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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-01-28

A MAYHEM minister kept wen-
dsring whose buggy Il was that
someona had left standing In bic
barnyard and when be went out
to investigate he learned Il was
his own. a card tied TO the ve-
|hicle conveyed with the gift the
best wishes Of his congregation.
Years ago, Arthur Lyiis, :
fisherman living near Rulo, Nsb.,
located his hut on smsll sand
bar lyiag near the Missouri shore.
Dirt washed onto the bar, and
now II 10 the size Of two sections,
lLytle turned farmer and has
made d small fortune. Neither
Missouri nor Nebraska demand
taxes Of him, but he cannot vote,
"a his holdings are regarded as
under the Jurisdiction Of the ma
ltional government. He has re-
sided on the land twenty-five
Iyears.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-01-28
Bees Need Watching For
Greatest Profit.

| Spring ID the dangerous season
for bees, says Leonard Haseman,
professor of entomology andsen- I
tomoloeist to the agricultural
experiment station at Columbia.
Following unfavorable seasons,
starvation 10 to be watched.
Drone comb may cost the
owner Of q few hives several
dollars in decreased production
of honey and In waste Of sur.
lplus honey TO feed the drones.
Much time and energy may be
wasted BY the bees making
comb that could be used profit.
ably In making honey.
Losses from starvation may
be prevented by feeding the col.
ony extracted honey or sugar
syrup with a division board feed
or. Colonies Of bees which do
not have sufficient winter stores
in the brood chamber should be
fed in the fall before cold wealth
Il IL Q
er sets in. In the spring, when
the colony begins to rear ita
brood Of young bses, It needs as
food both honey and pollen or Q
substitute for pollen. Rye flour
in . box on some clean, bright
hay in q sunny place will supply
bees with substitute for pollen
until nature furnishes flowers for
them to work on. This will help
prevent spring dwindling.
In q bulletin on EARN Bee
Keeping" recently issued BY Pro-
fsssor Haseman and E. q. Tyler,
an experienced ee-keeper, the
authors show that the production
OF wax is an expensive and waste.
ful operation. The wax is secre.
tied by the worker bess, and they
will eat about fifteen or twent,
pounds Of honey to secrete one
pound Of wax and work It into
comb. Artificial comb founda.
tion should always be put In
frames and sections as starters
and for the greatest honey yield
lone should use an extractor fol
throwing the honey outof the
combs and then return the unin'
Ijured combs to the hive for re-
filling. Anyone using comt
foundation and an extractor more
than doubles the ability Of hil
bee colony.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-01-28
Last week was rabbit week Ia

Last week was rabbit week In
Henry county. ons firm at Clin-
ton bought $4,000 cotton tails in
a week. An eight inch snow
made the rabbits helpless and
hunters picked them up BY the
sacks full.
Prof. Byers. Of the Bates
county "Greasy" school, has had
| to close his school three times
this winter. First q tree fell or
him as he was driving along the
road, breaking his arm; thsr
came an epidemic Of dipthsria
and now Prof. Byers has pneu'
monia.
! Though he lost both arms N
lsawmill aocidsnt recently, Char
les Wells, . Howell county farm
o., u iAr from being discourage
and declares be win resume ID
management Of his farm an
stock raising business as soon Z
4
lthe doctors viii lot him get Q
his feat.
j, When . man near PssaliaI
whom the neighoorss had bee
rltslking about, returned frol
Kansas City, he gave his wife
! package for Christmas. Openin
tIit, she found two smaller paol
} ages. One oi these contained
) hall dozen pair Of pretty stool
slinss her size and she was oveI
) joyed. The other contained
. dozen prestier pairs Of 9 differe'
) size which the salesm an shouldn
! have packed with wifey's presen
Result, tears. protestations 81
b more neighborhood talk thl
lever.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-01-28
Care OF Sick.

Eftk -----~~ 88g8 "a
The widespread prevalence oi
|sickness throughout the country
|snggests some simple rules for
liking care 81 the sick. Not
|egAry person .can have 9 we'll
trained nurse. The majority of
pntients mustbe taken care Of BY
members Of the family. The fol-
lowing suggestions may be help
|.9As
The sick room should contain
iittls furniture. All surplus rugs,
|draperies and furnishings should
be removed. This gives more
sphee and makes disinfection
essIer after the sickness is over.
All cases Of sickness. including
pneumonia and catarrhal infec-
y
lions, do best ID . cool, well-ven-
tilAtsd room. Ventilation with
out draft should be provided for
w means Of window boards or
similar devices to throw the air
up toward the ceiling.
The patient should be keep
clean and quiet. A single thin
garment, such as a nightgown or
nightshirt, Is all that is needed.
The bundling up Of sick persons
with plasters, rags and woolens
10 bad from every standpoint.
Patients should not be annoy
ed BY having to ask for every
thing. AT the same time. they
should not be asked every few
minutes whether they wish some-
thing, The nurse, guided by the
physician, should know what the
|patisnt needs and supply it at the
proper time.
Visiting 10, % . rule, to be ta-
hooed, When conversation is
i,ecsedary, II should be in q mod
crate tone of voice without excite-
ment. Whispering is generally
worse than loud talking. Food,
prepared we'll and daintily,
should be brought to the patient
at the necessary time. The pa
tient should not be asked what he
wishes TO eat.
The sIck person should not be
annoyed by hard-luck stories,
either the personal experience Of
the nurse or Of the nsighbors.
The nurse should invariably
obey the instructions Of the ply
sician.
II the disease is one in which
the sputum carries the contagion,
the sputum should be promptly
disinfected by burning, il pos
sible. Handkerchiefs should
either be burned at once or drop,
ped into boiling water. All d.
seases are more contagious by
direct contact than otherwise
The nurse should always remem'
Der the danger Of spreading th'
infection to other persons ant
endeavor to prevent II.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-01-28

Married happily for fifty years
to q nan whose shin she has
never sssn is the distinction Of .
Monroe county housewife. They
were married just fifty years ago
and the husband has wern .
beard since be was . boy.
Last Saturday, near the Bloom.
field bank IN Bloomfisli, town
Marshal John MoAllisser shoI
Jim Jones twice, killing him
after Jones had snapped his pis'
tol three times at the marshal
while the weapon was concealed
/ in his pocket. Ten years agt
Jones killed George Greer, theI
town marshal at Bloomfield, nea
the sa1ie spot where be was slain
lLster ~ WAS paroled. Saturda.
| Jones was drinking. He bough
. pistol from . hardware stor
land lnad The clerk 10 load Il, III
clerk by mistake put In rim-fir
ammunition, But for this, Jone
would likely Be living with tw
/ dead znarshala 10 his list. I'll
ooronerts inquest was held thi
il week, which exhoneratei Mar
shall McAllisteF. Jones Va
married.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-01-28
ROUND ABOUT THE STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges Made blythe Shears.
tho Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal, some Credited. and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.

Ees issued 10 Worth county our
fng thu year 1915 we're %.
me laat saloon "A TIE Lead
Belt sheathad its claws and died
1t midnight Thursday of last
week.
Stockholders il tha Bank Of
Dearborn wers made glad by :
dividend Of 20 per cent for the
year 1915.
Bernie's Commercial Club
offers ! bonus of VI, O0.oo for the
erection Of an electric Light plant
ID that aity.
During : recent elsctEical storm
1T Poplar Bluff . number of
people were electrified IN trying
to use telephones.
The channnsl Of the Missouri
river at Wellington 10 80 marrow
just now that oas could toss 2
stone acro ss the stream.
Discussing good roads, the
Ellington Press reveals the fact
there are only six autos IN Rey-
noldscounty, I'll at Ellington.
Left i legacy Of 50 in his
fathers will distributing 4 $500, !
OOO estate, d Scott county man
has announced his intention 81
trying to break the will.
The Missouri Historical Society
is already beginning = naove-
ment for : centannisl celebration
in the state in honor OF The states
admission TO the Union In 1871.
OF ,ourse, the Lebanon ordi-
nance fixing the fine Of from 81
to s25 and costa for throwing
ashes on streets or sidewalks
should not be enforced In eleety
weather.
J. C. Nelson, one Of Vernon
county's prominent and wealthy
farmers, arose from . sick bed
to talk TO his banker over . tele-
phone. In tho midst Of the con-
yersation he fell to the flool
dead.
A string Of beads worn fol
five thousand years by an Egyp.
tion mummy is the unique gift 9
Mound City man has just re-
ceived from his daughter who i
abroad. The beads are % good
as new.
A Metz man who wanderes
about Kansas City for q coupl'
Of days without meeting ANYONE
who wanted to pitch horseshoeI
or trade mules. decided the BIZ
town was to slow for him AMI
went back home.
When her husband struck be
on the head with : churn dashel
On Adsir county woman though
be had gone faf enough, % whe
hs later svattsd her with sn iro
skillet. shs ipdisnsatly scpei
Fslist II he caprts.
A ball d frs big = ! gum
psok W Whist scott cswton /
ewsst spslnes reported he y
talI fron ~ benyens onp nigl
rspsniIy. = fsIsaa ~ along
pubptantirts w story of u
- I-I f.&.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-01-28

ailvo Dy Q Liberty mans INSPIRES
. story in the truthful Tribune
which accounts for ! freak with
the theory that rabbits are devel-
oping . means Of defense sgainst
the attacks Of their numerous
enemies.
Governor Major this week m
nounced the appointment Of NJ.
g. Warner, editor Of newspaper
at Lamar, to be 3 member Of the
state board Of pardons and Pr.
rolls st : salary Of 81, 800 per year.
to succeed H. J. Blanton. who rs-
gently resigned.
How Harry Hoover of Mercer
county came near being . bale Of
hay is q story told BY the Prince-
ton Post. Mr.. Hoover was dom.
onstrating' the workings Of q hay
baler and fell into the hopper.
Fortunately he was able to kick
the trip and stop the machine be-
fore being bslsd.
When successful chicken rais-
ers ore under discussion, some
attention must be paid 70 tho
Bates county woman who in 1915
started with 105 fowls and during
the year sold $50 worth Of chick-
ems and $3.50 worth of eggs. in
addition 70 having two hundred
chickens left on hand for this
year.
The local option election Ia
jackson county, which was con-
tested by the liqxor forces, has
been sustained by the Supreme
court in q recent decision. The
circuit court had previously de-
clared the election invalid and
saloons were licensed, but the
Supreme court now declared that
they must close at once.
A prisoner in the Worth county
jail has developed such prowess
ss . ''handcuff king that the
officers are never sure he's In
jail unless they are looking .,
him. After he had attempted "a
break Jail he was put in ironi
which disconnected hi I'm only
slightly, for as soon as the guards
were gone he took them off.
The double funeral of Solomon
Cravens 81 years old. and hi
daughter, Mrs. Wallis Biscos, Al
years old. took place at Camder
Point, Friday, both having diet
Of pneumonia. They lived on
farm between Camden Point ans
Dearborn, and had been in thei
nice new house only about thre'
weeks. Mrs. Biscos died Tues
day and funeral arrangement
were made for Thursdsy; in th
meantime Mr.. Cravens died, .
both were buried at the sam
hour Fridsy.
One Or two Of ths 'sfrsshiss'
pf the Washington Univsrsit
glee club trisd to get gay wit
some Of our young ladies' Tues
day, and they also ''poksd muo
fun ct our old town. Ths cir
4 did wrong ID permitting q
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-01-28


nients returned BY The last Clin-
ton county grand jury, the Platts-
burg Democrat has been told
nineteen haye been dismissed
because Of insufllcisncy of in-
ldictmsnts or Df evidence y sun
Itain them.
II took I'VE hours oi coaxine
lover 4 telephone for ! GalIaiIn
lgirl 16 years old to Wln the con-
sent of her mother % " married.
THE young couple had tried n
vain 10 get q license and finally
had 10 beg nanma BY long dis
ltance from I nearby town. Fin
ally che gave IA and and ths
we'd ding wss performed.
Z. G. Phillips has converted
Col. Tom Gallivan to his view
that there is : big fortune 10
raising paper shell pecans. Hs
has sold the Colonel 10, 900 young
pecan treas and sst them out, %
that ell the Colonel will have to
do viii be 70 gather the nuts and
chip car load lots to market. g
New Madrid RECORD.
A Lafayette county man
thought his lot was hard enough,
when recovering from an attack
Of sciatica, he was compelled to
remain indoors and oil bundled
up. Then . hunter with : small
caliber rifle missed q rabbit and
the spent bullet smashed through
the window. pinking the sick man,
who now knows luck can change.
Three Creighton boys going
home ON the train loaded down
With game told an inquisitivs
stranger I'll about their hunting
and lot Il out that they had no
iicensss. They even told him
their names and where they lived,
The stranger happened 70 be .
deputy game warden and had
them arrested. Talking too much
cost them exactly $3.50 each.
The big annual convention Of
.he Southeast Missouri Drum'
mers' Association to be held In
Poplar Bluff May 25 to ~ prom.
Uses TO be one OF The really big
conventions for the city during
the year. A gigantic attendance
lie assured. All railroads lead
ling to Poplar Bluff and having
direct connection will give OK.
] ltraordinary accommodation ~
/ Citizen Democrat.
4 Cobwsbs csussd q jackson
county man to 90 to the peniten-
tiary. AL Bovard, q farm hand
| who fatally stabbed his employer
j Andrew Creswell, claimed OF
! trial that Creswell had threatened
n him with one Of two guns tina
| stood In the cornep OF the room
i 1t was testified that cobwebs OF
both guns showed they had no
! been disturbed for weeks, AM
|, the jury sent Bovard to the pen.
While hunting west Of town las
Friday afternoon Bart Brisu
came upon tracks leading to
hollow log. On pesping into Ii
1lI - A. -. Al. k~s<.Lt $500.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-01-28

rhey Always De.
Does anyone think your son haa
d futufsf~ .Yes: he lifs insuranae
pompanies.s .s-IAfs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-18
ERCISES FOR CHILDREN Pfudently Used They Lay Wonderful
 Foundation for Perfect Health.

floor The body should be sent fore downward as far as possible, and the muscles of the back should be re- faxed. Try it yourself and feel the ef- fects of the stretching on the abdo- men. back and arms. By degrees let the child move further back on the chair until she will be able to per form the exercise with the whole length of the thighs resting on the chair Have her repeat five times.
 While lying with the back flat on the floor, hands at the sides, have her raise her knees up and backward as far as possible. During the exercise the shoulders are thus kept straight and, the drawing up of the knees has a strengthening effect on the muscles of the abdomen and back.
 From the flat position on the floor raise the trunk, the hands assisting if necessary, and bend it forward, reach ing. forward with the hands as far as possible. At first the toes may be the limit, but in time the hands will be able to go beyond this point.
 Lying on the back. hands on the floor at the sides, the legs should be raised upward and backward. All the while they should be kept very straight.
 A splendid exercise to encourage balance and boise is the one showing the child bending forward and touch ing the toes This position is reached after the body has been held erect. The principle is something like that fol- lowed in the chair exercise, except that the child bends the body from a stand ing rather than a sitting position.
 From earliest infancy child should be given an opportunity to exercse her body. Just as she automatically gets the proper amount of sleep, if given half chance, so she will take the proper amount of exercise. The moth CT should not restrain her by hinder ing her movements with tight clothing. If the various garments are loose enough to permit of free movements Of the arms and legs, baby will get ex- ercise Children of the school age need to be watched carefully. They are apt to indulge in faulty positions, which lead to decreased heart and lung action, and sometimes to more serious resuhe Thus, the vitality is lowered and the guilty one is more susceptible to all forms of disease. Corrective work, if undertaken in all seriousness and persisted in, will cure most mild cases of deformity. The more devel- oped ones, however, need special at tention from skillful person.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-18
THE BLOUSE
 IS POPULAR
BY MRS. KINGSLEY.

EN HE other day really lovely
 blouse was seen. It was creat- !. ed by a dressmaker who is
 famous in Paris. It was an ideal garment, simple in design and yet dainty and uncommon. The ma terials were chiffon-ivory white over flesh pink-and dull white satin, the high collar being made of fine white organdie. On the satin revers there were embroidered designs carried out in tiny seed pearls and paste sparks This was a very "dressy" blouse, suit able for evening wear or for any aft ernoon entertainment of a ceremonious order. The sleeves, also the satin cuffs, were put in with hemstitch. This is not really necessary. The blouse would look almost as well with sleeves and cuffs stitched in the ordi- nary way, but machine hemstitching costs very little and is quickly done.
 The sleeves themselves were quite full, the little satin cuffs curving over the wrists, A navy blue chiffon blouse, mounted over cherry red chiffon, would look lovely if finished with revers and cuffs of navy blue satin embroidered in multi-colored beads. Or for mourn ing the blouse could be carried out in black voi1e de soie with revers and cuffs of black taffetas and jet embroid- cries.
 A very dainty evening blouse seen the other day was made in kimono fashion, of jetted net and mounted over a decollete chemisette, of silver tulle. The jetted blouse was very full under the arms, and it was so simple in de- sign that clever girl could make it in half an. hour.
 It opened in a deep V back and front. and the silver tulle chemisette had el- bow sleeves which were finished with narrow bands of silver and jet en- broidery. A touch of vivid color was introduced on the chemisette where it opened in front'i in the guise of a large crimson carnation. made entirely O. chiffon.
 A fascinating little kimono blouse was composed of alternate rows of heliotrope satin ribbon and black silk guipure. The ribbons and lengths of lace were two inches wide and the semi-transparent garment was mount ed over decollete chemisette made of shell pink chiffon.
 This blouse was accompanied by a wide sash made of heliotrope satin, This sash was passed round the waist from front to back, then crossed and again drawn forward, the ends being drawn through large cut jet ring.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-18
Carrot Pudding.


 One and one-half cups of brown sugar, one and, half cups of suet (chopped), one cup of raisins (chopped), one cup of entrants, one cup of carrot (grated). one cup of potatoes (grated), one teaspoon soda, one and half cups of flour, one tea spoon each of allspice, cinnamon and cloves. Lemon peel, dates or figs may be added. Steam at least three hours. ana as much longer as possible; the longer the better. Steam in moulds. Put about one tablespoon or brown sugar In your frying pan and brown it well; then pour about half~a cup of polling water on it and pour this ever the pudding before steaming, as this makes it dark and rich. This will make enough for two days for six in family.
 Pudding Sauce.-To one cup of brown sugar mix one dessertspoon of corn starch in saucepan, add boiling water enough to make right -consisten- cy. put in a small piece of butter and flavor with vanilla. This sauce will be clear as amber and is a good. inex pensive sauce.
 Maple Mousse.
 Yolks of eight eggs, one cup manle syrup, one pint cream, whipped. Into the yolks of eight eggs beaten lieht pour slowly one cup of hot manIe syrup. beating all the time. Put this mixture into a double boiler and cook until a coating is formed on the spoon :. remove and cool. Pour this on inc whipped? cream and stir in. fut in mould and pack in ice and salt from four to six hours. This serves IS
 Cinnamon Cake.
 One egg, one cup of sugar, one ta- blespoon butter, two cups flour, two teaspoons baking powder Mix this well together, then take part in a bowl and add two teaspoons of cinnamon, then take the white part and put half in the pan, and then the dark part and drop by spoonfuls into the white part in the pan, then put in the rest of the white part. Bake 40 minutes,
 Cinnamon Frosting-One cupful con- fectioner's sugar, little butter. two teaspoonfuls of cinnamon and a little milk. Do not boil
 Canned Salmon Loaf.
 Drain off the liquor from a can of salmon, and with silver fork pick the fish fine, discarding skin and bones. To the fish add half a cup of fine bread crumbs, the yolks of four eggs beaten light, four tablespoonfuis of melted butter, half a teaspoonful of salt, scant half teaspoonful of pep per. one teaspoonful of fine chopped parsley and lastly the whites of the eggs beaten stiff. Turn the mixture into a buttered pan, shape into a leaf and bake one-half hour. Serve with following sauce: Melt one tablespoon full of butter, stir in one tablespoonful flour, dash of pepper, one-quarter tea spoonful salt. Cook until frothy: add one cup of milk and the fish liuuor from can. Stir until it boils, simmer three or four minutes, remove from fire and add beaten egg.
 Cherry ShOrtcake.
 Six egg whites, four egg yolks, hal. cup of pulverized sugar, three-ouarte, cup four (scant), one-quarter tea. spoonful salt, one-half teaspoonfuI orange flavoring. one4half teaspoonfu cream of tartar. Beat white of egs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-18
BY MRS. McCUNE.

"l o you want your child to rise
 III up and call you the best moth CT any one ever had? Of course you do. Then pay strict attention to the following direc-, tions, which will do much to correct or prevent any slight deformities that would mar thefchild's health or car riage.
 The other day young girl of 19 was bemoaning the fact that her mother or some one interested in her did not in Slst upon her standing, sitting and not be 90 ooped,shouldered. Her face was pretty and the girl was attractive in a general way. but her dropping shoulders added years to- her appear ance. gave her a list of exercises and urged her to practice them regu- ,larN, but even then she complained of the negligence of her parents.
 While the exercises offered today are especially meant for children, there is no reason why grown-ups should not I practice them. too. At least, mother must have them firmly fixed in her mind before she can direct her child.
 It is . splendid thing to get child in the habit of exercising daily. and If mother can exercise in con;unc- ton with the child, the work will be pleasanter and the results will be ben edcial to teacher and pupil.
 There iB nothing like sane exercise to promote normal growth and to develop and discipline motor control It produces hardness that will prove ofiwonderful valuelto the child in lat CT years.
 Of course, every one thinks of the physical effects of exercising, but there is an educational side to it. Regu- lar exercise promotes obedience. ex- actaess and order, It trains for alert ness. quick perception and quick re- action. The will power is strength ened by 1t, and there is acquired a consciousness of the beautiful in form and notion
 .tThss exercises photographed are all splendid for strengthening the muscles of the back and, thus checking round- shouldered tendencies. They also have . noticeable effect on other parts of the body, as you will find when prac- ticing the various movements.
 Here are the directions for the com plete chair exercise. Have the child ait on the edge of the chair. Let her raise her arms as high as possible and then bring them down and touch the
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