Dewey County advocate. [volume], December 29, 1911, Image 3

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LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA,
'^{SECURES DRY FARM
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1912.
The term, "dry farming" does not
Indicate all that might be Implied. It
W aoes not mean a system of irrigation
f- but one where all the rain fall and
precipitation Is stored up and con
served in the soli, to be drawn upon
by scientific and sane processes when
H. may be required to forward and in
crease the growth of grain.
_Jn certain sections of the Canadian
West as well as in the American
West, there is a portion of the coun
try In which the soil Is the very best
the growing of cereals, but the
geographical locations and relative
position to the rain avenues, do not
St?6 the advantage that other parts
possess In the matter of precipitation.
Agricultural Bcience, however, has
been making rapid progress during
the past few years, and it is now as
certained that It is not altogether the
number of inches of rain that is es
sential to the growing of crops, but
its conservation, and that Is the
meaning of "Dry farming." "Dry
Farming" may well be applied to dis
tricts where there is a heavy rain fall
and better results will follow. The
education of the public into these new
methods, not new exactly, but such
as have had satisfactory demonstra
tion, Is not alone the purpose of these
*, dry-farming Congresses. One idea is
to bring into life and into operation
the great areas of splendid land lying
within what might -be termed semi
arid, without placing them under the
restrictive and expansive process of
Irrigation.
The Congresses are attended by
thousands and they bring representa
tives from all parts of the world. The
Province of Alberta, and also of Sas
V, katchewan, has taken a vital interest
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In the Congresses which have been
held in the past two or three years.
The Province of Alberta has made
provincial exhibits, districts have
shown their products, and last year,
several hundred dollars were taken in
prizes this year the Province of Al
berta took prizes ten to one in excess
of any state in the Union. Alberta
has won eight out of twenty special
cups, that province taking one, Leth
bridge one, Arthur Perry six, and
John Baxter, Edmonton, carrying oft
one sweepstakes. When it came to
a matter of location for the Congress
for 1912, the City of Lethbridge,
which had put up a splendid fight for
It, secured the Congress by a unani
mous vote. It is expected that the
Lethbridge Congress will be the larg
est yet held and will be the biggest
convention in the history of Western
Canada. In emphasizing his invlta
tion to Lethbridge, one of the speak
erssaid he had just received a tele
gram from Magrath (neaj Lethbridge)
fw"#S:i!.*»t«f one/thousand acres of
wheat just thfashed Hethers&vnr and
Bradshaw had thrashed 47,000 bush
els.
Literature sent out recently by the
Canadian Government Agents, which
will- be sent postage free on applica
tion, tells of hundreds of splendid,
yields in all parts of Western Canadia.
MR. HENPECK'S VIEWS.
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Mr. Koyne (a financier)—Are you in
favor of short-term bonds?
Mr. Henpeck—Government bonds,
no matrimonial bonds, yes.
To Be Sure.
'1 wonder why it is that show girls
•look down on ordinary chorus girls."
"Well, perhaps one reason why they
do so is that they are nearly always
taller."
Dr. Pierce's Pellets, small, sugar-coated,
easy to take as candy, regulate and invizor
ate stomach, liver and bowels. Do
not
The wise manicure never hits the
nail on the head.
Don't Persecute
Your Bowels
Cut out cathartics «nd purgatives. The* an
brutal* harsh, unnecessary*
CARTER'S LITTLE
VER PILLS
Purely vegetable. Act
gently on the
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flsmmate bile*
•oothe the delicate,
membrane of the,
bowel Cur
Ceo»i pa1fofi,
ihoinneM,
PILLS.
_^e tad Indices tloa, ss million!
Ispow.
SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE
genuine must
bear
Signature
REISERS
will 'jnmeditately ^-I.-eve
SOUGHS COIM
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While yet a young man
he had inherited the
Mount Vernon estate from
his half-brother. The
house was much smaller
than It Is today, being
what was then called a
"four-room cottage"—that
Is to say, with only that
many rooms on the ground
floor. It had been built In
1743 by Lawrence Wash
ington by the labor of
transported convicts from
HRISTMAS at Mount Vernon In the
peaceful days which followed the Revo
lution was always exceedingly merry.
The Virginians of those days, being
cavaliers, made the most of the holiday
which the grim Puritans of New Eng
land Ignored.
It was a season of profuse hospitality.
But In all the northern neck of Vir
ginia no house was the scene of more
joyous doings than that of George
Washington. Often mere strangers,
bearing letters of introduction, came and went at
Will, sometimes staying for weeks, or even months.
Though stern, Washington oould unbend consider
ably on such an occasion.
Be was getting to be an
old man, and his adopted
son, George Custls, de
scribes him aa wearing
habitually at that period
plain drab clothes, with a
broad-brimmed white hat,
and earrying an umbrella
with a long staff attached
to hl saddle-bow when he
rode to shelter blm from
the sun, his skin being
tender and burning easily.
England, the main timbers being cut from thai'
nearby forest, while the outer sheathing of Nortfc'
Carolina pine was hewn into blocks to resemble
•tone.
There were about a dosen bedrooms, all of
them small, and doubtless they were rather
crowded at Christmas time—some of the people,
very likely, "doubling up." All of the rooms had
low ceilings there was no paper on the walls
water pipes of all kinds were conspicuous by
their absence no furnace heated the mansion
(there were no stoves, Indeed), and the only il
lumination in the evening was furnished by can
dles. Tet, as things went in those days, this waa
a luxurious establishment
The Christmas dinner was at S o'clock In the
"banquet hall," and probably twenty-five or thirty
people sat down to th« repast The table was
covered with a snowy damask cloth, and there
were fine linen napklna—both being luxuries rath
er exceptional In those days. But this waa by no
means all. There waa a handsome service of
pure sliver, most of which had belonged to the
widow Custls when she married Mr. Washington,,
and also there was a big display of cut glass even"
more precious. Most remarkable of all, however,'"
there were real silver forks—a rarity Indeed!
Ladles and gentlemen ate with their knives in
those days In a way that would now be consid
ered shocking. It was a matter almost of neces
sity, inasmuch as the forks they used, which had
only three tines, did not serve very well for some
purposes, such aa the carrying of peas to the
mouth, for example. It Is gainful to think of the
Father of His Country at his Christmas dinner
putting his knife into the mouth, but there is no
doubt that be did so. Another oddity, as now
adays it wonld be considered, was the arrange
ment of the table, upon which all the dishes to
be served, Including even the puddings and pies,
ire placed at once. No wonder that In those
times a festive board waa aaid to "groan" beneath
the weight of the viands!
A MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Christmas brings the remembrance
ef a gift so great and wonderful that
all who realise what it meant to the
world feel the desire to give some
thing in return though It may be
nothing more than the expression of
a wish for a merry Christmas. No one
was anxious to receive the gift at
flrst People do not always know the
value of what Is given them. The
only door opened to receive It, led
into a cattle stable! But now, whose
door does not fly open at Christmas
to send out some blessing, some word
of good wlllf
The old carol, sung to a few shep
herds, has gone around the world
WA&MSRA/R AT/RCMRW&YCI/Y*
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now, and the message of peace and
good will has been carried every
where. Somehow, when you lay a
new-born babe in a man's arms, you
are pretty sure to bring a smile to his
face, and a softening to his heart as
well. An infant is a great peace
brlnger. What has touched and soft
ened the heart of this grim world
more than anything else,. Is the re
membrance that Christmas brought a
blessed child down to earth and laid
him confidingly In the arms of hu
manity, brought him from home, and
left him outcast that the
might be given to ev
him In and give h.
tenderness whict^
birthright g-j,
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Jcii .vAs a matter of course, at the Christmas dinner
V(*s on other occasions) the table was waited upon
'f -by slaves, who did duty as house servants. Two
Were allotted to each guest, so that quite a num
ber were required. All of the eatables had to be
fetched a considerable distance, the kitchen being
detached from the mansion, with which It was
connected by a covered Way.
At the houses of the great Virginia families at
that period it was customary for the alaveato wait
on the table In their ordinary plantation garb.
But at Mount Vernon many things were on a
scale of exceptional luxury, and the negroes who
performed such service were clad In Washing
ton's own livery of red, white and gold, which
was handsome and striking.
One may suppose, then, that the conversation at
the Christmas dinner was more than ordinarily
entertaining. As a matter of course, everybody
was hungry for, according to the custom of
those days, there were only two meals—breakfast,
which was early, and dinner. The necessity for
supper was removed by a great prolongation of
:the dinner, at which each person was expected to
•fat all that he or she possibly could. In fact it
#aa the duty of the hostess gently to persuade
her guests to gorge themselves to repletion, while
the host made It his business to press wine and
Other drinkables upon the men to an extent which
In these times would be considered most Im
prudent!
The ladles, however, drank little or nothing.
So far as they were concerned, the prohibition of
stimulants waa much more strict than it is today
—a rather eurlous thing, when It is considered
how copiously the men imbibed. As for the lat
ter, If on occasions a gentleman took too much,
the matter was politely Ignored—6uch an acci
dent, It was considered, being more or less likely
to happen to anybody. But it should be under
stood that the really hard drinking was done,
not while, tne ladies were present, but after their
departure from the table.
fiftp. SiicI. and it-
year.
This it is, which mov^s us to strive
to make children happy at Christmas.
They may be like those who float
along With the river, knowing nothing
of Its lovely source high up In the
everlasting hills. But even If they do
not know why, most of us do want to
make it a merry time for children
It Is emphatically the children's fes
tival. No one ever regrets it who goes
out of the way to help some little
ones to be happy at Chilstmas. They
are the special friends of the Chrlst
to be able to
nda, if not the
to open Its
's greet
e happier.
One may view the scene In Imagination, aa, the
moment having arrived for an Important act of
ceremony, Washington rises to his feet from his
place at the table, holding a glass of Madeira la
his hand. He Is a very tall man, two inches
above six feet In height and large of frame. Hla
nose Is slightly aquiline, his mouth broad, hla
rtin square, his cheek bones high, and his com
plexion rather florid. He la dressed in a suit of
costly black velvet, with knee breeches, black
silk stockings, and silver bucklea on his shoes. At
his wrists are fine laoe ruffles, and his hair Is
drawn back and done up behind In queue.
"Gentlemen," he says, bowing right and left,
"I drink to my guests!"
The natural response, at the Instance of the
most distinguished tuest present, la a health
drunk to Lady Washington. This Is followed,
perhaps, by five or ten minutes of general conver
sation, after which Mrs. Waahlngton the
signal by pushing back her tfhalr, and the women
rise to take their departure. The General himself
walks to the door, throwing It wide open, and
each of the ladles courtesies deeply as she goes
out In response to the bowa of the host and the
other men.
If, when the time eomea to rejoin the ladies,
two'or three of the (nests find themselves hardly
in a condition to do so, they are handed over to
the care of the African major domo, who sees
that they are put to bed. Such things are bound
to happen occasionally, and it is not likely that
any of the women will have the bad tact to ask
what has become of them.
There is a good long evening, which, approprh
ately to Christmas, Is given up to a romp. Such
old-fashioned games as blind man'a buff and hunt
the slipper furnish Incidental opportunities ft*
much incidental flirtation and love-making. Per
haps there may even be a kissing game or two
and a spray of mistletoe fastened over a doorway
gives excuse for some osculation and a great deal
of merriment It la all very delightful. Christ
mas gifts are exhibited, and Nellie Custla, It la
likely, plays a Mt on her harpsichord.
A negro fiddler, one of the slaves on the estate,
in picturesque plantation garb, starts some merry
music, while the young people choose partners
for the drnce. But the older ladies and gentle
men r' cards, and sit about little tables,
shuffling and1 dealing. The host himself plays,
for small stakes only, gambling for money to
considerable amounts being one of the vices he
most abhors. As for Mrs. Washington, she talks
to a neighbor and knits. When not otherwise
busily occupied she always has knitting In her
hands, having Required the habit In camp during
the Revolution, when she made stockings for des
titute soldiers.
Fortunately, the frame, or setting, aa it might
be called, of the Christmas festivities here de
scribed in such crude outline is still preserved
Intact, thanks to the efforts of a few patrlotie
women who hare made this their loving task.
The United States government has never paid
one cent to keep the home of Washington from
destruction. Many years ago congress refused te
give the money to buy it. But in the hands of
the Mount Vernon Association the historic man
sion and its Immediate surroundings are kept In
such excellent repair that Mount Vernon today
Is practically as It was more than a century ago,
when George and hla wife, Martha, kept opea
house and offered a generous hospitality, not only
at Chrlstmastlde but at all other seasons
at
the
because there is a warm charitable
feeling In a man's soul towards hia
employers, or employes, or acquaint
ances. We are all so busy, we are
apt to forget to be considerate, forgiv
ing, and kind. It is well to let the
brain rest, and allow the heart to rule
sometimes, or men may lose the facul
ty of loving and being charitable.
Centuries of experience have prov
ed that it la well also to make a
clearing house of tbe season, to square
accounts by wiping off all the old
grudges and settling old quarrels, and
listen once agala to the message of
peace and «ood will. Anger and mal
ice never gave a man happineaa
nothing bat forgiveness «nd eharltf
can do that,
VR*~
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F'
Thousands Now Use TMi
Low-Cost Congh Syrup
A Family 8upply for SOo, Saving Yoi
$2—The Qulokest, Best Thing You
Ever Used, or Money Refunded.
The prompt and positive remits gives
by this inexpensive cough medicine navt
eaused it to be used in more homes in
U. S. and Canada than any other o
remedy. It gives instant relief and
usuall'
seated
succeeds
croup.
&
A 50-cent bottle of Pinex, when mixed
with home-made sugar syrup, makes a fuD
pint—a family supply—of tne most plea*
ant and effective cough remedy that monej
could buy, at a saving of $2. Easily pre
pared in five minutes—full directions is
package.
Children take Pinex Cough Syrup will
ingly, because it tastes good. It stimtfr
late* the appetite and is slightly laxative—
both excellent features. Splendid foi
hoarseness, throat tickle, bronchitis, etc.,
and a prompt, successful remedy for ilk
cipient lung trouble.
Pinex is a special and highly concen
trated compound of imported Norway
White Pine extract and is rich in guaiaoo)
and other natural healing pine elements.
Simply mix it with sugar syrup or strained
honey, in a pint bottle, and it is ready foe
use..
Pinex has often been imitated, but never
successfully, for nothing else will produce
the same results. The genuine is guaran
teed to give absolute satisfai
refunded. Certificate
ction or money
of guarantee
wrapped in each package. Your druggist
has Pinex or will gladly get it for you. II
not, send to The Pinex Co., Ml Jbia
Ft. Wayne, Ind.
THE RUB.
Judge—Don't you know that yog'
Should try and make your married life
pleasant like our first parents? Adan
never quarreled with Eve.
Prisoner—Dat's berry true, jedge*
but yo' see Adam didn't have no motli
er-in-law.
BURNING ITCH WAS CURED
"I deem It my duty to tell about
cure that the Cuticura Soap and Oint
ment have made on myself. My trou
ble began in splotches breaking out
right in the edge of my hair on the
forehead, and spread over the front
part of the top of my head from ear to
ear, and over my ears which caused a
most fearful burning itch, or eczema,
'For three years I had this terrible
breaking out on my forehead and
scalp. I tried our family doctor and
he failed to cure it. Then I tried the
Cuticura Soap and Ointment and used
them for two months with the result
of a complete cure. Cuticura Soap
and Ointment should have the credit
due, and I have advised a lot of peo
ple to use them." (Signed) C.
Dl
Tharrington, Creek, N. C„ Jan. 26,1911*
Itching Scalp—Hair Fell Out
"I will say that I have been suffer
ing with an Itching on my scalp Ug
the past few years. My hair fell dot
In spots all over my head. My scalp
started to trouble me with sores, then
the sores healed up, and crusts
formed on the top. Then the hair fell
out and left me three bald spots the
shape of a half dollar. I went to more
than one doctor, but could not get any
relief, so I started to use the Cuticura
Remedies. I tried one bkr of Cuticura
Soap and some Cuticura Ointment,
and felt relieved right away. Now tbe
bald spots have disappeared, and mj
hair has grown, thanks to the Cuti
cura Soap and Ointment. I highly
recommend the Cuticura Remedies to
all that are suffering with scalp trou
ble." (Signed) Samuel Stern, 23ft
Floyd St., Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 7,
1911. Although Cuticura Soap
Ointment are sold by druggists and
dealers everywhere, a sample of each,
with 32-page book, will be mailed)
free on application to "CuUfiunu
Dept 9 K, Boston. ,.f-
Pantomime Code.
James T. Fields of the firm of Tick
nor & Fields wore a flowing beard,
as many men of his time did. He waf
scrupulous in the care of It, and U|
the main managed It at the tablf
with skill.
His wife was always on watch f«f
him, too, when they went out to din
ner together. They had a pantomime
code and a few expressive spoken slyi
nals. Should a bread crumb catch
the floss Mrs. Fields would say:
"My dear, there's a gazelle In tlNl'
garden."
8hrewd Vote Getter, t.
Tip In Oregon Mrs. Abigail SMit,
Ddhwky, a leadef' In' the equal si#'
frage movement, %as run down tqji
an express wagon in the street, and
crowd surrounded her. She was un
hurt and as the dust was brushed oS
her clothes the express driver asked
anxiously If she would make him.
trouble. "No," she answered, "there
will be no trouble—if you men all,
promise to vote for woman suffrage."
New Work for the Audubona.
"Some birds are plucked alive to
the feathers for women's hqftp,?
"So are some husbands."
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