Can String Beans in Pressure Canner
Fairy Tale for Children
MOU11UJ
Br MARY GRAHAM BONNER
Miss Musk Ox was certainly wry
handsome. Her', hair covered her
' whole body, which was quite big,
though she was not neurl to large aa
Mr. Musk Ox.
Tour hair ! lovely." Mr. Musk Ot
aid.
Mlsa Musk Ox tried to blurt, for she
thought that waa the right thing to do,
but she was so brown and so woolly
that she couldn't, somehow, got the
color to show, though she felt as
though she must be blushing.
Tea," continued Mr. Musk Ox, "you
bave the most wonderful brown hair
I bnve ever seen.
"It Is much lighter thnn mine It's
to much softer and tt Is so very thick.
3pl
"Yes, You Nsve Bsautlfut Hair."
"Yes, you have beautiful hair, Miss
Musk Ox, In fact, beautiful doesn't
bait express it.
"I can t And words to tell you what
I think of your hair. Ah, such
color, so soft, so thick.
"You are so sensible, too. Ton have
some good straight hair over that,
which Is your umbrella balr.
"I am glad to see you hare your
own umbrella. It would be hard for
me to provide you with one, for I
could never cover up your masses of
balr.
"And your umbrella la the finest
ever a musk Ox bad."
Miss Musk Ox turned her big eyes
upon Mr. Musk Ox and smiled, a nice
ly ox-llke smile, which Mr. Musk Ox
thought very wonderful.
The Musk Ox family bave straight,
long balr which Is quite thick, over
their beautiful soft woolly hair, and
It sheds the rain from them In the
storms.
Otherwise they would become soak
ing wet. for their own balr Is so heavy
It would catch and hold all the rain
If they did not have this protection.
"I'm glad yoo like my umbrella,"
said Miss Musk Ox.
"Yes," said Mr. Musk Ox. "and It's
Child's All-in-one Dress
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f Arteullor.)
The fewer clothes In hot weather,
the more comfortable the child. Cp
to about three or three and a half
years old a romper Is often the only
garment necessary on either a boy or
a girl; but as the little girl grows
older she looks better In a costume
with a skirt of some sort, however
abbreviated.
The bureau of borne economics of
the United States Department of Ag
riculture has been working for some
Sslf-Hslp Idea Runs Through Dsslgn
Shown In Illustration.
time on various pnihlems connected
with dressing children of different
ages, but especially those of the pre
school years The self-help Ides runs
through all the designs chosen. Gar
ments that button In front with few
and eay-to-flnd Cat tuttons or other
forms of fastening are preferred. If
there must be buttons In back at the
waistline two toward the sides are
used rather thqn a single center bnck
button. Every mother knows how
often that center-tmvk button has to
be sewed on or the buttonhole mended.
Hot only can tiie child reach sids-back
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the only thing I cant offer you, for
mine would do you no good.
"It's big relief to feel you have
one of your own. As I have said be
fore, -too, It's the very best umbrella
Tve ever seen.
"And we never have to borrow um
brellas the way some creatures do.
"We don borrow (hem, and so we
dont forget to return them. We're
quite superior In that way."
Miss Musk Ox quite agreed.
She thought It would be dreadful to
have to borrow umbrellas, and also
quite dreadful that people forgot to
return them.
Then Mr, Musk Ox moved a little,
and under one foot he showed what
he bad been hiding all this time, a
bunch at hay for Miss Musk Ox.
lie had been standing In the same
position aH the time he had been
talking.
"This Is for you, Miss Musk Ox," he
said, and his face looked quite silly,
though Miss Musk Ox thought It was
very handsome.
"And it means," be continued, "that
I want to look after you always, to
get your food and to be your deur
Musk Ox companion.
"Will you, will you," be stammered,
"become Mrs. Musk OxF
Miss Musk Ox was all a tremble.
Her long brown hair shook, for she
was so nervous with excitement. But
bow happy and proud she was I
"You're Just about my age, aren't
your asked Mr. Musk Ox. "You're
not too young, nor are you too fool
ish,' he added.
"I'm JuM your age," she answered.
"I thought so," said Mr. Musk Ox.
delightedly. "Then will you do me
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As almost every one likes good
potato salad here sre two worth add
ing to your card index:
Potato Salad. - Take
ten small boiled po
toes, three small rncura
bers, three stalks of cel
ery, four hard-cooked
eggs, one small grated
oolon. Cut the vegeta
bles Into tfiln slices and
nse sny desired dressing
with salt snd cayenne to season. The
charm of a good potato salad Is lost
buttons better, but there Is less strain
and pull on the shoulders when they
are used. Easy making and easy laun
dering are also points kept constantly
In mind in planning childrens
clothing.
Here la an all-in-one outfit for a
little girl to weur on hot days. It
eliminates the need for undergarments,
yet has the outward appearance of a
dress. It is made In two parts, with a
detachable plaited skirt for easy laun
dering. The self help Idea Is empha
sized, since the dress has an Invisible
front opening, snapping together under
the blue froot trimming. The child
can slso learn very quickly to button
the skirt onto the waist, before she
puts the dress on, If she Is once shown
how the box plait comes In the middle
of the front The seven buttons on
the skirt are arranged so that there
are two side-back buttons and none In
the center back. The buttonholes are
made vertical so the buttons will stay
closed.
A klmona style romper pattern was
chosen, with a scam on the shoulder,
and very short sleeves. Except where
the collar-like trimming closes at the
center front, It Is stitched flat, fitting
the outline of the neck. The pnnty
part of the romper tins an Invisible
drop seat, and Is made on a fold of
the goods to give ample room through
the crotch, and the very short leva
are bound with plain blue material
like the little skirt, the neck and arm
hole trimming and the top of the
pocket
"Vitamin" er "Vitamin"?
The pronunciation of this term de
pends on the form of selling used.
Two forms are In use, vl-ta-mln, glv
Ing the first "I" the diphthongal sound
thnt It has In aisle, and vltnmlne, pro
nounced vl-ta-meen. Of Inte. certain
medical men have Introduced the pro
nunciation vlt-sm-ln, a prnnunclotlon
that Is not yet recorded by the dic
tionaries. Literary Digest
All In Favor Say "Ay"
A teacher wanted to convey the
meaning' of the word '"Invisible."
"Now, whHt do we call a person," she
asked, "who Is present without ever
being seenT
"I have It," one little boy offered.
"The Janitor!
Sam PUce
Teacher Now, Johnny tell me
where Is Australia?
Johnny Well, let's see, It Is there
where It was before.
the honor to become Mrs. Musk Oxf
he asked again. '
"I will be honored myself," said
Miss Musk Ox. "It will make uis
very happy."
Brother Musk Ox, nearby, grinned
as be saw them walking oft together,
and beard Mr, Musk Ox any that he
wanted the new Mrs. Mask Ox to do
alt the managing and bossing In the
family.
AROUND THE HOUSE
Slightly under ripe fruits make the
best fruit pickles,
e
Fruits canned In too thick a sirup
shrink and rise to the top of the jar.
Clothes should be damper for an
Ironing machine than tor Ironing by
hand.
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Easily washed curfalns which let In
every available breeze and are not
hnrmed by sunlight are best for sum
mer use,
e
Never turn electricity on or oft
when you are standing on wet or
even on a damp floor.
An electric fan In the kitchen does
much to relieve the discomfort of pre
paring meals In hot weather.
Linoleum makes an excellent finish
for the floor In the child's room. It Is
smooth, easily cleaned, and sllverless.
the Family Table
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By NELLIE MAXWELL
unless the dressing bss had plenty of
time to season the potatoes and cu
cumbers. The potato should be mar
Inated at least two or three hours
with a snappy dressing, then the
cucumber and onion may be added a
short while before serving.
Another Potato Salad. Take six
medium-sized potatoes, cut Into cubes,
two cupfuls of encumber cubes, one
cupful of shredded almonds, two
tablespoonfuls of green pepper and
two of red, onion Juice If desired. Add
a good boiled dressing.
Mapls Biscuit Make ordinary bak
ing powder biscuit, roll thin, spread
with butter snd finely shaved or grat
ed maple sugar. Roll as a Jelly roll
cut Into slices snd bake In a hot oven.
Serve hot Nice served with a sauce
for pudding.
Coeonut Salad. Take two cupfuls
of coconut two cupfuls of tart
apples, one-half cupful of cel
ery, two tablespoonfuls of chopped
onion, one tahlespoonful of chopped
parsley, a dash of fed pepper snd a
god frencb dressing.
Cheese Nssts Salad. Take cream
cheese, tint a delicate ahade of green
and roll Into small eggs around a pea
nut or almond. Pepper with finely
minced parsley and a few with
chopped nuis. Lsy Into lettuce nests
and serve with a mayonnaise dressing.
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i ' Attractive Pajama Costume
By JULIA BOTTOMLEY '
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The' psjnma-wenrlng sorority Is In
creasing Its membership at a rnpld
rule. No longer I the pojuina costume
exclusive with a select few. On the
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String Beans Most Popular of All Vegetables.
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l Atrlcvllura.t
The flirm garden should be planned
to supply considerable surplus uf
excellent vegetables snd fruits which
may be enjoyed Inter on at little cost
If canned when fresh. Of course, the
practical houiemuker does not waste
time cunning what may be stored, like
When there are a few sandwiches
left over from any occasion, wrap
them carefully, and If
the next meal Is a
luncheon or breakfast
dip (lie to Into a fritter
batter and fry until
well browned. 8 e r v e
hot
Scalloped Corn snd
Ctitry, Take two cup
fuls of corn, one cupful of celery tine
ly chopped, one cupful of dry bread
crumbs well buttered, one teaspoon
ful of salt one small green PTper.
two tnhlespoonfuls of butter, one cup
ful of hot milk. Arrange com, pep
pers, celery snd crumbs. In two alter
nate layers In a buttered baking dish
Add butter to the jot milk and pour
over the vegetables. Cover with but
tered crumbs snd bake 40 minutes.
This will serve eight
Sherry's Dressing. Mix one-half
cupful of olive oil with five table
spoonfuls of vinegar, one half table
spoonful of powdered sugar, one snmll
chopped bermuda onion, two tnhle
spoonfuls of finely chopped pnrsley.
one-half teasponnful of chopied red
pepper, one tnlih-spoonful of chopped
green pepper and one fenspoortful of
salt Let stnnd nn hour In a mnsnn
Jar; shake for five minutes before
serving.
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contrary It tins become part of every
well-equlpied wardrobe.
Then, too, the sphere of the pajumn
Is no longer limited to the boudoir or
to home environment As to the cor
rect when and where of the pajnnrn
suit, women have settled the question
for themselves by donning It when
ever and wherever It suits their con
mature beets, turnips, carrots, sweet
potatoes, parsnips, winter squash and
pumpkin, or vegetables that may be
dried, sucb as okra and large lima
beans.
String beans are among the most
popular and satisfactory of all the
home-canned vegetable. Only the
steam pressure canner should be used
to process them. (Processing mesne
heating the material to kill bacteria.)
All vegetables except tomatoes re
quire processing at higher tempera
tures than boiling. This can only
be done under stesm pressure. Either
glnss or tin containers may be used.
String beans and all vegetables
should be packed boiling hot That
Is, they sre cooked for a few minutes
and then, while still boiling, packed
Into the Jars, sealed, snd processed
Ihe requfred length of time. This Is
sometliiHS called the "hot park." It
Is recommended by the bureau of
home economics of the I'nlted Ststes
Icpnrtmenl of Agriculture because
the benns at the center ct the con
tainer are quickly raised to the tem
perature required for processing, and
the bacteria thnt cause spoilage are
more likely to be killed. The folio'
tng directions for canning string
benns, as well ss for csnnlng most
other common vegetables and fruits
are given in Fanners' Ilulletln H71-K,
"Canning fruits snd Vegetables at
Home."
I'lck the benns over carefully, string,
wush thoroughly, and cut Into pieces
of the size desired for serving. Add
enough boiling water to cover, and
boll fur five minutes In an uncovered
vessel. Puck In containers boiling
hot, cover with the water In which
they were boiled, snd sdd one tea
spoonful of salt to enrh quart. Proc
ess Immediately at ten pounds pres
sure, or 210 degrees Pahreiihelt
quart glass Jars for 40 minutes pint
glnss Jars for ,11 minutes, and No.
and No. 3 tin runs for 30 minutes,
Ilemove from the canner and Invert
glnss Jnrs. placing them out of drafts.
I'liuiire tin cans In cold wuter to cool
quickly.
venience and their funcy.
Wherefore tho theme of the pnjnma
resolves Itself Into many clnsHltlca
(bum sleeping pnjnmns, lounging pa
Jamns, cliihornto pajamns hostess'
apparel, pajamas for tho beach, Which
Is not so simple as ft sounds whes
ono realizes that nowaday one enter
tains at bridge, at luncheon under ran
opled umbrellas ami guy striped tents.
Nor does this complete the lint, bill
It Is stilllclent to prove the fact thai
fashion bus mapped nut an lniHirtaul
program for the pajiiuin cost u inn.
There's Mils about the majority nl
pnjnirm sets they aro supposed to
ho highly colorful and Ingeniously do
slgnful. Perhaps Ihe most popular
way of carrying nut this order fot
striking color and design Is to com
bine gorgeously gay print with plain,
The model In the picture shows how
effectively such n plan works out,
Note tho circular flare to Ihn pnjnmns.
this being a featured dctuH this
season,
A lute Idea Is to employ twin prints
for Iho making of pajumn outfits the
crepe dn chine print being used- for
the trousers, which are worn with
wlille or monotone tinted blouse, over
which Is posed a coat of the sheet
rlil (Ton patterned to mutch the design
of the crepe.
Clever for the bridge pnrty Is th
pnjiiinn which Instead of having "but
tons nil over It" has cards scattered
over blouse ami coat, these enrds be
ing nuiile of white satin Inind painted
with clubs, spudes, diamonds and the
like. - :.
f& '. Wulun Nnipr Unloa.l
Cities Awake to Needs
of Looking to Future)
An Inspiring aspect of city progresl
Is the extvnt to which public sentiment
tins been aroused to tho Importunes
of both city and reglonul planning. It
ook Ynrs to popularise, to any greni
extent, the policy of planning for or
derly development and for rational
schemes ot attractiveness within tl
cities, Th mistakes made In these
years, through lurk ot vision and plan
ning, mode th execution of compre
hensive plans highly eiponslve and In
many Instances desirable change pro
hibitive biH-uuse of the cost. Hut now
nearly all large cities, many smaller
ones and a large number of town
huve their planning boards and sre
taking slock of their assets In the way .
ot liner and more profitable develop
ment
ltcglonal planning was the second
ary step. It soon wss round, In study
Ing the needs of cities within their
corporate limits, thnt anticipation ot
future development was an Intimately I
related consideration. Then came the
policy of planning the suburbs and the
wider environments of cities, not only
to avoid the mistakes msd In the
city p miier In the years of growth, but
to Insur the highest possible values
and the greatest consistent attractive
ness of the outlying sections. Hi ere
has been no difficulty In getting the
authorities ot these environment to
co-oernte with dill's. The Interest
snd benefit are common. Kxchange,
Advantage of Clean
City Easy to Perceive.
The annual clean up has more as
pect than the esthetic, although thnt
Is not to be sniffed at. A bright,
clean, well kept city Is pleniantrr to
live In than a shabby one; and It cer
tainly makes a better Impression on
visitors. The cleanup drive alms,
however, at more than window dress
ing, as It were. Cellars and other
store place of litter are cleared out,
aa a fire .prevention measure. Tsnl
are cleaned up so that they will not
be breeding place for disease-carrying
(Ilea and mosquitoes. I he object
Is to iniik the town a safer place to
live In, as well ss a more attractive
one.
An annual cleanup drive does not
Imply sn extraordinarily dirty city,
any more than Ihe old fashioned spring
houseclennlng, uhlch went from cellar
to garret and ended up with a tnble
spoonful of sulphur and molasses for
each member of the family, was an
Indication of slovenly boucekeeplng.
As a matter of fnct II Is a died event
on Ihe rnlemlsrs of most American
cities, towns Slid Villages.
(lean up Inside snd out and keen
U clean I
Home Ownership
Horn ownership ss Ihe best road lo
Ihe proertty of the Individual and
Ihe country waa the keynote of a con
ference of representative retnll lum
ber dealers from various sections of
the I'nlted States, held recently st
Chicago.
Organization of a council whose ob
ject will he to help home builder
build better snd more livable home
was the outcome of the gathering. The
lumbermen met primarily to discuss
many of their merrhnndlslng prob
lems, but the home ownership theme
was Injected Into th conference.
Havs Csrsg la House
Home planning of nil kinds should
be considered from three point of
view; utility, beauty and economy.
I'tlllty Includes lime saving snd space
swing as well ss practicability and
convenience. It dikes only a moment's
thought to convince us that both time
and space will be saved by making th
gnrnge a part of the house; lime In
walking to snd from the car, and
space both through the elimination
of the separate building and the elimi
nation of Ihe rond back of She house.
Proptr Community Spirit
Monmouth greets each new enter
prise to Main street with the hope
and belief that there Is prosperity
In store for all and that as all have
pulled together In the past we may
depend on united team work In the
future. Monmouth (Ore.) Ilcruld.
C.rdtn Well
The host kind of garden wnll Is one
with cracks mid crannies. Into these
one need only rub some flue soil, sow
the seeds and cover them with earth
soMluil the birds will not readily ninke
nwny with them. Nature pretty well
takes rare of tho rest
Bsnsfiti Community
When limn undertakes to own his
own home he demonstrates good citi
zenship to a great degree and auto
matically becomes more valuable te
himself and to the body politic
. Pr;ptrt for Development
A city must concern Itself with III
own requirements for growth and or
derly expansion. It must prepare for
the future on a big scale If It expects
the development that Is Its -due,
, i -
Csstrsl Rule ' ;
If you And some one perpetually
knocking the town, he I prouubly
total failure.