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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-05-29

thimblC, spool of thread, pair of silver
mounted speetacleS, and a 500 brooch in
one OF the nests The articles had all
mysteriouSly disappeared from President
kekert'S farmhouse during the spring
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-05-29

Becaus. a flock Of cr0u g was robbine
his cornfield. John w EcEert, president
Of the Allentown, Pa. far. who owns a
large farm, ordered the nests of the birds
to be destroyed His hired ma. found a
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-05-29

Adorned with a thick, bushy beart
that almost conceals his features anC
extends almost To the waist line, H. NJ
j. Nikoloff. "A professor of Nidn. Bul
garia. who started in 1903 10 tour tn,
earth afoot, walked into st. Louis H.
intends to continue his pilgrimage foi
seven more years. Nikoioff started viii
TWO companions but they were slain IL
Turkey.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-25
SPEED OF DRAFT HORSES.
While Not a Good Road Horse He
Should Be a Good Traveller.

1t is generally said that the draft
horse is not meant for speed, that he
is meant merely TO pull great loads.
But the farmers of this country long
ago decided that the draft horse must
have a good ability to get over the
ground. In this, draft horses Of the
same breed differ greatly.
In the breeding of draft horses, this
quality is being looked after some,
but it is mainly when the breeder ex-
poets to use the horses produced. For
sale purposes little attention has yet
been paid to the speed of the draft
horse.
The speed Of walking is more impor-
tant with the draft horse, than the
speed of running, for most Of the real
service by the draft horse is rem.
dered at a walk. The fast walking
draft horse is in demand.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-25
Keep Horse Collar Clean.

BY allowing dirt and hair to collect
under the collar and remain there
from one day to another, sore Shout
ders are caused. Improperly fitting
collars will produce the same results.
Use none other than a perfect fitting
collar. If you do not understand fit
ting the collar take an experienced
man with you when you visit the har-
ness store. Always use a good pad
one that contains no Jumps in the
padding or that has padding that can
not be easily detached and moved
into Jumps under the collar. Then
keep the shoulders clean. u is a good
plan to wash the horses shoulders
every evening after removing the har-
ness. The application of cold water
not only cools the fevered skin, but it
arso hardens the flesh SO it can resist
a greater pressure the next day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-25
THE LIVESTOCK.

1t is a good plan to have the horses
and COWS clean up their hangers after
each feed.
Horses, like men, should be COM
fortably cared for if you desire to get
good results.
When lice get foothold spray the
hogs; also spray the pens and burn
all the rubbish.
Sheep manure as a fertilizer is
three times more valuable than that
dropped by COWS.
There is such a thing as overfeed-
ing. Feed stock all the food they will
assimilate, but no more.
Never break a colt by slow walk
er because he will fall into the same
habit; and habits, once formed, are
hard to break.
Horses do not need medicine unless
they are actually sick. Good care and
good feed with proper exercise is what
they require most of all else.
Hogs penned where they can get no
shade will not thrive and are more
susceptible to disease than if given
plenty of both shade and sunshine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-25
Our ThankfuIeSt Thanks
By ROBERTUS LOVE.

copyright, 1908, by American Press Association
nH, we are thankful for manifold
blessings,
" Thankful for life and for home and
for health,
Thankful for turkeys with savory dress
Thankful for progress and wisdom and
wealth,
Thankful for corn and alfalfa and clover,
Thankful for money and faith in the
banks,
Thankful, so thankful, election is over
That is the source of our thankfule3t
thanks!
One year in four is leap year, remember.
This is one of 'em, and many man
Sworn to stay single if this were Deem
Der
Now would give thanks to be freed of
the ban.
Yet there's a bother that's still more dis
treSSing
One year in four-all the rest it out
Namely. election, which keeps us a-guess-
ing.
Now that it's over, our thankfulest
thanks!
Man can escape from the maiden pursu-
ing;
Man can resist the importunate miss;
Simply a system of shunting and shoo-
That will avoid matrimonial bliss.
But there is never man so evasive
He can escape the political tanks,
Always a-drip with palaver persuasive.
Now that they're quiet, our thankfulest
thanks!
Season of roaring and ranting and raving,
Period when it is perfectly plain
Every mans uppermost duty is saving
Washingtons country from bondage's
chain;
Time when your friend or your father or
brother
For his opinions you class with the
cranks.
Now for four years we cannot have an
other.
So let us offer our thankfulest thanks.
Maybe twas tariff and maybe twas labor.
Maybe twas courts that so split US
apart:
Maybe the trusts so affected your neigh
That he discovered himself from your
heart;
Maybe injunctions or guaranteed banking,
Any or all of the partisan planks.
Wen. it is over. so now for the thanking
Now for reunion, our thankfulest thanksi
Oh. we are thankful the nation is living.
Thankful the dear old republic is still
| Sure of a hand to proclaim a Thanksgiv-
Thankful. so thankful, his front name is
Bill
Thankful are we that Columbia is leaping
/ Four years away from political pranks.
| Such a relief is occasion for heaping
Thus on Thanksgiving our thanlIfulest
thanks.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-25

the deacon as he got on his over
coat.
The widow ate her Thanksgiving
dinner alone but that turkey was
never carved to form a part of it.
After the deacOn's departure she re-
turned to the carving knife and even
tually managed to saw off a piece Of
the meat. but she had no sooner tasted
it than she started for the kitchen to
interview the hired girl.
1t was three or four days before the
mystery was solved, for there was a
mystery The turkey, which had been
killed three or four days ahead of time
and hung up to freeze, had been cut
down and devoured by cats, and to
save himself from reproof the hired
man had killed a peacock and hung it
in its place.
"And so you see l had to saw and
jab," explained the widow as the wild
over was sent for.
eyes, 1 see."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-25
CATTLE KILLING DEVICE.
Humane Substitute Introduced in
ScotIand--Gun Instead of Ak.

Consul Maxwell Blake reports that
in spite of much initial opposition on
the part of Scotch cattle killers of the
poleaX style, new device is being in
troduced in the Dunfermline slaugh-
ter house as a human substitute for
the cid style of killing. The consul
describes the new instrument as fol
lows:
The weapon is about a foot in
length. The barrel is rifed and the
muzzle shaped like the mouth of a
bell and ahgled in order to adapt it
self to the slope of a bullock's head.
By unscrewing the opposite end from
the muzzle the cartridge may be in
serted. TSe breech piece having been
readjusted, there is steel guard pro-
tecting the hammer, which sets off the
bullet. This guard is not displaced
until the weapon is about to be used.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-25
THERE YOU ARE JABB1Nc AGA1N!'

Is you must know" interrupted the
Leacon, with considerable asperity.
Don't jab the fork into the bird like
hat. That's like a hired man jabbing
/ pitchfork into heap of hay"
AZ was not jabbing. In order to
tart carving you must get a firm hold
II the bird"
''Then take it by leg"
Never How would you look hold
ng the bird with one hand while you
sliced away with the knife? If you
nave always carved that way
Il have. and it's the only way to
,arve. There-you are jabbing again!
One would think you were a soldier
1ayoneting an enemy"
deacon Silas Lapham, you are talk
ing like a child! When I think 1 need
% be told how to carve a turkey will
,all on you for advice 1 simply get
firm hold with the fork and them
"And then jab. jab. jab. A woman
has no business with the carving knife
and fork when there is a man present.
[ will carve this turkey"
81 beg your pardon. but You viii sit
there and see me carve it. Don't for
get that | am in my own house and
that / am still my own boss
You invite me to dinner and then
humiliate me. do you?' shouted the
deacon as he showed back his chair
Now, don't be a SOCIOLOGY" chided
the widow as she fiOuriShed the knife
around. Having got a firm hold with
the fork. | now proceed to cut around
the thigh ioint-thus.
But you are saving instead of cut
ting"
"No. I'm not"
''Widow Henderson,
deacon Laphamp'
eff / was a swearing NAM
you'd get off a swear word on this
occasion. Yes, you look as if you were
swearing to yourself this minute"
Il hain't sworn a single swear, but
when a man has to sit here and see a
Thanksgiving turkey jabbed and poked
and stabbed and sawed and butchered
the Lord would surely forgive him for
one or two swear words"
DCdCOu ClidS l4dDuilA, sue TeDll6u
as she rested from her labors, 81 said
could carve 4 fowl"
''Then why don't you?"
II am doing it, and if you would
keep quiet for five minutes r.
"This is too much, widow-too
muchr' said the deacon as he started
for his overcoat and hat. You invite
me here and then insult me. 1 heard
about your obstinacy''-
"And I heard about yours"
"-And your wretched temper
Same to YOU
'But 1 thought it a SANDER. Now,
however, I can no longer doubt"
Neither can Il
ct was my place to carve that tur-
key. In your Obstinacy you continued
to saw and jab and butcher without
regard to my feelings. My only re-
course is to lid you good day and
take my hat and leave"
eff J 4 will act like boy, can't
help It."
"And never come again." finished
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-25
Bordeaux Sauce.

Six onions, three peppers, half gal
ion vinegar, one-quarter gallon cab
bage (cut coarse), one-quarter pound
ground mustard, two teaspoons celery
seed. two teaspoons pepper, two tea
spoons whole cloves, two tea
spoons allspice, two teaspoons tum
eric. two cups sugar. Salt to taste
Chop cabbage, tomatoes, onions and
peppers. Salt, let stand all night
Place on stove next day, adding spices
and vinegar. Cook As minutes after
reaching the boiling point. Pack in
stone Jars. This makes about five
quarts.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-25

"And you would also have had to
saw and jab.'
Yes"
"And though you went away you
didn't miss your turkey"
NO"
"And all things considered''-
''Yes, all things considered''-
The deacon's fur had to be rubbed
the right way for time, but he purred
at last. and on this Thanksgiving day
he will do the carving and his wife
will pass the cranberry sauce.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-25

ribbon is threaded through and tied
in bow at the back. The gathered
front and backs are set into shaped
band of embroidery, which also trims
the edges of kimono sleeves.
The underslip is of silk embroidery.
Mushroom hat trimmed with a
pulled crown and ribboss.
Materials required: Five yards silk
SO inches wide, 6 yards embroidery,
2 yards piece embroidery, yards rib
bon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-25
WOULD DELIGHT SMALL GIRL,
Charming Little Dress Designed to
Make Up in Light Material.

Here is a very charming little dress,
one that would, of course, need to be
made in a thin material; Jap silk is
used for this.
The skirt is turned up with hem
of silk embroidery, and four tucks
about three-quarters-inch wide are
made about it. 1t is gathered round
the waist, where a band of silk en-
broiderey is used as a waistband; wide
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-25
10 Lift Hot Pots.

A good way to remedy an iron han
die which has a metal finger hold is
to make a slit in one end Of cork
and slip it on to the finger hold. In
this way the handle may be removed
from the iron without danger of burn
ing the fingers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-25
The Brood Sow.

No matter the age, do not sell the
brood SOW as long as she produces
good strong filters. But if sow is
not a good breeder sell her, regardless
OF age.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-25
y " " " Y "
THE WIDOW e.2
a THANKSGIVING
EPISODE
* y ~ IL * IS

- EACON SILAS LAPHAI. wild
over, had been paying atten-
~ tions to Aunt Sarah Hender-
son. widow, for two years.
lch heard that the other was stub
I'm, and each was watching and wait
for the other to exhibit the trait.
lanksgiving brought the crisis. The
idow invited the deacon to dinner.
here was no question about the dea-
n taking the head of the table, but
hen the matter Of carving came up
e widow took knife and fork in hand
I'd said:
al can do it so much better than you,
JU know"
Il fail to see how or why" he re
led.
Because 1 have always carved. 1t
as an eccentricity of mine even when
was a girl No doubt you can slice
am or pork, but when it comes to
irving a turkey
81 have carved thousands of them,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-25
Sour Cream Cookies.

One cup sour cream, one cup but
ter. one and one-half cups sugar, one
half teaspoon soda, two eggs, a little
nutmeg and vanilla, flour enough to
roll. Handle as soft as possible.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-25
SUCCESS Makes the difference.

A speculator is a man who goes on
tba stock exchange and loses; a finan-
cier one who gets there and wins.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-25
HoRBLINe A RUNNING HORSE.
Good Way to Break an Animal of a
Bad Habit.

Fasten surcingle about the horses
body, having two short straps on the
under side to buckle loosely around
the forelegs and drop about half way
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-25

Hobbing Runaway Horse.
to the animals knees. This does not
interfere with walking or feeding, but
the animal cannot run and is there
fore easily caught. AS it also prevents
jumping, says Prairie Farmer, it is a
good thing to apply to unruly cattle.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-02-13
a WORD TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS.

It Is not often that we talk ''shop"
In our editorial columns but we are
going to discuss Q matter here In
which the subscriber and editor
should be equally interested.
AS we have announced before In
our news columns, the Postofice De-
partment at Washington has issued
q new ruling In regard to renewal
of subscriptions to newspapers, mag
azines, etc. The Department ruling
Is that after April 1st all subscribers
to weekly papers who are one year
in arrears ON their subscription shall
be dropped from the publishers list,
and if the paper Is sent TO delin-
qnent subscribers 1t must be sent In
one cent wrapper which would
greatly increase the cost to the pub
Usher and make it impossible for
him to continue the paper. The de-
linquents to all weekly newspapers
have little more than q month in
which to renew their subscription
to insure that they will not miss q
single issue Of the paper. Do not
wait until the last moment to re-
new your subscription but do 1t
now, as our list must be corrected
before April 1st. This new ruling
was intended to deprive mail order
journals and advertising sheets of
the advantage of the second class
postage rate, bat 1t hits all publishers
alike. 1t is not exactly to our lik-
ing, yet we must abide by the law
We want each and every one Of our
readers to remain a subscriber to
the paper, but if you are delin-
quent you should renew at once. II
you like nice magazines see our at.
tractive offer elsewhere. We are
offering three good magazines and
The CAUCASIAN all one year fol
1926. If you accept the offer and
afterwards decide you are not getting
your moneys worth, your money
will be refunded to you without
question. Could any offer be fairer
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-02-13

The Daily Industrial News of last
Thursday contained the following
news item in regard to the term of
Court scheduled to convene in
Greensboro Monday:
"Superior Court meets next Mon
day for two weeks term for the
trial of civil cases. The first day is
set for reviewing the docket for the
purpose of hearing motions and dis
posing of many cases as possible
without jury trial.
"More than a thousand cases are
on the docket, and were the Court
to be in constant session for year
it is claimed that the docket could
not be cleared. Members of the
Greensboro bar made efforts to have
a new judicial district created by the
special session Of the legislature, but
were not successful"
1t is time for Ex-Governor Aycock
to fish out his inaugural address of
January, 1901, and revise it up to
date. Now, frankly, Mr.. Aycock,
did such conditions, as these related
by the Industrial News, ever exist
in Guilford County under Fusion
rule? We pause for an answer.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-02-13
OPINIONS or the PRESS
What Some Of the State Papers Think
Of the poines Of the Legislature and
Certain State Officials

What Some Of the State Papers Think
Of the peinss Of the Legislature and
Certain State Officials
The Hickory Times Mercury says !:
"In trying to write up 10 brief
What Is Doing In Raleigh We are
reminded OF the old saying-'the
Lord only knows.' But In this case
we believe the devil knows, too.
For 1t is said, .the devil takes care
Of his own And TO believe what
the members say Of each other, the
devil certainly has . good claim on
that disgust body.
"That disgust body certainly did
sit down on Mr.. Glenn's mess. They
don't want to seem TO take his word.
In other words, they don't seem to
know which one Of his words to
take. He talked two ways. They
want to see his private papers. He
seems to be in the same fix as when
Butler wanted him to show that
Cleveland letter. And he seems 10
be just as dumb about 1t. Like q
lamb dumb before Its shearer, he
opens not his mouth and he loves
to hear himself talk, you know"
The Monroe Journal says: "And
there Ia old Br'er Fox, Jim Pou, a
honing and wheting his anxiety
for prohibition, and just as we pre-
dicted last week, the rate question
in a muddle, the Governors agree
ment knocked to pieces, and the
railroads likely to get higher rates
than they even asked for. The ways
of humbug are positively beautiful
from an artistic standpoint"
The Landmark says: "Governor
Jarvis started the ball. He'e attor.
ney for the Coast Line Railroad, but
we can't say that it occurred to him
that il might be better for the rate
settlement to divert the minds OF
the legislature with the prohibition
question. Senator Simmons thought
it unwise to spring the question
now, but seeing the tide running sc
strong he jumped for the very front
seat in the band wagon. Under the
circumstances Governor Glenn, who
probably hadn't expected to make &
recommendation in his message, had
to come out GOOD and strong, seeing
that he is the special champion o.
the cause. Glory to the politicians
The smart ones always try to antici
pate what the people want regard
less"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-02-13

Property of the Democratic Ex-Sherifi
of Davidson SoId--Bondsmen Must
Put Up $500.
At Lexington, N. c., February
3rd, the property of ex Sheriff Dor
sett, consisting of both real and per-
sonal, was sold here today to tn.
highest bidder and the proceeds were
paid over to the County as Dorset,
was short to the extent Of about
$4,000 when he went out of Office.
The personal property, consisting of
horses, conveyances. wagons, etc =,
Dorsett having conducted livery
stable, brought about $1,000; tn.
real estate brought $1,000. Las'
fall property was sold amounting to
about $4,000, and this with $4,000
of taxes, which it Is estimated will
be collected, will cut the amount
down TO about $1,000, which the
bondsmen will have to psy.-Ex
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-02-13
CONE TO EGYPT TO PREACH.

Was Guided by Dream, Sold His
Property and Left With His Wife and
Children--A Sanctific ationist.
Elizabeth City Tar Heel.
1t is reported here that John
White, of the sturdy and prominent
Quaker family of Whites, who lived
in the vicinity Of Belvidere, one
night about two months ago, had a
dream which made him pack up his
few worldly goods and 60 to Cairo,
Egypt, and preach the gospel of
specification to the inhabitants of
that part of the world. White has
recently professed specification and,
after confiding his dream to his rela-
tives and friends, asked their ad-
vice. They told him that ne had
better wait for another dream, prob
ably one that would call him nearer
home, and that it was all out of the
question for him to think Of living
to reach Cairo, Egypt, when at the
most, he could only scrape up a few
hundred dollars and had wife aud
thre children to support. They
also told him that he would doubt
less have trouble in preaching to the
inhabitants of that country, as it
was made up Of host of different
nationalities, who spoke different
languages that he could not under
stand, and that the Inhabitants
would not understand his language
However. he told them that he could
not disobey direct call as he had
received, and the Lord would give
him power to understand and spsak
the different languages that he would
come in contact with, and that he
must go. So he proceeded to close
out all his of his household and
kitchen effects and all other prop
erty and the first of this month,
together with his wife and three
children, left Belvidere for New
York, to board steamer for Alex.
andria, Egypt, thence to Cairo.
Whites wife was as anxious, 80 it
is stated, to 60 % White himself
was. No tidings nave been received
from him since their departure, and
it is not known whether they sailed
or not, but he left word with hit
| people that they would land in Cairo
some time the latter part of this
month and would send message
announcing their safe arrival.
White is about thirty years o.
age and has DULY had a short expe
rience as a sanctified preacher, hav
ing been on a farm most of his life
His family is of the Quaker belle
aud is one Of the most industriou
families in Gates and Perquimanl
Counties.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-02-13
NEGRO LIVED m TINE Wo OBS.
Had Not Been In the House for Months
Now Lodged In Wake Iali.

Had Not Been In the House for Months.
Now Lodged IN Wake jail.
George Page, Q negro, about 81
years old, who has twice served
time on the County roads, was yes
terday arrested In the woods In
Swift Greek township on Q warrant
sworn out by Mr.. George Ray.
Page, 1t is said, has not been In a
house but three times since October
20, and lives constantly In the
woods. 1t took three men to cap
ture him, and this was only accom-.
plished after he was disarmed first
of an axe and later Of Q firebrand.
Page gave as his reason for living
In the woods that he was told by
the jailer not to 60 into any more
houses. Raleigh Times.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-02-13

The Charlotte Observer and other
papers are wondering what the
democratic issues will be in the flu
ture. They say the negro question
has been eliminated from politics,
the railroad question settled and the
whiskey question temporarily set
tled-and they are now looking for
new issues. That party could make
a ten.strike by reducing taxes, CIV
ing the people local self-government,
and they might get Aycock to tell
them how to reduce the number of
crimes in this State under "demo-
cratic good government"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-02-13

That long lost report of the Com
mittee that investigated the Demo
cratic management Of the Atlantic
and North Carolina Railroad has
again turned up in the Governors
office! Glad to know that it is
back, even if we have never been
permitted te see it. But where has
this report been? Has it been lost
in the Governors office? Was it
taken secretly from the Governors
office, and if so by whom, and for
what purpose? By whom was it
returned? The antics of this mys-
terious report are more mystifying
than are the stories about Aladdin's
wonderful lamp.