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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-05-25
Where to Put Plate Rail.

Where to put a plate rail in the din
ing room is not known definitely to
many people. 1t should be placed
about seven feet from the floor and
should match the woodwork and can
be wider or narrower, as it is intended
for holding plates or pitchers and tank
ards.
1t is safer to have a grooved lodge
for plates, to hold them more firmly In
case of sudden Earring.
The fullest effect Of a plate rail, says
an authority, in the way of decoration
is made from a careful selection Of
what it is to hold. Avoid a tumble
of colors and overcrowding.
Blue in rich deep colors Is most eff
f~ective, but with tan or ecru walls,
dark reds and ivory colored pottery Is
lovely. With the brown paper now so
much in vogue for dining rooms, plenty
Of orange and light yellow plates and
pitchers on the rail give a needed touch
Of color.
If possible do not keep articles on
the rail that are in frequent use. They
are apt to be broken in taking them
down.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-05-25

pie woman, and she should be a girl
who has some ability at brogue and
repartee.
For a costume she should wear a
voluminous checked Bingham skirt and
waist, a small plaid shawl pinned
across the chest and either a big,
round starched white cap or a straw
poke bonnet. A clay pipe in the mouth
will add much of realism to the make
up, and a big red cotton umbrella is a
most picturesque addition to the out
fit, the open umbrella behind and over
the apple woman's head being a fine
background for a pretty face.
Fol the stand a regular pushcart Is
borrowed. But if this is not practical
BILE a good imitation may be made of a
plain kitchen table, rather low, with
a little rim a couple of inches high
standing up all around the edges. The
whole stand should. to be really cor
rect. be painted green.
The stand must be supplied with
real fruit and surprise fruit" and i'm
itation fruit. 1t partakes somewhat of
the nature of a grab bag. Ordinary
brown paper bags should be used to
wrap the purchases.
AS to the articles to be sold, the plan
best followed would be to divide the
stand into three sections, one for real
fruit and nuts and candles, one for i'm
itations and one for the surprises"
The limitations are easily contrived.
Balls of orange colored string are to
be piled up like oranges; banana
shaped pi%ncushions Of yellow silk are
made, stuffed with wool wadding (cot-
ton wadding will do); emery cushions
In the form of Strawberries and rad
ishes, tomato and cucumber pincush-
ions and thimble holders made of Eng
fish walnut shells, opened, the meat
taken out and tiny holes burned
through the shells by a redhot hair
pin, a narrow ribbon being slipped
through these holes to tie the two
halves Of the shell together. These
fruits should be piled as neatly as are
the real ones, a stick with a placard at
the top announcing the price of each
variety.
For the surprises" there are many
devices. An orange may be quickly
made Of the proper shade of cambria,
cut in four pieces the shape of a quar-
ter of an orange skin and stitched to-
gether, or 1t may be even more simply
made, though with a less lifelike look,
by cutting a circle of nine or ten inches
diameter and drawing up the edge
with a needle and thread run around
in long stitches about half an inch
from edge to edge.
Each Of these oranges will contain
ONE little thing, such as would be
put in a grab bag. The articles, a doll,
a china dog, a little dish, some can
dies, or whatever may be found avail
able, should be wrapped in tissue pa
per and then in cotton batting in a
ball and stuffed inside the oranges.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-05-25

jured when dug. The large trees have
q more extended root system In the
nursery row, and a larger proportion
Of this is broken off when the trees
are dug than is the case with the
smaller trees.
On the other hand, one should not
buy the smaller grades of trees which
measure one to two feet in height III
less they are to be planted upon espe-
cially good soil, as they often fail to
make a satisfactory growth, and it
generally means an extra year Of cult
walton before they come into bearing.
And, although a smaller proportion Of
the root system of small trees is bro
ken when they are dug in the nursery,
they are somewhat more likely to be
injured from becoming dry in transit
than larger trees, as the roots are very
small and quickly dried out. In gen.
eral, then, trees Of a medium grade
are better to purchase. First class
trees should not only be Of the proper
size, but free from scale, root gals,
borers and peach yellows.
AS for pruning trees before planting,
the following advice is given:
Two to two and one-half feet above
the bud is about the proper height to
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-05-25
REVIVED MUSICAL ART.
Young Girls Are Now Playing tho
Harpsichord and Ciavichord.

Young Girls Are Now Playing the
Harpsichord and Cfavichord.
Quaint musical Instruments Of a Pc
Rod preceding the advent of the grand
and upright pianos are being studied
now by the young girl who is bent on
broadening her knowledge of music
and her powers of approaching the
compositions of great masters. Gre
ators having reached the highest point
in the perfection Of the mechanism
and tone of the modern musical fnstru-
ment and artists having learned how
to understand and enjoy masterpieces
through this medium, the time seems
to have come when real music lovers
revert, and willingly, too, to the days
of the tinkling harpsichord, the gentle
spinet and the well tempered CLAW
ichord.
The girl of today studies art, and
she learns quite a little about decora-
ton, so that she finds a great deal of
pleasure in planning the decoration of
her own harpsichord or clavichord If
she does not choose one already fin
ished. Genuine antiquities are rare,
and where special instructions as to
color and style of a S are not to be
considered a regulation style is offered,
one that will harmonic in almost any
room and one that is specially suited
TO the study hall or school music
room. A plain enamel, not too dark,
with gold trimmings, lis the most salts
factory for general purposes, but where
one presides I'VE a French sitting
room and music room combined then
the decorations of the musical instru-
ment should by all means follow along
the lines Of the French instruments.
The harpsichord is somewhat nor
difficult to master than the clavichord
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-05-25

EXTERIOR N OF H AYOUB
MOSQUE.
ern western civilization. Mohammed
V, the first sultan in four centuries
who has had blue eyes and fair hair,
wore a western uniform of olive green
khaki. lie is also the first beardless
ruler of his line. He years a pointed
mustache: Within sight Of the square
We're the Byzantine walls of the city
and the Genoese tower of st. Sophia.
His majesty stood upright in an open
carriage fresh from n Paris factory
and raised with a dignified gesture
the ancient sword Worn by thirty-four
of his ancestors since the conquest of
Constantinople.
In addition to the Sheik-ul-Islam and
the ulema of the two higher grades,
there stood near Mohammcd repre-
sentatives of the principal religions of
the empire. These were the Greek
patriarch, the chief Jewish rabbi,
three leading Armenians and repre-
sentatives of the Bulgarian eNarchate
and the Gregorian protestants. The
old Moslems in the crowd were aston
ishcd to see these despised individuals
sharing in the ceremony, but only
loyal cheers resounded as the sultan
replaced the historic weapon, with its
hilt of sparkling jewels, in the scab-
bard, and the procession moved on
ward.
Although the Young Turk party is
now restored to power in the govern
ment at Constantinople, there is fear
that the end of the troubles which have
attracted the attention Of the whole
civilized world is not yet in sight. The
new ministry which has come into
power with Sultan Mohammcd V.
stands for modern ideas in govern
ment, the suppression of o~utrages
based on racial and religious animosi-
ties and the administration of the i'm
perial authority in the interests of all
subjects of the empire. But will the
new regime at Constantinoplc be able
to enforce its program through the p0r-
tons of the sultan's realm where in
tolerant and bloody hordes of followers
of Islam have for centuries been &C
customed to prosecute and plunder the
Christian natives almost at will?
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-05-25

PEACH TREE HEADED o GOOD SHAPE.
"cut back" peach trees for planting.
Good trees can be formed when cut
back to eighteen inches, but anything
more eve than this is not to be rec
commended. Trees headed three feet
and higher are at a disadvantage from
the beginning and in exposed locations
are likely to be whipped about and
loosened from the soil by the wind. If
the trees are well branched and of
medium to large grades the side
branches should be cut back to about
three inch stubs rather than cutting
the trees to a whip, as the buds upon
the we'll developed side branches are
usually stronger than the buds upon
the trunk and will make a better start.
The lighter grades of trees with only
weak side branches will of necessity
be pruned to whips. At the same time
that the top is cut back all injured
and broken roots should be cut
smooth. Peach trees grown upon deep
soils sometimes have long %taproots.
These a be cut back to six or eight
inches without injuring the trees, and
1t makes the setting much easier.
The first cut taken from this bulle-
tin shows method of pruning the trees
before planting. The center tree Is
right. Lower cut shows a good growth
on such a tree the first season.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-05-25
A Japanese Novelty.

A charming little novelty from the
cherry blossom land is the we'll bucket
hanging basket. The chief convenience
of this innovation is to the person who
waters the household plant, but it's
artistic aspect is for all.
1t consists of two pretty little pot
terry buckets suspended from a pulley.
Each may be pulled very low for wa
tering while the other goes up.
Also from the country of the almond
eyed is a new soft green dull pottery,
known as midori ware, fashioned in
the most artistic shapes, teapots, can
dlesticks, jugs, jars, bowls, vases.
From Japan, too, are little candle
lamps. They resemble a real little
lamp, base, shade and all, but burn
only candles.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-05-25
Some
Novel
Scenes

W formally %instituting Mohammed
V. sultan of Turkey by investing
him with the sacred sword of
Osman at the Ayoub mosque
some curious customs of much an
tiquity were observed. On the other
hand, there We're changes in the order
Of the ceremonies which signified that
a new era for the Ottoman empire had
dawned. For instance, Christians were
for the first time admitted to the small
mosque attached to Ayoub mosque and
allowed to see the ceremony Of girding
the sword of Osman upon the sultan.
Among the thirty persons present were
Buchanan Pasha, an American, who
has a high post in the Turkish navy,
and Woods Pasha, an Englishman,
who is also in the Turkish service.
They were impressed with the beauty
and solemnity of the ceremony, which,
with the chants of the priests, lasted
only twenty minutes.
The sultan went in a launch from
bis residence. the Dolnla-bagtSche pal
ace, to the Ayoub mosque, named aft
er the standard bearer of the prophet
Mohammed, where ne drew the scimi-
ter of his ancestor, Osman l., the
founder of the Ottoman empire, from
its sheath, and, standing in the square
in front of the group of buildings
called the sublime porte. he raised the
weapon on high and took possession of
the Turkish empire,
The action Of the sultan was follow
ed by an outburst of shouting from
the people massed beyond the lines of
the surrounding troops, together with
Il fanfare of trumpets and a rattle of
musketry as the soldiers fired Il salute,
but above all this noise rose sharp and
clear the voices of a chorus of school
boys chanting Midhat Pasha's "Hymn
of Liberty"
The scene was q strange mixture of
historical eastern observance and mod
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-05-25

Boiling sugar or water for ices or
icing is a somewhat ticklish operation,
as every cook knows. If cooked too
much it will be sugary and it not
enough it will run.
The latter fault can be remedied by
returning to the stove for a few min
utes.
When the boiling has gone beyond
the desired degree the consistency can
be reduced by adding a few table
spoonfuls of cold water and boiling
again.
If the sugar has been burned the
taste will remain, wen though sugar
ing has been prevented.
Never stir sugar and water while
boiling if you do not want it to granu-
late. Watch 1t carefully and take it Of
at the critical moment, which in most
cases must be decided by experience.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-05-25
Partners by Mutual Tastes.

It is a happy plan to pair off the
men and girls who will go in to dinner
or play a game together according to
a similarity of tastes.
For example, the hostess makes out
a list of modern novelists, typewriting
each name on two separate slips. Each
set of slips is dropped into a different
basket. One basket is passed among
the men, the other among the girls,
and each person selects his favorite
author.
Those who agree in liking the same
one are partners. The names of nov
els and the titles Of popular songs Q,
poems can be utilized in the same way.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-05-25
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Garden
PEACH TREE PLANTING.
Selecting Trees For the Orchard tn
First Season.

Selecting Trees For the Orchard the
First Season.
An interesting bulletin on peach
growing has been issued by the New
Jersey experiment station at New
Brunswick. The bulletin contains ex-
cellent advice to peach growers.
The bulletin says that a tree three
to four feet in height which is well
branched and will caliper f~ve-eighths
Of an inch is more desirable than a tree
four to five feet which is Of the same
diameter. The ideal type Of peach
tree for planting out is a o~ne-year-old
tree which will caliper one-half to five
eighths of ar inch, is well branched
and about three to four feet in height.
Some fruit growers prefer the largest
trees which car be obtained if they
are well branched. These will make a
good growth if not too severely in
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-05-25

1t coaxes back that we'll feeling,
healthy look, puts the sap of life
in your system, protects you from
disease. Hollister's Rocky Noun
tain Tea has no equal as a spring
tonic for the whole family. IS
cents, Tea or Tablets. -Cornelison
& Cook.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-05-25
FEEDING the Calf.

AS soon as the calf is old enough to
drink Skinned milk make some por-
ridge of flour and oatmeal with the
bulls sifted out or else rub rolled oats
in the lands and slit them. Cook
thoroughly and pour In cold milk till
It Is just right.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-05-25
Average Farm Crops.

The farmers of the north Atlantic
states during the last census year each
produced a"out 1884 worth Of farm
crops, while the average south Allan
tic states farmer made only $484,
though the southern farmer averaged
1903 acres per farm and the northern
farmer Only SO acres.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-05-25

or the spinet on account OF the double
keyboard and the different tones. But
a girl who starts with a fair knowl-
edge of piano Husic and good tech
nique a soon Yarn to play the harp
sichord. The clavichord is simpler. 1t
has a very short keyboard, and this is
single, thus obviating the confusion
provided by the double one. There are
no pedals, and the tones are extremely
soft and beautiful.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-05-25

THE EVOLUTION OF THE E A BASKET"
lationship with the African belle pic
tured with her. but the relationship
between the things they wear as COW
ering for their heads is too evident
too need explanation. The question
arises whether the peach basket should
be considered an evolution from the
hat Worn by the colored sister or an
instance of operation of the Darwinian
theory of reversion of types.
The African lady who is wearing so
gracefully the latest in millinery con-
t%riyunces to attain vogue in her cir
Giles is a leader of society in German
East Africa. In all probability the
hat cost her husband or father an OK,
three goats, fourteen yards or so of
flannel and a string or two of beads.
The shape. the trimming, even the
gratified smile of the wearer, are the
same substantially as may be seen on
the principal avenues of the leading
American cities. 1t only goes to show
that one touch of nature, especially
feminine nature, makes the whole
world kin. This style of hat may be
trimmed with delicate reeds or long
grass or perhaps with orchids, dried
and pressed. The African mflliner
who made the hat for the dusky beauty
must have had a sign swinging in the
tropical breeze reading something like
this: "Mlle. Hortense Un-Ga-Balo, Re
Gently of the Rue de la PaiX, Paris"
One of the interesting episodes in
the annual parade of the New York
police department recently was the
part in it taken by the famous dog
detectives of the force. The police
dogs were held in leash by men who
walked with them, and they We're also
muzzled. But they did not act as If
they needed to be restrained. On the
contrary, they marched along-if a dog
can be said to march-with becoming
dignity and decorum, and the applause
which was bestowed on them as the
procession moved between the lines of
people crowding the sidewalks on each
side was enthusiastic. Every one had
heard of the remarkable performances
of the dogs in detective work or in
saving life and was anxious to get a
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-05-25
About
Ole Round
World

1t is a far cry from the now popular
peach basket" hat of the spring of
1909 to the hat worn by the African
beauty shown in the accompanying
group. The pretty American In the
peach basket would scorn to claim re-
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-05-25

Miss Mamie Oddie, of Rowan,
has accepted a position as stenog-
rapher and private s%ecretery in
Blacksbu1g, Va, and is now locat-
ed there.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-05-25

NEW YoRRs PoLIcE DOG ON PARADE.
glimpse of them. Ordinarily the dogs
might have barked a bit in recognition
of their admirers, but as members Of
the force they knew that on this occa-
sion obedience to discipline forbid.
The famous Biblical paintings Of
James j. Tissot are water colors.
He made the New Testament Illus
trations first, and at a recent sale
in New York they were bought for
$4,000 and presented to the Art mu-
scum in Brooklyn. ]. w. Schiff paid
something like $4,000 for the Old
Testament collection, which he pre-
scented to the New York library. 1t has
been said that the study Of the life
of the time of the Old Testament made
by Tissot in preparing them puts the
artist himself in the front ranks of
a~rchaoologists, The portrayal of man.
ners, the types of Egyptians and He
brews represented, the furniture, the
clothing pictured in them, are held by
students to be of the greatest historical
and educational value.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-05-25
NOVELTYFOR ABAzAAR
A Fruit and Vegetable Stand Of
the Typical Irish Kind.
OLD APPLE WOMAN PRESIDES
The Stand Is Stocked With Real, Imi-
tation and Surprise Wares-The Idea
Partakes Somewhat of the Nature of
a Grab Bag.

If you are planning a fair for some
favorite charity, why not try as a nov
city a fruit and vegetable stand, pre-
sided over by an old apple woman Of
the typical Irish kind? One of the
girls, of course, impersonates the ap-
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-05-25

N formally instituting Mohammed
V. sultan of Turkey by investing
4 him with the sacred sword of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-19
West Barnet Merchant Was
Robbed Last Night
TWO SUSPECTS ARRESTED
This II the Third Time in Two Years
That Leslie H. Thornton's Store
Has Been Burglarized--Loss
Today Was Small.

ST. Johnsbury, March i9e-when Leslie
II. Thornton, merchant and postmaster,
went TO his store in West Barnet this
morning, he found that burglar or
burglars had preceded him and that they
had stolen perhaps $40 worth Of jewelry.
watches, etc. Two men, John Cook and
George Menosh, were soon arrested on
the charge Of being implicated in the
robbery.
Their arrest followed the prompt ac-
tion Of Mr.. Thornton in notifying States
Attorney Simonds Of this place, who
went to West Barnet with Sheriff George
+. Winch of Lyndonyille and assisted
by Deputy Sheriff F. S. Hartman Of
West Barnet, looked over the robbery.
The break had been made by a window
in a little Office, the glass being broken
So far as Mr.. Thornton could deter.
mine, the jewelry was the only loss.
Acting on clues which the states at.
torney looked up, the officers arrested
Cook and Menosh at the home of the
formers sister, Mrs. John Vance, where
Cook had been working and where Men
osh was staying while looking for work.
Cook claims North Troy as his home,
while Menosh says he divides his time
between North Troy and Ashland, N. II.
They are between 20 and 25 years Of age.
Menosh has served time in the house Of
correction in connection with liquor
case.
The men were brought to the county
jail in this place, where they viii be
held until States Attorney Simonds has
had chance to look into the robbery
further This is the third time in two
years that Thornton's store has been
robbed. In the second break the loot
was small, as in this case, but the first
time the robbers secured between 500
and $500 in money and papers There
were no clues to the robbers in the two
former breaks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-19
TOOK POSSESSION.
Of Mr., and Mrs. Charles Williams Home
and Then Left a Buffet.

Yesterday being the 14th wedding an
niyersary of Mr.. aud Mrs. Charles Will.
liams of 230 South Main street. forty
OF their friends, led by Mrs. James Cur
tis and Mrs. George Chambers, took pos
session of the house at o'clock last
evening and silently waited for the
host and hostess, who had been detained
down town, TO return. When the couple
finally arrived and had turned up the
lights they were surprised, indeed. at
the band of raiders who filled the house.
The evening was then passed very
pleasantly, all doing something to make
the occasion one to be long remembered
by the happy couple. Several selec.
.tions were played on the piano by Miss
Helen Bruce and vocal selections were
sung by Chrissie Chambers. Roxie Bruce
and Ella Williams. Cake. fruit. tea
aid coffee were served during the even
ing. Stories were plenty and the story
of the Ham Bone took What cake
was not already engaged.
George Chambers was chosen TO make
speech and in behalf of the company
did 80 in a very fitting manner and
closed BY presenting Mr.. and Mrs. NVil-
Iiams a handsome buffet as q token
of their friendship. Mr. Williams, in
responding. thanked al who had in any
way assisted in paying such a mark Of
respect and said that instead Of remem-
bering his wedding day annually he
would nov be reminded Of it daily The
party broke up at midnight wishing
Mr. and Mrs Williams many happy
returns Of the day.