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The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-24
DECORATIONS FOR BRASS BED
Idea That Makes for Comfort and Adds to Appearance of
 Room.

Brass beds look charming and at tractiye and often brighten an other wise dark bedroom, but many people complain that they are far colder than an ordinary wooden bed that has high head and footboard to pro- tect them from drafts To overcome this objection a clever woman de- vised a scheme which not only cor rected this defect, but also added decorative note to the room.
 The hangings and window seat were made of gray chintz, having garlands of pink roses scattered over the sur face. She bought more of this mate rial and made covers that slipped easily over the brass rods at the head and foot of the bed These were finished at the bottom with dainty frills of the material. A frill was also fastened around the mattress, which showed beneath the bedspread
 The covers were found not only to add much to the physical comfort but were also useful in protecting the brass from the usual dents and scratches that are apt to come with the daily wear and tear of a much used room.
 They were made to be removed easily if required for special occa- sionS.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-24
FIatiron With Three Weights.

capacities. It is so constructed as to be operated as any one of three irons of different weights. By removing the two top screws on the rear of the iron, then loosening the two bolts at the base of the handles the heater and con- nection may be pulled out and weights No. 1, 2 and 3, placed on the heater, making either five, six or seven pound iron. Another special feature is the suiting of the iron to various volt ages ranging from 100 to 125 volts by changing heaters in the same manner as the weight of the iron is varied
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-24
HIS DOG ATE UP THAT PAGE
Why the Orator Could Not Tell Just When the Millennium He De-
 scribed Would Arrive.

When the speech had at last been concluded an old man, who had been listening closely and taking notes, stepped forward and shook the orator by the hand and said:
 Sir, that was noble speech of yours, and you must have noticed me leading the vociferous applause from time to time?"
 Yes, l did"
 "A noble speech, sir, and it went right to the heart of every man on the grounds. Patrick Henry couldn't have done better in his palmiest days"
 Thanks for the compliment"
 But l should like you to explain a few things. You said the day was coming when the poorest among us would be the equal of the richest man in the land"
 Yes"
 "When there would be no more taxes to pay"
 No, no more"
 When every man among us would own his own home?"
 Yes, SIT.
 When the cost of living would be a mere nothing, and no man would have to work over two hours a day?"
 Yes"
 When every man would have money in his pocket and be equal be- fore the law, and when we would need neither army nor navy to keep the peace of the world?"
 Yes, I said all those things re- piled the orator.
 Then I want to ask you when they are going to happen?"
 When, sir-when?" Um! I can't just tell you, sir. My dog unfortunate ly ate up that page of my manuscript and I cant tell you until next year." -Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-24
How to Choose a Teapot.

The real secret in choosing a tea. pot, be it made of silver, crown derby or even the humble but useful brown mug" is this: Never buy a teapot with the root of the spout low down in the body of the pot. Let the spout be set high in the body, then you can fill the pot well up, without the tea dribbling over, as it never fails to do when having a lowbuilt spout close to the teapot's foundation. Far too many fancy articles are made and sold more fit to stand among chimney piece ornaments than to brew and pour that welcome beverage which cheers, but does not inebriate.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-24
Genuine Southern Corn Bread.

To make the genuine southern corn bread it is essential to have the gen uine southern cornmeal. If you can get the genuine meal, therefore (wa- ter ground, make your cake in this way: Beat two eggs very light Add to them one pint sour milk or butter milk, and a pint of the meal Melt a large tablespoonful of butter and add to the mixture, together with table spoonful of soda, dissolved in a small portion of the measured-out milk Beat very hard and bake in well but tered pan in a quick oven.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-24
KEROSENE AS A CLEANSER
Almost an Indispensable Article for Housewife Who Is Particular
 About Her Home.

The soot that coats the frying pan with kerosene and scraping it off short ly afterwards with pot chain.
 Kerosene should never be handled near the fire.
 To cut the grease on the kitchen range kerosene is indispensable, but the stove should be perfectly cold before applying.
 First dampen a rag with the oil and rub over the stove and follow this with thorough rubbing with old news papers, after which go over 1t with a rag dampened with a little benzine to evaporate the oil
 Do not build fire in the stove until this is evaporated, which will be gen erally a few hours.
 Then wipe off nice and clean, after which give a coat of varnish. You will be surprised how little it will need backing after the stove has been var nished.
 The top is about the only part that becomes soiled, and which will need to be attended to with brush and black ing; the rest will need nothing more than wiping off with a soft rag.
 Putting kerosene and ammonia in water when washing glass ornaments will give them a frightened appear ance
 Washing the window panes with ker- osene will keep them from frosting in cold weather, while at the same time giving a brighter light within the rooms.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-24
EnqIish Apple Tart.

Peel and core tart apples, put into
 large saucepan, cover with boiling water, stew gently until the apples are tender, but unbroken. Line the edges of a deep pie tin with crust, then fill the center of the dish with apples, dropping into the center of each a spoonful of orange marmalade. Cover the top of the dish with strips of pastry arranged lattice fashion, and bake quickly until brown. Serve hot.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-24
GOOD FEATURE IN LINGERIE
New Undergarments That Can Be Laundered Quickly and Easily
 Anywhere

When you see some of the soft clingy and entirely adorable crepe lin. gerle which is shown in the French shops now you will simply throw dis cretlon to the winds, take out the bill you were fondly cherishing for some thing or other and have the temptress -"ho m this case is the little sales lady with the queer accent-wrap up your pet piece. Then you'll hurry home to try it on" revel in the possession or It and finger over the luxury of it's dainty Iaces and fascinating ribbon bows.
 And really you won't be so indis- erect after all especially if you are girl without the privilege of a home because the crepe lingerie doesn't re- qulre laundress to be made fresh and clean. Usually it is combined with real torchon or Irish crochet, both of which can be pulled into shape with out the aid of an iron.
 Many girl who travels has found it impossible to gratify her longing for dainty underwear because of the un- certalnties of laundering After hay ing 1t returned a few times torn and spoiled, she has settled down to plain garments devoid of any of the irresis tible little feminine touches For her the silk crepe idea will be a positive joy, for she can retire to her hotel bathroom and, with the assistance of cake of good, pure soap, may restore her lingerie to it's pristine glory and loveliness
 The new garments come in every weight from the heaviest silk crepe to the fiimsiest crepe de chine, built into nightgowns, chemise, corset covers. combinations and petticoats. They are | shown Tn white and colors and many are elaborately embroidered in self, tone silk
 Another idea for the traveller or the girl away from home Is the Italian silk undergarment. It is most familiar as an undervest, but so popular and prac. tical has it proven that it has been ex- tended to cover the entire lingerie wardrobe.-Washingto Star.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-24

deputies are not governed by the pro motion regulations of the civil service. but are appointed by the head of the division, and are generally chosen from among those who have made the greatest advancement. Thus It is possible for one to become the chief special deputy chosen by the collector of customs, the man at the head of the customs work of any port. posi- tion which, in New York, carries a salary of s6000, or $500 month.
 Advancement from this on Is depen- dent upon the proficiency attained by your boy. Has his business ability at tracted the attention of outside firms The government is one of the best de- Velopers of business in the country. and men who have attained emIinelce in their work under it's supervision are in demand outside. This cundi- tion exists in practically all lines of government work; so that ones fu- lure, if laid on the foundation of Un- cle Sam's tuition, is assured.
 Thus, chief clerks and deputies from the various divisions under the con- trol of the Treasury Department are in demand as cashiers, auditors. buy CTS, appraisers, or other important DO sitions with leading firms, especially those engaged in the importing or ex porting business, and generally be- come strong factors in the prosperity of the companies with which they are connected.
 The writer knows one man, for fn- stance, who was engaged by a big i'm porting house as it's chief foreign buyer at a salary of S12,000 a year. and went to Europe with a force of dozen experts to conduct that end of the firms business. His training in the government appraisers depart ment had given him intimate knowl- edge of values of goods imported into were in demand.
 Many of the largest firms engaged in customs brokerage, a prominent business in ports of entry throughout the United States, are composed. at least in part, by former employees of the government customs service, and there is not a successful one of them who does not make thousands of dol lars year.
 Finally, the Treasury Department, which is at the head of all things per taining to the customs service, con tains many men of great ability who have grown tired of the strain of com petitiye callings and have taken exam. nations that admit them to Uncle Sans big family of official workers. These men enjoy all the comforts of a certain and easy job, at regular salary, unaffected by industrial condi- tions. and at the same time maintain a standing in the community that is most desirable.
 The hours of work in the customs service are comparatively brief In New York, the largest port of entry in the country, they are 9:30 to 1, and, besides the employees are given two weeks vacation with full pay every year.
 Copyright, 1910, by the Associated Lit
 erary Press.)
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-24
Spsnish Cream.

Dissolve half box of gelatine in little warm water. Put one and one half pfnts of milk in double boiler, beat toe yolks of three eggs with two thirds of cup of sugar, add to the milk and boil for few minutes, then add the gelatine. Take from the fire and stir in the beaten whites of four eggs, and put into a mold and when cold serve with whipped cream.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-24

to feel better when had taken only one bottle of Compound, but kept on as was afraid to stop too soon. Mrs. SADIE MULLEN, 2728 N. B. St., FL wood, Ind.
 Why will women take chances with an operation or drag out sickly, half-hearted existence, missing three fourths of the joy of living, when they can find health in Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound ?
 For thirty years it has been the standard remedy for female ills, and has cured thousands of women who have been troubled with such ail- ments as displacements, inflammation, alteration, fibroid tumors, irregulari- ties, periodic pains, backache, indiges- tion, and nervous prostration.
 If you have the slightest doubt that Lydia E. Pinlham's Vege- table Compound will help you, write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass, for advice. Your letter will be absolutely confidential, and the advice free.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-24

f BAND for the hair every hour
 A of the twenty-four is the latest 4 A fad to which milady is devoting
 herself heart and mind. Appar- ently we have just discovered the neatness and beauty of bands for the hair, which should have been brought home to our intelligence long ago.
 For wear in the daytime, the plain band, of black velvet or other ribbon, harmonizes with hair of every color, and lends sparkle to gray hair which IS particularly beautiful. Manufactur- CTS are making bands of many varie- ties to harmonize with most of the shades of hair, of which there are in- numerable gradations. These bands are for daytime wear, all about two and half inches wide They are fin ished with flat bow and fasten with hooks and eyes.
 For evening, wide lustrous ribbon tulle net and spangled fabrics are used. The rosette is fastened just above the tip of the ear. Velvet rib bons in vivid shades of green-in coral and cerise, as we'll as black, are used with ornaments of rhinestone.
 Even at night, wide soft ribbons are worn when the hair is put in rollers or on pins, to conceal them and render the head slightly. The back hair, braid ed in two loose braids, is tied at the end with a yard length of wide, soft ribbon. The braids are brought about the head with one length of the rib bon. The other ribbon is tied in small bow little to one side of the center of the brow The band in the
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-24
Honey Sandwiches.

Honey sandwiches were much rel ished at tea the other day, the honey being blended with butter before it was spread on slices of Boston brown bread In another sweet sandwich the bread was sprinkled thickly with maple sugar after being buttered, when two thin slices were pressed to- getner
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-24
Smockinq on Girls Dresses

Shocking is being done generously on the frocks of little children, the pink and blue threads on white are lovely. One wonders why they have been so slow getting here. One smocked in yoke in points is seal loped in the neck and finished with baby Armenian lace.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-24
THREE FLATIRONS IN ONE
New Invention That Will Be Appreci- ated by Housewife Requiring Diff
 fernt Weights in Irons.

Every housewife appreciates having pressing iron suited in weight to the garment or cloth being pressed out, and for this reason two or three irons of different weights are often part of the laundry equipment
 The Van electric iron, however, Is designed to make it serviceable in all
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-24
Caramel Sauce.

Into clean saucepan put a cupful of granulated sugar and melt slowly stirring all the time. When light brown and liquid, add cup of boiling water and boil very gently for five minutes or until of the desired consis tency Set aside until cool and flavor With vanilla.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-24
CUSTOMS SERVICE?

There are so many lines of employment connected with this branch of Uncle Sam's official service that a wide choice is offered your boy in the choice of his life work. 1t is a career in which promotion is slow, but sure, and the outcome is satis- factory-It is also excellent training fer many lucrative out side positions.
 By c. w. JENNINGS.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-24

Set all your faults before your own eyes, and pass sentence upon yourself with the same severity you would do upon any other, for whom no particu- larity hath blessed your iudgment.-- St. Bernard.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-24

Life Is a stage play; it matters not how long we act, so long as we act well-Bacon.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-24

ble Compound. [
 was sick three
 months and could walk. 1 suf- all the time. The doctors said |
 could not get we'll
 without an opera tion, for I could ha rdly stand the pains in my sides, my right one, and down my leg. I began
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-24

Constipation, indigestion, sick-headache and bilious conditions are overcome by course of Garfield Tea. Drink on retiring.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-24

The breath of scandal is responsi- ble for much breezy conversation.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-24

Mrs Wins1ow's Soothing Syrup for Children teething, softens the gums, reduces infamma- ton, allays pain. wind collie, 25c a bottle.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-24
WOMAN
 ESCAPES OPERATION
WasCuredb byLydiaE. E.Pink- hams sVegetable Compound

Elwood, Ind.-"Your remedies have cured me and I have only taken six bottles of Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegeta-
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-24

There never was good war or a bad peace-Franklin.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-24

hair, finished with bow or rosette, is universally becoming. From babyhood to old age the ribbon in the hair is a feminine privilege of which we should make the most. It is not a matter of fashion, but a permanent institution. The adjustment, the width of ribbons and styles in the bands may vary, but the band, like the hair, is always cor rect. It is finish to the coiffure, use- ful and beautiful.
 JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-24

NE of the most interesting opportunities to start on a successful business career offered by Uncle Sam to the persevering American
 boy is to he found in the
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-24

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 voar. Consumptia. lected cold cn the lu.-e. '. vi H''t Oil will cure these calds. Tusf ,u1 into the chest and draw out the inflammation.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-24

This dainty nightdress might be made in nainsook or fine Indian cal ico; the fullness at neck is drawn up and set to a narrow band of beading edged with lace; ribbon is threaded through and tied in front. An inser- tion band is taken round below bust and ended off in points each side. The puffed sleeves are drawn in with insertion bands and finished with lace edged frills.
 Materials required: Az yards 36 inches wide, 1 yard insertion, 1A yard beading, h yard wide. 1 # yard Farrow lace.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-16
POPULAR GOVERNMENT.
decision

California has just joined Oregon, Nevada and
Arizona in making an affirmative reply to Will
liam Jennings Bryan's campaign query. Shall
the people rule2"
Few States have suffered more from maifea-
sance and misfeasance in office than California.
Weary of watching the sickening and disheart.
ening. graft-ridden administrations of political
the initiative. referendum and recall passed. and
Governor Johnson has affixed his signature to 1t.
Hereafter, on petition of twenty-five per cent
of the voters In the municipalities of California,
municipal legislation may be initiated. Should
the City Council fail to enact the legislation sug.
gested by the twenty-five per cent of voters the
proposed measure viii be submitted to general
election.
Recall elections provided for within four
months after a public official has been indicted
into office. The recall will be affected by max
ing the official at whom it is aimed candidate
for reelection. If there are sufficient petitioners
to compel the recall election, it is pretty safe to
predict that the official will not be reelected In
many instances. He will be ousted from office
before he has had time TO do much damage.
Adoption of the initiative, referendum and re.
call by California is just another indication of
which way the wind is blowing, and shows that
along the Pacific Coast the people intend keep
ing controlling hand on public affairs.
"Popustic heresies,' as Senator Bailey would
say, but what the people deem best for them
selves and California, nevertheless
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-16
A TEMPORARY DELAY,

Nothing will be lost by the tabling OF the race
segregation ordinance by the Board of Alder
men of Richmond. The delay is but temporary.
the provisions in the measure are permanent and
will prevail
1t Is well that the aldermen decided to print
the measure and give 1t long and earnest con-
sideration. to the end that they may fully un.
derstand Its meaning and purposes, and set the
vexatious matter Of race segregation at rest for
all time.
No great haste is necessary in the adoption of
the measure but its adoption is certain and sure.
1t is with the future that the Vonderlehr ordi-
nance deals. and in legislating for time to come
full deliberation should he given each and every
measure offered, This Is ona OF the reasons for
tabling the ordinance at the meeting OF the
Board Of Aldermen. There are others Among
them is the fact that tho negroes of Richmond
have already begun building operations in GER
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-16
FAIR HISTORY OR NONE.

Governor Mann's declaration, IF we cannot
have an accurate history Of the War Between
the States taught in our schools. then we should
abolish the history" both proper and time
~. 1t was especially hitting because OF the re-
cent agitation at the Roanoke College over the
adoption and teaching of a scurrilous, defama.
tory, unjust textbook called Elsons history.
shere,
Roanoke College has never before been stirred
as ii VAS when protestants against the alleged
History" raised their voices against its pres
ence in the class room and its being taught ny a
Kansan and a friend Of the reckless. preju-
diced and seeminey irresponsible author. The
crusade against the textbook resulted in several
students being taken from the college by their
parents. the resignation OF a trustee of the In
stitution and the rejection OF the history" Pro
habiy ali the effects of this book on Roanoke Col
tege have not yet been felt
The pages Of a history should be devoted TO
accounts Of facts respecting nations or States;
4 narration Of events with their causes and Ell
fects They are net 10 be crammed full OF per
soual opinion, bias, and hatred, with total disre-
gard for facts and the real causes of events
'Elsons History" is stronger arragnment OF
the South than was ever made before. II Ia bit
Ter. acrimonious, prejudiced to the highest de
gree, and the truth is not III that part of II
which deals with the War Between the States
More than that however. It is indecent and unfit
Tor the eyes OF young men and women students
and the wonder is that it can be sent through the
United States mails.
The people OF Virginia and the South toe
Intelligent and busy to wish to fight the "Civ
War over with pen and ink, but they do insist
on fair just end decent history of that memo
rabe conflict and It's causes being written fol
generations TO come There is glory enough fol
all in "a true. accurate and unbiased account o.
the War Between the States, and the South vel
comes any textbook or other volume which faith
fully and adequately tells of the conditions AMI
circumstances leading up 10 the beginning o
strife, and the achievements on the field of bal
tie
Governor Mann is entirely right in declaring
that no history is infinitely preferable 10 a dis
torted, hghlycolored and prejudiced one.