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The Washington herald., 1912-05-12
Recipe for Beef Tea.

BEEF TEA.-Have a pound Of beef
from the round chopped coarsely and put
It into a broad topped glass jar with a
pint Of cold water; let 1t stand for two
hours. stirring it from time to time. Set
the jar in an outer vessel of cold water
bring this slowly to the boil. and let 1t
cook for an hour after reaching this
point. Salt the liquid to taste before Civ
ing it to the patient
BRoILED BEEF TEA.-Broll half
pound Of round steak Just enough to start
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12
To Make White Hat Black.

Please let me know how I can make 9
white hat black. Iwant to save the expense
Of having it done at a millinery store.
MRs. ] R."
There are patent dyes which will do the
work for you If you follow directions faith
fully which come with them. Ask for such
at the paint stores. Some druggists keep
them. After dyeing the hat do not be In a
hurry to trim and wear 1t. Let it get per
fectly dry. Many amateurs in dyeing make
the mistake Of doing this. and their work
goes for less than nothing
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12
No Space tos Functions"

No Space toT Functions.
II correspondents will write TO me for
any particular menu # WI be supplied
with pleasure through the Helping Hand.
/ have not room for haphazard directions
for functions that may not be at all
what Is wanted by the rank and nIe OF
readers
You may can the or o'clock meal by
either name as best suits the character OF
the repast A dinner presupposes soup and
the regular progress Of courses, the table
being cleared for each before the next is
set on. The form of the meal varies from
the family dinner-consisting of soup. meat.
two or three vegetables. and a dessert.
with perhaps a cup OF black coffee as q
settler Ito the dinner party caterers
call " course dinner" This is prefaced
by an appetizer in the shape Of cock
tail Of some kind or grapefruit. grapes or
other fruit served in fanciful style; or per-
haps caviare, raw oysters. clams, mush-
rooms. or other delicacy; hsh. entrees
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12
IMPORTANT NOTICE

DECA USE of the enormous
u nunber of Letters sent to tbs
department must ask con-
fributors TO limit fIer coT1nlunica-
tions to 100 words. except IN cases
ofJorHlulas orIreclpes Vhich requirs
greater space. J want all my cor
respondents to have showing IN
fhe Corns, and if my request IN
this respect IS complied with IT will
bepCSSfbls to print many more letters
Attention Is called to the fact
that Marion HUIdad cannot recefps
money for patterns. as she has no
connection with any department that
sells them Marion Harld1d
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12
Preparing Clam Broth.

CLAM BRoTH.-wash and scrub six
large shells containing clans and put
them over the fire with cupful of water.
The shells viii open and the Juice from the
clans come with the water. When this
stage is reached the broth is practically
done. Remove the shells and the clans and
serve the broth. It will not need saIt, but
you may add whipped cream to It. or plain
cream. II the patient is able TO have it
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12
BroiEins Chicken N Oven.

OVEN BRoILED CHIcKEN.-cutf from
q broiler the leg or the wing and breast, ss
the patient prefers dark meat or light.
Lay it in clean. hot dripping pan. and cook
in moderately hot oven. turning the chick
en- several times and rubbing 1t with butter
as you do 90. This method Of brolling the
chicken preserves the juices better than
ordinary broiling. II you are not sure Of
it's tenderness lay It covered over a pan Of
boiling water. on gridiron or toastsr, for
half an hour before 1t goes into the oven.
MINCED CHICKEN ON ToAsT,-cut
the meat from the bones Of stewed or roast
or broiled chicken and divide II into inch
cubes. Make white sauce by cooking to-
gether q half tablespoonful Of -four and
one Of butter until they bubble, pour Cd
them a half cup Of milk, stir to q smooth
sauce. and put the chicken in this. Season
to taste with salt or celery salt. Or II you
prefer you may use the broth in which the
chicken was cooked instead OF the milk
Serve on slices Of toast buttering these
lightly.
BRoILED TENDERLoIN OR CHOPS
II you are cooking the beef. have piece Of.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12
Plea of Stamp Collector.

Seeing how letters upon almost every
imaginable phase Of human need are an
swered In your exchange. I venture to put
in a petition for stamps and scraps.
II should like to get stamps. used or
unused, foreign and domestic. want par
ticularIy revenue stamps. I am an enthu-
siastie collector.
AS to scr-9s. should like to get some
satin Drts left from bonnet trimming and
dressmaking and large enough to use in
patchwork. crazy quilts. and the like
Ny parents do not allow me to go out
in the evening with boys and girls un-
less We have . chaperon- That is very sell
dom-and then only when I am well &C
quainted with my companions.
IF I had q few pretty scraps Of silk.
satin. or velvet could make many pretty
uttIe tribes and ornaments to wear in the
coming summer. and enjoy the evenings as
much as II were out roaming the village
or country with Wild young people. am
fond Of my needle and of fancy work, but
where to get the materials for the work Is
the puzzle. am almost II years old.
EDNA NJ. E.
Again a prospective housewife and one
who would At herself for the ONCE by ply
ing her needle.
She has . taste for collecting stamps also.
In appreciation Of the common sense and
the docility displayed in her reference to
parental views upon the subject Of roaming
the streets and lanes after dark, We ought
to see that both her requests are hcnored
and promptly. She is IN training for mem
bership in our ranks Of intelligent 90
workers.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12

by the introduction Of costly dainties uD-
known to most Of US even by name such
entertainments as figure in :" society notes
by our special correspondent''
3. Fruit cocktails are eaten with a spoon:
oyster and clam cocktails with fork; cock
tails compounded Of various nquors-vsr-
mouth, gin. etc-are slipped from the glass
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12

by pouring upon the ear drum q powerful
acid that produced intense pain"
Surely In the publication Of what wiz
bring the greatest good to the greatest
number Of constituents something must be
left to the discretion OF a well meaning
editor
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12
Recine for Rhubqb Sauce.

RHUBARB sAUCE-Scrape the stalks
carefully. Do not peel them. The color
and flavor are improved by leaving on the
inner skin. With q sharp knife cut the
stalks into pieces an inch long and leave
In iced water for an hour. Weigh the fruit
and allow half a pound Of sugar to each
pound Of rhubarb. Put into the inner ves-
sci Of a double boiler, scattering the sugar
between the layers Of dripping wet pieces.
Add no other water. Cover, and set in the
boiler Of warm (not hot) water and bring
slowly TO the boil. Cook until the rhubarb
IL tender and clear, but not broken Take
from the FIRE and let It cool In the covered
inner vessel
Eat cold. You may seal this sauce while II
Is hot, in glass fruit cans, wrap in thick
paper, and keep the year around.
Rhubarb prepared in this way is differ
ent conserve from the " common garden
variety seen upon most tables.
z regret to say that I have no recipe for
che, suey except such as has chicken as
the main ingredient Our housemother may
help US out here. too. The Chinese dish
bearing the name. obtained from Chinese
cook. Is frioassee Of chicken and mush-
rooms. I thought It the only dish known
By this title. Again I appeal to our wiser
cooks.
AN ENGLISH oMELET-B Break six eggs,
the whites and yolks into separate bowls
Beat the yolks thick and smooth Add
saItspoonful o6isalt to the whites and whip
TO = standing freth- With few quick
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12
COOKERY FOR THE. INVALID.

the tenderloin cut nearly an inch thick and
brol this or the chop for about ten min
utes. turning often. II the patient hkes
rare beef, cook IT less time than for the
one whose preference Is for meat well
done. Dress with butter and little salt
and pepper and let It stand covered fortwo
minutes before serving.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12
Dress Patterns Wnted.

II am q seamstress by profession and
my charges are SO low I can hardly AFFORD
TO buy my patterns. Yet must have them.
They make my work ever 30 much easier
than Il would otherwise be. ! see that .
dressmakeT offers patterns for which she
has no use. Could have some Of them7
should like to get patterns for ladies'
waists and skirts Of the styles OF 1911 and
1912
IF the member who has them to spare
will grant my request shall be more than
grateful.
Here is a hint that may interest and
help some of those who make their own
gowns, especially cotton dresses Tor house
work. II they will make two waists for
each skirt, buttoninF skirt and waist TO-
Rether at the waist line. or even baste them
together and conceal the join with belt,
they VIII be well repaid. One skirt out
wears two waists and one may make hersen
decent in a few minutes when her waist Is
soiled-by slipping 1t on and putting on an
other. I have, done1 this with, my house
dresses for yearE. and ind 1t saving In
msnvuays. II. p"
am sorry that the dressmaker who put
patterns at our disposal has no morsto give
away All have been caHed for. pass
your request down the line. keeping your
address
The suggestion concerning the two waists
Is good. Many women who cannot afford
to have entire evening and dinner dresses
made every season have two waists apiece
for silk, satin, and velvet gowns-a high
necked for afternoon functions lunch
con and the Hke-and one cut lower in the
neck for dinner and evening parties. In
this way one has not the modification al
ways Of appearing In the same costume
whenever one is invited out.
= ,
Three Requests for Help.
81. VIII you please print for nursery use
suggestions how to treat children when
they are suddenly attacked with Group. or
how to manage q child which has whoop-
ing eough7
-. Menus for formal and informal din
ners, teas, and luncheons published In the
Helping Hand now and then would be high
ly appreciated By AL OF uS l. the word
dinner used now more generally than
supper when applied to q meal served
at 9 o'elockf
g. Some hints ON the best way OF serv-
ing formal meals would be helpful For
example. are cocktails eaten with fork
or spoon? NJ A. O."
First and foremost IN your list stands =
request must nssat1vs The rules OF this
department smphsticatly forbid the pub
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12
Recipe for Cookies.

81 contribute recipe for cookies that Is
especially convenSent for the mothers Of
small children The cakes are wholesoms
and generally liked BY the 'bairnis&'
OATMEAL DROP cAKEs--Two eggs.
two cups Of sugar. scant cup Of butter. one
cup Of ratS4na. onseup Of sour milk. . tea
spoonful each OF soda. cinnamon. and nut
meg. three cups Of oatmeal. one cup of
nour.
Cream the butter and sugar. beat in the
agSs. then add the mix. the soda, wet with
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12

DINNER.
Corn and chicken blsqus 0Olended len overs).
Beensteak and kidney pie a Ia " cAeshire
CHEESE - "a left ovsr).
Drowned potatoes.
soufik Of spinach IA left over).
Batter pudding with hard sauce.
Bisek-c0fes.
4
FRIDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Oranges.
6randmA'S shorteake and honey.
Toast
Coffee and tea
LUNCHEON.
Remnants Of yeSsrdSys PIE
French fried potatoes.
Breakfast shortcaks dheated).
Crackers and cheese.
stewed prunss and sponge cake. sss rseips)
Tea
DINNER.
Potato soup Cw4thout mSaO.
Fried smelts with lemon saucs-
Mashed potatoes.
Green peas.
strawoerTies. cream. and cake.
Black conee.
4 =
SATURDAY.
BREAFAsT.
orangsA
Cereal and cream.
Bacon.
Honinv mvfnnr.
Toast.
Coffee and tea
LUNCHEON.
q Cnssss ru8d1ng.
Quick Sally Luna.
=LSttocs and eslsry sAJad With
cheese s1ndwicheA
Oorn starch hsSty pudding.
Dinner
conbtnation soup.
Coined besf
Doung tnrnips.
Asparagas o. toasE
Btr1s nest pudd1ng q appls and ssDtoaA
BaAek oOneA
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12

- HAVE been on the lookout for q
~ long time for a recipe for tomato
wine. Unless mistake, it is your
j your own I have seen It some
where, know.
If IT is not too much trouble and you can
conveniently grant the favor, will you have
printed in the Helping Hand the following
recipes:
IL Tomato wine.
t" 2 Rhubarb sauce. With the pieces left
whole after they are steamed or cooked
Please say II water is added to the sauce
and, II SO, how much.
g. Chinese chop suey (not chicksn).
a Plain omeIet, without water or milk,
ana il It called French or English >?
MRS. W. T. c."
Are you sure that have ever given q
recipe for tomato wine? long search
through books and manuscripts fails to pro-
duce the formula. am therefore con-
strained to refer the request to the con-
stituency. have vague recollection Of
having heard Of the beverage. do not
think that ever had the recipe. / am
positively certain that never tasted It
VIII the housemother who knows how to
make It clear the fog from my senses and
oblige our correspondent
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12
FAMILY MEALS FOR A WEEK

LuNcEF
Bats
cerSiand ndcrsam u
<snss
souhr
Coffee and tea
oupandth heken
Thin hrsadand bu1s. . FraAx x4uaA.
Tonsto avlran cream Cseer
and
Roasted fs
crea asndcr
Bermuda
sarnhhed with umnL
berry
MONDAY. LuNcaDoS; ~
Atu mSyoua
Poaehede ontost
Tea
nj tea
edc0nb
nhreds cream
nnsS,.
OK en&~
s p. ana tou.o oHp .ls n.
sdnaof
onons "a novs1 Berries
ssdsa
Mncs usesoni
Roe
ops len
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-05-10
THINKS OLD SYSTEM BETTER
Writer In the Atlantic Makes compar-
lson Of Educational Methods,
Past and Present.

The really old-fashioned educa-
tional system upon which ours is
founded had q vigorous common
sense about it. School ended for the
boy at fourteen or fifteen, the free
dom of college began at once, and
the boy must stand on his own feet.
An intellectual standard of a COM
parativelys uniform type was de-
manded Of college graduates. Rough
ly speaking, there was, outside Of
mathematics and the limited num-
Der of sciences then studied, only
one system Of thought of any impor-
lance to be learned, and this in
volved a real knowledge of Latin and
English literature. To be without
this was to be, in a sense, unfit. The
college provided the simple and d.
rect means Of mastering this system ;
and young men set themselves to the
task of acquiring it. The pressure
of real life therefore was felt
throughout the system, and the spirit
of earnestness permeated education.
In other words, the use of ones stud
les was not lost sight of as nova
Utopian, in the Atlantic.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-05-10
WILLIE

The late Bishop William N. Nc
Vickar of Rhode Island harbored a
large soul in a body to match. He
was a bachelor, whose sister kept
house for him. On one occasion he
telephoned to his tailor that he
wished to have a pair of trousers
pressed, and the tailor sent a boy
to his residence to get them. The
bishops sister admitted the messen-
ger and called upstairs: 'Willie, the
boy has come for your trousers p
When her brother appeared the
youths astonished gaze travelled the
prelate's impressive "corporosity, +"
then he murmured: "GeeI is that
Willie p
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-05-10
REVEALS SHIFTING OF STARS
"stereoeomparator," Of, Immense Aid
to Astronomers, ls Invention
Of German.

In the ordinary s~tereoscope two
photographs of a landscape, or a
group Of persons, taken from slight
ly different points of view, are COM
bined in such a manner that nearer
objects appear to stand out from
those at a greater distance.
A similar effect of perspective is
produced by the combination Of as
Economical photographs in the Ger
man "stereocomparator." With two
photographs of the same region of
the sky, made some weeks or some
months apart, are viewed in this in
strument, any star that has shifted
its position by reason of its parallax
or its proper motion will appear to
stand a little in front of or a little
behind the plane in which the other
stars lie.
When Jupiter is included in the
field the planet looks much nearer
than the fixed stars, and some of its
moons appear in front Of it and
some behind.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-05-10
APPLY AT THIS FFicE

A local editor, whose family we're
all as well known in the community
as himself, created a great deal Of
amusement among his friends by in
serting the following notice in his
paper:
"Wanted-In the EDITORS home at
once two fluent persons, well learned
in all branches of human and super
human knowledge, male or female,
to answer the questions Of a little
girl Of three and a boy Of four;
each to remain on duty four hours
per day, and rest the parents Of
these children. Woman Home
Companion.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-05-10
HIS KING ON THE PHONE.

A story which has the merit Of
being true, about a young Journal
lists telephone conversation with the
king Of Sweden, is told with much
gusto in Sweden. In search of IN
formation about a court officials
birthday celebration the journalist
rang up the palace.
"Hellol Is this the kings floor %
eyes"
"Is that the lord chamberlain p
"No; but what is the inquiry
aboutP"
ut is about the court lackey. But
perhaps I am speaking to Mr.. Bonn
berg himself"
mo"
"Well, but who the deuce is it
them"
at is the king"
(Which king?"
"Gustav v"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-05-10
M%ooNsroNE

A magnificent moonstone, through
the center of which extends a perfect
sea moss leaf beautifully colored was
found on the beach recently by ]. P.
Taylor, a boatman, after the high
tides had receded.
He ventured out almost into the
storm pitched breakers a second
time to search the pebbles and was
rewarded with another remarkably
white, round moonstone in the exact
center Of which is a drop of water
that moves as the gem is turned.
Each of the stones is as large as a
thimble.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-05-10
SENTENCE

Elbow old are your" asked the mu-
nicipal court judge, Wednesday
morning.
II don't rightly know, y'r honor"
answered Ashtabula Aggie.
Cant you give the court some
ideaP" persisted the said court.
Il Sure can, VI honor. You was
a growed-up man when l was a little
girl, and you are now sparkin' wild
6 lady what was a little girl when l
was a growed-up woman"
Sentence was suspended till his
honor could get a chance to figure
out-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-05-10
HAD FUN WITH 4 CAR CREW
VentriloquiYt's Art Exercised at Ex.
pence Of impatient Conductor
and Motorman.

On Saturday night, when next to
the last a for Waikaiki had made
a stop on Beretania avenue and the
conductor was reaching for the bell
core to start again, a wailing call
was heard, apparently from some
yards in the rear of the car.
"Wait a moment" the voice came
in the tone of a motherless calf. 1t
was repeated once or twice and the
conductor stayed his hand, says the
Hawaiian Star. Somebody is in
trouble" a passenger remarked, and
everybody rubbered to the rear.
YEARLY the motorman left the con-
troller and went to one side Of tho
vestibule also to rubber.
On the third or fourth wall a pas
senger, observing that there was no
difference Of distance to the sound,
claimed, tits a ventriloquist." A
man, sitting with a lady in the right
front inside seat, with a laugh passed
the word to the motorman, who re-
turned to his post and grinned a
signal over his shoulder to the con-
ductor for two bells. "Ting-ting"
came sharply, and as the car moved
the voice, from a rear seat, tantaliz-
ingly bid the crew "Hurry up"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-05-10

She-Why don't you dance; don't
you like it?
Re-0h, yes, I like it all right,
but the music always seems to put
me out, and the girl gets in my way.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-05-10
NO JOKE.

"Why are lightning rods like
waitersf'
"Can't see the likeness"
Because they have to be- well
tipped to give good service"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-05-10

DR.. F. L. Carter spent Sunday
in Higginsville.
B. NJ. Little spent Saturday
and Sunday in Kansas City.
Mrs. Sallie d. Russell went to
Kansas City Monday morning to
spend the day.
Howard Henry went to Kansas
City Monday on business.
Miss Georgia Gilkeson left
Monday for her home in
Wichita, Kansas, after a few
days visit here with friends.
Frank Hoefer went to Kansas
City Monday morning on bust
ness. He returned in the even
ing with a new jackson five pas
senger touring car.
Miss Mamie Gordon returned
to Kansas City Monday af-
ter a few days visit here with
relatives.
VIM. Hoge, Jr., arrived Mon
day from Highland Falls,
Y, where he has been attend
ing school.
Mrs. W. B. Waddell went to
Kansas City Tuesday for a
brief visit.
The city council at its meeting
Monday night by an UNANIMOUS
vote granted permission for the
Lodge to use the city
streets for a carnival during the
week OF May 10th.
At the council meeting Monday
E. G. LOOMS was appoint
ed weighmaster at the second
ward scales vice John B. Burris
resigned. The resignation Of
Reid Kinkead as janitor of the
city hall was accepted and JOS
eph Tribble appointed to sue
coed him.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-05-10
THINKING IT OVER.
els Pillwur a lazy manPo

us Pillwur a lazy man?"
'Well, l hardly think Pillwur is
the LATEST man in the world, all
though he hesitates before getting
up in the morning longer than any
other man Of my acquaintance"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-05-10

.son.
R. L. Gaines is building an ad-
.dition to his residence on Main
street. Frank Meirand is doing
the carpenter work.
Miss Florence Slusher enter
tanned about ten of her young
married lady friends to an in
formal reception Monday night.
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"TRIAL SHORTHAND LESSON"

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INspIRArIoN.

Admirer-You were inspired when
you wrote thatl
Poet-Yes; with the hope Of SELL
ing it-Lippincott's.
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ABSOLUTE SECRECY.

"Can you rely on your stenogra-
pher-to keep your business secrets y
"Sure. She can't even read her
own notes."