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The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1915-07-16
Town AND COUNTRY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters Of Interest


Laclede.
Use an electric iron this summer
Get a Hotpoint from Caywood &
Baum, only $500.
There was no passenger train
north Monday on account of the
approach to a bridge being washed
out between Tina and Hale.
The high water is making all
trains on the Burlington more or
less late. Train IA Wednesday
was six hours late and 16 Thurs
day morning was seven hours late,
and 3 and 4 were each an hour
late.
M. F. Clay shipped three cars of
cattle to the st. Louis market last
Saturday night. They were the
T. M. Bresnehen cattle fattened on
his farm west of Laclede. Mr..
Clay says they were about the
fattest cattle he ever shipped from
this place.
Dudley Damp, field man for the
American Swineherd, spent Tues
day with Keune Bros. breeders of
Big Type Poland Chinas, at their
home on route two. Keune Bros.
will hold their annual sale at La
clede in November and will have
fifty fine pigs to offer.
Mrs. M. J. Williams who is
living with her daughter, Mrs.
Archie Patrick at Bolivar, sends
in to renew her subscription and
says while she is sorry to be away
from her many old friends in La
clede she believes it is best that
she remain with her daughter.
J. E. Kephart is recovering
nicely from Incorporation he under
went two weeks ago for ,appendi-
citis. Mrs. Kephart and the chill
dren returned to their home at
Novinger on Thursday of last week |
and Mr.. Kephart left for home on |
Thursday of this week.
A meeting of automobile owners |
of Linn county will be held at
Linneus next Monday to take the
initial step toward arranging for
the second annual good roads tour.
Last years. tour was such a sue
cess that double the number of
cars are expected in line this year.
The j. N. Wilson grocery has
been given house cleaning, so
to speak. The room has been
newly papered, the shelving and
fixtures given a good cleaning and
the stock arranged to give the
place more attractive appearance
than it has had for some time past.
DIR. G. W. Palm, specialist in
optometry of Chillicothe, was in
Laclede on business Tuesday and
called and contracted for years
advertising in THE BLADE. DR..
Palm has the best equipped optical
establishment in this part of the
state, in fact the only one where |,
you can see your glasses made from
the rough,
How quickly can You tell a live
town from a dead one by simply |
looking over its newspaper. A
poor skim milk sort of a newspaper /
with a few small advertisements {
and those looking as though they I
were run at half price, betoken a
dead town just as sure as a corpse
indicates a funeral, while a good
lively, well-printed paper, filed l
with good, fresh display ads, and I
locals shows that the town is /
IL
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1915-07-16

Mrs. Elizabeth Reid does hair
work of the highest quality.
Switches made from your own hair.
All hand work.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1915-07-16
For Sale

Have a slightly used 8-inch
Emerson electric fan for sale at less
than wholesale price. See it at
THE BLADE Office.
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BUSED FAD OF FANCY FEMININE

h new amulef and talisman pieces In
so attractive that even though one
does not believe even the tiniest bit In
their occult power she Is tempted to
buy. Among the chains, and there are
numerous good designs. those made UP
of the zoiiacal gems arc 10Th the new
est and the oldest. since necklaces
composed Of zodiacal cems are said 10
have been used centuries before the
Christian era.
Some n the Zodiacal necklaces arc
made entirely OF the same semi-pre-
ciDus sione with "a sign of the zodiac
engraved on zach head Others. and
these are The m said to I've exact REP
licas Of centuries old necklaces. are
composed OF the stones sacred to each
month. as controlled by the planets.
According to Hindu mystics these
stones are. beginning with January.
the garnet. amethyst bloodstOnc. sap
phire. agate. emerald. onyx. carnelian,
chfiSolite- beryL topaz and ruby. TN
zach stone IL carved that particular
sign ~ the zodiac under which it is
suppcsed TO reign supreme-Aquafius.
Pisces .Aries. Taurus. Gemini. Cancer.
Leo, Virgo. Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius
and Capricorn.
Some n of these mystic neck
laces. as though not satisfied with the
protection of the stars, have a crystal
ball attached as a charm. These little
balls are exact limitations Of tho larger
ones used by crystal gaZers. The
more expensive are said to DO made OF
rock crystal mounted in gold or plati-
num-. according to the necklace on
which they are to be worn.
For those who do not want the
trouble Of remembering their particu-
lar signs OF the zodiac there are nut
mcrous other necklaces. Those Of tur-
Guoise besides being handsome were
considered by the Hindus handy things
to have around when the moon
! changed. Necklaces of Jade are of
various lengths. with the stone plain
or engraved in various shapes. The
more expensive Of these are OF the
! Chinese stone. while the less cXpeN-
, sive. though TO the amateurs eye
equally attractive. are of that green
stone known as New Zealand Jade.
! An enormous mass Of this beautiful
green stone is to he seen at the Mu-
sehm Of Natural History. with ;
statue Of a Maori warrior eXecutin'
a var dance on II. This was given I.
the museum by the late J. Picrpor
! Morgan.
Besides rings. brooches. scarf pins an
cuff links. designed with some occu
sign as luck bringcrs. there are hume:
u heart shaped lockcts. These N
from two inches in length To tiny one
scarcely as large as q bahy'S iince'
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starting ou, al the 9 Of II without
special training and with an outfit
costing less than S., cleared $50 a week
from the start. II had intended to
become a school teacher said Miss
McGlashsn when telling about her
work as a butterfly farmer. "One day
during the early summer when butter
flies We're fl.-ing around the yard Of
my home my father told me II 1 would
devote myself to catching and selling
butterflies he could show me a way to
car much more than | would even get
teaching.
Il took Linn at his word and he
rugged me up q butterfly net, a cyanide
bottle and showed me how to sugar
trees and catch flies. XII, them and
mount them. This work paid from
the very first. That is, I found ready
sale at good prices for all the perfect
specimens | caught. While doing this
] hit on the plan OF rearing butterflies.
Tol see there are so many flies that
become slightly broken or mussed in
the catching. OFTEN these are the
rarest varieties. But because they arc
not absolutely perfect they are not
salable. That was the beginning of
, my butterfly farm. Instead of letting
go the mussed females of desirable
specimens | keep them. in barre.s, or
boScs or any suitable receptacle that Is
| HANDY. Of course I have to hunt out
+. the foud plant Of each variety and
keep them we'll fed while they are
laying eggs. From these eggs ! rear
! the perfect flies hat command the
, highest prices.
THAT first year, though I knew no
more about butterflies than the aver
age girl who, growing up in the coun-
try, is fond OF outdoor life, I cleared
$50 a week. You see, my father was
, right in saying I could earn more with
butterflies than by teaching school.
Though | began the work for the
sake of the money, ] soon became 81
much interested in it and received so
much encouragement from famous en-
| tomologists all over the country and
| Europe that I finally resolved to OBJ
:, tain Il college education which would
enable me to become an entomOlogist,
With the money earned on my butter
fly farm l entered the University OF
California. I am now In my junior
year and have paid all expenses with
butterflies. During my sophomore
| year I published a set OF papers de-
scribinY my methods and the little
things that l had learned about ear
ing and caring for butterflies under
the auspices Of the Agassiz Associa-
ton. These are being used in various
| high schools and other similar institu-
tons where children are taught en-
' tomology."
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THE OFFICE GIRL
WE'D: AND SHOULD SHE TELL:

1t. I also begin to look ont for Il girl
to III her place when she hands in her
resignation. Sometimes that doesn't
come for two or three years. or she
may leave within a few months. They
don't waste their money after they
marry; instead of running around to
the movies and eating in cheap table
d'hote restaurants they stay at home.
"They never tell me when they are
planning to marry. They all know
how the office manager feels about il
and II ! don't know l cannot he blamed
for keeping them on. Some OF them
tell me when they are leaving ana
sort Of apologize for staying On. The
last one explained that they were buy
ing n home over In New Jersey. liy
staying on and letting his mother,
who was living with them, look u
, for the house during the day they
were able to pay for the place. She
was here nearly three years after mar
rying and ! never had a better worker
In the office
The office manager of another firnt
employing more than nifty women IA
sttnOgraphers. c~atalosuers and fline
| clerks replied positively when asked IL
he objected to married wOmen
"a married woman should stay at
home.' he said, with the air of n nan
stating a truth that could not be dis
| puted. "a girl has no business to
marry a fellow who can't give her Il
home. My wife will tell You that We
biz enough to marry and support her
In the style to which she had been
accustomed. Young people nowadays
are too impatient. They are not con-
tent to work ana wait as we used to
do"
"H'm!" exclaimed . stenographer In
his once when told Of his remarks.
everybody knows his wife has money
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= Really Admirable Things That Appeal to Women of Good
\ Taste Are to Be Had, but They Are
4 Sure to Be Costly

The Spanish heel has gained favor
and IL considered quite as comfortable
as the Cuban, yet more graceful Of
line. 1t may even be made more COM
Portable II cleverly handled. its out
ward curve at bottom making a
s~traighter base line at back possible
without clumsiness. For actual dress
wear the shoemakers advocate the
Louis XIV. but many ONE insist
upon having the Spanish heel even on
dress boots.
Among shoes and slippers there il
tremendous variety--variety SO great
that description seems hopeless: yet
the conservative slipper lines hold. and
IL an air Of novelty Is given them 1t is
provided by Tome note Of buckle or
bow.
The slipper with some form Of ankle
strap or lacing which came in with the
dancing craze has led to new models
cut high in the back like a shoe. but
low at sides and front. Sometimes the
high back is cut in one. with an ankle
strap. Sometimes the. ankle strap or
facing is merely attached to the high
back. These models of urse are the
extremes. but they are shown in sat
ms. In cloth OF silver. cloth of gold
and brocades.
Less radical are the slippers yf
patent kid. glove kid. satin. Sc. with
cross straps of the material, cor with
straps Of velvet ribbon fastening at
the side with a smart buckle or orna-
ment. This side trimming In newer
than the centre trimming but legs
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THE CORN Pepper RESURGEl

.THIS fall after q sleep II a So
o II more of years chestru; rot
ers and cor peppers arc he
routed out of their corner in att,
freshly FURNISHED and hung beside :
fireplace of the living room. With {
return o favor Of the open fire in {
living room as the heart Of the hou
the meeting place of the family, che
nut roasters and corn peppers are OF
more IN demand.
Not only are the old copper c
brass roasters Of n generation 6
more ago being hunted up and resto.
To the place of honor beside the sho
and tones, but the housefurnlsh
shops report "a growing demand :
new ones. The most popular Of II
New roasters are modelled after III
in use in ENGLAND inward uf a h
drcd years ago. Indeed ono porr
shape is said 10 he an exact reprod
ton Of that used by Queen Elijah
before she assembled the thruUc. T
r. called The Bishop and is 5
posed il %tepieNrnt Il mar n cier
robes with outstretched arms. Z
copies If this design are in brass "
perforaiinn scarcely larger than
pin hole and a hinged top which sh
down with Il catch and 50 prevents 6
chestnutS from hopping uut as {
skin bursts.
Another popular model is like a {
brass or artiqucd bellows and II
he had with or without ~ top. {
model resembles "a tea hall on "A Il
handle. while still other pretty siat
are to he had perforated IN more ,
cent conventional DESIGNS. TIL
newer design. are %GeucrHlly with
a top. a. 1t II now known that split
the skin Of II chestnut with "A Shi
knife vii. prevent it from jump
from the rooster.
When buying n chestnut rooster
n cOrn pepper care should he tai
To get ONE with a long handle. Fr,
eighteen To twenty-four inches is I
desirable length. as the shorter g
bring the face too near the fire /
comfort. In roasting c~hestnlts. az
hopping corn. the first requisite to 81
cess. aside from having good nuts
kernels. is n red hot bed of Goals.
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grets it she said. as she slipped a
fresh carbon between two sheets OF
typewriting paper. MY husband has
been taken into par,ncrship-he's a
lawyer-and besides paying for our
furniture our bank count has in
creased from two to our figures. You
see I worked my way through college
and came To New York willing TO do
any kind of work except teach. Be
cause ! had had experience flinS |
! was taken into this office. MY nus
, band, who also had worked his way
! through college. was here studying
law at night. The evening he )b-
! tanned his degree he asked me TO
marry him. A year later he was If
fered a partnership. ! was willing to
marry. but ! wasn't willing for him
TO go in with the two men who wanted
him. So We were married with the
understanding that we would both
continue our jobs until he received a
better Offer.
when that offer camc /, seemed "A
pity for me to give up "A 50 IA week
Job to do housework that was cost
ing Ms only 81 "A week. especially as
TIE XIII WIN wa hp'i'e ~ '' 80
than I could have dom and had no
desire to give il up. Now ! am giving
UP because my husband doesn't like
my working In another mans office.
II ] should have any spare time |
can get work of his firm and do II
at hoIne
"Personaily, ] feel that any girl who
has n good steady man wanting to
marry her and a good steady job
which she enjoys is foolish not to
keep the job and take the man. The
average girl has little to do in the
first few months after she marries.
After a while she begins to tire of
doing nothing. It il then that 50
many o. them fall into the habit Of
running to matinecs or playing cards.
\ girl a easily pay to have her
Homework done ont of her own earn
inps and saw something besides. As
for her work in the office, the store
or the factory | can only say that
my usefulness certainly did not de-
crease. My salary has been raised
twice since my marriage
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faplu increase during the last
five years OF the number OF mar
ricd women among workers has
N on SO quietly and in many in
stances so secretly that investigators
are only just beginning to take note OF
It, while employers, it is asserted, are
still Of any change. The rea-
son for II is credited to the broadening
influence Of m suffrage, while the
secrecy with which 1t has been accom-
plished is attributed to Gprejudice on
the part Of employers.
There is no doubt about employers
being prejudiced against having mar
ried women clerks and st~enograpters.'
said the assistant office manager Of n
downtown firm. I'VE have ffty-odd
employees in this office, only hve OF
whom are men. | know that at least
a third of the girls are married. But
my chief, the office manager, doesn't
know it. | learned soon after coming
here from hints he let drop that he
would object to married women work
inS here.
II have not taken on any married
women knowingly, but l see no reaso
for discharging a girl who Is doing
her work as we'll, often better, after
she has slipped away and been mar
ried. Yes. many girls do better work
after they marry than before. Nova
days many girls going into business
are trained workers. just like the boys.
I never knew nm employer who didn't
prefer married men to single men.
They say matrimony makes a man
steadier.
"That is Just what l have found to
be the case with girls. When I notice
a siggling sort Of girl settling down
at ner desk on time and keeping up
with her work without having her
memory jogsed I know she has either
married or is thinking seriously about
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dampened in kerosene. Though kero-
eene cuts the dirt. 1t is also true in
the case of painted furniture Of the
cottage type that it usually II not
always causes the enamclled surface
to show a myriad Of tiny lines. In
time those lines deepen and widen
to considerable cracks in the paint
down to the wood itself. All that is
necessary to keep such furniture
fresi, and lovely Is a daily wiping
on with n soft cotton rag moistened.
1t should be gone over with a dry
cotton cloth to make sure no moist
urc Is left to behaze the polish. In
case of q soilcd spot white soap with
tepid water should be used, being
careful to dry thoroughly.
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When it comes to keeping prop
erly w1aNed furniture not only is kero-
sene forbidden. but many careful
l,ousekeepers assert tina many of
the much vaunted patented varnishes
are equally as injurious. Though
kerosene does not crack the polished
surface. since there is no enamc or
wax finished wood. II leaves behind
tho slightest bit of moisture, on which
dust settles and forms a gum that
Dol beclouds the beauty OF the grain
ing
The best way To polish such furni-
ture. whether mahogany, walnut or
OAK. is to give It a brisk rubbing
with wax and a woollen cloth every
week or two. The rubbing must not
he too violent nor must there be too
much wax on the cloth. Care should
nc taken to rub OFF all the wax that
is put on. The cloth must he soft
and free from dust to insure against
scratching.
To clean waXed furniture il should
be gone over with linseed oil. either
double boiled or raw. thinned with
benzine, on a woollen cloth. This
mixture should lie applied sparingly.
After leaving II two or three minutes
it should be polished by a brisk rub
bling with n dry woollen rag. a brisk
rubbing does not mean scrubbing. In
| the case Of large pieces ii is best to
| apply the oil to a small section. then
go back and polish; after his going
on 10 the next part. Great care should
be taken either to rub in or nj off
ali the oil used. Even u very little
res.luum Ole IT'S dust and forms a
gum. To make sure that not the
slightest bit is left dampen the palm
OF the HAND with alcohol, touch the
| palm with a soft. clean woollen rag
and 20 quickly over tho surface of the
furniture. This is an exceedingly del
icate task and should not I've trusted
To my but thr most careful serVant.
During the months when artificial
heat is used an open vessel of water
should he kept in each room. Evap-
Grafton will neutral.ze the cNtrcnc
dryness, which is particularly injuri-
Gus TO both painted and waved fur
niturc. This furniture also needs
fresh air. Without il the wood he
comes ~lifeless and loses lus;re. When
II house has tn hc kept closed for n
number of months care should :.
taken To see that there j. sInl lent
' initiation to keep the furniture
alive"
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Of her own. She didn't have 1t when
they married, but her father had It
h didn't have to work while they
were waiting those Ave years. Eve
nings she had a comfortable home TO
see him in. ' don't wonde they didn't
run around TO the movies and other
cheap shows. We go to cheap shows
because We can't AFFORD better ones.
We get married because only in that
way can we see each other and a v
money. live in a rOOming house.
sharing my room with another gtrt.
There Is nc parlor, so We have to go
out. We don't want to spend all cur
evenings and holidays on a park bench.
by getting married we are not
only saving the cost Of going to the
movies every night but we will also
be In almost the amount the young
man IL paying for his room at the
Y. NJ. c. A.. We have rented a two
room Hat with "a bath and a kitchen
for only a very little mor than I am
paying for my half of a furnished
room. I'm going to keep my job here
until we pay for our furniture and
maybe add something to our bank sc-
count. BY that time he will get a
raise and be able to take care Of us
both.
"Oh. yes. l talk about 1t in the office
The girls who are not already married
arc planning to he. so I'm not afraid
Of their telling the manager. He's
all right when you know him-kind
and considerate-but he thinks what
was best for him fifteen or twenty
--.. - l.. --A - 4
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ana close all t., way up, and STIFF
leather or large ankles do noe lend
themselves TO any such happy arr
rangement, so an ordinary front lace
or. better still. a button boot is a safer
thing for the woman whose ankles
and instep are not beyond reproach
ard who cannot afford "a very higa
priced boot.
Little in>ets Of white leather and
hand embroidered eyelets are used a.
trimming on some Of the dark dress
boots, aid black patent kid sandal
bands ANA trimming Of inconspicuous
kinds are popular.
Then there are the sturdier boots for
street wear, boots with high tops or
tops of ordinary height. with Cuban.
Spanish or less practical Louis heels.
These are in all black, all tan. in blacl;
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AMULETS IN FAVOR AGAIN.

revival OF the amulet and
talisman .jeWrlry, which is so
popular just now Is said 10 have
originated in Paris and to have been
brought about by the war, At first
the women began wearing regimental
pins, buttons ana badges. From these
il was only a step t. talismans and
amulets.
The setting and carving OF many of
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CLEANING WAxED FURNITURE

# HE owners Of painted and of
waXed furniture, which il so
fashionable just now. are be-
ginning to realize that to retain the
beauty and freshness OF its finish it
requires special are
The first shall not" prohibits the
use OF kerosene oil. Some people
make a point Of having their furnl-
ture rubbed once q week with a rag