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r xACTLY one hundred
r. and fifteen. pounds Of
IL ambitious aviatrix is
singing at Keith's this week.
More than that the fact that
Miss Lola Wentworth's chief
charm as a musical comedy star
is her soaring voice has nothing
whatsoever to do with her hopes
to rise even higher In an aero
plane.
Ever since she went up with
Ray Simpson in his Wright b.
plane at Dayton last September
she has been pining to fly again.
The severe attack Of pneumonia
that followed her last aerial ex-
pertinent has not dulled her ar
dor in the least.
The Dayton trip was not her
first. Not by any means. Had
she not. flown frequently with
Charles Fay, Jr., at Hammonds-
port? This was in a Curtiss
machine.
Flying With Italian Army.
Mr.. Fay Is now flying with
the italian army, but Miss
Wentworth hopefully awaits his
return 80 that she may resume
her study Of aviation. He has
promised to take q furlough this
summer and give her a special
course Of instructions, and the
little soprano is looking for
ward to this as eagerly ~ most
other girls are anticipating q
season at White, Sulphur.
Like anyons who cares to
take up flying seriously, Miss
Wentworth has q complete avia-
ton costume. The suit looks
like nothing 20 much as
the capacious "Johnnies" that
mothers puts on their children
before they are old enough to be
advanced, respectively, into pa
jamas and nighties. When Miss
Wentworth pulls the hood down
over her hair and adjusts the
goggles, she resembles . giant
beetle.
Sings for Wounded.
Due possibly to the fact that
many Of her Misunderstanding
the two aviators-are fighting
with the allies, Miss Wentworth
has done everything she can for
the Canadian soldiers. In
Toronto recently she sang for
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How to Can Fruit Without Sugar
Housewife Should Choose Unpe Rather Than Particularly
Jelly Manufacturing Success Depends Upon

must do her work may make one method
more convenient than another.
1t IL most important that the Jars.
covers. and rubber rings be In perfect
condition. Examine each jar and cover
to see that there Is no defect in It. Use
only fresh rubber rings. for II the rubber
10 not soft and elastic the sealing will
not be perfect Having the jars. covers,
ana rings In perfect condition. the next
thing IL to wash and sterilize them.
Have two pans partially filled with
ing them on their sides. and some
covers In the other. Place the pans on
the stove where the water will heat
to the boiling point. The water should
boil. at least ,S ten or fifteen minutes:
in which there is about two inches Of
boiling water. Steriiize the cups,
spoons. and funnel. II you use one, by
immersins IN boiling water for. q few
pared fruit in the Jars slip a broad
skimmer under a Jar and lift II and
drain free OF water. Set the Jar in the
shallow milk pan and fli to overlooking
with the boiling fruit. Slip a silver
around the inside Of the jar. that the
fruit and Juice may be packed solidly,
Wipe the rim Of the jar, dip the rub
Der ring In boiling water. and put II
s,.sothiy on the jar. then put on the
Ounces.
quarts Of pared. cored, and quar-
tered ounces.
~ quarts Of sugar.
quarts Of water.
Rub the fruit hard with a coarse
crash towel. then wash and drain. Pare
quarter. and core; drop the pieces int
cold water. Put the fruit In the pre-
serving kettle with cold water to cover
1t generously. Heat slowly and simmer
gently until tender. The pieces will no,
require the same time to cook. Take
each piece up as soon as II Is so tender
that silver fork will pierce II readily
Drain on a platter. Strain the water
IN which the fruit was cooked through
cheese cloth. Put two quarts OF the
| strained liquid and the sugar into tn,
preserving kettle; stir over the fire unit
! the sugar 10 dissolved. When 1t boili
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Spdsn1S ShOzU Onset
Of Serious Diseases,
Usually in Infancy
BY DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRsHBERc.

TN the realms Of motherhood. with
maGasines. books. aunts. and grand
mothers lowering near to be Of
service. much Of the nsighborly
words of wisdom and warning can be
analysed and found scientifically true.
Convulsions and spasms are the most
common and dangerous diseases Of In
fancy and early childhood. mothers arc
told over and over again. but sumo
times II seems difficult for even tho
fondest mother to roaiize the truth.
Commissions and spasms are DANGEROUS
and common. They are caused by the
onset Of some severe illness-such ds
pneumonia or scariatina. bad digestion.
constipation, inset0aal worms. high
fever. from whatever source. fright,
severe pain. very hot weather. ricketts,,
whooping cough. and 20 on. Convul.
sions are most frequent In infancy. ana
rapidly diminish after the. nrst year.
times called inward spasns." the baby
tends to scuint. to bend the thumbs
into the palms. and slightly twitchcs
his mouth or eyelids. or perhaps his
head or limbs. These symptoms may
pass away in o. moment. may remain
attack.
Oevete SymptOmb.
A choking sound 10 heard In severe
CONFUSION, and the child ceases to
breathe for o moment. becomes uncon-
scious, stin and somewhat arched back
ward. The eyes are staring. rolling or
squinted. the little fists clinched tightly
and the mouth firmly shut. In q short
time the fact becomes blush from lack
Of air In the lungs. and then the work
ing" begins.
In this unhappy procedure. the breath
legs and body are jerked about In all
directions. the eyes are rolled. there ID
frothing at the mouth and the teeth, II
there are any. are ground together and
| may bite the tongue. The movements
altogether. and the child begins to cry
| or goes to sleep soundly with Its body
| rather sitter than usual. In some in.
| stances. before the child has regainet
CONSEQUENCES. another spasm occurs
and so II may 60 on from 1T to At until
baby dies. These attacks generally last
from one or two minutes to hours.
First Aid Methods.
Prompt treatment must be immedi
ately administered. The child shoult
at once have q bath Of 100 degrees F.
the water covering It to It's neck. Ere
| Quently renewed cold cloths are KEEP
on It's head. This bath should last ter
minutes, after which the child must b,
wrapped In a blanket without drying
Since the attack may be due to irritat
ing food in the stomach. vomiting Il
induced by giving II q teaspoonfui Of
syrup Of Ipecacuanha or other emeti,
Just a. soon as 1t 10 able to swallow.
| II the At continues and the doctor
has not arrived. the bowels should b.
washed out with large injection OF
warm water. followed by an injection e
quiet the nerves. The latter injection
nei 70. IN ey IS ire 9, tse
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Answers to Health
Questions

J. L. C.-My nose is large at the end.
and Is very sensitive to heat and cold.
Is there any way to tougher the skin
so that 1t will not become red?
II you will send a stamped. SEIZED
dressed envelope repeating your query
will gladly send you the name and ad-
dress Of nose .urgeon who can per.
leaving a scar. Massage the nose with
q good peroxide cream and battle II In
peroxide and water.
Jane.-Piease tell me how to restore
hair. which IL becoming gray. to It's
natural color.
1t Is barely possible that sometimes the
natural color Of the hair returns. II
metallic iron. alternated with sulphur
white hair. a feasible or harmless shade
may be given the hair by burnt cork.
In form of a crayon or OF grease paint.
brown, blonde, and chestnut may be
obtained In the same way with powder.
ed henna leaves made into q tea and
powdered indigo in solution. These are
harmless.
IOUIS-I have small. white spots, not
exactly pimples. on my lips. They
seem TO be flat and under the skin.
What can be done for these?
1t is advisable to haze q dermatolo-
sist examine these andto find the exact
cause.
Elderly Man-Every morning upon ris-
ing I expectorate phleghm, but not dur
| ing the day. What do you advise for
this?
An examination should be made Of the
nose and throat. and IL II Is necessary
the tonsils and adenoids should he re-
moved. Have the turbinate bones Of the
nose compressed SO as to allow more air
space. In the mean time you may irri-
gate the nose and throat with alkaline
antiseptic fluid diluted three times In
water.
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TN the season when each kind of
fruit is plentiful and at its best a

TN the season when each kind OF
fruit is plentiful and at its best a
generous supply should be canned
for the season when both fruit
and fresh vegetables are scarce. A
great deal Of the fruit should be
earned with little or no sugar, that
II may be as nearly as possible In the
condition of fresh fruit. This Is the
best condition for cooking purposes.
supply of glass Jars does cost some-
thing, but that item Of expense should
be charged to future years. as with
proper care the breaking Of q Jar
need be rare occurrence. II there
be an abundance of grapes and small,
juicy fruits. plenty of Juice should be
canned or bottled for refreshing
drinks throughout the year. Remem-
Der that the fruit and Juice are not
luxuries. but an addition to the diet
airy that will mean better health for
the members Of the family and great
er economy In the cost Of the table.
Selection and Preparation of Fruit.
The selection of fruit is one OF the
first steps In obtaining succeUsful re-
suits. The flavor of fruit Is not de-
veloped until II Is fully ripe. but the
time at which the fruit is at its best
for canning, lly-making. etc, Is Just
before 1t Is perfectly ripe. In all
soft fruits the Preventative stage fol-
lows closely upon the perfectly ripe
stage: therefore. II 10 better to use
underripe rather than overripe fruit
This Is especially important in Jelly
making for another reason also: In
overripe fruit the pectin begins to
lost Its making quality.
Decide upon the amount of fruit you
will cook at one time. then have two
bowls-one for the sugar and one for
the fruit-that will hold Just the 1uan-
THY Of each. AS the fruit Is pared OF
hulled. as the case may be- drop IL into
Its measuring bowl. When the measure
Is full put the fruit and sugar in the
preserving kettle. While this is cook.
ing another measure may be prepared
and put in the second preserving kettle
In this way the fruit Is cooked quickly
and put In the Jars and sealed at once
leaving the pans ready 10 steriiize all
other set Of Jars.
II the fruit Is to be preserved oil
canned with sirup, II may be put int
the Jars as fast as II Is prepared. Al
soon as a Jar is full pour In enough
strip to cover 1t.
II several people are helping ant
| large kettles are being used for the pre-
serving. or where fruit dixie ounces anC
! hard pears) must be FIRST boiled II
clear water. the pared fruit should b,
dropped into a bowl Of cold water mad,
slightly acid with lemon Juice ton,
tablespoonful of lemon Juice to guar
of water). This will keep the frui
white.
Canning Fruit.
This method of preserving fruit for hom
use is from all points the most desirable
1t Is the easiest and commonly consid
cred the most economical and the best
because the fruit Is kept In a soft an,
juicy condition In which It 10 believes
to be easily digested.
The success Of canning depends upoi
absolute sterilization. There are severa
methods OF canning; and while the prin
! ciple II the Same In all methods. tn
conditions under which the housekeepe
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Stories of
Stories
A LATIN QUARTER TRAGEDY.
Bv Henri Muyper.
I oDoLPHE was poet. Mimi was
, a model. He was twenty-five.
\ She was eighteen: They were

~ model. He was twenty-five.
She was eighteen. They were
very poor. very happy. and I'M
reasonably much In love with each
other.
Rodoiphe lived in Latin Quarter gar
ret and wrote wonderful plays In verse;
Nobody would read or buy his plays.
But Mimi knew they were great. For
Rodolphe himself had told her so.
All At once the sky Of their happiness
grew black. For Mimi fell Ill. Ro-
dolphe spent every moment at her side,
neglecting his work and his friends in
order to nurse her back to health. He
pawned everything he owned and Dor
rowed every penny he could lay hands
on to buy delicacies and medicine for
her.
But daily the fragile invalid grew
worse. And Rodolphe began. to wonder
hor ever he ,S had known happiness in so
At last. through the influence of a
young doctor whom he knew, he had
the sick girl placed In a ward OF the
hospital of La Pitie. The doctor was
ranged that Rodolphe could see Mimi
there every day.
At the Hospital.
Rodolphe used to spend as much Of
his time at the bedside OF his little sick
sweetheart as the hospital authorities
would permit. The rest of the day he
scurried around trying to earn or bor-
row enough to buy flowers. ETC.. for
her.
Little by little Mimi grew better. Ro-
dolphe was In ecstasies OF delight when
the hospital people said at last that she
was practically out OF danger.
But early one morning when he was
starting for the hospital as usual the
poet received this note from his friend.
ct have sad news for you. She Ia
dead. This morning when went
through the ward found her bed va
Rodolphe could not weep. A mercifuI
Ss5Talss V 81 h nep p' e wa va. H
helpless that his friends took him away
A week later he was sane enough for
them to trust him alone. He started
back toward his own garnet. On the
way he met the Young doctor The lat
ter came running up to him and caught
him by both hands. exclaiming:
MY dear Rodolphe. forgive me the
your
Learns the Truth.
''what do YOU mean?" asked Ro-
dolphe perpiexed.
IT was mistaken" explained the doc
tor. when wrote You that terrible
note I had Just found Minis bed
empty. asked a nurse what had be-
come Of the patient. She told me she
had died during the night,. But this Is
| what really happened: Mimi had been
moved to a convalescent ward. And
It was. the next patient In her former
bed who died that might. AS soon a!
| learned that Mimi'was alive hurried
| IN vo,,r horna IN tell VOL But I could
4 not find you ANYWHERE
Mimi aliye" ss.psd , R9d Oh. min, IN.
Of my deserving her for week? Take
me to see her! At once"
At the hospital the doctor left Ro-
| dolphe in a reception room and went
to prepare Mimi for his arrival. Pres.
emily he return to the madly impatient
youth and said pityingly.,
'"She died at I o'clock this morning"
Take me to her." walled Rodolphe.
not understanding.
"she is no longer here" said the
| doctor. "No one claimed her. So she
was sent to the pauper buryins ground"
Copyright, 1919.
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ever, the hot bath, and emetic generally
answer every purpose.
born. the child may be made to inhale
ether-a small quantity--poured upon Q
towel or cloth and held TO the nose.
Il must be used BY the mother only a.
q last resort. When the body relaxes
and the convulsive movements cease.
the towel on which the ether has been
inhaled must be removed promptly.
Convulsions of epilepsy are much like
these ordinary spasms. They may be-
gin In early infancy and can be distin-
guishcd only by the persistent recur-
older. The child should be placed in Q
comfortable position and guarded from
lnjuring itself. and the clothing ioos-
ened from about Its neck. No effort
should be made to straighten the arm.
bend out the thumbs. hold down the
legs. and the like.
Copyright 1915. Newspaper Feature Service. }
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/. nm YHEN my cnliuren arc TAKEN
M to public places" observed
Wv careful mother the
other day. at expect them
70 behave exactly as they do at my
own table. myself have not two sets
Of manners. why should allow them to
. havef'
4. This remark was called forth at the
condition Of q table in a drug store
. which three well-dressed young girls
/, had Just vacated. Water was spilled
cAreiessly about, spoons had clattered
to the floor. and altogether the spec
tacle was revolving. The patient attend
ant cleaned up the, clutter as IL It were
an everyday affair, as indeed It SEEM
ed 70 be.
! have observed more than once this
oarelessness on the part Of seemingly
well-bred children, and have decided
that It must be because mothers are not
on the children that one must be just
as mindful OF ones manners In public
places where the property Is not ones
own as one would be IL the articles In
u4e belonged in a private house, ,,.,
because he seemingly is paying for GER.
! tain privileges he has no right to abuse
them, as 1t Ii to ignore the fact. Wntul
waste IL SO apparent with US IN America
that 1t certainly Is the duty OF every
parent to impress upon the children the
folly Of It. Aside from the effect 1t has
on mis- manners. which 10 serious enough
the harm that such an attitude OF mind
brings IL considerable.
Simply because a child sees hundreds
, OF paper straws on the counter IL nc
. reason why he should be allowed to use
AZ many as he likes: because the sta
tionery In a hotel IL seemingly plentiful
is no reason why the waste OF 1t should
b allowed. And yet well-bred parents
allow their children to run riot simply
because apparently there is no check
on such articles.
1.-TWO sets Of manners" seems to ex.
press the whole matter. II We teach
the children that there Is no such thing
that We expect the same consideration
: for the property Of others as we do fol
our own. their behavior in public place.
. VIII not give rise to such unfavorabi
comment. The American child has beer
the scandal Of other nations for a gen
! Grafton or two because OF this lack Of
, restraint. Let us try to redeem hi
; reputation II We can.
Copyright 1915. Laura cawson.)
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Telling Him.

He was one Of those young men who
never seem to know when to 60 home.
She had tried yawning. but even that
failed to get rid of him.
Presently clock outside In the hail
began to strike In low. deep tones the
"oh, say, Miss Green, said the late
s stage brightly. lis that an eisht'day
Miss Green smiled coldly at him.
"Well," she said, stihing another
y pawn; Wig W T., Son A., you stay . little
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Potato Ribbons.

I large potatoes.
Salt and pepper.
Frying fat
Peel the potatoes and cut them In
fine shavings round and round the po-
tato, as II peeling them In ribbons of
equal length. Throw the shavings into
a frying pan with boiling fat. and fry
with a silver fork to keep the pieces
separate. Drain them and pile lightly
on a dish. sprinkle with pepper and salt
and serve hot.
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Currant Meringue Pie.

cup Of granulated sugar.
pint Of currants.
Line two pie tins with q rich short
crust, stick with a fork and bake to a
very light brown. When cool. fill with
the following:
Beat the whites OF three eggs until
stiff, add gradually one cup grarulated
sugar and one pint currants. Spread
between and on top of the layers OF
crust and bake golden brown.
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RECIPES
Small Egg Dumplings.
N cups Of milk.
. cups Of flour.
! teaspoon of salt.

OkkDs
~ cups Of milk
cups Of flour.
teaspoon Of salt.
Beat the eggs we'll. add to milk. then
peat into hour and salt. The batter
must be OF a consistency to hold shape
when dropped into water. but not get
stin. so 1t Is best to test one. as all
Hour does not thicken alike.
When ready to cook have a large ket-
To OF boiling water slightly salted.
TIP the bowl so that the batter runs
to the edge. and with a knife first
dipped into the boiling water cut off
small portions the size of pecan-to
DO this evenly and rapidly requires
prhctice. Some cooks use a wide
mouthed funnel. but cutting Is easier.
When as many dumplings are in the
kettle as will have room to expand
and not clog. boil twenty minutes.
Then take up with SKINNER and put
into colander to drain: place them
over a pan Of hot water: when all the
dumplings are cooked and drained let
cold water run through: shake well
place again over hot water: melt q
little butter: put dumplinas In bowl
and stir . little melted butter through
them.
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Maple Mousse.

I cup Of maple sugar.
Soups OF thick cream.
Beat we'll the yolks of four eggs. into
(which beat one cup shaved maple
sugar. Heat slowly and beat con-
stantly over the fire until well thick
ened.
Remove from the fire and when cool
beat into the mixture the whites Of the
four eggs, whipped stiff. then add two
cups thick sweet cream also whipped
0tiff.
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Grapes.

6quarts of grapes.
I quart OF sugar.
1 gill OF water.
Squeeze the pulp OF the grapes out of
the skins. Cook the pulp five minutes
and then rub through a sieve that lie
fine enough to hold back the seeds. Put
the water. skins. and pulp Into the
preserving kettle and heat slowly to the
add the sugar. Boil fifteen minutes.
Sweet grapes may be canned with less
sugar; very sour ones may have more.
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Peaches.
s quarts of peaches.
l quart OF sugar.
3 quarts of water.


3quarts Of water.
Put the sugar and water together and
stir over the fire until the sugar Is dis
solved. When the sirup boils skim It.
Draw the kettle back where the strip
will keep hot but not boil.
Pare the peaches. cut In halves, and
remove the stones. unless you prefer
to can the fruit whole.
Put a layer of the prepared fruit into
the preserving kettle and cover with
some of the hot syrup. When the fruit
gently for ten minutes. then put In the
Jars and seal. II the fruit Is not fully
ripe II may require a little longer time
to cook II should be so tender that II
may be pierced easily with silver fork.
In the preserving kettle. While this is
cooking the fruit for the next batch
may be pared.
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The above article was written for the De-
partment OF Agriculture by Maria Parlos.
Direetions ,of 's'ly max Somp,Isn Sy ne
on August &
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Lola Wentworth May Some
Day Be the Heroine of America
Miss Wentworth, Who Has
Already Taken Flying Les
sons, Assures Us That ln
Event of War She Would
Volunteer to Join the Avia-
ton Corps.

The Dashing Girl Messenger
of Other and Less Ad-
vanced Ages Viii Natur-
ally Give Way To the Girl
Aviator If We Ever Have
War Again.
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the wounded in the hospitals
every afternoon.
This story could not possibly
close without a hint regarding
Miss Wentworth's real reason
for wishing to become proficient
in aviation. She wants to VOL
unteer help II this country is
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Plums.
quarts Of plums.
z quarts Of sugar.
l pint Of water.

l pint Of water.
Nearly all kinds OF plums can be
cooked with the skins on. II Il IL de-
sired to remove the skin Of any variety.
plunge them In boiling water for a few
minutes, When the skins are left on,
ing.
Put the sugar and water into the pre-
serving kettle and stir over the fire until
the sugar II dissolved. Wash and drain
the plums. Put some of the fruit in
the boiling sirup. Do not crowd It,
, Put more fruit In the strip. Continue
In this manner until all the fruit f.
done. II may be that there will not be
SUFFICIENT syrup toward the latter part Of
the work; for this reason II Is we'll 70
have a little extra strip on the back
Of the stove.
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ever at war. Some day one Of
the papers may get out an extra
with three inch headlines:
Heroic Girl Carries Important
Dispatches in Aero-Secret
Orders Arrive in Time to Save
American Troops"-and all that.
Wait and see!
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skim well and put In the cooked fruit
Boil gently for about twenty minutes.
Crab Apples.
8 quarts of apples.
~ quarts NJ sugar

quarts OF apples.
IN quarts OF sugar.
quarts Of water.
Put the sugar and water into the pre-
serving kettle. Stir over the fire until
the sugar Is dissolved. When the strip
boils skim II.
Wash the fruit. rubbing the blossom
END well. Put II in the boiling sirup
ana cook gently until tender. II viii
take from twenty to nifty minutes, de-
pending upon the kind OF crab apples.
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Teach Child
'TOBeNedt in
HonedndOut
When They Go to Party or
Soda Fountain, Splitting
Water, Dropping Spoons,
and Carelessness Is Re-
volting-Instill in Them
Right Attitude of Mind.
BY LAURA CLAWSON.

t<V Z IHEN my children are taken
M to public places" observed
Wv careful mother the