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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-18
STEVEN is POPULAR.

STEVEN is POPULAR. - Malfew
Seklew once said: Brave men love
danger; that is why they pursueth
women but l do not know what he
would say if the situation were re-
Versed, as it was last Sunday night
at Sirfessor WiIkesbaTre's meeting,
when no less than five ladies asked
the manager whether Allen Steven
was present. Upon being answered
in the negative five ladies sat in five
different parts of the hall and five
pair Of eyes closely watched the en-
trance.
As Allen Steven is a regular at
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-18

WANTS A JOB.-Jobs seem to be
mighty scarce for crippIes. In fact,
the fierce competition in labor has
put me out of the running, and with
the exception of a few small jobs
with small pay 1 have been out of
work for five long years. With this
situation confronting me for another
five years or more, appeal to you.
Will you publish in The Day. Book
the couple of lines below, with the
hope that some one of your readers
will give me lift.
One-legged man, age IS, active
and reliable, wants work; office work
preferable. Yours for a free press
G. SimansEty, 71s S. Winchester Az.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-18

The Day Book, which check the read
er can present to The Day Books
carrier. Any reader who will spend
So in my store will receive a check to
The Day Book for 60 cents which
means the delivery Of The Day Book
free for one month. -.
Every one of your readers buys
something somewhere. Why not
trade at my store, where the quality
of merchandise is the same and the
prices are absolutely lower than at
other stores, and get The Day Book
delivered free of charge.
I assure you that the proposition
am making to you and your readers
is absolutely for no advertising pur-
pose, but it would be a great pleasure
to me to see at. least half of the Chi
cago toflers reading The Day Book,
which they ought to know, without
me telling them, that this is their
only paper that is ever ready to fight
their battles. I am, yours for free
press and a good workingmen's pa
per-AIbert Goodman, 1884 Went
worth Az.
P. 81 think my proposition is
good one. You may think am wrong.
Let us then hear what the readers Of
The Day Book have to say about it.
SAY, COCHRAN am right with
you for 2 cents the same as was for
1 cent. More power to you and more
truth seekers without lads" Yours
for 2 cents.-Dr. M. Feuer, 1910 Mil
Waukee AV.
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FRANK SMITH IS THERE. Il
can't see why you shouldn't. charge
2 cents for The Day Book if paper,
as you say, has advanced in price.
I wouldn't like to see The Day Book,
that has done so much good, fail,
and can't understand why the work
ers and common people in general
should stop buying The Day Book on
account of the extra cent, 1 believe
they will continue to buy the same
as usual and that the circulation will
increase gradually. I'll keep on read
ing The Day BoOk-Frank Smith.
HURRAH FOR HENRY! - The
Day Book to me is worth DIME a
day. 1 will stick to it until the finish.
I am also pleased that you will give
the boys" chance to make a few
The fool-killer., 1916-05-01

but Villa lived AID went on saw
ing Mexico.
Don t forget that Villa~was
patriot at that time. lis larger
operations enabled him to Kill
more people than formerly, but
it was not murder like it used to
be. Oh, no lit was a patriotic
duty now, because Villa was now
able to strut around in a military
uniform. You wouldn't think a
pair of breeches could make all
that difference, but it does.
But wait a minute. Let's see
what next. After so long a time
Villas popularity seemed to sort
er play out. His breeches got
ragged and his following began to
dwindle. People just won fol-
low ragged breeches. It became
known that Carranza had a new
pair with pretty stripes up and
down the legs, and the crowd
Hoped over to him.
Villa went from bad to worse.
His breeches became strings, and
then they dropped off entirely.
Again presto-change! He was
no longer a patriot-he was a
bandit again. When he kills peo-
pie now it is no longer a patriotic
duty-it is murder.
1t all is all very sad. IF Villa
had only been able to keep him.
self in breches he might st have
heen IA RIOT, ana Uncl. Sam
would not now be down there
hunting for his scalp.
The fool-killer., 1916-05-01
What the Use:

To come from cut an nnfn"wn past
Peopled with gods at war.
AMI into n future. >tili p."r+' vast,
And mob 'dy knows what for;
To play f + d IN 'mcnt th9 game OF
life,
Like hurrving ants that r4wl,
Embruiled 'reVer ~ d-adiv strife
Oh, what is the use # IL al?
To gather truth from wise mems
schools,
= fnd later, by men IA wise.
To be assured hat Lrn'se ale fools
And all of their Werd> are lies;
To Venture all tor WI~.iun sweets
And see t,e.n tu,n H., x al;
WheA A"p' With disappointment
uuoetA
Oh, what il the use Of it all?
James Larkin Pearson.
The fool-killer., 1916-05-01
To My Correspondents.

One Of the things that have to
be badly neglected about this shop
is my personal correspondence.
| have on my desk right now a.
bout two bushels of letters that
ought to have personal answers.
and the writer's are probably
thinking hard Of me because I
don't write to them. Now, dear
friends, let me assure you once
more that nv will is good, but my
t0wers are limited. If YOU could
he here Al d see the stack of let
ters have To answer and the
little time | have to answer let
t. RS, you would no longer be
surprised at not hearing
from me. Please be patient.
frienGs, and / will answer as
many Of your letters as possible.
And to th"se who don't hear
fron me pers rnally want toeive
tho assurance that / deeply
appreciate your friendship and
the work you are Going for me,
and my inability to answer all
your letters IS greater grief to
me than it could possibly I've to
you.
The fool-killer., 1916-05-01

depart back to the main line OF
thought and see if we can learn
any less about Villa than we have
all eady succeeded in knowing.
AS already, previously, hereto
fore slated, vi la has lately been
classified as a bandit. He stai tea
out in life as a bandit, and soon
became such a good hand at it
that his custom grew very rap dly.
He socn had more banditing than
he could do, 50 he had to organize
force Of men to help him.
From that, Villa S fame spread
all over Mexico. It became a sort
Of fad among the rich Mexicans
to be robbed or killed by Villa and
his band. It was considered high
" honorable to suffer at the hands
Of Villa, and it finally got so that
the common scrub bandits
couldn't hardly make an honest
living at their trade.
Whenever anybody IN Mexico
was seized with a burning desire
10 he rehpionstv rnhted .r care.
fully killed, they always sent for
for Villa. It was a little more ev-
pensive, but it was a better g"ade
of work. And a rich Mexie an is
never stingy in matters Of that
sort.
And so it happened that Villa s
success as a bandit finally mad
him able to buy pair Of hreech-
es and some yaller shoes. Presto
l-change! He was no Ion ~er g
bandit-he was a PATRIOT!
AS a patriot Villa was also i"
lhowling success. His handful of
i followers grew into a vast arm,
and he was hailed as the Savin"
of Mexico. There was at that
time several men wanting the
Savior Job, but Villa had 'em al
skinned mile. He led his patr'o-
tic armies against the patriotic
armes Of the other Sav;ors. and IL
a very kind and neighhorly na'l-
ner they cheerful'y ard oh';p.
ingly shot at each Other f"ooo
month to month. A good man.
on both sides enjoyed the patr;o.
Itic fun 50 much that they died
The fool-killer., 1916-05-01
4 SERMON Oh VILLA.

| am willing to venture myrapu-
tatlon as a prophet on the a sser-
lion that Via is either dead o.
alive, caught or uncaught. |
could prove it by Uncle Sam If he
Wee here. But since he is eAten-
sively absent and otherwise EN-
ployed, you viii just have to take
my word tor it.
Anything I write about Villa
that amt true now will be true
when it happens, and if you don
get the real tacts when you need
them, maybe you will need them
when you do get them.
Villa-ology was one Of the sub
jects that they didn't teach me
when l was in school. That shows
what poor educational system
we have in this country. There
WASH t even a word about him in
my Sunday School lessons, and
this is the first sermon / ever
heard on the subject.
So you see I am not very well
/ |!''prepared" to handle this great
question. But with Uncle Sam s
help | expect to settle it some way
pretty soon. All / want Uncle
Sam to do is to catch Villa and
hold him still for me, and I will
gladly make any remarks that
need to be made about him.
You mustn t forget that lila
is a Bandit. ''Band" has refer
ence to his followers, and he him
self is "1t'. Hence the word
bandit" The original meaning
Of the word was 'shirt-tail," be-
cause when a Mexican in time of
war got a serious wound he toe
Off his shirt-tail to '*band-it'. Still
later, when revolution had so i'm
poverished the struggling armies
that they actually had to go in
their shirt-tails, they became Of
fcally known as Bandits. This in
formation is original and copv-
riohted, and any infringement
will he prosecuted to the full ex.
tent Of my cuss-word vocebr ar,
But we seem to be arr:vin :,
laway from the subject. Let us
The fool-killer., 1916-05-01
E-CU-C NY PROFANITY.

Confound it! Durn it! Dad
gum it! Oh, why in the devil
won't they allow teller to cuss a
little sometimes? [ can't think OF
any word more modest than big
fat damn that viii express my
burning Indignation at the hypo-
critical hellishness of some OF the
things that are being done In the
name of charity.
[ have been much impressed
lately with the great hellabaloo
that the tender-hearted" pluto
Gratis have raised over feeding tne
starving babies in the war coun-
tries. Now please understand that
I ain t raising any kick against
having the suffering babies tand
also the suffering grown folks)
of Europe cared Tor as much as
possible. No doubt the need is
urgent enough, and if honest peo-
pie would give with an honest
motive, it would he a mighty fine
thing to do.
But wait minute. Here is the
devil of it. Have you noticed the
names Of the ''tender-hea1 ted "
givers who are taking such big
interest in this charity business
Well, bless your darling gizzard,
they are the very same pack u
blood-fattened hell-hounds that
have supplied the deadly weapons
and kept the war going. Every
body knows the war could not
have continued this long without
help from America. Behold the
American munitions-manufactur-
ers weeping over the widows and
orphans that their. own powder
and leai have made. And theu "u,
Of the fabulous fortunes Of blood
money that they have amassed,
just watch them flip few pennies
of it back to the starving babies
IN the name of charity.
Yes, sir! The soulless greed OF
the American munition-makers
is only equalled by their monu.
mental gall. After selling Europe
the tools to murder herself with
they think they can buy the re-
-epect of humanity by dropping 3
few hypoc~;tical +na,'s ON her cof
6n. The nerve Of it!
The fool-killer., 1916-05-01

Show The F.ol-Killer 10 every-
body you See. 1t Viii tickle 'em.
Gilpin observer., 1916-09-14

cucumber pickles; add to can of
salmon that has been faked. Mix
with mayonnaise dressing and serve
on crisp well chilled lettuce.
Another hearty salad Is prepared
with boiled rice seasoned with finely
chopped onion and French dressing.
Arrange on a salad plate and gnrnish
with drained sardines and minced
parsley and picked beets.
Take crisp young cabbage hol-
lowed out for bowl and shred the
tender portion, mixing 1t with equal
parts of celery and little chopped
onion. Serve with n good boiled
dressing.
Very ripe ounces peeled and sliced
seasoned with minced chives md
served with French dressing are also
welcome variety. Bananas are near
ly always with us and they are good
with nuts.
Apples with celery and nuts is an
other wel-liked combination rs well
as sliced apple and shredded green
pepper with nuts, served with may
onnaise dressing.
BY cooking double portion of vege.
tables one day you have ample for
salads for the next. S"'ads that can
be served as substitutes for meats
are easily made, economical. and save
the cook as well as the overworked d.
gestive system.
Baked Bean Salad.-Place in bow
a few slices Of onion and turn ovel
them pint Of baked beans, season
and mix lightly; add two tablespoon
fuls Of olive oil, teaspoonful o
sugar and quarter of cupful o.
vinegar. Mold and garnish with hard
cooked eggs and serve on lettuce
Chopped green peppers and tomatoe
are good mixed with beans and serve,
with French dressing.
Gilpin observer., 1916-09-14
FIX UP FRACTURED JAWS
Remarkable Work Being Accomplished
by American Dentists in
France.

London.-The work accomplished by
they founded their great military hos
pltal at the Lycee Pasteur and opened
II as "a gift to humanity" is bearing
good fruit. In those days military sur
gerry was comparatively n young sub
ject but even then the keen judgment
of the American dentists-notable that
of Doctor Hayes-shOwed them how
great part dental and jaw injuries
We're likely to play in the war and
how essential 1t was that these should
be properly treated.
The jaw may be broken, a piece of
bone may actually have been smashed
out of 1t. The loss of that piece of
bone, that tooth socket, can only have
one result II feft MISUNDERSTANDING
of II permanent character. Many of
these cases are now in existence. One
of them was so bad that the deformity
constituted threat to breathing. The
French, like the Americans, have not
been slow to recognize these facts as
the work of Doctor Frey at the Val-de-
Grace shows.
The dentist comes upon the scene
with II difficult task in front of him.
For he has TO devise methods of keep
ing the broken portions of the jaw in
correct position, correctly spaced from
one another until such time as nature
is about to bridge the gap, and all the
time he has TO work against the ten
dency of the mouth to infect his work
and ruin 1t.
But the problem can be solved, and
It Is being solved. The work of the
Americans at the Lycee Pasteur and
of the French have proved this. and
If further proof be needed the exhibi-
ton of plates and dentures at present
being held here at the Royal Society
of Medicine furnishes 1t. The pic
lures from Paris and elsewhere of men
before and after treatment nre elo
quent testimony.
Gilpin observer., 1916-09-14

ing for II bride. who asked for the bread
bowls in the homes of several churm-
ing maidens, wishing to feed his horse
with the scrupings, might be well to
revive. Those who saved much dough,
thinking to gain favor were disap-
pointed for he chose the girl with the
bowl SO clean that there We're no scrap
ings, as that Indicated to him care
ful, frugal wife, for which he was
looking.
Where vegetables are to be served
alone. select the best looking ones.
leaving the less slightly ones for soups,
seasonings and stews.
A tablespoonful of peas or tomatoes
should be saved and added to the roast
beef gravy on the morrow or to the
vegetable salad. A single fresh to-
mato may be quartered and served ns
IL garnish.
A half cupful of peas may be added
TO tomorrow's omelet and thus make
II tasty dish rather than n plain ONE
let.
Water in which rice is cooked add
dinner.
One cupful of mashed potatoes will
make several croquettes, or patties. or
fish balls.
The green tops of the celery are just
MS good for flavoring the stew or soup
| as the more tender portions.
Mullins left from breakfast may be
pulled apart and toasted. Pieces of
cake served with simple custard and
sliced banana, is n dainty dessert
and one easy to prepare.
Save the tea leaves and sprinkle
them. well moistened. over the carpet
before sweeping. They brighten the
carpet and keep the dust from flying.
Use the ham bone to cook with cab
bage. Take Off every little bit of meal
and serve 1t in white sauce on toast
MayOnnaise may be cOlored green
with spinach juice or red with beet
juice, or tomato catchup or the cora
of lobster.
Gilpin observer., 1916-09-14

good-flavored muskmelon. but for spe-
cial times the melon halves may be
filed with Ice cream and garnished
with bits of candied ginger cut In the
form of seeds.
Cantaloupe Sherbet.-Choose the
smallest ripe nutmeg melons for this
recipe. Cut in halves and remove the
seeds, then scrape out all the ripe
pulp and put through n sieve; to n
quart of the pulp add u cupful each
of orange and grape juice and one
and half pounds of sugar, well dis
solved; add two tablespoonfuls of
lemon juice and put into the freezer !;
add II beaten white of an egg and
freeze as usual. Serve in the canta-
loupe shells, well chilled.
Muskmelons spiced as picked
peaches or preserved as watermelon
rind are very delicious dainties which
add to the housewives store of good
things for the winter table.
CantalOupes and watermelons make
excellent fruit salads. Dice and
serve on lettuce with French dress
Ing. A grating of nutmeg Is liked on
cantaloupes by many.
Duchess Apples With onions.-A
most appetizing dish Is this: cut in
small pieces, after peellng, n half doz-
en- green duchess apples; cut three
onions in slices and put into an omelet
pan with little fat from salt pork /;
cook until the onions are light yell
low, then add the apples and sufficient
water to cook them without burning.
AS the apples are quite tart, n little
sugar improves the dish as to flavor
and looks, as II browns better with
the sugar. Season with salt and
serve hot as an accompaniment to
pork chops.
French custard.-Beat three eggs
until light; add one pint of whipped
cream, swetened and favored to taste.
Serve in tall glasses with grated nut
meg over the top or garnIshed with
fresh berries.
Gilpin observer., 1916-09-14

the shape and shadows of it are quite
different.
"They fly above the bursting shells
and the tumult of war. but hear moth
Ing of 1t unless they come down very
low, for the humming of their engine
is greas song in their ears.
But they hear the 'Archies.' which
make the puff clouds above them. and
sometimes, but not often. the scream of
great shells going by them. A friend
of mine had queer and frightful case
of this not long ago.
'He was flying fairly low when he
saw coming straight for him three
quarters of ton of metal. In the
shape of n shell, and heard its whining
note and was tossed as though in n
rough sea by the rush of the wind 1t
made. 1t was shell from one of our
15-inch Grannies. and this pilot who
met 1t on its way within 100 yards was
annoyed for the moment with the gun
ners below, VINO had not worried about
the bird in the sky. which was my
friend.
"They are humorous, keen, sensitive
men, these air pilots Of ours, and
though some Of them are very musical
they do not disdain other joys Of life,
like dinner in some good dining place
behind the lines when 'dud day
makes flying on And for some of us
| not of the air 1t is better than BAN
quet to see these flying men and to
hear them building castles in the air
and telling tales more wonderful than
those Of fairy lore"
Gilpin observer., 1916-09-14
QUEER RESULT OF PARALYSIS
Four.Year.oId Victim in North Caro-.
lima Has Developed Mania
for Tobacco.

Greenville, n. C.-RecOvering from
an attack OF infantile paralysis. Charlie
Edwards, the four-year-old soh of Mr..
and Mrs. Il. H. Edwards, has developed
an unusual liking for tobacco.
His parents recently brought the hoy
to Newbern, n. c.. for treatment. but
physicians are bnflied rs to how they
can cure his taste for tobncco until
he Is fully recovered 'rom the paraly-
sis stroke.
Charlie insisted on smoking II cigar
the other evening while his parents
had him on the streets of Newbern. Ills
father says the boy now consumes
four cigars II day.
Gilpin observer., 1916-09-14

pulp thus obtained add twice its meas
ure of cream, two tablespoonfuls of
lemon juice and sugar to make II
not too sweet add pinch of salt and
freeze. Serve In sherbet cups with n
quarter of fresh peaches for gar
nish.
Peach Salad.-Arrange halves of
peeled peaches on head lettuce,
sprinkle with shredded almonds and
finely chopped celery, then add well
seasoned French dressing and serve
chilled.
Peach RoIy Poly.-Make u rich
pastry and roll out very thin. On this
heap sliced peaches and roll up. Place
in deep granite baking dish and
cover with n cupful of brown sugar,
n tablespoonful of lemon juice and
three-fourths of cupful OF boiling
water, two tablespoonfuls OF butter
and bake in n moderate oven for one
hour. Have the lap of the roll up on
top so that It will bake without being
sOggy.
Pear SaIad.-Take peeled pears, cut
in halves, roll in chopped nuts and
place in lettuce; add a tablespoonful
each of finely chopped celery, shred
ded almonds and pineapple. Serve
with any desired dressing. Mayon-
naise, If well seasoned. is especially
good with this salad.
Pears baked with sugar, butter,
lemon juice and little water makes
delicious accompaniment to u meat
course.
Pears cut In strips with celery and
French dressing on lettuce is another
most appetlzing salad.
Soup meat with seasonlngs mny be
made into nice TASTY loaf for lunch
con.
Nu. hl~4~ ~t4Q
Gilpin observer., 1916-09-14
Gratitude.

81 say" the visitor told the police
sergeant, my neighbor had all his
chickens stolen last night"
"How many?"
"Oh, don't know!"
"You want to make report of these
chickens being stOlen?"
"No; I'll let him do that"
"Well' (impatiently) what do you
want?"
"Why, l just wanted to ask you, II
the police catch that chicken-th thief, to
give him my thanks!'
Gilpin observer., 1916-09-14
kinq Georges Collection.

King George of England Is making II
collection which may some day prove
very valuable. 1t is complete ser OF
the trench periodicals that are being
issued for private circulation by the
men at the various fronts. Many Of
them are extremely curious.
Gilpin observer., 1916-09-14
REFRESHING PEACH AND PEAR.

To meet with cheerful heart what
comes to me,
To turn life's discords into harmony.
To share some weary workers heavy
load.
To point some straying comrade to
the road.
To know that what l have Is not my
own,
To feel that l am never quite alone.
This would ! pray from day to day,
For then | know my life will flow
In peace until 1t be Gods will | go.
These two fruits are general favor
ties and may be eaten with no II
Gilpin observer., 1916-09-14

nrntlOn OF VeEetilbTeS. FS-
pecially in peeling potn.
toes. In the days before
the potato peeler was m
vented II public-spirited
man gave II large endow.
ment to the college Wis
tied by his agent that
showed the greatest
economy in pceling pola-
toes. Perhaps the old
tale of fhn nrinrn lnnli
Gilpin observer., 1916-09-14

1t in small quantities and
less often. replacing 1t
with foods which CON
tain the elements of the
meat without its heat
producing qualities will
find they are better able
to endure the heat.
Salmon Salad.-ChoT'
fine two hard-cOolied
annc nnd n dnunn Snanll
Gilpin observer., 1916-09-14
REASONABLE DISHES.

We never really gain anything by
pretense; We only think that we gain
and make others think 1t. The bot
tom of the matter is n lie and It is
therefore valueless. one of the great
est delusions of the world is the appar-
ent triumph of humbug and cant and
insincerity. These things always re-
main what they are. in spite of gliding
and tinsel Let us not be such poor
creatures as to be deluded by them
Arthur Salmon.
Gilpin observer., 1916-09-14

effects IL not overripe
or green.
Peach Ice Cream
Wipe. pare and cut ripe
peaches into small
pieces, sprinkle wit h
sugar and let stand two
hours. then force through
II puree strainer. To the
Gilpin observer., 1916-09-14
Respite.

"Poor Mr.. Grimes next door is laid
up with rheumatism"
"That so? / thought 1t was funny
hadn't heard that darned old player
piano of his for the last three or four
days."
Gilpin observer., 1916-09-14

SCOOP 10 cut out pink
balls from the heart of
n watermelon. Put in
glasses, cover with or
ange juice and top with
a sprinkling of pow
dered sugar. Most of
us are reasonably salts
fed with n well-chilled
Gilpin observer., 1916-09-14
Natural Surmise.

Dear me! What Is that awful
noise? Is it a new freak auto hornf"
mo, l think 1t Is Clarise Cashley's
new sport skirt"