
per doc, huckieberries Geo Sc per ID:
cherries. Zoe per III. lemons 6a &c:
Hawaiian pineapples, $3.50. Califor-
MIA honey, 12isc per comb.
Butter and Cheese
washington cheese. IIRfscs
cream brick cheese. Ice: Cali
fornia cheese, i2Mc: Oregon cheese.
i5c. Eastern cheese. ifMc. butter.
native creamery. 26c, cooking. isR
soc. California fresh creamery, 92c:
eastern butter. 2sC. Oregon butter,
22c.
Strictly fresh ranch. per dozen.
2SG zee; oregon eggs, 2SQ24e.
eastern eggs, 2sc.
Sugar.
Golden A, IN sacks. s6.a6s extra ..
In sacks. S5.25, powdered. In bar
rels, t6.1o; dry Eranuiated. In snckS.
$3.50, cube, IN barrels. seas; beet
sugar. tb.2b, maple sugar. l0R1pMe.
Less - u pad within Is days
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-31

Steamer Umatilla arrived Thurs
day morning from San Francisco
with $50 passengers and 1000 tons
OF freight She is one OF the boats
Of the Pacific Coast companys fleet
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-31
- For esis-Hesi Estate
n Picnic

Free 90 Nau m you want t. sec the
best aHurff tracts nov uu thr mar
kft Hfs uH Tor free tickets aud fHll
Particular. nt our office.
H4th PER TRACT
$50 CASH AND $40 PER MONTH
Go With ua sunday mufHlnE on -
Great Northern train
BNEUEA LEHUID 4 cox,
AluHhA HidE.
Main fz1
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-31
ror ssie-rarrr, and land,

FOUR ACRES. good level land. half
uf IL cleared balance alder and
maple neat b-raum house. new barn.
few minutes walk from tuteurbuu.
fIAQ EASY terms.
ROBERT MAITHN5
HaaHp.Hu Alaska Building. b