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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-26
Heart and Home Talks
Using Brains.

II Isn't that people haven't brains
that some seem so stupid and 9th
erx clever Probably II their brains.
were weighed and analysed a BIT 81
work quite familiar 10 scientists
nowadays. the brains OF both the
stupid and the clever would be
found 20 be nearly equal The irou-
bic Il some people never use their
brains.
The errand boy Of butcher shop
regularly took the meat 10 q house
after the family had moved away
and hung Il on the door knob He
had not only been told that the
family had moved. and been given
their new address but be could see
BY the appearance OF the house thar
nobody lived there
A baggageman pasted hotel labels
on n trunk right over the name
and address OF the owner painted on
the trunk
a dressmaker's assistant finished
one sleeve Of a waist with q point
over the hand the other In a
straight line az the wrist.
a group Of five women stood
talking for 20 minutes In a crowd.
ed restaurant right in the main
aisle. where the Mattresses had to
pass with their loaded walters. The
mattresses were passing constantly
and every time they were compelled
20 crowd By these women, TO The
imminent peril of upsetting their
trays. But the women never
bgdged. though there was a waiting
room few feet away.
These Instances could be multi.
piled a hundred fold They are IN
everyone's experience They arc
the sort Of things that make one
mediate upon tustiiiable homicide
Yet these people all have brains
10sir actions seem TO prove the
contrary but they are not idiots
Talk 10 a butcher shop boy about
baseball and he As alive and inter.
esting. he hangs the meat mp at
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-26
BY GEORGE JACOB SPINNER.

wish that | could stay awake
When another trip I take"
Tousel said. aud rolled right DER.
Shut hts eyes and then did snOrc
And Sweet sumher In did creep.
For young Topsel Was asleep.
Right 70 Storm Kings land they flew
Listen. now. cause this rs truel:
There they saw the Weather made
Bolts Of Lightning round them played.
Little Raindrops cried real loud.
Cause they couldn't find a cloud.
There q man made lots OF Hail
Stirred Il up right 10 a paii1.
And on bushes grew some snow
Gee those Flakes dtd quickly grow,
Winds OF all kinds there they saw
Some well done. but others raw
Rolls OF Thunder stacked around,
And some Frost piled on the ground.
Showers, too. hung on big trees.
Hurricanes flew round like bees
Shadow boxes where we're made
Little Shadows and some shade
Sunshine. too. was made In chunks
Then packed down In great biz trunks
weather men. from day TO day.
Buy supplies there. 50 they say.
when the right sort they can't find.
Well. they take another kind.
when to Dreamland next you 20,
You viii find ALL this IL 40
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-26

Dear Miaa Grey VIII YOU kindly
tell me through The Star hos Co
clean a feather bsd-that is the
feathers AS want 20 put them la
q new ticking ! would Ike % clean
the feathers first and could you
please tell me 81 say 70 clean
thems A BUSY HOUSEWIFE
A Feather pillows can be put
"a q suds Of warm soapy water and
then huns up 20 dFy IN the sun.
shaking them very frequently 10
niluw them 70 thoroughly dry A
feather bed might be- clcansed IN
the same manner but should
imagine that u would be a pretty
large contract 70 attempt a. Better
send the feather bed 10 some clean
inR establishment for renovation.
az the charges f0r same would not
b. very high and the work could
De- done much more satisfactorily
than you could do H.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-26

Dear Miss Grey Ia The star
about three weeks ago there WAS
a piece telling OF the different
things that happened after each
time the comet has appeared Can
YOU give me the date Of the paper
80 ! eau get one. an I have lost
minef
Tell Anxious Baker. Wash. 10
palnt buniona with tlncturo Of
iodine VIII stop the growth aud
remove the peln. also viii take sore.
ness out OF cofna Re- careful 60
apply on eorne nr buulouH, as II
will blister n applied often where
there 90 NO pain STAR READER.
A-Tho date Of the paper In
which the article YOU refer to ap-
peared was April 49,
Thank you for the hnuion cure.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-26

In warming over n.s
cups cold fish. flakes
stale bread crumbs. w. s ~
season Win salt, pepper ~ y &
spoonful Of tomato cs,sgs
the eggs and pBi the n,l,se.
a bnttered baking dlsh ~
~ minutes Serve plain
y hl'e sauce on with ~.
lemon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-26

Dear Miss Grey; VIII you please
ten me- hoW O. get a red stain from
chiida white embroidery lawn
dress aud nettlcoat The sialua
came from the red npholsisriug 81
a train seat A STAR READER
A--Tho fumes OF a tablespoon OF
sulphur moiatsnrd with pure al.
cohnl and lEnifed. will remove the
most obstinate stains from white
goods Put sulphur moistenad with
alcohol To q saucer and cover with
tin funnel Wet the stained goods
aud hold over holc IN funnel Rinse
IA clear ammonia water and wash
a. usual
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-26

NJ ottor5

Dear Miss Grey IN the formula
given in last Wednesday paper
Tor dostroyiug haiti &c calls tor ono
gallon of water Do that the correct
amount on "a miapflutG II NJ
a Tho formula ua scut Ia by "a
correspondent read one gallon Of
water 20 pound OF sodium Hul.
phidc and two ounces of rNcerlnc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-26

Take large shad After a
cleansing fil with a siuffinR made
Of grated bread. milk. butter, pep
per, salt and one beaten egg. sea
carefully mp and lay in a pan with
little water. bake one hour, haste
often with butter and water.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-26
Outof tbeWHbrrI
CNTHI4GPE-.

ifAT nptt knce
How "a dinner should N i.
How % make pretty a.. !
How 10 trim her oxc n,
That paying ready mons,
way 10 save.
That no one can be hs,s, !.
ig in debt p" =
That she must not Be- a..
longing 10 Guido her nplyss-.
That she must take ~ ~
gent interest IN sensible AZ
Try 10 smooth away diNn
and be kind 20 those IN ross.
Get On well with a 80
brothers and sisters.
Learn 10 enjoy simple p,sse.
without wanting % BE- tsr..
amused.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-26

SAT- ceansh stsAsa win Eaus

Prepare the fiAh Aa for fish
balls Heat almost to boiling a
pint OF milk and sur With Il care
fully three eggs well beaten. a
tablespoonful OF butter. little
chopped parsley. pepper and lastly.
the fiah Boil up once and turn
into a deep covered dish. lined
with huttcred toast
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-26

For strawberry cocktail with
which 10 Introduce the dinner or
luncheon. cut large berries into
slices. cover with strained orange
Juice and let them stand In the ice-
bor until serving time Put IN
punch glasses. filhng onethird fun.
adding enough powdered sugar 10
sWeeten aud enough clipped Zee
10 thoroughly chill
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-26

The long lapel Is preferred on
early summer suits a. II provides
the deep opening which IS pretty
with che lingerie waist and the
fashionable frln.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-26

These are particularly tasty. and
one egg will enrich a dozen To
the beaten yolk OF one Gag add q
cupful each Of cold boiled rice and
sweet milk Nix thoroughly. then
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-26
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beat IN ~ cupfuls Of aiftcd flour
Add two teaspoonfuls Of baking
pUgder aud beat again Easily
told IN the stlffiy whipped white oi
one egg and bake at once.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-26

Dear Miss Grey noticed Ia The
Star short time ago that You
we're asked for a cure for rinFworm
As some Of nay nelshbor'e children
have bscn sent homo from school
on account of ringworm ! thought
would send sou a sure aud ample
cufe-oue that never fails 10 cure
N used as directed Take white
cloth or paper and burn Oh any
piece 81 bright steel. such as hand
saw. or the steel of an AK. When
cloth "a all burned blow Off the
ashes on the steel you VIII acc
yellow substance Rub this Off
with FINGER and apply 60 rinEworm,
covering tbs entire surface Of The
eruption This 10 sure cure if
properly applied
JAMES O'MAfLEY.
Columbia station,
Very often Inquiries are re-.
ccived for ringwuffu cure and I
am sure many readers o. this col
umu VIII appreciate the above con
trihutiun
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-26

Melt 2ih thbiespoonfuls Of butter
and blend in tableapOonfuls Of
cornstarch mixed with y teaspoon
ful OF dry mustard. x teaspoOuiui
Of salt and saltapoOnful % pap.
rlka Add slowly ~ cups Of milk.
stir until thick and smooth and
cook over boiling water for 10
minutes Add J cup % soft Amcrl'
can cheese cut into small pieces,
stir until nearly melted, then add
/ beaten egg. cook a minute longer
and serve sc once
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-26

too With o. iables,,,.,
bna coo hot milk es ,a.i
into balls. put 10 a M.
bfDHn in oven aa'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-26

p'A With ps..
t'mo'e the aeeds ana ~
IIo" 2 .~eet peppers. Bui 4.
per Doc boiling Watef n,
tD pmbo.i then drain =.
ihin alps Cut firm. ~
toes 100 halves. aprinkls - q
pepp'fH doi With blts /.
aad dust with pepper Z.
Place boo Q well bai,srsd
bak" until done
Ripley County democrat., 1910-07-01
POLITICAL COMMENT,
BAr11RsHIps ARE EXPENSIVE.

$50 y, i n y f.s,t 4 = ~
Congress has authorized two
more battlsships. It is estimated
each ship will cost st2, ,000, 900 10
build. and 81. .0O0. 900 . year DUR
ing its 2O-year- life time TO main
tain. The aggregate ultimate
cost Of each ship, as q matter Of
fact. i, therefore so, 600, 900?
The cost Of each ship would
buy 5000 farms ct "a. 900 each ;
It would construct / 600 churches
throughout the country at so, !
900 each 1t would furnish the
means Of education through .
|four-ysar course to 16, 600 men ol
women ct $500 per snnum; I
would build and equip 50 manual
training schools with necessary
tools and appliances, giving .
trade to Il. 900 young people each
year: i would build 5 maesdsnl
road between Chicago and New
York. o. build and equip 10 Y,M
=. - :. =. - II U = s1zsIt = = f
Ripley County democrat., 1910-07-01
w . shington
Letter.


Washington, June 30.-why is
it that the price Of articles on
which the tariff was not advanced
has increased since the passage
Of the Payne-Aldrich billP
I put this question to United
States Senator Moses E. Clapp Of
Minnesota. one Of the genuine
progressive Republicans Of Con-
gress.
81 can answer that question, "
replied Senator Clapp, ''in less
than two minutes, and no one will
successfully contradict my state
ment.
SIN the Payne- Aldrich revision
of the tariff the rates on scores
upon scores of articles were adj
vanced. Those increases have
advanced the price Of everything
yes, have increased the price o.
articles on which the tariff wal
not changed.
"You can't raise the cost o.
living to q man who is producing
something to sell, without forcing
that man to raise correspondingly
the price Of what he has to sell.
"Suppose both Of us are in bust.
ness, and that each has to ust
whst the other produces. Sup
pose the tariff on the article ,
handle Ia increased, while thu
tariff on the article you handle i
mot increased. BY virtue Of m!
increased protection, I force yoi
to pay increased prices. Wha
are YOU going to do about IL
What MUST you do about it'
Answer: you must increase thu
price Of what YOU have TO sell
And that's just the way ii work
out all along the line, and in th'
lend all OF the increases fall upor
the broad shoulders, Of the con
sumer.
"But you will hear it said con
stantly with reference to some
thing on which the price has beel
advanced, '0h, that isn't in tn
tariff at all. That increase ha
{ nothing to do with the tariff. Bu
the fact is tariff revision upwar
! on a few articles reaches all alon
| the line,
''The new tariff law has cos
and is costing tn g America
people millions on millions 9
dollars, in increased cost Of living
And ifthe Payne-Al bill ha
} been beaten, those millions woui
J have been saved TO the people,"
Ripley County democrat., 1910-07-01
However, be that as 4 may be,
And get whom the tetanus viii.

Hcwever, be that as Il may be,
And get whom the tetanus win,
The jubilant youth OF the nation
Wi resume with its shooting 10 kill.
,Fhs safe and the sane celebration
win suit Us who are not 50 skittish.
But the youngsters have got TO do some-
thing
TO show what We did to the British.
There never was anything safe
in the way the foreiathers attack.
ed them, and as for the saner at
tainments, the old fellows seem
TO have lacked them. They sim.
ply cast fears to the bowwows and
welded into the affray, and a boy
does not think himself worthy If
be can't shoot himself, anyway.
AT any rate, Jeffries and john
son will growl like o couple Of
poodles and observe indepen-
dence with beating the hair .off
their mutual noodles, They'll
alternate making the other le-
viathan howl for his mother, and
If the country at random is lucky
they'll manage to kill one an.
other.
Its only q plan to make money,
deserving the strickest Of strict
ures, for what they will have is Q
race war, dividing what's made on
the pictures. We've been pretty
mad in this country for dollars,
and power, and places, but this
10 the first time we've trafficked
upon the abyss between races.
The fat occupant Of the White House
VIII lie on bis back in the grass
Beneath the green Beverly naples
Observing the aeroplanes pass.
The chaufeurs win keep right on chauf
fling,
With seeing it's no one but Bill
And they'll sigh justte think what hat
happened
Had they flown over Sycamore Hill.
Not every man can be Caesar
as some one has stated, alas anS
| in the due course Of the matte
somebody must lie in the grass
It's hard on a strenuous nation
affecting us all in q way, but wei
Hook on the brighter side OF 1t, ant
conclude it is good for the hay.
However, Time flies isa proyerb.
And one day, his foot on his gong
And his engine back-pedaling, Angus
4 Will come aeroplaning along.
Ripley County democrat., 1910-07-01
THE kEpuHlicAN rLArroRx.


The eve Of the congressional
campaigns 10 At hand. Il looks
as II the Republican party propef
will boldly attempt to hlaK the
American people on these propo-
sitions;
That Aldrichism 10 0 good thing
for the country.
That" Uncle Joe" belongs 70 the
Abraham Lincoln type pt ssatss-
man.
That the Payne-Aldrich tariff
bill. was the "bsst tariff bill ever
passed'' and is a God 70 the
consumers.
That the expenditure Of more
than double the sum used by
Cleveland to run the government
is really necessary for .'party
solidarity"
WHAT pEMocRAcY oEFERs.
Here is the platform the aver.
age Democratic candidate for.
Congress will present to the
people:
Lower duties on the necessaf-
lies of life.
An income tax that o large part
Of the burden Of the cost OF gov-
ernment may fall upon those best
able to bear it.
Reciprocity with Canada and
our best customers.
Repeal Of section 2 Of the AID
rich act that forces tariff wars and
retaliation.
Election Of senators by direct
vote.
old-time democratic. economy
in public expenditures.
Restoration of popular governs.
ment in House Of Represents.
Iltiyes.
Ripley County democrat., 1910-07-01
FOR JULN.
Copyright 1910. by q "a. Rieth.l

When the Ballinger trial is ended,
And the jury has said whatit thinks;
When the ease has been made and de-
Tended
with the wonted political winks
We shall mile-and sads. we shall
need 70
That feel II as well had been dropped,
And the Guggenheim crowd wills pro-
ceed 10
Resume where II was when IL stopped.
The signs shall come down in the TIM
Der,
And the patents shall tie up the coal,
The law viii get flabby and timber,
And the trusts viii do well on the
whole.
1t always turns out in that manner,
Although we may blush to confess il,
And we do not regard it q banner
Achievement, exactly, TO guess it.
Ripley County democrat., 1910-07-01


John r., Breckenridge, a st.
Joseph blacksmith, has declared
himself a candidate for United
States senator upon labor plat,
form.
A clock that is at least lib
years old is owned by Fred
Caudie, near Gaynor. Age has
not injured its usefulness, how
ever, as 1t 10 still running with as
much vim as ever. The clock is
about thirty inches high and
about eighteen inches vide. The
only wheel in 1t not made Of wood
is the virge wheel. There are
several Inscriptions on the in
side Of the clock which indicate
that It has been abroad, as one
|of the Inscriptions read, "Re-
paired BY Waltham, Kent, Eng.
1902 1t has been in the pos
session Of the Caudle family for
about seventy years, Mr.. Caudle's
grandmother securing II second
hand. She paid for it BY weay-
| ing : piece Of jeans cloth. % the
original cost Is unknovn-
David r. Francis might draw
some consolation from the fact
that more than one man, whose
| first name i s.Dayid" has served
lin the senate Of the United States
from Missouri, to-wit: David
Barton, Who served two ternas
David r. Atchison, three shor'
terms and David H. Armstrong
who also served ) short term,
lThen there are two others WHOSE
front names we're . Francis, =
| lFrsncis P. Blair and Francis n
! 4<<aotr.iI II &c opr1ot1e tn not(
Ripley County democrat., 1910-07-01

r. - Z
Robert Davis. the negro MUIR
dersr. was hanged at Kansas City
Friday.
Boonville has q citizen who
proudly claims to be the father Of
80 children.
Cordsr, Lafayette county had .
$4,000 fire Tuesday, the second
in . period Of three weeks.
DR.. r. 8. johnson, who settled
on the Daniel Boone farm in st.
Charles county in 1895, died re-
gently ct the age Of S4,years.
w. C. Gresham, Of Western st.
Clair, is 90 years old, never wore
glasses and can still chop wood.
He has net eaten meat for twenty
years.
J. E. Pardoner Of Livingston
county is the unanimous choice
ofths penitentisry convicts for
membership on the Missouri par
don board. Z,
Someone had better rush a sup
plyofthe'usual antidote for snake
bites to Stone county. A serpent
twenty-four feet in length was re-
gently seen there.
I The Trenton Newsin comment
ing that American ministers re-
csive an average Of only 1888 q
year, remarked that "that dosen't
seem to be a very loud call"
Gnilford, Nodaway county, has
uncovered . big gravel pit. The
railroad company has been
building a switch to haul away
what is almost as valuable as
coal.
A Missouri editor friend OF
dumb animals says "any man
who abuses a defenseless horse
should be introduced to q mule
that understands the law of self
preservation"
n. John E. Fessler is still making
threats to revive the Stanberry
normal. Having pulled the legs
Of Stanberry citizens for bonus
n the past, the second attempt
viii be difficult shedding.
II the aviators who make the
trip across Missouri stop at all the
towns that want them, they will
know something Of the genuine
old Missouri hospitality by the
time they reach Kansas City.
One thousand young pheasantl
were drowned by the heavy rains
Wednesday night, Of last week
on the Stats Game Farm at JEFF
fsrson City. Employees saved
1000 others. Of 30 colder
pheasants hatched only two arr
left.
The seal of the oity Of Inde
psndenoe represents : prairi'
schooner drawn BY four mules
the outfit used In the early day
TO cross the plains from Inds
pendsncs, the border Of civiliza
ton, 10 ssnte r. snd the e
Weat.
David Rankin. ira d st. Loui
Ripley County democrat., 1910-07-01
ROUND ABOUT THE STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--Made blythe Shears,
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal. Some Credited. and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.


According to the report Of ex-
pert accountants who have been
examining into the affairs Of the
Jones Dry Goods Co., at Kansas
City, the firms business is pretty
badly tangled and It q thought
the creditors cannot be paid more
than forty cents on the dollar.
According to q sixth district
paper, the two factions Of the Re-
publican party in Cedar county
are locally known as the "pea-
nutters" and the "wildcatters. +"
The "wiIdcatters'' are on top just
new, but the other fellows are out
in the back yard grinding their
knives.
The annual state reunion of the
Confederate Veterans Of Missouri
will be held this year in Marshall
Sept. 9th and 18th. It was in
tended to hold the reunion at
Higeinsville but on account of
limited hotel Accommodations, at
that place it was thought best to
hold it at Marshal:
Twenty-Five additional strike
breakers arrived in Sedalia
Thursday from st. Louis to take
the places Of the striking Missouri
Pacific machinists. In the last
month 225 strike breakers have
been put to work. They sleep
and eat in the shops and are un.
der guard day and night.
Some one with q penchant for
finding out things says Clay
county claims to have the largest
virgin forest of walnut logs in
America. 1t covers eighty acres.
In Bollingsr county is a cypress
tree 8 feet in diameter and sixty
feet to the first limb, and Ripley
county has a grapevine 4 feet in
circumference.
A southbound passenger train
on the Wabash railroad was
stranded at Kirksville last We'd
nesdsy morning. The water gave
out in the boiler and the engineer
intended to get more at that place.
The railroad company had re-
fused to pay an increased price
for water and the city authorities
declined to pump more in the
tank.
A deep well for the csntralis
s. p ~ .I = ~.
water works was completed last
week. It was thoroughly tested,
furnishing 10s gallons Of water
per minute. The pump was KEEP
going for 81 hours, and 334, ,66t
gallons Of water was pumped oui
IN that time without diminishing
the supply. The water was found
|at . depth Of q little more thar
eleven hundred feet. It certainly
Is success.
The only Missouri mule eve
known to become helpless ant
eholler'' for help was one belong
! ling to ]. J. Talent, living nea'
Lawson. Isfsll in . cistern witt
ten feet Of water ID It. sIt wa'
necessary 70 put . halter on tn
Ianimal and hold its head abov'
water until enough wster couls
he drawn out to let 1t toucl
bottom. The mule was thsl
lhoistsd out with J block AM
sckls.
/ Down near Wsshburn, ia Pix
county, last week ; bull dog AM
: bnlI had ! fight Thlch fesulte'
lin tho death oi tie lsfgef animal
i Altar an hours struggle the do
Ispfane ii the bull, fastened hi
Itssih il bis throat and held on u
1.-The fash and muscles were tori
.Iaxsy .snd TIE aninasl bled !
dean. George shoenaster, WI
|ovned both animals, fried 70 pal
q !. Ia - "a. @1<o3 ~, f<.||
Ripley County democrat., 1910-07-01
ROOSEVELT AND TAFT.

. d.
Gibson Gardner, newspaper,
correspondent who joined the,
Roosevelt party in Egypt and sc-
companied It to Washington and
who had almost daily interviews
with the OK. president, stakes his
reputation on the prediction that
the Taft administration has been,
80 thoroughly bad that Roose-
velt will not endorse 4 In any
shape, form or manner. He ds-.
clares Taft deserted the Roosevelt
policies cold -bloodedly. In con-
nection with Gardner'a statement
/, it is significant that Roosevelt
should have been this long on.
American. soil following his long
absence in Africa without having
seen the man he made president
or having mentioned him In any.
way. Roosevelt and Taft have,
not met since March 4, 1909,
AIDRIcH ISLANDS PAr.n
Hear vel Hear ysl Ssnsts,
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