Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 265, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1910 — Page 3

VALUABLE as food

Sunflower Seed Is Allowed to Go to Waste in Missouri. 0,1 ’* Mop ® Edible Than That of Cotton and Almost Equal to Olive's —Stalks Make Excellent Fuel. JuZTT City * Mo.—" Millions of s of sunflower seed are allowed simnL't Wastß In Missouri annually, known because tt Is not generally for that tbey 0411 be ÜBed for food forp h D ’ SS well as animals, and thereto iQfn e r , a J commerc,al value,” says lahnr ° , Red Book of the bureau of mihUr Btatistlcs - Figures made Hini Labor Commisioner J. C. A. i r Bbow that In the year 1909 senft ’° oo pounds °t the seeds were* tlen by Missouri’s 114 counlzpd *, tbat about $4,000 was real--IZ6d bytbe sale of the same. cal ** ? rlginall y a native of troplfound erl^ a 016 sunflower is now cultlvah? >Wlng more or lesß wlld in all esneS ® * ortlonß of the world, and roDP . y ‘ n sout h and central Eufrom A e ® dS , havlng been carried there sixtepnth erl<sa and P lan ted by several a fanrv » C \ ntury roverß . w ho took Its dpLi° the large flow er, both for had P ft f ,a s wlld be auty and that It BoV J° od /alue.” reads the Red subject. aPt6r ° n 0118 interesting Dreiar^| USSIa tbe aunflower seed Is Jans dn d aDd eaten Just llke Amerioften eaf P fif nUtS ‘ Tbe P° orer classes back to t),? 6 ! eeds raw > the only drawa DalaiS? Style of turnl ng them Into Jultv o? „ artlole belng the diffl * irom the'huuf , eeparaUns «“> *«"»! evprvmh^ SB ° arl the sunflower Is found lote and 6l,6 ’/f r ° Wlng ,n TaCant c ity the S rubblßh as well as in t) b lands °f the southeastern hilts of Btate and ln the foothilts of the Ozarks. Goats thrive an plant ' ea ting from the Beeds and s d ®wn to the coarse rough stalks “ d tbe wpts. The seed Is often used, mixed with other seed, as feed for poultry, and parrots especially enjoy the menu, forming a food which was a mainstay for them in tropical regiohs. “The sunflower eounties In Missourl that is, the ones which marketed the motft seed in 1909,” according to the

PAY BILLS AT MARLBOROUGH

How Accounts of British Ruler Are Kept and Discharged— King Inaugurates Bystem. Loudon.—When King George came to preside at Marlborough house his majesty immediately gave his attention to systematizing the keeping of the numerous accounts of the royal establishment. A clerical department was formed, consisting of three clerks, under the control of the treasurer, Sir William Carrington; dockets for goods bought for the kitchens, storekeepers’ and butlers’ departments had to be made out by the head of each department, who was responsible for the orders which were sent up to the clerk’s office. A docket gave all particulars of the article bought and the name of the tradesman who supplied it and its cost. The particulars of all the dally dockets are entered up iu a general day book, from which they are trans- • V .• , .

CARROTS AS INSOMNA CURE

London Physician Declares Vegetable Will Induce Sleep When Other Remedies Fall. London.—Eat carrots for insomnia. A large, properly cooked carrot for supper -will induce sound and refreshing sleep. That was the opinion given by a well-known London doctor. “Carrots differ from other vegetables in that they contain a large amount of various sugars/ he said. “Properly cooked, they are sweet and pleasant to the taste; they are also carminative—that is, they promote digestion. “In its sleep-producing qualities the carrot is closely allied to the onion, and as a supper dish for insomnia pa-, tients it is to be strongly recommended. “It has also been averred that the carrot is excellent as a nerve tonic and a mental stimulant. There can he no doubt as to its peculiar properties for inducing sleep, but they should not be eaten raw. They are very indigestible uncooked,, j A lady who is an enthusiastic vegetarian gave one of the best recipes for cooking this vegetable. “Carrots are best cooked ‘conservatively’” she said. “By this I mean they should be cut in strips and allowed to simmer, with butter, in a double cooker.. No water should be added. “By this method all the valuable Juices and properties of the carrot are retained instead of being throwp i flwav w ith the hot water, aa Is done (when they are boiled. “For supper this dish is most appetizing—a poached egg is a dainty addition It 18 a meal wh,ch 1 know from experience induces slumber. “The many good qualities of carB j o overlooked by the public. They not only induce sleep; but are (excellent for the complexion as a con-I Sequence of their .topic effect on the ■bipod."

SANTANDER’S GIFT TO ALFONSO

MADRID.— Santander, a beautiful city situated on the Bay of Biscay, is a favorite resort of King Alfonso, and he especially enjoys the regattas held there. So pleased are the people by the favor shown by their king for the city that they are erecting a handsome residence, called the palace of Cortegada and will present it to his majesty. It is now well on the way to completion.

figures of Superintending Statistician A. T. Edmonston of the labor bureau, “are Butler, St. Charles, St. JLouiSr Jackson, Ste. Genevieve, Buchanan, Jasper and Mississippi, probably because they are closer to the larger cities than the other counties. It is but the question of time before all vacant lands of this state, not of great value for cultivation or pasture purposes, will be planted with sunflower seed and turned Into use ln that way. “An oil closely resembling olive oil, but of course Inferior in quality, 1b made by pressing sunflower seeds. It Is very palatable, easily digested, and has a high food value. In this respect It is said to be superior to our cotton-seed oil, which Is put to so many uses In domestic life and in art and science.” “In portions of Europe a bouilll for infant Is made from the sunflower seed. On religious days, when meat mußt be abstained from, the seed is frely used aB an article of diet "In fact, sunflower oil Is used for paints, taking the place of linseed oil, and when properly refined and prepared is almost as valuable.” "The flower is fulLof the substances which make honey, and therefore Is an article of food for bees. The stalks and leaves and flower petals make excellent fodder for cattle. As a fuel, the stalks and leaves have high value ln sections where wood is scarce and not too great a degree of heat Is re-

ferred to each tradesman’s account ln the royal ledgers; the ledgers, by the way, are bound ln dark red leather, and a crown Is. stamped ln gold on the back of each. Each tradesman who has the royal custom must send in his bill at the end of the month, when It Is compared with his ledger account, and. If It is found to be correct, is discharged during the first week of the month. No discount is asked for any of the royal accounts; a tradesman who receives the royal custom Is Informed that he must supply goods at the lowest reasonable prices and there Is never any attempt at bargaining by the official of the royal household. If a tradesman Is thought to be making extortionate charges he simply loses .the royal custom, so he rarely or never attempts to do. so. There are of course several articles which are supplied to the royal household by contract, such as coal, for elam-

HOTEL FOR THE NEWLYWEDS

Trenton Man to Open Hostelry in Bermuda for Accommodation of Newly Married Couples. Trenton, N. J. —No more will newly married couples feel discomfort when smiles follow the blushing bride and hashful bridegroom as they carry their brand new and shiny suitcases up to the desk of the hotel clerk. A hotel where none but newly-joined couples will be allowed to register is promised ot them. E. H. Carlisle of Trenton, who is on his way to Bermuda in a 20-foot catboat, accompanied only by 24 hens to lay honeymoon eggs, has got the hotel all ready—on paper. He says It will be opened in Bermuda as soon as he and his hens get there. Having run a hotel in New Jersey for some years, Carlisle was driven to pity the embarrassment of honeymooners, and has come to their aid. 7 Here Is the way his circulars read: "Newlywed Hotel, Warwick, East Bermuda. —Newly married couples only accommodated. If you pass your honeymoon at Newlywed hotel, it will be a real one, as those about you will be in the same predicament as yourself and this will prevent annoyance or embarrassment. All employes were recently married and they know the ropes. The ideal place after marriage. Positively no person married more than two weeks accepted. Rates to suit the rich and poor. Write for full particulars.” Carlisle, when he set sail for Ber muda, Bald he had no doubt that he would have a hotel full of brides and bridegrooms before Christmas. “Why, I have already several applications for accommodations,” he declared, “and I know everything will run smoothly. lam a bachelor, but I intend as soon as the first visitors arrive to become a benedict, so opthlng

qulred. An acre of sunflowers will yield several cords of wood fuel without considering the value of the seed. It Is estimated that 50 bushels of seed can be grown on an acre of ground. A bushel of seed yields a gallon of oil. Figuring that the oil Is as valuable as the cotton-seed variety,'which In 1909 averaged about 40 cents, one acre of sunflower seed will produce oil forth S2O, which means that the farmer’s share will be about sl2 and the manufacturer’s the remainder, out of which sums both would of> course meet all their expenses. “As sunflowers can easily be grown in corners and ln lands of little use for anything else, It would pay to produce more. The oil can be used like cotton-seed oil, ln the manufacture of oleomargarine and several other cooking preparations.” “The sunflower Is freely used for many purposes in China. The fiber of the stalk, which has great strength, is woven Into fabrics, some of which when properly colored and prepared have, a silky feel and appearance. Such use could also be made of the' fiber here. "In tropical America the plant attains a height of 20 feet and has a flower over a foot ir diameter. In Missouri it grows sometimes to ten feet, with flowera ln proportion The future will develop other uses for the sunflower.”

pie. The contracts in most Instances are made for three years and the contracts are as a rule paid ln equal half yearly installments. A great deal oT work is also done at Marlborough House under contract, such as window cleaning, carpet cleaning, chimney sweeping, and the glass frames of a number of large pictures are also cleaned by contract. - All the servants’ wages are paid monthly, the upper servants, holding important and responsible positions, are paid by check, which Is sent to each from the treasurer’s department; the other servants attend at the clerk’s office to rebelve their wages. The king’s accounts for clothes, cigars, theatre tickets, newspapers, books and other personal articles are sent ln to his secretary and are not dealt with at all In the clerical department. These accounts are also discharged every month, but King George always likes to see them before they are paid; it was once a rule that they should be initialed by his majesty before being discharged, but this Is not now done.

will be out of the picture, as It were. I shall make my guests feel as comfortable as they would be at home. "Some m&y think I am eccentric, because I first start for Bermuda In a catboat with chickens for a crew and then intend to open a ‘newlywed’ hotel, but I’m not/ 5- I simply have my hobbieß and I get a lot of fun out of them. What more does a man want?”

GOOD SECRET OF LONGEVITY

Centenarian In New Jersey Telia Women to Read, and Qoaaip Leaa About Neighbors. Paterson. N. J.—Mrs'. Jane Beam, who is one hundred and two years old, gives this word of advice to those who wish to achieve a happy old age. “Read good books and don’t gossip about your neighbors.” The books which she names as he recipe for longevity are: The Bible, "Spurgeon’s Sermons,” “Palsy's Philosophy,” “The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life," “The Pennsylvania Pilgrim,” “The Unnoticed Things of Scripture” and "The Holy Land." “Reading," said Mrs. Beam, “clears the mind and broadens It It keeps one young and gives no time for worry or opportunity to think evil things of your neighbors. If mere women refrained from criticizing the actions of their neighbors they would not have so many gray hairs.

Buy Bird, Then Shoot it.

Paris.—A Paris game dealer has discovered a paying stratagem for sportsmen who are unsuccessful. In the basement of the shop there is a popgun and & supply 0 f pellets and sportsmen who wish to affirm’ that they have shot their Wds may on payment of a shining, fire some small shot at their purchases.

HOUSEHOLD REPAIRS

MANY BITS OF WORK WOMAN CAN DO AT HOME. Veriest Tyro Can Patch Mahogany i Veneer If She Would Work Heedfull/' —Upholstery By No Means Difficult. There are many small bits of repairing that a woman may do among her household goods when she wishes to freshen home for the winter. Upholstery is by no means difficult, save where "tufting” is wished; covering desks requires care rather than practice, and the veriest tyro can patch mahogany veneer If she will but work heedfully. Upholstered chairs and even sofas that have wooden frames need have no terror for her who would recover them. If the old cover is removed so that if' Is not torn It becomes a perfect pattern from which the new may be cut. One mußt remember, with the new, that the thread shall run the right way, and always in a straight line, and when necessary to piece it, the pattern. If there is one, must be made to match perfectly. Stitching to be firm enough to wear well is to be done on a machine, and the seam heavily and smoothly pressed open. It is always better to use wide material, when the stuff Is equally satisfactory In effect, for then an amateur obviates many seams and consequent extra labor. If the material is such that the edge will not turn under neatly and smoothly gimp may be made to cover a multitude of sins in that direction and there will be no difficulty in putting ln brass-headed tacks evenly If a tape measure ip pintaed along the edge and the tacks put at regular intervals. If new springs or actual repairing of the inner structure of a chair is needed this must be done by a professional, but the furniture may then be returned for the owner to put on the covering. Cloth or velvet to be put without wrinkles on flat-top desks may be ap-. preached without fear. The desk surface is first to be made smooth. The old cover is tom off and the wood scraped and rubbed with coarse sandpaper until none of the old stuff remains. Then the wood is washed — scrubbed, if necessary. The object of all this is to have a clean and clear surface, without which the new cover will not be a success. The dampness thus put into the wood serves to make the coat of glue, which is next put on, penetrate deeper. The glue must be as stiff as will spread, otherwise it would soak through the material, stiffening -it. Yet this consistency would be too dry to adhere properly to the wood were it not that the dampness aids. A flat brush is used for putting on glue, and one-half of the wood surface is smoothly painted. The material then is put over, rubbing it down smoothly with a flat piece of board, which will press .out all wrinkles. An amateur will then do better to fold back the rest of the material and wait until that which is pressed down has dried in place. This will take three or four hours. Then the other half of the desk top is painted with glue and the material pulled and stretched over, cutting It finallv •with a sharp knife, not with scissors

Stuffed Cabbage.

’ Select a nice firm white head of cabbage. Wash and drain well. Then scoop out the center. Now peel and core several nice firm cooking apples; place in center of cabbage and sprinkle slightly with sugar If desired. Now place .In a bag and boll In water until cabbage is tender. Drain and nlaee on a platter of lettuce leaves 5 and spread rich mayonnaise dressing over same. Can be served either hot or cold. Also adds as a decoration to the table.

Simple Frozen Dessert

Bury a can of peaches, pears or any fruit in ice and salt as when freezing mousse and leave for three hours. The can may then be opened and the contents removed In solid form, the fruit frozen in Its own juice, gerve with whipped cream, a dash of ice cream, or by itself, this makes a pretty, delicious and unusual dessert.

Care of Puppies.

If you have a puppy you know how impossible it is for the little fellow to drink without stepping on the dish, turning it over, and losing most of his drink. To avert this use an angel food tih. drive a pointed stick through the cone, and this cannot be tipped over. This is also recommended for chickens, kittens, etc.

Peppermint Ice Cream.

The children never tire of the peppermint ice cream, made by dissolving three-fourths pound of the red and "white striped stick peppermint candy in a small amount of water, then adding it to a quart of milk prepared with the Junket tablet, and freezing as usual.

Veal and Peas.

Take 15 cents' worth of veal, stew until tender, take from liquor and cut in small pieces, put back in liquor and Add one cup of peas, season and thicken with flour and milk.

Scrubbing Brush.

The best scrubbing brush for porches is made by clamping a scrubbing brush in a mop handle. _ v .

A FOLDING CLOTHES RACK

One That Is Easily Made and Will Be Found Valuable on Wash ~ Day. ' To every housewife the folding clothes rack, shown in the illustration, will be of the greatest value on every ironing day, and with the added advantage that it may be folded up and placed In a |very small space whqn not in use, together with Its easy construction it possible for every housewife to 1 : possess one. To build, a center post *2 by 2 inches Is first cut

and to this are nailed ‘'feet” or a bottom support, these need not be over eight inches long when the rack Is unfolded, as shown in the illustration, it is securely braced from tipping over. Four small uprights are now cut equal in height to the main upright .and these are connected to upright.with three or four crossbars upon which the clothes are hung; these are fastened with screws so as to permit the joints to work easily and each set of bars is fastened to one of the four sides of center post or upright. This permits the horizontal bars to be braced up, thus folding the rack into a small space, when not ln use.— Household.

HINTS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE

Suggestions Regarding Various Phases of Housework That Are Worth Trying. 'Rust on steel can be removed by rubbing sweet ot* well Into the surface. Let It stand two days; then rub the steel with unslaked lime until surface 1b clean. In cleaning wallpaper with bread crumbs use - two-day-old bread. In small pieces; clean with downward light stroke. Never go over same surface and never work horizontally. Cut away soiled part of bread continually. When gas mantlet are blackened they can be cleared by sprinkling with salt when flame Is turned low. Turn light full for a minute and repeat until clear. Try mixing flour and water for thickening with a fork instead of the usual spoon. It Is less Uikely to turn lumpy. lodine stains on woodwork should he removed at once, as they make an ugly spot. Soak up with blotting paper, then rub the spot with a soft cloth moistened In camphor. As housecleanisg time approaches do not forget the use of dampened cloths In furniture-cleaning. Dust Is easily removed In this way without streaking woodwork or filling lungs. To heat furniture put damp, unlinty cloths over the upholstered parts and beat until It Is'black with dust; then turn to other side. Continue with fresh cloths until no more dust shows. Learn to know what damp means, especially when used upon polished woodwork. Think it means wet and you will be reviling valuable information as "newspaper rubbish.” Dip a cloth ln hot water, wring it as hard as you can, then shake It In the air and it should have about the right amount of moisture. For convenience in dish-washing have a rubber-scraper, also a chain mop for greasy pots. Dark crash dishcloth should be supplied for pots and pans and the use of dish towels forbidden for this purpose.

Anise Cakes.

Beat four eggs very light, stir Into them one and one-half cups of sugar, and, with a Dover egg-beater, whip long and hard. When very light, stir fn a pint of flour sifted twice with a generous teaspoonful of baking powder. Last of all add five drops of anise seed oil, puttipg in a drop at a time, and beating hard for a minute after each drop is added. Set aside untouched for eight hours, and dtop on floured tins and bake.

Ground Rice Pudding.

Steam one-quarter pound of ground rice and one pint of cream a quarter of an hour, then flavor it with vanilla, add one ounce of butter, the yolks of four eggs, let it cool and beat it for half an hour; beat up the whites of the eggs to a froth/ which mix in gently; steam a quarter of an hour. Serve with one-half pint of boiled custard, having one ounce of soaked and mashed chocolate stirred well into It; pour into the bottom of the dish. Serve. N

Breakfast Dish.

When the cream of wheat is ready to serve chop quickly five bananas, sweeten with a little confectioner’s sugar and a teaspoon of lemon Juice, and pass through a sieve. Serve this with the wheat, with or. without cream. *

Pitying the Laboring Man

M MAN of Victoria, Australia, I# wL speaks as follows concerning laborers and the labor! -jjfrjuHL, ® dest * on: "Surely we ha vet "ome message for our tolling brothers who are looking so earnestly, so pathetically for tba breaking of the day. The workers ■think we are out of touch with them. They say we are so snug in our assurance of a golden city beyond the skies that we have no thought or passion for that city which is to come down out oC heaven from God to the peoplew Whether that be true or not, it is time for us to bestir ourselves, to demon-! strate that we are not our of touch, with the masses; that in all their struggles for juster conditions, for social righteousness, for higher ideals, the Christian church is with the workers.” We wonder sometimes when this sort of thing is going to stop. The patronizing air which so many assume when they begin to talk about the day laborers is enough to fill those very laborers with disgust In the first place, a lot of sentimental pity is t>eing wasted over the laboring mad. He asks none of this, and It does him no good when it is expressed.* The laboring man is the happiest man alive. Of course, there are a few exceptions here, Just as there are a good many exceptions among those who have received a self-appointed place among the gentlemen of leisure. Nature has no blessing for that which doesn’t do anything. Everything is. life, activity, animation. When a thing In nature no longer works we call it dead and begin to search for a spade to bury it. Nor does God have blessings for the idler. That isn’t the way he dispenses what is in his hands. He has mapped but six days of every seven for work, and it is the universal human experience that, when his comrades are kept, the keeper is the happier, even though he doesn’t labor the six days for the sole purpose of being obedient to the Lord. Privilege of the Toller. The necessity for work is inwrought into the constitution of things and persons. The very fact that a man is a toller puts him ln line with one of the greatest (Commandments of God. In some places the conditions under which he toils ought to be improved, radically improved. And here those who have been trying to express pity need to put their attention. If safety devices can be installed where there has been danger heretofore, if sunshine can be admitted to drive out the darkness and dry up the mold, if proper ventilation can make it healthier for the toiling men and women, if improvement can be made in the moral surroundings, if children are kept out of body stunting and mind destroying factories, and a whole catalogue of other things remedied, there will be no appreciable chasm between working men and women and other mortals. But this lons drawn out strain over working men, because they are working men, is ont of harmony with the whole make-up of ffien and the purpose- of the Lord. The ehurch which lends Itself to this kind of music is losing its opportunity and destroying the possibility ever of finding one. No Possible Gulf. Again, there is not that Impassable gulf between the Christian church and the common toilers which some speakers and magazine correspondents would have us believe. Some topics for disquisitions are found in the rich churches of New York, but ( any such are mlsrepresentatives of American Christianity as a whole. The teller six days ln the week is the backbone of the church on Sunday and during the week, v There is no better man ln church than he Who is engaged in honest industry during the week. Such a man is providing for his family. Conscientiously, or unconscientiously, he is obeying the Sabbath commandment, the great part of which is to work six days on order to appreciate a rest on the seventh day. To claim that the toiling masses, putting the noun with its modifier in quotation marks, are out of touch with the church, is a slander against these men who work.- There are some, to be sure, who have a grievance, with os without a foundation; but we cannot draw a universal conclusion from such Insufficient data. The working man belongs to the church, and the church belongs to the working man, and the two belong to each other, and both beloni to God. —Religious Telescope.

The Joy of Forgiveness.

There is no respect in which men get closer to Jesus, or more complete In their exemplification of His life, than in the enjoyment and manifestation of the spirit of forgiveness, which is the condition of our own access to the grace of pardon and peace. If We forgive not, there is no forgiveness for us. "Forgive us our trespasser,” Jesus taught us to pray, “as we forgive those who trespass against us.” That means much both ways. If we withhold that boon ftpm others, we simply lock the door of mercy against ourselves; but In case we forgive fully and affectionately, then the gracious arms and words of our heavenly Father cover and comfort us as completely as they did the prodigal. A fatherly embrace, a kiss, a ring, a robe, and shoes for oqr sore and weary f«* are bound to follow!