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The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
PubIic School NavIgation CIass
Change on siberia

Captain Andrew Dixon has assumed comsmnd
q rhe Pacific Mail liner Siberia in place Of
Caprsia Zeeder. who has been granted leave OF
absence for Two trips Chief Offcer E. p Kit
has been detached froIa the Siberia and placed
on waiting orders. he has been succeeded on
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
CLosING oroTATIoNs
oN0PAH AND GOLDFIELD STOCKS

2Qo' Belmont r...1.l21z 20 jim Butler - p
BOO Eeotb ------- g. 100 Montana ---- -
lfn CON Fraction. ! . 2ot0 orig llaWkide. -
500 CON Frac- i - ltsa Rau Ceslitlon- -
GOO Daisy "a go - 10 I-eG HiIls - -
500 Dmth6 Trngl a. SO Red HIS .. -
100 Florence -.---1,- = 2ofo Silver PicS tx -
roo cid Con M.--6-I y. 80 Vest End 90. =
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Connecticut western news., 1908-12-24

How to Make an Excellent Desk Pad.
 A desk pad that, with a little care and dexterity, can be made at home successfully was seen among some new things not long ago. i't
 Two pieces of cardboard about 20 by II inches in size were pasted, to- gether at one of the longer edges, mak- ing what looks like a pageless book cover.
 This was covered by a piece of flow cred cretonne neatly turned at the edges and these raw edges covered by a piece of firm white paper which ex. tended over the entire inside of the pad.
 Two or more pieces of plotting pa per were inserted and fastened by rib- bons passed through both covers and plotting paper and tied on the outside.
 A piece of ribbon of the same shade, but wider, was fastened so that 1t ran dia&onally across each cover and, ty- ing, held the leaves in place.
Connecticut western news., 1908-12-24

York experiment station, says: At the station in our variety tests of potatoes In 1895 Magnum Bonum, the seed of which was imported from England. was tested. The variety Is still grown by the firm from whom we purchased our seed, and In its 1907 catalogue find the following: 'Magnum Bonum introduced by us in 1876. proved to be the premier of all disease resisting va rieties. There is scarcely parish i1 the United Kingdom where Magnum Bonum Is not known as an enormous cropper of good quality, almost free from disease The yield at the New York station of the Magnum Bonunl was from 150 to 160 bushels per acre while with some other varieties we SC cured a yield of between 300 and 4CC bushels. No English varieties yielde' we'll in comparison with our best Amer ican varieties"
Connecticut western news., 1908-12-24
CHAPlNVILLE

Mrs. Sarah Warner and Miss Margaret O'Hara spent Monday jn Great Bar rlngton.
 Eugene Garvey of New York is spend Ing few days in town.
 Miss Wallace Wright spent Saturday in Great Burlington.
 Mrs. Walter Tallerday and children were in Lakeville Saturday.
 Miss Bessie Judd was home over Sun day.
 R. W. Dye is spending the holidays at his home in Branohville, N. J. G. s. House is caring for the creamery during his absence.
 A party of Norfolk and New York men spent Sunday at Fools Retreat" at Plantain pond.
 MT. and Mrs. Geo. House were the Sunday guests of hls father at Hunts vile.
 Mrs. Pickertt was in Canaan Thurs day.
 Miss Parker of Andover. Conn.,, is visiting her sister Mrs. Phelps.
 Mrs. Judson Rogers spent Monday with her parents at Lakeville.
 Mrs Harry Eggleston and son of Lime Rock are at David Hatmaker's.
 Miss Matilda Hunt was in Millerton Saturday.
 Miss Carrie Parsons of Salisbury spent Thursday with Miss Hunt
 MT. and Mrs. L. G. Beal spent Sunday at their home here, returning to New Paltz on Tuesday.
 Christmas exercises were held at the school Tuesday afternoon.
 The Chapinville Sunday School will hold exercises and supper at the school house Christmas eve. An enjoyable time is anticipated.
 Spencer Marsh ot East Orange, N. J., spout Sunday in town.
 w. A. Miles was in New York Mon- day.
 Franklin Mclaughlin of New York city spent several days last week in town.
 Mrs. Chas. Bouck of Hartford spent 1 the week end here.
 A son was born Monday to MT. and Mrs. I. Kelsey.
Connecticut western news., 1908-12-24
How to Plan Q Bazaar.

If you are planning a bazaar ar
 range q cozy corner for rest room. Have a fireplace with great logs burn
 Ing therein, with kettle over the flame. On the chimney shelf place the old fashioned blue and other china brass candlesticks, old pewter etc. II! one corner have a grandfather cloc.i. Have a latticework covered with waxed autumn leaves for q baci
 ground, where some lassic quaintly dressed in old fashioned costume strings apples from a cish in her la1 and bargains to sell the freshly churn. ed butter (Laving another in Qualn' costume churning secencly); also have on sale preserves. jellies, brown bread. beans, pumpkin pies and all old time nppeti3crs that need not bear q purity label to warrant a sale, including a booklet of recipes. Have in some place q dear old lady spinning real flax on an ancient wheel. Have ta- ble set with the rare old china of other days, where guests can be serv- ed on both long and short notice, and everything will taste like what mother used to make, even to the roast pig.
Connecticut western news., 1908-12-24
EAST CANAAN

Vacation exercises at No. 1 were held Friday afternoon. Children dressed in costumes of various nations was one feat ure and pleased all who attended.
 The Sunday School Christmas exer- cises will be held at the church Friday evening.
 The remains of Milo Crocker were brought here for burial i'll the Hillside cemetery last Friday from Canaan.
 Reports say that Andrew Ballard has bought the Palmer Rood farm.
 Nelson Stratton and his little daughter went to Hartford Tuesday morning for all operation on the little ones eyes.
Connecticut western news., 1908-12-24
YOUR BEST FURS.
How to Keep Them Looking New and
 Frssh.

How to Keep Them Looking NC" and
 Frssh.
 Keeping white furs clean is like keeping linens looking fresh, for both need much attention and frequent cleansings. Of course, if women can afford to have furriers do this work they need not be so particular about preventing their muffs. collarettes or capes from getting soiled, but when the cleansing must be done at home too much care cannot be taken to keep them clean, for the process of cleaning ermine, coney, Angora or any of the white furs, real or imitation. Is long, tedious one, that takes much strength. To begin with, they must be put out on a line and we'll stunned and aired for a day or two, then they must be whipped gently yet firmly with a rat. tan stick until no dust flies when they are pounded, says the Washington Star.
 When the loose dirt is out the furs may again be hung on a line in the sunshine, while bath of white sand and furrier's sawdust, mixed half and half, Is heated in an oven. When hot the pieces must be put into this cleanser and the sand and sawdust rubbed we'll into the fur. The sand when hot loosens the grease and dirt from the fur and the sawdust absorbs it.. If after one such rubbing the fur does not look as clean as is desired the process should be repeated. When the dirt is out the garment or huff must again be pounded with a rattan stick to get out the sand and sawdust.
 Following this beating the fur should be placed in a pan filled with cornstarch or plaster of paris. which must be rubbed thoroughly into 1t. After either whitener has been work ed well into the pieces the furs must again be put out of doors and whipped with a stick to get out the white dust, for if not shaken or beaten the plaster of paris or cornstarch will rub off on the clothing, which is unpleasant.
 With chinchilla little can be done toward cleansing, except a gentle beating with a rattan stick. And this whipping must be lightly done, for the skin is so fine and tears so easily that woman cannot De too careIul In the beating, and the best plan Is to have them cleaned by a furrier.
 Beaver, mink and many of the furs with heavy skins are cleaned exactly as are the ermine and other white pieces, with the exception of the final rubbing on of cornstarch or plaster of paris. The first beating to get out the dust, the airing and bath of white sand and sawdust must be given these furs to properly cleanse them. Pony coats may be successfully cleaned in the same way. 4,&~
 With the heavy long furs, such as Alaska sable, raccoon and opossum, the airing and pounding with heavy rattan stick are essential, but the hot sawdust and sand are omitted for the use of a comb with short teeth, known as ''furrier's comb" -s..,
 Stables, like chinchillas, must be carefully treated, and the safest plan is to send them to an expert when they need cleaning. '
Connecticut western news., 1908-12-24
How to Make an Excellent Puddine

How to Make an Excellent Pudding. / Put in mixing dish one-half cupful of molasses, one cupful of sweet milk, one cupful of seeded and fioured raisins or entrants. Mix one level tea spoonful of soda, one teaspoonful of cinnamon, one-half teaspoonful of cloves with two cupfuls of graham four and sift. Now mix with molas- ses, milk and fruit and beat we'll,
 Put the mixture in baking powder cans and steam. This amount will fill four half pound cans about two-thirds full. Put on covers and steam one hour.
 Two one pound cans may be used if preferred, but pudding must be steam. ed two hours if larger cans are used.
 Any good pudding sauce that is not too rich may be used.
Connecticut western news., 1908-12-24
How to Wash VeIvetcen,

To wash velveteen, make a luke warm father with a good brand of soap and wash thoroughly just as you would flannel. The water should be removed by pressure, as twisting is likely to produce a shaded appearance. After the water Is removed the vel veteen should be well shaken and hung in front Of the fire with the right side toward the heat, which will raise the pile as the moisture evaporates. When 1t Is dry place over a thick blanket and iron on the wrong side.
Connecticut western news., 1908-12-24
Coffee Creams.
To Remove Fjnoer Marks.

The finger marks so frequently left on painted doors by children or care less maids may be removed by rub ping with a perfectly clean cloth dipped in little paraffine. The place should be afterward carefully rinsed in cold water and given final polish with clean, soft cloth. There Is no real remedy for finger marks on light wall paper, but sometimes simply rub. ping with a clean cloth will help.
Connecticut western news., 1908-12-24
DRIED SWAMP MUCK.
It's Benefit In Chemical Fertilizers Ip
 Greatly Exaggerated.

Ite 6on0nt m Chemtcai forttlix0ro h
 Greatly Exaggerated.
 The practice of using dried muck and peat in mixing chemical fertilizers puts up problem which farmers ought to understand. Thousands of tons of such muck are used-sold as muck tankage." We learn of one case where a man started growing celery in n swamp and is said to have nearly fail ed at 1t Then he conceived the idea of drying and pulverizing the soil of that swamp and selling 1t to fertilizer dealers. This has brought him a for tune. Some samples of this dried peat are said to contain nearly per cent of nitrogen; others carry less. This ni- troger Is in an inert form and is of little value as a plant food. Experi- ments in Illinois showed that such ni- trogen was worth about o;Sp-half cent a pound as compared with that in dried blood costing 1J cents. Yet the fer tilizer manufacturer who sells this muck mixed with other chemicals un- dertakes to charge IS cents a pound for 1t when you buy 1t. For example, take 0 brand of fertilizer which is guaranteed to contain in each ton 1a pounds of nitrogen. 160 pounds avail able phosphoric acid and 100 pounds Of potash. It would be possible to supply the potash and phosphoric acid in 200 pounds of muriate and 1.200 pounds of acid phosphate. Then by using 100 pounds of cottonseed meal nnd ZOO pounds of dried mu"k they could pro x-fl lo teed. The object of using the cotton seed meal is to color the muck ""d thus prevent. If possible. the chemist from detecting 1t. But see whrt a nice game this is. The muck furnishes ten or twelve pounds of nitrogen, Which gives the fertilizer a valuation of from $1.50 to g. but which costs perhaps 20 cents. A farmer might use such a fertilizer on his wheat this fall. The potash and phosphoric acid may help. but 1t is doubtful if his grandchildren will see any benefit from the nitrogen in the muck.
 The excuse given for using the muck Is that 1t makes a good filler and dries out the other chemicals. No serious ob- jection can be made to its use as filler. but the nitrogen 1t contains should not be valued in the fertilizer for 1t Is not worth the price. It is near ly impossible to detect the muck when cottonseed neal Is used with It. The best way to avoid 1t Is to refuse to buy low grade fertilizers or those very low in nitrogen. It is impossible to use large quantities of muck in fertilizers containing per cent or more of nitro gen. because materials containing more nitrogen must be used In order to reach high per cent. You are most likely to find the muck in the mixtures with about 1 per cent of nitrogen. It does not pay to buy them. Buy the higher grade mixtures and use m equal value in dollars per acre and you will be bet ter off. We believe that farmers arc paying millions of hard earned dollars uselessly for this peat nitrogen. many of them already having swamps on their own farms. The chemists must find some way to detect this peat nitro gen, and then we shall work for q law compelling the manufacturer to state that he uses 1t and that 1t is not valued the same as other forms.
Connecticut western news., 1908-12-24
How to Garnish a Turkey.

For this you must select fine large oysters. Take them from the liquor carefully and dry on a soft cloth. Dip each oyster in powdered crackers, roll ing 1t over and over until well coated Fry them in enough hot butter to cover them when you put them in the frying pan. Take out the moment they are done and lay around the edge of the hot dish in which the turkey is established.
Connecticut western news., 1908-12-24
Never Lost a
 Dollar

For more than thirty years THE MIDDLE SEX BANKING COMPANY, of Middletown, Conn.,, has been dealing in farm mort gages, and no investor during tint period has lost a dollar. or suffered n days delay in the payment of either principal or interest. Over $3o,000,o0o has been invested, and $40, o,ooo,oco in principal and interest has been returned to the investor. We sell either tho mortgage itself, or debentures, secured by mortgages deposited in trust, in de- nominations of $10o, S20o, $25o, $500, 5000 and 5000. Orders will receive immediate attention.
Connecticut western news., 1908-12-24
SOUTH CANAAN AND HUNTSVILLE

H. P Morse Is visiting in Jewett, N. y. his former home.
 Percy Dean and friend from Bran. ford are visiting at M. o. Deans.
 Rexford Stanton who has been work ing for,M. O. Dean has returned to his home i'll Canaan.
 Wm. Steuerwald of Norfolk spent Sunday at his home in South Canaan.
Connecticut western news., 1908-12-24
USEFUL LITTLE WATCH STAND
Convenient for Hanging on Wall by
 the Side of Bed.

The accompanying sketch illustrates Q useful little watch stand" It is in- tended for hanging on the wall by the side of bed at some suitable spot where it may be easily seen. It's con- struction Is very simple, and for it We shall require piece of wood about one-half inch in thickness, and about 6h inches long by AZ inches wide.
Connecticut western news., 1908-12-24
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The front of the wood should be GOV. cred over evenly with velvet, which can be turned over the edges and glued to the back. In front, where in- dicated in the sketch, are screwed two little brass hooks, on the one the watch Is hung, and over the other the chain rests. Two rings-similar to those used for hanging up small pictures-are screwed into the upper edge, by which the stand" may be suspended from the wall If 1t Is de- sired to use tbe stand on a table, then 1t is an easy matter to fix a sup port at the back similar to the support of an ordinary photograph frame.
 Coffee Creams.
 Heat one pint of milk. Beat up the yolks of three eggs and one white and add to the hot, not boiling, milk When 1t has cooled add two ounces of granulated sugar and enough coffee essence to color and flavor it. Put into a bowl one-half gill of boiling water three quarters ounce of gelatine. Stir it over the fire until dissolved, then strain it into the custard, which should be warm.
Connecticut western news., 1908-12-24
New Enclish Potato.

The Magnum Bonum potatoes shown herewith were exhibited at a recent fair at the American institute in New York
 Dr W. Fl. Jordan. director of the New
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-26
BoARDING HOUSES ToR SALE

16 ROOM boarding house in best location. full Of
permanent boarders: paying well; for sale
cheap; owner has other business For infor-
nation call at 241S Pine ST near Steiner
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-26
MISCELLANEOUS WANTS

HOUSE painters scaffold; want to buy falls.
hooks etc. What have you gotta WILDE &
! GILKY, I61S Fairview. Berkeley; phone Red
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-26

APARTMENT HOUSES
AT the Grand. 945 Golden Gate opp Jeffer-
son sQusre-Fro1t suites. more rooms
hath. hot water. yard; references
HOLLIsTER APARTMENTS 1880 Union ST.. bet
Polk g. Iarkn-Jusf opened fur. - rm. aptg.;
rates reas. priv. baths 4 halls marine view.
RTCHFIIEE aprs I'D and GurFrero--4 rooms
unfarD. apt; sunny suitable Tor office.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-26
PARTNERS WANTED

WANTED-Partner and manager who will invest
81 600 in extracting business to be established
in San Francisco; large profits: no experience
necessary. Address Lone Star Extracting Co.,
Dallas. Tex.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-26
EDUCATIONAL

JOHN s. DREW-CoACHING SCHOOL and
NORMAL CLASS. High school, all branches,
Prepare for college, teachers exams civil civil
service Laboratory courses Day. eve S43
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-26

400-PARTNER-$4o0
CLoCKER and expert Handicapped wants partner
with cash 10 look after financial end OF turf
bureau; business already established: expert
ence not necessary: prefer intelligent person
with business training; business pays $500 per
month and better. Address box 1887. Call.
RESTAURANT for sale cheap: low rent lease
and good business 40 Haight St
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-23

always replies, "That looks good and
twenty five years ago 1T might have
Interested me. but IL / should make a
mistake at my age could not besln aii
over again and make another fortune.
I'll Just let the farm keep on working
for me- It's Il sure thing" and he Dor
rows no trouble. He ought to live un-
til he's Il hundred. The man who grlnds
at his business until sickness carries
him away or the man at 60 who WAGES
into some scheme up to his neck ana
then over his head both become fall-
ures in life even before they are
wrecked financially.
The case OF Culbertson can be READ
with profit in every town in Iowa LOT
his prototype is there going to ana
from his meals three times a day just
as tho the Creator had put him i'll tfht
tread mill when he organized the UNI
verse.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-23

stood there like statues but Willie
raised up and gulped down the. medi-
cine at one gulp and old Doc opened
the door and said in q soft voice,
Mamma, Willie has taken the medi-
cine
From that day, Old Doc went up In
our respect. like mercury In ther-
mometer placed i'm hot water Old
Doc was a never falling source Of To-
cal interest. Each day brought out
some new phase of his character and
| can only give the more prominent
incidents in his life, as ! recall them.
Taking the north half of the west
side, as to its incidents, | will COM
mence with old Doc McCoy's corner.
The old doctor was an old dandy. He
was taXicologist in some respect
and practiccd on dogs and cats. re-
call one beautiful summer afternoon.
when Spurgc Spooner and I WE'VE
"lsids" and time was hanging very
heavy on our hands, we passed by old
Docs home and In front Of the win
dow sat old Doc with his watch in
his hand and a few feet away was
a. little, yallcr-pup, in great agony.
Spurge and did not note any partic-
ular relation between the doctors
watch and the dog and simply from
that Unborn curiosity that exists in the
mind heart and giZZard OF all nor
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-23

NAL kids" we looked at that dog,
which had become quiet and we Won
dered il he was dead, or only in a
cataleptic condition or a moribund
state. SO we kicked him few" to see
what he would do. He rolled his
eyes like a dying calf and raised up.
went two or three feet and fell over
dead, an extinct canine. a deceased
dog, a four-legged cadaver. AS the
dog fell, old Doc raised; and then our
hair raised I can not remember all
that was said except in general
way, we were informed that that dog
was worth 800 and we killed him,
but out Of compassion and consider
alton, respect and esteem he had for
our parents, he would overlook 1t,
provided we would bury the dog. We
were charmed. captivated by his
mercy and leniency, but the end was
not yet. We were, thereafter, called
upon on adivers and sundry occasions"
by Doc to bury other dogs; high priced
dogs that had died at his house or
barn, all of which we did. until, one
day. Bob Glenn" got hold of the
story and told my father about 1T and
then Doc Mccoy had to hunt up an
other pup undertaken" AS to the
number of cats and dogs we officiated
as undertakers for. I have lost count.
but am sure it was a hundred.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-23
THE TMAIQRTAL, SPEIIISINDER.
ii 'i,.n1lislp \


The usual editorials which appear
in quiet campaigns concerning the de-
cline OF interest in political oratofv
and the disappearance OF the STUMP
speaker are rather more numerous
than usual this year, aud as usual are
based on a failure to remember inc
past or to comprehend the present.
There never was Il time in the history
OF the country when people turned OUT
to hear political speakers better IMAM
in 1896, which was only twelve years
ago. and to come closer home Dan
Hamilton's speaking campaign in the
Sixth district two years ago made MIN
many hundreds of votes. People read
much more than formerly and do more
independent thinking and they VIII not
turn out to hear questions In which
they have no interest. discussed by
men in whom they have no faith. Inc
day OF the political spellbinder VIII
pass away only with free speech ana
free government. Bryan, DoliNer Ken
dali. Cummins. Sam Jones and Billy
Sunday all provo that oratory is sun
effective There has never been Tune
in the history of the country when Il
larger proportion of it, prominent pun
lie men. were effective public speakers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-23
CUMiN1INs AMID LACEY.
nennrah Rennhlicanl


Let it be remembered that at the
coming election there; will be a sup
Elemental ballot to the regular ticket.
Tt will be for the choice Of a United
States senator to fill the Allison va
cancy. One wing of the party has
named Governor Gummins. and the
other-the so-called standpat wing =
has chosen ex-Congressman Lacey.
Every republican is invited, yea, urged.
to vote for one or the other. AT the
June primary the candidates were Ali
son and Cumlnins and the former won
by ten thousand in total vote of more
than 100000. In this county a round
majority was given to Governor Cum
minis. We think this majority should
Be doubled Lacey is a reputable and
a worthy candidate; but he is a veter-
an in years-sixty- seven last May. He
had enjoyed seven terms when his dis
trict dropped him out in 1906 Gov
ernor Cummins represents the progress
sive element in the republican ranks of
iowa, and will be more heartily in SYM
pathy with the idea Of revising the
tariff, to which the party has pledged
itself in it's national platform Of this
year.