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The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16


 giving us Il new and delicious flavor.
 Chocolate Pears.-Steam uustemmed pears until tender. after peeling and coring carefully. To the juice of lemon and half eupfnl of water add corn or maple sirup until fl fs quite sweet; 10 each eupfnl of the juice add heaping tablespoonful of chocolate and vanilla to flavor Cook until smooth and pour over the pears.
 Pineapple BaVarian cream.-Dis- solve two tablespoonfuls of gelatine in Il half cupful of cold water Heat to- gether one grated pineapple or one can of preserved pineapple, half-eup- ful Of corn sifup. tablespoonful Of lemon juice; add To the gelatine and stir until the gelatine is thoroughly dissolved. Then chill the mixture in q ran of water. stirring constantly. When it begins to thieken fold in a eupful of cream, whipped. Place in Il mold and set aside to chill.
 JeIIied Dissolve two table speonfuls of gelatine in half eupful of water. Cook pound of figs with two cupfuls of water slowly, until the skins are tender Add the boiling WA ter in which the figs were cooked to the softened gelatine and stir until thoroughly dissolved Add half-eup- ful of corn sirup and enough grape juice to make four eupfuls of liquid. Put the liquid and figs in layers in mold. letting each layer of liquid partly set before adding the next. Serve when unmolded with cream.
 Rasin Sandwich.-Stew ratsins in little orange juice until plump. Put aside to chill. Spread graham crack CTS with the raisins and q little grated maple sugar mixed with cream. Put on another cracker and the sandwich is ready.
 The movement for conservation is not only helping ill saving food for our armv and allies but it is educating us away from rich pastry and buildings, which We are finding most important in keeping our nations health up to standard.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16
Ebert Hubbard's Work Goes On,

A reminder of Ebert Hubbard, vie tim of the Lusitania, is contained in this paragraph in New York paper {. At East Aurora the Roycrofters con tinue to flourish Their annual con vention is as usual. But no invitation is necessary to attend it. Anyone who goes there is welcomed and the speak CTS include you if you want to speak. That's the Roycroft idea The notables are scheduled but in the grove the open-air theater is an open forum Any subject goes. Ne hear that the work phase of the Royerofters is the big thing now. Which as we recall Il was IIubhard's hope. A place where everything that was mnde was first useful and then beautiful. He used to say, If it's useful it is beautiful, but many useful things can be made more beautiful. That's what We want to do :"
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16
AN AMERICAN MOTHER
By DANIEL M. HENDERSON
 of the Viqilantes.

sat next to them in q tube train a becomingly-go -gowned woman of mid dle age, and her friend. At first glance, one would have thought them care free. well-to-do women off to enjoy q days shopping.
 couldn't help hearing this bit of their conversation
 .How old is your boy?, the friend asked.
 .Twenty-two.'
 Have you heard from him lately 2"
 "Yesterday. He is q sergeant now. He has his gas mask and his helmet and he's eager to go to the front line"
 There was pause. Then. yearning- ly, but without tremor or shade of repining, the little woman went on:
 Dear boy-I hope he will be able to do his part"
 To do his part. Not word of fear !; not hope that he wouldn't be slain or wounded-just that he might do his part.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16
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sure plenty of convenient lights and switches. Estimates on lighting are usually figured nj $4 per outlet for electricity and from Sl to S2.5o per outlet for gas.
 An ordinary bathroom should have three fixtures the approximate cost of which should total about &150, flae ing the cost of the kitchen sink and laundry tray at S166 more the cost may he safely computed Ill S25N for the ordinary home. Additional bath rooms may be estimated at St5Q plus the cost of extra piping Running water in bedrooms k figured at so much per fixture plus the cost of addt= tional piping. The price of plumbing fixtures vary considerably II will always be found adxsahle to buy guar
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16
CORN VS. PORK
By HAMLiN GARLAND of the NiaiIanfas

If the war goes on tas it seems likely to do) We may come to Doctor kel- logg's way of thinking and cut out the raising of pigs altogether. He es- inmates that it takes nearly ten pounds of corn to make pound of pork, and that when We get the pork We are worse off than if we had none. This. l suspect is true. for l. under orders of my doctor, have had no pork of any kind for three years.
 Kellogg is an extreme vegetarian, of course, and his statements must be read ill the light of that fact. And yet he has logic on his side. Why continue to feed the most vital food of the human race to droves of anil malls whose flesh is admitted to be un- wholesome to many people and without which all of us would be better off?
 Another curious reflection comes in when discussing the raising of any kind of flesh food. How much of the corn or oats goes to supply energy for exercise on the part of the animal2 Every time q pig or steer takes q trot or q gall0p around the yard q considerable amount Of food is used up in Il muscular action. This sounds like joke, but 1t isn't, it is q seri- ous observation on the part of vegeta- rians.
 The Germans. with their usual efIi- eieney, have taken these matters in hand. They have decreased the mum. Der of pigs not only to save food, but to preserve certain balance i'll the ration. W may vet come to Kellogg $ point of view and begin the re- duction of pork raising to save corn. retaining only enough pigs to act as seayengers of the kitchen refuse.
 This much we can dc, We can feed our hogs with care. 1 wonder how many Western farmers still feed their pigs as they used to do by throwing the corn into the pen? At that time. with corn al 15 cents hushel, il didn't matter how much was trampled into the mire, but now the case is different. We are careful to clean our own plates, and vel 1 am not sure that the farmers are making their cattle feed go as far as it might by careful rationing. Ami mals used to be oyerfed on our farms. Are they being scientifically fed now?
 Corn and wheat can win this war. and when the final choice is made pigs must go, cotton and wool be reduced in amount. and cattle be raised without exercise and in the most economical way.
 As I write these things I am sud denly taken anew with the wonder of the changes that have come to this America of ours That we of all na- tions of the world should be seriously considering how to conserve our food supply. makes clearer than any other measure the appalling blight which the war. with it's destructive agencies. has thrown over the entire earth. It is in- credible but it is true. II is not only true, but is becoming each day more vital in our thinking. How shall we feed the allies, ourselves and the waves of the North sea?
 We must double production, we must save, and We must Use with scientific precision.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16

Remove all the skin, fibers and tubes without breaking the sweethreads themselves. Soak in cold water for an hour, changing it often to extract all the blood. Drain and put to cook i'll simmering water for 70 minutes. Use the broth in which they were cooked as a basis for the sauce in which to serve them. Plunge the sweetbreads as soon as cooked into cold water to keep them firm and white. If 10 be baked, wrap each sweetbread in cheesecloth and put 1t under Il weight
 Praised Sweetbreads.-Place in baking pan layer of new peas and small carrots with new potaoes: on this bed of vegetables place the pre- pared sweetbreads Nith few cubes of fat salt pork Add enough Of the stock in which the sweetbreads were cooked To cover the vegetables Cover tight and cook about forty minutes. Season with salt and pepper during the cooking
 Sweetbreads in GeIatne.-Cut into small dice two eupfuls of cooked sweetbreads Soak tablespoonful of geIatine in one.quarter of cupful of the broth and dissolve 1t in half cup ful of hot broth. Add the sweetbreads one tablespoonful of lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste. Stand the mixture in q pan of ice water, stir ire quently and as 1t begins to stiffen fold ill one cupfnl of whipped cream and two tablespoonfuls of chopped parsley. Turn into malds and ehll. Serve in slices laid Oil crisp lettuce leaves.
 Tomatoes Stuffed With sweetbreads. Peel and scoop out the centers of medium-size tomatoes. sprinkle with salt and lnyert to drain. Set on ice to chill. Cut sweethreads previously cooked into dice add d few cooked as paragus tips. spoonful of minced green pepper. season well with salt and paprika, add mayonnaise dressing to moisten. and fill the tomatoes Gar nish each with stuffed olive.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16
STREET TALK
By LAURA E. RICHARDS of the ViniIan+es

"Oh, isn't it dreadful2" the neighbor said. Isn't it dreadfut?" said she, "To send your boy to be murdered there. Away across the seal The boy you bore and the boy you nursed. In travail and pride and pain, The heart of you and the eyes of you, To be foully smitten and slaini@ Now hold your peace" said the War
 Mother;
 And the sound of the guns in her ear9 .'If these are the words fer you to speak They are not for me to hear The half of my heart is with my son, But the half that here must stay, It beats as high and it beats as proud As his own brave heart today Now hold your peaeeA said the War
 Mother.
 6And the sound of the guns in her
 hearth My son and I stand side by side. However the seas may part. It's he with the sword and 1 with the
 word;
 God give Us both 10 thrive, Come life, come death, to our last breath. God grant Us so to striver'
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16
Safety Matches Cause of Disease

"Four writers in turn" says the Ugeskritf for Laeeer. Copenhagen. de scribe caSeS of eczena which they were unable to eA8iain in fhe otherwise healthy patients until they learned of Rasch's experience with local poison ing of the skin from Inc lise Of Il cer- Lain brand of safety matches In most ef the patients the burn was on the thighs corresponding to the trousers pockets in which they carried the match boxes"
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16
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feet. the number 6f square feet can be obtained by multiplying the length by the width. On q basis of $3 to $5 the house would cost anywhere from S3.120 to S5,700 The diff ference in price k due tt interior equipment and finish, the number of windows. porehes, and ornamental work. If we estimate the height of the house at 20 feet from the bot tom of the cellar to little over the top of the roof-which is done to allow for the overhang of porches, caves. and bay windoWs-We find ttle con tents to he 31.200 cubic feel. At the minimum price of l0 cents, the cost would be S3120 and at 1a cents. S5,616.
 The cost of building may he boost cd by excessive ornanentatim and fl may be kept down by slimping Either policy k bad. The woodwork of any home should be kept in harmony with the character and purpose of the house This refers especially to col umns, parehes, dermef windows, eer- IlNtN ttiift iitttifPi ttfBis N ftH HfEtd- wood trim in fast favor il K the usual thing to use hardwood throughout tle first floor. Appropriate woods are oak. ash, or birch. Soft woods among which are cypress, chestnut, WhiteWood. pine and cedar all make nice finishes Hard- woods should never be painted or enameled
 Double floors are necessity if the house is to be easily heated Plenty of building paper should also be pro- vided. To skimp In these particulars is poor economy, for building for warmth means a big saving in many years fuel bills.
 Generous provision should be made to keep the house warm enough in any weather condition. Whether hot air,
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16

boiler until the liquid is absorbed, then stir iii i rHffnt uf honey, Il grating of nutmeg and the grated rind of Il lemon. Grease pudding mold and in the hot tom place four dHies. Cover with an inch If The cooked h6miHx and arrange Il raN Of dates around the dish. pour iu the remainder Of the hominy. cover and steam two hours When done, unmeld and serve cold with cream and sugar or hot with sweet sauce.
 Soy Bean Loaf-WaSh and drain well one pound of SOY beans, place them i'll Il saucepan and cover with plenty of cold water; put in all onion stuck With q eloye. q little salt. a bay leaf and Il half teaspoonfui of thyme. tied in bit ef muslin Cover the sauce pm and cook at low temperature Hntil the beans are tender. adding more water if needed. When cold put through Il meat chopper, season with salt and pepper. stir in q half eupful of eatSHp. two canned pimentes and the whites of two hardztooked eggs chopped fine; mix we'll turn out OH u lleured board brush over with the beaten yolk of egg and sprinkle with bread crumbs. Place i'll greased pan and bake Ill moderate oven three quarters of Ill hour. GHfnish with parsley. Serve either hot or cold.
 chIi Con carne.-Cut two pounds of round steak into small square pieces. Melt two tablespoonfuls of butter sub stitute in saucepan and when hot add the steak, fry brown, then add ene eupful of boiling water and four table spoonfuls of rice. Cook until tender. Add three canned red peppers cut in pieces, one eapfal of cooked beans, two parboiled onions cut in slices. one tablespoonful of four. four cloves, one eloYe of garlic, chopped, | teaspoonful of salt and cook until the gravy Is If the right consistency. Serve gar nished with parsley.
 String Beans With Pork-Remove the strings from two quarts of green beans and slice them lengthwise into one-eighth-inch strips. Cut into dice one thin slice of salt pork, three inches square. and fry 1t in q granite stew pan. Put in the beans. with Il cupful of boiling water, and let them cook half an hour; then add half tea spoonful of salt, dash of pepper, il teaspaenful of sugar, half q cupful of vinegar and simmer until the beans are tender. When nearly cooked thieken With teaspeenful of four II desired.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16
 Smallest Public Library.

What is perhaps the worlds small est public library is claimed by vil- lage not far from London. The VII lage itself is very small The library is merely Il newspaper file that hangs up on wall in the village street, but the community is grateful. This was at tested to stranger by an accident. A white-haired villager who, pointing to the library" with his stick, said : Wonderful useful that be these days when folks can't get the papers as they did"
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16
WorId,s Greatest Catar4-t

What is set down as the greatest cat aract in the world is on the Isuazn river, which partly separates Brazil and Argentina. The preeipiee over which the river plunges is 210 feet high. that of Niagara heinz lG7 feet. The cataract k 13.123 feet wide, or about two and half times as wide as Niagara. II is estimated that 1000c1,- ooo tons of water pass over Niagara ln an hour. A like estimate gives the falls of iguazu 14ahU.06o tons.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16

cost little more for il large house than q small one The number and proportions of the rooms have Il di- rect relation to the cost Unusually large rooms or many small ones are to be avoided Large rooms mean ex- tra large lengths of timber; small ones' mean extra partitions. It is also bet ter to have d few large, convenient closets than many small ones.
 Estimating the Cost.
 The approximate estimate of cost may be obtained by computing. the cost per square foot or the cost per cubic foot. The cost of q moderate sized frame building ranges from $3 to & per square foot or 10 to IS cents per cubic foot If the architects sketches show width of 26 feet and length of 10 asesgsszs. .szzsst z.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16
RED CROSS LEAGUE OF LOVE
By EDWIN MARKHAM
of the Vieilantes.

of the Vigilantes. Q League of Kindness. woven in all
 lands, You bring Loves tender mereies in your
 hands; Above all flags you lift the eonquerins
 sign. And hold. invineible, Loves battle line League of Kindness. in your far-tiung
 bands, You weave a chain that reaches to Gods
 hands. And where blind guns are plotting for
 the grave, Yours are the lips that cheer. the arms
 that save. 0 League of Kindness in your flag we
 see foregleam Of the brotherhood to be In ages when the agonies are done. When all will love and all will lift as
 one.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16
ROW TO ESTIMATE
 COST IF BUILDING
Outlay Averages From S3 to S5
 Per Square Foot.
FALSE ECONOMY IS COSTLY
Substantial Construction Good Invest ment, However Plain or Elabo- rate the House
 May Be-

MT. William A. Radford will answer 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 lis wide experience as Editor Author and Manufacturer. he Is, without doubt. tHe highest authority on all these subjects. Address all fnauiries to William X. Radford. No 1S27 Prairie avenue, Chicago, H.. and only enclose three-cent stamp for reply.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16
By WILLIAM. A. RApEoRn-

When the nest egg put in the bank some years back by Prudence twin sister to Thrift. has grown To fair pro- portions, it's mighty pleasant to con template building q home of ones ovn Sc with pencil and paper Mr. Home builder sits down to figure out what he can get fer his money. At length. after much effort and with great deal Of personal satisfaction, he views his estimated cost fer the nest that is to shelter Mrs. Homebuilder and all the little Homebuilders. He has kept the estimate within the amount he can af- ford, so he tells his contractor to build Il house not to exceed such and such an amount.
 We'll pass over the intervening pc riod and meet MT Homebalder again. when his house is completed and he has been handed the bills His house is all right-perfectly satisfactory, but here's the rub-tt cost very much more than he had figured on. It's the old story. Estimating is quite mat ter of guess work to the average per son.
 few suggestions on this subject will he very helpful.
 Bear in mind that q small house costs more propoftonately than large one. Heating, lighting and plumbing
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16

Us will need to get over fussiness about eating rabbit which is most wholesome and good favored meat. Dress the rabbit and cut it up in serving sized pieces, brown Tn any sweet fat, then add two tablespoon fuIs of corn flour and two cupfuls of hot water. Stir until smooth, pour over the rabbit add few slices of onion which have been Drowned in Il little fat. enpful of celery, u bit of bay leaf, salt and pepper and enough water to half cover Cover and cook slowly for an hour and q half If Il thicker sauce or gravy is desired add more corn four Serve hot with a tart jelly
 Bombay Soup.-Put tablespoonful of peanut butter into saucepan, add one onion sliced and cook slowly with out browning; then add one large sour apple sliced but not peeled, tea spoonful of thyme, juice of half q lemon, teaspoenful of curry powder. II teaspoonful of salt and two table spoonfuls of rice. cooked. hoyer and simmer gently for ten minutes with one quart Inf good soup stock.
 Rice and Meat Loaf.-Buttee il mold and line il three=quarters of an inch thick with hot, steamed rice. Prepare Il mixture of two cupfuls of finely chopped meat. seasoned well with pepper. celery, salt, onion and lemon juice; add quarter of eupful of crumbs and enough rice water to make of the right consistency Stock of any kind may be used if there is no rice water. Nearly fill the mold with this mixture then cover with II layer of the rice, put on the hnttered lid and steam
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16
He'll Roast the Rin Guns.

Theater Manager (the theater page of the Umpty News in his hand. and rage in his souD-Ahat can We do with these critics. Burn them?
 Stage Director-No, send them to France 10 write up the critical stages of the war.-Cartoons Magazine.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16
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Sunrise in Town and Country.

Sunrise. on the mountains or at sea. or in the rural districts, is an event worthy of attention and we'll rewards the early riser with it's beauty and significance-but the early riser in the town or city has usually found everything untidy and must step over ash cans and dodge the sweepers and be satisfied with the sleepy grunts of workmvn who are getting things into shape for the business of the day. It is anything but picturesque and most unattractive.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16

I4 iFeI pare dHe tle I r Il 1 i cotnhiTla- lions -IIitS are Tfttl III mineral substances an q fIGIfiS ilHftii are needed in the bl98d The f3IlaW- Ing tieSSeftS. while saving SlIesiI.Za are
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16
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I'm wearing a last years suit.
 That's patriotic You are helping to win the war.'
 T hope so. But so many fellows are being given brand new suits by Uncle sam feel as if l cight to join the pro cession and get one myself. f."-Bir- mingham Age-Herald.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16

for forfy-tIve minutes. Turn ont on T hot platter and pour Il rich tomato sauce around the loaf.
 Rice with chicken. lamb. mutton or chopped tongue makes most tasty croquettes.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16

which N we may feel free to use. When Il. price. is=n not prohIbitive they should be ire quently served,
 $ W Q e f bre ads should be fresh. as they spoil quickly.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16
Same Thino.

She-Tell me, now. were you at poker game last night?
 He-0n my honor, we were only holding hands at m experience meet ing
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16
 Fittinq the Theory.

T have an idea that rooms reflect the personality of their occupants
 Then the lady who uses this room must be of I very worrying dlsposi- tion, to judge by the fret work in it."
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16
Leave Nature,s Work AInne

The most costly work in landscapes k moving earth; therefore do as lit- lie of ii as possible. for seldom does it really aid in gaining pleasing re- suits.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16
New Educational Idea.

For teaching children to read more rapidly Boston man has invented n machine which displays but a single line of printed matter at time.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16

There is no eontentment without eongenial and useful occupation. Hap py Is the one who is skilled to do something very well.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16

Through envy, through maliee. through hating AEHnst the world. carly and late. No fat of our courage ahaftuE. our part is to work and to wait
 Alice Cary.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16

IItI0us and H00FIsIIIng dishes as Puddings and UDSSpFtS.
 Date touiny PHd. ding. Soak 4 cupful of honilIy i'll four cupfuls of water with Il teu- spoonful of salt over .Hialtt.. Gook in Il double
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16

A hearty welcome manifested in kindly and polite attentions. will make a very plain meal more enjoyable than Il banquet.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16

sugar the slices will brown quickly and evenly with less fat.
 Rabbit en Gas serole.- rabbit is one of our III . I e-a . Il sked to use to save beef, some of
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16
SAVE THE SUGAR DESSERTS.

Among the light desserts which are easy for the inexperienced housewife
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16
REASONABLE DISHES.

Cereals. even the leftevers from breakfast. may be used to make de-
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16
FOOD HINTS.

When you fry eornmeal mush roll each slice in cornmeal with pinch of
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-16
WAYS WITH sWEETsREAps.

Sweetbreads, being perishable meat, are one of the best of summer meats