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The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09

cover tie can with cloth which has
been moistened with kerosene, then
place the cover on top of the cloth.
Renew the wetting once in two weeks.
Try wiping the screens with kero-
sene where flies gather and come in
every time the screen is opened. This
will keep the flies away and If the
kerosene Is used in small amounts it
is not Objectionable. Once week re-
peat the process.
Where several find it necessary to
use the same bathroom a great con-
venience is a small basket, lined with
linen or painted white, in which one
may carry soap, tooth paste, powder.
toothbrush and washcloth. They may
be carried and returned all together.
saving trips back and forth. The bas-
ket may be only useful or exceedingly
ornamental, as one desires; but it will
be found a great convenience. A large
market basket, lined with fresh paper,
is a most helpful aid in the house
Carry the laundry upstairs or jars
and glasses to the basement; useful
for bringing up vegetables, or return
ing articles from room to room.
When going on picnic suppers the
little individual cups of paper may be
used to serve the salad, providing a
bit of green for garnishing. PAPER
plates and napkins are light and save
work.
When a funnel is needed and none
is at hand, use tube cakepan. 1t will
work as neatly as one made for the
purpose.
Keep a cube of magnesia at hand TO
rub over white shoes until they can be
well cleaned. For an emergency this
Is quick cleaning method
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture,)
One of the most convenient devices
for keeping all sewing equipment in
place is a sewing screen. 1t consists
of two panels (2S inches high and 1874
inches wide made of by Pinch plank)
hinged together and each panel COW
cred with burlap. A pocket is fastened
TO the bottom of each panel on the in
side, and hooks are placed on the bot
tom of the cross pieces to hold the nee
essary equipment. Pegs or nails driven
into the top of one of the cross pieces
will hold the spools. drop shelf at
tached to the upper part of our panel
makes good work table, and a groove
in the top of the cross pieces will hold
buttons. This folding sewing screen
is light In weight, requires little space
and can be easily carried to the porch
or lawn for sewing work.
The following supplies are conven-
lent to have at hand In the screen be-
fore beginning to sew:
Needles of good make and assorted
sizes. Sizes z, 8, 8 and 10 are most
used.
Threads, also of good make and as
sorted sizes. A spool each of Nos. so,
20 and 100, and basting thread should
be on hand.
A plain, substantial thimble. Cellu-
loid or aluminium makes a good, mex
pensive thimble; brass one is not de-
sirable because it may stain your thin
ble-fnger if 1t gets moist with perspira-
ton, and may poison you if there is a
sore place on your finger underneath
1t.
A pair of sharp shears, with blades
about five inches long, for cutting
cloth.
A pair of small, sharp scissors with
good points, for cutting threads, re-
moving hastings, etc.
An abundance of medium-sized,
sharp-pointed pins. Fine pins are easier
to use than coarse ones.
A small pincushion.
A tape measure.
A few pieces of cardboard to use as
cages.
A pencil.
An emery bag for polishing needles
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09

using judgment as to its richness, by
adding such proportion of shortening
as the usual recipe requires, allowing
for the richness of the cream.
One or two tablespoonfuls of sour
cream in soup gives a zest that is
entirely lacking in sweet cream, add
ing richness and smoothness to the
soup.
Roast veal or roast chicken we'll
Drowned and then cooked with one
cupful of sour cream poured over 1t,
basting frequently, is delicious.
Steak With Sour Cream.-Cut steak
in serving-sized pieces, brown, put in
to baking dish and pour the gravy
from tho pan over it. Add a sauce, us
ing one cupful of sour cream, two
tablespOOnfuls of flour, one table
spoonful of onion juice, one-half tea
spoonful of salt, and one-fourth cupful
of dried and soaked mushrooms. Bake
In slow oven. This sauce is nice
with fish or hamburg steak.
Chicken Fricassee.-Chop one onion
and fry in fat until yellow; add pap
rika. Cut up a chicken and fry in the
fat until golden brown, add one cup
full of water with a tablespoonful Of
parsley and simmer until tender. Pour
cupful of hot sour cream over the
chicken and serve sprinkled with
minced parsley and salt and paprika
to taste.
Scalloped Potatoes and Onions
Put a layer of sliced potatoes in a
baking dish, cover with a layer of
sliced onions, adding seasonings and
parsley. Repeat and pour over the
dish enough sour cream to almost
cover. Cover the dish and bake until
the vegetables are done.
Boiled cauliflower With Dressing
Heat one-half cupful of sour cream,
adding salt and pepper to season, pour
over hot boiled caulifiower and serve
at once.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09

from much standing and walking.
When washing glassware place it in
the water edgewise, as, set down on
the bottom, it often cracks from sud
den expansion.
Darn the worn spots of the stair car
pet with wool of the same color, being
careful to match the color. The spots
will scarcely show.
Some dress goods are hard to press.
For such gowns hang them over the
bathtub or in the bathroom, turn on
the hot water and shut the door and
windows tightly and let them hang
for two hours, then open the room
and let the garments dry in fresh air.
Hanging a gown over hot-air regis
ter for an hour or more will often
freshen it wonderfully, if badly wrin-
kled.
Here Is good homemade break
fast food which Is worth while trying
on the family. Take threefourths of
a cupful of flour, three-fourths of a
cupful of graham flour, mix well, add
half teaspoonful of salt, and water,
and cook to the consistency of mush.
serve not with u rev oates anu cream
and sugar.
little tartaric acid, the crystals
dissolved in little water, will remove
any fruit stains quickly. Wash the
hands well after using.
A roast of meat should always be
served on a platter large enough to
carve 1t easily, and never serve II
with gravy, if you care for your linen.
Burn cinnamon or a few cloves on
the top of the stove to purify the air
after cooking cabbage or onions.
A lump of sugar added to the rinsing
water will stiffen fine organdies and
muslins. @
Ham is delicious baked in milk.
Also with potatoes and milk, as escal-
loped, with slice of ham on top.
To remove egg stains, rub with COM
mon table salt.
Add tomato catsup to the sauce in
the pan when cooking fish.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09

and smoothing them when they become
rusty or sticky.
The United States Department Of
Agriculture says that such a screen
can be made of the following:
Ten feet of lumber Il by 11h inches.
Six 11a-inch (butt) hinges with
screws to be used in joining the panels
and fastening the drop shelf to the
cross pieces.
One handle with screws for the top
of sore IN.
One hook and eye to fasten the
panels when they are folded and
closed.
Two yards of burlap, denim or can
vas, IS inches wide.
One dozen brass cup hooks.
One yard cretonne for pockets.
One yard one-half-inch elastic for
top of pockets.
Four dozen upholstering tacks for
tacking burlap.
Sandpaper and stain.
Selecting colors.
Care should be taken in selecting
good colors in materials both for pock-
cts and for outside covering. The col
ors in the cloth should harmonize with
the color of the stain for the wood.
Oftentimes very good dyes and wood
stains can be made from nut hulls,
roots, berries and bark of trees. The
cloth. not being the same texture, will
take the dye in little different shade
of the same color than the woodwork
If the identical barks or shells are
used for making the stain for the
frame.
Wood Stains.
To make a good brown stain for the
frame cover three pints of bruised
green walnut hulls with three pints of
water and allow to stand for twelve
hours. Strain through a double cheese
cloth and add one ounce of permanga-
nate of potash. This stain may be
made in larger quantities and used for
floor stain. 1t gives a rich brown floor
finish. If semi-waxy appearance is
desired, one quart of paraffin oil can
be added. A similar stain can he pur-
chased on the market at a reasonable
price.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09
|0F INTEREST TO
THE HOUSEWIFE

A card index of recipes in the kitch-
en- will save time and worry.
To remove mildew stains from linen
use mixture of soapy starch nnd
milk.
Clean your gilt picture frames with
the white of egg applied with a soft
paint brush.
A white enamel stove tray is time
saver. 1t is more easily cleaned than
the metal, which stains easily.
Brush out your oven after baking,
If rust is permitted to accumulate 1t
will shorten the life of a stove.
If you will sprinkle few cloves in
the fat in which you are frying dough-
nuts you will find the result pleasing.
To wash q pair of corsets spread
them on fiat table, taking out the
laces but not the stays, and scrub
them with brush and soapy water.
Rinse quickly in warm water and dry
on fiat board in tho sun or near the
fire.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09

Chicken Pie.-Cover a chicken (after
cutting at the joints) with boiling
water and cook until tender. Add
one cupful of diced celery, one carrot
cut in dice, two large onions sliced.
| When the chicken ana vegetables are
tender remove the fowl and place in
a casserole, add six parboiled pota-
toes, the celery, carrot and onions.
Thicken the gravy with flour and
butter well mixed, add seasoning,
cover with rich baking powder
biscuit crust, leaving a vent for the
steam to escape and bake until well
DONE Add cupful of cream just a
few minutes before taking from the
oven.
Maple Dreams.-Cut bread in one
quarter-inch slices; remove the crusts
and butter. Cover a slice with layer
of chopped dates; butter another slice
and cover, pressing the slices together
to form sandwich. Cut in any shape,
dip in egg and milk and saute to light
brown. Serve with:
Lum Lum.-Take two cupfuls of
diced cooked sweet potatoes; add one
cupful of diced apple and add four ta-
blespoonfuls of maple sirup and lit
tie salt and three tablespoonfuls of ba-
con fat. Bake in covered dish. add
ing one-half cupful of water. Remove
the cover and brown, after baking for
ty-five minutes. Bake one hour.
Maple Sauce.-Take one cupful of
maple sirup, one-quarter cupfui of cold
water, one tablespoonful each of corn
starch and sugar. Heat the sirup, add
the cornstarch, mixed with cold water.
Cook until clear, then add the butter.
Pour around the dreams and serve at
once.
Pineapple Salad.-Cook one egg yolk,
one teaspoonful of lemon Juice over
hot water until thick stirring constant
ly. Cool; season highly with tabasco,
then beat one-Quarter of cupful of
sour cream until thick, and fold 1t into
the first mixture with one-quarter of a
cupful of finely-grated cheese. Goldfish
served with sour cream for the white
sauce is a most appetizing and unusual
dish.
The virtuous feeling of having been
saving must be carefully analyZed, for
we may be penny wise and pound
foolish"
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09

I've whiled away dyspeptic hours
with crabs in marble halls
And in the lowly cottage I've ex-
perienced Goldfish balls:
But I've never found a Wand that
could SO allay all grief
And 500 the cookies of the heart
like rare roast beef
Eugene Field.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09

porch ere G n s
with n thin white
paint. 1t is easy
to look out, but
those outside can
not look in.
To prevent flies
and odors around
the garbage can.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09
Ct Kitchen
Cabinet
>"OC'~N~o-'~NCC'~N~N~N~
20, 1923. Western Newspaper 4 uionJ

We Travelled through the soundless
night,
And breathed tho fragrant Juns.
bright
with an unwaning moon;
Till from the whitened field the
wood
Rose dark along the hill.
And there with sudden Joy we
stood
To hear thee. whip-poor-will!
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09

II DSloic icuuy " SCI We.
A layer of fine sawdust
placed on the floor before
laying linoleum viii add
to its life and make the
surface much softer to
stand upon. This is es-
pecially a wise treatment
for a kitchen floor, where
the feet get very tired
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09
CThe Kitchen
Cabinet

Blessed are they whose furnitur&
is so Inexpensive or so shabby that
children and dogs are not excluded
from Its sacred precincts.-Henry
G. Merwin.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09

Core some good-flavored
apples and fill the cavity
with two tablespoonfuls
of maple sugar and a
piece of butter. Bake In
hot water to one-quarter
the depth of the apples.
Serve cold, with or with
out cream.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09

or very seldom is EN-.
barrassed with such
riches. Countless de-
lectable dishes may be
prepared with sour
cream. One Is the most
delicious of spice cakes,
using the cream in place
nf ,.,illr In thn r.nr.inn md
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09

Whatever be the origin or extent
of the mental habitations that we
occupy. for their furniture we are
esponsible.-Edgar Goodspeed.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09

fies is as follows :
3 cupfuls sifted
-four
3 t e a spoonfuls
baking powder
y teaspoonful salt
2 tablespoonfuls
sugar. IL desired
Sift together tn,
der, salt and sugar
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09
HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS

Add slice of onion to the tomato
when first put on to stew, then remove
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09
A cuPFUL OF SOUR CREAM

Farmers often ask, "What can be
done with the surplus sour creamT
A citv uouuu navar Ig
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09
SEASoNABLE GOOD THINGS

A baked apple is always palatable
and Is welcome at any meal.
ArIipotop ApDIee
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09
sEAsoNABLE SUGGESTIONS

Paint the outside of the screens,
doors and windows, as well as the
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09
GOVERN MENT RECIPE
FOR MAKING WAFFLES
Irons Should Be Thoroughly Clean
and Smooth-Grease With
Brush or SWab.

prepared by the United States Department
OF Agricuture.)
An excellent recipe for making waf-
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09

2 eggs
/ t a b / e spoonful
s h or t e n / n g
(melted)
1 cupful milk Cor
more)
flour, baking pow
Beat the eggs un-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12
Begin Here Today

Vendetta begins between
MICHAEL SAVERS, noted criminal.
and
SIR NORMAN GREYEs, once of
Scotland Yard, when Sayers' beau
tiful housemaid,
JANET. saves him from Sir Norman
by shooting dead the officer sent
to arrest him. Janet becomes
Sayers' wife and accomplish. In
the Leeds bank robbery Michael
(known to Greyes as "~Stanfe1d")
barely escapes and has to flee the
country.
Sayers plots with another we'll
known criminal, Paul Cont, to ruin
the political leader, Philippe Lu-
tarde. Cont sends for Janet to
assist them. Sir Norman is hired by
the government to protect Lutarde.
Janet calls on Lutarde at night with
a letter asking him to communicate
j with a friend who has important
information. Lutarde promises to
Vow Janet, then finds hat the let
brought by her has disappeared.
Now Go on with Story
Sir Norman Continues
knsieur Lutarde searched his
-. 1 watched him grimly.
f"You will not find it," L told him.
~ saw her pick it up as she passed."
What shall we do?" he asked.
"Keep her waiting for a few min
htes and then GO to the address she
gave you, but nowhere else," I de-
cided. IT am going to telephone to
Ennison, and I shall be there before
you. If we see this thing through,
we may find out who is at the bot
tom Of it. I will see that vol run no
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12

gin to think that you are my evil
genius, Norman Greyes."
"If you need money to get you
back to England" 1 said, you can
apply to the British consul. I will
arrange it for you"
A quarter of an hour later we sat
among the most cosmopolitan crowd
in the world outside the Cafe de la
Paix, slipping our absinthe and
watching the passersby.
wa very successful evenings
work." Ennison declared thoughtful
ly.
$50 far as it goes" I acquiesced.
AFTER all, though, a mai with so
many enemies can be alto
gether free from danger"
I'VE have gone tonight farther
than you think" my companion as
sured me. 1.-The agents of the
French police who were with us ex-
tracted confessions from the hotel
proprietor and his wife. among
others, which implicate some very
well-known people. From this even
ing Monsieur Lutarde is free from
, the danger of any attempt upon
either his life or his honor
I'm that case" L agreed, "our
work has indeed been well DONE"
Many months afterward a curious
ly insignificant episode of those next
few minutes was brought foreibly to
my mind. Near us a very precise
and elderly man, with a red ribbon
in his ~buttonhole, raised his hat to
Ennison as he passed us. My COM
panion returned the salute, and !
watched his digniied wandering
among the chairs until lie found one
to his liking. The waiter, seeing him
approach, bowed low and hurried
away without waiting for his spoken
order.
who was that?" I inquired curl
ously.
"An insurance agent in the Rue
Scribe" Ennison replied. His name,
l think, is CASTOR Lefevre."
"A type" l observed.
There are many here" he as
scented.
"The Three MaIefactors," fifth
story of this remarkable series, will
begin in our next issue.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12

rlSk.
The two drove off together after a
brief delay. Ennison, to whom l had
telephoned, picked me up in his car.
We made n nor brief call, and
reached the hotel as the taxicab con-
tanning Monsieur Lutarde and his
companion a turning into the
other end Of the long street. Ma
dame, from behind the glass WIN
dows of her bureau, eyed us a little
s~uspiciously as we entered. l IN
gagged her in confidential converse
ton, however, respecting a suite,
and she did not even notice the three
or four men who had followed us at
intervals into the hotel and who dis
appeared in various directions. Pres
emily 1 heard the taxicab stop. I
made an excuse, and we hurried into
the sale a manger. Janet, followed
by Monsieur Lutarde, who, although
he had taken off his hat, held it in
front of his face, crossed the floor
out her key. which Janet accepted
with a little nod. They passed into
the lift, and we heard it ascend. I
returned to the bureau. I allowed
myself to show much interest.
"But surely. madame" I whis-
pered, "that was Monsieur Lutarde,
the great statesman, who entered
with the lady?"
Madame smiled at us knowingly.
'In effect it Is he" she admitted.
Madame is the wife of an old
client, an American gentleman who
left this evening for London"
"a 1ove-affair ;" I queried under
my breath.
Madame shrugged her shoulders.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12

Her glance was eloquent.
What can nj do?" she MUIR
INJURED. "Only I hope that Monsieur
will never discover. He has a vio-
lent temper. All! The mereiful
heavens! 1t is Monsieur himself
who returns! Now there has tragedy
arrived indeed!"
Into the hotel, with his coat-tails
Tying behind him, came a man
whom at first I did not recognize. I
myself had stepped back out of
sight, and I watched the scene. The
newcomer acted his part we'll.
my key. madame" he shouted,
banging his fist against the counter.
Madame pretended to search for
1t. She too had been schooled in her
part. So had the guests, who, with a
little crowd of reporters, came clos
ing around.
But 1 have it not, monsieur" the
woman faltered. Madame her.
self"
The newcomer strobe toward the
lift, which I imagine was willfully
delayed. He shook the gates and
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-09-28
Opening Guns of Senatorial Race

The issue is sharply joined between John T. Barnett and
Governor Sweet the question whether the awmang body
should have the to override decisions of the supreme
court The discussion less academic precpaed
by Barnett address Glenwood during Constitution
week" wherein he said:
The nation that would survive must guard itself against
the quack and the political dreamer and
said Mr.. Barnett LAS have heretofore ntimated
tain for the time being high places of them
of the United States and another the
state of Colorado advocating the abolition greatest
safeguard of liberty contained in the constitution They
the restraint provided for in that
would make the of the majority operated frequently
through the impulse of has legislation absolutely supreme
They would deny the exercise of the of the Supreme
Court to declare act of Congress purely violation of
sutional provision, void In this day hear every
the noisy voices of seapponted advocates of social reform
camorng necessarily for the of and paerna
regulations by the national government
Governor Sweet had avowed his belief that laws
fectng human rights the should be
should not have the to declare laws
and of took exception to Barnett attack
The controversy not of much importance in itself
being opening the democratic senatorial campaign of
that Sweet plans Phpp for the
orshp He believes going after that job while the getting
good and picks Phipps easy mark Barnett old line
democrat of high standing in the party has not only differ
emit ideas from Mr. Sweet political and constitutional
law but will shortly his candidacy for the long
term of senator in 1924 Thus the is
The candidacy of Ben billiard is not calculated advance
chances since he will be favored by wing Of extreme
radicals who would otherwise follow Sweet preference Bar
nett In the meantime opposition to Ava J is apparent
in his candidacy for the short term.
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-09-28
Stories of By Elm.
Great Scouts Hss s
9. western Newspaper Union.
NED BUNTLINE, SCOUT WHO
WAS WRITER OF PLAYS

Some OF the old scos IS turned their
hands to queer trades whee the Indian
fighting days were over Buffalo Bill
was the owner OF Wild West show.
Edgar 5. PaxSOn became a painter. and
Capt Jack Crawford was u poet II
was left for Ed Buntline to add an
other To the list OF unusual things for
d scout to do. He became the writer
Of dime novels and the producer Of
Inelodramas equally exciting.
Judson was his real name. and E.i-
ward Zane Carroll Judson was the
full title with which his parents bur
dened him on the day OF his birth in
philadelphia In lS22. lie became one
OF the boys who ran away Ia sea and
when he was only thirteen he rescued
the crew Of boat that had been run
down by ferry steamer In New York
harbor. Soon afterwards he became y
midshipnan In the United States navy.
Then the West called him and Jud-
son answered the call. During the
Civil war he was chief OF scouts
among the Indians on the western FROM
tier. and after that he wandered all
over the great plains as hunter and
trader. He made the acquaintance Of
Buffalo Bill, Wild Bul and Texss
Jack. and began writing his thrilling
tales. part fact and part fiction, about
their lives. Ned Bunfilne was the
pen name he used In his writing. and
n Ned Buntline he became famous.
Buntline believed that eastern audi
ences would be Interested In plays
based on life in the Fur West and In
1872 he persuaded Buffalo Bill and
Texas Jack to come East and take
part In one Of his melodramas. They
arrived In Chicago one Wednesday and
found that Buhtllne WIS planning to
open the show the next Monday. He
had rented the largest theater In the
city, but none Of the other actors had
been engaged to appear with the two
scouts. In fact. the play had ~ yet
heen writteni
With characteristic energy Buntline
set to work and In -four hours he had
written n play called The Scouts of
the Plains"
Buntline's dime novels were equally
popular, and, In spite Of the disap-
proval Of their parents. the boys Of
the eighties and the nineties eagerly
read the hair>raising adventures Of
Red Ralph. the Ranger" and Dead
Eye Dick" Buntline never won re-
nown as scout himself. but he helped
spread the fame II others, until In
- 81
the -redsklns" who bit the dust"
when one Of his hero's -trusty rifles
rang out"