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The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11
WAR HEAD ADVISES SCOUTS

Every boy with Imagination must
feel thrills running up and down his
spine when he thinks how stupendCuS
are the days through which he IS pass
Ing. The world has never before been
engaged in such n war as that into
which now most OF the great nations
are plunged.
But how can the American hoy best
serve his country in this crisis? Eng
land is having a bitter experience with
her boys. Police regulations are re-
laX"d. the streets are durkenei. the
labor and these things are all having
their effect on the morals of the bows.
This has been the case all over Europe.
and already the leaders In all countries
are planning how 10 overcome the ter
rifyinS effect Of 1.-THE great war Oh the
young children. whose minds are al
ready accepting slaughter and pillagc
as tn" normal course of life.
Secretary of War Baker sends this
word 10 the boys of the United States
through the Boy Scouts of America:
The fellow who quits on his work
now. who loafS and makes nuisance OF
himself, is not good American no
matter how many paradeS he watches
ar how many red. white and blue but
tons he wears. Their" is no time TODAY
for dawdling through school and stand
ing on the street corners and trying to
make life huge joke. The boy who IS
going 10 be man must show il when
he is boy-indced boy can be a
man NOWADAYS"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11
SCOUT CAN FEED HIMSELF.

An Oklahoma Scout has kept close
figures on all that he has raised this
summer, and his example is good
one for the inspiration of other Boy
Scouts. Lewis V. FeltS Of Nnwata.
OKLA, who is not yet firSt-clasS Scout,
having only taken his secoud-claSS
badge, reports 10 national headGuar-
tiers, as the result of his summers
work, 40 head Of cabbage. ! bushel of
field corn, "a pounds of cucumhers. -
pcCkS of beans, about a buShel of early
beans, II bushels of potatoes, 10 peckS
Of peas. l bushel of CowpeaS. 3 bush
els of popcorn. 30 lunches OF beets. s
watermclunS, - dozen onions. IL
bushels of tomatoes. 10 pecks az mus
tard. 10 pcckS Of lettuce. : lunches of
"kra, 10 dozen radisheS and squaShes.
lie figures that he has made profit
of $67.32.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11
HONE ]
TOWN -. =.
!
GOOD SCREENS CHEAPEST
Expert Says Copper Wire, Although
More Costly, viii Outlast iron
Many Times.

Ihat II docs NOT pay 10 use rt"ap
IRON screens on any huii"lnG more
Naiu"hi" thnh a 'hi'N'h house is ih"
opinion OIL Ir. >. l.. Walters lT"."N-
scr ~ aT'hi'r'tur" ana drawing m 'h"
h"lNaN sal" A~ii'UiturN! '"1'Ir.
PERSONS erecting ne" evenings So'H'I
equip '''h WIN screens 'iAl WIZ i'Nt
many years ne says.
An average t""->i"FN nous" con-
'aliS uF""FdS "i wv" u"|"h openings
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11
Pretty Exterior Finish Effects.

Beveled siding, shingles ami brick
are used to finish the exterior of many
houses now. The combination of thrS"
materials does not produce patch
finish, hut they harmonic beautifully.
The brick are used in the foundation
walls from grade to the stills, and in
the porch railing wall.
The sides of the house are finished
with bevelcd siding up to the second
floor. and with shingles the rest of the
way to the roof If the shingles are
stained some fairly dark tint and the
bevcled siding is painted some light
color or white, with the window sash
dark, the effect produced is very
pleasing.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11
A Rainy Evening Game.

GroWn-ups as well as children can
be keenly interested in what reads
Ike a rather silly little game, when
some amusement Is wanted on a wet
day. Clear the dining table and let
oil engage in a contest Of twirling
pennies, or other coins, setting them
going between the thumb and finger as
you do tops. Someone gives the sig
mai TO start, and the game is TO see
whose penny is last to fall. A prize
can be given to the one first winning 20
times
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11
Trade DEVELOPMENT Profitable.

The competition Of cities To secure
trade for their manufacturers. whole
salerS and johbcrs IS particularly keen.
The development of paCkag" car Serv-
ice. the eXUoditing of merchandise. tbs
extension of trade territory through
cooperative effort in shipments and
the covering of districts, the quick ad-
justment Of claims, the generating or
enthusiasm for certain communities
as trade centers-this work Is vignr-
Ously and persistently carried on by
chambers of commerce, with field SEQ
retaries, trade magazines ard trade
trips, and the money spent in this
work returns a hundred fold in new
accounts and increased orders.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11


ance. Add three pints of water and
Don me strip until clear. removing the
scum but not stirring the sirup. Add
a teaSpoOnful of soda TO six quarts of
water. and when boiling hot drOp in
a Few p!umS at a time until each
cracks open, but do not let any of the
pup escape. Take out with wire
clipper and place on platter 10 avoid
crushing them; then put them into the
Slrup a few at time and cook until
straw easily penctratcS them. Lift
carefully from the strip and place in a
stone crock. Repeat until all the plums
are used, then boil down the juice To a
thick strip and pour it over the fruit.
Cover the jar with cloth and paper
and keep on the cellar floor.
Chill Sauce.-Tuke half peck of
ripe tomatoes, a quarter of n peck of
onions and green peppers: peel the to-
matoeS and onions. remove the inner
white skin from the peppers, leaving
in the seeds, chop all together very
fine. Add cupful of salt. two cup
fuls of sugar and a quart of good vim
egar. Cook slowly three hours, then
put into bottles and seal.
Tomato Jam.-Put into the prpServ-
ing Kettle seven pounds of ripe toma-
toes. three pounds of sugar. one pound
OF seeded raisinS, one pint of vinegar,
one lemon, two teaspoontus Of CHINA
mon and two of ground cloves and
few dashes of cayenne pepper. Cut
the fruit fine and cook until il forms
thick jam. Seal in glasses with par
affin. Served as q conserve with meat.
this is delicious.
Peach Butter.-Pare and cut into
thin slices fully ripe freeStOne peaches
of good flavor. Add third of q cup
full Of water TO pound of fruit. cook
and mash all the time, add ten finely
chopped blanched peach kernels and
three-fOurths Of pound of sugar to
each pound of fruit. weighed before
boiling. Cook, stir and test by trying
on cold plate. Use care as ii burns
easily.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11

of lean beef, three tablespoonfuls of
sweet bacon fat, in which an onion is
Drowned after chopping. three cupfuls
of boiling water, one teaspOOnful Of
paprika, twelve potato balls or small
new potatoes, six small onions. six car
rot balls, six turnip balls, one bay leaf,
one Glove, four tablespoonfuls of flour,
half a pint Of cold water, one chopped
Chilli pepper. Remove the Drowned
onion from the fat and add the veal
and beef, cut in small pieces; brown
these and remove them TO n casserole /;
add paprika and boiling water, cover
the dish and place it in the oven. Fry
the other vegetable balls in the smok-
ing hot fat and add them 10 the meat
after it has simrnered for an hour and
a half. Add the seasoning and flour,
mixed with the cold water; stir until
partly cooked, then add the red pep
per and the boiling water. Cover and
simmer for another hour and n half.
Serve from the casserole.
Dried Peas and Rice.-If one dries
their own peas this year they will have
many good dishes TO serve this win
ter. Pick them when young and ten
der, scald two minutes in boiling wa
ter, pour off the water and chill with
cold water, drain and put TO dry at
once. The quicker they are dried the
sweeter they will be when dry.
Wash a cupful of dried peas and let
them soak over night, put 10 cook in
three pints of water. add teaspoonful
of salt, one chopped onion and simmer
until the peas are tender. Drain and
mix with cupful of boiled rice. Add
four tablespoonfuls OF butter, one cup
full of strained tomato sauce and salt
and pepper to taste. Bake ten minutes.
Garnish with hard-cooked eggs and
fried onions.
Barley Broth.-Barley is rich in min
eral matter. but contains less fat than
wheat. Being lighter and less stimu-
lating than wheat or oats, ii is espe-
cially good for people CT weak diges-
lions. Take the meat from three
quarters of a pound of the neck of
mutton. cut in small pieces, cover
bones and meat with three quarts of
water, add teaspoOnful of salt, one
diced carrot, turnip, onion, stalk of
celery and quarter of a pound of bar
ley. Simmer two hours. Serve with
minced parsley as a garnish for each
dish.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11
Horace and the
Violin
q
By Katherine Howe
By Katherine Howe

Copyright. 1917. by W. G. Chapman)
This is outrageous. Maddenlns!
The limit
Horace Padden threw down the pen
Gil with which ne had been trying to
make the first rough draft of his story.
and sat back in the chair with murder
in his eye. AT that moment il is posi-
BILE he might have done actual vio-
Ience 10 the perpctratOr Of the raucouS
shrieks from violin on the floor be-
low. Just chen his telephone rang.
He got up and answered.
Yes. LET him come up" he called.
Then he let IN man who apologet-
ically said: Pardon me, old man.
would not have come III this time if IL
hadn't been Important"
sit down. Jack" said Paddcn dcS-
peratcly. 1T doesn't matter ut all.
couldn't write anyway with that in
'crnal racket underneath"
Great Scott. That is something Of
nerve rGcker sure enough - ex-
claimed the visitor as Screech of
the key rose high above the uncanny
din
What right has landlord. janitor
or anybody 10 let that loose on a quiet.
law-abiding community? When | came
here | expressly stipulated that must
have quiet place. as | was n writer.
I've lived here three years 10 peace
and have annoyed no one TO my knowl-
edge. I've had nothing To complain Of
till now. But there's going to be some
complaint go in if this keeps up"
Maybe it's someone who has 10
make his living?" suggested Talbot.
We'll, don't | have tn make my liv-
ingE protested Paddcn with some
heat. Don't ] have To make il writ
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11
Retail Interests Benefited.

Through chamber of commerce work
the retail interests in community are
brought together TO work together for
Improvement in local methods Of mrr-
chaEdising, for investigation and
elimination of "fy-by-night" concerns
and fraudulent advertisers. Credit hu'
rcaus are often maintained, and truth
full advertising is n thing Insisted
upon. Universal trading conditions 10
cally are considered and worked out,
not only for the protection Of the re-
tail stores, but for the protection or
the customer.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11
Service Of Good Humor.

Good humor not only helps us to get
on with other people, but it helps Us
10 get on with ourselves. Irritable
folks keep themselves as well as their
associates rasped and uncomfortable.
Good humor makes you better daugh-
ter, a better sister, a better friend,
and 1t also makes you a better cOmpan-
ton to yourself.-Girl's Companion.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11
How Long Could
They Keep II Up

the shore of the lake. Everything had
been closed up for the boating season
was almost over and very few people
went out in the autumn. The men
broke open boat house and they took
q launch out into the lake. They just
reached the two girls in time. In an
other three minutes they could not
have kept up any longer. They had
called for help but the wind had car
ried their voices In another direction,
and the only one who had seen them
was SCOT.
How happy he was, and not only
the new collar that was given TO him
by the grateful girls made hi.l so
pleased. No. far more than that was
the pride of the little old lady for her
little dog Scott"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11
Nm. hAf~slo
"Blue-BeIIied Yankees"

The term "Blue-bellied Yankees" was
a Stag epithet formerly applied TO New
England people, perhaps in reference
to the so-called blue laws" of Puritan
days. The term Pennsylvania Dutch"
was applied originally TO a language,
not TO a class of people. 1t was a dia-
lects or patois imported into Pennsyl-
vania from Germany. Gradually the
term came to be applied TO the people
who spoke the language. The so-called
Pennsylvania Dutch came from Ger.
many, not Holland.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11
EStraordinaryi

my young friends" said a member
Of the board Of trustees, who was ad.
dressing the school. ''let me urge upon
you the necessity of not only reading
good books. but also Of owning them,
so that you may have access TO them
at all times. Why, when | was a
yoIng man l used frequently TO work
all night 10 earn money 10 buy books,
and then get UP before daylight 10
read them."
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11
None Too Soon.

They were seated in the parlor con-
versing on the uncertainties Of life.
She-The future is vast unfath-
enable mystery TO us, isn't IL?
He-Yes, all we know is that We
have to 60 sometime.
Voice From me Library-It would
suit the convenience of the household
if you'd make it little sooner than
that
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11

success is his. for his son or his SON
in-law or his uncle rOars. applauds and
slapS him on the hack. Father bows to
imaginary audiences and compliments
his fellow man un his perspicacity and
his fortunate possession of sense Of
humor. He pities those wOmen-those
poor defective women. New York
Evening Sun.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11
The Karat

The weight used by goldsmiths IN
gauging the quality Of gold apart from
the alloy-namely, karat--iS derived
from that Of the seed Of IN Ahyssin-
ian karat-flOwer, which, being exceed
ingly uniform in size, were employed
In weighing gold and precious stones.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11

"a and let them come TO the boil
VOlnt Use rubbers that are soft
eiasuc' dipping them into the
water before adjusting.
u fruit is then put into the Jars
U'efed with strip of any desire
Two cupfuls of water to
upluis Of sugar is the formula
most generally liked. Four
as Of boiling water with six Gun.
sugar will fill about four quarts
q raspberries or any closely
~ iruit' or three quarts of halyed
peaches or cherries, or two quart
large whole fruit like plums.
me Srup slowly and boil gently,
as any scum that may rise. Do
1 out longer boiling will render
,p heavier, If one likes a richer
LUIS srup may be used for all
ae amount Of strip will ad-
ea 70 the fruit. The sweeter
u'S being closely packed, take
msp' the larger, loosely packed,
more sirup and need more 70
s'en them. ~ ~
a'ss lard pail with q wire dish.
rack makes a fine boiler.
ms with the boiling sirup and
~, y 'nem' after carefully sealing
a screw them back a half
- \ mat they are loose. but firm
oe handled by lifting the
=, 'se jars with clamps are placed
y, NE side clamp unfastened IN.
=. are taken from the boiler.
a. = afs to the depth of an inch
"p Of the highest jar and
a. "a, "a required time for small
~ H to Is minutes from the time
- ~ % boil, for a quart can. five
n. ess Tor a pint and ten min.
s, .O' two quart can. For
-,, IKE peaches, pears and
M ~ to thirty minutes are
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11

!, material. and they also contain 1at'
D'Enr an especially valuable food ad-
,+,o as an emergency food To- SubSti-
:, for more expensive l"gum"S. The
y tsa, they contain no starch makes
..r a valuable food for re"pl" VII"
=, be restricted in this food ele-
I vst
| Ssse beans will grow on poor. light,
,,ty soil. which will grow no ether
- successfully. and If the soil or
\ is inoculated will produce a fine
- NJ food and leave the soil stored
:. the valuable nitrogen which will
=, other crops yield we'll on the
.,s soil Where they are grown on
| lift for corn they give heavy yields.
There dried soy beans are available,
N may be used for baking, just as
4 navy bean, and are much cheaper.
IN green SOY bean compares favora-
! n with the lima beans and may be
.sked and served in the same man
"
9Th the increase in acreage for the
sing season, We may expect 10 ind
= ,bundance of these beans at a rea-
snble price. As soy beans take long
N cook than the navy bean they
nj be soaked and cooked a little
mrf to soften before putting them
lake. As they lack starch, a little
sg nay be added TO thiCken them, if
krsd
4 feIess cooker Is an economical
NJ Of cooking soy beans and when
d furnace is in use the bean pot may
paced on the ledge of the furnace
t.Sr which makes q fine place to
kR them.
I bean meal Is a by-prOduct Of
d making. and will no doubt form a
nlnble stock food when it comes into
pre- general use.
he soy bean is sometimes called
rn bean. The fresh bean may be
cmed for winter use, just as other
ans Shell and put them into a jar
fhd caldlng and chilling, add a half
esYOCnful of salt to q quart Jar and
With boiling water, partly tighten
b I'd Of the Jar, so it may be safely
zaa and place in a boiler, cover with
nsr to the depth Of an inch and cook
ru hours from the beginning of the
sing
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11
House Numbers on curbs.

The house numbers ut Pasadena,
Cal, are placed on the curb in front
Of each residence, conspicuous num-
bers being placed on a white r"ctangle.
At the street crossing the names Of the
streets are painted on the curbs.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11
Real Nerve.

Stenographer (for Butts < Coz
what q nerve some men have got
Right after debating a letter to his
banker sayin' he cant possibly mako
up his overdraft, Butts asks me to
marry him. q
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11
Didn't Like Men.

Miss Oldgirl-I don't care for men.
in fact have already said no to seven
OF them.
Miss C0mely-Indced, What were
they selling?
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11

always wore black
clothes. The dog
was very tiny, but
the old lady was
50 small that peo-
pie always said :
The little dog and
the little lady are
going by the
house,
The dogs name
was SCOT, for he
was just as black
as SCOT. However
he had Il nice
SmuDfh conf which
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11

fully cooked and well
seasoned, thus making
both a wholesome and
attractive dish.
Hungarian Goulash.-
This will provide a good
main dish for seven per-
sons. Take one pound Of
lean veal half a Mound
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11
All Acted About Same.

"Are you sure he is crazy, dOctor2'
"You are his wife; you ought to
know" But I've been married twice
before, and 1 thought he acted about
the same as the others."-Life.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11

Demonstrate thrift in your homes and
ncounge thrift among your neigh
IN Make saving rather than spend
q Iour social standard. Make econ
~ fashionable lest 1t become obliga-
" Don't expect the women TO do
{ The saving.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11

- AAiA AAhIs
Wild Plum Pre-
serves. - W eigh
c a r q fully ten
pounds each of
plunlS and sugar;
do not make more
at n time, lest you
crush the fruit and
spoil its appear
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11

anyways looked shiny and well kept
HE had pointed ears, a very pointed
nose and small pointed tail. He real
II looked as if he were all points. and
his eyes even had the look of heinz
pointed. as though he always would
like to be asking questions.
perhaps his mistress thought he
was always asking them. for She would
talk 10 him and say: Yes. / do believe
SCOT that we must walk little more
"Soot would wag his pointed tail as
If he quite understood and agreed.
SCOT had never been to school OF
course, for his mistress knew that lit
tie dogs did not have to learn lessons.
But if there had been such thing as
Il dogs school she would have been
very happy. She knew that SCOT was
so much brighter than almost any 9TH
er dog she had ever seen that he would
win all the prizes of ribbons and bones
for being such a clever scholar.
ut was a cold day and Scots mis-
tress was feeling quite poorly. L have
a cold she told SCOT, 'and do not feel
like going out when 1t is 50 damp.
You take a run by yourself
$50 she opened the door and SCOT
ran out. 4 think l will 90 on the side
of the HILL he said. L would like a
good scamper. l will get warmed up
then and will not be a trouble 10 my
mistress. She is so good to me when
am i'll and there is so little | can do for
her except 10 lick her hand and tell
her with my eyes how very, very sorry
l am
SCOTS face looked quite sad at the
thought of his mistress home with II
cold. 1 shall take her a stick for the
fire. he said. SHE seems to like my
sticks far better than those the kin
ding man brings
SCOT scampered this way and that.
and picked up one stick and then an
other. But all of q sudden he noticed
two heads above the water in the lake
below the hill. And then he saw
canoe.
"He looked again and this time he
was certain. He ran down the hill To
the edge of the water. There out in
the lake, far out from the shore was
an upturned canoe and two girls try
ing TO swim with all their clothes on
10 the shore. They could Swim-yeS,
but how long could they keep it up?
"Oh dear, how badly SCOT did feel
to be so small. He could not rescue
them. He was so very tiny. But he
had voice and he could run on his
little legs. So back into the village he
tore as fast as he could, barking, bark
Ing. barking.
He ran to some men and he stood
around them barking and jumping up
and down; his little face looking very
sad and worried.
Something must be wrong with
the little old lady said one of the
men. Let's 60 and see. This dog new
er acts like this as rule
But the dog did not lead them in
the direction of the house where the
old lady lived. she must have been
hurt out walking said aLOthcr man.
But no, SCOT led them down by the
water and there they saw the upturned
boat and The two go,
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11

posing them to
heat. In canning
fruit of any kind
II is important that
the jars are thor
oughly sterilized,
as well as any
utensils used In
canning. Place jars
md tons ~ n,ll
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11
incredible Thinness.

a.. incredible Thinness.
7 -. Printing !, paper is some
ID. ~. ,nsn 1000 times thicker
n pa s''o leaf that can be made
fssr :. numerical purposes the
course, have just a little
/, r,,s, ee about it than that, but
ks, ,ag and impressive fact
"a i ,s, i've grains of weight
Dat ,. quired to make up the
IN -: en OF the IS leaves in
\ 'e'ns usually 81 inches
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11
MORE ECONOMICAL DISHES.

A small amount of meat may season
n large amount of other food If care
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11


girls trying so
hard to swim TO
shore. One was
resting on the
boat, for they had
known enough not
TO leave their boat
when they had
upset even though
II would be hard
to take it with
them.
1.-THE men rush.
ed to one Of the
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11
DADDY, SEVNTH(
ElIRI TALL c.
~ MARY GRAHANfBO.NNER
A LITTLE DOG.

"A little black dog" said Daddy,
belonged to very little old lady who
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11
HrplNe FRUIT FOR WINTER.

Il all fruits contain yeasts or fer
pa they must be destroyed by ex-
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11
MORE ABOUT FRUITS.

Those who are fortunate enough TO
obtain wild fruit will find the flavor
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11

are now ''ILi4IiS AL W
,beir own as food for the
human family. There
ora several varieties
early and late. black,
green and brown. The
bean is highly nutritious,
containing protein which
furnishes mu>Clc-bulld-
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-11
,,v,cAL DISHES FOR The
'" FAMILY.

,o.rs which have been used for
" forage crop in this country,
,fr D. r,vr Gaming into