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JUKE 2?. 1924. Loneliness Kills Bees ^ Ants Bind Other Bugs Hefcde Iberg; < JenntUDy.?Locellucss will kill bets krwi other insects Quicker than hud food says 1'rof. WH- J helm OcoOnh. a Qomwn eutoniHiloi.'ist, , who passed several years studying j the baiiits of all kinds of bugf. a | bee uiust have coujiwmioosidp ?>r he ' will die within live days, t'rofes&or 1 Gocisch declares, ho mutter how much hooey he have od ha mi as ftMHi or regardless of how pleasant i bis surroundings ;ire generally. Deprive an am of work and his | friends and he also will .so*>q begin fo t wot** and In a day or two he. will i * cur? ts| in'! pasfr away very comfortably Indeed, leaving the impression behind that he did so intentionally. *** Ji-** ************-******** * See# "Pearly Gate#"; ? * Struck Down by Sight ? * llfiqul&Qi, Wash.?Reports that * .* an Intoxicated man wna lying in * * the street u few Mocks from [to * % Hoe headquarters sent ptllcwieR % * hurrying to the scene late at * jf. night, hut the man, Hrnest l?e # ^ ter told tht officers he had Just * started home from -in evangelist * J meeting when he sav the pearly ^ * gates of heaven opening in the -'f sky and was str.clv down by the ^ * sight. He was perfectly sober, ? ? !o-e*WT? yt oortod. * ** jfeS * i - **************** TO MAKE CURRANT OR CINNAMON BUNS May Be Baked Without Any Top Coating. ffwpwtil by th* United Stetca fVpn'tmi-n'. of Agriculture.) Take a portion of dough for light rol)a; whoti It Is ready for molding place on a floured breadboard and roll Into a rectangular sheet one-half Inch | hi thlcktfess. Pin down the corners to keep in shape. Spread lightly with softened butter, sprinkle with pow- i dered (or soft) sugar and stew with ourrnnts or cinnamon. Ro'?l up the _ [ ! Appetlx>r<g Buna. ah??t as (or a jelly roil, cat Into inch allcc* and place on n grenaed sheet boat ooo Inch apart l.ot rise until bout troliled In bulk: nprtnkle the top with ohopp?l nuts, or brush with a mixture of bUjrar and milk, and bnke about twenty-five minutes lr a fairly fcot oven If ib-slrvd, these hum may be baked without any top coatlcg and Iced jost * few minutes befere taking from the over., t-uggeata the 1'ultol State* Department of Agrlculttire. Vegetable Chowder Makes Moat Substantial Dish 1 Here ie u mixed vegetable chowder thai la good, ll make* a substantial flish. Bice and okra may he substituted for potatoes and carrots, suggests tlie United States Department of Agriculture*, Indeed almost any vegetables may be used with or In place of those mentioned. * 4 potatoes t table-spoonful* Jl carrot* fit. or a plecs 5 on loos of salt pork 1 pint canned t?- 'A level tah!e?poonUAtoes fule flour 6 toiupoonfuls 2 cupful* aklxa salt- milk Cut potatoes and carrots in small pieces, add enough water to cover, and , rook for 20 minutes. Do not drain the water. Brown the chopped onions in the let for Ave minutes. Add this and the tomatoes to the vegetable*. Heat-to boiling.1 add two cups of ski oi milk, cud thicken with Hoar. Oelerj tops or green peppers give a good flavor to the ebowder If you happen to have thorn, so do flpely chopped chive*. Creamed Peanut* and Rice xiir umic" ryri'niuurui ui Agriculture recommends the following dish for a chsnce. It can l>e easily an<1 Quickly mode when boiled rice Is on hand. r 1 cupful rice (ua- I fablctpoonfuli ecoked) flour S cupful* chopped 3- tablespoonfula pcar.uta fat H texspoonful pa- 3 cupfulo rnllk prlka (whole or *kim> t teaapoonfulB salt Boil rice. Matte white sauce by mixleg fionr In melted fat and mixing with milk. Stir oxer fire until It thicken*. Mix rice, peanuts and seasoning with sauce, place In greased baking dish and bake for 20 minutes London ?Robinson Crusoe's old flintlock musket, believed to be the authentic weapon curried by Alexander Selkirk during his four years' exile on Jiicn Fernanda* Island, which Inspired Defoe's celebraied story, ut,t gold at auction for ?200. Davidson's July Clear . ance Sale begins Tuesd'y July 1. For more particulars see page 2. ..i _ ' t'/lrfWi'1 jr- S' V" DiNOSAUR TRACKS FOUND IN VIRGINIA Imprints Show Animal Had Stride of 55 Inches. ? kew York.?Hot? dinosaur tracks tcere foocO in Virginia in a sinb of red Trit&ssic shale taken from u farm bi AMle. In Loudoun county, is described in a pamphlet .lust issued by Ow Smithsonian institution <p the ac IMUIW ux ii> uciu workers IU me year. The 5bth. which was ohiaiited by C. U. G'hnojv of ...u National museum and which is now <?n exhibition ut the museum, show.*, that the animal had a stride ?>f 50 Inches. Mr. Gi!m<>re also conducted excavation work in tbe Dijuwaur National monument. Utah, to obtain for exhibition in. the museum a no an table skeleton of one of the large sauropo dons dinosaurs. The often fragile bones of these gigantic reptiles are fouud embedded in a thick sandstone of variable hardness that is tilted op at an angle of flu degrees ab?! tbe work of quarrying them out without doing Irreparable damage is described as a slow and tedious operation. More than twenty-five tons of material were safely transported, from which it is certain that a good skeleton mount of diplodocus will bp obtained. measuring eight feet, with a height of fourteen feet at the hips. . - ^ "Resides many localities in the United States," says the pamphlet in telling of the held work, "the regions visited*included the Canadian Rockies, the Yangtsse valley, several Islands of the West Indi<*?, Panama and Central America, Labrador and several countries in Kurope. Studies Solar Radiation. "Dr C. <*. Abbot, assistant secretary the Smithsonian institution, gives a comprehensive survey of the work on solur radiation conducted since 1318 by the Astrophyslcal heervntory. of which he is the director. | I bis work, at first restricted to obj serrations of tMe sun made in the | Hummer and autumn seasons at the ! observing station at Mount Wilson, is nu*v conducted at two stations situated [ In two of rhe raoet cloudless regions I of the wogltl?Mount llarque llaia, Arizoiib. and Mount Montezuma. <;hilo !?where observations are usually ; mawie five times dally throughout 'he iyegr. The moss of data thus being ! < umulj'.tod will, it is hoped, become the groundwork for study of the relation of the variation of the sun to the \;irlation of the Weather, preliminary studies of which already hnvo been made by 11 li. Clayton while chief ! weather forecaster of the Argentine me eroiogicHl service. "Mr. Charles H. Hoy, who has conducted bldlo^hai collecting exp?tlifioD? for the Smithsonian for several years 1 in Australia and elsewhere, sailed for China at the beginning of the year to collect vertebrates In the Yangtsze .111 n riju-iniiuii nu? ?>c~ i set with ditticultlea of various Kinds, J culminating in a roil tragedy. Duo to the unsettled condition of China, great delay was encountered In getting the outfit through the custom house in Shanghai, and the prevalence of almost unchecked banditry made travel hazardous and uncertain. After a few I weeks' successful collecting In the j Ynchnw district. Mr. Hoy left for a trip through llunan and klungsi. in the course of which hla scries of accidents began. Field Worker Dies. "He had a had full, wrenching his hack so badly that he was unable to ; even crawl about for a week. Just us his condition wus beginning to mend. I he accidentally shot himself in the j leg. and though anabie to get about, he wrote that he planned to send his men utlt collecting! However, within a few days k severe case of apju^uticltte set in, necessitating an operation from which Mr. Hov never recovered. ; Mr. Hoy, in spite of his misfortunes. ! shipped considerable valuable material j back to rhe institution for exhibition. **I>r. J. Walker Fe \k.s. chief of ] the Bureau of American Ethnology. 1 Sruitbsoniun Institution, describes the rfMins *m u prcuumiary n rouauissttnce of the arcfceologieai remains in south vestera Florida. "The first region visited was that oi ilie Ten Thousand islands, which is almost :? virgin field for the arelieologist, and her? wen- found many mounds nnd other fraces of the tprehistoric Indian inhabitants. There ar* few modern sertlefnents in the region though one was located at Porp?)l4 point, consisting of several houses and about fifty inhabitants. Life is very simple In this primitive setti?*:nent which is entirely out of touch with the outside world. The houses nr? mounted on piles like the ancient pile dwellings. A promising series of pre j liminary excavations was made ot WeedoQ's island, in Tampa bay. witl such Interesting results that Dt Fewkes (JecPJed to makt- it the site ol more comprehensive investigations The largest mound -in the cluster was piuiminy tiiui ??ii WIUUI mr i mm. i boose was erected, and it is rial met by Dr. Weed on that De Soto and Nar vaez first landed at this mound. 11 so, it can be identified as the Calusc town. Cclta. Dr. Fewkes is at pres i ent in Florida continuing and expand lug his investigations of this archeo logically little known region." Hospital Not. Needed Helena. Mont.?With 100 per cero health conditions prevailing in Helen; and vicinity for several months. I act | of patients threatens ro close St j Peter's'hospital unless trustees of tin . institution are able ro replenish iti finances through substantial cash con j trlbations. THE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVEI SHEPHERD'S PIE IS A NICE FOR A CHANGE Mashed Potato Crust. Used / Instead of Pastry. : (Prepared fcy th* P'tartn.tnt 1 (1 of 4*rknltcrv.) In place of the nasfrr rrost for meat; pies, a mashed potato trrus* Is w?ne \ o. times a pleasant charge. This makes \ ?t ?n attractive way of -pr\ine meat and ' n potatoes together instead of as two 1 u separate dishes, the United States De- p. K !iW I _.J ; ? i t! A Shtpn'rd's P;?. partment of Agriculture points ont p This is often called a "shepbenl's pie." | To make it, line a dish around the 1 ; sides with mashed potatoes prepared ^ j as for the table, then fill with minced , lamb, veal or any other left-over meat, j ? we'd seasoned and mixed with a little v gravy. J h j Cover the top with mashed potatoes i * and criss-cross with a knife. Put in i oven and neat until hot through and r : wed browned on top. n i :? cn Leftovers of Perishable fi Foods in Warm Weather a Moist cocked foods, especially ttiose j 1 , made with protein-rich materials, such , ? j as milk. eggs, meat, or fish, are excel- i J lent oreading places fur harmful ] 1 micro-organisms, including those that i '' ! reuse serious poisoning without mate-1 f ! ing the food smell or taste spoiled.! ^ I Leftovers of meat pies, dishes mode j [ with cream sauce, gravies. custards, !i hulled or cream salad dressing must be carefully handled and should he r ' used promptly. Boiled rice, hominy, li ! and other cereals also spoil quickly. | * 111 general, left-over foods should he "transferred promptly from the dishes r | In whir li tiicy were served to sepeI rate, clean, dry, covered disl.es. chilled I | as quickly as possible, an i kept in I c ! i he cold storeroom or the refrigerator. I rile United States Uoparlnien; of t i Agriculture, in a new Farmers Btdlo- si tin, 1374, Care of too?l in the Home, r advises housekeepers specially < against serving leftovers of perishable * foods In hot weather without first 1 I.oiling them. "Wanning up" such s foods not enough; it may even In j ereas-4 the danger of raising the tern- s pera hire to a point favorable to thej i growth of micro-organisms, but noij < high enough to destroy them. Such! leftovers served as "cold victuals" are . not only unappetising, but may he unsafe us well. ! "ShUh Kebab" h Easy to Prepare on Skewers j J Parts of the shoulder, in the fore* ^ ! Quarter of lamb, are fully as tender as | I rithiir (tn^s Kut loac ohtin<>1n 11 .1 n *Ua leg to carve and serve. The meat close to the sho;ilderbi??1e and where t the "eye'* of the rib chops can be , traced toward the neck will furnish t tender cubes of meat which can lie sun t on skewers and broiled or pan-broiled ( in the same way as chops, while the ( loss tender pieces In the shoulder or ( forequarter may be chopped up and j stewed. Tn Armenian restaurants iamb ( broiled ?>n skewers lr? this way Is . called "shisk keba'o." A little onion , Juice is sometimes squeezed over the , .meat just before cooking It. Salt and < popper are added when the broiled ? skewers of moat are served. Meat can ( be cooked out of doors In this way, , using long sticks instead of skewers, , suggests the United States Department < of Agriculture. { IMPROVISED TEA-CAR1 ! | Tim# and Step-Saving (l?reg*re<a by th? United CtatM The top of an old drop-loaf tabic a; carriage were the most Important parti by a woman living in Chesterfield com Bgfnarloa^knd ingenuity than spare mone time and step-saving piece of furniture w r it. In tine weiMhor. when sh<- wishes tc 1 porch, she bar, only to wheel her tea ct : and she ran turn her buck on the ?tcene The work was done as a part of th - in which she took part, under the directi * directed by the Virginia Polytechnic Ira " ment of Agriculture. 4?. * tY THURSDAY?BOONE, N. C. 1AKING JELLIES OF ATTRACTIVE FLAVOR 'ectin Extracts Help Various Kinds of Fruit. . Prepared fcy the Unii~d Str.tM Dvv>a-rljc.t?ot 'A Agriculture.? Experience has tr.ught ijjc jeilywfcw th:?; wrtato fruits ?r*? not coinw*uly considered suitable for Jelty iuk)?jgL owing to their hw pectin con>nt. By the use of pectin extracts, ntvever. attractive jellies of good tta r cua be secured from such fruits as ;?>iw berries, rhubarb, ripe red and lack raspberries, fresh or canned ineappies. peaches and cherries. Pecn extract may be bought or made at owe from apples or citrus peel. Dijctlone for preparing it are given In t oartmeiH Circular 254. v. h*cb may e obtained free by writing to the nited Stoics Department of Agrlculiire at Washington. The following recipe for making a uod jei'j* frotn rhubarb given Ln Ids circular: thubarb Jelly .With Added Pectin and Acid. cuptul rbubaih 1 cupful rhubarb ;uic?j. ltmoo pectin. V* cupfals 8U^a?* This jelly is best when made from ery young, tender and succulent rtiuarh of mild tl.^or and with very little reeu color, since the green tissue is lueiy 10 iiaraen in cooxing. loe jeny hould have an acid but otherwise did flavor, and a brlirht, red color. If sude with lemon ;>ectia It shouJd be .'ear and transparent; if made with pple pectin the color and appearance iay D??t be so attractive, though the avor and tesTure should he Tairly wl. The flavor of old rhubarb ia pt to be strong; when It is to be used, iie addition of one .>r two pieces of tunon or orange peel to the Hteiu* as hey cook may perhaps he considered n improvement. Wash and trim stalks of rhubarb, lelng careful no# to remove the pink kin. Che addition of extra skin im rovos the color of the juice. Cut into 19if inch pieces and place in n granre pan. Add one cupful'of water for nch pound of rhubarb. Cook uptll under, then strain through four thick lessee of cheesecloth There should to about one and ??ne-quertor cupfuU >f juice for each pound of rhubarb. Add other ingredient-* to the Juice n -the proportions indicated above! iiul boil. The ordinary jelly test can] lot always be depended upon in the use of rhubarb, particularly if th* talks are not very young and tender teeause there are certain gummy sub stances present which cause the hoi ulce to sheet from the edge .of th< poon, but which do not assist in mak ng a jelly. It is therefore wise t< rock somewhat beyond the usual test Twice-Baked Bread and Milk Toast for Childrer Bread cut or torn into small pieces in<l heated in a very slow oven until borough ly dried and very delicptelj 1 row nod Is good food for children. Thf vanning oven of a coal stove is about lot enough for this purpose. In the ase of gas ovens it is often dpcull o gft gas low enough without having he doer open a little way. The ad rautajie of tearing instead of cutting he bread Is thnt it makes it lighter li oxture anil euaier to cat. The crusi tin bt torn off fro.n ai! but the emit )f a loaf of hre id In one piece. Thn runt should be torn into pieces ahoul avo inches wide. The inside of an or linarv ic.uf of bread will make sixteei deces of convenient size. Tear firs! icross tlie loaf and then sear half int< Mght pieces. U is usually r.eivssari o make u small cut in order to star1 he tearing. It is well to keep th? IT'lfits separate, as otherwise they an IImO.. ?<\ .rr.f rnn Ivr.urn <n.'-1i l.tvu. vii! lie**" r<? be rc*lie;?w5 i'efore heini iPi-vvfl unless !i is- U?i?i if s warn ilnce. Hke n wi?ni>:n'_ oven " QUITE CONVENIENT SBsaesSi V;? w _? ?wfsKf A-; %ir$y?fo v.? %d) Wm ??? - ' ! " Piece of 'Flirnltiirs. Department of Agriculture.) nd the wheels from n discarded toabj ? of a home-made tea wagon evolve ity, Virginia. Possessed of more In 5*? this woman made a very convenient hlch also looks well whenever she ase ? enjoy nreajet,<st, lunrt: or tea on.th irt a short distance from the kitcbe, of her dally tasks. e count> kitchen improvement eontel on of extension workers O 'U.euatlcel itltute and the United States Depart \ . * RECORDING HQUSEW BAtiy TSMS MCCM I Dfty 9* ?ek. .. ./ - ~ ? ^V1 *-H! #* Tim* ^iw?niv >v^ OfccV* Oitrvrty Oro?v a t??\* /O' "?-??n >rw-ww to cvf*r ?>fCM ?eA/ ?tt?i in ?por? not# fctnA. ?> Activity P?>tir dnilv tV cc-hvrfit*. can b? cUo?^n;*t;a /y by abbreviation? Li ^ In ?p?* *S? |LJ cr*>j\r* of h.-n? ?p?r-r on rj srS Whvty dv*n<j m?*? U 14 Sowr p?s?d ?m \ \r~-nL. H By c*?r;>-ar*'?on #! ^h??c ctuty Cl ?*iinw?f?c?.tk? ? 'xif W *r' ?f f*r*l spurt on TV* var-o?o vA of worK ^rMtnl o/^asrt V\,^y and .-ncreorion uk ?oon bo 8X^rt*t*TWU**d. |?..| P M ' 4 A, .J - .? *. H *cil?v. ? ?? MI *i?nt 1 ^*LT"! ^<**\ n:-r* N<rK*ytr^T V^^^*<^^j~p-T-- . t-.-rrTT^>^ Charts for Keeping (?r*ppr?J by th* UntTcri StBte* Ppp/irlm?n of Agriculture.) A chart, illustrated herewith, d signed like the face* of two clock? o::e for the forenoon and one for th afternoon, with" the hour spaces divid , ed iu^o five-minute periods, has beei made by tire bureau of conse ecc nojiipjp of the United States Depurl : iucnt of Agriculture for recording an studying a house will's dally m tivlttet The advantage <?f the dial form i the similarity to the face of the elect I A minimum of time is re?; aired to ken ij : record of work done by this char1 J The time does nol need to !>e wr'tto I far each task jo-couijdished and onl, an abbreviation of the name of th task need he used. For instance, dv. , { .or dishwa?hlng done between e'gii , and eight-thirty -could be Jotted dow in the space the hand of the doc would pass over during this time; o f i the space covered by a crayon of ? color used to designate dishwashing. .1 0~. ? i A.?. ? ?? - - --- \u uie trunks uiat a ensure iik this wlU show arc tinio spent In sleet MAKING OF GUMMED PAPER DRESS FORA i i Any Woman Can Fit Owi Garments Without Help. (Prepared by the UcH?-d Siotes Oepaxtme? ? ct Agriculture^) : Outstanding among the problems c j the rural bomemaker, or, Indeed, o . iiny housekeeper, Is the making ;m f reiheiU'ling of the family clothing, e> { pociuiiy lier own. Tt. meet this nee [ extension workers oo-opeiafivoly en ? ployed by the United State* Depart 4. n?enr Agr*iviit?nre and the stale aj l rieu oral colleges have for sever: . j yenrs taught the making of gutmne , paper ir. r.s forma, so that any \?oma t j po>>ea-!!?jT one can hi her own ga >! men^s wi'hout hefp. By demottstra t lag the method of making these torn I at yhih meetings a frreat many 'vouie ? have learned how to do it and l>a\ , he'pt l to mako them f<e* others. T1 t form rauy he made by hue person f< , | another, hut if four people Join force , j two to paste rne puper stilus or tt I mod-! ;.T11\ two to cut .iT'vl ntoiSfon tl ) strips, the person whose form is belt j made will not have to stntid so Ion ij * . H fl i i ! / T\ | \, 1 t !hi f . 7 i>. 1:1/ : J * ^ Starting the Dress t-orm. e United States TVpertment of Agrlci 0 hire Cirvnalar "jft7, which gives coi pt.'t j directions for making the * for.,'" -.rill he srm tree to any one i * .(-.lasting it as long as the supply la?i It the 'laughter of the family Is Itwj at school. college. tinslues*. or on V n PAGE SEVF l IFE'S DAILY ACTIVITIES ! i ! V Y .^e^TVTty Hr% nWv * y i?I-U rT<rta| II aOtpcrtment a r.>;-ew.l\;r?, * fiunaw cr Some Fccn?tift.c* Record of Daily Work. t in actual hou?e?.vork, In such enterprise hs gardening, poultry raising, ' picking of fmlt for market and home * use- in community affairs, 'n recreaI rion and companionship with the children and in other activities. This will n give the home maker ? basis for judging the Importance of her different j tasks and the amount ot time that should he given to ouch. | Data already secured from farm * homes shows that from six to sixteen L hours per week, with uii average ofj l' ten hours. Mas spent !n dole;' laundry' work. The difference in time used fori II this task in homes having similar con-^ ilUJon- indicates that better manage-1 0 ment it her in equipment, methods, or : j hmh, in some home? might shorten * | t!n?e and energy consumed in washing n and ironing clothes. A daily time roc-' ^ ord will prove many other facts when r used and analyzed. H Prints of the ch&rt may he obtained upon app.-cation to the bureau of e j home economics of the Department of ?. j Agriculture, Washington. f visit. her dross form ?.t homo will en-^ .'able her mother *o make and tit I " clothes for her !n hor absence. Among the m.iny uses for such ai Jfortn, in addition to planning and fitting hew garments and altering ready-; to-wear garments are pattern making l: s' x il / : M m \ i! MS - \ I Taking tbe Press Form Oft Mods!. and alteration; adjusting collars, girdles. liokTMenr; remodeling: out-ofityle garments, anri hanging skirts. rue position or tne seooiuer ?eam> ' arniM'.vc. vmd? uanp evato normal waistline hm'I hip Itoe may be iadient-j ed 011 tlu- form, and also Iwk*<.liiin#) outline^ :??r round. square and V-] shaped .nec'.s. and the ri^bt height forj the tap- .a .combinations and cami-i soles. j ; Special Means to Keep Different Foods Cool If no i.v is available, j,'ood resultscan be eb tabled In smue climutes with an Scelest refrigerator, which Is described in a bulletin issued by the lTnite?! States Department of Agriculj turs. or one ??f the earthenware de| vices in which air is cooled by the ' ranirl ^VHi'M'Tation of water frnnria may nls<> he kept cool as well as hoi j in heat-tight containers, such as hre-' less cookers and vacuum-jacketed hotties. These devices, of course, will r not make the food cooler than It was when placed in then.. On some fanus the cold water pumped from deep wells for the live stock may ttrst her used to cool foods by running It through a snltshie storage hot, or a house or taw may be built ever a spring or a brook. Foods J'- la tight containers tuay also be lovr|h" cred Into the cool air of the cistern or! se! well, but 'f the water Is used for drink-! *- ing great - arc must he taken n$t to' let totals tall Into it. Special wells or J caves for tee cool storage of foods tre some times constructed, 1 5 _ I I
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