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The Washington herald., 1914-09-15
THE REAL ART OF
SERVING TEA

The custom of serving tea in the aft
ernoon has long since found wide favor
in this country, but it is not yet as usual
as in England. where it is habitual with
all classes. In families where 5 O'Clock
tea is not a part Of the household rou-
tine, the preparations made for 1t are
apt to be too elaborate. If tea Is served
every day, the housekeeper has simple
sandwiches, easily made cakes, or some
variety of biscuit on hand. and two or
three people dropping in in the after
noon will make no difference in the ar
rangement
II. however, the hostess is unaccus-
toned to serving tea daily, she is all too
apt to feel that she must offer elaborate
refreshments at such times as she does
serve it
The tray may hold the choice Of lemon
cream, or rum, but the refreshments
should be the simplest. Cakes, IL they
are served at all, should be simple and
wholesome. Rich pastry is out Of place
except at a large tea or reception. Plain
cup cakes rpsk, or brioche are the best
to serve. Fancy waters, raisin bread, or
ginger bread may be USED.
On cool afternoons hot buttered soda
biscuits, mullins, or scenes are delicious
but these require more trouble. Nothing,
however, is more satisfactory than thin,
daintily arranged sandwiches: and of
these many people prefer the plain bread
and butter served at tea time as they
are less apt to destroy the appetite for
dinner.
The bread should oe cut very thin and
unsslted butter should be used. II clover,
roses, or nasturtiums are shut up in a
crock with the butter. the flavor OF the
hower will be absorbed into the butter,
and this gives a delicate and delightful
taste to the sandwiches. -
Stamp the thin sandwiches into circles
with biscuit cutter, or cut into strips
or triangles.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-15
THE NEW CAPES.

There are many kinds OF fashionable
capes and one may choose from ones
favorite style. The officers cape has
straight military lines, crossed bands
fastening with a snap button at the
back Of the waist giving a very soldier
ly effect. The Toreador cape Is worn
ranllishly over one shoulder and Is rather
short, rarely falling much below the
waist line. The page cape is a gay lit
tie affair Of silk attached at the back
OF the collar. 1t is merely an ornament
and makes no pretense Of anording
warmth. The Mantilla cape is OF lace
and Is draped over the bare neck and
arms at the back Of the evening frock.
Most serviceable OF all is the Red Rid
inghood cape. which is gathered Into q
turned over collar and which falls al
most to the knees
The Washington herald., 1914-09-15
FIFTH SMILE.

I have decided not to write an article
for you this week. Not because ] don't
want to. and not because ] think you do
not read these spasms-for everybody
tells me that they read them two and
three times every week. I'm the every
body. They are proving such an excellent
cure for my insomnia that think will
put them on the market as a prescrip-
tion. 1 think they would look well bot
tied up, with a label on the outside read
ing something like this:
"BUNNY's INSOMNIA CURE
Directions.
Read one paragraph, insmaIl doses,
Just previous to bedtime, after YOU
have put your paJamas on. Each ar
ticle Is guaranteed to contain enough
Morpheus to induce sleep. 1t is well to
take a paragraph or two in the hand
IN the middle Of the afternoon, IL
the brain Is tired. for the contents are
so stupefying that the mere presence
Of the article will put one in a coma
tose condition.
Never shake the article. or It may
become pied" thus becoming a hete-
rogeneous mass OF conflicting opinions.
As / said before-or. / should say,
have written-I have decided not 20 write
an article this week 1 have an excuse
have been trying to locate an excuse
for not writing them. and. as ! have
one now. I will refrain from penning,
this week. Yes. you see I'm frightfuIly
busy. just now-writing this articIe--and
the European boxing match is taking up
most of my time. You see / bet a friend
of a friend Of a friend Of mine
that the Geek in Berlin would
have Gibraltar shipped and removed to
some Strasse in PotSdam before Tur-
key Day arrives. Then, TO show my YER
satIlity. ! bet a boarder. who snores
''Hoch der Kaiser in his sleep. that Bull
would be passing around the fleet to the
poor children Of Lunnon to sail in st.
James Park before that curled-mus-
tache gink finds time to count his ships.
What's all this got to do with being
beautiful? Well It's got lot to do with
it. You see. beauty Is back Of this whole
stunt. II the heir apparent Of Austria
had taken his dads advice and not mar
ried the girl his father objected to. he
wouldn't have been killed, nor she either.
And II they hadn't been killed there
wouldn't have been any trouble between
Austria and Servia- and II Austria and
Servia hadn't mixed up Russia and Ger
many wouldn't have started anything;
and II Russia and Germany had remained
friendly, France wouldn't have got sore
at Germany; and II Germany hadn't had
have tried to march her troops across
the Belgian border; and If Germany
hadn't marched her troops across the
The Washington herald., 1914-09-15
LITTLE HELPS.

Iron the button side Of waist on
folded bath towel, buttons turned down
ward. 1t will prevent them from break
ing.
Kerosene will do the work Of any Of
the cIeansers on the market and Is much
less expensive 1t is excellent for clean
ing the tub and, tiling in the bathroom
and equally good for the oiled floors:
Curtains or stair linens to be washed
should first be laid in cold water, then
wrung from the cold water and placed
in very hot water, in which a goodly
allowance Of kerosene has been poured
A lump Of soda dissolved In a little
hot water and added to the bluing water
on wash day prevents the bluing from
settling in the clothes and makes them
perfectly white.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-15

How many housekeepers in portioning
out their income allow a SUFFICIENT mar
gain for the cost OF requirements and
repairs? One woman will, Of course.
make a thing last long after another
would have thrown II away. while
third will allow many things In her
household to go to rack and ruin be-
cause she refuses to spend a little on
the cost Of repairing or replacing them:
There is no doubt that much could
be saved in repairs II housekeepers were
always on the alert Take, for instance,
the question of the worn llnoleum- Were
a strip Of old carpet or piece OF
linoleum left over placed over the spots
which begin to show the most friction
the hole that is coming would probably
be avoided for some time
Economy in Small Things.
Every one is not SO economical as the
woman who saves her flour bags, cuts
them open. and hens them for pot tow
els and also makes her salt bags serve
for dIshcloths But could you not cut
out the worn parts OF the dish towels
put three thicknesses together and rgn
them on the machine to make them serve
as dishcloths?
What about the old tablecloths that
have been darned and patched over and
over again? The best part Of these can
be cut out and used as napkins TO lay
under boiled fish or potatoes, or they
may serve as washcloths.
Worn face or bath towels should be
cut and made into towels for children
who need a small size. An old stair car
pet can be hidden by linen crash. which
can be washed frequently. SO that the
is not always greeted by
an eyesore when she looks at her stairs
Later, the crash can be used for dish
cloths. SO that it serves a second Pur-
pose.
Every effort which helps to reduce the
sum total Of repairs and replacements
The Washington herald., 1914-09-15

heat II In the oven. add to II the juice
and stir until 1t has dissolved Tnen let
the Juice boil quickly for ten minutes
-emoying any scum as II rises to the TOP
n the LIQUID does not Jelly when poured
into a cold plate. boil II rapidly Ior
few minutes longer and test II AGAIN, AZ
ways removing the pan from the stCve %
while testing the Jelly. When the )ehy
n ready remove the preserving pan AZ
once from the stove and pour II INTO
cIean. dry jars which have been pre-
yiousiy warmed. Cover them Win a
cloth and leave them in warm ory
nlace until the following day. when tney
should be made&air-tight In the usual
manner. -..
two pounds white sugar. half pint vine
gar. one teaspoonful each OF cinnamon
cloves AMI aIlspice tied in bag. seea
the plums and place in stone jar; pon
sugar, vinegar and spice and pour NOT
over plums; let stand twenty-four hours
draIn off the syrup; boil again and pour
over the fruit Repeat three times
Frances Marshall will be giae 10 an
sver in this column any questions con-
eerninE household subjects-
(CopyTirht r9liD
The Washington herald., 1914-09-15
An Imitation of Shellac Varnish

Japan liquid drier, and beats the mass
into a perfect mixture. Then add, while
stirring the mass quickly, one and .
half gallons Of best hard oil, after
which let the mass stand an hour or
SO and strain through q fine sieve. Thin
with turpentine for use, and on soft
woods use It very thin, but 1t should be
applied heavier on harder wood. This
shellac will look and wear as well as
the finer materials sold. and will cost
about one-quarter the price OF the other.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-15
CURRIED FRESH PORK,

Cut the pork into dice and fry q nice
brown and some onions sliced and two
tart apples. sprinkle over with -four and
add stock enough to make . good gravy,
stew half an hour longer. add two table
spoonfuls Of curry powder. season and
serve with q dish Of boiled rice.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-15

II was when Sophia was twenty-elght
and the count was thirty-two that their
secret attachment was discovered. They
had planned to elope, but on the night
of their last interview before their PLAN
ned elopement, four spies, hired by So
phia's husband. set upon the count and
killed him. The next day the body Of
the assassinated man was burned and
Sophia was reported to be Ill. Within
week Sophia's divorce had been effected
and she had been taken to the castle of
Ahlden TO start the monotonous days Of
her life sentence, which lasted for thirty
two years. She was known after that as
the Princess Of Ahlden and her husband,
though he had never had any affection
for her. never spoke her name again.
Adeline Dutton Train Whitney, who
was born in Boston ninety years ago
today, Is a well-known American writer.
Her most popular books-popular a gen.
Grafton ago-Rre Patience Strongs Out
ing and Faith GRrtney's Girlhood."
(Copyright. iHIJ
The Washington herald., 1914-09-15

Very often ink gets stringy or oily.
This is caused by the action Of the air.
A f. ops Of vinegar put into the ink
will ma..e It usable again, but the better
plan is to keep the ink bottle covered.
The ink will surely thicken otherwise.
When ink becomes thick dilute with a
very little strong coffee.
To prevent ink from molding drop into
1t half a teaspoonful of alcohol
The Washington herald., 1914-09-15

For keeping the woodwork that is
finished natural in good condition, a
substitute for shellac varnish may be
made at home and kept ready for use
any time the housekeeper chooses, and
the natural wood stair tFeads may be
kept looking as fresh as they usually
appear the first month after the semi
yearly housecleaning. Take four pounds
of silica, or the same quantity Of China
clay, the former. however, is the bet
ter, and stir into 1t a quart Of good
The Washington herald., 1914-09-15
TURKISH RICE.

Wash one cup OF rice. and put in upper
part of double boiler with three cupfuls
Of stock and strained tomato. Cook
rapidly directly over the fire for ten
minutes, then place over the IRE and
cook until II is tender. Season with but
ter. onion juice, salt and pepper, serve
with stewed lamb or chicken.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-15
Saving the Pins When Sweeping.

When the housewife sets about her
thorough weekly sweeping, it will help
her greatly II she will make a small pin
cushion with a double ribbon sewed at
the top. so that the cushion can be fast
ened at her waist. Every pin that is
then picked up can be stuck into the
cushion, saving many trips to the pin
cushion on the dresser.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-15
WASHINGTON GIRL IN FILM.
-Thr Dear Hunter Features Louise
GIaum from Capital.

The Dear Hunter" a Universal Ike
comedy. which will be released Septem-
ington girl, who takes the part Of the
Dear" She has lived the greater part
Of her life in Los Angeles. where she
first went on the stage. She has plaeyd
in why Girls Leave Home" The
House of Thousand Candles" and
"Oficer 665'' on the stage, besides ap-
pearing in many other lesser plays. In
motion pictures she has been with the
Nestor. Kay Bee and Kalem companies
before joining the present company.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-15

Mrs J. ". Meserve. Of Bar Mills, KA,
has a cat who makes q regular praO-
tice of ringing the front door bell when
he wishes to be admitted, reaching up
and pulling the cord with his forspawI
The Washington herald., 1914-09-15
BOILED HOMINY.

Soak the hominy for three hours, drain
and add salt and boiling water enough
to cover 1t with, and let cook at least
three hours, serve with milk or cream
The Washington herald., 1914-09-15

In the electric furnace gold boils at
400 degrees centigrade, or at twsny-
four times the temperature Of boiling
water.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-15

In The Dear Hunter" Miss Glaum
appears with Ray Gallagher. who takes
the part OF the hunter. and Evelyn
who acts as her mother. The
story OF the picture is as follows:
The deer season opens In Deer1oot,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-16
Daily Stock Letter.
Copyright, 1914, by the New York
Evening Post.1

copyright, 1914, by the New York
Evening Post.1
NEW YORK, July 1.-THE item Of
paramount Importance today in its
bearing on financial as we'll as politi'
cal affairs was Huerta's resignation
This turn in events must have had a
part in the more cheerful aspect of
the days stock market as whole.
At the moment the street simply can
not get its mind off the interstate
commerce commission and the New
Haven. On the market there seemed
to be considerable fresh selling, es-
pecially in New Haven shares, during
the opening hour; but this was Offset
by steady buying which carried prices
I'D again from their early low level
with a fairly large volume Of bust
ness. Pressure was again applied in
other scattered Substantially Den
yer and Rio Grande and B. and o.
and 1t was reasonable to ascribe most
of this to the professional operations
which declined to be unwontedly &C
tive throughout. The general list
closed strong.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-16
Alleged SwlndIers Caught

MINNNEAPOLIS, Mimi. July 10
Edward Dixon and Charles Carlson,
for whom warrants were issued June
4. charging them with swindling E. w.
Coyle, a business man of Mason City,
Iowa. out of $4,000 by fake wire
tapping game, are in central police
station today awaiting hearing on
the charge preferred by the police.
In magnificent houses at Mime
tonka the men have lived 1uxuriously
during the summer, while the police
searched for them. Coyle. who is said
identified rogues gallery photos
of the men, was swindled
on May 2Sth when he was induced to
bet $4,000 on an alleged horse race.
He won $4,000, but was threatened
with arrest by man who posed as q
detective.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-16
PERSONALS.

Mr. ]. Rubidge, after a two weeks
vacation has started out on his trips
again.
Miss Florence Brandt is visiting
friends in Mt. Hamtli.
]. w. Jackson and family OF Jack
sonville, Ill, have returned home
after a pleasant visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. C. Eichelberger.
Mrs. c. C. Eichelberger has returned
from a brief visit at Luray and ka
hoka, Mo.
w. Dooley and VIM. Vermazen
went to the southern part OF Aen-
lucky last night to buy cattle.
Miss Helen woolley and Miss MIL
dred Marley will leave tomorrow morn
inc for an extended visit in Buffalo,
New York. On their return home
they will also visit in Chicago. -fss
woolley will visit her sister, Mrs. n.
NJ. Richards in Buffalo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-16

to be assessed for the cost Of the said
Improvement, and the names of the
owners thereof, SO far as known, ana
the amount to be assessed against
each lot or parcel of ground, and that
said plat and schedule are now on
file In the Office Of the city clerk OF
the city Of Keokuk. and that within
twenty days after the first publication
of this notice all objections to such
assessments. or to the prior proceed
ings on account of errors, irregular
tiles or inequalities, must be made IN
writing and filed with the said clerk.
Any objection not so made will be
deemed waived.
Date of first publication July 18th,
1914.
o. W. sANDBERG.
City Clerk
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-16
OVERTON NAMES
HIS COMMITTEE

Q Fred H. Overton, chairman of
O the committee named to raise Z
. funds for the local baseball club Z
. at the meeting last night, has I
. appointed the following men to Z
Q serve on his committee: Harry Z
Q Mas, John j. Crimmins, Jr.,
q John Robertson, Ed. Cosgrove, Z
Q William Reilly. Chas. Sawyer, v. Z
q Mckay, Roy Burner, James Fin q
q fgan. Craig McManus and Z
. Hiram Stebbins =
. A meeting of the committee 9
q will be held at 1880 this evening Z
. at Mr.. Overton's Office when the Z
. territory will be divided among Z
. the members Of the committee =
. and other necessary business Z
. conducted. The committee will Z
. start the sale of booster tickets =
. tomorrow morning, they having =
. already been printed and placed .
. in the hands of the chairman. .
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-16
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
To whom it may concern:

To whom It may concern:
Notice is hereby given, That a plat
and schedule have been prepared by
the direction of the city council Of the
CITY of Keokuk, showing the assess
ments proposed to be made for and on
account of the cost of the construc-
teenth street from Grand avenue south
toward Orleans avenue, to the north
end of the first bridge, the said plat
and schedule showing the separate
lots and parcels of ground proposed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-16
Al Tearney, President Of Three Eye
League Enters Protest To Rul-
ing Of Far
retl.
g. A. HAS IT TIED UP
No Chance for Three Eye Club to Get
Ball Park This Year IL Decis-
lon 10 Re-
Versed.

United Press Leased Wire Service.1
PEORIA, H., July Illuminating
that H. NJ. Sexton, of Rock Island,
president of the National association,
has ruled arbitrarily in order to
place the defunct Ottumwa club of the
Central association, in Rock Island,
President A. r. Tearney. Of the Three
Eye league, has filed second pro-
|.esl with Secretary Farrell against the
Transfer. In reply to his first protest
Secretary Farrell informed Tearney
that he had assurance from the Ma
tiuLal commission that territorial
tights would not be permitted to ex-
tend beyond state lines. Tearney's
protest says Ban Johnson knew about
the alleged ruling and is opposed to it.
Rock Island is Thrse-Eye league
territory, being within five miles of
Davenport, Iowa, a member of the
League.
1, is understood that Tearney de.
'sires to place the Danville club in
Rcck Island.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-16
CITY NEWS.

Capt. Decker, Capt. Taber and Ira
Spangler will leave tonight for Lake
Ida, Mimi, where they will join the
other Keol1uk citizens who are fish
ing In that vicinity. e. S. Baker, c.
J. Kirch, o. s. Stanbro and D. Collier
having gone to Lake Ida several days
ago. Mr.. Kirch reports today to Capt.
Decker the capture of a sixteen pound
sheep head fish by e. S. Baker.
The city council today adopted
the paving and curbing work done on
18th street next to Rand Park, be-
tween Grand avenue and the bridge
towards Orleans avenue from Grand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-16
COMMITTEES ARE OUT
TO TALK CELEBRATION
members OF Retail League Start Out
to Secure Sentiment Of Local
People In This Matter.

committees from the Keokuk retail
.0asue started out today to secure an
sApression of opinion from the bust
ess men as to the ACCESSIBILITY and
sss ~ OF staging fall celebra-
ssvn IN keokuk. The committees will
=. all OF the business men in order
- get their idea In this matter, and
Msn viii make q report on which the
league may act.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-16
10 Most Dangerous spot.

The place where young Sexton met
his death ts considered one Of the
danger spots on the river, It came to
light this morning. Just before he
went into the water some people not
far from the scene of the tragedy
were talking about the number OF
drownings which had occurred, and
they declared that the foot Of Bank
street was most dangerous because
of a whirlpool or heavy current at
this point.
II this is the case, there is a pos
sibility that the young man was
caught in this current and sucked un-
der. It may be that the body Is being
held by some of the barges or floats
which are moored there.
The drowned man is the son OF the
late J. X. Sexton. He was twenty
four years old. and has been living
with his widowed mother at the family
home on Des Moines street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-16
THIRD ICE CREAM
MAN PLEADS GUILTY

Proprietor Buffalo Candy Co., Change )
Ills Mind and Enters Plea
With Justice Burrows.
The third man against whom an in
formation was filed yesterday charg-
ing violation Of the ice cream law, has
changed his mind about fighting the
case and pleaded guilty to the charge.
He was the proprietor of the Buffalo
Candy Co., and his fine was assessed
at the same figure as the other two.
twenty-five dollars.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-16
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Members were In Session in keokuk
This Afternoon to Transact
important Bushes.

The members Of the democratic
county central committee met In keo'
kuk this afternoon to transact some
important business matters which
come before the committee for its
handling. The session was an execu-
tive one. It is understood that one
of the most important features OF the
conference was the discussion Of
finances.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-16

WANTED-Teachers or others who
are capable to solicit students for
the new Lake Cooper institute on our
new cooperative plan; pleasant work;
salary Or commission basis. For full
particulars address or call A. Peter
son, manager, 10 South Seventh street.
Telephone 1924.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-16
FORT MADISON IS
WITHOUT POWER

Storm This Afternoon DAMAGED Trans
mission Line and Juice 10
OFF.
Especial to The Gate City.1
FORT MADISON, Iowa, July TO-
The storm this afternoon put the Mis-
slssippi River Power eompany's lines
out of commission again. Fort Madi-
son was without power part Of the
afternoon as result of the wind
storm It Is thought which passed
down the river early this afternoon.
The storm did practically no DAM
ace to Fort Madison.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-16

WANTED-A representative in every
town within radius OF fifty miles
to explain about our new cooperative
school; salary or commission. For full
particulars, write at once. Lake
Cooper Institute, Keokuk, Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-16
Current Event. Club Picnic.

Current Events Club Ptchtc.
The Current Events club, twenty in
the party, will have picnic supper
at the Matless cottage at BLUM Park
this evening. Mrs. Harry Yer Steeg
of Colorado Springs was guest of
the club.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-16

FOR SALE OR TRADE-Four horse
power launch, in good running or
der. Will take horse and buggy or .
good horse Phone 1927.