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Military Pompom
WORTH PLATTE,
NEBRASKA
UNBUSINESSLIKE BUSINESS.
The Now York stnto employers' lia
btllty commission has submitted n
carefully prepared report showing a
fearful wasto of human life In Indus
trial pursuits. Somo loss of life In
modern industry may be reckoned as
unnvoidablo, but the far greater pro
portion of the loss which Is sustained
Ib tho result of unnecessary condi
tions. It Is tho direct result of a lack
of safety appliances and of overwork
ing employes to tho point of physical
exhaustion. It Ib a result of unjust 11
ability laws and legislative negligence,
says tho Kansas City Times. If senti
ment has no placo in business an
untenable proposition in itself- at
least business ought to bo business
like. It is demonstrably not good
business to permit avoidable killing
of Industrial workers and then spend
vast sums In caring for families bcroft
of natural support, It Is not' good
business, even though tho children nra
not neglected, with tho chances In fa
vor of their becoming vicious or Idla
citizens. Stricter employers' liability,
an automatically applied workmen's
compensation for Injury or death, and,
direct Industrial insurance are all In
luranco measures. They provide funds
for the support of injured workmen
or of their wives mmI children. Thoy
also encourago safqty provisions. Such
Insurance costs Would bo diffused
raong all tin people no taxes and
hro Insurance tr diffused by being
added to tho out of the business,
That diffused cost would bo a prac
tical Imnlpablo burden upon society.
Dlrds have an excellent tlmo In
Japan knd our own agriculturists
woulc" to well to cmulato tho treat
ment meted out by their eastern con
freres to such birds ns tho swallow
and martin, says tho Wide World.
With a skilled appreciation of tho part
hcso feathered friends play in rola
Jon to their crops by keeping down
tho insoct pests, they exert every ef
fort to protect thorn and to encourago
them to propagato their kind. Is It to
be wondered at that this sentimental
but withal eminently practical nation
reverences the swallows as messen
gers to tho gods and invites them to
build their nests not only under caves
and rafters, but in every and any room
of tho houso? In the hotel dining
room wero soveral nests, whore tho
happy parents reared their families in
complete Batety. ,
There has boon much talk regarding
the selection of a national flower. lias
It all been wasted? Tho Brooklyn
Eagle remarks upon the indisputable
fact that there Is no authority in the
Constitution for the selection of a na
tional flower. However, a great many
things have come to be in this country
without specific constitutional au
thority. There is, for lnstanco, a na
tional bird, the American eagle. There
Is "Uncle Bam" and thoro Is "Miss Co
lumbla," with no authority for cither,
except tho self-assured authority of
the cartoonists. Dut theso are things
upon which evorybody Is agreed.
There is not likely to bu a national
flower until everybody is agreed upon
1L In the mcantlmo, tortunatoly, the
country can afford to wait
Copyrignt, Underwood & Underwood, N, V
T
HE military whether men or
material possesses a charm for
tho average fcmlntno that makes
Itsolf manifest in a variety of
ways. Especially is this so in tho
matter of womnnly garb, as for in
stance in tho case of tho hat shown
in tho picture Hero wo lmvo the
PRETTY DRESS
Scientists report that Ilnlley's comet
is 600,000,000 miles distant from the
sun, and if it were really, the cause of
tho recent heat waves, nobody cares
it It gets 600,000,000 more miles away,
or even if it gets lost in the outermost
bounds of tho solar system.
One of the doctors connoctod with
the health department says that 60
per cent, cf tho dogs that blto people
are afflicted with acute rabies. This
is a good time to round up tho dogs
that are permitted to run about un-
muzzled.
Edison's latest invention, consists ot
moving pictures that talk. It thli
keeps up our actors will bo forced to
go to work. However, chorus girls
are not half so alluring when shown
ob a screen.
The doctors report that the poison
ous secrotlon in tho glands of toads is
a powerful heart stimulant A good
many people will want somo other
kind of a stimulant when their hoarts
get sluggish.
Will the stocking mills of Now Eng
land run up prices or diminish the out
put on tho excuso that the advent ot
postal savings banks has cut off the
demand for their goods as coin de
positories T
There is to bo established in Dos
ion a hospital in which nonebut rich
people will be provided for. Nurses
who expect to get jobB there will
probably have to pay bonuses for tholr
berths.
Being stung by a beo Is not a pleas
ant pastime, but the Btlng of the prcsl
(tefitlal bee Is welcomed with great en
thusJasm by a good many of our pa
triots.
ThlB pretty droBo is of whlto cotton
vollo. The skirt la slashed opon at
tho sldo over n panol ot hand om-
broidery, and tho odgos of tho skirt
aro finished with hand ombrolderod
Bcallops and dots.
Tho brotolles, which cross, and tho
cuffs nro ombrolderod to correspond
with tho skirt. Tho little choralsotto
Is tucked and trimmed with laqo; the
glrdlo Is ot whlto ribbon.
trimming a big military pompon ot
exquisitely soft ostrich in black and
white placed exactly in tho front o(
tho black hemp hat. For n full face
the position of tho pompon as shown
la much moro becoming to almost any
faco than is a broadside or back
trimming.
BLUE SERGE ALWAYS USEFUL
fifj HERB I a short cut to power;
JiiL It Is the discipline of doing
thing that nre hard. Buppooe we make
It the rule of our lives to choose the hnrd
thing first, the limrd things then will al
wnys be behind, finished, done uway
with.
SOMETHING FOR DES8ERT.
This Is n recipe which won n prlzo
of twenty-llvo dollars as tho best ono
In a maple sugar contest:
Maplo Surprise Balls. Coro and
paro six apples that will cook tender
without losing tholr form. When cool
havo somo rice that has been cooked
in milk until tender, flavored and
sweetened to tnsto. Cover cch npplo
with n coating of rice, using butter on
tho hands. Now sot nwny to becomo
thoroughly chilled. When tho tlmo
comes to serve them, havo a pint or
maple sirup bollod to a waxy stage,
and Insert n fork in tho centor and
dip in tho sirup, dripping it from a
spoon nil over until tho rlco Is cov
ered. It hardens as Boon as It covers
tho cold, balls. It is bettor to boat tho
sirup until It is quito creamy before
dipping tho apples, Set on Individual
plates, fill tho core with chopped nuts
and sirup, after rolling tho npplo in
browned coocdanut. This dish may bo
proparod by using pears or flno fla
vored quinces. Of course this is n,ot a
dessert 6ne would care to prepare for
threshers in tho busy market time.
Cocoanut Pie. Lino a plato with
plain paste: fill with tho following
mixture: Two cups of milk, thrco egg
yolks, one-half cup of sugar, ono cup
of grated cocoanut, a fourth of n tea
spoonful of salt, tho grated rind and
Juico of a lemon and n tnblespoonful
of butter. Bake carefully until tho
custard Is thick.
Chocolate Cream Pie. Molt two
iquaros of chocolate or a half cup of
cocoa; add four tablespoonfuls of
cornstarch, threo egg yolks, n llttlo
salt and a pint of milk. Cook In n
doublo boiler until thick, stirring con
stantly. Flavor with vanilla. Pour
Into a baked piecrust shell, cover with
a merlnguo mado with the whites and
threo or four tablespoonfuls of sugar,
and brown In the oven. Servo Ice
cold.
houeowlfo plans her meals bo that
thoro will be plenty ot food to repair
wasto and build tissue.
Rarebit Cream Toa6t. Trim off tho
crust from six slices of bread. Tonst
delicately and dip quickly Into bolt
ing salted water. Spread with but
tor, cover in a tureen and keep hot.
Put two tablespoonfuls of butter in n
saucepan, add two tnblcspoonflila ot
flour or ono of flour and ono of corn
starch, stir and cool until smooth.
Season with salt and popper and two
tablespoonfuls of chcoeo after adding
a pint of hot milk. Just beforo serv
ing add a tenspoonful of Worcester
shire snuco. Pour over tho toast and
servo hot.
Mock Terrapin. Cook togother two
tablespoonfuls of cornstarch and ono
ot flour with two tablespoonfuls of
butter, salt, mace, cayenne and n half
a cup of cream. When smooth add a
half a cup of cooked rlco, n half cup
of cooked calf's liver, chopped, half a
cup of cold cooked veal, two hard eggs
and n teaspoonful of finely chopped
parsloy. Mix well togother and add
a teaspoonful of lemon juico, simmer
and Ecrvc in ramekins.
Delicious Creamed Potatoes. Cook
now potatoes with tho skins on in
boiling Baited wator, Lot stand until
tho next day hoforo using. Peel, cut
in small cubes, sprinkle with salt and
popper. In a doublo boiler put two
tablespoonfuls of butter, add the same
amount of cornstarch and cook until
smooth, gradually add two cups of
thin cream and cook until tho raw
taste has left tho starch. Turn in tho
potatoes, add a few drops of onion
juico and a doBh of grated cheese and
serve.
jrjCorned Beef R
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Every Woman Should Own 8uch a
Gown, If Possible Serves 8o
Many Purposes.
If possible ovory woman should In-
cludo in nor wardrobe a llttlo ono
plcco gown of thin bluo serge. It
sorvos purposes for which bluo linen
and bluo surah nro not available It
is not marred by tho rain and it la
not easily mussod.
A onc-ploco bluo sorgo gown may
sound plain -and anything but indiv
idual, but Its possibilities are unlim
ited. Silk collars, folds and bands
may adorn It, and tho skirt may bo
mado with a knee-deop hem. Tho
skirts aro slightly rnised on tho bodice,
thus giving nn Empire offoct, and tho
bodlco Ib loose and easy.
Tho trimming of the bodlco Is a
matter ot individual taste. Somo pro
for tho deep rolling collar of black
satin, over which a small collar of
Venetian lnco can be turned, as the
black Is not so becoming noxt to tho
neck. Others havo a doop collar com
ing almost to the waist lino, mado ot
all-over lace, dotted not or sheor eye
let ombroldory piped with a narrow
fold of black satin.
Somo mny uso a touch cT color on
tho bluo sorgo gown, but this Bhould
bo judiciously applied. A panel llnod
with a vivid green or glaring ceriso
Ir not nltogothor smart, while a cravat
ot groen, king's bluo or light rod silk
cannot fall to bo good looking. Tho
farBoelng woman will boo to It also
that her bluo hemp hat Is brlghtoned
with n bit of tho chosen color, and
will havo also a tailored parasol to
carry with this serviceable blue outfit.
Stylish Coal Set.
Tho right coat Bet on tho right suit
looks well, especially in warm weath
er, whon It glvoa a fresh touch to a
dark linen, Bcrgo or pongoo.
Ono that has tho merit of being
stylish and quickly worked Is In black
and whlto. Tho collar Is nhnwl
shaped, deep at back, and tho cuffs aro
tlvo Inches wldo.
Tho surface la closely covered with
a scroll doslgn worked with whlto
cotton couched with black at short In
tervals. Tho ontlro skein Is used for
tho underlay and a a,lnglo thread for
couching,
Tho odgo Is finished in a straight
buttonholing, a quarter of nn Inch
deep, with a flno chain stitch worked
closo to it in black, which also rein,
forces the purl.
Double Faced Cloaklngs.
Not a shop of Importanco but It
showing doublo faced cloaklngs, with
plaid and plain rovorso side, and groat-
or novelties In tho ratlno effect, often
with one sldo In silk. Somo of tho ex
treme novelties aro so wholly unlike
on tho two Bides that It scorns almost
as If two materials had been pasted
togother.
Another interesting feature in mate
rials for wraps Is tho doublo faced
silks, with ono strong color on one
sldo and nnothor on tho roverse. with
no Indication ot tho other from either
cldo. That is to Bay, in bluo and red
combinations, for example, thoro Is no
trace ot tho changeable effect; ono
sdo Is absolutely red and tho other
eldo absolutely bluo. It Is two tonod
and doublo faced in tho strictest aonso
of tho words and not changeable or
shot. Chicago Tribune.
Coats With Hoods.
Thoro la no decrease In the popu
larlty of long, V-shnpod hoods on short
coats. Thoy aro mado of tho material
itself or of satin or silk In tho samo
colqr as the coat, but thoy aro faced
wun a vivia siik anu noiu uown by a
thick tassel.
The Prettiest Decoration.
Real flowers make n much prettier
decoration for thu wedding cako than
tho ornamentntlons that coufoctloners
dollght In making out ot sucar.
beoutlful spray ot snow whlto roses
rested on tho top ot a homornado bride
cauo, rocontly seen at a simple coun
try wedding. It was omboddod In the
frosting and It was a much more artls.
tto decoration than tho expensive love
knotn and flllgvoo work that aro done
in sugar.
VOM1K3 are pygmies still thoush
perched on Alps:
And pyramids are pyramids In vnles,
Each man makes his own stature, builds
himself. Young1.
I
M
CHURCH LIGHTED BY WIND
Novel Method Employed to Illuminate
Sacred Edifice Near Birming
ham, England
Probably one of the most novel
methods of providing lighting for a
church Is that employed at tho old
Cosoly church, situated a few miles
out from Birmingham, England.
About COO feet from the church Is
tho mouth of a disused cool mine,
around which are huge plies of tail
ings. Upon ono of those a steel tower
60 feet high is erected and a windmill
18 feet in dlamotor Installed. At tho
base of tho tower in a small house is
an electric generator which is run by
the mill. Tho curront thus generated
feeds 27 lamps in the church, two In
tho chapel, two In tho vestry; operates
a motor for pumping tho plpo organ,
and also lights 30 lamps In the rec
tory. A storago battory in tho rectory
Is a part of this unique lighting plane
HKIirc are plenty good fish In
the sen that never were i
CilUglll.
It Is, not en much what a womnn lm
that makes her happy, as It Is what aha
does not want.
LUNCHEON OR SUPPER MEATS.
For dishes ot this sort It Is better
that they should bo not too heavy.
Cutlots, chops, sweetbreads and meats
Df that kind aro appropriate.
Escalloped Veal. Mince cold cooked
veal very flno. Butter a baking dish
and put a thin layer of veal In tlie
bottom, with a sprinkling ot onion on
top. Then add n layer of flnely-pow-dorcd
broad crumbs. Dot with butter
and chopped parsloy, then add anoth
er layor of veal, and so on until tho
dish Is full, having buttered crumbs
on top. Pour milk Into the pan until
the dish seems moist, and bake slow
ly until It Is done, with an Inverted
pan over It to koop In tho steam. Ho
move the pan ton mluutes beforo serv
ing, and. let tho top brown. Sprinkle
with grated cheese or parsloy.
Ham Croquettes. Mlnco cold bojlcd
ham very flno. Mix with an equal
quantity ot cruinba. cold boiled rlco
or mashed potato. Add a llttlo tnlcK
cream sauce to bind; roll in egg.
crumbs and fry in deep fat.
Frfed Sweetbreads. Wash and
drain and dry on a cloth. Lard with
strips of salt pork and cook In a but
tered frying pan until . tho pork is
crisp. Servo with tomato sauce.
Scalloped Chicken. Take tho
moat left over from boiled
chicken, put In a buttered batt
ing dish a layer of tho chlckon then
a layer of toastod brord crumbs ana
hot bollod potato; moisten well with
the broth thickened with flour and
seasoned with salt, popper aud butter.
Bako three-quarters of un hour.
Veal Chops. Wipe tho chops and
mako nn Incision and put In a few
drops of onion juico and lemon juice.
Dip in egg and crumbs und fry in a
llttlo butter or pork fat Servo aftor
seasoning well with salt and popper.
DAINTY DISHES OF FISH.
Baked Codfish. Cover ono cupful of
shredded salt codfish with boiling
water and sot aside. Beat togethor
two cuptuls of cold mashed potatoes,
two cuptuls of milk, two eggs boaten
and half a cup of melted butter. Sea
son with pepper. Drain tho codtlsh,
mix with the potato, put Into a but
tered baking dish and bake half an
hour. Ialf this recipe Is sufficient for
a small family.
Cuban Codfish. Chop nn onion fine
and fry light brown In buttor. Add
a cupful ot canned tomatoes and a cup
ot freshened codfish. Cook ten min
utes, stirring constantly. Servo on
buttered toast
Lino a baking dish with seasoned
mashed potatoes, fill with creamed
codfish, and cover with tho potato.
Bake and servo in slices.
Fish a la Vinaigrette. Uso any cold
fish that has been baked or boiled,
tree from skin, fat and bone, and pile
In tho conter of a platter. Mako a
ring ot sliced bard-cooked eggs around
tho base of the fish.
Mako a sauco ot throe tablespoon
fuls ot ollvo (oil, ono tablespoonful oi
vinegar, a pinch of salt, a dnsh ot
paprika and a tablespoonful of chopped
pickle. Pour ovor the fish and gar
nish wlthjemon and parsloy.
Jelltod Fish. Soak a package ol
gelatine In cold wator to cover, then
add enough more water to make a
cupful and dissolve by gentle hent
until tho liquid Is transparent Havo
ready four cupfuls of flaked, cooked
fish, stir until It begins to thicken,
Pack Into nn earthon Jar or mold that
huB been rinsed with cord wator, and
set awny to harden.
Salmon Croquettes. Mix a cupful ol
canned salmon with an equal quan
tlty of cold maBhed potatoes. Bind
with boaten egg or very thick cream
sauce. Shape Into croquettes, dip In
egg and fry in a wire basket in deep
fat
Deep Mourning.
The manager of tho theater racked
his brain in vain. "We must do some
thing," ho repeated, bitterly. "Peo
nlo will expoct us to do something
to show respect to tno proprietor,
now that ho Is dead." "Shall wo
closo for tho night of tho funeral?'
suKgestcd the assistant stage man
ager. "With this buslncssT You're
a fool, laddie, a fool. No; put the
chorus In black stockings." And It
was even so.
EHt'ISE not small thing";
The itniil thai loncs for wings
TZr to somo great height of sacrifice,
too oft
Forgets tho dally round
U'lid. .Inllv ,ftt ah nUnunri.
And shakes oft little dutlea. while sho
looks aloft.
SAVORY DISHES.
During the summer months dishes
with smaller amounts of moat aro
moro appealing to tho avorngo appo-
n Th s Is tho tlmo to uso eggo
anucea and cheoBo, and lot roast pork
and bucIi heavy moats nave a vaca
Knn
r innat makes a very nice
i,m.nn dlah and one that Is suili
dent In nourishment Tho up-to-date
tooked Easy to Him.
Qraydon's father la doad, and the
child, hearing othor children talk of
tholr fathers, began to Importune hla
mother for "another papa." Mamma
trlod to explain that sho couldn't con
veniently grant this wish, at the mo
ment, but Oraydon didn't consider any
of the suggested reasons adequate,
"It ought to be easy enbugh, mamma,
with so many looso men all around!"
Easily In the Lead.
Louise Jennings, Ellse Hathaway
and Florence Brlntnoll nro throe
BchoolmatcB whose indulgent parents
provided a picnic for oach of them,
giving carte blnnohe as to tho num
ber of their guests and tho manner ot
entertalnmont on tho beach. Thrco
parties in ten days means a lot to
young ladles of tho tender age of
eight But they rocovered quickly
enough from the fatigue. Followed
comparison:
"1 think," said Lou, "ours was a
very nlco party. And wo had ice
cream twice, If you remember."
"Oh, I don't know," quoth Ellse
sho Insists upon being called by her
full name and will answer to.no other
"I notlco all my guests rodo 'round
on tho carrousel as often as the;
wanted."
"I'm sure my party was tho best
of all," spoko up Flo. "Father says
every d d kid in town waB there
Answering the Dean.
Tho mnn who Thackeray calls "the
greatest wit of all tlmo" Dean Swift
of St. Patrick's cathedral, Dublin
was as ready to tako as to mako & re
tort "Why don't you doff your hat to
mo?" ho asked a small boy who was
coaxing along an obstreperous goat
"I will," said tho lad, "If your honor
will hold tho Boat's horns I" an answer
which delighted tho dean. Youth's
Companion.
Extravagant
Ada Cholly Saphedde was In a
brown study tho other day, and I of
fered him a penny for his thoughts.
m Edith You spendthrift! You never
did know the value of money I
Stupefy the Snake.
Snake charmora take Bnakeroot nnd
put It Into nn earthonware pot with a
nnako, and he soon becomes stupefied
and seems torpid and too weak to
fight or blto. They put the snake un
der the Influence of the root before
pulling his fangs.
WRONG SORT
Perhaps Plain Old Meat, Potatoes and
Bread May Be Against You
for a Time.
A change to tho right kind .of food
can, lift ono from a sick bed. A lady
In Woldon, 111., says:
"Last Bpring I became bed-fast with
severe Btoinach troubles accompanied
by sick hoadacho. I got worse and
worso until I bocamo so low I could
scarcely retain any food at all, al
though I trlod about every kind.
"I had become completely discour
aged, and given up all hope, and
thought I was doomod to starvo to
doath, until one day my husband, try
ing to find something I could retain,
brought home some Qrapo-Nuts.
"To my ourprlso the food agreed
with mo, digested perfectly and with
out distress. I began to gain strength
at onco. My flesh (which had been
flabby), grow Armor, my hoalth im
proved in evory way and every day,
and in a very few weeks I gained 20
pounds in weight
"I liked Qrapo-Nuts so well that for
four months I ato no other food, and
always felt as well satisfied after eat
lng as if I had Bat down to a flno ban
quet. "I had no return of. the mloorabla
sick stomach nor ot tho headaches,
that I used to havo whon I ate other
food. I am now a well woman, doing
all my own work again, and feel that
life is worth living.
"Grape-Nuts food has been a God
send to i .y family; it surely saved my
life; and my two llttlo boys have
thriven on It wonderfully." Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
Read the little book, "Tho Road to
WellvlUe," in pkgs. "There's a reason."
Erer read the abcrre letter? A sen
appears from time to time, The?
Keaulae, trvs, sad lull of fcumaa
fcatueat.