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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-11-01
MAY GIVE MINSTREL
SHOW TO BUILD WALKS

DR.. N. w. Hall informs the
Pioneer that it is under contem-
plation to give a minstrel show
during the holidays and devote
the proceeds toward building a
sidewalk on the north side of
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-11-01

There will be a dance at the
Grand View school house on Sat
urday evening, Nov. 9th. Every
body invited. Proceeds go to
the building fund.
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at their Saturday evening meet
ing, when the county candidates
were here. This big meeting
was occasioned as much by the
large number of ladies and chill
'dren present as any other cause
as the dance attracted many who
perhaps, would not have been
out otherwise. Another attrac-
tion was the Hon. John H. Tolan,
the principal speaker of the eve
ming, as Mr.. Tolan is favorite
with Roman people and they al
ways came out to hear him talk.
He did not disappoint them that
evening, either, as his speech
was listened to with marked at
tention all the way through.
His principal duty that evening
was to extol the many good quail
tiles and virtues of the local can
didates, leaving to other speak
ers a discussion of national is
sues. At times he branched off
and gave a volley in the direc-
tion of the national enemy but
as a general thing he hit only
local affairs. Aside from his
complimentary words for the
Pioneer his speech was good and
the audience was sorry when he
said he was through. This was
Mr.. Tolan's only speech Of the
campaign, he saying he would
not be able to devote much time
this year to speech making, but
that he would come to Roman
and make just one. Mr.. Tolan,
like almost everybody else, who
has been here, likes Roman very
much and the people here return
the sentiment in kind.
The St. Ignatius band was in
attendance and rendered several
choice selections Of music both
before and after the speaking.
Many were surprised that our
neighboring town had so excel
lent a band.
A bon fire was lighted to at
tract any who might not have
the light to draw them toward
democratic meeting and with
campaign music and the pros
poets of listening to the mighty
spell binders who were among
the aggregation, the hall was
more than filled, many being un-
able to gain anmittance.
A. Sutherland was the chair
man, and not being long a demo-
crat, was not as entirely at home
in that position as he would have
been had the meeting been a re-
publican rally. He came through
all right however, and when he
gets acquainted with his demo-
cratic friends will do better.
Preceding Mr.. Tolan the chair
man introduced A. Besancon,
also we'll known to many Roman
people, who was a candidate for
the nomination for county attor-
ney, but suffered defeat at the
hands of Mr.. Hefron. Mr.. Be-
sancon spoke with assurance of ,
democratic victory this year, and
predicted the election of the ,
whole caboodle from Wilson to
Engle. From his standpoint it !
is wonder the country is as
as it is today, with =
out the guidance of democratic
president and congress to save
it. There is no telling how
much one will be able to make
and save, according to Mr.. Be- r
sancon, after the democrats get y
in on March 4th next.
The other speakers of the eve :
ming were Dan J. Hefron, candi- !;
date for county attorney, and T
Thos. N. Marlowe for the legis- f
lature.
Mr.. Hefron has a loud voice
and used it to advantage. Peo-
nla livinr in tho co,,p+yv c,,r- q
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Opera House Opening.

The Roman opera house will
commemorate the opening on
next Thursday evening, Nov. 7,
by giving a grand ball on that
date. This will mark the open
ing of the second opera house in
Roman, and the first since the
fire.
For Sale:-Horse, buggy and
harness. Horse fine driver and
gentle. Cash Coulter.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-03
IARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND

reason that they get overheated and tagged
out working 50 much over and about the
fire. am fully convinced. after much
study and observation, that what the en-
ployer would account for in herself by
pleading nervous exhaustion is the
natural effect OF standing for hours in q
hot room. The strain upon the spine and
hips induces weakness OF organs directly
connected with the most sensitive parts OF
the nervous system.
Norah's back aches continually, she will
tell you II you remark upon her glum
looks. Except when she Is at her meals
she rarely sits down from early dawn
until night. She bends over the sink, the
table and the ironing board, to say moth
ing Of the washtub. Have you ever no
tIced the conventional stoop OF one who
has served In the kitchen for many years?
Or that she habitually puts both hands
upon the small OF the back in raising her
self to an erect position from tub or sink?
Sometimes-and this you may have been
annoyed at observing-she groans in
strengthening herself Put yourself in her
place. II you do this conscIentiously you
Win have a change in the kitchen furniture
and in her attitude while she is working.
Always supposing that she is amenable
TO reason! Our wise correspondent hints
that you may not find this so easy as you
chair and spare your spine and hips-and
nerves-and temper! Forty odd years ago
I had chair constructed expressly for my
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q .
Other Wastes TO Check.

Look to other wastes. What care DO you
take OF your household linen? Do you
watch for every break and mend Il as soon
as It comes? Do you look over your worn
napkins and tabIecloths before they go to
the wash and put in the stitch that may
save a hole? Do you cut over tablecloths
which are too badly worn for their proper
use and convert them into fish napkins aud
doIlies 10 lay under baked potatoes and
the like? Do you turn your sheets as they
become thin in the center and make wash
cloths out of the towels that are badly
broken and catch up the hemstitched bor-
der of the towels themselves as soon as II
begins to go and save every bit Of old
linen for possible wounds or illness. either
in your own home or in that Of others?
The chief effort in connection with econ
omy Is forming the habit After you once
get into It 1t becomes second nature. Let
me beg OF you to see that there Is no mean
ness about saving. II Is not penury prac-
tioed for the sake of boarding. but care
OF the little things that you may save
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enough to get something worth while.
There Is no virtue IN wasting an article
which might be OF good to some one else
or for which you might provide yourself
with an equivalent which would be Of real
service to you
One OF the best methods Of saving money
Is recognized to be the custom Of laying
aside little at a time. You may get your
charity money or your Christmas money
or your vacation money by putting away all
the dimes or the nIckels or the pennies
which come to you In change. II you have
ever tried II you know how the sum ac-
cumulates without your ever really missing
the amount you have saved
Try the same plan in your household
economies and see II 1t does not work as
well. Look out for all the tiny leaks and
stop them. II you could keep an accurate
record Of how much It would mean in the
course OF the year Il might not stsrtle you
by its immensity, but no matter how small
the saving II Is better worth while to have
that than the loss which means nothing
except the increases In habits Of wasteful-
ness which profit no one in the world. and
impairs your own character. Take the
little foxes by any traps you may devise
and be sure your vines will not be slow to
show the Improvement
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Waste of Fuel Gas.

When IT comes to the gas used in cookery
the opportunity for leakage is even greater.
The oven lighted ahead OF time and kept
burning when II is empty, the fun head
tIrned on when q mere giimmer would
answer. are on a par with the wastetuI-
ness OF fuel in a coal range When the
stove is kept filled with coal at a red hot
stage instead of being left low when II Is
not needed. The open hampers and drafts.
the heaped up frebox. do We not all know
them?
All the wastes are not in light and fuel
by any means. When 1t comes to the ex-
travagance in our kitchens words fail me-
1 know that many Of you whom I try to
help practice close economy in buying and
using provisions. but are there not. even
in your pantries. neglected economies
whose observance would seem TO you to
SAVIOR Of meanness? They have been de-
scribed as the cheese pairing and candle
ends kind Of savings. Why. I ask you,
should not one save both candle ends and
cheese parings? Is there anything espe-
cialiy fine and generous about wasting
either one?
To my mind there is something peculiarly
repugnant in an extravagance which profits
no one-uniess 1t may be the dealer Of whom
you buy more than you would II you took
care Of the candle ends and the cheese par
ings. II you gave those odds and ends to
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Az7k/COMMON SENSEn nthef1OME 5Eyga
Ggsa2A EDITED byMAPlN HARLAND unaezg1a1zzlz=zzaa
MITTLE FOXES" OF THE HOME.

THOSE who are ashamed to watch the little
leaks 1t is more likely to be those who
are not sufficiently sure OF themselves to
appreciate the elegance OF economy and
be proud OF It.
To return to the gas and electric light
waste Does Il seem too tiny to notice?
i estimate that you have lost as much
as hah a cents worth" a man said scorn-
fully to q woman the other night when
she reproved some one for having left
the electric light turned on in q vacant
room.
And II that is done every night for q
month It amounts to Is cents" she rs>
torted. 81 am not above saving the price
Of three trolley rides"
Half g cent doesn't seem much when
you take It by Itself. The trouble Is that
the same waste goes on In every depart
ment Of the household. The electric light
or the gas left burning unneeded and un-
needed for an hour or two is 50 COM
mon an occurrence that one hardly notices
It i have always striven to impress upon
my household the fact that matches cost
less than gas, but what sinile can one
use to describe the cheapness Of turning
an electric key? Yet We waste the light
sooner than take that infinitesimal pain.
II there were a practicable meter by which
We could scale the waste OF light We would
have a concrete notion Of how much use
less expenditure goes on in the home.
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use save to throwaway. II you do not hayo
need for IL in biscuits. or corn bread. or gin
ger bread, or some one OF the many other
recipes where sour milk is called for. use
IL in pot cheese, which VIII keep for Several
days, and is good with bread. with crack
ers and jam or cake. or in salad.
All the wastes Of the household do not
take place In the pantry. or with the gas
or electric hight meter. and you have only
to open your eyes wide and look about you
to see leaks on every side.
Carelessness Is one of the worst. When
you let q pot boil dry or q pan stand IN
the oven with & little food burning to the
bottom. or put q coffee pot where the di-
rect name OF the gas will melt the solder
which holds on the handle or the spout. you
are guilty. of as much extravasance as
when you burn holes In the dish towel by
using Il for a holder TO open the oven door
or to lit an iron nom the stove.
You are wasting when you do not take
care OF the commodities you have, when
bread gets stale on your hands because II
is not properly wrapped, when milk sours
because It has been left In the hot kitchen,
when ice melts because the door Of the re-
frigerator is not carefully closed. when
crackers grow damp and musty because
they are kept in a paper bag instead Of in a
lin. All the provisions that go bad before
they ,can be used are just so much dead
loss. and show your extravasance In buy
ing, your inattention in caring for them. or
your heedkssness IN planning their use
Perhaps you DO not call yourself wasteful.
but stop and think Is there any other
word which describes the condition.
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81 have a bit of advice to offer in ex-
change. It is this: Buy a cheap Office stool,
cut of from the legs about one and a half or
two inches. keep 1t in the kitchen and use
it, Moreover (and a harder task soma-
times), teach the maids to use IL 1t should
be Just the right height to allow you TO
sit comfortably at the sink in washing
dishes, at the mixing table, at the ironing
board; and while you clean silver. 1t Is
light enough to be moved easily from place
to place. The use Of 1t will save many an
hour Of fatigue and baclcache-possibly
some serious disorder. Women have to be
so much upon their feet in doing house.
work that they should learn 10 sit when
ever it is practicable and the office stool
in the kitchen and laundry makes this pos
sible. AR. A. c."
The sensible woman gives US no hint as TO
her place of residence. Hence. rigid obedI-
ence to rules should shut her communica-
ton out from the Helping Hand. Because
she speaks so pleasantly the words Of truth
and soberness am constrained to admit
her. direct attention particularly to that
part Of her letter which recommends the
use Of the Office stool. Forty years ago In
the Familiar Talk which prefaced the first
edition Of " Common Sense in the House.
hold" I said:
"I lay It down as q safe and imperative
rule for kitchen use NEVER STAND
WHEN YOU CAN DO YOUR WORK AS
WELL WHILE SITTING
We energetic authors are forbidden the
use of italics when We would raise our
voices and gesticulate II We were speak
ing Forty years back in the past this
law did not govern printing offices. and
that sentence was italicised boldly. II
deserves larger, capitals than 1t has re
ceived
added: eff could have Johns ear for
a minute would tell him that which would
lead him to watch you and to exercise
wholesome authority in this regard"
4
Hon TO Steam Rice.
VIII you kindly tell me how to steam
rice so thatit will be light and fiaky?
mrs. c. B. w"
If you have no regular steamer. improvise
one by setting a colander over q pot Of
boiling water, fitting It tightly into the ket-
tie, yet so far above the surface Of the
water that II cannot reach II at its hardest
boil Wash and drain the rice and put II
into the colander, leaving plenty Of room
for swelling. Fit the top Of a pail or plate
upon the colander and lay thick folded
cloth upon the cover to keep IN slr the
steam
Keep the water at fast bubble until the
rice is tender. Try grain by biting II 10
make sure Of this. Each grain should be
whole and stand apart from the rest. Shake
up lightly to let the air get at the mass. and
set in the open oven to dry Of - you would
boiled potatoes. Salt to taste, and turn
into hot vegetable dish.
An easier way OF cooking rice that will
gain the same result Is to throw q cupful Of
washed rice loosely intb two quarts Of
boiling salted water and let II bob fast until
tender. This should be in about twenty
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clipped from some paper a recipe for
Ginger Crisps,' which often make when
eggs and butter are dear. Children espec-
tally like them
In a rather large teacup stir three
level tablespoonfuls OF butter and lard
mixed. Pour on three tablespoonfuls OF
boiling water, then fill the cup with sirup
or molasses. Stir in a teaspoonfuI Of soda
and as It foams up work IN enough -four
to make a dough to roll out thin. OF
course put in ginger to taste. 1 also use
a heaping teaSpoonful ofssugar, though
the recipe does not call for It. Roll thin
and cut in sheets the size OF the bottom
Of the biscuit pans. which should be
slightly CREASED. As soon as taken from
the oven cut in strips OF convenient size.
MY only excuse for offering this Is that
II is a good thing and would like to con-
tribute a mite where have so often gained
much. A GEORGIA COUNTRY WOMAN"
refer the query relative to waterproof
ing the coat. have an impression that II
is altogether practicable. but do not know
by what process the end is to be obtained.
VIII somebody tell US how to restore the
raincoat TO usefulness?
!, too, have found that patent polishes
do not agree with my shoes. Years ago I
went back to old fashioned blacking. Have
trees" for your shoes and upon taking
OF a pair At each upon the tree" belong
iny to It. Do not keep them in q warm
room or closet. Heat makes them crack
and shrink. II you do not mean to wear a
pair within a few weeks. rub them over
with heats foot oil. Pour a few drops
into the palm OF the hand. and rub gently
until the leather u warm Fit In the tree
and cover away from the dust Shoes thus
cared for "ripen with age, instead Of
depreciating in value
Your recipe is a favor done to us-not q
liberty that needs an excuse
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minutes. Test by biting a grain. 1t should
Drain and dry OF. Never put q spoon into
the rice while It is cooking. When pre-
pared in this way It is altogether another
cereal from the pasty. grayish stun which
is all many know as plain boiled rice"
The water in which 1t was cooked is a
valuable addition TO the stock pot
= +
Tho Men Wrinkles"
'' Following you have two new wrinkles ;:
POTATO sAvING-[1l-Grease the po-
tatoes lightly with lard before baking them.
This renders the skin thin and tender. so
that when peeled II does not adhere to
the inside Of the potato nearly so closely
as when It is baked in the usual way.
This saves the mealiest and most nutri-
tious part Of the potato. It usually comes
of with the skin and is wasted.
"I2l-TO RENOVATE SOILED Wells
Dip in alcohol several times. and squeeze
gently until the alcohol is discolored with
the dirt from the veil. Then pull out
into shape carefully. stretching a little
to the desired width. The veil will dry
with the handling, and be as fresh and
crisp as when new. GRACE NJ. B."
y
Every Word IN Earnest.
meant Il unen-every word! I reiterate
the advice with tenrold more earnestness
We have a way OF saying that cooks are
more prone to be cross than .chambermaIds
and Mattresses. and allege as a probable
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A Word 10 Mothers.

Have you a wee nook In the Helping
Hand for q few words should like to say
TO other mothers? Many are In state Of
perpetual worry a. to how they are ever 10
get through with the days work. In the
first place, don't worry at ak Be syste-
matte. Never let one weeks mending and
darning run over into the next. Do not put
an article that needs repairing into drawer
or closet until It Is men6ed.
- Resi- when you are tiredi Rest Il as
much q duty as eating. See TO It that you
get q regular supply Of It. Don't allow
yourself to get overtired. That means
wearing out II Is poor economy, not to
mention the unkindnes to husband and
children.
"3 Begin each new day thinking that
you have fifteen hours before you in which
to work and rest before bedtime. Make It
also duty to get into the open air daily.
That Is one way Of laying In fresh supplies
Of health.
Rest. walk, and cont fretI
"A MOTHER"
kindly and sensible counsel from mother
70 mother abounds today. Every word IN
this brief letter deserves Consideration. I
wonder sometimes why women do not, In
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Watch Contents of Larder.

Go through your larder with the same
appreciation of wastes. How about that
soup-meat from which you say ''all the
good has been cookedT' Recall the fact
that the well known bouiIli - OF the
French-the most marvellous culinary ex-
perts and economists we KNOWS moth
ing more nor less than the boiled meat
from which their pot-au-feu and their
bouIllon are made. They do not throw
away the meat with the assertion that II
Is worthless after boiling It for soup. They
put with II some OF the liquor in which
It was cooked. add vegetables and season
ing and make a savory dish dt for the table
Of any one Suppose you try this.
Exercise the same care with other left
overs Of food. Nothing is too small to be
worth keeping. A tablespoonful Of to
matoes or of peas or Of beans, a little rice.
a cold boiled potato, odds and ends OF this
sort-none Of them Is too triring to 60
into q salad or to enrich a soup or to make
a part of a savory compound which will
help out at luncheon or dinner. The de-
spIsed cheese parings may be ground up
and saved for macaroni or some dish au
gratin.
Stale cake, like stale bread, has many
uses, either by itself or in combination
with something else. The tablespoonful
Of preserves left In the bottom of the jar
need not be eaten to save IT." but put
aside to spread on bread for a chIld's
lunch; the leftover OF preserves or des-
sert will help to give character to a corn
starch or rice or bread pudding. Orange
and lemon peel may be thrown in cold
water to be candied or preserved for fu-
ture service. fresh fruit which will not keep
may be stewed. even II there Is only lit
tie OF Il.
know several housekeepers who do not
disdain to add TO their store Of Jelhes and
jams. q jar al a time, by putting up the
fruit left from a meal-fruit that will not
last overnight. 1t is practically no trouble
to put It over the fire and cook it SO that
1t will keep.
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some one whom they would help. II the
leavings from your table which you have no
use for could be utilized by the suffering
poor, would not have word to say. But
when you throw away the ends Of loayes
and the cut slices OF breAd. the dry biscuit
and the stale remnants. you are helping no
one and hurting yourself Why do you
not put your ingenuity 70 work to prepare
dishes which will use the better pieces Of
dry bread and crisp the smaller pieces In
the oven to crush and use for crumbs in
cookery Of various sorts7
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commercial phrase, capitalize theiF
physical forces Continual work and in<
cessant worry are q popular method Of sui
eide. Our mother says sptly that rest Is al
truly DUTY as eating.
& =
Salad Dressing Recipe Wdnted.
Please publish recipe for apple salad
and dressing? I mean the dressing to
which little onion juice IS added as part
OF the seasoning. 1 have eaten and liked
it. This is what am looking for.
&c. o. N"
am afraid you will have to go further
afield for the recipe Ihave sundry apple
It will probably be unearthed by soma
member OF the great family and sent to Us.
Recipe for Gold Starch.
Il take pleasure in forwarding the recips
for cold starch recently asked for In the
Helping Hand
cold sTARCH-One pint OF soft wa
ter made into strong suds with any good
white soap; three heapinE tablespoonfuia
of powdered starch: one tablespoonful eaen
OF turpsntne salt. and borax; ham . DOZEN
drops Of bluing.
Let an stand together a couple OF hours.
Then STIR we'll and strain through coarse
cheesecloth, which aliows the starch tn
pass through. It Is best to remove ths
'Eunmy sediment thasthe salt. soap. ana
turpentine make Bottle for use. 1t viii
keep indefinitely.
when you wish to use It shake the bot
tie hard. turn the starch into a bowl. starch
Whatever you wish TO stifren. and return
what Is left OF the mixture to the bottle for
another time.
This is fine for collars, cufis and In
deed anything that requires to be starched.
They should not have been treated pre-
viously with cooked starch In this case
wash all the starch out OF the materials
before applyfng the unoooked- Wipe each
article on weH with q damp cloth after
starching and drying before dampenins and
ironing. Iron partially upon the wrong
side, then turn and press out on the right
until it takes a nice polish. Collars and,
cuffs done in this way look as well al
when done at the laundry and viii keep
their stiffness.
? Now. may ten our readers how to
make -four starch?
" Stir into five or six tablespoonfuls Of
-four enough cold water TO make a smooth
paste. Beat in q teaspoonful OF borax and
q lump Of lard or butter. Next pour In
enough boiling water to make thick
starch Boil for few minutes Csttrring
aIl the time) and thin with bluing water
before using II
Starch made In this way VIII not lump
or Sticlr totha Ironx nrefer IL IN the starch
sold In the shops. ANNA A.
A new and an able correspondent whom
We welcome heartily to our ranks. Her let
ter - an the more timely, for the receipt by
the same NAH OF two others asking for
the recipe she has taken the trouh5s to
send to Us In response to q cal for "