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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-08-30

elsewhere, hung in breathless interest
upon the issue of the fray, one and all
grinning broadly.
Lydia gathered an impression that
the Dowager Dragon had found a foe
man worthy Of her steel; then hurried
on to Section Nd and Betty Merrilees
Greeting Lydia serenely, this last
resumed her conversation with her as
signed inspector. You'll find every
thing dutiable In the hat trunk and
that big dresser trunk over there
the two upper trays-the receipted
bills In the first tray-all except
necklace. l have that here" she In
dicated the metal box In her hands,
"and the bill as we'll"
Thanks, Mrs. Merrilees." The in
spector looked up from her declara.
ton In futile attempt to maintain his
Official imperturbablity; then his eyes
twinkled in network of wrinkles.
His lips twitched, and he grinned out
right.
THAT'S all very well," said the lady
impudently. Laugh If you likei But
please do your worst as quickly as
possible"
Every well, ma'am. I'll hurry you
through as fast as can"
1t became Immediately apparent
that the man wasn't disposed to doubt
the sincerity of her conversation. The
luggage she had indicated as innocent
of dutiable goods he passed with the
most perfunctory examination, while
the millinery and other declared pur-
chases detained him only briefly.
Everything is quite o. X, thanks
to you, ma'am. And now IL you will
let me have look at that necklace.
I've sent for the appraiser. He'll be
along in a minute"
The box was already unlocked. Mrs.
Merrilees promptly removed the leath-
er-bound jewel case and handed It to
the inspector.
Touching the spring, he let the lid
fly up, exposing the pearl collar. AS
If daZzled, he blinked furiously. "She's
n daisy" he announced with unction.
"Flnest piece Of the sort that's come
through this year, or I'm no judge"
Momentarily his interest shifted to
the bill Of the Partisan jeweler.
'Three hundred thousand francs
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-08-30

sixty thousand dollars ne museu
aloud. "You got II cheap, ma'am, II
I'm any Judge"
"Nonsense !" Mrs. Merrilees retort.
ed Indignantly. "As II an American
ever got anything chenp in Paris
and from Cottler's, of oil placesl by
every right you ought to assess the
duty on not more than forty thousand
dollars"
"Well," the inspector suggested in
diligently, "we'll just see what the ap-
praiser says. There he Is now. Hey,
Charlie. step over here minute. will
your"
In response to this hail, slender,
bespectncled young man in o section
nodded assent, picked his way through
the barrier of trunks, and, recognizing
Mrs. Merrllees, touched the vizor of q
cap bearing the word Appraiser"
"Mrs. Merrllees has declared her
necklace, Charlie" said the inspector,
handing over the case. "And her e's
the bill; but she wants you to take q
slant Mt 1t for value"
Nodding again, the appraiser mar
rowed his eyes and surveyed the neck
lace with an expression of some mys-
tificatloH. Then he pursed his lips in
noiseless whistle, looked, bewilder-
ment at Mrs. Merrilees, and stepped
aside with the jewel case to q spot
where sunlight, through a wide open
Ing, threw brilliant splash of gold
athwart the tempered gloom of the
pier-shed. Here he subjected the
necklace to minute inspection with a
magnifying glass. Finally, wearing
I'm illegible expression, he turned
back.
Its a corking good thing" he an
nounced In an odd tone. 1--WE don't
get many like 1t; but the workman
ship on this is immense Call 1t three
hundred at the outside"
"What" Mrs. Merrllees blazed In
dlgnantly. "Three hundred thousand
dollars! Ridlculousl Look at the
bill"
mo, ma'am," the appraiser inter-
rupted with mournful decision, mot
three hundred thousand, but just
three hundred dollars; duty a hun
dred and eighty (sixty per cent ad
val.), and If you like I'll get someone
else to size 1t up and see If maybe
we can't shade that bit"
"Whn-atP Mrs. Merrllees almost
shrieked.
IF 1t was real stuff I'd be sure,
ma'am," the appraiser apologized;
but you can't always tell about these
limitations like you can regular
stones"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-08-30
Chinese Labor for English Plants.

British consuls in Shantung province
have been instructed by their home
government to recruit 10000 Chinese
laborers at Tsingtau, Chefoo and other
ports In their province within the next
three months. These laborers are to
be sent to England for work In manu-
featuring plants. They are to be paid
a monthly wage of $12 silver. together
with n monthly allowance of $40 silver
for their families. Passage money will
be betrayed by the British government,
and the terms of service is to be three
years.
British army officers have been re-
cruiting laborers at Weihaiwei for
some time. Barracks have been erect
ed there for the accommodation of the
laborers, and that port Will also be
used as n point from which the CHI
nese coolies will embark for England.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-08-30

Maple Eeg.-Beat an egg until
foamy, add gradually two tablespoon
fuls Of ice-cold maple sirup. Stir In
half cupful of rich milk. Cover with
whipped cream and top 1t with grated
maple sugar.
Tea Crean.-Pour boiling water over
two ounces Of the best tea, cover and
let stand for five minutes, stir into 1t
one quart of scalded cream, cover and
stand five minutes, strain, sweeten
and chill.
Grape Eagnoe.-Beat one egg very
light, add half glass of grape Juice
and beat again. Then add half a glass
OF cream, beat we'll, sweeten If desired
and serve with waters.
Banana Fioat.-Mash three bananas
With the juice Of one lemon, add q
cupful of sugar and gradually one cup
full of sugar, then fold In two cupfuls
OF whipped cream. Put few spoonfuls
OF this mixture In glass and fill up
with orange Juice.
Jelly Jumble.-Dlssolve glassful
each of blackberry, crab apple and
plum jelly In two quarts Of boiling
water. When cold add the juice of two
lemons and sugar to sweeten.
Egg orangeade.-Beat separately
the white and yolk of an egg. Add
gradually to the yolk the juice of one
orange, then add the beaten white and
stir to. froth. Pour milk into n glass
and top with the mixture. Serve with
pale yellow nasturtiums on the plate
as garnish.
Ginger Water.-This Is an old-fash-
oned drink which is most refreshing
and wholesome. Mix tablespoonful
Of ginger with three of sugar and add
pint of iced water, stir until well
mixed and serve nt once.
Place marshnallows on round crack
ers, put nut meat on ench and brown
In the oven.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-08-30
(To BE CONTINUED
Holland to Send Tobacco.


This years export of tobacco from
Holland to Germany Is to be financed
by the Netherlands Association of To-
baccO Dealers. company specially
formed for that object with capital
Of $20O00,O00. With view to main
tanning Its exchange rate, Berlin stip-
ulates that German treasury bills of
two years term shall be taken In pay
ment for such goods, the bills being
guaranteed by the Reichsbank and six
other leading German banking insti.
tutions. Should the present shipping
stagnation continue, or the shortage
Of cargo space become such that the
Netherlands East Indian tobacco crop
cannot be transported to the Dutch
market, endeavors will doubtless be
made to ship the tobacco, or n large
part thereof, to America. This would
sbviate the customary pilgrimage Of
American buyers to the Amsterdam
sales.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-08-30

until soft, then rub them through a
sieve. Pour the slrup into a sponge
cake and when well-soaked add the-
pulp carefully. Whip pint of cream,
add two tablespoonfuls of sugar, tea
spoonful Of almond extract and pile
lightly on top of the cake just before
sending to the table.
Fresh fruit may be used for this
dessert not cooking the fruit but stir.
ring the sugar into the pulp after put
ting 1t through a sieve.
Apricot TapIoea Pudding. e.--Cover one
and half cupfuls Of taploca with cold
water and soak three hours, then cook
In three cupfuls of boiling water, add
half teaspoonful Of salt and cup.
full of sugar, cook in a double boiler
until transparent.
put them In the bottom of buttered
dish, pour over the tapioca mixture
and bake In moderate oven for TWEEN.
ty minutes. Serve hot or cold with
cream and sugar.
Gooseberry chutney.-Wash, stem
and top six cupfuls of gooseberries,
add one chopped onion and two cup
fuls Of raisins. put all through q food
chopper. Add one and half cupfuls
of brown sugar to the chopped mix.
ture. two tablespoonfuls of powdered
ginger, one tablespoonful of cinnamon,
three tablespoonfuls of mustard, two
tablespoonfuls Of salt. one-fourth of
teaspoonful, of red pepper and paprika
mixed, one teaspoonful of tumeric
powder and quart OF cider vinegar.
Bring gently to the boiling point and
simmer for an hour. 1t may be bottled
nnstraiued or If strained may be used
rs a relish or catsup.
N..a )ne4~xeQ.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-08-30
Australia Drops Foreign Names

The South Australian parliament re-
Gently passed a bill to change the
names of all towns. and districts In the
territory that were Of foreign origin.
The names are being changed to those
of English or native origin. The COM
mittee In charge Of the task found In
South Australia OF places that had
been chtistened to commemorate some
notable alien of foreign origin.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-08-30
THE CUSTOMS INSPECTORS AT NEW YORK TAKE A HAND
AND THE SUSPICION GROWS THAT LYDIA KNOWS
MORE THAN HER NEW FRIENDS SUSPECT

synOpss-Lyda Craven travelling under the
English
New hasn't
into her father max.
ing love to Mrs. Merriees young widow marry him.
Later Craven explains his mysterious conduct supposed
hood by telling Lydia British
He u small bor
is stolen but Quoln, detective the girl
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-08-30
Bio Distinction.

He-"of course there's a big differ
ence between botanist and florist"
Shells there, reallyi" He-"Yes; a
botanist Is one who knows all about
flowers. and florist is one who knows
all about the price people will pay for
them"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-08-30

mint leaves cut In
to bits and a half
cupful Of sugar.
Beat the whites Of
four eggs until
stiff and gradually
whip in the fruit
juice. Add a quart
Of carbonated wa
ter and serve.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-08-30

Ing is one worth bearing
In mind:
Peach Trlfie.--Scnld q
pound of peaches, drain,
remove the skins and
stones. Prepare n sIrup
of sugar and water and
when boiling hot drop in
the peaches and cook
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-08-30

We are very slightly changed
From the semi-apes who ranged
IndIa's prehistoric clay;
Whose drew the longest bow,
Ran his brother down, you know,
AS we run men down today.
-Kiplng.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-08-30
To ne cood patriot.

To be a good patriot, a man must
consider his cQuntrymen as Gods crea-
tures, and himself as accountable for
his acting toward them.--Bishop
Berkeley.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-08-30
A Halr,s Breadth.

Technically speaking, hairs
breadth is seventeen ten-thousandths
of an inch.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-08-30

The whole party Of friends Of
Mrs. Merrllees get the surprise
Of their lives when the customs
inspectors make. a certain dis
covery. It's all told In the next
installment.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-08-30
sH5eKTTCHEN
CABINS

would be true. for there are those
who trust me,
would be pure for there are those
who care.
suffer
would be brave for there is much
to dare.
n. Arnold Walters.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-08-30
HOT DAY DRINKS.

Mix the juice of one pineapple and
one lemon with four tablespoonfuls Of
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-08-30
SOME FRUIT DISHES.

Peaches may be used in various
combinations for desserts, the follow
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-08-30
CHAPTER TX.

Good old town." said Peter Trait.
Removing his hat, he saluted Town
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-21
ROTARIANS ASK FOR FULL LIGHT
 ON ATROCITIES
Declare German Barbarism If Disclosed, Would Rouse
 Americans

Atlanta, Ga, June 20.-A nation wide campaign of information "de-
 liberateiy designed to bring to peo- pie of the United States quickly to
 a thorough understanding of all phases of the war, of why we are in
 1t, of the kind of enemy we are fight
 ing, and of the urgent necessity for the whole people of the United States
 to join with their very hearts and
 souls in the stupendous task,,' was
 advocated by Pomeroy Burton, in an address which he delivered today be-
 fore the International Rotary Con- |vention here. MT. Burton, the well-
 known American journalist in Lon
 don who has been featuring in the
 United States upon the relation of the United States to the war, spoke sas follows:
 | Would it not be the height of wis dom to reverse the policy which even yet conceals from the world the full truth about the incredible atrocities in Belgium, atrocities which. if pos sible. have been outdone in Rumania, and which up to now have not been
 publicly disclosed; adopting a new policy which would release to the world the story of appalling barbar- ities perpetrated by the Germans there many of them too horrible to des- cribe from a public platform, but all of them serving to show the people here what they might. expect in the event of a Hun invasion of the Uni- ted States; what sort of enemy, in fact. it is that we are fighting; ex- posing the fiendish deviltry which caused thousands of poisoned can- dies, filled with typhus germs, to be dropped from German aeroplanes for R1Ir11 arota oh +r ,ioI< eat; the tragic story of how the Queens little boy, her youngest, pick ed up one of these poison laden sweets in her garden, ate it, sickened almost at once, hovered between life l and death for weeks and finally died | in her arms, this story being written l by the Queens own pen and sent to | a lady who has recently returned to New York, and who has the letter
 with her now; the shocking story of how brutal German soldiers forced
 gentle and, refined Rumanian women
 to disrobe in public, and then drove them in groups through the streets; I the story of Rumania's piteable plight today, with disease raging unchecked i for lack of surgeons, physicians and | medical supplies; the bloodcurding details of scores of submarine sink ings where non-combatant victims
 struggling for life in the water were
 ruthlessly shot or struck down at I short range; or. when they escapd l that horrible fate, where they were | cast adrift in small boats on the high | seas to die one after the other from 1 madness and from thirst; and in a different category, the thrilling stor- ies of those combats in the air which are taking place every day over the | fighting lines in France, stories of courage and daring the like of which
 have never been equaIed in the wid- l est realms of fiction! the countless stories of noble heroism, of human sacrifice and suffering for a great cause, which SOW in their true light the details of modern warfare, so persistently concealed, and so urgent
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-21
''G0TT STRAFE AMERIKA." ," NEW HYMN OF HATE SUNG BY EMBITTERED GERMANS
Kasers Officials Muzze Press of Germany and Austria
 and Prevent Publishing News About This Country <, Fill Columns with Misrepresentations in Wide spread Propaganda

the utterances of speakers and
 preachers breathe out threatenings and daughters against the United
 States. No reports, however, are
 permitted in the press. However, one
 learns these from Swiss travellers, who frequently make extensive visits into the interior of the Teutonic en- pires The one section of the public who bless President Wilson are the
 Demo s-SociaI-Democrats All the hyphenated Americans still remaining in Germany have been mobilized to make infiammatory speeches against the United States President Wilson, MT Lansing, MT. Roosevelt, and above all MT. Gerard, who is called Judas Ger ard.',,
 While the press censorship does not allow attacks upon America in the German or Austrian press the Germans are sparing no effort to poi son the minds of neutrals against America by every surreptitious un- derhand means in their power I am not able to say eHa ctly what Germany is doing in Holland to prejudice the Dutch against the United States, or in Sweden or fin Norway, to turn the hearts of the Scandinavian popula- ton against her; but in Switzerland not only is she using the ten or fif- teen newspapers directly under her control, but also by means of her press propagandist agents she is do- ing her utmost to secure the inser-l ton in the Swiss press in general of articles and paragraphs containing all manner of instructions against her new adversary in the war For in- stance, it was reported that the Uni- tad Cfafnc r,~ ly, demanded that American food stuffs and raw material intended for Switzerland should not find their way to Germany or Austria Hungary, and had furthermore hinted that if Swift zerland expects the United States to send her food and raw materials then she must require a guarantee from Germany that ships conveying these Shall not be sunk by submarines and the lives of the American sailors not merely. endangered but lost Germany thereupon began to cause the inser- ton in the Swiss press of all sorts of misrepresentations of Americas in tentions, together with mendacious suggestions concerning America. many of which, of course, have not missed their mark
 W Germany's object is facilitated by -~@O man-Swiss journal of importance which has not had at least one "pa- per-Swiss, as natura1ized Germans are called, upon it's editorial staff; while in some cases there are mem bers of the staff who are not even Swiss on paper. The United States had some experiences of the working of German propaganda. but 1t is in small countries such as Switzerland, a neighbor of Germany, that these can be watched in their greatest in- tricacy and multiplicity of methods l Many Swiss papers seem, indeed. involved Tn the meshes of the German propagandist net, but, on the other hand, there are numbers of the best Swiss who are praying for the downfall of Prussianism in order that they may once more be free and Swiss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-21
CHINA IN NO PERIL,
 IS JAPAN'S VIEW

Tokio, June 19 Delayed )-The situation in China is not so serious as might be believed according to the opinion understood to have been ex- pressed by the Japanese Government in it's reply to the American note in- viting Japan to associate herself with the action of the United States in ask ing the rival factions ein China to compose their differences. The Jap anese reply gives courteous recogni- ton of the sincerity and highmind- edness of Americas motives in seek ing to assist China, but sets forth the belief that China is not endangered gravely. Moreover, it is said, con ditions have changed since the Amer ican note was presented, and Japan therefore submits her belief that it is not desirable that she forward a note to China similar to that sent by the United States. s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-21


 vest erday, said the two southern prov inces of Yunnan and Kwantung, which formed the backbone of the southern secessionist movement, had notified the central government that they favored co-cperation towarid peaceful settle ment and were ready to do everything possible to clear up the situation. Sew eraa other provinces are said to be about to take similar action
 President Liyan Hung, who com piled with the revolting military Gov ernors demand for a Sdissolution of Parliament, has issued another de- cree calling for an immediate new election. The old Parliament, elect ed in 1913, was held to be unreure- sentative and failed to draw up sat isfactory constitutional draft. The new body is expected to be more close ly in touch with public opinion. Dur ing the interim the present Govern ment, 1t is expected, will continue in power under President Ii.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-21
GROWERS SCORE LAxITY HERE IN
 PRODUCE SALES
Insanitary Methods Threat ening Epidemic, New
 York Official Says.

Official BTidgepoTt'S laxity regardln8 the handling of garden truck was scored last night by an official Of the New York's Vegetable Growers asso- citation before a meeting of the local growers.
 Members of the agricultural conn nittee of the Fatrf1eld County Re- sources Mobilization> <, bureau were present and action looking towards more efficient, sanitary and economi- cal distribution of foodstuffs from the producer to the consumer in Bridge port are now under consideration. George Van Burean, president of the New York Vegetable Growers associ- tation after a visit to Bridgeport and Inspection of the vegetable distributing system declared at the meeting that the way vegetables are permitted to be distributed in this city is one of the most dangerous and vicious things that he has ever seen. He expressed sur in this city which would ravage the conmunity worse than that of infan- I tile paralysis last year. 1 His inspection of conditions in Bridgeport disclosed that hucksters and growers bring their cars Into the city without proper covering, carry wagon loads of produce about the streets to ibe sold in small quantities l to the householder, and that this sale l is consummated as the dust from the lstreets, containing coal, manure and germs of ali kinds has free access to 1 the produ~o, much of which is not
 cooked in the homes.
 1 In New York he said that health de-
 partment regulations require all wag- ons to be covered, and that the only places where such produce could be
 sold are public and private markets
 under the supervision of health inspec-
 tors.
 I He advocated the establishment of
 public market in this city at once as
 a means of preventing disease and cpl
 dernic. and stated that such a market
 should provide a place where the housewife might buy produce in quan-
 tity for preserving and canning, as well as marts for the niddleman. E. F. Von Wettberg, chairman o1 l the agricultural committee, was pres
 ent for a short while. but left the
 meeting early. It is understood thai he will advocate the establishment o1
 some public place where the large
 amount of. produce being raised for
 war purposes this year may be prop
 erly and economically distributed. I w H. Burr, one of the largest veg.
 etable growers in this county, with res. fdence in Greens Farms, also addressed 1 the meeting and backed up the asser- I tions of Mir. Van Burean. He has long advocated the idea of a public market
 The chamber of commerce, under di- rection of President George Crawford is also considering the question of food distribution in Bridgeport and plans for the elimination of the middlemar and more. direct distribution are be. ing laid out in connection with other
 resources mobilization projects.
 It is likely that a representative o- the bureau will soon visit Washing. ton again to consult with Herbert M Hoover, administrator of the food sup ] plies of the United States.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-21


 The state department at the in- stance of the authorities of New York state, cabled to the American embassy in Rome to ask the Italian govern ment to cause the arrest and sur render to America of Alfred Cocehi, indicted in New York for the murder of Ruth Cruger. Cocchi has been traced to Bologna, Italy, and was re- ported to be under close surveillance.
 Complications are possible iu the Cocchi case on account of the pro- vision in the Italian constitution for bidding the extratdftion from Italy of Italian subjects accused of committing crimes in foreign countries where the punishment is death, but the war may affect the attitude of the Italian gov ernment in the matter. Italy and the United States are now allies, engaged in a struggle against a common ene- my. and it is believed in Washington that Italy may consent to the extradi- ton of Cocchi as an act of grace.