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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15
POSTPONES LOVE AFFAIR
mi RETURNS TO SCHOOL

PASSAIC. Nov. 15.-"Thinking it
over, I have changed my mind" said
Mary Yurina, a diminutive miss of IA
years. who looks at least two years
younger, when arraigned in the Pas
sale Police Court yesterday. 81 will
postpone my love affair and return TO
school," added the girl.
you are sure about this. Nary"
asked the court.
Yes, I've thought it over, and 1
guess it will be better to walt a few
years before getting married." she re-
piled.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15
|PRU TAX APPEAL
DATES ARE FIXED
Three Days Next Week for
Hearing on Over-Assess-
ment Claim.
COMPANY SAYS PROPERTY
VALUE is S1,243,95O LESS
Buildings Are Not involved in
Controversy With city's
Department.

The County Board of Taxation will
devote Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day next week to hearing the ap-
peals Of the Prudential Insurance
Company from the assessments made
by the tax commissioners of the city
of Newark on ten pieces of property
on Broad street and one on Market
street.
The claims of the Prudential is
that it has been assessed on 81, 243, $50
over the market value of the prop
erty. the objection being based on the
assessment on land value only, no
claim being made for overassess-
ments on buildings.
The insurance company has had a
corps of experts at work for some
time In making valuations and will
have them present when the cases
are taken up by the County Board of
Taxation next week. The city will
be represented by Herbert Boggs.
city attorney; President John L. Car
roll, and the other members of the
city board of tax commissioners have
also been subpoenaed and may be
called upon to testify.
The property in question, together
with locations and valuations, gives
an interesting sidelight on the value
of the prudential holdings in the cen
tire of the city. The eleven plots in
| question are as follows:
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15
MISS E R A BRIDE

CRAWFORD. Nov, 15.-Miss Carrie
Regina Sperry, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Miller Sperry, was mar
ried in the First Presbyterian Church
yesterday to Fritz William .Beinecke.
The Rev. Or. Edgecombe officiated.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15
-. 81. 995. 45O &. 24a.95O

Totals 1900. SZ,9y5,45U ME-, g5U.
The figures show that the south
building of the Prudential is valued
by the company at 81, 19S. $50, or $685.
$50 less than the valuation placed on
the land by the city assessors this
year. The city assessments show an
increase of SPAS, 500 this year over the,
1911 figures, the grand total being
s4,239, 1000. as against So, 993, 800 last
year.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15
Cry The Creditors

Cash it will be- says the Trustee, who will turn $l2,875 worth
of Famous Goodyear Raincoats into Ready Money. To quickly
~accompIishS this purpose the Trustee will sacrifice these goods
at q Traction Of their value.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28
POOR JOHN NEATLY CAUGHT
CleVerly contrived Trap That Led 10
the Downfall Of One Forget.
fui Husband.

He had returned home in the eve.
ming tired and ready for restful hour
or two
John. my love" said his little wife
sweetly. did you post that letter |
gave YOU this mornlng?"
Yes, my pet" said John, hiding his
conscience-stricken face behind the
newspaper
We'll what is your answer" stn
more swetly.
"Wh-what is what?" gasped John.
What is your answer. dear" said
his little wife, clearly THAT letter
was addressed TO you"
Addressed to me?" exclaimed John
81 didn't notice it,"
And then, like a foolish man. he
fell into the trap and produced the
letter from his pocket to see The
envelope was not addressed TO him;
but a long and severe lecture was
shortly after.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28

Hitch your wagon to starr" said
Emerson. He was too early to orig.
mate the notion OF hitching a sledge
to an aeroplane. This idea has oc'
CURED to an ingenious Frenchman in
Algeria. He finds that a sledge ca
pable OF carrying three passengers
equipped with a sixty-horse-power aer
oplane motor. will glide over sand
hills with a gradient OF one in five
with perfect safety up to a speed OF
twenty miles an hour Now he pro
poses the attachment of lifting plane
for clearing rough obstacles. His eH'
pectation is that his device will super
sede the camel and unite distant
points in Africa divided by hitherto
impossible wastes OF sand.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28
rhe I'm ran Am.ndm.n.

The improvement OF rural schools
high schools and the College Of Agri
culture are the things about Amend.
nent 8 which interest the farmer
most. This amendment, the mill tax
amendment, provides a state tax Of 10
cents on the 500 valuation to be used
for the public elementary and high
schools. state normal schools. LinoC IN
Institute. and the state university
Not less than 20 per cent is 20 be
used for elementary and high schools
The system, II adopted. will but
our schools on frmer basis. They
will have a certain amount Of money
for their use. This will be about the
same as at present. but will be con.
slant and certain. unlike the appropri.
ationS which the schools must depend
upon At present
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28
cHesrNUTs ARE HERE.

There are so many delicious combi-
nations in which the chestnut plays
an important part. The nut may be
used for every course in the menu, be-
ginning with the cocktail and ending
with the confection.
French Chestnut Soup.-Peel and
boil a quart OF large chestnuts for
twenty minutes in salted water Re
move the brown skins and chop the
nuts. Add a teaspoonful OF salt and
one OF sugar, the rind of a lemon and
quart OF water. Cook half an hour
then rub the nuts through sieve, add
two quarts OF chicken stock, or veal
will do; a teaspoonful of minced pars-
ley. a tablespoonful each of flour and
butter cooked together: season with
pepper and salt, simmer twenty min
utes, add a beaten egg and strain
again. Serve hot
Chestnut Stuffing for Fowl.--For
small turkey allow a quart OF chest
nuts. Boil. mush and add seasoning
and butter. For a large turkey allow
a half OF loaf OF bread additional.
Onion, thyme or sage may be used for
seasoning.
Marrons GIaces.-This is a favorite
French confection Blanch and boil
the chestnuts until tender, then drain
and spread on a shallow buttered plat
ter. ready to have the candied sirup
poured over them. Boil a pound of
sugar with half cup OF water until
it threads well from the spoon. Do
not stir. Let It cool until only warm,
then pour over the nuts and let them
stand in a warm place thirty-six hours,
then remove the nuts. Have ready
another sinp like the first, but add
fourth Of a teaspoonful of cream OF
tartar; boil hard for seven minutes,
then drop the nuts into 1t. When
boiling, stir and skim out the nuts and
drain them. When dry they are fin.
ished
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28
MORE ABOUT cHEsTNUTs.

In roasting chestnuts before the FIRE.
the small end should always be slit,
that they do not burst open too vio-
lently. A corn pepper is a convenient
method. Shake them over the Goals
until they pop open.
Chestnuts and Ham-Alternate lay.
ers OF thinly sliced cooked ham and
mashed chestnuts in a baking dish.
season with sage or marjoram and bits
of butter Finish with the chestnuts
on top. Bake until brown.
Mashed chestnuts as a vegetable
may be served with sausage, making
a most delightful combination.
Chestnuts with apples and celery,
the Waldorf variety. makes a nice
combination for a salad. The nuts
must be either cooked or blanched and
sliced
Chestnut Paneakes.-Beat sepa.
rately the yolks and whites OF three
eggs. add three-fourths OF a cup of
cream, tablespoonful each OF sugar
and butter, with sufficient -four to
make a batter Drop on a hot griddle
and when baked well on both sides
spread with chopped and seasoned
chestnuts. Sprinkle with sugar and
roll up.
Chestnut Puddlng.-Blanch a pint OF
chestnuts, halve and cook them an
hour In a cup Of milk, letting them
simmer until soft. Press through a
sieve. Add a half cup OF sugar. a lit.
tie salt, vanilla and a pinch OF nutmeg
Beat three eggs, separating the yolks
from the whites; add the yolks to
the chestnut pulp, stir well, then fold
In the beaten whites. Pour into a but.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28
CONSERVE THE MANURE
IT RAPIDLY LOSES ITS VALUE If
NOT PROPERLY CARED FOR.
BY NJ. =. Miller, Professor Of Agron.
omy, College Of Agriculture,
University Of Missouri.

OF the different ways of handling
manure no other is so Buving Of fer.
tility as that of hauling and scatter
ing the manure as it is made This
gives the least possible chance for
loss, either through teaching or fer
mentation. II is true that there are
millions Of dollars worth of manure
wasted annually in Missouri through
improper handling. II is common
and wasteful practice to pile the
manure out OF doors and haul 1t onto
the fields two or three times a year.
Experiments have been made which
show that manure exposed to the
weather for 100 days may lose half OF
its fertility.
There are at least two good ways OF
handling the manure. That of haul.
ing to the field directly is. one of the
best, When the ground Is too soft TO
haul onto the field, the manure is
stored under roof
Another practical method is to al.
low the manure to accumulate under
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28
THE cHlLDREN's LUNCH BOX.

The packing OF a lunch box five
days In the week for thirty or forty
weeks In a year may sound easy to
speak about, but is powerful constant
and monotonous. Children must be
well nourished to do good work in
school, and It is best when possible
to give them a warm dinner at night
For the working man and office wom-
an the lunch must vary in quantity,
but there are some directions which
will apply to all lunch boxes.
There is no one. even an uneducated
ditch digger, who is so blind to the
niceties OF life that he does not ap'
preciate a well prepared lunch. though
II be nothing but sandwich. Throw
Ing together mass of food. mixing
havors and making a messy, unsightly
appearance, would disturb the satisfac-
tion Of an ostrich.
or course. the sandwich is inevita.
Bile. and should be so varied from day
TO day that the diet may not be mo-
notonous.
Another limitation to be taken into
account when making up a lunch box.
is personal tastes. The one who likes
a hot drink can now carry It in a
thermos bottle, as they are being
made cheap enough now for any one.
For those who are fond OF tomatoes
a most appetizing sandwich is made
by placing a slice OF tomato and q
thin slice OF cheese with a bit OF salad
dressing between slices Of bread Two
Of these. with two OF meat sandwiches.
a cup cake and an apple, banana or
pear will make a good lunch
Two sandwiches of bread and but
ter with two Of chopped ham and a
small jar OF apple salad. a piece Of
ginger bread and bottle Of hot milk
or coffee is another days luncheon.
Four sandwiches. two of brown
bread spread with cottage cheese af
ter they are buttered. three olives, a
pickle. two sandwiches Of white bread
spread with jelly, a piece OF cake or
three cookies. is another worthy of a
trial
A handful OF nuts, few dates or
figs. a piece of candy or two will al.
ways delight the young or old chill
dren. Small glasses Of jelly or Jam
are always acceptable; cup custards
and fruits OF all kinds make a plain
lunch seem very tempting. Wrapping
and arranging the different articles
makes such a difference in the appear
ance Of lunch box.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28
A Manure Pile That is Losing its
Value.

an open shed where stock is running.
As the manure gathers il Is packed
down by the stock running over il and
kept moist by the liquid manure. In
this condition there is very little loss.
This method is easily followed when
there is an open shed close to the
horse or COW stable.
Some men allow their manure to
rot before applying it to the land.
This is a common practice with gar
deners. When treated in this man.
ner manure acts more quickly. be-
cause it is well advanced in decom.
position. However, for the farmer
this method cannot be recommended.
The manure has lost about one-halt
its organic matter and some of its
phosphorus and potassium. 1t should
be allowed to rot in the soil so as to
save practically all of Its fertilizing
material.
The liquid manure, which is so
often wasted in the stable, is a valu
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28
Solving the Problem of Fertility

able fertilizer and should be gathered
in the bedding and handled with the
solid manure.
The two common sources of loss
are by teaching and by fermentation.
The first is prevented by keeping the
manure under shed The second is
prevented by keeping tn manure moist
or by keeping 1t compact so the air is
excluded. When a pile of manure
Smokes" it is losing fertility and
should be scattered or molstened by
pouring water over t.
AS soon as the farmers know how
much their lands need the manure
and know the conditions which pre-.
vent the manure from losing its fer.
tility, it win be handled as carefully
as a crop Of corn or other grain.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28
Rullt Her Own Aome

Miss Frances Lyon Of Westwood las
the distinction Of being the only
woman in New England who lives in
a house literally built with her own
hands Miss Lyons belongs to club
whose members are pructicing tn. doc
trine Of going back to the farm The
club is limited to 40 member and
owns property to the amount of 81 900
and about 20 acres OF farming land not
far from Westwood. Each mumber
holds deed TO one acre and the bal.
ance Of the land is held in common to
be rented to any member who wishes
to try farming on larger scale
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28
TEACHES MANY FARMERS
College Of Agriculture Gives Practical
instruction in Short Winter
Courses.

The College OF Agriculture has
given instruction to more than l.5OC
farmers in the short winter course
This course was started fifteen years
ago and the attendance has eontlnu
ally increased. There were 279 in
attendance last year. besides four,
teen women who took the course in
domestic science.
Instruction is offered in animal hus,
bandry, agronomy, dairy husbandry
farm management, veterinary science
horticulture, poultry husbandry, and
shop work
Work begins this year on November
LIST and continues for four months.
1t Is divided into two terms Of seven
weeks each, the second term begin.
ming January 9th. Two years work he
onered and students who complete the
work are given a certificate.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28
English stump Speech

A correspondent, "Old Hrney"
sends US the following specimen Of
frenzied stump oratory; 'Faller
blokes! Thanks ter tn Puy'mcut yer
got yer d'minishin' wage. and yer it,
tie loaf, ap' all that. Wotchor got
ter do now is ter 90 fer deyilooton
and local anatomy, an go it blind"
lLoud cheers. London Globe
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28
DISHES FOR COMPANY.

The following dishes may be sug'
gestive when something extra is
wanted for an occasion:
Egg Plants With Poaehed EGGS
Cut three small egg plants into halves,
remove the pips and cook until ten
der in boiling salted water, then drain.
Mix half a cup OF strained tomato
pulp with a quarter OF a cup of
chopped ham and a tablespoonful OF
melted butter. Season with pepper
and salt and fill the egg plant with
this mixture. Sprinkle with chopped
parsley. Bake for FIVE minutes. Put
a poached egg on each half and serve.
Mushrooms Baked.-For twelve
large mushrooms take a teaspoonful
of parsley. an egg. salt, pepper and
red pepper. two tablespoonfuls each of
veal and breadcrumbs. one tablespoon.
full OF suet and half a cup OF stock.
Chop all the ingredients and mix with
the egg. Wash and remove the stems
from the mushrooms. Season with
salt and pepper, place a small piece
of butter in each cup and teaspoon
full OF the forcemeat in each Cover
with breadcrumbs. put into buttered
baking dish. pour the stock around
them and bake fifteen minutes In a
moderate oven. Serve in the baking
dish.
When making a white sauce to
serve with creamed potatoes, a deli
cious accompaniment is a cup of
stewed celery.
Fried celery.-Cook small heads OF
celery until tender. then cut into
halves; dip in beaten egg, roll in fine
bread crumbs and fry in smoking hot
fat. When a light brown in color. re-
move and sprinkle with pepper, salt
and parsley. Serve piled log cabin
style.
TekE A,vu
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28

A woman in Pennsylvania was re-
Gently fined for being a witch, It is
now in order for the sad experience
Of the western railroad to be repeated
in centers OF civilization. which rail-
road was fined fer mutilating a val
liable work OF art in delivering
statue OF the Venus Milo with It's arms
missing.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28

tered pudding dish and bake fifteen
minutes. Serve hot or cold. with
cream or custard
Celery, chestnuts and other nuts
with mayonnaise and served on let
tuce makes a wholesome salad.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28

1t is predicted that money-washins
machines will be installed in banks
and In department stores like those
used by the government They may
not come into universal use. however
as there will always be some who
have no use for clean money
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28

In the old days the happy Eskimo
was able to go out and for three flsh
hooks buy the prettiest girl in the
igloo for his wife. That was before
he was discovered Now. the girls
pay for the husbands.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28
Not So Strange.

1T beats the dickens how many
people have automobiles"
"oh. It isn't 80 strange. Haven't
you ever noticed that most Of the peo-
r,e with whom you become acquaint-
Cd now have no childrenr'
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28
Escaped the Worst Of Il

The worst things are the Affections
that have never happened Bobby had
Just been soundly spanked for falling
into the creek. "Gee!" he exclaimed
rubbing the seat of punishment
what wouldn't | have got II had
drowned?"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28

SO far as the reports go. none OF
the prehistoric cave paintings in
Europe thus far discovered is an
Interpretation OF moonlight or a still
life portrait OF pan OF fried eggs.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28

After July / of next year Louisiana
shoe dealers will have to sell pure
goods OF be liable to punishment.
Polar explorers win now know where
20 procure the footgear containing
the greatest nourishment.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28

A German scientist has invented a
machine that you feed vegetables into
and get real milk from. It's a safe
bet there is a pump around It some
where
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28
Ne<AE .Ns,z..sA-.
Not That KIND.

Did that young lawyer indulge in
much circumlocutlon when he pro
posed to you, Miss RocksleighH"
Yes, he tried to; but Of course |
pushed his arm away every time. You
know l amt that kind OF a girl"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28

German duelists are in a dilemma.
IT is disgrace TO refuse a challenge,
and they'll be sent TO prison II they
tight, The only solution appears for
them TO be killed.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28
His Method.

Gillet-How do you accomplish your
great success with the ladies'? Do you
keep giving them things?
Perry-Nothing on earth but encour-
Agement, old mAn.--Judge.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28

In the Isle of Man. the weddine
ring was formerly employed as an in.
strument OF torture. Il Is in this
country today in many instances
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28

A torpedo boat destroyer hit a barge
IN the Delaware river and was badly
damaged One can't be too careful
OF these frail war craft.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28

Government scientists who arc to
raise vegetables by electricity may
have noted the success with which
many people raise Cain under the
glow of the arc lights.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28

According to an authority In such
matters. the life of dollar bill IL II
months. Now win he please tell u
how many microbes 1t rIAlntains dur
ina that timef
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28

A Cornell professor announces that
a new ice age is about to strike the
earth. Thank goodness, one commod-
fly will go down in price then.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28

A little lad was found on the street
crying very bitterly because his cart
was broken. The kindly disposed
stranger endeavored to cheer up the
little fellow by saying; Never mind
my boy. your father can easily mend
that" mo he can't" sobbed the bow
MY father is preacher. and don't
know about anything"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28

NJ ARE is no cure, but rather
- corrosive,
for things ihat are not to be remedied.
Ihey are as sick that surfeit with too
much.
As they that starve with nothing.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28

Queen Mary refuses TO employ
typewriter for her private correspond
enoe. Perhaps she wants her epistles
correctly spelled
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28

German scientist says that tele.
phones make the modern man crazy,
He must be on a four-party line.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28

Prot. Flynn advocates hair pulling
As fine cure for badness. but there's
many man minus his hirsute adorn.
ment who won't agree with him.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28

Political arguments lose US more
friends than they gain votes.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28

The lazy men in this establishment
am sure, envy guns"
Why should they envy guns?"
Because guns find constant en-
ployment only in being fred"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28

A prize hen I'm Missouri has laid 260
eggs in eleven months What was
the hen doing on the other seventy
odd days?
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28

A German professor says that
cooking is n lost art, but look 1t the
lovely fruit salads our girls are max
ing nowadays.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28

Love cannot thrive on less than
$50 a week." says New York clergy
man. thus giving us a line on the
cost OF living.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28

Dietators OF fashion state that the
waist line may be placed this season
wherever the wearer chooses. How.
ever. It probably win continue in the
same old place.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28

Brussels has had a marriage on
bicycles. In the course Of a century
or two they may advance to aero
planes
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28

When informed that s35O,O0O had
been stolen from him a Moscow mer-
chant dropped dead Poverty suffers
nom no such shocks
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28

A woman is always trying to i'm
press upon her husband that she isn't
feeling as Wen as she ought 10.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1912-11-28

Paris is adopting American
dances" says a dispatch We're sure
ly going some when we can teach
Paris anything in that line