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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-24

N. }. Enger was Litchville caller
between trains last Wednesday.
Edwin Froid came over from Valley
City Monday to do some painting and
decorating at the Carl Froid home.
Lars and Anton Reiten are keeping
house in the formers new house. east
OF town. All they lack now is--.
The garden acreage of Hastings is
being increased about 100 per cent
over last year as result Of the war
and high prices.
Misses Sena Eggen and Denta Nah
lum came home Saturday evening
from Valley City, returning to school
there Monday afternoon. Arthur Eg-
gen transported them in the Ford.
Miss Johanna Hellesvig arrived last
Thursday from Litchville and has
taken a position in the Cooperative
store. She takes the place of Ole
Graalum, who will do carpenter work
and raise potatoes this summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Elm were pas
day.
Charles Olson and Andrew Eggen
have beautified their residence lots
with hedges.
Miss Freda Dahlblom returned to
day to Fargo, after a stay of a few
months at the N. J. Enger home
Rudolph Olson and Albert Erick-
son same up from Fargo last Saturday
for short visit with friends.
Milo Danielson and Miss Mamie
Salthammer drove to Edgeley last
Saturday for Sunday visit with the
l.. NJ. 'Cppegaard family.
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May 22,-Will Potter was a Sanborn
caller Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Will Schafer visited Friday aft
ernoon at the Fred Rohde and R. w.
Menke homes.
William Rohde and son, Henry, were
Valley City callers Saturday evening.
Mrs. George Dotting autoed to Valley
City Thursday.
Miss Minnie J. Nelson and little
Amy Alnes visited School No. / one
day last week. u
George Rohde called at the Chas.
Dahl farm Friday afternoon. T..
Will Potter called at Peter Clan
; cy's Saturday noon. !"
Call at the Times-Record Office when
in Valley City and see the wonderful
linotype machine.
Mrs. Will Thiel, Mrs. Conrad Pot
ter and Mrs. Val Potter autoed to Val
ley City Saturday afternoon, making
the trip in the ratter's car.
MIR. and Mrs. Martin Brock and chill
dren and Mr.. and Mrs William Rohde
visit at Will Potter's Sunday
! Found, in Zion church, black silk
handbag. Owner can have property
by calling on the editor.
! George Schafer and Herman Vogel
were callers at Will Potters Sunday. x
Mrs. Dan Wilson, Of Ollie, Mont,
spent some time last week with Mrs
iChas. Dahl. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Pond, of James
town, and Mr. Tabbert spent Sunday
morning at the Fred Rohde and Will
Scatter homes. r
| Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rohde visited
i Sunday afternoon at Henry Menkes
home in Sanborn. Mr. Nanke had
been reported very i'll with pneumonia
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Harriet Lockhurst and Edgar Curtis
were Cooperstown callers one day last
week.
Call at the Times-Record Office when
in Valley City and see the wonderful
, linotype machine,
Mrs. H. Thomas, of Luyerne, is
spending few days at the home of
her daughter, Mrs Harry Ladbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ladbury autoed
over to Luverne Sunday evening.
Mrs. Christ Minch has been quite
sick the past few days, but at last re-
ports was somewhat better.
| Several Of the young people in this
vicinity attended church in Darcy Sun
day evening and coming home one of
the young couples had the misfortune
to get on the wrong road, making it
quite late when they reached home.
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Herald, May 18.-A son was born
Tuesday to Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lett
ner.
Mrs. Frank Benin and little daughter
spent Thursday at Valley City.
The Fingal meat market is receiv-
ing a fresh coat of paint. B. o. Flor
kenstad is doing the work.
DR.. A. c. Macdonald, Misses Mabel
Nayes, Frances Davis and Edith Olson
autoed to Fargo Sunday.
Miss Helen Herk is convalescing in
a hospital at Valley City. An opera.
ton for appendicitis was performed
last week.
julius Bailey emf 2rtained number
of gentlemen friends at his bacnelor
quarters Saturday evening. A good
time is reported.
Mrs. O. M. Olson and baby son ar
rived Saturday evening from Mime
waukan and spent few days with Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. N. Olson. They went tt
Minneapolis Wednesday to visit othe1
relatives.
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darcy Commercial, May 1S.-Miss
CLARA kim visited with Miss Gladys
Mosher Sunday.
MT and Mrs. Henry Curtis and son,
MyrI, and Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Kim
and little. daughter autoed to Valley
Gity Sunday.
Mr.. and, Mrs E. N. Mosher, Mrs
Viola Pierce and Miss Minnie Nolen
of Darcy, attended church services at
the Ladbury school house Sunday.
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May 22.-Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Samp-
son and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Martin
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
White and family Sunday.
Mrs. NJ. NJ White and son, Roland,
spent Sunday and Monday with Miss
Deem at Valley City. . go Co., ,.a~ S
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
CHILDREN'S TOYS.
Lessons Learned In Play Leave an Ev-
erIasting Impression Upon Character.

Lessons Learned In Play Leave an Ev-
erlasting Impression Upon Character.
A child'S play Is really its most i'm
portant business, for In it the exercise
necessary for the growing body is OBJ
tanned, and at the same time lessons
are learned which leave an everiast-
ing impress on the character. For this
reason it seems almost incOmprehensi-
BILE that any mother should be satisfied
to provide her children with toys that
vitiate its good taste or by a too COM
plete mechanism deprive their owner
Of the JOY of achievement, the neceSSi-
ty Of using his or her quick wittedneSs
or Imagination.
There Is no need to give a baby one
of those repulsively ugly rag dolls with
staring eyes and distorted features
when there are lovely, cuddly bunny
rabbits with bright colored coats and
dear, soft little doggies which can be
held In their little masters arms as he
goes of to the by-by land, and these
pretty toys will be cultivating his sense
Of proportion and artistic truth and at
the same time giving him a soft cor
ner in his heart for his four footed
neighbors.
From Japan comes a very complete
set Of dolls furniture which would de-
light any small hOmemaker. 1t Is cut
out of a solid block Of Wang Yung
wood and can be reassembled into a
block again by the use Of little pa
dence and ingenuity, fact that makes
it most instructive toy, carrying out
the Montessori game Of solids In a
more advanced and more interesting
form.
Another fascinating toy which would
bring joy to any little boy and to a
good many girls Is a carpenters blue
apron with a wide pocket, in which
there Is very complete set OF dimlnu-
tive tools, and for the more domesti-
Gated wee lady there is a dolls dress
making outfit put up in an attractive
box.
With toys such as these, not to men,
ton the better known games In which
many can take part, q child can at Il
very small cost be taught to educate
itself unconsciously. learning lessons
that are of far greater value for after
life than many Of those given In the
classroom.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27

MRS. f. SHEEHY SKEFFINGToN.
come to the United States and tel the
people about my husbands murder, for
that is what it amounted to. l don't
know how long will remain. That will
depend upon how my work progresses.
Il learned lot about the art of dis
gGiSe from the suffragettes, and |
rcSorted to successful disguise in this
case. With my boy it was more diff
cult, but l managed to get him through
toe. l left Dublin while the police
were watching my house.
Then somewhere in Great Britain
| secured a passport and under an as
Suned name came to this country"
Mrs. Sketfngton said there was much
that would interest the American peo-
pie about her husbands death and
the causes leading up to it. Skeffing
ton was one Of the more conspicuous
anti-British prOpagandists of Ireland
and fought against the enlistment of
his cOuntrymen under the flag of Great
Britain.
Mrs. Skeffington, who is an alert,
black haired, smiling woman despite
her sorrows, is intellectual in appear
ance-frail, but tall. She hopes to in
tcreSt a large number Of people In
Irish nationaliSm.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
COST OF LIVING.
If 1t Is "Hgh," Is 1t the Fault of
the Woman?
PLEA FOR BUSINESS SYSTEM.

Instead of chserfuIIy Paying For Un-
warranted Raises In Food Necessa-
ries, Why Not Ask Your Dealer For
the Reason7
Woman Is blamed for everything,
sooner or later. Starting with that at
fair Of the apple and through all the
intermediate ages, the charge that 'she
did it" pops up every little while.
Among the many accusations brought
against the twentieth century woman
is her responsibility for the high cost
Of living. Yes, reallyl
No one has actually come out and &C
cused her of boosting prices, but the
stern, practical minded investigators
say that the increase Is due largely to
her easy going way Of saying "All
right" instead Of "WhyT' when her
butcher or grocer or dry goods dealer
tells her that his particular commodity
has gone up in price.
Ever since prices commenced to in
crease efficiency experts and farsee-
ing economists have been scolding
away at woman because of her lack Of
interest in the matter in a broad sense
and her inertia about adopting pre-
ventive measures. They claim that
just so long as woman shops in her
present careless fashion, taking the
dealers word about the weight, quail
ty and value of her purchase, so long
will she be exploited by the unscrupu-
lous.
For instance, If a woman would
make it her business to know the legal
weight of all dry measures, she would
not stop at thinking that the last BUSH
ell of potatoes she bought looked light
She would know the exact weight, &C
cording to accurate scales, and would
let the dealer know she knows. She
would not be content with making the
outrageous number Of clinkers In her
last ton Of coal the subject of tea talk
with her neighbor. She would have
her coal dealer on the mat and remind
him that she had paid him for coal to
be burned, not for stones to clog her
CRATES and choke her fires.
She would read the labels on all
packaged goods, know exactly how
many pounds or ounces each package
contained and consider whether she
would gain or lose in quality and guam
tity by purchasing the same goods In
bulk. In short, she would BIO on the
job and would run her marketing on a
business basis, and her concerted action
would put a stop to the, in many cases.
unwarranted increase In price Of the
necessaries Of life.
There remains, however, just enough
truth In the accusation to make her
sit up and take notice and own to her.
self that a better knowledge Of mar
ket quotations, little more business
like attention to the details Of pur-
chasing on her part might make things
easier all around. The idea Is worth
considering, anyway.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
STYLE TIPS.
Latest News From Paris
About Skirts and Blouses.

Every cable brings from Paris the
news that the skirts of 1917 will be
narrow. All those In the watchtowers
have proclaimed the coming Of this
enemy to full skirts since last Septem-
Der, but only In limited segments of
society was the news acted upon. The
manufacturers had the material for
full skirts, the average woman wanted
full skirts, the wholesale houses turn
ed them out by the thousands, and 1t
was only left to the exclusive women
and their dressmakers to cut down the
width and lengthen the hem.
The question which will soon con-
front every woman Is whether she
wishes to change the silhouette Of her
skirt or go on wearing it until it Is
ready to be discarded. One cheerful
feature of the return to the slim sill
houette is that full skirt can be cut
into a narrow one with ease
That garment known as the outside
blouse, which is merely a short,
twelfth century chemise, has grown
quite important and popular since the
large shops copied the exclusive
French models and placed them with
In the reach Of the average purse.
Women like them. They are more
becoming than the white shirt waist.
and they do not make demands on
ones purse for laundry. They have
a thin lining Of their own, which is a
boon to the woman who has neither
the time nor the money to arrange
vast variety of expensive underwear
which shows so through the thin
blouse.
These outside blouses are worn with
skirts that are not Of their material or
color, so this makes for economy and
comfort at once. So far they are I'm
chiffon, embroidered in silk floss or
bullion thread, but there are some very
smart ones coming In colored satins.
The sleeve is half length or long, but
the latter should be chosen for every
occasion except ones own dinner ia
BILE. The neck is cut in the renaissance
fashion. In fact, the extraordinarily
high collar, standing or turned over,
has given way to the fiat, twelfth cen
fury neck line.
This is cut in many ways. The dress
makers do not hold one down to the
veritable renaissance. Jenny has TAX
en- up the Italian decolletage for the
daytime, which is cut in the form of a
delta. A new gown which she sends
over, which was copied from a Rem
brandt portrait and which is Of black
panne velvet with girdle and arm
pieces of black satin. has no orna-
mentatfon at the neck line. The vel
vet is cut to the base of the neck at
the back, then out on each side to the
armpits and goes in a straight line
across the chest below the collarbone.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
To Clean Feather PiIIows.

Feathers that have lain for any
length Of time in pillows should be
washed. To do the work In the best
possible manner open one corner OF
the pillow and pour boiling water In
upon the feathers. This makes them
a wet mass. and they are much more
easily handled. Remove them and then
wash them thoroughly with soap and
water. being careful to rinse them in
several waters. Then put them back
into the washed cover and hang In the
sun where they will dry and be light
and fluffy. In this way none OF the
feathers are lost.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
A PEEPING GIRL.

Curiosity is wanting to know about
things that don't concern you. 1t near
ly always gets folks into trouble.
There was Pandora. | think l shall
have to tell you about her.
Pandora was lovely young Grecian
girl. She had everything that heart
could wish for when she was born.
The gods who lived in their beautiful
place on Mount Olympus had each CIV
en- her a splendid birthday present
She received beauty from one, health
from another. talent from another, and
SO on.
There was one old god, though, who
thought he would play joke on the
others. So he waited until the other
gods had all given their gifts, and
then he gave Pandora the gift of curl
osity.
Though Pandora as she grew up was
found to be given TO poking her pretty
little nose into things that didn't con
Germ her and asking SO many questions
that her guardian. Old Epimetheus, was
often greatly put out, she was such
charming girl and 50 cierer that he
overlooked this little fault.
Now, little faults sometimes make
as great trouble as great big naughti-
nesses, and in PandOra's case this
turned out TO be especially true.
Old Epimetheus had stored away in
a safe place in his house a very costly
vase. The vase was always covered
and in a place where no one was allow
ed to go.
Pandora often wondered about the
vase, and she asked Epimetheus Sc
many questions about it that he
thought it wise to lecture her every
now and then about staying out Of the
room in which the vase was kept.
The more he warned her not to &c
near it the more curious she became
about the vase.
81 don't see how one little peep cOulG
hurt it or me-" she said to herself.
So one day when Epimetheus was
away from homePandora crept int
the room.
Pandora crept behind the curtain
There stood the vase in the corner
covered with a dark cloth. She lifted
the cloth and then started as she heard
a queer humming sHd 5Uhzing inside
the vase.
Carefully she lifted the lid. but be-
fore she could peep in dark winged
thing had darted out and then another
and another
Pandora was so frightened that she
did not know what to do. Epimetheus
rushed into the room, but the vase was
nearly empty. Only one little sprite re
manned in the bottom of the vase. His
name was Hope. Care, Sickness, Pow
erty and all sorts Of evil sprites had
flown away to wander about the world
ever since, but we still, thanks to Epi
have Hope with us to com
fort us when the evil sprites are tor
menting us too much.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
WASHING FLANNELS.
Easy Way to Cleanse Sweaters and
"Unders" Without Shrinking Them.

Easy Way to Cleanse Sweaters and
FINDERS" Without Shrinking Them.
For flannels make a lukewarm suds
with some good, pure soap, add ia
bIcspoonful of ammonia for each pail
of water, soak flannels in this ten or
fifteen minutes, then souse them till
the dirt is out lido not rub. Wiring
them through the clothes wringer.
rinse in lukewarm water and again
put them through wringer. If you
have only a few pieces and do not
want to bother with the tub and
wringer simply lift them from the suds
70 the rinse water and hang them up
ont Of this to drip dry.
For sweaters, knit or crocheted jack
cts and the like proceed same as with
fiannels. but when it comes to wiring
Ing them fold each article in some
piece Of cotton, such as an apron or a
piece of an old sheet, and put through
the wringer. To dry, if it is sunny.
spread a sheet in the sun, place arti-
Gle loosely upon it and cover with an
other sheet If it is cloudy they will
dry if spread out in warm room. Do
not hang them out.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Baked Indian PUDDING,

Scald one quart Of milk In q double
boiler. stir In gradually i've tablespoon
fuls Of granulated Indian meal and
cook twenty minutes. Add three ia
blespoonfuls Of butter, one cupful OF
molasses, one teaspoonful Of salt. one
and one-half teaspoonfuls Of cinnamon.
one-half teaspoonful Of ginger and two
beaten eggs. Turn into q buttered
dish. pour one cupful Of cold milk over
the top and bake about one hour.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
A HOMEMADE FIRELESS.
A Stout Wooden Box, Old Newspapers
and Hay the Chief Requisites.

and Hay the Chief Requisites.
A fireless cooker is almost a neces-
sity In the up to date kitchen, but the
expense is serious consideration with
the young housewife. However,
very satisfactory substitute can be
made at virtually no cost and will
prove an economical means Of boiling
and stewing.
Get a wooden box with a hinged lid;
line it with newspapers or packing pa
per; then cover the papers with baize
or felt. Cover the lid inside In the
same manner. Press enough hay firm
ly into the bottom Of the box to form
a compact layer six inches deep. Fill
the box with hay, pressing it well
against the sides, and make nests for
the pans or casseroles you intend to
use, leaving partition Of hay between
them and a space of six inches be-
tween the top Of the pots and the box
lid. To fill this space you make mat
tress-like cushion Of baize and fill it
tightly with hay. 1t must fit the top
Of the box tightly and be six inches
thick. See the contents of the pans
are absolutely boiling when put In. If
opened during cooking they must be
reboiled.
You can make easily any kind of
stew, Of meat game or poultry, by
cooking it over the fire in the usual
way for twenty minutes and when
boiling putting 1t into the hay box, COW
ering it with the cushion, shutting up
the lid and leaving 1t six hours. Len
til, pea or mixed vegetable soups re-
Quire thirty minutes boiling on the fire
and four hours in the hay box. Boiled
meat requires thirty minutes boiling
for small joint and forty-fve for one
Of five pounds and four to five hours
In the hay box. Beefsteak pudding re
quires an hours steady boiling on the
fire and four to five hours In the hay
box; suet pudding the same. Soft veg
etables, like potatoes, and cereals, like
rice, sage, tapioca, macaroni, require
five minutes boiling and one and a
half hours in the box. Haricot beans.
lentils, carrots, turnips, require TWEEN
ty minutes boiling and three hours In
the box. Oatmeal porridge can be
cooked fifteen minutes on the fire, then
left all night in the box and be given
five minutes on the fire before serving
at breakfast Any kind of fruit can
be stewed In the hay box. 1t is best
to make a strip of sugar and water.
add cloves, lemon or any flavoring
liked, bring to the boil, add the fruit
and let it simmer ten minutes; put into
the cooker and leave three hours
Small fruit takes less time. Any dish
that is to be eaten hot must be brought
to the boil after taking it out Of the
hay box before serving.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Early Marriages.

DR.. William Lee Howard is authority
for the statement that if girl marries
at eighteen her offspring are apt to
be totally untitled to struggle with the
problems of the world. At the age of
twenty-one she may give birth to at
least one child of high efficiency, but
those that were born before or after
will be unfit. When parents are too
young. the girl under twenty-one and
the man under twenty-seven, the of
spring are too often delicate, and
malformation and idiocy are common
among the offspring of too young par
entS.
A French authority declared that the
ideal age for parenthOod is thirty-three
years in men and twenty-six years In
women.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
For Babv's Crib,

Eaby's crib is made up with as much
care rs to details as is given to the
bed OF the elders. Day slips with the
envelope flap are used on the diminu-
tive pillow. and a sheet is generally
embroidered and scalloped to match.
Another pillowcase that was finished
with a perfectly plain hem had a de-
sign with cutwork relieving its SIM
pllcity. The sheet carried out the same
scheme Of embroidery.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Cranberry Tarts.

Line the bottom and sides Of small
tart or cake tins with a good pie crust
and bake in a hot oven for seven to
ten minutes. until the pastry is done.
Have ready cranberries cooked soft in
strip Of equal parts Of sugar and
water. Fill the tarts and put back
Into the oven and bake for five min
utes. Allow not more than teaspoon
ful of mixture to each tart.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
Homenade SAUSAGE,

Put any scraps of unused meat
through the meat chopper and grind
an equal amount Of fat and lear fresh
pork to add to II. Mix two tablespoon
fuls Of cracker crumbs for each cup
full Of meat, season with salt, pepper
and poultry seasoning to taste, bind
with an egg. shape into cakes and then
fry.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-01-27
For Winter Sports.

In sport suits hOmespuns have big
place In the very smart tailored suits.
Wool velours are seen In very gay
hnts, but wool velOurs In a gay tint
does not look garish or bizarre. These
suits are made for the Canadian and
the northern United States resorts.
With their big rolling capelike collar
and deep CUTS Of fur they have Q lot
Of style.