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The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-23
CephaIonia, in the Ionian Sea. Has Many Masters in 2,OOo
 Years.

The occupation of Cephalonia by French and British forces. for strate- glc purposes, marked another cycle in the strange history of this little island i'll the lonian sea which has played the role Of shuttlecock in international diplomacy for more than two thousand years, says g. National Geographic society bulletin. With an area about three times as great as that of Mar thas Vineyard on the Massachusetts coast, Cephalonia is the largest of the seven lonian islands. The origin of its settlement Is shrouded in the fasci- hating uncertainty of Homeric legend but from the year of it's surrender to the Romans, 1S9 B. C., it's history has been marked by succession of ownership which would bewilder the most astute student of world politics.
 After the Roman emperor Hadrian made gift of the island to Athens. Cephalonia, and the six other islands Of the lonian group, became free and autonomous, but during the ascen- dancy of the Byzantine empire they were subject to it's power.
 The next change came in the eleventh century. While William the Conqueror was engaged in establish ing himself firmly in the British isles, another Norman, Robert Guiscard ("the Resourceful"), after conquering southern Italy, sailed to the Ionian sea and captured several of the is- lands, preparatory to overthrowing the Greek empire. This remarkable ad- venturer died on the island of Cepha- lonia while engaged in quelling a re- volt, at time when he seemed to have laid the foundations for Norman empire similar to that which William established in England
 Following Robert Guscards inva- sion, Cephalonia passed in turn under
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-23
in living room that has a bright fire

in living room that has a bright fire blazing in the fireplace on the cold winter evenings. Also a fireplace is one of the best aids to ventilation that can be included in a plan.
 The placing of the one shown here has been very carefully done. It is opposite the cased opening leading to the dining room, so that the cheery light of the fire can be seen from this room as well as from the living room. It helps to bind the two rooms to- gether when they are being used for entertaining
 In the back part of the house there are two bedrooms. These are located ill the two back corners, which makes 1t possible to have windows facing in two directions in each room This in sures cross draft through the bed rooms, with the plentiful supply of air that is so essential Constructed in this way, the bedrooms are practically as sure of a good air supply as is a sleeping porch.
 The kitchen is placed between the dining room and one Of the bedrooms
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umns, is pleasing decorative fea- ture.
 To retain the bungalow appearance in the colder climates, it is necessary to make several changes in both the lot on which the bungalow stands and also in the house itself.
 Cellars are needed in the cooler eli mates and these must be provided without giving the appearance of rais- ing the house in any way. The bunga- low looks best when it is close to the ground. so the lot should be graded toward the front so as to bring the front entrance just little above the ground. In the back of the house and along the sides it is not necessary to have the lot graded so high. and the windows for lighting the basement can be placed at these places This Is tho method most commonly used for getting the bungalow effect in colder climates
 The basement that is provided must be of depth sufficient to accommo- date a modern heating plant. A com plete hot-air heating plant will require about feet 6 inches hoadroom in the basement. In bungalow construction this generally means rather deep excavation, because the building is never built very far above the ground Other types of heating plants require slightly less headroom than the hot.a system.
 In keeping with the tendency fin modern ho;nes, the living room in this design is made quite large and com fortable and fireplace of good size is provided The living room is connect ed to the dining room and the back hall by cased openings.
 There are very few bungalows buil, now that do not have q nreplace in. cluded in the plan. A bis fireplace is almost always the most striking fea. ture of living room and adds more to the coZy appearance than anything else. There is a real home atmosphere
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pulp and cover the outside of the skins with thick shellac. That will keep the skin from shrivelling. Fill the skins with fine, rich soil. and plant therein seed Of whatever tree you wish to raise-or rather two or three seeds, to insure at least enc good specimen.
 Make stand of some kind so that the growing tree can be kept in an upright position and set the plants where they Eill get plenty of sun, but do not keep them In a room that is likely to become overloaded. Water them regularly. but not too prosusely. After time the roots will begin to come through the orange peel. When that happens. cut the roots of flush with the outer surface of the orange peel, but be careful not to injure the film of shellac.
 It is the cutting of the roots that stunts the plants When the tree has reached maturity you can transfer it to a more attractive holder. Conifers such as cedars, pines and c-yptome. .ias can be readily stunted: So also can other evergreens. as Hex ard Citrus trifoliata. So,ao dwarf ccdars have been known 70 live more than 300 years Fruit trees. such as the orange and plum. b,o53oG and bear perfect fruit
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-23
lemcn Jelly Cake.

Two cupfuls sugar, one-half cupful butter, creamed. Add one cupful sweet milk, three cupfuls flour, one teaspoonful cream tartar, one-half tea spoonful soda and three eggs we'll beaten. Bake in five thin layers.
 Jelly for cake-Grate rinds of two lemons, add juice of lemons, one cup ful sugar, one beaten egg, one-half cup- ful water, one teaspoonful butter, one tablespoonful flour mixed with little water. Boil till it thickens.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-23
By WILLIAM A. RADFORD.

The colonial type of house has re- tained it's popularity for many years and is still used to large extent in all parts of the country. Even the bungalow is made so as to include cer- tain features that are colonial in ap- pearance. There are certain impress sions that are created by a colonial house that are hard to get with any other form of construction.
 The colonial house always has dig nified appearance. It never seems like the ordinary run of houses, but al ways seems to stand by itself Along with this, however, there is a warmth and an impression of comfort. The idea of home is carried by the colo nial design along with it's dignity.
 The accompanying illustration shows bungalow that is built in colo dial style, and it certainly has an at tractive but dignified appearance. The tact that the bungalow type can be adapted to this style of architecture shows the adaptability of bungalows. When you consider that many of them are made with all sorts of fancy trim mings and are all varieties and shapes, it doesn't seem consistent that they can be adapted to a style such as is shown here. And yet there IS nothing inconsistent about the plan as shown
 There are no very elaborate finish tngs in the construction of this bunga- low, so that the cost can be kept down comparatively low. For this reason it presents a good practical plan and offers a distinctive home to the dis eliminating home builder.
 The combination of the gray stucco walls and the white trim and columns Is in keeping with the dignity of this colonial home. The projecting roof over the side porch, with it's white col
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ISLAND WITH QUEER HISTORY

the suzerainty of the princes of Taren- tum, the five counts of Tocco, the re- public of Venice, the ravaging corsairs
 or Greece and Naples, the Turks. the Spanish-Venetian allies, Venice again.
 france, the Russo-Turksh allies. the French and the British Great Bri. tam finally relinquished it's protector ate and ceded the islands to Greece after the latter had allowed the Court or St. James to name brother of the princess of Wales as king of the Hell lenes in 1862.
 The chief city of Cephalonia is Ar gostoli, which has an excellent harbor and which is especially noted for it's curious sea mills, operated by a cur rent Of sea water flowing through a chasm in the rocky shore. Across the bay from Argostoli Is the rival port of Luxouri.
 Cyclopean and Hellenic walls are still standing on the sites of the an. cient cities of Cranii, Proni, and Sa- mos, while few miles beyond Argos toll there rises relic of Venetian days, the strongly fortified castle of St. George.
 The Cephalonians, who are mentally alert and who are more purely Greek than the inhabitants of any of the oth- CT islands of the Ionian group, have shown great ingenuity and industry in building terraces for the cultivation of the vine and olive. One of the chief products of the island is a peculiarly favored currant which finds a ready market in Holland, Belgium and Ger many. In addition to their agricul. tural pursuits. the Cephalonians are interested in shipbuildlng, silk spin ming, basket making and the manufac- ture of carpets. An odd lace. made of aloe fiber is exported
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-23
FOR LUNCHEON OR TEA
THREE APPETIZING AND HEALTH.
 FUL CONNECTIONS.
Apple Cake Made According to Drec- tions Will Be Found Delicious Zwieback an Old Favorite-
 For German Coffee Cake.

Apple Cake.-One and one-half cakes yeast, one cupful milk, scalded and cooled, one tablespoonful sugar, threo and one-half cupfuls sifted flour, one fourth cupful butter, one-half cup ful sugar, two eggs, one-fourth tea spoonful salt and five apples.
 Dissolve yeast and one tablespoon full sugar in lukewarm milk, add one and one-half cupfuls flour to make sponge, and beat until smooth. Cover and set aside in warm place until light-about three-quartcrs of an hour
 Have sugar and butter well creamed add to sponge. Then add eggs well make a soft dough, and salt. knead lightly. Place in well greased bowl. Cover and set aside to rise-about two hours.
 Roll half an inch thick. Place in two well greased, shallow pans. Brush with butter, sprinkle with sugar Cut apples in eighths and press into dough, sharp edge downward. Sprin, kle with cinnamon. Cover and let rise about one-half hour.
 Bake twenty minutes. Keep GOV. cred with pan first ten minutes, in or der that the apples may be thoroughly cooked.
 Zwicback.-One cake yeast, ore-half cupful milk, scalded and cooled, two tablespoonfuls sugar, one-fourth cupful 1a r1 hIljt tvun and three-fourths cupfuls sifted flour and one-half teaspoonful salt.
 Dissolve yeast and sugar in luke waSrm milk Add three-fourths cupfui of flour and beat thoroughly. Cover and set aside, in moderately warm place, to rise for fifty minutes
 Add lard or butter, eggs well beaten, enough -four to make @ dough-about two cupfuls, and salt. Knead, shape into two rolls one and one-half inches thick. and fifteen inches long. Pro- tect from draft and let rise until light, which should be in about one and one half hours.
 Bake twelve minutes in hot oven. When cool cut diagonally into one half-inch slices. Place on baking sheet and brown in a moderate oven.
 German Coffee Cake.-One and one. half cakes yeast, one cupful milk, scaided and cooled, one tablespoonful sugar, three cupfuls sifted flour, one half cupful butter, one cupful sugar, one-eighth teaspoonful mace, one and one-half cupfuls mixed fruit-citron, raisils, entrants in equal parts-one- fourth teaspoonful salt and three eggs.
 Dissolve yeast and ono tablespoon full sugar in the lukewarm milk, add one and one-half cupfuls of flour. Beat well. Cover and set aside in a warm place, to rise an hour, or until light.
 Add to this the butter and sugar creamed, the mace, the fruit which has been tloured, tho balance of the flour, or enough to make a good cake batter, the salt, and eggs we'll beaten. Beat for ten minutes.
 Pour into well buttered molds, fill ing them about half full cover and let rise until molds are nearly full, then bake in a moderate oven. If made into two cakes, they should bake forty five minutes; one large cake should bake one hour.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-23
Why Women Write Good Stories.

The average woman possesses a greater variety of character, as of ward robe, than does the man; she can moro readily lay aside or suppress some i'm portant part of her. and bring some contrasting feature into view. She carries in herself ready wealth that is more applicable to the story than to painting or to music Thus it Is that in painting and in music she is to be passed by man with ease but in the story, if at all, with greatest effort. George NJ. Stratton in the Atlantic.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-23
NnInahI. .Nll art- Pnnnrn

In an old hair trunL. bequeathed to him with a number of other ar. ticles of small value. a petrolman os Jersey City recently discovered old "ccrtlNcatcs Of profit" O; Ln Insurance company of New Y0rf. !lc took them 10 a police judge. w! , estimated their value al slS.000 I've .u1ge says they cntltle the palrolnan io Q share of tho invested profits of 'hs company. They were bought si1;y years ago by the patrolmans grandfather. and his grandmother he now remembers, was restrained by n friend from burning them ss waste paper.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-23
DWARF TREES EASILY GROWN
Secret, Long Known Only to the Jap- anese, Has Become Matter of
 General Knowledge.

For many centuries the Japanese have closely guarded the secret of growing miniature trees. Indeed, says the Youths Companion, until recent ly they did not allow the trees to be taken out of the country; wealthy people keep them as art treasures. Now, in America, dwarf trees bring a good price and are used as house plants and table decorations By fol- lowing the plan here described almost any one can raise diminutive trees with little trouble
 Get few large, thick-skinned or. anges and halve them. Remove the
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pected to be up by [ :45 in the morning and to retire to their quarters at dark. They are allowed to keep light burn ing until eleven o'clock. Apart from these regulations, however, they are at liberty to move about the camp quite freely and spend their time as they like. The camp, like other internment camps, enjoys a certain amount of self-government, prisoners electing in each building two officers, intrusted, during weeks time, with the supervi- sion of the house and enforcement of the rules and regulations about rising in the morning, sc
 The food served in the camp is not only good and plentiful, but far richer and more varied than in ordi- nary prisoners camps. to suit the off, cers' standard of life. The men in the morning receive the usual continental breakfast-coffee and bread, a hearty meal at noon. lighter meal in the af- ternoon, and supper before bedtime. They are allowed half bottle of wine or beer with their dinner and supper, and will find at the canteen, variety of eatables, things to drink, wearing apparel, and even luxuries. What is not on stock. the authorities will get for them promptly. The house where the canteen is installed also serves as storehouse for officers, each of whom has compartment of his own to store away foodstuffs and the like.
 Those who have visited the German camp have been impressed with the fair manner with which the Germans treat their prisoners. The impris- oned officers live on terms of mutual respect with their captors and so friendly is the relation as to warrant the hope that the actual combatants in this war. especially those who were prisoners in the enemy's country, may. when again they return home, become apostles of peace and mutual good will after the period of fierce struggle and hatred has passed.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-23
A Grievous Burden.

Just think!' exclaimed the humani- tarian. when man enters prison he loses his identity and becomes simply a number"
 Well, replied the man in motor togs. except for the fact that he is confined and has to do hard labor, I don't see that he is much worse of than l am. I not only have a num- Der. but I'm compelled to pay for it."
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-23
Taking Him Down a Little.

A somewhat conceited clergyman, who was more celebrated for the length of his sermons than for their eloquence, once asked the late Fla. ther Healy what he thought of the one just preached Well, sir" replied the humorist, T like one passage exceed ingly we'll" Indeed, Father Healy. and pardon me for asking which pas sage you refer to-" Well, my dear sir" replied the wit. the passage I re- fer to was that from the pulpit to the vestry room"
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or life. The officer of the enemy en- Joys privileged position.
 Germany at present lodges in spe- clal internment camps about 12 900 off, cer prisoners. The majority, about I,OO0, are Russians, against $500 French, $50 English and 600 Belgians Whereas common soldiers in German concentration camps are nearly with out exception lodged in barracks spe- cially built old castles. well appoint ed modern private houses or hotels are set apart for the accommodation of officer prisoners.
 The Mayence-C -Castell camp at pres. ent contains British. Russian, French and Belgian officers. In addition there
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Worth Tryinq.

Keep folded newspapers handy upon which to place soiled pots and pans, and save cleaning smutty marks from the table.
 If the stepladder slips, paste piece of old rubber over each support; this will not only prevent fall, but it will protect the floors.
 When box of sardines is opened, it should be drained of its oil at once and the fish turned out
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and has side entrance and porch so that it can be reached from the out side. It is small and compact-a good arrangement for this bungalow. Doors into the hall and into the dining room are provided.
 The main entrance is into vesti- bule that opens into hall which con- meets with the different rooms. A cased opening leads from this hall to the living room
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-23
Owl a Sort of Cat.

A woman selecting hat at mil liners asked cautiously: "ls there any thing about these feathers that might bring me into trouble with the Bird Protection society,"" "Oh, no, madam, ' the milliner said. But did they not belong to some bird?" the woman per sisted Well. madam" the milliner returned. pleasantly, these feathers are the feathers of q howl, and the howl you know, madam, seein' as 'ow fond e is of mice, is more of cat han a bird.'
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-23
Banana Salad.

One tart apple cut in cubes, four bananas sliced. one-half package dates cut small Mix together
 Dressing-One pint cream, whipped, little salt, cayenne, yolk of one egg well beaten. Lemon juice to taste and two tablespoonfus sugar.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-23
Enqlish Turkey Force Meat

Two ounces of lean ham or bacon, oue-fourth pound suet, rind of one half lemon, one teaspoonful each of parsley and herbs, six ounces bread crumbs, two beaten eggs, salt. pepper, sp!ce to taste.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-23
Type of Architecture That Always Presents an Attractive and
 Dignified Appearance.
PRACTICAL PLAN GIVEN HERE
Distinctive Home That Can Be Bull. at Comparatively Small Expense Basement for Heating Plant Provided - Living Room
 One of the Features,

Mir. William A Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building, for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he IS. without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 1927 Prairie avenue, Chicago, H., and only enclose swo-cent stamp for reply.
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Coffee Grounds.

My wife doesn't treat me right" said Henry Enpeck
 Whats your grouch?" asked Meek CT
 She makes such poor coffee." re- piled Henry.
 Well. if that's the case" replied his friend, you must have grounds for di- vorce."
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-23
Cccoanut Biscuits

Beat two eggs with one-half pound of confectioners sugar, then stir in one-half pound of ground cocoanut. Mix together well and drop from tea spoon on buttered pan Bake ten min utes in a moderate oven.
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Fried Scallops.

Seallops are most appetizing when fried. Rinse them in salt water, dry !n a napkin and dredge in flour; fry in hot pork fat. Eggs and crumbs are rot needed.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-23

Elato' also known as Monte Negro (Black Mountain), which is more than 5000 feet high, gets it's name from the dark pine forests which clothe it's slopes.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-23

V Mayence, Germany, and on the opposite side of the Rhine the lit tle town of Castell. Those who visit thls place with it's old citadel are sur prlsed at its busy and variegated life ln times of peace the German soldiers were drilled here, while today may be seen a picturesque crowd comprising the olhcers of practically all the coun- trles at war with Germany
 Besides the red-trousered French. men walks the khaki-clad Englishman. ana the brllliantly-uniformed Belgian conVerses with the Russian. At near " any hour of the day, however. the vast grounds encircled by the citadel serve Tor tennis parties and other out door games, in which the Englishmen oesplte their numerical inferiority, in- 'arlably excel Practically every week there is a football, tennis or cricket game.
 ms remarkable population SO quickly collected comprises the off. cers concentration camp Here are comfortably housed thousands of off eers. ln ordinary prison camps the problems to be faced are usually mere- iy hyglenic and economic. It is only necessary to provide clean and com Iortabie quarters and sufficient food The officers camp on the other hand mas been arranged with the object of oDserVlng certain class considerations so that the officers, even though held captiVe' may enjoy high standard
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are about one hundred privates of the same nations who serve as attendants. It h a 8 been found impossible to provide a separate room for each officer, although all the older officers and those of higher rank have been accommodated in the immense number of rooms availab ble in the old citadel. No room contains more than a few officers.
 Prisoners are ex-
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T the juncture of the rivers
 Rhine and Maine, where the ancient Romans once had their stronghold, lies the picturesque fortress of Mayence, Germany. and on