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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-05-25
Observing
the Day

The city is deserted, a Sunday quiet reigns,
The thoroughfares are silent ways of peace;
Today men fight no battles for losses nor for gains,
Today they bid all business to cease.
The banners futter idly upon the gentle air,
The doors are closed the shops are hushed and dim
1t almost seems the breezes with tender murmers bear
The cadence of q low memorial hymn.
Come, let us seek the people, let us join in the throng
That pays its gracious tribute 10 the dead
Here in this great pavilion-Is this a nations song2
Nay, they are shouting: cline it outl' instead.
Ten thousand folk assembed-O, how such sights inspired
But wait. They cheer no fallen heroes fame.
They're here to see the pitcher send curves as they desire
And win or lose q double-header game.
And we hear trumpets sounding forth the tune.
And see how vast and mighty the multitude that comes
To join the throng that's here this afternoon.
What's this? A switchback railway, a s~hootthe shoots, a dance
And some one throwing balls to hit a mark.
This is no celebration; we see that at a glance
1t is d greatly crowded summer park.
All, hero-this loaded street car. Wen climb aboard and 60
With all these passengers, for they no doubt
Are headed for a meeting that is designed to show
How patriots on such days should turn out.
But see, they ali have baskets; let's ask them what they do
It's a picnic party on its way
To chase the greasy piggy and otherwise pursue
The airy flight of pleasure for the day.
And here a crowd goes fishing; and all along this road
The autos speed with putting and v it'll toot-
Each auto overcrowded with such a jolly load
Of people who at poor pedestrians hoot.
O, see the solemn people on yonder spread of green;
They walk with downcast eyes, until one thinks
At Last the true observers of this day he has seen
But they are playing golf upon the links.
The city is deserted; a Sunday quiet broods
Upon the erstwhie busy thoroughfares,
For all the population in laughing multitudes
Has fed to find relief from all its cares.
Au-save the graybeard remnant that falters Up the hill
All pauses here and there q wreath to lay
Upon a mound where slumbers some hero calm and still
All of the rest Observer Memorial Day.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-05-25
Such Is Life.

Here Is the story in the morning
paper about a man who Is the keeper
of one of the most vicious elephants
In captivity"
well, what about him?"
"Oh, nothing unusual. He claims
that he Is being mistreated py his 80.
pound wife,"
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
SoYER'S DIRECTIONS FOR PAPER
BAG COOKING EPIToMlZED.

Select a bag that fits the food 70 pe
cooked. Grease bag well on inside ex-
cept IN case OF vegetables OF "heh
water is 10 be added. When fooo Is
seasoned and otherwise prepared pace
in bag, fold mouth Of bag two or three
times and fasteu with a wire paper
clip Also fold and clip corners of bag
TO make it lit food snugly. II bag LEAKS
in cooking do not transfer food TO ne"
bag. Simply put the bag within an
other.
Place bag I'm oven (gas. coal or OLD on
grid shelves or wire broilers, never Oh
solid shelves Place seam side up al
ways. DO not move or open bags Wheh
once placed for cooking Put roasts ana
entrees or lower shelf, fish on the mlu-
die, pastry. etc, on the tor, where neat
is most intense. Have oven hot tZh ae-
grees Fahr) by lighting the fire eisht
minutes before putting In bag. theh
slack heat one-third TO one-talf as soon
as the bag corners turn brown. DO not
let bag touch sides Of oven or the gas
flames. Adhere TO time given in recipes
then food viii be we'll cooked
Take dp bas by slipping the lid OF
tin pot underneath 1t. To secure gravy
let on: water, etc, stick a pinhole In
bottom Of bag and drain over a dish.
Except in case Of pies, no dish should
be used in paper bag cooking.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
AsoUITH AGAINST SUFFRAGE
British Premier Agrees with
Antis That It Would Fail.

Iondon. Dec. 14.-The anti-suffra Sists have
been aroused TO action by the recent vio-
lent demonstrations of the suffragettes, so
to-day an important deputation OF the Ma
tional Anti-Women's Suffrage Society,
under the leadership of Lord Curzop OF
Kedeston, was received by Premier AS
nrIth The object OF the deputation was TO
obtain the Prime Minister'S cooperation
in blocking the threatened enfranchisement
of women by means of an amendment to
the governments forthcoming franchise re-
form bill, which includes the granting OF
votes 20 women.
Mr.. AsquIth expressed his hearty sympa-
thy with the object OF the deputation, and
agreed with them that TO grant the fran
chise to women would be a political mis-
take OF a very disastrous kind"
The Premier said that he did not reject
the suggestion that a referendum should be
held on the subject OF women's franchise.
but he feared that the verdict Of such
referendum would not be accepted by the
suffragcttes unless women were permitted
10 vote in the referendum.
Mr.. Asqulth thought that public opinion
I'm the British Isles was 80 much against
such n gigantic change as the granting OF
the suffrage to women that It would prove
a dominating factor I'm ultimately defeat
ing the proposal, even should a franchise
bill including the women's vote be carried
through the House Of Commons.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
Exclamation OF The New.\Ork Tribune's
BOOkreaders' Contest.

V,very day for Seventy-three (1S) days there will
snnear In The New-York Tribune DAILY and Sunday
FdtionsJ Two (2) Illustrations, Cartoons other
Anresantations Of the names of books The Tribune
vii award ten hundred and siXty-seven prizes to
tribune readers sending in the nearest correct
newers 10 the entire series of book Illustrations
The first two official Illustrations appeared Mon
day December 4 -,
serve as basis of awards are being selected by the
Contest Department and will be included in the
,levyYorL Fribunes Bookreaders' Contest Catalogue,
x,hjch will be published guide and reference for
rnntestants' use The correct list Of names will be
Iced under seal i'm the safety deposit department Of
The National Park Bank. where it will remain until
a. is called for by the judges at the close the
lest 10 compete for the prizes, contestants must
oi,e tho name of the book exactly according to the
nHordne smelling and punctuation published in
tbe Tribune's Bookreaders Contest Catalogue.
o * different persons will furnl % the ideas and
d,rerent cartoonists will draw the book illustrations.
The cartoonists will not even know the answers to
the puzzle pictures they draw
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15

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New-York tribune., 1911-12-15

bv this recipe. but you viii get better re-
suits from grated maple sugar, beaten up
with sweet cream and the yolks Of eggs.
Use three eggs and cup of cream to the
cup of sugar. The cream makes butter un-
necessary. Flavor TO taste. bake on bot
tom crusts and cover with meringue, over
which strew little more Of tho grated
sugar.
Banana pie has many, many virtues, or
set by a single drawback II needs 10 be
eaten almost as soon rs it Is cooked; hence
ie not specially tit TO rank among Christ
mas cakes. though deserving rank with the
best. To make II. peel and slice very thin
three large bananas, add 70 them six
beapod tablespoonful Of sugar, the juice
Of a lemon and the juice and grated yellow
rind Of Il large sweet orange. Let stand
half an hour. Line a fairly deep pie pan
with the best puff paste fll It with the
banana mixture, lay lattice strips across,
end bake inside a creased bag twenty-five
TO thirty minutes Eat as soon as cool,
or hot if you prefer it. A crumbled maca-
room or two, stewed over the top IS to some
palates an improvement.
If you can by any good chance get sun
dried fruit, especially dried peaches, con-
secrate your find 10 turnovers. Wash the
fruit well and stew long time in an agate
kettle or d brass one. Half an hour before
taking up add a cup of sugar for each
pound of fruit-it will not make It sweet
enough for pies but helps TO bring out
the flavor Cook until there is but little
evrup left. taking care not TO scorch. Cool,
mash fine and sweeten to taste. Season
dried apples with powdered cinnamon,
grated nutmeg or powdered allsplce. For
peaches. use q little powdered cloves. MIX
we'll through the fruit, then spread 1t over
one-half Of small rounds OF crust fold
over the other half, pinch the edges
tight together, and bake in very well but
tered bags to q delicate brown. Liberal
will give a close approach to the
fried pies. dear TO childhood, and exc TO
youth. Nothing Is better for staying the
stomach when one comes in late from a
Christmas jaunt
(cooyright. 1911 by the Associated Literary
BrcSs1
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
GIRLS HEAR HEALTH TALK
Face Cream Sale for Suffrage
Follows Lecture.

Mrs 0. n. p. Belmont aud her assistant,
Mrs. Mary Morgan, superintendent or her
new suffrage headquarters at No. 10 East
fist street. did a rushing business last night
after Dr. Jennie Lozler's lecture TO young
girls there. selling suffrage complexion
cream and votes-for-women hair tonic.
The minute the lecture was over Mrs.
Belmont herself FASTENED to clear away the
chairs and make path from the assembly
hall to the shop where toilet preparations
arc sold and the working girls who made
up the audience went in in shoals.
Before Dr. Lozler spoke Mrs Morgan got
up and explained with great earnestness
that # was unfair TO call the department
of hygiene of the Political Equality Asso-
cation beauty parlor."
Why" she said, when Or. Lozier came
here tonight she was surprised to find
thero wasn't any mirror 10 fix her hair
by. How can it be called u beauty parlor
when there's no mirror?
'We have preparations here to make you
strong. Strength is very different thing
from beauty. Another thing, II must not
bc thought that we have doctors here TO
advise and prescribe. But II girls who
need help will write 10 me- ! will tell them
what doctor or dentist 10 go 10 for their
special ailment"
Mrs. Belmont evidently wasn't satisfied
with her superintendent description of
the shop, for she got up to supplement IL.
Mrs. Morgan" she said. hasn't told
you half the wonderful things we have
here for the hair and teeth and skin. We
have for sale the purest preparations,
which will make you strong and good look
ing. and ! hope that you'n come and get
them-and that you'n become converted 10
suffrage"
DR.. Lozier talked TO the big audience OF
working girls in terms they could under
stand, dwelling especially on the i'm
portance OF plenty OF sleep. good food and
baths, and touching on the folly of hobble
skirts and high heels.
\ number Of women doctors In Brooklyn
are indignant over the way in which, they
say, their names have been exploited with
Mrs Belmonts new enterprise. Dr. Mary
Crawford, who used TO be ambulance sur
geOn in the Williamsburg Hospital. said
they agreed 10 give lectures to girls at
Mrs Belmonts headquarters on condition
that their names should not be printed In
the articles about the hygiene department,
but that their names were used, making
them TO appear unprofessional.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
NEW COIN BOX TELEPHONES
Machines to Collect Nickels, Dimes and
Quarters Being Installed.

J. S. McCulloh, general commercial man.
ager Of the New York Telephone Company,
made a statement yesterday regarding the
commissions paid TO public telephone
agents and also calling attention to the
pew coin box telephones which are now
being installed.
The statement points out that there are
two kinds of public telephones. IN the case
of the coin box system the money Is col
lected by the company's employees and the
commission allowed the agent is 10 per cent
Of the gross receipts. Another system used
is called the standard public telephone
plan, which has TO DO with telephones
without any coin attachment. In such in
stances the public telephone agent collects
the tolls from the patron and RENTS to the
company monthly, deducting a commission
Of 20 per cent.
Mr.. McCuloh calls attention to the fact
that until about three years ago there
were no coin box telephones IN the Borough
of Manhattan. The reason for this was
that tho coin box was not perfected to a
degree warrantlng its use by the company.
The demand for the machines finally be-
came so great, however, that two thousand
OF them were put I'm operation. These were
designed only for local calls, though, and
IN the meantime the company has been ex-
perimenting with various coin boxes which
COULD take care OF all kinds OF calls. About
one hundred machines. according to Mr..
McCuloh, which collect nickels. dimes and
quarters were placed experimentally in the
upper West Side some time ago.
The company is now Installing the first
lot OF 1--WE thousand OF the new coin boxes
I'm Manhattan and Tho Bronx, two thou
sand being already in operation. OF this
number about eight hundred are In drug
stores. The factory costs for the new ma
chimes. Mr.. McCulloh says. have thus far
amounted 10 about $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
W News Of ntgrgSt a.
y Co ,Wgmgn : ~
URGES WORK FOR THE CITY
Municipal Research Head Talks
to Woman's League.

''Your organization ought to be spending
at least 10000 year on activities looking
to civic betterment," DR.. William II. Allen,
head of the Bureau OF Municipal Research.
told the Woman's Municipal League yes
terday.
He told the women several other things
about what they ought to be doing and
what they were leaving undone. until Mrs.
Edward r. Hewitt, president of the league,
told him that he made them feel "scorched
all the way up and down their backoones
''But II is true" she said. turning 70 the
league members who filled their meeting
rooms at No 46 East 29th street, that we
aren't doing what VIC ought 10 be doing
These civic evils are right straight up 10
us. and we fail because we haven't got the
stuff in us. Now. that's a confession"
One OF Or. Aliens admontions, however
Mrs. Hewitt capped with the announce
ment that the league had already started
the plan he suggested
New York needs more than anything
else" he said. "a tabulated list Of the pri-
vate agencies and people who are doing or
ready 10 do things helpful 20 humanity.
There IS lot Of volunteer service waiting
10 be sci IN lle llSlll VII 'Nti'~'
where It is. There are workers dupicatihb
one anothers activities, and there are Spots
left untouched. Get statistics about these
things That IS a practical work the Nom-
ans Municipal League can do
I'VE are already az work on that tap
ulated list" Mrs Hewitt said. "A number
Of college girls who offered their services
TO us are being utilized, and with their help
we hope by and by to have complete IiS'
Of social service workers and societies as
step toward better cooperation.
DR.. Allen didn't offer any suggestions
about raising that 10000 he said the
.leaeue ought to be spending on good works
but he told this story:
about year ago in this city &'''o
was spent for a gown, and that gown was
for n purpose-it was ordered 10 be worn
at an entertainment given for charity. An
other gown worn at that entertainment
cost 5000. Those two gowns represented
more money than was taken in at that
affair for the charitable purpose for Whlch
il was given"
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
APPLES RECLAIMING FARMS
Big Red Variety Carrying Prosperity
Into Rural New England.

Kansas city, Mo-. Dec. 1i-After carry
ing prosperity to the Ozarhs, the Missouri
"big red apple" Is now TO reclaim the
abandoned farms Of New England, accord
Ing to w. II. Stark, a Missouri fruit
grower who addressed the meeting Of the
Western Nurserymen's Association here to-
day
Thousands OF dozens Of seeding apple
trees are being shipped from Missouri to
Maine and Connecticut, also to New York
and North Carolina" Mr.. Stark said
Many thousands OF acres, which went
back 10 the state because the thrifty
Yankee farmer could not make enough by
cultivating them, have been repurchased
and set IN this fruit These seedlings have
proved to be the only ones that will thrive
on the land Of the wornout farms.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15

Hand knit sweaters in pure White are
e 70 They have a neck, turn-up Guns
and uttlo revers on each one Of the three
nocketg. White sweaters in box coat style
with high. turnover collar. turn-up Guns
and pointed revers on the pockets OF Knit
slk. are s. 30. These can be had with the
silk trimmings in white, blue, lavender VI
canary.
Since the heron aigTette has been placeu
beyond the reach of most women various
substitutes for It have been devised. one
Of the most effective OF these is the
aigrette Of spun glass, which can DO pro-
duced I'm any color and glistens and taxes
on all sorts Of delicate shades under arti-
fetal light. one Of these aigrettes, with
a triangular ornament set with rhine
stones at its base, can be bought for from
so TO So Bands for the hair with an
10 order for $2j.
Corsage bouquets are shown in such va
riety and some OF the smartest are so
moderate IN price that one Is tempted to
indulge in extravagant numbers Of them.
In no other way could one get such et-
fective touches Of color and at so little
cost as with the small nosegays which are
even more fashionable than the large ones.
Particularly charming Is a bunch OF tiny
apples, each one OF which Is in a differ
ent color. Purple. magenta, yellow and
other colors are represented In the love-
Hest shades, and back Of all is a circle Of
small, dark red leaves. The price OF all
this color is g.. At 81 80 each there are
mixed punches Of flowers such as grow
in od-fashioned gardens Forget-me-nots.
bachelors buttons. daisies and small roses
are the blossoms most used for these.
new idea this season for the neck
piece in which fur f. combined with
fabric IL 10 have tho part of a long scarf
that goes around the neck Of fur and the
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
SCHOOLS TO OBEY FIRE LAWS
Commissioner Johnson Received Com
plants About Crowding at Shows.

Fire Commissioner Johnson made public
yesterday recent correspondence he had
with Superintendent OF Schools Maxwell
regarding the moving picture shows In
public schools I'm Brooklyn. Mr.. Johnson
had received Information that In some OF
the schools where they had seating ca
pacity of three hundred the school would
invariably be crowded with many more
than that number
The Commissioner said that Dr. Maxwell
assured him he would obey the letter OF
such regulations as the Fire Department
laid down 10 control moving picture exit
billions i'm public schools. Mr. Maxwell has
also haan asked to see that the moving
picture booths should comply with tue law
governing their construction.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
CONDITIONS:

rb. Roolreaders' Contest is open all readers
-, M Daiv and Sunday Tribune excepting employees and
Contestants write the names OF the books rep
- ,hc Illustrations upon the coupon provided
,ssynsoT and which will appear Page OF Tho
rthne fDaiy sunday every day during the period
80 0co,nnetitIon be with
pencil be typewriter -. a.. 49,. - ,.,. 49,. o.,
hoI and contestants Will not be required TO give the
pooN, -; author the title or the book
a. au that will be required. Where contestants are not
- ,b. viii beN permitted
certain Vi ~ answers TO each book picture II the
n, answer il given incorrect answers VIII NOT eoGn
Only two (2D answers may be written upon sng.
y counons must be used for additional
Po and ali coupons OF the same number must be KEEP
,ngeher n making up the SET Where contes51n,s Wish
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
"rooL GRADUATE" INQUIRY
Kansas Educational Commission Plans
His Elimination.

Topeka. Kan, Dec. 1.-THE elimination
of the "fool graduate is the plan OF tis
Kansas educational commission when Is
holding a session here. The commission
has Instituted an educational survey OF the
state. and is finding out all about cost anu
efficiency in schools of all classes.
"Tbe phrase fool graduate is far 100
nopuIar to be without some basis said
william Allen White. Of Emporia, editor
and member Of the commission. There
is d profound feeling throughout the world
in America, and especially in Kansas, that
lots Of the stuff taken on by the child and
youth in the guise of education Is what
lawyers call incompetent, irrelevant and
immaterial and not the best of education
I'VE are getting Information 10 sho"
whether It pays to give the ordinary boy
or girl who becomes a business man or
mechanic or a mother a course In higher
mathematics and algebra and the geog-
rapi1v of Kamchatka and To neglect 10
educate them in the knowledge of trees
grasses, crops and to know the names Of
the creeks Of the township
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
AGAINST VvsEcTIoN cRUELTIEs.

John Sherwin Crosby gave the first OF a
series Of lectures to the NivisectiOn Investi.
cation League at the home Of Mrs. Stuyve-
SAINT Fish, No. 25 East 18th street, yester-
day afternoon. Mr.. Crosby urged the ap-
pointment OF a state commission to see
that the anti-cruelty laws were being en-
forced. He explained that tho organiza-
ton was not an anti-vlvisection league, but
an anti-unnecessary cruelty league.
Among the officers Of the society are Mrs.
Orme Wilson, Mrs. French Vanderbilt,
Mrs. Robert G. Ingersol, Miss Ellen Glas-
COW and Mrs. Edwin II. Blashield.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
WOMEN TROOPS SUGGESTED
German Sufragettes Delighted with
PHYSICIANS Idea.

Dusseldorf, Germany, Dec. 14.-Obliga-
tory military service for women was pro-
posed Mt a meeting to-day Of the farlouc
Wonen's Union here by Privy Medical
Councillor Witzel, professor OF the Medlcai
Academy at Dusseldorf, who suggested
that women should be enrolled In the mill
tary hospital, transport, provisioning ana
clothing services and should be mopliized
with the other auxiliary troops in war.
The proposition has been taken up en-
Enthusiastically by the sUffragettes, as IL IL
REGARDED by them as eliminating any argu-
ment against granting tile iranchise 10