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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-08

strip, 2 ounces of chocolate, cup
of water. Put these ingredients
into a kettle and cook them un-
til the strip hardens, when put in
cold water. Pour over quarts
of crisp, freshly popped corn and
stir well to insure the uniform
coating of the kernels.
Sugared pop corn--Make a sir
up by boiling together teacup-
fuls of graduated sugar and ]
teachp OF water. Boil until the
strip strings from the spoon or
hardens wnen dropped into colo
water. Pour over quarts of
freshly popped corn and stir well.
Popcorn balls-i pint of strip.
(any good strip or molasses can be
usedl / pint of sugar, 2 table
spoonsful of butter, teaspoon
full of vinegar. Cook till the sir
up hardens when dropped into
cold water. Remove to hack of
stove and add one-half teaspoonful
of soda dissolved in table
spoonful of hot water and then
pour the hot sirup over 4 quarts
of freshly popped corn, stir
ring till each kernel is well
coated, when it can be nodded into
balls or into any desired form.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-08
ADOPT Labor Devices

The average woman is human
clock that never runs down. Even
in her sleep she dreams of I'M
finished tasks. And she awakens
to the realization that here is an
other day of catching up" Why?
Partly because she mas Inherited
her temperament from many gen.
erations of iussing, tuning, drudg-
ing women.
Partly because she is too con-
ventional, too bound by traditions
to systematic her work and to
demand the labor saving devices
to which her position in the home
entities her, and to cultivate that
particular brand of laziness which
leads her husband and sons to
seek the easiest and quickest
method of accomplishing the task.
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Wide MORE ribbon is being used
for millinery trimmings and sashes.
Some smart coats of the season
have tailored collars ana Russian
blouses are trimmed with fur.
This season wraps not in the
draped class lap over in uneven
lines to the left side.
Buttons used as trimmings are
frequently seen in some contrast
ing color.
The popular corsage ornament is
a single flower, measuring five or
six inches in diameter.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-08
What is the Best Feed for Egg Production

We asked four successful poul-
trymen the above question. We
shall not print their names, but as
sure you they are reliable men
whom we can depend on. Their
methods varied somewhat, but it
brought proof to us that hen is
a machine, put into her the neces-
sary eliments for egg production
and she is bound to lay. OF course
/ would not want you to think,
if she was sick, or a freak in de-
velopment, that l ment that this
kind would lay, for she will not.
There are hens that have never
been knowpn to lay, like men and
work. The hen must be keep in
good health and have proper care
balance ration would never get re-
suits. l am glad to give the read
ers of this department the answers
received to the above questions.
They are as follows:
No. 1. "Whole grain mixture: 100
lbs. wheat, 80 lbs. corn, Is lbs. oats.
Dry mixture: so lbs. bran, 20 lbs.
cornmeal, 10 lbs. green bone, 10 lbs.
beef scraps. Ration for fifty
hens: 1 1-2 lbs. grain scattered in
deep litter in morning; warm
drink; place or good sized po-
tatoes on spikes just out of reach
at ten o'clock; all dry bran they
will eat in Is minutes. At noon 8
lbs. cut clover, wet with l OF. of
hot water, well mixed with 1 OF.
of bran and cornmeal, equal parts.
Alter this is cleaned up give 4 lbs.
dry mash. At night give lbs.
whole grain
No. q "The best feed in my
judgement is scratch feed, in deep
liter, in a shed, facing south, in
the morning; a warm mash at noon
and in the winter warm corn on
tne cab at night In addition water
kept from freezing and green
feed consisting Of beets, sprout-
ed oats, and alfalfa"
No. 3.-"The best feed for big
egg production is plenty of good
water and variety OF feed. We
like wheat bran before them all
the time. Let them hustle in the
straw until about 10 in the morn
ing for what was left from sup
per, then feed mixture of wheat,
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-08
The Bees That DO Swarm

Continued from last week.
We will say you do not prevent
the swarm from issuing and that
the first you know about il is
when they come out. You should
have some hives prepared before
hand with frames filled with foun-
dation. You now take this hive
and place it on the stand where
the swarm issued from after re-
moving the old hive with the
brood. Before removing this hive
though you should take out a cou-
pie, or at least one frame of brood
from the old hive and exchange it
with frames of foundation from the
new hive. This serves two pur-
poses: viz, it helps to weaken the
parent colony SO there will be less
danger of its casting another
swarm and at the same time it
helps to hold the new colony as
they will never leave brood.
This is usually all that will be
necessary to keep them from
swarming during the rest of the
season but in case they do persist
and try to swarm again cut out all
the cells when they issue again,
and throw them back. They will
have to quit now for by this time
there is no brood young enough
to start any more cells and by
the time they get young brood a
gain they will have forgotten all
about swarming and will settle
down to business with vim.
And now to go back to the SUI
pers. AS soon as the bees begin
to store honey in them they should
be given enough to make two TO
four supers to the colony accord
ing to their strength. Then keep
close watch of them and as soon
as these are nearly full add more
never allowing them to get them
all full for if you do they will be
thinking about swarming again.
There is just a certain way to
the best results. AT the beginning
of the season it is a very good
plan to add your new supers next
to the hive, raising the partly fill
ed ones up and slipping the new
one under them. But be careful
not to carry this too far and, be-
fore there is any danger at all of
its getting near the close OF the
season add all supers on top.
The reason for this is plain e.
nough when once you see it. Bees
like to fill next the brood nest
first and if new supers are placed
there they will go at them with
a vim and still they will keep at
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-08
WOn7en'S Department
Mrs. Mary Wicks Editor
Pop Corn For The Home

Among the things that add
pleasure to country life, pop corn
should be given prominent
place. For affording pleasant
and healthful treat for the family
during the long winter evenings
and the holiday season it proba-
bly, has no equal. The crisp, flaky
pop corn is dear to the children
palate and the pop corn and
Chris tman hemloek squirting in the
fire" have been enjoyed by both
old and young for many genera
tons. If every farm home would
keep a supply of pop corn and a
pepper convenient, fewer nickels
would be spent for less whole
some knicknacks and more enjoy
able evenings would be spent "a
round the family hearth.
Besides teing a source OF en-
tertainmeDt for the children, pop
corn ms considerable value as a
food, and when properly prepared
for the table it is superior to
many CT the breakfast foods now
on the market.
According to recent bulletin
from the Federal Department of
agriculture it is customary on
many farms where it is not desired
to grow pop corn as market
crop to plant few rows of it in
the garden for home use. This
phase of farming usually interests
the children and it is well TO let
them do the planting.
There are large number of
varieties of pop corn, from which
selection can be made to suit al
most any desire or fancy. Seeds
men catalogue not less than two
dozen different varieties, though
in number of cases the same
variety is listed under various
names by different dealers. Many
prefer the colored varieties for
home use and these usually please
the children more than the stand
ard commercial varieties. The ears
of the Little Tom Thumb and the
popped kernels of the Eight-Row-
ed varieties are popular for Christ
mas-tree decorations.
Almost any variety of pop corn
will give satisfactory results if
properly handled and by the Judi
cious selection of seed the chosen
variety can be greatly improved.
Planting ana harvesting Pop Corn
The bulletin further states that,
"In order to succeed best with
pop corn for home use it should
not be left until the field ana
truck crops have been planted,
but should be planted early, so it
will have long season in which
to grow and mature. If harvested
in an immature condition it will
not give as flaky and crispp pop
corn balls as can be made from
fully ripened corn. a good time
to plant is when the oak trees
begin to show their new leaves.
A warm, well-drained location,
free from marshy places, should be
selected. A sandy loan,
if available, is best. The soil
should be plowed or spaded to a
depth of inches or more and the
surface of the plat thoroughly
pulverized before planting. The
rows should be about 3 feet a
part. A small furrow 2 or inch
es deep is sufficient. The ker-
nels should be dropped or 10
inches apart in the row and cover
ed to a depth of about inch.
The planting should be done be-
fore the moist soil in the furrow
has had time to dry out.
"GrasA and weeds should be
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-08
Pointers on Tailored Suits

A reader who has just finished
a tailored suit, made from light
weight material says that her sue
cess depended upon four things
that she had the good fortune TO
be told by a tailor. She says, 81
put an incn wide piece of crinoline
on the under side of the seams
and stitched through it; it gave
body to the seams. Bought one of
the ready made canvas coat inter-
Innings at So cents that gave the
necessary padding to shoulders
and bust. Pur weights at bottom
of each seam and wet and pressed
and pressed again and again eacn
seam and edge. The result, suit
that looks man tailored"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-08
True and Tried Recipes
Fancy Work and Cooking for the Season
0ateau of Rice and Neat

One cupful uncooked rice, one
solid cupful of beef cooked, one
teaspoonful salt, one of pepper, one
of chopped onion, one of parsley,
one-half of summer savory, three
of breadcrumbs, and one egg. To
the rice add one teaspoonful salt
and four quarts boiling water
cook thirty minutes, then strain.
Chop meat very fine, add season.
ing, bread crumbs, and beaten
egg, then one-half cupful of milk.
Sprinkle buttered tin with crumbs,
line with rice one-fourth inch
thick, fill with meat mixture. Put
a layer of rice on top, cover, and
bake forty-five minutes. Sauce
for serving with this is made from
two cupsful chopped tomatoes,
strain out the seeds, one cupful
water, one teaspoonful butter, a
little chopped parsley, salt, and
pepper. Thicker with one tea
spoonful flour.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-08

kept down as much as possible
while the corn is making its early
growth, and the soil should be
loose over the surface by
frequent cultivation or hoeing
If only a small plat is planted il
is better to plant number OF
short rows, as this will admit OF
the silks becoming better pollinat-
ed and will give better filled ears
than would result from the grow
ing of one long row.
"The ears should be husked from
the standing stalk and should be
spread out in Well-ventilated
place to dry and cure. The ears
should not be piled up in a large
heap or sacked before they are
well dried out. 1t is best to leave
the corn on the stalks until the
husks are white and dry and the
dition. The ears may be stored in
any place where the air can cir
culate around them freely and
where they are safe from birds,
mice, and squirrels. An over
or wire netting and suspended
by wires in the wagon shed will
be good storing place for pop
corn, or the ears may be strung
up and suspended from rdfters in
the garnet. Pop corn should not
be stored in warm OF heated
room, as it will dry out too much.
Wire crates made of fine-mesh
wire are convenient for storing it
and afford protection against rats
and mice.
"New pop corn may be used for
popping as soon as it has dried
out sufficiently. If properly stor-
ed it may be ready for use by
Christmas. If old pop corn will
not pop on account of having be-
come too dry, the popping quail
ity may be somewhat restored by
moistening or sprinkling with
water before popping. If very dry
it should be soaked in water for
awhile and then spread out to
dry for few days before using,
or the dry corn may be put in a
shaded place outdoors for time.
where it can absorb moisture from
the open air. Pop corn usually
pops best when il contains about
IL per cent of moisture. If the
popping quality has been injured
by freezing while yet green or
immature, by harvesting before
ripe, or by heating in curing, or
if moths and weevils have dam
aged the corn the trouble can not
be remedied by these Methods
A common skillet supplied with
a tin lid will answer the purpose
of a pepper; it can also be used
for popping corn in butter and
lard.
For good results in popping, the
main requisites are good corn
and a good hot fire. IN popping,
certain precautions may be OBJ
served to good advantage.
Do not take too much pop corn
at one time, not more than e.
nough to barely cover the pot
tom of the pepper one kernel deep.
Hold the pepper high enough a
bove the fire or heat to keep from
burning the kernels or scorching
them too quickly. The right de-
gree of heat for best results in
popping should make good corn
begin to pop in 1-2 minutes. This
should give the maximum volume
increase in popping. If it begins
TO pop in less time or if a large
quantity of corn is put into the
pepper, it will not pop SO
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-08
Potatoes Au Grafin

Pare and slice potatoes rather
thin and put in layers into a but
tered baking dish, .sprinkling each
layer with salt and pepper. Dot
butter around over ii before pour
ing a cup of hot water over 1t.
Cover closely and bake for half
an hour. Then pour in a cup of
hot milk, sprinkle the top thickly
with fine. bread crumbs, and graf
ed cheese. Put another scant
sprinkling of butter, salt and pep
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-08
ADpefizing Side Dish

One cream cheese, gill of pure
cream, a small jar of bar lie due
Jelly, and little paprika may be
made into a charming looking lit
tie "side" appetizer for a chatting
dish party. First the cheese and
cream are beaten to a froth to
form a puffy cake almost filling
a soup dish, then a hole dug In
it's center is filled with bar lie due,
and finally the entire surface is
sprinkled with paprika. To write
about ie takes longer than to
make this side dish, but it lives
long in the memory of those who
have eaten of it.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-08
Pot Roast

Buy 10 cent soup bone, cut
from between the joints of the
lower part of leg of beef
brown it nicely on all sides in
lard, meat fryings, or bacon; cut
up finely. Now have an onion and
a small carrot cut fine and, with
two cups of boiling water, add to
the meat; salt and pepper to taste
cook over a slow fire two and one
half hours, adding little hot
water occasionally. Potatoes boil
ed witt this for thirty minutes
are fine. Remove the meat to a
dish and add tablespoon of mois-
ened flour to the liquid in the ket-
tie, also a teaspoon of catsup
boil several minutes, and pour over
the roast. With another vegeta-
BILE, you can serve an excellent
cheap meal.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-08
Whole Wheat Nut Bread

One egg, one-half cup sugar,
one-half teaspoon salt, one and
one-half cups sweet milk, one
cup chopped walnut meats, two
cups whole wheat flour, one and
one-half cups white flour, and
three teaspoons baking powder.
Mix and allow to rise for twenty
minutes, then bake in moderate
oven for forty minutes.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-08
Per in this. Return it to the oven
(uncoveredl long enough to toast
or brown the bread crumbs.
Steamed Brown Bread

One cup sweet milk, one cup sour
milk, one teaspoon soda, one and
one-half cups corn meal, one-half
cup molasses, one-half cup flour,
pinch of salt, one-half cup raisins
ii desired. Steam three hours.
This is delicious either hot or cold.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-08
Potato DumDIinQS

Two cups hot mashed potatoes,
butter size of an egg, two eggs,
four tablespoons of chicken or
otner stock, three tablespoons of
sweet milk add pinch of salt I;
beat well and add enough flour to
stiffen.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-08
Quick Lutch Cake

One cup sugar, one tablespoon
butter, one cup sweet milk, two
cups flour, and three teaspoons
baking powder. Dot with butter
and sprinkle with cinnamon ana
sugar.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-08

Mrs. Charles Green of Milwaukee
acted as switch girl for 20 years
at the stock yards in that city and
only resigned because of her mar
iage.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-08
Buttons on TaDe

Sewing on children's buttons by
means of narrow tape is one of
the best ways. 1T may be done by
hand or machine sewing. For
night clothes and underwaists it
saves much labor.
Keep a box of tapped buttons in
the button box to replace when
necessary. The small bone corset
buttons may be used, though any
large eyed button is also suitable
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-08
May Manton Fashion Hints
Excellent Model for the New TOP Coat

The long loose coat is one of
the most satisfactory and one of
the most fashionable that girl can
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-08

own. This one includes some very
new and very practical features.
On the figure, IL is shown with
the fronts rolled open to form
reVers and WITT cuCaway edges.
There is a wide belt arranged
over the Goa. at the long waist
line that gives an exceedingly
smart toucn. in the Small front
view, however, the same model
is treated in an entirely different
way. Inc 1ront5 are cut straight
and are but,oned up closely to
the throat and the belt is omit
ted. AT a glance, it seems hardly
possible tina. the same model could
serve for both COATS. The mater
ial illustrated IS one of the new
cloakings WITT a velvet finish, In
two tones. Inc collar OF black
velvet gives the only bit of con-
trast. POLO clotn would be pref
ty made just In this way. CheViots
storm serge and all the familiar
cloakings are perfectly suited to
this use. Wool velours with the
collar, cuffs and belt of broadcloth,
would make a very handsome coat
of this kind.
For the 10 year size, the coat
will require Ia yards of ma
terial 81, "a yards SO, 3 1-2
yards A, Ia yards So inches
wide, with LIS yard 81 inches wide
for the collar or ga yard 81 for
the collar, cuffs and belt.
The May Manton pattern of the
coat 1923 is cut in sizes for girls
of IA, 16 and Is years. 1t will be
mailed to any address by the
Fashion Department of this paper,
on receipt of ten cents.
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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-08

oats, and millet, about enough to
keep them busy, but not full. At
noon we feed all our parings and
some meat and bone, and at or 5
give all the kaffir and whole corn
they want and if there is any left
they will get it in the early morn
ing. About twice a week we feed
bran mash at noon and salt and
pepper in it. On this feed we have
had pullets, Matched February 49,,
lay the last of July. Last year We
kept a record of one puliet. In
1876 days she laid 113 eggs. Also of
one seven-year-old hen; we fed
her on oats for 10 days and took
the surplus fat off her and she
laid continually from April 1 to
October %, almost every day, and
the strongest most fertile eggs we
ever tested
No. 4.-"Mash in the morning,
consisting of alfalfa two parts |;
bran, two parts; middlings one
part; corn meal one part; beef
scraps, one part; seasoned with a
little salt. We also scatter a lit
tie scratch feed in the litter. At
noon sprouted oats or vegetables
and wheat and a little corn at
night. Dry mash, charcoal, grit
and oyster shell before them all
the time and water three times
day."
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-08
Mending Lace Curtains

A simple way to mend lace cur
tains after cleaning them is to
take a small piece of old lace
curtain or net the size of hole, dip
in a little cold starch, and place
on curtain to be mended, then
press with a hot iron. 1t does
not show il was mended.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-08

Some of the descriptive terms
used and not understood by be-
ginners in the poultry business are
as follows: Crest, a crown of
feathers on the head, commonly
termed topknot ; Cushion, the
mass of feathers on a fowls back
about the tail, more developed in
the Cochins; Scranton, one of the
points of a serrated comb; Shaft,
the quill of feather; Side sprig,
an unnatural growth on the side
of comb; Symmetry, the perfect
assembling of all sections of a
fowl; Slipped wing, unfolded
feathers of the wing Hackle, mar
row feathers on the neck (; Squirrel
tail, tail carried forward, toward
the neck; Splashed, an irregular
disposition of color; Shank, the
portion of the leg below the hook
Joint.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-08

When sewing on your machine
with silk thread and il slips down
on the spool spindle and breaks
off, cut a piece of paper a little
bit larger than the spool of silk
thread and put ii on the spool
spindle under the thread and IL
will not bother any more.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-08

When embroidering cottoI
crepes, marquisettes, or fine ma
terial haste muslin underneath tn,
design to be worked and work
through the two. When finished
cut carefully around on the wrong
side and the result will be nice
work and free from Fuckers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-01-30

THE DAY AND DAFT
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-01-30

should have been dispelled remain
to poison the system.
headaches, biliousness, nervous
ness and other tOrmenting and seri-
GUS ills are common when the bowels
fail to act daily as nature intended.
All this may be avoided, ii you will
accept our advice
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-01-30
Trouble Ahead for Wilson.

When Woodrow, statesman good
and great, takes up the round Of
white house chores he'll long for for
mer low estate, for book and birch
and school house floors. The white
house lawn will then be filed with
men who in the recent race put up a
line of talk that thrilled, and who II
demand a good, fat place. They will
not leave the other alone, they'll
raise eternal hoWdydo; they'll call
him up by telephone and below
down the kitchen tue. When he
steps out to smoke torch some
grimy Office seeker will crawl from
the porch and clamor for
a public snap. And when at night
he lays his head, worn out, upon the
FELLOWSHIP, he'll hear voice from
meath the bed, demanding post
And every man he sees
betwiXt the white house and the
rivers shore cen though he is al
ready fixed, will hold his talons out
for more. And Woodrow oft will
long to be a pedagogue, as he was
planned. kid invested on his knee,
a good elm sapling in his hand.
With yearning oft his heart will
swell. when office hunters block his
way, to hear again the school bell
that calls the students from their