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IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. State Capitol Bldg Hist. fecal 1,500m Mr. Nelson Watkins who has been so very sick is a little better at this writing. Mr. Bell of Mason City was an over Sunday guest at the Carr home, 1329 School street. Mrs. M. A. Gatewood, the mother of Mrs. C. S. Stewart is very sick at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Sallie Blackburn of South Des Moines, who has been sick for the past three weeks, is able to be out again. Sure Catch—Best gopher trap on the mad. One dollar gets trap by parcel post, Scott & Scott, box B Decatur, Ia The Corinthian Alarm Guild will meet with Mrs. Bryant Carr, 1329 School street. All members are asked to be present. Mrs J. D. Moore left last Sunday for Indianapolis, Ind., to take up a course in hair dressing under the famous Madame Walker school. The Triple H club met Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Anderson White, who gave a demonstration in dressmaking. The club will meet next week with Mrs. Wilson, 901 16th St. Mrs. Mary Church-Terrell who will lecture here March 31st, is without doubt the finest and most eloquent lady lecturer upon the American platform, ripe with experience, a scholar of high rank. This will be the first opportunity that our Des Moines people will have to hear her and every one should avail themselves of this opportunity. The Callanan club and Allen Aid society meet in joint session at the home Mrs. Henry Taylor. A very interesting meeting was held. Lesson was the 10th chapter of St. Mark. Vitors at the club were Mrs. J. B. Rush and J. P. Hamilton. Will meet with Mrs. J. D. Redimon of 14th street; lesson will be the 11th chapter of St. Mark. THOMPSON HOTEL GUESTS Miss Battie Wright, Omaha, Nebr. Masera, J. Wright, H. Williams, A. C. Smith and J. C. Prasar of Kansas City, Mo. and Mr. Hpolito Ramry of Ames, Iowa. The W. W. club of Asbury M. E. church met last week with Mrs. Sophia Hill at the residence of Mrs. Joe Murry 1156 st street, Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. Next Monday evening was set apart for a reception to be given by the club members in honor of Mrs. Anna Cannon, one of our most faithful members who will leave the city soon. After all business was transacted a dainty lunch was served by the hostess. The club adjourned to meet at Mrs. Fred Berry, 918 12th street, Monday March 22. Scandia Iowa, March 15.—Rev. J. E. Roberts of 2710 Sth avenue, prescheduled at Mt. Zion Baptist church at Scandia Sunday March 14th, and was extended a permanent call for pastor of the church. The church was recently organized by Burton, State Missionary of Iowa and Nebraska. A delightful affair of Sunday afternoon was the informal reception given by the Y. W. club at the home of the Misses McDowell on Eighth street. The main object of the reception was to give the young men an opportunity to meet at the afternoon meeting. The guests were invited into the library, where the following program was given: Lesson, Book of Ruth, by Miss B. McDowell; reading, Miss Mary Jane Reeves; original poem, Margurite Roberts, and brief addresses were given by the guests. Mrs. Eliza Peterson of Texarkana, Texas, national field worker of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, delivered three impressive lectures upon the subject of intemperance in this city this week, as follows. Wednesday evening at Union Congregational church, Thursday afternoon at the home of Atty S. J. Joe Brown, where she was entertained while in the city, and on Thursday evening at the Corinthian Baptist church. There will be a special conclave of King Solomon commandery, No. 6, at the North Star Masonic temple on Wednesday evening, March 27th, for work in the Red Cross degree. All knights in good standing are invited to attend. By order of At the second meeting of the past matrons and past patrons of the Order of the Eastern Star of this city, held at the residence of Past Grand Master E. T. Banks on Monday evening a permanent organization was perfected, to be known as Deborah Administrative Council, Order of the Eastern Star. Fourteen of the present and past matrons and patrons of the order signed as charter members and elected the following officers for the ensuing year: XXI No. 37 ANNOUNCEMENT. O. E. S. PAST OFFICERS. President, Mrs. Sue M. Brown; vice president, Mrs. C. A. Clegget; secretary, Mrs. Maud O. Thompson; assistant secretary, Mrs. Mary Reynolds; treasurer, Mrs. Alice Bank; counselor, Atty. S. Joe Brown; vice counselor, Editor John L. Thompson; executive committee, Mesdames Jesse E. McClain, Edith Essex and Mattie Woods. At the conclusion of the business session Mrs. Sue M. Brown, grand lecturer of Iowa, delivered an interesting and instructive lecture upon the oesoteric work of the order. THE COLORED WOMAN'S MAGAZINE. A Household Journal—It Should Be in Every Home. Every colored woman should subscribe for the Colored Woman's Magazine. It affords an opportunity for our women to present their thoughts in writing; no family should be without it. Our women deserve the support and encouragement of every thinking colored family. We desire to see this magazine sold by our boys the same as the Saturday Evening Post is sold by white boys—thereby giving employment to hundreds of Our Boys. We also desire to see our girls and women active in the work. Subscribe, $1.00 per year, 50 cents six months, or 10 cents single copy. Address Colored Woman's Magazine, Box 249, Topeka, Kans. Agents wanted everywhere. Write for particulars. The National Watchman. I. S. F. OF C. W. C. TO MEET. The Second district of the I. S. F. of Colored Women's Clubs will hold its regular board meeting at the home of Mrs E. I. Carter, 15 East Second 大厦, Ruxton, Iowa, March 27, at 1:30 p. m. There will be a good program rendered, after which refreshments will be served, the proceeds of which will be for the benefit of the sinking fund. All club members urged to be present. Belle Watkins, Chairman, Addie Clark, Assistant. CITY CONVENTION Delegates from the Negro Lyeum, Intellectual Improvement club, Cosmopolitan Literary, Mary Church Terrell club, Young Women's club, Richard Allen Aid society, High School Girl's club and Dramatic Art club on last Tuesday evening and perfected the organization of the City Literary Convention for 1915 by electing the following officers: Mrs. Joe Brown, president; Prof. W. H.Warricks, vice president; Mrs. Lillian Neal, secretary; Margaret Roberts, assistant secretary; Dr. J. A. Jefferson, treasurer. The regular monthly meetings hereafter will be held on the first Friday of each month. OTTUMWA, IOWA. The presiding elder, S. B. Moore, held his third quarterly meeting Sunday, March 15. Good meetings all day and well attended. Mr. E. Butler and family were Sunday visitors, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. Owens. Mr. J. Lewis, Mr. Smith and Mr. Thomas of Albia were visitors Monday and attended the debate at the M. A. E. church given by the W. C. L. young men. Mrs. M. Jamison of Albia was a Sunday visitor. The young men of the W. C. L. gave an informal reception in honor of our presiding elder, S. B. Moore, on Monday evening at the Mt. Zion A. M. E. church. The boys gave a very interesting debate. Mrs. Mary Taylor entertained at dinner Monday evening in honor of Rev. S. B. Moore. Mrs. J. Cheshire was agreeably surprised by many of her friends on her birthday, March 6th. She received a number of useful presents. The Sewing Circle of the Second Baptist church meet with Mrs. A. Foster this week. The trustees and deacons of the Second Baptist church gave an entertainment Monday evening. All report a good time. The Benevolent club meet with Mrs. J. Cheshire this week. GALESBURG, ILL. Mrs. Louisa Washington, a pioneer citizen of Galesburg, passed away on Sunday, March 14, at 5:20 a. m. at the ripe old age of 88 years at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Raker, on Mulberry street. Mrs. Washington had been an officer, having an invalid for sufferer, having an invalid for funeral services will be held at the A. M. E. church Wednesday afternoon at 2:30. The Autumn Leaf club will hold their annual fair March 17, 18 and 19 at the A. M. E. church. There will be a program rendered each night. The S. M. T. lodge held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening, March 16, at the Odd Fellows' hall. The entertainment given by the ladies of the G. A. R. at the hall March 10th proved to be quite a success. Mr. Barney King of Chicago has arrived in our city to make his future home. Rev. S. L. Birt talked on his trip to the southern states on Sunday evening, March 16 at the A. M. E. church. It was enjoyed by a large audience. Look for the collector. Don't dodge DES MOINES, IOWA, FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1915. Mr. Horace Craig will leave Saturday for Ottumwa to spend a few days. Mr. Geo. Mott is ill at her home, 320 N. Fifteenth street. Mrs. Jessie gave a Lenten tea on Thursday, March 18. The mothers' meeting was held at the People's Institute Thursday, March 18. On April 14 and 15 the comedy, "The Spoiled Darling," will be given at the People's Institute, under the auspices of the vestry of St. Mary the Virgin. Miss Irene Bryant is very ill at her home, 1320 Morgan street. A surprise party was given in honor of Mr. Wm. Coleman on Monday evening, March 15th, being his 63rd birthday. Mr. George, one of the guests present, also celebrated his birthday on March 15th. Mrs. Ruth Bright is visiting at the home of Mrs. F. D. Bland. Mrs. Ruth Bright, grand matron of the Order of Eastern Star, visited Alpha and Electa chapters Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Miss Madah Lewis entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Teabeau in honor of Mr. Leroy Grossman of Chicago. Cards and dancing were the amusement of the evening. Mr. Leroy Grossman left Saturday for Chicago, after spending two weeks with the Webb. The First African Baptist church is preserving the charge of Rev. P. Thomas. Rev. Thomas has been in charge five months and fifteen new members have been added. Sunday, March 14, was Rally Day and $89.90 was raised. For two nights of fun and laughter attend the "Spoiled Darling" on April 14th and 15th. Admission 25 cents. Vivian Maxine Johnson, who has been seriously ill, is improving. Sunday was the Missionary Lads' Day. The church was crowded to its capacity. Mrs. Daton of the M. E. church gave a history of the missionary work with the Indians and there were two numbers by the M. E. chorus. But the extemporaneous talk by Mr. Lowry, comparing "What the Negro has done for himself" and "What the Indian has done for himself," was to the point. Mrs. Nora Reesby was elected delegate to the Sunday school convention in June at Waterloo. Her subject was "Our Unique Way of Conducting Sunday School." The G. S. U. I will meet at the home of Miss London Friday night. Mr. Keene has word that his sister is not expected to live and will go to her Thursday. Quarterly exams is the program at the university this week. Christian Endeavor was led by Mrs. Reesby Sunday. Subject, "The Trust Verses of the Bible." ENTERPRISE, IOWA. On Sunday night, March 14, occurred the death of Mr. and Mrs. Griffith's months' old son. The Progressive club was entertained March 9th by Mrs. Robert Brown. After business lunch was served by the hostess. Those on the sick list are: Miss Dillie Hornburger, Mrs. Frank Brown, Mrs. Slenderton, Mrs. Joe Willington, Mrs. Sorrel and Mrs. Cooley. We had a good attendance at church services Sunday. Rev. F. C. Bolder was called to Mt. Pleasant by request and preached the funeral of Mr. Phillip Brown last Monday. Miss Hattie Eaby of Des Moines was in our city Monday. Rev. F. C. Bolder left Monday night for Buxton to attend a meeting of the executive board of the Iowa-Nebraska Baptist association. Mrs. Pearl Holland of Des Moines and Miss Griffith were called here on account of the death of their niece. Mr. and Mrs. Grafin Brown gave a handkerchief shower on Mr. Josh Miller and Miss Magnolia Harris of Buxton on Monday evening, March 15. A delightful evening was spent by all who were present. Mr. H. Thompson is somewhat better at this writing. Mrs. Florence Miller of Newton was visiting her sister, Mrs. W. D. Miller, a few weeks and has now returned home. Rev. Burton was in our city Wednesday and preached an excellent sermon. MONMOUTH, ILL. Mr. Joe Goff of Edmondon, Canada was here of the serious illness of his sister, Mrs. Florence Barnun. About twenty young people enjoyed the nineteenth birthday party Sow Lawn Grass Seeds DO IT NOW! 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Miss Illa Allen of Galesburg, district Sabbath school superintendent of Keokuk district, will be in Monmouth on March 21st and address the school at St. James church. Everyone is invited to come and hear her. Mr. Will Wallace took suddenly ill Monday morning and is in a serious condition. His sisters, Mrs. Anna Brown, and Miss Olive Hale of Springfield, Mrs. Bessie Peterson of Aurora and Mrs. Ella Williams of Cairo are all here on account of his illness. The spelling bee at the A. M. E. church was well attended and enjoyed. Miss Hattie Collin received the prize for spelling the longest and Beauford Maupin received the one for being first to miss. Mr. Robert Catlin spent Sunday in Calgary. The waffle supper given by the ladies of the Calvary Baptist church was well attended and a neat sum realized. Sunday, March 21st, will be stewardess Sunday and all are invited to attend. The ladies will have a program in place of a sermon. The Ladies' Sewing Circle will meet this week at the home of Mrs. Etta Simms on South Third street. Mr. John May of Chicago is home visiting his family. Miss Lorraine Nelson of Galesburg attended the party given in honor of Miss Alberta Merriel. Obituary—Mrs. Elliott Dead. Ontario. Mrs. Matilda Elliott, a resident of Omaha for a number of years, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. Denton, February 5, 1915, at the age of 82. Born in West Tennessee on September, 1832. She has lived in Iowa until the last twenty years. She was married to Jason Elliott in Tennessee in 1862, to whom eleven children were born. He died in November, 1911. She left two sons and a daughter, Mrs. W. Denton of Omaha, Mr. Tom Elliott of St. Paul, Mr. H. T. Elliott of Ottumwa, Iowa, and seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. In the early morning when the summons came would 'nat the world could have heard her chant forth praises in her last dying breath Her funeral was conducted by Rev. W. T. Osborne at St John's A. M. E. church, of which she was a member. There was a large crowd present. The deceased had a host of friends among the older people. The flowers were beautiful. Remembered by the Nebraska, No. 42, O. E. S., and Tabernacle and K. of P. She was laid to rest in Forest Lawn cemetery. MARSHALLTOWN ITEMS. Mrs. Ruth Bright, grand matron of Davenport, Iowa, was in the city last Tuesday on her annual visit to Excelsior chapter, No. 12. The chapter after session served in her honor a two-course banquet. The table was beautifully decorated with carnations and ferns and covers were laid for twenty-five. While here Mrs. Bright was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Brown. She was entertained by Mr. Al Walker and sister. Mrs. S. W. Greene and Miss Lulu Greene of Toledo, Iowa, spent the week-and with Mrs. Greene's sister, Mrs. I. L. Brown. Miss Mabel Spots of Kansas City arrived in the city to remain indefinitely. Miss Spots is a sister of Mrs. Orville Spots of this city. Mrs. Grant Jackson, who has been ill quite a while, is able to be out again. Mrs. Grace Humphrey is planning to give a "Little Tom Thumb Wedding" soon for the benefit of both churches. Watch for the date and be sure and attend. An informal dance will be given at Cummings hall on March 18 by Messrs. I. L. Brown, H. L. Wolder and L. S. Suter. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lowry have moved into their new home on North Twelfth avenue. Mrs. Robinson of Des Moines was in the city over Sunday. While here she was the guest of her son, Mr. Herman Stone. The Baptist church is carrying on a week of prayer, which will be followed by revival meetings. Mrs. Bertha Angle of Des Moines, Iowa, was in the city last week, the guest of her mother, Mrs. Mary Roman. GALESBURG, ILL. Rev. L. H. Owens of Fort Madison, Iowa, is in our city visiting at the home of his uncle, Mr. Edward Bar- OMAHA. 'NEB. GALESBURG, ILL. ber, on East South street. The A. M. E. church held its annual election of officers and teachers Friday evening, March 5. The following were elected: Mr. G. W. Kidd, superintendent; Mrs. Ada Freeze, assistant superintendent; Margaret Allen, secretary Juanna Richardson, assistant secretary; Caroline Wells, treasurer; Raymond Moore, librarian; Arthur Dandridge, assistant librarian; Larada Berry, organist; Beatrice Anderson, assistant organist. The Universal club will give their annual Easter ball Monday evening, April 5th, in enthal, inral. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. James Brown of West Tompkins street, Sunday morning, March 7th, a daughter. The Allens Guard will meet at the home of Mrs. Hattie Anglen on N. Broad street Friday afternoon, March 12th, at the usual hour. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Donaldson of W. Knox street are the proud parents of a baby girl, born March 7th, on at St. Mary's hospital, March 7th, at Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Perkins, a daughter. The Junior Mite Missionary society held its regular monthly meeting on Sunday evening at the A. M. E. church. The Autumn Leaf club will meet at the home of Miss Caroline Wells on S. West street Friday afternoon at the usual hour. The Leisure Club of the Second Baptist church will meet at the home of Mrs. Bernice Allcorn on Holten street Thursday afternoon at the usual hour. DAVENPORT NOTES. (Last Week.) Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Allen are in receipt of a message from Mr. Clyde C. Glass, the talented pianist, who appeared in Davenport last summer. Mr. Glass is now attending the Conservatory of Music at Boston, Mass., and writes he enjoys the work immensely. The P. E. committee of Bethel A. M. E. church gave a very successful entertainment last Wednesday, clearing a very neat sum of money. Presiding Elder Daniels was present. The T. L. O. club was delightfully entertained a Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Lucile Bynum. An interesting program was rendered by the members. Mrs. J. P. Sims, Miss Ada Sims, Mrs. Enzor Green, Mrs. Willa Busey and Mrs. Archy Perkins were guests of the club. Father Henry McGaw, who departed this life Thursday a. m., was buried from Bethel A. M. E. church, of which he was a charter member, Sunday at 2 o'clock. The Odd Fellows lodge and Household of Ruth had charge of the services. Rev. J. P. Sims preached the funeral sermon, assisted by Rev. Nicholson. The Elite club of Rock Island put on a very unique program at the Third Baptist church last Tuesday evening, under the auspices of the Church Aid. Mrs. Alice Thompson, Mrs. Townley and Mrs. Tomlin of Muscatine attended Father McGaw's funeral Sunday. Mr. M. O. Culberson, Mr. A. Bush and Mrs. Sarah Emerson were in attendance from Clinton. CLINTON, IOWA. Sunday, March 21st, will be quarterly meeting, the second for this conference year. Mrs. S. V. Emerson attended the funeral of Mr. Henry McGaw in Davenport. Mrs. Minnie Meadows and Mr. Chas. Anthony were in Chicago last week, called there on account of the serious illness of Mr. J. H. Luckey. Rev. G. W. Slater returned home the past week, after several weeks' absence in the interest of the socialists, lecturing. Mr. M. O. Culberson and A. A. Bush were in Davenport in attendance at the funeral of Mr. Henry McGaw, who passed away a few days ago. Mr. G. W. Luckey was in Chicago the past week, called there on account of the death of his brother, J. H. Luckey. The many friends of Mr. J. H. Luckey were sorry to hear of his death, which took place last week in Chicago, after an illness of two weeks' length. His remains were brought to Clinton on Sunday night. His funeral took place Monday at 2 p. m. from Bethel A. M. e. Church, Rev. G. W. Slater officiating Interment was made in Springdale cemetery. The pal bearers were Chas. Thompson, Holland Williams, A. Weatherall, F. P. Aikens, M. O. Culberson and Wesley Porter. John H. Luckey was born in Atlanta, Ga., June 26, 1867. In 1868 he came to Clinton, where he became identified socially and otherwise. Later he removed to Chicago, where he resided until his death on Thursday, March 11, 1915. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity, being identified with all its branches. He leaves to mourn his loss one sister, Mrs. Minnie Meadows of this city, two brothers, G. W., of this city, W. L. of Chicago, other relatives and friends. A. Richardson is reported ill at his home on First avenue. Mr. W. L. Luckey returned this week to his home in Chicago. His wife will remain for a few days to visit. Miss Murda Beason returned home last. week from a several weeks' visit in Waterloo. We want your support as a subscriber to The Bystander. COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA The work of the A. M. E. church is progressing, new members are being taken in and its spiritual bearing is on the upward trend. March 10th Professor Chas. Stewart, a member of the Associated Press reporters, will lecture in the church under the auspices of the choir. Proceeds to apply on piano. The young people of the church and their friends will give an entertainment for the trustees. Date to be given later. Rev. Manley was an Omaha visitor this week and spent a social hour at the St. John's A. M. E. mansoon with Rev. W. T. Osborne, 'the thunderbolt of the west.' Mrs. Martha Hernnd is able to be out again. Mrs. Ferdonia Greene, who has been ill for some time, is able to be up and around, but not out yet. Grandma Davis is very ill at this writing at her home on Eighth avenue and Twenty-first street. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Davis are the proud parents of a seven-pound girl. Mother and child are doing nicely. Mrs. Calloway of Denver, Colo., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Flora Walker, on Eighth avenue. Miss Ernna Blackburn is sick in the Mercy hospital. Mr. Frank McRaven, who went to Tuscon, Arizona, for his health some time ago, died March 4th in that city and was buried March 7th. He leaves to mourn his loss a wife, two sons and one daughter. HEALTH HINTS. A. J. Booker. M. D. We have mild winters and cool summers; there are years when there is an abundance of fruit, and others when the trees do not bear; we have wet seasons and dry ones; we have periods of great prosperity and financial depressions; as a matter of fact one may expect changes in all nature and conditions; but there are two things which never change, they are constant as the North star, as certain as the as a matter of fact one may expect changes in all nature and conditions; but there are two things which never change, they are constant as the North star, as certain as the sunrise, they may go under different names and change expressions, but they are persistent—the knockers and the grumblers. Some people would have you believe that they are superior to all the conditions you bear so patiently; they are scions of a mighty family, their aspirations were never below the outer gates of glory, they had servants and money, in Podunk; they have been everywhere, and in fact life is a burden to them in this neck of the woods. They are usually fluent liars aside from being of very poor stock. You may take money from a man, you may reduce his station in life, you may heap indignations upon him, you may thwart his efforts, but here is one thing that will shine like the diamond; it will illumine the countenance, it will command even the respect of cruel brute force and cruelty; that is breeding. No superior man makes his position reflect his superiority; the superior man is most tolerant, because he knows that everyone, like himself, is doing the best he can. He knows that in the long run he will come into his own. Nor genius, nor worth, nor superiority, nor power can be kept down. It is the undeserving, the unworth, the undesirable who wish to force the issue and grumble because some imaginary worth is withheld. They fear the element of time, they are impatient lest their true value be found out and the opportunity be lost forever. So they grumble, so they complain, so they feign hurt when they really are unfit for the honor of shouldering arms, much less the glory of the scars of conflict. True worth and fitness will await the hour of discovery; it is patient, for patience and the ability to forbear are the earmarks of superiority. A knocker is the most pititable and helpless creature alive. He is indeed in a most deplorable mental and financial condition. The poor devils can't help it. Nature was unkind to them when they came forth, and as a rule life has been no less relenting. Usually some great sorrow is back of the whirling voice and the caustic tongue. Being unable to do anything else they snarl and bite everything and everybody that seems at more peace than they. They complain of the race; they villify the individual; they complain of the elements; they curse conditions; they rail at fate; they despise themselves and do not believe in God. Anything that is to them is wrong, what is not should be what they have not seen is impossible, and what they did not think of is unbearable. As a rule they, too, are not to be with too much credence; for they are lax with truth and will praise or blame with no other object than to hear themselves vituperate a worthy object or condition to see if you will be fool enough to take up a worthless one. The whole tendency and aim is that of a destructionist, never a constructionist; and to cast gloom. Both these types are deserving of pity and must be tolerated; the grim humor of the situation is the seriousness with which they take themselves. W. on, led R. St. at- as wo the ing l a ive zed in Al- ery nesola er- sed, nt, er- ses- art et- by oha aly ten com as wa tel- ter sek. ell, zen com rch was ur- lives fr- er- on, idie dye her me- sed rch for con- den am-ral, bed sent red lev, bly- tter vin, eri- ohn兰- drs. vived illie of ago par- year old used The loon Rev. was mes day. alive in be- heir quite it 17, the after- ville held Mrs. moun- old- out, her has ear- ries, pent She ago, end- ter al- fter- pist her sek's day ladies ring- ning. a re here and such and an which dis- may mink and Man- Price Five Cents DAVENPORT NOTES Mrs. Peterson of Texas, one of the grand officers of the national temperance movement among our people, lectured afternoon and evening at the Third Baptist church Friday. She was connected with the work of the late Amanda Smith. Mrs. Peterson was connected with the work of the late Buxton, Iowa, Saturday p. m. A number of friends called at the parsonage Tuesday evening and surprised Rev. Sims, the occasion being his birthday. A good time was enjoyed every minute of the evening, and after partaking of dainty refreshments they departed wishing their host many more happy years. Rev. Sims received many tokens in remembrance of the day. Sunday was quarterly meeting at Bethel A. M. E. church. Rev. Sam Walkup preached a very fine sermon in the afternoon and Elder Daniels preached another fine sermon in the evening. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Brooks entertained Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Strathers of Rik Island. Mrs. Cecil Carter and Mrs. D. S. Johnson at dinner Sunday evening. Mrs. Emma Cain entertained Mendes Williams, Allen, Davis, Snow, Bush and Oliver at luncheon last Thursday. Mrs. Willa Busey has been confined to her home under the care of Dr. Toylar for the past few days. Mrs. Henry Proctor is confined to her home owing to illness. Mrs. Alec Richardson is still quite ill at the home of his mother. Mrs. C, P. Jones was called to Buxby Thursday of death of his cipher. Mr. Ewing For the Stomach and Liver. I. N. Stuart, West Webster, N. Y., writes: "I have used Chamberlain's Tablets for disorders of the stomach and liver off and on for the past five years, and it affords me pleasure to state that I have found them to be just as represented. They are mild in their action and the results have been satisfactory. I value them highly." For sale by all dealers. College Source in Politics So Columbia university belongs the credit of offering the first course designed to give students a practical knowledge of the conduct of political affairs. That institution has asked the bureau of municipal research in New York to give the members of the class the benefit of the experience it has developed in the study of that city, and the invitation has been accepted. The growing demand for the adoption of the scientific methods of city governments lends support to the view that college men will be in demand in this department of the public service, hence the propriety and usefulness of a university course established on the lines indicated by the innovation at Colum Haltlane a Lazy Lot Sydney Brooks, writing to the London Chronicle about Haiti, says the Haitians were the first people in the world to abolish slavery, and Mrs. C. R. Miller, writing in Leslie's Weekly, says of Haiti: "In that little republic, covering about 10,000 square miles, within five years' sail of New York, one may encounter more strange complications and a greater disregard for human life than in the remote countries of the east. Situated in the very heart of the Caribbean in a high degree, Haiti alone has kept her doors closed to progress. She became an independent state more than 100 years ago. Her rich lands were already under cultivation, but the lazies allowed the plantations to go to ruin, and forests have grown up instead." Farm Employment for Criminals. Gov. Harris of Ohio believes that criminals can be employed on a farm with advantage to themselves and the state. He proposes that prisoners in the penitentiary who are not confirmed criminals be transferred to the reformatory and put to work on the state farm. "It is the conditions of our cities that breed crime," says the governor. "Most of it can be traced to idleness and drink, and idleness is frequently the cause of drink. There is little drink in the country and practically no idleness. If the young man who had slipped over the bounds of a law were taught scientific farming he would come to like it and escape the associates who carry him down when he returns to the city." Milk an Intoxicant. New York City alone consumes annually 840,000,000 quarts of milk. We drink 2,300,000 quarts a day. And this does not include mothers' milk for infants; just cows' milk—watered and unwatered, for both infants and adults. "Milk," says Emerson, "is readily made intoxicating in warm climates simply by agitation. This feature was quickly discovered," being placed in a skin and slung from the shoulder or over the back. It was agitated by the motion of the hunter, and fermentation was soon well under way. The skin was undoubtedly none too clean, some milk of the previous fay being left in it, which would be a heaven. A Pleasant Physic. (When you want a pleasant physic give Chamberlain's Tablets a trial. They are mild and gentle in their action and always produce a pleasant cathartic effect. For sale by all dealers. AFRO-AMERICAN CULLINGS If permanent results are to be secured, the Negro who actually cultivated the land must be reached and trained into growing a good producing crop. How can this be done? My answer would be, by putting a Negro farm demonstration agent into every county of the South where there is any considerable number of Negro farmers. This Negro demonstration agent should be a man of good common sense. He should be a man who knows the characteristics of the colored people, who knows how to reach them in and through their societies, their churches and their various organizations of one kind and another. He should be a man required to travel from one farm to another throughout the country training the Negro farmer how to produce a food crop or a domesticated animal, whose agents have already been trained in the South they have done work which has been most helpful and commendable. If this important work is to be done, no time should be lost in selecting these demonstration agents. The cost should not be large. Either through county appropriations or from some part of the state funds appropriated for agricultural purposes, a portion of the money for the salary perhaps could be provided. Appropriations are also being made by the United States government to encourage and promote various kinds of agricultural work. Some part of this money, I feel sure, might I, secured from the Smith Lever and, or from the United States demonstration agency, Bradford Knapp. While I am not in position to suggest just where the money may be secured, I think if an earnest effort is made some portion of it can be secured from some of the funds or agencies here mentioned—Booker T. Washington. Xahotb- docker 2.1.0 On the night of Lincoln's birthday, February 12, at the annual meeting of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, in Ethical culture hall, New York city, Governor Whitman of New York state made an address and awarded the Spin, medal. This medal, which is of go, valued at $100, is offered annually by Dr. J. E. Spingarn, chairman of the board of directors of the National association, to the man or woman who made the American citizenship who shall have made the highest achievement during the preceding year in any field of elevated or honorable human endeavor, whether that field be intellectual, spiritual, physical, scientific, commercial, educational or any other. The medal is awarded for the first time this year and the committee making the decision consists of Bishop John Hurst, chairman; ex-President Taft, John Hurst, chairman; ex-President Taft, John Hurst, president of Morehouse college; Dr. James H. Billard, director of Morehouse college; Oswald Garrison Villiard, president of the New York Evening post company. In addition to Governor Whitman there were other distinguished speakers at the meeting on February 12: Moorfield Storey, the well-known attorney of Boston and president of the National association; Prof. William Pickens, of Wiley university; Mirza Ali Kull Kahn, representative of Persia to the United States, and Lincoln Bates, Jrs., who told of racial progress in South America. Mr. Villiard presided. In commemoration of the memory of Frederick A. Douglass and John M. Langton, a large number of Negro residents of Washington attended the meeting of the Bethel Literary and Historical association of Metropolitan A. M. E. church. The eulogy of both of these former representatives of the colored race was given by J. C. Napier of Nashville, Tenor in-law of the latter, and an address dealing with the achievements and character of both was given by John C. Danoy, former recorder of deeds, Mrs. Little Langston Napier also talked of her father's life. Others who spoke were Rev. C. H. Stephens, L. C. Gregory, F. D. Lee, James H. Marshall and Messrs. Smith and Marfield. Frank Williams recited an original poem entitled "Fifty Years of Freedom." Music was furnished by the E. Azala Hackley chorus, James A. Wright, director, and Mrs. Martha Ligone, accompanist. "Some to toot" remarked the Man on the Car. "there are times when we ought to stop pouring for more blessings and ask for an extra consignment of gratitude." Toledo Blade. Consul Felix S. S. Johnson of Kingston, Canada, writes that as a result of suggestions contained in a report on American wall papers in Canada new trade openings have been made. The consult reports that an American manufacturer, who sent a salesman to the province in meeting with marked success. British Columbians are making gas from coal mine refuse. Ohio's minimum legal salary for school teachers is $40 a month. Soapstone production in the United States (28,562 tons in 1913), exceeds that of all other countries combined, in the ream, as quarried, soapstone is worth $2 a ton; sawn into slabs its value exceeds $12 a ton, and when made into bricks it is about $30 a ton. Virtually furnishes about 95 per cent of the supply. Currency and copper "cash" were reduced in value as compared with the silver dollar in the large part of Central China during the last year. The oldest Negro publishing house in the country is operated by the African Episcopal church at 361 Pine Street, Philadelphia. Here all the hymn books, church diplines and other church literature are published. Here, since 1832, the Christian Recorder, the oldest Negro newspaper in existence, has been published. Here, since 1832, the oldest Negro magazine in existence, has been published. Here many of the books written by Negroes have been printed. The largest and without doubt best equipped Negro publishing house is also operated by this church. It is the Sunday School Union at Nashville, which supplies nearly 200,000 Negro children with their Sunday school literature, taking nearly 50 persons to do the work. This literature is written, printed and distributed by Negroes. Connected with this work is the journal called The Young Allenite, a young people's journal called the Allen Endeavor and a weekly paper, the Southern Christian Recorder. The church started 100 years ago, with less than 400 members; it now has three-quarters of a million; and raises annually about $4,000,000. Its property is worth $12,000,000. It has over 6,000 churches and 7,500 preachers. Its general financial scheme is based upon a tax of $1 for each member. This goes to pay the salaries of bishops, general officers, pensions of widows, retired bishops, orphans, superannuated preachers, etc. Other departments are church extension, young people, the Western Christian Recorder. To rationalize education throughout the country has been and is the purpose of those making for the nation's progress. As the great majority of men are engaged today in constructive work—that industrial, technical, commercial and institutes of training for that are growing in number everywhere where the note of progress is decided. The rationalization of the educational system for the Negro should find cooperative action now among intelligent people of both races. Just as the Boston School of Technology initiated in the country the practical form of education for which the nation's inventive and constructive forces made demand; just as the tidal wave brought industrial training to the South came to save a social inertia, as well as one educational, Hampton institute, Virginia, has come as the prophet of that spirit of educational light which the Negro race may look to as their star of hope and guide to progress. Hampton institute trains men and women to lead men and women of their race in avenues of usefulness. It inculcates the building up of the racial standards which home the basic principles, and the watchword of the school I would define as racial responsibility—the responsibility not only of individual development, but of the race's development. Ammonia bombs are being used in some of the national forests in America to extinguish forest fires, especially in connection with brush fires, where the fire fighters cannot get near enough to the burning area to heat out the flames. Too many men are expecting to catch a ride on the road to success.—Albany Journal. According to the preliminary report of the census bureau, just published, the colored population of the country has been making a good record of progress, measured by the returns of the decade with which development it deals. They have increased in number, though at a much lower rate than the native whites, and far below the record of the foreign born whites. In the ten year period the total value of the farm property operated by Negroes has more than doubled and now exceeds very considerably $1,000,000,000. But perhaps the most encouraging development has been made in education. In 1910 more than 57 per cent of the blacks were reported as illiterate. That has now been reduced to a little over 20 per cent. If the 1920 census shows as well for them, the white people may find themselves left behind, at least in elementary education—Boston Transcript. The department of agriculture estimates that disease and exposure caused a loss in meat animals in this country amounting to $150,000,000. Charley Why, a wealthy Chinese of Stockton, Cal., enjoyed the most expensive turtle dinner on record when he dined off the only one of eleven turtles which survived a trip from China. He had ordered them specially from the only place where they may be obtained, and had to wait nearly a year before his order was filled. Belgium's national wealth a year ago was estimated to be $3,000,000,000 Bubbling fountains for horses are used in Tampa, Fl. Dr. R. Armstrong-Jones, chief medical officer at Claybury alum, Woodford, England, in a lecture on the refraction of genius to insanity, recently said that he knew a man who could recite the "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" from cover to cover, yet his mind continued to be of the nursery type, and he did not understand what he dramatically recited. Sugar exists not only in the cane, beetroot and maple, but also in the sap of about one hundred and ninety other plants and trees. ECONOMY IN BOILED BEEF Many and Variable Beans by 'Which the Meat May Be Used to the Best Advantage. Since soup bones now cost twenty cents, where they used to cost five cents, it is more economical of time and fuel to buy a good boiling piece of beef than the shank. Of the several cuts that nearest the shank—namely, the heel of the round—is a good one to get. Every scrap of the meat is usable either hot or not when warmed, in sauces, a nice curry when perhaps, or one made by boiling a number of vegetables in the same stock. The stock or boilion is not only used for soup but for vegetable dishes nowadays; even boilion potatoes are popular—that is, potatoes boiled in boilion. Buy two pounds and a half of the heef of the round of beef. This will make three quarts of medium strong soup stock or bottillon. The cooked meat itself is what the French call "bouillir." The brisket is a favorite piece for this boiling with them. Wash the meat quickly, and if it is to be sliced when cold die it up compactly. Cover with the amount of cold water necessary. Three quarts may be used for a medium stock, but three pints will make a very strong stock for graves. Brine slowly to keep the meat moist. Scrape the bacon to the surfaces quickly. For three quarts of liquid an even tablespoonful of salt will not be too much. This may be simmered over the simmering burner, or heat one stone of a fireless cooker to the point where the already boiling meat will continue to boil when set on it; put in a cooker, set covered vessel containing the meat on it, and leave on for five or six hours. SERVE APPLES IN THIS WAY What Is Known as Fire Balls May Be New to You. Younger Housewives. Select bright red apples, cut off the tops and with a pennake remove the meat, leaving only sufficient wall to hold apple in shape. Make a filling of the following: To six apples allow about twelve tablespoonfuls of very dry cooked rice, six tablespoonfuls cracker crumbs, six tablespoonfuls chopped apples, six tablespoonfuls sugar, six tablespoonfuls seeded raisins, six tablespoonfuls chopped almonds. Whip one egg thoroughly, place in a cup and fill the cup with milk; stir well and place in a double boiler, adding one-half teaspoonful butter, grated rind and juice of one-half lemon and juice of one-half orange. Cook it until it thickens, cool, then mix it into the filling being careful not to get it too soft. Mold lightly with the fingers and fill the apples, sprinkle with sugar, add a cupful of water and bake in a moderate oven. Serve with whipped cream or custard sauce—Exchange. Metronome Pudding. One pint of milk, two tablespoons of flour, three eggs, one and a half ounces of butter, the grated rind of a lemon, finger biscuits, preserve. Butter a pie dish, put in a layer of sponge biscuits, then a layer of preserve, then another layer of biscuits; mix the flour and butter to a paste, add the milk boiling, and the lemon stir, cover the fire for ten minutes, then add the beaten yolks of the eggs beat well, pour into the dish and bake 45 minutes, then pile the white of eggs, beaten to a strong froth, on top sift sugar over, and return to the oven till of a golden color. Jelly Whip. Dissolve one package of gelatin in a cupful of cold water. Add to that two cupfuls of sugar and one quart of boiling water. Divide the mixture into three cups of one in which place marshmallows and white grapes, in the second one put pineapple and oranges and in the third put nuts. Fill individual glasses with different mixtures and serve them with whipped cream. Decorate with preserved cherries, candied orange peel and nuts. Ironing Hint. When it is necessary to iron a rough-dry garment at once, try this method. Dump it, roll tight, wrap in a cloth and then in paper and put it into the oven while the irons are heating. Evaporation will cause it to be thoroughly dampened in a very few minutes; but care must be taken that the oven is not hot enough to scorch the things. Potatoes a la Golden Rod Peel three or four boiled potatoes and cut them in fine cubes. Take four hard boiled eggs and separate yolks from the white. Chop the white and force the yolks through a strainer. Add chopped white of eggs and potato cubes to one and a half cupful of white sauce and turn into a hot serving dish. Sprinkle with yolks and garnish with parsley. Celery au Gratin. Peel and cut up, place in boiling salted water for five minutes (this is termed blanching), drain and then put in a stewpan with salt, pepper and peppercorns. Just cover with stock or water and simmer until tender. Place in a freeproof dish, and with the water in which the celery was cooked make a white sauce. Pour this over and brown in the oven. Fish Chowder Fish chowder can be made from two cupfuls of halibut (left-over fish), one quart of milk, two tablespoonfuls butter, pinch of salt and pepper. Let come to a boil, slice in three cold boiled potatoes and one chopped onion. Cook five minutes. Makes a delicious soup. Lemon Hard Sauce. Cream two tablespoonfuls of butter until soft, add one tablespoonful of lemon juice and a little nutting, then beat in enough sifted confectioner's sugar to make a light, fatty mass. Let it harden a little before sorting. IOWA STATE BYSTANDEH AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT EXPERTS GIVE RESULTS OF STUDY AND EXPERIMENT. COOKING GREENS AND ONIONS Particularly in the Spring Should Greens Be an Important Part of the Diet—Some Ways of Serving Onions. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) Notwithstanding the low fuel value of the leaves and stalks of plants that are commonly served under the name "greens" the thrifty housewife recognizes the necessity of supplying her family with this type of food. Particularly in the early spring will she supply her family bountiful with them, as they are very welcome after the winter diet of canned goods, dried vegetables and root vegetables stored in the cellar. A double purpose may be accomplished in the country home by the use of wild greens, nanny, freeing the ground from weeds and providing food. The common dandelion may be used in this way. The dandelion is cut close to the ground before the flower bud has expanded. When it is desired to root out the plant from a lawn, the entire root must be dug up; if simply the top is cut off, the dandelion grows again and in a larger head. The slightly bitter flavor of the leaves is not disagreeable. The roots furnish a bitter extract often used medicinally, particularly in the domestic medicine of early times. When cultivated, the dandelion is milder and more tender, and may be used as salad, as may the very young wild plants. Asparagus is a long-lived, easily cultivated delicacy, and it is strange that any farm should lack it. Many an asparagus plant is grown to be topped with third generation of owners. It can be cooked in many ways. As is the case with most green vegetables its delicate flavor is spoiled by overcooking. It should be cooked only long enough to make it tender. Spinach is a favorite form of greens and is seen in city markets most of the year. It can be grown easily in any garden. A French proverb calls it the "broom of the stomach," and it appears to be richer in iron than most common foods. The tendend leaves may be served raw as a salad. Lettuce makes an excellent "green" for cooking, although American housewives seldom realize this. In Europe the tougher or outer leaves of the lettuce are used in particular in this way. Care should be taken to see that such lettuce is not overcooked. Rhubarb is another plant in which the leafstalks are the useful portion, though it may from its use be classed as a fruit rather than as a vegetable. The various acids and other flavors it contains are acceptable in the early spring, and its best in the season, when the stalks are tough and fibrous, the juice may be extracted for jelly making. Because it contains some oxalic acid the use of rhubarb is frequently forbidden to persons of gouty tendencies, or with certain other diseases. The Useful Onion Tribe Onions owe their flavor to a volatile, oil-like compound containing sulphur. They are very succulent, but nevertheless supply some nutritive material. Many varieties are grown by American farmers and gardeners, and the crop is a very important one. The tiny pearl and button onions are convenient for salads or pickles or for the hint of flavor wanted where a large onion would be far too much. The white-skinned Egyptian onions are usually a satisfactory variety. There are many onions in the market which are strong in flavor and tough, and justify the prejudice which the undiscriminating have against all onions. In general, the greenish yellow and red types of onions, owing to their texture and flavor, are less salty than those making as a vegetable than those of lighter fruit. Onion tops, like the stalks of wild leeks and chives, can also be used for flavoring, especially the sprouts that start when the bulbs have been kept in a warm room. Preparation of Onions. To prepare onions, peel under water so that the volatile bodies which affect the eyes may remain in the water and be kept from scattering. Where the onions are especially strong or liable to prove indigestible to anyone, they may be put, after peeling, into boiling water, to each quart of which one-fourth teapoonful of bicarbonate of soda has been added. After letting them stand in this water half an hour, drain and boil in plenty of salted water from one half to two hours, according to the nature of the variety in hand, changing the water if desired. Often it is wise to take off one or two of the coarser layers next the outside skin and reserve them for flipping soups, while a part of the tender succulent center may be reserved for a salad. In cutting up an onion for seasoning hold it with a fork so that the onion odor will not get on the hands. Methods of Cooking The water in which onions are boiled will contain much flavor, and some of it may be reserved to flavor soups, either milk or stock. Any strong variety of onion is much improved for the table in spite of loss of nutritive value if the water is changed several times during the cooking process. Milk may be used as the medium for final cooking. Fried Onions. Fried onions may be prepared in either of two ways: (1) Sauce sliced onion in olive oil, butter, or other fat until golden brown and tender; or (2) fry a few pieces at a time in deep fat, let them remain in the hot fat until they are crisp, like Saratoga potatoes. but do not let them become too brown Use to garnish meats or add to soups, or combine with potatoes, stewed beans, or other vegetables. Stuffed Onions. Parbole large onions, remove cem- ters without breaking other layers, and stuff with seasoned crumbs or and bake until tender. Onion Custard. Cook onions until tender; drain thoroughly; pour over each a custard mixture made of one egg, one-half cup milk, salt and pepper to taste, for each half pint of onions. Bake gently and serve as a vegetable. In southern Europe this dish is popular cooked in a crust, like small custard pies. Onion Souffle. Chop cooked onion fine or rub through a coarse strainer; combine with equal quantity soft bread crumbs or half as many dry ones; season with butter, salt, and pepper. For each half pint, beat in one egg white and a little white. Put in small dishes or in onion cases and bake gently until firm. POTTERY WORK IS A PUZZLE Immense Bowls Made by indians of the Amazon, cannot Become Diligent An expert has declared there is no kiln or oven in this country, probably none in the world, large enough to bake the largest of the big pots discovered in the Amazon valley, samples of which are now on exhibition at the Museum of the University of Pennsylvania. The clay used also has aroused much curiosity. When piece of the edge was clipped from one of the big bowls the material was shown to be a blaky, finely substance, to be a black clay, but of a kind never seen before by archaeologists. Potters are astonished at its remarkable strength. The large bowls are less than half an inch thick, while some of the smaller ones, a foot or fourteen inches high, are as thin as a sheet of newspaper. An idea of their strength may be gained from the knowledge that they were transported about ten thousand miles before reaching the museum, and only a few of them were broken, though a packed under difficulties in villages knew nothing of packing breakables. The Indians who made these wonderful pots are as mysterious as their work. Doctor Farrabee wrote that they were absolutely devoid of any traditions, and had no idea of where they came from. It is known, however, that they cannot have been in Peru more than about five hundred years. The larger bowls give out a metallic sound when rapped. One not seeing the substance would say at first they were made of painted copper. Each of the two big pots would hold four or five tons. Schools for All Tastes. The folk schools of Finland are particularly fine, with their cooking departments, gymnasiums, manual training and needlework. Every school has excellent bathing facilities, and the poorest children are fed at the schools. There are little zoological museums in most of the schools. There are so many varieties of schools, besides the folk schools, elementary and higher; the schools are also involved in agriculture and of navigation, schools for training teachers, commercial schools, technical, music and art schools, etc., says the Christian Herald. There are three little garden schools in Finland, where boys as well as girls are taught cooking. "They must learn to cook what they grow," said one of the teachers. The dairy schools are particularly interesting dairy comes second among the inns in Finland. The schools have worked for one year at a butter factory before he or she will be admitted to the school. Customs of the Bedouins Such pride has the Bedouin in his weapon that even in his leisure hours he sits fully armed, examining and cleaning each piece in turn, making himself accustomed to carrying their weight. From the time that he is eighteen years of age until he dies of old age he is more or less looking out for new wives. By law Mohammedmans are never allowed to have more than four at the same time, but they easily evade this regulation by divorcing one, which means sending her back to her parents. This is often because she has borne him no souls, and it happens that the old sheikhs almost always have young wives. Just as it is allowable with them to steal camels, so the young men help one another to steal wives from other tribes. War Telephone. Unlike Germany, France does not believe in stewarding the ground in the rear of her armies with a mass of telegraph and cable lines, but prefers to organize a few essential main lines of communication, and trusts to automobiles, and other means for the comparatively unimporant messages. The German army, on the other hand, is obsessed by a "wire" mania, and every little detachment must have a telephone connecting it with every other detachment, force, column or staff officer within the country. Horses and Mules In Demand Separation. Hospital Nurse—This bed you're in was endowed by Mr. Scads, the great philanthropist. Patient—Why. it was his auto that banged me up this way!—Judge --- CAUSES OF INTESTINAL TROUBLE An intimate knowledge of the manner in which profound changes in the mechanism of the gastro-intestinal tract may easily come about at a very early age is of the greatest importance to every person desirous of endowing his offspring with the fundamentals of a happy and successful life. To all such persons an amount of study equivalent at least to that required of the average individual in order to attain the knowledge and technic necessary to fit him to operate a sewing machine or an automobile intelligently, and without risk of ruining the machine because of lack of that required knowledge, is most earnestly recommended. It is argued by many that such knowledge is not necessary because natural instincts are alleged to be a sufficient guide. But this is not true, for humanity's environment has changed more during the last 50 years than during the previous 299,850 years of its probable minimum existence, and "instincts" do not have no difficulty in developing the "required by existing conditions, and must, therefore, try to use reason instead. Particular attention is called to the large intestine comprising the cecum, the colon, the sigmoid flexure and the rectum. The cecum is the blind pouch or sac in which the large intestine begins and into which the illum, or small intestine, opens from one side. The vermiform (wormlike) appendix is attached to the cecum, and it runs up the right side, so much trouble under the name of appenditis. The cecum constitutes a sort of cecosol or catch basin low down in the right abdominal cavity, and from it, running up the right side, rises the ascending colon. Turning at a right angle, the ascending colon becomes the transverse colon, extending straight across the upper abdominal cavity to the left side, where it again turns and becomes the descending colon, following down the left side, where it once more turns, forming a loop known as the sigmoid flexure, which joins the rectum. Every human animal still comes 'into the world a quadruped, a four-footed animal, and a struggle extending over fourteen to twenty months is required of every individual before the physical development required for the general mechanical mastery of gravitation and the idea are attained whereby we are able to assume the vertical and walk in the upright position. but it is a grave error to assume that the attachment of the ability to overcome gravity ends the struggle, because it does not. Gravity is man's implacable enemy; it is persistently in operation tending to drag him down. With this idea firmly fixed in mind investigation makes it very clear that there are at least six points in the large intestine alone where the ordinary mechanical laws may easily produce serious physical changes whenever there is the least tendency toward enervation. The first point is in the cecum, which may relax and sag under gravitational pull in any weakened physical state. The second is at the point where the ascending colon turns and becomes the transverse colon. Functional obstruction similar to that resulting from a sharp bend in a water hose is not uncommon at this point. Sagging of the transverse colon in the middle, forming a festoon, a deep curve instead of a straight line across the colon, constitutes the third point. The downward turn of the transverse colon into the descending colon constitutes the fourth point, which obviously must be more likely to kink the greater degree of sag in the transverse colon. The fifth sixth points are in the turns of the sigmoid flexure, between the descending colon and the rectum. Under the conditions of modern industrialism the trunk of the body is maintained in the erect position, either standing or sitting, practically from the time we rise in the morning until we go to bed at night, and all the time the trunk is erect gravity is at work pulling the intestinal organs down and out of position. This tendency to drop or sag must very obviously be exaggerated by any condition of weakness, and therefore, because any food supply not of maternal origin is universally recognized as being dead. LIVE DEER FOR BREAKFAST Animal Crates Through Dining Room Window and Lands on Table —Given Freedom. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar M. Lefferts of West Pawling had quit the breakfast table when they heard a crashing of glass in the dining room. As they rushed to the door they saw, with its forefeet on the dining room table, a buck deer. A lice cain hung like a vell from the trader's antlers, which had broken off at the tips, when they smashed the window and struck the woodwork. The animal was pawing broken dishes and a tablecloth, which was rapidly becoming a dot of red and white polka dots. "Shall I get a gun and shoot it?" suggested Lefferts. "No. Some dogs must have chased the poor deer. In. See how pleading those big eyes are." "Hed make nice venon steak." "Never. Open the front door and let him go!" client in nutritive qualities and a general source of ill health, it is reasonable to assume that all infants so feel will be peculiarly liable to intestinal atasis, or constipation. Parents should be very alert and watchful for the earliest symptoms of delayed functioning of the gastrointestinal tract to give it immediate and rational treatment. PREVENTION It is easy to live in good health, and to be happy if one gets the right start, because it then becomes simply a matter of continuing a fixed habit, which is the very easiest thing one can do; for we consist essentially of an organism built up around a group of fixed habits, all our fundamental vital functions being fixed habits. But if you fail to secure the right start, never having experienced it, you find the pursuit of happiness, like the pursuit of exceedingly unsatisfactory occupation, because you do not always know when you have either. The desired goal ever appears to be something just a few paces ahead and seems always to dissolve and vanish like the willow that wisp as we would grasp it. It is perfectly obvious that any material change for the worse in one's average state of health implies the necessity for a change of one's habits. But so completely are we subject to natural laws that the first time any new point of view is affirmed there inevitably must be opposition to it. It is the normal inertia of the mind which opposes such resistance just as all matter in nature is opposed to every change in the direction of its forces. But, notwithstanding the psychological phenomena which influence us all, the forces of fact are superior to every inertia and sooner or later must conquer. But always the pressure of material facts is required to drive us forward to change and improvement. No real advance can be made, except such as may be related to some tangible and material evidence from precisely it is removed from the domain of opinion into that of changed from subjective into objective. To array facts, then, in their most comprehensive form is without doubt the most direct road to the attainment of good health. We know that from the instant of impregnation to complete development the human organism responds to definite rhythmic growing impulses, each of which has its specific reason and results both physical and chemical. It should not be deemed at all strange, then, that certain types should evidence definite tendencies all through life. Measurements of a human infant will show that the essential stature—that is, the length of the trunk and head compared with the total length from the heels to the top of the head—exceeds the length of the legs, and the human infant is essentially a feeding animal. The first year tends to a maximum development of the digestive organs with a corresponding increase in body bulk and fat, but where the subsequent development is normal maturity finds that a balance has taken place between these two sections, and they have become relatively equal. However, where this condition of balanced development is not found to exist we find an individual that either is robust or one that has been arrested in morphological development and retains the type and the tendencies of a younger age, with all its penalties, a condition which makes it essential that these unfortunate individuals, to maintain a relative health state of body, are compelled to submit themselves to a severe hygienic regime throughout their entire lives. Unfortunately, our knowledge is not of a character that such to be necessary, and that the ability to be recognized will have become a fact that we are the victims of gout, "chronic rheumatism," hemorrhoids and chronic liver, stomach and bronchial difficulties. All the vast array of difficulties falling under the head of litchia, an excess of uric acid in the system, and supposed to be due to defective elimination, are without doubt to be attributed rather to an excessive formation of these elements in the system because of a constitutional slowing down if the metabolic reactions from defective construction in the beginning, grossly aggravated by an imperfect and improperly balanced diet thereafter, rather than the result of something "caught." The early recognition of these tendencies is the certain prevention of the development of a vast number of distressing conditions later in life and a strong argument for a sane regime in handling those already suffering from the natural results of a prior condition. This would appear to be the reasonable explanation of the numberless bitter disappointments that have followed every alleged cure for these conditions since the very dawn of history, and a strong reason why an earnest effort should be made for a solution of the problem along the lines suggested by the work of our many brilliant scientists. And the startled forest creature, with the lace drapery still floating from his anglers, looped out of the front door and disappeared in the direction of Pawlite mountain—New York Press. Why Women Are Vindictive All My Women Are Vindictive. All history shows that when women are engrossed with public contests and ambitions they become vindictive and implacable. It was women in the amphitheater that raised the end for the death of the gladiator. It was a woman that pressed the reluctant Charles to the massacre of St. Bartholomew. It was women who fired the houses of suspects and slew their inmates during the commune. It was Empress Eugenie who called the terrible war of 1870 "my war."—The Reply. Society's Viewpoint. Reggy Vayel-Velvet—Isn't this war distressing? Mrs. Waupper—Oh, I don't know. The European season was about over, anyway.—Puck , . seesaeinaiittineens a 2 ett ae sell - —— ‘gen- As0n- fed tinal LanradeanLibbey's Talks on Heart Topics ‘and 18 of o-n- and and ght mply abit. ‘one y ot Ou nta! But art, fia suit ant ups now red just ays 0" It, ne's the ab ject any ere it ind as to its the Ine are ner 8 re- Be ce be fal om ot ob- alr ut at: ot 1” ds agrees, 198, De MieNture Newwoaper Syacicata) NEN WHO EXPECT Too mucH ‘ROM. MATRIMONY. Ep athe <r thom, ye ST tearm rene vigil tote lion Be een re mee Ber Cilag tank coaat ao e et ae ‘the girl who weds a very young man bas the matrimonial fore bes ee awa hat eal FRG) The youn ws | bane tnowe ite AOE or nothing of (a fag BD eares te SERGE rice to uraish ie noe sensereing « she be Ince I i S ho makes. her fe: B} tsico-as much of P| an allowance as| FN sad ho vets neci SEEN) he to ilstuly un Pegs] conscious ot ME! Convowenty no SSeS AE,| does not worry ees | over tt _ Nie If he waits ten| oN Ject_g wife, bis wits have become sharpened. He has visited at so mans homes of his married chums, hearine their praises or complaints regarding home lfe, that he cannot help having formed his own line of thought. He's inclined to be lenient ‘in his opinions toward the presiding angel of the home. If he adda another ten years to his bachelor life ere he weds, he Is apt to become less tolerant with a woman's idea of household economy. He wants a wife comely to look upon, He would pass over many an: other quality In favor of youth. Ho knows the advantage of molding a wife to a husband's ways, and expects to find the head of a woman of forty on the shouldera of a girl of twenty. If he finds she is not well up in tho art of cooking, he sets her at it. He buys her a cook book, and she is plunged forthwith into the household tread: mill; not where her husband's mother began.as a bride, but where that good lady lett off. He expects his wife, no matter how tired she may be from encounters with the maid, to be just as sweet and agreeable to him when he comes bome as in thelr courting days—with not even a cloud in her sky. He expects to look over the household bills, ste- gesting the cutting down of the gas DAML Af it appears too high, oF the coffee Uill, which shows a few pounds more have been used this month than last. He calls-his wite-to task about buying a new hat, declaring she is extrava- gant in purchasing two within a year. Immediately thero is war in camp. She reminds him that one was a straw hat for summer, ironically remarking that she had to have warmer headgear tn winter, unless he wanted to see her make a freak of herself by wearing @ straw hat when snow was blowing. He expects she will be satisfied with: ‘out compliments, tenderness and love- making which he gave her before she exchanged her name for his, and not ave secret longings for the kiss of Affection now and then, nor the thril: {ng touch of a lingering clasp as she passes him his morning cup of cof fee. ‘The man who expecta the sole business and happiness of a wife should” be to’ cater to his pleasure, heroleally. putting aside all her own comfort and enjoyment, makes matri mony'avhard'rord to’ travel, A hus: band: should ‘expect that which will never disappoint ‘him—that the aver age:wite-will do'the very best sho can on-each and all: oceasions--for love's sake-only. UNREASONABLE’ EXPECTATIONS: A hundred thousnnd-oaths your fears Ang ie Cased’ thousand 3e0rt Weoula no: deeper Tove. Men'toll of the qualities they expect tovfind inthe ‘git! they wast for 2 sweetheart and whom they Intend 10 ‘wed. She must ‘be fa'rly g00d-ook sng. This bars the yourg women who ‘ro: positively homely. She of his choice must be sweet tempered and @oeite, which also barr the independ ent girl’ who thinks for herself and belleves in expressing her own views. ‘They want thelr sweetheart to look sweet and dainty {na six-cent calleo trock, ‘They expect her to be perfection in the art of home making, and when she marries she. will bo pleased to cut loose trom alt of her relatives, if they Prove uncongental to him.” {n fact he would have her human putty, as It were, that he could mold to sult him. ‘The average'man wil travel from one end of the world to the other without finding all these: combined quatities {n one: woman,*-.H's ‘expectatlons get 8 sudden’ jar each tHme he thinks he has ‘as found his iseal mate. It fy unreasonable for a man to ex: ~act'to finda girl Who hae no will vt hen own; no temper, no ideas worth ‘aving/-wtio would. feol ‘contented: in 4 calfeo’ gown when ‘her fair: beauty, ke-& gem nebds’the proper setting. ‘And'ag-for cutting: loose trom: those ‘whom she hag always: lovedsand! who have'loved ‘her and are bound by the tenderest” of tle) 4t,-would. be the mont: hard-hearted woman, indeed, Who would turn. from these, tearing tho’ tle of, kinship-ruthlessly asunder at the belient of a. stranger who: has Sunt entered her lite. ‘The ‘average woman. would very soon tell him that hia wishes were un: reasonable ‘and that he wong have. hard’time finding. such a swecthoart as fe was looking for. aT A man should make up pla: mind) no matter how long. he! Bas brea 6 bachelor, to take womlenyas Be, Galt) them, ‘There: teat one of thein/p Delong on thts mundane sphete, Cer talnls she ts no mate for mortal man, WIth all his fantts, follles, absurd ne. tions and winreasonable expectations A Wifo ts very much of what her hue Dad's love ani kindness make hor KC there ts but one porkethook ae thveon them. and he trusts to ber good sense to hely him save the dallars, ho WH find her twice as saving as ‘he fimagines she cond be. Ita man marries Into a family. he snow’ not be prepared to despise I retativestn: Jaw on general principles. On the contrare. he should honor and respect them ecrnee of he tie which: binds them (0 the wife, who Is nearer and dearer to hin) than ql others It & mmm finds 4 certain ie hag a ehaem for him. ter him yor look to Bid how many flies he enn discover tn her. Instead. he should relolee that We eam fer so many virtwes In her If he loves her and ean win her love tn re turn, he should east aside unreason: nble expectations, woo and wed her, and be satisfied DOWNHEARTED LOVERS. OMT sree aR, aa) BE Sete DA tse Roma hls ot bet There are tien ‘eho have a world of coniidenen In themsevens. there. are (thers. who ‘are alwavs, fear teat they make mlntaker before the woman they fare for The man who over rates ‘hig aiitestaugh when is fweetheart tells hm of other wot be nultors who. write hor "etters. or alk home ‘wth Nor trom afternoon Maire. "The Information does. not trorry on in the Teas. Me. imax Ines himerit far superior to any sank tian she has mentioned. Not for m0: ment does he imagine hla beng Sted Hor any of these lees brillant 00ng felows I alel may (ell a dlfident torer thene"ntories and ace the alarm 890K ‘atone into his eves. The thovente Ot toning her fils ise with fear Ht volce grows husky, ha. hands, (em Be tnvan Instant ho has fst Bis Vivaety, hone. He ts. dawahearted, Hite home folk do thelr best to cheet Nin. Te ig necteon Nothing seems tavable of cheering him, Tho Tones his position he elves up. the tRoteht a winning her entively. He hasnt the Courage to 0 and seo her. He fat Stow no woman wil ling toa sinking ship. THe docs nat belove he cam hold a veoman's love for tong. In company ar young men and women he fn at It fora He ie sure that the oman. BO loves 1s comparing him unfavorably wrth the Test, iis docs not make him feet asaured by nny means. The hate trouble with such a young man Ire ie too modest by far does ot tow his ayn powers and is, there fore, tuinchearted ‘Every human being has some good auaiten (o offset his backwardness Women are drawn toward men, at tracted by thelr nuenette personalty, their deference 10. the. Weaker 80%, {hele kinder cuthfalness, thelr et jorts Co slease the woman they Tove vet, ‘What more manly tribute could any: one pay than thie? ‘They are 1700 88 steel to sweetheart or wite. They are fot airing with other girls oF triOg ISlarouse the demon of jealousy In the ear that beats for them alone. The ar who fs wont fo be dowahearted Sour Lites ie the esact onpodtto of Tne eltaeured, overconfident, 1Over. Tiere te the ference of a heart be Tee them ‘The tifident lover Ia the Sue who hee ft beating in his Dosom, ‘The Wowrivenrted lover Wastes years neconsarily in rpining over trifer womating ove with bis sweetheart. A at ho has such a lover should do Fe ne town hn away f1ox0 this Ne oy dotng evorsthing to ft his Gitercnever to. ada one ies a misfortune to givo way to tne tives. “the ian ‘bo shakes of Cowatesrtedners, and ales, oven BY ‘superhuman effort, in the face of dis. eupetferment Ia sure to.win out in the coarteem women admire A cour Wore se opeful man, ‘There are thore aeons gater a downhearted 1o%er & Pe oe en upot. LUnquestioning Obedience. ee ee a mi te ure cect th sme fa eae a ye cary A oe nage ‘take any except a strictly literal view tak ne tng etl cepa ae te had Colo 8 Tne ee ano Sama or cmtordered to eimb up 808 Te ea eee leah some ate Ie a oe a minute te ih th soe i missd wae Pane Peer ain tte ane bon are ron dong up thei aiden ace tn Et ap bre sah Rickert {he man are treet tld ec te tata Ce Bien, eer ai Co ase a a Be peed putey on ae HO te te aerate tener Wher tt te made te ony arama Sy vite Mor Pat at a ear Rae athe ble raking Ha we and Sher ea eae, tg a ut ae several friends, who ‘wished to drink several endo Spy tn a al to ih en at was twee ad a Oe er he cute in good time, but when the clergyman asked for the names: ‘of the children’ Pat replied: “Steak and Kidney?"— Young's Magazine. Have a Purpose in Life, Find your purpose and filng your ute to it; and the lofter your, pur hose fe, the more sore you will be to Prniee the world richer with every ea ricbment of yourselt. sakdsatene Se Iraproved Reflector: ‘An umbrello-shaped reflectok matin onan: easily sali atand Bi contulning an electric Light oF FW tins been. Invented bY & London poeMacapher to/rina out al) dealt OF VEAL AND CHICKEN ONE OF THE BEST OF ALL THE ACCEPTED SALADS. Whether Made of Leftovers or the Fresh Material, There Are Cer tain Rules Which the House: lis ak SAEED. Unless tho salad ts to be made of Iettovers, the ‘ehleken should be ex Deelally boled, cazetully seaxoned While cooking and allowed to coo! In the water In whieh It 1s cooked. A sencrous ploce of veal may be cooked At the same time with the chicken, oF old veal can be warned over in the thicken broth or in hot aalt water, t0 Wwhieh’a few ebfeken bones have Deen Added, "Te also should be allowed to Stand in the water. in which It has teen Heated until cold, then eut Up into even dice and used the same as chicken Where a large quantity. of Salad Is to be made ne g00d_slz0 chicken, freshly cooked, as a basis with an addition of veal and ae much ‘more canned chlekon as In necessary fo make up the amount required, will te found an economy of both money and labor. Tn boiling a chicken for satad, put finto a Kettle of Bolling water, add a chopped oulon, a couple of atlcks of ‘celery or a hit teaspoonful of: celery ‘tall, @ couple. of bay leaves, a table ‘spoonful of chopped carrot and 9 @ozen peppAcorns. Just a tiny bit of fat salt pork may be added If de fired, ‘Let the contents of the kettle bot rapfaly five. minutes, then push back where the water will only sim- mer, until the. eblcken ls tender Cooked in this way the dark meat will ‘be almost. at Tight colored as the “white, Now let the chicken cool ta the wa: ‘ter Ih which {t has been cvoked. It fs well to cook both chicken and veal ‘the day before the salad fs to be used. When ready to make the salad, re- ‘move the flesh from the ones, re Jecting all the skin and fat, cut the ‘meat into dice and mensure. Add as ‘much or half ds much as veal, as de- ‘sited, If the salad is not to be served Immediately, sprinkle the meat with a ittle Temon,fulee and set away in a cold place, Cut Into dice enough crlep white celery to make about two-thirds the quantity of meat, and have ready good mayonnalse, "At serving time. imix with meat and over each quart of the mixture sprinkle a teaspoontal of salt and balf a teaspoonful of pepper. Molsten. with some of the. broth. n ‘which the chicken was cooked (for a dry salad is an abomination), and enough mayonnaise to coat. every plece. Mix thoroughly but lightly and {urn into salad bow! lined ‘with let tuce leaves or on a platter where the leaves have been made Into. itu cups, each sufficient to hold a helping of the ealad. This looks pretty and makes te serving easter, "Spread a little more mayonmatse on top of exch fervico and” garnish with stuffed olives or the Mttle sweet red canned peppers and celery tps. A. quarter pound of almonds blanched and quar tered may be added to each plat ol thicken and veal, if you desire some thing especlally nice for a wedding 0 ervyn dheasarcridhanny Rice Croquettes. Cook one-half cup of rice with one- halt cup of boiling water in double bolt ‘er until water has been taken up into the rice. Then add one cupful of boll ing hot milk and cook until the rice fs soft. Add the rice after taking from the fire, one-half teaspoon salt, the yolks of two eggs and a small plece of butter. Set aside in spoonfuls to cool, then shape to the fancy and roll in the whites of egg and crumbs and fry in deep fat. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with orango marmalade or plain with lamb and curry sauce, Potato Putt, ‘Take one-half pound cf mashed po- tato and enrich {t with a dessertspoon- ful of butter and a beaten egg yolk, ‘and then add enough flour to enable you to roll the potato out on the pas: try board. Cut Into rounds, fold the potato paste over, wot the edges with egg yolk and pinch together. Coat with beaten egg and crumbs, Lat them stand ten minutes and then fry; or if IIked bake in a floured tin in the oven, Peas and Celery. Make a delightful dish. Cook two cupfuls of raw celery cut in dice in enough bolling water to cover til tender. Drain off the liquid and meas- ture out one cupful, thicken with two tablespognfuls of flour rubbed smooth ‘with one of butter; boil till smooth and add the celery and one can of peas which have been previously soaked in cold water. This ts very dainty served in ramitkins and slfghtly prewhed In the oven® Bubble Pudding. Put one pint of milk on to heat In a double boiler. Dissolve two tablespoon: fuls of cornstarch In two of cold milk ‘and’ stir It into milk. Then add the yolks of two eggs well beaten and one tablespoonfu of sugar. Whip rapidly for a moment. Remove from fire and pour Into & buttered mold or bowl. Cover closely and boll one hour. Serve ‘with lemon satce. 1 Carammeled Apples, Pare, cofe and cut large apples crosswise in one-third inch slices; cut each slice fn halt. Put two level table- spoonfuls butter, two of” water and four of brown sugar into the chafing ish, When hot and melted, add ap- ipl; cook: slowly’ atid turn, untll ap: wos are’ tender and deep brown on both sides. Serve at once—Woman’s World. Squash Mutfine, Four tablespoontuls. sifted squash, ‘one cupfuf sugar, two tableypoonfula melted butter; two cupfula sweet milk, ‘three nroe-quertér cuptuls pastry out, sifted with x tablespoon -eream of tartar and'one and oneal ‘Yeabpoontulé of soca, Mix well in the SHER Si ial So tae Pea iene, ee oo FoF aeivers and Shrubbeey--— 3 Gia) Their Care and Culfivation Geass er , ‘ it ’ PS fs eS | 4 ei a. I » Pi ‘ ; Ae sone ae es tye eel mates es | By ia foes i Pet Some OR mcanzD th WAU te Sey aie Ease os Pa: Ronee, Sears oe ae (eae ere te nae {cna te Sagi ee ac aay ; eh A; a ae cara Pane t 1a GH GARERIGREA lowe Wabted Amba Bcet-arnetting Plants. as a. se Bardia POSSE Bi Pct ti cai am 6 el a Pre kd ha cee meee wees Ue ora Ke toy 7 gegaeD ie <i A i vi ee ae ae le. Sak a pee ee Ghiudeée Wesiwigh el « Wakask carace to the wretas ) » | eo Piers and Gia) Their Care and i i } aoe Set ay ! ac 2 arr aes! é ei een a ae eee H are Oe = a ; ae 1G SIREGSHond lowes a SOME SATISFACTORY BULBS By JULIE ADAMS POWELL. In planting a perennial flower gar- en one must spare a corner, or strip of ground, for the hardy bulbs which vome up from year to year with very little care, excepting the general care which flower lovers all give to their gardens such as Keeping the weeds down, fertilizing the ground in the fall, and loosening the earth in the springtime. Sellla Siberiea {s very satisfactory, {it being one of the first bright-blue flowers to greet, us, for It comes in crocus time. Then there {s the Scilla Campanulats, or Spanish bluebell. These bulbs, grown in masses with snowdrops, grape and feathered hy- acinths, are charming in offect. ‘My crocuses are planted in the lawn ‘The utilizing of vacant property to extend noture study facilities for the school children is Secoming more of a fact every day. ‘Teachers and parents alike are realtting the added Venefits, both mental and physical, to the child student of nature from work in the great out of doors. ‘The elementary classes in the pub- Me schools of New York are allowed 90 minutes a week, divided into two periods of 45 minutes each, for na- ture atudy, Vacant lots adjacent to the schools are converted into gar- dene, where practical instruction is given out of doors. Prizes are offered the children for the best results In the sichool garden and added interest 1s given by a re ward for a continuation of the good THE KITCHEN FORCH The nicest porch 1s enclosed with wire eereen, thus shutting out fe ‘and mosquitoes. If the kitchen is alsc a dining room, the wide porch thus enclosed ie doubly available, giving ‘a cool place to eat, secure from rain ‘or unpleasant insect visitors. It Is still another great improvement over tho lawn for eating because more con. venient to the kitchen, saving the trou ble of going up and down stairs. ‘A rocking. chair and a high atool en able one to*work at the table while seated and are essentials to comfort It 1s much better to keep the washing in one comer instead of lugging {t up and down cellar every wash day. This can be concealed from. aight by a cheaply constructed screen. Shade will be needed during a por tion of the day. The Virginia creep er, readily obtained of a florist if not ‘a tielghbor, 1s the most rapld grower anid most beautiful of our native vines. ‘Morning glory, and wild cucumber furnishes a dainty curtain, which must be renewed trom year to year, though the latter renews without work on our part through self-sown seed. ‘The clematis. in several varieties, native and exotic are, favorites. With vides for, shade the housewife may havea more enjoyable spot in which to do the drudgery. KEEPING UP THE LAWN Kill weeds on the lawn by elther pulling or euting off the plant Delon the crown. en ow the law too closely dur sug the ated term, but do not allon meets to to to seed” ‘Dnep. working, thorough pulveriea won anoctiv terization and thor ough’ taking and rolling down to a smooth level ere all: necessary to Bae PRERLE POR tie 2 se oe ead heeat saeae honey: fetlabie and are done blooming before the ‘mowing machine 1s run over that part of the grass. I find the Roman hyacinth will in crease from year to year if left in the ground. While Roman hyacinths are cata: logued as not hardy, I have them here in my garden in southern Connectl cut, and their sweet, graceful blossoms greet one In May time, if 1 give them a very ght covering of rough ma- nnure late in the fall.“ fn my hardy bulb border 1 have some old-fashioned double white tu lips, and these with a few of the Cot tage Garden tulips of brilliant color ings: make a gay showing all through May. ‘They may be left in the ground from year to year and need no winter pro tention: work in the home garden. By securing the children’s afd, permanent improve- ment in the physieal condition of the neighborhood 1s assured. Defictent, ungraded children have found great delight in the garden and have proved themselves capable of understanding how to plant and care for the crops. To this end, a brighter future has been secured for children, who, by the beveficent healing of the great Mother Nature, have found a ttle niche they can adequately fill in the scheme of things, and instead of ‘a burden to the community they will decome useful members of society. A ‘commercialized farm has been se- ‘cured, the earnings of which will be ‘apportioned to the young workers as ‘their reward. seodman, and ask for the best and freshest, Don't use old seed left over from Inst year, but insist on having ft fresh. Insist on a good mixture. ‘Tho best time to seed a new lawn Is during the latter part of August or the early September. At that season, the heat is over and showers are al- most sure to come, and the young Brass will have several months of cool, molst weather in which to grow before winter. PLANTS OF MAILING SIZE Many fine varieties of fruit, as well as shrubbery, are to be had very cheaply by." ordering malling-size plants from a reliable firm or nursery: man, Many of these nurserymen make up a collection, containing some excellent fruits, which they offer at a cost that most’ of us ean reach, and the plants are so well packed that, with ordinary care and a small know! edge ‘of thelr needs, almost anyone will succeed 1 growing every one ot them. In caso of standard fruits, the plants will be a little longor in reach- Ing the bearing period. but 4t ts bet- ter than not to have them at all. Look up the catalogues, be sure you deal with a reliable, responsible firm, and try the maillng-size plants, SOME SUMMER FLOWERS ‘A bed of nasturtiums will supply blossoms until frost comes. In planting mixed sweet peas you can tell whether they will be dark or light by the color of the seeds, Mes, the different varieties of a aingle fover and tho effect ts mora pleasing than when made up ofa dozen varieties, On the Jawn, aa in tho vaso, popular taste has been tralaed: to admire the harmony of oops ee ‘Poppies will perpetuate themselves + .eoppie wile perretante, therwel¥en, (mS fo TTT ee 3 OZ g a= LAER y , ue fs ws (Ct) f Pea N 4 G-gN GAGE rm Mankind ars_niwayn happier for | caupberry, Deneert—Une the rasp having Does happy: 90 that tf you | erry flavor ard as it begins to thle them tappy twenty ‘years hence by [6% Whip the gelatin and add a pla The memory of It—Sidney Smith, ‘of whipped cream sweetened. Serv a fn glasses with canned or freab er WAYS WITH MEAT. Flea Wine six Htendevioin alles, two | Baucation commences at the math Iuehiee thick, and brown on each wide | 4 Kner. tnd every word apen with mame gg (eHy In a hot | atts ie farm oe sharweter caf] trying pan with | Natio FI gd utter. Six min- —- Nea tre MLZ stx'ot cooking. it] MORE FAVORITE bisHes Ye] the van ts smoking — i fpf tr bow: | Graham gems, aro ately po iy hot platter, sco ummmmmnmmmmmen following Is 2 goo he 8 GMMURG Coir nye ee round with élleed bananas, also sauteed in butter. To the fat in the pan dd a fourth of a euptul of water, one- half teaspoonful of beet extract, one tablespoonful of butter and al few dashes of sult. Pour the gravy around the filets and garnish with sprigs of parsley. Hamburg Stake en Casserole-— Prepare and season the steak with a dash of cloves and onion juice, with salt and pepper. Make in small cakes and brown on both sides. Place In a casserole with button onions, crfts and poatoss cat nll cover with stock and cook slowly un: AU the vegetablos are tender. Im broiling steak over coals oF un- ‘dor: gas or In pan broiling, the steak ‘should be quickly seared on both sides {to keop in all the Juice, then the cook “Ing may be prolonged more slowly i “Ul the degree of rarenesn {8 reached to suit the taste. Steak With Clams or Oysters—Broll a airlotn for five minutes, nearing wel ‘on both sides, remove to a platter, but: ter well and cover with clams trom ‘which the tough muscle has been re moved of with fresh oysters. Sprinkle ‘ith salt and pepper and dot with bits of butter, Place on the top grate ‘of a hot oven and cook until the shell fish are done. Hollandaise sauce 1s another: to prepare; wash a half euptul of butter, ‘and divide It into thirds. Put one ‘plece In @ small saucepan or double ‘Dotter, add a. tablespoontul of lemon Juleo and the yolks of two eggs, sti constantly with a. wire whisk while the mixture is cooking; when the but ter is melted, add another pleco and then the third. «Remove from the heat and add salt, a dash of eayenne and a tablespoontul of finety-minced parsley. If left a minute too long the sauce will separate. Sprénd this sauce over stenk justas It getsto the tab%e Tt matiers lo where 1 wan born, ‘fhether my paremta were sich" oF poor : welt trank om oho ca Or lived in pride of wealth recurs But whether ve am honeat man, “And. hold my" integrity ttt in my ante a ee Secee 230 EASY DESSERTS. When a heavy dinner has been pro vided, a simple, easily digested des a sert should follow. Gela tin in some form I most easy of digestion, FSB is simple to prepare and iP if accompanfed with good rich milk or thir cream, makes a most appetizing dessert. As there are several alffer ent gelatin flavors ac revered wats < frail tin in some form I most easy of digestion, FSB is simple to prepare and iP if accompanfed with good rich milk or thir cream, makes a most appetizing dessert. As there are several alffer ent gelatin flavors ac prepared with ful flavoring one simply dissolves package in a pint of boiling water and {t 1s ready to mold. Serve plain or by the addition of fresh frults, nute and whipped cream it will make a more elegant dessert. Paradise Pudding—To a pint of lemon jelly, add a half cupful of blanched and shredded almonds, a dozen marshmallows cut in quarters 1a dozen candied cherries, cut In bits put Into a mold and stand until firm Serve whipped cream heaped around the mold. Banana Cream—Rub five large ba. nanas smooth with five tablespoon: fuls of cugar, then add a cupful of cream beaten stift. Mix with a pint of lemon jelly and pour into a mold to harden. Serve with whipped cream. Orange Bavarian Cream—Prepare a pint of orange Jelly and when it be- gins to harden fold,in a pint of whipped cream which ‘has been sweet- ewed with a half cupful of sugar. Motd and ecrve cold with cream. ‘A Lemon Waldorf Dessert—Chop rather fine a cupful of good tart apple add a half cupful of nuts and a cupful of celery finely cut, -using only the tender portions. Mix with a lemon Jelly, mold and serve with mayon- naise dressing on lettuce leaves. ‘Two Methods, | st bay ‘my wife everything. she wants." How ‘about yout" wT Reap mine wanting a few thing .just to be sure that her interest in tue is meintained."—‘Kansas Clty Jour tal Tmaginany Wa Sorrow Itself la not 20 bard to bear a. the thought of sorrow - coming ‘Airy ghosts that ork no. bara do tervly ‘uss more (han tes In etae ttn bloody. purposes Aldrich Hie. Guilty. Secret. Atos ail, human ttre fo the same even in Germnatiy! "It seems re a certain lardwelirman Wad recefved his undredth pute of warm woollen woek thee katt by alr hands.” Pra ua Le a regular Doa Joan,” said one of his jens fortunate comrades. “No,” auld another, “it isn't that. ‘The fact “ts, Frits before the war came was teacher in a girls’ school.” > if et gue time cig “mere, cl ed mumrciol operate ny Abronbere emma beau be caapberry, Dessert—Use the rasp berry favor‘azd aa i begin to thle jen whip the gelatin and add a plat fot whipped cream avectened, Barta i gnnce with canned or tra be fies se sees sae in the hearing of Mitte ebfidren tenis: ote er ania tases sa MORE FAVORITE DISHES Graham gems are quickly pre pared, and caually" well liked, The following It good reetpe: 7 Graham Goma FMD | rave a hair cop. eed at oe cream’ and. sour = Fe milly, adda eae spoooftl of oda; ST SLI™ sonar ot oda, a Gl of salt, a beaten egg, a cuptul of white flour and a half cupful of gra- ham flour. Beat well and bake in gem pans. Serve with honey. Chocolate Splee Cake—Beat two ‘eggs, add a cupful of sugar, two table- spoonfuls of butter, four tablespoon- fula of chocolate, one-fourth of a tea- ‘spoonful each of nutmeg, cinnamon, all. spice and mace, and a half cupful of water and ono and one-half cupfuls of flour, which has been sifted with a ‘teaspoonful of baking powder, “Mix in the order given, beating well and bake in greased muffin pans. Mexican Rice With Bacon.—Fry three pleces of bacon until crisp, then add a third of a cupful of rice and brown in the bacon fat, add four (o- matoes, one largo pepper and a me- ajum-sized onton, all cut up, and pour over the rice and bacon. As it cooks add water enough to keep the rice from sticking. Cook slowly for three- quarters of an hour, then season and add a email piece of butter when ready to serve. Rye Popovers.—Mix and. sift togeth- er a third of a cupful of rye meat and twothirds of a cupful of flour, ‘one-fourth of a teaspoonful of salt, and gradually, beating constantly, one end a thfrd cupfuls of millc and two well beaten ergs. Fill hot buttered pans and bake 40 minutes. ‘Add a few raisins to the sweet so. tatoes when they are being baked in sugar and butter. ‘The favor is very attractive, ae ze iedens, after: pre: eat fruct- ed by Gnota fously ten From ies:as Towa tle ater foe tehell, ‘itizen from Mareh hwas Burl- leaves Mrs re “, fiye ‘other en curve: Rey. cesby. batter Jalvin, Sheri- 1 Sohr ‘Man. Mrs cloves 1 Ollie rye o dicag 8 par = > yea ar ol passe Th srn00i » Rev twa yy Fame anda; Oliv tes i er be C thei 1 gait oss | of th afte anvil y he 1 Nr ven he ol moat at he bs hea teri vane te 8 hess frien faner aite Bapti ‘toh weel Sund Yad venin vorni ora it he fr a ne aaa awe aes es ea ot Ah, March! we, know thou art Htbdearea spite ot ‘aly sks so And, out of sigh, art nursing Apia violets! y MEN'S FAVORITE DISHES, ere are a few that the men aro specially fond of: a Corn oysters.—Take Vif = vine ot corn ana sim. REPRE mer on the stove for EGER 10% instes, It to [PELE ary add a ttle water. (mmm Season with a teaspoon EME tur of calt, a few dashes PEE ot peprer and a tea spoonful of butter, with = two tablespoonfuls of a _jilk Allow the mix- ee Fee i} fe ture to cool, then stir in two: welt deaten eggs and a cupful of fresf crisp cracker crumbs. To be. sure they are crisp, dry them in tho oven before rolling’ them. Pot a. table spoonful of bacon fat in the frying pan and when smoking hot try tho oysters until brown on both side, Serve at once when cooked. Priscilla Cake.—Work a fourth of ai cupful of butter with a spatula,’ add one cupful of sugar, two eggs. well beaten, and a half cupful of. milk. a ternately with one and twothirds cup- fuls of pastry flour, sifted, with two and a half teaspoonfuls of baking pow. dor, Turn into buttered tins and bake Im layers. Fill with elther caramel or maple fling. Bean Chowder.—Wash two cupfuls of red Mexican beans; soak over night In two quarts of water. In the morning add a mediumsized onion and cook until the beans are tender, adding water so that they keep the two quarts. When (he beans are tender add two medium-sized po: tatoes, cut in dice; one pint of strained tomatoes, and a cup of mac: aron, Boll for an hour. Season with salt, pepper and add diced, fried ba: eon, with two. tablespoonfuls of the bacon fat. ‘This dish 1s good reheat- ed. Half of this quantity will be, eut Helent for the ordinary family. © Hot Potato Salad.—Cook potatoes in dice, drain and add chopped oilon, ‘bits of bacon and enough’ bacon fat ‘and vinogar to form a dressing. le ae 4 pf One Kind of a Fool. Daughter—Father, Tm sure Harold fon't:after my money. He saya he'd marry me if dlda't have a cont, Father—That's the trouble’ with ‘im, He looks just like a big enough fool to do it Nature's Justice. « Nature ts just toward men, It req, ompenses them for‘thelr sufferings; it renders them laborious, Decaiae. £0 the greatest toile it attaches the great; est rewards.—Monteaqules, Passed Along. “You must have llked the servant to whom you gave the letter of recom mendation she showed -Mre. 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