Rarity and Rice Flours.
Barley flour is a very practical
wheat saver. it can be used instead
of wheat in cake and it makes de-
'iicious pastry. muflins and biscuits,
using equal parts of barley and wheat
flour. On account of its lack of gluten.
barley must be used 30 per cent bar'~
ley flour and 70 per cent wheat flour
in yeast bread making.
Try substituting barley flour in your
own recipes according to the above or
use the recipes given below.
Barley Yeast Bread.
1 cup liquid £11
1 teaspoon salt
1-8 to H cake yeast softened in 14
cup lukewarm water.
2 1-3 cup white flour
1 1-6 cup barley
' 1 tablespoon shortening—corn oil.
a», Scald liquid. pour over salt and
shortening. cool to lukewarm. add soft.
ened yeast cake and half the flour.
.Beat thoroughly, covrr and let rise un-
til very light. Then add the remainder
~ of flour. knead. cover and let risc un-
til double in bulk. Shape into a loaf.
cover and let rise again until double in
bulk. Bake. Yields 1 loaf.
Barley Muffins.
1 cup barley iiour
1 cup wheat flour
1-2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons salt
I 2 teaspoons baking powder
1:6 teaspoon soda
1 858
l H cup'sour milk.
2 tablespoons fat.
Mix the dry ingredients. add sour
milk. shortening and well-beaten egg.
Best well and bake in muffin pans in
a. moderate ove’n.‘ ‘
Barley Biocult,
2 cups barley flour
2 cups wheat flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons salt
4 tablespoons corn oil
Liquid 1 to 1% cups (enough to mix
to proper consistency.)
Sig flour together with baking pow-
der. twice. Have the shortening as
cold as possible and stir .nto ilour.
Mix quickly with the cold liquid (milk.
skimmed milk or water) forming a
fairly soft dough which can be rolled
on'the board. Turn onto floured board.
' rollinto sheet not over 1/5 inch thick;'
cut into rounds. place in baking pan
and bake 12 minutes in a rather not
oven.
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NEWTOWN HOLDS ELECTION.
NEWTOWN. Conn. May 8.-—Tho an-
"nunl borough election was held herd
yesterday. Only one ticket was in tho
field-the Citizens'—and these officers
were elected:
_ Warden. Charles G. Peck; clerk, 0.
d‘. Beardsley; burgesses. A. T. Nettle-
ton, Eli B. Beers. Dr. 'Frank J. Gale.
David C. Peck. Cornelius B. Taylor
and Edwin G. Allen; treasurer, Rod-
ney P. Sheppard; tax collector, Pa-.
trick H. Gannon.
Try a Seminal Want Ad
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Cream of Mustard Does Not Blister
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Cream of Mustard takes the place' i
. of the old-fashioned mustard planter.
It is the old family remedy greatly ini-
, proved by science.
. In most cases grhere plasters "or lin-
‘z‘igtents are used for colos,‘pains “and
‘ aches, Cream of Mustard is better.
Try (3er of Mustard for—- u
‘_ sins throat. tonsilltis. and neck,
cut-nigh. congestion. rheumatism.
prainsmore muscles. bmisos,,.colds in
suite chest, bronchitis, croup,,hoadaoho..
umbsgo, min: and aches o'fjthe back
jiointtt. chiiblains. ”frosted not:
Keep. it handy for instant use. Ask .
Mums zoo and 59o Jars: holpitnl
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COSTUMES FOR AFTERNOON AND
OF SUMMER.
About Sleeveless Overblouses - and
Capes.
One by one on the streets, the cos-.
tumes for summer weather are appear-
ing. it is very interesting to walk up
Fifth avenue now, for one's attention.
is divided between the glowing shop
windows and well-dressed crowd that
throngs the pavements. The warm
days we are having make our heavy
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clothes seem unbearable, and soklt is
with a deeper interest than over. (if,
possible) that we- study the latesti
styles and chromium for our owni
frocks, a collar here, a cash arrange-l
draped skirt 5.2.: .11"; place else.
The sleeveless dyer blouses in all
their gay or‘" Mike charming street;
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Attractive Drops of Figured Voile
wraps. They were originnllyintcnded
for sports wear. but are so practical
and generally becoming. they are be-
ing worn for many different occasions.
Satin skirts are usually the accom.
paniment of these overblouses, though
skirts of pique. corduroy, cotton gab-i
ardine and flannel are often worn with
them. The hot, as a rule. belongs to
the sailor type, ‘with a wide brim and
rather high crown. repeating the pre-
dominating color oi the costume in the
band or underfacing. 'Sports shoes in
white or dust-inn are considered very
smart.
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The Afternoon Frock.
A trip through the shops convince
one without further argument of the
many, many ways In which one can
unite economy with style! Never
have the materials been so attractive.
The colors seem fresher than oi old,
and the quality of the materials high-
er.. Voile is one of the most valuable
aids to summer coolnes. The little
nfternoon dress illustrated here is of
that fascinating material. Some of
those unusual flowers that only bloom
In Fashion's garden are scattered over
the background of creamy white with
a. crossabar of moss green. The dress
can be closed on either the right or
the left sidc.,one of its unusual feat
urea; another being the sash slipped
,through a slash. The surplice‘closlng
Mn. FIEFIFT‘EENV
mcnt there.’ and perhaps a tunic or .
not feel so “cocky.” We are fond
. of boosting and strutting; but If
piers Is one thing more than another
it which we should be ashamed, it is
to condition of our country school-
ouses nnd the puy of our teachers.
. We tulle n grout dcul better care of
ur pigs than we do of our children.
‘ccnuse we. intend to soil the plus. to
get more money to buy more land, to
raise more pigs. '
‘ The patriotic spirit which is now
Iweeplng our country shows us our
glaring defects in the why of orgnnim-
lion and teamwork. 'l‘lic. grout Ameri-
can discuss ls lngrowlng selfishness.
[ts symptoms arc, “whut’s In It for
me.” and "how little public service ‘cun
i give to get by."
Community co-operntlon is the only
cure for the disease und whllc it only
seem a thankless task to rouse the
selfish lndlvldunl to give service. it can
be done. It must be done, it is helm:
done. Every community must huve n
rallying point or n plucc to meet where
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”everybody feels at home nnd when-
everybody becomes urcustomml to
working with his neighbor on oil kinds
“subjects. The upturnl place for this
is thesis‘chooibom. The little old
schoolhouse dllnpldntcd nnd forlorn
givcs little encouragement for friendly
neighborllness.
l A booklet from which the above ii-
Bcrwyn, Carter County,‘ Morocco
T 121': Plan May Be Adapted to Condition: in At: School
‘Dirh‘ict. From “Tear/inf Cottagu,” Irma '51
_t/1e National Lumber Amriatwn. Chicago
By 3181‘ “than" National Crop Improvement Service.
PERHAPS after this war we. will
lustroilon is taken was complied by B.
S. Kellogg, formerly secretary of tht
National Lumber association of Chl-
cugo. which contains the nctivitlel
along this lino in all of the states. 3
If in a subject to approach from two
standpoints: (1) The condition of tho
schoolhouse. and. (2) the desirability
of having teachers‘ cottages in conneo
lion.
Teacher Hired for Twelve Months.
It is highly desirable that the touch-
cr be employed for the entire year in
order lb successfully become the club
and social leader for the school dis-
trict and the teachers should be hired
with a view to thclr executive ability.
Under their charge is to be put the
school work and oil the various club
work including colf. pig and sheep
clubs and these projects be ended out
twelve months of the your. The work;
The meeting and luncheon of the
Talrfleld County Woman Suffrage an
sociation at the Hotel Green in llan-
bury, next Thursday is expected to be
one of the most interesting gatherings
ever held in this city in the interests of
the suffrage movement.
" Miss Grace N. Murray of Guilfnui,
county organizer, who came to Don“
bury last week to complete armor..-
mcnts for the meeting, stated that for~i
ty women from all parts of thevtoun'yl
were expected to attend the luncheon
of course. is to be done by the club
members under the supervision of tho .
teacher, who is also the club leader. ' I
You cannot get this kind of n tcacl .
or for 840 n month. You will be to ‘
tunnte indeed to till the bill. and who
ever you pay. it will prove to be th
best investment the school distrl
ever mode. . , ‘
In addition to the agricultural uni
educational club work. the achi
yards must have ample ploygrouudl
and recreation must be made at lend
oneihlrd of the curriculum.
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is becoming to most women. giving a: TAXES HERE AND IN ENGLAND. i
charming length of line which is con-|
and that many others would attend the
meeting. which will be open to every-
one. whcthcr supporters or opponents
of the cnusc of the ballot for women.
The morning scssion will commence
at eleven o'clock, when reports will be
made and other business transacted
Tho luncheon will be served at one '
o'clock, and at the afternoon session
which will open about two o'clock, sev
oral matters of especial interest to
women. including the Women's vaer-
sens Hospital movement and the
"Save the Babies" campaign, will be
discussed and the county organization
ithat it would continue to support the
land the new bills will make their op
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GOOD OLD WAYS , .ar ar enmg a e Simple and
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Wash uniform'sized potatoes. Bakeg Tr N ti 1W 0 C ‘
-- .e a one. or 'arden o - t ,2- ; _"5 , ~.. 2
”19’" in a hot oven until 30“ about! mission of Washington. D C.. figs ' in?soiiilr'liiti‘ifnifiéo‘gtolfnti'i’i)!1:332:23:
4o minutes. Break the skins slightly. arranged Vftormtho gistrlhution in I etc., to the final harvesting and
. . , . cnnec cu rang the Agricult- l storage. of the crops.
to let the “88m escape Servant once uni Department of the Fairfield Its instructions are complete
When the. Family in Late. '. fifupty‘oa-rt'iciatfiop. of its Bil-page enough for the use of adult gard-
To keep potatoes flaky, when they 'JS ”’0‘ "if-K'- . . ' enorl and simple and explicit
have to stand. pierce them full of holes WAR ‘ hcmi‘gflr GARDF‘LPNG l 2:01:53 swinguiohfiv”5312.5.”th
with a fork or crush them a litle in a HOME S‘ni'ltfitlgsOF VEGE- ‘ cgnpletto success. A five-com
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‘OlM’l and pierce a ““3“ “0‘9 1“ the t This is a. complete. authentic l bring the hole]: in any address. 11;];
end 01 each. PM them where they 1 manual of war gardening. stop by and mail clinched coon“,
will keep warm. ‘ l .
Nothing is better than big baked po- ‘ Fairfleld County Association,
tatoos. Cook some today. NC‘ f - - - . I .
.vleltl Buildm Brid e mi Coon. !
Write the United States Department { g, g p ’ l ‘
of Agriculture for new potato recipes. ,
—— . W Gentlemen: Enclosed is .. . .. cents in stamps for . -.
BRIGHTENS LlNOLEUM copies of wan VEGETABLE GARDENING and none '
_ *“ STORAGE OF VEGETABLES, the official publication of the
Use tepid water and naptha soap. N ti mil W G d C misi ,
doing only a small section at a time a o u 81' en om ’1 0'" .w-M.-&% him; :
wiping very dry and being careful not , Rinse send game at one. to I i
to walk on while wet. Never use kero- ‘ . W‘erg'? a
some to clean linoleum, for it rots the l -'(Ntune) ... . _ . _ _ _ . . . ' . . _ _ " ,
fabric. ' g l
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SUFFRAGISTS To MEET. "=25 i
coun‘y Gathering and Luncheon in _(Town 01‘ Post Office) toot-osovolo_soooo‘_o ....I. 0'...” |
Danbury Thursday. 15'5" — —— - —-="""’”“” "‘
the time and Mrs. Charles Tiffany of
New York city, proposed that the on
ganization take over the hospital on-
terprise. The asooiation voted to con-
tribute 8125,000 to provide transporta-
tion, fuel, food and other necessarihl
for a year, with the understanding
hospital indefinitely. The Women's
Overseas Hospital is divided into three
units. two of which are working di-
rectly behind tho fighting toes and the
third .in impoverished districts of
France. where medical aid for the
peasants is unavailable.
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AND 32 BILLS
WILL CARRY WAR TOKEN
WASH iNGTON. May 9.——<Ddsigned
for the nation's first wartime currency.
federal reserve bank notes of one dol-
lar and two dollar denominations. to-
day were approved by the treasury
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pearance in general circulation about
will consider the part it shall take in
them.
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tinned In this case. onto the skirt; ‘“ c°mpmmn “’"h ”‘9 u“ "me“, in! These matters are among the special
Short sleeves are fast becoming [hegEngland 0“ incomes 0‘" own inwmeiwelfare activities that suffraglsts
rage. and really they are most com
for-table for summer. Note the novel
arrangement of the cuffs.
Capos. Military and Civilian,
The cape has come to stay. at least
for the time being. They are graceful
things and can be used for so many
different occasions. Some are copies
of the capes worn by our Navy ofltcers.
olttremcly good looking they are, too.
For the women who do not to wear
tl esc military capes. there are others
lost as attractive. Some. are much
longeron one side than on the other
and can be thrown around the arm and
over the shoulder after the manner of
the Italian officer. Some are shoulder
capes with a coat arrangement in the
front. Most of them are made of dark
colors for street wear. though evening
capes. come in all the delicate-shades.
There is not a great deal of trimming
on them. Often the gay lining is re-
peated for the draped collar. Some
times the deep armholes are bound
with a contrasting color. or the mole
eta are faced with satin or foulurd or
sports silk.
taxes are moderate indeed. g
in England the tax on incomes oi"
$1.000 Is 4 1-2 per cent.. in America.‘
nothing.
in England the to; on Incomes of
$1,500 is 6 d-l per cent., in America.
nothing to married men or heads of
families, and 2 per cent. on. $500 for
an unmarried man.
in England the tax on an income of
$2,000 is 7 7-8 per cent. in America
nothing for married men or heads of
a family, and 2 per cent. on 81.0th for
unmarried men.
The English incom e-tax rate also in
creases more rapidly with the growth
of the income than ours. a $3,000 in-
come belng taxed 14 per cent. $5,000
16 per cent, $10,000 20 per cent. and
$15,000 25 per cent, while our corres-
ponding taxes for married men are re
spectively two-thirds of l per cent.
1 1-2 per cent., 3 1-2 per cent. and 5 per
cent, and only slightly more for the
unmarried; due to the smaller
amount exempted, the rate being the
same.~Royal Arcanum Bulletin.
Try a Sentinel Wont Ad.
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throughout thecountry are taking up
in addition to their work for the ad-
vancement of the suffrage cause and
they are giving both povverful support.
Both are war measures.
Speaking yesterday of the manner
In which the national Woman Suifrago
organization became interestedfn tho
Women's Overseas Ho‘épit‘ai .inovo-
ment, Miss hiurray said that last
summer a group of thirty physicians
and nurses. all women, organized in
this country and offered their service.
to the government. A clause in the
army regulations: prohibits the accept-
ance of women as army surgeons and
their services were declined. They
then offered themselves to the Red
Crossubut that organization felt that
as the government had declined to so.
cept them it could .not propery take
them.
The French government was then
cabled and the reply received was to
come at once. Then the obstacle of
lack of necessary funds was encoun-
tered. ”The-National Suffrage associa-
tun Mill ll YllUR
July 4. A note of the war period is
given to the reverse side of the dollar
note in the design of one of the new Lt.
battleships. The face of the two dob
lar note bears a portrait of Thorium
i.‘Ieflerson,
CANDY MAKERS LOOK FOR
RELIEF IN SUGAR SUPPLY
Norwalk candy makers who, dunng
the last year have been receiving only
about 50 per cent of their rcquwo—
ments, believe that they will be bl ne-
fitted- by the government‘s order i8"
stricting the use of sugar to 80 per
cent of the nmount'uSed in 1917. if
sugar refineries furnish the Norwalk
manufacturers with 80 per cent of!
their needs the candy makers have will
get more sugar than the: received last
year.
Sentinel Want Ads Work Wonders.
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leo a Tablespoooful of Sam it Back
‘Htlrh or Bladder Bother:
We are a: nation of meat enters and
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dizzy spells, sleeplessness, acid at
itch or rheumatim in bad weather. got
from your pharmacist about four ounc-
our blood is filled with uric acid, says as of Jad. Salts: take a tablespoonm
‘ well known authority, who "“5 us ;in a glass of water before breakfast
to be constantly on guard against kid,
my trouble.
each morning and in a few, days your
kidneys will act fine. This famous-
The kidneys do their utmost to irecfialtl is made from the acid of crane-
tho blood of this irritating acid, but and lemon Juice, combined wath lithln.
become weak from the overwork; they and has been used for generations to-
get sluggish; the eiiminativo tissues.fl
clog and thus the waste is retained in,
the blood to poison the entire system.
When your kidneys ache and feel
like lumps of lead. and you have sting-
:iog pains in the back or the urine is
cloudy. full of sediment, or the hind-
‘dor is irritable, obliging you to seek
relief during the night; when You
tion was in sesion in Washington at
have severe headaches. nervous ano.
ush and stimulate clogged kidneys...
to neutralize the acids in urine so it it
no longer a source of irritation. tho;
ending-urinary and bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
injure; makes a delightful efferves-
cent lithia-water drink. ‘ and nobodr
can make a mistake by taking a "lit:-
tle occasionally to keep the kidneys
clean and active—Adv.
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