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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-23
B OOKS

BETWEEN YOU AND Me. BY Sir
Harry Lauder. New York: The James
A. Mccain Company.
Harry Ladders latest book, BE
tween You and Me-" is a veritable
mine Of entertainment. A superb
cial reading provides much to pass
the time; deeper study provides
much to make one think, and wheth-
er one agrees with the author in
all his philosophizing or not. one
nevertheless appreciates and enjoys
his exposition Of his sentiments on
many and varied topics.
1t is written in a delightful con-
versational form; it seems, when
one gets into it, as though the
peerless Scotch entertainer were
sitting beside one, talking away
in leisurely sort of way, and say
ing much to amuse, much to in
struct. It's a blend OF autopiog-
raphy and philosophy philosophy
OF CHEEKY optimism and OF doing
ones best, whatever one have to do.
Lauder tells many incidents OF his
own life, beginning with his days
as a mine boy, and following his
career up through his determination
to make the stage his life work.
through his success-and rarely, his
disappointments-a tells 1t all in
such a frank, heart-to-he8rt-talk-
with-an-old- friend manner that the
book enthralls one. And sprinkled
in with this chronological story Of
Harry Lauder and his doings there
is a lot OF the characteristic Lauder
cheero spirit in the form of digres-
sions and dissertations on mooted
problems OF the day and other less
mooted subjects. Bolshevism, for
instance, comes in for its share OF
SIR Harry's opinion-and also Sir
Harry's persistent doctrine of not
only doing ones work. but doing il
well. Mind, it's not preaching, it's
honest-to-goodness entertainment,
but that doesn't prevent the author
from saying a lot OF solid things
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Professor in University of Kansas
aud an Authority on the Train
ing of the Child.
GtXVTANTED-A baby to adopt
Nv Will some kind parent:
wv with an over supply

CIV TANTED-A baby to adopt.
M Will some kind parents
wv with an over supply
please leave an infant on our door
step?"
Thus we may expect to read
from the want columns soon IL the
shortage of infants continues. 1t
is reported on good authority that
the demand for good healthy
babies for adoption is greater than
the supply. In view of this brisk
demand for first-class infants for
adoption, / will here give some
methods whereby the searchers
after baby stock may proceed with
comparative assurance.
First OF all, how about an infant
of your own? still find many
young couples who are afraid Of
the cost and discomfort to under
take to bear a child of their own
flesh and blood. To all such |
would give a word Of reinsurance.
No matter how much you admire
an adopted baby. one Of your own
blood line will fit your hearts de-
sire more completely.
In proceeding TO select child
call in the assistance of a trained
nurse and have her examine the
little prospect practically as she
does other children brought in to
be weighed and measured. The
first point to look at is the eye.
A bright, clear eve is a good sign OF
potential Intelligence and sound
ness of mind.
Next, examine the general form
and figure for unusual marks or
bIemishes. Do not look for any
thing in the nature OF perfection
here. You can judge very little,
. indeed. as to the shape OF the head.
Many infants at birth are thin and
emaciated and possess a very rn-
promising appearance. But three
weeks of healthy feeding may MI
them out 10 completely as to
change every aspect
The weight of newborn infant
Is likewise a very poor index to
future health and we'll being. Some
babies are born fat simply because
the mother was well nourished and
gave up her food supply freely to
the child prematurely.
DO not take out a baby on trial,
as you would a piano. to test It's
tone and quality. Take the little
one 100 per cent into your home
and your heart for veal and for
woe" Let us not have any half
way business about this matter.
Lay in the tiny wardrobe, call for
the specifications for all necessary
supplies and equipment. Get out
the family Bible. Enter the new
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Food Contaminated by
Careless Handling.

Dangerous heterogeneous, or
.germs," as well as those which
cause food to spoil, are often to be
found in food which has been care
lessly handled. Typhoid and scar
let fevers, tuberculosis, colds, in
ffuenza, diphtheria, and other dis
eases may be carried by food. Most
so-called food poisoning is due to
harmful heterogeneous carried
into the body by food which has
been contaminated either by acct
dent or carelessness. These organ
isms are to be found everywhere.
but especially in dust, dirt. and
Nth. They are often carried by
flies, vermin. and household pests.
They may also get into food from
unwashed hands or from dishes
which may appear clean but are
not.
To guard against these miscro-
scopic enemies of the human race,
protect the food from dirt, filth,
and flies by keeping it in clean
places and in clean receptacles. In
sist that every person who handles
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Dear Marcus:
My visiting secretary wrote
twenty-five letters for me today
and | wrote five myself after she
went This makes sure / got yours
Just before she left.
could not real that Sunday
crank's illegible pencil marks-the
sight or 1t was enough. / read
few lines. got bis number and
dropped him and his silly pamphlet
into the waste basket.
Remember the seven days OF
the week and keep them holy and
useful" has always been my
motto.
| notice the solar system keeps
at its duties right through the
seven days. | like to have Sunday
different from other days, however.
like much music on that day, and
association with congenial souls,
u.
1t was wonderful always with
Robert and me. We gave lot OF
people much happiness on Sun
days and Robert always regretted
the ending OF each Sunday. II is
my most difficult day 10 get
through now.
Last night a sweet young widow
brought a great composer and a
wonderful singer and a violinist
here and We had an evening OF
glorious music. ] was able 70 play
three numbers with them on the
harp and Harry played on the
mandolin.
Ethel and | are going to take up
horseback riding. / have not rid
den in twenty years, but feel a
longing for this mode of exercise.
1t is one thing | did not do with
Robert; he never rode. So win
not have to fight memories in that
as in everything else.
Faithfully. ELLA.
tContinued Tonorrow.)
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CHAPTER XXXNuI.
k<TH O.MORROW," Ruth

SsT oMoRhoN' ruin an
nounced. when the tea
tray had been removed,
and she, Latra and Hugh were
seated together in front of the fire
that cracked on the library hearth.
1--WE must decide upon some book to
read aloud. For you and I would
get terribly tired of each other.
Hugh. if we just sat here and talked
day after day"
II don't believe we would he
contraduicted. Nevertheless, we
might get in a lot OF reading dur
ing the hours you spend here. Now
that | cannot read for myself l am
hungry for most of the books in the
world"
II am to read the paper to him
every morning, and il there is any
thing else he wants especially 10
hear / shall read that. too Laurs
said. II shall make Hugh my job
this winter or until he is quite
well"
You and Doris are incentives TO
remain an invalid as long as POSI-
ble," Hugh smiled. But when my
strength comes back l am going to
take up Braille print, If That is the
best thing for the blind to master In
order to read for themselves
Iauras face was fun or pity out
Ruth spoke brightly.
Good! That is an excellent idea,
Hugh. sometimes think it might
be a good thing IL all people learned
il, consider what it would mean to
the old when their eyes fail them
as thcy so often do. And what
thing il would be to be able to read
in the dark. or in wrctchedlN
lighted elevated and subway cars
without straining ones eyes.
Her remark did not sound nip
pant. for Hugh said:
Tjfe seems interesting, Doris,
whenever talk with you. am al
ready looking forward to some en-
ioyments that even blind man can
have. Such as music, for instance
There s always the phoEo-
graph" Laura observed.
"Rut | meant other kinds OF
music. For instance, Doris play
ing and singing. She does not do
either often-but she has played
and has sung a few things for me
haven't you, Doris?'
Yes" Ruth murumured.
An Embarrassing Position.
you said that Ruth, too, sings
and plays-didn't you, Doris? And
that she Is better as musician
then you uare. But do not be-
lieve she is"
Laura came To the rescuue. "I
have heard Ruth sing and play,
Hugh. She docs both WELL" she
remarked.
Then she might be moro gcner'
aus about. giving other people pleas
urc. mightn't she, Doris?" the man
suggested. e..
Yes" Ruth admitted, 81 suppose
she might. But she has always
been lacking in self confidence
about her music. 1t. frightens her
to perform" where other people
arc"
There" Hugh exclaimed con-
by seeming to criticize your sister.
tritely. 81 am hurting you again
But do not mean anything except
that would rather hear you sing
than Ruth. And you will sing for
mo az soon as 7 am well enough to
90 down TO the drawing room,
won't YOU"
Mr.. Rodncy's voice from the doo-.
way startled them all.
"She need not walt until then.
my boy" he said heartily. II will
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The TlUO Voices

get a little upright piano which
you may have up here as long as
you are kept to this floor"
Thank you, dad Hugh eX-
claimed. "Oh. Doris"--turninG his
sightless eyes in her direction
won't that be wonderful"
~ am taking it for granted that
the plan meets with your approval.
my dear" Daniel Rodney said to
Ruth. would you mind giving
Hugh some music now and them
Certainly not" she faltered,
"if he will promise not to be too
critical OF my poor little efforts.
They arc not worthy to be called
accomplishments"
Critical" Hugh CALCULATED 81
can hardly wait for the piano to
come.
ooh. you dear people"-tremu-
lously-'you have made life such
a different thing TO me already!
Yesterday I wanted to die. Today
feel that II ! may have Doris with
me-and you, dad, and Laura, near
mel may yet be"
He stopped, his voice breaking.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-23
BY Loretto G. Lynch.
(An authority on all matters per-
tanning to problems of
the h9me.D

A LTHOUGH We are told very
"A often that hot breads arc
not easy to digest, neverthe-
bread on cold mornings. Many
housewives. however. do not at.
tempt to prepare hot breads for
breakfast because they feel it
amounts to quite a bit OF bother at
so early an hour. Yet with little
management the average woman
can get pan of golden corn muf
fins baked in less time than it-takes
to tell about it.
The evening before measure and
sift together the dry ingredients.
Grease and flour the pan. Cover
the bowl in which you have mixed
the dry ingredients as tightly as
you can. Or, keep the mixed dry
ingredients in covered glass jar.
In the morning light up the gas
range or II is a gas range) as soon
as you enter the kitchen. Stir into
tho dry mixture enough milk TO
make a rather thin drop batter.
Beat we'll for n moment and then
beat in the oil or melted fat.
I use oil for these quick breads
because. being already a liquid, the
necessity OF melting a fat Is dore
away with. Pour the mixture into
prepared pans and place in the hot
oven. within twenty minutes or
so you will be ready to serve some
piping hot corn mullins.
The milk or other liquid must
not be added to the dry ingredients
tho night before because just "a
soon as the baking powder il wet
up IL begins to give off its gas, and
by morning 1t would have lost all
its strength, so TO speak, and fail
to make the mullins rise.
And because eggs are high per-
haps you would like to have
recipe for eggless. corn mullins.
Either white or yellow corn meal
may be used. A standard half-pint
measuring cup Is used and all meas
uremcnts arc taken level.
EGGLESS CORN MEAL MUFFINS.
One cup corn meal, y cup flour,
4 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons bak-
ing powder. 3 teaspoons OF moro
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-23
Saving MOneyn theHOme;
2 Little Tricks For Women
F. in Household Economics
Rv ELIZABETH LATTIMER
By ELIZABETH LATTIMER.
By ELIzABETH LAT'TIMER.


n HUCH grape juice is canned at
lIN home nowadays, for 1t makes
Va one OF the most refreshing
drinks in hot weather, and as
base for desserts IL cannot be eN-
ceIled. The following dessert
recipes, using unfermented grape
Juice, are suggested:
GRAPE SHERBET.
Mix / pint OF grape Juice the
Juice OF lemon, and l hesping
teaspoonfuI OF gelatin dissolved in
boiling water; freeze quickly; ada
the beaten white OF l egg when
almost frozen. This quantity Is
sufficient for eight persons.
GRAPE ICE CREAM.
Mix quart OF grape juice i
quart of cream, l pound OF sugar
and the juice Of lemon. Freeze.
SYLLABUB.
Mix ! quart of fresh cream, the
whites OF eggs, ] glass OF grape
tuice, and . cups of powdered sugar.
whip half the sugar with the cream
the balance with the eggs; mix
well; add the grape juice; pour over
sweetened strawberries and pine
apples or oranges and bananas.
Serve cool.
BOHEMIAN CREAM.
Mix l pint OF thick cream and
pint OF grape juice jelly; pour into
small cups and set on Ice, Serve
with lady fingers.
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ST LOVE you. Kerry. I give
myself to you"
She reJoiced in her beauty
because it was a precious gift to
him.
you don't know what you mean
to me. DIANA star dropped out
OF heaven. the pure air OF the weld
| love. white lilies growing on q
mountain top. Thank God you are
all these things without any dark
ness In you anywhere! 1t Is the
crown OF a mans life to love
woman like you"
A chill wind blew across her soul
and exultation passed from her.
Let me go. Kerry" she said. 1T
is late. / must CO."
He did not notice that her voice
was broken with tears, for the wind
swept her words up to the trees
and the boiling wrsck OF clouds
beyond. But he knew that II was
time for her to go. That wild pool
of love and wind and stars was too
sweet and dangerous a place for
lovers to linger In. He wrapped
her cloak about her and sheltered
her back to the door from which
she had emerged.
Tomorrow morning, l shall be
waiting for you in the lounge. We
will settle then how soon you will
give yourself TO met must be
very soon, darling. l am forty-four
and can't wait minute.
The light from the door fell on
his face and showed it happy and
gay as a boys. Her face was hid
den, or he must have recognized
the misery stamped upon it.
In the morning light ii seemed
to her that the finger of snow on
her hair had broadened a little.
1t was 5 o'clock of an ice-green
dawn, with the mountain like an
ashen wrath outside and the wind
still raging. Southeasters last for
three days, kenna had saH, and
she shuddered to look at that un-
seen power whipping the leaves
from the trees, beating down the
beauty of the garcen. tearing the
mists from the mountains sides
only to pile them higher upon the
summit.
The Test Of Courage.
1t took courage to go out into
that wind, but il took greater
courage to stay and meet Nereker
Sarle. So she was dressed and
hated with a small suitcase in her
hand, and starting on a journey to
the Paarl. She did not know what
. the Paarl was. or where. Her first
introduction to that strange name
was at midnight, when she had
found ii in one of the letters ad-
dressed to Diana All the other
letters were of no consequence, but
the Paarl letter seemed to solve
for her the pressing and immedi-
ate problem of how to escape from
the terror of exposure by Kenna
before the loved eyes OF Sarle.
1t was from the parsons daugh-
ter that eccentric painter Who lived
somewhere on the weld. and whose
home was to have been Diana's des-
tination. "Clive Connal," she signed
herself and said she hoped Diana
would take the early morning train,
as il was the coolest one to travel
by. and arrive at the Paarl by 500,
where a mule car,would be waiting
to take her to Ho-la-le-la, far away
from there. So April meant to
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least until II is time for me to
change for dinner"
Bully" exclaimed Hugh.
The girls took up their knitting,
and. in a monotonous voice, Dan
iel Rodney read various items-all
more or less soporific.
At the end of ten minutes the
invalid's regular breathing showed
that he was asleep. AS the father
laid down the paper and rose to
leave the room. he bent over Ruth
Courtney's chair.
God bless you. dear" he whis-
pered. For you are saving my
boys life and reason"
TO BE Continued.)
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Los Angeles, Feb. 2, 1917.
Dear Marcus-By this time you
are no doubt over your bruises,
and am over my bronchitis, which
bowled me about roughly for ten
days and nights, though was up
and doing things all the time. !
am SO glad you enjoy the STUFF l
send you from my congested tables.
/ do not miss the postage. 1t is
all in the days work" i do not
read all ! send, but skim the cream
from most Of the magazines. To-
day, to please sweet Helen Ma
thewson, who has been so good TO
me, | went to her home to a lunch
party. There were twelve women.
felt dazed and out of my sphere.
|, who used to love buzzy crowds
of brilliant and dressy people, now
shrink from being with more than
four or five people.
A year ago today Robert and ]
were at a matinee together. Oh,
TO VITO X o W
WHERE HE is AT THIS MO
MENT! ELLA.
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81 PAID FOR EACH
DOLLAR SAVED
How I Saved a Dollar.

Here is a chance for every one
10 earn a dollar by telling how
she has saved a dollar. It may be
a dollar o. more. IL may have
been saved in a day or a week.
However. all ;hat matters Is HOW
IL was saved.
81 saved and 81 earned by the
telling OF the saving makes ".
How about IL? BE brief and write
only on one side OF paper.
l viii award a prize of 81 each
day for one Of the suggestions
which ] print.
ELIZABETH LATTIMER-
p. SIT you want a prize. you
must be willing to have your name
and address used. because that Is
only fair to other contestants, who
have a right to know that each
days prize winner Is an actual per-
son. However, ] am delighted to
have all sorts OF ideas sent In.
which. IL not given a prize. will
be printed with initials only and
help the other readers.
II your first letter doesn't get
prize. try again. Even " II does.
that Is no bar to your getting an
other II your idea is worth 1t.
T. l.
Checks nre mailed to winners
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Butter Saving Plan
Wins TOday's Economy Prize.

DEAR ELIZABETH LATTIMER:
with butter the price II is. and we
use such lsrgesqusntity of II, ] decided
to experiment TO find some way OF MAX
ing a pound go further. and am sending
you the result OF my experiment with the
TO other readers of your column. To a
pound Of fresh butter | added a pint OF
milk and beat together until thoroughly
mixed. This, | md, makes about two
pounds of good butter for the cost of one
pound OF butter and one pint of milk
The process may be FASTENED by placing
the receptacle holding the butter and
milk / ma pan OF warm water while
beating. MRS. J. J. DOCGHERTY
100 Third St. Southeast.
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Appetizing Hot Bread

sugar, . tablespoons oil; enough
milk to make a thin drop beate-.
Mix all the dry ingredients in a
bowl: add milk and oil. Beat well
and bake about twenty minutes.
This recipe makes about eight
large mullins or one loaf OF corn
bread about nine inches square
Melted bacon fat may be used IN
place OF the oil. One beaten csc
added to the milk before 1t is added
enriches the product.
The same recipe may be used
with the addition of one egg for
griddle cakes. Make the batter
thinner by the addition OF more
milk and beat it well before cook
ing each new batch.
The average housewife, unless
she lives right in the maple syrup
country, cannot AFFORD to use pure
maple syrup on her griddle cakes.
Yet IL one can get sugar she can
make quite a satisfactory syrup at
a fraction of the cost of real syrup.
Brown a little sugar on a dry frying
pan. Pour onto this one measuring
cupful OF boiling water and one
cupful OF sugar. Cook, stirring for
about FIVE minutes. Bottle when
cold.
Any woman of average intelli-
gence can make her own prepared
-four" To two cups OF flour, sifted
before measuring, allow two tea
spoons OF baking powder and one
half teaspoonful of salt. Sift thor
oughly. store in a glass jar with
tight-htting cover.
This recipe may be Increased pro
portionately and fair quantity
stored away for emergency use.
This is a good basic recipe for muf.
fns, tea biscuit and the like.
Suppose you decide to make bis
cult some cold morning. Put two
cupfuls of this prepared four into
a bowl. With the tips OF the fingers
rub in two tablespoonfuls OF butter
or other shortening. Wet to soft
dough with milk. Toss on board
Pat into square about three
fourths OF an inch in thickness. Dip
the cutter into -four before cutting
each biscuit and place the biscuit
on n CREASED pan. Bake in n hot
oven about hfteen minutes.
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req. D.
Just got news of the breaking
of diplomatic relations with Ger
many. Great excitement in the
city. 49,, . =
front of my little shrine where
have the picture of Christ and my
Beloved and where I keep flowers
and burn incense each day. | al
WAYS open my Bible in great hours
Of anxiety and always look at what
nv thumb rests on. l read today:
eve shall be saved from the
hands of our enemies and from all
who hate u.s.
Now / am going down street to
buy a blank book and there write
down all my experiences up to
date in spiritual research. 1t will
be of intee est after few years to
the world, whether l am here or
THERE. LILA.
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Adopting q Baby

name there and treat the newcomer
with the dignity and respect due
one one of his rank.
The final step will be to make
the name and adoption of the child
a legal part of the family record.
Let US not hesitate or shudder at
responsibility. For to take such a
precious burden as a babe into your
home and heart is to open the way
for the many blessings that are
sure to follow it's leadership.