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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-11

Spider corn bread-Mix and slit
one-half cup corn meal. one-half cup
white flour one-quarter cup sugar,
one teaspoon salt and one-half tea
spoon baking soda Add two eggs
we'll beaten and a cup Of sour cream
and turn into a buttered spider that
has been heated. over all pour
three quarters cup of milk. Bake i'm
the oven for 90 minutes
Mock sausage with apple-Pick
over and soak over night one-half
cupfuI OF lima beans Drain and
cook i'm boiling sailed water 10 COW
er until soft. Drain and force
through a PURGE strainer; there
should be three-fourths OF a cupful
Of bean pulp. To the pulp add one
fourth Of a cupful Of rolled bread
crumbs. three ablespoonfuls or
heavy cream or butter and one egg
slightly beaten. Season with salt
sage. one-fourth of a teaspOOnful OF
salt. and a few dashes of pepper.
shape i'm the form of sausages (mak-
ing thirteen); dip in egg and crumbs
and fry i'm olive oil. Pile on "A hot
platter and surround with slices Of
cored apple which have been fried
until brown on both sides. Serve
while piping hot
Lamb collops-Cut small, thick
pieces of cold boiled lamb. season,
dip in crumbs. then egg, then crack
err crumbs again. Saute in drippings
and serve with tomato sauce.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-11

Dinner was served al the Coun-
try club Monday evening al eco
Cd clock Mrs. W. ~. Dodge of Mish-
awake was hostess at a / o'clock
luucheor tC four guests; Mrs.
George O'Brlen also entertained at
81 I o'clock lUncneon for four guests.
small DINNER parties were given in
the evening bv q. W Hisey and J.
D. TAYLOR This evening there Will
100 the usual Tuesday evening din
uer and dance.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-11

The first meeting of the Novel
clue for this year was held at the
home OF Mrs. Lawrence Romine.
l40 Riverside dr.. Monday evening.
The meetings will be spent writing
I'd novel Refreshments were served.
Mrs Herbert Warner of Decatur.
IU.. was the oUt-of-town guest The
next meeting Will be held i'm two
weeks with Mrs. Eugene Warner.
.1N W. Navarro 50.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-11

The regular meetiuS Of the Ta5ea
Girls of Zion Evangelical church
was held Monday evening i'm the
Parish school The evening was
spent with sewing and refreshments
were served by the hostesses. Miss
Helen KRONER and Miss Phyllis Bey-
.r The next meeunE will be held
lu two weeks at the school
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-11

STATE or INDIANA. ST JOSEPH
COUNTY. SIN the 81 Joseph Cir
cult Court Nav Term 1917
tLETlS r. HEM EFT AL
The record., 1917-05-10
VOL. KIN. NO. II
GOOD
r.. ! ()AI J! y.
SURFACE OF IMPROVED ROAD
Oval Should BE as Flat as Character
of Material Employed and Lay
of Land VIII Permit.

''EverybOGy agrees that the surface
of road must be oval in it's contour"
says Farm and FiresidC, "but not all
understand that this oval ought to be
rs fiat as the character of the road
material and the lay Of the land will
permit. With brick or concrete con-
structiOn the oval may be very fiat, be-
cause the traffic makes no ruts to car
ry the water lengtnWise Of the road.
nor docs the pavement soften and de-
yClCp dcprCSSiOnS when kept in con-
tact with water. But broken stone
(Watcr-bOund macaGam), being sus-
CcDtible 10 penetration by water, and
subject to great damage if frozen
while soaked. must be given Il higher
oval; and for gravel roads a still
sleeper pitch is demanded.
Gas for earth roads, the steepness
must be governed by the combined
influence of a number Of factors. Per-
haps the lending factor is the quality
of the earth in each particular case.
And next might be placed the pres
cnce or absence Of 'seeps' or 'SpOUtS;'
while another, of these vital factors
would be the longitudinal pitch Of the
highway"
The record., 1917-05-10
OIL FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENT
When Properly Applied Good Surface
is Obtained-Experiments Being
Made in Missouri

by z. r. MCAUSTLAND. Missouri Ag-
riCultUral COliegeD
Attempts are now being made in
several parts of the state to keep dust
down by the use of road oils. Super
yisors should be careful to investigate
the quality Of oil they use before put
ting it on the highways. 1t is not gen
orally understood that there are two
distinct types of oil on the market.
One of these oils has an asphalt base
which serves as q binder on the road
rs soon as the lighter oil evap0rates.
The other has Daraffin base and is
to all intepts and purposes Il luhricat-
-c,'l ll7 oe- 81 l7-eever. doe.;
oI is not Dihci-
ing, II leaves the roads musty and
sticky.
Road oiling, properly done, gives q
good surface. The City of Joplin has
done some of this work on its roads
that have already carried heavy traf-
1ic more than year and now look as
good as asphalt pavement.
ANY MiSsOurian may send samples
of road oils . the Engineering Expert
mcnt, Station University Of Missouri
Columbia, ana have them examined al
The record., 1917-05-10
Rescue Pigeons From 2 Ca.

Sometimes the Crow may be suspect
cd OF being altruistic. Not long ago a
Hartford COurant man saw four Of the
birds in a tree watch a cat Which was
stalking pair OF pigeons in d field
near by. The cat came near enough to
lis quarry SO that it croqchcd for q
spring, when one Of the crows leisuEely
glided out Of the tres and ewoOpcd
down TO within a foot of the cats head.
The cat was surprised and tie pigeons
We're warned and moved on little.
ODce more the cat made 4 forward
movement, and another crow dipped
over ii ana said q few things which its
predecessor had Overio0keQ. Chat end
ed the cats pigeon hunt for the day.
The crows were safe at every stage Of
the game, but no one knows whether
they took hand in it through liking
fQg the pigeons or dislike for the cat.
The record., 1917-05-10
MAN SHOULD LIVE 100 YEARS
That He Usually Reaches Only Half or
Three-Quarters That Age is His
Own Fault, 1t Is Declared.

Sickness and death have always eX-
isted in the world and always will so
long as mans physical constitution re-
mains what it is The body is evident
~ intended to last only Il certain time,
although man himself has unQucStiOn-
ably greatly shortened the length Of its
durance. The limit of threcsc0re years
and ten, set by the PsalmiSt, deprives
US of many years that are our due.
Students Of longevity have cstab-
lished the rule that the animal body,
including mans, should endure, barring
accident. five times Us long as it takes
it to reach full maturity, as marked by
the complete Ossificati0n of the bones.
In man that period is about twenty
years, and man should, therefore, live
to round out century. That lle usual
ly lives only Il half or threc-quarters
as long is his fault and the fault of his
ancestors.
y French writer once asserted that q
man is as old rs his arteries, meaning
that the degcnerative changes Of old
age were dependent upon or measur-
able by the degree of hardening of the
arteries. That is undoubtedly true to
Il certain extent, but epigrams do not
solve problems or even explain facts
1t affords slight comfort to know that
we are as old as our arteries if we dc
not know how to prevent them from
aging prematureiy.
Fortunately, we do know many OF
the causes Of the prescribe degcncra,
ton that cuts US off before our time
Hcrcdity counts for much. Some fam
lies are long-Iived; ii others, most OF
all Of the members die young. That
sounds hopeless, yet we can Go much
by hygienic living to lengthcn our day.
even if we come Of q short-lived fam
lily. More than that, we can transmit
to our descendants q still higher de
gree Of stamina. The other causes 0i
early aging may be summed up in ths
enc word eXceSS-oVcrWOrk, mental o.
physical, worry, ovcreating and ever
Oversleeping. Moderation (not INSULT
ciency) in all thiugs-eating, drinking g
working, playing, sleeping-is the Sc
cret of health and ongevity.-YOuth';
Companion.
The record., 1917-05-10
SAVE COST or maintenance
Are Always Cheapest to Keep
in Good Condition.

By r. W. GAY. Mississippi Experiment
Station)
With the recently awakened interest
in the cause Of good roads the qUes-
ton of financing road building is of
first Importance. How road building
can be paid for is not the only serious
question, however, but which one of
several possible methods of cOnStruC-
ton Will best suit the needs of the
community and give the people the
best roads at as small cost as possible
within the limit of the available funds.
The first cost may be only a small
part of the total. Roads must be
maintained in good condition, and the
cheapest road is the one that costs
least per year to build and keep in
shape for travel. In New York state
it was found cheaper to eXpend sos, 600
q mile in the construction Of brick
highways than to pay from $1,000 to
$4,000 mile for macadam because
of the difference il cost of Upkeep.
To save maintenance expense the
idea Of present economy must not be
allowed to OyePshadOW the Importance
Of building permanent highways. As
4 rule the roads which cost the most
at first will be the cheapest to main
tain.
The record., 1917-05-10

verts are being constructed before eX-
pensive road surfacing is done, says
Indiana Farmer.
This work is often paid for out Of
the annual tax levy for road and
bridge construction, and absOrbS such
a large part OF the funds that too little
money is left for grading the surfac-
ing. Good bridges and culverts are
permanent structures, and the deputy
minister Of highways Of Ontario, Hon.
w. a. Mclean, has advised the taXpay-
crS of that province to pay for them
by q bond issue where the total eX-
penditUre fer the purpose is large. Ii
such Il case he suggests compiling Il
complete list OF the bridges and cul-
verts needed, preparing plans and eS-
Inmates for their construction, and
then financing the work 50 that its
i cost will be equitably distributed over
"a period of years rather than he con
K IcenIfdTGd on the taXIj.s trS tif I Ie7F
\ ye9rs. Where there are few of these
/ structures and none is expensive, The
policy of paying for them out OF the
| annual tax levy cannot be criticized
! in his opinion, for it does not interfere
! appreciably with satisfactory progress
| in grading, drainage, surfacing and
! maintenance.
The record., 1917-05-10
81 ,500,0o1,o0o FOR ROADS
Predicted This Amount Will BE Spent
in Next rive Years on Highways
cf United States.

TIT is predicted on good authority
that from, - ,0OO0O0,O0O to $1,500, ,000,-
3OO viii be y:pent on the highways OF
The United States in the next five
years." sa..f LINCOLN Highway, the
organ Of tn transcontinental highway
association cf that name. Herein lies
The proof e the general interest On
ahc part Of Ill Of the people in road
Improvements. an interest which wG2t
so;iring witsi the passage Of the Bank
hcld-S!aacii.c'oHd act allowing $TIJ,000,-
600 Of fcd".AI funds to the various
,ztutcs for Il" purpose"
The record., 1917-05-10
The Garden 9 Medicina Chest.

Every man who has q kitchen garden
has medicine chest in his back yard,
although he probably has not seriously
locked upon Is as such. In the onion,
for example, he has sulphur oil which
gives tie onion its reputation as a rem
cGy for insomnia and which some ply
&icians hold is q valuable anOdyne for
rheumatic" pains. There are certain
oils in tUrnipS and parSnips that have
aperielit and diuretic properties. There
is s0lanin in the potato, and spinach
contains iron. Cabbage is highly re-
garded as a preventive and corrective
of scurvX and scr0fula. The compost
ton of the tomato is chemically SO sub
lie that it is not yet fully understood,
although several active principles have
been isolated and names have been Civ
en- to them. Thus the man who eats
freely of vegetables is taking medicine
without paying for Il prescription and
without being bothered by The high
cost of drugs. In the normal indiyidu-
al the instructive appetite automatic:;l. a..
ly regulates the size Of the dose
Portland OregOnian.
The record., 1917-05-10
HARVEST WHEAT YEAR ROUND
Some Part Of the World Is Engaged in
Cutting the Grain at Every Sea-
son or Year.

All through the year wheat is be-
ing harvested. IN January it is being
cut II the great fields OF the AIgen-
tine and in New Zealand. IN Febru-
ary and March it is cut in the East
Indies and Egypt. The wheat fields
are harvested in April in Cyprus, Asia
Minor, Persia and Cuba, and in May
i'll China and Japan. June is the busi-
est month Of the whole year, for then
Turkey, Greece, Spain ard southern
France, as we'll as most of the south
ern states of America, are all cutting
wheat.
The more lortherIy states of Ameri-
ca, as well as Austria, Germany and
parts Of Russia, do their harvest gath
cring in July. August sees the wheat
crop gathered il Great Britain, and
September and October for Sweden
and Norway. Peru ard South Africa
are busy harvesting in November and
December.
The record., 1917-05-10
LONG ROADWAY OF CONCRETE
Remarkable Example of Uses OF That
Material in Caiifornia-Cost
Almost $395, 900.

Under supervision of the California
state highway commission there has
just been completed the longest con-
crete roadway in the world, remark
able example of the uses of that ma
terial. 1t is a little more than three
miles long, a trestle construction, and
cost almost $685., 900. The trestle is 20
feet high and was built in units with
roadway q feet wide. 1t is sup
ported on reinforced concrete piles,
each weighing from three to five tons,
and the floor is made of 'pre-cast'
slabs. All the parts were put togetl-
cr so carefully that the completed
structure is practically q monoi1tt.
The record., 1917-05-10
PAYMENT FOR GOOD BRIDGES
Deputy Minister Of Highways OF On
tsrio Advises Taxpayers TO Fay
FOR Them by Bond Issue.

No matter how good the surface OF
q road may be, if the bridges are weak
and the cUlverts poor, the highway is
far from satisfactory. The annual rec
ord of bridge failures under threshinS
machines and other heavy loads makes
& long list, and the cost of repairing
tho onn"al damage to poor culverts
is Il large sum- In progressive com
Inunitics, therefore, strong steel and
concrete bridges and we'll built cul-
The record., 1917-05-10

Il moderate cost--nercly enough 10
pay for the use Of materials in the
laboratory. Some time age the expert
3nent station issued a bulletin giving
complete iHcormation on the quality
Of various materials throughout the
state for rCHd-riailing purposes. This
sulletin is still in print and will be
sent free. It's title is Investigation
of Road-AEai:ing Properties of Missouri
stone aud Gravel"
The record., 1917-05-10
Convicts Work Georgia Roads.

Georgia employs virtually all her
ablc-bOdied male cOnyicts in road build
ing. In 1909 the state abandoned tI'-
old system Of leasing prisoners to pri-
waite contractors, anG Si.icc chat time sli:
Increasing number have been employed
On the roads. The wGHi- has been con-
SIderCd very successful.
The record., 1917-05-10

Brown, that you have given the na4i~
cine according to directions?
2Irs. Hrown-Well, doctah, L done
ny bes,.; you said give Pete one o
disc hcah pills three times Il day "h-
II gc'". t,'l cl""e rIn "1t q Ills
.~.y.,.--:t,. r.. - t&l~.-t i. II.
The record., 1917-05-10

Good roads geIuco the cost Of haul
Ing produce 10 and from ice farm as
much rs - cents per. tOp-mile.
The record., 1917-05-10
Morcy for Rural Roads,

Inder tie federai~air road act.
within the ncXt five years S1G0, 100000
wifi 30 spent ~ federal ana state gov
erunenis il improving rural roads.
The record., 1917-05-10
Ton Dressina for Roads.

\ mixture of iron fbCrs. sand and
cement is being used eXperimcntally
il Tr2nco ~ I top dressing fo~ l.iGt-
v-a!.a.
The record., 1917-05-10

The cheerful IiuI Haa .lcnds thlt
arc Lest 10 th1r man u,,p .i.,.Ea INSISTS
oa t"'i;r@ =" rai4f'. oath .>tciiiseo
f.l..z..
The record., 1917-05-10
Beautify ROadsideS.

why not plant parts OF our roadsldes
WI suitable native shrubs or perep'
kials?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-23

10 go to Jail but the Jail sentence for those
$500 ~, ranEch viii bringing In quantity in
usc j.. ! hIi p''nlit,eu Tor thcir own personal
,Sh - Dciievc. cntircly too severe. especially
Wh"h applied t. the first oncnSc. II is hardly
W:.;s'r! 70 eau attention 10 the fact that the
lama statutes lcav" the matter q !. jil sem
'u' discretionary with the juricS in conncc lion
MID licenses Involving a far greater am. ant OF
moral turri udc. aud il is hard 10 perceive " NV
iTT.N III dealing with offcnScS under the prohi-
ri'ioh statute: 10 the writer IL does not appear
~ y tacter <" severe THAT prospective jurorS
hcr'i'' TO serve because unwiIu-ncSs ia
rms" ~ ',%l: ana jurors ~ many instances.
n"ntith! one. and should be corrected by Ie.,s-
There is another provision OF the prohbi,,on
Shnnid not have hccn Incorporated i'm that l., ~
,.,a',. 10 IN" provi*."n which authorizes a
M '. under certain conditions ] opposed this
provision ON the noor of the senate aid off rnIi
~. "fr ,ttii"ml 7Strlkine Ii from the bii. pc
'nmi riNchiton of the Virginia Iil of Ei.hts
"hi!h guarantees TO The accused -, sncn'i,..
l.i'! ny az impartial jury Of his vicinarc'" jf
COR '.i1c alleged To have been com,n;tta1.
~ = ."h ne removed for trial. against his nrn.
u IL. :" %"''"lk or l.ynch'ure or some other
,,nS;'mt e.! IN virginia. the. seems u me
,ni ~" !hrsuhsr OF the Bill Of Rights means
;" ';,' IS Snow az. M {" this time i'm pros-
rnii"nS under The prohibition law no .I,,,m"e
of Venue has been granted by ANY conf -,
ln"ti"n or ~" prosecution In comncctinn Win -"
th" n"Ni General Assembly should a,nnnd ,ho
bt"niht'"n law by leaving the matter of a ,ail
sentence To- IN" first oncnsc. not invo;vin.. :,
SAFE discretionary with the jury aud shEu,j
"uii."lN eliminate the provision urrinitt inr :,
"nHn,Ee 81 NSnu" on motion of ia" commou-
M''i ','. hrIcNt these two amendments would
la {. oC.oEI,;, 20, :, =, t"e
ff""''''" S"nr@. Va" February 20
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-23
SEEN ON THE SIDE


Oh, the price of sugars climbing.
Prices all are on the jump
Nnd til" lad who lives by riminc
Finds II" las himself 10 HUMP
With a sonnet Tor II cruilcr
Nnd rOudcau for a bun,
u" can't stop cause he grows duli-r.
For his work is never douc
'"nha2cs ar" rising higher
Each one costs - triolct
NIid the coal to start the fire
Makes an honest rimcstcr fret
~ - hard on saint aud Siuusr
they must read what he inditcS
iui an "pic brings :: dinner.
:" he gritS his teeth and writes
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-23
News Of Fifty Years Ago


!, A.isa e. nc residence Of Charles rarkc
W." M 'S 's' ra Hsi""' by Of S Il ' i"r
mGri[ Of Hi rhn,m" and Mss Mar Olivia.
gifted lanes ;rron Hope is again the '' etli,or
oi thai paper.
the cable telegram from NJ y: dc I;clloi; in re.
rany 10 the House Of Delegates and tMat bod,
unanimously VOTED t" grant an extension OF Tim.
infamous sherman Stevens Elaine reconst ri,c-
!%n m by by vote h, OF 70 e" making
The real OF the south have nov JUS, b1.nE
Tho bin for. the completion Of the t'p,iugton
Chesapeake aud ohio Railroad Company ainI ;h,
Xorf MI r"nRan , Of INC c
PASSED the House of Delegates ycstcrday ~ !,
decided vote.
The senate bill amendns the charter Of tho
passed ia the House Of Delegates yesterday. and
The .ii Tor the incorporation Of the James
River TRANSCRIPTION Company was defeated
IN ,mC 'oMhG Of n'iSf"ics nSs,eray The law
lanes can he ovcrdonc. and ii may he that they
right.
tciday confirmed by the Senate to he collector
Of internal revenue for the Fourth District Of
North Carolina.
i ta = dis,inSnishsd Nirgna rebel, whose
momweHith. and VII" becam" Known ' in n"f history
aS 'thc Father Of Ills Country" which country
deemed arpropraie, and iiitine. Yes i"it.
Hama nE G HaM MAS Gmtrey 1verl2oked In Ei.h
the old rcb"rs name. n" regard was SD bald ID 10
i n New York: rhiladclphia, and Baltimore.
c"nrts, markets and most places OF large husi-
oa "" " w,, H. he s,om R,
$4,000 short. There is nothing in name.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-23

MT. Graf, vino died in philndeiphia
on ln"SdaN. Was an intimate friend Of
CHARLES Dickens. II was Mr. r;raff.s
habit Tor many years at his birthday
celebrations. on December -. to read
Charles bickcnss "chriStmas Carol i"
This habit led Colonel John W. For
heN on on" Of thcs" occasions. to write
and read tho following pocmD
II he @ho wrote that womdrous sioyy
Can hear frum where he dwcIls in
glory.
As hear he must. if all is true
He Will be sure TO pray for YOU
Thls much at least VIC may assume,
Whatc'cr our destiny or doom
That ever since tho sacred dav.
Near nineteen hundred years away
Through many age Of song and
sermon
T:y Greek and Roman, Gaul ana Ger
man.
Dickens has given in sweetest measure
The t"ucSt dream OF Christmas plea
And y"m. dear Gram. nave read it bet
In tone aud style in look ana letter.
Fhan any man ! ever heard;
And tins because with every word
Your soul Was thrilling on your ,onrur
How poor the song that is not sung
with tho heart throbbing in the voice.
TIL listening worshipcrs rejoice.
Md now that Dickens. king of men,
with radiant crown and angel pen,
surveys th"s" scenes Oh Christmas ray
From his bright throne SO far away.
y" advent OF that star-eyed morn,
Which saw tho human Savior born,
VIII pass without a grateful prayer,
Since Christmas carol too. is there.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-23

To In. ,:hiior OF The Times IBIS pat ch:
Sir,--D observing from Your columns thc con
lF"N"lsN which has arisen in regard q ne
ton Of jurics III Richmond. in refusing To- cnN
wet certain persons charged with violation ~
tn" prohibition law. and having read Nollr 70
'n2i cdit"ilai IN cnnncEtion herewith, hcg 10
'HIl attention to the fact that S!N y,.r,
loC"nil+ called in the Corporation Court of I'M.
city. At az The offenders being charc,>i v!tb
Spirits III excess az ono quart. There was no
suspicion that any Of them bringing If ~,
for sale. and all Of them men Of prc, IONS
GOOD character. The result that yi,ics
refused to convict. and n number Of our l,.si
citizens disqualified themselves from serving ON
The jury by stating to tho court that they wui,lj
n"t hc willing 10 impose jail sentence. With
'hcNc conditions cTistirH, a compromise agree
m"n' vas entered int" whereby all six do
f"nian's confessed judgment ia favor OF tic
'onmon"caih Tor the minimum fine o 500
nrrcS'rl"sn 10y IN" act aud costs. which We're
II vas argued The floor tho senate by
myself aud other Senators time inc hiil
was under discussion that tho penalties ere
out OF pronpr;ion 10 the onensc. and that juries
would refuse TO convict. u ia generally con
coded that where man sells liquor, he ought
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-23

the war and its immincncc to MS have changed
conditions and have changed our needs.
How many breaches of neutrality. how
many oncnscS against this :ountry's own
sovereignty, have been committed by foreign
agents or miscrabiy traitorizcd Americans
cann"' now be known. But il is certain thai
o,i"nScS of this character particularly against
this country. cannot be too vigorously sun
pressed. nor too severely punished. Drastic
as the laws arc. they will be supported by the
sentiment OF the people. aud that means they
Will he enforced