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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
GAS FROM CORNCOBS.
Makes a Cheap and Effective llumin-
alton for Nebraska Town.

Makes a Cheap and Effective lllumin-
alton for Nebraska Town.
\ commercial grade in Illuminating
gas made from constalks concobs,
hay and other vegetable matter is be-
ing used in Beatrice, Neb.. for fuel
and lights and has superseded coal
gas, according TO the New York Sun.
The cost of the new gas is S1.Iy per
thousand, the lowest price at which
gas is sold in any city in Nebraska.
IN quality it is as good as coal or oil
gas.
John D. Rockefeller is said to be
back of the company which is furnish
ing the gas and the franchise for the
plant is in the name of the Rev.
Charles Eaton of Cleveland Rookie
feller's pastor. The company has
completed a 100000 plant 1t is the
first plant in the world in which gas
is produced in this manner
The vegetable matter is placed in
large retorts and roasted until the
water is forced out This water is
then turned into steam and the gases
eliminated are very combustible and
a perfect substitute for ordinary coal
gas. A year ago Mr.. Eaton applied
for the franchise for establishing a
gas plant and it was voted to him.
The plant which has just been fin
ished is the result Absolutely not
hing is used in manufacturing the gas
except farm refuse.
Because of the cheapness Of
the raw material the gas can be man
ufactured very cheapIy and sold at
much lower rate than can coal gas.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
RUSSIAN GRAFTERS.
The Gar Has Collection of Past
Masters in the Art.

M aSterS IN the Art.
The unexpected and overwhelming
defeat Of Russia in her last conflict
with Japan can be readily understood
in the light of the revelations made
by Prof. OzeroH, Russa's leading finan-
cial authority, says Leslie's Weekly.
In a recent pamphlet, entitled How
the Money OF the Russian People is
Being SQuandered, Prof. OzerOff tells
how, by accident. he discovered that
the Russian treasury is being robbed
Of sums greater than those borrowed
from France and other confding ma
tons. The greatest source OF graft
IS found in railroad construction work.
Through the system of letting the
work by contract, it is discovered,
the government has paid more than
five times the amount Of money actu-
ally spent in railroad construction
work. After each contractor and sub
contractor had got his loot there was
left for the man who did the actual
WI y OIl dDO0L OuS-IIlilu VI lie
amount necessary to do it in a serv,
iceable manner.
Another graft revealed by Prof.
Ozeroff. was that of 100000 900
rubles (about S1OOOOO.OOO). which,
through the influence of certain ones
in high authority, was taken from the
state treasury and let out to private
factories and industries. This loan, it
is shown has not brought a dollar of
revenue to the government; in fact,
there is no evidence to show that the
money was ever invested at all.
Among the petty steals is the case of
a poor relation of the car, who. re-
ceived 10000, 900 acres of crown lands,
supposedly as a token of regard from
his imperial kinsman. These revela-
tons are significant at this time, wlen
tens of ,-ousands of the cars sub
jects are starving to death because
the government is too poor to allow
each poverty stricken man cents a
day.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19

that God would bless the friend who
had faithfully borne the burden of
grief with her and sustained her I'M
til the broken heart could free itself
from the fraiI body.
Hollfeld sold Gutenberg and no one
knows in what corner of the earth he
is raging at the failure of alJhis plots
The End.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
MORE READING Mailer

Martha Smith, the village postmis-
tress, is in a fine humor,' confided
the rural mail carrier.
Going to get raise in salary?"
asked the city boarder
Nope! That wouldn't please her
half as much as the new postal
kyards.
New postal cards? ?"
"Yeou bet! Since people are allowed
to write on both sides of them Martha
has had twice as much to read every
mail"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
Amended.

Miss Prim-"My wasn't it hot yes
terday? I didn't seem able to dress
cOolly at all"
Miss SIimm-"Yes, it was simply
too warm for anything"
Miss Prim-"E r-you mean it was
er-simply too warm for scarcely any
thing don't you? Philadelphia
Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
Concluded,

f.yF ~ n .
l,,,a,-,-,-o- 49,. ,,o,,,ar over the upder-
- -, 49, ,,d,,a for the honestly
- T,,o,,-s,,,e baort HoIIfeId offer
al bie victfrn = sum.of money. on con
di+ion % bor g,ino away to distant
ai+,, L. naid r. bis mother and the
Tndbos reTatfree would force him to
,,,arr,, tho ,,o,,,I,-noada ..Frauiefn Won
C,,,,,,5o,,,i+., =, cha car1ad him = rnisnr-
ah1a 1ior and fad as if mad from his
nraeancn 4Iarofnar with anger. and
tbirstf,.,, ro. ravenoa she nenetra,ad
into bts mother. rom and told her
OIL '
Tn IN this nofnt Bertbat had told
her tale consecutiveIy with violent
gestures and tears. Now. however.
She was silent moment. and an ex-
preston Of fnextinguishabIe hatred
distorted her fever-hushed face.
THAT frightfuI woman" she cried,
- length pautiug lis forever quoting
the Bible She knits and sews, and
collects dav and night for mission
to carry the word Of God to the
heather. to humanize them. but they
cannot be more fnhumau and cruel N
their Ignorance than this Christian IN
her arrogance. She will abolish the
worship OF idols. this nobewoman,
But she makes an idol Of herself, SUIT
rounds herself with faWning cringing
hatterers, who are forced to repeat
that she is one Of the elect, made of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
FAT APPLE CROP
IN WASHING ON
.PICkERS OF FRUIT HAVING TIME
OF THEIR LIVES.
Go ALL OVER THE WORLD
Export Trade Embraces European
Countries, Australia and the Orient
Great Care Exercised in Packing
and Keeping Fruit Free From
Pests and Injury.

Spokane, Wash, Sept. 16-Apple
pickers in Washington orchards are
having the time of their lives. The
total acreage is near the 100000 mark
and the trees are heavily laden and
wages bigger than ever before in the
history of the industry The crop is
estimated by growers and inspectors
to be worth from 100000 to $1O.-
900, 900 this season, and of this more
than 100000 will be paid for fruit
packed for export. The bulk of the
crop is made up Of Spitzenburg, New
town pippins, Winesap, Jonathan and
other winter varieties, which can be
shipped anywhere, the chief districts
being the Yakima, Wenatchee. SpO-
kane and PrOsser valleys in the order
named.
Much Of this fruit will be sent to
Atlantic coasts markets, and England,
France, Germany, Australia and the
orient. New York, Boston and Chi
cago are the chief distributing points
east OF the Rocky mountains and from
these the jObbers and dealers in va
riCuS parts of the west, east and
south are supplied. The big red apple
is the fayOrite of Americans and
Australians, while the Englishmen
are fond of the various varieties of
pippins, which also have regulations
in Denmark and Sweden and other
DartS Of Fur0nn
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
O n ~ TO R "A.
Rsar, +bo 1.-The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature of M>zZlIz%I
The Reason.

q should think Foraker would retire
from the presidential race"
"He has"
But he has made no announcement
of it."
He doesn't know it."-Houston Post.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
A Profitable Business.

That there is big money in apple
orcharding, an industry yet in its in
fancy in the state of Washington, and,
in fact, throughout the northwest, be-
comes apparent when it is known that
trees average five boxes each every
season and that in many of the older
orchards, containing from so to Is
trees, it is not uncommon to harvest
from Is to 20 boxes. The younger or
chards are set with from 80 to 108
trees to the acre. A thousand dol
lars gross the acre is not uncommon
in the western part of the Spokane
country, where apple-growing has as
sumed a commercial Importance sec
ond to none in the district. Forty
and 50-acre orchards, containing from
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
Millions of Boxes.

Stated commercially, the crop in
Washington this year is matter of
100000 boxes, each containing 50
pounds of apples. The fruit was
grown in 81 counties, those having
more than $4,000 trees being Yakima,
1,248,OOO; CheIan, 100000; Spokane,
11,16O; Pierce, 100000; Whitman,
100000; Cowlitz, 10000; Kinsap, 1874
900; Whatcom, 10000; Columbia, so
900, and Thurston, $4,000. The crop
would fill 1888 cars of 10000 pounds
each, or make $50 trains of 80 cars
each. Laid end to end the boxes, IS
inches in length and II inches high,
would stretch 1 APO miles, and if piled
up they would make shaft 947 miles
high
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
Good Wages Paid.


Packers do not pack barrels in this
country. They are too mwieldly
Pine boxes are used, and they reach
the growers and packers knocked
down. the price being 1872 cents
each, to which must be added one
cent for mailing. AS a rule pickers
and packers are paid by the day, the
wage scale ranging from 1925 to So
a day, though in some instances the
pickers are paid by the box or the en-
tire orchard, which contain from 80 to
1903 trees to the acre. The average cost
Of picking, packing and package to
the grower is 25 cents, but it is not
unusual for shippers or commission
men to buy the products Of the or
chard on the trees, paying from 81 to
$1.25 box, and doing all the work.
Great Care in Packing.
AS Washington apples are now
handled in the highest priced markets
OF the world, every care is taken with
the packs, the fruit being select and Of
uniform size, color and flavor. They
are hand-packed after grading and ev-
cry precaution is taken against bruis-
ing and they are free from stains and
pests. Every apple is wrapped in
paper to prevent contact. Only the
highest quality fruit is selected for ex-
port, and for this the growers receive
at least 81 a box, more in the foreign
markets than they do on the local
markets, where competition is not so
keen. BOstOnians will readily pay
the top price for big red apples the
New York market is the best for Wine
saps and Spitzenburgs and Chicago
wants flavor more than color and size.
Legislation for Better Fruit.
Fruit infected with the cooling moth
or San Jose scale is confscated and
destroyed wherever found, and to give
the consumer every protection against
these pests and insure the freedom
rom disease, F. A. Huntley, state fruit
commissioner, has an experienced
horticulturist as inspector in each of
the big apple districts. The iegisla-
ture, at its last session also enacted
sevral laws to insure better fruit,
among the provisions being the fol-
flowing:
All boxes, crates, baskets or pack
ages containing fruit offered or trans
ported for sale within this state shall
be marked with the name of the vari-
ETY. { or if the variety is unknown the
said box, crate, basket or package
shall be marked variety unknownO , and
no such box, crate, basket or package
shall bear the name of any other local
ity, place or district other than that
in which said fruit was actually
grown"
A Profitable Business.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-11-13
Why Kipling Recanted.

1t is said that Rudyard Kipling, the
great English literary genius, one
time believed in the inalienable right
of the individual to exercise self-con-
troll and self-regulation on the liquor
question, but was converted to prohi-
bition by witnessing the leading OF
two young girls to ruin through
drink, after which he wrote, as fol-
lows: Then, recanting previous
opinions, ! became a prohibitionist.
Better it is that a man should go
without his beer in public places and
content himself with swearing at the
narrow-mindedness Of the majority
better it is to poison the inside with
very vile temperance drinks and to
buy lager furtivsly at back doors than.
to bring temptation to the lips OF
young fools such as the four I had
seen. I understand now why preach
ers rage against drink. I have said
there is no harm in it, taken moder-
ately; and yet my W demand for
beer helped directly to send those two
girls Keeling down a back street to
God alone knows what end" :.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-11-13
Beware of Pride.

Let US beware of pride. Some are
proud of their lace, others Of their
race, others Of place, others OF their
face, others Of their grace. I have
met people who are proud Of their
humility; and I rather think / was
proud once of a sermon on the Grace
of Lowliness." Nothing shows more
truly when a nature Is out of union
with Christ than the obtrusion Of the
self-life and the boast Of a vain-glory.
For such a state Of mind chastise-
ment is inevitable, and who would
not rather trust himself to God than
Man? David knew that Gods mer-
cies were many and tender, and cast
himself into His hands. Why do We
dread God so much as not to trust
Him with our lives, that He may do
according to His good pleasure?-F.
B. Meyer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-11-13
A Voyage Unrivaled.

Although anticipated as to geo.
graphical discoveries by his British
predecessors, yet the voyage of
Amundsen stands forth unrivaled as
to scant means, scientific work and
successful navigation. Under his
skilful handling the tiny Gjoa is the
first ship to make the Northwest pas
sage, and Experimentation of the
location of the north magnetic pole,
by observations covering nearly two
years in the immediate vicinity of the
pole, is a most notable contribution
to science. 1t should be borne in
mind that these results have been
produced by the labor of only nine
men, without undue suffering, and
with most modest equipment. The
outcome stamps Amundsen as a man
endowed with high qualities o. adj
m~inistration, judgment and resource
fulness.-From A. w. Greely's Am
undsen's Expedition and the North
west Passage" in The Century.
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Hints For the Fruit Gamer.

Before putting fruit in glass jars
wash them in soap suds containing
a little soda. Then rinse well with
scalding water, and set In the sun to
dry.
If you want the flavor of the fruit
to come out well, do not use an excess
of sugar.
Never use poor fruit for canning
The best is none too good. Let it be
as fresh as possible. and net over.
ripe.
Handle it as little. as possible.
Have everything in readiness be.
fore you begin operations. The wo.
man who has to run to pantry OF
kitchen every time a thing is wanted
makes herself double the work that's
necessary.
Use the best grade of sugar. II
may cost a little more than the ordi.
nary, but it will make your fruit
enough better to pay the difference
in cost.
Do not stir your fruit when it Is
cooking. If you want to know how
it is coming along, take out a piece
of it without disturbing the rest.
Give it a brisk boiling. If allowed
to stand and simmer it will not retain
it's shape we'll.
When the cans are ready for seal
ing, see that the covers fit perfectly
Never use one that does not hug
down tightly to the shoulder of the
jar.-From THE Country House In
terror" by Eben E. Rexford in The
Outing Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-11-13
The Withholding of Christians.

The bane of the professedly Chris,
tian life is its pitiful Withholding.
How many there are who seek to live
the new life as the Indian who sought
to test the virtue of the white mans
feather bed. He took a handful Of
feathers, laid them on a board, and
slept on them all night. Ia the morn
ing he remarked, with the accent OF
profound conviction: White man.
say feathers heap soft. White man
fool"
The Indians test process for feath-
ers is precisely analogous to, the pro-
cess by which thousands try to con-.
vince themselves that their type Of.
Christianity is adequate to the de-
mands Of life. They take a handful
of regeneration, ana lay 1t on the
hard side OF worldly mindedness, en-
pecting to gain peace and blessednesss
thereby, and are disappointed be-
cause the new life does not yield
what they ANTICIPATED. Why can they
not see that it Is because of their own
Withholding that Christianity falls
short of giving satisfaction
The world is full of these half
Christians, these withholders Of
themselves. They are the great re-
tarders of Christ's kingdom upon
earth, the great delayers of the Divine.
blessing which Is waiting to descend
upon humanity. The trouble with
them is, that they never go the whole.
length Of belief and CONSIDERATIONS.
They believe up to a certain point,
they become regenerated up to-
certain point, and there they stop.
Beyond that lie unfaith and wayer-
ing lines of conduct. Life with half
Christians is never wholly resigned to.
Christ. Some obvious religious du-
ties are performed in Christ's name
and spirit, but life is not made unit
formly Christian. Outside the COM
ventional bounds of religion, 1t Is apt
to lapse into the worlds way Of think
ing and acting.
In such cases the Christian has
not been wholly mastered by the Dr.
vine ideal, which Is to do the will OF
God and follow the example of Christ
In all things, and to be utterly pos
sessed by that Divine enthusiasm
which accounts Christianity the solu-
ton of all doubts and all problems
and applies it as the universal touch
stone to all that needs recognizing
and refining here on earth. We all
are withholders of faith and conSe-
Grated service in so far as we do not
believe that Christianity can leaven
this whole earthlife, and make It.
like unto the life that Is In heaven
lions Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-11-13
Mock Pate de Fois GraS.

Pour boiling water over a halt
pound calf's liver, let it stand ten
minutes, then drain and dry; cut in
dice and fry gently with three or
four slices of bacon, two or three
shallots and four mushrooms; the
liver must be just cooked through,
but not Drowned or toughened with
long cooking; when done, turn the
contents of the pan minus the fat
into a motar and pound to a paste;
season with salt, pepper, and, if
liked, a suspicion of mace and nut
meg, then rub through a sieve and
use as a sandwich filling. The addi-
ton of a few chopped .truf1es makes
it still more appetizing.-New York
Telegram.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-11-13
HINTS FOR THE
HOUSEkEEPER
@AVG@

Add three tablespoonful of lime
water to every quart of canned toma'
toes and none will spoil.
Rinsing rice through two hot
waters removes the starch as well
as several cold water baths.
A lump of cut sugar in the teap0t
will prevent stain if the tea is spilled
and will not ~perceptibly affect the
taste.
To remove ink stains from CLOTH
rub thoroughly with boiled rice. II
the stains have become dry it may
be necessary to repeat.
For lime water, v a piece OF
lime the size of an egg with a quart
of cold water, stir well, let settle,
pour off the clear water and bottle.
Replace the worn out zane in
chairs with heavy chicken netting.
Cut it two inches larger all around,
turn in the edges and tack firmly.
For light pot-pie dumplings have
a steamer made to fit inside the pot
just reaching the liquor which will
boil up and over but not submerge
them.
The heels of rubber shoes will not
wear out so quickly if pieces are cut
from the old ruEbers and fitted in the
heels of the new oles. They should
be glued in firmly.
Sewing needles if left undisturbed
in the flannel leaves of the needle
book are often rusted by the sulpher
used in preparing the flannel. Use
chamois skin instead.
To any favorite Johnny cake recipe
add from three to six apples (accord-
ing to the quantity chopped very
finely. Sweet apples preferred,
makes a most delicious cake.
Grease we'll the bottom of frying
pans and kettles before putting them
oye the fire. The smoke can be
easily wiped off with paper or cloth,
then clean with soda and a clean
damn cloth
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-11-13
ElIenborough's Sarcasm.

There are few places that have
given birth to moro tumor and wit
than the court room. Many have
heard OF the humor Of the famous
Lord Peterborough.
One day a young member of the
bar rose to address the Court in a
grave criminal case. MY unfortu-
nate client"--he began; repeated
it two of three times, and then
stopped short.
Go on, sir, go on" said Ellenbor-
ough. 80 far the Court is with
you."-New York Tribune.
The best gold pens are tipped with
an alloy of osmium and iridium.
Gold pens are alleged with silver to
about sixteen-karat %fineness.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-11-13
THQuGhTs FqR THE
ST MrRA
QUIET -FOUR
MY DAY.

! ask not that my future days be crowned
With rich and golden store,
No future days are mine; / have but enet
To-day is mine; no more.
Each morning I can consecrate anew
One glorious day to God,
And step by step my daily task perform,
By treadlng where He trod.
To-day alone is mine; tho I may long
The hidden path to see;
He stands before the gateway of each day:
And keeps its golden key.
Then let me make the most of this, ny 1
day, :
And take the gifts He sends;
So many duties, emblems of His love,
Into my day He blends.
My sun may rise to-day meath cloudIcst
skies.
My soul be gay and free;
But ere the noontide deepens I may tread
The dark Gethsemane.
Yet, with my hand in His it matters not
My day is dark and long,
For with the shadows of the-night ] chant
A joyous evensong.
IT'S thus my Master takes each day-ms /,
all
So carving out the way :
My soul is learning; fitting for the hstl
-Miiicent C. Il. Gorgas.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-11-13
Grated Parmesan Cheese.

The grated Parmesan or American
cheese to be had at the grocer's
makes a delicious and nutritious ad.
dition to the luncheon omelet and
is, withal, quickly managed. Make
the omelet in the usual way, beating
the yolks and whites of the eggs to-
gether-few persons like the frothy
centre of the omelet made with stiffy
beaten whites; add a tablespoonful
of milk for every egg, salt and pep
per, and cook in the omelet pan until
the bottom of the omelet is brown
and the centre jellylike. Then sprin,
kle it with a generous quantity OF
the cheese, fold and remove from the
pan to a hot plate. Sprinkle again
with the cheese and serve.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-11-13
Tomatoes and Eggs.

Vegetarians ought to like the fol-
lowing:
Cut three or four firm, round to.
matoes in half, and place them in a
fireproof baking dish, skin down.
Add n tablespoonful of water and
bake until tender. Remove from
oven before they lose their shape and
scoop out a good portion from each.
Break two eggs into a saucepan, add
a teaspoonful of butter, wineglassful
of cream, little onion juice, one table.
spoonful of grated Parmesan cheese:
pinch of salt, pepper and sugar, and
whisk all until thick and creamy.
Fill tomato cups with custard, deco
rate with a sprig of parsley. Serve
very hot on toast.-New York Trib.
une.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-11-13
sGoin

This was the command Of Jesus,
go We into the world and preach the
Gospel to every creature" The de-
sign in this was to better the condi-
tons Of the creatures, to put forth
every effort to bring God and the
creatures into a communion that will
sweeten the life Of the creature and
to glorify God. The highest office on
earth is to be instrumental in helping
some poor soul to get where he can
come in contact with God and this
office pays the largest salary of any
known, for they that turn many to
Righteousness shall shine as the stars
forever.-W. E. futile, in Southwest
Missionary.