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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25
HAVE MANY QUAINT BELIEFS
Alaskan Natives Probably az %superstl.
tious as Any Race on the
Face Of the Earth.

In Alaska the natives have all kinds
Of superstitious beliefs. They believe
that everything has a spirit, and that
these spirits must be respected or else
bad luck will come to them. For In
stance, they must not throw away any
old clothing, nor burn 1t, for that would
be the same as destroying a part OF
themselves. They must make q bundle
of the old clothes and put it on the
branches Of a large spruce tree out
side the village. All fish bones are
carefully put away in a basket to be
taken out to the middle of a river,
| stream or lake and there thrown over
board. This is done so that every
single bone, after /. is put back into
| the water, will turn into a fish, and
this is sure to keep up the supply.
When a child is born the father
has to put way all tools that are
made Of iron or steel and is not al
lowed to use them for 20 days. Dur
ing that time he is not allowed to go
outside to do any work or any hunt
ing. Should he do any of these things
it would surely cause the death of the
baby. When q child dies 1t is not
buried, but is wrapped in a bundle and
placed at the foot of a spruce sapling'
If the tree dies within a year the
spirit Of the child dies also.
When a grown person dies the body
is kept at least three days in the roc
in which 1t has died. When the time
for burial comes the body is buried on
a hillside or a high bank facing the
river. There is the village of departed
spirits on the side facing the river and
on the other side the spirits of the
dogs who have died and who belong to
the people whose spirits are there
The spirit of ar old woman takes care
of these dogs.-Southern Workman.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25

Maybe he can't help it any more than you al help the color Of your hair"
well, like your nerve" f
"HeredHy; that's what it Is Mother sas that when she was a girl 1t was
an everyevening occurrence or son young fellow to be brought home in a
hack, but that as the years went on and mnb began Ito realize that they couldn't
disIpate inc 10 big brain work, they left off their sprees and their M OF
today show for It, By the time my Paul Is grown you won't yer SEE a poor
chap like this one, but your Maize will probably have a daughter with hair as
red Is her own-whCh shows what heredty will do"
That ws all there vas to it. except that
If you consider the good old times when society kept its sdeboard-and
contrast the epidemical zigzaggings of that treasured past with the sporadic
Of the present the shrinkage rather proves that 'hgh heels" was half
way right.
And that is enough to ask of any woman or man.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25

leg and gave the animals some food. He then closed the door and left then
outside. A few weeks later the mother cat brought a freshly killed faWn
which she laid at the cabin door and then, like a tame cat, stood purrng anC
arching her back in front of the cabin door. When Hall took the young dee
inside the cabin, the cats made off into the woods.
Since then the mother wildcat and her cubs-now grown to fu. size-havt
paid Hall regular visits. Each time they bring Hall a present of some deat
aninal-not always a freshly killed animal, though.
Hall was not Bothered much for a time by having wildcats keep him II
meat but when two game wardens found the areas 4 a deer rim his possession
out of season he had some explaining TO do.
Needless to say, the game wardens did not believe Halls story. But Hal
asked them to remain a day or two and see for themselves. The officer
accented the invitation and two days later the three wildcats appeared. On
of the young cats dragged a large dead animal into the clearing. 1t proved 4
be the carcass of a neighbours thoroughbred calf!
The neighbor, William Durham, expects Hall to pay for the calf. contend
ing that the wildcats in killing the calf acted as Halls agents.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25

"Klddie, you're alright; come here and let m e SEE the book" said oneo Of
the men. The book, thumbed and dirty, with its gaycolored pictures streaked
and partly obiterated, a a collection of Mother Goose rhymes.
ME muvver rad in tn paper books u wanted for tn sojers, 81 I
brunged all I got" said the youngster
"New, l amt no Eyetalyun; I'm a Serb" replied the lad.
"WeH, you don't talk like one-I guess you're just a regular American"
and his interrogation laughed.
"Sure, I'm IN Amurriken, but I'm a Serb, too, fer I cum here o N a ship
wrapped up in m e muvvers shawl" was the lads retort. Anyway 1 don't
like n Chermans. And, mister sobr. pleas take me book for tn sojers"
The men then bought all the youngsters newspapers, carefully took the
treasured old book into the armory, and sent the boy away happy with his
pockets bullying with apples, popcorn and candy.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25
Character Came First.

If you are to become capable and
efficient, desire, will, attention, con-
c~entration, purpose, discipline, relec-
ton, analysis and research are each
an exercise to be diligently applied.
Wordsworth once resolved to make an
excursion to the mountains, and, in
spite Of protests, carried out his inten-
ton in the face of a violent storm.
He gave as his reason that "the aban-
doning of a plan to avoid q slight dis
comfort is dangerous to your charac'
ter"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25

Une.
Nearer am the dainty one. The adoring ones dmdly advanced. The
beautiful n looked around her. One of the women stepped forward.
T beg your pardon" she said, surprised at her own holiness. "Ae you
Miss -T
The pretty creature looked puzzled for just a second.
Then she laughed. ~AT-<A
"Why, I'm looking for her, too" she replied.
Now, the curious thing about this is that 1t seems to be a standard hap
pening now in connection with Liberty Loan campaigns here.
Last fall the Liberty Loan committee had three motion picture stars
rounded up for a morning appearance in Lafayette square. That morning 1t
had to go and rain. of course-a drizzlng, cold rain. The circular stand was
built around Jackson's statue, all right and vas right there when a gang Of
ambitious photographers showed up to wait for the appearance Of "the stars"
Pretty sooa a magnificent creature came along the path. Surely She was
the star OF all the stars expected that morning, the photographers thought
She wasn't however.
She was a Washington CIR. looking for her favorte "flm' star.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25

would bray. Aaron was pretty regular in his time hence the iacsass prayed
every morning at eight O'Clock sharp. During the last six months h e as
prayed at precisely eight o'clock whether he IA a horse or not Lthonia
folks quit botherng about watches and clocks Whenever they heard the
jackass bray the children hked to school.
Then along came the dayightsaving law. Those who have clocks and
watches got them out and creased them up preparatory to setting them ahead
an hour. They didn't want to depend upon a braying jackass when govern
ment law is concerned. Their old tckers must do full duty now, if they never
did before. So they set their Hmepieces ahead one hour and let it go at that
But how were they to set thu old jackass ahead a hour? Not by pushing
from behind, said some. One man said he had tried it, and it didn't work.
Neither did he, for q fortnight.
A special meeting of the board of trade has been called to consider ways
and means of setting up that braying jackass" who still insists o heehawing
at eight o'clock, old time, but which is nine O'Clock, new time, thus making all
the Riddles latea at school,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25

young CuDS. Oue VI lue CuDS was
caught fast in q steel trap that Hall
himself had set.
The look of anguish in the mother
cats eyes caused Hall to take pity on
the brute, and instead of killing the
trapped cat and the other two animals
with his rifle, Hall drove the mother
and other cub away and liberated the
animal held in his trap.
The mother cat followed Hall to
his cabin and brought her cubs with
her. Hall dressed the injured animals
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25
Mexico Expeets nla COTTON Crop.

A bumper crop of cotton is expected
this next year in Mexico. Indications
are that the cotton crop of the Laguna
district Of the states Of Coahulia and
Durango will be three times as great
as for the past year, when it amounted
to more than half a million bales OF a
total value of ten million dollars. None
OF it was exported. but it vas all con-
sumed in the factories Of the republic
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25
EAT HOT BREADS
AS WAR MEASURE
Use of Substitutes viii Do Much
to Relieve Wheat Situation
and Aid Allies.
SOME GOOD THINGS TO EAT
Biscuits, Mullins, Waffles and Griddle
Cakes Are Better Than Yeast
Bread-WiII Tickle Palate
and Satisfy Stomach.

Biscuits, mullins, griddle cakes, waf-
fes-use these in place of yeast bread
and save wheat. To make a yeast
bread of good texture some wheat
flour must be used to furnish the
gluten necessary for this form of
l~eavening. Quick breads leavened
with baking powders or soul milk, or
cream of tartar with baking soda, do
not need this gluten, so we can use
other cereal flours that do not con-
tain gluten for them. Barley flour,
| corn flour, cornmeal, buckwheat flour,
| oatmeal, sweet potato flour, katir, and
feterita meal-all such can be used
for quick breads. Their use Will do
much to relieve the wheat situation,
as they require no wheat. They are
delicious, too, so when you serve your
family with hot breads made from the
wheat substitutes you help your III
try and the allies, and at h same
time furnish your family with good
things to eat.
For hot biscuits almost any of the
substitute flours car be used, using
the same amount Of shortening and
baking powder as for wheat biscuit
and enough liquid to make a dough of
the right consistency for rolling. Half
corn flour and half cOrnmeal mak a
good biscuit or half cornmeal n
half peanut meal.
This barley drop biscuit is de-
licious:
Barley Drop Biscuits.
. c,nfuls barley / cupful milk.
-four. 4 tableSpoonIuls tat.
6 teaspoonfuls balk- Ia teaspoonfuls salt.
ing powder.
Baked in a sheet this makes a good
shortcake, buttered and served with
fresh crushed berries or other fruit.
When soy-bean meal or peanut meal
are used the fat should be reduced
as both of these contain much fat.
For mullins the standard recipe car
again be used, substituting the other
fours in place Of all or part of the
wheat flour. Rolled oats q be put
through a food grinder and used a;
any other flour or meal in quick
breads. Here is a delicious muffin
made from oatmeal and corn flour:
o~atmea-corn Flour Mullins.
l cupful oatmeal 4~teaspocnfuls bakinI
r / cupful corn -four. powder. =.
/ cupful milk. 1 tablespoonful melt
2 eggs. ed rat
1 teaspoonful salt.
] These mullins made from corn foul
and boiled rice or boiled hominy gr1tS
are also delicious:
Mullins.
, 1 cupful cold boiled l egg.
hominy grits or 2 te~aspoonfuls bak-
boiled rice. ing powder.
1 cupful sweet milk. n teaspoonful salt.
IL cupfuls corn / tablespoonful melt
hour. ed rat
Griddle cakes and waffies are Away
d popular. Buckwheat cakes made wit
q baking powder in place of the old
/ fashioned yeast-raised buckwhea
/ cakes are very good.
). Buekwheat Cakes or Waffies.
IL cupfuls Of buck ~ cupfuls milk.
3 t~easpoonfuls bak- l tablespoonful mel
ing powder. ed shortening
1 teaspoonful salt.
d Corn flour, barley -four, or one-hal
corn -four and one-half peanut mea
a or sweet potato -four can be used
d the following recipe to make delicious
It crisp, brown wafies:
- Waffes.
le III cupfuis milk cupfuis 1OIr. hal,
2 eggs. teaspoon.uls p"A
c, l 4 fan ano0uful salt
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25

tne BrOnX supreme cOurt, the pretty
stenographer's suit for $1,000 damages
was being tried, announced that the
case had been settled out Of court.
Miss Frieda Thomas, counsel for
Miss Lipkowitz, said that $1,000 was
reasonable compensation for the dis
crepancy of three-quarters of an inch
between the right and left ankles Of
her client. Miss Thomas staged the
big scene which riveted the attention
of the jury so surely that the traction
lawyers decided to quit. She had
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25

kranslations is the regulating Of the
famous Lithonia Jackass, who, by his
regular and dependable braylngs, has
regulated clocks and watches in Litho-
hia for several months.
e. W. Reagon, who lives not far
from the center of the town, owns the
biggest jackass in De Kalb county,
the prize specimen of North Georgia.
Something more than a year ago
Reagon's little son, Aaron, started go
ing out in the morning and leading
his horse out of the barn, and when
ever the 1ackass saw the horse he
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25

no notice until the other day she caught it celebrating with wideopen shutters
and flags. And down o. the pavement a group Of men who wi the stores
and laundres we're looking up at the flags and saying in their tongues OF
Babel come again:
"Our flag lis red because 1t has been dipped in the blood Of the dragon that
China has slain. And the sunrise typifes the dawn of China's freedom. We
know we shall be free because the Stars and Stripes have sworn It"
OF course, the lei o the bricks might not have been saying a word of
all that. 1t Is just what they looked as the American flag waved close friends
with the flag of the orient. But anyhow-and there's n o disputtng ths-the
old house "a saying to the passing woman, a IS plain s any old house could
say: -
my dear. I went out with the old regime. but, you see, I am figuring in
the new one"
That sounds foolish, carbohydrates you know about old houses that are
handeddown memories; but here's something you will have to consider worth
tabbng:
A Jolly man reezed along, hared a social hand toward the group of yellow
mn and called out:
"Helo, fellow patriots"
You can't go back o a greeting like that because 1t means the brotherhood
Of man-and that means:
Everything.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25

drawn the interest of the Jurors by promising to show them, which she later
did. With the aid of a tape measure she proved that her clients right ankle
was or inches, while the left ankle wa 1h inches In circumference.
Miss Hpkowitz who is a smographer, testified she had been pushed a
the subway platform at Broadway and Forysecond street. her left ankle
wedging between platform and cal Fortunately, the train was not moving, but
her ankle never wal the same.
Aftert the cae had been outlined and Miss Thomas had said, II shall show"
40 many times that the jury was crimson, Miss Iipkowttz a called to the
COUNSEL table, and with very aeg grace climbed upon it. Then, while the jury
threatened to vdplane ut Of the jury coop. she slowly lifted her modish skirt
and exhibited all that her attorney had promised.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25

reuueSI neau you ever saw lurneu up
her nose and commented:
Hell get run wei the first thing
he knows and serve him right. 1 hate
a man who drinks"
The other young woman must
have been foolish in spots, of course,
or she would never have worn heels
high enough to make her wabble, but
she had her share of humanity and
common sense.
"You ought to be ashamed Of
Ynnrsplf for snvinp a thing likn Tint
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25

at the coats of the men to attract
their attention.
Get along out O. here, sonny, we
don't want any papers," said one as
the lad wiggled his tiny person into
the group.
"Say, soier, I want t know where
t leave books for the sogers. 1 got a
book here. 1t wuz me %brudder's, then
he guy it t. me and 1 was keepin' it
for me little brudder, but he, tn baby,
he died last week and we don't want
1t no more, and 1 want t. guy it to a
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25
WHAT YOU ARE MISSING

Get acquainted with the de- .
licious quick breads that can be .
made without wheat flour. .
If every family in the United /.
States were acquainted with /.
them, a wheat shortage would
pinch again, war or no
war.
By not being acquainted with
them, you r missing an oppor-
tunity for sorely needed pa
|. triotic service.
. Besides, you ire missing the
! opportunity of eating delicious
! bread.
! Get acquainted with quick
] breads made from cornmeal and
! wheat substitutes.
! 1t is a duty you W your
I country-and a pleasure you
J owe yourself.
-.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25

charmed so often on the screen.
Suddenly n woman nudged
another.
Here she comesl"
All eyes turned to look up the
park path.
There tripped a dainty creature,
surely.
A fur piece rested around her
shoulders, although the day was some.
what warm.
"She looks like an actress" said
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25

gIass-tOpped boxes, and there r
curious lacquered things, and china
decorated with pagodas, and maidens
who have no existence outside Of plate
rlms-unless they may be on visiting
terms with the ladies who inhabit
French fans. But that Is too serious
% problem for amateur discussion.
One woman, in passing, always
looks up at a certain house because of
"A handed-down memory Of laughter
land tears. But the old house has
ALWAYS kept its yes closed and took
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25
Grateful Wildcat Gets His Benefactor in Trouble

GAN FRANCIsCo-Fred Hall, pioneer of shingeOwn, Cal, is sorry now he
- befrended 4 female wildcat two years ago. Hall ws travelling along Bat
Gle creek on his snowshoes n day when he came uDon a wildcat and her two
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25
Exhibit A" Won the Suit for Fair Plaintiff

NJ EW YoRK-After Miss Minnie Lpkowttz seventeen years old, had had her
~ ankles measured o. the counsel table in the presence O. the jury, the Inter-
borough Rapid Transit company gave up and Justice McAvoy. before whom. in
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25
Much Food for Thought in Jolly Mans Greeting

WITHIN a stones throw of the capitol-if one be a good hand at throwing
w stones-there is a side street Of cosejumbled buildings, mostly laundries
and stores. The stores sell tea in little fagots tied with silk and packed in
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25

NIdJOI UIIn1uH' SUPERINTENDENT OI PU
lice, having decided to require that
amount of collateral in cases of 'plain
drunk"
Major Pullman issued an order to
the department making the new plan
effective at once. In cases in which
the intoxicated persons add the Of
Tense of dIsorderly conduct or assault
to their intoxication the collateral will
be SIS or 500. the captains being
given discretionary power as to the
amount.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25
Mule Doesn't Get This Idea Of Saving Daylight

rTHoN1A. GA-Among the many problems that had to be solved with the
l. Inauguration of the daynghtsavng movement and n that still is a
kouEce Of pernlexly TO local professors Of natura! history and astIonom!ea!
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25
81 RATIONALE
ApITAL AfFAIQS
In Which Red Hair, Booze" and Heredity Mix

WAsHINGToN-He was in the prime Of ne with the prime left out And
w he had been to Baltimore. You could tell.
Two young women passed him, and the n with a straw helmet on the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25
Younqster Hadn't Much to Give, but He Gave II

NETROIT-Holdng tightly % a tattered book and with a bundle of papers
~ under his arm, a small and very brown and dirty curly headed boy sided
up t. a group of soldiers standing at the door Of the armory Saturday, pulling
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25

Police court records show that fully rs per cent of the persons who
deposited $25 collateral at police stations permitted the forfeiture of the money
rather than to appear In court and Major Pullman and his captains reached
the conclusion that they looked upon the collateral as being a license to get
drunk.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25
Too Big a Load Of "Firewater" Brings Heavy Fine

n ETURNING patrons Of socared 'bOoze specials" those who do business
Il with "booteggers" and others who have the slightest notion OF drowning
their troubles in alcohol will do well to have a fftydolar bill in their pocket.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25
Not Always Easy to Pick Out Film Favorites

THEY were standing at a certain corner, waiting patiently or tn appear
] ance If a certain welknown motion picture star.
They were women, those who were waiting patiently, hoping to get a
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25
WafHes.

IL cupfuls milk. 2 cupfuls -four.
2 eggs. . teaspooniuIs paA-
8 t~ablespooufuls fat. ing powder
i teaspoonful salt
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25

iZ cuufuls of buck IL cupfuls milk.
wheat -four. eggs.
a teasnoonfuls bak- / tablespoonful melt
ing poygder. ed shortening.
/ teaspoonful salt.
Corn flour, barley -four, or one-half
corn -four and one-half peanut meal
or sweet potato flour can be used In
the following recipe to make delicious,
crisp, brown waf1es:
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-03-22
TERRIBLY SWOLLEN
Suffering Described As Torture
Relieved by Black Draught.

RoSsville, GAINS. Kate Lee Able, Of
this place, writes: "My husband is an
engineer, and once while lifting, he in
iured himself with piece of heavy ma
chinery, across the abdomen He was
80 sore he could not bear to press on
himself at all, on chest or abdomen. He
weighed 165 lbs, and fell off until he
weighed ITO lbs, in two weeks.
He became constipated and it looked
like he woulddie. We had three different
doctors, yet with all their medicine, his
bowels failed to act. He would turn up
a ten-cent bottle of castor oil, and drink
it two or three days in succession. He
did this yet without result. We became
desperate, he suffered so. He was swol-
len terribly. He told me his suffering
could only be described as torture.
Isent and bought Thedford's Black
Draught. made him take a big dose,
and when it began to act he tainted, he
was in such misery, but he got relief and
began to mend at once. He got well,
and we both feel he owes his life to
Thedford's Black Draught."
Thedford's Black-Draught twill help you
TO keep fit, ready for the days work.
Try it'll NC-l3l
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-03-22
EVER sAu|VKTED BY
CALOMEL2 HORR|BlEI
Calomel is quicksilver and aeta
like dynamite on
your liver.

Calomel loses you a day! You know
what calomel is. It's mercury; quick
silver. Calomel is dangerous. II
crashes into sour bile like dynamite,
cramping and sickening you. CalOmeA
attacks the bones and should never be
put into your system.
When you feel bilious, sluggish, con.
stipated and all knocked out and believe
you need dose of dangerous calomel
just remember that your druggist sells
for few cents a large bottle of DodsoR's
Liver Tone, which is entirely vegetable
and pleasant to take and is a perfect
substitute for calomel 1t is guaranteed
to start your liver without stirring you
up inside, and can not salivate.
Don't take calomel! 1t makes you
sick the next day; it loses you days.
work. Dodson's Liver Tone straightens
you right up and you feel great. Give
it to the children because it is perfectly
harmless and doesn't grippe.