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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10
COMFORT IN HOME
VALUE OF SYSTEM is BEGINNING
TO BE APPRECIATED.
Well to Get Rid of Useless Trlfies
That Take Up Space and Make
Workout Alarm Clock
to Use.
CBy NELLIE MAXWELL. Department OF
Farmers Institutes OF the University OF
wisconsin,

CBy NELLIE MAXWELL. Department OF
Farmers Institutes OF the University OF
wisconsin,
Have you gone through your home
putting away many pieces of bric-a.
brac, too choice with associations to
give away, perfectly useless, incongru.
Gus things taking up space and caus
ing needless handling to keep in or.
der?
If not, do, for the love and comfort
of your family. If these things have
real value shut them away for time,
at least, and they will be enjoyed
again. absence making the heart grow
fonder."
1t is becoming more and more the
custom for housewives TO go through
boxes, drawers and closets and give TO
rummage sales, grab-hags and fairs
things that have passed their day,
Books, magazines, pictures, china and
ornaments may be passed on TO greater
usefulness.
Many little people are made glad by
u UT VI AlAttis iNl AlAf 'NAl va AhAAAEN "
be used in the playhouse which take
but little thought TO place in their
hands. What gain for repose and
beauty, to say nothing Of space, ant
time for important duties, If these OBJ
iects could be eliminated. simplicity
is the keynote of the age, and the com.
Portable home is a restful place.
Emerson says n lady Is serene, Doc
tors tell us that hurry, like worry, IS
death TO good looks and an enemy 10
health as well. The people who accom-
plish the most in the worlds work are
those who plan wei and serenely nc.
complish their task.
Did you ever time yourself on Ger
tain piece OF work. whether making n
buttonhole or frying douEhnuts2 If you
have you know the time needed and
viii be able To plan your day. OF
course there are always the uneXpect
ed Interruptions which we cannot plan
on, but IL Is wise to know the length
Of time II takes to accomplish certain
definite pieces OF work.
If mistresses had better under
standing OF these things there would
be more peace and harmony in the
household, and maid who had a two.
weeks washing under way would not
be asked TO prepare dinner for invited
guests. II is the inconslderate women
who are helping TO keep the servant
problem unsoved. and are always look.
ing for a servant.
If one Is not possessed with the pre-
cious power OF concentration, use an
alarm clock and set 1t at the time that
dinner is 10 be started or the bread put
into or taken out of the oven II takes
but an instant to provide this security
and it SO relieves the mind that the
whole attention may be put upon what
ever work Is at hand.
When we learn TO keep our sense Of
proportion and know that, however de.
sirable II may be 10 have the washing
out early, sweet temper, a calm and
quiet mind, are much more 10 be de-
sired and vastly more appreciated by
the home folk.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10
Clean Empty Bottles.

AS soon as a milk bottle is emptlcd.
rinse II thoroughly with cold water. DO
not return dirty bottles and do not use
milk bottles except 70 hold milk. Re
turning dirty bottles 70 the milkman
may mean that few days later either
you or your neiehbors viii get con-
taminated milk. MIX bottles should
never be taken into a sick room. In
case Of infectious or contagious dis
ease all bottles should be boiled thor
oughly and should not be returned TO
the dealer without the express permits
sion or the attending physician. Such
diseases easily can be made epidemic
through disregard Of this precautIon.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10
Washing Sweaters.

"When / washed my fine white
sweater IL shrank so that | was scarce.
ly able to get 1t on" said young
housewife the other day. 1.-THE bottom
dried In ripples and the pockets
stretched to twice their size, Next
time / stitched the pockets in place be-
fore wetting. ! prepared a luke-warm
suds Of white soap and carefully
washed the sweater In this, afterward
rlnslng II several times. Then
squeezed 1t dry. over my dressmakers
form / pinned a sheet and put the
sweater on the form, potting into
shape and stufling each arm with a
rolled bath towel. When dry II was as
large as when new and fitted me even
better"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10
ozark Liqhtninq."

The expression dark lightning"
seems to be paradoxical. As matter
Of fact dark lightning Is n product Of
the laboratory. In the development OF
camera plates that have been exposed
10 lightning flashes some Of the streak
images are reversed. This is thought
10 be due 10 overexposure. Prints
made from the negatives show the
streaks as dark lines, hence the ex'
preston "dork lightning" The path
Of a lightning fash is frequently shift
cd By wind The action Of the wind
appears 70 broaden the line OF light
ming until It resembles 81 ribson. The
uniform broadening along the entire
length Of lightning fash has prob
ably never been observed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10
currled Cheese.

Dissolve three tablespoonfuls Of but
ter in small saucepan, then stir IN
gradually half a cupful Of milk and n
small sliced onion Allow 10 cook
slowly until the onion Is tender. Crate
two ounces of Parmeslan cheese add
It 10 the mixture in the saucepan and
stir until dissolved Add seasoning
20 taste, and pour over rounds OF hot
buttered toast. Serve at once.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10
This Saves Stems.

A large tray to carry dishes 10 and
from the dining room table Is great
step saver, hut better Jet - d wheel
tray. The first cost Of this IS rather
large, but the housewife might afford
to indulge fl one, FOR It's convenience
can hardly be oyerestimated.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10

Be sure you are rlght-~but don't bs
too sure everybody else Is wrong.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10
To Maze omslrts Limit.

Add one scah. tsaspOonful Of baking
powder for every four eggs,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10

Nervous men are considered ths
smartest,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10

Kenosha ~ The Kenosha lodge os
r1r,s has received twelve competitive
dagipns for the new clubhouse which
Il Is he erected in the n@xt year The
new building is planned to be the
anast in wisconsin aud the total ex
nsndifure win be close 20 slso.oo0.s
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10

Reedsburg - Egbert Courtier was
killed by being run over by one of IN,
city fire teams, He was loading GIN
ders at the powerhouse and had tb'
wagon half loaded, when the frV
alarm sounded. The team being ae
cnstomed to start for the firehouse
upon hearing the alarm, jumped and
ran as Mr. Courtier was thrown IN
der the wheels.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10

Shawano-The democratic party OF
this county has named the following
ticket: State senator, for Shawano
and Outagamie counties, Louis Roll
man of Shawano; assemblyman, Aug
ust Beversdorf of Belle PLANE; sher-
if. L. w. Schussman; clerk OF the
circuit court, August KIoening; reg
lister of deeds, e. X. Bctirell; district
attorney, w. d. Hazeltine.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10

Spokane. Wash. - Five Wisconsin
men are included in the list Of win
nars in the government land drawing
announced here They are Albert y.
Bort. Beloit; Raymond Brown, Wau-
san. Otto W. Kickbusch. Wausaui
Harold D. Mann. Racine, and FRANK
4 Retsinger, la Crosse. This con
cludes the drawing for the CoiYlle
reservation.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10

Neenah - Waterpower users here
have been restricted to a 60 per cent
flow Steam is being resorted to to
furnish enough power to run their
plants. A month ago sluicing was be-
ing done to take care of the overflow.
since that time the river and lake
has lowered three feet.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10

Appleton Following the opinion of
District Attorney Catlin that picketing
o, the Interlake Pulp and Paper
company mills was illegal, an injunc-
ton was granted restraining former
employees of the mills, all unions con
nected with the strikes in those mills
and others interested in the strike
rom molesting the property OF the
companies.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10

&onroe-Miss Leila Loofbourow, in
religious life Sister Reginaldus, has
Protested the probating of the will of
mel father, the late DR.. N A. Loofbou-
Tow for more than forty years ply
's.ah 10 Monroe. Under the will the
laughter was cut off with 81, and
N2per.r valued at more than $4,000,
was .a.' partly to other relatives, his
hospital property valued at about
''''"" Going to Miss Hattie Newman,
superintendent.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10

stevens Poi7t - Chief Of Police
prougbton OF Evansville, accompanied
~ deputy sheriff, took in charge
Homer Ellison, colored charged with
holding up and robbing depot agent
and messenger at Evansville Of more
han $50 recently.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10

Beloit-The Stewart-Warner Speed
ometer corporation of Chicago an
nounces that the manufacture of War
ner speedometers will be discontinued
because the corporation has factory
in Chicago, and the factory will be
used for a foundry and malleable iron
works.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10

A., he heirs Of C. R. Smith
nat the intention Of Mr.
,..# r the entire cost Of boule-
Set avenue, the dividing
Eo cities, from Park street
anebago, a quarter of q.
carried out.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10

The remains Of f. G.
.,. mer United States district
5lr the eastern district Of
and a permanent resident
a have been brought here
Mr.. Philips died suddenly
Of spOplexy
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10

Green Bay - Thirty back tenders,
employed by the John Hobegg com
panE paper manufacturers walked out
when their demand for an increase Of
10 per cent in pay was denied them.
The places of the strikers were filled
aud the mill is operating at fun capac-
ly Recently this mill adopted the
eight h0ug system.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10

sha-The population of this
city is 1923, which number includes
40 Carroll college students and 400
Inmates Of the Wisconsin industrial
school Secretary August Jacobson of
Toe board of education was delegated
10 take "a general census of the city in
conjunction with the school census.
The official census of Waukesha, TAX
e1 in 1910, was $40.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10

Neenah-The milk supply has been
materially reduced in this section by
the long period of hot weather. Local
milk dealers report that difficulty is
being had in securing a sufficient
amount. There is an increased de-
mand while the supply has decreased.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10

Evansville -- Five GAINESVILLE young
men have enrolled for the civilian
naval training cruise, to be held on the
Atlantic ocean August 10 to Septem-
Der L, under auspices OF the United
States naval department.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10

Amigo - Triplet calves were born
On the farm of W. II. Green near this
city. The mother is native COW
with some Jersey blood and the sire
a registered Holstein with a record of
ten pairs of twins.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-01-07
PENNSYLVANIA Plum Puddino.

One cupful milk, two eggs, one cup
full molasses, one-half teaspoonful nut
meg, one-half teaspoonful salt, two
teaspoonfuls baking powder, one cup
full bread crumbs, one-half cupful corn
meal, one cupful chopped beef suet,
one-quarter cupful finely minced cit
ron, one cupful seeded raisins, one
half cupful currants; flour to make
stiff batter. Steam fully three hours,
turn from the mold and strew chopped
almonds over top. Serve pudding hot,
with sauce made thus: Cream to-
gether one cupful of pulverized sugar,
scant one-half clpful of butter, beat
whites of two eggs in, one at time,
and one teaspoonful. of lemon flavor
ing; stand on ice a short time before
serving. Serve sauce very cold.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-01-07

1t is said that a little cheese at the
end of dinner acts as a digestive
agent, but whether or not this is
true, no well appointed dinner is
without it. In many homes a bit of
cheese with an accompanying fruit
or jelly, is used as a dessert instead
of some pudding or pie. 1t is just a
sufficient finish to family dinner
without dessert If there is dessert,
the cheese is frequently served with
the salad, roquefort cheese with let
tuce or tomatoes. Connoisseurs do
not cut roquefort cheese until it is
well advanced in decay and therefore
it is not we'll to set before a man of
this sort new bit of the cheese 1t is
more advisable to leave it out alto
gether and give him brie or cheddar,
both of which are favorite cheeses
with men.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-01-07
Old Public Lotteries.

Harvard was aided by a lottery in
1889 by special act. The scheme was
to buy Joseph Pope's orrery for the
college. Three thousand tickets at
500 each were sold. The plan was
successful, and after all expenses had
been paid Harvard had the orrery and
$500 in the school treasury. Among
the public buildings erected in Amer
lea by the aid of lotteries Faneuil hall,
in Boston, has the most historical in
terest. The hall burned in 1861 and
then the selectmen of Boston were
instructed at town meeting to petit
ton the general court to empower a
suitable person to raise by way Of
lottery such a sum of money as would
be sufficient for the rebuilding of the
hall. The legislature granted the
petition, and the profits Of the lot
teries, which extended to 1854, were
applied to the erection Of the second
Faneuil hall, which held the town
meetings of the Revolution and still
stands. In 1888 an act was passed
which put an end to the sale of lottery
tickets in Massachusetts,.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-01-07
OATMEAL BREAD AT IT'S BEST
Satisfaction to the Most Dis
eliminating Palate.

One cake yeast. one-half cupful
lukewarm water, two cupfuls boiling
water, two cupfuls rolled oats, one
quarter cupful brown sugar, two table
spoonfuis lard or butter, melted, four
cupfuls sifted flour, one teaspoonful
salt.
Pour two cupfuls of boiling water
over oatmeal, cover and let stand I'M
til lukewarm. Dissolve yeast and
sugar in one-half cupful lukewarm wa
ter, add shortening and add this to the
oatmeal and water. Add one cupful of
flour, or enough to make an ordinary
sponge. Beat we'll Cover and set
aside in a moderately warm place to
rise for one hour, or until light.
Add enough flour to make dough-
about three cupfuls, and the salt.
Knead we'll Place in creased bowl,
cover and let rise in a moderately
warm place, until double in bulk
about one and Cne-half hours.
Mold into leaves, fill well-greased
pans half full, cover ard let rise again
about one hour. Bake 45 minutes in a
hot oven.
One-half cupful of chopped nuts may
be added, if desired.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-01-07
The Danger
Point.
By GEORGE MUNSON
(Copyright, 1915, by w. G. Chapman

Copyright. 1915. by w. G. Chapman
When Eileen Roberts reached the
age of thirty-f1ve she resigned herself
gracefully to the prospects of spinster-
hood. She ceased to struggle against
a tendency to adiposity, and settled
down to the expectations of a perma-
nent position in the firm of Wakefield
and Gray, exporters.
In an Office filled with smart youths
and giggling girls, Miss Roberts ought
to have held a higher position than
that of a clerk. But she had never
had the money to study stenography
when she was a girl, and afterWard
she had her sick mother to care for,
a task which absorbed the whole of
her ten dollars week. Simple-mind-
ed, she was the butt of the younger
and more thoughtless element.
When a young clerk passes a wom-
an with the fiippant remark, Say.
Eileen, I'll get you beau before long
trust me-" he needs man OF ma
ture age to take him across his knee
and thrash the viciousness out OF
him. At least, that's my opinion.
Poor Eileen Roberts looked woefully
out of place, and neither Wakefield
nor Gray had ever considered her
seriously for anything better.
With her placid, good-natured face,
her tireless industry, her patience, it
seemed incredible that anyone could
make sport of her. She was just the
woman, too, whom some rogue might
have taken advantage Of Perhaps it
was better that she had not married,
to slave for the sort of man who
would have deluded her into wifehood.
At least, many thought SO. But most
of us thought nothing at all. And it
was always good fun to "get rise
out of Eileen"
New girls were always coming and
girls less new going. There was lit
tie Bessie Waters; she hadn't been
in the office week before she began
to tease Miss Roberts. 1t was a
strange thing, too, but the elder wom-
an seemed to take an amazing liking
10 her She never noticed Bessie's
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-01-07
Mexican Meat Loaf.

Mix thoroughly a pound and half
of chopped beef, half pound of finely
chopped veal and a quarter of pound
of chopped salt pork, tablespoonful
of finely minced parsley, half a
chopped onion and a tablespoonful of
minced green pepper, also a teaspoon
full of salt and a saltspoonful of pep
per. Cut long, narrow strip from a
canned pimento and arrange a layer
of the meat mixture firmly in the bot
tom of dish previously wet with cold
water. Then lay the pimento strip
lengthwise on the meat and cover
with the remainder of the meat. Pack
in well and bake three-quarters of an
hour in quick oven. Make gravy
of the drippings, adding little tomato
juice and chopped green pepper.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-01-07
Try Pixies Toothache Drops
STREET GUTTER RUNS GOLD
Crowds in Nevada City Collect the
Precious Metal on Public
Thoroughfare.

The cement gutter on the south
side of Broad street, in front of the
National hotel, was lined the other
day with eager gold searchers, men
and boys. Some of them picked up
as high as IS worth of gold in a
short time.
Where the gold came from is a
question. Some hold the theory that
it came from the drain from the melt
ing room of the Citizens bank, which
dumps into the Broad street gutter.
This theory is somewhat borne out
by the fact that the gold resembles
retorting metal. Others think it is
gravel gold that found it's way into
the gutter farther up Broad street
when Charles E. Tegler enlarged his
cellar. There was much gravel in the
material that came out of the cellar
Nevada City Dispatch to the Sacra-
mento Bee.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-01-07
SPONGE BREAD OF QUALITY
Proper Mixture Of ingredients Is Of
the First Importance in Its
Preparation.

One cake yeast, one and one-half
quarts lukeWarm water, two table
spoonfuls sugar, four and a half
quarts sifted -four, two tablespoonful
lard or butter, melted, one tablespoon
full salt.
Dissolve the yeast and, sugar in one
quart of the lukewarm water, and add
one and one-ha1f quarts of sifted flour,
or sufficient to make all ordinary
sponge. Beat well. Cover and set
aside to rise for about one and one
half hours in a warm place.
When well-risen add the pint of luke
warm water, lard or butter, the re-
mainder of the flour, or enough to
make moderately>firm dough, and the
salt. Knead thoroughly; place in
creased bowl. Cover and let rise from
one and one-half to two hours.
When light, mold into loaves and
place in well-greased baking pans,
cover and let rise again for about one
hour. When light, bake forty to fifty
minutes, reducing the heat of oven
after first ten minutes.
This recipe makes; four large loaves.
The whole process takes from five
and one-half to six hours, and if fol
slowed closely will produce excellent
results.
If richer loaf is desired, use milk
in place of all or part of the water.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-01-07
EXTRA LINEN SUPPLY
MATTER THAT is THE DESIRE OF
EVERY HOUSEWIFE.
Monograms Should Be Embroidered
on Every Piece-Fancy Work
That Can Be Done in Mo-
ments of Leisure.

No housekeeper can ever have
enough attractive linen for her table
and her bedrooms She may have
enough for actual service, but it is
wise to keep just a little ahead of the
actual need in extra towels for guest
room and bathroom. 1t is also advis-
able to keep just a little ahead in
the supply of linen for the table.
Every set of napkins and each table
cloth should have the housewife sur
name initial or her monogram. en-
broidered upon it. There is question
as to the proper place to put the
initial or monogram, but the majority
prefer the letter on tablecloths to be
in the corner. where they will come
just off the rounded edge of the table.
Napkins should have the initials in
the corner or in the middle on one
side, where they will be on top when
the napkins are folded. Tea napkins
are the only ones on which a wreath
can appropriately be placed. 1t is
quite permissible to place an initial
within the wreath or other decorative
motif. Tea napkins can also be fin
ished with hemstitched or scalloped
edges. ~,
Some women may argue that they
haven't time to put fancy work on
household linen. This is a poor ar
gument, for almost every woman has
a few moments during the day when
she sits down to chat with neigh
Dor or when she is waiting for the
Homecoming of her husband to his
evening meal. 1t is during these odd
moments that great deal can be
accomplished, especially in the way
of fancy work Pickup work is good
for the nerves.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-01-07
One-Dish Meal.

One round steak, one large carrot,
one small onion, one head Of celery,
two large potatoes.
Wash, peel and cut up vegetables.
Cut meat into two-inch pieces and fry
in little fat quickly just enough to
brown sides.
Put vegetables and meat in pot;
cover. season and let simmer until
meat is tender Thicker with flour
and empty into pudding dish. Put egl
cup in center and cover with pie crust,
bake When brown, set where it will
keep warm, or if made in morning set
away and warm on back of stove be-
tore using.