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New-York tribune., 1908-05-04
DRAMATIC BENEFIT.

Al amateur performance Of The Little Minis
ter fc- The benefit = the Chrystle Street House
% BOYS VII be given al Carnegie Lyceun on the
svs-z-- q MAY Tickets may be obtained from
Mss Laura Jsv Edwards No. i West 47th street.
s-c Harry Nora- curtis. No. 10 West 9TH street
Among The pa-r0nesses are Mis- Oliver Livingston
Jo-ez Mrs Charles Dana. Miss Emily De Peyster,
Ms. James II Duane, Mrs ! =. Phelps Stokes
E-s 1-v-es Erard.sh. Mrs. John C. Jay. Mrs Has
.e-- Eer.u. E~s. James ?. Townsend, Mrs. B
q CGgrcz and Mrs Bayard Clarkson-
New-York tribune., 1908-05-04
u NT=

A. invalid member tn New York State needs a
-eE ere for her wheel chair and without the COM
-1-- Cr re chair she must remain IN her bed
s--e --ee-- letters are requested for Miss Lucle
- --sze. Tc-ezboro. Ne. and Miss NJ Mackenzie.
--. - Main street Aecford. Mass The Grafton
-. n. branch needs clothing for woman and
Ee- t1-- children aged one. four. and nine
-1e e-=s- boy For the mother, shoes No or
--= -a-ae- was killed last fan and the need is
--Eer-
New-York tribune., 1908-05-04
THE TRIBUNE PATTERN.

The One-piece garment makes novel feature Of
the season and s constantly appearing in new
forms This shirtwaist is one Of the latest and is
likely win hearty approval. Il is absolutely
simple. involving little labor time in the max
inz II is made from striped madras and the
New-York tribune., 1908-05-04
RESPONSES

TIE appeal fo- The gown for the girl graduate
las brought several responses. and she viii be al
.oRe5 m select the one she prefers 70 wear next
-c--- 1- what VII be an important day IN her
L. The E-s- contribution q very pretty
cow from Ms 4 WiIetr. of Brooklyn; a white
-aV-1 cane from T l. A and q Pique from Mss
L a both of Brooklyn. and one from Miss Hill
-e-. Cf Asbl~y PARK, y. !
New-York tribune., 1908-05-04

and once outside registered the determination that
In future I'd pay my way like little man and try
to get my moneys worth Perhaps the shop is
really educational institution teach the public
the value of the tip and show the would-he econo-
mist the of his ways TONSORIAL-
New York. Nav 2. 1905.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-04
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

President Of The T s : In behalf Of The Bronx
-s-i-- Circle and The untortl lTate young couple
80 WHOM / made al appeal slDcerest thanks are
extended IL TIE =. : : for generous contributions
reserved Their household goods have been re
moved storage and months rent paid for
--~=e rooms which VIII now oe their home 4
generous supply C- groceries sent from the
circle start sh=-1 ECGsekeeE-lg- Both are
=-+-e- &C from Lack 90. u9urislilg food and the
we is really ILL., The husband IL acting lanItOr
cs mission in the n-Lghn0rL0Cd, FOR which he
WI we've So month. and extra day now and
--=- e the piano factory viii aid them
MRS a. KEMP. President
New-York tribune., 1908-05-04

Aooiph Koch, at the Home for Incurables Chi
caso' is much pleased the receipt OF sufH-
eHi @ money TO have his wheel chair repaired
The s. sent from the general office and the came
amount from the DansviIe CN. " branch enabled
Inis s'nicted member not only to have certain
repairs made but allowed him to have the cushions
uphoIs-ered
New-York tribune., 1908-05-04
lAEOTS OE LAWN

Very pretty and the jabots made of fne
plated lawn with a colored hemstitch like a hand
keTchief Of course in washing fabrics. They are
smart in black and white with pale blue mauve and
yellow edgings.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-04

1--s. Burns reports scrap50oks and calico cats
- nursery children from Miss c spiro: Miss
C--s-ea6. 90 che South Ferry branch. received a
package oF wash dresses and aprons for nursery
c-..5-e- from Ile Purchase branch; also dozen
candy boxes Cor invalid children from the Chelsea
New-York tribune., 1908-05-04
HONOR TO ER. ENNIS

Governor Brova-d OF Florida has appointed Dr
JONI z. Ennis. Of The Narcooss=e Sunshine Home
t1- Consur-privss. as . delegate To the Interna-
r-o1al Congress ca tuberculosis. which Will meet
.- ne clty OF Washington %. september p 10 OcJo-
t-r T. -2e
New-York tribune., 1908-05-04
DEATH OF An INVALID.

2 member ia Manhattan informs the
o---e &c re death of Nelson Mccartney, Of ely
He- Penn. q cripple member and a great SUI
-e-=- -a U-g- sne has frequently sent cheer.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-04
ANNUAL MEETING.

TIE annual T. s s. meeting and luncheon to-
-ro-rov 81 the Hotel Astor promises to be one Of
IRE largest ever held by the society The pro-
s-srrre of speakers. prominent guests and artists
~ be published in The Tribune tomorrow
New-York tribune., 1908-05-04

We SeT hack our n,ete as we measure:
We cannot do wrong and feel right.
N0T can We give pain and gain pleasure
For Justice aN e8Ees each slight
TIE ar for The wing OF the sparrow.
TIE bush for the robin and wren
But always the path that is narrow
Ard straight for the children Of men
Alice Car
New-York tribune., 1908-05-04
A CRIPPLE AIDED.

| ms board He is sick without money and far
| from home. 1t is little wonder he gets despondent
New-York tribune., 1908-05-04
COuntru Propertu to Let.

LNCSHING. L. ITO LET, NO 2O7 WHTTEsTOSn
avenue directly Flushing
bedrooms Two bathrooms. modern p1rnhfrE
me lawn, garden stable garage coulnoffo1.s s
Go with admirable IN Flushing
rsasonaDl= 20 desirable party Apply ELLIOTT JAF-
ing Long Island.
WATCH HILL. p lone OF THE IA sT7CzEzs- ~
" most complete places, directly ocean. npvs~
ofered Tor rent nse1re handsomely fur
nlsned- WHtlIEEiOCSE < PORTER 5rh Ave
New-York tribune., 1908-05-04
Long Island Real Estate for Sale.

~|D't- A"tttI-tt AlCLttLL \ UI OuLC.
NOR SALE CHEAP SMALL. HOUSE AND LOT
Il stable business location Inquire EEER.
side Station. RCckaway Beach. Long Island.
- CMMER COLONY AND CIdACTAC1J-A ON LONG
~ Eminent shareholders
floor J-uSJal r7 Dent fob
stony Montague 3rookIv1
nAKDALG-FOJR AND FIVE ACRE PLOTS At
~ auction. Ma - BRYAN l. kE&NELLT, Auc-
tiones-. fJG Br0adwag.
S,PRINGFTELD. T. cement SIDEWALKS MA
~ cai4H1-z-1 fT---lEE
REEVES ! co I24 East ST. S-w York city
SUBURBAN HOMES COTTAGES CHALETS AND
- bungalows 'BrigI-,va--rs- Hay shore I. l. T g.
ACKERSDE CO.. I+J Nassau S. N-w
JAMAICA ESTATES Is \ INCOMPETENT REsIDES-
- park New
IARDEN CITY ESTATES -DIEE-T LINE OF SUB
way. most desirable investment I. 1 GARDEN
CITY ESTATES lob FI4Jlrlu Building
VISIT long BEACH NEXT SUNDAY AETERSOON.
special O'Clock from Long Island city
Fvatb1fsh ave Frz-r ave
New-York tribune., 1908-05-04
Country Property for Sale.

: \ PRICE BETWEEN $1,000 AND SIS oa0-A
~ most beautiful home. Just completed Nd
Jay down rugs. No 20 Fulton f1ss- Io-srt-1
Chester Hid, Mount Vernon. y y. open % A Want a
proposition
IOR SALE NEW BRICK DWELLING sTTT-A~r az
4 Danhs OF El1cs1n. Eo1se-s. Il CT I3 cons al
1oIern Improvements price terms applv UA
TEESEDALE. Z2gI Br1aE~ay
RESIDENCE OVERLOOKING HUDSON. 40 MINUTES
IL out. Il rooms and baths z-ra-e- T-OWEP-
Pc BROS. $50
II ARGE MOrJF-RN IS Room F7cT-SF-- az p-.Z-.
IL shade lake shore. adjoining beautiful vaz.- ga
New-York tribune., 1908-05-04
Nee JerseH Real Estate.

.T~ENIIWCRTH-s rooms. one. families. S2750-
~ $500 monthly l--pr5v-u-e-rs made ACkEFsMAS-
Isl Greenv ich-'
INFORMATION ABOUT LONG BRANCH. y J. Fur
i nsh-L by +. p BDHGTTT. PubI-i-y Director. f92
BroadWav. Long Branch y J.
BUNGALOW AND LOT FOR s. $50 AT PORT
y auL-ck Y + write SJr booklet THOS- A FsTER-
l. Exchange Place Jersey City.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-16
Let
Woman
Do
Mating
BY JAMES GRANT.

AAd0No0OHOA
a woman would pick out the man of her own physical ideal, woo him
with all her varied arts and destinations at her disposal, and nine times
out of ten get him. Physically the race would be greatly benefited. There
are many thousands of women in this country who have married men
just because they have been asked and who now live the lives of housekeep-
ing drudges, bound to the socalled home only by the stern dictates of
duty"
The right of man alone to put the alimportant question of her life to
the woman he selects has come into fashion only with the advent of civil
hzahon, which is, as we know, but a relative term. The exclusive right Of
proposing marriage did not always belong to the lords of creation. and
since it has become his especial privilege men, says DR.. Westermarck. the
eminent German ethnoogst, have deteriorated in physical worth. Even
now, among those races which distinguish woman by giving her the right
to select the man who lis to preserve the species which she is to mother.
the finest specimens of physical manhood are to be found. Among primi-
tive races, modern as well Is ancient, the right of selecting her mate was
always given to the woman.
Primitive societies we're intelligent enough, says M. Dromart. to
allow the law of compensation to work. They realized that the species
could only be preserved in its original excellence by allowing the female
with her The law of all primitive societies allowed her to choose. and.
in the majority of cases, severely penaized the occasional aggressor who
forced his attentions upon al unwilling woman. What was the result? A
race of perfect men grew into being. All the males in the tribe stroye
by their accomplishments in feats of strength and endurance to win the
attraction of the women, whose choice was therefore fixed according to the
highest criterion of physical manliness.
Nowadays, however, it is often the men who are least athletic. and in
most cases the least worthy physically, who show the greatest ppensions
or who devote most time to attracting the attention of the opposite sex. The
consequence is that we see understood and often almost decrepit men mated
with women OF magnificent physical proportions, all the disparites re-
appearing, particularly in regard to their detrimental aspect, in the Off
spring, which is more often than not unequal and unenduTing.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-16
FARM

Every farm should have some live
stock.
An animals comfort means the own
er's profit.
1t is never wise or profitable to keep
an animal in poor flesh.
The trained veterinarian should be
encouraged and pa~tronized.
No one who has to labor for a living
should slight small indus.rla'.
Good crops, stock, fertility and in
dustry are the essential features in
good farming.
There is a certain satisfaction in
taking a yearly inventory of the farm.
1t is the best way to find the leaks"
too.
Keep the land as rich as possible.
Angleworms work more in rich land
than in poor land, and they constantly
improve the soil.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-16
HICKS ELOPEMENT
By PORTER EMERSON BROWNE
Copyright

we had hoped out and charged to-
ward the front gate. But just as we
reached it, the door of the house
opened and out came Hortense, lean
ing on the arm of a tall, broad-shoul-
dered fellow whom | Immediately rec
ognized as Hastings, '02. l knew him
on the instant, for hadn't | played
football on the same eleven, rowed on
the same crew, and cut the same lee
lures with him for three years? A
~fine-looking chap he is and n of the
best fellows l ever knew.
But what was he doing there? And
where was Hicks?
1t was one of those situations that
make a man feel as though his intel
lect had been put in an atomizer and
sprinkled all over him. While l was
trying to scrape mine together and
get it into a heap where it would work,
Monty Fiske grabbed me by the arm.
Look" he whispered, pointing
And there, in the light of u lamps, |
saw Hicks sitting on the curb. His
expression-but he had none-not a
bit in the world, and he was trying
to scratch a cigarette on his trousers
with the evident idea of lighting the
match which he held in his mouth.
Fiske and l stood like two bumps
on a log. Hastings and Hortense
hadn't seen us at all; and he led her
toward a rattly old depot carriage that
was standing a bit farther down the
street,
Suddenly they almost fell over
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-16

Hicks, who was still absently and de.
Jectedly trying to light the cigarette
on his trousers.
When Hortense (now Mrs. John
Stanwood Hastings, of Brookline) saw
Hicks, she stopped short and, leaning
over him, cried impulsively:
Il haven't half thanked you for all
o did for me, nor can l ever. Your
car was really the only way in which
we could have been sure that pursuit
would have been unavailing. Won
know. Jack and l are ever and ever
SO grateful to you, and always will be.
Won't we, Jack?" and she smiled up
at Hastings in a way that made Monty
and l groan and green with envy.
But poor Hicks seemed beyond hui
man atd. He looked up at her with
blinking, sheeplike eyes and blurted
out:
But thought you were going to
marry mel"
MRS. John Stanwood Hastings looked
completely ker1ummuxed Of anvon
as beautiful as she can look like that)
You said that we were going IN
elope and asked me if l would have
the car ready at half-past seven" con
tinued Hicks in the tone and ann
Oh a mar who has been awakened
from a beautiful and roseate dream
by having the bed give away.
Hortense looked down on him
comprehending, and there was a soft
light in her dark eyes.
I'm so sorry" she cried, SOFTLY. $50
sorry! When l said we | meant of
course Jack and myself. | didn't ex.
plain very fully, perhaps, for I was
hurried and nervous and then foo
l didnt for a moment imagine that
you would think that 1 meant you-I
didn't think that you had ever thought
OF such a thing, or desired it,"
Monty and l stood silently watch.
ing the rattly old depot wagon-car.
rage disappear into the darkness ~
the quiet, spasmodically lighted street
Ihen Monty sighed. Then | sighed
Ihen we both sighed together. And
we mean 'em, too.
We tried to adduce Soma comfor.
from the fact that there was but one
Hortense' and two of us; so, signing
again. we went to where Hicks was still
sitting and, taking the match from his
mouth and the cigarette from his
hand, shook him a couple of times
hh-what?' He gazed IN at nc
with lack-luster eyes in which ~
lehgth began to appear a faint CLEAN
OF almost human intelligence. And.
as we bundled his lank frame into his
lank a he murmured helplessly.
won~deringly:
And to think that she took him
"nen she might have had mel"
And-oh. but what's the use?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-16
oood Of pebatIna soeIstles.

GOOD OF Debating Societies.
$ Schoolboys who acclaimed The boy
stocdon the burning deck, whensall
buttim I'D fed" have been laughed off
the platform, and now, like Fourth Of
July spread-eagle orators, are only a
memory of the older generation. But
the declaiming schoolboy, for all his
sheepish slurring of words and vocif-
erous false emphases, got one great
beneft-practice in standing on his
feet before an audience. To give his
successors similar practice, forensic
debating under proper instruction is
clearly the thing for upper grammar
classes, high schools n academies.
Debating means not only speaking but
thinking, and is therefore more valua-
BILE than speaking pieces" A recent
leafiet of the New England Association
of Teachers Of English makes a strong
plea for the encouragement on the
part of teachers and parents Of organ
lied debate between schoolboys. 1t
has the excitement of contest, is re-
lated to the teaching Of English, and
has a bearing on a moral question
that has vexed our schools-the ques-
ton Of secret f~raternities and clubs.
These societies usually have nothing
important to do. The presence in
every school of one or more debating
societies would satisfy in a healthy
way the mysterious desire Of young
men and women ito belong to some
thing"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-16

There is a difference Of cpinion as
to whether or not there has been a
drop in the prices of the necessities Of
life. Bradstreet, who has been doing
the family shopping lately, says there
has been a drop, while diamond deal
ers declare that there has not. This
divergence of views may hinge largely
on what we consider the necessities
of life. If they are merely pork and
beans the change in price at the re-
tail establishments has been too small
to attract notice. Perhaps a few more
beans are served for a dime, but not
enough for n to make a fuss about.
If, however, articles Of personal
adornment are regarded as necessities
OF life the diamond dealer may be
right. At least we haven't noticed no..
tel clerks putting their diamonds
away. This they would do If diamonds
were to come down so greatly as to be
within the reach of all.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-16
Needed a can.onener.

One of the curious features Of life
on board modern warships is the ne
cessity Of providing can-openers. In
these days a very large proportion of
the supplies necessarily consists of
canned goods. Official statistics show
that on a big battleship when at sea
and far away from home markets
where fresh goods may be obtained
no less than $50 cans must be opened
every time dinner is served to the
crew. This mean wearisome work If
the can lids r removed in the ordi-
nary fashion, and the government is
confronted with the problem of pro
viding a machine that shall do the
work satisfactorily and expeditiously.
Experiments with this end in view are
being conducted by the navy depart
ment, and the man who provides an
acceptable machine doubtless will not
only put money in his purse and win
a creditable fame, but will do patriotic
service to his country.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-16
Pillow Up Thin Meadows.

If meadows are thin they had better
be plowed up than left to lie in hope
that they will o their old vigor.
1t is difficult to apply manure effec-
lively from the top. If the land is
plowed up and given a free application
of manure and then put into some
crop that will require cultivation, more
progress will be made than a be
made In any other way. Many a thin
meadow is kept year after year, hard
ly paying for the work put upon 1t in
moving and curing the light crop oil
hay, which is often very wiry. When
a meadow becomes thin it is a good
indication that it should be put into
some other crop for a few years.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-16
Bordeaux Mixture.

(a) Five pounds copper sulphate'
five pounds lime, so gallons water
(b) Two pounds copper sulphate, four
pounds lime, so gallons water. Dis
solve the blue %vitriol, one pound to one
gallon of water. Slack the lime. d.
lutte both the lime and copper SUI
phate to half the total number of gar
Ions of bordeaux to be made, and pour
the two through a strainer into a thiru
vessel. The produce of this third yes
sci is bordeaux mixture. If the NIX,
ture turns blue litmus paper red auu
more lime.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-16

ting plants with a peg is a surprise
to the boyice. / have had men neg
In 20 plants to the minute or 1900 in
an hour. Steel pegs are for sale, but
a wooden inc costs nothing and is far
better. AS plants are of different
kinds and sizes, l find different sizes
and shapes of pegs necessary, so I
whittle the pegs to suit the kind OF
plants / am setting.
The right use, and the rapid use.
of the peg will gradually be learned
by practice. If the ground is too wet.
dirt will stick to the peg; If too dry,
will fall back into the hole when the
peg is removed. In either case. this
can be avoided by giving the peg a
twirl as 1t is removed from the hole.
Sometimes the hole is too small to
admit the plant. This can be over
come by wabbling the peg while ma.
king the hole.
When the plant is inserted, con.
tinues the writer in Farm and Home.
the dirt should be pressed firmly about
it with the peg. This is done by a
movement of the wrist, in which the
peg is thrown from an upright posi-.
ton to a sharp slant, so that while the
point of the peg has pressed the dirt
on the far side Of the plant, the side
of the peg, by a semi-circu'sr move
ment of the hand, has pressed the
dirt on the right and on the side next
to you. This movement is not easily
learned.
To gain rapid movement practice
by counting four. When you say one,
pick up the plant with the left hand;
two, make the hole with the right;
three, insert plant with the left; four,
press the dirt about the plant with
the right. Begin very slowly and in.
crease the movement until you are
planting as fast as you can count.
You will be surprised how quickly you
attain this speed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-16

William Waldorf Astor has impart.
ed another impetus to the Oxford uni.
versity endowment fund, which was
inaugurated by Lord Curzon on his
election to the chancellorship of the
university. Mr.. Aston originally prom.
ised to give $4,000 when the fund
reached the total of $500. 900; now he
promises to give 100000 when the
fund has reached this amount. The
present total of the fund is ss75.OOO.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-16
Lime D Wash.

Twenty pounds stone lime 10
pounds flowers of sulphur, so gallons
of water. Slack the lime in the cook.
ing receptacle. With a little watei
make a thick paste of the sulphur,
Witch about ten gallons of water auu
the sulphur and the Stacked or part,ar
Iy Stacked lime and boil, p~referaply
by steam, an hour. Add enough "atyi
to make so gallons. Strain when p mo
ting into spraying tank. use WIZ WIZ,
warm II possible. This is tne
known remedy for scale insects
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-16

Andover, Mass, distinguished as an
educational center, has just received
a legacy of $500, the income of which
shall be applied annually for an "old-
fashioned spelling-match." The n
tests will be public. The competitors
are to be between ten and eighteen
years OF age. 1t may be that this
small sum Of money will do more for
education than a million spent in re-
search among the bugs Of Patagonia
II there are bugs In Patagonia.