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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01
AMONG THE FLOWERS

To induce nasturtiums to bloom IN
rich soil, strip off the most of the
leaves and all seed pods and let the
sun to the stalks. Nasturtiums bloom
best in poor soil.
Bud roses now. Choose healthy.
vigorous stock. A very pleasing ef-
feet is had by inserting buds of diff
ferent varieties, GENERALLY teas), on
the same stock. This makes fine
showing.
Acacia lopantha should not be al
lowed to become rootbound; If the
top or the long branches are not short
ened to encourage bushing, the lower
leaves turn yellow and fall off. leav-
ing the plant unsightly. - ..-.s..
If one nasaa pit ready, many plants
with belated blossoms, which must
otherwise die. can be taken care Of
and the bloom enjoyed until the holt
days or after. A pit Is easily made
and not expensive. ~ I'll t..
Mound beds dry out rapidly in mid.
sumer, and plants growing in them
need plenty of water and good coat
of mulch. Beds little lower than
tho surface of the surrounding soil
are best for all moisture-loving plants
Mulch dahlias. cannas, calladiums
and like plants with coarse manure,
and deluge with water. If water can
not be had, withhold the manure. as
manure alone is drying.
To insure the perfect health Of the
fruit trees this Is the season to spray.
In wet seasons the spores Of different
diseases terminate more rapidly than
ordinary In the leaves Of the trees.
which are In best condition for the
termination OF the spores. Bordeaux
mixture will destroy the sucking In
sects. X M
This 70 rose budding season. Try
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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01

the emergency shelf. Naturally some of
these things will spoil If kept too
long, so they may be used and re-
placed from time to time. The cost
Of replacing articles will not be great.
It is we'll to remember when buying
any kind of canned goods to see that
the ends Of the cans are fiat. If they
bulge, reject them for this denotes
the presence of gas and they are not
fit for food. Never leave any food in
tin can; empty it at once when
opened,
Pie crust may be prepared all but
the water; put in glass jar and Is
ready to use on the instant.
Even bread. the Boston brown va
riety, is found in cans and may be
most welcome addition to the shelf
When one is seven miles from
lemon" the emergency shelf is an alb.
solute life saver.
Boiled dressings may be made
which will keep for weeks in the eel.
lar or Ice chest. In fact many house.
keepers always keep bowl of salad
dressing on hand. or one may make a
salad out of almost anything
Sailed waters, small cakes, fruit
cookies and fruit cake, will keep for
weeks If kept from the air. and so
one may feel at ease, even though
company drops in without warning
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01

other than its authorized purpose.
When making frosting use instead
Of fresh water that which has been
colored by cooked beets. Mix this
with powdered sugar and you have a
wholesome pink frosting
When cooking milk, to keep it from
burning, put few spoonfuls of water
in the dish and when boiling add the
milk.
Apples are one of the most whole.
some Of fruits and should be given
freely to children, especially in the
winter. Cranberries are said to stimu-
late the liver.
For the overtired housewife most
restful attitude is to lie on the back
with the feet elevated on a couple Of
pillows or cushions. Ten minutes in
this position will effect a wonderful
rest.
A splendid idea to keep stockings
mated, especially in large family, is
to place good-sized patent fasteners on
the top hem of the stockings, then
when the hose are taken off they are
snapped together may be so washed.
and will return still united.
Never throw away old quilts, as they
make the best kind of padding for
stair carpet.
When sweater sleeves become thin
at the elbow, cut them out Of the
arm hole and exchange them, putting
the left sleeve into the right arm
hole. This change brings the worn
part on the front of the sleeve.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01
SOME TIMELY HINTS

Take down the curtains and roll up
the shades. Give the plants all the
light possible and plenty of fresh air.
Ferns should have soil of pure
leaf-mold with a little sand added,
abundance of light and air, but no
sunshine. Keep moist in a cool room
away from dust and furnace heat.
All roses that can be -transplanted
with safety in the fall should be at.
tended to. A rose so planted gets
all the good of the early spring wealth
err and is better prepared to wit {.
stand the heat and dryness of sum-
mer.
Shelter the house plants on the
veranda a week or SO before bringing
inside, to accustom them to the change
by degrees, taking them in on cool
nights, and setting them op' during
the day. "a
The ported bulb should be freqrent.
ly turned, that all sides may be *.
posed to the sun. If this Is not done,
the spike may develop on one side
OAIys tIAO OIAOA QUO AoL OpclllIlS llS
flowers. &a&# a
The SCOT recommended as fertili.
ger for garden plants is that from
wood ashes. Coal ashes have no value
Window boxes and plants in pots
must have an abundance of water. Wa.
ter at night thoroughly always. As
soon as the soil dries water again,
whether 1t is morning or noon.
Cut away all but the strongest canes
half a dozen are enough to leave on
the climbing roses. Prune the June
bushes. 5
Gloxinias. fuchsias. and tuberous.;
rooted begonias are summer boomers,
and should be doing their best now,
Let them rest during the winter. N
Transplant peonies. bleeding-hearts.
fri1 and many hardy hsrbaceous plants
this fall. NJ NJ Sssis
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01

Choose nice, fine favored pears;
pare, core and quarter >andSdrop into
cold water. When ready t0ee drain
and weigh, and to each pod of fruit
allow three-fourths of a6und Of
sugar. Pour over just enough water
to cover and simmer until tender.
Make a strip with the sugar and some
of the water In which the pears were
boiled; add to this strip lemons sliced
very thin, using about one lemon to
each six pounds of fruit. Boil the
strip until thick, then add the pears
and simmer until they are clear. Pack
fruit into jars and pour the strip
over.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01

The Japan Iris requires much differ
ent treatment. while very easily han
died when their requirements are un-
derstood, yet they are somewhat tickle.
The best results are obtained when
the soil is very rich. well watered
and kept hoed at all times.
Never allow weeds to attain any
start in their beds as they cannot re-
sist the encroachments Of rapid,
strong-growing weeds.
Plant them deepl! SO that the
crowns are fully tire" inches below
the soil level. Plant late in October,
or very early in the spring.
Water well after doing it. They
may be planted at almost any time
if the soil is allowed to adhere to the
roots and kept we'll watered for at
least two weeks. In fact they should
never be allowed to become dry.
Give them deep hoeing and good
mulching of manure during August or
September, and hoe it into the soil
thoroughly.
Iris Tectorum, Sibirica and similar
types require much the same attention
and treatment as Japan Iris, but they
will stand any amount of dryness.
Iris Germanica, Susiana, Pumila and
similar types require the same treat.
ment.
A good list of Iris Japan is blue jay,
deep purple blue; Mt. Blanc, fine
white; Pyramid, deep blue golden
base; Elizabeth, fine white; Cshokun,
the deepest purple-blue; w. T. Butter
field, entire white edged with magenta.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01
Swiss Steak.

Lay thick round steak on a board,
sprinkle with salt and pepper and
pound in all the flour the meat will
take. Treat the other side in the
same manner. Put little butter into
the frying pan and when smoking hot
brown the meat quickly on both sides.
Fill the pan two-thirds full of hot wa
ter, cover closely and let cook one
and half or two hours. Onion may
be added if desired. When done the
gravy will be already thickened.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01
Rhubarb PUDDING.

Two pounds of rhubarb, wash and
cut in pieces. Don't peel. Then cover
with water we'll and stew until very
soft and all color is stewed out of the
rhubarb. Then strain and put back
on stove with one and one-half cup
fuls of sugar added and thicken with
two tablespoonful of cornstarch. Boil
about ten minutes and then set in ice
chest in a mold. Nice with cream and
sugar.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01
Potato Salad.

Slice cold potatoes, small onion
and one cold hard-boiled egg into a
dish. and sprinkle little pepper and
salt over this. Take three table.
spoonfuls of vinegar, one of butter.
one-quarter teaspoonful of mustard
and heat it over boiling water. Let
it get cold and pour over potatoes.
Prepare in the morning and serve at
night. r.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01
Candicd Peaches,

Weigh the peaches, and to each
pound allow three-quarters of pound
of sugar. Cut each peach into about
six pieces. Add just enough water
to moisten the sugar and melt it over
the fire. Boil each piece Of peach in
it until it is tender, but not until 1t
breaks easily Remove from the thick
strip again and then in sugar and re.
peat until the peach is thoroughly
dried. Pack in covered glass jars.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01

to be one of themselves, admitted
him to their cote; but when, one day
forgetting himself, he began to chat
ter, they, discovering his true char
acter, drove him forth. pecking him
with their beaks. Failing to obtain
food among the doves, he betook him.
self again to the jackdaws. They too.
not recognizing him on account of his
color. expelled him from living with
them. So desiring two objects, he OBJ
tanned neither.-From Aesop's Fables.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01

Arguments are still going on as to
the relative advantages of facing cows
in or out in a barn. Many champions
Of each style have shown points in
which their favorite arrangement has
an advantage over the other. The sup
porters of the facing-in arrangement
present the following advantages for
this method aof construction:
The feeding is all carried on in one
alley and is made very easy, as the
feed is spread from right to left as
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01
One of Natures Wonders,

A feature worthy of note is the
grand canyon of the Rio Grande.
which has been given the name of the
Canyon of Santa Helena. 1t Is Of the
box type, with solid. perpendicular
walls. At the head of the canyon
these walls are 500 feet high, at the
mouth $500 feet, showing a surface
slant of 1000 feet. %.,., aa.s 81. +.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01

sudden inroad of unexpected company
will cause her any inconvenience.
Here are some of the many things
Which will be useful. although each
housewife will find additions and
changes to make, suitable to her
needs. u.
First, have few cans of good
soup. This, with some crisp crackers,
makes a fine beginning to any hur-
ried meal and may be prepared almost
as quickly as it takes to write it. One
may add milk or cream to extend the
amount of these soups and usually it
improves them.
fish. such as funny or tuna, salmon
and crab or lobster; these may be
used in various ways as salads. hot
dishes or chowders If so desired. Cut
let's, using can of salmon, adding
white sauce, rolling in crumbs and
frying in deep fat, will go further
than can of salmon served plain.
A box of Goldfish, jars Of pickles.
canned corn beef and dried beef, OIL
ives, canned fruit, nuts and dates are
other helpful furnishings to the Shelf
Even lemon pie filling comes canned
now to use in an emergency. These
foods are expensive for everyday use.
but to have some of these things on
the shelf even if used but once a year.
will prove worth the investment
A few quickly prepared menus
should be at hand, so that in the hurry
one need only glance at them to
choose good neal
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01

spaced along each side of the barn
and in each end there are two more,
making eighteen windows in all. In ad'
dition to contributing to the comfort
of the cows well-lighted barn Is
much pleasanter to work in.
The entrance to the barn for the
animals is through q wide double
sliding door at the front end of the
barn. There is also another double
door at the back through which the
litter carrier goes out to the dump.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01

off the strip and boil it Up with sugar
to make a rich sauce. Butter crack
ers, place the PEACHES on them, sprin-
kle With sugar and put another crack
er on top. Put into the oven long
enough 80 heat through and serve with
hot fruit sauce.
Jelly Pancakes.-Make q batter OF q
cupful OF milk, cupful of flour, one
teaspoonful of baking powder and
quarter Of teaspoonful Of salt. Beat
an egg, add the milk and flour, beating
well, fry on hot creased grfddie.
Spread with jelly, roll up and sprinkle
with powdered sugar.
Raspberry Trifle.-Line glass dish
with thin slices of sponge cake. Pour
over it raspberry juice to soften it.
then lay over it layer of whole ber-
ries. On this place another layer OF
cake and another layer of raspberries.
Pour over all whipped sweetened
cream.
Banana Dessert. Slice bananas
and sprinkle them with powdered SUI
gar, chopped nut meats and the juice
of half a lemon. Surround with seed.
ed raisins and serve with cream.
A few cooked prunes stirred into
sweetened and favored whipped
cream and served on squares or strips
Of cake makes a most tasty dessert.
Any kind Of fruit may be served in
the same way, pineapple is especially
good.
Cooked rice served with a hard
sauce, favored with crushed, fresh
fruit, is another good dessert.
Marmalade, cream cheese, dates,
figs and nuts in coYbination may be
used for sweet sandwich filling.
Maple sugar with chopped sailed al
monds is one that is always liked.
Moisten the sugar with thick cream.
then add the chopped nuts. The
Drowned almonds make a most appe-
thing flavor with the maple sugar.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01
Making Money at Home.

A girl makes quite a nice sum Of
money every Saturday morning the
year around by conducting an amuse-
ment and instruction class for chill
dren up to twelve years old. She
teaches them basket weaving. raffia
work and clay modelling. Before
Christmas the children make presents
for their parents. The class meets
at her home from $50 a. M to 1870
a. M, and the children pay Is cents
a Observation-Disclosures American.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01
Analyzino the Bow.

How would a boy grow up If he
never had mud between his toes and
torn hat?" Mrs. Homer Hoch de-
mands to know. Many boys have mud
not only all the way between their
toes and a torn hat, but also on top
Of the torn hat, and still they seem
never to grow up.--K Kansas City Star.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01

II you cannot set to meter all the
music Of your soul.
Then let its heavenly harmony your
daily life control:
Until from out the discord Of life's
bitterness and pain
Swee: symphonies shall rise-nor your
ife-song be in vain.
Alice Dunlap.
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Nu1 }N~f wee
Hot Potatoes.

When removing hot potatoes from
the oven pull over your hands little
bags that sugar comes in. Anybody
is apt to burn hands or arms in turn
ing potatoes or taking them from the
oven. and these little bags are con-
venient to have for protectors.
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Gold Cake.

4, Beat the yolks Of four eggs with
one tablespoonful Of lemon Juice.
Whip the whites very stiff and beat
in one cupful Of sifted sugar Add
the egg yolks and beat well. Stir In
one cupful Of sffted flour. flavor with
orange, and bake Ii star-shaped tin.
Ice with white frosting and ornament
with nuts AMI candisd cherries
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TO CAN FRUIT IN OVEN
Shape, Color and Flavor to
Remarkable Extent.

Cooking canned fruit in the oven Is
easily and quickly done, while the
fruit retains its shape, color and fla.
vor better than when cooked in q pre-.
serving kettle.
Cover the bottom Of the oven with
sheet Of asbestos, the same as used
by plumbers for covering furnace
pipes. This is very reasonable at any
plumbing shop. II 1t Is impossible to
purchase the asbestos, use a large pan
In which there Ii about two inches
Of boiling water. Thoroughly sterilize
the jars and utensils. Make the strip
of sugar and water as sweet as need.
ed. Prepare the fruit the same as
for cooking in the preserving kettle.
Fill the hot Jars with this, pouring in
sufficient strip to fill the jar. Run
the blade of silver knife around the
inside of each jar. Never use steel
knife.) Place the jars in the oven
either on the asbestos or In the open
pan Of water.
The oven should be moderately hot.
Cook the fruit ten minutes. Remove
from the oven and fill each jar with
boiling strip. Wipe and seal. If the
screw covers are used, tighten them
after the glass has thoroughly cooled.
Large fruits may require pint of
strip to each quart jar of fruit. The
small fruit will require little over
half a pint of the sirup.-Ladies'
World,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01
BY WILLIAM A. RADFoRp.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building work on the farm, for
the readers of this paper. On account of
his wide experience as Editor Author and
Manufacturer. he is. without doubt, the
highest authority on all these subjects.
Address all inquiries to William A. Rad
ford, No. 1927 Prairie avenue, Chicago,
Ill., and only inclose two-cent stamp for
reply.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01
Resiuned,

The Minister'S Wife-"The new cook
left this morning, the ono you said the
Lord sent" The Minister
the Lord giveth and the
Lord taAys.. Away. Blessed be the
name of tn, Lord."--Puck.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01
The Jackdaw and the Doves.

TIC JdCNUd" eIIO T1Ic 00vIo'
A jackdaw seeing some doves in
cote abundantly provided with food,
painting himself white, joined himself
to them, that he might share their
plentiful maintenance. The doves as
long as he was silent. supposing him
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01
In a Glass by Itself,

One Of the largest and most valu.
able timber trees of the country is
the tulip tree. known to lumbermen
as yellow poplar. 1t is related to the
smagnolias, but is the only tree Of its
kind in the world. ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01
Neutrality for Him.

Prisoner ION being asked. What
say you, Guilty or Not guilty?' y
ME Lud, leave It to the learned
counsels to fight 1t out between EN-.
Ill be rehabilitation Punch.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01

There Is shady side Of life.
And sunny side as we'll,
And tits for every one to say,
On which he'd choose to 1well:
For every one unto himself
Commits grievous sin.
Who bars the blessed sunshine out,
And shuts the shadows in.
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ore ~ = rIn,,e

The modern tendency In all grades
y toward the development and eleya-
ton q the individual az a unit Il is
the Individual that counts ID the busl.
ness world which has to do solely
with the unit.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01

De a jar OF grated
cheese. A piece of
cheese keeps we'll. tight
ly covered, If it is
spri n XII e d generously
with salt. Cans of
spaghetti and tomato.
deviled chicken, cans
veal and ham, which can
be heated, are items for
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01

shelf, twirl the egg
on a smooth sur
face. The cooked
egg will spin. the
raw will not.
A roll OF surgeons
p ! as ter will be
found most useful
for many thinOc
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01

AS ships meet at sea, moment to-
gether, when words Of greeting must
be spoken, and then away into the
deep. so men meet in this world; and I
think we should cross no mans path
without hailing him, and, If he needs,
giving him supplies.-Henry Ward
Reecher.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01
instruction From the Press.

In a polite age almost every person
becomes reader. and receives more
instruction from the press than the
pulpit.-Goldsmith
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01

flavor with vanilla anu
heap on the jelly. Sprin-
kle with grated cocoa
nut or chopped nuts 1t
whipped cream Is not
b sailable.
Cracker Snortcake. -
Open a can OF peaches
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01

Wash hairbrushes in common bak.
ing-soda water; teaspoonful to a pint
Of hot water. Dip the brushes up ami
down in this until clean, then rinse
in clear water and dry, bristle-side
down. 5h
Buttons will stay on longer II the
knot in the thread Is put under the
button before beginning to sew 1t on.
The flush OF youth soon passes from
the face,
The spells Of fancy, from the mind
depart, &f
The form may lose its symmetry. its
grace,
But time can claim no victory DER
the heart. t.rs 1lr#
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MORE ABOUT EMERGENCY SHELF.

There are many quickly prepared
cheese dishes, so there should always
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HELPFUL HINTS.

To tell a cooked egg from a fresh
une, should they get mixed On the
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Phrass i ~ Old one.

4 gsS 49, - III III OU0s 88gt
The phrase entente cordial" was
tirst used 70 express the friendly rela.s
lions existing between France md
England In 1843.
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feminine Fanclca.

Nothing SO bores bright woman as
to have man tutor her on science or
politics-and nothing SO flatters a dull
one. .i5 sS
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01
SOME QUICK DESSERTS.

Toast crackers and put a spoonful
of Jelly or jam on each Whip cream,
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PLACING COWS
IN THE STABLE
Some Difference Of Opinion as to
Whether It Is Best to Face
Out or In.
EACH PLAN HAS ADVANTAGES

Illustrations Here Show Stock Barn
With Concrete Basement Stable
Where the Cows Face the
Wail-Dry, Well Ventl.
lated and. Warm,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01
THE EMERGENCY SHELF.

This is a subject which has been
treated at length several times. but
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Gone Tor Good 4

Gone for Good. ms
six months ago 1 lent you $40. III
don't suppose I'LL ever see Il again.
II know Just how yoU feel. Il don't
suppose III ever Ses II again, either.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01

one which Is so
important that 1t
needs to co N 9
often before us.
T he housewife
who has a we'll
stocked emergen-
cy shelf may be
accnrad that n. M
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-14
Financial Briefs
No London market today.

Edward T. stotesbury is in the Cana
dian Rockies.