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New Britain herald., 1924-11-12
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Melt butter, add onions sliced, celery and carrots. Cover and sim mer over a low, fire until tender. Stir with a fork to prevent stick ing. Cook macaroni in boiling salted water for 20 minutes, Drain and blanch. Add peas and toma- toes to the other vegetables and simmer five minutes. Add macaroni and season with salt and pepper, Turn into 8 well-buttered baking dish, cover with cheese and bake in a moderately hot oven until cheese is melted and the tomato juice is absorbed,
 Oatmeal Macaroons
 Two tablespoons butter. 1 table spoons corn sirup, { tablespoons sugar, egg. 1 l-2 cups oatmeal 1-2 teaspoon salt, 1-2 teaspoon bak ing powder. teaspoon almond eS tract, f-2 cup shredded almonds.
 Melt butter and stir in sugar an sirup. Add egg well beaten. Mi salt and baking powder with oai meal and stir. into first mixture Add flayoring and nuts and mls thoroughly. Drop from small spoon into buttered and fioured pans and bake for 15 minutes h a moderate oven.
 Baked FfIIef Of Sole
 One pound fillet of sole, table spoons butter, 1-2 lemon. 1-2 tea. spoon salt. dash pepper.
 Wipe. fish witA a cheeseclotb wrnng out of cold water. Put in s well-buttsred baking pan, spread with butter snd sprinkle with lemon juice. salt and pepper, Bake 90 minutes in . hot oven.
New Britain herald., 1924-11-12
A Wife's Confessional
 Adele " REVELATIONS OF A WIFE

swsr.
 "Yes, dear, and then repeat the process until the stick is full" l answered. with a steadying hand for my small son who was having some ditIieuity in impaling his pieces of meat.
 Lee Chow stepped forward.
 "Lil' boss man let Lee Chow help fix stick" he said. His manner was humble and inodensive, but Katie instantly fiared with jealous resentment,
 Dot babee beeg man." she said. "He no need anybody feex 'hees steeck. Und eef anybody feex eet. den hees poor Katie. yot hold heem in her arms ven he leetle---"
 I cut short the "reminiscences ruth lessly, for I knew If Katie went much further. she would begin to get maudln from self-pity.
 "of course you shall help Jun for, Katie, If anybody does" I said decidedly. But Junior doesn't need any help at all. He will man. age all by himself, and 1t will do him good to make mistakes. How soon do you want the potatoes, Lee Chow?"
 He was cevsr enough to see that he was temporarily dismissed, and also my deeper meaning that he must be careful how he trespassed upon Katle's claim to caring for the child who had been her charge for so long. He bent before me in another low bow. while I mentally computed how much time be spent each day in the obeisances that would have appeared so ridiculous in almost any other person, but which were as much a part of him as his slow dignitied speech,
 Ice Chow take potatoes now, please" he said. Dry wood on fire, burn down ashes fast. Lee Chow fix yer soon"
 He walked away with stately dignity, but saw the glance he gave Katie as he turned from us. and foresaw distinct unpleasant ness if the Chinese continued his evident liking for my small son
New Britain herald., 1924-11-12
ON HEALTH-- FOR CHIDRENS COLDS

after the chest has been washed with hot water, is another simple preparation.
 In case q cough develops, this remedy can be tried: 4 .
 Put couple of teaspoons of tinc- ture of benzoin into bowl of boil ing water, Have the child lean over this with mouth open, inhaling the rising fumes. To get better results, throw some covering over the head and bowl, to keep in the steam. Keep this up for IS minutes, adding fresh hot water and benzoin from time to time. 4
New Britain herald., 1924-11-12
M MAdv&ntur%sj Ragy>tyApn
 9 .4Ra99eAyAn4y 4 @aa1s % ys~ry Sru<'< D

do until the water spout breaks and lets us down to the sea again." the little Captain said, But what if it lets us drop so hard it smacks the little magical boat to pieccs?" Raggedy Andy asked.
 "Oh! I spect it won't do that" Raggedy Ann said. This IS a magical boat and I do not believe a water spout would be 50 mean! Anyway, it will do no good to worry, so let us play some games, or have the little Captain read to us until something happens"
New Britain herald., 1924-11-12

A little camphorated oil or oil of eucalyptus are handy things to- have about the house as the winter sea- son approaches and the youngsters are likely to come in with colds.
 If falittle Mary or Billy begin to sneeze, heat a little eucalyptus oil and Jet them inhale the fumes for several minutes.
 If the cold appears in the chest and there is any pain. mustard paper plaster is good home rem edy. Or mix a small spoonful of turpentine with lard and rub on the chest. Camphorated oil, rubbed on
New Britain herald., 1924-11-12
DAILY FASHION SERVICE
COLLAR ADDS CHIC, CHARM

The tendency to wear smart col
 lar effects with evening gowns is Illustrated In this photograph. It adds chic and charm to this inter- estingly cut gown of green crepe with the corsase of flowers in shades of deep red and gold. It fastens on one side with a scarf hanging down the back, and is fastened with small bouquet of flowers like those on the icorsage,
New Britain herald., 1924-11-12
Why Madge stroye to Keep Junior


 from Lee Chow
 Lee Chow did not bow when Katie threw him the advice to ''steeck around" a mark of respect which he had given even to Jun for, but he permitted mechanical grin to widen the corners of his queer scared mouth.
 No need soil pretty hands" he said, reaching over and calmly taking from her hand the knife with which she was slicing the strip of bacon into squares a trifle smaller than the two-inch ones into which she had cut the steak. "Show Lee Chow how big"
 Now If Katie has predominant vanity 1t concerns her really shape- ly hands. She takes very good care of them, and despite all her hard work they reward her efforts by looking far removed from those of the ordinary servant. Lee Chow had struck twelve, said to my self with amusement, as after an astonished stare at him. Katie gig gled instead of shrieked, as l half expected her to do, and pushed the bacon over to him.
 You must eat pork for dinner" she .saucily commented, and then she showed him the pieces of bacon she already had sliced.
 Lee Chow Helps
 "cut dem shoost 80 big und tick like dees," she said, her voice raised two or three notes from her usual pitch, which made of her speech almost yell. She evidently was laboring under the usual im- pression of people speaking to those of another tongue than them selves, that noise aided lucidity. saw Lee Chow's fiat nostrils twitch ever so slightly, the only indica- tion of the cynical amusement which I guessed was his.
 7 "Ver' good" he commented, and then, picking up an onion, looked inquiringIy at her.
 "Cut these?" he asked.
 "Yah, shoost like bacon.' she directed, and then she chuckled de- lightedly.
 "I glad you got dot cry job rader me-" she said. upon which reflected at the accuracy of the ar. np lat 4xrHinh tho uTilI Chinese had shot In her direction She evidently had forgotten all about her declaration . that she would not permit dot Chink's vel low hands to touch her food.
 Indeed, Katie laughed and chat tered volubly while Lee Chow sliced bacon and onions with sucf celerity that by the time Marior and Junior came running with 6 bundle of carefully-pointed anS bark peeled apple tree twigs, there were three neat piles of steak bacon and onion squares awaiting them.
 "Of Course You Shall--"
 "We must wash out hands first' careful Marion announced, and il a trice she and Junior were dip ping water taken from the can w had brought and pouring it owe each others hands. When they hat dried their hands, the children un wrapped the apple twigs and eacl picking up piece of steak forced the sharp end Pf twig through it and pushed the, meat down three quarters the length of the tWig.
 First steak, then onion, thel bacon, isn't that 1t, Auntie Madge? Marion asked, her face as seriou as if the success of an army com missary depended upon my an
New Britain herald., 1924-11-12
o4hQc clan8leA

just right and I am very grateful to her for looking after my inter. ests.
 l am very sorry, Mother Pres colt, to have to write this letter, but I must put myself right for this once. You must In the future understand that while I shall re- gard you as Jacks mother l shall allow no interference in my per sonal affairs. Little Jack Is very well, John will tell you about my fathers be- quest to him. gave mother your message. She is bearing up won. derfully under her great sorrow. Nothing has been decided about where we are to live over here ex- cept mother will not live with us. She says mo home is big enough for two families"
 Sincerely,
 Leslie. TOMORROW -- Letter iron Mabel Carter to Sally Atherton.
New Britain herald., 1924-11-12
GossipsCo Corner
F1avors Cocoa

Just before your cocoa is ready to serve add four or five marsh mallows and allow them to stand for a few moments in the liquid. Then beat for about minute with an egg beater. Your product will have a most distinctive flavor.
New Britain herald., 1924-11-12
Cold Roast Pork

Cold Roast Pork
 A delicious way to serve cold roast pork is to slice the meat rather thin and arrange on plat ter and pour over 1t two-thirds of cup of French dressing to which finely chopped celery hearts. minced parsley and chopped onion have been added. Let stand an hour or so before serving.
New Britain herald., 1924-11-12
Rich Brown Crust

Rich Brown Crust
 Before you put sponge cake in 10 bake sprinkle little fine white sugar over the top. This makes the rich brown looking crust that is so desirable
New Britain herald., 1924-11-12

To Remove Spots
 To remove grease spots from books lay a piece of plotting paper over the spot and press with a warm fiatiron. If not entirely re- moved, cover thickly with powdered magnesia, or fuller's earth and let stand c day or so.
New Britain herald., 1924-11-12
To Clean Rocks

To Clean Books
 Leather book bindings can be cleaned and freshened by the ap- plication of equal parts of milk and white of egg beaten together. Rub on with a piece of soft fan nel and polish with an old silk handkerchief.
New Britain herald., 1924-11-12
For Ironing Board

For Ironing Board
 When you make a new cover for your ironing board, instead of sew ing it on, use brass rings and lace it together with a string. Then you can remove 1t as often as you like and keep it clean.
New Britain herald., 1924-11-12
Paint Hose

A small leak in garden hose may be mended by painting the outside of the hose with roofing paint.
New Britain herald., 1924-11-12
To Remove Salt

To Remove Salt
 Put a bit of toasted bread into the soup or gravy that is too salty and in few minutes 1t will have absorbed much of the excess.
New Britain herald., 1924-11-12

2, Contraction for them.
 3, Highway. (And Achish said,
 Wither have ye made a .-----
 today? - q Sam. 27:1o.) 4, Name for sailor. Sublime
 tobacco! which from east to
 west cheers the -----'s labor or
 the Turkman's rest! = Byron,) ,, 4 strip of leather.
 f, Possessor. tBut the ------ Of the
 OK shall be quit. - Ec. 21:2s.) '. Limb. iCan honor set to a
 -" - shakespeare.)S
 8 A thought. (That fellow seems
 to me to possess but one -,
 and that Is the wrong one.--
 Johnson.)
 9. An exclamation. t------. Is ii time for drink. Meredith.) 1o.. A musical composition of three
 or four varied movements. 16 An interjection. e.! Poor
 Yorick, knew him we'll.
 Shakespeare,) Mt IS. A collection of fish eggs 19. Budrensome, weighty. 22. Staggering. ("-- and writh-
 ing. to begin with" said the
 mock turtle. Lewis Carroll.9 23. Organ of hearing. 'Gend me
 your -----s. Shakespeare. e5. Beasts of burden.
 26. Noises made by horns Or
 whistles. 2s. Enjoyment, pleasure. s1. Equal.
 34. Token. (Nature speaks in ----s and ensigns. Whittier) t 35. Garden tool. (The man with the ----. -- Markham.) s6. Oven for baking bricks. ss. Contraction for ever. (see quo tation under 1 vertically S9. To brush. "A new broom - |; ~ clean. - Heywood.) x 42. Not war. dg will both lay nie
 down in ----, and Sleep. - Iss 4:s.) ..l .43. Gives forth. < 46. A lathe. , AS. A pointed arch, formed by two reverse curves. @ 50. Make mistakes. (To --- is human, to forgive divine. ' Pope,) ! ,51. Louse egg. 53. Chemical abbrcviation for ru- tn enium. , \ 56. Prefix meaning not. (And i Scipio's ghost walks - 1 avenged among us. --- Shake. speare.) y
New Britain herald., 1924-11-12
Diced Carrots

Diced Carrots Diced carrots are delicious served | with boiled caulihower, with Hol- landaise sauce served over all
New Britain herald., 1924-11-12
Jelly Boiling

The more sugar a jelly recipe calls for, the shorter time will be required for boiling.
New Britain herald., 1924-11-12

Excellent Drain Paper toweiing is excellent for draining fried foods.
New Britain herald., 1924-11-12

TOMORROW -- Letter from Mabel Carter to Sally Atherton.
New Britain herald., 1924-11-12

T want to give myself up," he said, speaking steadily, but with a nervous twitching of his long fln- gers. T killed my brother in Jaw, Douglas Raynor."
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-11
What the DiaI Was For

II see that you don't know how to
tune this set" the friend observed, as
he began adjusting the knobs. but
don't let that worry you, old man; we
all have to learn, you know. Now"
he continued, "did you notice the in
creased volume Of sound as turned
the last dial2 Just put the finishing
touches on reception, as it were. OF
course, one cannot teach you the
whole game of reception at one sit
ting; but will say this much-you
would do well to pay particular atten-
ton to that dial If you want good
quality and plenty of volume. That is
one of the most sensitive controls.
Condenser, l supposeT
mo, Bill" replied the host. "You
see, it is like this; I bored an extra
hole in the panel by mistake and I
put a knob there to hide 1t. 1t does
not control anything, except the Inn
agination. "-Wirsless Age.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-11
Ensect-Eating Plant

An insect-eating plant Is the sun
dew, so called because Of shining
sticky substance recreted by glands
In the sunlight like q rare gen. says
the Detroit News. By means OF the
sticky mess, the sundew attracts and
entangles It's prey. Then the edges
OF the leaf curve inward, forming a
sort Of stomach into which an acid
secretion Is poured to digest the meal
The portions which cannot be digested
are later thrown out and the trap is
set for the next victim.
The sundew seems to know when
food Is near, for If meat Is placed
close TO it the plant slowly reaches
out for 1t. If a portion is placed
within a few inches of the plant the
leaf viii bend toward 1t until the tiny
hairs enfold the delicacy and the
sticky substance completes the grip.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-11
Music of the Orient
Harsh and Sfrident

The idea as to what real music really
is varies according to race and en-
vironment. Music of the Orient is apt
to jar upon sensitive occidental ears.
Take the question of drums as an in
stance. The playing of drums in Euro
pean orchestras has reached high
standard of art. though it is rare that
more than three or four are used. In
a Burmese orchestra, however, the two
principal instruments are one made of
a series of drums called the seing-
welng and a similar series of gongs
called the kyee or gongs graduated in
size, the drums being played with the
fingers and hands and the gongs with
knobsticks. Besides these there are
cymbals, tom-toms and eastanets, the
last-named being much larger thaIl the
European instruments and maize of
bamboo. OF wind instruments there
are only number Of clarinets and one
flute played by the leader or condue-
tor. String instruments are not used,
and there are also no brass instru-
ments
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-11
Rich Man Might Better
Haze Forgotten Penny

In his "Queer Things About Lon
don,' Mr.. @. G. Harper tells the fol-
lowing story:
On the north side of Piceadilly is
that famous labyrinthine warren Of ex-
ceedingly select bachelor chambers,
dating from about 1904 and known to
most people as 1.-THE Albany"
BY the smart set who reside there,
however, it is accounted absurd to
speak or write of "The" Albany. Ii
you perpetuate that grave error, you
cannot be lone of us"
Albany has always been affected, as
place of residence, by men of rank
and fashion Herein dwelt the mill
lionaire Baron Meyer de Rothschild,
and coming from his luxurious cham
bers one day he dropped penny on
the pavement outside.
He sought long and anxiously for the
coin; but vainly, for it had rolled down
a grating Resuming an upright posi-
ton, he remarked sadly on the fleeing
nature Of riches. Meanwhile a pick
pocket had relieved him of his watch.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-11
rhe "One-Hoss" Shay

my grandfather and grandmother
once hired an antiquated four-wheeler,
driven by a man even older than the
cab, whose horse was greater age
than all of them combined. to pay
Sunday afternoon call in a London
square nearby. On its funereal way
from house to house, the bottom fell
out of the cab, and as the aged man
on the box was too deaf to hear the
by no means unviolent expostulation
of the hot-tempered old gentleman and
the cries of his small and timid spouse,
there was nothing for them to do but
to run along inside. The laughter of
those who gazed with an abandonment
of joy at this most unusual sight must
have done much to break the gloom Of
that early Victorian Sabbath. From
"Unwritten History" by Cosmo Ham
ilton.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-11

'"The Tale Of Two Brothers" so far
as anyone now knows, is the oldest
existing piece of fiction. 1t was writ
ten 50 centuries ago by Enana, scribe
of Thebes. who was librarian In the
palace of King Manepta, identified by
some as the pharaoh who held the
IL: aelites In bondage.
The tale, which is written on 10
sheets of papyrus, appears to have
been invented to entertain the oldest
Of the princes who subsequently as
cended the Egyptian throne. This
strange old manuscript now reposes in
the British museum, where it is known.
as the "D'Orbiney papyrus."
Another old book, written more than
a thousand years ago, mentions two
breeds Of poultry which are still being
raised in China today.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-11
Pleasant for Auntie

Little Margaret was spending holt
day with her aunt in Cornwall Now
auntie was a spinster, and not in the
first bloom of youth. In fact, an I'M
kind person had once been heard to
refer to her as "old," and we believe
the other word used was "cat." Any
how, she was not young.
Auntie was determined to give her
little niece a good time and she ar
ranged several pleasure trips in order
to give Margaret chance Of appreci-
at.ng the beauties of the Cornish
scenery.
when l take you to st. Ives / will
show you the school that went to
when I was little girl" promised
kind auntie one day when they were
out for a walk.
"Oh, auntie, Is 1t still here~ asked
the child, innocently. 81 expect it's In
ruins now, isn't itT-London Answers.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-11
Believed Part of It

The men and officers of the navy are
known all over the world for their
smart appearance, and 1t was for this
reason that one of the officers on board
a battleship was rather Disguised at
the untidy appearance of a certain
midshipman
One morning the MILDLY" strolled
into the wardroom wearing a collar
that was to say the least of 1t, ex-
tremely soiled. This was too much for
the officer and he decided to tackle the
young man on the matter
Look here" he said, you ought not
to come in here wearing a filthy col
lar like that round your neck"
Filthy, sir" replied the MILDLY: 81
assure you this collar was washed
ashore only yesterday"
81 don't doubt that" was the quiet
reply, but from which wreckY'
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-11
NEGROES IN PROFESSIONS.
Ministers, Teachers, Doctors, Law
yers and Dentists Among Them.


According to a magazine published
by Hampton Institute the negro has
better advantages for entering a pro-
fession in the North than he has fol-
learning trade.~
In Philadelphia, for example, where
there are now over $4,000 negroes,
there are no large professional insti-
tttes which deny entrance to them
Negroes have studied in all depart
ments Of the University of Pennsyl-
vania, Temple University. Jefferson
Medical College, Hahnemann Medical
College, the Medico-Chirurgical Col
lcge, the Academy of the Fine Arts,
the School Of Industrial Art, the School
OF Pedagogy, the Normal School and
others, but they are not admitted In
to tho school of Baldwin's Locomotive
Works or even Girard College, and
there Is but one public trade school
for boys in the entire city.
Quite as great factor in building
up a negro professional class in the
North, says the Southern Workman,
is the heavy migration from the South
which creates a field for negroes to
practise the professions.
Lafge segregated sections Of negroes,
like the Second, Third and Fourth
wards in Chicago and the Seventh
ward in Philadelphia, have been re-
sponsible for the growth of the great
city churches on the development OF
new type of minister, as well as for
the multiplication of physicians, den
lists and teachers.
According to the census reports OF
1900 there were then in the Northern
States among the negroes $500 clergy
men, 100 dentists, ESQ lawyers, 2,11S
musicians and teachers of music, 141
Government officials. 474 physicians
and surgeons, 2,319 teachers and pro-
feesors in colleges 805 in other profess
siofs and 1886 actors and showmen-
Some negroes have held petty
Judgeships, and some have held other
public positions connected with the
profession of law There are two as
sistant United States District Attor-
neys-one in Boston and one in Chi
cage, one a graduate of Harvard and
the other of the University OF Michi-
gan. There are in Chicago an assist
ant States attorney, an assistant
county attorney and an assistant city
attorney who are negroes, and at the
last election for municipal Judges in
that city a negro was defeated for a
Judgaship by less than 500 votes. Dur
ing the last ten years many negro
lawyers VINO originally practised in
the South have moved to the large
cities of the North, where they say
they find larger opportunity.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-11
History of LoUing Cups

All racing cups are not necessarily
loving cups. A loving cup is one hav-
ing two or more handles, generally
constructed of silver The custom Of
the loving cup Is traced back to the
days Of wassailing. 1t was continued
after the Introduction of Christianity.
The monks called the wassail bowl the
'poculum carltatis,' meaning flowing
cup" The ceremony of drinking from
one cup and passing 1t around was OBJ
served in the Jewish pesehal supper.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-11
Many Volcasssc Cratsrs
in the United States

When we think of volcanoes we gen.
orally associate them with some for
eign country, bat here In our own do
main we have within comparatively
restricted area a group of 90 volcanic
craters This is in Idaho and the place
is called the "Craters of the Moon"
because the landscape is so cold look
ing and so barren of vegetation that it
resembles the landscape of the moon
as 1t seems to us when viewed through
a telescope While 1t is barren it is not
without color for there is considerable
variation in the tints of the ground
which is covered with the frozen
lava which flowed from these craters
a few hundred years ago There is one
field which is called the Blue Dragon
which is lava of beautiful aurelean
tint and with polish as IL 1t had been
vanished. There are cracks In the de-
post at regular intervals and all of
similar shape, which makes the mass
resemble the scales Of great dragon.
These volcanic mounds are of various
heights and some of interesting forma-
ton, with considerable variation as to
color. This field is about three miles
wide and thirty long and has been rel
Gently dedicated to the purposes of a.
public park. While it is not exactly
accessible, it Is not a difficult place to-
get at and at the present time 1t is
little known. 1t is located between
Gary and Arco.