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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-19

Leonard Bromfeld was one OF
those children of fortune, who for the
greater part of the year had nothing
to do. Leonard was by no means a
lover OF solitude, In general, yet pos
sessing every access to the pleasures
Of society and companionship, he
was suddenly seized, one gay and
charming summer. with the desire for
solitary rambling apart from the noisy
world, so he babe farewell to the
haunts Of city and fashion, and buried
himself in the peaceful shelter OF a
rural hamlet.
It was on y certain day when. hav.
ing sought refuge from an ardent
August sun, Leonard stood in the
Brushville store, idly awaiting the
mail. 1t was on the glass showcase
that his eye was resting, and upon a
certain white envelope, which he was
morally sure had presented itself to
his vision innumerable times before;
yet for the first time II seemed actual.
ly demanding his attention. A rathet
soiled and crumpled missive, but in
scribed distinctly with the address:
Miss Dorothea Winthrop.
N-ville, Va.
Half unconsciously he had read
these same words repeatedly. but un.
observed hitherto, a few less legible
pen.strokes on the corner Of the en-
velope now attracted his glance, In
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-19
All Are Democrats and All Were
Elected on the Same Day.

Muskogee, /. THE Watts family,
of which W. J. Watts was the head In
Indian territory, has a record that Is
without "A parallel.
There are three Watts brothers,
each of whom is mayor of the town
IN which he resides, all of them Dem
ocrats, and all were elected TO the
office of mayor on the same day.
W. j. Watts came to Indian terri.
tory in 1871, and established a home.
He lived in the Cherokee Nation until
1901, when he died, leaving three
sons. They are Jesse G. Watts, mayor
Of Saltisaw; Thomas j. Watts, mayor
of MulgrOw, and Charles G. Watts,
mayor of Wagner. All three are law.
yers.
w. J. Watts was prominent in the
Indian politics Of the Cherokee Ma.
ton, and made one OF the greatest
fights in the history of the nation for
the establishment of certain rights Of
citizens OF that jurisdiction. The elder
of the sons, Jesse G. Watts, is a prob.
able candidate for the Democratic
congressional nomination from the
Third district.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-19
Makes New Effect.

Still another distinctly novel effect
that Is obtained by the use Of the
white lining is found In the plain
skirt over the trimmed foundation, and
some exceedingly beautiful as well as
new effects are the result. For ey.
ample, a very lovely marquisette In
n of the favorite soft dove grays Is
made owe a lining of white silk.
which is trimmed with bands Of silk,
showing an oriental design. these
bands being arranged at intervals
above the hem, while the coat that &C.
companies the skirt shows trimming
Of the same oriental style. but is made
w a lining of plain white. Black and
white stripes and checks. too, are be-
ing used in similar ways, and a very
pretty blue wolfe seen at a recent wed.
ding showed the skirt over a lining of
plain blue. but the bolero jacket,
which, by the way, was enriched with
much soutache, showed a foundation
of blue and white checked silk, which
gave a distinctly novel note to the
whole.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-19
Use for Road Dust.

During Il dry time a good supply OF
road dust should be gathered to a dry
place, II the reader wishes to use It in
combating cabbage bugs, When 1t is
needed the weather may be so wet
that 1t can not be procured, Fill up
an empty salt barrel with the dust and
set 1t In the barn or smokehouse
where 1t can be kept perfectly dry till
1t is needed. By adding about one
part insect powder to ten parts OF
road dust will make a dust that will
effectively destroy all three forms OF
the cabbage worm.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-19
Mandarin Jackets.

Mandarin jackets and various modi'
~tcatIons Of these little garments. rich
in oriental embrOideries of blues.
greens and yellows and gold. are fur.
nished for negligee Jackets. and when
one enters the realm of the matinee
there is endless variety and often
amazing extravaganza.
The dainty matinees VI lace and
chiffon and silk. elaborate as some OF
them are. are not the most expensive
models on the list, giving place in
that regard to the hand.embroidered
lingerie models trimmed in real lace.
Some Of these are lovely and elab.
crate beyond description, and often
lingerie pettIcoats are provided en-
suSte. These, however, will not serve
the purpose Of the tea gown and are
for negligee wear, despite their costly
elegance.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-19
COOL AND DAINTY NeckwgAR.
Pretty Ways Of Dressing the Neck
Without Discomfort.

the woman who dresses her neck
neatly can he forgiven a great many
other faults. and there are many ways
of doing this without enduring any
great discomfort. The linen collar IL
probably the most practical of all. and
Is seen this summer In great variety
Most of them are embroidered In blind
work or eyelet and with them are
worn soft lingerie ties or bows. Get
these collars in a comfortably large
size and not too high. They are the
coolest things YOU can wear and still
look neat. The high gloss OF the
starch seems to resist the Precipitation
and feels cool to the skin. Little pro.
lection or rundown collars. while
they are not particularly new, still
flnd favor nov and then. but that
means you must wear a silk stock.
and, with white blOuses, this Is to be
avoided.
Another dainty and cool fashion
that has asserted itself is the wearing
of soft lawn and null ties with EN-.
broidered or hemstitched ends These
ties are about a yard or a yard and a
half long, and should go around the
neck twice-by that I mean place the
middle OF the tie under the chin, carry
II around the neck, cross 1t at the back
and tie the bow In front. You can
tack little pieces OF ~whalebone In
these ties to keep them upright. and
pin them fast to your blouse with a
fancy pin.
The young girl and the debutante
have things pretty much their own
way. as soft rolling collars are almost
universally worn by them. These are
finished OF with a Windsor tie OF
piece of ribbon to harmonize with the
dress they are wearing. High stock
collars and f~Our-in-hand stocks are
seldom seen any more. which Is a
blessing, for nothing could have been
more heating to the throat than those
made of heavy English madras that
were worn 50 much at one time.
The lingerie bow of nainsook. lawn
or null has taken the place OF silk
bows and these are easily made at
Of laces that have been left over,
The sheer blouse waist should have
a collar of lace insertion attached to
It, and tiny pieces OF featherbone are
sufficient to hold them up. The skele.
ton collars. made Of stin goods and
bones around and up and down. are no
longer worn.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-19
The Farmers Veaetabln Garden.

The farmers vegetable garden Ia
growing in popularity with the farm
ers that wish their families to have
the greatest amount of comforts in
their farm NE. A half acre devoted to
this work can be made a constant
source OF pleasure, not only on account
Of the vegetables II will produce but
also on account Of the large amount
of information 1t will yield up relative
TO what treatment Of the soil will give
the best results. Such a garden should
be very heavily MANFRED, so that II
will be always at its best for produc.
ing crops, We would put on manure
both fall and spring and see that the
manure gets into the soil. Such a gar.
den II properly worked can but be
profitable and be a constant source Of
delight.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-19
CHAPTER xxvl.-contlnued.
RcOJEPH BROWN {


Mother helped take care of Mr..
Carney, sir, and washed his things and
the bandages he used, and when we
bad to go to the cellar to stay as we
die when you came, fearin' as you
might see us at the house, Mr.. jerks
would get the things for her when
we'd leave m 4. the path. We always
had enough to eat stored away for
such times and we could get waite
from the river, but sometimes We had
to send things to mother and so Mr..
Jenks would take them. He didn't
know we were here at all, sir, but he
warts TO marry mother, you know, and
so he'd do whatever she told him.
without asking any questions.
Was 1t jerks who told you when |
cabled to Europe?" | asked. You
must have known of II very soon to
have answered It so promptly"
Yes, sir replied Bobbs. You see,
sir, he's at the station every day, and
a message to England made such a
sensation that they were all talking of
it, sir. When | told Mr.. Carney about
1t, sir, he said | should answer it as
did, SO ! wrote at once to my cousin
in New York, who'd been attending to
the letters for us, sir, when they were
sent on from London"
How did % make the ghosts ap.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-19

a cramped and apparently nervous
hand was traced the old.timed en-.
treaty, In haste!'
I'm haste repeated Leonard, smil-
ing Involuntary at the innocent de.
vice. Another glance, and quickly he
noted the absence Of the customary
stamp.
Turning abruptly to the store.keep-
er leaning idly owe the counter, Leon.
ard asked, briefly:
rs that letter detained only for
want of a stamp"
That's ALL" replied the other, Sc.
renely. 1T was dropped In the mail
box. Just as you see 1t, two weeks
ago, and J put 1t there, in full sight,
thinking whoever mailed 1t would
probably see and rectify the mistake"
Two weeks" repeated Leonard,
meditatively, and all for the want Of
a two.cent stamp! Why, man,
should think you would have put one
on yourself" he added, with fine dis.
regard of the principles of finance.
We'll, hardly" replied the post.
master, coolly, not if you had to
handle a dozen or SC letters a week.
Let me begin that, and half the let,
tiers would come in minus a stamp
We'll, put one on now, at any
rate said Leonard, promptly laying a
coin on the counter; two weeks, in.
deed, for a letter in haste, Why.
there is no telling what is being with.
held from Miss Dorothea Winthrop"
1t was Wednesday on which this
little occurance had stirred, for a mo.
ment, the surface monotony of Leon.
ards existence: but by Friday 1t had
quite slipped from his mind. and was
not even recalled as once more he
stood at the door of the store. serene.
ly awaiting the coach, which was al.
ready approaching at its own DELHI
crate pace.
A moment later, and the mail.bag
was swung into the hand outstretched
10 receive it; but, contrary to the
usual routine, the driver did not at
once direct his course to the stable.
for the needed change Of horses.
Leaving his box, he proceeded to the
door at the rear of the vehicle to as,
sist a passenger to alight. a slight,
girlish form, and a pale, timid face
looked anXiously about.
With tremulous eagerness marking
voice and manner, she turned to the
nearest b%y-stander.
Can you tell me how far Il ia TO
Redbank Farm, and where ! caa get
a conveyance to take me there?"
The man thus addressed did not
reply unciyilly, but with the indiifer,
ence common to those unaccustomed
to interesting themselves in the af.
fairs OF others,
1T is five miles to Redbank Farm"
he answered, briefly, and there is no
way to get there that | know IN"
But | must go there and at once"
she said, earnestly; cannot you help
me?" and with this she turned to an.
other, with imploring eyes.
Leonard Bromfeld lad stood by, a
silent listener. Advancing quickly to
her side, he said. ~courteously:
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-19
FOR WINTER TABLE
JELLY AND MARMALADE FROM
THE PEACH.
oainties That VIII Be Much Ap9re
eiated When the Snow Flies
Almonds Add to Flavor
Of Marmalsde.

Peach Jelly.-Take fine, juicy free
stone peaches: pare and quarter them;
scald in a little water, drain and mash
them and squeeze through a Jelly bag.
To every pint Of Juice allow one pound
Of sugar and a few OF the peach ksr.
pels.
Having broken up tho kernels and
boiled them by themselves for a quar-.
ter Of an hour in Just sufficient water
to cover them, strain on the kernel
water and add II to the juice; mix the
juice with the sugar; when 1t Is melted
boil them together Is minutes until a
thick jelly forms. Skim while It bolts.
Try the Jelly by taking a little in a
spoon and holding 1t in the air to see
II 1t congeals; II after boiling It still
continues to thin, 1t will CONCEAL by
stirring an ounce or more OF isinglass,
dissolved and strained. When the jelly
is done put II into tumblers and make
alright.
Peach Marmslsde.-Take ripe vel.
low freestone peaches pare, stone and
quarter them to each pound Of fruit
allow ~three.Quarters OF u pound OF
uga and half an ounce OF bitter al.
munds or peach kernels blanched In
scalding water and pounded smooth in
a mortar.
Scald the peaches in q little water,
mash them to a pulp; mix them with
the sugar and pounded almonds and
put the whole in a preserving kettle;
let 1t boil to a thick jam; skim and
stir well, keeping the pan covered as
much as possible.
Fifteen minutes will generally be
sufficient time for boiling It.. When
cold put in jars and keep in a cool
dry place.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-19
Character In Hats.

A milliner with a turn for philosophy
declares that a woman's character Is
infallibly revealed by the hat she
wears. There are ~audacious hats,
modest hats, ridiculous hats, and hats
that reveal the wearer as cautious
and secretive. AS a rule, a woman of
strong personality may be trusted to
choose "A hat to suit her. She is strong
enough to withstand the temptation
to veal something merely fashionable,
The vulgar, se~lf.assertive woman,
generally selects a loud obtrusiye
hat, but even that ! prefer to the fu.
nereal style Of headgear affected by The
morbid woman"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-19

that OF whip grating. The usual plan.
says Orange Judd Farmer. is for a
man to set the buds with a boy fol.
lowing closely to do the tying.
The bud should be taken from wood
OF the present seasons growth. Since
the work of budding is done during
the season OF active growth, the bud
sticks are prepared so that the petiole
or stem of each leaf is left attached
to serve as a handle to aid in pushing
the bud home when inserting II be-
meath the bark of the stook. This
is what is usually called a shield bud.
1t is cut so that a small portion OF
the woody tissue Of the branch Ia re.
moved with the bud. The bud stick
and method Of cutting IL shown in
the accompanying figure by Prof. Cor.
bett.
The stock for budding should be at
least as thick as an ordinary lead
pencil. With apple and pear, a second
seasons growth will be necessary to
develop this size. while with peach, a
single seaso will suffice: hence,
peach stocks can be budded the same
season the pits are planted. Conse.
quently the peach is left until as late
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-19

pear so well, Bobbs?" ! asked. "They
seemed to fairly float in the air."
"Oh. that was this way, sir" said
Bobbs. When Mr.. Carney got so that
he couldn't walk. on account of his
feet being so bad, sir, he got some of
those cycle skates with the big rubber
wheels and we used to exercise with
'em at night, on the paths, sir. They'd
go right over the leaves and grass,
too, II 1t was pretty sharp down hill
we always went to the river, sir, when
we were trying TO get away. so that
we could dive into the mouth of the
old tunnel, II need be. We never had
to do 1t but once. That was the time
you and the other gentleman first saw
us. sir. Most generally the folks would
be so frightened that they would run,
and then we could drop behind a bush
and take of the sheets, like we did
the night you had mother and Mr..
jerks down by the path, SIR
But about the notes and the cigar
case, Bobbs? How did you manage
that?" | asked.
Bobbs tearfully produced a small
monkey. o much larger than a kit
ten, from - Of his pockets and,
stroking the lisle animal affectionate-
ly he said with emotion:
1T was Chico, sir. Mr., Carney
brought him for a pet and he is almost
human, sir, and will do anything you
tell him. He's so sly, sir, that he can
pick your pocket in broad daylight, sir,
and you'll never find him out. | don't
know about the cigar case, sir, but the
day after you came last summer he
got away and must have been in the
library, where yOu and the other gen.
Itleman were looking for something.
After you'd gone to the village, sir,
| found him under one of the big
chairs. clinging to the bottom, and
scared half out of his wits as he al.
ways is after he's been playing pranks.
You see,' he explained, Il had a key
to the kitchen door and could get In
and out as | pleased until you had the
metz locks put on"
"Bobbs,' | said, raising from my
seat, Il want to ask you one more
question before you go, Do you re.
member the first note that you sent
me? The one Chico brought when he
climbed up the ivy into my window
last summer
Yes. sir" said Bobbs, briefly.
well. bVw did you happen to say
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-19
Several Good Uses for Tape.

Have a bolt of tape In your sewing
basket and use 1t to put hangers on
waists. skirts, night gowns and petit.
coats Sew the hangers on the sleeve
seam underneath the arm and sew on
each side Of the belt Of a skirt. Gar.
ments which are hung by these hang
ers will keep their shape much longer
and will not be pulled and stretched.
These are especially good for plaitetd
skirts, as the plaits fail into shape
when the skirts are hung up.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-19

This a be made equally well Of
Calls liver. In Germany goose Is a
favorite fowl, and there are plenty of
livers left I've for fancy cookery.
Crumble two slices of stale bread and
soak them in enough milk to cover.
Melt an ounce butter. add four beat,
en- eggs, parsley, salt and a pinch Of
spice. stir until it blackens. add
bread and n cup Of chopped liver.
Peach these in broth for one-half hour.
Drain and serve in a pile with a
good sauce. This is a good dish. and
the recipe can be made by baking the
whole in a dish instead of as above.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-19
FiIlinu.

Boil three cups Of graduated sugar
with a gill Of water until a drop hang.
ing from the tip of a spoon threads in
the air. Pour while hot over the whites
of three eggs whipped to a standing
froth. Whip until you have a thick
cream and stir In gradually a cupful
each of seeded minced raisins and
chopped pecans, with Ave figs that
have been soaked soft In lukewarm
water, then wiped dry and minced.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-19

far as to use It as a substitute for all
modes Of grating, save whip grating,
in the propagation Of the dwarf pear.
Budding is economical in the amount
Of wood used from which to take buds.
In this method, a single bud does the
work OF two or three or more upon
the scion used in grating. But while
II is economical Of wood, It is ex.
p~enslve in the use of stocks, a Seeding
being required for each tree, while.
with the piece.roots system OF graft.
Ing, two, three or more stocks can be
made from a single seeding.
The operation OF budding Is simple,
and a be done with great speed by
expert builders. The expense Of the
operation is, therefore, not more than
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-19
Care for Rugs.

II you have not a rattan heater take
a strap in cleaning rugs, Never use a
switch, Always sweep with the nap.
You will find that your rugs will last
much longer, Take a basin OF warm
water; put in half a cup of salt; then
soak a newspaper in 1t, Tear 1t up / n
small lots: squeeze out and scatter
over the carpets or rugs. They will
take up all the PARTICLES Of dust and
the result will be gratifying.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-19
Dainty Handkerchief Baa.

This handkerchief bag is as Hight
as a feather and Is an acceptable gift
for an invalid. A piece of cardboard
six inches square is covered on both
sides with a bit of silk. The sides Of
the bag are strips of pink II white
silk loosely knitted. A ribbon is run
In and out at the top to be used as
a drawstring. Being quite large this
bag is not easily lost, as smaller ones
are apt to be.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-19
Root Cures hNdronhohla.

Elecampane is u plant well known
and found In many gardens. lmmedi.
ately after being bitten by u dog take
one and a half ounces OF the root OF
the plant 1.-THE dried root can be gotten
at any drug 1ureD, bruise it, put In a
pint OF fresh milk, boil down to one.
half pint, strain and when cold drink
il, fasting at least six hours after.
ward. The next morning repeat the
dose using two ounce and fasting six
hours again. This will be sum Client
as It never fails to cure.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-19
Lady Baltimore Cake.

Rub a cupful of butter to a cream
with " cups OF powdered sugar; add
a cupful OF milk; when well mixed stir
in juice of a lemon and whip very
light; then stir in alternately the stiff.
fened whites Of six eggs and four even
cupfuls Of -four sifted twice with a
rounded teaspoonful Of baking powder.
Bake In jelly cake tins. When cold
put together with this filling and frost
tho tOn
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-19

For evening and dancing frocks
fancy bordered chlfous are charming
A very fetching II shown was OF
creamy chiffon, with quite large woven
satin dots and a deep border OF great
pink and yellow roses in pale shades
It was worn over a shell pink supple
tafeta slip yelled by the same shade
Of chiffon.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-19

each side the braid. This may be work,
ed in colored or white cotton as pre-.
ferred, red ingram cotton would wash
well, and would be effective. the lines
and picots which Ill in the pattern
would be worked in the same cotton.
A firm edge is given to the dolly by
working %buttonhOle into the outer
edge of the outlining braid, the mate,
rial must then be carefully cut away
without cutting into the button.hole
stitches
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-19

Even the university is not safe from
these robbers, and the students have
formed a mutual insurance society
which upon payment of one crown
nOdl insures its members against the
loss of their Oyercoats.
Probably the unusual severity OF the
last winter is responsible for the in.
creased activity of the thieves.-Pall
Mall Gazette.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-19
,nsurlna Against Umbrella Theft.

Overcoat thieves find the Vienna
cafes a peculiarly happy hunting
ground to ply their vocation, So numer-
Gus have their depredations become
that cafe %prorrietors have formed an
insurance association to reimburse
their customers against the loss OF
o~yerco4,s, hats or umbrellas. lnsur-
auce coupons cost from Is Sd upward,
according to the amount insured, and
they protect their holders against rob,
berry in any cafe whose proprietor has
Joined the association.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-19

DOLLY THAT WILL WASH.
Linen or Spotted oamask to Be Used
for the Foundation.

This is a simple dolly that will
wash well, the embroidery which orna.
ments 1t being very firm yet effective.
Linen or spotted damask may be used
for the foundation, Upon this tho de.
sign Is outlined in white linen lace
braid, which is fixed by a row of cord.
ing stitches worked through the holes