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The Laclede blade., 1917-07-27
ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of All Sorts

| Wednesday from her visit at Col
umbia and at Baldwin, Kans. Sh
reports Kansas very much in nee
of rain.
The patrons of rural route thre
will soon be getting their mail 1
little earlier than now, Carrie
Finney having purchased a new
Ford roadster to use on the route
Frank Weaver was in Kansa!
City Tuesday and bought a useC
Ford touring car, coal oil
burner, and drove it home that
evening. He sold his other car tc
a Meadville party.
Thos. G. Watson, after a visit
of a week with his brother, VIM.
M. Watson and family, left Mon
day for st. Joseph to visit relatives
few days before returning to his
home at SAINT Ana, Texas.
John Hetrick received a telegram
yesterday from Senator's Stone and
Reed stating that his appointment
as postmaster for another term of
four years had been unanimously
confirmed, ocoasioning congratula-
tions from friends and patrons of
the office.
Mrs. Flo Carn of Marceline with
Mr. and Mrs. W. IL. Jenkins and
daughter of Brookfeld were in La
clede Wednesday in the interest of
the women's registration to be held
Saturday under direction of the
Women's Committee, Council of
Defense. Mrs. GsSr is chairman
of the Linn county committee.
The Women's Foreign Mission
ary Society will meet with Mrs. L.
E. Hamilton next Wednesday at
2:3O. This will be annual mite
box opening. The mite box money
is used for making life members
for Little Light Bearers, of
which the Laclede auxiliary has
seven, namely: Eta Ruth Foreman,
Beatrice May Harter, Naomi Bur
nett, Willie Frances Landree,
Georgia Loesa Welsh, Martha
Lucille Groes and Olive Louise
Griffith.
Mrs. Mary E, Tufts passed away
It the home of Byron l4amme last
Saturday morning where she had
made home for some time. She
vas born in Lincoln county, KY,
md had she lived until the 4th of |
August would have been 80 year of |
ge. Funeral services were held |
t the home Monday morning con-
ucted by Rev. Prunty of Caifor-
ia, Mo-, interment being made at
umner. An appropriate obituary
by the officiating minister
yas not received in time to be
rinted this week.
The Reading Circle were enter
aimed at the pleasant home of
Lrs. j. w. Lomax Tuesday even
lg. The president Miss Laura
owe presiding. Current events
ere related at roll call after which
le lesson was given by Mrs. J.W.
omax assisted by Mrs. j. E.
Telsh. During the social hour
le hostess invited the members
I'D guests to accompany her to
Ie Boyles Ice Cream ParlOr where
,ol delicious refreshments we're
rived. After which Circle ad-
urned to meet with Mrs. E. E.
enson next regular meeting.
sader Mrs. II. C. Carothers.
nests Of the evening were Mrs. &
eArthur. Lindsay, Okla, Mrs.
has. Howard, Urbana, H.. and &
iss Viva CayWOOd. Z
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-22

New York.-"Now that I'm mar
ried I feel a bigger man" the bride
groom told City Clerk Scully. And
he began to grow He grew twelve
inches on the spot. He was Ed Will
lard, the rubber man." who can
stretch his arms, legs and body at
viii. -
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-22


crate and half-mad family that has
plunged the world itnO a sea of blood
and tears, the German people should
be welcomed with loud applause into
the federation of demOcracies that is
to be!
Such an end to the war, after all
these sufferings and sacrifices, would
see a reaction against force and
spiritual uprising alone able to carry
us far upon the forward way
With the recognition of great
truth that there is no wisdom but COL
IectiVe wisdom, no welfare but col
leCtiVe welfare, men will undoubted-
ly insist upon systems of business
that will not produce gigantic for
tunes and one hand and widespread
poverty on the other.
With the enfranchisement of wOm-
en- in Russia woman will have to be
enfranchised all around the world.
Even in darkest America there can
be no trOglodytes with the hardihOod
to prevent it. The old jungle notion
of the inferioTity of women will re-
CClNC AIo uCoIA DAO" WOLAAchA Will DC-
gin to take her due place in the af-
fairs of the world.
With the addition of the greater
spirituality of wOman's influence,
government will advance marvel
ously in civilization and decency.
The universal suffrage for men
and women will force universal edu-
cation; universal education will lift
the worlds mind.
All this wonderful and almost be- i
wildering possibility Of good dawns
upon us in a moment. Down on your
knees, democrats, and give thanks
that you lived to see it!
And in all this has the United
States, the mother of republics, !
nothing to do?
Yes-it has much to do!
To see that the inevitable back fire !
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-22

mutter around our own snrines get
no chance to interfere with the
prompt recognition by this govern
ment of the newborn republic of
Russia, latest child of the faith first
formulated on American soil and con-
secrated by American blood! That
is our god-sent part in all this!
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-22
MOVIES OR NO MOVIES is THE
BIG OAK PARK QUESTION

WHAT does this mean-this appeal
for movies on Sundays? And in Oak
Park, too! It's another revolution.
Anyway, Judge Foell in circuit
court today dissolved the injunction
recently granted Chas. J. Carpenter,
representing the ministers of Oak
Park, which forbids the placing of
the Sunday movie question on the
spring ballot for a referendum deci-
sion of the people.
Motion for the dissolution was
made by different Oak Park movie
theateT owners through Atty Myer ].
Stein.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-22
BOSTON STORE SUED FOR $1,000
FOR ELEVATOR ACCIDENT

It was during the Christmas shop
ping rush in the Boston store. The
shoppers crowded around an elevator
door. AS soon as the door was
opened the car filed. There was a
shrek of pain and terror that star
tied the shoppers that packed every
aisle on the floor
Chris Ebbole, in circuit court to-
day, filed suit for $4,000 against the
Boston Store. His attorney, L. L.
Bauer, says his hand, arm and Shout
der were crushed by the heavy doors
of the elevator cage when they were
slammed shut before he was COM
pIeteIy in the car on-Dec. Is.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-18
PADS AND FASHIONS

The housewife's first duty is to see that every member of her household is properly nourished.
 If unsatisfactory things are re-
New Britain herald., 1917-12-18
"BAB'S BURGLAR"
 '.., AT THE LYCEUM


 Unquenchable comedy runs riot throughout Marguerite Ciark's most recent motion picture. 'Bab's Burg lar," which heads the bills at the Lyceum today and tomorrow At the performances yesterday, patrons found one of the biggest successes of the year when Miss Clark was flashed on in "Bab's Burglar" and to miss it means that an offering rare in value is being passed up. There is some thing about the comedy that places it above the rank and file and gives pictures. ...- ..
 Miss Clark, as Bab, Archibald, is a scream. The ,situations in which she is placed offer her opportunity galore for some excellent work and she takes advantage of every chance to inject something extra into her work Bab is the younger of two daughters in 8 fairly-well fixed family, and has been given permission to enter boarding school. with $1,00O to serve as al- lowance for an entire year. She shows her ignorance of finance by pro- ceeding to spend the money right and left.
 The program today and tomorrow will include J. Stuart Blackton story, starring Bobby Connolly, a Harry Lloyd comedy, the Lyceum Weekly, and other pictures of interest.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-18
WESTERN PICTURE
 AT FOX'S THEATER

"The Learnin' of Jim Benton," which is the present feature offering | of the Fox program, is 8 big, vital. i Triangle special production starring the handsome Roy Stewart, who is conceded to be, one of the best in- terpretersr of Western roles in the business The picture is brimful of
 exciting situations, and startling thrills It is a typical. though orig inal story of the west, in which cow
 boys mix things up considerably with
 tho sheep-herders as an example or the never-ending feud which seems to have always existed between these two factions of the plains. Stewart plays the part of Jim Benton, / rising
 young cattle man, who is being con-
 stantly harassed by the sheeR-men. The last straw comes when the enemy
 dams up the stream that supplies the
 water to his cattle. Jim Buckles on
 his gat and lands in jail, accused and
 convicted of manslaughter. But that isn't all, for then starts the greatest
 whirl-wind, rapid fire action that can
 be conceived, culminating in daring
 rescue that is as thrilling as anything
 that has yet been presented on the
 screen. Another subject of almost as
 great importance on the Sd1AS pt1l
 is "The Champion" in which Charlie
 Chaplin returns to Foxs. It is surely
 some scream, particularly when
 Charlie Chaplin returns to FoK's. 1t
 is surely some scream, particularly
 Charlie enters the ring against
 the terror of the Western coast. The
 fact that perfectly good horseshoe enters into the final outcome of the
 bout in a hitherto unheard of way
 makes the picture one of the fun
 niest that the King of Funmakers has yet produced. Among the other ex- cellent features of the same show are
 ''The Dentist" the latest domestic
 difficulty of the Drews, an exciting
 chapter of "The Fighting Trail,'' tho Pathe News, and other superior short subjects \Tomorrow's program is destined to be a revelation to New Britain theatergoers for it will pre- sent on one program Filmdom's two most popular stars, June Caprice and Douglas Fairbanks. Miss Caprice
 comes in her most original and high ly entertaining success, which Is en- titled Unknown 274,'' something en- tire1y different from anything she ever made before, and Fairbanks will be seen in hilarious comedy drama, "The Good Bad-Mah," in which he has already scored tremendous suc- cess. The Ford Weekly presenting new and entertaining views of an edu- cational nature and the latest chapter of The Red Ace" will round out the :, altogether exceptional program.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-18
WILDEST OF THE
 WILD IS EVA T.

Events in the moving picture world
 have been happening rapidly recent
 ly, all theaters ueing with one an-
 other to obtain the biggest and best
 attractions for the holiday season.
 That Keeney's theater has captured the biggest prize Is seen in the an- nouncement that "the best-known,
 best-dressed woman in the world"
 Eva Tanguay, will appear in a five
 reel feature in which she makes her debut on the screen. The title of Eva Tanguay's picture is "The Wild
 Girl" a thrilling story of the great outdoors. Miss Tanguay has had
 more publicity than any other person
 on the stage or screen and she has proved herself one Of the most popu- lar actresses that ever graced the vaudeville stage. In "The Wild Girl" she wears beautiful clothes and does daredevil stunts with the charm and grace that have made her famous In addition to this feature, there will be double bill every day, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the Blue bird feature The Door Between" with the charming actress Ruth Clifford. On Monday and Tuesday an episode of the great serial "Who Is Number One" will be shown to it's many fol- lowers. On Wednesday and Thursday an episode of "The Mystery Ship" the most thrilling serial ever produced, featuring Ben Wilson and his charm ing co-star Neva Gerber. In addition to these features, several comedies l and other short subjects will be on the program .
New Britain herald., 1917-12-18
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE
By ADlcLE GARRISON

It is an opportunity for personal serv- ice that few women can resist.
 The thought flashed into nay mind that Lillian was already rendering such valua ble personal. service to her country that her knitting was surely superfluous. -, Then following that thought came in a flash the real solu- tion of her knitting activities.
 Because of her important position in the service of her country she must camoufiage her real work in every possible way. She had always been a breezy, brilliant, unconven- tional person, with tho reputation among her friends of having the big, gest heart in the world. But she was the last person one would associate with secret diplomacy. Her beauti- ful knitting bag and her gray wools would be in keeping with Ikhe reputa- tion she had so carefully built up.
 saw another thing, that she wished me also to join the knitting army because it would soon be, as she expressed it, conspicuous not to-" My decision was made at once.
 ."I won't resist another moment" I said gayly When will you teach me?" t,.+.
 '"This minute" Lillian returned, delving into her brilliantly colored bag of old English cnintz and bring ing up a skein of gray wool. Here, Dicky bird, get busy and hold this wool for Madge to wind. How about you, Katherine? Do you knit?"
 For Katherine's Sake.
 Indeed I dol" Katherine Sonnot returned, but I finished all the wool I had this morning, and haven't had time to get more. So I didn't bring my outfit along. But I really feel quite lost without my needles. It's the most quieting thing for the nerves I know"
 Whose nerves?" Dicky asked auda- ciously, as he lazily extricated him. self from his chair and lounged over to a seat between Lillian and me. "It won't be quieting to my nerves, I can tell you, if Madge gets to knitting and has dropped stitches and knitting needles sticking in things all over the house. And my poor socks and shirts! I can see where I'll go to work with my toes out like the friendless little newsboys. Jack, I hope you know how to mend your own clothes. can't see much hope for you If Kath- erine has the knitting bug, too"
 You forget am an old campaign er." Jack returned, but his smile was palpably forced. Katherine had not yet had time to tell him of her al- tered plans, and he evidently was still filled with the moody wrath that had caused her so much pain.
 Lillian cast a swift, furtive glance at him and then came to the rescue of the situation in characteristic breezy fashion. .,~, ..*.
 "If you want to knit this evening, Katherine" she said, T have some extra skeins of wool and some needles s in that little panelled closet you were admiring off the dining room. Do you mind going down and getting them? Jack will see that you don't lose your way"
New Britain herald., 1917-12-18

It~1ooAs to me that am the most rseAlaD aAnssr of wrong forks that 0VoR wNs.
 Saanot1nAs I have gone the wrong WY through solnshneos. But some taHos I hAvo leaned over backkards in my a@Dets not to be selfish and the t11nw I AaA In that spirit has turned osG n1ost un1oFtunAtely. Then again it hAD boon q easo of divided duty or just of bad 3odenaont-
 Do 3D o0o Denies Oneself
 The th1no8 one could not have had anyway; the luxuries, the pleasures, tho opportunities. one does not feel batter &bout- H is the things one has d0s1ieA oDe1elf by wrong choices, that onls1eAa9.
 , Each tinne I sAy, ''I will do better noa4 tune" and x10e next time comes in ao AtD0sent . x,1ise that do not rec oonino 3t. Or perhaps do recognize E anA6 lean ever backwards the other WNy-
 BuE tho years are beginning to 1snch me a philosophy about this whole sad subject of wrong turnines and I WAnt to paAg it on. Doubtless 0<A1GB hRv0 WOKqred 1t out themselves bot sounsti,Ans 1t hslps to have such tl11n01 seated AR black and white. In tho Ar8E p1aco the wrong turnings aren't as prepond0rant as they seem. You have made infinitely more right tuFningB than wrong, only the right turnings seem natural and you forget about them.
 Not 60 Wrong A They Seemed. In 3hA HDeend place, all the wrong turntngB rntEy not have been as wrong As tHoy seemed. That's something you can't tell about. The right might not have led as straight to the land of hearts dAl9s a you now fancy.
 And in NAe third place wrong turn ings tuat have to be. They enter into every fi1e and there tg only one way to deal with them and that is-do tho best you can at each fork, and leave the rest on the knees of the Gods.
 The other day I found one of my very dear friends in a state of deep depression which she absolutely could not concsal.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-18
Why Lillian Takes Up Knitting,
 Teaches Madge the Art, and Helpe Katherine.

Helps Katherine.
 yet, Madge?'
 ready many things in the ap- Darently idle question which Lillian Underwood put to me as bent to admire the gorgeous knitting bag to which shA had just called our at tentlon. Curi09ity, disappointment, even tinge of resentful approach were in her voice. I felt much as I imagine a small child must who Is called bofore the teacher with the multiplication table only a blank in his mind.
 ''I don't know even the first princi- ple0 of the &rk," returned rather de- 1aa1tly. fer r was conscious of bit of foolish prejudice behind my per statont evasion of the opportunities I'd had to learn how to knit.
 l, I have always had 8 horror of being oonapicuous in any way, and it seemed to me that in the early days of the world war women of the lime : 'Mght-aooaking type Haunted their knit ting nAmboyantly in public places, made freaky fad of 1t. had men, tally Csu0urod. these woman. and dis pose. The feeling had been intenstAed to a violent pretudico by Mrs. Allis, who hAd been knitting 2 gray stocking on the CaAskfll mountain train when I had 1rUe zen her. had made up my mid %AAk memorable week in the Catkk1lls that I would never knit a otitah.
 ThaE L1lliAn he'd joined the ranks of AA HvAh so very busy woman, her profess ato0. 0U0OoMful n she was, made such inroadD npon her time, that I didn't soe AUw 1he had found a moment to 1oWn EhO noW AFt-fcr new I was p41AA1d profound Ignorance of needle work A1 3ny kind.
 @ooeAor did I, short time ago." Lillian said quietly. She paused a moment before speaking further. and her ey0g 0s they met nain0 were full Of searching. amused inquiry.
 'rhAnk I'm a 9roaky faddist, don't you. my AeAr3"
 T 0o&.t think anything of the kind," replied indignantly, but I could not repress little shamefaced flush at her words. for I felt there HAD been 8 ttn1e Of pa4ronizing dis approval in my A1toni11ment at find ing L1Alaan one of the knitting army.
 MadEo Decides.
 II don't blame you if you do,'' Lil- Han returned, smiling indulgently at me. T felt that way myself about 1t not very long ago. But when ] looked into the,snA&ter--whichI I really had been too laxy to do before-and saw tho very urgent need there is for hand-knitted garments. I felt ashamed of my attitude. and started in at once. And if there was need before. how much more there will be now that our own boys are going. Mark my Woxd, dear, before six months the : WoAAAM who doesn't knit will be moro conspicuous than the one who does.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-18
SIDE TALKS
 BX RuW 0AlunRoM
Wrong Forks
H ~T 0Alm0lG

Just another wrong turning" she said in answer to my question.
 "Why Can't I Do The Right Thing By
 Mistake Sometimes?"
 1T came to one of those forks in the road and as usual took the wrong one. It wasn't g very big matter this time, but there have been so many of them. Pm all out of patience with myself. Why can't I ever make the right turning by mistake if I can't do it any other Way?"
 Poor lady! I did my best to com- fort her but of course I couldn't suc- ceed. The only doctor for that kind of disease is time. He brings the right perspective.
 The conviction that one is always making the wrong turnings, is one of those clouds that come into evoryone's sky now and then. That is, everyone but those people who are armoured in self satisfaction and self approval against all regrets;-and all growth.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-18

Pullman Slippers =. SIPS Sterno Canned Heat Cooking Out fits ............... 4l.25to $4.5O Thermos Bottles and Cara&es
 $l.75 to $500 Tourist Cases. .s..... .49c to t2.OO Webeter's New Dictionary. :. .o8c Waterman's Fountain Pens &2. so LID Metal Hot Water Bottles
 $2.OO to $3.5O
New Britain herald., 1917-12-18
Fine Perfumes

Imported and Domestic Ivory Desk or Dresser Clocks
 $1.75 to $4.50 La Boheme Perfume Sets .$12.OO Lilas Arly Perfume Sets =. .$1O.oO Mavis Perfume Sets ...$ 3.O0 Perfume Atonizers ..5Oc to $1O.0o Also selected line of French Per fumes from Roger & Gallet, Cotv. Piver' bier Kiss and Houbigant.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-18
Gifts for Most Anyone

Alarm Clocks .$l.25 to $2,5 50 Brownie Cameras ... .$1.00 to $500 Electric Vibrators. .$16.50 to $35. .OO Folding Kodaks $500 to $2s. 100 Gift Stationery tu plain and Hand Painted Boxes, aN popuLav slxc,
 soc to $3.5O Hot Water Bottles. .69c to $3.25 Kenney Bath Showers ...:... .$7.so
New Britain herald., 1917-12-18
For the Smoker
Hs }aOorite brand m spec- ial C7,yiislts,,os pucki1g

Hb t0D0f5te brand n Spcc-
 ial C''raitasos pock6ag La Rosa Aroma4ica-Ckur Hapnnn CiRon, in naeytes 1 lBeFuM :. siEes- Bur of Z5 and 50.
 ffpap ............. @z.S0 to t3.OO Flor de Murat-ls lsstD. Riurn and Hauana Ble,ad. i1 n,aiS shape, and sizes. Bo1es cf 70. g ard 50. from .............. $4.W eo $4.ZS Temporia-A dom,esttc Msnk h boxes ef I3. g ond 50. .s., $1.i0, $2.z5 and $4.5o Black & White-Th6 ,esN krosn brund stM at the old psoe. Bar V 5O .... &2.5O Padova Invizacihles - special value. Box of 25. ;. .<1.50 AM popular brands of smoking to-> hacco. In 7 or 8 or. tins q glass Jars ..... .... 40c to 33c All hhe popuIar brupd cf oirnrsttes 3, special hohdav packages ef 50 and IOO at ae,y low psiees.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-18

turned to the grocer he will stop send ing that kind of produce.
 A portable oil stove is a handy thing when 1t comes to heating an imperfectly warmed bathroom.
 If tan shoes are sotled. moisten cloth, rub it across a piece of pure white soap and clean the shoes.
 To make tiny Christmas tree stand erect, on the, dining-table plant it in a. jardiniere filled with sand.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-18

It is better not to dust the house before the heater has been shaken and the ashes attended to. ...
New Britain herald., 1917-12-18

Celery will be more tender if 1t is allowed to stand on the ice for a day or two before serving.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-18
meau for Temsrroyv

meau for Temo1rwj ; Brealfast
 Cereal with 1Gtlk k Cre0med Codffsh
 Toast
 CofEeo cnllopod Tomatoes and AEAcaroni Ci1sono Heudits z
 Baked Apples +t Tea
 Dinner Cream of TGploca Soup
 Broiled SAuSaGos
 Mashed Potatoes, ss Canned Corn
 Gold Shaw
 Cocoanut Drops Coffee EheeSe BiscudtS-4ab two ounces ortening into six ounces hour, add Qep ounces grated cheese, seasoning nepper and red pepper. and make h12A paste with a little beaten
 out thtnIy. and cut into Cuit. Lay on a tin and bake I'll aerate oven till yellow. EOconnut Drops-One cupful grat- oEOGInat. beat the whites two eggs DY sttA, add One-hAlf cupful sugar. b even tablespoonful flour, and the EoAnut. Drop by spoonfuls on slight sittcred .;n sheets; brown ir slow en.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-18

All lovers of music, do not fail t6 see Willard's Temple of Music, with out doubt the biggest musical act playing on the vaudeville stage.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-18
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

Chocolate is reckoned among the fatty foods. E
 Dried potato. parinxs make good fire lighters. ss
 suet pudding ts@k good dessert for cold weather. & @
 OK taiH make good soups ana stews at small cost.