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JSEKEEpER
SANS 3

shelf. Many housewives have dis
covered this for themselves but what
some cooks do not know Is that the
dough Of light bread may be kept in
the ice box and cooked as wanted,
and that the last baking will be as
delicious as the first. She says that
once upon a time there was a colored
cook who gave the family hot rolls
for dinner every evening though she
seemed to set" bread only twice u
week. Questioned as TO how she man
aged this magic she finally confessed
that sho always saved a great lump
Of dough and placed it in the refrig-
orator, and from it she made her rolls
THAT the woman who likes to en-
broider might begin her Christmas
gifts now by making luncheon nap
kins for some friend whom she
esteems highly. for the job is no easy
one. Use very fine linen and have
the borders stamped in tiny scallops
and the three initials of the potential
recipient put in a lozenge in one
corner. When these napkins have
been carefully worked they will form
present that any housekeeper will
delight in. If tho worker has plenty
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ages In writing and state when you
will pay them and I'll give them to
you. But not before."
Mr.. Shawkey spat on the ground
and pushed up his shirt sleeves. ~
amt agoin' to be hornswaggled no
sech way as this. ma'am," ne declared
belligerently. I'm agon' an git my
cows out er your barn an eff you
want to sue me you can do so an
welcome to ye!"
Very WELL" said Mrs. Townbred
quietly. "Only call your attention to
the fact that every door and window
in the barn Is locked and II you want
to take your cows out you'n have to
break a lock-and that is burglary!
How about that, Mr.. Shawkey!"
Mr.. Shawkey stopped short and
started He looked hard at the ground
and studied 4 while" Presently, a
hand went UP and pulled down one
sleeve and then the other one. He
choked back sob and asked in a
voice OF milk and honey, How much
do you aim tn damages to be. ma am i?
I'm a poor man an l amt got but a
little money an" T.
II don't want money" Mrs. Town
bred said with a grim smile at the
tanned liar before her. i've counted
one hundred stalks Of corn that your
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
SEASONABLE JOTTINGS.

~ Ut the sleeve is cutting up
The Bishops sleeve Is back.
~ So is the angel sleeve though
there's no connection between the two.
There are sleeves bunchy at the
shoulder, and sleeves bunchy at the
elbow and sleeves bunchy at the wrist.
And each is a little uglier than the
last.
DO not have a plain sleeve in your
autumn frock on pain OF excommuni-
cation from the haunts Of fashion.
Skirts are growing longer, but lit
tie if any less wide. with three yards
as an average. Many of them will
have hip yokes.
The redingote is back. but so is the
Elton jacket. You pay your money
and YOU take your choice.
Collars are high. but glory be, waists
are normal.
The one piece frock will hold its
own for another season unless all
signs fail, and nine times out of ten
it will be of princess shape and a
combination of taffeta and serge.
Raglan sleeves and very high col
lars cut in a piece with the coat will
be features OF some suits. as will the
belts and buttons of last season.
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Of time a spray of embroidery may
be put in the corner with the initials
THAT putting a cloth moistened
with vinegar around cheese will keep
the cheese soft for many days.
THAT Japanese runners, having
either a blue or yellow pattern on
a white ground are exceedingly at
tractive for the table at breakfast
or luncheon. When the blue ones are
used with blue japanese china. with
yellow nasturtiums as 4 centerpiece.
the effect is very artistic.
THAT for the homemaker who uses
mats for her polished table at lunch
con or supper time, nothing could be
those made of the sort of flet
partment of the shops at $3.50 a yard
or Whereabouts. The piece selected
should be of moderately fine mesh.
divided into rather small squares by
rows OF beading. The piece which
she bought, the young housekeeper
says. had squares of such a size that
four Of them made a suitable ma.
for the plate dolies. and one for the
tumbler dolies, while she used a
square Of eight for a centerpiece
When these had been cut she whipped
narrow filet lace. costing seven cents
yard. around the edges. and soon
with little work, and at a total cos,
of little more than SO had a beau
tiful luncheon set which looked very
handsome on her mahogany table
and elected many admirng comments
from guests who thought it to be much
more expensive than it was.
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=, = 14HzTowNBREDs
a~1z& their Country Place

and into the barn. where the doors
were locked upon them.
Then, once more, sleep settled down
upon the Townbred homestead.
Bright and early the next morning,
the owner came looking for his cows
But not too early for Mrs. Townbred
She was up and waiting. And, just
as she had expected, he proved to be
Mr.. Shawkey."
Good morning. ma am" said he.
pleasant-like. you be up airly this
morning. You don't happen to see
nothn' OF my cows. did you. ma'am
Them pesky critters jest won't stay
t'hum" And he laughed a mirthless
laugh
why don't you keep them fenced
in ?" asked Mrs. Townbred icily.
Mr.. Shawkey gawped. II been aim
in too fer some time. ma'am," he an
swered. But -
And in the meantime" put in Mrs.
Townbred. Il suppose you are aware
they've been ranging all over the
neighborhood eating other peoples
corn and garden truck"
Mr.. Shawkey cackled. WELL" ne
drawled slyly, "ef they do that amt
my lookout. People ought t keep
their fences up"
'Oh no! Not at all! You're very
much mistaken, Mr.. Shawkey! Ac-
cording to the laws Of this State your
cattle can be held for trespass if they
stray on other peoples land and do
damage. And" Mrs. Townbred
looked him squarely between his
mean, misery eyes-"that's exactly
what I'm doing with your cows!
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by Edward Riddle Padgett.
DAMAGES

TF MIR. Townbred ever had any
shadow Of doubt as to the bust
ness ability of his wife it was
completely dispelled the other
week at Five Oaks, their country
place.
Mrs. Townbred was a light sleeper
and Mr.. Townbred wasn't. Hence
it was that some here between mid
night and dawn she heard a peculiar,
scraping noise outside the house.
Now. noises in the country sound
twice as loud. twice as ominous and
at least two hundred times more ter
rible than in the city-to one Of city
bred nerves.
Wherefore. Mrs. Townbred sat
straight upright. every muscle tense.
every nerve on edge and listened.
There came the noise again: this
time louder than before. Unmistak-
ably something was moving around to
the side Of the house. 1t was bright
moonlight, so she crept softly out of
bed and looked out. She started back
from the window.
"Ruthvin! Ruthvin." she called In
whisper. Wake up! Wake up!
There's something out here!"
From the next room, Mr.. Town
bred merely grunted and turned over
on his side. And Mrs. Townbred. who
by this time had donned her bath
robe, had to shake and puInmel him
into a realization that he was still IN
the land OF the living. But. once
awake. he was very much awake.
Tit seems to be in our corn.'
whispered Mrs. Townbred.
Now, the patch of sweet corn by
the side Of the house was her pet
pride and Joy. She had carefully su-
perjntended its planting and had
pressed Its cultivation to the utter
| most It's stalks were tall and strong,
and already the ears gave promise Of
a big yield OF sweet, juicy corn-on-
1 the-cob.
Mr.. Townbred leaned far out the
window and looked. Presently he be-
gan to laugh and said in voice un-
usually loud:
why, it's nothing but cows, Frioda!
Did you think 1t WAS a burglar? Go
on back to bed"
Cows" exclaimed Mrs, Townbred,
Cows! Nothing but cows! Well
Just ---John!"--hurrying to the
window and leaning out so she could
sec tho tenant-house in which John,
the hired man and his wife. Vtrgie,
slept-"John! Oh. John! John-n-nn"
whats the matter?" asked Mr.
Townbred. What do you want to
wake him up for this time Of night?'
Mrs. Townbred wheeled upon heI
husband In Amusement. DO you
think I'm going to let those cows cal
nv corn!" she demanded. "Well
just guess not! They have no business
on our place. anyway: and whoever
owns them ought to keep them fenced
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sweet corn in lots Of fifty each week
until paid in full. Sign your name
here--and We'll get Mr.. Martin across
the way to witness it see him work
ing in his garden now. How about 1t?
Will you sign?"
-ye--yesm." said Mr.. shawkey
meekly.
"Oh. one thing more, Mr. Shawkey."
remarked Mrs. Townbred. the signing
and witnessing Of the paper COM
pleted, Il would suggest that you go
over all your fencing and see that It
Ia tight. Good morning John, you
may unlock the barn door now"
An hour later when Mr.. Townbred
came down for his leisurely break
fast he even laid aside the morning
paper to hear the story Il think,
he laughed at its conclusion, you'd
better come into the Office with me,
Frieda. You'd double the business in
| a year,"
What" Mrs Townbred laughed
back. And let you manage this
place! Mercy sakes. 1t would run
to rack and ruin in one season.
"It would" admitted Mr.. Townbred.
III there were any more Mr.. Shawkey's
around here!"
Copyright. 1915. by Edward Riddle
! Padgett.)
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tV SlutcS, NONE OlllCI tlidl
Madame Catullc Mcndcs, by the
~ way. declares that out Of 100
unS women whom she saw on the
let's of New York one morning
ring her visit not less than sixty
ven were dressed in gowns of dark
H.ue taffeta silk, precisely as If they
were orphans in an asylum and that
vas their uniform.
The Frenchwoman who f. our critic
says that she rather likes blue taft
!eta frocks; she finds them quite at
tractive and generally becoming to
their wcarers. but why, she inquiries,
why do we Americans show so little
individuality in our clothes? Why
should every woman have exactly tho
same sort of a gown in her ward
robe as every other woman? It is Il
very pointed question and no one an
swers it. And yet there is an answer.
1t is, to be exact, that the average
American woman has not the courage
10 do other than blindly to follow
the fashion Of the moment She does
not dare deviate by so much as an
extra buttonhole in her tunic for fear
that someone will suspect her of be-
ing behind the times; of not knowing
what is the mode. And so though she
Is short Of stature and weighs two
hundred pounds 'she wears precisely
the same sort of garments as her
daughter who is eighteen and slim.
AT any summer resort you will find
gathered on the boardwalk or the
beach In the mornings a throng of
feminine persons each bearing a strong
family resemblance 'to the other in
the matter of costume though there
are school girls and whitehaired ma
irons and scrawny spinsters and suf-
fragettes and flirts and Erandmothers
among them. Each white skirt is a
circular one, each white blouse Is open
at the throat and is covered with a
sweater of more or less brilliant hue,
fat-heeled white shoes cover the feet
Of each. Only in the hats is there
any real difference and not even the
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They're locked up In the barn. Mr.
Shawkey, and you won't get them un
I'll you pay me for the damage they
did to my corn last night"
Mr.. Shawkey got red in the face
and snorted. I'll have the law on
We, III have the law on ye. ma'am,
for stealing my cows"
us that so? Very we'll. then. that
suits me to a T. Go ahead-and in
the meantime I'm putting down the
cost Of every ounce Of feed they eat"
Mr.. Shawkey swallowed hard and
rubbed his chin. "Wheres yer hus-
band" he asked presently.
I'm the house." retorted Mrs. Town
bred tartly. But I'm running this.
Do you want your cows now: If SO
acknowledge that you owe me dam
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in. It's an act!onable offcnse in tn IS
State to let your stock run loose and
damage other peoples property. III
bet they are Mr.. Shawkeys cows and
he's just the kind Of a man who d
think it smart to turn them loose at
night and let them feed upon other
peoples property-he'd figure he'd
saved just that much. Well. you just
watch me-I'll show him! Ruthvin,
you'll have to put on a few clothes
and so down and wake John"
Jaw shucks" growled Mr.. Town
bred. "I'll holler at them out the
window and that'll scare them off
or I'll fire the revolver"
Scare them off," exclaimed Mrs,
Townbred. Indeed you will not. l
want John to drive them into the
barn--and lock the door! Then when
whoever owns them comes looking for
them in the morning he'll have to set
tie with me before he gets them! I
know what I'm doing and I'm within
my rights. Itll teach that old miser
a lesson-if he's the owner of them.
Please hurry and wake john"
So. telling himself many consoling
things under his breath. Mr.. Town
bred put on "a few clothes" and skunk
gingerly downstairs and out in the
chilly night TO the tenant house
where he pounded on the door for a
good while before there was any an
swer from witAn.
With Mrs Townbred directing from
The window the sleepy John and her
angry, grumbling husband eventually
succeeded in chasing three cows from
out Of the corn, around the house
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a person who loved his homo and
who spent a great deal Of time In 1t
and SO he gave much Of his leisure
to tightening his wfe's burdens. In
the course Of his labors he arranged
her sewing machine so that 1t was
run by a motor; he had an electric
fixture by which the windows could
be closed on cold winter mornings
without anyone getting out of warm
bed to do this work; he contrived an
electric alarm to arouse the cook at
a proper hour. and his ingenuity per-
fected a plan by which a serving table
could be brought along side the din
ner table. when used dishes could be
placed upon it and it could be showed
into the background again.
The pleased and proud wife OF this
skillful person admitted that he had
thought Of more ways to ease the
burdens Of housekeeping in one month
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LITTLE FABLES OF THE
BUSINESS WORLD

Wise Lad. He admitted that Some
People like Dill Pickles but said that
as for himself he Much Preferred the
Sweet Furthermore, he couldn't see
where any Two Thousand Per Cent.
could be made in Dills.
So again he Snickered and Yawned
Knock Number Tub. as The Umpire
says.
Only a little while ago came Knock
the Third. A Friend who didn't Owe
him Money. tipped him off on GER
tain War Stock. He had Feed Box
Information. said Friend explained,
that the Germans and the Allies were
going to place a 'Steen Million Dollar
order with the Concern for Supplies;
and then the Stock would Soar. 1t
was Easy Pickins for anybody who
Got In while the Bulls we're lowering
their Horns.
But O. Y. II. was still Wise Lad.
He admitted that If. the order was
Placed the Stocks should Jump to
Meet it. But he wanted to See the
order. So, once again. he Snickered
After that came no moro Knocks.
But--BUT- wasn't all that
Happened.
First Of ali, only the other day
o. i. II. read in the Real Estate
news Of his PAPER THAI the Lot had
, old ~ Figure which, compared to
tr' one he had Snickered at. was just
IKE Picking Up seven h uhdred- per
con. out II the Gutter.
i'!ns,
Inen ne Discovered that the taste
~ Dill Pickles had Increased
throughout the land to the Tune of
Ten Per Cent. every Six Months-for
those who owned the Stock.
Bang!
and right on Top Of that came the
Hig order from the European Battle
fields, and a Twenty Point jump In
he War Stock.
Bung.
Stung! Not unit! then did 0. Y. II
hear the Knocks. And he was Sore
Most men, according to the old Dope
havo Dame Fortune knock on their
door only Once--and here ne, Poor
BOOB, had been Swatted three times.
So he began to count up the Money
ne Might Have Had. And then ht
went over and Enlisted with the
Turks.
Moral: Don't smoker or yawn-you
can't hear who's knocking
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ing an excellent fire for cooking ready
to hand on the minute; imagine the
bliss of sitting at table and baking
your own waffles on a pretty aluminium
iron at your elbow while you wait:
or scrambling your eggs. or boiling
your coffee.
With all due respect to the amlable
and convenient gas stove 1t Is out
classed here; you cannot bring 1t into
the dining room.
If our ingenious men ever again
withdraw their attention from sub
marines and aeroplanes and fix 1t upon
domestic appliances We will soon have
all our problems of service solved for
us.
Once upon a time there was a very
fortunate woman who had a husband
who was an inventor: he was also
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than she and her mother and her
grandmother had in the entire term
of their apprenticeship at the trade.
and she declared sadly that while
women are clever enough in other
things they seem to lack that particu-
lar turn Of mind which makes for
inventiveness.
But 1t is very unusual household
now which does not boast some cleo
trio implement upon which cooking
may be done. One reason for this is
that electricity creeps intosrural dis
tricts where gas never penetrates and
where therefore the gas stove is out
of the question.
In certain neighborhood they were
having water troubles last month.
There had been a drouth and the wa
ter supply furnished by small COM
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cows either ate or trampled down.
Now, figuring two ears of corn to the
stalk-and that's most reasonable
estimate want two hundred ears of
sugar corn from you! Take it Or
leave your cows"
Poor Mr.. Shawkey! For once in
his life he had met his match. For
once he wasn't the Injured party ex-
acting his pound OF fiesh-according
to law
That's a powerful high estimate,
ma am" he hedged. Il don't always
git two ears to tn stalk"
Il dol" snapped Mrs. Townbred
shortly. Come. l can't stay talking
with you all morning. Here is the
paper all drawn up, stating that you
will pay me two hundred ears OF
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the Real Estater keep 1t for himself
or was it that real estaters aren't
satisfied with so little Profit?
Wherefore. he Snickered again and
then Yawned.
Now that was Knock Number One.
And O. Y. II. hadn't even heard a
Noise!
A while later a Chap with II Red
Necktie fastened onto a Diamond came
along with a bunch Of Artistic Stock
Certificates. They represented Shares
in Dill Pickle Factory. And he
offered them for almost less than the
cost of the Brine around One Dill
Pickle. But again o. Y. II. was a
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KNOCKS

- HERE was once a Young Man
who seemed to be Particularly
Pestered with Knocks. Not
- that he was a Mean Guy or a
Shine. Nor did people Dodge when
they Saw him First. II wasn't that
kind of Knocking he had Handed to
him. Truth to tell, when he did get
Knocked. he didn't even Know It
and that was the Sad Part about it.
Once Il Real Estater came to him
with a Lot. OF course. he didn't
Bring the Lot With him, but he did
tell Our Young Hero where it was
and All About ii. Also, he told him
Said Lot would Increase in Value one
thousand per cent. in Five Years. He
went with him to Buy.
But O. Y. II. was 4 Wise Lad and
merely Snickered. He admitted that
the Lot seemed tC be made of Earth
just like Any Other lot, but he couldn't
see Any Reason for Il thousand Per
Cent. Boost. Also, If II was such a
Choice Piece of Ground Why d.ln't
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A CONVENIENT TRAY FOR AN
INVALID.

~ OR the invalid's room there may
be had now wicker trays lined
with bright chintz under glass
and fitted out with pockets for news
papers and mail, as we'll as with an
attractive breakfast service. The tray
is made like low table to Mt over
the knee of the person served in bed,
like those in hospitals. but the for
mer is much superior to the latter In
beauty.
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tulie over It and appears undisturbcd
and chic among her decollete friends.
Though skirts are worn as short.
as short, she will allow hers to trail If
she looks better so, such Is her in
dependence and bravery.
But the American woman. though
she believes in freedom of speech, she
would not countenance for a moment
that awful heresy. freedom of dress.
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why 30 individuality

grandmothers wear black bonnets tied
under the chin with black strings any
more for there are spor. hats for them
as we'll as for their descendants.
No wonder that Madame Catuile
Mendes is surprised at what may be
called the unanimity of our taste IN
clothes. for she would never In Paris
see sixty-scven young women cut OF
a hundred wearing the same sort Of
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NOT AS ECONOMICAL TO USE AS
GAS ONES, BUT ELECTRICITY
PENETRATES WHERE GAS
DOES NOT GO.

r the inventor has his way the
old saw mans work is from sun
10 sun, but woman's work is
u never DONE" will soon have lost
its point. for every day sees some new
labor-saving device for the kitchen
registered at the Patent Office, a de-
vice which will save many steps. And
even the Real Estate agent Is begin
ming to have a heart. News comes
that in a certain very up-to- date
neighborhood in an Ohio town every
house is equipped with ar electric
stove and with a large variety of
electric appliances.
Think of the JOY Of that! Fancy
the pleasure, when the cook fails to
arrive. of touching a button and hav-
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\MH articles which have become
yellowed with age. and which
for any reason cannot be boiled
~ or bleached il the sun in the
usual way may be whitened by putting
them in an old pillowcase which has
been dipped in strong bluing water
and thoroughly dried. Then hang the
pillowcase in good strong sunlight for
two or three days. Articles embroid-
cred in colors may be rendered white
in this way without endangering the
tints Of the silk.
THAT when cream will not whip
add a drop or two Of glycerin to It
and all difficulty will Immediately be
overcome.
THAT If bread IS kept In cold stor-
age It retains its freshness much long
or than when 1t is placed in the usu al
tin box and the tin box on the pantry
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The Frenchwoman chooses her
clothes prayerfully with reference TO
her own peculiar style. She Is no,
afraid to strike out for herself along
individual lines. Low collars may he
the fad Of the moment but If high
ones are more becoming to her she
puts on one that comes we'll up around
her ears. winds a few yards Of black
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IN LADY who Is Visiting these Unit
ed states, none other than
Madame Catulle Mondcs, by the
" way. declares that out of 100