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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-23

to this little bungalow 10 made extra
wide. The fashion Of building wide
front steps and q correspondingly wide
concrete walk reaching to the street
has been noticeable during recent
years. One man after surveying his
new bungalow porch remarked that
the steps must have been stolen from
some schoolhouse. At the same time.
after thinking the matter over, he de-
cided that schoolhouse steps are neces-
sary to carry out the bungalow-expan.
sive idea. Wide front steps seem to
require rampant step borders. which
are useful as seats, besides giving the
necessary finish to the house porch.
In using this bungalow plan the con-
tour Of the lot was taken into con.
sideration. The most attractive bun.
galows have rather a low appearance
In front. A winter bungalow requires
a cellar to be deep and we'll lighted.
1t Is better to have lot slope away
to the back, because 1t permits the
owner to bury his house in front and
to have considerable. exposure at the
back.
Bungalow cellars are used a good
deal for storage purposes. Access
SORES must be taken care OF. For
this reason a cellar basement becomes
more important than the cellar under
q twostory house. When the lot
slopes away to the back 1t Is easy to
make an excellent storeroom under
the front part of the house and to
finish the rear of the basement In such
a way a. TO partition of splendid
laundry and furnace room that is en-
tirely separate from the storeroom de.
partment
Every house built In the North
should have . heating apparatus In
the basement. Furnaces spoil Q cell
lar for cold storage unless 1t Is par
titioned into rooms. 1t is customary
to put larger and deeper windows In
the back wall, for these reasons. A
laundry room at the back makes .
comfortable work room both in winter
anu III suutue1' ~ Is Ae'eA NV "nu ~
is never cold. It Is easy Of access by
way Of the stairway that goes down
from the back hall.
The plan OF this bungalow shows
that the living room and dining room
are so closely connected that the two
rooms really make one large room, Is
feet in width by FL feet in depth. 1t
is q grand room with plenty Of light
from the front as we'll as the side.
Such combination living room and
dining room requires q uniform de-
sign in woodwork In both rooms. The
floor IL OF hardwood and the wood.
sYork from the Dashboard to the crown
molding at the ceiling 10 rather
heavy, but severely plain: the only
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-23

q sieve, reheat and thicken with two
tablespoonfuls Of flour, cooked with
two tablespoonfuls Of butter, add a
slice of onion to pint of milk and.
when scalding hot, remove the onion
and add to the pea mixture, season
with salt and pepper and cook until
smooth. Peas that are too old and
hard to serve as vegetable make
most satisfactory soups.
Green Pea soup.-Take pint Of
green peas, quart of stock, six spring
onions, small bunch of mint, bunch
of parsley, large handful of spinach.
two tablespoonfuls Of butter and salt.
Wash the peas, parsley, mint and spin
ach. Add teaspoonful Of salt to the
stock, in which boil the peas, mint.
parsley and onions until soft; FIVE
minutes before they are done add the
spinach. Put all through sieve and
boil again. Season with butter and
salt. Serve hot.
Peas and RIce.-Put one cupful Of
rfnsed rice and a fourth Of cupful
of butter into a saucepan. Stir until
the mixture is well Drowned. Then
add a can Of peas with the liquor.
three cupfuls Of boiling water. little
salt and sugar, II desired. Place In q
baking dish and cook until the rice
Is tender.
Spanish saIad.-Cut up q cupful OF
chicken in small pieces, add cupful
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q more pleasing effect. The spacing
is made narrow end wide alternately
as the layers 90 on. .n .n... 49,.
There is a little variation in the out.
side finish In the pediments OF the
gables, which are covered with metal
lath, paneled with wooden strips and
plastered with stuoco between. This
Is done to vary the outside finish and
to give more character to the struo
ture. rf4 e.. s.'.. t,r,
The front of this bungalow 10 rath.
er more ornamental than usual on &C.
count Of the pergola extension and
general character OF the porch design.
Over the front door is q wide entrance
way Of rather heavy construction.
The door Of the porch. including the
pergola end. 10 OF concrete with z Wa
terproof finish, It Is made level across
the front OF the house. but A given .
slope outward for drainage. This y
especially necessary because q the
unprotecting character Of the pergola.
II will BIO noticed that the approaHh
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-23

difference in the general woodwork de-
sign Of the two rooms is In the plate
rail and builtin buffet.
Where the living room and dining
room are used az one room the plate
rail sometimes is left out. The din.
ing table is placed in one end of the
room next to the kitchen. All the
furniture a. we'll az the woodwork cor.
responds. 90 that an elegant room.
comfortably furnished, results. It is
much easier to furnish q large room
than . small one, . fact that must
be appreciated because there are SO
many large living rooms in the newer
houses.
Especial attention is given to the
woodwork and general finish OF the
kitchen. The work Of lathing and
plastoring ID carefully done, and the
woodwork Is hard and smooth, and
the whole surface Of the. walls and
ceilings Ia given a smooth, glossy fin
ish Of pure white enameled paint.
The kitchen is made light by two
large windows and glass door that
opens on the back porch.
On the opposite side Of the house,
which usually is the north or east side,
we have two comfortable bedrooms,
with the necessary clothes closets. lin.
en- closet and bathroom.
All the rooms in the house are con.
nected by short hall that takes up
very little space; an arrangement that
is we'll liked in . house of this de-
sign. 49,. 800, -,...--,.,.. 20,
In addition to the splendid base
ment, considerable storage is provided
in the attic. A stairway is built lead.
ing up from the pantry, so that odd
things may be put out Of the way un-
til needed. The attic has ~considera-
BILE size and is lighted from two large
gables,
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grade. Here the framework starts
with q plank sill doubled, spiked and
locked at the corners in the usual
plank frame construction manner.
The studding are toe-nailed into the
sill in the usual way, and the main
floor joists are supported by Pinch
Orders gained into the studding at a
height sufficient to give ~ feet Of
head room in the cellar. This height
Of head room Is necessary for the
proper setting Of warm-air furnace.
From the joists up, the framework
is built in the usual way, using 2 by I
for studding and rafters, boarded
over with common boarding and c0v.
cred with building paper and shingles.
The sides and roof are built alike,
except that the shingles on the sides
Of the house are laid differently to get
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containing the gladiol and stretch 1t
over the plants before they begin to
send up their flower stalks. support
1t on stout stakes that project about
eighteen inches above the surface Of
the soil, using enough of them to keep
the netting level all over the bed.
This is the season for making war
fare on the enemies of the rose. II
one would have fine flowers he must
make up his mind that he's got to fight
for them. / use an emulsion Of soap
and kerosene.
1t Is very necessary that the applt'
cation should get to the under side of
the leaves and the inside of the
bushes, where the insects are likely
to hide away; therefore it will be well
to have someone assist by bending the
bushes over and holding them In that
position while the application is being
made.
Worms, slugs. green lice and the
rose-chafer can be kept from injurins
the bushes If the emulsion is applied
thoroughly and frequently.
As soon as my lilacs are past the
Towering periods, go over the bushea
and cut away all the seed clusters.
The result isl get fairly good crop
of flowers on what is generally consid'
cred the "off year" Of this excellent
old shrub. If it is allowed to develop
seed, it generally has few flowers ex.
cept on alternate years.
Speaking of lilacs reminds me to
say, that l do not indorse what some
people. say, about this plant being q
nuisance because Of its habit of send
ing up so many suckers from Its
roots.
That 1t is prolific in this respect ]
admit, but there Is no good reason for
allowing them to grow until you have
a thicket Of bushes. Give your hoe
blade the sharpness of a knife by filing
it to a keen edge, and go over the
ground about your lilacs at the sprout'
Ing season, and shave off every sprout
that shows it's head above the grass.
You can do this just as easily and rap
idly as you can cut off so many weeds,
and by doing 1t you can keep your
lilacs from spreading all over the
yard.
These bushes are nuisances only
when allowed to have their own way.
Give them the attention they need
and they are easily kept under con-
troll, The secret of success consists
in not letting them get the start OF
you.
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kumiss.

g kumiss.
This dish is Of great value in the
sickroom, as It is one form in. which
milk seldom fails to be retained by
the patient. Kumiss made at home
in the following way is most satisfac-
tory: Heat one quart of milk to Is
degrees Fahrenheit. add one and one.
half tablespoonfuls Of sugar and one
fourth of yeast cake broken in pieces
and dissolved in one tablespoonful Of
lukewarm water. Fill sterilized bot
ties to within one and one-half inches
Of the top. Cork and shake. Place
bottles. inverted. where they can re-
main at q temperature Of 10 degrees
Fahrenheit for ten hours; then place
In icebox for forty-eight hours. shak.
Ing occasionally to prevent cream
from clogging mouth of bottles
Woman's Rome Companion.
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brown In cutter; remove from the pan
aLi fry sliced onion, then add three
tablespoonfuls Of grated cocoanut (the
dry may be used If soaked in milk for
an hour), a teaspoonful Of curry pow
der, one teaspoonful Of chutney. q
half cupful Of milk or stock. a tea
spoonful Of salt, then add the chicken
and simmer 40 minutes. Add table,
spoonful OF lemon Juice and serve with
plain boiled rice.
There are any number Of confec-
lions that are delicious made with CO.
coanut, as we'll as cake filings and
puddings. A custard pie sprinkled
with a generous handful Of cocoanut
Is we'll liked.
Cocoanut added to salmon salad
il, perhaps a little unusual. but IL
really most tasty.
Benares Salad.-Take two cupfuls
Of grated cocoanut, pint OF chopped
apple, tablespoonful Of chopped red
pepper one Of green and teaspoonful
OF grated onion. seasoned we'll with
salt and a dash of cayenne, II the red
pepper is sweet. Is very good salad.
cocoanut Cookles.-Take cupful
Of cocoanut, cupful Of currants, two
cupfuls of brown sugar, half cupful
of butter, one-half cupful Of lard, one
cupful of raisins, teaspoonful Of bak'
Ing soda, a half teaspoonful Of salt.
two cupfuls Of -four, two we'll beaten
eggs and half cupful Of warm water,
a teaspoonful Of vanilla. Mix all to-
gether and let stand overnight. In the
morning roll very thin, add more -four
II needed, but II we'll chilled they will
roll and cut when very soft.
Cocoanut added to whipped cream
as a filling for cake is most delicious
Grated cocoanut sprinkled over
sugared slices Of oranges is pleasant
dessert.
It's fun to dare in the face Of despair
when the last lone chance seems
gone.
And TO see hope rise In the angry
skies like a promise of rosy
dawn;
For victory's sweet when 1t crowns
defeat, and you learn this much
is true:
It's fun to fight when you know you're
right, and your heart Is in 1t too!
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EASY WAYS TO AVOID WASTE
Many Methods by Which the "left.
Overs" May Be Converted Into
AppetlxIno Dishes. K

4 OF course. in using ''leftovers"
something new must be added.
Tough steak may be finely chopped,
seasoned with salt, pepper and onions.
and fried in little cakes. ~
A nice stew can be made Of the
pieces OF cold beef. Cut them In small
pieces and cover with water. boil till
tender, add m onion, carrot, pota-
toes. q little turnip, spoonful Of
rice, pepper and salt. Serve with
slices Of toasted bread.
Scraps Of veal, mutton, lamb or
lean pork, alone or all together. make
fine meat pie, or, finely chopped up.
may be heated in tomato sauce.
Remnants Of fowl of any kind can
be served with cream sauce; hashed
with dash Of mustard and served
on toast; used as sandwiches. The
bones Of fowl slowly simmered in wa
ter for long time give the founda-
ton for a rich soup.
Chop pieces OF cold ham finely, sea-
son with onion and mustard and use
for sandwiches, with scrambled eggs
or In hash. Horseradish makes q
good seasoning for this.
Cold potatoes may be fried. mashed.
creamed and used In salads.
Other vegetables may be used In
hash or stews, or as q vegetable
salad.
Cold beans and corn warmed up In
milk make fine succotash.
Cold rice can be made into a pud-
ding or used In mullins and griddle
cakes.
Make hash and balls with leftover
fish. Chop cold oysters finely and add
to poultry dressing. Dry and pound
all stale bread and use for rolling
croquettes and fish in.
Fry cold oatmeal or wheat In butter
and serve with cream and sugar.
Waste not, want not" is the motto
which should be hung in every kitch.
en-; every kind Of food left over can
be utilized in some way.
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cence, and nutritious and appetizing
food must be SO served that the sight
Of 1t will create desire to eat. The
arrangement Of tray and the re-
moval Of the same as soon as the
meal IL taken is most important.
A small amount Of food well ar
ranged will often appeal to the appeI
tite when . tray carelessly set and
overloaded would be refused.
The home nurse should dress In q
fresh, clean. washable dress, keeping
as cheerful and good to look at as 1t
is possible to be. Talk about cheerful
things, don't discuss illness of others
or allow the patient to talk of his
symptoms too much. A cheerful, hope
full attitude Of mind is most essential
to recovery. The nurse who allows
her patient to think he will not get
we'll may as we'll get ready to make
the funeral arrangements. Many nerv.
GUS people die because they think IL
is expected of them.
II there was only one word to be-
used in describing sickroom let 1t
be one of cleanliness. Everything
about the patient, the room and the
nurse should be spotless. ID
Frequent bathing for cleanliness Is
necessary, as the pores Of the skin
have their important Office to perform
in the elimination Of waste. When
the patient has fever, frequent bath,
ing keeps down the temperature. RUB
bling with the hand wet with good
alcohol is most refreshing after
cleansing bath. 1t cools the skin and
rests the patient.
A rubber sheet or an oilcloth may
be placed under the patient before
bathing so that the bedding need not
be dampened. Often the rubbing OF
the patient with a bathtowel. when
the bath seems too fatiguing, will be
found most helpful. f
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Easier to Spell.

Young Arthur, the pride of the fam.
lily, had been attending school all Of
six weeks, and his devoted parent
thought It was high time he should
find out how things were running. SO
he asked, one afternoon: And what
did my little son learn about this
morning?" "Oh, mouse. Miss viii.
coz told us all about mouses." That's
the boy. Now, how do you spell
mouse?" 1t was then that Arthur
gave promise Of being an artful dodg-
or. He paused meditatively for .
moment, then said: Father. I guess
Twas wrong. It wasn't mouse teach.
or was telling US about It was . rat"
-Harper's Magazine s,sr- -
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IN THE HOME GROUNDS
BY EeEN e. RExFoRD.

BY EeEk e. RExFoRD.
This month will be busy one for
the gardener. There will be plants to
put out, weeds to pull, insects to kill
quite enough to keep one at work
most Of the time.
do my transplanting on cloudy
days, II possible. but II the weather
persists in being sunshiny, I do the
work after shutdown. Before lifting a
seeding, I apply enough water to
thoroughly saturate the soil in which
it is growing. II this is done, the
young plant can be moved without ex-
posture to the roots, and 1t will receive
no check whatever, but will keep on
growing as II nothing had happened
to 1t. But allow its tender, delicate
roots to be exposed to air for ever 80
little time and you run serious
risk Of losing your plant
If this does not happen. it will re-
ceive check from which It will take
a long time to recover.
One cannot be too careful with any.
thing as delicate as Seeding plant.
In bright weather newly transplanted
seedlings will require shading for a
day or two. I cut out a circle Of
coarse brown paper, about foot
across, make slit to the center on
one side of it, and fold the paper over
two~or three inches, running wire
out and in through the folded part.
This wire serves to hold the paper to-
gether and acts as support for the
little brown paper umbrella.
It should be at least twelve inches
long-long enough to insert in the
ground close to the Seeding. and hold
the paper cone we'll above the plant it
Is designed to protect. This kind Of
a covering keeps the sun away from
the plant, but does not interfere with
free circulation Of air about it.
What kind OF a support are you CO.
ing to give your gladioli? Tying their
stalks to sticks gives them such stiff
and prim appearance that I always
feel sorry for the poor plants. A stick
in the center Of clump does not
furnish a really satisfactory support
to the stalks on the outside OF 1t, and
a hoop supported on sticks Is open to
the objection OF being only a little
better than nothing.
Here is my plan-and one that
works well, and can be easily carried
out. l take strip OF coarse mesh
wire netting of the size OF the bed
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MAxIMS FOR HOUSEWIVES

Don't forget to close the refrigera-
tor door each time you use the box:
the ice will last much longer.
II the aluminium cooking utensils
turn black. try boiling tomato pairings
in them and they will brighten.
1t is best not to serve the same dish
twice,a week unless it be a vegetable,
as everyone likes a variety.
The bone should be left in a roast;
it will help to keep the Juice and will
add flavor and sweetness.
To clean finger marks on doors, rub
with piece of flannel dipped in kero-
sene oil. The marks will disappear
like magic. Afterward wipe with a
clean cloth wrung out of hot water to
take away the smell, as It does not
destroy the paint. Paraffin oil is also
excellent for cleaning vanished hall
doors.
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any time by anyone. 1t Is cake
which is simple to make, yet Is too
often not good. The butter must be
beyond reproach. the eggs fresh and
good favored to have tasty, appetite,
ing cake.
Cream a cupful Of fresh, sweet but.
ter until soft, add % cupfuls Of fine
granulated sugar very gradually, beat
ing constantly. then add five eggs, one
at a time, giving the batter a vigorous
beating after each. When the mixture
Is foamy add two cupfuls Of sifted
pastry -four, folded in lightly. Bake In
q slow oven an hour. The tin should
be lined with buttered paper.
Spice cake.-A third Of cupful OF
soft butter is added to l 1-3 cupfuls
Of brown sugar, when we'll mixed add
two eggs. half cupful of milk, ~
cupfuls Of -four, sifted with three tea
spoonfuls Of baking powder, one half
teaspoonful Of cinnamon, quarter
teaspoonful Of cloves, half pound Of
dates, seeded and cut in pieces, a half
teaspoonful Of nutmeg. Beat all to-
gether and bake in a moderate oven
Is minutes. The ingredients are all
added together before mixing, making
it a quick cake to prepare. .
Orange FiIIlno.-Mix cupful and a
half Of sugar, with III tablespoonfuls
Of -four, then add the grated rind and
Juice OF an orange, a tablespoonful Of
lemon juice, one egg slightly beaten
and tablespoonful Of butter. Cook
until smooth and thick, stirring con-
stantly. Cool and spread on the cake.
Cover with q white icing.
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$1,000 FOR AN ORCHID

One thousand dollars has been Do
In the auction for the famous queen
OF the Belgians" orchid; the proceeds
Of the sale went to the Belgian Ielie1
committee Of the American Red cross.
This beautiful orchid. cultivated ny
Clement Moore, was one OF the lea.
ture Of the recent international flower
show. ,{$.ss, 5, =,
The orchid, which Is the only one OF
its Kind in existence, and wnlcn cou.
noisseurs have pronounced the mos'
beautiful variety Of Cattleya scnroe.
dierae. % being cared for nxe = 1890 .an,
baby. Following the English cus'o'''
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Mr. Stump is keeping it locked in an
air-tight glass case to prevent any pos
s,bility of the pollen being stolen. for
q mere touch of . feather or toothpick
to its stamens would secure sufficient
nollen to make possible the breeding
of a similar plant by hybridizing with
another orchid. Strange to say. the
fact that the glass case Is absolutely
air tight will preserve the blossoms
for A longer time than If the plant
we're in the open air.
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Southern bIsculta.

Silt together two cupfuls, Of flour.
half q teaspoonful Of salt, and heap
ing teaspoonful Of baking powder.
Then rub in Tablespoonful OF lard.
When the -four looks like lieal, stir
into it the white Of one egg beaten
to stin froth, and NIX with q cupful
of milk. Beat with spoon, then turn
out on q Toured board and knead
very lightly. Roll out about one-fourth
of an inch thick, brush with melted
butter and fold. Press together light
ly, but do not roll again. Cut in small
rounds and bake in very quick oven.
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Important "Dont's."

.A..A Mnnn%pa Is
Adam Smith, who, regardless OF al
.-;t,cisms by subsequent political
Economists. is still quoted by those
verv critics as being the foremost ng'
ure in the history OF economic thought,
was horn June S, 1928. in Kirkcaldy.
Ffeshire. Scotland. 1t is said OF him
Nv historians that he was the founder
=; political economy - separate
branch OF human knowless, and that nat
- writer on the subject IN any Ian
~ !. = failed to draw on that Scotch
fountain Of reasoning \
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romatoes and Bacon.

Prepare tomatoes as in the proceed.
ing recipe, emitting the sauce. Keep
them hot while you. broil or fry thin
slices Of bacon to delicate crisp.
Arrange the tomatoes on dish. lay q
slice or two OF the bacon on each piece
Of the tomato and serve. This is an
excellent breakfast dish. g..
II for any reason 1t is not convent.
ent to broil the tomatoes. they may be
fried In butter or In olive oil. drained
dry and served in the same fashion.
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Goldfish and Cheese,

Soak pound of Goldfish six hours in
tepid water, then let 1t come to boil.
When cold. pick into fakes with fork
and season with pepper. Heat cupful
OF milk to a boil, stir into it tea
spoonful of butter rolled in two of pre-.
cared -four. Mix with the picked fish
and pour into a baking dish. Strew
grated cheese thickly on top and bake
in a quick oven to q delicate brown. 1t
is yet nicer II you add a raw egg be.
fore cooking It. Something real new.