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The Glenwood post., 1910-02-26
Sure Death to Flies.

Fly papers are to be superseded by
a fluid exterminator. "In our expert
ence." says the London Lancet, "ths
best exterminating agent is weak
solution Of weak formaldehyde in wa
ter (say two teaspoonfuls to the pint)
and this experience has been con-
firmed by others. 1t would appear
that flies are attracted by weak So
luton of formaldehyde. which they
drink. Some die in the water, others
get as far only as the immediate W.
cinity OF the plate of water, but all
ultimately succumb. and where they
occur in large numbers hundreds may
be swept up from the floor"
The Glenwood post., 1910-02-26

BUSINESS and golden apricots-piled in
silver basket as fragile and white
as snow. The Ramsdill linen blushed
in COARSE red weave, and the homely
blue-and-white ware that slipped in to
fill out what Craven had not supplied
appeared to have cracked and cracked
with abashment
Mrs Ramsdill served with some
thing like awe, and regarded Miss
Carew with a respect not unmixed
with such suspicion as has place in
every honest woman's heart when a
man showers undue favors on another
of her sex.
The Glenwood post., 1910-02-26
Police Entertain Taft.

New York.-Six hundred police lieu
tenants of Greater New York cheered
President Taft Tuesday night as he
appeared smiling before them at their
fourth annual banquet. Truly remark.
able was the reception the police lieu
tenants accorded the President. When
he first entered the hall they rose as a
b6Ay. waving American flags. In a
monent more the room was filled with
the shrill noise Of their police whis.
ties which sounded their greetings.
Then "The Star Spangled Banner" was
sung, and later America"
The Glenwood post., 1910-02-26
Banker. Must STAY in Prison.

Denver.-The Board of Pardons has
decided that Leonard Imboden and
James A. Hill, the men convicted OF
conspiracy to wreck the Denver Saw
ings Bank, must remain in the peni-
tentiary until their terms expire. Only
one member voted for their release.
The Glenwood post., 1910-02-26
Accident to Aviator.

RI Paso, Tex.-Charles X. Hamilton,
the aeronaut, met with an accident
here Tuesday afternoon in the third
of a series Of flights with biplane.
His machine fell to the ground with
one wing was broken. but Hamilton es-
caped with slight injuries.
The Glenwood post., 1910-02-26
6obbed Up,

"See what our ship news man says
about the late Capt. Topnotchsr?"
Queried the editor.
why. he says the captain chose
the sea for his life work-and begap
at the bottom"
The Glenwood post., 1910-02-26
limhs the Sin.

"Marry me-" pleaded the mere maA.
"and your slightest wish shall ~
granted"
But" queried the wise WOMAN,
show about the large ones?"
The Glenwood post., 1910-02-26

The Beet Growers Union, composed
OF nearly all leading planters near
Brush. met AND decided not to accept
the sliding scale. but issued an. ultima
tum that no beets would be raised for
less than fixed price Of IS or $3.50
per ton.
George v. Cosseboom. master nc
chanic OF the Smuggler mine at Aspen,
has been appointed by Governor John
+. Shafroth to fill the place left VA
cant by the dismissal OF State Boiler
Inspector Alexander E. ]. Whitney .os
charges Of alleged graft.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
Mounting Photographs

TF YOU have a number OF photo
graphs OF your European trip, or
= copies or famous pictures, or prints
Of your fayor1ts poets or musicians. or
any other OF those small. unmounte6
photographs and prints that one collects
and then hopelessly carries about n q
bag or box to the end OF time, try ar
ranging them in a frieze around ths
wall OF your living room or study. Get
glass exactly the size OF each and fasten
them tightly by means OF glass-headed
pushpins firmly inserted at each corners :
There viii be no frame to hide any OF
the picture. and the effect IS quaint and
artistic.
II you have a low picture moldings so
much the better: arrange them IN please
ing order in the same way on this.'
Nothing could be prett1er than wall
done in brown burlap, with a walnut
meldtng and light paper or paint above
and a frieze OF these photographs IN
sepia or carbon. They give a tone to A.
room that Il needs only little leather
covered furniture. a rug or two. mar
bic cast and a bit Of pottery to com
plete. And the glass-mounted photo
graphs are the keynote OF ALL
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
Successful Cleansers

~ ATMEAL Is the safe remedy for
soiled suede gloves in white
~ pale tan and gray shades. To
clean them 1t is necessary to draw
them on and plunge the hands In
small basin of oatmeal. rubbing them.
especially the finger tips. the knuckles
and wrists, with the meal, and scrub
bing the more soiled portions with a
very clean nail brush. Finally. they
should be busted with piece OF clean
soft flannel.
Wash-Ieather gloves require yellow
soap and water which is warm and
not hot. Too hot water tends to
shrink the skins, and Is probably the
reason why some people make poor
success Of the operation. They should
be dried on the hands or on wooden
trees IL possible. in the sun or close to
a fire. Like fannels. the quicker they
dry the better.
Powdered sulphur and lemon juice
has an almost magical effect upon
straw hats which have become sun
baked, while pipeclay-such as SOL
diers use for belts-rubbed over VEL
vet Is a useful cleanser.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
La GAaeae Nzu CHcKg.y

The pretty little ."double-decker" Of
silver appliqued on. glass looks as If it
had been designed expressly for those
who are to live on bread and cheese
and kisses" For bread and cheese it
certainly is, for the upper part holds
the succulent Roquefort or Camembert,
and the lower the crisp crackers that are
its proper accompaniment. The silver
fork comes with the dish.
Silver patterns appliqued on glass
make up many other pretty trifies-card
trays, perfume bottles, ice bowls with
ice spoons, cake dishes. even fascinating
little teapots. And there are hundreds
Of other ideas for gifts which these few
examples can lead to. Look about and
see If you cannot find something more
welcome than the berry dish or the
china vase
After all, the very best gift that can
be given is money, with which the
young couple can get what they please.
But II you belong to those of the outer
circle who cannot make such a gift, or
have other reasons for so doing, here is
list Of suggestions, any one of which,
realized. viii make the little bride flush
and smile with pleasure and apprecia-
ton.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
To Clean Embroidery

RENCH chalk is excellent for clean
II Ing embroidery that is too fragile
TO be washed with soap and water.
The chalk should be made quite hot
and sprinkled thickly over the en-
broidery, which is then rolled carefully
up SO that the chalk is inside.
Leave it in dark place for a week or
ten days, shake 1T out well and the en-
oroidery VIII be quite fresh again.
If the embroidery is wanted In a
hurry. the hot chalk should be rubbed
through 1t as though 1t were being
washed. This process should be repeated
several times. and IL some dirt still re-
mains use little more chalk and leave
II overnight. if possible.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
A Child's Mind

"o A CHILD all that passes
through the mind appears reaA
Il ana he is often unable to distin-
guish fact from fancy. He IS confused
by punishment for mot telling the
truth" when what he says is perfect
ly true TO him So also the percep-
tfon Of the right of private property
Is not natural. but arises IN every
nursery through the primitive ''ta-
boo" Therefore the parent or teacher.
instead of presupposing such moral
code, must create it and apply Il to
sne right objects.
The rise in the child OF the dramatic
instinct gives numberless opportuni-
ties for preparation for real life. The
fact that Imagination is so easily led
Into channels OF action provides an
opportunity for all kinds of lessons as
10 relationships that viii afterwards
exist, and imaginative right action
under many circumstances.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
Hatpin Protector

T HE woman who must travel with
five or six extra hatpins-foP now
- that the pins match the hat, each
hat taken along on a journey means
two or three hatpins to go with It
should provide herself with a large.
fat cork, such as is used on pickle
bottles and Jelly Jars. Stick the points
of the hatpins well into this. and you
can carry them tucked into corner
of your trunk or suitcase, with all
perishab1e heads carefully wrapped in
tissue paper or absorbent cotton
Even better than cotton isS sur
geon's wool, II you can obtain it.
The whole combination OF cork and
pins may go. into an empty fan or
glove box. and thus be doubly out Of
the travellers way.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
Useful Facts

(" HE odor of fish-Silver fish forks
often retain the odor of the fish.
a especially of herrings. To prevent
this let them stand in a basin Of tea
leaves for a few minutes. This will re-
move the smell. Stains Of vinegar, etc.,
may be removed by rubbing the articles
with a little salt.
To clean bamboo furniture-This when
dirty may be easily cleaned with a small
brush dipped In warm salt and water.
The salt prevents it from turning
yellow, and the washing makes the
bamboo bright. Rub very dry with soft
cloths.
To renovs the odor of paint-Slice a
few onions and place them in pail OF
water in the center of the room and
leave it for several hours. or plunge
a handful of haysinto pail of water.
A useful hint--When putting anything
very hot into glass vessels stand them
upon a wet cloth and the glass will not
crack
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
Wedding Rings for Men

I(TF WE only thought what the we'd
ding ring originally meant. I
= think most Of our modern brides
would be insisting that their husbands
should wear one, too" said a pretty
young matron the other day. Back of
everything else il is mark of bondage;
and nowadays men are-or should be-as
much bound by marriage as are women.
1t Ii pretty German custom, this ex-
changing of rings. and / am glad to see
1t Is spreading in America
When / was married I told James he
had to let me give him ring. He was
10 be marked married as well as I.
Certainly, all the girls who object to the
word obey in the marriage service
ought to insist on this change also"
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
The Odor of Tobacco

/" HERE is no odor more disagreeab1e
than that OF stale tobacco smoke
u and tobacco ashes. Sometimes
room becomes so psrmeated with it that
it becomes hardly possible for delicate
persons to breathe in it. Here Is q
remedy suggested by an Englishwoman
who suffered and 0vercame:
CLOSE the room up we'll overnight,
With doors and windows tightly shut,
and leave in it large pail full OF
water. with few wisps of straw. For
SOME reason, the water and straw
together absorb the smoke, and even
take up the odor of ashes. Needless to
say, all discoverables ashes should pre-
yiously have been removed and thrown
away.
BY morning the room is odorless, and
q little airing will cool 1t out and put
1t again in condition for use
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16

NY woman who has herself re
IN ceived or has watched otheri
~ receive dozens of clocks ant
scores Of teaspoons-an en-
graved differently-and multitudes OF
cut-glass water carafes viii never
wish to inhict anything OF that ilk
on q bride again. It is not as II
nothing original could be had for love
or money; the stores are full OF odd
and pretty gifts, not too expensive
that need only little thought on the
part Of the giver to make them the
most welcome among many wedding
gifts
There is the Satsuma rose-jar. for
instance. with its brilliant colors
contrasted with the dark. FURNISHED
metal stand. What prettier gift
could there be than this. perhaps
filed with the delicate potpourri that
our grandmothers loved so well?
The sardine dish, with its outer
tray for lemon or parsley or salad
dressing, or for the fork to rest IN.
is q lovely bit of cut glass-solid and
dignihed and simple, and yet not
massive or out Of harmony with the
brides pretty furnishings. The dish
IS just about large enough to cover
one OF the embroidered doilies on the
polished table.
A more beautiful present than the
nnother-of-pearl candelabra cannot
well be imagined. AS a matter of
fact. ii is the fringed candle shades
alone that are really of motSer-of-
pearl. but they give its character
to the entire piece The three-part
candelabrum itself Is Of silver, with
e cut-glass stand. When white, per
fumed Chinese candles are lighted in
these, the effect is one of the most
faIryIike loveliness-and how becom-
ing the soft light will be TO your lit
tie friend. the bride!
Those little festivities that follow
close upon q wedding viii require
the services OF the sandwich dish
cut glass<again. with provision made
for two different kinds of sand
witches without mixing" Really.
though, the pattern Of the glass is
so pretty that it seems a shame to
hide it by even the most toothsome
Of tidbits.
From the orient again and really ex-
quisite is the carved ivory jewel box-a
gift for the brides personal use. (And,
by the way, many persons prefer to
give presents Of this sort-some bit Of
3ewelry or fine lingerie, by which the
young wife can specially remember her
friend. Besides, all young couples do
not go 10 housekeeping. and IT would be
well TO find this out beforehand-)
The Jewel box, as have said, is a
charming Gift. It too, has its dark
metal stand, and II is carved in a flower
and-Ieaf pattern such as only the crafts
man OF the Tar east knows how to ere
eta It Is lined with padded silk edged
with cord
A return 70 fhe fashions of our grand
mothers days is shown again in the
quaint cut-glass vase. 1t is really very
graceful and has mono of that hideous-
ness which most OF US associate with
the term '.nid-victorian-" 1t is cut IN
a close conventional design. and is a
very effective and SNOWY ornament
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
A Shoe Tip

~ EFORE putting on patent leather
* shoes always rub the surface OF
- the vamp briskly with the
warm palm of the hand, thus soften
ing the shoe and rendering 1t less
liable to crack. Many patent leather
boots "crackle" all over the first time
they are worn when this precaution
might prevent the accident Another
method is the gradual warming of the
shoe. and it must always be remem-
bered that shiny shoes are never kept
in cold places.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16

over and hung on the rim OF a glass.
These place cards can be quickly made
at home: or If you have a facils brush
and pen and you wish to do last nttls
favor for Miss Laura. who will soon be
Mrs Petrarch. why not make a set for
her farewell luncheon2
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16

cardboard. out from each side of which
is heart The whole shape is cut and
the heart bent up on the bases and
caught by thread around candle. The
guests name is printed on the side fac
ing the chair.
A garland arrangement Of roses and a
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
To Clean Hairbrushes

IN ISSOLVE some soda In a little
hot water. then I'LL UP the bowl
H. with cold. Dip the bristles of
the brush IN, take out and shake well !;
repeat this several times until the
brush is quite clean. The water be-
ing almost cold viii prevent the
bristles turning yellow. and IL the
bowl is wide the back OF the brush
VIII be kept dry.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16

on the center of the table under the
bowl of flowers.
For the long place card the arrange
ment of hearts Is extremely easy. Two
red ones on white card and the little
string of hearts at each side. also red.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
PLACE CARDS FOR AN ENGAGEMENT TEA

for red luncheon or tea.
When the brilliant colors Of table dec
grafton glow under candlelight, then In
deed is the effect charming. Candelabra
are always In order, but the little candle
at each place Is unique.
The place card that serves for can
die holder also is easily made Cut out
red pasteboard hearts and glue on the
lids Of sman white card boxes purchas-
able at any art supply department.
Punch hole In the center and pass a
candle down into the box. 1t will be
held securely in place by the sides.
Upon the heart top write the name of
guest.
Another holder is made Of square OF
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16

hearts. cupids and bells are running wild
over the page-as they should be.
The little cupid with outspread wings
at the top OF the long card is to be
traced by means Of carbon paper on
ungiazed paper. Ink the outline ana
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16

the fve-petaled rose each portion q
heart Is good and very easy. 1t can be
tinted with. crayons or watercolors any
shade to match the table decorations A
huge one Of this pattern il very effective
The National tribune., 1910-03-31
Commitments the Editor.

Editor National Tribune: Last week
read your second book on Anderson
vile and other Southern prison pens.
II caused me to think of hearing a
Mexican soldier tell of seeing the only
living fire-worshiper of the Aztecs or
Toltecs. who was so old that it was a
great exertion for him to collect a few
sticks each day and add to the fire yet
burning on the altar, which had not
heen allowed to become extinct for hum
dreds and possibly thousands of years,
and would not go out while the remain
ing Indian lived. j said to myself: God
has spared Comrade John McElroy to
live thru the war, including his inde-
scribabIe hardships of rebel prison,
starvation and freezing nakedness,
which was truly living death, expert
enced daily, in order that he might keep
the fire burning on his country's altar.
No other man is so well calculated to
fire the hearts of his comrades with the
love of country and hatred of treason
and rebellion as the man who has been
exposed to the tender mercies of WirZ
Winder and Barrett-R. +. Vaughan,
NJ. D.. Pasadena, Cal.
The National tribune., 1910-03-31
That Cold New Years.

Alfred Mead, Prairie City. ILL.,, writes
to the local papers and also asks the
readers of The National Tribune how
many remember that bitter cold New
Years of 1864. At that time he was
with Gen. Sherman. marching to the
relief of Gen. Burns de, but finding that
Burnside had defeated Longstreets at
tack, turned around and marched back,
hungry, tired and ragged, to Chatta-
nooga. 1t rained hard during Dec. 81.
and at night turned to sleet. JAN 1
we had a real Northern blizzard, which
frOZe the ground hard enough to carry
six mules and a Government wagon.
The tired. hungry and foot-sore men
had no shelter but their dog tents, and
had to build large fires with rails and
logs to keep from freezing COmrade
Mead belonged to the 55th ILL.,
The National tribune., 1910-03-31

Now. these were all the battles until
Fredericksburg, andrhese were the only
ones where Burnside could have shown
that he was always "slow and never
prompt in any manner connected with
the Army of the Potomac.
AS to Fredericksburg, admitting that
It was mistake, Il was the only one
which any fair-minded man acquainted
with the history of the civil war can
name in connection with Gen. Burnside.
But even of Fredericksburg it is not
difficult to demonstrate that had the
General commanding had the support
from his general division commanders
which he had a right to expect the story
of that fateful battle would have beer
very different.
Is Burnside the only General who
made a mistake? What of Grant al
Cold Harbor. or of Sherman at Kene-
saw?
We have now encountered all the bat
ties where Gen. Burnside, if at all. evil
denced that he had a genius ror being
SLOW" or that he was always brain
| less" on the battlefield.
Subsequent to the battle of Freder-
icksburg he was in command of the
| Department of Ohio and then in Ten
nessee. when he rescued East Tennes-
see from the grasp of the Confederacy
in one of the most brilliant and SUE
cessful campaigns of the civil war. and
for which Gen. Burnside received the
thanks of President Lincoln and of the
Congress Of the United States.
Comrade. let us all deal fairly and
justly with those noble men who led
the boys in blue to final victory, among
whom stands Gen. Burnside, n pure,
patient, brave, gallant and skilful Off
Ger, whose memory is dear to thousands
who knew him under all conditions in
cidcnt to a soldiers life.-Rees G.
Richards, Steubenville, o.
The National tribune., 1910-03-31

The following Comrades Were given 6. A
X. burial services under the auspices of ths
Commanders Association Of Cook Co. IlLs
, 6. A L.: Sept. 6. John L. Lacey. 20. L,
| 18th Ind, at ElmwOOd, III. Sept. l3. John
| Kennedy. aged "a, Co. C, 7Ith Ill; buried
~ his family at Yarna. Ill; member Of
Eicksburg Post, 26, Dept. Cal. Sept. 20,
VIM. II. Lewis. Co. c, 143d Ill. ComradS
Lewis was born in Indiana. October. E6s
ward Fl. Mendenhall. Co. d, 3Sth Y. J.s
Elmwood, III He was born in Philadelphia.
He also served in Co. X, % Pa, aud I'd
U. S. A. Left widow, one son and twd
daughters. At Rose Hill, Ill, Nov. 30, GEO
Reeves, Co. F. 93d Ind. Enlisted Aug. 20
1862: Lieutenant. Jan. 10. 1853; First Lieus
tenant, Aug. s. 1863; Captain, Dee S. 1854.
He leaves n widow and six children; chartee
member of G. A Il. Post at Bloomngtors
H.; born in Salem. Ind.
The following We're members Of Abraham
Lincoln Post. 81. Dept. of H., G. A RI
Died June 23 1909, Paul III. Leppert. 24th
H.; buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery; leaves
widow and children. Oct. Q, A. B. Russ, Co.
Y, 4Tth Mass; buried in 0akwoOd Cemeterys
caves widow and sons. Oct. %, L. LUdIngf
ton, 10th Ill; leaves a daughter. Oct. 26s
Sherman Chapman, 44th n. 7. Dee. 13.
Michael McGraw. 2jth n. Y; burial in Cali
vary Cemetery, ILL.,. born in Ireland in 1S41;
leaves widow. sons and daughters. Dec. Tt
Chas. l.. Gale, Co. G, 73d H.; burial at
Mt. Greenwood; leaves widow and children.
JAM, 1910.-Jamcs VI. Watt, 11th Cav. and
10th Ill. Burial In 0akwood Cemetery.
In Canada. John Fl. Waldron, Co. ID. l34ts
H.; buried in Waldheim Cemetery, Chicago
Ill; leaves widow and daughters.
The National tribune., 1910-03-31
MUSTERED OUT.
Dead of Geo. II. Thomas Post.

Geo. II. Thomas Post, No. ), Chicago, H.,
has suffered severely by death during the
year 1909. Among those who were mustered
out were Gen. Green b. Raum; %. s. A.
Sprague, founder and head of the house OF
Sprague, Warner & Co.; and Chas. A. Bald
win, United States Inspector Of Customs
for AZ years. The following is a complete
list: John NJ. Van Osdel, Captain, J9th Ill.
Jan. II; VIM. A. Murdock, 11th ILL.,, Jan
20; Thomas Carr, 18th Ohio Cav, Jan. 2S
Peter Hendrix, 9th New York III. Art, Feb
I: VIM. Caird, Lieutenant-M Major. U. $. Navy
Feb. II; Otho S. A. Sprague, Sth VT, Feb
u; Andrew W. Conners, Sd Wis, Feb. 49,
George W. Eggleston. 5sth ILL.,, March g.
VIM. f. Dorwin, I'd Lieutenant, Sd Ill.
Cav, April 6; David II. Dickinson. 1st Lieu
tenant, 10th U. s. Col Inf, April Ia Jas.
Il. Finley. LIST Lieutenant. 14th Mich. 1t.
Art, April %: Henry B. Eastman, I'd Lieu
tenant, Sd Wis. May 6; George Willard,
132d H.. May 8: Dwight X. Frost. gath
Ohio Inf, 5th Ohio Cav, 18th Ohio, and
18th Ohio, June 1; Eugene =. Palmer 44th
Iowa, June 16; l.. P. Stickney, u. $. Signal
Corps, Aug 16: James s Mcdonnell. 11th
\. Y. Cav, Sept. 8: VIM: II; Harper, 18TH
ILL.,. Sept. %; Charles Madden, I'D Mo-.
Sept. 2S; James Wilson, I'd Lieutenant, 18Th
w. Va, Sept go: Elijah j. Blodgett, 10th
Vt, Oct. 2s; Winfield Scott Mapes. 11th
Mich. Nov d; Robert F.. Martin, 1st Lieu
tenant. 34th Iowa. Dec. Z: John Franklin, I'd
Asst. Eng, U. s. N, Dee. Il; Green B..
Raum. Brevet Major-General U. $. A, Dee.
IS: Charles A. Baldwin, Chicago Board OF
Trade Battery, Dec. %.
The National tribune., 1910-03-31
The Confederate Flag at Norfolk.

c. B. GrOssman, Past Commander,
Lieut.. John 7. Greble Post, National
Soldiers Home, Va, says, that Com
rade Talbots eyesight could not have
been good at Norfolk If he did not see
Confederate flags displayed during
President Tafts visit. Comrade Gross
man was in the parade. and in many
windows he saw rebel flags crossed, and
ahead Of the Soldiers Home squad
marched the Confederates. carrying q
large Confederate flag and dressed in
the rebel gray. Or the main stand
were the Daughters of the Confederacy.
wearing c. S. gray coats and hats and
Confederate buttons.