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WALL PAPERS HAVE GONE OUT

ing 1t In oil, and s25 for doing 1t in
water colors. He must have felt mo
looking at him for he added, L can
DO 1t in grass paper for SIC, and grass
paper Is very smart What will plain
buff paper cost?' said I, severely. oh.
five or six dollars he answered.
That squatty little thing Grants
Tomb? 1t isn't near so impressive in
reality as 1t Is In tho pictures. I'd
have recognized 1t. though. Rather
nice having his wife in there with
him, though, isn't 1t? I'VE no doub.
the poor old man rests better with
her at his side. Isn't tho river beau
tiful? They tell me there's a restau
rant about here somewheres where
you can get q really good luncheon at
a reasonable price. Suppose we get
off and take the bus down to the
hotel?'
What are you going to have dono
to your room2" asked the shriveled
up lady.
"Oh. I'm going to have It papered,
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we paid for them. If we had been in
the city you know perfectly we'll the
money we used In purchasing the
stock. month by month, would have
been wasted in the thousand and one
luxuries city people consider necessi-
ties. And our chickens have increased
at least three-hundred per cent with
out any great cost to us. Now, Ruth
vim. can't you see what mean?"
Ruthvin could. Anyone can.
But the Townbreds wanted to work
1t out to their own satisfaction; hence
the paper and pencil and the family
counsel and stocktaking after one year
of their experiment.
Mr.. Townbred? Oh, pshaw! He
wasn't really complaining-he just
wanted ito be shown" so he could
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-07
In the End

~HERE was once a certain Young
Man who when he Attained what
has been facetiously labeled
~ Years of Discretion went Crazy
in the Head over it, That Is, he be-
came overly conscious Of the fact that
he had Fuzz on his chin and that 9TH
or fellows called him Mister. Also, the
Idea of being his own Boss struck him
as a Lallapaloozer.
So he straightway felt called upon
to 'PalooZe. He began with mis-
Clothes and wound up with his Stom-
ach. Which is to say, he first tried
putting Decorative Stuff On himself.
and then In himself. He developed
Great Fondness for being Slapped
on the Back and spoken to as odd
Scout" Here's lookin ate" and
cover the hillsan far became
his choice Figures of Speech, though
he did vary them now and then with
Happy Days"
The thing that he Dreaded most IN
the World was to have anyone think
him Tightwad. So long as he mad
! a Thin Dime in his pocket, he boosted.
! any Friend of his could so Fifty fifty
with him on it. Indeed, Money was
nothing more to him than a Bother
some, Necessary but Trivial means of
Getting what he wanted. Just the
ante" SO to speak, in order to sit
in"
lie was Populnr-which Warmed
the Cookies Of his heart Exceeding
Wherever he went the Headwaiters
knew him and most Bartenders would
take a Real Drink with him instead
Of Cigar. To even Try to read a
Taxi-meter was to his way of thinking
Just about The Limit; SO he took the
Drivers word for II and told him to
Keep the Change.
motto--because he had to have the
Former before he could hog-tie any
OF the Latter. He should have been
born with a Gold spoon; but he hadn't
becn-so he tried to Make out he had
Nothing was Too Good for him, and
he aimed to Prove 1t.
When he was round the Table, the
Waiter was never in doub; about
whom to hand the Check to. His
Friends always found him Easy--up
to Five Beans right after Pay Day
and Twenty-Five Confines Just before
the Next one. Tho Laborer Is worthy
of his Tire. he held, so the Hotel
Flunkies laid for him.
Everybody know him-to hear him
Tell it-and he Gloried in It, Give
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ward Rddle RAdSeH.

couldn't be expected to foresee that
you would buy another. could l? Two
horses require twice as much corn
through a winter as one does, don't
they?-and Lady Flirt hasn't the APP
petite of lady at ALL"
Mr.. Townbred didn't deign to even
so much as nod his head.
Il don't know exactly how much
nay Will be necessary" she continued,
but l feel certain We should start
with at least two tons. at twenty dol
lars per ton"
"Why not feed them champagne
Townbred. "Now I'm not going to
say l told you So Frieda, but l can't
hclp asking whether you are still Of
the opinion that it's cheaper to live
IN the country than in the city"
Il certainly ANYMORE than ever!"
There was no denying the sincerity Of
Mrs, Townbred's tone. "Why, Ruth
vim, | could point out a hundred ways
in which we have really saved money
mere at Five Oaks. But l want to
explain first that it Is always necessary
In the country to purchase winter sup
pIlcS III inc laIl, because, as you well
know. after real cold weather sets in
the roads are nearly impossible and
hauling Is difficult"
And in the city" interrupted Mr..
Townbred, with groan. "all you have
to do Is phone for what you want any
old day."
instantly Mrs. Townbred was up In
arms. "Of course, Ruthvin," she said,
'lf you prefer to live in the city. why
but Just let me point out few
things to you. First of all. our groc-
cry Dill from early in July until now
hasn't averaged over four dollars per
week. Why? Because, with tho ex-
ception of the staples, we have raised
everything we've eaten right here on
our own place!"
Mr.. Townbred crossed the other leg
Moreover" continued his wife
"Virgie and ! have canned enough to-
matoes, corn. lima and string beans
and peas to last us nearly all winter
which means that we won't have tc
buy them from a fancy city store q,
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have to plank out several hundred
dollars all at once-they can buy right
along from month to month and not
feel 1t so much"
THAT is just It! That Is Just ~"
declared Mrs. Townbred triumphantly
"City people live from hand to mouth.
buying a little each week, in small
quantities, and not realizing how much
they are spending. How many salaried
people do we know in the city. Ruth
vim, who have anything left at the end
Of year,"
II don't see where we have anything
either-this year at least"
"Oh, is that SO? Well, let me men,
ton few assets we have accumulated
this past year. To begin with. instead Of
a bunch of rent receipts. we have in
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70 SLEEP OUT OF DOORS -

from the inside from the outside 1t
resembles q glassless conservatory. 1t
faces the south and has an arrange
ment of awning by which heavy rains
and SHOWS may be kept from reaching
the sleepers, but each bed is furnished
with a heavy rubber sheet to protect
it from inclement weather.
In extremely cold weather the
youngsters in this family are attired
in sleeping suits of outing flannel,
made with feet, and in one piece so
that they literally cover them from
neck to heels. On their heads they
wear peaked caps with cape to them
that covers shoulders, ears. and necks.
These children. somewhat delicate
when they commenced to sleep in the
open, have gained greatly In weight,
rosness. and health since that time:
on the other hand a little cousin, also
naturally far from robust after trying
outdoor sleeping became so nervous
that her physician decided sho must
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try. Feed for the horses and cow and
chickens and the pigs will be consld-
cradle Of an item, l am afraid, coming
as il does all at once. But l am also
quite sure that If you averaged 1t for
twelve months out Of the year II
wouldn't be an impressive amount"
Maybe so, maybe So" agreed Mr..
Townbred, considerably modified.
I'm November, Ruthvin, we shall
kill two Of the hogs and have our own
smoked meat all winter long. to say
nothing Of fresh pork for quite while
after the killing. Can't you see now
what l mean when / say It's cheaper
to live In the country?"
well. yes, in way" replied Mr..
Townbred, somewhat reluctantly. "But
I still Insist that city people do not
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-07

aluminium ring mould which at other
times masquerades as an aspic mould.
When it Is done she places it on
large dish and fills the inside of the
ring with whipped cream slightly
sweetened. In summer she adds fruit
to this cream-mashed Strawberries.
raspberries or cut peaches; in winter
she adds bits of citron and nut meats.
In both cases she says it makes a very
delicious sweet for dinner when there
are guests to be impressed.
The other dessert is found on hotel
menus under the name Baked Alaska,
but Is often found to be stale and un-
profitable there, and since it is easily
made at homo it should be found Of
tener there. Make a sponge cake and
bake either in q round or square
pan. 1t should be thin SO that a drip
ping pan makes an excellent one for
it. Have board that will accommo-
date the sponge cake. While the salad
is being eaten the board should be
covered with piece Of white paper
the sponge cake placed on this. a two
quart brick Of Ice cream on this, and
the latter covered smoothly with a
meringue made of the whites Of six
eggs and six tablespoons of powdered
sugar. The board should be placed on
the crate of hot oven and tho
meringue allowed to brown quickly.
Serve as soon as brown.
THAT you may vary the serving Of
sweet potatoes by having them
mashed. To two cups Of mashed
potatoes add one-half teaspoonful of
salt and enough butter and hot milk
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go back to n regular bed room, which
seems to show that the value Of this
comparatively new fad Is not finally
established. and yet so immensely pop
ular Is 1t that look where you will in
any residential city street and you are
sure to find some sort of sleeping
porch before your eyes. There will be
the tent on the roof, or the iron sleep
Ing frame thrown out from a side win
dow and big enough to hold cot, will
meet your eye.
If you really wish to realize the pop
ularity of outdoor sleeping read the
Real Estate advertisements. "Sleep-
Ing porch attached" is the most fire.
quent bride offered the potential ten.
ant. whether it's a country mansion. a
city residence bungalow or a shack
that's offered.
Or visit the shops and ask for sleep.
Ing toys; you'll find 'em to the las
fieece-lined sock, or Peary-like cap.
How much does 1t cost to make 6
sleeping porch"
oh. from $500 to $500. according
as you live in tenement and have
tuberculosis, or in castle withou
that dread disease!
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through some crowded residence sec
ton in seeing q hooded human head
protruding from a closed window four
stories above. That Is the substitute
for sleeping porch devised for those
who live in the illy-constructed houses
Of the pre-sleeping porch period. 1t
is an easily contrived expedient. The
head of a cot bedstead is simply run
through the window so that the
sleeper's head and shoulders are out
side. The lower window sash must be
raised about two feet and heavy
cloth or curtain hung from its lower
edge, which will drop across the body
and shut off the room from the out
side air. In very severe weather the
curtain can be tucked around the
sleeper's neck leaving the body prac-
tically indoors and in warm room.
In a certain family tho porch Is
large enough to contain cot beds for
the father and four children. 1t looks
precisely like a hospital ward, viewed
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But Some People % For
sEconon1y's Sake. Or
Other Reasons,
Still Use Them

That's quite gone out. Pictures In
these days are reserved for art gal
leries and all those big houses have
their private art galleries, Of course.
But another Of the rooms had the
most exquisite mural decorations by
Bashfield, Dashfield, oh. can never
remember that mans name. We didn't
get in that room. but l could see 1t
through a doorway.
What did the man say? Cleo
patras Needle. If that's a needle I'd
like to see the thimble they used with
1t. You know that little room of mine
next to the den. After 1 got homo I
determined l would have it done up
In the latest style and 1 sent for
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ES," said Mr.. Townbred, with a
" sigh, sit looks like a hard win
Z ter W.. un.,,>.., -.
She had been doing the figuring"
while Mr.. Townbred sat across the
table from her and tried to look cheer
full as the various items of purchase
necessary before cold weather were
set down.
THE total Is something over n hun
dred and fifty dollars" she said. 1T
isn't so awfully much, perhaps" she
added slowly, pencil poised rohectively
against the dimple in her chin. but /.
all comes at once"
1T generally does-in things finan-
call" admitted Mr.. Townbred dismal
ly, land peculiarly may even say
impressively-so in the country, 1t
seems!"
Seven tons of coal" Mrs. Town
bred recapitulated, running over the
list rapidly, five cords of wood an
other drum stove and two more reg
listers"
Just to keep warm-instead OF
merely turning on the Steamboat, as
we could do were we in city apart
ment," suggested Mr.. Townbred Will
q grim sort of satisfaction.
THAT. Ruthvin, about finishes the
needs Of the house, thank goodness! =
"Amen." breathed Ruthvin.
And the outside requirements ar,
not SO very great after all" Mrs. Town
bred continued, again consulting thu
list. II reckon ten more barrels o
corn will see us through and"
"Oh!" interrupted her husband
"Then we have to buy corn, do we
That's news to me! What about TIT
corn we have raised down in tina
lower field? If I remember correctly
Frieda. you said last spring that W.
wouldn't have to buy SO much as
cOrn-cob this fall"
Mrs. Townbred laid aside the pencil
impatiently. Now, Ruthvin. she cx
planned, there Is Justice in all things
You know perfectly well that in tn
spring we had only one horse-and
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SO long as the sleeping pore. is large,
faces in the right direction and Is
properly protected from the cold north
winds
The fad of sleeping out of doors
IS comparatively new. 1t began when
some experimenting physician dis
covered that fresh air is good for
tuberculosis. Daring souls Immediate
ly conceived the idea that fresh air
might afford tho ounce of prevention
as we'll as the pound Of cure and de-
terminod to sleep out of doors before
their lungs became affected. The
families of these pioneers held their
breath. They believed that to open
one window in the sleeping chamber
six inches and close the shutters be-
hind it permitted sufficient air to en-
ter to keep the sumberers from i'll
health and at the same time to pre-
vent their catching cold. Gypsies
might sleep out Of doors, but not
Christians. But the sleeping porch has
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fancy city priest"
Mr.. Townbred almost smiled,

fancy city prices!"
Mr.. Townbred almost smiled.
And further. Ruthvin, we have put
up more preserves and jellies than a
family twice our size could eat in a
winter. But that Is not all. Right
out of our own ground we have dug
sufficient Irish potatoes to have them
for every meal all winter long-if you
want them. And we have nearly a
third as many sweet potatoes"
'That's-that's so.' admitted Mr..
Townbred weakly.
Il admit. Ruthvin, that we haven't
done quite so we'll in providing for our
stock; but that Is largely by reason
Of the fact that we haven't enough
land and, besides. you must remem-
Der this is our first year in the coun-
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IA O, my DEAR" said the plump ma
iron In the Seeing New York
automobile to the shriveled one
II at her side, you no longer pa
per tho walls Of your rooms If you
wish to be smart.
Perhaps you might use tho new
grass paper. which looks like cocoa
mating. and get away with 1t, but tho
real thing to do is to paint the walls
water color or oil. Such delicate tints
you can get, mauve and lemon and
what they used to call crushed straw
berry. But the prevailing color Is
ivory white, so called because 1. Is
neither ivory nor white. but a rav.sh-
ing sort Of yellow.
gu know, I Yves at Bar Harbor
THIS summer-motored up from York
beach. While there I visited the cot
tage OF the most multi millionaire of
the whole village. Blank, you know,
who makes automobile tires. How did
get In? That's a catty remark. But
don't mind telling you. There was
an auction party. for the benefit of
the Red Cross, five dollars seat. and
any ono with the price got in. Such
wonderful prizes! But meant to tell
you about the walls. They were all
/ painted in ivory white. with panels of
the most ravishing wood set in. Cir
cassian walnut, ! think. no. that's not
1T. can never remember the name OF
that wood. but most expensive.
"Oh, don't listen to that man with
the megaphone. What good will it do
you to know that that Senator's house
Is combination of rocco, baroko
and French chateau styles. I'm tell
ing you about a much moro handsome
house than that. One of the rooms
instead Of wood panels, had panels OF
cretonne. Now what do you think OF
that? Oh. but such cretonne.
And not a picture on the walls
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San Francisco Has Giant Pohcewoman

The San Francisco Exposition has
giant policewoman who is six feet
four inches In height and weighs more
than 2oo pounds. and who. as can
be easily believed, strikes fear into
the hearts of would-be Washers and
other culprits. Her costume accentu-
ates her height. 1t consists Of long
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20 moistcn them. Beat until very
light, pile on q hot dish and serve. or
else pile into n baking dish. place In
the oven and brown.
THAT sweet potato balls or cro-
quotes are also a pleasant variation.
For these boil, skin and mash the
sweet potatoes, add butter, pepper and
salt, and beaten egg. Form into
balls or croquettess fry in deep fat
and drain
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-07

Jones. You know Jones Is just as
as any Of these New York
decorators. How he makes a living
in our little city don't know. 1 got
him to make estimates on painting the
walls and then / got q shock.
THAT room of mine is nothing but
n cubby hole, as you know, you posi-
lively cannot turn around in 1t. And
he wanted $50. mind you. for paint
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frock coat of dark blue serge, blue
knickerbockers like Il woman's rid
ing breeches, neatly fitting boots and
a policeman's cap. Her name is
Blanche Payson and she was clerk
In millinery shop until she took
this position, but now she says she
likes her work SO well that she will
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creased our equity In the place by a
back to us in real money IL we are
ever so foolish as to sell the place.
Then. how about our stock? Right
now we could get moro money for
our COW, our horses or our pigs than
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-07

to responsibility, a sleeping porch is.
Nowadays houses are built around
sleeping porches, not sleeping porchcs
around houses. Up-to-date architects
begin with the sleeping porch and
work from that to library and kitchen.
If they never get to library and kit
chen no real blame attaches to them
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-07

Cording and fine braiding are used
as trimming on many new frocks
Black hats by the bye Will by no
means be shown the same favor this
winter as last. We threaten to rival
the rainbow in the colors Of our head
wear
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-07

THAT here are
two company desserts
which while not in
expensive are delici-
Gus and q little
change from the
o m n Up G se n T. ice
cream. For the first
one she has a sponge
1,t,1 l.o1rA1 IL ~
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The Up-to-date Way
If You Would Be
Healthy = and
Fashionable

mado It's way in spite of the old
fashioned ideas of old fashioned peo-
pie.
one is no longer shocked In walking
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explain 1t to others; which desire,
somehow. seems to be inherent in
every ono who moves to the country
and likes 1t. 1t Is a hallmark. so to
speak.
Copyright. 1915. by Edward Riddle
Padgett.)
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Taking Stock

\ ES," said Mr.. Townbred, with a
4 sigh. lit looks like a hard win
teri"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-07

I'D HERE was once a certain Young
n Man who when he Attained what
has been facetiously labeled
. Years of Discretion went Crazy
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-07

~ nee upon II time no family was
II considered respectable that did
not own a piano. But n plano
. is no longer considered essential
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-03

ature from aeroplanes for the benefit of our Indian troops. and of employing spies to fire on our men and trenches from be- hlnd-in our own lines. There was one or these gentry lurking in the ruined houses to our rear in the last place we held, and sniping our trenches at night spent most of the last night we had there sitting up for him with a few men or ours. but he was not at work when We went out. All the ruined houses we searched. and there Ms new electric torch came in for it's first turn of use fulness. The houses presented a scene of the utmost desoaton. The full moon, shining in through the shattered roofs, gave one a dim vision of hopeless con fusion. Cooking pots and children's toys, broken clocks and tables. knives and forks and books strewn on the floor; beds and everything awry, and always in each house, overlooking all from its place on the wall the melancholy spectacle of some emblem of piety, strangely out of place, Madonna or a crucifx
 "A German bullet shattered itself on one of our loopholes just by me a few days ago, and two or three splinters sput- tered over me in my face. One bit cut my eyebrows, a small little bit, but very lucky for me that it wasn't little lower. m keeping very fit. In the trenches 1 got two washes-one with soap and one without-so l enjoyed bath and a shave today"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-03

the Boer war Parliament voted him the record sum of G1OO000.
 Horatio Nelson, after winning the bat tie of Aboukir bay, was created a peer Of the realm. and was voted a life pen sion Of 42Oo0 year by the british House of Commons. The Irish Parliament also voted him &1o00 year for life, and the East Indian company presented him with G10,O00 Later on he was made a vis- count for his heroism at Copenhagen, when he put the telescope to his blind eye" and he would undoubtedly have re- ceived a dukedom had he survived the battle of Trafalgar.
 Lord Cough was raised to the peerage for his services in the Sikh war. He received no money reward nor needed any those being the days when success ful Indian generals invariably returned to England rich men.
 r. Sir Colin Campbell in return for 50 years service in the Peninsula, in the Crimea. and in India, was raised to the peerage as Baron Clyde of Clydesdale. and was buried in Westminster abbey.
 The story of the rewards and the in- gratitude bestowed upon Lord Give is a sad one. As penniless suDaltern In the East Indian company's service he per formed So brilliantly minor military task that he was entrusted with the conduct of the campaign in the Carnatic.
 Success again crowned his efforts, and the company, ever liberal in such mat ters, loaded him with valuable presents and got him advanced to the rank of lieu