WRECK OF THE FRENCH BATTLESHIP LIBERIE
A SERIOUS ERROR.
THIS photograph shows ttao sccno
battleship Liberie. Sailors from
More than 200 men lost their lives.
$7,000,000.
INVITE FOOD FRAUDS
Women Prefer Eatables That Are
Pleasing to the Eye.
Encouragement to Manufacturers to,
Impair Nutritive Viands by Inject
Ing Harmful Chemicals Is
Denounced by Expert.
Now York. Tho danRoroua craving
of women for food products that "look
protty on tho table" und tho conse
quent encouragement to manufactur
ers to Impair tho purity of nutrltlvo
viands by lnjoctlng harmful chomlcala
into them to make thorn pleasant to
the eyo woro denounced In an address
at tho puro food sheftv In Madison
Squaro garden by Alfred V. McCann,
food oxpert, In tho courso of his
spcoch McCann described In detail
many of tho viands that aro thus tam
pered with,
McCann said In part: "Woman does
not wnnt foods In tho natural order,
and as a result sho asks for a pickle
which will resist tho teeth. Tho man.
ufacturer nt onco glvoa it to hor by
using an astringent, alum, which
toughens the tissues and produces tho
effect dcslrod. Sho wants annomlo
crackers and biscuits and broad and
the manufacturer bleaches tho creamy
wheat with nitrogen peroxide and
grinds out of It tho vital elements up
on which sho and her family dopond
for their energy and strength.
"If ho woro licensed and if It woro
n crime to debase or Impoverish any
foodstuffs ho could not trespass
against all laws of deconcy by assist
ing hor to create an artificial stand
ard, Inimical in a largo degreo to tho
health of tho nation. Sho asks for a
brljllant green string bean or spinach
or pea or plum, and hor deslro is grati
fied with sulnhato of coppor. Sho is
perfectly satisfied to cat tho whito
Swiss cheese, but sho wants yellow
butter and yollow American cheese,
and tho dairy immediately provldos
tho artificial color scheme. Sho wants
fancy desserts that sclntlllato under
tho eloctrto bulb, and coal tar is at
onco split up and Its dyes mndo ready
for the eyo.
"Sho wants n soml-transparent pale
ness for hor mushrooms, apples, apri
cots, peachos and pears, and sulphur
ous ncld Is summoned to do tho work.
ARE RE-UNITED BY PICTURE
Brothers Separated 37 Years Brought
Together by Handbill Ono Ran
Away From Home.
Chicago. Persistent questions of
a 7-year-old grandson about a portrnlt
in a circular will Jead to tho reunion
of H. J. RhodeB, a naval veteran,
whoso homo Is In Elgin, and his
brother, David 13. Rhodes, chlof of
police ot Baker City, Oregon. The
brothers had been lost to each other
37 years.
Tho brother In Elgin ran awny
from tho family homo at Stougliton,
Wis., at the ago of 15 and Joined tho
navy at 17, serving through tho war.
His brother enlisted and fought In
tho army during tho Bamo period.
Tho brotbars woro in communication
during tho war, but afterward drifted
apart ond for a generation havo been
unablo to find ono another.
Several years ago II. J. Rhodes re
tired from business and made nls
homo with his daughter, Mrs. II. A.
Wahl, in Elgin. A short time ngo an
illustrated booklet advertising Raker
City camo to tbo homo and fell Into
tho hands of Harry Wahl, tho llttlo
grandson of tho voternn.
"Ob, look!" he exclaimed ns ho
turned tho pages, "hero's tho picture
of a man with a. namo liko grandpa's,
all dressed up Hko a policeman."
"Yes, son," replied the mother,
"there aro lots of mon with tho same
namo." "
"Woll, didn't grandpa havo any
brothers or anything?" persisted the
boy. "Anyway, this man looks llko
grandpa."
"Da-v-I d," spoiled tho boy. "I'm
In Toulon hnrbor Immediately attor the
the other warships nre seen recovering
Tho LIberto was ouo of Franco's beat
Sho wants hor cbocolato and her
sweetmeats 'fussy,' and Immediately
eight legalized ethers and soven legal
ized attnllno colors aro brought to tho
rescue. She wants a package or a
bottle or a Jar of tho impossible at a
bargain price and forty-flvo 'tillers' or
body.makors' are invontod to supply
tho bulk required, Sho isn't particu
lar about by-products or waste prod
ucts, and tho small print which Uncle-
Sam foobly Insists shall appear on
chemically preserved compounds Is
unnoticed by her. Tomato pulp and
applo pulp, manufactured from skins
and cores, applo Juico, potato Hour,
cornstarch, phosphoric acid, citric acid
tartaric acid, sulphur dioxldo and ban
zoato ot Boda mako it posslblo for tho
unlicensed manufacturer- to get her
pennies."
STROUD PETTICOAT IS LUCKY
Eighteen Brides In One Family Havo
Worn the Garment, Now On Its
Way to Texas for Another.
Atlanta, Ga. Fifty-five years In ono
family and worn by olghtcen brides,
tho famous Stroud petticoat is jiow on
COURT "TRUSTS" A CARNEGIE
Cousin of Millionaire Steel Master la
Fined $1 Finds Himself With
out Cash to Settle.
Nov York. Policeman Ward of tho
sanitary squad saw Campbell Carnoglo
of 1323 Clinton avenue, Dronx, spit
ting on tho sidewalk of tho Drooklyn
brldgo plaza tho other day and ar
rested him. On tho way to tho
Tombs court, tho prisoner told tho
policeman his namo.
"Any rolatlvo to Andy?" asked tho
policeman, Jokingly.
"Yep," said tho young man, and
then asked hopefully: "Does that
mnko any difference?"
"Not for you," said Ward, sadly,
"but it may for me."
Maglstrato Murphy grinned appro
datively when young Carnegie, with
a long face, confessed that tho chargo
against him was truo.
"I flno you $1," ho said. "I guess
a Carnoglo can pay that for having
forgotten himself.
going to call him Undo David. See,
grandpa, hero's undo David'
The old man studied the plcturo
nnd then wroto to tbo man In Baker
City. The relationship was estab
lished, and Mr. Rhodes will start to
Baker City to visit his brother In a
fow days.
GIRL FRIGHTENS A BURGLAR
Ordered to Get Money, Little Lady
Leaves Room and Pretends to
Telephone to Police Station.
Stockton, Cal, That a largo quan
tity of sllverwaro and Jewelry is still
at tho homo of Ernest E. Smith Is
wholly duo to tho courago and re
sourcefulness of his fourteenyear-o!d
daughter, Mildred. The other night
Mildred was left nlono to caro for
the smallor children.
Hearing n noise, tho girl thought It
was ono of her slBters and told her
to wait a moment whllo sho lighted
tbo gas.
As sho stepped down, sho was con
fronted by a man, who demanded
money.
' Mildred told blm to wait a moment
and went into tho noxt room. After
a brief delay she callpd out loud
enough do tho burglar could hear,
Hello! Is this tho police station?"
Tho burglar heard tho girl nnd,
thinking she was telephoning, rushed
out ot tho houso. Tho Smiths havo
no telcphono and tho girl merely
worked a clover ruso to get rid ot
him.
explosion that destroyed tho Franco
tho bodies ot their dead comrades.
lighting vessels and coat nearly
Its way to Toxas to Bervo there for
the nineteenth time as the "some
thing old" of the bridal costume.
Tho mother of tho pottlcoat Is Mrs.
Aaron Kunnatly of Atlanta, one of the
best-known women of tho city. Fifty
five years ago, whon Mrs. Nunnally
wrb Miss Emmn Stroud, sho mado tho
garment while sho was a pupil in tho
uaptlst femnio college at ninaison.
Ga
Sho woro It on hor wedding day,
and It was then packed away to bo
used years later by her daughters on
tholr wedding days. It has served as
a part of tho wedding finery of
Misses Mattlo, Dora. Laura and Ma
mlo Nunnally. It Imb over been nt
tho disposal of the family, and It Is,
believed to have, brought good luck to,
all who have entered married life un
der Its auspices.
Tho garment has been shipped to.
McKlnnoy, Texas, to a granddaughter
Miss Rosabel Htncs, who soon be-,
comes a wife.
No harem or hobblo Bklrt has a like
record.
Airship in Prison.
Flshklll. N. Y.T. M. Rafforty, a1
mechanic, serving a sentence In the
county prison for' theft. Is occupying
his time in tho workshop by building
a blplano. Ho expects to glldo off
the courthousd roof In it when his'
term ends.
Tho youne man's face crow loniror.
Ho searched his pockots and brought
out 00 cents.
Tho attendant started him for tho
prison pen to sorvo out his day ot
imprisonment
"Bring him back," ordered Magis
trate Murphy. "Many a tlmo I havo
been cnught without a dollar in my
clothes."
"Young man," ho said, when Car
neglo was again before him, "whoro
do you work?"
"Commercial Printing company, 8
Bcckman Btroot," waB tho reply.
"When do you got paid?"
"Tomorrow."
"Then I will parolo you in your own
custody until tomorrow afternoon,"
said tho maglstrato. "You must come
In and pay tho dollar then or clso I
shall 'have to pay It mysolf."
Fervidly thanking tho court, tho
steclmastor's cousin went his way.
"CHANTECLER" IN REAL LIFE
Prairie Chickens on Oklahoma Ranch
Mate With Pheasants Seek
Namo for Hybrid Offspring,
MuBkogco, Okla. If hunters In tho
neighborhood of Pryor Crock, Okla.,
should find a flock of strange birds lot
them fall to pull tho trigger, for tho
birds may bo Dr. F. B. Flto's "mules,"
a cross between tho native pralrlo
chicken nnd tho English rlng-nockcd
pheasant Dr. Flto, who Uvea In
Muskogee, has a ranch near this
placo well stocked with gomo birds.
The stnto gamo wurden laBt year
sent Dr. Flto somo pheasant eggs,
which wero hatched, Other birds
wcro purchased until tho flock was
Increased tq thirty. On tho ranch Is
a flock of fifty native pralrlo chick
ens, which he Iiub been carefully pro
tecting. Last summer tho pheasunts
und tho pralrlo chickens mated, nnd
from tho cross was hatched a flock of
young birds.
"Tho young birds aro not yet old
enough for mo to tell what thoy look
like," said Dr. Flto. "Tho pheasant Is
not so hardy as. tho nralrln ohiolrnn
and tho combination should mako an
Ideal gamo bird. I am looking for a
namo for tho now fowl."
Terrier Mothers Lion Cub.
Tacoraa, Wash. A stepmother In
tho form of a thoroughbred English
bull terrier Is bollovcd to havo solved
tho problem confronting tho Point Do-
flanco zoo koepors ns to how they
could save tho llfo ot a baby Hon,
born tho other night. Tho terrier ad
ministers to tho tiny Jungle beast as
if It woro her own.
H2
j ET onion atoms lurk within tho
Jbr iowi
Ami half suspected animate tho wholo.
Sidney Smith.
So near 1 shall b that your best rrlond
hall wlh I had boon turthor.
VALUE OF THE ONION.
Tho onion has wonderful properties
and Is both n food nnd q mcdlctno
For colds nnd coughs It la a remedy
popular through many generations.
A fow onions sliced and sprinkled
generously with sugar, put into tbo
ovon and baked until tho onion and
sirup Is brown Is A cough modlclno
hard to oqunl.
Raw onions aro said to euro bron
chitis and throat affections.
Tho only drawback to tho full en
joyment of this homely vegetable Is
tho odor whlcr It leaves on tho bronth.
Fresh parsley eaten after eating on
ions Is tho best rcmody to counteract
tho onion odor
Rnw onion Is moro stimulating than
rooked ones and they aro 'said to havo
a beneficial offoct on tho complexion,
so tho onion enters havo somo com
pensation. Creamed Onions on Toast. Pool
onions all of ono stzo and put to cook
in a llttlo stock with a blade of mace,
arid cook gently until tondor. Drain
nnd keep tho onions hot. then add a
half cup of milk to tho onion liquid.
Ad a llttlo (lour and butter cooked to
gether. Boil and season. Proparo a
plcco of toast for each onion. Add a
yolk of egg to tho sauco. lay an onion
on each pieco of toaBt, pour over somo
of tho sauco, sprinkle with chopped
parsley and serve hot
Choppod onion seasoned with a bit
of muBtnrd, salt nnd ollvo oil and vin
egar mnkos a very appotlztng filling
for nandwlchcs. Sorvo thorn for Sun
day night lunch after church.
TVia f1n1lolnii flnvnf nt ttin nnlnrt
is used in countless dishes and oaten
with relish by many who profess to
dlsltko tho flavor.
Stuffed Onions. Parboil largo-otzod
onions and removo tho contors. Fill
with seasoned sausage or a filling of
nuts and crumbs. Bnko and baste
with soup stock or butter and water.
Servo as a garnish for pork roast,
chops or steak.
H V I wero naked what wao the
greatest foo to beauty In both
man and woman. 1 would aay, not errors
In dlot, not lack ot oxerclse, not over
work, nor corsets, nor any of these, but
bad mental habits. Fear, anger, worry,
regret. Irritability, envy, Jealousy, lack of
trust In ono'a self and In tho groat Clod
all these aro bad mental states which de
stroy boauty, not only by Interfering
with tho action of tho vital organs, but
by directly disfiguring the expression of
the face. Outing.
AUTUMN DISHES.
Pears and Rice. Cut six pours In
half, remove tho cores and peel thin
ly. Put thorn Into n saucopan with a
sirup of sugar and wntor and cook un
til tho pears aro soft Put a pint ot
milk Into n saucepan with tho thinly
pooled rind of a lomon and a table
spoonful of buttor. Whon boiling hot
add tbroo tablespoonfuls of rlco nnd
cook until tho rlco is tondor. Whon
dono, cool. Add tho bonton yolks ot
two eggs and a half cup of croam.
Sweeten to tasto. Servo tho rlco In
tho center of tho dish with tho pears
around It Pour tho Blrup ovor all.
Borve hot.
' Another delicious way of serving
tho poar Is to wash, halvo and coro
them, leaving tho stem on. Put Into a
baking dish nnd dot each coro with but
tor, sprlnklo with sugar, ndd a llttlo
lemon Juico and Wator and bake slowly
for soveral hours in a slow oven. Tho
sauce will bo a rich brown caramel.
Apple Meringue. Pool and core six
apples, being careful to keep them un
broken. Put thorn In a sirup mado ot
two tablespoonfuls of sugar and two
cups of Water and bako until tender,
Buttor a baking dish, put tho apples
into It and fill tho centers with apri
cot Jam, Beat tho whites ol two eggs,
add a tabloapoonful of sugar p.nd cover
tho apples completely with tho mor
Inguo. Put back into tho oven to
brown.
Melting Potatoes. Paro and cook In
boiling fialtod wnter enough potatoos
for tho meal, Whon done, drain and
placo In a buttered baking dish, cover
with a half pint of soup stock (chicken
Is most savory), put a pleco of butter
on each potato and bako until the po
tatoes have absorbed tbo stock. Servo
hot.
F WI3 aro commonplace and
Indifferent, wo will tlnd othor
peoplo bo. Mind finds Its level, Just as
water does, A roally original and sym
pathetic person will find others Interest
ing and agreeable. To complain of thono
wo meet Is really to admit ourselves dull.
HOUSEHOLD HELPS.
Fall Is tho tlmo whon peach stains
find a homo on our best linen. To re
move thorn, wot with water and cover
wltn crcum of tartar, then placo In th
sun, wotting tho spots ns they dry.
Afterward wash and rlnso In tho regu
lar manner
Tho custom with many thrifty house
kcoporul8 to U6o yellow napkins, which
may be used during tho fruit season,
nnd stains will not show on them.
When washing fclnos. slip it nltlowlw
into the wator to avoid craaklng.
If a now Bilk skirt Is pressed with
a hot Iron before wearing It will takfc
out tho stiffness and tho rustlo but
Keep It from cracking
Cushions filled with excelsior make
a good back for softer cushions on tho
couch
Dampen a scorched spot, and It It Is
not roally burnod, placo In tho sun,
nnd It will become whlto again.
Stuffed Spanish Onions. Pool six
oven-slzcd onions and parboil In boil
ing wntor until partly dono. Drain
and remove tho centers, and stuff with
sausage Put somo slices of bacon in
tho bottom of a baking dish, put a lit
tle of tho onion contors nnd cooked
carrot ovor each and placo on this tho
parboiled onion. Add stock and bako
until thoroughly tondor.
Instead of using ratslnn In tho rice
pudding try a fow bits of chopped Can-
ion ginger, a tnbloBpoonful to a
quart of milk will bo sufficient to give
tho puddlug n flavor.
Put your hyacinths Tor wlntor bloom
tng In their glnssoB or pots boforo Oc
tobor Is gono or tho bloomB will be
luto. .
A nice way to keep cheese whon n
wholo ono or largo plecos are pur
chneod. Is to cover tho cut sldo with
paraffin, which can easily be romovod,
wnen tno noxt piece is cut.
Paper dollies come now In such dell
cato nnd beautiful patterns that we
may save much wear and tear of hand
work by using thorn where ever pos
sible.
HANK God tho meanest of hli
of his creaturoa
ilua two aoul sldo. ono to face the
world with
Ono to show a womnn when ho loves
her. Drowning.
GOOD THINGS TO TRY.
Tho culinary architect Is keenly
alive to anything now In combination
or serving and a fow recipes of new
dishes are always hailed with delight
Hero nre a few to tickle the palato;
Bohemian Pear DalntyvMMsaolvo
two honplng tablespoonfuls ot gela
tlno in a cup of boiling wator, add six
ripo pears that have boon pooled and
rubbed through a stove, four table
spoonfuls of sugar, a toaBpoonful of
vanilla and two cups of whipped
cream. Mold In a wot mold and turn
out whon sot Docoruto with sweet
ened whlppod cream and peeled pears.
Chocolate Sponge. Take two and a
halt squares of chocolate, molted, add
two tablespoonfuls of powdered gela
tine, and two cups of milk, throo table
spoonfuls of sugar. Stir ovor the fire
until melted and smooth, then strain
Into n basin. Add ono cup whlppod
cream and tho whlto of ogg bonton
stiff. Pour Into a mold and lot stand
to sot.
Lamb Chops With Cucumber. Cook
tho chops until brown on both sldos.
Pool a good-slzod cucumber and cut
Into smnll dice; simmer In boiling
wntcr until almost dono, drain and sea
son with buttor nnd cook until quite
tondor. Add salt, choppod pursloy. and
popper. Arrange the chops around the
edgo ot tho platter and heap the cu
cumbers In tho center.
Orange Pudding. Scald a pint ot
milk In a doublo bollor, add n table
spoonful of cornstarch which hnB boon
mixed with n llttlo cold milk, thon
add the yolks of two eggs and a cup
ful of sugar. Cook until smooth then
removo from tho hoot Pool nnd slice
thin two oranges, sprlnklo with sugar,
then pour ovor thorn tho chlllod cus
tard. A morlnguo may bo addod and
browned In tho ovon, Chill and sorvo
cold.
SoldlerB Pet Armadillo,
Whllo bunting In tho Virginia woods
near Balloy's crossroads, In Alexan
dria county, n fow nights ago a pack
of dogs belonging to John Monroo and
a colored mnn named Mortimer Wig
gins ran down and lclllod an animal
bollovcd to bo an armadillo. Tho dogs
wcro aftor opossums und coons, but
getting on tho scont ot tho animal fol
lowed it for an hour or moro boforo
they Inndod their quarry. Lntor It
was learned that the armadillo belong
ed to.ono of tho troops of cavalry at
Fort Myor. Tho men had secured a
number of tho animals whllo on duty
on tho Texas border and had brought
them to the fort
Tho ono that was killed bad escaped
and tho mon had boon hunting the
woods for It for soveral days whon
thoy learned that It had boon killed,
This la possibly tho only armadillo
hunt that ever took placo In tho vlcln
Ity of Washington, Washington Star.
Distant Courteoy.
"As an artist I eupposo you assumo
to bo lndlfforont to money?"
"No, I'm not Imllffirent. But I'm
not sufficiently acquainted to attompt
familiarity."
Many r enso ot kidney disease haa
proven fatal because tho symptoms
woro not recognized. If you suffer
with backache or bladder irregularis
Mas f1tftatf the art.
IKrte TO Vice ot Mrs. II. 0.
Woods, 619 11th
St., Aurora, Nebr.
Says Mrs, "Woods:
"I was in a criti
cal condition. My
feet and ankles
were so swollen
with dropsy, I
could not wear
my shoos. Four-
toon weeks prior to taking Doan's
Kidney Pills,. I was confined to bod
practically helpless. Thdy made rae
fcol like a new woman and soon I was
doing my work the same as ever."
"When Yonr Back Is Lame, Re
membor the Name DOAN'S." GOc a
box nt all stores. Fostor-Mllburn Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Musician Wanted.
In a parish In Wales where very lit
tle English was spoken a general meet
ing was held to consldor the desir
ability of putting a chandelier Into the
schoolroom. Every one seemed la
favor ot the idea.
"Do you ihlnk we ought to have one,
Mr. Davis?" said the schoolmaster to
a venerable parishioner.
"I agreo to It," was the reply: "but
there Is one thins: I wish to know. It
we have a a'
"Chandelier," said the schoolmas
ter, helping him out
"It we have a chandelier," the old
man continued, "who is going to play
ur
Literary Criticism.
They wero discussing a certain au
thoress at dinner, and a well-knowa
crltlo raised a laugh by remarking:
"Well, hor hair's red, even if her books
are not"
The mild young man In the corner
mado a mental note of the sally for fu
ture use, and at another party shortly
afterward ho carefully guided the con
versation into literary channels, Tit
Bits Informs its readers. Fortunately,
some one mentioned the desired name,
and he triumphantly cried out: "Well,
she's got red hair, (even it her books
haven't!"
Obeyed Orders,
Percy What aro you doing about
your doctor's advice to take physics!
exercise, dear boy?
Cholly I'm carrying a heavier walk
ing stick, and I wear a larger button
hole bouquet.
CHRISTMAS POST CARDS FKEB
Bead U itoup for At sample ot taj Terr ebeie
Ml Oold Hmboeaed Cbrlitmas sad New Tear
PMt Card) beautiful colon and loTollert design.
Art Tost Card Olub.TM Jaaksoa St., Topeka, Kiwsas
He that doth a base thing In seal
for his friends burns the golden thread
that ties their hearts together. Jere
my Taylor. ,
Hr. Wtnolow'a Soothing Byrnp for Children
teething, aoftena the fruma, reduce Inflamma
tion, ollaja pain, our wind eollOv BCo a. bottle.
Too many homes have ail the mod
ern conveniences.
ARE YOU FREE
FROM
Headaches, Colds, Indigestion,
Pains, Constipation, Sour Stomach,
Dizziness? If you nre not, the moi
effective, prompt and pleasant
method of getting rid of thon is to
take, now and then, & dcseitopoon
ful of tho ever refreshing and truly
beneficial laxative vemcdy Syrup
oi rigs ana EJixir or oenna. it is
well Known throughout the world
as the best of family laxative rente
dies, becauso it acts so gently and
trcnclhens naturally without irri
tating tho system m any way.
I o net its beneficial effects it if
always necessary to bay the genu
ine, manufactured by the California
rigbyrup Co., bearing the namo
of the Company, plainly printed on
the front of every package.
Splendid Crops
in Saskatchewan (Wistirn Canada)
800
Bunholn from SO aoroH
of wheat wo the llirrtner'a
return from a L,loyo
mlneter farm In the
tenon of 1010. Many
field In tht a well a
other dletrlct yield
ed from IS to S5 bu
ahel of wheat to the
acre. Other grain In
proportion.
LARGE PROFITS
aro Ibua darlvotl
from the PMKK
IHESTCAD, LANDS
'riii aiirnll.nt ikonloff caete
price ta adrauoe. Land yalee
ibould doubloln two jean' Ume.
Uraln Krowlne.mUeil form
ing', cut tin rlftiK and dairy
inS ar all prolfjaulo. Vrio
loiiieteindof 160 acre ure
to bo liuil In the Tory belt
dUtrletil loo aero iiri-iil-
tlonlla.uu inr ucroniiii;
In onrliilnarea. Bcliooiaanu
ehurcliea In. overy aettlo
m.nt. nllmittn litiexnallml .
anl t tno rtolieatt wood, wntor
iinil building material
tiiontlfui. ... M
Vot particular aa to locution.
tlio riolieatt wood, wntor
low aetllera
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