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♦operation with the governtrent in
• # matter o.' fire prot.-ctiun is almost j
a certainty.
Surprise has been expressed at the
extent of 'be probable lass of life io
the arrest fires that have swept cer- i
fata sniuM of the west. To the un
initiated a government forest reserva- j
tkjLi means a great wilderness of
trees. ’inHifiablted. save by itinerant
hun'ers and the fores: rangers and j
guards
It it true that some of the forest
ranges answer to this description, j
but others are. for forests, densely |
populated Tbeir population consists ;
of small landholders— pesters- thev
are called tn the west They are men |
who. w:-h their famtUes. take up small :
• la:tu» on government forest reserva
■loes and farm and raise stock on a
fmall scale under the limitations set
down by the government
It i* not blue for a lores' reserva
•ion U» have a population of 1U.(K**J
P*-r»ufcf en lusive of the employes of
*fce fon-s* servi <e Several of the
lor* in li*L-. and Montana are filled
■tt nesierw”
As Sor 1 ia money from for
es* fir*-* hs ordinary veais. that In it
»-lf - **nouga to warrant extraor
iiuary effort and expense in the pre
vention of sae-h disasters.
‘ •t ill 1: la) Ui support an adequate
Ur*- protection syst.-aiT"
Tt:» is the ques lua practical lum
ietxw-n of the old school ask The
fore s-t service men are confident it
wilt They hare had experience and
know that reasonable protection re
. Hires no patented tools, no secret
tae'_ jd Co-operation on the part ol
'!*• state government* and more
mnwey from congress will bring about
the desired results
laves tne maintenance of an expen
•ii* fir-lighting force pay a city?" is
be counter question of the forest
•ervicc experts The affirmative an
swer come* promptly
The £ veenmen: methods of Sghr
ag and controlling for- st Sres are
simple They consist of nothing
more m_n extreme care to prevent as
mat > fines a* possible and plain, bus
inesslike methods of getting to work
cm the Sames as soon as they are dis
o***red and staying with the fire un
til if Is out.
An si. a mattes k. a pick, a shovel
and a wet gunny sack. If water is ob
atnaMe. are the forest ranger s fire
fightsag apparatus In the more ar
< regions, w here water is a bund
-nr. wagons equipped with hose are
-*•« Hut th-se are impossible far
P in th- mountain* where the most
»u o<ed horsefind progress dif
•cult
Get Quickly to Work.
'itoere fli* work is don*- by she cool,
n-rvv r-tigers Trained woodmen they •
are who knc» their work and have
hrirt io do it. TLey haunt the
i-igb ;.la> <-b and keep persistent watch
•• -r the surrounding country for
BUiee
When they tee a fire they go to it
it it lock* too big fcr one or two men :
to bandit they burry to the nearest
i .tiori .or help. in some of the
ran*- Ir<- tel,-phone and telegraph
mines and the railroad* are at their
dlipraaL
(•tnlulir the forest service is lay
tig out a network of telephone lines
hr- .gh the tores* rt serves. Hut such ;
a •>»,» ti: as is contemplated In con I
t. ti witti forest preservation is in
'* ufai-ey today, and. in tin- last an- ;
sly -is. 'he average embryonic Are Is
i«> .<h* by small groups of men. some
to--uy ,nl> two men. sometimes by
a single or.e
<H the 'i.<>osands of fires that are
put -ut every year in ’be national re
-erve.- te-lore they get well started
•be g- r-ral public- knows noihing
They are part of be regular routine j
of the forest guards and rangers.
The amount spent on forest fire
fight-eg by the forest service is ap
pro i;u.a*ely pj.UOO a year in ordinary |
yean Twica or three times that sum
would h#it se«u large in view of the
ant of properly saved, to say noth
in* of loss of life prevented.
Aside from the lows of life and leav
mg out indirect results of forest fires,
damage done by such conflagrations
.dude the death of standing trees, in
ary to trees that are not killed. In
.ary to the soil, reduction of the
growth of the stano and the effect on
-production Some of the resistant
i-pecie* of -rees are harmed 'but lit
tle. u '-.iie forest fires at times utterly
«ip cut species of less vitality, so
that tfcey never return to the terri
■ ry wl fc has been swept by the
fijupes
In c ,* -.uerirsg the < auses of fire?
the forest mice has iearnel by ex
peri-nee that it* principal ones are
trk- fr* m looomcOves. sparks from
-j»vn>:il5. camp tires, burning brush
re-ess smokers, incendiarism and
ightning
For the prevention of fires, or les- j
-»n.:.g their ravages, the following
art- necessary:
Elimination, so far as possible, of j
the causes of fires, a proper organ
ration of the forest by the careful dis
- isition of slash, by which is meant I
chips and cut branches, the opening
; roaus and trails, adequate super
vision, tnd sufficient men. armed with
the proper apparatus.
The forest service gives great im
portance to the necessity cf carefully
burring brush and of the establish
ment of trails through the forest, so
the small fires may be the more easily
got at. The brush should be piled in
small piles and each pile burned in
dependently. This work is best done
in the winter, when there is snow on
the ground, or when the air is moist
and less liable to spread the flames.
The careful watching of a tract
makes it safer, because hunters, camp
ers and others crossing that tract are
more careful of their fires. By effi
cient supervision most of the unneces
sary fires can be prevented.
As part of this supervision by the
forest service ail the government for
est reserves are posted with warn
ings These warnings are printed in
English. Italian. French and Spanish.
They warn against carelessness and
describe the penalties. The four lan
guages are used because many Italians
are at work on the railroads and more
Mexicans are adrift all over the west.
Watch for Incipient Fires.
All over the forest reserves are '
lookout stations In the flat country
they consist cf platforms in the tops
of high trees, approached by ladders.
If there are no tall trees towers are [
erected. In the mountainous coun
try any high peak or crag will do.
From these lookouts the keen eyed
rangers and guards, provided with the
oest long distance glasses, keep a
constant watch over the territory as
signed to them. From one to another
they signal in various ways. Where
• ver it is possible the telephone is
used. In the wilder regions more
primitive methods must need be em
ployed.
Among the most effective is the old
fire system, the system used by the
Piets of Scotland, the system the
white men of Europe found the red
men of America using when they first
ftt ick the shores of the western hem
isphere.
At a time when fire signals are not
needed the rangers and guards build
( little brush piles all over their terri
tory Plaeei about 100 feet apart,
they are ready to burn at a moment s
notice. A regular code of signals pre
vails The number of brush fires burn
mg at the same time conveys the sig
j nal. One fire means a forest fire on
the west of a certain mountain. Two
fires mean one to the east, and so on.
When- there are no brush fire sig
rials the simple Indian system of a
small fire and a blanket serves the
purpose of I'ncle Sam's forest guar
dians. Tbe small fire is started. Then
wet grass or earth is used to deaden
it and make the smoke heavy. Over
the fire a blanket is thrown to hold
the smoke down. When the blanket
•s released a solid puff of smoke goes
skyward. Again the blanket Is ap
plied and quickly removed. I'p goes
another puff of smoke.
Other methods are the heliograph—
j a windmill with small mirrors at
tached to its wheels, which flash the
signal of a fire, and. in some cases,
the flag system of the army signal
i corps.
Uest of all. however. Is the tele
phone. Since 1!H)G the forest service
has built 4.850 miles of telephone line,
and is extending them as rapidly as
congress appropriates the money.
In a report on the forest fire ques
tion Chief Forester Grave', says it is
. impossible to give a specific rule for
i ’he number of men required to pro
^ teet tracts of different 3izes, although
he supports Mr. Pinchot in saying that
j the forest service is undermanned.
In some cases a single man has to
watch a tract of 1.000 acres. More
men are required in flat regions, as in
the mountain regions a single man
may. by climbing to a high peak, and
1 there pitching his camp, keep guard
: over a vast territory.
The fire fighting crews of the for
I est service are well organized. One
man is always In charge. All know
their business. The first rule Is to
get there as quickly as possible. Then
organization counts. A well organized
small crew can tdo more work In an
hour than an ordinary gang of able
j bodied men well intenticmed but ig
; norant. could accomplish in twenty- j
four.
Hand-to-Hand Conflict.
In most cases the battle between
the rangers and the fire is a hand-to
hand conflict. Using coats, slickers. :
gunny-sacks, or whatever they have.
- Unde Sam's guardians go after the ,
fire as though it were a den of snakes.
! and beat it out. Dirt, if it is loose,
may be dug up and thrown on the
; fire.
The Difference.
A fool la unable to see his own
| faults. A wise man. seeing his own
faults, is able to keep ether people
j irom noticing them.
SPLEVD30 DEARLY °A'0 FCR
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Ccrtfaerer at CmI of Much
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VUtada.
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«a Mr Harms takes iff c.jr urtfant
n« 1 -i-reac. mj '*** alna4; riotbaff
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ia«or irc-cKt. Mo a {air ut r-afe.
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«i‘ ffart »a tal at ttf
ow.li a silk a*sfc Tfces na*
s m. cwC cm tia a for capr
•if - aiac* By tbl* time it was
to twn or breathe.
Sir <j!- •jfaSort * as increased by
L_vng a ^ver-glt amu-et fastened on
ar rlgb* forearm. on the left was
bung a r :.i(!ucCTt» hide shield, cov
r«d with dark blue silk ornament*d
»i b si.vergiit, while into or almost
power!* «* haads were thrust two in
"«w»en:, 3tlT long tlrflll A ({old or
nament. the badge of the Orier of
Solutr.att. was hung on at? neck.
! t ad to lead a gaily trapped horse
the uout of the king s hut. and bow
« kt* tuaje. tr. the king of Zion. This
1 act- hshed to ft admiration of
the spectator*. Ttrust erring my horse
to my groom, nsd my shield tad spear
hi my servant I returned to shake
hands with the king
By this time- I was in a profuse per
»;«.rat:on. which was not r-markable.
-» I tad oa two near!? complete suits
of clothes, beside a hen's skin sur
tout I omitted to mention my sworJ.
which was rigidly strapped to ny
waist oa the rigi.- side, and which
made irttirg down Cidbralt. Bet 1 tri
umphed over these d-lf.cuitiee
''ten the cutpotj was over I re
cetved many compliments. My inter 1
preter told me that all the spectators
declared 1 was made to wear such cos
tume. They always say that; It pro
duces dollars oftentimes.
It was not easy to mount my horse i
in such fearful and wonderful attire.
Cut I managed it. and I rode off with
a light heart and a splitting head
ache. and when I reached my abode i
speedily divested myself of my splen
dor.—Youth's Companion.
Not Quite.
“I think photography, like dreams,
must go by contraries."
"What makes you think that?"
"Wher. 1 expressed some doubts as
to the success of the pictures I had
taken, he assured me the negative
was a positive success."
The Whole Trouble.
“Mr Roxley had nothing but praise j
for your work lor him before the con- ]
gressional committee." said the friend.
“Yes" replied the lobbyist, gloom
ily; "nothing bit praise."—Catholic
Standard aid Tints.
WORLD’S CHAMPIONSHIP CLASH
I STORY CF "TOPSY" HAR7SEL
Veteran Outfielder of Philadelphia
Athletics Was Handicaped at
Start Because of Size.
By “Topsy” Hartsil.
It took mu a long lime to get started
right in baseball, but only a minute to
! start. The greatest handicap I had
when I was trying to get started was
my sire. You see down at Polk.
O.. they thought I was a great player
and we had an old player there who
taught me to play the game, l began
playing before I was ten years old.
and was on the high school and town
teams when I was fifteen. I was five
feet four inches tall and weighed then
j about 125 pounds. 1 played around with
the teams in our section of the coun
try. and was determined to become a
professional player. We had few
chances to learn much, and when l
finally got a job with the Burlington,
la., club in 1S97. I must have been as
green a "busher” as there was. I
was fast, but in that league they
seemed to think I was too small to
play, and I went to Montgomery, then
to Salem. Ohio, and finally reached
Grand Rapids. Mich. It was there
I really started. The Grand Rapids
team then was a sort of farm for big
league clubs and a bunch of expe
rienced and really good players were
there. I learned rapidly then, and
began to see where I was shy. I
found I had been making mistakes
and misplaying the game in many
ways and still thinking 1 was doing
it right because no one ever had told '
me how 1 should do. Louisville took
me from Grand Rapids, then Indian
apolis got me. and finally I landed
with the Chicago National league
team. I think l played better bail
j there than I ever did. Besides 1 had
learned a whole lot about batting and
had a good opportunity to study pitch
ers
It was at Chicago that I had my
best hitting year, and my best base
, running seasons, and 1 attribute all
my success there to the study of the
opposing pitchers. A base runner
especially ought to be familiar with
every trick and move of every op
(“Topsy”) Hartsel.
posing pitcher. I found that out
i when I went into the American
league in 1902 with the Athletics.
| Many of the pitchers were new to
| me and I made many breaks in base
! running before 1 learned their styles
! and their tricks. I had to begin all
over again to study them, and it did
j me more good than before, because i
i of the experience in the National
; league.
Experience and close study of the 1
game and the men who play It are
j necessary to success, and if there is
any lesson in my experience in getting
i started that may be of value to new j
: men it is that any man no matter how !
; good, must think and study all the
time. The starting is easy, for play
ers are in demand—but the finish is
quick unless the player is willing to
work and learn.
PLAY BASEBALL AT NIGHT
Two La Crosse Teams Battle for Two
Hours by Aid of Artificial Light
Without Inconvenience.
C. A. Comiskey's recently Installed
lights received their first real tryout
| at the American league grounds In
: Chicago the other night, when the 1111
! nois Athletic club and Calumet la
j crosse teams battled for over two
' hours in a fast match In the glare of
! over 1,000,000 candle power of light
j which constitutes a portion of the
light plant that will give Chicago
night baseball in the near future.
The plant proved itself equal to
the occasion, for the test held up to
* what was expected.
The Illinois A. C. won the game. 11
; to 10. but this fact was lost to view
in the confusion resulting from the
pronounced success of the light plant !
‘ —and at that the grounds were
j curtailed and only half the power was
in use.
At no time during the SO minutes \
1 of play did the players find it hard
i to follow the ball, but the game
j proved as fast and as interesting as
if it had been played in the broai day.
! light.
No complaint was heard from the
players and with the rcaf lights un
i covered the contestants were in no
way lothered tv the force cf the
| lamps.
Manager Frank Chance of Chicago.
Cubs vs. Athletes for the world's
baseball honors! That's the morsel
to be ladled out for fandom during the
latter days of (Lkuober unless some
dire calamity befalls F. Leroy Chance
& Co., writes Harold D. Johnson in
Chicago Keeord-Herald. It's all over
but the shouting as regards the
American league race with Mack's
seasoned youngsters galloping pen
nant ward on the high speed. Practi
cally the same situation prevails in
the National despite the crippled con
dition of the great Cub machine, and
fans whether partial or impartial
around both circuits have conceded
the palm to the West side combina
tion.
Interest in the coming clash already
has stirred the rooting populace of
every city of major, minor or trolley
league caliber. Speculation over the
outcome of the Cubs-Athletic struggle
is running at fever heat, with the ma
jority of the critics picking Chicago
as the flaunting scene of the next
world's pennant. Whatever the out
come. the battle royal will bring to
gether two of the most formidable
twirling forces ever known to the na
tional pastime.
Frank Chance, typical exponent of
the playing manager, will be on first,
unless the aforementioned dire calam
ity works a change in the color scheme.
And from the initial corner the P. L.
is a master hand at driving his hurl
ers Ask any umpire who has offici
ated on the bases when some poor, un
happy Cub flinger has experienced a
bad spell. On the other hand, Connie
Mack ireal name Cornelius McGilli
cuddy) is a bench leader of the high
est rank, crafty, quick to note a play
er's shortcomings and a thorough prac
titioner of inside ball.
A seven-game series is no criterion
of the real strength of any team. And
chances are neither will use more
than three pitchers in the big show.
Veteran batting stars in the National
league claim "Three-fingered" Brown
isn't the same demon he was two sea
sons ago. Orval Overall at present is
hors de combat and may miss the big
series. Leonard (King) Cole, the
young pheuorn uncovered by Chance
this season is almost sure of a steady
job in the championship.
Then there's Jack Pfister, one of
the greatest left-handers in the game,
and southpaws, by the way. are usu
ally effective against the Macks. For
reserve Singers the Cubs boast of
such veterans as Mclntlre. Richie and
Foxen. Against this array of talent
Mack will offer his three mainstays.
Chief deader, Eddie Plank and Jack
Coombs. al; seasoned veterans of hun
dreds of conflicts.
Of the Philadelphia staff Plank prob
ably has shown the poorest form *his
season, while his stablemates. includ
ing "Cy'* Morgan, have gone at break
neck speed. It looks like a nip and
tuck affairs, this coming teat of pitch
ing strength.
Chicago will have the advantage in
the catching department with King
and Archer, two of the really greats
of the age, as against -Thomas and
Livingston of the Athletics. Veterans
will play first base on both sides—
Chance, king of them all for the Cubs,
and Davis, a master hand, for the east
erners. At second two of the brain
iest exponents of the inside ball now
in service will be seen.
For years Evers has been hailed
monarch of all he sarve; s around that
section of the field, but the crafty lit
tle Trojan will encounter a sturdy op
ponent in Collins, who practically com
mands the Athletic forces. Critics
throughout the land have named
Tinker the superior of all other short
stops, and Joe. with his greater ex
perience. should overshadow- Barry,
the Holy Cross product with Mack's
troupe Steinfeldt and Baker—the
Erst a grizzled warrior—tried and found
not wanting in a thousand combats,
and the latter a hustling youngster
and a slashing baiter, will strive for
supremacy at third ”
In the outfield it looks like first
money for the Cubs. Hot'man. Schulte
and Sheckard, against Lord. Oldring
and Murphy, assures the fans of some
spectacular fielding and lots of hard
hitting, but the West side garden staff
looms up ace high. As regards utility
talent Chance has all the better of
the argument, having fortified the
Cubs with a valuable corps of assist
ants in Beaumont. Zimmerman and
Kane.
AROUND
XBASES
Meloan and ZwiHing. the new White
i Sox outfielders, are each 22 years old.
Ed Walsh is a good imitator and is
‘ said to have the best vaudeville talent
i of any baseball player in the major
j leagues.
The attendance for the recent Chi
■ c a go-New York series was close to
*0.000. which is going some for a four
day session.
Empire Johnstone of the National
league says that the Cubs should win
ever the Athletics because of the bet
ter catching of Kling and Archer.
Unless Overall shows improvement
he will not be picked to open the
' world's series this year. It will prob
ably be Mordecai Brown against
Plank.
Owen Bush, the smallest player in
the American league, is batting .2611.
He has made ten doubles, four triples,
three homers and twenty-three sacri
fice hits.
Elmer Flick, who was released by
the Cleveland Naps to the Kansas
City Blues and refused to go. has set
tled himself on his farm for a long
; life of it.
Manager Chance could substitute
i "Toots" Hofman for Artie any time
: and no one would be the wiser. The
| brothers look enough alike on the dia
i mond to be twins.
i A leading umpire has asked the
| Question why left handed batters can't
hit southpaws when right-hand hitters
! t «n hit right-hand pitchers. This is
a fair question, but difficult to answer.
OSSIE “SCHRECK” IN MARION
■■ Noted Partner of Eccentric Pitcher
Rube Waddell, Lands in Little
Town in Indiana.
Ossie Schreckengost, who was once
a member of the Philadelphia Ath
l letics, later with the White Sox and
Ossie Schreck.
' played with the Louisville team of
the American association, has become
a full-fledged manager
I He has succcedei TCror’e* Pej'iv as
manager of :he Marion. In'!., team.
“Gathered for the Heathen"
The Church Family Newspaper tells
the following story:
“A missionary came down to take
the Sunday services at the church of
Giggleswick-in-Craven. On behalf of
:he foreign heathen" a collection was
taken up. One of the wardens offered
the box to a certain member of the
congregation who did not believe in
r.reign missions.
"in a stage whisker, beard alike by
congregation and parson, this man said
in blank vernacular. Tak' it away, lad;
I'm not going to give owt."
"At that period the collecting boxes
were taken direct into the vestry. j
Down came the preacher front the
pulpit, went into the vestry, brought
out one of the boxes, and marched
straight towards the gentleman. He
offered the box to the heretic with
the nalTe remark: Tak' what thou
wantest. lad; It has been gathered for
the heathen!'"
Remedies for Dyspepsia.
Summing up his experiences with ,
425 cases of dyspepsia, an English!
physician said that benefit had re
sulted most frequently from one of
two kinds of medicine—namely, alkali
icd a carminative, such as ginger, an
tour cr an hour and a halt after a j
,.eal. or when the discomfort came on;
>r bismuth carbonate, in doses of half
t dram or more before meals. *
MADE OF (HICKEN
APPETIZING DISH EASILY PRE
PARED BY YOUNG WIFE.
The Name Originated From the
Earthen Crock in Which French
Cooks Put Their Chicken
After Browning.
Chicken Marndte This is a very
pretentious and yet easy dish for the
voting wife to attempt Choose a g,<od
roasting fowl of about three and a h.d*
to four pound* Dismember it and
soak after thorough washing in clear,
cold water. Dredge the pieces slightly
with flour, salt and pepper lightly and
brown delicately in lard or olive oil
Then put them in a deep saucepan
and cover with the stock, which must
be prepared beforehand by boiling -h
neck, giblets and feet of the bird in
water with an onion and savord herbs
Set the vessel over a slow Are and
cook covered, adding, when a Quarter
done, one large ripe totna’o. a grot n
pepper denuded of seeds and quite a
quantity of paprika. Half a clove of
garlic cooked from the beginning with
the chicken will add to the taste. It
must be thoroughly tender when done,
but not In rags, and plain boiled rice
flanks the dish admirably. Marndte
Is the name of the earthen crock in
which French cooks prepare chicken
In this manner, and sometimes the
fowl Is put into it whole alter the pre
llminary browning.
Roast Loin of Lamb With Green
Peas—Have the butcher leave the kid
ney and fat on and skewer the piece
daintily. A piece six chops long will
be required, for the bit dwindles away
with cooking Dredge with a little
flour, salt and pepper acd start th-»
roasting with brisk heat, moderating
it for the finish.
If canned peas are used open them
up and drain in a colander. Hushing
them while there with cold water
Drain and put In a saucepan with
salt, pepper, and a big tablespdonful
of butter. Cook covered for five min
utes. and serve them in a trial border
around the lamb on a hot flat plat
ter.
Pot Roast.
A Tasty Dish for Luncheon.—One ca»
r^tf salmon, one egg, juice of on« lem
on. Season with salt and pepper ta
suit. Ilread crumbs about a cupfui.
Break the salmon apart with a fork
and lightly mix with the other ingredt
ents. Put this Into a cake tin with a
funnel center and steam for 5® min
utes. This will come out in the shape
of a salmon loaf. Whtle the salmon
loaf is steaming prepare either fresh
or canned peas by cooking 15 or 20
minutes, and when done season with
butter, pepper and salt, and garnish
the salmon loaf on the chop plate
with the peas by filling the cavity
formed by the funnel and spill gener
ously over the loaf. This makes a
pretty ar.d appetizing dish that Is es
pecially nice in June, when new peas
are so delicious
Blackberry Cordial.
Put the blackberries in either a
preserving kettle or a stone jar. set
it inside the wash botler and let them
simmer in their own juices until very
soft. Strain through a towel wet
with boiling water. Measure the
juice. To each quart of juice allow
two tablespoanfuls of ground cloves,
two of mace, two of allspice and four
of ground cinnamon. Boil the Juice,
and after you have removed the scum
put it in the spices and stir well
When cold add a pint of whisky to
each quart of sirup. Bottle imme
diately and cork tight. If you use
brandy take a half-pint to each quart
of sirup.
Angel Cake and Ice Cream.
A loaf of angel cake hollowed out
and with the crusts removed to give
a snow white appearance makes a
charming holder for Ice cream. A
snow white cream flavored with al
mond and decorated on top with
bright red candied cherries, a deil
cate pale gr«en cream flavored with
pistachio and decorated with pieces
of green angelica or a strawberry
cream of delicate pink—all lock
charming In such a receptacle. Indi
vidual cups of angel cake may be used
for a change and the ice cream within
them topped with whipped cream
Jelly Tumblers fur Picnics.
Jelly tumblers with light-fitting ew
ers are most useful articles for the
picnic basket. They serve as butter
crocks, sugar bowls, gelatine pudding
molds and receptacles for meat or
vegetable salads and deviled eggs.
Plenty of oiled paper is essential, and
one must always remember to sepa
rate articles with strong odors and
tastes—such as pickles, bananas, cof
fee or spiced things.
Cauliflower Pudding.
After boiling the cauliflower, mash
into a smooth paste, add four eggs,
four tablespoonfuls of cream and a
tablespoonful of melted butter. Mis
well .and season and pour into a but
tered mold. Bake in a brisk oven
When ready to serve turn it out on a
chop platter, surround with cream
sauce, and garnish with toast points
dipped in butter and sprinkled with
parsley.
Cauliflower au Gratin.
Boil the cauliflower in slightly salt
ed water until tender. Drain well
and break into small bit*'. Place a
layer of cauliflower in a baking dish
pour over it a thick white sauce and
sprinkle with grated parmesun cheese
Make another layer the same way
and sprinkle a few bread crumb? on
the top. add several lumps of butter
and bake in oven for 2® minutes
Mending China.
Knocking the handle off my china
batter dish cover. I took some white
)vaint from the bottom of an old paint
can. It was thick, with not much
oil. Put paint on one part, then press
the other piece on. Let thoroughly
dry. Good as new —Exchange.
Specks on Varnish.
When one tinds white soots on ear
Dished table, wet piece of soft flannel
in spirits camphor and rub over the
spot. and. presto! it's gone.
