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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24
SYSTEM IN THE HOME
EXCELLENT IDEA MUST NOT BE
CARRIED TO EXCESS.
Careful Preparation Of Menu Is De-
sirable, But Like All Good Things
There Is a Possibility Of Its
Being overdone.

Carefully planning and writing out
menus at least three meals in advance.
and marketing for the same, is abso-
lutely essential in housekeeping eff
cheney If a expects to keep her
youth, beauty, good health and sunny
disposition.
am told by some that women do
not like the word System" Neither
do | when it is so ironclad that, If my
husband asked me to take a little spin
with him after luncheon so we could
both get a little fresh air, l would have
to stay home and follow out my Reg
ularly Planned System!" The butter,
cream, bread, etc, could quickly be
taken care of and the dishes to be
washed certainly would not run away
1--WE often wish they would) and would
be done with greater ease for the
change and fresh air which we have
enjoyed. Yes, l thoroughly believe in
a system, and so does any w%ell-organ-
lied business organization; but let 1t
be a flexible one when in the hands Of
the women who think.
No wonder women veal out! They
either carry the house around on their
two shoulders from morning till night
or they forget it entirely. There is a
happy, helpful medium. Let us take a
pad and pencil and go to the refrigera-
tor after breakfast and make a note
of just what food is there in left
overs" Then decide where these may
be used in any one of the next three
meals; maybe the outside stalks OF
celery are there which will make a fine
cream of celery soup for luncheon or
dinner. Now plan and write out on a
card (Which is kept in your card index
back of menus each of these menus,
and on another slip write the neces-
sary grocery order; at the same time
see If any of the staples, such as sugar,
tea or coffee, rice, ETC., must be re-
plenished, and write these down also.
If you know exactly what is wanted
once or twice, or even three times a
week, this order can be telephoned; at
other times it is necessary to go to
market to compare foods and prices,
know values and become skillful in
marketing. Besides, 1t is a great adj
vantage to have personal acquaintance
with the butcher, the baker and the
c~andlestick maker"
Now, with this done, prepare all
these meals as far in advance as pos
sible. such as meats, desserts, ETC., so
that your work can be all pigeon-holed,
as it were. Very little time then is
needed in preparation of any one Of
those three meals at the last moment.
Alice Critchell Kirk, in the Philadel-
phia Ledger.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24
BLAMES CAT FOR SHIPS LOSS
Captain Says Feline on Schooner Was
Cause of Collision of
Hatteras.

Newport News, Va.-Capt. Roland F.
CULLEN, whose three-masted schooner
William ]. CULLEN, was sunk off Cape
Hatteras, after a collision with the
Norwegian steamer LAZY, W again
will take a cat to sea. He attributed
the accident, which nearly cost his
life and the lives of the eight mem
bers of his crew. to a gray cat which
he had aboard.
1--WE shipped for 25 years, and al
ways have taken along dogs" Captain
CULLEN said. Just before l started
from Baltimore for Mayport, Fla.
somebody stole my dog. So got a
cat, a gray cat. Cats are bad luck.
| guess. This was my first accident
The cat was lost"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24

One loaf bread, one quart oysters,
one-half cupful melted butter, two Ia
blespoonfuls butter, two tablespoon
fuls flour, one cupful milk, salt and
peppe to taste, one lemon, parsley.
Cut the top from loaf of bread.
remove crumbs, brush inside of case
with melted butter and place in a slow
oven to become crisp. Prepare top in
same way and fasten to crust. Dry
oysters and chop them. Keep ten of
the oysters out. Blend butter and
flour in a sauce pan owe fire, stir in
milk and keep stirring until it boils.
Season nicely with salt and pepper
and lemon juice. Add oysters, make
very hot and turn into bread case.
Heat whole oysters and lay them on
top. Garnish with parsley and serve
at once. Dreamed chicken may be
used in place of oysters.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24

pertinent of keeping the whole Of this
famous battalion behind the line, and
training all ranks as officers. AS they
reached a certain standard of progress
they were given commissions and
drafted to regular battalions. l made
careful inquiries as to how this ex-
pertinent had worked out in practice.
One corps commander told me he had
received a large number of these new
officers from the Artists Rifles, and
that with extremely few exceptions
they had turned out admirably.
A love of cleanliness is one of the
strongest traits in the ~Anglo-Saxon
race The best Of troops speedily lose
their pride and s~elf-respect If they are
obliged to live in filthy surroundings,
amidst which it is impossible for them
to clean themselves, their uniforms
and equipment. The conditions in
Flanders throughout the winter have
been about as bad as any troops have
ever had to face. The army medical
corps took the problem in hand and
has shown remarkable skill and in
%genuity in its solution.
Bath Every Ten Days.
Scattered over northern France and
Flanders are many factories for max
ing beet sugar and beer. These pos
sess enormous watts such as most of
us are familiar with in breweries at
home. AS their legitimate occupation,
in the case of those situated close to
the firing line, is now gone, they
have been utilized for the purpose of
washing the British army.
This experiment of cleaning every
man in an army several hundreds of
thousands strong nee in every ten
days has neve been tried before in
a Yet so complete is the organi-
cation that, except under exceptional
circumstances, every man and officer
is SUR of his hot bath every ten days.
A battalion comes off duty and
marches to rest in it's billets, the men
and their uniforms covered with mud.
Above all, it is necessary to change
their shirts and underclothes.
Let it not be supposed that the only
enemy our men have to face is found
in the trenches. There is another,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24

the Night-Life of New York and it
was up to me to furnish the opera
glasses.
She wanted to know if I thought
she could toy with a tenderloin steak
In some Musical Soup-House without
having a policeman call her by her
first name.
! told her I was away on sick leave
the morning Cabaret Etiquette had
been passed around, but I'd ask my
friend Hep Hardy about It.
Hep is what they call in the laura
Jeans Prince of Good Fellows.
AS near as l can size him up a
Prince of Good Fellows puts in
twelve hours a day trying to stab
himself to death with Bronx cocktails,
and the other twelve hours are de.
voted to screaming for help and ice
water.
Mind you, I'm not Knocking Hep.
Far be from me to aim the Ham.
mer.
When it comes to falling off the
street sprinkler l can do an annette
kellermann that gets loud applause
from all the members of the High
Tide Association-so tuttley-tut on
the knock!
His father cut out the breathing
business about four years ago and
left Hep with 100000 and a long dry
spell on the inside.
II.a Laa hoo, - kIo .V,rf ar,ou ,gro1
His only recreation between bars
is golf. He invented the C. A. r,
score in that game-out in 81, back
in '65.
l explained my sad plight to Hep
over the phone and, later on, with
Peaches all dolled up like a Corot
landscape, we met Hep by appoint.
ment in front OF misunderstanding
Cabaret.
Hep In his man-about-town scenery
was a sartorial dream in black and
white. He had everything on, includ,
ing half a bun.
well, II 1t isn't John Henry" he
hagueandhagued. Touch thumbs with
your old pail" Then in a side speech
he wanted to know what musical show
had loaned me its prize chicken.
l introduced him to my wife and
ne tried to square himself by explain
ing that now that his right eye was
properly focused she didn't look at all
like a c~hicken--she vas more Of the
squad type.
Then with a merry burst of yer
mouth-lAden laughter he led the way
Into the Cabaret.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24
Some Modern Widows Mites.

Specific Instances Of generosity
among the very poor are often seen in
our distant mission work, reports the
Episcopal board of missions. Bishop
Biller of South Dakota recently re-
ceived a letter from the Indian women
of n of his missions ~inclosing s21.45
for the sufferers from war in Europe,
and Archdeacon Stuck from Chandalar
village upon the Yukon, sends $26,
"the value of an offering. mainly in
weazel skins. taken at the celebration
Of the Holy communion in Chandalar
village"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24
curried Rice.

Boil two cupfuls of rice in sailed
water till tender. then blanch and set
in the oven to dry a few moments.
Meantime make a sauce as follows:
Fry two sliced onions in a tablespoon
full of butter till a light brown. Add
a tablespoonful of lemon juice, a table
spoonful of curry powder, salt to taste
and the liquid from a small can of to-
matoes. Grease a baking dish, put the
rice in it, pour over the sauce and
bake for 20 minutes. Excellent warmed
over for luncheon, as well as when
freshly made.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24

G AY! Did you ever burst right
~ into Bohemia and with the aid
of a complaining pocketbook try
to Help yourself to a Hilarious eve
ming?
Tag me-I'm II.
OF course, | don't mean Bohemia in
the highbrow sense-nix. Not n Of
those quaint retreats with the lemon
colored atmosphere where sad-eyed
Artistic Temperaments f%oregather to
chop spaghetti with a fork and bark
handmade repartee at each other over
a beaker of absinthe-nix.
| mean the Bohemia so called by
the Buyer from Max Plains Universal
Emporium, Waukesha, Wis, who hits
New York along in August and leaves
the imprint of his sandals all over
Longacre Square and adjacent by
ways.
The Bohemia, so called, which is
composed of incandescent lights dis
guished as ~rosebuds; Bulgarian wait
ers disguised as se~cond-story work
ers. and a menu card which. without
any disguise, leads the unwary direct
ly to a Petition in Bankruptcy.
The Bohemia, so called, where the
wise virgin trims her lamps about
nine o'clock of an evening and when
said lamps get to flashing over the
Martini and other happy waters, be-
1ieve me, the suckers rise to the sur
face so fast that the walters have to
hand out eyeshades.
P. S.-Foolish virgins with untrim-
Unable lamps are not to be found in
this Bohemia, so called.
Ever since we've been back in New
York. Peaches has been Handing out
Hints that she'd like to have me take
her over the hurdles into that Fair
Land where rag-time and Dreaded pork
chops do a sister act-to one of those
real devilish New York Cabarets.
Rub his ankles, Doctor; the blood
has rushed to his Bean!
l tried to explain to friend wife
that the Cabaret is an institution in
vented solely for the purpose of Civ
ing hiccups to Gold-plated Strangers,
but Peaches was strong for a Peek at
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24
Chain Lightning Cake.

Here is something easy as well as
good for the busy housewives:
One and one-half cupfuls -four, one
cupful sugar. two teaspoonfuls baking
powder, speck salt. two eggs, %one-quar-
ter cupful melted butter, milk and n
teaspoonful vanilla. Mix and sift dry
ingredients together. Melt enough but
ter to make one-quarter cupful, add
g G whole and enough milk to fill
the cup. Add to dry ingredients. Add
vanilla and beat. Bake 80 to 40 min
utes.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24
Martinique Salad.

Mix one-half t|easpoonful salt, one
half teaspoonful black pepper, two la
blespoonfuls vinegar, four tablespoon
fuls olive oil. one-half tablespoonful
chopped parsley, one tablespoonful
finely chopped green pepper. Shake
well and chill thoroughly. Pour over
lettuce nests filled with rings of thin
ly sliced Bermuda onions that have
stood one hour in ice water.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24
To Use Cheap Cuts of Heefsteak.

Cut into pieces small enough to
serve, roll in egg, cracker crumbs.
Have good dripping or butter in fry
ing pan and when smoking hot put In
the pieces Of steak, and scar we'll on
both sides. AS fast as ready put into
the steamer, then add the gravy and a
little hot water If needed. Let steam
about three hours, then add one caR
peas. AS soon as they are hot 1t Is
ready to serve. This will be found to
be as tender as chicken.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24

Floor"
Papa, Papa, Papa, Papa!" then he'd
close one eye and with the other look
over at Peaches and hand her a sad,
sweet smile.
It's a gay life, boys!
When our expensive food finally
arrived Hep was gazing at his fingers
and wondering how they got on his
hands, while Max, the genial pest,
with his chin driven through his shirt.
front, was over on Dream Avenue,
about to hitch up his favorite night
mare and take a spin through Bug
land.
Peaches was toying with a spoonful
of consomme Julienne and l was par
leying shoestring potatoes back on
my fork, when suddenly there came a
great changing of bells, doors ratified
and banged. women screamed and the
orchestra fell out of a back window
all except the bass fiddle. He fell
in a bowl of soup left for him by an
obliging but h%urrying waiter.
Max woke up suddenly, looked
about wild-eyed and slid gracefully
under the table.
Hep, with a roll of bills In each
hand, tried to stand up and defy the
universe, but he toppled over among
the w~ine-coolers and passed peaceful
ly away again in cold storage.
A fat man with a beard and a dia-
lect ran around in circles e~xclaiming
that he was the proprietor, but nobody
pinned a medal on him, and he burst
into sobs.
Then he rushed over to our table
and yelled, Get out! Get Quit"
why should we get out?" I in
quired, placing a piece of fried chick
en- tenderly in his o~utstretched hand.
Because it's closing up time and
l always forget about it. The police
have to come and remind me-"
Then he threw the fried chicken
at the lady cashier and faded out of
our lives.
1 looked in the direction of the door.
Yes, there they were-an Army Corps
Of Cops, marching steadily forward
into the Palace of Pies, fearless in the
face of danger.
1t was a brave sight to see them de-
ploy by fours and reaching forward
with their nightsticks knock a hunk OF
beefsteak out of a hungry diners
hand.
I grabbed Peaches by the elbow
and we beat it from Bohemia while
the beating was good.
The last l saw of Max he was act
ing as a foot-rest for the General COM
handing the Fifth Brigade. while Hep
slept peacefully on amid the up-turned
wine-coolers and the ~ice-foes.
Bohemia, Ell?
So this is what they call Having A
Good Time in New York;
Mr.. Umpire, l called you Bad names
put me on the Bench.
This Burg is the home of the Gink
who can't keep his Temperature
down unless he is continually sniff
fing the odor of burning money.
This Gink's idea of being a gentle
man is to get into a Tuxedo makeup
and swap gags with a bunch of booze
biters while Mamm has to tie her.
self up in a Mother Hubbard and stay
home alone till Papa gets through be-
ing a Good Fellow.
Cabarets, Ell?
Hereafter me for the little Pto-
maine Parlor where the d~illpickIes
hide behind the bowl of pulverized
sugar and wink at you when the wait
ress splashes an omelette on your
shoulder.
But Peaches thought 1t was all per.
fectly lovely.
And you'll take me some night
soon,' she marshmallowed, where we
can see some real turkey trotting.
won't you, John, dear!"
A glass of water, Nurse; he's faint.
ing.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24
REPORTERS JOB DENIED KING
Belgium Ruler Was Turned Down by
Two New Orleans City
Editors.

New Orleans. La.-King Albert of
Belgium was turned down by city
editors Of two New Orleans newspa-
pers when he applied for work as a
reporter here in 1893 under the name
of c. A. Harris. The authority for
this statement Is Antoine Alost. a
res~taursteur of this city. to whom the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24
Flour for GRAVY.

Keep a quantity of Drowned -four on
hand for making gravy; you will find
it saves a great deal of time. Put sew,
eral spoonfuls evenly on the bottom
Of a baking pan and stir 1t over a mod
crate fire until It becomes an amber
brown. Turn 1t into a bottle and keen
for use.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24
A tourist without money is a tramp.
and a tramp with money is a tourist.

AT the time of the accident he was
passing through a yard with a six-day.
old pig in a sack on his back. The
pig gave a squeal and the old SOW. on
hearing it, jumped for the sack. tear
ing It off Fiock's back. She then made
for Flock, who ran for the fence, but
before he could reach it he was bitten
twice in the leg.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24

Miss Justine tombstone. a we'll
known model and show girl, has been
pronounced the most beautiful girl in
America by several artists for whom
she has posed. and is referred to as
the typical American girl. Her pho
tograph won the $4,000 prize at the
photograph show in New York.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24

II he would rather contribute a
ten-dollar opinion than two dollars
in cash, he's a regular lawyer.-
Galveston News.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24
sow REScUEs PIG FROM SACK
Tears Bag From California Ranch
mans Back and Bites Him
Twice In Leg.

Yreka, Cal.-George Flock. a promi-
nent rancher near Yreka, was badly
bitten by a SOW with a litter OF pigs.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24

future ruler OF Belgium disclosed his
identity. From this city he went to
New York, where he had no better
luck.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24

Unless there is serious objection by
n or both later on, little Alene C..
Houck, pictured below. and William c..
Flynn, above. both of whom have won
many prizes and are eugenic babies,
will be married when they grow up.
Alene Houck is seventeen months old
and William Flynn is thirty-seven
months old. Each has won first prize
in three successive baby shows in New
York and this has caused the parents
to plight their tToth.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-02-25

house and senate up to Tuesday
morn ing of this week:
I Senate bill No. SO, by Elliott anC
Kaline-Re-establishing the STATE
grain commission. Passed unani
mously.
House bill No. 185-An act per
mitting women to draw Geographic
wills. Signed by governor.
House bill No. 128-Extendine
time of payments on state school
lands to 40 years.
House bill No. 1O7-Giving ad-
ditional judge to Fifth judicial dis
trict.
House bill No. 29-Requiring au-
ditors to set aside IS per cent of
good roads funds for use in district
where collected.
House bill No. 26-Appropriating G
$7427.7 rs for relief of First National
bank at Moscow.
House bill No. 64-P ermitting is
sue of railroad bonds for acquiring
and using property of railroad cor
porations.
House bill No. 82-Providing for
assessment of electric current trans
mission lines as under 1909 laws.
House bill No. 3-To abolish pen
atty on second tax payment and cut
ting down penalty on delinquent taxes.
Senate bill No B. Appropriating
$14 1000 to reimburse owners of
horses condemned for glanders.
Senate bill No. 8-Relating to
physicians and surgeons, giving con-
fdential testimony. Vetoed by gov
ernor. Veto sustained.
Senate bill No. 42-Authorizing
county commissioners to give emer-
gency employment to residents in
need.
Senate bill No. 24-Making it un-
lawful to advertise falsely.
This last bill was fathered by |
Senator Kaline of Lewis county and
two of his colleagues, and max es it a
for an advertiser in
Idaho to misrepresent his wares.
Should the governor sign and make
he measure law, it is wondered if
It will not prohibit the distribution of
nail-order advertising in the state,
which is generally conceded to be
one continuous Misrepresentation.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-02-25
Mrs. Gould Passes Away.

Mrs. C. J. Gould, who for the
past five years made her home with
her daughter, Mrs. D. V. Dowd, of
Spokane, but formerly of Nezperce,
died on February 14th.
Mrs. Dowd accompanied the re-
mains back to Allen, Kansas, the
former home of the deceased, where
they were laid to rest beside her
husband.
Besides many friends she leaves
to mourn her demise one daughter,
Mrs. Dowd; one grand daughter,
Miss Lillian Dowd; one grandson,
A. G. Dowd, and two great grand
children, Mona and Belva Dowd, the
latter three residing in Oregon.
Mrs. Gould had lived a very
quiet life, and as the evening shad-
ows fell at the close of a beautiful
day she fell into peaceful slumber
from which the awakening is in a
brighter and better world. She had
been a faithful member of the Meth
odist Episcopal church since early
childhood, and died as she had lived,
with her trust in Him that doeth all
things we'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dowd and family
have many friends in Nezperce and
vicinity who will learn of their mis-
fortune with regret, and extend to
them sincerest sympathy in their
loss,
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-02-25
Parents This is Your Business.

There is no heritage to which youl
boy or girl could fall heir that they
can count of greater value than the
ability to do things for themselves
You send them to school to-day
with this idea in view. What they
acquire of value during these school
years depends Oil your own efforts in
their behalf as we'll as their teacher s..
Show your interest in what they are
doing-watch their daily work note
their advancement carefully; talk it
all over with them earnestly, contin-
ually. Your interest in the case
will intensity theirs.
Just now the Nezperce public
school is introducing s'Home- Cred
it" system, whereby your child may
have credit in his school grade for
practical work he is doing at home.
When you get a record sheet on
which to report his home work, study
it carefully, and mark his efforts in
the spaces provided therefor. Sh ow
him and his teacher that you are not
merely sending the child to school
because the law compels you to, or
to get him out of the way. In this
way you can help the boy and girl
more than can be measured in dol
lars and cents.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-02-25

The Nezperce Machine Works,
owned and operated by J. E. Heston
and son, has long been recognized
as one of the largest drawing cards
in business way at this place, and
to meet the growing demands made
upon it has added new buildings and
mechanical equipment, until now it
is second TO none in all the prairie
country.
This season it will make the great
est improvement yet, and that will be
the construction of entirely new
quarters on lots recently purchased
by Mr.. Heston from w. J. Ramey
on the corner of Main street and
Third avenue, opposite the P. E.
Miller Hardware block.
The building, for which prepera-
tions are now being made, is to be of
concrete construction, 5Ox110 feet,
one story with full concrete floor.
The front will present the appearance
of a modern store building, with
plate glass windows, and neatly
arranged office. Back of this will
come the general machinery and
tool room and SO feet of the rear
will be devoted entirely to an auto
mobile garage, with latest facilities
for taking care of car troubles with
the least possible delay.
Teams are now placing rock on
the ground, and the foundation work
is to be started as earlv next week
as possible. This is the type of i'm
provement that is giving to Nezperce
its solid and healthy appearance and
upholding its name of being one of
the best towns in North Idaho.