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patients the care they needed without
sacrificing the comfort and efficiency
OF the nurses had IL not been for this
splendid auxiliary organization which
has never once failed to meet the de-
mands upon it's resources. The rapid
ity with which the articles we needed
we're despatched TO us must have been
a source OF pride to all the members
OF the Mercy Committee. 1t means
more than I can express to know that
a group Of loyal, whole hearted women
arc working with me. ready to supply
the unexpected need the moment 1t
arises"
The rise Of the U. S. A. General Hos
r.tal No. 3 may indeed be said to have
been taken from the Mercy Committee
proffer, made through the generosity
OF its president Mrs. Freeman. of the
Freeman residence. the beautiful Mid
oleseS Farm, to the Government, to-
gether with a provision of 100 cots. as
hospital for wounded and GONZALES
cent men OF the army and navy: Visits
Of inspection by the army authorities
followed, and the offer was accepted by
the Federal Government.
A further consideration OF the posi-
ilities OF the Freeman estate. how
'ver, led to the change OF plans which
is now expressed in the great base
hospital equipped to take care Of 1900
patients The offer OF the Mercy Com
mittee had been to equip 100 beds. In
recognition OF the committees proffer
he invitation was extended to them
a unique privilege among organiza-
ions, in so far as is known, Of equip
ling that number OF beds in United
States army hospital The need. how
ever. was so great that ITO beds in all
have now been provided by the COM
mittee in five wards, one OF which.
known as the Princeton Ward, has
been equipped by the unaidcd efforts
OF one Mercy Committee worker Mrs.
Henry Clay Irons Of Plainfield, N. ].
The most remarkable organization
has been effected through the State
of New Jersey by the Mercy Commit
tee. the branches OF which. with mil
itary precision. under their local chair
man, respond to every demand made
upon It by the State executives OF
the organization. Each branch has its
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NINE ADELAIDE HERR NAN

a work begun long before our civil
war by Samuel Hermann, father of
the two wizards, Carl and Alexander.
and grandfather Of Leon. After APP
pearing continuously from 1908 until
the early part OF the current year
Nine. Hermann for the first time In
her long career missed a performance.
Last March she was obliged to I'M
dergo two serious operations, but ia
now as ready as ever to go on with
her work. Although there are thou
sands OF magicians in this country
there are hardly more than three OF
them Of the gentler sex. with Nine.
Hermann the most interesting OF all.
Alone. at an age that any one might
we'll be proud OF, she is very soon to
start on her next tour. When her
close friends plead with her to leave
the field to younger people she always
gives the same answer. II am the last
OF the Herrmanns."
what do you think you have
learned? Is 1t a profession for wom-
en-, and how have you an advantage
over others?"
"I,earned?" Nine. Hermann re-
peated. "a rather peculiar tradc-art
To be sure my life has been vastly
different. and perhaps there are many
things / would not believe that others
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nished by the Westfield branch, pre-
sided over by Mrs. Robert !. Richard
son; the crockery and glassware were
provided by the Elizabeth branch. Miss
Margaret Bispham Levey chairman,
and so on, each department receiving
ITS equipment from the right cooperat-
ing branch committee.
The first month of the existence of
Mercy House left record of $50 meals
served. During the second month TO
meals were served and, rising by leaps
and bounds, in April last the month $
record stood $3.50 meals. Mrs. Free
man gives the credit of this great eff
Cheney largely to the Auxiliary Motor
Corps, without whose aid Mercy House
would often have been helpless. as
YOU will understand" she said recently.
when you consider us as prepared 10
receive zoo guests and 500 arrive.
Where but to the Motor Corps could
we have turned with our call, Bring
US another ox!'",
Nothing anywhere Is recorded that
quite matches or compares with the
efficiency displayed by the Mercy Com
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regular duties mapped out for 1t,
and fulfils them to the letter. Under
the captalncy Of Miss Rachel Robin
son OF Railway the New Jersey di-
vision of the Motor Corps Of America
enrolled as an auxiliary of the Mercy
Committee and has acted continuously
as passenger and supply carriers for
the committee between the hospital
Mercy House and the outside world
since early IN the autumn of 1918.
Mercy House. a centre which is now
known all, over the United States, is
the outcome of suggestion from Col.
Upshur made to the committee that
shelter and hospitality were lacking at
the hospital for those who came to
visit the wounded under his care, gem
orally from far distant points. A cot
tage on the Freeman estate was at
once placed at the disposal of the COM
mittee. renovated and enlarged by Mr..
Freeman, and Mercy House was estab-
lished. Practically every branch In
the State had part in equipplng and
continues to have part in the upkeep
Of Nsrsx House, Its Kitchen was fur
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would swear to without a moments
hesitation. Since the war women have
been entering into so many new fields
perhaps from now on we shall see
more OF them magicians."
When asked what she considered
were the most thrilling five minutes
she ever experienced Nine. Hermann
was somewhat puzzled. In reply she
could simply suggest one incident.
This occurred on the stage of the Met
ropolitan Opera House many years
ago. when. after presenting Leon, she
succeeded in accomplishing the Great
Shooting Trick. Chung Ling 500
(William Robinson) met death last
year In London while attempting the
same trick: and history points out
others killed under similar circum-
stances. a,- -
"A squad or soldiers with loaded
rifles aimed and then fired at me-" said
Nine. Hermann. Naturally, II was
only trick, but dangerous to the ex-
treme. ! managed to win out. and am
still here to talk on the subject, but
have never again tried IT," .-.....
HAS fooling the public paid?"
Yes, the returns have been large,
and have often wondered myself why
I do not stop. But the appeai-it is
Irresistible"
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the New Senator From Kansas Made His Mark the ord

they sell their eggs, chickens. corn and
pork.
II have lent in this way 100000
and every penny OF It has been paid
back. The boys and girls are learning
thrift and business management and
are getting an early vision OF the rich-
ness and fulness Of farm life. with
an average investment of 500 in 1913
the net gain of each boy in our pig
clubs averaged more than $3.50.
When my automobile passes farm
houses and rural schools, therefore,
boys and girls are waiting for me 1t
the side Of the road. II II is possible
they come TO my meetings. Cam
paigns with me are pleasant and rest
full vacations. Then during July, Au-
gust and September 20 to scores Of
farmers picntcs and in that way make
the acquaintance of new inhabitants
and renew my acquaintance with the
old ones"
Present Kansas Issues.
What are the farmers Of the West
thinking about these days?"
Several things. They are opposed,
now that the war is over, to the day.
light-saving law. Petitions signed by
$4,000 Kansas farmers for the repeal
OF the law have been sent to Washing
ton. 1t Is a big question among aEri-
culturists and is being discussed, per-
haps, more than any other. The extra
hour In the morning finds the farmer
waiting and losing time until the sun
dries the dew on the crops that are
ready to be harvested. Towns and
railroads are run on the new time and
ne must conform to custom or get
into all sorts Of confusion and annoy
ing difficulties.
Also the farmer, as well as the VIII
lager and the city dweller in Kansas.
Is watching with more than ordinary
interest the coming of national prohi-
oiuon. Our State Is bone dry. Eyef,
the possession of liquor is an offence
in Kansas. This feature of the law
helped get through the LEGISLATURE
while was Governor. ~ =,
The antecedents of thousands Of
our people are similar to my own My
father and mother were pioneers of
the territory. Being Quakers. they
opposed war and slavery. Ny father
NSApSN SOilu oTOWn OF OSSaW0tOnlie.
BACK In 1855. He and my mother were
strong for temperance and in their
day, suppose. were called prohibition
cranks. They were representative of
the early settlers of Kansas.
Liquor n Dead Issue There,
Prohibition with us was a logical
outcome of fundamental conditions.
We no longer discuss It as a State is
sue. 1t is settled question among
all classes of our people, including la
DOR and its leaders. There are 500 600
children in Kansas who have never
seen saloon. We don't think about
liquor, nor will the people OF other
states think about It once national
prohibition goes into effect and tho
habit Of drinking has been made i'm
possible.
Having tried 1t and found II good
| Kansas stands for woman suffrasp
There is not sound argument in tho
world against giving women the right
to vote. 1 know from experience that
universal suffrage has improved our
| laws and purified our parties. Repub-
lcans and Democrats are now afraid
to nominate morally unfit man for
Office"
Copyright. 1919, by James B. Morrow.
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less dry cake. The juice is then steril-
lied and placed In cans for storage.
Because Of variations in the flavor
and character Of the juice at different
periods of the season all juices are
blended before being bottled to secure
a uniform product.
Blending is done by tracking or
the cans. altering the Juice, and then
sending 1t to the blending and mixing
tanks. From the tanks it goes to the
bottling machine. After bottling the
juice is pasteurized by heating 1t from
1875 degrees to $50 degrees +. for
periods varying with the size OF the
bottles. 1t is then labelled for the
market.
Loganberry Juice is naturally so
sour that IL is necessary both to dilute
and to sweeten 1t to obtain drinkable
article. The berry has a characteristic
favor. 1t somewhat resembles that
Of the raspberry, both red and black,
but Is more acid that either
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"It was bad year. however. for my
debut. Kansas Republicans desired
the nomination Of Roosevelt and when
Taft was chosen and Roosevelt started
a party OF his own and became It's
candidate there was serious trouble in
all parts of the State. declined to
go OF into the wilderness with the
Progressives and was beaten for Gov
crnor by 20 votes. OTHER candidates
on the ticket were beaten by 10000
votes.
an 1914, with q Democratic and a
Progressive running against ME, was
given a majority Of $4,000. The Re-
publicans were united In 1915 and my
majority that year was $4,000. Then
in 1918 Stubbs and I announced our
willingness TO represent Kansas In the
United States Senate. was nomi-
mated and then elected"
Opposed to Capper in the cam
paign for the nomination were. be-
sides Stubs. two other supposedly
strong leaders-Joseph l.. Bristow Of
Salina, a former Senator, and Charles
+. Scott of lola, who for ten years
was Representative in Congress.
Capper at the Republican primaries
for the nomination carried all Of the
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How to Make Soft Drinks

CoFT drinks-"sott" in slang mean
- ing easy to get"-may attain
~ new Importance after July /.
Soft drinks made from fruit juices
doubtless will attract many new
devotees. who will find that beverages
made from pure fruit juices are de-
cidedly healthful. cooling. refreshing
and invigorating. says the United
States Department OF Agriculture.
because Of its pleasant flavor the
Juice Of the. Logan blackberry. COM
monty known as the loganberry. Is
very popular as beverage. The berry
is also used In making jams, jellIes
and soda fountain syrups.
The berries are crushed as soon after
picking as possible to prevent any
moulding. From the crushers the pulp
Is put into press cloths and piled in the
presses. Heavy pressure extracts the
juice. leaving the pulp in a more or
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/ miffaa In nh
upon the state in the nIonas, si 'a' purst
The sudden oxnIosiors Sa e..,- u's's sur
rbone conpoctiona ho.u oSeu tele-
House and Tho 10. - w, Mercy
naralvzed tho neiahko.,rse 80 anu
! ties vet with,n two ho,,nn a., . ,
Of the co-nmit+ao ~, 49,, ~ a i,1'
snatchad 70 Uyoodhr,Sa, 80 ~ We
10 feed 8 oOo neonla Pxay,oi, " eH''',,
tee communicated ,,.,,I, 49,.
ro,,,ao i,nt.i,, ~, s u,anch conn
ried fron, eyery >Ioro,. Ce. ~
centre laden ,,,,t .,,nrIiou z1I.hi
which were distrihmtad 90 ~
stricken herds Of fore,er uor,,,,,a $3.50
their families noany 90 ~, 49,. '..l'
oble to express tbernse,,,ns g., Eas,,nt
IL was in rocoopi,inn -, a. ,ra,.5n..s'.,
worry performed NV tbo oo,,,,,,,.S -.
! that time that the Na.;or,1 In.t,,,,.
| Of Social Sciences at their LOSE opn,,o,
meeting presented IN Mrs E,roo,,,a,,
as the president Of this upioua Stota
organization. its Patrjotic sor,,t,o
Medal.
The latest great work urdarfoua,
and completed hv the Mercy Commit
tee is the establishment or =, ath,at;o
| field, equipped with snectators, stara.
a fun baseball diamond ,,ario,,s go,
Of ball courts. and rallied maths on
which those who have suffered an,
putation may exercise safely in beco,,,-
ing accustomed TO art,fr,ol ,ees rhts
athletic field. established throneh tha
generous gifts OF Mrs Jsmes Ncr COW
| of New York and other sums Used
! by Miss Helen Friclx and Ntrs tn
pan F'airchild was ooencd on Non,orI.,
! Day last.
! The officers of the con,r,ii,o, ,ro.
! Mrs. Charles u Freeman fn,,r,lo,. ,rs
! president, Mrs. J. c. Glbart bnr,r,-,,
vice president. Plainnoll. Mrs k.ir,-
J land Mhycrs. vico-prosident pIai,dsId.
/ Mrs. Fred H. Albee, viCe-presfdent CO.
/ lonia; Mrs. Henry CLAY Irons treas
urer, Plaintield: Mrs Robert & Fusa
secretary. Elizabeth; Mrs. William n
! Kinney assistant secretary. PIein6old.
Mrs. Robert A. Fairbairn. WestneId.
Mrs. Edward X. Cone. CoIonia: Mrs
John b. Dumont, Painted: Mrs. Ed
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Arthur Cappe Modesy Terms 1t Good Luck" When Referring
Rise From Country Printer Power Business and Potcs-Con
ducts His Campaigns Whiwnd Order but Regards Them
Vacations Birthday Parties With Whole Guest

tai. Kansas then was not a prohibit
ton State. Topeka had fifty or sixty
saloons. Monday was pay day with
the printers.
THE foreman Of the Copitol sent me
to temporarily vacant case, telling
me that I could substitute for the reg
ular man that night He may have
had his doubts about me. but he needed
help. On getting out of bed the
next morning j gave the proprietor OF
the hotel my Waterbury watch. He
smiled when he took It ana soon gave
1t back.
81 didn't want him to feel that he
was taking any risk by my presence
in his house. And the watch was the
only thing OF value that possessed
substituted Tuesday night and
Wednesday night and was then given
a steady job. Before long I made the
acquaintance OF Major ]. K. Hudson
owner and editor OF the paper, and
told him that when there was an OPP
portunity I should like to get into
some other branch Of the business.
In about six months Major Hudson
called me to hts office and informed me
that there was a vacancy on the re.
porters' staff. Your field he said
win BIO in North Topeka. Your wages
win be $40 a week.
Took Place Mt Less ray.
Il took the place at once, although
J was earning $40 to se5 week setting
type. My printer friends that night
said I was making a ridiculous mis-
take. North Topeka, later found out
was where Major Hudson tested all OF
his new reporters. Well, became
city editor in course OF time, and then
managing editor OF the Capital
But / thought I needed a wider
knowledge Of the newspaper business
and with Major Hudson's approval left
the Capital and went to New York I
had no intention OF remaining in the
East. The West was my homo and !
meant to return at the end of year
# applied for reportorial work al
several newspaper Offices in New York
without success. Then the Tribune
gave me a place. My first assignment
was yacht race. had never seen q
yacht. The only craft that i knew
anything about was a prairie schooner
Perhaps should have confessed
my ignorance to the city editor, but i
didn't Reporters from other news
papers were good to me when they
learned that I had Just come out of
the wild grass Of the prairies, and from
them 1 learned some of the lingo OF
yachting and the name of the yacht
that won the race. l wrote the report
myself, however, and the city editor
accepted and printed it.
$50 passed for me the summer and
fall Of 1892. Out in Kansas the Popu-
lists were promising the near approach
Of the millennium and had sent Will
lam Alfred PETER to the Senate and
John Davis, Jerry Simpson and other
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The Mercy Committee a Gem in JERSEYS Grown

TT Is four years since little
group of twenty-five sympa-
thetic women met at Middle
sex Farm in New Jersey and decid-
ed to put into execution the idea OF
Mrs. Charles Danforth Freeman of
Iselin, n. j.. and of New York city, Of
creating a committee the purpose OF
which should be prompt relief in time
OF war, pestilence, famine or other hu-
man tragedies at home and abroad.
With scarcely visible line by which
its growth may be followed save for
few landmarks that indicate its won
derful efficiency here and there, no
sound has come out of the State which
In any way can convey a hint of the
growth and potentiality the little hand
full OF patriotic women were to prove
themselves capable OF. At the end
Of four years tho committee numbers
about eighteen hundred members,
scattered among the towns OF New
Jersey yet cohering with unparalleled
unity in doing the work they set out TO
do.
This, in the beginning, differed little
from that undertaken by other bands
all over the country of earnest women
devoting their time and strength and
means to assuaging In so far as was
possible the sufferings in the war terri
tory abroad. With the entrance of the
United States into the fray. new OPP
portunities opened to the Merry Com
mittee. which. in seizing them. have
established the body as one OF the most
efficient aids to the Government which,
anywhere. has taken form.
Speaking Of the work done by this
committee, Lieut.-Col. Usher COM
handing officer OF u. s. A. General
Hospital No. 3, at Colon!a. n. J., said
recently that so per cent. OF all the ar
ticles used in this hospital were pro-
vided by the Mercy Committee. To
this statement Miss Josephine VI.
Swenson, chief nurse at the hospital
has added:
"No tribute could pay to the Mercy
Committee would adequately express
my personal debt OF gratitude. Every
dollar subscribed by the organization
has, In some measure, contributed to
tho restoration OF the wounded men at
Colonia. We could not have given our
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A Woman Who "FOOls the PubliC''
EME. ADELAIDE HERR.
| MANN has fooled the pub

"A
M MANN has fooled the pub
lie" for more than thirty
five years and still likes the game.
Among the very few woman magi-
clans in America she is the pioneer:
In fact there are scarcely any Of either
sex who have a record to equal hers.
Il was Alexander, better known as
Hermann the Great, who astonished
the world with his illusions between
the sos and '90s. A great many OIL
by his wife, Nine. Hermann. who
still performs some of them on the
stage.
Her career was not only a wealth
bringing one, but one filled with a
succession OF experiences such as
few persons have to their credit. II
was veritable book Of living knowl-
edge
MY age" Nine. Hermann re-
Piled TO a question, "is a secret-and
Ne stage women never tell secrets.
anyway" she added with a faint
smile, Il was born some years before
welded Alexander, and this took
place in 1875"
You will retire soon?"
Some day, suppose-when a good
friend Of mine above calls for my
resignation. I love the big family I
TOOL each afternoon and night; they
have been part of my life"
Nine, Hermann. born Adelaide
scarcez, had the distinction OF having
her role in life launched by the cele-
rated Hungarian impresario. Imre
hFalfy, who but recently died. She
came from London, the city OF her
hrth. as one OF Kiralfy's original
troupe OF dancers, who appeared In
Ne~ York to a sensational success.
htr parents were of Belgian extrac-
uon, her father being the founder of
The famed Egyptian Hall Of London.
In 1875 Adelaide Scarsez returned to
London on a visit to her mother, and
on the return voyage met Alexander
Aerrmann, already established as a
magician. She was married to Mr..
hermann the same month, the Mayor
New York giving honor to the occa-
SION by performing the ceremony.
The Herrmanns combined business
WIN pleasure by making their honey
moon magical invasion of the far
Parts OF the world. and on this tour
VINE Hermann acted as her hus-
oands assistant In many tricks. Her
journey took her to Mexico, at that
u'na ruled with an iron hand by the
e!afr Dlaz. and the Herrmanns played
over the entire republic travelling the
greater part on mule back, under a
special escort Of twenty-five soldiers.
FOR more than twenty-five years
.1tne. Herman received a magical
euucation from the greatest master in
me art; and then, quite suddenly, Alex
snder Hermann was stricken. He
lied on his special train while en-
route
a year later Nine. Hermann. In an
mort to keep up the family standard.
Introduced her nephew-ln-law to the
heatregoing public and later COM
u'hed with him In a magical act. This
reriormance of Adelaide and. Leon
hermann soon became very popular
.specially in America, and the grace
W. way Nine. Hermann presented her
N.Eht In Japan" still rests In the
'tm'rT OF many persons.
when Loon died In Paris Nine.
HSsraann was left alone to complete
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100000 subscribers. Western farmers
cont read magazines. They want
daily and weekly newspapers, and the
latter must contain articles that are
interesting and helpful to farmers
wives and to farmers children.
Three cornered stories Of love and
impossible adventures and the ordi-
nary yellow inventions so popular in
some American quarters would not be
tolerated on the clean and invigorat-
Ing prairies Of the West. You can I'M
derstand by what have said my gen.
eral policy as publisher. In addition
to the. Capital I own seven publica-
tons, among which lot me mention
the Kansas Farmer. the Mtssoprt
Farmer, the Oklahoma Farmer and
the Nobrasko Earm JourmaI All are
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.x,, IT,, ,,, a.. ,,o,,
wa niu $3.50. o..
49, on VIZ" ~ @ .'.as
o're1 o. NappI ~. :,
nv ny a CO.
az 50 'n.o evoi' 1870 D,.
Wnen +! was .t''uiuaee .oi 49, no
.ne i'is' 'iis ."e -o -,
Aeep .ne u,.u. 49,, 80 ,',so..
make a speech. The committee, there
lore, saio 'hal l iiau oet'er snu" '"e
s.uinp.
BUT oemahos ior my appeaIance .
began co,nins III. teS orlsa,eu'
lear' WIN .he De zen. VINO Knew
my lii'a.ions viii moius wien VI.
my ieel. anyway, ~ was .nousn. Des.
10 put mo on eAnioition 10 h'hi'eo
eX.ent
NY nret speocnes' Ten minutes iohs
OF Tess were terrioie' 4 sunereu' anu
SO oio those VINO nearo them' Graou-
airy lenstnened my output until l
coulo stay IN the ring ABOUT twenty
minutes. by study OF the returns
AFTER the eiection the chairman Oh our
committee discovered tnat ran the
best IN those communities where my
80 calleo speeches. were the shortest
but speech MAKING Is ike any other
Undertaking ~ can Do learned as 10
its ruoiments even II one mas lew gilts
IN an oratoricaI direction. turing 1918
mace 4oo campaign ana Liperty Loan
actresses. DON'T speak OF their
quaiity. you understand out only OF
their NUMBER.
ch,rw.rr us,r, Cat vots.
we nave COCA pralrleroans IN ran
sas ana my autoinoolle uriVer. VINO
mas cainpalgneo win me ever since
got into poiltics' Is iast man between
cities ana villages Oiten we nave COW
ered -FOUR counues IN gay nay tours
are pliieo ny the state committee ana
the people along the hne OF my travels
know the hours OF my arrival
some OF our meetings ATTY O'Clock
IN tne morning were 'attenoed py o'ooo
men, women ana chiioren. Al III
O'CLOCK 'theFe "oulu De meeting
somewhere eise' at ~ O'CLOCK announcer
ana 30 on during tne oay ana IN the
evening there "ouio De DIG meetins
at .he .owh "here we pianneo 10 stay
over night
beiore l began running tor once
l hau saineu soIne popularity with tne
ooys a4lo snIo Vi our S.ate' nave nc