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The Washington herald., 1911-11-05

to bear lightly on the side in the direc-
ton you wish to turn
The only expenditure necessary for
most boys is one cent for nails, as almost
every one owns at least one roller skate
and can get possession of a soap box. 1t
is possible to make these coasters by
using ball bearing wheels of any sort If
one is able to get others than those used
on skates.
Not all the boys make their coasters
exactly in the fashion described, although
the same general plan is used. Many
boys, instead of using the entire skate on
the back piece of the coaster, use skate
and half, or, rather, one entire skate
and an extra WHEEL Instead Of sit
ting on the narrow part of the coaster,
as is done In the case Of the first coaster
described, these boys use the narrow extern
sion for the seat, small board being
nailed to this end 80 that there viii
be room enough for them to sit on it.
Under this seat is placed the single wheel,
which may be taken from skate or may
be castor such as is used on furniture.
The two pairs of wheels from the complete
kate are fastened under the wide cross |
board on which the boys legs rest. The
wheels are placed at both ends OF this
.rossboard at an equal distance from the 1
,entre. Some boys use single eastors at
ihese points also instead OF the pairs Of I
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the day. as now more water descended in
buckets from the heavy cloud bank which
had been forming all the afternoon. Both
armies scuttled for home to escape the
storm, though Walter angrily promised
an early renewal of hostilities.
The storm lasted all night. but next
morning it cleared by schooltime. The
Quicks hastily ran to the barn and found
the weather vane aeroplane had van
ished. Only the upright post remained.
Maybe they weren't mad to think Wal
ter had gotten ahead of themi They
were ruefully discussing it when they
were Joined by Edna Farbush.
Follow me :" she exclaimed, smiling,
and led the mystifed bird champions over
TO the large oak tree in the corner Of the
yard.
Look up therer
In a forked branch about ten feet from
the ground snuglv rested the missing
Aerolite-with her passengers comfort
ably at breakfast! The strong gale had
blown away the already Ioosened airship,
and by a great piece of good luck, the
sturdy little craft had ridden the wings
of the wind. miraculously managing to
remain right side up, and land her pre-
cious cargo of baby martens safe and
sound
1t was the work Of a few minutes to
secure the nest and present the marteD
aeronauts to Edna.
"And they got their aeroplane ride
after sll-didn't they" laughed Pliny, as
he handed it over.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-05
BY OLGA ROTHGIESSER

4 WENT around the corner to the
grocery store where 1 always trade and
asked the grocer if might please have
three egg crates. 1 was not charged any
thing, because he was glad to get rid Of
them, but gave five cents to the boy
who delivered them.
Each crate already had a central diyi-
sion. giving an upper and lower compart-
ment- My friend who helped ME bought
FIVE cents worth of nails, and together wa
nailed the crates one next to the other.
Thus far our house was two stories high
and contained six rooms.
Luckily. my friends father is in the
paint business, which enabled US TO get
paint free. He brought US a medium
size can of brown paint, of which we
only used half. We painted the whole
house inside and outside with this paint.
The ground floor we made into parlor,
dining room and kitchen. he top floor
contains two bedrooms with a bathroom
between.
The next few days were joyfuIly spent
furnishing the house. We furnished the
parlor in blue and silver, the dining room
in red and the kitchen in brown. The
bathroom fixtures are all white. The bed
room to the right of the bathroom is
occupied by the doll couple that own the
house: it is furnished in red and green,
but the bedroom to the left of the bath
room is occupied by the doll servants,
who must be satisfied with brown fur
nishings.
On the front of the house we hung a
brown linen curtain, which we raise when
We play, but when we are finished playing
we put the curtain down and our dolls
house looks like bookcase.
You can't imagine the fun we have
every day with our doll house.
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aged to raise the ladder against the barn.
General :mstrong no coward, and
proved it by attempting to mount the
wabbling ladder even while the conflict
underneath threatened to overturn it
every second. He succeeded in gaining
the roof at last in spite of the desperate
assaults of his foes. He scrambled up the
roof until he reached the apex, which he
straddled. and then began to work his
way toward the apparently doomed
martens.
And then something happened. A new
and unexpected ally appeared in the last
person imaginable-Edna Farbushi
Walter was so busy trying to ''craw-
fish" along the sharp ridgepole that he did
not look down for a minute, and so didn't
notice the shouts of warning from his
men. The new development was some
thing of a shock when il hit him full in
the back-a cold. half inch stream OF
water thrown with terrific force from
powerful artesian well!
Little Edna had watched the fight from
her back porch, and when she saw it
going against Austen she coupled the hose
and crept up unnoticed until she came
within range. Then she stood bravely
playing her water battery on the invader.
and how the crowd cheeredi
Pliny now took hold of the new weapon
while Austen successfully held the enemy
back. Poor Walter was raked from head
to foot by the heavy stream, but still re-
fused to turn back. He reached the vane
in spite of Pliny's deluge. and savagely
attempted to wreck the whole structure
though being careful not to injure the
nest He had managed to greatly loosen
the Aerolite. when Pliny managed to d.
rect the water square in his face. The
stinging force of the blow toppled Walter
completely over. He rolled down the roof
and landed raging. but unhurt. in a rose
bush. The enemy was repulsedi
And it meant the end of al fighting for
The Washington herald., 1911-11-05
PLINY DUCKS
AEROPLANE
WEATHERNANE
r T0ND the Strong Opposition to
w Walter Armstrong; Plans Con-
cerntnq Its Passengers
BY ARTHUR MORGAN LANcwoRTHY
!; Passengers

| that nest it'll be the meanest thing that
ever happened ~ and Edna's voice choked,
for she loved the birds and their funny
iaeria! nest
Come on, toys: we can't do anything
Inow," said Walter. ignoring Edna's pro-
test entirely. But you mark my words,
we'll get that nest, Austen Quick. and you
won't stop u.s."
TRY it and see!" answered Austen
grimly as Walter defantly moved Of. And
before the Quick brothers left Edna she
was reassured by their promise that Wal
ter would have a mighty hard time if he
tried to make good his boast.
Walters proposed attempt to take the
nest was the principal thing discussed at
school that day. The leaders of the two
forces were so busy making plans for the
coming battle they narrowly escaped
spending the whole afternoon prisoners in
the schoolroom. But they managed to es-
cape this penalty for neglect of lessons.
and as soon as school let out the two ar
mics ran whooping and yelling to the
scene of battle. They were accompanied
by most of their schoolmates, who antici-
pated stirring contest. especially as Wal
ter Armstrong; gang proudly carried a
long ladder with which to scale the barn.
They wer allowed to bring t there IN
molested. But the instant they tried to
hoist it against the side of barn they
v ere fercely rushed by General Austen
Quick's infantry battalion. General
Quick's forces were overmatched in num-
The Washington herald., 1911-11-05

THERE is no end Of fun for the boy
who lives in a city or q large town
who possesses q wagon. He can coast
down hills without much exertion on his
part But there are many boys who have
no wagons on which they can coast, but
who would like very much to take part
In this jolly sport and join the crowd
which is going swiftly down the as
phalted slopes on the outskirts Of the
city in their Individual motor cars. Any
boy who Is the happy owner of roller
skste-one Is all that is neceSsag-can
easily become roller coaster by the
expenditure of one cent in money and q
Little superfuous energy.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-05
PUZZLE ANSWER.

The names represented in st weeks
American History puzzle were Taylor.
Garrison. Yans and Wade.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-05

have used skate wheels and some castors,
but they are all seated on the narrow end
Of their amusing vehicla<
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bers, as unfortunately several boys whom
he counted on had been unavoidably de-
tanned after school This resulted in q
temporary triumph for General Arm.
strong, who, after a hard struggle, man.
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ciently above the axles Of the skate wheels
'l0cks Of wood are placed on the axles
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underneath the crossboard. The boys who
are shown in the pictures are using the
llatter stTla of eoastar Soms Of them!
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skate vbeels. 10 mt the coaster sufii-
The Washington herald., 1911-11-05

- He Quick brothers looked up re-
gretfully at the house they had
just passed on their way to school.
They had lived most of their lives
in that empty house and couldn't
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07
How Byron Fought Fat.

Poetry and too pronounced plump
ness do not harmonize we'll. and no
one was more widely awake to this
fact than Lord Byron. Many were the
means he adopted for Kidding himself
Of his unwelcome "adipose deposit"
In a letter to his solicitor he says:
II wear seven waiStcoats and great
coat. run and play cricket in this dress
till quite exhausted by excessive per-
spirat1on, use the bath daily. eat only
Il quarter Of Il pound of butchers meat
in twcnty-four hours. BY these means
nv ribs display skin Of no great thick
ness and my clothes have been taken
in nearly half Il yard
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07
Tho Whole Thing.

II suppose said the absconding
cashier to the friend who had run
across him in parts unknown. that
there was good deal Of talk about me
inter | disappeared
II should think there was" answer.
ed the friend. why. man. the wealth
or wasn't mentioned at all for two
weeks"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07


tributed according tc size groups
shows that those '.1e acres and
under numbered S29,3O3 in 1910 and
673,s7o in 1900. gain of 155,433;
those "20 to 49, acres" 1,410,992 in
1910 and 1,257,496 in 1900, gain of
49, 96; those 80 to so acres" 1885,
743 in 1910 and 1.366,O3S in 1900, an
increase of 69,705; those 100 to ia
acres,' 1,513,235 in 1910 and 1922 262
in 1900, a gain of 9O.973; those "174
to 499 acres" 976,579 in 1910 and
$685. 20 in 1900, an increase of 1OS ST:
those 800 to 999 acres" 124,Ss3 in
1910 and 1O2,526 in 1900. a gain of
22,357, and those 1000 acres and
over" 40 ,604 in 1910 and 47,160 in 1900
gain of 2,444. The farms of each
size group thus increased in absolute
number, but the increases were at diff
ferent rates, so that there are some
appreciable changes in the proportion
OF farms failing in the respective
| classes.
Acreage Group Proportions.
or the whole number of farms those
"l9 acres and under" formed 1871 per
cent in 1910 and ILL., per cent in
1900; those "20 to 40 acres" 1928 per
cent in 1910 and 21.9 per cent in 1900;
those 80 to 80 acres" 22.6 per cent
in 1910 and 23.S per cent in 1900;
! those 100 to ia acres" 2S.9 per cent
in 1910 and 24.S per cent in 1900:
those "175 to 474 acres" 1914 per cent
In 1910 and 15.1 per cent in 1900;
those "over 500 acres" 2.s per cent
in 1910 and 2.6 per cent in 1900 There
has thus been a slight relative de-
crease in the medium sized farms.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07

so you think a woman has a sense
of humor?'
YES" replied Miss Cayenne. But
she has schooIpd herself to suppress It.
Common politenesS forbids a woman
to laugh every time her husband says
or does something ridiculous. wash
tngton Star.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07

namely, in the two groups falling be-
tween the so and ia acres in size,
as contrasted with a slight relative
increase in farms below as well as in
farms above these limits.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07
Stories Of Curbst0ne and
Corridor


State Andrews dropped into poetry
and an attempt was. made to repro
duce mis- inspired lines in the Tribune.
Between the linotype operator and
an indifferent proof reader the verses
came out so changed that even the
author had some difficulty in recog-
nizing the disfigured offspring of his
own brain. This lead him to spin
out the following:
"Ain't it funny what difference
just few errors make;
l dreamed l wrote a poem-but twas
all sad mistake!
When the linotypist vivisected my
poor verse
And the proofreader undertaken had
prepared them for the hearse
They were jumbled and distorted,
Altogether quite aborted
Amt it funny what difference
just fe" words make?"
1t may not be so funny but it is
queer; almost astounding. And this
calls attention to the confusion of the
three terms, funny and queer and
strange. A young lady school teacher
was heard to remak: HE walked
right in front of the engine and was
ground to death. Isn't is funny he did
not see or hear the locomotives"
Come to think of it there is nothing
particularly funny about such a DEATH
And so it is with the poem by Mr.
Andrews. The butchering of the
verses is tragic enough, sufficient to
call forth a responsive protest by the
author, and yet he appears to regard
the whole deplorable incident as fun
ny.
The following joke is contributed by
a popular Mandan undertaken:
Mama" said little Elsie, do men
ever 60 to Heaven"
Why, of course, my dear. What
makes you ask?'
Because l never see any pictures
of angels with whiskers."
WELL" said the mother, thought
fully, some men do 60 to Heaven;
but they get there by close shave"
John Hall, secretary to the state
loA"oJ COuAlooAOu, - UdCh 1TOM al
extended trip over the state. John
is close observer of events and he
says politics is beginning to warm up
despite the chilling efforts of the re-
cent posts. While in Marwarcti he
went to dinner with the political lead
er of the town and heard the little
daughter of the house lisp the follow
ing:
Fathers republican,
Mas a suffragette.
A democrats the only man
Fur Uncle Jim, you bet.
Aunt's prohibitionist,
Says that drinks a crime;
And our new baby, he Is just
1nsurgin' all the time"
Reverting to the peculiar way we
Americans have of applying terms re-
calls the old joke about Noah Web
ster. Mrs. Webster caught the die
tionary maker hugging a maid SER
want behind the library door.
"Why, Noah!" she explained. 81 am
surprised"
"Oh, no, you are not, my DEAR" an
swered the construer of words. you
are astonished 1t is I who is sur
prised."
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07
A Popular Belle.

"She made q hit with me-"
"She makes hit with most people.
Always has crowd dancing attend
ance upon her."
"She evidently knows how to bunch
her hts Pittsburg Post.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07

1t is by presence OF mind IN untr'ed
emery. nci"s thar the native metal or \
NAV is ,"~t"d I.nwrli
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07
Considerate.

Considerate.
Hamm-Do yon recognize the pro-
fession? Ticket Man-Yes. but II you'll
stand out OF the. line quietly won't
give you away.--Toledo BLADE.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-04
WE'RE AUTOMOBILIOUS,
SAYS SARA BERNHARDT.

PARIS, Sept 4.-"ln America every
body goes in automobiles. says Sara
Bernhardt in an article in a current
Partisan paper. And she tells % the
astonishingly acknowledgements OF
Americans in these terms:
"As soon as an American gets a
little money he buys an auto. 1t serves
him at the same time for a dining
room, bedroom. a mode of amusement
and an investment. | have seen min
ers, their lanterns in their caps, COM
ing home from work in the forty
horsepower machines. have seen on
the. streets of Chicago women of the
best society going about in little autos
of the form and often The color of a
sedan chair. They run these machines
themselves, a sight sufficiently sur
prising.
THE American chauffeurs. who for
the most part are under 20 years. con
duct their cars SO adriotly that it
seems they haven't just learned a
trade. but that they are obeylng al in
stinct. : . . one must see them
maneuvering in the midst Of forests, in
the plains of Arizona or in the great
Mexican desert where there is no road
and where they manage TO pick their
way-and with what skill
Nor Dieu. What skill, indeed,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-04

The ovorskirt or the tunic is still
with us. Indeed, there seems to be
little diminution of the popularity ac-
corded to ii for the last few years, and
a glance al advance models from the
arbiters of fashion shows that the tunic
is a very strong feature for the new
modes.
There is a tendency to shorten the
tunic. If you are not tall, bewarel This
horizontal line above the knees tends
to decrease the appearance of ones
height.
Notifications of the lower line of the
tunic are in order. 1t is cut in squares
or in points. Sections are overlapped
anG buttons ara used to hold flaps AMI
points in place.
Beneath the tunic the skirt is fuller.
Pleats, tucks and folds are used to give
more freedom and a decided change
from the hobble skirt that has died the
death of all things extreme. On after
noon gowns of silk or crepe, rufies of
the material or of lace are making
their appearance.
The edge of the tunic is bound or
piped with velvet or satin.
From the idea of the tunic IL is not
difficult to pass to that of double skirts
and thence to triple skirts. They are
coming surely and quickly. But just
now let the idea be emphasized that
the tunic Of contrasting material means
economy, because 1t is another name
for remnants, and a practical use of
them,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-04
Do You Like Oysters? You
Will if They re Serued Right
Seven Ways of Serving the Succulent Bivalve That Are
Sure to Please the Most Fastdious Palate.

which there should be one-half cup.
Make q sauce of three tablespoonfuls
of butter. four and one-half table
spoonfuls of -four, one-half cupful of
chicken stock, the oyster liquor and
one-half cupful cream: to this should
be added the yolks of two eggs, one
half tablespoonful of vinegar. three
quarters tablespoonful of lemon juice.
one tablespoonful grated horseradish.
two ~tablespoonfuls capers and salt and
pepper: add to this the oysters and as
soon as they are heated I'LL patty
shells.
OYSTER SABAD-Parboil one and
one-half pints of oysters. after which
drain, cool and remove tough mus
cles. Halve three grapefruits cross
wise, remove pulp and drain. Mix
oysters with pulp n season with six
ta~blesooonfuls tomato catsup. four
tablespoonful grapefruit juice, one
tablespoonful Worcestershire sauce,
eight drops tabasco sauce and one-half
t%easpoopful of salt. This mixture is
placed in the fruit skins and garnished
with curled celery.
OYSTER CROQUETTES-Cook one
third cupful macaroni broken into half
IN HACAto III bOllllIk odllCa
water until soft; drain in colan-
der and pour over macaroni two cup
fuls OF cold water. Clean and parboil
one pint of oysters, removing tough
muscles and cut soft parts in pieces.
Reserve one-half cupful of oyster liquor
to use in making thick white sauce in
place OF all milk. Mix the macaroni
and oysters and thick white sauce and
season with a few grains of cayenne,
few of mace, one-half teaspoonful
lemon juice and one-quarter cupful or
grated cheese. Spread on plate to cool,
then shape, dip in crumbs, egg ana
crumbs again, fry in deep fat and drain.
OYSTERS WITH CHEESE-Clean,
parboil and drain one cup of oysters.
reserving the liquor. hen remove and
discard tough muscle. Melt two table,
%spoonfuls of butter, add one-half pound
of soft mild cheese cut in small pieces
and season with one-quarter teaspoon
full of salt, a few grains of cayenne As
the cheese melts add gradually the oy-
ster liquor and eggs slightly beaten.
When mixture is smooth add soft part
of oysters. Serve on bread toasted on
one side and rarebit poured on untoast-
ed side.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-04

The girl and boy who send in the
ntatest correct " can have Their
choice of a baseball. a box of paints.
a good book. a penknife or any one Of
several very fascinating games, If the
writing is not legible the coupon VIII
he rejected. Uncle Jack will publish
the picture of any prize-winner who
cares to send him a photograph. Ping
pong and tintype pictures cannot be
Used
only children under is years of
are eligible to compete. BE sure to
place a two-cent stamp on the en-
velope. to avoid delay at the postoftlce
The names of the prize-winners will be
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-04

Just above the hem set in a deep III
on the wrong side: now above it put in
two or three small tucks on the right
side to hide the line where the deep
one has been made.
When the skirt needs lengthening all
you have TO do is To pull out the thread
of the deep tuck. and down comes the
skirt without any trbuble of letting
out the hem and facing it up again.
The small tueks on the right side re-
main as they were and serve to make
a pretty finish TO the skirt.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-04
A Way to Serve Tomatoes.

Dear Margery Doom:
Can you suggest a new way to prepare
tomatoes? | have served them az, baked.
sliced and stewed, and would Lie To Try
a different way. II you can do this you
VIII greatly oblige. y HOUSEWIFE.
An appetizing way to prepare toHla-
toes is the following:-
Remove the s,in and cut l. slices
three large tomatoes. Cook the tomato
until soft, cut an onion into very small
pieces and add, and when bot.l are soft
turn in one cup OF cheese that has been
cut in rather large slices. Let the
cheese soften, but do not allow She
mixture to boil after The cheese has
been added. Hard or even stale cheese
is best for this dish, Season with
-raprika and salt and pour on squares
Of buttered toast.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-04

THE PINT MEASURE.


In measuring be sure the article Is
free from Jumps, hat the measure is
filled evenly and smoothed off level
at the top.
A pint of bread crumbs equal eight
and three-quarter ounces.
A pint of brown sugar. 10 ounces.
A pint of currants. 10 ounces.
A pint of r~aisins, 3 nee
A pint of butter. a pound.
A large pint OF sugar. a pound.
A pint Of cornmeal. 10h ounces.
A pint of tapioca, IL ounces.
A pint of coarse hominy, 10 ounces.
A pint of rice, Is ounce
Nine large eggs equal a pound.
One quart of flour equals a pound.
A pint of graham, 7& ounces.
A pint of maple sugar. crumbled into
pieces, equals a pound and four ounces.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-04
Chill Sauce.

CONSTANT READER Complying
with your requcgt for d recipe for chill
sauce. If YOU win try the following |
think YOU vii find it satisfactory:
Twenty-f7ur ripe tomatoes, eight
onions, twelve green peppers, four Ia
hlcsroons of salt, eight tablespoons of
sugar. four tablespoons cinnamon, four
teaspoons ginger, eight tea cups Vine
gar, z ers ana onions chopped fine.
Put all together and boil three hours.