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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-11-06
Letter to s. q. BOOthe.
Alexandria Va

Dear Sir: We know what the paints are
all made-of, you know; We have TO. In WI
son, n. c., are two dealers. One of 'em
thinks he can't sell paint for more than 81
a gallon; the other won't have such stuff in
his store-sells Deyoe lead-and-zinc, of course.
The 81 paint is adulterated 10 per CT; Deyoe
is all lead and zinc and linseed oil, with as lit
tie good dryer as possible. A gallon Devoe
has in il little more paint than four gallons
Of the other. A gallon DeYoe will cover as
much as four Of the other. Who wants 10
pay wages for painting four gallons for one
How much is Deyoe lead-and-zinc worth in
that town?
Noupa trplv
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-11-06

EVERY democrat should see that his
vote and that of his neighbOr is cast for
the full democratic ticket tomorrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-11-06

ONCE more unto the breach, fellow
democrats.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-11-08
Bees as AcrobatS.

When wax is needed a certain mum
Der of self-elected citizens gorge with
honey and hang up in chains or cur
tains, each bee clinging by her front
feet to the hind feet Of the one above
her, like Japanese acrobats, and there
they remain, sometimes for two days,
until the wax scales appear pushed out
from every pocket. 1t is not hard to
understand that, since much honey is
needed for the manufacture of a a
bee after filling with the raw material
would produce much more a by
keeping quiet than by using any of the
gorged honey for energy in moving
about and working. But the necessity
Of holding hands" while this work
goes on must ever remain to us another
occult evidence of the close relations in
the bee commune.-Country Life in
America.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-11-08
Sound Glover HAY.

1 prefer to cut in the afternoons, for
the reason that the clover has but very
little chance to cure before the dew
falls and will not be affected by it as
if it were party cured.
The next day, after the dew is off,
go over your clover, giving it a good
turning, either by hand or by Il tedder,
and if the clover is heavy it will be
we'll to give two turnings or teddings.
BY this time the clover will begin to
show signs of being partly cured, and
still i. isn't dry enough to break off the
leaves, heads and smaller stems, which
are the best parts Of the hay. Then
start the rake and rake it into medium
sized windows. 1 prefer to do my
raking in the middle of the afternoon
and avoid raking i'll the evenings.
Next day, if you are not sure the day is
going TO be such as to finish curing the
clover in the windrow, take your fork
and slightly tear the windrows apart,
letting the sun have q better chance
to shine on the clover and the breezes
to pass through. which is d great aid
in curing hay. After the dew is of.
lift the clover off the ground and invert
it. Then after dinner, If it is wei
cured, begin to draw in and NOW away
A good way to test this matter is tt
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-11-08
Misses, Coal SlaeYes.

The sleeve marks the garment as no
other detail ever car or does. If it be
correct and up-to-date the garment mas
a smart effect. If it be out of style the
reverse is the result. In the illustra-
tion are shown some exceedingly de-
sirahle models which will be found adj
mirable for the remodeling which is so
apt to be necessary at this season, as
we'll as for the new coats. They are all
new, all in the height of style and all
desirable, while all are suited to tho
entire range of ~seasonable materials.
No. 1 is full at both shoulders and
wrists and is finished with the Follower
flare cuff that Is very generally becom-
ing. No. 2 is full at the shoulders, but
tucked at the wrists, where it is I'm
ished with a straight cuff. No. ) is in
regulation coat style stitched to simu-
late a cuff. but generously full at the
shoulders.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-11-08
He Lasfed Well.

They We're in the family portrait sec
ton of the gallery, and it seemed to
Miss Golightly that her English visitor
was deeply impressed.
Yes, these are all my ancestors"
she said, proudly. Nov, this is my
neutrality-suspicious., when he was
a young man, of course. Isn't he hand
some? My grandfather used to tell
my mother hat his grandfather-that's
this one-was a splendid-looking mar
as long as he lived, and as popular
with women as with men because he
was such a hero.
Brave? I guess he was. Why, he
fought in a battle that he didn't
lose an arm OF a leg or something from
being right in front Of everybody! He
was in twenty-three engagements!'-
Youths Companion.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-11-08

is exceedingly attractive, but there are
many other materials equally appropri-
ate. While there is a certain suitable
ity and charm found in the Oriental
crepes and the like, cashmere, henrietta
and fine flannel are all in use. as we'll
as a variety of washable materials.
The kimono is quite simple, made
with the yoke and the full portion, and
can be cut off in sacQue length if better
liked. The sleeves are in flowing style.
gathered at the shoulders. and are
finished with bands to match those at
the front and yoke.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size is seven and three
fourth yards twenty-sevcn or thirty
two, five and one-fourth yards forty
four inches wide, with one and seven
eighth yards of contrasting material
or five and one-fourth yards of ribbon
for the bands for full length, four yards
twenty-seven, three and one-half Yards
thirty-two or two yards forty-four
inches wide for shorter length.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-11-08
Economizing PASTURES.

Farm pastures are never large
enough, and some way of economizing
them is very desirable. One way is TO
divide them into plots so that Il part
may be used while the other parts are
recovering from the use Of them. By
this device it is possible to double the
value of the grass SO that more sheep
may be fed on the same space of land,
says American Sheep Breeder. This is
most easily done by the use of portable
fences, which may be easily moved
and set up again where they are de-
sired. Such Il fence is made in this
way:
The panels may be made ten feet
long and Of pickets set upright: at
equal distances apart there are three
posts in each panel which project one
foot below the bottom. and these
pointed. Each panel is ten feet long.
In the setting up of this fence each
panel is set somewhat out Of the
straight line and a worm is made of
three feet out of the straight. Each
panel when set up is put on a slight
worm so as to support the fence
against winds, and the corners SO
made are fastened together by short
ropes fastened to the end posts OF the
fence panels.
When setting up this fence two men
are to work together. One has a steel
bar or iron rod sharpened at the point.
With this thn holes are made in the
row for each post to be set in. The
posts are set with sufficient worm in it
to support itself for the fence and one
post goes in the middle Of each panel.
The posts are well set down in the
ground by means of a mallet and the
corners are we'll tied together by the
short rope and is well by a loop made
of the right size to pass over the top
of the each two end posts.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-11-08
Younn Fool and Tie Old,

There's no fool like a young fool
When fireworks are concerned
Behold them all. the victims small.
With hands and faces burned,
Behold the famed and killed and manned.
Their needless sufferings:
There's no fool like the Old Fool
Who gives a child such things.
There's no fool like a young fool
In glorious July,
To fire a bomb and lose a thumb
And tear away al eye,
To touch a light to dynamite
And scatter death and noise:
There's no fool like the Old Fool
Who gives a child such toys.
There's no fool like a young fool
To make the Fourth a crime.
When every nurse and every hearse
Is working overtime,
When East and West and North and
South,
The lists appalling grow:
There's no fool like the Old Fool
Who thinks a child should know.
There's no fool like the young fool
Who smells the powder smoke;
But the awful play that mars the Day
Has ceased to be a joke,
Yet Satan tempts the Old Fool
To chuckle meath his breath
And put among the needless young
The instruments OF death.
Life.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-11-08
CT orr; arm

take some stalks and twist them to-
Sether, and if they show no signs of
moisture generally your clover is all
right. If the day has been a bad hay
day l would prefer to leave it a day
longer by punching it up.
Last year I spoiled what would have
been choice hay simply by drawing it
IN when it was too full of moisture.
The weather was very threatening, and
L did not care to leave it in the field
over Sunday, Sc drew it in; but next
time when 1 have hay under similar
circumstances 1 shall bunch it together
and take my chances with the rain,
and last year it didn't rain after all.
The stock eat it and seem to like it
as a change, but it is not choice hay
G. f. B., in Massachusetts Ploughman.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-11-08
OLD FASHIONED FARE:
Hot Biscuits, Griddle Cakes, Pies and
Puddinss.

The food that made the fathers
strong is sometimes unfit for the chill
dren under the new conditions hat our
changing civilization is constantly
bringing in. One of Mr.. Bryan's neigh
bors in the great State of Nebraska
writes:
81 was raised in the South, where
hot biscuits, sriddle cakes, pies and
buildings are eaten at almost every
meal, and by the time I located in Ne
braska ] found myself a sufferer from
indigestion and its attendant ills-dis-
tress and pains after meals, an almost
constant headache, dull. heavy sleepi-
ness by day and sleeplessness at night,
loss of flesh, impaired memory, etc, etc.
Il was rapidly becoming incapaci-
tated for business when Il valued friend
suggested a change in my diet, the
abandonment of heavy. rich stuff and
the use OF Grape-Nuts food. L. fol-
lowed the good advice and shall always
be thankful that I did so.
"Whatever may be the experience
of others, the beneficial effects of the
change were apparent in my case al
most Immediately. My stomach, which
had rejected other food for so long, took
to Grape-Nuts most kindly; in a day
or two my headache was gone. I began
to sleep BEAUTIFULLY and before a week
was out the scales showed that my lost
weight was coming back. My memory
was restored with the renewed yigor
that I felt in body. and mind. For three
years now Grape-Nuts food has kept
me in prime condition, and I propose it
shall for the rest of my days.
"And, by the way, my 2k year old
baby is as fond Of Grape-Nuts as I am,
always insists on having it. 1t keeps
her as healthy and hearty as they make
theu." Name given by Postum Co..
Battle Greek, Mich. There's a reason.
Reads the little book "The Road ~
MELVILLE in ukgs.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-11-08
PROGRESS in Mexico,

In 1876 there We're 7136 kilometres
of telegraph line in the Republic of
Mexico; in 1904 this had increased to
50,324. The receipts of the Federal
telegraph in the first year mentioned
We're $93.3O2, which in 1904 had in
creased to S1,5OS,7
In 1876 there We're 564 kilometres Of
railway; in 1904 they had increased to
1926.
The total income of the Mexican
Government in 1876 was $19,OSS,1 1873;
in the fiscal year ending March so,
1905, $S1. O91 .O7S.
Theer were 72O postofice in Mexico
in the year 1876; in 1904 1901.
In 1876 the banking capital of the
republic was $500, 600; in 1904 this had
increased to 500, SOC, o00.-Modern
Mexico.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-11-08
Laying Away a Corn Supply.

1t is a common practice among corn
growers to ''lay corn by" When the
season is an exceptionally good one
and when the soil is free from weeds
seed corn may be laid by with no evil
results. In a dry season or a wet
season u where weeds and vines grow
rapidly and in untold numbers, laying
corn by is entirely out of the question.
To lay corn by too often means to let
the weeds alone, OF it may mean to let
the surface crust cake, crack open and
through the maturing seaso allow the
much needed moisture to leave through
surface evaporation. If possible get
the cornfield free of woods and vines,
and after the hard rains of June and
early July are over and the summer
drought sets in run through the corn
once or twice with a shallow working
tool. 1t leaves the surface level. pre-
vents surface washing and conserves
the moisture. Weeds require moisture.
When they grow in corn they feed upon
the same plant food, take the same
lholetulS l1dI tIe oll pldut Ieeuo
upon. Should there be Il shortage of
either plant food OF moisture, the weed
gets it's part and lets the corn plant
go hungry and thirsty.
This is a very critical period in the
life of the corn plant. If it is tended
we'll, if it is to make its largest yields,
the work must be dore at once. Delay
means loss. Be ready for the rush
when the rains cease.-W. B. Anderson,
in the Indianapolis News.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-11-08
NICE SANDWICHES.

Cream cheese in combination with
chopped olives Or with chopped nuts
is recommended for sandwiches. Moist
en- the cheese with a little thick cream
and add a little salt. About ten olives,
stoned and chopped, to one cheese is
the proper proportion. Mix the two
and spread between thin slices of
bread and butter. Trim the crusts
and. if desired. cut the slices into
rounds or triangles. Peanuts, English
walnuts, or pecans, or a mixture Of
these nuts, combines we'll with the
cheese. Prepare exactly as With the
olives.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-11-08
Soil For Seeds-

sowing seeds in the fall is the sur
est ana easiest way for the amateur
TO nave an abundance of early flowers,
says j. I. Scott in the Garden Maya
zine. There are, however, certain
Simple precautions to be taken. The
seedlings must be sheltered from hot
sunshine and the soil must be loose
ana moist. Prepare the seedbed well
mot necessarily making it rich) bv
forklng it over and over to the depth
of at least one foot. Rake off and Level
thoroughly; add one and one-half
inches of finely sifted soil on top.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-11-08
Current Happenings.

johnson City papers complain that
the Southern freight rate from Knox
vile to Bristol, 131 miles, is only 40
cents per hundred. It is alleged that
the freight rate from Knoxville to
johnson City, 106 miles, is SO cents
per hundred.
Nearly 200 Indians are working on
the grade Of the South and Western
railroad.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-11-08
Factory for Flint-Lock Muskets.

An article in a recent number of the
Birmingham England Mail states
that a factory in that city is turning
out weekly about 1900 lint-lock mus
kets, and that a large number of this
antiquated tirearm are also made at
Leige, Belgium. These guns are sent
to Central and East Africa for use
by the natives, to whom the possession
of modern firearms is denied by stat
ute.-Scientific American.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-11-08
A Mere Matter of Size.

She was corpulent and on her way
to Chicago from New York, and was
travelling with her two children, aged
respectively 8 and 4 years. AS far as
Buffalo she had not been asked to pay
for the children, but at that point the
train crew changed and the new con.
ductor, a gruff, surly-looking individ.
ual, looked askance at the children
and asked for their tickets.
why, l have none," said the moth.
er.
How old are they?" snapped the
man in blue.
"The girl is 3 and the boy 4, sir"
"They look pretty big for that" was
the gruff rejoinder.
well" said she of the avoirdupois,
"if you're collecting fares according
to size, you'd better get another ticket
for me-"
Needless to say, she did not pay for
the children.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-11-08
HMN


F%FN mn IGTDUOHe
Golf and the outdoor sports brought
the hair ribbon back into favor. Now
many a maiden who desn't know any
thing about any sport INDUCES in a
hair ribbon. One inch is the proper
width, and any color may be chosen,
though black, white or light blue is
most seen. The ribbon is brought
around the Pompadour and tied fiat
at the top of the head, OF the bow may
be a trif1e at the left.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-11-08
POTATOES AS DECORATIvES

Mashed potatoes are pressed in the
form of tiny pyramids with fiat tops.
These are dipped in the white of an
egg, then in fine minced parsley, CIV
ing the effect of small green pyramids.
through which the white of the potato
CLEANS t%emptingly. These may be
used with small pyramids cut from
stale bread and fried a delicate brown
in hot butter. They are arranged
about a dish alternately with stars or
cubes of lemon between.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-11-08
Eggs So Common.

A certain lady of wealth, living in
the north of Ireland, was recovering
from a serious illness, and one morn
ing called for an egg, which she ate
with much enjoyment. AS she passed
back the cup and plate to her nurse,
she said: AN egg is a delicious thing"
Then. with much melancholy: what
a pity she added, 1T is so common
~Aaoae :.he poor"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-11-08

A browning piquancy in the finest
French felt, of a snowy white, is minus
a brim at the front! This hat is turned
up at the back, and curves downward
at the sides. At the front the brim
disappears, being cut up at the sides
to the very root of the crown, leaving
Il space bare to the width OF four
inches. This gives the front hair o
fine show. A twist Of gold ribbon n
n magenta rose completes the TRIM
81
ming.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-11-08
olives.
@NoUSEHolD.
REcTpEs ~
S-w~sSHS- --.o

Delicious Salad-A novel salad is
made of grape fruit and tomatoes.
Fill a ring mold with water, and set
away on ice to freeze; or set a small
mold heavily weighted inside.
Sweetbreads in Cases-Cut the sweet
breads, after being boiled, in very small
| pieces. Season with salt and pepper,
and moisten we'll with cream sauce
Fill the paper cases and cover with
bread crumbs. Brown and serve.
Peppermint Drops-Boil one and one
fourth pounds of sugar with a pint of
water; add three drops of oil Of pep
permint, and after five minutes remove
the mixture fro mthe fire and stir until
it turns white, when it must be quickly
poured out on buttered tins.
Broiled Sweetbreads-Split the sweet
bread after being boiled. Season with
salt and pepper, rub thickly with but
ter. and sprinkle with -four. Broil over
a rather quick fire, turning constantly.
Cook about ten minutes, and serve
with cream sauce.
Plum Sherbet-Cover plun4s with hot
water. Simmer until thoroughly
cooked. Then press through a wire
strainer. Add water and sugar to suit
the taste. and other fruit juices if de-
sired. Then freeze. They also make
a nice pudding if used with tapioca
in place of apples.
yN>o.4 No, 1r-,Isle G,,t +ho or,1ct
from slices of stale bread and toast
to a light brown. AS each is done, dip
into we'll sailed boiling water. Ar
range in a baking pan, sailing and
buttering each layer, and V with
boiling milk. adding res if you have
it. Cover and bake for fifteen min
uteS.
\ Cake Without an Egg-Beat half
a cup of butter to a cream. Add grad
ually one cup of sugar, then half a
and. alternately, one cup of thick. sour
milk and two cups of flour sifted with
one scant teaspoon of soda and half
a t]easpoonfuI each of cinnamon and
Glove.
Cream of Squash ~Soup-Put n
quart of milk with two stocks of celery
and a small onion i'll a double boiler.
Allow it to cook for n hour. Mix
one tablespoon of flour with half a cup
of sifted. cooked squash, and stir with
the hot milk. Let cook about fifteen
minutes. Have half a cup of whipped
cream or a we'll beaten So. and strain
the mixture on to it.
French Beefsteak-Dip the steak intu
melted butter and hroil on a gridiron
over fresh Goals. When nearly done,
sprinkle with salt and pepper; have
ready some finely chopped parsley, mix
with softened butter and beaten to a
cream and pour into the middle of a
platter. Dip the pieces of steak in this,
turning them around the platter. Serve
hot. A little lemon juice improves
them for some.
Russian Salad-Have ready cooked
peas. string beans cut in pieces, beets
cut in slices, tomatoes cut in slices and
shaped to resemble a flower. Let all
these vegetable5 become chilled by
standing on ice, for some time. Dis.
pose crisp, we'll cleaned lettuce leaves
in nests on Il large dish. In the zen.
trail nest place slices of h%ard-boiled
eggs with the other vegetables in nests
around them, and a radish flower here
and there between the nests. Serve
:. either French, or ~mayoni1aise dressing
in a bowl apart. Offer choice of veg
stables to each oae served.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-11-08
Light BrahInaS.

A notable breed, which others have
displaced in public favor.
There certainly is no more beautiful
fowl than the Light Brahma, yet they
nave been gradually reiegated to the
background, until we scarcely ever
hear of them.
They are the largest Of all the pure
breeds, the males of them weighing
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-11-08
Party Accessories,

All party accessories accord in A
small get UP, with shoes, stockings.
n petticoats of the daintiest. Jew
elry in the way Of little short coral
chains with gold lockets is considered
permissible as a part Of a small girls
party attire. The "coiffure" of a small
maids party outfit is also important,
for the bow. which matches her dress
or sash, if correctly manipulated.
stands up like a broad butterfly. j..
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-11-08
Cures rheumatism and Observation-Disclosures
Sent Free.

Cures Rheumatism and Catarrh--Medicine
Sent Free.
These two diseases are the result of an
awful poisoned condition of the blood. If
you have aching joints and back, shoulder
blades, bone pains, crippled hands, legs or
feet, swollen muscles, shifting, sharp,
biting pains, and that tired, discouraged
feeling of rheumatism, or the hawking,
splitting, blurred eyesight, deafness, sick
stomach, headache, noises in the head, mu-
cous throat discharges, decaying teeth,
bad breath, belching gas of catarrh, take
Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. b 1t kills the
poison in the blood which c suses these awful
symptoms, giving a pure, healthy blood
supply to the joints and mucous NOM
branes, and makes a perfect cure of the
worst rheumatism or foulest catarrh.
Cures where all else fails. Blood Balm
(B. B. B. is composed of pure Botanic in
gradients, good for weak kidneys. I'm
proves the digestion, cures dyspepsia. A
perfect tonic for old folks by giving them
new, rich, pure blood. Thoroughly tested
for thirty years. Druggists, 81 per large
bottle, with complete directions for home
cure. Sample free and prepaid by writing
Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. Describe
trouble and special free medical advice
sent in sealed letter.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-11-08

reaching to the knees, which gives an
overskirt effect. Flounces of Pompa-
dour lace fill out the lower part OF the
skirt. The whole is over palest-pink
silk and chiffon. The jacket is held on
by a silver braid a half inch in width.
The effect is very rich.