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Arizona republican., 1914-04-26

Hive. tho Marx X Haas Clothing Company Of St Aos WI" make this brand of trousers nave d Sp ., d,c. sed o notch that the aors III se"hs W
 ,s can match each perfectly and avoid any chdce " making mistakes This perfect hang to the u
 A ,:s ,;rrcs always match the fabric both in color and design It's just small matter hut Will serve 'o ' the house n these little detdiis Third all stripes matched so that they aoAos r, bothba front an art tiHie iequit" talorng If the stripes don't follow the crease t"e not nerfect Note point when you come i'll |" '0 " MARX Trousers
Arizona republican., 1914-04-26

,, the uons won't off-because each button IS se-
 d r thirtvwo separate and distinct stitches and then t ends are tied double knot There are no loose threads buttons stay on
 Fifth MARK made with three men tuh- ~ t snarantees perfect drop the shoe and helps materially in the of the uouser
 sxth And then addition all this you VII! lind the "uh 1 Uais+-3and" on every pair of MARXMADE Trousers This naened device found no other uouse hoos
 the belt in proper place It does away With unsghE torn
 ,+ looms Ii makes fit perfectly at the mp most desirable feature Many who in the past nave louho nconvenien belts Will find great satsactoh Ill tue .yu t-Band"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05

- equahy ingenious contrivances. Messages
49, Ten reproduced by photography upon films
,euuceu TO the smallest possible size which the
oiros carry and which weigh the mere fraction
of an ounce.
hecenuy there appeared an account of the cap
lure OF a German spy. He was riding on a train
IN belgium The spy noticed that he was under
surveillance and h%urriedly wrote the information
ne mad In his possession and released his winged
messenger from the window Of the train. The
spy was captured, but the message could not be
stopped.
THESE messengers of war sometimes are called
carrier pigeons. They are not. Carrier pigeons
lack the instinct that enables the homers to re-
turn to their cote. Carrier pigeons are only for
the purpose of display at pet stock shows.
Many nations have established pigeon posts,
where birds are trained to fly from one city to
another, or from one island to another. They
are much faster than train or steamboats, and a
message is much safer in their care. They are
numbered today as one of the most deadly mes
sengers of war.
The first news of the siege of Ladysmith, dur
ing the Boer war. was carried by homing pigeons.
The pigeons used at Ladysmith were taken from
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05
SEIZED A GERMAN MEAL

Incidents of soldier life in the fighting zone are
read eagerly in London. How a small party OF
British cavalry cheated some Germans of their
supper is told in the following words:
"a small party were out ON reconnaissance
work, securing woods and searching the country
side, Just about dusk a hail of bullets came upon
our party from a small spinney of fir trees on the
side of a hill. We instantly wheeled off as If We
were retreating, but, in fact, we merely pretended
to retire and galoped around across plowed land
to the other side OF the spinney, fired on the men
ming out of their supper ROOM leaving a finely
cooked repast of beefsteak, onions and fried pota-
toes all ready and done to a turn with about fifty
bottles of lager beer, which was an acceptable rel
ish to our meal. Ten OF our men gave chase and
returned for an excellent feed"
The same writer gives an account of a speech
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05

of an old French squire, a retired general Who III
tertained the troops at his house ne sayo'
The old gentleman's two daughters nelpeN W
wait on the men, and after the meal was over the
general said: "a d,
"My dear comrades, let me. so call you h
an old soldier who fought against Prussia torty'
four years ago. l was then a captain OF curas-
siers-who welcomes you to his house win a
heart full of emotion and in a voice trembling
with sympathy and thick with tears. You honor
me by this visit. In the midst of all your trials
and privations you have a soldiers heart and
courage and cheerfulness. By your wounds l
know your sufferings. You see me old, but l am
active and glad to be honored by your sharing
such as / can offer you. France can never repay
the debt she owes to England for giving to us her
best and bravest sons. My father was killed In
the war of 1870 at the battle OF Sedan
1T was a picture to see the grand old veteran,
with faltering voice, strike the mems hearts by
the first phrase, My dear comrades but when he
raised his glass and gave The king and queen of
England the men stood up and tears chased each
other down their cheeks. Then the parish priest
said a few kind words of welcome and invited
the party to attend benediction in the little church
which adjoins the park of the general. This was
a happy thought, for Protestants. Episcopalians
and Presbyterians joined with Catholics in a SOL
emn service of devotion under circumstances
which show how easily, under stress of trial and
adversely, the barriers OF class and creed fall
down"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05

ers, the weavers of exquisite cloths,
the makers of red shoes and beaded
camel trappings-are mostly Arabs or
native Christians.
Time turns back ten centuries as
one enters these narrow nosy shop
ping streets which stretch through
Bagdad. Walk with me an hour and
enjoy the shifting panorama. Let
yourself be drawn along the current of
men, mules and granting camels. To
shut out the Arab u a vaulted roof
of brick is built, arching overhead,
turning the narrow, crowded streets
into long tunnels; through these sub
t~erraneanlike passages o the mul.
titude, and for miles along each side
stretches the row of tiny stalls, hardly
larger than telephone booths, all
stuffed full Of merchandise. Cross.
legged before each booth, his wares
piled high about him, sits the Jew or
Arab merchant. To and fro surges the
shouting, sitting human stream, stop
ping to paw at goods and haggle over
the price. Arab women, their brown
faces screened behind the eternal yash.
max, pull aside their veil with one
hand and with the other upset the or
dered piles Of goods-just as their sis
tiers in America do-and then pass on
to the next booth to talk down the
price.
Everyone Yells "5arIak."
Here, as in Pipe Street." Picking,
the men who sell the same sort of
wares seem to seek the same streets,
that they may watch each other. The
narrow passages are crowded and
blocked by the huge bales of wool
borne on the backs of grooming Kur-
dish mammals" who carry loads that
would balk a husky donkey,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05
Everyone YeIIs "earIak."
Wooden Beads.

Children always like beads, and
their stringing passes many hours
safely and happily. At the same time,
the children gain a knowledge of color
and color combination and form from
the bead work. Large wooden beads
are the easiest for the small child to
thread on a piece of stout thread, The
end can be waxed, or a b~lunt-ended
needle can be used. These beads, half
an inch in diameter. are sold at is
cents for three dozen, or 40 cents a
gross. They are shaped In spheres
cubes and cylinders and are colored
red, orange. yellow, green, blue and
violet.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05
HOUSEHOLD
YQyESTIOhs

To clean a polished table that has
been marred by having had a hot dish
placed upon it rub it with camphorat-
ed oil.
To clean tinware dampen a cloth,
dip it in common soda and rub the
ware briskly, after which wipe dry.
To overcome the annoyance of the
hands perspirirg when doing fine
sewing battle them with strong alum
water.
To lengthen the life of a comb wash
it in soapy water before using it, and
when it is dry rub it with a little
olive oil.
To restore their natural color to
ivory knife handles that turned yell
low rub them with %turpentine.
To preserve clothespins and clothes
lines and keep them flexible and dura-
BILE boil them a few minutes and then
dry them quickly. This should be
done twice a month.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05
Stuffed Celery.

Thoroughly clean perfect stalks Of
celery and v with ice until crisp.
Mix to a cream one-quarter pound OF
roquetort cheese, one-half pound Of
cream cheese, one tablespoonful Of
butter, one ~teaspoonful Of Worcester.
shire dressing, one-eighth teaspoonful
of paprtka and one teaspoonful OF
finely chopped olives, STUFF celery
with this mixture and serve ice cold
on lettuce leaves. After the celery IL
stuffed cut it into two-inch lengths.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05
TO GET BEST OUT OF COFFEE
Method Of Preparation Has Much to
Do With Success In This I'm.
p%ortant Matter.

There are two points necessary In
getting the best out of coffee. One
Ia, Of course, to get all that is good.
The other is not to get what is bad.
The best preparation of CO. 3e ex-
tracts the aromatic oils and eliminates
coffee-tannin 20 practically nothing.
In the first place the housewife
must see to it that her coffee is finely
ground. But, having had 1t practical
ly pulverized, she must be careful
that 1t is quickly used or confined in
air-proof, moisture-proof jars, other
wise the oil will escape into the air
and will absorb moisture.
In the actual preparation Of the
beverage, however, the important
thing is to brew the coffee. "Brewed'
coffee is not cooked" In the process
Of brewing the oils are extracted
from the flbrous tissue, whereas when
coffee is boiled or cooked" the fiber
is stewed in and the flavor and purity
Of the liquid is damaged. Tie water
must be boiled; the coffee must not.
'"NS' az 'hS Doliih5 pOlhL ShOulu NC
poured on the coffee, but 1t should
not stand too long, and it sh uld not
get chilled.
The elimination of the coffee-tannin
is best brought about in the filtration
or drip method Of preparing coffee.
When brewed in this way the coffee
contains only 20 Of a grain of coffee,
tannin per cup, rs against 2.90 grains
by five minutes sleeping in the perco
lator method.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05

I'm all the romantic Orient, from
Tokyo to Teheran, there is'no other
spot where a white man feels the
grip of the East as in Bagdad's
splendid bazaars, writes Frederick
Simpich in the Los Angeles Times.
For a thousand years swarthy men
in abbas, turbans and red shoes have
bought, fought, bartered and sold,
wheedled and cheated in this famous
market-for ages mule and camel cara.
ans have come down from Persia,
bringing rare shawls, rich rugs, bales
Of silk, wool and tobacco.
Here, too, as in American cities,
eager keen-eyed Jews hold trade in
their practiced grip. Father Abraham
himself was once a familiar figure in
these parts, and $4,000 of his chosen
people make Bagdad their home. One
Bagdad Jew, grown rich from the
opium trade, is now in the British par
lament.
Armenians and Arabs, in ~tarbooshes
and fancy belts, strive also for their
share of Bagdad's business; but the
big things go to Jews. The men who
work with their hands-the brass beat
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05
Apple Slump.

Pare and slice your apples, sweeten
to taste, add cinnamon and a little
salt. Prepare a crust as follows:
Two cupfuls flour, two level teaspoon
fuls baking powder, one teaspoonful
salt, sifted together. Mix thoroughly
with this two tablespoonfuls shorten
ing, wet with milk or water until a
soft dough. Place over apples. Make
three or four cuts in top, to allow
steam to escape, and bake. Serve
with molasses sauce or with sugar
and cream.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05
Linear Measure.

The Frenchman and the American
had gone a considerable distance in
animated discussion concerning the
merits of their respective countries.
Neither would make any concessions.
"Of course" finally said the French
man in desperation, you will con
cede that there is only one Eiffel tow
er and that we have it," Certainly
agreed the American, "and | am
mighty glad, for 1t has given us a
means for measuring our skyscrapers.
We now say In New York that a build.
ing is two %eiffels. or three or four, as
the case may be-"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05

Take three small pork sausages and
dip in cold water for a few minutes.
Now slip of the skin and form thu
meat into fiat cakes. Fry in a small
pan until nicely Drowned. Pour OF
the surplus fat and add one-half cup
full Of leftover tomatoes, a little
chopped peppers and. if mixture is too
thin, a little rolled cracker meal may
be added. AS soon as hot serve on a
heated plate and press small toast
points around edge.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05
White Fruit Cake.

To make an especially delicious
cake of the lasting variety cream
together one cupful of butter and
two cupfuls of sugar and add
one cupful of milk. Sift three
cupfuls of -four and one tea
spoonful of baking powder three
times and add to the mixture and stir
well. Slice very thin one pound OF
citron, blanch N pound Of almonds
and chop fine and crate one medium
sized fresh cocoanut and add to the
mixture with n wineglassfui Of
white wine, stirring enough to mix
only. Last fold in the beaten whites
of eight eggs. Bake in two loaves and
cook In a moderate oven.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05
plshWashIna Wisdom.

While spending the day with a
friend On a farm last summer, | no.
ticed a clever little arrangement Of
hers in washing dishes. The water
was piping hot, as it should be, and
in the middle of the dishpan she set
a small deep pitcher full of hot suds
for the silver. This obviated the
need Of ~plunging her hand down to
the bottom of the dishpan, as I have
always done, and also kept the silver
from collecting grease.-McCall's
Magazine.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05

sitting at the tea table n afternoon
with the justice and his wife, and, all
unconscious of any w%rongdoing, be-
gan to talk about a case that was
awaiting the decision Of the court.
The wife of the justice exhibited is
much alarm and distress as though
a live dynamite bomb had been in
troduced into the company, but she
could not catch her visitors eye and
stop her.
i hope" said the prattling visitor.
that you will decide 1t in favor Of the
" company, because, If YOU don't the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05

a simple service. The monks vision
was his reward for ordinary work
well done. Commonplace tasks be-
conn great achievements when per
formed with all our might. The SOL
der dying In the trench--is he not
equal to the king on the throne? To
do common things in a perfect man
ner is a truer sign of religion than to
do great things in an imperfect man
ner. The despised ordinary relation
ships of life may be the rounds in the
ladder that reaches to the skies.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05

price of the stock auntie left me will
go down."
The justice froze stiff. He as
sumed what his wife calls his "prls-
oner-at-the-bar manner" as he stood
up. He was as grave and as stern
as could be and he nearly scared the
young m to death as he said:
MY dear child, you must never
speak on such 8 subject to me again.
| am going to leave the room now
as a mark Of my ~displeasure at the
disrespect you have shown me and
my position and If you are ever so
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05
R,wards OF The commonpIaoe.

IF you want to go anywhere you
have TO start from where you are"
said Burke. First steps are as i'm
portant as last steps. Starting from
where one is involves a right under
standing OF the commonplace. A great
motive invests every deed with sig
nihcance. Murillo painted Angels
Kitchen. The convent porter. faith
full to his humble duties, finds the
kitchen filled with angels, each doing
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05
Mrs. shucks Knew.

AN we went to a big department
shop" said Uncle Jed, on his return
home IAN we got into one O. them
ere things wot whizzes ye clean up
to the top-wot in tarnation is their
name, maj" Shop-lifters, ~Jedediar.'
Mrs. Shucks replied.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05
For Your Bean Pot.

To clean the bean pot thoroughly
put two large handfuls OF washing
soda In it and place in a large covered
kettle. Now completely cover it with
cold water and allow to boil for almost
half an hour. Then wash in the usual
way,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05
DIGNITY OF SUPREME COURT
Member Of That High Body Must
Maintain II Wherever He May
Happen to Be.

How the justices of the United
States Supreme court deal with any
attempt at an assault upon the con
fidences of the court was disclosed to
an indiscreet young oma who was
visiting at the house of an associate
justice Of the court who had known
her since she was a child. She was
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05

thoughtless again as to refer to the
business of the court In my presence,
| shall see that you are never ad-
mitted to the house afterward."-
Worlds Work.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05

bound tight to the
birds legs. Releas-
Ing the bird, his
message is started
to its destination
with a speed that
only wireless or tele-
raj can rival.
Messages can be
fastened to birds in
ways,
a r o u n d t h e tail
feathers, under a
wing, about the leg
or secretly marked
by plucking a GER
tain feather, the
painting of certain
feathers and many
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05
Blend of Strong odors.

And the odor! 1t is that odd smell
not easy to describe which is waited
up from all oriental bazaars, where
half-naked men, cooking food, tobacco
smoke and the stencil of perspiring
animals are blended.
And all around the strife for life
keeps up,
This Arab boy of six is selling
sweets from his big fiat tray. The can
dy is made from pistachio nuts and
date Juice. and in shrill tones he
shrieks the merits Of his sticky, fly
catching mess. ~odd-looking vegetables
picked in vinegar are carried
through the streets In wooden tubs
balanced on the heads of women, for
sale to the mammals.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05
Nuue Fru,ts.

Take n pound of mixed fresh
fruits; cut into dice; soak for Is
minutes in sherry; add them to a
quart of lemon ice; mix we'll and
freeze.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05

the lofts at Durham and Pietermaritzburg and In
view of the great service which they performed 1t
is of more than passing notice. The dumb mes
sengers were used in the signal service of this
country during the war with Spain. In the French
army are mere than three hundred thousand
trained pigeons and more than six hundred thou
sand in the postal service which can be utilized in
time of war. Germany has more than two hundred
and fifty thousand well trained fiers and it, too,
has its pigeon posts that can be utilized by the
government.
During the Russo-Japanese war an automatic
camera was fastened about the breast Of a pigeon
and accurately timed to make photographs in the
air.
When a homer is released, it rises rapidly into
the air, flying in large circles, apparently getting
it's bearings. After rising several hundred feet 1t
will circle to a point directly above the place
whence it was released, then dart in a straight
line toward its home, bearing the important docu-
ments to its government. A pigeon cannot be
81 On 0DU
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05

Everybody yells the tiresome word
~"barlak!" which means get out of my
way" Camel drivers from their Sc
ure and lofty perch shout the word
insolently, as their great crablike
creatures stalk steadily through the
throng. Turkish oficers-or foreign
consuls-squeezing through the mass
of men and animals in their arabanas,
hear the Arab drivers shout the warn
ing word. "Barlak, effendi," is the way
it's put If the man in ones path be
more than mere clay. Barlak! For
1900 years the crowded, dusty, bus
thing bazaar has echoed to the hurry
ing cry. The crowd pushes and ell
bows like the human flow through an
In" sign at a subway entrance.
Public Life centers There.
The real public life of Bagdad cen
ters in the bazaars and coffee houses.
and on a busy trading day the crush is
terrific. And men live, move and make
money now just as in the palmy days
of the Arabian Nights, when Haroun-
al-Raschid ~frequented the coffee
houses of Bagdad, and the early Baby
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05
A PARADOX.

Childhood presents many paradoxes," asserted
the bachelor.
friend.
"A spoiled child may be extremely fresh"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05

lonian kings toured the towns of Mes,
opotamia. The graphic tales told in
the Old Testament about the early set
tiers of this country are easily verified,
for nothing has changed. Here in the
bazaar, for instance, sits a wrinkled
but active person mending tishnets.
Like the old apostles, the latter-day
C%haldeans of Bagdad enjoy fishing in
the Tigris, and every morning they
bring their catch to the bazaar, giving
one-tifth as 1.-THE to the government.
In a narrow, noisy gallery leading
off from the main bazaar are the tent
makers; just beyond, 300 half-naked
men hammer away fourteen hours a
day making red shoes and sandals;
heal by are the makers of fancy belts,
and enc mar sells red fezzes-made in
Austria. Next is a harness maker, who
turns out the camel and donkey trap
pings, all respondent in shell and bead
work
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05

A GREAT DIFFERENCE.
You always advised against speculation? ?"
YES" returned Mr.. Dustin Stax.
you never played the market yourself?"
NO. sir. ] never played 1t. / worked It,"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05

trained to fly to any
point, but it can be
trained to be taken
hundreds of miles
from its home, re-
leased on battle
fields and return to
its original home
with great haste.
The pigeons were
almost displaced by
the inv o
wireless t~elegraphy,
but a bird can be
carried easily where
a wirele s S outfit
would too
bulky and could
never be taken. A
SPY can release a
g in the face
of the enemy when
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05

he could not dare to try wireless w." IL hirds of
to the bird. The messengers are N"
war, not peace.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-07-18
SPORT.

Aviator Heinrich Oelrich broke the
worlds altitude record at Leipsic, as
cending $4,000 feet in his biplane.
Al Kaufman, a San Francisco pugil-
ist, one-time seriously considered
prime timber for heavyweight cham
pionship honors, announced at San
Francisco his permanent retirement
from the ring
Percy F. Barnes of Seattle, driving
in the Rose City speedway automobile
races, made a new worlds record for
twenty-five miles at Portland, Ore,
over dirt track, doing the distance
in 22:07 1-5. The former record,
22:26 3-5, was made by Disbrow at
San Jose dirt track, April IA. 1912.
Half a million Parisians celebrating
the anniversary of the fall of Bastile
at the presidents annual review OF
the Paris garrison, saw twenty mill
tary aeroplanes rise at the far end
of the Longchamps race course, and
in perfect alignment of fours fly at
full speed past the presidential stand.
The German Davis cup tennis team,
consisting of Otto Froitzheim and Os-
car Kreutzer, will meet the winning
naticn of the Australasia Canadian
contest in the second round of the in
ternational cup series on the turf
courts of the Allegheny Country Club
near Pittsburg, Pa, July 3O-31 and
Aug. l.
Fighting gamely to the very last
n. l.
that would have crushed any ordinary
fighter before the halfway stage,
Stanley Yoakum of Denver went
down to defeat by knockout in the
nineteenth round of his battle with
Charlie White of Chicago at the
Stcckyards stadium in Denver