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ADVERTISING
A SERIES OF TEN TALKS ON
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The owner of a retail hat store writes me to ask
how to advertise hats.
I dom't know. I haven't thought much about hats.
Ten to one I should do something revolutionary;
perhaps advertise to buy the customer's old hat. As
a rule he is glad to get rid of it. Of course that would
cut the profit in two, but then the sales would multiply
by ten, or perhaps by fifty, and the store would get
talked about.
Perhaps I wouldn't do that at all. I make the
suggestion simply to let this hat dealer know that if
I owned his store I should get up and shake myself;
make some sort of a noise ; not stand around behind
the counter leaning on everything, waiting for a
customer who is six blocks away on the other side of
the street going north to change his mind, come back,
cross over, and by mere chance in his hurry notice
that I have hats in my window.
II Tell a hundred thousand men who wear hats and
who buy two hundred thousand hats a year that you
have the goods ; the kind they are looking for. If that
doesn't wake them up then give away a hat-band and
a necktie and a pair of gloves ; cram the hats full of
ham sandwiches ; do something. Your business is to
sell hats, not store them.
I have no patience with the retail dealer who
depends on the sidewalk and the weather for his trade.
But it isn't necessary to be sensational; simply
make readable news of your advertising. It is the
business of the newspapers to distribute news and
if I want a moderate priced stylish hat your adver
tising is ten; times more interesting to me than the
Associated Press dispatch that some galoot in Okla
homa or Texas hanged himself.
Good advertising is news. Print this on the
ceiling over your bed so that you will read it first thing
every morning when you wake up.
Keep your eye on fashion.
Fashion is today the biggest influence in the
world; not necessarily the best influence; but the
biggest. We don't control fashion; fashion controls
us. It always comes down the pike with a whirl. When
the storm breaks haul in your advertising canvas and
stop buying. Fashion hurricanes are short-lived.
SdMMojs
(Copyright. 1908. by Tribune Company. Chic.)
The Proposed Amendments.
The "Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution Relating to Judicial Pow
ers" should receive the vote of every vot
er at the coming primaries, without re
gard to party. The amendment was
submitted by the last Legislature by the
votes of members of all political parties,
and is now being supported by the lead
ers of all parties men who haye investi
gated the question and know the neces
sity for its adoption. The proposed
amendment was endorsed by the Re
publican and Peoples Independent part
ies in their state conventions last spring
and has just been endorsed by the ex
ecutive committee of the Democratic
'State Committee, after a careful consi
sideration and fnll discussion of the
question with many influential men in
that party.
That the measure is non-partisan and
should receive the support of every vot
er in the state is farther established by
the following statement signed by the
Chairmen of the State Committees of
the three great political parties of the
state, viz:
"In our judgment the proposed con
stitutional amendment increasing the
number of judges of the Supreme Court,
which is to be voted on at the coming
primaries, is a step in the right direction.
This amendment, if adopted, will enable
the Court to hear and decide all cases
without the assistance of Commissioners.
The substitution of four judges for six
commissioners will not only give the
state a better working court, but will be
a great saving of expense to litigants in
that court, and hence, a great benefit to
the people of the state. We hope that
very voter of our respective parties will
vote for it at the coming primaries.
Wjc Hayward, Republican Com.
T. 8. Allen. Democratic Com.
O. B. Manuel, Independent Com.
Lost.
A pair Gold Spectecles between J.E.
Kaufman's residence and Orpheus Hall.
Fiader please return to Mrs. Mary Bre
mer and receive reward.
.Mart Bbjcmxr.
ADVERTISING
at PUUMyUa
No. 3
On the Base Ball Diamond.
Columbus defeated Fremont by a
score of 3 to 2, and Hartman's safe hit
at the right time did the business. Fre
mont has a fast team, but the home
boys play ball, too.
Sunday, Monday and Monday night
the home team will play the Maryville,
Comets, a semi-professional team that is
touring the country. The visitors are
ball players and have wou a large per
centage of the games played, but the
home team will do their best to win from
them.
It took ten innings to decide the game
between Hose Companies No. 1 and 2
last Sunday, but No. 3 suoceeded in
landing it, the score being 9 to 8.
Next Sunday the Hookies play No. 2,
and as the teams are all even it will be a
contest to decide whether the No. 2's,
who have been the losing team, take the
lead, or the Hookies regain the place
they held after the opening of the sea
son. Following is the standing of the clubs
in the Firemen's league:
2 r 5
TEAMS 2 "
2. '" : 3
.
Hoe Company No. 1 0 3 S 500
Hookies 6 S 3 500
Hose Company No. Z 6 I 3 800
Baptist Church
Sunday school 10 a. m., preaching 11
a. m., B. Y. P. U. 7:30 p. m., preaching 8
p. m., prayer meeting Thursday 8 p. m.
Subject Sunday morning, "Applied
Christianity." Subject Sunday evening,
"Ye Must be Born Again."
Bxv. B. W. Beinbart, Pastor.
Notice.
Wm.Schilz wishes to announce to the
public that he has moved his shoe store
to the Schroeder building on Twelfth
street, which he will occupy until his
new building, on the old location, ia
completed.
Low Rates to State Fair.
On account of the Nebraska 8tate Fair
the Union Pacific will sell tiokeU at oae
fare for the round trip.
E. Q. Brows, Afent.
lettole.4.
Mrs. Wsn. Arndt and children visited
friends ia Norfolk from Friday until
Monday.
"BV A. Loekwood and Boy Bray shipped
their threshing outfit to Hay Springs
this week.
Ohas Raid of Syracuse, Neb., waa re
newing acquaintances on route 4 from
Thursday until 8unday.
Missilery Lambertua of Monroe waa
the guest of her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Sissle, this week.
Miss Hazel Napier returned Monday
from a three weeks' visit with frieada at
David City. Mies Olady Napier, bar
ooaain, returned with her.
Lyman Bray of Syraoase, Neb ar
rived '-Tuesday morning with a oar of
farm machinery and horses, and will be
gin seeding on the Pat Marry place,
which ;be has rented for the coming
year.
W. H. Penn of Columbia county,
North Carolina, brother of Mrs. L. S.
Eby, visited with her from Friday until
Monday. He is an old time Nebraska
man and moved to bis present home
with a party of northern men who went
there to engage in raising strawberries.
A. Herman of the Bellwood neighbor
hood, moved on the Sheldon place, five
miles northwest of Columbus, and will
live in the house now occupied by Mr.
Abegglen. Mr. Abegglen will go to
Germany for a visit and on his return
move to Portland, Ore, where his broth
ers are located.
iNtl la. 3.
J. F. Godeken made a business trip to
Oreaton the latter part of last week.
. Mias Clara Byrel U visiting at the
home of Frank Bonk, for several days.
Peter Schmitt, our industrious miller,
shipped a car load of flour to Omaha
last week.
Miss Louise Brunken waa the guest
of bar cousin, Miss Laura Brunken, in
Columbus Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Behlen, sr., and
son William returned Tuesday from their
visit at Benton Harbor, Mich.
The young folks on tbe route enjoyed
themselves eating ice oream at the home
of Ed Aache last Sunday evening.
Mrs. Ranz. who has been visiting at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Fred See.
field, returned to her home in Fremont
last Friday.
The young folks of tbe northwestern
part of tbe route apent a very enjoysble
time at the home of Mason Albers last
Sunday evening.
The rain of Monday was exceptionally
heavy north of 8hell Creek, which makes
it bad for grain in the shock, of whioh
there is considerable.
Mr. and Mrs. John Boa and son of
Shiekley, Neb., arrived last Thursday
for a two weeks' visit with relatives and
friends on the route. Mr. Boe has been
located at Shiekley for the last ten
years, and for the last four years has
served the village ia the capacity of
marshal.
Kewte la. L
Bev. Grauenhoret, aocompanied by
his wife and children, went to Madison
last Friday, returning Tuesday.
Farmers have- finished their shook
threshing, and stack threshing will be
gin as soon aa the grain goes through
the sweat. ,
Miss Kate Bead went to Olarks Mon
day for a week's visit with her aunt. Mrs.
George Engle. 8he was aooompanied
oy bod and jrrancu Byrnes.
The Ladies' aid society of the German
Reformed church on Shell Creek will
give an ice cream social at the home of
Adolph Bickert on Friday, September 6,
afternoon and evening, and an invitation
is extended to everyone to attend.
. Walker.
John Swanaon made a business trip to
Columbus Tuesday of last week.
The primary election will be held Tues
day of next week and every voter should
come out and do his duty.
Threshing in this neighborhood has
been delayed on account of rainy weath
er and the grain shocks are beginning to
turn black.
Martin A. Nelson, of the firm of Swan
son k -Kelson, declares in live stock,
came up from Genoa Thursday to look
after tbe interests of his firm in Walker
township.
The children of the Swedish school
held their annual picnic in Salem park,
near Salem 'church, Saturday. A large
number of people both young and old,
were in attendance, and 'all enjoved
themselves.
Advertised Letters.
Following is a list of unclaimed mail
matter remaining in the post office at
Columbus, Nebraska, for the period end
ing August 26, 1908:
Letters O M Baas, Mrs Fred Brand
lette,C O Cournoyer, O A Davis, Dun
bar Bell Ringers, Mrs Ethel F Jennings.
R O Jackson, Miss Grace L Morpbey,
Miss Delia Rohweder, Mrs Geo Simpson.
Cards Wm Baas, Mil Lilla Berry,
Walt Davis, Willie Higgins, James Ken
nedy, Charley Szypolta, C 8mitb, Robt
Steppet, Lyman Tracewell, Rev O A
Williams, Miss Francis Walker.
Parties calling for any of the above
will please say advertised.
Carii Kramkr,P. M.
leite Va. 5.
Fred Kuenzli is painting his house.
A picnic party from the table land,
near Shelby, enjoyed a good time on
Clear creek last Friday.
Some of the farmers have finished
their fall plowing. Hay making has been
delayed on aooomnt of rain.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kummer left last
Saturday for a three weeks' trip in tbe
west, inoludiag the Yellowstone Park
and Dolores, Coloaado.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to thank the many frieada
for their acts of kiadaeas aad sympathy
dariac the last sickness aad death of
our beloved wife aad other.
J. E. Kavnux xxo Fault;
USE ALCOHOL WITH POLISH.
Housewife Discovers That It Aida In
Cleaning Silver.
"It may not be mannera to disease
your hostess," said oae of the guests
after an elaborate luncheon, "but did
you everssee such silver? Mine was
actually greasy! Such carelessness is
disgraceful."
"Silver ia hard to keep bright,"
murmured the woman who hated un
kind criticism. .-
"Nonsense, it isn't, and if it were,
that ia no excuse. Think how Caro
lyn's silver shone at her dinner, and
she only keeps one maid. I asked
her how she did It, and she said it
was by mixing her sliver polish with
alcohol instead 'of water. Tou rub it
up in the usual way, but the mixture
'gives a much mora brilliant look.
"When she takes it out of the bags,
even after weeks stowed away, all she
need do Is to give must of the pieces
a rub or two with a piece of roughed
chamois;
"She rinses the parts of the flat sil
ver that go In the mouth with boiling
water after using the chamois, as
sometimes it gives a queer taste.
"That silver last night could never
be cleaned once a week, even much
less given a epecial holiday .shine. If
the butler was too lazy to sea that the
silver was .polished, at least he should
have given It a boil in hot washing
soda and water to cut the grease and
make it look clean."
APRICOT SOUFFLE IS GOOD.
Easily Put Together After the Puree
Has Been Prepared.
Half a pint of apricot puree, half a
cupful of cream, three whites of eggs,
1 tablespoonfuls syrup from the ap
ricots, two heaping tablespoonfuls of
sugar, a squeeze of lemon juice, three
drops of red coloring. Prepare the
puree by rubbing either canned or
bottled apricots through a fine sieve.
Use a little of the syrup along with
the apricots and do not make the
puree too thick. Dissolve the gelatine
In two tablespoonfuls of the syrup and
strain it into the puree. Add the su
gar, lemon juice and coloring. Beat
the white of the eggs to a stiff froth
and whip the cream. Stir these light
ly into the apricot mixture, and when
beginning to set, pour all into a wetter
mold and keep in a cool place until
firm. When wanted, turn out on a
glass or china-dish. This pudding may
be made more ornamental by decorat
ing the top of the mold with a Uttle
sweet Jelly and a few pieces of apri
cot before pouring In the mixture. Or
the apricot mixture may be set la a
ring mold and whipped cream piled
in the center when it Is turned out
Newspapers may be used to pad the
ironing board just aa well as an old
blanket or muslin.
Soap well applied to drawer slides
will keep the drawers In furniture
and closets from sticking.
If you will varnish, your linoleum
about every three months It will last
much longer than without the coats of
varnish.
When washing floors or cleaning
windows always put a" few drops of
paraffine la the water and this will
keep away flies, moths aad other la
sects. The skin from a boiled ham will
be more easily removed If aa soon as
being' taken from the boiling liquor
the ham be plunged into cold water
for a moment.
To mend hemstitching cover the
space of the worn hemstitching with
Insertion and stitch both edges on to
tray cloth aad it will then be as good
aa new and even prettier.
Hair brushes should be washed, if
possible, every day. The best plan Is
to keep two In use at the same time.
Unless a clean brush is used the hair
loses the bright, glossy look that it
should have.
Cheese may be kept from going
moldy by wrapping It in a cloth dipped
In vinegar and wrung nearly dry.
Cover the cloth with a wrapper of
paper and keep in a cool place.
A Cooling Drink.
Among the most refreshing of sum
mer drinks is pineapple lemonade. To
tbe juice of four lemons allow a large
pineapple, finely grated, a pound of
sugar and a pint of water.
Boil the sugar and water together
to a thin syrup, skimming well. Mix
the pulp of the pineapple and the lem
on Juice in a bowl, add the sirup and
set on the ice to cool and ripen for
several hours.
When ready to serve, pour into the
mixture a quart of ice water and pour
into.tall, thin glasses.
If preferred, a charge water can be
used instead of the plain water.
Veal Cues with Macaroni.
If veal or mutton Is left over In
scant quantities for a meal, boil suffi
cient macaroni to double the amount
and put through the food chopper,
using coarse cutter. Season highly
with salt, pepper, onion Juice and
chopped par8ley,and to each pint add
a well beaten egg and two tablespoons
of good gravy. Pack Into buttered
cups, steam for half an hour, and
serve with tomato or brown sauce.
Currant Dessert.
One box of red currants, one box of
red raspberries, and two quarts of
water boiled to a pulp, then strain,
add one small capful of fine sago, pre
viously soaked la cold water for 15
minutes, boil until clear, sweeten to
taste, eat cold with milk or cream.
Muskmelon Frappe.
Remove enough of the tops of small
nutmeg melons so aa to be able to
take out the seeds aad membrane,
then scoop out aa much of the soft
pulp aa can be removed. Cut the
pulp late small pieces. Drain the
Juice from seeds and membrane and
add It to one quart of whipped cream,
sweetened. Pat Into freezer and turn
until stiff. When ready to serve take
the chilled shells, place the frappe
cream in alternate layers with the
aieloa palp, having the frappe aa last
layer. Serve aa assail plates with
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SPECIAL TRAINS
TO
GRAND ISLAND
AUGUST 29, 1908,
account exhibition Buffalo Bill's Wild
West Show in that city on above date,
the Union Pacific will run special trains
for tbe accommodation of passengers
for Grand Island.
. Leave Columbus at 8 a. m , and arrive
in Grand Island at 10:45 a. m. Return
ing, 8pacial Train will leave Grand Isl
and at 1130 p. m.
For further information inquire of
E. G. BROWN, Agent
UNION PACIFIC,
- Columbus, ,Neb.
TABLE DELICACIES
FAMOUS RECIPES OF EMMA PAD
DOCK TELFORD.
Many Especially Adapted for the Hot
Weather Swatza a Palatable
reakfast Dish Figs and
Rhubarb Combined.
Black Currant Fool. Pick off the
stems, wash clean, drain wall and put
into a saucepan with sugar to aweet
en. Stir over the fire until soft, press
through a fine hair sieve, return to
pan and simmer gently until the con
sistency of thick cream. Chill, put in
'the Icebox and leave until ready to
serve. Turn into a glass dish and
serve with whipped cream.
Black Currant Ice Cream. Stew
one cupful of black currants five min
utes, then press through a fine sieve.
Add a cupful of rich syrup and a cup
ful thick cream, beat well, then freeze.
When stiff pack in an ornamental
mold, cover close and pack in Ice and
salt. When ready to serve turn out
on a low glass dish, garnish with
crystallized cherries and leaves of an
gelica. Spiced Currants. This is a de
licious accompallment to roast beef
in winter and should be made now. To
every seven pounds courrants allow
three and a half pounds sugar, a pint
of vinegar and a cup currant juice.
Cook about half an hour or longer un
til the mixture thickens, add three
tablespoonfuls cinnamon and a table
spoonful and a half powdered cloves,
cook a few moments longer, then
pour into a atone pot or glass cans
as preferred.
Currant Cataup. This, too, la an
excellent relish for future use. To
four pounds ripe currants allow a
pound and a half sugar, a tablespoon
ful ground cinnamon, a teaspoonful
each ground clovea, salt and pepper
and a pint of vinegar. Stew until
quite thick, strain and bottle.
Cherry Brown Betty. Put a layer
of pitted sweetened cherries in the bot
tom of a baking dish, cover with fine
bread crumbs dotted with bits of but
ter and so continue until the dish is
full. Have the top layer of the but
tered crumbs. Cover and bake an
hour, uncover and brown. Serve with
hard sauce flavored with nutmeg.
Swatza. This makes a good sum
mer breakfast dish, quickly prepared
and nourishing. To serve three per
sons, beat three eggs in a soup plate
until well blended. From a large loaf
cut five slices bread and cut these In
halves. Put a tablespoonful butter in
the frying pan, and as soon as hot put
In as many slices of the bread which
have been dipped in the beaten egg as
it will hold. As soon aa golden brown
on one side turn and crisp the other
It will take but a moment. Aa fast as
finished pile on a platter and keep
hot until all the slices are done and
ready to serve. Serve with maple or
fruit syrup.
Figs and Rhubarb. Wash two
bunches rhubarb and cut into Inch
pieces without peeling. Put into the
double boiler with a cupful sugar and
four or five figs cat in inch pieces. Put
on the cover and cook over hot water
until the rhubarb Is tender and the
syrup rich and jelly like In consist
ency. Raisins are nice cooked In the
same way with rhubarb. If preferred
and you are to have a hot oven any
way put the rhubarb and figs or rais
ina In a stone pot, cover closely and
bake in the oven until jellied. Emma
Paddock Telford.
Almost Too Much.
After James A. Rector had ran the
100-yard dash In 9 2-5 seconds at
Charlottesville, Va., in the Southern
Intercollegiate races, thereby going
the distance one-fifth of a second
faster than any other human being
has ever been credited with running
It, he received hundreds of congratu
latory telegrams from loyal University
of Virginia alumni from all parts of
the country. Among them was one
from his father, who now lives at Hot
Springs, Ark., but who was born In
Virginia. The paternal telegram read
as follows: "May your head keep pace
with your heels In the race of life."
Rector read and reread the telegram,
and then handed it to "Pop" Lanni
gan, his trainer. The latter perused
it with great care. "Well," he ex
claimed, "you could give Solomon a
handicap and beat him in a walk if
it did."
Freeh Relle Dally.
When molding oat the loavee aet
aside any desired quantity of the
donga lato the ice box. If kept per
fectly eeM this will resaaia sweet an
iadelnlte time and can be shaped into
rails, need aa basts for a raisin bread,
coffee cake, or la aay way desired
Allow about 1 hours la a warm
place for raising the Sough. If rolls
are deetred for sreahaest mold them
the last thing before retlrlag aad set
where they will aet be too
They will he ready for the oven
ia the morning. Ia this way fresh
bread staff ta a variety of kinds may
be had an through the week.
For raisin bread add te two caps of
(h two-talras of a eap of sugar
aad a cap of seeded reJsf as. Mix thor
oughly aad let raise three hours.
CONTRADICTIONS SEEN IN MAN.
Shady Walks of Life Often Parallel
Pathe ef Higher Alma.
My old friend J. W. Edmonds says:
"Does it seem strange to you that the
shady walks of life should so often run
parallel with the path of higher alms,
such as art, literature and the like?
Here we have 'Paddy the Pig with a
posthumous gilding of a reputed love
of flowers and poetry! As to thia dual
instinct, we have as an authority of
appeal Bret Harte, who recognized the
existence of such a peculiar human
trait in his portrayal of the characters
of Jack Hamlin and John Oakhurst.
Then we have the Hon. Dick Canfleld
as a living example. What's the secret
of nature in this respect? My own
f theory is that men of normal mold,
whose occupations force them steadily
into one groove, must seek their di
versions in a diametrically opposite
channel."
Edmonds touches a soft spot. The
"Wicked Gibbs" was a lover of art.
and much appreciated by J. Pierpont
Morgan. Edmund Clarence Stedman
was a poet and a banker. He was an
Imitator of Samuel Rogers, the original
mixer of finance and poesy. Rogers
was a millionaire banker a very
Croesus. He could draw unlimited
checks alike on the Bank of England
and on the treasury of the Muses. At
the same time, Rogers was the ugliest
man in England. His home was such
a palace of arts as Morgan would envy,
and try to improve on. and the only
ungainly thing in it was Rogers him
self. Morgan never laid claim to beau
ty. He is richer than Rogers was,
and his art collection will be the
grandest on earth if he lives ten years
longer.
Rogers' most prized possessions were
two small pieces of paper In gold
frames. One of them was a Bank of
England note for 1.000,000 ($5,000.
000). and the other the original re
ceipt of John Milton for 5 ($25). the
sum he received for the copyright of
"Paradise Lost" from Simmonds. the
bookseller. The bank note was one
of the only four which were ever
struck from a plate that was after
ward destroyed. The Rothschilds had
one impression. Mr. Coutts had an
other, the Bank of England still has
the third. Rogers, as I have said, had
the fourth. It hung in his parlor with
in anyone's reach, but valueless to all
except its owner. No one ever thought
of stealing it, because it would have
been only so much waste paper, but
Rogers' touch could have converted It
Into a shower of gold. Victor Smith,
in New York Press.
Neglect of Wounded.
The German army is looked upon as
the model army and the greatest mili
tary machine in the world, but in
many points the Germans are far be
hind other powers, especially Is this
fact noticeable in their treatment, or I
should say. neglect, of their own killed
and wounded in tbe field. On many oc
casions the killed have been left for
days unburied, and in many instances
the bodies have not been buried at all,
but left to bleach in the sun and be
come food for vultures. In the opera
tions in the Karras mountains against
Jacob Morenga, the Hottentot outposts
fired on the advancing Germans,
killing one man and wounding an offi
cer and wto men. The column contin
ued to advance, the wounded being
left behind with only two men to pro
tect them from the enemy, and It wa?
not until 24 hours later that the
wounded were brought Into camp. Had
the Germans been righting a civilized
power, leaving the wounded behind on
tbe field would not have mattered
much, as they would have been well
treated had they fallen into the ene
my's hands, but with the Hottentots it
is altogether different, as they would
have slaughtered unmercifully any
German who fell into their hands.
Army and Navy Life.
To Make Washing Easy.
Take the clothes, soap them well
and use a scrubbing brush on collars
.wristbands aid all soiled parts; it Is
not only easier, but the clothes will
last much longer, and also for white
skirts when the hem Ills with dirt
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To Portland, Seattle, Tacoma and many
other Oregon and Washington points.
Tickets good in Tourist Sleeping Cars.
3y taking a tourist sleeper, passengers can
materially reduce the cost of a Pacific coast
trip without sacrificing the slightest degree
of comfort Tourist Sleeping Cars run
daily
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WAY TO IRON SHIRT
HINTS FOR WIFE WHO DOES HUS
BAND'S LINEN.
Prepay Precautions at the Beginning
Will Save Time and the Gar
ment Will Also Last a Great
Deal Longer.
In order that a shirt may be suc
cessfully ironed It is necessary to
starch and fold it properly.
As to the starch used there are two
kinds, the raw and the boiled. The lat
ter, as a rule, gives the more satis
faction, though not a few laundresses
prefer the raw starch method for col
lars, cuffs and shirt bosoms.
The amateur, however, will do well
to experiment first with the boiled
liquid.
To make tt aUx together take two
tablespoonfuls of dry starch and about
half a teacupful of cold water until it
is of the consistency of cream. Then
add a little more than one-half pint of
boiling water if the starch is needed
for shirt bosoms or collars. More wa
ter is required if such articles as
skirts or petticoats are to be starched.
Starch must be quite hot for collars
and shirts, warm for the average
white garments and almost cold for
colored goods.
In order to prevent sticking to the
Irons, a little borax, a small bit of tal
low candle or a tiny lump of lard may
be added when mixing.
Ia starching a shirt have it quite
dry, then turn on the rjght side and
gather the parts to be stiffened in tbe
hand and dip in cold water, then put
Into the hot starch, rubbing it well
Into the shirt. Then clap the stif
fened portions between the hands.
Remove with a rag any superfluous
bits of starch and fold, taking care to
keep all the starched parts together,
otherwise the sleeves or body of the
shirt may become too stiff.
The shirt Is laid front uppermost,
the cuffs are straightened aad laid oa
the bosom part, then the collar la fold
ed downward also oa the front and
the fronts are doubled oae over tho
other. Fold the shirt again In front,
turn up from the bottom for a few
inches and roll tightly, beginning at
the top.
Leave for a couple of hours, and
meantime see that the Irons are very
hot and quite clean. Then lay the
shirt on the table or bosom board and
go over all the starched parts with a
clean, white rag wrung out of cold
water.
Next apply the hot Iron, going back
ward and forward until the material
is quite dry and shows a gloss.
There are polishing irons with
square heel and straight edges that
come for this purpose, although when
experience is gained It is possible to
finish a shirt with a gloss by using
only the ordinary irons.
If blisters appear on the bosom, etc.,
press them out by ironing over a
clean, damp rag placed directly on the
spot
In ironing cuffs and collars they
should be lajd on a table wrong side
up and a hot Iron passed over the sur
face. Then they must be turned and
treated the same way on the other
side. After this the pressure may be
as Arm and as hard as one pleases pro
vided the iroa is not too hot The
rest of the shirt Is ironed as other
rough dry garments would be.
Nut Loaf.
Put through the meat chopper
enough meats of any kind to measure
two cups. Black walnuts are the only
sort which will not do. Moisten slight
ly a loaf of stale bread and with a fork
remove the crust, having It In as flaky
pieces as possible. Add a pint of
bread flakes to the nuts, a teaspoon
salt and a heaping teaspoon powdered
mixed herbs. Melt two tablespoons
butter in a cup of rich milk and when
cool add to the nut and crumb mixture.
Work with the hands and shape Into
aa oval loaf. Place this in a weB
greased pan and bake half an hour in
a moderate oven, basting occasionally
with water and butter. Serve cold
wtta mayonnaise.
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