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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03
p,u 70 Iron embroId,rea collars.

When ironing stocks for the neck or
embroidered linen collars Iron them on
a thick towel which has been folded
three or four times and laid on the
board. Stocks ironed ia this manner
will appear like new. and II ron iron
the embroidered linen collars On the
wryng side on this folded towel the
embroidery pattern will stand ont In
bold relief.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03
IN CASE OF A FIRE.
How to Gather Up and Save House.
hold Goods.

Having had experience in several
fires. the writer of the following ar
ticle has learned many things that
would be well for every one to remem-
Der when house Is on fire. BE sure
no child or pet animal Is shut In any
room. Save. first OF all, the money
and valuable papers unlesl they are in
fireproof safe. Next in Importance Is
the wearing apparel. The easiest way
10 save il Is 10 tie up bundles of
clothes In the quilts from the beds.
Empty the closets and bureau draw
ers In this way. II Is quickly done.
and the bundles are convenient 20 car
~. In each bundle pme breakable
object. such as clock..-nirror or pic.
ture. may be placed and W. usually
escape unbroken. Empty saishels and
bags are handy 10 gather up the silver
In. and IL the keys happen to be with
them 50 much the better.
II you have valuable bric-a-brac.
take clothes hamper or basket into
the parlor and pack the delicate things
between the cushions that are always
plentiful about the house. Choice bits
Of cut glass or china may be hastily
packed Ia basket between tablecIoths
and napkins. Pillows, mattresses and
rugs can be thrown from the upper
windows and carried away by those
below, thus saving time Books ara
difficult TO save on account Of their
weight unless you are 50 fortunate as
70 have sectional bookcases. when two
careful people can carry them out IN
harmed.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03
CARE OF FEATHER B0As.
How to Easily Curl and Keep Them
In Good Condition.


How do manage TO keep my feath.
er boa In such good condition? I will
tell you the secret OF IT," said a dressy
little matron as she shook out the fas-
cinating ruff she had taken from her
neck. II never think Of putting it
away In the good sized box In which
! keep II. where the dust and damp
ness cannot reach II. without first
shaking II out and seeing that II Is per-
fectly dry. In winter always hang II
near register, so the warm air will
hasten the process little without do
ing any harm. Then II find the tiny
plumes losing their curl I curl them a
bit myself.
There l. knack In doing that, and
! viii give you the benefit of the lesson
that was taught me by a professional.
take n good sized calling card and
cut hole IN II about an inch In diam
eter. slip one end Of the boa through
this-oh. yes. II can be done--and then,
taking fruit knife. with the hack Of
II curl the parts Of the boa that need
attention. judging between those done
and those not done. You viii lid II
does not take nearly so long rs you
might think. Then, too, II you are
called away from your task the card
win tell you Just how far you have
gone with the work. Those that are
curled have been pulled through the
openlng-all on the other side u the
hole are yet 70 be attended 10. II may.
is | say. sound complicated and din
cult. but Il Is really very simple and,
as you can see for yourself. highly sat.
isfactory.'
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03
How 20 Care For Goldfish.

The secret Of success IN caring for
goldfish Is 20 keep the water they are
IN fresh and sweet. Their globe should
be einptied and its water renewed as
often as every second day Lift each
fish out gently IN a glass full u water.
empty the globe. wash Il out. then put
In fresh water and put the flsh back
again. Clear. sweet ralnwater should
be used. and IFS temperature should be
raised 10 % or 10 degrees BY warming
a part Of f. Sparkling well water Is
too cold for the fish TO thrive In and
too pure. for the animalculae ~ rain
water form an important part Of the
food II these fish. They need no other
sustenance tbnn a very few bread.
crumbs sprinkled In their water daily,
for overlooking will kill them very
quickly.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03
CARE OF INJURED TREES.
How q Treat Those With Torn Bark
or Broken Limbs.

Nothing Is more common In suburbs
and cities than injuries inflicted on
street trees by horses and vehicles.
Very often immense sections OF hark
are torn from the tree. exposing the
white wood beneath. and most persons
feel discouraged by the extent OF the
wound and give the tree up.
Now. however serious n wound may
be. a tree Is not injured beyond hope
so long as Il Is not completely gir,iled
so long as the bark has not been
torn on 80 that there is absolutely
none left In belt around the tree.
As soon as tree has been injured
the torn bark should be forced back
into place II possible II Is true that
II does not often grow on again. but II
does sometimes. and. az any rate, Il
acts as a protection for the wound.
Just as a piece u skin does when
drawn back over the wound. After
the bark has been tightly dyawn Into
place the whole area OF tS Injury
must be thickly covered with tree
wax. pitch, ,ar or thick paint. IL there
Is no bark. the procedure Is the same
The entire wound must be painted .
thoroughly that the outer air cann5:
possibly get NJ H. II there Is holf ID
the tree. II should be completely pNss-
ged with melted rosln. wax. tar rssy.
THIN, cleo ~ that nafftra
Whenever a tree Is broken the rim
ed limbs should be cut rs smoothly e
a surgeon would cut 4 human lab,
and the freshly cut place should y
covered. as sail before.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03
How 70 NAL. FsrnI,ur. poII.h.

Three parts linseed oil, one paIt
spirits turpentlne and onc.tbird par
muriatic acId make an excellent iui
niture polish that Will remove A,
marks Apply this with n picee III
old soft cloth. rub Il thoroughly mo
the surface Of the wood and wlpe ~.
fectiy dry. You win flnd old cotton
stocking legs excellent polIsbcrs. llis
polish removes every blcmlsh. Nv
scratches. and II covers the slsD'
ones, making them less noticeable.
very dirty piece Of furniture CO. w ~
lie washed and when pcrfecf ",
the above polish VIII restore iih ~
urnl gloss aud bring out the grain -
the wood.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03
How 20 vsn.ila,s a siekroom.

In ventllatIng a sick chamber Il Il
often desirable and necessary 20 leave
the window open 10 secure fresh air.
The best way to do this Is 20 tack a
piece of muslin across the open win
dow By means u thumb tacks. II the
afr Is chilly this will keep the drafts
% the patient and viii keep out the
dust and dirt which might otherwise
he blown In. II the day i hot and
sultry. and these days are the hard.
est and most trying on a sick person.
an ideal way 10 yentilate, purify and
cool the air Is 70 open the window or
windows and stretch q piece ~ mus
lin across the opening. then lower the
shades 10 where the window IS OPEN
cd. and after this has been done thor.
Cughly saturate the muslin with cold
water. Then place d large basin or
pail Of cold water under Or near the
bed. II this Is done Il often VIII en-.
able a restless patient 20 obtain some
much needed sleep and rest AS soon
NJ the muslin becomes dry vet II
again.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03
How 10 MAKE Columbia cak..

To make a Columbia cake. mix IN
the usual way four ounces u butter.
one pound loaf sugar. three-quarters
pound 81 -four. cupful u milk. three
eggs. one teaspoonful II cream ~ tar
tar and half teaspoonful II carbOna..
Of soda and then divide the mixture
Into two portions. Divide one part
again into two portions and bake In
two shallow round tins. Add 20 the
other half cupful ~ raislns. seeded
and chopped. a tablespoonful Of golden
strip or good molasses II procurable.
one-quarter pound citron and one tea
spoonful each Of cinnamon. cloves.
nutmeg and allspice and an additional
spoonful Of -four. When well mixed
pour Into a round buttered tin the
same size as the others and bake. The
plain portions VIII require about m.
teen minutes In a fairly hot oven and
the fruit portion few minutes long
er. When all are done and while still
hot, place the fruit cake between the
two plain layers. spreading little
currant Jelly on the top Of each. When
cold cover with white icing and orna-
ment according 20 taste.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03

A western exhibitor who attended
the National Horticultural exposition
at Council Bluffs, Ia, remarked TO a
friend (not fo- publication) that even
the pigs out In his country wouldn't be
caught eating Ben Davis or Wolf
River apple If there were Winesap or
Jonathan trees about. The western
hog is a discriminating fellow.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03

Probably there is no class of men
who are today buying more automo-
biles than farmers. and 1t may be add
ed that there is no class which can
better afford to buy them. II this
tendency keeps on it will not be long
before farmers as class. approaching
more fully than now perhaps the ad-
vantages Of smooth. hard roads. will
join hands in a definite campaign for
road improvement. The reform will
come when both town and country
fellows get after it seriously.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03

The national apple show which was
held some weeks ago at Spokane was
exceptional in more points than one.
1t was the largest exhibition Of apples
ever held under one roof. A total of
fifteen carloads of apples was on ex-
hibition. amounting to 10000 boxes.
The total attendance at the exposition
was 100 900.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03

The horses will be better OFF In mar
row or box stalls if they are supplied
at all times of day and night with an
abundance of bedding. If they have
this they will lie down during the day
and rest when not at work, while the
cushion of straw will be much easier
on their feet and legs.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03

The grubs which are often found
Just under The skin on The shoulders.
backs and sides II cattle hatch from
the eggs of the OK botfy. which are
laid In the spring on the legs. heels
and tanks n the animals and from
these places are licked on by the
tongue and taken into the stomach.
Here they hatch. the little grubs grad.
uslly working their way through the
flesh n the animal until they reach
the hide on the back, where their
presence Is indicated By Jumps or
swellings, which open after awhile.
.ie grub finally escaping ~ n full
fedged botHy. ready 10 repeat the
process. The zrubs may BE- killed By
rubbing down the Jumps with a round
stick. Later, n the opening appear.
lard III ~ viii kin them Sometimes
they may be forced out by grasping
the skin firmly between thumb and
finger and giving sharp pinch. IN
such eases little carb0llc acid mixed
sith grease viii hasten tie process.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03

The undesirahility Of much land in
the semiarid belt Of western states Is
possibly due n some measure TO the
bad reputation which such lands have
been given by men who wished 70
keep the use Of large tracts for graz.
ing purposes. In some sections this
bias has taken the extreme form of a
positive discouragement and even in.
timidation of settlers who so much as
looked az these grazing preserves with
the idea that they might prove useful
for agricultural purposes. At the same
time IL is well TO consider that vast
areas in the west can never be utilized
TO advantage for anything but pastoral
or grazing purposes.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03

Every progressive farmer should be,
along with many other things, stu.
dent Of the soil which It Is his priv
ilege TO work. BY the aid OF sugees.
tons for practical Investigation which
the soil SPECIALISTS Of his state agri-
cultural college can give him he can
inform himself sufficiently SO as TO get
much better returns from his acres.
One soil should receive a different
physical treatment from another. one
may need tilling. another lining.
while still another. cropped for years.
may need reinforcing with artificial
or homemade fertilizers. All these
conditions should be inquired into
and measures adopted which win put
the soil 10 rights.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03

Two problems which are IL vital i'm
portance 10 the present day farmer
and which viii be even more so in the
future are conserving Of the fertility
Of his land and the more economical
use u the byproducts II his farm. The
first object may be largely attained by
adopting some sensible system Of crop
rotation. coupled with stock raising
and dairying. The latter may he
achieved by a more economic handling
Of the corn crop. and this Is possible
by means Of the silo. which. apart
from the economy II makes possible
furnishes the best possible ration for
dairy cows and feeding cattle. Many
farmers have realized this situation
and have acted upon IL. Thousands
more should realize II before time 70
cut corn for the silo next fall.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03

Nature has provided a delicate au.
tomato plan for the regulation 81 the
setting II fruit buds I'll certain varie.
ties Of fruit trees. Ike the apple. II
consists IN this-that the buds for the
production " fruit one season are
SCI. IL at al, during the preceding sen.
son. Thus, II the tree has borne a
heavy crop Of fruit and had It's vitali-
y considerably taxed, the fruit buds
set sparingly. thus acting % safe
guard against the tree overbearing
itself On the other hard, II the tree
has bad layoff one season !: usually
sets full II fruit buds. the excess VI.
tally seeming 70 make this condition
possible. In the case Of a tree that
Is sick or dying this rule seems 20 be
violated in that al the waning vital.
~ II possesses seems 70 be put forth
10 blind and pathetic effort to re.
produce itself before it dies.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-12
CUTICURA CURED
CHIEF OF POLICE
Canadian Officer Poisoned by Weeds
Eczema Developed and Legs
Became ScaIy-Ankles we're Very
Sore and Itchy = For Weeks He
Could Not Wear Shoes.
FREED FROM ITCHING
BY CUTICURA REMEDIES

al have been successfully cured Of
dry eczema. I was inspecting the re-
moval OF noxious weeds, it being part
Of my duty, from the edge Of river and
was constantly in the dust from the
weeds. At night I shook out my trou-
sers and cieansed my limbs. but felt
prickIy sensation. l paid no attention
to il for two years, but noticed scum
on nv legs like fish scales. l could
scrape it OF, and yet ! did not attend
to it until it came to be too itchy and
sore and began getting two running
sores. NV ankles were all sore and
scabbv and I could not wear shoes. / had
to use carpet and felt slippers for weeks.
I was then on particular police duty and
was compelled to be on duty. I got a
cake Of the Cuticura Soap and some
Cuticura Ointment. In less than ten
days l could put on nv boots and in
less than three weeks, though on duty
all the time, was free from the con-
founded itching. l tell you frankly
that Cuticura saved me from what the
doctors called bad leg. Capt. George
P. Bliss. Chief Of Police, Morris, Mani
tobs, Mar. 20. 1907, and Sept. "a, 1905"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-12
ANOTHER AurocRAr DOOMED.

While the former sultan of Turkey IS
languishing in prison and the shah OF
Persia is shaking on his throne for fear
ne viii be deposed; while the car Of
all the Russias is wondering how long
he will hold his job and the little auto
Gratis. like Peter OF Servia, are looking
for the cyclone cellar. the wh.Iorn au-
tocrat of America, the family cook, is
approaching the day Of judgment.
Such turn in amairs seems incredi-
bic, but statistics prove it. and there's
no escape from statistics. New York
gives the data for this astonishing
conclusion. According to the report to
Mayor Mcclellan by John y. Bogart,
commiss' oner Of licenses. one cook is
now doing the work formerly done by
many. and the result, Mr.. BOgart says
is a decrease Of q per cent in the num-
Der supplied by employment agencies,
whereas there is an increase in the
force Of mattresses of about II per
cent. Discussing the change. the re-
port says;
Changes in the system in the home
life in New York are showing their ef-
feet in the employment Of servants.
Many Of the families who formerly
lived in private houses are now going
into the large apartment houses on the
west side. While these families often
employ two or more servants. they can
keep only one servant now because of
lack Of accommodations. This accounts
for the increase in the number Of ser
wants desired for general homework,
as nearly all the servants hired by oc-
cupants Of apartment houses are Of
this class"
People have been astonished at the
number of apartment houses built in
salt Lake during the past five years
and the readiness with which they find
tenants. The explanation. we believe,
is found in the domestic service prob
lem. Time was. and not so long ago,
when the family dependent upon a
moderate salary could not afford a
cook. much less a housemaid. Even to-
day the standard of wages in domestic
service is high. but the difficulty of
getting employees is diminishing be
cause of the large number Of families
that have gone into apartment houses.
Space and convenience are sacrificed
for comfort i'm the work Of the family;
the number of employees is diminished
and the cost of living reduced so far
as this factor is concerned. It IS NJ.
good for the social progress Of the race.
but IL IS compelled by economic pres
sure.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-12

Evert Evertson OF Salt Lake and Lizzi'
De Heer Of Ogden
Bountiful.
Orvai Q. Mercer and Lucy May Wag
staff OF American Fork
Dudley w. Packard of Burlington, WyO.
and Sarah Potter Of Salt Lake.
Ben f. Mason and Della Tyler of Park
er Ida.
Samuel r. Grant Of American Fork and
Aletta Moyle Of Alpine.
George A. Dunsdon and Lulu G. Bate
man Of Alpine.
William A kingsley and Evangelin'
Evans of Garfield.
Andrew P Nelson OF salt Lake and
Sylvia A Brown of Scipio.
Eugene L. Heiss and Hattie Phillips oil
Salt Lake.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-12
GOOD JOKES!

According to the Washington cor
respondent Of the Chicago Tribune,
Senator Elkins was not sincere when
he offered the commodity clause
amendment TO the rate bill. The cor
respondent in question, Raymond, ~
who is supposed to be on the inner cir
Gle at the national capital, has this to
say now that the clause in question
has been knocked out by the highest
court in the land:
The commodity clause in the railroad
rate law was a joke originally. II IS a no
to-iOus fact that it was offered by Sena-
tor Elkns without any idea that il would
be enacted into law. It is a notorious fact
that Immediately after its Introduction
the West Virginia senator appealed to his
colleagues and others to make point Of
order against IT,
So this far-famed. widely-heralded
and justly celebrated amendment was
joke after all and the joke is on the
people Of the country, who believe
their interests are being taken care OF
in the halls OF congress. But the joke
was not explained until after the de-
eision Of the court Senator Dolliver
was busy last week pointing out
"jokers' in the Dingley Law, which, as
a member of the ways and means COM
mittee of the house, he helped TO con-
struct, but he never thought it worth
while to make his expose until the peo-
pie Of his home state served notice
that the limit had been reached in
tariff legislation and that the time had
arrived TO reform the schedules accord
ing to oft made Republican promises.
In this particular instance the joke IS
on the Hawkeyes who reelected Dol
liver two years ago ali unconscious of
the humor Of the situation. Jokes and
! iokers, Ha. ha. Ia.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-12
"h TARIFF-MADE CITY"

There is O terrific srraiSnment Of
Pittsburg in the American Magazine
for May. in which the utter heaTtless-
ness of the tariff-nade multimillon-
aires is thoroughly exposed. Pittsburg
is the center of the steel industry in
the United states, and in 1907 the esti-
mated tariff profit in the steel trust
alone was So. O00, 000 The question as
TO who got the money is answered as
follows:
eco look at the steel palaces and
chateaux in New York and Paris. Go
ask the Pittsburg millionaires who fill
the glittering places Of pleasure I'm the
great cities Of Europe and this country.
who figure in divorce and murder
trials. who are writing their names on
foundations and requests and inst.tu-
lions.
A great cry has been made during
political campaigns that the duties are
needed for the protection Of the work
ingmen. The falsity Of this argument
is found in the fact that the steel
trust employees work twelve hours a
dav for seven hours in the week. and
once in two weeks MI Tong turn. -
or twenty four-hour shift-and all
this at 81 a day. As to the manner in
which this protected" wOrkingman
lives the existing situation is thus
summarized:
Evil conditions were found 20 exist
~ every section Of the city. Over the
onnipresent vaults, graceless privy
sheds fouted ones sense Of decency.
Fvrie rookeries perched on the hill
sdes were swarming with men. women
and enildren-entire families living in
one room and accommodating boarders
in a corner thereof. Cellar rooms were
the abiding places of other families. In
many houses water was luxury. TO be
obtained only through much effort OF
toiling steps and straining muscles
Courts and alleys fouled by bad drain
age and piles of rubbish were playing
grounds for rickety. psle-faced. gTirny
children. An enveloping cloud Of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-12
The American Egg Trade
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKiN

food for use in the nayy-9O00 pounds
Of dried eggs forming a part Of the food
supply Of the Atlantic fleet when II went
on International exhibition Tainted eggs
are used in the dressing Of leather for
gloves and bOOkbinding this being one
of the tenement trades, and they are also
used in the manufacture Of shoe backing
and in making a disinfectant The shells
those from the giant incu5ators as well
as those from the packing hOuses-are
made into a fertilizer.
Not only do eggs form a considerable
article Of diet, but millions are used every
year BY wine CHARTERS. in calico print
works and in dye manufactures. and
others in preparing photograph plates.
And all these figure in the seventeen doz-
en- per year that are apportioned out 70
each inhabiJsnt. Though the majority
of eggs come from the farms Of the great
Mississippi valley. the far west, the New
England states and the north Atlantic
have model poultry farms. and each with
its preference Of White WyandotteS,
Rhode Island Reds. Barred Plymouth
Rocks White LeghOrns. Minorcas or
plain everyday mixed breeds, is helping
to raise the standard OF eggs 10 con
formity with the price, and help net the
nation its many millions year on this
one industry.
CCapyright. 1909, by Frederic J. HaslIin-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-12
PUNISHMENT FITS CRIME.

No sympathy win be wasted on
James r. Boyle. who has been SEN
fenced for life Tor KIDNAPPING little VIII
lie Whitla. and his wife, who was
given twenty-five years in the peni-
Tertiary for her share in that crime
The man is evidently weak mentally
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-12

and The safety OF the community de-
mands his Incarceration. The woman
is cunning and crafty, as well as
beautiful, and were she TO remain at
large the lives Of many persons would
certainly be irretrievably ruined. The
crime Of kidnapping is one of the very
worst in the whole catalogue, and TO
extend cIemency In such cases would
be a miscarriage OF justice. Let Mr..
and Mrs. James P. Boyle pay the PEN
atty to the fullest extent.