JOHN MUNCY
ON
AMERICAN
SCENERY.
BY GEO. V. H03ART, (“HUGH M’HUGH”)
Dear Bunch: Yours from Nice re
ceived; a!so Alice’s letter to Peaches.
I’m wise to the good time you're hav
ing, old pal, and, believe me, I wish
we were with you.
It must be aces to travel through
the Riviera and pipe the forget-me
nots and the magnolia blossoms bloom
ing all over the place, while the air
is laden with the scent of roses and
the song of the nightingale makes mu
sic for the midnight lunch—what!
Not bad on the poesy li-ing this
morn, eh, Bunch?
Holy mackerel! I’d like to see you
travel over this part of the universe
and get a peep at any forget-me-nits
or maggieolas. Nothing doing.
Over here. Bunch, the wild eyed ad
vertiser is abroad in the land, and his
“Took Another Look.”
advertisements are stuck, like a lot
of second-hand court plaster, all over
the face of Nature.
I love to read the advertisements in
the newspapers and the magazines,
but I also love to be permitted to stop
reading them when the dinner bell
rings, which is an impossibility if
you're traveling on the railroads in
our dear land of liberty—God bless it!
In these days, Bunch, you’ll find that
the something which once was a beau
tiful landscape is covered with a
board fence wlierecn it says:
EAT BATEM'S EATABILITY
EASILY THE MOST
EATABLE
EATING EVER EATEN.
I thin’.; the idea of changing a green
hillside into a treatise on indigestion,
and in * ig all the pretty trees along
the roadside pcint their branches in
the direction of a drug store is wrong,
but maybe I’ve too much poetry in my
veins afid not enough business.
I took a little trip from New York
to Philly last week, and it was then
that the foregoing thought hit nte a i
bolt in the thinker.
It’s only a question of a short time.
Hunch, when our American scenery
will be changed to pill news.
I looked cut tlie car window with
the laudable intention of admiring all
the geography as it rushed by. but be
fore I could enthuse over two spruce
trees and 18 h ades of grass, a large
sign shut off my view and caused me !
to see this:
SAWDUST FRITTERS
The New Breakfast Food
Once Swallowed
Never Forgotten
I winked my eyes once or twice and
took another look, and there, spread
carefully over the map of New Jersey,
was a sign which said:
Blonde Pills for Brainy People
Try One Box
And You'll Never Try Another.
I dodged back into my chair and
closed my lamps for a moment. Then
I said to myself: “I’ll try the other
“The Wildeyed Advertiser Is Abroad.”
side of the car where, no doubt. I'll see
a mountain or a country fair or some
thing human in the distance, “but all
1 saw was 97 feet of board fence,
which was yelling out these words:
DRINK BINGLEBAUER'S
WHISKEY
All Judges Say It Makes
Trade Lively
Especially the Police Judges
For ten minutes I sat there, Bunch,
with my eyes shut, and when finally
I took a little peep out the window it
resulted in this:
SMOKE
YELLOWFINGER'S
CIGAROOTS
And Die Lingering, But Dopey
Then I tried to figure the thing out,
and presently came to the conclusion
. ; *0 In
heart of civilization, and that after
we reached the real country the land- \
scape would assert its rights and be
gin to happen.
In about 20 minutes I glanced care
lessly out the window, and I’ll be dog
goned if I didn't see another board
fence with this on it:
Be a Good Chooser and Chew
CHEWINGTON’S CHOO CHOO
The Gum That Don't Come Off.
Now I leave it to you, Bunch, if it
isn’t discouraging.
Can you beat it in Europe? Can
you get close enough to it to tie it?
Then I looked up and out and saw—
yes, Bunch, another mile of fence,
some of which bore this legend:
Children, dear, in any case
Don't drive nails in Mother’s
face;
If you do and she should
scream
Try Mike Smith’s Complexion
Cream!
Speaking of scenery reminds me
that Peaches and I took a flying trip
to Niagara Falls not long ago.
I’m not out to describe the Falls,
Bunch, so don’t throw this letter down
and scream for help.
When we stepped off the cars we
found, stretching out as far as the
“Took a Flying Trip to Niagara.”
pocketbook could reach, a line of
hacks, river-going hacks which had
[ been standing so long in the shadow
! of the falling water that they seemed
to be giving each other the Minne
haha. (Indian joke.)
Eighty-seven hack drivers with
tears in their eyes and beer in their
voices, when possible, coaxed Peaches
and me to jump on board their cata
marans and be concussioned over to
the Falls, but after a long and bit
ter fight our consciences won the vic
tory, and we walked.
Like all great things in this world,
Hunch, the Falls of Niagara started
out from a very small beginning and
gradually workc-d itself up to fame
| and fortune.
When it staited out away back in
the woods the Niagara river had no
thought of getting itself in the school
books and becoming a national pet,
like a prize fighter.
On the contrary. Bunch, it started
out to be just a plain, ordinary river
rolling gently on its rocky mattress,
but one dark night it suddenly fell out
of bed and created such a sensation
that it has kept right on falling out
of bed ever since.
This is the only record in history
where a reputation has been made
by falling out of bed.
Peaches and I walked down to the
edge of the Falls, and for eight min
utes we 3tood there without speaking
a word.
Peaches afterward acknowledged
that the Falls had a wonderful in
fluence over her, because that wa3
the first time in her life she ever went
eight minutes without saying some
thing.
To stand there. Bunch, and watch
those thousands and thousands of gal
lons of water pushing each other over
the edge of that precipice and then
falling with a roar into the depths be
low makes all the poetry in one’s sys
tem come to the surface and beg to be
let out. Yours for better scenery,
JOHN.
(Cops'right, 1908, by G. W. Dillingham Co.)
Pity and the Picturesque.
There was a widow (her husband
had been dead for a fortnight) whc
lived in a humble and honest way. and
who achieved triplets at a stroke. Two
newspapers, touched, and rightly, by
her indigence, decided that a candy
shop would be a pleasant thing for
her. They ran a human story that
fairly dripped mercy and loving kind
ness, telling of the tenement home,
the bereavement, and the scheme for
ready bargains in caramels and choco
late kisses. The public, which is
everything rather than stony-hearted
sent back $1,000 and the widow was
able not only to start her shop, but tc
include a soda fountain. This is th«
same public that throws newspaper* '
and banana peels into the hospitable
gutter, and thereby cuts off the ap
propriations for tenement house in
spection; spits on the sidewalks and
in public buildings, and thereby mul
tiplies disease. The average persor
responds to obvious signs of sympathy
rather than to bigger and more distant
good.—Collier’s Weekly.
Venerable Clergyman Dead.
Rev. Angus Bethune, vicar of Sea.
ham, England, who has died at tha
age of 97, discharged his clerical du
ties to the last. He was 67 years a
clergyman in the diocese of Durham
and 49 years an incumbent of one
parish, and had served under seven
hi~V./■.
munnunmer Diresse
For the costume pictured on the left figured delaine would be very suit
able. The skirt is gathered into the waist with a little fulness; it has a piece
of filet insertion put down the center of front, and taken all the way round
the skirt. Below the insertion are tw'o tucks about two inches deep. The
bodice is tucked down the center of front; below tucks is a piece of insertion
put on in a V shape; on either side of that is another piece of insertion taken
to waist; the shoulders are tucked, and insertion is put round the armhole.
The puffed sleeve is gathered into an insertion-band at the elbow. Straw hat,
trimmed with a big wreath of roses. Materials required: Twelve yards 30
inches wide, about lO1,^ yards insertion.
The second costume is made in striped zephyr. The skirt is a circular
shape, and is cut so that the stripes meet in points down center of front and
back. The bodice has epaulettes and shoulder-straps of material; the straps
are cut on the cross, and the epaulettes on the straight; it is worn over a
spotted muslin underslip made finite simply; it has a plain yoke trimmed with
insertion to which the material is gathered. Materials required; Eight yards
30 inches wide, 2yards muslin, three yards insertion.
The third illustration shows a useful style for tennis or other outdoor
games. The skirt is a five-gore shape in cream serge; it has a three-inch hem,
and is machine-stitched three times above it. Any simple blouse can, of
course, be worn with it. The one illustrated here, is in cotton voile patterned
with pink; on each shoulder are four tucks in groups of twos, at the end of
each buttons and cord are sewn; it has a box-plait down center of front, and a
frill of soft lace sewn on the left edge; the back is set into a shaped yoke;
the material is gathered to it in the center; the sleeve is set into a turn back
cuff just below the elbow. Materials required: Four yards serge 48 inches
wide, three yards cotton delaine 28 inches wide, one yard lace, two dozen
buttons.
TO BE WORN IN AUTUMN.
Locking a Little Ahead for the De
crees of Fashion.
The prevalence of glossy-faced ma
terials, w ith satins in the it ad for
elaborate occasions and satin-faced
wools for day-time use. is assured for
fall wear.
It is evident that very supple but
firm weaves, such as the broadcloths,
Venetian cloths, prunellas and serges,
are to be in great request.
The vogue for separate coats will
have a salutary influence on the vel
vets for winter, and it is said that
enormous orders for velvets are put
ting the velvet manufacturers through
their paces.
From some samples which repre
sented a part of a buyer's output for
the coming season it is prophesied
that checks, plaids and stripes will bo
in great demand.
This style is being fostered by the
vogue of plain skirts and plaid, striped
or checked skirts or the reverse.
With the sheath skirt, which is
likely to be modified, one may rest as
sured that the tight-fitting French
coats with scanty peplums will come
out in velvet for cloth skirts as soon
as the weather permits.
Whatever the weave in silk or wool,
there is one quality which is common
to all—suppleness and a tendency to
close texture. This bodes well for the
permanence of the tight skirt, since a
firm material is needed to keep it in
shape.
That the petticoat will continue to
feel the change of style is certain, but
that it will be actually banished is
improbable.
CLOVER FOR THE SACHET.
How Fragrant Plant Should Be Gath
ered and Preserved.
When going on a clover-gathering
expedition the morning may be taken
for cutting down the stalks and laying
them together in a pile. Then after
lunch the stalks can be stripped,
dropping the leaves and flowers into
the receptacles previously made ready
for them.
After the clover is gathered it is
dried thoroughly by spreading it out
thinly over newspapers, and putting it
in the sun, but care must be taken
that it is not in the wind where it
might be blown away. Several days
are required for the drying and the
leaves will break to powder when all
the juice is sapped out.
When the leaves and bloom are
ready for cases, any material that is
desired may be chosen for making
sachet holders. It must be thin, of
course, and no cotton is put in for pad
ding. The bag does not need to be
entirely tilled, for a thin layer spread
over the surface when the case is laid
down flat is quite sufficient. Cases may
be made just the size of bureau draw
ers, and small ones are nice, too, for
slipping into trunks. Among house
linen the sweet clover cases are de
licious.
OF THE LATEST STYLE.
The most conspicuous of the late
millinery models, because the most at
tractive, are the draped and frilled
bonnets of net, tulle or lace, recalling
vaguely the much-abused bebe hat of
other years and built up on much the
same lines as the Charlotte Corday.
The new shapes are very high of
crown, too. The brims vary in width,
but in all cases droop sharply, and
since the bonnets sit low upon the
head, as do all the hats of the season,
the plaited frills of these brims fall
softly around the face and over the
low chignon at the back. They seem
to belong by right to pretty faces, or
at least to piquant faces; but where
they are becoming they are as delect
able as anything ever devised for wear
with sheer summer frocks. The above
illustration gives an idea of the
models.
Keep Drawstring in Place.
When you wish a drawstring in a
garment put in string as long as the
hem, or facing, tie a small rice button
to each end, and sew up, allowing only
the string or tape to pass through.
You never will be troubled with your
drawstrings pulling in or out.
Sleeves to Be Longer.
The vexed question as to the cor
rect sleeve length has been answered
at last with no uncertain voice. Sleeves
are to he long, so long that not only
are the elbows covered and reach the
wrists, but the point must fall over
the knuckles, and in some instances
there are actually concealed thumb
holes in the cuffs, through which the
thumbs may be passed in order that
they may help to keep the sleeve down
to their fullest extent.
This particular vogue adds not a
little to the studious suppression of
all efforts after display that character
izes the modes of the season. Yet,
curiously enough, the exceedingly
quiet aim that is sought for in the
smartest of smart toilets is not
achieved at the cost of any loss of
elaborate detail. On the contrary, It
is because each item of the sartor'al
scheme is mosaic-like in its pres ision
that the whole effect is so subdued.
Fringe on Black Hats.
The fringe hats with a ct bV
situated somewhere nerr
the head have been
a day, but a pretty variation of the
accepted style was seen on an all
black bat. Here the bow was of the
usual shape, of soft black taffeta, but
the two ends were quite long and
finished with a deep black silk fringe.
It was pretty and, as the fringe hung
over the brim of the hat, it was grace
ful.
Such a style is very appropriate to
a woman who is nearing middle age,
for somehow or other the f:i i ■
seems to add dignity to the otherwise
extremely flippant chapeau.
Summer Weddings in Rural i t ■
Summer time v,
rural sections o'
many amusing
a wedding c ■
s a~tled he
riving rone
CLEANLINESS IN MILK
AND CUTTER A NECESSITY
Bar the Un’»'TioIe<iome Microbe—Make Friends witli tbe
Ubuic^uuiii Ones — By Prof. VV. J. Simplon.
Much has been heard In recent
years regarding the Importance of
clean imU in con
nection with the
health of children,
of Invalids and of
milk drinkers gen
erally. It has been
pointed out that
infectious diseases
are more liab'.e to
be caused by a
dirty milk supply
than by a clean
one, because the
chances of con
tamination with
inlectious germs
or microbes are
increased enor
mously. It has i
also been pointed
out that dirty
milk, owing to the
putrescent matter
it has unneces
sarily received, is
a specially fertile
medium for the j
growth of mi I
Form of Strainer
Used in Some
Certified Plants.
crobes or bacteria in such numbers as |
to be injurious to the healtfi of those !
who drink it. This is one aspect of !
the question relating to milk and is of
interest to everyone. It is a health
question, and has been brought to the
notice of the public by the many re-,
corded outbreaks of scarlet fever, ty
phoid fever, diphtheria and sore throat
traced to infected milk, as well as of
summer diarrhoea prevalence caused
by dirty milk.
Apart from ill-health attributable to
frequent consumption of dirty milk, it
is neither pleasant nor appetizing to
have to drink unclean ntilk. Ignor- '
ance as to the nature of the dirt in
such milk accounts for it being tol
erated. It is certain that, if it were
generally known that dirty milk
usually means contamination with the
filth of the cowshed, even the least
fastidious would be disgusted. An
other point of view which is of special
interest to farmers and purveyors of
milk is that dirty milk is very costly,
Dairy House For Certified Milk Plant
with Fifty Cows.
(A A, coal bunkers: B. boiler: C, st^ril
izer; L». shower bath; K, bottling table;
F, cooler; G, receiving van.)
for its keeping qualities are much in
ferior to clean milk, while butter pre
pared from unclean milk is inferior
in quality and dees not keep well.
The rapid fermentation and decom
position which go on in dirty mi% are
brought about by the immense num
ber of microbes which gains access to
it. Every particle of dirt contains mill
ions of these microbes, and milk Is
one of the best fluids in which they
can grow and multiply once they are
introduced into it. Under such cir
cumstances it is not surprising to find
in dirty milk, after it has been kept
for a few hours, several million mi
crobes in every teaspoonful.
The source of these microbes is not
the cow, if she is healthy or has
healthy udders, because, with the ex
ception of the fore milk, or first few
ounces draw, which receive germs
from the milk ducts of the teats, milk
from the cow is free of microbes. With
special sterilized apparatus and ap
pliances it is possible to take milk
from the cow and keep it fresh in
definitely. Such milk has been kept
for years without undergoing any
Forms of Pails Used in Certified
Dairies.
Nos. 10 anil 11 Illustrate the samp pail as
No. !*. No. II showing a section of the !
interior. This pail is objectionable for the
reason that the cover is carelessly I
soldered In. leaving an open seam (a)
which collects dirt and Is impossible to
keep clean.
No. 12 shows the shape of an ordinary
cream can. The opening is too large and
the can is not provided with a hood. The
can has too many seams, and it is not
ordinarily built strong enough for milk- j
Ing.
change, so -long as the mouth of the j
bottle is plugged with sterilised cotton
wool, w'hich though permitting of a !
free admission of air, filters out any
germs the air may contain. It is im- i
possible under ordinary circumstances
to secure this exceptional purity. Nor
mal milk always coniains a certain \
number of germs, derived front ex
posure to the air, which is unavoid
able in carrying on the ntilk trade.
Iiut these germs should be as few
in number as possible, and should be
prevented from being of a deleterious
kind. There is a difference between
having in every teaspoonful of ntilk
a few million microbes and a few
thousand. There Is also a great dif
ference between its having putrefac
tive organisms derived front manure
or other filth and the ordinary lactic
acid organisms which even clean milk
contains. The ways in which microbes
gain access to the milk are numerous.
They may be attached to the inside
of an unclean pail which receives the
milk, they may fall into the milk from
dirt on the clothes or hands of the
milkman, from the dirt on the udder
and hind parts of the cow, or from the
dust in the air, particularly that of the
cowshed, which, when not kept clean,
may contain particles of manure, or
during the different stages of handling
the milk incidental to the milk trade.
The supply of clean milk accord
ingly depends in the first instance or
Milking Stools Used
Dairies.
Certified
No. 1 is a good typo of sanitary stool
made of metal. The ends of the pipes
used for the legs are filled with lead, and
there are no corners to collect dirt.
Nos. 2 and 4 are similar to No. 1, ex
cept that caps are screwed on the ends
of tile h-gs, making them slightly more
difficult to keep clean.
No. 3 serves for both pail and milk
stool. The cover, hoops, bail, etc., make
it more difficult to keep clean than the
simpler styles.
No. 5 is devised so that one end serves
as a receptacle to hold the pail while the
milker sits on the other end. As in the
case of No. 3. tills style is more difficult
to keep In a sanitary condition than the
simpler forms.
No. 6 is constructed entirely of iron,
galvanized after being put together. It
is simply constructed, hating only a sin
gle leg. The base, however, furnishes a
larger surface to keep clean.
the cleanliness of the cowhouse and
dairy and their surroundings, and on
the cleanly manner in which the op
erations connected with milking and
the handling of the milk are carried
out, and later it depends on the cleanly
arrangements of transport and distri
bution. Similarly, the supply of but
ter of good flavour and aroma, and
Two More Forms of Milk Pails.
No. 13 is a good, sanitary milk pall, j
The height is convenient, and as the open
ing is on the side there is but little j
■hanee for dirt to fall in. The seams are
well flushed with solder. The objection
to tills pail, if any, is the difficulty of see- i
ing that all parts are clean.
No. 14 is a sanitary milk pail showing ’
cup attached for holding the milk. The j
most objectionable feature of the pail is !
the difficulty of seeing whether all parts
of the interior are clean.
endowed with good keeping qualities,
depends on the extent to which this
cleanliness is carried out.
Objectionable flavors and early ran
cidity in butter are due to preventable
causes, and these causes have their
source in some defect, either in the
handling of the milk or butter or in
the state of the cowhouse or dairy.
Butter that does not keep well or has
an unpleasant flavor is a sure sign,
provided the cows are healthy and the
usual skill in the process of making
has been exercised, of something I
amiss with the cleanliness of the op
eration or with the purity of the air
in which the milk or butter operations
are carried on. For instance, the nat
ural ripening of the cream is effected
by friendly microbes which, during the
process, form products that give the
butter the flavor it possesses.
The friendly microbes, which are
the active agents in the natural ripen
ing of cream and in producing good
flavors in butter, have been isolated
in the laboratory from creams sup
plying good flavored butters and ob
tained from farms successful in their
butter-making by the natural ripening
process. Different flavoring bacteria
have thus been obtained, and the
knowledge and power acquired have
been put to practical use in butter
making.
The Hen’s Appetite.—The appetite
of the hen is some indication as to her
productive capacity. Those with good
appetites will meet one at the door at
feeding time, and, if at all tame, may
hop on to the feed basket. They will
scratch the litter about the pen in £
vigorous way in search of hidden
grains, and may be heard singing
away contentedly as they work. They
will always be active, never drooping
around the pen or staying on the
roosts after the others have left, in
fact, the first hen about in the morn
ing may usually be considered one
of the best producers. The reason for
this is simple. If she requires just
food enough to supply the wear and
tear of the body it will not take her
long to secure it, but if she is a good
egg manufacturing machine, a large
supply of fuel is needed to keep the
mechanism running. The fuel furnish
ing this energy is found in the food
consumed.—Michigan Station.
When Hatching Ducks. — When
ducks are hatched out by a hen they
should be removed from the nest as
soon as possible, owing to their rest
lessness and the likelihood of the hen
treading on them.
NATURE
AND I WOMAN'S WORK
LYDIA E. PINKHAM
Nature and a woman’s work com
bined have produced the grande-;
remedy for woman’s ills that the
world has ever known.
In the good old-fashioned days of
our grandmothers they relied upon
the roots and herbs of the held to
cure disease and mitigate suffering.
The Indians on our Western
Plains to-day can produce roots and
herbs for every ailment, and cure
diseases that baffle the most skilled
physicians who have spent 3'ears in
the study of drags.
From the roots and herbs of the
field Lydia E. Pinkham more than
thirty years ago gave to the women
of the world a remedy for their pe
culiar ills, more potent and effica
cious than any combination of drags.
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable
Compound is now recognized a- the
standard remedy for woman’s ills.
Mrs. Bertha Muff, of 515 X.C. St.,
Louisiana, Mo., writes:
“ Complete restoration to health
means so much to me that for the sake
of other suffering women I am willing
to make my troubles public.
“Fortwelve years I had been suffer
ing with the worst forms of female ills.
During that time I had eleven different
physicians without help. No tongue
can tell what I suffered, and at times I
could hardly walk. About two years
ago I wrote Mrs. Pinkham for advice.
I followed it, and can truly say that
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com
pound and Mrs. Pinkham's advice re
stored health and strength. It is
worth mountains of gold to suffering
women.”
What Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vege
table Compound did for Mrs. Muff,
it will do for other suffering women.
LUKEWARM LOVER.
The Girl—Yes, Willie, I think we'd
better call our engagement off!
The Boy—Why, Genevieve?
The Girl—Well, I'm just tliinkin'
that any man that can sit with his
back to a girl, fishin' for four hours
ain't very much in love!
Sheer white goods, in fact, any fine
wash goods when new, owe much of
their attractiveness to the way they
are laundered, this being done in a
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty. Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory if proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to stiffen, without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
Improved appearance of your work.
The String to It.
"Why did you refuse me just now,
dear?” said he.
“I wanted to see how you would
act,” said she.
“But I might have gone without
waiting for an explanation,” said he.
“I had locked the door,” said she.—
Harper's Weekly.
WE SELL Gl'XS AX'D TRAPS » HJtVI*
& buy Furs & Hides. Write for catalog 1")
N. \\ . Hide & Fur Co., Minneapolis, Minn.
The more cause one has for loss of
patience the more reason there is for
holding it.—Sinclair.
Lewis’ Single Binder Cigar lias a rich
taste. Your dealer or Lewis' Factory,
Peoria. 111.
It doesn't pay to borrow trouble even
on a friend's account.
Mn*. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gurus, reduces In
tt&niinalluu, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c a iiouus.
When women argue they like to
argue that they don't
Guar a1'
THE DUTCH Yfr
BOY PAINTER\\
STANDS FOR S
PAINT QUALITY
IT IS FOUND ONLY ON
L PURE WHITE LEAD
MADE BY
THE
OLD DUTCH
PROCESS.
