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TIIK I3KE: OMAHA. .MONDAY, PECKMRKI. 12. 1910. 9 AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA ''Njmprovemcnt Club Seek to Get a Better Wtter Service. RESIDENTS BEPORT A SHORTAGE Movement I nlrr Way In erare .New lilrnalka 4 lull Twenly-rrlli e) Ofkrt Oetlrlns Streets. A subject that In engrossing the attention ef the West L Improvement club Is the water .upply for Hi district from Fortieth tr Forty-fourth streets, between I and Q streets. The grievance Is said to be of at least two ysars' existence, but It has be. rome so unbearable during the last few weeks that the citizens tn this district are Coin: to ask the' city council to help them Hot rertres. from the water works com pany Accoidlng to the complaint of the. resi dents of the locality the difficulty seems to be in the regulation of the water supply. They say that when there Is a (treat quan tity, of water wanted at the stock yards they get none and vice versa. But the fre quency of the morning; shortage has led them to protest. The people are not ln Iflicnccd In their agitation because of the nant of water for culinary purposes, but they dread what the result might be In the rase of'an outbreak of fire. "'"easr'vVlnoria Indue No. 2306. Modern Hrother- officers of the lodge for the ensuing year: President, John ('. Troutnti; vice presi dent, ill. Henna liurda: secretary. T. C. Allen; treasurer. O. K. Bruce; chaplain, Mrs. Mlnda Plstleliurst; conductor, Mrs. Bertha .Mark; iiliy st-ian. Ir. A. A. Frlck; trustee, U n. Iilgtlehurst ; watchman, Charles Protitouskl; sentinel, A. Jolly. PKXNAN'T LOHGE. Pennant lodge No. 2s6, Ancient Order of I'nlted Wnrkinen. elected the following as the official' staff for the enduing year: Past master workman. J. W. Oulllon; master workman, F. K. Marshall; foreman, K. Anderson; overseer. Nels Paulson, recorder. C. K Mt'Farland; financier, J. L. Kubat; treasurer, M .1. Rowley; guide. F. Kero; trustee. Nels Paulson; medical exam iners, Ure. Beck, Davis and Shanahan. ' MTSTIC WORKERS. South Omaha lodge No. 173, Mystio Work era of the World, has elected the following officers for the year 1911: Prefect, Jsy F. Pttckley; monitor, Francis -. Wack; secretary, Fred W. Black; banker, f J Clarence R. Way; marshal, Nellie Sher I soihI; warder, Alice Hyrne; trustees. Ouy Hhlno, F.mma Stlrklev, Morris Slerii'oerg; shade. Willi A. Pruden; truth, Ida Ches lev ; iueen. Monctha Lee; love. M;na Swan bach; hope, Ruby Lucas; medical exam iners. lrs. Thomas Kellv, A. H. Koenig, Ada W. Halston, A. l. Cloyd and Edmund rihanahan, '' lUUfltANDERS. The South Omaha lodge, of the Royal Highlanders elected, to th following as Its principal officers i PresidentHerman Tombrlnk. vice President 8. .J. CMancy. rjecrotary-Tieas.urc'i Id. K. K. Rldgeway. ORDER , OV" THE MOOSE. Maglo City lodge of the IjOyal Order of Moose elected -the following officer for the ensuing yexrr V, ' i Dictator. H." C. Myers; vice dictator, . ' ' . ,'. .... ....... i . . r i . t . t . . jr. r. niuunvi , ireii. nrv, c. j. rfuruo.ii, secretary. John J. (llllln; treasurer, A. II. Compton; serges nt-at-arms, U. R. Bolln; Inside guard, W. J. Orchard; outside guard, Elroy N. ' Tibblts;1 trustee. E. Emmons; physician. Dr. E. T. Shanahan. v FRATERNAL ORDER OF RAGLES. f The annual election of officers of Booth Omaha Aerie, No. 1M, Fraternal Order of Eagles resulted as ' follows: President Sanatorf johii M. Tanner; vice, president,, C. U. Riley; chaplain, J. Martin; secretary, Chris Chrletansen; treasurer, ' M. P, Brennan; Inelda guard, Casper Hor wluhV outside guard, ' W.. . McCilntechv; trustees, M. F. Tetlva. Frank .K. Jones and Henry Rnthhoks; physicians, Dr. A. H. Koenlg and William Davis, ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS. Division No. 8. Ancient Order of Hibern ians, elected the, following officers: President, P. j. Fennell; vice president, J. J. O'Connell; recording secretary, James P. Sullivan; financial secretary. John Shee v vlian; treasurer. Thomas Keane; standing VS. committee, Charles P. O'Hara, M. J. Fltx- agerald., patricK Htarr, Martin ion ley and i. P. Brennan; sergeant-at-arms, William fenaehan; sentlel, P. J, Lenahan; physi cian. Dr.' Mhanahan. WOODMEN OF THE WORLD. South Omaha camp No. 211, Woodmen ot the World, elected the following of ficers: P. C. C A. H. Randolph; C. C. C. K. McFarland; A. I.., Edward Grace; banker, (B A. Capen; clerk, John Kennedy; escort, L. B. Burger; watchman, 11. C. Miller, sentry, Guatave Bempke; manager, Martin Tombrlnk; physician, Drs. W. M. Davis, R. E. Bchlndel, Oeorglo Ernest. Masts Cltr 6oael. ' Leon Tomske la expected home from the houpltal in Omaha bxt Saturday. Mrs. J. O. Kmtmin left wit ft her father, John Comp, for Houston. Tex., for a three or four weeks' trip COAL Try Howlaud s Silver Creek. Tel. 7. Superior lodeje No. 1V3. Degree of Honor; will hold the annual election of officers Wednesday evening next. Swastika lodge Ho. tkt, ladles auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Hallway Trainmen, will give a masquerade ball at Hushing ball Thursday evening. bouth Omaha camp, Woodmen of the World, Will bold a meeting Tuesday even ing of special Interest to the degree team and staff at Masonic hall. MODERN, furnished room, with heat; i housekeeping It desired. 'Phone South ltci. A The ladles' auxiliary of the Young f Men's Christian association will give a dinner at the Young Man's Christian as sociation neat Thursday rvening for eighty boys. The Women's Christian Temperance union will hold Its regular meeting Tues day afternoon at the home ot Mrs. Li, "llun nrr, Twenty-third and O streets. Mrs. K. B. Towie will conduct a parliamentary Mrs. E. O. Kelley, who I acting state organizer ror a tew months In the place of Mrs. Calla Scott Willard. will give an address at the IV me of Mrs. N. M. Graham, liiol Missouri avenue, Wednesday atter-V-nooIl at :M o'clock. " 'Phone Bull 8outh SiiS. Independent F 1SC8 for a case of Jetter Uold Top. Prompt de livery. to any part of city. William Jetter. The ladles' auxiliary of the Young Men a Christian association will meet at the home of Mrs. William Kerry, 1414 North 'I'wi-Dty-slith street, Tuesday afternoon at X.M. The special business of the meeting lU be the election of officers. The Shamrock Athletic rlub Intends giv ing a banquet next Thursday evening In tlie'club rooms. An Interesting program which will hiclude a sparring match has been arranged. The affair may be reKarded aa a boost for tha bazaar the club intends to hold. J Frlamts cf ex-County Commissioner John C. Truiuuti were pleaded to leai n yesterday evening tl.al he had been appointed by tiovenior -Vldrlch assistant fire commis sioner fur the siate. Mr. Trouton has lived twenty-four years in South Omaha and is the recipient of c. uxratulations from democrats as well as republicans. A very enjoyable basket social for th benefit of St. Edward's Episcopal mission was he.d Friday evening al tlie residence if Mr. and Mrs. Benson. Jefferson street. Albright. A cons, del able sum was realised to be spent on the Christmas tree and for the buying of winter fuel. Herbert Chase officiated as the auctioneer of tha baskets Vocal and Instrumental music varied the evening s proceedings. Miss Kennedy ren dering several selections. lief reaiimeiita were acne.1 by the host and hostess as sisted by Miss Hams. Head This If " nu Want fhe Itearfit. J W. Greer,' Greenwood, La., suffered with a severe case of lumbago. "Th pain were so Intense I 'was forced to hypodermic Injections for relief. These attacks started with a pain In the small ..r , ft,M,lc wtitcli aradiiallv l,ra ' f fairly paralysing. My attention was at- W 1 1 a-'ted to Foley a Kidney Remedy an I am fciaa iu. saj whir wvu'jer- fu! ir.adit.lne I am no louder bothered In gay way by mar aid eaean iMjatfa" avelrf ftU tnilfUeV BRIEF CITY NEWS art oot rtlnt XV. W. 9. Creeoa ft fkma Qeal Vak Tern maita to trie Tlraee. steading fcampa Bargossi-OHraaasa Oa. aViaehart photographer, lit Faim. Dr. W. Xt. CajMdl baa moved hi office io 642 Ramge bldg., lath and Harney sts. The Way la Opsa through the Neb. Sav ings & Loan Ass n to save money. Weekly on fnonthly payment msv be made; pay per annum. 165 Farnam Street. ntomoblle Damage Halt Occur al most dally. Let us assume the risk of accidents. Low rates. Liberal pollcleg. Crelgh, Baldrlg & Co., 'phone Dougta 200. ts all your Ufa Insurance policies, rotes, contracts, deds, etc., la the bugrlar and fireproof vaults of the Omaha Safe Deposit and Trust Company. A private safe for 11.00 a year. Street entrance 1(14 I'arnam street. Zma ia Coming If you want any rubber toys you can get thm at the Rub ber store. Rubber balls, rubber dolls and everj thing elss that Is rubber. The Omaha Rubber company, E. II. Fprague, president. lflUS Harnew Pt. "Just around the cor ner." Arrested . a a Suspect Detective Davis and Rhoop Arrested A. Bloom, a tailor, on the charge of selling silver knlvea and fork on the street. The de tectives could get no straight story from the man and assumed he mught have stolen the silverware. Furs Bnatolier Caught In pursuit of GeoiRe Dally, a negro. Policeman Drlscoll fired two shot at tho fugitive at Four teenth and Webster streets last evening. After tossing p. way a woman' purso the negro halted and was arrested. The purse Is being held as evidence that Dally may be guilty. Dally gav his address as Twen tieth and Puul streets. Basy aa Xailroag Building Th last two stories of the steel framework on the new L'nlon Pacific headquarter building will be completed 'Thursday. Work on the last section of steel was begun Saturday morning and will be rushed through so that the big derricks can b put to lifting the marble and stone. The Burlington freight terminal will be completed whan the big scale for each' section ajtd the windows and door are in place. Woman Held for Theft Hannah Mar tin, Laura Fral march end Edna Ends were arrested about midnight Friday at the Her Grand hotel, charged with having robbed J. A. Hughes, a guest of the hotel, of a 1300 diamond. Detective Murphy and Ring made the arrests, upon receipt of a com plaint from Hughe that he had been robbed about 11;30 o'clock. Hughe 1 a resident of Crawford, Nb. BU op roke Gajo Sergeant Cook ard Vanous and Detective Donohu and Heitfeld raided a barber shop at (18 South Nineteenth street last night at 11 o'clock. breaking up a poker game In progress there and arresting eleven player. Th play was for chip. J. A- Foley , th proprietor, was charged with keeping a disorderly bouse and released en ISO bond, the other being released on $10 bonds. Mr. Wood aVnsver Salt Answering George E. Prltchett't ault In district court against her for possession of a diamond ring to satisfy an llg4 tSOt debt. Mr. Daisy B. Wood, widow of th lat Benjamin B. Wood, allege that h long aga paid Mr. Frttchett 11 she owed him and more. She asks Judgment against Prltchett In the urn of f3.006 minus whatever th court find Prltchett has paid her. Th answer was filed In district court Saturday morn- '-- - . , , 5: U .... mature of Baval Ufa A rtel of mo tion picture depleting th drill and ath letic stunt of recruits at tbegNewport naval training station, was received by Ueutenant Post of the local navy recruit ing station yesterday afternoon. Th reel will be loaned to a moving ptotur theater to be shown today.' Lieutenant Post said he would lend the picture to th Toung Men's Christian association for display there New Year' day. aCsssenger Boy to bm tk' sUtaw Twenty Western Union messenger boy, representing the pick of th local fore, were th guests of Manager Breed of th Krug theater and Night Manager Wolf f the American District Telegraph company at Saturday eight performance of "Happy Hoollgafi." To celebrate securing a complete outfit of new uniform, the surprise was fixed for th boy by Messrs. Breed and Wolf, who reserved two box at th Krug for them. Clan eordoa El est Clan Gordon No. , Order of Scottish Clans, elected th fol lowing officers at a meeting held Tuesday evening: Chief, James Cameron; tanlst, John Alcorn; chaplain, John French; secretary, Jame C. Lindsay; financial secretary, Oeorg A. Dunn; treasurer, William J. .Hlslop; senior henchman, Will iam Rennle; Junior henohman, William Cathro; seneshal, John Hamilton; warden, William Blcage; sentinel, William R. Callan: physician, Dr. C. C. Morrison; trustees, Tom Johnson, Hugh Buttle, D. Linn. Serpent man Brand Ball - On ef th unique social events of th winter will be a ball given Friday evening of this week at th Rom hotel by th Grand Lair ( Nebraska, Military Order of th Serpent. Thla 1 an auxiliary organisation ef tha United Spanish War veteran designed wholly for social and fun making pur poses. It 1 to b an Invitation affair, and already the response Indicate a large attendance. Th decorations for th occa sion will be striking and unique. Affidavit f a faror Affidavit ef Ott Weiss, on of th Juror In th damage action of Alexander Shkutiko against Aaron Ferer, t the effect that M. Shapiro, another Juror, was not intimidated Into agreeing on a verdict for th plaintiff was filed In district court by ShkuUko Satur day. Three week ago Ferer. against whom a verdict of $6,000 wa returned, moved for a new trial and alleged that eleven Juror, led by John Kemmerllng, th Juror now facing bribery and contempt charge in connection with another suit, intimidated Shapiro Into agreeing with them In favor of HhkuUko. Affidavit In support of th motion were filed. A few day later Ferer filed affidavit by the same Jurors that there was no Intimidation. Th Weiss affi davit Is th first he ha given. N data for hearing on th new trial motion has been fixed. PASSENGERS GIVEN A SCARE l ! Man, Wall Hlaiag Far- aasa Street Car, Fire Shot Tknsik the Boef. Several doen men and women who war riding on a Farnam street car wr fright ened'into a small panic when on of th passengers sent a revolver shot through the roof of the car at Fortieth and Farnam streets about I o'clock last evening. The car crew and several passenger held H. C. Mas. 1411 Davenport street, and turned him over to the police under the disturbance charge, but It was later found that another man had fired the shot and escaped In the confusion. A number of witnesses appeared at th police station and declared the real culprit had been demonstrating his revolver, a new auto- Ienatl weaaea, t Mas, wheat Ike aaetdeaiavl disnhsraa aaauyrad. "he feQIARY y DOLL! te. Friday I had to wait for hour today before I could get a stage. It wa annoying for a while. There I stood on the corner ot Thtrty-fourth street for fully fifteen min ute. It would be so nice If they had comfortable chair for people to sit in while they are watting. They might have a little table with some book and maga stnea near by. I am sure anyone who opened such a pla-e would make a great deal of money. For, of course, they conld charjre po muoh a minute. I finally asked a policeman if the stages were running. He was awfully nice anJ said he didn't know. I waited a little longer, and, as he was so good looking, I thought I would ask htm again if he was sure he didn't know. He wa really nicer than be was at first, but ald he did know that he didn't know.' I aaked him what I could do? He said if there was anything he could do for ma he would do It. He evidently had the nicest disposition, but, of courea, he couldn't really do any thing. I wanted to take a hansom dread fully, but It seamed too extravagant I have got to economise for a while after that hat. There are so many hansoms Just at that corner, and they look so Idle, yet so anxious to work, that It almost Seem s if it was your duty to get in on. There "I LOOKED AROUND TO BEB IF THE ' CROSS-TOWN CARS WERE RUNNING." I something so soothing about them. A taxlcab 1 nerve racking by comparison. Towns with Strange Namesr ' - ' - ' T. : -- .,: .. Recently m traveling man was quoted In Th Be a commenting with surprise on th name Of Nebraska town. He pointed out especially th great frequency of names of women given to villages, town and cltie. A glance at a railroad folder for almost any state in th union will show Nebraska does not shine alone In plc.turesqu civic nomenclature. A writer la Harper Weekly find twelv Bostons, twenty Charleston, twenty-five Dayton, thirty Washlngtons, twenty-eight Wllliamburgs, and treat them lightly, but find some fault with Lone Jack. Tip Top and lurt, In Virginia; Por Por, la South Carolina; Paw Paw and Buncombe, In Illinois; Oaa, in Kansas; Embarraaa, In Wloonln; Ty-Ty, In Georgia; Nay Aug, In Pennsylvania; Killlwog, in New Tork; Plumweseep and Qulsquamol. In New Brunawloa. Not far from Scranton, Pa., I Toby hanna, and. although a Judyvlll flour ishes In Indiana, a Punohtown 1 sllll to be heard from. Ohio can point to Kln-ntck-Klnnlok; Mississippi, to HuahpucV ena, Bobo, Nitto Tama and v Alligator; Kentucky ha a Ruth, Mlaaisalppl a Boas; Alabama, a Choccolocco; South Carolina, it Sixty-six, Nlnety-slx and Ten-Mile. Georgia ha a Doctortown,' with a Noah and a Zebulon; Missouri, an Ev and a Lion; Nebraska, an Ell; Minnesota, a Sleepy Eye.' W can understand the pro priety of such graceful name a Frult vlll. C4tronlla or Orangebarg, in th heart of fruit section, or Furnace, Coal villa, Irontown, in the' center of a mining region. Why, however, should China, Asia, Palestine, Italy, startle us In Texas, and Alhambra amaxe us near Los Angeles, with Coehen Junction not so distant? Com ef th atation on th Southern Pa cific remind on of th nomenclature ef a race course, with Clip, Aloe, Sparks, Alma and Chico. Perhaps th railway stations of Illinois Illustrate moat convincingly th vagaries of plac name. You can go from Peoria to Pekln. while Cuba ia only a few mile farther. Within the limits of that state yu can also visit Bethany. El Paso, Joppa. Lisbon.. Malta, Marseilles, Sorrento, Toulon, and still have room for Palmyra, Sparta, Oenoa, Saxony, with a delightful disregard for history and geography as generally taught. Texas, which I nothing If not cosmo politan, will show you a Dtmde a well a a Midlothian, Athens, Carthage, Odessa. Toledo, Weimar. Iowa has a Grundy Center, in brave defiance ot gossips. Arkansas courageously offers an Arka delphla. Louisiana can boast of a Na oleonvtl), whleb would not cause Bona- NOW BE COOtX "Well, be never repeal stories bout hia neighbors," 'iU 6oa lid turu tlsetsvi rjecg Jumvi&rGirk -BY M.E wrmort, ti n ut kw tx It is fearful to think that every time you turn around In one it is going to cost you so much, and It is disgusting to have (he price of what you are doing staring you In the face all the time. Just as if at each oyster you swallowed 1n a restaurant a 4? "ALL OF WHICH WOT'LD STAND CLOSBJ INSPECTION." card ehot up over i'our '.'plate with the price of It on It. . After I had finished talking to the police man a young man stopped and began to wait also. He was remarkably 'handsome. I looked at lilm when he had the back ot hie head turned toward me, ' and ha cer tainly had a very attractive face.' He looked at me a great deal when my back was toward him, and I wa very careful not to glance In hi direction again. A girl cannot be too particular. I noticed when I looked around to see If th cross-town cars were running . that til nose was exactly Ilk Tom'. Finally a stapo cam along and we got in. It was Crowded with females, and he made a bolt u petal re. Luckily there was on 'seat left inside, beside a fat woman, for Jne. The Interior of a 'bus is so exclusive.. There Is always f ' -' - .. i. tft .111 l 1 oots V part any exaltation If he coul tread it main street and ' beyond)1 One meets on the maps in various stated Alpha, Beta Delta, Iota, Kappa and Omega. Tennessee Is not ashamed of It Chuckey. The birds of th air and the fish of th sea alike give their name to places. Of recent years the tendency la spreading to call towns after famous people. Thus Texas ha It Boerne, Dickens, Dryden, Long fellow; Wisconsin It Cato, Minnesota iU Verdi. This custom la commendable, of course, but why Langtry - should be re tained Is to ba questioned. Paradise is frequently encountered, now and then EX. en being given the preference. It re main for Georgia to racognlse tha situa tion by calling on of Its towns Enigma. Now, It Is eaay to ridicule suoh vagaries of nomenclature, but, what are town to do? Are not th best names pre-empted? It Is not always posslM to take the founder' name and transform that, a Elberton sprang from L. Brown, Eras'! na from Eraatus Wyman, or Blltmort 'rora Vanderbllt. Instead of duplicating and re duplicating existing names, must we have recourse to Flrstvllle, Becondvllle, and so on to Nlne-Kundredthvllle. .Is It uot an education, after all, to live In Athens, If in Georgia; In Cairo, If In Illinois, and In Jerusalem Crossroads, although It happen to be in Oklahoma? Let us not aet In the aeat of the scornful, and as mellifluous names are not too plentiful let us be sat isfied even with Oahkosh, Squedunk, Chin Lee and Hackensack. Free far the None. They tell In Nebraska of a clergyman who In the pulpit wa a fearless ex pounder of rights and wrongs, but who In the domestlo circle maintained for pru dential reasons considerable reserve of speech and action. On on occasion when this divine visited a neighboring town, th editor of the only paper published therein, which never failed to notice tbe presence of a atranger In town, offered th following, o worded as to prove unwittingly keen: 1 "Dr. Carroll Is ones more among us for a brief stay, H say and, does exactly as he think right, without" regard to the opinion or belief of other. His wife Is noc with him." LipplncotV. f Mechanic and 'Morals. "He is a good man who can empty the pan under the refirgerator twice a day without protest," says the ios Angeles Sunday Time. And he ia a better man who has brains enough to have a wast pipe run through a hoi cut in the floor Boston Globe. AWfUL ALTERNATIVE 9a 7 No, I could never marry you.. Then return th prcsgats I 1 fit 1 ne V. T J TmJttMB MB MB WgWUJ a distinct air of hauteur on the part of th Inmates, and you feel as If you ought to have a letter of Introduction to somebody. Every woman looks at the latest arrival with an expression that clearly says, "How did they come to let you out of wherever you have been confined?" there Is a look of such deep suspicion on their faces. I couldn't help wondering what the lady who sat opposite to me suspected me of. (Some thing pretty bad, I could see. Ph stared steadily and menacingly, without flinching, for five blocks. As I was a great deal better dressed. I didn't care what kind of a criminal she thought I was. I turned my head from side to side to give her a good view of my hat. and the way my hair was done In the back, and my collar ar rangement, all of which I knew would stand close Inspection. Although I refrained from condescending to regard her nt all. I was aware instantly that she had on cheap boots and a wrinkled sort of veil that was a last year's pattern, a hat that had a very expensive, but dirty feather In It, a shirtwaist underneath her coat that wa trimmed with Imitation baby lrishr that her skirt was a very bad shape and her petticoat a hideous shade of blue, and that her hair didn't match in the back. She continued to gar at me with grow ing hatred, when suddenly two very dirty "A SHIRTWAIST UNDERNEATH HER COAT WAS TRIMMED WITH IM ITATION BABY IRISH." pairs of white gloves rolled ojt of her muff to the floor. While ah was grovel ling for them I looked at her with cold In terest. r Much Wanted Recipes Lemon . Pie There are many different rule for making lemon pie, two of which I will give. For the first, beat to a cream a tablespoonful butter and on cupfij sugar. Put into a saucepan with a scant oupful boiling water, then add the Juice and grated yellow rind of two lemon. When It reaches the boiling point stir In a table spoonful cornstarch dissolved In a little cold water and stir and cook until clear and thickened. Have ready tha wall-beaten yolk of two egg, stir In, oook a moment longer, then take at one from th fire. Pour Into a well-baked crust and spread over it, heaping lightly, a merlngu made from the whipped white of two gg and two tablespoonful powdered or fin granu lated sugar. Set In th oven, which should ba quit cool, and let the merlngu grad ually puff and color. Russian Lemon PI Beat together one cupful sugar and on egg. Put over the fir. In a double boiler, three-fourth oup water and a teaspoontul lemon Juice. When boiling add augar and egg, th grated yel low peel of tw'o lemon and a soda cracker rolled fine. Wet two tablespoonful flour with a quarter cupful cold water and add to' the other Ingredients. Lastly, Stir In a larg cupful seeded and chopped raisin. Lin two small pie tins or on larg pi tin with pastry, pour In the lemon mixture, put on an upper crust and bake for about thirty-five minutes. Butterscotch Boll together on cupful each sugar and molasses, one-half cupful butter, a tablespoonful vinegar and a quarter teaspoontul soda. Stir frequently to prevent burning and aa soon a th sy rup reaches th snap stage when dropped In cold water take from the fire and flavor to taste. Pour upon a buttered tin in a sheet one-quarter of an inch thick and when nearly cold check It off Into squares, using a sharp knife. Separate when cold and wrap each quar in paraffin paper. Pepper Sauce Orind one dozen and a half green, red and yellow peppers and a small solid head of cabbage In a meat chopper. They should be very f'.ae. Add I cents' worth each celery seed and ground mus tard with vinegar to make the consistency of catsup. Thl goe well with meat. Sweet Pickled Apples A delicious pickle Is this, made from sweet apples. Cut In halve through th tem. leaving th cor In and the skin on. Put three clove In each half a In pickling peaches, then make a syrup, allowing for every pound of apples three pounds of sugar and a pint of vinegar. Add a few cassia bud or pieces of stick cinnamon, put tha fruit In and cook It until It can be pierced with a splint Pack th apples In Jars, cook the syrup a little longer until thick ened and pour over the fruit. CORRECTED. 'There ia no calam.ty that can befall a woman that I havt rot uffcred!" My dear, you have never yft been a widow.'' J said calamity." 1 w i Magazine The Tired Business BT WALTim A. SINCLAIR. "What are 'lame ducks'?" asked Friend Wife, abruptly. "Those who can't swim up Palt creek." responded tha Tired Buainess Man. "Con trary to all medical opinion those saline bath are depressing and vitiating to the common or garden lame duck, and they Invariably sink beneath these unpleasant waer unless the life raving trews put out to the rescue. Otherwise the lame duck Is liable to ring a swan song. "A lame duck is frequently a political quack. He my or may not be a game bird, but he walk funny. When the adverse political tidal wave sweeps across the big or little puddle where they are, the big ducks, the unfortunate water fowl, are driven up Salt creek, tha on great water way of this nation for which no senator or representative knowingly works to obtain deep waterways pork, but In spite of which they get there Just the same. "At the bitter headwaters of this creek j-ou will always find plenty of lam ducks, bewildered and In a sinking condition. Im mediately after an election. Unit ducks are always objects of great pity on the part of humane patronage distributers of the same political fallh. For Instance, wince the recent disastrous democratic flood tha entire republican national ad ministration and any state, county or city republican administration compose a O. O. P. Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Lam Ducks. President Taft Is president of this admlrahte organization. "I am further Informed by the dally press that So great will be the procession of lame ducks passing a given point same point being where federal patrons can be slipped them, that a neatly screened ort runaway, to be known aa Umt Duck alley, has been constructed leading from the executive office to the president's of fice. Along thl alley lame ducks can llmple a word of mine own, a combination of limp and waddle. And believe me, there will ba plenty of them :on th llmple. "For Instance, there will b the senatorial lame duck. Thla noble bird has long made the upper or unpopular branch of Congress his Uttle natatortum. There he waa trictly In th swim. He wasn't tame then, and could quack to hi heart' content. When tha storm came along ha did the ostrich act, sticking his head beneath the eurfao ot th troubled waters and trjingi to look unconcerned. It wasn't necessary for htm to pull hi head out again, be- Leather Articles for Som charming Christmas gifts can be made from colored soft leather skins, which aro sold now In almost all shops. For an example of such home-made pres ents, take magazine cover. They can be Inexpensively conltructed and they will be liked by both mart and women and are suitable, as far a good form goes, to give to men friends. Incidentally nothing could be simpler than th' manufacture of these covers, for a woman has only to take the measurement of som book and than make the leather slip larg enough to be sllpiwd on easily. A flat piece of leather 1 cut acordlng to dlmensl ji.s, there being a corresponding piece of silk, preferably the earn color. There must be a piece of thin canvas stif fening, about half an inch wide, in a ntrlp long enough to go around th outer edge of th leather. Thl strip must be basted down carefully to keep the leather on a flat surface and thus avoid a packer. Th canvas must then be placed about halt an Inch from the edge and In thl way an even stiff line Is made and over It the soft leather must be turned. The si lie Is hasted down, put ting the raw edge In, and the whole care fully sewed on th machine. This dene, two ends must be folded to they Will form pocket to hold th ma Ka li ne. The pocket flaps, as on might call them, need not b more than four Daughters of Well Known Men Mrs. Kathleen Norrls, novelist and short story writer, la th wife of Charles G. Norrls, of the American Megaslne, a sister-in-law of the lata Frank Norrls, novelist, and a daughter of the late Jamas Alden Thompson of San Francleco, who at the time of his death wa president of th Donahue Kelly bank. For two term he was also president of the famous Bohemian club, and wrote many of It most successful Jinks. He was on of th club' charter member. While never taking an active part In mu nicipal affairs, he waa keenly Interested in them and became an Important political in fluence, always consistently opposed to Mer lin and the Southern Pacific machine. He was on Governor Gage' staff and held the rank of major, a till, however which he never used. During Cleveland' admlnls- r Fads of Women J IndlSn articles are popular thla season and undoubtedly a large number of the various article will be sold for Christmas presents. Th moccasins are attractive and they com In all sizes from cuts shoes to fit a year-old baby to sizes for grown-ups. Th babies' moccasins are fifteen cents a pair, larger ones are from fl upward. Small girls will ba delighted with a red Indian doll a an addition to their doll families and older ones will appreciate pretty baskets of Indian work. These com fitted for sewing baskets, glove and handkerchief boxes, also as case for veils. As a rule women like to choose their outer apparel as It may be termed, which Includes neckwear, belts, handkerchiefs, blouses, etc., as well as th larger gar ments, but among th article for personal use that ar apt to b appreciated as Christmas presents are silk petticoats, silk stockings, a pretty negligee, boudoir slip pers and dainty hand-made underwear. When a silk petticoat can be benight for less than a five dollar bill, a pair of silk stockings at a dollar and a dainty negligee for two dollar, such presents cannot b aid to be expensive. In fact, probably quite as much or more might le spent for a collar, a Jabot or a blouse that would not bring half th pleas ure to th recipient. , The Hty t Hwali Waal Asa. t: Man on M-irnd Wife Urns II Pucka Cannot Swim l'p Salt lYrck. "LAMB DUCK." , cause he found himself high and dry p Salt creek. His state was deplorable In that It had a democratic legislatur which would send e not her ronator In his plats. "The senatorial lame duck who stood pat before now finds he doesn't stand chance or the ghost lheiof. Hence, with loud quacks, he limptes off tip Umt Duck alley tn get some of thoe Job which can bo handed out by the administration with out reference to a grouchy constituency. Lame ducks believe that with a few fin feathers they can pose as birds of paradise In foreign court and that a feather dustar will hide the can tied to them by tha voters. Hence, the senatorial lam duck who will not qua-k In futur session takes kindly to the diplomatic service as an ambassodor or Imagine he can Impersonate an owl If put on the bench. "Tha sain goen with the lame duck In , the house. Sort of domestic fowl. But al though they have run foul of tha voter they are fowl that can't run. Any federal Job suit them, nor will they turn Up Welt bills at a state Job or city or county. If theJr friends ara (till handing out tha chicken fped to duck." "What mad them lam ducks?" Inquired Friend Wife, confused. "Coming out flat footed for th tAriff replied th Tired Business Man. (Copyright, 1910, by the N. T. Herald Co.) Gifts Easily Made Inched deep, for thl width will hold tha book securely, and yet admit of It being removed without a struggl. Tha flaps must be stitched together on th maehln. This completes the Case. ' A girl who has any knack at painting or poker work may make most effective round or square covers of leather by choosing her own designs or by having them out lined.' Uses of endless kinds also may b manufactured. Scissor rases are not difficult and may show a pattern in cut-out work. In shape the scissor case ia pointed at one end and wide at that which hold th handle. It I flat and mad from two separate piece stitched together. If th top of such a case I to hav a cut-out pattern thl decoration U don with a sharp penknifo Then th case I lined with silk, a wa th book' holder. At any thop where leather work I don a metal button to hold th flap at th top of th caso will be put on. A pretty and useful sandwich case can be made by covering a tin box with soft leather. Tha leather Is cut to fit and I bound with a narrow blss strip of leather stitched down by rrachln. Thl case is put on over the box and tha edges are sawed together with a fin needle. There should be a flap to com down over th front aa a finish. rosanna iscmrrLBii. j tratlon he wa mentioned as ambassador to Japan. In the early days h was on of the famous Vigilante. Hs died abut ten year ago. After th San Francisco earthquak Mr. Norrls took up her writing. Bh was ss th staff of th San Francisco Bulletin and later on th San Francisco Call. Her inter view with Margaret Illlngton wa printed in almost every city In th country. How ever, it wa not until after her marriage and her advent to New Tork that th lit erary quality of her work first found ognltion. About a month ago a little son arrived In th horn of th Norrls. H ha been named Frank, after hia famous unci, whs wrote "Th Pit." "Th Octopus," "MS Teague" and other wall known novels. (Copyright, 1810, by th N. T. Herald Cs.) r Daily Health Hint Linen la claimed by som author! tie to be th Ideal underwear, but It ahould be pourous or meshed. Any porous fabric, f whatever material, I warmer for winter and cooler for summer than the umt fabris la close or solid malarial. Hathrr Re a Hawk. Flora, ( year old, lived on a newly settled farm In Michigan, where hawks fre quently swooped down and arr1d sff chicken. One day when she was inclined t be dis obedient moral suasion wa applied and th question asked if sli would not prefer to be a good girl and become an angal with wings so she could fly. Quick a flash cam th response: "No, sir; I'd rather be a hawk and al all th chickens." 'PeekiBs" at Prayer. When tbe minister cam to take dinner with the family he wa requested to ask th blessing. While doing so he bowed his head but (lightly and half closed hi eye. This latter fact caused th old gentle man s eyelids to quiver. Little Charlie, who sat Just opposite him. earnestly noted th s all. At th moat lmprlv moment of the low uttered prayer th larg gath ering around the stable wa startled at hearing Charlie aay to hi mothar ia an Is tans whleperi "Inteki kff !'; as eU'l" - ,."j v.jujkn "