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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
HANDY TABLE FOR KITCHEN
Having Everything Handy for the
Cook Saves Many Steps In the
Course Of a Day. '!4

First OF If there are no shelves
above the kitchen table she has some
built, also a lower shelf on the table
itself. There she stands all mixing
bowls for bread and cake; the rolling
pin and board stand on the table shelf
also. On the shelves above the table
are all necessary provisions for the
preparation of meals. There are jars
Of -four, rice, sugars, spices; there are
bottles of olive oil, vinegar. etc., for
salads. t.
Then. hanging from little hooks
screwed into the edge Of these upper
shelves are all the instruments of
preparation which will not fit into the
table drawer. There are can opener,
corkscrew, potato smasher and many
others. - !" $sA% go" %
One well-known housewife invented
an excellent device to save work. Ev-
cry cook knows how many dishes are
dirtied in pairing potatoes, fruits and
vegetables. This woman had a nice,
new, clean refuse pail put on the
lower shelf OF her kitchen table and
directly above 1t she had a circle Of
wood cut out of the upper shelf, so
that 1t opened right down into the top
OF the pail.-Exchange. ="
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
ADDS TO FLAVOR OF STEAK
For Those Fond Of Rich Dishes This
Mixture 10 One That May Be
Recommended. s.

Take a fllet steak. cut IL inches
thick. An hour before cooking, place
In the following mixture. turning 1t
two o r three times: Four tablespoon
,fuls of mushroom catchup. two tea
spoonfuls of brown sugar. one tea
spoonful Of chopped parsley, onequar-
ter Of a teaspoonful Of. pepper, one-half
q teaspoonful Of salt and four table
spoonfuls OF brown sugar.
After It has lain in this mixture for
an hour take 1t out, drain and dredge
1t with flour. Broil 1t or cook in a hot
skillet with a large piece Of butter for
fifteen minutes, covering the skillet
to keep in the steam. Remove the
steak: add the vinegar mixture to the
fat in the pan, boil It up and pour
around the steak. 4E
This is delicious served with potato
chips.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
INCREASE FARM EFFICIENCY
Work Done With Fewer Horses Means
Saving Of 500 a Year for Each
5 Animal Not Required.
lRx A. H. BENTON.

~ 49, 10y A. II. bEAN AO4<.) AZ FaE+S H
One Of the most frequent sources OF
loss on. the farm Is an insufficient re-
turn from work horses.
IH Have you satisfied yourself on the
following points? b
1t costs 800 annually to keep the
average horse. but this horse works
only a little more than three hours
each working day. This makes the
horse labor cost approximately ten.
cents an hour.
Do you handle the horse labor on:
your farm SO that the annual cost OF
keeping your horses Is less than the
average, SO that the number ofthours
worked Is greater? Both methods
will reduce the cost OF horse labor,
but the latter offers by far the great
est opportunity.
Can you revise your cropping sys-
tenn SO that fewer work horses will;
be needed, or SO that the work will be
more equally distributed and thus
make 1t possible to employ them more.
hours each year? Ma
Can you raise colts and thus re-
duce the cost of keeping your horses?,
Can you arrange to use your work
horses for outside work when not busy
5onathe farm? Il
Can y~ouareduce the cost Of keeping
each horse by feeding less feed or.
cheaper feed and still give 9 proper
ration? n
Farm work done with fewer horses
means . saving Of 500. a year for
each horse not needed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
WAY TO MAKE SOUP
Preparation Worthy Of More Attention
Than Usually 10 Given to This I!
49, Part Of the Menu s1F "

To get the most out of a soup bone
It should be fractured every inch Of
Its length. The soup should never
stop cooking from the time it IL put
on the stove until it is done. although
it should at no time boil furiously. \
Once the soup is started cooking no
water should be added, as this spoils
the flavor. ~.
The soup bone should be put into
cold water, and no salt should be
added until the soup Is done, as the
salt stops the now Of the juices.
The soup should cook from five to
Seven hours at least.
All the spices used In a soup should
be put in ~whole-that is, whole black
and white peppers. cloves, bay leaves
garlic, etc. 5%s5.
One quart Of water should be al.
lowed for every pound of meat and
bone, to begin with. This Is a rule
of the creoIes, but they make rich
soup. If weaker soupsis to be made,
or If vegetables as well as meat are
used in the stock, the amountso OF water
can be increased.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
sVlkinue Made aeeaNvAx,

About eight years ago at Oseberg,
near Tonsberg, Norway, there was un-
earthed q ship OF the early Viking
period. It was completely buried in
the earth, and when disinterred was
found to belong to the grave Of q vi
king queen. who died about A. D. 800.
Horses, carriages, and sledges were
also discovered in the grave, together
with all kinds Of household furniture
and utensils and personal ornaments.
the whole forming picture of the
state OF northern civilization centu.
ries ago. Among the other articles
found were two dark rectangular
masses, which proved to be wax that
had apparently been used for the wax
ing OF sewing thread. This wax has
recently been chemically examined by
DR.. j. sebelien, who found that its
specific gravity and its meltinltpoint.
agreed with that Of the beeswax Of
the present day.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
FootbaU ma : clergyman.

Et.--rE-TL $780, +y-g.Css|yl - ~ FF..FAL
THE more recreation we have the
less vice there will be In the coun-
try. and |. regard the football match
on a Saturday afternoon as one OF the
best possible devices to keep men in
the purity Of the open air. believe
that the increase of sport is the big
gest factor in the increase Of tenn
perance. and 60 SO far as to say II.
you take the Church of England ava.
from London you remove the greatest
sporting influence. Some people OBJ
ject to the professional {footballer, but
I see no reason why q man OF that
class, who gives entertainment to the
public. should not be paid for his
services just in the same way as {
musician or a parson. II we want the
best we always have to pay for it,
The Rev. A. J. Waldron in T. P.'s
Weekly, London.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
10 get to Cape Void with my treas

to get to Cape Void with my treas
ure."" ~
give him the slip, Ramon" advised
Ben bluf1y,, Y n
Il cannot hope II" asserted Ramon,
dolefuuy. my friend, see-I must
carry 1t about with me. l dare not
hide it, for he Is watching me-"
Ramon drew out a channels bag and
shook it, AS he restored it to his
bosom the eyes Of the observing Glib
shone like two living Goals Of fire. K
~ "If you would do something for,
me-" suggested Ramon plaintively.
"See. friend" and he held up q
knobbed club. It was of some hard
forest wood, hacked by usage and
.blackened by time. All}of the camp.
knew of this souvenir Of the father OF
Ramon, who had been a native chief.
It was aswar club, sacredly treasured
blythe son. S
You viii reach Cape Void in safe
tyr Ramon resumed. TT perchance
tBurridge has reached there, or my
mother, or you find only those Of my
kin, give them this family memento."
:f stt.Sqre, / WILL racquiesced Ben, will
iingly, but casually. Don't give up.
Ramon. Light out. You know all the
trails. You ought to be able to slip
Bad Glib. fi
That night Ramon stole away from
the camp. Within an hour Bad Glib
was also missing. BigABen shook his
head gravely.
A month later, to a day Ben arrived
at Cape Void. A surprise greeted
him, for he found Burridge there, and
in the same little hotel, being nursed
under his direction, the mother Of ERa-
mon.
Burridge told q vivid story OF how
he had come ros the outcast wom-
an in the wilderness, nearly starved
and in delirium. He took the war
club. The next morning he gave It to
the sick woman. n
A week later, worn to q skeleton,
with wild eyes and mixed emotions Of
excitement and delight, Ramon ar
rived on the scene. .
When he learned Of all that Bur-
ridge had done for his mother he fair
ly groveled at his feet in a&paroxysm
Of. extravagant gratitude.
"The war club--it Is safet" he in
quired in a CULVER OF suspense and ex.
%pectancy. n s3G.- II
"Your mother has it." explained
Burridge.
+ And then, when Ramon returned
with the ancient relic to Burridge, 1t
was to disclose a hidden cavity in the
knob end OF the club, within which,
snug and secure, reposed the Rajah.
\ They sold the splendid gem for .
fortune. The share forced upon
Burridge took him back post haste to
a certain loving little lady in q distant
land, waiting-to become his bride.
Copyright, 1914, by w. G. Chapman.)
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
HOLSTEl.N CATTLE

JAMES DORSEY. DEPT. ". n,
GnBER1S. KANE COUNTY. ILLINOIS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
EXCELLENT HOUSE FOR HOGS
Dsss Way 70 Dispose Of Old Scrap
Lumber 10 to Build Suitable
Structures for Swine.
fRv r. q. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

(By r. G. WEATHERsTONE.)
One Of the best ways to use scrap
lumber is to build hog houses out Of
it. II there is no old lumber lying
around in the way, it will pay to buy
new, even at the present high prices
and build the hog houses. II it pays
to take care OF the little pigs when
butchers stun is bringing four and
Ave cents a pound. 1t is doubly profit
able when they are eight and ten
cents. 5$G. Z
We have ten .DurocS Jersey brood
sows and ten colony houses built and
fenced on. These houses were, built
out OF lumber that came out, Of an old
frame building, once used as q saw
mill. We bought the old mill, the
frame of which was SO feet wide, 100
feet long andytwo stories high; all the
framing timbersswere al good az when
put In the building. The scrap lum-
Der we worked In the hog houses and
the frame and the best lumber will
be used in building an up-to-date feed
barn. 4
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
Bread h Jars,

II. bread and cake and similar food
'stuffs are kept in large stone Jars or
crooks instead Of q tin bread box they
will keep much better, az there IL
very little tendency to become moldy.
The heat penetrates the tin so easily
that bread often becomes mcldy over
night; in the stone jar the broad does
not become SO heated. These Jars
have another appeal. In that they are
easily kept clean. SII
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
%P0LLL.INATI0N, OF CORN
CONTAMINATION OF SILKS DY
FOREIGN POLLEN AVOIDED.
.rasseI 10 Covered While Still lmr,a-
ture and Before Anthers Have
Protruded, With Ten-Pound
Manila Paper Sack. @&c
Rx Fl. Z. RoBERraA

afNrf u.s. r-- -.
In the breeding Of corn, some DIM
.culties are encountered in the tech
nique of ~pollination, in respect to the
prevention of contamination OF the
silks by foreign pollen, carried on the
hands or instruments Of the opera
tor, as he goes from plant to plant
engaged in the work Of artificial pol
lination. To obviate these difficulties
the following method has been devised
by the writer and has been used with
success. The simplicity of the meth
cd and its complete effectiveness seem
to Justify a description.
The tassel is covered while still
immature. and before the .anthers have
1protruded. with a ten-pound MANILA
paper sack, such as is commonly used
in grocery stores. The mouth OF this
sack is. securely gathered around the
stalk beneath the tassel and pinned
with a rather stout long pin. zOrdi-
nary pins are too small. The ear y
likewise covered with a similar sack,
which is drawn tightly over the top
of the ear, folded around the stalk on
the opposite side and the folds pinned.
The sacking of the ear must be done
before the silks have begun in the
least to protrude. from the husks. 9th
erwise pollination of the ~protruding
silks from vagrant pollen is almost
certain to ecu
When the silks have grown to .
length OF five or six inches within the
sack, the ear ts usuallyatn the, best
condition for pollination, since by that
time most Of the silks have grown
out. The first silks to appear are
those from the basal kernels, and so
on progressively outward. the tip silks
being the last to develop. In natural
wind pollination Of corn, the pollen is
blowing about the field for a period
of a week or ten days. during which
time the drifting pollen falls n the
successive silks as they appear. In
artificial pollination. II but q single
application Of the pollen is made, nat
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
Sardine Sandwiches.

scrape the skin lightly from as
many canned sardines as will be
wanted. Split them open, cut of the
tails and remove any bones there may
be. Butter thin slices of bread from
a stale loaf, and lay the sardines be-
tween two ofsthem. Cut away the crust
and press the slices with the hand to
make them adhere; garn!sh with pars-
ley. Cut them with a sharp knife into
long. narrow sandwiches.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
SAVING avn NJ THE: .R|A||,J|IA|||H:|..
ssy AUGUSTUS GOODRICH sHER-
WIN. ,5sz
4


EFE% 06x ecu J. ~ ~sse-sgeEF g 49, GgfEg&&ttIaES
Twelve men clamped down twelve
uglyl looking loaded revolvers on q
great flat rock at the word. Glib Dor
kell, bully and former leader of the
group. spoke the word. bad Glib" as
he was Familiarity known looked
wickeder than ever as he aspirated
gutturally, his eye shielding d hidden
tire Of hatred, his teeth gritting, his
sineWy throat muscles convulsing.
Don't get rlled, Glib" spoke bold
Dan Perkins. you've had the run of
The camp while we were working. Now
that we disband fairness and equity is
the rule. The majority says equal di.
vision on the crumbs Of splints. AS
to the Rajah, that goes by lot"
THAT niger in on the deal, too, l
supposed" growled Glib.
Didn't the Niger find it," chal-
lenged Dan, coolly. gGSE'
Bad Glib was silent, but he darted a
harming glance OF. enmtty at the 1.-the,
shrinking native who was the cook OF
the camp. ];
"See here" proceeded Dan. you
bossed us into cutting away from a
end where later corners found ten for
tunes. Then you got your dander up
and nighswell killed old Dinah. the
mother Of Ramon here,,3'the Niger, as
you call him. Clyde Burridge defend;
ED her and--well, you found your
place"
saE-l EE8thG 2SlH-fsfEyS.9IL
Bad Glib WINGED. "A flashing culver
crossed the face OF the native, but in.
Btantly %repressed. It showed, how
ever, . lurking blaze IN that dusky
frame. 4 s5~7 &&
You drove the woman into the viii.
derness to die and sent Burridge on
the same route: It didn't please Jug.
but you was sworn boss. You amt
now. The pact Is broken when we
stop work. That was the bargain. So
the majority rules"
"And the majority" piped in Big
Ben Boulder, the giant OF the camp,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
T-"gI - =" -~TE1I 2 :, q g"E-1." I
Pan and Lighted Lantern.

enough kerosene oil to form a film,
over its surface to kill insects that
may fall into It. In the middle OF the
pan set an ordinary lighted lantern.
Let this burn brightly through the
night, to attract the moths. No one
knows how far this will attract them.
Doubtless much depends upon the
brightness OF the light or the dark.
ness OF the night. This is a very
simple and effective method Of exter
minating the moths Of many injuri-
GUS insects. Flying against the Ian.
tern, the moths simply drop into the
oil and water and their career OF use
lessness Is over. A5-s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
I'Fl ID MOTHS MOTHS AT NIGHT
Effective Means Provided by Ordinary
g Lantern, Shallow Tub and Very
q. Little Kerosene. ~ -
(By W. e.. HINDS.)

Hrrs 81. - W. 1sN ~ 20 l,
Many destructive worm moths are
readily attracted to lights and may.
be trapped in large numbers, thus
preventing many worms, but of course
this cannot be. considered az a sub
stitute for poisoning. 1t will be help
full to test the emergence OF the
moths in this way. and thus to, know
Just when to begin applications Of
poison. 3Gssa@. q = -: z.
A lantern or light trap may b.
easily and cheaply made as follows:
Arrange in some way by using a box.
barrel or stake with q board on top.
to raise the trap a foot or two above
the plants you are trying to protect.
Place on this a shallow pan or tub
containing an inch Of water with just
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
GRAINED Goldfish canapes.

j GRAINED Goldfish canapes.
J Cut the canapes round. the full size
Of the slice OF bread, and fry them .
nice yellow. Meanwhile melt q table,
spoonful of butter in a small saucepan
add a tablespoonful Of finely minced
onion and cook soft without coloring
It. Then add 4 tablespoonful Of sifted
-four and stir and cook a few minutes.
Then add q cupful OF boiling milk and
stir until smooth and boiling. Add q
cupful Of shredded Goldfish saturated in
boiling water and squeeze dry, and.a
few grains Of pepper. Five minutes
before serving put the canape in the
oven on a bakepan to heat. Serve
Immediately.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
Good Hand Cieanser

Kerosene will clean your hands
better than anything else after black,
ing a range or stove. Pour a little
in the water. wash your hands in it,
then wash them in tepid water, and
finally with plenty OF soap and a
stin nail brush in hot waer. Finish
up by rubbing the hands with lemon
juice, rosewater, or %glycerine and VA.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
.THam croquettes.

Brown one tablespoonful Of butter
In q saucepan; when well-colored ada
two tablespoonful of -four and brown
again. Then add one cupful Of beef
stock and, stir until thick and smooth.
Season to taste. with salt and pepper.
add ten drops of onion Juice and one
tablespoonful Of mushroom catchup,
one cupful OF boiled rice and on, cup
full Of finely chopped ham. Mix and
set away until cold. Then shape into
croquettes. dip into slightly beaten
egg, roll in dried bread crumbs and
fry in smoking hot fat Serve with
tomato or any good brown auce.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
A1hhei.l aroodlno rrouhle,.

There are many causes Of death in
artificial brooding, among which are
everlasting. chilling, overcrowding.
cannibalism, leg weakness and white
diarrhoea. After allowing for all
causes. 80 per cent raised to maturity
by artificial means is . very good per
centage. Sometimes one a raise 80,
per cent or more, but more often, es-
pecially in large fiocks, the percentage
is under 80 per cent. Don't be dis
.couraged ii you succeed in raising only
so per cent OF all chicks Matched. You
can make it pay with SO per cent
mortality. ~ FIG
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
KEEP BRUSHES CLEAN
THOSE FOR THE HAIR REQUIRE
MUCH ATTENTION.
Other methods Than Washing Ar
Desirable Between the" Regular
Dlps-Whisk Broom Useful for q
the DIsIodqlnQ Of Dust.

Z Hair cannot be kept in good condi-
ton If the brushes are allowed to be-
come soiled by dust and the oily sub
stance found in the hair. Since too
frequent washing Is not to be recon-
mended for hair brushes it is q good
plan when giving the hair a thorough.
brushing to pass the comb through the
brush after every three or four brush
sings, wiping the comb on a small cloth.
IT is astonishing the quantity Of dust
that will be transferred to the cloth
when the grooming is finished. :
After IN ordinary using a brush can
be cleaned by combing it with a coarse
scomb, striking the bristles downward
on a sheet of paper to loosen particles
of dust and dandruff, and finally wip-
ing with a piece Of bath toweling or
any coarse, soft bit of cloth. Some
people keep a whisk broom for dislodg-
ing dust and soil from a hair brush
after each using. This pepetrates tho
brtstles better than q cloth, and Is to
be recommended when it Is undesif-
able to wash the brush often as in the
case Of q silver or an ivory mounted
brush. -. 80. ~ i, 4,
The English method is to clean ex-
pensive brushes with dry -four. The
dour Is put into the brushes, which are
then put together and the bristles
worked to and fro. Then the -four Is
removed by beating one brush with
the back Of the other on to q news
paper. More -four is put in II thought
necessary and shaken out until the
brush Is perfectly clean. Then the
3bristles are rubbed with q cloth and
the back cleaned with polish II silver,
and soap and water il ivory.
Some people claim warm water In
lures the bristles Of hair brushes and
prefer to use cold, but I am an advo-
cate of quite warm water, not 80 hot
as to soften the bristles or to affect
the glue with which they are often
secured, Of course, but hot enough to
give a thorough cleaning, says q writer
In the Kansas City Star.
To wash a 'hairbrushs have a weak
solution of ammonia, about n table,
spoonful OF the huid to a pint Of warm
water. I do not approve OF soap, be-
cause It Is apt to make the br1stles
tender. The ammonia will cut any
greasy substance in the brush and be
better than soap. Dip the brush into
the ammonia water or rather the
sbristles, and rub them to and fro IN
the hand until clean, or occasionally
dipping. Then rinse first In warm and
then in cold water. Never turn a brush
on its back to dry. because the water
will injure the wood mounting. Wipe
the back Of the brush and set the
bristles downward to dryIon a clean
cloth, where It will get sun and air.
To disinfect q hairbrush put . few
drops of carbolic acid in the rinsing
water. s45.H ( ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
Corn. Patties.

One cupful OF leftover corn, slit and
scraped from the cob. Combine three
fourths cupful Of milk, two beaten
eggs, one cupful of -four, a tablespoon
full of sugar and the same Of baking
powder, and a little salt. Stir In the
corn at the last, and drop from the
spoon in mufln pans. lsE
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
Euclid Salad.

Six cooked beets, one Neufchatel
cheese, one pimento, one. olive, pap
rika, salt capers and mayonnaise. Sc
,leet nice bright red beets. not too
large; scoop out the centers and I'LL
with the cheese mixed with the pimen-
to cut In small pieces. olives chopped
hne, adding seasonings and enough
mrayonnaise to make smooth and
creamy: put ascaper on top. place on
a lettuce leaf with q spoon Of mayon-
naise, beside the beet. Garnish with
tiny balls Of beets rolled in very finely
chopped parsley. Serve very cold.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16

."He came down to the kitchen this
morning and threw a coffeepot at the
cook, and shot our old house dog be.
cause it wouldn't say Pleased So
cooked him a dish Of tripe and onions
and he has gone back to work. It's
wonderful how you doctors know
things!"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
10 Remove Shine on Cloth.

Take one ounce of lump ammonia
and half an ounce OF white CASTLE
soap; put both in a jug and pour over
them one pint of hot water until both
are dissolved. Then sponge the cloth
with a sponge dipped in the above
preparation. which should be slightly
warm. &"g
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
Eastern Salad.

Boil three or four eggs until hard,
and, cut into slices. removing the
yolks. Rub the yolks to a paste, and
gradually add to them two tablespoon
fuls Of olive oil or melted butter, two
tablespoonful Of lemon Juice, season
with one-half teaspoonful Of salt and
! dash OF cayenne. Mix into this dress
ing lightly one cupful Of grated cheese.
and acupful Of finely chopped chicken.
Garnish with the whites Of eggs cut
into rings. Serve in l%ettuce-leaf nests,
with tiny potato eggs on top.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-16
Fried Tomatoes.

Cut stem end from firm ripe toma-
toes. Cut into thick slices, then sea-
son with salt and pepper and dip into
. saucer OF -four. Saute in a hot pan
in good butterine,, or part butter and
sweet beef drippings. Cook slowly
N -four will not scorch. -