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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
NICE THINGS FOR DINNER.

II one has a few bits of meat or,
better, just little sausage left over
from the day before. prepare some
stuffed onions for dinner, as they are
most appetizing dish. Parboil large
onions until tender enough to remove
the hearts or scoop out cup-shaped
hollow to hold the stuffing, which Is
better. Mix the pieces Of onion with
/ bread crumbs and sausage, salt, pep
per and a dash of nutmeg; refill the
onions. put into a baking pan ana
bake, basting with butter and water.
Make a sauce by adding cream ana
-four to the sauce in the pan and when
well cooked pour over the onions and
serve
Add grated cooked carrots to may
onnaise until it is shrimp pink.
Serve this. with, cheese sticks on let
trce.
Mexican Chicken.-Cook chicken
until tender in water to half cover,
then cut in pieces as for fricasse; ada
half a can of strained tomato,
one green pepper chopped fine and
little parsley, season with paprika
and cayenne. Put the chicken into
this, thicken with bread crumbs and
turn into baking dish, dot with bits
of butter and bake half an hour. This
dish will serve more than ordinary
fried or stewed chicken. The broth
may be used that the chicken was
cooked in for soup, and thickened
with rice 1t makes a very substantial
dish.
A few chopped dates or nuts added
to an apple pie makes quite differ
ence in the result
Pulled Rice Custard.-Scald two
and half cups Of milk and pour over
two cups of pulled rice. Beat the
yolks of four eggs, add three-fourths
of cup of sugar. little salt, half
teaspoonful of grated orange rind. and
teaspoonful Of orange extract. Mix
all together and pour into well-but-
tered baking dish. Place in hot water
and bake. Cover with q meringue
made from the whites of the eggs, and
brown in the oven.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
CARE AND USE OF CASSEROLE
Excellent Servant OF the Cook Must
Have Proper Treatment, and This
Advice 10 Good.

before using a casserole for the first
time. 1t is well to temper It; this ID
best done by covering 1t with cold
water. Then letting the water come
to the boiling point. remove from the
fre, and let the casserole remain in
the water until 1t Is cold.
Under no circumstances let the cas-
serole be put on the stove without
water or fat In 1t: II this il done the
dish will crack.
Avoid sudden changes Of tempera
turn with the casserole; that is, do moi
take 1t from the hot stove or oven
and place 1t in cold water or In q
wet sink; this will prove disastrous
to the dish.
Casserole cooking requires only
moderate heat: II something IL being
cooked In the casserole at the same
time that intense heat IL required
for something else, take the precau.
ton of setting the casserole In pan
of water.
In cooking anything In q casserole,
1t Is well to allow twice the time for
cooking that would be required were
the stew or vegetables or fruit cook
ed In the ordinary way.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
MAKING USE OF WASTE LAND
cogent Thoughts on Subject That 10
Being Forced on the Attention
of the People.

A genuinely civilized country-eco-
nomically speaking, at least-is one
whose land is divided into small hold
ings. each Of which supports its own
family. This is the lands final, sta
tionary stage. so to speak-The sort
Of thing one sees, for instance, in the
smiling, truly prosperous provinces
Of France. The French lend money
to all the world They are perhaps
the most prosperous of peoples. A
country divided into such small self
sufficient holdings Is defended in
the strongest way against financial
explosions aAd shipwrecks. What
ever may be the Eest of cow-punching
or the charm Of the old-fashioned
plantation life, no state can be said
to have reached social maturity when
1t Is composed of large holdings and
It's Inhabitants are dependent on the
financial ups and downs OF the few.
The swamp lands of the United
States are particularly good examples
OF this sort of backwardness. They
are useful for nothing but timber,
and oftentimes not for that. Anything
more unsocial or desolate than a
southern cypress swamp 1t would be
difficult to imagine. Yet those who
are interested in the tremendously
important question of swamp drain
age often meet with curious local
opposition. in addition to the obvious
mechanical difficulties and the tangle
Of state lines. Owners do not want
to break up their large holdings. even
though the value of the land will be
vastly improved. They have been
big landholders for generations. and
big iandholders they wish to remain.
even though much of their land be
worthless
1t Is a tradition of prejudice to
which the tendency Of the age is OPP
posed.
However far or near Socialism may
be. there is no doubt that-in a broad
sense of the word-we are becoming
every day more social This may
now be a matter of taste. 1t will
presently be q matter Of necessity.
People will have to touch one another
whether they like it or not. For there
Is less and less elbow room.-Oficer's
Weekly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
A CHAPTER ON MEATS.

A most delicious way of serving
hamburger steak Is to put the round
steak through the chopper (don't buy
1t chopped. for you take all kinds OF
mixtures; add seasoning Of pepper
salt and onion, II liked Grease the
broiler and put the meat in the form
OF a steak and broil. When cooked
pour over quarter OF cup Of cream
to each pound of the meat; have the
cream hot and well seasoned.
Breakfast chicken.-Chop the pieces
of chicken fine; have little butter In
sauce pan. When melted. add cup
OF cream. when hot stir in the chick
en-, season and serve on well buttered
rounds of toast.
beef, season with pepper, chopped
pickle. two minced hard cooked eggs;
moisten with any gravy or white
sauce at hand. cover with seasoned
mashed potatoes and bake until
brown.
Here are some suitable combina
lions to use with meats of various
kinds, when left over. and it is desired
to have a made-over dish:
Cold veal. rice stuffing, tomato
sauce.
Lamb, mint sauce. or in stew with
peas.
Mutton. macaroni. white or tomato
sauce.
Beef. onions, potatoes, celery, brown
sauce.
Chicken. rice. celery and white
sauce.
Turkey. stufiing and giblet gravy for
an escalloped dish.
Duck, minced olives, brown gravy
and currant Jelly.
Boiled ham, mustard, hard cooked
eggs and white sauce.
Broiled liver. bacon. lemon juice and
tomato sauce.
Veal. ham, horseradish and brown
sauce.
Fish, stufiing and Hollandaise sauce.
A very attractive breakfast dish is
old-fashioned hash well seasoned,
made in cakes and cooked, then serve
with poached egg on each Garnish
the platter with parsley.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
Origin Of Vaudeville.

Writing to the Kansas City Star con-
corning the origin of the word vau-
deville. Raymond Weeks, professor of
romance languages at Colombia uni
versity. says ''the word Is derived
from the Vaux de Wire (the Wales Of
Yire). village in Normandy.
oliver Basselin was a French poet
who resembled Robert Burns and who
lived at vaux de Wire in the fifteenth
century. He wrote many popular
songs. largely jolly drinking songs.
These spread far beyond the obscure
hamlet where he lived, until, finally,
the name Of Vaux de Wire, by which
they were known, not being under
stood, they and similar songs were
called vaux de Vile They are men,
toned by Boileau in his Art Poetique.
Early in the eighteenth century in
France. such songs were interpreted
to vary light operettas, which later
were called by their name. The songs
Of Basselin in praise of cider and wine
are probably the finest of their sort
In any language.
las for the fact that we have taken
vaudeville from the French, let me
observe that most of our important
terms relating to the theater came
into English from French"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
EASY TO DEAL WITH YoKEs
Ar Sure to Shrink, but the Remedy
May Be Quickly Found and
~ Quickly Applied.

Few Of US have escaped the horror Of
finding, after our summer frocks OF
guimpes have been returned from the
laundry for the first time. that the
yoke has shrunk and the collar Is
entirely too tight for comfort. 1t is
the experience of almost every WON.
m before the season of thin. cool
frocks Is over. and one that few
know how to remedy.
Should the yoke Of your frock re
quire to be enlarged. add the width
1t the center of the back and the
shape Of the yoke will not be spoiled.
This can be done either by letting
out the hem in the back and facing
the raw edges or by inserting q mar.
row lace insertion on the inside OF
the hem each side Of the opening.
The fact that almost every lace
or embroidery yoke opens In the back
make this q simple task. and as q
yoke rarely requires more than an
inch Of additional width. simplifies
the matter greatly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
fashions Fa6siies'
ESRel EzSA

Bordered chiffon and marquisetts
are used for many lovely dance
frocks.
The present tendency Is for big
hats to grow bigger and smaller hats
smaller.
Amber has for the time being given
place to the modern vogue for cut Jet
heads
Long coats Of white corduroy are
worn for short motor trips, boating
and outdoor sports.
Second to the alteration of black
and white this summer Is the passion
for violet-a shade quite different
from the royal purple that reignsd
through the winter.
The well known polo coat" Of LAST
year IL no longer considered smart
Long coats of ratine or eponge in
white and black. with satin foulard lin
lngs, are worn instead.
It Is q noticeable fact that all the
newest neck bows are extremely large
or extremely small. The tailored
bow seems to be the favorite, but
some lovely fluffy bows are also seen.
The combination Of black tulle over
white lace for neck frills and for wholo
waists is gaining favor. Black lace 10
nearly always mounted over white net
or chiffon to bring out the design ~
the lace.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
WORTH TIME AND TROUBLE
Salad Rolls Call for Care In the Max.
Ing, but the Result Repays All
the Outlay.

Scald one cup milk, add three Ia
blespoons butter, one and a half Ia
blespoons sugar and half a teaspoon
full of salt. When lukewarm add one
yeastcake, dissolved In one-Quarter
cupfuls lukewarm water and one and
a half cupfuls -four. Cover and let
rise, then add white of one egg beat
en- stiff. and -four to knead. Again
let rise, shape In small biscuits. place
In rows on Toured board. cover with
cloth and let 1t rise until light and
well pulled. Flour handle of wooden
spoon, and make a deep crease In
middle Of each biscuit, take up and
press edges together. Place closely
In buttered pan. cover, let rise. brush
over with one egg slightly beaten and
diluted with one tablespoonful milk.
and bake IL or IL minutes In = hot
oven This may seem quite process
to go through, but when done and
ready to be eaten one feels really re-
paid. They are the best ever alta
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
The HANGING Pincu.hIon.,

Do not dream Of crossing the ocean
without first providing yourself with
hanging pincushion, as it is the Only
sort which you can be sure OF in
stantly laying your fingers upon while
dressing. Make the cushion square of
shape, reasonably fiat and not too
large to easily pack into the DRESSING
bag. and to one corner attach a stout
silk cordage hanging of considerable
length. This you will secure to a
hook in your stateroom by twisting II
round and ronnd. and when prepar.
Ing to debark will merely clip on with
scissors. knotticg the ends together
again before attaching It to some
other hook. A yard long hanger usu.
ally answers fer = summers tour, "a
say experisnGe6 traveller
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
Made II Diamonds.

Mrs. Percy v. Pennypacker, the new
president of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs. said In San Francisco
Of the new woman"
my type of new woman has a high
sense of honor, a manly sense Of hon.
or. She isn't like certain old-fash-
toned type of woman who does dis
honorable things without the least mo-
ton OF their being so.
"A woman of this type was playing
bridge. Her partner passed the make
TO her. and she made 1t diamonds, but
her hand. on being put down. wed
found to contain only two diamonl1|
both very low cards.
What on earth induced you to q
diamonds on such hand as thatr hs1
partner asked.
Its your fault she answered pet
ulantly. Why did you twiddle your
diamond ring?'"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26

case when it is in use, and easily re.
moved for washing.
Heavy brown linen, denim, crash OF
burlap serve the purpose very well
The cover should be cut in three
pieces. one piece for each side, and q
strip to go round lengthwise, from one
end Of the handle to the other. The
edges are bound with braid, tape OF
other material Of a suitable shade
Straps of the same goods as the cover,
one on each side of the handle. on top,
and with buckles or buttons and but.
tonholes. make q satisfactory fasten-
Ing.
Another plan Is to make large en-
velope Of the material selected, with
large opening like buttophole for
the handle. and button and button
hole to hold the projection correspond
ing to the flap of an envelope.
Still third way il to make the COW
sring in two pieces only each shaped
somewhat like the illustration. that
IL. with the corners notched out deep
enough 50 that when the points A. B.
are brought together In q seam, the
two pieces win slip, one over the body
Of the suit case, the other over the
cover. The edges A A and B B should
be hemmed. the corner seams bound.
and the whole covering lightly stitch
cd to the case. This form has the ad-
vantage of permitting the case to be
opened without removing the covering.
Neatly embroidered initials impart a
finish and decorative touch to each Of
these styles Of cover.
A convenient plan Is to have two
covers for each suit case, and upon re-
turning from journey, to put on the
fresh one and send to the laundry the
one just used.-Youth's Companion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
Lemonade Ginger Punch.

Five lemons. one cupful Of sugar.
one cupful Of boiling water. ginger ale.
fresh mint, cold water, one-half heap
Ing teaspoonfus of gelatin. Wash the
lemons and slice them: then sprinkle
over the sugar Let stand for 80 min
utes, and then add one quart Of cold
water. Dissolve the gelatine in the
boiling water and add 1t to the lemon
mixture. Pour the whole into punch
bowl and add the ginger ale. allow.
ing one quart Of ginger ale for each
quart of the other liquid.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
EASY TO AsAvE THE WASH"
Crepe Underwear, Recently Intro
duced, 10 Effective for Economy
I'm Number Of Ways.

Save the wash this week." often
remarks the busy housewife and
mother. and as the summer advances
her remarks will continue. "Myi
What an enormous wash we have
this week." or I'VE must try to be q
little more economical with our
wash" Perhaps she will bemoan the
fact that she will have to get In
laundress. or II she has. have her
come an extra day. II she does the
wash herself. her poor. tired limbs
and aching back remind her on Mon
day nights that summer is here and
the family are not Saving the wash"
It is not very easy when the really
hot weather sets in. to be economi-
cal and sparing with our supply Of
clean clothes. and 1t IL often quite
problem to solve how we can keep
fresh and clean. and yet keep within
the bounds of our wash money!
The new crepe underwear comes a.
a boon at this season of the year,
as 1t Is nothing whatsoever to laun-
der-simply washed out-no starch ID
necessary-and what is best of all,
no ironing required. Night gowns,
petticoats and combinations of all va
rieties are in the shops, and ranging
in price from the plainest and very
Inexpensive to the deliberately
trimmed and most expensive. Saw
ing the wash becomes somewhat
simplified when we make use Of
these garments for summer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
ECONOMY IN THE KITCHEN.

To most Of US. when speaking Of
economy. we think Of our pocket
book: though there are ways of prac-
ticing economy fully as important as
spending money.
The economy of strength. Of health,
and of time are all worthy of our con-
sideration.
When arranging a kitchen, il we are
privileged to do so, let us provide for
the doing of our work with the least
possible waste of energy and time.
Have the kitchen arranged 80 that
utensils and food materials are close
1t hand.
A cabinet for the dishes and materi-
ais used in cooking; hooks for the
small utensils. salt. pepper. soda,
sugar and spices near at hand.
Clean up as you go along, putting
things away Immediately after use.
Put dishes to soak as soon as they
are empty, and the washing will be
much easier.
1t il desirable for every housekeep-
er to know how to use the small por-
lions of food that may be left over
from the daily meals. The amount of
food needed can seldom be estimated
with such exactness that all will be
used
No matter how carefully the meals
are planned, our appetites vary. tastes
differ, and unexpected things change
our calculations.
Unless we use up the left-overs each
day, we will In a few days be faced
with too large . problem to solve.
The common practice of turning
everything left over into the garbage
pail is too frequent. 1t is wiser often
to feed to pets or poultry the small
bits of food than to make them over
and buy food for them.
The wise housekeeper looks over
the larder on planning for the day.
and sees what can be wisely used be-
fore buying new material.
A leftover served in a haphazard
manner, even though It may be Of
good material. Is often refused: but II
servsd daintiiy with . sauce or some
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
FROZEN DISHES.

Ice creams are divided into two
classes. the Neapolitan and the Phil
adelphia. The former contains a
large proportion of eggs. is made like
custard. The latter is creamy. be-
ing made of cream almost wholly.
In preparing the Neapolitan cream.
care should be taken to strain the GUS
tard after adding the eggs well beat
en-. The cooking is another impor-
tant matter, as too long cooking cur
dies the custard and too little leaves
raw. uncooked taste.
In adding fruit, such as berries or
peaches. care should be taken that
they are thoroughly mashed and
sweetened before adding to the frozen
mixture. Always chill the cream be-
fore freezing, as 1t freezes smoother
and quicker.
The following recipes are not COM
monty seen, though they are not at all
hard to prepare:
Burnt Almond Ice Cream.-Blanch
four ounces of shelled almonds and
brown them in the oven. Pound to q
paste in a mortar, adding little su-
gar and cream to make paste. Beat
six eggs, add the almond mixture, a
pound of sugar and quart of cream.
with a teaspoonful Of vanilla. Scald
the eggs with half of the cream.
Orange Ice.--Make strip Of pint
Of sugar and quart of water, boil Is
minutes. add pint Of orange juice
and half cup OF lemon juice. the peel
of lemon and orange. The peel can
be boiled with the sugar. Cool and
freeze.
| Nekk. A<,essxN-.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
Birds Nest In Human Skull.

A bird has built its nest in human
skull lying in a vault beneath church
at Rothwell. Northamptonshire. Eng.
land. Apparently the bird entered the
vault through the ventilator and after
selecting the largest Uranium among
the rows of skulls on the shelves pro-
ceeded to enlarge hole. which had
probably been made originally by a
battleax.-New York Sun.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
Banana Pie.

Line deep plate with rich crust and
bake delicate brown. Filling: Take
q scant cup of sugar In your sauce pan
and cream into generous teaspoon
Of butter (not melted). beat in the
yolks Of two eggs md two tablespoons
flour. and q cup Of boiling water and
cook. stirring constantly until thick
Add little vanilla after this cream 10
cool Slice into the crust layer OF
bananas alternated with a layer Of
cream. There should be two layers Of
each. Frost with the whites Of two
eggs. beaten stifi. with two teaspoons
of sugar. Brown In oven.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
To Keen Green veoetabIes.

When wishing to keep vegetables
such as greens, lettuce. parsley. etc..
until the following day. place. with
the roots, or where they have been
cut, in q vessel containing water. az
actly as you would bunch of cut
flowers. and they will be az fresh -
II newly cut.-Home Department Mag.
azine.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
HemmIno Linen.

When turning q hem Of linen. keep
a glass of warm water at hand and
dip the fingers into 1t frequently. The
stiffness of the heavy linen will yield
and the work may be accomplished
very much more quickly and accu-
rately.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
Would Gladly Skip Il.

Bix-what would you do II man
threatened to knock you into the mid
die of next week?
Dix-Tell him to 60 ahead. I've an
appointment with my dentist at the
end of this week
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
COVER THE SUIT CASE
NEAT AND sERvIcEAsLE MATE
RIAL EASILY PROCURED.
Looks Well and Furnishes Protection
for the Light Straw That Con-
stitutes the Best Kind Of
Summer "crIp."

The light. attractive straw suit case
has one drawback; 1t soils quickly and
Il not easily cleaned. 1t Is therefore
y good plan, on buying a new one, to
procure suitable material and make a
cover that can be slipped over the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26

To save your mating. make GOV.
err of outing flannel to slip over your
broom when sweeping. This will be
found to take up the dust easily and
saves the mating much wear.
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serious Subject.

Cant you give US few neat little
spigrams on aviation?" asked the ed
tor OF the comic weekly.
-Great Scott" protested Penwtggie.
Z am . humorist. NOT IN epitaph
uriter."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
Anticipating a Relapse,

Doctor-Well. we've pulled you
through after hard work. You've had
. terrible shock.
Patient-Yes, doctor. and Ill have
another when get your bill.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
HE boon of dawn after darl

hours OF pain;
The boon Of daylight after days tense
strain:
The boon Of beauty In created things.
The boon of love whence every beauty
springs.
These are life's gifts.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
Treating SIX.

A French chemist has invented .
process for bleaching almost any
color from sin and dysing It mors
durable hue without injurins ~
fabric. .
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26

accompaniment would be eaten with
relish.
Cookery being fine art, it has its
laws of proportion, harmony and con-
trast, as does painting or music.
1t is just as legitimate an enjoy
ment. this art of taste, on which SO
much of our we'll being depends, a.
any of the so-called higher arts.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26

The latest bathing suit from the
fashionable Ostende of biscuit brown
Raye silk plaid with polka dots. One
side is trimmed with wild rose in
natural colors. A parasoI. bathing
shoes, cap and bag of the same ma
terial finish the effect. This suit n
not used for bathing. II fs simply,
to promenade along the beach and
watch others battle.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26

ALWAYS thought cold victuals
nice"
Then farewell heat and welcome frost.