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The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-12

Protect Trees from 5orers.-Mix
cement with skim milk and apply with
a stinf brush. Mix only a small guam
tity at time. as 1t may set" Apply
1t somewhat in thin condition, and
then make a second application. First
remove the earth from the trunk OF
the tree and apply the cement mix
ture six inches below the SURFACE OF
the ground and foot above. II will
also protect against the gnawing OF
rabbits and mice II put on two feet
above the surface. as 1t becomes
stone.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-12

A tank holding six or eight barrels
would probably hold water enough to
last a week and by carefully filtering
the water the tank will not need
cleaning out more than once a year
Place the top of the tank as low as
the bottom of the cistern, so it may
be filled by gravity, Put the air
pump in the kitchen so the pressure
may be increased easily without run
ming down cellar TO do 1t, and have
all the connections air tight OF
course any boiler shell that is steam
tight is also water tight and air tight
You need a little fall to carry the
waste water away 10 the cesspool, but
of course all houses are built on
ground that is high enough to pro-
vide drainage. An arrangement of
this kind when properly put in is just
as serviceable as water supply and
sewer drainage in cities. Such con-
veniences cost no more in the first
place than city water and sewer con-
nections, and the home outfit is
cheaper to run afterwards. City water
costs an average householder from
eight to ten dollars per year, and the
city man Is just as liable for tepairs
as the man who has his own water
and sewer system, and city plumbers
charges are enough to scare a person
to death.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-12
FLOOR PLAN

rather build a cottage like this for
1900 and have a bedroom each for
the boys and girls than to put up an
elaborate house costing twice the
money with the expectation of making
a good deal more show.
like this cottage house for this
reason; It gives a grand opportunity
TO establish home for the family that
will foster conteptment and happi-
ness. II costs more theoretically to
heat a cottage house than a regular
two-story structure, but practically
you get more comfort for the same
amount of coal in well built cottage
house than you do in anything else.
or course cottage houses are always
built in small towns or In rural com
munities where coal is cheaper, be-
cause storage is not so much of an OBJ
ject and because 1t costs less TO haul
Il and to handle IT, OEe great ad-
vxntage OF living in aUAil town is
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-12

Crops and Soil Water.-The differ
ent kinds of plants use different guam
titles of water. One experimenter in
the west places them in this order, the
first using the most water and so on:
Potatoes, oats, wheat. corn, sugar
beets, old alfalfa, red clover, timothy
and English rye grass. This is but a
very partial list of our cultivated
crops, but 1t shows that all do not
take the same amount of water When
these plants are better understood and
their moisture requirements are fully
established, it will be easier to make
use of the vast regions in which water
Is scarce.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-12

Mr. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to tho
subject OF building for the readers OF this
paper on account OF his Wide eNpc-
ricnce as Editor, Author and Manufac-
turer he Is, without doubt. the highest
authority on all these subjects Address
all inquiries TO William A. Radford, No.
194 Fifth Ave, Chicago, Ill, and only
enclose two-cent stamp f9F feply.
A very roomy cottage and one well
adapted to a growing family is given
in this plan. There are six rooms
and a bathroom on the ground floor
and chance TO make two splendid
bedrooms in the two principal
gablCV. II is not a very expensive
house to build, although It is % feet
wide and 60 feet long Under favor
able circumstances II should be built
complete for about $1,000 and It con
eight room two-story house with a
a greater opportunity for closets and
storage room.
One fault with modern houses is
the lack Of storage. 1t is a great con-
venience to have plenty of room and
to have places to put things so you
can find them without digging them
out from under a whole lot of other
things. People who live in cities ex-
pect to be crowded, because there is
not room enough to go around. but
in the smaller places every one should
be accommodated with all the room
they need and little to spare.
! like to see a house big enough
to supply a separate bedroom for each
person in the house. 1t Is a great
deal more healthful and a good deal
more satisfactory. Every person is
more or less selfish, and each one
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-12
The Sheep Banker

We had just taken batch of cook
les out of the oven when we heard a
timid knock AMI upon opening the
door beheld the portly form of our
sheep banker Balancing his cane un-
der his arm he deposited his hat on
top of the cookie jar and sat down on
the door of the baking oven. Rising
at once he moved with great dexter
ity into the front parlor. where he
took a stand under the portrait Of
George Washington, which adorns the
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-12

o'clock is gathered up and sens TO
benton llarbor. IL is in Chicago the
next morning before daylight A great
deal of hauling is entirely dispensed
with, not only in the orchard, but on
the road to town. Very much OF the
fruit is carried right to the platform.
where It is packed and then left there
TO be loaded into the car. Some of
the farmers who sell the product Of
their orchards in Benton Harbor haul
their fruit TO town, but the men who
ship to the commission men of Chi
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-12

the cheapness OF fuel and provisions
What We eat constitutes a large part
of our living. then If we have money
enough left to buy coal and wood we
ought to be happy Most of us get
more than we deserve, but we don't
realize 1t at the time.
There is a good comfortable bath
room in this house and that is a thing
to be recommended even I'm cottages.
With bathroom on the first floor and
an attic like this over the kitchen the
water supply is easily managed. You
just build a clstern at the back of the
house and put an old boiler she'll in
the cellar for reservoir tank and
run pipe to It from filter connected
with the bottom of the cistern. Then
all you need is pipes to carry the wa
ter and an air pump to force air into
the boiler shell to force the water
into the bathroom and up to the
kitchen sink In rural communities
old boiler shells may be bought for
very little money Shells that are
no longer safe for steam pressure may
be used for water tanks with great
satisfaction.
The waste water from the bathroom
and from the kitchen is easily taken
care of by a cesspool which need not
cost to exceed $40. This arrange
ment does away with carrying water
either in or out, saving i'm labor
which is sufficient to pay the entire
cost in one year, and the machinery
is there for use as long as you
want It.
1t is not necessary TO have a very
large tank, but of course the larger
1t is the less attention 1t requires.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-12
A Fruit Express Trolley Line

A great many fruit growers have
been able to avoid long wagon hauls
Of fruit to the market by using the
trolley lines that have laid their rails
and stretched their wire right through
the orchards. The use of the trolley
in marketing fruit and vegetables has
been greater than many thought it
would be. A new line that has been
built out of Benton Harbor, Mich, and
reaches some Of the finest farms that
lie on the fruit bluffs overlooking the
St Joseph river began the work of
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-12

most subtle shades. and ! have seenl
the loveliest effects obtained with eml
broideries In Japanese style, carriedl
out entirely in two or three shades of
the same color Flowered musllns arel
also very fashionable for afternoonl
frocks and a favorite melange Isl
lowered muslin and plain muslin. thel
latter being in the same shade as thel
groundwork of the former. Once againl
we are wearing embroidered skirtsi
with plain bodices, or blouses, but in
variably the sleeves show the same.
embroidery as that on the skirt.
II is predicted that we shall see
ivory white lace blouses worn with
colored linen and tussore skirts, but;
no one reading this paragraph must
run away with the idea that the funny
old "blouse-and-skirt" idea is coming
I'm favor again. II is quite possible
that white lace blouses will be worm
with pale blue linen, or pale peach
tussore, skirts in the late summer, but
these colored skirts will invariably
be inset-in some way-with the same
lace as that used for the blouse. 10
will not be a case of blouse and
skirt" but Of specially designed cos
tune
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-12
Two Famous Bells.

Two monster church bells. the
"Bummerin" in Vienna and the Say
Oyarde" i'm Paris, have been the sub
ject of much discussion recently
They are both silent bells" saws a
writer in a Hamburg paper, but for
different reasons The Vienna bell
cast in I'LL from captured Turkish
guns. hangs in the tower of st. Steph-
ans, and for many years it's deep
tones doomed from the belfry, call
ing people to prayer and to assem-
blages of Joy and of sorrow. But the
nerves of old st. Stephans could not
stand the heavy laundering. and the
"Bummerin' was silenced. Now
there is an agitation to build a suit
able tower for the bell. The Frcuch
silent bell was a gift from the peo.
pie of Savoy for the Church of the
Sacred Heart at Montmartre. Before
the monster could be placed in a bel
fry IL was discovered that in Casting
or transporting the bell had sustained
a fracture, and that vandals had
bored holes in the outer part and had
filled them with lead, thus running the
great bells voice. Nothing remains hut
to recast the bell. This will take
some time. and when II has been ac.
complished the armament In religious
France may have cleared to such an
extent that the bell may be christened
as Schiller's bell-"Concordia."
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-12
Wholesale PolsonInn order.

In the fourteenth century the profess
sional poisoner's favorite agent was
arsenic. and this was known TO the|
crowned heads Charles de Mauvfs !,
king of Navarro. in that century, com,
missioned a certain Woudreton to goI
to Paris and kill with arsenic Charles
VI, the duke of Valois, brother of theI
king. and his uncles, the dukes OF
Berry. Burgundy and Bourbon. Would
reton was detected and executed inl
1884.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-12
T5Ityyels55zzIkfAT'7ERQ be 5ys5 OF
y DRESS
1-OS

The rage for the grey note" is un'
abated! Pale grey gloves and shoes.
palC grey hats trimmed with shaded
roses and lined with dull black, pale
grey waistcoats for tailormade gowns,
Two important points Of the toilottq
which will certainly remain 'palq
grey until winter is with MS again
are the long suede gloves and the
floating shoulderscarfs the latter fred
1uently inset with fine black Chan1
tilly and embroidered all around the
edge with black silk
Some OF the lovclicst muslin gowns
for afternoon wear are made Of puro
white Indian muslin, embroidered i'm.
ualc-hucd silks and inset with Maltesei
or Brussels lace. Silk ombroideries I'M.
pale colors look exceedingly well onl
fragile muslin. though ! much dislike.
them on linen, but they demand an ac-i
compartment Of lace motifs and insert
tions. All the embroidery designs OF
the moment are arranged to included
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-12

the skirt of one which | saw the other
day was OF very fine broderie Anglaise,
entirely worked by hand, with bold
cross bars of Venetian guipure inser-
ton. At the extreme hem these cross
bars were filed in with rich design OF
Cluny. and the whole thing was mar
yelously effective in a subdued way.
The little coatec-which In front was
sharcd like an Eton jacket set in wide
rleats-was made of ivory taffetas,
which showed blurred roses, in faint
delicate shades. all over its surface,
cad at the back this quaint coat was
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-12

This blou-e ID ;sned with japanese silk.
while. outwardly, 1t is finished with ef-
fective touches OF pale blue satin. and
crochet lace, and buttons OF the blue,
all edged with rulings OF Valencienes
lace. The yoke OF Nalenciennes insertion
is outlined with scrolls OF guipure ap-
plique and connecting folds OF the blue
Gatin. the sleeves being distinguished by
the novel and pretty way in which folds
Of satin are passed through circlets OF
lace, while then frills Of lace frame the
elbow becomingly and. finally, there may
be noted deeply draped satin waist
band. fastened at the back with two Of
those button rosettes.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-12

st. Lawrence Alma -Tadema. r. A..
was intended for the law and his par
ents so disliked the idea of his study
ing art that he was obliged to rise
very early in the morning In order to
paint. This had some good effect, for
he formed a habit of early rising.
and is often at work before most peo-
pie are out of bed. At IA the great
artist painted a picture Of his sister.
and at 16 an excellent one OF himself
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-12

This IS essentially a year Of costly
simplicity ! never remember haviug
secn SO much costly lace used on SUM
mer gowns as this year and besides
this Introduction Of rare old lace the
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-12
Blouse Of chiffon Taifeta.

Specially adapted for wear with morn
ing and tailor-made costumes. 1t is Of
finely checked chiffon taffeta, and is ar
ranged with a chemisette and cuns OF
fine guipure. and trimmings OF Soutache
braid and buttons, a further finish being
given by a smart scheme of stltchlngs. II
fastens at the back.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-12

Tho broad kimouo straps SHOW cen
'ral Insertion Of embroidered muslin. and
then. in front, the blouse Is finely tucked
and inserted with lace. groups OF tiny
a.il'cn buttons being another pretty detail
ot ita trimming. while the elbow sleeves
are arranged In quite new way with
crossed and m1ny-buttoncd straps OF silk.
10 hold in their puncd u,lncss above "a
lacc-ina,I;cd cuT
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-12

DO you really mean to tell me-" de-
manded Mrs. Hauskeep. that you are
a San Francisco sufferer"
Yes, lady" replied Hungry Hawkes..
yer see. folks has been sendip' 40
much grub out dere dey've had ter neg
lect us deservin' cases nearer home.
-Philadelphia Press.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-12

original dress was made OF Cluny in
set with guipure and with valen-
ciennes, and there was folded waist
band in a pale shade of rose pink.
with the loveliest buckles OF tortoise,
shell and hligree silver.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-12

muslins themselves have been en-
3roidered-by hand-in a manner so
elaborate and fine as TO defy descrip-
ton. Some Of these embroidered mus
lin gowns are worn with the smartest
possible little coatccboleros of tus.
sore or chine taffetas. For example,
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-12

cut In sac form md the sleeves were
kimono in design and extremely short
The blouse worn with this mos.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-12

The dainty effect of this blouse is en-
haaced by insertions OF lace. all edged
w.;h tiny frillng. the scalloped yoke and
Tho prettily shsped cuffs also introducing
th.s pretty contrast of fine lace the more
boldly patterned broderie.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-12

The white chiffon. which is patterned
with black velvet spots. is tucked and ar
ranged with scarves OF beautiful chine
ribbon. broadly bordered with white
satin. and also dotted with black velvet.
white nlet lace embroidered In floss silk.
being a third fabric and factor OF the
chine ribbon and spotted chiffon drawn
beneath the desp waistband of black
glace.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-08
A FEW WORDS.

Don't say adjustment, for abolition
is the perfect word.
Don't say wonderment when wonder
will express your meaning.
Don't say my politics are" Politics
is singular in spite of the final S.
Don't say people when you mean per-
sons People is collective noun, in
the singular number.
Don't say flapdoodle words, for even
when properly employed your meaning
will not be so clear to the reader as
when you use simple words.
Don't say receipt when you mean
recipe. The collector to whom you pay
money gives you a receipt A formula
for the preparation of food is recipe.
Don't say surprised when you mean
astonished. You may be astonished to
find Johnny stealing jam, but he is sur
prised by you.-St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-08
A Cause For Thanks.

Charles O'Conor once began an aft
er dinner speech in Philadelphia in this
way:
81 must confess that dread to make
after dinner speeches. At the most
sumptuous dinners, even at such din
ner as this one, if know that at the
end l must make a speech l am nerv-
Gus. have no appetite, l find little to
admire in the best efforts of the chef.
In truth, gentlemen. can readily i'm
agine Daniel, if he was at all of my
mind, heaving a sigh of relief as the
lions drew near to devour him-heav-
ing sigh of relief and murmuring:
"'Well. if there's any after dinner
speaking to be done on this occasion,
at least it won't be done by me-"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-08

Organized labor has asked Congress t.
institute an investigation into all of tn
facts and circumstances attending the
arrest in Colorado of Charles H Meyer
William D. Haywood and George F
Pettibone, officers of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners, and their removal te
Idaho to stand trial on charges of com
plicity in the murder of Ex-Governor
Frank Steunenberg. Meanwhile Con
gress has adjourned and as the trial has
been set for an early date the Min,
Owners Association. at whose instance
the men were kidnapped, will have ample
time before the reassembling of that BODY
to accomplish their avowed Intention
that of convicting the accused on manu-
featured testimony and hanging them
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-08

The obstacles which beset the path
way of a photographer when he en-
deavors to secure "a pleasant express
sion" are many, particularly when his
sitters are of a tender age.
81 do not believe whipping does chill
dren a particle of good" said Mrs.
Green, returning flushed and discour-
aged from a visit to the photographer
with her Tommy. Here I've spent
over an hour in that hot room trying to
make this child look pleasant. I've
slapped his hands twice, and he looked
crosser each time than he did before"
Youths Companion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-08
The Istbmian Canal situation is attrac

The Isthmian Canal situation is attract
ing its share of attention these days. In
this connection it might be said that
probably two of the angriest men in this
hemisphere are ex.Chief Engineer Ste
vens, whose resignation has Just been ac-
cepted, and Mr.. Oliver, who made the
lowest bid for the contract for digging
the Canal. Mr.. Oliver is proclaimiug
that it has been Skin game" and that
he is out forty thousand dollars as a
result of taking his chances with the gov
eminent Mr.. Stevens is keeping quiet,
but probably doing great deal of think
ing. Mr.. Stevens being so lar from home
and beginning TO suffer little from an
exaggerated ego" as people away from
home often do, supposed he was in a
position to dictate to the President so he
sent a letter to Washington that was
considerably out of the ordinary In ii
he complained of the proposition to let
Mr.. Olivr in on the job of digging the
canal, and is said to have written that
the President should choose between
them. The President did not choose but
the letter conveying to Mr. Stevens that
his resignation was accepted left in the
next mail and the Administration then
proceeded more deli 'erately to reject Mr..
divers bid. The latter was no surprise,
as it had been intimated that such a thing
was Imminent, but Mr. Stevens letter was
a bolt from the blue. The Chief Engi-
neer's resignation threat was a bluff
which the President called.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-08

to convey this information for the fact
that there are Congressman who do live
here decently and who do save money
besides is sufficient to establish the fact.
Senator Beveridge in seeking to show the
extravaganza and prodigality of the mil
lionaire Office holder and the impossibility
of the salaried man keeping up the pace,
has misrepresented and exaggerated in a
way to make himself rather ridiculous to
people here and to give wholly false and
misleading impression to people else
where.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-08

At the sound of bugle on Monda,
10000 volunteers with picks, shovels anf
$500 teams began to clean up the dir
and debris in the streets traversing the
part of San Francisco that was burned OF
April IS, 1906 Men of all profession
and occupations participated in the work
Development and reconstruction wort
has resulted in great scarcity of labo
all over California. 1t is estimated tina
cisco, and to supply this extraordinsr,
demand all the towns and cities, and
even the farms. throughout Californi
have been depleted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-08
The cornse Plant.

The corpse plant is remarkable
c2rnivorous specimen that grows in
the colony of Natal. Its principal
feature is bell shaped mouth. with
s throat opening into hollow stem.
1t is almost black and covered with
a thick, glutinous secretion. while its
odor is very offensive. This attracts
carbon feeding birds TO it, and once
they alight on it they are lost. Their
claws become entangled in the secre-
ton, the bell shaped mouth folds up,
and they are literally swallowed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-08

Having spent over $500. 600, 900, and
thereby established record for extrav
agance, the Fifty-ninth Congress ad
journed at noon on Monday. All records
for expenditures were broken by the 5eth
Congress. 1t appropriated more none,
than any of its predecessors, and more
money than the first thirty five of then.
put together. The total expenses of the
United States Government up to the Civil
War hardly exceeded what the 5eth Con
gress allowed it to spend in the two years
from July l. 1906 to July I, 1908. The
total appropriations of this Congress
reached the sum of 81, 800, 1871, $50 IS.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-08
Fou ID At Last.

j A. Harmon, of Lizemore.
West Va. says: g AT last [ have
found the perfect pill that never
disappoints me, and for the benefit
of others afflicted with torpid liver
and chronic constipation, will say
take DR.. Kings New Life Pills. y
Guaranteed satisfactory. 25c al
Eli I. Reynolds, Druggist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-08
Gentle Door Taps.

A story of extraordinary deafness
was unfolded at recent meeting of a
medical society in Philadelphia. An
elderly woman, exceedingly hard of
hearing, lived near the river, One aft
ernoon warship fired salute Of ten
guns. The woman, alone in her little
house, waited until the booming ceas-
ed Then she smoothed her dress,
brushed her hair back in a quaint man.
ner and said sweetly, Come in."-Ar-
gonaut.