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Show --- o Illustration Br v-- r Wafer ; T to i; Servt with Tea r- Am f Japanese Origin Caka That - la Popular In Cities ' of Italy.' - - Clark Dearborn - : j Heiviu. T,hi..l8 the , wax ; tocyncget thor fcailr dellcate-dai- ty W tftt u of one eg i a-- lwl; add ona table-- . . spoonful of sugar, stir a moment, ana,.. ihei add one ,'tatilespoonfnl-- of flour ta8KohfuTTf softened and one-hal- f class of agriculturists, but there, is lytitter Beat until about, as thicli aa bat-- perhaps In it an attempt to teach a cream. I'our.a teasTKwnful of this TesstHj,. of .eheelTuTness. Vve n r'Mbdfif7a slightly; greased, and with that is of just as baking unUI much servfce on the farm as it, is in the back of a a poona'pread.-Ithe city. It was said by a Washing- ahont four inches in diameter and alton official recently who heard of this most as thin as tissue paper. Bate letter, that there. are more disroot. in a moderate oven until brown and whiie still warm roll around a cnrjing agcdonea-i- n stick.: Keep in a covered than there are niJarmfc over, la - Prom central Illinois came a letter 'de31cioui.4talianicake which touchedon the subject of the -imrUitlH shops ; of Genoa "au ff ttther Bonthem ownership of J Italian towns Is made thus: Warm v as follows: "I wish to add this to my answer half a cupful of butter witH it l a Ht-- -tie Krft. teaTif to aereanf lt half went is the most important single a enpful of sugar. ;Erea 'In thinft to he done for the general bet- and beat until quite jsmooth;" add one terment of country life?' To Institute 4)r'.Qpg.thrf'ir;:nmaa!tnof,- -. hardr-n- d then rf V APPfcV DAINTY AND .EXTREMELY; TI2ING TIDB ITS. 4 ;dwaddB. 4 DESSERT THE FOR t -- i- ; ton,,.. - 11 N A t Q Vr, , alpfpaaiLda'te ethat - great cities there appeared from time to" time paTagraphs, the points of which were sharpened at the expense of the Country life commission appointed fry; President Roosevelt., Few and insignificant as these were they aroused, something like resentment in the heart of the man who was .doing whai.be.;. could to improve the, .conditions of life. whej.e they weresuseepfTbTe oT Tmprdvement, in the small villages and in the farming districts of the country. President" Roosevelt during the whole time of 4 his adaiinistratic4ried-te-makei-jlain- ,- to Tepple that he thought that in many respects the country life was much the better part. .The president has gone out of office, bift between the time that he sent the - INK '! 5.1 . 1 M8Vrt ff ZCnJMt film J- MC-jM- s'. ftw ...KT WUVftB 11 e " ' - hi that everything might' not be all right with the farm life. One or .two letters practically told the presidehfVud the members of to mind their own business A small file ,bf the letters now in the possession of, the. committee has in if the messages which came from "cranks.' is meant men and women "whose minds are unhinged. perhaps necessary to make a distinction because there are people in the world whom others, carelessly are given to call rants-whoseopinion hiiB jgeightand whose work is for the best .of humanity. President Roosevelt was called a crank many times becauod of hio dooiro to appoint a commission to... agriettttitraTMe its. Isolation. The resmedy for this Ihat-i- s .1 Another . from-me- n spejit-'3-"-ye- and "the- n Jlon-ca- schulars'in the highest sense of tbe word. ;.s i ""Concerning the general nature-- f 4he; letters M which! had been received tip to a time several months prior to the sending of the commissionYrepo came' from the office, of the commission a tna- the General tenor ot the epistles. The commission sum-- : tho - varT7rT,1rmfthfr4ettehh time as follows: had coma nlg Hjyoj. farm fnfrj hl"lr nvr observa-- 1 If. for tbe . - paste.- Gradually stir into: the stewyintJI it seems thick enough. Let eimner a little while longer; serve very hit In -- a covered.dish. This j&a beprejifirsd tbe day before and simply heated the next morning for breakfast. Take one pound of presie 1 figs, cut Info small pieces, add one-hal- f cup of seeded raisins. one-hal- f jSup. of water ornoiigh f.baFely5i6verthemr then add one-am- all boll from 15 to 20 minutest, stirring . . - : fre- - .-- ly cool before putting together. Cover with whipped -- cream or the beaten whites of three eggs and one cup 41".' pqwxleretsugar, iightiy brow'a la oven.. ' " For crust mix one-hal- f cup of batter and one-hal- f cup of sugar, and one cna of .flour with orie teaspoon of baking, powder, therr add one beaten egg; do--- v not roll, but press into a buttered tin " and bake.-- ' JjsJhJxmfv-- - sole ""into small rtth-.!e- aii . re fat.-Praia - l rnloaaucepanJof-boUin- g queatlonapuC"b.Cite in Iheir' vrewg of things, but fromthe report of the commissioa 0B"paper and "serve" in a pyramid-oa fish platter, and garnish with friend , neasure excusablefdrHhey knoWinessage, an Idea oidplynjvhlcthe able men who studied parsley and cut lemon. ' ; , : - - -- n of-l-he , pp to modern methods. Laws should be jtassed compelling the their nf work : - r ' . Hor; I Ginger Cream. box of pulverized: gelatine. from the' views' expressetTby: thertaculty of the Purdti (Ind.) soaked bH)ne cup of cold water sevt). Add one" of the ataa or e experiment. atauon, eral, hoorillor over-nighthe tjcnp of hotwater, one scant enp of ahswers: - . d. m , rn .i-T- - mibmisSUTf hdi-r elsefH1"' 1 jf fH!!, ,.,: - -- d Tbe-wrt- e b, t bolt, about an hoer. or until .tender. Take about a tabespoon. ot-lh- e gravy In a. cup, and when coo' mix it with a dessertspoon of flour to a Smooth, thl Cut some flleted d pievesr" andr-wip- e . following-week- affiteriiraeTe43eta-tH- Just-befo- e-yame lhr -- eeds-more-closely. Stewed Beef Kidneys. .. ons from drainage ditches w. i w , i feels the need of the "passing compliment." He says In his icllvii farmers' letters ahowa that not" " to the commissiorimrBf liaa had ten years oTlarra enwrtenwn1 'The Venerftf tenorof in the work ot the commis of good ,hough beforehat-hriiveonly are they 'deeply concerned ' a adds't-wan- t e more than anything BV't"lu"' ! -to, asv president 8lon"burtnanheriaveT:iearheaed4dea8-ot-tn...... , . u . un.i . . . ,, . . . i .. , ., . ,. ranan and file bf the iai ui, v , r"..,";. x. .....l.a iruirjtVi,,:t n t .Ar.wnDr ,ha rmrmniA moF i ..J. .4 wuen-ime or atimcuue-to-juau 4acn .lfl you up.i uiuuuji wcompmnenta s DUrpose in stating. from returns financial to secure o"ieratIve effort, business, the traveling salesmen were always full of compliThe writera get down to business and set tortn tneirv: be statement that aiard-headelogic and clearness of ' ideas with ter of the faculty goes on to say that an effort should belief of .some persons things to say about your waj of conducting business and keeping makes it seem a little doubtful-irThtheir rdeas f agricultural, and rural life and to "exalt store, but farmers are not lavish with praise of anybody or any-- - be made that?rrraI-cba.iuigbtattafn these ideals botlv la business and in llv-them .to " education-and" and the his appearance inspire average: farmer, thing." you take, "The farmers themselves; howeVef, agree that the In the highest degree self helpful. " make them ' to be made over so ; and the looks of bis place' all seem to" la jTT started out with ng, and thus ai facillUes in the country districts ought low failures the and ., In creating ommls8iooncourrtTy liferesident Roosi bright hopes and ..prospects, but crop prices artolfit countrrfconditlonund I'musi. me a tn to Prof., Baliey. 'the commission's head: '"No citizen. ntlck sour ele left a discouraeed have and letter oit sort but of sati some, of need Introducing b t of Writers urge the I no achieved of are for No this other farm for business. to ever have permanent greatness nnless this greatthe any schools. Not all. nation has training mentary agriculture into the the is-- a of the great farmer-class- , him oh of to one all make feel the based but better was there that him, jollies by recounting ness danger try opinion however. Some maintain material welfare Tor their It is on "upon own soil; academic. troubles." the their live men who . instrticUon too; trying to Wakt agricultural ' The statepicnt of this man with ten years' experience, as most, and moial, that the welfare of tha.rcef the natlon uimtely Tlifi';oB''pOliit' teWc'OlrTBeartne,"ltl0ttt wtcoption, farmers know, can hardly be. held to epply to the great rests." that the greatest twjWe nJih agree with the president o together In my opinion, the greatest thing that, any government Jas ounces of flour in a . cloth done for the relief of the farmer that benefits all classes of farm ba8in 'wltha of salt, and tlr pinch workers is the establishment or the rural mail' service. Avery into of dissolved tabiespoonful ltone industrious man .can now.Jieep. fairly bWter"pTat--tniwith of tepitf-- " a gill outside world- - whereas lba neJghhorhQadOBslp j;atJiejdr-!edii- y, MertirjrlBa''thtplr--battcrrbefore." from some less busy neighbor is all we ever heard .frying add the stiffly , beaten It is of course perfectly fjnposBibte to glve'lnlrljequatelder whites of two eggs, dip the pieces of that were made fo to. of thousand--ef-anawe- rs ajMt Jl rep- - the ars th,? ng -- r.moyln6lj8iri shed a little light In answer lo your questlpn. , whao erstof--34arch- t t(rjeny """Firafrit""IaweiEkho higher the plane of living, go my first suggestion is to Improve the rural schools., L.find that here in the western states (arl- Rtiral. ) stent Is iu u,'that was formed t the Jmprpvementf rtain localiinipioneer day8 , A ma,terrig almost wholly in the hands manyleaujKestlonaor jnis ties aa dfd any set of replies which was received.' and some " of the farmers; themselves, and as they have never shown by e - i - an inciiviujia! is j,ng iasi .o.uur.a on, ,Ciu..u u qw. 6 l uui. ui cu.ii. yn ii . uuiili.. af van uave ni-wcigui vuimii;t5u to that given br those who have 'lived on both sides of the in cities and towns . question. r,Peraonall.vIl- tffthe commissfohTcam oribenr-tan-- iust,fl8. easiJX- as .!i.;are jio "Educate 4he farmer boys to4ak,e . advantage of, modern imTeach them agriculture in their" high schools. provements. normaL schools, and in all secondary schools 1 have visited the homes of many boys who have graduated from the state' college. I find that they have gas engines to- - pump water and do the heavy work. They have Improved the looks of water In the house tbomeJiyJaMscape gardeniijg:-Ha- ve and drains to carry it away All this means comfort to all the household' m life in the aection Another draws a picture inpart ' ', .... ' 7 of the Alabama country where he lives. to be upaaLgolng by four "The farmern4bls4erritory-ba- s o'clock a. m., and his employes a little earlier. Drudgery or chSre wort" eomttg flist, and then the'fleld or other regular-farwork until 11:45, then 30 and in some cases 45 minutes for din- ner and then back again until, dark, more chore work, then sup-i- s provided, there is no urgent pe about . seven p. ro then threatening rain, attending to injured ToTTiifsFssaedstock- - repaWng broken. encs' and ""' 1 .' . ... nuujerousAother incidentals of the worlu- "Thin Is reneated dav in and day out throughout the crop fronrabout season,which with all its different branches-fen- ds ..rs. ' . n" ili'ikjyi!mat ,u...o, were illiterate. It is also true that one set of replies which came- - from' a man in a southern state, a maa who was barely lble-to-rl- te. andjtlmo&LA'holIy. unable, to. apell, contained . solution is ai. om saytng I' . agamifrshE-askHaTa-Eave-wal- i-l- , -- , r - country press of his plan for a" commission of inquiry. In ad-- . " ditiou to the letters which have been received from individuals ; ' there is a great bundle of clippings from the press of .the coun-tirMtri'..aP0. th.'jrommlagton'g Bubject and the work which "V' 1;. the members, under Mr." Taft'a predecessor, took- - in hand. I. A. lt may ibe said that some of the replies which were turned In f tr ber-ofex- -- x ' , by a large pronor- i ' fion of the wri ters , ; . that a tnean3 be sought Jo prevem the bohUng of large farms by peVsons or corporations who doTiorwoik thenrt Now for some of the answers to the questions . and some of commis- the suggestions made in the letters received since-the- , sion na3 made its repot t. . . ' " V Kansas.-...- --irom. ... - - -, . . -(- accuse- of-far- jnost-fre- ir; that is advocated write freely Jr ,not ' the extracts from some of the correspondents and from some have been omitted, though the ldcalities-- in - whicbbeyve n in iwi lucir cniuuK in lire uure- - ueu tuenr- - vim ui wv utUBL of pleasifif tfilngsfto President Roosevelt and - ar piped Into the house. Houses need not be large but should fee better arranged and have conveniences. Ornamental shrubB around the house would ot require' careand would add to the beauty Of the place. Barns .could be. located behind, the house ftetd-an- d . queutly proposed is better .roads? ' look Into .farm life conditions. ' ; The members of the country life commission, agreed at the outset that, they would not7 make known the names jjf their 4 was thought thatifTKer people believed : corrCaponlent8-I- t their names in any Instance would be made public, they would ' ' a agrl-cultur- - ; Press two silces cheese. " t, ; . IkefeMih.Jaie " ot-ial- the Intimation -- 4i4iaerer-hBtfl(Ja- ' x hot or cold water in thehouse and uJ. f wnace to .BtewipoU Jost heat the house. This farmer always has big, well painted brifq.s cover with cold water and put over a and pure bred stock. slow fire. Add a slice of onion. "This lack of conveniences means that the wife must carry a quarter, tea- her water from the well' and" "must carrj out er slop wafer. pepper,threede8sert8poon If she takes a bath it must.be in some small. vessel. Usually spoon canned toiii.-t-o, halt a teaspoon Wor- - men'-an- d a- - thousanfe . Tmada chiiS t- - - afollftwTiaveey-tbiaMUere-d Slices DLdeiicate brown bre.aiOPread tbein,. .aft0'rSaplliJl&KJre,r ot Btrawberry jam dr peach marmalade. Take a fresh, beef Mdnexjnf le it slnd in cold water abouRen minBfa.: RVmovenfaTinSWtffiett cut or chop FathT-n- There ig in hem a world of human inter est. t The .leTters have comp from all kinds, classes, and" conditions of women who live outside the great congested enejsTQtpQpii1aUonL.:L: Some of these onimimications, though , a Very small number in "comparison to . Jfcijlllikclioiaerve sandwiches and serve- ,- : st -c- n ej rA delicious waylfoeTve cake. Is as follows: cup caae batter Ptej)are-- a and bake it in shallow square tins. When done cut it into small squares and Cover the top ofeacb, with Bttle Cook a of the following mixture: insmall a raisins flf qgaatlty Ttrpfuf of water. , Wbu. tender remove them from the fire and chop fine, then add a scant cupful of sugar and put bactf to cook. Let' th is boil down nntfl J'slrupy1" and thick. After spreading the mixture over the cake Sprinkle with jnincruta3if3jnr"'l walnuts and almonds combined are good in this way. Jf the 'tops are toojoft. dredge some powdered sugar ovec them to prevent sticking. . For teas and luncheons some. houBe-- ; TiusTayf2madenB of living on the farm. I have -- nj -- one-hal- f takeR pictures of the best and poorest houses in the county. I think the solving of the problem will depend more upon help given the farmer's wife and roemtiera :ot the, ccamtry and. by the commission as a body. The number of replies received to the' ques- Hons sent out by the commission is past the computing.- These replies and the letters "received" since the cbhi- mission's report was turned in, have egreatuniber-p)Fe.seBtlng-4- he - country. The; president was not alone In the receipt-of letters. They have been tn large, numbers by Individual- - . find " of these letters were in a tone, commenda- tory of. the object he had in vi e w in a p- ' pointing, a commission to consider the conditions- - of farming life in the open . 1 - If-th- all over r;t he --coun- rahdrninety-nih- boy, ATA Wit in-- arming-communities f try - there has been 'marked and sub- sUinial Impj'ovemeht In almost, all things per-- " talnlng- to farm life, except two.' I find that while the farmer hfls better live stock, ' tter tools, better vehicles, .hpt(erl)ulldnga, tter eonvotuences m and around the home, 'tter clothes and better schools for his children yet more than fit) per cent, of the farmers do not own WMXthe farmsupon whien they Lyjfcjmd-that-t1 MAS f ind of the average farm does' not produce more as much as It once dtdr I believe than, that these two things are in a large nieasure interde pendent upon each other as cause and effect, the loss of reruiity often being the cause of the farm mortg!.ge which ffhally taTces the1 farm from its original owner and transfers it to a landlord who, in many cases vies with hia tenant In taking much from the farm and putting. little hack number of rented farms lathe future-iupon it. creases in the same ratio as in the past within 25 years 75 every TOQ laruis will have passed" "SuF of the" ownership" of iarmersrjlnlhe majority of trases never to return to thent. consider this change from farm ownership to farm tenantry the greatest danger not only to the farm and the farmer but the .'greatest danger to the nation as well." Anothenillinois man, not a fafnicr, bnta teadicr of agricut mmmw if JT lil coun congress, accompanied by bis special . message, to the time that he said good- , by to the nvhite Hottse,he waTTWdaiTy receipt "lheJ4rmr8'ho.nu't"--kjjw.-4in-,- . mm a - 1 W - . : J ; - 1 ???W&MWfirl - rr tcrpreaefVe'Amflean tarma taizAmm fiottrPoiffhivlitacO lean farmers, the farmer tin and bake about ten or fifteen mlnon b!ot a who tills the farm should- own 4t. I utes. Turn it npslde Jown biyJLived. in jand nearhJrT)la45e:far to cool and when wsld spread thickly years and as I contrast the condi- with apricot jam and thou with - choco omtion of the farmers whom meet and late icing. Place !a the. ovencool into cut then and shapes. ment, of with that anions whom mingle, of the new s p ajiersjBfljeJ m-, . -- welj-beln- g 'UZ; J their-farm- One-hal- f frotk aiuOflma jtresered ginger. cut fine; Stir the gelatine, sugar, gin-then add ger until It begins to" thicken, t away tv IheTwhlfrff "creanr anfr-se- - "s. . cool. aUff " ' English Sausage Pier' a rMake crust, fill with sausage mnt, seasonefl with salt and black pei.e-an upper. crusL Eat cu.L Small pies or rturuovers for luncheai Wde"inThlsway are a nice chanpe from sandwiches for the school child or a workman who eats a cold laach. -- Bake-wll- h Stains from Bluing. These staina may be removed '4S-- , r 't': - |