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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-08

and lemon peel and bake until tender.
Bent the whites Of two eggs until stiff;
add two tablespoonful Of sugar and
when the pears are cold cover each
with the meringue. Place In the oven
to brown. Serve with custard made
from a pint Of milk. two eggs, a quar-
ter Of cupful Of sugar, and pinch
of salt. Cook until smooth. Chill and
pour around the pears on serving
dish.
Pear Fritters.-Mix one and one
third cupfuls of flour with two tea
spoonfuls Of baking powder, and
fourth of teaspoonful of salt. Add
gradually two-thirds Of cupful of
milk, one egg, slightly beaten. Pare
two large pears and cut in Slices then
stir into the batter. Drop by spoon
fuls into hot fat and fry until brown.
Serve with hot liquid sauce. For
peach fritters use cupful and fourth
Of floU%
Chicken With Sour Cream Gravy
Cut up chicken or fowl as for fri
CuSScc uuu COOh uulll lcuOcI uO uOt
salt the meat until it is nearly cooked.
When perfectly tender remove to
platter and place around it crisp bak-
ing-powder biscuits, split and buttered.
Take a cupful and half of the chick
en- BROTH add three-fourths Of cupful
Of sour cream; cook together table
spoonful and half Of butter and the
same of flour, then add the hot broth
and cream; do not boil after the cream
is added. Pour this over the meat that
has been dredged with flour and
Drowned in butter.
An old fowl may be cooked tender
and delicious if covered with sweet
fresh milk and set in slow oven to
cook until tender add salt at the last
of the cooking. A small piece of onion
adds flavor to the dish and can be
added to the milk.
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The Extinct Billy Goat.

Strange is the march of time. The
billy and nanny goat were once a
dominating feature in every civilized
American community. A snapshot
could not have been taken without a
goat somewhere in the picture, but the
goat was not deemed a fit insect to
hobnob in swell society. Its product
might be admitted across the thresh-
old Of the rich, but not it's savory self.
The highest standard the goat has
ever attained is the mascotship Of q
volunteer fire company or a similar
Office in the United States navy, which
was practically the lowest rank Of
any living thing aboard. In his palmy
days vivid posters were often seen Of
him in the act Of Juggling with glass
Of fresh Book, and now, since the
breweries themselves are in disfavor,
the American billy goat is doomed to
pass down the line Of has-beens /
Cartoons. !.
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WORK WITH SICK PLANTS


Christmas cactus needs but little
root room and the soil should be por-
GUS, rather sandy with good drainage.
1t is liable to lose its roots If kept too
wet.
Watering a cactus too freely some
times causes it to rot off at the base
Take the plant off, cut away the de-
cayed part with sharp knife, let 1t
dry a few hours, then insert half
inch, in moist sand, and 1t will throw
out new roots. 1t can then be re-
potted. #
Cactuses, as q rule, are injured BY
too free watering during winter.
II your plants get broken, If 1t Is
not entirely separated from the main
stalk, straighten it back into position
carefully and wind narrow strip OF
cloth around the break, as you would
bandage broke limb. Leave one end
Of the strip long enough to fasten 10 4
slender stake set upright In the pot to-
hold the plant. Wet the bandage thor
oughly every day and leave until you
are sure the break is healed.
Sometimes a good treatment of let
ing alone is the best thing that can
be given a discouraged or sulky plant.
Many things are killed by kindness or
what is intended to be such.
Gas-heated rooms unless we'll ventii-
ated are bad for plants.
Keep the plants clean and whole
some. Dust and disease 60 together.
Clogged drainage and too liberal wa
tering will sour the soil, ruin the folf--
age or kill the plant.
Remember it Is the weakened plant
that is the easy prey to disease and In
sects, owing to bad conditions.
A chilly temperature will cause be-
gonias to drop their leaves; when once
chilled it will take several weeks to re-
cover from it.
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ABOUT BULB PLANTING
BY l.. NJ. BENNINGTON.

When should bulbs be planted? Is a
question often asked. Bulbs should be
put into the ground as soon as they
can be procured from the dealer. This
is generally in September or October.
The impression prevails to a large
extent that bulbs can be planted any
time during the fall. That Is, that 1t
Is safe to put them out any time be-
fore the ground freezes.
This Is q mistake which grows out
Of lack Of knowledge of the plants
habits.
A bulb makes an annual growth of
roots during the fall. These are the
roots which support it next spring
while it Is blooming.
Unless this root-growth Is COM
pleted in the fall it will give a crop
Of inferior flowers, rs the incomplete
work of autumn will be taken up where
1t was Interrupted by cold weather
and carried on to completion while the
plant is trying to produce crop of
flowers.
This makes it attempt to do double
duty on slender stock Of vitality.
Late planted bulbs, therefore, should
always give us inferior flowers, and
often none at all.
This explains why it is advisable to
plant bulbs as early in the fall as pos
sible. Give them ample time to de-
velop their roots before cold weather
puts an end to the work Of the season
If you want them to give you the
flowers next spring.
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Action of the Sun on Skin.

A beautiful face is silent recon-
mendation and an index to your state
of happiness and health. Even the
most peachlike skin proves to be a
pleasing background for dainty
brown mole or :beauty spot" But
there are blemishes and ble1nishes, re-
marks the Popular Science Monthly
What is usually spoken Of as freckles
are spots of yellowish brown color.
Especially after the skin has been ex-
posed to the sun for long while 90
freckles make their unhappy appear
ance. In most instances, however,
freckles are the result Of the action
of the sun on certain cells Of the skin,
which causes these cells to produce
coloring matter, or pigment, which re-
mains there for a long time.
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UNUSUAL DESIGN
FOR SMALL HOME
Excellent Balance Is Maintained
Between the Exterior and
the Interior.
HAS SEVEN LARGE ROOMS
Yet It Has the Appearance Of a Little
Bungalow and There Is No sugaes.
ton Of Crowding-Many Con.
Veniences Provided,
BY WILLIAM A. RADFORD

Mr.. William A. Radford will answa,
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. ILL.,, and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
There are few people who do not de-
sire an air of coZiness in their home
that suggestion of snugness which
seems part of the little bungalow
and extends an invitation to all who
pass by to come into the little home
where comforts are provided in every
nook and corner. This quality seems
to he always associated with small
home, and those who must have a
larger house are often led to discard
their desire in this direction and cen
ter their attention on arrangement of
rooms only.
Perhaps the arrangement of rooms
is Of initial Importance in planning a
house, since the family will naturally
derive the greatest benefits from hv-
ing in it rather than standing on the
outside where they can enjoy the out
ward appearance of it, but there is
more than one reason why the home
builder should expect the architect to
extend the nicely of his design to ex-
terror details and why he should him
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half cupfus of steamed raisins that
have been finely chopped. When part
| ly frozen add the juice of two lemons.
Summer SaIad.-CoOk quart Of
fresh shelled lima beans in sailed wa
ter. Drain and chill them. Peel and
cut into dice two tart apples, chop
two sweet green peppers and mix all
together with mayOnnaise dressing In
which tarragol vinegar has been used.
Mint Cucumber Standardization
light summer refreshments dainty and
delicious sandwiches may be prepared
by dipping thin slices of cucumber in
French dressing and sprinkling with
chopped fresh mint on buttered bread.
These sandwiches should not be made
until they are just ready to serve. us
the cucumbers lose their crispness by
standing.
Nuts and Green Peas.-A delicious
salad may be made by combining
cooked green peas and English wal
nuts, using two parts Of the peas to
one of the nuts. Serve on lettuce
with a mayonnaise or any boiled dress
ing that is we'll seasoned. One of the
reasons why mayonnaise is not liked
is because 1t may be made of oil that
Is not good or 1t lacks seasoning. May
Onnaise should have as much season
ing as any dressing. Onion juice, salt,
mustard and red pepper in sufficient
quantities will make well-fiavOred
dressing.
Tomato and Cucumber SaIad.-Peel,
slice and chill halfdozen ripe toma
toes. Slice two or three cucumbers.
Rub salad bowl with a cut Glove of
garlic, arrange foundation Of lettuce
and put in the cucumbers with the to-
matoes for border. Sprinkle with
finely chopped mint and serve with a
French dressing.
A most delicious dressing for plain
lettuce salad Is the French dressing
with tablespoonful of chopped par
sley, a half cupful Of chopped Spanish
onion, tablespoonful each of red and
green pepper, finely chopped, and a
tablespoonful of powdered sugar with
salt and pepper to taste. Use cup
full Of oil and a third Of cupful Of
vinegar for this recipe.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-08
HOW TO USE A HOE

So many people have horror OF
using a hoe. It is the most comforta'
BILE implement to be found in the
equipment of a gardener or farmer.
It is so handy to use for so many pur-
poses that one cannot get along with
out it.
Probably one reason that people do
not like hoe is that most hoes ex-
plain at once how dull as hoe" came
into proverbial use.
A dull hoe is certainly not pleasant
implement with which to work. The
good gardener will keep his favorite
hoe filed to sharp edge all the time.
1t is impossible to grind hoe on a
grindstone because the level must be
on the upper side of the blade when
it is in use, in order to make the hoe
bite" into the soil.
File your hoe, making the bevel
about twice as wide as the thickness
of the blade Then keep it bright.
and when you go out after weeds the
hoe slips through the soil so easily
LuHL uOClu6 10 uOS AuNu A1hO AoA u
work.
In hoeing, a long, slow movement
should be made, If the soil is in good
condition. Simply Scouting" half an
inch of the top soil is enough to kill
weeds, and one can 60 over a lot Of
ground in one day If the hoe is sharp
and bright and the strokes long and
smooth.
In choosing a hoe, select one the
blade of which lies not quite fiat on
the floor when you are standing erect,
With the hoe handle extending from
your hands when in working position
to the floor. The heel Of the hoe
should not quite touch the floor from
this position.
With a sharp hoe one can cut this
ties, dock, dandelions and other nox-
ious weeds with quickness, dispatch
and ease. 1t is light to handle, easy
to use and more effective than any
other implement for many purposes.
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have made a most astounding discov-
cry on the Murray farm, near Athens,
Pa, in finding the bones of 6S prehis-
toric men. The average height Of
these men when their skeletons were
assembled, was seven feet, while many
were much taller. Additional evil
dence of their gigantic size is found
in the massive stone battle axes in
their graves. Another amazing point
Of this discovery is the allegation that
perfectly formed skulls were found
from which horns grew straight out
from the head"
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stone National park. fol
they were unable to un
derstand the wonderful geysers, the
freakish springs and the rivers that
run both hot and cold.
Rudyard Kipling penned remark
able appreciation of the Grand Can.
yon of the Yellowstone when he Wis.
tied there.
"All that I can say" he wrote, us
that without warning or preparation
looked into gulf 100 feet deep
with eagles and fishhawks flying far
below. And the sides Of that gulf
were one wild welter Of color-crim.
son, emerald, cobalt, ocher amber
honey splashed with port wine, snow.
white, vermilion, lemon and silver
gray in wide washes.
1.-THE sides did not fall sheer, but
were craven by time and water and
air into monstrous heads of kings
dead chiefs-men and women of the
old time. So far below that no sound
of its strife could reach us, the Vel.
lowstone river ran, tinger-wide strip
of jade green. The sunlight took
these wondrous walls and gave fresh
hues to those that Nature had already
laid there.
Evening crept through the pines
that Swallowed us, but the full glory OF
the day famed in that canyon as we
went out very cautiously to jutting
piece Of rock--blood-red or pink 1t
was-that overhung the deepest depths
of all."
Kipling looked down upon the can.
yOn from spot known as Inspiration
point 1t was when standing in the
same spot that Moran, the great artist,
said, "Its beautiful tints are beyond
the reach of human art"
Lower Falls 3oe Feet Hioh.
Few people know that the Lower
Falls Of the Yellowstone are nearly
twice as high as Niagara-9O8 feet.
The government engineers have con.
structed stairways to the better van.
tage points. so that the traveller is
afforded complete survey Of the falls.
1t is probable that the canyon is seen
to the best advantage from Artist
point, on the west side of the river.
From the canyon there are count
less side trips Of unequaled beauty, in.
Guiding, of course, visit to "Old
Faithful" geyser, which may be count
ed on to display it's charms regularly
every IS to IS minutes.
In this park we find, too, Yellow
stone lake, the largest mountain lake
in the world with the one exception of
Like Titicaca in Peru. The waters
seem to be framed by the peaks of the
Absoraka range, extending south the
length Of the lake to Mount Sheridan,
the snow-tipped crest Of which is bare
ly visible through the purple haze.
Leaving the lake, the road winds
in and out among the mountains, and
on every side there Is a most unusual
offering of natural wonders: The Fry
ing Pan; Roaring mountain Ga hillside
Of a thousand steam vents); Obsidian
cliff, mountain Of volcanic glass, and
many more. At Mammoth Hot Springs
one sees the travertine terraces rise
tier above tier, forming a wonderful
cascade of springs on the side of Ter
race mountain. In the evening the
traveller can find patriotic entertain
ment over at Fort Yellowstone, where
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-08
Beautiful Luray Caverns.

Half way up the Shenandoah valley
are the Luray caverns, an underworld
palace built by the busy hands of
trickling waters. The Throne Room
is canopied with curtains as though
woven Of diamonds and pearls, The
Saracen's Tent has more than oriental
splendors OF richest damasks and gold
en- sa1nite, which drape the crystal
couch in festoons Of magic beauty. IT,
tania's Veil Is woven OF petrided
spide-s web, while the \ Dallro0m
seems az IL set to celebrate I marriage
between the god& N u
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bookcase built beneath fancy glass
window. A larger window is situated
on the other side Of the fireplace The
| dining room Is entered through a
cased opening flanked with bookcases
A three-window bay is built into the
wall of the dining room and buffet is
set against the inside wall. The room
Is square, which is the best shape
for dining room since there Is plenty
OF space on all sides of the table
when it Is placed in the center of the
room. The kitchen is In the rear of
the dining room and may be entered
through swinging door.
The ability Of the architect is ably
illustrated in the arrangement of the
kitchen. Every convenience of light
and airy kitchen. carefully planned
pantry and breakfast porch are
here combined in one room. A table
In which the sink Is set runs along
the side wall, with window above it..
One cupboard is located conveniently
across the dividing wall between The
kitchen and the dining room, and an
| other is built into the outside corner
above the space occupied by the re-
frigerator. Across the room is little
breakfast-nook table with seat built
| on each side. This little table will
save many steps in serving breakfast
and will commend itself in many other
ways. There is ample room for
stove against the inside wall.
Another feature which will find ia
vor with most people is the bedroom
and toilet on the first floor. These
rooms are entered from hall leading
toward the rear Of the house, past the
stair, from the living room. This ball
is also connected with side entry by
n flight Of four steps. The basement
is reached from this entry.
There are two large bedrooms and
Il sleeping porch which Is really an
other bedroom having practically one
entire side built of windows, on the
second floor. A hall connects them
all and also leads to the bathroom.
The front dormer bedroom Is an espe-
cially pleasant room, having five case
ment windows under two OF which
seats are built.
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three little vertical panels of plate
glass, and passes through the house to
the handy rear porch.
The living room is large enough TO
entertain several guests. 1t extends
across the entire width of the house
and is lighted through six windows. A
fancy balustradc with two square
posts Is built along the side of the
staircase leading to the upper floor.
The staircase is directly in front of
the door opening from the front porch.
A brick fireplace is set into the wall
at the end of the room to the left of
this entrance. In the corner of the
house next to the fireplace is handy
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.".ee lengths of timber, under IN.
lulters of both the main roof and tn.
uo,,',er roofs. The Appearance is very
striking when the body of the house is
",'sned IN some dark tint with pure
white trim.
Even though this exterior design
seems to have been the chief ohicc,
VI ottention-it Is so thoroughly su.u.
'"teo with good ideas-therc is also
''''''''uouS store of good points in
oeS'sh waiting for the person who
'Pe"S lhe heavy oak door with It's
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the palate. The follow
ing is one which fills
both requirements:
Pear MerinQue With
Custard Sauce. Take
even-siZed pears and peel
them, leaving on the
stem. Place In a baking
f1{ch odd cnror u,otor
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self be liberal with the architect in
allowing the arrangement of rooms to
be shifted until balance is obtained
which will favor neither the interior
or the exterior. The home builders
suggestions are always help to the
architect and the house design which
is based upon fundamental skeleton
set IN the mind of the owner added to,
refined and polished by the designer,
who Is not hampered by set room
arrangement, is many times the basis
Of home which is far better than the
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A Boy on Ship.

Here's boys composition on ships !:
"Ships are useful for going to for
eign countries to teach savages no"
to dress. If there were no ships peo-
pie would not 60 to the mewseum to
see models. Sailors are very busy
men and are always chewing tobacco
to prevent seasicknesS. Poets get q
living with writing about ships"
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SUMMERY DISHES.

The idle man does not know what 1t
Is to enjoy rest, for he has not earned
1t. Hard work. moreover, tends not
only to give rest to the body. but what
Is even more important. peace to the
mind. II we have done our best. to
do, and to be. we can rest In peace
Sir John Lubbock.
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Improvement on "skis."

An increase of several yards in the
jump of ski-runners is rather sur.
prising result of the process of metal.
LIKING objects by means Of spray. In
Switzerland, coating Of aluminium OF
the thickness Of thin cardboard u be-
Ing applied to the ski-blades By this
method, and this not only adds greatly
to the durability of the bearing surface
but It also very materially lessons
friction, and tends further to prevent
caking ofssnow5 on the blades It Id the
friction that Iengthe.ig tn
inrnp. ssf NJ 3Sss #
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Such hoe will bite into the soil
easily, when it is bright and sharp.
and will work smoothly and effective
ly. Ys
Sharpen the hoe as soon as 1t gets
noticeably dull. This will be hard ON
the hoe, but 1t saves muscle. and hoes
are cheap.
Carry small fiat file in your hip
pocket, and do not allow nick to stay
in the hoe a minute after it is made.
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UTW1y tTTut VTTV TTUy VUVC
n variety Of these whole
some desserts. The Iowa
station of agriculture
originated this popular
dish.
Raisin Lacto.-Bcnt the
yplkS and whites of two
eggs separately; add
three cupfuls Of sugar,
mixed with two quarts Of
sour milk md one and q
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$M.n H.d Horns Then,

The psychologists who traversed the
Susduehanna river valley. visiting sites
IL Indian villages and digging up abb
brigines ana other relics, are said e.
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A dish to be thoroughly satisfying
hould appeal to the eye as well US
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COOL FOODS FOR sULTRY DAYS

Wondrous is the strength Of cheer
fulness. and It's power Of endurance
the cheerful man will do more In the
same time. will do 1t better, will per-
severe In 1t longer. than the sad or
sullen.-CarylA
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-08

The frozen dishes made from sour
milk and fruit combinations are so
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- EVIL LAND" is what the
Indians called the Yellow
stone National park. for
fho1, ,uoro lnnhlo To IN