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Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1911-08-04
DISCIPLES ARE THICK AS BUNDLE
BEES IN A CLOVER
PATCH.
NOT ALL CALLED TO PREACH
Desire Is Strong, but knowledge Is
Lacking-WonderfuI Progress In
Campaign for Better Highways
Cut Out All Fads.
BY HOWARD H. GROSS.

If n looks carefully over the press
clippings that come in upon the ques-
ton OF good roads, he will be aston.
ished at several things.
First, the widespread interest that
is taken in the subject. Better high
ways are being discussed everywhere
in the shop, store, the school, at
the cross roads, women's clubs, grain
exchanges, boards of trade, railway
meetings, etc. The advocates of good
roads are as thick as humble bees in
a clover patch. All sorts of solutions
are offered, most of which are imprac-
ticable, and if undertaken would be
simply a waste of time and money. 1t
reminds II of the remark of a philos-
opher, who, after listening to a young
lady of voluble conversation, said:
What a relief it would be if she would
stop talking for a little while and do
some thinking"
There are disciples without number
who feel they are called to preach the
gospel of good roads. They know lit
tie or nothing of the subject, but the
desire is strong and impelling. 1t re-
minds one of the young divinity stu
dent with very little aptitude for the
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1911-08-04
The Signature Expert.

A number of the larger banking in
situations employ from n to half a
dozen men whose sole duty is to *
anime every cvheck hat comes in
through the clearing house and vouch
for the genuineness of the signatures.
To the ordinary citizen it seems moth
ing short of marvellous that a sigma.
ture clerk will instantly recognize
the slightest alteration in a signature.
with thousands of checks passing
through his hands each day, many of
them drawn by depositors who sign
but a few checks in the course of a
year; but an expert signature clerk
can carry in his mind accurate photo
graphs of five thousand or more sigma
lures and rarely has to refer to the
signature book. When not engaged
with the incoming checks the sigma
ture expert spends his time in familiar
izing himself with the signatures of
new customers. There is no room for
uncertainty in his business. In pro-
portion to the number of checks paid
by a large bank every business day
the smallness of the number of bad
ones that slip through is nothing short
OF marve.o:s.-Harpec's Weekly.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1911-08-04
A RIGHT.
When He Quit Coffee.

Life Insurance Companies will MOI
insure a man suffering from heart
trouble.
The reason is obvious.
This is a serious matter to the hus-
band or father who is solicitous for
the future of his dear ones. Often
the heart trouble is caused by an un-
expected thing and can be corrected if
taken in time and properly treated. A
man in Colorado writes:
Il was a great coffee drinker for
many years, and was not aware of the
injurious effects of the habit till l
became a practical invalid, suffering
from heart trouble, indigestion and
nervousness to an extent that made
me wretchedly miserable myself and
a nuisance to those who witnessed my
sufferings.
81 continued to drink coffee, how
ever, not ~suspecting that it was the
cause of my %ill-health, till on applying
for life insurance l was rejected on ac-
count of the trouble with my heart.
Then l became alarmed. I found that
leaving off coffee helped me quickly, SO
l quit it altogether and having been
attracted by the advertisements of
Postum l began it's use.
"The change in my condition was re-
markable. All my ailments vanished.
My digestion was completely restored,
my nervousness disappeared, and,
most important of all, my heart stead
led down and became normal, and on a
second examination l was accepted by
the Life Insurance Co. Quitting coffee
and using Postum worked the change"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's a reason" and it is ex-
planned in the little book, "The Road
to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. A new
one n0uears from time to time. They
ARE uine, true, and full of human
intereai.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1911-08-04
PINEAPPLE SHERBET : NICE
instructions for Making II In a Way
That is Not Only Easy
But Cheap.

Pineapple sherbet is easy to make,
cheap and very delicious: Three cups
g~ranulated sugar, two cups water.
Stir until sugar is dissolved, then
boil five minutes. Add the Juice of
one good-sized lemon and one large
pineapple. II n has a vegetable
press it will not be necessary to be
particular about peeling the pineapple
Put 1t through the food chopper first,
then press the juice out in this vege.
table press. In this way every bit of
the juice is extracted. The Juice from
m can of pineapple might be used as
wen. Keep the mixture all together
III a large bow standing in a vessel
OF cold water until cool, then pour
into freezer. When partly frozen add
the stiff1y beaten white of one egg
and continue freezing. Let stand an
hour or so to ripen. Any other fruit
may be used instead of pineapple if
preferred. Strawberry is very nice
also orange.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1911-08-04
Thackeray,s Kindness Of Heart.

Thackeray was the gentlest satir-
list that ever lived. AS editor Of the
Cornhill he could hardly bring him
self to reject a MS. for fear of hurting
his would-be contributors. The story
of his actually paying for contribu-
lions that he never printed, in order
to conceal the fact that he had reject
ed them, may be true or false. We do
not remember exactly how the evil
dence points. But even if 1t be a
story, such stories are not told of men
made of the stern stuff of the Thack.
cray commonly misknown.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1911-08-04

profession he proposed to adopt and
from which the bishop was trying to
disuade him because he regarded him
as wholly inapt. The man maintained
he was called to preach and therefore
he was to obey the summons. The
bishop asked him in what manner the
call had come. He said he had had a
dream in which he saw outlined in
the heavens clearly in letters of white
"P. c." which he interpreted to mean
to go and preach Christ. The bishop
told him he had no doubt he had seen
the vision as stated, but he had misin-
terpreted it, and that the letters "P.
C." in his use meant to pillow corn.
1t is SO with the good roads advocates,
many of them doing more harm than
good.
One enthusiast, who has been much
in evidence, is telling the people how
they can get good roads without
money. He might as we'll try to boost
himself over a fence by pulling at his
boot straps.
The good roads question is a ire
mendously big one and must be han
died in a big way. No one can mas
ter the subject in a short time. The
writer has spent Is years digging into
1t from every angle and he feels that
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1911-08-04
Meat Juice.

Shred very finely half a pound OF
raw beefsteak, free from fat and skin;
add half a pint of cold water, stir
it we'll together, add a pinch of salt
salt and let it stand for half an hour
in a warm place; stir again, then
strain off the liquor through muslin
and press it we'll so as to extract all
the Juice. This may be taken cold. or.
before using the cup containing it
may be placed in a saucepan Of hot
water until just warm, It may also be
mixed with a little cream or a beaten
egg or brandy.
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Shockinu!

Miss D., a teacher of unquestioned
propriety in all its branches, was In
the throes of commencement, and to
the best of her ability was entertain
ing some young men-the suitors Of
her fair pupils. They conversed on
some beautiful flowers in the drawing
room. Yes" exclaimed the old lady;
"but if o think these are pretty, you
just ought to go upstairs and look in
the bath-tubs of the girls dormitories.
They are just full of American beau
tiesI"
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1911-08-04
Rhubarb Sherbet.

Cook rhubarb without peeling.
sweeten it well, add orange juice to
taste and a little powdered gelatin in
the proportion of n teaspoonful to
three olpfuls of sherbet; strain, add
one beaten egg white to every two
cupfuls of the mixture and freeze.
Serve in glasses and garnish each
one with a slice of kumquat. This
dish, when once eaten. will become a
,ayOrite.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1911-08-04

the Mississippi valley has been sold
and moved with road conditions as
the determining factor. 1t is, "Hooray,
boys, we must get this grain to mar
ket because the roads are good and
not necessarily because the price is
at its best. This hurrying of product
to market swamps the railroad COM
panies and they are unable to move
the freight and enables the shrewd
dealers in the city to manipulate
prices, pushing them up or down, and
to reap a rich harvest out Of the farm
er on the n hand and the consumer
on the other. Colossal fortunes have
been built up through the grain ex-
changes. The principal factor that
enables them to do this is bad and at
times impossible roads.
If good roads advocates will conine
their talk and recommendations to the
highways that will serve the people,
and such highways as the people can
afford to build, much greater progress
will be made.
In some instances good roads can be
built with gravel at hand at from $500
to $1,000 a mile. Where the gravel
must be shipped some distance the
cost will be double. When crushed
stone is used and must be shipped
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1911-08-04
Lemon Pie.

Beat the yolks of four eggs and WI
cups oil sugar together until very light.
Add juice and grated rind of two lem
ons and lump of butter. Last stir in
the we'll beaten whites. Bake with
under crust. 1t is not necessary to
cover top with meringue, as tho
whites will rise to the top and brown.
The above makes one large pie.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1911-08-04
Anxious to Know

Tell me-" said the society woman
who had consented to meet the we'll
known actress, how you manage
about your photographs"
DO you mean how manage to sup
ply the demand for them?"
No. How do you manage to have
them show the face you had 20 years
ago and the hair and costume of the
present day?"-Judge.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1911-08-04
Between Friends.

Alice-I thought Mr.. Smart had
good literary taste Until he SEN me
that silly novel.
Kate-Oh that doesn't necessarily
indicate his taste, dear; 1t merely rep.
resents his opinion of yours.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1911-08-04
DRIP CUPS FOR BOTTLES
Device of Silver Plate or Nickel That
Saves Table Linen From Be-
Ing Soiled.

The soiling of table linen by the
drip that runs down the sides of a
bottle after each using can be pre-
vented by means of this drip cup. The
cup, which is made of silver plate or
nickel, is firmly held to the bottom
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1911-08-04
Protecting the Table Linen From
Drip,

of the bottle by spring clips. The
shape of the receptacle is such that a
bottle may be completely emptied of
its contents without the cup spilling
any of the drip it has caught.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1911-08-04

should be attempted only by the few
whom nature has endowed with strong
receptive faculties and an eager love
for that form of activity.-American
Magazine.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1911-08-04
Stir GRAVY With a Fork.

IT the t~hickening for gravy is stirred
with a fork it will not be lumpy. but
smooth as cream.-National Magazine
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-25
STATE COMPLETES CHAIN OF EVIDENCE Attempt to Prove That Chaney's Act Was Due
 to Jealousy

Gadsden, Ala. March 24.-(Speclal) )-The trial of Claude Chaney on a charge of murder for the killing of Sam Snider is still in progress in the criminal court and the prospect is that it will scarcely be finished tomorrow. If the jury gets the case by tomorrow night the attorneys will have to make short speeches. The state has made it's case and the witnesses for tine defense are now being examined. This will take the rest of today and then there is considerable testimony in rebut- tai by the state and still more by the de- fense. which will take all the time until tomorrow noon before the arguments can be heard.
 The state attorneys think they have made strong case against the accused.
 The rumor that the merger of the two iron and steel companies of the district is practically completed has brought great joy to the people of this commun- ity. as this is recognized as the signal for great developments in all lines. Many building projects have been waiting on tlis alone and these will be pushed just as soon as there is no longer any Uncertainty about the combination.
 Thc merchants and business men gener- ally of the city are up in arms against the proposed revenue bill and will assist in the fight to be made against the meas urc. The secretary of the Business Mems club has sent the following telegram to the secretary of the chamber of com merce of the city of Montgomery
 ''The Business Mems club and business Interests of Gadsden, together with the citizens of Gadsden, are unalterably op- posed to the insurance feature of the pro- posed state revenue bill. It is impossible for q committee to come to Montgomery. Please advise Etowall representatives and senator of our attitude
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Mrs. PattillO Entertains

Hartselle, March 2.-(Special )-Mrs. Ethel Pattllo was hostess to the Gull ture club Wednesday afternoon. Roll call was answered by quotations from English authors. Mrs. C. l. Lee gave a reading on King Edward VII. Mrs. J.. H. Riddle the magazine lesson, followed by Miss Lucy Corsbe, with an ode for the Canadian confederacy Mrs D. w. Day gave the current events, followed by piano solo from Mrs. Lee. This meet ing completed the years course in liter ature for the Culture club. After voting to admit Mrs. s. F. Gibson as a mem Der dainty ice course was served by the hostess
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-25
 HOWARD TO MEET MANY STRONG TEAMS

The following is the Howard base ball schedule for 1911:
 March 30. 31 and April 1-Vanderbilt in Birmingham.
 April 7-S (with double -header) )-Ma- rion, at Marion.
 April 10-11-Southern university, at Greensboro
 April 2o-2 22-Birmingham college, in Birmingham.
 April 26-Georgia Tech, in Birming- ham.
 May 5-6 (with double -header) )-Au- burn, at Auburn.
 May 1-12-13-Alabama, at Tusca- loosa
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be further fiehtt in the house, no matter what the issue of the Pegram bill would be. He called attention to the fact that the house hadt already debated the back tax commissioners bill for two days, and that the question should not again be forced upon them.
 'If you let that amendment remain he said, "an extra session of the legis- 1 lature will be ineYitable.'' Same Old Ghost Senator Spragins, replying to the Mo- bile senator, said that the extra legis- lative session was being held out as a nightmare.
 We were told this morning." he said, that if we incorporated the insurance feature in the revenue bill an extra ses- sion would then be inevitable. The ex- tra session agitation is like Banquo' S ghost. It always comes back's
 Senator Spragins stated that the Mobile senator had no basis for his surn1ises He said that the senate should act orig inally, and let the consequences take care of themselves.i Senator Moody took the same position, Ssaying that the senate should not let the extra session bugaboo deter it from sdoing what was considered best
 Senator Stevens moved that the amend ment, known as section 36-C,i be tabled. His motion was lost, 15 to 13s
 The section was then put to vote and prevailed. F to il. B
 Bill Passed
 Upon motion the senate then adopted the amendments to the comniittee's re- port and the committees report
 Vote was then taken upon engrossnent and third reading H the bill. which pre- vailed. The bill was then passed by a
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attorneys. Lawson is charged with the systematic robbery of his employers over a term of about 10 years and MT. Rogers spent over 5000 bringing him back from the east where he fled, skipping his bond
 The case against A. F. Walker for his assault on Editor H. E. Mooers during the campaign preceding the guberna- torial primaries was also continued until the September term of court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-25
Griffith Starts for Home

Hot Springs, Ark, March 24.-Clarlx Griffith, with the Cincinnati National lea que team. left this afternon for Memphis on the homeward journey, which will be broken for exhibition games at several points
 The Pittsburg regulars again defeat ed the second team to 5 this after noon in game in which no errors were recorded. Philippe. a veteran was given his first workout and showed something of his old-time form, both as to speed and curves.
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were made against passage of the

dTUtIIuIHbHIS.
 Senator Crumpton then offered a substitute amendment for the famous section No. , E. His amendment was identical with the committee amend ment except in so far as mandatory language is used. His amendment made it discretionary with the tax as- sessor as to whether or not he should use the insurance carried on property as basis of taxation. The senator spoke in favor of the amendment. declaring that suggestion to that effect had been made by leading business men of the commonwealth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-25
BURGLARY CASES
 ARE CONTINUED

Florence, March 4.-(Special 1.-The four cases against Wayne Lawson in the Lauderdale circuit court. charging burglary, were continued today until the next term of court over the pro test of tho Rogers Brothers and their
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Opposition Offered


 position to the amendment. The com mittee amendment, he stated, did not discriminate against any classes. He said that the amendment was designed to bring about an honest valuation of all property. The speaker said that the committee thought it fair to make the merchants bear as much of the tax burden as other people.
 "The trouble in Alabama with refer ence to taxation" Senator Spragins said Ifs entirely due to the present inequality of assessments He thought the com mittee'S amendment was just one step of improvement taken in the right direc. ton. The insurance carried on property he stated, was pretty fair index" Of the real values a stake.
 Senator Hugh Morrow, speaking against the committees amendment, paid glow ing tribute to the untirng work of the finance and taxation committee in it's investigation of the revenue bill He said that the committee had done the bes. it could with the lights they had before them.
 The president pro-tem of the senate thereupon touched upon the oppositin to the committee amendment which has been offered by the business men of Ala bama.
 Not Tax Dodgers
 If these business men belonged to the class of our citizenship that are called lax dodgers, the senator said. T would not raise up my voice against the con- mittee's work. But the men who are opposing the bill are men of known in- tegrity. They are of the class that build up the communities in which they live" Senator Morrow then launched into critical analysis of the committee amend ment, declaring that the result in the long run would be such a tax dodgina. condition as would prove unprecedented in the history of the state. He said that ueVelopment, III commercial way might be decidedly affected
 The speaker called the attention of the senate to the language used in the com nttee amendment, which made the in surance on property mandatory in fixing taxes. Why is it that the inventory can not be an ultimate test" he asked. The senator then reminded the senators that the mandatory feature in the amendment would serve the purpose of intimidatirs the merchants. He doubted exceedingly the wisdom of such intimidation. esne cially when it might grow to such an ex- tent as would result in general reduc ton of the amount of insurance carried on stock. thereby hurting the state. and ueleainS the very endS that are sought
 Destructive Condition
 Senator Morrow in closing his speech mentioned the fact that incorporation of the anne ndment in the revenue bill might cause such a debate in the house as would forbid passage of the measure at this scs- sion of the legislature. He told the sena- tors that the measure, ill order to become q law, must be effective before the be- ginning of the forty-sixt working day.
 Senator Norman, in following Senator Morrow, spoke in favor of the Crumpton amendment, as did Senator W. A. Brown and Senator Stevens.
 Senator Atkins of Dallas county spoke ardently in defense of the committee amendment. He saw in the suggestion q splendid means of bringing about eauali- zation of taxes.
 Senator LOvelace of Escamba county thought that the insurance carried on
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,ote of % to 2. Senators Moulthrop and

vote of 9 to ?. Senators Moulthrop and Sloan voting mo-
 Motion was then made to adjourn until S30 o'clock tonight. Amendment was proposed to make the meeting hour at o'clock, when the Smith regulation measure should be the item of consid- eration. This motion prevailed, the mo- tion carrying with it a provision that the senate shall stay in session until tine bill to be considered is finally dis DoSed of
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SENATE RETAINS
 THE INSURANCE
 CLAUSE IN BILL
tcoNTINUED FROM PAGE D

tax commissioners fees; tD occupation tax
 Senator Hugh Morrow thereupon moved that all committee amendments with the exception of the items divided as above be adopted. The motion pre- vailed by a vote of 25 to 0. thereby getting rid of about nine-tenths of the committee sugsestions No speech es
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-25
JEFFERSON TO HAVE
 FARM DEMONSTRATORS
J. T. Watt of Talladega Is Here to Make the Necessary
 Arrangements

J. T. Watt of Talladega, in charge of farm demonstration work in the northern half of Alabama, is in Bir- mingham for the purpose of arrang- ing to place demonstrator in Jeffer- son county.
 He will confer with officials of the Chamber of Commerce and members of the County Board of Revenue in an effort to secure cooperation in se- curing a competent demonstrator and keeping him constantly in the field
 Jefferson is one of the only three counties remaining in north Alabama where demonstration work has not al- ready been put on. The other counties are Lamar and Jackson. Mr. Watts hopes to have these supplied within the next few weeks.
 Jefferson county with it's more than 100000 acres of improved farm lands, it's variety of good soils as shown by the recent government soil survey, and the exceptional market here for all farm products makes it one of the most important counties in the state for effective demonstration work.
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Pisgah Services Pisgah union evangelistic services Fraternal hall, Sunday afternoon. at o'clock. Everyone invited.