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Show SOUTH CACHE COURIER, HYRUM, UTAH Daddus OKe KITCHEN E.uettincr Fairxj Tale CABINET tld. 19S5. Wealeru Newspaper Union. Do you ask to be the companion grahamuhionbonner jbt iAAnyynntN -- - Make yourself noble, of nobles? and you shall be. Do you long for conversation of the wlse? Learn to understand it and you shall hear it. Ruskin. GRANDMA Mrs. Cucumber Green had been four years old for quite a while, she thought, but really it was not so Cooling drinks, all kinds of ices and very long. Only so much had hapin that pened time. There had been so many games, many plans, so much housekeeping. When Mrs. Cucumber Green did her housework she called herself sherbets, crisp vegetables and luscious fruits that are so p I e n 1 ful, will make the warm weather meals a 1 delight Mint J u I e p. Boil one quart of water and two cupfuls of sugar together for twenty minutes. Bruise twelve large sprigs of mint, steep closely covered for five minutes In one and cupfuls of boiling water. Strain and add to the sirup. Add one cupful of orange juice, one cupful of s of strawberry juice and a cupful of lemon juice. Pour Into a punch bowl, add a block of Ice and two pints of charged wuter. Garnish with sprigs of mint and whole strawberries. Ginger ice Cream. Take two cupfuls of scalded milk, one teaspoonful of flour, one cupful of sugar, one beaten egg, a dash of salt, one quart of thin cream, one tablespoonful of vanilla, cupful of canton ginger cut Into small pieces and three tablespoonfuls of ginger sirup. Scald the flour and milk, cool and add the other ingredients, then freeze a3 usual. Plain vanilla Ice cream with a ginger sauce Is most delicious. Cucumber Salad. Slice three cucumbers, three hard cooked eggs, one cupful of olives finely chopped, of a cupful of nutmeats ; serve with mayonnaise in tomato cups on crisp lettuce leaves. Lettuce With Peanuts. Crush cupful of peanuts by rolling with the rolling pin, sprinkle them over lettuce and serve crisp with a good French dressing. A bit of scraped or minced onion may be added if liked. Fruit Cream. Take the Juice of three oranges, two lemons, the grated rind of one orange and ' one lemon, the pulp of three bananas put through a sieve, a bit of salt, sugar sirup to sweeten, and one quart of rich milk. Freeze as usual. Velvet Sherbet. The juice of three lemons, two cupfuls of sugar and one quart of rich sweet milk. Mix and freeze. It will curdle when first mixed but will freeze smooth and velvety. Seasonable Good Thing. Those who do not like a mayonnaise dressing will enjoy the following: Boiled Salad Beat Dressing. hie yolks of seven eggs until thick, Jane Eckler. Her family called her Margaret. Mrs. Jane," one-ha- sight. Mrs. Cucumber Green changed her voice then and answered for Jane; Yes, maam, that we must surely do. The house does look a sight. What with the children playing so hard, bless their little hearts, and mussing things up so, the dreadful little things, we must put everything to rights. Today would be a good time for Mrs. Cucumber Green said. So Mrs. Cucumber Green put on an apron which she wore when she was pretending she was Jane Eckler. She had a little pail and in it was dry SHALL UNCLE 5AM OR jfflE PUBLIC PAY FOR one-ha- ," Dry water, of course, Is water which is not wet. Then she scrubbed the windows of the doll house and put everything in SHERMAN EDEPRESEi'TTATIVE WARD T. TAYLOR of Colorado in the last congress raised a question which, from the viewpoint of Mr. Average American, would seem to be worth the prompt attention of the Sixty-Nint- h congress: Shall the United States continue to permit official capitol guides to collect la authorized fee from the American people visiting their seat of govern- inent? Ever since I first visited this building, twenty years ago, I have felt Jliat this magnificent building we are so proud of, this Capitol building 11 ol the greatest nation on earth ought Jorever to be free to the American public to look at. I feel that there Jiever should be a fixed charge to go through this building. Petty cash fee charge I feel that a of 25 cents to this building Is beneath the dignity jsee of our great free government and of congress of the United States. t'h There Is no reputable government in the world which authorizes or per-!t- s a flat charge per head I for seeing its capitol. Thats the way Mr. Taylor puts it. who has been in the He made a speech against this guide system ten years ag0 hut seems to have been alone in I his protest. In the last congress he Introduced a bill to establish a free I guide service for the Capitol building, 1 Providing for one chief guide at $150 I a month and ten guides at $125 a I month, and for an "official capitol I hook." The facts concerning the guides, as rought forth in Mr. Taylors speech, u the debate In the house and in committee hearings, Include these: Growth of System. Up to the time of the Centennial a Philadelphia there was no guide system of any kind. The crowds of He is a veteran house since 1909. visitors to so arge the capitol that year were that congress caused the appointment of five guides and allowed oni to take tips for service. The T882 '5 to regulate the use of ne capitol grounds is still in force. Joe8 mention the word guide nt , iu any way. The cabinet e officers have charge of government buildings of their re- spective departments own rules and make their concerning visitors. Guide is free In them. The Capitol Is under the control of the es dent of the senate and the speak-an- a i.the house f representatives, 6y elesate their authority to the aPHol police board, composed of aargeans nt arms of the senate ana kuse; and that board issues tho and regulations for the coil-o- f t . r,ye3 3UUHing. Sections 7 and 8 tu e Hules and Regulations Govern-lowg- 9 Police are as fol- - je j- Guides X'Ptnnf cents per hour and 25 cents for any additional part of an hour for each person, parties not to exceed 25 persons. Guides must conduct all parties to both floors: to the senate wing; lower floor, through the crypt: to the house gallery, and back to rotunda, from which all parties will start. 8. For school organizations, 15 cents each person per hour or additional part thereof. -- one of There are now guides, them a woman recently appointed. Most of these guides were appointed many years ago. Benjamin J. Cady, chief guide, has been there 45 years, Albert Daugherty 25 years, and Edward Ernst, 20 years. Cady does no guiding. He Is director and cashier. The other 13 guides turn in to him every night the authorized fees; he divides them and gets 50 cents extra. The guides do not turn in their tips. In 1923 the authorized fees collected by 13 guides totaled $30,927.65, and $36,349.20 in 1924 by 14 guides. This indicates a 20 per cent increase in business. The probable total of fees and tips is over $50,000. ' Few Visitors Escape. In addition there are at least six capitol books on sale at prices ranging from $1.50 to 25 cents. The guides urge the purchase of these and get commissions averaging about 15 cents. Mr. Taylor says these books are written to sell, and thinks they have little or no historical value. Moreover, the practice appears to have come into existence without legal authority. In addition there is a profitable sale of postcards. It should here be noted that Mr. Taylor emphnsizes the fact that he is attacking the guide system, not the personnel of the guides. He thinks they are all good men. He says they are doing only what they are allowed to do by the official rules and customs long in force. And of course a visitor can get Into the building and go about without employing a guide; there must be more than a million visitors a year nowadays. Nevertheless, as Mr. Taylor says,' the guides after all these years, have got the guiding business to a fine art: 14 The people must enter at one of three doors, the door on the house side, the door on the senate side, or the door in the center of the building. The custom is that when people enter any one of those .three doors they are met at the door by a very courteous and suave guide, looking imposing and wearing an officers suit and cap and a large official badge. The guide politely says, "Do you deOf sire to see the capitol building? course, they very naturally- - answer yes. They do not come here to have their fortunes' told; they come, to see are permitted to charge IS the capitol. The guide then aajrs i well-draine- Of course she had to send the children out to play when she did this, and she put them on a big chair which she drew up beside the chair where JOHN DICKINSON The law authorizes a nominal fee of cents each for showing you over The unsophisticated the building. public look upon it as an entrance fee which they must pay or get out, and so they cough up the 25 cents apiece, and then after they have been shown around a little and conducted up to these bookstands and inveigled into buying a bunch of books and pamphlets they do not want, they go away in disgust, feeling they have been frisked or gouged, and they feel resentful toward congress for permitting what they think is a scheme of petty larceny and peculation and they wonder whom the guides are dividing all that money with. Another complaint made by a great many is that too large a number of people go through at one time with one guide, and scarcely anyone can hear anything the guide says. But when the busses dump 500 or 1,000 peo pie into this Capitol building within an hour, and each guide has to take 200 or 300 people through the building, he, of course, cannot give them any service. 25 Taylor Is Lonesome. It cannot be truly said that Mr. Taylor received enthusiastic support from any of the members, while several showed active hostility. It Is a fair guess, therefore, that Mr. Taylor Is prepared to continue to feel lonesome, for he wound up his speech thus: p make-belie- I know there are a number of gentlemen here who are very much opposed to in any manner interfering with the monopoly of these guides. I fully realize that there is strong and concerted opposition at both ends of this with this capitol to any interfering condition. Anybody who tries to interfere with this marvelously growing and very profitable and entirely unabsolute controlled and unregulated, monopoly Is engaging on a very thankless and utterly unappreciated task. that somehow, Nevertheless, I know some congress is gothat some time, l on blot ing to wipe out this the world and let the word go out-tthat the people of all the earthof may this t,he capitol freely pass through being compelled great republic without so doing. our-eapito- o to pay Grandma sat. Grandma always made the children Sometimes as Mrs. Cuso happy. was being very busy Green cumber she would hear Grandma talking to the children who There were some grown-up- s wouldnt do that. They would only speak to your children when you were with them. But Grandma could be heard every now and again saying Well, Allie Baa, I hear you went up street with your mother this morn ing. I hope you got the very, best of oranges for us. Grown-upeople came to the house who sometimes would say to Mrs. Cu cumber Greens mother; How well your mother looks she doesnt show her age at all. That seemed so very silly to Mrs. Grandma was one Cucumber Green. of the youngest people in the whole world and never could Mrs. Cucum her Green quite understand how she happened to be her mothers mother. It could have been the other way around just as easily. Grandma called her a little cub" which was a very sweet, affectionate pet name. And she had pet names for Mrs. Cucumber Greens children, too. But Mrs. Cucumber Green, or Jane Eckler as she was now pretending" to be, couldnt listen to the talk now. For Green Lane simply had to be tidied up. There were the dishes to put in their proper places and the little lamp which should always be in the best parlor of the dolls house was In the kitchen. time was a very busy time. But Jane Eckler was a good worker and liked to work. too. Mrs. Cucumber Green was quite satis- e. fee for Nevertheless, It is not inconceivable that congress may take action sooner than Mr. Taylor expects. For the undesirable features of the continuous much in evidence performance are very attest. During will writer as this sessions they are an object lesson to senate and house every member of tlie who uses his eyes and ears. And if to start a something should happen no should arguments popular protest, be necessary to bring about the change to a more businesslike and dignified system. It hurts the feelings of Mr. Average American who sees it especially If his forefathers are on exhibit in the capitol on canvas and in stone. ve House-cleanin- g fied with her. Youre a good girl, Jane," Mrs. Cucumber Green the said - after house cleaning was all over. And Jane Eck- ler answered (Mrs. Cucumber Green changing her voice for this, of course) : Tm so glad I Grandma Always please maam. Maie the Chib Then JaneEckdren So Happy, ler took off her apron and she was Mrs. Cucumber Green once more. The children came home from their visit on the sofa by Grandma after telling Grandma what a beautiful time they had had. Grandma told Mrs. Cucumber Green, too, tha her children had behaved bo well. hs one-ha- lf order. By lf three-fourt- water. THE SERVICE lf three-fourth- Cucumber Green we must said, Four clean house today. Number Green Lane looks a sight, a perfect house-cleaning- DISHES WARM WEATHER d drop in three of tablespoonfuls oil slowly, beating continually ; add one-haolive lf cupful of melted butter and continue beating; add cupful of vinegar and the juice of one lemon slowly. Cook in a double boiler until it coats the spoon. Remove from the heat and sift In the following Ingredients, which have been well blended : One and tableteaspoonfuls of mustard, spoonful of white pepper, teaspoonful of cayenne pepper, three tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar. Mix well and when using add whipped cream. Beet Salad. Take one pint or more of small cooked beets finely diced, add one pound of shelled pecans, broken into bits; serve with the boiled dressing colored pink with beet liquor. Marinate the beets several hours In a small amount of French dressing. Potato Salad. Boil eight medium-size- d potatoes In their Jackets. Peel and cut into quarter-incdice, add two cucumbers cut Into dice of same size, one cupful of blanched and shredded almonds, two tablespoonfuls each of red and green peppers chopped fine, with one small onion also chopped. Chicken Salad. Cut cold boiled fowl Into dice, add an equal quantity of tender celery cut into pieces, one cupful of broken hickory nut meats. Chop the skin of the chicken and add to the salad. Mix well with boiled dressing and garnish with curled celery and eggs cut Into eighths. Fruit Salad. Prepare two cupfuls each of balls of watermelon and using a small potato cutter; add one cupful of sliced peaches, marinate with French dressing and serve on head lettuce. For a fruit cup, watermelon or served with nn orange and lemon sirup, garnished with sprigs of mini, served In sherbet cups delicious for the beginning of the meal. one-ha- lf one-ha- lf one-ha- lf one-eight- h h , half-inc- h half-inc- h hard-cooke- d musk-melo- musk-melo- n |