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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-26
New Zealand Bird Sanctuary.

While exploring wild t1S OF coun-
try known as the Gouland Downs. In
the Hcsson province Of New Zealand.
q mining engineer, Mr.. R. e. Clouston.
made q discovery Of importance to
naturalists. The Gouland Downs are
Is miles from Rockville, and among
a waste of untouched bush and tus-
sock the explorer found colonies OF
birds, including several species which
were believed to be nearly II not quite
extinct. Among them the kakapo. or
ground parrot, whose plumage, in va
rious shades OF green and brown. ex-
actly matches the color OF its usual
resting place, namely. q messy tree
trunk Here, also. were other parrots
tgeas and kakasl, tuis. rainbirds. rife
birds. saddlebacks (Creadion), and
the great kiwi tApteryx haastD grub
bling about unconcernedly upon the
open tussock spaces in search Of
worms It Is reported that Is Of
these kiwis were caught and sent to
Wellington. where they received a
passage to the Little Barrier island.
which is a bird sanctuary under strict
supervision. 1t is fortunate that the
tract Of country where the birds ex-
list happens to be crown land. and
it has now been gaxetted as a bird
sanctuary throughout its entire
breadth; so there Is reasonable hope
that these survivors OF their species
may long be protected from extermf-
nation.-The Field.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-26
HINTS FOR FLOWER LOVERS
By JOSEPHINE osMARR.

Make bird houses and thus secure
the presence and esteem of these ac-
tive insect destroysss. Also protect
every toad and try to keep few
about the home plaza
Two perennial peoples should -
found in every garden-the lcelan0
poppy and the oriental II II better
to sow them where they are to grow
for they do not transplant readily, %
account Of their long taproot
Do not neglect to examine the cur
rant and goosehsrry bushes to iooA
for the white eggs Of the eurrant
worms, the larva Of the eurrant saw
~. II you ind any. dust the leavss
top and under sides. with finely pow
dsred hellshore. when the foliage 10
vet. or put a hsapins tablespoonful
in a gallon of water and apply.
Just as soon IS the lilac and other
spring Towering shrubs have done
blooming. pruns them, Cut back %
q strong eye or shoot. preserving the
characteristic fern Of the shrub
The pesunia Is one Of the most 30
com nodstins Of plants, 1t takes root
easily. grows rapidly and makes
fine show IN hurry, even II planted
late In the spring. II YOU have
corner you don't know what to DO
with. prepare the soil carefully. scat
ter petunia seeds upon 1t. water With
fine hose and watch the seeds grow
Pull the big weeds, the little onss win
be smothered by the rapid growth o.
the flowers
Plant cannas one to two feet apart.
depending altogether II they be dwarf
or the tall growing sort, They IKE
very rich soil and plenty OF water dur,
ing the growing season. A mulch II
strawy manure will help to conserve
the water that Is given them, Cut
OF all the seed pods as they form,
II you want brilliantly colored and
oddly shaped flowers, plant some
Tisridias or Mexican summer bloom,
ing bulbs. Don't set them out until
settled weather. for they are tender,
The Japanese are still working to
perfect the Ipomoas or roon'nowers,
They are most satisfactory annual
vines. They are gross feeders and
demand cultivation during the grow
Jig season They come in many beau
tiful colors and shades, splashed, mar
BLEED. striped. spotted and olotehed.
Don't let the weeds get foot high
and then pull them. disturbing the sur
rounding flowers, even II none are
pulled out,
The amateur must learn to thin
ruthlessiy. Plants that grow too close
" together never do well. Pinch OK
all the suckers from fruit and orna-
mental trees.
The Dutch boomers are slow about
ripening and you want their bed, Just
trench them in far corner OF the
garden. When they are wellrapened
put them In paper bag and keep
them in a cool place until fall.
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the East requires good, warm cellar.
and the root should be made double to
keep out the cold in winter and to
prevent the humid heat from striking
through in the summer. 1t is pug.
Ile always in building a bungalow In
the East how to retain the low Cali
fornia bungalow effect and still adapt
the house to climatic conditions In a
more humid summer climate and =
much colder winter.
The illustration shows how the trick
may be done. While this bungalow
has q splendid cellar, you would not
know it from the photograph. The
cellar walls are built up to the sur
face Of the ground. and the floor joists
are -sieed two or three feet above the
sill The joists rest on 2 by s.
which is gained into the studding. The
joists are also spiked to the studding,
which ties the plank framework to-
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gether. II there are any cellar win.
dows in front. they do not show from
the street. Bungalow cellars may be
lighted sufficiently at the back. A lot
Is chosen that slopes back from the
street. or. If the lot Is level. the front
is filed in to give the proper effect.
The planting Of shrubs and flowers
helps out in this respect. a..
The beauty OF this bungalow may
be traced to the symmetrical proper.
tons, artistic lines and to the root
brackets and the overhang The de-
sign is splendidly embellished by the
manner in which the windows are ar
ranged. The tall, narrow easement
windows in the sun parlor are con.
trasted with the wide, low window
looking across the front pore. and the
high. square window at the side. It
is not absolutely necessary to make
every window in q house to look ex.
actly the same as every other window.
A more artistic effect may be secured
by a judicious variation. I>....ss Ii
Another mark of beauty in this plan
is the wide and deep cornice and the
way it is supported BY heavy brackets.
A roof as ride as this. with 50 lit
tie incline. is better made Of roll
roofing. with the joints carefully CO
manted with plenty OF asphalt pitch.
The chimneys require little extra
attention to prevent the water from
leaking in. II is possible and practical
to make j roof like this rainproof and
satisfactory. hut Il requires good quail.
~ 81 material and rood work man-l
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-26

the banana pulp, also the juice of a
lemon strained, one tablespoonful OF
other fruit juice. Chill. then stir in
cupful of cream whipped. As
soon as it begins to set, pour
the mixture into ring mold. When
unmolded fill the center With whipped
cream, garnished with thinly sliced
bananas.
Crane sherbet.-This is another dish
that may be made any time OF the
year. Boil four cupfuls Of water with
two cupfuls OF sugar for 20 minutes.
add the juice OF two lemons and two
cupfuls OF grape Juice. Soften one
and a half tablespoonfuls of gelatin
in cupful Of water; add to the other
mixture, cool and strain into freezer.
Freeze and serve in sherbet cups with
a spoonful of whipped cream On top.
Date cookies.-Cream one cupful OF
butter, add two cupfuls of brown
sugar. add a teaspoonful Of salt. three
eggs, well beaten, half teaspoonful
of soda, mixed with two tablespoon
fuls of sour milk, add teaspoonluI
of cinnamon, ginger. allspice. and be-
tween four and five cupfuls of -four.
Add q cupful and half of chopped
dates, mixed with some -four, roll out
and cut with cooky cutter. Bake ten
to twelve minutes in moderate oven.
Raisin Fritters.-Mix together a
fourth of cupful each Of cornstarch
and -four, add a half cupful of sugar,
q fourth of a teaspoonful of salt, two
and quarter ,cupfuls Of milk and the
beaten yolks of three eggs: cook in
a double boiler Is minutes. then add
a half cupful OF raisins and pour into
a shallow buttered tin to cool. Turn
on a board and cut in squares. dip in
egg, crumbs and fry in hot fat. Serve
with a hard sauce or with lemon
sauce. if preferred.
Tomato sliced, placed on buttered
toast, sprinkle with grated cheese,
then placed in the oven long enough
to melt the cheese is an appetizing
dish to serve for lunch or supper.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-26
sALsrs TOO LITTLE USED
Really TAey shegss eA Gives . very
ProGiaeae Place ie Meals Servea
t. the Family.

Salads are caganfe oe tn4rits ~
riery. 50 wss1 fish and cheese f1il
vegetables which arg<saeA animal
foods In nCrritic1 nay os served and
either the on in TIE dressing or the
fat in the cream O. melted butter OF
Q boiled dressing be DEGRADED rpco
to sarpty the necessary oil Try .
corn salad A pound Of this vexs
table coctains Is mach protein a. -
found in half q pound q lA1s chops
o. half DOZEN eEgz- Cool teSniy
boiled corn. also some RIGA tdrisd =
the orea until the grains SEPARATED.
sal, slightly and mix then IN equal
Quantities: fold IN some still Eayua-
raise and serve very cold l. lestHce
cups. Beans. peas and leatils- which
are all 50 rich In protein are very
desirable for salads in place OF meat
Cover TWO cups Of cold baked beans
Eith French dressing and let stand
a halt hour. drain. sprinkle With half
q teaspcontul OF onion Juice, mix with
cream dressing. arrange o. lettuce
leaves and a-rish wfth parsley and
haricooked eggs Lentiis combined
with onions, peppers and parsley. and
served on eress with French dressing.
make hearty and tasty salad
A fruit salad las the added ID
vantage OF being very healthtul. for
nearly all fruits hold acids and salts
in solution which are cooling to the
blood. and there are 50 many fruits
available tina: none needs to become
tiresoue, Pears. as salad possibility
once tried. will appear often this way:
Peel large pears, halve them. remove
the cores and drop them unto Did va
ter n which is tablespoonful OF vine
gar to keep them white Fiji the core
cavity with either grated cheese or
cream cheese balls and serve On let
tues with French dressing Purple
esq rlums nay be used instead Of
pears, with lemon juice substituted for
vinegar in the dressing. The stone
.avity Of peaches filed With chopped
nuts and arranged On lettuce with
mayonnaise is very tasty A pretty
salad can be made from watermelon o.
cantaloupe by scooping out with a large
spoon pieces from the ripest parts.
draining. chilling and serving In let.
tuce cups with French dressing When
nayonnaise is used with fruits, leave
out the mustard and pepper. put In q
little sugar and use lemon instead OF
vinegar always, In no case should a
boiled acid dressing be used with fruit
salad
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CARING FOR THE ROSES
BY SsEN Z. BEDFORD.

Shower, spray. dip, wash. scrub do
any and all these things to keep down
the insect enemies. Don't let bugs
pasture on your plants
There are several methods OF pro-
tecting roses at the north One is to
draw the bush together into as small
a space as possible. and wind 1t with
straw.
This is a very good method when
the work Is we'll done, but. unfcrtu-
nately. few persons are able to do it
well. therefore advise hat It be
not done by an amateur.
One objection that can be urged
against it. even when the work is done
to perfection. is that the straw is like
" to attract the attention OF mice, and
II they make 1t their nesting place.
they are pretty sure to gnaw all the
bark of, the bushes
All things considered. laying the
plants down aat on the ground and
covering them with dry earth or leaves
seem to be the best ard safest plan
for the amateur to follow. 1t Is GER
tainly the easiest one.
The bushes should not be laid down
until the cold weather seems likely
to set in. have known great Injury
done by covering them too early in
the season.
( II the bushes are old. and have stin
canes, 1t win be diticalt matter to
bend them nst without breaking. or.
at least. cracking them. To facilitate
this part OF the work. and make it
possible to do It safely. would advise
digging out some Of the soil on the
side Of the plant toward which it is
to be bent. This will allow you to tip
the bush over without making any
abrupt bends in 1t.
Such large growing varieties as
the climbers. like Queen Of the Prairie,
Baltimore Belle, and the Ramblers.
with canes half an inch or more
through, cannot be handled with safe
ty. A slight bend makes fracture In
them. and this II Is advisable to avoid.
These sorts l would make into as
compact bundles as possible. leaving
them In an upright position. and either
wind with straw or protect with corn
stalks.
Tea roses and the Bengal and Chi,
nese varieties, comprising the so-called
ever-blooming class, can be wintsred
out Of doors. at the north. II given the
very best Of protection. but nine times
out of ten they fall us. These would
take up, and pack In boxes Of earth.
precisely as the farmer heels in" late
purchased fruit trees.
Then set them In the cellar where
the temperature is so low that growth
will not be encouraged. Here they
can generally be safely wintered.
Keep them quite dry. Generally they
will not need watering after going into
cold storage. II the place in which
yoL put them Is dark. all the better.
T,l-o M rhopros IN f1rhtiDr in caCtS
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-26
BY WILLIAM A. RAoFoRp.

Real Bungalow architecture is gain
ing II popularity. E2hsrations Of this
character are typical OF California, be-
cause that is the section o. the United
States where artistic bungalows were
first built
The bungalow idea is supposed to
hare originated in Africa and to have
been siopsed in most other warm
countries
The prevailing characteristics OF all
bungalows is the low general appear
snee and the wite-sprsa6iug root. The
root oys-hans On some bungalows Is
as much IS six or eight feet. to protect
the sides Of the house troz1 the hot
sun In great many sections OF the
arid vest the sun shines very hot in
the daytime, but the air is so dry that
it Is always cool in the shade Ii a
house is shaded ii is cool On the west
e-n slope, even On hot days Eastern
atmosphere contains s great deal more
moisture and is much colder in win
ter. so that eastern bungalows are
built little different
In the first place, a bungalow In
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-26
Chocolate Rice PUDDING.

Wash and soak large tablespoon.
ful OF rice, then cover with q pint Of
milk and add a pinch OF salt and place
in a very moderate oven. Cook slowly
for an hour stirring In the crust that
will form once or twice duri-s thas
time. Then add pint OF milk which
has been brought to the boiling point
with a square of unsweetened choco-
late and a cupful of light brown sugar.
flavor with half a, teaspoonful Of va
nilia and continue baking for an hour
longer. Do not stir the last half hour.
Serve hot or cold
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Ing nuts or bonbons. Marshmallow
gobblers. Drowned in crumbs. may be
used as cake ornaments or as favors
on candy boxes. Some original touch
which has been thought out by the
hostess herself will mean much, for
original ideas are things which take
thought. Anyone with q little money
may buy pretty things. but she who
works out OF her own supply some
thing fetching is fully appreciated BY
her friends.
A basket OF yellow flowers. like the
small chrysanthemum. grown in our
gardens. may be taken up in a pot and
kept for Thanksgiving. The Roman
hyacinth is another flower that may
be grown for Thanksgiving.
When the price of turkey is too
much for the family to afford, try
some substitutes. They cannot take
the place OF the time-honored turkey
which We all enjoy. but when expense
must be considered these dishes will
be most satisfactory:
5raised Beef Tongue.-Wash the
tongue well and put it into a kettle
of fresh cold water, bring the water to
a boil and let it simmer until the
tongue is tender. Remove the skin
carefully and lay the tongue in a pan
surrounded by chopped carrots. celery.
an onion and the liquor N which the
tongue was cooked. Cover closely
and bake an hour. Take out the
tongue and put on a hot platter. Rub
the vegetables through a sieve and
add to the gravy. Season with salt,
Worcestershire sauce and pepper.
A leg Of pork, stuffed with 1 highly
seasoned sage dressing and roasted.
makes a fine dish. Add little cider
to the meat while basting. Serve
with tart, baked apples.
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cheese, with a teaspoontul of salt. q
teaspoonful Of onion iuice. a wash Of
red pepper. thicken with cracker
crumbs and fill the peppers. Bake 3
light brown and serve with tomato
sauce.
Satisfy Soup.-Scrape a dozen sal
sify roots and cut them in thin slices
Drop into boiling water and cook for
an hour or until tender. Just before
serving add an ounce of shredded cod.
fish. two tablespoonful of butter. =
pint of milk and q half cuptul o;
cream. Season to taste and serve pip
ing hot.
Salad Of Lemon JeIly.-Soak two Ia
blespoonfuls Of gelatin in a table
spoonful Of cold water; then dissolve
in two cupfuls of boiling water. Add
a cupful Of sugar, half cupfui Of
lemon juice. one green pepper cut in
shreds. third of cuptuI OF stuffed
olives, sliced, a fourth Of cupful OF
almond meats, shredded. When the
mixture begins to thicken it is time
to add the vegetables and nuts Mold
in individual or large mold and serve
on white leaves of lettuce with may
onnaise dressing.
A Delicious Desset.-Rake in gem
pans little spiced fruit cakes, and
keep them for this dish Cut each cake
in three slices and put them together
with sweetened and favored whipped
cream. Served on a pretty plate Gov
cred with a paper dolly there could
be no daintier dish.
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coil" With Kerosene.

When sewing machine works
heavily. take out the thread and oil
every part OF the machine thoroughly
with kerosene. Work briskly for
some minutes, so that the kerosene
may do its work of loosening all the
old oil and CRIME. and then wipe care
fully with a soft. old buster.
When the kerosene has been re-
moved. oil the machine again with
lubricating machine oil, and it will
then work perfectly. Be sure and use
the lubricant oil after using the kero-
sene.
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price, SO it may be necessary to look
elsewhere for the Thanksgiving meat.
Roast Guinea Fowl.-In many mar
kets these fowl are reasonable in price
and quantity and make a most appe-
thing dish as it is as full of flavor as
the most delicate turkey. Use any
preferred stuhing Rub the bird with
olive oil, and dust with pepper and
salt, sprinkle with -four, turn in lit
tie boiling water and bake in a hot
oven for an hour and half. basting
frequently with butter, water and
little lemon Juice. While the bird IL
cooking simmer the giblets in water
to cover. Remove the fowl from the
pan, add a little minced onion and
parsley and tablespoonful OF -four.
When brown, add the chopped giblets
and tn water in which they were
cooked. Served with cranberry jelly.
Mock Possum.-The cheaper cuts of
fresh pork may be used for this dish.
Put three pounds of pork through a
meat chopper, add teaspoonful each
of chopped parsley. onion, sage a
sprinkling Of pepper and salt. Soften
three cupfuls of bread crumbs by COW
ering them with hot milk; then
squeeze dry and mix. with the rest.
adding two well beaten eggs. Shape
in a loaf and bake for an hour. Then
arrange around the loaf, halves of un-
peeled apples. around these halves OF
parboiled sweet potatoes. Bake. bast-
ing with the gravy for another hour.
Serve with the apples and potatoes
on the platter. Z
corned eeef-Wrap good fat
piece Of corned brisket in cloth.
cover with cold water and bring to the
simmering point, cooking 20 minutes
to the pound. When tender. lay out
the cloth fat cover with board and
weight. The next day lay on a plat.
ter and garnish with parsley or water
cress
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ship to 90 L. S-ri q root sacch. ke
laid o. smooth. even. wslEslrpcrsst.
Matched roosecarss, covered with
building paper. to make the hest tcs2r
aas.cn. Then IL the roctrs itself Is
scss quality. property pvs o. The lob
will last long tire.
TIE size q this hSnSaiov 10 3 ~
a tsss O the EroCre. exclusive Of
the rear porch This gives soo- space
Sufficient for Ave NOES and 3 good
sized SIN par1o-. which makes q splsr-
DID annex u eocRsesioa with the liv-
ing rool+ And il IS 4 scoss-sissa sun
partor, being - by IL feet and light.
because two sides are mostly ilc,osed
With glass
TIE SIN partor and the open porch
are supposed TO lock to the southeast
20 get the morning and forenoon sun.
and where it 10 shaded fro-, the sun
in the atssrrool The frc1s porch
has the same advantage Because OF
the wide root overriding ii is not nscss-
sary to build q separate roo: to cover
this porch.
A study o; the plan shows . very
neat connection between the living
roon. sun ps-tor and front porch by
means Of three aoorways TIE corner
entrance step, are built at the end Of
the perch to have space Of about
10 feet 5 inches Tree for the proper
placing Of poccs furniture without in
ssstsrins with ne Tree passage in or
out Of the front door, Such little
things mean a Sood deal in the real
comfort Of home.
The floor plan shows the two bed
rooms and the bathroom On the north
side Of the house to make room for
the living rooms facing the MONDAY
sun. Placing the living roons On one
side Of the hallway. ard the bedrooms
on the other side, makes sssistsc-
tory arrangement
1t will be noticed thai all Of the
roous are large than Is generally sx.
pecsed in 4 bungalow. The dining
room is Is BY II feet s inches. this
large size heing accounted for by the
window extension.
There is an extra large pantry and
. very convenient kitchen In fact.
the kitchen is one Of the most pleas
ant rooms In the house, which Is per
tsctly right, because the woman Of the
house usually spends great deal OF
time in the kitchen Modern kiteh'
ems are built as carefully and are per
haps . little more carefully finished
than the other rooms The modern
idea is to have the kitchen thoroughly
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PLANTING or TREES

Before planting a plan is necessary.
Have some idea Of the result you hope
to achieve, and stick to that idea,
It Is a mistake to plant too thickly.
as rank.growing shrubs have to be cut
out next season. 1t is better to plant
small. wellgrown nursery specimens
In the places where large trees are
permanently desired than to try 20,
plant full.sised trees Some trees can.
be successfully transplanted Il they
have been properly prepared BY root
pruning. hut Il u the work of ssps
cialists, not tor the amAt eur. NJ
SvsrgreenB ought alwaya 81 s
planted around llslt 4 :. J. ";
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man must be related to US. l cannot
tell what would know; but have OBJ.
served that there are persons who. In
their character and actions, answer
questions which have not skill to put.
One man answers some questions
which none Of his contemporaries put,
and is Isolated Emerson.
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Spanish Fish Pie.

Cold fish. olive oil, one Glove Of
garlic. red pepper. tarragon vinegar.
tomatoes. catchup. Bone the fish.
warm 1t in olive oil with the garlic.
pepper and tarragon vinegar Butter
q piedish, put in some sliced cooked
tomatoes and a little tomato catchup.
lay the fish on this. Put into the
oven for FIVE minutes until quite hot.
then serve
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- NFua "
Great Men.

The search after great men Is the
dream Of youth and the occupation OF
manhood. We travel into foreign parts
to find their works-if possible. to get
= glimpse Of them. .. count him
u great man who inhabits 9 higher
Sphere Of thought. into which other
men rise with labor and with difficulty.
He has but to open his eyes to see
things In 4 true light, and In large re-
slaticns !, while they must make painful
corrections, and keep q yigtlant eye on
many sources Of error, But the great