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Answers to Correspondents.

Miss Cocroft will endeavor to answer
all questions relating to her department
as promptly as possible. AS 1t will not
be practicable to print an answer to
every inquiry. stamped envelope should
accompany each letter. All letters should
be addressed to Miss Susanna Cocroft.
care of this paper.
Barley Water.
Grandmother asks: What is barley
water good for?"
Cooled. 1t is pleasant drink with a
meal. far better than any stimulant or
aerated drinks. 1t stimulates bladder
action. For typhoid patients and babies
il Is often used instead of water to d.
lutte milk. as It tends to make the curds
of the milk more digestible.
To Prevent Typhus Fever.
S. o. S. What is going to prevent an
outbreak of typus fever in this country?
Can 1t be brought here from Europe
where there Is now so much Of it,"
Civilization and hygiene have nearly
stamped typhus fever from countries
WIN e proper sanitary conditions exist;
1t is commonly reported. however, to
have broken out with great severity
among some Of the belligerents in Eu-
rope. When immigration is again re-
sumed from these affected localities.
strict sanitary precautions will be neces-
sary. This should be fairly easy II the
theory that typhus Is transmitted solely
by the body louise Is correct
Copyright, 1851
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K4NLN
EW%AN
r. AER
! RRHDAY>
AND. Yours
May l5-Anue F. Johnston.

Annie F. Johnston. who was born May
Is, 1853. in Indiana. gained fame as the
author of the Little Colonel series
of childrens stories. Her first book.
THE Big Brother" published when she
was so. excited considerable favorable
comment and after this she undertook
her Little Colonel series in which
she followed the small hero Of her narra-
tive through his adventures in Kentucky
and Europe. She had been married when
she was g and had gone to live in Ken
lucky. where her husband died four years
later. IL order to gain the local color
for her books. Mrs. Johnston did not hest
tate to travel from one end OF the earth
to another. These searchings led her
through Arizona deserts, Chicago slums.
Texas ranches. out on islands of the
Gulf Of Mexico. She studied mountain
life In the villages of Switzerland and
spent a winter among the peasants OF
Touraine.
May IA is also the birthday Of the
ill-starred Natalie. one time queen OF
Serbia, and of the Grand Duchess Marie
of Russia, was born in 1858 and married
to the late Duke Of Edinburg. son Of
Queen Victoria. Marie died fifteen years
ago. She was an aunt Of the present
Emperor Of Russia. having been the
sister Of Emperor Alexander III.
Copyright. lsl50
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HOROSCOPE.
THE stars incline, but do not compel.

Saturday, May Is. 1915.
Mercury rules with power for good to-
day, according to the Interpretation OF
astrology. Mars and Venus are mildly
adverse.
The influences ;-e especially good Tor
whatever concerns newspapers, periodi-
Gals and other mediums OF publicity.
Changes in policy and great gains In cir
culation are foretold for two journals
that have power to mold public opinion.
President Wilson will benefit by this
sway of the stars. He will gain greatly
In popularity before the autumn. be-
cause Of an unforeseen event OF interna-
tional Importance.
' An editor, who will win fame as a dip
iomat. will be criticised severely because
Of sensational utterances.
On this day women should be careful
In putting to the test any one who has
a claim on them Lovers and frienos
may be disappointing while this rule of
the stars prevails.
Among college students. those who
take up such vacations as engineering.
chemistry. and mechanical construction
have the augury Oh extraordinary sue
cess.
Girls will attain supremacy In lines OF
work that lead them to foreign countries.
The planets indicate most remarkable
Increase OF interest In temperance with
in the next year. II Ii prophesied that
nations will handle the grapple ,vith the
liquor problem. Greet Britain leading in
prohibition measures.
ChanSeable weather II prognosticated
for part Of next month. Crops may suf-
Ter seriously. Lsathss industries Of svsrS
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HOUSE,
WIVES
DAILY
ECONOMY
CALENDAR
RHUBARB FOR THE FUTURE.

Nothing Is more characteristic Of spring
| in the way of food than rhubarb. And.
although few persons seem to realize 1t,
rhubarb can be very easily preserved for
I future use. Its flavor changes, perhaps.
less than that Of any other fruit in cook
Ing. So. II the rhubarb is properly pre-
served. it retains its characteristic spring
| taste for months.
One way of preserving rhubarb for a
| short time that is said to be very good
is this: Wash the rhubarb. cut 1t. and
place 1t In glass Jars. Let them stand
under the running water until quito cold.
put on the covers, and store in cool
place. Rhubarb prepared in this way will
only keep a few weeks. perhaps a couple
Of months. and is to be cooked when 1t is
opened.
Rhubarb and orange jam is made in
in this way: Allow three cupfuls of sugar
and three medium oranges and pound
Of seeded raisins to each quart Of cut
rhubarb. Remove the thin yellow rind
and slice 1t, and then remove the white
pithy rind and the seeds from the oranges
and cut the pulp into small pieces. Put
the rhubarb and sugar and the raisins
into porcelain or granite preserving
kettle and then add the orange. Boil
slowly until thick when cooled.
Rhubarb can be made into a jam by
sugar are used with each pound Of cut
rhubarb. The lemon outer skin Is shred
ded, the white skin is discarded. and the
lemon Is sliced thin. without the seeds.
The rhubarb Is cut into pieces half an
inch long and added to the lemon and
then the sugar Is added and the mixture
is set away for the night. The next
morning 1t is boiled gently in a porcelain
or granite preserving kettle until 1t Is
thick enough-which generally takes
about three-quarters Of an hour. Then 1t
is put in jars like any other jam or
marmalade.
Combined with figs. rhubarb makes q
delicious jam. To make this a pound Of
figs are needed for every five pounds of
rhubarb. and a lemon. the grated rind
and Juice. and four pounds of granulated
sugar are also needed Cut the rhubarb
into short lengths, mix and stand aside
for the night. In the morning simmer
slowly until thlck-which may take an
hour.
Rhubarb stewed and sweetened can be
canned like other fruits.
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SELF-RELIANCE.

| person, too prone to take advice. Is apt
! to be character in which self-reliance
| Is but feebly developed.
| Faith in self is the strongest construc-
| tive force In character building. He that
relies upon another receives negative
! help: self-reliance develops positive
| force and the growth. attained in the
positive conquest. far outweighs any 9TH
| er possible gain.
! We can only help others in proportion
| as We are able to point out the strength
and principles OF self help.
| When a child shows a positive ten
dehcy. always listen and try first to get
! his point of view; consider his point be-
| fore suggesting your own or before put
! ting on the negative lid"
! We should welcome experiences for
! our children rather than try to save
| them. unless the known results are sure
/ ly disastrous. The child develops resist
ance by conquests-give him the things
to conquer.
/ We are often disappointed in the chill
dren of famous people. But may 1t not
be due to the fact that the fame of the
parents has been won by conquests made
by their strong positive force and self
reliance? A successful man or woman.
in whom individuality is strongly devel-
oped. is apt to crush the individuality of
those about him.
Many children are too much parented
Their characters would develop better
! IL these mental swaddling bands were
broken The nature that would grow
must rely upon self. This growth comes
alone from within. We can but suggest
and make conditions right We cannot
develop another
True self reliance is the very reverse
of conceit. or undue egotism. 1t is based
on knowledge of what self can create
for self.
One should never mourn because he
makes mistakes. Success consists in
rising every time one falls. The only
failure is in giving up. Some one has
said. Men of mettle turn disappoint-
ments into helps the oyster turns into
pearls the sands which annoy It."
Men of power. men who rule nations, |
make mistakes, while the precise ones |
who never make mistakes and see moth |
ing above the details keep books for |
them on a small salary. |
Remember that mastery means self |!
mastery first. and self-mastery does not |
mean a dogged determination with the |
mind depressed, but conquest over de- |
pression-a knowledge that growth ,
strength. come through self poise.
Let us all strive to be helpful by en-
couraging each downhearted one to ha We
faith in self.
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Baby's Happiness
Depends on Health

Cross. fretful babies usually need .
laxative to make them comfortable.
and comfort begets happiness. Consti-
patton Is the cause Of much discom-
fort. Mothers should watch closely
the condition Of their children's bow.
els and see that they are regular.
A mild. pleasant tasting laxative
such as DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin il
ideal for children because Of its natu-
raj composition and gentle action. and
because it contains no opiate. narcotic.
or other harmful habit forming drug.
DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin is sold by
druggists everywhere. A teaspoonful
at bedtime will bring easy. certain re-
lief.
A free trial bottle can be obtained by
writing to Dr. w. B. Caldwell, 452
Washington. ST.. Monticello. Ill. ADV.
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sort are subject to . sway which 10, read
as promising profit This L. believed to
presage extraordinary foreign trade.
Persons whose birthdate 1t Is may have
many annoyances in business. Disagree
ments with partners will be easily
brought about. The next twelve months
will be exceedingly busy and stressful.
Children born on this day should have
great possibilities. Keenness Of intellect
wit and perseverance are characteristic
endowments. but a fondness for spend
ing money and wasting time in amuse-
ments may defeat ambition.
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WHAT THE TIDY AGAIN,

The tidy has become SO popular that
the large davenport or wing chair of the
well-dressed living room is seldom with
out 1t. For the back Of the settee or
couch the protector is a full yard lonx
and has matching tides for the ends.
The fireplace chair. with its high back
haircloth. rep or duh brocade, has an
acded charm when deoked with \ set of
the ecru. filet tides. OF course, Tides
should not Be put on all the chaire Of
the room, but furniture In which o., Z
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apt to lounge or recline should be
equipped with these practical as well as
ornamental accessories.
Any amount Of originality can enter
into the making of tides. The firm imi-
tation filet used for curtains IL a popular
material for the large tides. which when
finished with q crochet buttonholing will
stand any amount OF wear and lauLder-
effectively.
The cross stitch decoration makes q
pretty border for the long runner OF tidy
with the matching arm pieces. Ono Of
this kind Was recently sent from an
Eng1ish Workshop and q being copied By
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We are all. at times. saddened when
our children, or those whom we love or
feel interested in, fail, or refuse to take
our advice.
knowledge Is but the accumulation OF
experiences: We like to use 1t to make
the way smoother success quicker and
with less friction for those who come
after us. SO they may be saved expert
ences which have been painful to US or
to others.
We may be wrong, however, the young
The Washington herald., 1915-05-15
WHY OLD LACE IS MORE
VALUABLE THAN THE NEW

Many girls do not know why Old lace
Is often so much more valuable, and
generally SO much more beautiful, than
new. The fact is. that theN valuable old
lace is ali woven in lost patterns. 1t Is
frequently as fine as a spiders film. and
cannot be reproduced The loss of pat
terms was a severe check to lace making
In France and Belgium. and was occa-
stoned by the French revolution. Before
that time. whole villages. supported
were handed down from one generation
ITO another. They were valuable heirlooms.
for the most celebrated weavers always
had as many orders as they could execute
In a life time. and they were bound oS
an oath. taken on the four gospels, to
work only for certain dealers.
When the Reign of Terror began. all
work Of this kind was interrupted. for
a time. After the storm had subsfded,
the dealers and workers were far apart
some dead. some lost and some escaped
to foreign lands: and such of the women
as remained were bound by their oath
to work for but one: and this oath. In
spite Of Robespiere's doctrines, was held
by the poorest OF them to be binding. and
there were instances where they suf-
fered actual want rather than break their
word. Some, however. taught their chill
dren and their grandchildren. and many
patterns were in this way preserved.
Come OF the daintiest and finest patterns
were never recovered. and today speci-
mems OF these laces are known to be
worth their weight In gold.
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CARkINGLY CSI this wdebrmmed hat of tan rough
designed for afternoon Around the band of
blue velvet which knoed the back and allowed hang
the shoulders At exactly the front placed cluster
of rosebu and hat of this suitable for
with almost any colored rock.
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potatoes, a cool salad, sliced cucumbers
q tender duckling-all there"
DICKENS
BREAKFAST.
Baked Apples
Lice and Eggs
Raised Biscuit Cones
LUNCHEON OR SUPPER.
Meat Turnovers
Bread and Butter Sandwiches
Boiled Custard Cake
DINNER.
Cream of Salmon Soup
Coined Beef Cabbage
Boiled Potatoes
Mived Salad
Lemon Meringue Pic
Rice and eggs-To six we'll beaten eggs
add three-quarters of cupful Of cold
boiled rice and a little milk to moisten.
Season with salt and pepper and cook
like scrambled eggs.
Meat turnovers-Chop fine any left
over meat. removing all bone and girls
tie. With It mix twice as much hot
mashed potato. and add a minced green
tomato pickle to each cupful of the mix
ture. Season and moisten with little
gravy or stock. Shape in fiat cakes. and
brown in hot fat on both sides.
Mixed salad-Make mayonnaise. thin
nins with the red vinegar drained from
picked beets. Make a salad of equal
quantities of chopped beets. beans, as
paragus tops and peas-or any OF these
vegetables that arc available-and serve
on lettuce leaves with the red mayon-
naise.
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an ingenious American girl II has a
quaint motto Of restful wording worked
above the border in q rich blue and
green combination.
For use on furniture upholstered in .
plain material . novel idea II to have the
tides Of q heavy C1uny lace with Q
decorative motif Of coiored yarn worked
in loosely. Until this has been expert
mented with one can hardly realise how
effective the result L.
A machine has been perfected in Sax
onyi which embroiders clocks and orna-
mental designs on three dosen pairs of
socks or stockinS1 simultaneously. -
stitches being made ut one TINA
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BARRIERS who shave dogs are numerous
in Paris. Some Of the animals are
adjoining their hodiAA. Alternating with
dsnuded strips
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TOMORROW'S MENU.

Salmon. lamb. peas. innocent young
potatoes, a cool salad, sliced cucumbers
q tender duckling-all there"
DICKENS
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-21
5z.2z2 Blind In United statss.

Washington. Aug. 1O.-There are In
the whole world 100000 blind per-
sons, of whom 57,212 are in the United
States. the census bureau estimates.
Blindness is less common here than in
other countries and apparently has de-
creased among the young in the last
half century.
The afliction is more prevalent
among men than women, and in the
United States the rate is high in New
Mexico and Nevada, owing to the large
number Of cases among the Indians
there. The rate is also high in Arizo-
ia. Kentucky. Tennessee and Yer
mont. This is due to Indians in Arizo-
ma, to trachoma in Kentucky and Ten
nessee and to the unusual proportion
Of very old persons in Vermont. One
half of all the blind persons in the
United States are at least sixty years
old.
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Photo by American Press Association.
General M~ackensen, Germany's Grea'
Commander In the East.

tempest of artillery fire. wrested the
fortress of Przemysl from the Rus
slams Il bare two months after they had
snatched 1t from Austria. and then
Lemberg, the first fruit Of Russia's sue
cessful onslaught of last year, seeking
to Jam them over the Galician border
into their own land.
Looked at from any angle. Macken-
sens achievement Is tremendous. IL
will live alongside the most audacious
and brilliantly successful of military
feats. Mackensen. the bulldog of Ga
licia, waited sixty-four long years for
the crown of military glory.
But long before now he has heard the
shells scream and the bullets whistle.
Like Hindenburg. like Joffre, Macken-
sen saw the bloody days Of the Franco
German war. Moreover. he can say
what mighty few other officers in the
German army can. He rose from the
ranks.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-21
BRYAN Takes His Old Desk.

Washington. Aug. o. Though Mt.
Bryan parted company with President
Wilson and separated himself from
the Office of secretary OF state, ne
could not bear to leave the huge his
toric desk In his office in the state de
partment. He has now taken the desk
with him. While presidents and often
cabinet officers take their official chairs.
this is the first time one has carried
off a desk.
Mr.. Bryan became greatly attached
to the desk chiefly because he felt II
had a peculiar personal and historical
value, as his peace treaties were signed
on il. He had n new desk of the same
size made for the department. Last
summe when an effort was made to
take out the old desk and substitute a
more modern one Mr.. Bryan objected.
The desk had been In the state de-
partment for nearly fifty years and had
been used by every secretary Of state
for nearly w generations.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-21
$4,000 Workers Killed yearly.

Washington. Aug. o. - The number
OF fatal accidents among American
wage earners. including both sexes"
says a statement issued by the depart
ment OF labor. may be conseryatively
estimated at $4,000 n year and the
number OF injuries involving a disabil-
ity OF more than four weeks. using the
ratio OF Austrian experience, at ap-
p~roximately 100000. These numbers,
impressive as they are, fail to indicate
fully the number OF Industrial accf-
dents. for such studies as have already
been made show that OF the accidents
involving disabilities OF one day and
over at least three-fourths terminate
during the first four weeks.
THE industries which contribute the
greatest number of fatal accidents are
railroad employments and agricultural
pursuits, each group being responsible
for approximately 400 fatalities each
year. Coal mining contributes more
than 1900 and building and construc-
ton work nearly 1000. General man
ufacturing. while employing large num-
bers. produces 1880 fatal accidents.
when the fatality rates are consid.
cred metal mining ranks as most haz-
ardous, with a rate OF 4 per LOCO, coal
mining coming next with a rate OF 80,
and fisheries and navigation following
with a rate of 3 per 1000. Manufac-
, turing industries, as n whole. rank low
est. with n rate of % per 900. But
the fact should not be overlooked that
this low average rate covers manufac-
turing groups varying widely in haz-
ard. including on the one hand boiler
making and the various departments
Of the iron and steel industry. In some
Of which fatality rates as high as those
In metal and coal mining have prevail
ed, and on the other hand the textile
and clothing industries, In some or
which the risk OF fatal accident -
practically negligible"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-21
Gregory to Aid PrisonsraL

Washington. Aug. 9.-Attorney Co.
eral Gregory recently spent sewers,
days inside the federal prison at Allan
tn. Ga. He inspected the prison from
the roof to the lowest cells. paid mia
night visits to the inmates. watcbed
them at recreation. at work, at tbe,,
meals and at res during a quiet Sum-
day.
As a result of his visit Mr.. Grecorv
now says he hopes to find a way IN
which federal prisoners may be put a.
work that will allow the governments
to give a small part Of what they earn
to their families. Labor of this sort
would be only for the government and
along such lines as would not bring tina
prison made goods into the open mar.
ket.
"One great trouble with the present
system" the attorney general says IA
that the families of the prisoners often
suffer more than the convict. II we
can put prisoners to work making
something for the federal government
which will not enter into competition
with free labor we can then give the
families some of their earnings. This
system has been tried and proved sue.
ccssful In state institutions"
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BREEDING HEIFERS.
Early Freshening Tends to Make a
High Producing Cow.

Early Freshening Tends to Make a
High Producing Cow.
Those who are having their first ex-
p~erience with cattle of dairy breeding
are sometimes at a loss to know how
early 1t is desirable to have the young
heifers freshen. says the Kansas Farm
er. Dairy bred cattle, especially the
smaller breeds. develop earlier than do
beef cattle. While there Is some diff
ference of opinion as to how early dai-
ry heifers should freshen. il Is gener-
ally considered that they should be
brought into the milking herd for the
first time at about I'VE years of age.
They may not make quite so good
growth during the. next ear when
milking begins at this early age. but
they are more likely to become sure
breeders. and II Is also generally be-
lieved by dairymen that a high produc-
ing COW is more likely to result where
the heifer into production early.
1t is very important during the first
lactation to give the heifer the best
possible chance to maintain a large
flow of milk throughout the period. 1t
must be remembered that the heifer
of this age should make more growth.
and In the feeding this must be taken
into consideration. To properly devel-
op the heifer it will take somewhat
heavier rations in proportion to the
amount of milk being produced than
with the larger cows. A good deal de-
ponds upon the way in which Il well
bred heifer is started, and the begin
ner in dairying should recognize this
fact and see that his young heifers Of
dairy breeding are given every posi-
BILE care and attention during the first
lactation.
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Alliance atCurrentT Topics and Events

of all the nations binding the sigma
tories 10 the following:
First.-Al justifsbie questions arisins
between signatcry powers not settled by
negotiations shall. subject to existing
treaties, be submitted to a judicial tribu-
nal for hearing and Judgment both upon
the merits and upon any issue as TO It's
Jurisdiction OF the question.
Second.-AIl other questions arising De-
tween the signatories and not settled by
negotiation shall be submitted TO a coun-
oil Of Cancellation for hearings. considera-
ton and recommendation.
Third-The signatory powers shall joint
Iy use forthwith both their economic ana
military forces against any one or their
number that goes to war or commits acts
of hostility against another OF the sigma
tories before any question arising shall
be submitted to the tribunal council as
provided in the foregoing.
Fourth.-Conferences between the sigma
tory powers shall be held from time to
time 10 formulate and codify rules OF IN
ternational law. which. unless some sigma
tory shall signify its dissent within a
stated period. shall thereafter govern In
the decisions Of the judicial tribunal mem
toned in the first article above.