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The Washington herald., 1914-07-05
THE WEEKEND VISIT.

We owe our present interest in week
end visiting to the English, who set the
fashion for these short visits at country
homes. Not uncommonly a smart hostess
follows the English method to the letter,
stating in the word to the prospective
guest that the invitation is for a long
weekend or a short one. The long
weekend Is from Friday until Tuesday
and the short one from Saturday until
Monday, and II behooves the guest not
to forget the time limit. as the welcome
Of fashionable folk ends with the specified
day. To stay over the Monday or Tues
day designated, then, would show a lack
of understanding in matters polite on the
part Of the guest
Persons who entertain 6 great deal, and
always fnish up a week at this season
with some sort OF house party, are not
expected to enlighten the guest as to the
costumes that will be required during her
stay. She is supposed TO travel In a
suitable toilet suit and bring change
Of bodices and an evening dress and drfv-
ing coat; but all Of these things must be
stored away in a handbag-the new week.
end case has been designed to meet this
need-as a weekend invitation does not
allow enough time for the changes OF
raiment a trunk involves. II the long
" Week-end Is to be celebrated very form
ally, however. IL would be polite OF the
hostess to suggest the fact in a few
words and state too, that perhaps
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CORNEROFETIOUETTE

small trunk would be handler than .
bag.
The bungalows Of this country permit
ting the simple life, II IL quite common
for a hostess owning such q place 10 tell
her guest that she viii not need clothes,
in the dressy sense Of the word.
Wen just rough II, you know-go 70
the woods gather golden rod and maybe
take the trolley into Northport Such
a phrase in a letter of invitation for
weekend visit would be very helpful
to a woman who could not afford to
bother with the clothes needed for social
functions.
The moment the invitation is received
the guest answers. accepting or refusing
with equal grace in her acknowledgment
of the honor done her. II she accepts,
and there are to be other guests, the
hostess who affects the English caper
will not meet her at the train; neither
does she show herself at the guests
room on her arrival at the house. She
sends word that there will be tea in the
grounds at + O'Clock or dinner at Z, and
at either Of these functions greets the
guest for the first time, introducing her
at the same moment to such persons as
are strange TO her. With the bungalow.
or little country house invitation, where
this guest is to be the sole outsider,
the hostess could not possible put on
such frills. In fact. In all likelihood,
she would 60 10 the train and usher the
stranger herself into her home, where.
after giving her some slight refreshment,
she would at once proceed to show on
her pretty home.
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holdins one pint each; cover them with
cold vinegar and let stand one week.
After this drain of the vinegar and to
each cupful put one cupful of sugar, one
half teaspoonful OF cinnamon extract, and
the same OF cloves: place the vinegar so
seasoned over the fire, adding to each
pint one gill OF water, and boil five min
utes. When cold pour the sour syrup
over the cUcumbers, close the jars tightly
and set in cool place. Cucumbers so
prepared may be drained of the picking
fluid and dressed with oil and pepper In
the usual way; II they are not sufficiently
salt this seasoning may be added.
Canned Asparagus.-Peel fresh aspara-
gus, cut in even length, and fit it neatly
in wide-mouthed glass Jars. Mix four
quarts of cold water with two ounces of
salt. nil the Jars to overriowing with this,
and boil them in a Gamer or boiler twen-
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then pushed over the nre for hard boil
ing. The time for boiling fruit depends
upon its kind. Peaches must boil from
twenty to thirty minutes, ripe Bartlett
pears thirty-five minutes, plums fifteen
minutes, apricots twenty minutes. pine
apple forty-hve minutes, berries of any
sort fve minutes, cherries hve or ten
minutes and ounces twenty-five minutes.
When the boiling is over. the jars must
be at once removed and set upside down
to cool. They must also be placed on a
dry board or towel and not set on a wet
table, for the least drop OF water will
crack them. II they are not quite full
when taken from the water, have ready
some hot sirup. open the jars one by one,
and, quickly filling with the sirup, close
at once. As soon as they are cold WHO
them, see that each is aIr-tight and set
in a cool. dry place.
When canning the vegetables. IL the
The Washington herald., 1914-07-05
SENSIBLE SUMNER BREAKFASTS

You eat three meals a day, Of course,
and think they only go into your stom=
sch. Here you are mistaken; they &c
into the very marrow Of your bones, in
to the texture Of your skin, into your
heart, lungs and kidneys. This Is
through assimilation OF the nutritive pro-
perties of food. The husks and fiber, as
it were, all that part of food that has
no nutriment and which the digestive or
Eans reject, become waste. It is all i'm
portant, then, that the stomach should
not be overloaded with food which can
not be assimiIated; for the digestive ef-
forts are needed for things that Will
nourish the body and, through this,
beautify it. For all the nutritive juices
of food are absorbed by the marrow and
flesh of the whole body.
The day needs to be started on a Ight
meal, for the digestive organs are not
prepared at this early hour for the hard
est work The stomach should be first
washed out. too. with 4 drink Of fresh
water-one or two glasses maybe, slipped
slowly an hour before eating. This water
drinking in early morning is directly i'm
proving to the complexion.
The beauty breakfast need not neces-
sariIy be expensive. II can be made up
Of an orange and a dropped egg on toast,
or boiled or baked bananas and cream,
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jars, after boiling, are not full open each
one separately. I'LL with boiling water.
close quickly and return to the boiler or
Gamer and boil five or ten minutes more.
Canned tomatoes-scald ripe tomatoes
with boiling water. remove the skin and
chop them in pieces: measure the pulp,
place It in a kettle over the fire and boil
thirty minutes. removing the red scum
that rises; then while scalding bot rut
the tomatoes in glass jars, close at once.
and set them upside down until cool. The
more the juice is pressed from tomatoes
when the jar is being filled the more sat
isfactory will be the canned vegetable
Canned Cucumber SalHd.-Peel and cut
one dozen medlum-sized cucumbers in
thin slices: put them In a big bowl.
sprinkle over one pint Of salt and let
stand twenty-four hours. Then drain
and pack the cucumbers in glass jars
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display the same green tint as the fur
niture, others have artistic color blend
ings, the fiber being either bleached or
dyed as the occasion may require.
Much OF the art OF being comfortable
in hot weather consists in maintaining an
appearance Of coolness throughout the
house. Even q summer in town can be
made bearable il the home like the fam
lily, dons warm weather clothes.
First. have all the winter draperies and
rugs cleaned and put away in moth-proof
wrappings. II your floors are nicely fin-
ished, leave them bare. with the excep-
ton Of a small rug of prairie grass. Also
make slip coverings OF pretty cretonne-
not shroud-like affairs of CHASTITY holland
and with these conceal your upholstered
furniture. Make slips Of French cretonne
or lingerie for your sofa pillows.
Then put up dainty curtains of madras
or dotted Swiss in your living rooms,
and others OF iowered muslin or dimity
in the bedrooms. Whenever IL is possible,
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replace doors with portieres. Those made
OF beads are by far and away the coolest,
but they are less new than the art madras
which comes in patterns Just adapted for
the purpose. Some Of the importations of
madras, by the way. display stained glass
effects designed to harmonize with the
popular mission furniture.
Finally. during the warm weather keep
in all your living rooms a supply Of fresh
flowers and growing plants. Nothing con-
tributes more to a cool, reposeful atInos-
phere than plant life fiourishing within
doors. 4 growing fern in a dainty jardi
Mere is to the jaded senses what q
draught Of cool spring water is to a
thirsty soul. The windows should be open
and the blinds closed during the hottest
part of the day, and in the evening every
door and window in the house should be
thrown wide open that the four winds OF
heaven may sweep through, bringing
whatever cooling freshness they may pos
sess
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ty minutes. Then remove the jars. open
each one a moment, close quickly. return
TO the bath and boil two and a half hours
more. Then take the jars out. set them
upside down on a dry cloth; make sure
that they are air tight. and when cold
set them away in a cool, dry place. As
paragus preserved in this way Is almost
as delicious as the fresh vegetable.
Canned Green Peppers.-Cut the pep
pers in half, removing seeds and stem;
then for two-quart jars boil one quart of
water and two tablespoonfuls of salt for
five minutes. Remove this from the fire
and when perfectly cold pour il over the
peppers in the Jars until these overflow: :
close jars tightly and keep them in a
cool place When wanted for use lay the
peppers for several hours in cold water.
changing the water twice, or boil them
up for a few minutes, drain and then put
them in cold water. Either OF these pro-
cesses will remove the brine and the
peppers can be used exactly like fresh
ones.
Strawberry Jam-Ths lsst Of the straw
berries can be worked into a strawberry
jam. Stew the berries in a little water
until quite soft and press through a
sieve. To each pound OF the fruit allow
three-Quarters of a pound OF loaf sugar.
Put>th fruit and the sugar. which has
been crushed and warmed. into a pre-
serving pan and stir the ingredients con-
stantly until the sugar has dissolved.
Then bring the jam gradually to the
boiling point. Let 1t boil gently (keeping
II stirred and wen skimmed) for three
quarters of an hour. calculating from
the time IL boils. Then draw the pan
to hotter part OF the stove and give
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the jam a quarter Of an hours quick
boiling. At the end OF that time test
1t (removing the pan from the stove
while doing SOY by pouring q little over
the surface Of plate. II 1t is not firm
as soon as It Is cold 1t should be boiled
quickly for from eight to ten minutes,
longer. tested a second time. and so on
until the desired result Is obtained. IL
is impossible to lay down a hard and
fast rule as to how long the Jam should
be boiled; II is sometimes ready in an,
hour and at other times it will take tvoi
hours.
Ginger Pears-Take eight pounds of
hard green pears. eight pounds Of sugar,
half pound OF green ginger root, the
Juice Of four large lemons. Cut the out
side skin OF the lemons in very small
pieces, but be sure to cut away the
white part, leaving only the yellow out
side skin. Peel and cut the pears N
very thin slices. Put the ginger root TO
soak in a pint of iIkewarm water over
night. drain of the water. strain and
save to put with the sugar. Scrape and
cut the ginger in thin slices. Put all
the ingredients together. and cook nearly
an hour-or until the syrup is thick.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-05

wE Queen Of Hearts,
She made some tarts,
For breakfast, lunch, and tea;
Her family whined.
But still they dined
On tarts exclusively.
She never took
A prize as cook
Except in making tarts;-
Twas all she knew
Just how to do,
, Poor silly Queen Of Hearts.
Fad s- syI A.a, G.s-s s< os = y D.ns.
cdr 81 Iks+ asds ~ LEppa
FOR THE CHILDREN: Here is another puzzle
aste in your scrap book.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-10-02
LACEY.

Miss Grace Marcott recently en-
tertained a number of her young
friends at her home at Union Mills
in honor Of her 14th birthday.
Mr.. Fern Bagley of Lacey has
been confined to his home the past
week through injuries he sustained
while working at Union Mills.
The Ladies Aid society Of Union
Mills held very successful meeting
at the home Of Mrs. Miller this week.
Mrs. Hardy of Tacoma and Mrs.
Greenman of Union Mills were visit
ors at the home Of Mrs. A. Holmes
this week.
Some fine Berkshire hogs from the
Woodland Farm at Lacey will be ex-
hibited at the Puyallup fair.
Messrs. and Mesdames J. r. Wal
thew, Charles Wilson, John Branch.
and J. r. Miller. accompanied by
their families, are attending the Puy-
allup fair this week.
Mr.. Thomas Kinsella is spending
this week at the Puyallup fair.
Mr.. John Bagley had the misfor-
tune recently to fall and dislocate
his shoulder. He is reported to be
resting easy.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-10-02

The Buckeye Extract company OF
this city won blue ribbon at the
state fair last week for its display Of
extracts, fiavors and spices qualify
ing under the pure food laws Of the
state. The exhibit was handled per-
soEally by J. B. Stentz. The Olympia
Brewing company. which had an edu-
cational exhibit at the fair, was
awarded the second prize in that
class. this same exhibit having won
first prize at the Clarke County fair
at Vancouver, Wash.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-10-02
Change The Primary Law.
(Colfax Commoner.)

(COlfax COmmOner.)
The primary law has come to stay
1t viii not be repealed by the next
legislature, as some profess to be.
lieve, but it should be changed, re-
modelled and made over. The law has
many Objectionable features that
should be remedied. The most OBJ
jectionable is the second choice.
where four or more candidates are
running for the same office. This is
inexcusable, it is un-American and
has not single redeemings feature.
It should be abolished by the next
legislature. 1t gives a weak candi-
date a chance to defeat a strong man
for the most important Office We
have already had far too much of the
second choice vote in this state. An
other feature that needs changing is
the time. The primary should be
held the last Tuesday in June. That
would give the farmers chance to
attend and vote. September Is the
harvest month. Farmers are too
busy. They cannot attend without
financial loss, and the result Is a light
vote in the rural districts. Another
objection is that 1t does not give time
enough for a campaign before cleo
ton. BY the time the results of the
primary election are known where
there is a close vote, as In the case
of the Democratic choice for United
States senator. but little time is left
to the successful candidate in which
to make q campaign. Governor Lis
ter had but two weeks In which to
make the campaign which resulted in
his election two years ago. The sep
arate ballot is another Objectionable
feature. One ballot, with the candi-
dates Of all parties appearing upon it,
would be preferred by many Of the
voters. That would give man an
opportunity to vote for his choice Of
candidates for any party he wished.
These changes should be made by the
next legislature. II the Democratic
candidates for state senator and rep
resentative in this county are elected
they will favor these changes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-10-02
SOUTH UNION.

Milo Drake took dinner at the
home of his sister. Mrs. w. ]. Abbott,
Tuesday.
Mrs. Ben Henry and baby Of May
town are visiting her mother. Mrs.
Barney Ensign.
J. Podich of Butte Mont. is visit
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Dave
Baker.
Mrs. w. X. Ball has been on the
sick list this week. but Is improving
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-10-02

able, 1t Is apparent that although
nine-tenths of the appropriation for
the two years was expended in last
years fair, the institution this year
was able to maintain itself creditably
on the remaining funds. Governor
Lister spent three days at North va
kima, lending his personal assistance
to the event, while the displays and
cooperation of other state depart
ments helped greatly the anal sue
cess.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-10-02
Election Law Reform.
Saturday Review.)

The primary election on Tuesday
developed one thing, if nothing else,
namely, that the people are not salts
Led with the present system of nOmi-
mating d,dates for public office.
What the people want is a non-parti-
san ballot, instead of party ballot.
as required under the present laws.
1t is doubtful if the vote cast for any
of the candidates on Tuesday repre-
sents the full strength of the candi-
dates, because voters found them
selves confronted with the necessity
of sacrificing some candidates in ord
err to vote for others. The next leg
islature could do no better than re-
form the election laws of the state to
the extent of providing for a non-par-
tisan ballot, as in the case of Judges
OF the supreme court. The vote on
judges probably represented the pop
ular sentiment, but on other candi-
dates their actual strength and popu-
larity was probably not expressed.
True, the November election will give
the voters another opportunity to de-
eide, but non-partisan primary bal
lot would do much to simplify the
finals. And in this connection it is
pertinent to remark that the shorter
ballot would expedite the work of the
election officials and undoubtedly re-
suit in big saving to the taxpayers
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-10-02
ADDITIONAL COUNTY news
I.iIl1NO.

made their home here for a year,
have moved back to Bucoda.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kuhn, who live
two miles north Of Tenino, returned
home last week after an eventful
tour of Europe. They left Tenino
last May and during their absence
visited Norway, Sweden, Denmark
and practically every country involv-
ed in the present war. AIler spend
ing several weeks in Switzerland they
were ready to return to Denmark,
but were ignorant of warfare until
told by the ticket agent at Zurich
that it was doubtful if they could get
through. In two days the Swiss were
mobilizing and the payment of trav-
elers' checks was stopped. The Kuhns
were compelled to remain there near
ly month, finally leaving on a spe-
cial train. They saw many soldiers
and were particularly impressed with
the lack of equipment of the French.
They stayed in Paris three days and
talked with many wounded soldiers
brought in from the scene of conflict
in Belgium. They sailed from Havre
on August 81 on the Rochambeau.
The boat carried 1900 passengers
with accommodations for only 1000.
Last Saturday night a reception
was rendered in Tenino to the teach
ers of the town and immediate vicin-
ity. Governor Ernest Lister was the
principal speaker of the evening. An
excellent musical program was car
ried out, and the event was a success
in every way.
1t is reported in Tenino that trains
will begin operating next week over
the new Tenino-Point Defiance cut
off of the Northern Pacific. The new
depot in Tenino has been completed.
while force of men are now engaged
in grading the approaches to it.
State Bank Examiner Hanson has
completed checking over the affairs
of the Tenino State bank, which clos
ed it's doors this week, but as yet
he has made no statement, although
it is believed that the affairs are in
good shape| 1t is probable, however,
that in case steps are not taken for
an immediate Reorganization, re-
ceiver will be asked for. Being the
only bank in Tenino, practically every
business man in the town was caught
by the closing.
While adjusting some heavy belt
ing Tuesday at the plant, of the Nc
Intosh Single company, Frank
Humes. a filer. fell and sustained
painful, though not serious. injuries.
He was removed to a Centralia hos
pital, where an examination revealed
two broken ribs and numerous bad
bruises.
The Mcintosh Single company's
mill closed Wednesday for the pur-
pose of overhauling the saws and
other machinery. The closing is by
no means permanent, as single con-
tracts are plentiful enough to keep
things on the move for some time to
come.
Mrs. Nettie Davis has rented her
ranch along the Skookumchuck to L.
w. Haney and has moved into town.
The johnson Creek Lumber COM
pany has resumed operations on a
small scale. Turvey Brothers are
logging cedar for the single mill
which has started with a full crew.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-10-02
STATE FAIR A SUCCESS
Entertained Big Crowds-Receipts
Will Pay Expenses.

The Washington state fair last
week justified all advance announce
ments as to excellence, entertained
throughout the week large CROWDS
from all parts of the state, and proved
a financial success.
Though complete reports OF the n
nances of the fair are not yet aval'
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-10-02
Press Comment
a Happy Diplomatic Phrase.

Tacoma Tribune.)
Secretary Daniels has conferred a
favor upon the public and benefited
history by telling the story how Sec
rotary Bryan, in discussing with the
Japanese Ambassador one of the dip
lolnatlc issues between Japan and the
United States, met the Ambassadors
question, "Is this the last word?"
with the prompt reply: Baron there
can never be a last word between
friends" The whole history of dip
lomacy will have to be searched long
and well to find a finer or happier
phrase than that.