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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-11-04
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. - Having satisfied
w himself regarding the technique
of flying machines when he visited
Wilbur Wright ia College Park. Md.
and piled him with all sorts of ques-
tions, DR.. WI Ting Fang. Chinese min.
lister tD the United States. turned his
attention to spiritualism and took his
first plunge into the mysteries of the
spirit world. He attended a meeting
of the Temple League of Spiritualists.
where he was informed by medium
that half a dozen spirits hovered by
his side.
From the time the human interro-
cation mark" as Dr. WI has become
known here. entered the hall, accom-
panied by Wu Chang. an attache of
the Chinese legation. and took seat
directly in front of the speakers
platform, he was all open-eyed atten-
ton. Notwithstanding his flowing pur-
PIE robes, the minister was not recog-
nNzed by the half-hundred attendants,
bnt was the center of curiosity.
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Solve Post Office Department Mystery

terry, for mystery he felt there must
be.
After long search the postoffice in.
spectors found that the name upon
the envelope and the addresses were
correct for the years 1904 to 1907.
The man named upon the envelope
had finally been discharged, and is
now an object of charity. The pro
prietor of the hat establishment
where the man used to work stated
to the postoffice inspectors that the
man had formerly worked for him,
and that he had in the past received a
number of anonymous letters. Then
the inspectors started out to chase the
old man down, finally finding him, and
when they told him that $146 were in
the custody of the dead letter office
for him he was overjoyed.
The old gentleman was somewhat
dubious about taking the money, as
he said that there was not anybody on
earth who owed him anything. Then
he made an exception to this state.
ment by saying that a great many
years ago he had made silk hat for
man who had promised to pay for
1t, but never had, and he thought very
likely that this man was trying to get
even with his conscience by sending
this small sum every month.
The STAG helped to put the old man
on his feet and get him out of the
poorhouse.
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Woman's Mouth Was Speakeasv Till

man were gathered in, together with
lot of evidence in the shape of
whisky and beer
Annie Tubman's Jaw was swollen
enormously, Lieut.. Fathers asked her
what was the matter.
Gum boil" was her laconic reply.
"Ahem," said the lieutenant. Then
he began to massage Annie's face.
Out came a dime.
ANY more?" he asked, and Annie
shook her head
The lieutenant gave the face a
pinch, Out came two quarters,
marked money. Another massage, and
Annie disgorged FIVE nickels.
More pinching more money, until
about So were in the lieutenants
hands. Telling about 1t In court AS.
sistant Corporation Counsel Pugh had
the nerve to say to Judge Aukum
that the woman was forced to cough
up
Annie and George Tubman were dis
missed. and Charles Norman was held
Tor further examination.
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DARING RESCUE
MADE BY A BOY
CARRIES AN INVALID WOMAN
FROM HER HOUSE THROUGH
FLAMES.
HIS FRIEND SAVES CHILDREN
John KoId, a 1e-Year.oId Phlladel.
phia Youth, Braves Fire to Save
Woman Who Seemed
Doomed.

Philadelphia. - Bedridden through
long illness, Mrs. Nathan Tiekoff was
a helpless prisoner in her room in the
third story of the fire-swept house at
No. 2531 Lombard street, until John
Kold, 19-year-old boy, fought his
way through the smoke and flames to
her side and carried her to safety.
Mrs. Tiekoff, who is 60 years old,
was awakened about three o'clock In
the morning by smoke. She tried to
sit up in her bed and called to her
sons and daughters sleeping in the
room behind her The children were
sleeping too soundly to be reused and
the aged woman was compelled to
watch in agony the slow curl of
smoke under the doorway and hear
the roar of the flames eat the lower
stairways.
The smoke attracted the attention
of a passerby and Kold and Harry
Beckman broke down the front door.
Kold knew of Mrs. Tiekoff's condition
and hastily tying a handkerchief over
his nose and mouth he climbed the
stairs The door of Mrs. Tiekoff's
room was locked. but the panels gave
way under his shoulder. Mrs. Tiekoff
was almost overcome, but Kold picked
her up and started down stairs. The
lower flight was almost burned
but he jumped several of the gaps and
gained the street
Mrs. Tiekoff was sent to the Poly
clinic hospital, where she was re-
vived.
Meantime her sons, Jacob aged 15.
and Harry. seven years old, and her
little 11-year-old daughter, were asleep
in the third story back. The noise
made when Kold ran upstairs awak-
ened the children and Jacob decided
not to try the stairs. Instead he
boosted" the two children to the roof
of the house through a trap door. A
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DR.. WI Seeks Light on Spirit World

When Mrs. Hennen, regarded as a
first-class medium by the spiritualists,
took the floor and asked whether any
one was present who had never re-
ceived message from the spirit
world, DIR. WI signified that he was
such. The medium declared that she
saw standing by the Chinese minis
ter's side woman of his country with
two children She said she had not
been given their names, but described
them to him and remarked that IL dur
ing the evening the names were given
her by the spirit she would make them
known to him.
While she gave spirit messages.
names and descriptions of spirits to
persons In the room DR.. WI watched
and listened with the keenest atten.
ton. To his companion another me-
dunn gave long reading informing
Mr. Chang he was going away shortly,
but would return.
DR.. WI returned few nights later
and had a private sitting" during
which he was told that the spirit of
William Mckinley, martyred presi.
dent of the United States, urged him
to use his efforts for peace. The
spirit of the Chinese envoy's mother
also talked to him
why Is 1t cannot see the spirits ?"
was DR.. Wu's question. The mediums
explanation has not been made public
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-11-04
Uncle Sam Plants Fish by Billion

output was 56S,144,042 and the cost
was $397.76 a million.
Ten years ago the number of appli-
cations for the stocking of rivers and
streams with fish of various kinds was
less than 1000. During the last fiscal
year, the applications increased to
nearly 11,000 and the bureau respond.
ed by planting fish in nearly that
number of rivers, streams, lakes aud
ponds.
or the entire amount planted, 9S
per cent. was for market fisheries.
only two per cent. being for the use
of sportsmen.
In summing up the conditions for
the fiscal year. Commissioner Bowers
has come face to face with the con
tingency that In the near future the
Pacific coast may be called upon to
restock the Potomac river and its
tributaries with shad Only few
years ago shad were taken from the
Potomac and planted in the Sacra-
mento river, where they are now more
plentiful than on the Atlantic coast.
The commissioner is having pre-
pared maps showing the extent to
which nets are planted along the Pc.
tomac and its tributaries for catching
the shad as they return from the salt
water of the Chesapeake Bay to the
fresh water in which they spawn. So
great has been the onslaught on the
fish as they attempt to reach their
spawning ground, that in spite of all
the efforts of the bureau to plant
eggs. the catch is constantly decreas-
ing.
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I IEUT. FLATHER of the Washing
Ia ton police gave away one of the
secrets of the third degree" when he
told Judge Aukan how he extracted
about two dollars in small change
from the mouth of a colored woman
who pretended that she had a gum
boil
Policemen Russell, Looper and Har.
uey had made raid on a house on
G street southwest that was thought
to be "speak-easy," or. in legal
terms, an unlicensed bar,
The police sent into the house two
or three people with marked coins
When the raid was made George Tub,
man, Annie Tubman and Charles Nor,
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-11-04
SCIENTIFIC CULTURE
Dry Farmer Does Not Raise
Crops Without Water.
Great Difficulty with Which Agri-
euiturist In semiArid Regions Has
to Contend is Lack OF Moist
ure When Needed.

While the term dry farming has
taken root so firmly that 1t seems i'm
probable that any other name will
ever be applied to farming the lands
of the semi-arid region without irriga-
tion, yet II is a term to which Mr.,
II. ID. Campbell-"the father of dry
farming objects. ut
means nothing" says he, ut stands
for nothing but farming in a dry coun-
try and trusting to Providence for
results" From this it must not be in
ferred that Mr.. Campbell puts little
trust in Providence. But he does be-
lieve that faith without work is a
poor crop producer. Not only does he
believe in work, but that work must
be intelligent. 1t must be performed
at the right time, in the right way,
with a full understanding of the rea-
sons for every step. Hence he prefers
to call it scientific soil culture"
The dry farmer $50 called does not
farm without water" as some have
expressed 1t. If he is follower of
the Campbell system he uses as much
water as any farmer in humid regions
or even in irrigation districts. He
differs from the hap-hazard plains
farmer, from the irrigation farmer and
from the farmer in regions in which
the rainfall is abundant, simply in
the particular that he has learned how
to make use of water He has learned
lesson that all other farmers ought
to learn If the irrigation farmer
would learn it, he would save the half
or three-fourths of his expense for wa
ter and the reservoirs now construct
ed would suffice for two or three times
as much land as at present. If the
farmer in humid regions would learn
1t his crops would be insured against
drought (Which sometimes comes, even
in the most favorable places) and in
normal seasons his harvest would be
much greater. The principles of scien-
tifc soil culture are universal
Throughout the semi-arid region they
must be applied or failure is inev-
table. In other regions they may be
neglected and certain measure of
success yet be attained; but If they
were applied everywhere the rewards
of the farmer would be far greater.
The great difficulty with which the
farmer in the semi-arid region has to
contend is the lack of moisture at the
time his crops need it. The rainfall
even though it be but ten or twelve
inches-is sufficient If it would come
at the right time. Sometimes it does,
and then the farmer who follows the
traditional methods of humid regions
rejoices in good crops. More often
it does not, with the consequence of
crops ranging anywhere from fairly
good to total failures, depending upon
just how untimely the rains fall.
Under such conditions farming is a
hazardous speculation and the usual
fate of spectators is ruin 1t is the
claim of the exponents of scientific
soil culture that the element of risk
can be almost entirely removed: that
no matter at what time the rains
come. their moisture can be stored
in the soil, where it will be available
for plant growth whenever needed.
so that prolonged drought need never
cause disaster.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-11-04
NUN MASTERS A MAD BULL
Brave Woman Rescues an Aged
Herdsman and Puts Two Men
to Shame.

Berlin.-The Cologne Volkszeitune
youches for the accuracy of remark
able story of a nuns encounter with
bull
The nun is one of the three sisters
of st Vincent who have charge of a
large dairy near Rottenmunster. Wur.
temberg. The bull attacked Ga.
year-old herdsman, who was pinned
against a wall. Two men were too
frightened to interfere, but the nun
ran from the dairy, flung herself ON
the animal and seized its horns.
She actually succeeded in throwing
the bull off its feet and before it could
rise again the nun and the three La
borers were in safe shelter.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-11-04
Demands of Dry Farmlna.

Dry farming demands the establish.
ment of natural reservoir in the
soil by the conservation of the limited
rainfall or other form of moisture
through methods by which waste and
evaporation are prevented, In some
localities enough water can be con
served to crop annually-in others
two years rainfall should be reserved
fer the crop.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-11-04
Call II Failure

Enemies of western progress openly
claim that dry farming is-and al
ways must be--a failure. Many who
have given the matter no serious
thought believe-from hearsay-that
The dry farmers must fail. Many dry
farmers have failed-but dry farming
never
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-11-04
Limited Rainfall.

Dry farming-so-called-is farm op.
Grafton under limited rainfall in dis.
tricts where irrigation water cannot
be obtained or where the supply at
irrigation water is inadequate TO meet
he requirements Of the acreage.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-29
A USEFUL GIFT.

The teacup and souvenir spoon have
Ianished entirely, and it Is now quite
the accepted thing to work something
for your girl friend. A present made
for her is far more individual. For the
engagement gift some made-at-home
thing.
There is no easier present to decide
upon than the one for the coming
housewife. She will want every Inn
aginable c~enterpiece, dolly and table
v not to speak of towel ends and
embroidered napkins, sheets and pillow
cases. Open work like the English and
Madeira eyelet, is, perhaps. more dainty
for the purpose than the heavier m
broiderieS.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-29

Clever Animals.

SiONON
From the Philadelphia North American.
The published statement that the
chimpanzee now performing at the
London Hippodrome draws a salry OF
$500 a week for eating his meals and
smoking cigarets twice a day in pub
lie, has surprised many, but managers
explain that turns" are paid for ac-
cording to their power to attract money
to the box office, irrespective OF wheth-
er they are artistic dancers OF trained
chimpanzees.
There Is a monkey, called Peter Con"
sui, who Is at present filling engage
ments in Germany, and for whom ST.
500 a week for an American engage
ment has just been refused. LII
Trixie. the clever old gray mare who
is well known at the Palace theater in
London, can earn $500 a week for her
owner, and Emir. the musical horse.
draws $3.50.
A troupe Of three or four elephants
will appear on a salary at from $500 to
$500 a week, and two tiny parrots now
going the rounds of the music halls are
good for some $3.50. Hs
Pilu, the thought-reading dog. is
earning $3.50 a week for his master, and
the boxing kangaroo draws $3.50.
One of the most expensive animal
turns" Is Seeth's troupe of lions, which
gets $1,000 q week. Hendrickson's IT,
gers get half hat sum. Leopards are
also good salary earners, but snakes
have small value nowadays.
Good dog turns" always command
high pay. Merrion's dogs, on their
reputation as sabet dancers, are get
ting $50 a week in Paris, and Barnold's
dog pantomime, On the fame of q ter
rier who acts the part of a drunken
man, is drawing $1,000 in the American
music halls.
Cats, when well trained, are a great
attraction, but they are rare. One OF
the best known and highest paid
mistress, Claire Beassy, on the night
OF December 2S In the earthquake at
Messina.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-29
For the Easter Bride.

Here is a stunning model for a brides
gown. 1t is ivory satin meteor cut en-
princesse, and trimmed with pearl
gallon I'm mi suggesting a tunic.
Rosettes OF tulle. with pearl centers,
are used at set intervals around skirt
and also or bodice where fiChu fastens.
The fichu Of meteor Is bordered all
around with embroidered mousseline
de sole, which. is also used for the
guimpe and bands on long sleeves.
The veil of conventional white tulle
Is fastened in artistic fashion on top of
head with orange blossoms.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-29
Perfectly Cooked Rice.

To get best results wash the rice
through several waters. Have a large
kettle of boiling water, fully two quarts
of water to each half pint of rice.
Sprinkle the rice in slowly, that the
water may not be chilled. The boiling
must be rapid; in his way the grains
are washed apart. Boil rapidly, with
out covering the kettle, for 20 minutes:
add one-half teaspoon of salt, then
drain in a colander. Serve as q vege-
table.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-29
On Grecian Lines.

For the girl who can becomipgly
wear a Grecian gown the model illus
trated above is wonderfully graceful
and artistic. 1t requires the hand Of
an expert modiste, however, to success
fully execute a gown Of this style. The
long, tight fitting, clinging skirt is en-
the draped bodice is trimmed with deep
knotted silk fringe In same shade as
material. Amy of the soft, delicate silks
or crepe is appropriate for this sort
of gown. .r
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-29
Brides Cake.

One cup Of butter, two cups Of pow
dered sugar, work to a cream, n cup
or sweet milk, n level teaspoon Of
soda dissolved in milk, two and a half
cups OF pastry iour and fill last cup
with three tablespoons Of corn starch
and W teaspoons Of cream of tartar
In -four and work to a cream, beat very
hard: ~one-quarter teaspoon Of lemon,
beat the whites of eight eggs to a froth.
Mix In batter gently and bake in a Ave
quart milk pan
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-29
spiced Puddinu.

One cup of suet chopped fine, one CUP
OF molasses, n cup OF milk, one cup
OF c%urrants, n cup OF ~raisins, one tea
spoonful Of soda, half t~easpoonful
cloves, half t~easpoonful nutmeg, half
t~caspoonful allspice. Sift flour, soda,
spice n a little salt all together. Then
add suet, raisins and c%urrants. Mix
milk with molasses, stirring into the
dry portion. Put in a bag and boil three
hours.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-29
Hint for Using Paraf6n.

When using parafin for sealing all
serious and often fatal accidents as
well a the disagreeable smoke In the
house can be avoided IL the dish con-
tanning the paraffln is placed in a large
vessel containing hot water. When the
paraffin is melted remove from the
stove and the water will keep the wax
1ot until all sealing is done.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-29

a mar has been sentenced in Prague,
Bohemia, to six months Imprisonment
for Harvesting his wife and dog to his
vegetable cart. The woman pleaded
that she herself had suggested it, as
she liked the work, but his did not al
ter the decision of the magistrate.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-29
To Wash pounh Pana.

When washing crooks or pans that
cake or dough has been mixed in, they
can be easily and speedily cleaned up
by m~oistening all over inside and
turned upside down in dishpan or on
table for a few seconds to steam, when
the sticky substance car be washed
off, thus saving time and doing away
with SO much scraping and securing.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-29

Accommodating evidence shows that
lightning flashes nay have a much
more varied structure than was for
merly supposed. Photographs by A.
Larsen, a Danish photographer, indi-
cate that flashes may be made up OF
small electric discharges, or rushes, OF
which 40 may follow along nearly the
same path In half a minute.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-29

The sui represented here is appropriate tor a girl of from IA to 16 years
OF g Its simplicity ant clear straight lines give It a distinction d grace
tut OF the ordinary. 1t is developed In seal brown cheviot The cot cut in
the semi-fttng style of the season is worn owe q side-planed skirt; both are
untinmed except for he lark brown silk frogs which close the coat from
throat to hen at intervals Of about two inches The hat is Of piable seal brown
felt trimmed in soft ribbon of self tone and on lighter shade. There are three
lengths OF ribbon, the lighter in the middle. which encrcle the crown, each
tying IN a knot and two frnged ends at n side. A brown quill is thrust
through each knot. " mt#
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-29
Sizing Them Up.
Eram The 9kafch

Farmer Giles-How are that first lot
OF potatoes for size, Harry?
sur.
Farmer Giles-What's the size OF the
biggest. then?
HarrJ-A bit bigger'n the little 'uns,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-29

The actual valuation Of all tobacco
produced and manufactured in Cuba
last year was. at least $45, 000, 900.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-29
Cottaan Shortcaka.

In stra wberry time try his delicious
French shortcake: Make q cottage pud-
ding: when fresh, tut out a circle on
top, lift 1t off and take out most Of the
inside; fill with sugared berries, put on
the cover, sprinkle sugar over all. Cut
down through 1t as though 1t were
cake. Serve with cream or berry Juice,
The next day make a pudding out Of
crumbs you took out.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-29
COOKERY.
Spinach With Mashrooms.

Wash sufficient spinach and boil II In
sailed water for a few minutes, drain
II, then pound in a mortar and u
through a sieve. Put in an earthern
pot with a good sized piece of butter
and a few drops of lemon juice. Allow
1t to boil for a short time. then empty
Into a dish and when cold add the yolks
OF two or three well beaten eggs. Place
all in well buttered mold, leaving a well
in the center OF the dish; o slowly
one hour. When cooked pour on a plat
ter, filing the well with small mush-
rooms. cut up into small pieces.
.".. - a
Spinach Mods.
One-half cup OF chopped spinach, one
cup OF soup stock, heat together. Add
n teaspoon of gelatin (mix 0 u gel
attn In a little water). Season with
salt, pepper, to suit taste. Set away
to harden. Garnish with hard boiled
eggs and lettuce leaves on a platter and
serve with salad dressing. Salad
drsssinsmHaif y vinegar; three
one-fourth OF a tablespoon OF mus-
tard, three tablespoons of sugar,
half tablespoon OF salt. Stir well. Add
one and a half cups OF boiled cream.
Place the sauce pan In another OF hot
water, stirring until II thickens and
strain. ...u F." II.
.. "
" Potato Rusk.
Make pint yeast, let stand over night
as for bread, in the morning have
cup hot mashed potatoes, one cup white
sugar, and three eggs, well beaten, n
scant cup Of butter, beat all into h
yeast and add -four enough to make q
soft dough, let raise, roll out, and cut
In round pieces, let raise again, when
ready to put into bake mix one-half
cup -four, one-half cup butter, and one
half cup sugar to a paste, spread on
top and bake like biscuit.
Bran Mullins.
Two cups bran, one cup white flour.
n cur molasses, n cup milk, one
teaspoon soda. Test with a toothpick.
-
~ Punch Torts.
Bake three layers of sponge cake or
three layers OF almond torte; flavor Il
with a wine glass of arrah. When
cooked, scrape part of the cake out Of
the thickest layer, not disturbing the
rim, and reserve these crumbs to be
added to the following flling: Boil
1ne-half pound Of sugar in one-quarter
cup OF water until IL stands; add to this
a wine glassful OF rum. and the
crumbs; spread the same over the lay
ers, piling n on top of the other.
Frost the cake with nice icing favored
with rum. Another way to fll the cake
is to take some crabapple jelly and thin
1t with a little brandy or CRATE a large
apple; add the gratings. Sift one-half
pound flour four times at least and mix
with the beaten white Of an egg; add
the yellow; add pinch OF puiverized
Bake In large spring form
lined with buttered paper; bake slowly
In a moderate oven.