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PAGE TWO. THE NEWS SCIMITAR. ETAILERS ADOP I RULE FOR SINGLE DELIVERY A DAY The contUnt demand for conserva tion of man power ha mad more urn at the government request to stores concerning curtailing of dell -eries, the exchange of goods and so or. until they have almost assumed th proportions of formal order. For thla reason th retailer urg 1 public co-operation In carrying out the I rule voluntarily adopted aotna months v- TOnrj" one Janata' package delivery will he made each day A charge of 1" centa will be made for special deliveries You are aakad to avoid them If possible Don't leave the enire empty-handed. Carry parcels with you to the extent of your ability. It la a token of your wlillngne to do your part. Your gov ernment need men, motor equipment and gasoline. You can help wonder- limy oy complying with the above. A source of considerable waite of ef fort la the selling, handling, delivery and catllna" for merchandise that Is re turned unneceasartly. For sanitary reasons the following articles will not be accepted for return i Boddlnc and mattressre, heda. cots, floor overlng that have been ud, combs, hair brushea, tooth brushes, hair good, hair ornaments, veils, rubber goods sundries, women's hats whli h have bean worn. Also, all Roods cut from the piece at the request of the cus tomer, garment that have been altered for th purchaser, Rbom that have Lee. altered, all merchandise which has been mad, to order or especially ordered and which I not regularly carried in stock Merchandise not specifically excepted . as above may. for satisfactory reasons : ho returned, hut such return must be made within three business days of the i data of purchase, must be In Its orig inal condition, must not hav e been used, i nd must he accompanied with the original sales sup. An 4 t mi rtUZmMW At all tXM ' I Xi (onservatian Christmas TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5. 1111 Men I road sTet hi enaar took hai'U Irtlcles tnirchaaed for clft nninrses will not be accepted for credit or re fund. Avoid C. O. D.'s wherever possible Make careful selection a habit WORK BEGUN ON BIG EXPLOSIVES PLANT RACIKR. Wis, Nov. 6. Work has started on what Is said will be one of the largest government explosive plants In th united States It Is located at a point four and a half miles north of hare. The tract for the plant comprises J.IM acres and Involved obtaining op tions on 70 farms Tha government plan for the huge (Hint, which Is eiperted to be a big rector in replacing the loas of war ma terials occasioned by the fire at Perth Amboy, K ,!., only recently became known. SLAPS WAR BRIDE TBRRE HAUTK, lnd . Nov Thomas Bosnian testified that l on he slapped hla niece, .Mrs ilrace I Potato Soul Frsnrh, waa because she went auto- moDii riding with .Mark l,ucas. an Old sweetheart, as soon as she oamS home from t'amp Shelby, aftei bidding good-bye to her young husband on ids departure ioi I'lance sutpended t lie case. tilioo a ' u.ti of vast ihangcs. .ine of which hag affected that well-known short cut to "Ur hearts through our stomachs And the ob vious conclusion is thai our enforced alteration In diet lias caused an alter ation also In our waistbands, and In stead of wreaking dire misfortune, has hud Indeed the opposite effect. liven the oiost ardent ante-helium supporters of the wheaty. meaty diet, have ad mitted that they weic caused only a passing discomfort, and feel worlds bet ter for the change So we find our selves on the threshold of another Christmas, this time sure of ,,ur ground, and armed with recipes for tried-out delicacies, which pass the sugar cen sor, and Combine the advantage of be ing patriotic with the joy of knowing that we villi nol be haunted bv night mares following the rich feusts, us we had In the days or yore. Herewith are given two simple menus, each well within the reach of the average purse. The recipes which follow are given lor the elucidation of the "kitchen soldier" who has not beard of these particular wartime dishes, when using substitutes for sugar, wheat and sugar Also follow directions for coulee Judge Shuler Hons nude wllli honey CHRISTMAS MENU NO. 1. i Cornbread sticks Pevlleil .Shrimp Macaroni and Cheese tllace Sweet Potatoes (with corn syrup) Head Lettuce, French liresslng Itanuna Cream Cuffs CHRISTMAS MENU No !, oyster Cocktail Celery und olives lloast Chicken With Commeel Dressing Apples Baked, Chestnut Stuffing Peas and Carrots .leilied Salmon Salad Brown Dread Caramel Tapioca Pudding (Whipped Cream I Coffee DEVILED S1IK1MP I large can shrimps. I cup toasted bread crumbs :' eggs I scant cup milk 1 tablespoon each of chopped parsley, red and green pepper I onion i hopped fine 3 tablespoons drippings Slued the shrimps, add over half of the bread crumbs and enough milk to moisten well. Add other Ingredients, and season with paprika and salt Put In individual baking dishes, cover with crumbs und bake BANANA CREAM '.' tablespoons gelatine - cups scalded milk '? cup honey. 8 bauiitiaa .Tulce of one lemon I cup a hipped cream Soak gelatine In little cold water, add to hot milk, and ndd slowly the lemon Juice and bananas which have been put through a colander Add honey, and set aside to cool. When be ginning to harden, add whipped cream, pour Into wet mold and set near ice. CORNMEAL DRBH9INQ I cup lornbreud crumbs 1 cup stale bread crumbs 1 cup chopped celery I small onion c hopped 3 tablespoons drippings I Ug boiling water Pepper, salt, saije , Mix dry Ingredients thoroughly, then ndd water, tossing dressing lightly with lork to proven i sogglneaa. Excellent. BAKED APPLES, CHESTNUT STUFFING. ! firm apples " pound chestnuts 1-3 cup corn syrup ii tablespoons butter Core the apples, and with a scoop remove meat, preserving shells Chop meat and fry In butter until soft 4,1,1 cbtnuts, which have been boiled and the skins removed. Put mixture In shl)S and bake for hour. Serve with whipped cream. JELLIED SALMON SALAD. 1 can salmon ! cups sour Isilled mayonnaise tablespooi.j gelatine v cup chopped green olives Shred salmon with a fork, add may onnaise and gelatine, after soaking lat ter in cold water When mixture is cool add olives and put In a mold. When cucumbers are procurable, a delightful sauce is made for this salad hy chop ping the cucumbers fine, adding two teaspoons of vinegar, paprika, salt, and 1 cup of whipped cream. H cup shortening 'i cup brown augur "is cup honey Vt cup nut meats I egg 1 scant teaspoon soda Suit, cinnamon - cups Hour Mix flour, suit and cinnamon. Cream shortening with sugar, add honey und egg, and then nut meats which have been dredged with flour. Add soda dis solved In arm water the last thing. Drop a II,. e hatter from the end of a teas - onto a greased pan. Bake in moderate oven It Is well to remem ber that honey burns easily. UHOllNAX The Efficiency of the Emphasized In Christmas Displays A Brodnax Catalogue Sent Upon Request PERATING as a synchronized unit, the U7 nroanax organization has assembled thei lldll ol fense ho iioToworttiv (iisn nv.s in nntfoma. the rulinRS of the National Council of l)e .vrviv'e ,s an essential element ol the Brodnax establishment, It is the keystone in the arch of our successful merchandising plans, Moth Uncle Sain and Santa ( laus are appealing to the patriotic sentiment of all Americans It is essential that man power he released (or wartime work, and you are requested to do your Christmas shopping ' )v Our handsome, illustrated catalogue will make satisfactory selection easy. If this booklet is not now in your possession, write for it today. It contains authoritative information invaluable for gift seekers for every occasion Brodnax prestige is synonymous with jewelry of rliaracter. Our successful patronage everywhere throughout the union is substantial verification of the merit of our offerings Our Diamond business is based upon an exten Mve stork, expertly weighed and scientifically graded priced without the addition of fictitious valuation We arc the exclusive Memphis representatives for the Gorham Company, Dominick & Half and the Whiting Manufacturing Company, recognised as the three foremost American manufacturers of dis tinctive silverware. Our silverware displays provide adequate selection for the most exacting requirements. Ihe oiienngs of our Watch Department incor porate only the best standard makes, to which we can add our personal guarantee e are the exclu sive Memphis agency for 1'atek, Phillipe & Co., Swiss watchmakers, possessors of many international blue ribbons as awards for timepieces noted for their ac curacy and dependability. J'he modest gift will express distinction and artistic appreciation with the name "Brtxlnax" on the box. Ask about our liberal Diamond galling plan - one-fifth cash, balance ten equal payments. f.ep.T Rrodnax INCORSOtUTlD DIAMOND MERCHANTS ( .OLDS M nil S SILVERSMIT H S 22 South Main St Memphis, Teun. NEW YORK BUYERS SAY THEY WONT PURCHASE ANY GERMAN MADE TOY Not a nickel's worth of the German made toys of the shipment which re cently arrived In thla country from Hol land, will be bought by New York toy buyers, who were interviewed by a rec resenlallve of Women's Wear Whether any of the New York utoren have goods consigner to them in this Bhlnment of toys could not be learned definitely, but It whs said at several stores that it was believed that toys oouitni ami paid for by them two years ".Si , "rl"K nem in Kotterdam declared they were not sufficiently interested in knowing whether they had goods In the ship inent, and stated that If they had any thev would probably sell the stuff to Jnhbers nnd not keep any of it for their own trade. "Ten million pounds of toys Is quite shipment," said one man. "but after lying In warehouses at Rotterdam for a few years the toys will have lo.t s good deal of their value. I believe that mr.y ease of goods held at this port for long periods during the war were not even In warehouses hot ci..,,i ,,t VI' IMC II' 1. iS "TJe "imp, 'Made In Oermany.' with which these toys are marked, will he sufficient for them to be repudiated bj the general public without anv doubt and the retailers would be eictremely foolish and not exactly patriotic if they asked the public to buy such goods In my opinion the jobbers will pick up the entire shipment and hold th goods until later on, when Herman made merchandise may be more favorably looked upon than It M now. I understand that a great part of this shipment consists of ehinaware and ( hrtstma."! tree ornaments, and while the German trademark may not he stamped upon the latter sort of goods I do not think that anv of It will be bought hy the big stores. The jobbers may find a market for some of the tree ornaments In the small stores." Another buyer said that he would be afraid to touch any of this toy ship ment and If any of it was put on snle in the stores the explanation necessary to satisfy the customer that the toys are American owned and purchased several years ago would be more trou ble than any profit which might be gotten from the sale. "1 do not be lieve that the explanation would make any difference na far as the customer's aversion for anything made In Ger many is concerned," he said. "I don't want any of these toys, and I think that most buyers feel ns I do about It They are made in Germany, and that is enough for me." Christmas Pies If any thrifty housewife thinks she Is going to cull some choice recipes from this article, let her sheath her scissors ner and now. before there are any Imrd feelings or misunderstandings. For this is no culinary treatise such may be found elsewhere in this sheet, it Is simply a narrative the aim of which is to amuse and probably Instruct those who have not intensified on pies. The proportions as given In some of the pies discussed here are unbelievable to us, who are on all sorts of rations, but the story has been told with authority, and by those who know the facls. Since time Immemorial the old-time Chrlstlinas in Kngland has meant two thingsmerriment and pies. Now it Is easy enough to be merry when pies are In evidence, or at least tha wherewithal to purchase them. And one might scrape up 11 little Joy without pies, but sad to contemplate would bo a predica ment In which we sidetracked merri ment altogether in pursuit of pies, as we are dangerously prone to do these rntlon-wlde days. Ho a merry quip and a little Information concerning ve olde tvmc pies is not amiss, to remind us of the pleful mid Joyful Chrlstmases we used to know. The first pies, so Selilen tells us. were made In shapes to resemble the cradle of the Bethlehem babe, hence we have crossed bands across the tops of our own tiny pteieiH, replicas ot the original bands which adorned the cradle-shaped Plea and were meant to represent th linen bands which held the baby In. The cooks In those duya evidently had a corner on all game, for to believe the tule-3 thev- mil everv u-nma V. I , i they could find Into these famous pies It was nothing for a crust to be lined with such meltings as twenty salmon, ten peacocks, eggs, raisins, lemon peel and sugar and spice and everything nice to make a genuine pie taste like more. The mixture was a mvstlc. wise cere mony, Jealously guarded by the chief cook, consuming more days In prepara tion than the actual cooking. The most remarkable pie on record, and one not likely ever to be duplicated, was con cocted In 1770. and contained the fol lowing bewildering array of ingredients: Two barrels of flour, twenty pounds of butter, four geese, two turkeys, two rabbits, four wild ducks, two woodcocks, Six snipes, four partridges, seven black birds, etx pigeons, two curlews, two neats' tongues, and, oh. a few other little things like lemon and orange peel and raisins, and seasoning to make It a real piece de resistance. This pie was nine feet in circumference and required two men to lift It. This was evidently 11. In i.l moltlnr f.,,- since has man heard of aucn a pie, and indeed thev have decreased in sue un til we can't be sure we will bake any at all, much less the kind that mother used to make. From the Premier Men 's Store of the South, where right now are displayed the choicest and largest stocks of men 's gifts to be found in Memphis: SUITS AND OVERCOATS $25 to $75 The Oak Hall label guar antees the style and value of these sensible gifts. Has He All These Useful Things? Automobile Gloves, Street and Ores (.lows. Newest Silk Neekwear, 8tlk and Unen Handkerchiefs, Comfortable Lounging Hobes, " hummy" Smoking Jackets, Fancy Waistcoats, Military Itrushet, Traveling Cases, Silk Umbrella, Walking Sticks, Silk Shirts, Silk Hosiery, Silk Mufflers, Cuff Links, Scarf Pint, Slippers. if The Famous "Boyden" Shoes For Men Sold Exclusively In Memphis by Oak Hall. "Camp Comforts" For Your Soldier: Mufflers, Cloves, Regulation Sweaters, Laundry Bafts, Soldiers' Comfort Kits of Kvery Description. Shirts of All Wool, Silk and Khaki. For the Aviator: O. D. Uniforms of Fine Serge and Whipcord, Caps, Stetson's Army Hats, Insignia, Etc. HENRY HALLE OAK HALL DAVE HALLE ONE STORE 55 N. MAIN AMERICAN REGIMENT ADOPTS FRENCH BOY WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Nov. 6. (Correspondence of the Associated Preaa,) Though the American troops have repeatedly made themselves extremely popular by their open-handed generosity to the natives among whom they happen to be quar tered, It has remained for an artillery regiment to distinguish itself especially in this respect. The unit waa quartered for some time In a little French town behind the front, and on the first evening found, almost dying from hunger, an eight-year-old boy whose mother had been killed ut Verdun. The boy had wandered aim lessly about until he reached this town. He was unanimously adopted by the regiment, fed to satiety and made the mascot and idol of the man. The time came, however, very recently, when the artillerymen had to leave for frent ser vice. To take the boy with them was out of the question. He had been given the nickname of "Pat" and they hart grown so attached to him that they felt something must be done to assure his future. So the men raised 2,000 francs with which "Pat" Is to be cared for In a home and given at least a rudlmentarv education. They have gone on to the front, possibly never will see the little town again; but the town, and "Pat," will not soon forget them. NONESSENTIAL CARDS AWAKEN MEN TO DUTY 4 GALVESTON. Ten., Nov. 6. Accord ing to the announcement of Raymond (i. Miller, the examiner In charge of the 1'nlted States employment aervtce bureau iiere, the campaign for men in the munition plant netted 1! appli cant In on day, the result of the dis tribution of the "nonessential" card. These card were distributed to the men workinr in stores her who bad been classed as engaged In nonessential l-E D Your Christmas. w Shopping Now W Jb d8 VICTROLAS W gjf ft) fejjj ($22.50 to $300.00) $Rf 4 iSs WlJ We A"ent9 for WMjw " ' ' MANOPHONES fk, L jAgM r ' Pianos and Players' m mSk Jr iff " $335.00 to $700.00 i'll' u Yy -"" We Are Sole A8ents for irt3 m The Player Piano Choice f th Nayy vSf Now Is the time to buy before prices go fri higher. We can make delivery now or hold Uj) until Christmas. (W TERMS IF DHSIKUI) JW I KERSHNER PIANO CO. 1 jjSjj W. 0. HKIXHAIUVT, Prest. yVi bfcSjgv,. W So. Main Memphis ClyJP Advance in Pric 'im Manophones Advance in Price 'ov, 10, 1918 wore. 4