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The Daily telegraph., 1885-12-15

Drs. Calderwood & Layton have just
received and opened a very extensive
line of Holiday Goods, Toys, Fancy
Goods etc., etc., and extend an invita-.
ton to the Public to call and examine.
All goods will be sold at reasonable
prices. Be sure to give them call be.
fore making your Holiday purchases.
The Daily telegraph., 1885-12-15
Railroad Items.

We are reliably informed that Mann
Boudiour cars will soon be run over the
VS.. & P. r. r., between Shreveport
and Vicksburg and Uice Uers0.
Mr.. T. g. Merritt has been appoint.
ed to the position of "Master of
bridges" on the v. S. & P. vice T. L..
Houser, VIII Ose resignation takes effect
to-day.
p. Dickson. Esq, of the Queen g.
Crescent system is in the city, but will
leave this evening for his home in
Cincinnati, via Shreveport.
The Daily telegraph., 1885-12-15
WEST MONORE DOTS.

FROM OUR REGULAR REPORTER.
Total amount of cotton received al
this point for the week just ended, was
ZIG bales, with good starter for the
present week, which we hope to see
exceed any other previous receipts.
Miss. Josie Endom, the accom- plished
daughter of our esteemed friend and
ex-Mayor of Monroe, was visiting
friends in West Monroe, yesterday the
guest of Mrs. j. r. Heron.
We have just been infor med, that
there is to be a new blacksmith shop
erected on Trenton street for the recep.
tion of our old colored blacksmith, who
had the misfortune of being burned
out here last week.
Cotton buyer Haney is continually
monkeying around our little city
seeking an opportunity to purchase the
fleecy staple, we presume.
We had the pleasure of meeting
Capt. Laz Brunner On pur streets yes
terday. Capt. B., is one of our best
best friends and we are always glad to
have him visit our little town.
The beautiful Josie w., Capt. Care..
ton in command, after taking on a
good freight at our landing. left for
FarmerviIle yesterday. We were
shown through this beautiful steamer
and it is our opinion that she is one of
that she is one of the best tributary
boats that has ever piled the waters of
the beautiful Ouachita.
Mr.. Simon Marx, Of the big house of
S. Meyer, gave the "dotter" a pleasa nt
call to-day.
Miss Laura Morris, daughter of our
fellow townsman Capt. J. E. Morris,
left on last nights train for Ruston.
to attend the wedding of Hon. A. A.
Gunby of Monroe 10 Miss Ellen STAN
differ OF Ruston.
The Daily telegraph., 1885-12-15

The Police Jury at its last meeting
appropriated the sum of s125,O0 to re-
build the Black bayou bridge, which
is about one mile west of West Monroe.
Those who may wish to bid can see
the plans and specifications by calling
on either of the following gentlemen
at West Monroe: F, VolIman, WI
Morris or T. F. MilIsaps.
The Daily telegraph., 1885-12-15
River News.

The John Howard leaves New Or
leans this evening and may succeed in
coming through.
The river has risen II inches within
The past "a hours and continues to rise,
Our fondest expectations are about to
be realized, and when navigation is
thoroughly opened we intend to "make
things hum"
The Daily telegraph., 1885-12-15

Yesterday, shortly after noon, a
white man was discovered by some
colored people near the Jewish Gene
terry lying in ditch of water. They
came into the city and notified the
police who placed him in the calaboose
This morning, on opening the cell it
was found that life was almost extinct.
lie was in a critical condition and
speechless. He is now recovering.
The Daily telegraph., 1885-12-15
Hall Knights of Labor.

MONROE, La, Dec. 14th. 1885.
We, the undersigned committee, in
behalf of the Knights of Labor, of this
city, desire to express publicly our
thanks to the knights of Pythias for
the use of their Hall for meeting pur.
poses. Signed: j. M. Rowe, G. w.
Bailey, Jas. Bonar, Committee; F. S.
Meuer, Secretary.
The Daily telegraph., 1885-12-15

The steamboat G. B. MONTEITH, Capt
Al. Montelth, in command; ID due at
Monroe about Christmas, ESQ we are re-
quested to state by her owner and com.
mander,) laden with APPLES, POTATOES
JUGS and such other stuff as was USUALLY
brought by the Sea Lion and Little Boone.
when these boats were owned by Capt.
Monteith. The boat was at Natchez on
the 4th inst.
The Daily telegraph., 1885-12-15
NOTICE TO CITY TAX PAYERS

Tax Payers of the city of Monroe are
hereby notified that the Tax Roll for the
City of Monroe for 1885 has been completed
and is now on file in my office. Early
settlements will save penalties and costs.
ID. M. SHOLARS,
Assessor and Collector of Licenses and
Taxes for City of Monroe.
October 1st, 1886.
The Daily telegraph., 1885-12-15
MACHINE
N. J. Duly,

The Trading boats g. B. Monteith
and Mary McMichaels, have both
crossed the Catahoula Shoals, and the
present rise in the river will admit of
coming through. When they will
reach our port is more than we can
say, but neither will delay In doing 90.
We are requested to announce that
there will be preaching at the Baptist
Church every night for the balance of
this week, commencing tomorrow
"wednesday night. Also Sunday at
IL a. M, and 7. p. M, the Rev. Jas.
Evans, of Georgia officiating.
The Daily telegraph., 1885-12-15
TO SUBSCRIBERs.

Parties not receiving their paper regular
ly will confer favor by filing their COM
plants with the business manager.
The Daily telegraph., 1885-12-15

~ and cart for public convenience, and
personally tends to all business given him.
Special attention to the delivery of baggage
from and to railroad depot and steamboat
landing.
The Daily telegraph., 1885-12-15

Send In your Xmas orders for Red
Fish, Oysters and Celery to the "Boss
Grocer" r. j. Nelson.
The Daily telegraph., 1885-12-15

Wanted-A good cook. Good wages to
w such one. Apply at the residence of
M. L. MEREDITH.
The Daily telegraph., 1885-12-15

DOR Sale, 10000 Heart Cypress Shingles,
L at ~ 90 per, thousand. A portion of these
Shingles are at West Monroe. Apply to
III. r. BENOIT,
Monroe, La.
The Daily telegraph., 1885-12-15
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
OUACHITA HOUSE,

Jas. Evans, Forsyth, Ga; w. H.
Cooley, N. Y.
CENTRAL HOUSE,
P. Dickson, Cincinnati; w. s. Smith
Georgetown, Ky; R. Harrison, V. 3.
& p. r. r.
The Daily telegraph., 1885-12-15

CHEAP COLUMN-PAY LOCALS.
Chaves-Chas. Randolph's eight shaves for
~ dollar is all the go.
The Daily telegraph., 1885-12-15
DECEMBER 23rd.
New Years Eve"

A beautiful Cautata, representing allegori-
cally the death of the old year and the
birth of the new year. Introducing Santa
Claus and family.
MS-These representations will be given
for the purpose of aiding in improving the
MONROE CEMETERY,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-13
How to Prepare Breakfast, Luncheon
and Dinner.

Written fer the Globe by Marion Harland.
BREAKFAST.
Oatmeal Porridge.
Deviled Rabbit.
Corn Bread. Lyonnaise Potatoes.
Graham Bread White Bread, sliced thin
Fruit. Tea. Coffee.
Oatmeal Porridge-Half pint of oat-
meal-full meaSure-one quart of boiling
water, Salted slightly. If the meal is not
steam-cooked soak all night in enough cold
water to cover it. In the morning stir into
the boiling water, beating up well for a
whole minute. Cook in farina kettle.
Do not leave the spoon in 1t or stir it every
few minutes, as the manner of some is.
Four good stirS are sufficient but they must
be thorough. Keep covered and boil stead
lily for an hour, and as much longer as you
like. Serve in a deep dish and eat with
cream, and if desired, sugar.
Deviled Rabbit-Skin and dress the rab-
bit, taking especial care to clean it we'll
This part of the business is often done in a
disgracefully slovenly way. Lay it Oh the
side in dripping pan, pour cupful of
boiling water over it, cover with another
pan and bake basting often with the hot
water in the lower pan until tender. I'm
cover then and lay on hot dish to keep
warm while you make the sauce. Mix in a
cup three tablespoOnfulS of vinegar, one ia
bleSpoonful of butter, rolled in one of
Drowned flour. half a teaspoonful of mus
tard and good.pinch Of cayenne Salt to
taSte-abOut half teaspOOnful. Strain the
gravy left Ill the baking pan into sauce pan,
ADD the vinegar, etc.. and stir to q sharp
boil. Pour over the rabbit gradually, turn
ing and lifting it that the sauce may soak
In well. cover and set in the oven until very
hot. Five minutes should be enough if the
oven is good. Send to table in the chatting
dish in which it was kept hot.
Corn Bread-One cup of white corn meal
and the same of flour; one cup of fresh
milk; one-half cup of sugar; half teaspoon
full OF salt; one teaSpOonful of soda and two
of cream of tartar sifted with meal and
flour; two eggs, beaten light; one table
spoonful of butter. Rub butter and sugar
together to light cream; add the
eggs; when these are beaten
in, add the milk, the SALT
and lastly the flour. which should have been
SIfted twice with the meal, soda and cream
of tartar. Beat hard one minute. turn into
a shallow baking pan, well creased and set
at once i'll steady oven. When done (test
with straw run into the thickest part) cut
into squares and serve.
LSohudISc IOtdtCeS-Slice cOlQ DOlleU pO-
tatoes. Have ready in frying pan great
spoonful of nice dripping or of butter. Into
this when hot, put tablespoonful of finely
minced onion. pepper and salt. lightly. and
fry to light brown. Then add the pota-
toes and stir gently with fork, not to
break them, until very hot. Lastly, put in
full teaspoonful of minced parsley, toss
together with fork and serve very hot.
LUNCHEON.
Veal and Ham Croquettes.
Baked Sweet Potatoes
Apple Sauce. Sponge Cake.
Bread and Butter.
Crackers and Cheese.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-13
Assessment for Widening Grove Street
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, ,

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 10, 1885. !
The Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the City of St. Paul, Minnesota,
Will meet at their office in said city at 2 p. on
the 18th day of December, A. ID. 1885. to make
an assessment of benefits, damages, costs
and expenses arising from the widening OF
Grove street, between Broadway and Canada
street. on the south line of said street, from
the west line of Broadway to where 1t inter-
SectS the south line of Pearl street, IN SAID
city, on the property on the line OF Pearl
street. from Jackson street to Canada street,
and on Grove street, from Canada street to
De Soto street, and on such other property as
may be deemed benefited or damaged thereby.
The land necessary to be condemned and
taken for said widening is described as fol-
lows, to-wit:
All that part of lots l, 2 and 8, L. G. Day.
tons Enlargement, st. Paul. lying within the
lines of a street fifty feet wide, the north line
of which street shall be the south line Of
block four a., Dayton's Addition to St. Paul,
in the City of st. Paul, Minnesota.
All persons interested are hereby notified to
be present at said time and place of making
said assessment and will be heard.
WILLIAM BARRETT, President.
Official:
346-48
The undersigned have this day formed a O
partnership, under the firm name of WILCOX
Johnston, for the practice of the profession
of Architecture.
WILLIAM H. WILCOX,
CLARENCE Fl. JOHNSTON.
Room 76, German-Ameri can Bank building
st. Paul, Dec. l, 1885.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-13

A paper called Our Church Bulletin is to
be published as all organ of the Central
Methodist church. Columns will be de-
voted respectively to the lyceum, the Chau-
tauqua circle, missions, temperance, etc.
Space is also to be given to the normal
school. The first issue of the paper, on
Friday next, will be about 2, 900 copies. and
will be distributed freely throughout. the
city.
Gen. G. II. Berry and wife, Hon. G. F.
Buck, Willard F. PETIT and J. P. Mumford
were among the Winonians visiting the
capital city last week.
The annual reunion of the Winona high
school will take place at Armory hall on
Monday, the Sth inst.
Miss Lille Miller of Minneapolis is spend
ing few weeks in Winona with her many
friends.
About thirty couples participated in the
club dance at the rink on Wednesday even
ing.
The Young Peoples Euchre club met
with Miss Hubert on Friday evening.
Hon. William Window was in New York
last week on business.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-13
MARION HARLAND.

Some Bills of Fare for Every Day
Use.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-13
ANIMATED ICE-BOATS.
Novel Plan by Which One Can Skim Over
the Ice Without Trouble or
Fatigue.
How Every Man May Become His Own
Crew, Captain and Ice
Yacht.
inexpensive Sport Which May be Eas-
lily Enjoyed During the Pres
ent Winter.
Illustrations Showing How to Build
and Manage the Curious
Crafts.

To persons having fairly robust consul
tuition and who are not afraid OF lluue
cold weather. our long winters present eX-
cel!ent opportunities for skating, which Is
rightly considered a prince among outdoor
amusements, combining sport with exercise
in such proportions as to afford health ana
pleasure at the same time. An agile skater
ON a good long stretch of smooth ice can
outstrip the fastest horse, and make
record that would do credit to train OF
cars. 1t is possible that people will be able
to fly by and by, but until that time comes
skating will probably be the most rapid and
easiest method OF locomotion.
The wide and long-continued popularity
of this amusement is due to the fact that
every one can enjoy it at very small eX-
penSe. All that is wanted is good pond
OF stream well frozen and a par of skates,
costing from 81 to s., according to the
style of finish. Armed with these, the
youth and even the middle-aged residents
of the Northern New England states hal
the approach OF winter. for they know that
with the ice and SHOW ana biting cold
weather comes the most JOyouS season OF
the whole wear. when the dull, humdrum
methods OF summer travel can be given up
as too slow, and everybody with two legs
can go skhnming from place to place, emu
Iating the birds in rapidity of flight.
Y7Skaters have long been in the habit Of
getting aid from the wind in going long
Journeys over ice, and the picture of the old
man going wing-and-wing before the gale,
with his cane between his coat tails to mold
them Open is familiar to all; but until
within a few years the breeZes were not
used except in ''scudding' before the blast.
The idea of skating on and by the
wind came in after ice-boats were con-
structed. Some say it was invented by the
Danes and Laplanders on the shores of the
Baltic, while others claim the copyright for
the Dutch. who skate on the canals of Hol-
land. No matter who the inventor was,
The practice is something new, and there
fore dOubly interesting.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-13

on the first journey, but now the venture
some seeker after sport must face the keen
gale and get back to the starting point as
best he can.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-13

leave it uncovered, pour in a little hot water.
! Transfer the meat to hot platter, pepper, salt
and butter. cover closely and set over hot
water. Put the pan containing the gravy
Oh the top of the stove, add tablespoonful
of minced onion, tablespoonful of butter
rolled in one of Drowned flour, and boil up,
stirring all the time. Then put in the
tomatoes from which the juice was strained,
simmer three minutes, or until they are
Scalding hot. Take up the tomatoes and
lay around the steak, strain the gravy
through soup sieve into bowl, pour half
over the steak, the rest into boat. This
is good way of cooking a tough steak.
Caulifiower-Cut away the leaves and the
stalk close to the body Of the caulitlower;
lay i'll cold water half an hour. tie in coarse
mosquito netting and boil in not, salted
water, changing this for water from the
kettle at the end of fifteen minutes; salt
this also, and slightly; in twenty minutes
more, if the caulilOWer be not large and Is
fresh. take it from the fire. remove the
netting, lay i'll dish and pour good drawn
butter over it. Some add the juice OF
lemon to the drawn butter.
Potatoes i'll CaseS-Bake fine, large pOta-
toes until soft. Cut cap from the top Of
each, scoop out the contents without break
ing the skin; beat the potato light with but
ter and milk. salting to your liking, return
to the skins, filling each so full that the
creamed potato prOtTudeS from the top, set
in a quick oven.to brown lightly, and set up
, on end in fiat dish.
Observation-Disclosures and keep in vinegar,
as cOndiment for beef.
Burnt Custard-Five eggs, one quart OF
milk. with tablespoonful of corn starch
stirred in, five good tableSpoonfuls of sugar,
two tableSpOonfulS OF vanilla extract; beat
the eggs light with the sugar; heat the
milk to Scalding in farina kettle, pour on
the eggs. flavor and turn into buttered
bowl Or mold; set this i'll a pan of boiling
water and this in the oven. Now cover
the top OF the mold with plate or
tin pan or pot lid. and bake until well-set,
even in the middle. Take from the oven,
dip the mold in cold water, TAX
ing care not to let any get into the custard;
run knife around the edge to loosen the
pudding and turn out cautiously upon hot
plate. Have ready to pour over it half a
cup of carmel made by putting half a cup
of sugar over hot fire i'll tin cup, and
when it is all one brown bubble adding a
tablespoonful of boiling water, and stirring
it on the range until it bOiS again, strain it
over the custard.
| am the more willing to give this recipe
for burnt custard, for having seen lately, in
answer to an inquiry how to make it, direc
tons to bake and turn out the custard, then
cover it with sugar and set it in the oven
until the sugar scorches and runs in brown
streams into the dsh.''
Comment ought to be unnecessary to the
housekeeper who knows that custards are
ruined by leaving them in the oven after
they are done.
Light Cakes.-Pretty fancy cakes may be
contrived by making good cup cake,
packing it in square pans, and when cool
cutting it into oblong or square pieces and
slicing these on top and sides.
Copyrighted 1855.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-13

If he is skating Oh stream or narrow
pond he will find it best to furl sail and
skate back the usual way; but if the pond
is wide he can "beat to windward, " like a
boat. making "a long leg and short Leg in
true nautical style, and hold his craft very
near the wind. Jibing and coming into
stays on the other tack are accomplished by
properly manipulating the spirits that are
held in the hands. The craft is steered by
the same methods. Like the ice-boat.
the sailing skater makes his best speed
when on the wind, and frequently has
to let off sheet for lear of losing his
breath. In few trials novice can learn
how to handle himself on the ice, and will
come into stays on the starboard and port
lacks with the precision of an old salt. At
first care should be taken in jibing, Or the
living vessel viii top over by the sudden and
unexpected filling OF the sale on the oppos-
tie side. \ little practice will remedy this,
however, and then the course up and down
the pond can be laid out with mathematical
accuracy.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-13
SALE AND FRAME,

In order to get the benefit of the wind a
sail is of course necessary. This can be
made of cotton, linen, silk or any kind OF
cloth that is not too heavy, and it is fast
ened to stick running across the Shout
ders and extending a foot or more across
the body on either side. The sail is large
enough to reach nearly to the feet, and has
at each lower corner stick attached, like
a spirit (.'spreet'), which is to be held in
the hands of the skater and ''hauled close"
or ''let Off to suit the varying winds. All
of this is attached loosely to the body,
which is the mast of the winter sloop.
Some have topsail that reaches above the
ward" on the shoulders and is held in place
by a smaller stick or yard.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-13

Of course larger pond is the best suited
to the sport, but small streams can also be
navigated by skaters with sailing attach
ments. They can run down before the
wind without any exerti0n; and in coming
back they can furl their sails and return in
the eye of the wind, like ordinary skaters.
Such method as this wouldsbe saving of
one-half of the efforts now required and
would have fewer objections than the al
ways popular sport of coasting. where the
parties climb up hill for the sake Of sliding
down.
When it is remembered that the new
sport is safe and inexpensive, that only a
few hours are required to learn it, and that
girls as well as boys can take to themselves
wing and fly away, there seems no reason
why winged mortals should not cover all
ponds and streams, when ice forms thick
enough to bear the weight of a person.
Boston Globe.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-13

can take single reef in his sail by lower
ing the topsail, and running with mainsail
alone. Even this is enough to propel the
skater very raj i lily, especially in the usual
windy wea her Of our Northern winters.
Going Il before the wind is very easy,
but working TO windward is a far harder
task. The sail kept the wind off from face
and ears and made things very comfortable
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-13

RUNNING OFF BEFORE IT.
Thus equipped the skater puts On his
steel runners, spreads his sail, and, if he
wishes TO run before it. trims the yard so it
will lay straight across his shoulder, and
strikes out. II the wind is strong he soon
finds himself going over the ice at railroad
speed. The art of balancing when running
before it is very small. Should fall oc-
cur it is generally backward and not at all
dangerous.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-13

Veal and Ham Croquettes-Mix the rem
nants of cold roast or fried veal. chopped.
with One-third az much cold boiled ham.
also minced. Leave out bits of skin and
gristle. Season with pepper and pinch of
nutmeg. The ham supplies salt. Work in
one-fourth as much fine bread
crumbs as there is meat; wet slightly
with gravy or drawn butter: add a
beaten egg; make into rolls the
length Of your middle finger and
a third as thick; roll in beaten egg, then in
cracker dust and set in very cold place
for half an hour. 1t is even better to make
the croQuetteS several hours before cooking
them. not rolling them in egg and cracker
until you are quite ready to fry them.
Have dripping enough in frying pan to
cover them Tor more than two-thirds of the
diamater. If there is enough to cover them
entirely so much the better. When it is
kissing hot put few in at time first
testing the heat with one) and fry to a
light brown. Turn carefully as they cook
to keep them round. AS each is done take
up with split spoon and lay in a
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-04-23

Cleveland Another and another VIC
tory was wrested from the crestfallen
Ike. When the fifth contest failed to
change the tide, Sanders, unable to con-
troll himself longer, dashed board and
checkers to the floor and pushed his
way out through the door, followed by
jeers and laughter from former victims
how become tormentors. The little
schoolmaster's piping croak was not
the weakest instrument in the orches-
ira. YouIig Mr.. Cleveland received
enthusiastic congratulations his eyes
flashing triumphantly and smile lurk-
ing in the creases of his chubby face.
1t is related thai he only laughed quiet
ly the next day when he heard the die
tGm of Mr. Sanders, which has made a
good many folks in these later days
rank plagiarists:
Some folks do have dog-gasted luck!'