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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-07
The Bilious OptlmIst

"nen man with noticeable bilious
eyes and liver spots on the projections
OF his face lays himself out" to talk
eptimism to US, something seems to
Whisper TO us that he is bluffing him
sen Tor us) for some little purpose of
MS own Because when a bilious Der.
son talks optimism, his conversation
suggests supercrescence Of exposi-
tory motivation. so to speak.-Milwau.
kee Sentinel.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-07
uae Salt.

To clean willow furniture, scrub
well with q coarse brush and water
that is strongly saturated with salt.
Then dry. with a soft cloth. Salt not
only cleans willowware, but prevents
1t from turning yellow. Straw mat
ting may be most successfully cleaned
In the same way.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-07
Hardly Worth the Inns.

TO multiply Is by itself, and the 70
nlt (225) by itself, and SO on until
Is products have been multiplied BIZ
themselves in turn. would take a per.
son writing three figures a minute and
working ten hours a day for 800 days
IN each year IS years to accomplish.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-07
nHankrupt.H

The discussion on the etTi
the work bank" in W
Darling's court might have
ried q step further by the Y
OF our term bankrupt a
oon paper. The old venstp
changers and lenders carrs
business at q stand or beDsI
and when one was unable .
obligations bis "banca" I"
(rupta).
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-07
6iclest Borrower.

New York is the largest city borrow.
er in the world. 1t borrowed more
than s55o,OOO.O0O in 1918. 1t is also
the largest land owner within the city
limits, holding property valued at
SLABS, 4Sl 300.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-07
Polsen That Destroys Mind

The Mexican Indians derived fro0
sheir ancestors. the Aztecs. the msthol
,f making the poison of Talavstchi 10
Is a subtle drug, the constituents Of
which are not known. The peculiar
effect of the poison is to destroy the
mind, while only slightly affecting the
body.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-07
Insurina Promptness.

is the ability to swear fiuently an
aid to golf?"
Il don't know that il helps a man to
play better game, but it sometimes
improves the eaddy service"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-07
In All Humility

As nearly as can make out" said
the supercilious person, you are what
they call literary hack"
No" replied Mr.. Penwiggle. wear
lily; I'm not even a hack. I'm a lit
ney."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-07
CLEANING Brasa

To clean brass flower pots or trays
rub them with piece of lemon; then
pour boiling water over them, and
finally polish with soft, dry cloth.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-07
New zs.Iapd,s mInsr., I.,,ns-

New Zealand has an island nearly
three miles in circumference, which is
almost entirely composed of sulphur.
mixed with gypsum and few other
minerals
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-07
On the Nova.

At the Dance-Have you learned
any of the new steps?" mo, but
I've stepped on a lot OF new feet
Life.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-07
Poor Opinion Of Poetry.

II is said that Sir Isaac Newton. o.
being asked his opinion Of poetry, 70
piled that II was . Kind Of ingenious
nonsensA.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03

viii; som" day have a happy home of his
or her own and know how to preside over
it. Some Of my dearest enemies call me
mancuvering mamma. and I'm proud
of the title. I believe in the social as
well as the cdu, ationai and financial cam
paign."
That's very well for your family, Aunt
Bcss." said big. square -shouldered Jim,
who had just finished his course at the
district school, and had been given a
fourth interest in his fathers fine farm.
But Allie is thu only one of us who is
earning money''-thc oldest sister was
teaching school in the next township
and what would | do with a swallow
tailed coat
That's true, hut you have a very neat
Sunday suit. and did YOU ever think what
a pretty compliment il would b" to Al
lies friends who visit her occasionally
II you put on that suit each evening? I'm
sure thy would all go away and say
what nice brother Alice Merrill has.
And as for fund why, YOU have juSt
as good things to put in as money. Our
girls have no time to work around home.
but here is Designating her nnmcSake
on the >hOUldeT-"nO on" can make such
fudge as she. and Marv's cakes melt i'm
my mouth. Sammy's flowers grow and
bloom like weeds indoors and ont, yet no
on" thinks to put them ON the table. Did
you ever think OF entertaining your sup
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
SPINACH WITH SAUCE.

The New York fashion is to place them
in fiat tins, cover them with water, put
piece of lean pork in the center. and
cook them slowly in the oven utnil they
are golden brown. The Boston method
prescribes molassCs and a bean pot for
many hours in Il slow oven. There IS
another way which calls for a cupful
of finely chopped nuts. which give new
and welcome tasIe 10 the beans. Put
the nuts and the cooked beans in alter
nate layers in a bean pot. add two table
spOonfuls OF mOlasses, a teaspoonful of
salt, and a cupful of boiling water. Cover
the pot and bake slowly. Add more water
if it is necessary and cook the beans for
about an hour.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
Duty Calls.

II YOU have hccn entertained at "a din
nor. a breakfast. a luncheon. or musicale
or a ball, n call must hc made within n
fortnight after the date uf ,utrrt; inmrnT
This rule holds good for mclI AMI women
both. even if the Invitation was declined
II You have served as bridesmaid, usher
or in any other capacity at Il wedding
YOU must call upon tn" brides mother
within a fortnight after the wedding. and
upon the bride directly aftc' she returns
ON her wedding journey
Guests invited only 20 a church cCre-
mOny arc not expected to pay these calls,
hut any one invited to n hlusa wedding
or the reception following the church GER
,mony must call ON both mpther and
bride.
II one of your friends invites you to
call on an Out-of-town guest, make the
call within a week after the guests ar
rival If her stay Is TO be prolonged, or
within a few days If it il to he a brief
visit.
When there has been death in 4 lam
lily with whose members You are
acquainted. you must call immediately
and leave your cards, with a message of
sympathy written across them. Then at
any tire between ten days and three
weeks after the funeral you must cal
and express briefly your sympathy.
Do not feel offended II Won ara not re-
Ieived al this time IL is the privilege Of
grief, but your call must be made.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03

! so you see. 10y the time John has put
! :, dollar in the savings bank and half a
dollar in the social fund. his sala~y Is
| ;:hout gone said Aurt licsS.
Tho social fund: What's that in
| quncd an ,aIsr voice IN rer right.
! Aunt Bessie Merrill mad come up from
| Chicago ~ witt her countIv nicccs AMI
| merf ews, ard she WIS giving them Ill
the news about their city cousins. two
boys and three girls. who were sc!C-sup-
| porting, or nearly so. one of the girls
was a teacher in the public schools, an
other held a clerkship and third was Il
! stenograrhor. The boys were employed
in big wholesale establishments.
''IIaven't you heard about our social
| fund? 1t has been a family institution
| for four years. and We couldn't keep
house without it. Each Of the children
! contributes to it in proportion to his or
her salary, and | add a weekly amount
| from my houseke, ping allowance. Then,
when We entertain. we draw on this fund
| for the refreshments or the added eN-
pense, If it is a dinner. and you would
not believe until you have tried the plan
how it reduces friction in the household.
Here in the country. whSre people drop
in UNEXPECTEDLY and in informal fashion.
entertaining is not such a bugbear as il
becomes in the city where small fats and
high prices for 70 ID pr. sent many Difficult
tics. And where families work on salar-
les. they must figure carefully. tor once
ycUr expenses get beyond the salary limit
ih'Tr is no catching Up.
In many families of small Incomes the
! uU"stion of entertaining is always under
disrUssiou. and pretty sharp discussion,
too. If there is a big dinner one night
for guests. all The rest OF the week the
family must liv" on SCRAPS or the cheap
est of fare. When ! was q young girl /
lived with an aunt who was very kind to
mp-dressCd me beautifully. sent me to
hear GOOD music and fine lectures. and
gave me lovely birthday presents, but
whenever | wanted to bring home a
Young friend for a meal there was trou-
bl"
The memory OF those wranGlinEs over
entertaining was so strong that as soon
rs | WAS married | started a LITTLE social
fund OF my own. and as fast as the boys
and giIl~ began to earn salaries I had
them contribute. This was not entirely
because your Unclc John and / felt that
they ought to h"lp. but because it gave
them all sense Of responsibility and
placed them i'm the position Of actual
{ hosts and hOsteSseS
Zach of tn" three older children CON
tributes a dollar week to the fund. and
So do ]. while the two Younger each give
half dollar. ON s. a week VIC can do con-
siderahi" entertaining in the course of
Year. Last year w had a little over
when SUN Liner came and the children di-
vid"d it hcIw"cn them for spending mon
cy on heir vacations.
''rwI," year "" Civ, what "" call
PARTIES. tnat is. "" have a number of
youP- people in for dancing and serv"
formal refreshments Ire thTc, older
Chiidr,n entertain heir friends at one
part. and tho two younger at the second,
~: a. five are present at each party.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03

Of her youthful charms. or what re-
| mains of them through personal neg
| leCt on Untoward circumstance. the
woman Of forty can learn from her
mirror what should be her first task.
Are eyes tired luokinE: have the
I lines Of are gathered about them or the
mouth? l. tn" skin dry anI beginning
To hay" Il curious texture, as though Z
littl' Tin" network of wrinkles were he
ginning to form underneath? Whatever
IL shown by TIA" mirror 10 he the most
important thing to do for good looks
sake. set Your hand to the task at once
Then, when YOU have mad" progress in
this work. look after the next most i'm
p"rtant thing to do to improve Your
looks, and in this way and in time YOU
will bring aid to every imperfeCtiOn that
you HAY" allowed to creep over your
physical self
The eyes show sooner than any other
feature the passing of the years, be
cause they suffer from the most abuse
But because of their wonderful mech
anism they respond most readily to care.
If eyebrows and laShes have grown thin
and irregular, or lost their gloss and
color. borated vaSelne, costing very lit
tie. will be of considerable help. It is
made up of ten grammes of red vaseline
and ten centigrammes of bOric acid, and
should he applied with the finger tip and
rubbed softly into the brows before bed
time. The growth of the eyelashes is
presumably helped by clipping them. but
this is a dangerous practice, except in
early youth.
More important. of course. than the
setting of the eye is the eye itself There
is no good reason why the eye should not
have a daily bath like the rest of the
body; certainly it is very grateful for
this simple atteRtiOn. No family now
adays is without its bottle OF witch hazel.
and unless there is some disease of the
eye. in which case a doctors care is ad-
visable. this liquid is the best possible
cyowash Buy an eyeCup for 10 cents.
make a solution of One-fourth witch
hazel and three-fourths of warm water,
and. literally drinking with your eye,
pour the solution gently into it. The
eyes will smart for a minute, then
sense of rest and refreshment will steal
over them. such as the tired body eXpe-
riences after n hot bath into which al
CUhol has been poured.
For the lines about the eyes. there
are a few simple but unfailinG aids. hot
water rest. and massage with a thor
oughIy reliable cream. Go TO the bath
room, bathc your eyes for several min
utcs with water as hot as they can bear.
then return to your room, lie down for
a few minutes, close your eyes and mas
sage them with slow, gentle circular
movements from the outside toward the
nose.
Kentucky cold cream is an excellent
skin food and applied daily on the face
will save the skin. 1t j. made of rose
water. { ounces; almond oil. ounces;
spermacctti, ounce; white wax, ounce.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
ANSWERS TO READERS

Wine cake for M. Divine cake.
that sweet. dry COnfectiUn which North
eTneTS serve with wine comes to the
Southern table soaked in sherry. II is
nothing more i'm foundation than a sweet
pound cake made after this recipe: One
pound powdered sugar. one pound flour.
three fourth pound butter. eight egg,
one winrglass brandy, three teaspuOnruls
baking powder. Let cool and just before
serving pour over il wineglaSsful Of
sherry.
Praulincs are a dainty dessert much
liked by tourists. cook together three
pints brown sugar. one pint sweet cream
and SCant One-half cup OF butter until
the mixture. when dropped in water. will
form 4 ball. Add two pounds English
walnuts chopped fine, and stir while
cooking. Remove from the fire and stir
until it begins to cream. then spread in
buttered pans in the shape of large fiat
pan cakes.
About the Hair. for Puzzled. Brush
ing the hair, it is now recognized, is not
to stimulate the scalp, but to give lus-
ter to the hair proper. Avoid n wire or
coarse bristle brush and do not drag on
the hair. Expert hairdressers hold n
strand of hair close to the scalp with
one hand and brush the long lock with
the other Their object i merely to make
the hair glossy. The scalp is stimulated
10y massage.
When the hair is split at the ends It
must be either clipped or SHgcd. Sep
aTate il into strands or locks and :Wist
it tightly. The split ends will then stand
up. and You can clip them OF with sharp
scissors or slnge them of with lighted
paper
With Chestnuts. for Cook. Chestnut
Cakes-Buil one quart Of Chestnuts and
when done scoop out the inside To this
chestnut meat add half a teasponful of
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03

The Up-to-date woman is wise in the
law of napery. Unless she has a large
/ income at her disposal she goes in for
the simple and conservative effects, ever,
tabOOing COlOTed embroidery on her
dOylieS and center pieces. She watches
the bargain sales for remnants in table
linen and hens both cloths and napkins
by hand She watches for quality as
well as pattern, and wastes none of her
treasured allowance on fiimsy linen. Next
she guards its washing, sees that all
stains are eradicated before the linen is
dipped in the suds and that no starch
is used.
For breakfast and luncheon she uses
a bare table, with plate and glass doy-
lies. as well as the centerpiece. Many OF
these she makes herself. Those for
heavy. plain linen. scallOped in satin
stitch, with an inner circle Of small
polka dots also done in satin stitch.
The possession which she Graves just
now is a centerpiece in Arabian lace.
1t is square or round. according to the
shape of the table. The lace is not less
than twenty-four inches in depth, sur
rounding a center of linen small by COM
parisOn. Arabian lace is very dark-in
fact, an ecru-and it does not look well
above white damask, but is superb on a
bare polished table.
Lace is enjoying n decided vogue for
doylies, and they are shown in teneriffe.
Paraguay, renaissance, cluny and ltal-
ian. Very little cOlored embroidery is
seen, flower dOylies being used at lunch
cons, teas and other functions where
some color scheme is to be carried out in
the service; but some superb dinner sets
are shown in sheer white linen done in
satin stitch embroidery showing roses i'm
pure white.
When the dininE-room Is in the tones
known as woodland colors, and Hebc
desires to get a rather odd effect for
the breakfast or lunch table, she uses
mats or doylies or raffia work, blending
shadowy greens and browns together.
A young woman whose special pride is
her dining-roOm has recently received as
a gift from her father a round table in
mosaic, showing the finest of wood in
laid with ivory and mOther-of-pearl To
cover this table she has cloth Of Mex
lean drawn work, which comes within
few inches of the edge and shows the
exquisite mosaic coloTing through 1t. For
ordinary use the table is covered with a
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
In the Kitchen.

For the kitchen the up-to-date house
keeper with little money to spend buys
larding needles, a frying basket, a cas-
serole. patty cutters, molds. fish shells.
for browning deviled fish, and patty
pans. She sees that there is plenty of
lemon. parsley, cress and other garni-
lures for the dishes. She looks well to
the addition of the salad set, the dainty
tray with its crUets, shakers and the
fork and spoon of olive wood.
She >teaches the new cook how to gar
nish with potato borders pressed through
a tube, and with gay little paper orna-
ments that can be . bought at the
caterers. and how to make apple or
orange cups for serving salads and jel-
lies. And it is Miss Hebe who goes out
TO the dining-room at the last moment
before the guests arrive to make sure
that all is ready for the feast.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
A.GOOD NUT DISH.

Mock veal roast is another nut dish
which takes the place Of meat satisfy
incIy This is made with Ientils and pea
nuts as a foundation. Soak = cupful or
Ientils over night and boil them until
them through a cOIandcr and add cupful
of chopped peanuts and a cupfuI OF bread
crumbs, with salt. pepper, and enough
milk to make the mixture of the con-
sistenCy OF mashed potato. Form in a
loaf or else put in a bread tin and bake
an hour. Serve very hot. If lentils are
not available use white beans or dried
peas instead. The favor can be varied by
ma king this Substitution occasionally.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03

salt, two eggs we'll beaten, and half
cup Of milk. stir all together thorough
~ and add six tablespOonfuls of pastry
Hour. Cook slowly on lightly creased
griddle, dropping the mixture spoonful
10y spoonful
Chestnut Brcad-To the yolks OF two
eggs add half a cup of milk and mix
together Now add two-thirds of a cup
fuI of chestnut meal and stand in
cool place over night, well covered.
When ready to use, mix in the whites of
the eggs well beaten. one level teaspoon
full of baking powder and Il half tea
spoonful of salt. Cook in thin cakes on
a griddc
To Clean Mother-of- Pearl, for Read
er."-Clean mother-of-pearl articles that
have become dull and blurred with pure
olive OIL apply with ordinary nailbrush
and rubbing with a chamOis.
A good Pudding Sauce, for Pudding
Bag. Work together three tablespoon
fuls of butter and three tablespoonfuls
of powdered sugar. Add the yolks of two
eggs and beat until light, finally stirring
in two tablespoOnfuls of boiling water
and a grating of nutmeg. Place in
double boiler flavor with half a cup
of sherry and stir until it becomes foamy.
Serve hot.
Chocolate Cream, for Southern. Into
a double boiler, beat the yolks Of six
eggs. add To them three ounces of grated
chocolate, quarter of a pound of sugar
and one pint of rich cream. stir one
way constantly until it thickens Strain
of into a large bowl Beat half a pint
Of cream until very thick. and add to
this an ounce and a half of dissolved
gelatine. Mix this very lightly with the
chocolate and cream. then pour OF into
mold, and put on the ice to harden.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03

per guests on the porch? What an im-
provement il would be over your kitchen.
clean as mother keeps it. Try it some
time. Let each one give the tired moth
cr lift and see what Il sensation your
new style of entertaining will make
among your friends. Watch the Sunday
papers and home magazines for new
games and ways of serving refreshments.
Form yourselves into a social fund, and
see how much pleasure you will take
i'm il
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
Table Linen Carefully Chosen, Carefully Tended

silence cloth of exceptional thickness and
one of damas,..
The fastdiOus housekeeper never trusts
the maids with the delicate task of laun-
dcring her finest pieces. She washes the
doylies with pure white soap and tepid
water, irons them while wet on pure
white cloth stretched over thick pad.
and lays them away between sheets of
blue tissue paper.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03

With Chestnuts. for Cook. Chestnut
Cakes-Boil one quart Of chestnuts and
when done scoop out the inside To this
chestnut meat add half a teasponful of
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-08
SYNOPSIS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds move into their
new bungalow-S0O down, balance same
as rent!-on Staten Island. Mrs. Collins,
a neighbor. calls before the household
goods are set in order. Spring. Dick
meade, newspaper man, cynic, socialist
lakes dinner and spends the night. The
reynolds seem comfortable in their home,
put with hint of loneliness. Jane Rey-
Hoi1s goes to city matinee with Mrs
CoIiins: and by her companions advice
pretends sickness to cover her neglect to
Provioe dinner for Bob. Jane. confessing.
- forgiven for shamming. Dick arrives
Win delicatessen forage Dick warns Bob
aSaina John Brand. Bob's old school
mate. now a member Of the system"
VINO = expected to call. Jane confesses
tnat the money for the butchers bill has
gone for new hat Bob pleasantly re-
MINDS her of the balance same as rent"
DICK breaches socialism. Brand. the pros
porous. member Of "the SYSTEM" calls.
srand, Hudson Cement company presi-
gent, offers Bob ~. 900 to use his position
as chemist with the United Construction
company to cheat the specifications for
cement work on the Pecos River dam.
Jane overhearing asks Bob to accept. His
refusal. In the face of their poverty. chills
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-08
~PEppER POT" WITH FRiPE
For Those Fond Of . Hot Dish on
Cold Days This May Well Be
Recommended.

A very fine pepper pot with tripe 10
made with the following ingredients:
Three pounds Of tripe. two quarts OF
water. small knuckle of veal and Va
ter to cover It: two large potatoes. one
chopped onion. half bunch Of parsley
and thyme, half tablespoonful sweet
marjoram. salt and pepper and dump
lings.
Boil the tripe for six hours the day
previous to using. and save the liquor.
Boil the knuckle Of veal in . separate
vessel in sunlcient water to cover Il:
when the meat separates from the
bones. strain and add the liquor to the
tripe liquor. With the seasoning. pota-
toes and onion. Cut the tripe into
pieces half IN inch square, and the
potatoes likewise. Boil all together
for Is or 20 minutes. adding the
dumplinss ten minutes before serving
time.