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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-31
PENSION DECISION
BY THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY
Of THE DEPARTMENT. OF. VI.
THE INTERIOR.

Pathological Sequence soldier
having a hospital record showing the
existence of a given disease In the
service. died, subsequent TO his dis
charge, with q disease apparently lif-
ferent from that described ia the
aforesaid hospital record; and the
medical referee having expressed the
opinion that the latter disease was not
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-31

a patho illogical sequence Of the former,
the department holds that said nedi4
cal opinion is conclusive against the
claim of pension based upon the for
smer. cause as alleged in claimants
declaration; and the appeal from the
commissioner is therefore denied.
Depend lent Parent no entitle a de-
pendent parent to pension under sec
ton 4 Of the act Of June ~, 1890, 1T.
must be shown that his or her sons
death was the result of Wounds, In
jury, casualty, or disease incurred I'M
the service and line Of duty.
Secondary Causes me department.
holds that, when a person, disabled by
Injury received or disease contracted
In the line Of military duty, yoluntar-
lily places himself In a position partic.
fularly subject to risk and where such
injury or disease increases the nabii-
ity to accident, he must be regarded
as assuming In great measure the:
risk, 50 that accidents happening to
him under such circumstances hare
such q remote and uncertain connec-
ton with the service, as q conse-
quence, that neither disability nor.
death resulting from them, comes.
within the pension law RI.
Line Of Duty The record shows
that the soldier incurred the dislocaa-
ton. Of his left arm, for which pension
IS claimed, while SQUIRTING Ii the bar.
racks and that he was not ii the line
81 duty. s3sss
Depend nce, Widows The evidence
shows that the claimant owns property
which does. or should. If prudently.
managed, yield q net income exceed
Ing $3.50 per annum Held, that she
I is not entitled to pension under the
acts Of June n, 1890, and May s. 1900.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-31
Sheriff Lee il stules

Friends q Sheriff J. ]. Lee Of
Ward county viii regret To learn that
ne has been obliged to undergo an
operation for appendicitis. His con.
dition is very satisfactory Il
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-31

Aunt Charlotte says that Hunts
Perfect Baking Powder never disap-
points. All good cooks agree with
n her after they have used it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
Split Pea Soup.

For this you can use either the
green or yellow split peas. Pick over
carefully, removing all imperfect
ones, wash thoroughly; cover with
cold water and soak over night. In
the morning pour off the water in
which they were soaked and put into
the soup kettle, allowing for two
cups of the peas four quarts of cold
water, a half pound fat salt pork cut
in small pieces, and if you happen to
have it, a ham bone OF bit of bacon.
Cover closely and let simmer on the
back of the range for five or six
hours, taking care that it does not
scorch. About an hour before serv-
ing add two medium sized onions,
chopped, two stalks of celery and a
sprig of parsley. At the end of an
hour, strain through a coarse sieve
and return to the stock pot the soup,
which will be smooth and creamy.
Season to taste with salt and pepper,
add a pint of hot milk or not, as pre-
ferred, and if liked quite thick, beat
in a tablespoonful -four stirred
smooth with a tablespoonful of but
ter. Cook ten minutes longer and
serve with croutons.-American
Home Magazine.
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Cold Plates Spoil Meat.

I'VE neve fnd," said a man who
travels much, many cold plates. Lots
of people seem to regard hot plates
as a superiority, or even as an affec-
tation of style that is not to be en-
%couraged, and so give you cold plates
to eat hot food from, thus really
spelling many a good meal.
II ate dinner yesterday at a place
where the food is excellent and adj
mirably cooked, where everything
they give you is good and appetizing
and ample in supply, but where the
10y of the meal was marred by cold
plates.
Just why they give you cold
plates at this place'I don't know, but
1t is simply the survival of an ancient
custom, I guess.
For hot plates are a modern GUS
tom. Formerly people got along very
we'll without them; but it is different
now, when it is SO easy to provide
them. And yet they are by no means,
even to-day, everywhere to be found"
New York Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
Irish Anti.Treating Crusade.

The well known Irish writer, Seu-
mas Mao Manus, in the North Amerl-
can Review for August 16, describes
the origin and aims Of the Young Ire
land party which has recently come
into notice under the name Of Sim
Fem" For several years patriots all
over the country have been quietly
endeavoring, in various ways, to pro-
mote the national welfare-some try
ing to stem the tide of emigration,
some reviving industries, some stimu-
lating the study Of the Gaelic Ian
guage, etc. One important reform
the Sim Fein seems to have effected.
Mr.. Mac Manus says:
Still another practical work that
Young Ireland is and has been sue
cessfully performing is the eradica-
ton of the drink evil. Though, as
shown by statistics, and despite pop
ular tradition, an Irishman drinks
less than either the Englishman or
the Scotchman, the Young Ireland
party are determined that, In the nut
ure, the Irishman's annual drink bill
will not bear comparison with thai or
Englishman, or Scotchman, or
Frenchman, or American. They hope
by taking hold of the rising genera
ton and enlisting them in an anti
drink crusade, entirely to eradicate
the drink habit here. The workers
in the new movement are almost en-
'tirely non-drinkers; thousands CT
them have come to consider 1t dis
graceful to enter a public house. Rec
ognizing, too, that the treating habit
in Ireland was responsible for far
more drinking, and even drunken
ness, than was love of drink itself,
they adopted an anti-treating pledge,
a pledge forbidding a man either to
take a treat or give a treat, and have
carried on, throughout the country,
an anti-treating crusade, till now
there are hundreds Of thousands OF
people in Ireland pledged against
treating, which, it is confidently be-
lieved, will fast fall into disrepute
and disuse. The anti-drinking por.
ton Of the new party's program cuts
two ways; not only must it uplift the
country morally and materially, but
it may deprive England of a five-mill-
compound drink revenue, which has
been annually going into the imperial
exchequer from Ireland" -
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Buffalo Herds.

There are, all told, not more than
1900 buffalo remaining in the United
States and Canada" said Mr.. ]. G.
Jones, Of Grand Canyon, Ariz. Mr..
Jones has for years borne the sobri-
quet of Buffalo Jones" because of
his efforts to perpetuate the bison
breed. He is also distinguished for
his successful experiments in crossing
the buffalo with the domestic cattle,
producing a hybrid animal to which
be has given the name of "catalo."
THE largest herd of buffalo remain
ing," said he, lis owned by the Flat
head Indiansof Montana-about 400.
The second largest is the Austin Cor
bin estate in New Hampshire. Next
comes the herd of Scotty Phillips in
North Dakota, and there is also a
fair herd on the big ranch Of Mr..
Goodnight in the Texas Panhandle.
The catalo, a ross between the bison
and common cattle, is an animal that
has the traits of both progenitors-
not so wild and hard to manage as
the buffalo, and yet a good bit shyer
than its dam."-Washington Herald.
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Temperance Notes.

A voter who consents to a saloon
consents to all that naturally flows
from it.
More than 100000 worth Of
property of brewers accused Of vio-
lating the prohibition laws Of Kansas
has been confiscated by the State.
Objection to the open saloon Is
widespread. More than one-third Of
the population Of the country is liv-
ing under some form Of prohibition,
according to a statement recently is
sued by the temperance people.
Mr.. Sunday. the famous evangelist,
who was once catcher on q noted
baseball club, says that more than
half of his famous club are dead, and
that they did not live out half their
days because they drank and were
dissipated. This is not the only base
ball club that has had such a history.
Archbishop Ireland estimates that
the amount paid into each saloon in
the United States for drink would
average SIS a day; multiply this by
ESQ., the number Of saloons, and
we have a total of $~2,750,000 a day.
Again multiply by 365 days in the
year, and we have 81 ,26S,75O,000 as
the United States drink bill for one
"a
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Laundry Hints.

Iodine Spots.-Wash with alcohol,
then rinse in soapy water.
. Chocolate and Cocoa STAINS
Wash with soap in tepid water.
Scorch Stai:s.-Wet the scorched
place, rub with soap and bleach in
the sun.
Blood Stains.-Soak in cold salt
water with plenty of good soap;
afterward boil.
Grass Stains.-Saturate the spot
thoroughly with kerosene and wash
In warm water.
Mildew Spots.-Soak in a weak So
luton of chloride of lime for several
hours. Rinse in cold water.
Ink Stains.-Ssak in sour milk. If
4 dark stain remains, rinse in a weak
solution of chloride Of lime.
Iron Rust Spots.-Soak thoroughly
with lemon juice, sprinkle with salt
and bleach for several hours in the
sun.
Sewing Machine Oil stains.-Rub
With lard. Let stand for severtl
hours, then wash with cold water and
soap.
Vaseline Stains.-Saturate the spot
with ether. Place a cup over 1t to
prevent evaporation. Use the ether
with great care.
Grease Spots.-Hot water and soap
generally remove these, but if fixed
by long standing, use ether, chloro-
form OF naphtha. All three of these
must be used away from the fire or
artificial light.
Varnish and Paint Stains.-If the
stain is on a coarse fabric, dissolve
by saturating it with turpentine. Use
alcohol if on a fine fabric. Sponge
with chloroform, if a dark ring is left
by the %turpentine.
Hot Tea and Coffee Stains.--Soak
the stained fabric in cold water.
wiring, spread out, and pour a few
drops of g~lycerine on each spot. Let
it stand several hours, then wash
with cold water and soap.
Pitch, Wheel Grease and Tan
Stains.-Soften the stains with lard.
then soak in turpentine. Scrape of
carefully with a knife all the loose
surface dirt. Sponge clean with tur.
pentine, and rub gently until dry.
Fruit Stains.-Stretch the fabric
containing the stain over the mouth
of a basin and pour boiling water on
the stain. If the stain has become
fixed, soak the article in a weak so.
luton Of oxalic acid, or hold the spot
over the fumes of sulphur.
Silk Stockings.-Never use soap in
washing silk stockings. Bran in
water is the proper fluid to use-foui
tablespoonful to a quart of water.
Rinse in several clear waters, pressing
the Yater out, Dry stockings in the
sun.-From McCall's Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
Turn Your Face to the Light.
BY SARA VIRGINIA DU BOTS.

BY SARA VIRGINIA DU BOTS.
I had been feeling out of tune all
day, everything had gone contrary.
and l sat down tired and discouraged
with my back toward the open win
dow. Everything looks dark, dark
to me-" I murmured aloud.
why don't you sit with your face
around to the light, a~untie?" said
my little niece, who was an unob-
served listener.
The words of the wee maiden set
me to thinking that that was exactly
what I had not done. Indeed, In
counting over the discomforts Of the
day I could see that I had persistent.
ly turned my face in the opposite
direction and had taken a sort OF
melancholy pleasure in the fact that
I at least had a martyrs woes, II
not a martyrs spirit.
My artless little comforter had
brought me just the cheer ! needed.
The western horizon was one flood
of golden light, and as I gazed I real.
lied how much of its glory had been
shut out to me. The sun had been
shining all day, but my mental vision
was too clouded to perceive it.
Well, if 1 had discomforts, Ger.
tainly they were the lot Of all, and
why should I be exempt from them?
And, after all, a burden Is light OF
heavy according to the manner in
which we carry it. Surely my frame
of mind had not been an enviable one
and the little girl at my side was
looking pityingly at me.
Get out on the porch, auntie, it Is
lighter there" she said. Then I drew
her to me and tenderly pressed her.
my dear little comforter" I whis.
pered, may God bless you"
There is the beautiful peace Of
God that widens out the souls Of men
and causes them to live in perpetual
sunshine. If trials. come I would
meet them bravely, remembering the
adage, This too will pass"
Why had I not thought of it be-
fore? Surely it was clear enough
now.-Christian Intelligencer.
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~Three.Footed Bear Killed.

The famous three-footed bear
which did such damage in the vicin-
ity of Vanceboro, Me-, last fall and
escaped the hunters so many times
has been killed. His tracks were
seen near Spendic Lake by two hunt
ers. Jed johnson and Bob Croker.
They set a deadfall and got him. The
bear was one of the largest ever seen
in the vicinity and was very old. One
foot was missing, having evidently.
been taken off In a trap, but the
wound was so we'll healed that old
hunters say the accident must have
happened years ago. The bear has
been fired at scores Of times. but al
ways escaped. Half a dozen scars Of
bullets were fonnd in his hide. .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
A Winners Testimony.

. So great is my conviction Of the
value of personal effort, as the re-
suit of a life-work in winning souls
that 1 cannot emphasize this method
too strongly. If it were revealed to
me from heaven by the archangel
Gabriel that God had given me the
certainty of ten years of life, and
that as a condition of my eternal
salvation I muat win a thousand souls
to Christ in that time; and If it were
further conditioned to this end that
I might preach every day for the ten
years, but might not personally ap-
peal to the unco2ye-ted outside the
pulpit, or that I might not enter the
pulpit during those ten years but
might exclusively appeal to individ-
uals, l would not hesitate n moment
to make the choice Of personal effort
as the sole means to be used in secur-
ing the conversion of the thousand
souls necessary to my own salvation.
j. o. Peck, D. D.
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A Friendly Robin.

A correspondent relates the follow
ing incident as having happened to
himself near North Berwick on the
last day of the old year: When
driving home in my sleigh I stopped
10 speak to some friends, when a
robin came and perched on the whip
sHaft. which my coachman was hold
il: in a slanting position not more
:: foot or two from my face. Rob-
i looking earnestly at me with
!. .ady black eyes with the most
;: - confidence for nearly half a
minute, and did not mind the talking
CT the holding out of my, alas, empty
hands. All birds, and especially the
robin, are very fearless in this wealth
err, but I never met before with such
complete f]earlessness of man.
Edinburgh Scotsman.
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!x@
yRSAL HEkPSY
Bothered jcr tbe,
QUIET HOUR
CHRIST'S INVITATION.

o sweetest invitation,
This sin-worn earth hath known!
In yearning supplication
The Lord calls back His own;
From toll and grief and failure,
From strivin2s all unblest-
"Come, weary, heavy-laden,.
And / will give you rest"
Was ever such appealing
From such a suppliant heard?
Love, infinite, revealing.
In one majestic word;
The mighty heart of Jesus
In tenderness expressed
Some unto Me, ye weary,
And ! will give you rest"
Not only as a guerdon
For lifelong labor done,
But in the heat and burden
This blessedness is won
II offer rest at noontide,
And ease when foes modest,
Come take My yoke upon you,
And l will give you rest"
From hopes that fail and falter
Amid the crowding years,
From friends that change and alter,
When pleasure disappears;
From plans and projects broken
And birthrights unpossessed-
"Come, weary, heavy-laden,.
And / will give you rest"
When life's last voices calling
Are hushed at close of day,
When dews of death are falling,
And strength has gone away;
o heir of many mansions
Made free among the blest,
"Come unto Me forever,
And l will give you rest"
Mary Rowles Jarvis, in London Cbri
tian.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
THE GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF INTERFERENCE.

The Nations Drink Bill-Consump-
ton of Alcoholic Beverages In
the United States Reached High
Water Mark Last Year.
An editorial on 1.-THE Nations
Drink Bill" In the current number OF
the American Grocer, says the con-
sumption of alcoholic beverages in
the United States reached high water
mark last year, amounting to over
1900, 000,0 900 gallons, or about TWEEN
ty-two gallons for each person, In
GLIDING the babies. The consumption
of beer alone was nearly 1,700,000,-
600 gallons, Or twenty gallons per
capita.
LAS all of the population are not
users of beer" says the editorial, 1T
is probable that those who consume
malt liquor each use every year from
s~eventy-fve to 100 gallons"
The cost to the people OF the beV-
erages used is said to have been
$1,667,038,610 last year. Comment
ing on the cost the editorial says:
1.-The country was amazed when the
the ~Fifty-eighth Congress appro-
priated nearly one billion dollars for
the various branches of the United
States Government, while the people
do not vince at spending near one
and one-half billion dollars every
year for alcoholic beverages.
THAT sum Is one-ffth the total
value of all of the farm products OF
the nation, estimated by Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson at $4,000, 900 900.
THE nations liquor bill Is ST.
O,0O0,0O0 its corn crop of 3,000,-
100000 bushels Is valued at $751;
5000.
1.-The liquor bill is double the value
of the wheat crop, more than twice
the value of the yield of cotton, or
more than the combined value of all
the wheat and cotton grown in the
United States.
THE liquor bill is two and one-half
times greater than the value Of the
hay CROP"
Regarding the steady increase in
the consumption of alcoholic bever-
ages in this country in recent years
the writer of the editorial asks:
us this gain in the use of alcoholic
stimulants due to a stronger national
appetite for strong drink, or does the
absorption of 100000 foreigners
into the population every year tend
to enhance the demand for spirituous
liquors?
"And might not We ask If the in
creasing agitation on the lines of So
cialism, anarchy and labor disputes
be not In a measure due to the char
acter Of the nations beverages?"-
New York Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
Pumpkin Pie.

When pumpkins are cheap and eggs
are dear, the housewife wonders
whether it is economy to waste the
pumpkin or invest in thirty-cent
eggs. But, instead of following the
usual rule of two eggs to a pie, let
her stir into the pumpkin finely
rolled cracker-crumbs, n rounded
tablespoonful to a pie. If this Is
done, three eggs we'll beaten will
be sufficient for three pies, as the
crackers help to thicken without max
ing the pumpkin heavy or soggy. In
fact, the pies seem more nutritious
and digestible because of them
New Idea.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
Commercialism.

Commercialism is the prevailing
vice of the American people. Our
Presidential campaigns of the past
generation have been waged and won
on a simple question Of trade. The
most successful thing for any party
to do is to touch the pocket nerve OF
the American people.-Rev. M. G..
Peters, Baptist, Philadelphia.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
What Satan Fears.
Satan fears nothing mere than a
cheerful conservation.
Shot . Gigantic Moose.

The record for big moose in Can
ada has been broken. DR.. l.. Munro,
OF Providence, arrived at Fredericton,
N. B., from the Nepisiquit River with
the head of a oos he shot ten days
ago. The antlers had a spread Of
sixty-eight and one-half inches. The
best previous measurement vas sixty
seven and one-half inches.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
Pain and Effort.

All the great souls of history have
sweat blood in the performance OF
their work. The men who have pro-
jected mighty movements in history,
the men who fought the devils OF So
ciety and the men who lay the devils
within themselves must grid them
selves for struggles, social and per-
sonal. All progress is through pain
and effort.-Rev. l.. Hulley, Baptist,
Baltimore, Md.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
Coal Deposit ON the Slope.

A large deposit of coal in Monterey,
Cal, Is about to be developed and
The coal put upon the market in quanI
titles sufficient to supply the entire
Pacific Slope. The property has here
tofore been in control of mel who
could not agree as to whether or not
there was coal there. Now practical
Eastern coal men and California min
ing and oil men have got possession
and work has already started on it. ;
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
At Work in Chicago.

A petition to force a vote on the
saloon question under the public pol
icy act is being circulated by the pro.
hibition committee Of Chicago. It
asks that the legislature submit to
electors an amendment to the con-
stitution of Illinois, prohibiting the
manufacture, sale, importation and
expectation Of alcoholic liquors for
beverage purposes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
Will Improve Farm Labor.

T. G.. Hudson, Commissioner OF
Agriculture of Georgia, recently gave
it as his opinion that the enforcement
of the prohibition law In that State
would work a marked improvement
in farm labor, Of which whisky has
proven one of the worst of curses in
producing poverty, shiftlessness and
crime.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
The Old and Me-

We cannot revive old m OF
thought-the world moves on. We
cannot revive old moods of feeling
life is ever new. But we may recon
ceive the old immutable truths which
are the structural and formative force
of character, and make life richer,
purer and stronger.-Rev. P. S. Mox-
ON, Congregationalist, Springfield,
Mass.
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Household Matters.
Chestnut Stunng.

1t is time to begin to think Of
chestnut stuffings. One housekeeper
makes a chestnut PURGE for the stuff
fng, eason it, adds a little butter
and thickens 1t with eggs and bread
crumbs. Chestnuts removed before
they have been overlooked are cut
into dice and stirred into the stHff-
ing.
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Wcman's York I'm Missouri.

The Pleasant Hope Eclipse, in tell
ing of a mar who chopped his foot
while splitting wood. broke a record
for falling to add that that was
what he got for doing O woman's
work."-IlansaS City Star.
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German Dolls For America.

In the first seven months of 1907
Coburg and S%onneburg, Germany,
shipped to America s435,716 worth
of dolls and s245,763 worth of porce-
lain.