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The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-11-23
PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention Of Those Who Come
and Go During the Week

A0AAuAOo' IOlIoI WdIcF, soup dC
the RexalI store.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Baum visit
ed in ChilIicothe last Sunday and
Monday.
Visit the art exhibit in the Dick
building Thursday, Friday and
Saturday
John Knight of Oskaloosa, Iowa,
is here visiting his brother, J.
knight and other relatives.
Get in on the Christmas piano
club now being conducted by Je-
rome Brown, our local dealer.
Mrs. Allie Harter and daughter,
Miss Beatrice, were guests of friends
in BrookfeId Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kraft mo-
tored to ChilIicothe Tuesday and
spent the day with J. B. Jones and
family.
c. B. Talbot aud T. D. Mouser
were in Kansas City last Saturday
buying some additional machinery
for the corn shelling outfit.
Miss Belle Welsh accompanied
by Mrs. Allie Welsh and Mrs. Cecil
Welsh motored to Meadville Satur-
day and attended the flower show.
Miss Ellen Estes who is taking
the trained nurse course at Barnes
hospital in st. Louis, sent in a dol
lar Monday that she may get the
home news each week.
A. A. Ong, the big Burlington
engineer, spent Sunday in Laclede
with his aunt, Mrs. J. l.. Ong.
Mr.. Ong recently returned from a
visit with his wife and son on their
ranch in Wyoming.
Music is a vital necessity this
Xmas so why not buy one of those
celebrated Schumann pianos or
players. No better piano made and
terms made to suit your conven-
ience. See Jerome Brown.
Joe A. Yount returned home
last Friday from spending some
weeks in Oklahoma and New Mex
leo. He reports it so dry in parts
of Oklahoma that the fall sown
wheat has not come up yet.
Mrs. Chas. T. Sharp left Mon
day for Colorado Springs, Colo, in
response to a wire that her daught-
er, Mrs. Chas. Nc Lain was serious
Ly ill. Mr.. and Mrs. McLain live
near Linneus but went to Colorado
in the early part of the summer for
the benefit of Mrs. McLain's health.
Circuit Clerk II. Fl. Lamb was in
Laclede Wednesday on his way to
Brookfeld to arrange for the De-
,ember term of court and made
;his Office a business call, deposit
ng a dollar for his 28th annual
payment on subscription, having
Deen with us since the first issue in
1890.
Rev. and Mrs. Turrentine were
n Salina, kans., last week where
hey bought residence property.
They are expecting to move this
week and make Salina their home.
Rev. Mr.. Turrentine is still badly
with rheumatism but by
he aid of crutches has been able
% get around considerable of late.
Mrs. Ida Davis, district deputy
or the Royal Neighbors. has re.
urned from spending sometime in
charlton comfy, during which she
leld a class adoption at Mussle Fork
lddiug fifteen members to the camp.
The camp was so pleased with her
work that at the close they pre-
Iented Mrs. Davis with a solid sill
Ier ladle.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-11-23
Local and Personal

Browns.
See the nice new line of ivory at
Browns drug store.
Bibles and testaments for every
body at the Rexall store:
Fifteen piano boxes for sale at
ST. so to $500. See Jerome Brown.
An immense line of combs and
brushes, and pocketbooks at
Browns.
Jonteel, is the new line of talcum,
face powder, cold cream, at the
RexaIl store. Try it.
Barred Plymouth Rock cockerels
for sale. Prices $3.50 to $500.
Mrs. A. M. Walker, Laclede, phone
7O4.
w. S. Mahurin and H. M. Stan
dly attended public sale at Linn
eus last Saturday and invested in
Holstein COWS.
The Reading Circle meets next
Tuesday evening with Mrs. F. w.
Burke, Mrs j. w. Lomax, leader
of the lesson.
Several Laclede boys expect to
motor to Cameron next Thursday
to see the VIM. Jewell Wesleyan
football game.
Mrs. M. F. Clay and Mrs. J. E.
Welsh motored to Tina last Sunday
and spent the day with Mrs. G. F.
Carlson and family.
There will be a program and pie
supper at Locust Greek school house
Friday evening, November %, to
which all are cordially invited.
If you doubt the value of my
new pianos at $185.00 compare
them with pianos sold elsewhere
at $285.0O. Jerome G. Brown.
Am closing out my entire stock
of jeweIry. If you are looking for
bargains you will find them here.
Everything in the jewelry line to
go at cost. Laura Love.
Bertha Fern Hohimer, the 7 days
old baby of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Ho-
himer, was brought here from
Meadville and buried in the Laclede
cemetery Wednesday.
Bring in your scrap iron. Am
paying IS cents per hundred deliv-
cred. This price is good until the
Oath. I am also in the market for
hides. F. M. Alexander.
If your car is not working just
right take it to the Power Garage
where there is an expert mechanic
who will locate the trouble and
correct it without any guess work.
Taylor Weaver has traded his
three pieces of residence property in
Laclede for fifty acre farm between
and Marceline. He ex-
poets to move onto the farm in
March.
W. w. Hoskins, Kingman, Kans.
jent in his annual remittance this
week. Mr.. Hoskins has many old
friends here, likes to hear from
hem and never fails to send in his
enewal about this time every year.
Jerome G Brown is factory repre-
entative in this territory for the
famous Schumann. the popular {
zohler & Campbell and the old re- {
liable Newman Bros, and Kroeger I
'ianOs and players. See him be- !
ore you buy any piano.
w. H. Basset has leased his gar !
ge and automobile business to
Inner PeScher and Karl Keune I
rho will take charge next Monday.
'hese are two splendid young men I
rom northeast Of town and will '
o doubt make good in the bust 5
ess. Dir. Basset expects to leave s
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-11-23
Red Cross

The Masons have rendered the
use of their spacious reception
room to the ladies of the Red Cross
as a work room for the winter
The lodge furnishes the room, light,
heat and janitor service free. The
ladies also have permission to use
the main lodge room for rec 'ptions,
entertainments or anything of that
character they may need it for.
Heretofore the city hall has been
used but the large space to heat
made it expensive for the city and
the society has accepted the offer
of the MasOns and that will now be
headquarters. Tables, sewing ma
chimes and goods will all be at the
new room ready for use next Sat
urday and it is hoped as many as
can will be out.
Following are the new members:
HERNIA Deininger, Bloyce Denim
ger, Mary Mustapha, Josephene
Mustapha, Mrs. Turrentine, Miss
Nellie Barber. Carl F. Sayles,
Carlos G. Anderson.
The sale of donated articles will
be held in the park next Saturday
afternoon. All those who may
have something to donate will
please bring it in whether they have
been solicited or not. Everybody
and everything having a sale value
will be welcome. The activities of
the Red Cross are not confined to
any one set of people but includes
all the folk.
President Allen is continuing his
drive for funds and in addition to
the $275.O 90 reported last week he
has secured the following:
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-11-23

Benson Banking Co.
Mcdonnell Bros. s.------------- 10
J. A. and G. w. Yount------- 10
E. r. Marsh ---------------- 10
Geo. W. Anderson on--------- 10
Karl Jones -.----.------ 10
A' = Oldy ------ ------ ------ LO
j. M. Kerr err----------------- 10
L. T. Rowland---------------1 10
E. F, Brenner -------------- 10
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Dcnr Kate.

Dear Kate:
have been working again. Mrs. Smith
got at me about the dancing, not that she
thinks the dancing is bad but she don't like
the places where ! dance nor the people
have to be with, and she is dead sore at the
rooming house where ! live She don't Ike
the girls float around with. and that hang
around my room. l can't understand it, be-
cause they are all right, and have known
them kind of girls all my life. she came up
to see me one afternoon, and there was haIt
a dozen in the room, and the smoke was so
thick you could cut it with knife, and she
cried after they left, and said a lot of rot
about me being too good to throw my life
away with them sort OF people. She talked
and she talked to me, and thought would
try TO work again, not but what dancing
amt work. ana there amt nothing wrong
with it, either, but there is a hard crowd
down at Kelley's, and sometimes it kinda
makes me sick. She talked to me lot
about Billy, and said 1t will make n great
difference in his life If he can look back to
his folks being respectable. / myself
don't see why he should be any prouder Of
his aunt being a servant than he would be
If she was n dancing girl, and l get thirty
per for dancing and only six little bucks
for housework. I stayed awake two nights
thinking about II, wondering if was getting
tough and didn't know II, cause things that
| don't think nothing about at all, Mrs.
Smith thinks awful, and she says that the
longer you live in that kind of life and with
people who have no "ideals"-whatever
| them is--one is just bound to go down.
! don't want to go down, and l don't want 10
| get so l will think crookedness is right and
| that decent people are wrong, so just piped
| it out to myself as / lay awake at night that
| I would give the honest work job another
chance.
answered an "ad" in the paper. I got
| n place up on West End avenue. | stayed
! there two months, then l had bad luck
again. ! liked the place real well, and the
| people liked me- and / suppose l would
! have been there yet, If | hadn't of cut my
| hand because, take it from me, Kate l am
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dandy housekeeper and I like II too
can't imagine nothing nicer than having
little home of your own and taking care Of
II yourself. IL even give me little thrill
10 walk into somebody elses kitchen and
see it all clean and nice, the dishes and the
glasses shining, and the pretty white cloth
on the table, and a bird singing in a cage
before the window, and know that all looked
so home-like cause I made it so. If some-
body elseS kitchen can make me feel that
way, If | had one Of my own suppose I'd
just naturally bust The woman / worked
for was one Of those sort Of no-good women
who amt bad or who ain't good, who is just
nothing. She didn't do a thing around the
house, didn't even take care of her own
clothes She read n little in the morning,
then went downtown every afternoon Of
her life, either to the theatres or to the
restaurants or shopping. Then at night as
often as she could. she made her poor hus-
band put on his dress clothes and go some
where with her They use TO scrap a lot
about II, as he was tired and generally
wanted to put on pair of old slippers and
set and smoke and read. Sometimes l use
to wonder what she done to earn her board,
as she wasn't as much of a help as a wife
of n crook generally is Even you, Kate.
used TO pass the leather on when Jim
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To Pickle Fish
TO the Editor Of Womau's Page:

TO the EdttoT OF " oman s rage:
Dear Madam-Please publish directions for
picking herrings. II. D.
To six pounds of the fish use one and
one-half quarts Of good cider vinegar. one
onion, two bay leaves, two whole cloves,
two blades of mace, one tablespoonful mus
tard seed, two peppercorns, one small red
pepper, one tablespoonful loaf sugar After
skinning the fish let it soak in cold water
for one-half hour, then put in a kettle,
cover with boiling water and parboil fifteen
minutes to remove the oily taste. Drain
and put in cold place until the following
day. Cut into fair-szed pieces, place the
vinegar and spices in a porcelain receptacle,
bring to boil; then drop the fish carefully
into II and let boil up together. Have six
or seven alright jars sterilized and pack
these with the fish. Fill spaces with the
hot liquid to the brim, screw the tops on
Immediately and stand to one side. When
all are filled wipe off and make certain the
lids are tight, then put away in cool,
dark place.
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To Protect Walls From Dampness

.
Dear Madam-,some time ago I read Of
way to coat brick wall so II would not be
damp, and Va / am anxious to do this with the
walls Of my house in the country / thought
you might be able to help out ]. J.. S.
The following method Is given by some
authorities: Use three-quarters Of a pound
of mottled soap to one gallon of water
Lay this composition over the brickwor<
steadily and carefully with a large fiat
brush, so not to form a lather on the
surface. Let 1t remain for twenty-four
hours, until dry; then mix one-half
pound Of alum with four gallons of water.
let stand twenty-four hours. and apply in
the same way over the coating of soap.
This must be done, of course, in very dry
weather TO be effective.
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To Bleach the Hair

10 We Edtor OF Womdu'S Page:
, Dear M&dam--Please print directions for
beachinE, the hair properly, so It will be an
even lEht shade all over. My hair ", liFhf
until the last few years, but now is an urIv
brown in color AEXTOI-Ss -
Are you determined to bleach your hair
IN my opinion, it is an extremely foolish
thing TO do. The yellow is usually very
artificial and the hair almost always be.
comes streaked. However, these are the
directions If you t0iH have them: First
shampoo the hair thoroughly to remove all
traces of OIL then apply the peroxide OF
hydrogen evenly all over the hair, being
careful not 10 touch the SCALP more than
you can help. II you apply too much the
hair Will turn gray instead Of yellow.
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vote spoke up, declared she had met and
talked with her and found her charming,
and understood she had come with a
splendid recommendation from a man
whose opinion meant much. Thus the
others fell in line prepared to welcome the
newcomer and to take her in"
Are you one Of those who do their own
thinking or do you. too, allow your opin.
ions to be nodded by some one with per-
haps no more gray matter, but consider.
able more backbone?
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Using Fiber Containers for Preserves
sr. -. udftc- - tUoa,z.B. Dz.z.

Dear Madam hear so much talk apout
using paper receptaces IN canning in place OF
tin. Can you tell me whether these are prac-
and what fruits or vegetables can be put up in
them3 RURAL GAMER.
Because OF the scarcity Of tin, manufac-
turers are being urged to use fiber con-
tainers and housewives also are being
asked to substitute these for glass con-
tainers. These fiber receptacles are being
produced in large quantities, and they are
much cheaper than glass or tin. When
coated with paraffin they are equal TO the
others and are recommended for keeping
fruits. relishes, jellies, preserves, pickles,
meats. salads, sauerkraut, milk, cream cof-
fee. tea, baking powder, spices and raislns.
Every housewife who viii substitute these
paper containers is performing a service 10
her country.
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To Make Smelling Salts

10 '0' Ldttof o. WOmuU'S PAGE.
Dear Aadam--Can YOU tell ma bo,,- ,,,.,,,.
Sats can be prepared at home?
MrsD E. T. l..
Try this formula: Two ounces water Of
ammonia seven drops oil of lemon. two
drops oil Of lavender four drops oil ~
bergamot, sufficient quantity of ammo
mum carbonate. Sift out the very fine
ana the very coarse pieces of ammonium,
SAT- using only those which are nearly Of
one size; place as many as will convenient
~ go in the wde-mouthed bottles which
are used for the purpose, then fill up with
the liquid preparation.
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Hair Up at Fourteen

TO NC Edt0f OF WOmdWS PuOc.
Dear Madam-Do you think n girl Of fourteen
large tor her age, Is old enough to wear bsr
hair upt How long should her skirts be?
BLUE EYES.
A girl Of fourteen should wear her hair
hanging Remember, she will have a great
many more years in which TO have it on TOP
Of her head, and there is nothing more be-
coming to most young girls than TO have
their hair prettily arranged and hanging
loose. The length Of skirt depends very
much on the girls size. II she is large for
her age she should wear them almost to
her shoetops.
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Girl Not Invited to Wedding

TO NC LUITOT OF " OTTWW 8 I7UDt'
Dear Madam n young girl OF twenty
one and have been going with young man the
age for three years-in fact, we are as
good as engaged. Last week he received an in
ation TO a wedding from one Of his friends
/ also know this friend, but not we'll. Do
you think he ought TO go alone since / did
not receive an invtationt MARIE V.
Unless your engagement to the young
man has been formally announced he is
justified in accepting the invitation; other
wise, not A girl whose engagement is only
understood" lis in rather an anomalous
nosition.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15

1. When linen is discOored through age or
disuse and II is not possible TO bleach IL by
hanging In the sun lay IL for twelve hours in a
solution Of one pound Of soda to one gallon Of
boiling soft water. let remain for twelve hours,
then boil In the samo liquid for One-half hour.
Then make n mixture of chloride Of lime with
eight times its quantity In water, which must be
well shaken In stone jar for three days, then
allowed TO settle, and the LIQUID being drawn
on clear. the linen must be stepped In it for
thirty-slN hours and washed. then rlnsed out
10 the ordinary way.
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Wells Not Worn at Nipht

To the Editor Of WomdH's Page:
Dear Madam-Wlll you settle a question for
mef Is II correct or not to wear a face veil in
the evening? EDITH b.
1t is not good form TO wear face veils
in the evening. The only excuse for a Veil
at night is when one is motoring
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15

To the Editor Of WOmdn's PAGE.
Dear Madam-Wil high white buckskin shoes
more stylish, lace hutton? " "
HIGH SCHOOL GIRL.
White buckskin boots will continue in
vogue this summer the laced boots, how
ever, being more fashionable than those
which button
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15
To Prevent Breakage of Lamp Gimme,

TO the Editor Of WomdH'g Page:
Dear Madam-Can you tell how. I can
prevent lamp Chimneys from breaking
they used? (Mrs.4 w. b.
Try putting them on the fire in vessel
filled with cold water, adding a little coarse
salt; heat gradually until it boils, then
cool slowly The slower the process the
stronger the glass will be.
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Stuffed Cucumbers

70 the Editor on WomaH's Page:
Dear Madam--This recipe for stuffed cucum-
hers IL nice for warm days; To three MEDIUM
sized cucumbers use one cupful chopped cold
nsaf, one-h half cupfpl bread crumbs, one table
spoonful butter. milk. salt and pepper 70 taste.
fsw drops lemon Juice. one eupful stock Pare
oul the seeds ana stun For etuning moisten
INa meat and CruInbd with enough milk 10 bind
them and season. Place the stuffed cucrm-
1I1s d tellng pan with me stock and bake
|.I I"0nIY 'II|UHfeH. cuHrIe1f then uncover.
5|a.'t r|If bread crumbs ana dots 81 hultll
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pinched one, which was doing your share
in buying your meal ticket. She was dippy
on the dancing, and women used to come in
the afternoon and dance with the victrola.
l didn't let her know that danced at first
NAN
CONTINUED TOMORROW
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Woman

There in the fame beauteous crsstrr.
stands.
The first best work Of the Creators hama,
Whose slender limbs inadequately bear
a full-orbed bosom and a weight Of cara.
Whose teeth like pearls. whose lips iiks
cherries show,
And fawn-like eyes still tremble as, -th,y
glow. s
From the Sanslrlt Of Calidas..
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60 FEW Of us are absolutely inde-
~ pendent thinkers. As children our
views are colored by the expressions of
opinion made by our families When we
are older we break away from this pater-
nal, maternal or fraternal dominion and
feel ourselves independent But we really
aren't. Or If so, It is the exceptional
case. For in a group there is invariably
one person whose personality is dominant
and the others hang on her every word
and act.
In this case the newcomer was care.
fully inspected. One girl repeated her
name, 'F'olsom-Folsom I've never
heard Of her!" and that. for her, settled
the matter. Another thought her good
looking, but Just a trihe-well too dressy
for an office, while a third did not be-
iieve she had sufficient manner for the
position, that Of secretary, and requiring
an enormous amount Of tact
ALToGETHER, things looked bad for
IAthe popularity Of that new girl.
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2. To make canvas mdew-proOf saturate II
In hot solution of one-quarter pound Of SOAP
to one gallon Of water. wiring out and digest It
for twelve hours In = solution OF one-half pound
Of alum 10 one gallon OF water.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15

There S charm in h np nd h h this to- fmi stray
a b a o. ar o ~ bb n greer form
h edge the in al Of
a o
ee1gb rling brc tralfl dot d
grsgar and trim bmnGy
collar ngchf fcrencd cdoed 30
mad O. at ll ld PONCE a % S
hof
nan ledge handle embroidered Tc ~% ~% %iponge
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DO YOU ALLOW YOUR OPINIONS
TO BE NODDED BY OTHERS?
Few Of Us Are Really Independent Thinkers.
Views Colored by Another With More
Forceful Personality

CHE was a new arrival in this large in
~ dustrial plant and naturally the at
tention Of every girl in tlso Office was for
the time being focused on her.
II is always interesting to watch and
see Just which way current opinion will
60, whether It will lean toward or away
from the newcomer. And. almost always,
the girls fate is sealed by one individual
with a little more force than her asso.
ciates.
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LIVING UP TO BILLY
By ELIZABETH COOPER

written the
OF thc tMent
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THE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE

the pag ts % f tntti n Experiment orc
ri do SsqtJ,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15

3. BOrax in the washing water will restore
gloss to sateen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15

Miss -- is giving an Informal lit
tie party next Friday evening and has
asked me TO bring a man with me.
Would you like 70 go2 II you can, let
me hear as noon as possible and stop
for me that evening at S15 o'clock Very
elrcerely, HELEN.
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TODAY'S INQUIRIES

1. So many persons cannot digest raw fruits;
IN what form can they be eaten?
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Vyvettes

For trimming this lady has simply
stuck a sheaf Of wheat in her hat.
And at such an angle that it gives
quite an air Of dash. The hat is a
turban of cream-yellow silk, with
a straight piece Of natural-colored
straw coming up from the back,
over the top and down to the fore
head.
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Ask Man TO Go
To the Edltort d Voman,s Paqe:

Dear Madam received an invitation to
small party at a friends house, and she asks
10 bring man with ne. know only two
three men Of whom / would 10 ask a
favor such this. and, even so. do not quite
know how 20 express myself when inviting oEe.
VIII you kindly word a little note for me2
HELEN.
Write to one Of these men you have In
mind and say: