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ECCENTRIC IN ALL THINGS
Poet Shelley a Good Example OF
"Great Minds to Madness Close
Iy Are Allied"

In Shelley, politics, atheism, love
and poetry were all mixed up to-
gether. A touch of neurasthenia added
to the confusion. In so far, he was
only one of the more interesting speci-
mems Of humanity. Nevertheless, his
eccentricity Is tale that grows In
the telling. granted he never could
swim, he was good shot and loved
pistol practice all his life, somewhat
to the discomfort Of those who watched
him handle firearms. Hogg says he
could fairly glide through crowd.
but would trip over his own feet, once
he was alone. His absurd dread Of
disease has been dwelt on again and
again: as, for instance, his catching
elephantiasis by rubbing knees all day
with an absurdly fat woman who sat
opposite to him in stage coach. Not
till he had been examined and re-
assured by a physician dfd he recover.
Members Of his encourage write vague
" Of ''spasms"-Trelawny blames
laudanum. and implies that he was
too constantly haunted by his own
thoughts, In spite Of incessant reading
and writing. Peacock cites the vege-
tartan diet and concludes with his
famous cure-"two mutton chops, well
peppered." Hogg thinks he should
have been a lawyer, "f0r he had the
most acute intellect Of any man ever
knew"-poetry was the evil genius Of
his life,-Stewart Mitchell In the Dial.
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Boarding House
Blossoms
By RUBY DOUGLAS
6if0iS0 az 0iS0iII0ff7 Slf0iS0Ii0IS07SnNS
G. 1922. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate

g. 1922. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
She was slim and pale and she occu-
pied the table beside the window in the
boarding house. Sometimes the sun
Slanting in shOne on the dull auburn of
her hair and turned it into fiery cop
per.
brakes table was far back in the
shadow of the second dining room. He
sat where he was quite unobserved, but
from his vantage point he was most
observing. He studied each of Mrs.
Drew's paying guests while he mechan-
ically fed himself with her Indifferent
iy cooked food.
Most often he found himself watch
ing the girl whom he had named Vio-
let. He had given her this name be-
cause Of her slim, modest shyness. and
somehow she seemed to exude a
fragrance that was reminiscent of the
English violet itself.
Drake never made friends in board
ing houses, nor apparently did the girl.
Otherwise theirs might have been be-
fore this an ordinary speaking ac-
quaintance.
The days had long since gone when
1andladies could buy bunch of wall
flowers or jonquils for dime, and in
consequence the tables were seldom
adorned with anything more decorative
than salt and pepper shaker and the
mustard pot.
One day when Drake opened his mail
and found check larger than he had
expected from story inspired by
folks in that dining room he decided to
buy some flowers for the landlady. He
bought an armful of tawny chrysan-
themums and every table in both din
ing rooms was made beautiful by them.
Drake happened to glance at Violet
and his heart gave bound. She had
cupped one of the great blossoms in
her lovely hands and was burying her
face in it. Then she raised her eyes
and looked into its golden depths with
an unmistakable love Of flowers in her
expression. She inhaled the bitter
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sweetness of 1t for moment, signed
as If In reminiscence and then went
on with her soup. Drake. too, contin-
ued his prosaic task Of eating.
"Jolly good thing didn't get roses"
he said to himself. "She might have
kissed them right here before this cold
audience" He wondered how 1t would
feel to have Violet look deep into has
soul as she had looked into the heart
OF this flower.
That night he brought home six hya-
cinths and took them to his room uh-
der cover of his coat.
Violet usually went for snort walk
after her day in business, ana II was
while she was gone that he slipped the
hnnch OF blossoms through the balcony
railing and on her window Sill, SO tnat
they might greet her when sne puiieo
nm her curtains the next morning.
nrake,s room was next to hers ana
he could hear her moving about wnen
the windows were up.
He slept well and he believed ne
dreamed of q slim. auburn-naired giri
in a garden OF flowers.
The tinkling Of the brass rings ON
tho long curtains in the next room
nrorght him to consciousness IN the
morning. He sat up and listened. ne
heard q soft little exclamation ana was
renaid for his gift. She had founo tne
flowers and they had given ner oe'
light. s..a
Later in the dining room' ne nea.u
her questioning Mrs. Drew, out tnal
astonished person was as mucn "ss-
tified as was the girl.
Romance had drifted into the Doala.
,nc house. and Mrs. Drew was as
pleased ,Is and excited as a cat with ner
f,rst batch Of kittens. But sne cou.u una
not mt two and two together. Sne
cou,d cou not find the happy man: -.
Easy-going David Drake, Ine .snrt ser
80. nuiet author Of 80 many snol.
Sus, stor,es. was the last person she woulo
nass va sS v,oletf she was only half con-
.a.. AZ. - having stepped into the
49, ssr !, interest in life. Her eyes TOOK
:, : = J warmer glow, her steps Decsms a.,n,s
= : r.cvsnf q. and 4 faint rose nusn
=, - - h6btF blie cheeks Wnsn ~
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Chffonade Tea Punch.-Prepare
four cupfuls Of strong tea, let it COOL
then add to the juice of six lemons
and one pineapple cut in bits, one pound
of cooked cherries, one cupful of sugar.
Stir until the sugar is dissolved, add
one quart of carbonated water, pint
at q time. Serve with a sprig or mint
and chopped ice in glasses.
Boston Cream.-Take three quarts
of water and one and one-half POUNDS
of sugar, two .teaspoonfuls of lemon
extract, two ounces of tartaric acid.
and the whites of two eggs. Boil the
water and allow 1t to get cold, then
stir in the other ingredients, beating
the whites until stiff. Mix well and
pour into bottles and keep in the Ice
chest. When serving put pinch OF
soda in a glass, half fill the glass with
ice and fill with the cream. Drink I'M
mediately.
Chocolate Sirup.-This will keep II
kept in the ice chect until it Is used:
Take three squares of chocolate, one
ounce of cocoa, one and one-hair
pounds Of sugar and pint OF water,
one and one-half teaspoonfuls of va
nilla. Boil the cocoa in one-half cupful
Of water in a double boiler ten
minutes, crate the chocolate and mix
it with one-third Of its measure IN
sugar; add this to the boiling cocoa,
stirring constantly, then add the re-
mainder Of the sugar and bell for ten
minutes. Remove from the fire, strain
and cool and add the vanilla. Add a
tablespoonful of the sirup to cold milk
or icewater, top with marshmallow
or spoonful Of cream
Blackberry Sherbet. - Strain the
Juice from a quart Of preserved black
berries; add half as much water as
Juice and sugar If not sweet enough.
Add a tablespoonful Of lemon juice.
Freeze to q mush, then add the whites
Of two eggs beaten stiff. and freeze
hard. Grape juice, raspberry juice or
other fruit juices may be prepared IN
the same way.
Coffee Frappe.-Make strong In
fusion of coffee, strain, cool. sweeren
and pack in Ice and salt. Serve
garnished with whipped cream. Choco-
late or cocoa may be served In the
same way.
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East India Turbans.

In India the turban is worn to pro-
tect the head from excessive heat, the
thickness varying according to the
climate in each locality. These tur-
bans are made Of cloth Of from 20 to
40 feet long and from IL to 18 inches
wide. and are wrapped around the
head in endless variety. according to
rank and taste.
There are number Of accessories
worn In combination with the turban.
one beautiful ornament, limited to the
use OF kings, princes and mobiles. Is q
beautifully embroidered velvet band
about SIX inches long and two broad.
into the middle Of which Is inserted a
gold plate set with precious stones.
This Is worn obliquely In front OF the
turban and the band is tied behind BY
means OF a. silk thread fastened to
each end.
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Every Activity of the Human Being Controlled
by Bureau Chief
By REPRESENTATIVE JAMES T. BEGG Of Ohio.

the direction legislative
have in the for the next ten twenty
men in this house that you destroyed the principles Of repre-
sentative established auoccy every department
Every activity being will be supervised and controlled
regulated by funcony in the government called bureau
chief As it today find group community relying
their own ingenuity inventive genius for solving the problems affect
ing their locality the contrary they all getting petitions
appealing law do for them that which they
should do for themselves.
This tendency breeds unrest dissatisfaction agitation and dcon
tent And that nation existed after majority Of its
peope dissatisfied with it's workings believe form Of
erpmen people and their good but also fear
the price we will ultimately pay for houghess folly
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square and fine.
"But that is enough of serious
talk from me. Now I shall undo some
adventure packages"
So the Dreamland King undid some
splendid dream packages of adven-
lures and many were the adventures
bad that night where the dreamers
travelled and saw the wonderful cities
and palaces Of Dreamland.
For Dreamland has very great Won
ders and the DreamYand King is just
Iy proud of his kingdom. and so are
the Fairies who have so much to do
with the Dreamland King!
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cooked until the meat drops from the
bones, one-half cupful of sugar and
three-fourths Of a cupful Of vinegar
with one-fourth of a cupful of water.
q half nutmeg grated and little salt.
Put into the oven and cook until the
liquid is absorbed. More sugar is
liked by some, but to the person not
used to sweet meats the above will
be plenty.
Holland Doughnuts.-Take three
cupfuls Of bread dough, add one
fourth Of cupful of butter. one cup
full of sugar, with nutmeg and cinna-
mon for favoring. Mix well, then add
two eggs slightly beaten, mix and roll
out rather thin. cut in rounds, put
spoonful of jam or jelly in the mid
die, pinch the edges together, smooth
into a bali and fry in deep fat. Roll
in powdered sugar when cool and
serve with coffee.
English crumpets.-Dissolve one
half a yeast cake in one-quarter Of
a cupful Of warm water, adding half
a teaspoonful Of sugar. Mix together
one cupful each Of water and milk,
one tablespoonful Of lard and scald
It. Cool and add to the yeast with
enough -four to make soft batter.
The thinness of the batter determines
the success Of the crumpet. Cover
the bowl containing this mixture and
let rise In a warm place until double
its bulk. Feat a griddle and grease
1t with pork fat. Grease muffin rings
and place them on the griddle. FIJI
about one-third full Of very soft
sponge and let the crsimpets bake
slowly until double their height, then
increase the heat to make the griddle
very hot and continue baking until
the crumpets are brown on the bot
tom. When done they are white, soft
and full of holes on top. Lay away in
pairs, tops together, until cold. Then
toast and spread them with butter.
serving them piping hot.
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entered the boarding house dining
room.
Exquisite orange tulips had followed
the hyacinths and then happy yellow
Jonquils. Then, one morning, great
cluster of fragrant, dewy roses OF
deepest, warmest red greeted her eyes
when she pulled aside her curtain.
After that she knew that she was truly
loved.
Violet had kept all the bulbs and was
caring for them until the following
spring, when she hoped to be able TO
plant them in the far-away garden In
the South. She had been miseraDly
city to make her living and she longed
for the family, the flowers, the birds
and all that meant life to her. NO one
knew just how much this gift of flow
ers had meant to her nor how wonder
fully her soul had responded.
1t was getting well into spring and
the long, light evenings made 1t dlf1-
cult for Drake to get his offerings I'M
seen to her window. His own awnings
were up and the partition between the
balconies was canvased so as to insure
privacy. The girl had planted flowers
on her railings and he could see her
tending them.
When he sent the two tubs of GRIM
son ramblers to her after this ne de-
cided to write a note to accompany
vfn
might worry about the material side OF
it the expenditure. He fabricated as
successfully as if he were writing hc-
ton and explained that the overpro-
life greenhouses of his brother in the
country made it nothing at all for him
to keep her in the flowers she so OBJ
viously loved.
Violet pondered over the note. and
more than ever her eyes were dreamy
with the wonder of her secret romance.
Would it be so wonderful when she met
him face to face?
She knew her moment of awaken
ing had come when she entered the din
ing room one morning and her eyes
fell on a dropping bud Of begonia in
the lapel of David brakes coat. She
blushed brilliantly. He caught her
eyes, and as she found her way to her
own table she realized how wonder
fully woven was the web Of her rO-
nance. No man, Of all whom she had
known, could have fitted so adequately
into the dream as this quiet writer OF
short stories.
When she returned to her room she
buried her face in the big begonia
plant and wrote a note. II have no
way to thank you for all the Joy you
have brought into my life with your
gifts Of flowers The begonia bud must
have been broken off to carry mes
sage to you. I am glad 1t Is you who
have been so good to me-"
Fortunately that night when Violet
passed his table Drake was not in his
place, and she dropped the scribbled
note near his knife.
When he read it he, too, turned a
rosy red. He spoke at once with the
tablemaid, who, with broad grin that
showed that her sympathetic Irish soul
had been touched, carried the tray Of
food over, to the little table by the
window. Drake himself followed.
The tablemaid told Mrs. Drew after
ward that she had never seen such a
look in any ones eyes as had come into
the girls when Mr.. Drake sat down at
the table opposite her.
After that the petals of the flower
Of the boarding house romance un-
folded one by one until blushing
bride bloomed In all her loveliness.
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races with other children.
playing rich" was certainly lots of
fun. and especially here where races
couldn't be run, for here the children
were getting well so that when they
got out they could run races.
One afternoon they decided they
would play bandits. Those children
who could hobble about made those IN
bed hold up their hands while they
held before them make-believe guns
and stole makebelieve jewels and
bank-rollS.
But one small boy was very sad.
He cried hard and no one could hnd
out at first what was the matter.
Finally he said between tears,
"Oh dear, they promised me l could
be bandit and now they said l was
a robber A robbers horrid, but
bandit Is fun"
Well, everyone laughed hard at this
and he was called by the other name.
But that night after everyone was
asleep the Dreamland King sent this
dream.
Each one who had played In the
afternoons game had it:
"You see thought I'd come my
SELF" said the Dreamland King.
He was dressed In his best and had
fine flowing tie Of rose and lavender
mixed. Strange to say 1t was becom-
ing to him, though no one else but the
Dreamland King could have worn
anything like that and still looked
handsome.
"Yes, wanted to see all Of you,"
he said, ''for I'm enormously fond OF
every one of you and I've heard about
your games.
sometimes I'm around seeing my
old friend Nap, and you're playing
| while others are receiving calls from
Nap.
"Yes, and I take little looks at all
of you and at your games.
"But just wanted to talk a
little about bandits and such. Some
times when playing or when looking
| at moving pictures it seems fine and
| brave to dash in and demand some
thing and not be afraid of dangers.
Everyone has right to what he or
she owns and no one else has the
right to that. Everyone, when Dig
enough and old enough, should work
for what they feel they should have
| but it's nobody's right to take from
anyone else what they have.
That's not brave. It's only wrong
and mean and selfish. just suppose
you had worked hard and finally been
! able to buy yourself bicycles or some
things you had especially wanted,
would you admire the person who
came up to you and demanded those
things you loved?
"Would you think him brave be-
cause he was willing to let you get
angry with him?
$50 keep these things in mind-and
| I know you do-for / know when you
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play it is really
play and make
believe in these
games.
abraham Lin
coin, G eorg e
Washington, all
your heroes did
MT go up to peo-
pie and say,
I" Here, you've
no right to any
thing or yOuE
own. Hand US
til Sc treasures
Of yours
"They won ad-
miration which
will last forever
b e c q u s e they
were honest and
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story American gallant deeds and great personal
courage soldier but lack Of preparation
training always led undue loss Of life and heavy financial bur-
dens.
While boast having been victorious early foreign
the and his engagements
elsewhere of forethough preparation
superior rategca tactical ability the part Of forces
their leaders
As firmly believe that substantial condition Of
backed by adequate
would have the and would have placed
us in position brought early termination Moreover
under these conditions and with strong leader
ship might prevented the World altogether.
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Modern Methods.

Johnny came back from the circus
very much excited.
"Oh, mamma" he cried as soon as
he got in the house. Kate spilled
some peanuts, and what DO you
suppose the elephant did! He picked
'em all up with his vacuum cleanerl"
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q IN u s e q CHein-
selves playing
rich" And oh,
how awfully rich
one could be
playing, ever and
ever SO rich.
Yes, one could
be a great deal
richer when play
ing than doubt
less one could be
In real life and
then there We're
no bothers about
it.
No one had to
keep on being
rich and S / t
in q fine motor
car when one
The St. Charles herald., 1922-07-15
Advertising Is Friend of Housewife in
Solving Her Buying Problems
By CHRISTINE FREDERICK, Via Radio Broadcast.

Womans the biggest business in the world Uncle Sans
estimate income value of woman services is eighteen billion
annually This larger than the yearly value OF all farm products
OF of the total output mills The American house
wife bu thousand worth of goods minute She buys 4S
cent family with "a cent
she selects so per automobiles and cent of dry
goods and products the purchasing agent Of the home
The problems the home buyer perpexn and diff
cult-how can we get value for money?
Advertising prices because increases distribution and wdens
That Why am thoroughly convinced that
advertising friend the housewife of real assistance and
in solving buying problems Advertising continuous
nen exposition through which all the merchants and
ufacturers may bring their goods
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IarIn i axe one uuaIlSi
of a pound of oatmeal,
one cupful of sugar and
the strained juice of two
lemons. Add One-half
cupful of boiling water
to the oatmeal, mix the
other ingredients and
pour into a gallon OF
boiling water, stir well,
put through a sieve and
chill before serving.
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To Enable Us to Do Better as a Government
Than We Have in the Past


The public domain is fast disappearing. The time
has come to determine if only approximately, its e1*
tent and its value. Wealth from our public domain
that is to saw wealth from natural resource-has
been brought in the past by American initiative.
American energy, American industry We possess
business capacity in most remarkable degree as IN
dyiduals It is essential that take stock determine
what we have and how much OF it, to enable us to DO
better as government, in the future than we nave
done in the past.
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Good food habits are an important
part of personal hygiene and thrift
Children ge. such habits by having
suitable amounts of suitable foods
served to them and then being expect
ed to eat what is set before them.
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most tasty.
Belgian Hash.
Soak one-half
cupful of prunes,
one-half cupful
of currantS over
night, add two
finely ch oppe e d
hooks of q pig
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Copyright, 1922. Western Newspaper Union.

woman may always help her hus-
band by what she knows, however lit
tie; by what she half knows. or mis-
knows, she will only tease him.-Rus-
kin,
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HOT WEATHER GOOD THINGS

The following drink is especially
cooling and a great favorite on the
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WORTH WHILE DISHES

The following dish is one much
prized by our Belgian friends and Is
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Fairy Tale
PLAYING
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cosfMohr " xt,I..4 NfNSsans ukloN -------------

1t was In a hospital where there
were only children, and often they
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The Story of American Wars: Gallant Deeds
and Lack of Preparation

By GEN. JOHN j. PERSHING, in American Legion Weekly.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-19

to be given by THE RUTH WHiTHWoRTH PLAY
ERS. Mr. Bingham, the character actor that was
so popular as Doc Yak with the company last year
is Mr.. J.. Verne Stout. and that is guarantee OF
its merit This play we believe will appeal to ALL
both married and unmarried,
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST %
S:OO-THE PITTSBURGH LADIES ORCHESTRA in
very attractive program. This company has for
years been standard upon the Chautauqua program
Master Theodore Liefed, OF Director Leleld,
is a wonder with the cornet and other instruments,
There will be vocal numbers also.
4:OO-No 3, "Od Testament Life and Literature" Or. A.
C. PERsEL,
73O-Iecture, THE American Home aud It's Problems
by DR.. GEORGE &. o'DELL. There is more inn
portant subject, and DR.. O'Del is a fresh original
thinker who has spoken before some Of the most
important audiences in America
S:3O-PIrTssuRGH LADIES ORCHESTRA in another
diversified program Of great merit
THURSDAY AUGUST "a
3:OO-THE MENOELSSoHN MUSICAL CLUB in very
strong and popular concert. This musical Organiza-
ton ranks OF the highest on the Chautauqua
platform. The leader for q long time man
ager the famous lnns Band, and all the mem
bers of the company OF the highest quality.
4:0O-No l. Jesus Christ: His Life and Mission" DIR.
A. c. 3lERsEL.
73O-Great address "The city the Stormcenter of the
Nation" JUDGE FRANK p SADLER, of Chicago,
This is OF the most vital and successful lee
tuIes the American platform. Judge Sadler is
only strong speaker but had wonderful
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-19
Talent and Program OF Chautauqua Which Opens Monday

experience $ Judge Of the great criminal court in
Chicago
S:20-Concert by THE MENDEL sSoHN MUSICAL CLUB
Chicago. This company will play the better
class o music a popular way. 1t will not be so
classical he the heads of the people
will It be cheap, The company has
been together long that it will render the most
attractive orchestral music in perfect harmony
FRIDAY AUGUST rs
Address by GRACE LEIGH SCOTT. Miss Scott
has a very pleasing personality an easy and grace
full delivery and a real message Her talk is more
experience as She gives tuat
for present day meditation,
400-Splendid by THE AMERICAN GLEE
CLUB The American Gleo Club consists of n male
quartet which has been together five years.
and has the splendid unison that only come
from continuous singing together. They also play
saxophone and Nophone.
73O-No ;, "The Early Church Carrying on DR. A.
c. PIERsEL
S30-AnOther attractive concert by THE AMERICAN
GLEE CLUB.
SATURDAY, AUGUST &c
This company is all family five number,
and the children. who grown have been
trained in this quaint and attractive music
their earliest days
"A 730-Great address under the title White
per" by CONGRESSMAN HENRY T. RANEY.
Mr. Raney has been eighteen years congress.
and is of the most prominent members OF the
Ways and Means Committee. He the
great orators of the country
S;3o-Noyey PLoNERs ALPINE YoDLERs