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The Meeker herald., 1907-07-27
SEEDS AND BULBS
WITH THE ssRiN0. T$ouassvD
Turn TO THE oARpGpss


With the spring the housewife hes
. longing to dig In her garden aA1
plant her various seeds and hulba. IT,
old.fashioned sigle hoilyhocks. ossmns,
golden glow and astefs have bsea -
usually popular the past Ssv yeats.
Poppies, sweet.peas, asterH. euam1e,
and nasturtiums bloom through %
6eptenber. Asters are getting larger
and more beautiful every year.
There u NO blossom better Adapted
for spring in the home. in city or coun-
try. than the da6odil. There are many
beautiful varieties, and they can Be
grown with little trouble. Whether
your grounds are large or snnAjl, .
space can always be found for these
bulbs, which are placed In the soil In
the autumn. Once planted, they VIII
bloom season after season. DahodiA
viii also grow indoors. and will - .
delight from Christmas until Master.
These plants will blossom out Of doors
in April and continue through Nay.
Nasturtium IL another easy plaAt p
grow. For the garden border. whero
cut flowers are the chief aim. the
dwarf varieties are the best. They viii
bloom better II the soil II not too rich.
Dahlias are q decorative flower. and
are particularly desirable for. use h
new places where the shrubbefy b not
advanced. They make an attractive
display along the wall or fencs. and
arc easily grown. One can rot the
tnbers and plant them In May. but
The Meeker herald., 1907-07-27

II Turkish rugs are left ON the floor
through the .summer-and they are
quite - wcll there Is anywhere, .
weekly exposure to the fresh air and
sunshine. with good brushing with 4
stu broom, will be all that u neces-
sary. II they are soiled. thorough
Washing every year or two viii keep
them in splendid condition. If large
they arc better sent to rug cleaner:
but small rugs may be washed It
home. using cold or lukewarm water,
. scrubbing brush and any good soap.
Rinse well and hang in the open Air
to dry. II one has hose the rinsin9
is more easily accomplished by TURN
ing that ON them.
The Meeker herald., 1907-07-27
Harleo. se.n. with parsley.

Soak one pint Of beans all night.
nest day put them in sailed water ana
boil for three hours gently, drain on
the water. Put three ounces butter
into stewpan with one dessertspcon-
full OF finely chopped parsley, one Ia
blespoonful Of lemon juice. salt and
pepper to taste; when the butter Ii
melted put in the haricots, leave them
in Ahe pan until thoroughly hot, shak.
ing the pan frequently. .Serve in 4
hot vegetable dish. Il
The Meeker herald., 1907-07-27

Pare them very thin and simmer
them In thin strip. allowing one
fburth OF . pound Of sugar to q pound
OF pears. Let them lie for two days.
then xdd another quarter Of pound
OF sugar to a pound Of pears
and simmer again. Let them all lie
all night or longer II you wish. then
simmer them once more. adding one
half pound Of sugar to pound Of
peaf1, making a pound for = pound.
The jllcs Of lemon to four pounds
81 fruit and a small part Of the peel
10 good addition. The fruit may now
be drained and put In the sun to dry.
or they may be poured Into the jars
with s3rup over them.
The Meeker herald., 1907-07-27
Ftffrt nj Eyf 6traii1
MI tilr Gri1rral 1faltll
~ Or. GRO. n. GOULD.
Distinguishes Eye ssseisiise. phiiaASashia.

Of school children have defects requiring
the Of pecacs in order enable them to their
eyes, their anstal health, and to keep up With
their fellows who have good eyes.
As matter Of pedagogcs Of school efficiency Of the
ervation Of yeght and Of general health the public vital
interested in having these ocy deficient and handicapped
children supplied with pectales The public school system
therefore justly demands hst those children too poor
the scientific refrsctn required and the skilled fitting
spes poor children with helps absolutely
necessary enable them carry the school work required
BY the law. 3f
The function Of their focus
equally clearly the objects distance and those the face
It's mechanism the crystalline lens controlled by the ciay muscle
The lens innate and Spontaneous elasticity which the ability
to increase its e required object brought the
eye This increased reon melted BY the contraction Of the ay
This called accommodation. As has been said it little
exercised in myop and hence there little pain yeran" in purely
myptc defects nearghene In the condition called emmetrpa
optical norma (ouy approximately exsng) is called into
and increasingly with every Of Of tbs object looked
until its reached the object the that
clearly clear Photographic defn
ton.
Although the medical textbooks give little hint Of this i txue
thousands physicians patients well know that headaches
90 least due to eyestran Many obserant physicians
believe that the socad neuros periodic headaches
mgrs epilepsy asthma, we'll hystera neurasthn abran
breakdown frequently caused by Of
bid ocular struggle
Mental diseases follow; wearnen alternating with hyperextab
M amazing need Of Walking uany Escaping from ocular bor)
morbid ntrosecon, names orments and tormentng diseased
habits hopeesnesa melanhoa mana ncpnt and functional IN
sanea indirectly occupaona failure and many other
trends IA
The Meeker herald., 1907-07-27
REa1olss eoe TNg .NvRssaY.
Best AAethsA n rssstina tss Aiasss1
nasiy email aaishape.

n = 40 A.
rumbsss that result in broken
kness ars = very common Occurrences
In the nursery. Wash the place very
thoroashly Win warm water and Dor
acic lottan In order to remove any
garvel. dust o. bits Of stocking that
may have been forced into the wound.
Battle always from the edges TO the
center OF any wound: this gives In
finitely lsss pain. Thea drsss the
place with piece of soft old rag.
smearing with cold cream; keep in
place with few twists Of . baad-
age.
ia child II slightly burned Of scald
ed. the nrst thing to do IL TO relieve
the pain, and then apply . healing
ointment. 20 effect this, battle the
injured part with . strong solution
Of ordinary kitchen soda. apply zinc
ointment by means Of well-greased
rags, then cover the whole with =
piece OF cottonwood.
A grain Of dust II . very little
thing. but. like . great many other
little things. IL capable Of causing q
very great deal Of trouble.
Never try to remove 1t with .
screw Of handkerchief, but instead
tear OF corner of perfectly clean
white plotting paper, twist this into
cone. and having discovered the
whereabouts Of the dust by gently
but firmly raising the syelid. extract
1t with the plotting paper. to which
the dust will be found to adhere
readily.
The Meeker herald., 1907-07-27
~ papes In the wrers plses.

Almost everyone from the family
cat to grave and reverend seisnors
manage to get amxed to ny paper dir
ing the season. To dislodse It apply
.vaseline freely. Every time . fresh
aheet Of ny paper IL opened, lay II ON
4 Dewspapsr folded in two or three
thicknesses to = little larger dimen-
sboas than the ny paper. Fold the
surpfns an inch or 90 over like q
frame and fasten Just to the sdss Of
The sticky portion. Thfs weighs down
ths ~ Paper 70 that It does not ~
~ a. svery- breath Of wind and ct
~ sams tine enables one to 1ift II
abost without STICKING The anesrs.
The Meeker herald., 1907-07-27

It il more easy to get
. man to leave Of drink
than to leave Oh betting.
! rsean ! IA In 90
fassinA sf ~ pewss thak
gambling v'iald. cvss IT,
life Of anyone n it
clutches. It happened
during the time I WAS
prison chaplain It Clerk
The Meeker herald., 1907-07-27
70 oct Rid Of rust s..Io,.

10 remove iron-mold or rust, the
best way u to stretch the spots ovsr
q bowl and moisten with salts Of lem.
ON until the spots disappear. Thea
the soiled part should be thoruushly
rinsed In warm water to remove ne
acid. N
The Meeker herald., 1907-07-27

You cannot be too
cateful in your choice Of
a second wife. II you
make . mistake in shoos-
ing your second wife it
is obvious that you did
not deserve to lose your
first. Marriage is : habit
that grows on one.
The reason that %
The Meeker herald., 1907-07-27
when NIIdss.s O. a lIn.c.

Rub the marks well with sos:
scrape on some dne chaik, and ri
his well In. Place the article on -
grase and. ~ the marks dry, ~
then . little. and The stains VIII 49,
1isappear "a
The Meeker herald., 1907-07-27
TREATMENT OF THE PIANO.
rhInss 70 Rs Remembered II Yo,
Would prsssrvs instrument

When the cold wind blows outside,
or chilling rain beats down. do mot in
your solicitude for your own comfort
forget the welfare Of your poor plano.
That instrument II well known to
be a. sensitive to cold, damp or heat
~ the most confirmed invalid, and In
thousands Of houses to-day the
domestic piano il treated with .
lack Of regard that harrows the
spirit Of the unfortunate tuner who
has periodically 10 como and act as
physician to It.
Never pat your piano too near the
IRE, - the heat draws the wood. Do
not leave the window open close to
It on rainy day. ~ the damp will
rust the wires and mold the instru-
lmsAts Interior.
On 70 account should multiple
city q ornamsnts be placed on the
top u H. plano = its tone 10 spoiled
~ thts w.. and. finally It should be
Inote1 thet NTH too much furniture
isAd lra1est - ths room plano play.
ING $1,000 ~ AsArd y The bsst ad-
~ Lax Ii Slfs. ~ III ~ 4, s ~.
The Meeker herald., 1907-07-27
| esssd.

w salstfy. - SSplI. .with-
ont Ts6bving III skin n boiling salt-
e4d9ste& Intil tender. Peal and cut IA
thtn s1tee4 season With salt and pep
psf. esysf and set aside to become
cold For pint Of sliced satisfy take
nh tAblespoonfuls OF oil, and gradually
best into It four tablespoonfuls Of lem
on juice or three of vinegar. and about
half 4 tsaspoonful Of onion juice.
When thoroughly mixed. pour over
the chilled satisfy. Turn the slices
over and over until they have taken
up tAe dressing, and set aside until
rsedy to servo. Serve on heart leaves
Of lsttucs, Also dressed with oil. vine
ar, salt and pepper. Garnish with
figures cut from thin slices Of picked
beot.
The Meeker herald., 1907-07-27
DIR srtunn mtff
~ rRANk RICHARDSON.

out unappy for the parties concerned lies in the
but by unnatural desire that have for
ing their second wives in the first instance.
IFS could marry his second wife ht there would b fW
tAchGofa
lAsYY-&1H.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-08-22
Firrt Patent In America.

The first patent in America was
granted 70 Joseph jerks, n founder
and machinist who had emigrated
from Hammersmith. England, where
be was born in 1902 lie was very
ingenious man. and was induced by
Governor Winthrop, the younger to
come to Lynn, Mass, about 1912, rs
master mechanic TO establish ''the iron
and steel works"
He was acknowledged head Of the
iron smelling and founding business
and the first builder of machinery in
this country and first patentee of in
vention IN america. having introduced
the idea CcTst granted by act of par
lament IN 1920 Of protection for the
manufacture of Improvements by pc
tition to the government OF Massachu-
setts Bay. In 1916 he took patents for
mill improvements, and in 1850 he pat
ented the present form of the grass
scythe, for which he should be held
in grateful remembrance. In 1862 he
made dies for the first coinage OF
money, the pine tree shillings. In 1854
he built the first fire engine to the
order of the selectmen Of Boston dhe
first ever built in this country; in 1867
he built n forge and entered upon the
manufacture of his improved scythes
nine years before his application was
sranted.-Journal of American His
tory.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-08-22
JOYOUS RECEPTION.
Nothing like IL In rhe Long History
OF Mineral P0jnf.

The public reception, or extension of
welcome, by the present citizens of
Mineral Point TO those who were citi-
zens of this city in former days and are
gathered here this week in response to
invitation, proved an event never to be
blotted from the memory of those
present while life shall last. The old
First National Bank building, secured
for the occasion, was scarcely half large
enough, the throng overlooking onto
the sidewalk and street. Some of the
guests had not been here for five, ten
twenty, thirty, yea forty years. To a
degree it was guessing contest-"l
know you and don't know you; who
are you, anyhow ?'' 1t didn I take long
however to solve the problems through
the use of English tongues. Happiness
and joy held full sway for hours, while
the band played and the people sung.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-08-22
Early Morning Wedding.

Tuesday morning as the sun burst
brightly upon Miner Point and busy,
bustling inhabitants, Rev. M. Chase. in
accordance with tne beautiful ritual of
the Episcopal church, united Prof. Chas.
w. Fawcett of Richland Center and
Miss Agnes Mix of this city as man and
wife. The ceremony was performed at
the home of the brides parents, DR..
and Mrs. H. p. Mix.
1t was of the quiet order, only i'm
mediate relatives being present. The
groom is stranger to Mineral Point.
He is an instructor in the Richland Cen
ter public schools, of splendid bearing
and good character. The bride is a
young lady of charm and worth, and
highly respected by all acquaintance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fawcett departed vic the
Northern morning train on short we'd
ding tour, followed by the well wishes
of many friends.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-08-22
Shy on Smells.

Great Scott, what do YOU call these,
HelenF asked Dan Focs He was gaZ-
ms at an deliberately garnished plat
ter which held two tiny fish.
You wanted smelts I didn't know
how big they were. never heard Of
smeltS IN The west. You know | got
two mac&crel last week. and they
made n nice little meal. so | thought
two smelts would be enough. our
fish mans been sarcastic since that
day l phoned for a halibut and he ex-
planned "a halibut was too large FOR
two people 1t occasionally weighs 100
pounds Today he began to be funny
about the two smeits. | got freezingly
diguihed and hung up the receiver.
The boy had gone before | looked at
them | knew right away, Dan, ! had
made miserable blunder, only |
boiled eggs, you see, to make out Il
meal"
An right, little woman laughed
Dan. They're a nice appetizer. only
next time order twenty anyway. Eff
teens abont my limit on smelts"-suc-
cess Magazine.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-08-22
Being Equipped WIN MN.

The Harris Mining Co. is laying the
foundation for first-class mill and ex-
pect to have the same in complete RUM
ing order in from fifty to sixty days.
1t will be located just east of the city
limits on land adjoining the Temby
company's property. The latter COM
pany, according to present understand
ing, will have the use of the Harris mill
during the extensive developing work
to be carried on by its new proprietors.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-08-22
THE CAMEO.
n Gets Its Name From tho Cuttinn,
Not From the Stone.

Not From the Stone.
The true nature OF cameo is very
much misunderstood by the public gen
orally. Most people think il is the stone
itself when in reality the method Of
cutting is what produces the cameo
The real meaning of the word Is I'M
known. its derivation having never
been discovered: but, correctly speak
ing, caIneos are small sculptures exc
cuted in low relief on some substance
precious either for its beauty. rarity or
hardness
There are emerald canoes, turquoise
canoes. shell canoes, coral canoes.
Indeed. any substance that lends Itself
to carving IN such minute detail can
be used for cameo cutting, and nearly
all precious stones, except diamonds,
have been so used for intaglios, but
never for canoes. Emerald is the most
common precious stone from which
canoes have been made, and there are
some very fine emerald portrait cam
eos in existence, notably those OF
Queen Elizabeth in the British muse
UNI. Shell canoes were first made In
the fifteenth century.
Banded onyx is generally used for
cameo work because of its hardness
and coloring, and il is this fact that has
caused the misrepresentation, the stone
being used so much in making canoes
that 1t has now become better known
as cameo than by It's right name
st. Louis Globe Democrat
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-08-22

H., ;r "a. 80 IN -or nj the violets.
fle {, .weot -: :inst tie soft gray
OF ~. gown.
II pe1liise 70 lc;rt'y hIm when he
cou-cs back from Palm Beach. | can
h, !, iaic ever. "a ii want
thea" Ns lie tAo.sht that ran
tho a hcr mi. INT !. WAS II hazy.
inGcHAitc A.. Hxt1 viei an idea
that - hu. violer herself would not
give her 50 ntreh pleasure MS 10 have
some ore Tain, 10 b." them for her
'Yon a.c n vigot,.,S bit Of the out
side woclt" she said hen she me-
Martin in the reception room, aud the.
started for The car
and YOU are the host bit of this
world and Il promise Of the next" he
sail. catching the end of her chiffon
scarf that was falling from her shoul-
der and throwing it carefully around
her throat MY dear child. you take
care OF everybody OF earth except
yourself It's spring, OF course. but
the mir IS 50 chilly you ought to keep
that lace stnT on Your chest covered"
She laughed happily, walking 5eside
him With light springv steps.
'You treat me as If | were IN ire
spongiblc child that needed watching 4"
"As for watching you. | always do
that You must have known for
months that I'd like nothing better
than taking care of you always. There
wouldn't be much luxury to offer you !;
there would lie plenty of love But
want you to have everything Yester-
day chased all over town for story
that the chief wanted, and | was lucky
enough to get ii exclusively. The old
man said it was worth five hundred
to the paper, and he nearly knocked
the breath out of me by handing me Il
check. The very first thing | thought
of, little girl. when | got calm enough
to think was that that five hundred
would furnish a fla Could you be
content to live in q tiny fat and trust
me TO take care OF you as best
could?" He peerel eagerly into her
face. ana neither Of them saw the cab
drawn by madly frightened horse
dash arouW' the corner.
When she recovered consciousness
she was on scat in n corner drug
store. With John Martin bending anx-
iously over her
Drink all this lie commanded. tax
ing the GLASS from the druggist Il be-
lievc your arm is broken, dear. and
feel muir ie"ous enough to smash every
cab In the city to kindling wood"
She smiled family.
II think Won had better leave one
whole one nd call II to take me back
to the hospital"
In the cab he placed her arm, accord
ing to her directions. in Il position that
would give her as little pain as posi-
bic. then drew her head against his
shoulder.
poor little Glrl,' he said commiser
atingly. This is Il eory ending for
the pleasant evening I hoped you were
going TO have"
She sat in silence, and unconsciously
her face nestled into more comforta-
Bile position on his sho'lller. His arm
held her to break as much rs possible
the jolting of the cab Stll half daZed
and not wholly recovered from her
faintness, her mind. with Il peculiar re-
flex action, ran over and supplemented
the thoughts of the day
"John'-her voice was faint and
sleepy-"Td rather live in the tiny fiat
than to roll in a chair on the sands Mt
palm Raocl, fpy,nypp -
He tried to see her eyes by the light
through the cab window
MY dear, I'm afraid you have some
fever" he said anXiously
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-03-01
HERE'S AN HONEST. INJuN.
Found in Far North, Where He Breaks
In, but Not to Steal.

Many curious Instances OF the man.
ner in which the honesty OF the In
diansm anifests itself are cited in the
north country of the Canadian north
west, says Il writer in the World to-
day.
One of the tales Is of a native who,
desiring food and tobacco and blank
cts. broke into the store of q remote
trading post which had beer locked
and abandoned for Il few weeks while
me white man in charge transacted
business elsewhere. The Indian sup.
piled his needs and he left pelts in
payment for what he took and months
later he came back to ascertain II he
had left enough.
The Indian found q post closed when
when he went to II to dispose of his
skins. Being unwilling to wait he
iorcibly entered and left his pack, but
nothing with It to Indicate his identi.
ty. Then he retired. fastening the
door as best he could and not until
n {! ar later did he return.
When he walked into the post and
old his story, the price of the skins
was handed over to him without
question. The accounts of the white
man had been carefully kept, and he
was certain that no claim but n Just
one would be made.
An unsual degree Of confidence Is
reposcd in the half.breeds. who are
l~ieutenants Of the white traders. In
Edmonton ] saw a trader give one of
his h"alf-brced employees $3.50 10 be
taken to n distant post and there dis.
tributed as wages to others. The two
shook hands and parted. not to meet
for n year. and the white man said
ne was sure not n cent OF the money
would fail to reach its rightful desti.
nat'"n.
Ii the town Of Edmonton itself hon.
esty seems to vie with hospitality for
the credit of being the most prominent
trait OF the citizens. Scores OF thou.
sands OF dollars worth Of furs arc
stored there in warehouses, which are
seldom or never locked or guarded.
Only the most valuable pelts arc
put under lock and key. and then the
purpose Is more to protect from acct.
dental damage than from possible
theft.