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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-13

none of us can deny with truth. that human
beings have, since the flood and for aught
we know to the contrary since the creation,
longed for some beverage besides water
tske the liberty of contributing two recipes
upon which you may depend:
LIVELY LEMONADE.-FIve gallons
of soft water. Rain water, filtered, If you
can get 1t clean and fresh. IS best of ALL
Do not take that which drips and streams
from the roof. Set pals In the open to
catch it Mix together five pounds of sugar,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-13

a dozen lemons. a scant cupful Of -four, two
heaping tablespoon6uls of cream of tartar.
two tablespoonfuls Of tartaric acid. the
stiffened whites of six eggs and half pint
of yeast
Wet the -four with water and stir in
the yeast last of all Set in a wide mouthed
crock to ferment for two days. covering
with thin cloth. Then bottle. It will keep
for a week IN a cold place and fzz when
the bottles are opened. The cork must be
wired down.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-13

Beet and lettuce salad Ia leftover.
Cream cheese sandwiches "a leftover0.
Ginger snaps and tea
DINNER.
Soup Ia JuIienne.
Roast veal Mashed potatoes. Dreamed onions.
Cottage pudding. Black coffee.
FRIDAY
BREAKFAST.
Apple sauce. Cereal and cream.
omelet with nne herba-
shortcake Toast.
Tea and coffee.
LUNCHEON
Cold roast veal. tomato sauce.
Potato cake "a leftover. Graham bread.
Crackers and Edam cheese.
Cottage pudding sliced and warmed up With
sauce "a leftover.
Cocoa
DINNER
Cream OF onion soup "a Ieftover3.
Fried scaIiope- Stuffed sweet potatoes.
Canned asparagus tips
Cracker plum pudding Black coffee
SATURDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Oranges. Cereal and cream
KiDDeFsd herrinss Quick b. biscuits sat..
LUNCHEON
Hamburger steak Fried bananas.
Breakfast biscuits. Tomato toast-
Cookies and tea
DINNER.
Combination soup.
Stuffed and Dreaded beers heart.
Crowned potatoes caullnower.
Rice soufnA fsss recipe in Helping Hand.
Black coffee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-13

the task will be accomplished In half the
time. Mrs. W. d.
Another branch OF housewifery in which
our foremothers excel1ed. and of which the
modern woman makes little account Yet
socks and stockings will wear into ugly
holes which somebody must mend If wear
ers would practice any degree OF economy.
a. s
Tho T Temperance Drinks.
After reading your plea for temper
ance drinks. backed by the assertion. which
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-13
Recipe for Potato Yeast.

ANSNtPC yCI OtuLO 4 east.
Somebody asked a while ago fore recipe
for potato yeast send one which has
been found good IN my family.
POTATO YEAST.-Hava ready two
quarts Of boiling water. two tabIespoonfulr
each of salt and OF sugar. two large pota-
toes. The potatoes should be pared and
grated Stir the grated potato into the wa
ter. which should be at fast boil over the
fire. Boil up well for a minute ana remove
from the fire. Let It get Iukewarnn before
adding cake OF yeast which has been
soaked In warm water. Set by In a warm
place until IL works well. Put aside IN a
bottle or covered jar about half a pint for
starter and use the rest for your next
baking OF bread
If at any time the starter seems To
lose strength, a small piece OF Yeast MAJ,
be added The mixture is made fresh for
every baking, the starter being used in
stead OF the yeast cake. This quantity win
make six loaves OF bread without the add
ton Of water. II larger quantity OF bread
is TO be baked put IN more water in making
the yeast Grating and cooking the pota
toes keeps them from settling to the bot
tom OF the liquid. as they would otherwise
have a tendency TO do. MRS r. NJ.
am not the only person who. brought up
In the old style Of cookery. does not hide her
preference for sweet tender bread raised
with home made yeast above that which
owes its puhiness to patent cofnpressed
cakes bought from the shops. FOR thirty
years OF my housewifely life the yeast used
in breadmahing was brevyed in my kitchen
and kept. In winter. in the cellar in summer
in the refrigerator. thank our member
for supplying us with recipe so simple ana
80 excellent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-13
"Wop1on's Work Never Done. %

Don't think me unSy mpatheti or that
seek to belfttle the worries that bow your
heart so low that you write yourself down
a failure" AS my boys say-'with double
breasted vim -" have been there =
Every woman who has right ideals as to
work and the way IN which that work
should be done can enter into the secret bit
ternesa Of spirit with which you chafe and
strive with the numberless difficulties Incl
dent to your lot. 6ystematize as we may
and as we do more end more every year
the old rhyme holds good:
Mans work 10 from sun to sun,
But womans work is never DONE
It is a triaI-and sometimes sore and BIT
ter-to see work half done (our fore
mothers said '' scamped,'' and it is a fitting
world valuable property misused. and
food wasted. when we are conscious all the
while that we are held responsible-and
1ustly-for the administration of affairs
intrusted to US. It Is not easy to keep
back the biting retort that would lower
ones self-respect when told that the three
pounds of butter bought yesterday for
family of three people, who in that time
have had neither pastry nor cake, have
been consumed BY this morning. and to be
assured with indignant and supervirtuous
emphasis. when you dare look surprised.
" It all went honestly. menu
It is a rank onnense TO your finger tips
to handle hlmy silver and streaked silver.
and to stand by silent while the waitress
you have carefully instructed as to the
only right way Of washing dishes souses
greasy plates and sticky saucers with
spoons and glasses into pan of lukewarm
water. The corners Of your :" tasteful >"
rooms are a perpetual trial or a constant
modification; the rungs of the chairs and
the legs OF piano and tables know not the
buster, and cobwebs wave like tattered
trophies of victorious eye service and de-
feated housewtfery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-13

I know what your silent reply will be. Yet
part Of your disbursement springs from
your inability to mako servants perforra
their duties as you would were the places
exchanged
Lastly. let me drop sly hint IN your
cara whisper 80 low that John cannot
catch it. Don't confess to him that you
think yourself an Indifferent houseleeperl
It is a true saying that II you say thing
long enough and loudly enough to attract
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-13

the attention OF those about you. you will
end by making them believe that what you
are shouting is a fact Cover your de-
hciencies, real and imaginary. with a well
cut and well fitting coat OF complacency.
Then set your wits to work to Justify the
brave show.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-13

her work as well as you would have done
It had you stepped down from the platform
and seated yourself at her desk? Did the
favorite pupil whom you had guided
through the school course acauit herself
at her graduation altogether as triumph
antly as you would have wished her to do?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-13

machine Remove the peel from a lemon,
squeeze the Juice into the water IN the
boiler, with a little bluing. and bring all
to a slow boil Keep this up for ten min
utes. Take out the clothes with the stick
and drain them well before dropping them
into the bluing water.
Run through the wringer after the
rinsing. and hang out to dry. Clothes
washed In this way will be beautifully
white and clean. e. A b.
The lemon has an active share in the
bleaching. It's virtues as a defensive are
not sufficiently exploited by housewives.
Unlike oxalic acid and some other chemical
agents, 1t does not weaken the threads of
the finest fabric. Too many washing pow
ders and liquids, warranted to whiten
linens. actually eat into the stufrA- I have
had napery bed and body linen returned
from high priced Iaundrfes so redolent of
the compounds used TO whIten then-and
save the trouble OF rubbing them-Ghat they
had to be aired for days before the sour
pungency departed from them In tho
next two or three washings they went
into - tiny holes all over, as II perforated
by bird shot
In my own laundry have been compelled
under the regimes OF certain mdstresses of
the craft to keep a sharp lookout lest the
like aids and comforts to the washerBoman
and loss to the owner OF the clothing should
be Struggled In at the expense or the
women themselves, so addicted were they
to the labor savers" Borax is harmless
and a capital bleacher. Washing soda ruins
the clothes and bites into the hands of the
laundress. Yet have known her to bring
1t in her pocket when engaged by the Gay
paying for II herself. Cream of tartar may
nkewiwse be used freely without fear of
injury to fine fabrics. and. as our CORE
spondent has told US. lemon juice ia as safe
and efficient.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-13

yourself Don't fall into the way Of writ
ing-that is. saying bitter things against
yourself.
-
Bear Your Troubles Gracefully.
If an evil cannot be helped meet 1t like
a true woman and bear It CALAMITY. Don't
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-13
Daring Hint

The work of darnings inevitable in
every well ordered household, may be
greatly reduced in the following manner:
When a large hole is to be mended.
first, with a needleful of rather dne cotton.
catch the edges Of the opening. In and out,
and across a few times, drawing the sides
OF the chasm as near together as you can
without puckering it. Then thread the
needle with darning cotton and proceed as
usual to darn the hole. You will and IT
much smaller and the edges smoother than
If you had not done as have directed, and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-13

millennial day here depleted is slow In CON-
ing to our more modest abodea1
Seriously. my dear fellow toiler. let me
as your senior. entreat you to " turn the
carpet" You recollect the weaver's story ?
He who sees the end from the beginning
has set you where you are and as you are
and hidden you occupy " until the decree
OF removal comes. Next to the niia1 trust
in his promised supply Of daily strength for
daily needs, you will and your finest tonic
In the hearty and sustained purpose TO
stand In your lot. putting forth your ener-
gtes mot those OF another) to nj your
place mot your neighbor's) and watch for
opportunity to better the world with your
self.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-13

%HE HELPING HAND esteems itself
particularly fortunate this week in
the acquisition OF valuable. practical
housewifery hints and helps, contrib
uted for the most part by veterans
a the field of domestic research
When our members have Z" read. marked,
and inwardly digested = these, they will
agree with me and return thanks, as do
70 the authors thereof.
A FURNACE HINT-Few realize that
a heater, or furnace, is a piece OF machin-
cry and that it should be cared for ac-
cordingly.
III the furnace is hard to shake down.
put plenty of oil on the shafting and the
gearing at the front end Of the CRATE. Get
the oil upon al of what might be styled
the vital parts Of the machine. This
viii tighten the hard task of shaking
down the cinders and ashes R NJ. e.
No need to remind the housemother OF
the difficulty Of getting g maid Of all work
or g cook OF, indeed. a woman employee
Of any denomination or nationality. who Is
willing to i" tend the furnace" The util-
sty man OF the neighborhood must be en-
gagged to look after this end of the house
work, or the master Of the estab lishment
must don overalls at ala unrighteously early
hour OF the day and at late bedtime. and
see to it that the family are not frozen
out Of house and home Yet q stupid
woman can manage a gas range and run
q sewing machine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-13

When Everything Goes Wrong.
Sometimes your whole being rebels
against line Of work that brings, as FAR as
you can see. little satisfaction to any
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-13

Clean Clothes NTH Little WorF.
:. Dissolve soap IN warm water into a
good warm suds; add a tablespoonful Of
ammonia to a small tubfuL Wash the
allA1~~a In this upon the board or with ths
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-13

wear your nerves into telephone wires In
stead OF keeping them even and nr1n-
Wink-gracefully. If you can, but always
resolutely-at the incurable after you are
assured that 1t Is beyond cure
You were teacher in your earlier life
Did your most promising scholar ever do
The Washington herald., 1912-12-29
The Concerns Advertising This Page Give Votes in The s $4,000 Contest
Health, Wealth, and Friends

Good health! Whenever you go out of
doors draw in your chin, carry the crown
OF your head high and fill the lungs to
the utmost. Drink in the sunshine, greet
your friends with a smile and put your
soul into every handclasp. Do not fear
being misunderstood. and never waste a
minute thinking about your enemies. Try
to fix firmly in your own mind what you
would like to do, and then you will move
straight in the right direction
Fear is the rock on which we split, end
haste is the shoal on which many a bark
is stranded. When we are fearful the
judgment is as unreliable as the compass
of ship whose hold is full of iron ore;
when We hate we have unshipped the
rudder, and If we stop to mediate on
what the gossips say, we have allowed a
hawser to befOul the screw.
Keep your mind on the great and splen-
did thing you would like to do. and then
as the days go gliding by you will find
yourself unconsciOusly seizing upon the
opportunities that are required for the
The Washington herald., 1912-12-29

fulflment OF your desire, Just as the
coral insect takes from the running tide
the elements that 1t needs. Picture in
your mind the able, earnest, useful per-
son you desire to be, and the thought
you hold is hourly Transforming you into
that particular individual. Thought is
supreme. and to think is often better
than to do. Preserve Alright mental at
titude-the attitude OF courage, frank
ness and good cheer.
To think rightly is to create.
Darwin and Spencer have told US that
this is the method of Creation. Each ami
NAL has evolved the parts It needed and
desired. The horse is fleet because it
wishes to be; the bird flies because it de-
sires to; the duck has a web foot be-
cause II wants to swim. All things come
through desire, and every sincere prayer
is answered. We become like that on
which our hearts are fixed. Many peo-
pie know this, but they do not believe
it thoroughly enough so that 1t shapes
their lives.
We want friends, so we scheme and
chase across lots after strong people and
The Washington herald., 1912-12-29

lie in wait for good foIk-or alleged
good folk-hoping to attach ourselves to
them. The only way to secure friends
is to be one.
And before you are fit for friendship
you must be able to do without II. That
is to say you must aave sufficient self
reliance to take care of yourself. and
then out of the surplus energy you can
do for others. The man who Graves
friendship, and yet desires a self-poised
spirit more, will never lack for friends.
II you would have friends, cultivate
solitude instead of society. Drink in the
ozone, battle in the sunshine and out in
the silent night. under the stars say TO
yourself again and yet again. II am
part of all my eyes behOld"' And the
feeling will surely come to you that you
are no interloper between earth and sky,
but that you are a necessary particle
of the whole. No harm can come to
you that does not come to all, and il you
shall go down 1t shall only be amid a
wreck Of worlds.
Thus by laying hold OF the forces of
the universe you are strong with them.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-29
Ebony Handles Losing Ground.

The little ebony handles which have
p1 1evailed on tea and coffee pots for many
years have now been replaced by all
esilver, for it was found that the ebony
was impractical, for it burned out at
the joinings and made the handles loose
Few gold services are used. and not
many even of the gold plated. Nor is
IN service, for it savOrs too much OF
pretense to win favor as a custom
Plate is used entirely for electrical ap-
L,iances There is no demand for solid
silver in so much as a toaster rack.
Possibly this is due to the difference in
cost.
There is a new toast rack made OF
silver combined with a china plate This
Is made TO hold four pieces of toast. and
two rings of silver connect which are for
two boiled eggs II is lifted by the silver
handle. which is in one piece with the
rack. and this, in turn, clamps to the
china plate.
Tiny fancy jam pots of glass come in
odd shapes, with a silver cover and
spoon. One is a gypsy kettle: another
SlassfuI Of jam, which is a convenient
amount.
4 novelty coffee or tea pot. especially
designed for the breakfast tray. is formed
OF three pieces in one. The cover Of the
pot is shaped to hold the cream. and
this, in turn, has a cover which Is de-
signed to hold the sugar These may be
had in either plated or solid silved
The Washington herald., 1912-12-29
Rice Bavarian Cream.

Put little lemon jelly into wet ring
mold and allow it to set. Wash cupful
rice in several waters and boil it in
boiling water quickly for minutes.
Drain, add 2 cupfuls milk. cook slowly
until rice is tender and milk absorbed.
Dissolve l level tablespoonful powdered
gelatin with y cupfuI boiling water. add
it to rice and sugar with l teaspoonful
vanilla extract and u cupful whipped
cream. When cool pour into prepared
mold aud leave in cool place until set.
Turn out and serve with stewed fruit
in the center
The Washington herald., 1912-12-29
SILVER
FOR THE DINNER TABLE
Silver Novelties Hold Great Faseina-
ton for Women.

The siIversmith has discovered that one
of the first fascinations to a woman Is
the new and beautiful things that she
can procure for her table, and so silver
rcvelties are constantly to be found
for it,
The hatware, that is, the knives. forks
end spoons. also reflects the mode OF
change and trend toward the new. for
never is there an attempt to match
grandmother silver" but rather the
forever question comes from the shopper.
Which is the latest?''
The present vogue is for simplicity, so
that one Of the most popular patterns
is the JaCobean. which is designed to
especially harmoniZe with the new din
ing-rom furniture of this period. II is
made after Heppclwhite lines. and is
plain or engraved with a pattern taken
from the inlay OF the furniture. II comes
IN three weights. but the medium weight,
for everyday use. is the best. This weight
allows twenty-six ounces to the dozen
dinner forks, and other pieces are in
proportion. This design has the merit
of being reserved for solid silver. and is
Lot made in plate.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-29
Smaller Pieces.

Orange knives are made with the saw
edge. and the grapefruit spoon. which
differs from the orange spoon by being
made broader at the end of'the heel OF
the bowl, is new only in pattern In fact.
that is about the only difference that
could be made in. it, for. contrived on the
basis of the size of the grapefruit cells.
it could scarcely be improved from It's
present plan
A cut sugar crusher is about all else
that may be added to the breakfast table
in silver novelties This is a great con-
venience. for it divides the sugar sue
cessfuIly in the portion one may need.
which makes all the difference in the
world to the breakfast beverage,
whether it may be tea, coffee. or cocoa
The season particularly recommends
grape dish of solid silver. The design Of
grapes and vines IS carried about the
edge, and up the rod, which overhangs
the dish. with the fruit scissors pendant.
these are matching in design. The plate
Is almost round in form.
Cake dishes are not more used with
handles than without; a sensible pur-
chase is one OF the new rose holders
which is made with a round tray the
latter removable. This can be used for
a cake plate. One with an ornate plate,
which has a pierced edge, is particularly
good for the purpose The vase which
goes with it is about twelve inches high.
and as a silver vase is the loveliest Of all
things for roses. and as roses are the
years flowers, it is a most satisfying
uOSsession
The Washington herald., 1912-12-29
Crumpet Mixture.

Sift ? teaspoonfuls Of baking powder
into 1 cup Of flour, add cups OF milk,
tablespoonful of sugar, . tablespoonfuls
Of melted butter, z OF u cup OF hominy
(cookedD. and teaspoonful of salt. Beat
well, and, If necessary. add little moro
flour to make rather stif bAttsr,
Serve with maple sirup
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1912-06-21
FORT or PAsCAaOuLA

OYFIOn DnMoOkAT-HTAR, L
Pascagoula. Miss. June Fl. 1917.
lHepor, for week ending Juno 20, 1919. J
ENTERED.
June liam. sch. Henrietta J. Powell,
pa tons, @. Fl. Bruce master, from Vera
Cruz, Mex, to Dantzler Lbr. Go.
June liam. sch. Elizabeth DAntzler,
S6l tons, q. M. Crooks master, from
Havana, Cuba, to Dantzler Lbr. Co.
June l8-Br sch. O. w. Mills, 3lS tons,
NJ. j. Marciel master, from Havana,
Cuba, to Fsrnsworth Lumber Co.
June 19-Nor. bkt. Gazelle, PSI tons, J..
Thorkeldsep master, from Ciudad del
Carmen, Mex, to J. Bounds.
June l9-( Am. s. 8. BORN,
quin, 1865 tons, Dove master, from New
Orleans to Moss Point Tie Company.
June l3-Am. sch. Otis, 236 tons, #. L.
Clinton master, for Havana, Cuba,
with 2lS.OO0 It. lbr. val. at 1853 by L.
N. DAntzler Lumber Company.
June l7-Br. sch. Delta, 287 tons, Geo. o.
Sherman master, for Kingston, ia +,
with 263, 900 #. lbr. val. at $6,363 by L..
N. Dantzler Lumber Company.
June l9-Am. sch. Griffin, 305 tons, w. l..
Bodden master. for Havana. Cnba,
with 267, 900 It. lbr. val. at $4,274 by L..
N. Dantzler Lumber Company.
VESSELS IN PORT.
Am. sch. Henrietta J. Powell, IA, O..
H. Bruce.
Am. sch. Elizabeth Dantsler, 1851, q.
M. Crooks.
Br. sch. G. w. Mills, 1918, M. J. MARCEL.
Nor. bkt. Gazelle, 257, L. Thorkeldsen.
Am. sc. Borinquin, 1865, Dove.
Am. sch. Edward Il. Brfry, ,4O8, John
o. Hall.
Am. sch. Francis M, 1895, p. A. M
gan.
Am. sch. Fred W. Aver, 3l4, g. Boldt.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1912-06-21
TUESDAY AFTERNOON WEDDING
Miss Maud UImer, Became Wife
OF Mi. W. W. White.

Under a beautiful floral arch OF
white and green, surrounded by their
numerous friends, at the hnme Of tho
brides parents, DR. and Mrs. A. @.
Ulmer, Miss Maud Ulmer. on last
Tuesday afternoon at 4 0'rlnck,
pli2hted her trnih with Mr.. W. War
ren White OF Vickshurg, dlss Rev
W. D. Matthias, pastor of tie Baptist
church performing the beautiful ring
ceremony
The bride was attired IN bccnm
Ing costume Of dainty white silk m,lsl,
deliberately trimmed In yalencienncs
lace, With hand VI pearls adnlnlEg
her brow. aud she carried shower a.
brides roses She was attended by
her sister. Miss Gertrude Uim"r, a.
bridesmaid who wore white over blue
and carried carnations Mr. W. II
White Of Edwards, Miss, was the
best man, aud the brides little
brother and sister, Jack and Marian
Ulmer, were the flower bearers. Miss
Alma Duke played the wedding
march.
Immediately after the ceremony
reception was rendered the happy
couple, during which delicious re-
treshments we're served, the punch
bowl being presided over grace.
fully by Miss Alice Rolls. The young
people we're the recipients OF numer.
Gus handsome presents and many tel
egraphic CONGRATULATIONS and good
wishes. Mr. and Mrs. White left on
the night train on an extended honey
moon trip, and will be at home in
Vlcksburg, Miss, after July /.
Mrs. White, as Miss Maud Timer,
was one OF Pascagoula's most popu'
lar young women, endearng herself
to a very wide circle OF friends by her
splendid traits OF character. Mr..
White Is prominent young merchant
Of Vicksburg, and young man Of ex
cellent attainmeuts.