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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 20, 1913)
No Change. The prince of Monaco said of mar riage at a dinner In New York: “Through marriage a French worn an gains her liberty, an English worn JB loses hers and an American worn The prince paused and looked quiz Ically about him. “Yes? The American woman?” said • debutante. “The American woman,” ended the prince, "continues to do as she likes.' A CLERGYMAN’S TESTIMONY. The Rev. Edmund Heslop of Wlf> ton. Pa.. suffered from Dropsy for a pear. His limbs and feet were swol len and puffed. He had heart flutter ing, was dizzy and exhausted at the least exer tion. Hands and feet were cold and he had such a dragging sensa tion across the loins that It was difficult to move. kidney Pills the swelling disappear «d and he felt himself again. He says fern has been benefited and blessed by -the use of Dodds Kidney Pills. Sev fetal months later he wrote: I have Wet ehanged my faith In your remedy since the above statement was author tsoA Correspond with Rev. E. Hen lop about this wonderful remedy. Dodds Kidney Pills, 60c. per box at jpeur dealer or Dodds Medicine Co* Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Household Hints, also music of National Anthem (English and German words) and m elpes for dainty dishes. All 3 sent frea AAv. FINDS WGMEN ARE GAINING IN HEIGHT Dr. Alfred Schofield Says Pres, ent Generation 1% Inches Taller Than Grandmothers. T,on<lon. Special: Dr. Alfred Taylor Schofield, the eminent nerve specialist. In a lecture this week said that about 50 years ago a new movement started wd women began to improve their minds and bodies. The professions were grudgingly opened to them and they were allowed to take part In games and pursuits hitherto closed to them. Later awn tennis and cycling were great fac tors in physical culture. The present generation of women were taller by 1% Inches than their grandmothers, whose iverage height had been 5 feet 1V4 Inches. In tenacity of life they were two years better than men. They had de veloped a love of sport for sport's sake, which was of value racially, as it would make for the Improvement of humanity. In the highest type of woman the first finger was longer than the third *nd In the skin and certain other char ictoristlcs they were further removed from the animal creation than man. South American Resources. W. D. Boyce. South America Is divided into 10 repub lics, each having the extremes of climate, lot and cold, through latitude or altitude, ind Just ns great diversity In the needs if the people. There Is no great demand n any one republic, owing to the small lopulatlon, for a largo quantity of manu ’aotured articles In any one line, hence, Ittle or no manufacturing. Only by the ...oil . 1-1 I _ SOLDIERS AND SAILORS ENJOY THANKSGIVING great dreadnoughts win Include: Tomato Soup Olives Gherkins Celery Roast Tounk Turkey with Chestnut Stuffing Roast Virginia Ham Cranberry Sauce Giblet Gravy Creamed Mashed Potatoes Creamed Onions French Peak Asparagus Tips with Mayonnaise Mince Pie Pumpkin Pie Crackers Small Cakes Ice Cream Oranges Nuts Raisins Assorted Chocolates Black Coffee Cigars Clgarets From the foregoing It will be seen that the enlisted men of the navy are furnished with a Thanksgiving dinner as elaborate as that served In many hotels. During the morning while pre parations for the meal are In progress the quartermaster and his assistants have been busy decorating the crew's space with signal flags and vari-col ored bunting, so that by the time the meal Is piped the whole gun deck pre sents a festive appearance. To prepare the meal hundreds of cooks will roast 83,125 pounds of turkey and chicken, and convert more than 25,000 pounds of cranberries Into appetizing sauce. Meanwhile the bakers have been pre paring some 11,000 or 12,000 pumpkin and mince pies for the hungry crews, and far below, near the refrigerating spaces, to the merry tune of the Ice cream freezer, 3,000 gallons of delicious Ice cream of assorted flavors have been made. After dinner the crews assemble on the forecastle to witness boxing matches between would-be champions of their own ships or of ships in the same di vision or fleet, and the enthusiasm, at a high pitch, is trebled when a ship's champion ‘‘brings home the bacon.” Later in the afternoon rowing and swimming races are held, and, as Is customary with the sallorman, he beta his month’s pay on the crew repre senting his own ship. Thousands of dollars change hands as the result of a single race. During the same time, perhaps, the ship’s football team is struggling for supremacy with the stal-' wart warriors of a rival ship, but from • \ Interesting Jottings Concerning ths Doings of the Feminine Sex ths World Over. Marie Corelli haa taken to writing cinema plays. Germany has trade boards for female home workers. Queen Mary of England Is opposed to low cut dresses. Women have ruled the men for 600 years In Tibet, Asia. In Pennsylvania there are 105.9 male* to every 100 females. Japan employs many women on the newspapers In that country. New York city has 15 teacher-moth ers in the public schools. Constantinople has a newspaper that Is run by 11 Turkish women. The national union of women clerk* In Germany has 25,000 members. The women of Germany are opposed to woman suffrage and prohibition. Out of the 220 correspondents In New York divorce cases 210 were blondes. Female Jockeys promise to be a regu lar feature of races In France. Nearly two thousand Jewish girls entered the port of New York during August. Mrs. Lillian T. Clark la making a great success as an apple grower at Hoswell, N. M. On an average of 500 teachers In New York schools become brides every year. Forty-four per cent of the sales women in New York city earn less than 57 per week. About 50 per cent of the stockholders In the American Sugar Refining com pany are women. Mrs. Eliza W. Fletcher has served 27 years as a police matron in ths Philadelphia police department. Mrs. O. S. Barnum has been ap pointed as a member of the newly re organized state board of education in California. Coeds at the University of Missouri have voted against the dismissal of their friends at 10:30 o’clock. Speaker Champ Clark’s slsterlnlaw, Mrs. Annie H. Pltzer, Is a candidate for postmistress at Colorado Springs, Colo. Uncle Sam Makes Elaborate Preparation to Give His Boys a Great Feast. BEST FED BODY ON EARTH The commissary sergeant, that busy old housewife of each company In the United States army, is this week turn ing upside down each company bar racks where federal troops are sta tioned, in preparation for the ap proaching Thanksgiving feast. The commissary officers on board each of the fighting ships of the nation are no less busy below decks. As a result of this activity there will be spread next Thursday such a banquet for the na tion’s 125,000 fighting men as might make the mouths of the 90,000,000 water with envy If they only knew. For Uncle Sam provides liberally for his fighting force when there is an oc casion for the observance of one of the great natal days. The men of the army and navy are but boys for the most part. Most of them are but a few years removed from the times when their mothers made the most of such occasions and there Is not an unocca slonal touch of homesickness in the breast of each. The kindly uncle knows of this and bestirs himself to lessen the pang, his balm being the feeding to bursting of the Inner man. The result is surprising. The men of the service sit down on Thanksgiving day to such a dinner as It would be al most impossible for the average civil ian to buy. For the commissaries of the army and navy are groat, well oiled machines such as It Is almost Im possible to duplicate In private life. These sumptuous spreads are accom refrigerated turkeys are sent to those points. Present pure food compalgns limiting the length of time In which fowls may be held In cold storage threatens to still further complicate the Thanksgiving dinner In the army. In fact, the new ration Just issued pro vides for turkey on but two holidays In the year. Thanksgiving and Christ mas. But wherever a troop of United States soldiers Is stationed a commis sary sergeant has been planning a Thanksgiving dinner for weeks past. Out of his monthly ration allowance he has figured a most elaborate spread for this occasion. On next Thursday all the mess tables in all the companies of the army will be spread with white linen, which replaces the every-day oilcloth on but few occasions In the year. The tables will be elaborately decorated with flags and the quarters hur.g with bunting. The men will give over their accustomed tasks and a general holiday spirit will pervade all the posts. These sergeants have been developed through a system that has done won ders toward lncreasilng the efficiency of the food supplied In the army. There Is a cooks’ and bakers’ school main tained at Fort Riley and another at Washington barracks. In these schools are trained the men who are to pre pare the food for the men in the army. But while the army of the United States Is well provisioned it gives prestige In that respect to the navy. It is admitted the world around that there is no other army or navy that provisions its men as liberal as does the United States. In the navy for Instance, the United States is ranked as furnishing a ration of 8.70 per cent of excellence. With this as the basis the nation ranking next to the United States in the provisions for its navy is Great Britain, which la given a percentage of 7.20. The other nations rank from 3 per cent to 6 per cent in the efficiency of the food supply. The cost of the ration In the navy amounts to almost 37 cents per day per man. It is 35 per cent higher than that Literal News. "I met Jones Just now and he toM vie his business plans are all la tbs air" "Bo they are. Ho builds airships.* Must Be. "What do you think of my tale ol a fop?" "It's a dandy story.” Important to Mothers Bxamlne carefully every bottle ol CA8TORIA, a safe and sure remedy fol Infants and children, and see that 11 Signature of In Use For Over 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castor!* A Woman’ Heart. Bhe (gently)—I am afraid I do no! bve you enough to be your wife, bul I shall always be your friend, and sincerely wish for your happiness. He (moodily)—I know what I’ll do. Bhe (anxiously)—You surely will not do yourself an Injury? He (calmly)—No, I will find happfr btess. I will marry some one else. She—Horrors! Give mo another day to consider, dear.—New York Weekly. Genuine "Key West.” Yes—it’s another. Professor Van Dusen was vainly trying to unlatch his front door with a cigar, to the amusement of a friend who had ae bompanled him homo to talk over the fourth dimension. "Look here, man,” said the friend brtien he could talk without betraying r*s amusement, "do you know what 'KTU*re trying to open that door k*nr The professor looked, then gave a dtart of dismay. "Gracious!” he blurted out, "I must save smoked my latch key!” Already Engaged. Bailie McTavlsh—An’ so ye leave Besca on Saturday. What are ye bein’ the morrow nlcht? Mr. Jarvis—Tomorrow — Thursday? Ve no engagement. BalUe—And the next nlcht? Mr. J.—I’m free then, too. BalUe—And what will ye bo daeln’ «n Saturday? Mr. J.—On Saturday I dine with the Buchanans. BalUe—Man, that’s a peety. I want ed ye to tak’ dinner wl’ us on Satur day. FAMILY OF FIVE All Drank Coffee From Infancy. It 1b a common thing in this country io see whole families growing up with ■•rvous systems weakened by coffee drinking. That Is because many parents do not realize that coffee contains a drug —caffeine—which causes the trouble. (The same drug le found In tea.) “There are five children In my fam ily." writes an Iowa mother, "all of whom drunk coffee from infancy up to two years ago. ' “My husband and I had heart trouble mud were advised to quit coffee. We did bo and began to use Postum. We jbow are doing without medicine and are entirely relieved of heart trouble. (Caffeine causes heart trouble when continually used as in coffee drink ing.) “Our eloven-year-old boy had a weak digestion from birth, and yet always craved and was given coffee. When we changed to Postum he liked it and Te gave him all he wanted. lie has ten restored to health by Postum and ill likes It.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle reek, Mich. Write for the little vook, “The Road f.o Wellville.”j Postum comes In two forms: Regular Postum—must be boiled. Instant Postum is a soluble powder. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly in a cup of hot water and, with cream and sugar, makes a delicious beverage instantly. Grocers sell both kinds. “There's a reason” for Postum. lustry been fostered. In Argentina, sup >osed to protect sugar cane a tariff of 8 ■cuts per pound was put on refined sugar. I'hn refinery built at Itosarlo had to Im port raw sugar to keep running 100 days a oar. The cane crop is very limited In hat country. Nobody profits but the sugar trust. To plainly show why we should endeavor to establish a permanent narket for our fabricated wares, let mo ISO Chile as an Illustration. Chile Is 2,700 nllcs long, all on the Pacific coast, with m average of less than 100 miles In width, ■xtendlng from 16 degrees south, to 66 de Irees south, with a population of 48000,000. I'he Chileans are called "the Yankees of South America." The great variety of roods consumed In small quantities In his country, from the tropical zone to tho \ntarctlc ocean, leaves manufacturing mprofltabln. Chile Is very rich from tho ■xport of nitrate (saltpeter) used all east >f the Rooky mountains. Even when you ire near the equator the elevation of the able lands gives a great vurlety of prod acts and healthy climate. And when far inuth near the Straits of Magellan, 64 de crees south, It never gets very cold be 'ause you have open salt wuter near you n all directions. In the Atlantic, Pacific and Antarctic oceans. The prevailing winds of South America are from the east ,o the west and tho moisture picked up an tho Atlantic ocean Is gradually pre •Ipltated until the last drop Is squeezed jut or frozen out on top of the high range >t mountains near tho west coast. The result Is that for 2,700 miles on the Pacific coast It practically never rains and ho only vegetation Is from irrigation the water being secured from tho melting mows at the top of tho mountains. This 1,700 miles of rainless desert, the longest U the world. Includes all of the coast of Peru and Chile, except the southern end af Chile where the mountain range Is low »nd a short distance from the Atlantio jeean. North America has an area of 8,300,000 square miles, South America 7,700,000 square miles, or 7 per cent less, although tho uroa possible to cultivate Is much greater than that of North America. Bra zil alone Is as large us our United States and will support four times as many of the human family. When yoai consider the Immense and numerous rivers In South America navi gable tho year around and the great ocean short line, also the population and Its lo cation, South America Is about as welt provided with transportation as North America. Of course, everywhere In North and South America you hear "Wo want a railroad, or anore boats," but the 40,000,000 people south of the Panama canal are as well supplied as the 120,000,000 north of the big ditch. The railroads uro either gov ernment owned and operated, or built and operated by private capital—mostly Eng lish. You find the narrow gauge (3 feet), tho standard 4 feet 8H Inches, or the wide gauge, 6 feet 6 Inches—the Russian stand ard. The first road In Argentina was start ed by a speculator who bought from the English government some cars and en gines used In the Crimean war near Se bastopol In Russia. As more engines and cars wero needed the 6 feet 6 Inches equip ment was added to. “As the twig Is bent so the tree Is Inclined," There are over 16.000 miles of railroad In Argentina and the population less than 7,000,000. GERMAN SOCIALISTS ARE CONTINUALLY INCREASING Berlin. Special: Socialism continues to spread in Germany despite attacks from without and dissenttons within the party. Figures Just published for 1913 of the number of socialists In city councils, boards of aldermen, township boards and other organs of local gov ernment show such a remarkable In crease that the crown prince may well fear to see realized In his reign Herr Hebei’s prophecy that he would live to reign over a nation in which the so cialists will bo In a majority. On March 31, 1912, there were 10,441 socialists distributed In the various lo cal government organizations; a year later the number had Jumped to 12,001, an Increase of 1,559, or nearly 15 per rent. Those numbers would be far higher were a straight manhood suf frage substituted In Prussia for the present Prussian class franchise. It Is figured that tho number of socialists aldermen would then be almost dou bled, and that many of the big cities of Prussia would be In the hands of so cialist councils, as several of the non Prussian towns In Germany already are. Wilson’s First Veto. From tho Dos Moines Capital. President Wilson has sent his first veto to congress. He disapproves of a Joint resolution to reinstate a young man from Ohio who had been named as a cadet at West Point but who had failed to pass the examinations. In his veto message the president says; “I regret to do this, but I deem It my duty. I have the greatest sympathy and admiration for young men who seek, tn spite of difficulties, to show thetr mettle: but I am convinced, upon careful Inquiry, that he cannot, with hts present prepara tion advantageously continue bis course at West Point Military academy, and that hts reinstatement would, In the circum stances, be subversive of the proper dis cipline of the academy." The veto Is one worthy of atl commen dation. It Is a strange commentary that a resolution of that nature could pass both branches of the highest lawmaking body tn the world. If such a resolution Is to be sustained, what Is the use of having a standard ol educational efficiency proposed for en trance at either West Point or Annapolis 1 If “friendly Influence” and “political null" rather than Intellectual merit are to o« the determining factors tn matters of thli nature then let the farce bo proclaimed openly and above board. President Wilson. In hts veto of thli supine resolution, has given an exhlbttlos of moral vertebra which will be highly reassuring to utl Americans who have re spect for both the letter and the spirit of the law. the men in the two branches of the service. It seems a marvel in these days of the high cost of living that such meals are possible out of an ex penditure for food in the army of but 23.35 cents per man per day, and in the navy of but 36.9 cents. Yet the marvel is regularly performed. These men of the military services are pro vided, out of these stipends, such food as not one working man in a hundred ever eats. Day by day their meals are full of variety and of those elements that are said to “stick to the ribs.” But on Thanksgiving day there is a very riot of food. Two Good Menus. I. Maryland Oyster Stew. Croutons and. Crackers. Oyster Fritters. Roast Turkey. Cranberry Sauce. Sago Dressing. French Peas. Sugar Corn. Creamed Cauliflower. Mashed Potatoes. Heart of Celery. Baked Sweet Potatoes. California Olives. Mustard and Sweet Pickles. Combination Salad. Mayonnaise Dressing. Celery Salt. En Heart of Lettuce. Tomato Ketchup. Worcestershire Sauce. Pumpkin, Mince, Apple Pies. Roquefort Cheese. Niagara and Concord Grapes. Navel and Satsuina Oranges. Sweet Tangerines. Baldwin and Ben Davis Apples. Assorted N uts. W. and B. Walnuts. Almonds. Pecans. Hazlenuts. Cake. Chocolate Jelly, Layer Raisin. Cup Cakes. Jelly Roll. Assorted Candy. Chocolate and Black Coffee. White and Brown Bread. Best Creamery Butter. Cigars. II. Soup. Cream of Oysters and Salted Wafers. Roast Turkey Stuffed With Oysters. Cranberry Sauce. Roast Loin of Pork. Apple Sauce. Celery. Stuffeu Olives. Mixed Pickles. Hot Assorted Rolls. Butter. Mashed Potatoes. Little Peas. Asparagus Tips on Toast. Candied Sweet Potatoes. Creamed Corn. Shrimp Salad. Potato Salad. Mayonnaise Dressing. Fruit Cake. Military Cake. Jelly Roll. Hot Mince Pie. Lemon Meringue Pie. Assorted Candles. Mixed Nuts. Apples. Oranges. Grapes. Bananas. Cheese Sticks. Cocoa. Coffee. Cigars. These are no small marvels to work out of a ration, the value of which is but 23 cents for the three meals that are served each day. But the marvels are dally performed by the commissary sergeants of the army—those models of masculine housewifery. The ration that is allowed each man in the army is stipulated by executive order. It includes, roughly, 20 ounces of beef, 18 ounces of flour, 2.4 ounces of beans, 20 ounceB of potatoes, 1.3 ounces of prunes, 1.12 ounces of coffee, 3.2 ounces of sugar and small quantities of baking powder, condensed milk, vine gar, salt, pepper, cinnamon, lard, but ter, syrup and flavoring extracts. For each of these items there are a half dozen substitutes. Thus the variety is almost unlimited. Each man each day need not use up all his ration allowance. The balance Is left to his credit and is cumulative. j. ne commissary sergeant ior eacn company has as many of these rations as there are men in his company. His monthly allowance would multiply this daily ration by the number of duys In the month. So at the beginning of the month the commissary sergeant figures out the sum total for his allow ance for the month and the cash value. He buys on this allowance whatever he wants from the commissary store. The rest of the allowance he may spend for food wherever he sees fit. This ar rangement opens the markets of what ever community the company may be In to the commissary sergeant and the variety that he may furnish his mess Is limited only to the variety that the market affords. Now, the commissary sergeant is the Individual of them all who means most to his company. Upon his house wifery instincts depend the excellence of the table ho sets. A day's bill of fare taken entirely at random will give a good Idea of the three meuls that this commissary sergeant furnishes to the men under his care. Breakfast—Scrambled eggs, hot bis cuits, French filed potatoes, butter, bread, coffee. Dinner-—Roast of veal, mashed pota toes, mashed turnips, brown gravy, stewed beans, celery, bread pudding, lemon sauce, bread and coffee. Supper—Loose hamburger, baked sweet potatoes, oyster plants, bananas, pears, bread, coffee. The secret of this elaborate provis ioning of the army at such a minimuir expense is, in the first place, buying for large numbers of men, and, in thi second place, the absence of any othei expenses than the buying of the rutior Itself. Quarters, utensils and help an entirely aside from this expense. Thanksgiving dny finds the arm; scattered from Maine to the Phllipplm islands and from Alaska to Panama So the problem of acquiring Thanks giving turkey is one that requires mucl forethought. For the Phipipplnet, to instance, it Is necessary to ship vas quantities of refrigerated turkeys frou the United States. It would be impos Bible to buy sufficient quantities o turkeys in the Philippines to suppl even small portions of the army sta tloned there. The same Is true o Alaska, Panama and Porto Rico. S * - -J I "VVWUHO *11 mo 1*101 piiXOtJ, it is more difficult and consequently more expensive to procure provisions on board ship than at army posts. In the second place, it is recoginzed that the ration provided for the Jack tars it; more liberal than that provided for the soldiers. It is no uncommon thing for a ship of the navy to find itself cruising in foreign waters upon the advent of Thanksgiving day. Such was the case with two of our own ships that were off Santo Domingo last Thanksgiving. One of the officers of one of these ships was acquainted with the owner of a sugar plantation in Santo Domin go. This ofifcer learned that this planter had a large supply of choice pigs. In that it was impossible to se cure turkeys it was decided to make a Thanksgiving dinner of these pigs. A small boat was sent up the river and loaded with the prize pigs of the plan tation. It faced a typhoon in its at tempt to return to the ship and was beaten back and delayed until it was 10 o’clock Thanksgiving morning be fore the supplies for the dinner were gotten abourd, but the dinner was, nevertheless ready on time. With the appraoch of Thanksgiving the commissary officers of the United States navy lay their plans to serve a sumptuous menu for the day, both ashore and afloat, and with a hungry family of 47,000 the task is no small one. Uncle Sam’s ration for both army and navy exceeds in variety and value tha*. of any other nation, and In the same manner the ration of the navy which is fixed by law at about 30 cents per man per day. exceeds that of any other branch of the governmental serv ice. Accustomed as these men are to wholesome, nourishing food the year roun i. a special allowance of turkey and fowl is provided by law for the national holidays. On these days a pound and three-quarters of turkey and fowl per man can be substituted for the rtgular allowance of fresh meat. Thi re Is keen rivalry among the com missary officers in every fleet, each striving to prepare the most elaborate menu possible. Embossed menu cards, showing a bas relief of the ship and containing, in addition to the elaborate menu, a roster of the officers, program of the athletic sports and the musical program, are printed. Mailing envelopes are also furnished, so that after the feast Jack may send his card to sis ter, mother, wife or sweetheart as a dainty souvenir of the day. These are greatly appreciated at home. On a Dreadnought. A menu served on one of Uncle Sam’s tne nunareas in tne crew partisans or both sports may enjoy them without unduly depleting the number required to do the routine work, for only the most necessary work is done on holi days. In spite of this sumptuous dinner, 6 o’clock finds the sailor ready for sup per, after which the ship’s minstrel troupe prepares to give a gala perform ance. A moving picture machine sup plied with weekly deliveries of the newest and most thrilling films Is used as an Important adjunct to all enter tainments, and as frequently happens, the ship will have several vaudeville artists of no mean order included in its complement. For Thanksgiving special sketches are prepared, and the rapid fire criticisms and comments of their shipmates are frequently as amusing as the efforts of the actors themselves. Tired, Happy Crew. When taps are sounded at a late hour it is a tired but satisfied crew who seek their hammocks swung be neath the beams of the berth deck. The sports, the special dinners, the gayety and entertainments of Thanks giving are all repeated on the other holidays of the year, but In addition to this there must be furnished each day to this big family the nourishing food which makes the vessel the “home” as Jack fondly calls It. The bureau of supplies and accounts under the paymaster general, United States navy, makes the contracts cov ering many hundreds of items ranging in quantities from a few thousand to many millions of pounds each year, and upon the members of the pay corps of the navy falls the responsibility for the preparation and Issue of the ar ticles of food supply. How successful they are can be judged from the many commendatory remarks made by visit ors from other navies, both at home and abroad. During the visit of the New Hampshire to the celebration at Quebec that vessel was crowded with English officers and men during the hours set aside for visiting, and a party of officers who -were inspecting the galley of that ship while the regular dinner was being prepared and served, asked permission to have luncheon served from the enlisted men’s dinner rather than return to their own ship, where they said they would not re ceive as good a meal in their officers’ mess. This one Incident is typical of many coming under the notice of the officers of the navy. Tortoises are cultivated for their shells in the Seychelles island, and the industry Is a very extensive one. I ___ THE THANKSGIVING SPIRIT They’re takln’ home the makin’s of the punkln pie so fine. That's served to us Thanksglvtn' day when we sit down to dine. An’ our mouths can’t help but water as we thlnk^ o’ days gone by. When we would sink our teeth Into a hunk o’ mother’s pie. They’re takln' home the spirit ot the great world out o’ doors; When shocks with fodder overflow an’ peace rest* on our *hores. Bo we’re thankful for the mercies that are hoopin' on us high; But we'd be far more thankful for * hunk o’ mother’s pis. mis. j^usiace .n. cruwn, u£ umum, Kan., will act as official hostess for the State of Kansas at the Panama exposition. Smith’s college, a female institute at Northhampton, Mass., has Just suc ceeded in raising a $1,000,000, fund. Mrs. Daniel Williams, who has served 41 years as the keeper of lights on Lake Michigan, will retire on November 1. Although she is 82 years of age, the mother of M, Pierre Deschamps, the best all around sportsman In France, is an ardent golf player. Two women have been appointed as election officers in San Francisco to take the places of two men who were removed. In Africa the women marry when they choose and do not have to tolerate the picking out of a husband by their parents New York is to have a school where women can learn to run an automobile, repair it or take to pieces and put to gether again. Of the eight cities In the United States having 500,000 or more popula tion Baltimore has the lowest number of males to each 100 females, 92.4 per cent. England has only 20 women inspect ors for over 2,000,000 female workers, and the National Council of Women have asked for a substantial increase in the force. Duchess Helene of Acosta, a prin cess of the Italian royal family, has started on her fourth trip into the jungles of South Africa, where she will hunt big game. In the little village of Menouville, in the southern part of France, Madame Garot has been elected mayor, having defeated her husband after two ballots had been taken by the council mem bers. So that she might personally conduct her divorce suit against hpr husband Mrs. Isabella Aveilinne Hammond of * White Plains, N. Y., studied law and was admitted as a member of the bar. Miss Alice de Rothschild of Buck inghamshire, England, operates a model farm and dairy on her vast es tate, and besides making a specialty in butter, raises all kinds of blooded stock. Mrs. Alice M. Ettllng of Cortland, N. Y„ is the only woman exhibitor at the annual convention of the Carriage Builders' National association. She has had displays at every convention since 1889. She is at the head of the Catley & Ettling company, manufac turers of patent devices for raising carriage tops. While the patent was invented Dy ner miner sue ycuctieu il herself. Norway has a law which makes girls Ineligible for matrimony unless they can show certificates of skill In cook ing, knitting and spinning. The proud Archduchess Isabella Marie, who Is seeking to forget her un happy and short lived marriage to her cousin. Prince George, of Bavaria, la now working as an ordinary nurse In a famous Vienna hospftal. Although th,e women have no right of suffrage In Maryland, the courts In that state have decided that the name of Mrs. Grace Koontz of Midland, Md., candidate for county treasurer, may stay on the official ballot. Miss Margaret E. Knight, who Is now 70 years of age, Is working 20 hours a day on her 89th Invention. Her first Invention was a covered shuttle which Is In dally use In nearly all the cotton mills of the country. Toledo has a women’s carpentering class In connection with the manual training department of the publio schools. Already IS have enrolled, among them being many married women who desire to learn the art of using a saw and hammer. The Latest Beauty HintI It come from Parts. A society wom an of the French capital has made a wonderful discovery. It Is a starch bath. A pound of starch dissolved in a saueeran full of hot water Is poured Into the well-filled bathtub at blood heat and then a bath Is taken for 20 minutes with all but the face and hair immersed. The result la quieting to the nerves, a delightful sense of exhil aration. and a soothing effect upon the skin. This bath should be taken before breakfast or before dressing for dinner. For the limp or washed-out, It does what a laundress does to a crumpled shirt. _ _ The Rest Cure From the Woman's Home Companion. Little Paul, having disobeyed his mother, was sent to bed In the middle of the day to think over his faults and keep out of further mischief. An hour or so after, he was given permission to get up and dress and soon he ap peared, rosy cheeked and happy. “Well, mama, I feel lots better, non I’ve had such a nice long rest."