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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-13
Fruit

Best collection of fruits not los,
than five kinds, grown ON one farm.
lst ~, snd, ~.
Rest collection summer apples, no,
less than . kinds--lst ~; end, II,
Rest collection fall and winter ap,
pies, not less than three kinds--lst, ~
snd, 81
Best plate OF each variety OF apple
pear plum or prune Diploma,
Best phte OF berries, each variety
lst, 20 cents; and, diploma,
Flowers.
Best collection pottcd lowering plants
by professional growers, not lcss than
six varieties-~lst, 81, end, diplomas
Rest collection OF lowering plant. by
amateurs not less than three vareties--
list, 81; end, so cents
Best exhibit cut flowers by amateurs,
not less than three vareties-~lst, 81,
End, 50 cents.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-13
Men Past Sixty In Danger,

More than half Of mankind over %
years OF age suffer from kidney and dis
orders, usually enlargement Of prostate
glands This is both painful and dan.
gcrous. and folcy's Kidney Cure should
be taken at tho first sign OF danger, as
u corrects irregularities and has cured
many old men OF this disease. Mir Rod.
ney Burnett, Rockpolt, Mo-, writes, Il
suffered with enlarged prostate gland
and kidney trouble for years and after
taking two bottles Of Foley's Kidney
Cure l fell better than have for 20
years, although am now ol years old"
7. i, Ian,1n, Owl Drug Store,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-13
PREMIUM LIST OF
COUNTY FAIR
JUDGE B0wLBY AND COMMITTEE
ANNOUNCE WHAT THEY HAVE
FOR EXHIBITORS OF PRODUCE
AND STOCK IN cLATSoP COUNTY

The County Fair committee, OF which
y. Q. \. Bowlby is chairman, has com.
Ipleted it's list of exhibits and premiums,
and the outlay gives a fair idea of the
Importance of this feature of the cele.
bration during the first days of next
month. A number of men are out coll
Iecting the exhibits from various parts
of the county and the indications are
that the Fair this fall will surpass any
previous efforts in this direction
As an indiaction of what Clatsop
county can produce, the variety, excel
lency, and extent of the exhibits will be
a boost for this section which will do a
great good, especially in view of the fact
that Thousands of visitors from all part
OF the country will see for themselves
what may be produced in this section.
The following is the list of premiums
prepared by the committee:
The Fair districts embraces Columbia
River Valley from CIltskania and Cath.
Iamet, inclusive to the sea, including the
whole Of Clatsop and Wahkiakum
counties. All animals and poultry for
exhibition must have been within the
district and owned therein prior to the
lst day of August, 1907.
The stock and poultry exhibit will be
held on September 3 and must be on the
ground by 10 a. m. of that day and re-
main there until p. m. unless sooner
released by the management. Shelter,
bedding hay and water will be furnished
by the committee, but not transporta.
ton nor care, nor will committee be ac-
countable for loss or damage.
Bulls one year old and above shall |
nave ring in their nose, ami above two
years old be provided with leading
sticks, All stock to be under halter.
Certificates of registry must be pro.
duced before payment Of premium on |
other than grade stock. Stock entries
close August 20
No animal or article will be allowed to |
compete for more than one premium.
nor shall be entered in more than one
class. No animal or article deemed un-
worthy shall be awarded premium.
Judges in making the awards will fol.
low the rules of the Oregon State Fair,
published this year as far a3 practicable.
LIVE STOCK.
Best stallion Percheron, years old
and over-lst, SIS; End $40.
Best colt, under year old, from thor.
oughbred sire-lst, $40; End, $5.
Best colt, under year old, other bred
'ire-lst, $3.50; End, SO.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-13
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.

Notice is hereby given that the county
superintendent Of Catsop County will
hold the regular examination Of appli-
cants for state and county papers at the
court house as follows.
For State Papers
Commencing Wednesday, August II, at
0 o'clock a. m, and continuing until
Saturday. August II, at I p. m.
Wednesdsy--Penmanship history, ply.
sical geography. reading Psychology.
Thursday-written arithmetic, theory
Of teaching, grammar. bookkeeping
physics, civil government.
Friday-Physiology, geography, CON-
position. algebra.
Saturday-Botany, plane geometry,
general history, English literature,
school Jaw.
For County Papers
Commencing Wednesday, August II,
at 0 o'clock q. m, and continuing until
Friday, August 10, at I o'clock p. m.
Wednesday--Penmanship history, or.
biography. reading.
Thursday-Written arithmetic, theory
of teaching, grammar, physiology.
friday--Geography, school law. civil
government.
EMMA G. WARREN,
County Supt, Of Schools.
s-4.l0t,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-13
HOUSE MOVERS

FREDRECKSON BR0S.-ws make .
speciality Of house moving, carpenters,
contractors. general jobbing; promp. ct
tention to all orders. Corner Tenth ssd
Duane. n
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-13

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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-04-06

nor domestic animals or fowls, and
yet it has a wealth of illustrative ma
terial all around it. Every good farm
within radius of three or four miles,
nearly every barn and poultry yard
in the village, butcher shops, and the
farm implement stores furnish cost
ly illustrative material and extend
vastly the teaching force of the high
school. The farmers and other own
ers of good live stock either bring
their animals to the door of the school
house to be studied $by the class in
agriculture or allow: the class to- go
to their barns and fields for this pur-
pose. 1t is said to be rare thing
for a good horse to come to the vii
lage and get away without being ex-
amined by the high school class in
animal husbandry.
The writer was fortunate in being
the guest of the school one day last
October and in having an opportunity
to listen to some of the recitatfbns in
agriculture. A class of ii boys and six
girls was studying animal husbandry.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-04-06
Waterford (Pa) School Stu dying the Dairy Form.

aOW-salaried teacher-nO. In such a
school you will find only the subjects
which can be passably we'll taught
from the text-book-with the text
book in hand and a finger marking
the place.
On the other hand, in the rural con-
solidated school, or the township or
bounty high school, where three or
more good teachers are employed, the
Feasibility of teaching agriculture has
been demonstrated.
Let us visit one of these schools
a township high school in the north
eastern part Of Pennsylvania. Here
in the midst of a good general farm
ing and dairy country is the little
Village of Waterford, on the outskirts
of which is the site of Fort LIE Boeuf,
of French and Indian war fame. The
township of Waterford has a popula-
tion of 1,460, and about half of these
(770) reside in the village, which has
it's own elementary school, but unites
with the township in supporting high
school. This high school, with it's
three teachers and three courses of
Study Language, scientific, and agri-
cultural, has an enrolment of so
pupils, and IS of these are in the ag-
ficultural course. This course in
for four years. The work Of the first
year is devoted to study of plant
termination, plant growth, plant
food, reproduction, propagation, trans
planting, pruning, and uses of plants;
the second year to study of field, Or
chard, and garden crops; the third
year to domestic animals, dairying,
and soil physics, and the fourth year
to the chemistry of soils and of plant
and animal life. Textbooks are used
in the class room; g: small library of
agricultural reference books, reports
and bulletins of the United States de-
partment of agriculture and expert
nlent stations, and agricultural papers
contributed by the publishers, is in:
almost constant use, and lectures on
agricultural subjects are given be-
fore the class and before the whole
school by the instructor in agricul-
,ture, who is an agricultural college
graduate. But the feature of instruc-
ton which chiefly distinguishes this
agricultural course from the ordinary
high school course is the prominence
given to the labratory work and the,
outdoor practicum. For the labora-s
tory work there is no elaborate appa-
ratus. The pupils make much of their
apparatus, furnish, their own reagent
bottles, and, moreover, use them. In
the plant-life course the pupils study
not elaborate and. carefully prepared
drawings, but the plants themselves
with reference TO their life history:
and economic uses. ..z u Il W. =s, 8 (
il ForSthe outdoor practi icum the school
IS INF fortunate IL having neit land;
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-04-06

sions when wooden materials are de-
sirable, and this design fashioned,
from a blue, red or brown cashmere
and worn with silk or cotton
guimpe would be attractive.
For the much coveted handwork,
this dress offers opportunities. The
band around the square neck, the hem
of the skirt and the sleeve capes may
be decorated in this fashion by the
woman who is expert with the needle.
1t made from rich silk or some sheer
material with lace inserts and worn
over a silk slip we have a dress suit
able for dance, and for such an oc-
casion the guimpe might be omitted or
made of dainty lace. This dainty little
dress is suitable for a child from four
to six years of age, and will require
four and seven-eighths yards material
"a inches wide, or three yards 38
inches wide, four yards 81 inches wide
for the guimpe.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-04-06
GRAND MARIAs MIN NESOTA SATURDAY,
THE TEACHING OF AGRICULTURE
in RURAL SCHOOLS
Along Practical Lines PossibIeThe Advantage
o. S. Office of Experiment Stations.

The prevailing trend in modern ed
ucation is toward greater concrete
ness in the primary and secondary
schools. "Learning by doing is the
cry. Less of the textbook work,
more of the laboratory, the shop and
the school garden. Less of non-essen-
tials taught to give mental discipline
more OF equally valuable disciplinary
work related to the lives and occupa-
tions of the pupils and their parents.
This is the creed of the up-to-date
educator, who is not bound hand and
foot to educational traditions and
heresies. This in the city means man.
ual training, nature study, school gar
dening, bookkeeping, home econ.om-
les, stenography and typewriting; in
the country it means nature study,
school gardening, agriculture; and
home economics
But what of elementary agriculture
is it feasible to teach this subject
in rural schools? In the one-room
rural school, with a poorly trained,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-04-06
Good in Wedding Presents.

yet man feels the better and rests
none the less for exchanging the coat
he has worn all day for another, and
for coming to the table with hands
and face and hair freshened up a bit
in the bathroom. The wife who ex-
poets this little concession to conven-
ton and this attention to herself will
not forget that her own sweetness is
enhanced by change of dress at the
end of the day.
Not long ago, there was a story in
one OF the magazines that appealed di-
rectly to every womanly heart In
the story there was a wife whose little
home was in a tenement. She had
grown weary and discouraged, and she
fancied that her husband had ceased
to love her,. and was pouring out his
devotion at the feet of bright young
girl, his visiting cousin. The wife
grew pale and sallow, her hair hung
in struggling locks or was knotted un-
becomingly at the back of her head,
and her dresses were soiled and torn.
One day, when she was peculiarly de-
pressed, she made a brave effort,
arranged her hair in the old, charming
fashion, and put on a clean frock and
a bright ribbon. From that moment
the tide turned. Her husband had
been loyal, but he had missed some
thing; when his wife again looked
her best his dormant pride in her
came quickly to the surface. What
ever circumstances may be, we won1-
en- at home cannot let ourselves go,
nor can we afford to fall below our
standards. Wedding presents are val
liable, first because they testify in a
tangible way that we are worth some
thing to our friends, and next be-
cause they furnish an ideal toward
which We may reach out in our en-
deavor to make home life beautiful,
chaste and delightful
From the moment that we stop car
ing how things look, from the mo-
ment that it seems of no consequence
whether we are clean or dirty, COM
Portable or the reverse, whether things
about us are kept up or neglected, the
quality OF our home making is de-
cided. If we would have our homes
radiant backgrounds to which we turn
longing eyes in absence and which are
full Of cheer and warmth in our pres
ence, we must have an eye to small
details as well as to the general re-
suits. In a word, we must try to
live up to the wedding presents. We
would better add little to our daily
care and keep our beautiful bric-a-brac
and our costly silver in sight than
pack it all away, live in a scrambling
fashion and leave our possessions as
heirlooms and curios for our descend.
ants.
| (Copyright 1906, by Joseph 3. BQWles.l
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-04-06

strong wire covered with a plait of
crinkled lamp shade paper; then line
the inside with velvet or plush, first
cutting out strip to go round the
upright part and pasting it over the
edge. For the bottom, cut out a circle
Of writing or drawing paper a little
smaller than the box, cover it with
velvet, and then glue firmly to the
box. Finally, encircle the outside twice
with plaits Of the lamp shade paper.
This should also be pasted on, using
a colorless glue. =.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-04-06

It had been organized only three or
four weeks, and yet the interest mani
tested and the readiness with which
the boys and girls described the beef
type, the dairy type, and various
breeds Of cattle, the mutton and wool
types of sheep, the principal breeds
of draft horses, and some of the
standardized roadsters and trot-
ters was indeed surprising. At the
close of the recitation the class was
taken to a barn in the village, where
several fine roadsters were owned. The
owner was not at home, but the
teacher had standing permission to
take the horses from the barn in order
that the class might examine them.
A fine Hambletonian mare was led
into the yard and examined critically
by the pupils and criticised by them,
the different points being brought out
by skillful questioning on the part of
the teacher.
From this place the class went to a
livery barn where splendid black
Percheron stallion was stabbed for
the day. A member Of the class had
discovered the horse as he was \be-
ing driven in from another town IA
miles away, and following the driver
to the barn had got permission for the
class to examine him. When the Hv-
cry barn was reached the driver
brought his stallion out into the
street., put him through his PAGES,
helped the teacher in calling atten-
tion to his good points and the con-
trasts between the draft type and
the roadster type Of horses, and al
lowed us to take several photographs.
1t was an instructive lesson, not only
for the members of the agricultural
class, but for the score or more of
farmers and toWnsmen who collected
around the livery stable. In much
the same way the local butcher is an
instructor in the high school. The
class studying the beef type Of cat
tie, or the mutton sheep, or the differ
ent classes of swine is taken to the
butcher shop and given a demonstra-
tion lesson on cuts and their relative
values, which of the breeds are apt
to produce the better cuts, which the
better quality and SO on. Z. +, & :.
Thus this little village high school,
though it pays. only $2,23o a year in
salaries and only $370 for. OF her ex-
penses, has a faculty made up Of nu-
merous specialists and an equipment
in illustrative material such AZ few
technical high schools could afford.
And the pupils are being. trained in
the elements Of failure. and success
on all the farms of the neighborhood,
in the. village shops and: in the: mar.
kets.@ This is training for efficiency.
It I is training for culture, for breadth
of view and for symp pathy with. all
II that goes IT'D make Up the life5o the
Scommunity B: 1} S455s.|
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-04-06
Deurees of Efficiency.

There is a member of congress from
the southwest who had trying expe-
rience learning to run the big motor
car he purchased last winter.
One day friend said: 'How are
you getting on with the thing?"
20, I'm making progress" was the
modest reply of the southwesterner. <
Doing pretty well, eh?'
"Yes," resumed the congressman,
gravely, *I can spit now and soon I
expect to be able to raise my hat
American Spectator.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-04-06
Pay Attention to Hands.
Frock Suitable for Dance or An,
Dress Occasion.

Extremely new is the shoulder ef.
feet in this little dress, and the moth
er who is looking for something out
of the ordinary will find it in this de-
sign, which can be fashioned from al
most any material
While white, both in cotton and
linen, is unquestionably to the fore
for the wise woman there are occa-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-04-06

bans are tilted and some entirely sup.
ported on barettes, which must be
well fitted to the head. j. -.
Quite fetching are the little military
turbans of narrow brim with Derby
crown that is encircled' by a gold
cord and balls or tassels and cog or
aigrette at the left side. This hat in
velvet is stunning.
The sailor hat, with narrow front
brim and high crown is among the
favored styles, and is very effectively
trimmed with plaided ribbon or velvet.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-04-06
The New Theater Hat.

- The new theater hat is small, but
the question is whether the people be-
hind it can see as we'll with a small
hat on the person in front. as they
could when the large hat is removed,
for the new hats are intended to be
SO small as not to .obstruct the view. ).
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-04-06
The Difference.
| jail charged

The socialist was in jail charged
with murder.
I," said he, proudly, ''am the John
Brown of the epoch of wage slavery"
John Brown turned uneasily in his
grave.
WELL" he remarked, when that
FOOLS soul gets marching on nobody
will sing about it, anyhow
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-04-06
In High Place by Own Efforts.

George F. Pollock, recently appoint
ed assistant commissioner of the gen.
eral land Office in Washington, did
not have even primary school educa-
ton until he was over 19 years old.
Now while still quite a young fellow,
he is receiving $4,000 a year for pure
ly intellectual work: His father was
a coal miner with q large family.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-04-06
Fight Shy of*Widows..

ar Fewer widows are sought in natri1
mony by Englishmen than formerly,
according to official statistics. In
1870 the percentage was ! per
1000 marriages; now the widows led
tosthe altar number only 12.5 Per
1000. + $..S =S .$s=
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-04-06
Form of Millinery Just Now High in
Popular Favor.

Here is a style of turban turned up
we'll on the left side, where a plume
or large wing ribbon bow or wheel
rosette is the usual finish. Many tur.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-04-06
Bodice Fashion Not Settled

! >. There is just q little uncertainty yet
as to whether the short-Waisted en-
pire style or the pointed bodice OF the
Marie Antoinette period will predom-
mate, 4 ,i
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-04-06

/ Entire street suits of the 5dressy
order will be made of checked velvet,
ln#5 dark k,z , harm onious u colorings, OF
course. iS Il I'd
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-04-06
WATCH TRAY EASILY MADE.
Useful and Pretty. Adjunct for the
Boudoir Table.

A useful and pretty tray for watch
may be made as follows: Obtain the
lid of a circular box of convenient
size, and sew firmly to it handle OF
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-04-06
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..Palmistry,.,. Y,

She-Did you ever try palmistry?
!. He We'll, I've sat In the moonlight
and held = girls hand !-Yonkers
Statesman. s$I :s..:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-04-06
TURBANS IN MANY STYLES.

copyright, 1906, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-11-29
aH( ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS '''';:'''' ,;;:
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expected him as executor of the estate
of Mrs. Glover to find resting place
for the ashes of the kitten. Mr.. Hoes
has offered the relic to several ply
sicians. He has found that there is no
general demand for the ashes of kit
tens, so he has taken charge of the
urn himself and is using it as a paper
weight.
According to law the cremated kit
ten is the property of President Roose-
velt and he may at any time he
chooses claim the residuary ashes.
This, Mr.. Hoes Is sure, the president
has no intention of doing. Mr.. Hoes
says he will keep the ashes if he is un-
able to persuade anybody to accept
them.
Mr.. Hoes efforts to discover rela-
tives of Mrs. Glover have extended
over period of several months, but
have been fruitless. At this time there
is little more known about the woman
than was known when she was found
in her apartment after she had tried
to kill herself. She died in the Har-
lem hospital, leaving a will which gave
her estate to. President Roosevelt.
many photographs of whom were
among her belongings.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-11-29

A N important and, in a sense, sur
"a prising change is imminent in
the cabinet of President Roosevelt.
From time to time in the past few
months it has been rumored that both
Secretary Metcalf of the navy and
Attorney General Bonaparte of the
department of Justice were likely to
retire from administration life. While
the rumors have been denied, it is not
unlikely that one, and perhaps both, Of
those officials may leave the cabinet
before the president completes his
present term.
That, however, is for the future, and
tho latest information as to a change
in the cabinet affects neither Mr.. Met
calf nor Mr.. Bonaparte. 1t relates to
the retirement of no less a parsonage
that the secretary of state Elinu Root.
Mr.. Root is not we'll man. His
health is impaired, and he is inclined
to feel that he ought not to jeopardize
his remaining strength, mental and
physical, by the performance of the
exacting duties of secretary of state.
1t is not likely the change will take
place before next spring, as Secretary
Root has some matters he desires to
bring to the attention of congress dur
ing the approaching session, but there
is strong ground for the belief that it