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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-09-26
a phosnnnrus 1 amp.

Get small vial of clear glass and
into it put piece of phosphorus
about the size of a pea. Then pour i'll
until one-third full some pure olive Oil
heated to the boiling point and cork
the vial tightly. To get light at any
time you have only to remove the cork
and let some air get into the vial and
then put in the cork again. This will
cause the whole empty space in the
vial to become luminous, the light be
ing strong enough to enable you to see
the time by watch or a clock. When
the light grows dim take out the cork
again and then replace it as before. In
cold weather it may be necessary to
warm the vial between the hands to
take the chill out of the Oil. Chicago
News.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-09-26
For Our Boy and Girl Readers
WHAT AM / DOING?
A Game In Which Absurd Gestures,
Etc, Are Made.

A Game In Which Absurd Gestures,
Etc, Are Made.
The players take their seats in a
straight row. Behind them the person
chosen to lead the game takes his
stand Placing himself directly behind
the players seated at the top of the
row, he begins to behave in the most
absurd manner possible-for instance,
making grimaces. shaking his fist, rails
ing his arms over his head. etc; any
foolish gesture he can think of he
may make. Then he asks the player
before him. What am | doing?" If
the player cannot guess he must rise
and initiate in silence the antic he
could not divine till he has permission
to stop.
More often than not the players can
not guess what the unseen questioner
is doing, and as each in turn has to
rise and continue the unguessed ges-
ture the spectacle becomes very laugh
able when five or six are repeating the
late performances of their leader, but
for smile they pay forfeit and for
a laugh two forfeits. This is fun for
little folks.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-09-26
POCKETS IN BOYS CLOTHES.
They Should Be Made Amply Large
For His PURPOSES.

Pockets in boys clothing must be
made amply large One piece should
be one inch longer than the other. The
longer piece should be faced at the top
with piece of the cloth two inches
wide, and this should be stitched fiat.
To adjust the pocket If the opening
is straight turn down the upper edge
of the smaller piece one-quarter OF an
inch and place it with the raw edge
Just ,urned next to the wrong side of
the garment and haste it in position
with the upper edge one-eighth OF an
inch below the pocket opening. Stitch
from the right side. Lay the longer
piece on top of the pocket piece just
sewed with the cloth facing next to
the garment and the lower edges of
the pieces perfectly even, one-eighth
of an inch above the upper edge of
the pocket opening. Basic this to the
garment straight across.
The stitching used to finish the pock-
ct will hold each piece in place, after
which the edges of the pockets are
turned over one-quarter of an inch all
around and stitched. The ends OF the
pockets are finished on the right side
with a buttonholder bar.
The side pockets in the trousers are
made by basting to the front portion a
piece of cloth one and one-half inches
wide and sufficiently long to extend
one-half inch above and one inch be-
low the notches at the top and bottom
that indicate the pocket opening The
two pocket pieces are cut from lining
material and must be amply large. the
size varying with the age of the boy.
Basic one side of the pocket piece
to the front of the trousers over the
facing just applied, so that one row of
stitching will hold them both, and
In any case never send stained cloth
or table napkin to be washed 1t is
stitch from notch. then stitch the edge
of the facing to the pocket.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-09-26
TABLE LINEN ECONOMY.
Adequate Supply of Two Grades A,


vsable-Care Of the Tablecoth.
While it is impossible to absolutely
regulate quantities of table linen. few
households can do With less than half
Il dozen large tablecloths, Il dozen ta-
bic napkins and half Il dozen afternoon
tea cloths of varying degrees of or
nateness, besides tray cloths. Nearly
every ordinary woman will find it wise
to have at least two grades of table
linen, best and ordinary. Linen should
never be allowed to get low all around
so that each article requires replenish
ing at the same time.
Two large tablecloths should be kept
in use at once, one for breakfast and
one for dinner. Crumbs should be re-
moved. and the cloth should always be
handled carefully. To fold table
cloth in the same creases each time il
is removed is not altogether wise. Ii
tends to make the cloth wear into
holes in the folds very quickly.
In case of stains upon a tablecloth
it is not necessary to change it imme
dately Try the effect of putting q
bowl under the stained part and pour
ing boiling water through until the
stain disappears. In case of fruit
stains cover the mark first with salt
Then remove the basin and press the
wet part between two rather heavy
folded clean towels. When nearly dry
press lightly with a fairly warm iron
Philadelphia Press.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-09-26
Our illustrated Story
The Coveted Scarab
By AMANDA MERR1wETHER

OF anger. He blamed not alone him
self, but Paul. whose carelessness had
made the theft possible. At first he
had argued that 1t served Paul right,
but now the tiny scarab had grown to
the weight of milestone about his
neck.
He did not dare take it out and
place it in his collection. He did not
even dare to look at it himself lest
Lena, coming in suddenly, as was her
wont, should discover him with the
evidence of guilt in his hand
The evil he had done preyed upon
his health. He suddenly grew very old
and feeble, and his enthusiasm for his
collection waned. The thought that his
hobby had made of him thief was
bitter indeed, and in the long silence
of the night be tossed sleepless on his
bed and cured the day he had seen
the scarab onSthe stairs.
Parl had taken his loss az slight
thing and after a casual inquiry had
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-09-26
THE professor laid the scarab on
the tablecloth and slipped from
the room to obtain magnify


ing glass.
I'm glad that there Is something
about me that he likes" said DIR. Paul
Harper grimly. 81 asked him last night
for permission to marry you, and he
told ME that he had determined that
you should marry man who would
not only appreciate his collection, but
would add to it,"
Lena Cation nodded sagely.
He means Professor Katzinger,
she explained. HE is here so much,
and ! grow so tired of him."
Its shame" he declared. kat
Finger cares more for mummies than
he does for flesh and blood people. The
| idea of asking YOU to marry man like
that! Won't let YOU"
But he is my father reminded
Lena gently.
The return of Professor Cation put
a stop to tho conversation, and Paul
sat glowering upon the Psychologist.
while the old man studied the odd
scarab with wondrous eyes.
At last with reluctant fingers he re-
| turned the scarab to Paul and went to
his study, while Paul and Lena slipped
out for walk. Ever since Paul had
been an undergraduate at the college
he had loved Lena
Lena had promised to make every
effort to evade marriage with Kat
Finger.
With this promise Paul had to rest
content, but 1t was with little Of the
elation which had marked his coming
that he took his departure. 1t was
plain to be seen that the professor
cared more for the advancement of his
collection than he did for his daugh-
ter's happiness, or, more correctly, he
convinced himself that the two inter
ests were identical. In the eyes Of
Professor Cation man who did not
care for scarabs was no man at all.
His only interest in Paul lay In the
latter's possession of the odd scarab
the like of which he had not seen be
fore in his vast experience. He was
shocked at the careless fashion In
which Paul carried it about in his
waistcoat pocket, and when, just be
found the precious scarab on the stairs
he told himself it served Paul right II
he lost the treasure.
At the moment he had no thought OF
retaining it. but when Paul, missing
the scarab, made inquiry the profes
sor-why he would not say-denied hav
ing seen it, and the mischief was done
He told himself that he would pretend
to find 1t before Paul left, but nov
Paul was gone, and the scarab still re
posed in the private compartment O
the professors safe, while the finder
went about with heavy sense Of
guilt.
Not by any chance would 1t be pos
sible no. to find" the missing treas
IRE. and the impulse for a momen
had made him thief.
The thought gave him an odd sens,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-09-26
THE ENDLESS GALLERY.

English children find great deal Of
amusement in little homemade toy
based on a little optical illusion aud
known as the endless gallery" En-
terprising boys can easily construct
one Of these galleries, and, on looking
through the eyehole, they will get a
view Of great length and breadth. ap-
parently endless. This box should be
made eighteen inches long, twelve inch
es wide and nine deep. and against
each end place plane mirror within
one-eighth OF an inch Of the height Of
the box. Then small hole should be
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-09-26
Woman and the Home Sphere
RULES FOR MAKING PASTRY.
Goodness of Room and Hand and Tenn
Eerature of Oven Important.

EoFdIuFS OF ONeO IHpOFtanIs
The important things to remember
when making pastry are these: First,
the room and the. makers working
hand shogld be cool; second, the ingre-
dents should be of coed quality; third.
the temperature of the oven should be
just right. These rules must be care
fully followed in preparing puff pastry
of the airy kind.
To insure a good. f1aky crust use
half pound of butter or quarter
OF Il pound of butte, and the same of
lard to one pound of flour. Divide the
butter into four parts, rub one of them
into the flour, With which a small tea
spoonful of baking powder should be
mixed and little salt. Make it into a
paste, turn it Oh the lightly Toured
slab and roll it out into long strip
Add another portion of the butter cut
in little bits, flour lightly, fold the paste
in three. turn it out and press the sides
together with the pin-tbis is to ex-
Glide the ail'-roll it out again into a
strip.
Add the remaining portions of but
ter in the same way. rolling it out be-
tween additions: then, after the last
rolling. let the paste remain on ice or
in cool place for an hour.
This paste is good for meat pie. pat
ties or tarts. A squeeze of lemon juice
added to the paste helps to render it
light i'll texture and white in color.
Fine pastry can be made with beef
suet. The suet should be skinned, fine
ly chopped, pounded in mortar and
If dry moistened with salad OIL 1t
should then be the consistency of but
ter. Equal portions of flour and suet
are needed.
The flour is heaped on the slab and
we'll made in it's center, into which
the beaten yolk of an egg and few
drops OF lemon juice are put, also a
pinch of salt. a little cold water makes
this into soft dough. 1t is rolled out
and fourth part of the suet spread
on It, The rest of the process is the
same as in the preceding recipe.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-09-26
USES OF MINING WASTE.
Refuse From Lead and Zinc Ores Has
Become q Handy Material.

For miles about the city of Joplin
Jasper county, Mo-, lead and zinc ores
are being removed from the earth in
tremendous quantities. To facilitate
matters the rough product is crushed
into small pieces, permitting the valu-
able portions to be removed from the
lime and flint which compose the body
Of the ores.
Thousands of tons of this rocky ma
terlal accumulate each month, and for
years great piles of what the workmen
call "chats" We're to be found scattered
ali over that section
Roads We're constructed from this
refuse. Then all the railroads entering
that section used it for ballast.
When cement paving was begun
gravel was scarce, while this refuse
was to he had in great quantities. and
1t was, found to be as good as any other
material for the body of concrete paw
ing.
Next the refuse found its way into
cement foundations and then into
building blocks used as steps. window
caps and stills and, in fact. almost any
thing in the form of cement construc-
ton.
Thousands of fenceposts have been
cast from it, and now whole buildings
are being built With it.
1t is cheap, costing hut trifle pei
load, and about all the outlay of con
tractors in securing it is the cost of get
ting it to the place it is to be used. II
has brought down the price Of cement
work, and mechanics declare it is first
class in every respect.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-09-26
The kaiser,s Joke.

During the German maneuvers re-
Gently a company of dragons was
told off to represent a convoy of wag-
ons. The kaiser, riding over the field
of battle and seeing a dragon lying
on the ground, said to him:
"Well, what are you lying down
there for?"
81 am representing wagon. your
majesty" replied the soldier.
Are you?' said the kaiser. We'll
get up and go and join the others!'
''rhat is impossible, your majesty
said the soldier, because / have lost
one of my wheels"
The emperor burst out laughing and
giving the man 2 shillings, observed
Here's something for you to get the
other wheels oiled with Paris Matin
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-09-26

cut through one end and likewise
through the mirror resting against it.
Mirrors should also be placed on the
longer side of the box. Cut grooves at
various length across the box, and In
these dt small colored figures. trees,
ETC.. having been previously cut out
from cardboard and bearing the same
representation on either side. At the
end Of place similar figures. leav-
ing plenty Of mirror space behind. The
top Of the box should: be Of ground
glass or oiled paper. The view is sur
prising.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-09-26
Answering the Pessimist.

A''S NooSoht ASSA 10 SoaSh'
And the steep hills are steep;
The rough road Is rough,
And it's mournful to weep.
There are burdens to bear
That are heavy, ] know.
But aren't the skies fair
When the trouble clouds go?
Admitting that pain
Is encountered on earth,
That frequently rain
Comes TO dampen our mirth,
That sadness is found
AS we tread on our way,
Aren't the joys that abound
Most delightfully."- gay?
The tough luck is tough,
And some troubles are great,
And the rough roads are rough.
And love suffers from hate.
But isn't it true
That the pleasures we meet
When our skies become blue
Are delightfully."- sweet?
Detroit Free Press
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-09-26

Kitchen Talk.
Wind wrapping Irvine into balls
when taken from parcels. 1t is an
easy way to dispose of it, and it will
be found useful in many ways.
Rub tlatirons over waXed paper be-
fore setting them away and they will
keep bright and smooth.
Wipe the kitchen oilcloth with
SKINNED milk This treatment is al.
most as beneficial to the cloth as a
coat of varnish.
In baking biscuits have the oven
quite hot at first. but lower the tenn
perature just Il little before the biscuits
are ready to take out. This will aid
materially in making the biscuits light
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-09-26
Conundrums.

Why is miser like one with short
memory? He is always forgetting.
Why is a mailman like two men?
Because he is always beside himself.
What is that which a cat has. but
no other animal? Kittens
II you saw a dude riding on don
key what fruit would It remind you
Of? a pear.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-09-26
TEA PARTY SANDWICHES.

In making up the thin little
sandwiches suitable for teas you
will find that creamed butter is
better than melted butter and
that hard butter is the worst of
all. A dash of salt over the but
ter makes the sandwich more
tasty to the average palate.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-09-26


let tile matter drop, but the professor
knew how priceless was the and, ana
the thought that he had betrayed the
confidence OF guest was an addition
al source Of pain to the sensitive old
man.
At last his condition became 90 grave
that Lena was alarmed. The professor
would not consent to see physician.
He knew we'll enough that NO medical
man could bring him relief, and az q
last resource Lena wrote Paul asking
him to come and see them. Already
Paul had gained reputation as a spe-
cialist, and since her father would not
go to see physician the only thing to
be done was to bring the specialist to
him.
She aaid nothing Of Paul's visit to
her father, and she arranged with
Paul to pretend that he had dropped
of over ono train to pay short visit.
They met only at the table, and Paul's
first glance told him that his host was,
laboring under some great mental
strain and that nothing could be done
until that strain was relieved. With
the idea of diverting the professors
attention from his cares b brought
out scarab.
At the sight Of It the professor half
rose from the table and uttered q
hoarsc cry Of surprise. The scarab wss,
the exact duplicate Of the one In the
secret compartment Of the safe. aud,
not profiting by experience, Paul was
carrying this In his waistcoet pocket,
as he had the other.
"There were two7" asked the pro
fessor.
"Dozens," declared Paul. II ows
you an apology, professor. I had in-
tended to explain 1t before, but the
loss of the other put 1t out Of my mind.
This is not real scarab"
1T is copy Of the other.s
/! mo. None Of them are genuine.
They are luck charms. You remem-
Der bud ellis Of 'O2? Well, he II
selling these as mascots. You must
remember the ouija fad. This IL q
copy Of that You may have this one.
1t never brought ms any luck
i
and with trembling hands the pro-
fessor examined the gift. He would
have sworn to its genuineness. but In
the face Of Paul's statement this
could not be SO. He experienced an
odd sense Of relief. He was no less
thief, though there was not hanging
over him the dread fear that he would
not be able to make restitution. He
passed the stone back to Paul
II meant to tell you that found
the other" he said slowly. II was
wondering how to get it to you"
Keep them both, then" cried Paul.
They bring me no luck"
But 1t does" said the professor
earnestly. "It brings you the woman
you wish to marry. It is better that
my collection should pass to the mu-
scum. I would not have my daugh-
ter's husband share my craze Not
until lately have come to. that con-
clusion, and 1t was this scarab TINT
la.rought the belief about. After that
can you say that 1t brings no luck z,
"Luck!" cried Paul. I'm going to
write bud to put the price up 70 .
million dollarsif he can guarantee
like results in every case. !"
He leaned over to kiss Lena. and the
professor stole away from the tabs.
free from care at last. Paul's scarab
] had worked : double cura. 3
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-09-26
TRUE VALUES.
Kitchen T ak.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-07
irrigation i'm Arizona

"oV. U. w. p. Hunt, before irriga
uon congress: The future holds vast
opportunity for the irrigated farm in
Arizona. 1t is estimated that 22S 600
acres are now being cultivated in the
state as the result of irrigation. and
there is room for many more small
farms within that tract. II has been
ascertained that water supply exists
today equal to about 5000. 600 acre feet
annually, and as this supply is i'm
pounded by dams in the future il will
give Arizona about 1,OOO, 900 acres or
siiiail 1arms' capable of supporting n
population of 100000, not counting the
people dependent upon other industrial
pursuits, such as mining and railroads.
AS the total population of Arizona "a
now a little over 100000, it will be seen
that the possible future growth of ae
flculture means a great degree of com
tort and prosperity. This future growth
is not by any means confined TO pro-
Jects yet to be started. For illustra-
tion there were about 10000 acres IN
der cultivation in the Salt River valley
IN January, 1910. This can be expand
ed to 28O,O00 with the waters of the Salt
and Verde rivers. The great work he
ing undertaken in the Colorado valley
near Yuma permitted the cultivation Of
only 5000 acres in 1910. Yet when th,
project is complete 100000 acres will
De available. The waters of the Gila
valley now irrigate 36,4O0 acres. The
possibility of the future in this valley
Is 10000 acres. The Little Colorado
valley has today 1O,65O irrigated acres
and the extension of irrigation will in
crease this tract to 100000 acres.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-07
Heroine of the cr,mea

Toronto Mail and Empire: Sister
Mary Stanislaus Joseph who was Flor
ence Nightingale's right hand through
out the noble work of nursing in the
Crimea, has Just celebrated her nine
tieth birthday In the convent of st.
John and st. Elizabeth at ST. Johns
Wood, London, N. w. In self sacri
flee and in what proved far more use
ful--talent for organization and man
agement-Sister Stanislaus was not Il
whit behind the noble woman upon
whose name has been showered all the
glory of that crusade of the Crime ca
Florence Nightingale herself was never
slow to. speak with gratitude of tn e
devoted band of Catholic Sisters or
Mercy who enabled her to crown her
great enterprise with success, and un-
the venerable lady who is now spend
ing her declining years in London Sis
ter Stanislaus is deaf and her sight
is going, but her eyes light up when
visited by the few intimate friends Of
her old age, and with them she man
ages to carry on a lively conversation.
She celebrated her ninetieth birthday
by coming out of her retreat and join
were some speeches by the leading sis
ters in honor of their guest. This gave
the venerable lady great satisfaction
There are few women who can LOOK
back upon such life, so crowded with
work of public usefulness. 1t was
largely through her aid that Florence
Nightingale achieved so much; it was
largely through her efforts that the
Ia a Of Inh nd l. I,
was established, and it was she who
set going st. Mary's Orphanage at Wal
thamstow. She entered the convent Of
the Bermondsey Sisters of Mercy Au-
gust 81, 1916, and made her religious
profession at the hands Of Bsihop
Wiseman, afterwards the celebrated
cardinal. In the movement for succor-
ing the British troops in the Crimea,
Bishop Grant enlisted the aid of the
Bermondsey Sisters and several of
them, including Sister Stanislaus, en-
barked October Is, 1854, for France.
through which they travelled to Mar
seilles. She arrived with Miss Night
ingale at Scutari the day before Ink
erman, when already the hospitals
were choked with wounded and disease
stricken soldiers.
She often stood guard over a dying
soldier There were no chairs She
sat on the mud floors in some of the
hospital shanties and protected her
charge from the attacks of rats. Many
melancholy testimony did she send
home TO sorrowing relatives, written
by the dim light of an oil lamp
She stayed in the Crimea administer
ing to the sick right up to the end Of
the war, returning to England in 1855,
to become superintendent of a hos
pital.
One of Florence NightingaIe's acts
on reaching her golden jubilee was TO
send a gift of $3.50 to her old friend
OF the Crimea, and Sister Stanislaus
devoted the money to the orphanage
She is now the only survivor of the
English Sisters of Mercy who accom-
panied Florence Nightingale to the
Crimea.