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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-02
'SOzE Them IN Z6D1a
KdEer with Shaved soap

them at all. Instead. you should have
shaved uD some pure white soap. dis
solved IL in hot water and added enough
10 the water in the tub TO make a strong
suds- IT, as you say, Willles haunels
Were 500 soilcd, YOU might have added a
tablespoonful of bOraX dissolved in a
hltIc hot water 20 every four gallons
OF the water. or TWO tablespOOntuls OF
household ammonia uay be used IN
stead
'Tou must remember though, Bird
get, when / put In WilNes little pink
and blue flannel suits. to use the bOraN
instead of the ammonia, or those pretty
suits OF which he is so proud VIII be
all faded
Then you should not have used a
I board at ALL for nothing thickens fan
mel Ike hard rubbing. Instead, you
should have shaken the garments out
{ well 10 get rid of AS much dust and
dirt as possible. and afterward put them
iu the first suds and simply squeeze
and sop them up and down and turn
them over I'm the water. Rub just as
little as YOU can and get the fiannels
out OF the water as quickly as possible.
You can sOuse them through two or
three suds, II you must, and then
! through clear water. with a little bluing
] In IL. but remember. all these waters
must be Of just the same temperature.
] Some people put their fine hannels
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-02

= AN a Tennesseean. and I have al
ways been accustomed 10 the law
ish table Of the Southerner of
comfortable circumstances. Since
have kept house in Iowa, as mar
Iied woman, and paid cash for every
thlng. ind / have 70 live very diner
entity from what was then my habit
FOR example, l think one hot bread at
a meal "a decent suficiency,' and my
tennessee visitors think have
grown 20 be a veritable Yankee"
am trying 10 bear up under the dread
time.
What have come to you about is my
table expenses. My husband gives me
- week for the table alone. On that
j FEED my husband two children twelve
Tor breakfast
Our breakfast consists of coffee. a
ceEeaI ana cream and some kind of
cakes ana Walnes, For dinner-and
am so fortunate as 10 have NV husband
come home 20 this meal-we have meat.
two vegetables and either a salad or
dessert Our supper consists of meat
y--'t-tses, and some hot dish. such as
celery loaf frieC mush. etc
ave never bought groceries in large
quantities. but i am beginning 10 be-
lieve that Ii IS the best way. When one
keeps house on an allowance. IL is i'm
possible, for me, at least 10 buy stanles
by the wholesale. / am a little dis
couraged trying 10 come out even.
Would YOU kindly tell me il YOU CON
slider me extravagant. and what YOU
A DISCIPLE (Keokuk, Iowa)
SO TAR from thinking you cxtravarant.
consider hat you co wonderfully well
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Steamed Corn Bread.

Sift into a arge bowl two cups Of
cOrnmeal and one Of -four. with two
tablesp0onfuls OF white sugar and a
teaspOonful Of baking soda, also a tea
spoonful of salt. Mix all together with
the hand, and hollow the heap in the
middle Melt tablespoonful of butter
and stir il into three large cups OF but
teTmilk. or of lOppered milk. Beat this
into the -four and meal slowly, at first,
then hard for three minutes, 20 insure
thorough mixing. Pour into creased
mold with a closely fitting top. set in
pot OF boiling water and keep IL at
steady boil for two hours
Turn cut on plate and set in the
oven for five minutes TO dry on. A
soft crust win from upon 1t. rendering
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-02
Indian Meal Gems.

Sift into a large bowl, three times, A
Cupful Of meal and half as much -four
together with rounded teaspOOnful Of
baking powder and half a teaspoonful OF
salt. Whip three eggs light. whites and
yOlks separately. Add the yolks TO two
cups of sweet milk, stir in a table
spoonful Of powdered sugar beaten 10 a
cream with a tablespoonful Of warmed
butter Now. put in the prepared
meal. gradually. beating hard all the
time. After five minutes Of this sort q
work, the batter should be smooth and
spOngy. Whip in the frothed whites
and pour into creased and heated gem
pans Bake. covered, in a quick oven
Tor ten minutes. uncover and brown.
Turn out upon a hot plate. covered
with a heated napkin and send at once
10 the table. as they soon tall.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-02

WITH the fashion Of the day 70
M lay all our refrigerator woes
v V on the grasping ice dealer,
few women have the judicial
trend Of mind that will permit even a
tiny peep il the other side. Are house
keepers never at fault when ice melts
uncOnsciOnably soon. and Sunday S
chickens must be taken out OF the re-
frigerator in the wee sma' hours 10
be treated to copioUs Washings with
vinegar and water?
It Is much easier 10 rail at under
weighing and overcharging OF dealers
than TO see to IL that nothing warm is
ever put into the refrigerator; that It
stands in exactly the right place 10 in
sure the least waste in ice.
In the first place. there is an art IN
buying a refrigerator. Those Of US who
must put up with the old-fashioned ones
that have seen years OF service must
learn to make the most OF them; but
when the happy hour comes that new
one Is TO be purchased, II IS well 10 De
forearmeG with a slight knowledge OF
the subject .,-
pratical article of hOusefurnishing, use,
and not looks, is the first consideration.
Most women, so far as appearance is
concerned, would unheslJaungly de-
clare for white enamel cases ana SAM
tary, glass shelves; but. alas! icemen,
with many a hundred-pound lump 10
drop in the course or a day, are none
too gentle in the process, and The most
glisteninE enamel has fashion Of
Cracking. while glass becomes exceed
inelv brittle with cold. SO, II is safer,
on the whole, to fail back on good
zinc-uned refrigerator, with q covering
OF soft wood that Will not warp Inougl
the zinc may corrOde in time, II Is not
dangerous TO the 1000 coHtAlHeu Within
H. as many believe.
Fill From the Front.
See 10 Il also that the ice compart-
ment may be filled from the front, in
stead of the top. for the constant strain
of huge pieces Of ice being dropped 10 a
shelf will soon loosen the parts; more
over the man who brings the ice IS en-
titled 10 some consideration, and he
finds showing of his wares much easier
than lifting it to the top OF a reIrlg-
orator and then carefully letting II drop.
The ice chest. so long IN favor, while
cheaper to buy and more economical
i'm the running than the refrigerator
since with less space to cover II Is
colder on less ice than any other kind
lis not so convenient. 1t has no car
culation in the first place, which means
quicker mustiness, and, secondly, Two
lids to Iift and every shelf TO be taken
ont each time ice Is put in is distinctly
a trial The newer chests, however.
have separate compartment for ice.
which Is a decided Improvement
Then see to il that there is a drain
pipe instead Of a tank. the former al
lows free circulation OF cold, dry air
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RECIPES

Loaf Corn Bread. (By| Request.)
IT. WO cupfuls Of cornmeal and half
as much wheat flour. sifted twice
with a teaspoonful of salt and
two of baking powder. Two and
a half cupfuls OF milk.
Three eggs, whites and yolks beaten
separately.
one tablespoonful. each. OF butter and
Of white sugar.
Warm the butter and stir TO a cream
with the sugar; add the beaten YOlkS,
then the milk finally the flour and
meal. alternately with the whipped
whites of the eggs.
Beat for two minutes hard, pour into
q well-greased bakepan and bake half
an hour. covered then brown.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-02

Ice should always be washed before u
IS put IN. and contrary 10 the general
belief. should not be covered with news
paDeT. as the cold air cannot circulate
n nile such a protection undoubtedly
saves ice. IL does not save food as well.
which is, after all. the raison d etre OF
a refrigerator.
Few women need 20 be told 10 always
keep the doors tight shut. but not every
one realizes the absolute Importance OF
keeping a straiUer over the water outlet
on the inside. This not merely prevents
lie escape Of cold air. but does away
with the possibility Of insects creeping
up the drain pipe
This matter OF insects. ants. snaiis.
and 50 forth IN a retrlgera TOT Is a sefl-
Gus one Theoretically IL should pc
impossible; but practicall~ where maids
are constantly changing and careless
and mistresses are neglectful or the
overseeing eve. horrible are the results.
Absolute cleanliness is imperative y
should be cleaned twice a week oftener
il possible Everything must be taken
out and given a thorough washing and
then wiped perfectly dry. In most
places where market days are observed,
Wednesday and Saturday are an excel
lent time for this Overhauling before the
new supplies are put in.
Keep All Foods Covered.
Contrary to the usual belief that the
best way 20 clean a refrigerator is 10
use boiling water. plain OF mixed with
soda. cold water and ammonia Is pref
cradle as the hot water. even with the
greatest care, rOts the wood Pay par
ticular attention 20 the drain pipe, run
ming a flexible wire through II every
cleaning day.
Another precaution against ants
which. If once allowed 10 get in, are al
most impossible 10 eradicate-is 10 stand
the legs OF a refrigerator or vegetable
safe IN cups flled with water. That in
sects will not cross. This Is a fact well
understood in tropical countries and
should be better known here.
Never put warm foods into a refrlger-
atOr, or moisture and obnoxious doors
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through a wringa. shake them and
hang them out in the air 70 get almost
dry. Then they bring them in and iron
with a rather cool iron. pressing very
hard; bat l viii tell you what Is ever 50
much better.
After 7 am sure my fannels are
clean, / press as much or the water as
] can out of them with my hands. shak-
ing them well afterward. Then ] slip
them on shaped shirt boards. You see.
] have them here 10 fit all OF our fan
nels These / hang out In the air, n II
Is clear land IL should be. for flannel
should not De washed on a rainy day,
for The sun and air are such Cleansers
and purifers), until the shirts are per
fectly dry. II you cannot dry them out
doors. hang them near steam radiator
or register. but not too near, as hot air
will harden and shrink them almost as
quickly as hot water.
"Of course. drawers, flannel petticoats
and night gowns canno- be put on
boards, but should be pinned very care
fully to the line, so as not 10 get out
OF shape
Il do not iron my fannels at all, for
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-02

I think il makes them stiff and dis
agreeable. Instead, / pull them into
shape and smooth them with the hand
II the muslin band around the neck OF
q shirt or the esaistband of drawers is
a little rough. 1 run an iron lightly
over 1t.
Another thing, Bridget never use a
yellow soap on fannels. for the TOsin
IN IL is bad for wOOlens. And never rub
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-02
Corn Meal Mullins.

Stiff a rounded teaspoonful OF soda
three times. with a teaspOonful Of salt.
through two even cups OF Indian meal.
Beat three eggs light, the whites and
yolks separately. Whip into the yolks
a tablespoonful Of sugar. stir into this
two large CUPS of buttermilk, add the
prepared meal. beat hard for a minute.
add the stiffened whites. and I'LL muf-
fin rings with the batter. Bake in a
steady. hot oven. covered. for ten min
uUeS then brown.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-02

cutting easier than II II had been sent
directly TO table.
In cutting corn bread hold the knife
perpendiCulaTly and cut toward you.
slowly and carefully. not to crush the
tender loaf
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m sure II you do just as I've told you,
they will be just as nice as If ! sent
them out for you are such a good laun-
dress, Bridget. in eevrything else. that
I'm sure your fiannels viii look lovely"
well l. do seemin quare way 70
wash, but I'll thry il next wake,
ma'am; 40 that blessid Willie don't be
lOOkin' like a stuffed. Tid-faced Paddy,
as he did this mornin ma am"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-02

A n ANA. 7 ain dom to eat no
NH more bwead and milt 10
VI make me drow. for Use
drowed so much since last
weet dat I t'ant Diet my arms down.
and Use all pinched up I'm my shirt
ma little Willie stood with arms akin
DO and red warm little face that fairly
proclaimed tight uudergarments.
His mother laughed. removed the Of
Tending shirt and Immediately proceed
ed 10 investigate the methods of her
laundress before making complaint az
the store of new flanuels sold but a Few
weeks back as unshrinkable.
Bridget" she asked. entering the
kitchen. where an energetic Irish wom-
an was vigorously plying an iron,
. Bridget. how do YOU wash Willie g
fiannels?''
Sure. ma'am. jest as I wash livery
thing else. with plenty of hot water
and soap. a good rubbin' on the board,
and a pipin hot IRON" repeated the
girl comDlacent!y.
"Oh. Bridget. Bridget said her mis-
tress with q sigh-fOr ruined shirts and
the money she could not ask 20 be re-
funded. Don't YOU know that Is all
wrong-every single thing you did?'
Wrong. is it, Sure an I've washed
nannels long afore yez were born, an
it's the furrst time I've liver been tolt
] didn't know how and Bridget sniff
ed Indignantly
But. Bridget. just look at these ex-
pensive shirts ] bought Billy not a
fortnieht ago"
Use Lukewarm Water.
We'll an what's wrong with them.
It's mighty dirty they were. and not
the speck of a smut IS there on them
now-an' it's hard rubin 81 took, too
ma'am. 70 get them that clean"
Yes, but see, they are stin as a
board. and SO shrunken that they must
be thrown away
Bridget who was more Ignorant than
sullen. looked a tribe abashed, and said
alphabetically:
'Weel. ma am. it's sorry l am if the
shirts don't suit yez-perhaps you'd be
tellin' me how 20 do IL better"
Certainly / will, Bridget. After all.
there has only been one shirt spoiled
and I'm sure yOu'N do better next time.
In the first place, you should not
have used hot Water-lukeWarm Is the
only heat that does not shrink hauneis.
What is more important. every water
through which YOU wash and rinse them
Should be of exactly the same tempera-
tuTe.
Then you should not have soaped
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As I have had many helpful sugges-
tions from your corner, I hereby pass
one on to the next member who has
little ones 10 dress and no money 10
throw away.
Ny sister writes TO me that she makes
the '',landiest" drawers for her little
girl cut of stocking tops. Cut the
stocking legs down TO the length Il
the seat and sew them together. Then
open them on each side and put a
band on the front and the back, Just
as tie knitted drawers one buys az
no. lower than the knee. The long
stockings are drawn over the drawers,
and. behold, all is snug from toes TO
waist
The above suggestion Is from a
mother whose means are ample, but
who wisely considers thrift virtue and
WOstefulness a sin. II may help some
mother who Is limited as 70 means
and clever with her needle.
L. S. Y. driving Park, I'D
AS the cold weather is rot many
months of, when knitted underwear
will be needed. the prudent mother will
do well in laying aside stockings that
are souLd as to the legs and worn in
the feet When heels and toes have
become a mass Of darns, the hose are
not pleasant wearing, and even thrifty
women consign them to the ragbag.
Here is new use for them. IL the
grown women OF the family wear silk
stockings, they may be utilized thus
and form dainty garments which could
not BE bought new for y and s. apiece.
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you might make a soap jelly and keep
"This is easily done by putting soap
on the back OF the stove with little
water, adding more as 10 cooks until IL
becomes clear soft Jelly Then bottle
II and keep some place where II VIII
not freeze and harden
Sure. ma am, but IL sounds a quare
way 70 wash, but III be tryin' IL next
wake Like the blankets. now, do yez
be just cleanin' them without washln' .
well. Bridget, you can use hotter
water for blankets, but you must not
rum them Just sop them up and down
IN a tub half full of strong sOapsuds,
and two or three tablespoonfuls Of dis
solved boraX. After you have them well
washed In one tubful of suds. put them
IN another and repeat the s0pping- Then
rinse In a clean water, rub through a
wTingeT that has been made very loose.
and hang out IN the wind and sun 70
dry. Pin them well 70 the. line so they
do not sag out of shape nor fall 10 the
ground with their own weight.
Pull Blankets Into Shape.
when the blankets are entirely dry.
bring them into the laundry and get
cook to help you pub them TIL they are
perfectly straight on the edges, then
fold them neatly, Some people press
their blankets by covering them with a
white muslin and putting them between
a large book or letter press, but they
really get smooth enough by careful
pulling.
And how's IL about the temperychOor
OF the blanket waters? Must they be
the same like as for Willie shirts
Yes, indeed. Bridget. I'm glad you
thought OF that. for 10 IS one OF the
most important things about blanket
washing
blankets to be cleaned. They certainly
do come home looking just Ike new.
for they are all combed, you see; but as
IL is very expensive. I'm going 20 let
Won try those white ones with the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-02
A New Use for Stocking Tops.

Iy. but the habit addeth no sorrow
withal.
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Y TITH the fashion Of the day TO
M lay all our refrigerator woes
v V on the grasping ice dealer,
few women have the judicial
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-05-17

i've fighter and is man that does
things.
He has no enemies except among
those interests that no man: having
the good of the state and the good
of the party at heart does not
desire to see eliminated from the
political control of the state and the
party.
He has many faults and failings
but his many rugged virtues more
than counterbalance them. -
We most earnestly believe that
Mr.. Jacobson is the first choice of
majority of republican voters of
this state for a gubernatorial
candidate for the reasons we have
given and for others that might be
enumerated and that is reason
enough for his nomination without
giving any others.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-05-17

Not long ago we published a
short article in which we mentioned
the Minneapolis Journal. 1t was
reprinted by an exchange ger
6atina, only wherever we had
written Minneapolis Journal
ssTowE Topics was substituted,
and the article was credited to us.
We are delighted to have anything
we write quoted by other papers,
whether credit is given or not. In
fact it tickles our vanity more to
have one of our articles reprinted
without credit than when the
authorship is given. Then we
think it is good enough to steal.
When credit is given we think per.
haps it was only. shipped out to fill
space, but we insist that no editor
has right to put words in our
mouth. 1t is not only reprehensible
but absolutely dishonest.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-05-17

is nearly if not quite as important
as that of governor. A man should
be nominated who can and will
work in harmony with the governor
no matter who is nominated. We
have such candidate in the person
of G. NJ. Sprague of this city. He
is candidate for the position of
lieutenant governor and nothing
else. The Herald hopes and
believes he will be nominated.
The thing to do is nominate man
who has been candidate for this
position all the time and not make
consolation prize out of one of
the most important Offices of the
state.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-05-17

ments to it and the end is not yet.
An equal PERCENTAGE of the people
are in favor'of some immediate
revision of the tariff, yet our repre-
sentatives have done the talking act
for six years and are liable to
continue six years longer unless the
people wake up.
/. 1t is a well known fact that
certain republican leaders in this
state are not wasting any time to
discover who is the choice of the
majority for a gubernatorial candi-
date and it is equally evident that a
good many are lying awake nights
to devise methods whereby the
wishes of the majority may be
thwa-ted and in contrivlng methods
to prevent the majority from assert
ing itself.
Yet there is no one really to
blame but the people themselves.
At the last election there were
cast in the state of Minnesota
l4O, l3O votes for Robert G. Dunn,
which was the lowest vote received
by any republican candidate on the
state ticket. Yet we will venture
to assert that not 10000 votes will
be cast in all the caucusses that will
be held on June second.
y Take it nearer home. There were
1874 votes cast for the republican
candidate for governor in this city,
but unless they are vigorously
up there will not be
twenty-five cast at the caucus.
There is nothing so menacing to
the existence of our government as
the monumental Indifference dis
played by voters of every party in
the selection of their candidates,
who when elected will create and
enforce the legislation by which we
will be governed.
1t is the duty of the press, the
pulpit and of all good citizens to
arouse the people to the necessity
Of performing their political duties.
We need political revivals as
much if not more than we do
religious ones.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-05-17
/, A REpREHENsIplE PRACTICE

! Akeley Herald: Frank Eddy of
Sank Centre Herald says: Even
though G. Linbergh of Little Falls,
has the support of the looters of
that city in his congressional as
pirations, that is not the whole
sixth district. -Akeley Tribune.
We knew of no more reprehen-
sible practice for newspaper to
follow than to quote another news
paper and so distort the quotation
as to make it mean something en-
tirely different than the writer
meant. The above quotation ap-
peared in the Akeley Tribune of
May IL, and it purported to be
clipped from the Akeley Herald.
We did not notice it in the Akeley
Herald. The phrase that we par
ticularly object to is "the looters
of that city" We think it is hardly
necessary for us to inform the
people Of Little Falls that such an
expression never appeared in our
paper. What we did say was:
G. A. Linbergh of Little Falls,
has announced his candidacy for
congress. He is good man, but
there is quite portion Of the sixth
district outside of Little Falls and
St. Cloud Centre Herald of
April 10.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-05-17
Up to Mamma.

Oh, come up here to your daddy,
Oh, come up here, baby do;
I will show you how to patty-cake.
I'll count your piggies, too.
I will jounce you up. and eaten you
Like a little bag o meal,
And I'll tousle you and tumble you,
And shake you till you sQueal.
Oh, come up here to your daddy,
Now you think you're going by"
I can tell 1t by your eagerness,
The twinkle in your eye;
A twinkle says, I'm going!"
Hands up say. "Take me. dad!''
And goo-goo says. I'm happy.
And a wiggle says, I'm glad!
Oh. understand your lingo.
Baby mine, you bet do!
From a pair Of pink heels waving
To the gurgle Of your "Goo!"
I interpret every wrfggle,
Every twist and rowdy-dow.
And know that you are hungry =,
When you wake and honer. wow
So come on, come to your daddy.
Come up to your daddy. do;
will teach you patty -cake
And count your physics. too: ,,,
Hey! hold on there now! you're scowling!
Hey! what's that you're sayinss
That puts daddy out o. business,
: Houston Post.