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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-31
WORK AND WORRY COMPARED.
The Former a Blessing, the Last a
veritable Destroyer.

Work means exercise, movement,
latent energy set free, and hence 1t
means life and health to the tissues
as it strengthens the body and in
creases its physical powers of resist
ance it strengthens the will, teaching
patience, perseverance and fortitude;
and with the hope of future success is
born the courage to ~persevere.
1t Is not the ~bedmaking, dishwash.
ing, sweeping. cooking, or laundry
work that wears you out, for these
homely duties of the housekeepef are
most wholesome ones, and the regular
bodily eXercise-vesied as it is-that
such work inevitably casries with it
conducive to health and strength, not
sickness and death.
No, 1t Is not your work hat is kill.
ing you; you are no worse off physical
ly for having to do without a servant;
and, indeed, you not only need not be
worse off, but would be actually better
off if you but willed it so, for it is the
way you take your work, the fact OF
your allowing your work to fret and
worry you, and not the work itself
that wears upon your nerves and lem.
per, robs you of your ~self-control,
ruins in a short time your disposition,
and eventually you health itself, de.
clares Nine. Hebe. in the Chicago In.
ter-Ocean. If only l could help all you
dear "homemakers" to see this and
realize the actual physical benefit that
may be derived from your daily work
If you but approach the same with a
new spirit-a spirit to do and do
heartily each homely duty as it comes
to hand-I should feel that l had in
deed accomplished some good in this
beautiful world of ours.
Worry brings gray hairs and
wrinkles, ugly frowns, and soured tenn
pers; but work brings health and sun
shine, good digestion, and real enjoy
ment &c the good things of this life.
Worry can take all the pleasure Out
of daily duties and do more harm tt
the tissues and organs than many
hours Of gymnastic training or spe
cial massage can cure; but work gives
them wholesome exercise and makes
the body strong in all ways.
Work, mated with worry, however
makes a sorry team indeed, and tn
unhappy victim who rides behind sucl
a pair is to be pitied.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-31
Porch Rugs.

In the large rugs to be used In the
center Of a DON on a hardwood floor
or on a porch where a room is fitted
out on it, the large Shakis are most
~serviceable and are particularly eff
f~ective, for they come in such pretty
browns, greens, tans, with just a sug-
gestion of color in the body made by
the introduction of conventionalized
Indian arrows, a combination Of deli
cate reds, pinks, green's, oranges, etc.
Across either end they are finished
with a border in tones to match the
colors in the arrows and in a white
fringe. These rugs are reversible
and the colors are all fast, and for
that reason they will be found par
ticularly satisfactory for use on a
porch or where they are constantly ex.
posed to the rain and sun.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-31

a strip of wagon-tire spiked to cut
ting edge; drag was bolted together
somewhat like the following diagram,
shown in Fig 2.
I can hitch team to any link of
chain, thus producing an angle of the
drag most suitable. The best time
to drag is after a rain, and in winter
when thawing In daytime and freezing
at night. No, this road is not the
equal Of a macadamized road, but
there is as much difference between IL
now,a and as it was formerly as there
is between day and night. The freez-
ing and thawing affect it like any
other earth road; 1t, however, dries
OF SO much quicker that the bad con
dition does not last SO long, and !
believe in time If the work is kept
up I shall have 1t In condition that the
nightmare of going through mud hub
deep six months of the year will be re-
duced very much. My north fence is
the town line; I have often heard the
remark made that now a man blind
folded could tell within a rod when
he struck Liberty line. Many have
named and are calling this section Of
road Bollinger venue.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-31

ing the dinner already cooked with
directions for warming and serving 1t
properly. In her note, the mother
stated that the soup was in a pitch
er in the refrigerator. The first to
arrive after she had left was her
husband, who thought he would begin
by preparing the soup. After he had
poured 1t into the kettle, he decided
that he would fill the pitcher with
warm suds as he had often seen his
wife doing. A few minutes later, the
daughter reached the house and with
considerable talk about the careless
ness of some persons taking things
away from the ice, she placed the sup
posed soup against the ice where it
was sure. to keep" Next morning
when the various articles kept in the
ice chest were served there were
many wry faces, for the suds was
made from laundry soap and the food
tasted more of soap than anything
else.-Lowell Mail.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-31
BEAUTY IN SPANISH DANCING.
Easily the Finest In the World, 40
Z cording to Writer.


In dancing the Spanish woman is
queen OF her sex. To see the real
thing you must get hold Of a gypsy
pand or visit some humble dancing
place In Seville OF in the south. There
is no dancing in the world so poetic,
passionate, suggestive or graceful.
spain Is the true home Of the dance.
Ihere are the jota, or Aragon, with
It's fine abandon hut stately time;
the tango, resembling the danse du
ventre of Moorish Spain-the dance
OF gesture and suggestion; the grace
Iul cachuca, with its chironomicsplay
OF mead and arms; the jaleo de Jerez,
which gypsies dance in whirling meas
ure; the quaint dances of the Basque
provinces. and scores of minor local
dances more or less alike peculiar to
different localities.
But h great dances are the bolero,
h seguidilla, the chaeona and the
fandango of the south. These dances
are the soul and epitome of Spain
In all of them prose gesture-the mys
terry OF true dancing-plays an impor
tant part; in all of them the poetry
of love and motion is exhibited with
extraordinary subtlety and expression
Nineteenth Century.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-31
A KNITTED HOOD FOR THE BABY
Full Directions for Making a Pretty
Pink and White Hood.

Use two skeins of pink, n skein
of cream white Dresden Saxony yarn,
one set of No. 16 steel needles, two
yards of No. Z ribbon.
Begin the hood at the back, using
pink yarn.
Cast on Is stitches.~
LIST row-Four purl, 2 plain, 4 purl,
2 plain, repeat to the end of the
needle.
I'd row-Reverse the stitches of first
needle.
Sd row-One purl(") 2 plain, A purl.
repeat from 60
4th row-Reverse the stitches of
third needle.
9th row-Repeat from first needle.
Knit Is rows, following the pat
tern. In the next 20 rows, increase 1
stitch In each end of needle every
other row.
Knit "a more rows.
Then decrease the same as you
have increased Go times at each end
of needle every otheR row.. Take up
the sides and add to the IS stitches
ON the needle. Knit Ga needles.
Take 80 stitches IN a separate
needle and knit them back and forth.
taking / stitch in every row from the
side needle to the 80 already on the
needle, until there are As stitches left
on each side of the needle. Knit two
rows across, bind off.
Take up all the stitches around the
front Of the hood and knit "a plain
rows, bind off. Finish with strings OF
ribbon, headed by rosettes, to tie
Boston Budget.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-31
THEIR CRY is FOR EDUCATION.
indians of Alaska Want Blessing for
Their Children.

The craving of the Alaskan Indians
for education is almost pitiable. Ask
them what they need and the answer
Is the same:
SCHOOLS for the children SO that
they may become smart like the white
man."
They are very a~ffectionate people to
their children; every benefit Is for the
child. The older people fully realize
the fact that they represent the past.
They have always been producers, and
their faith in themselves is half of the
struggle that lies before them. To
this end they should be provided with
day schools in all of the villages of
100 or more adults.
In some sections where the fami-
lies are distributed over a large area
of country and in the case of the chill
dren of parents unable to provide for
their support, and again where or
phans may be enslaved by distant rel.
atives, boarding schools or homes are
equally necessary.-Southern Work
man.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-31
EARTH ROAD CONSTRUCTION.
Necessity Of Grading When Using the
King Drag or Any Other Drag.

The first essential Of proper earth
road construction is the grading Of
The same; a fiat road, or as you most
iy see them, with shoulders higher
than the center of the road, il not i'm
proved by the use of the King drag
or any other drag. Produce a condi-
ton that will drain water from your
roadbed in the shortest time possible,
and you have solved a perplexing road
problem. Two years ago, says a cor
respondent of the Rural New Yorker, I
graded a section Of road about n
and one-half miles; when it looked
complete it looked about like diagram,
Fig. 1.
I made a drag, using two oak sticks
six by six inches, eight feet long, set
them on edge about 16 inches apart,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-31
Old french Bonfire.

Probably the strongest detail record
ed of the old midsummer v bonfires
is one in connection with those that
used to be lighted In the Place de
Greve in Paris. The main constituent
of the bonfire was a tree, which the
king was accustomed to fire with his
w hands, the ashes being after.
wards carried home by the people for
good luck. Louis XIV. was the last
king who did his part. A mysterious
item of earlier times was the burning
in the bonfire Of a barrel, bag or bas-
ket full of cats. The registers of Paris
show that a hundred sous were paid
to an official for having provided dur
ing three years (1571-3) 'all the cats
required, as usual, for the fire." and
also In one year, when the king was
present, "a fox, to give pleasure to his
majesty, and for having provided a
great bag of linen in which the said
cats WERE"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-31
OUR SOIL FERTILITY.
How II May Be conserved-Clover
PIoWed Under the Best Means
Of Supplying Humus. i.

There is great decrease in the fer :
tility of the soil where crops are con-
tinually grown and removed from the
ground with nothing returned, says a
writer in Farmers Review. There
never was a time when crops grew
more abundantly than now. 1t Is not
due to the fertility of the soil at pres
emit, but because of better cultivation
with a view OF conserving moisture for
a time when It is most needed by the
growing crops, and by better and NOR Q
careful selection Of seed. I think
humus is the one element most
lacking in most of u corn
land. This ear be replaced quick k
er and in greater quantity by growing
clover than by any other process.
Glover not only furnishes humus, but
puts our ground in better physical CON
dition, which is absolutely essential.
It also aids In preparing a good seed
bed, when the ground is not In condi-
ton physically, and the plant food
which it contains Is not available for
the plant. It also furnishes nitrogen,
another element much lacking in most
of our corn lands. Another reason why
i we should rotate with clover Is be-
cause 1t loosens up the subsoil, deposit
ing it close to tie surface, where it
can be more readily taken up by the
corn plant. Farmers are beginning to
study the condition of their ground
but are not restoring the fertility as
fast as they should. They are begin
ming to grow clover quite extensively.
but clover alone as a fertilizer will
only last for a short time. Sooner or
later they will have to use phosphorus
in connection with clover.
Raising stock and feeding more
grain than you are growing is most
apt to keep jle land from losing its
fertility, but l doubt If it is most profit
able ON our h~igh-priced land. I think
under present conditions grain farm
ing is more profitable than live stock
raising, provided we rotate with clover
and add a little phosphorus in the
shape of ground rock phosphate to our
land occasionally. I do not mean by
this that we should exclude live stock
altogether. but with our and selling
for from $50 to $175 per acre. we can.
not see any money in raising cattle.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-31
ONE OF wEssTER's BON Mors.
Containing a Meaning More or Less
EfiectuaIIy Concealed.

During middle life Daniel Webster
was fond of revisiting the trout brooks
he had Hshed as a boy, and was often
accompanied by his hired man." who
was a native of the anne village and
had been a companion and schoolmate.
On one of these excursions the
statesman related the story of a very
large trout he had captured when a
boy from the brook in which they
were then fishing. The hired man"
responded with a story of a trout he
had caught in that same brook, and
which, Of course, was many ounces
heavier than that of the great ex-
FOUNDER"
Mr.. Webster eyed his companion In
silence for a moment, and then ex-
claimed. with emphasis: Jerry, you
are an am-phib-ious animal; you lie
in the water and you lie out of It,"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-31
Queer WAYS Of Becoming Dead.

A circular issued by the Travellers
Insurance company tells of some queer
ways in which its p~olicyholders have
met death.
B. F. Ebert, of Des Moines, Ia.
drove a pair of horses that took fright
and plunged into a stream. His wagon
overturned, pinned Mr.. Ebert under
water and he was drowned. E N
John H. Hessler, of Wilkesbarre
Pa, while walking over a railroad
crossing stubbed his toe and fell,
f~racturing his skull. He died five
minutes later.
Henry s. Potter, of New York. an
office doorman, when cutting bread cut
his thumb. Blood poisoning developed
and he died in Is days.
Charles A. Redmond, of Cincinnati.
O., struck his toe against a bedpostt
Blood poisoning followed and he died
In 16 days.
w. H. M. Barnes, manager Of q de.
tective agency in Seattle. was waiting
to take a steamer when he fell into
the water and was drowned. +.
Patrick McGarry, proprietor Of o
boiler works in Chicago, was held up
by highwaymen, who fractured his
skull. He died three days after.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-31
MANAGEMENT or MILK.
The Rules Which Should Govern In
the Dairy to insure a Pure Product.

Hoard's Dairyman says that the es-
sential matters In the management OF
milk are comprehended in the two
words-cleanliness and cooling.
Milk should be drawn from clean
cows in a clean place, into clean pals
and stored in clean a
Milk pals and cans should be cleaned
every time they are used, and scalded
at least once every day. To do this
successfully, first rinse in cold or mod
erately warm water, then wash in hot
water, using a brush and not a cloth,
and then scald with boiling water and
let them dry without wiping. Store
these, when not in use, In a clean
place. away from dust, and prefer
ably where air and sunlight can reach
them.
Do not stir up manure or litter or
hay just before milking.
Brush udder and TANKS of cows be-
fore milking and IL necessary slightly
dampen these parts to prevent dirt
and hairs falling into the pail.
Strain the milk into cans, and II
cloth strainers are used, have them
washed first in warm water and then
boiled again before used a second
time.
Do not leave cans of milk In sta.
BILE, but remove to a clean, cool place;
leave cover partly off or with
thin muslin so that heat may pass off.
Set cans in cold water when possible,
and stir two or three times SO that
cooling may be uniform.
Do not mix warm milk with the
cooled milk.
It is also desirable. and In the long
run economical, regard being had tc
the life and appearance of the cans
to cover them with a blanket or can
vas while in transit from farm te
factory.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-31
ALL ARE FOND or MoLAssEs
Favorite Dish with Farm Hsnos
After Hard Days Work.

The farm hands, a dozen brawny
colored men, had washed at the pump,
and now sat patiently and quietly ~
the table. Soon their dinner ap
peared.
There was some kind of boiled
pork-a long. low oblong OF pure
white fat, with just one thread o.
lean running through it; and there
vas pone, delicious pone made by the
Southern cook; and there were pota-
toes, coffee and black molasses.
The men put the black molasses
on their fat pork. The farmer said:
1T is amazing how farm hands like
molasses. / like it myself. The long,
hard work in the sunny fields gives
you an appetite that nothing satisfies
as molasses will.
Il used to have an overseer who
could no more have eaten his dinner
without molasses than without a
knife. He Would take on his plate
meat, potatoes, corn, beans and so
on, and he would chop and mingle
these things together, adding bits or
bread besides, and lastly he would
take the molasses jug and pour on
about half a pint. That seems ike
a heavy and sickening dish for n
hot moor of an August day, doesn't 1t?
l tell you, though, it tastes good TO
a man who has been toiling In a blaz-
ing field since sunrise. I've tried It,
and I know"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-31

insures comfort and economy Of food
during summer.
This house is IL feet wide, 16 feet
long and seven feet to the eaves. II
is built Of good lumber, and sided
with only one thickness. The door
in front is seldom used. since the ice
is put in and removed from the door
shown on the side.
Formerly the ice was packed in
sawdust, but as the supply became
scarce marsh hay has been substi.
tuted in part with success. Such a
house is cheaply made and If painted
Is attractive. Put up with reasonable
care 1t will last for a generation with
very little repair. If such a luxury
is to be enjoyed next summer, o Is
the time when plans should be made
for building, so as to have everything
ready when the ice harvest comes
next winter.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-31
The Thoughtful Husband.

my DEAR" says the thoughtful hus.
band, entering the house with a huge
package in his arms, you remember
last week when you secured such q
wonderful bargain In shirts at 8 cents
and neckties at three for a quarter for
met"
"Yes, love-" says the fond wife.
well, don't think | didn't appreci.
ate your thoughtfulness. See, I have
bought something for you. | noticed
some beautiful green and yellow plaid
goods in a show window on my way
home, and bought you 80 yards of II
at four cents a yard. The clerk said
1t was a great bargain. and 1t will
make enough dresses to last you two
years. Why she has fainted!"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-31
poiIies.

The round doilies, made of left yer
bits of linen or table damask, and fin
ished quite simply with a scallop, have
lost none of their popularity. But var
iations Of the original theme are being
developed from time to time. Dotted
damask-the good old staple kind
which is In use for tablecloths and
napkins in nine out of ten houses
makes the newest Of them. Both the
squares and dots are used, but usually
only the smallest size of either. The
scallop is embroidered heavily and
sometimes a smaller circle described
inside. a couple of inches away from
the edge, the scallop reversed, SO that
the firm edge comes nearer the center.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-31

The market houses of the great
city of Paris-which have no colos.
scum or music hall attachments-sold
last year v~ictuals to the amount OF
268, 900, 900 of francs ($53, GOO, O00).
saws lie Cri de Paris. 1--WE have eat
en- in round figures" says the jour
nal, "51, OO0, 900 kilos Ia kilo is about
Q 1-5 pounds) Of butchers meats;
81, 000, 900 kilos of poultry and game;
$4,000, 900 kilos of fruits and vege
tables; 1900, 900 kilos of mushrooms
~; $4,000, 900 vkilos of sea fish; g.,
OO0, 900 kilos of freshwater fish; IA.
O00, 900 kilos of cheese, without count
ing many other a~ppetizing commodi.
ties"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-31
HYMNS by Soldiers, Parrots.

The British soldier is i~nordinately
fond of his animal pets, and has also
the reputation Of coveting those of
his neighbors. particularly dogs and
mongooses.
Parrots he simply adores, and 1t is
calculated that their strength In the
service is in the proportion of at least
six birds per Tommy. He is supposed
to teach them to be personal in their
language. but as a matter Of fact
Tommy is, for some unaccountable
reason, a very emotional man, and
his birds as often as not have to sub
NIT to a sound musical education,
hymns being as often taught them as
the comic songs of the day.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-31
BUILDING AN ICE HOUSE.
Not So Expensive or Difficult That
Every Farmer May Not Have One.

II a farmer live In a section where
there is ice every winter, there should
be no reason why he should not have
an ice house, and have 1t filled each
winter. Where ice has been used in
summer the housewife loon regards
1t as a necessity.
The accompanying illustration was
made from a photograph taken by a
representative of the Prairie Farmer
and shows an ice house that has been
IN use for some 20 years. 1t has been
allied regularly every year, and the
owner feels that 1t is as much a part
Of his farm work as planting corn in
the spring. 1t furnishes a supply for
the refrigerator in the kitchen and
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-31
A Suggestion.

Some of the buttermakers who en-
Joy using the "big stick" with their
patrons in attempting to get good
milk and cream, could well profit by
accepting the plan Of the preacher,
says the Northwestern Agriculturist,
who said that he had made up his
mind to thunder less and tighten
more In the pulpit" Tightening
pays better than laundering any
time.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-31
rhorouahIy Feminine.

"What! A woman doesn't know the
value Of an oath, eh?" she exclaimed.
angrily. Gracious! do you mean to
say a woman's word isn't Is good as
q man's?"
at may be better. morally" he re-
piled, "but it isn't as satisfying. Any
man as angry as you are now would
choose q stronger word than era.
cious!'s
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-31
The Corn

The corn root-louse Is to some ex-
tent disseminated by ants, which col
lect the eggs and store them over win
ter, Matching them carefully in the
spring. A study of the communlstic
relations of ants and other ms ects
shows some extraordinary display of
reason and intellect.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-31
That Settles 1t.

Gee! is that the bonnet ! put up
my good mazum for?"
Yes, dear; don't you like it?'
Like it! 1t looks like a mangled
cake basket"
st know 1t does"
'sThen why in the world did o get
it?"
TITS the STYLE
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-31

front of the eyes
by a string @. wire
around the horns.
They can see to
eat anything upon
the ground, says
Farm and Home,
but C a n n O t see
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-31
Literal.

The new office boy was found sit
ting in his chair with the telephone
transmitter in his lap.
what in the world are you do
ing?" asked the boss.
"a fellow called up a little while
ago." replied the future head OF the
firm. "and told me tt hold the phone
till he called again."-Lippincott's.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-31
ouaint. and Prettx.

Old-fashioned armchairs may be
brought right up to date by covering
them, arms and all, with pretty flow.
cred chintz, %cretonne or denim in
brown, green or dark red.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-31

high enough to Jump a fence. 1t is
also a good thing to put On animals
that are cross and liable to attack
anyone.