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Evening star., 1909-07-19
GOLDEN FLOOD TO AuENSHORES
$e6, ,oOo, 900 MONEY ORDER BAL
ANCE AGAINST Us.
It Takes Nearly Eight Hundred Ac-
countants and Clerks to Handle
the Enormous Business.

Money order transactions in the post
offices of the country have grown to so
j large an extent in the last year or two
that il now is necessary to maintain a
force OF approximately $50 accountants,
bookkeepers, assorters and examiners in
the office Of the auditor of the Post Office
Department. During the first three
quarters of the last fiscal year. ended
June 30, there was an increase of 2,0S9.
900 In the number of money orders issued
as compared with the corresponding Pc
riod in the preceding fiscal year. The
value Of the orders issued, however. was
+ $os, SAG, ,O0O less than for the corresponding
| period Of last year.
Average Value Of Orders.
| The average value Of domestic money
| orders issued during the quarter ended
| March 81, 1909, was 1851. and the aver
| age value of the international money
orders during the same period was s20.5S
| That an immense amount of money is
! sent from America to foreign countries
! and that the balance is heavily against
| this country Is indicated by the state
ment Of Auditor Chance of the Post Office
Department that the international money
| orders issued in the United States, and
payable In foreign countries exceeded
| foreign orders paid in this country dur
| ing the fiscal year 1908 by approximate
| ly $66OOO,0O0.
| In round numbers there are J0,OCt
money order offices in the United States
+! from which S50,OtU money order accounts
annually are received by Auditor Chance
| They are accompanied by GS.OO0.G00 paid
money orders, aggregating S37I, 900, 900
! PoStmasterS are required promptly to de-
! posit surplus money order funds, and
about 2.oc1.WD certificates of deposit. ag.
| sregating S550.oO0,000, also are received
| by the auditor for official record and in
| spection. The auditing OF these vouchers
| and statements represents 140 0OOO, 900 sep
| arate transactions.
Paper Handled Seven Times.
! Approximately 10000 paid money or
ders, weighing 800 pounds. are received
at the auditors Office each day In the
process of reassembling these vouchers
+, numerically into states and offices of is
sue each money order is handled sever
| times or the equivalent of 1,7j0,0oa eacl
| day. This work alone requires force OF
| 49, expert assorters. all of whom arc
young women. The orders are distributed
| among the assorters purely by weight
AS the work necessarily must be kept
! current there is no loating on the job OF
| an aSSorter.
Evening star., 1909-07-19
The Folly Of Using
Raw Milk

Many careful homes have using milk They milk
without germs it. They cooking with milk rich before.
They saving half their milk bills Will let tell why?
Evening star., 1909-07-19

Vinegar will remove lime spots and SCOT
from an open chimney. Remove ink
stains with milk. and after sos king up all
that seems possible, either sprinkle thick
ly with salt or wash with a pure white
|soap Use clean brush and warm water.
Evening star., 1909-07-19

Swift &. Company's sales OF fresh beef
in Washington for the week ending Satur-
DAY. Jul. II, averaged 1850 per pound
Advt
Evening star., 1909-07-19
Herb Sandwiches.

These are made of buttered bread of
various sorts. with the addition of such
herbs as are in season. Lettuce, pepper
grass, water cress. peppermint, chives,
etc. are all used, the filling merely salted
and pepered. or mixed with mayonnaise,
The strongly favored herbs are finely
minced and sprlnkled lightly over one
buttered slice. and when the other slice
is put on the sandwich is trimmed into
shape. no ragged end Of green being al
| lowed to show.
Other herbs which may be used in this
way are parsley. sorrel. chervil, dandelion.
basil. thyme. horseradish (the leaves), tar
ragon. etc. Chopped olives. green pickles
and curry powder may also be employed.
Gluten and graham bread go best with
the filling containing mayonnaise
Yellow Tomato Salad.
Here is a very blithe dish for the out
door tea. for. artistically arranged. the
golden vegetables are as pretty as a i,ou-
quet Choose the small. bright egg to-
matoes, scald. peel carefully. chfli and
arrange in a pointed pyramid on tender
lettuce leaves on yellow or green dish.
Pour over them French dressing or add a
pat OF mayonnaise when serving each
pla te.
Evening star., 1909-07-19
Dainty Tea EdibIes.

Sandwiches. salads. cakes and creams
comprise the principal menu Of the smart
lawn tea. And as the fete is outdoors
everything is made as ornamental as pos
sibe Indeed. it is notuncommon thing
to deck meat dishes. and especially pats
of sweet butter. with rims Of field flow
ers; and when nasturtums are in season.
since they are edible, they are nut in
many salads.
Evening star., 1909-07-19

Van Camps Mix comes
in S and l0-cent cans, at
your grocer's. It Is put
up ct our dairics, In Eve
states, by the Van Camp
Packing Co. indianapolis.
Ind.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16
Mans Guardian Angels.

The following beautiful allegory is
told among the Turks: Every man has
two guardian angels, one on his right
shoulder and one on his left. In do
ing good the angel on the right shoul
der notes 1t down and sets his seal
upon it, for what is done is done for
ever. When evil is committed the an
gel on the left shoulder writes it
down, but he waits until midnight be-
fore he seals it, If by that time the
man bows his head and says: Ora
ciouso Allan, ! have sinned, forgive
me!@ the angel blots. out the. fault. but
if not he seals it at midnight and
then the angel on the right shoulder
weeps.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16
FELT THE HOME INCOMPLETE
Peculiar Piece of Valuable Bric-a-Brao
Excited the Envy of Magazine
Editor.

The editor of one of the leading
magazines of New York has a view
point which often cheers his friends
His social affairs are such that on
some occasions he and his wife dine
in the homes of sumptuous wealth,
while on other occasions they par
take of chatting dish spreads in the
candle-lighted studios of artists more
or less struggling.
Not long since they dined with a
family where the evidences of wealth
were numerous. Among them was
platter of rare and costly porcelain
Mrs. Editor was enthusiastic over the
beauty of it and it's priceless an
tiquity, and the hostess called atten-
tion to the fact that it had been
broken many times and that the
pieces were riveted together with gold. =
in fact, she had servant pas II
around for examination to show how
badly 1t had, on different occasions,
been shattered, and how, on the back,
1t showed mass of gold rivets.
The next morning, when the editor
came to his own breakfast table, he
appeared to be in a chastened, not to
say, depressed, frame of mind. Mrs.
Editor inquired the cause.
Yes" he unused, reflectively, look
ing around on the dainty table and at
the neat little apartment. Yes, it is
comfortable and well-kept little
home, but - so -ah my dear so
sort of unriveted"
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16
An Animal Party.

This clever animal party may be
utilized for guests either old or young
1t is also adaptable for the needs of
church societies, which are always in
search of schemes to break the mo
notony, especially at the very COM
mencement of an evening affair.
AS each person enters slip of pa
per containing the name of an animal
is to be pinned upon his back and he
is told he must guess from the conver-
sation of those around him what ami
NAL he is supposed to represent. Then
pass booklets ornamented with cute
little Teddy bears and pencils. On a
door have poster of the animals 60
ing two by two into the ark and the
words, This Way to the Greatest
Show on Earth" Admit the guests
in groups to this room, where the
cages containing the animals will be
found, allowing ten minutes for each
group to guess what the cages con-
tain. Here is list of animals which
may be added to by individual
hostesses: kid" Ga glove of kidd i,
Lynx links of chain), Rat hair
rat, Monkey Qetters NJ o n and a
door key), "Chamois "a piece of
chamois), Lion "a dolls pillow,
Goat" Ga small piece of butter), Pea
cock" Ga dried pea and toy rooster)
Bear" Ga tiny ,undressed dolD,
Eagle" (the letter e and picture of
a sea guild.
The cages (boXes crossed with wire)
were numbered, and the guests wrote
down what they supposed the animal
was in the booklet opposite a CORE
spending number Animal candy boxes
are good for prizes. Then have a
contest to see who can come the near
est pinning goats whiskers on in
the proper place, the contestant to be
blindfolded.
Serve an ice. animal cookies and
barley sugar animals.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16

in this fashion: The centerpiece was
a low mound-shaped form of white
roses known as bride" and there was
a delicate fringe around them of maid
en-hair ferns and mignonette. Over
this from the chandelier swung
cluster of white wedding bells; they
were tied with fluffy tulle streameTs
The place cards were little standing
cards of a bride and bridegroom cut
out, and it did not take long to dis
cover that the faces were photographs
of the young woman, who was soon
discovered to be the honored guest
and the lucky man, who it was discov-
cred, was to lead her to the altar. This
menu was served: Chilled canteloup,
cream of spinach SOUP fillets of fresh
fish fried in olive oil, with sauce tar
tare; creamed sweetbreads. green
peas in timbals, finger rolls, fruit sal
ad, with cheese and barbecue, pine
apple sherbet, small cakes, coffee
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16
Milk From Beans.

The Japanese have discovered a
cheap substitute for the milch COW
in the form of tiny bean. The juice,
which is extracted by a special pro-
cess from the bean, is said to be an
excellent vegetable milk, the proper
ties of which render it highly suitable
for use in tropical countries. The
preparation, according to the Java
Times, is obtained from the sofa bean,
member of the leguminous family of
plants and popular article of food
among the poorer classes of Chinese
and Japanese. In making the vege-
table milk the beans are first of all
softened by soaking and boiled in wa
ter. The resultant liquor is exactly
similar to cows milk in appearance,
but is entirely different in its compo-
sition.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16
"Act Well Your Part"

But there is one great, striking diff
ference between the theatrical stage
and the great drama of human life.
On the former, as rule, the leading
lights-the star actors and actresses
get most of the applause; those who
are forced to play the lesser rules
often get but scant notice. But on
the great, wide stage where the Auth
or of our being is both judge and au-
dience, it matters not what part we
play-whether it be prominent or OBJ
scure-provided we play it well. The
hod-carrier and the poor washwoman,
who perform conscientiously and ex-
actly the duties of their lowly state,
may be far more pleasing to their
Maker than the professional man. the
monarch or the enthusiastically a
consoling reflection
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16
DEATH IN TERRIBLE SHAPE
Ono Of the Most Horrible of All tho
Horrible lmasinines of Edgar
Allan Poe.

The wife of one of the most re-
spected citizens-a lawyer of EN-
inence and a member of congress-
was seized by a sudden and unaccount-
able illness which completely baffied
the skill of her physicians. After
much suffering she died, or was sup
posed to die. For three days the body
was preserved unburied, during which
it acquired stony rigidity. The fu-
neral, in short, was fastened on ac-
count of the rapid advance of what
was supposed to be decomposition.
The lady was deposited in her fam
lily vault, which for three years was
undisturbed. At the expiration of this
of a sarcophagus; but, alas; how
fearful shock awaited the husband,
who personally threw open the door.
AS its portals swung outwardly back,
some white appareled object fell rat
tling within his arms. 1t was the
skeleton of his wife in her yet un-
moldered shroud.
A careful investigation rendered it
evident that she had revived within
two days of her entombment, that her
struggles within the coffin had caused
it to fall from ledge or shelf to the
floor, where it was so broken as to
permit her to escape. On the upper
most steps which led down to the
dread chamber was large fragment
of coffin, with which it seemed that she
had endeavored to arrest attention
by striking the iron door, While thus
occupied, she probably swooned or
possibly died through sheer terror;
and in falling her shroud became en-
tangled in some iron work which pro-
jected interiorly. Thus she remained
and thus she rotted erect.-Edgar AL
Ian Poe.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16
|Ii&lJG1IES Osk
ia @g16I1I@1RT .TH

Green belts are stylish.
Grays are to be fashionable.
Never has lace been so universally
used.
Old red is prime favorite with
black
Yellow is more to be seen than for
years. y
Fall tones are generally soft. duh
and faded.
Small buttons are more used than
large ones.
Pockets in motoring coats and ul-
sters are huge.
Close fitting styles will continue
through the winter
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16
A Coed Guessing Contest.

The answers to each question are
words ending in age
What is the age of ship? Voyage.
What is the age of pocket-book?
Coinage.
What is the most musical age?
Bandage.
What age is necessary for soldier?
Courage.
What is railroads age? Mileage.
What the earliest age to express?
Package.
What age is always ahead? Cab
bage.
What's Uncle Sans age? Postage.
What age does the ostrich attain?
Plumage.
What age do single people never
reach? Marriage.
What age does lady prefer? Man
age.
What's the best age for a horse?
Carriage.
What is said to be mean age?
Damage.
What age should king have?
Homage.
What age is always before US?
Dotage.
MADAME MERRL
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16
3 " 8 In e > s

inquiries from
of in bought
reasonable do something to help along we
a of properties sale
believe reasonable We increase onl
Estate Department OF this
is ready
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16


blocks This institution provides
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The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16

Announcing an Engagement.
The hostess had asked eight girls
to luncheon and no one expected the
interesting news that was announced
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16
Japanese Ean-Tan.

AT Japanese affair this delectable
concoction was served. | give the
recipe as it came to me feeling sure
it will be very welcome, as many
calls for just such dish come to the
department.
To make fan-tan, cook half cupful of
well.washed rice in a pint of milk un-
til very soft. Stir in a heaping table
spoonful OF sugar and one well-beaten
egg and remove at once from the fire
Mix in a half cupful of assorted
candied fruits, cherries, apricots and
pine apple, and turn into Il shallow,
well-ubttered pan to cool. When firm
cut into strips about an inch and a
half wide and three inches long; dip
in egg and breadcrumbs and brown
delicately on both sides in butter.
Drain. dust with powdered sugar and
serve hot
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-07
The Onion Codoe.

"1ncredibl-. IS it may seem." said the detective, there are many shoplifters who steal by the agency of the onion These men. before setting out upon their contemplated crimes, eat of raw onions abnndant!y, Then they stroi, Into the si!Tcrsiaith's or the haberdash CTS or the jewellers that they propose to rob.
 Show me those large solitaircs sui rounded with pigeon blood rub;es. please,' says the jewel thief.
 ''The clerk brings forth the tray of gems and. bending over 1t, the thief nghs with admiration Ills face close to the clerks, he signs again. And the clerks nostrils Quiver, and he turns away his head. The inspection of the diamonds continues for some minutes. Throughout it the thief keeps breath ing hard, the clerk keeps turning his head away, and hence 1t is no wonder, Ut the days end, that couple of costly rings are missing. New York Press
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-07
0o osS1la ~ . QessA onvsnt)e

Vh one Of The daily triDs of 70. westinghouse from Schenectady to th. Soundry at Troy his train was heli ,,., V bad wreck. Two freighss has. s'1ne together In hea.t-on collision .,.. piece of straigh1 track Tho ~na. ssers hsd seen the danger plainly. b;n "s the time the hsud braaes were drought into play # vas too late. The young man allowed tlese facts 0 si;.h sato '1is n,nd. Then lie said 10 ore n' sae sTe1r har9a:
 AS tae engineers bad been s',,e ,t Soatgsl th.1: trains from the cabs tht "fccA eousd hav~ been prevented '>nsar't i::''
 'Cons.,! 'e5n iow7"
 ''BsaAe them"
 les. Isaey ha.i lots of une.'
 That was enough. The air brake WAS ~nce'veA, Amid the piled ID wreck ae' the fling that was to make ths name oS Westinghouse familiar to ev siy seht,t''sol 'he world over was cali so snso .,eins. IL a,d not como iu 'ta perfected form. hu. the idea itself had Serm.naSea.Pau; Latxke in Every body's.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-07
Knew Him Too Wel;,

The sste Prasilent Chester A. Arthur, although he waa man of warm friendships, had htyh senss of per sonal dignity that would brook no un due famiilar2tley. 4 lifelong friend of MT. Arthur. who had accompanied hi,n on one of his hunting trips, was telling an acquaintance so,ne of the incidents of the hunt
 ''l know it's the genera! impression" ," he said, that Mfr. Attlur IS cold, self eenfcred sort of t1ass, but if isn't true He Is one Of the most genial and com panionable of men when yon become well acquainted with hiyn thought I already knew him pretty well, but came to understand him better while on that trip than escr before.
 'I suppose you know hlin well enough now to call him hy his first name." yentured the other.
 'On inc contrary" was tie rejoinder. "I know him well enough not 10 call him by h's frs. naule."- Yontbs Com paDnn.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-07
Rratfv cioN.

\ esrtAh elderly lady was in | faks0 Dpod position and lived in ono of R Uuburhs of . large towii. One morn tng she went to .,er 'n;cher wisk . baSket filled wifh SoGK'en ssewers. Srs told him shs had saved them that they aAA been weighed tn her as meat a'sa that she hsd brought them to reeei, , heir weight hack again io meat. .s dhaTe ! man hni:l enough to garry cen, any 60 fsrs
 Perhaps the zoesDnesses of mean psoplc are more aften actuainl hy feelings or avar,ce .hnn by those ,i sconomy. ii would he difficult, for l.a Stance, to And worse case than t';e following: An old saan once wrote . btter to a friend. and. wishing 10 ss<1 bis stamp, he ordered hls servant te take 1t to It's address. 1t was rsin'Ls and the girl wors a new dress that shs vas afraid Of spelling. Shs looked into tbe street, saw boy she knew. and calling out to hI1n. she saih, Deliver this letter for n.e. and ] will give you . penny" The ,niser heara the offer and said. Give ne the penny, and ] vii carry tue letter myself" What h moro, he did so.s1ndoa Capfaln.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-07
Lona Hair a Mark of Honor.

In olden times excessively long hair was considered a mark of henor and eank. For many centuries long oat' was in France the distinctive mark of kings. The ancient rersians and Per thians of high caste wore long. flowing hair. while the poorer classes wn'e obliged to cut theirs short Ho;ucs speaks of the long haired Greeks by way of distinction.
 The Gauls considered long hair 8 mark of honor, but Caesar obliged them to cut 1t of In token of submiS- sion. Long hair was thought by the Franks 10 denote high birth. and the Goths looked upon it as distinctive mark of culture and honor. Short hair was considered by nearly all the ol1 nations to denote tbraldom. and eveu now criminals have their heads shaved -Deuver Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-07
imitation of Ebony.

Iherc are two processes, snys tn. cArriags Monthly. in use in the in,its ton of ebony. Take fine gratne, p.sce of wood. use French black pol kh, made black with fine coloring mat ter, or good air drying black varnis! may be applied. This, however, give Enly a superficial coloring. and whc the edges wear of the light colore, wood shows The other method is t. wash three or four times any dens' wood with boiling concoction of To-" wood Allowing 1t to dry between eac. application. Then wash with soln tion of acetate of iron, which Is mao by disso!ving iron filings fin vinega' This stain Is very black and penetrate Into the wood so that ordinary weai and chipping will not show the orisina. color.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-07
A Fieht= =tn the Ate,

". E. Webb. the author of "Bunalc Land." tells this ca1 story:
 lls chicken hawk of tho west h E nFaes anJ dangerous enemy, but ,,nct sns of these air pirates got worsted. : fss sitting :n front of the doctors 0: Sce when hsw shot down with won esgsu' rapid!ty of wing-so fast .ba es shadow seesn,3 hardly 10 rench the aarth before it's bouy. II bounced u.,Oi sns doctors favor.te kitten. which ia. aaleep on tue grass, and naaie off witt #. At an elevation or abou. tif:y fee russ recoy cred from It's surprise a!n. went 10 work for liberty Its f"'in Mind was exercised to astorlisi.}.e' and wrath, Twistfn. like wtasc. fts claws came ,tppermost, and to h. sUainlng gaze sight presented its"i much lihe a feather bed being l,j,,,e open sn nidair. The amazed haW. received new light on the subject o prey, let go and made off like badl' plucGed goose, bu. the eat came SaJ"l to earth its feet
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-07
Qualities of the Ovster.

A San Franciscan has discovered | new method of cutting short recsais that promise to become too long wind. sd. An acquaintance of his who has . local reputation as . bore was one Aay holding forth at some length wheu the Californian interrupted him with:
 By the way. did eyer tell you the story of the oysterY'
 On receiving a negative reply he ,.ou 1nued:
 Ut seems that when oysters aie iaA en from the sea they often open theu shells so that the Juice or liquid runs out AS this Is undeslra be. the expers enced oyster gatherer has tub of wa ter close 1t tland into which the oyster Is plunged as soon as i1 begins to open its she'll"
 "Well, and what then?' asked sht other as the narrator paused.
 The San Franciscan smiled.
 ''Oh, after awhile the oyster learns to keep its mouth shut" he reii1arse., quietly. Exchange.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-07
Dcscr. Plants,

Plants of tue desert as a rule, pos. sess few leaves. the cactns for in stance. being mostly spines There is a very good reason for the lack of leaves in descrt plants. The object is to check the transferatlon of moisture by offering KS small 6 surface as pos sible to the dry air. For the same req son the roots If desert plants usually run deep Into the soil so that they can suck up all the available moisture. In sone instances the leaves assume . vertical position and thus avoid the direct rays of the burning desert sun. On the other hand, the leaves of trees in very wet countries are provided with points such as the maple-~from which the rain drops otf. Were the leaves fatter the rain would collect and make them rot.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-07
The Word "E, e,ccv

The expression "Fudge.' which is heard so often nowadays, is not a new one. On the contrary. it's origin dafes back to the reign of Charles IT.. wlca there was q sea captain who Was named Fudge
 No matter how unsatisfactory h1S voyage. this nautical man always ye turned with an endless string of pre- posterous tales of great deeds and sur. cess. His propensity for falsifying be came so well known that wheneveJ any one was heard telling a question able exploit, it became the custom to cry. "Oh. you Fudge it"-Pittsburg Post.