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FAIR PLAY, STE. GENEVIEVE. MISSOURI. SMOKE CANDLE VAPOR DEADLY Fearful Weapon Said to Have Been Brought to Perfection by the War Department. One of the ninny Ingenious contrlv nnces developed during Hie recent war wus tlio "smoke cnni'.le." Such can dies were little cylindrical boxes con. tiilnlng smoke-producing chemicals, which could be Ignited nt n moment's notice by a sort of friction device. They wero used to conceal the move ments of small groups of men. When touched off they wero simply plnced on the ground, to make n smoke screen. The Americans thought It would bo n good Idea to use smoke candles that would give olT n poisonous smoke. These Improved candles did not come into use during the war, but since then the chemists ot our War depart ment have perfected them. The poison sluff used Is a coal-tar product which, a solid at ordinary temperatures, va porizes In the heat of the burning can dle. The vapor will penetrate most gas masks. The mllltnry authorities think that such poison smokes will llnd very extensive use In future warfare. The smoke of n smoke-candle Is usually white. To be effective for con cealment, It must, of course, be as opaque as possible; and It must also be heavy, so us to he not easily blown nwny by a light breeze, Cnndles that produce a smoke of zinc chloride meet theso requirements admirably, hut the addition of "dlphenylchlorarslne" makes them poisonous ns well. SCORED ON COUNTRY COUSIN City Lad Had Endured Much but Opportunity Came and He Surely Improved It. The country visitor had been regal ing his young Glcndale cousin with tales of the farm. Some of his stories seemed u little fnr-fetched to the city lad, who at last became somewhat wearied with the rural youth's boasts of the superiority of things "on the farm." Tliey wero walking along the street when two young men sporting the small skull caps of U. of S. C. were seen anroaching. The country hoy was a little mysti fied. "What's this?" be questioned, ,"a new city style, these little caps?" The Olendale lad saw his chance to get square. "Ob, those," he said with assumed carelessness, "no, you see these fellows are students at the uni versity. All the boys who 'enter have to wear tho.se caps because under the system of education they receive their brains develop so rapidly that their heads grow In circumference, nnd If they wore ordinary lints, new ones would ho neccary almost every month." I.os Angeles Times. Paths In the Snow. "Even the beaten paths in the snow possess a joy all of their own which, to our mind, excels that of the so called enchantment of the open road, which had been sung by many writers long before Stevenson wrote of It with such compelling charm," writes Dun Heard in Hoys' Life. "To a bare footed boy swinging on the front gate of the white picket fence, the road Is both a challenge and an, Invitution as lie gazes wistfully down the dusty leaches and long perspectives where the fences on each side seem to con verge until they meet in the unex plored distance or where the road climbs up the hills nnd dips Into the bwnles to lose Itself at last In the mysterious shade of evcrhanglng branches ot the wood or grove. That vagabond joy. In the opeii road, that yearning to faro forth and solve the mystery of what lies beyond, comes with almost Irresistible force to nil of us." Cave Warmed by Volcano. A naturally heated cave has been discovered at Horse llutto, near llend, Ore., which apparently draws Its wnrmth from n subterranean volcanic source. The discovery wus made by C. A. Yarnull and II. I). Klde, Hend fuel dealers. The cave Is located near the top of tho Butte and ilrst attract ed attention when a wave ot heat was felt Issuing from the mouth. The cin der bottom and rock walls of the tun nel are unbearably hot to the touch, the heating Increasing ns far back as could be explored. That the phenom enon Is a recent manifestation wns in dicated by the smoldering of grass nnd twigs near the opening. To test the natural oven, Yarncll cooked n light breakfast by Introducing raw articles of food Into the aperture and closing the orifice for n few moment. Keeping Down Mine Duit. The presence of dust In mines Is tils ngreenblo from many standpoints, be sides being n positive mennco from Its explosive qualities. Kfforls am being made m6ro than overvto keep the mine dust down, nnd It has been discovered In the case of one mine In Kentucky that excellent results wero obtained by sprinkling the empty coal cars. The operation Is performed automatically as the cars are moved along after be ing dumped, and the difference In the atmosphere of the mine was apparent to all, Age of Petroleum. The nge of petroleum Is here. From tin humble beginning In IKS!) It has now reached a point where It Is con sinned In ever Increasing quantities until the problem of Its production has become one of tho most absorbing of international questions to tlmt country whlrh controls the output-be-louthe power o tho world. Vegetable Cliowicf Makes Good Snpr Dish Vutehilili! ('Itowilff is it suliHtiii. tinl disli nnd therefore! niiikes u Rood iimin dish tit liiniilieoii ar supper. The followiiiL' ix'ciiw lor milking- it uliowder of vecetuliles is HiiKKesleil by tho United KtntuH Department of AKrieiiHiiro: Vuoutaulk (Jiiownint. 4 potntes, 4 unrrotH, 2 onions, 1 pint untitled tomatoes, i! table spoons fitt, or u piece of snlL pork, ! level tublospooiM Hour, " eitps of skim milk. 2 tablespoons salt. Cut potatoes and carrots in small pieces, add enough of cold water to cover, and cook for '20 minutes. Do not drain olt Hie water. Hrown the chopped onion in the fat for live minutes. Add thiand tho tomatoes to the vege tables. Heat to boiling, add two cups of skim milk, anil thicken' with flour. Celery topi or Rteen peppers give iond flavor, too. Wiiem Strawberries Are Ripe Strawberry sauce, which enn be served with boiled rice or cottage pudding, is a good way to use the first few berries that appear in the garden or in the market, say food specialists in the United States Department of Agriculture. It is a good way, too, to use (he wild berries thftt are sometimes brought home from a tramp through tho meadow. Stuawhkkhy Sauci:, Y cup butter, 1 cup powdered sugar, X to Yi cup strawberries- Hub together the butter and the sugar, then add the strawberries, a few at a time, beating until the fruit is mashed. If you object to the curdling of the sauce, which affects the appearance only, rub tho white of one egg thoroughly into the butter and sugar before adding the berries. This piotects the fat from the action of the acid of the berries. To Serve In Spnns A baked vegetable omelet or soufUc is a good way to combine eggs and vegetables. If made with green shelled peas, beans, soy Deans, or cow-peas, it may be served in place of meat. The fol lowing general recipe for making theso appeli.ing spring dishes is given by food specialists in the United States Department of Ag riculture, A thick sauce made with X cup fat X cup Hour, and 1 cup liquid which may be milk (whole or skim), cream, meat slock, or the water in which -vegetables have been cooked. One cup thick vegetable pulp made by draining cooked vege tables and then mashing them or putting them through a sieve. Three eggs, the whiter and yolks beaten separately.' Flavoring: Salt, pepper, onion juice, and any one of the follow ing may bu used: Very finely chopped parsley, chives, or ham. or X teaspoon curry powder. Macon used in making the sauce gives a good favor. Mix the vcgatablo pulp, season ing, Kiiuco, and well-benten egg yolks. Carefully told in the well beaten whites of the eggs, put into a buttered baking dish, and bake in a slow oven until firm. The amount of vegetables in this dish may be increased by sorying vegetables around the souflle. - Periodic Bilious Attacks, Persons subject to bilious attacks at regular intervals know about when to expeut an attack. They lind that they have no iltisiru for food when mi attack is duo but UMially eat IjreniiMi it is meal time. Skip oim meal and take threti of Chamberlain's Tablets and you limy bo alilo to avoid the at tacks. Persons- subject to periodiu bilious attacks should not drink tun or eofTeu at any time. adv The .superstitious belief that to lind a four leal' clover means' ,'ood luck, grew out of tiio fact, no doubt, that one is lucky to lind one. When You lJtty a Cleaner, Wash iMiichine, lion or other Electric; Appliance from us YOU not only net an article of unsurpassed merits, but there is a service connected with your purchase that insures you repairs and attention, at a saving to you, over what- those items would amount to when your purchase is made else where. 1 1 Home Light & 1 ACT QUICKLY Do the right thing at the right time. Act quickly in time of (lunger. In time of kidney danger, Doan's Kidney Pills are more effective. Plenty of evidence of their worth in this vicinity. Xavier Xaeger, farmer, S. W. (J miles of Hell, Mo., says: "About throe years ago I wns bothered with my back. It was weak and tired. There seemed to bu a dull hurting oyer my kidneys that was pressing down on them. My kidneys didn't act as they should, tho secretions passed too often and were dark in color. I saw in the paper how some one 1 knew had used Doan's Kidney Pill with good success so 1 tried them. I used two boxes and I haven't beeu tumbled since." Price (iOe, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy got Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Mr. Naeger had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs., Hulinlo. X. Y. adv How To Sleep What happens to your body when you sleep? First, jour breathing slows down and your heart drops six or eight beats a minute. Then celjular repairs be gin. The muscles, nerves and tissues get new life, your whole body breathes more freely. When you waken you should feel refreshed. If you don't, per haps you have slept too long; or slept in a room not pioperlj yen Minted.' Eating heavily before re tiring will make you wake up tired. When you go to sleep stretch mi. If you draw your knees up under your chin your body will not relax properly. Small pillows and light bedding me also rectum meudcil,. If you follow all theso rules and sleep eight hours every night yon will wake up full of pep each morning. Popular Science Month ly. About Digestion It is claimed that only half as .iiucli food is required when it is thorough masticated Digestion begins in the mouth and a thorough mastication of the food is of tlio greatest iiupoitauce When needed take Chamberlain's Tablets to strengthen the digestion and iiisuru a regular movement of the bowels. adv am -Tr1' 11 Ll j my H Phono -2l. H M. mm mm:m mw mi Wholesale Distributor for Ste. Genevieve Co. VOM Griesedeick Light Beverage, Draft and Bottles C. V. Beverage, Draft and Bottles C. V. Root B.ecr, Draft and Bottles All these drinks uio Refreshing, Healthful, Exhilarating and will satisfy the taste both in the house anil at the bar ORIGINAL GRIESEDECK BEVERAGE Always On Tap Phono No. I U) for any of the above Ueverages and "your order will receive proinp, attention. Respectfully, H. G. REEL HI, Prop. Lunch Room In Connection Water Official Court Directory. Circuit Judge Peter II. Huck Presiding .lodge Tbos. I). Straughan Associate Judge, Dist. 1 Viccnt Vallcroy. Associate Judge, Dist. John Gordon Circuit Clerk Kelix J. Higdon Recorder of Deeds Felix J. Higdon County Clerk A. A. liaumgartnct Probato Judge Frank J. Huck Sliorilf Lawrence 1. Siobcrt Collector Win, 1'. lluek Assessor Louis Donne Treasurer Joseph II. Rehm Prosecuting Att'y C. J. Stanton County Supt. of Schools Miss Vivian duty Co. Surveyor Henry Nations Coroner Leo Haslcr Public Administrator Loo S. Ycaly Judge Juvenile Court Geo. Stelgle THE COURTS. CiitcmT Couut, meets on fourth Mon day in April and October. County Couut, meets on lirst Monday In May, August, November and Fob ruary. PitoiiATi: Couut, meets on 2nd Mon day in May, August, November and Fcbruury. CITY OFFICIAL DIKKCTOftV. Mayor, Guy K. Paxtpn. Aldermen 1st Ward,' Hernard Grics- liabor and Marry Hehm. Aldermen 2nd Ward, Simon DuKochor Leon C. Vorst. Aldermen 3rd Ward, Georgo Stuppy and Gottlieb Hebm. President of Hoard Gottlieb Hehm. Miu-shul, John Hurler. Olork, Henry Ro.icr, Jr. City Attorney. C. J. Stanton. Hoard's regular meeting, second Monday ot each month. The r-'nets About lihcuiuatism. More than nine out of ten cases of rheumatism or either chronic or mus cular rlioiimati-iu, neither of which rcipsiru any internal treatment. All tlmt is required is to massngo the alTeeted parts freely with Chamber Iain's Liniment. You will bo sur prised at the relief which it aitords. adv The only accurate way of gaug ing true love is by its power to forgive. When in need of eut (lowers for fu nerals, weddings, parties or deeora tivo purposes, we will furnish them in any design desired. Prices always reasonable. Phono ItV.I. adv JiKO C. Basi.KU. liFFIfT PROVING IT By JULIA A. HOBINSON. C by McClutt Newapaper rndlct.) Jnek was not a timid man; there was nothing cowardly nbout him. In deed, be was considered brave by his associate, though they sometimes thought he liked to boast of his cour age. "Nothing can scare Jack," Uiey were In the habit of snylnjr. With sipiarcd shoulders and head erect Jack would accept the compli ment. No, he was not afraid ef any thing. "They say there arc ghosts In the woods back of the camp," Peter Hanks said to him one day. "Ghosts? There's no such thing as ghosts!" retorted Jack. "Just you try going up to a ghost and feeling of it!" challenged the other. "Give me a chnnce and I'll do It," Invited Jack. "I dare you to go into thoso woods tonight at midnight !" cried Peter. "I accept your challenge," calmly replied' Jack, "I only nsk that you go with mo to prove that I am not afraid." "Me? Not on your life I About midnight Jack could stand It no longer. He left the carap and started out towaril the wood. 116 passed the morgue without a thought. He had often passed It at night. He walked along boldly, head erect, and wished the fellows could see him now and note how brave he was. He wandered far Into the wood, a little farther than he had Intended to go. It was quite dork. Even the stars were obscured from sight. All was still. Suddenly, without a word, a white figure appeared, not many yards away, how near, Jack never could tell. He could not make out the form Indeed, he did not try. It seemed n swaying moss In white. Then another arose out of the darkness nnd they appeared to float toward him. For nbout three seconds Jack stood still. Kvery nerve quivered. He could not think. All sense seemed to have left him and alt power of thought. Then, forgetting bravery, with not n thought of courage, Jack turned and ran frantically bnek to the road, not once looking behind. It seemed to him that n host of demons was pur suing him. "Hello! What's up?" called a voice In his ear, and a mocking laugh sounded. Jnek pulled up quick and stared. He quivered, but bis senses were com ing back to him. There stood Teter In the middle of the road, n grin on his face. "Saw 'em, did you?" be asked. "Did you feel 'em?" .lark was trembling, not nt all on his dignity. "I)' you believe In ghosts, now?" sneered Peter. "Didn't run oh, not Where's all your boasted bravery now? Ket'l of 'em, did you?" "Don't Joke," groaned Jack. "Did you see 'em? Where were you?" ".See 'em? No. Didn't I tell you I wouldn't go Into those woods at night? I ain't making no boast of bravery. I kept a snfe distance. I stood right here to see you run. It was good fun, I tell you, to see the scare In your eyes." "nut really " began Jack, "say, It did look like ghosts. I never saw anything so much like 'em. Do you believe in them, truly?" "Sure I do, and I know you would come to it, if only you had the test and could once see 'em." Jack was panting, trying to regain calmness, not willing to give In. They beard voices and listened. "There's nothing like being In the woods at this time of night. It Is most wonderful. It takes my mind from those dreadful hospital scenes that we have to endure. It gives me nerve nnd courage to go back to my work." "Yes," replied another voice. "These nightly walks In the free woods give me enuragi! and strength. There's nothing like contact with nature to make one brave to meet the hard duties of life." Two night nurses passed them and entered the front door of the hos pital, Just across the way. They were drc.-ed In white, flowing gar ments. The two men standing there looked Into each other's faces nnd laughed. "Ulve up?" asked Jack. "Do you soy there are ghosts now?" "Yes, I give up," answered I'eter. "Say, was this a put-up Job, l'ete? Did you know about those nurses and their nightly walks?" "Tun my word, not I, not u word!" iitllrmed I'eter. "I honestly thought there were ghosts, ami 1 thought you'd III id It out. That's why I came out here to see you seared, but I wouldn't have gone into thoso woods on your life. Do you give up and confess you were afraid for once?" "Yes, I give In to the accusation," nobly acknowledged Jack. "I confess my knees did shake nnd t didn't know what I was about. Guess I won't boast any more. Itut I've learned one thing. There's more than one way to lie brave, and more than oue reason for being brave, too. I've bragged of bravery simply for effect, though I don't believe I ever felt fear bofore. Now th.iso nurses aro learning to be hrae for iho good thoy can do In the world, and the help they 'iid give lo others. That's the kind of bravrty that cuuiils, end that's the kind far me from uo.w .on,," . , f -it HINT FOR OWNERS OF Mystery of How SplU Wa Kspt WhiU lo Solvtd Sert Lotmttl ( From Washwoman. Another secret process was unwit tingly betrayed at n street discussion between two women recently. Tho women, elaborately dressed and seem ingly of tho "sheltered Ufa" typo stood, pets In leash, ns they gossiped. Tho one with tho Japanese epanlel spoko I first: I "I have an awful time with Togo; he Is such a llttlo aristocrat," and BDI Jerked at the chain as her substitute for n child showed a desire to greet a pnsslng mongrel. "He detests castllo soap and I always use facial for his bath, but he Just adores lilac-scented talcum powder afterward and I have a spray with lilac water that the both of us use. How's little Snowball now?" (referring to the other woman's Spitz). "We heard he was 111. You must have been worried sick. I often wonder how you keep him so white." The other woman's turn, as pam pered pets milled about: "It was ter rible; Snowy had colic; ate too much squab wo have to get them especially for him, tho little darling but we got the best doctor wc could And and he was all right In two days. Oh, yes, how do I keep him so white? Hlulng. Always after his both I put him through bluing; lcorned It from watching a washwoman once. She put her line white clothes Into bluing and It works Just as well with Snowy." l'ortland Oregonlun. I DISPUTE ACCURACY OF CLOCK Helra of Danish Nobleman Stand to Win or Lose Large Amount of Money by Decision. What time was It when the castle clock struck twelve? Ten thousand pounds, normally about ?50,000, hongs on the answer to this question, explains the London Ex press correspondent In Denmark, which bos been the subject of lively argu ment In tho eastern civil court, Copen hagen. The clock In question Is In the tower of Lystrup castle, the seat of one of Denmark's greatest landlords, the late Count Moltkc, n life member of tho ancient house of lords. Count Moltke died on the night of December 10-0,1018, a few seconds after the castle clock struck twelve. The Danish parliament recently ap proved a new and Increased scale of death duties, applicable to the estate of all persons who died after midnight on December 10-20. It Is contended by the count's heirs that the castle clock was fast nnd struck a minute too soon. The count, they say, died on December 10, and therefore his estate Is exempt from the Increase In the death duties. Weaver. A typical Scots crofter weaving with the old-fnshioned hand wenvlng loom side by side with the very latest power-loom, giving nn Idea of tho great gain In output and quality achieved In mechanical Invention will be an Inter esting Item at the elllclency exhibition In London, where the use of Invention nnd effort will be shown to be of greater value than mere personal ap plication. Not only will the produc tions be seen to be more quickly execut ed, but the worker will find the proc ess less mechanical, strange as this may appear. What will doubtless strike all visitors Is the enormous In crease In elllclency In tho weaving In dustry brought nbout by labor-saving machinery. It seems strange, too that more workers are required to keep up with tho efficient power-loom. Chris tian Science Monitor. Electrified Tourmaline. The crystal, tourmaline, has Tery remarkable optical properties, a fact known to most people. However, few people have heard of Its peculiar elec trical properties. Tourmaline Is capable of attracting small bits of,.,pn per and straw In much the same way as amber. This attraction Is, of course, due to nn electrostatic chnrge. When the crystal Is exposed to sun light of n low temperature. It loses Its electrical chnrge, but regains It upon being heated again. If it bos a nega tive charge at llrst. It will hnvo a positive charge when It Is reheated. Several other precious stones ex hibit various phenomena along this line, but tourmaline Is the most Inter esting nnd spectncular of nil. Popu lar Science Monthly. New Sllverplatlng Process. More than 100 per cent Increuse In the output of electroplating vats Is gained by tho recent discovery of an Kngllsh metallurgist. The method of npplylng the new process, as used at Sbeilleld in sllverplatlng, Is merely to add potassium carbonate to tho plating bath, Instead of neutralizing that already present bv Introducing barium cyanide, as Is ordinarily the practice. The silver deposit obtained the new way Is declared to equal, if not surpass, In quality any ac complished by the old method. Pop ular Mechanics' Magazine. No Conception of Money. Mrtk-Un't it too bad I She baa absolutely- no conception of vkat money is for. Jane Yes; they say sha even has a savings account Kansas City Stjr, Talk It Up Hiidd Who originate! Uve phrase, "Say it with llowern?" Judd I gucfc-s it was the uu wuu It "oiaj" U ,JJorL" " yut