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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28
Worlds Largest Lighthouse.

The most important lighthouse at
the present time, so far as actual op-
erations are concerned, is the light Of
Helgoland, from the fact that it is
conferred in the very heart of the
naval war zone. Helgoland was coded
by Great Britain to Germany in 1890,
In return for concessions made to Brit
ain in East Africa. ,nt ,,
The Helgoland light is an electric
one, and the most powerful in Ger.
many, and is claimed by the Germans
to be the most powerful light in ex-
istence. The light consists of clus-
ter Of three revolving lights, having
lighting power of 100000 candles,
magnitude of light which from fig
ures alone is hard and difficult to
realize. The lights are on the search
light principle, and the cluster is sur.
mounted by q single light Of the same
kind and size, that can be revolved
independently and three times a. fast
as the three lights. The single light
: Is put into use in case of accident to
the cluster of three. The electric
power is generated by two steam en-
gines and boilers, running belt-driven
electric generators. ~ -.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28
New Shoes Saved British.

Chiropodists In uniform as a neces.
sary and honored part of the British
arms is proposed by London paper,
inspired by the marching record Of a
Lancashire regiment, which boasts Of
well-known chiropodist among its
ranks. This regiment has made the
hardest practice marches without a
man dropping out. The reason is the
fine shape the regimental feet are In.
Detached from the humdrum routine
OF duty. the, soldierchiropodist spends
his day peeling and pairing. II every
regiment had the same advantage,
such things as retreats from Mons
might be made without discomfort.
Besides, the thing which saved the
British on that occasion was the bad
state Of the German feet, due to new
boots. The National Society of Chi.
ropodists, which has a clinic in Lon.
don for the free treatment OF soldiers
and sailors, is enthusiastic over the
idea OF chiropodist corps, wearing
khaki and bearing the corn and razor
or some other appropriate insignia on
their caps. @
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28
SOME. FLOWER NOTES

Pot your callas early in September.
d Sprinkle powdered borax around
plants that are bothered with ants.
4, Mark the native plants when in
bloom, and this fall transplant them
to your border. Many Of them are
worth having in the garden. .H #
The spotted Gala will die down
after blooming and should be left in
the ground until late autumn, when it
can be taken up and stored until Jan.
uary. Store like gladiolus bulbs.
For rose mildew spraying with sui.
phide Of potassium. using one ounce to
three gallons OF water, is much more
effective th2n the old-fashioned
method Of sing the foliage with
flowers Of &
Try maH .nbers OF your choY
petunias. m out all but three or
four br9lies and keep these tied up
to 2 stake or trellis. Give them rich
soil and plenty OF water. II you want
something beautiful.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28

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hard plaits of yore, which were us ugly
as they were heavy. Lightness in mil
linery is a veritable cult today, and
nothing tending toward that end Is
ever overlooked. IA
One sees quite number OF giant
violets employed, sometimes packed
closely together to form an entire
crown, and anon arranged with very
long stalks, to form a loose posy
around one or two full-brown roses,
shaded.damask.toned up to the pur-
pie. An effort also has been made to
bring in the all-hower toque. For :
very short space there seemed :
chance that the fancy would develop
into something big. more particularly
with the fashionable Brobdingnagian
blooms. But apparently the vogue ala
not seem to- At IA with the taste OF the
moment, or else the superior attrac-
lions Of shapes effected Ii silk. satin
or straw rather sparsely trimmed.
proved too much for the older.time
mod hatever the cause. though.
- things have turned out, the Ill
Tower tOQue - not y fad. s5s ssS
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28
FOR THE LITTLE ONES
SUN HATS AND POKE soNNETs
ARE IN ORDER.
Pretty Designs May Be Made at Home
BY Anyone at All skiilful With
the heedle-Llttle Distlnc.
tlon In the Sexes. Tm

Little sun hats and poke bonnets for
small children's wear this season are
exceedingly pretty. The materials for
making them come stamped for deco
rating and cutting out; or, II one pre-
fers, goods can be bought and designed
. to suit individual taste, where the ma
terials used and the new shapes are
known. Again, If making the entire
nat Is regarded as beyond the skill of
the home sewer, It can be bought ready
for wear In the children's department,
and the trimmings. stamped for work.
ing, In the art department. They are
sold separately and require less skill
than hat making.
Hats and bonnets for children be-
tween two and five years of age are of
linen, fine duck and pique. Younger
children wear sheer nainsook, wash
silk and handkerchief linen.
In shape, the hats are on the mush.
room order and the bonnets in poke
and Dutch cap effects. The poke ap-
pears to be the more practical for sum-
mer, as the cap affords no protection
to the eyes from the sun.
Both boys and girls wear the hats,
and infants of both sexes wear the
small caps. A very pretty design in a
nat, especially for a little girl, is a
mushroom shape Of medium fine linen.
trimmed with a scarf of finest ivory
white null. The scarf is hemmed on
the sides and then laid in small folds
around the crown, the ends falling
down the back. Where the scarf
meets at the back 1t is held with an
oval-shaped motif embroidered in
shades Of blue silk and buttoned
around the edge with a darker shade
Of blue. The ends are decorated to
match.
The same hat for boy has plain
band trimming Of the hat material
about an inch and half wide, but
tonholed in shallow scallops on the
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28

While the fragrance of the mignon-
cite is highly enjoyable. we question
whether 1t Is not better when only
few flowers are grown to depend
for fragrance upon some of the flow
ers which are alse beautiful in form
and color, as the sweet pea and the
carnation. 49,
The rose-geranium slip planted
early In May will soon become an i'm
mense plant with most luxuriant TO-
liage, which Is just the thing for en-
circling the base Of your bouquet, be
the flowers what they may.
The leaves are also used in scent
ing the handkerchief or note paper
box. e& -E
Another year you may decide to
border your bed Of geraniums with
this scented rose. or better to alter
nate the green with the white edged
variety. G#s z. ..ss ~. - T
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front with cream-colored watered silk.
and at the back with sateen, the two
pieces of material being stretched
across on either side and sewed to-
gether at the edges.
The pocket next can be sewed In its
place, and Is made of some of the
same cream-colored watered silk, and
lined with soft silk.
The pretty little floral design which
appears upon it consists Of four pale
pink blossoms and leaves worked In
various shades of green.
The whole thing is edged through
out with a fine pale-pink silk cord, and
it is ornamented with twelve little
loops Of narrow pale-pink satin rib
bon, arranged in the manner shown
in the sketch.
For .suspending the pocket from
nails in the wall, two small brass
rings are sewed on the points indi.
Gated, and, though box Of matches
is shown placed in the pocket in our
illustration, it could, Of course, be
used for letters or other articles, II
desired; and it forms a very quaint
and pleasing decoration for the wall.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28

Cuplulb VI u1Ah. DCoS
the yolks of the eggs very light. Stir
in the butter, flour and milk in which
the yeast is dissolved. Mix we'll and
add the beaten whites. set to rise and
when light bake In well-buttered muf.
fin pans.
Another recipe is like the above
with the addition of half cupful Of
sugar and q half cupful of melted but
ter. These are really most dainty
mullins. Mix and let rise as usual,
and bake In the buttered muffin pans
when risen full. .. s.M
English Bath euns.-Dissolve one
half yeast cake In q cupful of luke
warm milk, add two cupfuls of Hour
or enough to make a sponge. Let
rise until light, then add two-thirds OF
a cupful of melted butter and four
well-beaten eggs. Knead and let rise
for an hour. Make into balls the size
of an apple and press currants and
candied peel into each. Let rise In
a warm place. brush with melted but
ter, sprinkle with sugar and bake in
hot oven. 10 ...........
Perfection Muffins.-Mix together
three cupfuls OF -four, one cupful OF
corn meal, two teaspoonfuls of baking
powder, one tablespoonful of sugar
and one teaspoonful Of salt. Add q
quarter Of cupful of softened lard
or butter, three well-beaten eggs and
two cupfuls of milk. Beat into .
firm batter and when risen bake In
well-buttered muffln rings.
Rice Muffns.-Take q cupful OF
boiled rice, two cupfuls Of -four. two
eggs, beaten well, three tablespoon
fuls of lard or butter, q teaspoonful Of
salt and milk enough to make q thin
batter. Beat hard for three minutes,
and bake in hot muifin pans in q
quick oven. Served with maple strip,
these are hard to equal.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28
ChiIdren's New Millinery.

edges and decorated with a simple,
conventional design throughout the
length. The band meets at the side
and Is held down with three small
pearl buttons in tab fashion.
The poke bonnets are fashioned after
those worn by the Salvation army
lasses, but sometimes the crown ia
soft and puffy. This depends upon the
kind Of material used. II thin, 1t is
plated into a soft crown. The heavier
goods are laid on plain.
Daisies in natural colors form
pretty decoration for poke bonnets,
with scattering Of the blossoms on
the crown and spray laid across the
brim. Apple blossoms also are at.
tractive. Small flowers should be
avoided. as lacking effectiveness.
Cross stitch looks quaint and may
decorate hats and bonnets alike. For
play, headwear worked in cross stitch
is very smart, especially If the little
dresses carry out similar design in
their decoration.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28
LARGE HATS ARE TO RULE
& Little Doubt That Coming Fashions
viii Provide for Headgear Much
\. More Extensive.

Az the season advances it is the gen.
eral belief that hats Of more appre-
ciable size than the French sailor will
ind acceptance at the hands OF we'll
dressed women. Advance models are
already to be seen. 5s \
And based on these is q picturesque
shady shape ID black silk az to the
I soft crown and upper brim, the latter
slined with two or three layers Of flesh
pink. rs VIA
This casts the most bewitching hue
--on the face. g great purple rose,dung
!. careisssly at the edge Of the brim at
the back supplying the only ornamsn-
tation. Colorings ana color combina.
tons, togsther with the fabrics used,
have never been moro beautiful nor
have the strews been better 81 more
supple Even that used for the sxpsn-
sixe semitrimmst hats II Sxtraordi.
hartly pltablss and tIesIrl indeed, 10
sof4 cs ~ 6nco TIL thS tssfjllys
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28
IN THE POPULAR CHECKS
Attractive Frocks Especially Designed
for Appropriate Adornment OF e
the Small Girl.

Checked materials Of every size and
character are feature and the small
maiden pictured perched upon the wall
wears checked zephyr. Lacquer red
and white is a charming alliance, and
it is in that am visioning the pic
tured frock, the quaint little roll col.
lar, cuffs and vest Of white linon. The
buttons are likewise covered with the
white linon. worked in the center with
a cross stitch of lacquered silk.
The other design could be carried
out equally we'll in fine serge or linen.
The scalloped finish to the hem Of the
skirt and round the armholes is yer.
table craze just now, and provides
pleasant work for expert fingers. The
frock itself is just a straight sacque,
four longish Sits being arranged at
the waist, through which belt 10
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amount of water takes out the fla
vor of the vegetable, and it is wasted.
Carrots cooked with new potatoes.
new peas and onions and when ten
der, add some chopped cooked bacon
and milk enough for sauce, is a
most appetizing dish.
Austrian carrots.-Scrape IL car.
rots and cut in Quarter-inch strips,
cook until tender, and add table
spoonful of butter, ttree-fourths of
q cupful of sugar, teaspoonful of
salt and half cupful Of vinegar, cook
until the carrots are clear and trans
lucent. = go
Carrot Ple.-Gather the following in.
gradients: One cupful Of cooked
sifted carrots, one and half pints Of
milk, two eggs, q cupful of sugar,
two tablespoonful Of -four, a half
teaspoonful Of salt, teaspoonful Of
cinnamon, teaspoonful of ginger, q
dash of nutmeg, add cloves and a
half teaspoonful of vanilla extract.
Beat the eggs, to which add the salt.
then add the sugar mixed with the
flour and other dry ingredients, thor
oughly mix, and add the milk and va
nilla. Pour into well made crust
and bake. m "|t3 ,g-., IA. -
Carrot Pudding. This is a. famous
old pudding which will keep indefl-
nitely and is very good with a rich
sauce. Scald a cupful of milk, and
pour it over three cupfuls of bread
crumbs Mix. a half cupful of light
brown sugar, . teaspoonful Of salt,
ginger, cinnamon, and fourth Of q
teaspoonful Of nutmeg together and
cream with half a cupful Of butter.
Add cupful Of cooked sifted carrots.
three well-beaten eggs, beat we'll, then
add cupful each Of figs or dates,
chopped, and cupful Of raisins.
dredged with a half ,cupful Of -four.
Mix all together and steam three
hours. Serve with hard sauce or
with an egg sauce. d Ia
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with pastry, mix together the rhu
barb, sugar, crackers, egg and raisina
and fill the crust. Cover with lat,
ticed top. Bake about forty minutes
in moderate oven. f.
Rhubarb and Pear Salad.-Bake two
cupfuls of rhubarb with half cupful
OF sugar till tender but not broken,
then chill. Mix together four table
spoonfuls Of olive oil, two of lemon
Juice, q teaspoonful Of sugar, salt and
cayenne to taste. Arrange rhubarb and
six halves Of canned pears on bed
Of lettuce, pour over the dressing and
sprinkle with six tablespoonful OF
chopped candied ginger.
Ginger Creams.-Mix supful OF
molasses. a cupful of sugar, cupful
of sour cream, two egg yolks and Z
half-cupful OF melted lard. Mix four
cupfuls Of pastry -four, two teaspoons
fuls of soda, a teaspoonful Of CHINA
mon, teaspoonful and half Of gin.
ger, a teaspoonful OF cloves, and 4
Tablespoonful of salt. Let stand
after mixing well to swell, then drop
by teaspoonfuls two inches apart on 4
buttered sheet. Bake in moderate
oven. A raisin may be placed on top
Of each before baking or nut may
be used for the top. They may be
frosted with an orange favored frost.
ing, using confectioners' sugar and orr
ange Juice with rind for fiavorings
Frozen Prune Fluff.-Soak two cup.
fuls of prunes over night In three
pints Of water. In the morning add
q cupful Of sugar, the rind Of hall m
orange and cook until the pranes are
tender. Strain of the juice and re-
move the peel. Stone the prunes. rub
through a sieve into the juice and
chill, add a hah-cupful Of finely
chopped walnuts and two egg whites
unbeaten, then freeze. Serve gar
nished with orange marmalade.
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SUMMER AMONG FLOWERS
BY BESSIE 1. PUTNAM.

"a BY BESSIE L. PUTNAM. I, "a
II the porch box was fully enriched
at planting time with we'll decayed ma.
terial from the cow stable 1t will prob.
ably not require additional fertilizer,
although SO many plants blooming In
so contracted space may prove too
hard strain.
II the growth becomes less thrifty,
try using liquid manure once every
week or two. sas
4 The SALIVA bed Is now in its glory.
II a few slips are placed in water in
4 sunny window and allowed to take
root they will be fine foundation for
the winter window garden.
Plant flowers in the back yard.
Then If the drainage problem has new.
er been fully worked out, the plants
may thrive upon the kitchen waste
during the summer months, and there
will be no trouble about cess-pools.
If you have occasion to paint plant
stands or boxes avoid the bright and
conspicuous tints. Olive green and
black are both colors which harmonic
well with almost anything else and are
not in themselves conspicuous Keep
the blossoms closely clipped as soon
as they begin to fade. 81
Many complained last spring that
seeds did not come up, three success
sive paintings being necessary in some
instances to obtain a show of plants.
Here again, in an adverse season,
or when old seed is used, comes the
advantage Of generous sowing. 5
Then, II the heavy rains come and
wash the ground out, there is still .
chance that enough seeds are left to
make a good showing. s
Most flowers will not succeed in q
shady yard. II you have such To-
cation, make the most Of it, taking
your pay in pansics, ferns and plenty
Of comfort. But the flowers must be
given a place in the garden where
they will get sunshine during at least
Z portion Of the day.
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Many seeding plants found growing
about the roots Of old plants may be
lifted and potted, sinking the pot In
the soil and keeping the young plants
growing until cool nights, when they
should be brought indoors, gradually
accustoming them to the new condi.
lions until cold weather, when they
will give the finishing touches to the
cheer of the living room. The busiest
housewife may have few plants, and
there is nothing more encouraging
than q bit of thrifty greenery In the
house when the storms are raging on
the outside. w,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28
School Of Forestry In China.

It is notorious that afforestation II
one Of the most urgent OF China's
needs, and it Is, therefore, Of interest
to learn that q school Of forestry IL
about to be established In the Univer.
sity Of Marking. The cooperation Of
the director Of forestry at Manila has
been secured. and It IL proposed to
send. two experts from Manila to aid
in establishing the school. Scientific
American. # % 4, y Y ~
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PLANTS FOR THE BORDER

In choosing plants for the border,
try to get those varieties which give
a succession Of bloom. The majority
of ornamental shrubs come into bloom
early in the season, but there are
many which give fine effect during
the summer and we'll along into the
autumn months. While some shrubs
are a foot or less tall, others reach a
height Of ten or twelve feet, and this
should be considered in determining
location.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28
New cretonne Cushions.

There are some Interesting new
cushions for cretonne chairs that are
made with a little apron attachment
in front that hangs down from eight
inches to a foot over the front of the
chair. They are made Of stenciled
linen or cretonne and the little flap is
edged with linen fringe about an inch
wide. They are q novelty and very
attractive.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28
WALL POCKET OF NEW DESIGN
Ornament That 10 Easy to Make and
10 Always Capable Of Good
t Use.

A wall pocket Of an extremely novel
shape and design may be seen in the
accompanying sketch, and at the same
time 1t is quite easy and simple to
make. @-. Like.
Tor the foundation a piece OF stiff
cardboard is cut out in the shape in.
dicated by the diagram marked A at
the top Of the illustration. This card
Is covered on side which is to be the
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28
v. Ready for tho Burglar.

A Brockton (Mass.) lawyer recently
bought q revolver for self.protection,
and after considerable thought decided
that the best place to keep It was n
the safe. 10 that II . burglar unex.
pectedly drops IN All the lawyer will
have to do Il 70 walk to the safe, m
range the combination, open the door
of the safe, hunt In his vest pocket
for the key to the inner compartment.
unlock the inner door, pull out the ~
svoiyer, md some cartridges ana then
turn cn the burg IL
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one WHICH may De kept
for winter use and afford
variety when there are
few fresh vegetables to
be had at reasonable
prices. The little new
carrots are delicious
cooked until tender in
just enough water to
cook them without burn
ing. Using a large
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hard beating, let rise until light, cut
down three times with sharp knife
make into rolls, let rise until light
and bake in a moderate oven.
Kentucky RoIls.-Take four cupful1
of -four, one tablespoonful Of sugar,
one teaspoonful of salt, two eggs. half
a cupful Of lard, half cake Of COM
pressed yeast. Mix the lard, sugar and
-four. dissolve the yeast in a little
lukewarm water, add enough warm
milk to make a batter, beat well, to-
thoroughly mix the yeast and set In 9
warm place to rise. When light, add
more -four to make stiff dough and
let rise again. When light make into
rolls and when risen the third time
bake in a hot oven. ~ 3.si
A. cupful of freshly mashed potato
added to any roll mixture will make =
most delicious roll mixture, and one
that will keep moist for some time. ~
bowl of the dough may be set away IN
the ice chest and baked day or two,
later, and they will be even better than
the first baking. Il
Mush Muffins.-Take cupful OF
cornmeal mush, oatmeal, farina OF
any other leftover cooked cereal. add
a tablespoonful Of melted butter, one
Of sugar, teaspoonful Of salt or less.
one.fourth Of a yeast cake dissolved
in a cupful of lukewarm milk, and two {
cupfuls of sifted -four. Mix well and
put to rise over night. In the morn \
ing beat we'll and fill the muffin pans 4
half full. Let rise and when light
bake a half hour in moderate oven.
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Lady Finer Basket.

This basket is made by taking lady
fingers and sticking them together
with gelatin in two layers. Fill It
with coffee-walnut jelly and ornament
the top with walnut halves. The han
die is two lady fingers which meet
at the top with the walnut meats.
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Remarkable Double Tree.

There is said to be in Kentucky a
tree bearing each year crop Of wal
gnts and crop Of mulberries: and
( se curious phenomenon is accounted
$ssr. by the superstition that q mulberry
Ia fell where walnut lay in the
saund. and the young shoots came up
,e by side and united their forces
into one solid trunk. This supposi-
ton seems feasible from the fact that
the bark of the tree Is on one side
that Of walnut and on the other that
Of the mulberry. 3.s " y "a u n
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N.u hl4.4ue,Q
Detachable Window Bars.

w. Steel window guards, designed t9
furnish adequate protection against
robbers, have recently been invented
which may be attached to or detached
from casing at will. They may bei
fitted to window almost In 2 mo-
ment's time without difficulty, or dam,
ger Of marring the woodwork. The
bars are so arranged that they 1T into
grooves along the sash. The gratin6
cannot be removed when. the window
10 open. Popular Mechanics Masas
zine. a
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made OF the combination
Of raisins and rhubarh
Is one we'll liked.
Ralsln and Rhubarh
Pie.-One and q hall
cupfuls Of rhubarh
peeled and diced fine, o
half cupful of ra:sins,
IN cupfuls Of sugar,
two rolled crackers and
one egg. Line a ME Mate
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know little garden-close
Set thick with lily and red rose,
Where would wander il / might
From dewy dawn to dewy night, Z
And have one with me wandering. n