THE 8EMI.WEEKLV TRIBUNE, NOHTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
THE
KITCflE
CABINET
Then laugh!
And show your teeth,
And mnko the ringing music All tho
air.
So laugh and laugh,
, It puts a wreath
Of Joy and lnstlng grace on ov'ry care.
INEXPENSIVE DISHES.
, To he poptilnr these days mentis the
.ability to use economy nntl puss on
any new discover
ies which lmvc
been helpful In
cutting down food
hills. W 1 s d o m
should be used In
being economical.
Saving food tit the
expense of the
health of the fam
ily Is being "penny wise." For the
plump, well-fed Individual n meal
missed two or three times a week will
be found most ndvnntngeous, and let
that food or Its equivalent bo given to
those who have not food enough.
Butterscotch Pie. Line a deep plnte
with pastry and fill with the following
snixture: Melt two largo tublespoon
luls of butter and a cupful of brown
fcugar; cook till n rich brown, then add
a large cupful of scalded milk. Sim
mer until tho sugar Is dissolved and
whip in tho yolk of an egg which has
been stirred with a tablespoonful of
cornstarch. Bake until tho custard Is
net and spread with a meringue made
frora the egg while well beaten and a
tablespoonful of powdered sugar. Fla
vor both filling and meringue with
vanilla.
Strawberries Preserved Whole.
Crush two quarts of smnll berries and
simmer gently for 20 minutes, then
strain. For a pint of juice allow n
pound of sugar. Heat tho sugar and
add the juice, return to the heat nnd
coot until thick, skimming when neces
sary. Fill hot glasses with hulled,
whole berries, cover with tho boiling
sirup and put on covers.
Bran Pudding. To n half-cupful
each of bran and whole-wheat Hour,
add one-half cupful of chopped rais
ins, two tnblespoonfuls of sugar, one
cupful of milk, one well-beaten egg,
one tablespoonful of melted butter, one
teaspoonful of grated lemon rind and
a luilf-teaspooiiful of salt. Steam two
hours and serve with a hot lemon
Sauce.
Irish Stew. Cut up nnd brown In n
hot pan n pound of mutton. Add
Sliced potatoes, onions, carrots, a tea-'
spoonful of Hour, mlt and pepper to
season ; cover with a cupful of boiling
water and stew gently for two hours.
Pile on a dish and serve hot.
Tomato With Sardines. Ploce slices
Of tomato with two skinned nnd boned
sardines to each slice, arrange on let
tuce leaves and serve with French
dressing.
Those who will live ton white Hour
exclusively will have various forms of
liver and stomach troubles as well ns
constipation.
"Out of the silence comes thy
stiongth." Try to be calm for a few
days, be silent, patiently listen and
wo It for tho strength that Is bestowed
Oil nil. Begin today."
ECONOMICAL LIVING.
Everybody Is trying to bo ns careful
'as possible about wasting foods and
not serving any great
variety. If we could nil
so plan our lives using
the Fletcher methods,
wo would have Infinitely
fecW ;m bettor ncaitn nuu save
0 it vast amount of food
thereby. Qno of the first
rules Is: 1. Do not eat
tsntll you nro hungry even If you skip
two or three meals. 2. Never eat when
you are hurried, worried, unhappy or
nngry. 3. Consult tho appetite before
eating' and eat just whut Is demanded
at the time. 4. Hold every mouthful
of food in the ihouth ns if It were the
last you ever expected to get. Give
tho entire attention to It, taste It until
there is no taste left. Enjoy It fgr all
It Is worth. The third rule is tho one
on which trouble might easily hinge, us
those who have appetites have uot all
trained them to right living.
In discussing rule three with Mr.
Fletcher one man said, "Can the In
dulgence of the anlmnl nppetltes lead
to temperate habits, when history
shows that they havat' lnys,, from tho
beginning of tlm&jhd jRbfjgh'ttony?
Why. If I followed .nyJjnpetlte, I
should never pasa-fcawopn nniLshould
nlways go to bed; with fiiy boots on ev
ery night." Mr. Flotcheli replied, "Sup
pose you try it nnd set" ( The stipu
lations were that ho slloufd surrender
without n struggle to bvcryone of his
Impulses to ent or drldUvtho one con
dition being that he should .make sure
that the Impulse sprang from a phys
ical demand and not a mental crav
ing. He proved that It was a rest
less mind and not' physical appetite
that was calling for alcohol. Tho
principle that excess springs not from
our natural appetites, but from ac
quired cravings, teaches us that our
'iknatural nppetltes, rightly observed,
Tundrstood nnd Interpreted can bo
'trusted to guide us aright. By follow
ing this teaching tne uestro ror einii-
oruto ami expensive concoctions us
well as condiments or liquors will bo
lost and an appreciation for the deli
cate and subtle finvors of such food ns
rice and bread will be developed. This
& 1
man who advocates the Indulgence of
the nppetlto eats hut one meal a day,
and that Is of the simplest foods.
Laugh I
For mirth Is next to health,
When mirth springs up from Inno
cence and fun;
Laugh! "Tis quite ahead of wealth!
'Tig Joy that knows no pang when
onco begun!
PRUNE DISHES.
There Is no more wholesome fruit
than the luscious dried prunes which
are alwnys In market. It
Is nn advantage to buy
the large-sized prunes,
as the smaller ones have
ns large pits with less
meat.
Prune Cake. Take
a half cupful of shorten
enlng. add one cupful of
molnsses, n cupful of sour milk, one
egg and a cupful of brown sugar. Mix
a teaspoonful of soda In the sour milk,
ndd a little salt and spices to taste,
with four cupfuls of Hour and three
nntl a half cupfuls of chopped prunes.
Hake In a Slow oven.
Stewed prunes, pitted and cut fine,
fllled Into u dinkod shell and covered
with sweetened whipped cream, make
a most delicious dessert. ,
Stuffed Prunes. Select large, per
fect prunes. Steam them until tender
but not too soft. Remove the pits care
fully nnd stuff the prunes with finely
chopped hickory nuts nnd rnlslns well
mixed. Other fillings may bo used,
but this seems to be espcclnlly good.
Roll In grnnulnted sugar just before
sending to the tnble.
Prune juice Is espcclnlly good for
smnll children, nlternntlng It with or
nngo juice. These Juices supply the
needed mineral ingredients necessary
to the blood.
Prune Brown Bread. Take a cupful
of corn meal, two cupfuls of grnhum
flour, one-half cupful of molasses, one
cupful of sour milk, one teaspoonful
of soda, one teuspoonful of suit nnd
one cupful of finely chopped pitted
prunes which hnvo not been stewed.
Scald tho corn menl and add the other
ingredients. Put Into greased tins nnd
steam three hours.
Simple Prune Whip. Press n cup
ful of well-cooked prunes through u
colander, add ono-hnlf cupful of su
gar and the stlflly beaten whites of
two eggs. Mix lightly nnd heap In
sherbet cups. This Is especially good
for children or Invalids, and also
makes a fine enke filling.
Potted Lentil Cheese. Mix well
cooked lentils with grated cheese, va
rious seasonings, press to squeeze out
nil tho moisture nnd put Into glasses.
Keep In a cool dry place.
Such savory pKmts must sure be good
That servo at onco for emblems and
for food.
THINGS TO CONSIDER.
A pound of split pens, whatever tho
price, is nt tho present moment a bet
tor food tlinn a
p o u 11 d of meat,
Peas are easily dl-
g e"s 1 0 d. P e a s,
lionn s, mncnronl,
rice nnd oatmeal
are all superior
foods. Potatoes di
gest In nbout tho
same time as
beans, but the advantage Is far on
the side of tho beans.
This year with potatoes so high, tho
substitutes have been studied greatly
to tho disadvantage of the ubiquitous
potato. Rico Is cheap and Is more ens
lly digested than potn'toes; It takes
rice one hour to digest, tho potato
three. Rye, as well as whole wheat
and cornmeal, should take the place
of white bread on our tables.
In the cooking of vegetables In many
households the valuable mineral salts
arc thrown down tho kitchen sink and
tho'famlly are being stnrved for the
elements that keep a well-balanced or
ganlsm. Tho doctor Is called on to
ndmlnlster Iron which should be taken
naturally from the vegetable foods.
It should be tho aim of, every house
mother to study the neeus of her fam
lly as to tho physical, mental as well
as moral life. There Is no doubt that
food has a great Inlluenco upon the
body nnd mind. Many a mnn Is a
drunkard because of Insulllclent food
or Improperly balanced diet.
Children who are given highly sea
soncd foods, pickles and condiments,
are paving the w&y for future stomach
Ltroublo or dissipation. Poor cooking,
bakers bread and such food, creates
dyspepsln and Itj gnawlngs are often
mistaken demands for stimulants tin
til tho hnblt Is formed.
Fond should bo properly, but not
over, sensoned. To season food to such
an excess that Its flavor Is entirely dis
guised Is neither good sense nor good
cooking. Salt should bp used to make
food moro palatable, on excess of salt
Is not good for tho system, nnd pep
per nnd all spices should he used most
sparingly.
After tho pie Is made and put Into
tho oven, unless you nre n most ex
act workman there will be smnll bits
loft which may bo used In several
ways.
WhaJt Well
Ubineri Will
Among tho latest efforts of n tal
ented designer, whose products make
place for themselves all over this coun
try, nppears this handsome afternoon
dress. It almost goes without saying
that It Is of crepe georgette although
It might bo of voile or of net. But
georgette hns become n habit and wo
hnvo to compel ourselves to think
twice In order to consider any other
fabric for tho light frocks of midsum
mer. Even when nnother mntcrinl Is to bo
used It borrows something from the
merits of georgette and Is made up In
combination with this lovely fabric.
Silk, satin and wool nre all used In
A HANDSOME AFTERNOON DRESS.
this way. But the dress shown In the
picture is eutlrely of the crepe, even
to the girdle nnd snsh ends. It Is cut
with n shnped yoke which extends
from tho back and front to a point un
der the arms. Aprons, hemmed and
tucked, are gathered Into the yoke at
the front and hnck nnd lmng to the
bottom of the skirt. The pluln under
skirt hns a tucked panel gathered In
nt ench side. All tucks and seams are
hemstitched. The nock nnd sleeves
nro finished with a nnrrow binding of
satin and sntln-covercd buttons nro
used for n Mulshing touch on the
sleeves. The yoke Is embellished with
n braided pattern In silk soutache. Silk
tassels weight the sash ends; dress
and trimmings are all in one color.
In dresses of soft materials the
straight-hanging and simplified modes
for midsummer have greatly simplified
things for the homo dressmaker. Be
sides, we are assured that the very
latest of all fads Is the fad for things
that have a made-at-home look. Since
"DREAMS COME TRUE"
society Is going In for common sonso
nnd economy In matters of dress, In
order to look tho purt of devoted
patrlotn, tho homemade dress Is about
to bo placed u notch higher than tho
manufactured dress, and It belongs
there.
Mldsummor millinery, in dress hats,
Is the swan song of designers, for tho
season their final und supremo ef-
Dress
laW
fort In tribute to the glories of sum
mor. For August they presage Its
passing with plainer hendwenr In
white and black, In light colored, un
trimmed felts and In now Inspirations
of similar character that may come to
them. But to midsummer belong tho
loveliest nnd most alluring harmonies
that nre ever translated Into hendwenr,
the dreams of artists come true.
Here are two new arrivals in pic
turesque hats that remind us of sum
mer days. One of them Is of black
nullities, with n double crown and a
wide, drooping brim. Just how tho
outside crown Is shaped so" smoothly Is
a scrrct of the milliner. It Is bulky
but light, and beautiful with a border
of narrow muslin braid about It In the
natural color of tho straw. Tho same
braid Is Inld In Greek key design about
tho upper brim nnd used for a MniRh at
the brim edge. A border, culled a
"drop" of mullnes, extends nbout tho
brim edge. Its nnme betrays that It Is
worn turned down, sometimes, veiling
the eyes In u way altogether alluring,
Small flowers and leaves In linen color,
matching tho straw braid, arc placed
in a wreath about the crown, and lit
tie bunches of silk-covered grapes, In
Hie colors of the ripened or ripening
fruit, are set In the wreath.
A wide mllan, In the yellow shadq
called "sunbeam," Is pictured In tho
graceful shape, with sweeping brim
Hues that nre much wider at the sides
than In tho front and back. Three flat
brims two loops and one end to a
bow provide all the trimming needed
on this unusual design. One Is In
brown, one in nattier blue, and one In
old rose, all of satin ribbon about four
IN SUM MER MODES.
luches wide. The brown bow Is placed
at tho front and 0110 of each of tho
others at euch side, against the bnso of
the crown. This unusual model
called tho "HuHt-und-West" hat, In rcc
ognltlon of Its width of brim from
side to Hide.
FARM
POULTRY
ECONOMICAL FEED FOR HENS
Simple Ration, Consisting of Corn and
Protein Supplement Favored by
Ohio Station.
That n simple ration consisting of
corn nnd n timtnln Ktiimlnmnnt In 111 nro
I - " ,.., j .s . .
economical under usual market condi
tions tlinn a mixture of several differ
ent feeds for laying hens is shown by
feeding tests at tho Ohio experiment
station.
Corn and ment scrnp hnvo given
practically ns good returns ns a ration
of corn, wheat, oats, bran, middlings,
ollmcnl nnd ment scrnp. Tho hens fed
tho sltnplo ration had access to self
feeding hoppers containing a dry mnsh
mndo of eight pnrts of ground corn
and Ave parts of ment scrap analyzing
CO per cent protein. They received
twice ns much corn, fed in equal por
tions in tho litter twlco dally, ns they
consumed of the mnsh, and also hnd
grit nnd oyster shells.
Tho hens fed tho vnrlety ration lnld
more eggs; but not enough more to pay
for tho extra cost of their feed. Tank
ago and skim milk, ns well as meat
scrnp, nro recommended to bo fed with
corn for lnylng hens.
YARD FOR LITTLE CHICKENS
Wire Covered Device, Attached to
Brooding Coop, Will Be Found
Quite Convenient
For tho person who hatches nnd
broods little chickens In tho good old-
fnshloned way, with Biddy to furnish
iho bent, this little covered wire yard
to bo attached to n brooding coop
Bhould prove a mighty handy nrrange
ment. It will keep tho little fellows
from wnnderlng fnr nwny from mother
until they nro largo enough to know
enough to come In out of tho rnln
when ono of those frequent showers
blows up; and this wandering, whllo
still young and foolish, Is cause for
the death of n goodly percentage of
enrly hatched chicks, and Is Incident
ally cnuso for n whole henp of tire
some running about by the good house
wife who looks after most of tho
chickens on our fnnns.
This pen consists of four rectnngulnr
frames, or woven wire wnlls. The two
sldo and end frames nro hinged to tho
top frumo so thnt they can bo folded
Collapsible Chicken Yard.
under or Into It when not in use, or
when being shipped to the buyer; thus
they can bo folded Into n smnll spneo
for shipment or for storing from ono
brooding senson to tho next. When
pluced In front of a brooder coop, this
contrivance gives the chicks a little
grassy range, and yet keeps them with
in sound of the coaxing call of tho old
hen. Also, tho coop can bo opened so
as to allow the hen to hnvo the same
range as tho chicks, and a little exer
clso Is a mighty good thing for her ns
well ns for tho chicks. Incldentnlly,
this little pen keeps rats und other
prowling, murdering varmints uway
from tho chicks.
PACKING EGGS FOR HATCHING
Good Plan to Use Strong Basket Lined
With Excelsior Aim to Prevent
Any Jarring.
A good way to pnek eggs for hntch-
Ing is In n strong bnsket. The bnsket
should bo lined with excelsior or other
spring mntcrinl which will hold Its po
sltiou, about an Inch thick; then each
egg should bo wrapped with excelsior,
half an Inch thick, nnd carefully nested
In tho bnsket until nil the eggs nre In;
then they should bo covered over with
an Inch of excelsior and a cloth cover
held on lvj tucks pushed Into tho rltn
of tho basket, or sewed down by pass
lug heavy string through tho cloth and
through the basket beneath the rim.
Such a package Is strong and docs
not jar tho eggs enough to hurt them,
oven when qulto roughly handled. A
bnsket with n strong, upright handle
should ho used, so that other things
cannot bo piled on the basket nnd
crush It.
COCKERELS TO HEAD FLOCKS
Wide Field for Farmer Who Wlsheo to
Specialize In This Business
Egg9 Are In Demand.
Each year many farms stnrt in tho
purebred poultry business, and In tlmo
are wanting to purchase eggs to raise
cockerels to head their flocks for an
other year.
So there Is a wide field open for tho
farmer who wishes to specialise In this
kind of business.
Coops for Young Poults.
Early hatched poults (little turkeys)
should have largo, roomy coops where,
with their mother, they can exerclso
Indoors when tho weather Is bad nnd
take udvantngo of good weather to get
out on the ground.
FRECKLES
Now Ii (ho Tlmo tn (1ft Rlit of Tlie
L'dlr Spoil.
There's no lortKor the ullchtnt need sf
feellnir mhamcil of vour freckle, nn the
prescription othlne double ctrenicth is
guaranteed to remove theie homely ipoti.
Simply Ret an ounce of othlne double
itrensth from your drugclit, nnd apply
little of It night nnd mornlnc and you
hould oon see that even the wont frecklei
have begun to dleappenr, while the lighter
ones nave vtnitnea entirely, it u iciaom
that moro than one ounce li needed to com
pletely clear the kln and gain a beautiful
clear complexion.
xst aure 10 nK ror tne aouDie airengm
othlne. na thla I aold under suarantee of
money back It It fall! to remove freckles.
Aav.
DISRAELI MADE GREAT COUP
Purchase of Suez Canal by Enrjand
Great Stroko From Both Polltl
cal and Financial Standpoints.
As wo movo nwny from U10 dny In
which they labored, Disraeli looms
larger us a British statesman nnd
Gladstone smaller. Onco these legis
lative gladiators appeared Just tho re
verse.
Gladstone never did nnythlng for his
cmplro of such transcendent Impor
tance ns Dlsmoll's financial coup In
buying control of tho Suez cnnnl from
tho khedlve of Egypt Gtrard ob
serves In tho Philadelphia Ledger,
Thnt ended Mnally tho French hopes
of empire In the East.
Besides delivering a mighty politi
cal stroko for his country, which re-
minds ono of Jefferson's purchase of
Loulslnnn, Disraeli made a Munnclul In
vestment that was worthy of Roths
child.
Tho Suez cnnnl stock which ho
bought 170,000 shares out of a total
of 400,000 aro now worth Just seven
times what England paid for then.
Their par valuo is $100, and a divi
dend of 18 per cent has just been de
clared, and It was over HO per cent
before U10 war cut down cnnnl tralllc.
Tho Paunma cnnnl will In tlmo be
come a Standnrd Oil typo of Invest
ment for Uncle Sain.
Irish Flags.
Since sooner or later homo rule will
be n fact In Ireland, tho question of an
Irish Hag is ono which should be set
tled as rapidly ns possible. A good
dcnl of thought has been given tho sub-
cct slnco tho passing of tho Homo
Rulo Act. Apparently the proposals
which hnvo met with most approval
aro a red St. Patrick's cross on a whlto
ground, charged with four shamrocks
nnd a "golden sunburst on a bluo
ground." Tho latter was tho banner
of Flonu MacCumbull's Fenians. An
other design which bus supporters con
sists of thrco golden crowns on a blue
ground, pnrt of tho arms of Munstcr.
This was Ireland's national emblem
from tho twelfth century until tho
threo were replnced by tho hnrp, by
order of Henry VIII. Nobody hns pro
posed green ns one of tho colors ; green
first being used by tho United Irish
men In 1708 us an "nmnlgnrantlon" of
tho orange of tho North with tho blue
of tho South, blue being Ireland's own
heraldic color. Chrlstlnn Selene?
Monitor.
Too, Too True.
"Life is mndo up of one drtrned thing
after nnother," remurked Congressman
nnmmfatt sndly.
'I seem to hnvo henrd twnt before,"
said the loyal constituent.
'Perhaps you have," admitted tho
dlsgulshed statesman, "hut If you held
my job representing thnt bunch of
kickers down homo, nil of whom want
Jobs with big sulnrlcs nnd no duties,
you would ronllze that the author of
tho epigram knew what ho was talking
nbout." Richmond Tlines-Dlspntch.
Her Off Day.
Florry Thursduy Is ow servanda
off dny.
Elsie Yott mean her "day off," don't
you 7
Florry No; Wednesday In her day
off, and that Is why Thursday is her
"off day."
Salt thrown on a conl fire which Is
low will revlvn It.
The Danger
Zone for Many Is
Coifee Drinking
Some people find
it wise to quit coffee
when their nerves
begin to "act up."
The easy way now
adays is co switch to
Instant
Postum
Nothing in pleas
ure is missed by
the change, and
greater comfort fol
lows as the nerve3
rebuild.
Postum is economical
to both health and purse.
"There's a Reason"
