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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29
TAKE PROPER CARE OF EYES

sparkling eye adds to the attractive
ness of a face, one realizes that the
best of care should be given this sensi-
tive organ.
l am told by physicians that indiges-
ton, nervousness, headache and other
ailments are often the result of weak,
strained or tired eyes. Many ome
do not know their eyes are not
normal; many are toe vain to wear
glasses. They prefer to disrupt and
upset the entire system rather than
wear a pair of glasses because they
look better without them. If the trou-
Bile is taken in time the glasses need
never be worn in public.
The eye bath should be taken in the
morning and before retiring. The eye
cup fits over the open eye and the wa
ter will wash it out. Soft or distilled
water should be used. A pinch of salt
thoroughly diluted strengthens the eye
and rests 1t. Or boric acid is also a
good eye wash. The cup must be well
cleansed before using on either eye.
Sometimes one eye will be infected
while the other is quite well and the
eye cup will carry the infection. IN
der no conditions should more than
one person use the cup. If n can
spare the time after washing the eyes
it is wise to lay a damp cloth over
them and lie down for ten minutes.
When reading one should always sit
so that the light comes from the back
OIL over the left shoulder. The book or
paper should be held about two feet
away. If one must hold the book
nearer or farther away to read with
comfort an eye specialist should be
visited.
l want to remind you of the danger
for those who rub the eye with the
hands or fingers or handkerchief.
Many causes of eye trouble can be
traced to them.-Chicago News.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29
EFFICIENCY IN THE KITCHEN
standardlzing Of Equipment viii Be
Found to Work Wonders In
Lessening the Labor.

The thinking housewife who puts
her homework on a systematic basis
Is bound to standardize conditions,
thereby accomplishing more and bet
ter work with the least expenditure
of time, energy and money. Stand
ardizing means working at the right
height with the proper tools under
the best conditions of light, ventila-
ton and comfort.
How many women stoop unneces-
sarily over kitchen tables, sinks, wash
tubs and ironing boards? We waste
time and needless walking in poorly
arranged kitchens, whereas, If our
main working equipment was placed
in right relation to our smaller equip
ment, much waste motion would be
done away with.
Think over carefully the efficiency
of your kitchen and try by rearrang-
ing the equipment you have, to do
more work and better work in less
time.-Miriam NJ. Haynes, Colorado
Agricultural College, Fort Collins,
Colo.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29
FASHION NOTES

leather is dotted with white or green
or bright blue or other sharply CON
trasting color and made up either with
plain black leather or with black silk,
sometimes with silk of the color of
the dot.
White serge and white g~abardine
outing suits made with three-quarter
or even seven eighths coats are numer-
GUS, and with these the makers often
provide skirts killed all around.
A stunning cape to wear over lin
gerle dresses at the shore is of bright
red, blue n yellow bolivia, vicuna or
velour delaine. This cape is simply a
very wide circular cape which drops
nearly to the hem Of the short dress
and is gathered on to a wide sash,
which has long ends. SO when it is
drawn up round the neck it makes a
muller which goes about the throat
several times. This cape is most arts
tic when 1t Is worn as If 1t were sim
ply thrown about the shoulders, the
collar sash ends crossed In front and
fastened under the cape behind
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29

Out Of the stories that struggled
across the desert from dust-caked lips
and thirst-burst tongues comes a lit
tie interlude, told with all the insou-
Glance of a racOnteur, of a Negro
trooper who paused in the trek
to pour a bit of water on the
tongue of a horse he knew was dying.
Not that the act would help the horse,
and certainly not that it would help
the trooper in his hike toward safety.
But the record says the trooper saw
in the eyes of the horse that look that
animals give and the inference is that
he went on, inspired, to do even bet
ter things, il that be possible. There
is no purpose in this comment to hint
that better things than that might be
in the days work. If prompt answer
were demanded it might be said bet
ter things were not in the curse Of
human events. There is, however, a
reminder of the days of 1898, which
these days make ever present, a light
on the Negro troop character that
makes understandable the men who
~ LOl NdIu SluSluS IdSliiuC Us an al
swer to that other chorus the machine
guns sing. The other story has to
do with the heroic Lawton, and it is
a story he told with that appreciation
only such as he could show. The
general saw one Negro soldier helping
on his shoulder another, injured, along
the march. The stout one carried the
guns and the accOutremeTts of both
in addition to the wounded brother.
but he carried also q dog that was once
the mascot of the company and the
wounded brothers particular pet.
When the general asked why the SOL
der should burden himself with the
animal, the soldier answered: "Why
the poor things tired" Strange folks,
these soldiers of the Negro troop. They
love their horses and their dogs to an
unconscionable degree, and yet, as Cap
tain Morey has recorded, they fight
like hell"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29

Coarse rush straws are particularly
appropriate for country hats.
New are the sailor hats of pink or
blue linen bound with ribbon.
Some of the new hats are trimmed
with tiny flat baskets of flowers.
Period style brooches go very well
with the present quaint frocks.
Organdie gowns are trimmed with
beads and with velvet and flowers.
May Powered delaine and blue taft
feta make a charming combination.
PetticOats Of net with fiounces fin
ished with Powered ribbon are very
full and cool looking.
Flowers, fruit, animals and land
scapes are now painted by hand on
hats, stockings and gowns.
A frock made of white material dot
ted with blue spots and trimmed with
blue ribbon is ideal for a summer aft
ernoOn.
Polka dotted leather is one OF the
novelties, not TOO successful In point
OF beauty, but in some cases, with an
air of smartness. Black vanished
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29
Ham and Sweet Penners-

Canned or sweet peppers are very
nice to combine with minced ham. Put
the ham through a meat grinder, also
some sweet peppers. To three cup
fuls of meat use half a cupful of pep
pers. In a deep bowl mix the ham,
peppers and one tablespoonful of
minced parsley. Put into a deep bak-
ing dish, sprinkle the top with bread
crumbs and bits Of butter, and bake
in a quick owe half an hour.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29
AFROAMER|CAN CULL|NCS

colored boys and girls have so few
n of employment open to them
for earning an independent living,
makes 1t easier for employers to de-
mand a high standard of efficiency,
for there are large numbers to choose
from.
The continuation schools, especially
those for the colored children, have
been the means of encouraging many
children to remain in school. Where
pupils fail in the last term, with few
exceptions they enter the summer
school and to prepare for their grade
in September, and in many instances
they are successful, where on the 9TH
er hand, without this chance, they Of
ten become discouraged and give up,
the same thing being true of both high
school and grammar pupils.
There was a notable reduction in
the age of the pupils graduating from
the grammar schools this year, n fact
that is significant for several reasons.
The compulsory educational laws Of
the state do not apply to children I'M
der seven years, and in too many in
stances parents do not realize it to
their own interest and the child's to
start first grade children to school ut
five and a half where there is room
for them, and at six by all means. In
many cases the irregularity of attend
ance on the part of these pupils is one
of the problems of firSt-grade teach
erS.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29
Brown Stew.

Two pounds and a half of neck and
shoulder of fresh beef cut in small
pieces. If too fat, remove some of it,
two quarts or more of hot water in a
good-sized kettle. Add two onions
sliced thin, two good-slzed carrots cut
in dice, three medium potatoes cut up.
Stew should cook about three and a
half hours. Don't boil too hard.
Should be quite thick and very dark
rich brown in color and not fat. Put
in onions, carrots, salt and pepper
when you put on the meat; put in po-
tatoes about one-half hour before stew
is done.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29
Stuffed Tomatoes.

Twelve large, smooth tomatoes, one
teaspoonful of salt, a little pepper, one
tablespoonful of butter, one of sugar,
one cupful of bread crumbs, one tea
spoonful of onion juice. Arrange the
tomatoes In a baking pan. Cut a thin
slice from the smooth end of each.
With a small spoon scoop out as much
of the pulp and juice as possible with
out injuring the shape. When all have
been treated in this way, mix the pulp
and juice with the other ingredients
and fill the tomatoes with this mixture.
Put on the tops, and bake slowly three
quarters of an hour. Slide the cake
turner under the tomatoes and lift
gently on to a fiat dish. Garnish with
parsley and serve.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29
Edible Flowers.

In some regions Of eastern Europe It
is the custom to mix v~iolets, roses
and lines with sweetmeats in order
70 impart a floral tincture to the taste
of fruit. In turkey sweets are made
of carnations, lilies and lavender.
Floral sandwiches are made in Greece
and Turkey with nasturtiums, a most
edible flower that grows in most warm
and temperate climates in profession.
Sandwiches are also made of pepper
mint finely ground and spread over
thinly-sliced radishes between sven
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29

The trustees of the TusRegee insti-
tute certainly made no mistake in the
selection of Maj. Robert R. Motion as
principal to succeed the late Doctor
Washington. Major Motion is a man
of rare ability and intelligence, and
his gift of organization and admins
tration was amply tested by 20 years
work at Hampton. In this regard, 1t
may be said with entire respect to the
memory Of Doctor Washington he is
even more completely qualified than
his predecessor. No one familiar with
his achievement at Hampton a fail
to recognize his sound judgment, his
tact and resOurcefulness, his influence
over the pupils, and his high concep-
ton of the large aims of Hampton,
which are in substance those of Tus-
kegee as well. We should say that he
is now the strongest leader Of his race
an better equipped than any other to
guide it in the right path.
He has one peculiar advantage. He
is a full-blood Negro. and the record
of his life is in itself a source of
encouragement and inspiration to the
humblest of his race. The following
extract from an address made at
Hampton in 1912 shows the goal to-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29

wait until autumn is established by
the calendar before we see the return
of the heralded long wen skirt. The
collar is a sweeping affair of white
silk that rolls well down over the
chest.
These gowns have taken the place
of the yer popular jersey cloth in
the wardrobe of several women who
have monotony In the wearying repe-
tition of the same fabric, usually
made up in the same And
an excellent quality of wash silk is
one of the materials which never
leave regrets.
Copyright, 1916. by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29
Stuffed Green pepnera.

Cut stem end off, scoop out seeds,
put cups thus cleaned into cold water,
and when they have boiled 10 minutes
take off the stow and drain. Mix
stuffing as follows: Equal parts of
pressed ham and bread and small
onion run through meat chopper.
Stuff peppers with this mixture, put a
piece of butter on top of each and
bake 10 minutes In pretty hot oven.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29
No Woman Can Be Really Beautiful
Who Negleets This Most Impor-
tant of Duties.

Most of us neglect our eyes until
they are in such a dangerous state
that we must care for them. How
many read in poor light, sleep with
the light streaming in on the eyes
or strain them in the sunlight when
bathing at the seashore or motoring !!
How many of you battle the eyes
daily?
The daily eye bath is one of the
most important and essential parts of
every persons life. None would live
in a house with unwashed windows.
But we will go year after year with
out washing the windows of the soul.
When one considers how a clear.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29
stewed Celery.

An excellent dish and easily cooked.
Wash stalks thoroughly and boil in
well-salted water till tender, which
will be about 20 minutes. After 1t is
ready as above, drain thoroughly,
place on toasted bread, pour over 1t a
quantity of sauce. A sauce of cream,
seasoned with a little mace, may be
served over celery. 1t may be served
with melted butter.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29
Hot Water wlthou, a Fire.

1t is disagreeable to keep n fire dur
ing the warm summer months merely
for hot water. Have the timer make
a jacket out of galvanized iron. give
1t a lining of asbestos and place 1t
around the hot water tank. The iron
is of such width that two pieces will
cover the entire tank and extend far
enough above to hold a layer of ashes.
The water Will stay hot "a hours.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29
WaIdrof Salad.

One cupful celery diced. one cupful
sliced apples cut up and down, one
tablespoonful lemon juice, dash of salt
and pepper, one-half cupful mayon-
naise or boiled dressing If you pre-
fer. Mix all lightly so as not to mash
front. Place dressing on top and serve
in bed Of lettuce leaves. A few malaga
grapes and whole u meats on top
add to appearance.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29
Calves Liver and Bacon.

Cook rare eight slices of bacon In
the blaze; lift the bacon out, leaving
the fat in the pan; put In eight slices
of liver cut thin and lightly busted
with flour, and cook for five minutes,
turning continually; nov put the ba-t
o back to finish, adding a tablespoon
full of butter and salt and pepper to
taste. Then serve.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29
Potatoes With Cheese.

Cut six cold potatoes in cubes. Make
a white sauce, n cupful milk. two
tablespoonfuls flour, season with salt
and pepper and add four large table
spoonfuls grated cheese. In dish put
layer of potatoes, cover with sauce,
ETC.. until full. Cover with crumbs, DOT
with bits of butter and brown in
oven.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29
For Young Girls.

In the evening the more diaphanous
the dresses of the young girls, the
more becoming they are, and scarves
of tulle of every color are twisted
round the figure and neck, just as a
pretty woman knows so well how to
adjust them with the most satisfac-
tory results.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29
cornmeal

A teacupful and a half boiling milk
poured over two teacupsful meal.
When cool add two cupfuls -four, one
of butter, III Of sugar, three eggs;
flavor with cinnamon. Let rise until
very light; roll about half an inch
thick, cut In strips three Inches long
and twist. Roll In hot lard.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29
Fruit Cookies.

One cupful sugar, one-half cupful
butter, one-half cupful rich milk or
cream, two w~ell-beaten eggs, two cup
fuls sifted flour, one-half cupful cur.
rants, n cupful r~aisins, one tea
spoonful cinnamon, n teaspoonful
cream tartar and one-half teaspoonful
soda. Drop on buttered tins.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29

ward which he strives, and which he
would set for Tuskegee:
whatever question there may be
about the white mans part in the stu
alton, there is no doubt about ours.
Don't let us fool ourselves, but keep
in mind the fact that the man who
owns his own home and c~ultivates HRS
land, and lives a decent, self-respect-
ing useful life, is no problem any,
where. We talk about the color line
You know and l know that the black
est man in Alabama or Mississippi, or
Africa, or anywhere else, who puts
the same amount of skill and energy
into his farming, gets as large returns
for his labor as the whitest Anglo
Saxon. / believe that, unless
a democracy is a failure and Chris
tianity is a mockery, it is entirely feas-
ible and practicable for the black
and white races of America to
develop side by side, in peace, in har-
mony, and in mutual h~elpfulness each
toward the other, living together as
brothers in Christ without being
brothers in law each making its own
contribution to the wealth and culture
of our beloved country."-New YorF
Times.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29

mor thinly-sliced and buttered bread
1t is said that the dahlla furnishes an
excellent food. although somewhat
acrid. In the kitchens OF China and
Japan flowers are almost as much In
use as are vegetables In the prepare.
ton OF rare dishes.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29
pettieoats With Yokes.

PetticOats are now being made with
deep pointed Jokes upon which are set
net or thin silk foundations ruffied
right down to the hem. A few of these
petticoats are slightly stiffened, but
most of them have merely a heavy
cord around the bottom and a width
of hair lace.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29
To Clean Window Shades.

Wet a sponge with lukewarm water,
squeeze out the surplus, and go over
the shade carefully. 1t may be neces-
sary to do this twice, then wipe gently
with a dry cloth. taking care not to
rub too much, al the paint may come
of.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29
Tomatoes and Cheese.

Prepare slices of hot toast. Take
n cupful of tomato juice. Crate one
pound cheese, add to the tomato with
salt, a little cayenne pepper and one
cupful bread crumbs. Melt table
spoonful butter in omelet pan, add
above mixture and stir until cooked
and creamy. Pour over toast and
serve.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29
Mend Before WASHING.

1t is Of the utmost importance TO
mend anything that needs starch be-
fore 1t is Numbered. II the tori OF
worn place is starched and ironed 1t
is torn and worn just so much the
~are; and a stiff, worn place Is very
icult to mend.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29

The Negro population of the United
States is approximately 100000, the
larger part ~(probably 10,000,000) be
ing in the southern states.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29
Horrid SUGGESTION.

They say II you split a crows
tongue he can talk as we'll as a par
rot. 1t is feared. however. that he
would use tho spit innniuye.-FTor
ida limos Union.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29

Mail between two cities on a river
in Colombia 500 miles apart will be
carried by a light draft, high speed
boat driven by aerial propellers.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29

The right to elect n member of the
Belgian chamber of deputies is allotted
10 each 10000 of the population
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29

ly full at the waist, and laid in broad
horizontal tucks around the figure;
the hem clears the floor by so many
inches that one wonders IL we are to
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29

The paper industry in Spain is Sc
riously affected by the war, on ac-
count of the difficulty of obtaining sup
niles of paper pulp and chemicals for
merly imported from European
tries.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29

For the construction Of cylindrical
concrete articles a form has been in
vented that can be expanded oil con-
tracted to various desired sizes.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29

T. W. Samples, aged seventy-two, of
Huntington, w. Va. has entered Aiar-
shall college as n student,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29

Russia is the home of nearly one
half of the worlds Jews and is the
only country with a larger Jewish pop
ulation than the United States.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29
INTERNATIONAL
SUNDYSGIOOL
LESSON

CBy e. o. SELLERS, Acting Director Of
the sunday School Course OF the Moody
Bible Institute. Chicago.)
Copyright. 1915, Western Newspaper Union.A
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-05

Governor S day, when Governor Gates
with his aids will be on hand. On this
day also there will be an auction sale
of fancy Holstein cattle, and sale of
sheep from the government farm at
Middlehury. These sales are expected
to be largely attended. The exhibits
will be large and varied in every de-
partment. There will be more horses,
cattle and swine than last year, and
the exhibit of sheep viii be of high
order. Floral hall will have the largest
exhibit ever at the fair, and the ma
chinery exhibit will be crowded State
Fish Commissioner Titcomb is making
arrangements for big fish exhibit and
has many fine specimens, one of them
being six and one-half foot sturgeon.
The American Shropshire Registry
association viii offer one share of stock
in their association as an award to the
boy who wins as many as five honors
in the boys sheep Judging contest.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-05

pay, and that when he took it to Sena.
tor Page, the senator told him that he
was to receive only one-half or $50 n
month, the other half going to Senator
Page.
Rich alleges that in the latter part of
May, 1911, Senator Page informed him
that he would have no further work for
him during the summer, that it was
expected to see him the following De-
cember.
1t is further alleged by Rich that be-
fore he left Washington Mr.. Bean had
him sign a transfer of his salary to one
Donald H. Scribner of HYDE Park, VT.
so that no checks would go to him dur
ing the vacation period Mr.. Rich AYERS
that he returned to Washington in the
winter of 1911 on the same terms and
was again placed on the senate rolls as
assistant clerk or messenger. He was
told that he would not be needed at the
special session of congress and re-
turned to Vermont March 4, 1911.
Rich claimed that soon after he re,
ceived check for $3.50, being one
month s salary, that Senator Page or.
dered him to send him the check, which
he did. About a month later he re.
ceived a check for $240, being one
month S salary, and an extra month :
salary voted by the senate, which
check he also sent to Senator Page af
ter repeated requests.
1t is alleged by Rich that he signed
and executed a second order transfer
ring his salary to Donald H. Scribner
who he was Informed had been appoint
ed to succeed him. He claims that Sen
ator Page never recognized his demands
that he be allowed the salary allotted
him by the senate. He further claim
that nine tenths of the work done b,
him concerned Senator Pages privat
| business.