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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

CAPITAL
Promotion Syndicate; Best
Financial connections. complete
Security selling force: best
merchandising experts: will
lay out Sales plan; estimate
money needed. and finance
propositions OF merit.
Highest references demanded.
Box 454s. Ledger Central.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-29
Why Coins Ar Miued.

Did you ever look at the edge Of
q dime or quarter? They are diff
ferent from pennies and nickels, for
all silver and gold coins have what
are called "milled" edges, while the
edges Of pennies and nickels are
smooth. The reason for this is that
some dishonest persons used to clip
pieces off the coins, especially the
gold ones, and then sell these scraps
of precious metal when they had
saved a great many.
Every year the nation lost large
sums of money this way, and the
thieves would smooth the edges off
so well that it was hard to find out
who was guilty. The best way Of
stopping this practice was found to
be to mill" the edges of the most
valuable coins. so that no one could
pare them without letting it be seen
at once.-kansas City Star.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-29
SUFFRAGE 4 GOOD NEIGHB0F
Passage in One State Helps Nearby
States to Win.

Passage in One State Helps Neart,
States to Win.
Every time a Western state has won
suffrage tor itself it has helped win
it for the states adjoining. From
every state in which it is tried it has
crossed the border into the states
nearby. states, that is to say, thai
have the best opportunity to watch
suffrage in operation.
From Wyoming it went to Colorado
and to Utah and Idaho, from Colora
do it made way into kaoeas: from
Idaho it travelled on hato Montana and
into Washington. ofegon fingered
u~npersuaded a year too long. SO sui
frage jumped over her into California
WhereupoA Oregon followed suit. as
did the other contiguous states y
Nevada and Arizona.
No state oc country that has evel
given suffrage to women eve take
1t back. On the contrary. suffrage ir
operation makes converts. i spreads
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-29
AwED THE sAvAcEs.
And In the TwinkIino OF an Eye the
Treaty Was Signed.

The ambassador who would pro-
tect his country's rights must exer-
else tact and call into use the deep
est learning. And, after all, his
plans may be frustrated or unex-
pectedly furthered by some happen
ing entirely beyond his control. In
a biography of Sir Robert Hart,
Juliet Bredon instances a treaty
without parallel as a case of good
luck.
During one Of those terrible
storms which periodically sweep the
shores of Formosa an American YES
sci was wrecked and the crew eaten
by the aborlgines. The nearest
American consul %thereupon jour
neyed inland to the savage terri
tory in order to make terms with
the cannibals for future emer
gencles.
Unfortunately the chiefs refused
to listen and would have nothing to
do with the agreement prepared for
their signature.
The consul was irritated by their
obstinacv. He had a bad temper
and a glass eye, and when he lost
the first the second annoyed him.
Under great stress Of excitement
he occasionally slipped the eye out
for a moment, rubbed it violently
OF his coat sleeve, then as rapidly
replaced it. This he did there in
the council hut, utterly forgetful of
his audience and before a soul could
say the Formosan equivalent Of
Jack Robinson"
The chiefs paled, stiffened, shud-
dered with fright. One with more
presence Of mind than his fellows
called for a pen.
eyes, quick, a pen!" the word
passed from mouth to mouth. No
more obstinacy. no more hesitation
all Of them clamored to sign, will
ing, even eager, to yield to any de-
mand that a man gifted with the
supernatural power Of taking out
his eye and replacing it at pleasure
might make.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-29
Why tho Waiter Was Worried.

With a smile on his rubicund fea.
lures the hotel manager was enjoy
ing forty winks. Trade was boom
ing. The place was full. Good!
Knocks on the door Of his sane
tum recalled him to earth. In stag
gered a perspiring waiter.
"P-p-p-please, SIR he stammered,
'I'm in a terrible fix. A gent has
Just ordered roast mutton"
well, what of it," snapped the
manager. There's plenty Of it,
isn't there
eyes, SIR breathed the distract
ed knight of the napkin, "but he's
already had n portion for veni-
son."-London Tit-Bits.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-29
MYSTERIOUS Confectionery.

The Chinese are very skillful in
making confectionery and possess
the reputation of having some sec
refs the knowledge of which our
own confectioners would find very
desirable. They are able to empty
an orange Of its puln entirely, then
fill it up with fruit jelly without one
being able to find the smallest cut
in the rind or ever a tiny hole. In
deed, they e. empty an egg in
this manner and fill it with a sort
of almond nougat without one be-
ing able to find the slightest break
or incision in the shell.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-29
Reasonable Request.

A cool individual was awakened
n night by burglars. As he enter
ed the dining room, where they were
busily engaged in wrapping up the
plate, they promptly covered him
with their guns. But this did not
seem to perturb him.
Don't let me disturb you, gen.
tlemen," he said, 'but when you go
If its not troubling you too much
would you do me the favor Of
posting this letter? It must go to-
night. It's my burglary insurance"
New York Times.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-29
"A hair,a araadth.

A chairs breadth" is seventeen
ten-thousandths Of an inch. Fol-
the purpose of such fine and deli.
cate measurement toolmakers use
what is called a micrometer caliper
The hairs breadth is something
that has to be taken into considera.
ton in the manufacture of a thou.
sand and n things in the machine
makers art. Close calculation oil
this sort must be done on the doors
Of bank vaults, for example, where
every part must fit to the incest de-
gree.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-29
Pleasant.


"What did my ma say to you
when you came i'm" inquired John
nv to his friend who had come to
tea.
"She said she was very pleased
to see me-
"I'm glad" said Johnny in a re-
lieved tone, Zoos she said this morn
ing she hoped you wouldn't come"
Stray Stories.
There goes another married
man." said the girl at the candy
counter.
"How do you know" asked the
cashier.
He used to buy a three pound
box Of candy twice a week, and rov
he buys half q pound once a month
-PhiladelDhi1 Ledger.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-29
An Odd Concrete House.

A summer house of concrete in a
garden in one of the suburbs Of
Havana is built in imitation Of q log
and straw hut, and it is said that
the illusion remains even after u
close examination. To make the
illusion more complete in parts of
the fictitious timber trunks the art
ist has initiated the work Of the
teredo worms, and some of the pill
lars appear to be bored by them.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-29
CAMERA MEN IN WAR.
rheir Lite 10 Hard and Their Work
Exposed and Poriious.

The camera has become an es-
sential part Of war equipment, and
in the hands Of daring and skilful
camera men is not the least dan
gerous weapon that modern armies
use against one another. The I'M
prejudiced eye of the camera now
preserves on every battlefield a rec
ord, impossible in the past, Of the
suffering and misery of warfare.
This, let US hope, will help the world
to realize the horrors and wicked
ness Of war.
Throughout the armies and ma
vies Of Europe the camera men have
been carefully organized. The pho
tographer is usually a commission
ed officer and becomes q recognized
part Of the great military organiza-
tons. These camera men travel
with cavalry, artillery and infantry.
They serve with the engineering
corps, in the hospitals, with the
aeronautical divisions and at sea
and are witnesses of every phase Of
the army's activities.
When a camera man is enlisted
he is assigned to one Of the com
manders, and while serving is re-
sponsible to him. The photographer
makes his permanent residence at
the front at the headquarters of the
detachment to which he is assign
ed. He is always at the disposal of
the field commander at any hour Of
the day or night and takes orders
from no one else.
The life of the Gamers man at
the front is a very hard one. He
may be held for days awaiting or
ders in the field, perhaps under the
most uncomfortable conditions,
ready at any moment to start on
a dangerous detail. At daylight
some morning, he is probably d.
rected to take moving pictures Of
a certain position on the battle
field, q captured trench or q desert
ed village, where the doctors are
still working among the dead and
wounded. He may travel BY special
automobile or with an advanced
guard or make his way on foot
alone. The pictures may be taken
from the tottering walls of u build
ing or from the trenches them
selves.
Many films have been exposed
with the bullets literally flying
about the camera mans head. !!
has been q common experience for
the camera to be shot away or
smashed by the impact Of an ex-
ploding shell. Several operators
have fallen beside their instru-
ments, and a number have been
decorated for conspicuous bravery.
Danger and exposure r all in the
days work. - THE Camera Man,
BY Francis Arnold Collins.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-29
The SEEING Eye.

The faculty which enables the
poet to discern the inner heart Of
things is not the result of habits or
Of accidents, but the gift Of nature
herself; the primary outfit for a
heroic man in what sort soever. To
the poet, as to every other, We say
first Of all, see. -Carlyle.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-29
Appropriate Error,

II have come," said the old sub
scriber, ito complain about your re-
port Of my daughters wedding"
"What was the matter with it?'
demanded the editor.
We'll, her name is Gratia, but you
printed it Gratis"
"That's not so bad. She was Civ
en- away, wasn't she ?'-Pittsburgh
Chronicle-Telegraph.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-29
Detel Nut chewers.

Writing Of the disgusting betel
habit, the United States
consul at Siam says: "The green
leaf Of the betel pepper, smeared
With red lime; tobacco, catechu and
the areca nut make up the material
used in betel chewing. This habit
il quite universal among the Sia-
mese. especially among the women.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-29
D0MEs OF WASHINGTON.
Exquisite Beauty Of The One en- ths
Library Of Congress.

Library o. Con0rooA
Washington possesses an unusual
number Of domed buildings. The
student or lover Of architecture
finds here not only a great many
but a great variety Of domes. 1t is
extraordinary hat examples of all
the domes Of the favorite schools Of
architecture are grouped within the
limits of this city. And such *
amples as they are! One Of them
alone would be sufficient domical
adornment for even the nations
capital. Needless to say, the CAPT
toll dome is Washington's dome par
excellence. It's size alone gives it
pre-eminence, and its beauty ranks
it among the great domes Of the
world. The framework of this dome
is of iron and weighs nearly 9,O0O,-
600 pounds.
The keynote of its impressiveness
is its massiveness. Its curving sides,
encircling rows Of columns, vari~
shaped windows and graceful seq
mental concentrations will always
be only adjuncts to its impressive
feature-its size. In height the
capitol dome reaches 287 feet into
the air; it's greatest diameter is 135
feet.
Washington's most beautiful dome
surmounts the library Of congress.
This has a diameter Of 100 feet,
making it almost as large a that
of the capitol, but offhand one
would certainly say that it is q much
smaller dome. This is due to its
shape. The library dome is IN Ital-
ian renaissance type and is a fiat
tened spherical vault. 1t is built Of
stucco applied to q framework of
iron and steel, filed in with terra
Gotta. The domed roof il sheathed
with copper. and over this is laid
the coating OF gold leaf, twenty
three carsts fine.
Az far a. ornamentation goes,
this dome il the most exquisite in
the United States. The interior
walls : superbly painted and
adorned with arabesques.
The National museum possesses
: dome neither huge nor extremely
ornate. yet it is one Of the most
pleasing domes to the architectural
eye that ID found in the city. It
recalls the dome on the Pantheon
at Rome. In the matter Of contour
they are quite similar.
This dome surmounts the hall
which connects the three main di-
visions Of the museum exhibit-the
geological, chronological and ZOO
logical. 1t is constructed of tile,
covered on the exterior with q fine
quality Of slate. Each row Of this
slate, from the outer edge Of the
dome to the eye at the top had to
be exactly cut to fit the spaces.
At the same time the museum
was being built, the astronomers at
the observatory we're called in con-
~sCltation with the architects to cal
culate the measurements for the
different pieces, a. very intricate
mathematical computations were
Observation-Disclosures Star.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-29
Both Prodigais.

A young wife demonstrated with
her husband, a d~issipated spend
thrift, on his conduct. Love" said
he, 4 am like the prodigal son;
shall reform BY and by
81 will be like the prodigal son,
too,' she replied. 'for ! shall arise
and 60 to nv father.'-Exchange.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-29
The kniit Ceremony.

Dancing is a part OF a semi
religious ceremony held at st. Ives,
Cornwall, on the day Of the feast OF
st. James. The people dance the
old G ~nish "Flurry'' and ''The Girl
/ l., Behind Me" and then sing
"Old Hundred" After that they
have a banquet, and small sums Of
money are distributed. The custom
dates from a century ago, when a
fund was established for the pur-
pose BY q man named Knill. It il
known as the knill CEREMONY
London Globe.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-29

Teacher-Robert. how is it that
you haven't your lesson 1t couldn't
have been so very hard to learn.
Bobby-No, please, teacher: it
wasn't because it was so hard TO
learn, but because it was so easy to
forget.-Boston Transcript.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-29

Siam does not produce enough betel
nut for home consumption, but i'm
ports from India, Singapore and
Java annually about 5000 900
pounds"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-13
Not Guilty.

Mr.. Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge
leaned languidly over the top rail of
his fence and gazed pensively at a
hog lying in the road. A motor car
came skallyhooting down the hill and
ran over the recumbent porker. Some
thing went wrong with the mechan-
ism, the car swerved from the high
way, plunged down into considerable
hollow and landed wrong side up with
the occupants unconscious beneath 1t.
Mr.. Johnson presently strolled over
and looked calmly down into the pit.
Say" he finally called. you folks
don't have to hide under there. That
hog was dead when you hit it. The
last automobile that came along killed
1t, and the Teller paid for it."-Kansas
City Star.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-13
Smart Decorations.

Among the decorations which will
be used by smart folk this year. and
which are very useful when natural
flowers cannot be had, are the paper
water lilies and cherry boughs sold in
the Japanese shops. These, however.
generally go with japanese crockery.
and they are most often used at the
tea given with the afternoon reception.
When real water lilies can be had at
the florists. IL is not uncommon to
drop one or two In the punch bowl.
where they look pretty and suitable.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-13

Knt xvile, Tenn. Mrs. Mamie
Towe, of I02 w. Main Street, this
city, says: IL you had seen me,
before | began to take Cardui, you
would not think was the same per-
son. Six doctors failed to do me
good and my friends thought |
would die. coull hardly get out
of bed or walk step. At last 40
old !, dy advised me to take Cardu,
and now can go most anywhere. ,
All ailing women need Cardui. as a
gentle. refreshing tonic, especially
adapted to their peculiar ailments.
1t is reliable. vegetable remedy,
successfully used for over so years.
You ought to try it.-Advertise-
ment.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-13
INSURING GOOD CRUST
CERTAIN RULES MUST BE Oh.
SERVED IN PIE MAKING.
No Reason In the World Why Delicious
Form Of Dessert Should Ever
Have Been Said to Be
lndinestIbIe.

Somewhere along in the late eighties
or early nineties a loud voice was
heard denouncing the great American
pie. Pie-making and pie-eating were
among the chief Industries OF our fore.
parents, and the announcement was
made that here was to be found the
reason for the various assortment OF
human ills from which they suffered.
They did not know they were pie
poisoned. They ate the crisp-crusted,
fruit-flled dainties and enjoyed them /;
they went on their needless ways ig-
norant OF the crimes they we're COM
hitting, h-t according &c biblical
prophecy their sins were being visited
upon their descendants and we were
enduring the curse of weakened diges-
lions because of those pie-ous ances-
tors.
And so the fear of pies was born in
US, and It is heroic hostess who will
serve pie as the dessert of dinner
party. IL we calmly analyze a pie.
though 1t does not seem SO deadly a
thing: little flour. fat, water or milk,
and fruit usually, and IL these ingredi-
ents are skillfully combined, we are
willing to take oath as to the whole
someness of the result.
Here are some simple rules which
win insure q good crust, and IL we
follow them In making our pies we
nav be able to restore the ME to it's
old popularity.
The general formula for crust is one
and one-half cupfuls Of flour, one-half
cupful of fat, one and one-half tea
spoonfuls Of salt, liquid to moisten.
This will make one two-crust pie or
two one-crust pies. The ingredients
must be kept cold. Since the only
leavening agent in the crusts Is air.
and cold air expands on heating, it is
reasonable to suppose that the colder
the air the greater the expansion and
the fiakier the crusts. Do not handle
necessary. Cut the crust a little larg-
er than the tin to allow for shrinking
in baking, and be sure to leave no air
bubbles between the paste and the
tin.
Pastry and modified flour give the
best results, and in the case of these
less fat is needed The best crusts
are made with one part OF lard to four
parts of pastry flour. When butter is
used two tablespoonfuls more fat to
the cupful Of -four should be added.
Butter in a crust gives it the best fla
vor. according to some, but lard gives
the fiakier crust and a good flavor.
More liquid is needed with bread
flour than with pastry -four. The larg-
er the amount Of water the less fat is
needed. A very good way to keep the
undercrust crisp is to spread egg
white over 1t and sprinkle with corn
starch.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-13
Scalloped Parsnlps.

-Four or five good-sized parsnips, one
tablespoonful butter. one teaspoonful
salt, two tablespoonfuls milk, one tea.
spoonful black pepper, two tablespoon.
fuls finely chopped onion, bread
crumbs.
Boil the parsnips until tender, and
mash smooth. Add the butter, salt
pepper, onion, and milk. Butter a
baking-pan and cover the bottom with
layer Of parsnips. Cover the tor
with bread crumbs and dot with but
ter. Brown in the oven and serve
hot.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-13

With the Republican convention a
month off, the indications give Hughes
a preference for the nomination with
Roosevelt a strong second, while
Root, Mccall and Burton are factors.
The Ford instructions are a joke.
The party managers want Root and
Roosevelt is understood so be for
Hughes if he fails himself. II looks
like Hughes and Roosevelt will con-
troll the convention if they operate to
a common end. In that event Roose-
welt may be expected by his stronger
will force to set the iurist aside and
nominate himself and try throwing a
consolation sop to Burton or perhaps
Ford for second place. Signs point
to another Republican split.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-13

Ireland is in Juror over the mill
tary execution of IL of the rebel lead
ers and the Imprisonment of 81 more.
1t has also come to light that F. S.
Skeffington, editor of the Irish Citi-
zen, and two others were shot with
out formal trial. Baron Wimborne,
lord lieutenant, has resigned. The
nationalists have adopted strong reso-
Iutions demanding that executions
cease and this appears to have been
done, as two rebels are awaiting exc
cution.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-13
no Vary che chIIdren,s supper.

A nice supper dish for the children
may be made by rubbing a cupful of
raisins and prunes cooked together
or either of them separately-and a
cupful of rice through the eolander,
adding the yolk Of an egg, a little
sugar and squeeze OF lemon, thinning
with water and cooking few minutes
Chopped raisins worked into any soft
cheese is nutritious filling for sand
wich.-Woman's World.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-13
Cherry Mold,

Wash and soak half a pound Of
dried cherries. Sift three tablespoon
fuls Of -four into a basin, gradually
add two cupfuls of milk, half tea
spoonful of salt, three tablespoonfuls
of sugar, one tablespoonful Of melted
butter, three well-beaten eggs and the
cherries. Pour into a buttered mold
lined with cherries, cover with but
tered paper and steam for one hour
and half. Turn out and serve with
sweet sauce.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-13

Add to one quart of boiling water
two dessert spoonfuls of cornstarch
dissolved in half cupful of cold water,
add half cupful sugar Tor more If pre-.
Iferred sweet), level teaspoonful of salt,
butter size of a walnut, two table.
spoonfuls vinegar or Juice of one
lemon. Add one pound seeded raisins.
Let set while you are mixing your
crusts. This makes two good-sized
pies.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-13
IeIna That WiII'kssp Soft.

Add pinch of baking powder to the
whites OF the eggs that you are 60
ing to use in your white frosting for
cakes. Do this before beating them.
Then pour the boiling hot strip over
the beaten whites In the usual way
and your icing will not get hard.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-13
Variety Salad.

Take three cupfuls finely shaved
cabbage, half cupful diced apples, one
quarter cupful diced celery, one cupful
grated pineapple, boiled salad dress
ing, lettuce; mix together the cab
bage, apple, celery and pineapple, mois-
ten with salad dressing and serve In
lettuce leaves; garnish with whipped
cream.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-13

The French have held firm against
another furious attack at Verdun, in
which the slaughter of Germans was
appalling. After two months of the
fercest fighting, the Germans have
made small gains and have not been
able to hold all trenches captured. No
wonder there is more talk of desire
for peace.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-13

DR.. D. w. Batson, former presi-
dent of Kentucky Wesleyan college.
editor of the Central Methodist and
one of the best known educators in
the South, died at Lexington We'd
nesday. He was 65 years old.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-13
Whom You Bake a Cake.

To prevent cake from sticking TO
tins when baked. grease the tins, then
dust them with flour. Lightly beat out
the loose -four leaving only what
sticks to the grease. This does away
with the old-fashioned method OF lin
ing the pans with creased paper.