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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
How to Cook Rice Riqhtly,

Few housewives understand how to
cook rice so that it puffs into snowy
mass, each kernel distinct, as it is serv-
ed on it's native shores, says the Wash
ington Star. In the first place, wash
thoroughly through several cold wa
ters, rubbing the kernels between the
hands. This is to remove all the loose
-four on the outside Of the grains. Aft
er the water runs clear turn into col
ander and drain. Some fastidious
cooks even go so far as to lay the
washed rice on a dry cloth and wipe
to make sure that all the -four is off
the grain. Put into deep stewpan
allowing one quart of boiling water
to cup Of washed rice, add tea
spoonful of salt and let it come to. a
good boil. Cook steadily for twenty
minutes, lifting the rice occasionally
with fork to prevent It's sticking.
Shake the kettle also for this same
purpose, but never stir or mash with
q spoon. Take from the fire, pour of
the water If any is left (be sure to
save the water for your stock pot,
then place on the back of the stove,
in the oven or over pot Of hot water,
where it will finish swelling without
burning. Cooked in this way you will
find the rice plump, light and white,
each grain distinct and separate.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
Fishhawk Gives Up Prey.

Aleck Canova brought three-pound
trout to the Record Office the other
morning and gave a very inter-
esting description of the manner
in which it was caught, His son
Frank observed big fshhawk
swoop down on the fish near
Bar Creek, about mile and half
north Of town, and noted that the
fish was of very respectable size. He
watched the big bird until it lowered
almost overhead, but within close
range, and he picked up a stone and
with splendid accuracy hurled the
missile at the hawk, striking 1t. The
bird dropped the trout and Frank
ran forward and took charge of It.
The head was torn open, but the body
was uninjured except for the pune
lures made by the talons Of the
hawk. III /. q I'll
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
How to Cure Facial Neuralgia.

Here is simple method Of curing
facial neuralgia, says the Cincinnati En-
quirer: If the neuralgia is in the right
side of the face, the left hand should
be placed in a basin Of water as hot
as can be borne, or If neuralgia Is in
the left side Of the face, then the right
hand should be, placed in the hot water.
It Is asserted that in this way relief
may be obtained in less than five min
utes. The explanation is that the two
nerves which have the greatest number
Of tactile nerve endings are the fifth
and the median nerves. AS the fbers
Of these two nerves cross, any impulse
conveyed to the left hand will affect
the right side Of the face, or If applied
to the right hand will affect the left
side of the face. This Is on account Of
the crossing Of the cords. =,
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
SKY TELLS THEM MUCH.
Heavens Like an Open Book to Mer
Who Follow the Sea.

There is probably no class that can
tell more as to what the weather will
be from a glance at the sky than sea-
farers. This is the natural result of
their constant observance of the heav-
ems for the lack of something else to
look at when at sea. Thus the sky be-
comes to the mariner an open book
which he reads by instinct as does a
child the face of it's parent. A naviga-
tor will tell you that a rosy sunset
presages fine weather; sickly look
ing, greenish hue, wind and rain;
dark or Indian red, rain; a red sky in
the morning, bad weather or much
wind, perhaps rain; gray sky in the
morning; fine weather; high dawn,
wind; low dawn, fair weather. Re-
markable clearness of atmosphere near
the horizon, distant objects, such as
hills, usually visible or raised by re-
fraction and what is called a good
hearing day. may be mentioned
among signs of wet, if not wind. A
landsman is much more ignorant OF
the signs Of the sky, as he has so
many other things to distract his at
tention that he seldom takes much no.
tice Of it's different phases, which fore
shadow so clearly what may be expect.
ed in the way of weather.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
PROGRESS AND LABOR.

When the herring fishery season is at
its height something like 5000 or 5000
miles of nets are set nightly in the
North sea. z . - T.. .i,.2 II, ..=s f..
The largest plow ever built has been
successfully used on Texas ranch.
The implement clears a strip Of ground
seven feet wide .3 4,,.A = =
Iron cloth is largely used today by
tailors for making the collars of coats
fit properly. 1t is manufactured by q
new process from steel wool and has
the appearance of having been woven
from horsehair.
Mr.. Hiorth Of Christiania, Norway,
has invented system Of treating low
grade iron ores in an electric smelter,
with graphite as a reducing medium
instead Of coal. He has been awarded
prize for his invention by the Iron
and Steel institute.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
sIREs AND SONS.

Admiral Baron Yamamoto is one ot
the few Japanese who wear a full
beard trimmed in Vandyke fashion.
George w. Daniels, who died recent
~ at the age Of seventy seven in
Adams, Mass, created sensation in
the town some years ago by painting
his home red, white and blue.
Harry Marvin of Deep River, Conn,
was shot by comrade in wild west
play, but his life was saved by the
fact that the bullet struck a button
which his mother had just sewed on
his trousers.
Count Wilhelm Won Moltke, the new
minister Of the interior for Germany, is
a Christian Scientist and recently
called a meeting Of Scientists to pray
for his mother, who recovered from a
serious illness.
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
Straus not only works ten or twelve
hours a day at his desk, but goes in
for pedestrianism at spare times. No
government carriage conveys him to
the department @.@
Among the candidates who recently
passed the tests for entrance to the
United States Naval academy is John
A. Baird, son Of Captain William
Baird, =. S. A. Captain Baird is serv-
ing on the staff Of Governor Warfeld
of Maryland. He is the son Of Gen
eral Absalom Baird. j..
William Edenborn, who Is twenty
times a millionaire and the richest
citizen of New Orleans, lives with the
simplicity Of $75 month clerk. He
is president Of the Louisiana Railway
and Navigation company. He was
born in Germany and came to Amer
lea at the close of the civil war, first
settling in Pittsburg. -. -......... ,
Advices from Europe indicate that
Heinrich Conried, director of the Metro
politan Opera House, New York, has
not benefited SO much by his European
trip and his rest in Germany as had
been expected. There is strong rea
son to believe, in fact, that Mr.. Con-
ried will never be able to resume &C.
tive work at the opera house. ..
Dryden Glendening, the English ply
sician to the queen Of Spain, Is CON-
paratively young man, graduate Of
Durham university, and, while his posi-
ton in his profession is excellent, it is
not remarkable in any way. For a
time he was house surgeon at the
British hospital in Paris. Hon. Alan
Herbert, who when living was one of
the doctors Of the royal family, recon-
mended Mr. Glendening to them
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
!. Train and Track.

The railroads of this country are said
to use 100000 ties per annum.
The average earnings of an English
train per mile is about $1.35, and the
total yearly receipts per mile are q
little more than $4,000.
The Prussian railway authorities,
after experimenting between Berlin
and Stettin, have adopted an automat-
ic automobile horn device to warn en-
gineers of signals.
At the shops Of the Pennsylvania
railroad during 1906 there were built
235 locomotives, 149 passenger cars,
2,124 freight cars and 76 maintenance
or equipment cars. Repairs were made
on 1854 locomotives, 80, 351 passenger
cars and 2,689,679 freight cars.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
BEAU TIF YlNG A BATHROOM.
How TO Make lt Attractive, Comforts.
Bile and Sanitary.

\ T
The Importance of having an attrac.
tive, comforta BILE and sanitary bath
room is being more and more appre-
ciated, and the clever housekeeper cur.
tails the expense of every room In the
house rather than that Of the bath
room. A bathroom should above all be
light and airy.
To those who live in the old houses
and who do not wish to replace the old
fashioned plumbing for the more mod
ern Improvements, would like to Of.
fer few suggestions as to how to
make the most Of what they already
have, writes correspondent of the
Chicago Record Herald.
We will first consider the walls,
which are probably either painted, pa
pered with tiled paper or left in the
rough plaster. If paint has been used,
another coat or two will be all that is
needed; if paper was adopted, it will
probably be coming off the wall, if it
has been up any length Of time, as the
steam of a bathroom does not permit
paper to remain long on the walls as
q rule. This can either be repapered
or it can be scraped and painted, which
would be the most serviceable and the
cheapest in the long run. If the walls
have been left in the rough plaster, a
pretty effect could be obtained by hav-
ing them calcimined with soft shade
of apple green, or else they could be
stenciled in paneled effects, with q
suitable design of little fishes or wa
ter lilies. II
The floors of an old bathroom are In
variably of wood, and these are best
covered with linoleum or cork carpet.
On this should be thrown washable
rug. Fortunately there are several
good bathroom rugs on the market to-
day; the hand woven rugs which are SO
much in vogue are much used for bath
rooms and besides being dainty and
artistic are reversible and washable.
The old fashioned metal tubs need
to be constantly enameled. This can
easily be done by the housewife. The
old paint should first be removed with
a solution of caustic soda, then the
bathtub should have two coats Of white
paint and third coat Of white enamel.
Using white paint for the first two
coats is cheaper than using three coats
Of the enamel.
If curtain is needed, nothing is
nicer than the madras curtains sold
for hall and bathroom windows. They
are made to look like stained glass,
and pretty touches of color can be in.
troduced into the bathroom in this
way; besides, they are not easily seen
through and yet keep out very little
light. This madras has no dressing
and therefore is not affected by steam.
A bathroom should be cleaned each
day, the floor wiped and the basins
and fittings rubbed A clean and well
appointed bathroom is a luxury that
one never grows tired Of .'"a~2<i
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
How to Make Feet Appear Small.

How to Make Feet Appear Small.
Perhaps there is no better illustration
Of how carefully the smart girl consid-
ers every little detail Of her dress than
the new slipper which the girl with the
large foot is wearing. She scorns all
the gayly colored, brilliantly embroid-
cred evening slippers and wears in
stead a plain black satin slipper which
fits the foot snugly and has a medi-
UNI high French heel and an excep-
tionally large black satin or black vel
vet bow in front which really has a
remarkable way Of apparently reduc-
ing the size of the foot.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
BREAKS LONG SILENCE
CIVIL WAR VETERAN ASKS FOR
HIS BACK PENSION.
James B. Vernon, Inmate Of Tennes
see Asylum, Solves 15-Year Mys-
terry Of His Identity by Demand,
"Where Is Ny Money"

Dover, Tenn.-After Is years of ST.
lence James B. Vernon, veteran OF
the civil war, who has been an inmate
OF the county asylum for II years, re.
covered his speech, and the first
words he uttered were: where is
my money!" -"- ~
The man, who is in his seventy sixth
year, asked the question the other day
when it was learned that the govern:
ment owes him back pension and in
terest amounting to $1,000, all of
which a letter from Washington says
he will receive at once. -'- g.
When Vernon was told of the wind.
fall, he said he didn't care, so long
as he knew the money was all right.
All he desired was to be allowed to
remain in the asylum hospital.
For nearly two decades Vernon has
been puzzle to the asylum authori-
ties. He was admitted in 1890 as an
insane patient and little was ever
learned about him. He was often
the victim of violent fits of insanity
and two years after his admission ap-
parently lost the power of speech.
In the Is years that have elapsed
since then he has not been known to
utter word except incoherently in his
violent spells
The last year or two the violent
symptoms of Vernon's insanity almost
completely disappeared, but the habit
of silence had grown upon him and
officials of the asylum regarded him
as unable to speak, until on Friday he
startled the warden with his demand:
Where is my money!"
The warden questioned him, and for
the first time discovered that Vernon
was veteran of the civil war. The
warden communicated this to Judge
Roberts, who Immediately correspond
ed with the department at Washington
and learned that Vernon was a mem
Der Of company H, First Pennsylvania
regiment, and had been excused from
service on account of mental weak
ness. He was thought to be dead.
SKY TELLS THEM MUCH.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
Wives by Purchase.

in some parts Of Russia. In the dis
trict Of Kamyshin, on the Volga, for
example, this is practically the only
way in which marriages are brought
about. The price of q pretty girl from
we'll to do family ranges from $500
to 5000, and in special cases a much
higher sum is obtained. In the villages
the lowest price is about $25.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
How to Clean elias. Bottles.

Water bottles, decanters, etc., If not
cleaned out frequently are very diff
cult to keep nice and when wanted for
any special occasion cause large
amount Of unnecessary vexation. You
will find that a raw potato cut into
small pieces and put into the vessel
with equal parts Of vinegar and water
and shaken about for a few minutes
will cleanse the glass better than any
thing else. Especially is this treatment
valuable where hard water has been
kept in glass jugs, as it removes every
trace Of the brown deposit, which is
one Of the distinguishing properties in
hard water. s5
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
How to Prepare FOR PickIins

How to Prepare For PicIkling.
The nature Of the vessel used in
picking is Of the utmost Importance.
Vinegar boiled In an untinned copper
or brass pan dissolves portion Of the
copper and Immediately becomes i'm
pregnated with a poisonous substance.
Nothing should be used for boiling
vinegar except stone or well secured
cast iron vessels, the former prefer
once. q
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
Animal Oddities.

The salmon is the swiftest Of the
dsh family.
Rats avoid house wherein guinea
pig Is permitted to roam at will. III,
A birds wing is, in proportion to it's
owners weight twenty times as strong
as mans arm.
HI The eyeball Of the mole can be pro
Jected forward several times It's own
diameter and retracted. ;;s8fS
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
How to Treat Wet Shoes.

The following is good way to treat
wet shoes: Wipe off all dirt with q
damp cloth, then rub in a little sweet
oil or yaseline. Stand in a cool place
to dry and then polish with backing
to which drop or two Of parafln have
been added. Filling wet boots with
dry bran is an excellent plan, as the
bran absorbs the moisture and leaves
the leather soft and pliable.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
Trees and Lightning.

Some trees are much more liable to
be struck by lightning than others.
Thus the oak and the elm are often
struck and destroyed, but the ash is
rarely struck, and the beech, it is said,
never. -.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
Persian Clothes.

Persians are fond of fine clothes.
The usual costume for men includes
a collarless shirt of light, pretty mate
rial cut low at the neck and with
long, loose sleeves and vest that fits
closely to the figure, also with wide,
flowing sleeves. :&s,
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
Flower Essences,

To extract the essence of any flower
put the petals in layers il all earthen
jar, covering each layer VIII one of salt.
Do this until jar is full. Cover closely
and put in Il cool place. Leave for u
month, The, strain off the essence by
means OF a press. Put essence in
bottle and add a few drops to every
pint Of water. 1t will impart a most
delicate fragrance. ."-
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
How to Keep Butter.

If you have no ice invert large
crock Of unglazed earthenware over
the dish on which the butter Is. The
porous earthenWare will keep the but
ter cool and hard, and all the more SO
IL the pot is wrapped IN a wet cloth
and q little water put in the dish with
the butter. . ..sE.. ...5
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
How to Ebonize Wood.

Picture frames, chairs and other fur
niture may be ebonized by washing
them four times, thoroughly drying be
tween times, in q boiling mixture Of
strong logwood and water. Then wash
the wood in solution Of acetate Of
iron, which is q mixture Of iron filings
and vinegar.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
Plain Food.

The man who enjoys plain food, says
the Lancet, is miles ahead, physically
and physiologically speaking, Of the
man who would leave his meal IN
touched if it We're not that every item
of it was calculated to ''tickle the pal
ate"
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
Washinqton.

Washington was made Mason in
1853 and attained a higher dignity in
the order than any of the other presi-
dents, though Andrew Jackson was
grand master of Tennessee.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
A Cunning Cricket.

A hunter in tropical regions tells Of
seeing a cricket pursued around the
trunk OF i tree by lizard. Suddenly
prassio:i ia the bark, spread out it's
wings slightly and fattened itself so
that the lizard actually crawled over
it and went away without ever know
ing what had become of it.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
Ocean Drift.

A box thrown overheard by the
steamer Hunter was picked up twenty
months and twenty-six days later,
having drifted in that time a distance
Of 4,791 miles. ~ IL aa
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
Fire Killed Wood.

Government tests Of fire killed timber
have demonstrated that this wood is
good and should be considered as thor
oughly seasoned timber so far as its
use is concerned
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
The LARGEST Serpent.

The largest serpent ever measured
was an anaconda which Dr.. Gardner
found dead in Mexico. It was thirty
seven feet long, and it took two horses
to drag it. .E
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05

How TO Clean Wicker Chairs. us
Dirty wicker chairs and tables are
easily cleansed and made to look like
new By being scrubbed with salt and
water and then ret IN the sun and air
70 dry.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
Wedding Rings.

Wedding rings were worn by both
Jews and Romans at dates long prior
to the Christian era. =
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
The EauIe on the Seal,

The eagle first appeared on the seal
of the United States in design sub
mitted to congress by William Barton
Of Philadelphia in 1882. The device
was adopted June 20 Of that year.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05

Spiders Web
A web two and a quarter miles long
has been drawn from the body Of "a
single spider.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
#sla F-.


Russia leads the world in planting
forests, America in devastating them.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-05
Posters.

Posters were originally stuck on
posts; hence their name.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-26
IMPROVEMENT AT HUTCHINSON.
Reno County Seat to Receive Much
from Santa Fe System.

Hutchinson, March 26.-The rumor
among railroad men is to the effect
that an additional number of Santa
Fe trains are to be taken care of at
the Hutchinson station when the new
Harvey house is completed and in
use. Hutchinson is to feed more of
the trains when this change is made
than is the case now.
1t is understood to be the intention
of the company to operate several of
its trains over the Ottawa cutoff when
the new time card goes into effect
When the Hutchinson eating house and
hotel is completed then these trains
will be taken care of here.
AT the present time trains Nos. 1,
2, and 10 are stopped here for meals.
With the new card 1t is understood
that No. will be here about in time
for dinner, running later than at the
present time. The schedule of No. 6
will be changed to a few minutes later
here, and this train will also stop
here for dinner. There is also a rumor
that No. z. which runs fast from Chi
cago to Kansas City, may be given q
still faster schedule. With this plan
it will come west over the Ottawa
branch. as at this time, and arrive in
Hutchinson about an hour or SO ear
lier, taking supper here also.
These changes, according to the
rumors, are not all decided upon yet,
but some of them will come with the
change in the time card in the fall of
equipped; in fact 1t will be in better
shape than any other eating house or
hotel on the line to take care of pas
sengers. For that reason it is intended
to stop as many of the trains here as
possible for meals.
Hutchinson likes to see this done
too. She likes to see the passengers
in the big through trains on the rail-
roads have time to get Off stretch their
legs, eat something, and get a short
look at least at the business portion
of the city that can be seen from the
railroad station. 1t all helps to make
Hutchinson a better advertised town,
in every way.
Hutchinson will have fine appear
ance from the Santa Fe trains when
the new Harvey house is completed
and in use. The new Elk club build
ing will be opposite the hotel, and the
outlook will be pleasing to the eve.
There Will be q new freight house at
Main street. and the general improve
ments planned will make the Santa Fe
property in the vicinity of the passen
ger station look well. The company
will spend much money here this year:
in fact the sum spent will be much
larger than for a good many years
previous.