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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15
Hon to Save Ice.


81 wish to tell you of contrivance OF
mine for saving ice when the refrigerator
has to stand in a heated kitchen or when
hot weather comes around. Even though
the refrigerator is in a cool place in sum-
mer, the ice melts fast during the heated
term. I learned the trick during the torrid
days of last summer and wish to pass IT on
for the benefit of others.
when the iceman came around with a
hundred pound piece of ice had him put it
inside a gunnysack and after three days of
intense heat had about fifteen pounds left
when the iceman came with another hum
bred pounds and put it inside dry sack
The butter had kept hard and sweet SO
infer that the refrigeration was sufficient
even If the chill was less than when rapid
melting was going on.
write you of this, not to give you per-
sonally a new thought, but to try to get your
readers to act on some of the good ideas
your department presents.
HAL BERNIE"
Your suggestion is well worth carrying
interesting to see how great a saving of ice
is possible IL you Will only take the time
and trouble to keep 1t wrapped-and this is
one of the most difficult things in the world
to impress upon the average maid OF all
work
Only short time ago friend was tell
ing me of her experience with ice during
one of the torrid spells we had last summer.
She was in the city, where ice could be pro-
cured In any quantity, but she had natural
aversion to needlessly large ice bills. Lore
than once she told her maid that the ice
would melt far less rapidly If wrapped in
newspapers, but there always was some
excuse for not doing it.
Finally the mistress went to the kitchen
herself, removed the ice from the refriger-
ator, laid a paper in the ice chamber, put
the ice upon it, and folded the pages about
the block. Admonition had failed to con-
vince the maid, but when she saw by actual
demonstration that the shrinkage was re-
duced one-half she had to own the value Of
the protection against the heat and continue
to use it.
The gunny sack has the advantage over
the paper that it does not melt and come
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15
WE COULD "SEE OURSELVES AS OTHERS SEE US"

~ F thou canst not make myself such
80 an one as thou wouldst, how canst
thou expect to have another in all
things to thy liking?"
When good Thomas a Kempis
wrote this sentence in his clustered cell
some 500 years ago he could have had no
mixing that centuries later 1t would be
applied by busy wife and mother in lands
then unknown and help her to keep patient
with some of the things that were going
counter to her will and pleasure. Prob
ably the sanity Thomas had in mind some
unruly brother or some unregenerate pen
sioner of the monastery who refused to
conform his conduct to what the good man
thought right and proper. And pondering
on the faults of the other there came to
his own mind the conviction that there were
various failings of his he had not yet con-
Quered. and with sudden gush of charity
he wrote the words 1 have quoted.
Even If he guessed al my twentieth CEN
tury application of them he might only
have smiled tolerently at the notion that a
mere woman-and a laywoman at that
could ever know in her calm life the
temptatio to sin that beset the man OF
God, while the woman herself holds the
faith that no cloister can supply the room
for warning with selfishness and self-in-
diligence that may be found in any home
today. Individuality undoubtedly exists
in the convent, but it is hardly so unre-
strained as In the home, and 1 cannot be-
Heve that there is as much occasion any
where else as in the family for Irritation
with the peculiarities of others ard wish
to smooth out the tricks that annoy US to
the verge of endurance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15

else, but has failed thus far to do so. There
fore, I appeal to you. knowing I shall get
an answer from you. MRS. A r. b
When any one confides in my ability to
this extent dislike to disappoint her. But
in this case I can only acknowledge my
ignorance and say that don't know the
dish she wishes, either under the name of
caramel or of butterscotch pie. My only
course is to ask some of the CONSTITUENCIES
who are better informed than to come 20
the rescue and supply the directions for the
dainty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15
Consider Your Ohm Foiblcs.

One of the wisest matrons know told
me at one time OF how hard 1t was Tor ner
To reconcile herself to her husbands un-
willingness t. dress for dinner. as he had
been in the habit of doing In his counting
days She coaxed and complained and
argued, but to little avail. Once In wnlie
he would humor her. but his usual course
was to exchange his street coat Tor an
easy house coat, wash his hands, and come
20 the table with no other modification
of his attire Finally she came to q wise
conclusion. If his home was to be to him
a real refuge from the cares and vexations
of the outside world he must not be forced
into a dinner toilet when he was tired out
His comfort was more important than her
whima So she let the matter go and
obliged herself not to care for his dress,
but to rejoice in the knowledge that home
to him was peace and Indulgence and COM
fort.
81 am quite sure he finds things in me
that are as hard for him to stand as his dis
like to dinner dressing" she said. laugh
ingly. THAT reflection consoles mel?
Look at similar annoyances as she and
Thomas a Kempis do! When the peculiari-
ties of a relative or housemate or friend
disturb you consider the possibilities of
your own tricks or fobles distressing them
one OF the pest IflehCS L ever Hau useO
to drive me almost wild with a way she
rad of fussing necessarily with her
nails. She was all the time picking at her
cuticle nibbling at hang-nails. pushing
back the skin about the base of the nails
1 stood it impatiently for long while but
one day spoke to her about it. She took
it good humoredly, but as the boys would
say, handed me one" in return.
If you will stop twisting your bangle
and pulling your rings off and on all the
while you are talking, I'll let my nails
alone" she said.
My mannerism had bothered her as much
as hers had tried me, and had never sus-
pected that was not impeccablel
If you have been annoyed and fretted
with such trifes, and the one who has prac-
ticed them lies in danger of bis or her life
you will have an opportunity to learn OF
what little account were the peculiarities.
If you recollect them it is with pang of
bitter self-reproach that you should ever
have let their existence vex you with one
who may pass away from and leave you
desolate. In that hour you feel you would
give years of life to be able to see the little
tricks again that once irritated you, and
you will wonder that such a little thing
could ever have counted for an instant
Try to take that point of view now and
practice the Kempis ma kim to some pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15
Keeping Shelled Nuts.

When seedless raisins first came in I
buy such a quantity as 1 think will be
sufficient for the year. use flour to rub
them clean, after looking them over for
stones or other undesirable things, then
sift the raisins in a pan sieve and put
them away in glass jars with tightly fitting
tops. though without rubbers, and they
are ready to use. But cont know how to
keep shelled nuts from becoming wormy.
Please tell me how.
q" Gould you tell me where can obtain
seeds roots of spearmint? One sprinr
I sent to a scotsman and received a pack
age of peppermint seed. When protested
he informed me that IL was all one pepper
mint family. But wanted the spearmint
branch and did not get It!
May 1 offer you my sincere thanks for
your help in the paper? am past es years
of age and have been a home maker for
forty-eight years, but was not taught
to cook as girl at home, though 1 know
how things ought to be. I cannot always
get them right. So your department is a
great help. SD"
do not myself know OF any method by
which you can keep shelied nuts for an in
definite length of time, unless you set them
in the oven long enough to kill any lurking
Larvae or eggs. Why do you shell them
My own observation is that nuts which
have been shelled q long time are dry and
hard. Shell them as they are needed, unless
yop wish to salt or sugar them. Then the
cooking does the work of preservatfye
You ought to have no difficulty in ~
chasing spearmint from a Responsive
scotsman or nurseryman, or perhaps some
Of our readers can put you in the wa ~
getting them You have my sympathy n
you never learned how to cook as a sirI
for you have lost a great pleasure as we'll
as an incalcuiaole convenience and COM
fort I am glad II help you. ara
you will send line to me whenever car
be of any use to you in solving problems. n
cannot help you. some OF our Constituency
proba bly, can
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15

curacy- If any of our readers have other
directions which are tested and trustworthy
I shall be glad to receive them and print
them.
For the other dishes you wish must
rely upon the Cornerites. I have eaten sew
eral different kinds of German cakes which
were called Is torti." One was an 90 APPEL
torte," and there were others with nuts in
them instead of apples and also with fruits
-apricots and plums and the like. I am
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15

have to make an ungraceful scramble to
rise Is cross to him, although he has only
Joked about it. Or it may be that the reason
he gets up and leaves the room when you
MUNICH apple over magazine is because
the smell of the apple is unpleasant to
him as that OF his cigar butts is to you. How
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15

pier they are likely to be- For there is no
denying the fact that, just as we are all
vexed by the tricks of those with whom we
live, so they are vexed with ours, and that
if we mean 10 get any real peace and COM
fort out of life it is wise to strive to ignore
these peccadilloes or take them for granted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15
Preserve Lemon Juice.

Will you kindly tell me Of a w.v.
serve lemon Juice? NJ
do not think the fresh uncooted I.rnor
juice can be preserved without the use of
alcohol Do you wish to can it. or COOK 10
Will some OF our readers who NAV have
had experience in this let me know wb.t
process they Followed?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15

me the other day, rather peevishly- She
takes the little crisp bits off her plate and
lays them on her toast and then eats the
toast and the bacon together. hate it,"
That dosen't seem the unpardonable sin
to me- 1 said. How IS it worse than
eating Saratoga potatoes with the fingers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15

SUNDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Hawaiian pineapple
Oatmeal and cream
Fried scallops.
Quick biscuit.
Toast
Tea. Coffee.
LUNCHEON
.Iellied chicken.
Saratoga potatoes.
Sally Lunn.
Strawberry jam.
Cream cheese
Crackers
Tea.
DINNER
Brown potato soup.
Roast ribs beef
Dreamed carrots.
I:ice with cheese sauce.
Afince pie,
Cheese.
Coffee.
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MONDAY.
BREAKFAST
Oranges.
Hcminy boiled in milk
Bacon.
Dropped eggs.
Toast.
Tea Coffee.
LUNCHEON
from melted jelly. served toast.
Toasted Sally Lunn la left overI
Baked potatoes
Cookies
Tea
DINNER
Cream of carrot soup IA left overl
Roast beef la left overl. sliced and warmed up
with the solid part of of tomatoes and
little onion
Boiled sweet potatoes
ScaIoped rice la left overl
Co-nstarch hasty pudding
Black coffee.
TUESDAY.
BREAKFAST
Oranges
Triscuit and cream
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15

sure some of our German hausfrauen can
help US out with these and with the '' ap
plestreudel," too. The latter is a dish with
which I am not familiar.
SCOTCH SHORTBREAD-Chop pound
of butter into two pounds of flour. after
you have softened the butter little by
putting it near the fire. Knead in the @ugar
and make the dough into a sheet about half
an inch thick, rolling it out smooth. lou
can cut it into shapes with biscuit or
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15

mother was talking to me along the same
line few days later.
Nell is a dear girl she said. " But
there are two things 1 would like to have
her stop doing and if 1 speak of them I'm
afraid her feelings will be hurt She will
butter a slice of bread and then lay it on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15

to say nothing of olives and celery and
sailed nuts?'
~ don't know that it's really worse in
one way she admitted. " But 1t gets on
my nerves to see mother do it."
by one of those queer condolences that
sometimes present themselves the girls
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15

her plate and put gravy on it. and she
always leaves her spoon standing in her
empty tea or coffee cup. I've reached the
point where it gets on my nervesi"
These are commonplace illustrations and
the mind of each one of you who reads this
will supply scores of others. When the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15

and sometimes affect the taste of the ice.
If water is bottled and kept in the refriser-
ator it is always cold for drinking, and Z
not so frigid water containing ice, it is
far more wholesome and less expensive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15

mand. and trust to receive 1t soon. Every
day the sufferer waits for the sunshine will
seem to him longer than we well ones, who
ciate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15
MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND

~ WISH to ask a favor of your Cor
" ner. 1 have two children to sup
port. and at the present am not able
to work much. L am married for
the second time. but these two are
children by my first marriage, and their
stepfather Is not inclined to spend money
for them except for necessities. If any of
your readers have CASTOR toys that would
do for boy of and a girl of 1 would
be glad to get them. They would make
the children happy. 1 will gladly send for
them If the givers in this city.
e MRS. ]. NJ. M"
This appeal touches my heart, it will
the hearts of all mothers. If little children
have a right to anything it is surely to
toys and the enjoyment that comes with
these. The stepfather may be possessed
of sturdy virtues. but evidently sympathy
and imagination are not among his quail
ties! He reminds me of the man who as
one of the directors of orphan asylum
in city where 1 had my home for many
years, discountenanced giving tue children
molasses with their bread. the ground
that circumstances might arise in their
after life when they would be unable to
procure molasses, and it was unwise to
accustom them to an enjoyment that some
time might be denied them! This is a true
incident. The stepfather and the director
both belong to class that should have
nothing to do with the management or care
of childreni
But to come back to the poor toyless
babies. Are there not some more fortunate
children whose stock of toys contains ar
ticles they would be glad to pass on to
these less lucky ones? If so, will their
mothers not write to me for the address of
Mrs. ]. NJ. NJ. and take an early opportu-
nifty of bringing pleasure and play into the
lives of the little folks who have no toys
of their own? 1 am sure l shall have q
prompt and liberal reply to this appeal
Invalid Wants Sunshine.
Can you give me the address of some
one who has an invalid chair for which
she has no further use and which would
be given or lent to an old gentleman suf-
fering from rheumatism? The doctor says
If the patient could be wheeled out into
the sunshine it would at least give him
much comfort IL it did not actually hasten
his recovery. Mrs. S. s. H"
We have given and lent many invalid
chairs in the course of the helpful work our
Corner has done in cheering and aiding
shut-ins. Such an appeal as the above is
likely to receive an early answer The pic
ture of the lame old man longing to get
out into the blessed sunshine touches any
one who has known and loved elderly peo-
ple-and who is there who has not? 1 hope
the givers may be near enough to the home
of the invalid to make the expense of trans
porting the. chair inconsiderable. I hold
the address of Mrs s. s. H subject to de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15

buttered paper on a shallow tin and bake
the cake until crisp and of a yellowish
brown While 1t is hot, just before taxing
from the oven, sprinkle pink and white
commits over the top.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15

wished to Danish. Can't you try sometnins
of the same sort ir your nousenoios IN
stead of criticism and rebukeE
II the tact fails, what thenE Tne appn-
cation of the text OF my talk
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Do You Knop This Pie ,

"Can you give me a recipe for caramel
or butterscotch pie? A friend of mine lost
the recipe and tried to get it from some one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15

Queens toast with jam.
DINNER
Barley soup mutton stockl
Veal outlet with tomato sauce.
String beans.
Cottage pudding
Black coffee.
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FRIDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Baked apples.
Cracked wheat and cream.
Dreamed Goldfish.
stewed potatoes.
Toast.
Tea
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Clam fritters.
Popovers.
String bean salad la left overl.
Ginger snaps.
Hot chocolate
DINNER
Onion soup without meatl.
Baked fresh mackerel.
Dreamed potatoes.
Spinach.
Caramel custard.
Black coffee
SATURDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Oranges
Shredded wheat and cream
Bacon.
Baked eggs.
Toast
Mullins.
Tea.
Coffee
LUNCHEON.
mackere1 scalloped with potatoes la left
overl-
Boiled rice
Toasted mullins La left overl.
Fresh sponge cake.
Tea
DINNER
Cream Of spinach soup Ia left overl.
Roast pork.
Apple sauce.
Drowned potatoes.
Brussels sprouts
Pineapple snow
Black coffee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15

Ham omeiet.
Graham gems.
Toast
Tea
Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Minced beef and tomato Ia left overl
flashed sweet potatoes la left overl,
Baked bread and cheese.
Orange marmalade.
Crackers
Cheese.
Cocoa.
DINNER
Tomato bisque left overl.
Boiled mutton with caper sauce.
Stewed onions.
Whipped potatoes
Apple and tapioca pudding.
Black coffee.
WEDNESDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Grapefruit.
Mush and milk.
Bacon and fried eggs.
Corn mullins
Toast
Tea
Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Fried Butterdsh-
Onion souff1e Ia left overl.
Fried mush la left over1.
Hot gingerbread
DINNER.
soup. with mutton stock foundation.
Boiled mutton sliced and warmed in caper sauce.
Potato puff Ia left over]
Canned peas.
Orange ro1y-poiy
Black coffee.
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THURSDAY.
BREAKFAST
Stewed pru1les
Oatmeal and cream
Fried scrapple.
Toast
Tea
Coffee
LUNCHEON
Mnce OF mutton and sauce Ia left overI.
French fried potatoes
Currant buns
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15

to such an extent that they will cease to
abrade our consciousness.
Is u
Every Member of Family at Fault.
&c do wish mother wouldn't eat bacon
with her fingers" young relative said to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15

does 1t appear to you now that you stop to
think about it?
OF late 1t has been borne In upon me very
strongly that the sooner and the more Wig
orously the members of a household en-
deavor to put into practice the sentiment
with which have begun this talk, the hap
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15

<<gF thou canst not make thyself such
30 an one as thou wouldst, how canst
thou expect to have another in all
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-01-06
GOOD DENOUCH FOR
 CHIMNEY SWEEP

Vienna, Jan. 6.--The chin . ney sweep who stole Emperor Franz Josef's breakfast the oth- CT morning in the palace at Bud- apest has been released. His majesty customarily ris- es at 3.30 and breakfasts immed- lately after a cold plunge. The cook as we'll as the other ser- wants rise at 2 o'clock in order to have everything in readiness, as the emperor is impatient of delay. On this occasion when the emperor's attendant pushed the button for breakfast and the cook went to the larder to get the cold meat he had prepared the night before, he was horror struck to find that its had disap pearnd.
 Investigation led to the room of the chimney sweep, where he was found devouring the last imouthful of the imperial meal. He thought it had been intended for the cok.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-01-06
Travel Heading for the innoko.

X general rush from Falf-
 banks, Ruby and Nome to the new xoldfield in the Innoko district, is now in progress, according to Victor Carmichael, who arrived in Seattle recently from Cripple City, the main camp of the new strike.
 Good pay has been taken out in Fox gulch and many of the other smaller creeks and the Win- ter digging has proved the creeks richer than anyone anticipated, said MT. Carmichael. Dirt that
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-01-06
FUND ASKED FOR
 RELIEF OF NATIVES

Dr. Emil Krulish, commission CT of public health for Alaska, will appear before the House Committee on Appropriations at Washington and ask that sums allowed the Bureau of Education be materially increased.
 For some time the Bureau of Education has been endeavoring to secure an additional appropri- alton of $50,0O0 for the care of those Alaska natives who are af- flicted with disease. At least one new hospital in Southeastern Alaska is badly needed, and 0th- CTS are needed in other parts of the territory. The sum was in ciuded in the estimates at the session of congress a year ago, but it as cut out by congress.
 Al present the work of mcdi- cal relief among the natives is very inadequately carried on out of funds really intended for oth- CT purposes, and if the sum ask ed specifically for medical relief could be obtained, it would result an an ultimate saving to the gov prnment. If the sum asked is se- cured at this session of congress, the second hospital in this divis- ion will be reserved for tuber- rnlosjs patients. w. T. L"pp, chief of the Alaska division of the bureau, is also in Washington. and will appear before the com mittee in the same behalf.
 It is pretty certain, also. that while pr. Krulish is in Washing ton, he will prepare a sanitary ~ode for the territory. There has been a general impression in some places in Alaska that the mission of Dr. Krulish related solely to the health of the na- aives, but this is only an incident of his work in the territory.--Ju- neau Dispatch.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-01-06
ODD FELLOWS
 TO ORGANIZE
Short History of tho Order Soon to bo Established
 tn Valdez.

Now that Valdez is to have a local lodge of the order of Odd Fellows, a little information con- nected with the order may be of interest.
 The order is established in the United States, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland, with a total membership, males, of 1,- 583,169; encampment members, 221,429; Rebekah members, 666,- 537. Total number of persons belonging to the order 2,O23,731.
 There are grand lodges in fifty of the states and territories of the United States, five in Canada, one each in Australia, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland.
 The Alaska lodges, of which there are five in existence, will, like all others that have no grand lodge in the state or territory, be under the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Baltimore, Md. Valdez lodge being at least the sixth in Alas ka, there is no doubt but there will soon be a grand lodge in Alaska.
 There was $5,71I, I,O49.i1 paid by the order in the year 1910, and the order as a whole has $57,- 743,272 invested in various ways. There were 3.856,43l members relieved since 1880, 3I8,29i wid- owed families relieved; total re- lief paid since 1880, Si36, ,698,- 390.O8.
 It is plain to see the import ance of the order and the good it must bring to Valdez.