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fixwijiwipkaix jung abii s 3 tucuc thrjoc- t uhwmu vumiih p i feirjraftltnirh be rtha bef orms the family alice dyiar rtjjssell t otet little mrs asa chamber- lain had no great opinjon of her own ability as housekeeper and she admired her elder daughters vpreojae and orderly activities immense- when friends and neighbors nv- j cuired howi with her frail health she was iviaumeto keep her large family so well clothed fed and in such conspicuously vppy isplrift she wojftld smile and say oh she poor jthings have- o put np with a bsqddeal but love and laughter tatted with judicious neglect do work wonders andof course i have ber- her friends wouiaagree that it cer- tainiy was fortunate she bad bertha for besides this eldest girl there was benny aged fifteen generally described as a ii4ijjpjeethnp john in his third year in ijiigh school an excellent student but taciturn and shy to- a repelling degree and margery an adorable but delicate child of three who required an unusual i amount of motherly attention mr chamberlain was a man not only burden- ljj4ed with the conduct of a large and exacting business but a publicspirited vi citizen much called upon by civic brgan- v iaations and welfare committees he joved hia home and bis children but he jjjja neither time nor thought to spend ibpori the intimate machinery of their tatanee v the chamberlains was not a luxurious 1 immhe ends did not meet without careful planning and help in the kitchen was always uncertain fortunately bertha was willing to wait- a year before going r college and as she was neither frivol- v ous nor indolent but strong serious and competent her mother found her in- dispensable this young vftamanwas convinced moreover that although she accomplished much under her mothers i tolerant sway the results were nothing to those which could be accomplished i under ner alone with fine sarcasm is she to run the sewing machine and cut down on sweetb tv think mother does let her have more sugar on her oatmeal than is neces sary- benny started to say something but swallowed a- lump to histhroot instead john did you make up your bed 3jie wished his mother were home tn due course of time this- eldest chamberlains abilities were to be put to a testl the mother had borne too long a aeries of wearing headaches and her husband insisted that she go to a skilled ooculist in a large city near by the decision had come upon an invitation for a months visit from an old school friend in central city i think mother that you can safely leave everything in my hands bertha assured her mother with dignity at th actual mr chamberlain had also started to say something but changed his mind and 6am something else lwhere do i come in he inquired respectfully his daughter rushedto meat the ad- vance xhfather if you only would i didnt dare askjbut- jtlre ahead i can be as heroic as john and benny well- then if you would ohlybe on time at meals j it will be so much easier to make john prompt if you are and if you wouldnt read the paper- while you eail i intend to introduce some subject of current interest at every meal then jplease let me make you a cereal drink instead of coffee its cheaper and i know coffee can be good for you theres a little booklet that saira yes yes a faint cloud settled on mr chamberlains brow i know but i have druhkcoffee for twentyfive years still is there anything else oh father youte so good i want you to let joey barker go and have john and benny do the chores groans frpm the victims ft will be such a good thing for the boys bee hera can stand it without hay ing so much good done me flohn burst out joey needs the job and what about my school work huh mr chamberlain hesitated father beseeohed bertha in an intense voice he rose the month is yours my remember that moderation js not a bad ldea your mother iirs chamberlain must have been visited by a sudden qualm of misgiving how ever for in spite of her daughters warning mother there isnttlmer she ran into the kitchen for a last word with 3eda5thebelpdashesaldjhurrjed jy i am leavmgbertha in charge of course but i am depending on- you too the one addressed a tall gaunt person oiniuaberglancedupwith agloomy and cryptic expression it shall never be said i dont know tny duty maanf qfdatmrs chamberlain whispered it guiltily in her ear t6nt mind bertha bhe means well the grim countenance before her relaxed into the faintest semblance of a smile and mrs chamberlain fled tcverythlng depends on system i must work out a system said bertha to ii again from the station if mother only used system bertha worked late in her own room that night her final act before going tdbedwastoplnup beside her bureau a s of paper bearing several red- fiantems in her 1arge7neat script atms hitch your wagon to a star emer son a tnans reach should exceed his grasp else whats a heaven for browning x okdhb to instill habits of general tidiness especially in benny note on chivalry and the manly virtues boys should not be asham- ed to help their slaters with house work t beauty arid ijecortjm j toinstlll a deeper respect for author ity in the minds of the lower class discourage interference and familiar ity symbols are helpful things in the morning john and benny dis covered ilrtle slips of paperat their breakfast plates ma had one on the kitchen table bennys read 1 bvery article found 6utbf will be sent to the armenians 2 set ihe table for breakfast alternate mornings peel potatoes for dhner al evenings 3 instead of your molasses candy pull every saturday i will give ypu ten cents to put jn the bank- cut down x on sweets v make up your own bed i sew on your own buttons do not ask where any- f thing is i wlu not- teu dp ho talk to ida during meals go to bed at seven instead of eight rise at six instead of seven v numbers 1 2 4 5 were duplicated on johns slip in addition f5 be on time at meals or you wont get any only onehelping of potatoes r cut down on starches tjsoo to bed at nine 1 will take your k v lamp away from you k vitbe boys exchanged papers with each and snickered in an aggravating fe iimeait it sald bertha jth rising ii pawnor and a determined glint in her cool ni- mother told you to do as i said e- rtvtrhataboutmargry asked john moderation i exclaimed the passion ate- reformer with scorn what does moderation accomplish mothers a dear of course but i am aware that your mother posses ses a few redeeming qualities remarked her father dryly and escaped there was less difficulty with ida than bertha anticipated to be sure her brow lowered like a thunderstorm and ner accents seemed infused with vine gar but she said til wear them little fool caps and aprons and h around les on a tray if thats what you want guess twont hurt me none and til put miss on your name when i dont forg as to th rest though my experience which is consldurable tells me boys aint going to be goodnatured thoutplenty ofdoughnutsandcookiesr your mi believed in mixing work and play mothers ideas were pleasant of coursener young mistress admitted with a certain loftiness ida tookecfat her a full minute then turrled to shake the stove since she could not shake bertha a week went by we are rapidly turning into reformed characters mr chamberlain wrote to his wife if you stay away long enough ypu wont need to come back he added a postcript you wont want tq bertha congratulated herself that habits of order were becoming fixed in ber brothers since benny had lost his beloved fur mittens to the armenians he did-ideed- scramble bisbelongings together in a terrified hurry on his sis- ters approach- but with much unpleasant muttering and since john had been obliged to go to school twice breakfast missed benny orratherevidencerfof his usual activities she searched john out in the fastness of his room where is beany- she asked pleasantly hes not- emptied the ashes or split the kind ling for ida i dont know where tie is bun amy maybe good ideal growled john his eye on his papers id run too if i knew of a spot where there were no girls j bertha overlooked thisyou will have to look for him and you may as well empty the ashes and split the lrinrihng yourself john ida isnt in verygood humor this morning i may as well- not john rose and steered tiisl sister to the door by the elbow whenever i sit down to get some work done its john go fto the store and get the soap i forgot i john nowdontbe late to supper r john just run a over and take elsie this wooll john did you shake the furnace great guns bertha it used to strike mother some times that a fellowdoing high school work needs to be let alone the girt struggled to free herself but her brother pushed her relentlessly out of the room and shut the door an hour later when in desperation she went up to find him he was gone- he did not appear at dinner time nor did benny before that hour hoivever there had been a passage with ida bertha had come in from her saturday morning trip to market to be met by that person arms akimbo a frown on her face it simply went out of my head ida apologized bertha i was worrying about benny i dont usually forget things no not when your mas around to remind you of em bertha had promis ed to call at the home of idas sister which lay on her way arid inquire after a sick child and me fool enough to give up my afternoon yesterday sos you could go to your litry meetin im sorry ida sorry you may be spoke the queen of the pitchers beginning to take off her prpn i no complaint miss bertha whefiyou put a cap on me and me not fifty nor when you come into my kitchen with your upsetting ways nor when- john and benny was set to do the work of him as knew how there warnt a thing you asked but i done in tqi a cup of coffee you know father needs that when toes working hard rm hungry announced benny of course his mother was brisk run out bertha dear and tell- ida to give us supper right away idas left she was mad then john said mrs chamberlain youll have to go down and ask her come back tell her ive come home and x need her y- what if she wont come berthas tone1was one of doubt and melancholy oh shejl come replied mrs cham berlain and it was a tribute to berthas newfound respect for her mother that she was convinced ida would arid now for margery continued her mother who had been deftly loosening the little girls clothes she seems to be pretty tired and feverish and she needs to go to bed more than anything else the girl gave a quick appraising look around the circle of happy contented faces olv mother she sighed how do you manage what to do with leftoyer mexts i- by barbara b brooks dear have things your own way but such being the wish of your ma ida hung up her apron but now i think ill be stepping down myself to see how polly gets on and it might be id not be coming back it might be id feel more comfortable like with folks that aint so hightoned but have some human feelings in em with this final shot the indignant one left bertha to con template atonethe scattered preparations for dinner arid the disorder of a half- completed weekly cleaning she was in the midst of many weary tasks when a sad cry from margery smote upon her ear a swlft examination of the flushed heavyeyed child made it pjaln even to inexperience that some- thing was wrong but bertha could hit upon no clue to the childs evident ill ness she dropped her work and sat rocklngtmargery in a big chair longing for the noon hour to come her father would teilherwhattodo i tomato sauce vi cup oil teaspoon black pepper 1 onion sliced 3 tablespoons tomato paste 1 tablespoon sugar cup ater 2 cups tomatoes 1 bay leaf 1 teaspoon salt i put oil in saucepan add pepper and heat two minutes add sliced onion and cook until a delicate brown mix tomato paste with water and add this to the oil in three installments allowing the mix- ture to boil up after each addition add tomatoes bay leaf and salt and cook slowly for 45 minutes put in the sugar and cook fifteen minutes longer yield 9 servinga j la a mans eye there is nothing which will take the place of good hash which may be served to use up the leftover beeft pork corned beef or yeai- corn beef hash- made into cakes and topped with poached eggs is one dish which will always win favor with the man of the house leftovers are excellent foods and take just a little ingenuity and discretion- in flavoring to eliminate the twicecooked flavor or appearance satisfy the customer flapper i would like to try on quit vleux rc frock in the window r saleslady tm- sorry j that is a lamp shade but we could copy it for you retort courteous to husband xjoing to church eh show your new furs i suppose wife no dear to show everybody what a generous hubby ry got ask the instaudbnt man hobbs do you live within your to- come dobbs good heavens no its all i can do to live within my credit wiles of the ladies dorothy but- surely you didnt toil him straight out that you loved him jane goodness not he had to squeeze it out of me bray chicks at endofseason prices rocks and reds per 100 9895 white wyandottes and white rocks 995 leghorns s795 10 day old leghorns 1195 s msf old leghorns 1495 send 1 per hundred balance arrival from government ap proved flocks free brooder box order 50 or more act quickly bray chick hatchery opposite post office phone 723w brampton ontario other bray hatcheries at welland tdunnvlile harersvule lindsay and peterboro head office st catharines ontario inquiries bymail should be addressed to st catharines local agentrgeo c brown norval phone georgetown 382r21 dinner time came and passed the boys did not appear mr chamberlain did not appear bertha remembered he had a special piece of work on hand which might well be keeping him down town she tried to telephone and found the line out of commission she as sured herself that benny or john must come soon they would not stay away all day they did not come however and finally the girl went into bennys room to investigate an absurd little valise was missing also his best coat and hat johns words run away maybe re turned and foremomentskter dismay and terror seized the- head of the house she could not yield to panic for she heard margery crying for her with an effort she calmed herself and returned to soothe the siok child the intolerably long afternoon some how wore away dusk set in margery resting in her sisters arms fell into a- less7 because he could not stop work on light sleep bertha sat still as a mouse a beautiful physics problem he did ap pear promptly at meals but his counten ance cast no sunshine upon the family gathering he endeavored to do his share of the chores assigned with no more than a tobeexpected amount of prompting on berthas part but when his monthly school report came out with marks far below his average his appear ance at the dinner table that evening suggested that he had been crying if the system broke down at anypoint it did with margery the only one who had seemed to find the soft spot in berthas heart the colder sister adored the pretty babytand liked nothing better than to pet and spoil her the child pined so pitifully for her mother during the first days that bertha- could refuse her noth ing and with such a beginning there was naturally no end margery began to stay up late si night and in the afternoons she was seldom compelled to take hep usual nap she was allowed to eat everything she wanted and then bertha wondered what could be making the child so peevish in the third week of mrs chamber- lams absence bennys teacher stopped the efficiency expert on the street and gave news benny has had to be re ported to the principal for bad behavior tluee- times in the last week and he has failed in all his lessons if this continues he will not make his grade bertha im mediately put an end to coasting after school the next sunday judge lovett one of her fathers old friends drew her con fidentially aside after church your father cannot be well he told her with real solicitude a nervous rundown liondltion is indicated by ah extreme irl ratability such as i have never before known nun to display- saturday of the fourth week arrived in the middle of the forenoon bertha while a few weary tears wet her cheeks sle was thinking of her mother long ingly when the door suddenly opened and ln walked that person herself by her side the truant benny margery opened hs- eyes and with a plaintive sound or joywent straight into her mothers arms and nestled there her face was a sight to see but she was not so happy as bertha mother ihdther if you knew how i wanted you how did you happen to come i was homesick s but benny- where did you find benny oh i hapened to pick him up the mother answered- evenly and bertha did not know until long after that benny with a determination born of despera tion and a shrewdness of which no one had dreamed him capable had taken his savings boarded an early train to central city and with the aid of a kindly policeman brought his mother home bertha had time to say no more be fore a noise on the stairs heralded johns leaning i approach t thought i heard your voice mother he said put ting a hand on her shoulder that was all he said but his face had never been more eloquent john- where have you been sput tered bertha she would really be in dignant with john i took the oil heater and went up into the attic for the day that was the only way i could get my thesis done daddy murmured margery com fortably from the shelter of her mothers arms h yes i explained mrs chamber- home soon- he had an appointment first i saw him at the quick lamch next his office as we came by she smiled a little but did not glance at her oldest child he had gone a thrifty woman is not necessarily the one who spends less at the market she can easily be the one who gets the most for her money wastes no good food material and who finds some interesting way to use every leftover there is a difference between those who spend the least and those who manage well there comes a time in every week of housekeeping when there seems to toe a wide and varied collection of food in the refrigerator this time arrives especially after a big sunday dinner or a holiday feast the woman who is wise fits the leftovers into the menus for the follow ing days and if she is clever the family will not recognize these foods as left overs we are going to talk particularly about leftover meats theymay be used in salads sandwiches- stews omelets or in creamed mixtures leftover ham is deliqlous chopped mixed with a small amount of chopped green pepper and onion and combined with beaten eggs for an omelet this egg mixture is sometimes used as a sandwich filling and jserved under the name if denver sandwich v pieces of dried beef which are left after making enough creamed dried beef on toast for the family may be used as an appetizier the small thin slices are spread with cream cheese mixed with a small amount of mustard and horse radish rolled and a sprig of parsley put into one end these little rolls may accompany a jellied soup tomato juice or a fruit cocktail they have an ex cellent flavor and are easy to handle the baked sandwich is becoming- popu lar it as really no more llnur a panof biscuit dough topped with a highly seasoned meat mixture covered with an other layer of biscuit dough and baked this mixture is cut into squares and served piping hot some people like it served with a -verytrich- creamsauce or milk gravy there are dozens of ways of using left over chicken and sometimes we like it better remade than we do originally one of the nicest ways is to combine the shredded chicken with mushrooms sweet breads and a thick white sauce tnis mixture is put into a casserole or shallow baking pan topped with buttered crumbs and baked until brown the best ever chicken salad is made by combining the cold chicken with fresh pineapple al monds and seeded white grapes a vegetable and meat combination especially stuffed vegetables is always welcomed by the family the following recipes are all interesting and worth trying vegetable meat casserole 3 medium potatoes 1 lb ground roast beef 1 large onion chapped 1 small green pepper chopped salt and pepper 11 can tomato soup ml cup water i x cup rice krisples j lb grated cheese butter place layer of sliced raw potatoes in bottom of greased casserole then a layer of meat mixed with chopped onion pep per and seasonings alternate layers of meat and potatoes until casserole is fill ed add tomato soup diluted with water sprinkle rice krisples on top then cheese and dot with butter cover and bake in moderate oven 350 degrees f for about one hour remove cover the last ten minutes so the rice krisples will brown yield 7 servings stuffed vegetables 3 each tomatoes green peppers and cabbage leaves lb boiled ham 1 h cups rice krisples 1 egg well beaten 3 small onions chopped 1 clove garllq chopped 3 plmlentos chopped 4 teaspon salt few grains pepper 1 tablespoon melted butter remove seeds and n tops from peppers remove centres from tomatoes stuff with above mixture dipcabbage leaves in boiling water to soften put stuffing in centre of each tear roll and tie or fasten with small skewers place- stuffed pep tomatoes and cabbage leaves alternately in a kettle or casserole which contains tomato sauce cover and simmer until tender about 2030 minutes s a game hi 5i for all the family or your guests j gme night when the family is complete or when you are givinga party ask everybody to give answers to these questions question fill in answer question fill in answer l 1 what product would you use for gargling to kill throat and mouth germs 2 what brand of cheese is best known to you 3 french women varely allow water to their skin but prefer cgtdcre f clcao ing what cojld cream is said to be the pur- est and best forlkuv cleansing it 4 it is said that canadi an women are using- more white soap for all cleaning and dish washing what white soap was named 5 if you wished to color your finger nails to match the color of your gown what pre paration is available for such a purpose 6 theresa certain floor wax giving a surface which neither- pound irig feet nor scraping chairs can mar what is its name 7 what toothpaste bases its appeal for use on its declared ability to remove the film which forms on teeth 8 no matter how much housework you have to do you can easily avoid the em barrassment of do mestic hands so say the nalf-century- old makers of a skin cream what cream is it 9 a certain adve says that when you arezconstantly tired and overworked fatigue poisons ac cumulate in our sys- tern he makes a drinking cereal which tights fatigue poisons what is the name of this beverage 10 after 30 years i of experience in ham- curirrg a meat pack er- says jhat four great improvements came dramatically fronta new method of smoking the hams improve ments in 1 flavor 2 tender quality 3 pinkriess of color and 4 fjrm- ness the n e w way is called oven- ized whar hams are ovenized av you can make your own questionsby study ing the advertisements in this and other newspapers write out the questions and pin the sheet of paper on the wajl offer a small prize to the one wha gives flie most correct answers inside 30 minutes or ask each member of ihe family or each guest to provide a question for inclusion on the examination paper jm youll have an evening with lots of merri- mentandsome useful instruction in it 1 r -e- t r rr tr n tttvt t i m s iiaik- i av i vvi 0