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The Detroit times., 1916-11-17

AUSTIN, Tex, Nov, iI.-Mrs. NJ.
Hemsley. formerly Of New Zealand.
who is making her temporary home
in Austin. was looking thru maga.
zine the other lay when she came
across picture showing an award
for bravery and honor being made
TO An Anzac hero somewhere in the
war zone OF the British army, She
recognized the hero as being her
son. whom she had not heard OF for
nearly twenty years
The Detroit times., 1916-11-17
SEEK ONE WET
YEAR IN BERRIEN

NILES. Mich, Nov 17--With the
hopes OF having one wet year in
Derr.en county before the state
goes dry. the liquor dealers asso-
citation OF this place Is circulating
petitions 10 have local option bal
lot in the coming spring election
Berriel went dry on the state
vote by small majority.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-17
CATCHES TROUT
WITH HIS HAND
AND is FINED

PTTTSFTETD. Mass, Nov. IL
Ameil Speass paid $40 in the district
court for catching trout with his
hands. Speass was hunting and
when he stopped az brook TO wash
his hands saw fat trout lazily sun
ming himself and, with sudden
grab, caught the FISH Speass might
have had the FISH for nothing, but
when he Dragged about II on the
way homa he gave away his secret
to Game Warden Fred Ziegler. not
knowing who the warden was. and
was arrested for fishing in the on
season
The Detroit times., 1916-11-17
MONROE MEN
BELIEVED LOST
IN LAKE ERIE

TOLEDO. O.. Nov r6 After
searching all night in a binding
storm on Lake Erie, tugs today re
turned 10 port and little hope is
held oUt for Clint Lynn and Schuy-
Ter Bartholomew. who left Monroe.
Mitch. yesterday for Toledo in the
rpeed laurch. Baby Rambler
High seas are running. making
the lake almost unnayigable for
small boats.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-17
MISSING BUFFALO
by SOUGHT HERE

Policemen arr on the watch for
5year-old boy whose mother In
bufralo IA III and distracted over hi-
disappearance. Sept 27 Tie is Mer
riit r. Abbott Sot since he kissed
his mother good by" the morning OF
that day and dsnartrd for work has
ne been seen. and as his home li'e
was happy. his relatives cannot &C
count for his leaving. Relatives
have written Mayor Marx In their
search for the youth, who is be
lieved 10 be in Detroit.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-17

In recognition OF the service and
sacrifice Of mothers who have sent
their sons with their blessing to the
battle fronts II is proposed in Can
ada that the government present 10
them a silver memento in the form
Of a Maltese cross
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shops, but u delicious one which rem
dcrs the making of olive sandwiches
a very simple matter instead Of a
long and tedious one.
THAT a salad dressin; which Is
just now setting the housckecpers Of
one countryside wild with delight is
mado as follows. Take the yolks Of
three eggs. four tablespoonfuls of
vinegar, one teaspoonful of salt and
one teaspoonful OF mustard and place
all i'll double boiler. Stir without
ceasing until paste has formed, then
remove from the stove and allow to
cool. When cold add one cup Of
chopped pecans, one cup whipped
cream and twonty-four marshmallows
cut into quarters.
This dressing may be served with
any salad desired. A handful OF
grapes, either Tokay or Malaga peeled
and halved, will do. for tho dressing
itself is very rich. But the salad with
which this is usually served consists
Of 1 cup diced apples, 1 cup peeled
grapes, l cup green peppers and pi-
mentos mixed, ! cup orange and
cup celery. both diced. Make u Jell-o
OF some bright color and when it is
cool but not set add the fruit and
pour into individual moulds Serve
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accountant would be nothing If not
practical. The housekeeper would
nave to be perfectly frank with her,
would have TO tell her all OF her Sc
crcts the precise figures of the FAM
lily income, and exactly how 1t was
spent.
The home accountant would then
make up tentative budget for the
houSckeeper TO follow; so much money
for food. so much for rent, so much
'or service, so much for the savings
bank. so much for clothes, for amuse-
fnents, and so on TO cover the entire
outlay. This budget the househceper
would De expected to follow for n
week or more. when the consulting
homo accountant would be back to see
II the plan had worked out properly
III 1t had not sho would make changes
20 suit these eXigcncies. In this way
no family would live beyond its means
as so many do now.
It's splendid idea. and as has
been said before, expert advice OF this
sort is sought by business firms. The
only drawback Is, would any woman
consent to put herself SO thoroughly
in the power of another woman
! would she not fear that TIE account
ant would gossip about her socre
economies until they were known al
over town?
She would haze 20 bc y mighty re
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3D. Edward Ri,iC,e padgctt.
Resolutions

NT WlS the morning of New Year.
n Day at Five Oaks lazy, latter
q breakfast" morning, as on a Sun
! day. Mr.. Townbred was in the
big chair by the fire, his nose buried
81 the morning papcc which--always
point of pride with your suburban
itc--was delivered al his door each
morning just as punctualiy as though
they lived in the city.
Mrs. Townbred was attending to
the dozen and one things woman
can find to do of a morning about the
house "puttering," her husband
called it.
John, the hired man. came In with
fresh log for the fire. and found
some difficulty in making i; fl in The
open Fireplace.
q. know a good New Yeer rcsol,i-
ton you can make, john" said Mr.
TOwnbred, good-naturediy.
"YaEsah," John replied. "YassaE'
you should resolve to do tho fit
ting Of those logs With the saw, in
stead OF with tho fireplace" continued
Mr.. Townbred.
John grinned. "Yassah," he said
Thank yeh. sab. It's Mr.. Townbred
handed him q ciear--"on'y Nirgio she
done use max saw TO- t'scrapc Ia
oil drippin'G outcr tn bottom Nv tn
oil stove wild an it amt got no aidgc
on 1t. I'se willin' t zolve, but Vlrgic
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NEW BUSINESS THAT is SUGGESTED
FOR SILENT AND CAPABLE
WOMEN.
such accountant to be had.

such accountant to be had
And yet the average housokeepor
would delight in having someone to
tell her whether or not she is cXtrava-
CANT and il she is " here she could save
and how: to suggest cheaper foods
and a saving of fuel.
Shc cannot learn these things from
other houaekecpcrs for strangely
enough most housekccpcr3 are dis
tinctly dsinEcnuous when they come
20 talk of what they spend; some OF
thun cXaggcrate the expenses of their
households while others undorratc
theirs according as they are boastful
or covct q reputation as good mana
gers
In n recent discussion among a half
dozen women, all OF whom had about
the same number OF persons in their
families and occupied practically the
same social and financial positions,
the amounts spent in tho households,
according to the confessions of the
mistresscs thereof, varied from $40 a
week to $50.
IN the words of one s,teptical lady
who was present some one was GER
tainly hbbing." She declared that $40
was altogether TOO little and $50 TOO
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Il have como to regard children IN
one way only" said he, that is as a
good excuse"
EN-" inquired his companion STU
pdly.
But the married man went on, not
noticing. That's the way their moth.
ers use them anyway" said he. Just
say to a married woman that Jones's
home is lovely and that Mrs. Jones
is always tastefully attirod. and listen
to what she says.
"'Oli. but they have no children is
what she says. OF course it's easy to
have lovely home If you have no
children
"Or remarl, 10 81 married woman,
the Smiths give bully dinners; you
are always sure of n good meal when
you are invited there and harkcn to
her reply:
1.-The Smiths have no children is
what she says. It's easy TO give par
tics if you have no Children
Il know Il married woman" said
the married man, "who makes her
one child her excuse for an untidy
home. for a neglected husband, for
clothing with It's buttons missing, for
ordering over the telephone and not
going to market, for wasting money,
for the bad bread which tho family
has to eat. for putting yellow curtains
in a room supposed to be furnished
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=. = i: = IA1IowNBREDs
E>zz - their Country Place

she got E zolvc. too" And John
Srlnnod again; but the Gril froze on
his face a. he caught sight of Virgic,
his wife. who had entered the room
with Mrs. Townbrcd just as he finished
speaking.
Huh" There was no denying the
truculcnce Of Nirgics tones. "Heah
dat lazy, loW-doWu no-orcount talk,
MistGh Townbred! Homes, sence de
farmin' is all ober until mex Spring,
he done lay Ground an lay Ground en-
do nothin' ccpt feed derl chickens
twicet er day, Mistah Towntrcd. an
yo' done wastin' yore money. Mistah
Townbrcd, payin' it ter him!"
Mr.. Townbrcd laughed What
have you to say to that. john" he
asked.
John looked down at his feet and
shifted his weight "Weil. sab, all
I'se get tsc.y am dat Of All don't waste
no mo- or dc money what you-0ll
pays me dan what Virgie lows mo t.
spend To- nah terbaccer den dey sho'
amt much waste"
run crlong, John, run erlong--
don't y'hoah dem chickens squaking
TO- DER hot mash!"
But Virgic didn't mean 1t quite so
sharply as it sounded. Like all true
darkics. she knew when to talk care
less-lilie" before her employers and
when not-and this WAS New Year
mornin8.
Just one minute, john" Mr.. Town
bred spoke up. I'VE can't have New
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0EAS a ABl QHlNGs

midnight blue. gray, castor. purple.
African brown-are very smart and
are sometimes priced at sums never
before reached by woman's footwear.
Twenty-Five dollars is perhaps the
maximum cost and this for bcauti-
fully shaped footwear in the thinnest,
softest and best-fitting of kid
High shoes of satin in all the favor
lite colors are also used for dancing
now, as also are shoes of brocade.
The revival Of the open fireplace Is
responsible for the temperance OF
many old-time articles, not the least
of which is the corn-poppcr Once
more hanging beside the living room
crate it is seen, FURNISHED. business
like and ready for action as soon as
the corn appears
A stiffened band Of gold lace, made
TO fit the head. and ornamented on
ono side with a white aigrette, Is
marked SIS in an exclusive shop and
is intended for evening wear.
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sYIE YOUNG
r1OJJNEKEElPER
| JAM

... moulds on lettuce with The salad
dressing over il.
Tho young housckccpcr SAYS that n
capable friend of hers declares her
diuncr cost her but siXty-tlve cents
a plate and quotes the following menu
as Il sample one at that price: oyster
cocktails, cream of asparagus SOUP.
crcamcd salmon in ramckins. squads.
tiny balls of potatoes in cream sauce.
greer peas, the salad just described.
ice cream, cake, bonbonf, coffee
The soup she uses is one of the
timed sorts which costs. all told,
abUu. two cents u plate. She buys
oysters at forty cents Il quart and Il
quart Will serve eight people. The
cocktail sauce costs fifteen cents 4
bottle and bottle will do for two
dinners.
She buys salmon at fifteen cents a
can, and one can creamcG and with
bread crumbs added will serve the
guests. Jumbo squads almost as large
as spring chickens she buys at $3.50 a
dozen aud serves each guest a half
one. She uses tiny sifted American
peas at eighteen cents IL can with
these.
This accomplished provider declares
that the ordinary housekeeper orders
too much of the things she serves, and
wastes money in that way and that
entertaining need not be the bugbear
it is to the woman of moderate means
if she knows how to manage properly
THAT crab meat made into outlets
and served with Tartare sauce is a
delightful piece de resistance for
luncheon.
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FADFOR ICE SKATING
CONTINUES

- EVER was there such a fad al
IL for ice skating this winter.
4 Even the oldest inhabitant, him
of the white hair and MODIFICATION fur
cap. has brought forth his antiquated
skates and with them on his feet is
cutting figures that many Of the
younger generation would give their
eyes to be able to do.
But the younger generation does
very well. too. 1t dances the one
step on its skates, for instance, and
occasionally the fox-trot. And truly
everybody's doing it from grandson to
grandfather, a splendid thing since
there is no more healthful sport. cs-
pecially when there is no ice rink 10
go to and the frozen ponds and rivers
, Of the neighborhood must be utilized
The proper shoes for skating ara
wheeled and broad-tocd, the sorc
which fashion now calls unbeautiful.
But the rest of the skating costume
may be as elaborate as you please
| Velvet. corduroy, even kid, is used for
women's costumes. and the skirts ara
all made very short. With these are
worn high, skin-tigh: boots, small
hats, and fur wherever it can be
placed.
Take her all in all the skating girl
is a most attractive person.
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OF THE

the Kaiser. Some day-some day
Dus meanwhile that blamed Hump
Backed Ghost kept Stalking About
without coming anywhere near his
Desk.
lers. a good pal, Put him Next. IF
YOU want Something. you got to Go
Get IT." said the Pal. This business
of Sitting Back and waiting until Abil-
ity is Recognized, in dollars and cents,
without any Invitation is all Bunk.
Genius may bury itself in the Tall
Timbers and the World may eventual
ly wear Path to the Door of It's
Abode-but Genius has got TO Clear
Away Il few Of the Brambles first!
"You go to the Boss and tell him
YOU think its Coming to you to see
thCt Hump on the back of the Ghost
this year. Tell him you've got Eye
Strain from looking for it for Four
Years. And you might Add that you
really don't see how you can Believe i'll
Ghosts any longer IL that Hump
doesn't bump you in the Pay En-
velope. IF you want Il, you've got to
Go Get it,"
! Now, at first, Our Hero was Flab-
berGaSted. Why, he simply couldn't
Do It! He would Lose his Job. The
Boss would get Up on his Ear ana
Fire him. The Boss was Fair man
and maybe his Sense OF Justice could
be Relied on to-etc., ETC., etc.!
| But this Pal couldn't see 1t that way
At All! He knew that the more Cold
Cash rich man has, the tighter he
Clutches it. Your average Employer
ina gines himself a regular Good Fairy
to even give a chap Job, much less
Raise. He's got his eye Glued on
that Expense" Statement and he's
apt to Howl like Stuck Fig if dol
, lar or so more, dead-weight. Is Az
fixed.
Finally .. II. screwed up his Cour-
age TO the Sticking Point. Also. he
screwed up his Face until II looked
like he'd been Caught tapping the
TIL. lie opened the door of the Front
Office as though he expected to Fall
Through a Trap-Door and Land on u
Floating Mine in the North Sea.
The Boss was at his Desk. He rec
oeui2ed the Symptoms Immediately.
So. he Crowded. and looked like he
could Eat EN- Alive and was Mighty
Hungry.
o. II. promptly Beat It.
Friend Pal had been Looking On.
And what he said was A Plenty. "Thc
Boss wouldn't give you Office Room,
that way, you Bonehead!" he wound
up with. ITO ask for Raise You
don't have to go in and Jam his head
in the Waste Basket; but you do have
to go in with Backbone where 1t
belongs!
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Home Accountants Needed

and before she leaves She mixes TIP
some ambrosia-liko dish and bakcs it
just to show that all is right agGin
with your world.
And here her superiority TO mas
culino workman is more than ever
demonstrated for did you ever see a
gas man who united to his talents as
~ "Hxer' those of 81 French chef.
The woman stove inspector, it is
said, has come TO stay. but who ten
years ago would have dreamed OF
anything so clever as she?
There Is at least ono field Tor
women, however, an important field.
too, which is as yet untitled, though
if the suggestion OF .. brilliant Western
woman Is followed this condition will
not long remain.
The Western woman suggests that
there be introduced efficiency experts
for home finances. In businesses all
over the country now tho efficiency
expert Is called IN 20 chow the pro-
prictors where they may save money
and how they may increase their
profits. In tho home alone, where
more funds arc wasted than in any
other business perhaps. there is no
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Years without resolutions. Now will
you resolve to bend that elbow OF
yours a little more over the sawbuck
II Virgie will find something else with
which to scrape the ol-drippings?"
"Iassah. dat All will, dat All will"
replied John fervently.
And how about you. Vireie?"
Virsie laughed real, rollicking
hoe down laugh. "Lawdy me, Mistah
Townbred!" she said. Deed All will /!
Only dat lazy John ought t zolve dat
he gwine back ter smokin' his pipe
heah lately he done put on aihs an
seem like he got tor hab a bag OBJ
terbaccer an papers an roll himself
cigarettes dat am jos so many nails
III his coffln-dat's what he ought t
zolve! lassah,"
John" said Mr.. Townbrcd, laugh
ing. you can hook VI, old Bob to
the sleigh this afternoon and take
Virgic for u ride--it's New Years
Day. you know. and they say II you're
riding then you'll be riding all the
rest of the year.
TT seems to me, Ruthvin," re-
marked Mrs. Townbrcd as their two
faithful servitors left the room chuck
part might also be in order"
FOR instance?" he suggested in
willingly.
Mrs. Iownbred started 20 reply
laughingly and stopped. II think I'll
write them down for you. my dear"
she said, land give them to you-as
q New Year present"
is that so! Well, my dear Frieda,
dare say i might also indite n few
| that would be worthy OF your atten-
ton"
Let's" cried Mrs. Townbred gaily.
Anything TO wake lis up-my but
we did cat q lot for breakfast, Really
Ruthvin. wen have sausage and buck
wheat cakes again--and we ate rs
though they were the last of THEN
kind N the world" And she FASTENED
to her desk.
Mr.. Townbred pulled an envelope
and pencil from his pocket and. with
the smoke OF one of his Christmas
cigars floating laziy about him. set
to work.
For II few minutes the pencils
scratched busily away.
Mrs. Townbrod was the first to COM
plete her foolish little task.
Here they are. Ruthvin," she said
Here are yours: Number one, re-
solved that I will get up when the
alarm clock goes off and eat my break
fast instead OF boiling it and max
ing tho seven-thirty car with my coat
tails fiying!"
"Resolved," interrupted Mr. Town
bred, reading from his set, "That
will let my husband stay in town
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be saying, that this is New Years Day
ana I've been waiting ever since
breakfast for you to take me out for
one OF our jolly tramps through the
snow-dont you think poodle ever
wants to be treated like Il real dog.'
And he extended his front feet and
strctchcd-a stunt that always meant
no wanted to go out.
Resolved" laughed Mr.. Townbred,
THAT Mutt will rule this house the
remainder OF this year-just as he
has always done! Como on, Mutt,
you spoiled rascal-tell your mother
That this is the beginning OF new
year and you intend to start it right
Where is his sweater, Frieda? i never
can find the darn thing"
'Copyright. 1916, by Edward Riddle
PadSett.
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Hence. If any Raises were doled out,
said Ghost had a Hump: if not. then
there wasn't so much as a Pimple on
the back of his Neck.
Now our Hero had long been aware,
If at all a. was around the First OF
the Year when the Boss would Loosen
Up. But nary Ghost with Hump
had tried to Scare him 20 Death,
Somehow, the bumped One never
came his way. Wherefore. .. II,
WaXCd exceedingly Wroth.
lie was just Poor Boob, no told
himself Spot on the Office Ledger;
Il Piece OF Furniture in the Big Room
and II Smp to Stand For such Treat
ment. Some day, perhaps. something
would Break for him and then he'd
tell the Boss to go to Heligoland and
tell the Germans what he thought OF
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This MARRIED MAN COMPLAINS
THAT THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE
CHIEFLY USED FOR NOW.

her life she has It for life," remon-
stratcd his companion.
"G'wan," said tho morose man In
elegantly. 'if sire took care of the
child she might use it as an excuse,
bat the fact Is thai it is even more
neglected than the homo and tho hus-
band. Children arc used as an excuse,
and that is all they are good for in
these days. said the morose married
man and went off without even say
ing goodbye.
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LOOK FOR BARGAINS NOW.

~ HESE are bargain days par ex-
cellence, and the wise woman Is
~ busy during them. 1t has been
said that only the rich can afford bar
gains. but this is not true. The really
economical will afford them also. II
is now that expensive high shoes may
be bought at greatly reduced prices
and put away for next year, if the
supply on hand is sufficient to finish
out the winter; 1t is now that pieces
of linen. Of silk, or damask and ere.
tonne find their way to the remnant
counter, and that satin evening slip
pers and long gloves are seen in the
same place.
1t is not that the person OF mod
crate means cannot afford real bar
gains. 1t is that she does not. which
is quite a different thing.
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Good Investment for him to Boost
you. Don't Pull any Rough Stuff un-
less you've got a Better Job WAITING
just around the corner; but just state
your Case and act like you believe in
Ghosts-especially ones with Humps"
So Q. II. tried it again.
But there was Nothing Doing in any
ghost dance for him--at least not this
year.
The Boss, you see, had his Number.
Moral: When YOU get your Courage
to the sticking point. throw away the
Screw Driver!
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ms; "a, CT masculine inspector is
sent i'll answer to an appeal for help
in some homo emergency
For instance gas stove; Let the
gas stove begin to misbohavc and the
cry fC~ assistance directed TO the gas
company is responded to by a woman,
not man.
She's an energetic woman who
comes to your rescue, rosourccful, sem
sible, amiablc. TO demonstrate that
she IS q normal woman and not u
monster or a genius. she takes hair.
pin to cloFged tubes after the tradi-
tiorcl fashion, and sits upon tho floor
10 Investigate tho oven. MISC she an
swcrs your questions chccrily and
plainly and not with grUnts, as wout,
her superior brother.
AS for the gas stove itself, it yields
20 her efforts as If it recognized tho
fact tina. it had met its master and
mighc as well be gracious about IL.
The orstwhie yellow fame turns to \
healthy blue under hoe 'ninistratinra.
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Children Asa Good Excuse

10 IL married man was moody
and the married man was mo-
n rose. lie seemed not inclined
~ TO conversation but on the way
ptown he opened his lips and spoke.
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in red, for undarned socks, for no.
going to church, for going to the mat
inee, for being bad-tempered, for be-
ing frivolous. She has had one child
in her life of thirty-odd years and she
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much to spend for the families In
question. However this might be, no
one gained any real assistance In
solving her own financial difficulties
in a discussion where the limits Of ex-
pcnditures differed so greatly.
Now the proposed consulting home
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you've got TO Show him that you're
entitled to see the Hump; tina: you'vs
earned a Peek at it: and that it's u