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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-07


The Delta base ball club was reOr.
ganized for the season. Peter Saup
was elected president and captain of
the first nine Dennis J. Foley. Ed
Dezonia and John F. Broderiek We're
directors.
The city was paying $3.50 per
month for each street gas lamp and
an effort was being made to have
this price reduced The propriety Of
using coal oil was discussed in the
city council meetings
The Young Mems Dramatic Asso-
alton gave performance on June
1G for the benefit Of its stage manager
Chas Hardy. The Nashville, Tenn.
Owls assisted in the entertainment
Capt G. D. Williamson received
news Of the death Of a brother in Cal
ifornia. who left the Captain a large
fortune. TIE latter left for Califor
mia to settle the business of the de
ceased,
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1908-07-23
Hittina the Pine.


When Jones got home the other night
he found the family In panic and the
house being dooled from burst water
pipe. The 6rst- thing he did was to
scold bis wife for not having sense
enough to 60 down to the sellsr and
hammer up the supply pipe to prevent
the water from escaping. Then he
went downstairs and was soon heard
hammeringl vigorously. After some
minutes strenuous work.. giving one
last mighty blow. be asked, How y II
nowr''
There II no difference In the dow Of
the water" bis wife. calmly replied.
"but a. the light has gone out | very
much fear you have hammered up The
gas pipe."-Exchange.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1908-07-23

putting up hay for VIM. Bird this
week.
Miss Mae Whipple visited at home
Saturday night and Sunday. On her
return to Bellingham she was accom-
panied by her sister Louise.
Mrs. Mcmahon Is visiting her neice
Mrs. T. A. Whippls.
Homer Heathers visited at home SUI
day.
Mr.. Deems visited with Curtis Hea-
theirs Sunday.
Miller Bros. lost asmall amount of
single bolts and telephone poles by
fire on the Indian land last week.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1908-07-23
Rotten Row

The ice cream social under the aus
pieces Of the Modren Maccabees Of Van
Buren. set for Friday evening this
week at their hall has been postponed
until next Tuesday evening.
The families of L. Il. W.Whipple
and c. U. Brown picniced In Bird
grove Sunday.
L. e. Whipple and c. U. Brown are
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1908-07-23

The passage n Genesis in which the
location Of the garden Of Eden seems
to be indicated has long been q bone Of
contention among theologtans and b.
BILE students generally. The discussion
Of the subject has been ~ ingenious %
It has been fruitless. The garden has
been located all over Asia. The Bibli-
cal account would seem to place Eden
In the old Mesopotamia. the region Of
the great rivers" the Euphrates and
Tigris.-New York American.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1908-07-23

WE WRITE fire insurance in the very
best and safest companies. Bixby and
Baker.
DIR. TORNEY:- Oculist and Aurist
Of Bellingham will leave for the east
Aug. IL. for postgraduate study, re-
turning Oct. Is. 2-1-S to 2-1-9.
IF YOU HAVE q difficult job of re-
pairing. take it to J. b. Gale, next
door to Post Office. 2.
TOR SALE-l horse. / 2-seated bug
gy, single harness. Inquire at
C. Landaal's Drug Store.
FOR SALE AT cost. organs, 2
sewing machines, and monographs
At c. Landaal's Drug Store.
A NEW LOT of Post Cards from !
t. cents each or 2 for cents at
G. Landaal's Drug Store.
FARM LOANS. Swim and Aldrich.
WE KEEP track Of all the snaps in
real estate. See US before buying.
Swim and Aldrich.
WANTED-a girl for general house
work. Apply at
Stickney Home. 1tf.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1908-07-23

LOST Between Lynden and worth
on. Sunday forenoon ! dark. blue cost.
Finder please lesve It this Office. 1t
Mrs. X. Worthen took her son
Frank to Bellingham this morning to
be operated upon for adenOids.
Mr.. Thomas Carrel Of Bellingham
vas in Lynden Tuesday.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1908-07-23
Not Really NaeasaaeY.

Weeping Relative-Oh. my dear. the
doctor says he doesn't expect you to
live much longeri Stubborn Invalid
Yes. but won't you please pause and
think Of how long I have lived already
without any expectations on bis parti
Chicago News.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1908-07-23

Fond Mother-To be quite frank. doe
tor. the poor girl has been eating her
heart out. Brusque Old Physielan-Hai
When will young people learn T. eat
prudeutly3 (He leaves four ktnds -
medicine. )-Puck.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1908-07-23

TEN PER CENT OFF on 4l fruit
Jars next trirty days.
Everett Cash Grocery.
WE DEAL principally in snaps, Swim,
and Aldrich.
ADVERT lSE in The Tribune.
DE WITT & GALE agency for Pac-
lfic Steam Laundry. Laundry leaves
Tuesday evening at 1880 for Beling-
ham. 1t.
HAVE your conveyancing done by
Swim and Aldrich.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1908-07-23

Nos. and run daily between Bell
ingham. and Sumas. East of Sumas,
No. will run on Monday, Wednesday
Friday and Saturday on. ly No. 2 will
run east of Sumas on Monday, Tuesda
Thursday and Saturday only.
Nos. and connect at Sumas with
tie G. PR.
Excursion every Sunday between Bel
iLgham and Sumas.
Single fare for the round trip betw-
cen all points Saturday and Sunday.
No. connects at Hampton with No.
3 for Lynden.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-16

the front while in obedience to third spring
all the pantaoons Zine up"
This result is accomplished by suspending the
garments upon three groups Of hangers. each
group being actuated by one Of the three springs
aforesaid. To supplement the contrivance tnuS
described there is at one side of the closet a
sort of endless chain arrangement carrying
series of boot trees in pairs On each pair OF
trees is a pair of shoes, and the turning OF
small crank causes the affair to revolve, bring
ing to the front the pair wanted for the Day.
Like many well dressed men nowadays, this
ingenious citizen has a dozen or more pairs OF
shoes wearing them in successlon-sucn
method being not only more comfortable oue
real economy inasrnuch as shoes USED III lhiS
manner keep their shape better and last sooo
New-York tribune., 1908-02-16

deal longer Shoes that are worn every day
soon look shabby.
Unfortunately, the gentleman's wife has
found the valet closet so attractive that she in
sists upon having made for her own use
So her husband has set about the Job. though
with not few misgivings. the problem pre-
sented where so many frills and furbeloWs
have to be taken into consideration, being one
of far greater difficulty. and possibly productive
of contemptuous criticism on masculine e
norance-Saturday Evening Post
New-York tribune., 1908-02-16

private and particular Use what he calls
valet closet" to keep his clothes in order
In this specially constructed closet certain
simple mechanical arrangements arc introduced
by which when a spring is pressed all of the
coats come forward and present themselves in
a ro,. for selection. y touch upon another
snrir,:. causes all the waistcCats 20 advance to
New-York tribune., 1908-02-16
NATURALLY.

I asked her to be mine. She said,
please ask my dear mamma
I did-and ere three months had sped
/ was her dear papa Judge
New-York tribune., 1908-02-16
AUTOMATIC V1LET.
Ingenious Device of a Married Man
CoUeted by HIS Wife.

An ingenious citizen Of Pennsylvania having
foresworn the luxury Of valet on the occasion
Of his recent marriage. has devised for his own
New-York tribune., 1908-02-16
ARE DESCENDANTS OF rHe

THE MAJOR, CHIEF OF APES At G.
RALTAR-
A correspondent writes: "Of the natives u GJ
raitar none are more interesting than the "a
barry apes, a small and not increasing COR
the only one in Europe, numbering hs-,
They are highly priced and carefully pe<
ed, and birth among them is duly chr,
cIed in the local paper. They infant !
higher and eastern portion of the rock z:s
when driven to the lower ground BY :
winds. The Gibraltar apes are sacrssst
and woe betide any newcomer who mes
them. The saying runs: Better Kill the sGs
ernor himself than the Major the doyea
community" The Graz
The Washington times., 1908-08-09

of gossip can be uncovered without pro-
voking severe structures.
The family luncheon is the best me-
dunn I know Of for acquiring the va
liable French art Of connecting entreeS
cut OF '1eft-overs."
Some Johns have q rooted dislike for
made dishes"-a prejudice which, 1
may remark. adds sensibly to the sum
Of household expenses It would double
them but for the canny housewife's
use OF cold cuts and scraps ror ne
midday meal "just for the children and
myself"
Women don't look for themselves But
for the saving clause. ''the children. s.
our economist would starve herself
upon toast and tea Being Z mother,
she brings forth strengthening soups.
savory stews and relishful compositions
OF fish and vegetables out OF most IN
promising materials, unconsciously be-
coming a culinary artist.
The Washington times., 1908-08-09

uCally cast TO the winds. "What-to-do
clubs are In forming with beneft and
Business sense in the home seems to
be the need Of the hour.
read the Exchange regularly. Long
may those who manage IL be spared 20
Keep their lamps trimmed and burning
10 guide the perplexed Of our sex in
these transition times. and to give
cheer and comfort
NJ A C. CChicago).
Do the wives who have, up 10 this
time, esteemed their toll unremunera-
tive work guess how far their low val
uation OF their honorable profession has
to do with the narrow and masculine
conception OF themselves as wage
"ShouId wives vvork2" What wife
who is also a householder, does not
work with heart, soul and strength
Impatience of what wo have been &C
customed to regard Is "menial labor
is the root of that worm that never
dies" until his victim is worn out The
Canker-wOrm Of Worry is hatche,. from
this same discomfort with conditions
and appointed service. If the woman
whose husband is the only nominal
Wage-earner Of the home. would throw
the best energies. which she complains
are wasted in her narrow sphere, into
the determined effort to bring her work
up TO her. instead OF groVellng 10 what
she thinks is its level. heart and hope
and talents would revive as flowers
after a gracious rain.
Master your business in every detail.
Study cookery, with the purpose 70
make the best OF cheap materials; q
feed your flock with nourishing food.
that shall also be inexpensive Study
saving as a fine art and not from its
sordid side Whenever a penny may be
saved consider that saving duty and
a privilege-and see that il is save i,
rot misdireCted. Have your own ac-
count in the savings bank, II you put
IA but 10 cents q v sex. II viii grow
The Washington times., 1908-08-09
e e The HOUSEMOTHERS EXCHANGE * y

THE author of a little book have
already had the pleasure or
recommending to our members
sends in a private letter, from
" hich ! borrow for he general good
H. pamphlet. ''Straws," deals with the
problem Of money-maktng by I'M
trained women. No other puzzle is
more in the minds Of our sex all over
the country Just now than this. In her
letter she says:
When one Of ou~ magazines put the
question, should wives work?' the ap-
peal led me to look Up the matter.
How often I had heard college profess
sors and cIergymen. IN commencement
addresses and sermons, present the mar
row and masculine conception Of the
ideal woman Of Scripture! I read for
myself
/ have been surprised TO md how
many women, like myself had accept
el the views OF others. and never
l. oked into the matter for themselves.
The money question seems Il lie at the
foundation OF everything toGay.
The MetnO.ISiS. H. conference, say
the cost Of living has so increased that
many of them have 10 throw up their
hands and leave the pulpit 10 PHnt for
a living job
How many women be reached so that
their unutilized powers for their own
good may be eXerted2 The saddeet
eases brought 10 cor rather forced upon)
our attention are those Of elderly women
who lack capital For such. though col
lege-bred, with friends dead. after lives
spent for others. there remains but one
grand opportunity-a position as gen
eral scrubWOmau' for home %.
I hope I have in my humble way IN
cited women 10 think and TO work while
youth and strength are given 10 them;
20 save money they had, before prac-
The Washington times., 1908-08-09
'ZHs NSacASS LzGY Be
%1f La<o LHe ISe'

Ing this into the kettle with the fruit
and sugar. When the peaches have
stewed in the syrup until they are clear
and tender, which should be in about
half an hour, they may be taken out Of
the syrup with a perforated skinner
and laid out on nat dishes. taking care
that they do not crowd one another
The syrup must boil fast for fifteen
minutes longer. and be skinned often.
BY the end OF this time 1t should be
clear and thick. The peaches may be
put into the jars, the boiling syrup
poured over them, and the jars closed.
Preserved Peaches.
These may be peeled, but not stem
med. and preserved by the preceding
directions.
Preserved Ounces.
Select frrn ounces, quarter ai,1 core
them, and, having weighed them ana
allowed for each pound OF the fruit a
pound OF sugar, put them into the pre-
serving kettle with bare.v enough water
10 cover them. Stew untl vney are soft
The length of time req fteC for tGis
process will depend a good deal upon
the ounces. Sometimes they are tough
especially il they are at all withereS
and demand long stewing. When they
are tender, but before they begin 10
break. take them out with a perforated
spoon and lay the pieces side By sido
on nat dishes. Add me sugar, weighed
out. to the juice left in the kettle anu
bring il to a boil SKIM it and let ii
cook twenty minutes, when the syrup
should be thick and the ounces may be
Laid in. Cook fifteen minutes after the
guinces are in, take out the fruit with
a spoon and put It into jars. ana tneh
pour on it tie boiling syrup. cover and
seal.
Preserved Pluns.
Fine and unspotted plums should be
selected. and each must be pricked with
a large needle. Weigh the fruit, and
to every pound OF it allow pant ci
water and a pound Of sugar Put sugat
and water together over the FIRE and
make into . thin syrup. Let 1t boil
until quite clear. removing any scum
that may rise to the top. Do not pue
in the plums until the syrup is very
clear and then do not crowd them, but
mt In only as many as the kettle will
bol5 easily. Cook twenty minutes ant
remove as directed for peaches and
ouinces. spreading the plums out on
mates to cool When all are done put
The Washington times., 1908-08-09

ripersd. Il was said TO make a de-
liChtful "tutti-frutti"
VIII you kindly give US the recipe
again SUBSCRIBER (AtheDs, Ala.).
Put a thick layer of graduated sugar
IN the bottom Of 2 large glass lar
Cover with raspberries, or gooseberries,
or currants Another layer Of sugar
goes in next. Then cover deer with the
best brandy or with white whisky Of
the best quality, and &c on in this way
until the fruit Is used up. Screw on
the cover and set IN a cool. dark place.
Light Injuries the color of the fruit. As
peaches ripen, pare and stone them.
ana lay in strata as you have arranged
the smaller fruits. So with pears and
grapes from which YOU have taken skins
and pits. Keep al well covered with
the liquor and do not stint the sugar
When the jar is fun, seal It will
keep forever. but the tutti-frutti is not
ripe under two months.
The Washington times., 1908-08-09
Gettinp Rid Of Black Ants.

send s recipe for getting rid of black
ants. took il from the Exchange a
year ago and now return it to the source
whence it came. with my hearty in
dorsement. / have found IL the best
reuter- I ever tried
Buy a little tartar emetic. Five cents
worth viii last for years. Mix a pinch
OF IL with a little sweetened water and
pour into a saucer. Set IL where the
ants are most troublesome. They will
soon have enough of II.
Should they return, try the same dis
suasive measure. They seldom show up
the third time
/ should have sent this in earlier IN
the season to catch the pioleers-the
big black fellows who herald the ad-
vance Of the main Amy.
n. B.-Tartsr emetic Is q deadly Dol-
The Washington times., 1908-08-09
The Luncheon

Luncheon has become an American
institution. and has come TO stay. It
is, to most women, the pleasantest
meal Of the day, even when partaken
OF at home. with none present but "tnc
children" and the grown women Of the
household. 1t breaks up the monGsony
Of daily tasks 1t is eaten without furry
or hurry, because with little ceremony
Pickup" dishes and accidental entrees
figure conspicouusly in the menu o.
things for which men. as a rule. care
little and their wives and daughters
much. Tea and toast. cake and pre-
serves can be enjoyed without fear or
bantering comment, and a harmless dish
The Washington times., 1908-08-09
TRAINING SHY GIRLS.

II your daughter is growing up TOO
quiet. and never seems TO have any
thing to say, exert yourself to draw her
out.
Lead her into general conversation at
every opportunity. and let her feel that
her thoughts and opinions are OF some
weight and Importance.
Do not let her sink into that state OF
MINI which is content 10 let other people
take the burden OF conversation, while
she sits by in apparent stupid silence.
It Is a habit which viii grow upon her
and prevent her being gracious and at
tractive, and will become more deeply
fixed If referred to in any way.
Some day her chances OF happiness
may be ruined by It.
The Washington times., 1908-08-09

apace in a little while II you have a
specially" that may be utilized with
out neglect OF your regular duties. make
use Of IT to increase your store. But
rate yourself as a Wage-earner, and
make good the boast.
Houseu fiery, taken hold OF in this
spirit, tends to cheerful elevation of
thought and ambitions. Refuse 70 be a
drudgei
1Accept and pursue your profession
as for His laws" who has set II be-
fore you.
This is practical motherIy taIk-not
the 'Dreachy-preachy' harangue of one
who knows the subject by the hearing
OF the TT alone. have tTodden and
counted each rung- OF the ladder that
seems ofttimes to zrow hot under our
feet I know. too. the blessed effects
of ldealizatiOn as some will call IL,
say realization" Instead Know your
mission as It is-as God meant you TO
know it when He called you 10 the field.
Straight Is the line of duty;
Curved is the line OF beauty;
Follow the one, and thou shalt see
The other still will follow thee.
The Washington times., 1908-08-09
1zS< Be E2zn%ea
5sIlA - HAxge IISeaHe;

pans set in the oven; let the juice
come 10 the boil again, stirring all the
time, and after it has boiled one minute
take 1t from the fire.
Your jelly glasses should be ready in
hot water. Set them Oh a wet cloth
and put a spoon into each before YOU
nil it, TO reduce the danger OF cracking.
Fill each glass almost to overlooking,
as the jelly shrinks in cooling. As
soon as the jelly is firm, waXed paper
may be laid over the top, tho cover
screwed down, the glass washed, and
put away in the closet
Crabapple and ounce Jelly may be
made by these directions. HOusekeep-
ers otter preserve the ounces, how
ever. and make jelly from the skins,
seeds, and other trimmings Of the fruit,
Peach Jelly.
This may be made according to the
foregoing directions, except that a
The Washington times., 1908-08-09
eHzzZ LhGcIzxCLEaCeE

As a means Of Iessening wear and
tear, the housekeeper should see for her
self that everything ueedful is I'm stock
| before she begins to work Not only
must she see that fruit and sugar are
sure 10 be forthcoming when she is
ready for them and that her preserving
kettle is In perfect order. but also that
jars and jelly glasses are supplied with
! their tops and rings. A little foresight
in this regard is a great saver OF labor
and annoyance.
one word here TO the worker over a
gas stove. Provide yourself with an
/ asbestos mat to put under your presefT-
| ing kettle / have done little Of my own
preserving over gas, and do not know
that this expedient would have occurred
to me had / not heard the lamentable
tale Of q hOusekeeper whose first batch
of currant jelly, made over gas, had re-
suited in twenty quarts of cUrrants
burned at the bottom and irretrievably
ruined, So be on the lookout against the
hot gas flame when you have fruit or
sugar that Will scorch.
Jelly From Large Fruits.
Cook very slowly until the frat is
broken and soft, so that the juice flows
freely. Take it from the fire and put
q little at a time into a vegetable press
crushing it, and then let the Juice
drip through q flannel bag II YOU
squeeze there is a probability that
the jelly will be cloudy. Measure the
juice, and 10 each pint of this weigh out
a pound of graduated sugar. Put the
clear juice back over the fire in the pre-
serving kettle, first rinsing this clear
of any bits Of pulp or skin that ray be
left in it. Bring the juice quickly 70 a
boil and keep it at this for twenty
minutes. Skim it and put in the sugar,
which you may have heated in shallow
The Washington times., 1908-08-09

the plums into the jars. pour the DolES
ing syrup over them and seal.
Preserved Pineapple.
This may be put up by the directions.
given for preserved peaches. but the
pineapple must first be peeled, coTed
ana cut into slices.
Preserved Crabapples.
Pick over your crabapples careruliys
taking pains not to overlook any worms
hole or sign Of decay. Wash theut
weigh them, allow a pound Of sugar
ternate layers in the preserving kettle
and proceed exactly as with preserved
peaches.
The Washington times., 1908-08-09
EIOLEI would be a delight
full recreation If one could
only take it i'm June" 1 once
haara urIH- Earfnr- rr-nr11s- N


heard a cold-hating woman
say.
Something the same thought has ocA
CURED 20 me about preserving and jelly
Ing and canning and similar occupa-
tons. If one could only do such work
iE midwiuter how much pIeasanter one
would find it,
Since this hot work falls in the heat
ed term, all that can be done is 10 Try
20 pursue IL In as cool a fashion as pos
sihIe. There is nothing gained by grill
ing unnecessarily over @ roaring fire in
a hot kitchen. OF course, the task is
eased fer the women who live in cities
and cook by gas. but even the country
jewellers may make life cooler if they
will only try. An oil stove viii 90 the
work of preserving as well as a coal
range, and it may be placed in cool
SPOT. Al the South in the old days the
mistress OF the establishment, who
could not intrust to any servant the
operations connected with putting up
conserves, did most Of her work OF this
sort out of doors over a small charcoal
furnace. Sometimes she waited until
after dark for such IabOTs. II was
cooler then and the flies were less
troublesome. For my own part, =
arise al break of day when l have pre-
serving and jelIying in view, and get
most of it out of the way before the
heat Of the DAY arrives.
other means may be sought for MAX
ing the work less heating. The prepare
ton of the fruit for cooking may be &C
complished in a shaded corner Of the
veranda or in any other cool nook that
suggests itself. There is no benefit for
either the food or the maker in being
needlessly uncomfortable.
The Washington times., 1908-08-09
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handful Of the kernels Of the peach
5 ones should be cooked with the fruit,
and a tablespoonful Of lemon juice must
/ be added To every pint OF the strained
| juice before th1 sugar is put with IL
Preserved Peaches or ApucOts.
Peel and stone and weigh firm fruit
and allow a pound of graduated sugar
/ to each pound OF fruit Arrange sugar
and fruit Ia alternate layers in a pre-
/ serving kettle, beginning with the
sugar, and set the kettle at the side Oh
! the stove. where II viii heat slowly II
! YOU are cooking with wood or coal, over
/ a small flame IL you are burning gas OF
oil. The favor of preserved peaches is
+, enhanced by crushing the kernels OF a
couple OF dozen peach stones. boiling
these il a small cup of water and strain
The Washington times., 1908-08-09

Tutti-Frutti Recipe for Canning.
Several years ago there was a recipe
IN the Exchange for putting UP fruits
with alcohol and sugar III the same jar,
adding gradually as the various fruits