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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-12-13

out with cotton. 50 that the owner
may use it for a pincushion If he
wishes. A gay handkerchief Is made
for the neck. and another tiny one is
knotted. bandana style. over the head.
A little white apron with pockets 10
nut on over the dress. and the sleeves
of the gown, stuffed with cotton. are
thrust into the pockets and tackled
there 80 that the absence Of hands on
= the figure will not be noticed.
Another dolls head is dressed to rep
present a French maid and fitted to the
,Whisk In the same way.
For the friend who is fond Of out
saoor sports the whisk representing 4
uo9 will be acceptable. II you cannot
net an artificial dogs head make one
0f canton flannel or velvet and tint
with water color paints. The cap and
coat should be Of bright red cloth with
brass buttons.
A holder for the whisk broom may
also be made thus: A thin piece OF
board-the cut down lid Of cigar box
will do-should be covered with linen
m which a little embroidery has been
worked Then cover a strip of buck
ram or cardboard with linen decorated
with embroidery Fasten it over the
whisk with thumb tacks and attach
bows of ribbon on each side A rim:
10 which ribbon is aided wilt TINS!
the acceptable gift.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-12-13
CHRISTMAS WREATHs.
Here's prettiness.
The holly wreath leads.


Southern laurel is beautiful.
California pepper berries serve
to adorn.
Scotch heather is one Of the
pretty wreath materials.
Red immortelles will at least
never blush unseen.
Lycopodium is often used with
very good effect for wreaths.
But, after all, holly is first ia
vorite, with it's lovely bright red
berries.
The gay bow Of holly red satin
ribbon is the usual finish, though
it should not be used with ber-
ries Of the California pepper
tree.-Philadelphia Record.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-12-13
CHRISTMAS BAGS.
1hsy Are . Generally Approved Gift

Flowered satin cut in two pieces and
with two deep scallops across the top
Of each section was selected for this
charming bag Plain satin to match
Che predominant shade in the flowers
was used for the lining. A casing wa
made for the narrow satin ribbon.
which served to draw the mouth of the
bay together and gave the four seal
Tops the appearance of being big
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-12-13
Packino tho Present,

VNCNvU9 tue rF0o0ues
Tissue paper. excelsior or finely cut
paper will prove the best material to
fill in all space. making it impossible
for the Christmas gift to be broken.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-12-13

A Christmas enve:"re .se ''''.>~
ainen filed with died ':'' :':''" +
sers to pe:eC:~p :''''''''',:>; s.'~1
s,lease the hOl!SeEir:';-'
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07

Dramatically, Deming and the Mimbres
Valley is favored beyond any region in America.
1t is a climate that puts ginger into you. The
winters are mild the thermometer rarely
reaches zero. There is never day in winter
that it is too cold to do general farm work In
summer you are not parbOiled, YOU do not steam
in your clothes. The air is dry. While not adver-
tised as health resort exactly, still for the fam
lily with an invalid or hafinvalid in it, this eli
mate offers ideal conditions for the recovery
Of such a ones health.
2-As a home town, Deming offers the best
advantages. For many years its schools have
been Of the very best, and now they are perhaps
superior to any in New Mexico. Six religious
denominations have active churches in Deming.
There is practically no foreign element, so that
social life is unrestained democratic and pleas
ant
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07
Pure Water

3-Deming has the best railroad facilities
Of any town in the state. You are not out on
the frontier in Deming you are within three
hours Of Ell Paso, six hours of Albuquerque,
twenty-four hours of Los Angeles You are by
no means in an out-of-the-way place. Denning
is the easiest town in the state to get into and
out of. Furthermore, the railroads furnish
wide market for the products grown in the Dem
ing country.
4-Deming has the purest water in Amer
lea. Drinking Deming water, you have the
heavenly satisfaction Of knowing that you are
drinking no contagion. A case Of typhoid fever
never originated in Deming. You do not want
to take your family where there is any question
about the purity Of the water supply. You are
taking their lives in your hand whenever you do.
Deming water is good by every test, not exclud-
ing the long and best test Of experience.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07
Pure Water

does not get poisoned with weeds. His melons
and garden truck are not rotted with silly wa
ter; he does not lose three inches from each al
falfa crop due to the deadening of the lower por-
ton of the stalk by dirty water.
7-Deming is town that believes in CO
operative effort. When you move into some
towns you are compelled to become member
of a faction, and commence fighting your neigh
bors. In Deming it is different. There are no
factions in Dening. There is spirit Of har-
mony and cooperation. All work together for
the good of Deming. Deming is progressive.
Deming is going ahead all the time.
Now bethink yourself Can you afford to
longer delay your investigation of this placei
You are losing money by deferring your fnvesti-
cation. Deming is going ahead whether you
come or not, but why not go ahead with heri
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07
Pure Water

5-The agricultural resources Of the Dem
ing country are practically unlimited In every
direction from Deming stretches the level fertile
valley Of the Mimbres. Every ten acres is ca
pable Of supporting a family. Over one hun
dred thousand such acres lie around Deming,
and this land is being brought rapidly under
irrigation. When the reclamation is completed,
it viii mean that Deming will be the largest city
in New Mexico
6-In the Mimbres Valley you viii find
system of irrigation excelling that of any other
section. Each farmer has his own independent
water right. He gets his water when he wants
it. He does not have to wait on the sanction Of
the ditch-bOss. He does not have to take bis
turn. His water is there for him all the time, at
any hour of the day or night. Hence, his crops
get water when they need it. This is an immense
advantage. Using clear well water, his farm
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07
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The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-27
Saw His Opportunity.

The first field-glasses brought to the
New Hebrides sorely puzzled the SIM
ple-minded natives, who of course
thought them the product of wizardry.
In Islands Of Enchantment' Florence
Coombs tells how one OF the mission
clergy was walking along the shore.
when a native at his side pointed out
a tiny finger In the distance.
There goes one Of my enemies"
said he.
The white man, drawing out his field
glasses, and adjusting the focus, hand
ed them to his companion, who. gazing
through them In excited amazement,
beheld his foe apparently close at
hand. Dropping the glasses, he seized
his arrows and looked again. The
enemy was as far away as at first.
Once more he snatched the magic
glasses, once more exchanged them for
his arrows. and once more was baf-
fed. To lose such an opportunity was
hard indeed. A bright thought sud-
denly occurred TO him.
| you hold the glasses to my eyes"
said he to the missionary, "and ! can
shoot him."--Youth's Companion.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-27
Oriental Metaphor.

The Oriental speaks naturally In
metaphor. Even the children continu-
ally use figures Of speech which are
often poetical and always suggestive.
The Washington Star thus quotes
Bishop Oldham, a missionary bishop
of the Methodist church. He writes
from Singapore.
II wish you could hear some of the
expressive phrases Of the native boys.
A lad the other day was describing to
ne the abstemiousness Of his father.
"'Oh, he is content with very little
he said. Such a very littleH Here
he pointed to the ground. No more
than the water in the holes made oy
J. chickens feet"
HE smiled and resumed:
"'He eats nothing. A grain or two
If rice contents him. You should SEQ
aim at his meals. He Is like hound
nunching files"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-27
Copyright. 1912, by forge Mathew Adams)
Honest Pharmacist.

That honesty is the best policy" Is
an axiom that has not been received
with entire favor in France may be
inferred from the following Last No
Yember a Paris pharmacist who had
made blunder In a medicine that he
had prepared discovered soon after de-
iivering IT to an unknown woman that
he had put into it most dangerous
poison. He inserted in a number OF
daily papers a notice warning the I'M
known customer not to use the medi-
cine. This conscientious publication
has had a disagreeable result for the
pharmacist, He was hunted out by
the police for having delivered pois-
onous substance without a physicians
prescription He has just settled by
paying fine of 100 francs.
But the customer had not remained
unknown or undiscovered The police
bad found her. She had not seen any
Of the notices the pharmacist had put
in the papers, But lowered with an
excellent scent she had not used the
medicine because 1t did not seem
quite right"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-27

Daniel Kennedy, New Yorks IA
nous auctioneer, was talking about a
collection OF French suuffboxes that
had sold too low.
you ask why the owner sold them
so low" said Mr.. Kennedy, We'll.
he sold them low because he had to.
Poverty compelled him.
ut Is like the story Of the little
boys with the green ribbon In their
coats. The school teacher interro-
gated these little boys to see what
their knowledge of Irish history
amounted to.
"'Patrick,' she began. why are you
wearing q green ribbon today?'
"'Because it's the anniversary of
the great and good st. Patrick,
ma'am'
Every well. And you, Michael,
why are you wearing green ribbon?'
Because st, Patrick Is Ireland's
patron saint, ma'am, and green Is Ire
lands color
Good! And now, Solomon Eek
harstein, tell us why you in your
turn are wearing a green ribbon
Because, ma'am, Pat and Mike
and Denny said they'd pu'st me snoot
* | didn't"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-27
Destructive Pennsylvania Deer.

A traveller along the Sugar Camp
road the other day saw three deer, a
buck and two doee, standing at the
very edge Of the road near watering
trough. They appeared to be as little
concerned as cattle, and made no sign
Of fright until the driver cracked hiB
whip at them. Then they took to tho
tall timber.
Just few days before that Henry
Dill. near Trout Run, saw drove Of ] 4
deer along the road not two miles
from the farms. II is In that region
that last year several farmers had
their wheat crop ruined by droves OF
deer jumping fences and browsing on
the tender growth. There Ia strong
sentiment among the farmers, who are
thus put to loss by these animals, thai
II they would kill them while on for
aging expeditions on their lands the
law couldn't harm them. II the deer
try their thievery out this spring
there is liable to be just such cases
put up to the state game authorities.
--Williamsport Correspondence North
American.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-27
PLAYED CARDS M GRAVEYARD
o,d.Tlme Practice Was Until Recent
ly INDUCED In at Least One p'aoe
In the United Kingdom.

There is a churchyard In the bet
ough of st. Marylebone, London, i'll
which a tombstone Is pointed out 70
visitors as tho one on which Hogarth
idle apprentice threw dice. Atteh-
ton has Just been called to the lac'
that this practice Of gambling Oh
tombstones has come down to the
present day in at least one graveyard
in the United Kingdom.
A lawsuit Just decided has stopped
the practice in the churchyard o.
Dungaryan, an Irish village. where
some of the inhabitants were In the
habit of playing cards on the SLABS
n,aced over graves and of dancing 70
the music of an accordion The rep
resentatlve church body was the com
plainant in the case. sought ano
obtained an injunction against sixteen
persons. restraining them from tres
passing upon the burial-ground ano
premises adjacent to the Church OF 81,
Mary. The master of rolls. who heard
the case. held that this privilege was
one of permission. and not rishi' AM
that ehurchyard was dedicated u
the service of God, and not to the rec
reation Of man.
In the days before the Reformatioh
authorities say, the parish churcnyara
was used as public playground
Games and revels were commonly
held there on Sundays and holidays
At Wlitsuntide there was sort o.
| church fair, held in graveyards, a.
| which ale brewed by the church war
dens was served, while dice.throWina
| card-playing and bowls were per
mitted. Cock-fghting in ehurchynrdt
| did not cease until the eighteenth
| century. There is story told that
wealthy man In Hurstbourne Tarrant
village OF Hampshire. ordered ina
fiat tombstone. large enough TO en-
able the boys to play marbles on II
should be placed over his grave.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-27
FAMOUS LEAPS or EYARI)
Hoof Prints Near Newmarket 'hst
Mark Jumps of the Legendary
Blind Horse.

Near Newmarket. in Lincolnshire,
England, there are three marks OF IL
horses hoofs, and each mark Is seven
yards distant from the other, Every
man who farms the field Is careful To
keep these marks from being grass
grown or plowed up For they are the
famous marks of Byard's leap, which
is recounted In the following story
There was once n witch OF New
market who bewitched the cattle and
crops Of her neighbors and did all sorts
of mischief, and at last one farmer
went to a wise man and asked hin
what to do to overcome the witch
"Tie a naked dagger around your
waist" said the wise man. Then
drive your horses into pond at night
and throw a stone into the pond.
Mount the horse that lifts his head up
first and gallop off to the witch's hut
and bid her out to ride with you"
Byard, a blind horse. was the first
TO raise his head when the farmer
threw the stone, so the farmer mount
ed him and galloped to the witch .
hut.
"Out and ride with me! Out and
ride with mel"
And out came the witch. She jump
ed at the horse, and Byard made his
first leap, and got away. She jumped
again, and Byard made his second
leap and got away. At the third leap
she sprang behind the farmer and
wound her skinny arms about his
waist. But the dagger cut her left
arm, and she lost all her power, aud
was never able to trouble anybody
again.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-27
HAS A NEWSPAPER or 1773
ST, Paul Man Owner of Publication In
Which George Washington Was
an Advertiser.

A newspaper dated Friday. August
20, 1878, has come into the possession
of Edward Gerving, says the St Paul
Pioneer Press. 1t 10 copy OF the
first issue of the Maryland Journal
and Baltimore Advertiser. 1t has not
yet been submitted to an archaelogtst
to determine it's authenticity, but 1t
looks the part with its queer old fash
toned type and its decayed yellow pa
per which has to be handled with
care lest 1t crumble.
Mr.. Gerving lives at the Marlowe
apartments An elderly woman for
merly lived there with her son. The
woman died and the son moved to
other parts leaving lot OF old maya
zines piled in corner of the apart
ment- These the janitor turned over
to Mr.. Gerying and In the pages OF
an old copy Of the Youths Companion
he found the ancient newspaper.
The paper contains an interesting
advertisement signed by one George
Washington, real estate operator Nv
ing at Mount Vernon. who had twenty
thousand acres of fine land, the pat
ents to which he was anxious to dis
pose OF.
One subscriber announces that re
ward will be paid for runaway ne
gro, Prince, tall, slim fellow, has
several hacks on his forehead, was
taken up at Susquehanna Ferry but
made his escape and Is often seer
around the neighborhood Whoever
secures him In Jail SO that the owner
may get him again shall have five
pounds reward"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-27
Nature Student.

THE bat, when winter comes" said
a nature student, folds his long ears
against his sides, shuts off his heart
and, hanging head down from come
black corner of barn or smokehouse,
hibernates till spring. In March he
begins to wake up.
Lizards and snakes hibernate un-
derground. Frogs hibernate In the
frozen mud at the bottom OF their
ponds. It's nothing to them that they
freeze stiff. A frog so stiff frozen
in February that you could break him
like soda cracker will thaw out in a
warm March as clipper as you
please.
RATS and mice don't hibernate.
They come indoors. They leave their
cold fields and sewers and they take
up their quarters In our nice, warm,
steam-heated houses. There it's jolly
plenty to eat, no snow, no sleet, no
piercing March winds. The winter
season makes no difference to the
rats and mice, save that, while always
marrying and giving In marriage, they
marry and give In marriage more than
ever In our comfortable houses, rear.
ing, at our expense and on our food
litters that In their vast numbers
would content even rat Roosevelt. "
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-27
GOT EVEN WITH NEWLYWEDs
Friends Inserted Small "Ad" In News.
paper, and Seekers After Bar
gains Did the Rest.

Bright dreams OF welded bliss were
shattered by tiny want ad.
Instead of day all by themselves.
as they had planned. Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
son Joleen, newlyweds. spent eight
strenuous hours receiving strangers,
who wanted to buy the brand-new fur
nishings of their coy fiat at No. 4s51
West Van Buren, street.
Here is the ad that wrecked their
happiness:
FOR sALE-Furniture entire furnish
ings Of six-room fat; everything new and
In frst-class condition. including piano
player. Call Sunday. between a. m. and
. p. M. at 4s51 West Van Buren, street
No reasonable offer refused.
The Joleens knew nothing about It.
They were serenely happy The groom
was showing his bride the cozy cor
ners OF their nest
How do you like 1t, my darling?"
he inquired anxiously.
ooh, Nels, it's Just too
Mrs. Joleen's reply was interrupted
by hammering at the door
"Hey! What1l you take fer the
pianer?" asked man when the door
was opened.
Don't want to cell 1t. Good day.
I said Joleen.
Again he turned to his bride. Again
a knock on the door.
Il seen your ad in the paper" said
another prospective buyer
"No. you didn't. I didn't have any
ad. I don't want to sell anything. In
busy. Good day" replied Joleen.
All day long Joleen and his wife an
sweTed the bell and knocks at the dool
and turned away the would-be buyers
of furniture and players.
About o'clock in the evening /
suddenly dawned upon them that tbs
friends whose rice and old shoes the,
had lodged by leaving the churcl
where they were married through
side entrance after the ceremony, ha,
persevered In their Joking and ha
. won.
, The groom grinned sheepishly, the
called a taxicab. The only quiet mr.
ments the couple had during the da
were spent at downtown hotel.--Ch
cago Record.Herald.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-27
When FLIRTING Has No Charm.

An aviation meet was given recent
ly at Hot Springs, Ark. TO the great
amazement of the native negro popu-
lation. Two little very black maidens
were discussing the doings of the
marvellous bird men," and one OF
them said boastfully:
"Ah wuz offered $40 to 90 up In one
o them fyin' machines"
"Ten dollars!" exclaimed the 9TH
err. Nah goodness. chile, that's q
powerful lot o. money, Why'n you all
do IT."
We'll, All shorely needs tn money
was the reply, but All amt goin' tc
firt With no undertaken fer no SO.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-27
Why ClInk GIaasea7

What have you got against that
man at the corner tablet" asked the
bartender of the regular customer.
That was positive insult you hand
ed him minute ago. You never Of
fered to clink glasses with him."
What's the user said the custom
er. HE Is deaf. and deaf men sell
dom clink glasses. Why should they?
They couldn't hear It,. People only
clink glasses to satisfy the fifth sense,
At any rate that was why the origina.
tors Of the practice did 1t. and sue
ceeding generations have perpetuated
the custom. In the ordinary process
Of quafIing a glass Of liquor we are
inevitably bound to see the stuff
touch, II, smell it, and taste 1t. That
leaves the ear alone unsatisfled. Sc
we clink for its qualification"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-27

For separate wear or for the COM
pletion of a coat suit the garment
presented will serve equally well. It
ia 20 inches IN length. and is made in
the fashionable new cutaway style.
The design is an easy one to handle.
az there is nothing in the least COM
plicated about It. White mohair suits
are the vogue for spring, and the coat
given will prove splendid idea for
the development Of a suit OF this ma
terial Linen may also be used to
good advantage. The collar OF all
over lace adds style to the garment.
The pattern Ono. $3.50 Is cut in
sizes 80 to AZ inches, bust measure.
To make the coat in the medium size
will require az yards of So inch ma
terial and 1B yards of Is inch all
over.
To procure this pattern, send 10 cents 10
Pattern Department" Of this paper Write
name and address plainly, and be sure TO give
eize, and number OF pattern.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-27

Automobile racing Is a modern
invention which would have made
the old Roman chariot races look
like an ice wagon parade. The Ro-
mans are still considered by histor-
ians to have been lively and enter
prising people, but If a Roman citi-
zen who had been gladiatorial
matinee tiend should come back and
witness modern automobile race
from the upper curve, he would
probably put beth fingers in his ears
and try to climb the fence with his
teeth.
An automobile race consists Of a
large number of dust and smoke
lo,ids. each one enclosing vol
Hanlc roar, and candidate for the
norgue. The roars are produced
by automobiles ranging from 100 to
700 horse power and when couple
II these leaping cataclysms come
down the stretch, making 100 i'm
oassioned remarks per minute
apiece, the late discussion between
VIII and Theodore in Massachusetts
would dwindle to a dove COO in COM
parison.
Automobile races are held for the
purpose of finding the weak points
in automobile frames and in the
spectators brains Thanks to auto
mobile racing, we have produced
cars capable Of making 100 miles an
hour for half day including stops
for gasoline. tires and inquests, and
which can leap five feet into the air
and come down so feet farther on
without disarranging anything but
the road And we have also discoy-
cred a variety of human being who
will watch a flock of these monsters
turning somersaults all day and
come home bitterly disappointed be-
cause he did not get a drivers leg
for a souvenir The first result is
much moro useful to humanity than
the secoud
Automobile racing is about the
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