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evening" (when I went to high school
happened to be dancing with a youth
who made the above comment with
every evidence Of truth and solemnity.
A group Of his ex-partners compared
notes and found that he had said the
same to each one Of them)
I've been wild to meet you. and It's
come at last"
! could 20 on filiing column after
column with q handy reference list to
these remarks. but I'll snare those who
know them and those who have listened
to them so often.
To some mon. this bantering small
talk is merely the eesiest way Of break
ing n silence that might prove embar-
RAISING. They know II will not be taken
seriously. or at least they fondly hops
II will not.
You see. z. NJ. L.. thinking 10 q very
hard proposition to some men; when
they 70 to dances they do not feel that
they should spend their time thinkin.
up Intelligent ,fonyersssitGn', 4 ,t sn an
subjects that may lead them to nnea'
p' Tbee1Y KNOW that the girls with whom
they are dancing will be with them for
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GIRLS. DID YOU EVER HEAR
THIS BEFORE?

81 don't suppose need tell you that you very beautiful
young lady"
when - introduced me to you he said going meet
the best looking girl on the floor and quite agree with him.
II noticed you standing there and Inoted your eyes especially
Believe me, some eyes!'' 1Hr6's r. ." 49,
III all my partners like YOU could dance all night
This has been the best dance Of the evening"
i've been wild meet you for months and it's last
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By HELEN ROWLAND.
~ Y Daughter. OF Bachelors there
M are Seven Varieties.

wv And. Of these. each Is a dif-
ferent brand OF PICKLE!
Behold. there arc hard shelf, Bache-
lors and soft shell Bachelors.
Submarines. that 20 stcalthily-and
ironclads that defy thee boldly.
Peaches that are sweet and SOFT
on the outside. but stony AZ heart.
"Prunes" that are dried and shriveleo.
And "plums" that are not yet ripe TOT
the plucking.
But, among them all. Marrying Man
is rarer than PET SHARK at sum-
mer resort.
I charge thee. therefore. he not de-
ceived By false signs. but beware OF
Bachelor that sigheth:
ALAS, I would marry II only could
find the Right Girl"
For this Is the slogan Of the Philan-
derer: the bait wherewith he lureth thee
to try thy wiles upon him.
Yet the Deutschland Itself were moi
more subtle In Its getaway than
such q one.
Likewise I say unto thee. waste not
thy powder upon him That appea'etr
for sympathy. crying:
Nobody loves me! Alas. how gladl,
would marry could ! but find a WON
an who would HAVE me-"
For he also Is OF the armorclad va
His heart Ia tougher than the sinewi
of the Sunday chicken Of the summer
hotel and his motto is always "Safet,
frst!''
Moreover, I beseech thee. spend moi
thy strength upon him that murmurett
saaly cannot afford to marry. Elsewise
how ioyfuily would 1 take a wire!''
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Summer Brings With 1t
Tendency To Mental Re-
taxation Which Often Is
Expressed In Avid Con-
sumption of Reams of
Trashy Novels-Parents
: Should Advocate Open
. Air Vacation.
By LAURA CLAWSON.

- re have spoken In this col
NA umn of the perils that be-
wv set girls in the distorted
views Of life they may gel
from books which are writto FOL
more mature minds. but at this time
of the year a repetition of the warn
ing may not come amiss.
Light literature certainly has
place, and summer In no time for the
insisting on course in English
unless there Is some good reason fol
It but we should certainly see to II
that the minds of our girls are not
being filled with trashy novels. and
their time frittered away in the per-
usal of books better, far better. un'
read. .t%.
'. Outdoor Vacation Best.
Merely because a girl is reading Il
no sign at all that she Is out Of mis-
chief. I, for one. am not heartily ir
favor Of summer as a time for read
Ing overmuch; there Is much create,
benefit to be had In out Of door recrea'
ton. even in our climate IL taken In
moderation. am an advocate of the
O Opsn, air vacation whenever at al
hut II the girls prefer to read by
all means let It be seen that the books
they read arc at least fit for them. II
they are interested in any particular
line, II might be well to suggest some
connected reading on the subject
ANY librarian would be only too happy
TO help or to furnish a list, OF good
girls books which are entertaining
and which IL not exactly helpful are
All OF us have known girls who ir
the winter are alert, healthy minded
specimens Of their sex, become dreamy
and moro or less idle from the effect
of overmuch novel reading in vacation
time.
The actual objection to novel reading
in itself. 10 not that II Is hurtful, pu,
that 1t may be to that particular Cir
q said waste Of time even In summer
when there seems to be more time
than usual.
Watch What Daughters Read.
Il is worth inquiring what exactl,
books our girls are reading; worth sug'
costing certain books which arc al
entertaining as the trashy novels the,
seem 10 prefer. and which ofternel
than not through Ignorance they are
deyouring. If we do not feel capable
of suggesting other books there are
specialists who would be glad to hell
the girls, and let us not lose any timt
in sending the girls to them. Al leas
do not let us neglect to see that VIZ
take enough interest In the MINDS o.
cur daughters to inquire what they arr
reading.
Copyright. 1915. Laura ciawsonJ
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TERROR

When remember how It was last
How. all at once. there came a pallid
light
There. in the southern sky. that rose
and throbbed
To crimson till 1t seemed they must
have robbed
The sunrise-source to furnish such a
hue; $3.50.
How. then, Il sank again to cloud
And then-ths crash; q swelling
OF nightmare thunder. million multi.
TIL i. earth ,ns ; w, and one looked to
or 70, FSoek s1F houses; how there came
or shrllI night-whisties; how the
or runners on a sudden nllsd the
street:
How gindows shiversd down and
with green AND silver points and
planes Of light,
Poten. to cash and mar; how children
To haif-clad women. wholly terrified
Who cringed and gaped and shudder-
ed In the gloom.
Until there came once more the lesser
boom
And rolled reyerberetions; how. again
That red tide pulsed above; how
shouting men
Sought shelter from che glass sarth'l
shudder filings;
How lurking panic spread her hvid
wings.
When I remember, then seem to
know
That in the warning lands 1t must be
That towns have died like this. flush.
ed in the glow
or their own Flames; how thunder, In
the night
May mean q panic-rush, . sudden
flight.
Aye. Just this little. meagre. ore
nights share
How true II paints the terror over
Miriam Teichner,, In tho New York
Globe md Commercial Advertiser.
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What They Say About Us
Pertinent Interests Of Women As Viewed
By Editorial Writers of the Newspapers

answer was the same: mo straw
hats at all. madame" There was i'm
piled scorn In the tone. A woman
ought to know better than to be ask
ing for straw hats the first blaxing
week in August!
The same tyranny exists In the
dress department. A woman asking
for q white Georgette or crepe de
chine dress" was told that ITS
little late In the season for these.
madame" and was offered as q sub
stitute a handsome and heavy crea-
ton OF serge and satin.
But the woman who has shopping
difficulties at the present time may
be sure that. although disappointed
In her search for a straw hat during
August, such will not be the case In
january. On some blustery, Die.
xardy day shortly after the first OF
the year she will find all the straw
hats that she wants-or doesn't want
and the velvets of August she VIII
hear: mot In stock now. madame.
New York Globe and Commercial Ad-
vertiser.
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THE TIMES DAILY MAGAZINE PAGl
New Kitchen Sink
Nearly Ideal
By CHRISTINE FREDERICK.


w THAT we have all been praying for
w what we have all been scold-
W ing for for years. really eff
Client sink, seems to have at last APP
peared. For years women have COM
planned about the height, the width, the
depth Of the kitchen sink. They have
said that because men did not wash
dishes. they. therefore. did not know the
and they have rcviled the plumber be-
cause he has refused to see the advan.-
tases Of three or four more inches OF
pipe. 49,
ed to what q practical woman told him.
which id seems s't to I Ss~. filled ali the re-
quirements of efficient dishwashing. In
the first place. II Is deep enough. How
many times have we spoiled our dresses
and sprons. and thought unspeakabio
things because the ordinary sink was
to splash over and soil the sarb OF the
worker. This sink 10 ten inches deep:
which will allow all kinds OF pots ana
utensils TO be washed In It without
single splash!
Built Big Enough.
Next, II is wide enough. back to front,
to permit a large dishpan. preferably q
square one. to set comfortably down In
II. and hold q general number Of dishes
at once. Last, It 10 long enough for the
same purpose. that IL. to allow. QUICK
efficient moving Of the hands to risht
and left, and the containing Of large
pots, utensils. bowls. and the many
Kitchen articles which are generally far
too large for the average dishpan ana
| sink. ... ..... -,e .t .-e
Then the sink Is set UP high enough
At last, and has substantial legs which
lift Il to a height Of twenty-nine or
th,rty-one inches from the floor, 30 that
even the tailest OF US does not have to
bend her back at the same old drudger-
Gus task. but can readily work at
comfortable level.
Less Danger of Breakage.
/, Another Interesting detail Of the new
sink Is the kind Of faucets. This woman
told the manufacturer that the average
| faucet, sticking through the splasher Of
the sink at the back served only to chip
the dishes as they were rapidly handled
in front of the faucet. Even various
| rubber tips on the faucet did not pre-
vent breakase and hitting the faucets
while at work.
The new sink has faucets on top Of
the splasher, Which aitosether ooVateS
the inconvenience of the usual splusher
and absolutely prevents any brcakage
from dishes hitting the faucets. There
Is, In addition. q spray attachment on
! the faucet which IL very convenient for
spraying the dishes in order to rinse
! them. II desired. q RUBBER plug can be
/ inserted In the bottom OF the sink and
the sink itself used as a dishpan. This
Is particularly desirable when pots and
| tinware are washed.
Hail then. the new sink! No more
| can women say that they caa'. get a
sink to suit. This sink was designed by
! a woman. and II women insist on II they
J can make men plumbers and men archi-
| tects put In the kind Of sink a woman
| wants.
Copyright. 1915. Mrs. Christine Frederick.)
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Make Your Own Pillows.

Summer hammock. couch, and nor h
covers can be quickly and easily made
II you know how. Use material twice
SQUARE. Cut a square Of denim. linen
chintz. or cretonne exactly twice a.
wide and twice as high as the pillow
you want to cover. Lay the pillow In
the center Of the material with the four
the four sides OF the square OF fabric.
Fold the fabric over the pillow until
they meet at the center and fasten them
together. ~
seams from the corners OF your pillow
into the center. where the corners are
Joined. Half a dozen hammock pillows
can be quickly made In this manner.
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nve or ten minutes and may never
meet them again, 30 why trouble 10
exercise their brain cells just to keen
them entertainedf
believe. nrmiy and fondly. that this va.
riety OF nionologue 10 Viewed with rap
whom they. dance. they feel that ~ the
sneSt o. their nsr:onsIity e strong
their golden utterances may arouse.
1magine what an unhappy awakening
Il would be II one were to murmuf
Never have seen such hand.om.
best DANCER ! ever met
l would not advise this form Of at
tack. obvious A. II may seem. The
r rn,i,n, Is plain. Most men are simple.
IKE that to them they would undoubt.
edly believe II. and give themselves the
airs and sraces Of conquerins heroes.
One Way Of Squelching Bore.
Far. far better would Il be to Iooh
soulfully into the eyes Of a partner who
threatened to burst into complimentary
phrases and remark:
TOO bad that -four il growing mora
expansive" or do you know any one
with infantile paralysis?" '"'
That would show him the beirht. and
oepths or your intellectually Any
man who could breezily display sny
such pearls OF thought as You h.vs
quoted In your letter after thai unuId
be unusual. indeed. One such " So.e
would be quite enough. In fact ~
sufferer would probably gaze nj yon
In pain and suddenly develop a sprained
Truth to tell: dear Miss Advanced F.
N. L.; men DON'T want to be intel.
| lectual these days. least OF All whar
they are mentally counting one.two.
three's. Those bright little excIa ma.
tions that puncture his discourse may be
| spoken half automatically. They arr
put on like a phonosraph record and
probably have no direct Connection with
! the speakers real ideas at all.
Seriously, II 10 a hard matter IN
which to give advice. and I don't know
Of anything sillier than the vocsbniar nv
or the dancing man. Rather. much
4 rather, dance In stony silencej
| Here's one thing that may accoun,
for II. Most girls rather admire ~
Poor, little foolish things. thew ar,
really complimented by such a shove,
or small talk. And because this ma.
Jority beams its approval, the men vii
go right on telling cross-eyed GIRLS they
that they dance divinely.
watch and see!
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"A Little Late, Madame"

This has been a sweltering week.
The thought OF anything warm to
eat or drink or wear has been dis
tasteful. Nevertheless the stores
are showing upon the counters de-
voted to the display Of feminine mil
linery little but velvet hats. Many
of the hats are Of purple velvet.
Now, purple velvet Is a royal and
beautiful fabric. But on day when
the mercury is no stranger to ninety
and the humidity Is no stranger to
anything or anybody. who wants to
be tricked out In purple velvet head
gearf
Where these hats only for show
purposes there might be excuse for
them. Feminity Is curious and wants
early in August a true augury OF
Of what the style will be In fall and
winter. But a number of women
were observed In these stores asking
for straw hats. and in every case the
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Papers Save Labor.

Take all the newspapers after they
are read and put them in some con-
yeehient place. They are mighty handy
you are .peeling potatoes. YOU can
gamer sat up all the refuse in newspaper
the kitchen dirty. Or dry refuse sK Nm : :
pc athered up In papers and burned
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peevishness may be considered the
canker OF life, that destroys its vigor
and checks its improvements. that
creeps in with hourly depredations
ana taints and vitia,es what Il can,
not consume.-Johnson.
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RECIPES
White Cake.

White Cake.
IN cups of flour.
IN teaspoonfuls OF baking powder.
cup Of sugar.
Unbeaten whites of two eggs.
Butter.
N cup OF milk.
teaspoon of vanilla.
This is never fair white cake,
Is delicious and feathery, great
time saver and economical.
Sift three times one and one-half
cups of flour and one-half teaspoon of
baking powder. Put in q bowl and
mix in one cup Of sugar.
Into a teacup put tho unbeate ten
whites of two eggs. add small pieces
Of soft mot melted) butter until the
cup Is full. Turn the contents Of the
cur, into the bowl with one-haif cup
utes. Add one teaspoon OF Vanilla
Bake In a square tin In a rather allow
oven for thirty minutes.
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Dear Chaperon: What should q
girl say when boys say things like
IT don't suppose I need tell you
that you are a very beautiful young
when introduced me to
you he said ! was going to meet
the best looking girl on the floor
and I quite agree with him.
ITS q shame that a pretty girl
like you Is going to school, whore
SO few boys can sec you"
lieve me, some eyes"
Now, Chaperon. don't you think
that II 10 silly for boys to say
things like that7 II makes me
furious for them to talk like that
for I know they are not sincere,
for they tell every girl they dance
with the same old things.
talk about interesting. subjects?
Will they always be that silly?
What shall I say7
want them to know that I
don't believe them and that do NOT
like that kind OF talk. f. NJ. L.
Repeated Like Photograph.
n n AY I add few more gems I
" your coliecton7 Yours
IVY complete in itself. but I canno
resist the temptation Of In
Guiding some Of those I remember.
III all nv partners were like you.
could dance all night" II have hear
this said when the partner In Uuestio
was anything but gracefully
This has been the best dance OF tn
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Summer Music"

What time the rose OF dawn In laid
across the lips of night.
And all the little Waterman stars have
fallen asleep in light.
IT'S then merry wind awakes and
runs from tree to tree.
And borrows words from all the birds
~~ VAN DYKE,
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Green Corn, Country Style.

S ears of corn.
1 tablespoon Of salt.
2 quarts OF cold water.
2 tablespoons OF sugar.
Melted butter.
Pepper and salt.
Husk the corn and remove all silk,
leaving one layer of husk next to the
kernels. Put the cold water into a
deep kettle. put in the corn, bring 10
the boiling point and boil ten minutes
Add the salt and the sugar and boil six
minutes longer. More than this will
cause tho corn to lose It's sweetness.
Heap the corn on n platter and serve
accompanied by small sauceboat OF
melted butter. pepper and salt.
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Ways of MasculineSnall TalkAre
Irritating to Girls Who Think

How May One discomfort
the Youth Who Persists In
Admitting Ones Eyes and
Exclaiming Over the
Beauty of Ones Dancing?
Replies In Kind Would
Only Flatter Him. =. j.
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1t May Be That He Is Men,
tally Counting One, Two,
Threes and Turns on the
Complimentary Remarks
Like Phonograph Records
to Save Embarrassing ST.
lenceS.
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~ re have spoken In this col
M umn of the perils that be-
Wv set girls in the distorted
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-01-07

til It evaporates, In most cases it 10
cheaper to get the water away from
the road than to try to lift the road
out OF it.
Sometimes roads on the hillsides
are left without side bitches. This is
q mistake, for If any road needs q
ditch it is the one on a hillside. for
where there are no bitches the water
runs along the middle OF the road and
wears gullies and as We all know,
makes bad road.
The roads should be so crowned
that water can reach the tile or
bitches. II all ruts and mudholes are
filed, the water will have a better
chance TO run OF. There are several
machines made to keep the roads in
shape and these need 10 be used often
and at the right time. 1t is not neces.
sary to spend half day in trying to
get held OF road commissioner to
help open q culvert or let the water
out Of a hole in the road. Better
spend the time in doing it yourself and
you will feel better and your neigh.
Der Will thank you.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-01-07
PROFIT IN "BABY BEEF"
Young Animals Must Have Liberal
Supply Of Right Feed,
Grain Enc Of Ration VIII Need 70 &c
Increased Steadily During Late
Wnter-There is No Better
Feed Than Corn.

Suppose baby beeves' are 10 be
finished for the market next fall This
means that they must have liberal
supply Of the right kind Of feed all
winter long. feed that will keep them
growing in bone and frame and at
the same time developing in an all
round manner. The grain end OF the
ration will need 10 be increased stead.
fly during the winter, writes L. Hunt
OF Kansas in Farm Progress. There
is no better feed than corn for this pur-
pose. and it should be fed literally,
using say. from oDe-half 10 three
quarters corn in the grain ration. Use
bran and oil meal for the remainder.
Where there is plenty Of clover
or alfalfa the corn part Of the grain
ration may be even larger, as the
hay will take care of the protein part
OF the ration. Where you are feed
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-01-07
A Good Type Of Feeder,

ing redtop or timothy hay let about
one-ffth Of the ration be oil meal or
cake. Watch the calves and increase
the ration as they take on size and
weight. II they come along all right
during the winter they ought TO weigh
around 500 or 900 pounds by spring,
and on q good pasture they are soon
ready for the market. Il is really q
better plan. however. TO Tut them on
a fateriug ration early in the spring
and finish them on dry feeds
When they are 10 be finished on
the pasture it is possible TO limit the
grain ration considerably during the
winter. and finish on a few weeks Of
grass. However, it will be necessary
TO give an ample grain ration while
they are on the pasture. On clover
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-01-07
IMPROVE ROADS BY DRAINAGE
One Of the Most important Matters 70
Sc Considered in CONSTRUCTION
Of Public Highways.
cBy E. l. GATES. uL.oo.sD


When il comes TO building roads
there are a good many problems to
solve and not easy ones a. that Rid
ing along in AZ auto il is easy enough
TO say when you strike q smooth
stretch. this is fine" and turn on a
little more gas, but when you hit a
nudhole and ruts you may get your
foot on the wrong pedal and the road
commission catches it.
Il takes labor, time, good material
and money 10 have good roads. Every
one wants the roads, SO We will al
have to work and spend some Of our
time and money and boost for better
roads.
One OF the things most needed Is
better drainage for the roads &c well
as for the farms and al this time we
will confne this article 10 the subject
OF drainage.
Drainage is the most important
matter to be considered IN the con-
struction OF roads Drainage alone
will often change bad road into a
good one while the best stone road
may be destroyed from lack Of prop
er drainage.
There are three systems OF drainage
that We can use to advantage and
these are underdrainage side bitches
and surface drainage.
Where water stands on road IN
derdrainage without any grading IS
better than grading without under
drainage. UnderdraiDage is not TO re-
move simply the surface water but its
greatest help is TO lower the water lev
el in the soil.
The action Of the sun and wind will
finally dry the surface Of the road but
if the foundation is wet and soft the
wheels Will wear ruts and these get
filed with water during the first rains
and the road becomes q sticky mass.
An undraiHed soil is poor f0Un1a,
ton upon which TO build roads as well
as anything else. When frost is leav-
ing the ground the thawiDg is quite
as much from the bottom as from the
top. Il underdrainage is provided the
water is Immediately removed.
The best and cheapest method 10
sacura UnHpTd~gi-aCe is 10 Law a line
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-01-07
Feeding on Alfalfa.

and alfalfa ten per cent concentrates
in the grain ration will be plenty,
but from Is to 20 per cent is needed
when the calves are on bluegrass or
timothy. The calves ought TO be
ready for market by the middle OF
June and weigh around LOO pounds,
Calves TO be finished as two-year,
olds should be grown more slowly.
Roughage and a little grain will see
them through their first winter, and
they should make their way on the
pasture the next summer. The sec,
ond winter they should be fed hay
or silage and some grain. Give them
all the roughage they can eat. Where
there ID no legume hay feed them
some oil meal along with the grain.