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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-24

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Take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and
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the United states and to many foreign
countries. Its many remarkable cures
Of coughs and colds have won for II this
wide reputation and extensive use. Sold
BY Frank Hart and leading druggists.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-24

HE STILL oAggp OUT OF THE WINDOW.
where they have been for the greater
part of the week." he said grimly to
Yemans. friend and neighborlng
lawyer. who sat on the table and
swung one foot.
Yemans laughed. "A fellow has to
pay dearly these days. Hard, for being
rich. stlll. shouldn't object to pay.
ing the price myself"
An odd expression crossed Hard's
face. He drew himself up and. clasp,
ing his hands behind his head, looked
flxedly out Of the window.
"Cheer up. old man." said Yemans,
still laughing. "Your money brings
you sort Of fame. | don't believe
there has been fair, charity show,
festival. pauper's death. failure or any
other public event In this town for
years but what Owen 8. Hard has
been called on to pull some one OF
something out Of hole, and no al
ways does II. too" added yemans
heartily.
Hard did not smile. Hesstill gazed
out OF the window, would you be-
lieve, Yemans, that for ten years
\ A,have never He suddenly checked his
speech and then spoke as though to
himself. III | were society man,
probably I'd receive soft pillows and
such trash. but
yemans started, "What on earth are
you driving atY'
Nothing, nothing exclaimed Hard
impatiently. I'm only stupidity think
ing aloud"
He shook himself, arose and began
pacing the floor with his arms folded
behind him. Ycmans whistled BIZ
and slid Of the table. He yawned and
picked up his hat u say. here's pun
IT'S hard luck to be rich, but It's al
ways been Hards luck. Therel A
merry Christmas to you, old fellow
And Yemans left, slammlng the door
behind him.
Hard dropped into his big chair
again and ran his fingers through his
heavy hair. In the hall were merry
calls, the shutting Of Office doors and
the general stir Of an early closing up
iOf business to which the owner Of the
block paid no attention. He leaned bis
elbow on the table and thought, while
his forehead fell into its heaviest lines
Presently there was stir outside his
door, followed by a faint rap. Come
he shouted, but evidently the noise
drowned his voice. The knock was re-
peated. He arose and rather ungra'
ciously opened the door,
Before him stood a queer combina.
ton. II did not take up much room
either In height or breadth. Had II
been twice as tall his eyes could have
looked over It at Yemans just stepping
into the elevator, Yemans was laugh
ing and thrusting his hands significant.
" into his pockets. The elevator boy
was grinning. The dentist, locking bis
door, was chuckling and winking at
doctor ringing for the ascending ele'
vator. ~ III
Then Hard, half weary, half affable
and wholly amused, said, "Come In"
The combination entered. It consist
ed OF d morsel Of d boy, pulling after
him o stnall red EXPRESS wagon which
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-24
Am OFFERING
90 Cline
Rich.
A chriea,nnas Story
by Alice L0ulise Leo.
---~a--
Copyright. 1905 by Alice Louise Leo. !

MwEN HARD sat in room 30 o.
II tho Hard block. IIc called tho
w place hin office and himself a
renl estate agent but II was
no secret In the city that tho only real
estate he had time to attend 10 was his
own and that bis callers were people
who came 10 aak fayors. not 10 leave
fees.
II was the afternoon before Christ
mas. and tho dull December sun shone
IN al tho window and fell on Hard
stretched out In big leather padded
armchair beside the table.
He was man nearing middle ilfc.
His dark hair was plentifnlly streakod
with gray. while bis forehead had fall.
On into heavy lines. which gave his
face whom In repose m expression Of
III nature that bclicd disposition sin
gularly generous and open. Ills hands
were crowded Into his pockets, "1ts
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-24
ssrona In Death.

Towne-WelI, Hussel Is gone, poor
fellow! He just worked himself to
death. He was always in such a
hurry!
Browne Yes, and they say he was
out OF breath when he .-Philadel.
phia Press.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-24


chap asked. laying hold Of tho black
cloth az the tnil Of the cart. He asked
In queer voice which seemed to IN
vite denial
Most people take II for granted that
| am" answered Hard dryly.
Robert did not understand the hid
den meaning, Ills face fell, and he
struggled with some emotion which
caused him TO draw his coat sleeve
across his eyes. Then nobody don't
give you nothing for present, does
theyf" he asked.
Hard looked at the boy curiously
and said what he had interrupted him
self 10 saying to Ycmans few mo
ments before. mo, Robert: no one has
made me a present In ten years"
"I's sorry for you" muttered Robert,
and his hand again sought the black
cloth. He raised one corner and peer.
cd under The sight evidently made
him still more unwilling to uncover the
cart. "I's sorry for you.' he repeated
holding down the corner OF tne cioth
won't you w sack 81 nour q
CLONES Or pro'n OF rruit Or snoes o.
notnihg tomorrow IRON hopody ahS
iously.
mo. ROBERT said hard soiemhiy
rropnn's no one VIII gave me SIN
s'o g''t
lou nas' nase ah ""1u' oau u'ne.
a'Eneu noor'e
Men' uon aavc = Ssrs soou u'n.
always on Snfis''nas uay' asreeu
haru' 10 'out 49,.
Inc ch''d of'gh'ened' on, yes
cuuse oVo.yuohs Y 70 soou anu gives
Wv ~" suu 'o'S y, 'h'nkS
never nave, naAarueu hafu' ano
aui so'heoouy'
nopei' ,uoNeu ~ w cses stowins
wiuer' ""y' sou nhow you w peen
'ne sooues' " ah' ina. . why he
s'ancea y. 'ne cart anu eneeAeu n'l'
oon ~ wv. ,ny papa = lun III 7
WY h'ce 'un ia'' w. enee'iuny, anu
YOU sen' us hch to' Vo'nor'ow'
ne'e uo.,e' p'eA,n On ,oos'ci, you
know, ~. .ue men y very NICE anu ia''
my nmos' - Nv 10 'la' ,oos'ss you sen' ~ ~
AnanksEi'in oay. nam you no mems
'eit ior yourself anA'ousiy.
fuherais nehs' epea'ea haru
musihs'y' he nau gwen w many ~
herals ana mems on request tnat one
more OF less niaue no impression On
n'm' \ give ~ up iittie man. lou
nave the pe'ter o. me. hou seem "
know more OF what 1 40 tnah re-
MEMBER myselt, so we WIN cnange tne
subject Wnat nave you tnere' pome'
ing 70 the cart \.
ROBERT hesitated ana winkeo tast =
Drought sometning--tnat ~ sot some
tning 70 give you mt
n "A hitr repeated haru' mysunea
ROBERT hoauea ana rehoveu .he
black eioth ginseriy' saying apologeuc'
any at Tue same time' lou see you
dasseht iet the sun on 20 tne'r eyes
ever, ana revealed 70 hafus as'onlsl'
Gu gaze TWO thy aimpled races crow,'
ea Win yel'ow sllky hair. Two neaus
sieepny moved ana TWO pairs OF deel
-'p'ue eyes naii opened'
WINS e!aculated haru' ne eaneo
over .ne enlldreh ana pro1ecseu = mn,
ser =. ,ne Que learest nm Inc paos
.loseu NJ so,' uhsers arounu !. anu
looaeu w WIN ~ ensas'ns u'sp'ay y
Smiles l., anu uinp,es'
..,,, lwo WINS corlec'eu noper.
mas ner, po'n. ~ tne vn'
ciihslhs y natu' anu 'nis ~ mn
iours y ha'i'
Az tnis pom. noner, ~, wv ', = ~ ue'iosu o.',
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-09-19
Nunero 222

mo Ia senora Townsend STA hija son ame-
r1canas epur sang.p es seguro que Sc SEN
tran mas que complacidas en- que la gran
ceremonial Sc verifloue en- su propia. sun
tuosa residencia, rodeadas de sus antiques
amigos
Aflade el &New York Heraldp otra curio-
sa circunstancia EN- Ell asunto. En- case de
hacerse ell matrimonio, Ia que pasa 4 ls-
marse Duquesa de Alba entra en- reIaciones
de parentesco con la Duquesa de Malbo-
rough. Siguiendo el arbol geneal6gico del
Duque, quien segdn el almanaque Gotha
otras autortdades en In materia tiene los
siguientes tftulos: Jacobo Maria del Pillar
Carlos Manuel Stuard, Fitz James Falco
Portocarrero Osorio, d6cimo duuue de
Portocarrero Osorio, decimo duque de Ber-
wick, decimo septimo duque de Alba, de
Tormes, de Liria Junco, de Arizona, de
Montoro Y Huescar, Conde-DuQue de varos
otros lugares Marques de otros tantos; vi
g6simo cuarto conde de Lemos de Lerin'
condestable de catorce lugares v catorce
veces grande de Espafa, hiio del noveno
Duque Carlos de Maria del Rosario. su
eaposa, resulta cue el susodicho duque es
en- realidad I'm Duque ingles. este en- vir.
tud dc que la fami.ia fue fundada por ia
mes FltzJames, hilo natural de James Stu
art. Duque dc York. mas tarde Rey James
II de Inglaterra Arabella Churchill Ahora
bien. aunque los glosaTios, los almanaques
otras autoridades omiten decir ST Arabe-
la Churchill estaha relacionada con los Chu-
chin de Marlborough, Ia tradici0n dice que
sf 10 estaba. y vi tai es el case, "a Duque de
Alba as una especie de primo polftico de la
Duquesa de Marlborough.
De acuerdo con el almanaque. Arabella
F,xN 10
Su hijo, el Rey James III, fu6 creado Du-
que de- Berwick sc Liria Y Junco
d. RerwiCA en- 1883 grande de Es
pana de- primera clase con el tftulo de Du-
que dc Liria Junco en 1907 In matrimo-
MO posterior en- la nobleza espahola le di6
Il tltulo de Duque dc Alba, cuyo nomhre re-
monta muchos amos antes del descubrimien
I'd de- America.
La resideneia del Duque de Alba en- Ma
drid es el antique palacio de Liria, s6lida
elegante construction dc siiierfa esa Sc
RI tambi6n In de la proyectada Duquesa de
Alba, hoy senorita Townsend
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-09-19
h enVeDcDanipnt0
del doctor Wilson


la policia ha encontrado por
fin el esta blecimiento donde fue
vendida Ia botella de ale, que
.despues de envenenada fue re
mitida al doctor Wilson. La
botella fu6 comprada por una
mujer. Cuyas senas no cores
.ponden De modo alguno 4 las
de ninRuna de la mujeres a
.quienes sc sospeCha de estar
mezcladas en- el asunto.
Ell sustituto del Procurador
de Distrito, Gray ha recibido
una Carta an6nima 4 la cual da
mucha importancia la poIicia.
Escrtbe esa carta una muier que
admite haber sufridO una ope-
racion criminal pero ejecutada
por otro me lico. no por Wilson.
Dice que su medico, quien ha-
cia la competencia al doctor
Wilson, habia pido IN desa-
grado con este Y anade que,
arrestandolo, sc lograria disipar
tai vez Ell misterio que rodea Ell
envenenamiento de Mr.. Wilson.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-09-19
Varias notiCias

Ell jueves Sc inaugur6 EN- el ba-
rrio dc la Salud, de Mayaguez, lin
club unionista.
Entire los oradores que hicieron uso
de Ia palabra, fut muy aplaudido a
distingu do periodista senior Astol.
Don Caledonia Carbonell, nomi
nado candidate 1 Ia Camara por Cabo
Rojo, ha renunciado Ia nomination.
Su renuncia la ha heeho p1blica por
medic dc nina circular en- Ia que agra
dece d SITS eorrehgionarios III distin.
ci6n que le han hecho.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-09-19
b duQue de A|D0y H n0hlnO|iD

81 los informes que ha recibdo eI eNew
York HeraldD, que publca on una de
sus 0ltimas edciones son exactos. II Du-
que de Alba uno de los mas distinguidos
yastagos de Ia nobleza espafola, esta en
ylsperas de ganar la mano dc la senorita
Matilde Townsend. una dc las grandes be
llezas dc Washington heredera para com
plemento, de $25.o00.0oo por 10 cual sc In
considera como una Dc las j6yenes anne
ricanas que ocupa mas alto puesto en- In
lista matrimonial
El dudue de- Alba ~ descendiente direc-
TO del rey Jacobo dc Inglaterra posee
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-09-19

TN detalle tan ridfculo que da ri.
sa, lno es cierto7 Pero POGO q que
mediteis sobre 81, el solo pone
de manifesto In tremenda mi
seria que Sc oculta bajo Ell pom
poso manto imperial. deslum-
brante de pedreria.
Y en- esta monumental ciudad
de los edifcios suntuosos y los
mendigos que SC arrodIllan i
vuestros pies Y juntan las ma
nos para pediros una limosna;
en- esta capital de dos reinos
que ha surtido de Monarcas Al
mundo entero, aqui no sc oye
hahlar mas que de princesas. de
archiduques. de condes Y de
marQueses. porque Ell que en-
Viena no tiene IN titulo IS sen
Icillamente despreciable.
Es que. sin duda. influye en-
.estas gentes Ell marco grandio-
so de Ia ciudad en- que viven. Y
hasta aquellas personals que no
poseen titulo nobilitario. en- vez
de llamarse por sus nombres V
apellidos, 10 hacen por los car
gos o empleos que desempenan
Muy flnos, muv corteses. estos
senores sc Saludan en- medic de
Ia Gale dandose sombrerazos
hasta el suelo Y diciendo: Il Bue.
nos dias, senor profesor!" 'IC6.
mo va. senor redactor2' Hasta
Ia vista. senor doctor" Las Sc
noras, por su parte. pierden sus
uombres tambien Al contra er
matrimonio y sc las dist,ngue
con el femenino del cargo que
ocupa el marido. Entire elias
Sc saludan del mismo modo, La
mandose unas d otras "ISenora
doctora1" 'lSenota profesorat"
'1Senora redactorar
Los titnlos noblldrios que hay
aQul! Indudablemente. el Esta-
do los concede con arreglo i una
tarlfa. que 10 debe ser muy ele-
vada. puesto que. segun calcu-
los aproximados. exlsten en la
actualidad mas dc Quinientas
mil familias ennoblecijas por
gracia imperial lClaro, RI pue-
bio st ha acostumbrado d la
mar 4 todo I'll mundo por el Ii
tulo, Y ha conclude por imitar
a los mobiles senores. Hasta los
.lndtvlduos dc las classes mas III
hmas st dirigen los uuos i los
.otros anteponlendo i >us nom
bres el movable lsenor Fulano!
Y no - raro yer i dos carrete
r0s renir I'll medic dc la Gale.
enturecidos. diCiendose: Is IFS
ted TN slnvergiienza, senor Flu
lano! lie voy 4 romper i usted
la cabeza, senor Nenqanol Y al
llegar Ia h0ra dc los punetaz0s
sc lnsultan, poniendose siempre
por delante el lseror Zutano -
Que quer6's! Esto - 10 lnico
que le queda Il Ie vieja ciudad
imperial de los buenos tiempos
en- que era obligatorio venir d
Viena d aprender en la dorala
capital las reglas del chic" Y
las "bellas manieres"
Josf ./aan CADENAS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-09-19
A los suScrIptOroS Y Agentcs

Para ia buena marcha de esta Adm inis-
TRACTION, no admitimos Atlas do suscripto-
Ees este diario sino desae el l' de cads
@aes. Las BAJAs se avisaran los dfas 30 8
81; edvierti6ndese quelas que se dieren con
gosterioridad no 50 tomaran eR cuenta nj
gurtiran efecto en- In contabilidad hasta ell
afa dltimo de- mes siguiente al en- que 80
rsoliciteE.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-09-19
os arrancados del Grab en- de

os arrancados del Grab en- de
Viena.
Hace dos amos. cuando por
primera vez recorrf e>tas GALES
tortuosas del centro de la capi
tai austriaca. encontre todavia
vestigios del antigua esplendor
Y los comerciantes vieneses
hombrea banse con el conner
clio de Berlin y de Londres
mostrando orgullosos los precios
de las mercancias en- florin es
-lnglaterra tiene el "sche
ling, Alemania el marco, ..
II NosOtros tenemos el florinl-
decian. Hoy 10 primero que
vereis en- todos los escaparates.
en- las listas de los "restau-
rants" Y EN- las puertas de los
establecimientos es I'm gran le
trero que dice; "Preise in kro-
men,. Los precios, en- coronas
FL florin ha habido que pa-tirle
por la mitad y retirarle de la
circulation, porque el viajero
que venia una veg 4 Viena.. =. no
volvia mas.
Y asi resulta que hoy la gran
ciudad es relativamente econ0
mica. En- el restaurant. por
elemplo. os sirven cinco q seis
camareros; pues uno pone la
mesa, otro trae el vino. otro el
pan. otro las viardas. eI "ober
kellner' cobra Y otro os abre la
puerta..., y a todos hay que dar
propina; pero cada uno Sc con-
tenta con cuatro q cinco heller"
y sumaudo el total vents i dar
la misma cantid4d que hubie-
rails abonado Ell I'm -restau-
ran" de Madrid q de Paris 4 I'm
solo mozo. la cantidad - la
misma -. pero Sc repartc mas.
A todo este teneis que llevar
I'm bolsillo lleno de monedas dc
dos heller las antipaticas mo
nedas de dos centimos. sucias
mugrientas. pesadotas, esas mo-
nedas que en- nuestra pobre F.
p IA circular apenas Y que en-
csta nac10n austriaca. en este
lmperio decrepito, son de uso
corriente. de necesidad absolute.
~ Sc habla luego de Ia PENN
sula espanoIa con lastima, |
|iSomos milIonarios. comparados
con los autriacos!
En- fin. yo os dare IN detaIle,
uno solo. En- todas las naciones
del mundo las odcinas De tele~
grafos facilitan las hojas para es-
cribir los / legramas. hojas qu t
en- Espana estau colocadas So
hre los pupitres a la disposition
de todo el mundo; en- Francia
en- aparatos contadores, de los
que basta tirar para sacar cuan
tas necessities: en- Alemania.
cOlgadas en- mazos de las pare
des; en- Holanda, repartidas por
todas parties. Y en- Suiza. y en-
Italia, Y en- Belgica, Y en- Ingla-
terra; dispuestas para comodi
dad del pnblfco, que puede CO
ger las que necesite. escribir
en- elias, copiar, tachar, enmen-
dar, poner en- limpio, etc. Este
es TN servicio gratis, Y el papel
no cuesta NADIA.
Pues en- Austria. no.. En-
Austria este cuesta dinero.
Cuando vais 3 escribir I'm tele-
grama Y pedis en- Ia ventanilla
a la "F'raulein" encargada una
hojita para escribir el despacho
Ia "F'raulein" abre una ala de
hero Y de ella SAGA in libro
custodiado como 81 fuera IN
Garnet de cheques. arra nca
una hoja.. v os pide dos heller"
81 estropeais la ola Ia man
chais, tendreis que comprar otra
Y por cada una os exiqiran e1
pago de los dos centimitos. Is
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-09-19
WEN A
LA CIUDAD IMPERIAL


produce la ciudad imperial la
dorado Vienal Por todas parties
palacios, iglesias. catedrales
monumentos Y al lado de
las giga ntescas moles dc piedra
" marmol, de las atlas V caladas
torres, en- los esplen1idos paseos
en- las anchas Y elegantes GALES
&riunfa la miseria -. La mise
TIA, 81; pero la peor, la que disi
mula y sufre, la que sc resigna
" perece.
lOh que impression tan triste.
tan desoladora, la que Viena
nos Causal I'm las GALES mas
Goncurridas del Graben V del
Ring, junto a los suntuosos co
merCios, enContrareis Constan -
1emente hom bres Y mujeres des
calzos; el bilete de diez coronas
IS la moneda obligada en- toda
transaction de la vida ordlnaria
v la propina de cuatro "helIer"
lcuatro centimos) es recibida
con emostraci6n de agradeci
niento en- el cafe por un senor
de blanca pechera Y 1amante
''frac."
Gales y plazas estan solita-
Tias. tristonas. Y solo ALA abajo.
EN- el Prater. parece haberse en-
contrado la vida de In gran
ciudad. demaslado grande para
tan poca gente, demasiado sun
tuosa para albe1gar tanta mi
Seria.
Pero este mismo Prater le han
4cstropeado con los puestos de
baratijas, los 'tios vivOs" mise
rabies y las BARRACKS de feria
deStartaladas Y antiestetlcos $.
Los 6rganos. desvencljados IL
zan al aire sus iesentonados
acordes, y confundidos con el
ambiente embalsamado del her
moso parque llegan al olfato mil
olores extranos d fruta Y sal
chicha coci la, a "patchouli' ba
ratio y a sudor .
ID6nde estan tus elegancias7
Due has hecho despues de Sar
dowa, ciudad encantada del pla-
Ger y Ia elegria2 tEn que rincon
Se ocultan tus archiduquesas y
xus magnates1
Viena tiene in6nitos puntos
lie contacto con la mayor parte
de las ciudades espaflo!as; el
s>aracter vienes es parecidisimo
eI caracter espanol. Viena. des
pnes de Sadowa, baila y rie
como Madrid, despues de San -
4iago y Cavite, Sc va 4 los to
los. -. Viena esta convencida
de que la naci6n Sc arruina Y
desmorona, y llosohcamente Sc
deja llevar a la ruina Y al des
@credito cantando alegres can
clones, bailando valses desenfre.
nados.
Tambien nosotros marchamos
hacia la catastrofe. Y nos enco
gemos de hom bros, indiferentes
Ell Graben es algo asf como la
Garrera de San Jer6nimo y la
caile de Fernando son dos tro-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-09-19

TN detalle tan ridicu1o que da ri.
sa, 1no es cierto7 Pero POGO a que
mediteis sobre 81, el solo pone
de manifesto Ia tremenda mi
seria que Sc oculta bajo ell pom
poso manto imperial. deslum-
brante de pedrerfa.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-31
STOP BATTLING OF WINDOWS
steel Springs Are Among Recent
Household Novelties.

A woman who sleeps in a house full
OF rafting windows was delighted 70
receive the other day a dozen bent
springs of steel for insertion between
the sashes and castings of rafting
windows. They are fiat at one end
and swell toward the other tbne
i'Ling themselves to any casing.
Another novelty is the radiator
brush. These are long or short and as
nat and thin as can be, the bristles he.
ing wired in. They are the only things
tnat Will clean radiator, going be.
tween the various pipes and getting
out every bit of dust.
In lambs wool there are long.
handled brushes of the wool for win.
ing on wallpaper, and these take off
every bit of dust. They are also use.
lul for busting highly polished or oiled
noors. They may be washed with luke.
warm water and white soap when suf.
nciently soiled. Short-handled sticks
with round swabs of the wool. come in
many sizes for busting picture frames
and furniture, and single gloves. with
the palms and fingers lined with
lambs wool, are also good for dust.
ing All are washable and come out
when rinsed and shaken as white as
when first bought.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-31
Cracked Furniture,

Ugly marks caused by Sits or
cracked places on furniture are easily
filled in with beeswax and the mark
is never detected. In fact, this is how
furniture dealers cover such blem-
ishes. First slightly soften the bees
wax until it is like putty, then press
firmly into the cracks, and smooth
evenly with thin steel knife. Of
course a putty knife is best for the
purpose, but a dull case knife will do.
Sandpaper over the surrounding
wood finish, or color, and when the
furniture is vanished you will look
in vain for the blemishes. Often this
defect occurs in the panels of furni-
ture. headboards of beds and tables,
so try this method of mending and
you will be delighted with the result
1t is better than putty since putty
soon dries, crumbles and falls out
while beeswax remains forever just
where it is placed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-31
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Water standing in room is a good
disinfectant, as it absorbs all impuri.
ties.
If your coal fire is low throw on a
tablespoonful of salt and it will help
it very much.
Pumpkin seeds are very attractive
to mice and traps baited with them
will soon destroy their nests.
Windows may be kept free from ice
and polished by rubbing the glass with
a sponge dipped in alcohol.
: To test nutmegs, prick them with a
pin, and If they are good the oil will
instantly spread around the puncture.
Some sand or pebbles, put in tall,
slender vases containing flowers, will
prevent their tipping over and soiling
the dolly.
If 1ewelry is sent periodically to a
jeweler for cleaning and repolishing il
will-at a nominal cost-always look
as good as new.
To take grease out of leather apply
the white of an egg to the spot and
dry in the sun. Repeat the applica
ton till the stain is removed.
Mica in stoves is readily cleaned by
taking it out and thoroughly wash
ing with vinegar diluted. If the black
does not come off at once let it soah
a little.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-31
AGREEING WITH THE ASSESSOR
Hls Reason for Building Unneeded
Addition to House.

Representative Birdsall Of Iowa OBJ
jects to the high rentals charged in
Washington during the congressional
season. He says he feels like an
Irish farmer he knew out in his dis
trict. The farmer had bought place
out Of savings as a farmland and
renter. The tax assessor came around
one day and put valuation on Pats
new property which Pat thought ex-
cessive. His protest, however, was
unavailing.
One day a neighbor visited Pat and
found him building an addition to his
house, and obviously the house was
plenty big enough without 1t.
isn't that a piece Of extrava'
gance?" he asked Pat.
Think agin it moight be-" said
Pat, "but I'm after havin' the ould
place warth PLAT the assisser says II
IA"