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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-11
COOKIES FOR THE FAMILY

THE cooky jar at this season of the
\ year, TO be at all popular, must be
always full. Here are q fe,, to helm
Feplenish it:
Imperial Cookies.
Take one-half cupful Of butter. one
.puSful Of sugar, two eggs, one table
spoonful of milk, two and one-half
. cuntlls of flour, two te%aspoonfuls of
baking powder. Mix the butter and
sugar, add the beaten eggs, milk and
the t[iy ingredients sifted together.
Roll ,very thin and bake in q hot oven.
This foundation may be used for
/: filed Qas!lies if desired, doubling the
amount. For the filling, take one-half
q. cupful OF sugar, One-half cupful of
%raisins, two tablespOOnfuls of -four,
two t~ablespOonfuls of lemon juice and
the grated rind of the lemon, me
fourth ,eupfHi of boiling water and
two tab~lespo0hfuls of butter. Rub the
butter and rflo1r together, add the boil
ing water and cook, then add the
r~aisins, lemon juice and rind and cook
until smooth. Cool before using. Roll
out, cut, then place a spoonful of the
mixture i'm the center, cover with an
other coOky and bake as usual. Dates,
scurrants, figs or q combination of two
or more may be used for this filling.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-11

Malio Acid.
Malic acid is present In generous
quantity in apples, pears. red ant
white currants, blackberrles and rasp
berries, ounces, pineapple and cher
ries. Citric acid Is found in lemons
lines, oranges, gooseberries, strawber
ries and ~raspberries, and tartaric acid
predominates In grapes, though 1t ex
lists in other fruits. S%alicylic acid II
sparingly present, probably in the
form Of methyl ester, in plums, cher
rles, currants, grapes and strawber
ries, raspberries, etc. Boric acid ID
said to be present in oranges and lem
ons.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-11
THE OMANCE OF WORDS
"ALLIGATOR"

NXT HEN the alligator, the ugly
crocodile Of the new world,
was first seen by the Spanish
discoveries, they had a true in
sight into its species and called
it eel lagartO" or 1.-The lizard
the article being accented be-
cause Of the size Of the monster.
In Sir Walter Ralelgh's "Discov-
cry Of Guiana" the word still
retains its Spanish form, for the
discOverer writes: Sailing up
the Orinoco we saw in it divers
sorts Of strange fishes Of mar
velous bigness, but for lagartOs
it exceeded. There We're thou
sands OF these ugly serpents,
and the people call 1t, from the
abundance of them, the river of
lagartos in their (the Spanish)
language"
The English sailors who
brought the word home with
/, them had probably never seen it
written and naturally considered
that the article eel" was part Of
the noun "lagarto." In Ben
Jonson, who writes 1t "alligar-
Ia" we find the word in the
process of its transformation,
alligator" being merely the An
gliciZed version of the Spanish
name, coupled with a more
phonetic form Of spelling.
&c by Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.)
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-11

per. / have been taking it ever since,
and you can hardly believe how different
] feel. ! had just wanted to lie in bed
all the time, and when l started to brush
up / would give out in about ten min
utes, So you know how badly ! felt. I
used to GO to bed at eight and get up at
seven, still tired. Now ! can work all
day and stay UP until eleven, and feel
all right all the time. My homework is
all / do in summer, but in winter | work
in a factory. ] have told a good many
of nv friends, and l have had three
come to me and tell mt they wouldn't
do without the Vegetable Compound.
Mrs. SAMUEL MURPHY, 2l9 Cecil ST.,
Dover. Delaware. >
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-11
lmotaLer., Cook Book
nn1nulTNuMMnnH NHMnMMMMaNHmnMmMMnW MMMMmnmA

Not to the swift the race; not to the
strong the fight;
Not to the righteous perfect grace; not
to the wise the light;
But often .altering feet come surest to
the goal;
And they who walk In arkness meet
the sunrise Of the sou
A thousand times by night the Syrian
hosts have died;
A thousand times the vanquished right
hath risen glorified.
Henry van Dyke.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-11

Each lucent package Of Diamond
Dyes" contains directions SO simple
that. any woman can dye or tint any
old, worn. faded thing new, even II
she has never dyed before. Choose
any color at drug store.-Advertlse-
ment. a
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-11
Has Anyone Laughed
At You -
D- By ETHEL r.
DCC0uSC- PEYSER
You Never Break q Date7

you are really awfully COM
mOD-place," you are socially
unengaged," You seem to have
little work to do" All these
things have been fired at you,
teasingly because you keep your
dates! You are right to keep
your dates! Why should you
break this contract any more
than any other kind of unwritten
contract? To be sure, you often
get left" but you know you
are right-and that's a help.
Anyhow you don't have TO keep
scarce" to keep rare.
so
Your getaway here is:
You've done your best to make
both ends meet and il they do
motifs up to the other Teller.
90 by lecture Newspaper syndicate.)
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-11
THIS WOMAN
RELIEVED FROM
SUFFERING
By Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. A Remarkable Story
Dover, DELI wish every woman
would take your wonderful medicine as it


to me. ! had cramps
and faint epells and
very bad pains. One
day was owe to my
neighbor' houseand
she told me l ought
totake LydiaE Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound. Solvent
to the store on my
way home and got q
bottle, and took the
G-Al- L--- -
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-11
Hermits.

Take one-third of a cupful Of butter,
two-thirds Of n cupful of sugar, one
egg, two tablespoonfuls of milk, one
and three-fourths cupfuls of flour, two
teaspoonfuls Of baking powder, one
third of a cupful of raisins cut into
small pieces, oneihalf teaspoOnfuI of
cinnamon, one-fOurth teaspoOnful of
cloves, the same of mace, and nutmeg.
Cream the butter; add the sugar,
~raisins, egg we'll beaten. and the milk.
NJ Tx dry ingredients and add to
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-11
A A OF INTEGRITY

A physician who reaches out to
benefit humanity leaves q record be-
hind him that is worth while. Such .
man was DR.. r. v. Pierce, founder Of
the Invalids Hotel in Buffalo, N. T.
Ho was. an eminent physician, a lead
ing and honored citizen, known for his
honesty and executive ability. His
study along medical lines, and his
knowledge Of the remedial qualities Of
herbs and plants led 70 the discovery Of
his wonderful herbal f6inedy, Doctor
Pierce's Favorite Prescription, the
woman's tonic which has had the
greatest number Of supporters for t Z
NJ fifty years. 1t is just the herbal
Toni, required If o woman is borne
down ;, osin and suffefings at regular
or i%rresular Intervals, BY nervousness
or dizzy spells, ''sdsche or b~ackschs:
Favorite Prescription can now DO had
in tablet form as we'll IS liquid at most
drug stores.
Send 1Oc for trial sample to DIR. Piercef
Invalids Hotel in Buffalo, N. Y.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-11
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Two Forms Of Insomnia.

Two Forms OF Insomnia.
II say, Tom, are you ever troubled
with sleeplessness?"
II am. Some nights l don't sleep
three hours" replied Tom.
II pity you, them" remarked Bn4.
1--WE got it awfully bad. I've been
afflicted now for about two years. The
doctor calls 1t 'neurio insomnia para
laxitis.'"
Tom grurted, and said:
"Ive had II about six months: but
we call 1t q baby"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-11
Cream Cookies.

Take one-third Of a cupful of butter.
one cupful Of sugar, two eggs, one-half
cupful of thin cream, two t%easpoonfuls
of baking powder, one teaspoonful of
salt, two ~teaspoonfuls Of ginger, and
flour to roll. Mix and bake as i'm
perial cookies.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-11

the first mixture. Roll the cookies q
little thicker than for plain ones. Bake
in Il slower oven.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-11
WOMEN! DYE FADED "4
THINGS new AGAIN

Dye or Tint Any Worn, Shabby Gar
ment or Drapery. r..x.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-05-10
Ostrich Trimming Is
Used on Many Costumes

The vogue OF ostrich trimming has
developed In q number of charming
ways. 1t is shown In fringes, wide
and narrow, In chorus of many forms
and sizes, and is used on almost every
part OF the latest costumes. Many
rows Of ostrich fringe on an evening
wrap give the most fantastic effect,
and the fringe Is to be had In almost
every known color and shade.
In a close-cut band trimming it Is
much used on the bottom Of evening
gowns, almost always In the same
sha1S as that Of the dress, and some
Of the loveliest, quite fairylike dane
ing frocks are finished in this manner
in delicate shades Of yellow, rose, blue,
green and scarlet. OF these scarlet is
particularly intriguing.
On some Of the tulIe and chiffon
evening gowns ostrich adds an airy
touch, In slender strands Of fringe at
tached to little jeweled bars, set
usually with pearls and brllliants.
These are put on at intervals, several
inches apart, and form the trimming
on panels. or q border about the skirt
The motifs that are featured in
many Of the new gowns to hold the
draped material or to finish an eve
ming wrap at the neck are made Of the
feathery fringe about the edge OF q
metal or jeweled cabochOn.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-05-10
Problems of Milady
With Golden Tresses

The woman with red hair comes
down to us through the centuries with
reputation for magnetism, vitality
and temper. observes a fashion writer
In the Kansas City Star. The red
haired girl never goes unnoticed. That
is at once an asset and n responsible
ty. An asset because indifference is
the greatest enemy a woman can en-
counter. A responsibility I'm that the
attention 80 attracted must remain In
admiratfon. But after all. the prob
lem Of the red-haired woman In simple
Let her dress to her hair and be kind
to her skin, and the world--or mt least
her section OF its hers.
Ruddy beauty must avoid Overem-
phasis In dress, In col0rs, In facial dec
Dration- Natures own pigments have
provided color In her hair, and to sur
round IL with all the c0lors Of the rain
bow In merely to defeat ifs purpose
and defraet attention from It. Just
an the red-haired woman will avoid
wearing bright pink or bright red In
her costumes, so will she avoid rouged
cheeks or q startling red mouth. The
charm OF this type Is largely In the
Wilderness Of the skin, and In preserv-
ing this effect, the use OF the correct
face powder is highly important The
blond red-haired type, that Is, the girl
with blue eyes and rudy gold or bright
red tresses is sometimes spoiled by q
too-palEd skin or a tendency to sand
mess" These women will find that
powder with delicate rose tinge VIII
enlIven the skin and eyes, ana d touch
Of the new rouge which IL inclined to-
ward en- orange shade, win help In Civ
ing q transparent briIllaney to the
complexion. Never use bright red or
dark color lipstick.
The second or darker type OF red
haired girl whose hair verges on the
auburn shade has generally brown
eyes and a creamier, less transparent
skin For this type of beauty the
warmer shades of powder are effec-
tive. Either powder with tan shade
or the tan and rose and cream will &C
centuate the characteristic creaminess
OF the skin, while at the same time Civ
Ing 1t life and color.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-05-10
Many New Styles of
Sunshades for Summer

Parasols not long ago faoed INTO u
most inconspicuous place In the fash
ion category, while the creme de- II
creme In the fashionable world cuIgl-
waited tawny skin and despised the
eIegancies Of a more feminine age.
But the whims of a generation have
turned again to the protection or a
sunshade, and the new styles are To-
gi0n.
Frilly silk things Of taffeta, with
many ruffIes. lace. fur-trimmed, hand
painted, Powered batik, outre, conven-
tional. picturesque, everything express
sive OF fashions moods and lenses, are
being shown. Scotch plaids with sweet
wood sticks, printed silks with nah
jong handles, late styles III gay-col-
ored silks. with jeweIed tips-all and
many more are seen in the department
Of sun-umbrellas in all the smart
shops.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-05-10

Choker beads now fAke new and un-
usual shapes. Instead OF the erstwhIla
huge round beads spiked choker
beads are shown. These are hand-cut,
50 that no two beads are alike. fin crys-
tai and Jet. Some are pointed at the
ends; others are cut In hexagonaI and
octagonal shapes. The "cubes" OF cut
crystal are strung on knotted cords.
The heavier the knot, the more efrer-
tive the strand.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-05-10

portions. And where the siIhouetts n
straight and plain the details, or
course are extremely elaborate.
Pet we dare this prophecy: Along
about the middle OF the season there
win be u reaction toward a more I'm
volved silhouette. perhaps boufFnnt,
perhaps flaring to one side, and with
IL as q necessary consequence, win
come greater simplicity OF trimming.
The certain prevalence Of the short
skirt for spring has placed an added
importance ON the new footwear. Shoe
styles change with lightning rapidity.
and this season wealth Of entirely
new ideas II offered
Lines are sharply drawn between
daytime and evening slippers and the
same type or shoe Is not appropriate
for both occasions. For Informal wear.
with short skirts and youthful lines.
short and medium vamps a combsna-
ton with medium toes are worn, while
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-05-10
Whimseys of Fashion
Of Interest to Women

Silk and leather combine to mako
one sort OF wrist bag beautiful. Tia
leather Is suede or patent, OVERLAPPING
the silk I'm panels OF contrasting tint
As ever, the names OF the new col
ors are intriguing. Pelican, for exam
pie, and the lovely porcelain blue; the
bright tiger lily, the cool bamboo ana
the soft brown woodthrush.
More and more the trim little cloth
frock inclines TO tie az one side OF tina
waistIIne, near the hip. Many frockm
which have this tie at one hip have On
string belt that goes only halfway
around the waist.
Navy blue, q fashionable shade FOR
spring, is bound to be combined with
platinum gray this season. There are
few more attractive color combina-
lions. Platinum gray suede shoes VIII
be worn a good deal with the navy
taflIeur.
Carnelians and cloudy crystals ara
among the semi-precious things which
seem to be In high favor just now.
Carnelian, strung on silk cord. makes
delectable bracelets, and the cloudy
crystal. in big beads, fiatters the aver
age skin.
Not the least remarkable OF the new
tOpcoats Is one which employs a print
ed fabric, in Babylonian designs. for
its upper part. From the hips down 1t
employs very wide stripes In tangerina
and black, the tones OF the upper part
being tangerine and blue.
Among the street pumps is one
style made up entirely Of narrow strips
Of leather. These are varnished-or
SO they appear-and held In compact
rows by crosswise strips, the whole
having basket-work look. The stock
ing shows through In little Sits.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-05-10
Like French Mode
With Few Changes
American Women Favor
Silhouette and Trimming
offered by Paris.

Inc burden o. going forward has
shifted from the ingenious hand Of tho
Paris designer to the graceful shoul-
GERS Of the fashionable woman. OH
serves a fashion writer In the New
York Herald-Tribune. A short t,ma
ago the Paris couturier was industrI-
ously offering his artistic product to a
waiting world. New ideas, some quite
radical were exhIbited-certaIn olty
uaoSlfs were retained, and descriptions
ana sketches of the new Paris sugges-
IONS were broadcast TO wherever
smart women gathered. The readers
Know that the new Paris silhouette "a
straight and affectedly simple, that
french skirts miss the ground by
some fourteen inches, that elaboration
2 the essence OF the current mode and
mat plat, A0unee and tunie are i'm
principal manifestations. They have
seen sketches OF the beltless frock ana
OF the low waistline, the severe tail
ieur and the three-Quarter length coat
The next and, to most women. the
most important phase of the spring
time mode concerns the extent to
which the recent innovations VIII be
indorsed. For femininIty, DESPITE
ideas to the contrary, does not lean
boldly from one extreme to another.
preferring rather TO slowly absorb
new ideas and adopt them gradually
and In q modified form.
Consider first the skirt length.
Which has been a much mooted cues
don since the revolutionary days OF
the war One season long, one season
short, its only consistency % its GER
tainty to change. This season Paris
has insisted on very short skirts,
reaching on an average to no more
than eight inches below the knee. 1t
In not surprising that the American
woman, the slimness Of whose ankles
is proverbial should have espoused
this style with some degree Of en-
thusIasm-but. always q little more
dignihed than the Parisienne, she has
tempered her acceptance with a be-
coming modesty.
Admitting the influence Of Paris,
but subJecting 1t to domestic revision,
the approved skirt length this side
the Atlantic has been established at
about ten inches above the ground
and It marks a decided Improvement
both in poise and dignity over the
French frocks.
Another instance wherein the word
Of Paris was accorded something less
than its wonted reception concerns IT.
self with the widely bruited strictly
tailored suit. Not that there has been
any hesitancy about accepting the
O'RosSen styled costume. Far from
1t. The trim. severe lines, the short
hip-length jackets and above all the
splendidly conceived materials OF the
Paris-designed taiIleur place It Id the
front ranks OF the new clothes. But
In France the suit Is 4 necessity, an
absolute essential. No Parisienne
dares complete her wardrobe without
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-05-10
FROM 'sUPERMAN' TO MANI
~ T. A. Rogers. Published by The
Lenox Publishing Company. 2s72
7th Avenue, New York City. Price
$50. Postage 10 cents.


Anyone who wants TO be provided
with an enormous stock Of informa-
ron confuting the doctrine of white
r,cial superiority should own this
book 1t depicts a Negro porter of
upfailing humor and courtesy debating
with the race question with rabid
Southern Senator. OF course, the au-
thor makes the Negro convert his an
,aqonist. Whether he would have
done this in real life is very doubtful
but he would certainly have silenced
him. For the Southerner speaks as
most of us would speak on any ques-
ton that we might chance to debate
on a train, from personal observation
and from casual reading; whereas, the
Negro speaks from a lifelong study
Of his subject Moreover, he has
travelled much and can cite instances
Of customs among peoples from Mis-
souri, to Madagascar. He meets his
antagonist fairly and at every point Of
the bout worsts him. The Southerner
goes to bed furious, sure that he will
never argue with the Niger again,
and yet impelled to take up the battle
on the morrow. His conversation at
the end, his offering the porter a bet
ter job, is a bit of unfortunate senti-
mentalism. It makes the story unreal,
whereas it might have ended on a
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-05-10
BOOK CHAT
By Mary White OvingtOn
Chairman Of the Board Of Director. e
the National Association for the Al :
vancement Of COIOred People

clever note. After the NEGRO Ia -.
ten the better of the Senator a ever,
point on slavery, which he shows "a.
common among white as we'll as bIacl-.
81 sexual passion, he scores very well
mere on intermarriage, his facts re-
saroing lntermarriage, he takes tbe
cry OF Chicago as an example are III
Illuminating; after his thrusts have
again and again struck home. the SEN
ator asks. What would you offer q
q solution Of the problem?n To which
the porter replies, "A sense Of bumor J
Name something easier wisely saws
the white man.
a Is TINS sly sense Of humor. which
makes the b~ok something more than
the platitudinous recital of race EQUAL
.ity that is often dished up to US. The
porter IS poking fun at his antagonist
4 great deal Of the time. He IS amused
at him. He knows just how to knock
the props from under his opponents
arguments and then enjoys with the
utmost politeness the Southerner's
discomforture. The first night the
Senator roars, the second night he
fumes, the last night he asks his cues
lions almost with an air of humility.
II would Be wonderful If such 4
debate as this happened in real life.
There is no reason that it shouldn't
except for the porter. He is too heroic
to be anywhere but in fiction. Such
self-control would be worthy Of the
ISpingarn Medal. But many might try
to approach him. And they could no.
where 60 for better ammunition with
which to do this than to the pages Of
From 'Superman' to Man"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-05-10
Mannish Little TaiIleur
Takes World by Storm

IN the wake Of the mannish little
tailleur that seems to have taken the
fashion world By storm, come many
attractive one-plece dresses that are
Of the semi-tailored variety. These
dresses are a happy compromise be-
tween the strictly mannish suit and
the more formal dress that is SO often
developed In black satin. In this type
or tailored frock one is quite apt to run
across touches OF cOlored braid or
bands or the material OF the dress used
as trimming. Particularly new Il the
use Of white pique with these dresses.
It forms collars and cuffs and little
waistcoats and Is sometimes edged
with braid. IN fact pIque i enjoying
most merited return to favor this
spring.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-05-10

6ei1lG4S GrG3S OF GStBS &FSPS uS
Chine; Double Jabot FrIIl Down
Front; Red PiPings and Buttons.
at least one Of these mannish cos
tunes, which is not the case on these
less Impulsive shores. Whether from
q fear that the suit would become vuI-
CARRIED through q too extended vogue,
or from sense OF innate conser-
vatism, the fact remains that the re-
Spouse Of the American woman to the
rigidly tailored vogue has not nearly
measured up to expectations. OF
course its safe acquisition-the Sc
we're suit viii be decidedly en- regle
this season and even more so next
hut IL II not prescribed. And If it
doesn't become you. you may neglect
It III your new outfit and have no
qualms about being demode.
Silhouette and Trimmings.
As to the silhouette and the trim
ming details Of the new Paris dresses.
they have been Endorsed without quail
flcation. The slim outline Il even more
acceptable this side OF the Atlantic
tham In Paris, inasmuch as the typical
American Girl has more youthful pro-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-05-10
The Successful Men

The men have seen succeed best
IN life have been cheerful and hope
fnl men. who went about their BUSH
ness with a smile on their faces snd
took the chances and changes Of their
normal life like men, facing rough and
smooth alike, as it came, and So found
the truth Of the old proyerb. that
sscood times and bad times and all
times PASS over Kingsley.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-05-10

A handbag thar is not at its best I'm
til after nightfall is lovely imported
one of black moire, beaded and frInRed
with rndium beads. Tn the daytime
these beads resemble the cut steel
beads. AT night, however, they become
Illuminated and sparkle In shades bf
purple and orange Another attractive
bag, less expensive. Is or black MORE
IN which runs satin stripe. with H.
sets Of petit-point embroidery.