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The state herald., 1907-02-01
KNOWWHATYOUBUY
You Can See Quality and
Quantity in the Local
Stores.
PAYS TO TRADE AT HOME
The Purchaser Must Take MaiI-order
House Goods on Falth-keep
the Money Of the commu.
nifty at Home.

When the consumer buys merchan.
disc he is interested in three things
quality. quantity and price. When he
goes into the store Of his local mer.
chant he sees the goods that he is to
pay for displayed before him; he can
determine whether the quality is first
class. and whether the quantity is all
that is claimed. These two points
settled, he should have fair idea as
to whether the price asked is a fair
one or not.
But how is 1t when he attempts to
buy Of the big mail order houses Of the
cities? The only guide he has to the
quality and quantity they are offering
Is what the catalogue says. and the
catalogue is prepared with the one OBJ
ject in view Of selling the goods.
When the consumer buys Of his
local merchant and finds the goods he
has purchased were not as represent
ed he can promptly take them back
and receive his money. When he buys
Of the mail order house In the large
cities he has practically NO recourse
but to take what he gets and look
pleasant at the results.
1t is cheap goods and short weight
that Is making mail order house
profits. They can buy but little. II
The state herald., 1907-02-01
THE LATEST IN TOWELS.
Recently There Has Been Distinct
Change In Styles.

While n few old-fashioned folk cling
to the damask towel, the great major
ity demand the huck, bleached by nat.
ural processes out Of doors. Many OF
these come In damask figures and
fancy weaves. such as the feur.de-lis
or chrysanthemum woven in. Fringed
towels are q thing of the past. The
hemstitched borders are attractive,
but not durable for everyday usage
hem and body being too apt to part
company In the laundering process
There Is a demand for hand embroid
cry in towels, even for everyday use
but the plain hem answers for most
people. The marking for towels should
be clear and distinct. II q single let
ter is used 1t should be about two
inches in size. While family pieces
are better embroidered In white, In
dividual towels for different members
Of the family are more quickly as
sorted after the wash II each individ
ual has his own color. The mothel
Of two boys who are often of on camp
ing and yachting trips. where the,
carry their own towels, has one set o.
towels marked in blue and the othel
In red. SO that 1t takes but n momen
to separate them.
For those who do not like hucka
back for face towels. small lengths o
diaper linen buttonholed on the end
makes q good face cloth.
The state herald., 1907-02-01
TRIO OF POTATO DISHES.
Directions for Preparing Ri3soies
Cones and Canapes.

Potato Rissoles-Mash and season
the potatoes nicely. then when cold
enough to handle. shape them into
small balls; dip in beaten egg. dredge
with bread or cracker crumbs and fry
them In deep hot fat. Drain In q
colander and serve with a garnish OF
parsley.
Potato Cones-Prepare and season
mashed potatoes that have been beat
en- very light. When cold enough
shape into small cones; brush over
with beaten egg yolk. arrange on 4
fiat pan and brown in n quick oven.
Potato Canapes-Shape cold, mash
cd potatoes into round cakes about
one.fourth OF an inch thick. Brush
each with beaten yolk OF egg and
spread the top with minced chicken
or veal: sprinkle lightly with salt and
pepper, dot with butter and brown
in a rather quick oven. Arrange on
small. hot plates. for individual serv
ing. and garnish with parsley. This
makes particularly acceptable lunch
con dish.
The state herald., 1907-02-01
Revolving Clothes Rack.

Three. four or five arms may he rVcd
as desired and Of any length. provided
all are OF one length. No skin Is re
qulrcd In making II. says Farm and
Homo. M the rope holds tho arms
up simply by being ,lght enough. II
Is well to set the post before mcasur
Ing tho arms. NO that they may be
sure to reach the ycranda. Some
laths may be nailed together at first
10 make n model II you are not sure
Of your ability as carpenter
The state herald., 1907-02-01
FARM ITEMS.

vcn,iln,c the cellar. Keep fruit
cool. bu, do not let II freeze. Sort
the apples frequently.
or NIL tho now monoy.making
schemes. none Of them beats the old.
fashioned way Of earning living
Farm journal.
Sandy soil can be greatly improved
by piowing In barnynrd manure or
other things that will add dccaying
matter.
Spinach In nm easily grown garden
crop. and there II, perhaps, no other
of It's kind that will give M good
satisfaction. Three or four ounces Of
seed planted In the autumn after n
summer crop has been harvested
from the land. will produce mn nbun.
dance OF green's for tho average fam.
lly during the lato autumn and easy
spring.
The state herald., 1907-02-01
How 10 Clean Cloth Coat.

A lawn cloth coat or walStcoa; car
be cleaned satisfactorily at horc b,
rubbing the garment over with pul
ycrlzed fulier'h earth, using n ,riali
dry sponge or rubber skin brush fol
tho purpose. When every inch has
been gone over carefully the garment
should ~ put away In n box. taIinr
care to leave the powder In II. and
should be icf, untouched for thru, ol
four days. Al the end Of that tim,
Il should be taken out ssa wei
brushed and beaten.
The state herald., 1907-02-01
BIG OR LITTLE FARMS.
The Size Depends on Location Writes
an Iowa Farmer.

Whether man should have n big
or little farm depends on his loca.
ton. In this part OF lowa. writes n
Clarke county farmer In Farmers Re
view. we must depend on the more OK.
tensivc methods of agriculture to give
us living. a man that has farm
OF only so aercs or 100 acres will
have hard chance 10 make n living.
lie needs n, least 100 acres. and II ho
has 500 acres he will be s,ill more
fortunate.
II must be remembered that II takes
good deal OF land TO produce paying
crops of corn. wheat and other cereals,
II n man raises cattle ho must have
n large part OF his farm In pasture.
n he has but SO acres and there
comes n wet year or very dry year.
either Of which viii cut short his
crops. where In hc7 but even then. II
he has 100 acres he will bc ablo TO
produce enough TO meet his obiiga.
tionH.
The so'ncro farm IN all right near n
good-nlIcd city. where truck farming
can be followed largely enough TO In,
sure the farmer n living. lie can then
constantly get manure for use on his
farm. iiut In the country away from
the large cities II In far otherwise.
The state herald., 1907-02-01
DRAINING LANDS.
Much Rich Land Goes to Waste Be-
cause This Work Is Not Done.

Many undrained and Improbable
lands can be drained well, or at least
considerably improved, should you
only spend a days work In scraping
out bitches. with an ordinary two
horse scraper. Some OF the bitches
need not necessarily be wide nor
deep.
II has been estimated that from
one to thirty per cent OF certain sec
tons OF good farming lands in. some
sections Of the Northwest need drain
Ing. Some OF this undrained land Is
reasonably productive In growing
slough grass. which in many cases
serves as feed for cattle In the win
ter. but large fraction OF these
lands lie idle and are hotbeds for the
propagation OF weeds and undesirable
Insects.
The soil in sloughs and small
swamps is usually fertile and rich
In plant food. due largely to the de-
cay OF plant life. which has been ac-
cumulating there year after year. 1t
Is this land that should be brought
into condition for the growing of
crops. 1t will support plant growth
better than the adjoining higher lands
whose fertility has been considerably
depleted by constant cropping. When
drained well these lands make ad.
mirable fields for grasses. such rs
timothy and millet grass. also fod-
der corn. There is NJ work Of this
kind done II done at proper time and
place but what will easily pay for the
expense In the raising OF the first
few crops from lands.-J. r. Volta.
professor OF agriculture. Gustavous
Adolphus College.
The state herald., 1907-02-01
WORK IN THE TOOL SHED.
Where Good Many Of the Winter
Days Can Be ProfitabIy Spent.

One of the many profitable winter
Jobs can be found in the tool shed in
going over. cleaning up and repairing
the machinery that will be used next
summer. After seasons work there
is nearly always something about q
mower binder or cultivator which
needs fixing. When one wants to use
tool he seldom has time to fix 1t,
and II 1t must be repaired the work ia
usually done as quickly as possible
wiS, an eye only to the work immedi'
ately at hand.
Plows may now be cleaned on and
oiled, hoes and mattocks sharpened,
scythes ground, etc. Then there are
always bolts to tighten, fractures and
breaks to patch up. and adjustments
Of various kinds to make. II any
machine needs repairs that must be
ordered from distance this should be
done during the winter and the ma
chine made ready for use. If this Ia
neglected now, remarks Farm and
home, you may forget all about 1t un
till you want to use 1t. and then you
will be In a hole.
A few hours work at odd times will
have all the tools ready for use when
the time comes. II they are stored In
shed or room where you can get al
them and the rain and snow cannot
II they are left, as many tools are
out In the weather. they will be ir
bad shape when you go to use them
So If you have no tool shed 1t would
be good winter job to build one.
The state herald., 1907-02-01
Scotch HauQis,

In n quart OF water boil one pount
OF calfs liver until thoroughly done
chop Il up finely with one pound o
beef huet. free of skin and fibers. on'
pound of lean beef from the rump. on'
pound Of onions: add an ounce of salt
nm otnce OF pepper. one pound Of oat
meal and the water the liver wai
boiled In. With this preparation MI /
well.:leaned Sleeps paunch, sew II ~
with strong thread. and wrap II In I
butt.rcd cloth. plunge 1t into boillni
water and cook gently for four hours
prick II several times while cooking
with trussing needle. drain. unwral
Il few moments later. and turn on TO 1
hot fish.
The state herald., 1907-02-01
Tho Human slde Of immigration.

"The Human Side of immigration.
an altogether timely discussion OF .
pressing problem. Ia treated In the Feb
ruary Century by John Graham
Brooks. From the point Of view OF
rae, education. Mr.. Brooks argues.
the human or world side Of this prob
lem should have not only increasing
attention, but the utmost practical
weight consistent with safeguarding
interests within national bounds. Tho
article is one of tho most valuable OF
recent contributions to sociological
discussion.
The state herald., 1907-02-01

almost the exceptional order that is
is conducted on the theory that 1t is
possible to take an inferior Job and
foist 1t on credulous people by
means Of reduced price and the
honest reputation established by the
neritorious original which 1t shame
lessly caricatures. These methods
have been crowned with success sole
ly by reason Of the fact that mail or
der houses put more skill. energy and
money into advertising than do the
manufacturers to whom the American
people are directly indebted for the
best vehicles on the face Of the earth.
"The mail order business is the
quack doctor of commerce. 1t prom
lses much and guarantees nothing.
The directions are always on the In.
side. and you have to buy non-re-
turnable package before you can find
out what they are"
A. G. Enderton. Of Walter, Okla,
writing to the Shawnee, Okla. Union
Signal. says:
~ The mail order houses
are the worst offenders Of the pure
food law that we have to deal with.
They are the people who use short
weight tin cans and every year the
American public is cheated out Of
thousands Of dollars by this alone.
see where some mall
order houses offer paint at about what
good oil is worth. Now. does anyone
think that mail order house can buy
good paint stun cheaper than anyone
else?
Now suppose you find out what
crude petroleum, like what is pumped
out of oil wells cost. Very cheap. is
1t not? That is the oil that is used
and what about the paint stuff? How
about Spanish whitening, with Just
enough white lead to stick 1t together? ?
."
The question Of prompt delivery is
another question which mail order
house patrons should consider. 1t is
filed promptly. The reason for this
The state herald., 1907-02-01
Beefsteak Pie,

One quart OF cold cooked meat. tw,
slices OF breakfast bacon. one table
bpoonful of buttor. half dozen potatoes
thyme. bsy.loaf and parsley. Salt, pep
per and cayenne 10 taste.
Make nice pie crust. Line n bak
ing pan with this and bake IN The
oven. Cut the meat very fine intn dice
ard senson well. rubbing with thu
minced thyme. parsley, bay.lcaf and
a.lt and pepper Let the meat steam II
a saucepan for few minutes. thor
pace the pie pan with the potatoes
which. In the meantime. have beer
peeled and boiled. Place over all IN,
alicoa OF bacon and lny tho pic crusl
on top, Bake TO nice brown.
The state herald., 1907-02-01

delay Is that they do not carry the
goods In stock. and must purchase
them after your order is received. In
Chicago. for example. no mail order
house will sell 10 any person living
within the city limits. and the reason
for this is that these concerns pur,
chase large amount OF the merchan,
disc they are selling from the retail
stores OF the city. the proprietors OF
which refuse to sell them tho goods
except upon the condition that they
irc not to sell to the people OF tho
city.
Here Is the wall OF mall order vic.
Tim taken from the columns OF tho
crookston. Mlnn.. Journal. which OK.
plains this point:
"Slr: want To register my kick
right here on catalogue houses and
,holr misleading methods. / am
frank TO acknowledge that have been
dupcd to perfection. Tho only differ,
cnco between mo and tho other vie.
Tins being that I am little deeper
In and that am willing to acknowl.
edge the corn.
TO begin with. last fall I with her
who Is now my wife. decided TO pur.
cbnac some stun TO furnish our new
home. Accordingly wo ordered all
our furnishings Of a-catalogue house
Two weeks prior 10 our marriage,
which We thought would bo plenty OF
time TO get the goods around. Bu,
by the Internal planets lot mo tell you
right here tina, nil the correspondence
diplomacy. appealing and pleading has
succeeded In landing only n kitchen
table and later mirror from PITTS.
burg.
"our honeymoon has been very
dramatic experience: cooking On an
old gas plate. eating on a dry goods
Dor. sleeping on tho floor and borrow.
Ing n few necessary utensils Of friends
aud ncighboru. No moro catalogue
goods for III. We hope TO get enough
more goods by April 10 celebrate
all FOOLS day In a hitting manner"
"A VICTIM"
Mr. Consumer. II II 20 your Hdvan.
tsss In many ways 10 buy honest
goods at honest prices Of your honest
local merchant Eco what you arc
buying. Oct what you are paying for.
Keep tho money Of tho community In
which you live at home. and build up
your town instead OF tearing II down
for tho bencnt Of the mali order
houses Of tho big cities,
The state herald., 1907-02-01

any. cheaper than your local merchant
can. First-quality, standard merchan.
disc is manufactured on n very mar.
row margin of profit. but the mail
order house can win and pay big dlyi.
dends on enormous capital II they can
sell to the people an Inferior quality
and short weight quantity OF merchan.
disc at the prices they ask. Your
local merchant could do the same
thing. but you would not buy the same
goods OF your local merchant that you
buy OF the mail order house ut nn
equal price.
Here is an item clipped from the
Parma, Mich. News which shows the
nefarious system OF the mall order
concerns. and how they ylctimizc their
patrons;
"a farmer purchased two sacks of
binding twinc OF large Chicago cata.
loguc house. and upon It's arrival this
morning ball was unrollcd and meas.
ured with bail Of Plymouth twinc
sold by local dealers. when II was
found that the Chicago article was Just
JOG feet short OF that sold Mt home
There being ten balls In n saak. II will
be seen that the farmer lost CLEO feet.
or over milo OF twlnc on two sacks
by no, buying nj home. Then. too,
the mail order house product was OF
nm inferior quality. being full OF knots.
and ono farmer standing near during
tho measuring process remarked that
Il would never work on binder. Now
We wish to ask you. does II pay TO
trade at honor II there IL anyone
who II nkoptical OF this story. lust
call and We will show you.'-Parmn.
Mich. News.
Bankrupt stock. merchandise that
reliable jobbers would not handle bc
cause Of Its poor quality. tho refuse
Of tho factories made over Into cheap
merchandise. These arc the things
the patrons Of tho mail order houses
are buying. Here In an extract from
an article that appeared In the Sioux
Falls. \. D. Leader:
"The mail order house selling vehi
oics by the catalogue route. Ia more
than n pirate. Il IL a turkcy. .busxard.
Il takes the freaks and failures that
have died for want Of real merit. and
tries 10 stine legitimate business by
selling tho embaimed remains at Q re-.
dured price.
"The whole ncfarious mali order sys
TEN. In 80 far a. Il relates 70 vehicles.
The state herald., 1907-02-01
SAVE THE WOMEN.
Revolving Clothes Horse Which the
Wife VIII Appreciate.

There Ia no little thing that will
save the household so much as re
yolvlng clothes horse. SO near the
back stoop that the clothes may be
hung upon II without stepping out In
the snow. A solid post should have
a hole bored In the top and the arms
may be beveled and spiked To n piece
OF plank through which n bolt passes
into the post. or each arm may be
bored to let the bolt pass through II.
The state herald., 1907-02-01

and find 1t satisfactory. ! use 1t to
cut up corn for feeding cattle.
The cutting blade is made OF a
heavy corn knife with a hole drilled
In the end and fastened to crib
post with one-quarter inch lag screw.
The bottom of the chopper is made OF
2x6 plank nailed to the crib post un-
der the corn chute with 1x3 inch
strip on the outer edge. The two
form trough along which push the
corn to the knife.
The state herald., 1907-02-01
Prefer, Tea for the Army.

Tea will replace coffee in the army
subsistence, II the recommendation OF
Col. valery Havard. assistant surgeon
general. be adopted. This Is the re-
suit of his observations whilo with the
Russian army in Manchuria It is the
practice of English, Russian and ia
panese armies. Colonel Havard founi
tea superior to coffee because It II
easier to transport. preserve and pre-
pare. and can be drunk without any
dlsagreeable after effects.
The state herald., 1907-02-01
Restrletlna Child Labor.

The campaign against child labor 10
two-thirds of the spindles Of the state
have agreed to reduce the working
hours of employees from sixty-six to
sixty-four hours a week, and to sixty.
two hours in 1908 and sixty hours in
19l0-wages to remain as now.
The state herald., 1907-02-01
Upton Wants Real Yachts.

Give us real yachts. not play
things" is about the substance of an
article on the great sea sport by Sir
Thomas Upton In Yachting" Under
the uniform rule adopted in 1905. II
was hoped that more wholesome
type OF boat would appear" says Sir
Thomas. "and the results OF last sea
sons racing in the United States have
entirely justified the hope. 1t is what
has been needed both here and
abroad. a good. wholesome boat
boat that cannot only go fast, but can
give good account Of herself In win.
ter weather; boat that can cross the
ocean with no fears that 1t will .suc.
cumb to wind and waves on the way
over. am satisfied the trend OF Amer
lean yachting will be towards the pro-
duction OF this sort OF boat"
The state herald., 1907-02-01
NUsBlN CHOPPER.
One That Can be Made at Homo and
VIII Do Good Service.

have plan for a simple and cheap
nubbin chopper which think will be
Of interest to others, writes corre-
spondent Of the Prairie Farmer.
have used this chopper for two years
The state herald., 1907-02-01
n.,,i. prlnnn Alnh.

The reports from tho beef cattle
market Indicate demand In excess
Of the visible supply. and that good
prices for cattle will be maintained
for sometime. This will stimulate
the rearing Of cattle. remarks Farm
Journal and will doubtless induce
NOR. prosperous conditions among
eastern and middle west farmers.
The state herald., 1907-02-01
To Renew Mirrors.

whom old looking glasses nced rc
newing paint them ON tho back viii
the following mixture: Half an ouncs
of tin. half an ounce Of lead and three
ounces Of bismuth melted together
when sllsh,ly cool. add three ouncci
Of mercury and apply with a hAre''
fDot.
The state herald., 1907-02-01
When FIourIro the Accounts.

when this years accounts are all
In and ready 10 figure. don't forget
TO give credit TO the good wife. sons
and daughters. for tho excellent work
they have done toward helping to
keep the balance on the right side OF
tho page.
The state herald., 1907-02-01

Don't keep your ewes too long.
Much loss results from keeping them
vn,il they are valuclcss when put on
10 market
The state herald., 1907-02-01

A corner in grain is not apt to be
on the square.
The state herald., 1907-02-01
Denver Directory

You TAX. no
chance whsn
buying n har-
ness from US,
every set war
rantcd to be
a. represents
ed This ciou-
BILE team har-
ness complete
with collars
and hreeeh-
inra Concord
style. 2-inch
trnces, or
is2 90. Sold
The state herald., 1907-02-01
S22 C. Cd.

hlogue OF saddles and harness. Lowest pric.s
In the U. 8 The Fred Mueller saddle q Har-
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-04-12

| McWilliams is
dead. 1t wasn't grief that killed him
either, though at one time his grief
came uncommanly near killing us.
1t is an odd sort Of yal@, too, be-
cause one part Of it never got to head
quarters, and another part of it never
got from headquarters.
How, for instance, the mysterious
car was ever started from Chicago on
such a delirious schedule, how many
men in the service know that even
yet?
How, for another instance, Sinclair
and Francis took the ratty old car reel
ing into Denver with the glass shriv-
eled the paint blistered, the hose burn
ed and a tire sprung on one Of the
Five-Nine's drivers, how many head
quarters slaves Snow that?
Our end of the story never went in
at all-never went in because it was
not deemed-well, essential to the get
ting up Of the annual report. We could
have raised their hair; they could have
raised our salaries, but they didn't; we
didn't.
In telling this story I would not be
misunderstood. Ours Is not the only
line between Chicago and Denver.
There are others, admit it. But there
is only one line, all the same, that
could have taken the McWilliams Spe-
cial as we did, out Of Chicago at in
the evening and put it in Denver long
before noon the next day.
| A communication came from a great
La Sale street banker to the president
Of our road. Next the second vice
president heard Of it, but in this way:
"Why have you turned down Peter
McWilliams' request for q special to
Denver this afternoon?" asked the
president
HE wants too much" came back
over the private wire. "We can't do
it,
After satisfying himself on this point
the president called up La Sale street.
sour folks say, Mr.. McWilliams, we
simply can't do it,"
"You must do it,
"When will the car be readyT
"At O'clock"
| Wnen must 1t De IN Denver"
"Ten o'clock tomorrow morning.
The president nearly jumped the
wire
"McWilliams, you're crazy. What on
| earth do you mean?'
The talk came back so low that the
wires hardly caught it. There were &C.
casional outbursts such as, "Situation
Is extremely critical" "Grave dan
ger" "Acute distress" Must help me
out"
But none Of this would ever have
moved the president had not Peter
McWilliams been a bigger man than
most corporations, and a personal re-
quest from Peter, if he stuck for it,
could hardly be refused and for this
he most decidedly stuck.
II tell you it will turn US upside
down." stormed the president.
"Do you recollect," asked Peter Nc
Williams, "when your internal old pot