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Mott on Y. M. C- A. Plans Abroad
.lonii it. .Mott, general secretary
or tho International Y. M. C. A., In.out
lining the organization's plans for
helping to reconstruct war-ravaged
lands, says "there arc too many holi
days In Europe."
Poland, according to Mr. Mott, has
ninety holidays a year, besides Sun
days, and Koumanla has probably
twice that nuinher. "This mean Idle
ness loading to political tipheavals,"
declares the American.
In giving the first details of the
Y. M. 0. A. and World's Student
unristinn reiteration's proposed new
efforts to help broken-down Europe.
Doctor .Mott said : "It Isn't by giving
bread, but work that reconstruction
will be possible.
"One of the tasks on which I ntn
now engaged IS to attempt to devise
tlie wisest way to Help tlie schools nnu
universities- of Europe from the doeu-
donee Into which thev were nluniied
o. tile war. Otherwise education will bo lost through the poverty of profes
sors, ami also through lack of students.
"The keynote of my talks In Poland, qzecho-Slovnkla and Hungary has
been self-help. The students must learn to work their way through colleges
as is tne case In the United States. From tlie Y. M. 0. A. nolnt of view we
are establishing model branches as we hope to show the new nations their
way duck to work and to self-help.
it is not by saying 'Thou shalt not' that the world can be bettered : It Is
by showing the way. The Y. M. C. A. will help men to spend their Idleness
prontaniy. it will adapt Itself to those nations and give them something per
majient.
There will be model Y. M. C.A.'s for universities, for railways, for Indus
trial centers, and also In the country for the peasants."
Why Cantu Interests Uncle Sam
The clash between the IJuerta
defacto Mexican government and C5en.
de facto Mexican government and Gen.
em district of Lower California, Is of
direct Interest to the United States.
Tho great Irrigation project that di
verts a'part of the flow of tho Colo
rado river and waters the famous Im
perial valley of California is partly on
Mexican soil and at the mercy of
Cantu or Ids foes..
Cantu has moved his district cap
Ital from Ensenaza on the Pacific coast
to Mexicnll on the border, which
makes him all but Inaccessible. To
Ket at Win from tho north involves
moving Huertu troops through Ainer
Ican territory. If Huortn should by
any possibility get permission to move
his troops through American territory,
It is believed on the border that Cantu
would at once wreck the Irrigation
works. This would be the death blow
of the Imperial valley, one of the most
fertile and productive regions of earth with its regular supply of Colorado
river water. Without this supply It would quickly return to Its original con
dition of desert. ,
Iteports from the border suggest that a move to separate Lower California
from Mexico has been under way for several years. It Is said (hat Cantu's
administration bus been such as to make all classes his enthusiastic support
ers. He showed an adaptability to work hand In hand with American busi
ness men and residents, so that they are his warm, partisans.
Army Would Prevent Pneumonia
He participated In the Phlllpplm
of tho United States army from 1004 to 1008.
military attache of the American legation at Tokyo. Japan.
troops In the Hold fell to his lot during the Russo-Japanese war.
Col. Charles Lynch of the medical
corps of the United States army, has
been appointed head of a hoard
charged with the study of the causes
f respiratory diseases In the army,
and particularly the transmission of
Influenza and influenza pneumonia.
The Importance of this work is self
evident. Smallpox, typhoid, yellow
fever and other diseases that used to
decimate tlie populations of the civi
lized world can now be prevented.
Why should Influenza and pneumonia
present great obstacles to preventive
medical science.
Colonel Lynch was born In Syra
cuse. N. Y In 1808. lie Is a graduate
of Harvard, and took his medical de
gree at Syracuse. He was appointed
an assistant surgeon ' in the United
States army In 18!W. After various
promotions he became a major In tlie
medical corps of the regular army In
1900.
campaign and was on the general staff
His next service was (hat of
Service with
Roper's New Taxation Scheme
Daniel C. Roper, United States
commissioner of Internal revenue
through the wnr period, makes a new
suggestion regarding taxation. lie
ask tho question, "what proportion
of tho war-tax burden shall this gen
eration be required to carry?" and Id
answer makes this suggestion :
"It is my contention that with a
Ioague of Nations for tho encourage
ment of future peace, wo would be
able to give thereby to future gener
ations a quid pro quo for the money
spent for the wnr. and we could, with
propriety, then extend the tax burden
further into the future.
"I also have the conviction that
this could be accomplished by con
gress authorizing the return annually
for five years of bonds to run. say.
fifty years In tho amount of one-third
of the taxes to all Individual and cor
poration taxpayers whose taxes
amount to. ib much us $150 In u single
year. The effect of this would he to reiluce immediate tuxes by Jl.'IVi per cent,
foster savings hublts, encourage Industry, and transfer to the next generation
only a fair proportion of the war-tux burden,"
THKRK is so much to be said of
separate skirts because there are
many of them. The separate skirt
more or less dressy to he worn
with blouses and smocks that corre
spond with It in chnractcr. has won
tho steadfast allegiance of Amerlcnn
women and Is taken as a matter of
course in every wnrdrobe, Just as tail
ored suits and blouses are. Together
with tailored, one-piece dresses, It
gives opportunity for varying our ev
eryday cldthes for morning or street
wear, and ' It is the cornerstone of
sports apparel. In the richer fabrics.
for afternoon and dinner dress, It Is
the complement of many beautiful
blouses and smocks. It Is a great con
venience to take one skirt4 with sev
eral blouses and ring many changes
In the toilette.
A fad for plaited skirts lust now
has proved an inspiration to designers.
They . seom lo delicht In iiii?nni,,
management of striped or plaid fab
tics that can be made to do all sorts
of unlooked-for things In conjunction
with plaits. Roth wool and silk falv-
rlcs are to be reckoned with In tho
fall styles, and all sorts of plaltlngs.
A new fall model In striped woolen
goods has recently made Its debut and
Is shown In the picture above. Many
ready-made skirts employ accordion
plnlts, that are liked because they take
less material than other plaltn and
prove as effective, as may be gathered
from the model In the picture. Tho
plaited skirt Is easy to make at home.
One has only to buy material twice
tho length of the skirt plus the width
of the hem, witli sometimes a little
nddltlonnl allowance for matching
tho stripes or plaids. The goods Is
cut In two lengths, sewed up and the
hem put in. Then It is taken to the
professional to plnlt In a plnltlng inii
chtmJfor one can do this work nt home.
The plaits must be very thoroughly
pressed down. .
When stripes running on the diag
onal are wanted, the making Is less,
simple, but even then presents no very
great dillicultles.
Ready for the School Bell
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HiivInK a purpono In life Is essential to
rlsht living Unions u man In now living
to a purposo, ho has olther not yet begun
to live, or ho hastgot throuRh living; nnu
In cither case ho In out of place In the
world,
Anonymous.
COLD MEAT COOKERY.
So often a few slices of some choice
u.iBi, muiin yr siew is aiioweii to
waste because the fam
ily is tired of It, when
a Utile different way of
serving the meat, a new
sauce, would make It a
most attractive and ap
petizing dish.
Roulade de Doeuf.
Take a pound of cold
roast beef, free It from
skin, bono and gristle,
and put It through the
meat grinder with a third of a pound
or less of ham or bacon, lean and fat
together. Season highly with salt and
pepper, add a toaspoouful of finely
minced olives, n few drops of tabasco,
a toaspoouful of mlticcd parsley, a lit
tle lemon peel and a pinch of nutmeg.
Mix all together and add a half cup-
mi of cooked macaroni, cut In one-
Inch lengths and tossed In butter. Add
the well-beaten yolks of two eggs, and
the whites beaten to a stiff froth. Mix-
well, roll and cover with n greased pa
per and bake In a well-greased baking
pah in a moderate oven one-half hour.
servo with tho following sauces: Add
salt and pepper to a pint of tomatoes
which havo been put through a sieve,
Add a teaspoonful of sugar, a table
spoonful of vinegar, a teaspoonful of
onion Juice, or n half clove of garlic
minced. Cook until reduced slightly
in bulk.
Cannelon a la Royale. Take a pound
or cold roast veal, free it from skin
and fat and grind It twice through tin
meat chopper. Add to It a quarter of
a pound of ham also minced. Add salt,
pepper, minced parsley, half a tea
spoonful of minced shallot, a little
grated lemon rind and a pinch of nut
meg. Mix well, ndd two well-beaten
eggs, shapo in a roll, cover with but
tered paper and bake a half hour.
Mutton Reheated. Underdone mut'-
ton can be turned Into a very nice
dish. Cut a sulllclont number of slices
from a leg of mutton; cut In rounds
or squares. Placo a. tablesnoonful of
butter In a plate. Add to It a table-
spoonful of Worcestershire sauce and
salt to taste. Have ready well-browned
toast, place a piece of mutton on each.
place In a hot oven and bake ten min
utes.
pint of tomato pulp well seasoned Into
a well-buttered baking dish. Add u
tablespoonful of butter,. set Into a hot.
oven for ten minutes theu remove" and
add four eggs, added carefully to
poach. Cook from three to four min
utes and serve from the dish,
If
THE sensible mother does not
worry when the time conies to
outfit her daughters, big am; little,
for school days. She knows that she '
cannot go wrong when middy blouses 1
are determined upon for school wear. repronchable exactness
lliey nave made an unassailable place
for themselves In the minds of those
who shape the destinies of the best
schools and many of these schools re
quire a middy suit for the everyday
wear of their pupils nnd admit no ex
ception to this rule. Uniform dress
for school wear Is so good an Idea
that It ought to spread and It Is pos
sible that some day It will be feasi
ble for certain public schools. Moth
ers can further It If they will.
The successful middy Is not quite
so simple a proposition to deal with
as It looks to be. Its straight lines
must be trim lines, Its collar well ad
justed, Its shoulder shapely, Its sleeve
roomy and neat, Its finish above re
proach. The middy In the school suit
shown above qualifies as a first class
example, when put to these tests. It
Is a trim garment with round-tailored
collar, a little vestee, a tie and sleeve
that belongs to the United Stutes
nuvv, anil handsome insimiln. There
is a .convenient nnil Inconspicuous
P'-riiot on the left side nnd n tight
cuff finishing a roomy sleeve. Rows of
white braid are stitched on with lr.
as a decora
tion to collar and sleeves, the tie Is
knotted In the approved fashion and
spreads. Its crisp ends as It should.
Plain skirts nppear to have passed
Into the realm of forgotten things, In
plain mnterials, and plaits reign In
their stead. Double-box plaits mako
sunilght up-and-down lines in the skirt
of the middy suit. We have to concede
that they nre Just the thing for it. For
these suits It is worth while to use
good materials French and storm
serges, gaberdine, Jean and other dur
able fabrics ijf medium weight. For
older girls the length of the middy
and Its hip lines need consideration.
These are to be snug. Skirts uro
usually side plaited.
0
Recnuso In n day ot my dayn to come
rhoro waltoth a Brief to be.
Shall my heart grow faint, and my
Hps bo dumb
Jn IIiIh day that In bright for rauT
Becauso of a subtlo sense of pain,
Like a pulHc-boat threaded through
Tho bliss o; my thought, shall daro
rafrnln
From delight In the pure nnd truo?.
REFRESHING FROZEN DISHES.
One may havo such a variety of
frozen dishes with the foundation pre-
imreu iiko tne usual va
nilla Ice cream. Various
sauces, fruits, nuts, all
add to the attractiveness
and lend variety.
Banana Sherbet. Put
three cupfuls of water
and one and one-half
cupfuls of sugar In a
saucepan ; boil five min
utes'. Add the Juice of one lemon and
two ornnL'CS. with a little of thn
gratell rind of each and one cupful of
bunana pulp. Scrape off the stringy
portion of the bnnanas before putting
through a sieve. Heat the sirup and
fruit mixture till cold, then stir In
three cupfuls of whipped cream,
measured after whipping, or the
whites of three eggs beaten stlfT.
Freeze until soft like mush. Servo In
frappo glasses.
Banana Jelly. Take one pint of ha-
nunn pulp, the Juice of one lemon, one-
fourth cupful of orange Juice or any
good fruit Juice, one-half cup of Btigar,
one-tlilrdof a package of gelatin, one
third of a cupful of cold wnter. Soak
the gelatin In cold water, put tho ba
nanas through a sieve, add the sugar,
the Juice and let stand until the gela
tin Is softened and dissolved over hot
water. Mix all together thoroughly
and turn Into a mold. Let stand la a
cold placo to become firm. Servo with
cream or a custard.
Honey Taffy. Roll (270 degrees
Fahrenheit) one cupful of sugar, one
cupful of water together until It makes
a hard ball when dropped in cold wa
ter. Add vanilla or other flavoring,
pour Into a buttered dish nnd cool
until It can be handled, then pull.
Honey Hermits. Take one cupful
of shortening, one and one-half cup
fuls of honey, one teaspoonful of soda,
three eggs, five cupfuls of sifted flour.
one teaspoonful of salt, two teaspoon-
fills of cinnamon, two and one-fourth
cupfuls of rnlslns, chopped, two and
one-fourth cupfuls of nut meats,
chopped. Dissolve the soda In tho
honey, wnrmed, ndd the shortening and
cream togejher. Heat tho eggs well,
add the flour, salt and cinnamon, and
lastly the raisins nnd( nuts. Sift un
til stlffnnd drop from teaspoon on a
buttered sheet. Hake In a moderate
oven.
Eggs aux Tomatoes. Put u half
thou hast friends clva them thv
heBt endeavor, i
Thy wnrmoHt Impulse and thy purest
thought, ' I.
Keeping In mind and word (rial nvtlon i
over :
Tho time Is short.
Illznbeth Prontltn. j
GOOD DISHES FOB THE FAMILY.'
If there is one article of our diet:
which more than another needs care
ful cooking It In
vegetables. Tho
vegetables pre
pared by I he or
dinary cook are u
byword for all
that Is tasteless
and unappetizing.
The mineral snltH
which we need to fceop tip the body
functions are largely thrown down I ho
kitchen sink whei: draining the veg
etables. Rolling any vegetable In wa-'
ter Is not the best method, for Its
nutriment Is largely wasted In the wa
ter In which It Is cooked. Straining,!
cooking in casserole or paper bug'
does away with this waste.
Irish Stew. Cut up two or threo
pounds of mutton Into servlng-slzedl
pieces, leaving very llttlo fat. Season,
well with snlt and pepper and add six
good-sized onions peeled nnd finely
chopped, two pounds of potatoes'
peeled and sliced thin. Add u buueh
of herbs, parsley, savory or any com
bination liked. Add a cupful of hot.
water and bake In a covered casserole'
for fnn hour or longer.
Eoas a la Bechamel. Cook foun
eggs In the shell until hard. Drop)
them Into cold wnter, shell and out!
them In halves. Hutter a baking dish,'
add the eggs with a half cupful of
cream,' pepper and salt to taste with a
tiny dust of powdered mace. Hake ln!
a hot oven ten minutes.
Chicken a. la' Relne. Clean, .dress
and truss a fowl as for roasting. Rub
It well with a cut onion. Place It In a.
baking pan with a half cupful of good
stock, add a sprig of parsley, a buy
leaf, a blade of maco niijl three spring
onions tied together. Add u half cup
ful of cooked rice and let It cook
slowly In . a moderate oven until tho
fowl Is cooked. Remove tho herbs
nnd onions nnd servo with the broth,
slightly thickened.
Days for deeds uro few, my brother.
Then today (ulllll your vow;
If you mean to help another,
Do not dream It do It now. "
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A FEW,, VEGETABLE DISHES. '
A steam cooker, or, lacking that, au
old-fashioned steamer which fits the:
top of a kettle Is an in
vnl.iiahle utensil for,1
cook I ng. , V e g o t a b I e a;
which are steamed con
tain all the valuable uiln-,
era! salts, thu soluble,
nutritive inaterlals''wblcli:
are thrown away when,
the vegetables aro bolledi
and tho water thrown.
away, it takes about a third longer
to steam vegetables, but It takes little,
fuel to keep the steamer In operation.
when once started. A whole dinner
from vegetables to meat, fish and des
sert, may be cooked together.
Summer Squash en Casserole. Take
two and one-half cupfuls ot cooked
squash, ndd three-fourths of a cup-;
fill of thick, stewed tomatoes, two ta-
blespoonfuls of butter, one and one-i
hnlf tenspoonfuls of snlt, one table-
spoonful of grated onion, one-half cup
ful of chopped meat, fish, or nuts, mix.
well and cover with three-fourths cup
ful of buttered crumbs. Uako In a"
hot oven until well browned. Egg;'
plant or carrots may be served In'
this dish In placo of squash.
Roast Beef With Mexican Sauce. '
Reheat cold roust beef cut In Ihlu
jdlcos In the following sauce: Cook!
one onion finely chopped In two table
spoonfuls of butter, llvo minutes. Add
one red and one green pepper chopped,
one clove of garlic also chopped, ami.
two tomatoes cut In pieces. Cook fif
teen minutes. Add one teaspoonful of
Worcestershire snucc, one-fourth tea
spoonful of celery salt and salt to
taste.
Banana Ice Oream. Scald ono
quart of thin cream, dissolve In this
one! and one-hnlf cupruls or sugar;
when cold add a pint of chilled
cream and freeze. When the cream
Is partly frozen ndd one and one-half
cupfuls of banana pulp put through a
rlcer, mixed with the Juice "of one and
one-half leiftons. Finish freezing and
let stand a few hours to ripen.
Tomatoes and Onions. Take ono
quart of tomatoes and one quart of
onions sliced. Stew tho onions until
about half done In as llttlo water as
possible, then add the tomatoes. Cook
until tender. Add a liberal amount of
ollvo oil or butter, season to taste with'
salt, and thicken with n little flour'
stirred with cream.
