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Some Good News For The
Horses.

The Master Horseshoers' National
Protective Association. with branches
in nearly seven hundred cities and towns
Of The country, have taken active steps
to encourage the study Of The anatomy
of the fool and leg OF the horse. Al the
last convention Of the associat on. held
in Denver during September, The move.
vent now being Instituted by Cornell
University looking in,o the opening OF a
department on horseshoeine. received
unanimous endorsement
A head has already been engaged By
Cornell TO push the opening OF the new
department and he win be sent to Eu-
rope to study horseshoeing school meth
DDS in vogue there. and on return Of the
principal it is believed that steps will
be taken to have the new department
opened by September, 1918.
In all Of the principalities of Germany
as well in Belgium, Austria and some
other European countries. schools for
horseshoers abound: no less than fifty
eight Of such institutions are in Ger
many. all being under government
auspices.
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W.D. Buckley and Co.
Reward For Bov.

My son, Jimmy johnson. left home the
7th day Of March. 1918. He is IA J ears
old, has brown hair, dark brown eyes.
and weighs about 100 pounds. He
wore blue overall suit, wine-colored
sweater. brown cap and Ian bootees.
win pay liberal reward for his return
or reliable information leading thereto.
J. H. JoHNsoS,
Winston. EstilI county, KY. 53.tf
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LEXINGTON and NIcHoLAsvILLE

CONNECTIONS
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There Is more Catarrh in this section OF the
country than all other diseases iJut together. anc
until the last few years was supposed 10 be
incurabe. f0r great man Yeas doctors
pronounced Il a local dsease and described local
remedies and by constantly failing 70 cure with
local treatment. pronounced it incurabie. Seielce
has proven Catarrh % be constitutional disease.
and therefore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured BY r. J.
Cheney & Co. Toledo. Ohio Is the only Constitu-
tiOnal cure the market. n Is taken internally
IN doses from 10 drops 10 a teaspoouful II acts
directly the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system They offer one hundred dollars for
any case II fails to cure. Send for circulars and
Testimonials.
sold BY Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family RiIls for constipation.
Dan Breck. fire, lightning, cyclone
and live stock. J
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The Mastie Wall Board and Roofing Co.
Cincinnati. Ohio
Gentlemens Since writing you in response 20
your ad have investigated seven or eight different
make of wall boards with the results that one
te1cept your masfic board appeals 20 me a. being
ANYTHING but makeshift. because none Of them
make sufficiently rigid and even wall.
have e1amined several walls built Of various
makes of wall boards and have found every de-
1ctlre IN heinG waVF and lacking riRidity. except
the wall built Vi IN your mastic wall board
have purchased sir crates Of your board 10 finish
two rooms In one Il ny houses.
Real Estate, Fuller Block. wheaton. III.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
Fried Mush Made Right.

"I have something to say about that time
honored dish fried mush. I suppose every
old housekeeper has her own ideas. and
here are mine: First keep on hand sup
ply oe clsan dry bread crumbs. dry pieces
Of stale bread in the oven and grind them
fine In the meat grinder. ThepI have can
Of nice clean drippingS 1 say nice, clean
because I have seen cans of dripplngs that
are anything but that. I use any sort Of
meat Fat except ham, and that keep for
potatoes and eggs. The can Of drippings I
always have In the refrigerator % that II
cuts down hard Then II I want the fried
mush for breakfast make the mush the
evening before. To do this have a saucepan
OF water, salted, boiling furiously. Into
this sprinkle slowly the oornmeal. stirring
It well all the time. II the boiling subsidies
wait q moment before putting in any more
meal BY this process every grain Of the
meal n scaldet and burst. 20 that when the
mas il as stiff as II can possibly be stirred
the mush Is thoroughly cooked Rinse
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middle Of the window. The air which comes
through this opening will not pour down
upon you as 1t does from a window which Is
let down from the top.
Some housework you can do with all the
windows open and the outside air admitted
freely. When you are making beds or sweep
ing or engaged in some other active exer-
size you need have no fear Of taking cold.
II you do such work in correct style there
are few finer forms OF exercise. Lift the
weight Of the mattress or the spring In the
right way. without putting undue strain
on the abdominal muscles, bringing those
Of the back and the arms into play and
deepening and Strengthening your breath
ing powers. In sweeping bear the same
sort of thing in mind and use the broom in
such fashion that 1t will develop your arms
and shoulder and chest as well as your back
and legs.
Always recoIlect that while you are doing
this you must have just as much Of the
outside air as you can get. II the weather
is cold slip on a loose sweater or flannel
jacket to protect you from chill, but don't
shut the windows
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Seeking Diversion Rests.

In the kitchen it IS not invariably easy
to get all the fresh air you wish and need
Sometimes the draft interferes with the
work Of the oven. or the water in which you
are washing dishes cools too quickly II the
window near the sink or the dishpan is
open Some kinds of cookery must not be
done in a cold room. and when a woman is
standing near hot stove there is danger Of
her catching cold II a current OF fresh air
plays about her feet Yet even the kitchen
may be aired often enough 10 prevent its
becoming unduIy close and heated.
So much for keeping yourself in good
plight by methods you may follow about
your home. Another kind OF care you must
take Of yourself is by diversion. Don't try
to stick too closely to your work. don't
mean that you must neglect tiff you are
like most Of my Cornerites fancy there Is
little danger Of that-but that you must rec
oIlect that the proverb about all work and
no play applies to Jill as well as to Jack.
You will do all the better at the regular
tasks which await you day after day II you
run away from them occasionally, for
mental as well as material change OF air.
Where you run to is OF less Importance than
the fact that you turn your back upon your
stated employments now and then
Perhaps you find that It does you more
good than anything else to go into your own
room, lock the door, put on a wrapper, and
read yourself into a nap. With this habit
I have strong sympathy, born of long ex-
perience. or you may have a garden in
which you love 10 grub" or flowers in
your window whose society rests you when
you are weary OF human beings. or you may
gain refreshment by listening to music or
going to the theater or TO movie " show
or even by solitaire. Whatever it is.
make a conscience OF utilizing it as one Of
the ways by which you keep yourself up TO
the mark and increase your ability to DO
good with the least strain.
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rs woman Of 40 too old to take up
~ a fad or to try to nurse into life
one she has had in younger days?
Some time ago l noticed an item
in one of the papers telling of what
they were pleased to call the vagary Of a
woman Of 40 who was taking up the study
OF chemistry, not as a means of livelihood,
but simply as a fad. All her life she had
had longings to know more of it, but not
until she had reached the above age and
been left a widow had the opportunity
come to her The article told how all of
her family were put out about it, and some
of them even voiced the belief that her
mind was giving way. 1 was greatly in
terested in the item, for l have reached
that unromantic age and am the possessor
Of fad that will not down, in spite of
divers discouragements. 1 have always
had the writing bee buzzing in my bonnet,
but life on a farm, with its round Of duties,
pute a great dampener on literary work.
Besides, it makes you forget many things
you ought to know. At the present time
am exceedingly rusty, but love to write
little articles for our small weekly paper
in my home town. also for the farm paper.
Long years on the farm have taught me
L
Now there must be many writer's and some.
like myself. must be among the readers OF
the Helping Hand department Won't they
write their experiences? What helped
them may help me. Is there some book or
magazine on journalism that is no more
use to the owner and could be passed
along? would be thankful for anything of
the kind. COUNTRY WOMAN"
My hearty approval goes out to any
woman who takes up a fad after her hard
duties are over and seeks to find some such
way Of filing her leisure and supplying
herself with a fresh interest in life. One
of these days I plan to have talk with the
Cornerites on this topic. But 1t is one
thing to dey Jte your spare time to study
like chemistry, or a language. or anything
else and quite another to attempt to enter
as a money maker a field occupied by per-
sons who have given years Of study to the
profession of authorship. Do you see the
difference? In the one case you are broad
ening your mind and increasing your
knowledge with a view to the happiness
and growth that result from self-culture;
in the other you are putting your efforts
into competition with those Of trained
workers A mistaken impression prevails
with regard TO writing. To be an author
it is not enough to have written good COM
positions at school, to write good letters,
to be able to get your productions into a
little local paper. Study Of literature and
language are required, an acquaintance
with the best books Of the world. a prac-
tice Of style in writing. All these take time
and toll. and until these have been given.
and great deal Of hard labor in the way Of
producing many compositions which are
done merely for the sake Of practice and
with no thought of publication. 1t is hard
ly worth while to aspire towards position
in the magazines or to authorship Of books.
OF course, now and then a genius appears,
but they are so rare as to be hardly worth
considering in a general discussion.
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how much keener vigOr you will turn TO
your work You will have even more en-
thusiasm for 1t II you have taken hot salt
bath as soon as you arose and followed this
either by a cold shower or spray, or II you
cannot stand these. by a good friction with
a rough towel and an alcohol rub. These
and my morning calisthenics are an inevi-
table part OF my daily routine and are i'm
portant factors in keeping me in sound ply
slcal trim.
Don't stop taking in fresh air with the
early treatment. Try to repeat the long
breaths at an open window half dozen
times during the day and keep as much air
as you can in the room where you are work
ing. Yet you must avoid direct drafts. II
you find a chill by lowering the window a
few inches from the top, have board about
eight inches high and the width Of the
window that you can put under the lower
sash. so that there will be a space between
the upper and the lower sashes across the
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Devise a Working Suit.

l confess I have agreed with her in 9
measure when 1 have seen women doing
housework in petticoats and dressing sacks
or kimOnos. looking sloppy" as young
man OF my acquaintance put it. Just
plain sloppy he said Of a worthy woman
who had opened the door for him one day
in a k!mOao. 1t just hung straight, you
know. with no ft TO it-Iike a nlghtgOwn-
and she was going about the house and
doing her work and coming to the door in
that
But have to wear something easy when
I am working" some woman may plead
" can't be all gotten up in my best bib
and tucker 10 wash dishes, and make bread,
and scrub paint"
OF coul Sc, you can't But there is some
taing between the best bib and tucker "
and the sloppy kimono. Devise a work
.ng suit which will be easy. comfortable
and yet neat.
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help these appreciative people might send
food. toys. or anything that will brighten
the lives Of the little ones. They will have
cherries holidays unless some one helps.
20. d. A.
This appeal, I trust, may come to the
notice Of some one Of the pany who are
looking about for the place where their Of
ferings will do most good. There are num-
bers OF such people who wish to make this
holiday home bright for some one TO whom
it would be gloomy without their aid, and
this particular case seems to furnish an
opportunity for their assistance. l will
give the address on application.
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heel is a good working shoe. although
know some hoUsekeepers who declare that
any low shoe is wearisome to work in and
that TO avoid the danger OF breaking down
arches they wear comfortable boots in the
house.
The style OF the shoe is a matter Of COM
parative unimportance. What Is essential
IS that the shoe should be an easy ft.
neither narrow in the toes nor high in the
heels. but Of a make which does not call
your attention TO your feet and ankles while
you are working. I know of few minor dis
comforts which impair efficiency more than
aching and sore feet-though don't know
why should speak OF this particular va
riety Of torture as a minor discomfort"
have known times when the whole face
OF the heavens was blackened for me by a
shoe that pInched my toes or twisted my
ankle or compressed the ball Of my foot.
Even il you spare yourself as much as you
can by sitting down to all the work It is not
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a quart OF flour, wet with quart or Wa rm
water. add a tablespoon Of sugar and ha II
yeast cake dissolved in little warm
water. Beat all together hard for ten miIE-
utes, cover. and set to rise in sheltered
place. In winter it will take al least six
hours to rise; IN summer It may require
less The surface Of the sponge should be
covered with air bubbles when it is ready
to handle. Work into it two quarts Of -four
in which you have sifted a teaspoon OF salt.
using your hands and having them well
foured. The dough should be just stiff
enough to handle. Lift it to the bread
board, rinse out the mixing bowl with a Et-
tie warm water. and work the rirsings into
the dough; -four the board. kDead the dough
well for ten minutes, return to the mixing
bowl, cover, and set TO rise. 1t should in
crease 10 twice its original bulk after rising
from four 10 six hours. Knead for ten n1n-
utes more. make into loaves. filling pans
half full: let the loaves rise till the pans are
two-thirds full. ard bake.
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pan in clear water TO keep the mush from
sticking to It. Turn the mass into the pan
and smooth the surface with a wet spoon
to prevent a hard crust from forming
When ready to do the frying have the grid
die hot. but not scorchiug; use just enough
fat to keep the mush from sticking, adding
a little more from time 10 time. SEce the
mush thin and G.p each slice into the
crumbs. which will make a fine brown
crust. 1t Is a great mistake to think corn
meal mush should boil for hours
Mrs. A"
II I have given all this space 10 so simple
a dish as fried mush it Is because il is ore o,
the many varieties Of cookery which are 50
easy that no one has a rule for doing them.
OF the same class is the business Of making
tea and coffee and toast. Since every one
IS supposed to understand how to maxi
them no one takes any trouble with them.
and the result is often either failure or 4
poor performance. Try mush cooked bv
the plan given by Mrs. A with such clear
ness and 1 am sure you will find it differ
ent and better dish from that you have
seen on most tables.
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OW many Of you who are housekeep-
ers make a business of keeping
yourselves in good condition phys
ically? II address my question to
you specifically it is because I thir.k
housekeepers as a class are rather needless
about the details Of health. They don't
take every advantage they can in the care
Of themselves in all particulars, and they
don't have helps that come their way in
connection with their work The business
woman has many hindrances and trials,
but she is at least obliged to go into the
fresh air morning and evening, though she
may be too tired to get the full benefit of
1t. Still, she wins some good in spite of
herself, and she has also the vaIue of the
little change Of scene. But you who are
Keeping house get up into the atmosphere
Of work, go about in 1t all day, lie down
Ind sleep IN 1t at night. Do you try to
counteract this monotony by taking the
best care you can of yourself in other
ways?
Let us begin at the question of clothes.
How do you dress when you are working?
Does this seem like a foolish query or one
Of no Importance? II you W consider a
little you won't think SO. FL: my own
part. believe that much OF the ease and
comfort with which you accomplish your
work is due to the way in which you are
clad.
"I never had any use for that woman
after l saw her at work in her kitchen"
remarked a downright young girl to me
one day. There she was trailing about
in an old silk tea gown. peeling potatoes
and washing dishes. All spotty and ragged
it was, and she said she was just wearing
it out because it was too shabby for any
thing decent. I can't approve Of any wom-
and who has no more respect for her
work than 10 do it looking like that
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wash material will not do. For this reason
some housekeepers wear woolen skirts and
cotton shirt waists. My only objection to
this is that It is-so difficult and tediousra
matter to make a shirt waist look trim and
neat that the wearer is prone to let It go and
come to the breakfast table and her morn
ing work far from attractive.
See to your footgear as well as to the
clothing Of your body. may say. by the
way. that the corset or corset waist you
wear should be comfortable and well fit
ting. Much OF your comfort depends upon
this. Don't take old, run down slippers into
service for morning wear. They twist and
tire the feet and oblige you to work under
that handicap you from the
start. An Oxford tie. with a low, broad
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Bread NTH Plain Sponge.

Will you kindly give me your favorite
bread recipe? found a recipe Of yours for
white bread that was published in the cor
ner about two years ago. II gave full di>
rections for setting the sponge at night and
fin. shing 1t the following day. 1 used the
recipe and It was the most delicious bread
we have ever had, but in moving have lost
the recipe. Mrs. H. H. L.
Bread recipes are many. and after thi.
lapse OF time II is impossible for me TO say
what was the exact recipe to which you
refer. The directions which l give will
make good bread If closely followed, and
hope they may prove to make as satisfac-
tory bread as the recipe you lost: Chop a
tablespoon of butter and lard mixed into
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y
Dictionary Would Heln.

am the little boy who wrote you a few
days ago about wanting that dictionary
which was offered. lam 10 years old and in
high school. and the dictionary would be a
great help to me, and also to my two sis
ters, who are younger than I. know you
must be busy attending to people every
day. but 1 wish you could help me out in
this. z R. H"
am sorry to tell you that the dictionary
to which you refer had been given away
before your letter was received, but hope
that printing this note may bring an offer
Of one for you especially. I will keep your
name and address.
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would advise you to read for your profit
and write for your own pleasure. without
planning to enter the ranks OF professional
writer's. Personally 1 am not conversant
with a book on journalism. but some idea
of the difficulty Of an adequate prepara.
ton for such work may be gained from the
fact that at one school of journalism the
course is four years Of hard study. and II
is reckoned one OF the most severe in the
institution. II any other writers wish to
reply to the inquiries Of this correspondent
shall be happy to give place to their
letters.
An Old Rug or Carpet.
e ] am a widow with three girls. l have
always rented furnished rooms, but
thought it would be much pleasanter to be
in a house to ourselves. So l have rented
a little house unfurnished, and have been
trying to meet expenses and to pay for
furniture. 1 wonder il some of our read
ers could help me with an old rug or car
pet, ex11. or anything useful. would be
thankful for it. Mrs. B. H"
l hope there may be some householder
with possessions not in use which may help
to furnish the little house where the widow
and her three girls are trying to make a
home for themselves. l can readily un-
derstand their feeling that a tiny house,
even IL they have to struggle along with
inadequate plenishing for a while, will
mean more to them in the way Of home
than a succession Of lodgings in furnished
rooms. If / am not mistaken most other
women will feel as do. and I trust the
feeling may lead to active effort.
!; 4:
Asks for Three Recipes.
Will you kindly give me the following
recipes? One for good cold cream 1.-THE
best you knowl. the second a way OF pre-
serving the odors OF rose petals, lemon
verbena. and lavender II have heard that
these can all be treated in a similar wayl.
and a third for candied nuts, the so-called
nuts glaces. Two Of these realize do
not come under the heading Of recipes, yet
recollect having once seen a way given
by you to make a rose jar. c. NJ. G."
I am sorry cannot help you about the
first two directions. AS you say, these lie
outside my province, and I would advise
your writing to some health and beauty de-
partment for instruction as to the cold
cream. So far as the odors Of the flowers
go am under the impression that a retort
or a still are needed to preserve their per-
fumes Dried lemon verbena and lavender
both retain their fragrance for long while,
but faded violets do not. am afraid the
business of procuring perfumes from them
is something which demands q good deal
Of equipment as well as Of instruction. II
1 am mistaken in this shall hope to be
set rght by one Of our better taught read
ers, whose experience fits her to answer
this query. In the third recipe, nuts glaces,
I am happy to be able to serve you. Put
two cups Of granulated sugar over the
FIRE in a saucepan, with two tablespoons
Of water. and stir until 1t begins to boil.
Stop stirring when this point is reached
and let it cook until a little Of it dropped
from the tip of q spoon spins thread.