NE WS FLASHES

Nation Wide Happenings Briefly Told

Ai Unionvillp, Pa., last veck. fire lUrrisbars trolley rate* are to te troyed the huniinc lodce. kcntuls Inenased from six to seven cents,

nml barns of W. Plunkett Stewart, at j

a tinmace of SSO.tKM. j Jotne* Frey. 13. of Marietta. Pa..

I was crushed beneath the wheels of a When hi* wife a *ed for a allcht' heavily loaded wagon on which he

Increase in her alio vance for house-1 w*' ridinR. The horses became

hold exp. nses. l)r. C E. Nary. 54.

I/ODlsTille. Ky.. dentbt aeired a porinr knife, cut her tbrrat. slashed hi* rb-t-.iMn-law. who wjs visiting at his home, and then cu* his own throat.

The torn Jur s

Thieve* ran*acked he rectory of St. t’eter’s Church. Cat den, N. J.. last week. Five hundred t tousand dollar* worth of loot and a lie showing it t • be the result of 700 robberies was disertered among the at Vets of Harry J. James, of Chicago a ter be had been killed in a bra-t Lyman Warren Ayer. K6. sale ’a he the first white child born !u the State of Minnesota, died last week of heart failure.

frightened and threw him off.

Robert Emmett Cleary, former star of ‘ Ben Hur" died of pneumonia at Pittsburg last week. Within twelve hours hi* brother. John Mitchell Chary, (allowed him. stricken by lit art disease. State police are to aid the health .nlhoritles in enforcing quarantine emulation*. Ottawa Indians are protesting against government restriction on

ftrbing.

As an example of the extent which silver and gold 1* being hoarded In China, the incident Is reported of an old woman paying for her purchase of a cotton mill with #500,000 worth of gold bars which she had dug

out of it* hiding place .

New and Novel Manufacturing Industry Introduced Into the United States Agate Guides for Fishing Rods arc Now Made in Fraction

of Time Formerly Consumed

One of the latest' illustrations of .slab of agate in fifteen or twenty mln-

lt took the foreign guide makfrom fifteen to twenty hours to

That American enterprise and in fj nuity can siccomplisb is furnished by the announcement that a Chicago lapidary. Henry Estdg, has P- 'feted n method of iunnufacturin n agat< gr.ides for fishing rod* which are no; only far superior to those which for-r-erly came from Germany, that be|pt virtually the only country to n-ske them before the war—but which «an be turned out in a fraction of the time required by the German

method*.

The result of the Chicago man's el- : the development of

! Philadelphia the Birthplace of the Salvation Army Forty Years Ago Captain Eliz Shirley Organized a “Hallelujah Gang" in

Spite of Angry jeers

The ardent spiritual heroism of a Thus occurred the first meeting of

tlip of a woman, displayed at t street orner meeting in Philadelphia more than forty years ago. gave to Pennsylvania the honor of being the birthplace of the Salvation Army in the

United State*.

Amid the hoots and Jeers of a scoflg Philadelphia mob, shoring. Jostling. and even threatening brdily iolence. the first open sir Salvation Army service wss achieved by the perseverance of this young woman and the London idea—a religion for the downtiodden. the unfortunate and reedy—gained a isstlng foothold In the very birthplace dt American liberty. A stone marker, chiseled with a date in July 1S79. marks the spot here Mias Elisabeth Shirley, a captain under “the grand old man - In England, no w Mr*. Symords. widow cf a Salvation Army adjutant, held the first service in America. Captain Elita Shirley went to wok i her own initiative, when General Booth, in London, sent her word that the Salvation Army was not prepare ! send a corps of workers to Americ.t for another year. A hot Sunday afternoon in July, 1879. found Miss Shirley snd her parents, on a street corner beginning services. It had t«-en t ised about the mill district that “A Hallelujah gang" was startmeeting. and soon t host lie crowd gathered. They heckled, derided. hooted, and drowned out the iple hymn singing of the trio witn ho.blerous mirth, and only stopped short,of personal violence. Bm despite thl*. there was « few receptive in the gathering and they followed Mis* Shirley and her parents nearby rtaair factory, where they a-ranged to bold religious ser-

vices.

similar hole through a piece^of genuine agate, using for this purpo'-so-called -bow" dr<U. Thi- drill was I* rated entirely by band And con isle d of a stout piece of wood neat cto the shape of a bow by means if a leather thong, which. In tum. wound sevenrl times around a w spool four or five inches in length

«» Inch In dlan.«o.. I O™" ol l*u»tall M rk. ar ntber ilaatrei When a hole Is finally bored j amusement grounds to which adml.stluough a piece of agate it Is grounr Li on j* charged, must pay the tax to inte a circular shape on a grindston • )ht f( . denil auUlori Ues for conducting

the Salvation Army In America. March. 1880. Commissioner George Railton, one of General Booth's first assistants In England, came to the old chair factory In Philadelphia ompanled by seven Hallelujah Us rles. They established their headquarters there .nd the factory longer was a nameless meettn g pUct. of a small religious band, but named Post No. 1—the first Salvation

At my post In America.

As the years rolled on the convert* increased. a* d other posts were start ed. The commissioner remained for a few years in Phllsdelphi* and then trsneferred hU headquarters to New Vork City. Before he left however, the first copy of the "War Cry*’, the army's officUi paper made Us appearance. It has appeared ever since then, not always with regularity, for In the early days there were times

when funds rare lacking.

For the first nineteen years the sole gbK>el of the Salrstion Army has been evangelism, but. In 1899. the leade-x. who tor some years bad been dwelling upon the possibilities of Institutional wotk, established the Women's ReaHome and Maternity Hospital at 5416 Lansdowne avenue. In 1901 The Salvation Army took another step and opened an industrial home for which has been self-supporting from the very beginning in nearly eervy city where the Army operates

sue k a home.

latter a day nursery -was established it. Philadelphia and this Idea has spies d to all the big cities in the country- Tfc e members of the Army engaged in this work, do mission work, care to r the sick sir d visit and i.elp the needy. Of more recent date efforts have been extended along re-

bel and prison work.

hr. 11 a tablcspoonful of pure chicken fat, one and » half fresh mushrooms, six sticks of celery, 12 chestnuts, two white onions, half a tin of bamboo shoots, two pounds of young bean sprouts (home grown) one and a half teaspoonfuls of salt, three tablespoon fills of salt, three tablespoonfuls of iv and a dish of cayenne. Take two spoonfuls of pure fresh clicken fat and. when boiling hot. l-nt in the breast of chirken. Cut in little pieces and fry a fine golden brown. Cut up the six stlek- of celery and one and a half fresh whl." mushroom* Cut in thin slice* 12 boiled chestnuts. Choj. two small white onions. Add to the chicken, with three tablespoonfuls of Soy i. half a teaapoonful of sal' snd a dash of cayenne Cook all together for ten minutes Add two pound* cf the young bean sprouts and sugar Simmer all together for 15 mluut**-. Serve hot with rice. Baan Sprout Salad Grew ordinary white or Lima beans i clean earth at home. A* soon as they sprout out them oil ard use them when quite fresh. Wash and pour over them a dressing of: Two tablespoonfuls of olive oil. a tsblaspoonfcl of vinegar, an onion Khe Juice of*, a teaspoonful of soy. a tearpoonful of salt snd the yolk of a hardU.iled egg. crushed smooth. Pour the dressing over the bean sprout salad, and sprinkle with Utile finely minced parsley. As to Chinese sweets, such as Chow Chow, preserved ginger, etc.. If Is to buy them outright at the Oriental

store.

TAX ON AMUSEMENT PARKS

hand. Th<- grinding take* only a

kablo mineral cutting drill, by'lew seconds, and the circular ring Is means of which he is enabled to tprn then liven :< more exact shape on anou. large quantities of mechanically other grinning machine. The next I crfeci guides in a comparatively' step is to bevel the sharp inner and she" time, each guide being left the cuter edges of the agate ring. Fnallj Miural color of the raw agate. (the rings arc polished and mounted ic This drill not only wirka with pre-1 outer edge* of the agat* ring. Finally cb-lor. hut will bore a hole of any de metal holders. elt»-cr as guides or tips, strod site through a one-fourth-lncn euidy to he fitted to fishing rods.

Would Organize Millions New Voters Judge Had Fine Dream But Really Impracticable

The reputed founder of the Utah

State Juvenile Court and various other institutions for boys. Judge Willis Brown, has discovered a new approach to our longed-for political rioceas of organizing for. ipllllon

first voter* and plumping tfcelr

h-ned first votes In favor of the right man for President. The tbint: look* easy. If you Just shut your eyes tight cncugti. as the devisers of such scheme* never seem to hav e any difficulty in doing. Of coursv. If the*e cf the United States they will ut once realize tha’ they ran elect a President cot loose from all present infloeno

of parents an<i older broth

friend* ,th

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Pure Bred Sires Head Eight Classes Department o f Agriculture Compiles Data

public exhibition. Vincent H. Klordap. collector of Internal Revenue for district, today issued a statement that every baseball park in this district will be vistted by re nue off cers. and unless the proprietor* hsvy complied with the law, penaltle nd criminal prosecution will follow. The owner of the paik or resort which admission is charged has to pay the special tax. which Is in addt-

The extent of live-stock o|>eratlotn end the wide range of stock kept many farms are showm by figures ceived by the United S ite* Depart tnont of Agriculture in connection with the naflon-wlde "Better BlresBctter Stock" campaign. Although this movement for live-stock better eumt includes the eight principal classes of domestic animal* raised in the United States, many farms keep

all of them.

A fanner in Marion County, Fla..; tecently listed for enrollment pure bred sires of the following kind*A herd eon-Argus bulls. Peirheion anti ,4 I i-iddle stallions. Mamiuo.h jacks, Nu-

. rboard all inherited I''‘“n Why goats, whit- Plymouth prejudice*, giv. up all divided Kw* «*ks. and Bronze tom turkey nn alt decisive political ones J1'- addition, he keep* pure-bred boar> rk the best man with infal-1 w «**» a * "H*** Ior N' 4 * h ' # « d of

The collector said khal

•;hln a month many' basebul! grounds will be put in readiness for a season of play and 'ther amuse- . nt parks would be put in operation. The war revenue Act of 1918 exempts from this tax chautauquas. lyceums or the ground or paries used industrial or agricultural fairs, but of course If the-e parks are rented

other promoters the tax must

be paid. In the city of Buffalo more than twenty of these parks are opt ned-Sunday sthroughout the sum

snd a nominal charge for ad-

mission to baseball games is madi

Britons Bu/Much American Honey Over 36,000,000 Million Lbs. Used in 1918 Americaa honey is becoming Increasingly popular In Great nritaln Or account of the shortage of sugar be English people have taken heartllo Its use. and It now seems prcbabl.ihat the demand will continue • sugar again becomes plentiful. The clear, strained honey in the glass has the beat sale, the preference being for California honeys, according reports Issued by Bureau of Market*. United States Department of ArricuUure. In 1914 the total Importations by the United Kingdom w< i^proximately 2.600.000 pound*. 1918 this had increased to 36500.000 poundsvalued at 113.150.000. The United States contributed mot these totals In 1918 than any other country. Its share being 16.000,00'' pounds, valued at 15.500,000.

tion to the taa on admission." said The Collector said the readiness

Mr Riordan. This tax Is SIS per year and must be paid within the month In which the park or grounds Is penned. If. after this warning, offlrer* from this department find anv pay up. owner delinquent, 1 shall certainly bc-

Mch marks the attitude of the

err In coming forward to determine

the severity of the penalties.

"If they Indicate a willingness to

Mr. Riordan said. "We will >o bard on them but if the

FILLERS—ONE United States capital placed In Caneda In 1919 totalled *100.000.000. A telephone bell was recently rung from a distance of 30 miles by wireless telegraphy.

gtn proceedings to see that the.a> per-1 burden of going out and mondlny. sens are punished." [them up Is placed upon u*. we shall The tax on public exhibitions Is certainly make no effort to lessen the

considered by many to apply only to weight of the law."

Oriental Unvasion of the Kitcfrn

Since the Carting of Chinese reaixuranis and their rapid growth «n popularity, a good many luncheons » Is Chlnois have been given in private houses, and recipes for favorite ti.-hea have been in demand, and yet i ol very easily obtainable. The fol-Ir-wlng recipe* which come tram a fountain head, are genuinely Chinese.

Mo Ku Gal

(Chicken Soup with Mushrooms)

dock, a tin of preserved pineapple, a l&blespoonful of cbeatnut flour, two tablespoonfuls of soy. one and a half tablespoonful* of salt and a teaspoonfu! of auga*-. Take two pounds of any firm while l‘*h (erd or fresh haddock are usually available.) Remove hones and rinat'ii very cold w»-ter. I-ay in fish pan and cover with boilini; water. Add one and a half

clot

rani

. and i

1.1 bred

Two and a half pounds of chicken, j teaspjonftils of salt and simmer sloweuartor of a pound of lean fresh j ly for ten minutes. Drain off water j. quarter of a pound’of dried nuu add two tablespoonfuls of scy. a rshroom*. three tahlespoonfuls of ! tnaspoonful of sugar and the prr'estnut flour, three stalks of celery. Terved pineapple. Return to the Are snd a fcelf tablespoonfuls of salt, and simmer for ten minutes Take a tablespoonful of pngat end a small tablespootiful of chestnut flour, reiion. i move the fish, stir the flour Into the fe.. and thoroughly clean a fresh mixture and. when It thickens, pour ■line chicken of about two . ; nd a over the flslt. Serve with hot nee.

-ard has any standing m|h-l pound*, and cut off all th. flesh : Foo Vun B Wan

undoubtedly bo-jCW hones with the liver and g;z- (Chinese Omelet)

le stock, of which 358 were pure and the remainder grad--. Nc ub animali- of any kind were kepi Whiskers Sacred

ielr

world today, it

ie ol the Jews, who h<

-kert to b.- sacred, and swore b it. letter, the Turks did the saun .Sultan's followers us«d to com

flickers alter prayer*, rate -r (hat came out. break thei sun bury them, on the theor

Foolishment — was s young girl from Co loved to see musical show id she: "I’m a loon out *very dam tune „ Tocalb-t* slag through

helped to make soft gates of paradise. • firmly believed.

.alkn

Chickciia-8 Years!

is rath, weigh'

■el t>p# ol tor km< ■ short and bbU

stealing fom j 1 snd Willie ]

Four egg^, two small onions .'mtneedl. two stalks of celery, four ounce* of pork a tablespoon ful of r.cy. « quarter of a teaspoonfu' of salt, h.x lotus seeds (they may be omitted) and fine herbs to taste. Beat four egg*. Have ready half a small onion (minced) and two stalk* of celery (chopped small). Chop uu four ounces cf pork evry fine and fry and gizzard from e. golden brown,

op into little pieces. Re-. Add a sprinkling of fine herbs to rom strvk and put in th? tazte. with a tableapcnnfjM of soy an.I of chicken and pork. jj-H; cook for five minutes. Add the .ti» hour. Add the 'hree egg and cook for three minutes with*ry cut in short pieces, a out stirring, but Jake care to avoid of soy with sugar and binning Fold one-half over the lor another half hour. other and slip on a hot platter. Serve

Uorfor Yqn at once,

iceapple Fish) Choc Suey U of "ol or fr«sh hail-' Two pouftds of bresst of -chicken

three pirns of cold wale- | away. Chop the chicken small plecre. with four rather less, of lean pork, ounces of dried mushrooms pm water for ten minutes, i cut 12 boiled chestnuts slic* ■ and chop the *mah

from

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