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The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
SELECT TREES W. I'll CARE
Matter Worth Great Consideration by the One Who Is Planning
 Real Home.

Now that the process of tree nov ing is so successful, it is a simple matter to annex and preserve as ones own specimens of the numerous beau tiful trees which the countryside dweller is apt to run across in his woodland rambles
 Do not make the mistake, however, of thinking that any kind of a tree can be planted in any place; selec- tions need to be made with inteli- gence and due regard to drainage and soil
 The cver-changing beauty of the mountain maple makes it an unusu- ally satisfactory tree for ornamental planting. The branches in winter are beautiful in coloring, as in spring are the buds and blossoms, followed in summer by the developing fruits.
 The wild plum tree, too, has possi- bilities which too many people fail to recognize. The blossoms of this tree are the nearest we get to the cherry blossom display of the Japanese, and although their beauty endures for only a brief season, the trees are especially desirable when planted along rocker ies or along walls.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
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New Jersey factories employ more than 323,000 workers.
 John Pease of Phippsburg. Me. re- ceiyed an offer of $50 for one wheel of an old one-horse chaise, which origin. ally came from Peabody, Mass. The wheel is all handmade and is seven feet one inch in diameter.
 A book used in 1873 in Farmington Me, reveals the fact that in Novem. Der Of that year. prices of beef ranged from cents to 19 cents, chicken 15 cents; polk, F cents; lamb. 10 cents to 12 cents; turkey, r cents.
 Attempts to introduce merry-eo. rounds and other amusement devices in Zanzibar have proved unsuccessful The natives do not care for anything but the tribal dances.
 A nest of wasps will kill from ooo to 4.000 flies day. but the one or two they may miss will breed about 23 456,7S9 more before the avengers can get back on the job next morning.
 Of the blind persons in this conn. try S2.443 are males and 24,s2s ara females. The male majority is doubt. less largely due to the extra liability of males to accidents, owing to their occupations.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
USES FOR PARAFFIN PAPER
Cheap Article Which It Will Be Found Economical to Keep Supply
 on Hand.

Paraffin paper costs only about five cents or ten cents for big roll, and l try to keep some on hand always.
 Besides being fine for lining almost every kind of mold from cake to ice cream, it's also good to use inside a dish in which fish, like salmon loaf or some other souffle dish, is being cooked. It's easy to remove-and joy of joys-as you throw away the par afffn paper you throw away the fish aroma which makes the washing of fish utensils so odious.
 Then it's also good to use to wrap around foods before placing them in the ice box Of course, I cover almost all foods with the cover that comes with the dish. But what can you use to cover a roast that has been cooked? l haven't a dish cover of any kind that's large enough or shaped right to do this. Answer. I wrap 1t in a little paraffin paper dress. The paraf- fin doesn't absorb the Juices as tissue paper would. and it keeps away odors of other foods. In fact, little sheet of paraffin paper can be used to cover any dish in the refrigerator in lieu of any other kind of cover. and 1t is a sure protector against the dish ab- sorbing odors from neighboring foods. Exchange.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
RAISE FEED FOR FARM STOCK
Higher Price Obtained by Feeding Ant mais Than Any Warehouse Buyer
 Can Afford to Pay.

Those soys will help out in your COW ration because the cows will soon be very fond of them, and they are rich feed. Allow about thirteen pounds of soy bean hay to COW per day and all the stover they will eat up. Mix equal parts by measure ground oats. bran, Ajax flakes or brewers grains and linseed meal. To every measure of this mixture put three measures of corn, and for every four pounds of milk give one pound of the grain.
 Those shoats will need all the skim- milk you have to spare They like kitchen offal. cull apples, pumpkins and such. A little wheat middlings and ground rye scalded and made into a slop and favored with buttermilk they love as the girls do soda water. Give them plenty to drink and give them all the corn they can eat three times a day, and soon they will be hogs fit to kill and need no more feed. When this Is done, then think of sell ing feed at the warehouse.
 If you manage and handle your live stock rightly and have the right kind you can sell your feed through them at higher price than any warehouse buyer can afford to pay you.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
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GOOD APARTMENTS, LOW RENT
Experiment Undertaken at Des Moines, la, Asserted to Be
 Complete Success.

A practical demonstration to prove that individual apartments with mod ern plumbing, sanitary conyenienees, and absolute privacy for each family, can be built to rent for from $8 to $12.50 per month and yet yield a req sonable profit to the builder was made short time ago at Des Moines, Ia. The Octavia Hill association, which has already won renown in solving housing problems, has worked out the plan to the smallest detail and is building the model houses. Forty-fve families were provided for in the first block now under construction.
 The houses, which are of red brick, are simply finished with sufficient trimming to keep them from being se- yerely plain. One important feature of the property Is the provision for the children. About 5000 square feet of ground in the center of the block will be used for playground. The rent collectors are trained society workers and will volunteer to start the playground activities.
 lHe investment VIII TedCu nearly s60,000, which is represented by cap ital stock and a mortgage which pays A per cent a year. The investment will yield gross income of 10.9 per cent per year, after deducting taxes, insurance. water rents. cost of collec- tion of rents, social work, deprecia- tion, etc, of 5.7 per cent.
 The Des Moines venture Is a test case to prove that the unsanitary and bad housing conditions which prevail for the low-salaried workingmen are criminally unnecessary. It is yoic ing an unanswerable protest against the crowded tenement, the dilapidated and unsanitary house which is yirtu- ally the only kind offered to the man who must pay less than s15 month rental.
 The association now owns or man. ages 353 dwellings, housing 2,500 peo- pie, and has never failed to pay four per cent a year to it's stockholders.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

freeing the starch from the cloth.
 Before polishing a stove soap the hands well with a good laundry soap. filling the nails with the soap, then dry and the hands will not be at all stained when the black work is done.
 A bar of laundry soap moistened to father rubbed over the back of the oilcloth that slips and slides on the table will keep it firm without the use of Jacks.
 Salt shaker tops which have become rusted on may be removed by soak ing the tops in a little vinegar. The acid dissolves the rust and the tops will then unscrew.
 Cut hot gingerbread or cake with fork. This makes each piece light and fluffy. whereas a knife used will spoil the cake, making a heavy streak where it is cut.
 Use a little kerosene in the clean ing of windows, adding a teaspoon ful to pail of soapy water. Also use it in cleaning the bathtub, kitchen sink linoleum, wash basin and the rollers of the clothes wringer.
 Newspapers may be used in many ways to tighten work. Cut in small squares and hang from a convenient l hook. Use the pieces to rub off the stove. wipe out greasy dish. or on which to set a smoky kettle. They save utensils in dressing chickens and preparing vegetables. fruits and nuts; they protect the sink drain if used to wipe out greasy dishes be- fore washing. If dampened and torn in bits may be used to keep down dust sweepings. When tightly twist ed they make good kindling for fires, and good packing for homemade fireless cooker.
 To keep a kitchen cookstove clean an ordinary school eraser sprinkled with kerosene is a fine improvement over the brush which just changes the position of the dust.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
Beefsteak ChoWder.

Cut slice of salt pork into small lots. with one onion minced fine; cook un- til a nice brown; add one quart of boiling water, let simmer five minutes, then add one pound round steak cut into strips one-half-inch thick and two inches long; bring this quickly to a boil, then simmer until the meat is tender; add four or five pared and sliced potatoes. season with salt and pepper, add more boiling water and when potatoes are tender add one and one-half cupfuls of good rich milk or cream; split six or eight crackers. put into soup dish and pour chowder over them, serving at once.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
START A SMALL DAIRY HERD
Numerous Failures to Realize Profits Attributed to Mismanagement and
 Wrong Beginning.

(By C. A. BURNS. Department of Dairy
 Husbandry. Oklahoma Agricultural Col
 lege1
 It is quite well known fact that a great many Oklahoma dairy farm CTS are not realizing the profit they should.
 The numerous failures to realize such profits may be attributed to mis- management, but as general rule those who know enough to begin the right way" in the dairy business are rather apt at staying in the right way If we should ask the success full men to explain the more neces- sary precautions in starting a dairy herd, I imagine they would give us a story somewhat similar to this Tn case you are not well acquainted with the business, do not put too much money into fine, pedigreed stock at first. Better get your experience on cheaper stock and add to your herd better cattle as you become more ex- perienced. Do not select your COWS for your foundation stock by guess work. An experienced eye can de- termine quite a little about the abil- ity of COW by the external appear ance, but in most cases record of the animals ability as producer is much safer.
 Even though a grade herd is to be maintained at first, it is to be under stood that pedigreed bull should be used from the beginning Make sure that the bull is up to standard The cows in the grade herd should of course, be all of one breed, and the bull of the same breed.
 It must be remembered that more rigid and careful selection and brand ing will be required to raise and main tain e high standard of production in a grade herd than would be required in fine herd of pedigreed animals. AS last word, be sure never to neg lect to use the Babcock milk tester and milk scales to determine the pro- duetive ability of every COW in the herd. It saves time. 1t saves trou- ble, it saves feed, and 1t saves money
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
THICK, GLOSSY HAIR.
 FREE FROM DANDR[
Glrlsl Beautify Your Hair! Ma Soft, Fluffy and Luxuriant-TI
 the Moist Cloth.
Try as you will, after an applic

Try as you will, after an applies or Danderine, you cannot find trace of dandruff or falling had your scalp will not itch, but whI please you most, will be after
 weeks use, when you see new bair' inc and downy at 1rst-yes-but real. " new hair-growing all over thl scalp.
 A little Danderine immediately d| bles the beauty of your hair. No d enee how dull, faded, brittle scraggy, just moisten a cloth Danderine and carefully draw Yt through your hair, taking one small strand at time. The effect is i'm. mediate and amazing-your hair will De light, fluffy and wavy, and have an appearance of abundance; an incom. parable luster. softness and lururi. anee' the beauty and simmer of trua hair health. 0' 'o
 uet a 70 cent bottle of Knowlton,s Dahdefine from any store and nrovo saae your hair is as pretty and soft as ahy-that 1t has been neglected or injured by careless treatmentNtha.,a oa all. Adv. eA'-'hat 5
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
FENCES FOR SHEEP PASTURE
Advisable to lncIose Portion of Farm In Such Manner as to Keep An
 finals In Place.

The large majority of our farms are not suitably fenced to enable the farmers to pasture sheep, but, when we cannot doubt the advisability of in closing a portion or all of the farm in such manner that they can be kept where they belong.
 The most satisfactory fence is made by using a 24-foot strip of woven wire for the bottom with two strands of barb wire above. This will serve the purpose for both sheep and cattle. If barb wire alone be used. the lower wires should be stretched tightly and placed close together
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
CABBAGE IN VARIED FORMS
,,a....b,s That Is Usually considereo Somewhat PIebeian Has Many
 Possibilities.

rabbape has not very good reput" tion among some people, and 1t IS standby winter vegetable of thousanuS . of others. Even for the fas.ialouo taste there are delicious ways ot COOK ing cabbage. and in salad it can alSO he used with appetizing results.
 Chop a small head of cabbage Ie moving the heart Put three taoie spoonfuls of butter in frying pan, and two tablespoonfuls of flour anu turn in the cabbage after the DulVei and flour are well blended, then pour on gradually eupful of milk. Bring to the boiling point and add two tea spoonfuls of salt, few dashes or pep per, mix thoroughly and cover tignty and cook forty minutes on the back ol the range. About five cupfuls of cap bage are used for the other tngredl- ents. All vegetarians will relish thls toothsome dish. It's flavor Is delicate and delightful
 Baked Cabbage.-Soak cabbage one hour in cold water, then boil ten mih' utes after cutting in good sized pieces Place in a baking dish and cover with one tablespoonful of butter one of four and one cupful of milk. Salt ana pepper to taste. Cover with bread crumbs and bake one hour.
 creamed cahbage.--Soak cabbage for half an hour in cold water, ther trim it and cut 1t in eighths, and droI 1t into saucepan of boiling saltec water. Add a clove and a whole onior and cook until tender. Remove tht onion, drain the cabbage and chop i fne Put in a saucepan with table spoonful of butter and slowly ado three tablespoonfuls of cream. Hea thoroughly, season with pepper ant salt and serve.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
NECESSARY PLANT FOOD

Soils may have tons of fertil. ity per acre and yet not have productive ability, due to lack of availability of such fer tility or to lack of moisture during drought. Legumes and live stock will overcome this, CD by supplying fertility in the form of nitrogen, @ by filling the soil with humus which makes phosphate and potash more available and also by hold ing moisture for use during drought periods, thus giving productive ability as we'll as fer tility.
 The whole matter of neces- sary plant food and it's best use at least cost is expressed in five words, namely:
 Legumes. live stock, lime phosphate and potash.
 All other necessary elements of plant food are usually found in all our soils.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
Get the Habit of Drinking Hot Water
 Before Breakfast
Says we can't look or feel rlsot with the system full
 of poisons.
,,,,,ions os folks bathe internally

Il Millions of folks bathe internally now instead of loading their system with drugs. Whats an inside bath?' vop say. Well, it is guaranteed to per form miracles if you could believe these hot water enthusiasts.
 There are vast numbers Of men and women who, immediately upon arising in the morning, drink a glass or real hot water with a teaspoonful of lime stone phosphate in it, This is very excellent health measure. It IS fn- tended to flush the stomach, liver, kid news and the thirty feet of intestines of the previous days waste, sour bile and indigestibe material left over in the body which, if not eliminated every day. become food for the millions of bacteria which infest the bowels, the quick result is poisons and toxins which are then absorbed into the blood causing headache, bilious at tacks. foul breath, bad taste, colds, stomach trouble, kidney misery, sleep lessness. impure blood and all sorts of ailments.
 People who feel good one day and badly the next, but who simply can not get feeling right are urged to ob- tain quarter pound of limestone phosphate from any druggist or store keeper This will cost very little but is sufficient to make anyone a real crank on the subject of internal sani- 1 tation.
 Just as soap and hot water act on the skin, cleansing, sweetening and freshening, so limestone phosphate and hot water act on the stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels. It Is vast ly more important to bathe on the in side than on the outside, because
 skin pores do not absorb impuritie
 to the blood, while the bowel pore
 Adv
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
TAKEN FROM EXCHANGES.

Chile is building POS miles of rail road.
 North Carolina last year produced minerals valued at s3,739,6 ,696.
 Luxemburg covers 1000 square miles and has population of 206 900.
 Switzerland spends more on relief Of poor than does any other country.
 A government survey has resulted in ranking the Yukon river in fifth place among the great streams of North America.
 According to French statistics. only one-fourth of the aviation accidents are due to defects in aeroplanes.
 For the last 30 years the average yield of potatoes an acre in Ontario has been about 42 per cent over that of the United States.
 A Chinese girl, graduate of Vel. lesley college. will be at the head of a college to be opened in that country by the American institution.
 The government Amical des Avo- cates de France. an association of French women lawyers. has become affiliated with the Women's Lawyers association of New York.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
Letter to Mother

An East side woman remained in q polling booth so long someone went in to see what was the matter, says the independence Reporter. She was writ. ing letter and explained: Tt is so nice and quiet in here with no one to bother me that I'm writing letter to mother. She thinks it is terrible for women to vote, but just told her it is much quieter here than 1t is at home with the children, who climb all over me when l attempt to write. e."-Kansas City Star.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

teaSpoonful Of soda in cupful of sweet milk and add to the butter and sugar, then stir in six cupfuls of rolled oats. Add teaspoon full of grated nutmeg, half tea spoonful of cinnamon, and fourth of teaspoonful of cloves. Mix these with little four, add eupful of raisins and sufficient four to handle Flour the hands and make into cakes the size of a silver dollar Bake in a slow oven until brown. These are cakes which keep we'll
 Bread Sponge Cake.-Take two cup fuls of brown sugar, one cupful of lard, three cupfuls of light bread sponge, two cupfuls of seeded raisins, two cupfuls of flour, one tablespoon full each of cinnamon and allspice and a half teaspoonful of cloves. Add a teaspoenful of soda dissolved in one half cupful of coffee. Mix the ingre- dients and let rise half hour. Bake one hour in a slow oven. This will make large loaf or two small ones.
 Eesless. Butterless, Milkless Cake. Boil together three minutes cup full of sugar and water and half cup full of lard, two cupfuls of raisins. an eighth of a teaspoonful of grated nutmeg, a teaspoonful of cloves and a pinch of salt. When cool add two cupfuls of four. cupful of molasses, a half teaspoenful of baking powder, teaspoCnful of soda, dissolved in a little water Bake forty minutes. This makes chevy cake which the ehil- dren especially enjoy.
 Cream Spice Cake.-Take cupful of sour cream, one cupful of brown sugar, one teaspoonful of soda, tea spoonful of baking powder, a pinch of salt, one-fourth of a tablespoonful each of ginger. allspice and cloves. one-half teaspoonful of cinnamon. Stir with flour to make a drop batter and bake in a moderate oven.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

anu pepper. hOH up and tie firmly to keep i'll shape. Have ready pint of mixed vegetables. car rots, onion, celery and turnip Place these in the bottom of shallow bak. ing pan with the meat on top with just enough water to cover; add a blade of mace and three or four cloves. Gov CT closely and cook slowly for four hours. basting the meat frequently with the liquor in the pan. When done remove the meat and vegetables to hot dish and thicken the gravy with Drowned four. Strain the gravy over the meat, removing the cloves and mace before serving
 Sour Beef-This is a good way to treat tough beef Take a pound and a half of lean beef from the shin, cut 1t in small pieces and roll in flour. Brown the meat in little bacon fat, then remove it and add to the same fat two tablespoonfuls of flour; brown this also, then add slowly two cupfuls of water or stock and stir until boiling hot. Put in the meat and cook slowly for one hour, then add two onions, salt
  and pepper to taste and finally a ta. blespoonful each of Worcestershire sauce and vinegar Continue the cooking until the meat is tender. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.
 Beef in Casserole.-This is another method of cooking meat that is in- clined to be tough. Take two pounds of the shin or round, wipe it carefully and lay in a casserole. Cover with can of tomato. add two bay leaves and salt and pepper to season. Cook in the oven for two hours. Dish up the meat, thicken the tomatoes with flour and butter cooked together and serve the meat with potato pancakes. The acid of the tomato softens the tough tibers of the meat as does win. egar.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
To Starch Fine Linuerie

Many housewives experience great difficulty in laundering fine lingerie, such as dainty waists. jabots, collars and so forth. The chief difficulty seems to lie in giving them just the proper degree of crispness. Rinsing them in a solution of borax gives the right degree of stiffness and renders them just like new Two heaping ta- blespoonfuls of borax to five quarts of water is a good proportion. This is also excellent for thin dresses trimmed with lace.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

so feet high and 20 feet square, says writer@in Popular Meehan- ics. The tower has varied uses. In the=top is=the city clock; in=the middieZis a large alarm bell, and
 around the base is a corridor with entrances on all four sides. Stone benches are pro yided for tired pe- destrians. An ad- ditional feature
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

and three-fourths of a cupful of four sifted with teaspoon ful of baking powder. Mix and roll into very small balls and drop into the boiling soup to cook for five minutes before serving.
 Marrow eaIls.-Take a piece of mar row the size of an egg, add a cupful of crumbs, moisten with cold water add two eggs unbeaten and shape into small balls. Add to the boiling soup and cook very gently two minutes.
 Croutons.-Trim crusts from bread and cut in half dice. Toast in the oven and fry in deep fat. If toasted in the oven, spread the slices with butter before cutting in dice.
 Egg Custard.-Beat three eggs and add half a cupful of highly seasoned beef stock. Butter a small pan and pour the mixture into it. Set the pan in another of warm water and place in moderate oven for half an hour un- til the custard is set Cool and cut in squares and add to the soup just be- fore serving.
 Egg 5alls.-Chop fine four hard. cooked eggs, add teaspoonful of chopped parsley, two tablespoonfuls of grated cheese, cupful of bread crumbs and a pinch of salt, with a dash of red pepper. Bind with the yolks of two eggs or half cupful of cream. Make into balls. dip in egg and crumbs, fry in deep fat and add to the clear soup when ready to serve.
 Soup Balls.-Roll cracker crumbs, mix with butter and make into firm balls the size of a marble Drop in the soup when ready to serve.
 QueneIles.-Take small bits of meat finely chopped. mixed with crumbs and bound with egg. shape into balls dip in egg and crumbs and fry in deep fat Add to the soup when serving.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
For the Flower Grower.

Sow mignonette in pots for early spring towering
 To keep geraniums in bloom give temperature of 60 degrees during the day and 50 degrees at night. Keep them in the dryest situation possible, avoiding too much water at the roots and too much artificial manure.
 florists paper says that on low land pussy willows can be grown to advantage. If you want to grow them and have no low land set them out on high ground, where they will do quite as we'll.