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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-23
HEAD OF MALTA FOUND.
Leader of the Assassins said to he an
Italian Statesman.

Rome, Nov. 23.--The government has
discovered the head of the notorious
band of assassins known as the Malta.
He is Polizzolo, one of the most promi-
nent members of the chamber of depu-
ties. For at least ten years this man
has directed the league, and the black
mail levied on all classes of society has
gone into his pockets. In Sicily the
Malta has permitted landowners to
employ only Malta members on its
farms and vendetta has followed those
who disobey it's law. All sentences must
be approved by the supreme chief, and.
in all probability, it was, Polizzolo who
ordered the New Orleans murders.
The Italian government has been en-
deavoring to stamp out the Malta.
which has been in practically supreme
control of the local government of
Sicily.
The press is unanimous in demanding
the resignation of PoliZzolo and his
prosecution for his crimes. He is pub
licly accused by the newspapers with
being an accomplice in the assassina-
ton in 1892 of man named Notarbar-
tolo. who was a wealthy citizen of Pal
ermo.
Polizzolo has long been suspected of
guilty knowledge of the murder and
now it is alleged that he is the main
accomplice in the dastardly affair. In
this connection the newspapers en-
phatically affirm that the existence OF
the Malta society in Sicily is a disgrace
to Italy and that it must be stamped
out.
The possibility of doing this is dis
cussed at length, for the assassination
society has existed for centuries. and
the thorough roofing out of the terrible
criminal association.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-23
DEWEY TRANSFER IMPERFECT
Last Two Deeds Were Executed Be.
fore The First by uxxo lavs

Last Two Deeds Were Executed Be-
fore the First by Two Days.
Washington. Nov. 23.-An interesting
feature in connection with the three
Dewey deeds now on file with the re-
corder of deeds was noticed yesterday
afternoon. The first deed filed, that by
which George Dewey ct U.s., transfers
the Rhode Island avenue property to
John w. Crawford, although dated
Nov IA. was not acknowledged before
a notary public until the 10th inst.
The second deed by which Crawford
transferred the property to Mrs. Dewey
and the third deed recorded yesterday
by which George Dewey and Mrs. Dew
ey turn over the title to George G..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-23
.MARKE TS BY WIRE.
Chica.o Live stock

Chicago Nov %.
Cattle Estimated receipts, 1880;
choice cattle firm. others steady;
beeves. 4.25NI15; cows, S.oOG4 40; Tex
ans, 3.25m425; stockers. 2.25M4.25
Hogs Estimated receipts, $1,000;
shade easier; mixed, 3.Soai05; heavy,
3.9oM4.o5; light 3.SoG40o.
sheep Estimated receipts, 1000:
firm: active; sheep. 3.eom44o; lambs,
steady, active and 40015. %.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-23
Mmothy-s50s0.
ClOver4.OO.

& ClOver-4.00.
CORN.
The Glucose Sugar Refining Com
pany quotes price OF 25h cents per
bushel for corn OF No. grade and bet
ter and % cents for dry. sound, new
corn.
LIVE STOCK.
Receipts today, 1000.
Britain & Co. are paying the follow
Ing prices for hogs in wagon load lots:
Selected light. :140 to $50 pounds, 3.55.
Selected heavy, over $50 pounds, 3.55.
Stays and piggy sows graded accord
ing to quality after reduction. Rough
includes thin old sows. milky bellies
and hogs unfit for packing. Premium
hogs must be smooth and fairly we'll
fatted.
All hogs subject to government In
spection.
PROVISIONS.
Marshalltown grocers quote the fol-
lowing prices for country produce:
New potatoes-15@20 cents per bushel.
Beans-2.00 per bushel in trade.
Eggs-1S cents in trade.
Butter-Dairy, IS cents in trade.
Apples-Home grown. 60@75 cents per
bushel.
POULTRY.
Commission and cold storage houses
are paying the following cash prices:
Ducks-4h cents.
Spring Chickens cents per pound.
Old chickens cents.
Old turkeys-5h cents.
Young, plump turkeys-7 cents.
HIDES. TALLOW AND WOOL.
H. Willard. Sons & Co. are paying the
following prices:
No. Green Hides-6 cents.
No. 2 Green Hides cents.
Pelts-25G70 cents.
Horse Hides-1.50@2.00
No. Cake Tallow-3N cents.
Rough Fat-Per pound. cent.
Wool-12@17 cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-23
Chicago Produce.

Chicago, Nov %.
wheat-December, ss.s@ssss; May,
1875.
corn--November, s2ls; May. 1914.
oats-November, 227s@23; May, 24A.
Pork-November, sos; January, $50.
Lard-November 4.9O; January, SO.
Ribs-November. 4.S7,a; January. 4s5.
Rye Nominal.
Barley-37Gt45.
F'lax-1.34.
Timothy-2.4
Clover-S00.
Butter-Firm; creameries, 15h@25k;
dairies, 1AM22
Eggs Easy; 17h@1S.
Poultry Weak; turkeys, 10; chick
ems. 6@7ii2.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-23
New YORK Produce.

New York, Nov. 90.
yvheat-December 70.
Corn-December, 394.
Oats-Nominal.
Butter-strong; 23@26.
Eggs-Strong; 1920.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-23
Forty-Eishtuour Race,

Kansas City, Nov. pa forty-eight-
hour bicycle race for the championship
| of America and several purses started
on the twelve-lap track in Convention
Hall yesterday afternoon at . o'clock.
Eleven men started. They will race
eight hours a day for six days The
starters We're John and Gus Lawson.
Waller, Repine. Miller. Chapman. Nell
Ison. Linzenfelder, Plummer, Neider-
hofer and Julius. Plummer is local
man.
one thousand five hundred dollars
will be divided among the first seven
men in purses of $500, $3.50, $3.50. 500. s75.
$50, $25. one hundred dollars more
goes TO the one breaking the record, $40
is given every night to the man finish
ing first, and anyone riding 800 miles
without winning gets $40
Three efforts We're made before the
big race was finally under way. In the
first the men in the rear rank came to-
gether before they got off and all were
called back. On the second start the
Swedes got away first, but just before
the first mile was finished julius
went down, and under the rules new
start was necessary. On the third start
the bunch got away we'll together and
at the end of the first hour were still
together, having covered twenty-five
miles and eleven laps Shortly after
this Nelson began to lag and on the
thirtieth mile was mile behind. Me
derhofer lost mile and a half on ac-
count of punctured tire.
In the final squirt, at the end of the
eighth hour, John Lawson came in
ahead, having covered 165 miles two
/ laps. Miller, Waller, Repine and julius
also covered 165 miles two laps, and
Gust Lawson was two laps behind
them.
Lingenfeler. 1853 miles; Nidehofer, 1873;
Nelson. 100; Plummer, 81; Chapman, g.
The latter two riders retired early in
the game and probably will not go on
again.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-23
POISON IN HIS FOOD.
Prominent citizen of Sioux City
Dies This Afternoon.
Snecia1 to Times eniIhlicap

Dies This Afternoon.
Special to Times Republican.
Sioux City, Nov. 2s.-F. S. Hills died
this afternoon from the effects of poison
taken in food at breakfast. His wife is
dangerously i'll. The drug, it is thought
must have been in box of prepared
food. Mr.. Hills was 81 years old and
came to Sioux City in 1864 and was the
first station agent here of the first rail-
road entering the city, and was holding
the position of general manager of the
Pacific Short Line, of which he was re-
ceiver for years. He has been promi-
nent in G. A. II. matters in the state
and was alderman and a member of the
school board for the past year, and
much respected.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-23
Hnzing Results Fntnlly.

Princeton, n. j., Nov. 23-Martin v.
Bergen, son of Councilman Peter v.
Bergen of this place. died yesterday
from receiving hazing at Lawrence
vile last Friday. He died of inflamma-
ton of the bowels. Young Bergen was
freshman at Lawrenceville and was
being put through the initiation when
one of the hazers accidentally fell upon
him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-23
FIRST TENNESSEE REGIMENT
Last of State Volunteers Mustered
Out ut .Frfsco

Outat Frisco.
San Francisco, Nov. 23.-The First
Tennessee regiment, after passing
through an eventful history, ceased to
exist yesterday afternoon Out of L.
$50 men who composed the regiment
when it started for war in the summer
of 1888 only 62l men and fortyfour Off
GERS stepped up to receive their final
pay and discharge from service. one
hundred and ninety-tiye men remained
in Manila, having enlisted in the Thir-
ty-seventh volunteer infantry; twenty
one died of disease and three were
killed in action. The majority of the
men left for home at S o'clock last night
on the Southern Pacific.
Mrs Townsend gave another evidence
of her generosity by offering the Ten
pay its transportation home. The Ten
nesseeans with all possible gratitude,
refused the generous offer. The Ten
nessee regiment is the last of the state
volunteers to be mustered out Their
camp was crowded With visitors all
day
The Rev. Father McKinnon, chaplain
in the United States army. defends
Gen. Funston and Col. Metcalf from the
charges that have been brought against
them. He says that churches in the
Philippines were not desecrated bs
| American troops. but by insurgents anc
Chinese, The priest is positive thai
Col. Metcalf did not shoot a prisoner In
cold blood, as has been alleged.
In reply TO Gen. Funston's challenge
to prove the truth Of its assertions re-
garding the looting Of Caioooar
churches the San Francisco Monitor. il
a card from its editor, 7. A. Connolly
Invites the general to bring libel suit
promising TO donate $1,000 to the Rec
| Cross Society if he wins it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-23

In saying man is only gorilla with
a conscience, DIR. Parkhurst ventures
perilously close to those people who make
monkeys of Philadelphia
Times
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-23

Truth and the feeling Of integrity are
of the hearts own essence. Should they
call for sufferings none repent the sac
rifice.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-23
81. Louis Produce.

St.Louis. Nov. 90.
wheat-Cash, ssHs May. 72h.
Corn-Cash, soa; May. 315sQS1N.
Oats-Cash, "a; May, 25as.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-23

George holland, Rockland, o., says:
My wife had piles for forty years. De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve cured her. II
| is the best salve in America" It heals
everything and cures. all skin diseases
lAll druggist.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-23
Peoria Produce.

Peoria, Nov. %.
corn--ouiet, No. 2. s21s.
oats-Quiet, No. 3 white. "a.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-23
LocaiNIarksts.

The following prices quoted are as
nearly correct as it is possible to OBJ
tain. The quotations are for prices paid
by dealers, corrected Thursday after
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-23
GRAIN AND FEED.
CIonpv ranorfo tho fnlInwtnf

W. H. Sloppy reports the following
prices:
Wheat-53@54.
Oats-19.
Corn-24h.
Rye42.
Barley-27.
Hay-Tame, 1900. wild, 800.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-23

Chicago, Nov. 90.
aot nacarnhar cc1H S,eehS. N1o,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-25
BOTTLERS,
ARCHIBALD BOROUGH,

ARCHIBALD BOROUGH.
First Ward.
John Krusinski; Ridge street.
Third Ward.
David Lewis. 5 Pike street; res. Pike st.
William +, Healey, 76 South Main street.
Thomas NJ, Nealon, South Main street.
res. 3S Wayne street.
Sixth Ward.
Thomas j. Pender, 1So Canaan street.
DUNMoRE.
Second Ward
Nicholas Cappiello, Mortimer cor. spens
Ger street.
FELL TOWNSHIP.
John Dunn, Main Road
JERMYN BOROUGH.
Third Ward.
w. j. McDermott, A cor Depot.
oLYPHANT BOROUGH
Second Ward.
John Hanyak, Jones street.
SCRANTON.
Second Ward.
Bernardo Guzzi, 1892 Diamond avenue.
Adam Splitter, 1ll9 Meade avenue.
John sharak, 3l3 Twenty-second street.
Henry walther, 1915 jackson street.
Seventh Ward.
Timothy j. Gilbert. S45 Capouse avenue.
Eighth Ward. I
John Splitter and Henry l.. Ilrlch, rean
121-l23 Penn avenue; res Albright ave-
nue. and III Page Place.
Ninth Ward.
A. W. Schrader, 726 Adams avenue.
Eleventh Ward.
Ref Bros. & Co., 40 Pittston avenue,
res. Nineteenth ward.
Christian Fickus, 720 Cedar avenue.
Seventeenth ward.
Anthony A. Gordon, 534 Lackawanna ave-
nue.; res. S2l Stone avenue.
Nineteenth Ward.
Joseph G. Rosar rear 615 Birch street.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-25
LICENSE APPLICATIONS

ICENSES-NoTICE is HEREBY CIV
EN- that the following named persons
have filed their application for licenses
for the sale of vinous, spirituous, malt or
brewed liquors at retail, also wholesale
dealers. brewers, bottlers. distillers, rect-
fiers, compounders, store keepers and
agents dealing in intoxicating liquors,
either spirituuus vinous or malt in the
office of the Clerk of the Court of Quar-
ter Sessions of the County of Lackawnn-
ma, and that the said applications Will be
heard by the Court aforesaid on Monday,
March 18th A. d. 1899
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-25
RETAILERS.
ARCHALD BOROUGH.
First Ward-lIotels.

AHCItALD BOROJGl'
First Ward-Hotels.
II. ID. Linderman, Main street.
Joseph RudlewitCh, Ridge street.
William II. Ball, Main street
Bridget Moyles Main corner Monroe 81.
Mark Price, Prov. Carbonate turnpike.
Herman Boginsky, Wild Cat road.
Jacob Wagner Main street.
b, Rosenfeldt. Scott road, res. Olyphant.
Michael BaltuS, South Main street.
John Dubee, Main street res. Winton.
Julia CoCcia, Simpson, cor. Pierce street;
Waclaw BalukewitZ, Ridge cor. Archibald
Road
Christopher Linde Main street.
Andrew Degutis, Ridge street.
Thomas ID. Davis, Main street.
Samuel Ringsdorf. Prov. -Carb. Turnpike.
Abraham HOwells. Ridge avenue.
John Miglin, Eighth avenue.
Thomas f. Wells, Prov -Carb. Turnpike.
Peter Bezewitz. Miller street.
Restaurants.
John WitkO Ridge cor. Weston avenue.
George Jurko, Main cor Ridge street.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-25
APPLICATIONS

John Lahotsky, Y Belman street.
Joseph Flesher, Sanderson and Green st
Frank Karlewlcz, Boulevard,
Michael J. Butler, Dunmore Road.
Joseph Gerdzenis, Boulevard Road.
Dominic Corcoran, Boulevard Road
William Winship. Belman cor. sandersor
Restaurants.
William Engel, Boulevard cor. Pancoast
TAYLOR BOROUGH.
First Ward-Hotels,
John klebak, Oak street.
Ferd Nemessangi, Oak street.
Michael Hannick, Main street
James Mcdonald, Oak cor Main street,
Domnick Moran, Main cor. Fourth sire
William q. Morris. Fourth street.
Second Ward-Hotels.
Catherine Youngblood Main street.
James Mapieson, Main street.
William Jenkins, Main street
Henry Nageli, Union ST.; res. Third
John r. Davis, Main street.
Thomas ]. Powell Main street.
Jacob Yaksoniak, Ridge cor. Union street
Mary Jane Davis. Main street.
Rachel Reese. Union street
Samuel Evans Main street.
Michael Mcdonnell Main street.
John $. Moore. Union cor. Pond stre
res res Main street ..o.
John Weber Main street.
Jon Won Weisenfiue, Main street.
80 Restaurants.
Shem Parker Union street.
Fourth Ward.
John Won Weisenfiuh. jr.. Union street.
Restaurant.
John Basham, Grove cor. Ridge street;
res Main street.
wAVERLY BOROUGH.
Hotels.
Charles +. Lee, Main cor. Academy street.
WINToN BOROUGH.
First Ward-Hotels.
! John Mermak, Hill street.
Andrew Bushek, Hin street.
| Second Ward-Hotels
James Johns, Bridge street.
| Patrick j. Gallagher, Main cor. Bridge
street: res Back Road.
| Edward Monoy, Church street.
7. i; Godfrey. Railroad street.
| pemko Chovanec, Third cor Delaware st.
! Joseph konicZney, Church street.
John Onofry, Second avenue
Michael Beresh, Hand cor. Third street
| lgnatz Gutknecht, Delaware street; res,
| Dickson City.
| Restaurants.
John Zeock, Dolph street.
Third Ward-Hotels.
| Frank Cherri, Dolph street.
| Angelo Mats, Clarkson street.
| John Sanko, Church street.
| John Mack. Clarkson street.
| Thomas II. Reddington, Clarkson cor.
Church street
| Edward Costello Church street.
| John Hacsko. Powell street
| Michael Hiznay Dolph street.
| Restaurants.
| Andrew Kontura, Dolph street
| Joseph Eouchik, Main street; res a10
Fourth street, Scranton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-25
INTERESTING CAREER
OF JOHN |. BLAIR
AT 81, THE RAILROAD BUILDER
STILL THINKS OF WORK.

Diplomacy Needed to Keep Him in
His Home at Blairtown-Means by
Which a Country Lad Accumulated
a Fortune of $50, ,ooo-Activ-
ity That Began When He Was 10
Years Old and Continued Till
Year Ago-His s5,ooo,ooo Bond.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-25
Who'll SALE.


CARBONDALE TOWNSHIP.
Bernard ]. Murphy, Canaan street.
CARBoNDALE.
Second Ward
William ]. Smith SO South Main avenue:
Third Ward.
John F. Mcdonald, 50 South Main street,
res. Eighth avenue.
DICKSON CITY BOROUGH.
Third Ward.
Michael Donnelly, Main street.
John A. Padden, Carb. Prov Turnpike;
res, Olyphant.
FELL TOWNSHIP.
William J. McGranaghan. Main street.
Jacob Krechik Main Road. Richmondale.
MAYFIELD BOROUGH,
David Mendelson, Public Road.
oLYPHANT BOROUGH.
Second Ward.
Goodman a Weiss, Jones cor. Delaware
street; res. Dickson City.
+. w. Friedman, Lackawanna street.
Michael Bosak, Jones street
John McAndrew, Lackawanna street.
George Spitz, Lackawanna cor Hull ave.
SCRANTON.
Eighth Ward.
/. Cohen, 129 Penn avenue; res. 900 Madi-
s. Kline, 80 Lack'a. ave-; res. 6l5 Wash.
avenue.
"A, j.. j
avenue; res. jefferson and Clay ave-
nue., resp.
Israel ousiander, li8 Hickory street.
James ]. Casey and Thomas p. Gordon,
2i3 Penn avenue; res. SO1 JEFFERSON
and 102 Carbon street, resp.
Thirteenth Ward.
Il. G.. Rarrick, Glen ST., cor. Sanderson aV.
Robert G. Wills, 329 Penn avenue; res 2l0
Bank street.
Seventeenth Ward.
Nathan n ROSpOfeldt 4O3 South WASH
ington avenue.
Edward ]. Walsh, 5O4 Lackawanns; res.
4l9 Olive street.
Twentieth Ward.
O'Connor & McDonough 1929 Pittston ave.
TAYLOR BOROUGH.
Second Ward.
Henry ". Weisenhuh, Union street:
Hannick & Moore, Main street; res Scran-
ton and Taylor, resp.
wINToN BOROUGH,
Second Ward
Thomas ], Mack, Church cor Delaware
Third Ward.
Samuel Weiss Hill street.
BREWERS.
CARBONDALE.
Third Ward.
The PENNSYLVANIA Central Brewing Conn
pany, Church street.
DICKSON CITY BOROl Gfs
Third Ward,
The PENNSYLVANIA Central Brewing Com
pany. Prov.-Carb Turnpike Road.
DUNMORE BOROUGH.
Sixth Ward.
The keystone Brewing Company, Blake
ly street cor. Pine street.
SCRANTON.
Eleventh Ward.
The Pennsylvania Central Brewing Conn
pany, Alder street,
The Pennsylvania Central Brewing Conn
pany, Locust street,
The PENNSYLVANIA Central Brewing Com
pany, 1916 Cedar avenue.
Thirteenth Ward,
The Consumers Beer Company, Glen cor.
SandcrsOn avenue,
The Pennsylvania Central Brewing Conn
pany, Poplar cor. Monsey avenue
Fourteenth Ward
The PENNSYLVANIA Central Brewing Com-
pany, Seventh street,
THOMAS p. DANIELS,
Clerk Quarter Sessions.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-25
ANECDOTES.

Any number of stories are told OF
Mr.. Blair illustrating the kind Of man
he is. One is in reference to the inly
active part he ever took In politics.
In 1868 the Republicans of New Jer-
sey persuaded him to run for governor.
The campaign is said ito have cost
him $4,000 and the Democratic can
didate was elected. Some of his Re
publican friends after the election,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-25

plies was at Paterson. Blair was trad
ing cotton yarn for butter, and selling
the butter for a shilling a pound at
Paterson. His drivers reported to him
that the workmen on the canal prefer
red strong butter to sweet. Immediate
ly upon receiving this report Mr. Blair
bought all the rancid butter he could
find and mixed it with good butter. He
found a ready sale for the mixture
and made 81 900 clear In one year a
short time after that q cargo of cot
ton from New Orleans came up TIE
Delaware river. The cotton had been
wet in transit and il was offered at a
very low price to anybody who would
pay cash for it. Mr.. Blair examined
some of the damaged bales, made an
offer and got the cargo. When the cot
ton was unloaded IL was found that a
comparatively few bales had been dam
aged. on that deal the young mer-
chant cleared $4,000.
The silver lance., 1899-06-16
An Ovation for President Loubet.

Paris. June 11.-President Loubet
has had his revenge for last Sundays
outrage at Auteuil.
When he drove to Longchamps to-
day to attend the Grand Prix, he was
the hero of great popular demon
stration, expressing Itself in one form
or another along the whole route from
the Elysee palace TO the race course.
He remained only quarter of an
hour, Just long enough TO witness the
race. and having congratulated the
owner of the winner. returned to the
Elysee, where he arrived at 4 O'Clock
without special incident.
The silver lance., 1899-06-16
Feeding Ragamuf fnns.

The Rev. c. l.. Dodgson, better
known by readers of Alice in Wonder
land" as Lewis Carroll, was a lovable
man, who delighted to do good in
quiet way. In his Life and Letters"
the following story is told by one of
his childfriends:
Ny sister and l were spending day
of delightful sightseeing in town with
him. We were both children, and were
much interested when he took us into
an American shop where the cakes for
sale were cooked by very rapid proc
ess before your eyes. and handed to
you straight from the cooks hands.
AS the preparation of them could
easily be seen from the outside the
window, a small crowd of ragamuffins
naturally assembled there, and 1 well
remember Mr. bod sons piling UP sew
en- of the cakes on one arm, taking
them out and doing them round to
the seven hungry little youngsters.
The simple kindness of the act I'M
nressed its charm on his child-frfends
inside the shop as much as on his
little stranger friends outside.
The silver lance., 1899-06-16
THE MAKING OF A MENU.
Things to Consider II 1t Is to Result
Successfully

Things to Consider II 1t Is to Result
Successfully
The planning of menus is one of the
most exacting duties of hostess who
desires to make or keep a reputation
as a successful entertainer. POT luck"
and take us as you find us" are all
well enough up to a certain point; but
there are occasions that demand a
carefully thought-out arrangement of
a dinner, and when anything less
would be a discourtesy to ones guests.
In making up a menu the season
limits one at the start, for, although
/. is said that one can now buy any
thing at any time of the year in the
city markets, that pre-supposes a fat
ter pocketbook than most planning
housewives possess. Within a short
time, however. the best of everything
will be comparatively cheap, and SO
much will be in season that one need
not stop at anything on that account.
A stumbling block that remains
through all seasons are the limitations
of ones cook. If you are not the pos
StSSOT OIL a Shllltu Cutl IL Is Vi uO use
to expect high-art cooking and elabo-
rately concocted dishes. Plan your
menu within the range of your cooks
capabilities.
1t may be impossible to please all
ones guests, but it will be well to have
those things on the menu that will
appeal to the greatest number. A
hostess who has OWNED the idiosyn-
cracies OF her guests and is able to
humor them is sure of success. One
of the chief attributes of success is the
ability to give personal or distinctive
note to ones dinner, something by
which your dinner may be differenti-
ated from every one else and remem-
bered with especial pleasure. The
method of serving the character of
some especial dish. the decorations,
any one of a dozen things may bring
this about under the management of a
clever and ingenious woman.