The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-20
Signs of the
Times

IA||HE WIN - 1ANAANAfAh AAA' -
mar away. basking In the midst OF
sur line and flowers in southern
~. s'ruia. camping and fishing in
Ma mo- or among the Canadian
Rockies. o. mountain climbing
around the pixies Peak regions are
favored with such diversions and will
doubtless come home much invigor-
ataB from their summer vacation in
these varied environments. what a
wonderful thing, Is the law OF COM
Npsusation. Those who have stayed
a. home this summcr-for one Nra-
son or another, have had their de-
light In the comforts of home where
bal. could have the many things not
o~btl!rahle away at summer resorts,
where mother could stay near dad
and keen him from being lonely as
h. ala to stay IN account of the oil
situai on, or other business cares.
all these Things and more have been
the reasons why. There have been
many who went away and there are
many who stayed at home.
with tho orchards grooming with
their weight of luscious fruit, house
wives have revelled in their work
Of canning and preserving and the
proud boast is heard on all sides.
"Iye put up 80 quarts Of pears,
canned or preserved" another will
say, IL have never had such wonder
full peaches and some of them are so
( large that one will nearly fiji a pint
/ TAR" one lady. a society matron who
N!evels in bridge-teas and the party
OF the hour In midseason. told about
a peach that measured II l-2 inches
in circumference, and she really
thought II was the prize peach of
the season. 1t came off her home
place. This Industrious housewife
had put on her pantry shelves more
than forty quarts of peac.. preserves
besides those canned. Sugar has been
reasonable and that has helped the
situation very much.
There is a difference though In
the preserving OF now and the days
OF the past. One remembers in
grandmother's day that She fur
, nished her Kitchen with great dark
crooks that held two and three gal
Ions These were filled with pickle,
either peach. watermelon or Gu
cumber. there were the great ar
rays OF glass jars with their shining
caps ready for use. Who does not
remember the great brass preserving
kettle that had been in the family
for past generations and handed
down as a dearly beloved possession
like the family Jewels and silver
plate? This was Grandmother So
and-So's kettle and her daughter
used II, then mother used II and o
! am the proud possessor."
II the old kettle could speak. Wen
II could remember holding its quota
OF damson plum jam. 90 fragrant.
peach preserves with their full quar-
tiers g%listening clear in their golden
juice. wonderful pears that were the
envy Of tho hnFhnnA hlpnk-
berry jam, berries gathered by the
river bank, down deep in The wild
wood where the children feared TO
go on account OF the snakes but
where the darkies on the place went
forth and brought to the big house
bucket after bucket Of the great
round berries hat were as fragrant
as a rosebud. The orchards gave
up their wealth of fruit as did the
blackberry patch and 1t was great
times v hen the darkies spent hours
about the kitchen door pealing fruit
that was laid in sugar overnight and
was ready early next morning for
TN great roaring range where moth
er lent her art In plying the great
long armed spoon and ladle; tasting
ana testing. Preserving time in the
years gone by was an art then and
y remains enc. Housewives boosted
then OF their pantry shelves. row
after row of excellent j%eliies. Jams,
preserves and pickle and 1t Is the
same today. There Is II differ
ence. The housewife OF today does
no. put up fruit in such large guam
utes to remain over from veal to
year az they did in olden time. She
mas her mind pretty well made up
us 10 what car be consumed for the
season and she prefers TO can and
preserve next year and have the
stoeh new. So II anyone should ask
you what has been the order of
things In Tulsa for several weeks.
you can safely say, 1T has been pre-
serving time"
II patriotism has ever reached It's
summit Of profound bravery. II call
10 arms hos eve had a heartier
response and II love OF native land
mas ever stimulated the quickest
Souble step of the soldier, then IL
hss been when the French army
mhrched forth on a hundred battle
neids "a the quickening music of
Inc Marsellaise." No song Ia the
s2Iid has ever stirred It's people 4
sFh profound depths. to such acts
y bravery and 10 the, undertaking
~ su'h superhuman tasks. II is said
- the late war the melody of
tnls beloved song made the French
.oHu a piece OF damant-he chose
~ stand and fight and meet his
uvatn gladly, to retreat. 1t was this
"hlch enabled a French commander
~ make good his assertion, "They
sAall not pass" The officer knew his
"Sn says an exchange.
uM'h all of its popularity and
"rue Nse, few people know the facts
soncet nlng the origin OF this great
,sS OF military hymns. II was writ
w. IN April, 1892, both words and
IaSs'c' by Claude Joseph Rouget de
Tsle Al the time he was a First
ti A. Of Artillery and sta
A ta at Strassburg De Lisle was
bhn,.hs with the mayor of Strass-
A. on the night of April "a, and
ne course ofThc dinner the may
ge"alled the fact that the French
sstets had no patriotic song to in
ctanne mem. As De Isle was n must
ess ana a poet, Mayor Dietrich sug-
me- mat he try TO write an APP
sivpIiate national song. To aid as n
bronIiant and an inspiration he
oiS, ISht out his last bottle OF rare
NJ. hnlne wine and after the dinner
Ia Ever De Lisle went to his room
q, suy MS luck. Then, with the aid
ink 'u,ih and piano. paper, pens and