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The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-02-12

RECIPES THAT ARE "EtsTF EIa-;st
Candied Sweet Potatoes-To two
cups sugar add one cup water and
boil it until it syruDs, the same as
for preserves, then remove from the
fire and stir in one heaping tablespoon
butter. Slice boiled sweet potatoes
into a buttered baking pan Of the
proper size, pour the syrup over them
to almost cover, put extra bits Of but
ter on top OF them, and bake about
one hour, or longer, basting occasion
ally by fitting the pan and dipping
up some of the liquid. Be careful not
to let the top get dry Serve hot In
the pan in which it baked.
Carrot and nut loaf To one cup
boiled, mashed carrots, add one we'll
beaten egg, half cup chopped waInuts,
one finely minced onion, q tablespoon
butter, melted, half teaspoon salt, q
dash of pepper, and bread crumbs to
make stiff mixture about one cup.
Form into loaf, bake n a creased
pan in hot oven half an hour. and
servo hot with tomato sauce.
Carrot Pudding.-To enc cup boiled,
finely mashed carrots, aGd two well.
beaten eggs, one-fourth teaspoon salt
end half cup each OF milk and cream.
Mix well, pour into q pudding dish
and bake about half an hour in a hot
oven. Insert silver knife into the
pudding. if nothing adheres to the
knife the pudding is done. Serve cold
with sweetened and favored whipped
cream.
Carrot Puffs.-To each cup cooked,
mashed carrots, add half cup cream.
one well-beaten egg, one teaspoon but.
ter, melted, half teaspoon sugar and
one-fourth teaspoon salt Mix we'll,
pour into creased custard cups and
bake about half an hour in hot oven,
until pulled up and light.-Farm and
Home. sa.s;l,g.xag..
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-02-12
AN UNTMELY FAIL. Z
AlnIstsr Confessed 70 Dislike Of the
illustrated Text.

illustrated Texx-
In . certain town In South Carolina,
before the civil war, was an old Scotch
Coyenanter church, the pulpit OF
which bore a strong resemblance to a
-four barrel. says the Youths Com
panion. 1t was fastened to the wall,
and reached by a narrow winding
flight of stairs.
Among the preachers who occupied
the pulpit at different times was one
who was noted for the vigor and en-.
thusiasm of his delivery and the ex
treme energy Of his gesticulations.
The congregation had often trem-
bled for his safety. as he stamped
and pounded in the old pulpit but no
catastrophe occurred until one day
when he bent forward over the edge,
and shaking the unstable structure,
shouted: 1.-THE righteous shall stand,
but the wicked shall fall"
Before the words were fairly utter
ed there was crash, and the old
pulpit and it's occupant came to the
door, together with much dust
The minister picked himself up,
and waving of the members of the
congregation. said. dryly: brethren,
/ am not injured, and don't mind the
fall much, but do hate the connec'
ton"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-02-12

HEALTH NOTES.

If you use public drinking cups,
then expect sore Threats and worse.
If you gulp down icy drinks when
overheated, then don't be surprised
when you're taken. Ill.
The average healthy person has liz
tie to fear from draughts, but the
aged, enfeebled infants, and persons
especially susceptible must be protect
ed from them.
Tight collars break down the mus
cles supporting the flesh of the neck
Discolorations are due to the same
cause. for the constant friction Of a
collar thickens the skin and causes 1t
to turn. first yellow and then dark
brown.
1t is a mistake to suppose that a
healthy complexion needs no care. 1t
needs a good deal Of care in order 70
keep it healthy. A daily facial bath
of soap and water is not enough oven
to keep the skin clean if one lives In
= a big city where SCOT and dirt abound.
for soap and water do not reach the
inner pores, an unless these are treat.
cd to a cleansing with cold cream
hey will become clogged In short or.
der So the daily bath Of cold cream
Or some other cleansing property is
Just as necessary to health. clean
condition as soap and water.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-02-12
J. coRNER IS LoNe oIepuTED
Battle over Tract Wased Before Re-
beIlion and For Years
Aftervvard-

In the early colonial days, when the
Puritan commonwealth Of Massachu.
setts claimed everything from Cape
Cod westward to the western ocean,"
tlero was a little tract known as Bos-
tor. Corner, ever which question Of
Jurisdiction was waged by New York.
Ten years before tho revolutionary war
tic two colonies appointed commits
sioacr5 to fix upon a mutually accept
able boundary lire, but after long ne
gotlcIoa, while they came near enough
to arrce urcn q starting line, they
could not decide whether or not it
should parallel tho Hudson river, and
finally gave 1t up. After the war the
controversy was removed and was re-
ferred to Congress. and this time
boundary was definitely fixed, begin
ming at a point on the Massachusetts
Connecticut line, twenty miles from
the Hudson, and extending northwest
ward in straight line parallel with
the general trend of the river. This
line followed closely the western slope
of the Taconic mountains, leaving the
valley lands in New York state. At
the southwest angle. however, the
mountains receded and left about 300
acres of bottom land in Massachusetts,.
This section was inaccessible from the
eastern side Of the mountains, and In
time its people bore an unenviable rep
utation for lawlessness, and Boston
Corner, as it was known, became the
resort of all manner of lawbreakers.
It's inhabitants did not vote, and the
tax collector left them severely alone.
Matters grew worse till 1853, when
John Morirssey, the famous pubilist,
afterward serving in congress, fought
weight championship Of the world.
There was a general melee over the
result of this fight. Puritan Massaehu-
sets rose in indignation. The state
assembly had been considering the
organization of a special police for
Boston Corner, but in 1854 the knot
was cut by the legislature ceding some
5000 acres of lang, which included Bos-
ton Corner, to the state of New York.
And New York accepted the gift. Bos-
ton Corner is now peaceful and law
abiding, a different class Of people hav-
ing replaced those Of the Sos, and the
only evidence remaining may be seen
bv noticing the map of Massachusetts
which shows the southwest corner
chopped off at an angle.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-02-12
EoR THE HOUSEWIFE.

To prevent lard or butter from spat-
tering when eggs or potatoes are drop
ped in to fry, sift little bit OF -four
in the fat just before putting It on the
stove.
Save all worn handkerchiefs for
bandages. Old sheets and tablecloths
should be saved for the same purpose.
Hospitals are always glad to have
contributions Of old linen; for nothing
is softer and better for bandages when
it has been sterilized.
There is a great source Of economy
in buying remnants Of dish toweltrlg,
so the housewife viii do well to watch
for bargain sales. When short lengths
are cut and hemmed they appear Just
as well as those purchased from a
new bolt Of tOweling. When old tow
els become badly worn they may be
folded and stitched along the edges.
These make excellent dishcloths.
A good polish for hardwood floors y
made as follows: Melt not quite half
pound of beeswax and pour It into
quart of turpentipe. then add five
cents worth of ammonia. Put It IN q
tin pail and set It in another Yessel
containing hot water and leave 1t on
the back part Of the stove to heat
Keep warm while using, for It goes on
better. Apply with flannel cloth and
polish with piece of Brussels car
pet. ! AZ ~. i
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-02-12
PATENT POLISH.

A very good formula for patent pol.
ish for varnish surfaces is made with
two eggs, one quart of vinegar, one
quart of raw linseed oil and one pint
of alcohol. The ingredients should be
added in the order named, mixing
each one in thoroughly before adding
the next.
The work should be first rubbed,
then gone over with rotten stone and
water, and finally polished with the
above, with the addition of a small
quantity of rotten stone. After pol.
ishing the work, it should be thor
oughly wiped off with a clean cloth
or cotton waste.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-02-12
F.fl9skI8l7
REclPEs.

Eeef Loaf.-Use two pounds chop
ped beef, one cup rolled crackers,
three eggs well beaten, two table
spoons butter, one tablespoon salt, a
little pepper, and one cup creamy
milk, Mix in a smooth loaf, put in a
deep pan and bake in oven one hour
Cettage Cheese.-C Cottage cheese II
best made in porcelain vessel. Cook
slowly, drain in cheesecloth bag
pinned to clothes line with clothes
rim. Never squeeze bag, as this hard
ems cheese. Place in cool place and
when ready to serve season with salt,
pepper and cream. Do not spoil de-
licious dish by ccncocting 1t into 4
fancy salad.
Cream Of Onion Soup.-Slice suf-
ficient white onions to measure one
and one-half cupfuls. Heat two ta-
blespoons of butter in large pan, add
the onions and cook slowly, shaking
now and then until the onions are
tender, but hardly beginning to color.
Sprinkle over them two tablespoons
of flour and stir until absorbed. Add
gradually one quart 'of hot milk, stir
ring that it may tficken evenly. When
at the boiling point season and draw
to one side, lot simmer ten minutes.
Rub through a steve, return to the
fire and serve hot.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-02-12
NEEpLEWoaK.


s IN making damask tabIecloths ana
table napkins you must sew" the mar
row hens Instead of hemmins them n
the ordinary way.
When making magazine cover the
sides must be stizfened with cardboard
Z for, as the covers Of magazines are not
stiff, the cover would be Of little use
without the cardboard, The cover is
very easily made by folding straight
piece Of cretonne into flaps or pockets
1T each end and slipping in the czid-
board stiffening.
In order to save time when sewing,
come people will often tear all sorts Of
fabrics. This is mistake, except In
the case Of cotton flannel and prints,
which must be pulled even after they
have been torn. Lawn, holland, linen,
and many Of the finer stuffs should DO
cut. as tearing them pulls them away
and spoiIs the edges.
Pincushions of fancy ribbon, velvet,
or silk of oblong shape have three
plain plump corners and one that Is
trimmed with two square double
leaves Of silk which fall over both ITS
sides and, when their baby ribbon
strings are united, reveal several in
side leaves of embroidered flannel for
holding needles of various sizes AZ
the other end of the cushion and set
directly at the center Of its shortest
edge, are ribbon loops by which the
cushion may be suspended. This Is
the ideal steamer or travelling pin
cushion, and makes a most acceptable
farewell gift.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-02-12

''Is your daughter meeting with sue
oesa in her writdngf" asked the visit
tor.
eyes, indeed" replied the fond
mother. "She hasn't sold anything
yet. but some OF the best known mag
azines have actually taken the pains to
have slips printed, thanking her for
submitting her stories. declaring they
have been read with great interest
and assuring her that their return
does not imply lack Of merit"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-02-12
Wild Animals He DIdn't Know. !,

Wild Animals He Didn't Know.
Mamma" said 3-year-old James, i
want an apple"
Help yourself. my child"
"They's all gone"
"Oh, no, there are plenty down in
the cellar. Can not you run down
and get one for you and one for mann
gna, there's a dear"
~Is afraid"
Fl guess not; you're such big
bOy."
james thrust his hands under his
belt and after one look at his mother
smflingiy trotted off. Coming back
quickly with one apple and looking
pale, he ran to his mamma and lean
ing on her lap, looking very serious.
be said: Mammal"
what is it, my child?"
Il run'd b'fore got yours cause l
saw a big later with string tied to
It run out barrel and up the wall. -
The Delineator.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-02-12

Colonel Peterby met his colored
gardener, Jim Webster. Jim had been
recently married.
"How do you like matrimony?"
asked Colonel Peterby.
Jam shook his head obviously.
whats the matterf''
Eyer see, boss, before we were
married. when knocked at de dore
abe used ter say; Am dat you, honey
sucker Now when come home she
Nawls out: Clean on dem boots be-
fore you comes In dat dore. you black
mokal'"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-02-12
nIseased TonslIs and Adenolds.

You have seen thin, pale, unfortunate
youngsters, who went about as stupid
as log of wood, mouth open, eyes
protruding and weak, teeth sticking
out, chin retreating, vacant stare, talk
ing thickly or lisping in rather glut-
reral tones. You have seen such chill.
dren who were bashful and shy. who
ran away at the sight of strangers.
who were tinid, who did not seem to
hear you when you spoke, who could
not seem to follow what you meant
when you did talk to them.
1t is of such children that the ex-
preston, terrible in every aspect, is
made 'The child Is perfect fool"
says DR.. Charles f. Campbell in Farm
and Home.
But, ninety-nine times out Of a hun
bred, the mother of that child has
been, or is, perfect foot!
Not that the poor child inherited its
stupidity and pitifully idiotic appear
ance. No, indeed, the child was quite
normal. once. 1t was unfortunate
enough to have mother who was a
perfect fool" It seems about the
harshest thing anyone could say of a
loving mother, whose secret heart is
breaking because her dear child is
turning out SO unloyely, pitifully ugly
and stupid, but one cannot say harsh
things enough about such mother,
because it is all her fault and, CT
course, her husbands fault, too.
Diseased adenoids and tonsils can
make the child fool, If he was not
born defective.
Now, child cannot go ahead and
have his tonsils cut and his adenoids
removed. What does he know Of such
things?
But the mother could have done so,
should have done so.
Every parent who neglects to do
is criminally negligent!
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-02-12
prawback.

The Alpine guide waxsd eloquent.
~Behold," he cried. lyon beetling
crags-"
"They beetle for everybody.
thought" sneered the rich American,
and slllenly spat IN token Of his dis
content. It was not true, however,
that he lacked appreciation of the
beautiful and the sublime. provided
these were costly and exclusive.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-02-12
Just Right.

Prospective Buyer Yes, I think
the horse will suit me-but what age
is it?"
Dealer-"What age do you want?"
Prospective Ruyer-'I don't want it
too young and | don't want it too old. /"
Dealer "Then it'll just suit you,
guv-nor, cause this boss is. just mid
dle-aged--say 80 or So"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-02-12

awe never knew what to do with
grandpa before"
Sand now?"
Hell be big help to us socially.
We're having him taught all the new
steps"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-02-12

Two ounces of fresh white hellebore
stepped in one gallon Of hot water.
used as spray. is the best remedy
for currant and gooseberry worms.
But it must be used early, when the
first worms appear.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-02-12

Mix IN order given. and bake In mod
crate oven: One-quarter cup butter.
one-half cup sugar, one-half cup mo.
lassss, yolk Of one egg, two-thirds Gun
sour milk mixed with one-halr tea
srqon Of soda. onshalf teaspoon salt.
two teaspoons spices. / IL cup nour.
o5e cup raisins. one cup currante.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-02-12
quite a Philosopher

"Don't you wish you had sense
enough to make million?"
'.No. / wish l had sense enough to
make quarter of million and stop
with that and enjoy it" saas ~
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-02-12
The opportunIst

He-I love the true, the good, the
beautiful, the
she--Oh. George, this is so suddeni
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-02-12

When cleaning spots use q little
salt in the gasoline and there will
not be the Objectionable ring left on
the goods when dry.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-02-12

Give a man good dinner and ne
win remain in good humor for at
least an hour.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-09
Stove Shop Strike,
Cribben & Sexton
Stove Works, Chicago

Thiny-fve members Of Local Union
No. & Of Chicago, went out on strike
at the Cribben & Sexton Stove Works,
1T g:3O a. M, Wednesday, September
18th, 1925.
Our members made four major de
.nandz from the firm. First, the recog-
nition OF the Metal POlishers Union,
and the right of the Polishers and
Buffers to organize. Second, the rec
ignition of the Shop Committee.
Third. the restoration of the Sl.OO per
hour day work Fourth, the read
iustment of the piece work prices so
that it will be possible for Pollsher
to earn $l.l0 per hour
Three years ago in the midst of a
-evere industrial depression, the Crib
ben g. Sexton Stove Works took adj
vantage of the situation to discharge
the union Polishers and Buffers, and
fill their places with nOn-unlon men.
These original non-union men have
been gradually displaced from time to
time until the present working force,
while unOrganlzed, were not the ones
that took the places of the union men
at that time.
During the three years of the open
shoD" policy of the Cribben & Sexton
Plant. conditions in the Polishing and
BuTing Department had reached a
hopeless deplorable condition, where
those working at our craft had nothing
to hope for. The right of collective
bargaining was denied these workers,
and the Company insisted on handling
the workers in the Polishing ana
Plating Departments in an absolutely
arbitrary manner; stated they would
deal with each man separately and in
diyidually but would refuse to recog-
nize either committee or the union.
Then the Company attempted to cut
the day rate from $l.00 an hour, to
Soc per hour, and the piece prices
weer arranged to suit the convenience
Of the Company and at present 1t Is
impossible for Polisher to know
what he will make working on the
piece work basis; many of them aver
aging around Toe an hour; the union
is now demadng a decent wage rate.
The following is an example of the
result of their treating with their
employees individuality;
The firm paid its laborers from AZ
to 45c hour and the highest rate of
wages for the fastest stove mounter
does not now exceed $500 a day,
while the Company has employed a
large number of women in its Enamel
ing Department and these women on
piece work basis by working very
hard, are able to earn about $500 a
week.
The Cribben & Sexton Company
manufacture gas stoves, ranges and
furnaces. They all go under the name
Of the Universal" From the antag-
onistic and arbitrary attitude of the
Cribben q Sexton Company, this strike
bids fair to deevlop into another
Buck Stove and Range" fight which
is very well known to organized labor
in America.
Note: Organized labor is request
ed to give this grievance all the pub
lcity possible and appeal to their
local dealers handling the Universal"
gas stoves, ranges and furnaces, TO
write letters to the firm urging them
/ to adjust their labor troubles.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-09
Veterinary Meet Puts
Stress On Sanitation

Fowl typhoid, which seems to be
especially serious just now in southern
Illinois poultry ilockS, as well as other
poultry and animal diseases, cannot be
stamped out until farmers put SAM
tary measures in force on their farms.
This was the keynote sounded at the
annual fall conference of the Nation
al Trail Veterinary Medical Associa-
ton which was held last week at To-
ledo and which VISA attended by APP
proXimately 30 veterinarians and 9TH
er interested persons in this section.
Serum, bacterins and medicines will
do little good until chicken yards,
feed lots, farm buildings and the
farms themselves are cleaned up and
kept clean, it was pointed out by the
various speakers. Local veterinarians
have the opportunity and the privilege
to be the leaders in this sanitation
work and thereby make farm locks
and herds in this section of the state
more profitable, DR.. Robert Graham,
chief of animal pathology and by
gene at the College of Agriculture,
University of Illinois, told the veter-
inarians.
Just what fowl typhoid and other
poultry diseases mean to the poultry
industry was brought home to the
veterinarians by Waldo Vickrey, man
ager of the Mattoon plant of a poul-
try feeding concern. He pointed out
that for a period of ID days his plant
had lost minimum of 500 daily be-
cause of fowl typhoid and other dis
~ hn
industry cannot be stabilized until
there are healthy flocks on the farm.
Illinois ranks second among all
states in number of poultry and third
in the value of this stock, John Van
dervort, poultry extension specialist
Of the agriculture college, said in an
other address. He pointed out that
an industry of this size merits care
fu consideration of thought from
local veterinarians. \ poultry Sani-
tation project which the college will
introduce in few counties of the
state this fall was explained.
DR.. Graham explained how the agri-
cultural college is attempting to inn
press farmers with the importance of
sanitation by means of educational
cards which are being distributed
through veterinarians of the state.
Each of these cards deals with some
particular disease or disease problem
and carries simple, practical sugges-
tons for controlling the disease OF
solving the problem through cleanli-
ness. Dr.. A. T. Peters, Peoria, spoke
on, characterization" and DR.. j. S.
Keen, Bloomington, reported briefly
ON the recent meeting of the Illinois
State Veterinary Medical Association
at Peoria.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-09
Company Union
Fails To Satisfy

st. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 5.--"You can't
bury economic revolt in a company
union cofrin," says the Railroad Te-
legrapher, in commenting on the for
nation in this city of national "un-
ion of company unions"
The new organization is called "in-
dependent association of organized
sho pcrafts." Headquarters will be in
st. Paul.
When the delegates arrived the
Railroad Telegraphers says, they
were loudly insistent that they had no
Intention Of organizing anything, but
were just meeting to arrange for a
fight on the Howell Barley bill at the
next session of congress. That may
have been what the Pennsylvania and
few other hard-boiled arrangements
desired when they got friend to call
the meeting, but when the gang got
together, after taking a crack at the
Howell-Barkley bill, they organized rs
noted, selected a permanent chairman,
secretary and three committees, which
seemed to be the real business they
had met to do.
According to the delegates, griev-
ances are more important than worry
ing about the Howell Barley bill, and
rates of pay are of more Importance
than spending $4,000, as they did in
1924, to defeat this legislation.
They also intimated that such mat
tiers rs seniority, being discharged
without hearing and subjected to wage
cuts without consideration, were Of
more importance than discussing and
fighting something they do not under
stand-'again proving that you can't
bury economic revolt in company
union coffin"