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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-04
NAVAL y MYSTERIES.

War Vessels Of the United States That
Have Disappeared.
Curious disapp earances and ccidents
to our warships characterized the early
history Of our navy, and lii spite of allat
the efforts Of the navy department to
explain the cause Of the disasters many
of them are as absolute mysteries to
day as when they shappe 1g
When the government built ten new !
gunboats tuiprosecute the war1against
Trfpoli1 in 1906, they were sent out1astx
soon as they were finished and before II
they were named. Each one was given Il
cumberland dispa tched to the, seatYof
the war. No. Z, sailed from New York
July %, 1905, under the command Of
Lieutenant FOgelyie and after She clear
ed Sandy Hopk light she was never
heard from again. She went down
with all on board before she had even
been named. u,
A most extraord mary accident was i
thataWIiich shappened toi the scoIwet Mo-
nongahela. at Santa Cruz In 1851.
Willie ait anchor Id the harbofs d tire
mendous tidal wave lifted her upon Its
crest and carried her clean over the
town Of Frederichst adt and back again
without injuring the town or the boat
to any great extent The receding
| wave landed her on the beach instead
Of aafr tie deep water Of the farbor, anlk
it costso gogernln emit 500, GOO to float
her again. Emily ass strange Was the |
| fate Of the sloop-of- war Wateree. She
was anchored fiji the hartor of Arica.
| Peru, in 1868, when a huge tidal wave
swept inland ands flooded the whole
city. The wave carried the sloop sew
eral miles inland and finally lande her
4 in the: midst of a tropical forest. It
was, impossible to- release her from
such, a. peculiar position, and the gov
eminent sold her for nominal sum.
4 The purchasers turned the vessel into
/ a. hotel, and the remains of that once
] formidable war vessel loom up in the;
| tropical forest today as atmonuments
to the power Of tidal waves. a33.
Among the, other cases of disaster
i which arr: attributed to the violence OF
the, waves or weather there Is none
more interesting than that Of the
strange fate OF the Saratoga. When
! she sailed from PhiIadelphi in Octo-l
Der, 1850, under the command Of Cap
tain James Young, there was no finer
or handsomer war yesSe aafioat. That
i she was as formid able as She was at.
1ractive was soon DEMONSTRATED In a
a practical way. After cruising around
d q short time she captured three British
vessels in succession, and then, with
1 her. prizes, she started@ to return GIL
/ Phiiad eiphia, but on the Delaware
capes she encountered a British ship
of the line Us the Saratoga carried
only eighteen gums and the Intrepid
1 was seventy four gun fshin Captain
Young considered 1t safer To run away.
The enemy did not chase her far, but
returned to protect and recapture the
British prizes The Saratoga sailed
/ away In the very teeth Of d STERN, and
she was never heard from agairas
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-04
FINE SPIDER THREADS
49, Eel .-:------ 3s 5ss
Cultivated Eepecisliy Fer the Use q
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AstreRosa
The cultivation Of certain species Of
spiders solely for the hne threaas
which they. weave for scienfific uses
has an important bearing upon astron-
omy.
No substitute for the splder's thread
has yet Been found far bsseetfng the
screw Of lthes nlieFa iaafer usSa FOR de-
termining the positions and motions OF
the stars. Not only becanse Of the re-
naaFkabla lfineness nc hls thread ss are
they valuable but beeapss on their
durable qualities ses s''7
The threads of certain spiders raised
fer astronomical purposes Withstand
changes ia temperatures. 80 that often
In messnring sun spote they are unir-
Jusssd wheh tiie heat III u gseaf tiat
the Iensssa0f the macfometers eyepieee
srs cracsEad
lsbasss spider linas are only .oaevafth
b. oparseyentA Of d thousenitth OF an
inch "a diameter COMPS With which
the threads of the sin yeoria AXE large siIiss
and ciaEnsy 's Il 81 z flis sr ~
Zach HE 10 made up Of several thoss.
lsands zoe lnicross oi1ic stEsafns of llimaa
! Under the most powerful magnsfy,nl,
/ glass they appear true and round.
The vorka Of placing these lines ID
1 the mscroHleter requires ths delicate
touch df expeEts, who operate WIN thc
| aid Of MD roseobas which ina tlts
Is6s - sthoiisA1d aliass 1zsss lgllsia 'a5s
ispfdskd paraalsh ssagaa &acls ls5elssr aAs
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--stssy stQgiss
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-04
He Ism t a
COtlflte rfeitei

There is young man in this
town who is making rnor1ey-he 4
not only makes money but he
saves IT. He is of a friendly dis
position yet he isn't known TO Is
the Boys around town, as a
Good fellow However, he is
K becoming known to the more OBJ 4
servant and some of the older
people as a young ma n of prom
ise-a young man who can be
depended upon-a young man
who lis getting the right kind of
start and I one who will be Of
much use in the world. /
81 AnEaccount at this bank would
prove shelpfn1 to you. Try II. n AS
The Tupelo journal., 1907-05-24
Revivina Meadows Into Viqor.

There are hundreds of meadows in
Tenne5se, also in other states, that
are now slowly sending up s~pindling
grass, which is furnishing very infe-
rior grazing for stock. Such pastures
can be renewed and grasses made to
come forth in much vigor by running
a subsoil pillow under such a packed
soil. A one-horse subsoil plow run at
a distance of n foot apart in such
hard soils will completely revive such
a meadow. The land has become so
compact by the tramping of heavy
animals that the lower roots of the
grasses have died, and the only sup
port the grasses and clovers receive
are the top soils. Air and water have
been kept out of the land, and the use
of a subsoil pillow will bring about a
perfect revolution in such meadows.
This work should be done before corn
planting.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-05-24
Prepare to Destroy the cut-Worm.

AS soon as the new plants In the
garden or field are up the pesky cut
worm will be ready to cut the plants
while the owner of the land sleeps,
1t is an insect to be dreaded, as the
ten kinds of cutworms on fiat lands
destroy one-tenth of the young plants.
Listen to this little talk and you may
avert this evil.
AS soon as garden plants are up, or
corn in the field, take 20 pounds wheat
bran and mix with it one pound of
paris green, then add enough syrup
to make the bran adhere when pressed
with the hand; a small quantity of
water may be essential. Drop in
quantities as much as a common Thin
Bile will hold nea the growing plants.
At night worms will come from their
hiding places to obtain food, and if
the worm finds the sweetened bran it
will eat and die. Purchase the paris
green or white arsenic, which is much
cheaper, have bran and syrup ready
to destroy the cutworms. One days
delay may mea loss to the farm OF
500 plants. Act on this advice before
the destroyer makes its appearance.
Keep poultry or stock off of the
plants when the poison Is upon the
ground.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-05-24
NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT.
Unique Way of Choosing Partners for
the Refreshment Table.

In choosing partners for refresh
rSents write well-known quotations
and proverbs, cut them in half and
hide the pieces behind pictures, under
bric-a-brac, in fact, in every %conceiv-
able place. When these slips are
matched the company will have been
thoroughly mixed and all have found
partners. This is a fine menu to serve
for light refreshments: Whole Wheat
bread sandwiches with a filling Of
ported ham, chopped nuts and olives
mixed with a rich mayonnaise dress
ing, coffee, chocolate with whipped
cream sailed ~pistachio nuts and a de-
licious sweet served in sherbet glass
es. To make it allow the white of n
egg to a cup of sliced peaches, a cup
of granulated sugar, whip with an egg
beater (the rotary kind sometimes
called "Dover") for a half hour, then
chill in the refrigerator an hour before
using. The above quantity serves six
or eight persons. Double the quantl-
ties as may be required. A blanched
almond and candied cherry may be
placed on top.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-05-24

fashioned workstand is another piece
found in wicker. 1t is light and easi-
ly moved about, or it makes a very
useful and attractive article in the
bedroom of a summer cottage.
Imagine a bow-windowed room with
floor covered with lowered mating.
In the window is a stand like this and
a high-backed wicker armchair with
foot-stool and book-rest. The chair
has cretoune-covered cushions and the
curtains are of cretonne to match.
The flowers on the floor mating cor
respond also. Two or three more wick
er chairs within the room and a low
wicker table, a white enamel bedstead
and bureau complete the actual fur
nishings of what would be a bright,
cosy snuggery. A patterned wall pa
per would give almost too figured an
aspect to the room, but a cool looking
paper has panels of one of the pale
shades of blue, pink or yellow set in
frames, composed of a narrow border
of flowers, corresponding to those in
the cretonne hangings and mating.
Two or three pen n ink sketches
and water colors about the walls are
the only other attempt at decoration
necessary, for one does not need nor
wish for many ornaments about in hot
weather, when all housekeeping
should be simplified as much as pos
sible.
Again, imagine a pleasant piazza
shaded by Japanese bamboo screens
or awnings, a rag rug or two on the
floor, Or perhaps a gay colored Turk
ish one; plenty of wicker furniture,
swings and hammocks we'll stocked
with linen or Undiscovered cushions
and stands full of hardy plants-sure-
ly it is an ideal outdoor sitting room.
In furnishing a piazza of course one
must consider the durability of What
is selected. Valuable rugs and easily
damaged cushions are out of place
unless the piazaH is well protected or
one has a man always at hand to so
to the rescue in case of a sudden
shower.
There are plenty of inexpensive
woven rugs in light colors, and plenty
of cheap but pretty covers for cush-
ions, so hat the cost for getting up a
pretty effect is not prohibitive.
The chairs may have cushions at
tached to the seal and back, or merely
have ordinary sofa pillows to be az
The Tupelo journal., 1907-05-24

ness with a remarkable degree Of sue
cess. And not only porch furniture,
but all sorts of pretty wicker ware
suitable for various parts of the house
is so much sought after that almost
every piece of solid furniture has its
replica in wicker ware.
For bedrooms, the living room, den
and summer parlor there is a great
variety of the most tempting descrip-
ton. Cosey chairs which invite a loaf
after dinner, ~cool-looking wicker
lounges for the afternoon siesta, sew
ing chairs with footstool and pockets
under the arms to hold materials,
porch chairs with holders for golf
sticks, into which the weary player
can thrust her discarded parapherna-
liza; in fact, almost every device to be
thought of to add comfort to hot
weather existence is now provided.
Among the useful pieces is the tea
cart, which is really a two-storied
tray upon wheels, and just the thing
for serving five o'clock tea upon the
lawn or piazza. Against the handles
at the back is a small basket for sill
verware, and on the top shelf is fitted
a glass tray with handles, which lifts
up if SO desired. A copy of the old
The Tupelo journal., 1907-05-24
Eleven Dairv Rules,

First-Breed or buy a good class of
dairy COWS.
Second-Provide good, warm, we'll
ventilated stables for winter, with
plenty of the right kind of feed.
Third-Feed regularly and abun-
dainty, but not more than necessary.
Fourth-Mflk speedily, but gently,
never maltreating or exciting the cow
in any way.
Fifth-Make pets of your cows, and
treat them gently and kindly at all
times.
Six-Never expose them to cold in
winter; don't let them run in the yard
any day that it is so cold you a not
work out with bare hands.
Seven-Warm their water in winter.
Eight-Provide plenty of good bed
ding with a drop behind the COWS to
hold the animal refuse, so the COW
will be kept absolutely clean at all
times.
Nine-Never let the COW out around
the straw stack and in the corn field
to fill up on an article of food that
will not produce milk; let the dry
! COW and the young cattle pick on this.
Ten-Give her uniform feed and
care; don't turn out n day and keep
in the next; turn into the field the
next and so on. That will make her
uneasy and will dry her up; she dis
likes changes.
Eleven-Neyer change her feed sud
denly; if a change must be made,
make it gradually.
If these rules are adhered to strict
ly, keeping one but the special dairy
COW, a good profit can be realized
from the business, and the farm fer
tilted and made better year by year.
"A. L. Sweet, in Farm Stock Journal.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-05-24
FARMER AND
PLANTER
USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER
The More Judgment Used the Better
the Results.

In order to get commercial ferti-
liZer where it will do the most good,
and do it quickly, l drill 1t In at the
time of c%ultivating by having the
fertilizer distributor attached to my
c%ultivator. By getting a portion of
the fertilizer drilled in about two or
three inches from the plant at the time
of the first cultivation l get it in
moist ground, where it is Immediate
ly covered and chemical decomposi-
ton begins at once. In three or four
days | can see the results, and if |
examine the root system | am sur
prised to see how eagerly they follow
their food.
l find it is much better to make
several applications of fertilizers as
l cultivate, for by so doing l do not
overfeed the plant at n time, and
then have it go hungry, but the sew
eral applications, alternately on one
side of the row then on the other side,
keep UP a strong continuous growth,
which gives me a vigorous growth, an
earlier crop and a greatly increased
crop.
1 used to drill my fertilizer in with
a corn planter, using the drill attach
ment, this giving me my marks at the
same time, but found l had all my
plant food locked up in a very sinai.
soil area, where only a small number
of plant roots could get at it, but now
since | am drilling it in as | cultivate
l get the fertilizer spread out more
thus making it available to a great
many more roots.
The more judgment | use with my
fertilizer the more results l get from
my crop. One would not think of feed
ing a horse enough feed at one time
to last it a month, yet some people
will persist in giving a plant one good
glorious dose of commercial fertilizer
that will sometimes stimulate the
growth for awhile and then the plant
must show by its growth that it is
getting hungry again; it is much bet
ter to divide the plant food. Nitrogen
is a great element to promote leaf
growth, and this | supply at the first
and second civilizations, and then at
the third cultivation l drill in more
phosphoric acid and potash.
l am getting excellent results by
using these principles in connection
with commercial fertilizers, and al
ways feed them behind the inside
shovel of my %cultivator, so they sure
go in moist ground, near to the root
system, and l always get them on my
fields without extra cost of labor,
which Is a great time saving to me-
G.. B. Richardson, Muscatine, Ia.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-05-24
DOMESTIC T1T-BITS.

To remove pencil marks from paint
use a piece of lemon dipped in whit
ing.
Dark calicoes should be ironed on
the wrong side with irons that are
not too hot.
Don't boil meat; steam 1t, except
salt beef. Don't throw away the
water; use as stock for soup.
When the burners of lamps become
clogged, put them in strong soap-suds
and boil awhile to clean them.
Cut a snip off the ends of potatoes
before they are roasted. This lets
out any stray moisture and makes the
potato mealy.
Eggs with very thin shells are not
50 likely to crack in boiling if they
are put into cold water and brought
very slowly to the boil.
Old brass can be made to look like
new by pouring strong ammonia on
it, scrubbing with a brush, and then
rinsing in clear water.
When SCOT falls on the carpet cover
IL I1lChly Will odll anu lhCu o"CSP ~
up. In this way you may remove it
without doing the least damage to
your carpet.
Milk will take out ink stains from
boards, cotton, and other fabrics, if
used before dried in. Soak in a little
milk, and then wash in the ordinary
way.
When treacle is one of the ingre-
dents of a cake, weigh 1t in the fol-
lowing manner. Flour the scales well,
pour the treacle on to the flour, and
the treacle will then run off quite
easily and clearly.
Persons who are accustomed to use
TEA leaves for sweeping their carpets
and find they leave stains will do
well to employ fresh-cut grass instead.
1t is better than the tea leaves and
gives a brighter and fresher look.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-05-24

write on paper cambria or Chinese
linen with indelible ink, fold like an
envelope, tie with narrow linen tape
and seal the ends with red sealing
a
Luncheon is never served at night
and seven or half after is the proper
hour for dinner. Serve ten at each
table if you cannot accommodate all
at one table. 1t is SO easy to impro.
wise tables with sawhorses, boards and
a little time from a carpenter, or you
can use small tables seating four at
each. Anyway is preferable to a So
called clap" supper when anything but
light refreshments are served.
The decorations should be white.
Use sheets and counterpanes for drap.
ing where there are pOrtieres and
throw over divans, couches and large
chairs. Place white candles every
where with white china and glass
holders.
A wedding bell of white linen with
fringe of white and clapper should he
suspended over the place where the
couple stand to receive congratula'
tions. You should wear white linen
and your better half don white trou'
sers, white waistcoat and dark coat. If
you have a spinning wheel, display it
ready for spinning if possible and see
which lady can spin the best thread.
Serve cream of celery soup, broiled
white fish, leg of lamb, green peas,
mashed potatoes, olives, sailed nuts
in white holders, biscuit, crisped
crackers with blanched asparagus
salad, plain vanilla brick cream with
a layer of lemon ice. This carries out
a white" menu. Have ~after-dinner
coffee, peppermint bars and call for
''toasts." You will find this a delight
frl evening if you add a little music.
MADAME MERRI.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-05-24
DOES THIS HIT your
How About Your Feed Arrangements
On the Farm?

To feed do you have to make sew.
eral trips past each animal to feed in
opposite end to entrance or do you
feed in manger right at the doors or,
what IS better still, feed in all the
stalls from II elevated feedway with
out having to go in the stall?
Is the water supply pure, adequate
and convenient, or is it from some
little foul pond or creek several hun
dred yards away?
Is your feed lot elevated slightly
above stock, so the feed can be thrown
down where wanted, or do you carry
the hay, cats or corn from across the
barn from another barn or out from
the %barnyard?
catch the animals hips or do they
fall open out of the way? Are they
provided with easy working hinges
and latches?
Is your corn crib In the barn or
do you cary corn three times a day,
1,095 times a year, from an out crib
or barn?
Is your barnyard properly and con
v%eniently fenced, or do you chase your
horse stock back and forth in the mud
around the barn?
Do you lift ton upon ton of feed
into the loft, or can you drive the
loads up there and unload Easy, or
have you a hay and feed carrier to
do the lifting by horse power?
Do you feed your hogs in winter by
carrying load after load away to some
dry spot? Or have you board or con
crete floors right near the cribs for
bad weather use?
Is your fencing such that you can
separate a large herd of hogs or some
other stock easily, or is it a tedious
and disagreeable job?
DO you carry water to the stock in
the bad weather, or can you pump it,
or does your engine, mill or hydraulic
ram put it there?
The Tupelo journal., 1907-05-24
TAKING UP
Some Little Hints That Will Make the
Task Easy.

Taking up carpets Is IL of the
most disagreeable Of housekeeping
tasks, usually, for the simple reason
that the majority of persons do not
properly perform the work.
To prevent the usual cloud of dust
when removing a carpet, first loosen
the tacks, picking them all up as
and take only a few minutes Of time.
Do not move the edge of the car
pet until all the tacks have been re-
moved, then begin at one side and roll
the carpet carefully to the other side
of the room.
Two or three persons can roll 1t
better than one alone. Lift it care
fully at both ends and the middle at
the same time, and carry 1t out of
doors and away from the house to
be cleaned. Begin at one side of the
room again and roll the papers with
the dust on them, taking only a few
at a time, and being very careful not
to disturb the dust.
Garry the rolls out as they are made
and pile them on the ground where
they can be burned.
When the papers have all been re-
moved there will be no dust on the
floor or in the air, and a hopping
of the floor with a clean mop and q
good suds will make it fresh.
If there was no paper under the car
pet the lacks and carpet should be
removed in the same and a
lot of bits of newspaper well damp
ened should be scattered over the
dusty floor. Stir the paper gently
about with the broom so as to gather
the dust; then take it up in little piles
on the dustpan.
Scatter another lot of the dampened
paper and sweep it gently together,
then mop the floor with the good suds.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-05-24
Cotton.


Would you have believed a few
years ago that South Carolina would
today have mor cotton factories than
Massachusetts? The cotton plant is a
necessity in clothing millions of peo-
pie. The wisdom and economy of
manufacturing cotton goods nearest
where the lint is grown can not be
questioned. The south, within the next
few years, may reasonably be ex-
pected to grow 10000, 900 bales of cot.
ton annually and manufacture the
greater portion of it into cotton goods,
thus clothing the world, and enjoying
a degree of prosperity not ever
dreamed of. Nature has provided her
with practically a monopoly, and as
her people become more and more
educated she will more generally en-.
joy those natural advantages until her
wealth is beyond estimate.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-05-24
ORANGE Puddinu.

Ingredients: Three oranges, one
and a quarters pints of milk, n and
one-half ounces of corn starch, one
ounce of butter, two or three eggs,
three ounces of sugar. Cut the oranges
in slices, and lay them in a buttered
pudding or fireproof dish, sprinkling
a little sugar over them. Boil the
milk, reserving a little with which to
slake the corn starch, mixing the two
together as soon as the milk boils.
Cook for ten minutes, stirring con-
stantly; add the butter, a pinch OF
salt, and the yolks of the eggs, with
which has been mixed the sugar. Stir
for a minute or two longer to cook
the eggs; then turn the mixture over
the oranges. Bake for ten minutes;
cover with a meringue made from the
whites of the eggs, return to the oven
for a moment to brown, garnish with
sections of orange, and serve hot or
cold.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-05-24
New Color Has Rich Tinoe,

A new color which has come very
strongly into vogue is called ''vieux
a%pprecot;" just why the French have
applied such a name is undecided, as
an old apricot is hardly a thing of
beauty as to coloring; but the shade
this implies is described as comparing
it to a russell shoe which has been
polished many times. The color itself
is rich and beautiful, and, shown in
ostrich plumes, v~elvets, artificial flow
ers, paradise plumes and osprey, is
really delightful.