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About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1916)
Dicfc 2lbtcihma tft fur bie ^ 5amtltcngltebev, tr>dd?e am liebften I>eutfd? lefcn. ^orbcrtitimgcu fur ben peiten SSiuter im gclbe. Xer ftrieglbericbtcrftatter bel „5rdnf. fturierl" fdjreibt ton ber ffieftfront: ffienn babeim bic Sdfnccfloden burdj bie Stragen ftobern, bami ben fen gemif> ajJiUionen an nnfere bra oen Solbaten corn im Sd)ii§engra ben; fie benfen beforgter an fie all in ben Xagen bel marmen Sommerl. Oibncn barf man bie '-Bernbigung ge oen, bafs unfere Solbaten nod) heifer all nor Sabrelfrift gegeit bic Unbil ben ber ffiittemng gefd)ii?t in ben ^roeiten ffiinterfelbjug gingen. Xie ©rfabrungen bel erften ©intcrfelb : 3ugel, fiir ben Xentfdjlanb febon mu * fterbaft ger iftet mar, baben alien lei tenben Si den bel bcutfdien £>eerel ffitnfc gegeben, mie man el bett Sol baten in ben borberften SteHungen A nod) leidjter unb ertriiglicbcr madjen • fbnne, einen barten Sinter ju ertra* gen. Xie ft lei bung ber Solbaten, b. b ber Stoff, aus bem bie Unifornten oerfertigt finb, bat fid) fd)on im pori gen Sinter all Pottfontmen einmanb irei ermiefen. 2Iud) mit bem Sdjitb merf mar man ganj 3ufrieben, unb roetm ber Solbat iiber ben marmen SoUfocfen nod) it?apierfocfen trng, soar er auri) gegen beitigere ftalte ge iebiigt. 3lud) ^apierroeften baben fid) in ben ftrengen ftalietagen all febr oorteilbaft ermiefen. ftnie-, €I)ren* unb Xulsmdrmer bat man fd)dt;en ge lernt, unb bie Sdmeebauben fetjlen mob! feinem Solbaten. §m Qfegcn ieu. munajec con itmen war mu ©ollaeug atl3u reidjlicfj cerfebcn unb fonnte ben ftameraben, benen cS an bent unb jeitent febltc, attSbelrett. ifcitn (rintritt ber fallen ©itterung bat in biefem ©inter jcber 'Jliauit Don ber iiiilitarcermaitung 3toct marine 2eden, gu benen fict) in belt meiften gallen cine eigene Ocde, baufig cine ('iebeSgabe, gefeUtc, crbaltcn. giir bic SBerforguug ber £nippeti mit marmeit SSlriitem, ©interuorrd ten uftn. fonnte recbtjeitig uttb rafdier ctlS im Sorjabre geforgt merben, ba fa bie SranSportmittel feil einetn ( gabr Diel umfangreidjer gemorben tinb ©as im SBorjabr mandjittal nod) mil slraftmageu an bie grant gebradjt merben mufste, gebt jefet mit ^iitermageii bin. bic ftdj mandjittal ’ebon eineS Sdjticll3ugtempoS riibmen fdnnen. '-Bereit* im September ba ben bie einjeltten storpSintenbanttiren mit ber Sieferuttg ber meiften fiir bett ©inter notmenbigen ©egenftdube be gonnen. gitr cin ftorpS in glan bent, bei bem id) mid) bamalS attf bielt, murben taufenbe con fleinen ttnb grofjen Cefett mit Pielctt taufeub oon Ofcttrobrcn unb Ofenfuion, geu erbafen. OcpotbcttitcHcn, siopfpoi iter, jablreidje I'ritfdjeu uttb einfad)e 'Betten, fiir jeben 'JWatttt cin Strob fad unb jmei moflene Occfett bcftcilt. ®att Don lluterftdnbcn ttnb Baraden bat matt cS 3U cittern tjoben Wrab gebrad)t. -uc ilnierimnoe ftnb mobnlid) unb nett eingeridjtet, oft mit 2trot)bcdcu auf bem gufeboben unb mit ^oljoerfdjalungen an ben San* ben oerfeben. Senn man im Dori* gen £crbft einen Cfcn braudjte, hollo man ein paar Gifcnfiixcfc non cittern Witter: aus btefcn unb .Sicgcln mur* ben banit Defen crridjtet. Xer Stand) mufjte burd) ein Grblod) f)inau§3te* ben. ijebt nimmt ein regelredjter Cfen bie Stelle bicfcr unsuliinglidjcn Suftbeisung ein. Xie Staume ftnb trocfen unb lidjt; mo baS XageSiidjt mjufubren unmoglid) ift, bat man fiir eine gute, fimfilidjc '-Seleucbiuitg geforgt. ^n Pielcn Wriiben bcfinbet fid), in unmittclbarer Static bee- Sdn be§, eleftrijd)e 3?cleud)tung. So biefe nid)t einauridjien mar, oerforgte man fid) mit Sampen ober iiaternen. Aiir bie Gntoafferung Don Wriiben ftebt cine grofee STnjabl Don ijhtmpen ,?ur Serfiigung. Xurd) fanitare Gitiricbtungen, bie gcfdjaffen murben, ift fo gut mie attS gcfd)!of!cn, bay irgenb meldje tqpbdfe o rfranfungen unter ben oft im engen Staum unb in grbfjcrcr Stnjabt 311 fammenrcobnenben XniDpen ent fteben fonnicn. GS bat einen grofjen Sert fiir bie in Wriiben unb Salb lagern mobnenbeit Solbaten, menu fie mit aflem oerfeljen ftnb, mas fie >ur Strittlid)fcii benotigeit. Steinlid; feit ift aud) in biefem Stricgc We* mnbbeir. Gin .ftorpS, baS fiir foiue Oeute al§ erfte State 15,500 blecbeme Safcbbccfeu, 1500 Safdilappen, 22, 000 .'danbtiidjer, 5700 Saffcrfriige, 1300 Saifcreimer, 2300 33efcn, 700 frUBbobencimer, anforbert, bolt et roaS auf fid;. Xcr ameite Sinter im ^clbc bat fiir nnfere sJL>tannfd)a?ien nun DicI ge* ringere Sdjrecfen alS ber erfte. Xe3 balb ift es aud), mo immer man mit ben Solbaten fprid)t, ibre Dolle lie berjeugung, fie miirben aud; ben aroeiten Sinter doH bnrcfibalten mie ben erften, unb bafe er meniger Dpfer forbem merbe alS ber im Dorigen 3a$r. „9Tbruftung nadi bem flricgc" ift , \ ein Dortrefflidjer Webanfe, aber mer mirb ben Sieger ba3tt amingen fon uen? 2ic grope anti • beutfdje Moalition brm ^inmutenbrud) natje. 2er 'dbaug ber britifcfccn Xruppen non ber ."jjalbinfel Gallipoli, meidje bie reinfte 2Raffengrabftatte fiir bu Miiecteu gemorben ift, faint jeben* fall-:- al? eiit oorbereitenber Sd.ritt fiir eine frciftigc iSeroegung ber fc'’* Dorftebenbeu gropeu turfifcbeu Crrpe* bition nad) (rgppten angefeben m*r* ben. Xenu in furaer ^eit teirfc (jnglanb am Suc3 - jSanal unfc in (fgppten urn feinc JSeltljerrfdjaft fdmpfeu muffen. 2ie fcritifdje cgee* reMeituug meiB gmi3 genau, bafe fie biefen graven ftampf nidjt burdj ei* nen crneutcn SUorftoB in Sfaacbonien i binein, am bie Sabnoerbinbung ami i idjcn ben 3entralmcid)ten unb firm* ! ftantiuopel roieber 311 unterbinbeu. I perbinbern faun. 2enn ba~ State* , rial, teeld]e§ bie tiirfifdje 'Jinnee fiir , bnt Jelbjug nad) (rgijptrn brand)! i teirb fid) langfi fdjon aur bent JEcgt j | nad) Snrien befiuben, mo gelbmat* : fdjalt pon ber Wolp, ber STberfom : manbierenbe ber tiirfifdjen (fgnpten 3tnnee, fein.'Jauptqnartier aufgefdjla gen bat, ebe bie 9Miier‘en genue iruppen in ■salonifi gel.mbet uni I bte Pereiiiigten bcutfcfjen, ofiorroid)t fcbeti unb bulgarifdjett Jlruteen bic* ar, bie Drientbaljti 3uriicfgebrdngt Ija* ben fonueu, menu foldjeS iiberbaupt im i'ereid) ber SJbglidifeit liegen foil* te. Hub iiberbies mirb Jclrupp feinc SEaffen* unb Stunitionsfabrifeu in ber Siirfd in Gile meiter ausbauen. fo bap bie itirfifcfje Jlrmee in menigen Stoiiaten niii’t mebr auf SBaffen- unfc i Siunitionsfenbutigcn aus Xeutfd) lanb unb Oeftcrrcid) • Uitgarn ange* mieien fein mirb. ?(m cuc3 - Manat unb in Ggtjpter trirb Gnglanb urn feine SScltmacfjt [ uellung fampfett miiffett, uttb — a! jlein! Xiefer 3?itbnnft liegt tiidd me^r fern: unb 05 mirb ber 3eit | punft feitt, ntattn e* in ben fireifen ber StUiicrten beifjen mirb: „3cbet ! fiir fidi fe!6er!" tyraitFreicft in Jranf | retd): ^tfalien in ^talien unb in Xri- j poli; fHiifjIftitb in Stufjlanb. Unb met bantt eittigermafjen amtebmbatcfvrie- ; bensbebingungen bon ben 3cntral- i mdcbtcit erlangen faint, mirb barnad) I j bafdjen. Xte bon (Jitglanb aufgc-j j baute grofje Coalition gegen Xeutidj' j j lattb nabert ficb fdnteli bent 3ufam ! meitbrudi. (rine entente erfolgreidte ; beutfdje Cffenfire irt Jvranfreid) tine Siufjfanb mur, ifjn bcfdjlcuttigen. Wrunblofc Serbadtrigung gegen beutfdje Gfrfanbtfdjaft. 9Iadjbem bie» fiir;lid) feitens bet | beutfdjett Diegieruttg gefdjebeu ijr. 1 rocift jebt and) bie beutfdje UJefaitbt ! fdjaft in SLtaffjington irgenbrocldit Menntitis Don Momplotten junief. Xit | beutfdje '-Botjdjaft erftiirte fatcgorifd) i feine Mcnntuitfe bon Utntricbcn obet | Momplotten 3ur 3?ernid)tuitg bor 'ittunitionsfabrifeu in ben SBcreinig ten Staaten ober gur Serljinberung .non iUtunitionsucrfdjiffung an bit ! PlUiiertat 311 babett ober jemald ge ! babt m babat. Sit 330.511 g auf ben aid Safid bet SlnfdjttJarjungen bienenber. llmftaub, : bafj Slapitdn Sop Gb field grope ; Summon 511 r Serfiiguttg patte, Fon* ! ftatiertc matt in bor Sotfdaft, bafi ibm al» 1'iarttte * Slttade bie Slits* sabluttgen an Cfii3iere unb Siann* i fdja'teu pott alien in 3Jorb, unb Sub* i ! nmeriFa interniertcn ftriegdfdjiffen ; : unterftanb. Girt 'Jiiitglieb bor Sotfdjaft fagte ! biefelfte beiije cine grunblidjc Hitter* j fudjung ber umlaufcnben SGifdntlbi- ' guttgeti unb Serbacbtigungen nut ; : miflFomnten, ba fid) baitn Ijeraudftcl* 1 leu merbe, bafj ibnett ausfdlicfelid ■ i Serbrelyingeu unb 'Jiifjbcutungen ! | PoUFomuteti legitimer §anbluttgen 311 ! ©ruttbe liogen. ,.So mar ed and < in ben fallen Sop*Gb unb Don 33a* I | pen", fiigte cr bin.ju. „Semeifc ge- j j gen biefclbett mnrben uidt Porge* bradit, im ©egenteil tourbe utir non | „Serbad;tdgriinben" gcrcbct." — ' llrbcr 200,000 ftnnabicr im britifrfjcn ,£>ecrt. $Jie flarF Ganaba bnrd) bic cngli- ! ! fd)e fReFrutierimg in Slnfprudj ge* ! ! ttomntett mirb, bemeift ber SeridjI 1 ! and Cttama, Cnt., ban bie ©efantt* | 3_abl aHer Solbaten, bie fid ! feit Sfudbrud) bed fincged in I bie Seiljcn britifdjer .Gdmpfcr ftcH* i ten, jept iiber 205,000 betrdgt. Cn* i tario bat 77,000, SJanitoba unb j SadFatdjeman 37,000, Citcbec 24,- I 000, t'llberta 21,000, bic SeeproPin- 1 3en 20,000 unb Sritifd , Columbia : ebenfaUd 20,000 2J2ann geftellt. Sluf j je 39 Scmobner bed fiaubes Fornmt im turd)fd;fiitt eitt iReFrut. Cear : dRotberlaitb tut fid felbft uidt fopiel j an im ffatnpfe fiir bie europdifd)g 3iPiIifation. 2afiir fer.bet ed bie Sliite ber Solonien auf bie Sdjladt bauF. Gitt folder Siberian bait bie Solonien immer biibfd unter ber englifdett SotmaBigFeit un3 bient bod gleid3eitig aud ben Selbftinte reffen bed perfiben Sllbion im S4am pfe gegen anbere fianber. ©egen iebe Semunft ift ed, bafj fid bie Sc oolFenmg ber flolonicn bereit finben laBt fiir Sfngelegenbciten, bic fie ab* folnt meber intereffieren nod niifcen fonncti, ©ut unb Slut einsttfefceit. THE EUROPEAN WAR A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK Jan. 17, 1915. Allies took German trenches in Belgium and closed in on Lille. Russians took Kirlibaba pass in Sukowina and pushed along right bank of Vistula. Germans were pushed back on Plotsk. Turkish co-ps was cut to pieces in the Caucasus. Antiwar demonstration in Vi enna; Czech editor executed for treason. Jan 18, '•915. Fierce fighting took place at La Boisselle. Germans occupied Kielce and Russians fell back to Radom. Plotsk evacuated by the Germans. Paris darkened at night by po lice order. Jan. 19, 1915. French advanced in attempt to cut off St. Mihiel. German airships dropped bombs on Ya-mouth. King's Lynn, and other English towns, killing four persons. French in forest of Le Pretre within ten miles of Metz. Austrian army flanked by Rus sians in Bukowina. Jan. 20, 1915. British troops captured Freyling huysen. Russians drove back Austrians in Hungary and marched on Jacobeni. Dutch naval patrol boat sunk by mine, five men drowned. Governor of Cracow ordered partial evacuation of the city. Jan. 21, 1915. Germans repulsed in the Ar dennes woods by French and Bel gians. French retook trenches at Notre Dame de Lorette. Germans retook the forest of Le Pretre. Russians renewed their offensive against Mlawa. Austrians routed Russians from intrenchments along the Donajec. German cruiser Karlsruhe report ed off Porto Rico. Allied airmen dropped bombs on Essen. Jan. 22, 1915. Fierce fighting in Hartmanns weilerkopf region. New Russian army neared Prus sian border. Russian invasion of Hungary was halted. German submarine sank Briti'.h Steamer Durward. Maj. Gen. Sam Hughes began en listing third Canadian contingent. Russia ordered expulsion of Aus trian and German subjects. Jan. 23, 1915. German troops were massed in Hungary. Ru'sians made further advance in the north. German airmen dropped bombs on Dunkirk. Mme. Grouitch came to America seeking seeds for Serbians. Germans renewed their activity near Ypres and bombarded left wing of allies. Severe battle in the Argonne re gion. German supply ship was sunk by Australian cruiser. Italian vice-consul at Liege dis missed by Germans for aiding Bel gians. TAKEN FROM EXCHANGES In Sweden a mile Is 11.690 yards. Scotland has the longest bridge in the world—the Lay. two miles and 70 yards intlength. It is said that a humming bird when stripped of its feathers is no larger than a bumble bee A duster made of cheesecloth, soaked in turpentine and then dried, will accumulate dust instead of scat tering it. The Cape Cod canal is now re stricted to boats of less than 18 feet draft, but it will soon be deepened to a 35-foot waterway. A Russian inventor claims to have perfected a motor that can safely util ize electricity drawn trom storm clouds. A partitioned gravy dish has been invented that permits fat gravy to be poured from one side and lean from the other. The governments of both Denmark and Sweden are investigating a recent discovery of coal on the island of Bornholm, a Danish possession close to the Swedish coast. So that bicyclists will not have to wear trouser guards a North Carolina has invented a large disk to be at tached to the outside of the forward sprocket of a wheel. The needless infantile death rate owing to neglect and ignorance costs this country $3,000,000 a day One of the famous carillons of Flauders. a magnificent chime of bells, has been transferred to the English village of Cattistock. where great in terest is taken in the frequent con certs for which use is made of them. The fossil o* an elephant that is be ing excavate** irom a gravel bed near Chatham. England, is declared to have supported th; catcass ot an "elephas antiquus of the early pleistocene period,’’ a puny little runt of a beast but a trifle larger than a mammoth. Ornamental handkerchiefs formerly were worn in the hat by gentlemen as tokens. Gypsum, which of late years has been supplanting lime in cement, can hardly be considered a modern build ing material, iinvestigations having proved that the pyramid of Cheops was stuck together in places with gen erous daubs of it some 6,000 years ago. For many years thrown into the sea as worthless, a low grade Cuban mo lasses is being exported to the United States in increasing quantities for use in road building, distilling and other purposes. SHOULD BE OFTEN ON TABLE Apples May Be Served in So Many Ways That It Will Be Long Before They Pall. Apples served raw should be ripe If they have come from the market they should be washed before being served. Pared and sliced apples may be kept from discoloring by putting them into a salt solution, one level tablespoonful of salt to three pints of cold water. Fine-flavored, fresh apples are not improved in cooking by the use of cin namon or other condiments. To make bird's nest," fill a pie tin which has perpendicular sides, with apples cored and cut into eighths. Add a very little water, cover with a bis cuit crust, and bake 25 minutes, or un til the apples are tender. When baked, turn the crust side down on a large platter, sprinkle with sugar and serve with cream. For apple sauce, prepare apples as for bird’s nest, place in an acid-proof saucepan with a small amount of wa i ter and -took until tender but not j mushy. Add small amount of sugar, continue the cooking for a minute or two, and then remove and allow to cool. DO DRV CLEANING AT HOME Satisfactory Results May Be Obtained Without the Expense of Pro fessional Services. Make a stock solution of eight ounces strong ammonia, one-half ounce chloroform and one-half ounce ether. Cork tightly and keep away from the face, says the Scientific American. Dissolve one bar of naphtha soap in three gallons hot water, add one-half teaspoonful each of baking soda, salt and alum and three tablespoonfuls of the ammonia-chloroform ether mix ture. To clean oriental or other rugs to their original brightness make a lather and dip a brush in it, shaking out su perfluous water. Go over the rug with this brush and the lather dries out almost immediately. No harm what ever is done to the best oriental rug. To sponge spots from clothing, even delicate silk, and upholstery, dip a soft sponge in the lather, wring as dry as possible and sponge off the spot. To wash sweaters, blankets or other flannels let the mixture become nearly cold, soak the garments in it half an hour or less, squeeze dry. rinse in clear water, squeeze dry and hang up The various ingredients used not only remove grease and dirt but set and brighten colors. Boiled Potatoes With Onion Sauce. Foiled potatoes in their jackets with 1 bacon and onion sauce. The potatoes i are cooked soft in boiling water and sent to table smoking hot, still in their skins, with a bit of salt sprin kled over them. Each person peels j Ms own potato and eats it with this sauce. Get half a pound of smoked bacon, not too fat, remove the rind and chop into small dice; fry until they begin to crisp, then add an equal amount of chopped onion, mix and cock slowly, stirring occasionally until the onion is a fine yellow color, but not to blacken. Serve hot in gravy boat. It has a delicious flavor and is not as indigestible as it sounds. Cocoa Cake. i^ere is a very inexpensive cake which is original with me. It is very moist, and never fails. Put into your sieve one cupful sugar, one and one hair cupfuls flour, two level teaspoon ful!; baking powder (or one-half tea spoimful soda, one teaspoonful cream of tartar), one teaspoonful cinnamon, one-lialf teaspoonful cloves, one-half teaspoonful salt. Sift all this into your mixing bowl. Break in one egg. Add three tablesyoonfuls melted butter, also two-thirda cupful warm wat>r (not boiling) and a teaspoonful ■ van.11a. Beat well. Bake rather slow ly. Frost when cool with white frost- i | ing. Household Help. A good idea is a list of all jellies and preserves either in the kitchen or fruit closet where it may be add ed to or checked ar preserves are male or used. In making suet pudding if you grind j the suet and steam the pudding in a tube pan it will be infinitely improved. Homemade pistachio flavor is made | in the following way: Tie in mus lin a handful of bruised peach leaves, cover with either water or milk, and let siand to absorb the flavor. Either milk or water In quautity to use in the cake or dish you wish flavored. Fancy Touch on Ice Cream. Instead of ordering expensive frozen i desserts from the caterer the econo mical hostess can have plain ice cream delivered for use in lining her melon mold. She can then prepare her own filling of mixed brandied fruits, whipped cream with chopped nuts or pounded macaroons, charlotte russe mixture, or any preferred combina tion. The mold is then repacked in the pail of Ice and salt in which the plain ice cream was delivered and un molded when ready to serve. Neatness in Buffet Drawer. Bleached canton flannel is used to make these handy knife and fork cases. Bind' them with blue ribbon and use the same ribbon for tying the cases when rolled up. Stitch places for a dozen knives. The out line “Knives” and “Forks” may be done in blue also on the cases. A case like this will add much to the tidiness of buffet drawers. Grind the Pork With Beans. If one is not fond of pork baked in beans it is better to grind the pork up in a food chopper and add to beans after they are parboiled. It will season the beans better and there will be no pork to be left over. Raw Carrots. Take nice: fresh, crisp carrots, scrape and put through a food chop per, using the coarse knife. To each pint of carrots add two tablespoon fuls melted butter, one teaspoonfnl sugar and salt to taste. STOP EATING MEAT IF 1 KIDNEYS OR BACK HURT; Take a Glass of Salts to Clean Kkf neys If Bladder Bothers You— Meat Forms Uric Acid. Eating meat regularly eventually produces kidney trouble in some form ; 07 other, says a well-known authority, ! because the uric acid in meat excites the kidneys, they become overworked; get sluggish; clog up and cause all sorts of distress, particularly backache and misery in the kidney region; rheu matic twinges, severe headaches, acid stomach, constipation, torpid liver, sleeplessness, bladder and uninary ir ritation. The moment your back hurts or kid neys aren't acting right, or if bladder bothers you, get about four ounces of Jad Salts from any good pharmacy; take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, com bined with lithia, and has been used for generations to flush clogged kid neys and stimulate them to normal activity; also to neutralize the acids in the urine so it no longer irritates, thus ending bladder disorders. Jad Salts cannot injure anyone; makes a delightful effervescent lithia water drink which millions of men and women take now and then to keep the kidneys and urinary organs clean, thus avoiding serious kidney disease.—Adv. CLING TO ANCIENT CUSTOM Incident That Shows How Englishmen Are Opposed to Anything That Savorj of Innovation. Sir Henry Lucy, the "Toby, M. P.” of Punch, in a recent communication to the New York Sun, relates an inci dent that shows how closely inter woven with the present are the tradi tions of the past in England. Ho writes: “Walking home along the Mall a lit tle after eleven o'clock last night, I happened on a picturesque sight, A corporal's guard of khaki-clad men, with rifles on their shoulders, ad vanced at the quick inarch. There was nothing unusual about that, as men in i khaki, whether singly or in groups cr I battalions, throng the streets through- j out the livelong day. What struck the ' eye was the fact that the noncommis- j sioned officer in charge of the little I group swung in his right hand a lan tern, from the center of which dimly shone a tallow candle. The men formed the guard proceeding to under take night duty at St. James’ palace. “Through the centuries, since the time of Henry VIII, who brought hitt er his bride, Anne Bolevn, whose in itials, joined to his, are to this day traceable over the chimney piece in the presence chamber, this corporal's guard has nightly set forth on its mis sion. In Tudor times gas was not known in the Mall, much less electric light. Hence the lantern with the tal low dip, which, with the greatest war the world has known raging in Flan ders, Italy, Russia and the Balkans, still twinkles on its way to St. James' palace. Too Deep for Him. “Young Mrs. Dubwaite is a roman tic person. She has an idea that her soul and Dubwaite’s soul were seek ing each other for centuries before they met." “When she starts to talking that way how does Dubwaite act?” “He appears so ill at ease that I’m sure if the poor fellow really thought he had a soul he would apologize pro fusely.” Different From Her Ma. He—Why is it that there's never a match in this house? She (curtly)—I can't make matches. He—That's strange; your mother could.—St. Louis Globe Democrat. WHY THEilD LEFT: Old Couple Really Couldn't Get Used to Her. Pa and Ma Jenkins, Being Just Ordi- 1 nary Folk, the Pressure of the Third Party Was Altogether Too Much. "Say, Ma," said Pa Jenkins the oth er morning," what do you say to us keeping a hired girl?” “Now, whatever made you think of that. Pa?” exclaimed Ma. “Not that 1 wouldn't mind for a change—it would : be a rest, but for just us two—” “Well, we'll get one,” declared Pa, | with a flourish of his knife, before he ; descended upon the ham and e,~"s. "1 I just hate to see you getting do . i so early these cold dark mornings t.. get a big breakfast for me. And \ eTe getting old enough to be waited ,n— eh?" “Yes, and everybody else in the neighborhood has a maid,” supplement ed Ma. "I know some of the la lies look down cn me because I do my own work.” So the Jenkinses got a maid for the sum of $6 per, every other Sun day and Thursday out, and the wash ing done out. Oh, yes, her cap.; and aprons for waiting on the door and serving company were also tc b>. fur nished by her employer. She assured i Ma that this was done in tin- best of families, and that she had worked in none ether. After showing the “help" about the house and instructing her in her du ties, Ma sat down in the big rocking chair, folded her hands ami sighed with content. .now, sne tneugnt, in get come sewing done, and I can pay up the calls I owe and I won't have to feel there's nobody to answer the door when I’n out. I do hope she's a good cook—Pa’s so particular.” Ma resolutely kept away from the j kitchen during the preparations for dinner. She had given her orders and determined to let the maid show what she could do. Besides, she agreed with Pa that she'd been a slave to the i cook stove long enough, and it was time for her to take a rest. Well, the dinner was prettily served and the cooking was reasonably good. I Nobcdy had any complant to make, i But neither Ma nor Pa acted natural, j Pa began to tuck his napkin in his col-1 lar, then, catching the maid's eye, he; carefully laid it over one knee, as is I done in polite society. And thereafter j he refrained from putting his elbows , on the table, as he was wont to do in j waiting for Ma to bring the next dish. And Ma found herself opening her mouth and then shutting it hastily be fore she started to tell bits of the day s happenings, as w-as her custord— ! much to Pa's enjoyment. There was i something lacking, something uncotn- ] ft rtable, about that evening meal, and j they hurried through it so the maid could get her work done—instead of da wdling as usual. “Anyway," said Pa, afterward, as he sprawled in his easy chair, “you don't have to waste your time washing dishes now. Say, d'oes she know she's got to get up early?” “Yes, I put the alarm clock in her room and she's got it set all right," answered Ma. "I think she's real ca pable. We can sleep a little later now." But. Ma almost forgot and was turn ing out at the usual time next morn ing when Pa reminded her. The breakfast was all right, except that Ma was yawny and kind of cross and Pa didn't spring any of his jokes. He was too busy eating his grapefrv.it the right way. They hurried through the meal again, and Pa couldn't spend his last moments 'n the kitchen with Ma as per custom, so he almost far “HEALTH” THE WATCHWORD This Really Means, PERFECT DIGESTION AND ASSIMILATION OF FOOD LIVER ACTIVITY BOWEL REGULARITY RICH. RED BLOOD -TRY HOSTETTER’S Stomach Bitters when weakness is manifested in the Stomach Liver or Bo*,els got to kiss her good-by as he hi-stled out the front door. So it went for a full month. Teen, one evening, Pa came home to a maid less house. “Susie's day off?" he queried. "Yes, for keeps,” stated Mu with de cision. “Pa. 1 just couldn't staid it any more. \Ye couldn’t either of us be natural, and we were afraid to say anything above a whisper for fear she'd hear, and we just couldn't be pri vate and—and—Pa. I just did miss the rooking something awful. And it just seemed as if the meals couldn't agree with you if I didn't fix them myeelf. She's a pretty cook, though nothing fancy—” “Nothing tasted right," declared Pa, ‘“though there wasn't anything I coild really find fault with." “That's just it.” exclaimed Ma. “I just couldn't find fault with her sc it must a been us. We just could Yt abide a strange party In our home all the time, and I was just lost without my regular work and—Oh, Pa. you don't know how I missed getting up mornings and fixing your breakfast the way you liked it!” "And I haven't dared to hug you like this for a month,” quoth Pa, demon strating. "It seemed too public."— Philadelphia Bulletin. Difficult Commission. “I kinda hate to do errands for the home folks when I go to Kansas City,” confessed a citizen of Petunia. "The other day, after I had taken niv sent in the train, a neighbor came tearing to the depot and hollered at me till 1 opened the car window. He wanted me to fetch back half a dozen small china nest eggs for the use of bis hens and half a dozen big china eggs for his geese. He had forgotten to bring samples with him, but held up his hands as the train started and yelled to me that the little ones were about this long—spreading the thumb at:d forefinger of his left hand apart - and the big ones this size—spread ing the same * "o fingers on his right hand—and shouted that if I’d hold my hands that way until I got the eggs I couldn't make a mistake. Now, let me a~k you, how would I have looked hunting all over Kansas City for an artificial egg store with my hands held out in front of me in that style, espe cially as 1 had a sore thumb and a suitcase to carry?”—Kansas City Star. What He Was. 'T'ta afraid, Rastus, that you are s -mething of a pessimist.” "Pessimist? No, sub, I ain’t no pes sumist. I'se a opposumist.” And He Still Lives. She—“I used tr think that maca roni was a stalk that grew in the gar den. 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