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the yolk Of the egg, for next days
luncheon dessert.
Prune Shortcake

Soak prunes over night and cook
the next morning until tender, with
sugar to taste. Drain we'll. rub
through colander, mix with an
equal amount of stiff1y whipped
cream and with the mixture fill and
top hot shortcake. Decorate with
whirls of whipped cream, which has
been reserved for the purpose.
Many Of the fruits and berries
canned for winter use may be used
in making delicious varieties Of this
popular dessert. Raspberries, blue
berries, blackberries and strawber-
ries all are available, and make al
most as nice cakes as the same ber-
ries when fresh. Heat to the boiling
point, take out little of the juice If
necessary and, if the syrup seems a
bit thin, thicken slightly with one
tablespoonful each Of -four and but
ter melted together; let boil up and
with it fill the hot, well-buttered
cake. Decorate the top with piped
whipped cream IA little cream used
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Apple Shortcake

One of the simplest and best Of
the winter shortcakes is made with
apples in this wise:
Make strained apple sauce by
cutting ur apples cred ones if pos
sible), skins, cores and all, cooking
very rapidly until soft with very lit
tie water, rubbing through a colan-
der, returning to the stove, sweeten-
ing to taste and letting boil Up.
Remove until needed. This filling
also may be made in the morning
and reheated, adding tablespoonful
OF butter when boiling hot. Cover the
hot cake (from which the top layer
has been removed and the bottom
one buttered) literally, and put
more Of the apple sauce on top; add
layer or whirls Of stiff1y whipped
cream if you wish; or sift a little
more sugar over the top and serve at
once. The apple may be favored
with lemon or orange Juice and
bit Of the grated peel, or with a lit
tie nutmeg or cinnamon. I like it
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Some Winter Shortcakes-By Florence Taft Eaton

we'll and work in with the finger
tips three tablespoonful Of shorten
ing Chicken fat, drippings, lard or
oleo); then with a knife cut in suf-
ficient milk to moisten enough to
roll; tip out on a Toured board and
lightly roll or pat half Of it into a
round the size Of your round bak-
ing tin and about one-fourth inch
thick. Brush with melted shorten
ing and lay in the pan. Cover with
similar round of same thickness,
brush top with milk and bake in a
hot oven about ten minutes. The
whole process should be accom-
plished rapidly and the dough han
died as little as possible; it should
also be as soft as possible to per-
NIT handling.
Unless your round baking tin is
quite large, you may steal enough
OF the dough to make a few tiny
biscuit for luncheon. Bake these
also in two layers and serve a little
jam with them, thus accomplishing
two desserts by one process COM
mendable result always. Another
suggestion: Even If this shortcake
is for late dinner, you can make
the crust while the oven is hot right
after breakfast, thus saving the coal
which would be required to get the
oven to baking heat at night. This
in case you are not going to roast
or bake at that time. If gas is
used, the suggestion only saves do
ing the cooking at this often incon-
venient time of the day, if one is
both mistress and maid. If the cake
is covered during the day and re-
heated carefully (being also COW
cred during the process) the fact
that it is not fright out of the oven"
is not advertised. The filling may
be hot or cold, as most suitable. In.
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Orange Shortcake

This is one, of the very best short
cakes made, and, as oranges have a
long season, it is available during
the entire winter. Make the cake
as for apple shortcake and Just be-
fore serving prepare the oranges by
pairing with sharp knife-remov-
ing every particle Of the white skin
and then cutting out the pulp
from the divisions. Or the orange
after pairing may be thinly sliced.
1t one does not mind retaining the
membrane between the divisions. If
the first method-the best-is used.
divide each piece. Add sugar to
taste, and for enough Of the orange
to fill good sized shortcake use
one-fourth of a pound Of marsh
mallows divided into quarters. Fill
the cake, put more orange and
narshmallows over the top and
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'sSave a Place" for
The Desserts That
Are Real Food

Meat shortcakes may form the piece
de resistance at the dinner table.
and as the amount Of meat required
is comparatively small they form an
economical as well as delectable
meal, the cheapness Of which is not
suspected by the family. Prepare .
highly seasoned cream, tomato OK
any other fine sauce; with it mix
lightly diced or chopped meat of any
kind, and use as a filing for this
same useful shortcake.
Concordia Savory Shortcake
Put one-half a pound Of round
steak through the meat-chopper
with finger Of fat salt pork. Ada
one teaspoonful Of salt and half a
saltspoonful Of pepper, form in fat
cake and quickly panbroil or broil.
Put through the meat-choppef again
and mix with q cupful or more OF
very highly seasoned tomato sauce;
let this all boil up, add one-half a
tablespoonful Of minced parsley, and
with the mixture fill the hot, we'll
buttered shortcake. Decorate with
parsley. Save work by preparing \
double quantity Of the meat and
sauce. and put away the other half
to serve on toast the next day. In
preparing most Of these made dishes
give little thought to the process.
and plan for an extra meal for
which your material remaining
may be utilized, changing the form
enough to afford variety and thus
effecting a legitimate saving Of pre-
cious time.
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to-day be inflicted with mid-Victo-
rian design in so much of the appa-
ratus offered them? Why must
sewing machines and gas stove tops
and most Of the things made Of iron
or brass be composed Of elaborate
scrolls and intricacies that even to
the Victorian mind must seem to be
of doubtful beauty? Apparently, the
sole aim and object Of this is to
provide a maximum surface for
catching dust. It's fifteen minutes
work every few days to dust the
sewing machine stand properly, and
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hen the Woman Does the Houework ManAlade World

holds just two cups of coffee for our
breakfast, tipped over and spilled
the delicious and expensive contents
all over the stove and floor.
Editors Note-The Institute
kno,os neao gas plate built to meet
this uery objection.]
"Most bathtubs have one spigot,
from which both cold and hot water
run an ingenious arrangement
which permits Of shampoos and
sprays at whatever temperature
one likes. But where is the inspired
architect who has done the same
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for the kitchen sink, where stream
Of water at a uniform temperature
is just as desirable? Just because
no man has had sense enough to i'm
prove upon the bungling efforts Of
his forefathers, women must either
resort to the unsanitary dishpan Of
their grandmothers or crack their
dishes and ruin their hands under a
stream of scalding hot water. And
not only does such witless error
continue throughout the genera
tions, but the gifted inventors of
to-day devise dishwashers which
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only fit over one faucet and 80 are
a scant Improvement upon washing
the dishes with a mop under the hot
water faucet. 1t would have been
just as simple for the inventor Of
the detachable dishwasher to have
added to his 'own creation a correc-
ton Of the error already made, but
that is what man seldom does when
inventing labor saving devices for
his consort. How simple thing to-
have provided the dishwasher with
two nozzles, fitting over the two
faucets, and then uniting in the one
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The Apple, the Can
and Dried Fruits
the Rescue

" nth the coming of mid
w winter and the passing Of
all nearby fresh vegetables
and fruits, the made desserts, in
ea.d Of being an unnecessary sup
,lsmens, become an often needful
n.rt Of 4 we'll balanced meal.
aHsarty" desserts suggest them
..1ves and are hailed with enthusi-
am By the family. Among such is
the old-fashioned shortcake-always
delicious and satisfying, and almost
meal in itself, capable as it is Of
many variations.
don't care for the sweet "cake''
variety myself, but am most loyal
to the good, old-faahioned soda bis
cult" crust, with few modern
changes in construction. In fact, I
do not think there is any dessert
which goes ahead Of a really good
shortcake-fiaky, "short" and ten
der; hot, well buttered and enriched
with a liberal fruit or berry filling
and topping. Whipped cream is a
delectable addition, if one likes
cream and can afford it; but the
cake is very good without it.
As for the crust, make it in the
following manner to get best re-
suits: To one pint Of bread -four add
three teaspoonsful of baking pow
der and a teaspoonful Of salt; mix
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Wanted-A
Five-Foot Arm

inspired by some equally OBJ
scure motive, our bathtubs stand up
on four stubby legs, just short
enough to prevent the housewife
from scrubbing the tiled floor be-
meath. Only woman with five
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not even lye and scalding water will
entirely remove the grease and dust
from the grotesques which the male
mind apparently considers an addi-
tion to the beauty Of gas stove.
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in this manner goes . great way)
OK merely sugar the top. The logan
berry. deservedly valued % an addi-
ton to our list Of really delicious
canned products which may be pur-
chased, makes one Of the best Of
shortcakes.
Sliced canned peaches are almost
as nice as fresh ones, used for this
purpose; and often two leftovers in
the line Of canned fruits may be
combined and used for q shortcake
filling; peaches and pineapple make
the finest possible combination !:
raspberries and currants, or straw
berries and rhubarb, may be sug-
gested. Winter pears are with us
for some time longer. I made a
pear shortcake the other day which
met with great appreciation. Silver
the pears in rather small, thin
slices, and shave quarter of
lemon with them; add from a half
to a cupful Of sugar-according to
acidity Of the pears-and simmer
until tender in just enough water to
cover. Both filing and cake should
be hot in this case.
Vegetable and Meat Shoftcakes
Shortcakes with vegetable filings
are among the new methods of utif-
izing both fresh and canned vege-
tables. The basis Of the filling is a
highly seasoned cream sauce. With
this combine suitable vegetables
asparagus is delicious; delicately
creamed onions with which is mixed
a small proportion of diced cooked
meat are most savory and appetiz-
ing; peas, diced carrots and little
diced chicken another fine combina
ton with which to fill the hot
shortcakes. Rub melted butter over
the top and decorate with parsley.
These shortcakes are to be used as
main dishes for lunch or supper.
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very much with only the rich, spicy
apple flavor. This is a dessert fit
Tor king! When making the ap-
pie sauce for the filling. save time
here also by making sufficient for
next days luncheon dessert,
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(kF \nG lu8SAoAey W
Penelope, sis chiefly ex-
pressed in merely better
iag his own shiftless and ineffi-
Gent devices. And by man." she
went on, Il mean man as dis
tinct from woman. My husband
is, as you know, an architect. When
| he builds house he consults the
plumber as an exper- on drains; he
eonsuIts the electrician as an expert
on wiring; he consults the builder
as an expert on foundations, but he
mas never since I have known him
consulted me, or any woman, as an
expert on the kitchen. He just
banSles along, repeating the mis-
takes Of the preceding generation or
iayenting new inefficiencies for the
succeeding generation to improve
upon If they have the wit.
Those Who Work
h Darkness
"In the rooms Of the house where
the man spends much OF his time
this shortsightedness is, strange to
say, not so apparent. He sees to it
that bookshelves are built in, lights
properly placed, closets spacious and
convenient and bathrooms skillfully
planned But the kitchen"-
She paused, too overcome to speak.
The light by which the man Of
~ house reads" she went on finally,
n placed 80 that it falls over his
less shoulder onto his book. The
asht BY which I must cook"--there
sas mild bitterness in her tone
y bexactly in the center Of the room.
wen stir the pudding on the gas
ssre in the corner must do 80
g d4rkness. When wash dishes
y tbs sink only my womanly intu-
'A0a serves 40 q lamp to guide me
"0eauliness. When go to the ice
m must srops around in butter
~ cheese and cold meat before l
A' ~ my hands on what / want.
n Heights Of Thing.
- Mixed sp;gots
g ! wash clothes / must bend at
aek-breaking angle over tubs
Mesa sbout six inches too Low; and
wax boasts exactly the same ad-
ss vhsn ! wash dishes. When
- : ksttls on the gas stove, un-
asys . Iarge bottom II fails
q tho aperture in the grating,
~ss devised, apparently, to
81 .atehss ealdroDs, but upssts
a''sr vessels piac4d confdirgly
Y ~ trusting women. Many
- NY listle coaeeyot, which
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tube which ends in the brush. Well,
l have my tiny revenge. l refuse
to buy one Of these devices-ingeni-
Gus as they are in many ways
until some far-sighted male, gifted
beyond his generation, discovers at
last what every woman knows and
really gives a thought to the prac-
ticabjlity of his device.
Mid-Victorian Decorations
To Catch Dust
"But quite apart from these
mistakes, why must the women of
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loot arm could give a modern apart
ment house bathroom floor an ade-
quate securing. The first tubs Of
tin were inclosed, but the next
generation of inventive men, with
the unerring instinct for dubious
Improvement about which + com
plain so bitterly, set them up on
legs without once thinking that the
moor beneath would have to be
cleaned.
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dividual shortcakes are often like
for variety.
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Here's to the
Swivel Caster

Swivel Caster
AS for the man who invented
casters, my bringing up forbids that
l say what is in my heart about him.
have no doubt he WAS tarred and
feathered by the indignant house
wives of his own generation. Only
cross-grained misanthrope could
conceive so malignant an arrange
ment. You push your heavy bed
north; thanks to the embittered in
ventor Of casters, it moves SOU
sou'west. You shove the library
table over against the wall, straight
ahead. It veers and tacks and
crashes into the bookcase, and
smashes the glass. The man who In
vented the swivel caster deserves a
wider patronage-so that our furni-
ture will go where we want it to 20.
''Tap Edge
Lightly"
"The recent epidemic of hermeti-
cally sealed marmalade and jelly jars
will, I am sure, give a decided i'm
petus to the larger profanity for
women! Tap edge lightly says the
legend around the top Of the tin, and
after tapping lightly for an hour or
so there is no effect Whatever save
on your temper. Tap lightly and
push up You push and push. but
nothing happens, save, perhaps. that
you ruin your newest can opener.
Finally, in desperation, you smitA
the tin top a mighty blow, but you
merely dent the cover. It may be
possible in the end, by collaboration
with several other members Of the
family, to cut, pry and tear the
top off; but the wear and tear on the
disposition is frightful.
Women Builders
Needed
"No, my DEAR" she finished, smil-
ing. "I'm not a man hater. But I
do resent the fact that woman has
nothing to say about the design Of
the apparatus and utensils which she
is compelled to use. Man invents,
woman accepts and endures. She is
getting what she wanted in political
life, but emancipation, like charity.
begins in the home, and first Of all
she must be emancipated from the
drudgery Of using mans often clun-
sy devices. I don't try to invent
wastepaper baskets and fling cabi-
nets for my husbands Office. Why
| should he expect me to use and b
grateful for the things he invents
for my kitchen, unless they are
really helpful? It's mans world
xhe sighed, 'but 1t won't always be-
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sv J. PENNINGTON

flTHE ingenuity Of man, said
Penelope, sis chiefly ex-
pressed in merely better
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-16
de KOVEN, NOTED
COMPOSER, DIES
Apoplexy Causes Sudden
Death of Musician.
Stricken at Dinner.

CHICAGO, Jan. 16.-Reginald de Ko-
ven, American operate composer and
conductor, died here early today OF
anoplexy.
lie koven, who had been here several
weeks experimenting the production OF
his opera. RIP Van Wrinkle" was at
tending a dinner at the home of Mrs.
Joseph Fish, when he suddenly became
H.. He died within a few minutes. The
body was taken to the home OF a
bfother-in-law, Robert G. McGann.
Mr. de koven was the founder OF
the Washington symphony orchestra,
OF which he also was conductor, He
was the composer of a number of
operas, and also had written various
music for orchestra and piano. A large
number of songs, including 'Oh, Prom
Use Me" and "A Recessional," were
among his works.
Among De Koven's best-known op-
eras are RIP Van Winkle," said to
have been the first all-American opera
ever produced, and which had its pre-
mier In Chicago two weeks ago., and
Robin Hood" THE Mandarin" Her
Little Highness'' and THE Wedding
Trip were others.
De Koven was born at Middletown.
Conn, April 3, 1861, He graduated
from oxford in 1880 and studied music
in Stuttgart, Florence. Paris and Vi
n 90.
Besides writing music he served as
a musical critic on various New York
publications.
Mrs. De Koven had been with her
husband until three days ago, when she
returned to their home in New York
A daughter, Mrs. H. K. Hudson, lives
in New York.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-16
LEGAL NOTICES.
TRUSTEES SALE.

Default having been made In the
payment of the debts and obligations
secured to be paid in a certain deco
Of trust, executed the 4th day or
August, 1919, c. T. Chandler and Madge
G. Chandler, his wife, to the UNDER
signed as trustee, as same appears of
record In the office of the register OF
Shelby county, Tennessee, in book 734,
page 23, and the owner Of the debt Sc
cured having requested the undersigned
to advertise and sell the property Sc
cured by said deed of trust, all of said
Indebtedness having matured by de-
fault in the payment Of n part Thereon,
at the option Of the owner, this is to
give notice, that we will, on
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1920,
commencing at II o'clock noon, at the
southwest corner Of the courthouse,
Memphis, Shelby county. Tennessee,
and at the Adams avenue entrance
thereof. proceed to sell at public out
cry to the highest and best bidder for
cash, the following described property
to-wit.
Situated in Shelby county, Tennessee,
as follows:
A certain lot or tract of land situated
in the city of Memphis, being lot No.
sixty (60) of section A Of the Speed
way Terrace subdivision, and being
more particularly described as follows,
to-wit: Beginning on the north line OF
Faxon avenue at a point which is two
hundred and twenty (220) feet east oil
the east line of North Montgomery
street; running hence e~astwardly along
and with the north line of FaXon ave-
nue. a distance of fifty (50) feet; thence
northwardly on a line parallel with the
east line Of North Montgomery street
a distance of one hundred and sixty
Q60) feet to an alley; thence west.
wardly along and with the south line
OF said alley, n distance Of fifty $50,
feet; thence southwardly on a line
| parallel with the east line Of Nortf
| Montgomery street a distance of ont
hundred and sixty Q60) feet to thu
point of beginning, and being the sam
| premises sold and by warranty deet
conveyed to C. T. Chandler by Claut
| p. Warner. said deed bearing even dat
with said conveyance.
All right and equity of redemption
homestead and dover waived in salt
deed OF trust, and the title is believed
to be good, but we will sell and con
vey only as trustee.
This Jan. 16, 1920.
BANK OF COMMERCE & TRUST co.
BY s. j. SHEPHERD, Trust officer
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-16
RETIRED PLANTER DIES;
Z VICTIM GAS FUMES

Death staiked III late Thursday after
noon, when Joseph A. Mcneil, "a. re-
tired planter. stumbled over a metal
wrapped tube which connected with a
bathroom heater. and plunged for
ward, styikinE his forehead on a por-
celaiu wash basin, rendering him IN
conscious. Ga fumes caused his death
Mr.. Mcneil liver at the home Of his
daughter, Mrs. ]. u. Robinson, 100
Vance avCnu He was alone In the
house, and went to the bathroom to
take a bath. He locked the door and
started forward. when the fatal trip
upset him, and at the same time let
loose a flow Of gas. A deep cash was
cut In the aged mans head by the fall.
When Mrs. Robinson and her foster
daughter, Anna kee McNeill, 70, re-
turned home they smeiled the escaping
fumes. They tried the bathroom door.
bu, II was locked. The girl climbed In
through a bathroom window and dis
covered the partly disrobed body. The
aged man evidently had been dead
about an hour.
Mr.. Mcneil formerly had owned a
large plantation near LaGrange, Tenn.
His body was taken to the undertaking
parlors OF the Spencer Co, where ii
kas prepared for burial. Funeral ar
engagements will be made later.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-16
TREATY HOPES
ARE BRIGHTER
Leaders on Both Sides in Sen
ate Believe Way Will
Be Found.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-While 1t
was said no actual agreements had
been reached. leaders on both sides of
the senate treaty fight today expressed
belief some progress in the compromise
movement was made at the bipartisan
round table meeting of faction lead
ers yesterday and hat the continuation
of the conference arranged for tomor-
row might pave the way for a final set
Element, The meeting was participated
in by four Republicans and five Dem
ocrats, including Senator Lodge. Re-
publican leader, and Senator Hitchcock,
administration leader, and marked the
first formal step in the negotiations for
compromise reservations to the peace
treaty.
The Lodge reservations were the basis
of discussion at the meeting, and al
though no suggestions in writing were
made by the Democrats, 1t was said
numerous verbal changes were proposed.
These were taken under advisement by
the Republicans and hope was expressed
by both sides that at the meeting Sat
urday or at later meetings formal
drafts of compromise proposals will be
submitted.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-16
J0HNS0N'S TAILOR
SHOP TO BE MOVED

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Jan. 16-The
tailor shop Of Andrew Johnson in
GrecneNiile, one Of the most famous
structures IN Tennessee, is to be moved
to the courthouse grounds there, and
the lot on which II raS stood for the
past three generations Is TO be used
for building purposes.
Johnson moved to Greeneville and
opened a tailor shop in the twenties.
branching out later into politics and be-
coming in turn mayor, legislator, con-
gresham. governor, senator, military
governor. vicc-preSidant and president
and dying a senator White working
as a tailor in Greencville his young wife
taught MIN to read. His old home at
~Grconeville. now occupied by his grand
son. Andrew johnson Patterson, Is also
advertised for sale.