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-i-i- nq'. -w , ,(ri - DECEMBER 3.1jtX909 The Commoner. m Wt"?S5rr " your state, No matter if you do not I KnowniB name, address as above. M. S. Sprinkle, buckwheat or rye flour over the plae where the liquid fat was spilled on the woolen gar ment, and let It Absorb the grease; then brush it off and apply fresh flour until all the grease is absorbed. Corn starcli may be used in the same way to take grease out of the cloth dress. Do, not put hot water on it. Ella S. This i.givn as a remedy for chilblains: Take equal parts of wmte vinegar, spirits or turpentine and an egg, and stir or shake to gether in a bottle until thoroughly mixed. Then rub over the blain, gently. If the skin -is broken, make an ointment of one scruple of ben zoate of zinc niixed with one ounce of fresh lard, and apply several times daily. A scraped , turnip is claimed to be good. S. T. For the child's ear, drop a little warm olive oil in the ear from a spoon; the oil must bo barely milk "'warm as, if too hot, it will cause in tense pain. Keep the little liead on a pillow with the afflicted ear upper most until the oil has penetrated the cavity, t laying something warm over Jl I or beat the butter and sugar together, muix ouu mo uuuien yoncs, men tuo buttermilk and flour alternately; dis solve the soda in a very littlo cold water and add to the cako batter, then, last, the beaten whites and flavoring. Bake forty-flve minutes in a moderate oven. F. M. B. Soda Loaf Cake Ono cup of quito thick sour cream; ono cup of sugar; two eggs; one-half teaspoonful of BOdrt. lltnnh nf emit nnrl flmir fwn tablespoonfuls of lemon juice. Put the eggs, cream and Bligar in a dish, and beat all together; add tho soda; (to measure, take a teaspoonful, level it, and then divide lengthwise), dissolve thfi Rndn. In nnh mnrn tlinn n teaspoonful of tho sour milk beforo adding; then stir in just enough flour to make it a littlo stiffer than layer-cake batter; then squeezo the juice of tho lemon into tho batter and use some of tho rind, grated, together with a littlo nutmeg for flavorincr. Thr lsmnn in loo mav ho omitted, but its use makes the batter much lighter and improves tho taste. Any kind of flavoring may be used. Do not be 'discouraged if your first attempt at making tins cako should to, will got too "done," in which case they aro unwholesome. When wood ashes can not bo ob tained, try this: Tako twolvo largo ears of corn, with enough water to covor tho kernels after shelling; sift a pint of alr-slackod liino into tho waier, put over tho Ilro and boll half an hour; it should bo then ready to wuau uuu cook as usual. Havo your kitchen table covered with zinc, a sheet of galvanized Iron, or oven common stove-plpo sheet iron. It will save a lot of hard scrub bing, -and it is not injured by hot vessels, pots or kettles. ALL TUB SAMH TO 1IRK "I must warn you, doarost, "that after we aro married, you will very HkolV find mo innllnml in n nvM traryand dictatorial In my manner." fully. "I won't pay tho slightest attention to what you say." Pres byterian Standard. TIIIIER SHOUT CUTS Throo now short cuts to truth havo boon coined In Washington recently. Senator Sholby M. Cullom of Illlnoln Is responsible for ono. Tho vetornn Solon, In commenting on an ngod menu, said: "Ho has ono foot In tho grave and tho other resting on a banana pool," Congressman Hughes of Now Jor Roy, In describing a lobbyist whom ho met, romarkod: Ho Is ho crooked that ho puts on his elothos with a corkscrew and hnn to sloop In a coll of rope." Stato Senator John Gardner of Illinois, describing "Parsifal" and Its failure to plonso him, said: "Tho only poople who enjoy It aro thoso educated follow who don't know nothing." Now York World. During nearly ovory month In tho year waterproof garments are uoodod in Scotland. Tho average annual rainfall Is about 45 Inches. luted with an eoual nart of water. will disinfect the gums and sweeten the breath, but it would be better to Bee a dentist, as a very little treat ment might relieve you. The trouble may be caused by some stomach trouble, and. "the . local treatment would do little good. Vtx n' fotlurn fnr mlHi n 1( 1a rirnMro MIrr Allio T. Washinc: the mouth trood results will be obtained, and out with peroxide of hydrogen, di- it is worth trying. Tho cako is in expensive, easily made, and Keeps moist longer than baking powder cake. Mrs. B. W. Z. (Beprinted by request.) Pork Cake One pound of salt pork chopped or ground; one pound of brown sugar; ono pint of raisins, chopped; ten cents wortn or sweet almonds, shelled, blanched and chonned: one nint of boiling water; one quart of flour; one tablespoonful each of ground cloves, alspico, and cinnamon, one tablespoonful of soda dissolved in a littlo boiling water. Beat well together and bake in loaves'. Mrs. J. W Milwaukee, Wis. Apple Fritters Peel, slice into a mixing bowl seven or eight good cooking apples; sprinkle with one half cup of sugar, more or less ac cording to tartness of apples; stir in one egg; let stand for sugar to start juico out of apples; mix one half teaspoonful each of baking pow der and salt, and a pinch of soda; add to the apples arid sugar with enough more flour to make a batter a little thicker than for layer cake. TTrv In Hi snider or on the griddle ,greaBed with just enough butter or drippings, to keep fritters rrom suck ing. Serve with cream, hot syrup, Cooking Apples - ' Try this way, 't or a change: Peel, core and slice as. you would potatoes, as many nice apples as you wish; put into a thick dau6e-pan (porcelain lined or agate), with just as little "water as, will prevent burning. Be fore putting the water on the apples, dissolve in it the same quantity of BUgar you would use in the ordinary apple sauce of the same amount of apples. Then cover the sauce pan with a close-fitting cover and gently cook them over a moderate heat until you'ean pierce the fruit with a straw; but do not stir while cooking. If the apples show a tendency to burn, draw them to a cooler part of the range and put an asbestos mat under the vessel. If scum forms, remove it; when done, turn the apples out very nnfiv rTifr n ill ah to. r.ool. and when cold set on ice until needed. The or hc-iiey. Mrs- F- M- R- iruit snouiu uw u guiucu j o" " delicate pink, .according to iue ap ples, and should retain the form of the slices. This will keep for days, and is excellent with meat. The ap ples may be quartered, sweetened,, spiced and cooked in an agate drip ping pan in the oven. Do not use more water than is absolutely neces sary, and do not hurry tho cooking or uncover, or stir. It is claimed that apples and on ions in proportion of twice as many sour apples, sliced thin, as there are thinly-sliced onions, fried together In butter, 1n a closely covered skillet, cooking until tender, sprinkled with a little sugar and salt ana servou u goon as done, Is a most appetizing combination dish. 'Spiced Apple Pie Line a pie-tin with nice paste, and fill with stewed, sweetened and seasoned apple sauce. A good combination of spices is a teaspoonful of cinnamon, a dash of cloves, and a tew gratings pf nut meg, though nutmeg alone is very nice. Cover the top with a lattice ' of strips of paste and bake in a hot oven. Serve warm or cold. Contributed Recipes . Soda Loaf Cake One-half cup of butter, one cup of sugar, three eggs, yolks and whites beaten separately, one- cup of milk, two cups of flour, one-half teaspoonful of soda. Cream General Household To Clean Paint Boil a quart of bran in a gallon of water for an hour, replenishing the water as it boils away, and strain, using tho liquid for cleaning paint after it has been thoroughly washed; it will give the paint a very glossy surrace. Eggs, when boiling, frequently burst; this is caused by their being too full of air, and may be prevented by pricking one end with a needle before putting them into the water, by which means the air can escape from the shell. Common shellac dissolved in cT, ninnhni to make it the con- sistency required for use, is an ex cellent cement for wood; Itwm unite the fractured legs of chairs and tables as firmly as i they had never been broken, n rignuy iuu and applied, not using until per- fecS.?r' e nf tho flneers should be used in manipulating pastry, the heavy kneading and working that is required for biscuit or bread will spoUe lightness; the lighter the toch. the nicer the pastry, and this ' EST V i" ?u "' " ?r'.S Rhortly you 3n tod SeS T Wed over all alike Med eggs, unless closely attended ra wwta Latest Fashions for Readers of The Commoner PESsi!! 3111 Girls' and Child's Coat. A neat and stylish little model for any of tho mixed coatings. Fivo sizes 2 to 10 years. &$ s- 308C1 ir 1041 3104 Ladies' Nine-Gored Skirt, with an Inverted Box-Plait at Centre Back Seam and Siuc-rialtH at "Lower Part of other Seams. Any of ho season's suitings dovclop well In this neat model. Bight sizes 22 to 3G. cM 3097 Ladles' Somi-Prlncess Dress, with Body Lining, high or low neck and long or elbow sleeves. Black eollenno was used In this stylish model. Six sizes 32 to 42. "7 TT 3086 Ladles' Corset Cover, clos ing at Back and In Square or Bound outline. Seven sizes 32 to 44. 309 3091 Girls' and Child's One Plece Dress, closing at Front. Bright red serge made this a charming lit tle every-day frock. Fives sizes 3 to 11 years. 3001 3107 Misses' Full Length Coat. Dark green broadcloth was used for this charming model. Three sizes 13 to 17 years. 3X07 nrnv COMMONER will supply its readers with perfect fitting, seam diJKSrom the latest Paris and New York styles. The do- 2?Sroi. maUed to any address on receipt or 10 cents. W"Torrrlng PatteL give us your name, address, pattern numb., "" "2SZ3aa COMMONER, Pattern Dent, Lincoln. Neb. v4' ml 1 ' -i '"I i -