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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-03

All our forts are but a manned.
Those about Boston have an average
worth, protecting New York, has a gar
rison Of about 400 men, and Fort Ham
ilton about one-third more.
Unless provision is made in the near
future for additional coast artillery per-
sonnet, it will be necessary to reduce
tachments at some of the defenses of
lesser importance. including Ports
mouth, Delaware, Charleston. Savan-
nah. Key West, New Bedford. Potomac.
Tampa. Columbia, Baltimore, Cape Fear
and Mobile.
at Key West, the true key to the Gulf
Of Mexico. was manned by a sergeant
and his family. After the death Of the
sergeant, h widow INC her daughter
for months formed the garrison of de-
tense.
General Weaver. chief of the coast
artillery division. stated in the Senate
that we have 252 12-inch guns already
mounted without a single person
to man them. two 14-inch guns
mounted without a single man to OPP
crate them, and 81 8-inch guns mount
ed and useless with no crew.; II 10
inch guns mounted without a single
man to operate them. Modern guns are
not simple catapults, but complicated
machineries. One has to be trained and
skilled to handle them. No matter how
intelligent the American citizen, he
cannot step in and at once operate one
Of these guns offhand. as men could
jump in and operate the guns of 100
years g
A century ago. the guns used were
short range guns. One could look at
the object he aimed at and by sighting
over the u with his eye bring the
gun into line.
But at the present time gunners ma
guns of our harbor defense are unable
to ain by eye. AS the gunner looks
even miles out at sea, he sees only the
mast of the ship, very little of the hull.
II the ship is 10 miles away hi sees no
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-03
Spring.

u
When is 1t spring? When spirits rise.
Pure c~rocus-buds. where the snow dies.
When children play outdoors till dark:
When the sap trickles up the bark:
When bits Of blue sky fit and sing,
Playing at birds-then Is II spring.
When is it spring? When the bee huns:
When through the open window comes
The breeze. and summer license claims
To swing and toss the picture frames:
When the walk dries: the robins call:
The brown hens doze by the sunny wall,
One loot drawn up to warm, or sing.
With half-filmed eyes-then 10 1t spring?
Nay. each might prove a treacherous sign:
But when old waters seem new wine:
When all our mates are half divine:
When love comes easier thar hate:
When we have no moro shrugs OF Fate.
But think sometimes Of God. n late
0ur swtfte0t serving seems to be:
When bright ways numberleo0 we see.
And thoughts spring up. and hopes run
Ana Wild new dreams ars Il, on Wing.
I1ll We must either az r. odne
With riotous lfs-he SuiS 'ds spring.
-e0Waid Rowland 0lll
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-03
"BLUE MOON" EDITOR
SUDDENLY "ECLIPSED"

New York.-Did you ever, Mr.. or
Miss Budding Author, have a story &C
cepted by the l Moon?
Name OF mystery, name of destiny
now 1T must have thrilled you to learn
the timid first fruits of your imagi-
nation had found favor in that fore
ing house of genius.
or course, You had never seen the
Blue Moon. You had merely read adj
Vertlsements of it's forthcoming pub
lication.
The Blue Moon wanted quality, not
names. 1t was out to find talent
blushing unseen. Already it's Sharp
eyed editor had discovered a new
humorlst, who was bound to attain
national northumberland him
humbly laying tin roof. in northern
Indiana"
What pleasant emotions you re-
ceived from the first letter from that
wonderful editor, Alexander Jessup.
he told you he was endorsed" by
such Well-known writer's as Jack Lon
don, Winston Churchill, Julian Thorne
and Edwin Markham. He added:
1t happens l am both the editor of
the Blue Moon and also the head of a
critical revision business, and wish
TO suggest that if you have your manu-
script revised 1 shall her be glad to
consider your story for publication in
the magazine"
1t would only cost you $40. Later, if
you failed to bite" he wrote again, re-
ducing the fee to IS.
About 30 budding author are sknown
to have RENTED. Others asked for
their manuscript back. One of these
vas Miss E. NJ. Wheeler, of Washing
ton. Not receiving it she threatened
Jessup with the postal authorities. He
replied:
The post office people cannot do
anything about it. 1t would be uncon-
stitutional. Kindly don't bother me
about this rather unimportant NATTER"
Post office inspectors have arrested
Jessup in his sanctum at No. 500 West
One Hundred N Fourteenth street.
de is held on a charge of misusing the
nails,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-03
Pushing American Enterprise.

wi ~ milwaukee, journal.
Those who thoughtlessly maintain that
government Is a gigantic graft for giving
SOFT jobs to tncompetents have something
to learn from some of the concrete in
stances of help given business men at
Washington. One American manufacturers
that he has just sold a Russian
a $3.50 bill of goods at a cost of z cents.
Inc opportunity was brought by the daily
publication of the bureau at
Washington. Through the same medium a
hosiery man sold 1000 dozen stockings to
Santo Domingo. Another built up in India
q business of 5000 a month through this
little daily.
Even at Copenhagen the consul general
OF the United States reports that through
the consular reports an extensive Ameri-
can trade was opened in canned goods,
molasses. typewriter parts. grass seed,
salmon. fruits, low grade butter, flour
curtain poles and scores OF other commod-
tiles. A st. Louis Arm obtained customers
IN five countries buying $4,000 a month
through the governments publication Of
these foreign trade opportunities.
1t would cost any manufacturer thou.
sands of dollars to collect samples Of all
kinds Of foreign goods as we'll as figures
on how and at what cost they could be
foreign made samples collected from a
wide territory will be exhibited in all the
big cities of the country. Any American
manufacturer can get special information
about any foreign market desired free of
charge. The exact service required BY
each American business man is thus pro-
vided.
There may have been a time when our
foreign trade representatives did not know
grub hoe, when the principal duties Of
trade attaches in foreign lands were So
cial. but that time has passed. With a
prompt. vigilant and diligent government
private effort there is no excuse for not
developing exporting in this country.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-03
Great Di.coverv.

the ages said the great scientist sono.
rously;, have been the result Of acct
II can readily believe that" said the
myself" ""'
The great man blinked in amazement.
Nay ! ASK what It WASP"
found that by keeping a bottle of ink
handy you. can use a fountain pen inst
like any other pen-without all the trou-
BILE of filling It," W
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-03


Robert Louis Stevenson's letters have
been sold at auction for an immense sum.
When writing them, as we'll as some Of his
earlier and best books, it wasn't always
easy for Stevenson to earn a comfortable
living. The novelist alive didn't command
anything like the premium which the dead
novelist commands.
h has been the rule with a great
number of other famous writer's, although
by no means all. Popular novei.sts today
fare better. They get spot cash prices
for their work which would make the old
er authors gasp.
When Thomas Bailey Aldrich heard
that John Fox had received $1,000 for a
brief work he thought the sum prepos-
terously great. Editor Richard w. Glide
said he turned down a Kipling yarn Of
1000 words at $1.0O a word. but Rudyard
got his price elsewhere,
Milton didn't make enough out of Para
disc Lost" to pay for a good winter over
coat. Any magazine you pick up has in
It a h%alf-page poem for which the author
received more money than Virgil got for
his masterpiece. But the school boys and
girls of the whole world still read it.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-03
A BARGAIN.

From the New York Sun.
Look here" said the head Of the firm.
addressing. the new stenographer, this
letter Is all wrong. Your punctuation ia
very bad and your spelling is worse. I
my clients"
Well" she replied. I'm sorry IL my
work don't suit you. but was you expect
Ing to get q Mrs. Noah H. Webster for
$l3 a week."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-03
DO Way 70 step th. Ann.

the Kansa1 City Star.
their supper mother tried 10 restehiiSh
friendly relations. She told them az IL
biole verse. Let not the sun 50 down
Nov. Charlie" shs pleaded. .ar> yor
sosnS e lst The sun q town % 80
Charlie sauirmsd little. tn.
well. how can I o9op ltf'
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-03
EaotistieaI old Gentleman.

From the Kansas City Times.
Hokus-Flubdub seems to nave a won
derful opinion Of his knowledge.
Pokus-I should say he has. Why. I
have actually heard him attempt to argue
with his son, who is in his freshman year
at college.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-03
The Re..on.

From the Boston Transcript.
The Girl-You say that Miss Padds and
Jack Pott are going to be married. Why,
I didn't know they knew each other
The C~ynic-They don't. That's why they
are going to be married.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-03
Something Gained.

From Lie.
own Is lost!
Optimistic. might be worse. my dear.
some idiot might have saved the cuckoo
clock Aunt Jan gave us.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-03
Business.
From T.;fo

Are you making much profit on the wal
order you received?"
NO replied the president Of the com
pany. but were selling lots Of stock at
10 times what it's worth"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-03
Convinced.

Mrs. U%ptown-I trust that we shall get
along very nicely. Nora. 1 am not al all
difficult to suit.
Nora Nhe new maid)-No. ma'am; that's
what I thought the minute I set eyes on
the master.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-03
Adant.

From the Kansas City Journal.
And 10 your wife q good housekeeper?'
coffee perfectly with an electric curling
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-03
Evening Up.

From the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
He-Why do you dwell so constantly on
my bad traits?
she-To preserve a proper equilibrium.
You yourself are likely to keep me re-
minded Of the few good ones you possess.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-03
Has No Nightmares.
ErOm the Rnaf0n I

From the Boston Pest.
M boy" said the successful merchant,
never let your capital lie idle. Remem-
Der that money talks. but 1t doesn't talk
In it's Sleep
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-03
Suitable.

From the Baltimore. American.
II Ant 70 sweep the eobWebe from m,
swhS not ~ . vasusn cisansr!"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-03
Fit, FIittino. Fioe.

A young Burmese girl. taking nurses
training in a hospital. noted on the
chart the condition Of her patient
thus:
1000 o a. m. Patient in the sink.
1880 q. m. Patient fitting.
1900 a. m. Patient flot."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-03
Genius starves While L;vino.

00hTU8 StaFVe9 W1IT0 CIVInQ.
Girard, in the Philadelphia Ledger
1t has been always so since the anc.ents
fought for the bones Of their great poet:
Seven cities now contend for Homer,
dead,
Through which while living he begged his
bread"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-03
Europe To Be Rebuilt;
VIII Americans Profit?

By A.. R. Decker. Special CORRESPONDENT Chicago Daily News.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-03

The opportunity for America is great
now: 1t will be greater for several years
after the war. But this opportunity has
always existed, perhaps not so apparent.
and America failed to seize 1t. Europe
has always been a big market, but the
demand has been filed by England and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-23
One Should Use
Very Greatest Care
In Cleaning the Ears
BY DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRsHBERG.

trumpet made like an ordinary pipe.
The breadth, ,frmness, tenseness and
sounding -board-like shape and archie
lecture OF this outside guard serves 70
guide. hold and augment all sound
waves which reach the ear.
Methods OF Ciessing.
Another great service rendered By
these human shells of flesh, 10 to dis
courage mothers and others from show
ing the twisted ends OF towels. tooth
picks. sweet oil and other harmful
things into the ear canal and against
the ear drum.
The very persons who think their ears
are perfectly clean. often have wax and
other debris forced into the ear ad-
tacent to the membrane or drum. which
explains some OF the instances OF tenn
porary deafness. When the wax II re-
moved with hot water into which Ht-
tie soda 10 dissolved. this deafness" II
cured.
Pinchins. twisting, pulling and boxing
the ears are harmful acts that should
Do forbidden by statute. Parents or
teachers who indulge In this dangerous
mode TO show their authority should
De severely punished.
Oils and medicines inserted In the ear
for earnche 70 Q dangerous practice all
too common, and 10 responsible for many
| cases OF deafness and ear trouble.
tcopyr't by the Newspaper Pasture ssrxics.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-23
THE seashell appendages externa
to the ear openings are no
0nlv uaafxsl t< thn HISS ~ a a =

"HE seashell sppendages external
to the ear openings are not
. il only useful to the human hear
ing, but necessary. The next
time You go to the opera OF 70 church
try this simple experiment: Bend your
ears forward until covering the open
ing OF the internal ear, pressing the
external portion fatty against the
side OF the head. You will at once
observe a DECREASE In the tones,
sounds, noises and words coming from
the stage OF pulpit. Then allow the
ears to resume their normal position,
and enlarge or exaggerate their size
and concavity by placing the palms OF
the hands around them AZ you often
see slightly deaf people do to aid their
hearing. At once all voices and sounds
will be heard more distinctly, loudly
and clearly than before. You will no
longer question the acoustic proper.
ties and aid OF these. "fiappsrs and
appendages OF the flesh.
A. q matter Of cold anatomical
fact. the sl<in-covered gristle with its
folds. turns and twists. external TO
the auditory canal. has the definite
and svowed purpose for which II was
evidently created. It 10 unnecessary
to bark back to an improved, missing
link and monkey ancestry, with It's
hypothetical and now much-question'
ed theory OF evolution to explain the
presence on the outside Of the ear
opening Of these trumpet-shsped big
| pitchers"
Musical Instrument IDitntfens.
The inner ear with its middle por'
tion. outer cansl and finally the ex'
pansive. twisted outside maps. re-
semblcs n trumpet or bugls lying or
its side with the mouthpiecs farthes
| toward the inside of the skull and III
base or broad trumpet end outside
This resemblance 10 more than m
accident. because primitive civiiiza'
tion took It's cue from this architec'
! ture to invent the trumpet. the fore
bear Of the bugie. cornet, French horr
and other wind Instruments.
1t 10 plain that musicians, inventors
of musical instruments. scientists
who Investigate sound, physiologisti
and architects consider the broadenet
| out ear hopper Of acoustic value, and
know its meGaphonic qualities. In
deed, human ears without these sea
shell appurtenances would be more
or less Ike q mcgaphone or an co,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-23
Baked Onions.

One cupful OF onions, boiled and
pressed through coliandsr; one cup
full OF thick white sauce. three eggs.
one tablespoonful chopped parsley,
and white sauce are mixed; then the
yolks OF the eggs are mixed In. and
finally the stiffiy beaten whites OF
the eggs are folded in. The mixture
and baked FOR nfteen or twenty min.
utes In q moderate oven.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-23

my line OF work." says Miss Open
heimer. There are so many parsons
OF gentle taste, modest means, and
'home-loving tendencies who have no
clear IDEAS 81 what they ought 10 to T Dur.
chase, and yet the deepest desire for
q tasteful home. For such persons I
love to plan and purchase. Then there
est. %s too and tSsy Srs the ss yoanr
Portable, perhaps luxurious, homes. and
who upon marrying think they ought
TO start housekeeping on the rather
they have just left, II was in order TO
show young women Just how com
plete . housekeeping equipment could
be got for very little money that !
two years ago for the sum OF 800.
"11l confess that ] spent about ~ 900
worth OF time working this thing out
in order to get all the necessary
things for SO little money, Miss Open
heimer smilingly explains of the tiny
800 apartment, "and want to warn
you also that I did tho thing two
years ago before prices had scared to
their present lofty heights, but
know the same thing could be done
the articles purchased are OF the very
plainest and In many cases the cheap
est thing OF the sort on tho market,
they are all simple and In good taste.
Nothing skimped.
81 did not skimp on any OF the
things that . fastidious woman would
demand; plenty OF good washable bed.
ding 10 included, besides three table
cloths, a dozen napkins. plenty OF
dish towels, personal towels and wash
cloths. and four whole dollars worth
OF cleaning utensils. for when q home
ceases to be clean II ceases to be very
honey. Tinware, woodenware, dishes
and most of the cleaning utensils
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-23

f You Are Willing That 1t Be Ever So
Humble, You Can Have Place Like Home
kvr Just makes me homesick for
place for my very own"
walled q young business wom-

walled q young business wom-
an. scanning q list OF small
apartments for housekeeping. But
can't afford even a one room and
bath apartment. because I have no
furniture and my folks live way
out In Colorado and II would cost too
much to have them ship me some.
oh, dear. isn't q boarding house
awfulr'
Thinking that there might be other
business women or students who felt
the same wsy--"homcsick for q place
Of their own" but baffled IN attaining
such haven because lacking in
worldly goods OF the sort with which
one furnishes houses or even rooms
Information was sought AZ to the ac-
tual requirements for housekeeping
shs the coat thereof. Fortunately for
q New York decorator. was discover
Miss oppenh elmer 10 q consulting
decorator, and whom one says that.
any one else can Immediately. under.
geous houses. for moneyed individuals
who don't know what they want but
still want II. oddly enough, however,
she confesses to q keener delight In
working out decorating and furnish
Ing problems with a very limited sum
ieh sums IN executing the commits.
sions OF her wealthy clients.
Finds Flaming stin.ui.tins.
IL ind IL even more stimulating to
do q great deal with a little monev
than to have unlimited funds at my
command, as one does frequently In
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-23
Nut Kisses.

white OF one egg, ons.half cup OF
chopped nuts. one cup OF powdered
sugar.
Beat the white OF egg until quite
stiff and dry and then add the sugar;
beat again ana lastly mix in the nuts.
Drop in spoonfuls on a we'll but
tered tin and bake in a moderate oven
until brown. Lift on to q cake rack
and leave to dry and get cold. Keep
in an alright tin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-23
Miss Elsa Oppenheimer, a New York Con-
sulting Decorator, Declares That 1t Is
Possible to Furnish Cory Two Room
Apartment for $50; She Did 1t for
500 Two Years Ago,

came, from the 10-cent store, that
greatest boon OF the slender purse.
and they are eminently satisfactory 40
to their wearing qualities. 4
81 don't know whether any young
women who have seen this little model
home have gone out and done like
wise. neither do fear that have
unconsciously persuaded any young
pair that setting up housekeeping u an
young women ought to be made %
realize that expensive things are not
the only things worth while, even in
house furnlshings. There Isn't . .in ..s
make any one unhappy by It's ugliness
or bad taste. I think this little home can
any comparisons with the pseudo homes
very well hold up its head and stand
THE choice Of one or the other will. Of
course, depend upon the possession OF
q bank account 10 begin with and suf-
ilcient income TO replace wear and tear
chief factor In making the choice win
feeling"
Gives Itensisea List.
II II impossible to spare space to
give the itemised list. accounting for
every cent and fork and salt shaker.
as Miss oppenheimer has done. In
the main. however, It reads as fol-
lows; 3
LIVING RooM-DININa ROOM AND
BEDROOM.
I double couch with wardrobe
box underneath, complete
with mattress ........... $500
! table, can be turned into
bettee b.UO
1 Windsor chair ............ $50
! reed chair ................. 400
1 chiffonier' .................. $50
$500
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-23

Roll out pie dough, not too thin, and
cut into circles with q biscuit cutter.
Make a short cut with the knife about
three-quarters OF an inch In length
and another on the opposite side OF
the circle, then three similar cuts on
each side. Lift up every other one Of
the little triangles and press them to.
gether to form a cup. Bake. When
lam,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-23

II MUST remember" said Ira Lent,
as he came away from the chiffonier
after searching in vain for some
safety pins, shat he told me
wouldn't have any trouble recognising
the detective. While his uniform
would be misleading to some, it wont
be to me. Now let me see what was
for? He said the detective would be
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-23

dressed in a boys uniform and smok
hit any boy. Oh yes. he told me that
ne would have q pair of----'
To complete the pictures In the Dot
Detective series draw q straight line
from A 60 y anA 10 on thregEh the
alphabet. Then connect with No. l.
draw 60 Ne. and 20 On.'
Copyright. lsle. BY John n: wheeler. Inc!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-23
RECIPES
Lobster o In Newbprg.

Heat a tablespoon OF butter I'm q
saucepan, Add lobster. cut in large dice
and season with salt. pepper. nutmeg
and one-haif glass OF sherry wine. Cook
Ave minutes. pour on two Eiils Of cream
and let boil six minutes. Dilute two
egg yoiks. gently mix with wooden spoon
while heating without boiling. Pour In
A. chatting dish,