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The Butler weekly times., 1914-07-16

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Mrs. Bessie Cunningham Cockrell
daughter-in-law Of former Unitee
States Senator Francis Marion Cock
rell of Missouri, has written to the
Governors of all the states urging the
adoption of a state flower pin. She
suggests that the design be copyright.
ed and patented and that the states
demand royalty for the sale of the
pins. She would have the proceeds
devoted to thecare of orphans. Mrs.
Cockrell for many years has been
employed in the copyright division of
the Congressional Library, and says
she evolved the idea in investigating
copyrights. Mrs. Cockrell and other
Missouri women here believe Mis-
souri's State flower should be chang
ed from the golden rod to some rarer
flower. Too many other states have
the golden rod, they complain. Miss
Grace Hook, Galloway county girl,
also in the copyright division, has
suggested the "Show Me Pansy."
Its predominating petal colors are gold
and purple, with dark centers, green
stem and green leaf. Several men,
oers of the Senate and House have
ndorsed the idea and have promised
o aid in creating sentiment in their
lone states. Representative Dickin-
;on OF Missouri is one of the enthusi-
lsts.
The Butler weekly times., 1914-07-16
Bates Normal Notes.

On Tuesday evening, June goth,
the Bates County Club of the War.
rensburg Normal held its first regu.
lar meeting for this term in room IL.
The business session was spent ia
discussing problems Of interest to the
club. After short recess very in
teresting program was rendered. The
club then adjourned to meet July 9TH
in the Christian Association rooms.
Bates County has an enrolment Of
over one hundred teachers in the
Normal this summer but some OF
these have not joined our club.
Mr.. Walters spoke on THE Value
Of q Sense Of Humor'' and especially
Of its value to the teacher. Accord
ing to Prof. Walters philosophy, 1
person who can laueh when the joke
b on him, ha1 Z sense Of humor.
s E Smith Cor. Sec'y.
The Butler weekly times., 1914-07-16
BUSINESS Is FINE
AYERS HENRY FORD
President Much Encouraged Over
Conference With Automobile
Manufacturer.

Washington, July 9.-Presiden
Wilson believes that business men ar,
coming around to the administfa
TONS view of antitrust Legislation
and are willing that the program laic
out be put through during the present
session Of congress. He made this
plain to callers today, following talk
with Henry Ford, the Detroit auto.
mobile manufacturers, and other rep.
resentatives of business.
Mr.. Wilson said business men have
been uneasy over the possibility that
an attempt will be made to make ex.
plicit definitions of illegal trade prac-
tees. He gave it as his opinion, how
ever, that the fifth section ofthe New
lands trade commission bill, which
makes illegal unfair practices in trade,
covers the desired ground very well.
He indicated opposition to empower
ing the commission to give advance
opinions on the illegality Of certain
practices, remarking that some men
wanted immunity baths in advance.
Learning Business Attitude
As result Of his recent confer
ences, the president told callers he
knew more about the attitude tf busi-
ness than he did before and believes
hat their attitude is not hostile to
legislation. The average
business man, he said, is in favor of
having things put on definite plane.
There is absolutely nothing wrong
With business" Mr.. Ford told the
resident. "The only trouble is that
ONE people seem pessimistic. Ifev- !
ryone would only cheer up and at I
end to their, business this calamity f
Xix would stop immediately"
The president and Mr.. Ford dis
Used the trust bills in a general
ay, as we'll as the business situa- r
On.
Officials close to the president said II
was greatly encouraged by his NJ
TX with Mr.. Ford and that he had
en- further strengthened in his de- CT
'mination to push the trust pro- b
am during the present session of ae
ngress. III
Mr.. Ford refused to discuss his call p(
ling that talk of business depres- as
n was unworthy of detail. -
The Butler weekly times., 1914-07-16

Fire originating from defective
flue burned the Duck Island Club
house, twenty-five miles south of Pc
oria, ILL.,, on the Illinois river, Friday
morning. The loss is estimated at
$25,00O. 1t is partly insured. Prom
inent men throughout the Central
states are members of the Duck Is
land Club and owners of the proper
ty. The house was situated on
hunting and fishing preserve of $500
acres, one of the largest in the coun-
try.
The Butler weekly times., 1914-07-16

Nine-year-old Stanley Ziemba S
father lost his job several weeks ago.
The family cupboard was empty July
13 on Monday and Stanley's breakfast
was crust of bread, so he decided to
go fishing to try to get something to
eat. A Pennsylvania flyer struck him
while he was fishing from the railroad
bridge.
The Butler weekly times., 1914-07-16
Waterw0rks Question Settled.

The vexing waterworks question
has finally been settled by the rep
resentative of the bondholders ac-
cepting the proposition submitted by
our city council at a recent meeting
as an ultimatum. After full discus
sion at joint meeting of the Council
and the Commercial Club, and the
consensus Of opinion Of our citizens
ascertained, the City Council offered
to pay the Water Company $32, 500
and no more for all the property,
lands, buildings, mains, rights and
privileges-everything owned by the
Water Company-and last Saturday
Mayor Cook received a letter from R.
E. Ball of Kansas City, accepting the
proposition on behalf of a majority of
the waterworks bond holders and
asking that the City Council convene
as speedily as possible to take the
necessary steps to complete transfer
OF the property to the city OF Butler.
We feel sure the action of the City
Council will meet with the approval
of practically all our people. The
proper and necessary improvements
will be made speedily and Butler will
then own and operate splendid wa
terworks system.
1t is relief to be rid of matter
matter which has continually vexed
and irritated our citizens; and mu-
nicipal ownership will undoubtedly
prove more satisfactory to the city
and the individual consumer.
The Butler weekly times., 1914-07-16
General News of the Week

Superior's third election in four
months under the referendum on the
wet and dry question went wet by
forty-seven votes Monday The first
election April went dry by one vote.
The next election in May went dry by
eight votes.
The Butler weekly times., 1914-07-16

The general deficiency bill, report.
ed to the House recently, contains
numerous appropriations for post Of
flee sites in Missouri and adjoining
states. 1t also awards 1000 to Rep
resentative Michael j. Gill of St.
Louis, who successfully contested the
seat OF L. c. Dyer. Mr.. Dyer receives
a similar amount. Representative
Bartholdt is given $443. 16, expended
in his contests. The Missouri towns
favored for post offices, and the
amounts set aside for sites and CON-
mencing the work, are: Butler, $6, ,5OO
Lebanon, $500; Liberty, $500;
Mountain Grove, Sc, 500; Unionville,
S., 900.
The Butler weekly times., 1914-07-16

lice station. Earlier in the day, in
Dundee, the King and Queen had re-
ceived attentions from another suf-
fragette, who pitched a bundle of pa
perS into their motor car.
The Butler weekly times., 1914-07-16

are solid and full of life after years
They stand the wear without repair ant
The Peter Schuttler is the easiest runnin
years it has been recognized throughout
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-04-26
EARLY METHODS OF CLEANING

II you would get the nearest carpenter
to give you a pan full Of sawdust you
could make your cut glass dishes. and
even your fine pressed glass. dazZinGly
bright.
First wash each dish thoroughly with
warm soapsuis and then, without dry
ing ii. bury the dish in the sawdust.
Leave each piece until it is perfectly
dry and then brush il with soft brush,
taking are to reach all the crevices
You can clean decanters. carafes. vine
Gar cruets etc. ny using a mixture OF
salt and vinegar. To a wineG!assful OF
vinegar allow a handful Of salt; Put
some OF this in the bottles. shake it
about well and the stains will disa p
pear.
II you have pudding or meat ri" dishes
that have become brown. burnt and
generally disgraceful looking by baking
in the oven. you can almost always re-
move the stains by soaking them for
several hours in strong boraX and warm
water.
Greasy pots and kettles. that bette
noir of the woman who does her own
cooking. can he cleaned with little diff
Guilty by letting them get warmed through
on the stove. then removing them to the
sink and throwing in a handful of corn
meal and rubbing them well with this.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-04-26
WASHING SMALL RUGS AT HOME.

The value of soap bark in cleaning
wooden dress materials 10 known to
nearly every woman who makes over
dresses An enterprising housekeeper re-
Gently found that she could use it in
washing a small oriental rug with most
gratifying success.
She got a scent package Of the soap
from the druggist and stepped it for two
hours in a quart of water. Then she
strained it through a cheese-cIoth bag.
so that the fine particles of the bark
would not stick to the rug.
Into the bathtub. which vas half full
OF warm water. she poured part OF the
clear. brown fluid made from sleeping
the soap bark. Then she put her rug.
well beaten and swept. into the tub and
pounded il with a stick The water was
soon very dirty. She let this water run
of. filled the tub half fun again and put
in more soap bark liquid.
Then she drew the rug up over the
edge Of the tub. three or four inches at
a time. scrubbing II across with stiff
brush as she did so. After two rinsing
waters she hung the rug on the line in
the wind. II dried after several hours
and was exquisitely soft II was also
cleaner than it had ever been after be-
ing sent to the carpet cleaner. The
colors were richer and the design itself
seemed clearer Afterwards she tried the
same method on a steamer rug and
found IL verv satisfactory.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-04-26

after wiping il dry. cover it entirely with
thick paste made Of flour and water.
Wrap in creased paper. tying 1t in sew
eral places to prevent ii from slipping of.
Put the ham on a baking tin and cook in
well-heated oven, basting il frequently
over the paper with warm dripping. IL
the paper should get at all burned, place
another thick sheet over ii. When the
ham is done, remove the paper and
paste. strip OF the rind, and soon as
the ham is sufficiently COOL brush II over
with several coats of glaze, made o.
granulated sugar, boiling water and
white of egg. and put 1t away to get
thoroughly cold. A fairly small ham
should be selected for cooking in the
oven, and for one weighing five pounds,
four hours should be allowed.
Baked Meat.
Buy two pounds of cheap. lean beef.
veal. or mutton, without bone. Simmer
gently in just enough water to cover II
with sliced onions and carrots to give ii
a flavor. Remove the meat from the
broth, run through a meat chopper or
mince finely. This should make about one
pint Of solid meat Season with pepper
and salt, add one pint of finely chopped
raw potatoes. pour of and strain a cup
of the water in which the meat was
cooked. Add this to the mixture of meat
and potatoes, turn into a baking dish.
scatter bread crumbs over the top and
bake in a moderate oven for one hour. \
noted Pennsylvania cook varies this re-
cipe as follows: She buffers a deep bak-
ing pan, places in the bottom a layer of
mashed potatoes, one Of chopped meat.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-04-26
MAY-DAY HOSPITALITY.

The hospitable American housewife Is
excuse for entertaining. and as May Day
falls this year upon Friday. she can give
| a May Day entertainment at any time
| in the weekend. II she is planning some
thing for the children or the young people,
1t may be given on Saturday afternoon
or evening. II she would give a Sunday
affsir-and Sunday is Rapidly becoming
a day of entertaining-she may have a
breakfast or dinner for her older friends.
In either case, decorations. service
dishes. and their garnishing should sug-
gest the daintiness, delicacy. and pale
coloring of spring.
II the rooms are decorated. the liGhtest
and ARREST foliage and vines obtainable
in the neighborhood should be utilized
Where fruit trees are in bloom. the bios
SONS should be msssed on mantels and
in jardinieres. and in more northern
neighborhoods woodland flowers in their
delicate, elusive tints can be substituted
But for this day. away with smilaX and
palms. American Beauty roses. and other
suggestions Of civilization and artificial
city life
For the childrens supper table a pretty
centerpiece is a miniature May pole. with
ribbons stretching to each plate. At the
conclusion of the supper each guest may
draw a ribbon for a souvenir and lind
attached to its end some tiny favor
Bonbons and nuts should be served in
small paper baskets. edged with paper
flowers, or pale-colored wicker baskets,
light blue. pink, lavender, or yellow. tied
with ribbons of the same color. The ices
also may he served in paper cases. edged
with spring blossoms made OF paper.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-04-26
USES FOR OLD UNDERWEAR.

Pieces of old wooden underwear may
oe put to SO many practical uses that
the housewife can i'll afford to throw
them away.
In cutting the garment up first re-
move any pearl buttons tNst may be
on it. and put the 10 the button
bag. The arms ana Iegs. il cut into
cight-inch lengths. stuffed with odd bits
and sewn up at the ends. make excellent
polish"rs for hardwood floors
Pieces that cannot be used for any
thing else make good wsshcloths. iron
holders. pot holders for Use in cooking
and cloths for cleaning brass and sill
verware. The l.rger pieces make tn.
best possible floors cloths. as well as
ironing cloths for pressing embroideries.
Discarded Gauze and Isle underwear
may be utilized for dust cloths. for
which purpose it is far superior To any
new material Cd silk underwear is
especially convenient for busting pianos
and highly polished furniture.
Before cutting up underwear Of any
sort il is well to remember that in cas-"
Of illness old underGarments are aIWay=
to be preferred to new: also that MANY
more changes are required than in
health.
II is a good plan. therefore. To hav-
on hand a supply Of such garments.
neatly darncd or patched. for use III
just such an emergency. In most fan
lilies there is enough underwear dis
CaTded every year to provide for thrsa
contingencies and still have a quantity
left over for household purposes
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-04-26

one of canned tomatoes, chopped so that
there are no big pieces. Then comes an
other layer OF meat. another Of tomatoes
with washed potatoes on top. This she
bakes a golden brown in the oven.
Mock Duck.
Pound well a round steak that is cut
about half an inch thick. Spread over IL
a dressing as follows: Put in a frying
pan a lump of butter the size OF an egg,
a teaspOonful of grated onion and a pinch
of sage. Mix well pint of bread crumbs,
moistened with one egg. When the out
ter is very hot put 1t in, stir and cook
until slightly brown. Spread the steak.
roll up and fasten with a few stitches.
Lard with strips of fat bacon, dredge
with pepper, salt, and flour. Put in a
dripping pan with a little water and haste
frequently. Bak an hour in a moderate
oven and serve with a gravy made OF the
water in the pan thickened with hour.
Slice this without unrolling.
French Reef stew.
This requires leg of beef which should
be thoroughly wiped with a damp cloth.
Cut the meat from the bones and lay the
latter in the bottom Of a kettle with the
beef on top. Bring to the boiling point
in four quarts Of water and skim. Cover
the kettle and push TO the back OF the
stove to simmer for three hours. In the
meantime pare one turnip and two good
sized carrots and cut into cube and dia-
mond shapes. At the end Of the three
hours, add the turnip and carrots, two
onions, which have been peeled and
sliced, to the meat and season with ore
bay leaf. one tcaspoonful Of salt q dash
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-04-26
For the Woman Who EntertQins

4 simple menu is best for the children's
party. though the youngsters always en-
joy just a suggestion of the indigestible
goodies served for their elders. This ele-
ment may be supplied in dainty plates Of
| cheese, midget pickles, olives. deviled
eggs. nuts and bonbOns A variety Of
sandwiches should be served. and they.
with ice cream and cakes. will complete
an ample bill of fare.
Brown bread sandwiches are toothsome
and particularly liked by young people
The bread should be cut thin. spread first
with butter, then with hard-boiled eggs
chopped fine and mixed with a bit OF
msyonnaise or with a tart. firm jelly.
or with lettuce minced with mayonnaise.
A soft. club cheese makes delicious sand
witches with white bread. and peanut but
ter is equally popular with children. Meat
sandwiches should be spread lightly.
II the weather will permit. there is no
more pleasant way of entertaining chill
dren than with outdoor games. including
the winding of the May pole ribbons and
the browning Of the queen.
II circumstances keep the children in
doors. the crowning of the queen need
not be omitted. and an hours amusement
may be provided by a contest in making
either spring hats OF artificial flowers
from tissue paper. II is wonderful what
pretty things the kindergarten trained
child of today can evolve in this sort Of
contest. All that will be needed is tissue
paper in a variety OF colors. pins. coarse
needles. and thread. and a plentiful sup
ply OF scissors.
pretty prize for the successful worker
would be a new fairy wand, May Day
souvenir. shaped something like q small
May pole and tied with many colored
ribbons. The handle is bulb-shaped. and
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-04-26

into cold water. allowing il to stand for
half an hour Drain a second time and
place in a saucepan. Barely cover with
hot water and allow il to simmer on the
back Of the stove. Take one slice OF
veal steak and GU into neat squares.
Pour a little salad oil into a saucepan
and when it becomes hot drop in the
pieces of veal. Stir them around in the
steaming oil, and in a minute or two
push the saucepan to the back of the
stove to allow the meat 20 cook slowly
for half an hour Keep the saucepan
covered during this cooking process.
Stir together one cup of bresdcrumbs
and two tablespoonfuls of grated cheese.
adding l dash of paprika or red pepper
and a pinch of salt. Take a very scant
teaspoonful of salt and scatter half OF
it over the macaroni and the other half
over the veal. Just before the stew is
to be served. place the veal on a plat
ter which is piping hot and lay the
macaroni around it. In the saucepan
from which the veal was removed place
the breadcrumbs and cheese and shake
over the fire until they become a golden
brown. Spread these over the top of the
veal and macaroni
Bass or Perch stew.
One pound of fish is sufficient. Wash
thoroughly and chop of the head and
tail. Cut the fish in slices two inches
in width. in covered saucepan put
two tablespoonfuls of butter and one
onion chopped into very Zinc pieces. and
cook until the onion is soft. Next put
in the fish and allow il IL cook for ten
minutes. Strain . can OF the best to-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-04-26
ARTISTIC RUGS FROM
OLD PILLOW CASES

In ever family there is an accumula-
ton. once in awhile. of sheets and pill
low cases. towels and underwear that are
too badly worn to use or to pass on to
the poor. There are often more articles
in this condition than are needed Tor
cleaning the windows and woodwork.
They seem too good to sell TO the rag
men and so the thrifty housewife won
ders what TO do with them.
One OF the best ways 20 utilize such
articles was much in favor in our grand
mothers days and is just as practical
now. Make them into rag rugs for use
in the bathroom, the nursery or the bed
rooms.
The cost will he small Even in a larE"
city rag carpet Weavers can be found
who ask only ~ cents a square ward f"r
weaving and that price includes the WARP.
In smaller cities the charge would pIol'-
ably 10 less.
II will not take long TO prepare the
rags II tncy are Sewed on the machine
After they are torn or cut into strips
an inch wide many yards can h" seWct
in an hours time. DO not break tn"
thread. hut sew ore piece after another
and clip the threads apart when the pile
of strips becomes too unwicldly TO man
age
Dye some Of the racs a dark blue.
others light blue. or some Of them a
sage green and others a darker green
Use the two shades Of blue in one rug
and the two greens or TWO shades of rSI
in another Woven in striped or hit or
miss pattern they will make scrviccahIe
and artistic rugs.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-04-26
SOCIAL REQUIREMENTS
OF THE YOUNG GIRL

The great social training ground for
our girls is the school and the school
surroundings. This is 30 true that when
a girl, owing perhaps TO her own delicacy
or the prejudice of her parents, is kept
at home. she lacks not only the mental
discipline that her studies would have
given her, but the social p,ise and advan-
tages that are almost a. necessary. Aid
whatever can be said against co-cduCa-
ton, II is certainly true that a girl wRo
mas associated with a high class of boys
as well as girls in her high school days
is more sensible and at ease in her deal
. ings with men when she becomes a
woman.
Right here is an important word to
those who have daughters of their own
in school. You are making really grave
mistake IL you encourage in your daugh-
ter any tendency to avoid her school
fellows or to dray away from them. II
YOUR sensitive girl of fourteen OF fifteen
comes home in tears, perhaps over some
slight or neglect she has received at
school. your first instinct is no doubt to
take her part-tO SYM athize with her
and TO aggravate her grievance by dwell
ing upon the injustice of il. But to do
this is a mistake. Be the Spartan mother
just for once and make light of your
daughters troubles. Show her how i'm
pOrtant it is for her TO ignore and smile
down such intended Sights. For SO sure
as your daughter will some day have to
win her own social battles. so now she
must learn to take her place unshielded
in her school life. Adaptability. that key
stone of feminine happiness. is ofttimes
learned at the cost of many tears.
So as the young girl in school grows
up. gaining in adaptabiity and popular
ity. she will be making some OF the most
valuable friends of her life, she will be
weaving the fabric OF her social identity
about her. Then when she reaches Wom-
anhOod. when the long-Iooked-for days of
leisure Of her first year out of school