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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-02

dressed, in an envelope stamped with
a 2-cent stamp, 10: Committee on
Childrens Road Essay Contest, Office
of Public Roads, I. S Department Of
Agriculture. Washington, D. c." and
should be mailed to reach that office
not later than a. m on Monday,
March ,, 1914.
Children who have already sub
mitted essays in that contest which
was originally announced to close Oc-
tober Is, may, if they wish, submit a
second essay
AS a help to children, the sugges-
tions given below are made. Children
need not follow these suggestions alb
solutely. They must not submit es-
SAYS in the form of direct answers to
these questions. They must not quote
any of the following material word
for word
Good Roads and Bad.
"To the children: In getting facts
to write your essays for the prize
contest on the repair and maintenance
of earth roads, use your eyes. Look
at a bad piece of road and a good
piece of road when both are dry.
Study, particularly, tine ruts and holes
and uneven places in the road to see
whether they make it easier or hard
er for the wheels of loaded wagon
to go along. Study the kind of foot
ing that the two roads give to the
horses.
sNow study the same stretches of
road after good rainstorm. You Will
see that one road holds small puddles
or pools of water that keep the road
soft and so allow it to be cut up by
the wheels of the wagons and the
hoofs of the horses. How do road
builders keep water from gathering
on the travelled way Of road?
Should the road slope to the side
bitches? How much higher should the
centre, or crown, of the road be than
the outside edges of the road? Why
do good bitches at the side Of the road
help make the centre Of the road bet
ter foc hauling? What happens when
bitches get full of rubbish or weeds? p?
When ditch along road holds wa
ter or collects it into pools, how does
this injure the road?
Drag on Earth Roads.
"Have you ever seen homemade
road drag? 1t is made by splitting in
two a log six or eight inches in thick
ness and about six or eight feet long
The two halves of the log are sci
three feet apart with their smooth
faces forward and upright. They are
fastened together with braces. A pail
Ci horses are hitched to a chain fast
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-02
NISFRIAL IN SCHMIDT CASE.
Jury Unable to Agree on the Priests
Status.-Dismissed by Judge.

New York, Dee. 30.-After deliber-
ating SO hours the jury trying the case
of Hans Schmidt, former priest OF St.
Joseph's church, accused Of the mur-
der of Anna Aumulier, reported about
10 O'Clock tonight that it could not
reach an agreement and was dis
charged.
The foreman of the jury reported
to Judge Foster that there was no
possibility Of an agreement being
reached, the last ballot taken being
fexeetlvastMeganas. TWO Of tins tjuEOrB
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-02
ANIMAL MEETING,

The regular annual meeting of the
share holders of the Peoples National
bank of Prosperity. s. c., will be held
at the bank on Tuesday, January
18th, 1914, at 1 o'clock p. m. for the
election of directors and such other
business as may come before said
meeting.
R. T. Pugh,
Cashier.
Dec. 3o-Jan. 2z6
Evening star., 1914-04-26
CAKES FOR SPRING.
White Mountain Cake.

Cream two cups of sugar with two.
thinds of a cup of butter. Then add SIX
well beaten whites and alternately two
thirds Of a cup of milk with two cups
of flour, cup of cornstarch and two
teaspoonfuls OF baking powder. Pour
the batter into three layer tins IN tnln
LAYERS and bake. Put together with
eggs beaten with confectioner's sugar
enough to make rather thin frosting
and sprinkle each layer with cocoanut
Coffee Cake.
Cream cup of butter, with two. cups
Of brown sugar. Add the yolks OF -four
eggs. Sift four. cups of flour with a tea
spoonful of grated nutmeg, two or cln-
namon and two of cloves. Add to the
cake mixture cup OF molasses. the
same amount of clear. strong conee,
spices and pound each of raisins and
currants. Bake in loaf or sheet.
Marble Cake.
Marble cake is made of two cake mix
lures one dark and one light. First one
sort and then the other Is put into the
pan by the spoonful The cake should
be baked in two small Ioaves or one large
one 1t may be made into a sort of rib
bon cake II two LAYERS of the light mix
ture and two Of the dark are baked and
the four are put together with layers of
jelly The dark mixture is made In this
way: Beat the yolks of four eggs. and
add a cup of brown sugar. half cup
of molasses, half a cup of butter. half
a cup of sour milk. teaspoonful each OF
ground cloves. cinnamon, nutmeg and
mace, cup and a half of sifted flour
and a teaspoonful of soda dissolved in a
little of the sour milk To make the light
batter beat the whites of four eggs.
Cream a cup of sranulated sugar with
half a cupful of butter. add half a cup
of sweet milk, two teaspoonfuls of baking
powder. two and a half cups of sifted
flour and the beaten whites.
...--9- Apple Sauce Cake.
Cream a cup of sugar with two table
spoonfuls of butter and cup of thick
apple sauce. Add teaspoonful of
ground cloves and the same amount of
cinnamon. Dissolve a teaspoonful OF soda
in a cup of hot water and add that. with
two cups of -four. Lastly add pound
of raisins rolled in some of the -four
Bake for three-quarters Of an hour in a
loaf in slow and steady oven.
Copyright. 1al4.l
Evening star., 1914-04-26
THE CHILDREN'S BUREAU
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE.
Copyright. 1914. by Frank crane.)

The following letter has come to me:
am wondering what You think of the
efforts being made by certain politicians
at Washington to put the childrens bu-
reau out of commission. The facts as
what as follows: Miss Lathrop. the
chief OF the bureau. has persistently re-
fused to allow her department to be
made the means of paving political debts.
as she has surrounded herself with a
staff especially fitted for the work which
she is trying to do. There is at present
in. committee a bill to appropriate an
amount sufficient to carry on the work
OF her bureau. but there is a plan on foot
among certain politicians to SO reduce
the amount of the appropriation that
the children's bureau will be. to all in
tents and purposes nothing but a name.
As far as ! know the only effort. out
side of Washington. that is being mabl
to oppose these sandbag tactics is that of
few individuals who have written their
respective congressman calling attention
to the situation.
What about this. gentlemen of Con-
gress? Is my correspondent charge
well founded?
II it has any foundation at all. permit
me to recall few plain truths 10 your
minds
War with Mexico and the Panama canal
tolls are important issues. The newspa-
pers are playing them up magnif1cently
just now. But as far as the real welfare
of the people of these United States is
concerned. they are second-rate matters
compared to the business of properly
looking after the welfare of the children.
Are you going to let Miss Lathrop's s
fine work be strangled in its incipiency?
No subject is so vital as the care of
the nations children. Is the only en-
deavor ofr government has ever made
toward chfld-study and child-care to be
allowed to die in its BIRTH
National defense Is the first duty OF
every state. No sacrifice is too great to
preserve the safety of our country and
to hand down to our children those in
stitutions Of liberty and enlightenment
our fathers and ourselves have labored
to upbuild.
1T is. however says A. MacCallum
Scott, "a profound and dangerous error
to suppose that national defense consists
only OF dreadnoughts guns. rifles and
drill. Those are the mere ironmongery
Evening star., 1914-04-26
IDYEING THE HAIR
Heart to Heart Talks on
What to Use and to Avoid
No. y

Did you ever apply a hair coior-
ing. or dye. or stain. and in a week
or two notice with chaerin that
instead of the natural brown or
blonde of your hair IL was turning
a duh red-like brick dust.
Hair dyes containing poissnous
inxredieAts, such a. lead, sulphur
and ammonia. will often produce
just tkat result.
DO you Imagine sseh aa.xerous
stuff can do anything hut AarA -
your hair. eyes ar systene
As q matter of fact. it kills the
life: 1t destroys its natural tex
ture. beauty and luster: il sound.
the death knell of your hair
There is just one sure remedy.
Use Empreas-Improved Instas-
tane0us Hair Color Restorer-tfe
discovery of one of Germany's
leading chemists-w n i e h has
eminent professors in leading col
leges in Europe and America can
apply.
These authorities have attested
the absolute freedom OF EmDress-
Improved from every ingredient
that can do the slightest harm to
the hair or to the most sensitive
scalp.
Empress- is the only
hair color restorer that can be
legally sold in either Austria, Ger
many or France.
Empress-1mproved restores the
very color and shade that nature
herself gave your hair and after
ward robbed it of.
Ii IL instantaneous and one ap-
plication requires only IS Minut
Ten beautiful natural shades. $500
per box. Sold by all leading drug
gists. Sold and applied at s. Kann,
Sons & 20. tHair Deptl Borden's.
704 G ST. NV. Samples and addf-
tional information on request to
Empress Mfg. Co.. 1e E. 18th St.,
New York.
Evening star., 1914-04-26
GIRDLES AND SASHES
IN GREAT VARIETY

r ELTS are high and wide at the nor
- NAL waist line. or suggesting slight
droop in back. where they are ended
with bow. fan pleating or loop OF
the material. Where the hustle draperies
are drawn high to the waist line in back
they are finished with a wide heading
that forms the belt
A Roman striped or plaid sirdle is
worn with plain costume. Plaid silks
are used for this purpose. as they may
be cut on the bias with fine effect, and
the latest in this style encircles the
waist and one end overlaps, fastening
with a s:l,-cord ornament. two orna-
mental buttons and loops or invisible
snap fastenings These girdles Mt from
the waist up and are boned at the center.
front and back and on the sides. They
have narrow. lengthwise bow at the
opening. bowknot of silk cord with
tasseled ends. or a silk or crochet COW
cred buckle. with plaque buttons with
short beads on chains dangling from the
center.
y new girdle. made Of wide. soft rib
bon. has a narrow belt effect. with
gathered ruff1e standing above and two
below. forming tunic.
Narrow girdles are sometimes finished
at the back with four short loops from a
knot at the waist line.
\ folded belt four inches wide has one
end and a short loop at the back with
a deep fringe and cord embroidered motif
on the end.
Girdles worn with panniers have two
ends at the back that are looped and
draped through the fulfness.
The sash that draws around the figure
under the panniers and ties at the back
in a fiat bow .and two short ends is the
useful tie-back that serves to hold the
skirt properly and acts as a decorative
sash
Girdies with long ends tasseled or
fringed. made of silk braid, are worn
with tailored suits. Fitted girdles with
short end having a deep fringe are
crocheted of heavy silk. Many pendants
finish the ends of all sashes.
Grdles worn with dancing dresses of
silk. net. chiffon. etc, have pointed ends
back and front, made by inserting long
stiff bones. Evening gowns of plain
coors in net. silk crepe and chiffon are
nade with quite elaborate sashes, and
sirdies OF metal ribbon with floral de-
signs.
Evening star., 1914-04-26

not? It's silly of YOU. Jerry. to be sc
queer
Jeannes tone was sharp and critical
Sillya Why. SO il was But some people
were born silly well bumped OIL
near-sighted Suppose one realized his
deformity and brooded bitterly over it
but couldn't help 1t? Jerry sullenly re.
sente-- that queer. critical look OF
Jeanne's. Very well; He would get a
new suit to satisfy her. And he made
no comment when she looked over his
scarfs and ordered new ones. nor when
she said For mercy's sake. Jerry. 40
let Carl go with YOU when you get your
shoes. People don't wear these things
in the evening He had allowed Carr
to go and buy him pair
+. And the night of the party ne didn
come home from the factory TIL ma
hight. and then he got up the back stars
the next day Had to go over some in
Jeanne was speechless. Jerry. near
ly hate YOU" she cried.
Nearly" he said. with meaning ac-
cent 4 didn't break up the party by
one go home because ] wasn't there:
And then Jerry got the biggest sur
prise of his tired. lonely life.
Yes cried Jeanne furiousiy Esteile
Patterson nearly did,
..Estelleo Why why - stammered
Jerry And then he flushed. Jeanne had
guessed his secret and was g'iylng MN
Jerry. !. think of all stupid men. 10
YOU ever intend to ask her to .mafrN
YOU" Because I think it is>aa> shame 10
let her no il all And You may he bash
full. but you surely can't expect sifi.
even if she does love YOU. TO propose.
I've finished I've schemed for year.
And every time | plan anything you run
away. And Estelle-
Jeanne" said Jerry hoarse!y. are YOU
joking"
Joking" angrily. IL never was far
ther from it in my life. You ought to be
thanking your stars that such girl
loves YOU instead of acting Ike iour-
year-old schoolboy.
Jerry grabbed his hat Don't worry
won't be bashful now
And he wasn't.
,THE END
Evening star., 1914-04-26
THE DAILY STORY.
THE OLDEST.
,,'opy.iGh,. 1914. by ". Werner.


| life had treated Jerry Wells unkindly
He was the oldes, of eight children. and
t.his father stone mason. was killed
wher jerry was thirteen years old. The
baby was three months old. the next
Lbaby was fifteen. the next two two and
one-naf years old And there were the
four older ones. too-all for him and
his mother TO feed Well. they did it
somehow But not iuxuriouslS. not even
comfortably. bti none starved TO death.
and they didn't take any more charity
than they absolutely had 10. BY the time
Jerry was thirtytwo the children We're
all self-sIpporting. prosperous. well
dressed Young men and Women. a pride
to the community and much in demand
socially
! But Jerry was big. silent. tired man
Bashful. almost tongue except at
the mills where he was a capable fore
man. he looked aud felt nntomfortab BILE
in the clothes that he could now afford
to buy. He was proud of his pretty
Young sisters and assured brothers. lie
was glad that they hadn't had to know
how hard life could be. but lie didn't fit
in with their friends. aud at night when
he came nome and found house full of
company he made practice of slipping
UP to his room to read. And no entreaty
could pull him out
Although the others would have liked
to have him down with the crowd. they
really ddn care much that he refused
Somehow. ne wasn't actually one of them
While they were growing up he had
gone to work before daylight and come
home after they We're in bed The two
boys next to him had. of course. shared
his burden as soon as they could dodge
a factory inspector, but they had now
married and gone. So there was quite
a gap between him and Jeanne. the
fourth in age. And he and Jeanne were
really the. least congenial of the entire
family. Jeanne too. 'had worked all
through her teens. >and wore shabby
Evening star., 1914-04-26

clothes and gone without much pleasure.
Somehow she didn't show it now. She
was pretty. dainty, with certain scare-'
free expression that limited sat past as
well as present prosperity. Jeanne had
all the little tricks and mannerisms and
courteous ways that mark the difference
between charming culture and gaucherie.
One would never know from seeing or
hearing her that she had not had the
same prosperous and culture giving sur
roundings that. her friend. Estelle Pat
terson. had enjoyed. Estelle's father was
a lawyer Jeanne was Stenographer in
his office. 1t testified to the charm of
both girls that they had formed friend
ship .. 4----...-
And Jerry did not churlishly envy
Jeanne her friends or charm or pretty
ways. Only-and no one in the family
guessed--ire would have given two of his
right fingers for a tithe of the same.
He imagined that Jeanne was ashamed
of him. She looked at him sometimes
when Estelle. too. was along. And he
was wretchedly conscious that he showed
to poorer advantage in Esteles pres
ence than in any other. 1t was when
she was there one evening that Jeanne
called him to help hang a picture in the
parlor. He tripped on the rug, of course.
and caught at the rug on the center
table. The big vase on it was broken as
result. Esteile's big blue eyes had
grown bigger. with sympathy. and he.
red-faced and tonGue-tied. got out of
the room before they cOuld sparkle with.
mirth
And it was before EstelIe another even
ing. that Jeanne asked him to help carry
the potted plants from the living room
window to the little side veranda. where
they were moved every spring. He re-
fused hurriedly. He had come home after
the others had finished dinner and after
a hasty bite was scootlng upstairs to
his room. He was not well groomed at
the moment 1t had been a hard day
shaving. but Jeanne had been petulant
at his refusal. "Oh. of course Jerry"
she said. in an injured tone Elf you
can't spare the time
After such a speech it had been i'm
possible for him to persist in a refusal.
He came down the steps. murmured an
abashed greeting to Estelle, who sat
there, a vision in pale pink linen, and
awkwardly helped Jeanne carry out the
plants. And. naturally. being Jerry and
awkward. he dropped three. They broke
both plants and pots. His mother cried
out in vexation. One was her biggest
begonia. Jerry, red faced. escaped and
swore that never again
He didn't like the look Jeanne had
given him as he retreated. 1t was
peculiar look. Well, If she was ashamed
Of him. why did she insist upon him
puttering around when she had company.
His red face burned to deeper. duller
crimson. She wouldn't have called one
of the other boys down when he was
unshaven and wearing his workaday
clothes. She would have given Carl. for
instance a chance to fix up. But no one
counted him as being worth giving such
Evening star., 1914-04-26

there must be a nation of men and wom-
en-strong. vigorous and healthy in bod
and resolufe in mind
While you are sharpening your bayo-
nets. don't forget the children.
Deal generously with the children's bu-
reau and you will deal wisely.
Strengthen. encourage and stand by ths
great work of Miss Lathrop and her as
SistantS
The peoples eyes are upon you- What
you do for the child shall not go unno-
ticed.
And it means more to us than what you
do to batch of Mexican freebocters.
Evening star., 1914-04-26
Hair Ornaments.

HAIR flowers and delicate aigrette-
like pieces made of real hair in its
natural colors, or dyed to match the
wig. are the latest coiffure ornaments.
The hair is lightly curled attached to
slender wire stems and fashioned into
delicate flowers or leaves. They are
beautifully light and soft, with a half
curl to the tendrls.
Evening star., 1914-04-26

Brown silk popln made in the style
of the gown above would make beau
tiful going-away gown for the June
bride. This is self-tinimed with the
exception of the soutache and fringe
ornaments on the front of blouse and
skirt and cream lace used on the blouse.
The pleatings on the deep cuffs and the
tunics are of the material: SO also are
the girdle and rosette at the side The
tunic is smart with its difference be-
tween the two sides in both length and
drapery. The right side OF the skirt ,s
draped into plain left side.
Evening star., 1914-04-26
silk Net a Good Investment.

CILK net is very much in vogue this
- season To ene who is not accustom-
ed to using it. it seems perishable. but
unlike maline, it is surprisingly durable
and is not expensive. 1t comes in any
color and is sixty-five inches wide. 1t is
easily handled. as it does not need to be
hemmed. and is delightfully."- soft and bill
lowy. SO that 1t forms pretty tunics and
puffs and scarfs.
Evening star., 1914-04-26
While They Burn.

From the Saturday Journal.
My wife is learning to cook by CORE
spondence course. She writes and asks
how to mix biscuits and they reply by re-
turn post
What If the biscuits are in danger of
burning after she gets them in the
oven?"
Then she-telegraphs."
Evening star., 1914-04-26

Nothing dresses up a dainty lin
gerie frock like girdle Of gay rib
bon. Herewith are two of the dain-
test That shown on the left is fash
ioned from pale pink messaIine rib
end being of the same. The little
pendant buds are hung from baby rib
bon. The other girdle is white panne
satin ribbon with polka dots of tangerine
and black. Two views of this are
shown. The girdle is slashed a little
to the left of the front and is bound with
black satin and trimmed with black
satin buttons. The knot and one loop
Of the bow are of the black
Evening star., 1914-04-26
Hardships.
lrlay Journal.

From the saturday journal.
Hostess ito young guesu-You won t
have another piece of pie. Bobbie. Why.
you must be suffering from loss of appe-
tite.
Bobbie-Nom. I'm suffering from a
promise to my mother.
Evening star., 1914-04-26

opportunity. And Estelle-Jerry kicked
perfectly good book under the bed,
turned out the light. and went to bed
But one night Jeanne gave him an
opportunity to appear at advantage She
gave him three weeks warning that she
was TO have a party. And you get
new suit. | expect YOU to help me en-
tertain, she announced as calmly as
though telling him to order some meat
sent home for dinner
He gulped his coffee in one Jlarn,ed
swallow. 1t was at breakfast. Not if /
know it,"
"oh, yes" said Jeanne. Gracious, why
Evening star., 1914-04-26

ton to the numerous references through
out to biblical characters. places and in
cidents. Anthony's speech to the Romans
was likened unto that of Paul on Mars
Hill: Macbeth and Lady Macbeth to Ahab
and JezebeI and Iago to Satan. In illus
trating his comparisons. the speaker gave
some of the scenes. or parts of them.
which We're especially pleasing to his
audience
A short musical and literary program
followed the lecture. Miss Grace Lee
Rials. soprano. gave II. Lane Wilson
"Carmena" and as an encore Mighty
LAX Rose: Miss Rails played her own
accompaniment Miss Helen Tate gave
monoogue AT the Box Office" and In
the Morning; Miss Clara Young sang
Last Night Heard the Nightingale
and Nora" Miss Louise Young. accom-
panying. Mrs. Ellen Nockey seifert re
number was Spring Is Here contralto
solo. by Mrs. j. Albert Houghton. whose
accompanied was Mrs. s. ". Bogley.
The annual business meeting will be
held May ~. at the residence of Mrs.
NJ. E. Lyddane. 1870 Vermont. avenue
northwest.
RHO CHAPTER. y, NJ s, NJ. p. f.
Rho Chapter of the National Musical
Sorority OF Mu Phi Epsilon met Wednes-
day at the home of the president. Miss
Gertrude McRae, 81 Z street northwest
Wits. SdIl ". Woli' n IHeAiuti iS'AS'i.S
in Baltimore. was present. Miss Ardaie
Moore gave a lecture on the "Oratorio.
which was illustrated by ''The Seasons.
by Haydn, and "The Messiah from
Handel. Asterward luncheon was served.
WASHINGTON READERS CLUB.
The Washington Readers Club will give
a Shakespearean dinner Tuesday evening
at the Raleigh. Claude Bennett will be
toastmaster and the speakers will include
Representative Kahn. Rev. Earle Whitley.
Mrs Frank Blair and Mrs. Harriet I.
Graves, with songs by Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Callow.
Evening star., 1914-04-26
POTOMAC LITERARY GLIB.

The Potomac Literary Club held it's last
public meeting for the season Tuesday
evening, at W. c. T. L. parlors. 800 9th
street northwest, with President 8. a.
Terry presiding. After a. brief business
meeting. Mr.. Terry introduced Rev. Earl
Whitley, who delivered an address entitled
Shakespeare and the Bible Mr.. Will
fey cited many passages in the various
plays, which are paraphrases of words
of the Holy Writ and also called atten-
Evening star., 1914-04-26
CAPITOL HILL HISTORY CLUB.

The Capitol Hill History Club met
Wednesday at the home OF Mrs. George
H. Felt. 1445 Monroe street northwest.
President Mrs. T. F. Rorke presided. and
at the. conclusion of the business session
the historical program was opened by
Mrs. A c. Clancy. who presented 'Po-
litical Norway and Sweden Today" Mrs.
B. E. Scott gave the current event, THE
Situation in Mexico Today" During the
social period the hostess served refresh
ments,