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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
TO CLEAN SILVER
GOVERNMENT EXPERTS TELL OF
BEST METHODS.
Directions for Preparing Cleansing
Material That Has Much Virtue
Must Be Applied With Care
and Thoroughness.

For the benefit of those who have
the care of silver, the office of home
economics at Washington has made
thorough study of the electrolytic
method of cleaning and has published
the results of their work In United
States Department of Agriculture Bui'
letin No. 449.
After discussing several types Of
commercial cleaners and giving the re-
suits of various analyses, they suggest
the following method as being cheap
and satisfactory:
AN enamel or agateware dish
should be partly filled with cleaning
solution of one teaspoonful Of either
washing or baking soda and one tea
spoonful of common table salt to each
quart of water and placed directly
on the stove to boil. A sheet of alumi-
mum or clean zinc should then be
dropped into the dish and tarnished
silver placed in contact with the metal.
It is best that the silver be entirely
covered with the cleaning solution and
that the solution remain at the boiling
temperature. AS soon as the tarnish
has been removed the silver should be
removed, rinsed in clean water, and
wiped with soft cloth. Zinc may be
used in place of aluminium, but it be-
comes corroded and inactive In much
shorter time"
The electrolytic method cleans plated
or sterling silverware without loss Of
metal, giving, however, satin finish
rather than FURNISHED appearance,
and has the additional advantages Of
being both clean and labor-saving.-
Clara Glidden, Colorado Agricultural
College, Fort Collins, Colo.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
WORD THAT is OVERWORKED
Weakened Almost to Disability, and
Prayed at the Edges, Is That Too
Much.Used "Very."

There is a word that once possessed
a vigor and a power that is altogether
lost: verify. verily"-"in truth. in
truth" Now ii is "very," and though
it still means "in truth" it has become
so weakened by usage that it conveys
no force whatever. You meet me on
the street and say, 'It is very fine
day." What do you mean? Probably
you mean, "How do you do?" What
you have said is simply salutation.
But if you should say to me. 1T is
fine day." you probably mean 1T Is
fine day. That little word Every" has
been so weakened. so frayed at the
edges that II harms rather than helps
its companions. So, gentle reader.
would say to you. If / had arbitrary
power over your speech, "This week
will allow you only two 'veries;'" and
though for time such restraint may
make you self-conscious, yet 1t Will
force you to grope about for musty
treasures in the storehouse of your
memory, and furbish up old adjectives
and adverbs. even drive you now and
again to a careful appraisal of your
best slang. and when this temporary
self-consciousness shall pass. not only
your vigor of speech, but your exact-
tude and clarity of thought will be the
better for it. That Is gain that viii
be worth all the sacri6ce.-BurgeS
Johnson, in Century.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
peImonieo Cream Roll Potatoes.

Here are two Delmonico potato
recipes: Pare potatoes and cut them
into bits the size of pea. Keep them
in cold water until all are ready. For
each scant pint Of potatoes make a
pint Of white sauce, seasoning with
onion juice or celery salt. Stir the po-
tatoes into the hot sauce. turn into a
well-buttered agate sauce pan and cook
in the oven until the potatoes are ten
der and the sauce is absorbed. with
the exception of just enough to hold
the bits of potatoes together. Fold one
part over the other as an omelet and
turn onto a hot dish. The potatoes
should not brown above or below. If
necessary, set them on the CRATE and
cover the pan.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
TAKE OUT GREASE SPOTS
HIemishes That So Greatly Annoy me
Housekeeper May Be Effectively
Dealt With.

Grease spots may be removed by the
application of carbon tetrachloride, ac-
cording to H. F. Zoller, assistant in
chemistry in the Kansas State Agricul.
tural college.
Removing grease spots with gaso-
line or benzine Is both dangerous and
wasteful," said Mr.. Zolier. "ChlorOform
is effective, but is dangerous. Carbon
tetrachloride is Used by cleaners be-
cause of it's safety, cleaning power and
the absence of a disagreeable Odor.
The disadvantage is its expense.
link is difficult ia remove if it has
been in the garment for some time.
Iron inks may be removed by oxalic,
acetic, citric, or dilute hydrochloric
acids. In case of the coal.tar inks, the
spot must be bleached. g:
Iron rust can be removed by fairly
strong oxalic acid solution, if allowed
to stand on the goods for short time,
and often when 1t Is exposed to the
sunlight the action is little quicker.
The excess of oxalic acid must be
washed out, and the goods washed with
q good soap, in order to neutralize the
acid. Hydrochloric acid is the best re-
mover of iron rust, if handled by an ex-
perienced person.
AN excellent formula for the remov-
al of fountain-pen ink, especially iron
ink and iron rust, is the aceto-oxalic
acid formula. 1t is made by satura t.
ing a 10 per cent acetic acid solution
with oxalic acid, and mixing one part
IF the product with four parts Of al.
cnhOl"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
AND HE DID IT HIMSELF
Piano Tuners "Knoek," Intended for
Rival, Bounced Back With Noise
That Could Be Heard.

He had about finished tuning the pi-
ano, when he looked up and said:
"Your instrument was in an awful
condition. You ought to have sent for
me sooner"
"It was tuned only three months
ago"
"Tken the man who did it certainly
didn't know his business"
"No?"
"No, ma'am. He had better be do
ing street-cleaning than tuning pianos.
Why, my dear madam, delicate in
strument like the piano needs fingers
equally delicate to handle it, combined
with an ear of unerring accuracy. The
individual who attempted to tune this
instrument last evidently possessed
neither of these. In fact, I am free to
say that he did 1t more harm than
good"
'Tndeed!''
Indeed he did. May I ask who it
was so abused your Instrument"
''It was yourself"
Madam, you are wrong; have nev-
er tuned a piano In this house before"
Probably not; but you tuned that
instrument, nevertheless, or made a
botch Of it in attempting to do so. It
once belonged to Mrs. White, but pur-
chased it from her. She told me you
always tuned it ,and to send for you
when"
But she did not finish.
The unhappy man, fainting. fell to
the f1oor.-Rehoboth Sunday Herald.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
Ten Billion Tons Of Coal.

e.. The Nenana coal field, Alaska, will
be tributary to the government rail-
road now under construction from Sew
ard to Fairbanks. Though the coal OF
this field is Ignite and hence of low
grade, yet it has great value as a
source of fuel and power for Fairbanks
and other Yukon placer camps. The
field is about sixty miles south Of Fair,
banks. 1t is estimated by the United
States geological survey, department:
Of the interior, that the Nenana field
contains some ten billion tons of lig-
mite. The Nenana coal field lies In
what is known. as the Bonnifeld re-
gion, which also contains some gold
placers that have been mined in small
way for the last ten years.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
Silver Cake,

Beat whites of four eggs stiff, one
and one-half cupfuls sugar, One-half
cupful butter, one cupful cream or rich
milk, two and one-third cupfuls flour,
two teaspoonfuls cream tartar. one
teaspoonful soda or two and one-half
teaspoonfuls baking powder, one tea
spoonful scant Of salt, flavor with
lemon. Cream butter and sugar to-
gether. Add egg whites, then milk. al
ternately, with -four in which baking
powder and salt have been sifted four
times. Last add one cupful coconut
if liked. Frost with cream frosting
made as follows: One and one-half
cupfuls powdered sugar. two tea
spoonfuls butter and sufficient cream
to make of right consistency to
spread. No fiavoring, as butter and
cream flavor it. Beat hard five min
utes and spread on cake.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

To induce a canary to take bath
sprinkle a few seeds upon the water.
This added attraction will make the
bath become a habit with the little
fellow.
To keep flowers fresh, place pinch
of bicarbonate of soda in the water
before putting them into vase.
To make glassware clear and spark
ling, add a little washing blue to the
soapsuds when washing.
If ink is spilled on the carpet or ta-
BILE cover, cover it Immediately with
salt as it absorbs the ink.
Powdered alum added to ordinary
stove backing adds to its brilliancy.
Oxalic acid and javelle water are
excellent for removing ink stains.
New tinware will never rust if
creased with a little fresh lard and
baked in the oven before it is used.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
Exact Copy Of. .Wrappes.
Cuba's Big Sugar Crop.

The grinding of the greatest sugar
crop which Cuba has produced was be-
gun by the launching" of the new "su-
perdreadnaught" mill at the Cuban
American Sugar company's central
"Tinguaro," at Periso, province of Ma
tanzas. This is the largest milling
unit yet installed. consisting of five
mills and two crushers. driven by three
Corliss engines and having grinding
capacity of 125 tons Of cane daily.
Since then half a dozen other mills
have begun to grind, and within ten
days every mill in Cuba, to the number
Of upward Of 200, will be turning. 81
multaneously will 60 on the construc-
ton of numerous mills to handle the
growth of the enormous tracts now
being put into sugar to swell the crop
Of the following year.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
Couldn't Blame Her.

The express was approaching rail-
way bridge that spanned a deep river,
and q stout old lady in one of the COM
partments showed signs Of nervous
ness. AS the train went roaring across
the structure she did not speak word,
but seemed to be holding her breath.
There" said gentleman in a
neighboring seat, 1--WE are over it safe
ly."
The old lady heaved an explosive
sigh.
"Well," she said, ''if we had gone to
the bottom l should have died with a
clear conscience, for it wouldn't have
been my weight that did it. I bore up
SO that I really made the train lighter
than it would have been without me !"
London Mail.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
Taken With Severe
. ~>Pains in the Back

My age is SO; trade, that of machinist,
makes Unnecessary sfbr a man to keep
himsekrin .ths bsstS condition: While l
have Bssp feedihgly careful of my health,
/ was faRsh some time ago with severe
PAINS in my back; throughout the day my
limbs had feeling as though they were
asleep; at night | was obliged to get up
several times. My condition became SO
alarming that tried several remedies, but
did not seem to get much relief until
my attention was called to Swamp Root.
After short treatment of Swamp Root,
l was able to secure 4 good nights rest
and the pain in my back disappeared.
For the past three months ] have no re-
turn of my old ailments. If you 50 de-
sire you are at liberty to publish this.
Yours very truly,
PHILIP W. HESS,
32l East 23rd St.,
June IA, 1916. Baltimore, Md.
Subscribed and sworn to this 10th Of
June, 1916.
HOWARD A. SWEETEN,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
OId.Styje Mincemeat.

One and a half pounds stoned raj.
sins. three-quarters pound currants
one-half pound sultanas, half pound
mixed peel, one pound apples, two
pounds of brown sugar, two pounds
suet, one heaping teaspoonful of
mixed ground spices. one-half tea
spoonful of mixed ground ginger and
nutmeg, one gill brandy. Mix the
chopped or grated suet and the we'll
cleaned and dried fruit together with
the sugar, spices and the candied peel
shredded and chopped fine. Mix for
several minutes, then add the brandy
and pack tightly into clean, dry jars.
Seal thoroughly, so as to keep out the
air, and store in a dry place for at
least a week before using.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19

Russians are to coloniZe In South
America.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
Thought He Was sprouting Wings.

ThouCht he was Sproutin9 wings.
Mother, I believe I'm thSpourtine
WINGS" said Robert, in his lisping
voice, as his mother was putting him
to bed one night.
"W'hat makes you think you are
sprouting wings?" asked mother, as
she attacked an obstreperous button
on the four-year-old.
"Well, when lay in bed at night l
en- feel where hurt right here" and
he indicated two small shoulder blades
"Now, Robert, you could not pos
sibly be having wings. Only good little
boys can have wings sprouting."
"Well, mother, must be awful good.
then, cauthe I know the wingths are
coming out"
And he got into bed. rubbing first one
potential wing and then the other.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
IF YOUR CHILD is CROSS,
,EEVERIsH, C0NsTIPATED
Look Mother! II tongue is coated,
cleanse little bowels with "caIi.
fornia Syrup of Figs"

Mothers can rest easy after giving
"California Syrup Of Figs" because in
a few hours all the clogged-up waste
sour bile and fermenting food gently
moves out of the bowels, and you have
a well, playful child again.
Sick children needn't be coaxed to
take this harmless fruit laxative"
Millions of mothers keep it handy be-
cause they know it's action on the
stomach, liver and bowels is prompt
and sure.
Ask your druggist for 50-cent bot
tie Of "California Syrup of Figs" which
contains directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups.-Adv.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
Corn ChoWder.

One can corn, four cupfuls potatoes
cut in one-quarter-inch slices. one and
one.half-inch cube fat salt pork. one
sliced onion, four cupfuls scalded
milk, eight common crackers. Cut
pork in small pieces and try out. Add
onion and cook five minutes, stirring
often that onion may not burn. Strain
fat into stewpan. Parboil potatoes
FIVE minutes in boiling water to cover,
drain and add potatoes to fat; then
add two cupfuls boiling water; cook
until potatoes are soft. add corn and
milk, then heat to boiling point, Sea-
son with salt arld pepper and butter
and crackers, split and soaked in
enough cold milk to moisten. Re-
move crackers. turn chowder into a
tureen and put crackers on top.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
SfnnIIcp an RATSBRnds Rats. Mice. Bug.
\ woMANrs BURDENS

are lIghtesssd when she turns to the right
medicine. If her existence Is made
gloomy by the chronic weaknesses, Geli-
cate arrangements, and painful disorders
that afflict her sex, she will find relief and
emancipation from her troubles In DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. Ii she's
finds new life and strength. It's q power.
full, invigorating tonic and nervine which
was discovered and used by an eminent
physician for many years, in all eases Of
afemale complaints" and weaknesses. For
young girls just entering womanhood
for women at the critical 'change of life;ss
in bearing-down sensations, periodical
kindred ailment, the uFavorite Pres rip
tion" is guaranteed to benefit or cure.
Or. Pierce'S Pellets cure biliousneSS,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
Chocolate Pie,

-Four tablespoonfuls cocoa, one pint
Of water, yolks Of two eggs. two table
spoonfuls cornstarch, six tablespoon
fuIs sugar. Boil until thick. add one
tablespoonful vanilla. Bake the crust.
pour in the chocolate. Beat~the whites
of the eggs with one cupful of sugar.
spread over top and brown, One tea
spoonful of baking powder in one-half
cupful granulated sugar added to the
white of one egg stiff1y beaten makes
q fluffy merihgue.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
Very, Very Serious.

In toast to widows at dinner in
Chicago, a society leader and after
dinner speaker said:
1--WE all know that widows are like
windows--when you get near one you
ought to look out.
81 said to a chap at the shore one
aight:
"Are your intentions toward the
widow, serious?"
"'Very, very Serious he answered,
With a sigh. 7 intend, If possible, to
get out of marrying her."
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
Goldfish SouffIe,

Pare and slice enough potatoes to
make one pint. add pint of Goldfish.
shredded. Place in saucepan. cover
with cold water and bring slowly to
the boiling point. Drain off this water.
cover with boiling water and cook
until the potato is thoroughly cooked.
then drain and mash fine. Melt one
tablespoonful Of butter, add an equal
amount of -four and stir until smooth !;
add one and one-half cupfuls Of milk.
then fish and potato mixture and cook
for FIVE minues. Cool, add the beaten
yolks of three eggs, then the stiffly
beaten whites. Turn into buttered
baking dish and bake slowly for 35
minutes. Serve Immediately, gar
nished with sprigs of parsley.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19

HOWARD A. SWEETEN,
Notary Public.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
10 CENT "cAscARETS"
FOR LIVER AND BOWELS
Cure Sick Headache. Constipation
eIliousness, Sour Stomach, Bad
ereath-candy Cathartic.

No odds how bad your liver, stom.
ach or bowels; how much your head
aches, how miserable you are from
constipation, Indigestion, biliousness
and sluggish bowels-you always get
relief with Cascarets. They imme-
tiately cleanse and regulate the stom-
ach, remove the sour, fermenting food
and foul gases; take the excess bile
from the liver and carry off the con.
stipated waste matter and poison
from the intestines and bowels. a
iO-cent box from your druggist will
Keep your liver and bowels clean; !;
stomach sweet and head clear for
months. They work while you Sleep
Adv
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
END STOMACH TROUBLE,
GASES OR DYSPEPSIA
"Pape's Diapepsin" makes Sick, Sour,
Classy Stomachs surely feel fine
in five minutes.

If what you just ate is souring on
your stomach or lies like lump of
lead, refusing to digest, or you belch
gas and eructate sour, undigested
food, or have feeling of dizziness.
heartburn. fullness, nausea, bad taste
in mouth and stomach-headache, you
can get blessed relief in five minutes.
Put an end to stomach trouble forever
by getting a large fifty-cent case of
Pape's Diapepsin from any drug store.
You realize in five minutes how need
less it is to suffer from indigestion,
dyspepsia or any stomach disorder.
It's the quickest, surest stomach doc
tor in the world: It's wonderful.-Adv.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
Government Aids Turkish Farmers.

The Turkish government has made
special appropriation of $1,9S0,000 10
be used for the purchase of seed
grains for needy Turkish farmers in
the Turkish dominionS.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
Make Most of Good Points.

Few of us can indulge our tastes as
we would, so why not make the most
of our good points, if we have any.
and try to appear as attractive as our
limited incomes permit? Women who
are making displays and appearances
beyond their means wilI\never find in
either the satisfaction they anticipate.
for at every turn they will meet some
one who will outshine them.
Accept your lot and learn to laugh
and be happy Life has treasures in
store for each of us. but we shall not
find them unless our search for them
is made in the right and proper way.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
Ear.Siohted Lad.

Raymond, six-year-old pride of an
frvington family, strenuously objected
q few nights ago, when his mother
asked him to 60 on an Grand to the cor
ner grocery.
After considerable questioning, the
lad explained that he wouldn't mind
going If he didn't have to pass by
lumber yard, which is situated between
the grocery and his home.
"Why, you're not afraid of those
stacks of lumber, are you?" queried his
mother.
Its not the stacks, mamma, it's
what's behind 'em," answered Ray
mond.-Indianapolis News.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
Hot Biscuit.

Three cupfuls of flour, two table
spoonfuls of baking powder, three
quarters of a teaspoonful of salt, three
tablespoonfuls of butter, three-quarters
to one cupful of milk. Mix and sift the
flour, baking powder and salt together
twice; then cut in the butter with a
fork until it is In fine bits. Add the
milk gradually, just enough to make a
soft dough. Do not handle any more
than is necessary. Turn out on a
Toured board and roll to about three
quarters of an inch thickness. Cut.
then place on a baking sheet and bake
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
Steamed Suet PUDDING.

One cupful chopped suet. one-halt
teaspoonful salt. one teaspoonful soda,
two teaspoonfuls cream Of tartar. one
cupful nolasses. one and one-half cup
fuls milk, two and one-half cupfulS
flour. one cupful chopped raisins. one
cupful currants, little cut UP citron.
one teaspoonful of lemon eXtruct. one
teaspoonful nutmeg. Steam four hours.
Serve hot With hard sauce.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
Colonial Cake.

One-half cupful butter, one and a
quarter cupfuls granulated sugar.
three eggs, half cupful thin cream or
rich milk. half even teaspoonful soda,
one even teaspoonful cream tartar, two
cupfuls of pastry flour, half cupful
seeded raisins. Add whites of eggs
last and bake in tube pan. When cold
frost with heavy white icing that will
contrast prettily with the yellow of the
cake. Citron sliced in thin strips may
be used instead of raisins, or in COM
bination with them.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
Chicken Pie,

Boil chicken until tender. With the
gravy, allowing one-half cupful of flour
and two tablespoonfuls butter to every
quart of water Season with salt and
pepper, put in baking dish, add chicken
from which bones have been removed
Cover with One-half pint cream and
pieces of butter, cover with rich pie
crust Bake in hot oven.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
Fried Parsley,

We always use little fried parsley
to ornament our meat dishes with.
This is how it is done: Wait until a
blush smoke is rising from the fat.
then remove il to the side of the fire.
When it has cooled slightly throw in
the parsley. and leave it until the fat
has almost stopped spluttering. Then
lift it out at once and drain it Well.
when it should be lovely green color
Be careful not to overfry it, or it will
turn an ugly brownish color.-Boston
Globe,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
Cornmcai Mullins.

Sift together one eupful cornmeal
one cupful bread 6our, one teaspoonfui
soda OeveD in one cupful sour milk
and add it to the sifted ingredients.
Then add one-quarter cupful molasses
then two eggs, two tablespoonfuls melt
ed drippings. Beat well and bake in
well-greased muffin pans about one
half hour in moderately hot oven.
Makes L.,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-01-19
Horrible Crime,

"Not long ago." said a judge, "a
colored woman came into court to see
what could be done about securing q
pardon for her husband, who was in
Jail.
"'What was your husband sentenced
fory I asked.
"'Ah amt shuah. jedge, but All
thinks 'twuz emblazonment =" was
the reply-Case and Comment.