The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-12
THE Blue RIBBON Bread BAKER
Mrs. Glenn ID. Lincoln OF PlnttsburE. NO.,
Wins mt All County FnirS. Hands Down.

Mrs. Glenn n. Lincoln or Pintt.burr. NO..
Wins mt All County Fni1. Hands Down.
From the Kansas city Journal.
Mrs. Glenn d. Lincoln OF Plattsburg claims 10
be the champion bread baker OF Missouri. and
she has enough blue ribbons, medals, and other
trophies to make her claim to that honorable
distinction a very strong one. 1t Is a matter Of
serious doubt II any other woman in the State
can show half as many trophies for excellcn,y
In the same line. Mrs. Lincoln is the wife OF .
well-to-do farmer who lived for many years n
Clay county. She was raised there and learned
how to bake bread from her mother. When
she was married to Mr.. Lincoln. about sixteen
years ago. they moved TO Clinton county and
lived many years near Lathrop. Now thcy own
and live on a beautiful farm near plattsbgrE.
Mrs. Lincoln made her first showing Of line
bread years ago at the county fair at Libcr'r.
There are other people in Clay county who know
how to bake bread. and she had lively COME
Then she showed bread at the expo5!tions he'd
in st. Joseph and Kansas City and won frSt
City and never missed but once at 81. .Ios"; h.
Her supply Of blue ribbons is something n
pie Who she have tskf had sTf ihe P PFi4fIeS and Of ihG e.t Ego:
the bread she oakes claim it is just -
good as 1t looks. She sent some bread o
she was not present she won the blue rih:ol
each time and received a letter OF commcaiA.
the first honor at the fair held at st. Joseph.
She has had her bread in several special bred
s sepSs asd m sSa bss ne BY FaiIs5 20 1 Min Al, At S s; !s
or the purse that was offered.
With all OF her honors she is one of the most
modest OF women, and her popularity. wbls
very gratifying TO her. is subject TO which so
seldom refers. She has three little girls VITO
are learning how TO bake bread, and she eNperrs
to have them prize winners like herself when
they enter the contests.
Kansas Young Women Magnets. Not Porco-
pluen.
From the Kansa, CITY Journal.
A great deal has been said in the newspaper
about the young women OF Harper who were
announced as having banded themselves To-
gether to reject the attentions of all Young men
who use liquor or tobacco, or in any manner de-
part from a most c~ircumspect department. To
young women have published q card" as fol-
lows:
Perhaps nothing has been more misundcr
stood or misrepresented than the motive OF ;ho
Harper young ladies who have organized them
selves into a society called the Iota Sigma.
The society is not 70 antaEonize the young
men. as some seem TO think. but rather 10 hcp
the young men. and young women as well. %
live purer and nobler lives. Article II. OF or
constitution reads as follows: We aim by this
and purest company OF both ladies and gentle
men. and to choose our associates from or'v
selves
W 40 not sci ourselves up as models. but CN.
pect to improve as we ask Improvements in tae
young men. Our society is partially for study
Eagle says, very homely girls. but We hop 10
make up in beauty Of character and intellect
"nat we may lack in beauty of face.
call ourselves the old Maids Society We
are all agreed that we would much prefer TO dlc
grass widows.
We hope that this will make it plain TO all
thai we do not choose TO make porcupinCs "
ourselves. but rather magnets. which will draw
10 us friends, whose ambition is TO reach thS
hood"