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"-, ' '' '"cy' i" 'J"-'"1fT4.s?lJ")M?'s,'''.4', . The Commoner 20 VOL. 15, NO. 6 my B m i. & u at HI m it'i p. m n - Eft y , - rL.'" . ,. re ri. IM, JREBP leaves with mayonnaise dressing. M. 0. B., Indiana. Increasing the Honey Supply Get & can of the clear white syrup sold for ten to fifteen cents each; into the syrup, beat one-half of a frarao of comb honoy, and you will find it as good as any strained honoy you can buy. Bo sure to get the refined, crystal white syrup. The comb honey comes in frames at a usual cost of 20 conts a frame. Fly TJmo Hero is a set of rules which, if strictly observed, will add greatly to tho comfort, to say nothing else, of tho family and neighborhood: Do not allow flies in your house; if a fly gets inside, do not "shoo" it out, "but use the swatter vigorously and finish his career. Don't permit them near your food, especially tho milic. Don't buy foodstuffs where flies are at liberty to crawl over them, and don't allow flies to have access to the dining room. Do not patronise gro cery stores, markets, restaurants that harbor and feed flies. Insist on hav ing screens. Don't buy, or allow your children to buy, tho kind of foods or fruit that are served from side walk stands whoro thoy aro exposed to street dust and flies. Havo screens to all doors and oth r openings to keep out tlie flies, and teach your children to know what they aro for. It is not what they will take away, but what they will bring In, that you are to fear. Not every fly that comes in may bo carrying filth and disease germs, but tho ma jority of them are, and the rest are open to suspicion.- You cannot dis tinguish between the guilty or tho innocent and you should take no chaiices. Swat every ono of them. Don't let tho flies get into the pantry, or into any- other room where food or supplies are kept. Keep all foods covered, whether you harbor flies or not, for the air is always full of dust Knd germs.- It is easier to bo "safe than sorry." Swat tho fly. To Get Rid of Roaches If your houso is infested with roaches, uso vigorous means to get rid of them. You may not see tliom, as they are always hidden during the day timo; but if you should happen around in the night, the flash of a match will show them to you. Mix common powdered borax and sugar two parts of borax to one of sugar, and sot It about in tin lids, or other dishes, putting everything else eat able away so the roaches can not roach It, and see how quickly they Will thin out. tf f r III H ilfn Fruit Syrups . Fruit syrups fill so important a place .in the making of dishes, creams, and drinks, that one should have a supply of them on "hand. These syrups can be, and generally are, made from fruits which are richest hoth in flavor and juiciness, and which are ripe and sound, but too goft for preserves and over-Tlpe for jel,lies,Jjut with no touch of staleness .or decay. Oranges, lemons, pine apples, wineberries, strawberries, raspberries, cherries, currants, black berries, peaches, and other soft fruits, form our most popular flavors, and prove a delicious addition to cooling drinks, water iceB, ice creams, gel atine creams, and innumerable fancy dishes as well as many substantial ones. This may be carried on in connec tion with canning, ana preserving, in malcing jams, if the fruit is crushed, ".then arain wunout squeezing, two thirds of the juice may bo used lor . yruns. and delicious iams madA .tfWtne pulps and tho rest of the JUS '. ... ! iice. vjrauuiateu sugar must be dV and' -plenty of it, to prevent , (Continued from Preceding Page) 2, 4 and 6 years. An ideal suit for sum mer wear, this model has small trous ers made with tho open edgo at tho knee, Tho blouse is quite long, with or wiuioui uie wiuo sauor collar and with These suits are made sometimes of ono coior ana sometimes oi two combined. 723l LimUcm' DrcNNluR Sncquc Cut in sizes 36, 40 and 44 inches bust meas ure. This is a one-pleco garment, but In any fabric less than nfty-four inches wide, it will require a seam down tho ueniur oi iuu uuuit. xno waistline is indicated by the belt, which may be placed high or low. The cap is in one piece also. 7203 liHdlcH' DrcNR Cut in sizes 34 to 44 inches bust measure. Linen or serge can bo used to mako this dress. Tho dress closes at tho front and can bo made with either long or short slooves. The skirt is cut in throo gorea and can be mado with high or regula tion waistline. A "I'HdlcH' DreHH Cut In sizes 34 to 46 Inches bust measure. Any of tho pretty wash materials can bo used for this dress. Tho dress closes at tho front and has a three-gored skirt. Tho skirt can bo mado with or without tho band facings. 72K2 LadleM Empire Negligee This gown has a very short waist mado in tho regular manner, with squaro neck and short sleeves. Tho skirt sections aro plain and slightly circular In cut. ro ontlro gown closes in tho center of tho front. sizes 31 to 44 inches bust measure. Tho Ijh!ciiu' icniuro ot thls-wal&t 1 that It has no shoulder seam and a slightly en larged armhole. Tho sleevoMs-cut to nt tho widened opening and is looso to tho edgo which comes below tho elbow. Tho surplico closing is employed with a wide, flat collar. Tho cuffs corres pond in style. This model is excellent for voile, lawn, crepe, etc. -r111'" D Cut In sizes 4, 6, 8 and 10 years. This pretty frock is mado with a yoke which trims tho back of the blouse at the top whllo tho lower Kiionn!.s gathered In both front and na?lc Th0 n?? is a 1Ittl0 Pon with llat Collar, wlllnli mnv 1 .iu.j ' . plain lmy U uand or b0 lef" . y-70iHdieM' Gathered Skirt Cut In sizes 22 to 32 inches waist measure This skirt s made in two sections, ono corresponding to a yoke, and tho low"? Pr$lon to a deep flounce. It gath ered at the top with either raised or regulation waistline, and the lower so?. tI(yU? r1,8?, cPa,rately gathered 72CS ChllV IlompcrM Cut in Hlmn 2, 4 and 6 years. In these simnlo rompers there is no HvisioS at tho tiVHS10 !n front as half tho body and 5ftlf tn?mlee sections are cut in Sne Piece The closing is in the center of Hnn'i-0 n th0 back ll body sec tion is seamless, but there iq Min o,,Si opening across 'the wafftlino sSpamt l? "" le fw io waist sectiSrTho .v;yvo mu auorc jellying. Tho eyrup should be thor oughly boiled, ' to the "threadinc" stage hefore the juice is added aa long boiling ruins the color and flavor of tho juices. Only porcelain-lined or enameled or agate, or aluminum war6 should be used for the cooking also, a wooden spoon for any stirring For currants, to each quart of measured juice allow three pounds of granulated sugar; put the sugar with a pint of boiling water, stir un til dissolved, then boil until it spins a thread, or snaps when taken be tween thumb and finger, then add the juice, noil, skim well, boil one min ute longer, then bottle at once and seal. Cherry is made with the same proportions. Lemon, to every pint of juice, use two pounds of sugar boiled with one pint of water, as above; boil the lemon juice after add ing the syrup, three minutes. Usu ally ono pint of juico may be had from ono quart of small fruit. For apricots, six pints of juice to four of syrup, as tho fruit is very sweet. For blackberries, half pint of syrup to one pint of juice. Peaches make a fine syrup. Juicy apples or pears may also be used; but care must be taken to prevent tho apples jellying. Grapes make line syrups. THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER Nearly all the American world knows that the national election and nearly all of the state elections occur on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November, but probably not one in all the millions of voters and nonvoters can tell "why" that date was selected for the choice of electors. Years ago the writer inquired of many of the most learned congress men in Washington as to the "why" of tlie mystery. Not "one could an swer except to say: -'Bless me, I don't know." Harry Smith, who for long years was journal clerk of the house of representatives, was almost a magician in dragging to light those little mysteries associated with the history of the country. He sought high and low as to the "why" actual ly for months, and then gave it up. It is really one of tho curiosities of our national legislation. H. H. B. Meyer, chief bibliographer of the congressional library, says: "As to why the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, in stead of the first Tuesday in Novem ber, was fixed for the date of presi dential elections, we have to report that no ' satisfactory answer can be given." Pittsburgh Dispatch. 7271 1IIfiiti.i nij.i.i-. n. . . hIwb u 1? io """"' "louse uut in sizes 14, 16, 18 and 20 years Wic blouse s quite regulation. It has onlv a small opening at the "neck and l Hllpped on over tho head Thnwi,iJ I., or collar leaves tho nock ixnno,i s!iJ" lower ends of tho slTos earns are" Sf? .open and are held together by afJcing A Quick Oome-Back "Always be yourself, my dear. Never pretenl to be something that you are not. "Now, how about din ner? Have you gotten it?" "Why, no, hubby. I am a society girl. I don't pretend to be a cook." Kansas City Journal. and tho plain. Ion?? sleeves are Inserted with a slightly widened armhole. They may bo shortened if desired. 7257 TiUdteii' A proa Cut in sizes 36, 40 and 44 inches bust measure. This novel design shows an apron without shoulder seam and with the entire front of tho bodice covered and having small sleeves and back yoke in one piece with front. Tho skirt portion is gathered at tho sides and plain in front and does not quito reach tho center of tho back. 7238 Ladle' Four-Gore Skirl Cut In sizes 22 to 32 inches waistmeasure. This handsome skirt has a dolfblo box pleat panel both front and back. It is mado -with either raised or regulation waistline and tho suspender straps may bo used or omitted. Tho width of the lower edgo in tho medium size Is 2 yards 72fi T.imHcm' UrcM Cut In sizes 34 to 44 inches bust measure. This prac tical frock shows one of the new straight skirts. This is mado with four gores, gathered at tho top and attached to tho blouso with either high or nor mal waist. The blouso has a. plain buck, but tho fronts aro gathered along the shoulder seam. - lb '.