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The broad ax., 1917-08-18
FAMILY In SCH0OLHOUSE.
Could Not Rent Any Other Place and
So Moved In.

Smith Center, Kan.-In nearly every
town In northwest Kansas an over
crowded condition prevails, and many
families are unable to find homes to
rent.
So acute became the lack Of houses
to rent in this city that newly arrived
family, after importuning the school
board, was allowed to begin house
keeping in one Of the six rooms Of the
Schoolhouse. Now other families seek
the same privilege, and the school
board may have to yield.
The broad ax., 1917-08-18
A Cnnkinn Trick.

When preparing scaIloped corn, oys-
tiers, ETC., roll cracker crumbs fine and
stir in q pinch Of baking powder before
using.
The broad ax., 1917-08-18

Chantilly lace draped to give wing
ed sleeve effect here wells foundation
Of coral colored satin, caught up I'm
front with a rose which matches the
one In the corsage.
The broad ax., 1917-08-18
HERE'S A NEW BAG.

Oriental as Possible Is This Faseinat-
ing RetieuIe.
Oriental silk banded with strip Of
embroidery, piece Of a mandarin's coat,
The broad ax., 1917-08-18

hung on two jade bracelets and finish
ed with a gorgeous silk tassel, hung
from two Chinese "cash," makes q
handsome accessory for pongee frocks
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-23

Dresses, BIouses and Skirt Buttons All
Play Out and Need to Be Made to
Look Modish and Fresh For Spring
Wear, You Know.
Effective short cuts in dress repair
ing practiced by mending shops offer
variable suggestions to the home seam
stress. AS the basic principle of the
newfangled mending is efficiency or
the maximum result for the minimum
labor, ingenuity counts more than fine
needlework. The efficiency method Is
not to mend a worn place with hun
dreds of tiny stitches, but where pos
sible to conceal the blemish by an ap-
piled trimming or to remove the defect
and inset new material in some manner
which shallnot indicateits real purpose.
Many of the new trimming details
accommodate themselves to the needs
of the amateur repairer. In this class
the applied pocket stands neal the top
of the list of first aids to damaged gar
ments.
The patch pocket Is easily made and
effectively used on separate skirts and
blouses as well as OF one piece dresses
n outer garments. The shape may
be varied to meet the needs of the in
dividual case, and the fabric may be
the same as the garment and plain,
beaded or embroidered, or 1t may diff
fer both in color and material. For
covering ar obstinate stain or conceal
ing a torn place the applied pocket,
round, square, triangular, large or
small, is a boon to the efficiency
member.
For the skirt that has crept up above
the attached band at the lower edge
is an effective remedy. If the cut of
the skirt admits of it a yoke may be
introduced at the top. Where spots or
the ravages of time have made the
front of a skirt unwearable the pro-
fessional repairer recommends the in
setting of a front breadth of either
similar Or contrasting material. An in
g~enious girl successfully remodeled a
dress in this way, overcoming what
seemed an unsurmountable difficulty
by trimming the new front breadth
with cross bands of silk. This made
it possible to utilize short lengths of
the fabric which would have been use
less without the bands to cover the
seams.
A favorite trick of the professional
repairer is to substitute sleeves and
under the arm portions of contrasting
material, such as taffeta or georgette
crepe, where the original material is
worn or discolored. On the other hand,
where the front of a blouse becomes
spotted before the other portions show
signs of wear the professional member
is apt to apply lace and appliques to
cover the damage.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-23
Mrinklsa Clothing.

Let any wrinkled garment hang fol-
twenty-four hours, if possible, before
pressing it, for many of the wrinkles
will hang Out. Taffeta is really injured
by each pressing, and, although taffets
does wrinkle easily, some of the wrin.
kles will come out if the garment is
smoothed and carefully hung away
After each pressing, too. taffeta is just
so much more liable to wrinkles, an
other reason for pressing it as little as
possible.
When chiffon is badly wrinkled
steam it, then hang it on a padded
hanger, stuff it with tissue paper and
dry it in front of a fire or radiator. TIC
steam it fill a big pan full of boiling
water and hold the chiffon garment
over it until it is damp with steam.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-23
THE HAPPY Gift
OF SMALL TALK
A Homily on the Gift Of Saying
the Right Thing at the Right
Moment, and of Saying Nothing
In the P~leasantest Social Way.

TT Is difficult sometimes to know
Just what to talk about. and If
one is not talking hen n is as
suredly not having a good time.
For instance, this happens at a dance
or on meeting people for the first time
at a tea, in the street car, most any
place where one must talk. Small
talks the thing on such occasions. But
there is some unworthy of indulgence.
let alone cultivation. There is some
thing inexpressibly stupid about two
people covering a mile of dance floor
in such proximity to each other with
out saying a single word. This is but
one of the instances where small talks
the thing. If you scorn the cultivation
of this social necessity just try dis
cussing the Darwinian theory to the
Tilt of a fox trot and it is a safe bet
that you will succeed either in losing
your step or, what is infinitely more
important to you, forgetting your own
opinion of the theory. Then there is
the tea, with it's attendant influx of the
thirty minute calibers. and again the
hCtCoSltJ VI oOhlCbbihS " say OOSAoNo
How do you do?" and quite well,
thank you"
Any one, and particularly a woman
whose misfortune it is. and misfortune
enough when she has not the gift OF
repartee. to spend the most of her time
at these gatherings, will find her life
something of a social success If she
cultivates telling commonplaces. The
mere mention of a new play or a new
book is sufficient to start the ball
rolling. Some especially charming in
dividual may even dare talk about
herself exclusively and at the same
time be interesting. 1t is not wise.
though. for the inexperienced to be.
gin in this way. But it is surprising
how interesting a commonplace may be
il well told. and particularly if it be
amusing. Humor, you know, is catch
ig; it is also a very safe way of over
coming self consciousness. Needless to
say, however. there is the grave danger
of making humor uncomfortably per
sonal, so the wise humorist will make
himself or some one unknown to his
listeners the main actor in the funny
incidents.
So you see. banter is worth cultivat
ing. 1t disposes of awkward situa
tons, gives those capable of it added
charm and in general does much tc
relieve the tension that is a real bug
bear to every hostess.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-23
Pfeffer Nuesse.

Mix and sift together a cupful OF
sugar, two cupfuls of flour. a half
tablespoonful of cinnamon. a quarter
tablespoonful of cloves, a quarter ia
blespoonful of mace, a quarter table
spoonful of nutmeg, a t~easpoonful of
baking powder. Add the grated rind OF
half a lemon, a quarter cupful of finely
chopped citron and mix to a dough
with three eggs. With buttered hands
shape into small balls the size of a
hickory nut. Place an inch apart on
waxed or buttered paper and bake to a
delicate brown in a hot oven. This
recipe will make three dozen cakes.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-23

him and appealed TO him to pull him
self together, but he vas just In the
humor to resent it. In consequence l
had to take the law into my own
hands and shake him up in lively style,
first taking the ~precaution of slipping
his revolver and placing it out of his
reach. As he did not respond to my
efforts on the horse. l simply dismount-
ed, pulled him from the horse and
used him In what one would think a
rather rude and rough manner In fact,
/ had to make a punch bag and foot
ball out of him, much to the astonish-
ment of some of the young troopers,
who came up and were going to avenge
ny apparent discourtesy to their off,
planned its necessity. mutually l got
the lieutenant on his feet, and while
our horses were being taken care Of an
old sergeant and myself hustled him
along on a little foot race until we got
his blood in circulation, ard. so, over
coming the danger, we eventually ar
rived safely at the fort.
On another occasion when out with
General Eugene A. Carr, with whom I
consulted and who, by the way, was
one of the best posted and equipped
Indian fighters and frontiersmen on
the roster of the army, we both on
cluded that on account of the peculiar
balmy condition of the weather a bliz-
zard would De the mex thing in order.
So VIZ resolved to strike camp early,
as we were then in a bleak country
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-23
BY BUFFALO BILL
TAEsES eF TsFER PLAINS
corxRioKr. 1865, 81 H"riIIlassg oopT

- HAVE been many times asked Ii
the solitude of the plains was not
n burdensome and oppressive to a
man who was travelling along
some of the vast expenses of the west,
where for hundreds of miles there was
no one to see but himself, his horses,
a boundless level of prairie grass, the
blue sky above, with its sun by day
and its stars by night. At first the
question seemed strange, but | soop
understood how a man who has lived
all his life In daily touch with Broad
way might go melancholy mad in q
single day In a region where he could
see and hear absolutely nothing but
the wonderful panorama of nature and
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-23

and over fifty miles from wood and
water. This wood and water were in a
lower country, where there was only
one gap which would furnish descent
into the valley, and that had to be
reached by careful attention to direc-
ton.
Starting early Inc getting the point
of the wind, W. had not gone far be-
fore old Boreas began his revels. Gen
eral Carr, of course, gave orders to
the commanding officers of companies
In regard to preventing drowsiness of
the men and to quirt them in case of
any of them ~succumbing to the cold.
l shall long remember that trip, for 1t
was necessary for me to go by the
wind and not finch from it, for in the
binding blizzard we would all soon be
lost. The direction brought the wind
against my left ear, and, as the storm
soon became SO binding that even a
black horse could not be seen ten feet
from the picket ropes, lariat lines were
scattered along to guide the men, who
kept SO close almost as to touch each
horses tail. But l dared not change
my position for fear Of losing the di-
r~ection, so for eight hours l held my
left cheek and ear against the storm
and, of course, suffered greatly from
frostbite. 1 dared not dismount, as
did many of the others, General Carr
himself walking nearly all the dis
lance, leading his horse. / had stuffed
my ear with a piece of saddle blanket,
, but Notwithstanding that the eardrum
was frozen, and for a time it gave me
intense pain and suffering, and up to
the present day 1t has quite affected
my hearing on that side. But by this
pertinacity we reached the gap, and
when l had made the point success
fully and the descent down into the
canyon became assured there were
never 1900 men who let out such
yells and paeans OF joy.
On another occasion 1 had a very try
ing experience when General Penrose's
command had been sent to reconnoiter
the surrounding country by General
Sheridan and were known to have been
somewhere in a blizzard. Not hearing
from them for several days, we knew
they were up against it, but as all
trails were covered and obliterated by
the drifting snow it was a serious
problem to find them. General Carr, of
course, consulted with me in the. mat
ter, and he relates the incident In de-
tail in Cars Campaigns" of my sue
cess in finding the men. In this In
stance, knowing in what direction they
had gone, 1 had to travel fifteen miles
to find a ridge that they would cross
and that the storm would blow the
snow away from and leave bare. Fol-
lowing this ridge for five miles or
more, I found the trail Of their horses
and wagons where they had crossed
and by the hoof tracks located the d.
rection in which they had gone. I sue
ceeded in reaching them, showed In
and in a terrible condition, for every
thing had been eaten up to such an
extent that the horses and mules had
eaten the names and tails off each
other. Returning the next day, relief
was sent, and the commands became
reunited.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-23
Yellow ~Poundcake,

One cupful of butter, two cupfuls OF
sugar, three cupfuls of -four. one-hali
cupful of milk. yolks of six eggs and
one whole egg. n t%easpoonful OF
cream of tartar, one-half teaspoonful
Of soda, one-fourth pound citron. one
cupful of raisins stoned.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-23
A SAFE PLACE.

9 Have you seen the cute little
@ safe built into an innocent look
@ ing table of mahogany or French
8 enamel? They r really the lat
9 est thing in furniture and de-
@ serve to be adopted by all those
o who have things valuable enough
8 to be kept under lock and key.
O In the enamels these little tables
@ can be used for bedside tables,
@ and you "a sleep with the salts
@ faction of having your jewels
@ and your money almost under
@ your pillow and much safer. In
@ the library the small tabk looks
9 like a smokers cabinet OF Gel
o laret, but contains upon investi-
@ CATION a safe fully a foot square
9 with the usual combination lock
O behind a door of mahogany. One
@ could almost keep a table of this
@ sort in the dining room to store
o away smaller silver pieces over
g night.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-23

its voices. There was a multitude of
things around him to arouse interest,
which to the plainsman meant safety
or danger, life or death, but which
would mean to such a man, indeed, no
more than SO many blades of grass.
This silent excitement of the solitary
ride over the broad prairie, where the
city man would see nothing but dull
monotony, was something more excit-
ingly fierce than anything | had seen
In a town, and l had seen Wall street
crazed. l have watched street riots. 1
have witnessed royal pageants, and !
have seer men lynched. These things
stir the blood, but they all seem pale
to what 1 have felt when out alone on
a scout.
Consequently the scout on duty was
compelled to invent ruses of his own
to assist him in emergency. And
when some extremely dangerous mis-
sion had to be undertaken the scout
often puzzled the commander by re-
fusing aid in the shape of a squad or
any chosen number of soldiers TO ac-
company him. But actually it vas the
part of discretion to Go SO, as going
alone or with one or two chosen com
rades whom you knew to be true blue
was a precaution that favored your
own safety, as every scout naturally
picked the very best mounts and rode
one and had what Is called a lead
horse" well trained, to follow and
stand by him in every emergency. He
had only himself to look out for, and
with a good lead horse in a race for
life had a fresh remount. Therefore
I always kept myself well provided
with well trained steeds, who became
wonderfully proficient in seeming dam
ger and even game. The fact that
your horses were unshod was another
puzzle to a trailing Indian, as a shod
horse print gave him a clew to a white
mans presence or the proximity of the
military. One of my ruses was to
take with me a bugler of the Fifth
cavalry named Kershaw, who devel-
oped a capacity for c~omradeship in
such adventures. Kershaw, after re-
firing from the army, became chief of
police at Chester, Pa, near Philadel-
phia, and died there several years ago.
Generally l preferred, like others, 60
ing alone, as then | had only myself
to look out for.
I took Kershaw with me often, as l
knew the country was infested with
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-23
ABOUT MEND|NC
Short Cuts to This Bane of the
Busy Housewife.
THE WAY TO REPAIR SKIRTS.

Dresses, Blouses and Skirt Buttons All
Play Out and Need to Be Made to
Look Modish and Fresh For Spring
Wear, You Know.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-23
bout Skirts.

In conformity with the straight line
effect the skirts are considerably mar
rover than those of last season-two
to two and one-half yards in width.
Where plaits are used they are pressed
down so as to preserve the narrow eff
feet.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-23

The b1Lgle call thTeto them into confusion.
large bands of, Indians, when 1t was
too dangerous to travel in daytime and
your object could be best accomplished
In the night. His value as "a striker"
can be best explained by the following
incident: On one occasion we slept dur
ing the day In a well wooded box can,
yon, neal a little stream of water. with
plenty of grass for the horses to browse
on, and at the same time we were hid
den from view. Toward evening, when
we thought it convenient to continue
our scout, just as we were about to
emerge from u hiding place a large
band of Indians assembled down the
canyon to camp for the night. Mount
ed as they were, it was useless for us
to attempt flight, 80, moving farther
backward in the woods. we remained
concealed until they had settled down.
There was no way to get out except a
dash through the Indian village We
dared not stay TIL daylight, as they
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-23
DASHING SPRING MODEL.
Cloth Hats the Popular Between Sea
sons Mode.

With a jade green topcoat of velours
goes this piquant turban made Of the
same shade of %grosgrain silk set off
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-18

says Mr.. Hughes. but rheumatism's
Kenmare-The fact that a bullet in
tended for his partner, j. Mcbride,
his ribs when he sought to intervene
as peacemaker between William Britt
and Mcbride, did not prevent George
Combs from continuing his journey to
his firm. Britt, who did the shooting,
is a former employee of Combs & Nc
Bride. He is now under arrest
CaYalier-News of the marriage of
DR.. George Wand, of Cavalier, and Miss
Nellie McMullen, at the home of the
took place three weeks ago, has just
leaked out with the return of the happy
couple to Cavalier to make their home.
Enthusiastically elaborate prep
arations are being made by a commit
tee consisting of Eli N. Bosworth. NJ.
A. Gait and Bert Hungerford FOR the
annual Hoosiers' reunion to be held
here June 80.
Fort Yates-The little 2-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stricken, play
ing about their cabin door. tumbled
into the creek and was drowned.
Fort Yates-Dan Urell, pioneer scout
and Indian fghter, discovered prize
boar which had strayed from home as
he was driving into Fort Yates a few
days ago. At a loss what to do with
the valuable porker, Urell finally
boosted him into the rear seat of the
tonneau, which his lordship contented-
ly occupied while his owner finished
his business here and drove his prop
erty home.
Fort Yates-Fort Yates Fourth of
July celebration will be held under the
auspices of agency Indians, who fire.
quently have demonstrated that they
are among North Dakota's most patri-
otto citizens. Thomas Frostad. captain
of Indian police, is chairman of the ar
rangements committee. The Standing
Rock Indian band will furnish music
and there will be old-time Indian
sports and pastimes.
Fort Yates-Anticipating a shortage
of coal next fall, the commercial club
at its last meeting placed an order for
a supply which Ms will care for the win
by.rail to Bismarck and thence by boat.
held at the armory hall Friday evening
in the interests of the Red Cross cam
paign. One thousand dollars toward
Jamestown's quota already has been
subscribed.
Bismarck-Bismarck people will dine
ming in two monster dinners at which
Bismarck's campaign for it's $4,000
Red Cross fund will be launched.
Jamestown-Edwin Panaell, promf-
nent StutSman County, farmer serving
with the Forty-third Canadians, is
dead, somewhere in France. A cousin,
George Severn, of Jamestown, survives
Jamestown-The June term of dis
trict court opened here today with III
cases, thirteen of which are criminal,
on the calendar. The jury reports to-
morrow morning.
Mandan-The high cost of living is
blamed for the downfall of ]. J. Cur
ran, cook at the Klondike hotel, who is
doing time in the local Jail after being
fined $50 and 1--WE days in jail for the
theft Of a large quantity of meats and
other edibles from the hotel kitchen.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-18
North Dakota Neus in Brief

Hope-.Refusing to leave the farm
wagon in which he returned from a
spree with some fellow farm hands, Ed
Hobson, of Parkers Prairie, Mimi, was
found dead later in the evening when
members of the r. Gunkel family, by
whom he was employed, went to the
wagon with viewto inducing him to
go to bed.
Normanna--The midnight cabaret has
nothing on the mocern parn dance. G..
P. Olson was host at such an event. at
tended by 100 couples.
Churchs Ferry-Following a friend
ly scuffle with neighbor, w. F..
breckenridge, Bent Muri. who had
dead. The deceased was. one of the
largest land holders in this part of the
state.
Rugby-seized in the teeth of a
vicious stallion and shaken as a terrier
shakes a rat. Oscar Rudolph escaped a
frightful death only through a part
of his clothing giving away. permit
ting the uncopscious man, entirely de-
nuded, to fall outside of the manager,
killed the horse later.
McVille-Neil Johnson, prominent
Elkmount farmer, determined to prove
that North Dakota farmers are not
lacking in patriotism, on the last day
$4,000 worth of bonds amongst his
neighbors.
Pembina-People drove for fifty to
100 miles yesterday to hear the joint
concert given by the bands OF Pembina,
Bowesmont and Grafton.
Fort Yates-Complete reports show
that all the wealthy, independent In
dams on the Standing Rock reserva-
ton were liberal subscribers to the
Liberty Loan. Applications for $4,000
worth were taken 6e6 here and solen sub
Minot-Ben Trawicky, automobile
expert of brentwood, Mont, is in a
hospital here having his eyes treated
as a result of burns which almost cost
him his. vision when storage battery
which he was repairing exploded.
East Westby-Two valuable horses
home literally riddled by bullets. ana
one of the animals died shortly after.
Leslie Poland and John Bollman, West
by farmers, have recently suffered sim
liar losses, and there is serious talk of
organizing a vigilance committee
MohaIl-W. @. Henton is driving
water and gas from a 360-foot well
sunk on his farm last week. The flow
of gas is steady. and the supply Of
water excellent. He is now seeking to
ments
Langdon-A Red Cross basket picnic
whose proceeds will go to support the
cause will be held here July in lieu OF
ers have been engaged, and there will
be band concerts, baseball and races.
Tioga-Delbert w. McGuiness, who
graduated last week from the Ttoga
high school, has been nominated by
Rep. p. d: Morton for appointment to
Annapolis and will go to Minot the
latter part of the month to take en-
trance examinations.
Ray - After going through Vimy
ridge without a scratch, Alfred Hughes
few days later was put fiat on his
back by an attack of rheumatism. and
he Is now in a French hospital, ne
writes his mother here. War Is H.