davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-03-14

by Omar w. Russell. Casnovia, Mich.

In little village, lying in the foot
Mills, there lived a man, who among
the men of the village differed in man
ners and occupation from them. While
the other men of the village were
bent upon their daily tolls, and carry
ing the impression of their cares upon
their face, this man wore a face
wrought with smiles, and for occu-
patton was spreading the smile
throughout the village.
While others were pouting of bad,
he was talking of good, and to those
who did wear a shade of smile, he
helped them to strengthen the smile,
so that it might leave an impression
that would stay.
He loved the children, and loved to
fall in with them in their play, for
ne said, the little ones brought the
smiles, that made the sunshine of life,
and as the children grew into man
hood and wOmanhood the work of ''fe
should be, gradual rise of child play
and the child smile should be broader,
with deeper insight into the joys of
life.
The child should be the model of
life and it is the duty of young men
and women to gather the joy and
smiles and mold them into their char
acter for a preparation for middle and
old age.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-03-14
'AAn7using The Child
Who is Slightly III

scraps of sateen and cambria left over
from fancy work which served admir-
ably to begin upon. The young in
valid, however, grew critical, because
some of the sateen didn't match, and
so the next time | went down town
| got a number of scraps of various
colors, for all of which we found use.
"Of course any other material
would do, and even colored paper
pasted on the background of the flag
would serve the purpose admirably.
The most used cOlors are red, white
and blue, which will not only make
our own flag but are used also in the
merchant flag of Germany, the mer-
chant flag of Great Britain, the ensign
of France and in several others. yell
low and green seem to be the colors
next most prominently used, as they
appear in the flag of China, the flag of
Spain, the flag of Ireland, etc.
eve made the flags of fair size,
about five by seven inches, and made
13 of them in all. They have been
used since to decorate boats, play
houses, tents and many other things,
and they seem to have lost no part of
their interest now that the little fell
low is able to be up and around again
as usual. We did not try to make our
own flag for two reasons. The princi-
pal one was that it is to difficult to
cut the stars and the other one be-
cause we had a variety of sizes of the
American flag around the house. In
spite of this, however, my scheme was
a grand success, and it bids fair to be
of use again the next time | have
juvenile invalid on my hands"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-03-14

And wherever your work may be,
under all conditions of life, be like the
man in the foothills, and never falter
from lack of joy and smiles, for life
is what one makes it for oneself, and
at the same time you may be strength
ening some weaker one by your side.
Just think what joy there is in life.
Hear the birds sing The ploughboy is
whistling as he plodS to and fro over
the fields. Hear the children playing
by the way side. Gather yourself to-
gether and be rejuvenated into mod
ell of the man of the foothills.
Little boy with beaming face,
With not worry or care;
Lots of mischief stored away
Under your curly hair.
Little girl with rosy cheeks.
And pretty eyes and hair;
We love to look upon thy face
In our journeys everywhere.
Little children playing around US,
In every country and cline;
Help to make our labor easier,
Help to make our life sublime.
Keep a playing, little children,
In thy happiness you foretell;
That if we all were as children,
With our life all would be well.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-03-14
With Fresh Oranges.

Orange Pudding.-Take a cupful of
breadcrumbs, a pint of sweet milk,
yolks of two eggs well beaten, the
juice of an orange, an ounce of butter
and some sugar beaten to a cream.
Mix these together, adding the grated
rind of an orange. Pour into butter
ed pudding dish.-- Bake until firm.
Now take the whites of the eggs,
beaten as required for meringue, add
little orange juice and sugar. Whisk
until stiff and cover the pudding with
meringue. Place in the oven until the
meringue is set. Garnish with quar-
tered sections Of orange.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-03-14
An Apple Pudding.

Apple Meringue Pudding-Take a
hall dozen nice apples. Pare, core
and bake.
Make a custard, using a pint of
scalded milk, the yolks of three eggs,
three phlespoonfuls of sugar and a
little salt.
Pour the custard over the baked ap-
pies and put into the oven and bake
until firm.
Make a meringue of the whites of
three eggs, three tablespoonfuls of
powdered sugar and dash of lemon
for fiavoring. The eggs must he beat
en- to froth, the sugar added little by
little and then the lemon, the whole
being whipped until stiff.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-03-14

A Pretty Frock for Mothers Girl
Girls Dress in French Style, with
Lining and Long or Shorter Sleeve,
and with or without Added Yoke.
White lawn was used to make this
dainty model, 1858, with yoke of tuck
ing and insertion. Frills of "val" lace
edge, sleeve and neck. A full girdle
of dainty color may be worn with
the dress. For every day wear, CASH
mere, galatea, gingham or percale
would be nice for this model, either in
long or short sleeve style and with or
without the collar. The Pattern is cut
in A sizes: 2, A, 6 and years. 1t re-
quires yards of 44-inch material for
a 4-year size.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-03-14
Canned Fruit Available.

Peach Maringue.-Canned peaches
may be used for this. Take about a
dozen peaches and press through a CO.
lander. Sweeten to taste. Line pud-
ding dish with puff paste and fill with
the peaches. Bake for from twenty to
thirty minutes in a quick oven.
Make meringue with the whites of
six eggs and six tablespoonfuls of SUI
gar. Flavor with peach.
Cover the pudding thickly with this
meringue and brown in the oven.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-03-14

/ A pair of full blooded chickens.
A fine colt.
A registered calf.
An up-to-date corn planter.
A two-horse wagon,
A gold watch.
Books on agriculture.
A double-barreled shot gun.
A first-class bicycle.
A ton of good fertilizer.
A So hat.
A fireless cooker (for girl winners.)
More Prizes Make More Contestants.
In general it is better to offer many
small prizes than a few large ones.
If twenty boys try for a prize and
only one is fortunate, some Of tn nine
teen unsuccessful contestants will
probably be too discouraged to try
again. But if five of the boys are re-
warded for their efforts, more merit
will have received recognition and the
remaining fifteen will see more posi-
BILE opportunities of success the fol-
lowing year.
Some boards of trade and chambers
of commerce have also recognized the
efforts of the clubs, by giving ban
quets for the young people and enter
tanning them with street car and auto
mobile rides. On other occasions clubs
have been honored by an invitation to
march in parades, where they have at
tracted deserved attention.
A Trip to the State Fair.
From Memphis, Tenn, comes an in
what has been done in other states
for ,vsz xysnnnrc w tho fhroa
state ARKANSAS, Tennessee and Mis-
sissippD, which are annually repre-
sented at the Memphis Tri-State Fair,
it was decided to send certain boy
prize winners to the rair as a reward
for their excellence.
A trip to a fair is a more or less
spectacular event as is the Washing
ton trip, but it gives the young farm
ers certain concrete agricultural OK
perience, which they do not receive
from excursions to the sights Of
Washington. At the fair in question
the young men were housed on the fair
grounds in tents, two to four in each
tent, all in charge of men employed by
the State or Government to look after
their interests.
The young men had a regular pro-
gram which kept them busy most of
the week of their stay. One day an
expert took the young men to view
the improved farm implements on dis
play. The boys were shown the ma
chinery and its uses were explained.
Another day a seed expert showed the
boys the exhibits of seeds and gave
them practical advice on seed selec-
ton The boys were taken in the same
manner to view the beef cattle and
other live stock. They were taught
to pass Judgment on the good qualities
of the animals. They were schooled in
the method of Judging the best pigs.
Informal lectures were given at the
camp on these various subjects. The
Young men took back much valuable
knowledge with them besides having
a good time.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-03-14
Favorite Fruit Meringues.

Meringues are mixtures of white of
eey and sugar slightly Drowned in the
oven.
The eggs must be beaten to a foam,
but should not be stiff Powdered SUI
gar should be used. 1t must be added
little by little, one tablespoonful to
each egg in the meringue.
Pudding pies or tarts covered with
are often called meringues.
~ Meringue may be served with al
most any fruit which you choose to
bake.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-03-14

able success. Black and white checks,
together with novelty checks promise
to sell freely for early spring.
There seems to be strong tendency
to favor silks. Among the most de-
sirable at present are the taffetas.
moires, silks. In cotton manufacture
ers are using number Of new import
ed velvet weaves in corded weaves
and in printed effects. These promise
to grow in favor as the season ad-
vances, being well adapted for early
spring wear.
AS to colors, there is a tendency
towards the brighter shades. Royal,
Copenhagen, and Dutch blues are par
ticularly well favored for suits and
are also being used in separate coats.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-03-14

81 am always glad to find a new
way to amuse child who is slightly
I'll" said a mother, land the last time
one of my little ones was just sick
enough to stay home from school for
few days | was lucky to discover
something that kept him busy until
he was we'll again.
81 am sorry to say that he is not
very gracious invalid-but few chill
dren are for that matter-and when
the doctor recommended that he had
better stay home from school for a
few days | set about at once to think
up ways Of amusing him. He was
frightfully cross, but, of course, he
didn't feel well and l did everything
could to help him out Of his fretful
mood.
81 tried cutting out pictures from
magazines and newspapers to paste
into scrap book, and FASTING pictures
t<n big screen at the foot of the bed.
This was very entertaining for a
while, but ne soon tired of it, and
then all OF a sudden came my happy
thought. By chance | had opened an
encyclopedia and quite by chance
turned to the pages where are printed
in colors the flags of the various Ma
tons. Like a flash l had my inspira-
ton, and I showed him the page and
suggested that we make some flags
as near as possible like the originals,
reproducing as exactly as we could the
colors IN every flag. The way he
jumped at the idea showed me that
| had hit upon the right thing.
"a pporf,iuOiV | huDted nm the m a a.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-03-14

with satin trimming or braid in self
color. The Pattern is cut in 5 sizes
Ia, Is, 16, II and Is years. II re-
quires Az yards of 44-inch material
for 15-year size.
A pattern of this illustration mailed
to any address on receipt of 1Oc in sill
Yer or stamps.
Address all orders to Pattern De-
partment of this paper.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-03-14
Materials and COlOrs.

Many smart-looking worsted fabrics
showing a crepe effect have been
brought out this season and are selling
readily in suits and skirts, according
to the Dry Goods Economist Gabar-
dimes are also meeting with consider
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-03-14

This attractive waist design is for
Punch Work Embroidery, so popular
at the present time.
Stamped on 21a yards of 36-inch
Pure Imported White Linen 81 rs
Stamped on 2 yards of 39-inch
Lawn $500. ................. l.OO
Perforated Pattern, including all
necessary stamping materials. 20
Address orders to Embroidery De-
partment, of this paper
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-03-14
The Attraction.

"what do you think of this move
ment to encourage women to take up
farm work ?"
"Well. women always were attract
ed to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ameri-
can.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-03-14
True and Tried Recipes
Fancy Work and Cooking for the Season

The meringue should then be drop
ped on the pudding, the pudding dish
set in a moderate oven and the me-
ringue Drowned.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-03-14

bers of the Agricultural Clubs.
Washington, d. C.-The Depart
ment of Agriculture recommends that
in place of trip to Washington the
young prize winners of the Corn, Can
ming and Poultry, md other agricul-
tural clubs be given years course In
practical training at some agricultural
college. In case the young cham
pion's academic training would not
enable him to enter the agricultural
college of his state, more elementary
course in a school where agriculture
is taught or course in an agricultural
high school, are recommended.
The Department considers that such
courses have considerably more last
ing value for prize-winners and for the
agriculture of their sections than fly
ing trips to the Capital. The state
and local organizations which have
been paying for these trips have been
sincerely interested in developing
true appreciation of farming as bus
mess among the boy and girl farmers.
Some of these have already considered
this question and have decided on the
agricultural course as the more desir-
able prize.
One of the first persons to raise the
question as to whether the practical
training or the more SPECTACULAR trip
was preferable, was Willie p. Brown,
an Arkansas corn club prize winner.
Given his choice Of all the prizes Of
fered by the State, including a trip to
Washington, he selected a scholarship
giving him years tuition in an agri-
cultural school. This gave impetus to
the idea in Arkansas and now the big
gest annual prize offered the corn club
boys is scholarship given by the
Bankers Association. The same asso-
citation gives a similar scholarship. to
the girl champion Of the canning
clubs.
Other suggestions regarding prizes
have been made from time to time by
those who have been most interested
in thes clubs and understand the needs
of the boy and girl farmers. Some of
these suggestions are offered herewith
for the consideration Of others who
might care to profit by them.
Two Weeks Courses For County
Prizes.
While a years course with all ex-
penses paid is the suggestion OF the
Department for the biggest prize for
State winners, less extensive courses
might be offered to county winners. 1t
has been suggested that such counties
as care to give prizes, give one or
more short courses in the State agri-
cultural and mechanical colleges to
the fortunate county champions. These
courses are usually only two weeks
long and are held in winter or in sum-
mer. The training given is Of the most
practical sort, and the amount Of time
spent is no guage OF the amount of
benefit to he obtained. These short
courses have already been given as
prizes by certain counties, and have
proved most valuable 70 the young
people.
Large Cash Prizes Not Encouraged.
Large cash prizes are not to be en-
couraged according to those who have
worked with the young contestants.
Better suggestions are as follows:
A pair of registered pigs.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-03-14
a 4-year size

A Cool Summer Style. Ladies
Shirt Blouse. Pink wash silk with
simple stitching for a finish is here
shown in 1884. The design is also
suitable for madras, dimity, lawn, lin
en-, crepe, or gingham. The Pattern
is cut in 6 sizes: 80, 81, SO, 38, 40 and
AZ inches bust measure. 1t requires
2h yards of 36-inch material for a
36-inch size.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-03-14
Young Folks Department
LITERATURE

By Viola BOlhO, S35 Marion Ave. Grand Rapids Michigan
paper only gladly department..
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-03-14
Az riCuIfuraI Scholarships
Instead of Trips To Washington.

u. 5. Department of Agriculture Rec
Ommends the Former as the More
Valuable Prize for Youthful Mem
bers of the Agricultural Clubs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-30

and thereby saved the lives OF many
Topekans. This effective courage OF
Burns is tho subject Of a large paint
ing In Memorial Hall. and for years .
painting OF the same subject by 3. ;.
Reeder, who just recently died. was IN
the Shawnee county court house.
But let Mr.. BonebFalke tel the story
Those who wish to hear 1t should az.
tend the all day meeting Of the Olo
Settlers association in the First Pres
byterfan church next Saturday. This
date will be TOpeka's sixtieth birth
day and a time OF special interest to
pioneers.
The Old Settlers association was or
ganixed in 1875. All persons who have
lived in Shawnee county fifty years are
extended life membership. but all old
settlers, whether they have been In the
county fifty years or not, are urged
to attend the meeting. There wiz DO
plenty of well filled dinner baskets. The
annual "feeds'' of the OLD Settlers as
ISOLATION have become a thing OF local
fame. Everything is 1.-The kind mother
used to make
A program OF speeches. music and
recitation has been arranged. Arthur
Capper. governor-elect. Captain Joseph
Waters, DR.. J. C. McClintock and J. A.
Troutman viii speak. Mrs. Merrill
Mills and Mrs. w. D. Updegraff. grand
daughters Of ]. C. Gordon, will furnish
music, and there will be q recitation by
Miss NanOn Heron.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-30
BLOW UP BAD HILL
Topeka Auto Club and Farm
ers Plan Big Task
Belgian Benefit VIII Enter Into
Good Roads scheme.

Members of the Topeka Automobile
club and good roads enthusiasts will
spend Thursday assisting In the work
Of cutting away q hill on the Red
Line near Watson and adjacent to the
east line Of Shawnee county. The
county. commissioners will do the
blasting, the farmers in the vicinity
will furnish their teams and give their
time. and women Of Watson will pro-
vide q dinner which In itself will al
most repay the iaborers for FOR their ef-
from this dinner will go towards Bel
gian relief
Prominent Topeka business men
will put on overalls next Thursday
ting in q day in physical labor. They
Will provide themselves with gloves
for fear OF blistering their hands.
Those business men who are interested
in the cause, but who cannot get away
Tor the day, are asked to hire sub
The Red Line il picturesque, and
the cutting down Of the hill near Wat
son will be an improvement that will
be appreciated by both farmers and
autoists.
! Il the plan is carried out successful
~ q similar stunt will be tried on the
Topeka avenue road. south Of this
city.
A meeting Of the members of the
Topeka Auto club and other persons
interested, will be held at the Com
mercial club quarters tonight at 1880
o'clock for the purpose of making
definite plans for the work Thursday.
H. S. Putney is president OF the club.
A movement has been started look
ing towards connecting the Red Line
and Golden Belt with the Old and New
Santa Fe trails. It would be possible
for persons motoring on the Omaha
road to take any one Of the four roads
in question making connections at
Tonalra
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-30
new CHARITY PLAN.
CONTINUED from Page one.l

CONTINUED from Page One.J
make an allowance for the charity fund
to cover the cost Of employing secre-
tary and other incidental expenses COW
ering the cost Of maintaining the Of
flee. According to the committees re-
port the expense Of the Office will be a
salary Of 80 for the secretary. station
cry and the cost Of telephone service.
willing to Cooperate.
Practically all organized charities
in the city have agreed to operate UNI
der and cooperate with the secretary.
Eighteen organizations have been ap-
preached by the Commercial club
committee and with the exception of
one which is reported to be undecided.
all have agreed to the arrangement.
with the use Of the docket or card
index It would be easy to ascertain
whether or not the applicant had
formerly received assistance and what
Mr.. Goddard said this morning. The
applicant could be referred to tho Or
SANITATION from which assistance had
been given and the matter could be
handled in a systematized way"
Tho Topeka Provfdent association
has offered the use Of q room for the
office OF the secretary. This fact was
before tho commission as to whether
or not the plan of having the office
at the association building would be
practical.
In the allowance for charity work
for next year the amount OF 81, 500 has
been appropriated. The money is not
obtainable until January /. The mat
ter was referred to r. L. Bone, COM
missioner of finance. ~s
During the presentation OF the plan
the Commercial club offered to CO.
operate with the city in handling the
matter and maintaining the office OF
the secretary.
There will be a heavier demand
for charity this winter than last" Mr..
GODDARD said, ''but with organization
it could be provided for with the same
amount NJ money"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-30
Topeka Is 60 Years of Age Sat
urdsy, December 5.
And She Ii Still Bright, Smil-
ing and Growing!
0lD SETTLERS VIII CELEBRATE
Speeches and ~MOther Used to
Make" Dinner Planned.
Story Of Capital War Between
Topeka and Auburn.

Saturday. December 5, in the First
Presbyterian church. p. I. Bonebrake
will deliver a lecture on the war-not
the European war. but the war between
Auburn and Topeka.
A war between Auburn and Topeka!
Surely! Each city had ambitions to be
the capital of the state. The war spirit
ran high. There were night raids. Ar
tillery was taken and retaken- The ar
ti1lery in this case being six pound
brass cannon, which had been sent to
Kansas along with the Beecher Bibles
and rifles.
After being stolen from Topeka and
taken to Auburn. and then recovered
by Topeka from Auburn in a fight re-
sulting in near-bloodshed. this same lit
tie brass cannon did bloody and val
liable service for the free state cause,
q little later when the Kansans forgot
their ambitious rivalries and went to
resist the Price invasion. 1t was this
same little six pound brass cannon.
bravely manned by Ross Burns. that
held the road at the Battle Of the Blue
and three times repulsed rebel charge