The Ainsworth Star-Journal from Ainsworth, Nebraska • 2

LIKED USSE WITH CANNED PEACHES Western Newspaper Union) Sgft Improved Uniform International Ther is no moment like the present The man who will not ex-cute his resolutions when they are fresh upon him can have no--hope from them afterwards they will be dissipated lost and perish in the hurry and scurry of the world or sunk in the slough of indolence Maria Edgeworth THIS AND THAT A piece of home-made candy is a welcome addition to any meal Date Nut Roll Mousse With Canned Peaches for Dessert qfcanical unit or by packing in ice and salt the following recipe from the bureau of home economics of the United States Department of Agricul-ture may be used: United States Department WNU Service cream in combination de luxe when the A mousse or ice Boil one cupful of evaporated milk with two and one-fa a 1 cupfuls of sugar to the soft ball stage Add one package of dates sliced and stir well Into the mixture cooking for a few minutes now add two cupfuls of nuts chopped Cool turn out on a buttered platter and knead until creamy and stiff Shape neatly into a roll wrap in 6 tbs sugar 2 egg whites 1-16 tsp salt tsp vanilla (Prepared by the of Agriculture) Peaches' and become a dessert cream is frozen cream frozen without stirring Is especially good for the purpose since mousses require somewhat heavier and richer cream than ordinary ice cream made by churning in a freezer with a dasher Peach melba is the dessert made by putting the ice cream ipto large halves of canned peaches and it is a very pretty and attractive dish but sometimes a little unmanageable on the plate For that reason you may prefer to slice the peaches into convenient sections and serve them with a little of the juice they were canned in as a sauce or garnish Vanilla is the most satisfactory flavor tor mousse that is served with a fruit sauce unless some of the fruit pulp is mixed with the cream and frozen also To make plain vanilla mousse frozen either in a refrigerator with a me- A Porto Rican Field Laborer and His Humble Thatched Hut 1 cup double cream 1 cup rich milk or thin cream 1 tsp gelatin Soak the gelatin until soft in a little of the milk or thin cream Heat the remainder and pour over the gelatin Add the sugar and stir until dissolved and put the mixture aside to chill Whip the double cream When the mixture containing the gelatin has thickened slightly beat it to incorporate air Add the vanilla and fold in the whipped cream and the well-beaten egg whites The egg white reduce richness increase volume and improve texture These proportions will make over four cupfuls before freezing or if the egg whites are not used about three cupfuls always a damp cloth place in a covered container and keep cold until ready to slice Maple Fudge Boil together one cupful each of granulated sugar and maple sugar one tablespoonful of com sirup a few grains of salt one-half cupful of water and when the mixture is a thick sirup add one-half cupful of evaporated milk Stir and cook until it tests for the soft ball Let stand to cool When the candy Is cool enough to hold the hand on the bottom of the pan it is ready to Btir At the first sign of stiffening turn into a buttered pan it will be smooth and glossy when cool enough cut into squares Pralines Boil together one-half cupful of cream one and seven-eighths cupfuls of powdered sugar and one cupful of 'maple sirup When tried in cold watefc and a soft ball is formed remove and heat until creamy adding two cupfuls of pecan meats and drop from a teaspoon on a buttered paper or pour into small gem pans Chocolate Filling Melt four squares of chocolate add to two well beaten yolks of eggs one and one-half cupfuls of sugar one-half cupful of milk and one tablespoonful of butter Cook stirring constantly and boil for one minute remove from the fire add the melted chocolate and a teaspoonful of vanilla beat until thick Add chopped seedless raisins and nuts if desired This makes an icing will remain soft and has a beautiful gloss DINING CENTERS IN BIG KITCHEN Apple Upside-Down Cake Makes Tasty Hot Dessert A hot dessert in which apples decorate as well as flavor can be cooked in a skillet or in a heavy baking dish in the following way says the bureau of home economics of the United States Department of Agriculture: der tsp salt Vz cup milk 2 to 4 firm-fleshed apples 2 tsp cinnamon mixed with cup sugar Convenient Spot for Family Eating Place (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture) WNU Service In the country large kitchens are more or less necessary because at certain seasons food must be prepared In considerable quantity to provide for the extra helpers in the farm work Frequently it proves practical and convenient to use the kitchen as a family eating place rather than to carry food and dishes some distance to the dining room The kitchen range makes the room very comfortable and it is not necessary to increase the heat elsewhere in the house if much of the family activity goes on in the roomy kitchen However from the point of view the main consideration in having family meals in the kitchen is the step-saving feature The old-fashioned way was to put a large table right in the middle of the room This was apt to make more work than it saved for the housewife had to walk around it constantly in getting meals and doing other tasks It always seemed to be laden with odds and ends about the time it was wanted for the next meal A much better plan when a large kitchen does double duty is to group the dining table and chairs at one side of the room and bring the work centers close to- 4 cup butter other fat cup sugar 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla 16 cups sifted soft- wheat flour 2 tsp baking pow- Cream the fat add the sugar well-beaten egg and vanilla Sift the dry Ingredients together and add alternately with the milk to the first mixture Spread a thick coating of fat on the bottom and sides of a square or oblong baking dish or a very heavy pan Pare quarter and slice the apples thin spread in a single overlapping layer on the bottom of the baking dish sprinkle with the mixture of cinnamon and sugar and add another layer of apples and the remaining cinnamon and sugar Pour the cake mixture over the apples The batter is rather thick and may need to be smoothed on top with a knife Bake in a very moderate oven (300 to 325 degrees Fahrenheit) for 45 minutes Loosen the sides of the cake turn it out carefully upside down and the top will be covered with neat layers of transparent apples Serve hot with hard sauce or whipped cream tnw REV riTZWATER 'bw of Faculty Moody Bible Institute of Chicago 1911 Western Newspaper Union) Lesson for May 10 THE PARABLE OF THE POUNDS LESSON Luke GOLDEN Moreover it is required in stewards that a man be found faithful PRIMARY TOPIC Jesus Teaches Ls to Do Our Best JUNIOR TOPIC Jesus Teaches Us to Do Our Best INTERMEDIATE ANl) SENIOR TOPIC Partners With Jesus YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC Stewardship of Money The purpose of this parable was to correct the misapprehension of the disciples as to the immediate establishment of the kingdom They were on the way to Jerusalem and the disciples thought that immediately upon their arrival there Jesus would begin the exercise of his kingdom rule Christ taught the disciples the reality of his coming and the setting up of a real kingdom but indicated that there would be a long delay after his ascension bedfore he would return I The Absent Nobleman (v 12) Going away to receive a kingdom was a common occurrence among the Jews Members of the Herodian family had gone to Rome and secured their appointment to rule over Palestine This pictures Jesus going baek to God to receive his kingdom Jesus ascended on high to receive from God the Father a kingdom He will return when the fullness of the Gentiles be come in Though the time of his return be unknown and even delayed let no one mistake the certainty of his coming li The Distribution of the Pounds (v 13) These pounds represent Christ's gifts to his servants When Christ ascended he gave gifts to men (Ephesians To each servant was given the same amount showing that to all a certain gift had been given and therefore all will be held responsible for its use The distribution was made by the sovereign The servants did not choose as to whether they would have a gift at all or even its amount It was also a purposeful distribution They were to put their gifts to use during his absence What the nobleman demanded was faithfulness Ilf The Rebellious Citizens (v 14) They hated him and sent messengers after him notifying him of their refusal to be subject to him This pictures the unbelief of the Jews after ascension and their repudiation of his rule It also pictures the unbelieving world in its hatred and rejection of Christ IV The Accounting (vv 15-27) 1 Its certainty (v 15) Christ will surely bring every one to account for the use made of his gifts Men may go on in proud unbelief and rebellion but God never forgets He has appointed a day in which he will judge the world (Acts 17:31) 2 The time (v 15) It will take place when Jesus comes back to the earth His return will take piace when he has received his kingdom He will receive his kingdom when he asks the Father (Ps 2:8) His delay in asking the Father for his kingdom is because of his long suffering mercy extending grace to as many as will receive him as Savior 3 Rewards given for faithfulness (w 16-19) (1) The first report (vv 16 17) He did not say have made ten but pound hath gained ten He recognized the Lord's ownership To this the Lord replied by commendation He praised him and promoted him making him ruler over ten cities (2) The second report (vv 18 19) In this case the pound had gained five pounds He did not get the Lord's commendation for he had not done so well but was appointed to a place of rulership over five cities The reward in each case was proportioned to faithfulness during the absence 4 Judgment upon the unfaithful (vv 20-27) (1) His report (vv 20 21) This rejjort was entirely bad He had not put the pound to use but laid it away throwing the blame upon the Lord He asserted that the character of the Lord was such as to produce fear (2) Condemnation 22 23) The wicked servant is Judged out of his own mouth His excuse increased his guilt He is called wicked To fail to use our opportunities to 8erv Christ is the basest wickedness (3) Stripped of the pound (vv 24-26) To fall to use gifts means to lose them One of the losses of the world will be the deprivation of what we now have PORTO and the population Into the as a to the Is only are a half population island With work perennial heirloom generation possible Usually his entire there shoes districts than them the Food scarce bit of when but money job ends their tide the period The Agriculture natives rapidity breed attain which met in them Hare meat industry If one the that of home thatched each Plantation natives labor is few not worth The or palm side though made of tin cans sheets Dishes homemade tin cans and Hammocks place of The as from reconciled and impetuous The the distant awakened many Indians who could away Eighth Wonder of the World Milan the capital of Lombardy unquestionably the industrial metropolis of the country and essentially the sign and symbol of the new Italy Indeed there are few cities In Europe where the spirit of the Twentieth cen- tury Is more firmly enthroned yet It still radiates the atmosphere of a brilliant and glowing past and many great and ancient buildings remain to bear witness to the golden age of art The marvelous cathedral of white marble is the eighth wonder of the world Five centuries of effort and the genius of a whole series of gifted architects have gone into its making The great edifice was begun in 1386 and reached its present form due to the generosity of Napoleon The cathedral is a veritable architectural encyclopedia a product of all the ages (Prepared by the National Geographic Society Washington C) problems problems that have flowed strangely enough in large part from improved sanitation and health consequent rapid increase in have come more plainly view of the American people result of President trip island The area of Porto Rico once and a half that of Delaware but into its 3435 square miles crowded more than a million and people nearly seven times the of Delaware This gives the a population density of approximately 450 to the square mile more laborers than there is to be done unemployment is a evil and a Job is like an to be handed down from to generation whenever the plantation laborer and family go barefoot because are no funds with which to buy The young boys in the rural commonly run about with less the proverbial fig leaf to clothe and suffer not at all thanks to glorious climate perforce is both simple and Rice and beans with a little salt cod appear on the table the wage earners are employed these are imported and cost so they disappear when the Then bananas sweet potatoes and native vegetables raised on small patches of groufid must families over until another of employment begins United States Departmeht of Is trying to Inducfe the to raise Belgian hares The with which these animals the quickness with which they maturity and the ease with their food requirements are a tropical environment make poor cattle par excellence raising would solve the problem as perhaps no other could examines the census returns conclusion will likely be drawn Porto Rico has a high percentage owners but a very large proportion of these momes are merely shacks costing perhaps $25 owners are glad to have build the shacks on their estates as a constant supply of cheap thus provided There are mortgages as such buildings are mortgaging thatch made of rough grass leaves is sometimes used for walls as well as for the roof more frequently the walls are royal-palm bark Flattened and discarded corrugated metal are also utilized Homemade Utensils and utensils are largely Gourds and discarded are substituted for the pots pans of continental kitchens and floor pallets take the beds and chairs rural laboring native is known which literally means Good natured to hard lot and a precarious existence a mixture of Indian Spaniard he combines the carefree Ideals of the redskin and the temperament of the Spaniard Jibaro inherits his name from past After Columbus discovered the island and Ponce de Leon it a gold fever brought adventurers who Impressed the into service Those natives escape fled to the Interior from their slave-driving been bred The Jibaro He is no longer an benevolent it can the constabulary system under American supervision The police force which under the Spanish regime consisted of less than 300 officers and men when the island was formally taken over by the United States was replaced by military police under the command of General John Brooke In 1899 the present insular police of Porto Rico was organized with a force of six officers and 100 guardsmen This was almost Immediately increased to 16 officers and 355 guardsmen with an officer of the United States army as inspector Their work was confined to rural districts and towns of less than 6000 inhabitants with the municipal police guarding the larger cities Efficient Police In 1902 a law was enacted which Intrusted the protection of the entire island to this organization Seven police districts were established each commanded by a captain a lieutenant and as many warrant officers as the chief might find necessary The headquarters of the chief are at San Juan It is said that no state In the Union has a force that does the entire policing of the commonwealth cities and rural districts alike and Porto Rico has for the protection of her population of 1544000 less than 800 policemen distributed over 75 districts The insular police roughly divide the masses in Porto Rico into four categories for identification the urban dwellers who wear shoes and three other groups that proclaim the regions frodi which they come by the shape of their bare feet The jibaro with a broad flat foot can usually be designated as a worker In the cane lands along the coast A native with short stubby feet usually comes from the tobacco districts where he uses them to plant his crop A man with overdeveloped great toes (helpful in climbing) probably comes from the hill country and the mountains where the coffee plantations abound The professional mendicants of the Island are a persistent band With any sort of shack sufficing for shelter with native fruits and vegetables available for food with a very tolerant law and no suffering from the rigors of climate the beggar has little to worry about Saturday is day and stores offices and individuals lay in supplies of pennies In the larger establishments a clerk is stationed near the door and as the mendicants slip in he nonchalantly pushes several pennies to each' The coins are usually accepted without thanks and as a just due Liberal With Beggars Salesmen going their rounds usually "carry a pocketful of pennies as they make a better impression on customers if they are liberal with beggars As in most tropical countries the hyperbole is a tremendously overworked figure of speech Admire a horse his saddle his gun his dog his house and tell you in the most convincing tones that it Is yours But it is yours only after a manner of speaking Ask him why his people talk in such prodigal fashion and he will reply is the and custom is law to them Betting on horse races is almost a passion Every bettor contributes to a pool and the person who picks the winner takes the money In this way a dollar stands a chance of winning a thousand or more The average market place on Sunday is a riot of color and a beehive of animation Afoot and on donkey-back the peasant folk throng the roads bringing flowers vegetables and barbecue On the eve of Three day commemorating Iceberg Type of Lettuce Especially Good Braised Lettuce like other green leafy vegetables may be cooked as well as served raw The iceberg type of lettuce is especially good when prepared by braising A suggestion of babon fat makes the result very tasty The bureau of home economics of the United States Department of Agriculture has tested the recipe and reconi mends It 2 large hard heads Salt Iceberg lettuce Pepper 4 tbs bacon fat Cut each head of lettuce into four pieces taking care that a portion of the center stem is left on each section to hold the leaves together Heat the fat in a large skillet put in the lettuce cover and cook for 30 minutes or until the lettuce is tender If much liquid is drawn out of the lettuce discard some of it during cooking Turn carefully if necessary Sprinkle with salt and pepper and serve on a hot platter Authors and the Bible A list of authors whose work shows the influence of the Bible would be endless but we cite a few examples: Coleridge said study of the Bible will keep any man from being vulgar in point of Daniel Webster said there be anything In my style or thought to be commended the credit Is due to my kind parents in instilling into my mind an early love of the A Scotch nurse taught Byron to love the Bible and his are drawn whofty from the Scriptures In Robert Saturday there are some 20 Biblical references Wash itigton Star HOUSEHOLD NOTES E-X-X XKXXX X4HHHHHfr Old Stage Favorite The theatrical career of "East Lynne" dates back to March 23 1863 when it was performed at a New York theater hall Clifton Tayleure a Brooklyn playwright prepared what was probably the first dramatic adaptation Lueile Western was the first actress to play the role of Lady Isabel Dining Table at One Side of Kitchen 'V gether on the other sides Placing the dining table to one side does away to some extent with the temptation to use it as an extra kitchen table The bureau of home economics of the United States Department of Agriculture lias made a study of convenience in the kitchen and emphasized the need of grouping workcenters to route the tasks in logical order Preparation of raw foods cooking serving nd clearing away and dishwashing are the four activities that follow each jother every day and several times a day in most kitchens Compact centers for 'these jobs should therefore follow the same order around the room from left to right for the right-handed worker The centers for serving knd clearing away and dishwashing Should be nearest the dining room and Earth and Moon The length of the axis Is about 7900 miles while the diameter of the moon is about 2160 miles The surface is about 13 times as great as the Its volume or bulk is nearly 50 times larger and owing to its greater density the mass Milk which has soured rapidly is best for cottage cheese Paint the inside of bnreau drawers instead of lining them with paper to make cleaning easier Save soap scraps put them through a food chopper and use hem for soud chips Do not dry woolen or worsted garments too rapidly near a stove or radiator because excess heat causes shrinkage An old rug can he made to look like chanffed color to harmonize with the room at the cost of a nark age of dye 1 The meringue on pies will be fluffy and will hold its shape better if ft not beaten too dry and Is baked in a moderate oven In In caring for floors remember that the less water used on a wood the better The spot on which seme thing has been spilled should be cleaned as quickly as possible Great Pyramids Stone The Egyptian pyramids were built of a hard rough-hewn limestone bnt large blocks of granite were also used especially on the outside The ters Some of the pioneering Spaniards made homes for themselves with native women by whom they had numerous children These all too often were turned adrift Furthermore In the past Spain sent to the island many petty offenders who sooner or later were released to fruits on their heads and in panniers slung on burros or hauled in oxcarts The rural and village people have very simple amusements The baptism of an infant is the occasion of a feast or a dance From Christmas to Three Day January a Accession of fiestas takes place A pig roast resembling the familiar or actnal amount of matter contained tn the earth is about 81 times greater than that of the moon close together In this case they will be nearest the dining center A glimpse of the sink on one side of the picture shows that this plan has been met in satisfactory way in the farm kitchen that was photographed The large closet is near both the sink and the table for putting dishes away or for setting tne table stone was taken from quarries in the wander inland from the civilization of our southern states is one cliffs which line the Nile valley In its lower reaches Fresh Cheese that fringed the coast Out of diverse types and races has of the culminating events of the native calendar Mast Battle With Evil Evil never surrenders Its hold without a sore fight We never pass Into any spiritual inheritance through the delightful exercises of a picnic but always through the grim contentions of the battlefield Every faculty which wins Its spiritual freedom does so at the price of Jowett Aids tad Burdens One staff aids a traveler but a bun-of staves is a heavy burden Haddon Spurgeon put In a glass Jar screwing the lid on from A the bringing of gifts to If yon cut cheese in long strips and tight it will keep fresh till the last Homan Ear Limitation government is trying to do all the new born babe of Bethlehem the bit Is used It can be kept in the ice The human ear is formed to receive to improve his lot to carry to children put bundles of grass under box in this way without harming oth-at only certain sounds and the highest sounds we can hear are those of 70- him whatever it can of the blessings STIealtbf their beds or outside the bouse so that the camels of the kings will stop iitiiii at their homes when their masters arc distributing gifts (My.