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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 24, 1915)
SENDS f WORD TO WORLD Arctic Explorer, Long Thought Lost; Seeks New Lands. POLAR REGION MYSTERY IS HIS GOAl Thirteen of Crew Have Perished in Polar Hardships Explorations of New Land to Continue. Nome, Alasska Vilhjalmur St-efans-son, chief of the Canadian government exploring and surveying expedtion that left Victoria in June, 1913, and who Bet out afoot over the ice with two companions from the shore of North eastern Alaska in March, 1914, to seek new lands in uncharted seas, did not go to his death, as the world had begun to fear, but found the new land. The only hardships endured were those of short rations, he says. Stefansson is wintering at Banks Land, where he has a large power schooner and a small one. He plans to explore this new territory during the winter, and next summer pene trate farther into the region of mys tery between Alaska and the North Pole, where no ship has ever gone, The power schooner Ruby arrived from Herschel Island Saturday with dispatches from Stefansson to his gov ernment, in which he omits references to the perils of the journeys on the ice and gives space to the scientific re sults achieved. He seems to have been quite unaware of the anxiety his long absence aroused. The southern or Anderson wing of the expedition is pursuing its scien tific work in the Mackenzie delta, and reports no mishap except the death of Engineer Dan Blue, of the power boat Alaska. This is the thirteenth death among members of the expedition. Eight men perished on the ice while trying to reach Wrangell Island, after the Karluck was crushed. Two died of scurvy on Wrangell Island. Anoth er accidentally shot and killed himself there. Another in the Macknziee country went insane while lost and committed suicide by shooting. Captain Cottle, of the Ruby, said that Stefansson had accomplished the purpose for which his hazardous jour ney was undertaken. He discovered a continuance of the continental Bhelf several degrees west of Banks Land, and his purpose in the near future is to ascertain the extent of new land he discovered southwest of Patrick's Land. This required two perilous trips northward on the ice. Great Iron Industry Center on Pacific Coast Is Forecast San Francisco The future of the Pacific Coast as an iron and steel pro ducing center was pictured as not far distant by J. W. Beckman, of San Francisco, in a paper read before the American Institute of Electrical En gineers. "There is no reason why the Pacific Coast, with plenty of high-grade iron ores, cheap fuel, natural gas, oil and charcoal, and immense hydro-electrical power potentialities, should not be a great iron-producing center of the world," Mr. Beckman said. "All the necessities for extensive steel manufacturing and allied indus tries are to be found on the Pacific Coast in ores suitable for alloys. Un usual iron ore deposits are held here, and the quality of some of the ore can compete with some of the best Swed ish ores. "The time is not far distant when the products of the section will figure largely on the world s markets. Canal Seriously Blocked. Panama A serious slide in the canal occurred Sunday north of Gold Hill on the east bank. There had been a pre- vious Blide at this point, but the new movement is much greater. The mass almost entirely fills the channel. It has not been possible as yet to estimate the yardage involved, but it amounts to more than 100,000 cubic yards The dredging division has hopes of cutting the channel through' in four or five days, but the general opinion is that it will be a week at least before vessels, even of light draft, can pass through, German Attack Repulsed. Paris An attack launched by the Germans in the region of Faye, south west of Peronne, after they had ex ploded a powerful mine, was repulsed, the French war department announced in Sunday's official statement, several Germans being taken prisoners. There was marked activity by the artillery, with considerable infantry firing, along a large part of the rest of the battle front. The destruction of a Gerrman anti- air craft battery east of fct. Mihiel is reported. Station Agents Get Rise. St. Louis All station agents and teleeranhers throughout the Wabash Railroad system will receive Balary in. creases of 9 per cent, beginning with November 1, it was announced at the executive offices here. In addition the working day of ptation agents will be reduced from 12 to 10 hours ana tele graphers will work eight hours a day, Overtime pay will be increased from 25 to 35 cents an hour. The payroll will be increased by $40,000 annually. Paper Money Increased. WAahinctan. D. C. ImDroved busi- ness conditions are indicated by the in crease in demands lor paper money, wnrdinir to Treasury department offi cials. TO meet Uie aemana secretary McAdoo authorized the director of the bureau of engraving and printing to increase the daily output of paper money by 250,000 sheets. Portland Wheat Bluestem, 85c bushel; fortyfold, 83c; club, 81c; red Fife, 77c; red Russian, 76c. Mill Feed Spot prices: Bran, $25.50 (II) 26 ton; shorts, $20.60 27; rolled barley, $28W;29. Corn Whole, $38.50 ton; cracked, $39.60. Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $15 16 ton; valley timothy, $12(ri)18; alfalfa, $12.6013.50; cheat, $9(10; oats and vetch, $lljl2. Vegetables Cucumbers, Oregon, 15 ((1,20c dozen; artichokes, 90c; toma toes, 35( 40c box; cabbage, lc pound; beans, 2 (( 4c; green corn, 10(l6c dozen; garlic, 10c pound; peppers, 4 6c; eggplant, 45c; sprouts, 8c. Green Fruits Cantaloupes, 60c $1.50 crate; peaches, 4050c box; watermelons, l(y;l Jc pound; plums, 40 (i75c box; new apples, 7Bc(,$1.50; pears, 90c(ij$1.25; grapes, 75c$1.40 crate; huckleberries, 5 6c pound; casabas, lie Potatoes New, 70 85c sack; sweets, 23c pound. Onions 6076c sack. Eggs Oregon ranch, buying prices: No. 1, 29c dozen; No. 2, 24c; No. 8, 17c. Jobbing price: No. 1, 3031c. Poultry Hens, 1414jc pound; springs, 1618c; turkeys, 1820c; ducks, white, 1316c; colored, 810c; geese, 89c. Butter City creamery, cubes, ex tras, selling at 31 Jc; firsts, 29c; prints, and cartons, extra. Prices paid to producers Country creamery, 2229c; butter fat, No. 1, 33c; No. 2, 31c. Veal Fancy, llj12c pound. Pork Block, 99Jc pound. Hops 1916 crop, nominal. Wool Eastern Oregon, medium, 25 28 Jc; Eastern Oregon, fine, 18 21Jc; valley, 26S0c; mohair, Ore. gon, BUc. Cascara Bark Old and new, 81 8jc pound. Cattle Choice steers, $6.60 7; good, $66.25; medium, $5.756; choice cows, $5.255.75; good, $5 5.25; medium, $4.605; heifers, $5 5.85; bulls, $4.50(i5; stags, $5.506. Hogs Light, $6.7Q 6.85; heavy, $5.755.85. Sheep Wethers, $4.755; ewes, $34.86; lambs, $5.606.75. Fall Wool Clip Selling at Good Prices Portland Fall shearing is under way in southern Oregon and lambs wool is now coming on the market. Sales are being made in a small way at 2425 cents. Only a limited amount of business is passing in spring clip, although a con siderable quantity of it remains in first hands. Fully 1,500,000 pounds of unsold wool are still in Portland ware houses, while scattered lots remain in growers hands at Condon, Heppner, Baker and other points in Eastern Ore gon. There is also some unsold wool at Ellensburg and elsewhere in East ern Washington. Among the sales this week were fair-sized lots of Eastern Oregon medium wools, which brought around 25 cents. For these same wools grow. ers last spring turned down offers ai high as 28 cents. Dealers are not keen to buy at the present time and are taking on nothing on speculation. Trading in territory wools in the Eastern markets in the past week has been slower, although some business is reported for small lots, both of fine original sack wools and for medium lots, Soda Springs three-eighths com. manding 33 to 34 cents in the grease, or about 68 cents clean basis. Some fine medium Utah wool brought 6667 cents. The choicest fine and fine me dium wools are selling in a limited way at 68 to 70 and some lots are said to have brought a trifle more. A mod erate demand for half-blood Montana clips in the original bags at 3031 cents, or about 70 cents, clean basis. is reported. Farmers More Disposed to Sell. Portland Local grain dealers re ported that the offers by farmers to sell wheat had increased materially, Where a week ago no offerings were received from the country and it was difficult to fill the few orders on hand, buyers could have purchased a consid erable amount of wheat had they been able to place it. The selling movement is a long way from being a free one, but it indicates, in the opinion of grain men, that the deadlock between buyers and sellers is being broken. The trade still complains that prices in this ter ritory are on too high a basis. First Car Grapes Arrives. Tacoma The season's first carload of Concord grapes from North Yakima arrived here Friday. They met an im- mediate demand at 23c a basket. The quality was said to be excellent, and local produce men predict that Con cords will have a heavy season this year. The flavor of North Yakima Concord grapes is considered ideal for jellies or for table use. I he last car of Alberta peaches scheduled for Ta coma has arrived. The price was 38c and 40c. California Tokay grapes of the "flaming variety, are in demand, Hop Contracts Are Taken In Portland Hop dealers are occupied now in taking in their contracts, which in a number of cases are short. A few shipments have been made. Orders from the East are lacking and there is as yet no export demand, consequently opening prices have not been estab lished. Estimates of the Oregon crop are again being revised downward One of the best posted dealers gave it that the yield would not reach 90,000 bales. A German hop paper of August 19, says the crops in Germany and Austria will be only one-third. Salmon Shipments Are Heavy Kelso, Wash. Heavier shipments of salmon are being made this fall from the station here than ever before. Al most every day since the opening of the season, September 10, from 10 to 20 tons of salmon have been loaded onto trains for Seattle and Tacoma, These fish are being caught in the Cowlitz and in the Columbia off its mouth and near Rainier. W. A. Mable, of this place, and J. J. Braim, of Rai nier, arethe two heavy shippers. LOAN Of BILLION THOUGHT ASSURED france and Britain Seem Well On Way to Success. MOST AMERICAN BANKERS FAVOR MOVE Some Opposition Developed Among German-Americans Bonds to Mature in 5 and 10 Years. New York America's billion-dollar loan to Great Britain and France seemed to be well on the way to actual accomplishment Thursday night, ac cording to bankers familiar with the lges secured by members of the Anglo-French financial commission during their five days' stay in this country. Announcement at this time that the success of the loan was assured would be, these bankers thought, decidedly premature, but there was every indi cation, in their opinion, that the com mission's work thus far had met with a degree of success that had fully equaled their expectations. This view did not coincide with the sentiments of those opposing the big loan, nor of the so-called pro-German financiers here who have not been in vited to attend the commission's con ferences or meet the commissioners. An effort will be made to sell the bonds at par, in case the interest rate should be 5 per cent. Members of the commission fully believe that such bonds could be disposed of at par, but American bankers have their doubts on this score. Opposition to the flotation of the loan is country-wide among Americans of German sympathies or parentage, but has strengthened other bankers in thier determination to aid in floating the loan, in the opinion of the com mission's friends, and has not serious ly impeded the task. The bonds are to be payable in eith er five or ten years. Possibly one series will mature in five and the oth er in ten years. This has not been decided. Into the hands of the commission, it became known , many American bank ers have placed their pledges to take part of the loan. Not a hint as to the amount of these pledges was given, but there were indications that the sum totaled many millions. These promises, it was assumed, were con tingent on conditions of the loan. In nearing the intimate details of the transaction, the members of the commission narrowed their conference to a smaller circle of financiers, which included only the most influential of the country's financial and industrial factors. Among the men who are known to have consulted with the com missioners are J. P. Morgan, George F. Baker and James J. Hill. Bernstorff Thinks German- American Cloud is Passing New York That the difficulties be tween the United States and Germany will be settled within a fortnight, was the opinion voiced by Count von Berns torff, the German ambassador, at his hotel here Thursday shortly after his return from Washington. Approached by a newspaper man Count von Berns torff said: "Ordinarily, I give only prepared interviews over my signature. How ever, I shall now make an exception, You may say for me that 1 am sure that within a fortnight all supposed difficulties between the United States and Germany will have been settled and permanently settled, and the na tions will be more friendly than they ever have been. Count von Brentsorff added that he felt gratified over the outcome of his conference with Secretary Lansing. Later the ambassador amplified the statement, saying: "In my opinion everything as re gards the situation between the Unit ed States and Germany will be settled within a fortnight. I do not expect to have anything more to say with refer ence to this matter in the next two weeks." U. S. to Recognize Carranza. Washington, D. C President Wil son has decided to recognize Carranza as the executive head of the Mexican government and expects the arrange ment to be completed within two months. This was learned through public man in authority, who has had every opportunity to know the Presi dent's position. It is also learned that a majority of the Latin-American diplomats who will confer with Secre tary Lansing on the Mexican situation are persuaded that the President's course is the only satisfactory solution. French Navy Is Vigilant. Pans The ministry of marine an nounces that measures have been taken which will enable the navy to deal with German submarines. The official statement dealing with this subject was prompted by the activity of sub marines off the coast of France. "The present naval force near the mouths of the Gironde and Loise will be rein forced if necessary," the statement says, "but the measures taken againBt them in the Enerlish channel are so effective that only occasional isolated aggressions are possible. All Haitien Ports Held. Washington, D. C All open cus toms Dorts in Haiti now are under United States control. Rear Admiral Caperton telegraphed that this was ac complished when the cruiser bacra- mento. with the Fourth and Seven teenth companies of marines, occupied Jacmel and Le Cayes Thursday. Paymasters Rogers and Van Patten accompanied the expedition to act as collector of customs and captain of the port respectively. CLEAN WATER FOR CHICKENS Easily Mnda Covered Fountain Is Shown In the I (lustration Keep Fowls Out of the Pan. Cloan water should be provided for (he poultry at all times. In order to keop the fowls from gottlng Into the drinking pan, It Is nocessury to make some sort ot a covering. A framo built ot slats attuched to a small round board at the top and a largor round board placed about a foot above the water pan mukos a splen did device. When placed over the pan the e'lekons have tree access to Covered Drinking Pan. the water through the slats, and the water keeps much cooler by being shaded. The frame cover may easily be lifted off and the water pan cleaned and re-fllled. By this ar rangement the chickens can not tip the water over. CRUDE OIL GOOD FOR SWINE Scurvy, Contracted by Animals Run' nlng In Pastures Wet With Dew or Rain, Can Be Cured. Quite often when pigs are running m tall pasture which Is frequently wet with dew or rain, an Irritating effect Is produced on the skin and a sore condition commonly known as scurvy is the result. This is particularly true when hogs are pastured In rape which Is more likely to have this effect than other forage crops In which the pigs may be pastured. The remedy is to apply crude oil or some Blmtlar substance which will heal up the sores and protect the skin from further Irritation. Where this Is not done a stoppage ot growth and sometimes the loss of the pig is the result Often this will be neglected unless some special provision is made which will permit the hog to treat it self. Sometimes burlap sacks are wrapped around a post in the pasture and kept saturated with oil. Better and more economical are some of the modern automatic devices which will apply oil in suitable quantities when ever the hog rubs as he will do against any object when his skin is Irritated from any cause. This will be Just as effective in sub duing lice which often prey upon hogs where attention is not given to their eradication. It is attention to little details ot this kind which makes for efficiency in farm management and satisfactory profit from every depart ment of the farm production. NOTES OF THE SHEEP FLOCK Animals Fit Nicely Into Modern Farming Early Maturity Is Im portant Point to Consider. As the country ages and the fertil ity ot its fields becomes exhausted Its appreciation of the sheep will In crease. Early maturity Is an important qual ity to consider In selecting Bheep. Whether you are keeping Bheep for pleasure or profit, your desires will be fully met If your flock is of supe rior quality. A strong sheep does not absolutely need to be a large one, in fact a ma jority of the strongest Bheep are me dium sized. Sheep do not interfere with, but fit nicely Into modern farming. Sell the aged ewes to a butcher be fore the pastures dry up. Sell the fat lambs as soon as they are fit, and give those left a better chance. One or two gentle ewes should be left with the lambs to keep them gen tle. Sheep that are In any way diseased should never be retained for breeding stock, no matter how good a fleece or lamb they may produce. Good lambs are money-makers. Building Up a Trade. By letting consumers know what you have, large trades can be built up. Every large business in the land bases Its success on advertising let ting the consumer know what it has, Producers of farm crops can take ad vantage of the possibilities of adver tising Just as well as manufacturers of breakfast food, soap or automobiles, Exercise for Swine. A box Is unlike a cow in needing, actually needing, exercise, that diges tion mav be kent ud. A growing pig or breeding animals must, have some thing to do if they accomplish the best results. This is one place where pasturage comes in; It furnishes ex erciae. Venetables for Market. Prepare all vegetables neatly for market. It Davs. Clean, nicely graded vegetables bring better prices thai? poorly graded, unclean lots. When Cholera Strikes Herd. If cholera strikes a herd there is but one thing to do; vaccinate every live bog in tbe herd and do it quick. Securing Twin Lambs. It is generally conceded that If the ewes are in good condition at mating time a larger proportion of twin Iambi can be secured. Know Each Cow. Nn nun can succeed in dairying un less he knows that each cow Is paying him a profit Keen Behind the Boar. Take no chances with an old boar; always keep behind htm. DESTROY LITTLE RED MITES Hen Is Powerless to Protect Hsrself From Ravages of Vermin Eog Laying Out of Question. There Is no poultry parasite that our feathered friends are lot power less to combat than tbe common red mlto. The body lice can be kept In chocK by the hen if she has bar lib erty, because she will frequeutly Dnd good dusting place and proceed to cleunse herself and make things very uncomfortable for the lice. But on ac count of her attachment to her home, no matter how poor It is, she will go back every night to infested roosts and allow the mites to crawl upon her and suck her llfeblood. Poor biddy is powerless to protect herself and un less friend man oteps in and does something for her she soon becomes emaciated and dejected, and egg-laying is entirely out ot the question. The red mite is one of the most com mon causes of no eggs when there ought to be some eggs. Cleanliness in tbe coop Is an Im portant factor In the control of the mite, as it will hide under filth, drop pings and litter, as well as in cracks and crevices of the roosts and nests. Clean coops, however, are not entirely free from infestation and may even become Berlously infested if not given treatment. Spraying Is a common means ot control, cresol sprays or ker osene emulsion being recommended. On account of being unable to accom plish thorough work by spraying It is necessary to spray frequently In or der to keep the mites in check. Probably the most thorough method of control is by fumigation. The fumes will permeate every part ot tbe coop and kill all the mites, regardless of whether they are in the litter or on the rooBts. -As all of the mites are killed the treatment will be effective for a long time, as It will be some time before a coop will become Infest ed again. The fumigation method Is the easiest one to control the mites. All that Is necessary 1b to place the proper amount of fumlgant In an open kettle, light it and close the doors tightly. When the doors are oponed several hours later the coop is entire ly bugless. In order to get good re sults it is necessary to use a sufficient amount of good fumigant The com mercial article is the most convenient to use and will assure good results if the directions are followed. GOOD ROADS HELP SCHOOLS mproved Highways and Schoolmaster Are Two Greatest Forces for Advanced Civilization. Women are keenly interested In the ichools. The country having good roads nearly always has good schools, They go together. Where children are forced to cross fields to avoid mud holes in the highways the school is usually hardly worth keeping open. It has been said that "the two greatest forces for the advancement of civili zation are the schoolmaster and good roadB." Bad roads in this country are said to be responsible1 for a loss ot a bil lion dollars a year. This affects the transportation, mercantile and indus trial interests as well as the purely agricultural interests. This loss in dollars does not take account of the isolation that is caused by the same reason. Many women in the country are practically prisoners in their homes for weeks at a time in winter because of the condition of the roads. They are unable to see to the marketing of the farm products. They are unable to take advantage of market condi tions. EggB that are a good price at the time when they are gathered are collected and held till the roads be come passable. By that time a change In the market may have robbed them of several dollars that would have been theirs had they been able to get the produce to market VENTILATING A SHEEP SHED Manner of Arrangement Shown In Illustration Gives Ample 8upply of Fresh Air for Animals. The manner of arranging a sheep shed, as shown in the illustration, fur nishes the desired fresh air and pre vents the storm, rains, etc, from get ting InBide, where ordinary door ar rangements are not always sure, fly- Shed Ventilators. lng open with force frequently. The top of this shed may be left open the greater part of the time without harm lng the flock at all. KEEPING DOWN POTATO BUGS Spraying Vines With Arsenate of Leatf or Paris Green Will Prove Entirely Satisfactory. Potato bugs are very easily con trolled by spraying your vines with arsenate of lead or parts green. You can obtain either ot these materials from the store In your town, In which spraying materials are bandied. Mix the poison according to tbe di rections on the package, or if a very small quantity is wanted, use about a teaspoonful of the poison to a large bucket of water. Apply It with a sprayer of some sort, but if your patch is small and you do not have a sprayer, sprinkle the poisoned water over the foliage of your potatoes with a sprinkling can, or even a broom. Drying Up a Cow. The practice or drying on a cow by applying camphor or any drug to tbe udder cannot be too strongly con demned. The shriveling of the milk glands permanently Injures the milk ing capacity of the cow. fiiiiiiiiiill - - 1 0pffV 7x0 FLAVOR FOR WINTER MENUS Few Things Are Better Than the El. derberry How to Us It ts the Best Advantage. Eldorberrles are ' not eaten very widely, but they possess a delightful flavor, and the housekeepor with time and eldorberrles on her bands will do well to preserve them In several different ways, for they will furnish an unusual flavor to her winter menus Grp and Elderberry Preserve This Is delicious. To make It allow equal quantities of elderberries and grapes and use a grape with decided, even tart, flavor, for the sweotness of the elderberry makes up tor much tartness of 'grape. The grapes must be opened with a very sharp knife and the seeds must be removed. Al low as much sugar as the elderberries and grapes together weigh. Put the fruit in a preserving kettle and barely cover with cold water. Bring to the boiling point, skim and add a fourth of the sugar. Bring to the boiling point again, add another quarter of the sugar and boll for 20 minutes. Re peat until the sugar Is all used and then boll until a little of the sirup jel lies on a plate on the ice. Pack Into Jars. Be careful not to break the grapos more than is abso lutely necessary In the cooking. Elderberry Jelly. For this use half as much wild green grape Juice as elderberry Juice. Use a pound of sug ar to each ot Juice and cook, skim ming as the sirup simmers, until It Jellies when tested on ice. Elder Blossom Wine. Pick from the stems enough blossoms to fill a quart measure when pressed down; add one gallon of cold water and steep 24 hours. Strain and add four pounds of sugar, three sliced lemons and one cup of yeast. Set away for two weeks, then strain carefully, pour Into a jug and, after several months, bottle. Canned Elderberries. One pock of firm, ripe elderberries and one pint of strong vinegar, three pounds ot brown sugar and one quart ot molasses. Boll all together for five or ten minutes and bottle. The elderberries should be measured after picking from the stems. SIMPLE PUDDINGS THE BEST Housekeepers Are Coming to Appre ciate the Merits of Dishes That Are Plain and Inexpensive. The American housekeeper is learn ing to appreciate the value of simple puddings. She finds them much less expensive and more wholesome for the dally menu than rich creams and other elaborate desserts. Puddings of rice and macaroni are easily made and inexpensive. Rice Is a valuable item in the dally dietary and a pleasant one if properly cooked. Ordinary rice puddings should never be made with eggs; the addition of eggs turns the pudding into a custard, and as a rice pudding needs such long cooking the custard becomes hardened. Rice needs slow cooking for two and a halt to three hours. Adding milk Is an Improvement and makes the pudding more nourishing. Skim milk is often used for these puddings, but In this case suet or a good piece of butter should be put in, as when the cream has been taken from the milk it loses In fat and nourishment, though it retains much ot its strengthening properties. Small er grains, such as semolina, fine sago and ground rice will cook In a much shorter time than rice about 12 min utes will do. Large sago or tapioca takes about 20 minutes. A good recipe for rice pudding ts: Four cupfuls milk, one-third cupful rice, one-half cupful seeded ralBlns if deBlred, one-third cupful sugar, one halt teaBpoonful salt Mix ingredi ents in a baking dish and cook In a very slow over for four or five hours. It will be necessary to stir occasion ally to prevent rice and raisins from settling to bottom of dish. It raisins are not used Borne flavoring should be added. Poor Man's Pudding. Two quarts of sweet milk, two- thirds of a cupful of whole rice, one cupful of sugar, butter the size of a walnut, a little salt and grated nutmeg or a section of lemon peel. Put all together in a baking dish and bake until the rice is cooked through. A shorter way to make this pudding is to boll the rice first. The sweet can also be covered with a meringue fla vored with lemon juice it the peel is used In the pudding. Pineapple Peel Juice. Cut the peel of the pineapple into small pieces, Weigh and take same quantity of sugar. Make a sirup of one cupful of water to each pound of sugar, then add pineapple or sirup, Boll IS minutes, slow, steady boiling. Let stand over night, then strain and squeeze In cheesecloth. Bottle and put on 1ce, or In a cool place. This makes a fine pudding sauce and is delicious on boiled rice. Orange Cake. One-half cupful butter, one cupful sugar, three eggs, one-half cupful milk, one and one-half cupfuls flour, three fourths teaBpoonful baking powder. Stir butter and sugar to a cream, beat the whites of three eggs to a stiff froth and add them to the sifted flour and baking powder, with the milk, al ternately, to the creamed butter and sugar. Bake in two equal-sized tins, Stewed Peppers snd Corn. Remove tbe seeds from two large peppers, and cut them in small pieces Cut the corn from halt a dozen ears and put on to boll with the peppers till both are tender. About fifteen min utes will suffice for this. Drain off tbe water and add a large tablespoonful ot butter and a little milk; also salt to taste. Serve immediately. Italian Roast Take a nice piece of veal, cut around the bone and put In a small piece of garlic, salt and a few allspice. Make Incisions In several pieces, putting In the seasoning; tie a leaf of celery on top of the roast, with a small red pep per. Pour over a little olive oil and cook until tender, according to the size of the roast IN CANNING SEASON SECRET OF SUCCESS IN "PUTTING UP" SUPPLIES. Absolute Sterilization Must Be Ob tainedBest and Easiest Methods of Getting the Beit Results From Fruit That Is Used. If anybody appreciates the kindness of Mother Nature it Is the practical housekeeper. This is especially true In summertime when by her bountiful store of fruits and vegetables she in creases the housekeeper's store at lit tle cost and contributes much to re duce her labor. There are several methods of can ning, and the secret of success In each ts absolute sterilization. The best and easiest methods of canning are cooking the fruits in jars in an oven; cooking the fruits in Jars in a steamer or in boiling water, and stewing tbe fruit before it is put into the Jars, Glass is the most satisfactory Jar to use in canning. Glass Jars are becom ing so universally in favor that they are taking the place of tin cans for everything; even for tomatoes. They are more economical than tin, for al though the glass costs more In the be ginning, It lasts and can be used over and over again. While there are many kinds of jars, the preference should usually be given to those with wide mouths. In canning fruits or Jelly it Is Important that the fruits or ber ries should not be over-ripe. Fruit tor canning should be fresh, solid and not over-ripe. If over-ripe some ot the spores may survive the boiling and fermentation takes place In a short time. In preparing the fruit remove all stems, then peel with a silver knife, core or remove the seeds or pits as the case may be. Peaches, pears or apples may be kept from dis coloring if they are dropped as they are pared into cold water to which a little vinegar or lemon Juice may be added. Canned Pears. Twenty-four Bartlett pears, eight cupfuls water, two cup fuls sugar. Bartlett pears are the best for can ning. Put the water and sugar Into a preserving kettle. Let the sirup come to boiling point and skim oft the froth it any rises. While the sirup la heat ing carefully halve, peel and core the pears, being dareful not to use those that are over-ripe or imperfectly shaped. Drop pieces into a basin of cold water until all are pared, Put the halved pears into the boiling sirup, but do not stir. Take a large roasting pan with handles and place in It as many sterilized canning jars as It will hold. Pour some tepid water in the pan to a depth of about two Inches, and place the pan on the side ot the stove. The water will get hot and keep the jars warm. Sterilize the rubber rings and covers. By this time the fruit will be boiling. When the pears commence to lose their hard whiteness they are ready to take oft. Lift out pieces separately with a spoon and put them into the hot Jars. Fill Jys and cover with the sirup; All even With tho top, put the rings and covers on and scuaW tight. For Cream Dressings, All white or cream dressings are made by blending the butter with the flour, then stirring it rapidly Into the boiling milk. Use white pepper when making -the dressing and boil it in a double bollor. Keep it warm, and thin with cream it too stiff when done, or fold in the white of egg, whipped to a stiff froth. A teaspoonful of vinegar to a quart of flour if added with the ice water, gives the much-desired flaky appear ance to fruit pies. Tomato Pickle. Six pounds ot green tomatoes, It very large, cut In pieces. Put them into strong brine for 24 hours, drain them very dry. Put them In a stewing pan, cover with vinegar to which has been added one pound ot sugar, one-quarter pound long pepper, one-quarter pound allspice, one-quarter pound cloves and one-quarter pound cinnamon. Simmer till tender, but do not let them boll German Potato Kloesse. One pint mashed potatoes, mixed In two beaten eggB, one pint of flour, one even tablespoonful of salt. Form into small flat cakes (same as flshballs), cook In boiling water about ten min utes. When first put in kettle, stir around until they rise to the top of water. Very nice with roaBt of veal or any nice brown gravy. Good warmed over in butter, cut up. Beef Loaf. Two pounds round steak chopped, quarter pound pork chops also chopped, one onion, medium size, chopped, one tablespoonful butter, three large slices bread soaked In one pint of milk, two eggs beaten, salt, one scant teaspoonful poultry dress ing. Stir all together. Place slices of salt pork in bottom of pan and on top. Bake one hour. Chilled Watermelon. Cut the ripe pink flesh from a good sized watermelon, put it into a freez ing can and pack with salt and ice. Turn the crank slowly until the water melon is half frozen. Serve In punch glasses at the close of luncheon or dinner. Those who use wine may add to each glass a tablespoonful of Bherry. Stale Bread Fritters. Cut the bread In slices, about a third of an inch thick, fry in fat, from which a faint bluish smoke 1b rising, and when each piece Is fried on one side turn it over and spread the browned side with marmalade or jam. When cooked, lift out and sprinkle with caster sugar mixed with a little cinnamon. Fruit Fluff. To every pint of chopped peach, ba nana or pineapple allow one pint ot water, six eggs and one pound of su gar; beat eggs until light then add other Ingredients and cook until thick as custard. Strain, set dish In pan ot cold water and beat until cold. Freeze and serve with a sirup like a lundaa,