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The Appeal., 1909-10-02

one could get along if one had to.
When you want to dive to the heart of mys-
terry the French shrug their shoulders and spread
out their hands, and say: "Cherchez la femme"
If you desire to find the key to any family situa-
tion and know why the children of the household
what they are-virile weakly, sturdy lit
tie and 1abby jellyfsh potential
citizens of worth or mere cumberers of the
.ground-you must act as if the old French adage
read: "Cherchez la mere"
1t is the mother that counts where children are
concerned, and l sought out Mrs. George J.
Could and asked her for her recipe for bringing
up family. 1 found her in their magnificent
suite of apartments at the Plaza hotel, surround
ed like Cornelia, by her Jewels There was her
daughter Marjorie, a lovely slim slip of a girl,
one of the debutantes and bellies of the season,
come in to tell of the delights of the ball of the
night before. There Edith, sturdy little
miss of seven, hanging upon her mothers shoul-
der. There was George, shy lad of 12, poking
his head in between the portieres from time to
time The other children were absent, and mo-
tor being sent to her school for Vivian, and
another to Columbia university for Kingdom and
Jay, for the day bitter cold and snowy. Baby
Gloria, who is only two and half years DID,
spending the winter at Georgian Court with her
grandmother, and trinkets were being got ready
to send to her there.
The room itself was very temple of mother
hood, for it's empire tone had been ruthlessy sac
riced before family affection and love of things
homelike, and everywhere walls and mantles
and tables there were photographs of the chill
,dren-Jay in tennis fannels when he won the
championship of the world Kingdom with his first
mustache, marvelously like a young edition of
the kaiser Marjorie in her debutante gown and
baby pictures innumerable.
In the midst of all this evidence of mothers
brooding love sat Mrs. Gould, radiant figure in
trailing paleblue silk, young looking almost as
her own daughter, and thought that if I were an
artist | should like to paint her triumphant
modern Madonna, woman to whom motherhood
has brought nothing but JOY, and whose children
are her crown of happiness. She has had all that
women crave, has this woman who is a darling
of the gods First she had success and fame
which she won by her own genius; then she was
given love and marriage and enormous wealth
and high social position. She has beauty that is
still undimmed, but the best that life has given
her is her children, and it is good to hear her
say
my acquaintances have sometimes pitied me-"
she said with smile, because I have had so
many babies, but have not one child too many
I have never had child that did not want or
that has not found welcome waiting for
it. think that is reason why my children
have all been strong and have had such Sc
rene dispositions.
Il have felt the responsibilities of motherhood
too, and have tried to give my children as good q
start as possible by giving them sound bodies.
The Appeal., 1909-10-02
GEOR% a. Gould, LR.

other place in the world is it more sci
dom seen than along Fifth avenue.
The home of Mr.. George J. Gould,
however, is an exception to this rule.
Seven times the domestic bird has Wis,
tied and blessed that abode, each time
leaving baby so strong and lusty, sol
big and beautiful, that it fully justified
the fond parents declaration that it
was the finest child ever born. Bet
ter still, the Gould children have
grown up to be almost perfect speci-
mems of physical health, and they are
SO intelligent and so natural and unaf-
fected in character that it seems
worth while to tell how this result
has been accomplished, and how
wise father and mother have enabled
their children to lead the simple life
in the midst of millions and a luxury
that makes that of the tabled Sybar-
ties look like a makeshift with which
The Appeal., 1909-10-02


of course have so many other duties that it
IS not possible for me to be always with my ba-
b1es, and so kept trained nurse for each one
until he or she was two and half years old, and
past the teething time; but there is never night
even to this day, that do not go into each room
the last thing before going to bed and tuck the
covers down with my own hands, good and tight
around each child. And have nursed every one
or my children with my own hands whes: thew
were SICK I had trained nurses of course but
I sat up with the sick child, too. When Marjorie
had that fearful spell of scarlet fever in France
the summer before last, and when it seemed Ut
terly impossible for her to recover, her father
and never left her day or night for weeks The
doctors said that it was the most malignant case
tney ever saw, and that nothing but her marvel
Gus strength pulled her through. They said that
If she had been French girl she certainly would
have died.
l believe that the chief thing about raising
cnldren up to be well and strong is to bring them
up IN the country where they have plenty of
1resn air and room for exercise, and freedom. It
was for the benefit of our children that we went
down to Lakewood and built Georgian Court The
second floor of the house is devised especially for
the children, and the sunniest room in it is for
the baby and the next sunniest for the ex-baby.
and wes always had great times and ceremonies
When the re1gn1ng monarch had to give Way for
new king or queen of the nursery and have his
or her little belongings packed up and moved on
Everything has been sacrificed for the good of
the children. For ten years we lived at Georgian
Court only in the winter, and took the babies
every summer up to the quietest and dullest little
place in the world in the Catskills ten miles from
anywhere.
At Georgian Court we provided every sort Of
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keeping Soil In Good shane.

When there is plenty of moisture in
spring, followed by dry and hot
weather during June and July. the CON
dition is just right for spelling the
soil, especially if untmcly blowing has
left the fields in badly baken condi-
ton. If the result of such conditions
lasted but one Season the matter would
not be so serious, but it has frequently
been observed that land badly puddlcd
and subsequently hard baked can not be
retrieved in many years. 1t is harder
to reduce such soil than the toughest
hard-pan. In fact it will require sew
eraI seasons OF careful work to bring
these soils into good condition again
1t is bad practice to stir ground
when it is wet. yet il is done every
spring. Crops are puddled in every
year, and 1t is Il wonder that we get
any crops at all from these fields
Such fields are the first to dry up
when summer drouglts strike us, for
capillarity has been So completely de-
stroyed that the crops can not draw
upon the water reserves, and the elc-
ments needed for growth Of the crops
are so securely locked up In the clods
that they are not available
1t Is the natural tendency of all soil
to become tirmer. 1t IS tampcd down
by even the gentlcst rains. and beating
rains will render it almost imperyious
to wafer Good Garmiur puSt uudn
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-21
Care of the Flock,

Sheep need little shelter except to
keep off rain and snow. | have al
ways allowed them to stay out in the
coolest wea Their, if it was not stormy.
However, | never, under any circum-
stances, allow them to take rains and
SHOWS In winter. writes a correspondent
Of Farm and Home.
At this season | give good clover
hay, and in addition little silage or
corn fodder about three times a week.
l feed twice a day in the yard on the
ground If it is frozen, but when the
ground is not frozen | feed in racks
in the sheep barn. l feed little en-
tire grain, mostly oats to the breeding
ewes.
My trOughs are made of three boards,
feet long, the bottom one 10 inches
wide and the sides inches. as shown
in sketch. | scatter the oats thin in
these troughs and the sheep cannot get
Il large mouthful. Thus better masti-
cation of the grain is secured than in
narrow troughs. ! have fed threShed
oats TO my sheep for a good many
years and have not as yet experienced
any bad results from their use. | feed
cats until after lambing time, then
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-21
SONG OF THE SAWMILL.
Different by Day and Night, Old Lum-
bermen Declare.

Does stream furnish energy for saw
ing more lumber on the sawmill night
shift than on the day Shift The first
impulse would he to answer in the mega
tive. Scores of old millmcn, some Of
whom have worked in Penobscot river
sawmills for nearly half century and
can remember when all the mills We're
run by water power, nuke reply in an
emphatic yes. Not only do the mill
operatives declare that water will ac-
complish greater amount of work at
night than in the daytime, but they cite
records of actual performances, giving
the names of mills and dates where tests
have been made
In saving deals and other standard
lumber from spruce of average size the
exact variation in performance between
day and night depends slightly upon
weather conditions. more being sawed in
dark and drizzly weather than when il
is fair. But on an average modern
band saw that will turn out $4,000 feet
in ten hours of daylight can saw 10000
feet or more in ten hours of darkness.
Not only has this assertion been
proved many times in mills that were
run by water power, but it has been
demonstrated through elimination from
the fact that mills using steam power
The milmen will declare that the saws
make a widely different sound whcu
dashing through spruce knots by night
than they do by day, 50 that if a skilled
millman who was blind were 10 visit Il
strange mill he could distinguish
whether it was night or day by the
songs Of the saws
By daylight nothing but classical
music comes from the most reckless
among the small saws As soon as the
restraint of daylight has passed the
reckless saws forget their dignity and
begin TO sing and hum ragtme and
coon songs, chewing up lumber and
manufacturing deals at great rate.
Mill owners and forcmcu of experience
who have listened 10 the debate for
years agree with the hands. and some
of them add the explanation that the
water is heavier by night than 10y day,
though nobody seems to have taken
pains to weigh the water ut the two
periods for the purpose of comparing re
sults.--Maiue Letter in New Iorl, sun
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and made me feel like a new person,
and it shall always have my praise"
Mrs. W. Z. VALENTINE, 902 Lincoln
Avenue, Camden, n. J.
Gardiner, Me. -'' | was great suf-
ferer from female disease. The doc
tor said I would have to go to the
hospital for an operation, but Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound COM
pletely cured me in three months. -
MRS. s. A. WILLIAMS, r. +. ID. No. II,
Box 80, Gardiner Me.
Because your case is q difficult one,
doctors having done you no good,
do not continue to suffer without
giving Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound a trial. 1t surely has cured
many cases of female ills, such as in
flammation, liberation, displacements,
tibroid tumors, irregularities. periodic
pains, backache, that bearing-down
feeling, Indigestion, dizziness, and ner-
vOus prostration. 1t costs but a trihe
to try it, and the result is worth mil
lions to many suffering women.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-21
Wind Collie In unrSes.

The treatment for wind collie differs
very materially from that of cramp
collie. AbsorbentS are Of some service
and charcoal may be given in any
quantity. RelaXants are also beneficial
in this form of collie Choral hydratc
not only possesses this quality, but it
also is Il pain relipycr. 1t is particu-
larry well adapted to the treatment of
wind collie, and should be given in /
ounce doses in pint of water, hi
or aromatic spirits of ammonia in /
ounce doses ut short intervals. A
physc should always be given in tiatu-
lent collie as early as possible, the best
being l-ounce doses Of BARBADOS aIocs.
Injections, per rectum, of turpcntinc, |
TO = ounces; linSced oil, 5 ounces, may
be given Frequently to stimulate tn"
pCristaltic motion of the bowels and
favor the escape of wind. Blankets
wrung out Of hot water do much to af-
ford relief; they should be renewed
every five or ten minutes and covered
with dry. WOODEN blanket This form
Of collie is much more fatal than cramp
cole, and requires prompt and persist
ont treatment. 1t is entirely unsafe
to predict the result, some apparently
mild attacks going on to speedy death,
while others that appear ut the onset
to be very severe yielding rapidly TO
treatment DO not cease your efforts
until you know the animal is past help
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"Uuclc Jor' Cannon was disrusslua
jocuIarly one society leaders claim
that too many statesmen appear To-
rely on their uncouthncss on the alb
scncc Of socks, etc.--for their fame
Il would point out" said he, that
neither Caesar nor Alexander wore
socks, ana &c attacked New York
society as frankly as this pcrsot has
attacked public life, / might but,
after all, perfect frankncss Is invarla
bly, a bad thing You have heard per
haps, Of the young man who admired
perfect fraukness? Calling on pretty
girl, he said
OF there Is ono thing that | reycr
ence in this world. perfect frankness Is
that thing.
"'YcsT said the girl. Then III ut
once grasp the opportunity TO urge you
to shave off your mustache before you
eat another soft boiled egg"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-21
He Was a Hen.

Reginald Vanderbilt at dinner in
New York, denied that during the Pitts
burg horse show he had suubbed Pitts
burg society.
THE trouble lay in the fact" said Mr..
Vanderbilt that i'll PittSburg | was
misunderstood. | was taken for So
ciety man Of leisure, when really | was a
hard working horseman without a minute
TO spare
He laughed.
1T was 4 case" he said "of mistaken
identity. like that of the little Newport
boy He, with his little brothers and
sisters was being taught natural history
by his Governess through the instru-
mentality of a game. The game was
called 'barnyard.' One child was tur-
key, another duck, third a calf, and
so on. \ noisy, delightful game and
much natural history was no doubt
learned through it.
But my little boy remained, in all the
tumult, as still as death. Far off in a
corner he crouched, silent and alone. The
govcrnoss, spying him, apprehended in
dignantly.
Come she said, play! Be rooster,
Flap your wings and crow"
Ssh said he. I'm laying M egg "
Washington Star.
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HER MOTHER-IN LAW
Proved n Wise, Good Friend.

young woman out in Iowa found a
wise, good friend in her mothrrInlaw,
jokes notwithstanding She writes:
1T is two years since We began using
Postum in our house. was gr"ntiy
troubled with my stomach, complexion
was blotrly and yellow. After meals
| often suffered sharp pains and would
have TO lie down Ny mother often told
me it was the coffee / drank at meals.
Hut when ia quit coIIc" I'd have IA
severe headache
"Whlio visiting my mother in-law
remarked that she always made such
good coffee, and asked her 10 tell m"
how She laughed and told me 1t was
cusy to make good coffee when you use
Postum.
II began to usc Postum as soon 49,
| got home. and now ~ have the same
good coffee postumD every day and
| have no more trouble Indigestion Is
q thing Of the past, and my complexion
has cleared up beautifully
My grandmother suffered n great
deal with her stomach Her doctor told
her to leave Off coffee She then took
tea, but that was Just as bad
she finally was induced to try
Postum, which she has used for over !
year She Travelled during the winter
over the greater part of Iowa, visiting
something she had not been able to Dc
for years She says she owes her pres
ent good health to Postum
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Greek, Mich Read The Road 10 Well
VILE" In pkgs There's a Reason"
Ever read the above ietterp A
new one appears from time to
time. They are genuine, true, and
full of human interest.
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Experiments recently made for the
purpose Of asr"rtaining the uutrityo
value of salt for sheep show that those
which have been fed salt gained in
weight four and onc-half pounds more
than those which received no salt
Moreover, the sheep which received
salt produced one and one-third pounds
more wool and OF better quality than
those which received no salt.
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UNDER FIVE FLAGS.
1t Takes That Many to Run Small but
Turbulent Crete

To the southwark, its green-clad, snow
capped mountains rising from tur-
quoise sea, lay Crete, the island of
mythology and massacre. 1t was pic
ture of sunshine and animate of vivid
colors and strange peoples such as one
seldom sees except in some gorSeouSly
staged comic opera.
But even as this was in my mind, a
gun doomed out from a crumbhng bas-
ton and five little balls ran UP five flag
stats standing in row on the upper
most ramparts and broke out into five
flags.
The morning breeze caught up their
folds and held them straight out as
though for our benefit, 50 that we could
make them out quite plainly. Four of
them were old friends that | had en-
countered on all of the seven seas-the
Union jack, the tricolor and the St. An
drcw's cross of Russia and the red,
white and green banner of 1taly-but
the fifth flag, which flew somewhat high
er than the others, was of unfamiliar
design; the single blood red square. how
ever, bounded by the Greek cross and
bearing the cleaning star of Bethlehem
told its own story and | knew it for the
flag of Crete.
| knew that there was deep signifi-
canoe in the design of that unknown
flag and in the position of the four IA
miliar ones that flew below 1t, for they
signaled to all the world that the Turk
had been driven out, never to return;
that Christianity had triumphed over
Mohammedanism and that the cross had
indeed replaced the crescent; that the
centuries of massacre were now but
memories: that peace in the guise Of
foreign soldiery had for a time at least
found an abiding place in Crete, ana
most significant of all, that the strange
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RIVAL OF TURKEY.
We'll Broled Steak Beats the Great Bird
Meat

while turkey is the name most fire.
quently heard IN connection with mid
winter holiday entertaining the average
American has a secret liking for steak
that cannot be overcome or lived down."
said a man Of wealth, who was dining
In Castle Cave, in Seventh avenue, with
circle Of New Years day guests. THE
strange thing is that you cannot give a
uatiye of New York what he does not
want. but when he finds what he does
want he will jump a fence or climb a
tree to get il, tisurativey speaking
Nothing stands IN his way.
Nov the Ercnchman may tell you
that taste for steak is a bit savage
If it is | am glad to be n savage once
in n while, and am not surprised to find
this place crowded with persons on this
holiday who prefer steak to turkey. The
trouble is not with the turkey, but with
the method of cooking and serving in the
average public kitchen. This steak
broiIed over hickory embers, is exactly
TO my liking"
In Castle Cave oysters are grilled in
shell over the hickory embers and served
with sauce of onions garlic and par
sey. Some persons 90 there night after
aaight for the same delicacy.-New York
Herald.
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TOLD TO USE CUTICURA
After Specialist Failed To Cure Her
Intense Itching Eczema Had
Been Tortured mud Disngured hut
Soon Cured of Dreadful tumor

81 contracted eczema and suffered
intensely for about ten months At
times | thought | would scratch my
self to pieces. My face and arms were
covered with large red patches, SO that
| was ashamed To- 90 out. | was al-
yised to go to Il doctor who was spe-
cialist in skin diseases, but | received
very little relief tried every known
remedy. with the same results
thought | would never got better until
a friend of mine told me to try the
Cuticura Remedies So | tried them.
and after four or five applications Of
Cuticura Ointment ! was relieved Of
my unboarabIc itching. | used two
sets of the Cuticura Remedies, ana /
am completely cured. Miss Barbara
Kral, ili%hlandtown. Md, Jan ., 1905"
Potter Drug 4 Chem. Corp, Sole
Props. of Cuticura Remedies, Boston.
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Sod culture is recommended by some
successful peach growers The soil is
worked during the time the trees are
growing. and clover crop is sowed
for fall and winter which Is plowed
under early In the spring. Clover
crops should not be left until thoy
suck up too must moisture from the
soil at time when 1t is needed by
the trees.
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Equally Guilty.

The proprietor of a certain hotel in
Maine is not only one of the kindest and
best hearted of men, but also one of the
most prOfane. He Swears without know
ing il and means no olfense. He spends
but little time in the office and is prac-
tically unknown to many of the guests,
One day, however, he was in CONVERSE
ton with the manager when a lady in
terrupted them.
Il want my room changed" she said.
at Is On the side overlooking the kitch-
en-. and am annoyed by the swearing Of
some man down there every morning. |
am Il church woman and will not stand
it another day"
The remarks We're addressed to the
manager. for she did not know the pro
prietor or that the one who did the
swearing was he.
DO you happen TO know who that
man is:'' he asked, before the manager
could reply.
NO. ] do not. she answered
We'll, ] do" the proprietor continued;
"and he doesn't mean any more when
he swears than you do when you get
down on your knees to pray."-Lippin-
colts.
Coal stored in great heaps deterio-
rates in y1uc through oxidation
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add about one ear of Shelled corn TO
one pint of oats per day.
know from my own experience that
it pays to keep sheep, provided they
are kept WELL and those who do not
do this are very likely to condemn the
breed of sheep which they may happen
to have or the breeding stock which
they have purchased for the improve
mont of their flock when the fault is
really their own.
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The Emperor's Style of Dust.

There is a good story told of Ger.
man driving an English friend from
Frankfort TO Homhurg, when a motor
car passed at a terrific pace, raising n
cloud Of dust.
"Ah!' said the German, there goes
our Emperor.
How do you know inquired the
Englishman.
DO you suppose anybody else could
raise dust like thatY was the reply
Yorkshire Post.
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Feriiiizing in Winter.

II might be said that it is always
seasonablc to fertiliZc the orchard Or
garden. Manure placed on this soil
this winter will partially decay and its
richness soak into the soil for the use
of the plants next year. IT not only
serves as a fertilizer in the orchard.
but in winter it acts as a soil protcn-
ton and regulates sudden freezing aud
thawing. On billy land it checks soil
erosion.
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full breeder of dairy cattle he must
have 4 natural love for his cattle and
be able to see many of the changes
that are not visible to the average per-
son. The natural stock breeders are
the ones to whom we must look for
the fuller development Of our herds.
1t is to these men that we look when
we want to buy a hcrd-header of pro-
nounced excellence Of breeding.
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Beets with steam PIo,y.

To plow out n crop of sugar beets
by running heavy traction engine
over the field would be destructive. 50
the method described in Popular Me
chanics has proved very satisfactory.
The powerful traction engines are
placed at each side of field and the
pillow, which is Of special design, Is
dragged back and forth by cables.