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Although Asia has many high noun
tain ranges it has fewer large water
falls than any other continent.
a Nebraska inventor has patented
counter-balanced gate that swings
vertically instead Of horizontally.
Swedish chemists have developed q
new high explosive for military pur-
poses from perchloride Of ammonia.
A speed indicator to be carried on
the back Of automobiles registers on
plainly visible segment, which is
Illuminated at night with lights Of va
rious colors to show different speeds
q Swiss process for the manufacture
OF aluminium foil consists or coating
sheets Of the metal with oil, folding
Or piling number Of them together
and rolling them until they are as thin
as desired. 7 -3511
Frenchman has invented q prod
ess Tor solidifying petroleum Tor safety
~ importation by the addition Of d
solution Of soap. II being possible 10
burn the resulting combination 81 to
remove the soap with alcohol.
Caps God, the peninsula 81 Massa.
lchusetts y no longer y cape. II has
been u an island by ina comnle
ltion y - " CAPS Cod canal
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GATHERED FACTS

A spring attachment to prevent the
lid falling of features : recently pat.
ented tea kettle. rs
s Operated entirely " \ electricity, q
dry dock in Holland can lift vessels
Of 5000 tons register. -
An inventor in Russia has developed
method for making felt boots and
knit goods from dog hair. Z
A holder for Ice cream cones has
been invented that enables them to
be filled without danger Of breaking.
For transporting meat . refrigerator
car has been invented in, England that
Is claimed to maintain temperature
O. even as in the more elaborate re.
frigeration plants Of ocean-g going
vessels. s;$ II .s ~,
A motor boat that has been invented
that STEERS with exceptional speed and
accuracy under all conditions, carries
III motor and propelling mechanism ID
u hollow I'm that also serves as a keel.
Sotches on the sides feature new
board for holding writing paper, the
ides being that rubber bands car 80
pleced over them III guide : persons
Nsnd oysr nnruled rapssr 81 "A q n: n u
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LIVE LIKE ADAM AND EVE
to Prove Man Can Survive
in Wilderness.

Roston.-The weather sometimes
gets cold in the Maine woods. In fact.
ii is said the mercury kibernates in
the thermometer bulbs when the
spruce trees start popping. And there
are wild animals there. tco-deer. por-
cupine, rabbits and even bears. There
is no steam heat and there is not a
delicatessen about the place.
But all these things did not prevent
Walter F. Estes and his 114-pound wife
from proving to their friends that they
could live in the woods for two
months. kill their own food and pro
vide their own clothing, and come out
in better health than when they went
in.
The lives of Omg and his mate Tx
of the paleozoic age we're copied by
the Estes couple. In the warmer
forest their clothing was made Of
leaves and vines Then came winters
blasts and snow and ice. They wore
then the skins OF deer and other
smaller animals they had caught In
deadfaIls Mrs. Estes. by the way,
was responsible for the first deer cap
ture. One had run afoul Of their trap
and, when she discovered it, the ami.
NAL was about to escape. Mrs. Estes
flung her arms about its neck in true
primitive style and hung on. too. until
her mate arrived.
The flesh of the animals they
trapped, with fish, nuts and herbs
made up their menu for the two
months. Mrs.. Estes came back to civil
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currant jelly and the strained gravy
left from the first cooking of the fowl,
or venison. Have nodded ring Of
rice, place in the oven after spreading
with butter and brown. Serve on
round dish and put the fillets in the
center with the sauce poured over. A
teaspoonful Of curry and a teaspoonful
of chutney added to the sauce will
add variety to this dish.
Eggs With Cheese.-Beat six eggs
slightly with a fork. Place in chat
ing dish a tablespoonful Of butter, and
when this is melted and hot add two
tablespoonfuls of grated cheese. Stir
until smooth, then add the eggs and
season with paprika and salt. Cook
until the eggs are scrambled. Serve
on toast.
kesselrode Pudding.-Make Gus
tard Of three cu3fuls Of milk, III cup
fuls of sugar, the yolks of five eggs
and a half teaspoonful of salt, strain
and cool; add a pint of thin cream,
fourth of a cupful of pineapple strip
and IL cupfuls Of cooked and mashed
chestnuts The nuts are put through
strainer after cooking. Line a two
quart melon mold with part OF the
mixture and to the remainder add one
half a cupful of candied fruit, cut in
bits, quarter of cupful Of sultana
raisins and eight chestnuts broken in
pieces and soaked in cherry juice for
a few hours. Fill mold. cover, pack
in salt and ice and let stand two
hours. Serve with whipped cream,
sweetened and favored with Maraschi-
| no strip. -
Bombe GIacee.-Line a mold with
sherbet or water ice, fill with Ice
cream or thin charlotte russes. cover,
pack in ice and salt and let stand two
hours. Macaroon ice cream is an
other good combination.
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SPELLING CAUSES HER GRIEF
Never Having Used Final 70" In SPELL
ing Corpse" Woman Misunder. +
5 = stands Message. ~ :

Portland, Ore.-Never having used
the final e" in her own spelling Of
the word corpse" Mrs. Marceline
German of Donaldson. Mich. was
Frustrated with grief upon receipt Of
an official communication announcing
the fact that her brother. Joseph Ell
Jollicouer, had Joined the United
States marine corps and had named
her as next of kin to be notified in
case of death. 5
III my brother is corps. Of what
did he die?" she wrote to Capt. H. T
Swain in charge of the local recruiting
station OF the United States marine
corps, who had enlisted the man and
was responsible for the notification
The recruiting oficer. by return
mail, babe the sorrowing sister cease
moarnipg. and assured her that the
corps" to which her brother had late
~ attached himself was the 'livest'$
kind of N organization. M
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has been decided by these experts
that while pineapple juice is not a
cure-all it is especially good for the
digestive organs and great benefit to
sufferers of sore throat. 1t is also
used in the treatment for tubercu-
losis. It is a delightful drink served
with carbonated water or simply as
one does grape juice.
All cooks who use gelatin with pine.
apple know that they need to use
more Of the gelatin with pineapple
than with other juices as it shows it's
digestive power on gelatin.
Regents Punch.-Take the Juice Of
three lemons, one pound of. sugar, two
quart bottles of pineapple juice a
quart of strong Oolong tea and quart
of carbonated water.
Fruit Punch.-Take two lemons,
two oranges sliced thin, add two quarts
of pineapple juice, one quart of fine
large strawberries or raspberries, one
quart of Apollinaris water and a
pound Of sugar. Serve with plenty
of ice.
Pineapple Punch.-Add to the juice
Of three lemons pound of sugar,
three quarts Of pineapple juice and
six slices of pineapple, cut in pieces.
Serve in punch bowl with q quart
of carbonated water and large piece
Of ice. This will serve small com.
pany literally. Let stand while to
get thoroughly cold and somewhat d.
luted with the ice.
Pineapple juice may be used in any
number of ways as desserts. A de.
licious frappe is the following: Boil
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| cupful of milk, a little salt and two
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, sifted
! with -four enough to make a mixture
stiff enough to drop from the spoon.
Flours differ so in thickening power
that no exact measurement can be
given. Drop them on the boiling stew
with teaspoon and they will cook in
eight minutes. Leave them covered
| during the entire time so they will be
puffy and light.
Bread DumpIings.-Just before put
ting the bread into the pans, take out
about half loaf, add butter and make
| small biscuits. Let rise a few minutes
until about the size of walnut. Drop
these in the hot broth and cook, care
fully covered, twenty minutes. II larg-
er dumplings are made the time must
be longer for the cooking.
Potato DumpIines.-To a pint of
milk add beaten egg, little salt, a
cupful Of mashed, hot seasoned potato,
and -four to make drop batter. Add
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder to
the last of the flour, mixing well. Drop
in small spoonfuls in chicken or beef
broth and cook twenty minutes.
Potato 0umpIinos With Sauce
Cook and rice six medium sized pota-
toes; add pint of bread crumbs,
Drowned in butter, also two we'll beat
en- eggs and salt enough to season.
Form In twelve balls and steam TWEEN
ty minutes; place on a dish and pour
over them half cupful Of melted but
ter. 't'''" 8ss5S :.
sauee.-Brown one teaspoonful of
onion and tablespoonful Of flour in
two tablespoonful Of butter. then
add cupful Of cider vinegar and stir
until it boils. season with salt to taste.
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SILVER DOLLARS BY MAIL
Ten, Sent One Year Apart, Have
Gone Through to Destination
i.'@F Without 4 Mishap.

fredericksburg, Md.-About ten years
ago Henry p. Wright Of Aberdeen be-
gan sending to his sister here. Mrs.
Mary Fleetwood, silver, dollar
through the; mail as Christmas pres.
emit. Recently the annual dollar ar.
rived with Mrs. Fleetwood's address
on one side and two.cent stamp on
the other. In the ten years that
Wright has been sending these unique
membranes to his sister not one
has been lost or stolen, neither has 1t
failed to arrive on time. IL. r..
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bination is especially pleasing.
Pineapple Teast.-Add little suga:
to the strip in can Of pineapple, u.s.
ing half of a can of fruit for this dish.
Add a tablespoonful of lemon juice
and boil three minutes; then add the
slices of pineapple and keep the wnole
hot. Cut rounds of sponge cake, but
ter and dredge with sugar, then set IN
the oven to brown. When ready to
serve set round of pineapple on the
round OF cake and pour over the sauce.
flashed Lamb With Rice and Peas
Chop fine edible portions OF cold
cooked lamb, to the meat; add little
OF the broth or gravy and boiling wa
ter, season we'll with salt and pepper
and heat very hot. Place the meat on
hot platter, surround with cooked,
seasoned rice and surround the rice
with seasoned green peas or the
canned variety.
curried Potatoes.-Peel a small
onion and cut into thin rings; melt
three tablespoonful of butter In a
frying pan and cook the onion until
it is softened and yellow: add six or
eight sliced potatoes, sprinkle with
salt, pepper and a level teaspoonful OF
curry powder, stirred smooth, with a
cupful Of broth; simmer ten minutes
Squeeze over the juice of half lem
on, turn and serve very hot.
a delicious combination when one
desires something especially dainty is
creamed celery with shredded al
monds. Prepare rich cream sauce.
add cooked, tender celery and the al
monds Serve in timbale cases or patty
shells.
Baked Ham.-The Swedish people
use the following covering over ham
while baking. Take two cupfuls OF
bread crumbs, four tablespoonful OF
vinegar, one tablespoonful of mustard
one egg and a dash of pepper and salt
to season. spread over the ham before
baking. 1t forms delicious crust and
keeps in all the flavor of the meat.
II thou of fortune be bereft,
And In thy store there be but left
~ Two loaves-sell one, and with the
dole
Buy hyancinths to feed thy soul.
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much, but fall to bring out the fullest
measure OF those elemental qualities
that combined to make Mr.. Washing
ton the truly great man that ne was.
Booker r. Washington was able In
very positive manner to give the
demonstration OF the fact that with
opportunities and proper equipments
millions Of colored people would be-
come capable OF the highest mechan-
ical and industrial training; he was
able to prove the possibility OF good
understanding and, what Ia more. OF
good feeling between the white and
coicred elements: he was able TO
prove that the individual sacrifice.
perseverance,, determination thrift.
energy, and s,eadiaatness are unit
builders OF the useful community that
must eventually turn out OF its mold
a prosperous, wel!-equipped people.
rightly for a good place in the world
This is how we view the work OF
Booker Washington in Liberia, West
Africa, where his name has become
household word and the Tuskegee
model plant regarded az a valuable
asset, an object lesson for any in
dustrial effort.
| feel it my duty as one connected
with Negro advancement work In
Liberia, and deeply interested, too, tn
the Industrial outlook OF that coun-
try, to express in behalf OF my col
leagues there an appreciation for the
life and work OF that great opportune
man. whose career may be briefly
summed up In the words: Veni. vidi.
ytci. He really came as one born
in due time" saw and grasped neces-
sfty. and put into effect propaganda
that must OF necessity continue to be
a workable and progressive monument
erected for the wellbeing Of the race
I'm America.
Mr.. Washington's death, then,
should prove to be signal for united
thought and effort among the colored
race in America. in all those ways
that tend toward the uplift Of thou
sands OF the people. And to my mind
the very best way to show apprecia-
ton for and legally to that devoted
son OF the race would be by uniting
In encouraging and supporting in any
and every possible way that wonder
,ul working washington monument
at Tugkegee.
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INSISTS KAlcER HAS CANCER
Matin Says Artificial Palate Was
Considered by french Specialists
Before War.

Paris.-The Matin revives the story
that the kaiser is suffering from can
Ger. The paper says a telegram dis
played at Zurich on December "a
said that the court physicians at Ber-
lin were of the opinion that the kai.
ser's illness is due to fresh mani
festation of cancer.
The Matin adds that a practitioner
living in Paris was consulted by the
German emperor thee months before
the war concerning the manufacture
Of an artificial palate If a serious op.
GRAFTON on the kaiser's throat were
necessary.
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|keyhole. rang the doorbell. a we'll.
dressed fellow Responded. 5.
Whist ore ron doing here g the
professor asked the stranger.
I'm here % ! visit" was the re-
ply. b,
Why. this u my house, and that
u nv init you are wearing. the pro-
fessOr declared
NJ The stranger attempted ito escape.
lb,St M professor succe eded M ocking
him In = cioset. ghiles heF husband
~ ~ gliiy "a b 1trud az lAITsss
A sphons u Asrta Hacls
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HITS POLAND HARD.
Land of Graves Shows Wars
Greatest DesoIation.
Mo- Depressing Than Belgium or
East Prussia 10 Picture Of Ruin
and Destruction Over Vast
Area Of Country.

Warsaw.-Eyen more depressing
than parts of Belgium and East Prus
STA. the worst parts, is Poland
ls.id of graves and trenches. of ruin
end destruction on scale that has
been wrought nowhere else by the
war. The conflict has been waged
ba OK and forth across the ancien.
kingdom so long that agriculture has
had but little chance. and, except in
those sections where the German
forces have been in control for some
time. the fields are barren and un
titled. SCARED by miles upon miles Of
esrthworks.
From the East Prussian boundary
to approximately the old Rawka posi-
tons there is visible the maximum
amount OF order and peaceful quiet
AT the Rawka, however, the. intermin.
able graves with their helmet adorned
crosses, the deep slashes in the earth
that once were trenches but now are
the temporary homes of countless
refugees, the maze of partly destroyed
barbed wire entanglements and the
succession of burned and ruined vii.
lagos begin.
For miles, between Alexandrovo on
the boundary and Warsaw. and be.
tween Warsaw and Lodz. the old
trenches line the railroad. while
graves, individual and common. line
tue trenches. Eastward of Warsaw,
however. the trenches virtually stop.
for the Russians moved fast once they
abandoned the capital of Poland. The
trenches stop, but the devastated vii.
lagos do not Rather they increase in
number, and there Is scarcely rail.
road station-and no bridges-left
standing.
The Poles from time immemorial
have been accustomed to building
their matched cottages-huts would
be q better word-close together. Ac-
cordingly, 1t was necessary only to set
fire to one structure In order to burn
them all. In consequence, countless
villages have been reduced to forlorn
rows Of chimneys, which, being Of
brick and stoutly built, resisted the
flames.
Unlike the cities of Poland, the
country seems to have been stripped
OF young men. One sees little else
than peasant women. barefoot, Ill
clad, who struggle under bundles Of
wood through the mud, and who gen
orally avert their eyes as strangers
pass. $3.50,
The Germans. partly for their own
benefit, partly to give employment to
the Poles, have dole much to put the
VIGOROUSLY bad roads In shape. They
have also altered the railroad from the
Russian to the German gauge-a stu
pendous work. for all the main lines
are now double track. and at impor-
tant points huge yards have had to be
built to conform to military needs.
The destruction In many parts Of
Poland Is 20 general that village after
village has mo single house standing
Both soldiers and the civil population
have had to rely on their inventive.
ness to obtain shelter, and all along
the railroad lines freight cars. Russian
and German. are being used as houses.
In the case Of the Russian cars the
wheels have been removed, the cars
have been set fiat on the ground and
the interiors fitted up with some de-
gree OF comfort.
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too small for the
family. A nice fuf-
fy lot of dumplings
to surround h g
platter of m g q t
makes a most sat
isfying sight.
OumpIinos.-Add
IA- A. -
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Major Motion knows by intuition
northern white people and southern
white people. have often heard the
remark made that the southern white
man knows more about the Negro in
the South than anybody else. will
not stop here to debate that question.
but I VIII add that colored men like
Major Motion know more about the
southern white man than anybody else
son earth, was Q remark made by
Booker Washington. &C.,. .
This thorough understanding OF
both races which Major Motion pos
sesses has enabled him to give his
students 1uat the sort Of practical and
helpful advice and counsel that no
White man who has not himself faced
the peculiar conditions Of the Negro
could 10 able to gfve.
u have seen Major Motion In .
ssood many trying situations in which
a ordinary man would have lost his
head. but ! have never seen him when
re seemed to feel the least degraded
81 Inundated. have learned from
MOTOR Notion that one need not be-
long TO : superior race 70 be q gen
t1eman. F
L III has been through contact with
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YKIllsd lsla Eaols.

Rhame. N. D.. While Joe Merx was
out with ! herd Of cattle he eapied 4
large bird sitting on butte ! short
distance away. and succeeded In Grip
ping Il With his2rine. thereby enabling
him u Kill the bird. Il proved to IS !.
fars specimen u The black Or dessrt
Aagis ol tho Nevadas. md measured
fSet inches from 40 q sstipa IA ~
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together for a quarter of an hour. one
and a half pints Of water with two
cupfuls of sugar. Pour the hot strip
over a can of grated pineapple. then
add the Juice of three lemons. and let
stand until cold. Strain and add a
pint of pineapple Juice and a pint of
water. Freeze to a mush.
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either too much W0rk to
prepare or are too eX-
pensive.
FiIlets Of Game or
Chicken.-Cut the meat
from the bones in wide
strips and cook 1t in
well-buttered skillet un-
til brown, then add a
tablespoonful of butter,
two tahlesnoOnfuls of
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!. me-Made Wireless. KliIs Girl.

Homemade Wireless Kills Girl.
Astoria. N. Y.-Mary Roskinsgy was
electrocutel when she came In con.
tact with the aerials Of an amateur
wireless instrument in her employ.
er's home. The aerials had crossed
with wire Of the electric light plant.
which had sagged as result Of =
storm /. " n, III & \ u. 3 4, III
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bought IN bOttIeS or can
be put up at home. The
wonderful H a waiia 4
pineapple is now well
known and appreciated
all over the country
Medical scientists have
been experimenting fol
years with the fruit and
juice to discover its
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That the Negro must look to the
schools for preparation for his work
in life, and that he must erect schools
and maintain them himself, was the
declaration Of DR.. A. P. Camphor.
president OF Central Alabama college.
before the Central Alabama confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
church, in delivering the principal adj
dress at the educational anniversary.
An audience that filled every available
bit of space in st. Paufs Methodist
church at Birmingham heard his ad'
dress. which was the feature of the
days work. He pleaded for greater
interest in Negro education, paid a
high tribute to the work OF the Meth
odist Episcopal church in providing
educational institutions for all people,
and showed the unmistakable duty
Of the Negro of today to help more
largely in the education OF the Negro
youth.
Just what was being done at Cen
trail Alabama college, the local institu'
ton maintained by the church for Ne
groes at Mason City, was told by the
speaker. The choir from the school
rendered music for the occasion.
An electric motor no bigger than a
watch is said to produce one horse
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chocolate CAKE. All
other combination
W | I b charlotte
russo Is the orange
marmalade, using
it as a garnish and
serving the char
!otte in sherbet
glasses. The com.
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enbsrs, and the intruder Il Ia the
county Jail.
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Commend us to the man VINO 80
rot agree with you always.
might as well go out IN the tiihn I'M.
epd talk TO an echo as TO the pei''
xho ggrees to everything you say
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DESIRABLE DUMPLlNGs.

Dumplings are a great emergency
dish when the chicken or stew seems
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PINEAPPLE JUICE.

Pineapple juice is one Of the whole.
some nonalcoholic drinks which may be
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sEAsoNAsLE DISHES.

A delicious dessert is made by piiing
charlotte russo mixture on pieces Oh
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The boil weeyil did about $40. 000e
900 damage 70 the cotton crop In
1913. Nearly 1S 900 square miles of
new territory became infested during
the year. Nj s v 4
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COMPANY LUxURiES.

These dishes are not for daily use
in the ordinary household, as they are
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In the death Of the great Negro
industrial leader, educator, and Or
ganizer, DR.. Booker T. Washington.
the American nation has lost a great
instrument for good; the Negro race
In our nation Mathematician; the
civilized world one OF it's champions
Of great cause, writes F. Wilcon FL
legor Of Liberia, in a communication
to the New York Times. There are
times when even profound minds find
It dinicult to give out the fullest ex-
pressions Of sentiment upon peculiar
occasions and subjects-when words
do not seem to give the significance
they are employed to convey.
"A great Negro leader has fallen"
- mediator and friend of his race"
or an active and indefatigable edu-
Gator and industrialist, all convey