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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1908-05-16
f. HERALD
7. COLORADO.

shve In.
A nAiA$a asat who haA lsst her
nnnsy WIS provided with . homo II .
well-tod0 family. At once she idsntd-
ned herself with It's Interests, and ~
ing . housekeepsr born. was able =
serve them in many ways. A occa-
sion arose. she played the parts Of
cook. maid. nurse. seamstrsss. laun.
dress. gardener. social secretary and
night Waterman. SO faithful was she
TO such duties that she never LEFT
town. when others took vacations. aad
for weeks at time did not stir b.
yond the gate. The family gave her
. home" Is they and she said. Actu-
ally she, earned her living three times
over. In return for board, lodging
and clothing. she accomplished tasks
and bore responsibilities that few do
mestics would have been willing to
undertake at any price. Unlike the
domestics, she had NO Thursday and
Sunday afternoons. and her social life
was limited to the everyday associa-
ton with self-absorbed and Indifferent
relatives. The "shut-ins" who are
confined by iilness have . society
through which they are ministered to
by many gracious influences, says the
Youths Companion. The shut-ins who
are too poor to maintain homes, and
whose kinsfoik arc too proud to let
them seek the shelter Of an institu.
ton. are unorganixed and attract NO
notice: but in many cases they are
equally deserving Of sympathy. True.
there IL seldom Intentional unkindness
behind the process by which de-
pendent IL turned into . drudge II
the relatives had been unfeeling they
would have sent tho old aunt or uncle
to the poorhouse. WheA We give .
home" we do fine thing. But before
We plume ourselves unduly, 1t IL well
to glance 1t the other side Of the &C.
count. and see how much money is
saved and how many wearisome little
tasks arc spared us by the old woman
who IL able to help round" or the old
man who Just does the chores"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1908-05-16

That the preservation of the value
Of railroad Investments IL = matter Of
widespread interest is illustrated by
the recent report Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company. showing that there
are more than $4,000 shareholders In
the parent company and those con-
trolled BY 1t, and that there has been
an increase Of more than $4,000 stock.
holders In the past year.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1908-05-16

A new species Of haxing has started.
A college student in st. Louis was
taken to = train by party Of fellow.
stduents and sent home. with = warn.
ing mot to come back. His ofiense
was being moilycoddle. which shows
how the young idea has been i'm.
pressed by the strenuous life.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1908-05-16
Greatly Relieved.

The old farmer imagined himsek to
be 4 sick man.
II feel terrible. doc" he sighed ~
he glanced at his tongue in the mirror.
''Oh. you are only suffering from
ennui." said the doctor. briskiy. "Cut
1t OUT
Thank you. doc"
For what?"
For telling me to cut the ennui out.
I thought you would cut 1t out your
self and send me in bill for Ave hun
bred"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1908-05-16

Enlistment in the peaceful army Of
postal clerks has heretofore been dc.
nisd to applicants under five feet four
and weighing less than l26 pounds.
The authorities have recently dropped
the rule from the list of regulations. A
physical giant is not needed to sort
mail with speed and accuracy.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1908-05-16
Eastidious.

When New York fireman answer.
ing an alarm attempted to enter .
Fifth avenue mansion. he was re-
quested to wipe his feet.
No doubt he ID glad the butler
wasn't fastidious enough to order him
to change his hoss.-Clsvslsnd Plain
Dealas.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1908-05-16

London suffrasettes are flying kites
with hannSrs attached bearing the
motto. Votes for Women!" Is the
glorious cause Of woman suffrage in
Lo0doa up in the air?.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1908-05-16

"Of course" she said, in tone
redoient with sarcasm. II am the flrst
girl you ever lovsd?"
"Of course, you are not" answered
the truthful young man. but you are
the last"
And being wise maid. she let it
go at that.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1908-05-16


an impeccable chaperon.
Then one day the legally dead Carl
Johnson walked into the village and
asked the news. When he got 1t, got
1t all-his drowning-the widow, the
clergyman-the courts decision-he
ran his neglected finger nails through
his unkempt hair and spat copiously.
Come along. boys" he said: "Im
introduce you to her. A stunning
blonde. you say? Young plump, big
blue eyes and a little foot? Yes, that's
her! That's her. all right! She's my
wife and-and we're going to settle
right down and enjoy ourselves"
Followed by a dozen friends, John
son entered his farmhouse, where the
widow and clergyman were seated at
tea, eating honey and biscuits very
lovingly together.
At sight of the dead come to life,
the widow threw up her hands and
tainted, while the impeccable Clergy.
man distinctly said damn. But then
he had spilled his tea over his knees
and hot tea ID certainly hot.
johnson sought to take the uncon.
scious form Of the widow into his arms
and cover the rosy mouth with kisses.
but he was stayed by the clergyman.
What have you got to say about
it," demanded the legally dead John.
son. Didn't you swear in court that
you married me and herr"
The clergyman paled and stared
past the other through the open door,
when suddenly the widow came from
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-08
To Use Cold Potatoes.

When cold boiled potatoes are plen-
tiful cut them into small dice and
mince fine an onion and stalk OF
celery. Make some white sauce, mix
1t with the potatoes, season with salt
and pepper, turn the mixture into a
buttered baking dish, cover the top
with buttered crumbs and bake. II
grated cheese is mixed with the white
sauce, a very tasty and nutritious
dish results. In some far off golden
future, when home caterers have
learned wisdom. cheese dishes Will
not be served at the same meal with
red meat. Under ordinary circum-
stances a dish such as the one de-
scribed above is substantial enough
for the main dish of luncheon, with
no meat at all, and II persons only
thought so 1t would serve the same
purpose for dinner with nutritious
vegetables and a nutritious dessert
American Home Monthly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-08
Washing Delicate Embroideries.

Make a good lather with soap and
warm water, adding one-fourth of a
teaspoonful of powdered borax to
each quart of water. Place the arti-
cles in an ordinary glass fruit jar.
then nearly fill the jar with the lath-
er. Seal tightly, shake the jar a lit
tie, and place it in bright sunshine
for twenty-four hours. OF course, II
the weather is cloudy, the time should
be allowed for. Turn the jar around
occasionally, so that the sun may PEN
citrate every part. When the time is
up, pour off the lather, press the fab
ric gently, then rinse several times
in clear, soft water. Return 1t to the
jar with more clear water, set 1t
again in the sun, changing the water
daily, until the material is white. I
recently renovated a. bit of fine old
hand embroidery, which had become
as yellow as saffron, by this method,
and It was beautiful. Woman's
Home Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-08
Improving the Dairy.


In a terse and pointed article
touching this matter Hoard's Dairy
man says:
Two things on the dairy farms Of
this country seriously need improve
ment. First, the man of the farm;
second, the cows Of the farm. A
large proportion of the farmers do
not believe that they need any inn
provement. They do not believe that
they have wrong ideas of COW and
farm management. They are satis-
fed with themselves and. their ways
of doing things. OF course, as long
as they are in that state of mind no
improvement can come to- hem, or
their cows. or their soil, or their
profits.
No man does any better as long
as he thinks he is doing his best. Un-
less he knows what better work is
he will never try to reach it. I'm
less he wants to know he never will
know. There is a great host of men
who are keeping cows to-day who do
not know that they are way behind
the light house" in their ideas of
cows and dairy farming. The cows
they have, the returns they get from
them, prove that. The tremendous
difference in the profits of one man
over another right in the same neigh
borhood, patrons of the same cream
cry, proves 1t.
Now, how shall these men improve
themselves in their business? How
shall they improve their cows, make
them more profitable, get more profit
out of the business?
First, they must come out from
that cover of wrong notions. wrong
conceits, they have been hiding be-
hind. They ought to see that some-
thing is wrong somewhere. They are
not making the money out of cows
that intelligent men are making.
Then face the question courageously
and ask frankly: Am / as intelli-
gent on this dairy question as ought
tc be? Have I not been doing my
work with wrong ideas, wrong judg-
ments? Would have such poverty
stricken results as am getting II
we're as well informed man in dairy
ing as I ought to be?
Now, right here is the reason why
this great host of dairy farmers do
not improve. They never ask them
selves such questions. The.- pockets
tell plain story. There is no lying
there. But they will not look that
way. Yet there is where all the
trouble lies. And until dairy far
mers commence asking themselves
those very questions, until they are
willing to admit and see that they
have been following wrong ideas
about themselves, their cows and the
conduct OF their farms, they can not
improve.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-08
Few pesertions in Mexico.

Instances of desertiun from the
army in Mexico are very rare and for
the best of reasons" said Senor Jose
de Minaldez, of Nueva Leon. "The
reason lies in the almost sure capture
of the fugitive and the certainty that
he will get not one but numerous
fioggings on his bare back. These
lashings are done in the presence of
the comrades of the deserter, and
when the men see how great is the
suffering of the miserable wretch who
tried in vain to quit his military OBJ
legations they are forced to conclude
that 1t is better to stick to the army
than to undergo such terrible or
deal.'-Baltimore American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-08
Some Points on Cake Icings.

Two cupfuls of granulated sugar
and three-quarters of a cupful OF
sweet cream or milk boiled together
for about nine minutes, then set aside
to cool-stirring occasionally until
cool - and favored with orange,
makes a delicious filling for dark
chocolate layer cake. 1t is much
richer than boiled frosting made with
water and an egg.
Two cupfuls of light brown sugar,
three-quarters of a cupful of milk.
one-half a teaspoonful of cream of
tartar, boiled until a little stirred on
a dish is "fudgy," then when cool
Aavored with vanilla, makes an icing
similar to maple sugar. Care should
be taken when boiling not to burn or
boil too long.
Peanut butter, mixed smooth with
cream and confectioners' sugar,
makes cheap, easily made and nov
ell filling for cake.-Mrs. F. D. NJ, in
Ladies World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-08
Another use For snlpiur.

That sulphur has other uses than
that of punishiag sinners, whitening
straw hats and purifying sugars and
syrups is manifest, II what the Ris-
ing Sun 1nd.) Journal recently stat
ed Is true. The report it makes is to
tho effect that farmer had expert
mented with sulphur for the expul-
sion Of rats and mice, and stated posi-
lively that If sulphur be sprinkled on
the barn floor and through the corn
rs 1t Is gathered. not rat nor mouse
will bother 1t. He said that he had
done this for several years and had
never been bothered by rats nor mice.
He recommends that In stacking hay
or oats little sulphur be sprinkled
on the ground and on each load, and
gives his word that the rats and mice
Will stay away. He states that a
pound OF sulphur will be sufficient
to preserve q large bin of corn. and
Is good for stock and will not hurt
the corn for bread. Our experience
with sulphur and molasses in our
childhood could verify the accuracy
of the last two conclusions, but that
rats and mice should te SO readily
discouraged in their attacks OK the
corn crib II sulphur be present rs. to
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-08
NapoIcon's Decline.

1t seems to be agreed that the Ma
poleon of Waterloo was not the Ma
poleon of Marengo and Austerlitz.
Declared Carnot: II do not know him
again. He talks instead OF acting,
he the man OF rapid decisions; he
asks opinions. he the impervious die
tator, who seemed insulted by ad-
vice; his mind wanders, though he
used to have the power of attending
to everything, when and as he would; ;
he is sleepy, and he used to be able
to sleep and wake at pleasure" This
last symptom, it is said, was the
most striking; in some of the most
critical and terrible moments of the
Waterloo campaign he was scarcely
able to keep himself awake. This
condition was probably the effect of
the malady that killed him, six years
later, cancer of the stomach.-New
York American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-08
Household
Matters.
Keeping Butter.

II little more butter is made than
Is needed for the table 1t can be pre-
served for future use in this way: Be-
fore the butter hardens, after 1t Is
thoroughly worked and salted, put 1t
In two gallon stone crock, and with
a wooden potato masher pound 1t
down smoothly, being sure to leave
no air spaces. Over the butter place
a large cloth and cover 1t to the depth
of an inch with a layer Of dry salt;
then put on lid of crock. Wherever
there is little butter to spare lift
the cloth and with the potato masher
beat 1t down firmly into the first layer
of butter. The secret lies in packing
1t close enough to exclude the air
and keeping the top covered with salt.
Butter packed in this way in June
was perfectly sweet in December
Mrs. E. G., in Ladies' World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-08
ELECTRIC GARDENING.
-fhe Arc Light Good Imitation Sun
Kept ON the Move.

The. new system of plant culture
which has been introduced by B. II.
Thwait, an electrical engineer, UNDER
takes to supply all the necez -ities of
the living plant.
From a single gas engine, connect
ed with an electrical apparatus, 1t is
possible to obtain artificial light, car
bonic acid gas, heat ard energizing
current.
In these experiments, says The
World To-day, 1t has been found to
be very important one to have the
electric arc continuously on the move.
This is arranged by affixing the lamp
to small motor which runs up and
down the house on rails.
A moments thought will show the
purpose of this device. Owing to the
apparent movements of the sun the
rays from the solar orb are never sta
tionary for single minute on any
part of vegetation.
Another special feature Is the
placing of water screen so that the
electric rays passing through this
medium are robbed of most of their
heat. Very much the same process
goes on in the case Of the sun and
our world. The rays of light as they
reach us have been toned down from
much of their fierceness because they
have passed through that which is
practically water screen, composed
of countless myriads of moisture par
ticles which go to make up our at
mosphere.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-08
plow Up Thin Meadows.

II meadows are thin they had bet
ter be plowed up than left to lie in
hope that they will recover their old
vigor. 1t is difficult to apply manure
effectively from the top. If the land
Is plowed up and given free appli-
cation OF manure and then put into
some crop that will require cultiva-
tion, more progress will be made
than can be made in any ether way.
Many thin. meadow is kept year
after year, hardly paying for the
work put upon it in moving and
curing the light crop of 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 star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-08
0GoodeTM\gs
e@5Ss:.,b1s, It i Eat g
Y = RIER4RE4 ZzEY

Pot Roast Potatoes.-Try out the
ham rind and scraps of fat that have
accumulated from the breakfast ham.
Have ready small peeled potatoes not
larger than an agate, and drop In the
hot fat. Cover the pot and cook until
tender.
Frizzled Beef.-Slice off enough
dried beef to make a half pint; put
frying pan on stove with two table,
spoonfuls of butter; put in beef and
fry brown or crispy; stir to prevent
burning; put one and a half table,
spoonfuls of -four in, and let brown.
Add one pint of sweet milk.
Salmon Croquettes.-Boil four
good sized potatoes until we'll done;
mash them and add one-half can sal
mon. Beat one egg and add to SAL
mon and potatoes. Roll some crack
ers and mix In. Form into small
cakes and dip them in eggs, which
are well beaten, then In rolled crack
ers and fry in deep fat.
Almond Surprise.-Dissolve one
package of raspberry gelatin and half
a pint of granulated sugar in one and
a half pints of boiling raspberry
Juice from canned fruit, as this i'm
parts better flavor; strain 1t, then
stand away to cool. When 1t is
slightly stiff. stir into 1t half pound
of ground or rolled chocolate al
monds; put it in the refrigator. and
when perfectly firm. serve icy cold.
turned out upon glass dish or in
individual glass punch glasses, with
one tablespoonful Of whipped cream
sn top OF each cup.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-08
Good Times Cominu.

Prosperity for the farm, big freight
receipts for the railroads, more beef
at lower price, bounteous break
fast and full dinner pail" are all
included in the promise of the fields.
Nature has done her part toward a
business revival-the rest is up to us.
If this promise is disappointed it will
be a case where every prospect
pleases and only the politician is vile.
New York Mail.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-08

There is general impression, es-
pecially among the less educated part
of the community, that the education
of the blind-deaf is something very
wonderful, requiring extraordinary
efforts on the part of the teachers.
AS matter of fact, the education of
such children is entirely within the
scope of all schools for the deaf, of
which there are many in the United
States. 1t is only necessary, in order
to learn the means of educating such
cases, to write to the superintendent
Of the deaf school in any State.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-08
Not For the Court to Decide.

The Judge decided that certain evil
dence was inadmissible. The attor-
ney took strong exception to the rul-
ing and insisted that it was admissi-
BILE.
Il know, Your Honor" said he,
warmly, that 1t is proper evidence.
Here | have been practicing at the
bar for forty years, and now | want
to know II am fool?"
That" quietly replied the Court.
Ifs question of fact, and not of law,
SO won't pass any opinion upon 1t,
but will let re jury decide. "--Green
Bag.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-08
Birds OF n Feather.

"Cabby, make your horse go little
quicker" impossible; ] am men,
Der Of the Society for the Protection
of Animal-. Ten minutes later. on
arrival Come. bourgeois, give me
another good pourboire.,. "Impossi-
BILE; am a member of the Temper
ance Society. Les Annales.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-08
Sulphur in the Nest.

Put tablespoonful of sulphur
into the nest as soon as the hens or
turkeys are set. The heat of the
fowls causes the fumes of the sui
phur to penetrate every part OF their
body and every louse is killed, and
as all nits are Matched within ten
days, when the mother leaves the
nest with her brood she is free from
nits and lice.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-08
How TO Remove stumps.

A soft wood stump may bo removed
by boring large hole, say ono inch,
In downward direction to depth
of sixteen or twenty inches. Fill this
hole with kerosene, and as the oil
penetrates the wood, fill the hole
again. After each filling cork the
hole with wooden plug. After a
month OF two, apply fire to the oil In
the hole, which will entirely con-
sumo the stump.-Popular Mechan-
les, Chicago, III.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-08
First Daily Paper.

The British journal entitled to the
description "the first daily paper" was
the Daily Courant of London, begun
on March II, 1902, by "E. Mallet,
against the Ditch at Fleet Bridge"
1t was a single page of two columns
and professed to give solely foreign
news.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-08
Seaweed Very Useful.

The edible seaweeds of Hawaii
number more than seventy species, of
which about forty are in common use
by the natives, and M. Reed. of the
Hawaiian Agricultural Experiment
Station, suggests that these seaweeds
should supply the raw material for a
large industry in the manufacture Of
gelatine, glue, starch, etc.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-08

Ask Your Dealer For Aliens Foot Ease.
A powder. 1t rests the fee,. Cures Corns,
Bunions Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching
Sweating Feet and Ingrvw ng Nails Aliens
Foot Ease ma kes new or tie hit shoes sssy At
all Druggists and Shoe stores, 25 cents, Ac-
cept no ,ubstitute. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsfed, Leroy, N. Y.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-08
LYDIA E. PlNKHHM

No other medicine has been SO
successful in relieving the suffering
of women or received SO many gem
uine testimonials as has Lydia T..
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
In every community you will find
women who have been restored to
health by Lydia L. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound. Almost every
one you meet has either been bene-
flied by it, or has friends who have.
In the Pinkham Laboratory at
Lynn, Mass, any wOmanany daymay
see the files containing over one mil
lion one hundred thousand letters
from women seeking health, and
here are the letters in which they
openly state over their own sigma
lures that they were cured by Lydia
E. Pinlham's Vegetable Compound.
Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has saved many women
from surgical operations.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is made from roots and
herbs, without drugs, and is whole
some and harmless.
The reason why Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound is SO
successful is because it contains in
gradients which act directly upon
the feminine organism, restoring it
to healthy normal condition.
Women who are suffering from
those distressing ills peculiar to their
sex should not lose sight of these
facts or doubt the ability of Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
to restore their health.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-08
A Nature Mystery.

Science so far has failed to furnish
any explanation of the mystery of
seedless' fruits. They are not the out
come of the work of man. Man per-
petuates them; he does no more. The
seedless orange was found in state
of seedlessness.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-08
ErHFoRUEEkR7 oRUEEgkR7
Is!N6EE
A microscope that magnifies 1907
900 times has been manufactured.

Chief Forester Pinchot declares
that of the estimated 1000. 900, 900
feet of standing hardwood, 25,000.-
100000 is cut yearly, at which rate
the supply will be exhausted in six
teen years.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-08
Greatest Coral Reef.

Fronting on the coast of North Aus
tralia is the Great Barrier reef, the
largest coral reef in the world. It Is
over 1000 miles long and 80 miles
wide.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-08
Color of Egg Shells.

There is no difference in the color
Of the yolk from different breeds,
nor individuality. But the color oil
the shell is a matter of breed, and
the color of the yolk is governed
by the food.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-08
Simple slaughtcring Outfit.

Figure 1 shows big galvanized
iron washtub set upon few bricks
piled up for the occasion. A small
fire can be built beneath, which will,