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Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26
Conner Waate Raaket.

The newest waste basket is a most
artistic thing. 1t is of copper, bur.
nished and polished to high degree
of luster, and showing in the front an
inset of jade in large irregular form
The combination of the green tone Of
the ornament and the ruddy hue Of
the copper is most effective. One par
ticular waste paper receptacle on this
order was originally intended as a
glorlfied coal hod, but a woman whose
sense Of fitness protested against the
introduction of a willow basket in a
richly furnished apartment where
copper found the proper background,
turned the coal hod to new use, and
her example has been initiated by
other women, who declare that there
is an informal aspect about a willow
basket that is not In keeping with the
of certain rooms In these
copper receptacles there is an inner
box OF sheet iron, which Is lifted out
when the papers are to be disposed Of
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26
New Fruit Of value.

A new fruit that seems likely to
prove of considerable value has been
developed by the cultivation Of the
very familiar "maypop," a plant which
is very familiar in the southern states,
quite ornamental, easily grown from
seeds and affords handsome cover for
erbors and verandas. It is known to
botanists as passifiora incarnata. The
fruit in its improved form is somewhat
bigger than a hens egg and decidedly
palatable. 1t looks like May apple.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26
HOW TO KEEP A. HAT NICE
It Must Be as Religiously Brushed as
Ones Clothes--How to Fresh
en- Trimming.

A good hat should be well cared for
to keep 1t looking fresh. Not only
must the hat itself be brushed care.
fully, but the trimming must be gone
over; bows pulled up into shape, loose
petals glued into flowers, and loose
threads frightened. Flowers and
leaves should be carefully wiped with
a soft cloth; when colored flowers
fade they can often be touched up
with water-color paints and a camel's
hair brush. Most hats now have trim
ming arranged under the brim, and
they should always be raised up on
block or stand when put away, to
avoid crushing. 1t is especially neces-
saTy to observe this care with a hat
having maline ruche under the brim
at the back, says the Rural New.
Yorker. This material is quite per.
ishable, and is likely to become very
"mussy" otter short period of wear,
unless handled carefully. We clean
soiled white. straw hats with oXalic
acid, scrubbing with a toothbrush,
and sopping up the moisture with
soft cloth, to avoid staining the straw.
The acid burns colored straw, turn
ing it in ugly red, so care must be
exercised If cleaning hat in which
white and colored straw are com.
bined.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory II the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, Il is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and flneness Of the fabric is
hidden behind paste Of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality Of the goods. This trouble
can be entirely overcome by using De-
flance Starch, as 1t can be applied
much more thinly because Of IT'S great
er strength than other makes.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

The sea occupies three-ffths Of the
surface of the earth. At depth of
about $500 feet waves are not felt.
The temperature is the same, varying
only a trifile from the fee OF the pole
TO the sun Of the equator. If box six
feet deep was filed with seawater and
allowed to eVaporate there would be
two inches of salt on the bottom. TAX.
Ing the average depth OF the ocean to
be three miles, there would be a layer
OF pure salt 230 feet thick on the bed
Df the Atlantic.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26
Furniture polish

From Scotland comes this recipe for
furniture polish, which might well be
pasted in the scrapbook OF every
American housewife. All that polish
can do to restore old, weatherbeaten
household goods this win do, and
much more than most put-up prepare
lions can. Here is the formula; One
cake beeswax. cup Of turpentine.
Put beeswax in turpertine, let melt
slowly. Remember that turpentine Is
highly intiammable, making It better
to melt the mixture over a teakettle
spout. II flame IS used this must
be very low. When cold rub hard on
the piece you wish to restore, Then
rub with piece Of soft rag to polish
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26
ennmer equAah.

A very pleasing way 10 serve sum-
mer squash Is as follows: Wash two
Of them. pare and cut IN pieces about
GA Inch square. Cook them IN boiling
sailed water until tender Drain Ia q
colander. pressing hard to extract all
tho water, turn into a bowl. and mash
perfeetly smooth Beat two eggs Iieht
ana whip into them small cupful Of
rich sweet milk and tablespoon Of
melted butter Beat this mixture into
the squash. season with salt and pep
per. and tnrn into a creased baking
dish eprinllp with hteadenmhs and
hip q butter end bake pntll hrm
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

Once upon a time there was a very
small boy who had never been away
from the hard. dirty brick pavements
and cutters Of downtown street
was taken into the country. When he
1iFat saw a rolling lawn, over which
waved the sweet, green, fresh grass,
he lay down on it aud began to pick
blade after blade. carefully boarding
the discriminating bouquet and deaf tc
AL summons which would take him
away from the new experience. This
little chap had never seen grass be
lore and ne was almost nine years OF
ae&
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26
A Few WORDS ABOUT TIE NEXT ROOSEVELT DEBUTANTR.

While the presidents daughter Alice is say
ing nice things to the royalty of Europe and
hearing some nice things in return-most of
them, of course, about her father-Mr. Roosevelt
Is about to assume the responsibilities Of another
anticipations.
OF course Miss Ethel is too young to be
talked about as a bride, but she is not too young
TO be talked about a debutante, though she
Is younger than debutantes usually are. Miss
Ethel is likely to be the bright particular debu-
tante in Washington early next winter and then
the gossips and match makers may get to work.
Miss Ethel who is the daughter Of the pres
emit Mrs. Roosevelt, is greatly different from her
famous sister Alice. She has a vfvacity OF her
own, but she is without the remarkable energy
and animation Of Mrs. Longworth. Probably
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

A 7,0O0,acre tract Of wornout, hills
Asnine land N the neighborhood o.
Bangor that does not yield sumcieni
n0urishment TO support a COW through
fhe season WIN feed two or three rab
Bits % every rod and furnish hoops fol
alI ihe lime casks that arc sent out
lho state As a byprodpct Of the bar
zen gfoun,, the men who cut hoop
poles and snare rabbits make SOM
eaafe change killing the foxes thu
some along 70 assist "a controlling the
rabbit population. 50 that the era
bfches may not be wholly extermip
fed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26
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They do not realize that the back 10
the handspring of woman's organism.
and quickly indicates by aching dis
eased condition of the female organs,
or kidneys, and that the aches and
pains win continue until the cause is
removed.
Lydia q. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has been for many years the
one and only effective remedy in such
cases. It speedily cures female and
kidney disorders and restores the fe~
male organs to a healthy condition.
81 have suffered with female troubles for
over two years, suffering intense pain each
month, my back ached until IL seemed as
though it would break and felt so weak ALI
over that did not find strength 20 attend to-
my work but had to stay In bed large part
Of the FIRST two or three days every month.
would have sleepless nights, bad dreams and
severe, headaches All this undermined my
health
eve consulted an old family physician, who
advised that try Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. began taking it regularly
and soon found that / could sleep and eat
better than had done for months. Within
two months became regular and / no longer
suffer from bacl5ache or pain. p--Miss Maude-
Morris, Sec Ladies' Aid and Mission Society,
So q. Hunter st., Atlanta, Ga.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

Marcus Cato divorced his wife, the
mother Of his children, in order to
Dblige his friend Hortensius, who was
On love with the lady and wanted to
marry her. Then Hortensius died, per,
haps to oblige his friend Cato, where,
npon the rugged Roman took her to
wife again along with the enormous
fortune left her by Hortensius. 1t was
a good stroke of business. Love and
lnere both got their dues. These noble
Roman ladies and gentlemen were the
Pittsburgers of the ancient world.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

A Copenhagen clergyman has asked
che police to prosecute a newspaper
proprietor for distributing copies Of
his journal TO people rs they were go
ing into church. He complained that
the congregation read the news instead
of listening to the sermon.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

This pretty experiment shows that
platinum wire may be kept red hot
without the agency of actual fame. II
seems incredible, but try It and see.
Heat biz of the wire in a Bunsen
burner until it is redhot, then turn OFF
the gas so that the fame is out, and IN.
stantly turn the gas on again, holding
the wire in the same position. The
wire will remain redhot as long as you
hold Il so
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

According to a story sent out from
Iowa, Sarah Bernhard was born in
that state, and began her stage career
playing Little Eva" with an "Uncle
Toms Cabin" show. Her name was
originally King, and she married Mr..
Bernhard.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26
THE voYAa1Na TO AND FROM EUROPE.

1 saw another Ethel the other day-Miss
Ethel Croker, daughter of the old Tammany
chief who has just come from England with
her mother and her brother Howard The
Croker group that came over on the big Amer.
ika" had been visiting the old chieftain at Want.
age, England.
Ethel Croker is a thin, ambitiously dressed,
carefully toiletted girl with supercilious look.
She came off the steamer with her pet dogs and
gave much attention to her back hair and her
veil
/ could not help thinking how different her
social prospects might be IL her father were
still owner Of New York. l say different without
meaning better for the Crokers are surely very
comfortably situated as to those elements upon
which society marriages are reported to be
founded.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

BY following the directions, which
are plainly printed on each package of
Defiance Starch, Mems Collars and
Cuffs can be made just as stiff as de-
sired, with either gloss or domestic
finish. Try it, 16 OF. for 10c, sold by
all good grocers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

With a smooth IRON and Defiance
Starch, you can launder your shirt
waist just as we'll at home as the
steam laundry can; 1t will have the
proper stiffness and finish, there Will
be less wear and tear Of the goods,
and 1t will be a positive pleasure to
use a Starch that does not stick to the
iron
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

Professor Crooks, Of the Chicago
university, insists that an income of
45.O00,0O0 is Swollen to unwholesome
proportions and far beyond proper lin.
its" What has the newspaper frater,
nifty ever done to Professor Crooks
that he should go for them in that I'M
grateful way?
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

The English are said to have drop.
ped from their dignity far enough to
allude to our multi-millionaires as
''multies." Your Englishmen can af.
ford to be pleasant. He has made a
good many American investments, but
ne has seldom been loser.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

II there is anything to photograph
about the Thaw tragedy that has not
been photographed and reproduced In
the papers, it must be something that
Is entirely unfit to print. A great deal
that has been produced already could
have been dispensed with without i'm.
Dairment of the public intelligence or
morals
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

At Oyster Bay Mr. Roosevelt ReaxesHappy Boy But Needs
Guard Keep Out nudeS-TwO Miss EhesThe City Preacher
OFF for Badly Needed Rest Gives COunyman ChanceOceau
Crossing May Be Popular in True Sense.

NEW YoRK-The presidents return TO
Oyster Bay has been accomplished without OK.
traordinary sensation. In many respects the
transition Is remarkable Certainly the contrast
is remarkable. Theodore Roosevelt is as much
the president at Oyster Bay as he was at Wash.
ington but nevertheless he passes frem an inl'
posing home-R palace 1t would be called at
one of the older seats of goveTnment-to a very
modest one. The presidency follows the man.
but for the months he is at Oyster Bay the presi.
dent to an extent unexampled elsewhere in the
world, combines the dlgnities Of ONCE with the
privileges Of private person.
At Oyster Bay Mr.. Roosevelt nelaxes. He
is not accused OF being very formal at the White
House, but at Oyster Bay he is less SO. At his
simple country home he does pretty much as
he pleases-walks, hunts. flshes, sWims. chopa
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

Married life is a constant struggle"
says the Manayunk Philosopher.
"The wife struggles to keep up APP
pearances and the husband struggles
to keep down expenses"
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

The Citizens League OF Chicago
prosecuted several saloon keepers who
have been in the habit Of selling liquor
10 drunken husbands. The record for
continuous sprees was set by G. w.
Mathena, 80 years OF age, a fish ped.
der whose wife testified that he had
been drunk $50 times in the last year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26
wants international Observatory.

Wants InternatlonaI UbserVapoty.
Prof. Edward G. Pickering, Of tho
Harvard observatory, proposes to es-
tablish EN- international observatory.
His committee is to be composed Of the
eminent astronomers Of the world,
who are to raise a-sum Of money, have
a gigantic telescope built and placed
on the most suitable spot on earth, and
all to go to work.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26
THE PASSING OF THE PLUG HAT.

Once more the edct has gone forth that the
plug hat must 90. It has gone forth before and
nothing has happened. Various reasons were
given for former prophesies This time 1t Is
quoted as II Il were an edict from King Edward
VII. It appears that the king did not, according
70 his custom, wear chimney pot hat at the
EPSON races, as he always has hitherto and
this Is taken as a final indication that the King
must go. -
II is given out In New York that next win.
tor viii see at least a modification OF the six
nat habit, the soft hat taking it's place save Tor
the most austere occasions. one halter a NJ.
Yocating special style Of soft hat but 10 70
with the Tuxedo coat This Is to be the enter
ing wedge. Sooner or later" says this halter.
the soft hat will dlsplace the silk hat even
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

Abne Wilson at
Maine
fashionable preachers
~NNNS'
But let 1t not und that the
better sermon than has heard in long time
big churches but who have the fire and Conviction
the hearing of a big audience ' -77SA 80
Many chance auditor
Is the sort Of preaching this metropolis really needsi"
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

OF course it is interesting to be told
that John D. Rockefeller saw a horse
race for the first time In his life in
France the other day, but the chrOn.
icler forgot something, did he win OF
lose?
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

The Philadelphia courts have held
that II is an assault and battery for one
man 70 tickle another with a straw.
In Louisville they don't tickle the man,
but the palate with straws.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26


sturdyIoong
Cuiousy, although
that the probable
Of he
Europe nceasngthat
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

Some people regard a collection plate
as a slot machine in which they drop a
dire in the hope Of getting dollars
worth OF religion.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

Sunday School Teacher-What be-
came Of the swine that had evil spirits
cast into them? Small Johnny-They
we're made into deyiled ham.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

Little Joe--say, mamma, Is sister
goin' to be a IndianY Mammal Why do
you ask that, dear? Little Joe-Cause
she's upstairs paintin' her face.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

The greatest cause of worry on
Ironing day can be removed by using
Defiance Starch, which will not stick
to the iron. Sold everywhere, 16 OF.
for 10c.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26
JOnN nEA14 Publlshan

New York surgeons operated on the
Russian giant and soaked him $500
Bet he wishes now that he had stayed
In Russia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

A new island has been formed by q
submarine volcanic eruption OFF LIE
ward, Alaska. The soothing sea pre-.
vents any approach.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

Sunday School Teacher--I hope none
Of you boys will ever be found among
the goats. Tommy Tucker-How can
we help 1t, Miss smathers2 We're kids,
amt we?
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

Notwithstanding the pure food law,
Connecticut is determined to sell the
purest brands OF Havana tobacco
Connecticut raised.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26
What is a BaCkaChe7
n 5 NlTURFS WlRNIns 10 WNNEN
Dlseasss Of Womah's OFuanlsm Cured and
Consequent Pain Stepped by lydia E
PiHkham'e Vegetable Compeund.

"It seems as though my back would
break Women utter these wordst
over and over again, but continue 70
drag along and suffer with aches in the
the side. . bearinrsdownn pains, ner-
vousness and no ambition for any task
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

down trees,a in a ready
the president do he pses without chance Of
curiosity seekers to do
in him with autograph albums with
with
president be with their neigh
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

He never says anything who never
has anything 70 unsay.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26
THE sUMMER PREAcHER BRINes A MESSAGE.

This is the time of year when the society
paragrapher declares that everybody has left
town-a cheerful irony when one comes to look
over the four millions or so who are really here
1t is to be admitted, however, that the peo-
pie in the rubber-neck wagons really do see
good many boarded-up windows Also the sum-
mer visitor finds other definite indications of the
fact that New York is in the midst of its hot
season. Particularly will he find this true on
a Sunday.
And yet the fashionable churches are not
all shut It is the fashion for the preachers to
go away about the Fourth of July, but Il is also
the fashion for them to NIL their pulpits with
lesser talent. And so many country preacher
is getting his longcoVeted chance to preach in
the metropolis
On many a church portal is a notice like
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26


charming girl cheerful pretty friendly welbanced highly intelligent
being formal her good daughter dotted
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

YIN me ia evening dress Americans cues
ton
mems iasnions either fail sayin AZ
rars paper American FIN
Even London tailor Of American man are
~ appearance than
London Will
e me maker Of mems fashions
ep o. fashion e pointed indicating
come fTon
hNt y not question slean
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

The trouble with lots Of men who
say they are willing TO die for their
country Is that they dent.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

Even an electric button won't accom-
plish much unless it is pushed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

In Warrington TO STUDY Fish.
DR.. Tn. Mortensen, of the Geological
museum of Copenhagen, is In Washing
ton to study the FISH in the National
museum.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-07-26

OWN LANGDoN
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28

repeatedly announced that in his opin-
lon the money should be expended for
the distribution of seeds actually rare
and valuable The law is to that eff
feet now but congress stultifes itself
by appropriating for such seeds and
then sending out carload after carload
of the commOnest varieties Of corn.
pumpkin. squash and turnip seed. This
Is no fault of the department of agri-
culture. SO long as congress insists
on these 4O,000,0cU packets of seed the
department will continue sending them
out. But it takes no pride in being
forced to represent as new varieties
SEEDS which have been on the market
thirty years.
The seedsmen are not against the
distribution of really rare and valuable
SEEDS but are determinedly opposed to
the government giving away to any
one who wants them and to a great
many who do not, hundreds of tons of
STANDARD varieties Of seeds, even at the
risk OF appearing selfish. Strange to
say the seed merchants resent con-
gressmen giving away at government
expense what they have for sale. If
the congressman bought the seeds
themselves and gave them away the
seedsmen would not object, for there
would be nothing to object to. Every
one knows that the congressman who
are the loudest in behalf of the horny
handed farmer, who has cookie burs
in his hair as Representative Gaines
of Tennessee describes them, when
free seeds are to be had at the expense
of the government would laugh at the
suggestion that they personally buy
what seeds they wished to give away.
Representative Gaines, the great free
seed leader, after giving a great guam
tity of seeds to one of his constituents
who distribute them to persons,
who fed him and his horse turned
down the request Of a poor widow in
his district rather than spend 25 or
sc cents in purchasing her the seeds
she asked for. When the seed dealers
heard of this case they contributed
enough seed to last the woman for life.
The woman had no vote; if Mr. Gaines
could. have obtained the seeds at the
expense of the government he would
have doubtless sent them to her
"The action of the Farmers National
congress follows that of the National
Grange and is being supported by hum
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28
GIRL TO BECOME AN ENGINEER
Ann Arbor Young Woman Creates a
Furore by Entering Engineer
ing Department
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
ANN ARBOR, Mich, Miss Pearl
McQueber is creating quite furore
on account of her entering the engi-
neering department of the University
Of Michigan.
Miss McQueber, who is but 1S years
Of age, is an exceptionally brilliant
girl, having graduated from the high
school with the class of '06 with high
honors.
She is a great lover of mathematics
and took every available course in that
subject in the high school. Her love
for the subject has prompted her to
take this course, which is unique for
women.
Miss McQueber will decide at the
close of the first year which branch
in engineering she will follow out
though she will undoubtedly specialize
in drafting.
About ten years ago another young
woman took this same course. was
graduated with honors, and has led a
successful career as craftsman ever
since in New York city.
Miss McQueber. on account of her
friendly and unassuming manner, was
voted the most popular girl in her
class in the high school and was chosen
class prophecies.
She will be the second woman to
take an engineering degree from Mich
igan.