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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24
BIRDS FRIGHTENED BY WAR
Those Of Belgium Have Largely Dis
appeared From Their Accustomed
Nesting Places.

Where are the birds of Belgium
Everyone who has known the Belgium
of the past will ask himself this ques-
ton in thinking OF some OF the ad-
mirable Flemish restaurants he has
visited. For the Belgians were ma
ton of bird eaters, and in this little
country as in Italy every variety OF
bird was pressed into service.
No one who has been through the
forests of the Ardennes will fail to re-
call how strangely silent they were,
how lacking in bird songs, for the
wholesale slaughter of the birds went
on until one wondered where the little
song birds appearing on their pieces
of fried bread came from. Now with
the noise Of battle over all the
land, the constant cannonading has
frightened away even the boldest OF
the native birds.
Grives were the aristocrats OF Bel
gian game birds, and one OF the most
delectable dishes known ito the Bel
gian cuisine was grives a la Manu-
roise. Thousands of grives were
served daily in autumn in restaurants,
and as no Belgian dinner is considered
complete without bird of some sort,
Just where SO many came from always
remained a mystery. A grive Is a
thrush, but blackbirds and starlings,
SO nearly of the same size, often mas
queraded in the Belgian casseroles as
thrushes.
Then beside grives there were wood
cock and snipe and the becasse la
Champagne to be had in restaurants
In Brussels and Antwerp was a deli
cious morsel indeed. At Mons and at
Liege and Charleroi every year there
was a great fete called a woodcock
feast, at which the succulent birds
were cooked in variety OF ways. A
little wax candle was placed beside
the plate of each diner, and in Its
flame he would frizzle the tiny head
of the woodcock and eat its brains
which were considered a great deli
cacy.
The cartridges OF Louvain were ia
nous for their plumpness and dell
cious flavor, perhaps because OF tn
fact that they fed upon the beet roo
cultivated there by the hundreds o
acres for the great beet sugar facto
ries. Blackjack is served too as CO..
de bruyere.
Woodcock in season used to be tn
specially of the Faille Dechiree, fs
nous little restaurant in Brussels
"Gangas du Japon," often served i
the finer restaurants in Brussels, wa
simply Japanese partridge. Thes
birds often migrated to northern A
RIGA in winter and made their wa
thence to Spain, where they wer
caught in large numbers and final
taken to Belgium, where they Wer
bred. They had flesh of fine fave
and plumpness.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24

die of striped silk. A little Goa; Ell
feet is managed in the sleeveless bod
ice of silk which acknowledges the
requirements of the mode in its high
standing ruff at the back of the neck
and straight-hanging fronts. These
are finished with crochet balls.
A novel finishing touch is noticeable
in the narrow deep cuffs about the
wrist that confine portion OF the
chiffon sleeves.
The hat and parasol are in black
and white. The hat is a shepherdess
shape faced with black satin ana
trimmed with band of snowy ostrich
feathers. The parasol is of white
silk with figures and dots embroid ereo
in black.
Street slippers are worn with the
costume, as pictured, but low black
shoes with white pipings would LOOK
equally we'll with it. Those shown
in the photograph are of white kio
and black patent leather and are Horn
with heavy white silk hose.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24
FashIonabIe Hour for Wedding

In the Woman's Home Compal ion
which Is called 1.-THE Brides Number"
appears an article on wedding
etiquette. The following is an extract
taken from the article: THE earliest
hour is eleven; high noon, followed by
a wedding breakfast, is the smartest.
Many fashionable weddings take place
at four and even five in summer wealth
er, but the evening wedding Is rare.
The hour of the wedding is somewhat
ruled by the timetable if wedding
Journey is contemplated, but often n ay
be arranged by staying overnight al
a hotel and leaving the following da! :
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24
OCEANS HEAVY TOLL
Poet Well Said, MANS Control
Stops With the Shore"
Enormous Record Of Disasters Shows
That Human Ingenuity Has Been
PowerIess Against the Mighty
Forces of Nature.

Many years ago great poet apos-
trophized the ocean in words of flu
ent music. He bewailed mans help
lessness. "Ten thousand fleets sail
over thee in vain" Mans control
stops with the Shore" he wrote. And
the terrible disaster in st. Georges
channel, in which the mighty Lusi-
tania went to the oceans depths, bears
him out.
We all recall the horrors Of the Ii
tanic disaster. Even the burning of
the General Slocum in the East river,
New York, with its 1000 victims, most
of them women and children, Is still
fresh in our memories. But there are
other tragedies of the sea of the dim
mer past, about which time has
woven the glamour of romance. What
school child does not remember the
pathetic story of Theodosia Burr, who
sailed from her home in the South
land to join Aaron Burr, then in New
York? What became of her-what
her fate. To this day the deepest
mystery surrounds her last hours.
Was she captured by pirates, as gos-
sip of her day had it? Did the YES
sci bearing her go down? No one
knows,
But there are other mysterious dis
appearances chronicled in the annals
of marine disasters. On March IL,
1841, the steamship President, the
Lusitania of her day, steamed from
New York for Liverpool with 1876 pas
sengers aboard. The days passed, and
no word was received from or of her
There were no cables and wireless in
those days, and anxiety grew by leaps
and bounds. All kinds of rumors were
rife-she had been seen-she was safe
but to this day the only clue to her
fate was a note contained in bottle
The note, written by Tyrone Power
an actor (not the comedian of the
present era), said that the ship was
sinking.
Thirteen years later, on March 1
the City of Glasgow left the Mersey
bound for Philadelphia with Ill sa
loon passengers, 1893 steerage passen
gers and a crew of 76, total of 4SO
The days grew into weeks and Apri
arrived, but the steamship was no
reported. On May 10 the owners re
ceived a message at Liverpool from
London that a ship Of her description
had been sighted by an arriving yes
sci some time previously, making TO
the Azores and apparently crippled
Hope arrived again, until exhaustiv
inquiry disclosed that this was anotf
er hoax, and that all concerned in he
safety had been subjected to crue
and needless suspense.
Only two years later, on January 2;
1856, the Collins liner Pacific left Lily
erpool for New York with 345 person
on board. She was one Of the crac
flyers Of her day, built for the expires
purpose of capturing the record of tn
heetest ocean greyhound, for the er
of transatlantic racing was then dawl
ing. What luckless fate befell thi
splendid vessel, the finest triumph
shipbuilding to that date, can only b
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24
PROMINENT Russian statesmen.

General Sukhomlinoff, minister Of
war for Russia, unlike most OF his
predecessors, is a Slav and Russian
Nationalist, and was formerly military
governor of Kieff. His work, until
summoned to assume the task of reor-
ganizing the military forces of Rus
STA as minister of war, was entirely
within the strategic problems of Rus
sia's western frontiers. He took part
neither in the Chinese nor Japanese
wars, nor in any of the Asiatic wars
under the celebrated General Drago'
miroff, whose favorite lieutenant he
was, and whom he succeeded in the
command of the southwestern frontier
BY profession he is cavalryman. and
Is generally regarded as the most re
markable cavalry leader In Europe.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24
oh. That Lash!

Tommy had watched the high-hatted
and frock-coated ringmaster for some
time. He was particularly interested
in the way he handled the whip with
the long lash.
"Wen, Tommy" said his father,
what do you think of that fellow"
The whip cracked again as Tommy
replied: "I'm glad he isn't my father"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24
Pockets Held Firmly.

When stitching pockets on aprons
and shirts or any other garment tina
the pockets are stitched on, you will
find that they will not rip off so easily
if the stitching is begun about half
an inch from the top and stitched
upward then turned downward. When
you come to the other side stitch
downward the same distance as yo''
stitched upward on the other side.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24

The new deeply ribbed grapes make
up into the most attractive hats that
have been shown for those who are In
mourning. This Grape is lustrpus and
seems more nearly transparent than
has heretofore been put on the market.
In the two hats shown in the picture
given here the exquisite workmanship
appears which one always looks for In
hats made of Grape.
These hats fulfill all the require
ments for correct mourning millinery,
They are conservative in shape, OF
medium size, graceful, and made en-
tirely (both trimming and shape) OF
one material. Black Grape is used only
for mourning wear and is therefore
the correct material for first mourn
ing. 1t is no longer heavy, or even
somber looking as may be seen In
these pictures.
Both of the models are trimmed
with a butterfly of Grape beautifully
made over wire form or outline. II
seems appropriate that this lovely EN-
blem of the soul should be used in this
way.
In making mourning millinery, nea'
and exact workmanship is used II
fashioning the folds, tucks and cords
which the best designers agree il
using on this class of hats. Crap
Tends itself to this kind of work par
ticularly well. No extremes of tn
mode are to be chosen in shapes, Blu
one may select white Grape instead O
black, or have black and white mad
am together
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24
Perfect Vision.

"You big mutt" said the batter, as
the umpire called the third strike,
chat was a foot outside. What's the
matter with your eyes?"
Nothing at ALL" replied the arbi-
traitor in chilling tones. II can see
from here to the clubhouse, and If l
don't see you over there in five min
utes it'll cost you fifty dollars"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24

Net wells with Grape borders or with
bindings of Grape are preferred to all
Grape wells for summer wear. But in
any case, the veil is not featured in
the latest hats and is apt to be simply
short length of Grape or net falling
in box plat from the back of the
hat.
JULIA BoTToMLEN.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24
One of the Two.

He-Have your folks decided yet
where you are all going to spend the
summer?
She-Not quite. Ma says it's at the
White mountains, but pa declares it'll
be atsthe poorhouse.-Boston Evening
Transcript
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24
More Practical,

81 see where King George has taken
away the Garter from the kaiser and
other German rulers"
1T would have done more good for
him to have turned the hose on 'em."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24
DELAYS Are Dangerous.

"How is 1t that Jones always acts
before he thinks?"
'If he thought first he'd never act"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24

It's usually too late for congratula-
lions when the happy couple have
been married more than week.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24
Qualified.

Lawyer-Have you formed any opin-
ion?
Jury Talesman-No, sir; was on
the case at the previous trial.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24
Homely.

"Can you give me any ideas about
making my yard more beautiful
eyes. Remain in the house?"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-02
The Cow in the Pantry.

The Cow in the Pantry.
"A cow in the pantry, who ever
heard of such thing? 1t was
queer, wasn't It? but it REALLY hap
pened. Ask Lottie and she will tell
you about it for she was there.
Lottie with her family of DOLLS,
and mama with her Intending basket,
sat ON the bench under the big
maple tree one lovely Indian sum-
mer day.
Papa and the boys were away
in the field digging potatoes, and
the COWS We're eating the fail
feed in the pasture back of the
house.
Mama mended and mended, and
Lottie played with her dolls, when
ALL at once they heard heavy steps
in the Kitchen.
"Who CAM it be-" said mama.
Then they heard more steps,
and crash, rattle, bang, everything
seemed going to smash
Mama ran to the house closely
followed by Lottie, and what do
you think they found?
Why, Speckle, the pet COW, had
found an open gate and had come
to the house for THE petting and
the sugar and apples which they
always gave her.
Not finding anyone at home she
had walked into the kitchen, and
! the appetizing odor from the pantry
| where were some cold boiled veg
etables left from dinner had tempt
ed her inside. The PANTRY was SO
small that she could only squeeze
her way ion and the tin pans, ket-
tiles and platter of vegetables
came gathering down from the
shelves.
Mama went into the Kitchen and
tried to coax the cow to come out
but as she could not turn round
she did not know how to get free
from the noisy pans and KETTLES
which We're falling around her.
Moo" she said, turniAn,g her
head as far as she could. She seem
ed to- be asking them to help her
You might take hold OF he1
tail and pull her out" suggested
Lottie. peeping in at the kitchen
door.
Mama didn't try that but went a.
round outside, to the pantry win
dow which abe opened, and taking
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-02
Thanksgiving Pudding.

Good amy time. Sift together /
IL cupfuls flour, one-half level
teaspoon soda, one-half level tea
spoon each salt, cinnamon, and GIN
ger, one-fourth level teaspoon
cloves and a little grated nutmeg.
Mix with this one-half cupful fine
ly chopped suet. Add one-half cup
full molasses and one-half cupful
milk. Beat we'll and add one-half
cupful rais:ms and one-half cupful
chopped figs, flour the fruit be-
fore adding. Mix we'll. Turn into a
buttered mold and steam 3 hours.
Serve very hot, with hard sauce.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-02
The Housewives Corner
lap. When dry | applied

lap. When dry applied meadow
green floor paint, two coats, and
wishing a dull finnish / removed
the gloss when dry by gently rub
bling with a cloth dipped in turpen
time. The molding was then replaced
covering the tacks. This makes a
sanitary and artistic floor cover
ing which is as durable as hard
wood floor. When washed with
warm water it is as pretty as when
new"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-02
Delicious Spice Waters

Beat half cupful of butter, or
shortening to cream; add slowly
1 cup of granulated sugar, we'll
beaten eggs, one teaspoon of CHINA
mon, IL teaspoons allspice. Have
ready cup of strong coffee. Stiff
3 cups of flour with 2 teaspoons
OF baking powder, and add alter
nately with the coffee to the mix
ture. Roll very thin, cut out and
bake in a hot ovenl These cookies
are delightfully."- crisp.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-02
White Fruit Cake.

One cupful of butter, two cupfuls
of sugar, 2 IL cupfuls flour, two
Level teaspoons baking powder, sift-
ed with the flour, the whites of Z
eggs, cupful of thin sweet cream,
pinch of salt. Mix according to
rules of cake making, then add 1
pound each of raisins, figs and
dates and blanched almonds and a
quarter pound of citron. Chop or
slice the fruit and sprinkle flour
through and over it before adding
to the mixture. Bake slowly. When
iced this cake is nice enough for
any feast where nice cakes are de-
sired.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-02
Pumpkin Cream Pie.

This is very much like simple
pumpkin pie except that cream is
used instead of milk. The same re-
cipe is good, with milk
Mix smoothly together one cup
of pumpkin, one scant teacup of
light brown sugar, three level table
spoons of flour, one Teaspoons CHINA
mon, IL teaspoon ginger, a scant
half teaspoon each of nutmeg and
allspice and Ia teaspoon salt. Add
two lightly beaten eggs, and last
ly one and one-fourth pints of thin
cream. Bake in a deep pie plate
lined with pastry. One large or 2
small pies.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-02
Deborah.

It's pretty big story, but it's
TRUE. Its about the minister's cat.
She was a fine large tabby with
three white feet
Once Upon a time Deborah, that
was the cats name, had six little
blind kittens. They and their moth
er slept i'm a basket behind the
stove i'm the ministers study.
One evening Mr.. Neal, who had
sold milk at the parsonage for
years and years, and had heard
what a famous mouser Deborah was.
CALLED and said:
Good evening, Mr.. Fenn, I've
CALLED this stormy might to ask if
you'll be kind enough to lend us
your cat.
Certainly answered tine minis
ter. laying aside his PEN; only
YOU'LL have to take her family
too
OF course, said Mr.. Neal; I'm
glad she has the kittens; they
will keep her happy"
Mr.. Neal had brought a great
STRONG bag, and they put Deborah
in it,-basket. kittens and all.
When they reached the wagons Mr..
Neal dropped the bag i'm box UNI.
der the seat and shut down the
cover.
Poor Deborah can't see where
She is going" the minister Thought
as they drove AWAY; 81 hope she
won't get homesick, for she could
never find her way home. Why the
ground is getting white with snow.
He sat down to write at his Ser
mon again. After while he was
startled by a sound from the
porch,
He went to the door and OPEN
ed DIT, and in ran Deborah CARRY
ing a kitten in her mouth
She dropped the kitten ON the
rug at his feet and ran out be-
fore he could close the door
He put the little wet, cold kit
ten on warm cushion and went
to bed, but he was awakened from
his first nap by Deborah mewing
at the door. She had come with a.
mother kitten.
AN night she went back and
forth each trip with a kitten and
before noon the next day she had
taken them all home,-all six OF
them. Soon Mr. Neal followed bring
ing the empty basket.
! Il thought | must bring ii
quickly or Deborah would come fo1
1t too," he said laughing. "You
may tell her that I've bought a
rat trap and wild not disturb
her again. A puss that'll travel
eleven miles I'M the snow for the
sake Of getting her family back
home. deserves to be Let alone"
Deborah pnrred her contentment
when her kittens were safely IN
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-02

A lady tells us of her method of
making burlap floor covering. She,
has it for her bedroom and lit proves
very satisfactory, and is much
more hygenic than wool rugs and
much cheaper. She says: 81 pur-
chased ordinary green burlap at is
cents a yard, which l sewed like a
carpet, and having removed the
molding at the bottom of the base-
board Laid the burlap and tackled
it down. then sized it with glue
water made by dissolving stick
glue in hot waiter. With this l EN-
tDrely filled the pores of the bur
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-02
Most Eminent Medical
Authorities Endorse Il.

DIR. Eberle and DIR. Braithwaite as
well as DIR. Simon = all distinguished
authors-agree that whatever may be
the disease, the urine seldom fails in
furnishing us with clue to the princi-
pies upon which it is to be treated,
and accurate knowledge concerning the
nature of disease can thus be obtained.
If backache, scalding urine or frequent
urination bother or distress you, or if
uric acid in the blood has caused rheu-
matism, govt or sciatica or you suspect
kidney or bladder trouble just write DR..
Pierce at the Surgical Institute, Buffalo,
NY; send sample of urine and de-
scribe symptoms. You will receive free
medical advice after DR.. Pierce's chemist
has examined the urine - this will be
carefully done without charge, and you
will be under no obligation. DIR. Pierce
during many years of experimentation
has discovered new remedy which he
finds is thirty -seven times more power
full than lithia in removing uric acid
from the system. If you are suffering
from backache or the pains OF rheuma-
tism, go to your best druggist and ask
for q 5O-cent box of "-4muric" put up
by DIR. Pierce. DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription for weak women and DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for
the blood have been favorably known
for the past forty years and more. They
are standard remedies to-day-as we'll
as Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for
the liver and bowels. You can get a
sample of any one of these remedies
by writing DR.. Pierce.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-02
Helm Your Liye,-It Paws.

When your liver gets torpid and
your stomach. acts queer, take DIR.
Kimg's New Life Pills and you win
find yourself feelimg better. THEY
purify the blood, give you freedom
from constipation. bihousness, ddz-
ziness and indigestion. You feel
fherjust like you want to feel.
Clear the complexion too. 25c. at
drugStstk
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-02
Cream Griddle Cakes.

Sweeten one-half cupful of sour
cream with a Little soda. Add one
cupful of sweet SKINNED milk,
one-half teaspoonful of salt, and
flour for Batter the consistency de
sired. or about like heavy cream.
Beat until perfectly smooth and
lastly stir in heaping teaspoon
full of baking powder. Bake at
once on a hot griddle. One third
whole wheat flour may be used
and is wholesome variation. For
waffles use this recipe but make
the batter a trifle thicker.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-02
A was an apple pie
B baked it. G cut it.

A was an apple pie
B baked it. G cut it.
D divided it. E earned it.
f. fought for it. G. got it.
III had it. iced it.
j Jumped at it. X. kept it.
l. longed for it. M mourned for it.
N nodded for it. o opened it.
P peeped at it. @ quartered it.
R ran for it. S stayed for it.
T took it. U used it.
V viewed it, w wanted it.
X Y q and
Ran and hid it in the sand.
ALI Ready.
I've hauled down my sled from the
attic,
And say, Weather-man, don't YOU
remember
What boys have been led to expect
in November?
Get busy and send us some snow.
Register.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-02
For the Children x

Ia long stick she thrust it into
Speckles face and made her back
out through the pantry door into
the kitchen. IN backing out she
knocked down a pail of butter
milk which hung on peg and e.
merged into the Kitchen dripping
streams of buttermilk.
Mama did not give her sugar
nor apples but drove her back to
the pasture.
Mama had sweet time cleaning
up, and Iottie and Speckle were
both disappointed; Lottie because
they could not have hash for break
fast and Speckle because she did
not get at least am apple.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-02
MAYORS PROCLAMATION
own Of Brayton, la.

Public Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to petition signed by
majority of the qualified electors
or the town of Braytou Iowa and by
authority of resolution duly pass
ed by the Council of the said town
at it's regular meeting, November
list, 1915, A. D. that special mu-
nicipal election of the town Of Bray
ton, Audubon County, Iowa, will be
held in the town hall in said town
OF Brayton, Iowa, on the 9th day
of December 1915, from 8 o'clock
"A M of said day to Z o'clock P M
of said day for the purpose of vot-
ing on the following questions:
Notice to Voter: For an affirma-
tive vote upon the following ques-
ton, make cross "X" mark in the
square after the word Yes" For a
negative vote make similar mark
In the square following the word
mo"
Shall the following public meas
ure be adopted?
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-02

Doctor Pierce's Pellets are unequaled
as Liver Pill. One tiny, Sugay-coated
Pellet Dose. Cure Sick Headache,
Bilious Headache, Dizziness, Constipa-
ton, Indigestion, Bilious Attacks, and
all arrangements of the Liver, Stomach
and Bowels.