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The Washington times., 1909-05-26

The judges of this weeks Household
Hints Contest are going to have no easy
time OF 1t on Friday afternoon. for
never since The Times began the offer
Ing Of cash prizes for the three best
hints Of the week have so many and
so meritorious suggestions Of help to
housewives come TO the desk of the
Editor Of the Woman's Page.
only three days remain to send in
your hint for this weeks contest. Sug-
gestions received after 3 o'clock on Fri
DAY afternoon viii not be eligible for
prize this week, but every hint re-
ceived I'D TO that hour will be consid-
cred.
The following are few of the latest
received:
The Washington times., 1909-05-26
KITCHEN.
Strawberry Shortcake.

First cap the Strawberries, sugar them
and let stand. Then make two layers
Of dough Into one pint of -four stir
one beaten egg, half sup OF sugar, one
tablespoonful each OF butter and lard,
q pinch Of salt. and two teaspoonfuls
OF baking powder Nix and divide the
dough in two parts Roll 10 the thick
ness OF one inch. Place in the pan one
layer on the top OF the other. after put
ting butter between the layers. Chuck
the top with a knife. Bake in slow oven
twenty minutes. take out, cool, and put
the berries between the layers. on top
and around the sides.
MISS LAURA MANKIN,
Fails Church. Fairfax county. Va.
The Washington times., 1909-05-26
REDEMPTION OF TIN CANS
WAVES WHEN $4,000
ARE TURNED IN.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. May B.-It
never pays to underestimate the small
boy, according to reports coming in
from Good1and.
A woman's club OF that town decid-
ed that the town needed beautitying'
and offered the small boys 10 cents
per 100 for old tin cans, never expect
ing that half the money in the fund
would be claimed. The boys. needing
the money for fish hooks and corks,
and basebslls. got busy, and at last
reports had turned in $4,000 IN cans,
with a lot of alleys sS,H TO hear from.
The club treasury is busted. and the
ladies, il is declared. are now plan
ming to study Grecian art next year,
and will leave civic Improvement in
the hands OF the city council.
The Washington times., 1909-05-26
RACE WILL CLOSE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
All Suggestions Received Printed
If Space in Paper
Permits.
FOR PRACTICAL
HOUSEKEEPERS

1t Is the aim of this contest to be
OF practical help to housekeepers.
II you have any favorite recipe, any
helpful hint, whether it concerns the
family, the kitchen. the nursery.
sewing room, or any part of the
house, send it to The Times.
For the best three received each
week, prizes Of S., So, and 81 viii
be awarded.
No manuscript viii be returned,
and no payment viii be made for
any that does not win a prize.
Write your suggestion briefly on one
side of the paper. and address
Editor of Woman's Page,
THE WASHINGTON TIMES.
The Washington times., 1909-05-26

Letters 70 The Washington Times
Woman's Inquiry Column are in
Vited. Names and addresses must
be affixed to questions sent by mail,
not for publication. but simply as
an evide nee of good faith. Questions
which are not of general interest viii
be answered by mail. il accompanied
by a stamped and addressed en-
velope; rush inquiries by telephone.
CAN Main 526e.
The department VIII endeavor to
answer TO the best of its ability.
questions not OF technical nature. or
involving professional Judgment. L
must also decline to answer ques-
tons which concern the names OF
proprietary articles, or the decision
Of BETS
The Washington times., 1909-05-26
CANTALOUPE SEASON BELOW
STANDARD IN QUALITY
OF THE MELONS.

The cantaloupe season so far has
proved disappointment. The supply
IS up TO the average, but the quality is
below the standard.
few Florida csnts 'oupes have been
received on the market, but, as yet,
the Texas and California products.
While shipped in limited supply to New
HoTk, have not reached local commits
sion houses. The Florida fruit has very
little flavor, although. as the season
progresses, 1t is expected the quality
will materially improve.
Reports from cantaloupe producing
sections are to the effect that large
acreages are being cultivated and pros
poets point to heavy output. The
Rocky Ford season viii not begin until
August.
The Washington times., 1909-05-26
THE FASHION FOR JBT.

Jet jewelry is certainly having run.
and taken in small quantities at a time
it is really attractive. 1t ie. of course.
moro suitable for married women then
girls One sees it in all forms. hair or
Ilaments, earrings, necklaces and slipper
buckles. One or two bits OF II worn with
a gown of coral or maiachite green
makes an effective combination.
The woman who has a reputation for
being smartly dressed is wearing long
let earrings in the evenings, with an
Empire gown Of yellow satin.
The Washington times., 1909-05-26
MRS. ISAAC CANS
TO SING IN CHURCH

Mrs. Isaac Cans will sing at the
Emanuel Baptist Church on Columbia
road, Sunday. both at the morning ser
vices at II a. M, and evening services
at 7:45 D. m.
Mrs. Cans will sing ''Oh, Lord, Hive
Mercy" by StradeIla, at the morning
services, and The Earth Is the Lord S.
by Iynes, at the evening services.
The Washington times., 1909-05-26
Seeking Friendship.

A J. DIFF the young man in a. s.
ton desires TO cultivate your friendship
he viii ask the privilege OF calling. As
a rule men are not bashful in making
their wants known. Iron-bound rules
cannot at all times cover individual
cases, but d young woman should not
extend stranger an invitation 10 call
upon her, even IL that stranger is intro
duced by a friend OF her own, until
he has evidenced some desire for the
privilege.
The Washington times., 1909-05-26
Fortune Telling Cards.

Mss T. T. C.-Purchase a pack of
regular fortune-telling cards at any
nrst-class stationer's. You can use this
deck in telling fortunes at your enter
tainment. or learn from it the signif-
canoe Of every card and apply same to
any ordinary deck.
The Washington times., 1909-05-26

Mrs. City Mrs. Hewitt's plan for
the determination of ants printed in
the Household Hints Contest of The
Times today. I have found equal parts
of powdered alum and borax effective.
Mix the alum and borax and sprinkle
the powder freely around the shelves
and cracks infested with the ants, even
around the edges of doors and on the
floors II necessary. The powder is
clean and harmless and the ants will
disappear in a few days.
The Washington times., 1909-05-26
Fried Chicken.

A much easier and very much better
way than frying chicken on top OF the
range Is TO put butter In a hot pan,
lay in the Well-seasoned and Toured
chicken, then place in the oven. Ia
twenty minutes IL can be turned IL il is
a golden brown, and returned TO the
oven until done.
This is much more delicious than fry
ing for an hour over hot stove
MRS. 4. L. FREET.
us ID street northeast.
The Washington times., 1909-05-26
DAINTY UNDERGARMENT
By May Manton.

Under garments
are being made OF
various materials
this season and
cross barred mus
lin Is a favorite.
This one serves
the purpose of
corset cover and
s n ort petticoat'
but is really q
princess cheuiSe,
made all in one
1t is slipped on
over he head and
drawn up at the
neck and at the
waist line by
means of beading
threaded W j { h
ribbon, and 1t is
shapely without
unnecessary bulk.
1t can be finished
with a nill or
with q mem and
the frill can be
of the material
trimmed or or
embroidery or
lace as liked.
Plain lawns and
batistes, the "a
rious cross-barrad
niuslins and also
the embroidered
Swiss muslins and
batisteS all are
being used for
garments OF the
sort. Lace and
embroidery both
make satisfactory
trimnMg a n d
Valen eiennes lace
is always desir-
able, but this
season the imita-
ton baby irish
and Cluny both
are much In
vogue.
For the fourteen
year size will be
required as yards
of material q. 2izz
yards Ss, or 21s
va lds Al inches
wide with 10
yards OF inser-
ton and 3 yards
of narrow edging.
The Washington times., 1909-05-26
Government whitewash.

J. NJ. M.-Government formula for
making whitewash: One barrel of Iime5
one and one-quarter bushels of salt.
nine and one-half pounds rice -four FIVE
pounds common glue, ana two and one
half pounds Of whiting.
The Washington times., 1909-05-26

Wearing rubers over new shoes, there
by making the leather dry and hard
and easily cracked
Dish towels used for holders.
Sheets used fcr ironing table.
Napkins used for dish cloths.
Sour milk thrown away.
Canned goods left exposed in cans.
Pals and wash tubs left TO dry and
fall 10 pieces. MRS, N. L. MILMORE,
7I3 corcoran street.
The Washington times., 1909-05-26
MISCELLANEOUS.
10 Exterminate Ants.

Soak sponge in a solution of sugar
and water and put It on a plate in the
room infested with the insects. Very
soon 1t will be filled with ants, and
may be plunged into boiling water to
get rid of thems and used again in the
same manner
MRS. J. NJ. HEWITT,
1415 Florida avenue northwest.
The Washington times., 1909-05-26
In Filling Pillows.

To prevent the feathers from escapir z
when filling pillows, wax the wrong side
of the pillow before filling. To do this
have an iron hot enough to melt the
wax, which is rubbed over il. after
which the iron is passed over the cloth
MRS. WILLIAM LANCE,
2z03 North Capitol street.
The Washington times., 1909-05-26
Do You

order the ingredients, knead the dough.
and bake your own bread? II you do.
you are causing yourself a lot of need
less work and worry. Try buying
Berens' Bakery Rye Bread You cant
buy a better loaf-nOr supply bread more
economically.
The Washington times., 1909-05-26
Cleaning Panama Hats.

Panama-Clean the panama with wet
cornmeaL Rub the hat we'll with il,
cover with a thin cloth and let dry in
the sun sulphur has also been used
The Washington times., 1909-05-26
Music At Union Station

Every evening in Pompeian Dining
Room. A la Carte service during the,
week Special Table d Hote dinner Sun
day evenings from 800 to $50, s10O,
The Washington times., 1909-05-26
Churches of presidenfs-

P. p. H.-President Lincoln attended
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, and President Cleveland at
tended the First Presbyterian Church
on FOUr-and-a-haIf street.
The Washington times., 1909-05-26
To Keep Pans From Burning.

II you have not enough batter to M
empty ones with water, and Il Will
keep them from burning and discolor-
Ing. MRS. J. Q. MEEKER.
Hyattsviile, Nd.
The Washington times., 1909-05-26

Ioc Minute Tapiota, 2 lac; 1oe Jelly
con, nc; ) lbs. Laundry Starch for lOc :
Z. S. Mail Soap, Sc lbs Evap. Pears
l0c; lbs. Prunes, 25c; cans Early June
Peas. 25c; 10c Evap. Mix, &c. j. T. ID.
Pyles' Is stores.
The Washington times., 1909-05-26
For District Employees.

T. J. O.-To obtain a position under
the Commissioners in the District gov
eminent building, or in District serv-
ice, you should get a, recommendation
from the head Of the department YOU
wish TO enter and take it TO the Com
missiOners for an appOintment
The Washington times., 1909-05-26

Lawn Fete. Sale Fancy and Work
Aprons. DR.. Gosling's, 1851 Mt. Pleasant
St, Thursday afternoon; aiding Young
WOmen's Christian Assn.
The Washington times., 1909-05-26
To Be a Nstary.

Daily Reader-For an appointment as
notary public for the District an appli-
cation must be made out TO the httor-
ney General Of the United States, De-
partment OF Justice, with recommends
lions, and a $500 bond.
The Washington times., 1909-05-26
LOCAL MENTION.
Not EverY Grocer in Town SelIs

SChneiders Malt Bread, hut every gro
Ger who has an exacting class of custom
ers does If you're particular about haV-
ing the best order Schneider's Malt"
bread.
The Washington times., 1909-05-26
ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES

for this purpose with success, the sui
phur being spread on the hat and placed
in the sun for some time.
The Washington times., 1909-05-26
Spring Stock.

Caverly's plumbing, 1891 C St. N. w.
The Washington times., 1909-05-26

OIL Cookers-Gas Ranges-WaterH Heaters
SIC u st. c. 4. Muddiman & Co. 1904 G. 81
The Washington times., 1909-05-26

Purssima Rye Is the Best
vvhiskey to buy for hospitality or nedicI-
nal purposes. VIM. Cannons, 1925 7th,
The Washington times., 1909-05-26
Leakages 81 Housekeepinp-

Us Florida avenue northwe
New-York tribune., 1909-02-10
DFCENCY.

There is need Of the cultivation Of decency in
public life That need may not be-is not
general. But it is sufficiently prevalent ana
sufficiently obvious to impress Itself upon the
thoughtful beholder with 4 sense Of shame and
humiliation that it should exist at all Ne
Yada is not America" observe the discriminating
and philosophical japanese, and we are glad to
adapt the same excupation to other local or
provincial offences against international good
manners Yet it is a strange case, truly, when
the offender must be eXculpated by the Of
Tended.
But all the offences against decency are not
thus local The Republic Of Panama is just
now awaiting such amends as can be made tor
an insult offered by a member OF the rederaI
Congress in the Capitol at Washington, and IN
the mean time suspends the negotiation of an
important treaty. 1t will not suffice to say that
such diatribe ought not 10 be taken seriously,
that Panama ought TO regard it with the con-
tenpt with which we regard it here For. after
ALL IT was made by q member of Congress IN the
CAPITOL and It was at least tolerated by Con
oress as 2 whole It would not be Comp-
mentary to Us for foreign nations to hold that
formal utterances in our national legislature
were TO be regarded with derisiOn or contempt
4 little while ago another member of Con
cress attempted TRADE against the head Of
our own government, and was very properly
siIenced and his brutalities were excluded from
the record. 1t was well. for our self-respect
thus to suppress him. But If we are TO respect
| Others as ourselves, surely we should similarly
nrevent the public and official lampoonng OF
| the heads of other governments If some mem
Der of the Panama Congress, with the acquies-
! cence of his colleagues were to denounce the
| President of the United States as q 'buccaneer,
| there would be hot indignation in this country
! and prompt demands that the "Greasers" should
4 I,o torqb+ lesson We do not know that the
/ Paua!nans are thus cIamoTing against the7"4an-
KEGS, but if they are rot the fact suggests that
their forbearance and courtesy compare at least
! favorably with ours.
| There is need, we repeat, of the cultivation
| Of decency Of speech by some men in public life
| II may be that they do not and can not under
stand that need on the ground simply Of its own
sake. At least they should be able to appre-
! ciate Il on the ground of selfish interest IN
Our international dealings it will pay us, in
| dollars and cents as well as in other respects
! 10 refrain from insulting our neighbors
New-York tribune., 1909-02-10
NOT 4 SAFE ASSUMPTION.

Senator lodges suggestion. in his eulogy Of
Senator Allison. that careers such as Mr.. ALI
sons were made possible by the old-fashioned
method Of electing Senator'S and might be
greatly restricted under the primary nomination
p system Is being widely discussed. Here is
what the Massachusetts Senator said;
i VIII be sorry day for government and
T5eoDle alike when we lose the permanence and
continuity, the directing and guiding force
which such careers and such service as Mr., Al
lison's have given TO the Senate. II IS such
careers as his which have made the Senate
what i has been Fl our history, and If, under
pretence Of making it more popular, We are sub
fzcted 10 schemes which open the door wide to
those VINO would commit fraud and to those who
would spend money without stint, we shall not
only sec the popular viii distorted, uavestied
and defeated, but the country VIII be deprived
of the long-continued services OF such men as
zfr Allison. which have been and are. OF ines
Unable value to the United States.
No one VIII question the value Of permanence
snd continuity IN Senatorial service, If that
service happens 10 be Of excellent quality. No
one Will greatly desire, on the other hand, TO
perpetuate IN power Senators whose contribu-
lions 70 good government are almost negligible
1fr Lodge seems TO argue that the old system
ygss more certain TO extend worthy service and
cut short unworthy service, and that the new
system is likely 10 produce reverse results. But
are there any data yer available To prove that
coutentioni Has the new system so far as II
has been applied. furnished contrasts with the
old Oh which it can be so summarily con
Gemneds
We said yesterday that Mr Lodges ulustra-
ton was not convincing. Mr.. Allison was
elected under the old method, and was also
designated for continuance In Office under the
new. He carried Republican primary In Iowa
in 1903. the voters there fully sppreciating the
vslue OF his experience aLd equipment as
legislator. Other Senators elected under the
old system have been reelected under the new
Sfr Morgan. Of Alabama, was sent back for his
last term by a primary vote. So was his ven
cradle colleague, Mr.. Pettus. Mr.. McEnery has
been returned by tie voters Of Louisiana. Mr.
Newlsnds, Of Nevada, has been elected twice
under the legislative caucus system and once
by popular vote. Mr. Tillman, Mr.. Clay, Mr.
Bacon, Mr. Money, Mt Daniel and Mr. Martin
have all won renomina ions at the polls. In
fact the Senator Of longest service and ripest
New-York tribune., 1909-02-10
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.

TFrom The Tribune Bureau1
Washington, Feb. 9.-The dean Of the diplo-
u1atio corps and Baroness Mayor des Planches en-
tertained dinner company at the Italian Embassy
tonight In compliment 20 the German Ambassador
and Countess Won BernstorfT. Others In the party
were Senator and Mrs. AIdrich. Senator and Mrs
Burrows Senator and Mrs. Wetmore, Mr. and Mrs
I.ara Anderson Mrs Richard H. Townsend. Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh Legare, Mrs. Hope Slater Baron
Demeter Hye, and, from the embassy staff, Mar
ouis PaoIo dl Montagari, signor Roberto Centaro
and Signor GiulanO Cora
The Ambassador and Baroness Mayor des Planches
viii make their annual visit 10 italy in April or
May.
The French Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand
had dining with them tonight the Austrian Am
bagsador and Baroness Hengelmuler, the Secre-
tarv Of the Navy and Mrs. Newberry. Senator ana
Mrs Cullom Senator Bacon. Senator hean, the
American Minister to Venezuela and Mrs. Russell
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins MISS heah'
the German counsellor and Countess WedeL MI
and Mrs. Walter Denegre. Miss Patten, the French
naval attach6 and Nine de Blanpre Captain oe
Channbrun and the French third secretary anu
Tiscountess de Martel.
The British Ambassador left the capital to-S1aE
for Chicago Milwaukee and Springfield to make
addresses in each city.
The Brazilian Ambassador and his son, Maurice
Nabuco, who went 10 attend the inaugural cere-
monies in Cuba, returned here to-day.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-10
HOW COURTS INCREASE LAWLEsSNESs.

When all Is said, the police court is the one one
branch of the city's machinery upon WIlcn Iile
citizens must depend for protection ag9st me
lawless- Take the case OF hoooluiilsIn L >
which crops up whenever there Is great
crowd in the streets. The police make arrests arrests
and arragn their prisoners before the proper p, Z
magistrates. What is the outcome or 1t an ?
TVhv in many instances the magistrates look
upon the thing joke Boys VIII pe poyS'
tbny, saw with a smile, and Discharged" is the
answer TO the poliCeman's charge Wndt can
you expect when the next hohday COMES comes
around? The same rowdyism by tho same
hoodlums-and the same result in court. Against
this sort of thing the police absolutely help
less Moreover, the men, knowing from eE-
perience what TO expect grow careless and do
not make arrests when sometimes arrests
would be warranted. Police Commissioner
Bingham.
That is undoubtedly the way to foster hood
lumism and rowdyism and to demoraltze the
police force. SO is the habit of certain magis-
ira tes in this city of discharging all vagabonds
brought before them the way to encourage Vag-
abondage. The New York Central Railroad Com
pany complained recently of this practice on
the part of certain magistrates, as it affected
the company's efforts to deal with tramps on
its trains and right of way, costly nuisance
which railroads all over the country are hght-
Ing with varying degrees Of cooperation on the
mart Of Dolce courts. Tramps are among Tam
many's constituents in certain parts of the city,
and they have to he taken care of by certain
magistrates The discharge of the man with
the pull also demoralizes the police force and
contributes to the Citys lawleSsness.
1t would be impossible to apportiOn between
the police and the magistrates responsibility
for failure to enforce the excise laws When 1t
is made difficult to satisfy some magistrates
with proof that the law has been violated and
prisoners are constantly discharged, the police
are as General Bingham says absolutely help
less An instance of an absurd requirement as
TO proof that the excise law has been violated
was brought out in the preliminary report OF
the legislative commission regarding the lower
criminal courts In the Borough Of Brooklyn
certain magistrates" the report says, have
held, where the charge IS that a sale Of whis-
''key or lager beer has been made in violation
"of the liquor tax law, that 1t IS necessary to
prove by expert testimony the chemical analy-
isis of the contents of whskey or beer. and
whether whiskey is a rectited or distilled
spirit and lager beer a matted or fermented
liquor" Requirements Of proof Ike that are
an absurd impediment 10 law enforcement and
cannot fail to have q demoralizing effect on
police and public alike.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-10

experience to go back to private life on March
& next Mr. Teller. of Colorado, was retlred not
by a primary test, but through the workings 0I
the oid-fashioned party caucus If any system
Is to be charged with bis defeat it is the old sys
TEN and not the new.
1t is not logical however, to attribute one
nositixe and universal effect to one method and
tho reverse 70 the other. There viii he Interrupt
tons OF service under both methods, and con-
tinuous reflections under both. 1t is mere
assumption TO say that the great leaders Ia Ihe
Senate in the past have owed their contlhulI!
I'm office TO the circumstance that legislatures
elected them without the aid OF lnsu uons'
WHY should Senators like Morrill, and Ed
munds Blaine. Frye, Hale, Hoar, Platt Nol
Connecticut. Sherman. Morton, Zachary ChaI-
dIer Ben HILL Thurman, HendrlcKs, Lamar
Beck and Vest have feared 10 ask Verdlct Oh
the voters on their characters and records? 1t
is hardly conceivable that any one OF them
would have been defeated in a primary by
second class man Mr.. Lodge must realize that
he could he reelected Senator from Massachu-
se++s inst as easily by the direct as by the IN
direct method.
# is p mistake to think that the public PREF
fers-other things being equal-a second class
IN first class man. A Senator who has won
distinction by industry. character and states
manshiD should feel entirely safe In submitting
his claim for reelection TO the voters, and II
bo knew that the voters were TO decide his
denomination he might feel freer to disregard
the pressure Of machine influences in politics.
If is TOO soon TO pronounce the fruits of the
new method inferior TO the fruits Of the old.
AS TO the new methods not insuring continuity,
# is only fair to suspend judgment until more
data become available. Those now available
certainly do not support the contention OF
Senator Lodge.