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The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

& l have studied much on the habits
of domestic birds, since have been
living on my little farm, The farm,
l might state, is small only in breadth
and length. 1t is as thick as any
farm. 1t is said, by geologists, to
penetrate clear down to where 1t Is
hot. So far as / am concerned, the
whole farm may go whore 1t is even
hotter. / am done with 1t. The house
and its contents and the farm and its
content may go, too. The complex
life for me henceforth--the life lin which
the only turkey one ever sees is the
one in the altogether and stuffed with
various things on the city table.
had on my farm mare turkey
with the usual eccentric procliyities.
Annually she would become obsessed
with a desire toplay hide-and-go-seek
with somebody. She would feel In
ward promptings of an. adult egg COW
cred with pale pongee frecxles. and
would make a bet with herself that
she could put that egg where nobody
could find it,
AS sporting proposition it appealed
strongly to one who had formerly
dwelt in the noisy city. determined
one day that / would watch that tur-
key to her nest II didnt look al
another blamed thing that day.
| I followed that turkey Till nine
o'clock, and my legs ached so felt
should drop. All about the orchard
past the pig-sty, around the straw
stack, into the old stubble,field and
back to the woodpile, over and oyei
with changing tempo, followed that
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

''I can see picture Of forest" old
Trad Biglow began, as his cousin Ed
gar loudly bumped the worn trunk on
the veranda preparatory to lifting 1t
into the waiting farm wagon, for his
kinsman had long. since worn out his
welcome.
you'll soon feast your eyes on Plum
kett's woods; we drive by 'em on our
way to your Cousin Freeman's." grit
ted Edgar.
Irad's eyes gathered increased ap-
prehension as he wondered where he
would lay his head that night. No
door yawned In wholesome welcome,
and he desperately replied: II see
that forest as one in a dream"
with the trees hung with dollars
jeered Edgar.
"In figurative sense, yes-dol!nrs,'
blandly agreed the old man. 1T ia
In reality forest of furniteure.'
"Furniture?" gasped Edgar, paus
ing. You're not drinking man
YES, furniture, my self-growing fur
niture," meekly assured Trad. "Just
little scheme Jim Witham is inter
ested in"
HE and Freeman will tell me 9
heap" sneered Edgar. Then warmly:
my place is good enough for you tc
stay in over night, but when 1t comes
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

Congressman who have been in
Porto Rico announce that the outlook
for the island is bright. Agricultural
conditions encourage expectation of
large returns, and there is abundant
inducement for the investment OF
American capital. If Porto Rico will
suppress it's political disturbers and
utilize its many natural resources to
the best advantage 1t will be all right
And the United States will stand by
Porto Rico in that endeavor.
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29
Trad BigLow's Furniture Forest
BY Hugh Pendexter

along. next the salary of the statesmen
and SO on. BY my method Of self
growing furniture l can make every
thing clear profit. On a $40 table,
I'd clear $9.67. Ia charge SO cents for
my trouble in cutting the roots. You
can make cucumber grow In bot
tie In the shape of a bottle, Well, I
can make tree grow in the shape
of a lib'ry table,"
What" gasped Edgar, his hair
bristling.
yes, street" affirmed Trad, heart.
lily. Just place one of my Non-Flex-
ible Tree Molds over the young sprout
and that tree will feed through The
mold and end in pianner stool. q
desk, or dressing table,"
Wood growing in molds!" nut.
tered Edgar.
mot only growing, but can fix II
so the tree will be self-peeling, and
you'll have finished article" added
the old man. What troubles me, is q
scheme that will make the roots SNAP
off when the table is matured in full
growth, but it don't seem to work cut
Whats that amount to?" eagerly
cried Edgar. THAT amt no trouble
When can We try it?"
ANY time," promptly informed
Trad, "My plans are all ready. Ant
SO the orders will come piling in
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

Uncle Sam is by no means as large
proprietor of real estate as he used
to be, but he still has land for settlers
who wish to get it on easy terms.
The opening of about 100000 acres in
Montana, Idaho and Washington gives
opportunity for securing rich farms,
Precedent will be followed, of course,
and before long regions now idle and
uninhabited will become thriving com.
-munities, adding to the wealth and
prosperity of the country.
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29
Merry Moments
With Hulllorists
Toying With the Truth
BY Richard 8. Graves.

Have you not noticed that many
persons place small value on the
truth, handling 1t SO carelessly that
frequently they shatter it into small
fragments? Prevarication has be-
come SO common that certain pro-
portion of 1t must be sifted from near
ly every statement that Is made.
Still 1t Is not unusual. You hear
of a deal that has been made by one
of your friends in which he acquired
500 by perfectly legitimate tran
saction. You are glad he has been
fortunate and you say to him, meet
Ing him at the club:
"You did we'll in that transaction
last week."
Sure" he replies. "T cleaned up a
thousand and think will do as well
this week."
In the course of your life you prob.
ably have had slight acquaintance
with persons who would prevaricate
for gain They are the most numer-
Gus of all those who come within the
meaning of the short and ugly word
In common use about one of the large
buildings in Washington up to March
4, 1909.
There is with us always the man
who says he will repay next Satur.
cay night the ten he borrowed when
you could hear his scoop scraping the
bottom of the coal bin. Those who
have come to know him intimately
know his word cannot be relied upon
Speaking in plain language, he is 9
| liar.
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

her dream of hat is 80 becoming.
Ten minutes later there is a discus
sion in another part Of the room. The
beautiful woman wearing the new
gown and the dream Of hat is not
within hearing distance. The friend
who greeted her SO effusiyely is speak
ing.
did you ever see such fright as
that old cat?n she asks of those be-
side her. They admit that they never
did.
Z "The very idea," continues the de.
lighted friend, "of wearing such a
hat as that, when her skin is like
parchment. Did you ever see any
thing like itY. Again those with her
admit that they never did.
All Of which goes to show, when we
come to understand 1t. that the first
conversation was made up entirely
of platitudes, and that platltudes are
but worthless weeds in the garden OF
an otherwise beautiful language.
Everybody will admit that the truth
is a beautiful thing. but it should be
used with circumspection. Your neigh
bor may not be the kind of man you
admire. He may have SO many faults
that they are noticeable a block
away. Perhaps he has an understood
Jaw. Should you decide to tell hin
truthiully what you think of him Il
would be well to have a carriage wait
ing at the door, having previously
telephoned to the police surgeon t.
hold himself In readiness for jol
at the emergency hospital.
Copyright, 1909. by w. G. chapman)
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

The deposed Sultan Abdul Hamid
has been removed from Constanti-
nople and will be kept, practically q
prisoner, in largo establishment at
Salonica. Moreover, an effort is like.
ly to be made to ascertain the where
abouts of the ex-sultan's fortune, esti-
mated anywhere from $25, 1000, 900 to
S2O0, 100000, and which might come in
handy for the deposed monarch should
he want to get up a counter-reVolu-
tion. And, as in the case Of some
other notables. there is great deal
Of curiosity as to where he got IL"
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

The Tokyo government which keeps
close watch of such things, reports
that the total number of Japanese in
the United States is $1,000, about fifty
per cent being in California The
others are scattered all over the coun-
try. And really that does not appear
to be such an invasion" as to consti-
tute a tremendously threatening dan
ger to the republic.
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

Georgia expects big peach crop
this year, and the fruit is ripening
rapidly. Shipments north will begin
soon, and even a shortage in Della,
ware will not deprive the country of
one of the most delightful and appe-
tizing of food articles. The great and
glorious American people have come
to rank peach short-cake hardly sec
ond to the delectable strawberry con
coction.
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

There does not appear to be any
serious alarm as to the danger OF
New England losing industrial prom.
inence. Official figures show that in
the four states of Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, New Hampshire and
Maine plans have been perfected and
contracts let for constructing more
than 100 new mills or additions to old
plants. The total cost will be over
$54 100000
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

At the hearing of a divorce case in
London the court was crowded be-
cause for the first time In English le-
gal history a North American Indian
figured in lawsuit as correspondent.
Perhaps the crowd thought, and even
secretly hoped, that the copper-colored
son of the forest would give the war.
cry and scalp the plaintiff in open
court
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

Another class is addicted to the
use of platitudes
& II am SO delighted to see you."
gushingly remarks one person wear
ing an engaging smile to another
whose smile is of exactly the grade
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

An English writer has come to this
country to study our millionaires for
the purpose Of putting them in book.
No wonder that the Affections Of
wealth make some unhappy rich men
pine to die poor.
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

Among the situations which try
mems souls just now is holding down
a job as missionary in Asiatic Turkey.
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

There is but one Skowhegan, but
how many of our esteemed friends
now present know that there are two
Oshkoshes and three Kalamazoos?
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

With only two wives to buy hats
and gowns for, the new sultan should
manage to get along comfortably on
his income.
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

If Mars is so much farther ad
vanced than we are why has 1t no
devised way to signal us?
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

In the spring young mans fancy
turns to thoughts of summer togs.
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

When travelling in the air becomes
common fy-by-night schemes will be
multiplied.
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

Those Wright brothers have put
Dayton on the map of the world II
big letters.
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

The trouble with sultans is they're
all alike.
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

Under the French law, an autoist
who fees after an accident is liable to
a prison sentence for such fight.
Pretty good law.
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

Clear white clothes are sign that the
housekeeper uses Red Cross Ball Blue.
Large 2 OF. package, s cents.
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

''But, Egbert, you never used to,
mind cutting the grass
Il know. pa. but It's whole lot
harder since you aharpened the lawn
mower
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

Mrs. windows Soothing Syrup.
For children toeting, scftens the gums, reduces IN
namatlon, nayH pain, ,cures wind coiio 2sc bottle.
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

Now that the trout season has
opened the regularly organized Ana
MAS club can hide it's diminished head,
or open o fishery branch
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

Even miser may not be able to
keep the secrets of others.
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

In a peace congress the war lords
are relegated to the peanut gallery.
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

The winner never has any fault-tu
find with the referees decision.
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

Al doctor Of divinity should believe
In the faith cure.
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29

JASPER. ......... ...... MISSOURI
The Jasper news., 1909-07-29
THE JASPER NEWS

ROLAND B. GRIFFITH, Editor.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-02
No Wonder He Felt Hurt,

John Jeffs. who was remarkable for
his large ears. has had falling out
with Miss Esmeralda Strype, toward
whom he had been suspected of enter
tanning matrimonial intentions. Some
body asked him the other day why he
and Miss Strype were not out driving
as much as usual. to which he re-
piled that he did not propose to pay
trap hire for any woman who called
him donkey
II can't believe that Miss Strype
would call any gentleman a donkey"
was the reply.
swell, she didn't exactly say that I
was donkey but she might just as
well have said so. She limited that
much
what did she say?'
eve were out driving, and it looked
very much like rain, and | said 1t was
going to rain on us. as | felt rain
drop on my ear. and what do you sup
pose she said?"
81 have no idea"
SWELL" she said, The rain you felt
on your ear may be two or three
miles off. London Tit-Bits.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-02

too large. however, or the work of
moving will be likely to be neglected.
A lawn is not hard to make. A little
work leveling and preparing a fine
seed bed and liberal application of
blue grass seed that will grow will
almost certainly result in a good lawn.
Do not make the common mistake of
planting trees too close to the house.
They detract from the appearance and
make the house close and stuffy. The
opposite extreme should be avoided
also. A few trees about the edges of
the lawn furnish grateful shade and
provide flanking for the picture of
which the house is the central figure.
The decorative value of shrubs is Of
ten not appreciated as much as it
should be. A climbing rosebush over
the porch or few dwarf varieties in
out OF the way corners will add to the
color and beauty OF the yard. There
are many other Towering shrubs. such
as snowballs, syringias and lilacs. that
can be used to fill In empty spaces and
corners.
A row or two Of hard naples or elms
along the driveway, with a thick ever
green windbreak to the north. win fin
ish the supply Of necessary trees nm
less there are corners or bare spaces
about the yards that win be better Tor
q tree or two.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-02
OHE farmer is more important
ES than his farm, and the most

+" HE farmer IS more important
k than his farm, and the most
important crop he raises is
not corn nor hogs, but boys
and girls. The success of farmer is
not measured SO much by the money
he makes as it is by the happiness he
brings to himself and to his family.
One of the surest ways of accomplish
ing this end is by making the home
surroundings attractive.
There is no place on earth where it
is easier to have an attractive home
than on the farm. Yet in spite of
this too many farm homes are located
in the middle of a weed patch that
goes by the name of garden or are
hidden behind such a thick jungle of
trees that it is impossible to see in or
out
The first thing to consider is the
house itself. 1t should be situated on
the highest part of the hill on which
the farm buildings stand. A house
need not be expensive to be homelike
and convenient. Indeed, the most e1-
pensive houses are often the least
homelike.
The starting point is the cellar.
With but little additional expense this
can be made the full size Of the
house. In this case the foundation
walls should extend to the bottom Of
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-02

Most farm homes are very poorly
lighted. A kerosene lamp is dirty.
smells bad and does not give very
much light. A gasoline lamp is much
better. Best of all is the acetylene gas
system After this is once installed it
can be operated cheaply and will fur
nish an abundant supply Of light.
The water system is another thing in
which farmhouses are behind those in
the city. There is scarcely a house in
a town of any size but that is provid-
ed with water and sewage systems. In
the country these are the exception
rather than the rule, yet they can be
put in at a small cost.
An air tight tank in the cellar is
sometimes used to supply the pressure
for farm water system, but is rather
expensive. The water can also be
drawn from the elevated tank at the
barn, if one is used there, the only dis
advantage in this case being that els
tern water cannot be used. On the
whole, the most satisfactory plan is to
have small galvanized tank in the
attic. A little covering in the coolest
weather will keep it from freezing. and
few minutes work with the cistern
pump each day will keep it filed.
By having heater attached to the
furnace or to the kitchen stove and
making the proper connections hot and
cold water can be supplied to the bath
room, the wash room and anywhere
else that it is wanted.
The laundry room downstairs is the
place where the convenience of such
a system will be appreciated most.
In this room the washing machine,
tubs, wringer and other utensils can
be kept. An opening in the floor con-
nected with the tile drain will carry
off the waste water, and hot and cold
water from upstairs will be always
on tap. Such a room. together with
the entire water system, can be fitted
up for less than 500.
Another convenience that can be in
stalled at small cost is a sewerage sys-
TEN. This can be connected with the
bathtub and sink, and with a small
additional expense another luxury that
is seldom found on the farm, an in
door closet. can be added Drain
pipe well cemented at the joints
should be used in constructing the
sewer. The cheapest form of outlet
il the 'septic tank" This is a small
underground tank divided into four
compartments, so arranged that when
the first of these becomes full it will
overflow into the second. and so on.
The tank should be covered and pro-
vided with ventilator. The action
of bacteria in the septic tank will de-
stroy all the solid matter, so that the
water which flows out the lower end
will be clear and have no objection
able odor With an occasional clean.
ing out such tank will last forever.
The house should be provided with
plenty of pOrches. These increase the
expense somewhat, but also add much
to the comfort and appearance of the
house. Vines trained up over them to
keep out the sun and screens to keep
out the flies make them still more
comfortable.
Nothing adds more to the external
appearance Of the house than a neat
lawn of ample size. Do not make it
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-02
Had None to Spare.

The boy had been taking piano les
sons for just week. Then his mother
went to the musical college. hunted up
his teacher and complained that,
though her son had received three les
SONS, he could not yet play single
tune. The instructor politely explain
ed that it was necessary to first teach
scales, then exercises and after these
were mastered his mothers wish could
be gratifed. The fond parent was not
satisfied, but she concluded to try it
awhile longer. At the end of another
week she was back again and loud in
her denunciation Of the teacher and
his methods because, so far as she
could see, her son had made no ad-
vancement.
swell, madam" said the exasperated
professor, Il can teach your boy some
thing, but cannot give him brains"
NO." answered the mother scorn-
fully. you poor man, you don't look
as If you had any to spare"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-02

and homesick and hungry. blessed him
for his kindly tact and forethought.
''They told me in the village" he
went on, that you had come" His
eyes rested on Cicely. small and slen-
der and dainty as Dresden shepherd
ess. tits a shame" he blurted out
Indignantly. "a bowling outrage! II
had known to whom this pile OF
rocks had been left would have writ
ten you not to come"
Cicely's lips began to culver. and
Madge hastily interposed.
"We're going to fatten up the mule, !"
she said, "and sell him for money to
go back on. And" she added, "wen
throw In the farm"
Mr.. Ellwood grinned appreciatively.
sSThat's good scheme" he said. "And
while he's being fattened wouldn't you
like to make him self supporting7'
YES" said Madge, I'VE would, par
ticularly e he has q large appetite"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-02
CiviIity Of Cornish Folk.

It Is pleasant to travel about In the
country districts In Cornwall. Few of
the people you meet cross your path
without passing the time Of day. Ii
you ask the way you are invariably
answered civilly. You are not told to
90 straight on and then ask again.
No, you are directed with great min
uteness OF detail as to the proper
course you should take. As likely as
not, 80 / have found 1t, your casually
picked up friend win say after an
elaborate explanation Of the right way
that you will never find 1t alone and
ct on with you to the point you wish
% gain.-Antiquary.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-02

I'm beast and cad, and know it,
but | can't help it. | don't want you
to be rich. was glad you were poor,
All summer long we've worked to-
gether and helped each other And |
wanted it to so on just that way, for
l loved you, Madge, and | wanted you
to stay-with me. But now
A cool little hand slipped into his.
I'm just as poor as ever | was" a
voice whispered very close beside him.
Didn't you know? The farm and the
oil and the money are Cicely's. And
IT you want me, dear
Victor Ellwood turned and swept her
into his arms.
If want your he said. "Oh,
Madge"'