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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16

Before the summer sports or pas
ime suits have vanished from our
midst their successor has entered and
made its bow. 1t is destined to bloom
with the goldenrod and asters and 1t
s naturally of heavier materials than
The suits for summer weather. Serge,
Eelveteen, and corduroy contribute to
It's durability and to its style as well.
1t Is likely that these new sports
suits for autumn will be innocent of
stripes. Those shown so far are of
plain materials or of plaids and plain
fabrics made up together, and they
are u~ndeniably smart. Young or old.
women wear about the same styles in
them, and they subtract years from the
matron's appearance in a way to make
her rise up and call them blessed,
besides cheerfully parting with her
good money for them.
Among the most enticing suits, those
made of white serge combined with
the anne materials in handsome col
ored plaids are triumphing. Some
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16

times the skirt is white and the coat
Of the plaid with white collar and
cuffs. Or a white skirt is banded with
plaid, and a white coat has plaid cuffs
and collar, belt and pockets.
When the story is not told in plaids
1t veers to colOred velveteens or cor
duroys. In the picture q white serge
skirt is worn with a taupe gray coat
of velveteen with girdle of soft satin.
Buttons and tassels make the quiet
finish. The blouse is of crepe de chine
made plain.
1t will be noticed that the skirt ex-
tends only a little below the shoe
tops and it is not likely that the sports
skirt will lose character by growing
longer. One may wear a suit of this
kind with assurance. 1t is good to
look at and full of it's own style. AL
though the color combination is as
quiet as possible the fabrics and the
cut of the garment give the suit plenty
Of snap" There is nothing tame or
commonplace about II.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16

Two very elegant hats, made for
hose in mourning, are shown. They
will satisfy the most discriminating
aste, for they fulfill all the require
nents for correct millinery of this par
ocular kind. They are made in con-
Iervative and becoming shapes, of
english Grape or of a specially woven
hlk and Grape, and the workmanship
In them is above reproach.
An all-crape hat is shown at the
eft, and all the world over its import
s understood. 1t is the material used
for the first period of mourning. The
shape is a dropping brimmed sailor of
moderate size, and 1t is covered
smoothly with Grape. The facing is
If the same exquisite material. Grape
g Of a texture that lends itself to the
making of flower forms, and the trim
ming of this hat is made of Grape.
There are four large roses, each made
Of three sizes of Grape petals set about
a cabochon of Grape at the center of
the flower. The hat is lined with a
soft silk.
The second hat is of silk with a
wing made of folds of the silk and
Grape. 1t extends across the front of
the hat and terminates in a large
cabochon at the right side.
Either Of these hats is of a con
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16

Take out the breast bone of a large
young fowl and fill up the space with
a nice force meat. Make a batter as
for fritters, and when the fowl Is half
roasted pour the batter over 1t, let dry
and then pour on more until it is
thickly coated and a rich brown In
color. Remove from pan, cut up as for
a ~fricassee, place on platter, lay corn
f~ritters around the edge of dish, scat
ter some sprigs Of parsley wei and
serve at once with melted butter and
lemon quarters. Oyster force meat is
nice.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16
Barley Candy.

So-called barley candy usually con-
tains no infusion of barley. A real and
deliciously soft barley candy, good for
children, may be made as follows !:
Strain n cupful of barley water, add
to it two cupfuls of sugar, stirring the
two together until they boil, being sure
that the sugar is thoroughly dissolved.
This will spin a long thread before II
cooks at all. Cook until this thread
will keep its form In cold water, no
matter how finely spun. Pour out on
a creased plate or into small molds, u.s.
ing small muffin tins perhaps. Stick
a skewer into one candy muffin and
give it to the child right after a meal
for a sucker-his dessert. Do not give
1t between meals. You can pull this
candy If you choose. 1t is soft and
bland without any f1avoring. Do not
allow to boil up on sides of pan as 1t
will crystalline.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16
Boiled Fowl With Sauce.

One fowl, one slice smoked beef, one
lemon, salt, one onion sliced, one bunch
of herbs, a few peppercorns, white
sauce, n onion stuck with cloves.
Have a fowl trussed for boiling, place
a piece of fat smoked beef on the
breast, and rub the fowl over with
lemon juice. Put 1t in a stewpan with
enough boiling water to cover it, an
onion stuck with cloves and a sliced
onion, a bunch Of herbs, a few pepper
corns, and a pinch of salt. Let it SIM
mer gently on the side of the stove for
one and a quarter or one and q half
hours, place on a hot dish, remove the
strings and skewers and pour a good
white sauce over it.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16
~AFRO,AMER|CAN CULL|NCS

Or. John Patrick Turner, one of
Philadelphia's foremost colored physi-
clans and a medical Inspector in the
public schools, has been assigned the
task of organizing a new town for the
African race in the mountains Of
North Carolina. The tract over which
the novel town will be laid out covers
more than 1900 acres and is located
on the main line of the Seaboard Air
Line railway, with n direct route to
h markets of the world. Doctor Tur-
ner is authority for the statement that
the town will be unique in many ways
and will be a standard for the estab-
lishment of Negro communities in the
future.
Plans for the new Negro town are
being worked out at ChautauQua, N.
Y, and by those employed in the es-
Establishment and maintenance of Pine
hurst, N. c. No name has been Sc
lected but the town and the streets
will be named after illustrious Negro
men and women
The charter of the new Negro town
will restrict ownership of all property
to persons of African descent. 1t is
proposed to make the place the center
for the development of Negro music.
A university and Industrial school are
to be features. Two modern hotels
will be established, one for blacks and
the other for white tourists, who may
visit the community to observe its
workings.
There are to be raised figs, sugar
cane, tobacco and wheat on the land
n~eighboring the town, every home of
which will have its vegetable and
flower garden. The industries will in
clude the making of silk, sugar. flour,
tobacco, steel and machinery. accord
ing to Doctor Turner. All of these
plants will employ Negro laborer.
Every opportunity will be given Negro
laborers to become efficient in the in
dustrial school. the paramount idea of
the whole project being cooperation.
John I. Patrick of North Carolina.
founder of Southern Pines and South
Mount, \. c., is the principal financial
hacker of the project. He is a retired
official of the Sea Board Line railway
and is deeply interested in the devel-
opment Of the colored people in North
Carolina.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16
Burberry Cake,

No. Into your mixing bowl sift
one pint of flour, two te~aspoonfuls of
cream of tartar, one of soda, one-half
teaspoonful of salt and one scant cup
full of sugar. Rub into this a table
spoonful of butter. Beat an egg in
a cup and fill the cup with milk. Add
and heat all together. Last, add one
large cupful of blueberries, stir in
lightly, bake in shallow pan. Spread
with butter when you eat it and be
happy.
No. 2-One cupful molasses, one-half
cupful sugar, tablespoonful butter,
one egg, one-half cupful coffee or cold
tea, a pinch of salt and one teaspoon
full soda sifted in one pint of flour.
Last n pint of blueberries. Bake In
shallow pans. Do not burn.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16

are at considerable distance from the
road where the mail boxes are erect
ed on posts. In order to ascertain
whether or not the postman has left
any mail it is necessary to make u
trip to the roadside and very often
with the result that no mail is found.
Now, the idea of this improved mail
box is to save steps, as will be seen.
A good idea of the construction Of
the device may be obtained by the
illustration shown. 1t will be noticed
that when the metal cover is lifted
it comes into contact with the small
brass strip affixed at the zeal Of the
box, thus creating a complete circuit.
Wires are run from this contact, and
also from the metal lid, to the house
where there is an electric bell, fitted
with a battery, which is made to ring
by the current created by the contact,
thus announcing the definite arrival
of the mail.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16
SUGAR NOT NEEDED
.
USE BOILING WATER AS suesTI.
TuTE WHEN CANNING FRUIT.
Experts Of United States Department
Of Agriculture Tell How Saving in
Cost May Be Effected, With
Good Results.
prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment of Agriculture.)
From Weekly News letter.
Fruit for use in pies or salads or
as stewed fruit can be put up or
canned without the use of any sugar
at all, according to the canning spe-
cialists of the United States depart
ment of agriculture. They, therefore,
advise those who, because of the high
price of sugar, have been thinking Of
reducing the amount of fruit they put
UP, to car as much Of their surplus as
possible by the use Of boiling water
when sugar strip is beyond their
means. Any fruit, they say, may be
successfully sterlllzed and retained 10
the pack by simply adding boiling VIZ
ter instead of the hot strip. The use
OF sugar, of course, is desirable IN
the canning of all kinds of fruits and
makes a better and ready sweetened
product. Moreover, most of the fruits
when canned in water alone do not
retain their natural flavor, texture, and
color as well as fruit put up In strip.
Fruit canned without sugar to be used
for sauces or desserts must be sweet
ened.
Can the product the same day it Is
picked. Gull, stem, or seed, and clean
the fruit by placing 1t in a strainer
and pouring water over 1t until 1t is
clean. Pack the product thoroughly
In glass Jars or tin cans until they are
full; use the handle of a tablespoon,
wooden ladle, Or table knife for pack
ing purposes. Pour over the fruit
Boiling water from O kettle, place rub
bers and caps in position, partially
snal If using glass jars, seal complete
Is If using tin cans. Place the con-
tanners in a sterllizing vat, such as q
wash boiler with false bottom, or
other receptacle improvised for the
purpose. If using a hot-water bath
outfit, process for 30 minutes; count
time after the water has reached the
boiling point; the water must cover
the highest jar in the container. After
sterilizing remov packs, seal glass
jars, wrap in paper to prevent bleach
ing, and store in a dry, cool place.
If you are canning in tin cans it will
improve the product to plunge the cans
quickly into cold water Immediately
after sterilization. When using n steam
pressure canine instead of the hot
water bath, sterilize for ten minutes
with five pounds of steam pressure.
Never allow the pressure to go over
ten pounds.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16

venient size to be worn with a veil.
Wells of silk net, bordered with Grape,
take the place of all-crape wells in
new millinery. Or mesh wells Dor
dered with bands of narrow grosgrain
ribbon may be used after the period
of first mourning is passed. There is
much latitude in the choice of styles
and the wearing of mourning in this
country. But those who elect to wear
1t must not break certain rules. No
extremes of styles are in keeping with
the reserve that marks mourning APP
parel. Fabrics must be good and work
manship of the best. Grape remains
the unquestioned indication of mourn
ing.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16

substitute vas offered. 1t was con-
tended that the aims of the congress
were too broad and too important to
allow politics TO be injected. Nelson
Crews of Kansas City made an appeal
for the passage of the original resolu-
ton, saying that all r%lght-thinking
colored men believed in 1t and IA
vored it. Because of an incomplete
roll of delegates a vote on the resolu-
ton was deferred until a later session.
A distinguished visitor to the con-
gress was introduced in the person of
Bishop /. n. Ross of the A. NJ. e.
church. He made a short address,
saying in part as follows:
Il assure you this has been very
refreshing to me. l have been so much
engrossed in my business that l have
employed two and three secretaries,
and l failed even to realize until this
morning that you were in session. l
feel that 1 W it to myself to pay re-
spects to such a distinguished body of
educators and race builders.
Il have the right as an American
citizen, who for sc years has stood in
the forefront championing the cause Of
the rights of men, to say that out of
one blood God created all men to dwell
upon the face of the earth, one rule
to regulate the actions of men.
Anything that saTors of difference
or discrimination is a traversal or re-
versal of the principles instituted by
the King of Kings. Everything the
white man has the black man ought to
have. The only way to solve this
question is, faith in God, right living,
spinal column and manhood. Turn on
the headlight to find the path of duty
and follow it unerringly TO the end.
With faith in God, march on, saying
as you go, Give me liberty or give me
DEATH"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16
Watermelon Cocktail.

Serve in glasses as a first course at
luncheon or dinner. Cut cubes of wa
termelons from the center of a ripe
melon, well chilled. Sprinkle with pow
dered sugar and ground ginger root.
Cinnamon may be used in place of
ginger If desired. At a card party we
served the following luncheon, only
ladies being present: Dreamed oysters
In patty cases and potato croquettes,
Waldorf salad, Parker House rolls,
maple mousse, gold and angel cake,
coffee, almonds, olives, bonbons.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16

There is a plan to erect a suitable
monument to mark the grave of Jen-
ME Dean, who was q colOred mission
airy worker of northern Virginia. Jen-
ME Dean, who died May 8, 1913. and
who is buried in the cemetery at
tached to Calvary chapel, in Prince
William county, Virginia, is held in
affectionate remembrance not only by
many colored people, but by many
white persons whose respect she at
tanned as the result of her unselfsh
missionary work. She was tile found
er of five Baptist churches in northern
Virginia and of the Manassas Indus
trial school, as well as of the Union
Baptist Sunday School Convention of
Northern Virginia and the Northern
Virginia Baptist association. The
building of Calvary chapel was her
first work, and she was buried there,
about a quarter of a mile from her
late home near Sudley Springs. Her
grave is still unmarked, for the rea-
son that no organization has ever been
formed TO receive money which has
been collected in northern Virginia to
purchase a monument.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16
Blackberry Cordial.

Mash the blackberries and cook
slowly without water for half an hour.
Strain and measure the juice. To each
quart add one-half pint of sugar, one-
half teaspoOnful Of cinnamon, one
quarter teaspoonful of ground cloves
and one-half nutmeg, grated. Boil one
half hour, cool and add a gill of BRAN
dy. Bottle and keep in a cool place.
This is excellent for elderly people
or for patients with a tendency to
bowel trouble.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16
Roman Stripes Good.

Stripes r in striking evidence
wherever n notes new models. Not
only do they dominate all the fabrics
and styles in sport clothes, but they
have invaded the conservative terri
tory Of street costumes, afternoon
dresses and even the dainty evening
frocks.
1t must be said in their favor that
they lend a certain dash and verve to
the seasons fashions. Perhaps this
due to the fact that the striped ma
Erials are associated mostly with
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16
Fig Apple Jelly.

Pare i've apples, core and slice into
A pan with one and one-half cupfuls
Of water. Chop six figs and add to
no apples, cover and cook five min
utes. Add n and one-half cupfuIs
Of sugar and cook until apples are
soft, stirring occasionally. Remove
from fire and stir In two tablespoon
tuls Of gelatin which has been soaked
a Few minutes in n cupful cold wa
ter. Stir and pour into mold and set
away to harden.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16
SAVING TRIPS TO MAIL BOX
In These Days Of Almost Universal
Electricity, This Device Should
Be In General Use.

An invention which will no doubt
prove interesting to those who live
In rural or suburban districts is an
Improvement on the rural delivery
mai boxes which are so common
throughout the country now. In some
places the houses, especially on farms,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16
Apple Calcium

Pare, quarter and core a dozen
sound, tart apples. Stew until soft
In as little water as possible, then
pass through a sieve. To a quart of
the sifted apple add a cupful of SUI
gar two medium-sized onions, chopped
very fine one teaspoonful each of pep
per, cloves and mustard and two of
cinnamon, a tablespoonful Of salt and
a pint of good vinegar. Mix well, boil
slowly one hour and bottle hot.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16

This is a very nice recipe. 1t makes
two thin layers. Two tablespoonfuls
of butter, one egg, one cupful of milk,
one-half te%aspoonful vanilla, one cup
full sugar, one and one-half cupfuls
flour, two teaspoonfuls baking powder.
Cream butter and sugar; add egg I'M
beaten. Mix well and beat. Add milk
and -four alternately.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16
Discovery of America.

Yes, there is excellent proof of the
fact That the Mortimer. under Lief
Ericsson, discovered and landed upon
the North American continent about
the year 10OO-hve centuries before
the voyages of Columbus and the Ca
bots. You may be sure of this, be
yond a reasonable doubt"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16
Needed encouragement.

Mortimer's mother had permitted
him to come to the company dinner
only on condition that he would not
ask for any of the rich plum pudding.
He looked ruefully at the dish of plain
rice set before him for dessert. At
length he addressed his mother In a
p~laintive little voice: May l please
have some sugar or sunthln' just to
encourage this rice a littIe?"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16
Raspberry souffle.

Rub n quart of raspberries
through a sieve, add two-thlrds cupful
of sugar and the stifly beaten whites
of six eggs. Mix lightly, turn into a
buttered baking dish and bake from
30 to 40 minutes. Serve Immediately
with cream, either plain or whipped.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16
Net Wraps Five layers Deem.

Before the beautiful brocaded cloaks,
which are already in New York ready
for the opera season, are allowed to see
the light there is being shown and worn
joyously a new sort Of evening coat,
called the outdoor dinner cape. These
are made of five layers of silk net col
ored often like a flame opal. They fur
nish just enough protection against the
night air and do not 'limp" with the
damp, for there is no dressing in the
net.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16

monotone fabrics and In this way a
balance is struck which serves to
maintain a sense Of proportion in col
or balance and to preserve a degree
of sanity In dress which otherwise
might not be possible.
In silks there are charmingly strlped
rajahs and other varieties of pongee
weaves Taffetas are acceptaed as a
matter of course in their Roman
striped patterns as well as in those
more daintily lined with pastel tones,
or with colors that revive the patterns
of early eighteenth century looms
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16
MIX For Cracked plsh..

II cracked dishes are boiled in
enough sweet milk to cover them for
about 40 minutes, the cracks viii glue
together and become invisible, and the
dishes will stand almost as much usage
as when new.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16

Natives of the interior of China
hatch both hen and duck eggs by bury
ing them in lukewarm rice, which is
reheated daily.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16
Lard nchonnedn

When You have any lard to try out,
run the fat through the foodchopper.
for it Is much easier than cutting IT.
and besides 1t will try out much quick.
ar and with less waste.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16

A Salt Lake City man is the inven-
tor of an understood water wheel that
Will run when wholly submerged in a
stream, the blades folding on the up
ward side.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16

A stopper for kitchen sinks so at
taehed to the strainer plate over the
outlet that it always will be found
when needed, has been patented.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16

Italian peat too low in fuel value to
be used for heating is being utilized in
the manufacture of nitrogen fertili-
zers.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16

At the Negro education convention
at Washington, the question SHOULD
h Education of the Negro and White
Youth be IdenticalY" was taken I'D at
h morning session. Prof. J. z. Bon
ner, principal of Peabody school, VIII
mington, n. c., leading in the discus
sion. He was followed by ]. B. Dud-
ley, president of Agricultural and Me-
chanical college, Greensboro, N. c.,
who differed from Professor Bonner.
saying that each one had particular
environments and characteristics
which must be trained and cultivated.
Professor Jayson, president of the
State college, Dover, Del, brought
forth cheers when he said: "Give the
Negro a chance as long as you can and
as full a training as you can. 1t is i'm
possible to teach a boy scientific az
riculture until that boy has learned
TO read and write. That is, the foun-
dation must first be laid, and for in
dustrial education the training is lust
the same up to a certain point. Be
yond that point the boy or girl begins
to specialize and emphasis is given
to one line of work. Give him the best
start possible"
A resolution was offered by Col.
George T. WATSON to the effect that
the congress indorse Hughes and Fair
banks for president and vice presi-
dent, but after a lengthy discussion, a
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16
The Capitol Dome.

The original dome of the capitol
In Washington was made of wood,
covered with copper.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16

A luncheon case Of English inven-
hon is so shaped that it will also
servo Us - footrest in an automobile.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16

With but little deviation from the
popular American game, baseball is
played in Russia, but there it is known
as lutka.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16

The colored graduate of Harvard
would not seek mental labor any more
than the white graduate would, al
though the Infamous American color
prejudice often compels him to ac-
cept an Inferior job in order to earn
an honest living.