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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
SINGING CALLED LOST ART |
1t Is Now Confined Chiefly to Profes.
SIGNALS, Drunkards and Phono-
graphs, Says Writer.

Singing, as far as most people are
concerned, is a lost art. Thousands
attend operas, recitals and musical
comedies, tens of thousands wind up
monographs but as for singing them
selves informally at their work or play
they have forgotten how. In times
past people of all ranks sang together
as matter of course. Sailors sang at
their work, peasants, shepherds, cow
boys-all had their favorite and ap-
propriate songs. The songs of chill
dren at games, the lullabies of moth
ers are in the collected ballads and
folklore of many peoples, says the In
dianapolis News.
"The pastimes and the labors of the
husbandman and the shepherd" says
Andrew Lang, "were long ago kind
of natural opera. Each task had its
own song; blowing, seeding, harvest,
burial-all had their appropriate bal
lads or dirges. The whole soul of the
peasant class breathes in their bur-
dens as the great sea resounds in the
shell cast up, on the shore"
Nowadays the whirl of machinery
makes all the noise. The workers in
mills might find it unsatisfying to sing
at their work, but it is doubtful if they
would sing even if their voices could
be heard; while singing in an office or
store would pretty surely be stopped
by the "boss" or the police. Thou
sands congregate every night in the
silence of moving picture theaters, and
even in the churches where singing by
the congregation used to be customary
the attendants now usually listen in
silence to a paid singer.
Singing in this age is largely con-
fined to the professional performer
drunken men and gramophones.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
CHAPTER XIV.
The World Alone

Here's the first weeks rent then"
said Rose, handing the landlady three
dollars, land think you'd better give
me a receipt showing till when it's
paid for"
The landlady had tight gray hair
and hard-bitten Ratchet face. She
had no charms, one would have said.
of person, mind or manner. But IT
was nevertheless true that Rose was
renting this room largely on the
strength of the landlady She was so
much more humanity possible than any
of the others at whose placarded doors
hose had Knocked or rung :!
The landlady went away to write out
receipt, Rose closed the door after
her and locked il.
She didn't particularly want TO keep
anybody out. But, in q sense in which
IL had never been quite true before.
TINS was her room, room where any,
one lacking her specific invitation to
enter would be an intruder-a condi-
ton which had not obtained either in
her mothers house or in Rodney's.
She smiled widely over the absurdity
of indulging in a pleasurabIe feeling of
possession in squalid little cubbyhole
like this The wall paper was stained
and faded; there was an iron bed-the
mattress on the bed was lumpy. There
vas dingy-looking oak bureau with a
small mirror; handicapped black
walnut washstand and a pitcher stand
ing in bowl on top Of it.
AS for the hurrying life she looked
out upon from her grimy window, the
difference between il and that which
she had bee. wont to contemplate
through Florence McCrea'S exQuiSitely
loaded easements was simply planet,
AIRY.
And yet, queeriy enough, in terms OF
literal lineal measurement. the dis
lance between the windows themselves
was less than thousand yards. And
such is the enormous social and Spir,
itual distance between North CLARK
street and The Drive. she was as safely
hidden here. as completely out of the
cxbit of any of her friends, or even OF
fsv friends servants. as she could
have been iC New York or San Fran
cisco.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31


him, whereupon, clearly currying on,
his orders, he vaulted down from the
stage and came walking toward the
doorway where Rose was stu stand
ing.
But he didn't come straight to her:
he brought up before a woman sit
ting In folding chair a little farther
along the wall, who drew herself de-
fensively erect when she saw him turn
toward her, assumed look of calculat-
ed disdain. tapped foot-gave, on
the whole, an imitation of a duchess
being kept waiting.
But the limp young man didn't seem
disconnected, and inquired in so many
words what her business WIS. The
duchess said in a harsh. high voice
that she wanted to see the director;
very particular friend of his had
begged her to do So
You'll have to wait till he's through
rehearsing," said the young man, and
then he came over to Rose.
The vestiges of the smile the Ouch
ess had provoked were still visible
about her mouth when he came up.
May / wait and see Mr.. Gaibraith
after The rehearsal?" she asked. IF
won't be in the way?"
Sure" said the young man. "He
won't be long now. He's been rehears-
ing since two" Then, rather explo-
sively, "Have a chair
He struck Rose as being a little
fiustered and uncertain somehow.
1t was long hour that Rose sat
there In p little folding chair-an hour
that, in spite of all her will could do,
took some of the crispness out of her
courage.
When at last, a little after six
o'clock, Galbraith said: Quarter to
eight, everybody" and dismissed them
with nod for scurry to what were
evidently dressing rooms at the other
side of the hall, the ship of Roses
hopes had utterly gone to pieces. She
had plank to keep herself afioat on.
1t WAS The determination to stay there
until he shcNld tell her in so many
words that he hadn't any use for her.
The deprecatory young man was
talking to him now, about her and the
duchess evidently, for he peered out
into the hall, then vaulted down from
the stage and came toward them.
The duchess got up, and, with
good deal of manner, went over to
meet him. Rose didn't hear what the
duchess said. But when John Gal
braith answered her, his voice easily
filled the room; "You tell Mr.. Pike,
if that's his name, we haven't any
vacancies in the chorus at present. If
we find we need you, we can let you
know"
He said it not unkindly, but he ex-
erciSed some power of making it evil
dent that as he finished speaking,
the duchess, for him, simply ceased to
exist. Then, with disconcerting sud
denness, he looked straight at Rose
and said: what do you want?'
She'd thought him tall, but he
wasn't. He was looking on perfect
level into her eyes.
Il want a job in the chorus" said
Rose.
"YOu heard what said to that 9TH
er woman, l suppose"
Eyes, said Rose, ''but :"
"But you thought you'd let me say
it to you again"
'Yes," she said And, queerly
enough, she felt her courage coming
back.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31

opening from the street level up
on the foot OF a broadish stair
which took you up rather suddenly.
AT the head of the stairway, tilted
back in a kitchen chair beneath a
single gas jet whose light he was try
ing to make suffice for the perusal of
a green newspaper, sat a man, under
orders, no doubt, to keep intruders
away. The thing to do was to go
by as if, for such as she. watch
men didn't exist. The rhythmic pound
ing of feet and the frayed chords
from WORKOUT piano, convinced her
she was in the right place.
Her stratagem succeeded. The man
glanced up and, though she felt he
didn't return to his paper again, he
made no attempt to stop her She
walked steadily ahead to another open
door at The far end of the room,
through which sounds and light came
In.
Rose paused for a steadying breath
before she went through that farther
door, her eyes starry with resolution,
her cheeks, just for the moment, lit
tie pale.
The room was hot and not we'll
lighted. In the farther wall of it was
proscenium arch and raised stage.
On the stage, right and left, were two
irregular groups of girls, with few
men, awkwardly, Rose thought, dis
posed among them. All were swayiny
a little 10 mark the rhythm of the mu-
sic tndustriously pounded out by
sweaty young man at the piano-a
swarthy. thick young man in his I'M
dershirt. There were q few more
people sprawled in different parts of
the hall.
1t was all a little vague to her at
first, because her attention was To-
cused upon a single figure-a compact
rather slender, figure. and tall, Rose
thought-of man In a blue serge
suit, who stood at the exact center of
the stage and the extreme edge of the
footlights. He was counting aloud
the bars Of the music-not beating
time ar all. nor yielding to the rhvthn
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
For Darkened London,

Suggestions for making ourselves
visible when the lights are low" are
becoming rather alarming. We are ad-
vised, observes the London Chronicle,
to wear Eight clothes for dark streets"
One humorist goes so far as to suggest
a "coat of whitewash" for evening
wear. White hats or CATERS woul6
call for less expenditure than an ex-
ira light night suit which most Of us
would be obliged to add to our ward
robe. But perhaps the simplest device
would be a white smock, with special
musical box attachments; for one night
wanderer says he makes q practice of
singing as he walks to let other folks
know he Is coming.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
METHODSOF DRYING
Three Ways Applicable in Maxine
Dried Products.
SHRED OR CUT INTO SLICES
When Artificial Heat Is to Be Used
Freshly Cut Fruits and veueta-
bles Should Be Exposed First
to Gentle Heat.

From FARMERS BULL ,ETTN s41 Trni+s5
States department of Agriculture.)
Ihree main ways of drying are ap-
plcable in the home manufacture of
dried fruits and vegetables, namely,
sun drying, drying by artificial heat,
and drying by air blast. These. of
course, may be combined. In general,
most fruits or vegetables, to be dried
quickly, must first be shredded or cut
INTO slices, because many are too large
to dry quickly or are covered with a
SKIN, the purpose of which is to pre-
vent drying out. When freshly cut
fruits or vegetables are to be dried by
means of artificial heat, they should
be exposed first to gentle heat and
later to the higher temperatures. If
the air applied at the outset is of too
nigh a temperature, the cut surfaces
Of the sliced fruits or vegetables be-
come hard, or scorched, covering the
Juicy interior so that it vii! not dry
out. Generally it is not desirable that
the air temperature in drying should
go above lao degrees to 80 degrees
Fahrenheit, and it is better to keep il
well below this point. Insects and in
sect eggs are killed by exposure to
heat of this temperature.
Degree of Heat.
1t is important to know the degree
Of heat in the drier, and this cannot
be determined very accurately except
by using thermometer. inexpensive
oven thermometers can be found on
the market, or an ordinary chemical
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
Heroes of Canine World.

The Belgian police dogs, on account
Of their ability to detect and capture
criminals, and the great st. Demands,
which were famous for their rescues
Of travellers lost in the alpine SHOWS.
were considered the greatest heroes Of
the canine world until the present war
introduced the Red Cross dogs, whose
deeds of valor in front of the trenches
have saved the lives of thousands Of
sOrely wounded.-National Geographic
Magazine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
ROSE ALDRIcH LEAVES HER HUSBAND AND THE TWINS
AND GOES FORTH INTO THE UNKNOWN WORLD TO
MAKE LIVING AND LEARN LIES VALUES

Stanton modest
wealthy Rodney Adch than
laziness This plans
feels that the motherhood
birth
professional Intense dissatisfaction
with returns Rose She determines
ont and
she goes and is this
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
Pumpkins and Squash.

(a) Select sound, well-grown speci
mems. Cut into strips; peel these; re
move all seeds and the soft part sur.
rounding them. Cut strips into small.
er bits not over one-fourth irch thick
and two inches long, and dry
(b) Pare and cut into about one
half-inch strips and blanch three min
utes. Remove surface moisture and
dry slowly from three to four hours,
raising temperature from 10 degrees
to 40 degrees Fal-enheit.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
Cherries.
To Dry Sweet Potatoes.
Select sound, mature roots.

Select sound, mature roots.
(a) Wash. boil until nearly done
peel, and run through the meat chop
per. Spread on trays and dry until
brittle.
Cb) Treat as above, but slice instead
of running through the meat chopper.
(c) Wash. peel. slice, spread on
trays, and dry. A somewhat brighter
product will result If the sliced potato
is dipped in salt water just before
drying.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31

Dowser-'There goes Judge Wurd-
leigh. In addition to his being a fine
jurist, he has the reputation of being
master of the English language.
Bowser-'aThat may be, but 1 don't
like his sentences; they are too long.
1t took me six months to get to the end
of one of them - se-sesv. -.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
Must Carry the DANCER Marx.

BY order of the health department Of
Newark, n j., children under ten years
of age, who are suffering with whoop-
ing cough, must wear a conspicuous
sleeve badge. The badge bears the
words "Whooping Cough" printed in
bold letters. The ordinance insists
upon the child wearing this badge for
six weeks.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
Disadvantage Of Social Position

A voice of protest is raised in Texas
against alleged endeavors to make the
watermelon a food of caste. ANY
such effort is bound to carry It's own
rebuking. Nobody ever ate water
melon with a fork and had the fu,t
need of it's lusciousness.-New York
World.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
a Lost RAM. of Mountains.

A great range of mountains once ex-
tended from the eastern end of Lake
Superior southwest to beyond the Mis-
souri, river. In places they were a
mile high. Weather and volcanic &C
ton wore them down, the sea covered
them and today they are prairie.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
HereditY.

Jamie-Gee, your grandma is a spr5
old lady!
Jennie-Well, hadn't she ought to
be? Her father lived to be centaur,
and her mother was almost a cent?
pede.-Judge.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31

Spread out on trays to dry. Small,
black cherries can be dried when con-
tanning the stones.
(b) Wash remove surface moisture,
and spread cherries, unseeded, in thin
layer on trays. If cherries are seeded
there will be a loss of juice. Dry
from two to four hours at 10 degrees
to $50 degrees Fahrenheit. Raise tenn
perature gradually.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
CHAPTER XVI.
The First Day.

With her umbrella over her shoul-
der, Rose set sail northward again
through the rain, absurdly cheered.
The entrance to the North End hall
was pair of white painted doors
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
To Dry Peaches.

Peaches usually are dried unpeeled,
blts .hey will be better if peeled before
drying.
(a) Remove the stones, cut the fruit
into halves, or preferably into smaller
pieces, and spread on trays to dry.
(b) Cut in halves, pit, lay in trays
pit side up, and dry at same tempera-
ture and for same length Of time as
apples.
Cherries.
(a) Remove stems of cherries and,
If the fruit is large, the pits also.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
These Potato Strings Have Been
Cooked, Passed Through Meat
Grinder Used in Ordinary Homes.

thermometer can be suspended In the
drier. If thermometer is not used,
the greatest care should be given to
the regulation of the heat. The tenn
perature in the drier rises rather
quickly and the product may scorch
unless close attention is given. The
reason sun drying is popularity be-
lieved to give fruits and vegetables
a sweeter flavor lies probably in the
fact that in the sun they never are
scorched, whereas in the oven or over
stove scorching is likely to occur
unless careful attention is given them.
Drying of certain products can be
completed in some driers within two
or three hours. The time required for
drying vegetables varies. However, it
can be determined easily by a little
| experience on the part Of the person
doing the drying. The material should
be stirred or turned several times dur
ing the drying in order to secure a
uniform product.
The ability to judge accurately as
to when fruit has reached the proper
condition for removal from drier can
be gained only by experience. When
sufficiently dried it should be so dry
that it is impossible to press water
out Of the freshly cut ends of the
pieces, and will not show any of the
natural grain of the fruit on being
broken, and yet not so dry that it will
snap or crackle. 1t should be leathery
and pliable.
Evaporation of Moisture.
When freshly cut fruits or vege-
As,h Is,,4r,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
Good Work.

''Mrs. Bang, next door, says the
moths have got into her piano and are
running it."
Really? Well, I'll never say an
other unkind thing about a moth"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
Some Weather siuns.

A deep blue color of the sky, even
when seen through clouds, indicates
fair weather; growing whiteness. an
approaching storm.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31

People are often sad because life is
a riddle of which they have failed to
guess the answer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31

Waste wood products from south
ern sawmills are to be used in the
manufacture of paper.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
Dried Green Peas.

with a sharp knife, taking care not to
cut off pieces of the cob. Spread thin
ly on trays, and place in position to
dry. Stir occasionally until dry.
(b) Boil or steam on the cob eight
to ten minutes to set the milk. To
improve flavor a teaspoonful of salt
to gallon of water may be used.
Drain well and cut corn from cob.
using very sharp and flexible knife.
Cut grains fine, only half way down
to the cob, and scrape out the re-
mainder of grain, being careful not to
scrape off any of the chaff next to the
cob. Dry from three to four hours at
ITO degrees to 145 degrees Fahren-
heit. When field corn is used, good
plump roasting-ear stage is the proper
degree of ripeness. A pound of dried
corn per dozen ears is an average
yield.
(c) The corn may be dried in the
sun. Dry in oven ten to fifteen min
utes, and finish drying in the sun. Sun
drying, of course, is not satisfactory
in moist weather.
Pack in cartons CT boxes for few
days to condition"
Lima Beans.
Lima beans can be shelled from the
pod and dried. If gathered before ma
turity when young and tender, wash
and blanch from five to ten minutes.
Length of time for blanching depends
upon size and maturity of beans. Re
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
Evaporation of Moisture.

When freshly cut fruits or vege-
tables are spread out they immediate
ly begin to evaporate moisture into
the air around them, and if in a closed
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-10-08
OCALA SOCIAL AFFAIRS
Continued from Third Page,
OratorY and Debating

The following list of books on ora
tory and debating in the Ocala public
library has been made out for the
benefit of grammar and high school
students:
Book of ElOquence.
Washington's Farewell Address.
Great Speeches.
Henry W. Grady.
How to Speak.
How to Develop Power.
Burke's Speeches.
How to Argue.
High School Debate Book.
Cromwell's Speeches.
Southern Literature.
Speeches in Congress. 20 volumes
Speeches in Classics, 10 volumes.
Speeches in Half Hours, 10 Vol.
w. W. Dismukes, Mrs. Dismukes
and family and Miss Marie Moore
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-10-08
What the Experts of the Department
of Agriculture Say

of Agriculture Say
We waste food when we eat more
than we need or more than is food
for US. Many, if not most of US, waste
food in this way every day.
We waste food when it is improp-
erly prepared or cooked, when it is
poorly seasoned, or burned or other
wise made unattractive to the eye or
the palate.
We waste food when we have too
much prepared or served for meal;
or when it is unnecessarily rich. This
is a cardinal American means of
waste.
We waste food when we do not in
sist on careful saving and re-prepara-
ton of much that is left untouched at
the table, too often permitting it to be
thrown into the garbage can.
Here is the chance to save with a
definite purpose and for an object of
supreme Importance.
Miss Dorothy Klock is rapidly re-
covering from her recent operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. D. Blackburn and
Mrs. C. F. Flppen vii return tonight
from a several days visit to Tampa.
Mr.. Elmore Davidson of Leesburg,
cameup yesterday to visit his sister,
Mrs. M. H. Julian, who is i'll at the
hospital.
Miss Louise Booze came up from
Tampa Saturday to visit her mother,
Mrs. B. H. Seymour.
Mrs. Order Perkins went to Jack
sonville yesterday for visit to rela-
| tives.
Mr.. George Rentz of Jacksonville,
spent Sunday in town with his fam
! lily.
Miss Lucille Cooper, the domestic
science teacher, who has been acting
as principal of the Lake Worth school
until the arrival of their principal who
has been delayed, came here for the
weekend at the home of Mrs. Mabe
Aylesforth, where she will make hel
home permanently this winter
Boynton notes in Tropical Sun.
Miss Cooper is pleasantly remem-
bered in Ocala, where she was domes-
tic science teacher last year.
This being week of prayer at the
Baptist church, the following pro
gram has been arranged. Tuesday
afternoon the 'Woman's Missionary
| Society will meet at the home of Mrs
John L. Edwards. Wednesday a
7:30 the meeting will be held at the
| church. Thursday afternoon a silver
tear and shower at the home of Mrs
w. T. Gary for the orphanage at Ar
cadia, at which time table linen, bee
linen, towels, etc., also clothing fol
boys and girls of all ages will be &C
ceptable.
| Mr.. F. W. Cook received telegram
this morning from Mrs. Cook, who is
at West Palm Beach, announcing the
| death of her grandmother, Mrs: j. Fl
Andrews at that place. Ocala friends
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cook will sympathize
with them in their loss.
Mrs. R. R. Carroll, who is spending
the summer and early autumn in st
Petersburg, came up from the Sun
shine City yesterday for few day:
visit at her home here.
|
| Miss Carrie Barco, our clever anc
charming correspondent from Cotton
Plant, was in town Saturday and PAID
i the Star a pleasant call.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-10-08
sEABoARD LOCAL SCHEDULE

No. 9-Leaves Jacksonville 1:20 p.
m; Ocala AIS p. m. Arrives Tampa
1885 p. m.
No. LEAVES Jacksonville $3.50 p.
M; Ocala, 1:45 a. m. Arrives st. Pc
tersburg, 7:45 a. m.
No. 3-Leaves Jacksonville $3.50 a.
M; Ocala, 1880 p. m.
NorthbOund
No. 10-Leaves Tampa at l p. M;
Ocala, Ais p. m. Arrives Jackson
vile, 7:15 p. m.
No. 2-Leaves Tampa 9 p. M;
Ocala, 1:55 a. m. Arrives Jackson
vile, Gas a. m.
No. 4-Leaves Tampa, $40 a. m;
arrive Oeala, 1:10 p. m; arrive Jack
sonville at $40 Q. m.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-10-08

Mr.. and Mrs. N. U. Kindt, who have
established music store in the room
next to the Postal Telegraph Office on
North Main street, are putting their
new quarters in good shape and ex-
pect their goods in soon. A number
of handsome and tuneful instruments
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-10-08

Attention of those who pass Mr.. A.
o. Harriss' insurance office is drawn.
by the big, good-looking bale of cot
ton by the window. 1t is sample of
the half-dozen bales raised by Gen.
w. w. Harriss and Mr.. L. R. Chazal
on their farm near town. Mr.. Albert
Harriss has done his bit at farming
himself this year. He had ten acres
in corn, and the yield was generous.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-10-08
NEW SCHOOL REGULATIONS

Owing to the small enrolment in
the beginners grade of the primary
school, the trustees of the district and
the county board have decided to adj
nit to this grade any children who
will be six years of age before the
close of school.
The purpose of this regulation is
to give to the pupils the advantages
of full year in school and parents
who intend sending children are urg-
ed to enter them at once. No provis-
ion will be made for a class of begin
ners after the holidays.
Nellie C. Stevens.