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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13
CANDIES TO FOLLOW FEAST
CONNECTIONS That Are Sure to Please
:, ifCare 10 Taken III Cooking
and Mixing.

(By MARTHA ELLEN PERRYMAN)
First there are some hints It Will be
we'll to observe If you hope for good
fortune in candy-making: Granulated
sugar is preferable, and always used
unless some other kind is specified.
Candy should not be stirred while boil
ing. Cream Of tartar should not be
added until the strip begins to boil.
and butter should be put in when the
candy is nearly done. Flavors are
mont delicate when not boiled with
the candy. but added when it is taken
from the fire, or when it Is being
pulled. ...
Butter Taffy.-Boil three cupfuls of
brown sugar, one-half cupful of molas-
SEES, and one-fourth cupful each OF
vinegar and hot water. When the
candy will crisp in cold water add two
teaspoonfuls of butter, cook three
minutes, flavor with teaspoonful Of
vanilla and cool in buttered pans.
Hickory-Nut candy.-Boil two cup
fuls of sugar and one-half cupful of
water without stirring until the strip
will spin a thread" when poured from
the spoon. Flavor with extract Of
lemon or vanilla, set of into cold wa
ter, stir in one cupful Of hickory'nut
meats, then into fiat tins, and when
cool cut in small squares.
Peppermints.-Boil two cupfuls of
sugar and one cupful of water without
stirring until the strip threads from
the spoon. Remove from the fire and
beat with an egg-whip until white and
creamy, flavor with one-half teaspoon.
full of essence Of peppermints Qess II
you do not like 1t so strong) and drop
in waters on waxed paper to harden.
You can make chocolate peppermints
by dipping the cream into melted
chocolate. Wintergreen, lemon, or
ange and other flavors may be used
for the minis.
These candies are all easily made
and you will find it pleasant pastime
to prepare at home the candies for the
THANKSGIVING feast.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13
HOW TO GET THE BOYS CONF.
DENCE.

Not long ago boy was arrested
in New York and tried in the chill.
dren's court. The first thing he said
to the officer was: Don't tell Mr..
Watkins" Mr.. Watkins is man
who had taken a special interest in
this boy from the slums and was try
Ing to help him. He would often call
at the boys house and invite him
out for good time, or take him
with him to his home. While In
court the fear that Mr.. Watkins
would find him out seemed to trouble
the boy most. He did not seem to
care much that his parents knew OF
his arrest, because he had been scold'
ed and .nagssd by them until he had
become caiioused. He knew that Mr..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13

matter how urgent may be her mead
Of money, much may happen In her
life to keep her from earning her
livelihood. While II 10 true that peo.
pie should wed for love and love
alone. they should also guard against
the temptation Of marrying and Kiyinr
up . certainty for An uncertainty
linking their fate with those who have
neither means nor ambition to keen
them out Of the poorhouse In old axe.
II . man loves . woman we'll
enough. he will strive, hard to earn
. salary equal to her own before he
asks her to give up hers. While love
10 wonderfully compelling. 1t behooyss
woman to face such . temptation
to wed with sagacity. A poor, but
ambitious young man can make good
in the world II he IL given time when
love urges his ambition onward.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13
nm Surely Reasoned.

In Germany short time ago ooy
fell into a pond. A Newfoundland
leaped into the water, dragged tne
boy out and displayed signs OF pleas
ure. In order to show how 1t was
done and what wonderful dog ne
had, this boy took his parents down TO
the same spot and purposely fell INTO
the water and was rescued. He did
this several times, but at last the
Newfoundland, after bringing him 70
shore still held him by the clothing
and proceeded to give him q tnorousn
shaking, as q punishment Tor ms -.
lishness. Despite this the BOY put
posely fell in again, but the dos =.
on the shore watching him, making no
move, however, to his rescue. ~.
haps this might be just q little reasOA'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13

Rod. They spun the linen for their
gowns, embellished them with needle
work done by their own fair fingers,
and made their gowns simply. A girl
was considered wildly extravagant II
such a dress did not last her at least
five years.
Maidens were content to do the
homework. They We'd with each 9th
er in seeing which one could make the
best bread, cake, pies, and put up the
best preserves. They never looked
for. presents on birthdays. A rose
picked fresh from the garden was
considered ornament enough, twisted
In a girls hair or tucked In her belt.
Only the very fat, elderly ladies pos
sessed a string Of gold beads, for
they were expected to ward of triple
chin.
Young men could afford to marry
in those days. 1t didn't cost very much
to set up home. Nor were they out
much in entertaining their friends.
The young folks got up surprise par
ties, and brought with them enough
substantial food, not only to feast on,
but to last over a week.
Girls of 1914 live in q different era.
They seem to breathe extravaganza
with the first breath they draw. The
little girl of ten insists upon having
her white shoes. her hair ribbons, and
beads. no matter how hard time
her parents have to get along. At
eighteen her tastes have grown apace.
1t takes all that her parents can rake
and scrape to buy her fashionable
clothes for her dresses to walk in, flirt
in and talk in. She wants jeweled
combs and pins for her hair, even
though they are paste, bracelets and
brooches, beads, chains and earrings
galore. She would as soon be out of
the world as ont Of the fashion. She
must, rhe will have Injuries to keep
I'D with other girls in fashions swim.
Her hats are loaded down with feath-
ers, the price Of any one OF which
would have made her grandmother
gasp. It takes almost lifetime for
her to learn that luxury, where one
cannot afford II, is sin; that the ex-
travagance is a boomerang. which
ruins the hand that hurls it forth.
The girl who saves money will be
enabled after while to get what she
needs, and more, in the wayof luxur-
les. A girl meets temptation half
way when she constantly covets cost
ly gewgaws, recklessly purchasing
them, letting the consequences be
what they may. The simpler and
palmer the girls, the more they are
admired by men who will marry.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13

And my llfe was Iuu OF care,
And the burden laid upon me
Seemed greater than I could bear.
There never was a greater mistake
than the oft implied superstition that
the general run of women have "the
marrying bee" In their bonnets. The
truth Is where one woman considers
marriage the goal of her ambition,
there are plenty of others whose days
are 80 filled with cares they have
little time to speculate over 1t, or
dream of it's possibilities. The WON.
an who has commenced as q child
either in factory or store realizes
what an important figure daily sup
port cuts in her life.
The goal Of her ambition has been
to rise higher and higher just as she
has seen other young women do be-
fore her. She knows 1t means worry
and pinching to save up enough for
rent and food. When she has sue
'ceeded in reaching the point where sal
airy counts and her future looks
brightest, a shadow ofttimes crosses
her path in the shape of man. He
is generally good natured fellow,
kind of heart, but he has a position
which nets him scarcely more than
enough to keep himself. He knows
that she is frugal and judges that she
might have saved quite q fair amount.
He pays court to her and proposes
marriage. ,.a &c.. ~ .....'
The firm which employs her has
made 1t plain that 1t will bar married
women from their staff of workers.
Her lover hints, at a secret marriage;
adding that she could still retain her
position in the store and no one would
be the wiser. She realizes that his
counsel is not in accordance with good
judgment. She has q dim notion that
her will might be good enough still
to work faithfully for the interest Of
her employer and draw her good sal
airy, though married, but the lives Of
the single and the married women
are wholly at variance with each
other. 5. .gs,.. BY.
The single woman can pursue the
even tenor Of her ways. refusing to
have her attention directed elsewhere
during business hours. The married
woman 10 the plaything Of fate. No
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13
One WAY to Clean RUGS.

Several persons who have tried it
declare that simple and satisfactory
method of cleaning rugs is to take
them outdoors, sweep them thorough
ly, and after hanging them on the line
turn the hose on them and let the
water play on them full force. This
should be kept up until the water runs
off them perfectly clear, and then they
should be left to drip dry.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13
Use. sand to Clean Bottles.

Uses sand to Clean Bottles.
A Swiss inventor makes use OF
sand and water to clean bottles In
which there has been deposit and
which defy the ordinary brush to
reach. Such bottles are often dis
carded because Of the impossibility
of removing this matter. The new In
syention is supplied with the shape
Of rather large metal basin with 9
middle upright tube. Sand is put IN
the basin and q hose connects with
the water supply "a simple arrange
ment allows Of projecting sand and
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13

Mrs. C. ]. Walker, one Of the most
prosperous colored business citizens Of
Indianapolis and one of the most sue
cessful colored women Of America, is
founding an industrial school in West
Pondoland, South Africa. The school
is modelled after the Tuskegee insti-
tute, and has the Endorsement of Book
er r. Washington. She Is also main
tanning at Tuskegee institute scholar
ships, three boys and two girls, with
the hope that they will 60 to Africa
to engage In educational work. She
was left an orphan at the age of seven,
and has won her own way in the world.
She is the only colored woman in the
world to give $1,000 to Y. M. c. A.
work.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13

the like, not naH
the sins laid to
the door of wom-
en- would be COM
mitted. Our dear
old, gran d m As
counted III e m
selves lucky II
they had one bon
net and the max.
ings OF q dress .
year.
OF course, there
were fashions set
then, as now, by
the women OF
wealth and posi-
ton. But that
didn't rume the
quiet minds OF
uirls Of that ne
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13

At the National Negro Business
League convention at Mrskogoe, Okla
homa, it was stated that the 100000
Negroes living in Oklahoma, Kansas,
Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, and
Texas have under their control, as
owners and renters, about three hun
dred million dollars worth Of farm
property and and own 10000 farms,
containing 100000 acres of land with
farm property, land. live stock, and
farming implements worth 100000
600.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13
Capri Tomatoes.

Mix two cupfuls soft bread crumbs
with two heaping tablespoonfuls grated
cheese; add salt and cayenne and one
tablespoonful melted butter. Fill six
tomatoes with the mixture.
Take rounds of bread and fry deli
cate brown. Arrange them in the bot
tom of a baking dish and put toma-
to N each round. Basic with melted
butter and boiling water.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13

Attributing the inability Of the
Negro Presbyterian church to keep
pace with churches of other denomin-
atoms to too much culture, Rev. ]. B.
1saacs, Wilmington. in paper read at
the session Of the twenty-flrst annual
convention OF the Afro-American Pres
byterian council at Reading Pa, rep
resenting five eastern states, sug'
gested zeal and practical religion az
a panacea for the ills of the sect.
Rev. Isaacs said the church was at
flicted with plague known as intel
lectual achievement of the scholar.
ship" and that something woefully
was wrong with its ideas, otherwise
the progress would be greater than
at present.
After a paper by Rev. Francis Greg.
ory, Philadelphia, on How to Reach
the Unchurched," the session ad'
journed.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13

The first state tuberculosis sani-
tarium for colored people in this coun'
try Is to be located in Delaware. near
Hope farm. It consists of several
acres of well wooded and we'll watered
land. A temporary building has been
opened, with accommodations for
about twenty patients.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13
LauraJeanLibbeD's
n. Talks on
Heart Topics
- WIZ ~ = - - = 80 - :
:. TIE Sin or LUXURY.

Dresses for breakfast, and dinner. and
ball;
Dresses to sit In, and stand In, and
walk in;
Dresses 10 dance in. to f'irt in and talk
Dresses IA which to do nothing at all.
II this were IN age Of plainness IN
women's clothes, home furnishing and
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13
Keen skewers.

Do not throw away skewers-eitheri
the metal or wooden kind. The metal
ones arc. excellent for turning broil-
ing steaks and chops-making only
one puncture, where q fork makes two
also for lifting boiled and roasted
potatoes. ssS B5a 4 Z (
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13

The livestock exhibit at the Pana.
ma-Pacific international Exposition in
San Francisco will last throughout the
period of the exposition. from Febru-
ary 20 to December 4, 1915. Compe-
titions will take place in October and
November Of next year.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13
Snaniakl Buns.

One and one-fourth pounds Of flour,
one pound of sugar, half pound of but
ter, four eggs, a teacupful of cream
or milk, warmed sufficiently to melt
the butter; a tablespoonful of rose
water, two OF wine, a grated nutmeg.
Make into buns and bake.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13

Booker T. Warrington. In = letter
to the Negro people, makes these
timely suggestions:
There are 100000 colored famil'
les who live on farms or IN villages.
or small towns. OF this number. AZ
the present time, 100000 have no
pigs. l want to ask that each family
raise at least one pig this fall. Where
one or more pigs are already owned
! want to ask that each family raise
one additional pig this fall.
AS soon as possible, want to ask
that this plan be followed by the or
Isanization Of pig club in every COM
.munity where one does not ALREADY
exist. / want to ask. that the matter
be taken up at once through famh-
les, schools. churches and societies.
farmers Institutes, business leagues
etc. ~ @s.G 49,
"The average pig is valued at about
i've dollars. II each family adds only
one pig, In q few months at the pres
,ent prices for hogs, SO would be add
ed to the wealth of the owner, and
.$14.000,OO0 to the wealth of the col
,ored people. If each family adds two
pigs, 1t would have in a few months
$40 more wealth, and $2s,0OO,OOo
would be added with which to pro-
mote the welfare Of the race during
the money stringency created by the
European war"
The pig club" idea is one that the
Negroes Of the South should embrace.
AT this time all farmers Of the South
are discussing the problem which an
enforced reduction of the cotton area
has precipitated, and 1t is generally
agreed that hogs and the feed crops
necessary to maintain them will be
the most profitable substitute for cot
ton. There il no doubt that the
white farmers will as far as possible
pay more attention to hogs hereafter
than they ever have before, and the
Negro farmers are just as much inter
ested in the hog question as others.
The Negro farmers have made
much progress during the past quar-
ter of century. but they have usual
ly suffered from the same causes
which have impoverished the white
farmers, the chief of which Is the fail
ure to raise on the farm what il con-
sumed at the farm table. Out of the
present dilemma the South ought to
emerge the greatest meat-producine
region Of the world. and this OBJ
jective will certainly be reached II the
1.400,0 900 Negro families take Wash
ington's advice and organize pig clubs
in every village and farm community
The South will have all her agricul
tural problems pretty well settled
when the southern farmers Tive a
home" It will be the most prosper
Gus region of the United States. and
we shall soon see the end Of the ten
ant system, the credit system and oil
the old systems which have kept &C
many thousands impoverished.-Hous
ton Post.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13
Spanish omelet.

Fry two chopped onions ir two table
spoonfuls Of butter. When light brown
add two chopped green peppers. Next
add one quart of tomatoes. Season to
taste, and stew until it reaches pasty
consistency. This6is sufficient to fold
into a six-egg omelet. $.se
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13
lar preference.

Young Mawks had decided 20 90
lat and 70 to war and his vile W.
ob1ecting. "But, darling" ne alsssu,
"eyen II I were killed. just tnmk W.
f,ne Il would be to be the widow y,
= hero!" "oh, no, Wilfrid," pleaaea
tha Young wife earnestly, her mind ~ y
vertinr to a familiar proverD'. -.
you'd ~, Id rather be the vile Of 9 ~ "
iackass than q dead lion. -Juose'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13

water into the bottle which Is fitted
over the tube, and this cleans 1t ef
fectually. Then the sand can be
stopped and the operation finished
with pure water. fg5S Ssse.i3s 3 ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13
POVERTY CANNOT HINDER LOVE,

Oh. love! young love! bound in thy rosy
u band, r ~
Let sage or cynic prattle az he will.
These hours, and only these, redeem life's
years of Ill.
The. plaint Of many . young man is
II have fallen in love with fair
young girl. but because I am cursed
with wealth and she is the daughter
of poverty I cannot make her realize
that love knows no golden bars" A
score or more of letters are on my
desk, each from q man asking me to
tell the girls the truth-enlighten
them upon this subject.
Nothing gives me more earnest
pleasure. I believe it of widespread
interest. While one young man who
already has enough of this; worlds
goods viii wed for social position or
advancement the great majority Of
men who are wealthy will wed only
because of old.fashioned love, the kind
that attracts two hearts to each other.
1t is all very we'll for mutual friends
to bring young men and women Of
their own class together. If there is
not that compelling, invisible some
thing which attracts them, one to the
other, the good Offices Of the would
be matchmaker are all In vain.
The wealthy girl may be beautiful
in her costly furs and feathers, but
man knows that fine feathers make
fine birds! He considers that she
looks no better than she ought to.
When the daughter of poverty. is fair
of face he realizes 1t is divine gift
bestowed upon her from heaven. 1t
is not the face Of the poor girl only
which compels his admiration. 1t IL
her personality, sweet ways, her in.
dependence end refusal to be trified
with. There are girls who are over.
sensitive, and will not invite a rich
sutton to their humble homes lest he
might secretly sneer at their sur
roundings. Girls should know that
when a mans in love he is quite
blinded by the tender sentiment. A
tenement house whose roof covers his
U00I10 WILL 6ccM 1AAS = p0A0SCS SA0
plainest furnished room like dainty
parlor.
It's the girl he's looking 1t and
considering, not her surroundings.
Even If he should cast his eyes around
and observe the .mesgerness Of her
home, his one ambition will be to
take his jewel from the plain setting
and to transplant It to- one, Of luxury.
Many rich man thinks wealthy girls
have scores Of suitors in their trains
and are therefore natural ,coQuettes.
But the poor girl has less chance of
marrying and therefore appreciates
with all her heart that which kind
Providence sends her. She weds him
and remains ever after a wife who ad-
mires her husband and idolizes her
children. Love goes where fate in
tended 1t should. Poor girls should
take heart, and not think a rich man
is not in earnest when he sues for
an introduction. The rich man who
weds for love invariably picks out q
poor girl.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13

Russia's population is increasing at
the rate Of 100000 a year. 1t now
stands at about one hundred and forty
seven million, of which 100,000.000
are peasants.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13

A famous German physician proves
that infantile paralysis is often carried
from one household to another by
domestic animals, such as chickens,
ducks and COWS.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13

Fire in q Pennsylvania coal mine
was extinguished by exploding dyna-
mite In the airway, the conclusions
blowing out the flames.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13

70 add to the comfort Of persons
In bath tubs q California man has
invented spring wire head rest TO
be hung from the sides Of tubs.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13

American wire wheels with rubber
tires are soon to be used on Japan
ese rickhas in place of the old Jap
anese wooden wheels. ,s- ~ :. +
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13

The number of Negroes in the Unit
= ed States proper in 1910 was 1927, 1903,
compared with 8,833,994 in 1900, or an
increase of 993,769, a preliminary re-
port of the census bureau announced.
In 1910 Negroes formed POT per cent
of the total population, as against 11.6
per cent in 1900. The increase for the
decade was 11.2, compared with 2O.8
per cent among the native whites and
Of 301 per cent among the foreign
born whites
OF q total of 1853 counties in the
United States there we're only 40 In
which there were no Negroes, and
there were So counties in 1910. as
against IS counties in 1900, in which
rs per cent Of the population was Ne.
gro. E@s, ~s&-
&H or the total number of Negroes ten
years of age and over, 2,227.731, or
30.4 per cent, were reported as illit-
crate. The percentage Of illiteracy de-
creased from 57.1 in 1890 to 3O.4 in
1910. .-
The total value Of farm property op-
Grated by Negroes was 144,1s1, 900,
q against }4s9,s41, 900 in 1910. The
death rate among them in the regis
tration area was 25.5 for 1000, as
against 29.4 in 1900. $780, -
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13
r. Fre,hen , lahabbv carpet.

Dampen the carpet, q small portion
Ut time, with cloth wrung out in
strongly sailed water. Then rub dry
with clean buster. This will revive
the color wonde fully. 4. g5
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13

4 Manufacturers Of greenhouses and
makers Of boxes are getting IN touch
70 that the latter may usc for box.
cleats the cypress waste from u
sraanh0usAa IN sl II s
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-11-13

OF English invention Is magnify
ing glass that may be attached to q
pencil or engraving tool to aid q drafts
man or engraver.