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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-09-30

When catering for small family.
care, Judgment and economy must be
used or one kind of food must be
served several times in order TO avoid
waste.
When purchasing utensils and dishes
for cooking. choose the size most suit
able to the size of the family, as such
an investment has great advantage
even in serving leftovers.
In buying a roast, too small a one
dries out in cooking and is not an
economical purchase. The beef left
over may be served in slices heated in
Mexican sauce curry, tomato. or
horseradish sauce. The little bits too
small to serve may be chopped and
seasoned, then used as sandwich I'LL.
ing. or one can always have hash.
Bits Of leftover vegetable like car
rot. beans or corn, may be added TO a
salad greatly to Its advantage.
Eggs contain no waste and add to
the nutriment of dish. When ma
king en- etnelet u e few ress are =.
hand fold them in at the last or
serve in, a sauce poured. around an
omelet.
Very tempting desserts may be
made from stale cake cut In rounds or
fancy shapes, a preserved pear or
peach. with a little of the syrup and
whipped cream served on each piece.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-09-30
NAMING THE BABY
USUALLY 1T is A VERY SIMPLE
AFFAIR.
Interest Of the Relatives Made This
Case More Internationally Solved
by Drawing Name From
Hat.

Ordinarily there would have been no
trouble IN naming the baby Il is Gus
tom for fathers and mothers to decide
years before that some Of these days
II a little boy blessed their home
they'd call him Etheridge. and that If
1t should be a girl. her name should
be Annie May.
But in this ease II was different, for
there were so many people to satisfy.
There was grandpa, for illustration.
He was getting old, and his feelings
might be hurt If he didn't figure in the
name-giving. Besides, he might leave
his accumulated wealth to found a
home for ex-cow punchers II dis
pleased.
And there was Aunt Lucy. Aunt
Lucy had a vitriolic tongue for GER
tainty and had been using ii vigorous
ly for 81 years. It would never do to
displease her.
Father wanted to call the baby
Sammy; mother wanted to name it
Horace: sister Ella wanted it called
Butler, after a boy she knew, up In
Michigan. and brother, aged ten,
wanted to call Il Jeffries.
1t was an awful situation, especially
as Uncle Bob was in town and had
views Of his own concerning names for
boy babies. He thought father was
nearer right than the others, but pre-
ferred the name Gladstone.
1t was a family conference that was
filed with stickers. 1t took four
hours. and though the family sat at
the table nobody ate any dinner
Everybody glared at everybody else
and spoke little.
Then some neighbors came in, and
added to the merriment. Each had
views
Finally Uncle Bob, IN desperation,
suggested that the names be written
on slips Of paper and if any two we're
alike that should be the name. Then
be privately took little Alice Perkins.
neighbor's child. aside and promised
her box of chocolates II she's write
Gladstone on piece of paper and
drop II in the bowl designed for the
purpose.
Then the names were written and
dropped into the bowl. and when the
count was taken there we're II slips Of
paper and II names represented.
why didn't you do as told your"
demanded Uncle Bob Indignantly of
the neighbor's child,
Il would. Mister Bob" she said, but
l couldn't spell Gladstone. You didn't
tell me- So wrote Gladys-it's lots
prettier. anyway"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-09-30
a pertinent commentarv-

F. H. Elliott. the secretary Of the
American Automobile association, said
at an automobile banquet in New
York:
I like to see women run their own
cars. | like to see women do all sorts
of things. provided they have had the
proper training and are proficient.
There is no sight more agreeable than
that Of healthy American girl, riding
her horse, running her motor, driving
her coach, with a skill ard grace no
man need be ashamed Of
But smoking and that sort Of
thing-oh, no, that doesn't become the
American girl.
IAN American girl drew up her tour
ing car at a country inn. She got out
with her friends. She took of her
dust coat and goggles, She opened a
gold cigarette case and put cigarette
between her rosy lips.
THE old country waiter may have
done 1t unconsciously. but, neverthe.
less. be offered o singularly good com
mentary on girls smoking when he
brought a big. foulsmelllng contriv-
anee to the pretty automobiiist. set 1t
down at her feet, and said:
"'Spittoon, Miss?"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-09-30


-.aNs ,na. S'nN .'e ',ouseno'u en'P'
Meat IS tne most cosby ana extrava-
SAM =, an at ~. $50 ~ ,ooo. Sonse,
queniy eseis ois sHouiu NC sa'su anu
"olAeu oSei'
Inc cheaper cuts OF meat make the
pest soups ana ste"s' Where sauce
IS USED 70 mae the appearance there
is no occasion to spend money on
enoice cuts.
Soup meat. tasteless as 1t is, may be
nicely seasoned and made into
pressed meat nash or other dishes
quite as good.
Meat lett from Deer tea should be
saved Tor nigniy seasoned dishes. The
water has drawn out the fayoring and
the stimulating principles OF the beef,
but the fiber. which contains the
greater part OF the nourishment, is
left undissolyed.
After using all the ham that will
slice nicely from the bone, chip the
remainder for frizzled ham and put
the bone in the soup pot
An ordinary meg. grinder will save
money and hours of time. as It chops
all kinds Of food easily.
Fat from meats and soun stocL
should be carefully saved and clarified.
and If carefully done no fat need be
bought for general frying.
Tea leaves should be pressed tightly
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-09-30

Members of the police department
were matching stories the other day
and the conversation turned on the
amount Of nerve" some persons
have. and what remarkable things
they expect of the police department.
Il remember one day l got a tele-
phone call from woman on Wash.
ington street that she wanted a DO
Iiceman to come to her house right
away" said Desk Sergeant Caffrey of
the First precinct.
Il sent policeman-never mind
who he was-and soon he came back
loking as red as beet.
What do you suppose that won
an wanted? he said. after he had re.
covered his breath.
"Tt's past me- answered. what
did she wantT
Her little girl had gone to the
store to buy some candy. and lost a
nickel in the grass in front of house
and she wanted me to find it for her,
he said.
".And what did you tell her?' !
asked the copper.
Sergeant, what could l tell her!
he asked. I Just turned around and
walked away Newark Star.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-09-30
The Silver Purse
Copyright. 1910. By Associated Literary Press
BY TEMPLE BAILEY

It was fate that made Julfet's birth.
day and that Of her prospective moth
er-law come in the same week. Il is
not expected that the course Of true
love will run smooth, and. heretofore,
the love affair OF Juliet had had no I'M
even places. She loved her betrothed I;
he loved her. and they both loved his
mother.
Now and then little jealousy OF
Carriers mother crossed. Ju1iet's mind.
The older woman was fascinating and
beautiful in a way that Juliet had
never been and never could be. Juliet
was pretty and fresh and pink and
white while Carter's mother was
stately and classic.
The two women talked Of the son
and lover who was in the far west
and planned for his homecoming.
He will get here in our birthday
week." the mother said, and we will
have two cakes; a white one for you
and gold cake for me. You shall
have white candles and I'll have vel
low ones. and we gill have jonquils
and lilies Of the valley in the middle
Of the table"
Their disappointment came when
Carter wrote that he could not get
back in time for the celebration. He
sent box with his letter. In It was
a silver purse and set of Browning.
The two cards told that the purse
was for Mrs. Crowell, the books for
juliet.
Juliet eyed the silver purse visit.
fully. She had wanted one for years,
and Carter knew It. She felt a little
hurt that he should have sent her
books. OF course on the fiyleaf he
had written with love. from Carter"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-09-30
Aneedote That Should coufound
Those Who Rail at Delay in
Restaurants.

Gentlemen said a Broadway diner
to his impatient companions, keep
your tempers. The marvel is not
that the service is so slow. but that
1t is so swift. Shall ! prove it,"
They iovially encouraged him.
Last week." he continued. Il
went one noon for a hurried bite at a
popular lunch place. took my seat
at a crowded table Just as the waiter
addressed a neighbor whose mouth
was full of sinkers.
Desserts?
Sure Watermelon
ut was brought-a large tempting
section of melon. The man uttered
an ejaculation and turned to me.
This is the first meal | have
eaten in New York, he said. Last
thing | did in Georgia yesterday morn
ing cut my initials on the rind Of a
watermelon There they are.
He pointed to the green surface.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-09-30

And now Boston is trying to find
out why the city spends So more a
head for its inhabitants than any other
city in the United States, and all sorts
of excuses are being given by those
responsible for the heavy outlay. One
man, a member of the chamber Of
commerce. says that the Hub suffers
from a plethora Of little politicians
while New York deals with the big
fellows. who control the little ones.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-09-30
ILneKTFGnEN


o INSURE good digestion. exer-
cise daily In the open air. eat
an abundance OF fruit and drink
pure water freely between meals.
Plain. simple foods, as direct as possible
from fields. orchards and woods. should
always be our aim.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-09-30
PROOF OF SWIFT SERVICE

on which the letters showed in white
1t was the very melon. 1t had reached
the consignee with a shipment. had
been delivered to the kitchen Of tho
restaurant and had been carved, all
in time for the farmers first luncheon
away from home"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-09-30

WW EbOLVED 70 i've Win al my
AA might while I do live. Re
solved, never to lose one mo-
ment OF time. but improve It in the most
profitable way l possibly can. Resolved.
never TO do any thing which should de-
spise or think meaniy of in another. Re
solved. never to do any thing out of re-
venge. Resolved. never to do any thing
which I should be afraid 10 do II 1t were
the last hour of my life.
Jonathan Edwards.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-09-30
Ne<kL M~,44.<N-.


II was woman who invented panta-
looms, the Turkish women first wear
ing them. and the trousers men wear
are all evolution. In fact. 1t seems
that women are responsible for most
Of the good and bad things in the
world.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-09-30

The man who fights in the last ditch
may be brave, but the world keeps
most Of its admiration for the men
who show their fighting qualities DO
fore the last ditch is reached.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-09-30

German architects are making more
and more use Of glass bricks, in cases
where walls instead OF windows are
essential. while light must be pro
yided.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-08-18
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS.
Farmer Must Study His Own Farm
Conditions to Get Best Results.

Farmer Must Study His Own Farm
Conditions to Get Best Results.
Detailed suggestions on the best
methods of fertilizing and the most
profitable kinds of fertilizer constitu-
ents to apply on soils of different char
acter. to cotton. corn, oats, wheat and
compass. are contained in farmers
bulletin No. 1913 ('Farm Practice In the
Use of. Commercial Fertilizers In the
South Atlantic States"), recently issued
by the United, States department Of
agriculture and obtainable by applica-
ton to the secretary or to any sent
tor. representative or delegate in con-
gress
Commercial fertilizers are expensive
and should be used only when needed.
and then the deficiencies and require
ments of the soil and of the crop must
be matter of accurate knowledge
before they can be used with economi.
cal benefit.
The character of the soil has {
marked influence on the quantity and
kind Of fertilizer it is necessary to
use in a good system of farming. And
because a fertilizer is strikingly eft
fective on one crop upon certain
kind of soil it is not proof that the
same combination will be at all bene-
fetal to that crop on another kind Of
soil and certainly not that it's use I'M
der a different crop upon another soil
will be economical. Yet this is too
common a practice among a certain
class of farmers.
With q good rotation, deep and thor
ough ,tillage and the use Ct green
manures. legumes and winter cover
crops the quantity Of commercial fer
tilizers required for given crop yield
can be considerably reduced and a
great saving effected. Some farmers
get twice as large yields as others,
both located on similar soils. due to
the fact that the former have a better
understanding of the use Of fertilizers
and employ better farm methods.
No definite quantity or proportion of
fertilizer constituents can ever be
given that will meet the needs of a
crop under all circumstances, as the
rotation of crops, the growing of leg
umes. the use of crops for green ma
nuring, the application of barnyard
manure. the methods of preparation
and cultivation and the character OF
soil will always be factors which must
be taken into consideration when using
commercial fertilizers
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-08-18

USING "a" sCRAPER IN BUILDING HEAD
DITCHES.
[From farmers bulletin No. 4Ol, United
States department of agricultural
ing the loose earth either with shov-
els or narrow scraper. The loose
earth may likewise be thrown up on
the sides and top by means of the
homemade Implement shown in the
cut. Canvas dams, metal tappoons or
other similar devices are inserted in
the head ditch to raise the surface Of
the water opposite that part of the
orchard where burrows have been
made and which is about to be wa
tered. The chief difficulty in this mode
of furrow irrigation arises in with
drawing water from the ditch and in
distributing it equally among large
number of burrows. A skilled irrigatur
may adjust the size and depth Of the
ditch bank openings so as to secure a
somewhat uniform flow in the burrows,
but constant attention is required in
order to maintain it.
If the water is permitted to flow for
s. short time unattended the distribu-
don is likely to become unequal Parts
Of the ditch bank become soft. and as
the water rushes through the earth is
washed away. permitting larger dis
charges and lowering the general level
of the water in the ditch so that other
openings may have no discharge. Some
Of the orchardists of San Diego county,
CAL, insert in inches cut in the bank
pieces of old grain sacks or tent cloth
The water flows over these without
eroding the earth.
Another device is to use board
pointed at the lower end and contain
ing narrow opening or slot through
which the water passes to the furrow
Shingles are also used to regulate the
Cow in the burrows. The thin ends OF
these are stuck into the ground at the
heads of burrows
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-08-18

He was without means and endeavor-
ing to make place for himself in his
profession. He could neither afford
the time nor the money to make the
trip. Nevertheless be used both, feel
ing it is duty as we'll as impelled by
his feelings to go.
Helen had accused him of not look
ing ahead. Before sailing be showed
the injustice of the accusation. He
looked into her affairs. 1t might be
necessary for him to spend consider
able money on her account. For in
stance. suppose she had been captured
by bandits and a ransom was demand
ed. He found that she possessed prop
erty producing fair income, but before
leaving she had made no provision
whatever, so far as he could learn. in
case of her death. She had simply
directed her bankers to send her the
income as it was paid to them as her
agents. 1t would therefore be impos-
sible for Baxter to raise any funds
for her use.
Thirteen days must elapse before he
could reach the place where she had
been last seen. On the steamer be
made the acquaintance of an elderly
American gentleman, to whom he told
the object of his visit to Italy. This
gentleman. Mr.. Alexander. realizing
that Baxter needed to have his mind
diverted from his trouble. introduced
him to his wife and daughter. a girl
of twenty Mr.. Alexander also Of
fered in case sum of money larger
than Baxter could command was
needed for purposes Of investigation
or ransom to advance the amount.
looking to Helen Whites estate for re-
endorsement. I
The Alexanders took deep interest
In Bakers mission and when they
reached Rome and he began his in
quiries were eager to hear what he
learned. He found the hotel where
Helen had stopped and her trunk,
which she had left locked. and it had
remained locked She had gone alone
one morning to Frascati. on the hills
some dozen miles from Rome. There
she was seen in the Aldo Brandini
gardens, formerly the residence of
Pope Clement Viii. Later she was
reported walking on the hill back Of
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-08-18
"a
{ az "a az3
GO >rden
IRRIGATION CT ORCHARDS.

Government Directions For Use 5of
Water In Fruit Tree Tracts.
Speaking Of the selection of lands for
orchards, farmers bulletin No. 4O4 of
the federal department of agriculture
says: sl-sr.. in u: ess,. ssz.S#P#
Care and good judgment should be
exercised in the selection Of an orchard
tract. If it turns out well the profits
are high, but if it fails the losses are
heavy. 1t involves the setting aside of
good land, the use of irrigation water
and somewhat heavy expenses in pur-
chasing trees, setting them out and
caring for them until they begin to
bear. r,,.,.., .-... .,....... -. se.G
Permanent bitches at the head of
orchard tracts should be located by a
surveyor. The proper grade depends
chiefly on the soil. If the soil is loose
and easily eroded a slow velocity is
best. On the other hand, the velocity
must be sufficiently rapid to prevent
the deposition Of silt and the growth
Of water plants. In ordinary soils a
grade of two and one-half inches to
hundred feet for ditch carrying two
cubic feet per second is not far out of
the way. The amount of water to be
carried varies from one-half to two or
more cubic feet per second. A ditch
having bottom width Of twenty-four
inches, a depth of six inches and slop-
ing sides ought to carry one and one
half cubic feet per second on a grade
of half an inch to the rod or three
inches to hundred feet.
Such a ditch may be built by first
blowing four burrows and then remov-
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-08-18
A QU|CKSAND.
Wishing to Avoid One. She Step
ped on Another.
By ESTHER VANDEVEER,
copyright. 1870 by American Press Asso-
citation.

kSOPS Ao"H' A"A0' ~ @AAAHSA ASeAA' SoS ~AS'O-
ciation.l
babe adieu to her betrothed in these
words:
IF anything happens to me, Joe, so
that | never retur1a | suppose you'll
have another girl within six 9cnths
"Oh that's too long: make it three"
You'll never be serious about any
thing"
There are some things | don't wish
to be serious about. 1t isn't best to go
through the world thinkingsabout what
may happen. The happenings come
soon enough without looking ahead for
them. Besides. those we expect are
apt not to Gomez 1t is those we don't
look for that do come"
You don't look ahead enough.
prefer before putting my foot down
to see that don't put 1t on quick
sand"
And while you are looking for a
safe place to step some one else will
get ahead Of you" 6
Helen started. 1t seemed there was
something in these last words that had
an especial meaning for her They
were standing near the gangway of an
ocean liner among a crowd of those
who were going on the ship and those
who were going ashore. Joe Baxter
held her hand in his for a moment.
pressed it, looked feelingly into her
eyes, turned and went ashore
II wish,"" she said to herself, II
hadn't undertaken it. But since have
! will not give it up"
Helen had been abroad a month
when her letters to those at home, in
Guiding her betrothed. suddenly ceased
The last one received was from Rome
She was an orphan with no very near
relatives. Joe Baxter was far nearer
to her than any other living person,
and when a suspicion arose that she
had been made away with be went
abroad to look for her
This, besides suffering the natural
anxiety of lover. was a hardship.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-08-18
CHANGES IN THE SOIL.
Nebraska Trying to Ascertain Effects
Of Present Methods of Farming.

Of Present Methods Of Farming.
The Nebraska experiment station has
been making some Investigations in the
line Of determining the amount of soil
depletion by present methods of farm /
ing. These were confined to the deep, |
heavy loan soils that are common to
many parts of the northwest.
A recent bulletin gives the results of
the analyses of many samples Of soil
taken at different depths from the sur
face inch to the sixth foot. 1t also
shows the composition of the surface
soil of prairie fields compared with
that Of adjacent long cultivated fields
the history Of which is known.
1t would appear from the analyses
that the only form of plant food that
has as yet shown a diminution sufi-
cient to be detected by chemical analy-
sis is nitrogen. The only important soil
constituents, whether used as plant
food or not, that have declined appre-
ciably after thirty to fifty years Of Gull
tivation are the nitrogen and organic
matter. These two constituents rise
and fall together. They decrease rap
idly in amount from the surface down
ward. Accordingly the washing away
or blowing away Of the surface soil
will make the soil poorer in these con
stituents. The greatest losses in the
past have been caused by washing or
blowing. The content Of the other
forms Of plant food is rather higher N
the subsoil than in the surface soil and
accordingly is not injuriously affected
by the removal of surface soil.
To maintain the surplus Of nitrogen
and organic matter it will be neces-
sary to prevent the removal Of surface.
soil by wind or water in so far as pos
sible. Further, the burning Of straw
and stalks should be avoided, and all
barnyard manure should be returned
to the land Even If these precautions
be observed, there will be a steady de-
cline in the cultivated fields unless le-
gumes Glover or alfalfa) be grown or
| the produce Of other fields be fed and
the manure applied. By growing clio
yer or alfalfa the nitrogen and organic
matter may be increased at the same
time that profitable crop is obtained.
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