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DAKOTA CITY IIEUALD
JOHN H. REAM, Publlblitr.
DAKOTA CITY. NEBRASKA,
PASSING OF THE PIGTAIL.
Although tho queue, less reverently
known ns pigtail, Is most common);
associated In tho public mind of to
day with tho people of China, and al
though that 'fashion of wearing the
hair has probably been attributed by
tho thoughtless In many Instances to
what most of us woro taught by our
school geographies to regard as the
Ihalf-clvilizcd condition of tho Chinese,
lit la a fact well worth noting that ths
iChlncso nrc by no means tho only na
tion on earth to have shown respect
Ed partiality to tho queue. The re
cent edict sanctioning tho nbolltlon
of tho pigtail In China reminds the
jLondon Chronlclo that It Is not so
(very long ago since (ho pigtail disap
peared not merely from tho Hrltlsh
army and navy, but oven from every
day civilian life In England. Waist
long pigtails were the fashionable
(wear In England about 1740, and bo
foro that tho bag wig had been
adorned with a pigtail looped up In n
jblack silk flag. As late as 1858 an old
gentleman was seen In Chcnpsldowlth
his gray hair tied behind In a short
queue, and It appears that oven today
may bo found In England a relic of
tho pigtail; for, according to the
Chronicle, threo pieces of blnck vol
yet on tbo dress tunics of officers In
tho Iloynl Welsh Fusiliers arc thu re
mains of tho ribbon with which the
queue was tied.
Anothor young Englishman has
dashed Into New York to spend 21
hours thero "seeing America." What
tin Interesting report ho will havo to
mako of tho great Missouri and Mis-'
alppl valleys 1 What accurate descrip
tions ho can glvo of tho Southland
with Us wonderful work of unfolding
resources going on! What graphic
ucounts of tho prodigious west, this
vast thoatcr of Imperial progress, ho
"Will make! If ho could run Into some
."well-Informed Yankeo on Broadway
ho might got a second-hand statement
of what America Is, but ho can nover
'find out simply by standing and vlow
Ing what ho finds In Now York, says
tho Omaha Bee. Ho cannot oven boo
all of that city, and very llttlo of tho
elements and resources that mako It
Americans nro proud of their metrop
olis, second city In tho world in size
,and first In many other respects, but
ithcy would nover go thero to got the
broadost view of continental America.
They .might go thero tor their Ideas of
lAmerlcan provincialism. Our young
guest from, abroad stands only before
(a great window that looks out upon
jAmorlca, not- boforo tho mirror that
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could mot bo otherwise.
. rln (tho Chicago public library dur
. (lag tho year 3,340,000 books havo
'been 'called for, moro than two-thirds
1 of them for homo uso. Beforo docid
IrjB Jiet Jiow literary Chicago la, how
, ,oyer, It will bo necessary to know how
. 'jmnny of tho 3,340,000 books woro his
tories , and blographlca and other so
' ,rlous works and how many of them
wcro ephemeral "host sellers."
Tho board of education In Los An
geles has barred boxing for tho high
'school girls for fear their beauty and
itholr prospects mny both bo marred.
It Is very likely that tho reason given
for tho. prohibition will causo Its un
qucstlbning accoptnnco by tho fair
subJectH of tho ukaso.
A Nov York Jury awarded a lawvor
sir cents damages and Justlco doff
set tbo verdict asjdo with tho observa
tion that a lawyer's reputation iuuat
bo worth moro than that. Neverthe
less tho Justice must admit that It do-ponds-
on tho lawyer. Just as in any
other caso it must depend on tho man.
Membership In any profession or em
ployment in any occupation docs not
constltuto a cortlilcnto of charactor.
Tbo coloring of mcorBchrmm pipes
'can now bo dono by a mnehino thnt
.never burns the pipe, but In spito of
thls great modern Improvement thero
will undoubtedly bo men who will go
right on trying to color their meer
schaum pipes thomsolves, ttud not In
frequently spoiling them in tho proc
ess, In tho samo old-fashioned way.
Tho Western Union's now office
ibulldlng In Now York is to bo only
2C stories high, and tho Now York pa-
ipors are asking, "Why this modera-1
tlon?"
An eastern couplo kept tho fact of
;tbelr marrlago a secret for fifty yeara.
Thoy had no fancy, ovidontly, for tin,
floss or silver.
In asking that tips bo abolished tho
waiters want It undorttood that thoy
want something equally good as a sub
stitute. A St Louis wife, twelvo years of
age, bos asked for her first divorce.
Evidently sho Is out for a record.
Four hours work a day Is enough,
.says Dr. Woods Hutchinson. Thoro'a
a doctor who ought to get moro popu
lar every tlmo be speaks,
Dogs' hairs havo been utilized in
Imitating silk threads In bank notes,
Tho hair of tho dog la now doubly
inuiuus.
For people who Ilko really cold
jbatbs Chicago Is now ofTerlug somo
unexcelled facilities.
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INSURES ECONOMY OF FUEL.
By Martha McCulloch Williams.
Piipttr Img cooking economises
fuel tho fact is demonstrable be
yond a doubt. Particularly If tho
fuel Is ens. Tho figures to follow- aro
given for gas, but aro easy of trans
lation Into coal heat or oven oil.
Tho oven of a gas range turned on
full, burna twenty feet of gas un
hour for each flame-bar. Commonly
there aro two bars thus, tho hourly
consumption nt full head is forty feet.
Tho giant burner on top likewise,
at full hoad, consumes twenty feet an
hour, tho small burners, each ton
feet. Thus a stovo In full commis
sion for pot and pan cooking consumes
ninety feet nn hour.
Now, for paper bag cooking the
ovon must bo lighted ami turned on
full for eight minutes beforo any
thing goes into t; it must nfso burn
full strength forscven minutes longei.
Thus, It consumes ten feet of gas at
the outset. Turning out ono burner to
reduce tho heat one-half at the end
of tho soven ntlnuto period reduces
consumption to fifteen foot for the
rest of tho hour, making a total of
twunty-fivo feet against .forty. But
roantIng does not demand that a bur
ner goes full turning it down might
savo ilvo feet In tho hour. Thus the
not hour-saving. of gas on tho oven
account is ten feet,
Hut thero nro other accounts. By
holp of paper bags, you can not mere
ly roaBt In tho oven, but cook at tho
samo time a couple of vegetables and
buku a plo or pudding. With n Bmnll
roast you may oven cook threo veg
etables, thereby leaving unllghted
throo upper Jots, which would mean
a saving of thirty foot of gas an hour.
Cooking thus solely In tho oven
means a saving of fifty feet of gas
an hour.
Nor Is this even a!l tho story. Mys
teriously, things cook moro quickly
In bags than out of them. Tho sav
ing In tlmo Is one-fifth to ono-slxth.
Putting this at tho lowest, and esti
mating tho wholo rango consumption
of gas nt ninety feet, there is a sav
ing of flfteon feet. AdiMhcm to tho
tlfty foot nlready In credit, and the
sura is flattering. Indeed, to tho paper
bu.
A Little tory of Plo Baklnn.
I had bakod a plo a la Soycr and
found it good. Notwithstanding. I re.
solved to, Bhow myself exactly tho
worth of tho bag-cooking.
I made up puff pasto onough for
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Dishes for Invalids and Children
By Nicholas Soyer, Chef
Sweetbread Mackenzie. Blanch mid
trim a good-sized sweetbread, mako
a llttlo miropolr of vegetables, paylug
attention to tho color of tho vege
tables, and Hoeing that thoy do not
brown. Cut tho swectbroad neross
tho contor, but do not halvo It. Pound
ono ounce of pistachios and lay them
in tho silt of tho sweetbread. Cover
tho Bwootbroad with tho prepared
vegetables and place lu a well-buttered
bag. Cook in a slow ovon for
thirty minutes. Dish tho sweetbread,
plnco tho other Ingredients In a lino
slevo and lightly press tho gravy
through, on to tho sweotbroiid.
Chicken Quenelles. Tako tho
breast of ono fowl, add a pint of white
snuco, and a ploco of buttor tho hI-.o
of a walnut. Pound well, mix In nm
egg, pass thrcugh a hair siovo. Plnco
in a basin, add a quarter pint of
cream and stir well. Form Into small
qucnellea with n spoon, plnco III a
buttered bag, lay carofully on thu
broilor, and cook for six minutes In
n hot oven.
Chicken and Rico Tea Chop up
half a raw chicken, wash a tnblespoon
ful of rice In cold water, and mix with
tho chicken. Wash a teaspoonfu' of
pearl barley, and add with a quarter
pint of cold water. Put all togother
into n small papor bag, and cook for
ty to forty-llvo minutes In a slow
oven.
Fllletted Poultry for Invalids.
Mince lino n carrot, turnip and onion,
add a llttlo minced ham, a pinch or
sugar and unit, and lay nt tho bottom
of a small well-buttored bag Sllco
the breast of a fowl 'ooked lay tho
slices upon the prepared vegetables.
, which woro cooked beforo mincing,
sprinklo with oiled buttor, seal and
cook six minutes In a slow oven.
Dish tho fillets, put thu vogotubies
Watch Toes
How Judges In India Decide the
Value of Testimony Given In
Jhelr Courts.
Tho dusky folk of Lower Bengal
mako Imuglnatlvo witnesses. Tho in
spiration comes upon them suddenly,
carrying them away boforo thoy leal
Izo It. They tako somo idniplo fact,
anino common situation, batho it" in
Indian light nnd drnpo it about with
oriental trappings, laying on splushos
of gaudy color and startling orna
ment; piling splendor on splendor.
Holovaney Is no gront matter. It Is
tho story for thu Btory's nako.
Whon I was quite new to It, I some
times tried to record these purple
putches, wrestling with florid, unfamil
iar phrasoa ilko somo old lady inquir
ing her way In a foreign village. Onco
or twice I wont so fnr us to Institute
proceodUiBS for porjury. Hut tho Col
lector Sahib only laughed lu his big,
Bympnthono wuy and said: "Never
mind thorn They are not telling lies.
three pleB, rolled out tho crur - . d
filled a pnn, using cooked Ire-n
peaches for a filling. I put It on to
cook, in its naked majesty, noting tho
tlmo accurately. It took ton min
utes to mil mists, fill, and put In a
greased bag tho second pie. Tho
oven was so hot by that tlmo that I
slacked the heat n minute after put
ting In plo number two. After twenty
minutes thirty minutes from putting
In tho first pie 1 looked In tho oven.
Th nn'ned pie wan cooking creditably
'enough, yet was pale-faced, and tho
crust still deniable to tne toucn, fur
ther, there wcro bubbles of syrup
along sundry spaces of the edge.
I turned on a little moro heat and
bft tho two pies to cook fifteen min
utes longer Tho naked ono wns then
a pale, delicate brown on top, with
rattier a hard undurcrust. The bag
was brown all over and so crisp tho
cottiers crumbled nt the touch. Hut
from It came a pic beautiful to be
hold light, not pale brown, crisp and
flaky as to crust, ready to leave tho
pan at the flrt tilt, for r- plato.
GETS THE GOOD OUT OF FOOD.
Eating serves a dotUilo purpose
tho giving of pleasure, the keeping
up of .strength. Ill-cooked food re
duces both to n minimum hence tho
proverb: "God sends meat and the
devil sends cooks." Posblbly his
satanlc majesty now and again nods.
It must havo boon In such a somno
lent Interval that he let M. Snyer'a
system of paper bag cooking got by
him. For unquestionably it Is In tho
way of reducing ill-cooking at least
ono-half. Thereby It will help to feed
fat nil tho nations of tho earth
The uso of cooking Is to chnugo
tho naturo of food substances, mak
ing them at once better tasting and
more digestible. Heat works by de
veloping flavors and transforming sub
stances. Its 'must Important office is,
however, to break down fiber, animal
and vegetable, to such a degrco as to
n-iider It ea11y digestible. If it Is
to do tills It must be properly applied.
That Is to say, gently, regularly.
Pigeon Roast. Tako n squab, a
squab-chicken as small as possible,
or a quail, dress it whole, stuff light
ly with toasted bread crumbs, adding
a raisin or two, or shreds of tart
apple. Season very lightly Inside bo
fore shilling. Rub n little more salt
outside, but only a little. Hub also
with soft butter, not melted, and
dredge very lightly with flour. Then
wrap In bacon, sliced as thin as pos
sible, and put Into a buttered bag
with a half teaspoonful of water. Seal
and cook In a hot oven twenty to
thirty minutes, depending on the size
Shredded Wheat and Tomatotc
Pour upon each shredded wheat bis
cuit required a teaspoonful of melted
butter. Lay tho buttered biscuit In
11 well-buttered bag and pilo upon
them thick slices of pooled toma
toes, well seasoned with suga salt,
black ann red pepper. Seal and cook
for ten minutes. Servo on hot plates.
A pleasing variant for children Is to
use instend of tomatoes, bananas
peeled, cut .1 rubes, covered with
sugar and lemon Juice, and cooked
for nlgbt minutes T!'l can bo served
with cream.
(Copyright, 1911. by tho Associated
Literary Pross.)
of Brooks Club, London.
In a siovo and press tho gravy from
them ovor tho Mlets.
Beef Tea. Put ono pound of beef
steak in a paper bag, seal it, and cook
for twelve minutes in a moderate
oven. Open tho bag on a dish and
you will find natural gravy about tho
meat, uut up tlio steak, pross out
all Juice from it. strain, season to
taste, and sorve at onco in a hot cup.
For chicken ten, tut up half a fresh
fowl, break tho bones with a chopper,
put In bng with two tnblespooufuls
cold wator, seal and cook forty-flvo
minutes In a slow oven. Strain Into
a hot cup, season and servo.
SAVORIES FOR SUPPER.
Fish Roe a l.i Rnyer. Place half
tho roo on top of a ileco of buttered
toast, put pooled mushroom on top,
add salt and peppor to table, and a
little plcco of butter. Place the other
half of tho roo on top of tho mush
loom, add a llttlo cayonuo poppor. a
pinch of grated cheese (Parmosan,
or any other kind), a few bread
crumbs nnd another pleco or butter.
Placo In buttered bag, sea! up and
plnco on broiler. Allow ten minutes
in a hot ovon.
Savory of Lobster. Cut n small
lobster from head to tail. Cut thu
IIohIi into small dice. Put in siuull
stowpnu with one tublespoonfnl of
wlilto sauco, one tublospoonful of
cream; add salt and enjonno or other
poppor to tuhtc, nnd ono teaspoonful
of grated Parmesan. Mix up well,
and placo In the envlty o; the shells!
Put a llttlo grated Parmesan on top
and a llttlo bread crumb and butter.
Put In a paper ling. Place 0- broiler.
Allow ten minutes In hot ovon
(Copyright. 1011, by Stu.-gls & Wal
to 1 Company.)
of Witnesses
they nro composing poetry. It comes
ovor them and they cannot holp it."
So 1 enmo to lay down my quill, giv
ing mysolf ovor to tho ploasuro of
listening and watching tho poot's toes.
Whon ho slips bin cnblo and pushes
off from tho wharf of fact, to sail forth
Into enchanted wntors, his toes, hith
erto quloseont. begin to work.
They knot themselves, wnc In lit
tle circles in tho air, cramp together,
spread out ngntn. and suddonb shut
llku a fnn. Tho poet witness rules his
face, uttering IiIh wild Inventions with
sad and downcast visage, as who tes
tifies unwillingly, but truth must out;
ho controls his oyes, in no flue frenzy
rolling; ho governs his hands. But
lie nover thinks of his toes. Where
foro the assistant magistrate looketh
ponsively downward and chowoth tho
feather or his quill pen. Ho is watch
ing tho rhythmic movement of the
toes, responding to tho strain on tho
subllnimnl mind. Charles Johnstou iu
Atlantic Mouthly.
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Atr. William A. lladford will answor
qiifgtlons. and tflve ndvlco FKI3B OF
COST on oil subjects pritfilnln to tho
subject of building, for tho readers of this
paper. On account of his wfdo cxpsrlenco
is Editor, Author and Manufacturer, ho
Is, without doubt, tho highest authority
HI nil bo tibj""t A,Mre nil In'j'llr!s
to William A. Radford, No. 178 West
TiieUnnn boulevard, Phimgo, Til., nnd only
jncloso two-cent stamp for reply.
A good lesson In homo building mny
bo learned from tho largo operators
who mako a business of building up
wholo streets in tho suburbs with
houses of medium size for tho purpose
of selling the Improved property at a
profit, besides increasing tho vnlua
tifin of tho remaining vacant property
in tho neighborhood. These real es
tato operators havo found that it pays
them best to glvo a great deal of at
tention to the design of their houses.
Of course every house must bo sub
stantially built and arranged for prac
tical convenience and utility; but this
Is not enough. Such houses must bo
attractlvo nlBO. Kncli must have a dls
tlnctivo, individual appearance.
This matter of distinctive nppear
anco Is especially important where a
largo number of new houses nro being
put up nt tho samo timo in tho samo
neighborhood; for nothing looks quite
so cheap and uninviting as a wholo
lino of new houses all packed in closo
together and all of the samo monoton
ous appearance.
While tho avcrngo homo builder
does not haVo this exact problem to
contend with, btlll ho should take
warning from such examples and
guard against conditions that may
amount to practically tho same thing.
If ho builds a houso of commonplaco
appearance, ono thnt looks Just Ilko a
hundred othere which have been built,
or may be built In tho future, in tho.
neighborhood, ho will lind that there
is nothing to distinguish his houso
from the rest. It will depreciate tho
value on that account, for tho pros
pective customer these days invaria
bly wants a houso that ho enn take
prido In.
And in addition to tho Increased
valuo of such a house at times of salo
thero Is also a more Important phaso
of tho question. A houso of attrac-
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tlve individual appearance makes a
bettor homo tian ono of plain and
characterless design. Tho children
tako moro pleasure In such a home, to
tnlto caro or it and keep it up; and
so tho homo means moro to them;
and Its Inllucnco will remain with
them.
But what Is tho secret, of good de
sign? An experienced architect who
has made a study of homo building
will produce work :1th seemingly
very llttlo elTort which stands out
uniquo from all other designs and Is
at the same tlmo in porfect proportion
1 possessing tho essential features
comfort and couvonlenco. Under
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a mnstor hand tho ovoryday materials
seem to bo glvon a now meaning and
thu commonplaco elements, or parts
of tho building, aro arranged In pro
portion In now and striking effects. It
is not so much that tho skilled archi
tect uses different materials or moro
oxpcnslvo materials thau tho ordinary
carpenter-arcliltect would BOlect, but
ho proportions thorn in a different
way bo that tho building ns a wholo Is
a success
A house should nlso bo economical
ly constructed. It la a mistake to
think that Just bccaiiBo a buildlug has
on artistic outward . appearanco It
must nocessarlly havo cost extra. At
tho same timo tbo oxporlenccd archi
tect Is planning for n striking extorior
and convenient interior arrangements
ho will nlso sco to it that tho design
is imuhi to bo as economical as pos
sible whon It comes to bo bullL For
Instance, In n two story houso, tho
story height will bo such that 18-foot
studding can bo used In tho sldo walls
nnd tho bearing partitions which sus
tain tho lloor Joists will be so piacod
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that lloor Joists In even length of fcot
can bo used without waste.
With too many builders who mny bo
called on to draw up plans, these
Items which mean a substantial sav
ing in the cost nro frequently over
looked In order to get a celling a
fow Inches higher than tho standard
height when using 18-foot studding,
thoy find It necessary to ubo au-foot
studding nnd have to cut, off the ends,
which mcang a waBto of material as
Second Floor rMan.
well as a woste of labor which might
havo been saved by. a llttlo toro
thought. It is always economical In tho uso
of materials and Is also good con
struction to havo tho partitions and
girders In tho basement exactly under
tho bearing partitions of tho first
story; and whoro possible tho bear
ing partitions on tho second lloor
should lino up exactly with those of
tho first story. Thero is nothing Ilko
having a good backbone In a houso In
tho way of bearing partitions by hav
ing thorn lined up straight troin foun
dation to roof.
Tho accompanying design serves as
a good Illustration of theso principles.
Although nn extremely sensible and
convenient houso, Its exterior appear
ance Is distinctive and artistic. It
couldn't be called fussy, yet thero la
enough of ornamentation to escapo
monotony. The proportions nro good
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and tho material used cement plas
ter on metal lath Is tho most popular
at tho present tlmo for nigh-grade
residence work.
Tho interior Is arranged very sim
ply, tho Idea being for tho mnxlmum
of roomy conveniences. Thero is a
very largo living room of tho kind so
popular In modern houses. Tho din
ing room is of good slzo and is very
conveniently placed with rorcrence to
the kitchen, having a butler's pantry
between. An open stairway along tho
bnck of tho living room leads to tho
second floor. There aio lound two
very largo bedrooms, n liberal supply
of clothes closets and a bathroom.
This house, having a width of 25
feet and a length of 28 teot, Is esti
mated to cost ?:!,000, using a good
grado of hardwood llooring nnd finish,
and with tho modern conveniences of
plumbing, electric wiring, otc.
Mystery of a Deer's Track.
Mystery that surrounded a deer
whoso peculiar track In mud or snow
had long been a purzle to tho In
dians of tho Grand Hondo and Slletz
country has been explained by Carl
Shortridgo of Wilamlna. Shortrldgo
Is exhibiting one of tho forelegs of
the deer, nrotind tho knuckle bono of
which nn elk's 'vertebra is circled.
It Is the belief of old hunters In this
region that tho deer when a fawn
stepped through tho vertebra of tho
erstwhile elk and that tho deer car
ried tho bono through life. Indians
ofton havo seen tho curious track
of tho deer and havo regarded It os
possessed of tho evil spirit. Tho re
joiced when tho door was killed.
Sheridan correspondence Portland
Oregonlnn.
Woman's Ajje.
A fow yoars ago after a woman had
passed thirty-flvo sho was relegated
to tho llresldo and sho looked nnd felt
old. Sho lived In her memory, nnd nil
tho money that was 6pent for llttlo
frills and follies wns given to her
daughtor; for mother, nil was ovor.
Suddenly woman nwakoneC to tho
fact that after thirty-lira sho ls nt hor
best, and that hor beauty need not
fade unless sho wishes It. Homo Life.
A Position of Advantage.
"I think," said tho eminent ISuropoan
diplomat, "that we will declare a tariff
war."
"But think of our population?"
"I nm thinking of our peoplo nnd
aiming for thoir pcaco of mind. Our
censored press can always assuro them
that tho war Is a success and they'll
nover bo ublo to understand enough
about tho tariff to know tho differ-ence"
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piTTSBUHC. Whiio the theme of
1 teaching love In tho public schools
has been bruited by theorists, ma
terialists of the Margaret Morrison
Carneglo School for Women have been
arranging a practical courso for
brides, and havo announced that It
would bo added to the curriculum this
month.
It Is explained in emphatic terms
that tho now classes are In no way
devised to encourage elopements, nnd
that only young women twenty-ono
years or older will be admitted.
In considering tho question of in
structing young wives in the serious
sldo of matrimony, tho faculty has se
lected subjects calculated In the
members' minds to add to post-nuptial
happiness, bring contentment to hus
bands, lessen milliners' and dress
makers' bills, and preclude, ns far as
possible, tho presence of Indigestion.
The particular subject of bringing
contentment to husbands, la consid
ered the most puzzling. Of courso any
instruction having a tendency toward
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IUM1NGHAM, ALA. An elderly
negro walked Into tho forum pro-
sided over by Judge II. B. Abernethy
tho other day and after looking
around In a stealthy manner, waddled
up to tho Judge's desk and said:
" 'Cuso me, sah, Is yo' de Jedge of dls
yere cote?"
"I reckon so, uncle. What can 1 do
for you?" replied Judge Ab.
"Does yo' marry folkes?"
"Sure; do you desire to enter tho
state of connubial bliss and felicity?"
"Jedge, what yo' says Is so, but ah
'clar I ain't done hit. What ah wants
is ter get married."
"Have you secured tho license?"
"Yessnh, Jedge, yoro hit are," said
tho old man, as he produced tho pink
envelope thnt contained the document
by authority of which bachelors aro
changed into benedicts.
"This seems all right. Where's the
feminino part of this contract?"
"Soy which, Jedge?"
"Where Is the woman you aro to
tnnt,Ti9" .
"
"Dat's what Ah wants yo' ter do,
git do oomau. Yo' sec, Jedge, dat
Millndy pusson what has her name
writ on dat yero license promises ter
marry mo, an' Ah goes tor git de pa
per. While Ah was gone sho done
tuk up wid a triflln' yaller nigger an'
The "Turkey Trot"
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rJEW YOrtK. Tho "Turkey Trot,"
n "Grizzly Boar," and oven tho
"Chicken Reel," tho last word in tho
dance zoo, mny bo all right in Now
port, but they don't go among real
society folk in New York.
That much has been learned In in
terviews with several dancing masters
who number fashionablo folk among
their pupils.
Theso teachers Instruct In tho va
rious dances, but thoy won't ullow
them In public receptions or parties.
Discussion of theso dances camo
through tho announcement by the
committee on amusements nnd vaca
tion resources of working girls that
tho "turkey trot" and "grizzly bear"
must go. Tho dances are supposed to
"Joy Kiss" Causes
FREEHOLD, N. Y. As a sequel to
that historic "emotional kiss," the
boy and the girl students of tho high
school side by sldo marched out on
strlko from tho classrooms the rthor
day nnd paraded tho sticots. -i
nounclng that they woro out t" stt.
until Principal Roy Leon Smith wua
reinstated.
Only those students who feared tho
parental slipper romalned and It Is
expected thoy will also go out later.
Thero wcro eighty odd In tho demon
strating procession and they made
moro noiso than five times that
number of men would havo done.
While thoy wero marching along
they camo upon Samuel R. Smith,
president of tho board of education
and shouted to him that they wanted
Principal Smith back. President
Smith says somo boys not only shook
their lists at him but insulted him
In other ways. Tbo girls chorused.
"Smith, Smith; we want our principal
back!"
Curious English Custom.
Every Easter n curious custom is
observed in rural England, tho auc
tioneer putting up a Held and accept
ing bids only so long ns a number or
boys aro running a raco ovor it ilxed
courso. Tho moment tho hlndermost
boy renchos tho goal tho hammer falls
ami tho meadow Is knocked down to
him who has mndo tho last bid This
having been satisfactorily Bettlod,
thoso present sit do-vn to a meal or
bread, cheese and spring onions Lon
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for the Housewife
the lessening of milliners' nnd dress
makers' bills, will help some. But the
Item of well cooked food Is generally
considered tho most important of all.
Miss Dorothy B. Scott, assistant
registrar of the school, explains that
nowlyweds will bo taught all tho diet
ary and cullnnry frills calculated to
mako young men forget tho cooking of
their inolheiH.
She nlso says tho hours of Instruc
tion will be so arranged that they
will not Interfere with tho homo llfo
or encroach upon tho evening hours
when husband and wlfo want, or
should want, to bo together, but
probably will take placo In tho after
noon, after the morning housework is
completed and when many young
wives attend the matinees.
Cooking, from tho botling of eggs to
making of pastry, may be learned in
ten lessons at $18; theory of dress
making and shirtwaist making, each
$10 for ten lessons; millinery. 15 les
sons for $10, and garment design, 20
lemons for ?1i5. Thus tho entire
course may be taken for $G2, but any
ono or more courses may bo selected
and tho time lessened. They aro also
to bo taught jiow to launder clothes.
Women must work out their education
al salvation through the fundamental
occupations for women; they lead di
rectly Into a form of artistic expres
sion. SHE TUK UP
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gin mo de go by. Sho did Jedge."
"I can't force the woman to marry
you, but you can sue her for breach
of promise."
"Breeches o' de promlsp, jedge! I
don't reckon sho wear 'em. Ain't dis
yero paper what I paid six bits for no
"count?"
"Well, you might sue tho woman
for the $1.75." '
"Dat's hit, Jedge, dat's hit. What
Ah wants is ma money back. Ter tell
do trufe, judge, ah would ruther have
de money dan de woman, anyhow.''
Finally Judge Ab told tho old
darkey to wait a tew days to seo if
Millndy would not change her mind
and carry out her promise, if not to go
tO the clerk Of the t.uUit Vihu ibueu
the license and ho would refund the
money.
The old man looked a llttlo crest
fallen at not getting either tho woman
or the money, and left tho court evi
dently disappointed at tho refusal of
tho court to compel tho marriage.
Barred by Society
have been originated by negroes of
the underworld. The stage got them
next, then society folk and then the
tough dance halls. Then the cry to.
halt.
It didn't come soon enough, how--over,
to stop the "chicken reel," which
W. S. Beeves, head of a dancinu
school, at 2G30 Broadway, originated.
"I originated tho "chicken reel," said
Mr. Reeves, "but I deny that it is im
proper. It is tho latest development
and has nono of tho features of the
'turkey trot' and tho 'grizzly bear.'
"I Instruct i'n all threo dances, but
I do not allow them to bo danced nt
my classes or my receptions. I dance
tho chicken reel for a club danco in
Newport Inst summer, when I was
asked to get up something new."
In the "chicken reel" tho partners
hold hands and tako four steps for
ward, flapping the outer arms like
the wings of a chicken and rising on
tho toes at tho saiuu lime.'
Then both stop and scratch like n.
chicken four times with tho right
foot facing each other.
Strike in School
In tho primary schools all Is un
rest. Tho younger chlldron have
caught tho strlko fever. They aro in
general charge of Miss Carrio Atkin
son, whom tho board of education
named as temporary superintendent
when Mr. Smith Friday refused to
tako tho position pending tho settle
ment of trouble following tho re
moval of Village Superintendent
Barnes on charges that lie was seen
with a teacher on his lap kissing him.
Barnes alleged the kiss was due to
hysterical gratitude because ho had
assisted tho teacher in passing an
examination. Various petitions are
In circulation asking tho board to io
(onsider his dismissal.
Human Sacrifices Still.
In somo pnrta of Syria tho peasants
believe that doctors and druggists
have a right to kill ono man and ono
woman every year to mako medicines
out of thoir bodies. A druggist whoso
establishment was boycotted because
ho was thought to havo tried to mur
der a boy, brought suit against tho
boy's parents for their interference
with his trade, hut ho received no
damages, as It ns recognized that
tho adults weio believers In thr ol
superstition
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