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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Pioneer Clock Maker
Famous as Cabinetmaker

Waterbury, Conn. Chauncey Je-
rome's name appears in Connecticut
history as a pioneer clock maker of
the country. To his local fame as: a
maker of clocks is now added the
prestige of a cabinetmaker. Some
notes he left have revealed an old
chapter in the history of his life.
Although Jerome was successful
and famous when he died, it was diff
ferent in 1915 when, with wife and
babe to support, he bought house.
That year was known as "1SO0-and-
froze-to-death" because its summer
was the coolest in, New England his
tory. Jerome found himself unable
to pay for the house at his trade. So
he took the job of finishing the in
terror Of the old Fem homestead, a
three-story house having q doors and
a white oak floor. He received $50
for the work.
The Fem house, now being re-
paired, is still in good condition. The
original oak floors are still in service
and the 81 doors are still doing duty
with their paneling in the original
state.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
ACIDS IN FRUITS
HELP NUTRITION
Research Work Carried on
in Recent Years.

Fruits have been recognized increas-
1ngly In recent years as important
items of diet, in part because it has
been discovered that they are excel
lent sources of vitamines. However,
the fruits have other important con.
stituents, notably the acids on which
constructive research work has been
done in recent years by chemists in
the United States Department of Agri-
culture.
Citric acid and malic acid, usually
both In the same fruit, have been
found to be the principal fruit acids.
The acidty of oranges, lemons, grape
fruit, lines, and most of the berries
Is due almost entirely to citric acid;
apples and ounces owe their sour
tang almost entirely to malic acid,
while peaches, apricots, and pears
have a mixture of the two. The black.
berry acid is called isocitric, and e
Il. Nelson, of the bureau of chemistry
and soils, describes this as peculiar
fruit acid not found elsewhere in ma
lure. lSOcltrlc acid is closely related
to citric acid, possessing the same en-
pirical formula but different struc-
ture."
In table giving the acidity of more
than a score of fruits Mr.. Nelson re-
cords that the tamarind, with per
cent acidity, is the sourest fruit, more
than twice as acid as the lemon, with
1888 per cent. The tamarind's acidity
is due almost exclusively to tartaric
acid. The grape is the only other
fruit with considerable content of
tartaric acid.
In the body most Of the acids are
oxidized readily, the sodium, potas-
stun, or calcium with which they com.
bine remaining to counteract acid con-
ditions in the body and to help pre-
vent excess of acidity.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Rice Patties Nice With
Dreamed Chicken or Fish

AS a basis for creamed chicken or
fish, rice patties are dainty and pal.
atabIe. Leftover rice may be used
If it is packed in mold before it is
cold, or you may cook the rice espe.
cially for patties. If you allow sufi-
cient time for it to mold. The recipe
is from the bureau of home economics.
/ cup rice. 2 tsp. salt.
2 quarts boiling Butter.
water
Wash the rice through many wa.
tiers, or under running water until 1t
runs clear. Drop the rice slowly
into the rapidly boiling sailed water.
and cook until the grains are soft
when pressed between the fingers To
prevent sticking to the kettle, lift
the rice occasionally with fork.
When the rice is tender drain, and
press into a layer about one and one
half inches thick in creased shall
low pan. Cut into rounds three or
four inches across with moistened
biscuit cutter. If desired the rice
may he allowed to stand in the shall.
low pan over night before cutting
Place the rounds of rice on a creased
baking sheet and pour melted butter
over them. Brown on both sides in
the oven or under the flame in the
broiling oven. ~
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Revive Old Chanteys
at Sea Music Festival

Vancouver, B. C.-This great Pacific
port is rolling up it's bell-bottomed
trousers in preparation for the four
day Sea Music festival scheduled for
January 1926, with headquarters at
the Vancouver hotel. All the music
inspired by the sea from the time of
the Vikings down to the present day
will be heard in series of concerts
arranged for the hotel by Harold Eus-
tace Key, director of Canadas major
music festivals. Linked as it is with
the familiar names of Captain Cook
and Captain Vancouver, and with the
less familiar Admiral Quadra con-
nected with the early Spanish occu-
patton, the city of Vancouver is right
y the scene of Canada's first celebra-
ton of the sailormans songs. Van
couver's wharves, ever alive with the
hustle of arriving and departing ships,
offer continuing panorama of the
peoples of the world. Here tread the
sailors of a hundred lands, singing
sea chanteys that have in common a
marked rhythmic swing despite the
differences of language.
The high spot of the Sea Music
festival is 1.-THE Order of Good Times"
a ballad opera composed by DR.. Healy
william of, the Toronto conservatory
and. translated and adapted by John
Murray Gibbon from the French orig
inal of Louvigny de Montigny. The
hero of this opera, which Incorporates
number of French-Canadian sea
chanteys, is the great Champlain
whose exploits in Canada's eastern
portal linked him with the present
| festival at the Dominion's western
gate.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
MAKE ALL SCHOOL
DRESSES SIMPLE
Pussy or Fragile Frocks Pre-
vent Childish Play.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Possibly 40 task gives mother more
real enjoyment than selecting or max
ing the dresses worn by her small
daughter when she is between three
or four and ten. Sometimes the moth
er herself feels once more like little
girl with a doll to dress, and she
takes so much pleasure in planning
her "doll s." wardrobe that she allows
her imagination to run riot. The little
girl, too, has ideas about frills and
ruffles and fancy decorations she has
seen on other chidrens clothes. The
result is often an elaborate, over
trimmed, impractical set of dresses
which not only give much work in the
making but also in "doing up"
Dresses that are too fussy or too
fragile for everyday wear prevent a
child from indulging in normal active
play, and make her too conscious Of
herself and her appearance; or else
they are soon dirty and draggled and
much less pleasant to look. at than
plain, sturdy play suits. Another
unfortunate point, too, is that the
frocks that make little girl look like
a dressed-up doll are not really in
good taste except for "dressup" oc-
casions. If worn to school the child
is likely to be criticized rather than
admired.
The bureau of home economics,
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, has been interested in designing
dresses for the little girl that can be
easily made and Numbered, that are
comfortable to wear, pleasing to look
at, and easy to put on and take off.
Even three-year-old can learn to
dress herself if the fastenngs are
few in number, with large. findable
buttons, placed in front. 1t is not
necessary to choose dull, uninteresting
cOlorS, for there are many gay, fast
colored cotton prints available that
appeal to any little girl. In winter
time they may be replaced by warm
washable challies in similar designs
Plain colors, too, are good in such
materials as broadcloth or poplin.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Comb Tennessee Fort
Over 700 Years Old

Manchester, Tenn.-ArcheOlo-
gists trscing an ancient civiliza-
tion of high order in America
are exploring near this city a 4
stone fortress inclosing fifty-two
acres on an elevated plateau be
tween two forks of the Duck
river, with one side guarded by
moat 900 feet long, 40 feet
wide and Is feet deep. The
walls how are 20 feet wide and
G feet high. Growing UPON them
trees have been found 500 to
roo years old. There is no In.
dian legend to explain its origin.
DR.. P. e. Cox, Tennessee state
archeologist, exploring under
auspices of the Smithsonian in
stitution, has found not one
piece of pottery, grave or camp
site to indicate what manner of !
men occupied the place. He says
1t bears no resemblance to- the
works of mound builders.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
FIND IDOL GOD UNDER
FORGOTTEN CITY
Scientists Unearth Serpent
God of Canaanites.

st. Louisa limestone idol of the
present god of the Canaanites, buried
for more than 3,4O0 years under an al
most forgotten city in Palestine, is the
prize of his present archaeological
expedition, DR.. Melvin G. Kyle, presi-
dent of Xenia seminary here and noted
orientalist, said upon his return.
Traces Of the serpent cult had APP
peared before in Asia Minor, Doctor
Kyle said, but it had not been es-
tablished that the Canaanites, whom
the Israelites under Joshua smote and
destroyed, were serpent worshipers.
Doctor Kyle's diggers came on the
fragment of limestone which is about
foot wide and two feet high, after
they had painstakingly removed six
strata of markedly differing cultures
from the side of Kirjath Sepher, the
walled city captured by Othhiel, as
told In the Book Of Joshua.
Underneath all those LAYERS of
1sraelite culture, we found a blanket
of cinders and charcoal" Doctor
Kyle said. ut covered everything. Its
meaning was, of course, obvious. The
Israelites not only sacked the town,
they set 1t on fire, destroyed it in
order to build it anew for themselves.
Everything above the blanket was
of the Iron age. With precious pieces
of Canaanite pottery, we found the SER
pent idol.
"The upper part of it is gone. Doubt
less it was destroyed by angry Israel
ties. But the lower part shows the
feet of human figure, about which
is entwined the serpent god.
"We can be reasonably sure now
that this serpent cult was widespread
among the Canaanites 1t was a print
tive religion with orgiastic rites. We
find the serpent god in another form
in Genesis in the Garden of Eden.
There he is Satan, the tempter.
'"The great achievement of this sum-
mer, next to the idol, was the abso-
lutte fxation of the date Of the cap
ture Of the land of Canaan as told in
the Bible. The blanket of cinders
marked an epoch.
''We know roughly when iron began
to be used in Asia Minor, Our calcu-
lations assign 1875 B.. G. as the year
the Israelites took that Canaan town.
This differs from other estimates by
as much as 200 years."
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21

used should be at least twentyfOur
hours old. II should be cut into even,
thin slices.
Butter should be creamed before
trying to spread 1t and it should be
spread evenly and thin on the slice
and quite to the edge.
LunchboX, picnic or hot sandwiches
are left with the crusts on; for after
noon tea they are removed.
If circles are to he used. save waste
by baking the bread in circle loaf
pans.
Square loafs are best cut into strips.
squares or triangles.
The filling should be carefully
mixed, not too moist to make the
sandwiches soggy.
Spread the filling evenly and not
too thin.
Lettuce, cucumber or sandwiches
with Filings of that kind should be
prepared very shortly before. serving
When using meat remove all girls
tie fat and dry edges and put through
moisten with little salad dressing.
melted butter or chilli sauce.
Very thinly sliced meat spread with
salad dressing may be used as filling.
If sandwiches are to be kept any
length of time put into the refriger.
ator.safter wrapping in damp cloth
When packing for lunchbox nr hik.
ing trips wrap in parattin paper
Rolled Celery Sandwiches. = Cur
bread into one-fourth-inch slices from
rather fresh bread. Spread with soft.
ened butter after removing the crusts
Cut stalks of tender celery into
lengths the width of the slices. Fill
the stalks with thousand island dress.
ing. Place stalk on the edge of the
slice of bread and roll up Place the
rolls In the ice chest covered with a
damp napkin and leave twenty-four
hours. The rolls should keep their
shape. !.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
FIND BONES OF TINY
ELEPHANTS In SICILY
Prehistoric Mammals Were
Size of Dogs.

Rome.-Excavations at Boccadifal-
co, near Palermo, Sicily, have brought
to light prehistoric burial place ly-
Ing under a burial quarry. Interesting
remains of the archaeological period
have been found. There is intact an
entire skeleton of the neolithic era
and also baby elephants tooth, as
well as fossil remains of hyenas, lions,
cave bears, gazelles, deer and pigs,
the testuaggine and fauna which ex-
perts say roamed in what used to be
a jungle in this vicinity.
The discovery is one of the most i'm
portant ever made in Italy. Half a
dozen of Italy's experts, including Pro-
fessor Fabian of the University of Pa
lermo-considered one of the leading
psychologists Of Italy-have been ex-
cavating at Boccadifalco, and they
believe that some of the most impor-
tant still lie covered. The first dis
covery. of prehistoric remains dates
back to 1920, when DR.. Alfred Salerno,
who first excavated neolithic male
skeleton at Boccadifalco. carried on
the work independently. .
Stone Age Men.
Later the government sent Professor
Gabriel, of the Palermo museum, to
continue the work. They discovered
the remains Of a human species called
Notantropus Eurafricanus, who lived
along the Mediterranean in the Stone
age. They also found remains of baby
elephants which, from measurements
made on the skeleton, must not have
been higher than three feet. Professor
Vafrey, we'll known French paleon-
tologist of the Paris institute, assisted
at the excavations and found many in
teresting things. The present excava-
lions are continuation of those I'M
dertaken in the same grotto six years
ago.
What is of great interest is the
molar tooth of an elephant which
measured only three centimeters in
length. When one remembers that pres
ent-day elephant teeth are ten times
that length, the conclusion is reached
that thousands of years ago there lived
in Sicily race of dwarf elephants
which were no longer than quarter
of meter, about the size of pet
dog-a sort of pachyderm dog.
Skeleton Intact.
A paw has been found which was
not more than four inches. AS for the
human skeleton it was found intact,
lying on its side with the knees bent,
and the hands folded as if in prayer.
It was in this same position that the
prehistoric skeleton was discovered
in a grotto in Mentone, on the Riviera.
Near the end of the base of the spine
were found vases of ceramics decorat-
ed with designs made of lines and
holes.
One point which will cause much
discussion is that the bones, in some
places, are colored red. According to
some experts it was the custom in pre-
historic ,days-as it is among the Mat
tarossa Indian tribes in Brazil today
to remove the flesh from the bones
and color them with wax. The excava-
lions are being intensified.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Youth of Madrid Turn
to Amateur Dramatics

Madrid, SPAIN Amateur acting
has achieved a great vogue among the
young men and women of Spain.
Banks, department stores and fac
tories have their own dramatic So
cieties organized by the employees.
Apart from societies whose men,
bers occupy well-paid situations there
is a class of laborers and residents Of
the thickly populated districts of Ma
drid Two small theaters, which can
be rented at nominal figure, cater
to this class.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Salt Absorbs Water.

In a crowded dining car the other
day luckless little -year-old boy
upset glass of water. While his EN-
barrassed young mother with baby
girl in her arms tried to remedy the
damage, the kind waiter said "nevah
mind man, and began to shake salt
all over the damp linen. "What will
that do?" asked the mother He ex.
planned that the salt will absorb most
of the water and then he brushed off,
scarcely leaving trace of the acct
dent.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Old Mexican Law Gives
Death to Auto Thieves

Mexico systematically the
death penalty applies to automobile
thieves in Mexico. An old decree was
dug up in government files by an in
vestigator, who could not ascertain
that it had ever been repealed, to the
effect that every person stealing an
automobile should be tried by drum
head court martial and If guilty shot
by firing squad. The decree has not
been applied in recent years.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21

tuce as it may be preferred.
Piquant Sandwiches.-Cream togeth-
er one cream cheese and two table
spoonfuls Of peanut butter. Chop one
hard-cooked egg very fine, add one
chopped sour pickle and tablespoon
full of chopped green pepper, add salt
and pepper and spread on buttered
bread.
Savory andwiches.-Brown in one
tablespoonful of oil one-half cupful of
blanched almonds. Chop fine. Season
well with salt, paprika and add two
tablespoonfuls of chopped pickles and
one tablespoonful of chutney. Spread
bread or crackers with cream cheese,
or an equal quantity of cottage
cheese; sprinkle with the almond mix
ture. For vegetable dinner try:
Carrots and Onions.-The forehanded
housewife when the garden carrots
were pulled for thinning canned many
Of the little new vegetables for win
ter use. Reheat can of these small
carrots and season we'll with butter
with dash Of lemon juice. Heap
them in the middle of large chop
plate. Arrange around the buttered
carrots six rounds of toasted and but
tered bread. On the bread place three
or four small onions which have been
we'll seasoned with salt, pepper and
butter. Pour over each tablespoon
full of hot cream and serve
Green Peppers With oysters.-Take
six medium-sized green peppers wash
and dry them, then toast over the
heat. turning frequently. Scrape off
the blistered skin, holding them under
running cold water. Remove the seeds
and cut with scissors in long strips.
Mince one small onion. Melt three
tablespoonfuls Of butter, add the
minced onion and green peppers and
let them brown slightly. Add two
tablespoonfuls of flour and when well
mixed two cupfuls of milk, little at
time. Wrap thin slice of bacon
around each oyster, using one and
one-half dozen and fasten with tooth
picks. Place under the broiler flame
and cook until the bacon is crisp ana
brown. Arrange the green pepper
mixture in the center of hot deep
platter and surround with the oysters,
Or the oysters may be placed on but
tered toast ~
Art of Sandwich Making.
The choicest of food may become
unatttractive by the careless way Of
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Wasted Food.

"With only 5 per cent of the 2S, 1850.
900 American homes having refrigera.
tors, and with only 20 per cent of
these using refrigeration all the year,
housewives in the United States waste
$7O0,0O0.00O in food annually through
spoilage." according to an engineering
official who figures spoilage at 10 cents
per day for most families. Were II
possible to check the needless waste II
would be found that values would be
sufficient to feed one of the major ma.
tons of western Europe.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Fruit desserts make the best finish
for a rich meal.
Teaching child fear does not make
him more cautious but hampers his
development.
Omit spices from the child's diet.
They have no food value and irritate
the lining of his stomach.
Use a low temperature In cooking
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Scarfs for Evening

Speaking of scarfs. you should own
one to go with every evening gown.
Extremely lovely materials are. being
shown for this use. A charming scarf
to go with black gown is of gold
net. 1t is studded with gold sequins.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Let's Move

Thorpelescken, England cellent
four-room cottages can be rented here
for $1.1O a week. Viscountess Byng
built them as an experiment in rural
housing.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Different Furs

Tweed suits and separate coats take
entirely different kinds of furs this
season. Suits favor short, curly furs
like caracul. astrakan, broadtail and
curly lamb Coats use long-haired
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Louisville Old CITY

Louisville, n.y., is built on plateau
about GU feet above the Ohio river
1t was settled In 1910 and was named
in honor of Louis XVI of France. The
city was Incorporated in 1873.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21

cheese dishes. This will prevent the
cheese from becoming hard and
stringy. -
You lengthen the life of rugs and
carpets If you clean them frequently
and thoroughly.
To remove coffee stain from the II,
side of the percolator, fill the percolat-
or with water, add teaspoonful of
soda and boil a few minutes. Then
wash the percolator TO remove the
stain entirely.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
The .Ay lDHAAl

t@. 1928. Western Newspaper Union.l
"Rise with the lark, and with the
lark to bed"
Observes some solemn. sentiment
tai owl;
Naxims like these are very cheap
ly said;
But, ere you make yourself .
fool or fowl,
Pray just inquire about his rise
and fall,
And whether larks have any
beds at all.
John Godfrey SAKE.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Jade and Jonquil

A new combination of evening colors
uses jade and jonquil, especially in
soft velvets. A dinner gown of jon
quil has jade touches and a wrap Of
Jade lined with jonquil.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21

Elusive Thoughts

The thoughts that come often TN
sought, and as 1t we're, drop into the.
mind, are commonly the most valu
able of any we have, and therefore
should be secured. because they sci
dom return again.-Locke.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Moving Library

New York.-A book ship is cruising
in the Bronx. The public library has
a branch on a motor truck that takes
literature to the consumers door in
remote sections of the big city.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21

serving it. The
making of sand
wiches is an art
and certain rules
should be fol.
lowed If satisfac-
tory results are
to be obtained.
Efrct tl,o l,rnoH
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Mexican Bean Salad Is
Sufficient for Lunch

Kidney beans may be served in
salad after they have been cooked in
the usual way, the bureau of home
economics suggest. The combination
of ingredients below makes fairly
hearty dish, sufficient for lunch.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21

Practical aviation Is confident that
a passenger will share the safety. now
we'll recognized. Of letter with an
air-mail stamp on 1t.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21

of Agricul ture)
The home demonstration who Is beakfastng
small
individual useful
breakfast
hardly
similarly the
is
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21

Indiscriminate OSCILLATION Is resent.
ed by science. The campaign baby
kisser" is entirely out Of the modern
political picture.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21

What happens when movie couples
remain married year after year, as
some really do? Are they ostracized
In the colony?
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21

An interesting problem, in connec-
ton with the blindfold tests, Is
whether, and how, the subject locates
the ashtray. -
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21

OF course close hafrcuts and
knickers, and so forth, are all well
and good, but when are girls coming
back into fashion?