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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04

congregate. 1t is a large convent or
sanctuary; the population consists
chiefly of pious people who ask the
Senussi's permission to settle down
there with their families. They thus
form part of a religious order, are not
allowed to leave the town without the
sheik's permission, and spend their
life in prayer. The tribes send a Ger.
tain number of their children to be
taught the Koran in a school adjoining
the mosque. They must supply their
own food and requirements; that Is
to say, when they first arrive they
bring with them a few bags of barley,
which they set against the wall of
their little room, a blanket and a mat.
There are also so black slaves who
tend the mosque, the tomb and the
gardens-for there are gardens.
Great Mosque of D%jaraboub.
One large mosque, an extraordinary
erection in this desert, consists of a
rectangular court, IS meters long and
80 meters wide, and bordered by ar
cades. These give access by doors
of sculptured wood, brought from In
dia, of fine workmanship, into a nave
of columns seven meters high, covered
by a rounded ceiling, then into a
chapel with cupola (the "Turbe"),
where is the coffin of the founder Of
the sect. This wooden coffin is COW
cred with stuffs, and rests on a large
marble slab, and is surrounded by a
wrought-copper railing into the inside
of which n gets through a door
adorned with silver plaques. An in
scription shows the genealogy of Sc
nussi from the prophet Mohammed,
his ancestor. A passage behind the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
Mincemeat.

Boil a fresh tongue and chop fine.
Chop fine t~hree-quarters of a pound
of meat, two pounds of seeded r~aisins,
two pounds of washed currants, one
pound of mixed peel chopped fine, one
pound chopped figs, two pounds best
brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg
to taste, a pinch of mace, one of salt,
IL pound of shelled and blanched al
monds chopped fine, and juice of
three lemons, three oranges, the graf
ed rind of one lemon, one orange and
four pounds of chopped apples. Mix
well, put in a covered stone crock,
moisten it with a little brandy.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
An ELECTRIC Floor Brush.

An improved electric brush for pol
ishing wood floors uses an electric mo-
tor at the top and a large round fiat
brush underneath the motor. To keep
the motor from turning about along
with the brush, there is used a steady
ing device m the shape of a pair of
square-shaped fiat>brushes at the sides
of the central one. Each square brush
is mounted on the end of a shaft pro-
jecting from the middle casing and
is geared up so that the shaft works
in and out as a plunger, 50 as to pro-
duce a to-and-fro movement of the
side brushes. This steadies the whole
set and at the same time allows of
moving the whole very rapidly over
the floor by e of the long handle.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04

and let Dalton & Co. fade away with.
out any sensation"
But, sir" e~xpostulated Jerry,
things aren't so bad as YOU think.
We're square. Well, then, how about
the big broomcorn consignment"
Dalton shook his head drearily,
Jerry he said, the markets down
on that and may stay down"
But the ten thousand dollar option,
sir?'
I'll lose it rather than take the lot
and involve others il loss. No, I'm
through, tell you, for good"
Then Roland Dalton went away,
reckless, desperate. Jerry stood look
ing about him like a lost soul. Miss
Blount was crying softly.
Il never thought he'd funk" NUT
tered Jerry. We'll, we're through,
too It's a new job for both of US, I'm
thinking"
q will stay and get everybody
checked up volunteered the pretty
ste~nographer. You're feeling blue,
sir. Go home and forget it all"
Jerry a seated in the midst OF
his family that evening when Miss
Blount Unexpectedly intruded. She
looked excited and eXhilarated.
"Mr, Watson she announced. two
strange things happened at the office
after you left"
"Yes?' murmured Jerry, interroga-
lively.
The first was a notification that
our people at Aberdeen had shipped
the entire broomcorn consignment"
Why" fairly shouted Jerry, in dire
CONSERVATION, "a million dollars
worth. No market! Freight charges
a small fortune in themselves! A ten
thousand dollar forfeit up"
Don't you see," suggested Marcia,
eagerly, they are banking on the
good credit of our house. They are not
afraid to trust Mr.. Dalton"
"Rut, my dear Miss Blount," ex-
claimed Jerry, there is absolutely no
demand for the stuff, the quotations
are disastrously below the profit point.
no one can handle it on our contract
price without a disastrous loss, and we
simply mo take it,"
wv must!"
Never had Jerry Watson seen so
determined a look on the little lady's
face. There was power unutterable in
the expression.
Mr.. Watson" she said, resoluteIy,
and there was a tremulous thrill in
her voice, Il am not willing that an
opportunity should be allowed to pass
u~nregarded, after his extreme kind
ness to US, that may mean the rehabi-
litation of Mr.. Dalton's business"
but that is impossible!"
so | thought until, just after re.
ceiving the telegram from the broom
corn people, Ned Prossee came into
the Office"
THAT kid" calculated Watson, du-
biousIy. What's he got to do with
it?"
Everything. You remember | got
him his position with VermiIye & Co.
He is a grateful little fellow. He al
way boosted he would do great things
for us some day. Well, he comes into
the office this afternoon, all excite
ment. I've got the straight tip he
declared. 'Vermilye e. Co. are going
to run a corner in stock feed and
broomcorn. They are going to rush
the market up twenty to thirty points
delivery day, and hold it there. It's
a sure play-any good to your Mr..
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
The Straight
Tip

BY
EVANS MAcAULAY RANDALL
NNNNNNNENNNNNNNNNN0NNI

Copyright. 1915, by w. @. Chapman.)
I'm through"
Roland Dalton looked it. Young,
handsome, well dressed. sober, ener-
getic, ambitious-this had been his
record "on the Board" for two years,
but just now there was in his face an
appalling Encouragement.
See here, Jerry" he said to his
trader and manager, there's no need
10 publish it, but l don't dare to go
any further. If l did, it would be on
baseless credit and I'll take no chance
with other peoples money"
But, sir. we owe nothing, the decks
are clear"
And I'm going to quit, while they
are. You follow orders. Pay off
every bill and close up the office. I'll
pay you and Miss Blount a months
salary ahead. I'll leave each of you n
frst-class recommendation to Burtelle
& Co, who will be glad of your serv-
Ices. I'm going up into Wisconsin and
get as far away from the hubbub and
worry as | can for a month. Then |
think I'll strike out for the coast and
begin all over again"
Loyal Jerry Watson's lips puckered.
Marcia Blount, at the typewriter, was
white as a sheet. Dalton stole a
glance at her and he gulped down a
sigh. Shattered business. a shattered,
though half-fledged. romance-it was
pitiful,
Close up the Office and tell any in
quirer that I'm off for a rest" pro-
ceeded Dalton, but pay everybody
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
THE VENICE
V@fAMER|CA

b~ HE little island of Tangier, ly.
ing in Chesapeake bay oppo-
site the mouth of the Poto-
mac river, and famed for its
fine oysters, crabs and fish, was re-
Gently made the subject of an article
In which the island, it's population and
their customs were described with a
greater attention to effect than to
truth. The description was of q
quaint. old fashioned, superstitious
community, far removed from the af-
fairs of the busy world.
But real pictures of the island of
Tangier do not bear out all the asser-
tions made. At one time these de-
scriptions might have represented con-
ditions there fairly we'll, just as they
might have represented scores of
other communities in the United
States; but the Tangier of today is
vastly different from the Tangier of
years ago.
The island is one of the most beau
tiful bits of land that dot the bay
from Baltimore to the capes of Vir-
ginia. 1t has a population of about
500 persons, who make their living
largely by catching the famous Tan
gier oysters, crabs, fish and diamond
back terrapin, with which the sur
rounding waters abound. Seven
tenths of the soft crabs shipped from
Crisfeld, Md, to all parts of the
try are caught in the waters of Tan
gier.
Much of the history of the island
is lost previous to the year 1912. But
in the War of 1912 the British troops,
on their way to Baltimore, halted
there on what were then called the
camp grounds-a tract long since
claimed by the inroads of the bay.
During the stay of the British a To-
cal preacher named Joshua Thomas
was invited to preach to the men.
Without fear he roundly upbraided the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
Homemade Breakfast Food

| take all my stale bread, whether
wheat. rye or graham, roast it in the
oven until thoroughly brown. grind it
in the food chopper, using the coarse
knife, and have then a very delicious
breakfast food. If possible, | use
some rye bread with caraway seeds in
it. This gives a favor which my folks
like very much. If put in a tin can,
such as coffee comes in, it will keep
crisp and fresh for a long time,-Good
Housekeeping.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
FOR Tie BREAKFAST TABLE
Preparation That Is Well Worth Try.
lng-5oth Nourishing n
Economical.

Ingredionts-One breakfast cupful OF
Egyptian %lentils. three onions (medi.
UNI size), n heaped tablespoonful of
curry powder, one breakfast cupful of
water. n and a half breakfast cup
fuls of rice, three ounces of butter Tor
m%argarine).
Method-Wash and soak the lentils
In plenty of water for some hours,
then drain. Next take the three
onions and mince them as finely as
possible. meanwhile letting the butter
Tor margarine) melt gently in a frying
pan. Then add the minced onions and
fry until they are a golden brown.
Next take your curry powder and mix
1t in gently with the onions, allow it
to fry gradually from 10 to 10 min
utes, moving it all the while with a
from burning. Now add a breakfast
cupful of water and the lentils. Let
all simmer slowly until it appears to
have the consistency of thick por-
ridge. Then add the pepper and salt
TO taste. and serve hot with some dry
boiled rice in a separate dish.
Method for Boiling Rice.-Wash the
rice three or four times in cold water,
then place it in a saucepan with plenty
of cold water and put it on the fire.
Allow 1t to come to the boil quickly.
When sufficiently cooked it should be
soft enough to crumble when rubbed
between the finger and thumb. Wash
well again, this time in hot water to
prevent the rice from getting chilled,
then strain it and put it on a dish with
a clean cloth over the top. Place it
on the stove to dry, and serve with
the Curried lentils when ready.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
Get Salt From the ooe.n

Guam has no salt deposits ur,a.u
great Pacific ocean which surronS a
.an De called such. All the salt con
eu IN the island is e~vaporatad
nn S~ sea water in kettles in the ace.
olu fashion employed by The no,ieH~
OF all sea-coast countries and isIsnsa
wneh a boiling" is in progress aus
natives take occasion to nros 'he
quan.ity OF sugar as well as salt the
,ns sar oemg derived from evaporatins
'he sap from the cocoanut tree ns
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
unexnected cinar smnker

James Payn tells us that Harriet
Martineau smoked cigars! She was
told it was good for deafness and
tried it. He supplied her with a mild
brand, and says he smoked with her
often. Yet she would be the last
guess, the most unlikely puffer of the
weed in the whole category of famous
women! One would almost as soon
think of Hannah More or Susannah
Wesley having an after-dinner ciga-
rette!
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
city Of peparted Glory.

Compared with Nineveh and Baby
lon, hoary-headed in iniquity, Bagdad,
a ragged city of 10000. full of great
ruined mosques today, is a mere child.
The tabled city of Harun-al-Rashid
dingy today, unsanitary. with its low.
windowless houses and its narrow. un-
speakable streets, has long chung to a
certain importance. none the less, be-
cause of its place on the overland trail
from the Orient.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
HaIIbut Rahbi+

Melt n t|easpoonful butter, add a
few drops of onion juice and one ia.
blespoonful cornstarch mixed with
o%ne-fourth teaspoonful paprika, then
pour on gradually one cupful of milk,
add three-fourths cupful of soft
cheese, cut fine, and M cupful cold,
faxed, cooked halibut. When cheese
is melted, add one egg, slightly beat
en-, and n tablespoonful lemon Juice.
Serve on crackers.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04

the London Chronicle, records having
seen him dragged round the room by
his hair by the powerful virago, and
M seems to have made the poor
mans life a misery for twenty years.
AT last. to his great relief. she de-.
camped, carrying away many OF his
papers simply to annoy him, and he
saw her no more, She died in Oc-
tober, 1881.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
one OF Three Worst Wives.

st. Giles, Canberwell. whose vicar,
Canon Kelly. has just resigned, is the
burial place of Mrs. John Wesley,
wife of the famous preacher, Southey
grouped Mrs, Wesley with the part.
ners of Socrates and Job among
the three worst wives in history. and
she seems to have deserved the dis
tinction. One of Wesley's friends. says
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04

seacner In n of the New yorh
% SCHOOLS instructed her class of bows
10 write an essay on "j~udiciousa oDs
youngster' a Jewish lad. raisad hio
hahu hrst. The teacher Instructed his
70 read his essay on judicioua SON
he began, we have
"aAo'os and other Jew dishes"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
Novelty Potatoes.

Chop very fine one quart cold boiled
potatoes, put them into a saucepan
with one cupful cream, two table
spoonfuls butter, salt and pepper, set
on fire, stir until hot, then turn into
a baking dish. Cover with bread or
cracker crumbs and bake brown In
oven.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04

him Johns wife is a wonderful help to
"Yes?"
why, she lets him do all the house
work and does away with the noase
sity of hiring a maid" ueces-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
Screw PropeIIer old Device.

That a patent for a screw-propelled
steam vessel had been issued as far
back as 1903 recently was discovered
in the French patent office.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
grims and caravans on the march and
gives them hospitality for three days.

grims and caravans on the march and
gives them hospitality for three days.
The Masked Tuaregs.
Another interesting people of the
African desert-the masked Tuaregs-
are thus described in a bulletin of the
National Geographic society:
Masked Tuaregs are Berber nomads,
a white desert people. whose country
is probably the most inaccessible on
earth. Even before Egyptian civiliza-
ton began to leave coherent records
of its history the Tuaregs, or Berbers,
were long established along northern
Africa. The great Arab invasion of
the eleventh century displaced them
from their possessions upon the sea-
coast and drove them into the savage
area of the interior desert, where, with
their hands raised against all who
come into their painless country, they
have maintained themselves through
the intervening centuries, despite lack
of water, sandstorms and lack of farm
ing land, requisitioning by force of
arms from the Arabs and Egyptians.
to the north and east, and from the
blacks of the Sudan, in the south, such
necessities and Injuries as their cheer
less portion of mother earth cannot
supply them.
There are five main tribes in the
Tuareg confederation, and they in
habit the desert from Tuat to Tim.
buktu and from Fezzan to Finder,
Their homes are reared in the heart of
arid wastes, where vast s~olitudes, un.
natural heats and unmarked distances
shroud everything in uncanny mys-
terry. They are masters of an area
half that of the United States.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
A Distinction

Brown is independently wealthy.
is he not?" y'
mes wealthy enough, but as for
pong independent-well. you know
OF course. that he's married"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
Good sIuH

Not every man car own an auto. but
every man can go about deploring the
price of gasoline and letting owners
draw their W conelusions.-Milwau-
kee Journal.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
Made slloht mls.ak.

This may be old enough to raise
whiskers. but a newspaper friend re-
lates 1t as q recent happening. A
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04

lines to Be Remembered.
Sin has many tools, but a liz
which fits them all.-Holmes
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04

British commander, General Ross, for
his intention to destroy Baltimore,
and informed him that he would be
killed. Students of history know that
the prediction came true
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-08-31

Hon. E. l. Parker, of Cotton
wood, has a mighty good prospect
of being the Democratic nominee
for the office of lieutenant-gover-
nor. He is the type of man who
stands best among those who
know him best and his aequain-
tanee extends well over the state.
Being a former highly esteemed
resident of this county and at pre-
sent a leading citizen of our neigh
Dor county, it is hardly too much
to expect to see Lewis county 5
Democracy vote practically unan-
for Ernest L. Parker. =.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-08-31
HRRALDs
Ilems That Are Net Intsnded to Hit
or Miss Aasone But Just to Tel Yea

That it's time to weed the
streets forninst the school
grounds. Let's at least set the
right example for our school chill
dren.
That the country merchant is
offering you merchandise at less
than the mail-order houses. Be
fore placing an order, let them
show you.
That the high cost Of paper on
account of the war" has brought
out the statement of the American
Bible society that the price Of
Bibles must be raised; and still
most Of the country newspapers
plod along at the same old figure.
That an advertiser from the out
side, who was offering money to
loan at a tempting figure, request
ed discOntinuance of his ad as
there seems to be no one on the
prairie who wants to borrow. The
"hill's" enjoying her usual pros
perity, thank you.
That the Rio Grande is one of
the few rivers that are not putting
out any claims to special summer
resort attraction.
That one Of these days Nezperce
will trade her city marshaPs star
and $45 per month for a good
street commissioner and then all
her good looks viii not be hid be-
hind weeds and junk in the
streets. The travelling secretary
of the Spokane Merchants Asso-
citation, who visited our city last
week, wondered why the streets
in so good a town were 80 iDdif-
ferently looked after; and his inn
preston was that Of most other
visitors.
That the twinkle trot" has
been sanctioned by the national
of dancing masters as |
a proper addition to the hugging- |
bees into which the good old erst-
while dances have deterioated.
That the price of crude oil has
received a cut, but the wound is
not expected to prove serious.
That civilization says an unarm-
ed philosopher teaches man to
hide his brutau nature. In Europe
Attaches him to hid it in trench.
That the surprising thing is that
Mr.. Hughes desires to become the
president Of a country that has
got into such a miserable condi-
ion.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-08-31

The fact that the men who are
most interested in the success of
the Republican party in Idaho are
very seriously questioning the adj
visibility of placing Geo. r. Bar
ker on the ticket, owing to his
questionable conduct as member
Of the state land board, should
make the average voter think
twice before supporting him in
the primary. If, as agreed by the
Barker supporters, there was
cause for ousting appointees of
the land board, this cause must
reflect greatest diseredit on those
the appointments for
they were the Zones higher up"
who alone had final authority to
make the questionable loans of
the states money.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-08-31
Then, Why Change BE Condition?

The Spokesman-Review, as a
rule Thoroughly adverse to any
statement that might tend to give
credit to the present national adj
minisratiOn, last Sunday swerved
somewhat from this arbitrary pol
icy when it published the follow
ing editorial.
Despite the usual dulIness
of midsummer business, especially
during presidential summers in
the United States, American in
dustries this year have experience
ed but little il any slowing down
during June, July and August.
The continuing activity through
out the country is the most note
worthy as a contrast to the in
ereditude and hesitaney which
previous experience had led fl
nance and commerce TO expect in
connection with presidential cam
paigns. 1
'Readjustments have occurred.
The manufacture of munitions
and domestic buying Of steele,
leather, iron and a few other ar
Eieles have decreased a bit. But
the lessening in the dealings in
munitions has proved less than we
expected three months ago, and
foreign inquiries for finished steel
lave sprung up.
" An interesting result in our
Oreign commerce has ensued from
9ermany's modification of its
warfare causing a re-
.ession in ocean freights and char
ers. Trade with Europe has re
ieived a fresh stimulus. The vol
Ime of business at home and
broad is reflected by the clear
ngs Of the banks last month.
they exceeded those in July Of Il
915 by Sc, 23s, 1883 Such a
-olume Of clearings, whose weekly
.verage exceeds that of the same
'eriods a year ago by nearly
1 ,250, 600, 900, makes nonsense of /
ak about contraction Of Ameri-
an business. /"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-08-31

That it has been demonstrated
from time to time that strikes can
be settled without compelling the
general public to bear harlships
in whose creation it had no part.
That the struggle for the base
bali pemant goes on with enthu-
siasm in spite of the overshadow-
ing presence of mightier eonten-
ti0ns.
That the fuel question may be-
come an important question here
should the threatened railroad
strike be prolonged. Are you
supplied
That a female fly is said to lay
100 eggs at a time. We never
counted them, but we were just
thinking, if We only had a Leg
horn pullet of this capacity.
That the meek win of necessity
have to inherit " the earth if they
ever get it.
That presumably Mr. Hughes in
the event of his election, would
suspend prosperity in order that
he might prove that it is temper
ary.'
That getting up Ananies clubs
for the accommodation of ones POI
litieal opponents is a form of ben
evidence that flourishes in presi-
Dental years.
That mediation is ever better
han a strike for everybody con-
,erned-employer, employee and
he public.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-08-31

On next Monday our public
schools win open. Let's give the
children our personal interest on
the opening day and keep in close
touch with their progress through
out the term. This we can do for
them, and the results Of their
schooling will depend largely on
the interest taken therein by the
parents. 1t is one thing to send
children to school that others may
shoulder the care of them for the
time, and quite another thing to
secure for them the educational
advantages offered.