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The Winslow mail., 1899-03-11
The nest Way to Cook Spinach.

To cock spinach. wash and pick the
leaves from half a peck of spinach.
Have ready large kettle, throw in
the spinach. sprinkle over teaspoon
full of salt and not more than half a
pint of water. Stand the kettle over a
brisk fire; shake or sort of toss the
spinach almost continually for ten mir
ntes; drain and chop very fine. You
may then press IL through a colander
or use it simply chopped. Put it into
Il saucepan; add TWO tablespoonfuls CT
Eutter, two tableSpoonfuls of cream.
half a teaspoonful of salt and dash
of pepper, and Stir continually until
smoking hot. Dish in a hot vegetable
dish, cover with small squares of toast
Cd bread, and serve at once or when
you return the spinach to the fire to
reheat, you may add Two tablespoon
fuls of stock. two tablespoonfuls of
butter. tablespoonful of vinegar, and
garnish the spinach with hard boiled
eggs. When desirous of serving spin
ach cold, cook as directed, chop fine,
season with tablespoonful of lemon
juice, half teaspoonful of salt, d
quarter of teaspoonful of pepper;
pack at once into egg-cups and stand
away 10 cool. When ready TO serve
turn these out on thin slices of cold
boiled tongue or slices of cooked tur-
nip. Serve as salad with French
dressing.-Ladies' Home Journal.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-11
One SoIdier,s Death.

a simple story, yet a most touching
one. is in the Chicago Times-H Herald :
description of the last hours of Pryat e
Ben Jones, of the First Illinois: He
had lain in stupor all day. Fever had
depleted his reserve force. Toward
evening he opened his eyes ard said to
Nurse Mary: You say something"
'What?" she asked. He drew his
breath and answered: "You say: The
Lord is" He was too far gone to
speak it all; but she understood She
bent over him and repeated: Though
walk through the valley of the shadow
of death will" Yes" Private Jones
interrupted, the valley OF the shadow"
He turned his face from her and fell
asleep forever.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-11
FLOATS OVER MORRO.
The Historic Flag Was First H0isted
in Philadelphia During the
Civil War.

Few American flags have more in
teresting history than attaches to the
banner which was flung 20 the breeze
over MORO castle. Havana. on New
Years day. II first few over the Corn
Exchange national bank. Philadelphia,
when the famous Corn Exchange regi-
ment of volunteers was organized for
he war of the states. 1t flew over the
bank during nearly the whole of the
war and was then secured by the late
eX-Cnited States Senator Alexander g..
iattell, then an officer of the bank. He
took it 10 his residence in Merchant
Vile, y. j.. and stored it away as
sacred thing. While President Grant
was visiting Senator Cattell he raised
he historic banner 10 pole over the
senator's mansion-an act that added
materially TO the historic value Of the
starry emblem. After that The flag was
again stored away as priced relic.
When ex-senator Cattell died it was
practically forgotten until George w.
Algor procured il from the estate and
presented it TO the government for the
purpose 10 which it was put at Ha-
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-11
FIRED BETWEEN ACTS.
Dry Chap Has His Engagenen,
Ring Returned for Go.
ing Out.

1t did not take place in the city of
Washington, because no man in Wash
ington leaves lady alone while be
goes out between the acts at theater-
unless It be his wife, and, of course, that
doesn't count. But it did occur, and the
site of its occurrence is not west of the
Alleghenies, where, according to some
eastern thinkers, all the peculiar occur
rences occur.
The man in the case was perhaps 80,
the girl %, and the theater was one il
which the melodrama has its hon.
The girl was pretty and there was tha
kind of jaw hedging the lower pa
of her rosy cheeks that ought to hav,
been a hint TO the young man. The
young man was very fair sample of
the average chap who makes $1,000 to
$500 year.
Between them and the aisle sat big
man of SO and his wife and two daugh-
ters, and the big man had voice big
ger than he was. When the curtain
went down on the first act there was
slight scrap between the couple,
which ended in the young man not go
ing out between the first and second
acts, because the wait was short and re
hadn't time to argue. The girls cheeks
were redder than before when the cur
tain went up and the set of her jaw
was firmer.
At the next fall of the curtain there
was slight scrap again, which ended
this time in the young man dragging
himself ever four people and leaving
tie girl to sit alone until he was ready
TO come back to her. Two minutes later
the girl dragged herself after him, over
the same four people. but she stopped
in the aisle long enough to say some
thing 10 the big man with the two
daughters. Then she disappeared. 1t
was long wait and just as the curtain
started up the young man hurried
down the aisle, and was about 10 drag
himself over the four people when the
big man called his attention to the va
cancy which had occurred during his
absence. The young mans jaw
dropped, and he actually grew red in
the face. The big man handed him
a ring with a bright little diamond
glistening in it.
''She gave me that and told me to give
it to you," he said, with menace in
his tone, as he looked over at his own
girls, 'and she said if you ever came
to her house again or spoke to her her
father would thrash you as you de-
served" The young man was para.
lyZed.
"And 1 want to say" added the big
man, "that if the old man amt able
| to do it he can call on me-"
Then he let the young man go, and
the way he went was a caution to a
flying machine. 1t was a clear case
of ships that pass in the night, but
with just little more interesting car
| Gees than usual.-Washingto Star.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-11
CUBA HAS WHAT SHE WANTED.
Commissioner Porter Gives an Adj
dress Problems in
the Island.

Robert p. Porter. President McINin-
ley's special commissioner to Cuba and
Porto Rico, spoke lately at Cooper
Union on Practical Problems That
Confront Us in Cuba" The meeting
was held under the auspices OF the
Peoples institute, and Charles Sprague
Smith, director Of the institute, intro
duced Nh Porter. Mr.. Porter said that
Cuba has now. under the occupation Of
the United States, everything she ever
fought for-industrial and commercial
freedom. The United States wants not
a foot of her soil without paying hard
cash. and will eXpend every penny OF
the Cuban revenue On Cuba.
lie said the political future of the
island is a difficult problem to dispose
Of, and thought it advisable for the
present TO let ma atters stand as they are.
The intelligent Cubans, he thought fa-
yor annexation, but it seems to be
question whether his country can con
slitutiOnaIlv held islands as colonies.
Mr. Porter is firmly convinced that
the Cubans can govern themselves. and
that they will make application for adj
mission TO the union as state. from
military and strategical view points, he
said. it would be insanity TO let Cuba
90, and the question is, therefore: In
what state shall it be held?
Mr.. Porter, in answer to questions,
said the labor problem is the most puz-
zlirg one in Cuba. He could not say
what the solution is to be. He said
The island has capacity Of 100000
tons of sugar annually, but because of
lack of labor the planters can produce
but 100000 tons annually. lie thought
large capitalists would find profitable
investments in the island, but he would
not advise clerks or men of small means
to go there.
The future of the island, Mr.. Por-
ter said, depended altogether upon the
urbuilding Of the three great indus
tries-sugar, tobacco and iron ore
Chicago Evening News.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-11
Light from Sugar.

A phenomenon, the cause of which
has not yet been satisfactorily eX-
plainsd, was described at he last meet
ing on he British association. Disks
of loaf sugar wer, mounted on lathe
and rapidly rotated, while hammer
played lightly against them An almost
continuous rotation of light was thus
produced from the sugar. 1t was
shown that the light did not arise from
heating of the sugar, and it is believed
to be caused by some change taking
place in the sugar crystals. The act
of capitalization is known 10 be some
times accompanied by flashes OF light
The practical bearing Of these expert
ments is on the question Of the pos
sibility of obtaining artificial light BY
methods rs vet untried.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-11
HOW "JEHU" GETS HIS BEER.
Daily Afternoon Performance In Z
Select Residence District
in Chicago.

On a corner IN one of the most aris-
tocratic residence districts Of the North
side is a small saloon that is an eye
sore 10 property owners and a Mecca 10
drinking men of all classes. Before
its doors are drawn up hearses, delivery
wagons and handsome carriages.
Coach men assemble in one of the streets
upon which the little saloon opens, ard.
while the fashionable women whom
they serve are enjoying afternoon tea.
they indulge in afternoon beer, says the
Chicago Inter Ocean.
A brougham driven by man in con-
spicuous livery drove by the saloon the
other day. Two landaus and a coupe
were assembled to take part in an i'm
promptu WHISKY" but the cOachrlan
paid no attention to the other stylish
jehus. lie drew up in front Of large
flat building, looked straight ahead.
and made Il peculiar signal with the
black fur glove. For five minutes he
sat quite immovable.
From the back door of the saloon a
colored man walked out, carrying a
new iapanned coal bucket. lie crossed
TO the pavement near which the
brougnam WIS stationed. Putting the
coal bucket On the sidewalk, he stopped
over and took something from it which
he handed to the coachman. The coach
man. big fur glove was folded over the
article for moment. Then the glove
was raised 20 the coachman's S mouth,
tho oool.oGc1 bat wac thrown hack an
instant, the black glove returned some
thing to the colored man, and the
hrougham moved on.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-11
Evidence of Ability.

WELL" said the merchant prince.
what excuse have you TO offer for ask
ing me to let you marry my daughter?"
II will be honest with you," replied
Fergus Finnington. MY principal ex
cuse is that L am deeply in debt. OF
course 1 love your daughter, but could
live even if that love were shattered.
Living without the fortune that ex-
pect to come with her hand is another
matter. 1 must make a raise in some
way"
"Um," the old gentleman returned; /;
chow much do you owe?"
about $4,000"
"And what property have you to of
fer as security for all this?"
"None. l never was worth hun.
dred dollars in my life"
Say, 1 want you in my family. A
man who can owe $4,000 without any
assets is worth saving" - Cleveland
Leader
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-11
THE SERFS' LIBERTY.
Eman patton Meant Much to the
DOwntrodden Peasant of
Russia.

One evening our village priest found
a middle-aged peasant, Anton Save
lief, reading book of psalms, says
Prince Kropotkin. He was reading
psalm of which each verse began with
the word Rejoice"
What are you reading?" he was
asked.
"Well, father, will tell you" was his
reply. Fourteen years ago the old
prince came here. 1t was in the win
ter. 1 had just returned home, almost
frozen. A snowstorm was raging.
had just begun undressing, when we
heard a knock at the window; it was
the elder who was shouting; Go TO the
prince; he wants YOU We all - my
wife and our chiIdren-were thunder
stricken.
What may he want from you" my
wife began to cry. | signed myself
with the cross and went; the snow
storm was binding me as crossed the
bridge. Well, it ended all right. The
old prince was taking his afternoon
sleep, and when he woke up he asked
me if knew plastering work, and only
told NE: Come tomorrow to repair
the plaster in that ROOM So | went
home quite happy, and when | came to
that bridge | found my wife standing
there. She had stood there. all the lime,
with the baby in her arms, in the snow
storm, waiting for me. What has hap
pened. Savelich?' she cried. We'll, |
said, no harm; he only asked me to
make some repairs That was, father,
under the old prince. And now the
young prince came here the other day.
| went TO see him, and found him in the
garden, at the tea table, in the shadow
of the horse; you, father. sat with him,
and the elder of the eanton, with his
mayors chain upon his breast. Will
you have tea, Savelich?' be asks me;
take chair 'Petr Grigorieff = he
says that to the old one-'give us one
more chair And Petr Grigorieff-you
know what terror for us he was when
he was the manager of the old prince
brought the chair. and we all sat round
the tea table, talking, and be poured tea
for all Of us. Well, now, father, the
evening is so beautiful, the balm comes
from the prairies, and l sit and read:
Rejoice! Rejoicen"
This is what the abolition of self
dom meant for the peasants.-Atlantie.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-11
TWO EMPIRES.
Contrast In Methods Of Colonization
Afforded by Spain and
England.

Capt. \. T. Mahan contributes most
excellent article TO he current mum Der
OF the Engineering News. 1t is excel
lent in the way in which it contrasts
the methods OF the Two great co,Criz-
ing nations of modern tmes-Great
Britain and Spain. France and Holland
as coloEizers do no1 belong in the same
class. They have not transmitted their
national characteristics 10 the colony,
but have rather administered from
without.
The close of the nineteenth century
sees the United States in virtual pos
session of The bulk of SPANS colonial
empire--a string of islands which prac-
ticaliy encircle the globe. There could
not be Il better contrast in empires.
spain has left her colonies impoyer-
ished and half-famished; England pos
sesSes hers in comparative plenty. Beth
are theresults of administration.
Spain from the very first was inhn-
manly oppressive TO the inferior races.
and she spared not ever her own lie
scendants in the colonies. for when
they became aliens she became to them
,yrannieal and exacting, She op-
pressed and extorted; she endeavorcd
o make her colonies pay their own
home debts.
On the other hand. Great Britain has
0een beneticcnt TO weaker communities.
And not only bene ticent but she has
been strong as well-strong in the
quality Of meu she has sent out to ad-
minister and TO colonize. strong 10 pro-
tect on land and sea. Her energies have
always been directed 10 the elevation
of the races. The conspicuous exam
Piles Of colonial administration are In
dia and Egypt
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-11
THE SMART REPORTER.
He Was willing to Give Information
About Ducks Free CT
Charge.
It was two O'Clock in the morning

IT was two clock in the mornino.
All Of the reporters but one had gone
home, says the Detroit Free Press. The
night editor sat at his desk readjnp
over the copy Of the last remaining re-
porter. There hadn't been a word
spoken for a half-hour. The rumblino
of the distant presses and the clicking
Of the typewriter were the only sounds
that broke the silence OF The night.
The telephone bell gave loud, long
peal.
Hello" cried the night editor. as he
jammed the potato-masher to his left
ear.
Say" said the telephone, eve are
having little discussion down here in
Hogans place and we want to know
which can fly the faster, canvasback
duck or redheaded woodpecker.
Say, Bill" yelled the night editor to
the solitary reporter, (which can flv
the faster, a canvasback duck or a red
headed woodpecker?"
Duck" laconically answered the re-
porter.
The night editor turned to the teIe-
phone and told it that the duck was
much the swifter aerial navigator Of
the two.
"How much faster?" asked the tele-
phone.
"How much faster, Bill?"
Eight miles an hour in warm wealth
er and ten miles ii it's cold"
Eight miles an hour" repeated the
night editor.
"Why is it?'' asked the telephone.
"Why is it, Bill?"
Because he spreads his canvas. The
woodpecker hasn't any
Tiuo-a-linC-a-ling
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-11
THE SEAS pHOsPHoREsCENCE.
Ancient Writings Contain No Mem
tion CT This Most Striking
Phenomenon.

1t is peculiar that SO striking phe
nomenon as the phosphorescence Of the
sea should remain almost unnOted by
the ancient writer's. There are several
reasons for this. The ancients seldom
ventured far away from the coast;
they hugged the shore by day and
pulled up at night on some convenient
beach, hence they did not often see
phosphorescence at all. Their ships
were merely boats, not built or rugged
for sailing close to the wind, which is
the most favorable position for cbserv-
ing this phenomenon. All such occur
rences were regarded by the ancients
as being of evil omen-the superstition
with regard to ST. Elmos fire is a sur:
gival Of this belief-and hence the ap-
pearances when seen were not much
talked of. Then, too, the ancierts, saw
ing. perhaps, only the Phoenicians,
hated the sea and ali its works, and
seem 10 have been curiously insensible
to the beauties of nature. It is still
proba bly, a fact that the minute organ
sms which produce Phosphorescence
are infinitely more plentiful in those
seas which were known to the antients
than they were then, in consequence
of the determination of whales and
other marine animals which preyed
upon them.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-11
stzGed Shoulder of Lamb.

Take the bladebone from a shoulder
of lamb and fill up the aperture with
force meat; close up the cavity. finally.
by stitching it with coarse thread, and
set the meat in a saucepan, together
with few slices of fat bacon placed
under and over the lamb, and add two
sliced onions, half a head Of celery or
trifie OF celery vinegar. and a small
bunch of savory herbs and a quart of
good stock. Stew this for fully two
hours. Then remove the meat, reboil
the gravy to reduce its bulk. glaze the
outside Of the joint with this. and serve
with peas and mint sauce-N. Y. Trib-
pne.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-11
Butter Cakes.

Scald half a pint ot milk; when lake
warm add to it two ounces of butter
and sufficient flour 10 make thin Bat
ter; add half a yeast cake dissolved, half
a teaspoonful CT salt. end -four eaouga
TO make a batter that will drop from
a spoon. Beat thoroughly, then stiriu
q little more -four until you have soft
dough. Let this stand for three and =
hal: 81 forr hours, then roll out care
fully. cut into round cakes, stand aside
until very iigh.. and bake on very
slow grjddie.-Lad;2s Home journal.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-11
SfuRed PineapEle.

Cut off the top of large pineapple,
scoop out the inside, shred the pulp
and sugar we'll; wash the pineapple
she'll and set in ice water. When ready
% serve add the juice of two oranges
and one-fourth pound Of cho1ned cam
died cherries o the pulp and pour into
pineapple shell.-La5ies' World.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-11
To Eenf the Vatican.

The recurring indisposition of the
cope has again raised the question of
heating the vatican, problem which
so far has never been satisfactorily
solved. There are 10 fewer than II 900
rooms in the papal palace, and many
Of them never receive a ray of sum
light.-N. Y. Sun.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-11
Statues to queen Victoria,

One of the statues ofQueen Victoria
was executed by Edgar Boehm. sculp-
tor of Hungarian origin. The moDu-
ment stands at Windsor. There are
also monuments of the queen at Liver
pool, Glasgow. Aberdeen and Edin-
burg, and at Bombay and some of the
Aust ralian towns.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-11
n,- rro, shin Cut in valves.

One of the most delicate operations
ever undertaken at Cramps Philadel-
phia shipvard has just been success
fully performed. The iron steamer
Caracas was parted in the middle, the
object being to lengthen her 28 feet.
TIE task CT cutting out the bolts and
rivctz took many days before the peril
gus task Of separating the great hulk
was begun. The vessel was simply
pulled apart with windlaSses repre-
,enting pulling power equal to that of
5000 men. Several times the ropes
broke, but the work was at last com
1lcted, although at one time il seemed
rs if ii were impossible to widen the
preach already made. Similar opera
ions have heretofore been performed,
but never on such a big ship. The
Caracas, which has been trading be-
tween New York and West Indian and
south American ports, has been en-
iarged in anticipation of increased
traffic with Puerto Rico.-Chicago
Chronicle.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-11
Done for Him.

Margie (whose father is great read
er. to Edna)-Does your father like to
read, too?
Edna Gnuocently)-I dess he don't
have to, for lie says when he comes
home late mamma always speaks vol
h.m.-3 ndge.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-11
An Inherited Fright.

Isn't that the young fellow in Ward
who had his leg cut off and never
murmured?"
Yes"
"Wen, what's he screaming like that
for?'
Hes got a loose tooth and the sur
geon's trying to pull it."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-11
AustrnIia's Sheep.

Twenty-nine sheep introduced into
the Australian colonies in 1888 are now
represented by 120,000000 of the finest
wool sheep in the world. - Leslie's
Weekly
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-11
EQUAL to the Occasion

Maud-Did you not call for help
when he kissed you?
Marie-No. He didn't need any
life.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-03-14

FIFTEEN INCHES Of SNOW
Precipitation at st. Paul the
Heaviest Recorded in a
l.. Dozen Years.
Street Railways and Telegraph
and Telephone LinesSuf-
e.. fer Severely. =

MILWAUKEE, March 18.-Most Of the
railroads between Milwaukee and St.
Paul are in q crippled cono4..on.
Throughout Wisconsin valley districts
large drifts are reported, the snow
being from to feet ON the level and
drifts much higher. The snow that &C.
compsnied the blizzard is not the only
condition that railroads are fighting.
Many of the streams in Eastern Min
nesota and Northwestern Wisconsin
overflowed Friday and Saturday and in
territory west and north of La Crosse
there are bad washouts. On the South
ern Minnesota division Of the Mil
waukee road many washouts occurred
and all trains on that division have
been transferred to the Prairie du CHEN
division. The Chicago, Burlington and
Northern has abandoned its division
through Southern Minnesota to St. Paul
and is reaching the latter city over the
Milwaukee roads tracks from Prairie
du CHEN via the La Crosse route.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-03-14
DOUBLE HEAD MONEY.

Dswsy's sO1ssFa Prefer Claim - . Large
Aassnt ~ Extra Pay. Nh,
v WASHINGTON, March Is. The officers
q DeweyS Aeet have preferred . claim
for double the amount Of head money
whichit W. st first believed they were
entitled to receive . tho result Of the
victory over the Spanish forces at Ca
vits last Aay-dsy. The law provides
that 900 shall b allowed to the victors
for each person on the captured or de.
stroyed vessel. BY that calculation
almost >90O. 0O0 would be divided among
Dewey's sailors, But it is also provided
that whore the conquered force was
superior TO the attacking force then tho
allowance shall be 600 per head. While
Dewey's claim Is not based on any supe.
riority Of the Spanish feet it is asserted
that the fleet, in conjunction with
the shore batteries at Cavite, did consti.
tute Z; superior force in the meaning of
the law. The point is q new. ono and is
now under consideration before the
judge advocate general Of the navy.