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Putnam patriot., 1912-11-08
Letter from China
THE END OF VACATION


During the first year in China there
are so many interesting experiences at
every turn that one wonders what will
happen next. After the trip up the
Thai Yong mountains last June | felt
quite an experienced traveller and little
dreamed that the trip back could be
almost as new and interesting.
The packing for the downward jour
ney took four of US the entire day be-
fore leaving and there were several ser
wants to help us. The large baskets
must be carefully packed and the con-
tents carefully protected by oiled pa
per. Ones skill in packing is made
manifest when the baskets are taken
TO Judge scales and the finger approves
OF the 30 lb.-weight Within Two such
30 u. baskets make tcarry" which
balances nicely from the shoulder of
the Scarrier often pig skin boxes,
tins, chairs, beds, etc, are combined
10 make carry. II was weary crew
who retired that Thursday night with
the thirty carries or over sixty "head
nearly packed to completion.
AT 1 o'clock the next morning the
servants were astir and soon after day
light the usual crowd of native specta-
tors had assembled There was no
way TO keep them at bay but lock the
piazza gates. They were there not
only out of curiosity but for the dis
carded old tin cans, newspapers, and
whatever their fingers might appropn-
ate when we were not looking. The
children, many bearing wee babies
tied to their backs, pressed hard
against the closed gates. The carriers
were mostly women as the Hakka
race are lazy people and the women
do all the heavy work. They were
most eager TO get over the railing and
choose from the baskets those which
might be bit less heavy. Finally the
desire TO get on forbidden territory was
too strong and over the railing they be-
gan TO climb. Our young missionary
doctor is strong, athletic fellow,
although not very tall. When he saw
what was happening he good .natured-
ly stepped up to a tall Chinese, picked
him up in his arms as easily as if he
were child, and lifted him over the
railing. The smiling crowd appreciat-
ed the joke and stayed on the proper
side till we were ready for them.
short time before this the natives
were overheard talking about Dr.
Lesher's strength, as they think him
the most wonderful missionary, in
many ways, that they have,ev seen.
They expressed it figuratively as fol-
lows; "Why, If tiger appeared, he'd
attack the tiger and cut him all into
little pieces
When the gates were opened and the
crowd rushed in all was "laujietn or
confusion. 1t was not long before we
discovered some clever people trying
to unite bundles and re- arrange them
to suit their convenience. When the
scales were applied they had been max
ing 30 10. carries from the 80 10. ones.
Needless to say they did not get off
with a 30 Id. burden.
After the last trace of the 5000 lbs.
of baggage had disappeared down the
mountain pass We were ready for the
Putnam patriot., 1912-11-08

King offered a large reward for his
capture Kings attitude throughout
had been firm and conciliatory and
helped in allaying party strife Sam,
uel Ward King studied medicine as a
young man and became a successful
practitioner. Dr. King was surgeon on
board the ship Wasp and Hornet and
was on the Hornet when she captured
the British sloop Frolic and herself
was captured little later DR.. King
saw the battle between the British
frigate shannon and the n. S. frigate
Chesapeake OFF Boston harbor in June
1913. He attended Captain James
Lawrence in his last moments, DR..
King was born at Johnston, r. L..
May %. 1856, Died in Providence, X.
l.. Jan. 20, 1851.
Thomas J. Thurber of Putnam
Heights. though under age at the time
was made member of the Durham
artillery. belonged TO the Law and
Order party. known as "Algerines. =
and carried a musket furnished by the
Rhode Island government for defense
of his native city OF Providence, and
capture of the so-called Governor
Dorr
Edward Carpenter has the LIST
Rhode Island regiment musket LEFT by
one OF DORIS men at the Warren tay-
ern. Dorr was peculiar in many ways
and never would eat unless he had
his feet upon table. He lived TO see
his theories in practice and the eiti-
zens of Rhode Island erected monu-
ment 10 his memory only few years
ago.
CAPT. GEORGE WARREN
Putnam. Conn.
Putnam patriot., 1912-11-08

Carroll, kinsley Twining, George W.
Atherton, {. II. Toy, Charles F. Rich
ardson, Maurice Thompson, Bliss Car
man, John Eliot Bowen, Norman Fox,
Frederick Stanford, E. /. Prime
Stevenson, and Paul Elmer More. Its
contributors have included the most
distinguished leaders of thought and
action in America and the world at
large.
Putnam patriot., 1912-11-08

Jeff the servants to hire them taken TO
our three respective homes.
We were so grateful Tor the clouds
that protected Us from the sun, CRATE
full there was no typhoon fone came
two days laterl, grateful for all jour
neying mercies and for the splendid
vacation. The whole of the 12lst
Psalm was sweet to US, 1.-The Lord
shall preserve thy going out and thy
coming in from this time forth and
even forever more"
Maude Edith Cruff.
Swallow. China.
Putnam patriot., 1912-11-08
II You Arc q Trifie Sensitive

About the size of your shoes, it's some
TO know that many people
can wear shoes size smaller by shak-
ing Aliens Foot Ease into them. just
the thing for patent leather shoes, and
for breaking. in new shoss. Sold every
where, 25c. Sample Free. Address,
Allen $. 0imsted, Leroy, \. y Adv
45-37
Putnam patriot., 1912-11-08

We do not claim
that the mere use of
want ads will produce
prosperity.
GBut it seems more
than a coincidence that
most prosperous people
are quick to recognize
the value of classified
advertising.
get US supply your
wants through thi, page.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-09-05
Bankers Pledge Help
To Nebraska Farmer,

Nebraska bankers, assembled III con.
vention In Omaha on August 20 and
n, pledged their assistance, financial
and otherwise, to agricultural develop
ment In the state. They pledged fl.
nancial aid to the state University.
and to ali other movements which
have for their purpose the increase Of
grain yields In the state. "CO.opera.
tion with the agriculturist," was the
theme OF the convention and without
exception, every banker IN the state
gave IL favorable consideration.
Six hundred bankers from all parts
OF the state attended the convention
An interesting development of the
meeting was that seven'y.6ve per
cent Of the bankers were or had been
farmers vt some time Of their careers.
Hence, their cooperation wus easily
secured
Omaha bankers rendered the visitors
. banquet Tuesday night, 1t the Field
club, and on Monday evening. the
money magnates road the Ak Sar. Ben
goat
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-09-05
F Farmers Institute
Officers For 1912

The request has been made that W.
publish the list of officers for the 1912
Farmers Institutes:
President-G. w. iIumc,e'.
Vice President - Lyman Essig.
Secre 'ary- Henry Gilham.
Treasurev--J. W. Auid.
Directors-- Ed Pny ne, J. II, Eilincrr,
Fred Arnold, c 4. Stewart, F. w.
Cowden, W. j. Lippincott. JOS, ph
Crow, Dr.. Damera'. &. Ohmstedr. Jno.
Hardwick. n nry Johnson and William
Cloud.
Ladies' Auxiliary
Chairman-Miss lr-ne Nlin,r
Supt. E iucationai Depar, ment--Mis iss
Gertrude Coon
Superin' endents of s ,ctions Mrs. G.
J. Platt and Mrs. NJ. a. Albright.
Assts. LSdiss' Auxiliary Department,
-Mesdrmss Lyman Es-ie. VIM Thomas,
W. J. Lppincott, Frank Frisbie, A.
Arnold. VIM. Wolfe. q. W. HummeI,
T. Harris. w: A. Sherwo d und Mis-.
Moliie Ferris. -. ~
Superintendent Of Entertainment &.
Prot. Beiz -.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-09-05
A Vacation Trip

Continued from first page)
grid him for the battle of work loom,
ing beyond. Let him listn to tir
music of the winds ~ they slug In tHe
lofty pines and watch the sunsets
coloring with crims ~ the great white
shimmering peaks. Let him learn the
silent dign ty of the eternal mountains
bsthed In the cloud mist Let him
scent the delicate perfume Of the
spruce and the fir aud the flowers and
the snow. Let him observe the allur.
ing chaugefulness Of the landscape
whereo'er clouds trail their patient
shadows. Lot him in short get close
to the heart OF nature aud he will find
that nature has a wonderful power to
revive aud strength. n and purify the
sons of earth. Nature did .say? liz
IL not rather the great God, who sleeps
in the mountain and In the tree and
the flower and Who awakes in man.
The great aud good God, in who we
live and move AMI have our being.
Who Is behind all things aud In all
and by whom all things consist. Who
Is called by many names Int chi"Te T.
OF 2ll by that best loved name, Our
Father. JOHN j. BAYNE
Pastor Congregational Church
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-09-05
Real Estate Transfers

For week ending Sept. 4. 1912
compiled by M. w. Carter & Son,
bonded abstracterr.
Th0s Clark to Daniel F. Leonard
wd se4 se4 sl7 ard sw4 NED and
sit and 20 2 10. 8 5000
E A Johnson aud " t. + h Ma X
er wd " ava q B l2. 45cO
j p. Moranville an " tn Eliza A
MOrsi vile wd si Il iot s snd
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-09-05
Mortgages. fled $50, ,920
Mortgages released 5000
CcnArelatlen Church Notices.

sSu,dav School ut 10. Morning SER
vice at II. Subject OF sermon: "Wscth.
man what Of the night Evening
service at 8 The pastor will lecture
on the subject: impressions gathered
from n week spent in london
Mi,l.Week meeting Wednesday even.
ing vt 8. Choir practice Friday even.
ing sts.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-09-05
Ollcloth Wrinkle,

Z Very little water should be used IN
washing oilcloth. rs some Of It will
soak through the cloth beneath and
rot It. Use a flannel cloth we'll wrunG
out and wipe the floor until clean.
Sal soda will aid greatly. Wipe the
white spots caused by spilling any hot
liquid on the .oilcloth with q few drops
Of ammonia.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-09-05
Weather Summary Ter AuAsst

Weatoer summary Ter Aw4uot
Temperatures: Maximum % on 90
minimum % on / and ~, greatest daily
range SO on s5.
Precipitation Total 4 inches, greatest
In "a hours l.22 inches on 10th, number
of days with .0l inch or more IL.
Number Of days clear 20, partly
cloudy s, cloudy g.. thunderstorms on
8, g, l3. IL. Is, 10, 90 and 20.
Prevailing wind =. E. ~ days.
e CHAs. s. LUDLOW.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-09-05
eslt Certainly Does.

THE aeroplane ID In its infancy
It," "Then it's a wonderfully pre-.
ocious infant" I'm what way?" ITS
already going the pace that tills."
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-09-05
6. Z. 8 b5 s aud Ms add to Red

6, Z, 8 b5 s aud Ms add to Red
C'ou0 -. ...........,. ,........ qW
Mary A He.ton s II Has'"" Jr
wd e nt 4 32 and SO nv 4 t33 .1.l2 /
Frank N Echternach to Jens
Wcstenen wd lot b9 Bladen 1900
Mrs G w Cowley and husband to
I II Thomns wd pt NV 4 sw4 s8
All. ..... -. 2OOC
G w Cowisy and W tn H Thomas
wd pt nw4 sw4 s8.4.ll... 80. zoe
TIP BOefied and " to f u Over
man wd c2 see Is ! 12 and ssc31
and w2 ne4 81 and MI Uf rec 30
Yorygag+s fled $39, ,920
~ - - 0AnpA
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-23
HOW TO CLEAN SILK GOWNS
Gin and Water Cure Among tho In
falllblc Remedies for Solled
SILK and Satin.

Now that black and dark colored
siiks are again in fashion 1t is wise
TO use our grandmothers' remedies for
cleaning them--in the days when q
silk gown was real possession.
Among the infallible remedies for
cleaning black satin or silk which
they knew of there was the gin and
water cure. A sponge. dipped In a
mixture of this was used to remove
the shine and clean 1t thoroughly, the
silk being afterwards ironed while still
damp.
In order 70 keep wooden dresses and
skirts IN good condition and freeing
them from dust. every woman kept a
cat-o'-nine-tails of ingenious manufac-
ture, with which she fiagellated The
gowns which were used for street
wear. This instrument of torture was
made of short stick, to the end Of
which narrow strips of leather were
attached With it the material re-
ceived a thorough beating on cleaning
day.
An old-fashioned method Of cleaning
white kid gloves which had lost their
first freshness as the result of ball
or visit to the play, without being
absolutely soiled, consisted in cleans
ing them with white soap. Pure cas-
tile soap, procured at drug stores, was
merely dipped in water and then
rubbed over the finger tips. the gloves
having in the first instance been
drawn over the hands.
The soap, without being wet, chung
to the kid, and this was finally rubbed
or with a piece Of very soft flannel,
the result being sufficiently satisfac-
tory to enable them to be worn once
moro without undergoing cleaning
with benzine or other spirit
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-23
Plain Pettlcoats.


Undergarments of all kinds are re-
duced to minimum of material and
even of trimming this season. Even
the laces are often put on nat and
the embroideries follow long, slender
lines so far as possible. Frills, ruffles.
puffs with anything like fullness and
all that go with them are quite out Of
the run.
The slashed petticoat is the natural
result of the style, for skirt as mar
row as the plainly fitted petticoat de-
manded this season must have some
remedial feature whereby the living
and moving figure which is to wear
1t may go through such necessary
movements as sitting down, standing
up and stepping up on flights OF
stairs or into vehicles, public and
private. The next step in the evolu-
ton Of scanty, clinging, straight up
and down styles must be the subdu.
ing of joints and muscles In living
women so that there will be no move
ment whatever. Then stovepipe ef-
fects can be run to the limit for fig.
ures that have actual dimensions.
II lace is put on with any fuilness
at all the fullness Is very scanty and
the lace is without suggestion OF
starch or natural dressing.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-23
Mrs. Belmont's Newspaper

We read, with interest. the news
that Mrs g. II. P. Belmont of Now
York is s;cing to s'.rt a newspaper
for women aud to be nun by woman.
Mrs. Belmont, like her husband,
has managed to keep herself pretty
we'll in the lmslight of the news
columns. In this she has about di-
vlded the field with her husband.
But Mrs. Belmont has gone farther
ian that, she has been prominent
in the society columns and pretty
prominent at that.
Recently Mrs. Belmont Joined the
Woman Suffrage movement Then
she was mentioned as being DESTROYS
ct becoming Deputy Sheriff, along
with several. other New, York women.
l, She is now going to start news
paper and run IL without the aid Of
mere man. We wonder what the
,colnnns viii read like Who will
he the sport editor? WIN the sport
page he devoted to the race horses
of Mr. Belmont? viii the paper be
made up exclusively of society notes
about New York's 400" with a
fashion department on the side? Or
what will the paper be like? We
want to know.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-23

nanying sketch. and 1t is cut out in
four pieces and edged at the sear1s
with blue and white cord, The let
ters contained IN the words hot wa
ter can be cut out OF any thin coli
ored material and appliqued In their
places on the blanketing before the
cosy Is made up.
1t should be large enough to mt
loosely over the can, and the piece OF
hlanketlng which Is sewn III between
the two side pieces should be little
wider than the width OF the can.
The handle at the top by which tho
cosy may be removed merely consists
of small piece OF material edged
with cord and sewn in position in
tue manner shown In the sketch; a
layer Of waddIng and flannel lining
will render the cosy so impervious to
draughts that 1t will keep the water
hot for some considerable time.
These cosies should not be forgot
ten when work IS being prepared for
bazaars, and when they are intended
for that purpose 1t is good plan to
make them In three or four different
sizes, to suit different shaped cans.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-23
Doing Nothing. /"

Fifty per cent. Of the children
dong absolutely nothing is rather
aNstartling statement in the report
OF the recreation survey madee by
the Board Of Education and thee
Child Welfare Commission of Mil
waukee. A play expert of the ma
tional recreation association Row
land Haynes-lformerly specialist
In Psychology. spent several weeks
In making the study. Information
was gathered as to what the children
In given district were doing on
Saturdays and after school hours 1t
was found that 10 per cent were
working, 81 per cent: playing and 50
per cent. were doing absolutely
nothing. II Is believed that these
facts gathered in Milwaukee are
fasrlv typical and present strong
argument for the necessity of pro-
Siding more adequate Fairgrounds,
stppins nothing Il tremendously
Az n t 4 t..I
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-23
Wise Man Carnegie


Andrew Carnegie is wise man,
lii the old saw "A wise man changes
his mind, but fool never" is to
be believed
Mr.. Carnegie, when the Steel in
vestigation was started, signified' his
willingness to appear before the COM
mittee at any time they would des-
ignate when the time came, he re-
fused to appear, A subpoena was is
sued and he was forced to Journey
asa miles and tell of his clashes with
John D. Rockefeller.
Then Mr.. Carnegie declared he
would have his expense account and
vouchers framed in gold and keep
them as souvenirs Again Mr., Car
negie changed his mind, II news
dispatches are to be believed. May
be he ran short of small change and
had nothing but few Thousand
dollar bills In his purse, or perhaps
his conscience worried him, when he
thought of a few dollars he could
get, but hada't. AT any rate, Mr.
Carnegie is now asking for s22T0
In mileage and three days witness
fees at So day, total of s2s.70.
Mr.. Carnegie wants the money badly
and Is having fight for his money.
He declares he will get the money,
and we believe him.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-23
The Commoner. VIM. BRYAN, edit

The Commoner, VIM. Bryan, edit
~------------------------ 49, -
or, makes speciality of Col. Guffey,
in It's issue of January 10th This Is
in pursuance of Bryan's threat, that
if Gufy was not unseated by the
committee he would, " in the name OF
six and one half million Democrats,
resent it The Commonor gives
voice TO this resentment by inviting
dtstrust and population of commit
teemen who vot7d for seating the
PENNSYLVANIA, Their records" 1t
rs said, should be 8crutinized with
care and they should be retired from
the committee If their constituents
believe that they arc In sympathy
with Mr., Gulfey and his methods. .
How Bryanespie, to call the national
party from the great and momentous
conflict. to engage itself on this tenn
pest in teapot! - Vicksburg Miss
Herald. ga
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-23

dulling and results in filling UP tbs
juvenile courts.
The national recreation associa.
ton has four experts constantly
travelling to help give the children a
chance to play Milwaukee is one OF
the first cities to undertake a thor
ough and comprehensive study OF its
recreation conditions and needs and
possibilities.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-23
A Good Wife

An example of a good wife Is Mrs,
Morse, wife Of, Banker Morse, who
lasy just been released by President
TAFT, after having served 2 years Of
4 1hs year sentence af -''''
Mrs. Morse started working for the
release of hsr husband the, DAY he
was incarcerated. She has worked
lard ever since and we note, with IN
crest. the fact that she took the
ccmmution papers, to the bedside OF
her husband, in person.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-23
that thcroughly united country &C
cept him as the one now needed" -
jackson tTenn) Sun
Editor Roosevelt has rushed into

Editor Roosevelt has rushed into
print t. place the Ananias brand on
the ant Biography and the ghost of
the late ri G.. Platt. He denies the
truth &. the ,ft published story,
that the nomination for Vice Presi-
dent in 1909 was forced on him by
Piatt, to get him out or state poll
tics. He says he dehed the easy
boss threat to refuse him a renomi-
nation for Governor-that he would
not accept the nomination for Vice
President, and would stand for re-
nomination. Accordingly, says r,
r., the effort ceased" But" he
says, later it developed that the
convention as whole was bound to
have me and Senator Hanna, who
had violently opposed my nomina-
ton, made up his mind that the feel
ing was so strong that he could not
afford TO antaaonize IT, After con
siderable hesitation ITthen couctid-
cd to acc ept" With a gravity which
Is little to the credit of his sense of
hhpor, tho Outlook Editor has paid
4 tribute to Platts genius for doing
things. IEaving trouble with his
pupil, or patient, he called in DR..
Hanna; who, by playing on his van
itY landed him Vicksburg.
Miss. J Herald.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-23
F. HUMOROUS Qu|Ps

81
Just as Rivers was about to sit
down to dinner there came ring at
his telephone,
-'Well?" he said, placing the receiv.
er to his ear.
who is this?" demanded a high
pitched, impatient voice,
This pleasantly answered Rivers,
is Don Hippolito Lopez Pomposo All.
tonic Ricardo Doloroso. Is that all
you wish to know? Good-by."
Hanging up the receiver, he sat
down and ate his dinner. happily UNI
aware that an indignant person at
the other end OF the wire was storm
ing at central for giving him the
wrong number.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-23

An Indianapolis woman recentlv
borrowed baby and claimed It as
her own, In order to get money from
her divorced husband Her action
was found out in court Saturday,
when the mother, l9-yesr-old girl,
claimed the baby, when the pseudo
mother appeared in court with it.
This only goes to show that anything
wrong, one may do. will be found
out
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-23

A Wilksbarre politician received a
sum of money for not trying to get
into the Democratic ballot, and then
used the money seeing how ii feels
70 live like a millionaire One day
broke him and he was left stranded
in New York.
The broke part is the best We
could wish such politician. No DO
litical party can afford to have men
as candidates, who can be bought OFF