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The Washington herald., 1912-07-08
Pumpernfckel Bread,

A Country Baker sends In the fol-
lowing recipe for pumpernickeI bread
and warrants 1t as a good weapon In
case a brickbat is not handy:
''Pumpernickel Bread-To bake this
bread is hard for a person who has
not learned the bakers trade. However.
IL you will follow this you may get a
fair result: One cake OF yeast, one pint
to make a medIumly stiff dough Put
this dough into a Jar tcovered for
twenty-four hours. II is now sour and
sticky. Add a little warm water go de-
grees) to the sour dough. Dissolve and
add a little pumpernickel flour to get a
good sponge. Work 1t well. Put the
dough back in the jar for about six or
seven hours. Mix this sour dough with
a cake yeast and one or two quarts Of
water for a sponge. Let the sponge
come to a drop Add more water,
pumpernickel -four. and one ounce Of
salt for eac' quart of water used. A
little molasses will help to make a rich
color In the oven. The longer you work
the dough the better will be the result
When you have worked the dough suffi-
GENTLY mold t into loaves at once. Line
your pan with wood in the sides and
grease well between the loaves. Two
pounds Of loaves are baked in the oven
one hour and fifteen minutes. Let II
rise in the pans twenty minutes or So
II the bread gets too solid and leaves
the inside the first time mix in some
strong. white. patent -four the next time
you try il. as white -four makes expan-
sion. Pumpernickel bread keeps fresh
and good for many days"
The Washington herald., 1912-07-08

them to be maintained by the wife as
| in the old home where his mother looked
after his ideals in cooking and in liv-
ing.
1t is, II must be, an awful drop for
young man to fall from the delight
full height of a Widespread table, with
| tasty food and grace in setting, down to
the dismal round of ready-to-eat stun
bought at the nearest place. or what Is
still worse. homemade food cooked any
how. without hint of the palatable-
ness and wholesomeness that are born
of care.
We are not accustomed to hear much
Of the value OF home standards in cook
ing. but they are worth more than one
thinks. offhand. for with never a bit of
training or the advantage that comes
with experience. there is the home table
to Hive up to. and II Is a guiding star
not lightly to be ignored in a land
where cookery counts.
With memories OF sweet, wholesome
breads and all sorts Of savory dishes
gafnished by the wonderful art Of TAX
Ing pains, what young housekeeper
could possibly be content to remain on
the outskirts OF good cooking? Prob
ably there are better. more useful
things to pass along from mother to
daughter than cooking traditions, food
iucdis II you Dut, unCOHsCiOuBly,
they go hand in hand with other ideals.
other standards of living.
II I were a husband. ordinarily situ-
ated. l think. first Of all. IL would be
comforting to be quite sure that the
coming presiding genius of home knew
all about the practical art OF cooking. |
But in default of that II would be re-
assuring to know that there were good |
standards to work up to.
For haven't you noticed that there |
are not so many failures in the culinary |
line among young women who have had
the advantage of mothers who knew
how to cook and set a good pace in
their own homes?
One Is glad for every cooking school
that is established and for every girl
graduate: but one takes OF her hat to
the mothers who. in the big school of
long experience, have learned how to
prepare food At to eat before king
The establs shing OF royal cooking stand
ards in the home may be reckoned
among the minor service of the world.
but those same standards reach out and
out in ways that bear richer fruit than
We realize.
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Fa.teuinr Skirt. nud Yokes.

Skirts and dresses have an unpleasant
way of splitting down below the limit
allowed for the pIacket hole, no matter
how firmly they are stitched, and some
thin fabrics require very careful hand
ling. or the stitches show and look I'M
slightly on the right side.
An excellent plan, and one by which
all such trouble is avoided. is to sew
hook and eye at the extreme end of
the placket, hook It together and pinch
the hook tight. so it cannot come un-
done. This will keep neat and prevent
the opening from tearing down when the
dress is slipped of and on.
When making a bodice with a lace
yoke, a good plan instead of sewing 1t
in is to sew snap fasteners on: then
II can be removed and washed when It
becomes soiled. without the trouble of
ripping out stitches and sewing the
yoke in again.
To keep the blouse. in position around
the waist line, get five patent fasteners
and sew the pointed part to the waist
line of the blouse and the eyelets to a
piece of wide elestic, making them cor
respond in position to those on the
blouse. Fayten the elastic with a hook
and eye at the ends.
This Is an excellent plan for blouse
that is not lined, as 1t allows It to rise
and slip down again In position when
the arms are raised or lowered.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-08
SOME USEFUL HINTS ON DRY
CLEANING AND RENOVATING

The best method OF dry cleaning is tc
use gasoffne and a soap that comes es-
pecially for dry cleaning and is soluble
in gasoline. This dry cleaning soap
sometimes called benzine soap, may be
obtained from aEy druggist in ive-pound
lots or more, but the druggist must be
made to understand that the soap want
led is one that will readily dissolve in
gasoline.
Many women undertake to clean gar
ments simply by washing in gasoline,
but this is not much more effective than
washing garments in water without
soap.
All articles of wearing apparel should
be cleaned as follows:
First. carefully remove all matches
from the pockets of mems garments,
then lay each garment on a table and
give II thorough brushing to remove
all loose dust and dirt. Then get your
vessels proportioned to the bulk of the
articles TO be cleaned. Add one pound
of the cleaning soap to every four gal
Ions of the gasoline, spreac the article
to be cleaned on a table and thoroughly
brush the most soiled parts with a
good, stif brush. dipping the brush
from time to time in the solution of
gasoline and soap.
oled for fifteen or twenty slinutes in
the gasoline and soap. then in the same
way through clear, gasoline. and then
hung in the air to dry. After they are
dry they may be ironed by spreading
them on table. laying a damp cloth
over them ami pressing with warm iron
Garments that are badly soiled should
De soaked for some time in a closely
covered vessel. Those OF delicate and
fine texture seldouo raouira br,Sbgnu 49,,
should be handled gently in the gasoline
solution and wrung out through folded
cloths. Silk laces, ties, velvets, plushes,
&c. should be cleaned in the same way,
except the plushes and velvets, which
should be merely laid on the table and
evenly brushed with the solution, rinsed
and then hung up to dry without wiring
fng to avoid wrinklng
After this they should be steamed by
putting a wet cloth on a hot fatiron
and laying the plush or velvet thereon.
brushing 1t at the same time to raise
the pile. If you wet a velvet hat or |
dress, hold I over the radiator or fire
and keep rubbing with a stiff brush |
while drying. If allowed TO dry first 1t ]
VIII leave spot. To brush velvet in |
order to get the dust out, instead of |
using a brush for the purpose, take a |
piece of velvet and rub thoroughly with |
that 1t is much more effective
When a garment has only a few soiled |
spots on it they may he removed by |
dipping stiff brush in the gasoline ana |
soap solution and brushing the spots
with long, full sweeps of the brush, then
brushing in the same way with clean
gasoline
III after cleaning an article with gaso-
ihe or benzine. and after hanging out
1oors to thoroughly air. il still has an
odor clinging TO II, bring 1t in and place l
y over hot-air register with heat Il
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Cooking Standards

When We speak Of the wondrous ef.
feet Of fine home standards we generally
| mean In the way Of character-develop.
ment. but that is not all.
There is the matter Of cooking In
ing. nothing else counts quite so efYec-
some cooking In the home.
II is not at all as 1t should be. but
Of all the June brides just starting out
on their new career as home makers
there are not SO many trained in the
important art OF cooking. But At Is fair
ly safe to pin ones faith to a young
wife who has grown to womanhood In
an atmosphere where well prepared meals
were the order OF the home, and where
the mother unconsciously exerted her
influence upon homes yet to come.
Maybe II Is trusting too much TO ideals
but one cannot believe that a young wom-
an will go very far astray In the prepar-
alton Of food II she has always been
accustomed to a standard OF careful cook
ing. With the mother and grandmother
Justifiably proud Of their culinary skill.
the daughter will not be satisfied to lag
behind, unless she Is very ordinary and
lacking in ambition.
Whatever may be said Of other ideals.
In the matter Of cooking a young wom-
an is pretty certain to live up or down
10 the standards which she has seen
carried out in the home. II the table
has been unattractiveiy spread. food in
indifferently prepared. with the infinite
capacity for taking pains" nowhere in
evidence. who could expect a young
to get beyond her mothers
example?
One believes thoroughly in the value
of domestic science training and is sure
that II is a very practical. comfortable
way OF approaching new housewifely
duties. And one similarly appreciates
the advantage OF training right In the
home, no theories. no studies, Just daily
practice with neutrality-suspicious. and
But lacking both. there
Is an immense impetus to good cooking
in the mere fact Of being accustomed
to IT,
When a young woman leaves a COM
attractive home for one sup
piled by a husband she has right to
expect him to do his very best to make
the new home as near an approach as
may be to the one she has given up. 1t
may not be as luxurious. but there are
certain standards for him TO maintain /,
and II they are dropped from the new |
scheme of living. without any great ef- |
fort on his part to maintain them. she |
mas reason for disappointment and COM |
plaint.
But she has her duties. too. And |
sometimes II happens that a man leaves |
/ home where standards were supreme. |
and he has the same right to expect |
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Cooking for two. especially of meat, is
hard question for some young wives to
solve. Fried meats are easy enough, but
to cook a roast and not be Obliged to
eat Of 1t for a week or waste some of it
is problem. To such I would say get
piece of beef, about five pounds, buy
face of the rump. have the butcher tie
1t in shape and give you a small piece
OF fat Wipe it over with a damp cloth
(do not wash. put in a pan with the
Fat on top; don't put any salt on top or
water in the pan: cook fifteen minutes
to pound In a very hot oven, basting
IT often with the fat which comes from
the fat on top. When half done turn
on the other side to finish cooking; when
done, take up on platter, sprinkle with
salt, turn deep dish over to keep the
steam in. Take about two tablespoon
fuls of the fat, ada to that a heaping
tablespoonful flour. stirring IT until
smooth, then add boiling water to make
the right consistency. Add salt and pep
per to taste.
In serving the meat there will be well
done, medium or rare, some to suit all
tastes. When putting away, have the
cut side up or the blood will ooze out,
making the meat dry. The next time
served 1t can be placed in the oven and
warmed or served cold (cut very thin)
with plenty Of vegetables To use up
the last Of 1t. take all the meat, put in
a dish that can be put in the oven; add
all of the gravy that is left. a small
onion. two black cloves. salt and pepper,
a cup of strained tomatoes and water
enough to cover; cook slowly till meat
is tender, then thicken the gavy. Make
a short biscuit dough. one pint of flour,
one teaspoon cream tartar, one-haIf tea
spoon soda, one-half teaspoon salt; sift
twice, then work in with the hands one
of lard, mix with milk to
a stiff dough. turn on board and shape
''h hands (do not rolD until about one
half inch thick; cut holes in the middle |
to let steam escape, put over the meat, |
having 1t large enough so 1t won't shrink !
away from sides Of dish, wipe over with |
milk and bake until the crust is cooked |
through. Bake potatoes and a dish of |
apples Of in time Of apples) at the same |
time.
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To Wash Grnters.

Graters are exceedingly difficult TO
clean with an ordinary dlshcloth.
II small stiff brush is used. passing
1t diagonally up and down. pressing the
bristles through the holes. It will be
found most successful.
When necessary brush the under side.
Rinse with hot water and place in a
position to drain.
1t win be clean. with no lint adhering
to its rough surface from ruined dish
towels
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Her Affections Dampened.

From Eserybody's Magazine.
A little girl was playing at the table
with her cup of water. Her father took
the cup from her and in SO doing acci-
oentally spilled some of the water on
Ter.
There she cried. as she left the
table Indignantly. you wet me clear to
my feelings
The Washington herald., 1912-07-08

Gill goes direct to the market himself.
purchases and imports from seventy-five
to 100 carloads of mules and horses an
nualiy. Only his expert knowledge OF
stock and the honest and fair treatment
of patrons could enable him to handle
so many head of horses and mules. That
fact alone should be a guide to the man
contemplating the purchase of horse or
mule for any purpose.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-08

One of the most charming shirt waist
designs presented for some time is
shown in this model The simplicity of
the design makes it especially appealing
to the home dressmaker, and the model
may be carried out in a variety of ma
terials, including linen. madras, and per-
Gale. The waist has a square yoke
front and back. broken at the front
by a center box plait.
The pattern, No $685. is cut in sizes
q to 42 inches bust measure. Medium
size will require 2Ss yards of 36-inch
material
The above pattern can be obtained by
sending 10 cents to the Pattern De-
partment OF The Washington Herald.
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Dark slippers Favored.

AT the present moment slippers Of the
paler tints are not considered good style
in Paris. and footwear in richer shades
OF dark red. blue. and violet. combined
with gold and silver. are worn with
gowns introducing those tones.
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ID. w. Branch.

Mr.. Branch. a native Of Petersburg. is
a thriving gunsmith and loclsmith. He
has conducted a successful business in
this city for the past eight years He
makes a speciality OF bicycle. gun, and
safe repairing. and has for sale bicycles.
Spaldng's sporting goods. guns. and am
munition. as we'll as holding the agency
for the Columbia bicycles. His place of
business is an attractive store at 50 South
Sycamore Street
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Overland Sale. Compnny, Inc.

The automobile business is becoming
more important each year. To keep
stride with the onward march Of COM
mercial and social progress, this concern
has erected a modern brick salesroom
and garage, with 10oO0 feet floor space
fully equipped to handle their business
They are sales agents for and carry in
stock the Ford. Case, Overland, Cadillac.
and other fine cars. They carry acces-
sories for all these cars and have an
expert machinist for repair work of all
kinds
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Knicker-rhe wind is tempered TO the
shorn lamb.
Blocker-But the price of lamb isn't
tempered to the wind the consumer can
raise.-New York Sun.
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Tootie Twinkletoes-Do you believe
matches are made In heaven?
Polly Pinktights-welI, / know many
an actress who has married her angel
Philadelphia Record.
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bowman Brothers, Inc.

Petersburg is justified in the pride she
has in her many great wholesale houses.
The Bowman Brothers deserve credit for
doing their share toward swelling the
business of their town. They are whole
sale and retail dealers in fruits. choice
meats, and vegetables. as well as being
curers OF Virginia hams. shoulders, and
breakfast bacon. Their mair place of
business is at g. South Sycamore Street,
and their trade has increased so rapidly
that they now have branches on High
Street and at the corner of Washington
and South Streets. These gentlemen
have at all times been deeply interested
in the general welfare of Petersburg and
are always ready TO assist In any move
ment TO promote the interests OF the city.
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Virginia Warehouse.

Petersburg is the largest export tobac-
co market in the country. and the larg-
est Spanish peanut market in the world
CraddOck & Jones have the largest and
finest warehouse for the handling Of these
commodities in Petersburg. They handle
the crops Of this locality and do an enor-
nous shipping business throughout the
United States. They employ fifteen ex-
perienced assistants and they occupy
modern brick building 325 by 80 feet IN
with every convenience
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Camps Fertilizer Factory.

This important concern is an independ-
ent factory owned exclusively by W. H
Camp. Camps Lion and Monkey brand
fertilizers have given such universal sat
isfaction wherever used that their fame
has spread each year. thereby necessitat-
Ing the enlargement of facilities for hand
ling the trade. The factory Is situated be-
side the docks with trackage running
through the plant Mr.. Camp is County
Treasurer and a man of high standing
in the city and county.
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and sold from this place annually. Lib
eral advances are made to responsible
farmers and every courtesy is extended
patrons.
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J. B. Worth Conp.ny.

Prominent among the important indus
tries Of the city is the J. B., Worth Com
pany. which does an enormous peanut
business with the high-grade lines. They
furnish great many Of the larger man
ufacturers of confectionery. handling
carload shipments only. Having their
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Hobbs-Hoy Company.

S, II. Hobbs and J. c. Hoy. although
being in business here for fifteen years.
formed the present company only three
Years ago They deal in coal wood,
and coke, and retail lumber of every de-
scription. having 10000 feet Of lumber
stored in their yards. They are sole man
ufacturer. here of the combination wire
and picket fence which will last twenty
FIVE years or more
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Harvyell Brothers.

These gentlemen, Messrs. c. E. S. B.,
and p. J. Harwell. started in business six
years ago. They are wholesale commits
sion merchants who handle Southern
fruits and vegetables, butter. eggs. and
chickens They handle nothing but fresh
country goods. which they receive direct
from the country each day. They do
large local business in addition to a
growing trade throughout Southside Vir-
ginia.
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T. r. Heath & Co., Inc.

No firm name in the city is more wide
ly known than that of T. F. Heath & Co.
Inc. which was organized in 1888 and
incorporated in 1905. They are dealers
in grain. hay, and mill feed, and whole
sale dealers in heavy and fancy gro
ceries Their elevator and warehouse
capacity is l10 cars. Five travelling
statesmen cover Virginia aud the Caro-
linas. and there are sixteen capable as
sistants in the office. warehouse. and
shipping departments. The officers OF
the company are T. F. Heath. president:
T. Faulcon Parsons, and !. r. Manson.
jr.. vice presidents. and Louis L. Kidd.
secretary and treasurer.
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Charles Lunsford a Gray. Inc.

This is a very reliable company. indeed,
as 1t is composed of reliable and we'll
known men who are responsible and sue
cessful merchants of the eity, namely,
Charles Lunsford and A. W. Gray.
They are receivers and shippers of hay,
grain and feed and make a speciality of
carload lots. Mr.. Lunsford has had thir-
ty-two years Of experience in this busi-
ness. and Mr.. Gray has spent eighteen
years in the business. The firm has an
extensive trade in Virginia and the Car
olinas.
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Gil Brothers Company, Inc.

This company's commodious wholesale
grocery house has the reputation of be-
ing one Of the finest in Petersburg. They
handle an A No. grade of groceries. can
goods. table delicacies. vegetables.
fruits. &C. and so popular are they that
ten assistants are employed In the sales
and shipping departments and five sales
men are on the road covering the terri
tory of Eastern North Carolina and
Southside Virginia. and other sections
adjacent to Petersburg Individual MEM
bers of the company are r. B. Gil. pres
ident. and II. S. Gill. vice president
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Jefferson Liquor Company. Inc.

The Jefferson Liquor Company. OF
which Joseph l. Rosenburs is proprietor.
is one of Petersburg's large wholesale
and retail liquor houses. They do a large
business locally and also throughout Vir-
ginia and North and South Carolina. They
carry anything desired in wines. liquors.
matted goods, and beverages. Their
guarantee of money hack If goods are
not satisfactory or not properly shipped
is gaining for them a reputation all over
the South.
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1. c. shore & Co.

The above firm are distiilers and ship
pers OF the celebrated North Carolina
Corn Whiskys. distilled and purified
especially for family and medicinal use.
They have a very large store in addition
to the distillery and carry an excellent
stock of wines and liquors. They do a
large mail order business in Virginia
North and South Carolina Price lists
will be sent upon request and all goods
guaranteed. The officers are A T Shore.
president. and I. c. Shore. secretary and
treasurer.
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Frank NJ Hobbs. vice president and gen
eral manager: C. c. Brown. secretary
and treasurer. and J. A. II. Ne~some'
director.
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VA,

Continued from Page seven.
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Virginia Feed aud Grain Company,
Inc.

in carload lots this company Is whole
sale dealers in hay. grain. and feed. and
has an enormous trade extending through
Virginia and North Carolina Three trav-
cling statesmen are required to handle the
outside trade and ten capable assistants
are employed in the home office. The
warehouse. which has a private siding on
the Norfolk and Western Railway, has
a capacity of seventy-five cars. The Of
ticers Of the company are all public
spirited business men of practical expert
ence- They are !. V. Parham. president
and treasurer; Houston Parham. vice
president; w NJ. Wells. secretary
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Southern Provision Storage nm
Packing Company, Inc.

The above is one OF the most important
industrial plants Of the city. Organized
in 1905 and capitalized at 800. go. to do a
packing and storage business, they have
Increased until now they are coutempIat-
ing an enlargement of the plant to meet
the demands for storage Of apples. Their
Chester" line OF smoked meats is well
known throughout this section and near
by States. The officers. well known busi-
ness men of this city, are John A. GIL.
president: W. ". Warren, vice president.
and Walter Brown. secretary and man
ager.
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p. Rnftcry a Son.

This firm deals in poultry. eggs. butter.
and ali kinds Of country produce. and
make a speciality Of veal calves and all
live stock. which is bought and sold all
through Southside Virginia. Tennessee,
and North Carolina on commission. All
stock Is handled direct from producers,
and all orders are given careful and
prompt attention. The members orothe
firm. P. Raftery and his son. w. H Raf-
tery. are prominent and representative
business men of the highest standing in
commercial circles and closely Identified
with the best interests of the city