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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-08-26
BACK YARD HINTS
FOR WASH DAYS
Good Policy to Hang Out
Clothes Soon as Rinsed.

prepared by the United states Department
OF Agriculture.)
Many women do not seem to know
that it is good policy to hang out
clothes as fast as tubful Is rinsed
and put through the wringer They
wait until the whole washing Is done
thus losing valuable morning sun
shine and crowding the lines. Often
the colored pieces, which ought not
to stand while wet, are left In the
basket until place can be made for
them.
If you are using washing machine,
the first lot can be hung out while the
next tubful is in the machine, thus
releasing some of the lines by the time
the last tubful is ready. If you do
not have machine, letting the second
while the first Is being hung out
makes them easier to wash, and the
change in work will prevent you from
getting too tired, working at the tubs.
Galvanized wire clotheslInes have
the advantage of permanence They
are easy to clean with damp cloth
and are useful for all but thin mate
rails. They must be looked over for
rust spots from time to time. Many
homemakers have in addition to n
permanent wire line for general use
rope line to put up on wash day.
Boiling new rope for few minutes
In sOapy water softens 1t and length
ems It's life.
There Is no best way of putting up
q clothesllne. Available space and
personal preference will determine
to large extent whether to string
the clotheslne from posts or build
ings, or on stationary or revolving
drler, or on pulley line which makes
1t possible to hang clothes without
leaving the house or porch. Reels are
a convenience In strlnglng and storing
lines and may be easily made Mt home.
Some provision must be made for
indoor drying during bad weather. A
good kind Of drler for the small home
Is wooden frame equipped with rope
and pulleys SO that 1t can be pulled
up to the ceiling.
The old-fashioned wooden clothes
pin Is cheap and serviceable for gen.
eral use, provided It Is made Of sound,
smooth wood. Spring clothespns are
usually Of better quality, although
the metal wire Is likely to corrode and
may break. A basket for clothespins
with wire hooks can be pushed along
the line and much time saved when
hanging clothes; or one OF the various
kinds Of clothespin aprons may be
preferred. A clothes bag similarly
equipped with hooks for the line can
be used to hold the clothes as they
are removed after drying. A small
stool which keeps the hamper at q
convenient height also prevents tire
some STOPPING. A chllds wagon can
be used for the same purpose II avail
able. It saves lifting the filled basket.
The United States Department OF
Agriculture has recently Issued bull
letin on home laundering, Farmers
Bulletin 1497-F. In which many add.
tional suggestions will be found for
making laundry work easier. 1t Is
free while the supply lasts.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-08-26

cooking can be done in half an hour
or less. Fruit and green vegetables
are used at each meal.
To prepare the ham for the first
dinner: Wash it thoroughly and trim
off any mold or loose pieces. Soak
overnight if the ham is unusually dry.
Otherwise, put directly into cold wa
ter with teaspoonful and half OF
picking spice, three slices each of car
rot and onion, a stalk of celery, half
a teaspoonful Of celery salt, sprig
Of parsley, and quarter of cupful
of strong vinegar. Bring to a boil
and cook slowly until it Is tender
when pierced with long-tined fork.
For an old ham, five or more hours
cooking may be necessary. The meat
will be somewhat shrunk from the
bones, but the ham should not be over
cooked or it will be difficult to carve
nicely. If it is to be served as cold
boiled ham, let it cool In the water in
which 1t was cooked.
To Bake Ham.
To bake the ham remove the skin,
then cover the surface with paste
made in the following proportion:
One cupful of brown sugar, one cupful
of fine soft bread crumbs, one tea
spoonful of mustard, and enough cider
or vinegar to hold the paste together.
Stick the ham all over with whole
long-stemmed cloves and bake In
hot oven so that the crust forms quick
ly. Then reduce the temperature of
the oven and haste with mixture Of
ham liquor and cider or vinegar until
the ham Is evenly Drowned
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-08-26
Floating Island.

the egg yolks lightly, and pour slowly
into them some of the hot milk. Pour
back into the double boiler and stir
constantly until the custard coats the
spoon. Remove at once and place the
pan In bowl of cold water, stirring
until cool. Add the vanilla, or other
havorIng IL preferred. Chill and serve
In individual glasses or dishes.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-08-26
prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agrculture.)
One Of the food problems In sum-
ner time Is to dispense with as much
cooking as possible and nevertheless
give the family plenty of variety.
With so many kinds of fresh vege-
tables obtainable In abundance at this
season 1t Is easy enough to have va
riety In vegetables. AS most Of the
vitamin-rlch kinds should be cooked
the shortest possible time or stewed
raw, as In salad, the chief problem is
how to have the meats the family
likes without monotony or overhead
Ing the kitchen.
Ham Is Of course standby in sum-
mer time, because after it has once
been cooked 1t may be served sliced
cold, or quickly heated up in a num-
Der of different ways. Here are sew
eral ham menus suggested by the bu-
reau of home economics for use In
warm weather.
Several Ham Menus.
l. Ham, boiled and baked; seal
loped or baked potatoes; swiss chard
blackberry ice.
2. Cold sliced ham; potato salad;
sliced tomatoes; raspberries and
cream.
8. Ham omelet; corn on the cob;
string beans; peach shortcake.
4. Ham hash; New Zealand spin
ach; tomato, cucumber and cress
salad; watermelon.
Baked or scalloped potatoes are sug-
gested for the first menu because the
oven will be in use for browning the
ham. On the other days all necessary
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-08-26

band got me one bottle at hrst; then
took two others. Now am feeling
quite strong again." ". -
Mrs. Ernest Tanguay Of Adams,
Mass, says she was Ill for four years
and could not sleep nights or go out on
the street. She read about the Vege-
table Compound and decided to try
It. After taking eight bottles she was
able to do all her work and go any
where and is quite herself again.
This dependable Vegetable Com
pound is household word in thousands
of homes. The fourth generation is
now learning the merit of Lydia p.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
For more than half century, this
reliable medicine has been used by
women with very satisfactory results.
If the Vegetable Compound has helped
other women, why shouldn't it help
you?
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-08-26
Explorers Homely Longing

wegian explorer, who won the race
to the South pole, was once asked
whether he longed for any particular
sort Of food as he struggled miserably
through the snow. He replied that he
was always longing for a cup OF hot
coffee and plate Of bread and but
ter
Men enduring hardships In foreign
lands never seem to pine for rich
French dishes, but for the everyday
things they despised at home.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-08-26
Would Be Pie.Maker

AT some stage In her housekeeping
experience every woman privately
longs to be considered a good pie.
maker. She may not admit 1t, but she
welcomes chance to exhibit her art.
She will find one In this menu, for the
dessert is fruit pie, rhubarb, black.
berry, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fruit is
In season. One little hint about this:
When making any juicy fruit pies,
prebake the undercrust till 1t begins
to color up to prevent Its being soggy.
Then fill with thick, sweetened
stewed fruit, put the top crust on, and
bake as usual,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-08-26
Wesley Great Horsenan

The most redoubtable horseman OF
the Eighteenth century was John Wes-
ley. All through his active life he
rode from 60 to 10 miles day; after
he was eighty years Of age his record
for year was from 1000 to 5000
miles. Often he was In the saddle
by 3 a. M, and, when weather permit
ted, 1t was his custom to ride with
loose rein, reading history the while.
"A. NJ. Pagan, In the Empire Review.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-08-26

When oranges are expensive or hard
to get, tomatoes are just as good as
far as food value Is concerned.
Attractive and cheap table runners
can be made of crash toweling.
They give a summer touch to the
luncheon or supper table.
The extra pat of butter, the second
or third slice of bread, and the big
helping of dessert, are more often to
blame for excess weight than Is any
specific food.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-08-26
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Curtain rods make good drying
rack behind the kitchen range.
Leftover milk or cream gravy serves
thu same purpose as white sauce to
thicken soups or vegetables. Often
II Is even better.
Before hanging another picture on
the wall consider whether 1t will real.
ly make the room more beautiful or
will simply fill up space.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-08-26
Earliest Lifehoat

In 1855 Lionel Lukin, coachmaker
Of an inland town near London, put
afloat on the Thames a Norway yawl
which he had fitted with water-tight
compartments, a heavy iron keel and
other essentials in buoyancy and sta
bility, which are the cardinal and
requisite features Of the lifeboat Of
TODAY.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-08-26
Libraries for the Public

There Is no universally accepted
definition Of the term public library"
In general, 1t may be said that pub.
lie library in the United States is
either owned or controlled by the pub.
lie, or is freely accessible to the pub.
lie, or 1t has two of these features or
all three Of them.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-08-26

lOr your meuiCino,
l could not have
done my work as 1t
should have been
done. Mother told
me Of Lydia e.
Pinkham's v g 6 e.
t a b le Compound,
and I had read in
diff 9 re t papers
what it had done
fordifferent women.
She wanted me to
try 1t, so my hus-
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-08-26
Many Tongues in Use

According to DR.. Frank II. Vlzetelly,
1924 languages and dialects are spo-
ken In America at the present time.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-08-26

Usually, the devil appears in the
guise of some agreeable human being.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-08-26

Nature fits all her children with
something to do.-Lowell.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-08-26
TWO WOMEN
found help
Their Sickness Banished by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege.
table COMPOUND

Mrs. Nina Matteson, Box 2G6, Ok
ford, N. Y, writes-'If it had not been
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-08-26
He's So Natural

Fair playgoer, to friend examining
poster Of famous actor-Whose Ham
let do you like best, dear?
Friend-Oh, Shakespeares, by all
means.-Montreal Family Herald.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-08-26

Planting trees and flowers doesn't
raise the taxes.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-08-26
Raleigh's Restless Spirit?
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= 81 Sss Go. a assFslet. Issa

Beddington church., Surrey, Eng
land, in which Sir Walter Raleigh is
believed to have been married to the
niece of Sir f. Carew, is to be re-
stored. The headless ghost of Sir
Walter is said to have been seen in
the churchyard.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-21
Other Papers
THE OLD
New York Times)

Only a few traces remain Of that tall-timbered will
derness into which George Rogers Clark pushed q
hundred and fifty years ago when he undertook the
winning Of the West. The "old Northwest" has long
been a part Of the East and is now closely identified
with the nations great industrial centers. Ohio, In
diana and Illinois no longer resOund to the woodsman's
axe. The game is gone from the forests and fields.
The cycle Of American civilization has been completed
-hunterexplorer has been followed by the pioneer, who
in turn has given way TO the farmer, whose sons are
now occupied in industry. From Clark to Ford is but
the span Of two lives; but into it has been compressed
an era Of history.
The story Of the old Northwest is in miniature the
story Of the entire country. There are a few old men
still living who. like the late Uncle Joe" Cannon, re-
member driving out into Indiana and across the prairies
of Illinois in ox-carts. In an interview shortly after
retiring from Congress in 1921 Uncle Joe" remarked
that it had taken him as many hours to motor to his
home in Illinois from Washington as IL had taken him
days 10 drive from Western North Carolina to the
frontier in Indiana with his father. The buffalo were
not yet hunted off the plains. Life on the frontier was
hard. To the discomforts Of log cabins and Unbalanced
rations were added the constant dangers Of the
"aigue". But it was not long before the first clear
ings were taken over by farmers and gradually q rural
community sprang up. This persisted until after the
Civil War, when in portions of the "old Northwest" the
coal and mineral resources came TO be exploited. BY
the close Of the nineteenth century II was already OBJ
vious that much Of this region was destined to become
OF great industrial Importance. Today many Of the
countrys greatest industries are to be found in the
territory which was first opened up as the westward
movement spread from Kentucky, Tennessee and West
en Pennsylvania into the newly organized North
west Territory.
Today the term Northwest" connotes the States
on the Pacific Coast and in the interior basin lying
north Of California, Nevada and Utah. That is. in a
sense, q new empire, destined in time to be as great a
center Of industry and commerce as is the old North
west now. To the people living on the Pacific this old,
Northwest is far East, and the part which it played in
the history of the country is forgotten. Even in the
States carved out Of the Northwest Territory many
facts of its early history are not widely known. Had
Thomas Jefferson had his way in 1854, for example,
Illinois would have been divided into three States,
named Polypotamia. Assenisippis and nlinoia. The re-
gion occupied by Michigan. Indiana and Ohio would
have reioiced in the names Chersonesus, Metropotamia,
Saratoga, Pelisipia and Washington. Virginia, on the
other hand, would embrace most Of West Virginia and
all Of Kentucky. Anti-Jeffersonians Of the day charged
the author of this proposal with being unduly impressed
with Nirgnias claim to be the biggest and best Of the
States.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-21
Washington Letter
BY A r p. STEWART

meek-mannered as Albert B. Fall?
thankful for a kind word from a
press photographer or a court at
tache. The iron had begun to enter
into his soul.
Fall was Of the Wild West when
il actually was wild.
II he had been caught jumping a
claim or rustling a herd Of steers or
sticking up a stage, his associates
might very well Mad said, "Well, boys
will be boys"
To have discovered that he'd abb
sorbed some of the vests informsli-
ties wouldn't have created any great
amount of surprise. but it was wide
ly assumed that he had the VESTS
virtues, too. The theory is that the
true-blue frontiersman won't betray
a trust, even though he may be a
little careless about homicide.
The gravamen OF official Washing
toms complaint against Fall seems
to be that he's acted out Of character.
Harry D~augherty, now?-
He isn't held Up as an example of
what q public official should be, to
be sure. But what could you expect?
That's the attitude.
Fall suffers somewhat the stigma
Of a supposed gentleman who's
caught cheating at cards-which a
professional gambler wouldn't mind.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-21
Prescription He Wrote
in 1892 is the Worlds
Most Popular Laxative

When DR.. Caldwell started TO
practice medicine, hack in 1875, the
needs for a laxative were not a.
great as they are today. People
lived normal, quiet lives, ate plain,
wholesome food. and got plenty OF
fresh air and sunshine. But even
that early there were drastic phys
ics and purges for the relief Of con-
stipation which DR.. Caldwell did
not believe were good for human
heings to put into their system. So
Le wrote a prescription for q laxa-
tire 70 he used by his patients.
The prescription for constipation
that he used early in his practice,
and which he put in drug stores in
1892 under the name Of DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin, il n liquid
vegetable remedy. intended for
women, children and elderly people,
and they need Just such a mild. safe,
gentle bowel stimulant as Syrup
Pepsin.
Under successful MANAGEMENT this
prescription has proven its worth
and IL now the largest selling liquid
laxative in the world. The fact that
millions Of bottles are used a year
proves that it has vol. the confidence
of people who needed it to get relief
from headaches, biliousness, fiatu-
lence. indigestion. loss Of appetite
and sleep. bad breath, dyspepsia,
colds and fevers.
Millions Of families are now never
without DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pep
sin. and II You viii once start using
ii Won viii also always have a bottle
handy for emergencies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-21

Who am IL Who are my parents?
What college do I attend?
On this date in 1864, France ceded
Louisiana TO Spain. What U. $. presi-
dent later made the negotiations for
its purchase by the United States?
For 400 years an amphitheatre in
Rome was the scene Of many gladi-
atorial shows. What was ii called?
A negro republic in Agrica was
founded largely through the efforts
Of Americans. What II its name?
One Of the most famous defeats IN
history Is that of Napoleon at Water
loo. Who was the British general
who opposed him?
Judge not, and We shall not be
judged" Where il this passage found
in the Bible?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-21
Peters Adventures

Of his w making deep underneath
the Dirt"
Mrs. Postum stood upon her hind
legs and anxiously shifted the air.
81 don't get the scent of those
youngsters at all. To be sure, the
wind is blowing il away from M and
they may not nave wandered far.
But then, again. they may havei
Two-Legs, you have made me forget
BY duties as a mother. Never before
in my life have / neglected my
babies.
"Queski Psti Childreni Chill
dreni Come home at once!"
Mrs. Possum's call was between q
squeak and q hiss, but il reached
the ears Of the little Possums. who
knew the minute they heard it they
had better give heed or things
would be worse for them
In less time than it takes 20 tell
the story the dry leaves that lay
behind the log began TO scatter in
all directions. Through them came
tearing the little Possums. Hopi
Skipi Jumpi Over the log leaped
the merry youngsters, until Mother
Postum was surrounded. Every
furry baby tried 70 tell the tale Of
his vanderings at ncs.
Il nearly caught Moley. but Billy
pushed me 50 hard he rolled me into
a fern clump," ~squeslsd the latest
fellow Of the lot.
Il didn't either. You got in your
own way!" ~squeaked his brother.
~And II those two hadn't taken up
so much time scrapping there might
have been one chance for the rest Of
u.s." Kissed a third younEster, dis
gustedly.
"we almost got him. We would
have if-if-if-" cried the crowd.
in chorus. And this little Possum
boxed that little Possum's ears, and
that little Postum pulled another
little Possum's tail. And each little
Possum tried his best TO clear him
self Of the blame for letting the
blind turnover escape.
Next-~By the Light of Their Eyes,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-21
The European Chemical Trust

Another powerful European Industrial trust came
into being last week with the formation Of a Franco
German entente, which is designed to control the
manufacture and distribution Of chemicals in world
territory now largely controlled by the American chem
lcai industry. Although the official reasons set forth
for the organization Of the trust are greater economy.
superior production and the interests Of the consumer,
a. is an open secret in the American chemical organiza-
fion that the chief purpose is 70 challenge the chem
zeal industry the United States has built up in the post
war period.
The eOmbinatisn of the French and German inter
ssts was effected after months Of negotiations and was
fastened by the recent tariff increase imposed by
France on American products. These negotiations have
been conducted very quietly, representatives Of the
American industry assert, and Il was not until the COM
bine Of capital and interests was effected that definite
information relative 10 the plan was available. The
Actual signing Of the agreement will probably not take
place until the latter part Of the month, but the I'M
derstanding is complete and the signing is a mere
fornality. AS soon as the initial trust agreement gets
Under way, Italy and Switzerland are expected 70 Join,
thus making the chemical trust the most powerful or
fanization of its kind in the world. Partisan dispatches
state.
The European chemical industry received a ter
,ifie blow from the World War. while the American
chemical business, almost negligible before the war.
rrofited BY the European collapse and rapidly assumed
strong position. This has been made stronger in
the postwar period. and the American industry now
dominates the chemical trade Of the world.
Americas big business must now contend with
.sveral European trade combinations Of this eharae-
Ter, two of the most formidable being the steel trust
and the new chemical combination. These trusts are
International in their scope. and have been created by
rooling Of German and French interests with invi-
iations extended to England, Italy and Switzerland 10
participate.
Leaders OF industry in the United States are not
greatly alarmed over the situation. While the European
Industrial pools will have the advantage Of cheap labor.
this will be more than offset by the cheaper power and
shs better mechanical facilities Of the American in
d~ustriss. These. American industrialists assert. are
factors which practically assure American industrial