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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-28
Fudge Cake.

Cream one cup of sugar and two
thirds of a cup of butter, add n cup
of milk, stir in lightly two and one
half cups of flour in which has been
sifted n heaping teaspoonful of bak-
ing powder, one-fourth of a cup of
chocolate melted by placing in a cup
and setting in hot water, one-half cup
of English walnut meats broken into
small bits, three eggs, yolks and
whites beaten separately. Bake in a
loaf tin.
For the fudge frosting melt one and
one-half ~teaspoontuls of butter, add
one-half cupful of unsweetened pow
dered cocoa, one and one-fourth cups
of confectioner's sugar, a small pinch
of salt and one-fourth cup of milk.
Heat to the boiling point and boil
about eight minutes, then remove
from the fire and beat until creamy.
Flavor with one-half teaspoonful of
vanilla and pour over the cake to the
depth of one-fourth of an inch. This
is quite a famous cake, named for n
of the foremost women's colleges of
the country. 1t is delicious.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-28

ahead on a sheltered shelf on the
shaded end of the house outside.
It was about two hours later that
Bert and Mark, experimenting some
work at the dam. were startled by the
sound of a violent commotion. They
noticed a little way up the road an
automobile containing half a dozen
young ladies'. 1t was one that Dun
bar frequently hired from a local gar
age. Then at a distance they noted
Dunbar himself.
He had evidently driven up to the
plant, had gone into the office and com
ing out had been confronted by a party
of the dissatisfied workmen, About a
dozen of these were chasing him now.
Lynch him!"
Where's the money you stole from
us?"
"String him upl"
These and other vicious and furious
shouts followed the fugitive. He ran
for his life, his face ashen pale and
terrified. He lodged behind the little
cabin where Bert and MARK slept
nights. AS he came into view again an
amazing spectacle was revealed.
Swat!-through the air sped a white
oval missile. 1t struck the glossy silk
hat of the runner and carried 1t into
a mud puddle. Swat!-two more of
the missiles landed on his back, giving
out a Shiny ooze of white and yellow.
Then a perfect fusilate, and as Dun
bar turned to discern the distance of
his foes two more projectiles landed
on his face.
With a shrek of fear the fugitive
made for the near woods. He had to
pass the waiting automobile. He was
a b~edraggled, forlorn specimen, a tar
get for the basket of eggs his pursuers
had discovered given to Bert by the
farmer.
The rioters halted near the machine
as their prey escaped them, and then
the fair admirers Of Tracy Dunbar
knew what kind of a man he was.
He had never returned the rebate
money to the company, but had rob
bed the workmen by dishonesty keep
ing it for himself. Bert noticed his
sister among those in the auto. Their
escort had disappeared for good and
Bert had to drive them back to town.
That night his sister made him a
confession. She had almost consent,
ed to elope with Dunbar and marry
him. But now the shocking truth had
forever dispelled the illusion concern
ing a fascinating, but unworthy man.
Her real lover eve knew how nearly
she had come to losing a happy, low
ing future.
1t was discovered that Dunbar was
an embezzler to a large amount. He
got safely out of the country and Bert
Lansing succeeded him as superin-
tendent.
Which proves" observed Bert to
Mark Dorrance, that front and brag
and buster do not always win in the
end"
Copyright, 1914, by W. G. Chapman.)
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SAID TO BE 1000 YEARS OLD
Remarkable Lamp Which Is One of
the Most Precious of Mikado's
Art Collections.

What is probably the most extraordi-
nary lamp in the world is one, said to
be more han 1000 years old, which
forms a part Of the art collection of
the emperor of Japan.
In this lamp the oil is stored in the
body of a rat, which sits upon the top
of a pole. Halfway down the pole, and
resting on a projecting bracket, is a
saucer, in the center of which is a pin
that connects it with the bracket on
which it rests. In this aucer and lean
saucer is filled with oil and the wick is
lit there is presented a lamp that ex-
hibits no peculiar qualities until the
greater part of the oil has been con-
sumed. Then suddenly a stream,
which sufices to replenish the now
nearly exhausted saucer issues from
the mouth of the rat.
The saucer being full. no more oil is
discharged from the rats mouth until
it is again nearly empty, when the
creature sitting above yields a further
supply, and so on till it's store of oil is
exhausted. The mi in which this
is accomplished is simple.
A peg that rises in the center of the
saucer, and attaches it to the support
on which it rests, terminates in a knob
OF cap; but the peg is hollow and is
connected with the body of the rat by
a tube which rum along the bracket
and then ascends through the stand to
the upper portion of the rats body.
The pin, which stands in the center
of the saucer, 1t should be remembered,
is perforated Immediately below its
cap, or about half an inch above the
saucer. 1t is obvious, then, that when
the oil sinks to a point at which the
hole is exposed air will enter and thus
allow the oil to u out of the rats
mouth; but when this hole is again
covered by oil no further air is admit.
ted, and therefore no oil can u
from a rats mouth.-Philadelphia Rec
ord.
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FOR HOUSEWIVES TO KNOW
Should FamiIlarize Themselves With
the Quality of the Food Prod
ucts They Buy.

"As many housewives as belong to
the Housewives league" is the an
swer to all test questions, says the
Housewives League Magazine.
How many housewives study the
labels on canned and bottled goods to
find in small type, placed in an in
conspicuous corner, the announce
ment that some adulterant or other
has been used to cheaper the prod
uct? The pure food and drugs act
compels manufacturers to tell the
truth, and the housewife has only her
self to blame If she places before her
family the sort of food that Injuries
the health.
How many housewives know what
the sanitary code of the board OF
health is?
How many know what the office OF
the commissioner of weights and
measures has to do with their table
supply?
How many know where the short
weights and measures used by dishon'
est tradesmen come from?
How many know what the depart
ment of agriculture stands for in its
relation to the market supply?
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other sticks that you can find. Bind,
them to the chair backs with string.
Get a large enough piece of cloth
for the canopy covering to extend over
the four corner sticks and hang down
across the front and ends to form a
band eight or ten inches wide. Tack
the cloth to the corner sticks.
The front and ends OF the counter
should be enclosed with cloth or
heavy wrapping-paper.
OF course, you must have a set of
scale balances for your counter. Your
little store would not be complete,
without them. Figure 3 shows a set
very easy to make. The base of these
is a large spool, and into the center
hole of this spool a uninterrupted pen
Gil is slipped for the center support
Zig. A.. Cut the top cross strips
from the cover of a cardboard box,
making them ten inches long. Cut the
ends and center as shown in Fig. s..
and pierce a pinhole through the CEN
ter. Figure 4 shows how the strips
are fastened each side Of the rubber
tip of the pencil, by means of a pin
pushed through them and through the
rubber-tip; also, how a small cork is
pushed on to the point of the pin, go,
there will be no danger of it injuring
you.
The weighing trays are made Of pill
box covers of equal size. Pierce four
holes through the rim Of each, and.
after running a thread through each
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-28
STRANGE WILLS ON RECORD
Eeeentrieitles Of Men and Women,
With Money to Leave, Have Been
Many and Varied.

Many are the eccentricities to which
Wills have borne testimony from time
to time. The earl of Portarlington
left instructions that he should be
buried with all his rings on his fin
gers. The late earl of Arkney stipu-
lated that he should be taken to the
cemetery in an old-fashioned hearse,
so that the coffin should not be seen,
and that no flowers should be placed
on his grave. He also left word that
his coronet would be found by his
nephew and successor "in a cellar" of
his house.
A Vienna millionaire. who died re-
Gently, left a sum OF money with
which to defray the cost of 10 months
electric lighting. not only of his vault,
but ven of the very coffin In which
he was buried. Less particular was
the Frenchman who asked that his
body should be thrown Into the sea a
mile from the English coast.
He was, too. so disguised with his
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-28

two grocery boxes about 30 inches
high they will do. The illustrations
show chair supports, for they win
probably be easiest for you to obtain.
AS the chair seats are not high enough
to rest the counter board upon, you
must place a small box upon each tG
make them of the right height.
If you cannot find a nice clean board
for the counter-top, probably you can
borrow one of the extra dining-ta Bile
boards, or the ironing board. Another
board of equal length to that used for
the top, placed across the chair seats.
beneath the small boxes, will make
a good shelf, and by turning the small
boxes so their open ends will be to-
wards the back of the counter, and
placing short pieces of board across
the chair rounds, as shown in Fig. 2.
you will have two splendid cupboards
Of three shelves each in which to keep
stock.
The canopy above the counter is
really not necessary, but think every
girl will want one, for it makes the
store much heater appearing. For the
corner sticks you may use broom
handles, short curtain poles, and any
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-28

find a nut of just the form shown.
Then all you will have to do is mark
the eyes with e or pencil and make
a pair of toothpick feet.
Brownie Jim Gig. 81 is keeper Of
the Nutland zoo. His body is an al
mond, his head a chestnut, and his
arms are toothpicks. He wears broad
shoes made of pumpkin seeds and a
hat made Of a cup from a large
acorn.
The spider Zig. g. is a monster,
but is quite harmless. Its body is a
peanut, and its legs are bent tooth
picks.
Nutland sparrows are Just as fat and
saucy as any live ones you have ever
seen. Select a peanut for the body,
make the feet of toothpicks, and mark
the eyes and beak with pen or pencil.
For the porcupine pierce one side
of a peanut full OF holes, and stick
broken toothpicks into the holes for
quilts. Then provide four toothpick
legs.
The "gump" lives only in Nutland.
Its body its a double peanut, and its
legs are halves of toothpicks.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-28
Diplomatic ExeorIatIon.

/ overheard a group of girls discuss
ing the merits of their employers and,
from their remarks, it was apparent
that a majority of them were stenog-
raphers. Some were loud in praise of
their employers, while others were
not. One miss seemed greatly i'm
pressed by hers.
"He is always SO adept at answer
ing letters that / have no trouble at
ALL" she said. HE isn't afraid to say
anything he means The other day he
called me over to take a letter and
his dictation was like this;
"'Sir, my typist being a lady, can
not take down what l think of you;
l, being a gentleman, cannot even
think it; but you, being neither, can
easily guess my thoughts. boston
Post.
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For HANDY Bous and
Girls 10 Make and Do
Oopynaht by A. Neely Halp
BY A. E HALL.
TOYS FROM NurlANn

The amusing little figures shown In
the illustrations are a few OF the many
that live in Nutland. Five cents worth
of peanuts, a few chestnuts and pc
cans, some pumpkins or squash seeds,
and a few handfuls of toothpicks will
furnish material for making them.
Figure l shows the wild man and
his prancing horse. The man is made
Of two peanuts, one for the head and
n for the body. These are Joined to-
gether by a short piece of toothpick
stuck into a hole pierced in the end
Of each nut with a knife. Pierce holes
In the body peanut in the right places
for the arms and legs, and stick tooth
picks, bent Is shown, into these
holes,
For the wild horse, select a long
double peanut Pierce two small holes
near one end, and insert two bits of
toothpicks for ears. Four bent tooth
picks form the legs, and another forms
the tail The wild man must be fas-
teneu to the horse by sticking one end
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BRAG AND BLUSTER
BY AUGUSTUS GOODRICH
SHERW1N.

1T pays to be slick. Everything is
Front in this world. Education is a
waste of time and nothing goes but
buster, brag and pr%etense!"
Thus Mark Dorrance to his closest
friend and fellow workman, Bert
Lansing, who smiled obviously as he
replied:
Getting rather pessimistic, aren't
you, Mark? OF course you refer to
gold-plated superintendent, Tracy
Dunbar"
And isn't he truly all brass, with
basis of self conceit and bragga-
nocio?' demanded Mark stormily,
why, say-he's about half the time
on his job and it's a wonder the com
pany keeps him. They can! know that
we do all of the work and he gets
the credit for it."
Which speaks well for our dill
gence, Ell, Mark?" laughed Bert.
THAT may be, but | believe in merit
rewarded. If the right man was made
superintendent, it would be you"
Thanks, Mark" bowed Bert. THAT
PhC"o NhoN L navy az Atoob Nv ohAAAA
ing friend. Returning to Dunbar,
though, you may find that the ele-
ments you idealize do not always spell
permanent success. Somewhere Dun
bar will strike a snag. Then, if he
isn't true blue, his good luck will de-
sert him. What is the direct animus
of the especial moment as to- Dun
barr"
Well, when a fellows got a girl
he don't care to play second fiddle in
her company" explained Mark in a
complaining tone. Last evening we
were out at a little party. Dunbar is
Zlever, I'll admit it, and fairly be-
witched the crowd with his entertain.
ing ways. He acted though as if he
could take his pick of any girl in the
room. l didn't like it. And by the
way, Bert, he was especially attentive
to the pretty sister of yours, Daisy
ooh, don't let that trouble you
and Bert laughed confidently. Daisy
is engaged to a gentleman in New
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know" This was his reply to every
thing that was said to him.
1t was necessary to discover from
the way in which he said it whether
he understood or not. One day his
mistress gave him long instructions
as to getting his master up very early
the next morning and giving him his
breakfast so that he might catch a
train at dawn. When she had finished
the Chinaman said: Good night, lady"
That was all. But he carried out her
instructions exactly.
Woman servants are called "cri.
adas" and wear their hair down, either
in tails or falling loose around their
shoulders. They can be trained into
clever cooks, neat mattresses and
careful h~ousemaids, but it is not often
that they are so trained. Much pa
thence is needed. 1t is useless to ex-
pect too much of them. If they are
scolded or worried they simply leave
without warning. They must be al
lowed to do their work more or less
in their own way. Certain habits haye
to be checked.
l suppose nearly all cooks use their
fingers to test the temperature of the
soup. Mexican servants practice even
more unpleasant tricks until they are
taken in hand. They are sometimes
inclined to pilfer, more from curiosity,
| believe, than from a thieving propen-
sity. But it is a libel to call them all
dishonest, as many people in Mexico
do. They have odd ideas which may
make them appear dishonest when
! they are not so.
Negro Servants Preferable.
For instance, a who washed
for an acquaintance of mine in Mexico
City told him one day she was going
to live in Toluca. He paid her and
said goodby. A little later he discov-
cred that his linen press was short
several sheets, pillowcases, etc. He
also missed some shirts. Naturally
he concluded hat the washerwoman
had stolen them. Three months after
ward she called at his office and said
that she had left the missing articles
at his rooms and would he please pay
her? She had taken them to Toluca,
washed them, and kept them until she
had an opportunity to bring them
back. Time meant nothing to her.
Besides. "he had so many"
This is the kind of mentality one
is frequently up against" in Mexico.
1t is useless to argue. 1t is worse
than useless to be angry, for the poor
Mexican is simply ~bewildered. The
only thing to do is to see the humor Of
it and smile. Smile when you are told
Of some valued piece of china that "at
dawn found itself broken" Smile, al
though you know for certain that your
coffee and sugar are supplied regu-
larry to your "criada's" relations. Even
when you are sued for defamation Of
character by a servant whom you have
had convicted by the courts of theft
(this actually happened) smile.
At the same time, however, look out
for negro servants. AS cooks they are
far better than Cinnamon, and they
keep a house cleaner than Mexicans
ever will. They are faithful, and you
do not have to wonder always what
they are thinking about, for they have
not the duplex Asiatic mind. They
have to be paid more. "Criadas" sell
dom earn more than e24 a year, and
sometimes as little as e10. But the
change will be worth the money.
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Ham Puhs.

Stir one pint of -four in one pint OF
boiling water, beat well, remove from
fire and peat in four eggs. n at a
time. Add the ham, about three
ounces finely chopped, two-thirds of
a teaspoon curry powder, a pinch Of
cayenne pepper. Drop a small des-
sertspoonful at a time into a pan OF
deep lard. Fry a golden brown and
decorate with parsley. Nice for a
change.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-28
Ham Croauettes.

One cup of finely chopped cooked
ham, one of bread crumbs, two of hot
mashed optatoes, n large table
spoonful of butter, three eggs. a speck
of cayenne. Beat the ham. cayenne,
butter and two of the eggs into the
potatoes. Let the mixture cool slight
ly and shape it like croquettes. Boil
in the bread crumbs, dip in beaten egg
and again in crumbs, put into the fry
ing basket and plunge into boiling fat.
Cook two minutes. Drain and serve,
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York who will probably claim his bride
before the year is over"
That may be-" answered Mark,
but | consider Dunbar a crafty, dan
gerous man. Certainly he interested
Daisy. Filtration is a perilous game
for a lonely girl with a distant lover
only to think Of"
Daisy is a sensible, loyal girl" as
serted Bert, and l am not afraid of
Mr.. Dunbar winning from her anything
more than amused attention. She is
shrewd enough to see through his arti-
fetal society ways, just as we do
The conversation dropped there, but
1t was destined to lead to results. An
outside incident fastened this ma
LIBERALIZATION. Bert and Mark we're
young engineers and Dunbar was SUI
p~erintendent, all three engaged by a
big construction firm in the city to
build a water power plant. The dam
was about a mile from the town where
the young men lived. 1t was Il be a
long job and the young men had been
accustomed to going home nights.
There came up, however, trouble
among the sluice workers. 1t arose
over the refusal Of Dunbar to pay
them a certain rebate agreed on. They
refused to work. He claimed that
they had violated their contract and
were not entitled to the money. These
men claimed they were being robbed
and quit the job. but hung around
making some ugly threats.
On this account Bert and Mark con
scented to remain nights near the
lplant, and quite comfortably estab-
Ilished themselves in a little building
that had been used to store dynamite
in the early stages of the construction
work. They would 60 to town alter
nate evenings and did their W cook
ing.
One afternoon Bert was returning
from the village when he heard a yell
for help. He was amazed to trace it
to the side of the rough road, appar-
emily beneath it's surface. Finally he
discovered an old man who had fallen
into an unused pit. He helped him out,
scared and bruised.
WHSlS . lho c66b' BdSpeu Ine res
cued one, looking wildly about.
THE eggs?" repeated Bert vaguely.
"Yes. l was carrying a basket with
forty dozen Of them in it. Automobile
came along. Stepped aside to get out
of the way of it and fell into that
hole. AS l did SO the basket swung
dear of my hand. I'm a poultry farm
~ down the road. Suppose all that
Mn fruit just smashed t o smither-
GINS"
= Bert made a search. 1t was a queer
thing, but he discovered the basket
safely nestled in among a lot of hazel
brush and not an egg cracked or
broken.
The old farmer was delighted. He
found out who Bert vas
: Say" he observed. I'll send you
down a basket OF the incest, freshest
eggs you ever saw tomorrow
The man kept his promise and there
was a rare breakfast feast. Bert and
Mark had eggs boiled, fried and poach
ed. Bert was the cook that morning,
and after the meal set the basket con
tanning an egg supply for a week
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No Laundry Bills.

He was an optimistic soul and a
sportsman-a combination that made
him a friend to bookies, both directly
and indirectly. His pals, whom he in
fected with his enthusiasm, followed
his tips blindly. with more often than
not disastrous results.
See what you've DONE" walled one
Of his friends after a race. And you
told be ! could put my shirt on that
horse"
And did your"
"Yes-worse luck"
We'll. then" replied the optimistic
sportsman, see the money you'll save
on laundry bills!"-Tit Bits.
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OF a piece Of toothpick into his body
and the other end into the horses
back.
The giraffe Zig. p has a peanut
body toothpick legs, a toothpick neck,
and a toothpick tail. Its head is a
pumpkin seed, with eyes marked with
pen or pencil. The ears are short
pieces of t%oothpicks stuck into a slit
made with a knife in the edge Of the
seed. Another slit is made in the
edge OF the seed for the toothpick neck
to stick into.
The pig Gig. 81 has a pecan-nut
body, and four short toothpick legs.
The tail is a piece of string . Twist
the string into a c%urleycue, make it
stiff by dipping it into glue, and stick
its end into a hole made in the end
of the pecan nut. The eyes are mark
ed with pen or pencil.
The old owl Gig. ~ is made of a
peanut. By careful hunting, you will
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-28
SOME DoNTs TO REMEMBER
Small Things, Possibly, but They
Amount to a Good Deal in the
Aggregate.


Don't hurry your wife when she
is getting the meals. Let the food get
thoroughly cooked. Poorly cooked
food raises hob with a mans stom-
Gch, and that leads to hard words
and perhaps something worse.
Don't send the boys out to cut wood
with dull axes. Think of the strength
that must be wasted using a dull axe.
A few minutes at the grindstone will
fix them all right. 1t takes the tuck
put of a man to work with dull tools
anyway. l don't like it. Do you?
Don't be in a hurry about your
work. Hurry and worry are a poor
span to hitch up together.
Don't overlook the fact that the
wind often blows shingles off the barn
and house. Save these If they are
sound and good and when a nice,
warm day ONE get up and put them
on again. Fix your ladder so that it
will not slip and let you down, by
mailing two pieces of wood to the
upper end of the same angle al the
roof on the opposite side where you
are to work. Some farmers take ad-
ded %precaution by fastening a rope
around their bodies and hitching the
other end to a secure place while
they are at work. A good pair of rub
bers over the boots will add to the
safety of the job.
Don't forget that the boys see every
thing that you do. Where do you
hang your hat when you come in from
work? On the floor or the back Of
the chair? You would not like the
boy to do that, would you? But they
are watching you and will surely fol
low in your footsteps. Hang the hal
and caps up.