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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-18

WANTED-Competent girl for general
homework; references required. 701
West Tenth st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-18

WANTED-An experienced cook, on othe
work; good wages. 81 Fillmore st.
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GENTLEMEN S old clothes bought and
sold. 414 Kansas ave Drop me a postal
card and will call pay good prices.
NJ. Manson, Tailor.
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MATCHMAKER.

WATCHES cleaned, 75c; clocks. soc:
mainsprtugs. 75c: crystals, loo. Cash
paid for old gold or silver. All work guar
anteed. OLD 1ewelry exchanged for new
If hard up. see Uncle Sam. 512 Kan. ave-
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FLORISTS.

W. c. GROVES, successor to r. J. Groves
greenhouses, 1173-75-77 Clay st. store, S21
Kansas ave Phone 2S3-
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MONEY loaned on pianos, organs, sew
ing machines. watches, diamonds, tyne
writer's and any good security. N. b
Campbell, COS Kansas ave.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18

shavings two ounces OF citrop and one
ounce each OF candied lemon and orange
peel Crate the rind and take the Juice OF
one orange and one lemon, blanch ana SLIGO
and weigh out n quarter Of n pound OF al
monds, crate one nutmeg and weigh out
one pound each OF sugar and fine bread
crumbs. Add a tsi1spconful q salt. mix all
the ingredients thoroughly together add
rhine eggs well beaten. whites and yoiS5
scDarately one wine glass each Brandy ana
sherry, and enough milk. about scant
quart, to nolsttn.
II 1T Is to be boiled in a cloth dip in boil
ing water, wiring almost dry, rub with but
ter and sprinkle lightly with flour Spread
the cloth in large bowl. pour the mixture
In and tie up carefully with stout string.
When done hang away In u cool closet 10
ripen. Whisn ready for use boil again Tor
two hours TO heat through. The mould
must not be opened after the FIRST boiling.
but left until time TO serve. A pretty way
TO decorate 1t Is 20 have ready SOM.
bBan-hed and split almonds and stick about
the center OF the pudding like a crown. Put
TWO or three sptigs OF holy In the center.
pour n little brandy around, not over Inc
pudding uynt and carry Immediately to the
table, The pudding may be served WIKI
hard or liquid sauce.
The hard sauce most frequently used In
conjunction with plum Pudding is composed
of one clfp OF butter washed free OF sat-
TWO cupfuls of powdered. sugar the whites
OF TWO eggs well beltfn and q wine glass
of French brandy. Inc satter may be
omitted however, and a Tablespoonful Of
currant Jelly substituted. Beat the butter
TO ci'.sm in a warm bowl. ada the sugar
little by litloe. then the eggs. beating all
the time until the mass Is hight and
DREAMY. Lastly. aid the brandy or Jelly.
and beat again. Arrange upon pretty
dish In the form OF a mound. make little
scales all over It with the point OF a tea
spoon. and ret In aNc0li place 10 harden.
A famous French sauce Is known as q
sabylon. II Is so extremely rich that only
n tablespoonful need be served with each
portion. Beat together the yolks OF four
e-gs and a scant cup OF powdered sugar
The saucepan containing the cggs and the
sugar should be set on the baok OF the
range and the h,.Arg should 5e rapid.
when creamy add slowly glass of sherry
or Madeira, still beating II sherry is used.
erason further with the Juice and grated
rlnd OF quarter OF a lemon. As soon as
the wine Is all poured In. remove from
stove, but continue beating until smooth
aud rather thick.
ualish much in favor Is made OF olives
stoned and stuffed with CLEANED and neatly
trimmed pieces Of anchoyies preserved In
Gil.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18

ment OF education for the examination
OF teachers who apply for certificates of
Inc second grade. In determining tho uiIes-
zion OF graduation the result of the exam
marion should be estimated at so per cent
ana the estimate placed upon the pipal by
the teacher SHOULD be rlaced at 20 per cens.
q, In order to facilitate this work tho
county superintendent should publish a
pamphlet report at the end OF The year,
giving, " necessary, one page TO each
school In his county, which should con-
tain the following Information: Name and
number of district, name OF trustees, post
office addreso of trustees, name Of teachers,
census report of district, transfers to and
from the district, number of pupils as
signed TO school by county superintendent,
number actually enrolled, average daily at
tendance. number cases of hardness num-
bor of grades, number promoted, gradu-
ates. financial statement These statis-
tias should be followed by brief state-
ment from the teacher ae to the educa-
tonal spirit of the people In the district
and any suggestions he may deem proper
for the ensuing year Limit the teachers
written report to 4 definite number OF
words. Following the school report thers
should be n brief synopsis OF the course OF
study AMI the names and postofflce ad-
dresses OF those pupils who have COM
rleted the course and who have received
the diploma.
The foregoing plans are believed to be
practicable and no one Will question the
fact that the average country school Is
lacking in classification and in having
that definite purpose which pertains 10
success In the ordinary avocations of life.
The incoming school administration OF
the State has great opportunities. Many
Of The rough places have been made
smooth. Lot all loyal teachers. loyal
friends to the cause Of education mot
sulls In our tents" but attend the call OF
duty, sustaining the superintendent In
every good word and work,
AS this country is entering upon a new
era IN Dts history the honor and privilege
OF being an American citizen viii DO
greater than ever before: let us also re-
allie that This Increased honor 10 accom-
Danied with increased responsibilities ard
that the country schools have. as pupils,
many OF the future statesmen who VIII
guide the destiny OF tho nation. Let us
always remember that maxim from tho
constitution: "A general diffusion OF
knowledge is essenfial TO fhe preservation
of the liberties and rights OF the people"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18
ONE or THE BEST FEATURES
or The Pyrnmid Pile Cure

is the fact that II ciire= every form OF
plts without one particle OF pain. TINS
desirable point Is not obtained by the use
of INJURIOUS cpates which simply deaden
and psralyze the nerves OF the parts AMI
make matters worse In the long run. but
Il % done solely by Its remarkable healing
and soothing effects.
And while II thus gives immediate re-
llsf nj the same time the disease Is not
merely checked but radical cure -
Iupidly accomplished
And the point We want 10 make clear Is
that all this Is dione without particle OF
pain.
This fact Is one reason for the great
popularity OF the Pyramid Pile Cure and
constitutes one y0ry great difference be-
tween ii and almost any other KIND %
treatment far piles
Every kind OF surgical operation for piles
Is Txcfaic ,atingly painful bes des cndanger-
ing The lie OF the patient. AMI In most
casos 4, not TO be compared with the Pyra-
md Cure. neither In muklng successful
cures without pain. nor IN cheapness ana
sa5ety.
Tine Pyramid Pile Cure has been before
the public TOO long and IT'S merits recos-
nized by too many people 10 ailow y 20
DO classed with the many saves, snppSsi-
tories, pills. etc. and you run no FISK ~
trying H. as Is often the case with ntw
and qintrisd preparations.
II ycu are ever troubled With any form
OF plies or rectal disease. do not fnfxet
The Pyramid Pile Cure. Prepared Dy nhe
pyramid Drug Co.. Marshall, Mich, and
sold by druggists at 10 cents per packa&s'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18

tings and the importance of the QUESTION
and The prominence OF the men paru. -
ting in mat discussion immersed ,3 9as m witb
young und inexperienced As ne m Ssnu al
, .ns red which II successful woad 30 pro pro-
o ostion. Apoag on Of the men who were n
attendance upon that meeting the ro ' ls.ye a
, n,3 Immersion. He was county gu.
, nerintenasqt; man who hsd been onoesh
By the people . Leader IN 10 siaad al
q coutpy nd,,,.,tional affairs in the State
.ne ne" at its county site was located tns
S,sse university. Surely he did no ,hs sh sa
that as he bored 50 earnestly - tof his sn eon
vanoement Of The rural sen nsias@ would ex
a. - MANY states and would link hi.
.ena 70 tD,s mar With the boliogTspny o.
sradus 81 couasry schools Away way. " s,a !.
he sas1 mouu.aans Of that rugged little S'A''
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18
The Closing Out Sale George scheuz Stock Boots

mi
know
Rmenb I
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18

Every one concsdes the importance on
Concentrating efforts for the Improvement
OF the rural school. Every one recognizes l1e,s
that K the state desires an intelligent
citizenEhip the four-fifths Of tae popuia-
ton living in the rural districts, must d, DC
educated. The larger eenters OF popula-
ton VIII take care OF themselves, ing ~
lated fanihes-the farmers. the ranch
na'n--these are the people upon whom me
~eifare of the country depends and whose
heavy burden and weary toll should De
ifphtened and lessened by the dit !lSioh
- s',.h snformation as will accomplish the
daslred results. He is made happy and
eentented when MS loved ones are harry Pr.
and c,utented, and II the country scho ons
may he Improved 80 that those boys anu
nj, nj. who are now the hope and Joy oil
~ s' r,.,ny households can be aroused TO
s % OF their duty and inspired win am !,
s,,,nn tn make success OF life wofk
PM nave been performed winch will bring
us own reward. n,
~ what has been done for the Improvement
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18
uaste: I'LL in the mixture and bake half
n0D' SWEET POTATO PUDDING.

naSJp. III IN Ine uNAtuIG anu tA'N4i
hour.
SWEET POTATO PUDDING.
Line pie plates with a rich pastry and
fill with a custard made of two boiled
sweet potatoes, four eggs, two and a
half ounces of butter one-quarter pound
of sugar, two teaspoonfuls of specs and
one glass of rosewater.
BOILED BONED TURKEY.
When it is stuffed, roll the fowl tight
in a piece of cheese cloth and tie firmly
with Irvine TO keep secure and in SNAPS
place in stock previously prepared by
putting the bones in cold water, wltn
some herbs, an onien peeled and sIucR
with n dozen cloves, and carrot aud q
turnfp sliced. Boil the turkey gently
four hours at least. then take it out and
remove the cloth ard place on dish
Strain the stock, remove the fat anu SCI.
over the fire.
TURKEY HARICoT.
Cut ell the dark meat from large,
fat turkey. Stew for few minutes IN
a little brown gravy soup. Have ready
some tnrnips, carrots, celery and onions.
Fry Them IN butger fof some time. tnen
add them to the turkey stew ana
thicken Il with butter and flour sea,
son to taste, add n little port .Wine AKA
catsun. and stew the whole until the tuI-
Key Is lIOIDueHlJ NSA'N-
found n delicious Christmas dish.
GIDLFT INTERIOR.
To make giblet dressing for roast
turkey, put the gibe,s and nock IN
saucepan with cold water and add an
onion. salt and pepper and slice OF dIy
bread. that has been made very brown ~
the oven. Boil until the gihle7s are aone'
then strain the stock. Chop the glDioeS
fine and put them and the stock back INTO
the saucepan, dredge With niue l!our,
add the brown gravy from the bottom OF
The pan in which the fowl was cooked az
ter Swimming off the fat. Serve IN ho'
gravy boat.
CRUST FILLING.
A good old fashioned stuffing Is MADE
NV mixing with loaf OF stale bFeaa haiI
a Gun, of butter, one egg, salt, PEPPER, satse
and ,f1yme or celery 10 taste, all nroushl
~ the consistency of mush by the ADDITION
of hot water
FORCED MEAT FOR TURKEY
Soak a scent two days old LOAF q pre1 "a
IN cold water until soft. then enclose ~
IN a ;owel and press lit dry Pace sauoy,
ran with four tablespoonfnls OF liheis
chopped onion over the ire; ada one ouh QUIZ,
nj higtter. stir and cook five minutes Win
ont browning; add the bread continue 70
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18

Of the rural schoolsg Tho old. disjointed.
community system 81 was once in vogue
throughout the state Happily there was
a revival OF education In Texas in 1883
and the district system was established.
With this system: came tho local school tax
and while the people were providing more
Inc state began 10 protect Itself by eleyat-
ing the standard for teachers There are
persons In this assembly who remember
Inc narcical teachers examination OF M
teen Years ago. They can remember how
the Oranges have beel made. the board
81 exansi.ers OF lawyers have given place
IN one OF teachers. III. oral examinations
10 written and many ether changes which
lack OF time and space prevent enumerat-
ing. ..
form text books--the GREATEST stride yet
taken. The work has been well done ana
~ one who has advocated this measure for
more than ten years 1t Is source OF no
little satisfaction that the introduction and
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18

stir. and cook five minutes; turn the bread
ir;o Il dish and when cold mix 1t with oh3
found of finely chopped fresh pork from
the loiu or tenderloin; season with one
even teaspoonful of salt, ore even tea
spoonful OF pepper, ole teaspoonful OF
THYME and the yolks OF Two eggs: max az
we'll together and stuff.
SCALLoPED TURKEY.
To scallop turkey, cut the meat from
the bones OF cold boiled or roasted tua :
KEY remove THE skin and cut the meat
fine. Put in the bottom of Il bu!tered
dish a layer OF breai crumbs mo.stened
slightly with milk-or. If 1t Is boiled tiT :
kew use some of the liquor II was cooked
in--then spread a layer of the minced tur-
kew. with bits Of the stuft3ng. some pieces
of butter and psrpsr aud salt. then another
LAYER of crumbs, and alternate them until
tha dish il filled. Pour over TIE whole
whatever dressing may have been left
and II There is not enough add Halle
hot water to 1T, and season with tea
spoonful of Worcestershire sauce. Spread
crumbs over the top and scatter bits Oh
butter over them.
SPANISH DRESSING.
One quart Spanish chestnMs.
y Two tabespoonfuls butter
One teaspoonful salt.
Pepper TO taste
Roast the chestnuts. brt not too nard'
Peel. chop and mash them. Work In the
butter and seasoning and stuff the turkey
with this as you would a bread dressing
OYSTER SAUCE.
put one pint of small oysters with Their
LIQUOR into q saucepan ard heat TO boiling
noInt. skim out the oysters and add 10
fine Nauor one and one-half cups OF ihhk
and when Il IS boiling add third OF
cum AT butter creamed with three taole-
snoonfuis Of flour. Season with salt and
cayenne pepper, and let the sauce DOH UP
once Then add the oysters and it is ready
TO serve. ,,r
Proceed lust as in the celery, subsu-
tuting mushrooms for the celery
A CHRISTIANS pELlcAoY'
Stuffed mushrooms make an excellent
entFee 10 serve Christmas. Here is a
recipe for preparing them, which WIZ sun
The most fastidious of men;
Remove the stalks from one pouhu ol
fresh or pure canned mushrooms peel the
Guns. using a silver knife, and drop thsnl
into cold water. II they have to sfani ici
some time, put little lemon juice IN ing
water. 49,, and n,,t
scrape the stocks, chop them ana Pa'
them into a saucepan with one tablespoon
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18
CHRISTMAS PUNCH.

CHRISTMAS PUNCH.
One bottle fine brandy.
Three bo.tles champagne.
Two bottles plain soda.
One iqreur glass each of yellow and
raa ehartieuse and curacao; no sugar.
T brandy, liqueurs and quart of
hnns tea in large punch bowl packed
larger bowl OF ice. Slice some lem
"a oranges and pineapples in and aid
% champagne and soda last.
PRINCE OF WALES PUNCH.
me pint of jamaica rum.
iW bottles of brandy.
we ell of curacao,
0re pint Oolong tea.
.our bottles OF plain soda.
iaNe bottles of champagne,
LEMONS sugar and fruit In season.
~ NIX the punch, put the sugar al
~ melted, in bottom of punch bowl.
9 ae lemon juice and rum; beat these
loan. Then add the brandy, the Gu
~ ana the cold tea. Put large piece
* IN the bowl and pour in the soda
IN anc champagne the last thing. ,hen
II: the fruit.
PERFECTION PUNCH.
lace Of lines.
.ae ami half ounces of old MediorI
|kaay. VI aA 0unoe ol oiu peaVn
-..lal teaspoonful of sugar.
soun OF pineapple liquor.
nuts in season.
~ SoLD CHAMPAGNE PUNCH.
kssS mgredients are specially fine
az. VI champagne. the maraschino, BEN
N ~ curacao, yellow and green, and
81 fruits of the season. No sugar Is
Wv IN the punch.
RUN PUNCH.
1--WE bottles of Santa Croix rum.
Nv oottles fine brandy.
oe pint black tea.
So y, ana half gills of lemon juice.
~ Sszar 70 taste.
~ well and make cold (no water).
ia ~, punch bowl with a large pice of
IN A,sueu ready to serve add two bottles
un soda - 100 strong Weaken "Na
PUMPKIN CUSTARp.
s.s ss and cut into small blocks squash;
Ia, ui tender-about half an hour.
10 hS, Mile not Through a colander, add
ho.fs pooniuas of butter. half tea
u ~. VI salt; mix and measure To
"a AL, siiow half pint of milk. three
4 sns1nolespoonful of ginger, teaspoonful
kssds anlcn and four tablespoonful of
1'ne pie dishes with good puff
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18

fun OF butter and one-half of an onion
sliced Cook slowly for ten minutes; add
one tablespoonful of flour and cook five
minutes: add Cne cupful of stock and one
half cupful of bread crumbs Season with
salt, pepper and a dash of cayenne.
FIN the cups of the mushrooms with this
mixture Sprinkle with crurnbs and place
them on circles of roasted bread one quar-
ter of AN inch thick and the size OF the
mushroom. Bake in a moderate oven Tor
fifteen minutes and then serve.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18
Plum porrddge hot.
Plum roIrldge cold,
Plum porridge in the pot
Nine days old

which seems altogether more probable.
The secret OF making successful plum
pudi!ng lies In mixing the ingredients thor
otighly by kneadins. rhen packing anu tytug
cef1rrely. Aeaving only little room for the
pudding TO swell. then and lastly and most
important not allo wing me water In Which
the pudding Is cooked 10 stop boiling even
a moment. II the water stoEs boiling me
pudding will be soft and Sticky. even II tho
boiling is speedily renewed large puo-
Gne ren1lires ten hours boeine. but II. as
many housekeepers prefer. tho pudding Is
ecoked In small bags. five hours wili SUI
ace. An excellent English recipe wlrlcn Fas
been in use for many years, says eut IN
halves one FOUND az raisns. stone and SOAK
IN a wine glass OF brandy. wash ana NOR.
c,,rrants Chop fine one pound 81 beef suet
or three quarters OF a pound OF the mos,
beef marrow. being careful to rennye az
tae strings il the marrow IL used Cut IN
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18
! NE RURAL SCHOOL. /
Aa Il BE Graded and How }
Best to Do Ii? !

b NJ, ''0w9ng paper was read by S. NJ.
h, u. y Austin before the South Cen
b ~ Teachers ASSOCIATION. December
n urs lural school be gradei?" This
r. siues,a.pent qsiestion among the lead
~ bs s OF the day twenty-five years
INIT. sSl State Teachers association
NM yer mad the privilege of attend
oDsS y. more than twenty years ago.
10 subject duri0g one Of tn SIT
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18
THE CHRISTMAS PLUM PUDDING.
An Old English Recipe for Its MAX
inr-niher DnintIrS.

Christmas comes on apace and the house
keeper of foresight viii look after her
Christmas plum pudding this week. If she
has not already done So What the pump
kin pie or turkey are TO Thanksgiving. the
pun pudding is TO Christmas. The pud-
ding. however. is grave and reverend
eaigneur' in comparison to une pumpkin
pie. In paint of years. Anciently it was
called hacl1in. from the word to hack. or
chop" while Hone defines it as "a large
sort OF sausage made OF mlnca meat, sea
snne,i well with sugar and spices" 1'radi-
ton declared that It must be boiled at day
break. or else two Young men must take
the cook BY tho arms and ran her arouni
the marFet place to punish her for her
laziness." Delivers into anteceients also
aver that the nursery rhyme which is now
bean porridge not was formerly ana
"a
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-11-12
Force of Habit.

Lord Kelvin, the celebrated English
scientist, has just celebrated his sew
enty-fourth birthday He was born in
Belfast, Ireland. For over fifty years
ne has held the chair of natural philo-
sophy at Glasgow university and this
was rightly considered so remarkable
that in 1896 the jubilee was enthusi-
astlcally celebrated. A good story is
related by the Detroit Free Press of his
lecturlng methods at the university.
AS professor of science he can use
long words in such formidable array
as would make dictionary break it's
binding with horror. During a course
OF lectures once on magnetism, for
instance, he defined an ideal magnet as
IAN Infinitely long, infinitely thin, uni
form, and uniformly and longitudinally
magnetized bar" and the misguided
students vociferously cheered, which
caused the professor to say, ''silence!"
This definition was made and cheered,
with the usual reprimand, frequently
during the lectures. Once, near the
conclusion, however, the students did
not cheer, but Lord Kelvin, from force
of habit, raped out SILENCE" the
same as before. ~: =.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-11-12
A Kink In Human Nature.


Some one has observed that there is
one trait peculiar to human nature the
world over-the desire to get some
thing for nothing. It is engendered in
the hearts of the rich, perhaps even
more than the poor, who generally ex-
pect to pay for what they get. A good
story illustrative of this quality is told
of little boy who went night after
night to see a circus and always slept
through the performance. He was
asked one night why he came when he
couldn't keep awake. Because have
a pass" he replied, and must come. -
Many instances could be told Of the alb
normal development of this character
istic. A young man was in great glee
one day upon learning that keeper of
a fine restaurant was to serve lunch on
a certain day free, provided his guests
paid for their drinks. He went and
partook of the fine lunch, having for
gotten that he had been, invited to dine
with a friend at home that day.