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How to Cope With the Ant Nuisance

prepared ov the United states Department
10y of AgricuItureD
There are number of common Spe-
cies of ants which get into houses
from time TO time and cause annoy
ance by appearing on foods, especially
sugar. cakes, candies and other sweets
and cooked foods of animal origin. An
AMI Having once gained access tO foods
of these sorts. reports the discovery
to the colony, and in an incredibly
short time the premises may he
swarming with these unwelcome Wis
itors
According to the bureau of entOmol
ogy of the United States Department
of Agriculture, both house and garden
ants at times become a pest in the
pantry and Kitchen. The species that
live entirely within doors nest in wood
work, masonry or articles of furni.
ture, They are often very difficult to
Eradicate because of their inaccessi-
biIity If the nest can he located by
following the trail of the workers back
10 the point of their disappearance.
The inmates of the nest may sometimes
he reached and destroyed by injecting
little carbon disulphide. kerosene
or gasoline into the opening. by means
of an oil can or small syringe In the
use of these substances. precautions
should be taken to see that no fire is
present, as they are all inflanmable.
The removal of attracting sub
stances from their reach should be
the first STEP Keep food supplies
which are likely to attract ants in
tight containers or in the refrigera
for. and sweep up promptly any
crumbs of cake on bread scattered by
children. Find and destroy the nest
as soon as possible. II ought not TO
he necessary TO take up the flooring
TO get at it. for poison baits can he
used TO kill the queens and the brood.
Almost any of the common garden
or lawn ants which build their little
crater nests In the soil about houses
may become temporarily house pests
in their search for food substances.
When ants are found swarming up
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spoonful of salt. four tablespOonfuls
of shortening to the hot milk Cool
until lukewarm and add an yeast cake
softened IN onefourth cupful of warm
water. Mix with sufficient flour 10
handle and knead thoroughly. then
allow 'he bread to rise until treble
its bulk. Cut down and fold and ie:
rise again. When light roll into -
sheet one-half inch in thickness and
spread with melted butter. sprinkle
with sugar and cinnamon. Rel like
a jelly roll and slice into ona-tnch
slices. Place in baking pan ard
allow TO rise again. Bake in a hot
oven twenty minutes.
For the pecan rolls place gener
Gus portion of butter and brown sugar
with a half cupful of pecans in the
bottom of the pan. Place the rolls
and bake when light. Turn upside
down and serve.
The value of buttermilk is we'll
known. glass of buttermiIk. good
sandwich and salad will make
most nutritious luncheon for anyone.
Drink buttermilk often, and try to
get 1t when possible fresh from the
churn.
t@l 1890. Western Newspaper Union,
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Food for the Family Table @41@@4 : .s55;s @.s.s1s

stiff, add three tablespOonfus of con
fectioner's sugar gradually. then a
half teaspoonful of almond with
few drops o. vanilla Mix the marsh
malIows with one-half cupful of pecan
meats broken into pieces and fold
all together. Chill and serve in the
pastry cups.
A Dainty Luncheon Dessert.-Spread
the round butter crackers with marsh
mallow cream and in the center of
each place teaspoonful of pineapple
or orange marmalade. Reat the whites
Of two eggs until stiff and dry, add
One-fOurth cupful of powdered sugar
and with pastry tube pipe this
meringue around the edge of the
cracker. then set rose of meringue
in the center. Sprinkle with granu-
lated sugar and brown lightly in oven
Spice Cake.-Sift two and one halt
cupfuls OF pastry flour with 0ne-haIt
teaspoonful of soda. one teaspoonfuI
of baking powder one fourth teaspoon
ful each of allspice. nutmeg. mace and
one half teaspoonful of cinnamon
Sft three times Cream tne-half
cupful of butter, add two cupfuls of
sifted brown sugar and cream together
until light and fluffy. Add TWO eggs
well heaten and the Hour mixture
alternately with one cupful of sour
milk. Beat well after each addition
and bake in a creased tin eight by
eight inches. Bake fifty minutes
Good Frosting.-Take one egg white,
one fourth of i teaspoonful of cream
of tartar. one cupful of sugar, three
tablespoonfuls Of cold water, put
into a double boiler and lower into
boiling water. Beat with a rotary
egg heater until The frosting stands
In points from the beater. Cool and
place on cake.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-15
Remove Oil From Floor

reader states that he has a hard.
wood kitchen floor which has been
dark, and asks what he can put on the
floor to remove the oil and whiten the
floor. know of no better treatment
for such a floor than to wipe it off
carefully with rags dipped in gasoline.
then to scrape or sand it to the clean
wood and refniSh it just like new
floor. Much helpful information on
the proper treatment of floors will be
found in Farmers Bulletin 1919
"Floors and Floor Coverings" which
can be secured free from the Depart
ment of Agriculture, Washington, d
C.-I. w. Dickerson.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-15
Home-G Grown Products Are Valuable

prepared bv the United States Department
of Agriculture.i
In counting up the advantages of
living on farm the things supplied
to the family table from the kitchen
garden, the orchard. poultry and other
live stock, are an important considera-
tion. Again, most farms furnish fire.
wood and often ice.
The farm homemaker's budget and
household accounts do not give true
picture of the economic status of the
family unless these homegrown prod
ucts are recorded and evaluated
Most farm women also can or store n
good part of their garden surplus. put
up jams, jellies, and pickles. and "put
down" eggs. When they take these
preserved foods from the shelf and
put them on the table they do not
always stop to think that II they
lived in the city each glass of jam
or can of string beans would have to
be paid for In cash. They are some
times richer than they had thought
they 7ere. Some of the farm wOman's
products are sold-butter and eggs
young broilers. hens that nave out
lived heir usefulness. vegetables. both
fresh and canned. and various other
things. Whether the income from
such sales is looked on as belonging
personally 70 the homemaker or Is
pooled with the family cash one cef
tainly should know what il amounts
to, in rider to Judge which activities
pay and which do not.
But" complains the average farm
hOmemaker. "it's too complicated 10
keep track of every basket of vege-
tables ! bring in the house. or every
jar OF pickles ! put away. never
had head for figures. anyway"
The bureau of home economics Of
the United States Department of Agri-
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I7:;il
BUSY New York

In New York city child is born
every four minutes. Nine million per-
sons scran lie daily for subway seats.
Fourteen persons are married every
hour. On the average for year, %
new buildings are put up every day
and six torn down. New Workers and
their guests eat 100000 eggs a day.
And how the human family loves
amusement! There are 800 theaters
In New York City.
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prepared bv the United states Department
of Agriculture.)
When foods can be served in the
Same dishes in which they were
cooked, there is considerable saving
in time and trouble for the home
maker. Glass and earthenware casse-
roles, pie plates. and dishes of other
shapes are all attractive enough TO be
put on the table. and as foods baked
in them almost always have pleas
ing color of Drowned crumbs or
pastry top. they appeal Immediately 10
the eye as well as to The palate.
Stuffed tomatoes, served In shall
low baking dish or pie plate are
good example of colorfu, fiavory food
prepared with a minimum of effort.
There is either no cooking pan, or no
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not too well occupied. prepare and
bake pastry shell or two. or bake
the shells N patty tins fer individual
pies. These will keep well for few
days and ii will be found MOST help
) full 10 put in u filing of lemon. cover
with a meringue and have dessert
in very few minutes. These shells
may filled with crushed fruit topped
with whipped cream or they may he
filed with butterscotch filling or
chocolate. thus having any kind that
seems desirable or is well liked
The following will he another filling
thai takes but few moments to
prepare:
fiarshmaIlow and Fruit Pudding
Soak one-fourth of a cupfu of cam
died cherries and pineapple cut into
pieces either in the pineapple juice or
any fruit juice either canned o, fresh,
for an hour or more. Use maraschno
cherries and their own sirup If pre-
ferred Cut one-half pound of marsh
nlallows into six pieces each. Iseat
one cupfuI of whipping cream until
The Ely miner., 1930-08-15
SOME HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Overcrowding the refrigerator pre-
vents circulation of cool air and cuts
down its efficiency.
Milk and fruit drinks in hot weather
are not only refreshing but contain
valuable food materials.
A tempting appearance adds to th'
success of vegetable dinner Color
attractive arrangement of food ON the
plate and daint .ness all count.
Careful mothers remember that pic
mic meals for the children should be
as we'll balanced and as thoroughly
supervised as regular meals at home.
To help the child learn to care for
his own toys and books, provide open
shelves placed low enough for the
child 10 reach conveniently.
Regular meals and hours for the
child are especially necessary during
the holidays to counteract the strain
Of added excitement.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-15
Foods That Are Needed
for Good Teeth

A large amount of sugar and GER
tain bacteria cause an acid condition
which diss0lves the enamel of the
teeth. Calcium. phosphorus and vita
min ID are essential for good teeth
The health of the teeth is quite de
pendent upon vitamin found in to
matoes, oranges. grapefruit and raw
vegetables. The two former are found
in milk, the latter in cod liver oil
liver, egg yolks and chicken fat. Con
trary to popular opinion. there is u
great amount of circulation in tooth
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trees they may he caught in large
numbers by putting up poisoned bait.
consisting of sugar sirup to which
sodium arsenite. benZ0ate of soda and
tartaric acid are added. Precautions
should he taken to safeguard human
beings and domestic animals when
poisoned sirups are being prepared or
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touch to a plain
dinner. Here are
a few desserts that
may be helpful in
planning a lunch
con and the din
ner menus:
On baking day
wh an tha orpu is
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kept on hand Bait of this kind is
put into a paraffined paper bag with
one side folded down to admit the
ants. II Is nailed on the tree as
Small lawns may be sprayed with
Kerosene emulsion. or very strung
soap solution. to destroy ants. Dis
solve halt pound of any common
laundry soap In one gallon of water
for use in this way.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-15
Why Study Philosophy?

The college man who has studied
philosophy will listen to what other
people have to tell them. The man who
has studied the more practical things
has too many ideas of his own about
the work.-American Magazine.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-15

IS q mOST delicious
bread to serve on
many occasions.
Cinnamon Rolls.
Take one cupful
of scalded milk
add two table
S p OOn fulS OF
sugar. one half tea
The Ely miner., 1930-08-15
BY MARY GRAHAM BONNER

strong.
Every one knows how the pelicans
can fly"
While Mrs. White Duck and Mrs
Tan-andWhite Duck are listening,
they were feeling unhappy.
They could not fly nearly so well
as the pelicans could. and their feet
were just as bad.
The pelicans noticed that they had
The Ely miner., 1930-08-15
Synthetic Precious Stones

Synthetic gems snch as rubies and
sapphires are made by adding little
aoloring matter TO plilverizad ailImina
and frsing then by means OF an oxy
hydrogen biOwpipe.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-15

ME can never be sure just what
w makes an infant restless, but
the remedy can always be the same.
Good old Castorial There's comfort
In every drop of this pure vegetable
preparation, and not the slightest
harm In its frequent use. AS often as
Baby has a fretful spell, is feverish.
or cries and can't sleep, let Castoria
soothe and quiet him. Sometimes it's
a touch of collie. Sometimes constipa-
tlon. Or diarrhea-a condition that
should always be checked without
delay: Just keep Castoria handy, and
give it promptly. Relief will follow
very promptly; if it doesn't, you
should call a physician.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-15
By NELLIE MAXWELL

The delicious cinnamon or pecan
roll which may be made with one base
The Ely miner., 1930-08-15

6 large firm toma- crumbs
toes u tsp celery
q strips bacon seed
2 tablespoons " tsp salt
chopped parsley. Is tsp pepper
| tbs chopped on " cup buttered
ion bread crumbs.
| cup dry bread
Wash the tomatoes, remove thin
slice from the stem end, and carefully
scoop out the pulp so that the tomato
shells will not be broken. Fry the
bacon until crisp, remove from the
pan, and break the bacon into small
pieces. Add the parsley and onion
to the fat, cook for a few minutes.
add the cup of dry bread crumbs.
celery seed. salt, pepper crisped
bacon and tomato pulp. Stir until
well mixed and add more salt if nee
essary. Fill the tomato cups with this
mixture. cover the top with the but
tered crumbs, place in shallow bak-
ing dish. and bake In moderate oven
for a. to 60 minutes. or until the to-
matoeS are tender and the crumbs are
brown. Serve from the baking dish.
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serving whichever way you look
at ito be washed One utensil at
least eliminated. The bureau OF home
economics of the United States De
partment of Agriculture gives these
directions for stuffing tomatoes:
The Ely miner., 1930-08-15

Eternal Feminine
"How are you going to voter"
"As my best judgment Dictates"
answered Miss Cayenne.
"Will you vote for womanT'
"Yes. Every woman feels like vOt-
ing for another woman in an cleo
tion, but never in a beauty contest"
The Ely miner., 1930-08-15

The foundation OF education con-
sists Of training child to work,
to love work, to put the energy
of his entire being into work: to
do that work which develops his
body, mind and soul: to do that
work most needed for the elevation
of mankind Parker.
A simple dessert well made and
daintilv served gives iust the finishing
The Ely miner., 1930-08-15

Nothing leads to good which is not
natural.-Schiller.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-15
His Day to Celebrate

his Lay TO NeieDrate
Miss Nosey-Did you celebrate the
Fourth of July, doctor?
Doctor Soqem-NO, the fifth.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-15

Fate is unpenetrated causes.
The Washington times., 1930-10-21
u S. To DEMAND
DEBTS BE PAID

Multiplying rumors Of an i'm.
pending moratorium on payments
to the United States on the $10.'
OOO, ,0O0,0 war debts, and like
reports as to German reparatiors,
were suuelched by a high Govern
ment official here yesterday,
Not only has no such, proposal
been made to this Government,
but all the talk Of moratorium
has come from non-official quar-.
ters, this official said. He, made
It plain that the United States
would have little. patience with
any move to suspend debt pay.
ments.
Particular significance was at.
tached to this Governments
views, in the light Of conference
between Secretary Mellon, and
Or. Hjalmar Schacht, former
president Of the German Reichs.
bank, yesterday.
Gchacht is Understood to be max
ing no bid for a moratorium, al
though as a German citizen. he
processes fear of German inability
to meet Young plan payments In
the future.
The Washington times., 1930-10-21
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The Washington times., 1930-10-21
d p. Prentice Heads
POLvtecIaH,ic School

EAsToN, Pa, Oct. Il tNSJ.
Donald Bishop Prentice. dean Of
Lafayette College, has been elected
president Of Rose Polytechnic
Institute at Terre Haute. Ind,
it was announced here today. He
win assume his new duties on
February /.
Prof. Prentice Is q former preSir
dent OF Lafayette and has been
dean Of the institution for the
past six years. He came here
in 1917 from Yale and is q native
of Hartford, Conn.
The Washington times., 1930-10-21
Court Investigates
Death of N. Y. JudQe

NEW YORK, Oct. 81 u.NSJ.
The death Of Magistrate Andrew
Macrery in August. 1929, will be
investigated by Isidor j. Kresel,
chief counsel for the appellate
divisions investigation Of the
minor courts of Manhattan and
the Bronx, it was learned today.
F'lwerd v. Broderick, an attor-
ney, who charged that Macrery
was fatally beaten because he
would not pay $4,000 Tor MS alp.
pointment to the bench, has been
subpoenaed by Kresel.
The Washington times., 1930-10-21
st. Gabriel Players
GiUe MYSTERY Play

"The Cat and the Canary" was
produced last night by the st.
Gahriel's Players to open their
dramatic season.
The play, which will be re-
peated tonight, was staged at st.
Patrick's Hall, Tenth and G
Streets Northwest.
The production is being di.
reCted by G. A. Russell. Mem
bers Of the cast include Kathleen
Baker, Dorothy Colliflower, Matt
Fenton, Harold Hamill, Margaret
Frawlet, George Wrinkle, Richard
Collins and Kenneth Collins.
The Washington times., 1930-10-21
US. C.. of c.. Frunes
Winters Activities

Outlining q program. Of activt
ties for the fall and winter sea-
sons, the interfederation confer,
ence of the United States Cham
ber of Commerce met last night,
The conference Is made up OF
representatives Of the Arlington
County Civic Federation, the Dis
trict Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations and the Montgomery
County Civic Federation.
Suffrage for washington, traf
fic regulation, park development
and municipal airport are some
of the major topics to be taken
up. The next meeting was set
for November II.
The Washington times., 1930-10-21
+" Race InferiOrity
Is Debate Subject

A negro and O white man VIII
debate the subject, "Is the Negro
an Inferior Racer" under the
auspices Of the washington Open
Forum.
The meeting viii be held the
afternoon of November 8, at 80e
I st. President Linn Gale, Of
the forum. win preside.
Samuel Saloman, author and
lecturer, will uphold the affirma-
tive, while DR.. Theodore Peters
will take the negative.
The Washington times., 1930-10-21
a nurses secret

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The explanation is simple. Nox.
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The Washington times., 1930-10-21
GROCERY ENTERED

Burglars yesterday entered a
grocery store IN the 1900 block
Eleventh st. N. W., and escaped
with $1.40, which they took from
o cash register.
The Washington times., 1930-10-21
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overnight

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The Washington times., 1930-10-21

Consistent sth its policy of laying the facts before the
public The American Tobacco Company has invited
MI. August Heckscher review the reports of the dis
tingmtshed evho haze witnessed LUCKY STRIKES
famous Toasttng Process. The statement of Mr.. Heckscher
APPEARS on this page.
The Washington times., 1930-10-21
a DISTINCT CONTRIBUTION"
Says

AUGUST HECN9CHER
Noted Philanthropist
Chairman of the Heckscher Foundation for
Children; President Child Welfare Com
nittee of America
Director:
Empire Trust Company
Crucble Steel Company
"The most laMdable service that any in
dssstry can render is the attempt to benefit.
its patrons. That is the cardinal principle
of philanthropy. And so, interested as
always am in modern developments, ~
consider that your use of the Ultra Violet
Rayin your Toasting of LUCKY STRIKE
is distinct contribution of (Which the
public will svholeheartedly approve"
La gaceta., 1930-02-05
SOBRE Los
Y CRUCEROS FIRMARAN
UN CONVENE INGLATE-
IRA, ESTADOS UNIDOS Y
JAP0N

Londres, Feb. 5.-Un conve-
Mo provisional con respecto a
la reduction de los grandes a
c0razados Y cruceros, sera fir
maGo por las tres principales
potencias: l~nglaterra, EstadoS
Unidos y Jap6n, de acuerdo
con 10 declarado hoy por uno
de los mas altos personaJes
que asiste a la Conferencia de
Reduction de Armamentos que
oSta celebrando sus sesiones en-
csta capital.
FL convenio Sc firmara dem
tro de unos dias.
FL informante anade, que los
amcricanos han SOmetid0 sus
puntos de vista definiti' Is a los
representatives. de Inglaterra y
Jap6n. hunquc no Sc mencio-
nan los detalles, sc considera
que estipuIan las bases acorda-
das en- la conferencia de Wash
ington, de 5-5-3 para los bar
cos mayores.
Aunque ell convenio solo ten
dra caracter provisional, los
delegados americanos declaran
que su alcance es suficiente pa
ra dejar arreglada Ia contro-
versa sobre Ell tonelaje de los
cruceros de guerra.
Ell problema en- general de
La gaceta., 1930-02-05
LA ~EXALTACION DE ORTIZ
RUBIO A la PRESIDENTIAL

Ciudad de MGiico, Feb. s.
A la una de la tarde de hoy ell
p~residente eiecto de M6jico,
Pascual Ortiz Rubio, sera exal-
tado a la presidential de la re-
pIblica para regir cl tGrmino
que correspondia al Oral. AL
varo Ohreg6n, que fu6 asesina-
do.
Precauciones extraOrdinarias
Sc han tornado por las autori-
dades para eVitar cualquier a
tentado de Que Sc quiera hacer
victima al nuevo presidente.
Tropas federales Sc tienen
%listas en- la capital para res
ponder = cualquier llamada
que pueda hacerse, caso de que
Sc pretenda, por alguien, alte-
rar ell orden.
Hace unos dias las autorida-
des del distrito de MEXICO des-
cubrieron un compIot fraguado
por amigos del derrotado candi-
da 0, Jose Vasconcelos, para a
sesinar a Ortiz Rubio Y al pre-
sidente saliente, Emilio Portes
Gil.
Las tropas federales guarda-
ran en- Inca apretada ell reco-
rrido TODD desde ell paIacio pre-
sidencial hasta el gran stadium
doade tendra lu2ar la ceremo-
mia de toma de possession.
Como 1000 visitantes ameri-
tanos Sc eHedentfan en- esta ca
pital con obicto de asistir a las
fiestas que sc celebraran duran
te estos dias Gltimos de semana
Los hoteles esban abarrota-
dos de huespedes, teniendo mu-
chos visitantes de la capital que
dormir en- las estaciones ferro-
carrileras.
La gaceta., 1930-02-05

No seria justo pedir que el al
calde demandara la renuncia del
nuevo jefe de policia por haber
tenido este la mala suerte de que
con su toma de possession hayan
coincidido las actiyidades de los
ladrones, el asesinato de los
Highsmith Y la muerte miste-
ROSA del mecanico Nc Donald.
Entendemos que al Sr. knight
Sc le debe mantener la "oportu-
nidad' para que destaque su
competencia; pero esos crime
mes american que Sc lie pida pom
ga en- movimiento toda su habi-
hdad Y demuestre que IS digno