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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20
Vassar Cakes.

These little bites, which Of course.
are named after the great school, are
cornmeal hoecakes, served hot and
eaten with strained honey, brown su'
gar or New Orleans molasses. But
the hoe has nothing to do with them:
q batter is made with cornmeal and
cold water, seasoned only with salt
The batter must be so thin that it lit.
orally pours from q tablespoon. one
of which is put at time on hot iron
griddle for the cake. The usual griddle
holds three or four cakes and as soon
as these cook they are thinly coated
with butter and served in hot plates.
The sugar, honey or mo1asses Is put
on at the table.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20
The First POSTAGE Stamp.

The black penny postage stamp Of
1910, the fist stamp ever issued, was
distinctly unpopular and gave place
to red one after a years existence.
Great Britain was the first country
in the world to use postage stamps,
and the English schoolboy Of the
period seems to have regarded them as
nuisance rather than a national
benefit. ''Have you tried the stamps
yet?" wrote one Of them to his sister
in the year 1910. II think they are
very absurd and troublesome. l don't
fancy making my mouth glue pot, al
though. to be sure, you have the salts
faction Of kissing the back Of her gra-
cious majesty the queen. This is, how
ever, should say, the greatest insult
the present ministry could have Of
fered the queen.''-London T. Pts
Weekly.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20
He Was Superstitious.

Ee was a big. hearty workingman,
and when a spare, thin little man en-
tered the tram car. stumbled and sat
upon him he said in reply to the little
mans apologies:
Don't trouble, sir; it's all right.
There's no arm done" M
When we saw the big man week
later we We're shocked at the change
l., him. He seemed to have shrunk to
half his former bulk -
"W'hy, wllatevers the matter?'' we
exclaimed. 49,
':You remember that little MAJ wot
sat on me in the train last week. STRIP
Eyes. =
Well, it's al through 'im I'm wastin
away like thisr' >..
preserve usy' we cried "How!
Why?"
TIE shrunken giant wrung his hands
in despair "
Il found out next day" he groaned,
that e was the coroner An e sat on
me! I'm shuperstishus, an it's lookin'
ahead am. O r'!-London Mail.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20

FDUcATE REPkHsEsI ArIylss.
Vail Street Journal q: e The voter
has not learned some valuable Lessons
from the tariff discussions, he is .
great deal denser than the Wall Street
Journal believes. Never has such .
Hood Of daylight been thrown upon
high pote cti0n's meanest and ugliest
features. The pretense OF high tariff
for the encouragement Of infant in,
dustrles has been abandoned. That
kind Of infant. z in fact, never grows
old enough to be weaned and, indeed,
demands more infant nourishment
the older it gets. Another hard \
worked theory, also. which has re-
celved some rude shocks is that an
advance in tariff scedules means an
advance in wages. It is Increasingly
probable that the two thing are not
related. Wages went down last year
irrespective of the tariff IN the
enormously protected steel industry,
and have since been restored, although
iron ore and pig iron are among the
few articles on which the duty has
been revised downwards. The New
England cotton splnners are making
great dividends, but the wages of mill
operatives have not advanced. So
much is this the case that unintelligent
and unskilled imported laborers from
Europe or even children of school age
are substituted for educated American
operatives. These are plain facts, and
the voter will be fool if he can not
appreciate what they mean. Nobody
IN his senses can believe that the
present compromise Will represent the
tariff system of this country for more
than brief period. Now is the
time tor the voter to take up the
education of his congressman and
senators. He can not begin too soon.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20

A distinct difference in opinion
came out before the National Irrlga-
ton congress, in session at Spokane
last week; Secretary Ballinger stated
that the proposition was not for the
poor man, and former Governor
Pardee of California made reply in
this manner: .......
Roosevelt was a president who did
things tirst,'' said he, land talked
about them afterwards, and that s the
kind of men we would like to see in
public Office now.
The thing to do is to Withdraw the
water-power sites, as did Roosevelt,
and hold them for the people.
When" pleaded DIR. Pardee. care
we going to have a chance for the
common, hard working citizen
Secretary Ballinger has said irrigation
is not a proposition for poor man.
I take issue with him and say it Is
particularly a poor mans proposition
and it there is anyone trying to make
it not SO, lets' find out about 1t. -
II Ballinger is not let out soon,
there will be no need of conventions,
to provide ways and means to con.
serve the country's water powers and
other resources.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20

however, is quicker and more convent
ent. In the very base Of the pot there
is a little water-filled chamber, a.,
which generates steam and losses it
up through a glass TUBE, 3 6, into the
perforated metal coffee bag, F and
D, and the little stream even spurts
up into the top Of the pot, H, so that
one can see by the color Of the stream
the exact moment when the coffee
comes to a boil. The cavity beneath
the bag, G, receives the fluid after it
has passed through the ground coffee
berries. E is the air space left be-
tween bag and fluid. It shows the way
the made coffee filters through the
bag into the pot.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20

John viii. Silly
We have saved the soul of the man
7 that killed,
We restored the pride Of the man that
lied "k>4acr "
And we give him our belief;
But for her that fell have we fash
toned hell
With a faith all stern and just
It was so Of old; and no man has told
What our Lord wrote in the dust.
We have sighed betimes Of our broth
ers' crimes
And have bade them be Of cheer
For the flesh is weak, and the soul
grown meek
May yet read its title clear;
But we draw away from the one
AS the truly righteous must.
She is cursed, indeed!-and we did not
read
What our Lord wrote in the dust.
And the men who thieved. and who
killed and lied.
Who have slain the woman's soul
We have worked and prayed and have
seen them made
All clean and all pure and whole
But we drive her out with righteous
shout
In our Pharisaic trust.
So the man goes free-but we did not
ST see
What our Lord wrote in the dust.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20

There has already been more or less
ascension caused by the proposed
reception to be given In St. Paul
next month, to the congressman who
voted against the Taft Payne Aldrlch
tariff bill. Representative Tawney,
who was the only Minnesotan to vote
for the passage of the bill, of couse,
is left out, and makes a statement
that is very pertinent. He says that
1t might be advisable for the com.
mittee who has the arrangements in
charge. to inquire of President Taft
what members of the Minnesota
delegates promised to vote for the
passage, provided the votes were
needed. OF course, naturally a number
of them have already made denial. It
is a fact nevertheless that all the
representatives, aside from Hammond
the democrat, and Davis and Lind
bergh whose opposition was consistent,
were pretty much Cannon. and whose
election as speaker, even the re-
publican papers claim, is mostly
responsible for the passage of the
narnicIous bill While we believe that
the great majority of the people are
.olad that the representatives voted
saalust the final passage, they also
.helleye that they should have started
fhil,r work q little earlier in the
;same. IL the reception does take place
Representatives Hammond, Davis, and
49, 'nonarassinau, Lludbergh, should
~ eiyen Just 9 little the best seats in
the house. III.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20
IS GOOD 'eoFFE lUlckI.Y
Nov Psrcolator fhlcl1 9ssn,s g Poo,
ssss Decided vantaoes oysr
Some Now lin Use. No.

There has recently been devised =
new percolator, which possesses sew,
eral decided advantages over the old.
er kinds. To begin with it works just
as well when placed over the gas
stove or the kitchen range as when
used on the side table with an alco.
hol lamp. Many women like the ordi-
nary percolator because It makes cot
Zee free from that bitter fannie acid
that appears after boiling. This one,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20
Fields and Orchards Of France.

From Avignon to Lyons the rail-
road runs through a rich country, the
fruit trees covered with blossoms and
the forests assuming their robes of
green, altogether making a picture
beautiful to look upon From Lyons to
Paris the orchards, the vineyards and
the growing grain delight the eye of
the traveller from oriental deserts and
remind him Of Macaulay's poem:
Now let there be the merry sound Of
music and Of dance
Through thy cornfelds green and sunny
vines, oh. pleasant land Of France!
For truly it is a pleasant land.-Paris
Letter to Denver Post.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20

Henning Advocate: ''The man who
grows up in his native town IS
regarded as boy with his elders until
he is we'll started down the clivlty of
life that ends IN q hole. The stranger
who comes into place is more, often
pushed to the front than the young
man who has grown up with the
town. This is the reason why so
many young men become dissatisfied
with their home surroundings and
long to cast their lot IN other
quarters.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20

desk anu uuSt on the desk.
We shoSld be grateful that there
were no f1recrackers to distract the
minds of the men who signed the
Declaration Of Independence.
So Puddiford Suggs il getting up q new
reform. He claims that lawns should
BE moved crosswise instead Of
iengthwise.
81 wish some Investigator would
learn what sort Of medals they are
that hang across the breast Of the
bandmaster.
When man bids three times &C
much as thing is worth at an auo.
ton he thinks he is showing his IN.
domitable will.
The average popular orator is man
who can shout the old copy book mot.
toes In tone that thrills you.
Mrs. John Bingo is making q mis-.
take IN teaching her boys to cook,
Their wives will have q perpetual quar-.
rel on their hands because their hus,
bands will insist on interfering with
tho management Of the kitchen.
Don't assume that opportunity viii
be afraid Of getting its hands stained
sc It sees fresh paint on your door
whom Il calls.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20
FOR YOUR HEALIH's SAKE
CARE OF THE ExTREMITIEs.

Medical men tell 10 that thou.
sands Of people die every year
for no other reason than they neg
Iectsd to take proper care Of their
arms, lower limbs and feet.
Improper clothing Of the OK
tremltlss generally means colds,
sore threats, pIeurlsy, pneumonia,
Inflammation Of the stomach and
bowels, or any one OF many
other serious ailments.
Children, too, are often shame.
fully neglected In the matter Of
suf'oIent clothing or covering for
the legs and feet. Heavy stock.
Ings and good, thick shoes are
cheaper than are doctors and IN.
dertakers.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20
Rice croquettes.

Cook rice in part water and milk
the evening before while the supper
is being prepared. The minute it 10
nicely done lay in q slice of bread two
inches thick; let this soak up over
night: break in an egg in the morning
with one tablespoon of flour and one
teaspoon baking powder. Have
spider on stove with two tablespoons
hot lard and hay in as many spoons
full as you have. They will rise:
brown beautifully; then turn and
serve with melted butter.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20
Maxlms Of the Old codaer.

Ny son. it is well that you strike while
the iron IL hot,
Provided, Of course, that you know Of the
task you have got:
Provided, also, that you know what
you're hanmering with
And, lastly, provided that you're q most
competent smith.
Ny son. it is well that you strike the matt
All fair on the head,
Provided, Of course, that you strike not
your finger instead;
And furthermore into thine ear let this
wisdom be poured:
De sure that you drive not the naA IN
another mans board.
My son, 1t is wise to be sure that you
3! hustle ahead,
But. furthermore. son. by this counsel Of
81 mine be led:
Be sure that your rival IL right-then with
81 earnestness grim
Go ahead till you lose every vsstigs and
shadow of him.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20

Secretary Wilson, in his annual re-
port, gives the value of the
agricultural products for the year 1908
in the Unled States as 81. 778, 900, 900,
a gain of $500, 900, 600 over the crop Of
1907. The dairy product now amounts
to nearly $500, 600, 0O0 per annum. 1t
would seem, glaDcing at these figures
that farming must certainly pay,
especially when it is done properly.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20
DOES FARMING PAYf

The Minnesota Experiment station,
in cooperation with the Bureau Of
Statistics Of the U. S. Department Of
Agriculture has carried on an in
vestigation as to the cost of producing
farm products in Minnesota since 1902.
The preliminary results OF this in.
vestigation have been published by
the Government Bureau of STATISTICS
as Bulletins AZ and u, and by the
Minnesota Experiment Station. as
Bulletin 81.
The actual cost of producing all
farm products has been determined
upon large number of farms, with
the result that those interested are
nabled to appreciate the true
economic position of the farmer. and
he farmer himself is better able to
understand his relation to society.
Data now published indicates that
when all items OF cost, including
wages to tie farmer, are taken into
consideration, the profits from the
average corp are practically nothing.
The general impression that the
farmers cost of growing q product is
very little is being dlspelled, for 1T is
slowly being recognized that when all
items of cost are taken into account,
labor of men and horses, the various
cash expenses, interest and deprecla-
ton upon machinery and interest
upon capital invested, that the ex-
pense is surprisingly high. Even the
present high prices of farm products
allow only q fair margin between cost
of production and selling price. The
average crop sold at the average price
the past ten years has often resulted
in loss to the farmer.
Taking wheat as an example, the
cost of production an acre in south
eastern Minnesota was 50. SO. An
average crop of Is bushels an acre was
raised on these farms thus the cost of
q bushel on the farm was 66 cents.
The cost Of marketing the product and
an averaging of the. general expense
would make an added cents bushel,
giving total of Il cents q bushel:
The average Dec. farm price of
wheat was 74.2 cents bushel. A
similar computation for the oat crop
gives margin of less than 8 cents a
bushel. This margin in either case
does not equal the 10 per cent profit
that is so generally added to cost by
men engaged in other lines of bust
ness.
The need of this investigation has
long been felt. Minnesota is the
pioneer state to undertake the
thorough work required and IN the not
distant future should be IN position
to reap the benefits.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20

st. Cloud Times: The tariff has
been revised and that downward. The
republican administration and William
H. Taft have kept their party pledges
and the president IS right now the
biggest man in the world.-Osakis
Review, (Rep. J.
Now, wouldn't that jar your"
Yes, he weighs 1926 pounds
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20
For stale Bread.

Make a bag Of heavy white goods.
cotton, duck or drilling; hang it in the
kitchen az q repository Of stale bread.
When sumcient quantity has been
collected put IN = pan and carefully.
dry In the oven. Roll on . board I'M
til dne enough 70 b sittsd through
q sieve. Keep IN glass Jar.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20

How a reception can be given to our
representatives for voting against the
Payne bill, without taking slap at
President Taft, is beyond u.s. More
harmony for the republican party in
this state.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20
Tongue with Brown Sauce.

Tongue with Brown Sauce.
Melt a generous tablespoonful OF but
ter in saucepan and brown the
tongue on all sides. Take out tongue
and brown one tablespoonful Of -four
in the bitter, add one teaspoonful Of
curry powder, a little nutmeg and one
pint Of the stock in which the tongue
was boiled. Stir till it is all smooth.
put in the tongue and let It simmer
about 20 minutes, turning the tongue
often, as it burns easily.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20
Meat soufhe.

This is a nice way to use the cold
meat left from dinner. One table
spoon Of butter melted with one table
spoon Of -four, one and one-half cups
Of sweet milk, one cup Of chopped
meat, yolks Of two eggs. Lastly add
whites OF eggs and pepper and salt
and bake in a deep dish one-half hour.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20
Retribution,

"And so Cain cruelty slew his broth.
or Abel" says the Sunday school
teacher: And what was the penalty
he suffered? p -<s
HE married woman in the land
Of Nod" answers the tow-hsaded boy
In the end seat, "and he said his pun.
ishment was greater than he could
bear"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20

The heat the first of the week
throughout the southwest broke all
record, deaths and prostrations being
many. The crops also suffered
severely form the hot winds. On
Tuesday the thermometer registered
113 degrees hot at McAlester,
Oklahoma, and close to this figure in
the surrounding territory.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20
In Accord With the Weather.

Mrs. Passe Ito her maid How is thu
weather today, Marie? Maid Fresh
and windy. madam. Mrs. Passe Very
we'll; you will please put. a healthy
flush on my cheeks this morning. II
am going out.-New York Life.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20
BUCKMAN OUT OF POLITICS.

St. Cloud Journal Press: Mr.. Buck
man says he Is out of politics, and is
glad OF it. He is willing to pull off
his coat to help friend, and wants to
see the q. o. P. line up for man
who can be elected governor. Brewer
looked goou to him, although he is
willing to support the man named
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20

Sank Rapids Sentinel: Sank Centre
Herald he'd an ''old settlers = day
recently when a number of subscribers
came in and settled for back
subscriptions.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20
Bon.,s,ir a,nous


Yhen the New ork Ledger ~
3wavering son the brink Of failure Rob.
ert Bonner, the proprietor, sent to the
View York Herald a brief advertise
& ment to be set up in single line.
So reeleyesque was Mr.. Bonner's
hand writing that the advertising man
ager interpreted the directions as or
dering that the copy be run in. full
page, which instructions he obeyed,
though maryeling greatly. The Herald
came out the next morning with one.
whole page devoted to the crisp sad-
Duration to read the Ledger's new
story. The effect upon Mr.. Bonner
/. was almost fatal, first from chagrin at
the thought Of the possible bill. then
from amaZement us subscriptions bel
gan to pour in and finally from sat.I
isfaction as they continued to food
the office until the fortune of the publ
ltcation was made. The novel though
accidental device had struck the publ
hes fancy. Mr.. Bonner was hailed asI
the pioneer Of a new and daring the-t
DRY Of exploitation, and the advertise
ment gained tenfold currency by being
commented upon as feature of the
news.-Collier's
Trumpetine Ancient German Choral..
The most notable ornament of Roth.
enburg is the rathhaus, which no art
list who visits the town fails to sketch.
It is of a most imposing beauty, COLI
sisting OF all older gothic building
dating back to the middle of the thir,
teenth century, with an elaborate re-
nuisance facade. It was from it,:
darkling dungeons that many Of the
instruments Of torture in the museum
at Nuremberg came, for Rothenbure
was not tender III it's treatment of
prisoners. The earlier building has
high square tower crowned With a bell
cupola. where thrice week the choir
Of st. Jakob's, a reverend church lying
within its shadow, painfully climbs,
armed with trumpets and other mu-
steal Instruments. The sweet Lutheran
chcrale is repeated four times as the
musicians respectively face the four
points Of the compass, and the cere-
mony. so in keeping with the quaint.
old TIME life Of the town, is one of
the visitors unforgettable memories
Of Rcthef5burg.-R {Bavaria}
Letter to Vogue
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20
Consideration.

You say you once had home ?"
Oats what had" answered Plod-
ding Pete.
''Why didn't you do something to
make your folks comfortable and
happy ~
81 did. I left. '-Washington Star.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20
0LDMAN GIDDLF5
OB!sERyEs

/ would rather
make an enemy Of
q man than have
him regard me
with good natured
tolerance because
! am fool enough
to allow him to
run over me.
/ Many a man has
4 do It Now
motto over his.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20

Francis j. Heney, the reform cand1-
date, was nominated on the democratic
ticket for district attorney at San
Francisco,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20

JUST THE PLACE FOR HIM.
The man who could run a news |
paper to suit everybody went to !
heaven long ago. -Brlclyn Sentinel.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20
He Told Her.

Tell me frankly. sir, what do you:
think Of my daughters voice 2"
ID well, madam, think she may have
brilliant future in water color paint
ing."-Paris Figaro.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-08-20

IT'S when a fellow thinks he is ont
.ofssight that he feels all eyes are upon
him Pittsburg Gazette.
The newspaper., 1909-12-31

The Epworth League social at
the Methodist parsonage Mon
day evening was we'll attended by
a large number of young people.
The evening was passed in playing
games and number of musical
selections were rendered. AT a
late hour light refreshments were
served after which the young Peo-
pie scattered TO. their various
homes. Everyone reports very
enjoyable evening.
The newspaper., 1909-12-31

A room I2x12, 9 #. high, will
cost you for ceiling up with s in.
boards to receive canvass and
paper, SIPS; Compoboard will
cost you S37.44. We will furnish
material and plaster it for S290S.
This wall will not have to be can
vassed and papered and will keep
out wind, cold. bed bugs and dis
ease. BAKER & GALLEY,
Coop Phone. Delta, Colo.