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which makes them in appearance and
craftsmanship akin to the Marseille coun-
terpanes. of which they were the humble
imitation. Much ingenuity was expended in
putting the scraps together in patterns.
The spread was padded with cotton and
quilted in diamonds and squares or circles
l have seen some beautiful ones that We're
modelled in flower forms. and so skilfully
patched and quilted that they are marveIs.
Valued beVond these patchwork quilts in
the estimation OF our grandmothers were
the homespun coVerlets which now so eag-
erly are sought by collectors: not only be-
cause OF the beauty OF their unfading veg
etable dyes. but for their usefulness as
couch covers bedspreads or hangings,
Their presence In a room where old Delft
or Staffordshire ware. or rare Japanese or
Chinese porcelain In blue and white decora-
tive effects form scheme OF color pro-
duces a soft and exquisite harmony. There
nestle art. They. too, were quantity named.
bachelors fancy" chariot wheels and
church windows" ''pansies and roses in the
wilderness and girls love being some OF
the more common patterns.
Ripened by time into bloom that no
modern COPY can counterfeit. an ancestral
blue and white homespun coverlet now Is
almost patent of nobility. The thrifty
and careful housewife gathered them from
time to time TO add to her belongings, and
lavished uDon them a tender projection
from moth and stain. The finer ones look
at this late period of their existence like
great spreads OF uncut velvet. the wool and
cotton blending into softened hues that only
time could COMPASS. There were in every
community In past days skilled weavers,
who made business or weaving .kivVeFS.
as the country people called these home
spun bedspreads; women who carded spun
and dyed the wool with indigo dye, made
from the plant which was in many in
stances grown in their own gardens The
woman Who could set a blue pot and have
IL come" successfully commanded her own
price. Attached however, to the better
I ala aE rLa H.. 80
weaving rooms, where stood the wool and
fax wheels
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cred. So successful were the operations
that the plants did not lose leaf although
for nearly a week the sickly branches
dropped most Dathetlcally during the heat
Of the dav. In the fall when the plants
were potted the sears remained, but the
broken parts thoroughly had grown to-
gether.
Climbing Roses
Grow luxuriantly In almost any sunny sit
uation. They are strong feeders. and there
fore should not have their growth inter
fered with by being planted in too close
proximity 10 the roots of other plants and
shrubbery or trees. While many of the va
rieties of climbing roses are hardy, they
will last In flower longer II planted where
they can be protected from strong winds. A
wind storm is most destructive to a climb
ing rose when In flower. Climbing roses
are beautiful when they are planted over a
fence railing. summer house or back build
ing, where they can remain for years.
To grow these lovely plants to perfection
rich strong ground is required, with
plenty of assistance I'm the way of manure
as a top dressing and also in liquid form.
With such care and attention, when once
thoroughly established, they will make
shoots from ten to twenty feet in one sea-
son.
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The Pergola Craze

The Pergola Craze
Bids fair to sweep all before 1t. For those
who do not care to have one of these airy
shelters built of stone or concrete or the
like It Is built OF kiln-dried swamp cedar,
and may be bought piecemeal the same as
the summer houses. The first section Will
consist of four Square-buiit rustic pillars,
braced and interlaced. These are connect
ed by rustic fencelike pieces, while poles
twelve feet in length well as rence-Nke
pieces of the same length serve Tor
roof. 80 -,
The first section costs s2S and $3T with
side panels. The extra sections are much
less, as only two pillars are needed Tor
the pieces all Mt.
There are tables and chairs and settees
10 match for from So. 80 TO So
Mating rugs are delightful for porch and
persoIa being dainty and clean and COOL
Effective. indeed are the cocoa mating
rugs which are made in Belgium and come
in reds greens, blue and tans-
In cushions the primary thing is TO nave
their covers attractive and washable
Thread and thrum Is one of the latest nov
elites II Is on rag carpet lines, with
picturesque ends sticking out here ana
there.
White Gloves Transformed.
White gloves that have got beyond clean
ing can be painted over with saffron water
.ro or three times and transformed into
ran Let them get thoroughly dry between
each application, and don't wet them much
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Resource

Resource
And imagination are the possessions or the
American woman. and this she has shown
in the furnishings Of her home. and espe-
cially Of her bed room. She has made her
self Acquainted with the lives of her colo
NAL and revolutionary ancestors. and has
found much that commends itself to her to-
Gay in their domestic arts and industries
This has sent her searching in dark at
tics. old closets and trunks 10 find neglected
and despised household stores that were
once TIE delight and pride of the housewife
OF former DAYS and has brought about
revival OF the homely occupations of cen
tury ago For the haudicraft of our grand
mothers and their graudmothers Is now
thought to have sufficient artistic value to
allow IL to demand an honored place In
modern homes.
The household industries that have eX-
cited the most ardent admiration OF the wo-
man OF today. and upon which she has
eerly seized for their decorative effect. are
the patchwork quilts and the old blue and
white homespun coverlets. the sccumula ton
of which delighted the sodl OF the housewife
OF yesterday.
In themselves possessing a quaint and pc
culiar charm. their artistic value IS much
enhanced when placed. as they should be-
among harmonious surroundings-the fur
riture ofgthe colonial and revolutionary Pc
Rod
Patchwork quilts! Memory brings back
the vision OF the small child. seated on a
low stool beside memorable perceptresS.
who instructed the weeping victim into the
polite mysteries OF an Inner patch" while
urging her to remember the exact relation
OF the letters OF the alphabet There is a
marvellous. though somewhat crude. art In
these bedspreads. made from the scraps OF
cotton. and In some OF the finer ones theri.
II genuine value given by the quilting
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49,
Good Ia ste

Long since ruled gossip and scandal out
of the refined drawing room: if 1t is heard
At all among women of the better sort It
Is In the retirement of boudoir and morn
Ing room. behind curtains and with the fin
ger on the lips. half yelled in innuendo and
glance askance.
The same good taste has decided that
personalities almost equally are offensive
and that nothing is more vulgar than the
laugh raised a. the expense of another.
Things have reached that point OF improve
- ncnt In manners and morals that il we
have not a virtue we must in measure as
sumo It, and If we are not possessed with
aC- II we are anything else being bad
form. inasmuch as it is poor taste and Ill
behavior.
Perhaps Il is a good sign of the times
when the Christian virtues are so much
the fashion that one must put them on as
one puts on q garment. because it will not
do to be without
The next thing may be the natural out
growth in which they are an integral part
of the individuality. 1t will be evident
then, even more than IL Is now, that the
first element Of gentlehood is obedience
IN the commandment that We love one an
other"
Let our young aspirant therefore learn
the art of repartee without the lash. of
converse ton without the sting. It Is not
difficult to learn If she begins at home with
those about her. constantly regarding their
feelings. aCcustoming herself to the retort
courteous, and to that pretty persifage
which fills the moment and is sooh forgot
ten.
Let her remember that she always seems
and always is lovelier when admiring than
crlticising. not overlooking the fact mean
while that she freely will be pardoned for
every word that shows thought and Guilt
walton Or an original point of view, but that
few can forgive and forget satire, rldicule
or bitterness.
When Events Conspire-
To keep a girl in town all summer she is
inclined TO feel herself a hardly used young
person. She is deserving of sympathy, it Is
true. 1t is hard to have all the world sp
parently off merrymaking and be left out
of il.
II wise. however this maiden will try to
make the best OF it, and not infrequently
the best is found in making things better
for some one else Some three years ago
four or five girls found themselves in town
for the summer. Half in joke they organ
ICED themselves into the summer-in-town
club. They met twice each week.
One meeting was social and Informal.
They brought their work, and one of the
members read aloud. The other meeting
was for the purpose OF taking poor children
on little holiday trolley trips into the coun-
try.
From this small beginning mas grown
club OF over forty members, which Is bring
ing pleasure into the lives of those less for
tuuate than themselves in many and much
diversified ways.
Nature study has been added to the troll
ley excursions of the children, and carriage
outings for the old and feeble now form an
important part OF the clubs program for
work The funds for these expeditions have
been contributed by outsiders who became
interested.
The outsiders often give what IS more
valuable than money. One lady gave the
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Muchitori (Oriental Vegetsb es).--Peel one
small round eggplant, one onion and two
fresh red tomatoes. Trim and thoroughly
wash twelve fresh okras. Cut the egg
plant. tomatoes and okras in haIf-inch
pieces and place them IN a bowl. Finely
chop the onion and brown it with a tea
spoonful of butter IN a frying pan for five
minutes Then add the other vegetables.
season with a teaspoonful OF salt half 4
teaspoonful of curry and three saltspoou-
fuls of pepper. Thoroughly mix and place
in q lightly buttered baking dish Sprinkle
two tablespoonful of fresh bread crumbs
over them place an ounce of butter in little
bits on the top and set in moderate oven
for one hour. Remove and send TO the table
IN the same dish.
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Togo Radish Broth.-Soak In cold wafer
thirty minutes a large bunch Of fresh rel
radishes with the stalks and green leaves
wash well and drain then finely slice ana
place In saucepan with two pounds o.,
nnely chopped shin OF beef, one Sliced ca r.
rot one sliced onion. two branches OF pars-
ley one bay leaf. one sprig of thyme and
one Glove Moisten with three quarts OF
water. Season with a Tablespoonful OF salt
lightly mix, then set pan on fire As soon
as II begins to boil push pan to corner Of
the range and slowly simmer two and r
hal1 hours. Remove, strain through
double chesecloth and serve either hot or
cold. Radishes both cooked and raw are
favorite vegetable Of the japanese.
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Puddings for Hot Weather.
Pineapple Ruche.-One cup tapioca. three
quarters cup sugar. butter the size of a
walnut, one cup OF pineapple, two cups OF
water; soak the tapioca IN the water over
night, let 1t warm slowly until it clears.
then add sugar. butter. pineapple and let
1t come to a boil. Serve with whipped
cream.
Meringue Suisse.-Beat the whites OF four
eggs with four tablespoons OF powdered
sugar; beat until quite stir. then pour into
. pastry bag press on paper rings the size
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-07-31

nv Checkers talked of Mr.. Lcishman
and Mr.. McDcrmid and John Carlson,
while in Osceola the favorites arc
J. +. Conner, George Doyle and John
Smthson. | am of the opinion that
Mr.. Wakeing and Dick Riepe, 1.-THE
Mark DAILY of Ely" want still further
recognition. | doubt if Riepe can
never mind, | donot care to commit
myself.
The only Republican.taked of so far
for County Recorder is Will McGill,
and do not know whether he wants to
quit his job in the Bank of Ely to swim
in the filthy pool or not. McGill is
very amiablc young man and is said to
be Il good miXer-a qualification quito
essential in politics.
A. G.. House is talked of not n little
for the office of Sheriff and Assessor.
MIR. Baird, the present incumbent is
Republican, but hear that he will not
be candidate. Ben Dial and George
Newman are both favorablv spoken Of
for the same position.
!. f. Miles may, after all, be nomi-
mated at the Democratic convention for
County Clerk and cX-oliicio Treasurer.
His Democratic friends tic to him as
about their only hope. MIR. Miles is
very popular and has made a splendid
officer. You will remember that he
was Il candidate for State Senator and
was pushed into the political soup kct-
tie by Senator Gallagher, and after
wards appointed to the Office of Treas
urcr by the Board of Commissioners to
I'll tho vacancy caused by Ed. G. White
who was elected and failed to qualify
after defeating A. d. Campton, his
Republican opponent Now that Mr..
Campton has made fortune estimated
all the way from $4,000 to 100000 it
is not likely that he would accept of
any place on the county ticket. He is
a very busy man looking after his own
large interests.
Among the younger men of Ely there
are several whose friends would like to
see them swim in political waters and
While they are popular among their as
sociates they are comparatively stran-
gers to the men behind the voting
booths and therefore they may be
small potatoes on the political vine.
This should fill you to the brim.
JIMMIE DUGAL.
ely, July %.
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DUGAL HUNTS FOR
A Mining SNAP
Continued from third page.D

candid confessions Of hope from aspr-
ants Many Of them are coy, as yet,
and apparently waiting TO be eoaXed to
"declare their intentions. say
"many Of them. for in truth, there
are some Barkis's that are always
wilin " and don t need coaNing. They
know what they want, and, like the
small boy who liked strawberry jam,
they are going in like lemons in a
squcczer Some Of them are likely to
get pinchcd and others will come out of
the miXup as badly licked as was Alton
b. Parker in the last Presidential cam
paign.
Several Of White Pines jobs arc
worth going after. The County Clerk
will he ex-otlicio Treasurer aud the
Sheriff will have to place the Value on
property in The capacity of Assessor;
thus two mcn must do the work Of four
heretofore employed.
As ] have said most of the men who
may aspire to the dignity and love Of
public office are keeping their ambitions
under their hats just at present. Per
haps they fear that if they launch their
booms too early they will be swept
away by the fall floods. Then again
frosts come early in Nevada and the
stream may be all frozen over before
the ides of November In the contest
for seats in the lower house of the in
coming legislature | hear w. q. Moor
mon and and f. M. Clark spoken Of
but hear many say that Clark repre-
sentcd White Pine in the same capacity
two years ago and it is understood that
he is not an aspirant Tho Democrats
will probably give the empty honor to
Joe Judd and O. II. SNOW: and by the
way, both Judd and Clark are men
toned as possible aspirants for County
Recorder.
For County Commissioners there are
many called but there will be bat
few chosen. 1t is said that Cherry
Creek, Osceola, Lund and other places
are extremely anxious to have repre-
sentatives upon the Board The Cher
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-07-31
GO TO COHEN'S

II you want PANAMA HAT.
Go to cOhcn'S
ii you want pair of SHOES.
Go to cOhen'S
Ii you want a suit Of CLOTHES,
Go to cOhc ms
II yon want a BARGAIN,
Go to COhcn ms
Ii you want GOOD TREATMENT
Go to COhen'a
In fact, GO TO COHEN'S for all
your wants i'll the Clothing or Fur
nishing Goods Line.
One Price and Standard Goods
Six roomed cottage for rent. Apply
at Hayes Cash Store. July q If
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-07-31

I. A. Brandon, ormerly teacher o
Science in the Reno schools, has 'accep-
ted the princi palsbip of the Winnemuc-
ca schools.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-01-12

side, of them under precisely the same
conditions. Wherever the laws have been
so enforced as to give the settler a reason
able chance he has settled, prospered,
more complete development and larger
prosperity than where land monopoly
iiourishes. Nearly everywh here the large
landowner has succeeded in monopo-
or agricultural land. There has been
some cutlery against this condition.
Yet the lack of greater protest is signifi-
cant, 1t Is to be explained by the energy,
shrewdness and Influence OF the men 10
whom the continuation of the present con-
dition is desirable.
Your Commission has had inquiries
made as to how a number of estates,
selected haphazard, have been acquired.
Almost without exception collusion or
evasion Of the letter and spirit of the
sarily to be inferred that the present
owners of these estates We're dishonest,
but the fact remains that their holdings
were acquired or consolidated By practices
which can not be defended.
The disastrous effect of this system upon
the well-belng Of the natl, as a whole
requires little comment. Under the present
conditions. speaking broadly. the large
OF cultivation, whereas under actual
settlement by Individual home makers
the same land would have supported many
families in comfort and would have
yielded far greater returns. Agriculture
Is pursuit OF which II may be asserted
absolutely that it rarely reaches Its best
development under any concentrated form
OF ownership.
There exists and Is spreading in the
West tenant hired-labor system
which not only represents a relatively low
extensions carries with It a most serious
threat. Politically. socially. and economic
ally this system is indefensible. Had the
land laws been effective and effectualy
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-01-12

aminations made for the commission of
the grazing systems of the State of Texas
the State of Wyoming, the Union and
Northern Pacific railroads, and of the
steckmen for the use Of Indian lands suit
able for grazing. and of the grazing con-
ditions throughout the West. a map has
been prepared showing the general loca.
ton and area of the summer, winter, ana
year-long ranges. and the sections which
are largely dependent upon temporary
water supply for their utilization in graz
ing, and those where there has been ex-
tensive development by wells and wind
mills We believe that this map will be
found exceedingly valuable and interest
ing in the consideration of all grazing
problems and 1t is therefore submitted in
the appendix
Third Upon the results of a meeting
called to confer with the commission by
Denver early in August. 1904. which was
attended by the Secretary of Agriculture
and By representative stockmen from all
the grazlng-land States and Territories.
almost unanimous in favor OF some action
on the part of the government which
would give the range user some right of
control by which the range can be kept
controversies over range rights can be
satisfactorily eliminated the only ques-
ton being as to the most satisfactory
method by which such right may be OBJ
tanned
Fourth. Upon 1.4Oo answers received to
n circular letter addressed to stockmen
throughout the West These answers
show that under the present system the
pasturing value of the ranges has deteri-
GRATED and the carrying capacity of the
lands has greatly diminished: that the
present condition Of affairs is satisfac-
tory; that the adoption of a new system of
management would insure n better and
more permanent use OF the grazing lands:
that certain improvement in range con-
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-01-12

try OF his birth, Denmark, under the
dominion of which Norway remained
for four hundred years. Six other
Haakons have ruled Norway in years
mast when the Norsemen were free.
The first thing King Haakon will be
expected to do is to develop Nor.
wegian shipping and maritime trade.
The finder that started the quarrel be-
tween Norway and Sweden was a de-
mand for a separate consular service.
Now she will have her own consuls.
Free to act independently of Swe-
den Norway will now have a chance
to stride forward. making, it is be-
Iieyed, far greater progress than her
neighbor. The people of the United
States can testify TO the admirable at
tributes of such Norwegians as come
to our shores and make their homes
with US; they are industrious and
make the best of citizens. 1t is I'M
derstood to be the aim of the new
King TO try to keep as many of this
industrious class at home, Offering
them inducements in the way of estab-
fishing new industries. In a short time
he hopes by this method to cause
wave of prosperity to sweep over the
entire kingdom.
DR.. Fridtjof Nansen, the famous Arc
tic explorer. was largely responsible
for the movement that caused Norway
to seek King in the person of Prince
Charles of Denmark. Many Americans
had hoped that the new King would
select DR.. hansen as Norway's first
minister to the United States, but It
seems that he has been chosen to rep
resent Norway at the London court.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-01-12
Not n Laughing Matter.

A pompous, plethoric Englishman
was ascending the front steps of one
of our sky-scrapers, when a hustling,
cowboy style of a young man. rushed
past him. giving him vigorous slap
upon that part of his anatomy which
very tight pair of corduroy pants
made especially conspicuous. Looking
back, the young man, much to his EN-
barrassment, perceived the English
man was an entire stranger.
II beg your pardon. my dear sir, "
he said, Il thought you were Haw-
kins."
The Englishman Strengthened him,
self, and with a most disguised ex-
preston cried out, who the I is
'Awkins? 'Awkins may like that sort
of q thing but Hi don't"
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-01-12
THE ROYAL FAMILY.

even to the personal cleanliness of the
barber himself. The following rules
have recently been promulgated by the
government of large German city:
The cutoff hair must at once be re-
moved: the floor of the shop must be
washed at least twice per week; cold
and hot running water must be sup
piled. and the barber must wash his
hands with warm water before attend
ing to n customer. No cretonne or
carpets are permitted in barber shops.
The head rest must be covered for
each customer with a fresh napkin of
paper or linen. The employees must
wear clean. long upper garments of
light color, without pockets. The soap
used must be in form of powder or
small tablets.
The lather from razors must be re-
moved by means of paper. Instead of
sponges pieces of wooden cloth or
napkins have to he used. Alum or
mngnesia can only be used, kept in
powder box. The bowls and shaving
brushes must be cleaned each time
after having been used. Nobody is
allowed to be shaved suffering from
a visible skin disease, unless the pro-
prietor of the barber shop is con-
Sponges, powder puffs, magnesia and
styptics in Jumps, and revolving
brushes are prohibited. Scissors,
brushes, and combs. as well as the
hair-cutting machines and raZors,
must be cleaned with ammonia or
soda and an antiseptic solution.