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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-07-31

Altoona, Pa.-Mrs. Frank Sager of
Bellwood celebrated her ffty-seventh
birthday the other day by gathering
around her the members Of her i'm.
mediate family and their children.
Mrs. saser is a great-srandmother-
one Of the youngest ON record-and
among the guests was her great.grand-
child. Marie Harvey. aged four months.
All members of the Sager family mar
ried young,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-07-31
YIELDS BIG REVENUE
British Inheritance Tax Realizes
$50, ZOO, 900 Annually.
American Investigator Prsssnts Fig
ures In Connection with Taram
LsgisIatIon-Estates Chief
Source Of Income.

Warrington. British Inheritance
taxes, drawn from q population OF 4A,'
900, 900, yield $50. 1000. 900 to 3S6 .000. 900
annually out of total internal rev.
enue Of $47O.000.0O0 to $4,000. 900.
About 100000 estates pay the bulk
of these taxes. This is the substance
of report by Charles M. Pepper, who
has been investigating the subject for
the bureau of manufacturers, depart
ment OF commerce and labor. in CON
nection with the tariff revision.
The revenue from the death duties,
Mr.. Pepper says. is q little more than
half that from excise imposts and con
siderably more than half the amount
realized from the income tax. The
gross capital value Of the estates con.
tributing to the Inheritance tax In
1908 was over $500, 900 900. and the
net value was q little below $1,4O0-
100000. The gross value OF the per
sonalty was $1.O13,000,0 900. and Of the
realty $413.O0O.00O.
OF the various classes Of Inheritance
taxes, the chief sources of revenue are
estates proper. which last year netted
approximately 371,500.00o: legacies.
$1s.500, 900, and SUGGESTIONS. $500. 900.
The kind of wealth which contrib
utes to the revenues through the in
heritance duties is indicated. On . lit
tie more than $500. 100000 gross cap
ital value of personally, shares or de.
bentures Of public companies. were
valued at s4s0.0Oo.0 900: mortgages.
Ss3,0O0.0O0; loans ON bonds, notes.
etc. $67, 900 900; stocks or funds Of the
United Kingdom. 345.ooo.ooo; foreign
stocks or bonds. SIS. 200. 900; insurance
policies, 100000; household goods.
Ss4.oo0.oO0.
The value of the personally abroad
subject to the death duties has fluctu-
ated since 1899 from less than $780,
100000 to above 375.000.000. In 1908
the value was but $20.000.000.
Agricultural land furnishes consid-
erably less Of the total duties than
household property and business prem
ises. The net capital value Of the
legacies from which duties were col
lected in 1908 was s4o5. 00O. 900, while
the succession duty was realized ON .
total capital valuation Of 500. 000, 900.
In the rates of duties for success
sions. legacies and estates, estates Of
less than $500 are exempt. The duty
ranges from one per cent on estates
from $500 to $500 up to ten per cent.
ON estates of 100000 to 5000. 900.
Above 100000 there is a graduated
scale.
There were s7.6oo estates contribut-
ing to the Inheritance taxes in 1908,
while those exempt were $4,000, Of
which about 100 were insolvent.
The largest number Of estates, IT,
356. were those between 5000 and
$4,000. aggregating a valuation Of
1926. 900. 900. or about % per cent. Of
the total.
) OF the 1888 estates contributing in
1908. 3,s15 were of 10000 and upward
and aggregated total Of 31,400,000.
A division Of the funds accruing
from death duties 10 made between
the exchequer and the focal taxation
accounts. Generally, the proportion Al
lotted to the local taxation accounts IL
above 80 per cent.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-07-31
JACKET FOR BABY
CROCHET WORK THAT BRINGS
GOOD REsULTs.
Full Directions for Working Small
Garment EminentIy Suitable for
the New Assumsr Of the
Troubles Of Life.

This charming little Jacket. which
10 baby's first or second size. takes
about ~ ounces of two-ply Lady
Betty wool. III yards of ribbon about
three-quarters inch wide. and very
fine ivory or bone crochet hook. Com
mence with $50 chain. turn. and for
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-07-31
WOULD LOOK WELL IN GREEN
Design for Smart Costume Intended
Exclusively for Wear on
the Street.

Myrtle green serge or cloth is used
for the smart costume illustrated
here; the skirt II Just simple walk
ing style. trimmed at the foot By
rows of Misunderstanding.
The coat has wrapped seams down
each side of front and back. the front
being trimmed by buttons and simu-
lated button holes; they slope slight
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-07-31
say. s...runnlns is on Decline.

Says Dassrunnino 10 on Decline.
"Baserupning in the big leagues
isn't what it used to be-" says Billy
Hamilton, the old-time champion.
Nowadays pitchers can't make those
baking feints and it's easier for the
runners to get away. But they won't
take the chances we used to take.
and the prettiest feature OF baseball
II OF developing ~ 1t should"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-07-31

Should you be troubled with cold
feet cut four thicknesses of newspa-
per the size of the foot and put two In
each shoe. as you would use m In
side sole. 1t II = great protection
from dampness also.
In sleeping. keep the head - low
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-08-26
FINDING
EDhn!HEo
q aAHiSO1Os
By CARL WILLIAMS.
Copyrighted 1885. BY Associated
Literary Press

Miss Pollard. This is i surprise in
deed. l supposed that you were out
west"
Christopher Brooks. boarding The fast
train in Philadelphia. motioncd IA the
porter TO place his suit case in the sec
ton occupied by Frances Pollard and
sank into the seat beside her ia re
Spouse to the mute invitation in her
eyes
Il am 10 visit old school friends. sc
explained the girl. lit is my first visit
TO New York"
And you never lei me know that
you were coming Chris tones were
laden with reproach.
How could II" defended the girl
"In spite Of the ;act that you did not
answer my last letter. wrote yOu that
l was coming east and that | should
be glad TO have you meet mc at the sra
ton In Chicago and visit between
trains"
Chicago" echoed Chris. Il went t.
New York SIX months ago. wrote
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-08-26
ELECTRIC CURING Of NEAT.
By Means Of This invention Il Has
Been Kept Four Months in tr-
Tropics.

Still! another use has been found for
electricity-the curing of meat. \
process recently perfected will the
originatOrs predict. reyOlutionize the
packing industry and drive the meth
cd OF curing now in general use out
of existence
For many years inventors have been
puzzling their brains over how to APP
ply electricity to meat curing. The
idea was public property. 1t is only
recently that it has been applied in
a practical way.
1t has long been acknowledged that
electricity is the greatest purifier
known. Physicians use it TO destroy
germ life. The purest water is that
which has been surcharged with cleo
tricity. Accordingly meat has been
similarly treated.
\ lot of meat which had been cleo
trtcally cured was boxed and sent TO
the United States consul at Vera
Cruz, Mex. II was protected only by
screen, to keep out rats and mice.
and a layer of thin parchment paper.
The consul at Vera Cruz kept the
meat four months then returned if to
New York. On it's arrival here If
passed government insnection An
other piece of meat from the same lot
has hung two years in a room where
the temperature has never been be
low 20. 1t is sweet and wholesome to-
day
The process in its fundamental
principle is SIMPLICITY itself rho
meat is placed in tanks CONTAINING
brine Tho h,ir. =. .I,,, -, -
which is used in curing establishments
yerywhcre. Electric currents are
s"n through The tanks. They drive
the salt into and through the meat
much more quickly and distribute II
much more thoroughly than is nossi-
bl" under the old method, in which
the meat is merely allowed to soal, in
the brine
Tho o,.:,;r,o,,.o
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-08-26
Suitable Design.

perfection of finish rather than elah-
Grafton of detail or striking designs.
Among the very newest ideas for trim
ming these curtains is the employ
ment of narrow white braid to carry
out the design. rather than embroid-
cry. This braid. when used for fine
material. is most effective Some of
the curtains on which il is used have
only the rutlles trimmed. the braid
being used in a vine and flower pat
tern or in a scroll design on the edge
of the rufties. Heavier muslin. that
which is quite Opaque after embroid-
ering, is also used for these curtains
and trimmed with the white braid.
The rufIieS are then starched and
stand out quite stiffly. and in an old
fashioned looking room with chintz
fittings this style of curtain is quite
effective. Very frequently the ruffles
of these curtains are futed, the braid
ruffles. but on the edge of the curtain
just inside the rUifie
For very sheer curtains there is an
effective trimming of hemstitching
which is 10 be noticed al some of the
most exclusive linen shops where
everything is done by hand. To hem
stitch pair of curtains in this fashion
would undoubtedly be a task calling
for patience and good eyesight but
once accomplished the task would
bear lasting fruit, for the wear and
tear upon curtains is nothing like so
great as that upon bed or table linen,
and the curtains. with care. would en-
dure for many years The hemstitched
curtains noticed had a double border
OF the material hemSt,tched on both
sides and a ruffle with two rows OF
hemstitching down the sides and
around the bottom.
Then the middle of the curtain
was also trimmed with the hem.
stitched bands. The double ma,
terial formed rectangle in the
center Of the curtain and this w2s
hemstitched all around The material
used for these curtains was excessive
ly sheer, and much of the beauty OF
the curtains depends on this. Care
shrould also be taken to select a ma
terial which would not thicken IN too
much in laundering. as otherwise the
effect of the hemstitching would he
completely lost.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-08-26
THE PUBLIC EYE.

"a 4 little more We came 10 an open
space very thrOnged
The Public Eye" shouted The mega
phone man Of our party.
There were some curious people
within the space but even mors curl
Gus were those just outside.
or these latter We thought certain
women especially interesting; they
were busily neglecting their families
in order to get into the Public Eye.
A pathos attached 10 another group
Of women who had been in the Pub
lie Eye and could never be happy out
Of ii, though they couldn't In the least
tell why
Positively funny we're a few men
who kept trying. by a variety of droIl
devices. TO break into the Public
Eye. "Yice-presidential candidates."
our megaphone man eKplained.-Puck
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-08-26

You Of the change, and As you did not
reply I supposed that you were lost in
the social whirl and did not care to
waste time in writing when | was 50
far away"
You should have known me better
than that The words were simple,
but the look accompanying them was
eloquent i seemed to tell Chris that
only through faint hcartedness had he
failed to win his fair lady and that
there still might be a chance
1T seems to he muddle all around,
he said. The firm We're rather angry
at my going. though gave them two
weeks notice. and they knew that
was lettering myself"
The chances are that they did not
forward your letter to me and did not
mail my letter to you. remember
that ! dropped it into the Office mail
box. The cashier was a petty sort of
person. This may have been one of
his revengeS'
The many changes which had come
to both since their parting furnished
theme for conversation. and the train
was pulling into the terminal at jersey
City before it was exhausted.
Exultingly Chris felt that the misuu
Outstanding was all cleared up, and he
told himself that It would not be his
fault II Frances did not return homo
an engaged girl
''Will your friends be here to meet
you?" he asked as the porter took their
hand bags
II told them not to bother" explain
ed Frances. "Ressies mother is an IN
valid. and Bess works downtown some
where. I'll just take cab to the
house. It's uptown. The address is in
my grip. | always carry everything
in my grip. Then have only one thing
to watch instead of a valise and
purse and perhaps couple of bun
dies"
That's a sensible thing" cried Chris
admiriugly. "Only you mustn't lose
your valise"
Il should say not" agreed Frances
laughingly Il should find myself with
Vut money anu, WORSE yer, Nlkbul
even Bess' address, since she had to
move last week because their old house
was torn down"
''I'll look out for the vaiSe." prom
Used Chris as he helped her down the
steps of the Pullman. Better walk be
hind me and let me force the way. I'm
more used to New York crowds" he
explained, with the pride of a new resi-
dent
Now. at Jersey City the concourSe
opens on three ferry slips all lcadi
to various parts of Manhattan. Chris
headed for the downtown ferry. which
would bring them near the subway.
and not until the boat was reached did
he turn to see II the girl was still fol
lowing.
The gates were closed behind him
and the boat was slowly passing out Of
the slip when he made the discover.
that Frances had not followed his in.
structions
She was not in the tail of the crowd
that had been hurried aboard by impa.
ticnt gatcmnu. nor did careful search
Of the boat reveal her and Chris hope
that she might have been swept aboard
by the other gangway was dashed
Tie mAde the return trip on the same
boat. railing Al the delay. ana after q
hurried scrutiny OF the concuursc de
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-08-26
Potatoes Fried with Foo.

Chop cold boiled potatoes into dice.
Fry salt pork slices till you have
enough pork fat to fry your potatoes
a nice brown in. Chop the crisp pork
in with the potatoes. Fry potatoes
brown, and break over them as many
eggs as you need for the amount you
have. A small amount needs but one
egg, though two makes ii nicer Stir
quickly into the potatoes and remove
from the fire as soon as the white is
partly set The egg will continue
cooking after taking off the stove.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-08-26
Richmond Maids.

There is a celebrated cheese cake
made from recipe of one of the
maids to Queen Elizabeth. and sold in
Il little pastry shop in Richmond, Eng
land One cupful of sweet milk. one
of sour, one of sugar, one OF seeded
raisins one lemon. the yolks of four
eggs, a pinch of salt Cut the raiSins
in small pieces. Put all the milk in
the double boiler, and cook until it
curds; then strain Put the curd
through a sieve. Beat the sugar and
yolks of eggs together, add the grated
rind and juice of the lemon. the raisins
and the curd Line little patty pans
with pie crust rolled thin. Put a large
spoonful of the filling in each and bake
in a moderate oven for 20 minutes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-08-26
TRY THIS BOSTON TART.
Particularly Appetizng DeIicacy for
the Dessert

Two eggs. two tablespOonfus of
sugar, one lemon, one level tablespoon
full cornstarch. some pastry, one cup
full of boiling water Beat up the yolks
of the eggs with the sugar; then add
the grated rind and strained juice of
the lemon. then add the cornstarch.
Mix all these well together; then add
the water. Place the basin over pan
of boiling WAFER and stir the mixture
for few minutes until the -four is
cooked and loses its raw taste. Rol!
out the pastry aud line platter or
shallow dish with it, Then pour in
the mixture, bake it in hot oven un-
til the pastry is done. Beat up the
whites OF the eggs stiTly, add sugar
and vanilla extract to taste Heap this
merinsue over the tart, then return
to cool oven for a minute.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-08-26
How Test Is Made.

trouble, says the Automobile. Or
where dual system of ignition using
set OF accumulators and a high-ten-
sion magnetic operates through the
same set Of plugs. it is not at all diff
cult to locate plug troubles, as the
battery side may be reSOrted to, using
the coil vibrators in the usual man
ner. But it is frequently the case that
either single. non-vibrating coil is
employed or there are two entirely
Independent sets of spark plugs. For
testing the plugs under such coudi-
lions the simple device shown in the
illustration will be found very con
Venient. To make this take a piece
Of stiff wire. A. several inches in
length and bend in a half circle as
indicated At it's center fasten a
handle, which for convenience sake
must be of insulating material. other.
wise 1t will be not pleasant device
to use. The handle from discarded
knife switch will serve the D,rrpose
admirably. although a wooden one
Will do equally well where il is kent
dry. To test plug with the aid of
this little device, 1t is only necessary
10 bring one end of it in contact with
the binding-post on the plug while the
other is allowed to rest against the
cylinder, or for that matter any other
part Of the motor, as II serves ia
short-Ctrcuit the plug to which it is
applied so that if the other three
cylinders fire regularly during the
operation. the plug under test is the
ona az fault and should be removed
The testing operation may be carried
Ut very quickly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-08-26
L. =. WHITE !. iiiTIE DRApERTI
CORRECT FURNISHING FOR The
BEDROOM WINDOW.
Despite All Changes of Fashion That
Color Still Holds its Own, and
Is, After All, the Most
Appropriate.

With all the changes of fashion in
the matter of furnishing. the use Of
delicate white material for the window
draperies of bedrooms continues in
favor. for daintiness is the first requi-
site of such hangings, especially for
a woman's bedroom, and nothing can
vie with the sheer white hangings in
this quality.
Anon the materials which are now
most popular for this purpose are very
sheer linen-the most expensive OF the
materials employed-sheer batiste.
cotton etamine and India and French
lawn. The fashion of the moment
calls for the use OF very fine embroid-
cry, in delicate rather than elaborate
patterns. for hemstitching and other
varieties of fine needlework and for
the use OF very narrow fine lace in
sertions and edginS for the trimmings
of such hangingS. The idea seems to
be to secure fineness of quality and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-08-26
Creole Baked Apples.

Core and pare the apples and put
them into baking dish with a little
sugar, water and lemon juice, and bake
until tender, but not broken. Remove
to a serving dish, fill the centers with
jelly or marmalade. and pour the liquid
from the baking dish over them. Beat
the whites of two eggs till dry and
add. gradually. two tablespoonful of
full of lemon extract. and half tea
spoonful of vanilla. Put this meringue
on top of the apples and bake in a
moderate oven eight minutes,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-08-26
Is the Chiqnon Comma Back7

Some intrepid hairdressers main
tain that II is. They insist that the
mass of puffs and curls worn at the
back Of the head now is its immediate
forerunner. There does seem a long
period Of possible hair eccentricities
between the Psyche and the CHG
non. which was a feature Of civil war
times; but who knows? Meanwhile
let none Of us in any capricious mo.
ment discard one single puff coil. ring.
let or switch, for if by any chance the
waterfall" should come to town. there
is more than likely to be a corner in
tresses
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-08-26
MANY USES FOR SOUR CREAM.
Anlcng Others, 1t Makes Delicious
Cabbage Salad Dressing.

II is an amazing thing how much
sour cream is thrown away in the sum
mer by careless housewives and ig-
norant maids. who fail to discover in
it the possibilities for innumerable
tasty dishes Sour cream make a de
licious cabbage salad dressing,
whether used uncooked, stirring it in
at the last before serving the salad, or
cooking it in this way:
Chop or shred the cabbage fine and
put in deep dish. Put into a sauce
pan over a hot fire one Cupful of thick
sour cream and stir in while heating
the yOlks of three well beaten eggs
Add half teaspoonful of sugar, TWO
tablespoonfuls OF butter, with salt and
pepper 10 taste. While cooking stir in
a half cupful of strong vinegar. This
makes a smooth. thick dressing, de
lightfully creamy. Pour over the cab
bage while not and mix thoroughly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-08-26
To Bake Fish.

An housekeepers know how difficult
il is to wash a pan in which fish has
been baked, the glutinous skin OF the
fish adhering to the pan until vigorous
securing is necessary to remove it,
Butter the pan we'll and then spread
in it a piece Of thick waxed paper
er boxes. When the fish is baked it
can be easily lifted from the paper
which in turn slips easily out of the
nan
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-08-26

Ranter Hamm-The craze for real
ism in makeup and properties will
kill me.
Booth Garrick-What is the trouble
now?
Ranter Hamm-The manager insists
that in the Whitecapping scene I wear
real coat Of tar and feathers!-
Cleveland Leader.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-08-26
New Dress for Hash

Heat pint of gravy left from a pot
roast to make a real brown gravy. add
cup each of boiled = mach. chest
nuts and French mushrooms. chopped
and teaspooniul each Of eur1ant Jelly
and sherry, and hin large slices Of
cold meat; warm thoroughly and
serve with pieces Of toast. sliced lem
on and waterCress.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-08-26
Eace an pntticn,t ,ul1h cloth

Woe be to the petticoat that seeks
to ape the froufrou effects of an
earlier favor. II will be pronounced
by the sartorially elite a hopeless has.
been. ii one must wear a pettic22t.
protest the dressmakers with pallcnt
tolerance Of ones oid.fashoned ideas.
let it be of softest satin, the sort that
sinks, Let it be scant, and face it IN
eight inches with something sufficient
~ heavy to prevent any frivolous ten
dency to fuff And one has a direc
toire petticoat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-08-26
lachrvmose.

PA. Mary's upstairs crying again"
WHATS the matter this time. ma"
Il cant just make out whether it's
because she's afraid Jim won't ask
her to 60 to the theater tonight or
whether she hasn't anything fit 10
wear. il he should. Detroit Fres
Press
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-08-26
HOW TO TEST SPARK PLUGS.
It Is a Simple Matter When You
Know How

Where a high-tension magnetic is
employed for ignition it is rather diff
cult to test the spark plugs in order
to find which one is misfiring. particu.
larlY when the autoist is not sufficient.
ly familiar with the mechanism of the
magnetic and its internal connections
TO figure it ont on the latter. OF
course. on a coil and battery system it
is easy enough TO hold down one of
the vibrators at time, taking each
cylinder in turn and thus locating the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-08-26
Homemade Curtain Fixtures

Take the covers of two baking pow
der cans lone-half pound size), cut a
small groove in the side of one 10 slip
in the rod, then tack one on each side
of The door frame for brackets: for a
rod cut a broom handle the required
length TO fit the door; either give the
rod a coat Of paint or shellac.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-08-26
The Cause Of VernaI verdancy.

The kindergarten teacher had been
telling her pupils about the seasons
and the cOlors that were characteristic
Of each
Now" said she. III you were try
ing to represent spring, which Of the
colored chalks would you USE"
Green" responded little Pat,
promptly.
Why" he was asked
Cause St. Patrick's day comes Ia
spring"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-08-26
One sian.

Said He-Young Smythe and Miss
Brown are evidently in love with
each other
Said She-Judging by the way they
look at each other?
Said He-No; Judging by the way
they don't look At anybody else.-Chi.
cago Daily News.