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cines. laundry, new clothing. sewing. mend
ing, stationery. and letter writing all speci-
fed and arranged in the contract. Tact
such as Mrs J. X" appears to possess
would go far toward happily managing an
old person. And money In her own home
Let her set her own price.-M- H. C.. Santa
Monica, Cal.
The suggestion is worthy OF considera-
ton as q matter OF general application.
fear that in the case submitted TO the con-
stituency-that of Mrs. ]. K-"-her chill
dren might be a drawback to the operation
of the plan. I am more positive that the
loafer husband would not be available as
an Assistant in looking after an invalid or
an aged inmate Of the home.
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Etiquette Bdrs Knife for Salad.

II fought verify dat Meess Marie would
prepare de food for her leetle dog-vat
you call a 'poodel,' was Frenchman's
comment upon the operation witnessed by
him for the first time. II 'ad a shock ven
beheld her begin to eat 1t for herself"
Less objectionable, but unpleasing TO
those accustomed to the manners and
usages Of modern conventionalitIes, is the
habit INDUCED 10 by those who should
learn better II they would use their eyes
when dining with well bred companions. Of
cutting DIP salad noisily with knife and
fork, compromising the dressing with it.
then attacking II literally en- masse.
One OF the imperative bylaws OF table eti-
qUette is that salad should not be touched
with the knife. particularly when salad
forks are laid ready for use beside the
plate.
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<~<HE canning season Is upon US, anc
80 knowing the lively interest you
take In canned foods. am send.
ing you a capital recipe for put
ting up young beets for winter
use. They are now IN a state Of tender per.
lection and are moreover at their cheapest
"a matter Of some moment when one buys
by, the quantity.
ITO Can Beets-The beets should be
thoroughly cleaned and boiled until they
are tender. Then rub or the skins care
fully and put them into an enameled kettle
containing this strip:
Two cupe Of sugar. two Of water, and
the same Of cider vinegar.
This quantity Of liquid will I'LL three
quart cans after the beets are in. The
beets should be small enough to go into
the mouths OF the cans without cutting
them up. although they may be halved or
Quartered II too large. Cook them In this
strip ten minutes after the boil begins.
Then I'LL the cans to overlooking and seal
hot. as you would any other canned food
They keep well and are very fine. They
cannot be distinguished from the cooked
fresh beets. keep mine the year round.
Tell the thin and scrawny to eat cream,
olive oil, and raw eggs and not to overeat.
1 drank q quart of olive oil a month for
three months with splendid results. I
just took a swallow several times day
between meals. and after 1t a little lemon
Juice to get rid OF tie oil taste 1t In also
good for rheumatic patients and consti-
patton and makes the skin like satin.
BLANCHE B. J."
Van saw fruiv that am tnteresfed, IN
canned foods ! have given much thought
and time to the subject In connection with
the pure food movement which Is the bless
Ing OF the twentieth century to housenoth-
ers and their focks. thank you for the
recipe for putting up beets. They promise
the starchy vegetables to which too many
households are confined after fresh veg
etables are no longer at the command of
people n moderate circumstances.
Although it deals with matters that are
not actually within my province. insert
the advice to the lean and scrawny. Hon
estIy, however, while believe In the nu-
tritive properties Of olive oil (pure). have
little faith in any regimen recommended
to reduce flesh or to increase It The fat
will remain fat and the lean will not IS take
on flesh" after each habit has become
chronic. Some Of the greatest gluttons
have ever seen were persistently thin. and
numbers Of corpulent persons are abste-
mious. It Is safe and prudent to discredit
utterly all nostrums warranted to reduce
adipose tissue. Hundreds of victims OF
MISPLACED confidence have been seriously
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ther. has come into fashion AZ
F" formal d,a,ers ana luneheons
III What are set down IN cook books
q. aAnnetizers." They are
served as = 6rst course with thu exnres,
design OF ouickeninx dormant appetites
and spurrinr 20 I,velier action those that
never desert the owners thereof.
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Toothpick Fearsomely Used.

In conclusion let me say that should
be ashamed OF the possibility that any
man or woman whom you, refined reader.
are likely TO "foregather " socially would
pick the teeth or clean the nails at table.
were It not that have seen a man high
in the esteem OF church and society take
out a toothpick and set il about its natural
ONCE before his fellow diners had finished
the meal
He did # debonairly, with perfect un-
consciousness Of the vulsarity that ap-
pealed to the beholder's sense Of humor
had brought his toothbrush out and fallen
to work upon his fine molars and incisors
# would have been quite as proper.
I would that could forget that Il once
befell me at dinner party to see silver
salver passed to each guest by Jaunty
butler IN obedience to a signal from his be-
diamonded mistress. II was funny exhi-
bition. and not the least amusing part OF IL
was the perplexity Of the various members
of the company as the salver reached each
one.
Some shook the head in silent refusal:
two accepted the tiny slivers and rwiddled
them between the fingers In a sort Of alb
stracted way: the host and two of his con-
geners and the hostess used them openly
and freely in Riding their teeth Of ad-
her.nt particles Of the food prepared by a
French cook and served by an English
footman.
Yet more amazing was the spectacle Of
the accomplished president Of a woman's
literary club, who, hearkening with smiling
attention to the debate of the day, folded
her menu into a cooked hat and used the
stiff tip to clean her pink nails. They were
polished and pretty. as the act gave US &C.
casion to note. The manicure had probably
treated them that very morning. She evil
IDENTIFY was not thinking OF what she did.
All the same. she was guilty Of q gross
breach OF social usages as Interpreted BY
her class.
To sum up the truth IN a single phrase
" None Of US Hveth to himself" have no
right morally. to offend the sensibilities OF
my neighbor. II these be trained according
to the principles OF law. order. and de-
cency. And TO change a normal appetite
into aversion for wholesome food Is a trans
erosion Of natures laws.
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exactly the lines left By the iron in Iaun-
dsring It. Lay 1t In q drawer or upon .
shelf. and a heavy board upon the top of
It. A tumbled cloth Is nearly as unsightly
as II 1t were already soiled-
It should go without saying that cloudy
glass. furnished silver. and streaked china
are deappetizing to degree felt by the
least particular Of guests. albeit tolerated
by what Miss Sedgwick- in her out Of print
but charming Live and Let Live" calls
"a never mind mother"
1t is wen enough 10 take easily what IL
absolutely unavoidable 80 much Of our
moral and spiritual well being depends
upon keeping in order every joint and spring
and cog OF the marvellous machinery Of
our bodies that none can shirk without
actual sin the intelligent care OF these.
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be very thin, and brought to uniform
shade Of golden brown. 1t is odd that my
recipe should have come from a dear old
farm mistress in the Berkshires." who
is grandmother to everybody who
knows her. Could yours have come from the
same. and has she a patent upon fairy
toast?"
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Gloom Another Deappctizer.

II only he would not be so SUPERIOR
complained one young daughter. He re-
minds me all the time of Mrs. Jellyby
looking at poor Garry with her love story
as IL she were a steeple in the distancer
have in mind household Of which the
inmates are upon presumably affectionate
terms. where not a word is spoken at table
except what IL connected with the conduct
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Judging by my own sentiments upon this
head. fancy that nothing would " get upon
the nerves" of delicate looker-on more
surely than the spectacle Of a grown man.
in the possession Of all his faculties, who
should be, as an energetic manager phrases
II. everiastingly underfoot in the house. "
Who will propose some other way of keep
ing him out Of mischief-or out Of busy
wife's way?
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of the meal. Husband and wife are intelii-
gent beyond the average Of educated Amer
leans. The children are bright. and when
away from the domestic lircle represented
by the family board. are vivacious. They
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comes home In the evening. Now and then
q wish It were not so frequentlyD he
brings business worries to the table with
him II he have the custom Of talking these
out he lowers the spirit level Of the house
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Table Tall Should Not Offend.

Which brings me to the consideration Of
another and not a rare deappetizer. Table
talk should be kept clear Of subjects that
might offend the diaphragm Of a sensi-
tive listener. I shall never forget the ef-
feet produced upon a company Of men and
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To Can Mushrooms.

''e III
recipe LOT canning mushrooms ana one for
making mushroom catsup.
P. F. GPawtucket, r. II"
To can mushrooms. peel with care, and
lay In cold water for an hour. Drain,
cover with cold water, and cook until thew
ara lander. Season with sal. 70 ta..a
Take the mushrooms out of the LIQUID and
pack into cans which have been rolled tn
hot water
Set them a., Won All than, nm ~ th. ,so,.
in boiling water upon the side OF the r.nes
and Law the covers IoossI,, mon ,,.,, &C.,
fitting the rubbers in Mac. Boil the bo,,,a
left in the kettle and skim. Aver II h,.
hoi,sd for three ,,i,utas an tb. en-. ~ a..
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BusicS Worics SPOIL Meal.

John would esteem attention to the face
he brings to table and what he says-or
what he does not say-as equivalent In con-
sequence to the rthe upon mint. anise. and
cummin- The weightter matters OF the law
are. to his apprehension. making money
downtown for the hungry brood at home.
We talked Of the IS breakfast crouch {" last
winter. and have had sundry letters bark
ing back to It since. which prove the need
Of the talk II Is not q decided Crouch Of
which We treat now. SO much as the chill
ing silence and palpable indifference to
all that interests his family and draws out
their small talk.
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Christian Duty 10 Eat Properly.


1t should be unnecessary In this. the first
quarter of the twentieth century, to say
that 1t is deappetizing to see fellow eater
put his knife into his mouth. may have
told before here the remark of one Of the
kindest hearted and truest gentlemen
have ever had the happiness to know, when.
in reply to his assertion that appetite had
forsaken him at hotel when the man op-
posite "a distinguished 5urist, by the way)
thrust six inches Of cold steel down his
(the jurists) throat" I said consolinsiy:
But remember. after all. It is not sin
per Sc for man to put his knife into his
MOUTH
NO" with savage emphasis. wish 1t
werei Then Christians would not do itr'
When. after the notified turtle is nodded.
It is conveyed to the lips upon the blade Of
a knife-the disgusting scene Is perfect.
II Is a Christian duty TO learn to eat In
such fashion that beholders may not be dis
agreeably affected by the sight I have
dined In the black. but comely tents Of
Kedar." with less damage to my gastric
sensorium than Z underwent at a dinner
party a few winters agone. when my VISA
Wis was a young man who had taken first
honors In college, and who shortly there.
after was sent abroad by the government
upon an important mission to foreign
court.
He had been helped to q leg Of chicken.
the drumstick inclusive. and taking an
extremity OF the jointed bone in each hand:
he tore OF the meat with his strong white
teeth as a wolf might gnaw the lamb he
had killed. I could not repress the mental
query, =" Why doesn't he put his foot upon
IT."
contend, at the risk Of being accused Of
fussiness," that II was as much his duty
to refrain from spelling my appetite for the
rest Of an excellent meal as It was to avoid
in his conversation topics UNIT for discus
sion In a MIXED company
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tons. putting each into a shallow pan or
dish that will go easily into the oven SEQ
these vessels in the open ovens and heat
gradually. stirring now and then to pre-
vent burning. Should the sugar heat too
slowly. close each oven for ten minutes or
so. II should be so hot that YOU can hardly
bear your hand in Il. Watch the juice in
the kettle and take on the scum as It rises
Note the exact minute at which 1t begins
to boil all over the surface. and In Just
twenty minutes more take IL from the range
and dump" in the hot sugar, which
should hiss as It strikes the surface Stir.
until the sugar meIts: cook for barely
one minute and fill glasses rolled IN hot
water TO prevent breaking. When the
Jelly is cold and firm cover with melted
parafin and fit on the tops.
II you will put leaf Of citronaloes In
the bottom Of each glass II Will perfume the
jelly more delightfully."- than the rose gera-
mum leaf. although the aroma Of this last
is pleasant
The addition Of lemon Juice improves all,
kinds Of apple jelly.
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Fairy T odst.

Fairy Toast.
What is fairy toast? A friend who ate
1t in the Berkshires last summer says It is
nice and crispy.' but she has no idea how
II is made.
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women invited to dinner given in honor
OF . famous traveller. by his graphic de-
scription Of the plague in Constantinople.
and scenes Of which he was there an eye
witness.
He had journeyed in 40 many lands and
seen so many odd and fearsome things that
his perceptions were blunted. As q ctti.
zen Of the world he would have regarded
US as provincial purists Of q pronounced
type had he surmised the ioathings that
stirred souls and stomache at the recital.
Comfortable digestion. conducted In q
normal manner. should be assisted. not
outraged. by table talk. To this end the
mother Of the flock to whom should be-
long the once of directing the trend Of
conversation. should steer clear Of excit-
ing themes Take some other time for
relating tales OF misadventure and mis-
behavior
II may be her duty. painful though It be.
to inform Tommy's father that the boy
was kept in after school today and. in
addition to the imposition. brought home a
note from the teacher warning her OF the
danger Of suspension unless the boy
mended his ways. II Is Whence done
to natural laws and to humanity when
she-in common pariance-" takes away the
the appetite OF her offspring by abiding
to the punishment and the threat over
what should be nourishing food.
1t is nothing better when she allows the
children 70 picker apout matters that
should be settled elsewhere. or takes ad-
vantage Of having them under her hand
where they cannot conveniently slip away
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Therule Is not 90 reasonless as " the man
Of simple ideas" IL ready to think It
dates back to the time when knifeblades
were almost invariably made Of steel The
acid Of the salad. acting upon the metal.
would impart a slightly unpleasant tasts
to the delicate edible. as 1t does to the finer
kinds OF cooked fish. Hence the unwritten
law that the knife be used as little as pos
sible In eating both.
"Absurdly fastidious," do you say7 The
oriental, sitting cross legged upon his mat
and dipping his fingers into the common
bowl Of leben and fishing up lentils Esau's
red pottage) with an improvised ladle Of
unlesvened bread torn on from q big
round loaf baked on the Goals. would say
the same Of your table and everyday APP
poihtments. Grant that your neighbor II
what you would consider ultra-renned in
such trifies-is It not kinder and In better
taste for you to avoid annoying him by
a breach Of so much as bylaw?
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Coffee Bread.

Are you and readers aweary OF recipes
think mine the best ever. May I tell you
just how I make il?
OUR COFFEE BREAD-one pint Of
lukewarm milk. two cups Of -four. half a
tablespoonful Of salt. one cake Of COM
pressed yeast dissolved in half teacupfu!
Of warm water with teaspoonfuI Of sugar
In Il.
Put the -four into a bowl, add the salt
, and yeast. and beat a little to mix these:
add the milk and beat harder and longer.
Then cover the bowl and let It stand for an
hour.
Now. add one and half cups Of sugar.
three eggs well beaten. one tablespoonful
Of melted butter. one cup OF seeded raisins,
and four scant teacupfuls Of flour.
:" Stir all well and long, and leave It to
rise for four hours. or all night.
Then. with al big spoon, spread the bat
ter-or soft dough-very thinly upon the
bottom Of buaered pans, painting the tops
with melted butter. graduated sugar. q
sprinklng Of cinnamon and finely ground
nuts. Do not omit the latter. as they give
the finishing touch.
Let your pans stand covered for two
hours before baking twenty minutes In the
oven. It will rise high In baking.
THE member who asked for the recipe
viii find this cake all she could desire. II
is. Of course, best when fresh. HEX"
Mlshawaka, Ind.
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over their plates" So plain spoken rela-
alive explained II. - never take a meal
there II can help 1t. Ny food chokes mel
John Is yet more deappetizing when he
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. SUNDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Grapes.
Cereal and cream
Fried Smells with lemon sauce.
Graham gemA
Toast
Tea end coffee.
LUNCHEON.
saicken bouillcn IN cups.
Cold ham cut thin.
Salad or whole tomatoes tpeeledl. hoilowe<
and filled with mayounaise dressing.
Crackers and cheese.
Graham gems from breakfast, split and
toasted
Cake and tea
DINNER.
Julienne soup.
Roast chicken.
Rice croQuettes.
Baked squash.
Fruit surprise Of peaches Ises recipsl.
Cookies
Black coffsA
- 4
MONDAY.
BREAKFAST.
MelonS
Cereal and cream.
Bacon
whole wheat bread
Fairy toast Ises recipeI.
Tea and oonee.
LUNCHEON.
Ham omslette tpartly Q leftoverl.
scallop Of squash Il leftoverl.
Mt
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DINNER
Split pea soup.
Ragout Of beers heart, cut into DICE. and
onions IA leftoverl.
succotash.
Stuffed eggplant
Peaches and cream.
Black coffee
FRIDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Oranges
Cereal and cream.
Bacon
Mufnns
Toast.
Tea and coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Remains Of yesterdays rssout with dumpiinss
Succotash, chopped and baked In . 5eep dish
Il leftoverl.
Toasted breakfast mufins.
Hot gtngerbread and cheese.
Tea
DINNER
Split pea and tomato soup Ipartiy IeftowerI.
Boiled cod with egg sauce.
Mashed potatoes.
BOILED beets with sauce tartsre
Custard pudding
Black coffee ..
4
SATURDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Grapes
Cereal and cream
Bacon
oriddle cakes and syrup.
Tesst-
Tea and cofss.
LUNCHEON
Scrambled egga
Fotn&o pun L. lsftover1.
Bsse slid upon lettuce r. Jsftoverl.
oxAAam craeksrs theAtsdl With chsssA
Thin bread and butter.
OAh and chocolate
DINNER
sd Oyster SOUP
ca puddtng with egg saucs b isaovSr1.
Potatoes Q u Par1sinnA
eealacp Of eGEpiant tfrom Thusdsys
dinnerl.
Appis paA
s. mack coifsA
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physic It of you will rue the blunder az
long as you live.
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hold by prophecies Of bankruptcy and beg
gary.
enough Of the fallacy OF his predictions 70
be able TO make a full meal while he
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<-HE canning season is upon US. and
knowing the lively interest you
take in canned foods. 1 am send
ing you a capital recipe for put
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FOR united STATES SENATOR \

Circuit Court. Cook county never
had a better official. His reelection
is desired by all good citizens.
~
Walter e. Schmidt should have lit.
tie trouble in being reelected county
assessor. He has made a magnificent
record and he is deservedly popular
with all classes Of people.
Benjamin NJ. Mitchell will receive q
handsome vote for the legislature in
the twenty.first district. He is de.
servedly popular with the people in
his district, which accounts for his
unpopularity with the professional re.
formers.
Joseph c. Blaha should receive
big vote for reelection to the legisla.
ture In the nineteenth district He
has made one Of the best officials the
people have ever sent to Springfield.
The election Of James M. Daley as
sanitary trustee will place on the
Drainage Board an able and faithful
representative Of the people.
~
The big army Of friends and ad.
mirers Of Clerk Of the Superior Court
Charles w. Vail are leaving no stone
unturned to re.elect that efficient pub.
lie official.
~
Robert L. Wilson has the Demo.
cratic rank and file of the sixth dis.
trict with him to man for re.elec.
ton to the legislature.
~0A
william Kolacek, the popular Presi.
dent Of the West Park Board, would
make splendid City Treasurer.
~9A
Arthur w. Fulton is making q fine
campaign for Congress in the Sixth
District. He has splendid record to
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his credit and enjoys the happy fac.
ulty of making friends and keeping
them.
Congressman Lynden Evans will
have little trouble in being reelected
in the Ninth District. His fine record
has gained for him the support Of all
good citizens in the district irrespec.
tive of political afiiliation.
Cook County never had a better
public official than Clerk Of the Cir.
cult Court Joseph Z. Bidwill, Jr. He
will be reelected by a large plurality.
~)9
AS member Of the County Board
Of Assessors, Charles Krutckoff will
prove the right man In the right
place.
The candidacy Of Stephen A. Mala-
to for Municipal Judge deserves the
votes of all good citizens. Mr.. Ma.
lato's record as lawyer Is an able
and honorable one in every respect,
and he will make a good Judge.
Joseph F. Connerys candidacy for
Recorder Of Deeds is daily gaining in
strength. He Is popular with all
classes.
~
Joseph c. Blaha has proved his
worth to the people as a member Of
the Legislature from the Nineteenth
District and his reelection next No.
vember is urged by all good citizens.
1t IL able, clean and fearless men like
Blaha that the people need down at
Springfield.
Walter E. Schmidt has as County
Assessor proven himself to be an
able, honest and courteous public Off.
cial. His candidacy for reelection Is
deserving Of the support Of all good
citizens.
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He has fine record to his credit az q
lawyer and citizen and will make a
good Judge.
John e. Maloney will be elected
County Commissioner by handsome
plurality. He Is one Of the strongest
candidates on the whole Democratic
ticket. He will make an excellent
mem6er of the County Board.
Arthur w. Fulton's candidacy for
Congress In the sixth district 10 daily
gaining strength. His splendid record
in the city council as alderman from
the thirteenth ward, along with his
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successful career as q lawyer, 10
His grand victory at the primaries az.
ter his single-handed campaign won
for him thousands Of new friends and
his election Is predicted on all Sides
He will prove worthy representative
Of the people down at Washington.
Joseph F. Connery IL q winner fol-
County Recorder. His good, clean rec.
ord we'll fits him for that important
position.
Joseph e. Bidwill Jr. has proved
his worth to the people a. clerk Of the