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The Washington herald., 1911-12-01

God knew what he was doing when
he made your boy. Nathan has as much
right to be what God made him as you
have to be yourselfp The Mother-oi
Five was reused from her usual gen.
tleness of speech to vehemence, and
the occasion warranted. For the
Mother-of-One had been proudly boast
ing of the manner of man she intended
her Nathan to be.
Ever since Nathan was born, I've
made up my mind to make him an ar
tist. think it will be just lovely to be
the mother of a great painter, don't
you?" she had asked The Mother-of-
Five. and straightway the clear
seeing eyes of The -Mother-of-Five had
flashed their indignation. and the usual
ly gentle voice had taken on an un-
wonted sternness.
Nathan has as much right 10 be
himself as you have TO be your own
Individuality she reiterated to the as
tonished Mother-of-One.
Maybe you have made up your mind
to make an artist of Nathan, but God
made up His mind first And if God
intended your boy to, sell lumber, or
something else equally as unaesthetic,
YOU can make up your mind to have him
an artist all you want to, but he will
never be one"
Nonsense said The Mother-of- One.
Nathan is in Art School now. If he
Keeps right on working there when he
is not busy with his grammar school
work, he will certainly be great artist
by the time he is grown"
She thought she had scored a point,
for The -Mother-of-Five was silent.
Foolish, deiuded little Mother-of-
The Washington herald., 1911-12-01

put into a colander and strain. Add
sugar to taste. II you use the apple
sauce instead of a vegetable for dinner,
very little sugar is needed. II for a
dessert, one-haIf cup Of sugar is neces-
sary.
Brown Apple Pudding.
Two cups fresh bread crumbs.
Four apples.
One cup brown sugar.
One tablespoonful butter
One-quarter teaspoonful ground cinna-
mon.
One and a CrIarter cups hot water.
Butter the bakepan, put in the bottom
one-half the apples (Which have been
washed, pared, quartered, and cored),
then one-half the bread crumbs. then
the rest Of the apples and bread crumbs.
Spread the sugar over the top and the
butter in small pieces over that. Last,
dust the cinnamon over the top of all.
Pour the water in the center Of the dish.
Bake twenty minutes covered and then
ten minutes uncovered in hot oven. This
can be served with lemon sauce.
Apple Snow.
Two eggs.
One cup of apple sauce.
One cup milk.
Two tablespoonfuls sugar.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-01

you will be the cause of his missing
his purpose in life, and in his heart oi
hearts he will never forgive you. He
will cry out m his bondage all the days
that he shall livep
The Mother-of-One was too startled
to be angry. e
What" she whispered in frighten-
ed voice, what shall l do?"
Since you decided on the art les
sons before Nathan was old enough to
lisp your name, stop them, for while
at least Give him all the time you are
now giving to his art work for genuine
fun, out-of-door recreation. And while
he plays and grows and develops ply
sically watch the wonderful unfolding OF
his individuality Oh, it will be a rev.
elation to youp
The speakers face was agIow with
earnestness.
She was thinking of The Five.
Make no effort to turn Nathan into
ways that are not his own. Don't try
to urge him into being what you would
like to have him be. If he is born to
paint pictures, you will find it out. And
if he is born to sell lumber, you will
find that out. 1t is certain that he
would not make success of either un-
der compulsion.
IF you think over the questions he
asks you-the sort of play he likes best
YOU will soon discover the trend of
his thoughts, and gradually his strong
individual inclinations will assert them
selves.
Don't ruin the purpose of a life just
because you decided, when Nathan was
born, that you were going to be the
mother of an artistp
The Washington herald., 1911-12-01
SPECKLED EFFECTS
ARE STILL IN FAVOR

1t may be the aftermath of the chante-
cIer craze. but there is a decided tendency
among the novelty lovers for -speckled
effects. This is seen in gray and white.
black and white, gray and black, blue and
brown. and all possible mixtures of feath-
ers frightened by dashes of blue and scar
let. Newer yet are muffs and stoles Of
panther skin" which are as costly as
they are startling.
This same speCkled touch is shown in
some of the new gauze and chiffon wells
for motoring. At which zigzaggy horizon
the impecunious oculist does "chortle in
his joy
Much pretter are the speckled scarfs,
especially when the speaking is in flecks
Of gold and silver on pale backgrounds Of
gauze or liberty silk.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-01

in this empire model we have a plain
little dress which is suitable for school
wear as well as for other general occa-
sionS
The bodice, which closes at one side,
has no trimming except the roll collar at
the neck. The skirt is made with four
cores and fastens at one side on a line
with the waist closing.
Soft materials. such as chiffon broad
cloth, fine twill serge, messaline. and
novelty fabrics, are suitable for this
style.
The pattern. 554S. is cut in sizes "A. Is,
and is years. Medium size requires 4
yards of 44-inCh material.
The above pattern can he obtained by
sending 10 cents to the office OF this
paper
The Washington herald., 1911-12-01
FASHION FANCIES
OF THE MOMENT

Fancy rope girdles are high in fashion.
Many jackets OF serge. cheYiot, and
corduroy show the belted effect.
Most of the skirts for evening have
small trains.
Black velvet ribbons are much used
for trimming.
Many large velvet hats with turned Up
brims are seen.
Paris has elected the high, nat. simply
trimmed hat Of black velvet as the
reigning tavoFite Of the season.
The new horn buttons rimmed in con-
trasting color come in variety Of COM
binations.
Machine stitching Is popular on skirts
and coat suits OF cheviot and English
suitings
to Trim dresses intended to wear 1a without
. wrap.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-01
HIS RIGHT TO BE HIMSELF.

SHC
Il had an only brother" said The
Mother-of-Five with apparent irrele-
vance. "My mother ruined his life. Nc
two children are ever alike. Nature
makes each of individual design and
then throws away the design. She cut
my brother James out of finely woven
material She attuned his whole be-
ing to music. He heard melody in
everything. He should hive been edu-
Gated a musician by virtue of his genius.
My mother had an idea that musicians
were poverty stricken, erratic folk, and
she dreamed dreams for James that
were lined with plain dollars. She ig-
nored the clamor of his individuality
and trained him for commercial life.
Ii difference to her wishes, he stified
the cry of his soul, and to-day he is an
unsuccessful business man, hating his
work, missing his mission. Oh, if my
mother had only considered what James
was created to be and not what she
wished him to be-" ended The Mother
of-Five with 4 sob.
And you mean"
Yes" said The -Mother-of-Five, Il
mean just that. 1t is possible that
Nathan was born with the Divine Fire
of genius quickening his pulses. If so,
you are right to give him his chance.
But you don't know! You decided what
he was to be while he was mere baby
without waiting to learn his first ten
denotes, and now you are stunting his
physical growth in order to put through
your selfish purposes, to satisfy your
vanity. Through education, Nathan
may become a mediocre artist. but if
God has not intended him for an artist
The Washington herald., 1911-12-01
Little Tales of Motherhood
By JULIA CHANDLER NAM

"AI hope my
The Washington herald., 1911-12-01
Easy Darning.

When you have a large hole to darn,
first sew a piece of net over the hole,
catching II firmly TO the edge all around.
Draw the thread in the usual way
through the meshes, so that when you
darn crosswise you will have a firm
foundation, and even meshes to darn
through.
Adopting this method, no matter how
large the hole is you will have no trouble
to darn 1t neatly and evenly The work
is also very quickly done
The Washington herald., 1911-12-01

thus addressed would reply. She is, in
deed, noble creature, and she would
be just the wife some other man should
marry, but not for me.
She comes up to my ideal. but she
does not fire my fancy, and I appre-
hend that If I were married to a wife
who had no faults ii would get on my
nerves until I should arise some night
and bat her in the head, for l could not
stand to contemplate such perfection.
Resides. a husbands chief amusement
after marriage is knocking his wife's
weaknesses. and if she had none he
would be deprived of a pleasant daily
diversion.
WhereupOn the men all hied away and
popped the question to the younger sis
ter, who had no matrimonial qualifica-
tions whatever except her personal ap-
pearanCe.
Moral: This fable teaches that the
women who are fitted to be good wives
always remain old maids.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-01

Apples are always wholesome, and just
now their price is within the range of
everybody. Here are a few delicious
recipes for using them.
Apple Salad i'm Apple Cases.
Take six large red apples. cut thin slices
from the stem end so they will set fat.
Then cut off the blossom end and scoop
out the inside. Saw tooth the edge. Chop
the apple and mix with cream dressing.
Fill the apple into the cups, sprinkle
chopped English walnuts over tops. and
serve in a bed of lettuce leaves.
Apple POne.
Three cups finely cut tart apples.
Three cups white cornmeal.
One and a half cups milk.
One teaspoon salt.
One teaspoon butter.
One and a half cups boiling water.
ScaId the cornmeal, add the salt, re-
move from stove and cover for half an
hour, then add the milk and mix well.
Add the apples. brush two pie tins with
the butter. and pour the mixture in.
Cover with pie tin and bake one and a
half hours in moderate oven; or you can
put into mold and steam two hours. Serve
with brown sugar.
Apple Jelly.
Good red apples are preferable, and, IL
we have to buy them, we get the best,
but any cooking apple will do.
Wash and quarter the apples, remove
the stem and blossom, cut into thin slices.
To each cup of apples take cup and one
half of cold water, cover and boil until
the apples are tender. Pour into the
colander and drain six hours, then drain
through jelly bags. To each cup of juice
add one cup of sugar, stir until the sugar
is melted. then boil quickly ten minutes.
Try il by pouring little on a cold sau-
Ger. II il forms, II is ready to pour into
glasses. Be careful not to boil too long.
If the apples are nice and red, the jelly
will be pretty pink.
Apples Filled with RaisIas.
Eight tart apples.
One cup seeded raisins.
Half cup sugar.
Half cup stale bread or cake crumbs.
One tablespoon butter.
Wash, pare ana core the apples. Wash
the raisins through two waters, place
them in double boiler and steam for
thirty minutes, then I'LL them into the
apples Brush pudding pan with half the
butter and put in the apples. adding one
half cup cold water Sprinkle with half
the sugar and put into moderate oven
and bake until the apples are tender.
Mix the other half Of the sugar with the
bread or cake crumbs and sprinkle over
the top Of the apples dotting with the
remainder of the butter, and bake until
nice and brown. Serve cold.
Apple sauce.
Wash and cut four apples. remove the
cores. Put inR saucepan with one cup
OF boiling water. cover until they come
to boil. Remove the cover. mash while
they are boiling. and, when we'll mashed,
The Washington herald., 1911-12-01
NOBILITY OF CHARACTER.

An your wonderful inventions.
All your houses vast and tail.
All your great gun-frouted vessels.
EFeTy fort and even wall,
With the passing of the ages,
They shall pass and they shall fall.
As you sit among the idols
That your aEaries gave birth,
As Won count tha hoarded treasures
That you think Of priceless worth,
Time is digging tombs to hide them
In the bOsom Of the earth.
There shall come 4 great couvulaoa
Or = rISins tidal wave.
Or 4 sound q mighty hunders
Frum . suhteTTAnean cave.
And a boaSiug worlds possessions
Shall be buried in c1e UaTe.
FFun the Centuries Of Silence
We are bringing back again
buried vase and bust and column
And the Eod they worshiped then.
In the strasgs, uumentioned cities
Built by prehistorie men
Did they steal, and lie, and slaughter!
Did they steep their souls In shansi
DID they sell eternal VIRTUES
inst to win passing famei
Did they give the gold of honor
For the tiusel Of nanss
We are hrrrying all Together
Toward the silence and the night;
Thcle Il nothing worth the sccking
But the aln.kizsed moral height
There Il uothine worth the doing
But TIE doing q the right
by Ella Wheeler Bilcoz
tCoFsrishtl
The Washington herald., 1911-12-01

Wash and cut four apples. remove the
cores. Put inR saucepan with one cup
of boiling water. cover until they come
TO a boil Remove the cover. mash while
they are boiling. and, when well mashed,
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-07-14
oTS$@
:. ia @!6u2Gz IVY

Lace, combined with net. Is mucn
used.
Everywhere we see bit OF black
satin.
Feathers are slowly coming oacE
to the couture.
Natural linens are In greater de-
mand than colors.
Still yelled are the various parts
of miladys costume.
MANY little evening frocks are
trimmed with cords of precious stones
or beads to initiate them. Coral on
black and white striped moussehne Il
stunning. ,,
Patent leather belts in black olue
red or white are to be a stylish hn'si
sfor linen frocks.
Many of the Elton jackets have larg'
reyers. They are either the supple
folded satin shapes or the straight Id
ones. They can be Of contrasting CO.
or embroidered and beaded.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-07-14

backbone ia more essential to sue
cess than wishbone.
A well.scoured hoe is the sign OF
a profitable corn crop.
The mortgage is the most successful
standpatter Of the lot.
When a man stands on his dignity
he chooses slippery footing.
The narrow.dred wagon Is a conl'
panion to the soon-tired horse.
The two-row cultivator splits the
wages Of the hired man in half.
Weight in a horse makes the load
lighter and the sale-check larger.
The man with willing arm up his
sleeve is pretty certain to get along
A crouch Is always the child OF sell
ishness and ought to die before II
is born.
Rule by the autocrat, whether car
or political boss, breeds government
by mob.
A thing less desirable to see thar
a disappointed old man Is disslpa.ee
young man.
Even better than a promise OF ths
hereafter is full realization OF TIT
value of the here.
II you keep close to the marke
your bank account will grow Whetne
you watch 1t or not.
The profits edge Of farming lap
over the rests upon the business des
and farm account book.
The man who is not on the )oo a
the time is pretty likely to be on
Of a job most Of the time.
The warehouses and co-operatlV
concerns can be run successfully VIII
out the spirit Of paternalism.
Stay with your Union; attend you
local meetings; be ready to 90 you
duty at all times. Don't sulk, g
busy and learn what is going on
your organization.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-07-14
SOME POINTS AS TO CURTAINS
Economical Methods Of Producing Ar
tistic Effects-HoW Life May
Be Prolonged.

Take old net curtains distinct Will
do) and dip them in tubful OF soapy
water. then in tub containing a So
lution of ten cents worth OF copperas.
Repeat and hang up to dry. The re-
sult will be beautiful deep burnt
orange color, which gives sunset
effect In the darkest room.
Cut out the floral and basket de-
signs from madras muslin and tack
them on to a material to harmonic
with your curtains-even unbleached
calico. Work them over with floss silk
aud apply them as borders to the cur
tains. Bits of silk or satin might he
tackled on to the madras petals In
stead and buttonholed around the
edges. The baskets might have lat
ticework and handles of fine straw or
rafia.
Make your curtains with hens Of
equal width at top and bottom. After
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-07-14
Fighting Poultry Pests.

These are gala days for lice. Fight
them strong and hard.
Kerosene will do deadly work. Pour
It in every crack and crevice. Don't
spare it.
Watch the grit box. The hens are
doing so. Don't let them catch you
mapping and the box empty.
Allow the cool air to enter the
houses at night by taking out the win
dows, but do not forget to have inch
mesh wire netting fastened to the
opening to keep out the enemies.
Watch the condition OF the young
chickens. If they are moping, look fo'
lice, especially the large gray lous'
found on the head Of the chick
drop of sweet oil will soon end hi
career.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-07-14
That Trouser Skirt.

We have until now omitted any men,
ton of the divided or harem skirt, be-
cause this fastidious innovation
seemed SO altogether impossible. But,
because of the notoriety which 1t has
had through the riots aroused by It's
appearance in Paris and elsewhere, il
seems best to describe it. It Is 6
scant skirt which, at about the knees,
divides to form full trousers such as
are worn by the Turkish women. So
far only professional models, en-
ployed by the dressmakers who are
trying to introduce this absurd fashion,
have been seen wearing the trouser-
skirt, or jupe.culotte, az it is called in
France. That it will be adopted by
women of good taste and refinement
seems quite impossible.-Harper's
Bazar.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-07-14
Secure Good Seed.

Poor seed is costing many farmers
az much as poor land. Now Is the
time to take the first step to have
good seed corn for next years crop.
when the ears begin to set on the
corn stalks. cut the tassels out OF all
weak stalks and stalks showing nc
oars or only nubbins. This Will pre-
Won't fertilization by inferior stalks
and will, in addition. increase tn
| Weld very much.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-07-14
CONTROL OF COTTON MARKET
Speculators Are Not Satisfied to Let
Go Their Grasp of Staple
Without Struggle.

The cotton spectators are not salts
fed to permit the control OF the cot
ton market to slip from their fingers.
They realize that 1t will be neces-
sary for them to proceed upon diff
ferent basis from that they have op-
Grated upon in the past Having rea'
nzed this, they are studying out a
greater scheme that grains and money
can operate to continue their skin
ming the farmers of the south, says
the Farmers Union News.
II the farmers are permitted to
perfect their warehouse system, 1t Is
evident that they will be permanent
in control
sully and Hammond thought that
g tssS az aaf II fpf asae@s~aas u Ess
By which they could unhorse 'nt
farmers.
Quietly, there is being an enor
made In some sections to promote
similar plan to have the speculate
located in the south. -,
Every citizen living in the soutf
whose love for his country Is equs
to his selflshness, should be sutiicien
w interested in the welfare OF IN
south to oppose any scheme that WI
take from the farmer the control
the marketing of his cotton. Evel
increase in the price of cotton TO Il
farmer is an increase to the prospe
,ty Of the south; and Its effect CT
Int he felt in every channel of trad
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-07-14
Snakes in Prohibition Maine.

Snakes emptied two saloons in Port
land of the crowds of customers few
evenings ago. A nonresident ordered
a box of snakes sent to him from the
south for the purpose Of cleaning out
vast number of rats from his place.
The snakes were given chance to
demonstrate their rat killing ability
and the large snake destroyed Is in
few minutes The snakes were then
taken to two different saloons and In
few minutes cleared them of the
crowd.-Kennebec Journal.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-07-14
CHURCH LIGHTED BY WIND
Nov., Method Employed to illuminate
Sacred Edifice Near eirm'ns-
ham, England.

Probably one of the most mover
methods of providing lighting TOR a
church is that employed at the olo
Coselv church, situated few miles
ont from Birmingham, England
About 600 feet from the churcn IS
tho mouth of disused coal NINE
around which are huge piles OF tall
h ings. Upon one of these stee! tower over
GO feet high is erected and a windmill
"a feet in diameter installed. Al 'ne
base of the tower in small house Is
an electric generator which Is run Dy
the mill. The current thus genera'eu
feeds q lamps in the church. TWO III
the chapel, two in the vestry' operates
a motor for pumping the pipe orsan'
and also lights 80 lamps in the rec
tory, A storage battery in the rectorS
is a part of this unique lighting plant
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-07-14
Excellent Fly RepeI|ent.

Flies Of various kinds give cattle
ond horses considerable annoyance
peady.made mixtures are fully as
chean and effective, and much more
convenient than repellents made &C
cording to certain recipes. However
a mixture Of three quarts OF fish Oil
one quart of petroleum, and one ounce
n, carbolic acid is a most excellent II!
repellent.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-07-14
Cooperation in Denmark

One of the famous Danish farmers
organizations is for the purpose OF dis
tributing clover seed to the farmers.
II has 1900 branch societies and an
nually distributes several million
bushels Of seed. The Danes have i'm
ported a great deal Of clover seed
from foreign countries and have found
varieties that were much better suited
to their conditions than native vari
cites Our own department OF agri
culture Is following this plan ant
hopes to discover varieties that vii
excel native varieties.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-07-14
49,. p,r+v Entertainment.

- VSSH ~
Every girl loves pretty o'ous.,
and want to tell you OF SIX eoou
chums who meet once in two weeks
and bring their needlework' ~nlcn Wy
common consent is to be a hhge'1e
h,ouse all to be made by hand. hac''
one is pledged to watch for ne" lucas,
light refreshments are served anu
occasionally the hostess has some
amusement not to last over ~ hiih.
utes or half an hour. At a recent
meeting they had this Romance o. a
shirtwaist." Years ago put II III
tho department but it will be ne"
now to many, and hope will answer
the request for contests suitable lof
porch parties and afternoon aha'fs
lust for girls"
Romance of ShlrtWalst-11ei
lover has persuaded her to be MIS- anu
they were about to slip into the ma'rl.
monial -. One day he reproacheo
her for her GOODNESS to him, and she
renlied, X cannot wear my heart on
nv - always" and while her gol'
den head rested on his manly --- ne
forgave. her, and presented her win
a pretty - for her dainty ---. Llle
3 is not always what it -, for after
a Ito became golfer her was on ehe
- most Of the time. and she begal
to f.a1 that she could never win hlu
r - to his former devotion. Indeed
e she often felt she would like to -
him, but she decided to $500 him III
stead, so size put on bold --- AM
J. told him she would break the -
a. He began to and haw, and II
yited her to &C to 49, concer'
Then she knew that she could. -
lie him. Although there is much red 49,
or about such matter, one is apt to e
the cold instead OF two Town
arms about ones -. They went
Or the concert and came to the concl
b. sion that their promises were ST.
ID -. Each had been on the --, 81
now they are married and are -
for life, while the - plays on.
re Key-Yoke. sleeve, bosom, ne
or waist, seems (seams), links, bac
'p' cuff, collar, front, tie, hem, band, 81
tonhole tape, shoulder, neck. bindll
wrong side, bound, band.
~ Iced drinks, sherbets and other II
tn' zen things are much in favor, serv
ke with a variety of small cakes. wate
and crackers, or biscuit, as we are
ginning to call them, same as they
" in England.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-07-14
Cotton Seed Makes Hard Butter.

Both cottonseed and cottonseed
meal have a tendency to make hard
hutter. For that reason they are es-
uecially desirable for dairy cattle IN
southern climates. 1t is not safe, how
ever, to feed more than four pounds
cottonseed per day on account OF the
Injurious effect it may have on the
cow. Professor Alvord Of Texas agri'
cultural college says that he prefers to
feed wheat bran or rice bran in con
nection with cottonseed meal at thu
rate of FIVE pounds bran to four O
meal OF this mixture the COW shoult
be given two-thirds Of a pound TO
each one quart Of milk she is giving.