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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30
The Home and The School

The juvenile courts are doing much,
but in the last analysis, we must look
to the home and school to prevent
disease and crime Neither Of these
great factors are doing anywhere near
what they must do if the ravages of
disease are prevented, the march of
crime halted. Let us come from the
abstract to the concrete. Take the
example of the social-center town hall,
church and schools of New England,
where disease and crime We're hardly
known 1t won't do to point the
finger at New England Of today. If
she has receded from her command
ing position as citizen maker. it is
due to the fact that degenerate par
ents have multiplied more rapidly
than normal ones. Coming closer
home, consider Hillsdale city and,
county which. through education and
civic living, has the lowest disease
and crime record of any correspond
ing unit of population in Michigan.
This county organized a civic-health
movement last March that is an eX-
ample which may be followed by
other counties in the state in the pre-
vention OF disease and delinquency;
likewise jackson county is another
example of sanitary organization
-. l.. Cluse, Asst. Secretary State
Board of Health.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30

equally as interested in his boys and
girls as in his business, whether that
business is farming, teaching, mer-
chant, doctor, editor, clergyman,
worker in factory, or whatever it may
be. What is that which should be
done for the child that shall make
it possible for him To develop into n
useful and respected citizen?" In
the large centers Of population, at
least in some of them. this question is
being answered by Juvenile courts,
detention homes, probation officers,
good environments for deliquent boys
and girls TO which reference has been
made in Some Cases Of Crime" The
to which we have re-
ferred proceed upon the wise prin-
ciple that the state in the ultimate
parent OF all children, that weak
family is a weakness Of the state. In
dealing with disease and crime pre-
ventive and curative measures now go
hand in hand. The Juvenile courts,
the probation officers, the work Of
the detention homes are mighty fact
ors in the prevention and cure of
crime.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30
WHAT TOMMY ATKINS EATS

When General French's report of
the first weeks fighting Of the British
army in France was received it was
noted that in mentioning the various
branches of the service which had
contributed to the success OF the
movements, he laid particular stress
upon the wonderful work the COM
missary department had doe. The
early movements of the army were
in the form of alternate stands and
retreats,-a fight all day and retreat
at night Yet the commissary was
able to keep up with and serve
Tommy Atkins and keep his belly full.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30
Today's Poem
Berton Braley

If you can laugh when others weep,
III you can work while others sleep,
If you can lose and never kick,
But start again and gamely stick;
If you can face defeat and grin,
Nor grumble if you never win;
If you can see things go to pot
And never get your collar hot,
But take it all with perfect grit
And scorn to curse single bit;
If you can bear "a heap of pain
And scarcely murmur or complain
If treachery and lies and such
Can never phase you very much
And all through life you don't descend
To knife a foe or knock a friend;
If you can keep your life thus high,
Believe me, you will be SOME GUY
And I'll admit quite frank and free,
You'll have an awful bulge on me!
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30
Stigma of Arrest

Keeping the stigma of arrest off
deliquent boys and girls, prevents
criminals and cures crime. These de-
linquents are more often an effect of
parental cause. Why punish the eff
feet? The Cook County Juvenile
court practices sympathy and con-
sideration in dealing with delinquents
No arrests are made. The delinquent
human judge and he talks the matter
over with this magistrate, who sends
him to the detention home, the Juven-
lie Psychopathic Institute, puts him
on probation, or finds him a good
home. This is prevention of criminal
making, cure of crime. The practice
of this court in the reformation of
delinquent girls is sublime. I'm so
far as it is possible to do so, the
darkened page in the girls lives is
guarded from the public gaze. A
woman judge, a woman stenographer,
a woman probation officer and the
mother of the delinquent girl are an
ideal group before whom the way
ward girl may unburden her soul and
look for sympathetic aid and Justice"
says JuuSe IlHChHey' MISS MARY W
Bartelme hears the cases against de-
linquent girls and she and Judge
Pinckney are annually preventing
hundreds of delinquents from becom-
ing criminals. In view Of the great
work being done to prevent crime,
cure delinquency, we are led to be-
lieve Charlotte Perkins Gilman's
statement, 1.-The worlds last prison
will be a hospital"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30

And Tommy fought like
though he did not relish the con
retrograde. Thus Lord Kitchg
promise at the beginning of hosru
has been carried out. - ~.
Every man on the battlea- NJ
fight on a full stomach" he san
the publication Of Tommy's .
shows plainly that England's W
minister has made good his vord
Every soldier is allowed a poune'
half of bacon and beef per das
pound and a half of bread with CHI
or jam; two ounces OF tobacco
much To the surprise OF the m
radical section Of the people,
generous allowance Of rum.
Kitchener, when commanding oper
tons in South Africa learned tbs
when hard fighting or marches havs
to be undertaken, or when troops hay
to remain for long hours withou
protection in wet weather, the run
stimulates the soldier to his best effor'
and minimizes the risk of chill.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30
PROF. BECKER SUBMITS
SOME CHOICE RECEIPTS

Prof. Becker who was at the T.,
Frank Ireland store the past week
kindly gave the Banner n few of his
choice recipes. He desired to have
these placed in the Woman and Home
Department of the paper. The recipes
that he wished to have printed are
the ones that he considers the best
of all that he has. one or two of
these he used while in Beldng. Space
this week makes it necessary to with
hold some of Mr.. Becker's recipes un-
til later issue. livery housewife
should turn TO the Woman and Home
department and clip out these re-
cipes for future use.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30
Brown Betty

Peel and chop enough apples to
make two cupfuls. Have ready one
cupful Of fine breadcrumbs and two
tablespoonfuls Of butter cut into bits
Butter a bake dish. put in the bottom
layer of chopped apple, sprinkled
with sugar. bits of butter and very
little cinnamon; over this spread a
layer of crumbs Then add another
layer OF apple. and so on until the
dish is full The topmost layer must
be Of crumbs, dotted with bits of but
ter Bake. closely covered. for forty
minutes: remove the cover, set the
dish on the upper grating Of the oven
and brown the pudding. Serve hot
with hard butter and sugar sauce.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30
Prince of Wales Cake

Black part-One teacup of brown
sugar one-half cup Of butter. one
half cup of sour milk, two teacups Of
-four. one cup of chopped raisins, one
teaspoon Of soda dissolved in warm
water. one tablespoon of molasses.
three eggs (the yolks), one tables
spoon of cinnamon, one teaspoon of
nutmeg, one-half tablespoon Of cloves.
White part--One teacup of flour,
one-half cup of corn starch. one-half
cup of sweet milk, one-half cup Of
butter, one cup Of sugar. one large
teaspoon of baking powder; the whites
of three eggs. Bake i'm layers and
put together with icing.-Becker.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30
Then He Went Out

Two women (who claimed the same
man as a husband) were airing their
troubles i'm court.
who's the skinny fellow over
there" asked a visitor.
He's the bone of contention"
chuckled the court attendant.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30
Green Tomato Preserves

Select rather small tomatoes and
cut i'm halves crosswise. If larger.
quarter the halves. To each pound
Of fruit allow three-fourths pound Of
sugar and half lemon cut in thin
slices Use lemons that do not have
a bitter rind Put with the sugar
enough water TO dissolve it in the
preserving kettle and when it reaches
the boiling point add tomatoes and
lemon. Simmer gently until the
tomato is clear and tender, then seal.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30
Cream Fruit Waters

One-half cupful of butter beaten to
a cream; into this stir one small cup
full OF sugar and one teaspoonful Of
coffee extract. Into one-half pint of
sour cream put one-half teaspoonful
OF soda, and add to the other mixture
with half a cup full of chopped raisins
and enough flour To roll out thin.
These waters are delicious Becker
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30
For a Windy Wash Day

When the sheets are hung outdoors
in wind that is apt to whip them
out at the hens fold them once and
pin on the line at the hens. They can
not whip to do any damage, and will
dry rapidly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30
For the Sick Room

In severe cases of illness where the
patient is disturbed by the noise made
in closing the door, tie one corner Of
handkerchief around the knob on one
side Of the door, and the opposite
corner around the knob on the other
side. The door will now close noise
lessly on the folds of the handkerchief.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30
Peach Pudding

Line a deep pudding dish with thick
slices of stale sponge cake. Fill the
dish with fresh peaches sliced and
well sprinkled with sugar. Spread
over the top meringqe and leave
il in the oven just long enough to
brown. Set the dish on ice and serve
very cold with either sweet or whip
ped cream.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30
Drop Cake

one pint of sweet milk, five eggs,
two cups of sugar, four teaspoonfuls
of baking powder, and flour sufficient
TO make it as stiff as cup cake batter;
drop a spoonful at a. time i'm hot lard
and fry brown.--Becker.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30

Adam and Eve were leaving the
Garden of Eden.
Its all your fault" said Adam.
at isn't, either" replied Eve. IT'S
your fault. You ought to have had us
put under civil service so we couldn't
be turned out. "--Washington Star.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30

Johnny handed the following note
from his mother to the teacher one
morning: a,
-Dere teecher: You keep te' luS
boy to brethe with his diafram -aay
rich children has got diaframs,
how about When there father c.
makes $3.50 day and has got fiy
children to keep? First it's one thing.
and then it's another, and now it's
diaframs. That's the worst yet. ~
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30
White Mountain Cake

Four eggs, the whites and one cup
scant OF butter, two scant cups of
sugar. four cups of -four, one cup of
milk, a teaspoon of vanilla and the
whites added last.--Becker
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30
WOMAN AND HOME
The Willing Editor

MIR. Editor, we are trying to start
home for disabled poets"
Fine" said the editor. There is
a whole bunch of poets that I will
disable as soon as you are ready for
them"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30
Nursery Rhyme to Date

Mary had a split-up skirt
Which made onlookers laugh,
They took no stock Of Mary's lamb
When they could see her calf.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30
Sugar for Corn and Peas

A couple of spoonfuls Of sugar add
ed To the water in which green peas
or corn is 10 be cooked will greatly
improve their flavor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30
AN ATTRACTIVE NOVELTY.

Wide bands Of Scotch plaid organdie
are used on the edges Of white organ.
lie ruflles on short skirts dropped over
n satin foundation. Black velvet rib
bon is banded on rufiles in the same
manner
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30
Arms and the Man

Audry Richardson, while visiting
his sweetheart in Fredonia last Sun
day sprained his arm severely and
won't be able TO use it for ten days.
Altoona Tribune.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30
BAT WING CAPE HAS GRACE.

While falling from the shoulders
with all the loose grace Of cape, this
new wrap for fall has suggestion of
fit at the back. where the material is
plated under a deep yoke. The wrap
is of ruby velvet, and the bit of gay
striped silk showing at the back is bor-
rowed from the striped lining Part
of the wrap Is the collar of natural
mink
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30
TINY TOTS AUTUMN COAT.

This fabric fur coat for autumn is a
stunning model for the little girl.
Cuffs, collar and buttons are made of
real leopard as well as the tam-olshan-
ter cap.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30

A boy was asked by his teacher: q
What, if any, is the difference be
tween lightning and electricity"
please, ma am" said the
lightning is free
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30

In singing 1.-The Star Spangled Ban
ner" begin at the bottom round of the
ladder and you're reasonably safe.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30
EDUCATIONAL NOTES
Items OF Interest to Friends and
Patrons OF our Schools.
EDUCATION FOR THE ABATE-
MENT OF CRIME

The SUPPRESSION OF crime is not at all
a legal question. IL is rather prob
lem of physicians, economists, par
ents and teachers. Homemakers.
teachers, 'sanitarians in all walks of
life must combine in the work of
developing and maintaining OF pub
lie sentiment that shall abate and
cure disease and crime. The mother
must be more interested in rearing
ciyically, morally and physically
strong boys and girls than in fashion
or whist; the father, more interested
in his hom. in his-lodge. club,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-06-09

at cost, not even very close TO cost,
but at reasonable price, provided
he will pay in taxes for the water
and light for public use-not cost,
not anywhere near cost, but some
where between one hundred and five
hundred per cent above cost. For
this comparatively small amount
that it costs him above what it
should cost him he may have all
the trouble, responsibility and glory
.of public ownership of the light and
water plant This is nearer right
than it has been, but is not near
enough yet. am in favor of pub
lie ownership of the light and water
plant, but not for glory nor for the
purpose of making an expensive
plant that we may show off with it
but because it is good business
proposition for the city. | am also
opposed to the city granting a
franchise to anybody for gas works
for that, too, is good business prop
osition for the city when the time
comes that we need it.
| know that the Lakeland Light
and Water Plant put in the proper
condition land | doubt seriously
that it will take as much as $95, 900
to put it in that condition. can fur
nish the light and water for public
use at cost. YES, FREE, as COM
pensation for the responsibility,
trouble and expenditure of energy
necessary to ownership of the plant;
can furnish to Mr.. Citizen its pro-
duct as low as he would get them
from a private ownership and pay
all the interest on it's bonds-every
dollar of it-and retire the bonds
themselves as they become due, out
of the profits of the plant, after all
e up-keep of the plant has been
provided for.
If | did not know that it could be
done-easily done-under private
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-06-09
SCHOOL BOND MONEY
NOW ON DEPOSIT WITH
AMERICAN STATE BANK

The proceeds of the sale of bonds
issued by Lakeland school district
for the purpose of building and i'm
proving the schools of this city are
now available, being on deposit with
the American State Bank, which
was chosen as the depository for
these funds by the county schoo,
board.
The bonds were voted some months
ago for the purpose of building a
new school house in South Lakeland
and to make a substantial addition
to the present school building. The
amount was $4,000 and a satisfac-
tory sale was made to We'll. Roth G
Co" Of Cincinnati. The improve
mentS for which the bond money was
voted are both well under way. and
VIII make our school equipment and
facilities among the best in the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-06-09
MIR. HIGGINS HAS MORE TO
SAY REGARDING L. & w.

Editor Evening Telegram: | hope
there will be no argument of this
light and water question except
friendly arguments. In the article
wrote some time ago | purposely left
off that phase of the question that
Mr.. Simon calls attention to, as Z
would have made the article too long
and | wanted to see if there was not
an idea abroad that a man could
name one of his pockets Dick and
the other John and by paying out
OF first one and than the other re-
lieve himself of much of the burden
that would fall on him if he put all
his money in one pocket and paid
all his expenses out of that one
pocket. | have anxiously awaited the
answer to this protest of the people
against the city taking too much
out of their pockets and giving too
little in return. Now this kind of a
proposition comes 70 Mr.. Citizen.
The plant will reduce your light and
water charges to the same price that
you would have to pay to a private
corporation if the plant was not
owned by the city. The plant will
not require Mr.. Citizen to pay the
interest on its bonds, provided Mr..
Citizen will pay about three times
as much as Mr.. Citizen has been
paying for this item, in another
way, to-wit, a high price for water
and light for public use. The plant
will relieve Mr.. Citizen of one and
a half mills taxes if it be allowed to
add four mills taxes in the place of
it. If Mr., Citizen will step up and
become sponsor for $4,000 in new
bonds, making a total of $4,000.
together with all interest, then he
may have his light and water, not
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-06-09
CRUSADE FOR CLEAN CANDY

New York, June 9.-The children
of New York are on the war path
against dirt. A new campaign aimed
to do away with the sale of impure
or unclean candy is under way and
the children are organizing to carry
forward the fight for wholesome
sWeetmeats. Some OF the things that
the youngsters are pledged not to do
are the following:
Drink soda out of dirty glasses.
Buy candy exposed to dust and to
flies.
Buy highly colored candies.
Buy in dirty stores.
The children are being educated
regarding the dangers of lamp black
in licorice and chocolate, glue in
gum drops and soapsuds in soft
drinks. Very soon they are planning
to investigate conditions in their
own neighborhoods and report what
they find at association meetings.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-06-09

ownership, i might be willing to ac-
cept less than that from the city
and vote for bonds.
believe this is the time when
Mr.. Citizen is going to demand for
his vote that business be did in a
business like way that every item
of the improvements needed be gone
into as carefully as possible; that
there be no uncertainty about what
the plant can do and will do and
that he is not to be paid for his re-
sponsibility and trouble in big bills
for light and water taxes and glory.
l am opposed to practically throw
ing away the plant we now have
and building a new one; ! am open
to conviction, but you will have to
show me. I am opposed to paying
a single dollar in taxes to build or
operate the plant. believe the
plant should furnish light and wa
ter free for public use as compensa-
ton for the troubles and response
bility of ownership; believe the
price to Mr.. Citizen should be as low
as possible after these things are
provided for. i know if the plant
is we'll built and we'll operated that
Mr.. Citizen will have no cause to
complain at the price of light and
water. N. A. HIGGINS.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-06-09
MAUD MULLER SIZED UP

A teacher in one of the suburbs of
Boston read to her pupils Maud
Muller" and then she asked the
boys and girls to express in writing
their opinion of the poem. Here are
three of the youthful criticisms ex-
actly as they were written:
1T is silly and unnatural like
most poetry 1t rimeS all right and
makes fairly good enough piece to
speak in school but it is soft and
the Judge and the Muller girl would
both have wished they hadn't if they
had married each other. So this is
my opinion of the poem
The poem had some good points.
1t shows that the judge had good
manners for he said Thanks when
Maud handed him the water and so
teaches politeness The poem goes
on and shows that many things
might of been that amt in this
world, but it don't prove that folks
would of been any better off if
things had turned out the other way.
All things considered it is a fairly
good poem and 1t does credit to Mr..
Whitaker. amt much stuck on
any kind of poetry"
1T is hardly necessary to say that
these criticisms were by boys. One
by girl was as follows:
Il think the poem real sweet and
nice. But it would suit me better
if Maud had married the Judge if
they were in love with each other.
l think it dreadful to marry for any
thing but love and l think the poem
teaches us to always marry for love
if we would be on the safe side, |
like the way the poem rimes, but
think Maud appears prettier bare
footed in the poem than she would
in real life, l don't think women
show to advantage barefooted, and
it does not seem nice to me. Path
finder.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-06-09
From the same Office ia issued
THE LAKELAND NEWS,

A weekly newspaper giving resume
of local matters. crop conditions,
county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere
TOR $100 per year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-06-09
SOME OF THE BEAUTIES OF
BUYING AWAY FROM HOME

Anent the discussion which has
been going on recently relative to
trading at home, the following story
is reprinted, for the reason that,
while it is not new, it recalls some
phases of the proposition that are
sometimes forgotten:
Some time ago a man went into
a store to buy saw. He saw the
kind he wanted and asked the price.
1t was ST. 65 the dealer said.
Good gracious" said the man; 81
can get the same thing from the
mail order house for $l.35."
That's less than it cost me- said
the dealer; but I'll sell it on the
same terms as the mail order house
just the same
"All right" said the customer,
You can send it along and charge
it to my account. "
mot on your life" the dealer re-
piled, "No charge accounts. You
can't do business with the mail or
der house that way. Fork over the
cash. y
The customer complied.
Now, two cents postage and five
cents for money order
"What-"
"Now, two cents postage and five
cents for a money order, to a mail
order house, you know"
The customer, inwardly raving
kept to his agreement and paid the
seven cents.
"Now, twenty-five cents express
age"
"Wen. I'll be" he said but he
paid it, saying: Now, hand me that
saw and I'll take it home myself and |
be rid of this foolery."
Hand it to you?' Where do YOU |
think you are? You're in Florida and |
I'm in Chicago, and you will have |
to wait two weeks for that saw.
Whereupon the dealer hung the
saw on a peg and put the money in
his cash drawer.
"That makes $780," he said. ut |
has cost you two cents more and
taken YOU two weeks longer to get
It than If you had paid my price in
the first place. !"