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The Delta independent., 1915-12-31
QUAINT SOLDIER CEREMONY
How Crack Scotch Regiment, the Sea-
forth Hishlanders, Ushers In
the New Year.

The Seaforth Highlanders. one Of
Scotland's crack regiments now at the
front, have one of the most peculiar
New Years eve customs of the whole
British army. The ceremony is pic
turesque and imposing.
On the night of Hogmanay, at about
10:30 o'clock. the regiment assem-
bles in the barrack square. A few
minutes later the oldest soldier in the
battalion. dressed as a Druid, makes
his appearance. to the accompaAi-
ment of flourish of trumpets AS
cending the improvised throne, he
calls on the veterans to show their
uniforms and achievements of bygons
times. To the music of the pipes and
brass band veteran after veteran, ar
rayed in the uniforms worn by the reg
iment at different periods. marches
past and salutes the Druid. The Druid
then toasts The Seaforth Highland
ers."
After display of Highland dancing
the alarm is sounded. and the second
oldest soldier. arrayed as Father Time,
approaches. The veterans then re-
treat. leaving their honors to be guard,
ed by their successors. and Father
Time expels the Druid.
At the last stroke of midnight a
loud knock is heard at the gate and
out rings the sentry's challenge:
Halt! Who goes there?"
THE New Year!" comes back the
answer.
Advance, New Year. and give the
countersign." is the next command.
Pass. New Year; alls WE'LL"
The gate is then opened and the
youngest boy of the battalion enters,
dressed as the high chief of ancient
Ross. to represent the New Year. The
colonel shakes hands with the boy,
while the band strikes up, "A Guild
New Year to Ane and A"
After the colonels greeting to the
battalion the national anthem is
played and the men fall out
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31
LIVE STOCK PRICES
AT SOUTH OMAHA
Fat Cattle and Butcher Stock
| Sell at Stronger Prices.
Big run OF HOGS.

Liberal Receipts of Sheep and Lambs
and Prices 15@25c Lower Than Mon
day-Fed Lambs ss.7o-cIippee
Lambs s7.s5-Heavy Ewes SLOW
SaIe-Good Demand For YearIinss
Union Stock Yards, South Omaha,
Neb., Dec. 22.-There was very mod
crate run of cattle yesterday, 4,50o
head, and with a good demand from
dressed beef men prices ruled strong
to dime aigher than Monday fol
both beef steers and COW stuff. Quai
ity of the offerings was rather com
mon, but everything sold in good sea
son. There was also a rather better
call from the country for stock cattle
and feeding steers and values were
q shade higher on all decent offerings
Cattle quotations: Choice to prime
yearlings, $S.25@s.2o, good to choice
beeves. s7.5OQs.25; fair to gooo
beeves, $6.75Q74o; common to fair
beeves. $3.50 $50; good to choice
heifers. $3.50 q $50; good to choice
cows, $5.40Q6.25; fair to good cows,
$4.50@ @5.25; Gamers and cutters, SO so
Q450; veal calves. $7.00@950; bulls
stays. etc, $3.75@6.25; good to choice
feeders, $6.75 G7.15; fair to good feed
ers $6.00Q6.60; common to fair feed
ers, $5.00@5.S5; good to choice stock
ers. s6.75Q7.25; fair to good stockersi
$3.50 $50: common TO fair stockers,
s5.oOQ5.75; stock heifers. s5.25@6.25;
$600Q7.50; good to choice grass steers
s6.S067.60; fair to good grass steers,
s6.40d6.sO; common to fair steerh,
s5.5OG6.4O.
Receipts OF hogs were heavier than
they have been before this season
% 900 head. Both packers and snip
pers started out bidding and paying
! prices 1O@l5c lower than Monday.
but trade improved as the day ad-
vanced and everything was cleaned
up in good season, the late sales be-
ing about on a par with Monday. Tops
brought s645 and the bulk of the
trading was at s6.25G6.4o, or about
the same as on last Tuesday.
A good run of sheep and lambs,
about $4,000 head, showed up, but ow-
ing to bad reports from the east the
demand was very slack and trade
10 to 25c lower than Monday. Very
good corn fed lambs landed at $s.7o
and best clipped lambs brought $7.s5
Ewes, especially the heavy ewes, were
slow sale and lower. but there was q
good call from all sources for year
nngs and they were very little lower.
Quotations on sheep and lambs:
Lambs. good to choice light, $500
$40: lambs. good to medium heavy,
| 1886 GS60; lambs, fair to good, ss.25
| QS.50: lambs, clipped. s7.25 G7S5;
lambs, feeders. s70ods.5o; yearlings,
good to choice light, s7.0067.S5; year.
lings. fair to choice heavy s6.50G 700:
yearlings, feeders. $o.75G6.25; weth-
ers, fair to choice, s5,75@6.50; ewes,
good to choice, $5.60G575: ewes. fair
to good. s450Q56o: ewes, feeders,
s4.o0G525.
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31
NEW YEAR "NEVER AGAINS"
Suggestions for Husbands, Wives and
All Lovers, Married or Single,
That Are Timely.

II you haven't thought up any, here
are few timely suggestions:
For hubby: Never again to spend
a moment out of the presence of the
wife unaccompanied by trustworthy
guardian appointed by her, who will
report faithfully all of your doings,
even to the irregular quiver of an eye
lash, or the drinking of soda instead
of buttermilk.
Never again to be such a brute as
to want to stay at home when the
wife wishes to go out, or to wish to
go out-by yourself-when wife de-
sires you to stay at home in the bos-
ON of your family.
Never again to growl, grumble or
swear, or pretend to be asleep when
the wife pokes you in the back and
asks you to walk with the baby in
the middle of the night.
Never again to threaten to forbid
tradespeople to allow the wife credit
If she and the girls do not cease their
extravagance-when the monthly bills
come in
Never again to forget to peck wife
morning and coming home at night,
to tell her that her frightful new bon
net is perfect gem, and that her
'fourteen-year-ol short dress is al
together too old-looking for her youth
full figure.
For wife: Never again to make
biscuit for breakfast until you have
tried them on your own digestion for
a few weeks in the absence of the
rest of the family.
Never again to notice pa exchang-
ing glances with the pretty girl across
the aisle all the way downtown.
Never again to keep the lights
turned on when pa has been detained
downtown ''on business in order to
see what time he gets home, or to
insist on his kissing you that you may
smell his breath.
Never again to come to the table
with hair in crimpers and wearing a
soiled kimono.
Never again to subject pa to spells
of lachrymose reproaches. telling him
thSt he doesn't love you any more.
For lovers, married or single: Never
to miss an opportunity to tell the dear
old story over and over again.
Never to lose the coquettish elu-
siveness that makes lovers so delight
full to each other.
Never again to spend the sweets of
young lover souls in cheap fiirtations
when there is such a world of real
happiness at your command.
Never to become insensible to the
delicious tremblings and flutterings of
your own heart, or to become lax in
all Of those lovely attentions and CIV
ings that help to keep a keen response
a-thrill in the heart of the beloved.
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31
BUSH FRUITS MUST BE
PROTECTED IN WINTER

In a climate such as ours there is
raspberries, blackberries, Logan ber-
ries. and blackcaps, so. in order to
insure a crop for the following year,
it is almost always necessary to pro-
tect the bushes in some way from
the cold and drying winds. Some
times the practice of merely tying the
bushes with strong string and
bending them over is enough to pro-
tect them, but this method often fails.
The cheapest and best way is to
cover them with soil to the depth of
three or four inches. This should be
done as late as possible, but before
the ground is frozen.
Some time before the bushes are to
cut out, leaving a few more canes
than needed for the next years crop
The extra canes are to be used in
case any are broken during the COW
ering process. All the old canes
should be burned Immediately. to get
rid OF the different diseases that they
may have on them.
The covering should take place on
rather warm day, as the canes will
bend easier ana are less apt to break.
With bushes that have strong and
brittle stems, it is often necessary to
remove spadeful of soil from the
side of the bush toward which the
canes are to be bent. Use only
enough soil to cover the canes thor
oughly. Straw can be used in place
of the dirt, but it affords good home
for mice. and they are apt to destroy
the canes by eating the bark.
The covering should be left on the
canes as late in the spring as possible
in order to protect them from the late
spring frosts, but do not leave 1t too
long, for 1t may injure the new growth.
Usually the covering is removed when
the buds begin to swell. When un-
covering, always level the ground off
WELL II this is not done, after few
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31
THE GROWING OF SUGAR BEET
SEED IN THE UNITED STATES

Sugar production from beets is a
comparatively new industry. 1t was
only about 100 years ago that sugar
was extracted from beets in the Ma
poleonic laboratory and at that time
the percentage of sugar was so low
that the expense of extraction was
more than the sugar was worth. Soon
thereafter the first beet sugar fac
tories were built. but IL was nearly
fifty years after this time before the
industry became thoroughly establish
ed in Europe. In the United States
an attempt was made to manufacture
beet sugar as early as 1880 and Brig
ham Young brought the first mill
across the plains in 1859. Practically
nothing was done however until In tho
seventies. Since that time growth has
been somewhat irregular, but at pres
ent sixty-six factories are operating In
this country.
II requires about 100000 pounds OF
seed each year to supply the needs
of the United States. Less than one
twentieth of this is produced in this
country and the remainder has to be
imported from Europe. Tests made
at Schuyler, Nebraska, as early as
1898 gave better yields OF beets with
higher sugar content from the domes-
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31

lively adorable! Yes. and those
liquid, mischievous eyes of hers
Deuce take 1t! what was that elusive
scent she used? Did it come from that
fluffy hair. or the gown. or
Roger was in the midst of telling
her about his resolution to eternal
bachelordom. He had intended to dc
1t humorously, epigrammatically. But
the warm, physical proximity Of the
girl was an indubitably permeatine
thing-went to ones head-and that
little-pink-nailed, soft hand lying pas
sive so near to his was
so when I got up and remembered
that today is New Years and my for
tieth birthday. l said to myself"
Yes. Roger" = oh, the subtle
amused. encouragement OF that infiec
tion. 1t piqued him strangely.
Il said to myself that"
yes. Roger"
The man stared at her confusedly
and all at once was accusingly con
scious that, somehow or other. that
soft, warm little hand of her was nest
ling comfortably within his own trem
ulous grip.
You were saying. Roger. that you
told yourself that"
THAT I've been needing you for ever
so long. dear" mumbled the man, red
faced
And she: "Oh. Roger! What a per
fectly lovely New Years resolution
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31

the club and as for systematizing his
life into n humdrum routine-no. no!
not for Roger Featherstone,
All, there went the telephone bell!
His sister Madge Observation-Disclosures
who had married Phil Barnes and
taken out of the merry whirl of things
as jolly chap as ever
Hello, hello. Yes. this is Roger
talking. oh. though It might be you,
sis. Why, no-o-o, I've no particular
appointment for tonight. For dinner
at your house? Yes, I'll come, thank
you Eh7 You don't say? Betty
Hur'lhg going to be there with you.
,oo7 Well. well OF course ! remem-
Der herl We used to be sweethearts
back in kid days. When did she get
back IN town? Must be four or Ave
years since we've met. All right. I'll
be over"
Roger sighed as he hung up the re-
coiver; then 5rinned.
Tonight will be a good time to tell
them about my New Years resolu
ton
Tho. cozy little dinner party was over
Sister Madge and Phil-"fiub" she
patronizingly called him-were some
where out in the back OF the house
They had left Roger and his old chum
Betty alone tete-a-tete In the dimly
lit parlor
How that girl had grown and i'm
proved" during these iive years that
Roger hadn't seen herl Why. she hao
developed into positive little peach
What n sensation she would make al
one Of the club dances!
She hadn't forgotten about their Ole
days together. either--recalled lots o.
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31

Everything is wrong here. 1t has
been years and years since We had a
daily word in the papers from Judge
Lindsey and here he is off on the
wild, wild waves with Henry Ford and
Helen Ring Robinson-gone in quest
of something he never before favored
blessed peace. II the Kid Judge only
knew how lonesome we are without
him and Helen!--Boulder Camera.
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31
TURNING A
NeWleAf
DeLy,Ie erreeCas,

\ OGER FEATHERSTONE
rose late on New Years
, morning with the barest
, suggestion Of a headache.
That was the aftermath of
the previous nights cele-
bration. memorabilia of
which were scattered all
about the anartment in a
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31

NN the previous nights cele-
HU bration. memorabilia Of
which were scattered all
about the apartment in a
weirdly incongruous way. Rogers
coat was still brightly speckled with
red. yellow and blue confetti; there
was a battered tin horn protruding
from one pocket. and particolored
FOOLS cap made OF tissue paper was
set rakishly askew on the bronze bust
Of Beethoven on the piano.
In the hazily-recalled grotesquerie
Of last nights Homecoming. Roger had
denuded himself progressively. be-
ginning with his shoes at the door
ais hat and waistcoat beside the
iresser; trousers and linen at the
,oot of the bed and, last of all. his
scarf tied in a beautifully neat bow
beneath the mob of the bedpost.
Roger sat up regarding all this
whimsically for some time and won
iering duly how 1t is that morning
daylight always imparts such a hag-
gard aspect to the rosy visions Of the
,ight before. He yawned and
stiteSheu pIouisiouoiy thSh hauV q
pound for the washbowl and i'm
mersed his head in gratefully cold and
refreshing water from the tap.
"Heigh-ho, New Years morning
and my fortieth birthday all in one,
The good Lord knows that I don't
feel that old. but these periodic par
ties sure are beginning to pail upon
me. II were TO do the conventional
thing now. I'd begin the new year by
making some amazingly moral resolu.
tion and then But. after all. why
not? I'll make a resolution and not
break II. eitheri I'm forty years old
today and as comfortable n bachelor
as any know. Hereby do solemnly
avow a placid life OF celibacy. No
wedding bells for met
Roger dressed leisurely. not a little
pleased with the positive formulation
OF the idea that really had been in
the back of his head for months past
He liked and admired girls. OF course
what real man doesn't! But II was
in n detached. impersonal sort OF way.
He enjoyed their chatty conversations
rs mentally restful after weighty bust
ness conferences at the once all day
long: he liked vivacious femininity
across the table when he dined out
burdening himself with one woman for
life-as for voluntarily demonstrating
himself. eschewfng the good fellows at
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31

years the bushes will be standing on
a ridge, making it hard to irrigate
them.
After removing the covering. cut out
all the broken canes and thin out the
extra ones, leaving the desired num-
ber.-E. F. McKune, Colorado Agri.
cultural College, Fort Collins, Colo
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31

A reformer as near as we can iudee
at this distance, is man who wants
everybody else to do as he can bluff
majority of the people into thinking
he does.-Fort Collins Review.
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31
For Sale.

Good, strictly modern residence
property, six rooms, bath, immense
cellar, good corral and chicken park.
VIII sell for one-third less than orig
inal cost. Only small amount cash
required. See Harry H. Freyberg at
Deita Steam Laundry. If
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31
Helpa Soma

Some folks say dat mere words
don't count" said Uncle Eben. but
de fact dat some folks think enough
of you to say Happy New Year to
YOU helSs soma"
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31

motor car can 20 20 miles an hour.
but It takes a week to bring 1t back
when It breaks down at the end of
the hour.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-06-30

Fifty bolts of Toll Du Nord
Bingham, fresh and new, plain,
checked, striped and plaid.
Regular at l5c. Saturday only
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dirt all over the kitchen and bring in
a big bill afterward.'
why, / was just reading this
morning how all that might be avoid
ed" declared Ruth, tslet me see, re-
member the formula exactly. You
purchase some fire clay, cut up some
straw very fine and make a paste Of
a consistency that will fill the cracks,
then rub it smooth with wet knife
blade. After it is in place let it hard
en- for twenty-four hours, and you
will have new lining, as hard and
substantial as the original, with no
dirt to speak of, and no bills outside
Of the cost Of the fire clay, which is
very little. You can also mend your
CRATES and furnace pots in the same
manner
Ruth, why don't you hang ont a
First Aid to the Troubled sign ?"
asked her delighted father, preparing
to follow her advice.
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Some Savory Recipes

Swedish Meat Balls top sir
loin by the pound and get the butcher
to grind it before your eyes. Mix the
meat with a pinch of kitchen herbs,
some fresh chopped paisley, a little
chopped onion, sixth of the quantity
of stale, fine bread crumbs, salt, cay
enne and fresh cream to make a man
ageable paste. Roll into balls,
sprinkle with -four and fry brown in
butter or olive oil.
Boilel Rice Take a cupful of we'll
washed rice and mix it with double
the quantity Of cold water; add salt
to taste and let the rice boil for 20
minutes, when the liquid will have dis
appeared, leave on back Of stove for
the rice to "soak" or finish the cook,
ing with steam. Care must be TAX
en- to protect the pot from too much
heat, as rice cooked in this dry man
ner will soon burn. Together with
the first boiling, it takes about fifty
minutes of an hour, to cook rice in
this way. 1t must never be stirred as
this makes soggy mess; but many
cooks often turn the edges up with a
fork so as to let the steam out when
the rice is nearly done. Any rich
gravy or butter is proper accompani-
ment, but it does splendidly with cur
ried chicken.
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= 2 "a - i.
closets; examine storerooms and clos
cts and see what is needed; look over
fruit and vegetables that need atten-
ton and see that they are used before
too late.
Mildew can be removed by rubbing
the spots with green tomato and salt
and exposing the spots to the sun.
Tincture Of camphor, ten to twelve
drops to tumbler of water, makes a
good daily wash for the teeth.
If you wish your eyebrows to look
pretty be sure no powder is left in
them.
A spotless tablecloth, smooth and
straight, is essential to the enjoyment
Of meal.
Keep eggs in a cool, dry place.
Eggs absorb f1avors, and should be
kept in a covered dish.
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Corn Mullins.

Corn Mullins.
MIX one cupful Of boiling water
III with one cupful Of meal. Scald
the meal, work smooth and free
from Jumps. Spread the top with but.
ter. Cover and let stand overnight.
In the morning thin the scalded meal
with three quarters of cupful Of but.
termilk. Add two we'll beaten eggs
and half a teaspoonful each Of salt
and soda. Drop the butter in very
hot and well buttered muffin rings and
bake for half an hour.
Johnny Cakes.
To one cupful Of buttermilk and one
Of sweet milk add one teaspoonful of
soda, one Of salt and tablespoonful Of
melted butter Stir in enough white
cornmeal to make a thick batter.
Spread half an inch thick in buttered
baking tin and bake in a moderately
hot oven until it has a crisp brown
crust. Brush the top with melted but
ter and serve hot.
Roquefort Salad Dressing.
Put good sized piece of Roquefort
cheese into a bowl. Add some salt and
paprika. Make this into paste, using
a fork to stir. Pour in some olive oil
and continue stirring the oil and the
cheese paste together. Add a little vim
egar. In cold weather you can use
more OIL than vinegar, and in hot
weather more vinegar than oil.
Tomatoes En- Casserole.
Stew three large tomatoes in water
Pour of the water and strain through
sieve. Season with salt and pepper
Sprinkle generously with dried bread
cubes which have been Drowned In
butter. Put in casserole and bake
until hrnwn
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HOW TO SUCCEED

"What is the secret Of success -
asked the Sphinx.
"Push," said the Button.
"Never be lead,' said the Pencil.
"Take palms. said the Window.
always keep COOL" said the Ice
"Be up-to-date," said the Calendar.
"Never lose your head" said the
Barrel.
"Make light of everything" said
the Fire.
"Do driving business" said the
Hammer.
"Aspire to greater things" said the
Nutmeg.
"Be sharp in all your dealings
said the Knife.
"Find a good thing and stick to il" "
said the Glue.
"Do not do work you are suited for"
said the Chimney.-Ex,
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Polly Pepper Says:

That if there were motion picture
houses and tango parlors on the farm,
there wouldn't be so many boys leav-
ing for the city.
That the high cost of living could
be considerably lowered, if last years
hat could be made to do again.
That it is waste of time to have to
listen to scandal about somebody that
you never heard of.
That your home is the place where
you take off your good clothes and
your good manners.
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Straw and ChaH
THE WEEK IN HISTORY

Monday, June, 28.-Ashantee tribes
of Africa ask for British protect
ton, 1888.
Tuesday, 29,-Prussians lombard Al
Sen, (Denmark) and take 2400 pri-
' soners, 1864. ...
Wednesday, 30.-Theatre Royal, E.
dinburg, destroyed by fire, 1884.
Thursday, July, Twenty-Five Irish
members suspended from British
Pertinent for 2wilful obstruction,
1882.
Friday, 2.-11OO cases of cholera in
North Egypt, 1883.
Sunday, 4.-Bartholdi's statute OF
Liberty" presented to America by
France, 1884.
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Household HELPS

Be systematic the odds and
ends of housekeeping should be at
tended to regularly. Set day to at
tend to the drawers in dressers and
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-06-30

One hundred nicely printed visiting
cards and fine leather card case for
only $1.75 at the Sheaf Office.
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Along Came Ruth

"And now" said Ruth's father,
when I can least afford to have it
fixed, the lining of the kitchen range
has cracked in two places, and I shall
have to call in stove man to make
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lZ1agIxITCG5HIEN
s. SOUP GARD
A DAILY MENU.

BREAKFAST
Sliced Pineapple
Johnny Cakes. Sirup.
Tea, Coffee or Milk.
LUNCHEON.
Jelly Omelet.
Potatoes. English Style.
Drowned Corn Pats. Salad With
Roquefort Dressing.
Tea.
DINNER.
Cream Of Asparagus Soup.
English Mutton Chop.
Brussels Sprouts. Baked Potatoes.
Fruit Salad
Toasted Crackers. Cheese.
Small Coffee
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Write side of paper only.
No person will be allowed to present than one list
The list be presented person by the writing
The 10000, 5000, 5000, 1000 and 1000
Booster Coupon Premiums be used only Capital Prize
Use only words found in dictionary.
Use no letter any word oener than is found in all
Remember, any person presenting list and making