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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-17
Game of Spillikens.

Collect Il number of straws. stand
them III 50 as to meet at the top and
spread out at :, he bottom like tent or
haystack. Get nice little sticks and
make Il hook 1T the end with n crooked
pin or else find little hooked sticks.
Each player takes hook in turn and
tries to remove Il straw without shAk
ing or throwing down any OF the others.
The one who succeedS in removing n
straw under these difficult conditions
counts one She who gets most straWs
wins the game.
Sometimes two or three straws are
marked and called king. queen nnd
bishop The king, safely removed,
counts four, the queen three and the
bishop two. The strnws thus named
should be larger than the others or
have tiny flower stuck in their not
low tubes to distinguish them from the
plain spillikons.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-17
How to Make Quick Campfire

Drive a forkcd stake in the ground
and upon it slant a green stick with
the stub of branch left on the upper
end to hold the handle of Il pot or ket-
tie and fasten down the lower end to
the ground, The bottom of pot or
kettle should clear the ground two
feet. Gather wood, partly shave down
two or three sticks. but leave shavings
on stick. Build wood around in the
same way. leaving plenty of air spaces.
Light shavings and you will soon have
a good fire. by the time the water has
boiled for tea or coffee your fire will
be a mass of Goals, ready for roasting,
frying or broiling.
Fire With Wet Wood.-Cut off sew
eral sections of candle and light all at
once. You will have a steady blaze.
which will readily start your wet
kindling. Dry roots make an intensely
hot fire, with no smoke.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-17
Movinu Time.

When moving time comes round. alas.
The dollies dread what comes to pass!
They hear their little mother say:
"I'll have to give some toys away.
They say I cannot take them all.
For we must store them till the fall
l wonder which I'll keep, dear. dear"
Oh. how the dollies dread to hear
Those words. for fear she has in mind
Perhaps TO leave some doll behind!
But moving day comes round and goes.
And when the fall arrives It shows
The dollies all together still.
Their little mother never will
The family circle break. oh. no!
She loves each precious dolly so!
The other toys of many styles
She gives away. but always smiles
And says. "Ot course, my dolls, you see
Must always. always go with me!''
youths Companion.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-17
How to Keen From Losina Breath,

Where respiration is rhythmical there
is no loss of breath in walking fast.
running uphill or going upstairs. The
method OF preventing breathlessness
consists in maintaining the rhythm
and the speed of respiration. When
the breathing Is rhythmic the breath
ing keeps pace with the step. The
outbreathing must be twice the length
Of the inhreathing, and not more than
eighteen or twenty complete breath
circuits must be made per minute.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-17
Hide the Thimbie.

In this game the company generally
divides in two parts. half being play
ers, while the rest do the work of
guessing. A thimbIe is then produced
by one of the party or something equal
~ small that may easily be held in the
hand. Seated by the side of the table.
the players begin passing the article
from hand to hand. When the work
has been done sufficiently the closed
hands are all placed on the table for
those on the opposite side to guess In
turn whose hand holds the thimble.
AS soon as the right guess is made the
opposite side takes it's turn.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-17
How to Use Sandpaper.

Keep piece of sandpaper handy to
the sink where the dishes are washed.
1t will prove invaluable.
When a stubborn spot upon burned
kettle refuses to move through the aid
of wire dishcoth use a piece of sand
paper.
1t is a splendid aid in cleaning a gas
stove. Fold a piece over knife, and
you can quickly remove all grease or
dried food that sticks to the corners.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-17
SAVED HIS WiFE'S LIFE

MY wife would have been in her
grave today" writes o. H. Brown, Of
Muscatine, Ala, If it had not been
for DR.. Kings New Discovery. She
was down in her bed, not able to get
up without help. She had severe
bronchial trouble and a dreadful
cough. | got her bottle of DR.. Kings
New Discovery, and she soon began
to mend, and was well in a short
time" Infallible for coughs and
colds, its the most reliable remedy
on earth for desperate lung trouble,
hemorrhages, lagrippe, asthma, hay
fever, Group and whooping cough. soc
500. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed
by all druggists. CD
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-17
PLANK DRAG.

and to the shifting of the position and
weight Of the operator, both of which
are essential considerations.
The other mistake Is in the use Of
squared timbers instead Of those with
sharp edges, whereby the cutting eff
feet of the sharp edges Is lost and the
drag is permitted to glide over instead
of to equalize the irregularities in the
surface of the road.
A dry cedar log is the best material
for drag Red elm and walnut when
thoroughly dried are excellent and box
elder, SOFT maple or even willow is
preferable to oak, hickory or ash.
Drags are often constructed OF
panks instead OF logs. There is moth
ing in the construction OF Il plank drag
that calls for particular mention eX
cept the STRENGTHENING of the panks
along their middle line by Il = by q
inch strip. A triangular strip may be
used under the lower edge of the blade
to give it the proper cutting slope.
The successful operation OF drag
involves two principles, which, when
thoroughly understood and Intelligent
ly applied. make road working with
this implement very simple, The first
concerns the length and position of the
hitch. while the second deals with the
position of the driver on the drag.
Each influences the other to a large
extent, and successful manipulation Of
the drag is dependent upon an under
.t,nI;,,r nf hath Of tbnu1
For ordinary purposes the snatch
link or clevis should be fastened far
enough toward the blade end of the
chain to force the unloaded drag to
follow the team mt an angle of 10 de-
grees This will cause the earth to
move along the face of the drag
smoothly and will give comparatively
light draft to the team, provided the
driver rides in TIE line of draft. Some
times, however. conditions are met
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-17
Button Puzzle.

Place twelve buttons or stones In
hollow square so that you count four
along each side of it.
Now take the same buttons and ar
range them so that they form another
square and you can count five along
each side of it.
Solution: Make square with three
on every side and place the remaining
four, one on each Of the corner but.
tons.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-17

Please mention The Herald when
dealing with advertisers.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-17
Two PepuIsive Pictures.

In the atelier of Adolph William Bou-
guereuu, the great French painter,
there hung two terrible pictures. One
represented man dying in the desert,
with the friGhtful form of the angel of
death descending upon him. The other
depicted Dante and Vergil in hell
watching one victim madly gnawing
at the throat Of another. The two pic
lures failed because of their horror.
IF | had stuck to such subjects as
those" the artist used to say, Il should
have starved long ago" He found a
market for the beautiful.
Today.
Today is king in disguise. Today
always looks mean to the thoughtless
10 the face of uniformed experience
that all good and great and happy ac-
tons are made up precisely of these
blank todays.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-17
Bakin1 a Cherry Pie.

The best pies arc made with the com
mon red cherries. 1t is no objection
that the fruit is little tart
Deep Dish Cherry ie.-Clean, stem
and stone the cherries. Make Il plain
puff paste and line Il butteved pie dish
with this. The paste must not be too
thin. Then fill with the cherries, sugar
to taste and sprinkle with little -four.
Cover the top with a layer of puff
paste. Trim the edges and press tightly
together so that the cherry juice may
not overflow the sides. Also make an
incision il the top of the crust. Bake
and serve hot.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-17
tZ1J1,SSSExEF17GnFEN
CHERRY DESSERTS.

II IPE cherries should be served with
~ clusters of the leaves adhering
to the lunches. Wash them wei!
to remove any Of the SINAI! insects that,
in spite of all other precautions, seem
to stick to fresh fruit. arrange in
a glass dish on n lump of ice and use
the groom lelNeS as a hackGrOnnd.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-17


Cherry Shortcake.-Prepara o sponge
cake foundation i'll two layers. The
/ ingredients for this are three eggs. Il
cupful of sugar. a cppful of siftcd
-four, two tablespoonfuls of hot water
and tablespoonful and q half of bak-
/ ing powder While the cake is hot
cover with whipped cream sweetened
with powdered sugar Scatter over
this the chopped and sweetened cher
ries. Put Il layer of the sponge on top
of this, sprinkle with sugar and adorn
with cherries and whipped cream.
a Fruit OmeIet.
Cherry Omelet.-Cherry omelet made
according TO the following recipe is
said to be delicious: Stone about a
pound of cherries. Wash them and
strain off the juice. To the juice add
half cup of sugar. Beat the yolks
Of four eggs with tablespoonful of
thick cream. Then add the whites
beaten to froth and the cherry juice.
Melt a tablespoonful Of butter in an
omelet pan. pour in the omelet mixture
and stir gently until it sets. Then
roll on a hot dish. Sift sugar over
it and serve hot garnished with fresh
whole cherries.
Cherry Betty.-Butter deep baking
dish and put in layers of stoned cher
ries and breadcrumbs. The fruit should
ne literally sprinkled with sugar, nut
meg. and cocoanut. Add cherry juice
enough to moisten and crumbs until
the dish is full; bread on top. Cover
md steam in the oven one hour. un-
rover and brown quickly. Serve hot
with sweetened cream.
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JUDGE RAMSeYS REPLY
Gov CoIquitt Claims Credit For
Things He is Not Entitled
to, Says Ramsey,

In a speech at Sherman on
May II Judge Ramsey says:
His candidacy is based on the
deep, vital and abiding interests
Of more than four millions Of
people not m penitentiary.
Sherman. May IL. Judge W.
F. Ramsey, Democratic candi-
date for governor Of Texas,
made a strong plea for the vote
Of Sherman and Grayson coun-
" here today. While he had
only four speaking dates in the
county al Whitesboro. Denison.
Sherman and Van Alstyne. he
has made an automobile tour be-
tween dates that took in most Of
the voting boxes Of the county,
and most Of the people have had
an opportunity TO see HIM and
hear his voice. n no more
He was given an ovation here
today by his friends. and a large
audience greeted him at the OPP
era house. every seat being
taken.
Quite a number Of Confederate
veterans wearing badges. were
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-05-23

was the first man in Texas who
ever ran for governor, who IN
unqualified terms came out for
the abolition of the strap and
the bat.
The governor never seemed 10
have had this change Of heart
until facing a certain defeat and
when he had opportunity TO
learn, and, as ] believe, to know.
my position on this matter, and
then with a great flourish Of
trumpets he rushed into print
abolishing the practice Of whip
ping. and thereafter journeyed
TO the capital of Grayson county
with the bull bat in his hand.
and with fearful voice and tear
ful eyes affrighted the timid and
appealed to the sympathetic to
save him from defeat, which in
evitably awaits him. | rejoice
that the governor has taken this
position, but his repentance
comes too late. | shall not per-
nit him to occupy the ground to
my disadvantage, which have
preempted
deny that the governor can
or will conduct the affairs of our
penitentiary system in a better,
wiser. safer or more humane
manner than ! can or will con-
duct it, and while ] welcome him
as a late recruit to a humane
and wise policy, | shall insist
that | am entitled to all the adj
vantages of my primary advo-
cacy OF the same.
The governor mas here. as
elsewhere. stated that Governor
Campbell and myself spent the
school children's money in build
ing a state railroad from Rusk to
Palestine. and that ever foot of
this line was covered and en-
riched with the blood flowing
from the bodies Of convicts. en-
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acted by cruel and brutal task
masters. The governor forgets,
or fails 70 state, that | had
nothing TO do with the policy of
constructing this line of railroad:
that the legislature authorized
and directed its construction |
state further a fact that as
sumo that the governor does not
know. that | was never on a
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-05-23

in the audience, and he told them
that Governor Colquitt had dis
missed a Confederate soldier as
pension commissioner and placed
therein a young man. He de-
clared this appointment was to
pay a political debt.
Speaking of the anti-tubercu-
losis commission, he said it was
composed of a lawyer over 70
years of age, a whiskey paper
editor and real estate man,
and that they had been appointed
to pay political debts. He ac-
cused the governor of issuing a
proclamation doing away with
the bat" at the state peniten-
tiaries and on state farms after
having become aware Of what he
ramsey would suggest in his
opening speech on the subject.
He referred TO Gov Colquitt's
opening speech as his Sherman
excuse. "
COLQUlrT's REAL PENITENTIARY
RECORD.
We were treated 10 a theatri-
cal and dramatic evidence OF a
newborn interest on the part of
the governor in his opening
address in your midst in behalf
of the convicts held imprisoned
in our state penitenitiaries.
Whether this interest and the
recent abolition of corporal pun
ishment was due TO and born Of
political necessity or represented
a change Of heart. ] shall not
discuss. For myself ] am will.
ing 10 assume that the governor
is now in good faith committed
10 the policy that viii forever
remove from Texas prisons the
practice OF inflicting punishment
by whipping on men confined
under authority Of the state, and
that we shall hereafter have in
Texas a mild ana more humane.
and. as / believe a more effective
method of controlling such con-
victs.
But il is singular that this in
terest remained to be demon
strated and this policy to be
adopted within about thirty DAYS
before he came 10 answer 10 the
people of Texas for a derelict.
inefficient and almost univer-
sally condemned administration.
The governor served several
years as a member of the state
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-05-23

senate. defy him, or any
friend of his, to point to single
act, motion or resolution, or
speech. looking to a more hu-
name treatment of the men con-
fined in the state penitentiaries.
During this long service in the
senate with abundant opportu-
mites to do something to better
the condition of those 80 con-
fined, he was as silent az the
grave.
| defy the governor, or any
friend Of his, to point to single
utterance in any speech he made
in either Of his campaigns for
governor looking to the abolition
Of the bat or whip in the man
agement of the penitentiary af-
fairs. In the several hundred
speeches which he delivered in
both his campaigns throughout
the limits of this state no utter
ance Of his can be found, as !
charge and believe, looking to a
more humane treatment of the
men and the abolition Of the
practice Of whipping them.
further charge that during
his administration as governor
no legislation was recommended
by him looking to the abolition
of this cruel practice. No leg
islation was passed under his adj
minstration looking to the abo-
lition of this cruel practice.
And the Legislation which has
been passed ameliorating the
conditions of the men and i'm
proving penitentiary affairs was
passed under the administration
of his predecessor, and passed at
a special session Of the legisla-
ture. the calling of which he
roundly condemned in unmeas-
ured terms. not only in more
than one hundred speeches, but
same was subsequently con-
demned by the convention
which nominated him and
which was controlled by his
friends.
After his Induction into Office
he permitted the practice Of
whipping convicts to be contin-
ued and every week and II not
every day in the year men were
whipped and beaten by his sane
ton and under his authority,
without objection and without
effort 10 improve conditions, and
no change of heart was ever
manifested bv HIM until my
4 Gonzales speech was written and
furnished to all the daily papers
in the state and his proclama-
ton aboIishing this practice APP
pearcd in the daily press on
March 81. on the same day that
they carried my speech, which
I in these words called for the alb
clifton of this brutal practice:
The bull whip and the bat
should be abolished and such a
system Of discipline. mild, but
firm. instituted as would meet
the demands of the occasion.
and so far as possible every OPP
portunity should be given and
every effort should be made for
their reformation and better
ment. "
|. therefore. claim the credit
and distinction and point to the
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-11-28
WHEN MAKING NOODLES
FOR BEST RESULTS, TRY THESE
APPROVED RECIPES.
Little Accessories That Give Flavor to
the Soup Are Well Worthy of
Attention-HoW some Han
die the Dough.

The following recipes represent the
experience Of several noodle makers,
as described by them:
Noodle soup.-Boil a small shank of
beef for three hours, strain of liquor,
return to the pot, and add salt. Make
noodles by rubbing into one egg as
much flour as it will take, then roll
out as thin as a wafer. Dust over a
little -four and then roll. Cut of thin
slices from the edge Of the roll and
shake out into long strips. Drop light
ly into soup and let it boil for ten min
utes after they are put in. About a
saltspoon of salt should be added while
mixing in the flour.
Bread NoodIes.-One egg, one table
spoon of water, pinch Of salt, one-half
cup flour, or enough to thicken. Put
scant one-half cup of flour in bowl
and break into 1t an egg. Add water,
stir all we'll together and add more
flour until thick dough is formed,
then roll out to thin sheet and let
dry few minutes. Dredge with lit
tie -four, roll up and cut into broad
strips and lay them straight to dry.
Drop in boiling water with a pinch of
salt and boil for twenty minutes. Drain
In colander, put in dish, and cover with
Drowned bread crumbs and little
butter.
NoodIes.-one egg, one-fourth tea
spoon Of salt, three-fourths cup of
flour. Beat the egg. add salt, and add
the -four to make stiff dough-three-
fourths Of a cup is usually sufficient.
Roll out on Toured board till as thin
as a wafer and leave on board to dry
while soup is cooking. Then cut up in
little thin strips and drop in boiling
stock. Let boil about thirty minutes.
Some cooks after rolling out their
noodle dough hang it over a roller or
over a clean cloth on broomstick to
dry. Of course eggs are in different
sizes, SO 1t Is impossible to tell the
exact amount Of flour that any one egg
will require.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-11-28
|2FAllARoUND
.||DsTlOUSE

China on which is gilt decoration
should not be washed in strong soap
suds or water containing washing
powder.
In washing ordinary china the hot
ter the water the more easily the
pieces will dry and the brighter they
will be.
Leather-covered furniture can be
cleaned with sweet milk applied with
piece of soft flannel. Rub gently
until dry.
Dish cloths should be kept scrupu-
lousy clean by washing thoroughly in
soap end water, we'll rinsed and hung
In the air after using.
An ordinary brick is excellent for
an iron stand and If heated before
using the irons will keep hot much
longer than with the common iron
stand.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-11-28
Perfume In Cakes.

The latest luxury for the woman
who likes a faint fragrance Of sweet
ness about all her belongings is the
cake Of perfume which may be tossed
among lingerie or laces without the
trouble of sewing sachet powder up
in cotton batting and silk pads. These
cakes of perfume are put up attrac-
lively, and when the perfume fails
as all perfumes do when exposed to
the air-the surface Of the cake may
be scratched and new surface Of
sweetness exposed. These cakes Of
perfume are not by any means mex
pensive, a small size costing almost
81, but the perfume is dainty and re-
fined and by scraping the surface oc-
casionally the cake may be used some
time.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-11-28
AntlSoDtiC Barber Shop
AND BATH ROOMS.

Best white shop in the city.
FirSt-claSS workmen. Prompt
attention. Courteous boot
blacks. Near Southern depot
W. B. REYNOLDS, Proprietor.
Phillips Building =: Buffalo Street
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-11-28
LIVE STOCK
TgJ NOTES

Breed for merit as well as pedigree
1t is very desirable that the eve
lambs exercise daily.
Rock salt for the cattle is prefer.
able to the ordinary kind.
Wire and cut worms are numerous
in old meadows and pastures
Never loosen or throw out any more
silage than you want to feed immedi-
ately.
Just now the heavy steer is much
sought after article in the live stock
markets.
The colts and unused horses should
spend most Of each pleasant day in
the paddock.
The prosperous and most success.
full farmer is comfortable only when
his stock is comfortable.
Those who do not have supply OF
alfalfa on hand will find red clover
to be a satisfactory substitute
A pleasant, cheerful, fearless dispo-
sition is valuable quality In road
ster or general-purpose horse.
Dat straw that is free from mold
makes an excellent winter forage for
mules, young cattle and boarding
horses.
Small breeders of limited means
should aim to raise animals that COM
bine size, beauty and style with speed
ability, courage and endurance.
The meadows look good for pasture
In the fall and early spring, but the
man who keeps his cattle off of them
always gets better crops of hay.
A horse or a colt will thrive better
upon a two-thirds ration Of hay and
one-third of straw than upon full ra-
ton of hay alone
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-11-28
olive OIL Pickles.

Use medium-sized cucumbers, a gal
Ion jar and small bottle of best olive
oil (25-cent size). Slice cucumbers
without pairing, and for every three
cucumbers use one tablespoon each
of salt, brown sugar and black mus
tard seed, pouring the oil gradually
over each layer. Fill the Jar with vim
egar and after standing two weeks
pack in glass Jars IL you wish.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-11-28
Japanese Coal Mine.

What is perhaps the most extraor-
binary coal mine in the world as well
as the smallest is situated on a tiny
island in the Japan Sea, near Maya
sah, and has just sufficient room upon
its surface for the shafts and the
hosting machinery. The workings
which are very extensive, extend in
all directions under the sea.-Wide
World.