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The broad ax., 1917-07-21
FRUIT SIRUPS.
Juices For Jelly Making Kept Without
Sugar Till Need For Them Arises.


Fruit juices for use later in jelly
making can be sterilized and bottled
without sugar and made into jellies
at the housewives convenience.
This enables her to do with fewer
jelly glasses and to distribute her pur-
chases Of sugar for jelly making
through the year. Moreover, with the
bottled juice she can make a greater
variety Of jellies, as juices which will
not jell can be put up when the fruit
is ripe and combined later with fruits
that will jell. or fruit ripening at differ
ent seasons can be combined.
For example, the juice Of strawber-
ries, cherries or pineapples can be kept
without sugar and later, when apples
are plentiful, can be made into com
bination jelly.
From the unsugared sterilized juices
Of currants. apples, crabapples and
grapes. kept from nine to eighteen
months. the bureau of chemistry, Unit
ed States department of agriculture, re
Gently made jellies of excellent texture
flavor and color.
To put up unsugared fruit juices for
jelly making proceed exactly as if jelly
were to be made at the time. Cook the
fruits until they are soft and strain
out the juice through a flannel bag.
Heat and pour while hot into bottles
previously scalded. Fill the bottles full
leaving no air space between juice and
cork or seal Place the filed sealed
bottles on their sides in water near the
boiling point and keep them in the
bath for about thirty minutes. Make
sure that the corked or sealed end is
under the hot water. As soon as the
bottles are cool cover the cork with
paraffin seal Thorough sterilization
and sealing are absolutely essential to
success.
To make jelly from the sterilized
juice test its Telling quality, add the
proper amount of sugar and proceed as
in making jelly from freshly expressed
juice.
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
Ons Zoo Spics Cake.

Cream one-half cupful Of butter and
add one cupful of sugar and one egg.
To two cupfuls Of -four add one tea
spoonful of soda, one teaspoonful Of
cinnamon, one-half teaspoonful Of nut
meg, one-quarter teaspoonful Of cloves
Combine with sugar mixture alternate
" with one cupful Of sour milk Add
one cupful Of chopped raisina Spread
about the thickness Of gineerbread fn
Q large tin. Bake In Q moderate oven.
Good warm.
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
Homemade Soda Water.

Boil together In a granite saucepan
two pounds granulated sugar, three
pints hot water and two ounces tar
taric acid. At the end Of five minutes
put It where It will get cool When
cold stir In the beaten whites Of three
eggs and one ounce wintergreen or sar-
saparilla. Bottle. When ready to use
put a tablespoonful In a glass half full
Of water (cold), add a scant quarter
teaspoonful soda, beat and drink while
foaming. This Is staple product for
children's lemonade, a delicious sum-
mer drink yielding a nickel harvest for
some pet charity or small boys private
excheQuer.
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
Wedding Cake.

One pound of butter, one pound Of
black sugar, one and one-fourth pounds
Of flour, twelve eggs, six pounds Of
raisins, five pounds OF currants, one
and one-half pounds of citron, two tea
cupfuls Of black molasses, two teacup-
fuls Of wine, one cupful Of brandy, two
grated nutmegs. two tablespoonfuls of
cloves, two tablespoonful Of allspice.
one tablespoonful Of cinnamon. Before
cutting the citron boil 1t, then use the
water the citron was boiled In to put
In the cake The one-quarter Of a
pound Of -four is used to roll the fruit
In. At the last add one gill Of milk
and two tablespoonfuls Of baking pow
der,
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
TUB FROCKS.

How to Wash Them Without Running
Their colors.
When washing colored summer frocks
at home remember these hints:
To prevent the color running add to
the rinsing water little vinegar for
mauve or heliotrope, OK gall for brown,
alum for green, methylated spirits for
all shades of lemon or yellow and salt
for blue.
A handful Of salt In the rinsing water
nearly always acts as a preservative
for any shade or color.
Brown holland frocks always pre-
sent better appearance If washed in
bran water without any soap being
used. Boil a pound Of bran In two
quarts of clean warm water and wash
the dress is as many changes Of water
as necessary.
Rinse through cold water and when
half dry iron on the wrong side with
q hot iron.
Silk summer blouses want washing
quickly and carefully, one at a time.
Do not wiring the blouses, but squeeze
through two bowls of soapsuds, then
rinse through clear warm water. Pale
colored silks improve by being given
a second rinsing through blue water.
Roll In q towel and iron before quite
dry with a fairly hot iron, keeping a
piece Of muslin between the silk and
the iron. A good tip Is this latter. Many
home laundresses ruin silk blouses,
making them yellow, by washing In
very hot water.
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
Almost a Closet.

Persons living In apartments or fur
nished rooms will find this a useful
device for increasing closet capacity:
Fasten one end Of a heavy wire pic-
ture wire works WELD to a hook in the
closet, thread the other end through
the spring of patent clothespin, wind
the wire about the second hook, and so
on around the closet until there Is a
clothespin between each pair Of hooks.
This is an excellent way Of holding
skirts or waists and can be removed
easily.
The broad ax., 1917-07-21

occasion, by musicians who know our
NATIONAL air and by many others who
obviously did not know it / have
hard it hummed and sung and whis-
tied to the accompaniment of applause
and cheers.
Dixie challenges the Partisan ear
LnOSt as quickly as it does our good
Yankees In America. This favorite
Dir of the south is frantically applaud
ed daily by French auditors. who ac-
Cept it as one Of our national airs rath-
E than a musical contribution of one
Of the sections of our nation. 'Suwa-
nee River and Sousa's marches are
other airs now immensely popular in
Paris.
Between the nights when l sing
here at the Comique and the time
that must take for rest between per-
tOrmances | still find time to give at
tentiOn to the hospital and relief work
with which l have identified myself
since the war began.
France rightly persists in giving her
lighting soldiers respites and fur
OughS. Men who have been under
heavy fire at the front are withdrawn
and have the opportunity to steady
their nerves for a few days before go
hg back into battle.
$50 the work we have undertaken is
10 entertain the men home on fur
NughS-nOt the officers, but the so
called common soldiers. A group Of
ny friends decided with me that we
SOuld take only those privates whose
tamilies are in exile, having been driv-
a into Germany from the French
RWns and territory occupied by the
Germans.
Imagine their state of mind.
have five Of these in my home today
md will have as many more tomor-
SW. They are brave and stoical, but
Utterly and absolutely alone. Whether
neir wives and children are alive they
70 not know, for their families have
been herded like cattle and driven into
10 enemy country to work at what
Yer tasks their captors designate"
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
Be Kind to Animals.

Boy and girl scouts, Bands Of Mercy
and such organizations are already
pledged to be kind to all creatures.
Every youngster ought to be so mind
ed, equally determined in the matter.
because of the civilizing influences Of
the age and education. Two things are
to be considered-simple humanity and
the better opportunity to get along with
and have control over the pets and
wild creatures that come within your
experiences.
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
GINGER Snaps,

Cream one-half cupful butter and
@e-half cupful lard and add one cup
'ul sugar, one cupful molasses and
|nehalf cupful water. To two cup
uls Of -four add one teaspoonful soda,
we tablespoonful ginger. one table
toOnful cinnamon and one teaspoon
W Cloves. Add this -four to butter
Sa sugar mixture and put in enough
u0fe -four to make stiff dough. Chill
y Ice and roll very thin. This makes
large number Of cookies, but they
YEP Well. When cut with small cut
they are excellent to serve with
ctenOOn teas.
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
THE MONKEYS PARTY.

Recently l went to the city and
while there visited the park to see the
animals. As wandered about, feeling
lonesome and out of place, as uncles
are apt to do when they go to a place
like that without any little boy or girl
to keep them company. 1 noticed two
little chaps trotting along in front
Of me.
Hurry upr' one called, looking back
Of him. You'll miss it If you don't
hurry up"
An older lad, walking along with a
book under his arm. smiled at me. and
I smiled back.
"What is it the little fellows are so
anxious to seer asked him.
''The big monks" replied the tail
brother. They feed 'em at a table
about this time every day."
They were such nice, friendly lads
that / asked If 1 might go with them
to see this sight. They said "Of
course" so cordially that felt myself
quite at home with them.
We reached the monkeys cages after
a short walk, and the little boys climb
ed up to some seats built for the little
folks.
In this zoo the animals are made as
comfortable as wild creatures shut up
in cages can be made.
In the outdoor cage In front Of which
we sat were several small tables and
some chairs. At certain time man
the keeper-in uniform came into this
cage and, opening a door into the next
one. called to the big monkeys in there.
They came trooping into his cage and
seated themselves in the chairs at the
table
Then one monkey, wearing a white
coat and trousers, passed the plates to
the monkeys at the table. Then he
gave them forks. Next the keeper
passed the food-fruit neatly cut into
pieces.
The monkeys began to eat it with
their forks, and the way some of those
monkeys could handle their forks and
their manners at table were lesson
for some boys and girls. When he had
eaten his fruit each monkey was given
a cup of milk, out of which he drank
with great enjoyment
One monkey was naughty and had
his ears boxed by the keeper. This
monkey sat with his hand on his head
for the rest of the meal. He thought
If he covered his ears the keeper could
not box them again.
When the meal was over the mon
keys were ready to go back to their
cage. The children cheered as they
climbed down from the high seats. So
did Uncle Ben.
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
NAVAL STYLES.
What Feminine Yeomen
Will Wear on Duty.

The many women who will enter the
navy and take service in the clerical
force as yeomen, releasing the regular
yeomen for sea duty, will wear navy
uniforms. The bids for the contracts
Of making the uniforms closed, quite
recently, and the awards will soon be
made. The navy women's uniforms
must be out in one week after the con-
tract is given.
Bids are made on the following items:
One thousand suits of blue serge skirt
and coat. 1000 suits of white drill
skirt and coat, 1000 skirts of white
drill, 5000 waists Of beach cloth or
similar material, 1000 hats Of navy
blue felt and 1000 hats Of white rough
fat straw.
The garments Uncle Sans navy girls
will wear will be strictly navy tailor
made. Here are the specifications. The
coats, Of navy serge or white bleached
drill, will be slightly shaped to the fig
ure, as long as to the knuckles Of the
hand when hanging. with plain seams
and single breasted. There will be
four navy gilt buttons. six inches apart
as usually worn, sleeve cuffs to have
three navy gilt buttons. On each hip
will be an outside patch pocket, the top
Of each to be abreast of the fourth but
ton. The lower corners are slightly
rounded, with shield shaped flap at
top. Plaits two inches wide will run
from the shoulder, both front and back.
Norfolk style. The belt, one and three
quarters inches wide, running under
plaits, is fastened with a gilt button
in front The lining Of the serge coat
will be dark blue sateen; the white
will be skeleton.
Skirts will be plain navy blue serge
or white drill, strictly tailor made, full
at the bottom, to fit the figure over
the hips, betting with a REINFORCED
waistband. There will be q placket
fastened with invisible snappers and
two patch pockets, each with flap and
gilt button. The skirts will be four
inches above the ankle joint in length.
Waists will be tailor made Of beach
cloth or similar material. front and
back plain to top shoulder seam, all
seams fat There will be one seam
sleeves, set plain into the armhole.
slightly gathered into the cuff, which
fastens at the outer wrist bone with
two buttons. The collar is made to be
worn unbuttoned and folded back or
buttoned high, turning over two and
half inches at the top, the corners slant
ing away from the center front There
will be plain patch pocket on the left
side of the waist, and the buttons will
be Of plain pearl.
The hat will be the straight brimmed
sailor of navy blue felt or white rough
fiat straw. 1t is to be made to dimen-
sions and to be ordered to fit the per
son. The brim will be two and three
fourths inches from crown to outer
edge, crown three and three-fourths
inches high, six and one-fourth inches
wide at top and six and three-fourths
inches at bottom, three and three
fourths inches long at top and eight
and one-fourth inches at bottom.
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
How to Pack q Trunk.

When packing for a trip always re-
member to put all the heaviest things
at the BOTTOM Of the trunk. Evening
dresses, perishable waists and all such
dainty things should be put on top,
where you can reach them. Hang
them up as soon as your trunks arrive
at your destination. A hat trunk is
not a necessity. Put your hat on the
top tray Of your trunk and secure it
with push pins to the bottom. Unless
the brim is wide this will do no harm.
Stuff the bodices of waists, light
dresses, ETC., with tissue paper. Roll
the paper into light balls, never tight
ly. The result should lookilike an artt
Gle Just sent from the cleaners
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
A PARIS MESSAGE
what a Prima Donna Writes From
Real Experience.
eNTERTAINS Between SONGS

our Mary Garden, Between Singing at
The comique and Taking Needed
Rests, Entertains and Cheers Poilus
From the Trenches In Her Horne.
Stage women are long since organ
tod to give their services to country
ride preparation both in performances
"a raise money for Red Cross purposes
and TO assist in recruiting. Indeed.
one actress is walking across the con-
tnent, accompanied by her faithful
aog. winning army recruits on her way.
Aid for Scottish soldiers wounded on
tbe continent has been the special care
# Mary Garden, so long prima donna
# French operas. And now she writes
from Paris:
81 have heard The Star Spangled
Banner played on every conceivable
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
Save EVERY BIT
Don't Let a Pound of Food Rot
on the Ground.
REDUCE YOUR GROCERY BILL.

Here Are the Points You Need to
Know About Canning Vegetables and
Fruits For the Wintry Days Ahead of
Us All In Wartime.
Prepared by National Emergency Food
Garden Commission-l
Select sound vegetables and fruit If
possible, can them the same day they
are picked. Wash clean and prepare
them.
Have ready on the stove a can or
pail Of boiling water.
Place the vegetables or fruits in
cheesecloth or in some other porous
receptable-a wire basket is excellent
for dipping and blanching them in
boiling water.
Put them whole into the boiling wa
ter. After the water begins to boil
begin to count the blanching time.
The blanching time varies from one
to twenty minutes, according to the
vegetable or fruit When the blanch-
ing is complete remove the vegetables
or fruits from the boiling water and
plunge them a number of times into
cold water to harden the pulp and
check the flow of coloring matter. Do
not allow to stand in cold water.
The containers should be thoroughly
clean. 1t is not necessary to sterilize
them in steam or boiling water before
filling them, for the reason that in
the cold pack process both the insides
Of containers and the, contents are
sterilized- The jars should be heated
before the cold product is put in them
Pack the product into the containers,
leaving about a quarter Of an inch of
space at the top.
With vegetables add one level tea
spoonful of salt to each quart container
and fill with boiling water. With fruits
use sirupS.
With glass jar always use a new
rubber. Test the rubber by stretching
or turning inside out. Fit on the rub
Der and put the lid in place. If the
container has screw. turn as hard as
possible. but use only the thumb and
little finger in Tightening it This
makes it possible for steam generated
within to escape and prevents break
age. If glass top jar is used, snap
the top bail only. leaving the lower
bail loose during sterilization. Tin
cans should be completely sealed.
Place the filled and capped containers
on the rack in the sterilizer. If the
homemade or commercial hot water
bath outfit is used some authorities in
sist that enough water should be In
the boiler to come at least one inch
above the tops Of the containers and
that the water In boiling out should
never be allowed to drop to the level
Of these tops. Begin to count process
ing time when the water begins to boil
At the end of the sterilizing period
remove the containers from the steril-
izer. Fasten covers on tightly at once;
tip each container over to test for
leakage, and store. Be sure that no
draft is allowed to blow on glass jars,
as it may cause breaking.
If jars are to be stored where there
is strong light, wrap them In paper,
preferably brown, as light will fade the
color Of products canned In glass jars
and sometimes ruin food value.
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
Plaster For Cracks.

Use vinegar instead of water to mix
your plaster Of paris. The resultant
mass will be like putty and will not
"set" for twenty or thirty minutes,
whereas If you use water the plaster
win become hard almost Immediately.
before you have time to use It Push
into the cracks and smooth 1t or nicely
with q table knife
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
Paraf6ned Paint Cana

After housecleaning. II one has part
" used cans Of paint or varnish left
over, which would soon dry up and be-
come useless. try putting them into
small cans and cover with melted par
ATTN. They will keep indefinitely and
can be used as needed
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
Concerning Screens.

You live so near the public pave
al that passersby can look into
,% house try painting the screen
%a with a very thin coat Of white
@t and you can look out, but people
&ng cannot see into your living
You rub the screens Of windows
Doors with kerosene the flies win
~@ne near an long a. the odor lasts
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
Hop Beer.

Take four pounds Of malt two
pounds Of brown sugar, one pint Of
molasses, one-half pound of hops to
eight gallons Of water. Steep this In
q boiler all night don't boil IT.. Put
It In a keg and when lukewarm add
one yeast cake and let 1t work eight to
ten hours. Then put the faucet and
hung In.
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
FOR YOUNG FOLKS:
Sleepy Time Story About Some
Very Intelligent Animals


Feeding the Wild Creatures In q Well
Managed Zoo-chiIdren Enjoy Seeing
Them Eat Their Food-Some of the
Animals Have Good Manners.
Well, said Uncle Ben to Little Ned
and Polly Ann. am going to tell you
about
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
THE Feminine SCOUT.

All Over the Country Girls Are Dom
ming This Rig.
Cotton khaki cut just like a soldier
boys is the uniform adopted by girls
who are learning to use firearms for
The broad ax., 1917-07-21

Long, straight lines loosely girded by
q stringy sash belt are the idea for wo-
men no longer sylphlike. The material
is beige wool jersey cloth, cut with
patch pockets huge in ratio to the size
Of the lady herself. The tailored hsere
straw hat Is also smart.
The broad ax., 1917-07-21

ers of baby ribbon nattily placed. The
under frill, below the lace, is bit Of
ruche put up in georgette Grape.
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
A Junior Patriot.

The battleship Recruit, recently
built in Union square, New York city,
has been a center of patriotism for
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
Timely Suggestion.

To make the old lids Of fruit Jars
look like new boil them In weak vine
gar twenty minutes and then scrub
with SoApsuds and O brush.
The broad ax., 1917-07-21
REALLY Feminine.
Boudoir Caps Still Appeal Despite
Wars Wild Alarms.

This graceful bit Of flesh colored lib
erty satin and ecru fillet lace is fur
Their enhanced by clusters and stream
The broad ax., 1917-07-21

The popular combination of soft gray
and navy blue Is here materialized In
crepe de chine, with dull gold employ
ed to embroider the lacy points, one Of
which so charmingly picks out the
front Of the blouse.
The broad ax., 1917-07-21

Here Are the Points You Need 70
Know About Canning Vegetables and
Fruits For the Wintry Days Ahead OF
Us All In Wartime.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-09
ARMY OF VILLA
AGAINGATHERS
ALONG BORDER
Several Thousand Men Are
Reported Under the
Bandit Chief. r
Special 10 The wsshingtop Herald.

Special 10 The wsshingtoR Herald.
FL Paso, Tex, Dec. Sis Pancho
villa coming back? The question is
agitating border residents, and the
belief 10 general that the former die
tator Of Northern Mexico. the bandit
chief who raided Columbus, N. Mex,
and who has carried terror into hum
dreds Of Mexican communities, has
recovered a large portion of his for
mer strength and is again q factor in
Mexican affairs. For many months
villa has kept out Of sight and has
made no attempt, until within the
past month, to renew his campaign
against the Carranza government.
Small bands Of armed Mexicans,
claiming to be Villa followers, have
been operating throughout Northern
Mexico and have raided a number Of
mining camps and small interior
towns, but Villa has not been with
any Of them, and Mexicans say he
has not authorized their activities.
Now. however. Villa Is in the saddle
again. He has gathered his hosts,
and. according to reports from West
ern Chihuahua, has an army Of sew
eral thousand men and is increasing
the number OF his followers daily.
Suspicious activity also Is noticed
among Mexicans on the American
side Of the border. especially among
those who formerly associated with
Villa. II is claimed that villa juntas
are secretly maintained in half a
dozen border American cities and
that there is a well-organized junta
in El Paso. which thus far has es-
capped notice, but has been exceed
ingiy active in securing men, money
and munitions for Villa.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-09
Sues for Possession
OF Copper Co. Shares

Mrs. Ida NJ. White, through her at
torney. Mary o'roole. asked the Dis
trict Supreme Court yesterday 20 d.
rect Byron U. Graham receiver for
the banking ard brokerage nrm OF
Crane, Gflpin and Company TO turn
over TO her certain securities pur-
chased for her by the hrm and paid
for In full by her.
Mrs. White states that on March
g. last, she instructed the firm 20
purchase for her fifty shares Of the
New Cornelia Copper and that she
paid $500 on account. but that when
she called 20 pay the balance q dis
pute arose as to the correctness OF the
bill In the mean time. she states,
receiver has been appointed.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-09
HOOVER TO CONTROL
FOOD FOR ANIMALS
Poultry Feed Also VIII Be Under
Administrators Orders.

Food for animals and poultry is to
be taken under the control Of the
United States Food Administration.
under licensing arrangements such
as govern other foodstuffs.
The Administration announced last
night that members Of the American
Food Manufacturer Association and
representatives Of industries pro-
ducing animals feeds as a by-product
have agreed unanimously TO place
themselves under the control OF the
administration.
Regulations are being prepared
similar to those for human food L.
censes, to require monthly reports
for the purpose OF detecting hoard
ing, excessive profits. waste or other
illegal practices and To know the