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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23
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Ten Rules for HouSeholders
To Obtain Greatest Heating
Efficiency and to Save Coal

The efficiency with which the house
holder operates his heating plant de-
ponds mainly upon the type of furnace
and the conditions under which 1t is
installed and operated. In the inter-
ests of fuel conservation during the
present extension division, co-operat-
ing with the state council of defense,
puts u the following suggestion:
1. The base of the heater must be
tight and must make an alright con
nection with the floor so that nc air
a leak into the ash pit.
2. The chimney and all connections
into it must be tight. A burning match
or candle held close to all joints will
indicate leaks.
8. The chimney should be high
enough. The top should be at least
. feet above around surrounding OBJ
jects.
4. The smoke pipe from the furnace
to the chimney should be straight,
short, and should grade up to the
chimney.
8. The CRATES must not be warped,
must move easily and should have no
holes or broken places for unburned
coal to drop through.
6. All basement piping, heater sur
faces and smoke pipes should be Gov
cred with asbestos covering.
Z. A shut-off damper should be pro-
vided in the smoke pipe to control the
intensity of the chimney draft and q
check draft damper is required in the
smoke pipe beyond the shut-off damp.
er.
s. There should be a lift or slide
damper in the fire door and a DRAFT
damper in the ash pit door.
8. For highest efficiency, some type
of automatic draft regulator such as
thermostat should be provided.
10. All doors and windows in thu
house should be as tight as possible
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23
Temnus EuultI

A t~rainload of newly drafted men
reached their cantonment late In the
afternoon. By the time they had
passed through the receiving station
and the hands Of the doctors, it was
nearly midnight. Several of them were
awakened at four o'clock the following
morning to assist the cooks in prepar-
ing breakfast. AS one we'll built,
sleepy drafted man got to his feet, he
stretched and yawned: 1T doesn't
take long to spend a night in the
army.'-Everybody's Magazine
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23
| Will Be Worthy of 1t.

l may not reach the heights I seek.
My untried strength may fail me,
Or half way up the mountain peak
Fierce tempests may assail me.
But though that place l never gain,
Herein lies comfort for my pain,
l will be worthy of 1t.
I may not triumph in success,
Despite my earnest labor;
l may not grasp results that bless
The efforts of my neighbor-
But though my goal l never see,
This thought shall always dwell with me
/ will be worthy OF 1t.
The golden glory of ove light
May never fall on my way.
My path may always lead through nigh
Like some deserted byway.
Though life's dearest Joy / miss,
There lies a nameless strength In this
I will be worthy OF 1t.
ELLA Wheeler Wilcox
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23

Take two cupfuls of -four, a half tea
spoonful of salt, two and a half ia
~blespoonfuls of sugar, eight teaspoon
fuls of baking powder, a half cupful
of milk, a fourth of a cupful of wa
ter, and two tablespoonfuls of butter.
Spread over the top, two and a half
tablespoonful of flour, five tablespoon
fuls of sugar, a t%easpoonful Of CHINA
mon, and four tablespoonfuls Of oleo-
margarine or other butter substitute.
Mix the ingredients and sprinkle over
the top as it goes into the oven.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23

sage. Bake in a fairly hot owe until
brown.
ScaIIoped Potatoes and Cheese.
Arrange a layer of sliced raw or
boiled potatoes in creased baking dish
and sprinkle with grated cheese and a
little flour. Repeat until dish is near
ly full. Pour milk over the whole,
about one-half cupful to every three
potatoes. Skim milk Is good. Bake
in a moderate oven until done. The
length of time required depends upon
whether the potatoes are raw or
boiled and whether the baking dish
used Is deep or shallow. Boiled pota-
toes baked in a shallow dish will take
only 20 minutes. Raw potatoes in a
deep dish may take as much as n
and one-half hours.
Potato Puffs.
1 cupful hot mashed and a dash of pap
soned. u, teaspoonful pars-
1 egg. ley, chopped fine.
Beat yolk into the mashed potatoes
and add ~seasonings. Beat the white
of egg very stiff and fold into the DO
tatoes. Drop by spoonfuls on a creased
pan and bake until a golden brown.
Shepherds Pie.
Grease a baking dish cover the bot
tom with mashed potatoes. Add
minced meat or fish seasoned well
and mixed with the ~thickened meat
stock or with white sauce. Pile the
mashed potatoes lightly over the top
to Bake in oven 20 to 30
minutes until a delicate brown on ton.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23
Food for the Family.

To i've meat we must use more
poultry, rabbits, fish and other sea
food as our army, the armies Of our
allies and the women and children
"over there" must have food, and there
can only be food enough If America
provides it. If each person in the
United States saved one pound of
sugar a year it would make so train
loads of so cars each, each car carry.
ing $4,000 pounds of sugar; that would
help some in supplying the demand for
sugar, would it not? Let us not for
get that a very small bit multiplied
by a hundred million is enormous In
result, that it leaves us stunned with
its magnitude.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23

mire his stalwart figure as it appeared
in the mirror. The thought crept into
his mind that 1t would not be so hard
to find a girl to take Testers place,
but he quickly dlspelled it. No, no girl
could ever take Hester's place. I'm
consciously his hand went into the
wide pocket of the coat. His fingers
touched a stiff piece of paper and he
brought out an envelope. Very uncon-
cernedly he looked at it. His name
was written on it. He opened it
quickly, for it was Hester's writing.
He took out the short note and read 1t
hurriedly:
Dave Dear-I am sorry. 1t was all
my fault and l can't do without you.
When l said you couldn't come to the
party 1 didn't mean it at all, and I'll
be h~eart-broken If you don't come.
With kisses. HESTER
Dave glanced at the date hurriedly.
1t was two days old. She had written
it the day before the party. He hur-
ried to the telephone and was talking
to Hester before he had time to think
twice.
"Hester, will you ever forgive me? 1
just got your note" he said.
Just got it now, Dave-how can
that be? Why, it was posted two days
ago. 1 can't forgive you. You made
me so miserable that my party was a
failure. The girls all noticed your abb
senCe and whispered about it. You did
it just to punish me, didn't you, Dave2'
There vas the same doubling tone
that had been the cause of most Of
their quarrels, but Dave didn't no
tice it.
"Tm coming right up" he said, and
hung up the receiver before she had
an opportunity to refuse him the priv.
ilege.
Hester was at the door to meet him.
81 know it all now," were the words
she greeted him with after they got
inside. But how did you get that
letter? Did Walter Mitchell find il
and give it to you? 1 gave the note to
fathers new secretary to post for me.
He remembered that he left it in the
suit of clothes he vas wearing at the
time, and has since returned the suit
to Mitchelrs because it was q poor fit.
Walter found it,"
But Walter didn't find it," laughed
Dave. 81 found it in the pocket of this
suit-a S16.45 one. How do you like
it,"
Its the one dads secretary had ~
she gasped. "What in the world are
you doing in a S16.45 suit?"
do you think l look terrible in it?'
he asked with a smile.
you look nice in anything" she
smiled back "but 1 hope they'll take
it back, for you look better in your
other ones
"Well, before 1 do l think I had bet
ter empty the pockets. The first thing
I'll take out will be this marriage
license. I secured it on the way here
We had better not wait much longer
Goodness knows what our next quar-
rel will lead tor
She looked over the license, theI
looked up with a smile and said:
I'm through with quarrels."
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23
Potato Soup.

Cut five medium sized potatoes in
cubes, slice an onion and three pieces
of the outside of celery together and
mash with a potato masher, put
through a sieve and add a cupful of
thin white sauce, using a tablespoon
full of flour and a tablespoonful of but
ter cooked together, then a cupful of
milk and ~seasonings of salt and pep
per. This makes enough for four
servings.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23
Baltimore Chicken.

Cut up the well cleaned chicken into
serving size pieces, roll in highly sea-
soned -four and put into a hot frying
pan with two or three tablespoonfuls
of olive or any sweet corn oil, brown
then finish cooking slowly either on
the stove or in the oven. Serve with
corn fritters.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23
RECORD POTATO CROP MUST
BE CONSUMED OR WASTED

Our potato crop last year Is
estimated to have been 442,53e.-
600 bushels-the largest ever
produced in the United States.
This crop cannot be carried over
the 1918 season. 1t must be con-
sumed or wasted. The food sltu-
alton throughout the world de-
mands that 1t be consumed eff
fectiyely to relieve the existing
strain on the supply of cereals
IL is the one great food resource
|. OF the world upon which there is
now danger of a heavy loss.
The department of agriculture
Is OF the opinion that the sltua-
|. tion demands that farmers seIl
freely; that the larger dealers
|. move their stocks rapidly; that
|. the retailer content himself with
the smallest possible margin Of
!. pront' realizing that he Is now
the most important factor in
; speeding up potato CONSUMPTION.
ana that consumers buy and ear
hoeraliy of this plentiful food.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23
Things Worth Knowing.

A new typewriter attachment
feeds n fresh sheet of paper into
the machine as the written one
Is removed.
About 23,O00,000 knives and
forks and 100000 spoons have
been supplied to the allies in
France since the commencement
of the war.
A new tea wagon has an cleo
trical connection for keeping edi-
bles as hot as may be desired.
A new fire hose nozzle is capa-
BILE of many adjustments by
which the efficiency of the
stream is greatly increased.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23
War Biscuits,

Take five ounces each of oatmeal
and white cornmeal; three ounces
each of butter and sugar, one teaspoon
full of baking powder, and one egg.
Melt the butter and work in the dry
ingredients, roll as thin as possible
and make into biscuits. Bake in q
slow oven until a light brown.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23
Mothers Cook Book

Just being happy is a fine thing to do;
Looking on the bright side, rather than
the blue;
Sad or sunny musing is largely In the
choosing
And just being happy is rave work and
true.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23
POTATOES % WAYS
DO YOU KNOW OTHERS?

. It is said that there r more
! than 100 ways to cook potatoes,
. from the primitive (and still
. probably the best) methods Of
/. boiling or baking with the skins
! on, to the most complex and
! seasoned dishes. Here are some
! of the ways known to the
. United States department of ag-
. rlculture. Have you tried them
all, or do you know about as
. many more?
!. Boiled Plain fried
. Chips French fried
: Lyonnaise Gauffre
. Mashed Souff1e
. Pan Drowned Riced
. Salad In hash
!. In chowders Biscuits
. Baked Saute
! Shoestrings Dreamed
! flashed brown roquettes
. Mashed fried Au gratin
! Stuffed Soups
. In fish cakes In stews
1 In light breadth meat pie crust
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23


him to boil a potato. Even the best
potato can be spoiled by a poor cook.
To boil them so that they will be "ft
for a king" drop the unpeeled potatoes
into boiling sailed water and cook 20
to 80 minutes. Drain the water off at
once. If they are cooked too long or
allowed to stand in the water they
get soggy.
Peeling Is WastefuI.
If you peel the potatoes before cook
ing them you will waste time and po-
tatoes both. You may throw away a
sixth or even a quarter Of the good
part Of the potato with the skins. Also,
If the potatoes aren't covered up by
the skins while cooking, some of the
valuable material will soak out into
the water. Even very small potatoes
a be economically used, If they are
boiled in their skins.
For best mashed potatoes: Peel the
boiled potatoes, mash and beat until
very light, adding salt, butter or oleo.
margarine and hot milk, a half cup OF
milk to six potatoes.
Potato Sausages.
1 cupful mashed po- ~ teaspooontul,
tatoes. salt.
1 cupful ground * teaspoonful pep
nuts, fish, or meat. per.
l egg, well beaten. Salt pork, bacon, o.
other fat.
Mix the mashed potatoes and sea.
sonings with the ground nuts, fish oil
meat. Add beaten egg. Form into
little cakes of sausages, roll In flour
and place in creased pan with a small
piece of fat or salt pork on each sau.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23
SAVE A LITTLE
SUGAR TODAY.
Use Sweet Fruits.

Sugar consumption In many
households can be easily low
cred not only by giving prefer
ence to dishes which contain lit
tie sugar or with which sugar
is not usually served, but also
by the use of sweet fruits. For
instance, fresh fruits or baked
apples may serve instead of
sweet buildings, or a salad in
place of dessert. Sweet, dried
fruits such as dates, raisins or
figs served with breakfast ce-
reals will reduce the sugar
needs.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23
195e
$16.45 Suit
@0
BY VINCENT G. PERRY

Copyright. 1918, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-31
Trade with the boys
at Black & Sons Clothing Co.

Will Hardinger, one of Charlotte
townships sturdy Democrats, was in
Tuesday and called at The Times Of
flee. Mr. Hardinger thinks this is
the best time in the world for the
liberal element of the Republican
party who have SO strongly asserted
they were standing by the President,
TO prove their sincerity and consist
ency by voting the Democratic
ticket.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-31
Morale.

One of the things, most essential to
the successful conduCt of war is
morale.
Morale is not. only necessary among
the real fighting forces-the army and
navy; its existence among the forces
back of them, among the people, is OF
equal Importance.
Morale is the collective term of
zeal, spirit, hope, confidence.
The greater the morale, the greater
the achievements, the surcr and
quicker. the results.
The morale among our troops, both
On land and on sea. has proven itself
in their valorouS performances during
the war;
The morale of the American people
back of them has shown itself in the
spirit. with which peaceful nation
tackled the gigantic task of conduct
ing war
There is danger OF breaking this
morale by failing to give support to
the President, the supreme command
err of our army and navy and the
chosen leader /of the forces back of
them, the American nation.
Support of the President" means
TO give him in ting House and the Sen
ate the men whom he prefers, men
who are in accord with his policies
and principles. men who are of the
party of which he is also the leader
and foremost spokesman.
Let there be no break" in the
morale either at home or abroad!
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-31
RoI NoRFLEET DEAD
Another Bates County Boy Gives up
His Life for the Cause of
= Liberty.

J. X. Norfleet, of this city. Tues
day morning received a telegram
ffrom the navy department notifying
him of the death of his son, Roi,
which occurred sometime Monday on
the hospital ship, Mercy, somewhere
off the coast of Virginia. The cause
of death was given.a as spinal menin-
gifts. File had been suffering from in
fluenza, but letters to his parents and
friends indicated that except for
little weakness he had entirely re-
covered and-expected in sl,o-. :;me
to get furlough and visit home
folks while he was recuperating.
1t is supposed that the body will be
brought back to Butler for burial.
He is the youngest son of Mr.
and Mrs J. X. Norileet, OF this city
He was born 81 years ago in indie
pendencc, this state. He was young
man of unusual business ability and
for some time prior to his enlistment
in the navy had charge of the Nor
fleet & Ream Garage at Adrian He
possessed a pleasing personality and
numbered his friends by his acquain-
tanccs. Being finished musician
and band man. he offered his services
to his country i'll that capacity. He
was accepted and after period OF
training at the Great Lakes Naval
Training Station he was assigned to
the band on board the battleship
Alabama. which is part of the At
lantic fleet. -.
With the death of Roi Norflcet,
Butler and Bates county loses anoth-
err of her finest young men and while
the sympathy of the entire communi-
ty goes out to the grief stricken par
ents and relatives, their sorrow is
mixed with pride that his life was
given in noble cause and that the
supreme sacrifice was not made in
vain.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-31
Resolutions.

At a recent meeting OF the Henry
county Bar Association the follow
ing resolutions on the death of Gle
ment p. Dickinson, who gave up his
life on the battlcfields of France,
were adopted:
Words cannot heal the wounds of
broken hearts. They cannot smooth
the lines of sorrow. But through.
them we can, in measure. convey to
those who mourn the loss OF the
good, the pure, the noble. our SYM
pathy, at a time when the gloom
hangs like a pail over their lives and
all OF the brightness has gone out.
The appalling toll OF the world war
has claimed one of the brightest.
purast, bravest of Cfinton's noble
sons. Clement p, Dickinson. the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Dickinson. has
iallen-z-lallen in action upon tic bat
tie field in defense of human liberty
and human rights. What greater sac
rifice could any man make. The first
to volunteer--the first to fall in bat.
tie.
As member OF this bar he was
energetic, painstaking, honest, up
right and fair--secking nothing but
the right. AS a citizen he was pro-
gressive, public spirited, kind, cour
teous, and loved by all who knew
him.
Therefore, be it resolved by the
Henry County Bar Association, that
in the death of Clement P. Dickin-
son this bar has lost one of its
brightest gems, Clinton one OF its
noblest sons and humanity one of its
hravest defenders.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-31

At the calf drawing at Butler last
Saturday Mr.. Henry Moudy, OF
Adrian, held the lucky number. He
donated the calf back to the Red
Cross and it was resold for $3.50. Mr..
.Moudy bought his ticket of Ira Dear
dorff of Grand River township while
Mr.. Mopdy resides in Deer Greek. To
make the matter just the money was
divided between the two townships,
each getting SOS. That was just di-
vision and the gift by Mr. Moudy was
very liberal, one t1iat will be heartily
appreciated by all the people and the
soldier boys in particular.-Adrian
Journal.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-31
ATTENTION DEMOCRATS!
To the Voters of the 10Th Senatorial
District:

Information has reached me that
friends of my opponent, are in the
last days of the campaign, resorting
to that old practice of circulating
campaign falsehoods in an effort to
prejudice Democrats against me,
with the hopes of electing Republi-
can Senator from the 10Th Senatorial
District.
Being unable to come before you
personally and refutc these LIES, on
account of the influenza epidemic
raging over the country, l take this
means OF branding the report that l
am a supporter of Single Tax" as. a
deliberate, willful and malicious false
hood which has been manufactured
by ny opponents friends in their
tesperation, upon seeing defeat star
ing them in the face, for want of any
truthful report with which to fight
me.
And I appeal 10 the thinking voters
of the district not to believe these
eleventh ho1r reports, for + assure
you that l have, at all times. been
consistent in my fight AGAINST
Single Tax in any and every form, as
the author of this report well knows.
Trusting, that no Democrat win be
lead astray by this Republican, song
of siren" and induced by them to
assist them IN their effort to seat Z
Republican Senator from the 10th
District, I am
Very Sincerely Yours,
Ross E. Feaster.
Democratic nominee for State Sem
ator from> the roth District \
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-31
NO RAISE IN TELEPHONE
RATES
Public Service Commission Decided
That Butler Telephone Ex-
change is Not Entitled
to Higher Rate.

Wednesday afternoon Judge J. F.
Smith received word from the Public
Utilities Commission that the re-
quest of the manager of the Butler
Telephone Exchange that he be al
lowed to charge an increased rate for
telephone service had been refused.
except ON one or two lines where the
new rate had already gone into effect.
Some lineage one of the commits
sioners held a public hearing in Butt
Ter. At the conclusion of the hearing
he gave it as his opinion that when
certain improvements promised by
Manager Campbell had been made
the increase asked for should be
granted.
Last week A. z. Patterson. chief
counsel for the commission, came to
Butler and made an examination to
see If the improvements had been
made.
Hex ound that the improvements
justifyipR the increased rates had not
been made. therefore the ruling of
the commission was adverse to Mr..
Campbell.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-31

Judge w. T. Cole has purchased
the Scribner property on the corner
of Fulton and Pine streets
Trade with the boys"
at Black & Sons Clothing Co.
]. F. Ludwick has received notice
that his son, Lieut.. Frank Ludwick,
of the army Photographic department
had arrived safely over seas.
Miss .Anaabelle Thompson, who
has been visiting her mother, Mrs. J,
E. Thompson, north Of town, has re-
turned to Columbia, where she is a
student-at the University.