The National tribune., 1909-11-04
By SENORA SARA.

criminal population when they grow
older.
No Nation is safe unless In the av-
erage family there are healthy, happy
children. If these children are not
brought up well they are not merely a
curse to themselves and their parents,
but they mean the ruin of the state in
the future"
These are wise words. and they ought
to appeal strongly to every father and
| mother to look well to the morals OF
their boys. The wise King said: Train
iup child in the way he should go,
and when he is old he wall not depart
from it." The perils to which boys, and
girls, too, are often exposed in their
school days, are not always fully ap-
preciated by parents, but they are real
and insistent.
Do not throw away a discarded UNI
| brella. The ribs will be found most
useful for stalking chrysanthemums or
| other stocky plants. Raffia is better
than string for tying up the plants.
Orange salad is quickly made and
will help out many a hurry-up meal.
Simply peel large seedless oranges and
slice thick. Lay the pieces on lettuce
and pour rich dressing over them. Chill
and serve.
Caramel sweet potatoes are delicious.
To prepare them. simply boil and slice
the potatoes and dip them first in melt
ed butter and then in granulated sugar.
| Put into a hot oven, till a coating Of
brown caramel is formed.
A Silkaline spool nailed to the floor
back of the door and painted the color
of the woodwork makes 4 convenient
doorstep.
When cutting brick butter into small
squares for use on the table bits of the
butter often will cling to the knife and
spoil the looks of the square. If a
piece of paraffin paper is wrapped
around the silver knife, the butter will
cut in sharp, clean squares, and will
not cling to the knife at all.
A very tasty dish, pretty to gaze upon
and appetizing, is called graded
onions" Leftover potatoes of uniform
size may be cut in half lengthwise. the
centers scooped out, leaving a shell.
This should be Drowned in butter, then
| filled with fried onions. Hot buttered
peas may substitute for onions.
Pepper hash is one of the greatest
delicacies down South, and when made
properly is an edition de luxe over or
Qlnary pickles. one peck green toHid-
toes, three small heads of hard white
cabbage, IS large green peppers, two
large red peppers, two punches celery;
chop all fine and put in saited layers
overnight. To one gallon vinegar add
one teaspoonful cinnamon, ground; one
teaspoonful of black pepper, ground;
one teaspoonful cloves, ground; one tea
spoonful cayenne pepper, ground; one
pound sugar. Put in kettle, heat thru.
mix in other ingredients and boil 10
minutes. Will fill three-gallon crock.
A piece of alum size Of u pea will insure
keeping in warm fiat.
1t is said that stramonium, which is
plain, ordinary '.jimSon weed" IS a sure
cure for ivy poison, which a whole lot
of people have ignorantly acquired in
gathering the bright-hued ivy leaves for
decorative purposes. Take the weed
gathered from vacant lots and bruise
the leaves well, add lard enough to boil
them in, and strain thru cheesecloth.
This will make a green salve. Rub the
poisoned parts well with it. If done as
soon as poisoned it will cure at once.
The leaves should be fresh gathered.
A lady sends what she believes to be
the very best recipe for baking a fish.
For a four-pound fish proceed as fol-
lows: Wash, wipe. dry, sprinkle with
salt on the inside; four rolled shredded
wheat biscuit; mix the crumbs with