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The Washington herald., 1910-01-09

Drear winter has at last closed
down over the erstwhile busting
town o. Bingville in earnest. No
longer are our main street and
allies filed with pedestrians and
stray dogs-no longer does the hum
of industry resound in our midst.
There is at present three foot of
snow on the ground in this vicinity,
except where the road has been
broke out to travel through or paths
have been shoveled from the doors
to the sidewalks. In fact some
places the snow, where it has been
piled up in drifts with the wind, is
five foot or more deep. AS a result
the inhabitants OF Bingville have
practically dend up for the winter
and will hibernate, as you might
say, until some signs of spring
manifest theirselfs.
Not only is the snow deep, but it
is also turrible cold. Tother morning
when we opened the Bugle office
| to build fire in the stove and warm
i up the place so as we could endure
to set with our overcoat on, also
our cap with the ear Tugs over our
ears and mitts on, trying to write
items for this ishue, we noticed that
our thermometer which hangs just
outside the door registered 10 de-
grees below zero.
Jeb Parker says that he calkilates
last Tuesday was little mite the
coolest mite which ever occurred in
the history of Bingville. Jeb says
the mercury in his thermometer all
went clean down into the bulb that
mite and the bulb busted and then
there was no means of telling how
lturrible cold it was. Be that as il
may, it is cold enough and about
all a person gets done from morn
ling to mite is to lug wood from the
woodshed to the fireplace and burn
|: It up as fast as it can be piled on
| A open fire nay be nice thing tc
look at, but it is a powerful poor
thing to get warm at in colo
weather-you stand up before {
open fire and while one side of yot
is scorching. the other side of yot
is freezin, and so in order to kee[
warm front and back you haft tt
turn around so fast that person
almost gets dizzy.
During this cold snap Hel
IWeathersby's store has become
favorite resort for many of on
most respected citizens, and latel
the store has beeu crowded fror
morning until closing up time a
nite by them as come there to IS
The Washington herald., 1910-01-09

fee so hot for Gid, be has had to 60 out
side and put some snow in II 10 cool Il
of before he can drink it. The first time
he tried 10 drink the coffee hot It burnt
his tongue turrible.
Tother mite Lafe Whittaker's bay marc
got to kiokin about l o'clock A. NJ and
kicked two boards often the stable be-
hind her stall. Lafe says there amt an
other horse IN this vicinity which can
hold a candle to his bay mare when il
comes to kicllin.
Cy Hoskins SAYS he is bothered
good cal by cold feet this cold weather,
Cy wears two pairs of heavy WOO.
socks on each foot, but inspite OF this
he says his feet gets as cold as a ooupls
OF dead fishes
Little Willie Henderson thrOwed
SNOWFALL at Deacon Snowdgrass to see
how near he could come 10 the Deacon
without hitting him Willie miscalkilat
ed and hit the Deacon wallop right on
the side of the nose, The Deacon
ketched Willie and shuck him tiil his
teeth nearly fell out. Then Willie went
home CRYING so loud he could be heard
&
all over Bmgville.
Amaziah Witherow started TO ride
his old white horse Charger over 70
Snake Bend tother day, and Charger"
who is 20 year old, if he IS a day and
as skittish as a young colt no more
than let the Deacon get on his back
until he kicked up his heels and throwed
him clean over his ears into a snow
drift, head FIRST. As soon as Amaziah
crawled Outen the snow drift, he lead
Charger" back to his stall, took the
saddle of and said he guessed he would
postpone his trip 10 Snake Bend in
definite.
Sine Henderson's wife's grandmother
baked q couple OF mince pies tother day
and burned same 10 a crisp 50 that
they wasn't fit to eat Sine says his
wife's grandmother IS too old to bake
mince pies any more, being as she IS so
| forgetful.
Brad Hinsley made a trip TO the Co.
seat last week on business and pleash-
ure, but Brad says if anybuddy can get
any pleasure in a trip to the Co. seat
this cold weather they are welcome to
it, being as he froze one ear and the
end of his nose before he got back.
Mrs. Jerushy Perkins has our thanks
for a mess of sawsige which she sent
over to US By her son Sammy tother
! day Ye editor and wife ct of it until
they nearly busted. We ct it all up az
one meal Jerushy, and it tasted like
more
The Washington herald., 1910-01-09
Eds New Razor

Ed Green purchased a safety razor
Of a agent one day last week and Eb
now wishes that he had his money back.
He paid three dollars for it in cold cash,
whereas ne could of got three ordinary
common razors for that We never have
had the pleasure of seeing one of these
safety razors before. II works a good
cal like a lawn mower, and the strong
point of il, the agent said, was that you
couldn't cut yourself with it no matter
how hard you tried Eb shaved hisself
on Sunday morning. He didn't try to
cut hisself, but when he got through
Shawn his face looked as if ne had been
in a fight and got a awful liclcin. His
nose was cut and his lip was likewise,
including his chin and neck and Jaw
Ed SAYS he will now sell the safety
razor for SIS and no questions asked.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-09
BARE HUNT!
Wes Woodruff Discovered a Old
He-ORe in a Den & a Posse
Turned Out to Capture Him
With the Result as Described
Very Thrilling as per Below:

There was offul excitement in Bing-
vile and vicinity last Thursday II viii
be remembered by a few OF our most
respected citizens who participated as
long as they live and after they are
dead and gone, we calkilate the affair
will be told by their children to their
children and then on from their chill
dren to their children's children ad lib
itum for 10 these many generations 20
come.
On Thursday morning Yves Woodruff,
our expert hunter and trapper, strapped
on his snowshoes. took down his rifle
and started out, as he said, to see If he
couldn't shoot a gray squirrel or two
for a pot pie. OF course nobuddy really
believed Yves, when he told that he was
hunting gray squirrels because nobuddy
but blamed fool would hunt after gray
SQUIRRELS this time Of year. There amt
no doubt but what Yves was really hunt
ing fer was a deer. There is a law on
deer in this vicinity now of course, but
that don't make no difference to Yves
when he is outen meat Yves don't think
il is anv harm TO kill deer outen sea
kon provided you don't get ketched by
the game warden and so far Yves has
been successful.
Well, Yves strapped on his snowshoes
and shuffled along two miles south of
Binville until he come to the big high
bluff at the bottom of which Snake
Creek runs. Yves, he was making his
way down over this bluff when he hap
oened TO come to hole that run under
a ledge of rock and being OF curious
turn of mind. Yves he stopped down and
looked into the hole. What he seen II
that den made his hair stand on end, his
blood run cold and the goose flesh
stand out all over him. There inside
was a big black bear which had demo
I'm for the winter. The noise which
Wes made on the outside of its der
probably walked it up, for when YVES
looked into the den the bear was look
ing out at him and when it seen his fact
there at the mouth of the hole it give {
horrible growl which scairt Yves so tina
he went over backwards and tumbleC
and rolled heels over head until he wa
down to the bottom of the bluff. We
saws It is a wonder that fall didn'
break his fool neck for him. After h
found his hat, he thought it all owe
and says to hisself, IF | crawl bacl
I'D 10 that hole and shoot at that bea
with my rifle and don't happen to XII
it. the chances is he will out at me ant
give me one of the turriblest thrash
ms ever got in my life-what / nee
is help"
Yves knowd the bear would not com
outen the hole unless he was disturbed
, so he hiked back to Bingville as taa
as he could hike and spread the new
that he had found bear dend up an
asked for volunteers to accompany hlr
Y back TO the den and there take the bea
dead or alive. This announcement
caused great excitement and the new
s that Yves had found bear spread Tx
Y wildhre. Several of our most respeckte
citizens consented to accompany We
The Washington herald., 1910-01-09
Deacon Stuck

Deacon Butterworth dropped into
Glen Hines cobbler's shop for a smoke
and talk with elem tother day, and set
down on one end of Clem's work bench,
near the stove, where he set for hour
or so, but when the Deacon got up the
bench seemed to kind of cling to him
and the Deacon had to set down again.
Upon investigation Glenn discovered that
the Deacon had set down in a wad of
cobbler's wax, which had stuck to the
seat of his pants, and in order to get
loose, Glen had TO take his knife and
cut a hole in the Deacon's pants, which
will need a patch before the Deacon
can wear them again.
The Deacon left a good cal disguised
and SAYS that next time when he wants
to smoke and chat he won't go to Glenn
Hines cobbler's shop.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-09
No Country Correspondence
& no Advertisements

Owing to the depth OF the snow and
the almost impossibility of the roads we
didn't receive no country correspondence
for this ishue OF khe Bugle, but hope to
hear from some nearby towns by next
week.
Also, We regret TO state that we
couldn't find any big advertisements for
this week, being as on account of this
extreme cold snap there is kind OF a
lull in advertising. What is the use of
advertising when It is 50 dog-blamed
cold and the snow is so deep that folks
can't get out to buy? That's so-there
amt much use
The Washington herald., 1910-01-09
MOIaSSeS Received

Hen Weathersby, prop of our general
store, desires Us TO announce that he
has received a fresh barrl of molasses.
This is New Orleans molasses common
" known in this vicinity as black strap.
These is very fine molasses Hen says
and anybuddy desiring fresh molasses
will do we'll TO try them. Sold by the
pt., qt., or gal as desired. First come
first served Hen wishes to add, that
being as the weather is very cold, mo-
lasses customers must have patience
while he Is drawing their molasses for
them as it runs very slow-just as slow
as cold molasses.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-09
Shines Teeth FrOzH Up

Simon Cooper took his new false teeth
out as usual tother night before he went
to bed and put them in a tuFnbler Of
water and set them on the mantle. That
night it was terrible cold and when
Slime got up the next morning the wat
ter in the tumbler was ffoze solid with
the teeth inside of the ice. Sine had
TO break the tumbler to get at the ice
and then he had to melt the lump of ice
with the teeth in it in a pan before he
could get his teeth back again. When
he did get EN- loose he clapped EN- into
his mouth to see if they would still fl
and they was so cold that he said his
gums ached him for over a hour. This
ought to be warning not to put your
teeth into water ON a cold night
The Washington herald., 1910-01-09
LOST

have went and lost my gosh-rammed
old specs again. | am always losing my
specs. If said specs is returned to me
in good condition you will be literally
thanked. DEACON ANDREWS.
Bingyille.
P. S.-Never mind, l found my specs
up on my forehead where ] usually
wear EN-.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-09
Personals & Locals Mkt

Lately Cid Smalley has been complain
ing because the coffee was so cold at
breakfast, but the last few mornings
Sary Ann, Gid's wife. has made the cof-
The Washington herald., 1910-01-09
neutrality-suspicious.

The cheapest advertising medium in the
county. II you believe IN advertising come
and see US For further information call on
or address the editor.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-08

A clear. healthy complexion is an i'm
possibility for a woman who stays much
indoors In winter, and 1 wish could make
my readers understand that the pores, as
much as the lungs, need fresh air, and fall
ure TO give it will simply make them
larger In their effort TO breath. The fact
Of living In lily ventilated rooms is fire.
quently the cause OF large pores in the
face.
It stands to reason that for most persons
It is impossible to be out as much In
winter as in summer, so dizziness OF com
plexion in consequence can be Obvisted
only by having air within doors fresh.
Fresh air not only must be coming in
all the time, but there must be egross
provided for that which is stale. A
alphabetically aired room has window
open a few inches at both top and bottom.
That is, one sash Is open at the top, the
other sash is raised from the bottom. This
does not mean a sweeping gale. Instead
there Is to be only space enough 70 allow
the air to change constantly, but slowly.
To change Il with any degree Of swift
ness In winter will keep a room chilly, and
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-08
Fresh Air VIII Make Complexion Clear

as cold dries the skin and gives It
leathery look, this must be avoided.
In my opinion thick white wells made OF
iceland wool are boons for the complexion,
although / think they are highly iniur-
ious 70 the eyes But the warmth the veil
creates near the face prevents action Of
the wind, and think woman who wears
one during the season will have prettier
skin at the end Of the winter than she whs
scorns such warmth.
One woman who does not wish. to use
much cold cream on her face tried this
treatment:
On coming indoors, having been long In
the cold, she rubs cream IN the palms OF
both hands. and then washes her face
with the grease as though Il were water
This takes perhaps three minutes, during
which time her face and throat are thor
oughly covered.
Then the grease 10 washed off In warm
water, and the finish given by wiping with
rose water, which acts as an astT1ngent
Certainly the routine agrees with her,
for her skin is beautiful
MARGARET MIXER
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-08
How to Make Sachet Powders

Making sachet powders for Christmas
gifts will not only reduce the cost of the
latter, but will insure better quality Of
scent. incidentally, the sooner the mix
lures are made the better for they should
be put away TO blend for several weeks.
During this time they must be kept In
glass Jars, the tops of which must be
tightly screwed on to exclude air.
When making these scents the best quail
ity OF ingredients should be purchased, for
others are so diluted they are not Satisfac-
tory, and the odor from them will not last.
Helotrope, one of the most delicate
scents, is made from half pound Of
rose petals, dried, four ounces Of tOnka
beans, powdered; one pound Of powdered
orris root, two ounces Of vanilla bean,
ground. and one dram OF musk, All must
be worked into eight grains OF bitter al
nond oil This is done by blending the
powders, and by degrees mixing them into
the OIL.
Orr1s root alone is an excellent imitation
Of violet, and for a baby'a garments and
accessories Is better than a heavier scent.
A real violet is made from one ounce Of
powdered benzoln, two and one-half grains
of musk, and oil of lemon, one-eighth Of
an ounce OF orange flowers, one-half an
ounce Of powdered casBia, one ounce Of
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-08

rose petals, two ounces Of powdered orris
root, and two and one-half grains of oil
of bitter almond. This is MIXED in the
same way as the heliotrope.
It will be noticed that neither of the
formulas contains the actual odor, but II
the combination of elements Is made as II
should be the result will be violet ~
heliotrope.
Lavender sachet powder lie Inexpensive
and pleasant. 1t is made from five ounces
Of dried lavender flowers reduced 20 pow
der, one and one-half ounces OF powdered
benzoin, three ounces of cypress powder
and three-quarters OF a dram Of MtchAm's
oil OF lavender.
Only small quantity OF any perfumed
powder IL required for a piece Of fancy
work, and the most satisfactory results
will always be maintainedin sprinkling the
scent between two thin layers OF cotton
batting. The fabric will prevent the scent
from gathering in one spot But only one
layer OF batting not wadding, should be
split for such purpose, because OF the cot
ton Is too thick the odOr will not escape.
Outer coverings for these scents should
always be Of thin materials. such as silks
etc Figured mereerized fabrics made ex-
oelent substitutes for silks.
MARGARET MIxTER.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-08
Much Wanted Recipes

Hickory Nut Ice ICream-Pound one
pound OF shelled hickory nut meats in q
mortar until they are fine paste; add
them to a quart Of cream and set one side
while you prepare a custard made from a
pint OF milk, three eggs and cup Of
sugar; keep stirring until IL thickenH, 50
that It will not curdle; take from the fire,
add another cup lOf sugar and set where
II will cool; when quite cold add the cream
with the hickory nut meats, then freeze.
Roman Punch-Put a pint Of water and
the same amount OF granulated sugar In
the saucepan over the fire Let them boil
twenty minutes. Then add the Juice from
six lemons and two oranges and one pint
weak green tea. Take the pan from the
fire and set where the contents will be-
come cold.
Beat the whites Of four eggs 70 a stiff
frost. Cook together half a cup Of sugar
and half q cup OF water, and when II has
boiled Ave minutes pour IN q thin, thread
like stream over the whites. beating all the
time. When the first mixture becomes
cold freeze like ice cream. When ready
for the dasher 70 be removed pour In the
second mixture Of the whites and syrup,
gill OF sherry and two tablsspOonfuls
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-08
8 The 5ee8 h0me Magazine Page X
Brightside and His Boy
By LAFAYETTE PARKS

This new idea for giving medals for in
ventions calculated To save life appeals to
me as being an excellent plan" begins
Brightside. wagginR his head approvlngly
as Son succeeds In distributing himself over
several articles Of furniture and indicates
his desire to shed light over puzzllng
parental problems.
Leave IL TO the life-saving stations along
the Great White Way to dope out new
stunts to cop off more victims" asserts
Son, firing up the inspirational dope-stick
Il thought AL the life-saving stations
were located far out at sea on the rocks"
Father querulously suggests.
We'll" Son retorts thoughtfully. there's
many a night that the seafaring men along
Broadway feel pretty rocky and they need
life saver TO rescue them from the damp
stuff"
ITS very curious" muses. Father. but
never before heard Of any inundation Of
that -thoroughfare."
AT certain hours Of every night it's
one OF the dampest little alleys In our
town" declares Sen with an emphasis that
bespeaks experience ut sure takes an ex>
perienced mariner TO weather the high seas
without a cork lifeboat to swim out with
or patent anchor TO heave to the wind
ward"
Il presume, OF course" remarks Father.
that the inventors OF these appliances to
save life that you speak of are suitably
remembered at the proper time for the
presentation Of medals"
They get all that's coming 20 them and
| sometimes more" admits Son. These
! tTUsty life savers that I skeak Of. Pop,
care not for glory or medals, but are merely
out for the mazuma. and. believe me, they
succeed in pryIng IL loose with the best Of
| them"
| BESIDES saving lives, I presume these
men OF whom you speak have some regular
| occupation queries Father.
They sail schooners OF Dutch sudS
across bars for a living" explains Son
Life saving is merely side line with
| them"
These inventions to prevent accidents n
various trades are now being exhibited ir
New York" Father continues and ar
amazed at the almost human Intelligent,
displayed by mere machines"
Now II some bright guy will only inven
a hired man with a bean made OF some
thing else besides solid ivory" Son de
clares, "a handsome medal will be offeFet
for such classy work. so few Of the HUSKY
boys who work for living go at their tot
hard enough TO get hurt that these in
ventors are wasting their time in doping
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-08

WEDNBSDAY-Charlo Cooper asked
me to come to lunch yesterday and found
her In despair. She says Mr.. Cooper has
a cousin, a girl named Constance Thorn
ton, who is Is. and he expects Charlotte
TO bring her out this winter She has just
come from a convent and has been stay
ing with an aunt in Paris.
She arrived last week at the Cooper g.
When Mr.. Cooper first suggested her to
Charlotte Charlotte thought II would be
very nice and amusing. especially as he
said she was such a beautiful child and
was so bright and clever But she said
the minute she saw her she knew she was
hopeless.
II ought TO have insisted on a regular
photograph Of her." she walled But
saw a snapshot Of her taken in Paris
and she had very smart looking hat on
and her face didn't show much, OF course
and I just took that for granted, and
wOrse-far worse than being homely-she
Is very clever. Such an awful combina.
tion!
said: "Is she clever enough TO hide
the fact that she is elever?"
''oh, don't know. feel terribly about
It. She didn't hide It from me, anyway
Give me that mirror. will your want to
see my face in this light. I knew IT,
What am / going to do? / am getting a
beard. My heavens. can't you seer
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-08

out patent steel puIleys to hold en- back"
zone clever invention was how TO keep
workmen from falling Off scaffolding az
dizzy heights" resumes Father.
More OF a demand for something to pre-
vent dizzy men from falling Off their own
stoops after celebrating some friends
birthday" asserts son. Then n they can
come across with noiseless latch key, ac-
companied by a chart that will enable the
victim TO locate the keynote on a dark and
stormy night. there will not only be medals
but real money waiting for the hero able
to confer such a boon upon mankind
"A delicate little machine to deaden the
noise in a boiler factory, thus preventing
accidents from broken machinery, inter
ested mo very much" Father says.
Funny none OF these wise guys ever
think OF framing up a pair Of noiseless
shoes for married men, enabling them to
creep upstairs without disturbing wife"
complains Son. Thousands 81 brave men
could be saved great grief by such a sim
pie device, and yet mono of our Yankee
wizards come to the rescue. II seems to
me there's bunch OF perfectly good medals
being handed out for a punk Hue OF Junk.
What the American people demand IN some
invention to soften the jar in family life.
and not just another variety OF canopener,
guaranteed not to splash the fruit in
Mothers eye"
Copyright 1910 by the n Y Herald Coz
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-08

looked closely and there certainly was
a hair growing out Of the side OF her chin.
She said there was another one coming
she had seen It with a mRgnifying glass
eve got TO go and see that woman
Helen Hately told me about She did
something to the end OF Helen's nose
that was marvellous; took piece OF il of
or put a piece Of somebody else's on, for
get which, but it was perfectly wonderful
] am really IN with all these things hap
pening az once"
said I was surs-it could be easily re-
moved. and perhaps the cousin might i'm
prove on acquaintance.
"Oh. she's impossible. II she was simply
homeiy ] could marry her right away. She
has her mothers money, you know. But
OF course as she's 30 clever that will be
impossible. Even Dick Taylor SHE'D the
other day after talking to her for few
minutes. There's lunch. Let's 90 down. %
We went downstairs aud met her IN the
hall. and / must say there was some truth
in what Charlotte said. She had the mosi
enormous forehead and intelligence just
shone from IL.
she was quite stout ana rather severe
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-08

After lunch was over the cousin said she
had a lecture to go to and wished that
Charlotte and 1 would accompany her.
told her that 1 was awfully sorry, but
was already engaged to attend two lee
lures that afternoon myself.
She looked very much impressed. Luck
lily. she was called to the telephone at that
moment, which prevented any more con-
versatiOn on the subject. Charlotte said
she was surprised to hear me tell such an
outrageous fib so easily. But told her
ii wasn't anything OF the kind, as 1 was
going to see Aunt Harriet at O'Clock,
who had said she wanted to talk TO me
about something, and was going to meet
Tom at 5, who had intimated over the