The Inflaiod price of sugar may seom to place the customary plan of preserving small fruits In jam or marmalade form almost beyond question. When you figure how much a jar ot home-made jam costa—the fruit, the sugar, and perhaps even some of the equipment since some things must be bought anew each year—It does seem as thongh home canning doesn't paj

this year.

However. It must be borne in mind that even if home-canned fruit if more expensive than ever before th - purchased variety will cost even more by next winter. Of course, life is sipportable without jam and mannala.'c to sweeten the daily broad, but where there are children the wholesonii. home-made sweet is better, even if I: Cnee cost a lllt'e more, than to h them Indulge furtively in the purchat o of street-sold swee's that may be questionable. One woman, who cans ai d jams extensively, rays her horn - preserved jams coat her more than Si cants a Jar—a far higher price formerly, yet undoubtedly lower bough' jams of quality. Currant Jam Six pounds of currants. 1-5 pound of raisins. 6 pounds of sugar. 6 orangi s. 1-5 tnospoonful of cinnamon. 1-5 teaspoonful of mare. Boll the currants and the rinds of the oranges separately in a little watei. Press the currants through a sieve. Chop the orange rind und pulp and the raisins very tine, and then boll all together for about 40 minutes until thick 1-our Into sterilized hot Jure, and when cool seal with paradne Pear Marmalade Eight pounds of hard pears. 6

pounds of sugar. 1-4 pound of preserved ginger, 4 lemons. Core and quarter the pewrs and then chop with ginger. Add grated rind ani juice of the lemons and sugar and heat slowly. This mixture should simmer shout two hours and should be thick before pouring into Jelly glasses.

Cherry Jam

This jam require* less sugar than lost of the other fruits. Weigh the cherries before pitting, and allow 1 1-! Itounds of sugar for each pound of fruit. Cook the stoned cherries until the Juice has evaporated. Add one tablespoonful of current juice for each pound of fruit, and cook with the sugx-r until thick. To add a delicate nut-like flavor crack a few cherry pits and plare some of the kernels in each jam of the preserved fruit.

Berry Jam

For blackberry and gooseberry Jam *e an equal amount of sugar f each pound of fruit Strawberries need about one-third less sugar. Simmer the fruit and sugar together, add in*, only enough to cover the bottom of the prrsrjvtng kettle. Skim every few minutes, and remove the scum os It rises to the top. Let it cool slightly before pouring into sterilize! Jars and t *al with paraffin.

Tomato Jam

Five pounds of tomatoes. 4 pounds of sugar. 5 tablespoonfuls of candied ginger. 5 lemons. Chop the ginger and cut the lemon into very thin slices. Cook all the tngrediems together until the mixture is very thick, which will require about three hours of simmering.

At HOME A Departmrnt ftr Indus trim Heusruk'fs

Pennsylvania Strawberry Plants Suffered Severely Last Winter

Strawberry plants suffered severely wet in spring and the air is cool th-

iasl winter from winter injury. Judging by the large numl>er of inquiries received by the Bureau of Flam Industry. Pennsylvania IVpartment ot Agriculture, concerning the death of strawberry plants. The first Intlma lion that the grower has is that his plants are drying up and dying. A closer examination reveals that the root* are dead o; nearly all dead This Is fairly well known in all strawberry sections toward the north, o'-

injured roots will absorb enough water for the needs of the plants, but as soon as hoi weather comes on the loot system is inadequate, and the plants wilt. In our experience they will continue to do so until about fruiting time, after whi*h those that arc not too iar gone will have recovered sufficiently to maintain themselves nnd continue their growth in a healthy

way.

Unles similar conditions prevail an-

where the winter cocditlons are fairly other year these plants are liable to be severe. It is the winter freezing of perfectly all right in the future. It ts ™» l * •“<»• >“”'*"*■ n-canJ.,! It.! tl.0 ,MU, I,

severity of the winter, but

does not

show Itself until summer rime. The - Injury of the roots prevents the de-. due

vetopment of the proper number o'jit Is the starting early growth In npring smaller rootlets on which the water after which a severe frost comes and

supply depends. A* long as the soil t« ! destroys the roots.

Odd and Beautiful Decorations

A Stationary Stand for the Iron—An d bucket top fastened on the end of au Ironing board makes an excellent stand for the Iron as it prevent.' the Utter slipping off. A Neat Drawer—Save your candy, spool, and other shallow boxes and fit them into the small bureau drawer that Is used for miscellaneous small articles that are too often In a wrinkled, untidy Jumble. The Ms. js well as the boxes, serve. Dedicate one box each to pUln handkerchiefs, fancy ones, ribbons, belts, and ‘.he ilke. according to your Individ uni

needs.

An Outdoor Step-Saver—My little son had outgrown the days of his *oy express wagon, so 1 had my huabanl put a new top on It—just board without an upstanding rim— and I have found it a most convenient contrivance to have about the yard. On washdays I set the clothes basket, clothespins and clothesline and sometimes the clothes poles on it. and find that It saves me many a trip across the yard. Also, when I am working In the garden. Instead of burdening myself with the garden tools. I put them on the cart, and as it la low. I can do some of the troweling and weeding while sitting. For the Sick Room—Take U—rge newspapers open tnem out wide and lay about two dozen sheets 'evenly, one on the other; next take two thicknesses of old muslin and lay them er the papers; then sew all flnniy together. When the pad Is no longer useful it can be burned, thus saving washing. For Drawers that Stick—If a drawer sticks or pulls hard. I find that if yon remove the drawer and rub the lop and bottom, and also the little strip where it slides, with a cake of neap It will work easily. This treatment Is also good for cupboard doors that

stick.

For Waxed Floors—A worn-out ca pet sweeper makes a handy floor pc Isber If the brush Is taken out and weight, such a' several bricks, put : Its place. Cover It over with taeavv carpet. For Wrinkled Neckties—If your men folks are like mine, they have sotuof those neckties that twist and curl after a couple of wearing*. Just surprise them some day by taking those ties upon your Ironing board and after slipping the silk part bark, with a damp cloth and hoi Iron press the felt strip Inside. Then replace the silk coverings and press lightly on the wrong side After doing so at both ends, you'll be delighted with the iprovement. Poultry Hint—In summer v**p a bac or pasteboard box in a convenient place to put all the egg shells In They are In.dispensible to feed th • chickens in winter when the ground is covered, with snow. If you have

The woman who has quirk eyes, a good memory for detail, and fingers nimble with her needle may have many of the pretty things in decorative trifles which coat so much to buy Though materials are- expensive Ibl* year, still the ideo* may often be worked out In less expensive goods and have much the same appearance It's the ideas that rvwlly count. The French Bisque figures of court dames tn Gainsborough hats are quite familiar to most of us mounted for telephone covers. Gowned in ruffli-d tafela skirt*, which port in from to allow Ihe use of the 'phone, the doll • are made to match their surroundings One more serviceable than the mote delicately gowned dolls is In bLek taffeta with ruffle* edged with n.itrow

gold lace.

Another use for the dolls is to dresthem in fluffy skins to serve as cor ns on glass powder boxes, the skirts of course, matching the trimming of the toilet table on which they stand A novel idea worked out in one ot the attractive French work baskets — having two covered spool boxes at the ords and a handle tn the middle—Itsone of the dolls dressed in gom end white orocad • ih cheo on the side of the basket, her skin, forming the cover to the pin and needle cushion. The basket Is revered with pink sFk veiled with gold net. finish.-d at the edges with little chiffon re e in pink, blue and gold, with here and there an orange and red bi.d. Some of the basekts are also trirom.-d with silken small fruits, the pin cushion ladl-vs wearing brocades that blend wit trimming* «>< fhe bask.-t*

are mounteu on stiff-pointed cone.covered to match, a loop on the glass holding them In place. The cones ar--

righted at the bottom

Empire silk cov.red picture frames have a new note in the covering of the front with the tiny Fold roses, above which Is a liny WTeath of pirn: s to match the brocade or silk

covering of the frame.

The general use of ceiling lights in modern home* has created a revolution in lampshade making Though jo same shade wire frames may be >ed for the foundations, they are iroj for electricity and trimmed up ide down Materials are chosen with regard to lighting effects, to cast white. ellow or pink lights generally, and the thin silk or gauze is veiled with gold!.

chickens the children can sell tbem

and earn pin money.

To Pack Eggs—Get a pint of silliite of soda, also called ''water glass.'' mix it with twenty pints of water It in a vessel of any kind—a stone tar is good—and put the eg** tn. That's all . The silicate seals the eggs. e want* to boil them it Is neces sary to make a pin hole In the end lielore putting them Into th^ water.

scale and gradually built It up nntll now he annually quarters 1200 females. half of which are pullets. This man does all the work himself. It is a big job, but as he has adopted a system and lives up to it he as everything running smoothly. He reports a net Income of $100 a month. No. 2 was formerly a hotelkeeper, but growing tired of Indoor labors be longed for outdoor work. The hotel was sold and a poultry plmt started. While he bad sufficient capital to be a large scale be preferred to increase the size of his plant gradually, thus learning his lesson thoroughToday the farm is composed of about 800 breeding and laying birds. Every hen Is trapnested, and each year he retains the breeds only from the cream ot the flock. l> came to Ham monton on account of his wife's poor health. For he bad been an invalid, and after trying the climate of famous health resorts with practically no relief. Hammoc'.on was chosen and proven to l-e the place of salvation. A modern home with four and a half acre* of land were purchased. A few towels were secured, and the work of attending to them as well ai cultivation of a small garden, occupied both his mind and body. Gradually the poultry part increased, until today he owns the largest one-man poultry plant in this section of the country. One thousand head of stock Is quartered. and the books show that an in come, clear, of five dollars per day

has been reached.

No. 4 conducted a cigar store in the city of Philadelphia for over 21 yeasr. It meant hard work and Ion; hours. Standing behind a counter for nn av -rage of fifteen hours a day. rnd that. toe. in a room more or less heavily laden with tobacco smoke, broke down his health, and the physician advised that he give up city life ani get out Into the open air of the country. Hammonton. with Its salt and pine atmosphere and Its life-giving water, was the chosen locality. This all happened about fifteen years und today he has the most Intensive poultry plant in the town, yielding a better Income than that realized behind the counter In the cigar Then, too. better hours, more congenial work, pure air. and physical exertion, not only cured his attack* of •'nerves" bnt restored a lost appetite and gave peaceful rest at nigh He keeps between 800 and POO layers, and his annual profit is $1600. AH the above are one-man plants. The only help these men get is what assistance their wives can give, such as helping to care for the chicks, assorting and packing eggs for stalpNo. 1 conducts purely an egg farm No. 2 sells table eggs, hatching eggs end breed'ng stock. No. 3 has mainly an egg farm, and does custom hatching. No. 4 sells table and Hatching eggs, breeding stocks and baby chick*. No. 1 has two acre* devoted to poultry. No. 2 has five acres. No. 5 h»* and a hulf acre*. No. 4 ha*

one and a half acres.

Here are living examples Und more

m .nv‘nppl'qued. The bias material had he -n

It isn t a t • fo|(Je< j aKaln so as to leave no rougn

ol U.- summer Irod., ^ouM 1m ™- ^

trimmed, and isn't It nice All thos» j ** ' . ,

lovely little organdies, for Instance.

FASHION NOTES Interesting Items for the Fair Sex

up realistically In the center and held to the material with long, uneven iwitcbes of black silk. f

Even for Gingham

Even the gingham dress cannot escape the rose trimming. The cutest gingham rose can be made from plain chambray to match the gingham coloring. using the bian band again folded nd the folded edge whipped over and over with a coarse white mercerized cotton. This rose Is rolled cabbage fashion, rather tight In the center and

looser toward the outside.

The sweater rose Is crocheted from wool, and is bunched In cors «es *>f several roses of different color*. It Is easy to crochet a rose. Make a chain oi eight. Join it into a loop, flit this with about ten double crochets, and these doubles with five petals of four doubles each and a single be-

This makes a flat rose, which

Is backed by a series of five chain* of four chain stitches each, from the middle of each petal to the next, uj that when they are filled with five

It shaped the j doubles each they make a second row

would lose half their charm if you took away the organdie roses that are scatteed over the skirt. Those same rosea can add a good many dollars to the frock, too. and so it mlcnt be a good plsn to learn how to make

them at home.

One of the prettiest frocks of the season had Its roses made from ac-cordion-pleated organdie, in strips a little over an Inch wide . The edges had first been picoted. and the material was then pleated and woun 1 round and round from the center out. tbe center being filled with knotted ends of yellow soutached braid to look

like stamens. A Dainty Ro*e

A button mould covered with organdie and beaded with crystal beads made the center of some lively Htt> wild roses from deep pink organdie hich framed the girdle of a pah pink organdie frock. These were fivepetaled roses, the petals made In the simplest way In the world from a bias strip of organdie doubled and shirred zlg zag fashion so that when the

shirring was pulled . . ~ band into little puffed and rounded ! of alternate petala. To make the rose

petals.

Mirer, keep on in this fashion, making

On a very stunning frock of dotted]your chains a IHUe larger for each

Swiss large white organdie roses were row of petals.

Adequate Wiring At Home

> get the full advantage out ct electric appliances it is necessary to have adequate wiring and wall receptacles. For Instance, each room In which a vacuum cleaner can and Is used should have an outlet In the wall which the vacuum rieaner can be atched. To take out a lamp socket Is not the best practice. The cheapes* time In which to ad-> qnately wire the home at the least Inconvenience Is w» the house Is first built. The home builder should carefully look alter his electric wiring and see that it is adequate. It is estimated that the ordinary home for a family of six ought to have at least 21 convenience outlets.

American Women Have Prettiest Feet A well-known French shoe manufacturer states that the shoe is tbe foundation of a woman's wardrobi If she Is no' well shod, it spoils her appearance. He says that American women have the prettiest feet In the world, and appeciate the value of the low-heeled shoe?. For walking, this manufacturer insists, the low-heeled shoe Is the only permissible. For wear around thhouse, he advocates sandals that hold the feet in shape, yet yield sufficiently allow them to rest.

The Fourth Dimension The fourth dimension Is merely mathemotical speculation. It Is a snmed to be tbe pr-openy of matter that should be to solids and solids are to planes. Mathematical investigations are made on the assulnpiiun of indefinite number of dimension*.

Intensive

Poultry Farms By Michael K. Boy*'

r colored tnssels a* a center decot

tlon.

Many women are buying v'hlnes* Geisha or temph- skirt* for piano and table cover*. The skirt* are I leated and full. *o they go a good way* in working over, and the embroidery' cm. them i* lovely. Blue brocade with black and yellow trimmings or yallow brocade with blue and black trlr»oilng. work up beuut ally. The bird lover will adore the Ohin<~e bird cages which are pagoda shaped, with yellow wires and black lacquer gold decorated ba*es. The seed and water cups are green or red pottery, the swings are also of colored bead* to ma’ch the cups, and the c.ige* are hung with red and gold, or b'ack and gold cord* with long

I to Nieces*—to

hut it 1* quite another to prove It. “Ha* anybody ever succeeded with poultry?" i* a question that is fre

quently asked.

In my home town, and only a few minutes' walk from my place, ther ere four one-mar plants, th* t amer? of each of which are p-st 5 of ag> They are conducting these smalt farm* successfully, and have none so for quite a number of years 1 w ill refer to them by number* rather than by name, for they have not given me permission to advertise their

bastneaa.

No 1 had been the sup-riutenderl of a large stove foundry iu wiih hundred* of men und. hi* occupation he was a s' th> strain was more than he could

could be named) sufficient to prove that there is a good living .n a poultry plant if a man will personally apply himself to the task, and does not gc too expensive a scale. He mu«t the same good business senre necessary- In any other line. While all do not succeed Is because not all people are adapted to the work. all have talents but they do not all point in the same direction. So many tire at the sameness of the work, and here is considerable of it In poultry labor. It I* the same thing every day of the year, no respect or of holidays. The mxn who can go through all this and not get tired nor discooraged, is the man whose name will be enrolled with the successful poultikeepers

of this generation.

Why He Went In • The commercial traveler met Sandy the canny one. emerging from the post

office.

• Ah. Sandy!" cried the traveler. I* is good to *ce as prosperous a farmer as yourself —not forget of his country! You have been In the post office :c p-trehase war bond**" "Nay." said Sandy easily. "Oh! Then, perhaps you have pu> t little money in the savings banks T*

•Nay"

• Well." r-aid the traveler as a last resort. "I suppose you have bought a postal order to send to some poor acquaintance T" "Nay. I've been In to fill my fountain pen." —London Ideas.

Said a Mouthful

and tno do «t -Boys' Ll'e

• land, and for the benefit of both b 1 ,. nd his family's health the d ctor oi [ d.-red that he remove to a milder and j more ben. ft vial climate After making I the move he purchased six s i land, upon which was erected a smell bat comfortable house, and started lr. ifanu work. He devoted two scree to ! poultry, and on tbe remaining four [acres he planted peach tree* after re-

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He began the pochry part on a small other signal*.

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FRECKLES | Now Is the Time to G« Rid ot

These Ugly Spots

' There’s no longer tbe slightest need oi feeling ashamed of your freckles, as Othmc —double strength—is guaranteed to remo'f

these homely spot*

Simply get an ounce of Othioe—<!->'•!' ? strength—from your druggist, ai.d app!' * little of it night and morning and y; 1 " ; should soon see that even the worst I reelin' begun to disappear, while the li^hirt

r is sefco* (dedtocoi*

! ones have vanished entirely | that more than one ounce it . .

t pletel; clear the skin and gain a beai

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