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The state herald., 1907-04-26
shIpwreeked Sailors Saved.

Eleven men, members OF the crew
OF the Norwegian antarctic expedition
ship Catherine, have been rescued
after having been cast away on one
Of the Crozet isles In the southern
Indian ocean. far of the track OF
commerce. They were found In ex.
ceedingly good health, having subsist-
ed on penguins, sea elephants, alba
tross eggs and food from the depot
placed there In 1880. The latter was
not particularly wholesome. but the
men got used to 1t. One bottle Of
whisky which was washed ashore
was kept for Christmas. They were
short Of matches. and used only one
daily, and made every effort to keep
alight a lamp, owing to the severe
Colh
The state herald., 1907-04-26

that everybody In town knows that
he is u hindrancc rather than a help
TO the community lie Is not wanted
In public positions. and whsn aues.
tons OF local interest and Importance
are discussed. his opinion carries far
less weight than the man who con.
tributes his share TO the prosperity OF
the community by spending his mon.
ey where he earns H.
In addition to losing In large de.
gree the respect OF others and his
own self.rcspect. the man who does
nothing to build up the town In which
he lives falls 10 ind the contcntment
which Is necessary TO happiness. Hay.
Ing done nshing TO make the town
better. he In unable TO see the many
advantages II possesses. and In con.
tinualiy talking and thinking OF It's
deficiencies. lie does not move out,
however. but stays on year after year,
. disseminated parasite. getting all he
can and giving as little aH possible In
return. There Ii an unwrittcn law OF
nature that makes II impossible for
one to really taken an interest In n
place until he has done something for
II. and II In only when we have done
our share toward building up tho town
In which We live tina, II becomes n
real home 10 us
Perhaps the local dealers In country
towns do no, always have 10 stock
Just tho articles you desire. but they
arc usually willing to order whatever
their customers want. aud under or.
dinary circumstances can supply you
~ quickly AS you can procure tn.
goods from q mail order house. When
you buy OF the HON. merchant. tho
goods arc before you and you see
what you arc getting. In buying by
mail there IL always u chance that
when the goods arrive they will not
prove TO bo Just what you expected
and desired, In that case you are put
10 tho Inconvenience OF sending them
back for exchange, or n tho need Il.
Immediate and pressing. you arc
obliged 10 accept that which Ia not
entirely satisfactory.
Trade ~ home IN order that your
home town may have stores at which
10 uade. There are many times when
you are In a hurry for some afticla
there Ia no time TO send To New YORK,
Chicago. or elsewhere. Your need IL
Immediate aud imperative. You arc
slsd vndet such circumstances to
The state herald., 1907-04-26
SOWING GRASS SEED.
Timely Suggestions by Prof. w. J.
spiIIman. us. Department Asricul.
ture.

The Importance of good seed can
hardly be overestimated. A good
many failures in seeding down the
grasses result from insufficient prep.
aration OF the land. but many failures
result also from the use of seed which
has lost much. or all. of Its vitality.
Other things being equal, rich land
requires more seed than poor land.
and wet land more than dry. A we'll
prepared seedbed requires less than
one poorly prepared, because larger
proportion of the seed finds chance
to germinate. A single pound of tim
othy seed to the acre. II every seed
produced thrifty plant, would give
~ plants on every square foot OF
land. Since ~ to Is pounds Of tim
othy are usually required to secure
a good stand. 1t is evident that only
a small proportion of the seed sown
on even the best prepared land pro-
duces plants.
On rough. cloddy land the proper
ton is much smaller. No absolute
rules can be laid down for deter
mining the amount of seed to SOW.
One must consider all the circum.
stances and be governed accordingly.
A beginner will do well to consult
those who have farmed in his local
perience is not available. to use
liberal allowance of seed until he has
learned the proper amount.
When mixtures are sown, num-
ber of considerations govern the
amount OF each kind to use. In SOW
customary to sow enough of both
for full stand. But II several grasses
are used in the MIXTURE the amount
of each is usually somewhat reduced.
In parts of the timothy region. 1t Is
customary to add more or less red
when the hay is grown for sale; but
the amount OF timothy seed is not
thereby reduced.
The amount of each Kind of seed
to be used depends partly on how
much of each kind of grass is de-
sired in the hay. Redtop is usually
added as a filler to increase the yield.
rather than because of Its desirability
in the hay, and hence the proportion
of its seed is small. Some authorities
recommend that nearly as much OF
each sssd be used in a mixture as II
1t were to be sown alone. and this
is very good rule II one is not sure
Of the quality OF the seed. A general
rule is to reduce the amount of each
kind OF seed in proportion to the mum.
ber of kinds in the mixture. This rule
should be used with much caution, yet
1t Is guide of some value.
The state herald., 1907-04-26
NO VALID REASONS
PATRoNiziN0 MAIL ORDER
HOUSES Is WITHOUT EXCUSE.
GOODS NOT EVEN CHEAPER
With Freight Charges Added and
Quality Considered the Home
Merchant Does
Best,

Copyrighted. 1906. by Alfred c. Clark)
The reasons why people should
trade at homo are numerous. but so
far as we are able to learn but one
reason is advanced for purchasing
goods Of mail order houses. That one
reason-a saving of money-is often
NO reason at all, for in many instances
the express charges or freight and
carriage will bring the cost of an arti.
Gle that as quoted In the price list
seemed wonderful bargain, almost
or quite UP to the price charged by
the local dealer. But even were one
able to save few cents on the pur-
chase price by buying away from
home, It appears to us that the loss
is Infinitely more than the gain. for
he who sends the money which he
earns In the home town out to swell
the Golfers OF wealthy dealers in dis.
tant cities cannot fail to forfeit In
considerable degree the respect Of
those around him. nor can he under
these conditions preserve his self
respect intact.
The man who patronizes mail order
houses must have a sneaking feeling
The state herald., 1907-04-26
NOTES.

The farmer pays the freight" on
the san Jose scales.
Many flower seeds are very small
and will not do well In rough. lumpy
soil.
A new inscct--thc apple leaf miner.
is getting In It's evil work In some
parts OF the country.
II In n mistake 10 keep food contInu.
ally before the hogs after thoy hayc
been put on full feed,
No hog eau bc healthy or produce
meat OF the best quality II compelled
TO drink puirid water.
Suppose you sit down and toll
us OF nm industry that will not be
helped along with any help given to
agriculture,
Has the winter suggested any new
ideas In household cony.nienccsl
How are your women folks cared for
In regard to drying the family wash.
ingg
The state herald., 1907-04-26

as is usually the case, the box will re.
quire greater height in front, to
make 1t set level. as shown in Fig. 2.
The box should be well nailed or
screwed together and should then be
painted all over to make It more dura.
BILE. A number of one-half inch holes
should be drilled in the bottom. thus
allowing the excess water to run out
and prevent rotting the plants and
box.
Having completed the bare box. 1t
may be trimmed to suit the fancy Of
the maker. The design shown in Fig.
is very simple and easy to construct
but may be replaced with panel or
other design. One form Of panel de-
sign is shown in Fig. 3.
Trimming having too rough a sur
face will be found unsuitable for this
york, as II is difficult to fasten and can.
not be split as well us smooth trimming.
It should be cut the proper length
before being split and should be fast
ened on with brads. The half.round
hoops OF barrels will be found very
useful In trimming. especially for fill-
tngin purposes. and by using them the
operation of splitting is avoided. After
the box is trimmed. the rustic work
should be vanished. in order to thor
pughly preserve II. as well as improve
u appearance.
The state herald., 1907-04-26

strniiencd circumstances Would q
letter to the mail order house. stating
all these circumstances. secure for
you supply Of the necessaries OF
life on liberal credit tcrmsT Most as.
suredly not An appeal 10 the propri.
ctors for aid In your extremity would
be barren OF results I, is the home
merchant who stands ready TO extend
the credit necessary to tide you over
an emergency. and for this reason. II
for no other. he should have your
loyal support In your times OF pros.
perity
Perhaps you are financially inde.
pendent. and have never known the
necessity OF asking for credit Even
then YOU are Indebted 10 the homo
merchant for many Of the advantages
you enjoy. The proprietoru OF mail
order house would laugh you To seorn
were you TO ask them 10 subscribe to.
ward tho building OF your new church.
the Improvement OF your school build
Ing. Or tho expenses Of maintaining
your lire department The home mcr.
chant contributes literally to the sup.
port of these Institutions so essential
to the public comfort and w.llbcin..
and YOU cannot afford TO withhold
from lin your patronage.
You know your local dealers Per.
hnpa hey have grown from childhood
10 manhood In your home town. you
were Boys together. they have watched
by you In sickness. and eomfortod you
In sorrow. they take a kindly interest
In your welfare. DO you not prefer
that your trade should increase their
small profits rather than add i,s
quota TO the millions OF dollars annu.
ally sent 10 the mail order houHcsr II
tho home merchants prosper III, town
will be a better piao. In which 10
live Their prosperity will bo mani.
Tested by improvements In the appear.
ancc OF their own property. and by
their Increased llbefallty In oontrlbut
Ing toward public improvements, and
by helping them by your patronage.
you viii also be helping yourself and
the entire community.
FRANCES A. ifAnNia.
The state herald., 1907-04-26
The Evolution Of
Household Remedies.

The modern patent medicine bust
ness is the natural outgrowth Of the
old-time household remedies.
In the early history Of this country,
EVERY FAMILY HAD ITS HOME
MADE MEDICINES. Herb teas,
bitters, lsxstives and tonies, were to DO
found In almost every house, compound
ed by the housewife, sometimes assisted
by the apotheeary or the family doctor.
Such remedies ss piers, which was
aloes and quassia, dissolved In apple
brandy. Sometimes a hop tonic, made
Of whiskey, hops and bitter barks. A
score or more Of popular, homemade
remedies were thus compounded, the
formulas for which were passed along
from house TO house, sometimes written,
sometimes verbally communicated.
The patent medicine business 10 .
natural outgrowth from this whole
some, old-time custom. In the begin
ming, some enterprising doctor, I'm
pressed by the usefulness Of one Of
these home made remedies, would tako
II up, improve Il In many ways, manu-
fseture II on q large scale, advertise II
mainly through slmanaes for the home,
and thus II would become used over a
large area. LArTERLY THE HOUSE
HOLD REMEDY BUSINESS TOOK
A MORE EXACT AND SCIENTIFIC
FORM.
Peruns was originally one OF these
oid-,imc remedies. II was used by tho
Mennonites, Of Pcnnsylysnis, before IL
was offered TO the public for sale. DR..
Hartman, THE ORIGINAL COM
FOUNDER or PERUNA, Ia Of Men
nonits origin. First, he prescribed Il
for his neiehbors and his patients.
The sale Of I, increased, and. at last hs
established q mandatory aud fur.
pished II 10 the general drug trade,
peruns 10 useful In a great many
climatic ailments, such an coughs. colds,
sore throat. bronchitis, and catarrhal
diseases generally. THOUSANDS or
FAMILIES HAVE LEARNED THE
USE or PERUNA and Its vsiuo In the
treatment Of these ailments. They
have learned TO trust and believe 10
Dr.. Hsftmsn's Judgment, and TO tsly
on his remedy, Peruns,
The state herald., 1907-04-26
Homemade Candy.

Eyerton Tary.-Tako one pousi ot
brown sugar OF good quality. two
ounces of butter and onohalf a glass
ful OF water. Let tho sugar and wa
ter come TO boil I'M ~ forms u ball
In told water. then put In the butter,
boiling all TN I, cracks when thread
I'D. Add six drops OF lemon essence,
utiriins briukly. Pour into buttcred
pafs. Separate the tany while still
warm with a knife.
butter seoteh.-iioll together ono
pound Of brown sugar and four ounces
of. butter, A soon aa II cracks vhrn
threaded add good pinch OF cooking
rodr; let II boil two minutes longer.
,hor run Into butterod pans. Before
II u quite cool mark lightly In squares
the required size. glYo a brisk tap
and II will separate Bet In u cold
place,
The state herald., 1907-04-26

trade with the home merchant, yet II
other people followed your example
and patronized mail order houses,
there would be no home merchant to
traie with. II others bought of him
only when they wanted things in q
hurry and sent out of town for the
greater part Of their supplies. he
would have left for more promising
fields long ago, or II he had stayed In
those circumstances. the sheriff would
finally have closed his doors. You
wouldn't like to live In q place with
out stores, and yet 1t may be that you
prefer to reside in country town
rather than In city. Do your share.
then. toward making it possible for
the country merchant to carry on
business.
You must remember, too, that when
you send your money to some big con-
cern in a distant city. you lessen the
amount OF money In circulation In
your own residence town. II you had
spent II at the home store. some Of
1t at least would have been paid out
by the proprietor in the form OF
wages to his employees. they In turn
would have expended it for the neces-
stiles of life, and 1t would have passed
from one to another of the home deal
ers. proving an important factor In
the prosperity Of the community. Hav.
Ing sent 1t to the mail order house
the probabilities are that 1t will never
again benefit anyone in your home
town.
You should trade with the home
merchant because he is the one from
whom you ask and receive favors.
Perhaps you have had a run OF Ill luck
you have lost your position. had
long-continued illness in the family. or
have experienced difficulty in collect
ing money due you. You are In
The state herald., 1907-04-26
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u NE~
RUSTIC WINDOW BOX.
Ornamental and Useful Article to
6eautify Home.

instead OF using an ordinary green
painted window box why not make an
artistic one in which the color does
not clash with the plants contained in
1t, but rather harmonizes with them
and brings out the beauty of the foil.
age to the most advantage, asks a
writer in Popular Mechanics.
Such a window box can be made by
anyone having usual mechanical abll.
ity and will furnish more opportunities
for artistic and original design than
many other articles of more compli.
Gated construction.
The box proper should be made a
little shorter than the length of the
window to allow for the extra space
taken up in trimming and should be
nearly equal in width to the sill, as
shown in Fig. l. II the sill is inclined,
The state herald., 1907-04-26

elm boards four inches wide and is
inches long come out from the inside
Of these standards so they viii form
u spring not too stin he sure to place
them In the mortised hole firmly. Now.
explains The Farmer. make Iron hold
ers as shown In cut from three-eighth
inch round rod IS inches long. Curve
the ends 80 they will hold one'baif
inch below hem Of sack. Use n nat
clip to hold iron arm ON spring stand.
ard. Plane on all sharp edges from
woodwork.
The state herald., 1907-04-26
SETTING OUT TREES.
Yearly Practice Of Planting Trees a
Good One.

On our farm we have made II a
practice every spring to set out some
trees. We choose this season OF the
year because We have had better sue.
cess In getting them to grow than we
have by planting them In the fall. This
holds good not only with forest trees.
but also with fruit trees and even
strawberries.
or late years we have been putting
Dur trees along the highway and now
we have some beautiful trees growing
there. Some of those we set our first
are now six or seven inches In diane
ter. having made this growth In the
last Is years. And these. too. being
hard or sugar naples. have grown as
slowly as any trees. almost. that one
might choose to set out In our state.
New York. writes u. l.. Vincent In
Farmers Review. there is state
law providing for certain tax deduc.
lions for setting out trees along tho
Highway. but we have never taken nd
vantage OF Il, being very well satisfied
with the added beauty, ms well as the
prospective usefulness 10 US OF the
trees.
Not far from our place there is n
arm with so many trees Of tho variety
mentioned. the sugar naples. along
the road that the owner can tap quite
sugar orchard right there II he
wishes To- The trees have gained n
,.aoJ siye now 40 that they would not
be materially Injured by careful tap.
ming. There In this great advantage
In sugar bush OF this sort. II In
easy OF access. ono need not travel
around over rough roads TO do the
work. II IL always neat and clean and
the work Of gathering tho sap Ii not
hard. Som. day We will nil pay more
attention TO this matter OF setting out
trees than We do now. and II Will be n
rrca, thing for the country when We
do.
The state herald., 1907-04-26
The Only Way.

There Ia no safe method Of deter.
mining the butter qualities Of herd
e,oop, BY ,ea,inR or churnlng tho milk
M zach COW separately. Tho bulk Of
,he milk Ia no, u sure indication. Very
nf,eu tho COW that gives but u moder.
a,. 4uanilty OF milk may yield tho
,arssat amount OF butter. In breeding
nm A herd a knowledge Of tho charac.
,s,l,tles OF each COW will enable the
aalr,man To breed for the best results.
as ,hs superior cows may be used for
h,e.dlng 10 thoroughbred bulls. II
Ace. not pay to keep the calves unless
,he merita OF their slrcs and dams are
s,ll known
The state herald., 1907-04-26
Anmlnx crunnci..

These must b. set over nigh,
Dea, well together one pint Of milk,
oncfour,h of n cupfui Of sugar. two
,ahleapoonfuls Of melted butter. four
ouptula Of nour aud one cupful Of
woll'bollcd hominy Add one com
pressed yeast cake dissolved In four
tahlespoonfuls OF water and n tea.
spoonful Of salt and act In warm
place. Half an hour before breakfss,
il served add one.fonrih of tea.
spoonful Of soda. dissolved In a M,
tic hot water. bea, thoroughly Tor Ave
minutes, partly nli muiiln rings. aud
stand In warm place TOT half an
hour. Bake quickly aud serve piping
The state herald., 1907-04-26
Coming PopuIar Craze.

Signs are not wanting that amateur
photography will have a vast increase
OF raw recruits in 1907. From the
cloistral retreats Of the learned IL
has transpired that we arc on the
verge of discovering the art of direct
color photography. And the masses
there is abundant evidence of it
are beginning to turn their eyes to-
wards this hobby which promises SO
many wonders for the near future.
The state herald., 1907-04-26

dered and passages of the secretions
too frequent. On the advice of my
husband began using Doan's Kidney
Pills. Since using two boxes my trou.
Bile has not reappeared. This Is won.
derful. after suffering two years."
Sold by all dealers. so cents boz.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The state herald., 1907-04-26
Little Ones Prayer.

Mary always gets little piece OF
candy every day to keep her from be-
Ing naughty. One day she was
naughty. and she did not get her
candy. That night when she was 60
Ing to bed she said her prayers As fol-
lows: "our Father. who art In heaven.
please givo me my daily candy"
The state herald., 1907-04-26
Get s.,ds In oraund.

Cloudy. warm weather ia tho best
for the aproutins Of neoda, and this
condition IN found In the spring For
this reason seeds should bn placed In
the ground NJ soon ~ the ground IL
warm enough for them 10 begin 10
grow.
The state herald., 1907-04-26

ago, dropsy set In.
and my left side was
80 swollen the doctor
said he would have to
tap out the water.
There was constant
pain and a gurgling
sensation around my
heart, and I could not
raise my arm above
my head. The kid.
ney action was disor-
The state herald., 1907-04-26
In . Pinch, Use ALIENS Foor.eAsg.

A powder. 1t cures painful. smart
Ing. nervous feet and insrowing nails.
It's the greatest comfort discovery OF
the age. Makes new shoes easy. A
certain cure for sweating feet. Sold
by all Druggists. 25c. Accept no sub
stitutc. Trial package. FREE. Ad.
dress A. s. Olmsted. lie Roy. NY.
The state herald., 1907-04-26
ptoxneailnn rnn,lnh

Maud tbsfore tho laughing hysns's
cage How pto,oklnHi Here we've
been 70 minutes, and the hyens hasn't
laughed once.
Ella-Strsnge. aud he's been cycling
your aev spring hat. tos.
The state herald., 1907-04-26

BY following the directions. witch
are plainly printed on each package of
Defiance Starch. Mems Collars and
Guns can be made Just as stiff as de-
sired. with either gloss or domestic
nnlsh. Try II. 16 or. for loc. sold BY
all good grocera
The state herald., 1907-04-26
HANDY SACK HOLDER.
VIII Really Hold the Mouth Of the
Sack Open.

Take heavy piece OF plank 32xi2
x2. This shdkld be good solid piece
without any cracks in IT, Now NOR.
tise two holes four inches long across
the plank 2G inches apart. Now nail
or bolt cross plank inside the holes.
Make spring standards from oak or
The state herald., 1907-04-26
Soak th. Corn,

A. dry corn viii hurt the teeth and
make the mouth sore, shorts or oats
should be- given with little soaked
corn as soon as the pigs learn TO eat
fairly we'll.
The state herald., 1907-04-26

No. CordelIa. n married woman isnt
necessarily up to date because her
husband happens TO be tho iatest
thing out
The state herald., 1907-04-26
A MISSOURI WOMAN
Tells a Story Of Awful Suffering an6
Wonderful Relief.

Mrs. J. D. Johnson. of 6O3 West
Hickman ST., Columbia, Mo-. says:
Following an operation two years
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-17
Actor Talks to Club

| Hobart Bosworth a noted actor ani
painter, was the speaker at the Friday
Morning club last week. His subject
was can Actors View of His Profes-
sion," with some side remarks as to its
value as a public teacher.
Mr.. Bosworth addressed his audience
in a conversational manner that was
delightful. He took the stand that the
stage is a better teacher than the pull
pit, and said:
THE world does not seem much bet
ter for it's nineteen centuries of preach
ing, and it seems to me that deeds are
better than words and that the causes
it acted out on the stage are greater
teachers. The great majority of peo-
pie pay much more attention to the
theater than to the church. The essence
of the greatness of the stage is it's
naturalneSs.
"It would be better if our plays could
have more of moral lesson contained
in them than they do. Shakespeare,
we look upon as an intellectual lini-
ment to be rubbed in by the lecturers.
THE actors and actresses are greatly
misjudged. The lowest class, the dregs
Of the stage, as 1t were, get into all
kinds of trouble. Their affairs are aired
by the newspapers and they call them
selves actors, while they are nothing
of the kind. Thus the intellectual ari5-
tocracy of the profession is judged hy
them"
In conclusion he said: Your women 8
clubs are the strongest tonics and edu-
Gators we have"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-17
Are Delightful Hostesses

The card party given at the Ebell
club Thursday afternoon by the MEM
bers of the hospitality and house COM
mittees of the Cosmos club for the
benefit of the clubs scholarship fund
was decided success, both socially
and financially.
Mrs Frank w. Smith and Mrs. A.
j. Bletsoe. acted as hostesses and their
assistants were Mesdames Frank
Smith, U. S. House, e. E. Cappock,
w. b. Corwin, H. S. Simpson, e. Ger
SON, j. C. Huggins, L. B. Winans, L.
Lee Hagadorn, G. j. Cote, James Scott.
w. Goodwin, d. Hunter, Sidney Lee
Grover. w. H. Sutch. H. C. Newton,
q. w. Lynn and Miss Marian Lewis.
The card rooms were artistically dec
GRATED with pink and white cosmos and
the score cards were hand painted with
sketches of four-leaf clovers. A Hav-
Hand bouillion cup and saucer, a Bo-
hemian glass vase and a cut glass bon
bon dish We're awarded as prizes.