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The Washington herald., 1912-09-29
FAMILIAR TALK WITH OUR FARMERS WIVES.

notion that common sense and religion die
tate as your duty dull resignation to the
state Of life to which 1t has pleased provi-
dence to call you So-called resignation II
sometimes dizziness Of perception: oftener
II Is sheer laziness.
II have not disabused the mind Of my
reader of any impression left By the pub
LEGATION Of the letter criticised by our mem
ber-that I am not In fullest sympathy
with the class whom have ever IN mind
and heart in filing our corner~the fault
is In the manner of this talk. not In the
spirit In echoing the cry. Back TO the
soil!' we should take into consideration
the women who are to accompany our
men In restoring abandoned farms to use
fulness and In relieving the congestion OF
our cities. The dreariest part Of the new
life will be theirs, although perhaps not
the most Iaborious
shall be glad 10 hear directly and oftsu
from any Of them. and to receive with be-
coming meekness any suggestions they
have to make respecting my views and
plans. as Swallowed forth In this informal
nnotherly chat
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Another Tomato Butter Recipe.

From Memphis, Tenn. We have a recipe
for tomato butter which differs materially
from many Of the dozen others that have
been contributed in response to the request
for that conserve. I publish II. that the
querist may make her own selection. 1t
will be observed that this, too, may be
made Of canned tomatoes II the fresh be
unattainable.
TOMATO BUTTER - Scald twenty
pounds Of ripe tomatoes and remove the
skins. Put them into a porcelain lined
kettle With four pounds Of apples, pared.
cored. and quartered. Set the kettle over
a moderate fire to cook slowly for one hour.
stirring occasionally TO prevent sticking to
the bottom. Add the juice Of four lemons
and a tablespoonful of ground ginger. Cook
and stir continually until the tomatoes.
etc. are reduced to the consistency Of mar
malade. Put into jars and seal Keep in a
cool. dry place. MRS. w. J. H"
Our correspondent adds a postscript to
correct a defect which must be patent to
every experienced housewife who has
cooked tomatoes:
"P. S.-This recipe was given to me by
a friend who assures me that it is all right.
But It seems to me that the addition Of
sugar and spices would improve the tomato
butter"
! say nothing of the need Of spices, but
the mixture. as it now stands. would be
intolerably acid even for a pickle in
variably add a dash OF sugar to any prepara-
ton of cooked tomatoes. Heat Increases
the acidity natural to the vegetable. and q
little sugar mobiles the sharpness. When
tart apples (made more sour by cooking)
and lemon juice combine to increase the
acid. few palates would relish the /" but
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skins and pink meat. We have many and
would like to dry and paca some OF them.
Mas H. NJ"
This request comes from California
where II IS not unreasonable.
This is the only recipe at my command
for drying figs. I offer It In the hope that
It may be what YOU wish:
CANDIED FIGS-Simner the figs until
they are tender in enough water to cover
them. Then take them out with a SKINNER
and spread upon paper lined platters 10 dry
and firm" Set the platters In the sun
Make a strip Of half the weight Of the figs
in sugar and a cup OF cold water for each
pound of fruit. Boil until it is clear and
entirely free from scum. Put the figs into
this and simmer ten minutes. Take them
up. drain free OF strip. and spread as before
upon broad dishes lined with thick paper
that will absorb the strip. Leave in the sun
for three days. taking them in at night.
Then pack in boxes. with waxed paper be-
tween the layers.
Should a better recipes be offered. II will
be printed with thanks II may be that
you do not want the sugared figs.
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Adopt a Mind Preserper. "

1t is. then. in no spirit or Idle speculation
that invite our Farmers Wife to ind her
mind preserver and adopt It without
delay.
Choose a hobby and ride It, Let II be bot
any, beetles. butterflies. beadwork. or bed
quihs-or something quite unlike any OF
this swarm Of B's-hnd it and make for
yourself sphere outside Of the drudgery
you deplore. But let It be something Diff
ferent from the routine OF your ordinary
work and ways. Therein lies much OF the
secret OF the wonders worked by change Of
air and scene.
There Is deep meaning in the homely
saying. Variety is the spice Of life" Spice.
is tonic and stimulant and recupera-
ton. Don't delude yourself with the false
The Washington herald., 1912-09-29
Struggle Against Gray Monotony.

And this is not a. singular history Of the
preservation OF what We name family
curios." They represent the valiant and
sustained struggle Of the women Of that
day against the gray morotony Of an exist
ence Of which our contemporaries can
form no adequate conception. There were
no railroads; no telegraphs; no telephones.
and practically no current literature. All
the sewing, spinning. and weaving, the
sweeping, washing. ironing, and baking
was done by hand with absolutely no help
from machinery.
Do you understand what / mean when I
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say that these heroines Of the eighteenth
century wrought wisely and benefcently
in devisins measures for driving away
ennul and giving their minds something to
feed upon besides the drudgery Of everyday
life? Mary Stuart fought on insanity that
would have driven her TO suicide during
those nineteen years at Fotheringay by en-
broidery which still challenges the admira-
ton of connoisseurs and baffies imitators.
The farmers wife OF today has a thou
sand resources where her great-grand.
mother had one. When ! speak Of mental
diversion / do not, of necessity, mean that
she shall be student Of books, magazines.
and papers dealing with the deeper prob
lens Of Me.
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Hon 10 MAKE Bran Mullins ,

Can you let me have a recipe for pran
muffins such as one buys in the restaurants
OF department stores? B. W
Referred. have no formula which would
be satisfactory. Watch the Corner for .
reply from some housewife who knows
how the bran mufiins are madA
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IMPORTANT NOTICE

BECAUSE Of The enorn,ou, number Of
ID letters semitic Tie department. must ask
contributors 10 limit their communications 10
100 uord,. except in cases Of formulas or
recipes uhieh require greater space. oant
ell my correspondents TO hare shoUins in
The Corner. and il my request in this respect
1, complied uilh II pia Be possible 10 print
mary more letters.
Attention 4, called 10 The fact that Marion
Harlan9 cannot reeeiOe money for patterns.
q, she Ia, no connection uih any department
Hof sell, them. Marion Ha,land.
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her mad with loneliness and the incessant
round Of drudgery.
She saw that her peighbors were no bet
ter of. They toiled all summer long at the
washtub and ironing board and over the
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sent there few months before. ! had let
myself run down. 50 to speak. until then.
That woke me up! determined that
would do something to keep me out Of the
rut in which they were all running. I
was fond Of botany at school and had
taught IL In Boston. ! began to lock for
and to anaiyze and collect and classify
flowers. II you would like to see my herb
ariumT' she paused to say. difidently.
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Formerly Boston School Teacher

In our half hours chat found out, In
cidentally, that she had been a public
school teacher in Boston before her mar
riage. although born and brought up in a
farm house. Her first year in her new home
she frankly confessed. had almost driven
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Needs of Mem Interests.

would retract my statement Il II were
not strictly true. Ny object in calling at
tention to the evil effects Of the life Of
monotonous toll led by a large percentage
Of farmers wives. was TO incite them TO
seek out means by which 1t might be re-
leved. We hear, again and again, when
this class Of workers is referred to: e You
see, they have no mental resources" In
plain English, 1t is the old saw Of All work
and no play makes Jack dull boy" Jack,
when grown into a man. has his agricul-
tural club. his farm papers. the yearly agri-
cultural fair at which he meets other men
of like mind; his political meetings, his
church work. and a score of other interests
that keep him abreast Of the world outside
of his home and lands. He must bestir him.
self or be left behind in the march Of prog
ress. These are his mental resources"
albeit he may not be " a reading man..
Now. l would awaken his wife to the ne
cessity OF getting outside Of the routine Of
Homework systematically. l mean by this
that she should force herself to engage in
something which will lift her head far
enough TO enable her to see over the edges
Of the rut-not now and then, but daily.
II were asked to name what ! belie"e TO
be almost a panacea for the blues " and
lowness Of spirits in general. / should say
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church In summer, and succession OF
stormy Sundays would often keep them at
home for a month at time in winter
What frightened me most Of all was
the discovery ! made at the beginning OF
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- AITHFUL are the wounds of
This is especially true when the
blow is dealt BY a hand so tender
as that which takes me to task
for Z fact plainly but not harshly stated
some weeks ago. As my readers know. II
is my custom land my privilege to base
our weekly talks upon suggestions supplied
by intelligent correspondents who have the
goo6 o. the Corner at heart and are friendly
TO the editor thereof.
Will you permit real friend OF the
Corner to say a word OF regret for some
thing you have published? have always
been pleased with everything Of yours that
! have read Unit: you mentioned the fact
that insane asylums contain large man,
Der Of housewives and of farmers wives
It struck me that the poor. tired worker
who wants some sister woman to help her
ought not TO be told OF the fate Of SO many
OF her class think You did not realize the
harm the statement might do. In recent
humber OF your paper there was an article
which said that the blues are only a
form OF insanity. II this be true, wonder
II those thus afflicted are betterec or
cheered by the information.
Please sccept this as a word 10 the
wise KENwooD.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-29

l. spondent We have a communication
that will meet with a cordial recep-
ton from every member Of the fam
lily to which she owes allegiance. and
which owes her big debt for services rem
dered.
1t does heart and eyes good to see again
her familiar signature:
my RECENT DISCOVERIES.-One
dated last year was brought about by the
failure of the cucumber crop in this region.
So invented mock cucumbers for picking
MOCK CUCUMBER PICKLES.-we
had large yield of small, unripened Hub
bard squashes. l cut some Of these into
prettily shaped pieces, pared away the
skins that were at all hardened, leaving
them soft and natural Then they were
dropped into pickle prepared thus:
To one gallon Of cider vinegar not too
strong. allow two cups Of granulated sugar.
one cup Of salt, and half q cup Of ground
mustard.
Mix salt, sugar and mustard, and wet
the mixture with a little vinegar into .
paste. This done, add the rest Of the vino
gar gradually. stirring all the time.
Pour over the prepared squash. Tho
pickles will be ripe In two months and
keep we'll.
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Hint IN Cooking Meats.

get the coarsest / can md.
r. 4
Hint IN Cooking Meats.
"AGAIN-I add TO all my meats in boil
ing half a cup Of vinegar. tablespoonful Of
sugar, and a teaspoonful Of soda. Don't
be afraid to try this for beef, pork. mutton,
chicken, etc. The combination is particu-
larry useful in an oven roast or in a pot
roast, rendering tough beef thus treated as
tender as veal and imparting a delicate and
irdescribable flavor to the gravy as we'll as
to the meat.
(Conhdentia! with my sister housemoth-
er) II in making your next gravy you will
drop into II a wee bit Of asafetida, half
the size of a green pea, having first dis
solved it thoroughly in boiling water, you
will never omit it afterward.
II have a high reputation hereabouts for
delicious gravies. and this has much to
do with It.
Some day will. II you wish, send you
a recipe for my exquisitely tinctured rose
conserve. 1t is made Of wild roses that
clothe our hills with glory in summer time.
AVIS GRAY"
1t goes without saying how glad we shall:
be to get the formula for rose conserve.
The name has an oriental flavor that sug-
gests :" Lalla Rookh and Arabian
Nights
A French chef once whispered to me Of
the wee morsei OF asatetida, but I have
never dared tryit Your word is strong con-
hrmstion OF his advice.
+
Caramel Pie Recipe.
A.
perhaps a few Of my tested recipes may
not come amiss to the houseEothers Of the
Helping Hand.
CARAMEL PIE-One cup OF sour cream.
one cup Of sugar. half a cup Of chopped
raisIns, pinch OF soda Put over the IRE
and cook until the mixture is dark Make
a paste OF a tablespoonful OF flour with a
little cold water and stir into the caramel
Cook until 1t thickens. Flavor with vanilla
Bake with top and bottom cruse
Mrs. ]. E. H.
Awoman who has catered successfully
TO a mixed company Of bosrders for half
a dozen years should be prime authority
upon culinary experiments Let US have
other novel recipes
Sauce for Suet Puddings.
In our family We have used to our COM
plete satisfaction the following formulas
Make the disposition If them that pleases
you.
SAUCE FOR SUET OR BERRY PUp-
D1NGS.-Cream half cup OF butter with
a small cupful Of sugar and tablespoonful
Of cornstarch. Stir into this gradually q
teacupful OF boiling water. Now add half
a glassful Of red currant jelly. the Juice Of
an orange, and cupful OF hard cider which
has been boiled down. Cook five minutes.
LIQUOR FOR CUCUMBER PICKLES
One cup Of fine salt, one gallon Of vinegar,
one cup Of ground mustard. two cups of
sugar. Pour cold over the cucumbers.
"a have found that his pickle keeps the
cucumbers crisp and IS less trouble than the
boiled liquors usually made for the purpose.
OATMEAL BREAD Zine for children). .
Two cups Of oatmeal. one cupful Of In
dian meal, eight pints OF boiling water. one
tablespoonful of salt a dessertspoonful OF
sugar. one cake of yeast, flour for stiff bat
ter. one cup Of raisins or nuts
NIX oatmeal. cornmeal sugar. and salt
The Washington herald., 1912-09-29
Cdndied Figs Recipe.

VIII you kindly send me a recipe for
drying figs? Those We have have green
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the second year" she said. when one
poor woman who had lived in the neigh
borhood for ten years went to the insane
asylum. and heard that another had been
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Hon TO Fry Green Peppers.
FRIED GREEN PEPPERS-Extract the
seeds from sweet green peppers. taking care
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them look like real linen or canvas.
II get the coarsest / can find.
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specific and regular occupation in some
thing one really likes to do"
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range, cooking and cleaning up after the
" farm hands engaged in planting, hay
ing. harvesting and making ready for the
winter. They were too red to 60 TO
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-16
RETIRED MINISTER FOUND
NUDE AND INTOXICATED.

Doctors at Bellevue were surprised
sfia morning when a man taken to the
hospital suffering from alcohol SIN said
b was tho Rev. Henry Rollins. He
was arrayed In a suit Of old overalls.
brogan shoes and a slouoh hat. His
Sse,up was the more incongruous as
none Of It ft him. He said It had been
loaned him by the police.
Without some such assistance Rollins
who said he was forty-two. lived at No.
~ East Sixty-third street. had retired
from the ministry and was studying
msdicine-could not very we'll have ap-
pSared even In the pen ,at Yorkville
prison. whence he was taken to the
hospital. He said he had been held up
and robbed not only Of every cent. but
every particle OF clothing.
When he was found as he said the
holdup men had left him. the police
dressed him up and took him to the
Might Court. where he was fned $40 for
being very drunk. As he was not able
70 nay, Magistrate O'Connor sent him to
the pen. Then he was removed to
Bellevue where he might continue his
studies In medicine.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-16
WIFE EXPECTED TRAGEDY.
husband Went to Shop and Tried
to XIII Himself.

When her husband rose to 90 to bust
ness this morning. Mrs Samuel Rogo-
vim pleaded with him to remain at homo
She did not tell him so. but she had .
strange feeling that the day was to
bring her sorrow. Within two hours
her premonition proved true. Word
was taken her that her husband was in
Hudson Street Hospital. a prisoner.
charged with attempted suicide.
Rogovin. who lived with his wife and
Ave children at No. 296 Grand street. IL
head of Rogovin & Co.. manufacturers
Of women's and children's cloaks. at
No. $50 Canal street. When Harris
Rogovin, his uncle and partner. arrived
at the shop. Just before Z o'clock. he
found Rogovin unconscious on . cut
tIng-ou, table with a gas tube in his
mouth. While waiting for an ambu-
lance. Patrolman Nelson OF the Leon
ard street station administered artifi-
rIul respiration. and when DR.. Shields
arrived he said Nelson had saved Rogo-
wins life. Business had been bad and
1trsovin had worried. the uncle said.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-16
MAYOR GETTING FAT;
PUTS ALL bANQUETS :
UNDER THE BAN NOW
FiSke Of Mount Vernon Trains
Down for Parade and Pro-
poses to Stay "in Form"

There'li be no more bandusts for
Mayor Flske OF Mount Vernon. Public
parades. yes. but the hot bird and the
cold bottle, the lobster ana succuient
blvalve are to be strangers to his diet
In future. When MIR. Fiske was elected
to the nayoralty OF Mount Vernon, he
was six feet three and an athlete with
lis pounds svoirdupois. He was feted
and toasted. wined and dined, kept out
late o. nights and climbed up the scale
to 23i pounds.
The mayor was scheduled to march
in the fremen's parade in Peekskill
yesterday and he did, marched fourteen
miles and never shed hair. lie had
been training for the event for thirty
days and had private wager with
himself that he would take Off fifty
pounds before the event. His doctor
told him he was crazy but he assured
the msdico that he didn't know It all,
but was bound to take of at least that
amount OF flesh. He did It. lie looked
fsbby about the sllls and his face was
sunlsen. But he kept on with the work
and soon had his good looks back with
rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes. He
worked down to 1874 pounds but in tho
parade OF yesterday took on Ave and
hatf pounds. But at that the doctor
mayor says he feels all right and will
continue his training as tho White Hope.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-16
EXPLORERS FRIENDS
WORRIED BY SILENCE.
No Word From Herbert Lang and
James Chaplin, in Congo
for Over a Year.

Anxiety Is being felt for tho we'll
being of Herbert Lang and James
Chaplin, who headed an expedition into
the Congo three years ago to get
Heart of Africa" exhibits for the Mu-
scum of Natural History. Not q word
has been heard from them for more
than year.
Both men promised TO write often. but
az only two letters came from them AZ
ter they parted from civilization at
Bona. little fear for them was at first
felt when their long silence began after
their las. report dated in January last
year. They were then near Parade
With hfty-fve carriers. and said they
had already gathered a valuable coilec-
tion Of reptiles. mammals. birds and
fishes.
George II. Sherwood. assistant score
terry of the Museum. said to-day that
though news from the explorer had
iong been expected he thought there
was no ground for any alarm as to
thsiy safety. Mrs. Charles Chaplin,
mother of Chaplin, said she was sure
her son was all right. Chaplin 10 TWEEN
ty.two and a graduate Of Columbia.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-16
MRS. AST0R GOING AWAY.

AIRS. John Aston and her daughter
Mur,el. II Is understood. will sail for
London on Saturday Mrs Aston had
contemplated remaining here until
June 1 and had engaged apartments at
ths Ritz Carlton to that time. The en-
g.gement has been cancelled. however.
md It 10 believed that Mrs Astor's de-
parture has been FASTENED by tho ap-
r ointment by Surrogate Fowler Of A.
perry Osborn as guardian for her
daughter.
M. Osborn Is an intimate friend of
the Astors anA-his appointment Is said
b, BE- pleasing 10 Mrs Astor.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-03-08
Pensioners Names to be Made Public

Pensions may add another large item
to the national expense account. In
fact, it looks as if congress would pro-
vide for an expenditure Of about $685.
100000 annually in addition to what is
now paid out. The senate committee
has voted in favor OF that program,
while rejecting the Sherwood bill, which
would have entailed an additional ex-
penditure. it is said, OF some SIS, 000,-
900.
Congress has always been opposed
to putting the names of pensioners on
list open to public inspection. The
senate committee, however, voted by a
very close margin to make names Of
pensioners public. Those not on the
pension rolls seem unable to see why
this should not be done. To be a
pensioner of the government should be
considered high honor.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-03-08
Eagle Creek

Ray Sharpe and Ross Ramage spent
Sunday afternoon with Otto Anderson.
Sunday was beautiful day and near
ly everyone on the creek was out call
ing.
Miss Mabelle Mitchell spent few
days with Miss Evangeline Peterson Of
Leavenworth this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill called on Mr..
and Mrs. ]. H. Sharpe Sunday, but
were disappointed in not finding them
at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Anderson, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. H. Sharpe and Mrs. Ram
age enjoyed Sunday dinner with Mr..
and Mrs. P. w. VANDERBILT and family.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-03-08
The WOrkmen's Compensation Act

The Industrial Insurance Commits
sion has just issued a new edition Of
the Workmen's Compensation Act,
which contains in addition to the text
of the law, explanatory notes and a
carefully tabulated index Of all occupa-
tons coming under the law. There is
also foreword, in which the purposes
OF the act and the commission are terse-
ly stated. Every employee and en-
ployer is entitled to a copy and the
same will be sent upon application to
the commission.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-03-08

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RepeIs Attack of Death

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I had only two years to i've" This
startling statement was made by Still
man Green, Malachite, Col. They
told me I would die with consumption.
1t was up to me then to try the best
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Kings New Discovery. 1t was we'll
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