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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1910-10-07

hate to see a thing done by
halves; II 1t be right, do 1t boldly; IL
It is wrong leave IL undone.-Gilpin.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-21

Thursday-I have had my room repa-
pered, as I didn't like the paper I had
chosen last year. IL is very nice to have It
changed every twelve months, and all the
furniture moved around, az it makes It
seem like an entirely different place.
II was Noble Turner who first suggested
the idea to me. She said she couldn't stand
things looking Just the same for too long
a time She made me help her one day
and we moved every single thing in my
bed room. 1t was dreadfully exhausting,
and she ruined the hat she had on by
vase OF violets that we had forgotten TO
take off the top Of the bookcase falling on
her head We nearly expired moving the
bookcase, as the books made II so heavy,
and when we got Il across the room we
found It wouldn't fit in between the win
dows at all, 50 had to move It back again.
She went with me to select the wall pa
per the other day, and we had a great
many arguments, as she wanted me 70
have a paper that was covered with
wreaths Of wild flowers She said Il was
so sweet and girsh. said I didn't want
my room to look that way. The salesman
began to look nervous I persisted in get
ting what I wanted, which was a perfectly
plain tan color. Amy, who was to meet us
there, came in then, and she vetoed the
wild flowers effect Immediately. She said
Il would be better 20 get paper covered
with orchids or punches Of violets, so that
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-21

at the bird that is singing in It's cage
Turn back, turn back. thou pretty bride"
There are six OF the pictures and in one
Of them the prince looks exactly like Tom.
Moliie said vaguely she thought they we're
very cute, but knew she didn't a bit.
I've just had a Mother Goose one framed
II IL old English and was in a little book
with the words set to music. IL was
There Was a Little Woman, as rye Heard
Tell" I've framed the one where she is
leaving home with long trained gown and
large basket Of eggs. Her mother and
father are saying goodbye TO her, and
there are castles and things in the distance,
and It's too fascinating. told Mollie as a
great honor 1 would give her little girl
one Of them when II was a little older.
said l had a great many ideas for its
nursery as soon as II began to show any
signs Of intelligence
Mollie looked rather frightened and said,
before she thought, that that would be
some years off yet. / said 1 was sure Of
that, but 1 told her knew she would have
highly-colored pictures for It OF children
dressed IN the latest style kissing each
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-21

urable moments Of my life. When dark
clouds lowered on our domestic fortunes
we always had the mining stock to bring
out OF the treasure chest and gloat over.
For twenty years this family has been rich
in mind, and l would not be deprived of
those days in retrospect for very near the
par value OF the treasure. / think II must
have been with the memory of these happy
days in mind that my wife so earnestly
desired me to make this memorial to one
Of the north coast cities. preferably Seat
tie"
The generous donor suggests that he will
have the scales Of blind justice made of
bronze, II that be deemed preferable, but
states that his own idea OF the matter is
that the scales should be OF mercerized rub
ber which Is nearly as lasting, more elastic
and more suitable TO the dealing out OF
justice in the high winds on the court
house roof.
Mr.. SwaffOrd adds in his letter the ex-
preston of the hope that his offer will be
received in the Same spirit as offered IN
memory OF the many happy moments real
lied by the STAFFORD family in anticipation
Of sudden affiuenee that is on its mys-
terious road.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-21

Deaf and Dumb, and a similar corps from
the Hebrew Orphan asylum, both Of which
will be headed by q band, the members
Of which are inmates of these institutions.
The exercises at the monument will be
In charge and under the direction OF
committee Of the Fort Washington Chapter,
Daughters OF the American revolution.
Mrs. Emily l.. b. Fay is the regent
Following q brief address by the chair
man of the day, Mr.. James Pierpont Dav-
export, there will be an invocation by the
Rev J. r. MRckay, pastor Of the North
Presbyterian church and chaplain of the
chapter, after which the monument will
be unveiled by thirteen children dressed in
costumes Of the Continental period
The militia will then fire a salute, after
which the regent Of the chapter will pre-
sent the monument to the city. Park Com
missioner Charles B. Slower will deliver
an address accepting the monument in
behalf Of the city
A reception will be rendered by the Fort
Washington Chapter Of the Daughters Of
the American Revolution at the Arrow-
head Inn; addresses win be delivered by
General James Grant Wilson, DR.. e.. Hsga-
man Hall of the American Scenic and
1 Historic Preservation society, and Mrs.
Florence Stegman, historian of the chapter.
The monument, which was built by Mr..
ID. f. Mahoney under the supervision Of
the designer, Mr.. r. r. Bolton, consists
of n group Of local weather worn bouders,
suFmounted by a large boulder of the
glacial period and marks the site OF the
redoubt that commanded the approach by
water TO Fort Washington previous to its
tcapture by the British forces in Novem-
! Der 16, 177s
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-21
The Tired Business Man
BY WALTER A. SINCLAIR.

Il suppose the democrats viii pay some
heed to the presidents message ordering
US TO be thankful" observed Friend wife.
And the republicans can be thankful
that II is no worse" replied the Tired
Business Man. Their orators have as
sured us that II they went out Of office
there would cease to be any Thanksgiving
day, that a blight would strike the tur-
keys. that the good crops which make mp
the rest OF the meal would suddenly wither
on the stem or in the warehouse or wher-
ever the whitening is best, and in fact we
would be lucky II the world didn't sud
denly cease revolving the necessary six
teen daily revolutions needed TO carry us
from November to November a. Ap-
parently, however the earth caught the
prevailing craze for revolutions from the
voters.
1T was fortunate that the president
wrote his proclamation in advance Of cleo
ton or II might not have had 80 much
spontaneity and zng. Like all Thanks
giving stuff, but the actual fact, Il hap
pened a month IN advance. The maya
zines came out late in october as usual
with their covers representing the Joyous
occasion. / was panied and surprised to
find the poor average OF covers showing
the stern and rockbound Pilgrim escortine
his Pilgrlmess to church through stage
snow drift, he toting light nOn-reflllable
blUnderbuss shaped like a stovepipe and
weighing upward Of ton, the debarkng
stage from which to send the shot on It's
flight, and a large volume with brass
clasps on It, while in the background lurked
the usual insurgent Indians, the reaction
airy OF his time. have grown so used to
this original idea in Thanksgiving number
covers that I can scarcely believe the
festal day is at hand without a plenitude
Of such art.
'In fact, had the Thanksgiving magazine
cover minus the grim pill-I mean Pilgrim
come out after election, would feel sure
that the democratic landslide had buried
this form of industry.
"Then there has been the regular
Thanksgiving day number story in all the
magazines of the starving family and the
wandering boy who rushes in with a per-
right day, to say nothing of the foot ball
hero-always the Lowly Sub--whO makes
the big hit with The Girl sOn Thanksgiving
day by hopping up the grid with frag-
ments Of the mollycoddles from other col
| leges. / think Il would be timely TO make
the Lowly Sub democrat
Il knew the day was coming because
read the good old annual newspaper story
about a depressing cost of turkey and
other side lines which help to make up our
day Of thanks. Evidently the news travels
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-21
Rubber Jutsice as Memorial to Wife

= on account Of the fact that the Munich
pal Plans commission has not yet made its
report. King county viii be obliged to re-
fuse the nagnanimous offer Of Henry
Peters swafford OF Pelham Manor, n Y.
who Insists this county shall accept mer-
cerlEed India rubber statue OF justice to
replace the present dilapidated figure on
tile court house roof and 20 be known as
the Agnes Jane Swafford memorial says
the Seattle Post-Intellgenoeri
Mr.. swafford writes that one Of the last
things that his wife attended 20 before she
died was to request her husband to send
King county the rubber Justice. He re-
cites that he has been long interested In
the Pacific coast country and has read
much OF interest in the newspapers, both
Of the coast and Seattle in particular. and
other data though he has never been far
ther west than Passaic.
We have for some years" writes Mr..
Ewafford, held a large block OF mining
stock in the family bought by Mrs. Swat
ford when she was a girl and treasured
against the day when sudden affiuence
should come TO us. | still hold the stock,
and Il has marked some Of the most pleas
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-21

What promises 10 be an event Of more
han ordinary interest to the residents Of
Washington Heights, New York, has been
planned to take place next wednesday af-
ternoon when q monume1t- which has been
erected in Fort washington Park will be
formally presented to the city by the
Daughters Of the American revolution In
commenorahon OF the 18th anniversary Of
the capture OF Fort Washington and it's
out posts by the British and Hessian
troops. acting In conjunction with the Brit
ish frigates Phoenix, Rose and Tartar The
ships had succeeded In running by the
guns OF the redoubt that had been con-
Etructed by the Continental troops on the
Plateu overlooking Jeffreys Hook, now
known as Fort Washington Park.
An elaborate program OF exercises pre-
lminsry to the unveilihg Of the monu-
ment has been planned for the day. At
4 o'clock there win be a short TIE Deum
eservice n the chapel OF the Intersection
at i6Sth street and Broadway, at which
the Rev DIS w T. Manning % Trinity
church win officiate
AZ the close OF the religious services a
military and civic parade will start from
i59th street and Riverside Drive, under
the command Of Chisf Marshal ~ Hugh
Boorman.
Delegations from the order Of Founders
and Sons OF the American revolution and
societies composed of veterans OF the civil
and Spanish wars will participate i'm the
parade. accompanied by q detachment Of
United states troopes from Fort Hancock.
IT Is expected that feature Of the civic
parade viii be the marching of the corps
from the New York institution for the
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-21
Arab Afraid : of : a Camera
Reappears at Brooklyn Pier

think that we were the usual brand of
Arabs bent on mischief. instead OF five
well behaved, respectable Manhattanites,
bent on rescue.
I'VE were taken on board the British
freighter Jupiter Pluvius and there wasn't
a soul on board who would believe our
story. We were made TO peel potatoes, do
kitchen work and other chores until We
reached Port Said where our story was
quickly cOrroborated and we we're let go
with profuse apologies from the comman-
der OF the steamship with the rainy
name"
As "Jim"-whose last hame is Beltem-
was spinning this yarn to the ErrOls quar-
termaster there came from the fo'cs'le
tall and gaunt figure. He made for the
group OF them, pointing a bony finger at
the five visitors, shouted something that
sounded like a cross between "blacksheep"
and 'interborough." Berkeley explained
that the sailor, an Arab, was denouncing
the visitors as "evl ones"
That's our Arab. all right enoughl"
shouted Schem, as he edged behind the
bulky form of Winifred Smith
The Arab would not stand for his picture
anymore than he would the day that the
"evil ones" attempted to get his likeness
at Alden.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-21

copies of Dibson pictures mixed in with
them that she had done herself.
When you saw one of these from a little
distance, and before you realized that It
was a copy, you felt certain that II Mr.
Dibson had really drawn 1t he must have
had an awful jag on.
The year before che WAS married all the
rold masters disappeared and she had some
water-oOlor pictures of girls sitting on
sofas and holding big muffs up to their
faces and walking in the woods in Arctic
snow storms in pink satin slippers, They
were awfully expensive pictures and were
in the most exquisite gold frames. She said
she thought they wereN so sweet; and they
were. When you looked at them It was
just like eating a lump of sugar. She gave
me two, just like couple she had, for my
birthday, and I didn't know what to do
about it. 1 don't like sugar by itself, and
although I could manage to eat one lump
two would make me feel quite I'll.
We never could agree about pictures any
way. have some that 1 out out Of book
of fairy tales ages ago that look like old
wood cuts. simply adore them they are
so mysterious. You never could tell who
did them originally Ono illustrates the
"Robber Bridegroom and the bride Is
just stepping in cottage, and you can see
little old twisting staircase inside and an
old woman just appearing In dark hall
behind them. And the girl is looking Up
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-21

Five young men strolled over to the
coffee docks in Brooklyn and watched the
bags of Java being hoisted from the British
freighter Enrol to the great warehouses
They watched with keen interest the little
brown Cingalese struggling with the huge
bales and cases and then went on board
and made friends with the officers Of the
Enrol.
ITS a couple of years back since my
friends and 1 were on a ship like this"
said one Of the quintet to Nose Berkeley
the quartermaster. I'VE did not have so
easy a time of It, either, for we were taken
for real pirates, and II Il had not been the
year 1908 We would undoubtedly have been
made to walk the plank.
MY friend here, Winifred, would have
looked handsome festooning a yardarm,
wouldn't he? The five Of US had been for
trip to the orient gathering films for
our boss, who is a famous lecturer. Julie
schem, the short one with the aristocratic
face, came over to me one day in Alden
and said: Jim. there's an Arab in house
nearby who would make fine picture for
the. colonel. l tried to explain to him what
we wanted, but when he saw the camera
he became SO crazed that 1 had TO run for
my life. Let's send Dudelson over to coax
him. Abe can talk the language.
$50 It was decided that Dudelson and
Winifred Hank Durham and 1 would go
to the picturesque Arab and waylay him
for picture. Julie was to be our picket
and warn us IL reinforcements came to the
subject of the sublime porte.
we arrived at the house and tried 10
explain to the Arabian gentleman that we
would fain have his picture immOrtalized
on the cameras that we carried and that
there was no bomb or other explosive con
cealed within the folds OF our European
clothes.
"The Arab seemed to be satisfied that we
meant no harm and left US In the dingy
court in which we had been interviewing
him. When he came back 1t was with two
dozen OF his fellows, several of whom held
the luckless julie between them, having
captured our picket unawares. They they
stripped our clothes from US, gave us some
Of the shrouds which the Arabs drape at
themselves, and set us adrift on a lonely
! spot at a point where the Indian ocean
and the Red sea get together and where
the atmosphere Is particularly hot
/ we drlfted two days, and we were nearly
dead for the want OF water food and the
effect Of the intense heat when we
sighted a steamship. We made signs, but
the officers on the steamer seemed tc
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-21

slowly to those districts where the food
comes from,
Right here ] want to say that / hope
not too many persons intend 20 thanksgive
after the manner set down by our old
friend, Horace Fletcher, the inventor OF
Fletcherlzlng. 1 cut out what he said, and
here is a gem Hold your food in your
mouth, face down, so that your tongue
hangs perpendicularly In the mouth Chew
your food until all the taste OF II is out
and II crawls up the center OF your toHgus.
1t will be involuuntarily swallowed
"Oh, horrors, Horacel Why, that would
mean stable mannersl Instead OF the
Rroaning festal board surrounded by
groanlng boarders we would have q table
designed with a series OF partluoned off
stalls, so that the eaters could hang down
their faces and let the food crawl up.
Think of chewing tasteless turkey until
the taste is outl
Does Horace think we sit down to din
ners merely to eat2 Where IL to be our
alert glance in Watching our table neigh
bors drop cranberrles on their shirt fronts,
or how can we watch papa shooting the
turkey off the platter II we wsllow, face
down. in our food2 And is he going to
deny us the delight OF being stuffy and
stupid for twenty-four hours Rfter2
Horacei
lone swallow does not make a whole
Thanksgiving dinner-it takes a much
larger bird. And that reminds me there
is one thing I have missed this year"
whats that2' asked Friend Wife"
'"The annual parody on THE Turk Lay
Dreaming Of the Hour" said the Tired
Business Man.
Copyright, 1910, by the N, Y. Herald Coz
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-21

In many fashionable clubs for men either
one part of the building is set aside for
the use Of women or members give the
women or their families cards which per-
init the fair sex to lunch In the club at
certain hours of the day When this cour-
tesy exists It may be usually extended so
that man may occasionally give such a
card to a woman acquaintance He, Of
course, signs his name to the check.
Under such circumstances the etiquette
to be regarded is strictly laid down and a
woman who does not deserve it shows her
self either ignorant or thOughtless.
For a man to give his club card is one
of the greatest courtesies he can show a
woman, for his club Is his castle where
comforts and Injuries prevail and the
thought that he wishes to give her the
pleasure Of partaldng OF them shows a
mark Of friendlness that should be ac-
cepted with appreciation.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-21

When a woman accepts such courtesy
she must be particularly careful about her
conduct, and it behooves her to be quiet in
manner and to do nothing contrary to the
rules of the club. .4at- ~,
For one thing, she must not pay the
luncheon check. No matter how long she
has possessed the card, she must sign the
name Of her host and the slip must go on
his monthly account. For woman TO
pay a lunch check at a mans. club would
be enough to set thte entire organization
gossiping. II for any reason the woman
does not wish the man to pay her check,
she may make a note Of the amount and
give it to him personally. If a woman
lunches frequently at a mans club and
does not want her host to pay, she keeps
a memorandum Of the checks and RENTS
the amounts to the member,
1t is not good form for a woman lunoh-
ing under such conditions to order drinks,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-21

An authority on shoes says that patent
leather should never be kept in a cold
closet or one unduly warm, for the reason
that both degrees Of heat and cold cause
the leather 10 crack.
Instead OF these extremes a spot where
the heat Is medium should be found.
Cold is worse than heat for patent leather.
When the shoes are to be put on the feet
il will preserve them II the hand is passed
over the shoes. smoothing them until they
feel supple,
They are then less apt to crack. This
gradual warming should never be omitted
when patent leather shoes are first put on.
There are two distinct organizations
known as the Colonial Danes Of America.
The first was formed in 1880. The society
Is purely patriotic and educational in its
objects which are 70 collect and preserve
relies, manuscripts, traditions and me-
mentoes Of the founders and builders OF
the thirteen original states Of the union,
and Of the heroes OF the war OF independ-
ence, that the memory Of their deeds and
achievements may be psrpetuated. Also
TO promote celebrations OF great historic
events OF national Importance, to diffuse
Information on all subjects concerning
American Alhlul9r particularly allioHA the
young, and 10 cultivate the spirit of
patriotism and reverence for the founders
Of American constitutional history. This
society has already a large membership
and chapters in many states. The presi-
dent is Mrs James W. Gerard.
Mrs. Justine Van Rensselaer, Townsend is
the president OF the second organization,
TO witch there IS no admission except
through colonial ancestry. II Is prescribed
that the members shall be women who
are descended from some ancestor OF
worthy life who came 10 reside in an
American colony prior TO 1850. which an
cestoT. or some one Of his descendants,
being a lneal ascendant OF the applicant.
shah have rendered efficient service 70
his country during the colonial period,
either in the founding Of a commonwealth
or of an institution which has survived
and Developed into importance, or who
shall have held an important position IN
the colonial government and VINO. by dis
unguished services. shall have contributed
TO the founding Of this sreat and power
fll nation"
Services rendered after i776 do not en-
title 70 membership but are accepted for
supplemental applications.
The society known as the Daughters OF
the American Revolution was organised IN
the city Of Washington. D. O.. in October
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-21

with weight on IL will answer until the
superfluous liquid Is removed. When ready
to bake, measure the pulp and to every
five cups allow one teaspOonful salt, half a
grated nutmeg, a tablespoonful mace, two
teaspoonfuls ginger and a large oupful
sugar. Beat four eggs and stir into the
pumpkin pulp, together with four cupfuls
sweet milk and a half cupful cream. Beat
Well and taste 10 see II sweet enough, as
there Is a difference In the sweetness OF
pumpkins
Turn into plates lined with a good pastry
and bake three-quarters Of an hour until a
golden brown and firm I'm the center Our
srandmothers often baked their Thanks
giving pies I'm square biscuit tins and al
ways with a scallOped rim. Some oId-fash-
toned cooks like their pumpkin pies Favored
with little rose water. Serve with good
American cheese
EMMA PADDOCK TELFORD.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-21
Much Wanted Recipes

Pumpkin Pie-Wash your pumpkin. cut
mtQ inch pieces without peeling scrape out
All The woolly fibre; put into a large kettle,
adding just 4 little water 10 keep il from
sticking at the bottom. Cover closely and
steam gently for ala on eight hours. IL
preferred il can be cooked I'm the oven in
stead OF on the stove, or II you have a fire
less cooker leave all night I'm that and
there win he no possible danger OF its
scofohing. Using just this tiny bit OF water.
the pumpkin pulp viii be thoroughly cooked
On IFS own Juice. When perfectly tender.
exc up cool a little, then pull off the lar
Scr pieces OF skin " ith sharp knife
Press through a sieve and let stand over
pight in a press (an ordinary earthern plate