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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-04
SHE IS CALLED AN OLD MAID.

reason of her own for remaining single. She may never have met tho man with whom she thought she could live happily and has shown her sense by her unwili ingness to risk joining her life to any but the one to whom she could give her whole heart. Or 1t may be that she is so absorbed in the study or occupation for which she has fitted herself that the thought of marriage and of giving up her work does not appeal to her. She has made her choice to suit herself and is as worthy of honor and respect as if in- stead she had elected to enter the mar ried state.
 Perhaps I am looking too much at the general question and not bestowing enough upon the individual problems of the one who has called this topic to our notice. How about the writer Of the let ter and her position7
 In the first place. let me say. In all kind iiness and consideration. that am afraid she is much too sensitive. Surely the opinion of persons undeserving of esteem should not have tho power to render her so unhappyi She must feel herself inf nitely their superior In breeding and in mind and can afford to disregard their rudeness as she would the barking of small dogs along her way.
 Stlll. am willing to eoneede that even the barking and yelplng of CUTS is at times extremely annoying. You cannot blame any one for trying to get away from such associations. but you could not look with much regard upon any one who flew into a rage at the dogs and tried to outdo their noise and drown 1t in the racket she her self made.
 In my opinion. the man who gave the advice to ." hand 1t back to them was an extremely poor counselor. Were she to reply to them in kind she would only sue ceed in placing herself on their level. She would gain no honor from them and she would sink fmmeasurably In her own self respsect- The reaction which would fol- low such storm of words " would ieavo her degraded in her own eyes. ashamed that she should have made herself the equal of those she despises.
 I do not believe that there exists in many places such contempt as she de- scribes as prevailing about her for the unmarried woman. think she could find NN'iiio ttiici iOSiiipn WutTc CftanllneSS OF body. mind. and morals, such as she strives for. the willingness to be friendly and kindly, the readiness to do her work to the best of her ability. and to live in peace with those near her would all be appreciated at their true value and where she would discover that 1t is the individual that counts. not the fact that she is either married or single With all my heart I wish her entire success in finding such place.
 In the meantime, would like to know the opinion of other Cornerltes in the mat ter. Have they found this contempt for the "old maid " among intelligent per sons? Do they think any reason exists for such an attitude of mind? And have they any counsel to offer G. P. in her own problemf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-04

and cook for perhaps an hour; 1t will be light Make sauce of butter and sugar. flour and salt and flavor with nutmeg or cinnamon. This is my favorite pudding.
 E. R." give this recipe with little hesitation. Frankly. 1t does not sound as if 1t would make good product, and there is an un- certainty as to the proportions which is not reassuring. Will some adventurous housekeeper who tries it let us know the result? The addresses asked for have al- ready heen sent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-04
Magazines for Reading Room.


 ,I AM in receipt of several communi- tb cations from different parties to
 whom our address has been kindly
 supplied by you with relation to
 our desire for magazines for our Indian pupils reading room. The woman to whom you gave our address has sent most kind donation of magazines which have given our pupils abundant enter tainment. Your kindness in the matter Is much appreciated and I wish to thank you for the same on behalf of our h. dian children and ourselves. F. A. T. Let me join my thanks with those of F. A. T. for the gift of the desired maga- zines and add my hope that other gen. erously disposed friends may be as lib- eral. The pictures and magazines are of great value in aiding the teachers in their work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-04
Wants an Air Cushion.

l saw in the Helping Hand that Mrs. E. B. W. has an air cushion to give. I would like to have it if she has not found some one else who needs 1t. I have friend who has not walked for five years, being crippled with rheumatism, and she needs an air cushion badly. l have some scraps of gingham and percale which I will gladly give MRS. My. C."
 am sorry to have to report that the air cushion has already been given away else where. Has some other Cornerite one to bestow upon the cripple from rheuma- tiSm?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-04

tlced that she says 1t Is inmaterial to her what breed of fowls Is sent so long as she can get some to help feed her husband. l hope her plea will receive an early and generous response.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-04

izers in social and welfare work, as di- rectors of charities, as members of com mittees for promoting improvement in so- cial and working conditions, as managers of political societies. as supervisors of civic and municipal rcform--to say noth-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-04
Rebort Was Controdicted.

ITO settle a dispute would like to in quire from you if the Duke of the Abruzzi was engaged to Katherine Elkins or to Kathleen Vanderbilt J. R. w"
 Some time ago the papers reported the engagement of the Duke of the Abruzzi to Miss Katherine Elkins. The report was contradicted and then repeated. I am not in position to state authorita- lively whether 1t was true or not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-04
Needless Dishes.

win you kindly give me the recipe for the Marion Harland nut loaf which takes the place of meat and send few more meatless dishes for one who Is not allowed to eat meat? The nut loaf I have reference to is the one you made for your Thanksgiving dinner and that
 was pronounced delicious. In return for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-04
Sachei of Rose Petals.

Can you give me recipe for a sachet of which the foundation is rose petals? l am drying my roses now: would 1t be best to put them into an air tight jar as soon as dried? MRS. K"
 An excellent filling for sachets consists of rose pot-pourri made by the directions I gave last week. When the rose petals are to be used to fill sachet bags of deli cate materials it is as we'll to omit the oils from the compound and to use only the spices, powders, etc., called for in the re- cipe supplied. By all means keep the rose petals in closed jar if you wish to pre- serve their fragrance to the utmost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-04

:. ence, you will find single women you know doing fine work in their various branches; taking positions IS heads of hospitals as doctors andnurses. as teach CTS and principals of schools, as profes- sors and presidents of colleges. as organ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-04

 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-04
An Inexpensive Pudding.

Here Is recipe of my own for an in- expensive pudding: Break up stale light or yeast bread dip with spoon from boiling beef soup or any other kind enough broth and the suet that rises to the top to moisten the bread. Stir together after having put in raisins and little salt nothing more. Turn into . double boiler
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-04
Busp Housewife Finds Leisure.

Busu HousepUe FH1ds Leisure.
 "As sat with my book beside the water this afternoon wished all busy house. mothers might have the same privilege, and the thought came to me that my plan might help some one else if I passed it along. So here give 1t for what it is worth: First of all. will say do all my own work-washing, ironing. and sewing for my husband. myself. my two sons of Is and 15 years of age. and my little girl. We all have good. hearty. outdoor appe- tites, and yet let me tell you how we eat on Sundays and are happy and well nour- shed. Our luncheon is simple-a good. filling salad with plenty of mayonnaise, cheese. fruit. etc, and a hot drink. The real meal of the day and the one which makes the day different is our chafing dish supper. This is quickly and easily pre- pared, but quite elegant. with the best china. shaded candles. etc. So many tempting and wholesome dishes are to be cooked in this way that there Is large
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-04
Luncheons for Serping Girls.

Please send me few dainty salad courses and luncheons to be served be- tween and 5 p. m. to a young girls sew ing. Also please give recipes for these and send at once. MRS. M l.. C.
 I am little puzzled by this request I suppose by young girls sewing" is meant class or company of girls en- gagged in sewing, but if seems odd to me to serve salads or" luncheons " at that hour of the afternoon. The correct thing in the way of food to offer at such time would be-tea or coffee. iced or hot, as the season demands. or chocolate. dainty sandwiches, cakes. and the like. If this correspond ent wishes anything more elaborate, trust she will let me know
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-04
Manv Pieces of Music.

have good many pieces of music. both vocal and instrumental. that will gladly give away. If thereis is anyone who wants to dispose of embroidery, tatting, crochet. etc.. shall be glad to have them write me. I always find pleasure in the talks with the Cornerites. How wish the [" voice with the smile could be cultivat- ed in every home! MRS. D. s. M
 This is a correspondent who Is sure to receive prompt replies to her kindly offer will supply her name to applicants in. closing stamps for reply.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-06

as principal and '1nts.est~
That said mortgage will he foreclcsed
by a sale OF the personal property in
such mortgage hereinafter described,
at public auction, agreeable to The
statutes in such ease made and pro.
vided, on the SE Quarter Of Section
AZ Township 1873, R. 80, County OF
I:arleigh, State of North Dakota! on
the 18th day of July, 1915, at the
hour OF 2 O'Clock p. m. of said day.
Said property being OF such nature
that it is impossible to move same
and such property will be sold where
it is now located and stands. The
property that will be sol! to satisfy
said mortgage is described as fol-
lows: .le t,ar
One % horse power J. I. Case In
CINE, complete; No. 1887.
One ,40x62 in. Case wood Separator,
| complete with drive belt. Nc
One s bottom John Deer Gang
Breaker and stubble Pillow.
One Steel 2Water Tank wi:AIfeump
and Hose.7 rse JpY ...gErc
EiECne Cook Shack and Car. aA
kHH q ~ ALBERT WALLER
5:2.1t 1tI u pMor,sases.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-06
PENSIONS,

North Dakota, in common with sew.
eral other states, has provided for
mothers pensions. Under the law
passed by the last legislature, sew
eral applications for aid have been
made. In the strict administration OF
such laws lies their merit.
Abuse of the privilege is, bound tc
work hardship upon the deserving
widows who find the struggle hard
when the home is robbed of tho
bread winner. .
Any woman who las one " more
children under her care and who ha:
been left without sufficient means can
be given IN allowance of 81 a month
for each child undercfourtcen Years
of age.
Mothers pensions are administered
through the county and are only
granted upon proof Of actual need be
ing furnished. When in the judg
ment Of the county court the allow
ance is not necessary or is being i'm
properly used, that tribunal can dis
continue the aid. Further safeguards
are thrown about the granting of the
pensions through an appeal to the dis
trict court.
This law only puts in a specitiI
form the manner of granting aiC
which has been in vogue for years
under the existing poor laws. 1t i;
merely a new form of legislation ir
the interests of the poor. and not The
%inncEation that some social workers
would have us believe.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-06
State News and Comment

While a Napoleon bride and groom
we're off on their honeymoon a thief
stole most of their wedding finery.
s.
Work has started on the grading
and surfa cling Of the streets at DICK
lnson, preparatory to oi!ing them.
=
W. C. Stephens, a farmer near Ha'
zen, has started a small nursery that
promises to develop into a large prop
o~sition.
The L~idgerwood commercial club
invited the Old Settlers association
of Richland county to hold its 1916
meeting in that town.
The North Dakota Record says that
a couple of Napoleon newly-weds,
| while soiourning in Mitchell, 5. d.,
had their wedding tinery stolen, Nor
al: See North Dakota first
Mrs. Mary CAN'T Lindsay, aged %,
for years a teacher in the schools of
Lockport, n. V. and who eleven years
ago married John c. Lindsay. a veal
thy farmer, and who is a sister Of
Mrs. Davis Dunlap Of Michigan, \. D.,
died Wednesday night at Lackport,
\. D., after an extended illness.
s.
Hillsboro was selected by the North
Da kOta German Lutheran conference
as the place for the next annual meet
ing at the session just ended at Will
low City. One of the most import
ant steps taken by the conference
was a decision to appropriate $4,000
for home mission work in North Da-
kota and South Dakota. About l09
delegates attended the session.
s.
I Convicted of m~anslaughter, Mrs.
Hans Sogge Of Miunewaukan will ap-
peal to the supreme court. Mrs. Sog-
ge is seriously i'll, and it is doubtful
if she will ever be called upon TO
serve the sentence that was imposed
upon her when she was found guilty
of participating in the murder Of her
grandchild, the baby Of Mrs. Elmer
Jones. Mrs. Jones and her husband
also we're convicted.
Three AuStrians, escaping from
Canada, we're arrested just north OF
Grand Forks late Wednesday and are
being held in the county Jail pending
the action OF the United States imm!-
grafton officials.
e. T. w. Peterson. United States
i'm migration inspector. is in Grand
| Forks, looking after the case. and
his report will be forwarded to Wash
ington. II is probable that all three
of the aliens will be deported.t
$
J Death came to the Youngest daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Yrs. F. {. Root at
Oakes. The accident happened in a
lrather peculiar way. The little one
was sitting on its sisters lap. look
ing at a book OF pictures, when all at
once she gave a Sudden lap OF jog
| and felt on tire carpsted floor on her
head. The shock rendered the little
| one unconscious and, while DR.. Bras
ted did everything ,ie could to revive
her, she never regained tslscious.
ness. The parents and fdnily are
affected. A05ie had just
reached the age Of II months. -
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-06
NOTICE OE~ CHAIIEL~M0R1GAGE
SALE.

Notice is hereby given, That de-
fault. has Fbeen4 HI do. in2the conditions
OF THAT certain chattel mortgage
made by Oloff p. Olson, Harry Hogue
and August Hogue, OF Bismarck,
County of Burleigh and State OF
North Dakota, mortgagors, to Albert
Wall, Mortgage, dated April list.
1914, to secure the following indeot'
edness, to-wit: One promissory note,
dated April 1st, 1914, for $1174.40, due
Nov. -. 1914, drawing interest at the
rate of 10 per cent from date until
paid. which mortgage was filed in
the office Of Register of Deeds Of Bar
leigh County, North Dakota, on the
2nd day Of April, 1914, which default
is Of the following natures fto,yit:
That the said mortgagor has failed
to pay the debt according 80 the ten
ure of Said note and that there is
due and unpaid thereon the sum OF
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-06
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Writes Of the
. Bad Lands

Medora. y. D., July 5.-What caus-
ed the weird formations known as the
Bad Lands? That is the question so
often asked by persons on their first
visit to this goblin land. Next will
be heard: What strange forma-
tons"
It's a most difficult matter for the
Christian to get away from the Ma
sonic account OF the making of our
earth and its asa: And on the sew
enth day God ended his work which
he had made" :" . 8 With all due
respect TO the Christians, may we be
permitted to ask, may not this Ma
sonic account Of the creation be one
Of the c~cs1rogonic myths taken from
old Assyrian hero tales?
What must be considered in speak.
ing OF. the formations in the Bad
Lands is. Time. We must think OF
the earth as millions Of years old;
perhaps so old that we cannot com
Dute its age. Many there are who
were made by the Great Architect in
the seven days: patted out by hand,
as our mothers do potato cakes. Per.
sonally, after living in this strange,
+ fantastic land for more then 80 years,
we have 2 different opinion. Not for
ono n.om2nt do we claim Il idea &c
te correct. The potato cake idea
; may be the correct one. W. know
how often we have been wrong in our
ciusions.
A few years since. this place was
visited by many sayants from all
parts of the world. These geologists.
hundreds of them, went to view the
lands To look at these men makes
SUI tremble. We wiw get courage to
ask these great men their opinion oil
what caused the Bad Lands. The an
swer was Floods" When We ven
tured to doubt the statement We were
simply %quenched. Nevertheless, we
still think these biologists may have
been mistaken.
Standing in the valley, at Medora
looking at the hills, on each side OF
the river, we find them to be 800 feet
nigh, with a nine-foot vein of Goa
near the base, and several smaller
ones extending almost to the top
Taking a level to the top Of the hills
and levelins across the river we find
the opposite hills the same height
Leveling from the coal vein We find
the one on the other side on the
same level, and. the same thickness
Examining the soil on the table lands
on each side we find it to be the
same age. Near the top of the buttes
gravel of the old river bed is found
showing that the stream was once
rear the top of the hills Our poiE
ion is. that in ages ,ons scne ~ there
wa. no Little Missouri river: tha1
tao c. ntry was all }eve. and the Goa
Iyeln vas continuous from What is
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-06

FEEDING BY CLOCK.

Unique methods Of farming, where
by considerable hard physical work il
decreased. have been found to exist
| on the estate OF State Senator Olive!
A. Newton, one Of the most prosper
Gus and best known farmers in Della
ware. @
That the long ago days Of haro
work and early rising as a boy have
never been forgotten by Senator New
ton is eyinCed By the methods he EN-
p!oyS in working his farm. No long
er does he rise before daybreak tC
feed his livestock. Senator Newton
has devised a scheme which has beer
in use on his farm for several years
whereby his livestock is fed and wa
tered by clockwork, thus permittin:
him to enjoy a few more minutes OF
morning sleep whih other farmers
are up and about caring for theil
animals.
A clock in Mr.. Newton's bedroom
feeds hi mules, horses and cattle a
exactly the anne minute every day
The feed is placed on shutters direct
~ over the feeding bins of each ami
NAL the night previous, and at feed
ing time, by . cIockwork arrange
ment a spring is released which il
turn pulls a wire that releases a lev
e. at the barn and Immediately every
shutter drops and the animals ca
start in on their morning meal.
In ali the years this scheme has
been in operation it has never failed
to deliver a meal on time, and as Mr.
Newton says. it's 4 very convenient
arrangement on a cold, winter morn
ing.
I Senator Newton is now recognized
is an authority upon all agriculture
matters. has served for years as q
member of the state board of agricul
ture, and at the last session of the
Delaware legislature he was chair
man Of the senate committee on agri
culture.
Years ago, before the automobile
and modern labor saving devices
made their advent on the farm. le
was, as a boy, a farmland employee
in lower Delaware. Then he made a
mighty resolve that when he, grew tc
be a man he was going to be a sue
cessful farmer, and was going to be
one farmer, to take life easy
Those were the days when farmins
called fox much physical effort, ant
the boy had more than a speakin
acquaintance With genuine hard work
1t wa part Of his duties to rise from
bed early to prepare the morning feed
for the livestock and chickens. .
sNoWs.th rrangenlentslle employs
on his, farm for feeding his stock is
but n Oh. -the-many labor saving
/ lans established there. g. .
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-06

low ere, side aG tsArfperZto the 9TH
err see, Taking t,eigfeNei srcin the
r.. Il Fryburg Iilftos Seminal i:utte
it is found e1he aley.tS.is atoIrc Tie
salI:, end this infts ls t. believe
tn: tire country through raiiirh the
Little Missouri ifs GtrsAor ruaS was
once all a p-airie.courtTs.i From
the changes W~hie'D~hiya2 acEn ',tutlcad
here in 80 yeirs, it's reasonable to
think that in the long ago tiIla a
small washout started on the Pig
Missouri river. which continued to
grow and. as time vent by. The Little
Missouri was formed, as We see. it TO-
day. IS the channel became deeper
the coal veins became exposed, Then
they became ignited by spontaneous
combustion. as we have known it II
do in our day. This burning coal
caused the ground above to disinte.
| CRATE and fall down; ral,G would
wash it away and a chasm would be
formed. which would coIt'nle, back
from rthe river until more coal was
| exposed and ignite. This burning has
been going on for thousands Of years,
there is no doubt. Again, tlIe ye,e
ments would cause the ground. most
ly clay, to Slide, leaving buttes, as
seer today. But these bnttes, too
are constantly changing. Some have
soft sand rock on top, which helps
keep the shape for a time, bit even
the sand rock disintegrates and falls
as the support below it is washed
away. 4 ~
| Since our time here VIC know OF
small breaks in the river side which
have formed ravines 80 feet deep by
100. wide and extending inland 70!
hundreds CT feet. II such can D'
done in 80 years, what could be d9Ie
in thousands OF years.
a study of ethnology teaches thai
each country makes its own people
That is. the mOda of life and it,. in
tellectual culture Of a peaple are
shaped by the characteristic features
Of the land in which it dwells; mer
in . mountainous country are diffsr
ent than those in a plains country
The ancient Assyrians, whose early
home was near the head Of the Per
sian gulf, retained some Q fthe plains
country characteristics when the.
moved to the mountainous country
near the head waters o fthe Tirgs
this was especially shown in thei1
mode Of building;;sthey never got en-
tirely away from sundried brick. AS
ages go by will not the nature of the
Bad Lnads haveasome effect on thu
character of those who grow to man
hood here. We can now see what {
fascination these Ibuttes have fol
those who have lived among then
even for the short space of 25 years
Such say: mo prairie for me-" IT,
noticeable, too, that those who have
moved away and come back, always
say: Nov | am at home
The valley Of the Little Missouri
is found to be over an artesian basir
and excellent soft water a Zoe got
ten at a depth of from 200 to 800
feet. Many wells are now being drill
ed. Those who visit the Fad Land:
so years from now will find a lane
flowing with milk and honey. Vile
! fruits grow now in great varieties