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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
Lemon Pie.

One large or two small lemons. CRATE
the rind and add the juice, two-thlrds
cupful sugar, one whole egg and one
yolk (save one white for f~rosting), one
pint boiling water. Cook in spider
and when boiling thicken with three
tablespoonfuls cornstarch in a lit
tie cold water. Have the crust
already baked Pick it all over
with a fork before baking, so it will
not rise from the plate. Now put
in the filling and frost with the beaten
white, sweetened with graduated
sugar. Set it over a minute or so TO
brown.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
Mime ProductIon Increasss.

The report Of the geological survey
for the year 1916 shows that all rec
Ords have been broken during this Pc
Rod. Production, 1t rs estimated, has
run at least 25 per cen ahead of that
of 1915. Iron contends with copper
for first place among the metals pro-
dueed and the production or coal was
the greatest eve known. The mines
sold 597, 100000 tons, compared with
750.O00,000, the record established In
1918. The coke output also broke all
records, increasing q per cent over
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
stlnenIna conc Erom sklrts.

About July l the French woman dis
carded her distended pe~ttieoats and
took to clinging effects. This does not
mean tight skirts by any means. but
skirts that fall in solt folds with a
clinging rather than a crinolIne silhou-
cite. The change has been slow In ar
ring over here, but it was felt by
Thanksgiving and already fashionably
dressed women who follow Paris closely
are wearing the new, graceful skirt
which reveals while seeming TO conceal
the lines of the figure. These softly
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
Odd ~Refreshment.

Here is something odd in the way or
refreshments. Now this may not APP
peal to you, but i wanted to send my
mite. Core and pare an apple. bake
the apple not to be mushy, but cooked
through tender. When the apple is
cool fill the center with mincemeat,
then put a little whipped rea on
top. 1t Is delicious. Try II
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
Cheese Scallops.

Soak one cupful of bread crumbs
from the center of a stale loaf of
bread in one pint of milk. Add two
well beaten eggs, three tablespOOnfuls
of melted butter, One-half ~teaspoOnful
each of salt and paprika, a dash of
cayenne and three-quarters of a cup
full of grated cheese. Butter some
scallOp shells, fill with the mixture
and bake in a hot oven until firm,
Serve at once.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
Chocolate Jelly.

Three eupfuls of milk, one and one
half tablespOonfuls of gelatin, one and
squares Of chocolate, one-half
cupful sugar. Soak the gelatin in one
half cupful of the milk, add chocolate
and sugar to the two and one-half
cupfuls Of milk and scald, then add
gelatin dissolved in the half cupful of
milk. Strain into individual molds
through cloth or fine sieve. Serve
with cream.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
There Are Other rhinns.

Dieticians say a 10-cent can of mo-
lasses contains eight and one-half times
as much heat and energy as 10 cents
worth of beef. But these gentlemen
forget that few people care to make a
meal on molasses and that heat and
energy are not the only things to be
considered in a fine, juicy beefsteak.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
Turkish Dish.

Stew one cupful of cold lamb with
one teaspoonful of minced onion in
n cupful of water until very tender.
Skim out the meat and add to the
water enough strained tomato to make
one pint, or use more water If you
have not enough of the tomato. Sea
son highly with salt and pepper and
a little curry or chutney sauce.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

draping skirts r a bit longer, too
almost to the instep, but the pretty
buttoned boot is by no means hidden
and boots are more fascinating affairs
than ever, with their high heels. turned
soles and tops Of kid or cloth in con.
trasting shades.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
Followed Instructions.

Country Lady-Fve been expecting
a packet of medicine by post for a
week and haven't received 1t yet.
Post-Ofice Clerk Yes, madam.
Kindly I'LL in this form, and state the
nature of your complaint.
Lady-Well, If you must know, it's
Observation-Disclosures Tit-Bits.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
Cafe Mousse.

Whip n pint of heavy cream and
add one-half cupful of powdered
sugar. Next add n cupful of black
coffee infusion and one-fourth tea
spoonful of salt. Turn the mixture
into a mold. pack in ice and let stand
for five hours.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

The Negro who was enfranchised
"A years ago was in no sense like
the Negro as he is today. In many
respects, obedience to authority, re-
Spect for his white n~eighbOrs, free
dom from evil habits, the newly en-
f"ranchised slave was a far superior
being to his descendants of the pres
ent day; but the Negro of today in
educational fitness, in property inter-
eSts, in business ability, bears little
resemblance to the newly manumitted
slave, and is far better informed upon
all questions of government than
any Of his race who has preceded him :;
and for the reason that he is grow
ing up into the ability to understand
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
Ink on the Garnet

To remove ink spots from the carpet
after they have become dry rub them
with milk, taking fresh as 1t becomes
inky. Afterward wash the spot with
ammonia water to remove the grease.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

Keeping up with sweaters is a seri.
GUS proposition. A new model is made
of two cOlors, one above and the other
below the waistline. Sometimes a wide
decorative band is used at the bottom.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
Ads,s Houtoads.

Very nice for breakfast with coffee.
One cupful SOU milk, n egg, me
half t~easpoon;ul salt, M of soda and
-four enough TO make q stiff batter;
drop from spoon into hot lard and
fry.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

pockets are large and lined with a
contrasting color. They are slashed
and turned back, the points fastened
down with buttons. The cuffs are fin
ished in the same way; their lining is
the same as that in the coat.
Buttons covered with the material
of the suit fasten the coat down the
front and are used in decorative rows
on each side. A little needlework
must, of course, appear on every we'll
regulated garment for spring, and it
is seen in the lines that are placed be-
side the buttons, bringing them into
greater prominence.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

A decidedly better treatment of the
Negro, both in the North and In the
South, will grow out Of this scattering
of the race. The old condition grew
out of the fact that the demand for
his labor has been limited and the sup
ply unlimited. Other influences, some
sinister and some not so sinister, have
worked against him. In the South it
has been that old and seemingly in
~eradicable prejudice which would give
to him only those things which the
white man did not want. Not infre-
quentlr the ostracism hat came to the
Negro in the East and middle West
came by virtue of the fact that in re-
ligiOn. in race and sometimes in poll
tics, he has been an outsider. 1t is
not unnatural in the small community
for the priest to intercede with the
employer for his flock and for those of
his persuasion. Neither is it out Of
the ordinary for the politician to de-
sire to control jobs out of the narrow
range Of political appointment. Closer
ties still are those of race and Ian
guage and nationality. The Negro
heretofore, with merely sentiment on
his side, has not been able to over
com these barriers. But If all signs
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

Prunes stored in a California ware
house after a few months become weld
ed into a solid mass, which is attacked
with pick and shovel when it is de-
sired to remove them for shipment.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

the previous year. Arizona led all
states in copper, with Michigan next.
The profits in this metal were the
greatest ever known.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

In Mexico there Is a 150-foOt bridge
over a river that is composed entire
ly of mahogany, worth at the present
price of the wood, almost 100000.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
Restoring Color.

When the color has been taken out
of black goods 1t may be restored by
the application Of liquid ammonia.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

A novel time recorder employs a
monograph cylinder to record the
sound of a clock striking and the
voices of employees at about the same
instant.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

A new kitchen utensil is a cutter
for removing cores from vegetables
in tie form of a long spiral that can
he used II wished
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

fail not, the conflict nov raging will so
lessen the effectiveness of these agen-
cies that the black man will not find it
difficult to win a place and hold 1t in
our larger industrial and economic
scheme of things.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

If the sea should rise o~ne-twenty-
sixth part Of It's depth, One-half of the
land would be under water.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

Whistler's picture, White Girl, de-
scribed by himself as one of his most
important works, brought S10,500 in
London at auction.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

French scientists have demon
strated that the vapors of iodine and
bromIne pass through thin glass, even
at ordinary temperature.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

Electric locomotives are in use in
Switzerland, in which powerful cleo
tro magnets are used instead Of coup
lings in drawing cars.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

Thunderstorms are rarer in San
Francisco than in any other part of
the United States.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

An English railroad supplies toy
locomotives and cars to children TAX
ing long journeys to relieve the mo-
notony of riding.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

The Grand Trunk Pacific drydock,
at Prince Rupert, cost S2,50O,00O.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

1t is estimated that in twelve years
Boston has lost $~3,049,244 in poll
taxes.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

In one region of government forest
land in Argentina it is estimated that
there are at least 100000 pine trees
large enough for profitable lumber
ing.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

Fifty thousand combinations are
possible with a new combination pad
lock- a
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

Spanish fishing fleets employ $4,000
men.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-30
BLIND TO BE CARED FOR.
Systematic Campaign lnauaurated by
State Division of Society.

Sioux Falls, Aug. 25.-Since the
passing by the last legislature of a
bsll.sproviding for the care, mainten-
ancs. and education of blind babies
and children TOO backward for the
state school, a systematic campaign
has been carried ON by the South Da-
EDfa digis.an Of Inc International Sun
shine sacsery. OF which Mrs. ]. e. Bird
OF Waterfowl is the state president to
locaae the blind babies in this state.
The baby bind are sent at The ex-
pegase ef THE stale To the Sunshine
Arthur haIlae Tor blind babies AT Sum
NlII, ~. e.. where the little blind chill
Efssn a1e caTed fer and educated by
ssxssEras IN the Tine Of teaching fhe
h1InH Mrs CYNTHIA Weslovtr Alden.
Tnssssalt:nt M the International Sun
SHINE sociaTg, is ahs president Of The
ArrhEs Aaraa and the Brooklyn home
for TIE aahg blind and ii is through
hss E&Terss THAI the bill was passed In
thss STAR TO eass for the little blind
paepaa. TEeze are no facilities for
caring fer The blind babies at the
state Seaaaz. and therefore The child.
sf she Mvtner viii part wifh ii be-
s11e IL has become crippled and Zee
Sic Haia5ss wsi be sent TO the nearest
Institution equipped q The care Of
the baby blind
Mrs !. E Bird of Watertown is the
state president Of the International
Sunshine society and anyone knowing
of q blind habx Is urged 10 send this
information 10 her, OK communicate
with Mrs. g. u. MAYNARD of Aberdeen,
who lis the state organizer Tor the
society. Either of the women will
answer promptly all communications
relative d shis IaH and ts this sehhoo
for the habs and backward blind, and
that ali help possible is extended
Id the mother OF an. blind baby.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-30
Local Happenings


Mrs. w. r. Berrier, of Flasher, n.
D., who has been in the city for a
couple of weeks, a guest at the home
of her brother, George Schlosser, ex-
poets to return to North Dakota this
week. She is accompanied by her
son, Harold, aged about IL Mrs. Ber-
rier, by the was. was postmistress Of
her town from the date of it's found
ing until about a year ago. She was
also the manager of a local paper,
While Mr.. BelTier tnow deceased)
was operating a bank and a general
farm implement business. Hence, the
| North Dakota lady has had a busy
and eventful life in her state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam A. Shupe md
daughter, little Miss Katheryn, re-
turned last week from a trip through
Iowa and Minnesota where they visit
ed friends. When the Shupes made
a former trip to the Hawkeye state,
it will be remembered by readers of
this paper, he was forced to keep the
brake on for three hundred miles or
so after he hit the famous Iowa pike,
SO he wrote this paper, but during
his late trip he struck some mud,
with wrecked cars scattered about in
the bitches. and hence he took his
foot off the brake pedal and .let 'er
co. which accounts for his getting
through the mud. If he hadn't had
presence of mind enough to let up
on the brake business he, too, might
have been stuck-and in which case
his family would have been compelled
to walk home.
For Sale-snap, 7-room house on
S. Broadway, modern except bath fix
lures, full basement, lot 50x160, large
shade trees, 8. blocks from central
school, ~ from post Office. If you
are looking for a snap look this up.
Address Box 470, Watertown, S. D.
Secretary George Schlosser, of the
Twin City-Black Hills and Yellow
stone Highway, has recently issued a
folder giving much valuable informa-
ton concerning the route with a map
showing the country from the twin;
cities to the park. On the last page
appear the names of the principal
cities and towns along the route, with
the distance of each from Minneap-
oils and the distance between towns
plainly shown in figures. This route
is said to be 200 miles shorter than
any other from the Minnesota metrop-5
oils to the park. The roadway passes
through Granite Falls, Candy, Clear
Lake, Goodwin, Kranzburg, Water
town, Henry, Clark, Redffsld, Rock
ham, st. Lawrence, Miller, Pierre and.
Fort Pierre, Philip, Rapid City, Dead
wood, Sturgis, Sundance, and Cody
(Wyoming). The distance from Wa
tertown to Minneapolis via this high
way is 229 miles; from Waterfowl to.
Pierre, 1875 miles; from Pierre to
Rapid City, 163 miles; from Rapid
City to Deadwood so miles; from
Deadwood to Park Entrance, 285
miles. Those who contemplate tray
cling over this route would do well.
to apply to the secretary for a folder.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-30
Grain Price Commits
sion Cannot Agree

Information fTom Washington is tc
the effect that the commission alp
pointed to determine the price of grain
has not been able to reach IN agree
ment. The members of the commits
sion wire in marked disagreement
yesterday and an adjournment was
taken until today, when the session
will be resumed.
1t seems to be conceded that the
price at the principal markets viii
not be less than two dollars, but il is
also believed that it will not be much
above this figure. This would make
wheat on the Dakota farm sell between
$1.50 and $1.75 a bushel for No. ]
Northern.
But since only a part of the wheat
crop of South Dakota grades that
high, the farmer is likely to be dis
appointed with the price unless ru-
mors with reference to the probable
figure are without foundation.
The Chamber of Commerce. by the
way, has received word from each of
the members of the South Dakota
delegation at Washington. Senator e
S. Johnson and Congressman c.. III,
Dillon replying through their secret
taries, as both members were tempo
rarily out of the city, but Senator
Sterling and Congressman Royal c.
johnson made personal replies.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-30

discipline. The morning will be spent
IN viewing exhibits in charge of COM
petent instructors. The Judging con
test carried on at the 1916 camp will
be d feature OF thess1917 camp. II
delegates are urged to bring their best
samples Of ri and enter them in
Glass ! Of this department. IN the
afternoon and evening the boys are
free to view the events Of the fair.
Superintendents will report the names
of the delegates selected in time to
have them entered on thesroli Of camp
delegates before the fair. conserva-
tive Estimate Of the total value Of
memberships offered free ~ the board
IL over $1,000. The value IN new In
terest, acquired knowledge, skin, and
"a better and loyal citizenship
cannot be estimated In dollars.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-30
Are You Really Trying?
That's The Question

aHe
It's all very well to try, but you
never do really great work until you
are able to do it without trying.
The finest quality of work is only
found in work that is done easily.
All genuine greatness is a kind of
play.
1t may be very c~ommendable for
you to make a tremendous effort to
produce music on a violin. But do
that in your own room with the door
shut. We don't want to hear you
play.
Any conscious effort spoils art.
Mastery is characterized by ease,
lightness, grace. We like to see act
nrs play at piece. not work at it.
And the most artistic thing in the
world is being good.
1t is well to struggle and pray and
exert yourself to resist temptation,
but that sort of goodness is not pleas
ant to others.
You r not actually good and your
goodness neyer takes on an attractive
quality until you are just naturally
good without trying.
The highest virtue is always uncon-
scfous.
The eason why good people are so
often disagreeable. why we flee from
them. is because they are working at
ii too hard. But when s-nn meet nose
who are kind, honest, generous, help
lul, dependable. and clean, and don't
realize it. o feel at once a delight
full atmosphere.
OF course. 1t is necessary to pass
through the stage Of struggle before
you can arrive al the high level of
mastery. And it is better TO Wrestle
and strive than not to try. But the
point is, that if you are still in the
struggling plane, conceal it, as it is
more likely to give ofense than to
do good.
The cyclists are they who have not
vet arrived. Says Bishop Bashford:
Self-consciousness arises newt
ably from those achievements which
strain powers. Whenever a mans
character and genius are greater than
his achievements his deeds will make
nc impression upon his conscious
ness: he performs them as uncon-
sciously as the flowers blossom and
birds sing His acffiess
Die StHapfy tu6 lHeEitaDie
of his character. On the other hand
whenever a mans achievements strain
his ability or his struggle for good
ness tests his character to the ut
most. he is inevitably conscious ct
such efforts. Egotism charaeterizes
a type which may be called second
class great men while humility char
acterizes the really great. DR. Frank
Crane in st. Paul Dispatch.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-30
80 Are Arrested For
Threatening Norbeck

On the charge Of signing a petition
sent to Governor Norbeck threatening
to put him out of Office at the next
election if he did not instigate some
action against the seleetive draft and
war taxation thirty Germans were ar
rested at Trip by VIM. Hickey
United States marshal, Sunday eve
ming and Monday morning, says the
Sioux Falls Press. They were taken
before L. r. White, United States
commissioner, at Yankton where they
demanded a preliminary examination
and were held over to the next term
of circuit court in Sioux Falds in
october. Bond was fixed in the sum
of $4,000 each which was paid and
they were released.
Similar petitions were also sent by
these men to the county treasurer
and sheriff of Hutchinson county for
which they We're also arrested and re
leased on bonds a short time ago.
sAhe petition to the governor was sent
at the same time but the threats We're
couched in stronger language The
petition is directed chiefly against the
war and taxation and the selective
draft However it expresses nc direct
p~To-German statements other than
what may be construed from the pro-
visions Of the petitioners
All the 80 signers of the petition
are citizens of the United States and
were, with the exception of one, born
in America The parents of these
people settled in Hutchinson county
about 1870, coming here from Russia,
where they had gone from Germany
In the time they have been here, they
have acquired extensive holdings Of
land and as a rule are well to do.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-30
Winners in County Contests
to Be Quests Of State
Beard at Fair.

The members Of the Boys camp at
the South Dakota State Fair at Huron.
Sept. 10th to I4th, win occupy the new
concrete barracks near the main en-.
trance Of the fair grounds, which has
just been completed, with superintend.
emit +. Noteboom Of selby In
charge The Boy Scout laws i tax.
en- as a guide FOR the camp. self-gov.
eminent being the rule In matters Oh
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-30
Board Of Agriculture Will
Handle Supplies for Live
Stock at State Fair.

The South Dakota State Board OF
Agriculture, mindful of the needs of
the live stock exhibitors, will handle
its own feed and forage at the State
Fair and Exposition. Sept 10th to
18th, giving to all the very best at
the lowest possible price. This de-
partment will not be conducted at a
p~roftA-the supplies win be sold at
actual cost plus the cost of handling.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-08-30
Loucks Works The
Whole Year Through

Touching upon the political situa-
ton in the Dakotas, Edwin g. ToTrey
writes in the Minneapolis Journal as
follows:
H. r.. Loucks holds that the govern
Inent owes certain special duties to
the farmers. and should prepare to
perform them, If it expects the farm
ers to meet their duties to the gov-
eminent. The campaign for a larger
acreage in 1918 has already been
started, and Mr.. Loucks believes it
will succeed, il the governmentw will
supply seed grain, where necessary,
or money or credit atthe same rate
of interest as it is being advanced to
allies in Europe, namely 3A per
cent. Then, too, says Mr.. Loucks, the
farmer should be insured against
loss from hail, drouth and other I'M
comfortable conditions to the value
sof his Investment in land seed and
labor performed. Transportation at
cost. to meet conditions in competi-
tive countries, is another tenet q
Mr. Loucks, creed.
The same thing is preached BY the
Fargo Colrier-NeWs, which says that
scheapMIn0ney al CROP insurance
would mean an abundant CROP of
grains / d normally favorable sea
soma crop which the farmer could
AFFORD to- selImuch lower than one for
which be assumed AN the risks and
carried debt at highSrate De inter
est
MI. Isoucks propaganda is main.
tanned the year round and his purpose
ooTganize. an independent polifi'
caI party which. he says viii Be q
|dupIcate Of the independent party
which heorganized and made d great
force back Id 1890. seedwhich
me is#noW sowing he lIendeavor I'd
bring to fruition IA THE campaigngof
(Gnextyears when, says, he will 81