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The St. Joseph observer., 1919-07-12
GAS BILLS DROP WHEN TRICKS
OF COOKING RANGE ARE KNOWN
Housewives May Save Money by Learning Read Meter Small
Burners Should Be Used When Possible; Small Port
able Oven Often Proves IN Economy

Are you acquainted with your gas
range? III you are not, it will pay you
well to take time to learn more about
II. Many experiments are being tried
on gas ranges in the experimental
kitchen of the office of Home Eco
nomics, United States Department of
Agriculture, and interesting results are
being obtained. You will find it worth
while to try some of the same expert
ments with your own stove; others will
probably suggest themselves, and your
acquaintance with the stove will in
crease accordingly. How much gas
you use when. you are getting the
Sunday dinner? You can find out by
reading the gas meter before the cook
ing starts and after the cooking is fin
ished. If you do not remember just
how to read it, ask the gas man to
explain 1t to you when he comes
around the next time. The habit of
reading the meter once a week and
com pairing amounts used will help to
keep gas saving in mind and make 1t
possible to calculate your gas bill. In
the preparation of that dinner count
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-07-12


The Missouri Cash Book is printing
some quaint items from the records
on the ancient church Of old Bethel.
In January, 1915, one Henry Poe
Joined the church one week, was la
bored with or getting drung the next
week and excluded from the fold the
next wec', for unrepontance. shortly
after I5cnry'5 disgraceful downfall
John Dauety and Washington Abor-
nathic fell out about money matters
ond took their quarrel to church,
where Washington seems to have boon
loser as he was ordered to pay John
S63.75. At meeting held in Novcm-
Der Sister Hannah Edwards was per.
mitted to wear gold earrings for the
benefit Of her eyes. Three years lat
.cr Brother Simon poe. admitted at
the same time as the bbulous Henry.
preferred charges Of drunkenness,
against him and he was again labored
with and forgiven. But the biggest
scandal of all seems to have been the
Ease of Brother Ebenezer HubbcI.
who married again after his wife ran
away E'th another man. BrotLcr
Abraham Randol charges right cut
in meeting that the runaway wife was
not dead. as claimcd By Brothc,
Ebenezer.
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-07-12

Sheriff /, y. Calvert received a
telegram from j. F. Holland of San
Bernardino, California, Tuesday after
noon inquirlng about Geo. Taylor, one
OF the Taylor brothers, who was SEN
ton 23 years ago. The message was
as follows: please give me the date
that Geo. Taylor broke Jail at Car
rollton and the date on which Bill
Taylor was hanged. Please answer
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-07-12
KNEW THEY'D NEED ONE

There rushed into a police station
a youngster very much out Of breath.
who gasped out to an officer;
you're wanted-down-do
our street-an'-an' bring an ambu-
lancet"
What's the trouble?" demanded
the policeman. And why bring an
ambulance?
Because" the kiddie explained.
when he had recovered his breath.
mothers found the lady that pinch
ed our doormat!"
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-07-12

DR. wilkins, the rich MneoIa, y.
y doctor convicted of killing his
wife, had the good grace to commit
suicide. II all culprirs that should
be hung would only follow the Doc
tors example and be their own ex-
acutioner. we would not need to wor-
ry about mob law ana capital pun
ishment-Cole County Democrat
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-07-12
USE FIRELESS COOKER
TO KEEP LUNCH HOT

When doing many kinds of winter
farm work men find It necessary 10
carry a noon lunch. Without the aid
of a fireless cooker this meal is usu-
ally cold and consequently unappetiz-
ing on a day when the mercury how
ers near the zero point. A home made
fireless cooked constructed from a
galvanized iron bucket with a cover,
according to directions given I'm Far
mers Bulletin 771-on homemade
fireless cookers and their use-wiIl
enable a hot meal to be served in the
woods or elsewhere on the coolest of
days. There is little time or expense
entailed in the manufacture OF these
time savers and comfort giyers.
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-07-12
HIS CHURCH ORGANI-
zATI0N TO RULE
The Methodist Church Is to Say
What the People Shall
Have
AND ALSO WHAT
THEY SHALL DO

That Is What Rev. Clarence True
Wilson. Secretary Of the Board OF
Temperance. Prohibition and Public
Morals of the Methodist Church.
Says viii be Done and the Church
viii Blast Anyone Who Does Not
Conform to Its Views and Accept
Its Dictates.
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-07-12

by wire at my expense. ,. A" Ho'aul.
San Beraardino Cat" Sheutf C-lvect
procured the dates and wired them
hack to Mr. Holland SO futHnr
Commute ton has IaeH cotton, but
II leaves 'he way oaog for sp0cula-
ton and tie idel taar ur r-r have
some cue ID the wi.e-r.'a Us of Geo.
IGy lor.-C -gr,.!toa '.r4ocraL
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-07-12

ana he has been making from SIS TO
500 day pulling stalled motorists
ou. OF .J HIS neighbors declare no
oven SITS I'm wait for them on a shady
knoll where he can see them first
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-07-12

The reason why one farmer. at
least. in Adair county is against good
roads has been discovered. There is
large mudhole near his place be-
tween Kirksvils and Worthlugtou.
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-07-12

when Wabash passenger train No. 3
hit motor truck in which the two
men were riding 1t was said Abbott
and Barnett were driving toward
Chillicothe in their truck at rapid
rate and did not see the approaching
train in time to stop the machine.
Abbott was thrown twenty feet in
the air. while Barnett was caught on
the COW catcher. The truck was de-
molished.
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-07-12

Apparently NJ Clemcnccau was
ready to trade He swapped a League
Of Nations for the treaty Of alliance
with the United States.-Kansas City
Times.
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-07-12

William Abbott of 442 West Fiji
teenth Street. Kansas City. and e. II.
Barnett, who formerly lived at 1907
Agnes Avenue in that city were kill
ed a short distance west Of Chnncothe
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-07-12

The Ashland Bugle looks hopefully
for an early revival Of the popularity
OF the six best cellars
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-07-12

The difference between Senator
Reed and Senator Spencer is that Mr..
Reed says what he thinks, regardless
OF what other folks say, while Mr..
Spencer shifts, lodges and generally
evades on any and every public ques-
tion. trying to please everybody and
succeeding not at all. All sorts OF
efforts have been made to secure an
expression from Senator Spencer on
the League of Nations covenant. but
the only result was a criticism Of
President Wilson. 1t cannot be
charged that Senator Spencer is in
competent to express an opinion. but
rather that he prefers a seat on the
Missourian.
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-07-12

and water. A wire will assist i'm clean
ing the holes If they still remain clog
ged. The range oven requires much
more gas an hour than l top burner
does. so It must be used carefully II
the gas bill is to be reduced. If you
do much baking in small quantities
you can save gas with a small remov-
able oven, to be used on the top Of
the stove. Tests showed a great diff
ference when one-egg cakes were
baked for / hour at the same tenn
perature in the small and range ov-
ems. In the small oven the cake re-
quired 7 cubic feet of gas while in the
range ofen It required 12 cubic feet.
a difference in cost, when figured at
81 for 1000 cubic feet, of z cent
for the 1 cake.
Removable Oven In Gas Saving.
The time required to heat the oven
before baking begins also varies
greatly in the 2 kinds. The small
oven will come up to 500 degrees +.
in minutes while the range oven re-
quires 20 to 80. Therefore, if the oven
is to be used for only short time the
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-07-12

the ways by which you could save gas.
II you are one OF the many who light
the gas before the teakettle is filled
and who forget to turn off the heat
the minute the pie is baked, you will
find those are good times to begin to
save. II you test the heat given by
various kinds of flames, YOU will find
that the short. stiff, clear, blue flame
brings best results. 1t is waste OF
time and gas to use the high, smoking,
yellow flame. which results when too
much air is mixed with the gas and
which you can prevent by partially
closing the air shutter. Never turn the
flame so high that 1t is brought up
close to the kettle and flares around
1t, for this wastes gas, makes the flame
less hot and blackens the kettle. Many
gas stoves have at least kinds of bur-
ners-including a giant burner and a
slmmerer-and a large part of gas
economy consists in knowing which
one to use. and when.
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-07-12
Keep the Burners Clean.

The easiest way TO keep burners
clean, OF course, is by the ounce-of-
prevention method. Never allowing
boiling over is the best way OF keeping
the burners clean, but If the accident
should happen the burners can be re-
moved easily and scrubbed in soap
The St. Joseph observer., 1919-07-12
Try the Slmmerer.

If you consider the little simmerer
burner on your range a mere orna-
ment and of no real use you are under
rating its value. 1t uses from l-5 to
l-6 as much gas as the other top bur-
ners and will keep kettle boiling aft
er it has been brot to the boil on l of
the other top burners. The giant bur-
ner uses from 3 to 6 cubic feet an hour
more than the other top burners, so it
should be used only when absolutely
necessary As soon as kettle boils,
see how far you can turn the gas
down and still keep it boiling. The
experimental kitchen has found that
it will continue to boil with the bur
ner turned down from Y to l-3. Also,
If that pan or kettle is large bottom
ed, the gas will be better utilized than
/ fit is smaller than the burner.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-02-07

81 y fer Farm Lsans. hrut
lsatioasl Baak, Grcle, nsnt.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-02-07

SHOULD Know. A
this time the
regular n u r s e {
must take care OF
the soldiers In the
camps, here and
in France, and
the women In the
home must look
after the health
Of their own fam
lilies as we'll as
that Of their
neighbors.
Any intelligent
person can recog-
nize certain early
symptoms of se-
rious illness, such
as fever, cough,
changes in the
color of the skin,
either too red
or too pale-and
any unusual ap-
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-02-07
THE KINDERGARTEN
sy pR. LYMAN AeRorr.

The kindergarten Is more than par
ticular form of school. 1t Is an essen
tfal principle of education-the princI-
pie that education is growth. not man-
ufacture. The kindergarten is child
garden; the home and the school ;,ro
the soil; bad habits are the weed
the parents and the teachers are she
gardeners; education is preparing and
enriching the soil, planting the seprls,
wedding the garden bed the kiraar-
garten plays end songs are garlien
tools; q cheerful spirit, a genial I'm.
NOR. spirit Of kindness and synnpn.
thy are the necessary sunshine; snl-
row, trials, temptations, tears, disci.
pline arc the necessary rain. The pri-
mary school. the grammar schnci
the high school. the college. should
al be child gardens In which
the growing youth should be guided
4 hfa growth. but always en-
ceurAeod to grow naturally, simply,
hea1thfuiiy into whatever dover and
fruit his stature nts him for. The
nseto 1of tie parsat and the teacher.
ehould AlWayu ~: ~Conslder the III.
~ Il ~ deta how they grcw;~ and
the model Of ths parent and the teach
e. SHOULD always be the divfne model
By Gods work in creation.
~AnA God said, Let the earth bring
foeth grass. the herb yielding seed,
md tie fruit tree yielding fruIt sitter
~ KIND"
II we WI paanf tn children ~ -.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-02-07

| pearance OF the eyes. The other Symp.
toms, like pain, tiredness or great
thirst, the patient will mention him.
| self.
The usual symptoms of infectious
disease include fever, chill, sore throat,
discharge from the nose and eyes,
cough, headache, vomiting, looseness
of the bowels, or the opposite, consti-
patton; and a general feeling Of being
sick all over. The presence Of any
Of these symptoms indicates sickness
and during an epidemic should be
closely watched. Insth case Of So
called Spanish influenza, the symp-
toms include a feeling Of weakness,
pains In the eyes, ears, head or back
and a feeling of being sore all over.
The rise in temperature Is rapid, but
in most cases the pulse remains COM
paratively slow. If you have a Their
mometer, and know how to use 1t, you
will find the temperature rises to 100
or 104 degrees. In the case Of children
1t sometimes rises higher.
The mouth temperature Of q healthy
person is between SO degrees and 80.
This may vary according to the time
of the day. 1t is not unusual for the
mouth temperature Of healthy per-
son to be as low as 81 degrees in the
morning, or as high as 80 in the late
afternoon. The presence Of fever Is
an indication of sickness, and should
be watched.
ha leo 10 <,P
rest is about II beats minute; that
of a normal woman about so beats
minute. To take the pulse rate, place
three fingers (not the thumb) on the
thumb side of the patients wrist and
note the exact time by the second
hand of the watch.
any unusual changes in the face
should be especially noted; whether 1t
is drawn. anxious, excited, dull and
tired, swollen or puffy under eyes. The
voice is frequent indication Of weak
ness. Absence of appetite, loss OF
weight, extreme nervousness should
also be watched, and, If taken In time,
may prevent more serious trouble.
Pain is a most important symptom
and should never be treated lightly. 1t
does not occur in persons who are
well. It is natures danger signal.
A great many serious diseases begin
In this way, SO, II someone in your
family has these symptoms, put him to
bed, shut out the bright light-this
does not mean that the room should be |
plenty of fresh air In the |
room and keep away visitors and other
members Of the family.
Persons are not always able to go |
10 bed for an ordinary cold, but there
IS no doubt that they would, in the
End, save time by so doing.
Common colds sometimes spread
through an entire family, when they
Gould have been prevented by going !
o bed. and Keeping other members OF
he family away.
Common colds are most contagious
when they first start. One should
void being near person who shows
igns of getting cold, by sneezing,
coughing or any discharge m the
lose. This will lessen the danger OF
the more serious diseases
Ike grippe, influenza and pneumonia.
mild cases Of which may, at first, be
mistaken for an ordinary cold.
When possible. call doctor the mo-
nent the person begins to feel sick;
hen follow his directions absolutely.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-02-07
AZ one Of Many,

Donald Hankey. the student In
arms, who, whilst he found death In
the trenches also found life, and
found 1t more abundantly than here
tofore, says Of a young man who had
voluntarily forsaken the getting Of
living In some civilian occupation for
the life Of a soldier: 'He was learn
,ng one Of the great truths Of life. .
truth that 10 many fail to learn
thst 1t IL not in isolation but - =
meApber Of body that Z man nnds
his fullest self-expression; that It Is
rot \ s9lf-assertion but IN self-sub'
ordination. not - an individual but -
one n many brethren, sons Of one
fafher, that Z man finds the comp)ote
sat1skactlon OF his instincts. ~ -
highsot 1pFm Of liberty"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-02-07
Masquerade Ball
And Dance
At the Princess Theatre, st. Valen-
tiae's Day, Friday Feb. 14th.

A special Art Craft Photo Play
before the Dance. Doors open 7:3(
show starts 500 sharp. The show
win be out at 9:15; dance will start
at ten o'clock sharp. This will allow
three quarters of an hour for masking
Grand march and unmasking at 1890
Prizes will be tickets for the movies
for one month from the time Of open
ing, to the best dressed couple and the
most comical dressed couple. Only
those masked will be allowed to dance
until the unmasking. The Princess
Theatre will open for regular shows
starting the latter part of F'ebruars
9r some time around the first Of
arch ar
500 -i.g -.afs--i, a.. I'D.
will be for sale at the Circle Drua
Store. Co4le out and have big tim
as this will be big night. Good time
and good music.
ickets for the movies: Regular pri
S. Adults 80 cents, Children 20 cent?
Dance tickets S1.00. Supper will be
served at the Circle Restaurant extra
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-02-07

REALITY Fon RUTH

~ Mno. MAAoAR1T eJEGL HARr
One morning few nonths ago
was paasiuy the playrootn. my smal
daughters domain, and stopped +
glance IN. but finding her absent di'
not linser. However, an impression o
the room did linger. and It finally grew
to suficient proportions to demand m,
conscious thought.
What was there about the charming
sunny room with its Mother Goose
frieze and carefully chosen toys that
vaguely troubled me? It was too or
DERBY. That was 1t, orderly in the
sense of being unused.
I paused and reflected how little
time Ruth really spent In the play
room she was always somewhere else.
Whers was she. In fact at that partic-
ular moment9 Brief search discov-
cred her vigorously sweeping the back
porch where some drifting leaves had
collected
why 10 itr' / said to myself as l
poured the boiling water into the dish
pan and swashed the soap-shaker up
and down absent-mindedly. "Why is
It that she prefers sweeping the back
porch to playing with her dolls house?
Why does she hang about the kitchen
watching me cook instead of using that
fascinating dolls stove Of hers?"
Children Anxious to Help.
ut is because she Graves the actual
and real experience. suspect"
Before I knew it had brought my
small cutting table, low enough for
Ruth to reach, placed 1t beside the
sink, covered 1t with a heavy towel
and put the drain basket thereupon.
Then calling to her ISpointed to the
dishtowels hanging in a crisply folded
row and said: Would you like to wipe
the dishes for me after this?"
Perhaps you do not think six-yenr-
old help very competent, but 1 assure
you that mine has broken but one
saucer In over half a year. and that
the glasses and silver are not only
wiped until they shine as brightly as
the crystal and silver OF the proven
bal fairy palace, but that by the time
have hung my towels to dry, the last !
1ish has been put safely away, by !
little girl who must use the kitchen i
stool, deity unanswered, as a means |
% reach high shelves. Nor has the /
ask ever become irksome. Indeed
here has been only demand for fur
her duties, so that busting, putting
way laundry, making her crib, and
.rentest Of all delights, cooking the
ereal and apple sauce for her own
nd little brothers supper, have been
dded to the list.
Value Of comradeshIp.
And so the little duties grow and
est Of all so grows Ruth. She Is find
lg her diminutive place In society and
selling herself a potent member of the
lmtly group. Through actual partic-
'ation In the responsibilities Of her
ome she is gaining the power to adj
lst herself to life as she finds 1t.
hich Is the secret of comfort for /,
lid as we'll as for ''grown-ups." :
This does not begin to cover the !
untless avenues for explanation and A..
scussion opened up through the COM !
deship engendered by doing these J
SKIS together, nor the numerous small 7
oblems Of conduct which they solve. b
But try 1t yourself. 1t is not at all =
W. In truth / suppose it to be one c
the answers to the old question: 4
low could great-grandmother bring
family Of fourteen children with a
1itf1o porvo-ctruip ~ r
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-02-07
DIR. B. S. Rumble
Physician and Surgeon
Office Gladstone Hotel
CIRCLE. MONT.
ALLIES ARE FED
BY SELF DENIAL
Generous Doing Without
America Supplied Food
to Europe.

Exports from this country since II
entered the war have kept starvation
from Allied Europe and have main
tanned the health and strength of those
who have been bearing the brunt Of
our battles. 50 that they could hold
out to victory. Now that hostilities
have ceased we must assume the add
ed burden Of keeping starvation from
incrsasing Its toll upon the millions
who have been liberated from the
Prussian yoke. Famine would undo
the work which has been accomplished
In freeing the world for democracy. No
stable government can be established
and maintained by q nation harassed
By hunger. A starving people turns
to rieting and anarchy. Food has
given strength and courage to the ma
tisns fighting for democracy; It must
now give the nations strength and
tranquility to re-establish themselves
In freedom and democracy.
Without our help 1t would have been
absolutely impossible for the Allies to
maintain 4 living ration. Since our
entry into the war We have been con-
tributing largely to the support of one
hundred and twenty million people
whose normal food supplies have been
cut OF, whose production has fallen
almost to the vanishing point, whose
fields have been devastated by Ger
many. The food exported from the
United States In the past year has
been sufficient to supply the complete
rattsn Of twenty-five million people.
1t II hard to grasp the magnitude
and signiAcaucs, Of the assistance
which has been lent the Allies By the
patriotic, voluntary service Of the
American people. The food we sent
abroad last year would have been suf-
Acsnt to feed one-nfth Of our popula-
ton. And this was done in spite Of |
the fact that we entered the year with |
Ihort crops OVr surplus was practi-
ally nothing. An overwhelming pro-
portion OF the food that left this coun-
~ last year was saved out Of the nor
nal home Consumption Of our own
'eople.
In spite of difficulties met in inter.
al transportation and shortage Of
cean tonnage our food exports last
ear amounted to . figure that 4 few
ears 1go would have been unbelieva-
le. JCveu the most optimistic element
ORR population faced with anxious
conformation the prospect which
pened before ~ with the beginning
the 1917 harvest year.
TIE ADNican people have not been
smpAlled to save. They have been |
ppSAlsd 20 on the basis Of humanity !
n0 Of patriotism. They have r.
NNdod voluntarily.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-02-07
II.-EARLY RECOGNITION OF
SYMPTOMS

There are certain early symptoms of
disease that every mother of family
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-11-04

HoGS-Receipts 1900 Market slow
about Is 70 25 lower: bulk. l425n16.o0s
ton 1900, heavyweight. 1t5oai49o.
medium weight l44o 1150o. light
weight. 145oa15 90, light lights. 1875
M14e5. heavy packing sows smoth
IL S50144o: packin gsows. rough. 10 SO
9fa75 pigs 1s5o91425
CATTLE Receipts, 1900. Market.
best steers strong. other classes are
steady: beef steers. medium end heavy
weight choice and prime. 1920 rs.
medium and good. i0.5o@ 400: light
weight. good and choice ls.750fa.4o,
common and medium 7.25 l3.75. but
cher cattle. heirers e.95GlA.oo: cows
s 25G12-5. bulls. 500 = 10 SO: Gamers
and cutters cows and heifers. 5.25ff
& e5 Gamer steers. 55sa725 veal
>aives eight and handyweinhtp 1T7s
a1S5O: feeder steers. SIS 10: stoc-
l,er steers. s.o0T1o.oo; stocker COWS
and heirers. 5000 -.75. rtoeker calves
7.-5R1O.5o: western range cattle, beet
steers. lo5oQl5e5. cows and heifers
75OGl25o
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-11-04
PROMOTERS
ARE WORKING
FEVERISHLY

Continued from Pare One)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-11-04
LINE OF MARCH.

Parade viii form on state Line. march
north on State Line to State St. then
east on State ST. to Holman St. then
south on Holman ST. 70 Sibley ST.. then