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Morris tribune., 1907-08-10

She assaulted dirt. I'D to sunset and
after she was busy. Everything about
her little house shone like new silver
from the repeated scrubbing and polish
ing she gave it. She assaulted dirt with
the vehemence of an American and the
thoroughness Of a Teuton. Rest was
luxury she disdained, and yet she was
always healthy and always happy. ta
GLOW is it, Mrs. Schroeder" she was
often asked. "that you are so happy all
the timer
Zach, Gottp' she would exclaim, with
that irresistible laugh. II hat no time
for anyt'ings udder." -...7
Sounds Very Well Indeed.
You say your wife "shall never work
T If you can help it." That sounds quite
heroic and looks very we'll on paper,
but it's ridiculous if you don't mean it
and serious mistake if you do. 1t
isn't original with you. 1 have heard
it great many times In my life. Some
Of the men who said it did their best
to live up to it, and some of them sue
ceeded, to the sorrow of their wives,
but there were several who afterward
made their wives work like slaves and
occasionally beat them. Between the
pampered and miserable doll and the
prosecuted and equally miserable house
hold slave there is a happy medium,
and it isn't hard to find it.
There is an old axiom that there is
no excellence without great labor" and
it is equally true that there is no hap
piness without occupation. Work of
some description Is as necessary to
our mental as food to our physical
well being. We somehow cherish the
delusfon that we'll financed idleness Is
the acme of earthly bliss, and yet when
we get two weeks vacation, no
matter how we'll filed our pockets, we
begin to feel weary Of it at the end Of
the first week and are impatient to get
back into the harness before our time
is up. Some can stand it longer than
others, but there are mighty few who
can contentedly do nothing for any
considerable period of time
''Oh, but you're talking about men,"
hear you say. women are differ
emit" That's just where you're wrong.
my boy. Women in this respect are
Morris tribune., 1907-08-10
In Praise Of the Dog.

An arctic explorer pays the follow
ing tribute to the dog that draws the
Sledge:
Nowhere does the dog show himself
so much the friend of man as in the
regions Of ice and snow.
When the rivers are frozen and the
way is blocked to every other beast
Of draft, the dog is put in harness and
goes where none but man can fol
low. He faces the trackless solitudes
with assurance, for none know better
than he how to surmount their perils.
His keen instinct tells him of the COM
ing storm while it is yet distant. He
knows how to break through the ice
for. water when thirsty, how to hunt
for his food and how to make his bed
in the snow.
He is full of courage and endurance,
resourceful as his cousin, the fox, and
with sufficient of the wolf nature to
feel at home in the bleakest solitudes.
He is the only animal that man can
count on as comrade in the far north.
Morris tribune., 1907-08-10
The bikes of Holland.

Many young folks do not understand
how it is that the land of Holland lies
below the level of the sea, though sur
rounded by it, and how the rivers flow
ing through the land find an outlet.
All of Holland does not lie below sea
level, but much of it does, having been
reclaimed from the water by the build
ing Of dunes and bikes, and it is these
that now protect it. The land SO pro-
tected is intersected by canals In every
direction, which drain it into either
the German ocean on the west or the
Zuyder Zee on the east. What was
once Harlem lake. covering an area
of 10000 acres, is now rich, produc-
tive land, with population Of 12,OOe
to $4,000. 1t was drained more than
fifty years ago, and the bikes referred
to prevent the sea from encroaching
on it. The lowlands on each side of
the Mississippi river in our southern
states are protected in similar way
by what are there called levees.-Chi-
cago News
Morris tribune., 1907-08-10
Horses and Grass,

A famous veterinary surgeon declares
that grass beats all the drugs in crea-
ton as a cure for sick horses and
mules. Horses should have a few
pounds of grass daily from spring until
fall, he says. The prevalent notion
that it is harmful is idiotic and cruel.
Grass to horses is the same as fresh
vegetables and fruit to us. Their
craving for it proves their need of it.
Yet ignorant, unfeeling drivers yank
them away from it as if it were poison
instead Of the life giving medicine it is,
designed by their Maker for them.
When they gnaw the bark of trees or
eat leaves it Is because they crave
grass and can't get it.-Buffalo Horse
World. ,.. 81.
Morris tribune., 1907-08-10

without 1t, but because she wanted to,
because she would have been unhappy
otherwise, and l dare you to say that
your Anna May is any better than my
wife-I just dare you! No, John; let
her work; let her do just as much as
she pleases to do in reason. It won't
hurt her-there Is no better exercise in
the world than housework-and it will
make her better wife and, please
God, better mother when the time
comes. ..r...... -.~....- -. .....
1t is true there are some wonderland
it pains me to see the number growing
larger all the time-who have a strong
aversion to domestic labor. don't be-
lieve Anna May is one of them; but, if
she is, let her follow her bent If it
does not destroy your domestic rela
tons. There is no more pitiable object
on earth than a woman Of energy and
talent compelled to live life of mac
ton because her little tin god Of hus-
band would consider himself disgraced
if she were to do little honorable work
on her own account Don't be that kind
Of chump. It's pure and unadulter-
ated selfishness. That's all there is to
it. If you love your wife, give her free
dom. Let her do the work that pleases
her best, for therein lies her greatest
happiness. But keep her at home; keep
her at home! l draw the line there. If
her ambition takes her beyond the por-
tai for her labor, employ housekeep
er, but preserve the home. 1t is her
haven and yours. There Is no satisfac-
tory substitute for it. 1t attains its
highest glory when the wife is it's head
and directing force, when her life is
mainly devoted to it's welfare; but
whether or no. it is home, and nothing
else will serve. Your affectionate dad,
.# .E .a JOHN SNEED.
Morris tribune., 1907-08-10

ence upon tie color Of the yolks of her
eggs. Corn, for instance, IL fed In
large amounts or as the exclusive
grain colors the yolks of eggs highly,
making them a deep yellow. where's
wheat fed exclusively makes light COX
ored yolks. Oats seem to be medium
between corn and wheat in this re-
spect @
Z Not only does the feed have an inf1u-
ence on the color of the yolks Of eggs
but 1t also has an influence upon the
color of the flesh. Oats and wheat
have a tendency to produce white
flesh in chickens.
Morris tribune., 1907-08-10

she would infinitely prefer the labors
Of home, with its cares and its joys.
to the triunphs of her profession.
The home is the best place for the
development and exercise of wom-
ans talents for numerous reasons, most
Of which are entirely obvious. Wheth-
er 1t is an original gift to the sex or
the result of the training Of thousands
of years is immaterial. The fact re-
mains that she shines with greatest
brilliancy in the domestic atmosphere,
and here she should be allowed to spar
kle unshadowed. The majority of wo-
en- realize their duties and responsible
files and desire to fulfill them. They
know that they can best be fulfilled in
the home, and if let alone they will de-
rive the greatest amount of satisfac-
ton and contentment from the per-
Torrance of the tasks which home
service brings to them. as@..s
1 don't believe that woman should
be drudge. l don't believe that she
should be required or allowed to do
more than she wants to do. When her
work ceases to be pleasure, then it
has passed the limit of expediency and
defeats it's most important object.
Where the line should be drawn de-
ponds entirely upon her temperament
and her physical strength. Some wo-
men can do joyfully and with benefit
to themselves an amount of labor that
would destroy others, and there are
excess energy carries them far beyond
their physical powers. Too much work
is as bad as idleness. There is golden
mean, and instead Of trying to prevent
Anna May from doing any work at all
you should exercise your authority or
your influence, whichever you please
Morris tribune., 1907-08-10
Place For the Lanterns.

A place should be provided in every
farm building where lanterns are used
or likely to be used. Stretch Il wire
along behind the cows and horses with
sliding wire hooks on to which the Ian
tern can be hooked and moved as want
ed. A hook of cheap, smooth fence
wire can be fixed up without expense
almost anywhere, and it is much safer
than nail, as it will generally allow
the lantern to hang straight. Be care
full that no hay, straw or other infam
mable material is near lantern hooks
or other holders Don't set lantern
down.
Morris tribune., 1907-08-10
KEEPING TAB
ON THE WORLD
Concluded from page 2.

Result Of French Elections.
Reports Of the recent French cleo
tons for membership In the general
councils indicate a decided loss on the
part of the Progressives and Reaction
aries, with a corresponding gain for
the Republicans and Socialists. One
hundred and thirty-seven second bal
lots will be necessary before the com
plete returns are known.
Upton SncIair's Book Barred.
Dispatches from Berlin state that the
authorities there have forbidden the
sale of Upton Sinclair's new book,
1.-THE Industrial Republic" on the
ground that it contains passages criti-
cising the emperor of Germany.
South Polar Expedition.
A British expedition headed by r. 81.
Shackleton, who was a member of the
Discovery expedition, sailed from Lon
don last week on the steam barkentine
Endurance for King Edward VII.
Land, where winter quarters for
twelve persons. with provisions for two
years, will be established The inten-
ton is to make a dash for the south
pole during the summer of 1908. The
equipment includes motor car pro-
vided with different sets of runners for
travelling over surfaces Of varying
softness. a-"-
Morris tribune., 1907-08-10

Some can stand it longer than, others.
not different They must have some
thing to do, and the man who imposes
a life of idleness upon his wife, be-
lieving he is thereby contributing to
her happiness, is making blunder
that he will pay well for in after
years. | grant that his intentions are
good, but they are of the same charac-
ter as those used in certain quarters
for paving material. and unless the
wife is an invalid or is exceptionally
constituted his object, prompted by
love as it may be, will not be attained,
because nature has implanted in every
normal human mind d strong and over
whelming desire for action. The
world must be kept moving, and it's up
to us to turn the crank The labor of
woman is as necessary to progress as
is that of man, and it doesn't matter
whether it is your wife or my wife or
the hodcarrier's wife-each has def
mite duty to perform and will find
her greatest happiness in it's perform
ance.
Now, doa't go off half cooked.
don't want to see your wife scrubbiag
the front steps, although If it is neces-
sary even that probably would do her
no harm. l wouldn't have her do any
thing but that which she is physically
able to do and wants to do Mind what
/ say now-wants to do. The fact that
so many women are useless dolls is
mainly due to foolish young husbands
like yourself who force their wives to a
life of inaction. If given their own
way they would choose labor of some
character, and 80 per cent Of them
Morris tribune., 1907-08-10
Little Foxes and Little Hunters.

Little Foxes and Little Hunters.
First:
Among my tender vines I spy
A little fox named-By-and-by
Answer: ... "@
Then set upon him, quick say,
The swift young hunter-Right-away.
Second:
Around each tender vine I plant
I find the little fox-I-can't.
Answer:
Then, fast as ever hunter ran,
Chase him with bold and brave-I-can!
Third
No-use-in- trying-lags and whines
This fox among, my tender vines.
Answer:
Then drive him low and drive him high,
With this good hunter named-I'll-try!
Fourth:
Among the vines in my small lot
Creeps in the young fox-I-forgot.
Answer:
Then hunt him out to his den
> With-I-will-not-for
Fifth:
The little fox that. hidden there,
Among my vines is-I-don't-care
Answer:
Then let Tm-sorry-hunter true
Chase him afar from vines and you.
The Five:
What mischief making foxes! Yet
Among our vines they often get
In concert:
But now their hunters names you
know,
Just drive them out and keep them so.
philadelphia Record.
Morris tribune., 1907-08-10
Bones and Lime For Poultry

Nearly all kinds Of food contain lime
Oyster shells, clam shells, marble, lime
stone and chalk are of the same compo.
sition Carbonate Of lime), bones being
phosphate of lime. Fowls utilize oys-
ter shells and other forms of lime large
~ as grit, while fresh bone from the
butcher is an excellent food, providing
both lime and nitrogen. AS green bone
cannot be ground, owing to it's tough
condition, it must be cut with bone
cutter. When bones are dry they
may then be ground and can be used
at all seasons. ..r.
Morris tribune., 1907-08-10
Dairy Pointers.

Feeding hay and dry grain just be-
fore or at milking time fills the at
mosphere Of the stable with dust. This
dust then settles into the milk pail,
carrying bacteria with it, thus increas-
ing the germ content of the milk.
Wiping the flank and udder of the
cow with damp cloth just before
milking is very efficient method for
reducing the number of bacteria which
falls into the milk pail.
Morris tribune., 1907-08-10

ger than his
own a brilliant
future is open
to her, and yet
she continues to
plead for a
home, just a lit
tie fat where
she could do all
the work her
self, where he
ana Sne would
be all in all to
each other. She
just had to do
something. but
Morris tribune., 1907-08-10
FASTENING Fence Wire,

A better way to fasten wire to O.
fence post where staples do not hold is
to use short pieces of wire. Twist one
end around the wire on one side of the
post, bring it around on the other side
and twist around the wire again. BY
treating several posts this way the
wire will be drawn quite tight with
out the aid of a stretcher.
Morris tribune., 1907-08-10

to call it, to
keep her from
doing too much.
I say this be-
cause I've got
an idea that
she's a hustler.
and, while hus-
tiers are admi-
rable people as
a rule, they need
q little restraint
Morris tribune., 1907-08-10

No, my boy. let Anna May do what
ever she wants to do within the bounds
of her capacity. If she takes pleasure
In housework. don't hinder her. There
Is nothing degrading about it. On the
contrary. there is no more honorable
employment for wife, and there is
none by which she can add SO much to
the peace and contentment of the home
and to the happiness of her husband.
her children and herself Talk as the
advanced woman" may about the en-
Morris tribune., 1907-08-10

the ln1uenco OF
that laugh pour
ed through the
open windows
of the city hall.
But that isn't
what I wanted
to tell you about.
Mrs. Schroeder
believed In the
gospel Of work.
She was never
idle. From sun
Morris tribune., 1907-08-10
Sources of Manure Value.

The plant food in ton of manure
varies greatly with the materials used
for feed and bedding. Thus wheat straw
contains per ton about ten pounds of
nitrogen, two pounds Of phosphorus
and seventeen pounds Of potassium;
timothy hay contains about twenty
four, three and twenty-four pounds of
these respective elements and clover
hay about forty, five and thirty pounds
respectively of nitrogen, phosphorus
and, potassium At Is cents a pound
for nitrogen, u cents for phosphorus
and 6 cents for potassium the value
Of these elements is $2.76 in a ton Of
wheat straw, $40 in timothy hay,
$40 in clover hay and $942 in ton
Of alfalfa hay.
Morris tribune., 1907-08-10

Iargement OF WOman'S sphere, she can
not get away from the fact that ma
lures memorable laws have given her
field peculiarly her own, a field In
which she has no rival, in which she
can and does do her greatest work for
humanity, and that field is bounded by
the four walls of the home. 1t is true
that Homework has its cares, its myri-
ad annOyances, that often bring tears
Of vexation or encouragement, but no
method of life has been yet discovered
that does not have a few kinks in it,
and there never will be. 1t would be
doggoned monotonous existence any
how. It's the kinks in life that make
existence really worth while, and they
are as necessary to the making of a
Woman's character as Of mans, pro-
vided, of course, there are not too
many of them. When you start out
for a drive you don't care for straight
road unless your only object is the
exhilaration of motion. If you want
to get the greatest possible enjoyment,
you choose winding road, where
curves bring new vistas into view at
every turn, and SO in life. But, here; if
I keep on in this strain I'll be writing
poetry In a minute and of all things
on earth deliver me from amateur po-
etry, particularly when it's maudlin.
Happiest Woman In the World.
AS was saying; the housewife has
her troubles, great punches of 'em, but
the woman who pounds a typewriter
or who stands up behind counter and
murmurs Cash. can never know the
joys that mingle with and overlap the
cares of the wife who looks after her
Morris tribune., 1907-08-10


their own good. However, there are
not many women who need a check
rein in the matter of work. They
are good deal like us men in
that respect. Most of US believe in
temperance when it comes to labor,
and some of us are total abstainers.
But, whether men or women, we are
all better off if we perform a reason
able amount of good, honest work ev-
cry day, and fortunately the ones of
either sex who are content to do moth
ing are comparatively few.
idleness Menace.
Your wife must have something to
do, and your silly pride should not
stand in the way Of the doing Idle
ness provides more cases for the di-
vorce courts than any other single
agency. 1t doesn't usually appear in
the evidence under that name, but it's
responsible just the same Most fire.
quently it is disguised as incompati-
bility of temperament, which means
that Mrs. Jones has sat in an easy
chair and lolled away her happiness
Discomfort invariably accompanies in
action, and In it's train are the other
mental and physical ills which make
life unbearable to herself and bring
misery to her mate Yet if that same
woman were given something to do
something that she felt compelled to
do, either by duty or from the sheer
love of it, the mere occupation would
remove the shadows from her mind.
bring the blood coursing through her
veins, redden her cheeks and brighten
her eyes, substitute smile for frown
and give that Zest to life and love
which is the handspring of happiness.
Morris tribune., 1907-08-10

own household.
Why, my. boy.
there never was
a happier wo
man than your
mother, and she
has w or X e d,
worked h a r d,
all her married
life, not because
she had to, for
I've alw a Y s
made enough to
take care of her
Morris tribune., 1907-08-10
Success With Hoos,

In order to make a success of hog
raising every animal must be atten-
lively watched and every small detail
of the business carefully attended to.
Morris tribune., 1907-08-10

Jones - Who is the really perfect
man, I should like to know? Brown
The man your wife was going to marry
if she hadn't married voul
Morris tribune., 1907-08-10
.mpelled by divinely given instinct,
would say housekeeping.
But Not Drudqery

Among my acquaintance Is a young
man who has your idea very deeply
impressed. When he was married,
three or four years ago, he took his
beautiful wife to a boarding house and
has. kept her there ever since. She
pleaded for home, but he would not
have her soil her hands. The inactiv-
ity of a boarding house was to her
unbearable. She has very fine voice
and rare dramatic talent He reluc-
family consented to allow her to give
music lessons. Now her income is lar
Morris tribune., 1907-08-10

The Color Of Eggs.
It has been definitely demonstrated
that the food hen eats has an intiu-
Morris tribune., 1907-08-10
copyright, 1906, by c. S. Yost.l

IdlScu.C oHe was CuceILui luulf AuuoA
of the Mrs. Wigs type, and she had
laugh that would roll across the vii
lage like peal of spring thunder. Its
reverberations were infectious, and, no
matter how worn and tired, no matter
how troubled, my fellow citizens would
be, they would echo smile, and peace
and contentment would settle down
upon the whole community. Why, I've
seen town meetings of the most violent
character turned into love feasts by
Morris tribune., 1907-08-10
The Making Of a
| Successful Husband |
BY CAsPAR 5. YosT.

In Spite of the More or Less Pop
uIar Belief That Married, Women
Work Too Hard. the Fact Remains
That There Is No Real Happiness
Without Occupation. - ~
Smyrna times., 1907-07-17
Camden Camp Plans Outlined.

The managers of Camden Camp met
on the ground last Saturday and
awarded the privileges as follows:
George @. Brittingham purchased the
horse pound, and stated that only %
cents would be charged for feeding a
horse, the price he has in Dover at his
stables, and would have team on the
ground all the time during camp to
convey persons to the train or any
where they desire to go. Sylvester
Cannon was awarded the bootblack
stand and will black boots and shoes
for the same price he does in Dover
5 cents. A committee will run the
boarding tent and restaurant. Mrs.
Mary V. Bell will have charge of the
boarding tent and Mrs. Katie Deakyne
will have charge of the restaurant and
ice cream parlors. Frederick Murphy y
will be the police. The carpenters are
now at work on the large boarding tent
and will have it all complete by Satur-
day. The pumps at the springs have
all been put in order and there is an
abundance of water.
Smyrna times., 1907-07-17

asked the girl. about a watchr"
Jack nodded. Il think 1 can explain
she went on, turning to Culbert.
'When-wher it happened l stopped
wearing your watch and used mothers,
left yours on the bureau. and when
came home it was gone l made
complaint TO the police, and 1 suppose
the" have caught the thief and wish
ne to lGeltify my property"
Bat what have l to do with it?" he
asked
Il don't knew" she replied. Jack
just came afte" mc = face livid with
fear l supposed ~ something ter
rible had happened. that perhaps
Il was in trouble" Culbert suggest
ed, supplying the break. Il have been
tempted to, but it SEEM cowardly to
kill myself. What l cannot understand
is Jacks chain of reasoning"
"Ain't lawyers for to keep people
frum goin' to jail?' the boy demanded.
And amt you the bes lawyer?"
''YOu cannot expect me to answer
no to that laughed Culbert.
Oats it," explained Jack. 81 brung
her UP here to save her.
The two threw back their heads and
laughed, and in that laugh the misun-
derstandings were forgotten. Culbert
tucked her under his arm in the old
| familiar way and unlocked the door
81 guess I'll go down with you and
see the officer" he said. 1T looks i'm.
| portant to have your attorney"
He threw open the door, and Jack
slipped out. There was a soft but sig
nificant sound that brought a grin tC
! Jacks face. and then the two followed
him into the car
The big policeman grinned at Jacl
in most friendly fashion when the in
terview concluded, and he stepped int
the car. On the up trip Culbert slip
ped bill into his hand.
There's a piece of wedding CAKE
goes with this" he said, "but tina
comes a litsle later This is a time, m!
boy, when the Jack of Spades captured
the Queen of Hearts and the King o
Idiots
''YesSir," asSented Jack, wonderin;
what it all meant. He knew about tn
wedding cakes and ten dollar bills
The rest was Greek, but satisfactOr.
because his king and queen wer
pleased.