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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-08
. ARRANGING FLOWERS
ON THE TABLE


For the adornmenr of the dinner
table the form that gives much result
for the least energy is the flower deco
ration. The rules for design can be
made use of by the hostess" when this
part of her work cOnfronts her. There
should be an important spot IN he
decorative scheme and the rest OF the
design should be connected with his
central idea. The eye should be held
by a large group of flowers and wander
eff to the contributing smaller ones,
only to return to the main patch of
color.
a very easy arrangement of flowers
is a large, fiat, circular bank secu ed
in the following way: Upon a circular
or oval tray, with depth enough to hold
water. place a smaller circular pan or
dish. Bank the flowers in the latter,
the fiat tray arrange the flowers. With
the blooms lOutward. Be sure to cover
the holder in each case A circ liar
mat of green's car be placed upon he
tablecloth, framing the tray Little in
dividual bouquets for the women and
boutonnieres for the men may be
placed at each plate
For a long table two masses can be
we'll used. Frequently long, window
boxes can be made to furnish a high,
oblong decoration. The low, rectangu-
lar form is otter built on a discarded
pastebOard suit box. which holds a
dish and is hidden from view by
covering of white paper and the flow
ers. Generally speaking. low decora-
ton is desirable. At dinner party
each guest likes to see his hostess and
his companions. This fat form also
enables the all-seeing eye of the hos
tess to keep everything in her rang, Of
vision. One color with green or white
is the best idea to follow when ee-
lecting the blooms. The flowers and
the candleshades should match or mar
monte.
If these few hints anent table deco
artion be followed, an artistic, eject
will genearlly result
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-08
Wedding One Improbable Cow.

Dairy, farms are continually advanc-
ing in value, which should be regarded
as the part of the profits. Grain farm
ing is hard on the land. Many hard run
grain farms have been brought back to
e good state of fertility by changing
to COWS.
With the case in test it will be pos
sible to weed out the poor cheese COWS
on the same principle that We have
used the Babcock butter test to weed
out the poor butter cows. Instead of
keeping cows for cheese which average
~ pounds of casein per 100 pounds of
fat. We may breed cows that will pro-
duce milk, containing close to 100
pounds of casein for 100 pounds of fat
We need to specialize in cheese just
as intelligently and carefully as in the
tutter production
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-08
Horse Spectacles.

The business of one well-known
firm of opticians in England consists
largely in the manufacture of horse
spectacles. The object of the specta-
cles is to promote high stepping They
ere made of stiff leather, entirely in
closing the eyes of the horse, and the
glasses used are deep concave and
large in size. The ground seems to the
horse to be raised and he steps high
thinking he is going up hill, or has to
step over some obstacle. This system
Of spectacles is generally adopted
while the horse is young and its effect
on the step and action is said to be
remarkable. 1t has been discovered
that the cause of horses shying is,
as a rule, short sight 1t is now sug-
gested that the sight of horses should
be tested, like that of children.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-08
CORRECT METHOD OF
BUSTING.


In this scientific age the tfftirs of
housekeeping can be conducted along
correct sanitary lines. 1t will, in
most cases, be found that little duties
in the work of the home will have bet
ter and more lasting results if the
sensible voice of experience be heed
ed
The object of busting is to remove
the dry particles from the furniture
and from the house Any method
which clears the polished table of it's
layer of dirt and still allows the dust
to remain in the room is decidedly
wrong These atoms will fill the air,
and finally will settle upon their first
resting place. How, then, can the
housekeeper quickly and efficiently
clean aler furniture?
In the first place, the buster should
be large and of soft material. 1t is
not advisable to use the frayed, torn
remnant of a skirt, as the edges car
ry the dust to other wood. A sue
cessful method is that which moistens
one end of the buster and rolls this
inside the remainder of the CLOTH The
dampness is distributed, and a dust
less busting will be the satisfactory
result. All of the little particles of
dust are caught and held in the damp
pad There will be no shaking in the
open air and its resultant thrush of
dust. The cloth must be washed and
hung up to dry. A clean one should
always be ready for the next busting.
For very fine furniture an OIL which
may be procured at any furniture
dealers, should be used. Just a drop
or two on the buster will remove dust
and keep the surface in excellent con-
dition
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-08
MUM NOvGOROD FAIR !.
ATTRACTS TOURISTS
In Russia Is Being Held What Is Per
haps the Most Famous Fair In
All World-A Commercial AS
sembIage.

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. S.-What
is perhaps the most famous annual
fair in the world was opened today at
Mini NOvgOrod and is attracting
thousands of tourists, in addition to the
traders of all nations who visit the
great market place every year There
is no other spectacle like it anywhere.
1t is held on a large plain west of
the Okla river. The fair town consists
of an immense aggregation of stone
buildings arranged in regular blocks,
with many special sections devoted to
particular goods. The whole. fair is
lighted by electricity. These CONNER
cial assemblages are always held in
the second half of the summer and are
the largest in the world, attracting
merchants from many foreign coun-
tries, as we'll as from all parts of Rus
STA. The sales amount from $4,000 900
to s1OO,OOO,OO0
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-08
Care of CLOTHES at Seasons End
BY MADEMOISELLE MlSFlT.

To clean your white lace veil, make
a lather of white soap and water and
let this simmer for fifteen minutes.
Squeeze the veil in the lather but do
not rub it. Rinse in a couple of wa
tiers, adding a little blue to the last.
The veil may then be stiffened either
with thin starch, OF with some weak
gum arabic water, or a little rice wa
ter
Pull out the ends, and dry upon
clean piece of linen, being careful to
pin the edges straight When dry. lay
a niece of muslin over it, and iron on
the wrong side.
Colored linens that have faded may
be improved by being boiled in cream
of tartar water, the proper proper
tons being one teaspoonful of the pow
der to a quart of water
To Freshen Maline.
If maine has become crushed and
even through exposure in a shower, it
will be greatly freshened by beng
passed through the steam of a tea
kettle. When thoroughly molstened
let it blow about in a current of air
until entirely dry and crisp.
To clean chiffon, make a good soapy
lather, press the material carefully
between the hands, being careful not to
rub. Rinse in fresh water, and stiffen
it in gum water. which should be in
the proportion of four tablespoonful
to a pint of water.
Roll in a cloth until some of the
moisture has been absorbed, and be-
fore it is entirely dry, place it on the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-08
Fat In Milk.

1t can not be that the butter fat in
milk is obtained from the fat stored
in the tissues of the cows, otherwise
the animal would soon become enact
sted. Cows obtain the butter fat in
milk from the food they eat and digest
and not from the reserve or accumula-
Well as observation teaches that cows
extract butter fat from the food they
large percentage of cream the rations
of the COW should be rich in the ele-
rrents of nitrogen and carbohydrates,
which are found in linseed meal, mid
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-08
Pickinu Hops.

There are two drawbacks to hop
picking. One is so-called hop poison
ing. which is simply a sort of prickly
heat or rash, sometimes produced by
contact of face and arms with the net
tle-like fuzz on the stalks of the hop
vines 1t does not effect all pickers The
other is the dark staining Of the hands
sens. 1t may be removed with the
crushed green leaves of the hor
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-08

l like with all my heart anyone who
can keep the promises he makes l..
himself as vigorously as if-they werc
;nade 20 another
/ went away on a vacation once with
r girl who always took cold shower
hath in the morning. With ALI the
comforts of home" omit.el as they
quite frequently are when one goes
v;.cs tioning, a shower bath vas not a
particularly easy process.
One morning when it was unusually
cold, when the water supply was I'M
usually scarce and getting up seemed
unusually distasteful, suggested:
Don't bother to take your bath this
morning"
Il must. l promised 1 would every
morning for a year" she answered.
Promised whom?" l asked, your
mother? 1 don't belieye she'd mind if
you missed it just once"
'Oh, no; / promised myself" she
said. so 1 must"
did.
Most of us think breaking faith with
ourselves is a minor thing. but it does
not seem so to me. Breaking a prom
Use to oneself unless. changed condi-
tions give one full right to exonerate
oneself. seems to me weaker if not
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-08

board wrong side up. and press along
the selvage only.
To Bleach a Linen Suit.
If your suit is very much faded,
recommend the following process. To
two quarts of boiling water allow
half pound of chlorinated lime and two
teaspoonfuls of washing soda. The
lime should first be placed in basin,
and the boiling water poured over 1T,
and then the soda should be added
Stir until all the Jumps are broken up.
Strain and bottle. When using. one
quart should be allowed to four of hot
water
If your jet ornaments have come 20
show signs of wear, brush off the dust
with a soft brush, then dip in alcohol
and dry with a silk cloth, afterward
polishing with a chamois.
Silver sequins may be cleanser by
having the following mixture applied
with a soft flannel; one fourth cup
whiting. one fourth cup water, and
one half ounce of liquid ammonia. The
seouins should then be polished with
bit of clean cloth.
Precipitation Stains.
To remove perspiration stains, rub
the garment we'll with soap, and let it
lay in the sun. If the persp;ration is
under the arms, then use diluted mu
Ratio acid.
A petticoat may be put into str ong
suds Of CASTLE soap and water. The
soap should haye been boiled in the
water, and then allowed to COO until
the hand can bear the temperature.
Swish the silk about. and press out the
water lightly with the hands. The
petticoat should then be dipped in an
other similar suds, the water pressed
out and hung in a place where there
is plenty of air, but no sun. Pull out
the wrinkles from time to time.
Roll the silk over a board, and let
it remain wrapped in towel, unit!
only trace of moisture is left. When
ironing. cover with a fine white cloth
and use only moderately hot iron.
If you desire clear tone of white
a little blueing should be added to the
water, but if an ivory shade, then use
only the clear suds
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-08
With the Small Farmer
Agriculture and Science

b5e to find his own particular home. so
says the Strand Magazine, this kind
hearted ischoOlmaster decided 20 give
each of his hives some distinguishing
II ark, so the buildings represent an
inn, castle, house, cottage. windmill,
etc There are also number of AMI
mails, including an elephant, carved
from wood, closely resembling their
Ewing brothers. The owner is natural
" very proud of his creations and is
constantly enlarging it.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-08
A SCREEN OF VINES


The resourceful one VINO made a
screen from bamboo fishing rods was
a mere man, after all. He planted
row of them, with their thin ends
pointing heavenward, just as one
would plant beanpoles, to separate his
kitchen garden from more beauti-
full yard He chose morning glories
to plant at the base of them, though
hops would have been a faster grow
ing vine; but being an artistic soul,
he recognized in the delicacy of both
the vines and blossoms of the morn
ing-g glory an effect in keeping with
the slender bamboo rods.
This screen planted in window
box outside Of window too close to
your neighbours house would grow a
charming curtain of living green-just
sufficient of a screen to afford some
degree Of privacy without pulling
down shade and excluding all air.
The screening off of curtain win
dows can be accomplished also by the
vine-filled uotside window-box with
fine wires drawn across the windows
opening in a diamond pattern
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-08
Forcing Tomatoes.

Tests at the experiment stations
show that nitrate of soda is superior to
both barnyard manure and mine al fertl-
lizers for forcing the growth of tomatoes
and that nitrate of soda is On:y slight
ly less effective than the complete fer
These results. however, do
not apply in the case of poor soils or
upon heavy clays.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-08
EVENING
CHIT-CHAT
By...
Ruth
Cameron

as dishonorable as breaking ones word
to someone else.
ITO keep ones friends without ca
pitulation and to keep friends with
oneself on the same hard terms" was
part of Robert Louis Stevenson's creed
But that it is weak to break prom
ises to oneself does not mean that it
is stronger to refuse to make them.
On the contrary.
l do not like the man who has gotten
to the point where he says at New
Years
Il will not make any resolutions be-
cause i know 1 will break them"
The man who makes his resolutions
with fresh enthusiasm and fresh hope
each year, even if he does break most
of them, has a far better chance OF
getting somewhere than the one who
makes none.
But the man or woman with whom
your gold, your secret, or most pre-
cious of all. your heart, can best be
trusted is the one who can both make
and keep his promises to himself
For it is as true now as it was 900
years ago:
ITO thine own self be true
And it will follow, as the night the
day,
Thou cans't not then be false to any
man"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-08
TREATY HELD UP
American Fugitives Prevent Move for
Extraditiop.

PUERTO CORTEZ, Honduras, Sept.
S.-The efforts of the United States to
secure an eXtraditiOn treaty with Hon.
duras will fail, judging from present
indications.
President Davila signed in due time,
laid the treaty before the HOnduran
congress for ratification by that Dody,
and there is where the hitch occurred.
The large colony of American fugitives
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-08

We can still look for few weeks
of warm weather. and so it is too soon
to be thinking of winter togs. II you
are one of those lucky women that can
afford to dress for four seasons IN the
year, then you are no doubt searching
out the latest autumn modes at mod
iste's and milliner's But if you are
Just an ordinary mortal like most OF
us. then you are at this very moment,
perhaps. going over the remnants of
YOUR summer wardrobe with rueful
eyes. and wondering how you can pos
sibly piece it out until the cold weather
sets in.
In all proba bility a professional
cleaner is beyond your means, and So
YOU are obliged to find a way of max
ing your renovations at home. Sup
pose we have little chat about this
matter, and see what we can do
about it.
Cleaning Silks.
Your foulard silk should be soaked
for awhile in cold water that has had
a little salt dissolved in it before you
attempt to wash it. If you kave more
than one silk dress to do up, let each
one have separate tubful of water.
Make a good lather. and souse the
dress up and down in it. Be sure not
To rub any soap upon the fabric, and
not to have the water too hot You
may find it necessary to use two or
three different fathers before the gar
ment is entirely cleansed. Rinse
through several waters. using in the
last. which should have graduated
rinse in a methylated spirit water will
restore the gloss to the silk.
When pressing care should be taken
that the iron is not too hot.
If YOU have a fine muslin DIRE 5 that
needs doing up. let it soak in d tubful
of tepid borax water for half an hour,
then rub gently in lather Of fine white
soapsuds Pour boiling water over
the garment, and after it has cooled,
rinse We'll and squeeze out the water,
but on no account wiring it, even in
the hands
Net may be washed very carefully in
good soapy lather. rinsed and squeeZ-
ed out. then stiffened in a thick hot
water starch. If the net is very thin.
then the starch water must be boiling
Dry, dampen and iron on the wrong
side across the width Of the goods. so
that it will not become stringy. You
should be very particular to keep the
edges straight while ironing
Doing Up Neckwear.
Jabots are not easy to do up. but if
you will find your task made consid-
erably easier Dip in hot soapsuds, /
rubbing very lightly between the hands,
or else lay the jabot fiat and scour
with a soft brush.
Lace ties should be squeezed through !
a soapy lather. being careful neither /
to rub nor wiring them. To obtain the |
right degree of crispness rinse in milk. |
and if you desire cream tint add cold !
tea to the milk. Place right side down
on some thick fabric and press lightly
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-08
Canadian Capitol Damaged.

TORONTO, Sept. S.-The west wing
of the parliament buildings here was
completely destroyed by fire The
damage to the building is about $780,
600. fully covered by Insurance. bul
the fine MOWat law library, one of the
best collections in the dominion. is 4
total loss, with no insurance
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-08
New Jersey Eiremer.

ATLANTIC CITY, Sept 8.-The New
Jersey State Firemen Relief association
today entered upon an annual meeting
which will continue three days.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-08
Luxurious Beehive.

A schoolmaster in a small German
town, being very fond of bees, resolved
to build for them something novel in
the way of home. AS bee hives are
generally of the same size color and
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-08

now in this country got busy, and.
with the aid Of certain members of the
Honduran congress, prevented ratif
cation.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-08

f p n :
dlings, bran, corn meal and ground
cats. At the Cornell university cows
that yielded 200 pounds of butter fat,
annually under ordinary feeding yield
ed 310.spounds when given liberal ar
bchydrates. Cream will not make but
ter unless it contains fat and profitable
fats will not be produced unless cows
are fed on rations rich in the elements
that produce cream
Raising Trees to Save Country.
/ wish that those Who have ruined
the seaboard flats of Florida, Georgia
the Carolinas cou;G be transported TO
Gascony and made to understand what
wonders can be wrought by the proper
conducting of a turpentine forest. On
tie sea face of the sand ridges, wEicn
extend in unbroken whiteness for IS
to 100 miles, bunch grass is planted in
regular rows to hold the sand from
drifting. On the top of the first ridge
is a low cattle fence and fire break,
and back of this narrow belt "a
dwarfed, stunted trees, cut off sour or
five feet from the ground to make their
branches spread over Wide areas. After
200 yards Of this one comes TO & more
open forest of crooked and stunted
to the great free forest full of big trees
ripe for cutting, and of smaller stiff
ready either for bleeding or for repro
during the big timber.
"All of this forest is worked careful
the very years when our reckless and
ignorant methods have been destroy
irg our southeast coast, these foresters
&c France have been developing pr f.
liable and useful forest of this same
maritime pine out of nothing john
L. Matthews
Earthworms and Green Manure.
EarthWCIms are credited with car
wing humus deep in the ground. tar
below the, level of the deepest blowing
They are important in keeping the soil
rich and assisting in growing larger
crops. Experiments with rye lrc re-
ported which show that where these
worms are present in large numbers IN
the soil there is q 80 per cent la,Ger
crop than from a tract in the neigh
bOrhood from which all the worms
had been taken. An experiment, un-
der the same conditions, made with
peas. shoWe5 an increase of 500 per
cent
The value of green manure is great
ly enhanced when plants are selected
that are known to contain the chemi-
Gals the soil requires. In some plants
we find more of one thing than we do
of another. For instance. we find Glow
er, alfalfa and vetch are rich IN nitro
gen. consequently proving to be valu-
able for most soils, as soils generally
are deficient in nitrogen. A plant
should be chosen that will return more
to the soil than what it takes out, or
nothing will be gained by growing it,
Grown for fertlizing purposes. plants
should be sown in the fall and plowed
under in the spring. The lime to
turn SUCH plants under is when they
are in bloom. as it is at that time when
they contain the greatest amount of
nitrogen. and it is more readily assim
Hated by the soil. If delayed beyond
the period of bloom. the plants become
woody and consequently do not so
readily decay.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-16
GAME CHICKEN HANGERS
MEETING IS IN PROGRESS IN
 MONTGOMERY.
Many Sections ef Country Represented at Midwinter Barbecue Being Held at vandfver Park
 Near Cfty

 Presence of more than 200 vis- tting fanciers and owners of the best game cocks or nghting chickens in the entire country is feature of the meeting which Is being held this week at Vandiver Park.
 Nearly every section of the United States Is represented, and among the more prominent faneiers present are said to ba several well known jurists and the Mayors of several cities.
 Some of the best entries are from Alabama cities. and it Is believed that Alabama birds will carry or a num- Der of blue ribbons. Alabama fan- clers have bred their chickens to degree of gameness which Is hard te surpass.
 The meeting is known as the Mid winter Barbecue" The sessions are held daily in the Agricultural Hall at Vandiyer Park, beginning at Ii o'clock in the morning and continuing until late in the night. Provision has been made for the entertainment of s0e guests,
 It Is said by some that Montgomery Is one of the cities on a circuit where weekly meetings are held. IL is de- elared by those familiar with tha management of the meeting that much money changes hands over tho results of the various events, although only one prize Is offered.