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The Washington times., 1918-05-12
The Origin of ''FOoIscap.'

Several explanations have been
given OF the meaning Of the word
-foolscap" as applied to a certain
class Of paper. One of the explana-
tions Is that when Charles the First
found his revenue short he granted
certain privileges. amounting to
monopolieA and among these was
the manufacture of paper. the ex-
elusive right to which was sold to
certain parties. who grew rich and
enriched the Government at the en-
penss Of those who were obliged to
use the paper. At this time all Eng
lish paper bore, IN watermarks. the
Royal Arms. The Parliament under
Cromwell made a Jest OF this law,
and among other indignitIes to. the
memory of Charles. II was ordered
that the Royal Arms be removed
from the paper and a fools cap and
bells be substituted. These were in
their turn removed when the Rump
Parliament was dismissed, but pa
per for the size OF the Parliament.
journal still bears the name o
''foolseAR-"
The Washington times., 1918-05-12
War Time Recipes


part in GtewpRn- Place ever IRE,
and when heated through, stir In
as many bread crumbs as the to-
mato will absorb. Add the buttsE
salt and other seasoning. Remove
from FIRE and allow to cool. Form
into balls and sautO until brown on
both sides. Serve with tomato
sauce made a. follows:
One cupful tomato juice. 1 table
spoonful nour. l Tablespoonful fat,
salt
Melt the fat and add the aour
gradually. Cook until It begins to
bubble. Add the tomato Juice, \
little at a time, stirring constantly
until thicksned- Season to tasta
The Washington times., 1918-05-12
Scalloped Ham and Potatoes
1910 Total Galleries
goo Protein Galleries

Two cupfuls stale bread crumbs
l eupful cooked. minced ham;
tablespoonfuls flour. cupful
cooked diced potatoes. 1 cupful
milk. tabIespoonfuls fat. season
Ing.
Melt the fat and add the flour
gradually. Cook until II begins to
bubble. add the cold milk. little
at a time, stirring constantly until
thickened. Season to taste Add
the cooked, diced potatoes Soak
bread crumbs in water and squeeze
until dry. Into a buttered baking
fish put a layer of bread crumbs.
then alternate with ham, creamed
potatoes and bread crumbs until all
are used Top with bread crumbs
md brown in the oven.
The Washington times., 1918-05-12
Sweet Potato Soup
1900 Total Galleries
I96 Protein Galleries

: cuptuls baked sweet potatesL
. tablespoonfuls melted butter or
bacon drippings, 1 quart sealdSd
milk. 2 tablespoonfuls -four, 4
cuPfu! cooked rice. salt, cinnamon,
Bake potatoes and mash through
ricsr. measure two cupfuls. then
put through rlcsr again with rice,
stir hot milk slowly into mixture
return to double boiler. Brown
four. add ,Ht having smooth tax
ture before adding to the hot milk
mixture; DO this gradually: BaOSOA
with salt 80 . dash 81 dRAAmaa,
The Washington times., 1918-05-12
By LOrettO C. Lynch,

-nstEuefSg war COSksFy y =. BvO-
alag HiEh SsASol fer WOasA
rs your breakfast eofIOs . weak
excuse for . culinary failure Or
u IL It something het. rich, full Of
Groma-somOthinE to get NJ forT-
Even . cheap grade Of eoReS WhSa
nicely proportIonSd and properly
made Il superior to the high priced
product spoiled In thu making. And
how about drinking eoRss - ALI
Just this. rs net 4 FFInk fer chill
dren but A. . mild Stimulant for the
healthy normal adult. II the bOVSr-
age Il properly mAdS ana taken N
moderate quAntity, scarcely any
thing seems to compare.
Doctors and distieian5 oceaSional-
~ -Seold" ~ for drinking coffee. but
honest now, dess that make Il un-
-Dopular3- Ana. kindly neighbor. ask
any fireman who has fought flames
for several hours In the below zero
weather Just which you may serve
him piping-hot. real eOnsS or .
cereal near eoHOs and you know his
answer A. well a. doI
what Il Il that makes soRsO -
popular . drink1
II r. the drug canine that IL IN Il
After the manner Of drugs. Il has =
"brAoinE snsot" Somstimss - .
leader" in the stores. COED eoRss
is sold at AbsUt tWsnty-ons cents
per pound. II 10 adVisablS - Try
every price eoRsS until you decide
which u bSSt suited to your needs
and tAsts.
Buy frsahly roasted. unEround
eonss and grind Il At home ~ need
I'd. or buy u frenzy ground every
two or three dayA The longer eof-
fee u kept after roasting. especially
81 It Is ground. the more % its dali
cate arena does Il lose
Keep your eonSS In Al alright
tin can or glass jar. Have = well
secured esRss pot before beginning
Unlsss special attsntioa h given the
spout, . very unsanitAry condition
rssultA Have the eOHsO beans
powdered for altsTinE and nnSly
KTound for boIling.-
SSrVS vita cream Or With warn
The Washington times., 1918-05-12
Cannot Understand
Her
Dear Miss Fairfax:

Dear Miss Fairfax:
I am = young man Of nineteen
and lately have been employed
as an elevator operator. While
working I met = young lady
about the age OF eighteen. who
acted aS II she knew me for .
long time.
OF course. as I, being . young
man and liking girls, began hAV-
ing = little chat each day till we
reached her destination
Then she called to see me con-
unuously, and, OF course, I be-
came infatuated. In due time we
got so friendly that I began kiss
ing her. OF course, she did not
object, and she began doing same
70 me.
One day I happened - AK 60
81 the elevator operators h kha
The Washington times., 1918-05-12
Prepare for the Summer.

L 4CPdIG AOI L1lC OuAAAAACAs
Another Summer is now upon US.
and the exigencies of the work to
be done are far more insIstent than
they were last Summer. For this
reason We should have more home
drying and home canning. Some
Of our methods will have to be re-
vised, because we shall not have as
much sugar to can as we did last
year.
This L. of small consequence a.
far a. canning IL concerned, for
Q sugar keeps a great deal better II It
Is not canned. and II canned goods
are properly stsrilIzsd they need ne
added sugar.
Moreover. II canned goods are
put in tin containers they should
contain no added salt
Canned salt Is active in dissolV-
ing the tin, which, for sanitary and
health reasons, we do not want dis
solved Hence canning will proba-
bly, be done on the simple principle
Of saving the natural vegetables
and fruitA
There was quite . scare produced
By q professor In California discoV-
srInE the bacillus botulinuS in GER
tain home-canned products Now
the bacillus botulinus IL = very un-
desirable animal to have about 30
advise the housewife to sterilizO
just a little longer than u usually
directed and-if she has an auto
elavs in which to do the stsrilizing.
As she ought to haVs-ts Stsrilizs
At . little higher pressure. which
means q higher temperature
Some vegetables require q longer
heating than otherA For instance,
grains Of corn and large peas are
poor conductors Of heat therefore
it takes the heat a long while to
penetrate through and through. The
fact that higher Temperatures and
longer exposures interfere with the
physical qualities Of the product II
not compelling.
Far better to have ne product
Bterilized and made somewhat
mushy than to have It retain its
original form unchanged and be the
seat Of 4 bacillus botulinus.
It Is of the utmost Importance
that the housewife should acquaint
herself with the latest and most i'm
proved apparatus for home canning
and drying. New editions OF the 3
directions given by the Department .
Of Agriculture may be available BY
the time this article is printed
In writing to the Department Of :
Agriculture with regard to canning
processes, the housewife should ask
for Farmers Bulletin No. $50, is
sued June, 1917. or for its successor.
For home.dryinE processes she
should ask for Farmers Bulletin
No. s41. issued June. 1917. or for its
successor.
A valuable manual on home dry
ing has been issued by the National
Emergency Food Garden Commits
sion. Its title IL Home Drying
Manual for Vegetables and Fruits--
This can be secured by addressing
the Commission at No. 21o Mary
land Building, washington. D. c. In
these bulletins the apparatus used
for canning and drying is described
Figures are given Of 1t and the
methods Of operation are set forth
in detail
CRead the UhSIe of DIR. wIIeyAS
article in May Good Housekeeping.
In which 1t Il Oae Sf many features
Of practical interest to vvomsn)
The Washington times., 1918-05-12

III HEN ne hdVe dropped into the sea of
w human intercourse, a highly explosive
n'ins Of grave suspicion, tCs never kno10
Vhether 1t IS going to injurs the gully or tho
innocent.
1t may float around for tceeks and finally
fruitIessy WaSte its force on some deserted beach,
The Washington times., 1918-05-12
Tomato Luncheon Cakes.
$40 Total Galleries.
100 Protein Galleries.

Three euptuIs OF tomatoes. about
tour eupfuls soft bread crumbs.
tablespoonful fat. teAspooufuls
salt, pepper and pAprika to taste.
Strain the AOmAto Asd put DulDg
The Washington times., 1918-05-12

Or some night some reputation ns0y meet sOith
st on the high seas and that good ship, "a Far
Name, D." may go dotOn Hever to rise again.
Is it trise, therefore, to take the risk Of thus
spreading ruin for the sake of nomenfGry gro
tifcation t0e spread q doubtful repoTtf Science
IS rich IN reUards.
The Washington times., 1918-05-12
By DR.. Harvey W. Wiley.
(Reprinted by Special Ar
rangement with Good
Housekeeping.

Many persons have made light Of
he back-to-ths-Eardsn movement
In this country. The attitude Of the
sco1er is no criterion OF the value
Of the sconee. It IL no longer
fashionable to despIse the day Of
small things. The United States
Government, spending 100000
day, Is glad to get = 25-cent sub
EerIptlon to the Thrift Stamps. The
ussIul cultivation Of back lots and
gardens in the city is quite as small
In proportion to eur agricultural
crop a. the newsboy's 25-cent
stamp il TO = four-billion-doilAr
loan.
lam well acquainted with the OBJ
geetlons made to the city gardens,
namely. that the money that IL ex-
pended In working them would buy
many times over the foods which
they produces. grant for the sake
Of the argument the truth OF this
statement But I call attention to
the fact that II nothing was done
with the back lots they would pro-
ducs no foed-
An Important Factor.
call attention further TO the
fact that food Is about one thou
sand times more important in this
country at this time than money.
call attention further to the fact
that money was never so plentiful
in this country as now. and food
was never 20 scarce.
II It does cost a dollar to produce
twenty-five cents worth Of Vegs-
tables on = back lot the vegetables
are produced don't know any
better way to invest the dollar that
the city man has to spend than in
making it produce twenty-five
cents worth OF food But really
nobody should hire = hand to work
his garden or his back lot He
should do II himself His wife and
children should help him. Then the
food produced will be paid for only
in spare time and healthful labor.
Valuable suggestions for amateur
gardeners are found in Farmers
Bulletin No. S1s, Department of Ag-
rIculture, Issued April 1917. This
will be sent free on request
The same argument which IL
urged against the cultivation of the
city garden is urged against homo
canning. have no doubt that 1t Is
far more expensive to can foods at
home and that they are not 30 well
canned as when this work is done
in 4 large factory properly equipped
for the service. The large factory
is the n-doIlar-loan. The
home canning establishment Is the
Thrift Stamp.
It Is not 4 question Of economy; II
is 4 question Of production. If the
vegetables and fruits are not
canned At home they will not be
canned At all
The total sum Of foods canned In
the home canning is OF considerable
magnitude Usually this product
does not enter commerce The
home Gamer has no beautiful pic
tured labels to put upon her prod
uet They are put into glasses
and bottles OF different sizes and
shapes. They are not pressntable
IN 4 show window As a commercial
proposition. but they are a CONNER
eIal proposition all the same
The housewife does not charge
anything for her work. She makes
no record Of the amount Of gas
The Washington times., 1918-05-12
RAW MILK and CREAM

To protect children. inva-
lids and those who are In .
rundown condition ag,ainst
Much Of It may Be SAFE and
wholesome for healthy adults,
but II 10 not always reliable,
and many outbreaks Of infee-
sious d ases have been
times even BY the special or
certified kind
Properly pasreurized milk
and cream, carefully cooled
Sna bottled: Is the only kind
cannot be obtained scald tho
raw milk without boiling It
Heat-treatins milk does not
Impair its digestibillty or nourl
ishinE properties. It does not
dren- These facts have been
definitely established By Com
petent SanitariGns and food sx.
ms dcAlln Onlcer OF the
District Of Columbia will give
you the sanitary rating Of
your local milk supply al any
time you should apply for Il
SSslSty fer PTTIInfisu Of Sickness
I. BEALlAER. SOS1tny
The Bulletins Of the SoeIsfy
for Prevention OF SleknasS.
signed by Mr.. z. Berliner, aro
based on much careful study,
and they deserve the attention.
Of the public, for whose bsneht
they are issued.
DR.. GEO. n. kOBER
professor OF Hygiene. GsorEO
town UniverSity).
ThIs ann0Gneszsnt y Uaia H1F ~
thS S0eiOCy fsr PFSV8na e BahAs@
The Washington times., 1918-05-12

There are men that will
make you books, and turn
them loose into the world,
with as much dispatch as
they would do a dish of fritz
ters.
-Cervantes.
The Washington times., 1918-05-12
Saving in the Summer
AN INTERESTING ARTICLE BY DR. HARVEY WILEY
The Director Of Good HOusekeep-
ing's Bureau of Foods Makes
Some Helpful Suggestions.

and coal consumed in the heating,
She does not even reckon in the
cost of the Jars The point of the
case is that something has been
done which would not have been
done II the matter had been looked
at solely from the cold angle Of
commerce.
The Washington times., 1918-05-12

The greater part Of mankind
may be divided into two
classes. that Of shallow think
ers who fall short Of truth,
and that Of abstruse thinkers
who are beyond Il
Hume.
The Meeker herald., 1918-04-06
- The -
Scrap Book
.For As Had Great R,ehss.".


We were waiting for q car the other
morning, when young man Of our &C
uuaintance drove along In his high.
powered auto and picked us up. 1t
happens that this young man 10 ex-
tremely wealthy In his own right. I'M
married, well favored and widely
known.
We expressed our appreciation Of
swift and pleasant ride to our daily
labors, giving voice to the Wish that
we Ind a car Of our own.
"Oh, I don't know" he said. YEARLY.
~ get tired Of driving this big ma
chine and Of the wish / could ride
down on the street car"
"well. there's nothing to prevent
your using the street car, IL therer
we demanded.
"Yes, there H." he answered and ex-
plalned thus: II am naturally polite
and deferential to ladieA couldn't
sit comfortable In . car II there was q
woman standing up. And II got up
and gave a woman my seat. she'd sue
me for breach Of promise"
And he sighed again. Truly. riches
are but vanity!
The Meeker herald., 1918-04-06
Thu prshlster.e essslmlss.

Frank Scott Of Cleveland. head Of
the new war industries board, said Of
pessimism. In q discussion Of the last
British victory In Flanders:
"Pessimlsm II as old as the eter-
nal hills. You soy that this victory
was very costly. reply that your pea
simistic word reminds me Of the Baby
lonian farmer.
"A farmer on the outskirts Of Baby
lon was a confirmed pessimist. His
nephew from the city visited him one
August day.
"'Uncle,' said the nephew, pointing
to the rich, heavy and golden fields Of
grain that spread as far as the eye
could reach-'uncle, you are fortunate
this year. You can't grumble about
crops this season. ehl"
"'No.' whined the prehistoric pesst-
mist, but q crop like this 10 terrible
wearln' on the soil.'"
The Meeker herald., 1918-04-06
RELY on THEIR OWN SKILL
Man Who Guide Flying Machines
Have No Use Either for Maseots
or supsrssitions.

Pilots have no mascOts and no IN
perstitions. Flying does not encour.
nge them. more especially In wartime
Hard facts are the pilots diet and
hard faces their mark.
There IL no room for superstitioui
uncertainty. Causes are simple md
clear-and effects nre large. "Some'
thing went" or my engine 'konkcd
out" There Is no room for terrifying
doubt. The thing hns happened and
the result Is there.
For the pilot the escaping of shot
or shell Is q question of skill and
lodging. II you are not skilful an
other pilots greater skill will bring
you down. II you do not dodge YOU
will be brought down by Archie
antiaircraft gunfire. And you d.
dodge. For whatever mistake you
make up there, where the balance Ii
delicate, you pay at once. Almost oil
my be seen, and almost all may be
combated. 1t is a question Of indlvid
uni skill. question Of knowledge and
care. a question of fact.
Consequently few pilots arc eithe,
pessimists or optimists. They just NC
cept things as they arc-and In some
ways grow harder and harder.
Other men may look on their guns
md horses as friends personal and
lasting. Not so the pilot: his romance
does not lie there.
Guns have varying tempers. and you
get fond Of them. A horse-weli. who
can speak Of horse?
But an airplane Is a machine yor
smash and replace-and a machine
withal. through which every nerve ir
your body will in time become
strained. Its engine may be god.
"it has never let me down"-or 1t may
be bad and brute. But even your
good engine will get out,of date OF
he smashed through bad landing Of
. mishap. Such mistakes are 'om
mon. Then 1t will 60 back to ths
works and return dlirerent-or per
haps never return ut all.
And the pilots theinselves-do they
speak Of "lucky" or an ''unlucky'
rilotf Never. They speak only Of a
good" pilot or "bad" one. The Only
time man Is told he Is lucky Is whcu
he hns failed to break his neck despite
his bud plotting.
On the other .hnnd. pilots have
preinonltions--and they IRE generally
fulfilled.
The Meeker herald., 1918-04-06
Accommodating Miller.

A little girl spent half an hour try
ing to capture a big miller that was
flying about the room.
Finally the child, with a shout Of
triumph. cornered the moth. and soou
had 1t Imprisoned in chubby hand.
When the miller finally lay s.ili aud
quiet the child opened her hand.
"Whet Is 1t, dearr her mother
asked.
Then she gave an ejaculation Of
amaxement:
'-This miller has put about 200 egg,
right In my hand" the youngster re
piled.
The father, who had been reading
his paper. looked up and said:
run out, Mabel. and see II you chi
catch q hem"
The Meeker herald., 1918-04-06
An AdamIsss Eden.

The Seated Lsdy-The great charm
Of this place is Its absolute loneliness
Day after day one has these lovely
sands and sea and rocks and sky all 60
oneself.
The Other-Really. And have you
been here longf
Seated Lady-Since the beginning of
the week.
The Other-And are you going ia
stay in this delightful place much
longer7
Seated Lady-Another ten days-un.
less my landlady will let me OF the
last week.
The Meeker herald., 1918-04-06
Tak,no No Risks.

An N. P. who had to speak in a
northern town Travelled up from Lon.
don the night before, taking only a
small handbag with him. The train
was very late in arriving, and the II.
P. engaged room at the first horei
he came across. A servant showed
him his room and. after shufiiing a
bit, said:
"Please. sir. my instructions are,
when man hasn't any luggage to ask
him to pay in advance"
"But I've got luggage!" said the
NJ. p, Indignantly, pointing to the lit.
tie handbag.
II Fnow, SIR" said the servant,
sternly. "But you've stayed too long
on that already !'-London Answerh
The Meeker herald., 1918-04-06
My Dream seat.

The boat Of my dreams launched aWAy
In the strength Of youths desire.
On the sea Of the years
With Its laughter and tears
And the storms that the fats0 consDire,
The boat Of my dreams. with . Wish fos
Q sail.
And never 4 thought Of . shoal
With hope at the helm.
And the beautiful realm
OF happiness for my goal
I LAUGHED away on . SEQ unknown,
And the soft breeze fllled my sail:
The years dew BY
Meath q Aloudless sky,
And scornsd the rising gale.
But, alasi tbs fierce winds rent my oall,
And my dream boat went astray;
OF my wish bersft
There's nothing left
But . prayer At the end OF the day.
Bernard Hamblen IN the Christian Her.
aid.
The Meeker herald., 1918-04-06
Put Them In Water.

During the holiday q party Of young
girls and men went for jaunt Into
the country. They came back laden
with wild flowers. Every girl had her
Int trimmed with them and every boy
had bunch In his cap.
As they neared home one woman 70
marked that all the flowers were dead
except the bunch on the cap Of one
youth, who was q bit too conceited to
be popular.
"Of course. mine arc alive" said
this young man. Look vince head
they are on I"
'Oh; ay!" retorted the woman, II
always thought ye had water % the
braini"
The Meeker herald., 1918-04-06

II done had to go out collectin' fob
de missionary society" explained the
old colored woman who was wanted
for some housework, according to Har-
ris Dickson.
but have work for you to do.
and you need all the money you can
get. What do you get paid for col
lectingr' asked Mrs. Dickson.
II don't get paid" said Mandy. Il
only gets what collections."-Chris-
tIan Register.
The Meeker herald., 1918-04-06
Italys Gold.

Nearly 1000 pounds Of gold has been
donated to the italian treasury de-
partment during the last four months
In the form Of ornaments, old coins
and family jewelry and among the
pieces Is the golden crown Of Prince
Amadeo. the father Of the Duke "
Abiuzxi. Good thing to get rid Of IL
now, for 1t looks as II ere long crowns
wouldn't be worth 80 cents EACH
Albany Journal.
The Meeker herald., 1918-04-06
THE THIRD LOAN.
sy WALT MASON.

Now yourself bond and help
aniss Uncle sam
viii start another PUNK and bone
little certainly
and It's
wealth will mon"
sacrifice
Uncle trust! You not asked to iend
yog rend robe then head shame
sian But there with he will bond zen
though
cheerful bhe thus wen make
the Teuton sick.
" George
The Meeker herald., 1918-04-06
came 1900 MIIes 10 seh.ei.

30 keen was the desire Of A. Wink.
Ter Prinz, a Dutch boy. to attend the
Carnegie Technical school In Pitts
burgh, Pa, that he took up two months
OF his time to get there. The lad came
thirteen thousand miles from his home
ut Batavia. Java. He 10 enrolled 10
the engineering department. His trip
was somewhat delayed BY war condi.
tons.
The Meeker herald., 1918-04-06
Governors Proclamation
cslseadsas Called b Rsssssl 70 Third Ibsrty Len
Drive With Csasress Pahistisa
TO THE PEOPLE OF COLORADO:

TO THE PEOPLE OF COLORADO
Federal call for the Third Liberty
citizenship commonwealth has displayed
from the Nations President or
Executive with other than ready
The aid tho prosecution OF the
ng offering in comparison
with the sacrifice soldiers making at the front They
civilization will their lives In that
they families dependent
Now therefore, Julius Governor of the state OF
Colorado do hereby the citizenship Of this
the patriotic meeting Colorados
the Third Let Colorados citizenship
in the abundant respond to this call
country
caused the
great Of affixed the State CAPITOL
In Denver. this twenty.trs Of February. A. D1s1s.
JULIUS GUNTER Governor.
ATTEST: James N
The Meeker herald., 1918-04-06
Llks One . rhsss ouesns.

You say the lady Is an actressf
She Is very easy to look at-what II
her namer'
swell, she was Miss Jennie Jones
before she married Jasper Jenkins."
"Ah. 40 she Is Mrs. Jasper@"
"No. You see his stage name 10 Har.
old De vlvver."
Then she is called Mrs. Harold
De w
"No. He was her first husband.
Her latest 10 Bill Brown, whose name
on the billboards 10 Warrington White
sole. But her professional name u
Aloha Pazxaxxa."
The Meeker herald., 1918-04-06
A SOLDIERS PLEA FOR THE LOAN.

IOAN
m sit here in the trenchs slime and mud
bullets with their whistle and their thud
wondering would feel they here's
doing that will bring the soldiers cheer
home Of evenings feeling around the fire
pockets: comfort they desire!
talking wishing the strife would
But vi will bring
OF
Fori I a of the the
that's guessing Just how the profits
banking dolarArs they boarding cent?
I'm America s asking for
selling thing
they're slackes back at home they don't
And q traitor In the u s. soldiers
The loafing should
that made then didn't
For II should and
Every Yankee would the day he didn't q
"A Soldier