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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-09

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the world is large enough for all, and that
he needed only to seek In order TO nnd Wnat
others did not want The policy was easy
IL not always applicable. In his next aDid-
tines did not strive for It. To 1t, therefore,
he gave the Hebrew name 'Rehoboth,' Sig
nifyins room, and acknowledged the good
ness Of God who had at last directed MIN
to a SPOT where he would be undisturbed
1--WE shall be fruitful" he said, confident
should be prosperous. This last place was
all the more desirable because 1t was not
far from Beer-Sheba, the old home to which
he had easy access, and where ne might re-
fresh himself with memories of other days.
PROMISE oversees A-25).-Under all
these annoying circumstances it Is evident
that Isaac acted conscientiously. That he
was greatly tried cannot be doubted, but
that he was sustained constantly by de-
sire to be peaceable and righteous no one
can question. At the close he needed and
received Divine assurance. without which
he must have been In mental unrest God
appeared to him, revealing himself as the
God of Abraham (Gen. xvii:D, thereby re-
calling the terms Of the covenant, bidding
him not to fear and renewing the promise
posterity was also awakened, dearer than
any other hope to the heart of the oriental
list. but resting solely upon the word pre-
yiously delivered to Abraham. Isaac show
ed his appreciation Of this gracious ap-
tGeu. xii:O and engaging in worship. He
had thus come into rest, his envious neigh
bors removed from him, his abiding place
fixed with heavenly blessing upon him.
SUMMARY.-There are two ways Of
explaining this passage In the life of Isaac
He may be regarded as a weak and timid
man. unprepared for contact with an evil
world. AS such his course Is not to be
taken as worthy of imitation, but rather
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-09

Commit thou all thy grfefS
And ways into His hands;
To His sure trust and tender care,
Who earth and heaven commands; "A
Who points the clouds their course, I
Whom wind and seas obey; u
He shall direct thy wandering feet,
He shall prepare thy way. =
Thou on the Lord rely,
80, safe shalt thou 60 on;
Fix on His work thy steadfast eye,
So shall thy work be done.
Give to the winds thy fears,
Hone and he undismayed.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
ION THE WATER WAGON"
One Plea a Mans Fellow Drinkers
Respect.

cit isn't always that a slang phrase
exerts any great moral power, though
as a dissuader a slang word by the
sense of ridicule it conveys may in
fiuence people," said the man with a
high ball ready to put where it would
do the most good, "but there is one
slang phrase which has higher recog-
milton among drinkers than half the
prayers that are offered in their be-
half. That phrase is on the water
wagon l like my nip, and l like to
see other people enjoy theirs, but no
xcess for me if you please. I've been
around a great deal with drinkers
and l have see how they have been
persuaded by others to drink when
they really did not want it. They
have offered all the ordinary excuses
for not taking a drink, but the man
or men who wanted them to drink
kept on coaXing. Why, | have heard
a man tell another he had promised
his wife and children not to take an
other drink, and the other simply
piffed and pouffed at him, and held
the glass up for him to break his
promise.
But nowadays if a man tells the
crowd at the bar that he is on the
water wagon, and shakes his head,
they accept the excuse with hardly a
protest and let him drink milk or
settler. / have seer it done hun
dreds of times with almost the in
variable result. I don't know why it
has such potency, but the drinkers
seem to accept it as a good reason
for not drinking and do not insist.
But let the man offer any other ex-
cuse under the sun, and they will
give him the ha ha and either make
him drink or get out"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
HOW TO BEAuTIFy WINDOW.
Center of Attraction in Living Room
Needs Artistic Touch.

There is always a particular win.
dow in the living room that is the
center of attraction, and it usually
commands a view of the street. II
the window is large and of clear
glass, or even If the panes are small,
it may be made attractive with a very
small expenditure of time and money
if n has ingenuity.
In addition to the shade and lace
curtains sash curtains are always USE
full as well as attractive.
If plain white is desired there is
nothing prettier Or so dainty as dotted
net. Or, if a bright effect is desired,
select an Indian silk stripe with
plenty of yellow and red in 1t.
A fern pan filled with maidenhair
fern, or even a common woodfern.
will make a beautiful window orna-
ment, and may also be used for GEN.
terpiece on the dining table.
If there is a window seat it should
harmonic with the sash curtains. 1t
may be a seat without founces or
may UC q UOA uSCO as q hohdJ ~
ceptacle for putting away gowns.
The cushion and flounces may be
made of tapestry, the former being
stuffed with sea-moss and buttoned.
If a cheaper material is desired
denim may be utilized, and it should
be filled with excelsior.
AS to the pillows that make the
window attractive one can not have
too many of them.
If the window sill is broad enough
one may have a box of bulbs in the
winter; they can be set away at
night, SO that the frost will not nip
them.
Sometimes one is unfortunate in
having a window which opens on an
alley, or from which there is an un-
pleasant outlook.
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house, or the groceryman sent 1t to
the city for his dry goods? The
trust organization of the community
would have been broken, that dollar
would have ceased to carr profits for
the people of the community. but
would have began earning dollars fcr
the city into which it was sent.
1t is the dollar that is srent al
home that makes the savings deposits
of the home bank grow; that In
creases the wealth of the community,
and decreases the tax rate. Buying
at home means saving the commun-
ity, but, Mr.. Merchant, do not preach
this trade at home doctrine unless
you practice it. You must bay your
stock of merchandise in the city TO
be sure, but aside from what is spent
for your stock of merchandise see
to it that every dollar it is possible
to keep at home remains in the com
munity. Keep them circulating
among your neighbors, and they will
make money for you as well as for
them; they will build the home corn
munity, and make of it a prosperous
community in which your business
will grow, and your town holdings
will grow in value at the same time
the farmers acres grow in value. The
home trade problem is a many sided
one, and the home merchants side OF
the problem is not the least of them.
WRIGHT A. PATTERSON.
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Good Butter,

It is not every woman who knows
what good butter really is. In how
many establishments that pride them
selves on their cuisine has not one
met with poor and tasteless butter,
oily butter, even with a tainted arti-
Gle which gives a flavor to all the
cooking and the cakes? The yellow
butter of the ordinary hotel is a thing
to shudder at-not to eat. Butter fac
tories and separator have done much
toward bringing a sound quality with
in the reach of many people; but with
the agricultural report OF butter be-
fore us, with it's scathing comments
on the prevalence of coloring matter,
the DISCUSSES of margarine and lard,
or the use of boracic acid, n appre-
ciates the security of first-rate butter,
above suspicion, made in the old-fash-
toned way, though it must be owned it
is not easy to obtain and very little
is quite pure.
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PULLING TOGETHER
HOME MERCHANTS SHOULD PA.
TRoNIzE EACH OTHER.
KEEP DOLLAR GOING ROUND
DO Not Let 1t Escape by U~nnecessar
lily Sending It to the city-Set an
Example to Others.

The community that will pull to-
gether, that will work as one mar
for the general interests, will find an
| abundance of prosperity.
And working together means the
| spending of the dollars of the COM
munity within the community. Nor
does it mean only that the farmer, the
mechanic, the doctor, the preacher,
the editor must spend their money at
home, but it means also that the
merchant must do the same thing. 1t
means that you, Mr.. Dry Goods Mer-
chant, must p~atronize your neighbor,
Mr.. Furniture Dealer, when you want
furniture. 1t means that you, Mr..
Furniture Dealer, must p%atronize your
n~eighbor, Mr.. Dry Goods Merchant,
when you want dry goods. 1t e
that the groceryman must p%atroniZe
the home implement dealer when he
wants a new wagon, and the imple-
ment dealer must buy his groceries
in the home town. 1t means that
whether Mr.. Butcher, Mr.. Grocery
man, Mr.. Dry Goods Merchant, Mr..
Furniture Dealer, Mr.. Hardware Man,
or whoever it may be, that intends to
erect a new building they should buy
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widows caps. Why do widows cover
their heads with these curious little
arrangements of maine, crepe and
lace? 1t is a custom handed down to
us from the Romans, who shaved their
heads when they mourned the loss OF
a dear one. This idea was all right
for men who did not mind appearing
heads, but of our it was most IN
attractive for women. No one, not
ever a Roman matron, liked to be
seen bald-headed, so the women of
the Tiber devised a little cap to hide
their badness, and thus the custom
heads are no longer shaved as a sign
of mourning.
The reason that bells are tolled for
the dead is that years ago, when toll.
ing was first established, the people
thought that the sound of the bells
frightened away evil spirits who how
cred lear the dead.
Why do men, and women, too, wear
bows on the left side of their hats?
The reason is simple enough. When
the head covering built upon the order
of hats of to-day was first introduced
it was ornamented with a ribbon which
went around the crown and hung down
in two ends on the left side, reaching
below the shoulder. These ends were
a sort of anchor, Or safety line, and
were put there expressly to be seized
when a sudden gust of wind threaten
ed to blow the hat away. The ribbons
were put on the left side because, as a
general thing, the left hand was more
apt to be free than the right. Eventu-
ally these ribbons were knotted in a
fetching bow with flowing ends, and
then they were cut off quite close to
the hat, so that they form a very
small and stiff bow knot.
1t is always the custom to throw old
shoes after a bride and this queer
custom came into vogue when parents
were in the habit of using their slip
pers to keep their girls obedient and
good. Now the slipper is not really
intended for the bride, but for the
bridegroom, who is supposed to use
it for the same purpose the mother
and father of olden times did.
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"WiIlr Yourself to Sleep.

Fortunate is the woman who. has
successfully cultivated the habit Of
sleeping at will. 1t is said that Miss
Julia Marlowe can rest between
scenes of the most exacting plays by
her ability to drop asleep when she
pleases. These little periods of uncon-
consciousness are great restorers, and
there need be no special preparation
for them. We associate sleep with
darkness and bed, but daylight, soft
couches and easy chairs are just as
good for sleeping purposes-only the
power of INSTRUMENTATION is lacking,
and that is SO general as to be a Sc
rious drawback to good work in all
directions. We see women Of splendid
health and poise, Of strong mortality,
and we marvel at their gifts" when
the whole secret OF their power lias in
concentration.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
TO REMOVE IRON MOLD.
Lemon Juice and Salt Can Be Trusted
to Eradicate It.

This stain is usually caused by mate
rial coming into contact with rust, or
by ink. To remove it sprinkle the
stain with lemon juice and salt, and
expose to the air and sun. Repeat this
until the stain has gone. If the above
remedy fails, dip the stain into boil
ing water, and rub it with salts OF
lemon, using a rag for the purpose.
Then hold the stain rel a cup or
basin, and pour a stream OF boiling
water through. The article should be
we'll rinsed and washed to remove all
traces of the salts, which would other
wise burn the material. This last
remedy must not be tried with color,
as salts of lemon destroys color. If
colored material is stained with iron
mold, the only remedy is lemon juice,
and this must be used cautiously, as it
destroys some colors.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
Ericsson's Solar Engine.

and the pumping machinery begins its
days work and keeps it up until sun
down.
The power of the sun for heating
has only been family appreciated by
scientists in the past, but the predic-
ton is made now that if all the coal
should give out we would soon be able
to run much of our machinery from
the power of the SUM-. With 500 mir
rors properly arranged to focus the
rays upon n point, a temperature OF
more than 1000 degrees has been OBJ
tanned. This almost equals one-fifth
the highest temperature recorded by
the electric furnace, which is consid-
cred to-day the most powerful heat
ing apparatus ever discovered. AS
there is no limit to the number of
mirrors that may be employed, says
st. Nicholas, and as the intensity of
the heat increases in proportion to
the number of rays reflected by the
mirrors, it is conceivable that a tenn
perature may be obtained in time that
will surpass anything ever dreamed
of in the past or present.
Hitching the sun to run electric
motors for furnishing light and pow
er for our homes and factories is the
very latest achievement of the mod
ern work of Harvesting the elements
to do mans work; and one square
yard of sunshine in the tropics may
represent, on the average one horse
power.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
Chicken In Rice Cups.

This is a delicious breakfast or lun-
cheon dish and also is an economical
way of using small quantities of left
overs. To prepore it line small but
tered cups with soft boiled rice a half
inch in thickness. Fill the center
with cooked chicken, finely minced,
delicately seasoned and slightly made
moist with cream sauce or chicken
broth. A few chopped oysters added
to the chicken improve the flavor.
Onion juice and minced celery may be
added if desired. Cover the top with
q layer of the rice and bake in a mod
crate oven for Is minutes. Then in
vert the cups carefully on a heated
platter and serve at once with any
preferred sauce.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
Balancing Coin on Edge of Glass.

odtGtiSiiS SSbh WI Ivy W NfNS
now gently place the edge of the coin
on the rim of the glass; the exact
position will require a little searching
for, but it is by no means difficult to
find. When correctly placed, the coin
will be in such a condition of stable
equilibrium as to permit of being rock
ed up and down with absolute free
dom. The drawing Gig. u shows
clearly the position in which the forks
and coin are to be placed.
Another neat little feat of dexter
ity, and one by no means SO difficult
as it appears, says Montreal Herald.
consists in placing a rouleau of coins
on the elbow, and by a quick move
ment catching them in the hand.
The forearm and hand are to be
placed in a horizontal position with
the coins on the upper aspect of the
elbow, as depicted in Fig. 2. 1t will
be noticed on looking carefully at this
that the palm of the hand is upper
most. The hand is now swiftly
brought down, describing in it's course
a circle, and, without any conscious
effort to make for" the coins direct,
they will be found to strike against
the palm in its descent, and, of course,
are tightly gripped. The simplicity
of the trick turns on the fact that
when the hand is brought down in
the matter indicated, it describes an
arc which cuts through the point at
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o HOT FOR HIM.
Little Montana Girl Treats Bear to
Hot-Water Bath.

In Montana a few weeks ago a girl
named Mary Williams, IS years old.
was alone in her fathers cabin when
a bear entered.
For a time bruin looked around in
a curious way, having nev made a
social call before, but presently he be-
gan growing at the girl, and showing
signs of an intention to eat her.
On the stove was a kettle of hot
water with a dipper in it. Mary
backed up to the stove as the bear
advanced upon her, and, though she
was very much frightened, she seized
the dipper and flung a pint Of boiling
water full in his face. 1t was as good
as if he had been shot with a cannon
He roared with pain, says the De-
troit Free Press, rolled yer on the
floor, and then fled through the door,
and did not stop running for a mile.
He had probably een some hot times
before, but this was the first time he
had felt any hot water.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
Papa Must Wait.

Little Dorothy was an only child
and, like many another, her one wish
was for a baby brother or sister. One
day when she had asked her papa to
get her one he had %laughingly replied
that it was too expensive and he could
not afford it.
Not long after this Dorothy and
her papa were taken by a friend fol
an automobile ride. The friend
talked enthusiastically upon the pleas
Tres of motoring, urging Dorothy's
father to buy an auto. Dorothy
listened in silence for awhile, then
broke out excitedly with:
mo, Mr. L., papa can't go to
any more expense till he buys me a
new baby brother"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
Vegetable Soup,

Have ready one pint each white
turnips and potatoes, cut in cubes,
one-half pint each leeks and carrots
sliced, one pint tomatoes, n large
onion sliced, one Glove of garlic, two
sprigs parsley, two stalks celery, one
tablespoonful salt, one teaspoonful
sugar, three tablespoonful good drip
pings or butter, and pepper to season.
Cut the onions fine and cook in the
drippings until family colored, then
put into the soup pot with two quarts
of water and the carrots and cook
for half an hour. Add potatoes, eel
cry, turnips, seasoning and tomatoes
and cock an hour. Ten minutes be-
fore serving add the minced parsley
and serve with croutons.
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Mushroom omeIet.

Wash IL fresh mushrooms, cut them
in slices and put in a stewpan with
half an ounce of butter, a little salt,
and the juice Of a quarter of a lemon,
simmer for a few minutes On the fire
until tender; If too liquid add a little
flour.
Place in the center Of the omelet
and pour around it the gravy and a
few slices of mushrooms.
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TIEElTTAs. IS
@N.-ETETAE
XXI
POWER FROM SUNSHINE.
How 1t is Obtained by Use Of
Reflectors.

Electric power from sunlight ap-
pears more wonderful than harness
ing the streams or wind. Yet we know
something of the vast heat of the sun.
Solar engines for operating pumps
have been in use in different parts OF
the earth for several years now, and
their value in warm climates h
the number of days of clear sunshine
averages high must steadily increase.
One of the most successful of these
solar machines is located near Los
Angeles to irrigate fruit-land. An
automatic stand carrying great re-
Electors follows tie curse of the sun
as regularly as the best telescope
eve made, and the suns rays are
thus reflected on a central point
where the boiler of a small engine is
located. Within an hour after sun
rise the heat of the sun raises the
temperature of the water to the boil
ing-point, and thus creates steam;
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the material for that building at
home of their neighbor, MI. Building
Material Man.
And let us speak a word for Mr.
Printer Man also. He is a part OF
this community; he contributes to its
prosperity; he advertises it, and he is
entitled to his place in the circle
through which the ~community's dol
lars are to circulate. When you, Mr..
Merchant, want printing of any kind,
give the job to the home printer.
The dollar that you spend with him
he will again spend with you, and
both will make a profit on it. 1t is
but fair that he have this, his legiti-
mate portion of the home trade. He
is as much a part of the community
as yourself, and as much entitled to
your support as you are entitled to
the support of the farmer, tia me-
chanic, the preacher, the doct3r.
The battle against the mailorder
octupus can never be a successful
one unless all interests are actively
engaged in it. 1t can never be sue
cessful so long as the merchant wants
it preached but does not want to prac-
tice it himself. The merchant who
sends his saving account to the city
bank for safe keeping is not entitled
to the support of the community
whose money he takes from it. The
merchant who will not p%atronize his
brother merchants, who makes his
visits to the city al excuse for buy
ing his own household supplies, sup
plies that are not carried on his own
shelves, of the city merchants, is not
entitled to the support of the COM
munity. Such a merchant wants to
preach but not practice home trade.
He wants to do with the community's
dollars just what he condemns in
others-send them away from the
community. He would bankrupt the
community for selfish interests.
There are few, if any, such mer-
chants as this in this or other COM
munities, but if there are any here it
is not for their benefit that this pa
per is preaching home trade to it's
readers.
We hear much of the strength of
trusts and combinations In what
does their strength lie? To a large
extent in the fact that they control
the trade in the commodities in which
they are dealing. They make every
dollar they spend an interest earn
ing dollar. Let us form a little trust
of our own. Let all of us, merchant,
farmer, doctor, mechanic, preacher,
editor, spend our dollars at home,
keep them at home, and we have or
ganized a trust of our own that will
bring to each of us our share of earn
lngs on the capital invested.
This is not a hard problem to figure
out for ourselves. The farmer, let
us say, wants a dollars worth of
g He buys it of the home gro
ceryman, and the groceryman makes
a profit. The groceryman buys a dol
lars worth of dry goods, and the dry
goods merchant makes a profit. The
dry goods merchant patronizes the
dentist, and the dentist makes q
profit, and the dentist buys butter and
produce from the farmer and the
farmer makes a profit. So as he
dollar goes around and around a COM
munity each man into whose keeping
it comes makes a profit on the han
ding of it, and the dollar grows into
two. But what would have happened
had the farmer taken that dollar 10
buy his groce vies of the mail-order
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-05
Titania's Toast.

Cut some bread into very thin slices
and re move all the crusts; then but
ter the pieces lightly, and between
every TWO slices lay an extremely thin
shaving of the breast of a chicken.
Press the slices Of bread firmly to-
gethe.. put them in the oven and
toast them until they are a delicate
brown. They should then be served
at once while they are very hot.
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1t Looked Small to Him.

There was a small Scotch boy who
had the quality of astuteness highly
developed. The boys grandmother,
says the Liverpool Post, was packing
his luncheon for him to take to school.
Suddenly, looking up into the old
lady's face, he said:
Grandmother, do yer specs mag
nify?"
"a little, my child" she answered.
"Aweel, them" said the boy, Il
would Just like it if We would take
them off when ye're packing my
loonch."
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A cure for Hoarseness.

A simple remedy for loss of. voice
is made by beating up the white of an
egg, adding to it the juice of one
lemon and enough castor sugar to
sweeten. A teaspoonful of this mix
ture taken at short intervals will soon
bring back the voice.
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OF DISTINGUISHED Ancestry.

Nine. Liza Lehman, the composer,
is a granddaughter of the late Rob
ert Chambers of Edinburgh, the orig
inator and publisher of that standard
work, Chambers Encyclopedia" Her
father, Rudolph Lehman, al a we'll
known portrait painter.
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How much does your soul weigh?
Those of the dear departed in Boston
averaged about half an ounce each.
Cannot, says the Chicago Daily News,
the broad, breezy western Chicago
soul do better than that?
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Laying Heavy Rails.

The work OF laying new steel rails on
the Gulf and Ship Island betweenJack-
son and Hattiesburg is in progress and
within the next few months the entire
main line of the system will be equipped
with the heaviest rails manufactured.