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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-22
short Suggestions.

A small piece of window glass will
be useful for holding the leaves apart
on a cook book and one can read the
recipe and not soil the book by 100
much handling.
Water in which rice has been boiled
may be used for starching old lace,
choice handkerchiefs, etc. It gives a
soft and dainty stiffness which adds 4
charm to the appearance.
To remove tea, coffee, cocoa or choco-
late stains, soak in cold water first,
then place the stain over a bowl ard
pour boiling water through it, holding
the tea kettle at height to insure
force.
Instead Of trying to pour hot water
over the frozen faucet, fill the hot
water bag with hot water and insert
the faucet in it and fasten securely and
the heat will soon open the faucet if it
is not too badly frozen.
BroOms should always hang when not
in use. Have a hole bored through the
handle four inches from the end and
large enough to slip over an ordinary
nail When left on the floor a broom
soon loses its shape and will not do
good work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-22
Food that Absorbs Odors.

Flour should not be kept in a store
room or pantry where there is cooked
foods, as it absOrbs odors. Ignorance
of this fact accounts for poor bread
oftener than an inferior quality Of
-four Articles of food that are made
of gelatine or of milk should always be
kept covered, as both milk and gelatine
are literal scavengers of the air and
absorb not only doors, but germs. Nei-
Their cheese, cabbage, fish nor baked
beans should ever be put into the re-
frigerator. They all leave an odOr of
which it is difficult to rid the refrig-
orator, and they also favor the food.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-22
OId-Fnshioned Indian Pudding.

Heat three cups Of milk in a double
boiler and stir into it by the handful a
half cup of yellow meal, with which
has been mixed a half teaspoonful Of
salt. Cook for half an hour, stirring
often. At the end of this time have
ready in a bowl half cupful Of mo-
lasses and a tablespoonful of butter.
well beaten together, stir the milk and
meal into this and add teaspoonful of
mace cinnamon and ginger, mixed, and
two eggs whipped light Beat hard be-
fore turning into a buttered pudding
dish. Bake covered in a steady oven
for nearly an houf, Stir we'll from the
bottom and then brown on top
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-22
Cream Pufs.

Mix to smooth paste one cup -four
and one cup boiling water, then add
half cup butter and place on fire. Cook
one minute. stirring steadily, stand
aside and let cool. When cold break in
three eggs, one at time, and beat
hard. Drop by large spoonfuls on a
well-greased pan, leaving plenty Of
room to spread. Bake twenty-five min
utes in a steady but not too hot oven.
Don't open door for this length of time.
When cold make rich cream for filling.
use one large cup sweet milk, half
cup sugar, quarter cup flour, one egg
beaten. Stir over the fire until it thick
ems and flavor with vanilla. Makes
about eighteen puffs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-22
An Anecdotc of King Oscar.

Once the king was inspecting a class
of young girls, who were naturally
overcome by a visit from their sover-
eign.
Can you tell me-" asked King Oscar,
"the names of the great kings of Swe-
den?"
"Gustavus Adolphus," answered one
girl.
"Charles XII.," responded another.
oscar H." stammered the smallest,
who was something of a courtier in her
way.
The king, much amused, went up to
her and asked her to tell him of the
great events of his reign. The child
blushed, hesitated and finally, in tears,
murmured:
II don't know any,
The king smiled, stroked the child's
hair and said:
Don't cry, dear. l don't know any
myself" Washington Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-22

ing is shown in an egg-beater illus
trated herewith, the invention of a
Wisconsin man. In this apparatus the
beaten does not revolve, but is operated
back and forth, obtaining both the eff
ficiency Of the hand beaten and the ra
pidity of the machine beaten 1t is
held in one hand and operated by the
other, accomplishing the efficient beat
ing of the egg in a very short space Of
time
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-22
To M.ke SaImon Loaf.

Drain all the oil from a large can OF
salmon, pick it over carefully and re-
eggs until light, add a cup of bread
crumbs, scant cup of rich cream, and
the juice of one lemon. Salt to taste
and add good dash of cayenne pepper.
Mix these ingredients we'll together, put
in baking dish, cover the dish and bake
for thirty minutes in good oven.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-22
Edible Cacti.

AS long as there are people who eat
eggplant and say they like it there
seems to be no reason why people
should not eat cactuses, or, to be more
classical, cacti. Lots of things in this
world are used as food that ought not
to be eaten, and there are doubtless
very many things that are not eaten
that would be serviceahle as food
Kansas City Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-22
A MODERN MAIDEN.

I'm q girl Of to-day, and beg leave to say,
When proposing don't fall your knees;
It Is bad for your pants, and my joy twoud enhance
If instead you would give me a a..
I'm enough OF prude to consider 1t rude
When a fellows too free with miss
But reason warrants offense
When he limits himself to a --.
once went to a ball with fellow whose gall
Was proof against every mishap,
But took him to task when he venturad to ask
my dear, won't you sit on my ?
Though by all men adored, am frequently bored
By their calling "angel" and dove
But-not to offerd-their attentions 1 end
BY sending regrets-and my --.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-22

SO TAR, no mechan-
zeal power has been
devised which equals
the hand beating.
In these so-called
egg heaters the pad
dies, instead of beat
ing the egg, gener-
ally revolve in a
circular path, which
stirs, but does not
beat the egg.
The nearest ap-
DrOach tO hand heat
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-22

We don't suppose there ever was a
small boy who could be made TO believe
there are only ten commandments.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-22

When woman is getting the worst
of it in an argument with man, she
saws: "Oh, that's just like man!"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-22
l[IlEs}|tIg 5fks29!S
Egg-Beater.

Obviously, the object of all mechan-
lcal egg-beaters lis to initiate the move
ment of the hand in beating the egg.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-22

1t is easier to cultivate girls i'm.
agipa ton than her voice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-11

especially those east of the Missis- sIppl.
 By reason of the fact thatt farm CTS of Alabama do not grow sunieient corn for home consumptlon. and are dependent upon other sections Tor their bread. meat. live stock. etc., sone $35,eOo.eeO ge annually to the enrichment of those sections and to the detriment of the state.
 TO meet these demands the farmer grows cotton. ans the greater the de- rnand. 1. e. the more bread, meat, live stock, etc, he hasa to buy, the more does he feel himself called upon to ip- crease his cotton crop. The resulting effect of this upon the price of cotton needs no eommept.
 Some twelve years ago. a Mr. Wil- Hanson, of South Carolina. undertook 70 evolve a method by which corn could be produced on uplands in the South And for ten years he expert nented along these lines, finally ob- taining results which he considered satisfactory. On uplsnds, lands on which he had concluded corn could not be grown by the old method. except al a loss, he developed method by which he was able to produce. and did pro- duce. an average of eighty-four bush
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-11
Ida's Cow Ate Up Spotsy's
 Garden; Then They Had q Fight

silk petticoat with the proceeds. Idas re mark came as a surprise flooring Jane TOT A moment then in tone so iciiy poilse that Ida shivered. Jane told her that ner diagnosis of the facts of the case we're sucn that Ananias would feel proud of her
 Ida made one swfpe and caught Jane oy the throat. but stripped too high ana sans .ll buried her teeth In a staiactitic finger. Sim ultaneously both women reached Tor the handle of an axe. caught 1t at the same time and the fight was on
 Tn police court Monday evening lda walk- ed In with her finger stuck in turnip and told the court the treatsnent was pre- scribed by the North Montgomery Hypo- crates or Aesculapius, which statement the court took as information. Ida in her tes- tinony said: eve ain't been disorderly, oniy T trv fuh to choke uTn and he sink he teeth cen my finger, mels wanter brek he naia wid de ax
 .JAne corroborated this statement. ana after catching its breath the court soakeo them for five each.
 Motorman J. s. Harwell and Conductor M E. Reeves. the crew of the hishiaho Avenue street car on which several persons were injured Monday afternoon. were bound over to Fridays session of the court. | Fraser Fisher runs a motor car. Police man Sikes testifies to the fact that he can run it some. and said in his account of the case that Fisher was only touching the more elevated spots on Mildred Street Non day night. The court thought such acceler- ated motion was worth two dollars and expressed the thought in words.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-11
BUTLER GRAND JURY.
FOrty-one True Bills Reported to the
 Court.

FOrty-One True Bills Reported to the
 Court.
 Greenville. Nov. 10.-(SpeciaL )-The grand jury for the present term or court report forty-one true bills founo'
 The Treasurer has on hand $l6,477'67' The public roads are said to be in a somewhat better condition than usual; the courthouse in fine condition; an improvement on the present jail or tbe building of new one is recom- mended, and few necessary repairs for the poor house suggested.
 Several criminal cases were tried yesterday and a number are still to be disposed of.
 Adam Austin, a negro. who murdered A negro woman near Georgtana, plead ed guilty and was given a life sentence:
 Lee Gordon, a negro man, who killed another negro on Rolly Whites plan tation, east of here, also pleaded guilty and will serve sentence for life.
 The jury Is now out on the case Of Tillery' who is charged with the mur- der of a negro. A great many wit nesses for all the cases have been on hand somtimes filling the court room
 one of the oldest negroes in this section died at the age of 95 years This was Ann Farmer, former slave of W. K. Farmer. She was bought when quite young from a slave trader | from Virginia. and proved a valuable addition to the plantation. She was | devoted to her master and mistress who. at their death, requested theii l children to care for her.
 A house was given her for her life lime and for the last twenty-thret years she wasf almost entirely sup ported by Mir. Farmers daughter and granddaughters.
 Mrs. J. c. McNealns of Dallas, Tex. reached here this afternoon and vii visit her sister, Mrs. C. c. Henderson | before going to Wa 'hlngton, D: V. to snend inc winter with her mother
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-11
FAIR WAS A FAILURE.
Directors of dississtppi Organization
 TrYing to Recover Loasea.

Directors of Mississtppi Organization
 Trying to Recover Losses.
 Columbus, Miss, Nov. 10.-(Special.1 The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Mississippi and West Alabama Fair Association was held to-day.
 The association has lost money on nearly every fair. and now owes the Merchants and Farmers Bank $5,- 44S.34. This indebtedness Is secured by mortgage on the plant.
 Some of the directors expressed the opinion that there was no hope Of ever paying off the indebtedness. and suggested that steps towards imme- diate liquidation be taken by instruct ing the bank to foreclose the mort gage, but others thought that by pur- suing more progressive methods the fairs could be made to pay, and a committee consisting of Dr. R. s. Cur ry, J. I. Sturdivant and W. H. Carter was appointed to make a thorough canvass and see if it is possible to raise enough money among the stock holders to pay off the indebtedness.
 Dr. W. D. Dakin, rector of St. Paurs Episcopal Church, who was re- gently elected dean of All Saints Col lege, the school for girls to be estao- lished at Vicksburg under the aus pices of the Mississippi diocese of the EnIscopal Church. has declined the offer, and will remain in Columbus.
 Dr. Dakin recently went to Jack son for conference with Bishop Bratton, and the bishop strongly urg- ed him to accept the position, but he deems it his duty to remain in his present work.
 Miss Lucille Hardy and Mir. orman Kimbrougf8 Of Greenwood, Miss, were married at St. Pauls Episcopal Church Tuesday evening. the cere- mony having been performed by the rector, Dr. W. E. Dakin.
 The bride is the daughter of T. W. Hardy, one of the wealthiest planters in inc county, while the groom is rising young member of the Green rvnoh bar.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-11
HAPPY .UNcLE JoE.-
Speaker Cannon Takes Part fn Chf-
 cago Merrymakfng.

Chicago. Nov. i0.--"Uncls Joe" Can non came to town last night and had an old-time romp with the advertise ment writers at the Harvest Home din- nef of their association.
 Amid the corn stalks and pumpkin and surrounded by men in jumpers and jeans. the Speaker of the House cut loose and helped wRoop it up for pros perity.
 Your Uncle Joe.s who certainly nev- CT was In finer fettie, proceeded In limpid. Biblical speech to touch up all the public men, issues and institutions that seemed to require 1t. and then to cap the climax. drew an imaginary bow across imaginary fiddle strings while he sang the refrain of an oldffashicned country song.
 The speaker had fired sshot at Rockefeller and two shots at Bryan. and had run the gamut several times from politics to poetry. when, gazing with misty eyes on the pumpkins and the corn stalks. he dropped into farm days~of another generation. In ryth- mic prose he sketched picture of bob-sled, crowded with boys and girls, beneath buffalo robes speeding over the snowy roads to the cabin of distant farmer. there to trip the lancerf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-11

Jane Jamison. better known to her con stituents as 'spotsy." owns a cabbage patch in which she used to plant onions but of late has devoted to the cultivation of ''spudSt 'rf spotsy has an enormous patch. at least twelve feet square and 1t is the pride of her soul.
 Ida Smith is the proud mistress of sweet little COW. which animal of late has become tho proud possessor of a calf. thus making her doubly dear to the heart of Ida. Seeking pasturage, Ida went to Jane and held forth on the needs of the kine. Jane Is sympathetic and allowed Ida to let the COW grase In the pasture. Ida having sworn the cow has an abhorrence for cal- tivated vegetation, thus aiiaying Jane's fears for her potato crop.
 Monday afternoon spotsy went to see how the potato patch was getting on and the sight before her eyes caused her to lift up her voice and weep vocIferously The COW had eaten most of the sips and them what the COW hadn't ct. the calf had ct" ouieting her troubled spirit Jane went back to her wash tub. Hardly had she got the soap ;wet when Ida appeared on the scene. e
 You bes go look what yo$cow took an went an done was lanes greeting to the visitor and straightway Ida went to the field Half an hour later she returned and in the most pleasant manner said suayely that she didn't see nothin' wrong"
 While Ida had been on the tour of In spection Jane had been figuring on damages and had about decided to set new black
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-11
nnrwroN crTIzENs oRGANIzE
stock Company Formed to Grow To-
 bacco on Large Scale.


 bncco on Large Scale.
 Rrewton. Nov. 10.-(SpeciaL)-For several days a committee. appointed at 2 meeting of the citizens of the town and vicinity. has been at work solicit ing subscriptions to the stock of company for the purpose of growing tohacco on a large scale here. The committee called the subscribers to- gether last night. and an organization was effected with a capital stock or $16.00o. the full amount being sup scribed.
 E. M. Lovelace was elected Presi- dent of the company, s. s. Foshee, First Vice President; o. M. Gordon Second Vice President; pr. J T. Boyd. Secretary, and NJ. F. Brooks, Treas urer. The officers were elected board of directors, with the addition of J. E. Finlay. w. A. Lovett. J. W. Ad!zisson and A. c Smith. The secre- tary was appointed agent of the com paay to receive subscriptions, and file certificate of incorporation. which will be done as soon as the necessary pa- pes can De drawn up.
 An option on 69O acres of land two mics from town was secured. and it is the purpose of the company to put in at least fifty acres the coming season. about half of which will be under shade. 4 packing house IS to be erect ed and the business entered into on 6 large scale. Every one is enthusiaa- tic and feel confident that the venture will be a success from the beginning
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-11

and money musk" all night on the puncheon floor.
 How we'll still can hear the voice of that fiddler, now dead and gone. for the fddlers sang as we'll as played in those old days" exclaimed Uncle Joe" How weii can hear him singing that old song:
 70 lee lee, To. o lee. lee. 10.
 My dear honey
 lee. lee 10. c lee. lee. To,
 I love you more than money"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-11
CRITICS ANSWERED
r4R. SEYMOUR DEPENDS WIbLfAM-
 SON METHOD.
He saxs Alabsmn Farmer vents Re ~ults in His Corn Groving and New Method Brings
 Them.

Tn reply to certain pnhlisaed state ments concerning the WfhlAmson eSsn method Director w. h. ssylhvua, Ss s,,ea inc following statement:
 ssThe average yield of corn In Ala ,ss-,s is about 12 1-2 bushels per acre. The largest yields are obtained on hattom lands. which: ordinarily. pro ssi,oe anywhere from twenty to nfty bushels, the smallest yields are ob- tained from uplands. notably saHdy upiands. which seldom produce as much as twenty bushels to the acre, and which averages anywhere rom eight to ten bushels
 "A large majority of the farmers ot Alabsma are dependent upon uplsn3s for their corn. and the same condi- tons obtain in other cotton states. and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-11
CnEFEE MARKET.

New York. Nov. l0-Coffee futures open ed steady at unchanged prices to a decline of five points under scattered liquidation and selling by trade interests in the ab- sence of important support Prices held around the Initial figures on a small volume of business, the close being steady; net un- changed to five points lower. Sales 11.bo0 bags, includlng Dec. at S5.4o; March and May and September at $5 S5.
 Spot quiet: No. Rio 61ac; Santos No. shc: mild coffee dull: Cordova sh o
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-11

agricultural progress in this State by advocating longer the Williamson method. but win gladly discard it and espouse the better"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-13

has opened an office on the ground
floor Of a Broadway building and
is making a daily exhibit OF the
manner in which the money of the tax
payers is being disbursed. One of the
exhibits" now being displayed is an
ordinary coat peg and beside it the
following printed text:
Anybody can get it for s cents anywhere.
The city got the hook at 30 cents per hook
and ; cents per screw. The city got 16S
hooks like this, 1T2 bolts, and 1888 screws
for Si17.10. 1t took 81 days Gs per day. to
put up these 165 hooks. The two work
men got S2s. Total cost, materials and
labor. SSS5.lO. Cost per hook, s261.
Included in the exhibits are charts
showing what the city pays for var
ious supplies compared with what the
same supplies would cost the individ-
ual. Tables showing the. annual tax
rates and the increase in the budgets
for the different departments are dis
played, as we'll as lists showing the
rate of assessment and taxation on GER
tain we'll known business blocks and
properties. The exhibits are not de-
voted entirely to criticisms, but give
credit to officials or departments that
show economy in administration.
The New York work is worthy of
imitation in all large cities. Educa-
ton of this character is essential II
lasting reform is to be secured in the
administration of municipal affairs.
Agitation and exposure of corruption
or extravaganza may drive n admin
istration from power, but such reform
cannot be enduring unless there is ed
ucation back Of the movement. An
efficient administration could desire
nothing better than such enlighten-
ment of the public, while a corrupt
or incompetent one deserves it, in the
interests of the public welfare.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-13
AMERICAN poLIrIcs ABROAD.

Business men, particularly manu-
facturers and exporters, as we'll as the
laboring men affected by the success
or failure of these interests. will find
significance in the discussions now GO
ing on in the European press over the
presidential campaign in this country.
One of the leading papers in Berlin
has a lengthy editorial discussion of
the situation in which hope is held
u TO the German manufacturers that
they may, in ase OF Bryan's election,
ind a big field for their wares in the
United States. Bryan's attitude on the
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-13
NOTES.

A large joint Lincoln centenary celebra-
ton on February ~, 1909, with Secretary
Elihu Root az the principal orator, is the
tentative plan of Mayor McClellan's New
York Lincoln committee.
Senator Harry A. Richardson of Della
ware, IS years Of age. started as, a boy of
is to learn the canning business, and has
been in 1t ever since, having accumu-
lated a big fortune incidentally.
Tolstoi's domestic life is singularly happy,
in spite Of the fact hat his wife does not
share his views concerning religion and
sociology. The countess is sixteen years
younger than her husband, and, although
the mother of thirteen children. is still
beautiful and charming.
DR.. Frederick J. Fielding OF Galveston,
Tex, who won the championship cup I'm
the international balloon race at Chicago
last spring, has perfected plans to cross
the Atlantic ocean in q balloon. The con-
tract for the balloon will be let in a few
days. 1t will have a capacity of S00,O 900
cubic feet, and the basket will be twelve
feet squar with a heavy cork bottom and
watertight.
Mrs. David Jayne Hill, who will Join her
husband, United States ambassador to
Germany, in Berlin, this month, win be
very much at home in that center of music
and social interests, for she speaks French,
German and Spanish with ease, and has
quite a reputation as a musical critic.
Her daughter will be at school this VIM
ter in Paris, her mother having just re-
turned to Berlin from placing her there.
John E. Redmond, member of the British
Parliament, and John ~Fitzgibbon, who
came here to raise funds for the home
rule party, ave started for ireland on
the steamer Cedric. Before leaving they
united in saying that they had been sur
prised to note that interest on this side
in the irish cause was not confined to
Irish-Americans alone. The third member
OF the party. Joseph e. Deylin. NJ. p, was
left behind for a few weeks longer to COM
plete the work OF organizing the Irish
league In this country.