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The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
FIND INTEREST IN SOMETHING
Friends Will Soon Tire of the Woman
Who Avows Life to Be
Bore.

The woman who is not interested
in things in general or something in
particular is an uninteresting com
panion No matter how beautiful she
may be. her charm will be minimized
or of short duration
The victim of ennui or indifference
victimizes everybody about her Her
friends may look upon her and admire
her beauty. but she is decidedly unin-
;eresting. and even a little bit of her
society is generally an overdose. To
be blase is not to be interesting
If yon are weary of everything in
life you need the attention OF a rhysi-
clan: there is something wrong with
you, mentally and physically,
Something new and interesting in
this world is cropping out every min
ute The most interesting people are
those who see things and get all pos
sible pleasure out OF them An ex-
hibition of indifference to things about
you is not an evidence of Intelligence.
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
COLLARS OF WHITE SATIN
Make Charming Addition, Especially
to the Gown Made Up of Dark
Blue Serge.

There is already much speculation
about the joining of soft silks and far
ing circular skirts for spring but if
both remain in fashion after the
French openings, which are scheduled
for February as usual, no doubt the
designers will find some good way out
OF the difficulty. Much can be done
by borrowing from the ideas used il
evening gowns made of silk net, which
now have flaring FIVE and six-yard
skirts held out by thick bullion cord.
a cable cord of velvet or silk can re-
place this one on silk street skirts.
Tie advance fashions in dark blue
show the usage of white satin in the
way of wrinkled stock collars and
wide turnover cuffs, in wide belts OF
white kid with pearl buckles, and even
in white satin hens when the nature
of the frock allows one. This is
good idea for the woman to assimilate
if she is given to wearing dark blue.
1t would brighten that serge frock she
has now and make it a bit different
from what it has been.
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
Rlg iobs frem llttle iohletg grow

Big jobs from little joblets grow.
Good eating is an essential to right
living.
~ No reason is quite as good as bad
rason.
Lodg1air is no substitute for fat on
the ribs.
What we doft. dc often rises up to
plague us.
Make your plans cssefully, then
Thew to the line
Don't ask for help to do thing%eyou
can do yourself Be independent ~
Don't do anything in hurry. but
don't be too slow. Go at it with all
your might
Now is your time to study the meth
DDS you mean to use for your crops
Improve every minute.
If you hate criticism, do nothing
They will probably call you a loafer.
but nothing will count, then.
The average farm boy makes good
all-round man. He is not man who
can do only one little certain piece of
work
EVIL hOIltb Itldl lH6 Eb=p0uiu Nus
bands pet name for his 250pound wife
is invariably either Pet. Ducky or
Baby?
A woman who is not at all grouchy
says that the way to keep father on
the farm is to give mother reason to
quiterkiekin,
Don't go into debt for the thipgs you
need to work with this spring. Bet
ter earn money to buy them. Then
your crop isn't mortgaged.
Get the list of available publications
from the United States department o.
agriculture. You will get much heir
from them. 1t is free for the asking.
Time to be planning fer next sea
sons work. Do not make the mistake
that many older farmers make, and
leave everything to be done at the last
minute.
The man who fills we'll the place
he makes fer himself in the world s
an important man and useful eiti.
zen, no matter how small that place
may seem to be
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28

be crisp and fresh again. Parsley may
be treated as satisfactorily in the
same way. A coffee can with tight
cover is a good receptacle to use for
this purpose.
Keep newspapers handy to wipe
and rub the kitchen range; they may
then be burned and out of the way.
Don't forget to throw out crumbs
these snowy days for the birds, be-
cause all their food is covered with
snow.
Cover work tables with zinc, and
save much labor of securing.
To keep a piano in good condition,
rub with the following polish: A
cupful of water, half eupful of tur-
pentine, and a half teaspoonful of al
cohol Follow this with brisk rub
bing with dry cloth or ehamois.
When cutting celery for salads, lay
a half dozen stalks on a board and
cut with sharp knife in half the
time it takes to cut each stalk sepa-
rately.
When dieing potatoes, mark off the
top in squares, then slice and each
piece drops off the right size with one
cut of the knife.
When packing delicate china or
cut glass, wrap each piece in bright
paper or tie with a red or green string
SO that none may be overlooked or
broken in the unpacking
In putting away the linen place
the freshly Numbered under the pile
so that it may get even wear as the
linen is taken from the top when need
ed Other ways may be used, but
care should be taken that each gets
its turn of wear.
Save the old grape baskets keep
them clean and fresh and have neat
little receptacle which way be made
very festive with eolored paper for
various uses.
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
Petticoats Are Wider.

Petticoats are gradually growing
wider at the foot, to keep pace with
widening skirts. The ripple skirt,
edged with fur. is all the prettier for a
ruttled silk petticoat beneath it, and
the new petticoats with plated frills
are very gay and coquettish affairs
Pussy willow taffeta soft in texture
and charming in coloring, is better
than messaline, which soon wears thin
and trays at the seams. and the frills
may be hemstitehed or picot-edged to
add final touch of distinction Dan.
cling petticoats of white or pale pink
pussy willow silk are founced with
lace and ACCORDION plated chiffon.
with trimming of small silk roses
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
AZWoman's Loaic.

The following fable. which is prob
ably of Turkish origin, is not without
a touch of truth; AS woman was
walking, a man looked at and followed
her.
Why said she, do you follow
me?"
Because" he said, 81 have fallen in
love with you"
why SO? My sister, who is coming
after me, is much handsomer than |
am. Go and make love to her"
The man turned back and saw
woman with an ugly face, and, being
greatly displeased, returned and said:
why should you tell me false
hood?"
The woman answered: Neither
did you tell me the truth; for, if you
were in love with me, why did you
look back for another woman?"-
The Pathfinder.
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28

gradients with the yolk then add one
or two teaspoonfuls of oil and stir
until thick Repeat until all the oil
is used, though after a half-cupful
the last half-cupful may be added at
once. Add the lemon juice after all
is in. Moisten the Tablespoonful OF
mustard to paste with a few drops
of cold water before adding the egg.
This is the secret, together with add
ing the lemon juice last
Oriental Dish.-Cook a half-table-
spoonful of sliced onion in three ia
blespoonfuls of olive oil, add a cupful
of tomato, a chopped green pepper, a
teaspoonful of salt and can of green
beans. Cook until the onions are ten
der, about a half hour.
Sardine Balls With Cucumbers-
Remove the skins from box of sar-
dimes, rub to a paste, add teaspoon
full of Worcestershire sauce, dash of
salt. drop of tabasco, and form the
paste into balls the size of walnut.
Peel cucumbers, remove the seeds
after slicing and let stand in cold wa
ter to crisp them. Arrange ball of
the sardines in each slice and serve
on lettuce with French dressing
Add a pinch of cinnamon to choeo-
late filling for cake or for chocolate
or cocoa as a beverage.
Take the heads from cloves and
fruit will not have the darkstaineG
look which is usual.
Rice may be pressed into a pie
plate and covered with fruit and a
meringue and served as one does pie,
making most delicious and digesti-
BILE pie for the children.
a delicious salad dressing for a
potato salad. is made by putting a
cupful of celery, a green pepper and a
small onion through the ineat chop
per, then adding this to the salad
dressing, thoroughly mixed before
putting over the potato.
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
MEANS GREAT SAVING
PRETTY NEcKWEAR THAT MAY
BE MADE AT HOME.
Somewhat Expensive to Buy Ready to
Wear, But Materials Are Cheap
and the Work Really Amounts
to Little.

Never before was there such a de-
mand for pretty neekwaar; in fact,
the fancy, for it amounts to a craze.
Going through a stock of neckwear a
few days ago l was astonished at the
simplicity of some models and could
not help thinking how much money
might be sa5ed if the material we're
bought and tfre pretty accessories be
made up at home. writes Helen Howe
in the Washington Star True. one can
c''Y inexpensive neckwear that is very
prett~> but alas! only until it has
been La Nered Then it is poor look
ing an xsleazy The better qualities
of nee wear are quite expensive. For
exam 1e, a collar marked at $150
four was made of lace sold at so
cet Sa yard at the counter The two
v fe exactly the same both in tint
I'd quality. As one yard makes the
sollar the saving is obvious. 1t could
fbe made in half an hour. too
The lace is folded in two and nine
zinches marked off al each end There
it is inferred to form the corners. The
lace between the corners is plated
or gathered to fit the collar On the
waist. A strip of lawn doubled will
make the raw edges neat and give a
firm hold fer sewing in.
The ergandie collars are very popu-
lar indeed a collar in a good quail
ity will cost 50 cents. the cheaper
kinds quarter while half yard of
the material will make half a dozen
collars in different sizes because the
material is so very wide. For GO cents
a yard a very sheer organdie can be
bought The collars are made double
The usual finish is picot edge with
or without a row Of hemstitching just
inside. This can be sent to the hem
stitchers to be done. Ia preparing the
collar for hemstitehing the raw edges
are placed together and basted half
an inch from these edges. This is the
guide for the hemstitcher. When re-
turned the raw edges are cut away
and the result is picot edge. If an
additional row of hemstitchiag is de-
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
Watch the Sepsrator.

Watch the separator when it is sepa,
rating the cream from the milk.
Is it running at right speed. and is
the hum right If it isn't working
lust lust ri latt, yea are losing some OF your
profits.
Ii may need some adjusting to save
cutting out or unnecessary wearing of
some of the parts.
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28

two of tabasco. Boil two or three min
utes and strain. Garnish a mold with
olives, put in layer of cabbage,
then seasonings and a layer of chop
ped nuts. Form the meat into a roll
and place on top, surround and cover
the meat with cabbage, then pour over
the tomato. which has been mixed
with the gelatin and is cold but not
vet stiff Stand over night and serve
with lettuce and French dressing.
Honolulu Saiad.-Place a slice of
canned pineapple on lettuce leaf,
mash cream cheese with one or two
chopped red peppers, add dash of
salt and cayenne and form in balls,
placing each in the center of each
slice of pineapple.
Prepare a mayennaise dressing and
add to it two tablespoonfuls of soft
ened gelatin TO cup of mayonnaise.
When it is getting stiff pipe the pine
apple with roses of the mayonnaise.
Potato Dressing.-Press hot mashed
potato through sieve. add four table
spoonfuls of cream and the yolks of
two eggs, hard-cooked. Rub until
smooth and press through the sieve
Add a teaspoonful of salt, teaspoon
full of prepared mustard and two ia.
blespoonfuls of vinegar, mix and cool
Use with fish.
Celery, chopped onion and green or
red peppers are a great addition to
any salad dressing, and is especially
good if the salad is simply lettuce or
sliced tomatoes.
An unusual and surprising salad is
this: Hollow out small tomatoes and
fill with sardines. we'll seasoned with
lemon juice, turn upside down on let
tuee and cover with boiled or mayon-
naise dressing.
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
Rice G r | d d !

Cakes.-Reheat rice with boiling wa
ter and press through a ricer. To
this liquid rice add half a teaspoon
full of salt to a cupful and half of
rice, the beaten yolks of two eggs, one
cupful of flour, two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder and when we'll mixed
fold III stifily beaten whites of the
eggs. Bake on a hot griddle
Savory Rice.-For a eupfHl of cold
boiled rice make a hot sauce of a
cupful and half of tomato sauce,
two or three tablespoonfuls of grated
cheese four or five drops of onion
juice. half teaspoonful of chopped
chill pepper, and salt and pepper as
needed
Rice may be added to almost any
mixture used for breakfast gems, and
will add TO the palatability.
Curried Riee.-A most appetizing
dish of rice and finely chopped lamb
or mutton, with curry powder, onion
juice and the broth of the meat to
meisten, baked in the ordinary escal-
loped method. Add butter for rich.
ness when putting in the seasonings.
Rice croquettes are pretty accom-
paniment to many dishes. Make them
in the form of a small nest and fill
the hollow with bright jelly. The GRO
quotes made in the ordinary way and
mixed with chopped meat and rice
will make a small amount of chicken
or lamb go much farther
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
Millet Seed for Zoos.

Nillet seed is an excellent egg-pro.
ducing grain. Beans being highly nj.
trogenous are equally beneficial SoT.
ghum and broom corn seeds viii do to
add variety 10 the bill of fare Barley
has about the same merit. Popcorn con
tains more nitrogen and phosphate
than does the regular Indian corn.
Buckwheat is an egg producing food,
but must be fed sparingly as it is
overwhelming.
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
Fur Is Overdone.

1t is almost a relief to see a suit
without a vestige of fur trimming. for
the use of fur threatens to be sadly
oyerdone Effectively used and in
good quality, fur trimming is enorm-
ously successful upon street costumes,
but if one cannot have fur that is at
least good OF its kind. one would be
wiser te do without, and the number
Of cheap fur-trimmed models shown is
iamentable
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28

Trains are used on most of the new
evening gowns. For long time most
evening gowns, especially on Younger
women. have been trainless. Some. to
be sure. have had trains But now
most of the new ones have them. With
short skirts, all the way around. the
train gives rather odd appearance.
for it hangs separately, from the waist.
over the very short skirt
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
Value 81 Iran Nests.

Some men have said they could not
bother to use trap nests. that il took
too much time They have never tried
them. hence do not know how little
extra time it takes-and they do not
stop to consider that they are losing
more in the food consumed by the non
layers than they would put into time
spent on the trap-nest records.
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28

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like. l am proud of what your reme-
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The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
Taffeta Auain. but Not Black

Taffeta will again be brought for
ward. but women seem to prefer it for
informal evening gowns rather than
for everyday froeks. With a bullion
design of lowered surface, It Will
be the smart fabric for dinner frocks
as the Louis Philippe styles need it.
It is only fashionable in light cofors
and in white; in black it is taboo.
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28

Talk not Of temples, there is one
Built without hands. to mankind
given;
Its lamps are the meridian sun
And all the stars of heaven,
Its walls are the cerulean sky
It's floor the earth so green and fair,
The dome its vast immensityi
All nature worships there.
David Vedder
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
To Protect Collar Band.

A small piece of muslin sewed in
side the shirt to collar band and
shoulder seam will protect the gar
ment from wear of stiff collars against
the collarbone. The front OF the piece
of muslin should be left loose so that
it will not interfere with laundering
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
around or upon the revers. These are

around or upon the revers. These are
especially dainty.
Organize lends itself well to collar
and cuff sets, and so does pique. which.
by the way, is one of the fashionable
fabrics again. Not the stiff. old-fash-
toned kind, but soft, though heavy,
weave. The large cord is preferred
to any other.
The pique collar and cuff sets are
made with machine stitch. The
material is always used double The
edges are stitched upon the wrong
side. Then the collar is turned right
side out, and a second stitching is
put around the edge.
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28

The demand for better poultry has
become so great that poultrymen are
fast discarding the mongrels and Sc
lecting the standard breeds. which
more nearly fill the requirement of the
public who buy the products of the
noultrv yard
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28

Intelligent people are the ones whose
eyes are open. That is the way they
become intelligent Such people are
the most interesting Sometimes they
are so interesting that even if they
happen to lack beauty that fact is for
gotten in admiration for their intel
lect
Someone has said that everybody
should ride hobby.
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
Pack Poultry Snnnlv.

1t is vary important that you pack
your poultry snugly. so it can't move
around and get bruised before it ar
rives Pack in barrels or boxes. but
be sure they are well secured and
strong packages, so they won't be
broken open in transit, causing a loss
to you.
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28

sired it will be necessary to put in
basting thread to show where 1t is
not safe to give a verbal order.
Plain organdie collars are the rule,
though we see some embroidered,
others decorated with insets of lace
and so on. | like those showing a
little embroidery in satin stitch all
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28

JdJeu DN gINIIIs II 4
cold bath, shake
off the water and
put it into a tight
dish or pail. Put
on the cover and
put into a cold
place for an hour
or two when it will
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
And Food at War Prices.

He-Be mine, | cannot live without
you.
She-Oh, go long; you've said that
to many girls before.
He-Yes. but not when eggs were
sc cents a dozen.
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
No Doubt.

Football is a game of endless pos
sibilities"
80 It is, and dare say it offers
more diversified hospital experience
than any other game that is played
today"
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
1t Never Stops.

Isn't it extrayagant to have all
these gas lights burning?" inquired his
wife
No, said her husband hopelessly.
I'VE might as well have the light; the
meter works anyhow"
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28

Return VOYAGE.

Peggie-Oh, we are getting up a
tug o war team between the mar.
ried and the single men, You are
married, aren't you?
Reggie-No. I've been seasick;
that's why | look that way-Judge.
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
live situated.

Did you investigate this report of
grating by the men of the force?"
asked the chief of police.
Sure" said the captain. Il asked
them, and they said there's nothing
to it,"
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
The AFFIRM ath

Inkblotz-The war is bad enough,
but what comes afterward is even
worse.
Smudgely-Yes, indeed; Just think
of the trouble We'll have lodging
agents with books about the battles
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
Driven to II.

Poor old Slathersby, He's taking
the gold cure again"
why. can't he stop drinking"
HE married woman whose sole
accomplishment is her ability to mix
cocktails"
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
prYinn un a Cow.

Don't dry up the COW by milking
only once a day Better to milk twice
a day and shorten up on the amount
each time. Ii will be much better for
the COW. Feed less succulent feed.
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28

UISH. fL IS a sal 10 anu
meat combined. Chop a
pint of cold roast NUT
ton and young cabbage.
Soak "a half-cupful OF
gelatin with a half-cup-
full of cold water, add a
slice of onion to a pint
of tomatoes, a half-tea-
spoonful of salt, a dash
nanrika and q drop OF
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28

each quart OF oysIers'
stew a few minutes be
fore it is served. 1t adds
a delicious flavor as if
cream had been added
to the stew.
The long process OF
mayonnaise dressing
making may be short.
ened to ten minutes by
mixing all the dry in.
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
A Stab In the Back.

Good Little Sister, pray every
night for the war in Europe to stop!
Practical Little Sister-You mean
thing, how dare you? You know per-
fectly well that papa has bought
wheat!-Puek.
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
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The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28

Men must be taught as If you taught
them not
And things unknown proposed to
things forgot-Pope.
An open foe may prove a curse
But a pretended friend is worse.
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
Sheep Want Good Air.

Sheep will not stand exposure, but
they do want good air and proper ven.
tilation in the pens.
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
The Reason.

why was that man fred"
Il think it was because he was
loaded. ;"
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
SALADS AND DRESSINGS.

The following salad will be one
which will take the place of a meat
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28

Wash day is smile day if you use Red
Cross Ball Blue, American made, therefore
the best made. ADV.
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28

{AI3HNEIz:{|$$'

1t is not a lucky word. this same
imrossible- no good comes of those
that have It so often in their mouths
Few things are impossible to dill
gence and skill.
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
THINGS TO REMEMBER.

When lettuce has been seemingly
hopelessly wilted, it may be resusci-
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
UNUSUAED DISHES.

Try small piece of cheese about
the size of a hickory nut, added to
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28

It's easy for man to fool woman
If she really wants him to-
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28
WHAT TO DO WITH COLD BOILED
RICE

Rice that has been we'll cooked and
eac grain stands up separate and
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-28

uISIlnCt may )e
reheated by adding
a little water or
milk to it and let
it get hot in a
double ! oiler and
serve with peaches
and cream.
Rice Gri a a e