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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-10
CANDLEFlSH.
The Oil Is Used as a Medicine by the
Natives of Alaska.

The Oil Is Used as a Medicine by the
Natives of Alaska.
The candlefish is about the size of a
smelt and SO fat that when dried and
lighted it throws off a blaze of suffi-
cient power to be used for illuminat-
ing purposes, says Forest and Stream.
Before the advent of the white man
and his candles these fish were used
by the Alaskan natives for that pur-
pose.
The Indians claim that candlefish
possess valuable medicinal qualities,
and candlefish oil is used by them as a
universal cure for consumption. Hun
dreds of pounds of these fish are buried
and left in the ground until they begin
to decompose; then they are removed
and dumped into a wooden receptacle,
followed out log, or, more often, a
dugout canoe that has passed it's USE
fulness as craft. Water is then add
ed and the putrid mass Is brought to q
boiling point and kept Simmering by
plunging into it powders that have
been heated. The oil is thus gradual
ly tried out, and after it has gathered
on the surface, thick and clear, it is
drawn off and placed in large wooden
receptacles. A consumptive patient is
literally dosed with this OIL He drinks
it by the pint and is bathed in it sew
eral times day. To meet one Of these
dirty, sickly, greasy Indians is one Of
the most repulsive sights imaginable.
Nevertheless persons in a position to
know say that after several weeks of
this treatment native who once seem
ed to be in the last stages of the dis
ease becomes as robust and looks as
healthy as a perfectly strong man.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-10
THE TARDY GUEST.
He Didn't Tell His Hostess the Truth
About the Delay.

He Didn't Tell His Hostess the Truth
About the Delay.
Dinner had been ready and waiting
twenty minutes The wife Of the tardy
guest was very much embarrassed.
Just to think that her husband was so
rude as to be late at a dinner engage
ment and keep all the guests waiting!
After awhile the belated one arrived
red faced and perspiring.
$50 sorry to keep you waiting" he
said. But l was detained at the Of
fee with an out of town customer
Just couldn't get away"
The excuse sounded all right and
was accepted by the hostess, but it
was a myth.
The truth was: Preoccupied, he had
gone home from the office at the usual
time and found the house locked, much
to his surprise. Where in the mischief
were his wife and children? he Won
dered. Why didn't they tell him they
were going away? He went all around
the house and tried the doors, but they
were locked. Then he found a piece
VI IOA III luC D1Sh ySlAu 1hu OAOAC OpCn
a window and crowded in. He crowd
ed out through the window for the
evening paper and crowded back. He
read the paper, and still the wife and
children didn't return.
At SOB o'clock he remembered the
dinner engagement. While he dressed
and rode twenty blocks the guests
T,,k
same blunder.-Kansas City Star
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-10
PLEASE, Mr.. STORK, A BABY.
Little Girl Writes For a Nice One For
Christmas Present.

a Christmas Present.
A little girl who had heard that ba-
bies were brought by the stork bit
upon the brilliant idea of writing to
Mr.. Stork as if to Santa Claus to let
him know she wanted another addi-
ton to the family. She had heard of
the stork in the Central park zoo at
New York city and addressed her let
ter, "AIr. Stork, Central Park" so il
eventually fell into the hands of Park
Commissioner Smith. The girl evil
IDENTIFY is not particular whether she
gets a little brother or a sister, for
she didn't make any specifications.
Her letter reads:
Dear Mr. Stork-My name is Anna
Trainor, and 1 would like you very much
to send me a nice little baby, for like
them very much. My friend whose name
is Hazel Carney, told me that she wrote
a letter to you, and a few days after she
received a letter from you telling her that
you would send a baby Christmas or be-
fore Christmas. WE'LL Mr.. Stork, my let
ter must come to a close, but don't for
get to send each of US a baby, no other
time but this Christmas, Dec. Is. Hazel
said that she did not get her baby yet, so
don't forget to send them Christmas.
ANNA TRAINOR,
412 East Thirty-fourth Street.
My friends name is Hazel Carney, 401
East Thirty-fourth street.
p. S.-Write soon to each of us. Bring
Hazers first, because she wrote before
me.
The letter is written on page Of a
school notebook.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-10
Double Skirt Braid.

When putting braid on the bottom of
a skirt if the braid is first stitched
double, then hemmed on the facing by
the edges with the folded side project
ing just a fraction of an inch below
the skirt, the braid will wear twice as
long as when put on with the single
edge below the skirt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-10
Misdirected Charity.

She-Papa has given $4,000 to es-
tablish a home for old men, Wasn't
that awfully good of him? He-Yes.
But it would have been a whole lot
better if he'd given half that sum to
establish a home for you and certain
young man l could name.-Exchange
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-10
Taxpayina by Churches,

The Rev. A. A. Nellis, pastor of the
Second Baptist church, Auburn, N. Y,
in a recent sermon on the obligation
Of the church to the community, said
that one obligation that should not be
shirked was to pay taxes. There is no
good reason for church exemption, he
believes, and the church should not be
a tax dodger.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-10
RuIea Cor cookinu Meat.

Meat for soups should be put on the
fire in cold soft water the better to
extract its juices. On the contrary,
meat to be boiled for table should be
put on in hot water, as this causes the
outer surface of the meat to contract
and by that means retains the juices.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-10
Peach Stains.

To remove peach stain from white
fabrics, to one quart of water add
one tablespoonful of chloride of lime
Soak spots overnight and wash in usu-
al way. This will remove any stain
caused by vegetable matter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-10
The Date of Buddha.

On the authority of the available in
scriptions and of the tradition as re-
corded in the Ceylonese chronicles the
date of the Nirvana of Baddha is found
by the latest writer on the subject to
be 4S7 B. c.; and as tradition assigns
so years as the period of his life, he
must be considered to have been born
in the year SGT B. G..
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-10
CLEANING VarnisI1.

Vanished paint can be kept looking
as bright as when new by cleaning it
with whole linseed. The method is to
soak bag containing tho seed for
some time in water and then to use it
as a cloth to clean the paint.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-10
a pormanent Advancement.

Conductor-Whatl A half ticket for
each of those girls? Passenger-Yes,
sir. Conductor-One of them looks to
be fifteen and the other at least thir-
teen. Passenger-That's right; but,
you see, they're half sisters.-Chicago
News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-10
see Value of Frozen MIX.

The advantages of distributing milk
in frozen form are being recognized in
Europe. Freezing, unlike scalding,
causes no alteration, and the frozen
milk can be kept unchanged for sew
eral weeks. Cream remains diffused
throughout the liquid. while bacter,
are greatly lessened
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-10
Lots of Places.

whats the matter?" asked the POI
liceman of the tramp. Haven't you
any place to go?''
"Any place ter go?' was the con-
temptuous reply. I've got the whole
United States before me. I've got SO
many places ter go dat it's worryin'
me dizzy maxim up me mind which
way ter START"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-10

usM doct0ring the effects, while the org
Sn0L disease undermines the system.
What To Do.
There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy,
fu1f1ls every wish in curing rheumatism,
pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder
and every part of the urinary passage.
It corrects inability to hold water
and sca1ding pain in passing 1t, or bad
effects following use of liquor, wine or
beer. and overcomes that unpleasant me-
cessity of being compelled to go often
during the day, and to get up many
times during the night. The mild and
the extraordinary effect of Swamp-RoOt
is soon realized 1t stands the highest
for its wonderful cures of the most dis
tressing cases. If you need a medicine
YOU should have the best. Sold by drug
pists in ffty-cent and one-dollar sizes.
You may have sample bottle and a
book that tells all
aboutit, both sent free :::Es
by mail. Address DR.. ::s::E.;
Kilmer & Co., Bing- @s Ils=Esz9
hamton, N. Y. When Home OF swamp-ROOt.
writing mention this paper and don't
make any mistake, but remember the
name, DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and
the address, Binghamton, n. Y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-10

of kidney disease.
While kidney dis
orders are the
most commo on
diseases that pre-
vail, they are
almost the last
recognized by
patient and ply
sicians, qOhO con-
TENT them SeLUeS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-10
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect i.

PreValency of Kidney Disease.
Most people do not realize the alarm
ing increase and remarkable prevalency
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-10
A widower Would wed.

Dear Margery Doom:
l have been keeping company with a
lady whom l love dearly. and she has
told me that she loves me. also, but T
am about ten years her senior, 80 years
old, and a widower with two children,
of which she knows. Her people know
1t, also, but make no objection l know
of, as 1 have had tea at her house sew
eral times. Now. | have this question
to put to you: If / put the question to
her and she accepts would she always
be true to me, as / would to her, or do
you think that she is too young for me ?
/ love her dearly and do not know what
l should do if / was to lose her. MY
salary is $21 a week and sometimes
more. il l work Sundays. l am tired
of being alone. / have been alone for
the last five years, and am tired of
boarding. Let me hear from you soon,
and win the thanks of one who will
always be true to a wife. e. G. G.
/ do not think she is too young for
you. A woman of % generally knows
her own mind very well, and il this girl
says she loves you, l think you will be
safe in taking her word for 1t. Only
time will tell whether or not she viii
be true, but l think it is foolish for yon
to entertain n doubt OF It, unless you
have cause.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-10
H aEAsT'Ho' ADVICE to "' r 'as ns's
lie Made Fun of Her.
: BY MARGERY doom

He 1iuuc fun OF her.
My Dear Miss Doom:
1 am a girl 10 years of age and In
love with a man two years my senior.
He pays q great deal of attention to mo
1 have met him at several parties, and,
of course, he always sees me home from
these places. He is forever telling me
how much he thinks of me. which I
never believe, and he gets rather angry
when he sees L do not believe him.
Now, Miss Doom, what is your opinion
OF any young gentleman who has asked
a young lady for her company, and
who told all the other boys what she
said? They all began to tease me
about it. 1 feel very bad, as whatever
L say t him comes back again to me.
Do you think l should draw his atten-
ton to 1t or just let it pass? Your kind
viii be welcomed by
A READER.
I would advise you TO try to forget
this young man. He is not worth your
friendship, If he annot respect your
1t looks as if he was try
ing to make you appear ridiculous. I
would tell him plainly just how l re-
sarded his conduct, and end the friend
ship.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-10
TIE E-Oeninf Stars Cook
Book and Daily Menu.
Dainty Luncheon of Grab Near and STUFF
fed EGSs--Ofber Tempting Recipes.
BY AUNT MATTY.

shells will come off clean. Cut in halves.
and remove the yolks. Take the yolks
of two eggs, if a half dozen have been
cooked, mash fine with a tablespoonful
of soft butter and add salt and pepper.
Run boiled ham through the meat
chopper and add a cupful to the yolks.
Add enough mayonnaise to make it
slightly moist. When filing the whites
of eggs, insert in each half of the shell
an olive. olives can be chopped in
with the ham, or even sweet pickles.
A. small piece of green pepper is also
very good. In making the m~ayonnaise,
1t Is much richer in flavor if a tea
spoonful Of catsup is added. The re-
naming yolks can be preserved in Vine
gar with sliced onion.
Green Pea Soup--Shell two quarts Of
fresh green peas and cook until tender.
Mash them through q colander, season
with salt, pepper and butter. Add one
pint of fresh milk, q half ~teaspoonful
Of sugar and two scant tablespoonful
of flour blended with rich cream. To
add to the bulk one car add new pota-
toes, small ones or larger ones cut int
quarters, though they should be cooked
whole, and not mashed. A richer soup
is made with the two vegetables,
Drowned -four for gravy and one-half
an onion.
To Fry FIounders-Filet of founder,
when rolled and fried. may be made to
resemble c~roquettes. The pieces of fish
should be stood in milk for several
hours before frying. This Will make
them juicy and rich to the taste.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-10
NEWS FOR SHOPPERS

An eight-day travelling clock in 9
little leather case would be appreciated
by the person who travels. One can be
bought at L.. Bamberger & Co.'S.
A lovely little apron made of pompa-
dour ribbon and strips of wide lace, and
with a lace ruf1e, was noticed at w. v.
Snyder & Co.'S.
For your autumn country tramps you
need a good camera. 1t would be wise
to inspect thosei displayed at Hahne &
Co.'S before investing.
A handsome desk set OF beaten brass
in severe lines is shown at L. s. Plaut g.
cos. A good present for the october
bride.
AT the David Straus store there 10 a
sale of embroidered linen collars, some
of which have inserts Of heavy lace.
A new line of stockings In medium
heavyweight, just right for fall wear,
has been received at the Goerke Com
pany's.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-10
tUi7b the Needle and Thread.

designed To finish. Some of these sheet
tops are inset with real 1ilet lace and
embroidered in dainty vatican flower
patterns of soft colors. Simpler tops
are in white solid work and others have
merely fine muslin embroidery edges.
An early fall costume that can he
made to do service for many months In
the south is made of ecru shantung,
with a plain mauve linen wafstcoat.
headed with a deeper mauve band of
satin.
Last year an effort was made to bring
back the old-time and always graceful
cashmere into use for gowns, but il
failed. This fail it is again to be tried.
Cashmere is graceful, wears well and
looks well. and for simple house dresses
is one of the best possible materials
for the economical woman of moderate
means, for it cleans and even washes
we'll
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-10
OUR CORNER
INDIAN DOLLS.
W HEN an Indian girl dies, her
wv mother often substitutes a doii
CT. 6lIo

yx/ HEN an huian sa q doll
w for her last little one. She his
the empty cradle with feathers' ar
ranged in the form of the chllo, anu
carries this around with her wherever
she goes. talking to 1t and caressing 1t
as she would her loving child.
IF h does not do this, she ties In Il
tight bundle the toys, clothes and arm
let's which belonged to her little one
and fastening this to h cradle BOARD
carries 1t as she had formerly done ner
child. The Ojibwas call these "unlucky
dolls because they represent the deao'
The reason the Indian mother carries
her .dolp' IN this pathetic way is oe-
cause she thinks that the little dead
child IA too small to n its way TO
paradise. But substituting the doll. IL
WIFI help along until the dead baby has
grown large enough to make Its way
to the spirit-Iand alone, at least this is
what the sad Indian mother believes,
Thc children OF the Passamaquoddy
tribe of Indians play with a doll not
more than a couple Of inches high. In
fact II is smaller than the word which
means doll. for this word is "amskuda-
helanek.p One had almost rather go
without malxe-believe babies than to be
Obliged to call them by such an out
landish name, don't you think SOL just
fancy n wee papoose crying. Il want a
ACKNOWLEDGMENT"
The Sioux doll is made of channels
and deer skin. The CURIOUS thing about
|. Is that 1t is perfectly nat. TO Judge
from this one might think that the
sioux babies were systematically
starved. This is not the case, for they
arc as round and fat and Jolly as any
children you ever saw.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-10
Nourishiug Food an Aid to Bean

Nourisn'uE roou an Aid to Beauty.
Few women believe that there is any
connection between ones good looks and
the sort of food one but there
really is, and many of the bad COM
plexions We see on women of apparent
refinement Is the result of careless eat
ing of viands that are poison to their
systems and that play havoc with their
compilations.
The doctrine of proper feeding is not
{: new one, but even in the face of all
that a been said concerning the eff
feet OF nourishing food on ones looks,
many women go recklessly on year
after year, gorging themselves with
pastry and sweets and foods thai are
far from nourishing, just as If they
had never heard or did not believe
this ~well-known fact. If o do not
believe the truth of this, just watch
the ONE patrons of the next res
taurant you visit, and learn for your
self. You would probably see some
thing similar to the following, which
took place in a local well-known res
taurant:
At q table were two g%irls-one very
fat with a notified, muddy complexion;
the other tall and slender, with a pretty
pink and white complexion. bright eyes
and very neatly arranged hair. The
first girl ordered and dispatched rather
quickly a chicken patty" two French
rolls and a piece of lemon pie, which
she washed down with sips from a large
cup of very rich chocolate; the second
girl ate slowly some graham bread and
butter and a big baked apple, with
nothing to drink, her apple containing
sufficient juice to make up for this.
Now, II this was a sample of their
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-10

The evening coat OF the present mo-
ment is made Of rich cloth, with a fiat
cape effect and the fronts cut to simu-
late two immense tabs. The sleeves are
three-quarter length with ornamental
cuffs. Braid is plentifully and artisti-
cally used upon the cape portion, also
as outlines on all extreme edges, down
the outside seam of the sleeve and upon
cuffs. 1t is not finished with buttons,
since It Is worn with a tiny, loose fit
ting waist coa of similar material.
The skirt is OF like fabric.
In the making up of smart p%etticoats
for all occasions great economy can
be practised by making the deep frill
only and mounting it on the upper part
of a Violating foundation. fitted with
buttons. to which relays of frills can
be fitted and worn on different occa-
sions. each frill being set into q band
in which b%uttonholes are cut to CORE
spond with the buttons OF the founda-
tion.
The materials used for evening
dresses are almost without exception
of the sheer variety. ehiffons. plain and
printed. marquisettes, m~essalines, m
broidered nets and plain nets being
equally favored.
A piece OF fancy work which is in
conpicuous. useful and easily carried
Is the linen sheet sham TO be attached
to fine sheets instead of embroidering
each one separately. These shams are
about a quarter OF a yard deep and
with fine embroidery and edged
lace. The other edge is narrowly
and finished with a row OF
small button holes which tit over but
tons attached TO the sheet which Il Is
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-10
A T0OTHS0ME DESSERT.

Sift together one cup sugar. two level
tablespoonfuls -four and half s~altspoon-
full salt. Add two well-beaten eggs and
beat all together. Add one pint hot
scalded milk. turn into a double boiler
and cook. stirring constantly until
smooth. then occasionally for fifteen
minutes longer.
Cool. add three cups cream, a cup OF
sugar. a ~teasnoonful vanilla and two
bars sweetened chocolate melted with a
tablespoonful hot water mixed with a
little of the ream Add a half tea
spoonful of cinnamon extract 10 give
the cream a rich, spicy flavor.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-10

The following bleaching liquor is a
capital one for bleaching kitchen towels
and clothes. that have been poorly. laun-
dered:
Put half a pound of chlorinated lime
Into a basin, add half a gallon of boil
ing water and two tablespoonfuls of
washing soda. Stir to break up all the
Jumps and to enable the water to ex-
tract all the chlorine. Strain carefully
to remove ally the powder. and so make
the liquid clear. Bottle and clear ready
for use. Use this liquor for bleaching
linens and cottons. The solution should
never be stronger than one quart of
the liquor to four parts of hot water.
When the fine clothes assume that
grayish, yellowish tinge that seems
never to want to disappear. soaking
them over night in butter the night be-
fore washing will bleach them, and II
n night has not improved them twen-
ty-four hours surely will.
To whiten clothes that have become
yellowed in consequence of being laid
for some time, soak them over
night in 1ulewarm water and next
morning wash in clean suds; then put
them in the washboiler with cold
water, add some pieces of white soap
and one teaspoonfuI of powdered borax.
Boil twenty minutes. rinse immediately
and leave them for another night. in
clean, cold water. to which a little pow
dered borax has been added. r
Sometimes milady is forced to do a
little cleaning. and fixing up. and SO for
her convenience some accommodating
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-10

FRIDAY-BREAKFAST.
Oranges cut in half
Oranges cut in half
Goldfish and potato balls
Rolls Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Soft shell crab murat
Stuffed eggs
Fried potatoes Lima beans
Cheese Coffee
DINNER.
Green pea soup
Vx1ed founder with gravy
Mashed potatoes
Macaroni with cheese Celery
Huckleberry pudding Tea
A Delicious Huckleberry Pudding
Hucdeberries are here for a while, and
nearly everybody likes them, especially
made into O. pudding. This recipe has
won the housewife who originated 1t
much worthy praise: Take two table,
spoonfuls butter, n cup of brown
sugar, two egg beaten separately, half
pint of flour, half ~teaspoonful Of CHINA
o cloves and nutmeg, one-quarter
~teaspoonfuI of soda dissolved in a little
sour milk. Beat well and mix in one
pint of huckleberries. Pour this into
pudding dish and bake in oven
Stuffed Eggs-Perhaps you know sew
eral good recipes, though here is n 1
am sure you will relish. Cook fresh
eggs twenty minutes, so the yolks will
be mealy. Put them in a a of cold
water, crack the shells lightly and let
them soak for fifteen minutes and the
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-10
THE pRIzE.wINNERS.

The correct answer to last Thurs
days rebus puzzle was Belmar' Tine
following children were the prize-Wih-
ncrs:
EMILY SMITH. aged II. 2eI Verona
avenue. Newark (hox of painlsl. ben,
TRIcE CAMERON, aged II, ~ siewar
avenue, Arlington tbookl; JACoh
STETNFELD. aged IL, Ga Montgomery
street, Newark (book.