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The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
Demonstrations Have Given Abundant
Proof That Her TenacIty Of Life 10
Greater Than Mans.

From the earliest recorded time,
says the Washington Herald. women
have been spoken Of as the weaker
sex. As frail, delicate creatures. Emf
nent writer's have asserted that aside
from their natural constitutional frail-
ty women were invalids one-ffith Of the
time. Yet the dawn Of the twentieth
century finds us with abundant proof
Of woman's physical superiority over
man when tested by length Of years,
the power to endure suffering and re-
sist disease.
In 1890 the United States census
showed that there were at that time
1881 centenarians in the country, OF
whom 2,5s3 were women. Out OF 80
centenarians who died in England du-
ring the year 1888, 70 were women
and ten were men. while out of II CEN
tenarians who died in Scotland In
1895. 16 we're women and five we're
men.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
Orange Cup.

This is one of the nice punch bowl
drinks that is all right for the chill
dren's lawn party. Peel half dozen
oranges, remove every particle OF the
white pith, divide into sections, and
take out seeds and membrane. Put
six heaping tablespoonfuls of sugar in
a saucepan with the Juice Of two 9TH
er oranges and some Of the grated vel
low rind, and simmer until the sugar
is dissolved, but not boiled. Arrange
the pieces of orange in punch bowl.
Combine the syrup and cold water to
make a pleasant sherbet, flavor with
orange water. and pour over the or
anges in the bowl
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
compots Of Rhubarb.

Make a syrup Of six heaping table.
spoonfuls of sugar in about half a cup
full of water which has been favored
by simmering in 1t for 20 minutes the
thinly pared rind Of an orange or
lemon. Prepare and cut the rhubarb
into two-inch lengths, put a layer of
these into the syrup and cook gently
lin a double pan is the best way) un,
til quite clear, but still unbroken;
then remove carefully and stew anoth.
er layer. When cold serve with Gus.
tard or cream.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
Experienced Cooks say.

Lemon juice and powdered sugar
are delicious with feathery wheat pam
cakes. 1t is said that the kaiser ls
especially attached to this dish.
When baking potatoes, rub dry
and grease. This causes the outer
skin to peel of very thin. thus saving
the most nourishing part.
String bean salad Is good. Like all
salad ingredients, the beans should
be very cold. Marinate them, after
drying and chilling, with French dress
ing and place on bed of lettuce
leaves. Egg quarters or slices gar
nish.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
Mahoaany Cake.

Mix together three eggs, we'll
beaten; half cup of butter. ~ cups Of
sugar, half cup of sweet milk in which
have been dissolved one teaspoonful
of soda, and two cups of -four; cook
half cup Of chocolate in half cup Of
milk and add last, favoring vita va
nilla. Bake in layers and put together
with caramel filling.
Caramel F1lling-Stir together one
cup of sugar and half cup of milk,
place on the stove and boil until stiff
enough to spread. and favor with va.
nilla.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
SAVE WORK ON SEWING DAY
Hero ls a Boiled Dinner Satisfying and
Appetlzlng and Easy to
Get Up.

The working housekeeper who, be-
sides, makes her own clothes, knows
the misery Of getting meals on sewing
days. II there is a large family the
dinner is the most difficult to prepare,
as substantial dishes are expected and
sometimes a variety Of them. Inc
way out of the difficulty is to prepare
the kinfolk with the idea that there
Will not be any grand cooking on sew
Ing days and then serve a boiled din
ner. A boiled meal Is much more
easily managed than roast, and nu-
merous vegetables may be cooked In
the same pot. Hero is one recipe for
boiled dinner:
Sauerkraut and Pigs Feet-FeW
families with healthy men and
boys will object to this delectabls
German dish, which is as good
as cheap and does not require the
least looking after.
Get a pigs foot, front or back, for
every member of the family, clean
them all nicely and then put them on
in boiling water including, II the
taste is liked, two large onions or
half Glove Of garlic. Let them sim
mer for three hours, then dump in
the sauerkraut you have bought at
the delicatessen. giving 1t about an
hour to cook. When ready to serve
drain the kraut of water in a colander
and bank 1t in a long platter around
the pile OF trotters. English mus
tard is an addition to this dish and
to the other boiled meats.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09

began to think where he should take
her. There was no hotel and the
squalid boarding house where the
grape-hands boarded was no place for
this little slender thing. His own
home was presided over by his mar
ried sister. grim young woman who
would look askance at the city stray.
As they reached the crossroads, he
turned his horses head away from
his own house. 81 am going to take
you" he said. ito my great aunt's.
She's seventy and she lives by her.
self. and she's as good--as gold"
"But can't go on to the farm
where they want helpf" she Ques-
toned.
You can rest at my aunts to-
night" he said, evasively.
When a few minutes later he had
made his explanations to Aunt Bet
sey, and had ushered his little stray
into her presence, he was silent for
moment before the revelation Of the
girls beauty.
By the light of the match he had
seen only her face. But now all the
grace and charm Of her delicate
frame we're revealed.
i've got some cold baked beans"
said Aunt Betsey, bustling. "and I'll
warm them up. and you shall have q
cup Of tea"
Humphrey blushed as she spoke Of
baked beans. He could not have de-
fined his feelings, but this divinity
was worthy of-ambrosia-
But as she ate the good food set
down before her, daintily but with
appetite. she seemed somehow to
glorify the act.
Humphrey said Good night" pres
emily and went home All along the
way that tender face appealed to him,
and the trembling lips said. II am
afraid"
The next morning he went at once
to Aunt Betsey's. The girl was
asleep.
"I'm going to take tray up to her" !"
said Aunt Betsey. She's worn out"
Humphreys stiff lips framed a Ques-
ton. What do you think Of herf"
"She's a dear little thing, Her name
10 OdpAHo t10E IhIHOT Was III hTSIoS
and died a year ago. Her mother died
when Daphne was two years old.
Since the fathers death. Daphne has
been trying to work in a department
store. But the confinement brought
on an illness, and now she has strug-
gled out toward the country to see
what the air will do for herI And she
amt at to work." finished Aunt Bet
sey, mo morn a kitten"
Cant you keep her here?" Hum
phrey asked eagerly, ito help your"
"Gracious-I don't need any help"
said Aunt Betsey. 'T amt as feeble
as that. But I'd like to have her make
me visit"
Humphrey felt that Aunt Betsey was
an angel ''If you WILL" he promised.
I'll see that you have plenty Of things
from my farm to make It up to you"
That afternoon he came again.
Daphne was on the porch. Humphrey
held her hand for a long time, but her
eyes met his without self-conscious-
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
11N Is Woman the Weaker Sex
The mystery of this tenacity of life

The mystery Of this tenacity OF life
in woman still remains a secret.
At birth boys are slightly larger,
both in height and weight; and con-
tinue in the lead until twelve; then
the girls pass them, both in height
and weight for about two years, when
the boys again take the lead and com.
plete their growth at about twenty.
three or twenty-four, while girls com.
plete their growth at nineteen or twen-
ty. With this brief exception, males
excel in height and weight throughout
life.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09

killed. was left unvisited. though the
flies we're on the dead birds just be-
side 1t. The instinct not to lay eggs
in anything not quite dead seems to
be strongly developed. But Raspail
goes on to draw the hazardous cOnclu-
sion that In the article of death an
animal gives OF a volatile something
of infinite subtlety, which serves as
clue to the fly.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
Feminine Alternative.

"PopT
"Well, sonT"
"Are cities femlnineY
"They are generally referred to as
being Of the feminine gender. Why do
you ask?"
II was Just thinking that there are
stIll hopes for skowhegan. Painted
Post. Skaneateles and few others to
change their names II they don't like
them"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
sensItIveness Of eIow.FIy.

It is well known, says Knowledge,
that the blow-fiy (Calliphora Vomit-
oria) has an extraordinarily keen SEN
sitiveness to the odor of flesh, detect
ing It from distance Xaxier Raspail
has made some observations on the
rapidity with which the flies find a
bird has just died and he maintains
that they do not alight q second be-
fore that. An apoplectic pigeon that
looked dead, but. was not, was left un-
visited. A moribund magpie, lying
beside two others which had just been
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
Natural Obstacles.

Il feel that could overcome any OBJ
stacle for you," he declared.
There Is only one obstacle that you
will have to overcome to get me-" she
replied.
What is itI Tell me. and / will
overcome It."
Il have made up my mind that l
will never marry anyone whose ears
stick out like the wings on a mono
plane. Get yours to natten themselves
against your head and the obstacle
will be overcome"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
Salmon Eat Herring.

Thousands of salmon have been
caught in streams and examined and
their stomachs and insides were emp
ty. But 1t is not uncommon to catch
them in the sea and find in them half
a dozen herring. After the salmon
has been in a river for a time the lin
ing of the stomach becomes all drawn
up and wrinkled. Just why the sal
mon avoids feeding in fresh water no
one knows.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
Simple Fruit Pudding.

Stew currants or any small fruits,
fresh or dried, with sugar to taste and
pour hot over thin slices Of bakers
bread with crust cut on, making alter
nate layers of fruit and bread, and
leaving a thick layer of fruit for the
top. Cover over the top with a plate.
and bake in a moderate oven: when
cool set on ice. Serve with siftsd
sugar or with cream and sugar.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09
By Virginia Blair

Copyright, 1912. by Associated Literary
Press.)
Humphrey Dodd was a plain man.
He had been the eldest son and had
assumed heavy responsibilities when
his father died Now that the young
er children were wage earners, and
his mother had married again, Hum
phrey was free for the first time in
his life.
He intended to get married! His
choice lay between two village beau
ties. As yet he had not paid marked
attention to either of them, but as
he rammed his hat down on his head
one gusty September night and start
ed for a walk. he knew that he must
make his decision.
He did not ask himself whether he
loved Rose or Mary. They were good
girls. and would make good wives. His
mother had married his father In her
young years Of romance. and the mar
riage had turned out badly. She had
impressed It on Humphrey that love
was an unstable thing, and that he
would be happier without It.
as he left the village street and came
out upon a long stretch of road, which
showed white for a little way and
was then hidden by the blackness OF
the grove beyond. Overhead the moon
raced through the ragged clouds.
Humphrey brought his mind back
sternly to the subject in hand. Which
should It be, Rose or Maryf The fair
one or the dark. the short one or the
tall?
The wind blew strongly, and as
Humphrey entered the shadows Of the
wood a thousand voices seemed to
mock him, but above all the tumult
came a human note, a little cry, "Oh,
please-helpI"
Humphrey stopped. who is itH"
he asked sharply.
A white shape seemed to detach
itself from the sable background. Il
Il have-lost my way" quivered a
woman's ,e. "and-and am
afraid"
Humphres struck a match. A face
appeared within the circle Of light
: child's face, except for the maturity
of the troubled brow.
Humphrey struck another match.
"You are wet" he said. abruptly.
Were you in the storm this after
noon?"
Yes" The match had gone out
ard they were again In darkness.
"Yes" walked from the car. am
from the city. l heard they needed
girls up here to pick grapes and SOL
came"
He could read extreme fatigue in
the dragging voice.
Come" he said, suddenly, ''you
must go to the village. You need
something to eat-a hot drink"
II can't walk another Gtep." She
was crying softly. "T've hurt my
foot"
"Are you afraid to stay heref''
Humphrey asked. "Tn go back and
get my horse"
81 hate to hear the owls" she
sobbed. when they hoot-and the
frogs"
In the darkness Humphrey smiled.
What q child she was-with a wom-
ans eyes. "They can't hurt you," he
said, good naturedly. "I1l be back
in a minute"
When he returned to the girl he
found her curled up against a fallen
log 1--WE brought a robe." he said.
Wrap yourself in H."
When she was safe in the seat he
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-08-09

Only the man who can excite the In
terest and curiosity Of his pupil can be
called an expert teacher.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30
Daysey Mayme and Her Folks
By Frances L. Gaystde

rative in a reception line, or at Mini,
tea. know most about making nue.
poultices.
The first thing child learns af,o~
patty-cake is that Mothers kin arc en-
perior to Fathers.
The unfair trick of killing the fot,o,
calf for the prodigal causes more row
among kin than anything else On ear,
except the division of Fathers monov
When a woman gets letter from bsr
kin. her husband is betting on a surs
thing, If he BETS that her kin are co,,
ing.
The penalty of becoming mans he's
friend is that he expects you to take hi.
side in kin row.
When a kin of the wife goes nom
the husband is justified in asking her
what she is taking back in her trunk
Presents from wealthy kin should h.
exhibited in the parlor; those from fine
poor kin should be distributed where
they are less conspicuous
The average period of waiting befor,
a widower renarries is two years afta,
his wifes death. However, widovers
are doing their best to cut this averap
down.
A girl stands 1882 better chances for
matrimony If she will have engraved
in parentheses after her name on her
visiting cards these words: No Kin"
Barber
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30

to battle her tear stained face or arrange
her disordered hair. she went downstairs
to meet the man she hated, the man who
had bought her for a price she had come
to the decision it was impossible to pay
Saxes Message.
SAKE was standing with his back to the
fire looking toward the door. He came
forward to meet her and she saw that
his face pale, so pale that the livid
scar, healed now, but never to be wholly
effaced. showed almost red in contrast.
Miss Betty since that one outburst
when he had demanded his quid pro quo
in the city office, Sake had gone back to
the more formal address-'Tve got news.
splendid news for you He has been re-
proved
"Repreved. thousand conflicting
thoughts raced through the mind of the
white-fac girl standing there JOY re-
lief, disappointment. Which was her dom
inant sensation? For a moment she hard
ly knew
"Oh, thank Heaven thank Heaven"
she cried, brokenly. Il knew it WASH t
possible knew the Almighty could not
permit him to die!'
Not was not possible" Paul SAKE
said in his siken voice Your woman's
: instincts always are And now he
/
radiance of the candle-light his eyes had
an inscrutable look-"and now Miss Bet
! ty"-
1t seemed to the girl looking at him,
as a dove might look at a serpent, that
she knew what his next words would be.
My reward-the reward YOU promised
me.
She was not insensible to the fact that
| it was To this man that Jack indirectly
owed his life, But for SaXes efforts
for the efforts of his subsidized newspa
per-the agitation which had turned the
tide in Rmingtons favor would have been
impossible. Under God, Jack owed his life
to this man.
And now. Miss Betty" SAKE said again.
This is but the beginning for him,
don't mean to stay-I know after this
you will need to be alone-but before
GO may | say just this? You mustn't be
afraid of me. once 1 said mad things to
YOU and spoke of price. That was mad
ness-utter madness. Miss Betty. Il am
not the Shyock YOU think me. I'm not a
magnanimous phuanthropist either l m
only the man who loves you. who would
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30
TODAY s INSTALLMENT.

No wonder Paul SAKE had assured the
man in prison so confidently chat he had
found means to silence Betty's tongue.
He held the price Of her silence in his
own hand-the public branding of her
atner as a forger and thief, That was
big price-but not one that alone would
have purchased the silence which in her
own eyes at least meant the death of
the man she loved Paul Sake had more
skillful weapons than that in his armory.
He had shown her how subtly all the
threads were interviewer by which a
charge of conspiracy could be brought
against them all-against her father, vino
stood self condemned-agans Mrs Bar
rington, whose desperate need for money
would be known against Huntington, who
had every reason to wish to try to save
the honor of the father of the woman he
was to marry.
Among them all, not one argument
strong enough to convince or silence an
ordinary woman of the world--yet very
potent with Betty of the childs heart
Betty, who had been brought up to be-
lieve in a fools paradise of a world
whom even that episode Of Ediths secre
marriage and betrayal had not, Weakened
from her child's dreams
IF you decide to speak, Miss Betty you
will destroy the man you wish to save.
| SAKE had told her earnestly, 1T will be
as though you saw a man fighting foi
his life against armed foes and by way
of assistance went behind him and chung
| to his arms Wen save him-of that
am convinced But for you to admit
your presence in Tempest street a pres
ence l at one time believed to have beer
more than suspected by the police, thai
would be to ruin him utterly, and not
him alone, not yourself-but your father
your sister, perhaps. | don't so much as
speak Of myself"
| "False-false and utterly useless!
Betty started up from the bed Bet
ter that the whole truth should have
come out than this
Some one had knocked at the bee
room door
Yes" Betty went across to the door
and listened, Yes Fairchid? Mr. SAKE
oh, please tell him | am lying down thai
l am sorry. bur | can not see him
She could not face the man this after
noon. 1t was not possible. Then she
started and caught at the handle of tn,
door as the servant spoke again,
He says he must see you. miss Ht
has important news for YOU That wa!
his message. miss, and ! was told to de
liver IT at once
I'm be with him directly
Betty made no delay Scarcely waiting
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30
Up-to-Date Jokes


Waiter-Yes, sir; we're very hup-t to-
date ere. We cook heverything by
helectricity
Customer-Oh do you? Then just
give this steak another shock
q am like Baaam.' said a dandy, on
meeting a pretty girl in a narrow pas
ge-"stopped by an angel"
And l am like the angel" said she
stopped by an ass"
The Struggling Lawyer (pompously)
Anything unusual happen while I
was out?
"97co Pov (after some though)-
Yes'r There wasn't any debt collect
ors called.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30
TIN COMMISSIONER LYSANDER
~ JOHN APPLETON has In time

settled every kin question that
mas come before him save this:
What proportion of pan's salary
should man spend on his kin in order
to be just and generous. and what pro-
portion should he save to meet the I'M
certainties of the future?
The Kin Commissioner has made
many decisions on this question, but
none that will stand. If he ever re-
signs from the important position he
holds it will be because of this trouble
some question:
In the last few days, with the aid of
an ice pack c n his head and game of
solitaire between decisions to quiet his
ing decisions:
When a man and his wife disagree, he
is the government and she is the revo-
lutionist. (Note; This decision may be
reversed when Mrs. Appleton comes
home)
When there is a funeral. the poor kin
are to have their rightful places in the
family circle
Every mans relatives should live so
taf away that he feels Ike putting on
clean shirt when he eoes to see them
When man goes on a long, long
journey to attend the funeral of kin, it
is certain the kin left something besides
mourners, and he is on his way to get
his
When kin talk of the family skeleton.
they mean some alive, flesh and blood
person so much alive they have scant
hopes he will soon be a skeleton.
When Daughter arranges the nhoto-
graphs on the parlor table, she puts the
pictures of the wealthy kin in front, 1t
is an older member of the family who
timidly shifts to the front the picture
of the kin who are kindest
When there is sickness, the discovery
is made that the kin who are less deco
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30
Her HANDS AND ARMS MADE
MARVELOUSLY BEAUTIFUL
In A SINGLE NIGHT
FREE PRESCRIPTION DID IT

Grace. Benson says: Had any one told
me such wonderful results could be ac-
complished SO quickly. ! positively would
not have believed it, My arms and hands
were covered with freckles; my neck was
dark and wrinkled from the use of high
collars; my hands were tanned and the
knuckles red.
'All these defects were removed by one
application of a free prescription, which ]
am pleased to give to any one It's just
as simple as it is effective Go to any
drug store and get an empty two ounce
bottle and a one ounce bottle of kulux
Compound. Pour the entire bottle of Ku-
lux into the two ounce bottle, add one
quarter ounce of witch hazel and fill
with water. Prepare this prescription at
your own home,' then you know you are
getting IL right. Apply night and morn
ing
nit makes the skin soft and beautiful, no
matter now rough and ungalnly your
hands and arms are. one application will
astonish you, | have given this prescrip-
ton to thousands of women and they are
all just as enthusiastic. as am. Try it
on your neck and shoulders and you will
he agreeably surprised"