Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-09-07
SUGAR and SPICE
and All That's Nice
BY SHERRY

By SHERRY
Mumnies are now ground up to make pigment
used by painters to reproduce beautiful brown hair.
This sounds cruel, but everything is commercialized.
Prussian blue is made from horses hoofs, but they,
too. nave to be killed first.
FRITZ Scheff will soon be obliged to join the
bread line. She has filed a petition in bankruptcy,
with an indebtedness of $4,000 and only $75, 900 to
pay it with. And the latter figure includes the value
of the beautiful home of her former husband, John
Fox, Jr, at Big Stone Gap, Va. Thessting Of popvety
is indeed bitter.
Hats off to Lillian Russell. She has told us the
secret of breaking in new shoes, and this without
extra charge. 1t is to pour some household ammonia
into a saucer, and with a soft cloth to dampen the in
side Of the shoe with a few drops of it, letting it
stand until dry. This is Il touch of real civic right
l. eousless, and viii surely prove u boon to suffering
} humanity.
Evelyn Nesbit Tliaw is the mother of a handsome
little son, whose name is Russell. The little fellow,
who is afectionately called "Pom Pom" has been
dangerously i'll at Brighton, England, where he has
been under the devoted care of a close friend of Mrs.
Thaw, Miss Theodore Gerard, who has nursed him
night and day. Mrs. Thaw was not informed of his
illness until he was convalescent.
Something popular for teas is suggested in the
current number of Good Housekeeping: After rolling
out the dough of your fayorite cooky recipe, spread
on the top the following mixture, mixed in the order
given: One cupful sugar, two squares melted choco.
late, onelalf cupful melted butter, yolks and whites
of two eggs beaten separately and then together, one
half cupful flour. Spread on cooky sheet thinly and
sprinkle over it one cup broken nut-meats. Bake
not tOO brown and when done cnt into desired ShaDeS.
A spirit told Mrs. Fannie S.. Marcum, wife of SEN
ator James S. Marcum Of Westmoreland, Va, about
a fortune awaiting her Of from 100000 to ~$7,OOO,OOO,
and told her where to go and get ito Aurora. ut
developed there was a fortune, and that Mrs. Marcun
is likely to get it, and upon its investigation hangs
a story of desertion and smuggling and Mexican silver
mines worthy the pen of a Maeterlink or a Charlotte
Bronte. Here is a golden opportunity for the devel-
opment of the American masterpiece. The setting is
here-but where the dranatist?
LIN, g't-:- "
Vincent Astor, wholesouled young multi-million'
aire, gives promise of becoming a sociologist, who will
bring back to the people some measure of the crea'
ture comforts to which they have contributed in the
building up of the enormous fortune which he will
enjoy. An especially noteworthy act of his during
the heated term of the past summer was to charter a
boat and take 5000 of the children of the very poor
1Or d WnOle udy OF DlSS out OIL II ACldHIl0.t 1T
along, too. There we're nurses, doctors and all sorts
of trained attendance upon these little "sclons Oh
labor who. for once in their lives, got their lungs
filled with Gods own sunshine and stirring breezes.
There is a rumor that Vincent Aston is someWlate
devoted to Miss Elizabeth Sands, a noted beauty anu
social favorite of Newport and New York. His mothe',
Mrs. Ava Willing Astor, is said to greatly favor inc
y match. However. zone swallow doesn't make a
summer" AS a bachelor, the young man is interest
ing; as a benedict-not a bit! (Heresy, heresy)
Are YOU a spug? And if you are a spug, why are
you a spug? However you may have explained it to
vourse,f. here is the real and only true reason for the
phenomenon Of your sudden Transformation from Just
an ordinary human being into ,spug: Two or three
wears ago a society with which Mrs. 0. II. p. Belmont
was connected investigated the condition OF WORKING
girls and other kinds OF girls, and found that the girls
who worked in shops and offices were robbing the1h'
selves year after year, through the drain upon thelr
resources in giving Christmas presents. Some clupped
together and showered something handsome-1sua'i
far beyond their means-to a superior officer, ana
others exchanged among themselves until all we're
ready for the doctors hands, trying to make ends
meet that wouldn't meet. Finally, Mrs. Belmont IN
troduced the idea to them Of forming a society, whlcIl
was to be called the Society for the Prevention OF
Useless Giving" And this is why you are 2 y. /. w.
It's a good thing, and the membership OF the heiptui
and popular institution has grown from a hand1ul ol
courageous women to thousands upon thousands, win
branches from one end oGfthe country to the otnef'
Be a spug.
Fred Paulson has retired from the Ambrose IT'D
me. which he has edited for the past four years, and
is succeeded by r. v. Simmons, an old-tine newspaper
man, Mr.. Paulson goes to his farm. which has been
his hearts desire for some time. and will be content
with the simple life.s Mr.. Simmons is we'll known
throughout the state and will undoubtedly make an
Interesting paper Of the Tribune.
Editor McNeil says he is ready to sell his Almont
Aroma and 20 back to Chicago. Chance for someone.
George Smith, Of the Plaza Pioneer, visited two
} days In the city this week-but-never called.