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Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18

KIN HE besetting sin of woman is
economy" said the observing
Il woman. 1.-THE vice Of unself-
ishness is bad enough, and almost in
eradicable, but the habit of economy
may be equally devastating, and 1t
cIings like the shirt of Nessus. Women
inherit the instinct from their female
forbears, who never had a cent to call
their own, and it has become part and
parcel of their homes.
II know an artist, not an unappre-
ciated genius, but one of the kind that
makes money. Well, she has PEN
chant for altering her own clothes. She
will lengthen sleeves and put in fresh
lace with infinite care and great eX-
penditure of time and nerves. Once,
after she had been altering a blouse
that could not have cost more than a
few dollars in the first place, and had
seen one seasons wear, 1 reckoned up
the time it had taken her and showed
her in cold figures that she might have
earned $50 in the time wasted in fixing
that blouse. And l suggested mildly
that sleeves at $25 apiece were rather
more expensive than she ought to
wear. But she protested that the gar
ment was too good to throw away, and
no seamstresS would bother with 1t,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
Economist Saves a Few Pennies

and dare say she is still fixing up her
old clothes
"Then there are the women who
have passion for utilizing leftover
food They will tear themselves to
pieces to save a few pieces of stale
bread or a cupful of soup, but can't
find time to win the confidence Of their
children. And the results of their
economy are none too appetizing,
either. There are women, too, who will
economize in their food or walk till
they are worn out to save car fare
when their health and strength are all
the capital they have, and I know
some women who won't even wear
their clothes until they are old-fash-
ioned. 1t seems so extravagant to take
the new off,
"If you have person like this in
your family try to cure her now. 1t
may be hard, but 1t is not impossible,
and there are so many beautiful things
waiting to be enjoyed, so many i'm
portant things waiting to be done, that
it is heart breaking to think of the
time that is asted in alleged economy,
which is no economy at all, but horri-
Bile wastefulness. Real economy lies
in using all ones time and strength to
the best advantage, not in sacrificing
the most precious things in life for the
sake of saving material things
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
LOVES OF ELLIS ISLAND

In 1.-THE Loves of Ellis Island" you
may find theme to answer the erer-
nal question of existence. You shall
see the immigrants laugh and cry.
Nothing more matters much.
After many winding passageways
they have come to the department
marked "Discharging Division No
greatest wonder of the world flashes
forth before your eyes. One would
speak here only words that are soft
and sweet.
Outside, just beyond reach. are
dear ones whom the years and the
ocean have rolled between. AS they
recognize relatives there is an eX-
clamation, a cry in a foreign tongue.
They gesticulate. They fall across the
hats. They wave handkerchiefs. And
the line beyond, in more subdued agi-
tation. 1t has to be. In their impa-
tience some even now are shaking the
wire lattice. Some lean against it,
their heads bowed on their arms In
tears.
Meantime the red tape of the dis
charging division of the immigration
service of the United States depart
ment of commerce and labor meas
ures off, slowly, surely, safely. These
new arrivals the government holds in
its keeping. Before surrendering
them, particularly women and chill
dren, it must be sure of their destina-
ton. Uncle Sam does not mean to let
girls go wrong. Those who say they
are relatives must prove it. "What is
this woman to .you?" is searchingly
asked. And the answers to all ques-
tions of family history must tally
with information on the immigrant S
landing card. Satisfied that all is
well, the inspector gets down from his
stool and turns the lock in the latticed
door-Mab Potter Daggett in the
Sentemher Delineator
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
How to Manicure Nails at Home

4 WOMAN who thinks she cannot
~ afford to have her nails mani
"A cured makes a mistake; in point
of fact, she cannot afford not to have
them DONE For few have such pretty
hands that they can fail to make every
effort to improve them, and one who
will spend 10 cents two or three times
a week on soda water had better give
up the drink, if necessary, and use
the money so expended in beautifying
her nails.
am perfectly aware that there are
many girls who would be willing to do
this, but who haven't money even for
the soda. To them [ say, be your own
manicure and attend to your nails
regularly. If you are downtown every
day through the week give up three
quarters of an hour on Sunday morning
to them. 1t will be a difficult operation
at first, but with practice comes deft-
ness, even in working on the right
hand.
Better not get a manicure knife, un-
less you have had professional train
ing. Even so, many of the best mani
cures no longer operate with one, sub
stituting an orange wood stick, nat at
one end. For this task you will need
a little basin of hot, soapy water, some
curved manicure scissors, a file and
some polishing powder. You Will need
also a bit of absorbent cotton. l would
not think of being without this for my
nails, and, incidentally. to clean them
1 always twist the merest wisp around
the end of the orange wood stick and
run this beneath the nail edges. The
cotton wipes out dust or particles far
more thoroughly than bare stick or
piece of steel. This is trick worth
remembering, for it keeps the skin soft
beneath the nails and makes them less
likely to pick up dust If you have
been using a sharp instrument for
cleaning, stop it. Several days must
elapse before the skin smooths after
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18

the heroic treatment it has had. Put
the result is worth the waiting.
To manicure, begin by filing the nails
in any shape wished. Pronounced points
are no longer considered good form.
Do both hands and lay the file aside,
though it may be needed again for
smoothing rough edges.
Then put one hand into the basin of
soapy warm water and soak it for five
minutes; longer, If you wish. Then
wipe gently, by no means thoroughly,
and use the orange stick. With this
push the cuticle gently toward the base
of the nail Wet the stick end and
rub it to and fro over the nail on the
line where the cuticle has been.
You will find the skin so soft from
soaking that the friction will take off
any adhering particle. Wipe carefully
this time and with the sharp pointed
scissors trim off projecting points of
flesh that are too firmly fastened to
come with the stick. Take care not to
cut deep or to draw blood. Better take
off too little cuticle than too much
Go over each nail in this fashion.
keeping the stick a little moist to pre-
vent the skin from drying. Should this
happen it will be impossible to get good
results. AS soon as each nail is fin
ished anoint it with cold cream to coun-
teract the effect of so much water.
Otherwise the nails become too dry.
Soak the second hand as you did the
first and work at that If it is the
right more time will be required, for
working with the left is awkward.
Both DONE cover each nail copiously
with powder and polish with a
chamois burnisher. Then wash and
scrub the hands, wiping carefully. In
spect the finger tips closely, cutting or
rubbing off with the stick any points
til, 1-rr ,1I,r, Afet
and the hands should look infinitely
better Polishing must be done every
day, but once a week is often enough
for filing and soaking.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
The Worlds StrangeSt Bread

an hour, emitting a heat sufficient to
warm and light small tent and boil
the tea or coffee water. There is a
rather strong odor of toasting bread
but that is tolerated in preference to
smoke While sojourning with the en-
gineers in Siberia 1 have also seen them
use the larger sizes of ring bread FOR
makeshift quoits for Sunday afternoon
sport in their tents, and the bread
would stand the knocking about pretty
well, and would eventually appear in
the soup at the evening meal
Small Siberian store keepers also use
the ringed bread as an abascus, or
primitive counting apparatus, FOR
calculating small sums in roubles and
kopeks and simple figuring. Three
strings are suspended above the count
er; ten breads are strung on each; the
top line represents the roubles (thelr
money transactions rarely going above
ten), and the two lower strings stand
for the kopeks. OF course the strings
of bread can be increased to mount into
thousands and up if desired"
We are accustomed to regard bread
as the staff of life, but bread as an
illuminant, a heating apparatus, as a
sporting implement and as calculat-
ing machine is quite novel idea.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
HARDWOOD FLOOR FINISHES

The hardwood floor is one of the joys
of the modern housewife, but the
nroper dressing for it--be it in bed
Chamber, living room or Kitchens
not always used. Shellac is much
used. but is not advisable. Shellac
does not wear well. 1t shows the
marks of boot nails and is easily
scratched. Unless it is carefully COW
cred with rugs it is as much of
nuisance as carpeting and when an
other finish is required the varnish is
difficult to remove. The waXed floor
is really the ideal floor for all rooms
save the kitchen and for that tram
pied over space the oiled floor is best t.
it does not show bootmarks and Is
easily washed. 1t will often remain,
under ordinary conditions, very clean
and neat looking for some time with
out renewing the oil The oil to be
used is boiled oil, which is to be
thinned to the consistency advisable
by turpentine and it should be rubbed
into the floor Until the pores are filled
with it. Then the superfiuous oil
must all be removed.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
MISCELLANEOUS HINTS
To Keep Pickles Crisp

One housekeeper is using sour pickles
out of an open jar as crisp as when
made last September. Wash and wipe
cucumbers and place in stone jar.
For every gallon of vinegar add one
ci,nfuI of salt and large half cupful
of ground mustard. Dissolve well and
no1ir over the cucumbers cold. Ready
to use in three days and will keep IN
definitely.
To Change Feathers
When you change the feathers from
one pillow case to another nave pillow
ticks. needle, thread and scissors all In
tba Kitchen, with doors closed to avoid
drafts. and have a good fire going with
q large open kettle of boiling water on
the stove to create steam. This pre-
vents the feathers from blowing, and
if the seams in the ticks are opened
and sewed together before attempting
to shake from one to another, and then
are pinned, basted and whipped you
can do the entire operation without
losing more than ten or twelve 1eathers'
Mouseproof Pantry
In building or doing over a house,
before the final boards are put on the
pantry, have it lined throughout with
MOSQUITO wire. 1t is not expensive 10
nut on this mouseproof inner lining,
and the relief from the pests would
COMPENSATE for the expenditure even
though it were double.
Carpet Cleaner
To one bar of white soap cut fine IN
gallon of water--let it boil until we'll
dissolved-add one ounce of ether and
use with scrub brush, and take clear
warm water and cloth to wipe off suds.
win renew all colors and make goods
like new
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
LIFE

"a day, month, year,
Over and over again;
A smile, a sigh, a tear,
And the bitter and sweet have done
"a day, a month, a year,
The story sweet and old;
voice, a heart to hear.
And the love of a life Is told
"a day, a month, a year,
A sweet hope laid away;
A bride, a breath, bier,
And pale hands folded over clay
"a year. a month, a day
Tho sands of life is run:
A flower of feeting May
Also over with and done"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
Sweet Potatoes Par Excellence

Sliced sweet potatoes, first fried and
then baked in a dish with sugar and
butter syrup, are food fit for the gods,
and are especially to be served with
fried chicken la Maryland. The but
fer and sugar permeate the vegetable
until it is honey sweet, and the frying
beforehand prevents it from being too
soggy.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
WHEN PREPARING RICE

Instead of washing rice half a dozen
times in cold water to remove the
starch, rinse twice in very hot water
and the same results are gained
Few northerners succeed in getting
the separated grain, such as are always
seen on southern tables. To obtain
them throw rice slowly into rapidly
boiling slightly salted water and cook
twenty minutes uncovered.
Drain, add a tablespoonful of butter
and toss gently with fork Dry in
hot oven for about five minutes. Serve
uncovered.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
SAVING HINT

Do not throw old kid gloves away
until you have removed the clasps.
Cut them out leaving a little disc of
kid around each. When needed, the
discs can be whipped to the article
and the clasps will do extra service.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18

An egg salad out of the ordinary in
appearance was served at a luncheon
the other day. The yolks of hard
boiled eggs were removed and kept
whole while the whites were cut in long
strips. Then the whites were arranged
around a shallow dish lined with let
tuce leaves and the yolks were put in
the center. The whole was dressed
with oil and vinegar and paprika.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18

To escallop chicken, cut the meat Of
one fowl into neat blocks. Prepare a
butter sauce and mix with the fowl.
Take two green peppers and cut in
strips, one large, ripe tomato and two
boiled potatoes Cut them the same as
the chicken. Mix all together in the
sauce and simmer thirty minutes. Pour
the mixture in a baking dish, cover
with crumbs, dot with butter and bake
q good brown.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
Good for Luncheon

Cheese and rice baked together are
much like cheese and macarom. Add
to a cupful of cold boiled rice cuptul
of milk, a pinch of salt. little pepper
and several tablespoonfuls of grated
cheese-enough to give it strong
cheesv flavor. Put this into a buttered
baking dish of earthenware and bake
SLOWLY for about an hour or until rich
brown crust forms on top and the
cheese has entirely melted.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18

To prepare peach butter as it is done
in New Jersey, peel ripe fruit and boil
it in water until it is soft. Then rub
the peaches through a colander. taking
out the stones. For every quart OF
peaches allow a pound and half of
sugar and simmer for an hour. Stir
frequently while cooking or the butter
will burn. When it is done put into
glass or stone jars and ke( in a cool
place.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18

Sometimes 1t seems easiest to number your
successes by counting the chances you didn'
take.-Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18

Very few words answer the purposes of rudi-
mentary minds, witness the vocabulary of
savages and OF young persons in love.-Puck
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18

The fat should be about half an inch
in depth in the pan, deeper than Is re-
quired for sauteing, but not deep
enough to cover the fritters.
A sparkling fruit punch calls for
grated pineapple, a cupful of freshly
made tea and three cupfuls of water
boiled to the thread stage with two
pounds of sugar. When the mixture is
cold add the juice of five lemons and
six oranges two cupfuls of grape juice
and a cupful of maraschino cherries.
At the last add six quarts of water and
ice. Just before serving turn in a bot
tie of mineral water. A few sprigs Of
mint may be dropped in if they are
liked
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18

Melted butter seasoned with paprlka
and lemon juice is served with orolleu
fnnan haddie in a seaside hotel.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18

A bottle of grated Parmesan cheese
Is a convenience in the kitchen store
room. A sprinkling Of the cheese over
the omelet, over milk toast and into
tomato sauce makes variety and is
liked by most persons.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18

A dish of berries or preserves makes
a delicious dessert when garnished with
a spoonful of frozen whipped cream,
The cream to be frozen may be placed
inside a mold and the mold buried In
crushed ice and salt after being sealed
hermetically with butter rubbed over
all crevices between the mold and the
cover. This garnish of cream may thus
be prepared early in the day and left
to stand until dinner time.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18

Corn fritters are among the season.
able delicacies. To make them so that
they will melt in the mouth use this re-
cefpe: To two cups of grated sweet
corn add one cup of flour sifted with
one teaspoon of baking powder, one
teaspoon of salt and a quarter teaspoon
of paprika. Add also half a cup of
finely chopped celery and the beaten
yolks of two eggs. Mix thoroughly and
then fold in stifhy whipped whites of
two eggs. Drop by spoonfuls into hot
fat and slowly fry to pale brown.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-07
SCHfVELY MUST
FACE INDICTMENT
Perjury Charge Before Spokane Grand
Jury Will Stand.

SPOKANE. June THE new In
dictmeat against !. IT. SchiveIy, charg-
ing perjury in S testimony before
the grand jury will stand, Judge Web
ster overruling a motion to quash it
The motion was made upon the ground
that after the matter was resubmitted
to the grand jury. no additional evil
dence was taken by that body.
TIL former Indictment was set aside
on the ground that it did not explic-
itely state in what parts of the de-
PENDANTS testimony he had perjured
h mself. A demurrer on statutory
grounds was overruled and Schively
pleaded not guilty.
The case will not be tried at this
term of the court. The court enter
tanned motion by counsel for the
defense ito have the case stricken
ground that the special session of the
legislature may be expected to insti-
tutc impeachment procee dings against
the defendant and it will take all of his
me to prepare for the defense. The
report of the legislative investigating
committee is believed to be voluminous
and in preparing defense considerable
time will be required.
Judge Webster ruled the court would
not be exercising sound judicial dis
cretion in not granting a continuance
The cas- is therefore stricken from
the docket.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-07
Fashions
Beauty Hints
ads and Fancies
Etiquette
WOmdn'S Exchange

artistic nature is revealed in this
choice
without carrying the use of per-
fumes to excess, it is we'll to select
some delicate and light odor. Every
woman should select her favorite and
remain true to il. All that belongs to
her. her books, her stationery, her
apartment, the cushions of her car
riage-in the eighteenth century they
were stuffed with odorous herbs-her
cloth .ng, the least article which she
handles, should exhale the same per-
fume. A great lady once wrote. "The
devil may smell of sulphur, shall
smell of orris.,
Some people in love with the last
century select the peau d'Espagne.
Russian leather is sometimes con-
sidered a perfume. There are women
who are content with the delicate
odors communicated from Their rose
wood wardrobes. Others perfume
themselves with flowers and herbs
according to the season. They begin
with violets, rose, mignonette, eta,
with which they fill their bureau
drawers, Their pockets (when their
gowns are not in use. sachets, etc
The odors from these fresh flowers
or herbs, which fade and die in the
wardrobe, are perhaps fleeting, but
extremely agreeable. These women
prepare for winter use the flowers of
melusina, queen of the meadows and
asperules dried in the shade They
simply inclose them in little muslin
bags and put them into every nook
and corner. They suggest the odors
of the prairies in blossom. Our an
cestors preferred a bouquet of doors
They themselves prepared their sach-
cts.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-07
BEST EXHIBIT ON THE
A-Y-P-E GROUNDS
Commissioner Ritz Says the WaIIa
WaIIa Display Is One of the Best
and Is Attracting Universal
Attention.

Fair Commissioner w. A. Ritz, who
has been in Seattle for several weeks
past experimenting the installation Of
the Walla Walla county exhibit, re-
turned yesterday to his home here
and will remain in this city until July
1, when he expects to return to Seat
tie to relieve Fair Commissioner c. H
O'Neil, who will be in charge of the
Walla Walla booth until that date
Commissioner Simmons will go to Sc
attic, August Is, to relieve Mr.. Ritz
at the Walla Walla valley BOOTH
When interviewed relative to the
fair, and the showing made by this
county, Mr. Ritz said he would rather
have other people express their views,
but that he considered the display a
good one, and would like to know
whether it met with the approval of
visitors from this part of the state.
For" he said, eff it is not what they
want, now is the time to change it,
before the fair is any further ad-
vanced'
Mr.. Ritz said the fair was starting
off in fine shape, that the size was to
be compared to that of Portland but
that the grounds were much more
beautiful as we'll as the building All
the buildings have beautiful electrical
effects but the government building
which is not lighted, owing to the lack
of funds. The fair commission has put
a few lights on the government build
ing but there is not nearly as many
as there should be. 1t is expected
this will be wired within a few weeks
however. Some of the minor buildings
have not been completed as yet but
workmen are working day and night
on these and they will be completed
within a short time.
All buildings are closed at O'Clock
every evening and remain closed until
s the next morning, during which time
they are thoroughly cleaned and pre-
sent a spotless appearance.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-07

One of the citizens of Walla WaIla
who has returned from che exposition
stated that the Walla Walla county
booth had everything else Skinned" a
thousand ways. He said that is not
lot of Walla Walla enthusiasm either.
There is not county in Oregon or
California that can compare to it as
a booth although of course there are
several specimens of fruit to be found
in the different booths which are better
The booth was filled by hundreds of
people every day since the opening.
1t is said this county's booth is the
talk of the grounds. Col. Bosch, head
of the exhibiting department came
rushing over to the Walla Walla
county booth about 8 o'clock on the
claimed: what is all this | hear about
tho Walla Walla booth Well by gosh
boys you have her fixed up pretty good
haven't you? Everybody is talking
about it. The Walla Walla county
booth is located almost in the center
of the building and all aisles lead to
it. Not more than one7tenth of the
people who were visitors at the booth
on the opening day registered, so great
was the crowd"
From all the reports about this
cOunty's display there is nothing else
for the citizens of this county to believe
than that ours is the best exhibits to
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-07

railroad clerks, and Torgensen is a
cook. The robbers got only a small
sum of money, although they rified
nine sacks of registered mail. The en-
giner and fireman of the train iden-
titled Torgensen and Woods as the
men who climbed into the engine cab
and thrust revolvers in their faces