davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18
CREAM CAKE.

Two cups Of sugar. four eggs, one
cup sour cream. one teaspoon of soda.
one teaspoon Of baking powder. one
teaspoon of lemon extract, -four to
stiffen.
Yours truly,
Hazel Morrison,
Eldon, Iowa,
R. F. D., No. 1, Box So.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18
CREAM PUFFs.

Heat one cup water, one and one-half
cup butter until the water boils, add
one cup pastry -four all at once, mix
thoroughly, cook stirring constantly
until mass leaves the side of the pan
in smooth bale Of dough-. Add four
eggs unbeaten, one at time. Drop
by tablespoonful on butter baking
sheets and bake in moderate oven
thirty minutes. When cold, cut open
and fill.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18
Cream FlIllna.

Mix one-half cup -four, three-fourths
cup of sugar, pinch of salt add two
cups hot of milk, cook until thick and
smooth, pour this into two eggs beaten
slightly, cook over hot water a few
minutes Take from fire when cool,
add one teaspoonful OF vanilla.
Margaret Smiley,
st. Louis, Mo-,
1921 Rutger St.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18

Age r..
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-09
Why . sw.IIinu EeIIoysp ! blow.


The swelling which follows from q
blow is natures effort to protect the
part from further injury and to keep It
at rest while repair 10 going ON. What
actually takes place at the seat Of In
jury is not even now quite understood.
The injury TO the smaller blood vessels
lnterferes with the flow Of blood
through them, and the white corpus
cles. with part Of the serum, the wa.
tering part of the blood, escape into
the surrounding tissues. At the same
time the blood vessels in the neighbor-
hood dilate, and the increased flow OF
blood with the thoroughfare INSTRUCTED
Increases the swelling. 1t is probable
that the white corpuscles of the blood
pass into the tissues to assist in the re-
pair, as bees or ants assemble at an in
jury to their storehouse, but with this
difference-that the substance of the
corpuscles is probably converted into
the tissue Of repair. From one point Of
view the human body Is only one gl-
gantic colony of individuals and the
swelling that follows injury but the
rush of these 20 repair the breach.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-09
.To N. bitter End"

One Of the most interesting phases OF
the study Of language is the peculiar
manner in which words and phrases
originating in mistakes finally grow
into the common speech OF the people.
An instance Of this is the expression
ito the bitter end" which is common
" used to denote the final extremity
Of a crisis. Although perfectly proper
today, it Is In reality mistake. The
correct phrase Is ITO the better end"
and arose from the fact that when a
vessel has paid out all her cable In a
storm It has aun out to the end which
nas been little used and therefore to
the better end. Daniel Defoe uses the
proper phrase in Robinson Crusoe' in
bis description OF the storm at Var.
mouth when he says, 1--WE rode with
two anchors ahead and the cables yeer.
ID out to the better end"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-09
DEAD SEA BATHING.
Il Must Be Horrible Torture, Accord,
ing to This Account.

Il Must Be Horrible Torture, Accord,
ing to This Account.
In an article on bathing in the Dead
sea clergyman who has made the ex-
pertinent says: mo sooner has one
plunged into the water than one is
whipped off ones feet and goes bob
bling helplessly about, like a wretched
cork. In the effort to regain ones foot
ing and get back to shore ones feet
and shlns are barked by the Jagged
stones and pebbles, and when at length
one does emerge from Its treacherous
bosom, with the lower limbs bleeding
and torn, one becomes aware Of hor.
rible tingllng and burning sensation in
eyes, ears, nostrlls, mouth and almost
every pore Of the skin from the brine
and bitumen which have penetrated
everywhere. Unless great care is TAX
en- the bather in the Dead sea Is liable
to an eruption, which breaks out all
over the body and which is commonly
known as the Dead sen RASH The
best antidote to this is to hurry across
as quickly as possible to the river Jor-
dan and to take second plunge there
in. The soft and muddy waters of that
sacred but dirty stream will effectually
remove the salt that has lncrusted the
body."-New York Tribune.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-09
VOICES FROM THE SEA.
Common Phrases That Have Had Their
origin Aboard Ship.

common phrases ] nat Rave Had Their
Origin Aboard Ship.
1t is remarkable what number OF
common expressions in use every day
come to US from the sea. You grumble
at a third party for Showing In his
oar in a conversation. A friend in.
qulfcs after your health. "oh, first
rate, thanks" you reply. using a term
derived from the days Of old wooden
line Of battle ships. Probably each Of
US knows of some one who Is sailing
under false colors."
Politicians are not irfreouently
"thrown overheard" by their party
when they dlsappoint expectations. We
call tall buildings. "skyscrapers." a
term originally purely nautical. "Close
quarters" is a very common expires.
sion. which. like FIRST rate" dates
from the time of wooden fighting
ships. The quarters" were protec.
tons erected along the bulwarks be-
hind which sailors could lie low and
which were used to help to repel
boarders.
There are others, too-"half seas
over" for instance, and thigh and
dry" Honest men are said to be
"aboveboard." We call good for
nothing man a "derellct," and we urge
people to go full speed ahead" on all
occasions when we mean there is need
for haste,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-09
Appreeiat. The wor.b Of sIeep.

The amount of sleep required by Q
person can be determined better by
the effects obtained than by the mum
Der of hours consumed, for 1t differs
greatly with age and the condition OF
health. Few fallacles are more dan
gerous than that which is often adopt
ed by busy people, more especially by
those engaged in scientific or Other
forms of intellectual work. when they
assume that the duration of sleep is
largely matter of convenience. The
harmfulness of deficient sleep may moi
reveal itself until the age of decline
has been reached, but it will surely
hasten the decline.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-09

chase on the ground of extravaganza
and want of funds, and his wife was
much put out.
Dinner ready, my dear?" he asked
in his most conciliatory manner. Her
face had been like stale thunder.
storm ever since the disagreement, and
Banks wanted to change 1t.
EYES," answered Mrs. B. shortly.
'Must try again." said Banks to him.
Beif. Then aloud: "Ah, I'm glad of
that my love. I have what the poets
would call AN aching yoid.' Sarah"
You often suffer from headache
she returned in a cutting tone.
Banks drew his chair up TO the table
with unnecessary noise and refrained
from further attempts at Cancellation
for the rest of the day.-Pearson's
Weekly.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-09
GROWING NUT TREES.
in Planting Follow Natures Own Way
as Much as Possible.


The age at which any nut trees come
into bearing depends on the care given
to the trees. Some authorities state
that fifteen or twenty years IRE neces-
sary to bring them into full bearing
from the time the nut is planted. This
is a mistake. as trees that have been
well cared for should bear n bushl of
nuts in ten years, and the quantity
will increase rapidly each year after
that time.
Some persons may enjoy raising
these trees from seed. To be sure, 1t
is rather slow process. but It is In.
teresting work. When planting the
nuts, If they have thin shells be per-
fectly sure that they have not dried
out at all. The best plan is to get
them as soon as they ripen and plant
them at once. When this is not possi-
Bile, keep them In moist sand or In
sawdust until they can be started.
Butternuts. walnuts. hickory nuts and
tilberts, being hard shelled, viii keep
in growing condition much longer, but
should be planted in the fall. as they
germinate better when allowed to
freeze, as that cracks the shell.
The fall planting is NATURES own
plan, and the nearer we follow her
ways the better results we may ex-
pect Another thing, do not plant the
nuts deep. Nature drops them on The
surface and gives them thick cover
ing of leaves. in which the dirt catches
as 1t blows about; then the snow COW
ers all and helps the leaves to decay
and form covering Of leaf mold for
the tree TO grow in.-Exchange.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-09
Perez Byrd
Dan Clark
Writ Lewis
Frank MINIS
SWEEP MELODY FLOUR.

Piles get quick and certain relief
from Or. Shops Magic Ointment.
Please note it is made alone for
piles, and its action is positive and
certain. Itching, painful. protrud-
ing or blind piles disappear like
magic by its use. Narge nickel-cap-
ped glass jars so cents. Sold by all
dealers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-09
Prophecy Fulfilled.

Patient-I have come to tell you, doc.
tor, that that young stock broker whom
my daughter met at the sea four
months ago has now proposed to her.
and they are engaged.
Doctor-Now. didn't I tell you that
you would benefit later by your
change?-Meggendorfer Batter.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-09
SWEET MELODY 4LoUR.
A Narrow Escape.

G. w. Cloyd, merchant, of PUNK,
Mo-, had narrow escape four years
ago. when he ran jlmson burr into
his thumb. He says: 1.-THE doctor
wanted to amputate It but I would
not consent. bought box of
Bucklen's Arnica Calve and that cur
ed the dangerous wound" 25c at
F. G. Bland, druggist.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-09
m Had III cnne.

Mrs. Cakebread was entertaining
some ladies at select little 8 O'Clock
tea, and Bobby. who had been excep
tionally well behaved. was in high
feather.
MA" he said as cake was being
handed around. may have some
tongue. please?"
'There isn't any tongue, Bobby"
That's funny" commented Bobby
81 heard pa say there would be lots OF
it."-Strand Magazine.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-09

He-what do you think? / over.
heard Mr.. spoonem talking to Miss
Platter in the conservatory. and he
told her she was sweet enough to eat
she-The glutton! That Phatter girl
weighs fully 200 pounds.-Judge.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-09
philesonhv.

All philosophers are poor men. but it
would be better for all poor men to be
philosophers. AS to the rich. they do
not need philosophy.-st. Louis Globe
Democrat
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-09
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.
Don't Pay Alimony

to be divorced from your appendix.
There will be no occasion for 1t II
you keep your bowels regular with
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Their ac-
ton is SO gentle that the appendix
never has cause to make the least
complaint. Guaranteed by F. G.
Bland, druggist. Csc. Try them.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-09
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.

DeWittss kidney ana Bladder Pills
AFFORD prompt relief from weak kid
neys, backache and urinary troubles.
Sold by all druggists.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-09
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.
More News From the New England
States.

States.
If any one has any doubt as to the
virtue of Foley's Kidney Cure they
need only to refer of Mr.. Alvin H.
Simpson, of Williamantic, Conn,
who after almost losing hope of re-
covery, on account of the failure or
SO many remedies, finally tried
Foley's Kidney Cure, which he says
was Just the thing" for him, as four
bottles cured him completely. He
is now entirely well and free from
all the suffering incident to acute
kidney trouble. sturm & Wilson.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-09
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.

5pholsterIng ana furniture repair.
ing cheaper than ever. q. q. Allen,
664 West Main street. c. R. odell's
old stand.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-09
His Attempt We, Void.

They had been having a discussion
concerning the necessity or otherwise
of purchasing new silk dress in order
to be on n level with the De None: >
next door. Banks had vetoed the pur-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-09
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.
Disturbed the Congregation

The person who disturbed the con-
gregation last Sunday by continually
coughing is requested to buy bottle
of Foley's Honey and Tar. sturm
& Wilson.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-09

Fidelity purchased with money. mon.
ey can destroy.-seneca.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-09
Muslin Underwear

We've said a great deal about the
quality and finish of our Muslin I'm
derwear in time gone by and we in
tend TO continue to do so.
The fact that we only handle the
reliable sort, and that we never sacri-
flee quality for snowy garments is rap
idly making this store a popular one
with the women folks.
Gowns, Drawers, Corset Covers.
skirts and Chemise in great variety
OF styles at special prices.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-09
Home Phone 3o4
ClARKSDURG JUNK DEALER

Rosenshine Junk Co.
buy ana sen all kinds 81 ols
Junk, Second Hand Puileys hn1
Skating. Second Hand Machinsz7
and old Reps.
Junk Ynrd-Cain ntrssk
neldsepsa-1se lI6sssnn1 m
49, - * -
The Press., 1907-01-02
Living In Coral Houses.

The churcE built of coral is one of the curiosities of the Isle of Maine, one of the Seychelles islands, in the Indian ocean. The Seychelles islands, which are supposed by many to be the site of the Eden of the Old Testament, form an archipelago of IA islands and are situated about 1,4O0 miles east of Alden and 1000 miles of Zanzibar. They rise steeply out of the sea, culmi- hating in the Isle of Maine, which is about 5000 feet above the level of the ocean and is nearly the center of the group. All these islands are of coral growth. The houses are built of a species of massive coral hewed into square blocks, which glisten like white marble and show themselves to the utmost advantage in the various tinted green of the thick tropical palms, whose immense fernlike leaves give pleasant and much needed shade These palms grow as high as 100 feet or more, overlapping both the houses and the coral built church. They line the sea- shore and cover the mountains, form ing in many places extensive forests.
The Press., 1907-01-02
The Fields of Peace.

It was the belief of the ancient Egyptians, according to recent writ CT, that everything, material and i'm material, had its immortal double. Out of this grew the idea of a life in the future state of perfect happiness in the fields of peace" For long time the common people regarded these fields of peace" not as celestial place, but as situated in the fertile and we'll watered regions of the Nile delta in the northwest of Egypt, where the blessed ever breathed the cool north wind. Here they lived an ideal form of their life upon earth. They plowed their fields and grew the grain which supplied them with the "bread which grew not stale and beer that never became sour." Here was situ- ated the duplicate of their earthly towns or villages.
The Press., 1907-01-02
supplements to the DecaIOrue.

Our social organization has devel
 oped to stage where the old right
 eousness Is not enough. We need an annual supplement to the Decalogue The growth of credit institutions, the spread of fiduciary relations, the en- meshing of industry in law, the inter lacing of government and business. the multiplication of boards and inspect ors, beneficent as they all are, they in- vite to sin. What gateways they open to greed! What fresh parasites they let in on us! How idle in our new situation to intone the old litanies! The reality of this close knit life is not to be seen and touched; it must be thought. The sins 1t opens the door to are to be discerned by knitting the brows rather than by opening Ae eyes. It takes imagination to see that bogus medical diploma, lying advertisement and fake testimonial are death dealing instruments. It takes imagination to see that savings bank wrecker, loan shark and investment swindler in talk ing livelihoods take lives. It takes imagination to see that the business of debauching voters. fixing juries, se- ducing lawmakers and corrupting pub lie servants is like saving through the props of crowded grand stand.-E A. Ross in Atlantic.
The Press., 1907-01-02
His Visits tO the Earl,

There is a we'll known English bishop who writes very bad hand. This bad hand caused a sad error to happen some years ago. A youNg clergyman had written to the bishop to inquire about a vacant curacy, and the reply that the young man got informed him that the salary was small and the work difficult. But there was one mitigating circumstance. The incumbent, among his other duties, would visit the earl every morning and spend two hours there. The curate would have rejected the post but for the daily visit to the earl. That attracted him. There would, no doubt, he told himself, be many fashionable dinners to which he would naturally be invited. He would make many friends among the rich and powerful These friends would be able to help him in his career. The earl, perhaps, had daughters. One of them who knows?-stranger things had happened. And so the curate accepted the difficult and poorly paid curacy to discover on his first visit to the town that he had misread the bishops letter and that his daily two hours visit was not to the earl, but to the jail
The Press., 1907-01-02
Moderation In E.erci.e.

It is better to be lazy than dead, and it Is probably just as comfortable For obvious reasons the prescription to take moderate exercise is misleading and unsatisfactory. Most of us are consti- tutionally incapable of exercising mod erately. We begin violently and end quickly. And what is moderate exer- else? One philosopher who tried 1t for twenty years arrived at this conclu- sion: Keep a pair of Indian clubs In your bedroom. Look at them frequent ly. Exercise by their suggestion" This has the merit of moderation. It Is the same as to walking. Smell the morning, look down the long way that separates you from your business. Then take a car.-Detroit Free Press.
The Press., 1907-01-02
A Sailor on Sen Plotu1e..

~1'll take a sailor along with me the next time I buy a marine painting" !" said millionaire. "I bought two ma. rines last month, and yesterday my old friend Captain Salthorse had look at them.
 "Salthorse said: ..=
 "'Ln this first picture we've got 8 trading schooner in charge of tug towing away from rock bound coast through a fearful tumble of sea. The schooner's maintop mast Is gone, and all sails are lowered except her stay sail, which is kept hoisted, though she Is towing head on to the gale. Why that hoisted staysail? All hands, suppose, are drunk. -...z-. ....
 "In the second picture,' continued Captain Salthorse, the principal boat, an eighteen footer, is racing, yet has no flag flying. That's as incorrect as 1t would be for you to go to a dinner party minus a shirt The crew of this boat are getting in the spinnaker, and If they lower away, both spinnaker and boom will be in the water, for they have neglected to let the boom go for ward. But know what the trouble is with them. They, too, are drunk. .'"-St. Louis GlObe-Democrat.
The Press., 1907-01-02
Keen Your Blood Pure.

No one can be happy, light-hearted and healthy with body full of blood that cannot do its duty to every part because of it's impurity; therefore, the first and most important work in hand is to puri- fy the blood so that every organ will get the full benefit of healthy circulation There is no remedy we know of so good as that old family remedy, Brandreth'1 Pills. Each pill contains one grain oi the solid extract of sarsaparilla blended with two grains of combination oi pure and mild vegetable products, mak. ing it blood purifier unexcelled in char. acter. One or two taken every night for awhile will produce surprising results.
 Brandreth's Pills have been in use fol over a century and are sold in every drug and medicine store, either plain or sugar, coated.
The Press., 1907-01-02
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
CIter0s of local interest taken from the columns of The Press, thirty years ago.l
January 4. 1877.

The Stafford National banks semi- annual dividend is per cent, and the Savings Bank of Stafford Springs and Stafford Savings banks each 8 per cent.
 The towns poor are this year, by appointment, cared for by J R. Buck of the Street. A comfortable house adjoining MT. B. s residence is oc- cupied by the poor.
 Messrs. Hiscock & Staples have taken the steam mill lately run by Grandy Bros., and will operate there for the present, doing all kinds of saving and grinding
 The Congregational Sabbath school has reorganized for the year, choosing F. J. Chandler superintendent; O. W. Sanford, assistant do Clarence w. Crane, librarian; Miss Georgie Beckwith. secretary,
 The worst runaway of the week oc- cured on Sunday last, when the WOOuAu WI "AAA SAOlSLI~ WdS OV0TGuTu ed, the whiffletree of the sleigh catch. ing beneath the body in turning, frightening the horses into a plunge, which overturned the sleigh and threw the driver, 0. G Ellis, beneath the horses feet MT. Ellis escape from injury was a close and a fortunate one. The horses ran, the sleigh fighting again, and the team was stopped by Milton Cummings at his home, about a mile distant from the starting point Damage, beyond the spilling of 75 gallons of milk, and the disappointment of customers, not very extensive.
 Ashford 70. l.. Dean has resigned the WestfoFd postmastership, which he has held ever since he attained his majority, and has joined with others in petitioning that his successor may be H. A. Eastman, who has for some time had charge of the office,
 Married. In Stafford, 2d, by Rev. G. V. Maxham, Andrew Goodill of staffordville and Martha Blodgett of Union. #'..
 In Stafford, 3d, by Rev. F. L. Batchelder, Eugene D. Ellis of Staf- ford and Emily M Neff of Ellington
The Press., 1907-01-02
fhe norinr nf slnhn.

Strong glass plates are bored through by means of rotating brass tubes of the necessary diameter, which are filled with water during boring. To the water there is added finely pull verized emery. It Is said that thinner glass can be perforated with holes in an easier manner by pressing a disk of wet clay upon the glass and making hole through the clay of the widths desired, so that at that spot the glass is laid bare. Then molten lead is poured into the hole, and lead and glass drop down at once. This method is based upon the quick local heat Ing of the glass, whereby it obtains a circular crack, the outline of which cor responds to the outline of the hole made in the clay. The cutting of glass tubes, cylinders, etc, in factories is based upon the same principle.
The Press., 1907-01-02
Porturueae Rullnrhta.

At Portuguese bullfights not only are the points of the bulls horns sawed of, but the stumps that remain are carefully padded. The horses also are ridden with consummate skill, and ev- cry precaution is taken to prevent the bull touching them. Banderillas are used by the men on foot and on horse. back and are planted in the neck of the bull, which irritates the bull, but cannot be described as torture. Just as much skill is shown as in Spanish bullfght, and there may be just as beautiful a display of costumes, but there Is no killing either of the bull or of %ho horses