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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30

on the farm. He is tougher, staI ds
the heat and hard work better; he is
not so susceptible to disease as a
horse. l know mules which, in plow-
ing in garden will step over hills
of potatoes or other vegetables with
as much care as the gardener would
ask. l never saw horse that would
try to avoid stepping on a hill, and
in some instances they seem to make
a point of trampling down everything
in reach of their big feet."-L. w. G.,
Tennessee.
"Our experience with mules leads
us to believe they are harder than
horses; they are seldom sick, their
shoulders hardly ever become sore and
they are more easily taught what is
expected of them. We have never yet
known of mule being injured In any
respect from overlooking. They
know when to quit eating. For steady
work and hard knocks we prefer the
mule every time. The farmers of the
west are beginning to appreciate them
at their true value, as the number of
mule teams now in use, compared to
what there was few years ago, fully
attests. III. G. S., Kansas.
Forty years. experience with mules
has satisfied me that they will not
compare. In a financial way, with
horses, not being adapted to saddle or
carriage, nor will they bring any in.
crease, as horse does. They are mis-.
-chievous, breachy and will often kill
young stock If turned in with them on
pasture. A farmer of moderate means
should keep horses every time."-H.
NJ, Illinois.
where farming operations are car
ried on, on large scale, and animals
are kept solely for farm work, and
not for alternate work and driving to
buggy, l prefer the mule to horses.
Mules endure a warm climate better
than horses, largely because they do
not over-feed or over-exert themselves
in hot weather. No animal can take
the place of the mule in the south
The mule is very valuable in garden
work, from his close-stepping habits,
which make it easy to work small
plants in narrow rows without dam.
age. AS to feeding, while mule will
keep at work on coarser food than a
horse, have never found that hard
worked mule team would keep in fine
condition on less than a similar team
of horses. Never buy long-legged
mule. A big. "gangling," long-legged
mule is the meanest "critter" on earth
Whether heavy or light, see to it that
he is compactly built."-W. F. NJ
North Carolina.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30
Dancer In Watercress.

The tempting punches of fresh green
watercress that are now found in mar
ket are never more welcome than at
this season, but great care should be
taken to wash them thoroughly; the
brook from which they came may have
been infested with typhoid germs,
says a writer Experts tell us that
much typhoid fever comes from vege-
tables that have been improperly fer
tilted or from plants watered by pol
luted streams. Wherever possible
vegetables should be boiled, but in the
case of lettuce or watercress this is
usually impossible. The only thing one
can do if one does not want to give
up eating them is to wash them thor
oughly in several waters. One can
even make the first water coapy one
without leaving any disagreeable taste.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30

The following letters have been re.
ceived from farmers located in various
sections of the country on the merits
and demerits of the mule and the
horse.
Il have had thirty years experience
in working horses and mules on to.
bacco, wheat and corn farm, and !
prefer the mules. Their feet are
smaller and they injure very little of
the tobacco and corn; they are less
liable to disease, less fastidious in ap-
petite, will endure greater hardships,
are longer-lived, and worry the plow-
man less, as they are more steady.
Not one horse is used for farm work
to ten mules, in this section Of the
country"-W. E. E., Kentucky.
ION large farms where there is
steady work and lots of it, l have
found the mules the most profitable.
They can do certain amount of work
at a less expense for feed, are tougher,
and, in proportion to weight, stronger
than horses. While they stand neglect
and ill-treatment better than horses,
they appreciate kindness just as well.
Mules are ready for work six days of
the week and fifty-two weeks in the
year, and are all the better for it.
There is prejudice against mules
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30
FISH FOR THE TABLE
ITS PROPER SELECTION, COOK
ING AND SERVING.
Almost lnnumerabIe Are the Ways In
Which They May Be Prepared
Either BrolIed or Plan<ed
They Are Delicious.

In 1851 Miss Beecher wrote: "In
selecting fish take those that are
firm and thick, having stiff fms, thick
scales, the gills bright red and the
eyes prominent and full. When fish
are long out Of water they grow soft,
and fins bend easily, the scales are
dull and soft, the gills grow dark and
the eyes sink and shrink away. They
should be dressed as soon as caught,
sprinkled with salt and cooked the
same day"
At Saturdays remarkable market
was heard: Fish at five cents a
pound is surely a remarkable bless
ing without any disguise, but how do
you cook fish,"
Well, they can be fried, broiled,
baked with stuflng, crimped, faxed
and in balls, and souff1es and creamed
and an occasional chowder
One thing the cookery books direct
you to do is, ITO put the fish into as
much or more water as will cover
them" We never drown ours, for too
much water is bad. If you want to
boil the fish little more water than
will half cover is sufficient. Keep the
lid of the saucepan we'll down and
simmer gently, 1t eats much richer
and has a finer flavor than the book
way, which soddens it and takes
away the fine firmness we prize.
"And how shall l tell when it is
done?" was the next query. When
the filet, or thick part next to the
backbone, can be easily drawn away
from the bone with knife.
Steamed fish is frmer and finer
than fish baked or boiled. The max
ing of f1lets and the baking of fish
requires more care in the cookery and
richer ingredients that is usually
given to fish cookery in the home,
and the excellence of these dishes
depends upon the sauces after all.
One fish dish we think well of is
made with mushrooms and sweet
peppers, quantity Of melted butter
and some lemon juice. The fish may
be broiled or planked and then gar
nished; the long chill peppers are
more slightly than the large sweet
peppers. Cold fish faxed and mixed
with salad dressing and trimmed with
capers and served on bed of crisp
lettuce always pleases. For season
ing, lemon juice is always popular,
and vinegar, either tarragon or the
ordinary sort, is acceptable.
salt is the stuff that spoiled the
fish when you did not put any on"
so salt the fish when starting it to
cook and serve celery salt and pap
rika with it at the table.-Henrietta
D. Grauel.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30

Two things with regard to wireless
telegraphy have been brought into re-
newed prominence by the disaster to
the Titanic-the inestimable value Of
the service as a means of summoning
assistance for sinking ships, and the
necessity Of regulations to prevent pri-
vate telegraphers from interfering.
with irrelevant messages. The sink
ing of the Titanic occurred between
two and three o'clock In the morning.
an hour at which 1t might be supposed
amateur wireless operators would all
be in bed and asleep, says the Evening
Wisconsin. Nevertheless there are
complaints that the wireless messages
from the Titanic were taken" with
difficulty. because of interference. In
Europe as we'll as in the United States
there will be legislation to put down
what the London Times calls these
freaks or private vanity or levity or
ostentation
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30
REAL MISTRESS OF HOUSE
In oIden Days, Among Other Accom-
pllshments, Woman Was Required
to Be Expert Carver.

In the matter of old-time etiquette
at the table one recalls the part
played by the lady of the household.
In the eighteenth century she was
mistress of the ceremonies-she carv-
ed and she dealt the while her lord
merely pushed" the bottle.
She was also the menu, for If she
gave a dinner of several courses 1t
was her duty to announce to the
guests, seated expectantly, what was
due to appear at table. A dinner Of
one course and she remarked that
they saw their dinner"
Then her powers of gentle persua-
sion came into play. A guest when
he had stuffed sufficiently placed the
handles of his knife and fork into his
plate, and the sight of a knife in posi-
ton was the signal for the hostess to
Inquire "if he would please to have
something more"
In the art of carving, Of course,
the mistress of any country house
was past mistress. One recalls Lady
Mary Montagu's flight after perfec-
ton under the wing Of a professional
carving master: "She took three les
sons week, that she might be per-
feet on her fathers public days; when,
in order to perform her functions
without Interruptions, she was forced
to eat her own dinner alone an hour
or so beforehand"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30
GIVE CHICKENS
BEST OF CARE
Birds Of All Ages Should Be Elk
amined During the Hot
Months for Little
Mites and Lice.
(By NJ. B. BERNARD.)

All the old birds, and young, too,
hould be examined frequently during
the hot months because then it is
that the lice and mites thrive
If cut bone or chopped meat is fed
during the summer extra precautions
must be taken to have it perfectly
fresh.
Many birds die from eating bone
and meat scraps which have been al.
lowed to lie around exposed to the
heat and the flies
In feeding chickens, always remem
Der that they are provided for to FRO
duce fresh eggs for human feed and
therefore their own feed should be
just as pure as that we eat ourselves
The hot sun will cause young COS
lings and ducklings as we'll to topple
over and die. Provide shade for then
until they are strong on their pegs.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30
Plain Rugs.

Plain rugs made of carpet filling
Wilton, Wilton velvet or Administer
are very attractive for bedrooms,
says the Ladies' Hume Journal, and
ready-made rugs of these same kinds
of carpet can be found in good orien-
tai designs and colorings. Art Wool
en-" rugs are also especially suitable,
are very inexpensive and come in good
plain tones or with a plain center
and two-toned figured border. Then,
too, in simple room nothing is more
charming than the old-fashioned
woven or braided rag rugs, which
may be bought or made to order in
any coloring.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30

pains at monthly periods, bilious spells,
and was getting worse all the time. I
would hardly get over one spell when /
would be sick again. No tongue can tell
what / suffered from cramps, and at
times / could hardly walk. The doctors
said might die at one of those times,
but took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound and got better right away.
Your valuable medicine is worth more
than mountains of gold to suffering wo-
men. Mrs. BERTHA MUFF, SOB N. 9TH
Street, Louisiana, Mo.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from nativeroots and herbs,
contains no narcotic or harmful drugs,
and to-day holds the record of being the
most successful remedy for female illsw
know of, and thousands of voluntary
testimonials on file in the Pinkham
laboratory at Lynn, Mass, seem to prove
this fact
If you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnfl.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by q
woman and held in strict confidence
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30
MEADE COUNTY NEWS
Agnes wshrIe, Ed.
THE COOK.

Which Of the happily married cou-
pie should be the cook, assuming that
the income Of neither Is sufficient to
warrant the hire of such a necessary
piece Of household furniture? The
question has come up before the Chi
cago courts and they have met 1t with
courage. or one of them has. II seems
that one Burt Harkin was CHARGED
with disorderly conduct, says the
Charleston News and Courier. He had.
in fact, been drunk This he admit
ted. but claimed that the circumstances
were Of such an extenuating nature
that he ought to be discharged For
care Of our house and cooking meals
for my wife and myself. The work
was uninteresting and 1t got on my
nerves. l was mighty glad to get a
drink and forget my troubles" The
Judge looked wise. Discharged" said
he laconically. A number Of questions
naturally arise. But the salient point
Is the cooking Is there really any
reason under the sun. except custom.
why the man should expect his wife
TO be the cook? 1t is not recorded
that Eve dressed the beef, but we do
know that Adam roasted her just after
the exodus from the Garden Of Eden
Here was a man who plainly did not
go out and work for an income. Why
should he loaf about the house while
his wife attempted to economic on
gas? To be sure he got tired Of 1t.
but probably she was Just as tired
We really fear that the Judge has set
a bad precedent Suppose the women
take 1t into their heads that they have
a right to get intoxicated just because
they get tired of frying Goldfish.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30
COVERING WALLS
WITH WISTARIA
Common Purple Variety Is Best
Adapted to Hide Great
Vacant Spaces-
Needs Pruning.
By WALTER B. LEUTz.)

We seldom see great wall spaces
covered with wistaria, yet it is to
our eye the most beautiful flower for
that purpose that grows.
The Japanese wistaria is not so
well adapted to this purpose as the
common royal purple flower Of Amer.
lea. To get the best results the vine
must be constantly pruned and kept
back for two or three years, else it
will run in long streamers and the
flowers will hang straight down. The
vines must be trained to run in all
directions.
We can never forget the wall of o
large old house in Richmond, Va, that
is covered with this beautiful flower
The wall is about seventy feet high
and is one soft mass of ravishing
beauty. In this climate the vine needs
no attention after it has once been
we'll started, and blooms early and
late.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30
Typical Belgian Horse.

here which I consider unjust. Their
use on large farms in Ohio would be
found profitable, am sure."-W. E.
o., Ohio.
"In this climate a mule stands the
heat better, works with less feed, and
stands the treatment he is sure to get
from the negro hands, better than a
horse. A mule lives longer, too. l
have seen mules doing service at 20
years of age. AS farm animal he is
unexcelled in the south. Nv. H. G.,
Georgia.
1.-THE mule has a number Of i'm
portant advantages over the horse in
farm work. A good mule is treasure
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30
Care Of Stations.

Z stallion shut up in a dark stall
without the companionship of other
horses often becomes moody and saw
age. Some English stallioners ride a
pony while leading their horses for
exercise, and the horses become so at
tached to the ponies that they become
fretful and uneasy when they are not
Lear. At night the ponies are given a
stall next to the horses. OF course,
some horses are too savage in nature
to permit their being led in company
of pony, but If broken to this treat
ment when young stallions can be
HANDLED In this why.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30

In Paris, the police dogs have now
been given official/rank and attack on
one of them is classed as resistance to
lawfully constituted authority. The sit
uation has its element of humor, but
as matter of fact. their protection
as regular members Of the police, has
been found necessary to save them
from the lawless gangs whom they
help the police in restraining. Still.
the spectacle Of man arrested on the
charge of resisting a police dog in the
discharge Of his duty is novel and odd
enough to have its ludicrous side.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30
what Nitrate Of Soda WIN DO.

1t is estimated by experts who have
conducted experiments with nitrate OF
soda that under ordinary conditions
100 pounds per acre, applied to crops
named below, will produce yields as
follows:
Barley, 400; corn, ESQ; oats, 400;
rye, 800; wheat, 300; potatoes, 5000;
hay, 1000; cotton, 500; cabbage
5000; onions, $4,000; Strawberries, 200
quarts; asparagus, 100 punches; eel
cry, 80 per cent; sugar beets, 4,ONn
beets. 1000; sweet potatoes, 300.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30

Possibly few representative souls
may suffer at the cruelty attendant up
on the slaughter of flies now being
urged, but the fly is one of the busy
little pests that bring a swarm Of evil
upon US and vast amount of discom.
fort Its determination is problemat.
zeal, but inasmuch as this is an age
when exercise is extolled let the swat.
ting go on with vigor.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30
Making Nut Mullins.

Two cupfuls of -four, half a tea
spoonful of salt, three teaspoonfuls Of
baking powder, one cupful of milk,
half a cupful of chopped nut meats,
two eggs, two tablespoonfuls of sugar,
three tablespoonful Of melted butter
and half a teaspoonful of vanilla ex-
tract. Mix and sift the dry ingredi-
ents, then add the beaten yolks OF
eggs, butter and milk. Beat well, add
the vanilla extract and the stiffly beat
en- whites Of the eggs. Divide into but
tered and Toured gem pans, bake in a
hot oven for 20 minutes.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30

A woman in New York intends to
sue doctor who performed an opera.
ton on her because he sewed up in.
side Of her towel yard long with a
red border and marked with the name
Nf the hospital where the operation was
performed. Such carelessness with
good hospital laundry ought to be
looked into 1t is hardly degree less
v'llpable than kleptomania.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30
To Save SOAP.

Save all your small scraps Of toilet
soap. When you have handful place
in small salt sack and tie up. Use
this in place of cake of soap when
bathing. 1t is delightful to rub the
body with and will not slip out of the
children's hands.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30

The officers of the Massachusetts
Infant asylum give legal notice that
they have changed its name and
sdopted the name of Massachusetts
Dabies' hospital. Boston is progress
olive, too.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30

For a wager Cincinnati man ate
30 dozen of bananas in 80 days, drank
five glasses Of beer and several large
portions of whisky each night of the
test, and finished off with five dozer
hard-boiled eggs and two dozen raw
oysters The story is vouched for,
yet 1t is almost as hard to swallow as
the wager must have been.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30
MendIna an Umbrella.

To mend an umbrella, moisten a
piece of black courtplester and stick
it on the inside over the hole. 1t will
not be SO noticeable as darn, and
although the plaster may have to re-
newed after the umbrella has been
out in hard rain, it is easily done.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30

A Harvard professor says that
housework will make over a fat WON.
an into a. Venus But in these eman.
cipated days women cannot be lured
back into the old paths Of domestic
aArvituds By such transparent bait
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30

a Cincinnati capitalist declares that
. family Of FIVE could live on SIS a
week and save some OF 1t. Possibly
he included hope as one of the ar.
ticles of diet they could live on, IL
charity was out Of the count.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30

To be sweet and clean, every WON.
an should use Paxtine in sponge bath
ing. 1t eradicates Precipitation and
all other body odors. At druggists,
Csc box or sent postpaid on receipt of
price by The Paxton Toilet Co., Bos-
ton, Mass.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30
WOMAN SICK
twelve YEARS
Wants o therWomen to Know
How She Was Finally
Restored to Health.
Louisiana, Mo.:-"I think woman
naturally dislikes to make her troubles

known to the public,
but complete restor-
alton tohealth means
30 much to me that
/ cannot keep from
telling mine for the
sake of other suffer-
ing women.
"I had been sick
about twelve years,
and had eleven doc
tors. / had drag
ging down pains,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30
The Difference.

"Pop, will you tell me one thing?"
Eyes, SON."
rs mobile countenance the same
thing as an auto facet"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30
The Excention.

an one respect, a man is unlike a
conflagration."
What is that?"
when they put him out he is full
of fire."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30
Professional Bias.

Were having very dry weather"
That's because our weather man
is too much interested in local op-
ton"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30
Use ALIENS Eoot.Ease,

The antiseptic powder to be shaken into
the shoes for tired, tender, smarting, ach.
ing, swollen feet. 1t makes your feet feel
easy and makes walking a Delight. Sold
everywhere, 25c. For free trial package,
address Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30
TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA

Take the Old Standard GROVES TASTELBS6
CHILL TONIC You know what you are taking
The formula is plainly printed on every bottle,
showing II is simply Quinine and Iron in tasteless
form, and the most efectual form. For grown
people and children. 80 cents
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30

Never exaggerate your faults; your
friends will attend to that.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30

Some people lead such placid lives
that nothing ever seems to happen to
them, not even the unexpected.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-05-30

For liver or kidney troubles, nothing Is
quite so reliable as Garfield Tea.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-10
Astor's Fearlessness.

John Jacob Aston. who went to his
death fearlessly on the Titanic, was
always noted for his great personal
courage. One Of his friends told a
story some years ago of the cold
blooded bravery Of the head of the
Aston family. An insane manor a
desperate criminal-met him In Fifth
avenue one morning and, stepping
close to him, thrust the muzzle of a
revolver against Astor's ribs. Prom
Use me that you will give me $4,000
said he, "or / will fire."
Aston glared into his eyes. "ls your
old gun cocked" he asked.
The other man said that 1t was.
Then shootI' he roared.
The other fellow backed away. I'll
get you the next time" he said.
Astor walked on without bothering
to turn his head. He did not even re
peat the story to the police.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-10
STATE LOTTERIES.
They Were Once Very Common and
Very Popular In Europe.

tHey were OnCe very common anu
Very Popular In Europe.
Lotteries were common in ancient
Rome, and during the middle ages lot
teries were utilized by the Italian mer-
chants for the disposal of their goods.
Some Of the Italian states then adopted
the lottery as a means OF raising reve-
nue., and the institution of state lotter-
les afterward became very common
and very popular throughout Europe.
The earliest English state lottery OF
which there is any record was in 1869,
when 10000 chances were sold at 10
shillings each, the drawing taking place
In the west door OF st. Paul's cathe-
dral.
The prizes consisted of articles Of
plate, and the profits were employed
for the repair of certain harbors. Early
in the reign Of Queen Anne private lot
teries were suppressed "as public nui-
sauces." but government lotteries, how
ever, were still maintained, and from
1909 to 1924 considerable sums were
annually raised In lotteries authorized
by acts Of parliament.
The average yearly profit to the gov
eminent from 1893 to 1924 was over
$4,000. On the ground OF injury TO
public morals lotteries OF all kinds
were abolished in England in 1926
London Saturday Review.