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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-24
MICROBES DO
SOME GO0NN
Without Them the World WI
Cumbered With Deoay.

Few persons can realize
what an immense number and T.
or microbes there are. not only
us, in air and dust and va
also in us and on us and IND
every living thing. The W
huge system OF chemical chan2
the circulation OF the elemsnt{
bon, oxygen, hydrogen. nitrcgeI
sulphur, which they carry on
cessant, varied and complex.
five elements are the main az|
senttal constituents OF all
things. Supposing there weir
microbes. there would be no
faction, no breaking Gown OF the
bodies OF animals and plants
were once alive into gas Snd
stances soluble in water.
They, by a series OF steps In
inherent kinds Of bacteria or mic
are successfully concerned, cS
the proteids and the fats aRAt1
OF dead plants and animals Il
elaborate bodies, organic scid
matte bodies, and other com
(some highly poisonous To
at last, when what were b,
pick combinations of hr,
atoms in each molecules
reduced by the action q
and then of another kind OF
into comparatively simple Sd
or twenty or thirty ATOMS
nfolecule the coup de grace" 81,
by certain special microbes.
convert these later compounds
still simpler combinations. nI
ammonia and nitrates, which ars
ly stable, so that the whole eIal
chemical fabric of living matte
few hours or days after des
broken down until it &&
stable mineral" cond A
ly carbonate and Mir, am
smelling salts! -
II there were no microbes
would never occur 1Nhe earth
be numbered with e dead
OF past generations OF animals
acknowledgements. And very
all the organic elements. all tn,
bon and nitrogen, IL not all Ii
drogen and oxygen on the face
earth would be faxed in these c.
and the green plants would
from the whole world for wa
sustenance. For it is the green
which feed on, and absolutely
have as their food. the carbonic
ammonia. and nitrates, into viii,
microbes resolve all living
when dead. 1t is the green
which from those simple CONN
build up again the more co
molecules, the sugars. fats, albu
and proteids, and provide for the
lshment and increase Of the most
pick of all-the living matter
In protopiasm.-London TeIeer
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-24

unknown. rraditio

unknown. rraditio T
game originated y
1epherds knocking rs @ll'
heath with their Crooks.
y the Romans a game called
WAS played with a bail STUFF
Ffeathers. AS early golf balls
yade in the same way In Scot
~ has been surmised that the
van game was perhaps a fore
; nner. An early name in England
Us handy ball. and in old prints re
produced by Strut in his Sports
And Pastimes" the club. some four
and half feet long. had a curva-
ture much like a crook. Later the
heads of the golf sticks were afhxed
TO ash shafts, and were faced with
norm and backed with Is,ad.
Golf in the early days was a highly.
democratic game-laird and cobbler
were competitors. Every one played.
even the women. The links were the
common land along the seashore. The
prizes were simple-,-a golf club. or
dozen balls, and only later the more
elaborate medal and cup. Even the
great national prize was a silver stick,
which never became the property of
the winner.-Outing.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-24
Making Ills Mark.

I made a good impression,
Oh, yes, made a hit.
There wasn't any question
Or chance to question IL.
Yet don't congratulate me
And do not say: fHow NIGEL"
The hit and the Impression
Were both mad4 on the fee.
New ORLEANS Picayune.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-24

hAs been allowed to ~ S<he
conservative and lee of
private interests has flied to
such point that the y <Aecessary
improvements are delaye~rSor entirely
defeated.
However. we do not despair for our
tSSHre. The love Of beauty is grow
ing rapidly. and while 1t was once
thought to be the prerogative OF the
rich. IL Is now understood to be the
right or every citizen. The elevation
OF thought and mind that comes with
association and a belief in beauty is
apt to be disregarded in this material
tsttc age. Art for the people must be
better than are by the people. 1 be-
lieVe that it is incumbent upon the
state TO take the lead and provide ex-
ampies for the individual to follow.
The time has come when the street
system Of our overcrowded cities cries
alOud for readjustment. The demand
for new parks and small open squares
to provide breathing spaces for the
poor and Fairgrounds for the chill
dren has met with a general accept
Rnce. Well-planned schools arranged
SO that sunlight will cheer and purify
every room and corridor are now be-
ing erected. and nothing satisfies us
u.
beautiful interiors tremendously col
0red. with mural paintings in the as
sembiy rooms, teaching the lessons of
history and art. are willingly provided
Tor our public schools. But the press
ing need of light and air in our streets
has not yet been recognized. The
streets that the pupils traverse, or the
very streets upon which the school
1&ases are built, are neglected They
" be disorderly, crowded. dark. and
nal; We do not interested. This
III PnSiStency seems ineXcusable
Ioblems like these can only be
I'd by a consistently prepared plan
the entire city. by a scheme for the
general arrangement of streets and
thoroughfares devised by men who do
not believe that a bridge may be in
dependent of its approaches, that
park needs no boulevards to reach
II, or that streets can accommodate an
unlimited amount of traffic.
Such plan, intelligently conceived
would determine the position of great
public buildings in relation TO the rest
OF the city. fix the widths of the main
thoroughfares and make them double
or triple. if necessary. possibly with
streets above and below the surface
Harper's Weekly
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-24

young man. that my daughter would
only wear gloves?"
Pardon me, sir replied the young
man with sudden courage, IT asked
only for her hand."-Washingto Star
Raising a Baby BY Chart.
One college woman who decided to
raise her child on scientific principles
mas demonstrated at the end OF the lit
tie ones second year, the failacy of
the statement so often repeated that
college women are untitled for mother
hood. Her boy-a scientific babv in
all the word implies-is today far SUI
perlor, mentally and physically TO
children of his age and he promises
the highest development of sturdy
manhood when he comes to maturity
The mother-Mrs. William Moves
determined early to forego nearly all
ire manifestations of motherly affec-
uon, such as cuddling, kissing exhi-
blton, and fine garments, and to de-
vote her energy and thought entirely
to conquering the petty ailments Incl
dent TO infant life and to building up
strong body with a correspondence
acute mentality. She began by
exercising the baby in his second
month; by limiting his food to lust
enough and no more" and by keen
ing him in the open air as much as
possible.
Results showed themselves immedi-
i
ard-weighed twelve pounds-one and
a half pounds more than the average
at three months he was two ano
seven tenths pounds above the slVar-
age, and he rarely lost this gain.
The average" babies observed by
Holt do not hold up heir heads until
the third or fourth month. Leonard
held up hsi in the third week Hollis
baDles do not laugh until. the third or
fourth month. Leonard laughed in
ms twelfth week. Hoit's babies do not
reach for objects until the fifth to
seventh month. Leonard grabbed for
a pair Of scales in his fifteenth week
In his twentieth week he began pull
ing himself up to the sitting position
Dy the rod fastened across his basket;
IN MS twenty-second, to sit up alone;
IN ms twenty-seventh, to pull himself
up 20 MS feet and stand alone; in his
thlrty-third he began to walk
Everything that affected the health
or demeanor of the boy was noted on
chart such as hospital nurses keep.
and this record when consulted proved
TO be an infallible guide in case Of a
recurrence of the symptoms.-Van
Norden Magazine. for February.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-24

town, and hamlet What is needed
is the incubation. by every agency. Of
beauty as a principle, that life may
be made happier and more eIevating
for all the generations who shall fol-
low US, and who will love their COIN
try more devotedly the more lovabie
II is made.-The Century.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-24
DISCUSSES n
q BOYCOTT MATER

= ~ III II s.f1. ~ rting meat, which
u ~ 9bread in some sec
- ~ ~ true light by Fred
! Is; s resident of the New
=. Dressed Meat Com
X t< Eclares that the net re-
# <E*V boycott would be:
- auction OF the income OF
~ producing farmer. and the
IN the income of the farmer
- : ~. |ses vegetables; the throwing
employment of highly paid.
~ men in the exact ratio of the
elton IN demand for their out
49, and the possible bankruptcy of
&E< ch small retailers as have not suf-
Client capital TO tide over a temper
'$9ry wave of adversely. If there is a
boycott, IL will reduce the amount of
3 meat people eat They must eat
something Therefore. the vegeta BILE
&producer will profit We have 500
f&fnen in our plant the skilled men
~ laking from f50 to $50 a week and
le lowest lemploye getting SIS.
III lese people DO not stop TO think
II We ha{e no work for them we
nave ~ let them go. / have
lea nov many retail shops there
n New ork-there are thou
or the -Leslies Weekly.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-24
THING OF BEAUTY
A JOY FOREVER
Makes Life Happier and More Flo
waiting for All Generations.

! me time has come when. if nucb
! OF what has been gained bv the re-
SCI dIoh OF our great natural monu-
| menus Is not 70 be lost the nuhIjc
| must MAKE known its wishes to Con-
/ SresS. The scheme for the disp,o,,a
berment of the Yosemite NationaI
! Park, which year ago was ternDor-
dFlly checked. is TO be pushed durin O,
the present session. In this contest
the recent visit of President TAFT 70
the osemlte and that Of the Secre-
tary OF the Interior to the Hatch-
| Hetchy will strengthen the defenders
OF the latter valley. for 10 one can
view the phenomenal beauty Of these
Sierra gorges without feeling Il SOL
emn responsibility for its preserva-
tlon. Even the San Francisco pro
motors of the destructive scheme
threw up their hands in admiration
as they caught sight of the Hetch-
Hetchy, and confessed that some
thing was to be said for the esthetes.
after all And yet they profess to
believe that water is running to
waste" If il be simply looked at, And
this is said of streams which, after
they have been looked at. may be
utilized for the irrigation sof the great
San Joaquin lowlands
Movements to safeguard Niagara
ana the Hudson are also impending.
and in this connection we respectfully
con2lslS2GGHf o SENATORS and Represen-
t2j well as to the members Of
hork legislature, these ju-
is of Governor Hughes.
II ~ e dedication Of the Pali-
ate Park:
avail would be t'4I2k-
Fs Of gainSul pc IN,
5: be the prey &rSS, :, -
nunities, vii -.
FOR the oppof
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-24
Teachers, Pensions

New York and Philadelphia
the first to establish pension a
for teachers, and their plan h:
generally followed by the otherI
that have such funds. FroLE
a purely philanthropic movasl
idea began to grow that
of a teacher after her us :
over was a fair business
Boards of education no
the necessity of continu =
vice those whose efficient
paired. -
For the first few We,
sEbe money .necessa t.: a.
assoc sb2ns T.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-24
Out Out Meat

The members OF Capital CITY LODI.
No. 500. international Asaoss,1os =
Machinista: at their last MEGA. ~
'cided 10 abstain fsRns 80
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-24
A Moderate REQUEST

SO you have the impudence to ask
for my daughters hand, eh?" ex-
claimed the father. crustiIy, according
10 Houngs Magazine. why. sir, at
your present salary you couldn't more
than keep her in gloves"
We'll. stammered the sutton.
wouldn't that be enough"
What! DO you mean to insinuate.
young man, that my daughter would
only wear Gloves"
Pardon me, sir" replied the Young
man with sudden courage, 1T asked
only for her hand."-Washingto Sta
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-24
rigin OF Golf.

.ssnG rigin OF Golf.
Premost Of the games
adopted is the. royal
of goff. goI,RoTn
- pine cs,&Uaxbnul- Aa-
IA. except
49, .|<< ~. - ~ liar to
S2 base bail
- and. The
Dutch
~ is not
: v Il days
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-24
oh, the 49,

oh, the EM
' ! ! : : : ;
2h, the horse. roo,
s the bosz-ual
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-24
PARIS FLOODS OF
MANY YEARS AGO
In 1896 the Seine Waters Flowed
Over the Palace Walls.

in the year 1896 rose the greatest
hopd of which history makes any rec
ORG in Paris. Men went in boats
ovsr the wall of the kings garden"
Al&th island was covered aS from
thu foot of the hill of - Asrsity
to- tne rising ground bes lar
ran the uppeMnt. <riSs sees
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-24

"a the individulE1 : ~ ~
has been allowed to ~ B<he |
conservative and jeei of |
such point that the <Aecessary
improvements are delaye~.for entirely |
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-20

publican democracy, or an oligarchy? |
Times change, and laws and gov.
ernments must change with them or
go down. We are seeing this in our
own country, where in federal and
state departments the people are de-
manding and securing a greater and
more direct part in the business
which concerns them all. the conduct
of the government according TO their
judgment and desires. Congress is
beginning TO learn that il is not SUI
preme. but the servant OF the people
In many of the Western states, the
voters have so curtailed the power of
the legislatures and taken so direct a
supervision of affairs themselves as
to approach absolute democracy In
Great Britain at the present hour the
question settled by the triumph Of
| the reform coalition is that the House
OF Lords shall no longer be permitted
to stand in the way and block the
will of the people firmly expressed. 1t
IS world-trend, seen In monarchies.
as well as republics
And Vermont must bow to IT, too.
The people, not a bevy OF men tenn
| porarily entrenched in authority,
must rule They ask and will ask for
nothing unreasonable. They do not
want to make the laws themselves;
they haven't the time or opportunity
perhaps not the technical ability.
But in leading matters that concern
the state they yet maintain, and will
unto the end, the right to direct In
advance their chosen officials as to
their course in these matters and TO
demand OF them action that will &C.
cord with such Instructions. II they
| prove recreant, there is but one way
to punish them, and that is by with
holding from them in future other
public trusts and by making their
recreancy known to all men. Let It
be understood that senators and re-
representatives. ut Montpelier cannot
ignore straight party pledges without
suffering a penalty equal to the Of
fence. In future select men who
have never proved recreant.
AS to this Senate minority OF ten,
we presume some OF them may not
have deemed their action OF great inn
portance anyhow, and lent ear TO
the argument advanced. Others felt
they we're doing the state service,
perhaps, though at what a cost to
themselves? Others, we fear were
handled by certain influences always
prominent in such matters. One or
two. we almost know. were prompted
to their action by personal resent.
ment against men and newspapers
that have criticised them for previous
acts--a cheap prostitution of their
honor il seems to us. Whatever the
influences they cannot have been fair.
ly conceived and acted upon. AS the
betrayal of a party pledge solemnly
given. and as the fatal blow to re-
form that ought to be made IL will
stand as the worst mistake yet re-
corded against the legislature OF
1910. made helpless by the misguided
votes OF ten men.-Randolph Herald
and News.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-11-30

Consequently Baroness Hengelmuller is we'll
known not only in most of our large Cities but
In fashionable resorts such as Bar Harbor Lenox
and Hot Springs She is Polish woman and has
become known for some of her fads, such as
unique automobiles, fancy stationery and pet
dogs
The second most prominent place in the femi-
nine roster OF the diplomatic corps is held by
an American woman who is married to J. ;. Jus
serand the ambassador of France to the United
States. Nine. Jusserand, who is very handsome
woman, spent most of her early life in Paris.
where her father was banker, and in looks and
dress she is much like the French women. Two
interesting Russian women are to be found at the
cars branch Office in Washington. They are
Baroness Rosen and Baroness Elizabeth Rosen,
the wife and daughter Of Baron Rosen, the Rus
sian ambassador. Two women also share the
honors at the German embassy Count Won Bern
storn, alike to his fellow-envoy from France. has
an American wife and the daughter of the house.
Countess Lu1se-Alexandra Won Bernstorff Is as
attractive as any American girl one could find in
a days journey, although withal possessed of the
splendid complexion that Is the common heritage
OF so many OF the girls of the fatherland
Yet another one Of Miss Columbia's daughters
who has place OF honor In this foreign commu-
nifty set down on American soil is the Countess
de Bu1sseret, wife of the minister from Belgium.
and Sonora Dona Alicia Ward de Riano. the wife
OF the Spanish minister was Miss Alice Ward. a
beautiful American girl, ere she welded her
Spanish lover after long courtship, during which
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-11-30
Leaves are fine for lining the ST.

Leaves are fine for lining the stor.
age pits. - :.
Don't neglect to provide ample ven
tilation for the cellar.
j; Crates, barrels and boxes for cellar
storage must be clean and dry.
Fruit and vegetables retain much
richer flavor If buried than If stored
in the cellar. 49,
II there are broken panes in the
barn windows. now is the time to out
in new ones. NJ.
( Seed potatoes, like table stock,
should be stored as cold as possible
without frost. -. c~
: Fall plowed land should be left
rough over winter to better catch and
hold the snow. f.
{ Don't spend a. dollar for small
bitches or tile on marsh until an
outlet IS assured, <s.. 4
Put the potatoes designed for seed
purposes in barrels or bins where they
can be kept from the light.
! Drainage tiles should be evenly and
well burnt, giving clear. ringing
note when clinked together.
This month is a good time to spray
THE interior the barn with lime wash
Ia spray pump used for this purpose
will do much for cleanliness and
health. SIS =EHs.=
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-11-30
APPOINT For Patriclar..

II rented the first floor of a palace in Naples
last year." said globe trotter," and the owner Of
the palace Neapotan count, lived on the top floor
with his family. Every day 1 used to see one of
this mans servants trotting up the grand stairway
with a pair of carriage doors his shoulders.
"Yankee-like. the carriage, doors made me Gu.
rious. did some detective work. and what do vou
suppose I discovered? Well, sir, discovered that
the count shared carriage with three other noble
men, and each owner. when he went driving used
his own doors, SO to sport his crest on tha
panels.
The Neapolitan nobility are great for show
Every evening, in their handsome turnouts with
two men on the box, they glide elegantly through
the steep and crooked streets of Naples These turn
outs used to impress me, but now, when see them
I smile and ask myself how many pairs of detached
doors each carriage in the procession has"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-11-30

IN the far east. Many people may be surprised to
learn that there Is American woman in China's
headquarters at Washington. She is Mrs Yuns
Kwai, the wife Of Yung Kwai The secretary Of ths
legation. She is native of Springfield, Mass, ana
her husband has spent practically all the time sinco
his marriage at the Chinese legation at Washington
so that she and her children have seen very little
OF the Celestial empire
There are dozens of Spanish-speaking women
in the diplomatic colony at Washington, because
each Of the ksenAmericsn nations has its embassy
or legation at yncle Sans base of operations. Sc
nora Calvo, wiss Of the MINISTER from Costa Rica
and the@ daughasss have been residents of the
United Sta3os for more THAI eleven years now and
some of the% other women ;rssm Central and South
America HAYS been here for almost as long, OF the
lesser European countries the1a are many fair req
resentatves Ii the diplomatic circle, but in this
sphere also the American woman has won her wa,
by her beauty anJ cleverness, for Countess Moltke
the wife OF the ntsaister from Denmark, and Nine
Coromilias, the beautiful bride of the minister
from Greece, bo3h natives of the United States
Even the secretary If the Persian legation, Mira
All kuli Khan, has an American wife, who, like
the Yankee woman at the Chinese legation halls
from New England
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-11-30
First In the Field for Anything
"a. That Dss@ Not SAVIOR Of
an Errand. 4

There are so many bright spots in
the life of farm BOY, that I some
times think should ike to live the
life over again; I should almost be
willing to be a girl If it were not for
the chores. There is a great comfort
to boy In the amount Of work he
can get rid of doing. It is sometimes
astonishing how slow he can go on an
errand, he who leads the school tn a
race! The world is new and interest
ing to him, and there is 50 much to
take his attention of. when he is
sent to do anything. Perhaps he
couldn't explain, himself. why. whom
he is sent to the neighbours after
yeast, he stops to stone the frogs: he
.is not actually cruel. but no wants to
lsee II he can hit EN- No other Nv
ling thing can 80 50 slow as boy.
sent on an errand. His legs seem 10
he lead. unless he happens to esoy
Is Woodchuch= - an a looming lot nhen