RURAL ENTERPRISE
SWEATERS VARY NECKLINES;
LUXURIOUS WINTER COATS
C O O K E D C U C U M B ER S
A R E Q U IT E D E L IC IO U S
To Fix Leaky Faucet I*
Very Simple Operation
DaJdyïîvening
Fa iry Tai
"Sun N ever Set»”
The time la not far distant when
' the king of England will be able to
speak to all the lands under the Brit­
ish flag through a radio broadcasting
station. Marconi, the wireless expert,
predicts.
Faucets should never be Jammed.
If they drip after moderate pressure
Good in Different W ay* and on the handle. It Is because they need
new wusbers.
Washers are small
& M ary G rah am
Seem Like New Vegetable. round
disks about '■» Inch thick; those
Confined "B ach” Fan
of abestos and rubber or fiber composi­
A prolific writer of striking letter«
(P rep a red by th e U nited State« D ep a rtm en t
tion have largely replaced leather and
[ to newspapers. Sir Harry Poland of
of A griculture.)
Ix>ndon, at ninety-six boasts that ha
The crisp texture of cold, thinly are suitable for both hot and cold
owes his long life and enduring phys­
sliced raw cucumber adds greatly to faucets. They cost little and are easy
PLEASANT
CAPYBARAS
ical and mental vitality to the fact
many salads, and for many people that to put In after the water has been
that he never married.
Is the only way cucumbers appear on shut off, according to the United
"it's
too
bad,
too
bad,"
said
Mrs.
the table.
Cooked cucumbers are States Department of Agriculture In a Capybara. "It surely Is too bad."
new Farmers' Bulletin, No. 1420. "Farm
Hi» Idea
equally good In a different way, aud
" W h a t ’ s too
“n ere’s a queer Item In the paper."
to thosq who have not tried them they Plumbing.” This bulletin deals with
bad.
too
bad?"
re­
aald M rs Johnson In the midst of her
will seem like a newly discovered the Installation and care of simple
peated her mate.
plumbing in the rural home. The op- I
1 vegetable.
"That we have reading. "A feller, over at Ten D »
eratlon of replacing a washer Is as
The United States Department of
such a name," she grees, slipped In a bathtub tuther day,
follows: With a monkey wrench un-
and fell and broke three ribs."
Agriculture says to peel and slice or
said.
screw the cap nut over the stem pack­
“I’ve been sorter studying for a year
quarter the cucumbers, removing the
we
have
"Ah.
ing at the top of the body of the
or so about buying a bathtub,” re­
seeds If they are large. Then boil In
a
f
i
n
s
s
u
c
h
fau cet; take hold of the handle and
plied Gap Johnson of Rumpus Bldge.
a little water, salted to taste, for 5 or turn It to the left to unscrew and to
name," Mr. Capy­
"but I reckon I’d better give up the
10 minutes. Serve them buttered, with remove the stem from the body; with
bara
remarked. Idy; them bathtubs Is too devilish—
a little minced parsley, or In a cream a small screw driver unscrew the |
"Is that what you p’tu I — dangerous." — Kansas
City
sauce, plain or savory, or one with washer screw at the bottom of the
mean my dear?"
Star.
grated cheese In It
"No,
that
is
not
stem ; replace the worn washer with I
Try bakiug cucumbers, after peeling a new oue and replace the stem and
what I mean.”
C a ve Skunk» R ig h t of W a y
and slicing them. Use either custard cap nut. In making repairs of this I
said Mrs. Capy­
A party of Bangor motorists return­
cups or a single baking dish, and cook kind It Is a great convenience to have <
bara.
“I mean ing from Winterport, Maine, halted
them alone or combine them with a wheel handle valves installed on the i
that we have a their car to let a moving obstruction
little celery or cooked carrots or other fixture supply pipes Just below the I
name that people have the right-of-way. The obstruc­
vegetable. Cover them with a vegeta­ fixture.
s a y Is q u i t e tion consisted of a family of skunks.
ble stock or with tomato Juice, adding
dreadful.
Including father, mother and three
Small water pipes closed by rust or !
buttered crumbs or grated cheese, or other obstruction are more or less : A long Cam e th e
"They s a y :
children, crossing the road In solemn
Keeper.
■
both, on top.
“ •(), what
successfully opened by pushing a steel ■
single flic.
Here is a recipe for stuffed cucum­ wire through, flushing with a powerful )
funny name for
A le rt F ire W o m an
ber, open to many variations:
pump, forcing muriatic acid through, an animal to have.’ ”
Dashing to a fire In a garage, a fire
Stuffed Cucumber.
or using a swab or wire brush at- I “They're Jealous." said Mr. Capy­
1 t a b l e s p o o n fu l
< oacum bara
tached to a small, flexible brass or , bara. “They’re most extremely Jeal­ department at Grimsby, Eugland, ar­
m in ced p arsley
I S cu p fu ls canned
rived after a woman had run from
I
t a b l e spou n fu le steel rod. In long lines, the pipe may i ous because they have rather pluln
tom aioaa.
or
•
m inced onion
her house with n chemical extin­
sm a ll to m a to es (1
and
ordinary
names."
be
opened
at
intervals
and
the
clean-
!
m
cu p fu ls
bread
pound)
“Well. It often keeps people from guisher, put out the blaze and re-
crum be
< ta b lo sp o o n fu ls b u t­
ing be done section by section. If
IS* tea sp o o n fu ls sa lt
ter
these remedies fall, the pipe should being Interested In us because they turned home.
ta cu p fu l chopped
celery
be taken up, cleaned, and relaid, or think we must be queer 1" said Mrs.
T w o M ore Paym ent»
Capybara, gloomily.
Cook the celery and onion In the be replaced uith new pipe.
“Say, Mary, how much more do we
“If they're not Interested In us. no
butter until yellow, add the parsley
matter," said Mr. Capybara. •"The owe the doctor?" usked an East side
and cook for two minutes. Cut the Nuts in Sandwiches and
keeper thinks w ere very tine and man of Ills wife.
cucumbers In halves lengthwise with­
“Why, only »10," she replied.
Salads Are Delicious that's enough.*'
out peeling, scoop out the contents and
“Oh. goody," spoke up the oldest
Now the Capybaraa are the largest
mix with the fried onion; add the
Nuts are good In almost any kind of
son.
"In two more payments the
other Ingredients, cook five minutes a sandwich, and when the school lunch of the group known as the gnawlug
baby Is ours.”
to dry out slightly. FIM the shells is a problem, a filling of chopped nut animals, because they guaw or bile at
with this stuffing an<( bake in a hot kernels with raisins, dates, tigs or things, especially when looking for
F ooled b y Scarecrow
prunes will prove a solution. Nuts nnd food-
oven until slightly browned on top.
They are about the size of pigs and
For several days a patient tlsliermnn
olives go well together In sandwiches,
has been noted standing on the shore
nuts with cottage or cream cheese and have coarse, gray hair.
Green Pepper* Stuffed
“I love the water,” said Mr. Capy­ of a certain pond In Wilton, N. II.
nuts with maple or plain brown sugar.
W ith Com Easily M ade It Is a good plan to keep a Jar of bara. "Well do I remember the days Day after day he stood there. A par­
ticularly constant watcher felt sure
Here is a recipe furnished by the shelled nuts on the emergency shelf when I lived fur. far down south
the man was getting short trout, and
where
the
hanks
are
grassy.
for
these
and
other
uses.
Peanut
but­
United States Department of Agricul­
However,
‘•One day some horrible creature notified n game warden.
ter as a sandwich filling Is familiar to
ture:
every one. It can be made at home would huve captured me had 1 not the watcher's eyes art, In need of cor­
rection, for the man turned out to be
1 H c u p f u ls m e a t b^ putting the roasted shelled nuts mude a tremendous dive Into the
6 g r e e n p e p p er s
S triped S w eater w ith V -N eck.
a well-fashioned scarecrow.
s to c k th ic k e n e d
2^4 c u p f u ls fr e sh
water
where
I
lived,
and
stayed
below
through
the
meat
grinder
nnd
then
colorful
sweaters
matching
hats
which
w ith
2
ta b le -
o r c a n n e d corn
There Is variety In necklines, however,
stirring
enough
cream
or
melted
but­
the
water
for
a
little
while
until
I
s
p
o
o
n
f
u
ls
flou
r
% o n io n , c u t up
and gay color, with fine quality the are either knitted or of felt.
T ribu te to B rave tVonian
m
c u p f u ls b r e a d ter to make a smooth paste.
thought danger was past.
Made of soft pile or nap fabrics 1V4 fine c u p f u ls m e a t,
determining factor In every Instance.
A monument to Mrs. Edith Lacey,
c ru m b s
A cream cheese ball can be rolled In
"And I made a wonderful dive.”
H te a s p o o n fu l s a lt
Having passed through an era of In warm rich colors and nearly al­
chopp ed
or
chopped nuts and served as an acces­
"Ah, diving hns many a tint« saved an American welfare worker who lost
D a sh o f p e p p er
g r o u n d Ans
frivolous sweater types, some more or ways provided with at least a fur
sory to almost any kind of salad. a capyhara’a life," said Mrs. Capy­ her life In the Japanese earthquake
of 1023, has been dedicated by the
less cheap und shoddy, we have ar­ collar. It Is not difficult for winter
Remove the tops and seeds from the Celery stalks stuffed with nuts and bara.
Yokohama Young Women’s Christian
rived at the commonsense stage where coats to achieve dignity. Everywhere peppers and parboil in boiling water cheese are often used In a similar way.
“They
say
that
we
are
the
best
div­
association. Mrs. Lacey was a leader
genteel appearon e and dependable newly arrived models on display dis­ for two minutes. Remove from the A few nuts In a fruit, aspic or vege­
ers
of
all
animals
who
live
on
laud."
In the association. The monument Is
service must feature for eligibility In close the good taste of designers, who water, drain, and put in a casserole. table salad are a distinct Improvement.
“Do
they
say
that?"
asked
Mr.
In the form of a house which Is to he
the p-eferred class. Fashionista and have made the season's new style fea-
Even
In
a
potato
salad
they
add
an
manufacturers, apparently holding the lures harmonize so well with the fab- Stuff the peppers with a mixture of unusual touch. Boiled chestnut kernels Capybara. ‘‘Well, then, you needn't used as a rest and recreation center
thought that a sweater Is no bet r rics and trimmings used. Conservative the corn, onion, meat, bread crum is, make un excellent salad. When Per­ he discouraged because your name Is for the girls of Yokohama and is the
than that of which it Is knitted, are but luxurious styling gives the yew thickened stock mixture and season- sian walnut kernels are used In salad different from the names of other gift of Mrs. Lacey’s father. Dr.
Charles C. Hoosa of Buffalo, N. Y.
making It a point to use. for the most coats enduring charm, which is only lng, and bake. The mixture may be or for other purposes, In the raw con­ creatures."
varied by using other materials such
"1 won’t be any more," said Mrs.
part, highest grade yarns, much of one of the respects In which they re­
dition, the little dark spot at the cen­ Capybara, "but 1 do ao like to please
as
rice
and
tomatoes.
Cooked
mac­
M aking Signal» S ecret
which
Is
Imported.
Lightweight semble good fnr coats. There Is no
aroni may he substituted for the ter of the kernel should be removed as visitors, grownups and children, for
zephyrs, exquisitely prepared and nonsense about them and they are
,
.
Invisible light la opening up a new
It
has
a
bitter
taste.
bread crumbs.
though w ere far away from home nnd i method of „„„ding secret signals In
dyed, mohair and rayon enter con­ good for several seasons.
haven’t our wonderful lakes and ponds warfare. Flash signals are Invisible
A great many coats have flaring
spicuously Into the development of
to dive Into, still we're affectionate to all but the receiver of the message,
hemlines and this characteristic of the
the modern sweater.
D R Y IN G P E A C H E S W IT H H O M E F A C IL IT IE S
and we love everyone in the zoo.
It Is well that the newest sweaters new season’s models Is Introduced In
and enn be sent In full sunlight for a
"If they wunt to have us here, we're distance of from five to eight miles.
express versatility In regard to neck- varied ways. Many dyed furs are
glad to be here.”
lines, for when It cornea to sleeves, the used In collars, cuffs and trimming and
Infra-red rays, too long to be seen,
And as she aald this, along came ■ cause certain dyes and pigments to
the keeper with a vegetable meal, for | become more luminous. The receiver
the t'upyhsra family will not eat meat. of the message la equipped with a
"My nice, good-natured Capybara tinted shade for his field glasses, sim­
pair,” said the keeper, and the two i ilar In color to the shade used In the
| animals smiled their Capytiara smiles! signal lamp.
Not far away, while the Capybaraa
were eating, Clarence, the Wart Ilog. , "E xcute M e” or ’“P ardon M e”
was telling the handsome Bed Blver- ] Both of these phrases have been In
Ilog of the great gift he had made to reputable literary use In England for
the animal world. He had told thia more than three centuries uml are
as Idioms.
before on a number of occasions hut j thoroughly established
Shakespeare’s "Trollus and
this particular Red River Hog had not (See
heard his story previously and was Cresslda.” act 1, seen* 2.) Only a per­
son who la Ignorant of this fact would
ready to listen lo It.
“I am u wart hi>g." Clarence said. condemn their use, which continues
“I am a regular one. By that I mean among the cultured people of our time.
that I am no Improvement on any Curiously enough 30 years ago "Ex­
wart hog. They have all been very cuse me” found favor with us and
"Pardon me” waa preferred by the
ugly and I am no exception lo the
Engllah. Ten years later the tnhlo
rule.
was turned nnd "Excuse me" found
"I inn as ugly as h creature can favor with the English while "Pardon
be. I have horns where they shouldn't me" waa preferred by ourselves. "I
lie, and they are crooked. My skin Is beg your pardon” when an apology Is
wrinkled and hideous. I have n few made. "Sorry" Is an English vulgar­
ugly hair» ove r my face. My fa.i'F— j ism of the nenr-pollle who are In too
welt-- It 1» awful 1 It'» g r e .t a hurry to say “I am sorry” or
well, my f
h terrible face.
“I am very sorry" when they wish to
J “It'» »<» ugly that it couldn’t be nn y exprss regret In different degrees.-—
more »o. .My eyen are watery ami Literary Digest.
huve no expression nt all.
"In fuct, there never exlsied an unl-
mal like me. I am the ugliest ani­
occaslonally the coat la widened near
mal In the whole
the hemlines by godets of fnr. I uxedo
animal kingdom.
shawl snd pouch collars are all popu­
“Therefore
I
lar and side fastenings almost tiniver
have m ade a
sal
Brown shades lead the list of
great gift to the
popular colors, which Include all the
a n im a l
world.
tan. heaver and beige tones, besides
When other ani­
of D ry in g Q u icke r and M uch E asie r.
dark blue. dHrk red and hottie greens.
mals think they
Black Is also represented and Is e»i>e- ( P r .p a r .4 by t h . V n lt .4 S ta tM D ep a rtm en t I out pits aud place on the drier, cavlt.
aren't lo o k I n g
o f A g ricu ltu re >
, tally well liked In broadtail cloth.
I side up.
or that
their
Conspicuous among the fura used are
Peaches are usually dried unpealed,
If peaches nre dried In the sun, rov­ they huve loat
fox, fitch, squirrel and wolf and they although a superior variety Is made er with muslin or mosquito netting to
or
their look»
are often dyed to match or harmonize by removing the skins. Select peaches protect from insects the same ns with
are
they
: that
with the fabric they adorn A typical for drying which are ripe but not soft. other kinds of fruit. In an artificially
growing old and
coat In a brown pile fabric is shown Wash, cut In half, remove atones and heated drier the temperature at the
»bow It. all they
in the picture with collar nsd cuffs of place In trays with the pit side up.
beginning
of
drying
should
not
be
huve to do Is to
old adage "variety 1» the
fitch fur. It Is the sort of garment that
Many housewives use a lye solution more than 120 degree F. Thia may lie think
of Clar-
life” does not apply. most
fit» In with almost any background.
for removing the skins. Dissolve two | gradually Increased to lflo degree«, enee, the w art
Ing long and clone fitting. * It > “ **
It Is the richness of fabrics snd furs pounds of commercial concentrated I When the pieces are pilable and
Instances of hell and frill below
they
and
ho<.
that gives autumn coats their luxuri­ lye In 10 gallons of water. When leathery and no moisture can be will cheer up. for
Good-Nstursd
elbow effects.
m in u te» -» ^ «
ous flavor, for most of them are quite boiling hot, place the peachea in a pressed out of the freshly rut surface, they can’t heat
Speaking of fashionable
Capybara Pale
necklines. not only -re turtle and plain But there are even more luxu­ wire or wooden basket and plunge the product la sufficiently dry. Tran» me In ugliness."
crew necks In .mart fashion, b u th e r e rious model, of silk duvetine or sim­ into the solution for one to two min­ fer from the drier to large, clean
And the Ited River Hog. and the
Is a perceptible movement toward fi t ilar fabrics. richly embroidered n utes. moving the basket up and down wooden or pasteboard boxes and co»1 Capybaraa, who overheard thia talk,
metal thread and braid and lavlahly to hasten contact with the lye.
er with muslin which will adnftt the one and all, thoroughly agreed.
round and V-uecka. This
■
bordered with fura. In the same clam
s o ep t.b le fashion, considering
•
Lift from lye when fine cracks or air and exclude Insects. Place the
Hre black satin coats bordered and . heck a In the peel appear. lounge box In a warm room In a rather dark
the separate fancy scarf is so v»«»l.
H elping Him
these days, for the new m o d ish J - lined with doth and having brilliant immediately Into cold water and move spot- Stir until the fruit la In a uni­
sweater neckline« »eetn io « le n d a embroidery in gold snd color, oa about to wash off the lye. Remove form condition, after which pack It
"I'm so happy I can't help bul break
sleeves and collar.
Into song"
the skins by rubbing between the In permanent container».
special Invitation to these
come and lend their grace and color-
Aprleots and nectarine« are treated
“Get the key aud you won’t have tC
bands or with a brush. Wash to re­
JULIA
HOTTOMLET
break in."
move the adhering lye. Halve, take In precisely the same way.
ful charm to milady s knitted en-
I»«. W ..« .r r , SawseO« t-aka-t
-omhles.
« v t HAT I s It, which to wear. Is al-
V V way«
In fashion, never out,
tomethlng which la an essential for
the Joy and comfort to old and young,
mun. woman or child, especially ap­
preciated by the schoolboy, schoolgirl
and college student when crisp au­
toilin days come on apace? Sweaters!
An easy guess It Is, for, us everybody
knows, sweaters have become Indis­
pensable to our wardrobe program.
The matter of sweater selection la
not very complicated this season, for
the reason thut the trend Is mostly In
ane direction, namely, long sleeves.
When It comes to color, the up-to-
date sweater Is almost reckless. The
sweater mode In the picture Is a Joy
to behold, as far as color Is concerned.
Ited, black and gray stripes meet
themselves halfway to form this at­
trattive knitted sllpon, which, by the
way, Is Individualized wttb a stylish
flat V-neck as above mentioned.
Sllpon sweaters of fine Jersey are
a popular sort Just now. Uose and
rosewood are favorite colorings with
purple, perhaps, the most exploited
shade of all. It Is considered quite
the proper thing to wear with these
Cartes*