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Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15
RECIPES.

Squash Mufins-One cup of squash
(sifted), cup of sweet milk, l egg,
/ teasipoonful of cream tartar, IL tea
spoonful soda, 2 cups Of -four.
German Puffs-Into three cups Of
sifted -four, stir three eggs that have
been beaten very light and then stir
red into three cups of milk. Add
three teaspoonfuls Of melted butter
and dash of salt, and pour into
deep, creased custard cups. Serve as
soon as baked with a pudding sauce.
Cracker Cake-Five eggs, one cup
Of sugar, half cup of butter, a half
cup Of sweet milk, two teaspoonfuls
OF baking powder, one teaspoonful OF
vanilla, one cup Of grated sweet choco-
late, one cup of English walnu.s, chop
ped; two cupfuls OF s:fted cracker
crumbs. Bake in a steady oven.
Stiff Chocolate Filling-Break the
white of one egg into bowl, add to
it a cup of powdered sugar and beat
steadily until smooth and white. Stir
in three tablespoonfuls Of grated, un-
sweetened chocolate and spread on the
cake layers.
Spanish Bun-Rub one-half pound
butter in with pound Of flour and
mix it with six tablespocnfuls sugar,
a pinch Of salt and nutmeg and CHINA
mon ito taste. Make into dough
with four well beaten eggs. Flour
haking sheet and drop the mixture
into II in small quantities with a
spoon; bake ten minutes: take out
and brush over with milk, then re-
firm to the oven and finish baking.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15
CULLING THE FLOCK.

Every breeder of thoroughbred
stock who aims to make reputa-
tion endeavors to Gull from the flock
or herd any animal that has the least
blemish. If the farmer would pursue
such policy, even with grade stock,
he would increase the producing ca
pacity of his animals each succeed
ing year. Every inferior animal re-
tanned is a drawback to all others, as
success is had by using only the best
for breeding.-Epitomis
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15
Secretary Roots Story.

A newspaper man having asked
Elihu Root how long he thought the
American occupation Of Cuba would
last got the following story in reply.
A kindergarten teacher asked class
Of boys:
''Haye you a warm coat?'
eyes," was the reply.
Can you take off your warm coat?"
eyes"
HAS a bear warm coat2"
''Yes."
"can a bear take OF his warm
coat?y
"No."
"wfy cannot the bear take OF his
warm coat?"
This puzzled the youngsters mo
ment, and then one cub on the back
row yelled:
"aCause God only knows where the
buttons are!"-PhiladelDhia Record.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15
IRON HOLDERS

Use old stockings and hooks from
old side garters to make holders for
fatirons and to handle cooking uten-
sils. Sew the hooks inside one corner
of each holder, letting only enough
project to hang UP in a convenient
place near the range. Make the hand
ling holders" half as thick as the
ironing holders. They are easier to
handle and can be washed daily. Keep
two in constant use; saves burning
your hands as well as keeping them
in good condition.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15

SPOTS ON LEATHER.

Oxalic acid in weak solution is
the best thing to use when removing
spots from leather. Two or three
crystals OF oxalic, dissolved in warm
water, then applied with a bit of cloth
to the spots will do the work. Watch
closely, and when the spots begin to
disappear, apply clear water to over
come the acid which IL a powerful
bleach. Dry the leather with a clean
cloth. For brl ght leather make the
solution weaker.-New York Press.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15
BABY ITcHED TERRIBLY.
Face ard Neck Covered With In
famed Skin-Doctors No Avail
Cured by Cuticura Remedies.

my boby's face and neck were covered
with itching skin similar to eczema. and
she suffered terribly for over year |
took her to number Of doctors, and also
TO different colleges, to no avail. Then
Cuticura Remedies were recommended to
me by Miss G.. I did not use it at first,
as | had tried 50 many other remedies
without any favorable results. AT last Z
tried Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment,
and Cuticura Resolvent Pills, and to my
surprise noticed an improvement. After
using three boxes Of the Cuticura Oint-
ment, together with the Soap and Pills. |
am pleased to say she is altogether diff
ferent child and the picture Of health.
Mrs. A. G. Brestlin, III N. Lincoln st.,
Chicago, ILL.,, Oct 20 and 30, 1906"
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15
MOTHS AND RUGS.

Dyed rugs, such as dog and goat
skins, are not attacked by moths, be-
cause in curing and dyesng them pois-
ons are put in that make them prac-
tically immune from attacks by these
insects; but the contrary is true OF
the natural skins, such as polar bear,
tiger, leopard, etc, for, though the
curing process they 60 through con-
tains more preservatives than are put
into that used on muffs, boas, etc,
they are much more likely to attract
these destructive insects than those
that are dyed-Boston Post.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15
THE ORCHARD SITE.

Two mistakes are often made in
selecting a location for the orchard.
Very moist land will give good
growth for few years, but the fruit
does not set well and the trees decay
and die young. Trees set in shell
tered sunny spot will also fail to give
satisfaction. Give the orchard plenty
of air and a good frost drainage and
do not give it too much water.-Amer-
lean Cultivator.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15
HOW WOMEN INSPIRE MEN.

The sons of men rule the world, but
the daughters of men govern through
them. 1t is woman who founds So
ciety in its artificial aspects 1t is
woman who creates class distinctions
and insists on maintaining them. 1t is
woman who imbues man with desire
to emulate, who instills into him
social ambition that inevitably brings
in its train the restless fever of ac-
quisition, the madness OF greed, the
ambition for power through financial
success.
1t is woman who is at once the So
cial bulwark, the autocrat and the
snob. 1t is woman who cares for the
pretty observances and formalities of
social life, and men, whose vanity and
weaknesses become women's strength,
pose as lords Of creation, while they
follow her in blind obedience to in
stinct and vanity, mutely acknowledg-
ing her power to lead and their own
inability to refuse to follow.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15
INDIVIDUAL HOG HOUSES.

The folly Of keeping a large num-
Der Of hogs in a small inclosure is
shown by the unusual fatality this
season. The old notion that hogs
could take most any sort of treat
ment has been responsible for heavy
losses this season. Hogs are subject
to colds and lung troubles. When
ever we. permit them to- crowd into
tight sheds, in large numbers, we are
inviting sure calamity. The sensi-
bls way to house either stock hogs or
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15
Special Trains-Natl Ed. Assn. and
Chr, Endeavor Conventions.

Personally conducted special trains
via the Chicago, Union Pacific G.
North Western Line leave early in
July for the Pacific Coast. Special
all-expense tours at very low rates
for the round trip, including sleeping
car accommodations, meals. etc. All
the advantages Of a delightful and
carefully arranged tour in congenial
company. Write for itineraries and
full particulars. S. A. Hutchison,
Manager Tourist Department, 212
Clark Street, Chicago.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15

Messrs. Foster Brothers. general
brokers, Hull, were summoned at
Grimsby at the instance of the Cler.
fhorpes Urban District Council for
leaving whale they had recently pur-
chased, on the foreshore, thus consti.
futing a danger. to public health. The
defendants said that had the tides
permitted they would have towed it
away 1t was their first purchase OF
q whale and would be tire last.-Lon.
don Graphic
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15
WET-BLANKET WIFE.

The wet-blanket wife probably
makes more misery in homes than any
other kind Of woman in the world.
1t is misery longdrawn out and ut
terly irremediable. Once the wet
blanket wife has established her evil
influence in home, there is no more
cure for it than for London fog
Reader.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15
LIVING ALONE.

Are you happy and content only
when you are in the company of 9TH
ers? Do you, as soon as you find
yourself alone, inst run over" to a
friends to chat awhile, because you
get lonesome? One who finds him
self or herself getting into this at
titude toward solitude, needs to do a
little serious, wholesome thinking
alone. Such are in danger OF learn
ing to live wholly from without, for
getting to live from within, says
Mothers Magazine.
Friendship is good for us. We all
need It to broaden and round out our
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15

times scanty and again very profuse.
My limbs, feet and ankles bloated
dreadfully, and sometimes my whole
body. My heart palpitated and had
smothering spells. A weeks treat
ment with Doan's Kidney Pills helped
me and few boxes cured me. At So
l am strong and WE'LL"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15
WOMEN OF FASHION AS VIOLIN
lists.

10 ..
What could be a more attractive
picture than a truly pretty woman
with a violin under her chin? 1t is
amazing that SO few artists use SO
Not only does it show forth real beau
ty but it makes a woman of merely
ordinary comeliness appear to have
loveliness above the average. Society
girls are beginning to realize the pos
sibilities of the violin for decorative
as well as musical purposes, and the
number Of them engaged in study Of
the instrument increases yearly. One
of the newest recruits to the ranks of
bow and string is Miss Augusta War
ner Miller, daughter of Warner Miller.
She is a busy young woman these
days, most of her time being occupied
by the thousand and one preliminaries
incidental to the coveted position Of
bride-elect for on the first Of the month
she is to give her hand to Loring
Townsend Hildreth in her fathers
home in Herkimer. Yet she makes
time every day for several hours Of
practice, and already she has attained
degree of ability as maker Of music
that is as agreeable to her friends
as it must be gratifying to herself.
Miss Miller inclines toward the tech
nique Of Ysaye, and those who have
heard her play oftenest Of late assert
she could carve out nigh
place for herself in the mu-
sical world If she cared to devote
herself to development along profes-
sional lines The statesman's daughter
is not the only girl who has made as
tonishing progress as violinist. Miss
Nora Iselin is another, and Miss Theo-
dora Shonts is said to play divinely.
New York Press.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15
She Will Not Testify.

aBut,' said the lawyer, your case
seems hopeless. ! don't see what i
can do for you. You admit. that you
beat your wife,"
EYES," replied the defendant, "but
ny wife's testimony will discount
that. She'd never admit that she was
beaten. Catholic Standard and
Himes.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15
SHOULDERS OF THE WORK
HORSE.

One Of the strongest points in pre-
pairing horses for spring work is in
having their shoulders in good, sound
condition With this to start with
and soft, well-fitting collars, there
need be but little fear Of any difficulty
in keeping them all right, no matter
haw hard the labor the horses have
to endure. BY keeping the collars
well cleaned Of any dirt which may
have accumulated upon them, from
the sweating Of the horse and by bath
ing them daily with cold water, there
need be but little fear of had shoul-
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15
THE Gospel. OF REST

Have EnglishWomen come to such
pass that their lives must be a see
saw between overstrain and curative
treatment? Where is the remedy?
How are we to stem the neurasthA
mia, the mental ill-health; the nerves.
the headaches, the depression, the in
somnia, that are spelling the lives
of hundreds of women of the upper
and middle classes today? PrAen.
ton is better than cure, and we can
best help our sisters by preaching to
them, with all earnestness in our
power, the Gospel of Restroom The
Lady.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15

lives. Companionship y wholesonDs
and helpful for everyone.
But she who can say, T am never
less alone than when ! am alone" !"
holds the secret OF a happy life.
If you can spend a day alone, hap
PLY, content and satisfied with your
own company and thoughts, it is a
pretty good indication that your inner
living is not good; that you are not
dependent upon others for your men
tai pleasure or profit.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15
LET THE COW PAY.

Don't keep" any COW. Make her
pay her own board. If she is not
doing that she isn't worth having
around A real good COW will pay
for her keep, and beside show a pro
fit.-Indiana Farmer.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15

years l was run
ming down with
kidney trouble
without knowing
what it was, and
finally got so bad 1
was given up. The
urinary passages
were painful, some
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15

Mrs. B.-I suppose you md your
daughter very much improved by her
two years stay at college?
Mrs. Proud Mother-La, yes. Mary
Elizabeth is a carnivorous reader
now, and she frequently impoverishes
music. But she amt bit stuck up
she's unanimous to everybody, an
she never keeps a caller waitin' for
her to dress; she just runs in nom
de plume, an you know that makes
one feel so comfortable.-Tit-Bits.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15

Adult male residents of New York
city each consume on an average $50
drinks Of spirituous and malt liquors
I'm year.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15
Abstinence,

Papa, what's good for a headache
in the morning?"
"The use of little common sense
the night before, Willie. denver
Post.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15
Feminine Mechanics.

Stella-Expositions are never finish
ed when they are opened.
Bella-I guess the button they press
must be in the middle Of the back
New York Sun.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15

At the present moment the coun.
tries of Europe are spending on their
armies and navies as much as $4,000
600 a day.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15

Tunis used to depend upon its olives
cereals and cattle. Now there are a
number CT profitable mines, and rail.
ways are being bailt to exploit them.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15
RECORDS OF COWS.

Recent investigations among the
herds which supply the pennsylvania
State College Creamery with milk and
cream, show that on some farms it
requires nine cows to produce as much
net profit as produced by five aver
age cows in the herd of grade dairy
cows kept by the college. Some men
receive as title as 99c, s1.05 to $1.20
for each dollars worth of feed con-
sumed, while others receive. from
$3.50 to $3.50 for each dollar invest
ed in pasture, hay, grain, etc. As a
result of this work IL farmers are
now keeping records to determine
which are the least profitable cows.
Samples of each cows milk are test
ed by the college creamery.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15
RELIABLE RED-HAIRED GIRLS.

NELIEAbLE 1OI1D -II11IItI1I5 OIIS11o'
In department stores where hund-
reds of girls are at work and hund-
reds more apply for work every day,
the managers tell the same story. The
red-haired girls, they say, are always
to be depended upon.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15

tie breeding sows. IS TO build small
houses and scatter them about the
fields. with farrowing sows, each one
should be provided with an individual
house, but with the other hogs six or
eight can bunk in one of these houses
very nicely. Bald half-dozen or
more and try them.-Indiana Farmer.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15
es, BUT PERFECTLY WE'LL.
The Happy Experience of New Cas- |
tie, Pa, Woman.

Mrs. John Mansell, GA So. Jeffer-
son St., New Castle, Pa, says: For
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15

The population Of London Is rapidly
reaching the seven million mark
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15

England's population is increasing
at the rate of per cent. a year.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15

LICE KILLING POST FOR HOGS
"A correspondent writing of hog
raising in an exchange describes a
lice-killing post as follows: 1T con-
sists of a four-fcot post set two feet
into the ground and made solid with
stone or cement. A two-inch hole IS
bored from the top and centre Of the
post down as far as the auger will
reach and if possible within six
inches of the ground. The auger hole
is kept filled with coal oil which will
soon find its way to the surface and
make a self-oiling rubbing post that
the hogs will soon learn to use and
enjoy. The hogs will make daily use
Of the rubbing post and will bring the
coal oil into contact with nearly ev-
cry part Of their bodies where louse
finds harbor. The oil that finds its
way from the hog to the bedding
reaches all parts Of the body Of the
hog and will soon drive the lice from
the entire herd. The breeder that
viii experiment with the lice-killing
post will soon place one in each lot
where he keeps hogs Weekly Wit
ness.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15
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A NEW PICTURE FAD.

Inc new fdu Gle SIldEI WOul6n A1o,
that of being photographed on the
stairs, is merely a return to former
artistic methods. Many of the beau
ties Of past days were painted stand
ing on the stairs. 1t was a favorite
position of queens when posing for
their portraits. Nothing makes
more effective background than does
q handsome staircase, and there is
something in the act of climbing
stairs, when it is gracefully done, that
puts woman into peculiarly attrac-
tive postures.
But to climb stairs gracefully is an
art net to be learned in a day. Many
a womans friends when admiring the
latest photographs Of her, taken stand
ing On the second or third step, Gmil-
ing, quite at ease, with just the right
turn to her head and her long dress
lying in folds about her feet, would
be surprised could they know how
long she practiced that pose
In the first place, the picture WON
an must put on dress that lies On
the floor at least three inches in front,
and is long, without having precisely
train, in the back. She must not go
upstairs in hurry. She must move
toward the staircase slowly, take one
step upward, then turn around and
look at the photographer. She must
hold her chin up, giving her head
little toss to avoid rigidity. When
taking the step upward she must not
hold up her gown, but just brush it
aside with one hand. In the other
hand she carries a tall staff, and she
is adjured not to grasp this as il it
were a broomstick. She must not
show her feet, no matter how pretty
they are, and she must keep her
shoulders erect and hold herself proud
ly.
ALL this is not so simple as it
sounds Few women can climb stairs
properly. Some double themselves up
and plunge forward, intent on nothing
but on reaching the top. Others labor
and gasp. Much of this latter is due
to fiabby muscles and weak heart,
but these ills may be remedied by
scientific stair climbing. Physical
culturists say that no exercise is quite
SO beneficial 1t not only strengthens
the heart and limbers the muscles, it
sets the liver working, too. The rule
is to climb with the knees, not US
ing the muscles of the back. This is
difficult; but, at least, any one can
avoid doubling up the shoulders.
A good many wealthy women are
taking to it from choice, and have
even had the elevators taken out Of
their country homes in some cases.
that they might not be tempted to
slight the artistic and grace bestowing
staircase.-New York Tribune.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1907-06-15
FERTILIZER FOR. CORN.

Corn is an exhaustive crop: that is
it take large amounts of plant food
from the soil. The question OFTEN
comes up, Does it pay to fertilize a
poor soil in order to raise corn on
it? The answer is yes. 1t pays pro-
viding you fertilize in the right way
A seventy bushel crop of corn and
stalks will remove from the soil, on
the average, about SO pounds OF nitro
gen. 4S pounds of phosphoric acld
and 55 pounds of potash. 1t we give
these elements their commercial value,
nitrogen, about Is cents per pound
and potash and phosphoric acid about6
cents per pound, we find that the value
of nitrogen removed would be $l2.45
Of the phosphoric acid s2.SS, and Of
the potash $3.50. This makes total
fertilizer value of the crop $1S.6S.
We see that good two-thirds of this
value can be attributed to the nitro
gen. and the other one-third to the
other two elements, phosphoric acid
and potash. Where the ground IS
very poor we can see that y would
not pay to rely on commercial fer
tilizers for this entire nitrogen sup
ply. The other two elements, potash
and phosphoric acid, are low enough
in price. Sc, so that you can afford to
supply the entire needs of the crop
in them.
The nitrogen must be supplied for
the most part from cheaper source
than commercial fertilizer, where corn
is to be grown. This source is readily
at hand in our clovers, and other
legumes, as COW peas and sofa beans.
There is no cheaper source for phos-
phoric acid and potash than the COM
mercial source. The cheapest source
of potash for corn would be muriate
of potash and of phosphoric acid,
super-phosphate or bone.
Where the nitrogen has been sup
piled through clovers, a good all round
formula to apply to the average
ground for corn would be 2 per cent
nitrogen, per cent. phosphorlc acid
and s per cent potash. This will give
about the best economic proportion.
Apply at the rate of 500 pounds to
the acre and the cost would be about
Sc per acre.-L. S. Hasselman, in the
Indiana Farmer
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-10-21
For the Boarding School Outfit.

For the boy and girl who are being
sent away from home the list Of posi-
BILE comforts that may be carried in q
trunk Is very great. For older girls a
chatting dish or alcohol lamp is boon,
as there are times when cup Of hot
tea or chocolate will work wonders.
In most boarding schools such things
cannot be obtained between meals,
and the chance to supplement the hur-
ried breakfast or distasteful dinner
with bite In ones room sometimes
means the difference between good
work in the classroom and no work at
all. For the girl who has electric light
in her room one Of the new smoothing
irons which can be operated by at
taching 1t to the light Is useful in
smoothing out wrinkled gowns or rib
bons. A hot water bag Is a good thing
to warm up cold bed or use in case
Of illness. A store of pretty draperies
for windows, doors or tables is very
desirable in identifying the college
room, which is generally comparative
" bare. Daintily framed portraits Of
home folks and a folding rocker will
be appreciated in the new surround
ings. AUREL1A DWIGHT.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-10-21
About Books.

If any schoolbooks are taken from
home they should be covered neatly.
Thin table oilcloth or that sold for COW
ering shelves is the best for the pur-
pose, as 1t can be washed Off when
soiled. Heavy paper or linen may be
substituted. A neat bag for carrying
books, pencils, etc, to and from school
Is appreciated by the little ones. 1t
may be made at home of linen or bur
lap in gray, dark green, red or seal
brown, either embroidered or braided.
An initial letter worked upon the out
side with embroidery silk or floss will
give the children that comfortable
sense Of personal possession which Is
valuable in making them feel RESPONSE
BILE for the good condition Of whatever
they own.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-10-21

If the child has to have ruler, buy
,one Of the noiseless kind, even If 1t
costs little more. The teacher will
be grateful, and the child will be
spared many a reprimand, for childish
fingers are clumsy, and we all know
how perverse inanimate things can be
at times. Fortunately the exasperat-
ing slate is never seen except in rural
schoolrooms, but II Johnny or Jenny
must have ore get the light "book"
slate or else one Of those with frames
incased In felt or rubber. A neat
sponge, a cloth and a bottle with
screw top for holding soap and water
should go with the slate.