The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-25
Facts of Interest
To Women Readers.
Symposium of Information, Partly Grave.
Partly Cosby and Partly Gay.

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plead. but the woman compels. She
Is master of the situation which he i'm
AGNES is controlled by himself alone.
Usually, when a woman picks out q
man for a husband. her husband he is
bound to be; and she does not need to
ask him to take the place either. She
makes him ask her to be his wife. She
does not give up that advantage. but
requires that the formal suing shall .be
done by him. She does not ask for q
favor. but graciously grants to him the
desire which she has awakened in his
heart for the purpose Of gratifying 1t.
I'VE counsel our fair Poughkeepsie
therefore, that she will
a priceless feminine privilege
II she permits that advantage to pass
over to man. Keep men in their
proper place, Judith, whether It be leap
year or any other year. If women
transform them from suppliants into
arbiters Of their fate. they will grow
arrogant when they should be humble.
Don't give them the chance to refuse
your overtures. Hold that point of ad-
yourselves, We say to women.
Make them surrender and then deal
with them as your merciful hearts die
tate. If they will not come to terms
under the captivation OF your charms,
spoken proposal Of marriage. 1t would
also fiatter them too much. They
would get wholly false conception of
their actual relative place with refer
ence to women. Make them do the pro-
posing. Let the confession of subju-
CATION and the plea for mercy come
from them, while you wait. no matter
how impatiently, to bestow upon them
the rich guerdon Of your glowing
hearts,
WOMAN ON THE BENCH:
Mrs. Justice Lovesales-What is the
charge against this woman?
Offcer-She IL shoplifter. / caught her
coming out of Smiths with whole
cargo of goods concealed about her per-
laces, ribbons. and dozen
other things. ~
The Justice-Woman. what have you
to say for yourself?
The Prisoner-I am guilty, your Honor;
Dut, ihoCCo, = Couiu uOt hClp ~. ~ "oS
bargain day, and
The Justice (excited)-Barga ain day, was
It? Go on.
The Prisoner-Yes: and you never saw
such bargains in your life. l had no
money; but when ! saw the watered silk
at 7s cents yard, that YOU couldn't get
anywhere else In town for less than 50
cents, l couldn't leave the store without 1t.
The Justice (more excited) How wide
was It?
The Prisoner-Nearly yard wide.
The Justice-And only 70 cents yard!
The Prisoner-Yes. And then the la1es
on the bargain counter! They We're lovely.
One piece of valenciennes was marked
down to SO cents. and couldn't, couldn't
go without that.
The Justice-Gracious me! Ninety-eight
cents for Valenciennes!
The prisoner--Yes, your Honor. And
you just ought to have seen the flowered
moire ribbon at 70 cents yard! / tried,
oh. so hard to resist the temptation, but
could not keep my hands of 1t.
The Justice very much excited)--You
don't mean to say that they were selling
lowered moire ribbon at 70 cents a yard?
The Prisoner-Indeed they were, yonr
Honor But that was nothing to the silk
waists that were going at $4.9S. II were
to be thrown in q furnace ] had to have
one. They were worth $5.63 at the lowest.
The Justice--The poor woman! This
world is full Of temptations. I will let you
off this time, but you must not do 1t again.
You may go-but hold; come here. (Whis-
pering) Is the sale on yet?
The Prisoner-Yes. 1t Will end at s
o clock this afternoon.
The Justice docking at her watch)-It
Is 8 o'clock now. I have two hours.
(Aloud.) The court is adjourned to 10
o. Oclock tomorrow morning. Judge.
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RECIPES:
Grantham Gingerbread.--One pound Of
flour, full weight; one pound OF powdered
sugar. just weight; quarter of pound
Of butter. one-eighth Of an ounce Of am
monia, quarter of an ounce of ground gin
ger, one-eighth Of an ounce of good mixed
spice, two drops of pure oil of almond
and three eggs. Rub the butter into the
-four make a bay, add the sugar spices
and ammonia; then add the eggs, work
them well into the sugar, then draw in the
-four and mix. II the dough Is very tight,
add a little milk, not otherwise, as the
dough should be fairly tight. When
mixed roll 1t in lengths one inch in dia-
meter and with a sharp knife cut them up
in one-inch pieces and place them on even
ly buttered baking pans two inches apart
and the cut part UP, and bake in slow
heat. 1t is well to try one In the oven, and
II they flow too much add trifle -four. II
they do not flow enough fiatten them lit
tie before putting them in the oven. II
properly made they will, when broken,
have large holes in them and are some-
times eaten by breaking them In half and
pouring a little sherry or brandy in the
holes. This is the genuine Grantham
Gingerbread.-British Baker and Confec-
TONER.
Chocolate Pudding.-Warm half pint
of milk. stir into 1t one-fourth pound of
grated chocolate, and five ounces Of crum-
bled biscuits; stir all over the fire till dis
solved. turn 1t into a basin, and leave till
cool. Then mix in two ounces Of caster
sugar. and the beaten yolks of three eggs;
whisk the whites to a froth. and mix them
in. Pour the mixture into a buttered mold,
and steam for oe and half hours Stale
bread can be used instead of sponge bis
cults IL preferred. Serve the pudding with
whipped cream. or chocolate sauce made
with half a pint of milk, two ounces of
a little sugar and a favoring
of vanilla.
Roast Duck.-Wild ducks should be
served rare. Among some fashionabl
people the time given for roasting them
is ten minutes, but this is not enough
to heat them through. Twenty minutes
is about the right time. The oven should
be extremely hot when the ducks are put
in. Either a brown olive sauce or cur
rant sauce is suitable for roast ducks, but
It seems pity to lose the delicious flavor