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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19

IV7OST of US who are especially tall
I'M would do most anything to
s knock off an inch or two, now
that the petite girl is considered
the most popular girl notwithstanding
the converse of the proposition is like
wise true. The small girl would do most
anything to add to her scanty inches.
Well, beyond dressing to create the illu-
sion of small stature, there is really lit
tie else that the tall girl can do. But
there is deal of hope for the miss at
the other extreme, providing, of course,
that she has not reached the age limit
of growth, which in some cases is thir-
ty. Correct exercise and treatment at
the hands of an experienced masseuse
can work veritable miracles for the small
young girl.
Supposing, however, that exercise and
massage fail; there is always illusion to
fall back on. Keeping to long, unhroken
lines in dressing, and preserving a cor
rect carriage, constitute champion de-
ceivers. Keeping the chest out alone is
enough to add the illusion of an inch or
two; and holding the head high and
well poised means another inch. The
waistline is capable of being stretched
at will; there's another inch. If the
neck is short by nature, try PLAYING
ostrich, and avail yourself of another
quarter of an inch. Chest up, shoulders
back. head high, and general stretch
from neck to toe, these are the things
that make for graceful carriage and
the appearance of increased height.
And now for the wee young lady
whose stretching may result in per-
manently increased height. First of all,
she must be determined to win out in her
battle for inches. Then she must prac-
tice regularly and carefully with just all
the "cheero" that she can muster. Swing
ing from the top of the door frame with
nothing to support you but the tips of
your fingers may not sound so difficult;
may even appear to be quite easy. But
try and see for yourself. OF course, If
you are any sort of gymnast, rolling off
a log will be difficult in comparison. At
any rate, the best way to begin is to
stand on footstool, place the fnger-tips
on the door ledge, and let ones self
down very slowly. The stool should not
be dispensed with until hanging by the
fingers has ceased to be painful. Prac-
lice makes perfect, you know. And any
one possessed of sufficient determination
o overlook tingling calloused fingers
will get surprising results from this ex-
,rcise.
Next on the program of stretching ex-
.rcises is the waist band. Stand per
;ectly erect with the hands held high
lbove the head, palms out; then bend
lowly from the waist keeping the knees
straight, and touch the floor
With the tips of the fingers.
This exercise is excellent on rising in
he morning. The bend should be re-
'eated about six or eight times.
Is there any one who does not at some
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LONELINESS
nm ONELINESS is just about the
most desolate sensation on earth
III 1t is close kin to inconsistencies

III IONAAANLsSS Is JUST ABOUT III
most desolate sensation on cartl
III 1t is close kin to homesicknes.
but infinitely worse, and most o
us have felt touch of one or the othe
at some time in our lives
There are q thousand different varie
ties of loneliness. The girl who ba
spent her life in the city thinks sh
knows the meaning of loneliness whe,
she finds herself out in the country TO
the first time.
She misses the noises of the city, tn,
! push and force of the crowds, the light
and shadows of the streets at night. Sh,
misses them with a keenness that actu
ally hurts. If it is only vacation OIL
pleasure, not an enforced vacation be-
cause of illness, she often cuts it shor,
and hastens back to her beloved towr
again.
Not so forcefully does it strike man
for he is able to 60 about alone and
make friends. 1t is the girl who suffers
for she experiences the most bitter, the
most gnawing of all forms of loneliness
To pass thousands of faces in a day
and not know one; to see thousands and
thousands of human beings surge BY
without glance or thought of her: to
realize that her health, her sickness, even
her death would mean nothing at all to
any single soul of the thousands of be-
ings about her, is what brings a heart
and soul sickness that leaves its mark
for life.
If you must come alone to the city, or
if you have already come and arc even
now experiencing the first pangs of
inconsistencies, go about the business of
making friends at once.
Do it carefully, not haphazardly.
A girl can not afford to make friends
Unfortunately at any time, and, I'M
fortunately, that is just what every girl
is tempted to do, after she has felt the
pangs of loneliness long enough.
There are always ways to make worth
while friends if you will only be a lit
tie patient. Until you find that way.
keep as busy as you can at the work
which brought you to town, and bide
your time.
If you can get letter from your cler-
gyman at home to one of the same de-
nomination in town it will serve to in
troduce you at church.
If not, introduce yourself to the
clergyman. After you have attended
service several times, go to see the pas
tor and tell him frankly that you are
stranger and would like to be of sery-
ice N the church work.
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n Q the most romantically-inclinet
1t must come as definite SHOCK
to hear it asserted by people
who know whereof thew speak
that those marriages are happiest in
which the questions of finance have All
been threshed out beforehand, down to
the last penny. That the wife who
knows her husbands earning capacity a,
well as that gentleman himself-is going
to be far more contented and retain her
ideals much longer than the one who in
the blissful ignorance of the family
exchequer takes what her husband
chooses to give her and is sometimes
gloriously flush" and other times dis
tressingly "pinched"
How utterly sordid to intrude the
matter of dollars and cents upon loves
young dream!" the sentimental roman
ticists murmur soulfully, and shake
their heads over the queer times that the
present age is passing through.
It's wise girl, however, who realizes
during her courtship the full import of
dollars and cents. And it's poor I'M
fortunate one who doesn't realize il, but
trusts to kind fate that things will ad-
Just themselves satisfactorily after the
honeymoon is over.
True, it may come as distinct shock
to an ardent fianee to have his prospec-
tive better half interrupt his apostrophe
to her cerulean eyes or midnight hair
with cold, practical interrogation, such
as:
Dick dear. what is your firm paying
you, now?" Or,
Beloved, how much personal allow
ance are you going to give me and how
much for running the house?'
He may decide that the little wife
whom he has picked out for himself has
a mercenary spirit hitherto unsupported,
but if he is properly handled-if he is
gently but firmly made to see the thing
in the right light--not one iota need be
Fa,hAad of from the blush of romance.
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(DSY q much depends on the pressure
| III Of gas that one can not Away.
follow the rules laid down by
manufacturers of gas ranges
and one must learn great deal by ex-
perience.
| Now bread, pastry, biscuit and mullins
require the greatest heat. You will soon
learn to manage the temperature. Don't
| light your oven or boiler burners but a
few minutes before you are ready to
bake or broil. You can tell if the oven
is hot by the rush of hot air when you
| open the door. After you put the ar
ticles to be baked in the oven the back
burner may be turned out in very few
moments and for cake the front burner
turned down part way
1t is always we'll to turn out the front
burner few minutes before baking is
finished, as the heat will be retained in
the oven several minutes after the burn
er has been turned off.
Use the simmering burner all you can
and save gas in making coffee, tea, CO.
Goa, and keeping these and other food
warm, some over hot water, the SIM
mering of meats, cooking hard or soft
boiled eggs, making consomme and
bouillon soups, stocks for sauces and
gravies, cooking cereals. steaming pud-
dings.
Now in baking bread, turn on both
burners to heat the oven and let them
burn full on about to 10 minutes.
Turn of back burner and put in bread.
According to thickness of loaves, 50 to
60 minutes should be allowed. Mine
takes 50. Rolls take hotter ovens. Mut-
fins in moderate hot oven, Is minutes.
Corn bread, hot oven about 3O minutes.
Toast bread on the broiler. Great. so
many slices at once and saves gas.
Broiled Steak-Eight to ten minutes
for steak an inch thick.
Roast Beef-Heat broiling oven. Put
roast in pan under the fame, soaring all
sides When scared, dust with salt,
pepper and -four, and put trimmings OF
TAT (if any, over the roast Git the roast
had no fat then get suet), and in bot.
tom of nan. If there is danger of
-four browning too much, add little wa
fer Basic with fat in pan. Have oven
hot at first to scar but not harden the
surface of the meat. Keep turning the
roast as it begins browning and haste
frequently and reduce heat after the
soaring, so as to cook more slowly. 1t
is a good plan to SO manage your work
that you can use the upper oven in bak-
ing while roasting meat in the lower.
If / have stewed tomatoes | always
place in upper oven and heat water
there in covered agate dish. Also warm
a can of peas or beans. do not light
top burners at all. bet you never |
thought of that scheme.
Regarding Cakes-Thin layer and
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CROCHETING

MISUNDERSTANDING the craze
I'M for knitting just now, some very
beautiful work is being done in
crochcting. The following pat
terms is pretty and useful as an edge for
innumerable things.
Crochet chain Of twelve stitches,
take out needle and make loop. 6ll in
with twelve single crochets, make 4
chain of twelve, take out needle and put
in last stitch of first hole, gil in with
twelve stitches, fill next lower hole with
six stitches, make chain of twelve, put
in first hole, fill in with six stitches,
make chain of six, put in top of sec
ond hole and fill in with six stitches.
Make chain of six, and put in top of
last hole. fill in with twelve stitches and
last hole with the same. This is one
scallop. but it can be made any width by
adding more holes and filling in. In
starting second scallop make a chain of
twelve and the loop, fill in with six
stitches, make chain of six, put in the
next hole above, fill in with twelve
stitches and continue as above.
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small cakes require hotter oven than
loaf cakes. Cakes containing butter and
milk should have moderate heat to be-
gin with, which should be increased
gradually as the butter rises to the top
of pan. Sponge cakes, all without but
ter, as angel food, sunshine and vari-
Gus sponge cakes, should have a slow
oven at first, allowing batter to rise to
full capacity before it begins to brown.
then increase heat to finish baking.
In regulating the burners of the gas
range. both oven burners or only the
front burner may be lighted and al
lowed to burn three to six minutes. or
until desired temperature is reached,
when the heat should be maintained
during the rising period of the cake. II
both burners have been lighted turn off
back burner and regulate the tcmrera-
ture by the front burner, as it seems
easier to control heat with the one than
two in baking cakes. Divide the time
baking into quarters. During the 6rst
quarter the mixture should begin rising:
in the second continue rising and begin
to brown; the third quarter continue
browning, fourth quarter finish baking
and shrink from pan. If the cake has
baked away from the sides of pan and.
on pressure springs back, it is safe to
remove it from oven. Cakes bake best
usually when sides are placed in the
middle of the oven. An accident may
occur and oven become too hot. Put
pan of water in the oven or turn off the
burner for moment or two and relight.
An asbestos mat under the cake find
useful the first two quarters when re-
move it. Do not move cakes until they
have risen fully and begin browning.
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time or OTTER stretch when arising?
doubt if there is a single person who
doesn't stretch at least his eyes. Well,
if you are aiming at permanent stretch,
try grasping the head of the bed, then
hooking the toes to the foot Of the bed
while you pull for all that you are
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"NION smell which clings to pot,
and pans SO stubbornly can
~ quickly be removed by washing
and drying the pans, securing
with common salt and placing on the
stove until the salt is brown. Shaba
often, then &1akthe1naA@
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= RUSHED egg shells are splendid
tor securing purposes. They

ri RUSHED egg shells are splendid
for securing purposes. They
- must be really finely crushed OF
they will scratch enameled ware
or anything of the kind. Remove all the
white skin from the inside of the shells
before crushing, and then apply the pow
der on damp rag. Wash afterward
With warm, soapy water, and your pots
and pans will look like new again.
nj EVER wear cotton or linen I'M
nj derclothing in winter. when it
@ becomes damp from perspiration
it is air tight and draft strik-
1t converts it into cold-storage lin
ing which could not be better designed
for pneumonia" A wool garment will
take up the perspiration and the warmth
OF the body will cvaporate it.
no ORRY, i'll temper, fault finding,
IE crossness, detection are ali
forms of mental disease They
are also contagious. The law
eompels those having contagious phys
zeal diseases to isolate themselves. Why
should the law be more lenient to those
who. with lowering brow, sullen aspect,
nagging or caustic speech, profane or
poison the moral atmosphere and dis
scminate the germs of evil?"
kzjOU can take the bruises out of
furniture, wet the part with
~ warm water. Fold a piece of
brown paper five or six times,
soak it and then lay the pad thus formed
On the bruised wood Apply hot iron
to the wet paper and let it remain till
the moisture has evaporated. After two
or three applications the dent or bruise
will disappear, the wood once more hay
ing smooth surface.
ERE'S good idea. Instead of
6 using vanilla to flavor cup Gus
IL tards, boil half dozen peach
kernels in the milk. This makes
pleasant variety from the ordinary
winter favorings. If sherry is used in
the custard, add it after taking from the
stove. Otherwise it will curdle Put it
in very slowly. A few raisins or cur
rants stirred into custard make change |
that is much appreciated by young peo-
pie.
ALPHABETICALLY indeed is the
Turkish towel for fashioning the
u popular combing jacket has been
proved. 1t is rough and
catches the falling hair better than any
other material. Its selvage edges do
away with hens and seams. A
new arrangement of the combing
jacket is noted. The neck is cut from
the towel in the same manner as usual
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This New and Attractive Design Can Paper and Best

NEITHER the tiny white apron for matron or maid
" it partakes of many pretty embellishments which finer
dress articles usually display.
Use soft white handkerchief linen for the apron.
Make the before applying design Better res,, rs
obtained this way.
First cmbrodcr the extreme edge finish the eyects then
make tho interior decoration by beginning the work at
side and working it straight This is to avoid any
fusion Of stitches when details be considered
Then the marked lines less liable wear off when
handled and over.
Decorate the apron with colored floss Use any color
which suits fancy, then when the apron is DONE an
dercd nicely and ready for use, inch ribbon
through lace insertion for the band and strings and lace the
extreme edge with ribbon This ribbon be draw,
up the in bag and that purpose oo when
the apron is used to hold dainty crochet embroidery work
Colored handkerchief linen frequently used for the
small Dove color embroidered in shades of purple
have novel appearance and usually the eoors ander nicely
buLor genuine beauty-lct it be all white apron and
Sincerely yours J 1890
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and the front opening cut in one-half of
the towel. These edges are finished with
blue picoted crocheted edge, as is the
entire towel if one has time and ability.
The back of the towel is then pleated
to fit at the waist line and held in place
with two crocheted buttons The fronts
are crossed surplice fashion and held to
the back portion at the sides under the
arms with two of the crocheted buttons
and crocheted and knotted cord loop.
The same button and loop arrange
ment holds the surplice secure at the
throat This is practical arrangement
,, for slipping on over the frock when
ones hair is to be dressed.
"lAYONNAISE that has curdled
I'M can usually be brought back
lA again by adding it in spoonfuls
to beaten egg yoll<, having the
yolk both fresh and freshly beaten, and
beating the mixture after each addition
al spoonful. The oil should be about the
served, and should not be added too rap
idly at the start. Never use CONCEALED
oil, as it is apt to produce curdling.
Again, one must guard against an exces.
of oil in proportion to the number of
yolks Of eggs. The right proportion is
two and half ounces of oil to each egg
One may use three ounces of oil if the
dressing is served Immediately. Never
add onion juice when the dressing is to
be used for fruit salad If vinegar is re-
placed by lemon juice, a winter dressing
is obtained.
9Yl EMEMBER and heed the old
nH fashioned law, which still holds
~ good, that every one should
take tonic in the spring Of
the year. Every child in years gone by
was compelled to swallow that nauseous
dose of oil that it SO dreaded, or else that
equally awful sulphur and molasses.
True, these things will not do any one
harm, but there are correctibles which
will do as much good and are more
pleasant to take. There is nothing more
healthy for man, woman or child than
the fresh spring vegetables and fruit
which are now on the market, and |
which are not expensive. Nothing will |
do more to help clear up the system
than these fresh greens. The eating of
meat should be reduced, but not alto
yether discontinued. Every man re-
luircs meat. Veal and pork should be
in the summer, and in their
place plenty of fresh vegetables should
,e eaten. When you do eat meat add
,lenty of watercress to it. See that
our children substitute fruit for candy.
Be suff it is ripe-then let them 60
head
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TO TRANSFER THIS DESIGN.

70 TRANSFER THIS DESIGN.
Put some soap in pint Of hot W..
ter. stir and remove soap. Saturate
Design with mixture, then remove cx-
cess moisture by partially drying De-
sign. Place material on hard NAT
surface and lay the Design. face down.
folds Of newspaper. and with q table
spoon rub. pressing hard. until The
Design IL entirely transferred.
PATENT PENDING.
World Color Fte. Co.. St Louis. Mo.
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Y|RACTICALLY indeed is the
~ Turkish towel for fashioning the
. popular combing jacket has been

proved. It is rough and
catches the falling hair better than any
other material. Its selvage edges do
away with hens and seams. A
new arrangement of the combing
jacket is noted The neck is cut from
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GAS OVENS
How Regulate
Their Heat.
BY MRS. McCUNE.

lTO much depends on the pressure
lky of gas that one can not always
~ follow the rules laid down by
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THE MONEY
QUESTION

r Q the most romantically-inclined
it must come as definite shock
to hear it asserted by people
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-03-12
MEETING OF MULLENS WAR
SAVING SOCIETY

The semi monthly meeting of the
Mullen War Saving Society was held at
the Mullens School House in Roseneath
township on Friday, the eighth Of
March, at three o'clock The meeting
was opened by patriotic song after
which Mrs. Sue Droughon led in pray
er An interesting program was rem
dered, consisting of appropriate songs
and recitations, gotten up by the teach
er, Miss Fannie S. Joyner.
The business meeting was called to
order by the President, Mrs. Daniel,
quite a large number Of the members
Of the Society being present All the
members reported that they had bought
the number Of thrift stamps they had
pledged to buy, some Of the members
having bought considerably beyond
their pledges. Eight new members
were enrolled.
The next meeting will be held at the
same place on the 23rd Of March.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-03-12
"MAIDs OF JoYLAND', COMING

''MAIDS OF JOYLAND' COMING
The Dixie Theatre is Wednesday and
Thursday of this week Offering it's pa
irons small musical comedy "Maids
Of Joyland'' ana the management at
traction.
Mr.. H. R. Mason, manager of the
Acme Theatre Of Goldsboro, where the
company played all last week has writ
ten The Dixie in reply to letter as
follows:
"Beg to advise that tfThe Maids Of
Joyland' now playing my house is
without doubt one Of the best musical
comedies ever seen in Goldsboro and
consists of nothing but clean comedy
Throughout The wardrobe is Of the
bset and is not home made.
''The specialties in the company took
many repeated enchores and in fact
the entire company is talented beyon
the average.
The company consists Of three men
and six women and prices will be 20
cents for children and 80 cents for
| adults, which includes the wa: tax.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-03-12

Mr.. Frank Harren spent an hour
here on business and left on the next
train for Spring HILL
O1O-O
The Scotland Neck Furniture Compa-
ny has just purchased one of the new
est motor trucks put on this market.
The Stewart, and they are now better
prepared than ever to furnish the pub
lie with prompt and efficient delivery.
Mrs. J. .Riddick, Squire J. H. Oar
den, Mrs. w. P. Darden and Messrs
Joe and Raymond Riddick motored
over to Rocky Mount this morning in
their new Buick which they purchased
from N. A. Riddick Motor Car Co.
yesterday.
800
We have received a very neat little
pamphlet entitled "Technical Educa
ton at State College, which has Just
! been issued from the Registrar s Office
in West Raleigh. It contains pictures
Of all the buildings with full explana
lions of the courses and of the many
| advantages offered there. This is {
time when people can better than ever
understand and appreciate the goot
points of education in practical, every
day things.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-03-12
6,hI ;;'I!!,&|! !|!!!!i ;X'|';S;;
owe. Nc 3E..149{11l1:ssa14E :1a2
Bv Is. T. WHITEHEAD co.
EXPLANATION

Editor, Commonwealth:
Relative to the hat belonging to
Miss Rosebud Coughenour, which was
said to have been sold by mistake
from my store, I wish to state that
Mrs. Coughenour does not claim that
Mrs. Maggid sold the hat, though the
colored girl, from whom the hat was
recovered, pointed out one Of my sales
ladies as the one that sold her the hat,
though this, the young lady denies.
This is to clear myself and Mrs.
Maggid from any connection with the
sale, or any transaction whatever, in
regard to Miss Coughenour s hat.
M. MAGGID.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-03-12
FOR SALE AT A VERY Low PRICE

FOR SALE AT A VERY Low PRICE
One Overland MODEL sc, six cylinder,
seven passenger, automobile. Is in per-
feet condition, not having been driven
but few hundred miles, and was
taken good care of.
1t looks and is as good as new, but
| will sell it at low price,so as to
convert it into money quick
Don't fail to investigate this bar
gain.
G.. G.. WEEKS 3-8-tf