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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-10
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Hon TO Make Branded Peaches.

" VIII you be so kind as to tell me through
the helpful Corner how to make branded
peaches?
II wish I could impart some useful in
formation in the culinary line, but all
know of house matters has been learned
through the woman's page.
F" MRS. B. D. M"
I should be indeed ungracious were I to
refuse to contribute to your treasure house
of practical knowledge after the delicate
and delicious hattery implied in your last
sentence.
I pass over a formula for brandyine
peaches bequeathed to me by my maternal
grandmother, whose dainty conserves and
Gates " and "pasties were the admira-
ton of her neighborhood in the brave old
days that are no more"
Branded PEACHES-Four pounds
of the best white peaches-either freestone
or clingstone. They must be ripe and
sound. Peel them neatly and drop them
into ice water. Put into q preserving kettle
four pounds of white loaf sugar with about
a pint Of water-just enough to dissolve it.
Let this come to fast boil Drain all the
water from the peaches and drop them at
once into the boiling strip. The object OF
laying the fruit In cold water is to preserve
the color. The afr darkens them. Boil
them five minutes in the strip after the
bubble recommenceSA
Then take them out with perforated
SKINNER and lay with care (not to bruise
or break them) upon broad dishes, not so
close together as to crowd one another.
while you let the strip boil down thick and
clear. 1t win take, perhaps. twenty min
utes. Take Off the scum as 1t rises to the
top. Take the kettle from the fire when the
boil is furious, add a pint OF best brandy.
peach brandy is best. II you cannot get
that use the best old French brandy) Pack
the peaches in Jars; pour the hot strip over
them. and ut ON the tops
N. B.: If after the fruit Is taken from
the fire and spread upon the dishes, red
dish liquor should exude from them, drain
1t on before putting the fruit into the jars
1t will cloud the strip, which should be of
a clear amber color. 1t is best to put the
peaches into glass Jars. Roll these in hot
water before filing Them and the boiling
strup will not crack them.
You may brandy pIums and pears accord
ing to this recipe. The pears should be
pared the plums pricked in several places.
each to prevent bursting as they are cooked.
None of these fruits should be eaten I'M
der two months from the time OF brandying.
The flavor improves and mellows with age.
OF course, It is not practicable to get
peach brandy nowadays. In that ag-a
full century back of us-it was made upon
the plantation and laid down for at least
ten years before it was esteemed ripe enough
to use.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-10
S CORPORAL PUNISHMENT A RELIC OF SAVAGERY?

at second hand and must accept them artt-
trarily from its parents. 1t is cruel thing
to let 1t learn that fire sconches, that bee
or wasp stings; that pepper burns, from
experience. This may be the only school
in which fools will learn, but II you incu1-
cate obedience from the start the child
gains confidence in your word and the 4" few
pats may spare It much suffering later on.
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Switch Teaches SeLf-Restrdint.
The same principle applies as the child
grows older. 1t must trust the Judgment
of the parents and when its own willfulness
or cocksureness leads it to oppose its will to
theirs the switch is the implement to teach
It self-restraint until its own sense of pro-
portion is more fully developed When the
parent Furnishes Justly the child learns
more lessons than one from the experience
The appreciation that the rod was applied
in love well as in correction is acquired
at wonderfully early age. The child loves
the mother more tenderly after Just pun
ishment than 1t did before. and as it's rea-
son grows and 1t attains the age when It
can balance right and wrong, expediency
and inexpediency, ten to one 1t will approve
your methods.
1 foresee controversy, contradiction, ar
gument from my readers. We are none of
US afraid of free and honest discussion.
Only one favor wish to ask before you let
loose your opposing opinions on me.
Will you get the verdicts of few honest
adults who were brought up under a system
Of Just rewards and punishments? 1 don't
ask the expressions of feelings of those
who have always smarted under the sense
Of undeserved severity, of unfair penal
ties. of brutal punishments in their youth.
For such a system as this have none but
thorough condemnation. But go to men
and women who were trained in habits of
obedience. who had the certainty OF COM
mendation as well as of penalty, when the
former was merited, and ask their judy
ment Of the method in which they were
reared. Then let me hear what they and
you have to say on the matter Of corporal
punishment for children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-10
Recipe for PickIed Cucumbcrs.

SWEET PICKLED CUCUMBERS-Se
lect cucumbers of uniform size and not too
large. The small cucumbers make the best
and prettiest pickles. Reject all that are
not perfect. Pack in stone jar, laying
salt by the handful between the layers.
Cover the top layer out of sight with salt.
Then fill the jar with cold water and cover
with small saucer or plate of the right
lay clean stone upon the plate. This
is to keep the cucumbers under the brine.
Leave them there for fortnight at least.
A month would not hurt them. Every
other day stir up the brine from the bot
tom. 1t should be strong enough to float
a fresh egg if dropped into it.
You may add fresh cucumbers from the
garden every day, if more convenient than
to put up all at once. When you are
ready to put them through the last proc
esses, throw away the brine and examine
the cucumbers carefully. If you find one
that is pecked or soft, do not let it go
into the pickle. Lay those selected in cold
fresh water and leave them there for
twenty-four hours. Drain off the water, fill
the jar with fresh water, and leave for an
other day and night
Now line a preserving kettle with vine
leaves (green and clean) and pack in the
cucumbers, scattering a teaspoonfuI of
powdered alum over each layer. Cover
with three thicknesses of vine leaves and
pour in cold water enough to cover all.
Cover the whole with a close lid and sim
mer over a slow fire for four hours, not
letting it boil once in all that time, but
keeping the contents scalding hot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-10
Honor Due the Spitch.

At the risk of putting myself in an I'M
lovely light in the eyes of my readers L
must yet say that I. too. do honor to the
switch and the hairbrush. at the right time
and place, as adjuncts to discipline. I do
not think, however. that the time is after
a girl has reached 10 years of age. With
all sympathy for my correspondents point
of view in its application to unruly young
people, yet hold to the belief that a we'll
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-10

small body. Recreation is necessary, of
course, but it should be the wholesome out
door sports and excursions suitable to her
age and needs.
From what I have read and heard of
moving pictures and vaudeville shows, 1
judge that they are among the last re-
sorts to which a Judicious parent would
take a sensitive, innocent child. When,
as too often happens in highly respectable
families, young girls are allowed to visit
such places of amusement in company with
girls and boys of their own age. unguarded
by older persons, the diversion becomes
absolutely harmful.
The strain upon physical forces and the
damage done to nerves are the least OBJ
jectionable feature of the minor dissipa-
tion,-and they are bad enough.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-10

As you have been informed by letter, we
cannot send recipes by mail. Our CORE
spondence, already enormous in quantity.
would be too heavy for US to conduct sue
oessfully.
It is with pleasure that give here a
tried and approved recipe for making
blackberry wine, which has been In my
family for at least fifty summers.
BLACKBERRY CORDIAL-To each
quart of blackberry juice made from
crushed and strained ripe berries allow a
pound of white sugar, half an ounce of
grated nutmeg and the same of powdered
cinnamon, a quarter ounce each of ground
allspice and cloves, and pint of the best
brandy.
Tie the spices in thin muslin bags; boil
the Juice, sugar, and spice bags together
fifteen minutes, taking off the scum as It
rises. Remove from the IRE. add the bran
dy, and set aside in a closely covered yes
sci to get cold. Leave IT thus all night to
get the full strength Of the spices. In the
morning strain these out and bottle the
cordial. Lay the bottles upon their sides
in sand ground cork such as may be
had from fruit stores where 1t is taken
from barrels and boxes of Malaga grapes
You will see that label this preparation
" Cordial" 1t is really not a wine mas
much as IT is not a fermented liquor 1t
is what you applied fora medicine, and
not beverage. It is an excellent cor
receive OF summer complaint" as our
grandmothers' doctors called that class
of intestinal disorders incidental to the
warmest season OF the year
do not apologize for inserting Il here or
for the recipe for branded peaches. Each
of the preparations has curative virtuas.
TO make clear my stand upon the So
called Temperance Question so far as II
bears upon the mention of Intoxicating
liquors in department devoted 70 the
best interests Of the household. crave
leave to copy here paragraph taken from
the first edition Of " Common Sense in the
Household published many years ago:
In concluding the section of that manual
treating of - Domestic Drinks say:
" A large majority of the beverages I
have named are highly medicinal and de-
serve, on that account, a place in the
housekeeper's calendar
Many Of them, so far from being hurt
full, are beneficial to weak stomach or
to system suffering under general de-
bility
q NONE THAT CONTAIN ALCOHOL,
In ANY SHAPE SHOULD BE USED
DAILY, MUCH LESS SEMI OR TRI-
DAILY BY A WELL PERSON"
1 submit that II no one under 80 yearn
Of age ever tasted alcoholic LIQUORS I'M
less by the direct advice OF conscientious
pny slcian, there would not be one drunk
arc In the land where there are q thousand
now. Habits are formed in the first half
century of life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-10
Three Recipes Wanted.

"wiu you plea9e tell me how to make
beet sweet pickles. dill pickles. and sweet
cucumber pickles?
ct have been married but a year and
don't know how to do these things. was
brought up in Kansas City, and my moth
err and older sister looked after the house
keeping.
1--WE have just removed to a large farm
in Kentucky and my garden will give us
all the vegetables we want to put up.
81 am saving all your recipes and think
they are grandi have a cook book, to be
sure, but it is 50 hard to understand that
It does me little good. We have taken the
paper that publishes your talks for years.
1 should be homesick If it were not for your
talks from homei MRS ]. L. G..
I have no recipe for dill pickles that
can conscientiously recommend to a tyro
VIII some practical householder who has
net forgotten the trials Of her novitiate
In the culinary art take pity upon our girl
wife and let US have a really good recipe
for the pickle she would make? The other
requests I can handle with some degree Of
confidence.
SWEET PICKLED BEETSELay the
beets in boiling water to loosen the skins
Rub these off with a coarse cloth and let
the beets get perfectly cold before cutting
them. Then slice with sharp knife and
pack into stone jars.
To each quart of vinegar add cupful Of
sugar and a tablespoonful OF mixed whole
spices-mace, stick cinnamon, and allspice.
Bring the vinegar to boil. stir in sugar
and spices, boil. covered, for three min
utes. and pour, scalding hot. upon the
sliced beets, filing the jars to the top.
Cover and set away in a dark, cool place
for three days Then drain or the vinegar
again with the spices.
Do this three times within ten days after
the beets are put into the Jars and set away
for a month before using them They
will keep we'll.
Gf you wish TO pickle small young beets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-10
Next Step in Picking.

By now the cucumbers should be of
fine green and tender, but not broken.
Take from the kettle and drop immediate
ly into iced water. Let them stay in this
while you prepare the vinegar for picking
them. To each quart add even cupful
of sugar, a dozen whole black peppers, and
half as many whole cloves with half a
dozen blades of mace. Boil all together
for five minutes. covered. to keep in the
strength. Drain the water from the Gu
cumbers, pack into a stout stone jar, and
pour the scalding spiced vinegar over them.
Two days later drain OFF the vinegar with
out disturbing the cucumbers and just
bring to a bubbling boil. Pour it scalding
hot over the cucumbers, and fit on the cover.
Repeat the scalding three times within the
fortnight allowing several days between
the processes. Then cover with a close
lid and tie waxed paper or cloth over the
lid. They will be ripe in two months and
keep good for years. have eaten cucum-
Der pickles twenty years old that were
prepared after this fashion.
Gherkins and mixed pickles - may be
put up in like manner.
1 have gone into particulars in writing
out the directions because requests for the
recipe are numerous, and, moreover, am
put upon my mettle by your criticism upon
that cook book. 1 wish you would tell
me who wrote the manual you find :" hard
to understand" I hope 1t is not one of
minei I always keep the novice in cookery
in mind in preparing a single recipe, or
a bookful 1t is safe to assume that all
readers are novices. Then one is sure
that the ignorant will be aided.
u n
Activities of Modem Child.
Your motherly articles tempt me to
ask what are your views upon the follow
ing subject:
a. The parents of little girl. 10 years old.
are in comfortable circumstances. TIA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-10
Appeal for Dolls Carriage.

From Massachusetts nursery comes an
appeal I have not the heart to table"
l have two of the lovenest little girls
ever born to woman and dear boy. The
elder Of the girls is absolutely pining for
dolls carriage and cannot AFFORD to buy
one for her. Does the Corner know of a
little girls who wishes to give hers away
as she is getting too 'grown-up to nurse
dolls? II you should hear of such a one
please recollect my little lassie. It would
make her suprmely happy to have the
carriage.
She L. years old. L. M c."
I cannot expect readers at the west or
south to heed the cali. There are hun
dreds and tens Of hundreds within easy
distance of the " lassie =" who may take into
consideration the possibility Of making her
supremely happy"
hold the mothers address,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-10


think proper.
GOLD BEEF HASH-Trim
away all the gristle and bone
and put the meat Left through meat grind
er. Cut UP fine nearly the same quantity
of cold boiled potatoes. Use a knife 70
small and of uniform size. Mix with the
meat. tossing them up with a silver fork.
Put a lump of butter. the size of an egg
in the frying pan and enough milk to cover
it barely, but not to float the hash. Salt
and pepper to taste. Stir all the ingredi-
ents over the fire until they are smoking
hot all through and the hash is almost dry.
IF you like the flavor of onion you may
chop half of one fine and mix with the po-
tatoes and meat before cooking the hash.
You will find this dehciously savory.
. Mrs J. ]. M
It is an Ohio housemother who contrib
utes dish which has the double advantage
of being savory and economical. In these
tight times of what certain politicians as
sure us is season of unexampled pros
perity," every method of utilizing frag
ments that remain from family dinners is
welcomed by editor and readers.
Our correspondent leaves the addition of
onion to her hash open to individual liking.
May drop a word of caution here? Many
others, like myself, dislike the flavor that
raw onions impart to cooked meats and
SOUPS If the onion be parboiIed before it
Is minced or sliced, the flavor will be much
improved, and the odor upon the breath Will
not be perceptible-
Our best cooks invariably boil even young
onions in two waters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-10

and love. If these are not mingled with
the correction there seems to be no reason
why the fioggings should not continue until
so instead of to only Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-10

had not been entirely composed of obedi-
ence, severity, and Justice" and 1 made
them feel all the time that just loved them
to DEATH"
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Statement of an Educator.

Alongside of this I put a recent state
ment by prominent educator, who speaks
of punishment in the schools:
Whipping a child is relic of a state
of savagery. We have done away with the
duel, we are trying to do away with war.
Why should we not give up all brutal at
tempts at domination? Besides, I don't
think whipping does any good in the sense
Of accomplishing the end it aims at-pun-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-10
Request for Old WILLOW Plunes.

If you do not consider my request I'M
reasonable, will you please ask, through
your valuable exchange, if any OF the men,
bers have old willow plumes for which
they do not care any longer? 1t does not
matter of what color they are, or how
badly they are worn. 1 should like to get
two three. If they are small and ragged
and soiled I can dye them black and put
them together.
Il just can't afford to buy one, and do
want it so badly!
II haven't much time to read, but
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-10

whole, boil. without peeling, for five min
utes after the boil begins; let them get
cold, rub off the skins. put into the jars, and
proceed with the sliced beets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-10
Blackberry Cordial Recipe.

"Will you kindly tell me how to make
grape or blackberry wine to be used in
case Of sickness?
"If It is not too much trouble please
answer by mail MRS. H. t..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-10

DINNER.
CauAnower soup Ia left overl.
Ams's liver and bacon with tomato sauce.
Sweet potatoes.
Beets.
Peaches and pears.
Black coffee
= s.
FRIDAY.
BREAKFAST
Cereal and cream.
Small nst. fried.
Potato cakes.
Toaos.
Coffee and tea.
LUNCHEON.
Minced liver upon toast IA left oTer9.
Chopped and sautes sweet potatoes.
Beet and Romaine salad
Heated crackers and cheese.
Berry tarts and cream.
Tea.
DINNER
Cream Of lettuce soup.
Spanish unackerei-
Mashed potatoes.
Green peas.
Home made ice cream
Black coffee.
= =
SATURDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Melons
Cereal and cream.
Bacon.
Corn meal mullins.
Toast.
Tea and coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Picked up fish and potatoes q left overl.
Toasted breakfast mullins.
Green pea pancakes "a left over.
Cress sandwiches.
Crackers and Edam cheese.
Fruit
Tea and cookies.
DINNER
Vegetable soup.
Mutton chops en- casserole.
Stuffed potatoes.
Green corn.
Watermelon, just on the ice.
Black coRee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-13
FRATERNAL AMERICANS.

The Grand Council, Order Fraternal
Americans, will convene in Richmond
tomorrow morning. This promises to
be one of the largest sessions OF the
Grand Council ever held. The Order
has made remarkable gains during
the past year and from present lndlca-
tions the next year will add many
new Councils to its ranks. The fol-
lowing left today for Richmond:
Mr.. James R. Mansfield, State Sec
rotary; Mr.. John H. Trimyer, State
Treasurer; Mr.. Thomas Chauncey,
chairman credential committee.
The representatives from Alexan-
dria Council will be Messrs. Lambert
D. Lyles and Fred w. Ebhardt.
The session will probably last two
DAYS. Considerable business is to be
transacted, among which is the consld-
Grafton of number of amendments
to the State Laws.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-13
PREPARING FOR RED MEN,
Three Hundred Delegates Expected
Here. Merchants Will Deco
rate Stores.

Three hundred or more delegates
to the Seth annual session of the
Great Council of the Improved Order
of Red Men and the second annual OF
the Great Council of Virginia, De-
gree of Pocahontas, will commence to
arrive in Alexandria tomorrow and
by Wednesday morning the city will
be filled with the Red Men and their
families. The local committee which
has the arrangements in charge have
practically completed all of the pre-
liminary work for the meeting but
will have final meetings today and to-
morrow when the last details will be
arranged.
The Red Men will have their head
quarters at Rammel's Hotel while
their sisters of the degree of Pocahon-
tas will be quartered 1t the Mount
Vernon Hotel. As neither Of these
hosteleries have sufficient accommoda-
lions for the delegates many will be
accommodated in private residences.
The session will open. on Wednes-
day morning at the Young Peoples
Building at 9:15 m, and cordial in
vitation is extended the public to be
present.
All merchants in Alexandria have
been requested TO decorate their
places of business and many will COM
ply with thus request today and TO-
morrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-13
COLORED WOMAN SHOT.

Blanche Robinson, colored, nineteen
wears old, was shot in the right arm
with a pistol in the hands of Allen
Danderidge, colored, it is alleged,
shortly before midnight last night
Danderidge made his escape. He
lives in Washington. and the authorl-
ties there have been asked to appre-
mend him.
The woman was picked up on the
street by Officers Bell, holland and
Talbot, and taken to the station house,
Her injuries we're treated by DR.. A
B. Penn.
1t is said that five shots were fired.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-13
None Sent G. 0. d.
No Mail or Phone Orders.

Toby We place on sale our en-
tire stock OF Coat Suits positively nc
Suits held in reserve. Every one must
90, and 60 quickly. Ia the lot you
will find all the newest materials, such
as serges, wdipcords, faucy weaves,
ard mixtures. ALSO chiffon taffeta and
cream serge suits in all the very
latest styles. Some are strictly tail
ored; others are fancy trimmed. The
colors include black and navy blue and
all the new spring colors. Never be-
fore have we offered such remarkable
values as we do in this sale.